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Addelman
Addelman is a surname of German origin, and means "nobleman", being a combination of "adel" (nobility) and "mann" (man). Notable people with the surname include: *Ben Addelman (born 1977), Canadian filmmaker *Rebecca Addelman Rebecca Addelman (born 1981) is a Canadian comedian, writer, director and actress living in Los Angeles, California. She was a contributing staff writer on Fox's sitcom ''New Girl''. Background and education Addelman is from Ottawa, Ontario.She ... (born 1981), Canadian comedian, writer, director, and actress See also * Adelman {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Addelman
Rebecca Addelman (born 1981) is a Canadian comedian, writer, director and actress living in Los Angeles, California. She was a contributing staff writer on Fox's sitcom ''New Girl''. Background and education Addelman is from Ottawa, Ontario.She was born in a Jewish family. She received a B.A. in literature at the University of Toronto and studied comedy writing and performance at Humber College. After several years working as a copy-editor and performing stand-up comedy, Addelman moved to Los Angeles in 2008. Career While performing stand-up comedy in Canada, Addelman was nominated for The Cream of Comedy and wrote humor articles for The Walrus and ''Toro Magazine'', where she has a bi-monthly column. Addelman performs with Toronto comedians Holly Prazoff and Inessa Frantowski as "HIR". She has also appeared as a panelist on the Much Music show Video on Trial. Addelman has written for the ''CURRENT TV'' animated sketch-comedy show SuperNews!, as well as appearing in the ''HEEB'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Addelman
Ben Addelman (born 1977) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is known for directing four documentaries: ''Discordia'', '' Bombay Calling'', ''Nollywood Babylon'', and ''Kivalina vs. Exxon''. Besides directing, he is known for work as a cinematographer, screenwriter and sound designer. Career His first film ''Discordia'' (2004) co-directed with Samir Mallal follows three students during the aftermath of the Netenyahu Incident at Concordia University in Montreal in 2002. His second film, '' Bombay Calling'' (2006) also co-directed with Samir Mallal follows the lives of telemarketers working outsourced jobs in a call center in Bombay (Mumbai), India. Both films were produced by Adam Symansky from the National Film Board of Canada. His third film, ''Nollywood Babylon'' (2008) with co-director Samir Mallal, a documentary co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada in association with the Documentary Channel is about the explosive popularity of Nigerian movies. His fourth film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
