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Jimmy (Jim) Bryant Jimmy Bryant, born June 2, 1929, is a singer, bass player and composer. He is most well-known for providing the singing voice of Tony (played onscreen by Richard Beymer) in the 1960 film musical West Side Story.
Jimmy and his Magic Patch Jimmy and His Magic Patch was a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano in the early 1940s. It focused on a young lad named Jimmy, who had a magic patch on the seat of his pants that transported him to wherever he wished to go.
Jimmy Akin Jimmy Akin is a Catholic apologist for Catholic Answers who has authored several books on Catholic apologetics, evangelization, liturgy, and controversial issues. He is also a primary contributor to This Rock magazine and has appeared on radio and television defending and explaining the Catholic faith.
Jimmy Anderson Jimmy Anderson (born January 22, 1976 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a starting pitcher who plays for the Florida Marlins organization. From 1999 through 2004, Anderson has played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1999-2002), Cincinnati Reds (2003), Chicago Cubs (2004[start]) and Boston Red Sox (2004[end]).
Jimmy Bain Jimmy Bain (born 19 December 1947) is a Scottish bassist most famous for playing in the bands Rainbow and Dio with Ronnie James Dio. He has worked with Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums.
Jimmy Barry-Murphy Jimmy Barry-Murphy (born 22 August, 1954 in Cork) is a retired Irish sportsman who played hurling and Gaelic football with Cork in the 1970s and 1980s. He is regarded as one of the great dual players of all time.
Jimmy Binks James Graham "Jimmy" Binks, born October 5, 1935 in Hull, was a cricketer who played as a wicketkeeper for Yorkshire. Though he was regarded by many as the best wicketkeeper of his generation, his limited batting ability restricted him to just two Test match appearances for England, both on the 1963-64 tour to India.
Jimmy Bloodworth James Henry Bloodworth (July 26, 1917 – August 17, 2002) was a second baseman for the Washington Senators (1937 and 1939-41), Detroit Tigers (1942-43 and 1946), Pittsburgh Pirates (1947), Cincinnati Reds (1949-50) and Philadelphia Phillies (1950-51). He was born in Tallahassee, Florida.
Jimmy Boi Jimmy Boi is a Vietnamese American rapper based in Houston, Texas. The creator of Live2Hustle Entertainment, he is featured in the music video for Cherish featuring Sean Paul which has appeared on national television stations such as MTV and BET.
Jimmy Bower Jimmy Bower is an American Heavy Metal guitarist and drummer who has played with numerous underground bands, most notably Eyehategod, Crowbar, Down, The Mystik Krewe of Clearlight, Debris Inc. and Superjoint Ritual.
Jimmy Boyle (catcher) Jimmie Boyle (born January 19, 1904 in Cincinnati, Ohio; died December 24, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio), a catcher for the 1926 New York Giants, has the distinction of having the shortest known major league baseball career. Although Boyle is only one of about 900 ballplayers who have played in only a single major league game, he is distinguished by having played for only one inning, the ninth inning of a game against Pittsburgh in June of that year (which the Giants lost 8-0).
Jimmy Breslin Jimmy Breslin (born October 17, 1930) is an American columnist and author who has written numerous novels and appeared regularly in various newspapers in New York City, where he lives. On November 2, 2004 he retired as a regular columnist from Newsday but stated his intention to continue writing.
Jimmy Brown (Irish nationalist) Jimmy Brown was a member of the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP), the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), and the Irish People's Liberation Organisation (IPLO)Paramilitary Feuds in Northern Ireland - A Chronology of Events.
Jimmy Brown (musician) Jimmy Earle Brown (1926–December 18, 2006) was an American trumpeter, saxophonist and singer who was the first husband of R&B singer Ruth Brown. He was also known as Jumpin' Jimmy Brown from his performing style of jumping from the stage into the audience with his trumpet.
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville is the registered trademark name of a United States-based casual dining American restaurant chain and a chain of stores (shops) selling Jimmy Buffett-themed merchandise. It is owned by pop music singer Buffett’s Margaritaville Holdings LLC.
Jimmy Burke (baseball) James Timothy Burke (born October 12, 1874 - died March 26, 1942) was a Major League infielder with the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Stockings, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St.
Jimmy Burke (gangster) James 'Jimmy the Gent' Burke (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), was an Irish-American gangster who is believed to have organized the Lufthansa heist in 1978. He is the father of small-time mobster and Lufthansa heist suspect, Frank James Burke "Frankie", Jesse James Burke and Catherine, Anthony Indelicato-Burke as of 1992.
Jimmy Cameron Francis James "Jimmy" Cameron, born at Kingston, Jamaica on June 22, 1923 and died at Kingston, Jamaica on June 10, 1994, was a cricketer who played in five Tests for the West Indian cricket team in India in 1948-49.
Jimmy Carter (footballer) Jimmy Carter (born November 9 1965 in Hammersmith, London) is an English former footballer. During his career, he played for Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Millwall, Liverpool, Arsenal, Oxford United, Portsmouth and then Millwall for a second spell.
Jimmy Cauty James Cauty (commonly known as Jimmy or Jimi Cauty, also known as Rockman Rock), is a British artist and musician born in Devon, England in 1956. Cauty is best known as one half of the hitmaking duo The KLF; as cofounder of The Orb and a leading innovator in the birth of the ambient house genre; and as the man who burnt one million pounds.
Jimmy Clanton Jimmy Clanton, known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol", and his band recorded a hit song "Just A Dream" which Clanton had written in 1958 for the Ace Records label. It reached number four on the Billboard charts and sold over a million copies.
Jimmy Cliff Jimmy Cliff, real name James Chambers OM (Jamaica) (born April 1, 1948, in St Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician, best known among mainstream audiences for songs like "Sittin' in Limbo", "You Can Get It If You Really Want It" and "Many Rivers to Cross" from The Harder They Come, a film soundtrack which helped break reggae into markets across the world.
Jimmy Corkhill James 'Jimmy' Corkhill was a fictional character in the defunct Channel 4 soap opera Brookside. He was portrayed by Dean Sullivan and was in the series for 17 years, originally arriving in a bit-part role as a foil to his (slightly) more straight-laced brother, Billy Corkhill, before developing into one of the show's most popular characters.
Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth is a widely-acclaimed graphic novel by Chris Ware, published in 2000. The story, previously serialized in the pages of Ware's comic book Acme Novelty Library (and, previous to that, in the alternative Chicago weekly New City), is about Jimmy Corrigan, a meek and lonely man in his mid-thirties who meets his father for the first time in a Michigan town over Thanksgiving weekend.
Jimmy Davis (footballer) Jimmy Davis (February 6, 1982 - August 9, 2003 ) was a footballer who played for Manchester United, Swindon Town and Watford, as well as the England youth teams, who was killed in a car crash in Oxfordshire in 2003.
Jimmy Deane Jimmy Deane was a British Trotskyist who played a key role in building the Revolutionary Socialist League. Alongside Jock Haston and Ted Grant, he played a leading role during the war in the Revolutionary Communist Party, the British section of the Fourth International.
Jimmy Deenihan (James) Jimmy Deenihan (born 11 September 1952 in Listowel, County Kerry) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála for Kerry North and Fine Gael Spokesperson for Arts, Sport & Tourism.
Jimmy Del Ray David Ferrier (born November 30, 1962 in Tampa, Florida) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Jimmy Del Ray. Del Ray is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation as one half of the Heavenly Bodies with his tag team partner, Tom Prichard.
Jimmy Demaret James Newton Demaret (May 24, 1910 – December 28, 1983) was an American professional golfer. Perhaps the all-time character of golf's PGA Tour, he also won 31 events in a long career between 1935 and 1957 and was the first three-time winner of the Masters.
Jimmy Dimmock Jimmy Dimmock (1900-1972, born Edmonton, London) was a footballer who scored winning goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1921 FA Cup Final. Dimmock had the distinction of being the youngest player to represent England at the age of 20 years, 125 days and won three caps
Jimmy Doherty James "Jimmy" Doherty was a fictional FDNY firefighter in the television series Third Watch, played by actor Eddie Cibrian. He was in the series from 1999 until 2004, returning for a cameo in the show's final episode a year later.
Jimmy Driftwood James Corbitt Morris (20 June 1907 – 12 July 1998) — better known as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood; was a prolific United States folk songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs The Battle of New Orleans and Tennessee Stud.
Jimmy Durante James Francis Durante, better known as Jimmy Durante, (February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American singer, pianist, comedian and actor, whose distinctive gravel delivery, comic language butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and large nose — his frequent jokes about it included a frequent self-reference that became his nickname: "Schnozzola" — helped make him one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1960s.
Jimmy Dykes James Joseph Dykes (November 10 1896 - June 15 1976) was an American third and second baseman, manager and coach in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox from 1918 to 1939. He batted over .
Jimmy Edgar Jimmy Edgar is a Detroit-based electronic music artist, signed to Warp Records. 22-year old Edgar has been stitching beats since he was 10, when he started producing sounds electronically and fashioned his first analogue pieces.
Jimmy Elliott Jimmy Elliot (born 1838 in Athlone, Ireland, died March 1, 1883) was an Irish-American boxer who was Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1865 to 1868. On December 12, 1870 Elliott was arrested and convicted of highway robbery and assault with intent to kill.
Jimmy Finlayson James Henderson "Jimmy" Finlayson (August 27, 1887 Larbert, Scotland - October 9, 1953, Los Angeles) was a Scottish-American actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a fake moustache, Finlayson had many trademark comic mannerisms and is famous for his squinting, outrageous "double-take, fade away" head reaction, and characteristic expression d'oh!
Jimmy Fontana Jimmy Fontana (born Enrico Sbriccoli, 13 November 1934, Camerino, Italy) is famous Italian actor, composer and singer. One of his most famous songs is Che Sarà , performed also by José Feliciano and Ricchi e Poveri.
Jimmy Fratianno Jimmy "The Weasel" Fratianno (1913-1993) was a Cleveland mobster and later acting head of the Los Angeles crime family, before becoming a government informant. After Joe Valachi first publicly acknowledged the existence of the Mafia, many mobsters agreed to become informants during the 1970s and 80s.
Jimmy Frise Canadian cartoonist Jimmy Frise was born James Llewellyn Frise on Scugog Island, Ontario. It was a stroke of fate that Frise would endure in cartooning as long as he did, after maiming his left hand in a munitions accident during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in World War I.
Jimmy Gardner James Henry "Jimmy" Gardner (May 21, 1881 in Montreal, Quebec - November 7, 1940) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Canadiens, and Montreal Wanderers in the National Hockey Association. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962.
Jimmy Gardner (boxer) Jimmy Gardner (December 25 1885 in Lisdoovarna, County Clare, Ireland) was an Irish-American boxer from 1901 to 1917. Jimmy was the brother of George Gardner, once Light Heavyweight Champion, and Billy Gardner, a boxer as well.
Jimmy Garrison Jimmy Garrison (March 3, 1933 – April 7, 1976) was an American jazz double bassist best known for his long association with John Coltrane from 1961 – 1967. He formally joined Coltrane's quartet in 1962 as a replacement for Reggie Workman and appears on many Coltrane recordings, including A Love Supreme.
Jimmy George Jimmy George (March 8, 1955 - November 30, 1987) is a legendary volley ball player from Kerala, India. Born in Peravoor, in Kannur district of Kerala, he is the first Indian volleyball player to become a professional.
Jimmy Gibson At the age of 12 Jimmy ran away from home and ended up being abducted by a group of pedophiles that were associated with the Johnny Gosch Case. In 1992 Americas Most Wantedaired a episode about the Johnny Gosch case in which they found Jimmy.
Jimmy Gopperth Jimmy Gopperth (born 29 June 1983 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a rugby union player who plays for Wellington in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Hurricanes in the Super 14. His position is flyhalf and in 2006 played for the Junior All Blacks.
Jimmy Governor Jimmy Governor (1875–1901) was one the Governor Brothers, two Indigenous Australian men who committed a series of murders in the Central West and New England regions of New South Wales around the turn of the twentieth century.
Jimmy Hagan James (Jimmy) Hagan (born January 21, 1918, Washington, Tyne and Wear, UK, died February 28,1998, aged 80) was an English football player and manager. He played between 1938 and 1958 for Sheffield United and once for England.
Jimmy Hart "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart (also known as "The Colonel") (born January 1, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional wrestling manager, executive, composer and musician. He has worked in Memphis Wrestling, the WWF, USWA, WCW, XWF, WrestleXpress and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Jimmy Hatlo James Cecil Hatlo, better known as Jimmy Hatlo (1898-1963) was an American sports cartoonist who created the long running comic strip They'll Do It Every Time in 1929. He worked on the strip until his death in 1963.
Jimmy Hensley Jimmy Hensley (born October 11, 1945) is a former NASCAR driver. With a career spanning 27 seasons in all three of NASCAR's elite divisions, Hensley may be best remembered for his Rookie of the Year award won in 1992 -- his 15th season in the series -- and for his nine career Busch Series wins.
Jimmy Herberts Jimmy "Sailor" Herberts (Born - October 31, 1897 in Cayuga, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian Professional Hockey Centerman who played 6 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Cougars.
Jimmy Herring Jimmy Herring, born January 22nd, 1962, is a guitarist originally from Fayetteville, North Carolina. Herring has played with the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Project Z, the Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh and Friends, and Jazz Is Dead, and was announced as the new lead guitarist for Widespread Panic in August 2006.
Jimmy Hill Jimmy Hill (James William Thomas Hill) OBE (born July 22, 1928 in Balham, London) is an English football personality. His career has taken in virtually every role in football, including player, union leader, coach, manager, director, chairman, television executive, presenter, analyst and even match official.
Jimmy Hoffa James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa (February 14, 1913–undetermined, disappeared July 30, 1975) was an American labor leader. As the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, Hoffa wielded considerable influence.
Jimmy Hood Jimmy Hood (born 16 May 1948, Lesmahagow) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is a Labour member of Parliament, and represented Clydesdale until 2005, when he was elected to represent the new constituency of Lanark and Hamilton East.
Jimmy Iovine James "Jimmy" Iovine, (born March 11 1953, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American music manager and co-founder, with Ted Field and Tom Whalley, of Interscope Records. He is also a record producer who has worked with bands including Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, U2 and The Pretenders.
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born on June 6, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Terry Lewis (born November 21, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska) are an American R&B and pop songwriting and record production team. They have enjoyed great success since the 1980s with various artists, most notably Janet Jackson.
Jimmy James Jimmy James is a vocal impressionist/illusionist performance artist and former drag artist. He is famous for his vocal impressions of famous female singers or divas, both contemporary and classical, such as Marilyn Monroe and Billie Holiday.
Jimmy James (song) "Jimmy James" is a 1992 rap song by The Beastie Boys released as the third single off of their third album, Check Your Head. The song, described as a tribute to Jimi Hendrix by Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch (better known as MCA), contains samples from several Hendrix songs including "Foxy Lady", "Happy Birthday", and "Still Raining, Still Dreaming".
Jimmy Jean-Louis Jimmy Jean-Louis is a Haitian actor and model best known for his role as The Haitian on the NBC television series Heroes. Born in Petionville, Haiti, he moved to Paris at a young age to pursue a modeling career.
Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy was a short-lived pop band during the mid 1980s. They released one LP entitled "Here In The Light" in 1986 on CBS Records and a few singles including "I Met Her In Paris" and "Silence".
Jimmy Joe Roche Jimmy Joe Roche has been working and exhibiting in the underground film circuit for over a decade, his works have been screened at the Corcoran Museum of Art in Washington DC as well as at the Walters Museum of Art in Baltimore, MD. He has toured underground venues across the east coast with his long time collaborator and friend Dan Deacon.
Jimmy John's Jimmy John's (founded by Jimmy John Liautaud) is a franchised sandwich restaurant owned by Jimmy John Liautaud. The restaurant was founded in 1983 and has since grown to nearly 500 storeswith many locations in college town]s.
Jimmy Johnson (American football coach) Jimmy Johnson (born August 14, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas) is an American football coach and broadcaster. He was the first football coach whose teams won both a NCAA Division 1A National Championship and a Super Bowl.
Jimmy Johnson (bassist) Jimmy Johnson is a bass player who can be heard with a very wide range of artists, including Allan Holdsworth and James Taylor, as well as his own work with Flim & the BB's. Johnson has also appeared on keyboardist Derek Sherinian solo albums "Inertia" (2001) and "Blood of the Snake" (2006).
Jimmy Johnson (musician) Jimmy Johnson is a member of the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section that was attached to FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for an extended period in the 60s and 70s. Jimmy's name appears throughout music history in roles from producer to guitarist.
Jimmy Johnston James Harle Johnston (December 10, 1889, Cleveland, Tennessee—February 14, 1967, Chattanooga, Tennessee) was a major-league baseball player from 1911 through 1926. He played mostly with the Brooklyn Robins of the National League.
Jimmy Jones (basketball) James "Jimmy" Jones (born January 4, 1945 in Tallulah, Louisiana) is an American former professional basketball player who was a six-time All-Star in the now-defunct American Basketball Association (ABA).
Jimmy Jones (footballer) Jimmy Jones, from Lurgan in County Armagh, Northern Ireland was an Irish League footballer in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s. Jones played for Belfast Celtic in an infamous game in 1948 against Linfield at Windsor Park.
Jimmy Kennedy Jimmy Kennedy (born July 20, 1902, died April 6, 1984) was a songwriter, predominantly a lyricist putting words to existing music like Teddy Bears' Picnic and My Prayer or co writing with composers like Michael Carr, Wilhelm Grosz or Nat Simon among others.
Jimmy Key James Edward "Jimmy" Key (born April 22, 1961 in Huntsville, Alabama) was a left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Over the span of his 15 major league seasons, Key has had 12 seasons where he has won 12 or more games.
Jimmy Kirkwood James ("Jimmy") Kirkwood (born on February 12, 1962) is a former field hockey player, who was born in Ireland. The striker was a member of the golden winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Jimmy Knapp Jimmy Knapp (born 1940, died 2001) was a prominent British trade unionist and, successively, General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers. He served on the General Council of the Trade Union Congress from 1983 and was President of Congress in 1994.
Jimmy Kruger James Thomas "Jimmy" Kruger (1917 - 1987) was a South African politician who rose to the position of Minister of Justice and the Police in the cabinet of Prime Minister John Vorster from 1974 to 1979.
Jimmy Kudo Jimmy Kudo, known as Shinichi Kudo (ĺ·Ąč—¤ 新一 KudĹŤ Shinichi) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is the main character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (ĺŤćŽ˘ĺµă‚łăŠăł Meitantei Conan).
Jimmy Lavender Jimmy Lavender (James Sanford Lavender May 26, 1884-January 12, 1960) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Born in Barnesville, GA, the right-hander played with the Chicago Cubs from 1912-1916 and with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1917.
Jimmy Mack "Jimmy Mack" is a 1967 (see 1967 in music) pop/soul single recorded by Martha and the Vandellas for Motown Records' Gordy imprint. Written and produced by Motown's main creative team, Holland-Dozier-Holland, "Jimmy Mack" was the final Top 10 hit for the Vandellas in the United States, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 and at number-one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.
Jimmy Maelen Jimmy Maelen was a percussionist in the 1960s-1980s, who worked with many artists including Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Peter Gabriel, James Taylor, Dire Straits, Barry Manilow, Alice Cooper, and John Lennon. During the golden years of the disco era he was especially successful, working with the remix team of Michael Barbiero and John Luongo and overdubbing on extended dance versions of disco classics such as, Gonzales' "I Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet", The Jacksons' "Blame It On The Boogie" and "Shake Your Body Down (To The Ground)", Dan Hartman's "Vertigo/Relight My Fire", Jackie Moore's "This Time, This Time Baby" and many more.
Jimmy Magahern Jimmy Magahern (born March 9, 1957 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is a journalist from Phoenix, Arizona. He has written a wide variety of articles for New Times magazine with genres ranging from music, to popular video games and computers.
Jimmy Mazzy Jimmy Mazzy is a traditional jazz banjo player and vocalist. Based in the Boston, MA area, he has performed in the United States and other parts of the world, appearing regularly at the Sacramento, San Diego, Essex, and other traditional jazz festivals.
Jimmy McAleer James Robert McAleer (July 10 1864 - April 29 1931) was an American center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball who spent the bulk of his fourteen-year professional playing career with the Cleveland Spiders. As a manager, he was regarded by contemporaries as an instrumental figure in the formation of the American League.
Jimmy McCulloch Jimmy McCulloch (4 June 1953 – 27 September, 1979) was a Scottish musician, born in Glasgow, who was best known for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartney's Wings from 1974 to 1977. Before that, McCulloch had been a member of Thunderclap Newman (at the age of 15) and Stone the Crows.
Jimmy McDougall Jimmy McDougall was Procurator Fiscal in Dumfries when Pan Am Flight 103 crashed at Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988 killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew on board, as well as 11 people in the town of Lockerbie .
Jimmy McGovern Jimmy McGovern (born 1949) is a BAFTA award-winning English television scriptwriter from Liverpool. He is particularly known for writing powerful and thought-provoking dramas often based around hard-hitting social issues or controversial real-life events.
Jimmy Meadows Jimmy Meadows is a former England international and has also been caretaker manager of a number of football clubs, notably Blackpool. His longest appointment was a two-and-a-half year spell at Stockport County in the late 1960s, and he returned there for a season in 1974.
Jimmy Methven James Methven (December 7, 1868 – March 25, 1953), was a Scottish association football player. He belonged to an age of security and loyalty and, accordingly, became synonymous with the very club for whom he played.
Jimmy Miller (producer) Jimmy Miller (1944-1994) was a Brooklyn-born record producer who produced albums for The Spencer Davis Group (in fact, he co-wrote the song I'm A Man with Steve Winwood), Traffic, Blind Faith, Bobby Whitlock and The Rolling Stones (all albums from Beggars Banquet to Goats Head Soup), New York City's shock/punk rockers The Plasmatics and Motörhead. Among his last productions were three tracks on the 1992 Wedding Present project, Hit Parade 2.
Jimmy Montanero Jimmy Montanero (born August 24, 1960) is a retired soccer defender from Ecuador, who earned seventeen caps for the Ecuador national team from 1989 to 1993. Nicknamed "El Mormón", he played all of his career for Barcelona Sporting Club from Guayaquil (1979–1996).
Jimmy Montgomery Jimmy Montgomery (born 9th October 1943 in Sunderland) was a footballer who will be forever remembered as the goalkeeper who pulled off an incredible double save in the 1973 FA Cup final, the famous 1-0 victory for Sunderland A.F.
Jimmy Muindi Mwangangi ("Jimmy") Muindi (born August 14, 1973) is a long-distance runner from Kenya, who ran his personal best in the marathon (2:07:50) when he won the Rotterdam Marathon on Sunday April 10, 2005.
Jimmy Mulville James Thomas Mulville (born January 5 1955) is a British comedian, comedy writer, producer and television presenter. He is now best known for cofounding the British independent television production company Hat Trick Productions (with Denise O'Donohue and Rory McGrath) in 1986.
Jimmy Nelson Jimmy "T-99" Nelson (born April 7, 1919) is a blues shouter and songwriter. With a recording career that spans over 50 years, Jimmy "T99" Nelson is a distinguished elder statesman of American music.
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (film) Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is a 2001 computer-animated film, based on a few five-minute animated shorts shown on Nickelodeon in 2000-2001, which showed much promise (one about Jimmy wanting a cookie, Cindy and Jimmy's dogs competing, Carl messing with the cloning machine). The television series was supposed to begin before the release of the movie, but since there was not enough time, the animated shorts were created.
Jimmy Ogonga Jimmy Ogonga is a Kenyan multi-media artist of international caliber. Born in 1977 in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Ogonga taught himself fine arts by drawing portraits; these images were often of political figures, the people whose stories and activities he was being exposed to while growing in East Africa.
Jimmy Oliver Jimmy Allen Oliver (born July 12, 1969 in Menifee, Arkansas) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft.
Jimmy Olsen Jimmy Olsen (full name James Bartholomew Olsen) is a fictional character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, he first appeared as an anonymous "copy boy" in Action Comics #6 in 1938, but first appeared by name in Superman (volume 1) #13 in 1941.
Jimmy Orr Jimmy Orr (born November 4, 1935, in Seneca, South Carolina) is a former American Football wide receiver who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Colts for 13 seasons from 1958 to 1970. Orr was a two-time Pro Bowler, as a Steeler in 1959 and as a Colt in 1965.
Jimmy Outlaw James Paulus Outlaw (January 20 1913 - April 9 2006) was an American outfielder and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Detroit Tigers. Beginning his career in 1937, Outlaw also played for the Cincinnati Reds (1937-1938) and Boston Bees (1939) before retiring in and 1949.
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