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A gremlin is a creature commonly depicted as mischievous and mechanically oriented, with a specific interest in aircraft. Gremlins' mischievous natures are similar to those of English folkloric imps, while their inclination to damage or dismantle machinery is more modern.
Although their origin is found in myths among airmen, claiming that the gremlins were responsible for sabotaging aircraft, John W. Hazen states that "some people" derive the name from the Old English word gremian, "to vex". While Carol Rose, in her book Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins attributes the name to a combination of the name of Grimm's Fairy Tales, and Fremlin Beer. Since World War II, different fantastical creatures have been referred to as gremlins, bearing varying degrees of resemblance to the originals.
The term "gremlin" denoting a mischievous creature that sabotages aircraft, originates in Royal Air Force (RAF) slang in the 1920s among the British pilots stationed in Malta, the Middle East, and India, with the earliest recorded printed use being in a poem published in the journal Aeroplane in Malta on 10 April 1929. Later sources have sometimes claimed that the concept goes back to World War I, but there is no print evidence of this.
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (/ˈlɛnoʊ/; born April 28, 1950) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, voice actor, and television host. He was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET, also on NBC.
After The Jay Leno Show was canceled in January 2010 amid a host controversy, Leno returned to host The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 1, 2010. He hosted his last episode of The Tonight Show on February 6, 2014. That year, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York. His homemaker mother, Catherine (née Muir; 1911–1993), was born in Greenock, Scotland, and came to the United States at age 11. His father, Angelo (1910–1994), was an insurance salesman who was born in New York, to immigrants from Flumeri, Italy. Leno grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, and obtained a bachelor's degree in speech therapy from Emerson College, where he started a comedy club in 1973. His older brother, Patrick (May 12, 1940 – October 6, 2002), was a Vietnam War veteran who worked as an attorney.
Actors: Simon Foster (writer), Simon Foster (director), Simon Foster (producer), Anuree De Silva (editor), Anna Burkholder (actress), Jean-Michel Steiger (producer), Michael Murnane (actor), Leonard Johansson (actor),
Genres: Horror, Short,Actors: Takanori Jinnai (actor), Shôtarô Ishinomori (writer), Shûgo Oshinari (actor), Takanori Jinnai (actor), Hisahiro Ogura (actor), Hisahiro Ogura (actor), Shun'ya Shiraishi (actor), Shun'ya Shiraishi (actor), Kaba Chan (actor), Kaba Chan (actor), Ryuuji Sainei (actor), Yûko Takayama (actress), Yûko Takayama (actress), Junki Tozuka (actor), Junki Tozuka (actor),
Genres: Adventure,Actors: Drew Morris (producer), Drew Morris (writer), Drew Morris (director), Drew Morris (actor), Drew Morris (editor), Aaron Fronk (actor), Vince DeGaetano (actor), Bryn Packard (actor), Bernardo Lopez (actor), Bernardo Lopez (writer), Bernardo Lopez (editor), Micah Ross (writer), Micah Ross (actor), Mary Morrice (costume designer), Micah Ross (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Karla Shantz (actress), Greer Bishop (actress), Johnny Gosa Walker (director), Johnny Gosa Walker (miscellaneous crew), Johnny Gosa Walker (actor), Tommy Phoenix (editor), Chanee Davis (actress), Cheryl Wallace (miscellaneous crew), Troy T. Parham (actor), Cheryl Wallace (producer), George Bruno (actor), Trevor Parham (actor), Michael Henning (actor), Fran Ramondo (actor), George Bruno (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Christopher Daniels (actor), Allen Jones (actor), Colton Dunn (actor), Tori Amos (actress), Nigel McGuinness (actor), Isaiah Mustafa (actor), Steve Caballero (actor), Matt Serra (actor), Edward Bursch (editor), Brian Bendis (actor), Tom Brennan (actor), Chris Ward (actor), Todd Casey (writer), Jordan Geary (actor), Claudio Sanchez (actor),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Clifton Davis (actor), Jeff Olson (actor), Don Schain (producer), Kate Morrison (miscellaneous crew), Laura Summer (miscellaneous crew), Michael Kiely (miscellaneous crew), Frank Welker (actor), Debbie Reynolds (actress), Frank Gerrish (actor), Michael Flynn (actor), Lucas Grabeel (actor), Steve White (producer), Lisa Spurrier (actress), Carole Fontana (miscellaneous crew), Mark A.Z. Dippé (director),
Plot: Marnie and her friends from Halloweentown are back in this made-for-cable feature. Marnie is a teenage witch living with her family of supernatural beings in the village of Halloweentown. Marnie and her pals are interested in attending high school in the nearby mortal community, where they'll be able to spend more time with kids their age, and with the help of her grandmother Aggie, she's able to convince the town council to go along with the suggestion. However, there's a catch -- if anything dangerous happens as a result of their presence in the mortal school, Marnie and her friends will lose their magical talents. Trouble does make its way to the school, but not in a way anyone expected -- the Knight of the Iron Dagger comes to the mortal world determined to wipe out Marnie and her magical companions.
Keywords: disney-channel-original-movie, grandmother, halloween, hereditary-gift-of-witchcraft, high-school, horror-for-children, monster, sequel, third-part, witchcraftActors: Anthony Field (actor), Murray Cook (actor), Jeff Fatt (actor), Paul Field (producer), Paul Field (miscellaneous crew), Paul Paddick (actor), Nina Stevenson (miscellaneous crew), Greg Page (actor), Nicholas Bufalo (writer), Nicholas Bufalo (actor), Paul Clarke (producer), Nicholas Bufalo (director), Jennifer Carmody (miscellaneous crew), Andrew McCourt (actor), Leanne Ashley (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Family,Actors: Ed Begley Jr. (actor), Tony Curtis (actor), Merv Griffin (actor), Michael Lerner (actor), Dudley Moore (actor), Steven Seagal (actor), Rod Steiger (actor), Jon Voight (actor), Peter Weller (actor), Henry Winkler (actor), Sarah Douglas (actress), Teri Garr (actress), Whoopi Goldberg (actress), James Tumminia (producer), Jackie Collins (actress),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Mel Blanc (actor), Jerry Maren (actor), George Chandler (actor), Chester Clute (actor), Chick Chandler (actor), Emmett Lynn (actor), Alan Dinehart (actor), James Ellison (actor), Douglas Fowley (actor), Pat Gleason (actor), Harry Depp (actor), George Humbert (actor), Milton Kibbee (actor), Joe Devlin (actor), Sid Melton (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Romance, War,Actors: Mel Blanc (actor), Jerry Maren (actor), George Chandler (actor), Chester Clute (actor), Chick Chandler (actor), Emmett Lynn (actor), Alan Dinehart (actor), James Ellison (actor), Douglas Fowley (actor), Pat Gleason (actor), Harry Depp (actor), George Humbert (actor), Milton Kibbee (actor), Joe Devlin (actor), Sid Melton (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Romance, War,