- published: 14 Aug 2007
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Rock Star or Rockstar may refer to:
Brian Harold May, CBE (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer of the rock band Queen. As a guitarist he uses his home-built guitar, "Red Special", and has composed hits such as "Tie Your Mother Down", "I Want It All", "We Will Rock You", "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Who Wants to Live Forever".
He was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 for "services to the music industry and his charity work". May earned a PhD in astrophysics from Imperial College in 2007 and is currently the Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University. May currently resides in Surrey.
In 2005, a Planet Rock poll saw May voted the 7th greatest guitarist of all time. He was ranked at No. 26 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
Brian May, the only child of Harold and Ruth May, was born in Hampton, London and attended Hampton Grammar School (now Hampton School). During this time he formed his first band with vocalist and bassist Tim Staffell, named Nineteen Eighty-Four after George Orwell's novel of the same name. He left Hampton Grammar School with ten GCE Ordinary Levels and three Advanced Levels in Physics, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. He studied Mathematics and Physics at Imperial College London, graduating with B.Sc. degree with honours.
Actors: Brett Newton (writer), Noah Edward (director), Noah Edward (editor), Noah Edward (writer), Tadahisa Yoshida (composer), Ava Lange (actress), Vance Fannin (actor),
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Genres: Animation, Drama, Short,Actors: Igor Breakenback (actor), Igor Breakenback (producer), Igor Breakenback (writer), Igor Breakenback (director),
Plot: This happens to most of us at one time or the other, we wake up with a hangover and have no idea what happened the previous night. Somehow the person that we wake up next to in bed that morning are able to recall everything. And if you live like a Rockstar, things become a lot harder to explain.
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Plot: A comedy of mistaken identities as two unlikely characters search for love in a techno-savvy world. In the backdrop are an array of eccentric characters ranging from an American Idol-esque rock star, a cheerleader striving to reach stardom through commercials, and a professor who cultivates a plant emerging from his back.
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Linda Matarasso (writer), Linda Matarasso (director), Rick Rose (actor), Gary White (composer), Ian Dickson (composer), Tracey Ogonoski (producer), Tracey Ogonoski (actress), Corey Henry (actor), Peter Ostrowskyj (composer), Collette Browne (actress), Mona Hall (actress), Ian Venables (editor), Sherman Pau (actor), Via Kurlinas (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Derek Mears (actor), Derek Mears (writer), Dawn Cody (actress), Rob Schrab (actor), Jennifer Flack (director), Jennifer Flack (actress), Jennifer Flack (writer), Anne Kemp (actress), Kristen Meinhold (actress), Annamarie Von Firley (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Chris Staron (actor), Nick Staron (actor), Trevor Ryan (editor), Trevor Ryan (actor), Trevor Ryan (writer), Trevor Ryan (director), Jonah Fuller (actor), Jonah Fuller (composer), Heather Talmadge (actor), Jeff Tripp (actor), Emily Carrol (actress), Betsy Fuller (actor), Jason Livingston (actor), John Luchs (actor), Mark Luchs (actor),
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Plot: A quartet of disaffected Korean youths have robbed a Seoul gas station. Later, while hanging out in a Chinese noodle shop, they decide to rob the same gas station. After taking the gas station over, their wacky antics ensue; forcing the manager to sing, kidnapping customers that complain about the service, and staging fist-fights between street gang members and gas station employees; all of these reflect their own gripes against society.
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