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A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of special significance and legend. A subtype, called a wrangler, specifically tends the horses used to work cattle. In addition to ranch work, some cowboys work for or participate in rodeos. Cowgirls, first defined as such in the late 19th century, had a less-well documented historical role, but in the modern world have established the ability to work at virtually identical tasks and obtained considerable respect for their achievements. There are also cattle handlers in many other parts of the world, particularly South America and Australia, who perform work similar to the cowboy in their respective nations.
The cowboy has deep historic roots tracing back to Spain and the earliest European settlers of the Americas. Over the centuries, differences in terrain, climate and the influence of cattle-handling traditions from multiple cultures created several distinct styles of equipment, clothing and animal handling. As the ever-practical cowboy adapted to the modern world, the cowboy's equipment and techniques also adapted to some degree, though many classic traditions are still preserved today.
Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His Eurodance-influenced single, "Say Yeah", received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008. Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album, Deal or No Deal, in November 2009. He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010; he then signed with Atlantic Records. He is also well known for his debut single for Atlantic, "Black and Yellow", which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album for the label, Rolling Papers, was released on March 29, 2011.
Khalifa was born on September 8, 1987 to a mother and a father serving in the military. His parents divorced when Khalifa was about three years old. His parents' military service caused him to move regularly: Khalifa lived in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan before settling in Pittsburgh where he attended Taylor Allderdice High School.
Robert James "Bob" Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations. Kid Rock released several studio albums that mostly went unnoticed before his 1998 record Devil Without a Cause, released with Atlantic Records, sold 11 million albums behind the hits, "Bawitdaba", "Cowboy", and "Only God Knows Why". In 2000, he released The History of Rock, a compilation of remixed and remastered versions of songs from previous albums as well as the hit single, "American Bad Ass" and the previously unreleased "Abortion".
Kid Rock released the follow-up in 2001, Cocky. After a slow start, his country-flavored hit "Picture" with Sheryl Crow resurrected the album and it went gold as a single and pushed the album's sales over 5 million. It was followed by 2003's self-titled release, which went platinum in the USA and reached No. 8 on the Billboard charts. In 2006 he released Live Trucker, a greatest hits live album that went mostly unnoticed.
Actors: Jerod Meagher (actor), Spyros Kopanitsas (producer), Spyros Kopanitsas (editor), Spyros Kopanitsas (director), Spyros Kopanitsas (writer), Joshua Adkins (actor), Forrest Autenrieth (actor), Jay Parupalli (miscellaneous crew), Lana Kirata (actress), Sabrina Bruce (actress), Catalina Hoyos-Restrepo (producer), Brian Wulfekotte (actor), Daniel B.E. Coimbra (composer), Soraya Shihadeh (actor), Louis Gregory (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Tara Cardinal (actress), Kari Lane (editor), Kari Lane (director), Kari Lane (producer), Kari Lane (actress), Mitch L. Guy (actor), Michael Taber (actor), Precious Holloway (actress), Ashley Adler (actress), Craig X. Rubin (actor), Jamie Buxton (actress), Doug Agnew (actor), Adrian Merendon (actor), Kimberly Laux (actress), Saie Kurakula (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Robert Milicevic (miscellaneous crew), Christine Wilson (miscellaneous crew), Tina Lifford (actress), Anne V. Coates (editor), Ryan Kavanaugh (producer), John Charles (miscellaneous crew), Juliette Lewis (actress), Terence Kelly (actor), Gabrielle Rose (actress), Fiona Shaw (actress), Michael Adamthwaite (actor), Jennifer Garner (actress), Kevin Smith (actor), Deborah Simmrin (miscellaneous crew), Terence Chase (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: After the sudden death of her fiancé, Gray Wheeler finds comfort in the company of his friends: lighthearted and comic Sam, hyper-responsible Dennis, and, oddly enough, his old childhood buddy Fritz, an irresponsible playboy whom she'd previously pegged as one of the least reliable people in the world. As secrets about her supposedly perfect fiancé emerge, Gray comes to see new sides of the man she thought she knew, and at the same time, finds herself drawn to the last man she ever expected to fall for.
Keywords: attempted-suicide, bathroom, beach, blender, boulder-colorado, camera, cartoon-on-tv, caught-having-sex, chick-flick, death-of-fiancéActors: D.C. Douglas (actor), Kevin Scott Allen (actor), Shervin Youssefian (director), Shervin Youssefian (actor), Shervin Youssefian (writer), Christine Cowden (actress), Igori Kamoevi (editor), Harry H. Gevondian (producer),
Genres: History, Short,Actors: Robert Halmi Sr. (producer), John Altman (composer), William Shakespeare (writer), Patrick Stewart (producer), Patrick Bergin (actor), Steven Bauer (actor), Marcia Gay Harden (actress), Andrés García (actor), David Alan Grier (actor), Lauren Holly (actress), Roger Cudney (actor), Colm Meaney (actor), Roy Scheider (actor), Uli Edel (director), Patrick Stewart (actor),
Plot: An updated version of 'William Shakespeare''s King Lear, by way of _Ran (1985)_ (qv), with Lear as a magnate in the Old West whose decision to divide his empire among his three daughters results in disaster.
Keywords: aging, based-on-play, blinding, cattle, deception, father-daughter-relationship, rancher, shakespeare's-king-lear, texasActors: Victoria Snow (actress), Jason Blicker (actor), Byron A. Martin (miscellaneous crew), Nicholas Campbell (actor), Roddy Piper (actor), Peter R. Simpson (producer), Robin Dunne (actor), JR Bourne (actor), David Gow (actor), Michael A. Miranda (actor), Rachel Wilson (actress), Damon D'Oliveira (actor), Tommy Chang (actor), Torri Higginson (actress), Joel Gordon (actor),
Plot: Roddy Piper portrays a police Lt. working undercover in the so-called Jungleground. His sting operation goes bad and as a result he is caught. Young Odin, his captor and would be drug lord decide to play a game with Roddy. Roddy is given until morning to make it out of the Jungleground alive. Odin and his men however are hunting Roddy; and Odin also has a little insurance, he's kidnapped Roddy's soon to be fiance.
Keywords: b-movie, cult-film, fistfight, hand-to-hand-combat, independent-film, martial-arts, mixed-martial-arts, most-dangerous-game, stick-fight, street-shootoutActors: R.J. Reynolds (actor), Lysa Thatcher (actress), Jesse Adams (actor), Billy Dee (actor), Seka (actress), Sharon Mitchell (actress), Blair Harris (actor), Ken Scudder (actor), Mike Horner (actor), Paul Thomas (actor), Jon Martin (actor), Don Fernando (actor), Michael Morrison (actor), Mai Lin (actress), Fred J. Lincoln (producer),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Armando Acosta (actor), Ramón Valdés (actor), Víctor Velázquez (actor), Martha Elena Cervantes (actress), Delia Magaña (actress), Alicia Montoya (actress), Antonio Díaz Conde (composer), Ramón Peón (director), Raul J. Casso (editor), Quintín Bulnes (actor), Eric del Castillo (actor), Joaquín García Vargas (actor), Emilio Garibay (actor), José Luis Jiménez (actor), Jorge Russek (actor),
Plot: Pepito is a small cowboy, who helps the sheriff to solve crimes and to catch baddies, with the help of his horse "Huracán", and the courage of his dog "Amigo". The story takes place in a peaceful village. One day, Pepito's horse is stolen by a villain, but the kid, with the assistance of Amigo, will help the sheriff to catch the villain. Pepito and the sheriff will discover a big gang, which is conspiring and buying some people to remove the sheriff from his charge.
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western,Actors: Tom Fadden (actor), Roy Bucko (actor), Billy Gilbert (actor), Mischa Auer (actor), Silver Tip Baker (actor), Richard Alexander (actor), Chief John Big Tree (actor), Jack Carson (actor), George Chesebro (actor), Billy Bletcher (actor), Spade Cooley (actor), Harry Cording (actor), Ralph Bucko (actor), Brian Donlevy (actor), Samuel S. Hinds (actor),
Plot: Kent, the unscrupulous boss of Bottleneck has Sheriff Keogh killed when he asks one too many questions about a rigged poker game that gives Kent a stranglehold over the local cattle rangers. The mayor, who is in cahoots with Kent appoints the town drunk, Washington Dimsdale, as the new sheriff assuming that he'll be easy to control. But what the mayor doesn't know is that Dimsdale was a deputy under famous lawman, Tom Destry, and is able to call upon the equally formidable Tom Destry Jr to be his deputy. Featuring a career reviving performance from Marlene Dietrich as bar singer Frenchie, which could well have been the inspiration for Madeline Kahn's "Blazing Saddles" character, Lili Von Schtupp.
Keywords: african-american, alcoholic, ambush, anger, arrest, banjo, bar, bar-brawl, bar-fight, bar-shootoutActors: Chris Allen (actor), Hooper Atchley (actor), Gene Autry (actor), Chuck Baldra (actor), Ray Bennett (actor), Smiley Burnette (actor), Bob Burns (actor), Fred Burns (actor), Bob Card (actor), Champion (actor), Ken Cooper (actor), Frank Darien (actor), Earl Dwire (actor), Jack Evans (actor), Victor Adamson (actor),
Plot: Sally Dawson gets Gene to sign a contract to sing on her struggling radio station. Gene is selling horses and unknown to him the sponsor of his program is the tractor company he is competing against. When the ranchers that bought tractors can't make their payments and Maxwell forecloses, the ranchers blame Autry.
Keywords: 1930s, actor-shares-first-and-last-name-with-character, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, actor-shares-last-name-with-character, auction, b-movie, b-western, banjo, business-competition, chase