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Jocelyne Lanois Jocelyne Lanois is a Canadian musician, bassplayer, songwriter , who has been a member of the bands Martha and the Muffins and Crash Vegas. She is the sister of legendary record producer Daniel Lanois, and was partner to producer, musician and Boy's Brigade, founder Malcolm Burn, collaborating on his solo release, Redemption, while they together operated the experimental Lab Studio.
Jocelynne Scutt Jocelynne Scutt (born in June 1947 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian feminist lawyer, writer and commentator. She graduated in law from the University of Western Australia in 1969 and undertook postgraduate studies in law at the University of Sydney, Southern Methodist University and the University of Michigan in the United States, and Cambridge University in England.
Jock (artist) "Jock" is the pseudonym of British comics artist Mark Simpson, most known for his work with Andy Diggle in 2000 AD and on The Losers. His latest projects are Faker, which will be written by Mike Carey, and a return to collaborating with Andy Diggle] on [[Green Arrow|Green Arrow: Year One.
Jock and Trusty Jock and Trusty are two fictional animated dogs from the Disney movie Lady and the Tramp. They later appeared alongside Scamp, the son of Lady and Tramp, in several Disney comics, and were both present in the movie Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure.
Jock Brown Jock Brown is a football commentator for stv and Setanta Sports, previously for BBC Scotland. He started his broadcasting career for BBC Radio Scotland before moving into Scottish Television where he became the main commonator between 1980 and 1990 before joing BBC Scotland where he stayed till 1997.
Jock column During World War II, "Jock columns" were small combined arms groups of armoured cars, artillery, and motorised infantry, generally drawn from the 7th Armoured Division. They were used in the North Africa campaign by the British Army's Western Desert Force to harass Italian forces.
Jock Cameron Jock Cameron (born Horace Brakenridge Cameron and often known as "Herbie" Cameron) was a South African cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s. A tragic figure owing to his premature death when probably the best wicket-keeper in the world, Cameron is often forgotten today but regarded by those who know about him as one of the best wicket keepers in the history of cricket.
Jock D Jock D aka DJ Jock D (Chris Walton, born in Cincinnati Ohio, raised in New York City) is a West Palm Beach, Florida based Miami Bass/Hip-Hop rapper, producer, and scratch DJ, who earned fame as one of the chief creative forces behind Cut It Up Def Records in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.
Jock Hobbs Jock Hobbs (born Michael James Bowie Hobbs on 15 February 1960 in Christchurch) was a New Zealand rugby union player who was an All Blacks flanker who played in 21 tests between 1983 and 1986, with four tests as captain. In recent years he has been more prominent in rugby administration.
Jock Jam Megamix The "Jock Jam Megamix" is a megamix song released during the late nineties, which first goal was to help promote the Jock Jams series of dance compilation CDs. It consists of samples of songs and phrases from popular dance, eurodance and rap recordings, either sport-themed or not, that were released on the second volume of the Jock Jams compilation serie.
Jock James Jonathan "Jock" James (born January 4, 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is the youth pastor of the Abundant Life Church in Bradford. He is also the head of its youth band, RPM, in which he leads vocals and plays acoustic guitar.
Jock Jams Jock Jams is a compilation album series from Tommy Boy records from the mid 1990s that mainly consisted of classic 1980s and 1990s dance music. It also had some house music, hip-hop, classic disco music, megamix music, and some cheerleaders and other sports(wo)men saying phrases.
Jock Lewes Lieutenant Jock Lewes (December 21, 1913 - 31 December, 1941) was an Australian serving as a British officer of the Welsh Guards Regiment in World War II. He is the eponym of the Lewes bomb and was a founder member and principal training officer of the Special Air Service.
Jock McAvoy Jock McAvoy (November 20, 1908–November 20, 1971) was a British boxer who fought from 1927 to 1945. He was born Joseph Bamford McAvoy in Burnley, Lancashire, and during his career held the British and commonwealth middleweight titles.
Jock McHale Medal The Jock McHale Medal is an award given to the coach of the winning premiership team in the Australian Football League. It is named in honour of coaching games record-holder Jock McHale, and has been awarded since 1950.
Jock o' the Side Jock o the Side or Jock O' the Side is Child ballad 187, a border ballad, existing in several variants. The rescue it depicts is recorded solely in popular tradition, although Jock o the Side himself appears to have existed.
Jock of the Bushveld Jock of the Bushveld is a true story by South African author Sir Percy Fitzpatrick. The book tells of FitzPatrick's travels with his dog Jock during the 1880s, when he worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant, journalist and ox-wagon transport-rider in the Bushveld region of the Transvaal (then the South African Republic).
Jock Purdon Jock Purdon (November 16, 1925 - 1998), a poet and songwriter, was born George Purdon in the village of Nitshill near Glasgow. Although Nitshill had been a coal mining village, the mine had closed before Jock grew up and it was a strange twist of fate that saw him spend most of his life as a coal miner in a pit in Chester-le-Street, County Durham in the North East of England.
Jock River The Jock River, often referred to affectionately by local residents as The Mighty Jock, is a tributary of the Rideau River, named after Jacques, a man who drowned in it in the early 19th century. At one time, it was known as the Goodwood River.
Jock series The so-called Jock series albums is a superseries of sports music albums that was started by Tommy Boy records circa 1994. The debut release of Jock Rock has started a generation of albums named "Jock X volume X", however there was a spinoff album of the series entitled Slam Jams abeit omission of the word "Jock".
Jock Scott John Wyeth "Jock" Scott, II, (born June 29, 1947) is a lawyer and college professor in Alexandria, Louisiana, who served three terms in his state's House of Representatives, first as a Democrat (1976-1985) and then as a Republican (1985-1988). He was defeated in a race for the Louisiana State Senate in 1987.
Jock Stein John 'Jock' Stein CBE (5 October, 1922 - 10 September, 1985) was one of the most notable managers in British football history. He is best known for his time as manager of Celtic and for managing the Scottish national football team.
Jock Sturges Jock Sturges (born 1947) is an American photographer, best known for his images of adolescents, usually taken nude. His work, often taken on the nude beaches of California and France, has been the subject of controversy.
Jock Sutherland Dr. John Bain "Jock" Sutherland (March 11, 1889–April 11, 1948) was a highly successful American football coach with both college and professional teams, and an inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Jock tax In the United States the jock tax is the colloquially named income tax levied against visitors to a city or state who earn money in that jurisdiction. Since a state cannot afford to track the many individuals who do business on an itinerant basis, the ones targeted are usually very wealthy and high profile, namely professional athletes.
Jock Tamson's Bairns "We're aw Jock Tamson's Bairns" (Lowland Scots for we're all John Thomson's children) is a saying in Scotland and is known in other parts of the world. Nowadays, the phrase is often used to mean "we're all the same under the skin".
Jock Tiffin Arthur Ernest Tiffin (1896-27 December 1955), commonly known as Jock Tiffin, was the third General Secretary of the British Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). He served for only a few months in 1955 before his death.
Jockey Club The Jockey Club was, until April 2006, responsible for the day-to-day regulation of United Kingdom horse-racing. In conjunction with the British Horseracing Board and the Horserace Betting Levy Board, it was one of the three bodies which provided management for horse racing in the United Kingdom.
Jockey Club Gold Cup The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919, is a prestigious thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up. It is typically the main event of the fall meeting at Belmont Park, just as the Belmont Stakes is of the spring meeting and the Travers Stakes is of the summer meeting at Saratoga.
Jockey Club Government Secondary School Jockey Club Government Secondary School or JCGSS (Chinese language: 賽馬ćśĺ®ç«‹ä¸ĺ¸) is a government funded full time secondary school in Oxford Road at Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. The school was formed in 1960 but classes were held in Perth Street Government School until 1961 when the current building was completed with the generous donation by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (now Hong Kong Jockey Club).
Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course (賽馬ćść»čĄżć´˛ĺ…¬çśľé«çľĺ¤«çĺ ´) is a golf course on Kau Sai Chau, south of Sai Kung in Hong Kong. It is the only golf course that can be played by non-members of the Jockey Club.
Jockey Club Stakes The Jockey Club Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres) at Newmarket's Rowley Mile course in late April / early May.
Jockey deaths Michael Tornambe (1935-1974), an Italian-born American thoroughbred jockey, was killed in a horse racing accident at Waterford Park Race Course, Chester, West Virginia, on February 8, 1974. After nearly losing his life in a spill at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, he stepped away from racing but couldn't stay away.
Jockey Slut Jockey Slut was a British music magazine which ran between 1993 and 2004, focusing mainly on dance music and club culture. It started as a self-published bi-monthly fanzine in 1993 before graduating to a monthly by 1999, following a buy-out from Swinstead Publishing.
Jockey's Ridge Jockey's Ridge is the remnant of what were once huge, mobile, towering sand dunes on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The development of vacation homes has severely encroached on the dunes in the last 20 years.
Jockey-Club de Paris The Jockey Club de Paris is best remembered as a gathering of the cream of nineteenth-century French society. The club still exists at 2 rue Rabelais, and hosts the International Federation of Racing Authorities.
Jocko Marcellino Jocko (born May 12, 1950 in Milton, MA), now starting his fourth decade with Sha Na Na, was the first to walk onstage “greased and ready to rock 'n' roll” in 1969. That same year, the drummer was the youngest performer at the Woodstock Festival.
Jockstrap A jockstrap, also known as a jock or athletic supporter, is a type of men's undergarment designed for use in sports or other activities, such as during the recovery from a vasectomy. They are sometimes worn by some people as general, everyday underwear.
Jocky Wilson's Darts Challenge Jocky Wilson's Darts Challenge, is a computer game of darts, created after famous darts champion Jocky Wilson. The game was published by Zeppelin Games and was released in 1989 for the Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC and Amiga.
Jocoseria Jocoseria is a collection of short poems by Robert Browning, first published in 1883. Effectively a continuation of the Dramatic Idyls series, the book was not well-received by critics at the time and has continued to be considered one of the poet's least effective collections, aside from the famous prologue to the collection.
Jodavino JODAVINO were formed in June 2005 by brother and sister duo Joe and Aoibheann Carey. Having collaborated on many different musical projects in the past, the pair realised that their futures lay in combining vocal and songwriting talents.
Jodeci Jodeci was an American musical group, active from 1990 to 1996, whose repertoire included R&B, soul music, and new jack swing. The group consisted of two pairs of brothers from Charlotte, North Carolina: the DeGrates (Donald "DeVante Swing" DeGrate, the group founder/leader, and Dalvin DeGrate) and the Haileys (main lead singer Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and second lead singer Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey).
Jodeen Carney Jodeen Terese Carney (born December 9, 1965) is an Australian politician. She has been a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since September 2001, representing the Alice Springs-based electorate of Araluen.
Jodelle Ferland Jodelle Micah Ferland (born October 9, 1994 in Nanaimo, British Columbia) is a young Canadian actress. She made her movie debut at age 4 in the TV-movie Mermaid, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination, making her the youngest nominee in Emmy history.
Jodhaa Akbar Jodhaa-Akbar (Hindi: अक्बर जोधा, Urdu: اکب جŮدھا) is a forthcoming film, to be released in 2007. It is being directed and produced by Ashutosh Gowariker, the director of Oscar-nominated Lagaan.
Jodhpur Division Jodhpur Division is one of the administrative geographical unit, called a division, of Rajasthan state, India. The division comprises of six districts, namely, Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Pali, Sirohi.
Jodhpur Park Jodhpur Park is a locality in the city of Kolkata. It is a posh and typical south Kolkata locality and is surrounded by Dhakuria in the north, the Gariahat Road (South) in the east, Prince Anwar Shah Road in the south and the Lake Gardens area in the west.
Jodi Albert Jodi Albert (born 22 July 1983 in Chingford, London) is an English actress, glamour model and singer. She is probably best known for playing Debbie Dean in the British soap opera Hollyoaks, on Channel 4 on British TV.
Jodi Benson Jodi Benson (born October 10, 1961) is an American voice actress and singer, best known for providing the voice of Disney's Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid and its sequels. She was born in Rockford, Illinois, attended Millikin University, and currently lives in north Georgia with her husband Ray Benson (not the Ray Benson of band "Asleep At The Wheel").
Jodi Eichelberger Jodi Eichelberger is an actor, writer, director, and composer whose roles include Stingy on the television series LazyTown. He performed in the original cast of the Tony award-winning musical Avenue Q on Broadway.
Jodi Forrest Jodi Forrest is an American stage and voice actress currently living in Paris, France. She is currently best known for voicing Elisabeth "Sissi" Delmas in the French animated television series, Code Lyoko.
Jodi Huisentruit Jodi Sue Huisentruit (born June 5, 1968) was a television news anchor for KIMT, based in Mason City, Iowa in the United States. It is believed that she was abducted while on her way to work in the early morning hours of June 27, 1995.
Jodi Martin Jodi Martin (born Jodi Miranda Martin on November 6, 1976) is an Australian singer-songwriter living in Sydney. Her professional music career began in mid-1996 while she was still a student at Southern Cross University, when she got be the opening act for Arlo Guthrie first Australian tour.
Jodi White Jodi White was Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister's Office under The Right Honourable Kim Campbell. She is currently the President of the Public Policy Forum, an independent, national, non-profit organization with a mandate to promote better public policy and better public management through dialogue among leaders from the public, private, labour and voluntary sectors.
Jodie Carn Jodie Carn (born in 1948 in Santa Monica, California) is a cable television show host on Time Warner Public Access Cable and former actor and dancer. She is the daughter of Dona Massinwho choreographed several scenes in the film The Wizard of Oz].
Jodie Dry Jodie Dry (born January 20 1974) is most famously known for her roles as Nicole Brown (a former model and Joe Hill's one time girlfriend) in White Collar Blue and Biddy Marchant (replacing Sophie Heathcote) in ABC'S Grassroots. She has also had some roles on other television shows including All Saints , Farscape, Stingers and Wilside.
Jodie Kidd Jodie Kidd (born 25 September, 1978 in Surrey, England) is an English fashion model. Thought of as one of the catwalk's most beautiful models, Kidd has also dabbled in TV (playing minor roles in Mad Cows and Prince Valiant).
Jodie Meeks Jodie Meeks (born August 21, 1987 in Norcross, GA) is an American basketball player who began playing for University of Kentucky in the 2006-07 season. He attended Norcross High School in Norcross, where he led them to their first state basketball championship in 2006 under coach Eddie Martin.
Jodo , meaning "the way of the jĹŤ", or , meaning "the art/science of the jĹŤ" is a Japanese martial art using short staves called jĹŤ. The art is similar to bĹŤjutsu, and is strongly focused upon defense against the Japanese sword.
Jodo Shinshu Jōdo Shinshū (浄土真宗 "True Pure Land School"), also known as Shin Buddhism, was founded by the once Tendai Japanese monk Shinran Shonin. In modern times Jodo Shinshu can be contrasted with Jodo Shu, founded by Shinran's teacher Honen.
Jodocus Hondius Jodocus Hondius (October 14, 1563—February 12, 1612), sometimes called Jodocus Hondius the Elder to distinguish him from his son) was a Flemish artist, engraver, and cartographer. He is best known for his early maps of the New World and Europe, for re-establishing the reputation of the work of Gerard Mercator, and for his portraits of Francis Drake.
Jodrell Bank Observatory The Jodrell Bank Observatory (originally the Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, then the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories from 1966 to 1999) is an observatory that hosts a number of radio telescopes, and is part of the University of Manchester. It is located near Goostrey and Holmes Chapel in Cheshire in the north-west of England.
Jody Davis Jody Richard Davis (born November 12, 1956 in Gainesville, Georgia) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves. He is currently the manager of the Daytona Cubs.
Jody Dobrowski Jody Dobrowski (1981 - October 14 2005) was a 24-year old assistant bar manager who was murdered on Clapham Common in south London. He was beaten to death with punches and kicks by two men who perceived him to be gay, and who had attacked men previously on Clapham Common.
Jody Evans Jody Evans (born November 15, 1976) is an American country music performer who first gained national attention in 2005 as a contestant on the third season of Nashville Star, where he finished in third place out of over 10,000 auditioners. Evans was raised in Donaldson, Arkansas where he later became a police officer in nearby Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
Jody Gage Jody Gage (born November 29, 1959, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted in the third round, 45th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.
Jody Gerut Joseph Diego "Jody" Gerut (born September 18, 1977 in Elmhurst, Illinois) is a right fielder who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He attended Willowbrook High School, and later Stanford University.
Jody Gormley Jody Gormley is a former Gaelic Footballer for Tyrone, and London. He also played a coaching role for Down following his retirement from Inter-County playing, and has now assumed the role of Antrim football manager.
Jody Hull Jody Hull (born February 2, 1969 in Petrolia, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played 831 NHL games between 1988 and 2004. He spent his career with the Hartford Whalers, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers.
Jody Kollapen Commissioner Jody Kollapen joined the SAHRC in December 1996, after five years with Lawyers for Human Rights, which he joined in 1991 to co-ordinate the Political Prisoners' Release Programme. He then spent two years as a Projects Director before being appointed National Director in 1995.
Jody McCrea Jody McCrea (born September 6, 1934 in Los Angeles, California) born Joel Dee McCrea, is the son of Frances Dee and Joel McCrea, both famous actors. He is the oldest of three children, and has 2 brothers, David and Peter.
Jody Porter Jody Porter is a New York City-based guitarist who has spent the past decade playing and co-singing in the Grammy-nominated powerpop band Fountains of Wayne, which have released three major label albums, including "Welcome Interstate Managers on S-Curve Records (Virgin Records) in 2003- a RIAA-certified Gold LP. The album spawned the hugely popular U.
Jody Reed Jody Eric Reed (born July 26, 1962 in Tampa, Florida) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1987-1997. The 5'9" second baseman played with the Boston Red Sox from 1987-1992, and in 1990 he led the American League with 45 doubles and finished 10th in the AL with 173 hits.
Jody Ridley Jody Ridley (born May 19, 1942, in Chatsworth, Georgia) is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race at Dover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory for Donlavey Racing.
Jody Shelley Jody Shelley (born February 7, 1976) was born in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada, but moved to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia shortly after he was born. He is an ice hockey player in the National Hockey League for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Jody Viviani Jody Viviani (born 25 January 1982 in La Ciotat) is a French footballer who currently plays goalkeeper for AS Saint-Étienne. He is 2nd choice behind Jérémie Janot at the Ligue 1 club, which he joined in the summer of 2005 from Ligue 2 side Montpellier HSC.
Jody Williams Jody Williams (born October 9, 1950 in Putney, Vermont) is an American teacher and aid worker who received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the campaign she led, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). Williams first trained as a teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL), receiving a BA from the University of Vermont in 1972 and a Master's degree in teaching Spanish and ESL from the School for International Training (also in Vermont) in 1974.
Jody-Anne Maxwell Jody-Anne Maxwell from Kingston, Jamaica, was the winner of the 1998 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the age of 12. She was the first contestant from outside the United States and the first African person to win in the history of the competition.
Joe & Mac Joe & Mac (Tatakae Genshijin: Joe & Mac in Japan, also known as Caveman Ninja) is an arcade game by Data East that was later adapted for the Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Amiga and PC.
Joe "Pegleg" Morgan Joe "Pegleg" Morgan (Born April 10, 1929 - Died November 9, 1993) is most notable for being the co-founder of the Mexican Mafia, he eventually became the God Father of the Prison Gang. He also had one leg, at age 18 his other leg had been shot off by the LAPD in East Los Angeles.
Joe (film) Joe is a 1970 film starring Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick, and Susan Sarandon in her film debut. Joe, a construction worker played by Boyle, and a business executive, played by Patrick, search for the latter's missing hippie daughter played by Sarandon.
Joe 1 Joe-1 (or Joe One; USSR version , RDS-1) was the American codename for the first Soviet nuclear weapon test, in reference to Joseph Stalin, the Soviet leader. The bomb was tested on August 29, 1949 at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
Joe 4 Joe 4 (Warhead name: RDS-6s (Reaktivnyi Dvigatel Stalina; Stalin's Rocket Engine)) was an American nickname for the first Soviet test of a thermonuclear weapon and was on August 12, 1953. It was not a "true" hydrogen bomb—it was similar to a "boosted" fission bomb rather than a multi-stage, megaton-range fusion weapon.
Joe 90 Joe 90 is a 1968 Sylvia and Gerry Anderson television series concerning the adventures of a nine-year-old boy, Joe McClaine, set in the years 2012-13. A single season of thirty 25-minute episodes was completed, and it was the last show to be made exclusively using a form of puppetry called "Supermarionation".
Joe Adamov Joe Adamov (ĐĐľŃиф Đдамов) (1920-01-07 - December 2005) was a journalist and presenter on Radio Moscow and its successor the Voice of Russia for over sixty years. Although of Armenian descent, he was born in Batumi, Georgia.
Joe Adcock Joseph Wilbur Adcock (October 30 1927 - May 3 1999) was an American first baseman and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball, best known for his years with the powerful Milwaukee Braves teams of the 1950s, whose career included numerous home run feats. A sure-handed defensive player, he also retired with the third highest career fielding percentage by a first baseman (.
Joe Ahearne Joe Ahearne (born 23 November 1963) is a British television director, best known for his work on several fantasy-based 'cult' programmes. His career began when the short film Latin for a Dark Room won an award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1994, and shortly afterwards he began working for the World Productions independent television production company.
Joe Alaskey Joe Alaskey (born May 26, 1949 in Watervliet, New York) is credited as one of the successors (including Billy West) of the great Mel Blanc in impersonating the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other characters from Warner Bros. cartoons.
Joe Allen Evyagotailak Joe Allen Evyagotailak was born 15 July 1953 in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada. Evyagotailak is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Kugluktuk having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election.
Joe Altobelli Joseph Salvatore Altobelli (born May 26, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American former player, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. In 1983 he succeeded Hall of Fame pilot Earl Weaver as field boss of the Baltimore Orioles and led the O's to their sixth American League pennant and third and most recent World Series championship.
Joe Amato Joe Amato (born June 13, 1944 in Exeter, Pennsylvania) is an American dragster driver, who won the NHRA Top Fuel championship a record five occasions and scored 52 event victories. He was the first driver to exceed 260 mph and 280 mph in competition.
Joe Ambler Joe Ambler (born February 12, 1860, Lascelles Hall, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England and died February 10, 1899, Lascelles Hall, Yorkshire) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Somerset County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast medium bowler and an occasionally wicketkeeper, Ambler played just 8 first-class games.
Joe Ardinger Joe Ardinger is an assistant producer of the Don and Mike Show, with his primary duties being to screen the phone calls that the show receives. This role has earned him the dubbed title "World's Oldest Phone Screener".
Joe Average Joe Average is a Canadian artist who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Diagnosed HIV+ at age 27, Average made the decision to commit the rest of his life to art, and to challenge himself to live by his art.
Joe Awesome Joe Awesome is a fictional comic book character from the Humboldt County comic book company, KEG Comix. Created by Gabi Vaughn, the premise of Joe Awesome is that he's a normal, middle-agd man, a little overweight, a little dull, but pretty much normal.
Joe bar team Joe Bar Team is a famed series of biker comics whose main characters experience all sort of situations and adventures every-day riders encounter often in real life. They were originally released by Vents d'Ouest.
Joe Baca Joseph "Joe" Baca (born January 23 1947), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the California's 43rd congressional district (map).
Joe Baker Joseph Henry "Joe" Baker (July 17, 1940 – October 6, 2003) was an England international footballer. Born in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire childhood growing up in Motherwell, Scotland.
Joe Ballaro Joseph Albert Ballaro (born November 3 1983 in Derby, Connecticut) is the bass guitarist of the Connecticut band Hot Rod Circuit. Before becoming a musician he attended culinary school at Johnson & Wales University.
Joe Bambrick Joe Bambrick, (born in Belfast, 3 November 1905; died in Belfast, 13 October 1983), was a former footballer who at club level played for Chelsea, Walsall, Glentoran, and Linfield. He scored a magnificent 12 goals for Northern Ireland, including six in one game against Wales.
Jocelynne Scutt Jocelynne Scutt (born in June 1947 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian feminist lawyer, writer and commentator. She graduated in law from the University of Western Australia in 1969 and undertook postgraduate studies in law at the University of Sydney, Southern Methodist University and the University of Michigan in the United States, and Cambridge University in England.
Jock (artist) "Jock" is the pseudonym of British comics artist Mark Simpson, most known for his work with Andy Diggle in 2000 AD and on The Losers. His latest projects are Faker, which will be written by Mike Carey, and a return to collaborating with Andy Diggle] on [[Green Arrow|Green Arrow: Year One.
Jock and Trusty Jock and Trusty are two fictional animated dogs from the Disney movie Lady and the Tramp. They later appeared alongside Scamp, the son of Lady and Tramp, in several Disney comics, and were both present in the movie Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure.
Jock Brown Jock Brown is a football commentator for stv and Setanta Sports, previously for BBC Scotland. He started his broadcasting career for BBC Radio Scotland before moving into Scottish Television where he became the main commonator between 1980 and 1990 before joing BBC Scotland where he stayed till 1997.
Jock column During World War II, "Jock columns" were small combined arms groups of armoured cars, artillery, and motorised infantry, generally drawn from the 7th Armoured Division. They were used in the North Africa campaign by the British Army's Western Desert Force to harass Italian forces.
Jock Cameron Jock Cameron (born Horace Brakenridge Cameron and often known as "Herbie" Cameron) was a South African cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s. A tragic figure owing to his premature death when probably the best wicket-keeper in the world, Cameron is often forgotten today but regarded by those who know about him as one of the best wicket keepers in the history of cricket.
Jock D Jock D aka DJ Jock D (Chris Walton, born in Cincinnati Ohio, raised in New York City) is a West Palm Beach, Florida based Miami Bass/Hip-Hop rapper, producer, and scratch DJ, who earned fame as one of the chief creative forces behind Cut It Up Def Records in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.
Jock Hobbs Jock Hobbs (born Michael James Bowie Hobbs on 15 February 1960 in Christchurch) was a New Zealand rugby union player who was an All Blacks flanker who played in 21 tests between 1983 and 1986, with four tests as captain. In recent years he has been more prominent in rugby administration.
Jock Jam Megamix The "Jock Jam Megamix" is a megamix song released during the late nineties, which first goal was to help promote the Jock Jams series of dance compilation CDs. It consists of samples of songs and phrases from popular dance, eurodance and rap recordings, either sport-themed or not, that were released on the second volume of the Jock Jams compilation serie.
Jock James Jonathan "Jock" James (born January 4, 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is the youth pastor of the Abundant Life Church in Bradford. He is also the head of its youth band, RPM, in which he leads vocals and plays acoustic guitar.
Jock Jams Jock Jams is a compilation album series from Tommy Boy records from the mid 1990s that mainly consisted of classic 1980s and 1990s dance music. It also had some house music, hip-hop, classic disco music, megamix music, and some cheerleaders and other sports(wo)men saying phrases.
Jock Lewes Lieutenant Jock Lewes (December 21, 1913 - 31 December, 1941) was an Australian serving as a British officer of the Welsh Guards Regiment in World War II. He is the eponym of the Lewes bomb and was a founder member and principal training officer of the Special Air Service.
Jock McAvoy Jock McAvoy (November 20, 1908–November 20, 1971) was a British boxer who fought from 1927 to 1945. He was born Joseph Bamford McAvoy in Burnley, Lancashire, and during his career held the British and commonwealth middleweight titles.
Jock McHale Medal The Jock McHale Medal is an award given to the coach of the winning premiership team in the Australian Football League. It is named in honour of coaching games record-holder Jock McHale, and has been awarded since 1950.
Jock o' the Side Jock o the Side or Jock O' the Side is Child ballad 187, a border ballad, existing in several variants. The rescue it depicts is recorded solely in popular tradition, although Jock o the Side himself appears to have existed.
Jock of the Bushveld Jock of the Bushveld is a true story by South African author Sir Percy Fitzpatrick. The book tells of FitzPatrick's travels with his dog Jock during the 1880s, when he worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant, journalist and ox-wagon transport-rider in the Bushveld region of the Transvaal (then the South African Republic).
Jock Purdon Jock Purdon (November 16, 1925 - 1998), a poet and songwriter, was born George Purdon in the village of Nitshill near Glasgow. Although Nitshill had been a coal mining village, the mine had closed before Jock grew up and it was a strange twist of fate that saw him spend most of his life as a coal miner in a pit in Chester-le-Street, County Durham in the North East of England.
Jock River The Jock River, often referred to affectionately by local residents as The Mighty Jock, is a tributary of the Rideau River, named after Jacques, a man who drowned in it in the early 19th century. At one time, it was known as the Goodwood River.
Jock series The so-called Jock series albums is a superseries of sports music albums that was started by Tommy Boy records circa 1994. The debut release of Jock Rock has started a generation of albums named "Jock X volume X", however there was a spinoff album of the series entitled Slam Jams abeit omission of the word "Jock".
Jock Scott John Wyeth "Jock" Scott, II, (born June 29, 1947) is a lawyer and college professor in Alexandria, Louisiana, who served three terms in his state's House of Representatives, first as a Democrat (1976-1985) and then as a Republican (1985-1988). He was defeated in a race for the Louisiana State Senate in 1987.
Jock Stein John 'Jock' Stein CBE (5 October, 1922 - 10 September, 1985) was one of the most notable managers in British football history. He is best known for his time as manager of Celtic and for managing the Scottish national football team.
Jock Sturges Jock Sturges (born 1947) is an American photographer, best known for his images of adolescents, usually taken nude. His work, often taken on the nude beaches of California and France, has been the subject of controversy.
Jock Sutherland Dr. John Bain "Jock" Sutherland (March 11, 1889–April 11, 1948) was a highly successful American football coach with both college and professional teams, and an inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Jock tax In the United States the jock tax is the colloquially named income tax levied against visitors to a city or state who earn money in that jurisdiction. Since a state cannot afford to track the many individuals who do business on an itinerant basis, the ones targeted are usually very wealthy and high profile, namely professional athletes.
Jock Tamson's Bairns "We're aw Jock Tamson's Bairns" (Lowland Scots for we're all John Thomson's children) is a saying in Scotland and is known in other parts of the world. Nowadays, the phrase is often used to mean "we're all the same under the skin".
Jock Tiffin Arthur Ernest Tiffin (1896-27 December 1955), commonly known as Jock Tiffin, was the third General Secretary of the British Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). He served for only a few months in 1955 before his death.
Jockey Club The Jockey Club was, until April 2006, responsible for the day-to-day regulation of United Kingdom horse-racing. In conjunction with the British Horseracing Board and the Horserace Betting Levy Board, it was one of the three bodies which provided management for horse racing in the United Kingdom.
Jockey Club Gold Cup The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919, is a prestigious thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up. It is typically the main event of the fall meeting at Belmont Park, just as the Belmont Stakes is of the spring meeting and the Travers Stakes is of the summer meeting at Saratoga.
Jockey Club Government Secondary School Jockey Club Government Secondary School or JCGSS (Chinese language: 賽馬ćśĺ®ç«‹ä¸ĺ¸) is a government funded full time secondary school in Oxford Road at Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. The school was formed in 1960 but classes were held in Perth Street Government School until 1961 when the current building was completed with the generous donation by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (now Hong Kong Jockey Club).
Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course (賽馬ćść»čĄżć´˛ĺ…¬çśľé«çľĺ¤«çĺ ´) is a golf course on Kau Sai Chau, south of Sai Kung in Hong Kong. It is the only golf course that can be played by non-members of the Jockey Club.
Jockey Club Stakes The Jockey Club Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres) at Newmarket's Rowley Mile course in late April / early May.
Jockey deaths Michael Tornambe (1935-1974), an Italian-born American thoroughbred jockey, was killed in a horse racing accident at Waterford Park Race Course, Chester, West Virginia, on February 8, 1974. After nearly losing his life in a spill at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, he stepped away from racing but couldn't stay away.
Jockey Slut Jockey Slut was a British music magazine which ran between 1993 and 2004, focusing mainly on dance music and club culture. It started as a self-published bi-monthly fanzine in 1993 before graduating to a monthly by 1999, following a buy-out from Swinstead Publishing.
Jockey's Ridge Jockey's Ridge is the remnant of what were once huge, mobile, towering sand dunes on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The development of vacation homes has severely encroached on the dunes in the last 20 years.
Jockey-Club de Paris The Jockey Club de Paris is best remembered as a gathering of the cream of nineteenth-century French society. The club still exists at 2 rue Rabelais, and hosts the International Federation of Racing Authorities.
Jocko Marcellino Jocko (born May 12, 1950 in Milton, MA), now starting his fourth decade with Sha Na Na, was the first to walk onstage “greased and ready to rock 'n' roll” in 1969. That same year, the drummer was the youngest performer at the Woodstock Festival.
Jockstrap A jockstrap, also known as a jock or athletic supporter, is a type of men's undergarment designed for use in sports or other activities, such as during the recovery from a vasectomy. They are sometimes worn by some people as general, everyday underwear.
Jocky Wilson's Darts Challenge Jocky Wilson's Darts Challenge, is a computer game of darts, created after famous darts champion Jocky Wilson. The game was published by Zeppelin Games and was released in 1989 for the Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC and Amiga.
Jocoseria Jocoseria is a collection of short poems by Robert Browning, first published in 1883. Effectively a continuation of the Dramatic Idyls series, the book was not well-received by critics at the time and has continued to be considered one of the poet's least effective collections, aside from the famous prologue to the collection.
Jodavino JODAVINO were formed in June 2005 by brother and sister duo Joe and Aoibheann Carey. Having collaborated on many different musical projects in the past, the pair realised that their futures lay in combining vocal and songwriting talents.
Jodeci Jodeci was an American musical group, active from 1990 to 1996, whose repertoire included R&B, soul music, and new jack swing. The group consisted of two pairs of brothers from Charlotte, North Carolina: the DeGrates (Donald "DeVante Swing" DeGrate, the group founder/leader, and Dalvin DeGrate) and the Haileys (main lead singer Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and second lead singer Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey).
Jodeen Carney Jodeen Terese Carney (born December 9, 1965) is an Australian politician. She has been a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since September 2001, representing the Alice Springs-based electorate of Araluen.
Jodelle Ferland Jodelle Micah Ferland (born October 9, 1994 in Nanaimo, British Columbia) is a young Canadian actress. She made her movie debut at age 4 in the TV-movie Mermaid, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination, making her the youngest nominee in Emmy history.
Jodhaa Akbar Jodhaa-Akbar (Hindi: अक्बर जोधा, Urdu: اکب جŮدھا) is a forthcoming film, to be released in 2007. It is being directed and produced by Ashutosh Gowariker, the director of Oscar-nominated Lagaan.
Jodhpur Division Jodhpur Division is one of the administrative geographical unit, called a division, of Rajasthan state, India. The division comprises of six districts, namely, Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Pali, Sirohi.
Jodhpur Park Jodhpur Park is a locality in the city of Kolkata. It is a posh and typical south Kolkata locality and is surrounded by Dhakuria in the north, the Gariahat Road (South) in the east, Prince Anwar Shah Road in the south and the Lake Gardens area in the west.
Jodi Albert Jodi Albert (born 22 July 1983 in Chingford, London) is an English actress, glamour model and singer. She is probably best known for playing Debbie Dean in the British soap opera Hollyoaks, on Channel 4 on British TV.
Jodi Benson Jodi Benson (born October 10, 1961) is an American voice actress and singer, best known for providing the voice of Disney's Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid and its sequels. She was born in Rockford, Illinois, attended Millikin University, and currently lives in north Georgia with her husband Ray Benson (not the Ray Benson of band "Asleep At The Wheel").
Jodi Eichelberger Jodi Eichelberger is an actor, writer, director, and composer whose roles include Stingy on the television series LazyTown. He performed in the original cast of the Tony award-winning musical Avenue Q on Broadway.
Jodi Forrest Jodi Forrest is an American stage and voice actress currently living in Paris, France. She is currently best known for voicing Elisabeth "Sissi" Delmas in the French animated television series, Code Lyoko.
Jodi Huisentruit Jodi Sue Huisentruit (born June 5, 1968) was a television news anchor for KIMT, based in Mason City, Iowa in the United States. It is believed that she was abducted while on her way to work in the early morning hours of June 27, 1995.
Jodi Martin Jodi Martin (born Jodi Miranda Martin on November 6, 1976) is an Australian singer-songwriter living in Sydney. Her professional music career began in mid-1996 while she was still a student at Southern Cross University, when she got be the opening act for Arlo Guthrie first Australian tour.
Jodi White Jodi White was Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister's Office under The Right Honourable Kim Campbell. She is currently the President of the Public Policy Forum, an independent, national, non-profit organization with a mandate to promote better public policy and better public management through dialogue among leaders from the public, private, labour and voluntary sectors.
Jodie Carn Jodie Carn (born in 1948 in Santa Monica, California) is a cable television show host on Time Warner Public Access Cable and former actor and dancer. She is the daughter of Dona Massinwho choreographed several scenes in the film The Wizard of Oz].
Jodie Dry Jodie Dry (born January 20 1974) is most famously known for her roles as Nicole Brown (a former model and Joe Hill's one time girlfriend) in White Collar Blue and Biddy Marchant (replacing Sophie Heathcote) in ABC'S Grassroots. She has also had some roles on other television shows including All Saints , Farscape, Stingers and Wilside.
Jodie Kidd Jodie Kidd (born 25 September, 1978 in Surrey, England) is an English fashion model. Thought of as one of the catwalk's most beautiful models, Kidd has also dabbled in TV (playing minor roles in Mad Cows and Prince Valiant).
Jodie Meeks Jodie Meeks (born August 21, 1987 in Norcross, GA) is an American basketball player who began playing for University of Kentucky in the 2006-07 season. He attended Norcross High School in Norcross, where he led them to their first state basketball championship in 2006 under coach Eddie Martin.
Jodo , meaning "the way of the jĹŤ", or , meaning "the art/science of the jĹŤ" is a Japanese martial art using short staves called jĹŤ. The art is similar to bĹŤjutsu, and is strongly focused upon defense against the Japanese sword.
Jodo Shinshu Jōdo Shinshū (浄土真宗 "True Pure Land School"), also known as Shin Buddhism, was founded by the once Tendai Japanese monk Shinran Shonin. In modern times Jodo Shinshu can be contrasted with Jodo Shu, founded by Shinran's teacher Honen.
Jodocus Hondius Jodocus Hondius (October 14, 1563—February 12, 1612), sometimes called Jodocus Hondius the Elder to distinguish him from his son) was a Flemish artist, engraver, and cartographer. He is best known for his early maps of the New World and Europe, for re-establishing the reputation of the work of Gerard Mercator, and for his portraits of Francis Drake.
Jodrell Bank Observatory The Jodrell Bank Observatory (originally the Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, then the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories from 1966 to 1999) is an observatory that hosts a number of radio telescopes, and is part of the University of Manchester. It is located near Goostrey and Holmes Chapel in Cheshire in the north-west of England.
Jody Davis Jody Richard Davis (born November 12, 1956 in Gainesville, Georgia) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves. He is currently the manager of the Daytona Cubs.
Jody Dobrowski Jody Dobrowski (1981 - October 14 2005) was a 24-year old assistant bar manager who was murdered on Clapham Common in south London. He was beaten to death with punches and kicks by two men who perceived him to be gay, and who had attacked men previously on Clapham Common.
Jody Evans Jody Evans (born November 15, 1976) is an American country music performer who first gained national attention in 2005 as a contestant on the third season of Nashville Star, where he finished in third place out of over 10,000 auditioners. Evans was raised in Donaldson, Arkansas where he later became a police officer in nearby Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
Jody Gage Jody Gage (born November 29, 1959, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted in the third round, 45th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.
Jody Gerut Joseph Diego "Jody" Gerut (born September 18, 1977 in Elmhurst, Illinois) is a right fielder who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He attended Willowbrook High School, and later Stanford University.
Jody Gormley Jody Gormley is a former Gaelic Footballer for Tyrone, and London. He also played a coaching role for Down following his retirement from Inter-County playing, and has now assumed the role of Antrim football manager.
Jody Hull Jody Hull (born February 2, 1969 in Petrolia, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played 831 NHL games between 1988 and 2004. He spent his career with the Hartford Whalers, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers.
Jody Kollapen Commissioner Jody Kollapen joined the SAHRC in December 1996, after five years with Lawyers for Human Rights, which he joined in 1991 to co-ordinate the Political Prisoners' Release Programme. He then spent two years as a Projects Director before being appointed National Director in 1995.
Jody McCrea Jody McCrea (born September 6, 1934 in Los Angeles, California) born Joel Dee McCrea, is the son of Frances Dee and Joel McCrea, both famous actors. He is the oldest of three children, and has 2 brothers, David and Peter.
Jody Porter Jody Porter is a New York City-based guitarist who has spent the past decade playing and co-singing in the Grammy-nominated powerpop band Fountains of Wayne, which have released three major label albums, including "Welcome Interstate Managers on S-Curve Records (Virgin Records) in 2003- a RIAA-certified Gold LP. The album spawned the hugely popular U.
Jody Reed Jody Eric Reed (born July 26, 1962 in Tampa, Florida) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1987-1997. The 5'9" second baseman played with the Boston Red Sox from 1987-1992, and in 1990 he led the American League with 45 doubles and finished 10th in the AL with 173 hits.
Jody Ridley Jody Ridley (born May 19, 1942, in Chatsworth, Georgia) is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race at Dover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory for Donlavey Racing.
Jody Shelley Jody Shelley (born February 7, 1976) was born in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada, but moved to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia shortly after he was born. He is an ice hockey player in the National Hockey League for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Jody Viviani Jody Viviani (born 25 January 1982 in La Ciotat) is a French footballer who currently plays goalkeeper for AS Saint-Étienne. He is 2nd choice behind Jérémie Janot at the Ligue 1 club, which he joined in the summer of 2005 from Ligue 2 side Montpellier HSC.
Jody Williams Jody Williams (born October 9, 1950 in Putney, Vermont) is an American teacher and aid worker who received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the campaign she led, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). Williams first trained as a teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL), receiving a BA from the University of Vermont in 1972 and a Master's degree in teaching Spanish and ESL from the School for International Training (also in Vermont) in 1974.
Jody-Anne Maxwell Jody-Anne Maxwell from Kingston, Jamaica, was the winner of the 1998 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the age of 12. She was the first contestant from outside the United States and the first African person to win in the history of the competition.
Joe & Mac Joe & Mac (Tatakae Genshijin: Joe & Mac in Japan, also known as Caveman Ninja) is an arcade game by Data East that was later adapted for the Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Amiga and PC.
Joe "Pegleg" Morgan Joe "Pegleg" Morgan (Born April 10, 1929 - Died November 9, 1993) is most notable for being the co-founder of the Mexican Mafia, he eventually became the God Father of the Prison Gang. He also had one leg, at age 18 his other leg had been shot off by the LAPD in East Los Angeles.
Joe (film) Joe is a 1970 film starring Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick, and Susan Sarandon in her film debut. Joe, a construction worker played by Boyle, and a business executive, played by Patrick, search for the latter's missing hippie daughter played by Sarandon.
Joe 1 Joe-1 (or Joe One; USSR version , RDS-1) was the American codename for the first Soviet nuclear weapon test, in reference to Joseph Stalin, the Soviet leader. The bomb was tested on August 29, 1949 at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
Joe 4 Joe 4 (Warhead name: RDS-6s (Reaktivnyi Dvigatel Stalina; Stalin's Rocket Engine)) was an American nickname for the first Soviet test of a thermonuclear weapon and was on August 12, 1953. It was not a "true" hydrogen bomb—it was similar to a "boosted" fission bomb rather than a multi-stage, megaton-range fusion weapon.
Joe 90 Joe 90 is a 1968 Sylvia and Gerry Anderson television series concerning the adventures of a nine-year-old boy, Joe McClaine, set in the years 2012-13. A single season of thirty 25-minute episodes was completed, and it was the last show to be made exclusively using a form of puppetry called "Supermarionation".
Joe Adamov Joe Adamov (ĐĐľŃиф Đдамов) (1920-01-07 - December 2005) was a journalist and presenter on Radio Moscow and its successor the Voice of Russia for over sixty years. Although of Armenian descent, he was born in Batumi, Georgia.
Joe Adcock Joseph Wilbur Adcock (October 30 1927 - May 3 1999) was an American first baseman and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball, best known for his years with the powerful Milwaukee Braves teams of the 1950s, whose career included numerous home run feats. A sure-handed defensive player, he also retired with the third highest career fielding percentage by a first baseman (.
Joe Ahearne Joe Ahearne (born 23 November 1963) is a British television director, best known for his work on several fantasy-based 'cult' programmes. His career began when the short film Latin for a Dark Room won an award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1994, and shortly afterwards he began working for the World Productions independent television production company.
Joe Alaskey Joe Alaskey (born May 26, 1949 in Watervliet, New York) is credited as one of the successors (including Billy West) of the great Mel Blanc in impersonating the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other characters from Warner Bros. cartoons.
Joe Allen Evyagotailak Joe Allen Evyagotailak was born 15 July 1953 in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada. Evyagotailak is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Kugluktuk having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election.
Joe Altobelli Joseph Salvatore Altobelli (born May 26, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American former player, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. In 1983 he succeeded Hall of Fame pilot Earl Weaver as field boss of the Baltimore Orioles and led the O's to their sixth American League pennant and third and most recent World Series championship.
Joe Amato Joe Amato (born June 13, 1944 in Exeter, Pennsylvania) is an American dragster driver, who won the NHRA Top Fuel championship a record five occasions and scored 52 event victories. He was the first driver to exceed 260 mph and 280 mph in competition.
Joe Ambler Joe Ambler (born February 12, 1860, Lascelles Hall, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England and died February 10, 1899, Lascelles Hall, Yorkshire) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Somerset County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast medium bowler and an occasionally wicketkeeper, Ambler played just 8 first-class games.
Joe Ardinger Joe Ardinger is an assistant producer of the Don and Mike Show, with his primary duties being to screen the phone calls that the show receives. This role has earned him the dubbed title "World's Oldest Phone Screener".
Joe Average Joe Average is a Canadian artist who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Diagnosed HIV+ at age 27, Average made the decision to commit the rest of his life to art, and to challenge himself to live by his art.
Joe Awesome Joe Awesome is a fictional comic book character from the Humboldt County comic book company, KEG Comix. Created by Gabi Vaughn, the premise of Joe Awesome is that he's a normal, middle-agd man, a little overweight, a little dull, but pretty much normal.
Joe bar team Joe Bar Team is a famed series of biker comics whose main characters experience all sort of situations and adventures every-day riders encounter often in real life. They were originally released by Vents d'Ouest.
Joe Baca Joseph "Joe" Baca (born January 23 1947), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the California's 43rd congressional district (map).
Joe Baker Joseph Henry "Joe" Baker (July 17, 1940 – October 6, 2003) was an England international footballer. Born in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire childhood growing up in Motherwell, Scotland.
Joe Ballaro Joseph Albert Ballaro (born November 3 1983 in Derby, Connecticut) is the bass guitarist of the Connecticut band Hot Rod Circuit. Before becoming a musician he attended culinary school at Johnson & Wales University.
Joe Bambrick Joe Bambrick, (born in Belfast, 3 November 1905; died in Belfast, 13 October 1983), was a former footballer who at club level played for Chelsea, Walsall, Glentoran, and Linfield. He scored a magnificent 12 goals for Northern Ireland, including six in one game against Wales.
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