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Alias
Alias may refer to: * Pseudonym * Pen name * Nickname Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film * ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006 * ''Alias the Jester'', a 1995 British animated series * ''Alias – the Bad Man'', a 1931 American Western film Gaming * ''Alias'' (board game) * Alias (''Forgotten Realms''), a fictional character in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * ''Alias'' (video game), 2004, based on the TV series Literature * ''Alias'' (comics), an American comic book series * Alias Enterprises, an American publishing company Music * Alias (band), a Canadian rock supergroup ** ''Alias'' (album), 1990 * ''Alias'' (The Magic Numbers album), 2014 * ''Alias'' (EP), by Shygirl, 2020 * Alias (musician) (Brendon Whitney, 1976–2018), an American rapper * Alias (Ryan Tedder, born 1979), American singer, songwriter and record producer * Alias Records, a record label * "Alias", a song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias (TV Series)
''Alias'' is an American action thriller and science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons from September 30, 2001, to May 22, 2006. It stars Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, a double agent for the Central Intelligence Agency posing as an operative for SD-6, a worldwide criminal and espionage organization. Main co-stars throughout all five seasons included Michael Vartan as Michael Vaughn, Ron Rifkin as Arvin Sloane, and Victor Garber as Jack Bristow. The first two seasons of ''Alias'' mainly explore Sydney's obligation to hide her true career from her friends and family as she assumes multiple aliases to carry out missions as well as her efforts to take down SD-6 with the help of the CIA. The series' later seasons deal with multiple character and plot driven storylines, with a recurring focus on the search for and recovery of artifacts created by Milo Rambaldi, a fictitious Renaissance-era figure with similarities to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias (Forgotten Realms)
Alias is a fictional character in the ''Forgotten Realms'' campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Alias is the main character of ''Azure Bonds''. She also appeared in the computer game, ''Curse of the Azure Bonds'' which was based on the book. Alias later appears in the sequel ''Song of the Saurials'', and the standalone book ''Masquerades (novel), Masquerades''. Alias is an artificial being crafted by magic as a private assassin, slave and tool of those who created her. She is neither truly human, nor a crude golem or homounculous; but a truly living being with a soul; which was provided by her companion, the saurial paladin known as Dragonbait. As such, she takes the place of a 'non-born child' in fulfilling an ancient prophecy to free the Darkbringer, Moander. Fictional character biography As detailed in ''Azure Bonds'', Alias awakens in a tavern room. She soon discovers that she has a newly acquired azure colored tattoo imprinted on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias (band)
Alias was a Canadian rock supergroup, formed in 1988 in Toronto by songwriter/lead vocalist Freddy Curci and songwriter/lead guitarist Steve DeMarchi of the Canadian arena rock band Sheriff, along with Heart founding members Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen, and Mike Derosier. History ''Alias'' 1988–1992 Curci and DeMarchi were members of the Canadian rock band Sheriff from 1979 to 1985. Sheriff's popularity in the club circuit garnered the attention of Capitol Records, which led to their self-titled album ''Sheriff''. Sheriff's singles, particularly " When I'm with You", received a large amount of airplay and reached No. 1 in Canada. Although promotion and distribution problems stalled the record's initial American momentum, the song reached No. 61 on the ''Billboard'' charts. Reports of fans not being able to buy the record in stores plagued Sheriff's American tour. Rigorous touring, frustration and disappointments caused tensions that split the band; Sheriff disbanded in 1985. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autodesk Alias
Autodesk Alias (formerly known as Alias StudioTools) is a family of computer-aided industrial design (CAID) software predominantly used in automotive design and industrial design for generating class A surfaces using Bézier surface and non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) modeling method. The product is sold specifically as CAID rather than CAD, and its tools and abilities are oriented more towards the "styling" aspect of design - that is to say, the product's housing and outer appearance. It does not go into mechanical detail like other CAD programs such as Siemens NX, Inventor, CATIA, Creo and SolidWorks. History Alias Research Alias software was developed by four computer scientists: Stephen Bingham, Nigel McGrath, Susan McKenna and David Springer to create an easy-to-use software package to produce realistic 3D models. In 1983, Alias Research was founded at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Alias unveiled its first product Alias/1 in 1985 at SIGGRAPH '85 in San Francisco. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias (comics)
''Alias'' is a comic book series created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos. It was published by Marvel Comics under Marvel's MAX imprint for a total of 28 issues from 2001 to 2004. The protagonist of ''Alias'' is Jessica Jones, a former costumed superhero named Jewel who left that life behind to become a private investigator. The running thread is Jessica's character development, as the layers of her past and personality are revealed to the reader while, simultaneously, she tries to come to terms with them herself. Characters from the series moved to Bendis' subsequent series '' The Pulse''. ''Alias'' was the basis of the first season of the Netflix Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series '' Jessica Jones'', which premiered in November 2015. '' Jessica Jones'', a follow-up ongoing series to ''Alias'' created by Bendis and Gaydos as a tie-in to the television series, began publication in 2016. Publication history ''Alias'' was one of the titles th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias Systems Corporation
Alias Systems Corporation (formerly Alias Research, Alias Wavefront), headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was a software company that produced high-end 3D graphics software. Alias was eventually bought by Autodesk. History Alias Systems Corporation was founded by Stephen Bingham, Nigel McGrath, Susan McKenna, and David Springer in 1983. The company was initially funded by a $61,000 grant from the National Research Council, scientific research tax credits, and the founders personal funds. In 1984, while sitting in a Detroit restaurant during the SIGGRAPH conference, the founders decided to name the company Alias because its only revenue came from Springer's work on an anti-aliasing program for Silicon Graphics International. In 1985, at SIGGRAPH the company released Alias 1, which used cardinal splines instead of polygon meshes with straight lines. In 1989, Alias 2 was used to produce ''The Abyss'' which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects that year. In 1990, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias The Jester
''Alias the Jester'' is a British animated series created by Cosgrove Hall Films, airing in 13 episodes on ITV starting on 13 November 1985. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation aired the show in 1987 during their after school timeslot and is considered one of the Classic ABC shows. GBC TV in Gibraltar aired the series several times in the late 1980s, mainly as a filler during the children's 6:30pm–7:30pm weekday slot. Synopsis The show follows the adventures of a time traveller by the name of Alias and his dog-like companion Boswell. After their malfunctioning ship gets stuck in the Earth's magnetic pole, they crash-land in a Middle Age kingdom called Houghton Bottoms, ruled by the diminutive King Arthur and his Queen Edith. Taking up a secret identity of sorts as Alias the Jester, he gains employment at the court and befriends the bumbling court wizard Meredith. When the situation calls for it, Alias instantly changes back into his red uniform, which enables him to fly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias (video Game)
''Alias'' is a 3D third-person stealth/action video game developed by Acclaim Studios Cheltenham (being the last game developed by them before their closure) and published by Acclaim Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. It is based on the television series ''Alias''. The plot was written by Breen Frazier and the game features the voices of the cast principals. The score was composed by Michael Giacchino, and adapted by Chris Tilton. The game was released in 2004, and has a rating of T. The game is set between episodes 19 and 20 of season 2. Plot When CIA agent, Sydney Bristow, is called in to work on her day off, she knows there must be something serious going down. The order came from the CIA's best mind: her father, Jack Bristow. A fellow operative, Agent Jacobs, has disappeared under suspicious circumstances. His last communiqué to the CIA contained highly sensitive intelligence regarding Sydney's nemesis, Anna Espinosa, formerly a top agent for K- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias Enterprises
Alias Enterprises is an American publishing company. Their main divisions are Alias Comics (all-ages comic books) and Cross Culture (Christian comic books). Based in San Diego, California, it was founded in January 2005 by Brett Burner and Mike S. Miller. They publish comics such as ''Lullaby (comics), Lullaby'', ''Tenth Muse, The 10th Muse'', ''Isis (Bluewater Comics), The Legend of Isis'', and ''Sixgun Samurai''. History Alias was founded by artist Mike S. Miller and publisher Brett Burner (also owner of Lamp Post Publications). In January 2005, they launched their first productions through Image Comics filling a virtually untapped market with three all-ages titles: ''Lullaby: Wisdom Seeker'', ''Lions, Tigers and Bears (comics), Lions, Tigers and Bears'', and ''The Imaginaries''. All three were successful projects in the independent marketplace, particularly ''Lullaby'', which has seen continuing success since its initial release. Also in 2005, Alias expanded into a self-publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias (board Game)
''Alias'' is a board game, where the objective of the players is to explain words to each other. Hence, ''Alias'' is similar to ''Taboo'', but the only forbidden word in the explanations is the word to be explained. The game is played in teams of varying size, and fits well as a party game for larger crowds. The game is very competitive. ''Alias'' has been developed in Finland and is produced by Nelostuote Oy under the brand name Tactic. The game has been on the market since the early 1990s and is one of the most popular party games in Finland. Over the years, many different versions of the board game have appeared: As well as the ''New Alias'', the ''Alias'' family currently also includes the ''Junior Alias'' for children, the ''Alias'' travel game, and as the newest introduction, DVD ''Alias''. The name The name ''Alias'' comes from the word ''alias'', meaning ''also known as''. Basic ''Alias'' The board in ''Alias'' is a "path" consisting of sequential curving numbers on a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias (musician)
Brendon Whitney (April 5, 1976 – March 30, 2018), better known by his stage name Alias, was a producer and rapper from Hollis, Maine. He was a co-founder of the indie hip hop record label Anticon. History Alias originally performed as a rapper with Sole in the group Live Poets. He also produced his own songs, but would still rap over another producer's beats. He moved to California in 1999 to start the label Anticon, as well as to focus on his music. Later on, as Alias began working with Anticon, he produced tracks for the emcees on the label. In 2002, Alias released his first solo album ''The Other Side of the Looking Glass''. He produced and rapped on the album. After that, Alias moved away from rapping to focus solely on production. His production work also moved away from sampling and began to involve more synthesizers and instruments such as guitar. He released his first instrumental album ''Muted'' in 2003. The compilation of his remix works, ''Collected Remixes'', w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias (album)
''Alias'' is the self-titled debut album from the Canadian rock band Alias (band), Alias, released in 1990 by Capitol Records. The single "More Than Words Can Say" reached No. 1 in Canada and No. 2 in the United States. A third single, "Waiting for Love (Alias song), Waiting for Love", was released in early 1991 and peaked at No. 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Track listing # "Say What I Wanna Say" (F. Curci, S. DeMarchi) (4:45) # "Haunted Heart" (F. Curci, S. DeMarchi, S. Diamond) (3:52) # "Waiting for Love (Alias song), Waiting for Love" (B. Walker, J. Paris) (4:38) # "The Power" (F. Curci, S. DeMarchi) (4:26) # "Heroes" (F. Curci, S. DeMarchi) (5:22) # "What to Do" (F. Curci, S. DeMarchi) (4:18) # "After All the Love Is Gone" (F. Curci, S. DeMarchi, R. Neigher, J. Paris) (4:17) # "More Than Words Can Say" (F. Curci, S. DeMarchi) (3:54) # "One More Chance" (R. Neigher, Fee Waybill, J. Dexter) (3:37) # "True Emotion" (F. Curci, S. DeMarchi) (4:59) # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
