Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, Crissie and others. Unlike these names, however, it does not indicate the person's gender although it is much more common for males to have this name than it is for females.
It is the preferred form of the full name of such notable individuals as Chris Tucker and Chris Penn. To find an article about one of these people, see List of all pages beginning with "Chris".
The word is also a part of phrases, including Tropical Storm Chris, Ruth's Chris, and many more which refer to notable people, places, and things. For a list of these, see All pages with titles containing "chris".
Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle; July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Soundgarden and as the former lead vocalist for Audioslave. He is also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1991. He is known for his wide vocal range, spanning B1-G5 in full-voice, and up to E6 in falsetto, as well as his powerful vocal belting technique. He was the founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his former roommate, Andrew Wood. He has released three solo studio albums, Euphoria Morning (1999), Carry On (2007), and Scream (2009). Cornell was ranked 4th in the list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" by Hit Parader. He performed the theme song to the James Bond film Casino Royale (2006), "You Know My Name." Chris Cornell also released his first live solo album entitled "Songbook" in November, 2011.
Cornell was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and attended Christ the King, Catholic elementary school and Shorewood High School. His parents are Ed Boyle (a pharmacist from an Irish Catholic background) and Karen Cornell (an accountant from a Jewish background). He has five siblings: older brothers Peter and Patrick, and younger sisters Katy, Suzy, and Maggie. Peter, Katy and Suzy all performed in the band Inflatable Soule in the 1990s. Peter is currently the frontman for the New York-based rock band Black Market Radio. Katy performs as lead vocalist for the Seattle band Happy Hour Hero.
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Young Turk. Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live! that year. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. Also in 1999, Lil Wayne released his Platinum debut album Tha Block Is Hot, selling over one million copies in the U.S.
Although his next two albums Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002) were not as successful (only reaching Gold status), Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with Tha Carter, which included the single "Go D.J." Wayne also appeared on the Destiny's Child top ten single "Soldier" that year. In 2005, the sequel to Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, was released. In 2006 and 2007, Lil Wayne released several mixtapes and appeared on several popular rap and R&B singles. His most successful album, Tha Carter III, was released in 2008 and sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" featuring Static Major. It also includes the singles "A Milli" and "Got Money" featuring T-Pain and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
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""The Astronaut" is the story of two friends and a number of encounters throughout the years. "The Police" a story about a teenager and how a song changes his life. "Life is elsewhere" is about a young Latino kid that runs away from home for the day and bumps into some interesting characters.
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Amanda tries to love her younger brother Simon, but he makes it very hard. Idling his way through the summer between 'A' Levels and uni, he spends his time tinkering in the garage, perhaps furthering his studies, perhaps playing. But he is unprepared for the consequences. In an instant, the innocence of an English summer is shattered forever, and Amanda faces the dilemma of a lifetime.
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Words to Kills is a nonfiction drama-comedy centered in Atlanta, Georgia that focuses on the life of Marco Sloan, who is a very prominent author. Vanessa Davenport, personal assistant to Marco Sloan, is at odds with Marco's fiancée Stacie Bonet. Vanessa creates a plan to destroy Stacie and walk away with Marco. However, Stacie and her friends counter Vanessa with plot that takes a deadly turn.
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Amanda tries to love her younger brother Simon, but he makes it very hard. Simon is idling his way through the summer between 'A' Levels and uni. He spends is time tinkering in the garage, perhaps furthering his studies, perhaps playing. But his playing has unintended consequences, and in an instant the innocence of an English summer is shattered forever, and Amanda faces the dilemma of a lifetime.
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Two lives meet at an isolated railroad crossing. Chris is thrown from his motorcycle and lies unconscious in a ditch. Eve stumbles, drugged with sleeping pills, into the path of the oncoming train. As their bodies hang between life and death, their spirits traverse a metaphysical countryside by train and foot.
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On his deathbed Carmine Vespucci's father tells him to "get Proclo". With "the hit" on, Gaetano tells a cab driver to take him where Carmine can't find him. He arrives at the Ritz, a gay bathhouse where he is pursued amorously by "chubby chaser" Paul B. Price and by entertainer Googie Gomez who believes him to be a broadway producer. His guides through the Ritz are gatekeeper Abe, habitue Chris, and bellhop/go-go-boys Tiger and Duff. Squeaky-voiced detective Michael Brick and his employer Carmine do locate Gateano at the Ritz, as does his wife Vivian.
Keywords: amateur-night, bad-nightclub-singer, bare-chested-male, based-on-play, brother-in-law, disguise, entrapment, gay, gay-bathhouse, gay-stereotype
The Ritz... your key to hilarity.
The funny season begins when you check in for a night at The Ritz.
Hiding out from the Mafia can be an awful drag!
Gaetano Proclo: We used to have a guy like that back in the army. We called him "Get away from me Claude".
Googie Gomez: I know what's going on in here, with all of you men going "Hee hee hee, boo boo boo, hah hah hah.
Chris: Screw you, honey. Boy, if there's one thing I can't stand it's a queen without a sense of humor. You can die with your secret... miserable piss-elegant fairy.
Googie Gomez: [singing in a thick accent] "Ebey'tings comin' up rho-ziz, por me and por chu."
Googie Gomez: [In a thick accent] One of dees days ju is going to see de name of Googie Gomez up in lights and you gonna ask to juself, [gasps] 'Gwas dat her?' An den ju gonna answer to juself, [gasps] 'Jes, dat gwas her!' Well, let me tell you something, Mister: I gwas ALWAYS her, jus dat nobody knows it!"
Chris: [to Carmine] Dumb and dizzy, that's me, Darling.
Chris: There will be an orgy beginning in room 340 in exactly minutes! Orgy in 340! Four minutes!
Michael Brick: See something you like, Buddy?
Claude Perkins: [to Brick] Hey! What do you need, a brick wall to fall on your head? Resting! It's a euphemism for not interested... Skinny!
Abe Lefkowitz: [announcing Chris's arrival] 340 coming up. That is three-four-oh. She's here, boys!
I feel a little low
I feel a little low
I feel a little lost
At no extra cost
And then I get a call
It's you on the line
Are you comin' out tonight
We'll have a whale of a time
Cos I'm sick of feeling shit
I'm sick of feeling bare
I'm sick of feeling hit
I'm sick of feeling neither here nor there
Put your hand on my head
hey little white boy
I need all the help I can get
My sheet is feeling is wet
It's from all my sweat I bet
And you know I wanna hold
Everything I ever met
Then I taste the salty tears
And I think of all the years
And I see I see you may
People are crying. Why can’t you hear?
People are dying. Why don’t you fear?
Are you that important, you do not care?
I need you and you need me.
People need loving. Why can’t you feel?
People are hurting. Why not help heal?
Are you that important, you do not care?
I need you and you need me.
CHORUS:
PEOPLE ARE CRYING.
PEOPLE ARE CRYING.
People are starving. Why don’t you know?
People with sadness. What do you sow?
Are you that important, you do not care?
I need you and you need me.
I hope that days come easy and moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you want to go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,
More then anything, more then anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it,
To your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more then you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
All the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
And you always give more then you take.
Oh More then anything, Yeah, and more then anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it,
To your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more then you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Ecstasy,ecstasy, e,e,e,e, ecstasy
Ecstasy,ecstasy, e,e,e,e, ecstasy
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She's a party girl with a, bad habit, bad habit for drugs
She's a naughty girl with a, bad habit, bad habit for drugs
My name is Jessica, some kids call me a slut,
and i've a dirty habit for ecstasy
Give it to me, i want it bad
No Jessica, dont get involved with drugs
Its to late sir
Noooooooo
She's a party girl with a, bad habit, bad habit for drugs
She's a naughty girl with a, bad habit, bad habit for drugs
She's a party girl with a, bad habit, bad habit for drugs
Oo, oo, oo. Oo, oo, oo.
Time doesn’t mean much to you or me.
As I, I live in misery,
Wanting you, beside me.
Oo, oo, oo. Oo, oo, oo.
Life doesn’t mean much to you or me.
As I, I cry so needlessly.
Wanting you, beside me.
CHORUS:
I remember that SEPTEMBER DAY.
You told me not to call or write again.
I remember your words so clearly,
Still I love you dearly
Oo, oo, oo. Oo, oo, oo.
Love doesn’t mean much to you or me.
Love was in my hopes and dreams
And in a warm summer breeze.
CHORUS: (Repeat)