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Chris Bell (soccer)
Chris or Christopher Bell may refer to: *Chris Bell (American musician) (1951–1978), singer-songwriter and guitarist of the band Big Star * Chris Bell (American football) (born 1976), American football offensive tackle *Chris Bell, Australian musician, half of The Allen Brothers *Christopher Bell (businessman) (born 1957), British businessman * Chris Bell (poker player) (born 1971), American professional poker player *Chris Bell (politician) (born 1959), former US Congressman * Chris Bell (rugby union) (born 1983), rugby union footballer * Chris Bell (director) (born 1972), American director and writer *Christopher Bell (scholar) (1974–2009), disability studies scholar *Christopher Bell (racing driver) (born 1994), NASCAR driver * Christopher C. Bell (born 1933), American writer *Chris Bell (British Army officer), British Army officer *Christopher Bell (Mississippi politician) Christopher M. "Chris" Bell (born August 13, 1970) is an American politician serving as a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bell (American Musician)
Christopher Branford Bell (January 12, 1951December 27, 1978) was an American musician, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Along with Alex Chilton, he led the power pop band Big Star through its first album ''#1 Record'' (1972). He also pursued a solo career throughout the mid-1970s, resulting in the posthumous '' I Am the Cosmos'' LP. AllMusic Guide praised Bell as "one of the unsung heroes of American pop music" and noted his lasting impression, saying: "Despite a life marked by tragedy and a career crippled by commercial indifference, the singer/songwriter's slim body of recorded work proved massively influential on the generations of indie rockers who emerged in his wake." Bell's catalog of proto-alternative rock has inspired the likes of Beck, R.E.M., Teenage Fanclub, Pixies, Primal Scream, Afghan Whigs, Pete Yorn, Wilco, The Posies, and The Replacements, all of whom have covered his music or expressed their admiration for Big Star in the press. His life was documented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bell (American Football)
Chris Bell (born November 6, 1976) is a former American Football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers and in the Arena Football League with the Toronto Phantoms, the Carolina Cobras, and the Georgia Force. Bell played college football for the University of Cincinnati under head coach, Rick Minter. Bell also attended Northmont High School Northmont High School is a public high school in Clayton, Ohio. It is the primary high school in the Northmont City School District. The school serves approximately 1700 students from the communities of northern Montgomery County, including Clay ... in Clayton, OH. References Cincinnati Bearcats football players 1976 births Living people Players of American football from Dayton, Ohio Green Bay Packers players {{offensive-lineman-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Allen Brothers (Australia)
The Allen Brothers were an Australian cabaret act of Peter Allen and singer and guitarist Chris Bell. Allen was then Peter Woolnough, when at the age of fifteen he met Chris Bell, part of a singing duo, The Two Shades. When the other member of The Two Shades departed it was Bell's father who picked the name Allen Brothers for Chris and Peter. They also sang with The Barry Sisters, an Australian backing group unrelated to the American Barry Sisters. The duo broke up at the same time as Allen's marriage to Liza Minnelli and Chris Bell went to America and formed a touring band called Boomerang in the 70's . Musical Duo ''Formation (1959-1960)'' Upon their formation in 1959, Chris Bell and Peter Allen began performing folk-pop as the Allen Brothers in nightclubs in Surfers Paradise and the wider Gold Coast region. It was in the same year that they made their professional debut as a musical duo with a paid performance at the Grand Hotel in Coolangatta. The duo also performed on s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Bell (businessman)
Christopher Bell (born 18 November 1957) is a British businessman who was Chief Executive Officer of Ladbrokes from 2006 until May 2010. He is currently Chairman of OnTheMarket, Team17 Team17 Group plc is a British video game developer and publisher based in Wakefield, England. The venture was created in December 1990 through the merger of British publisher 17-Bit Software and Swedish developer Team 7. At the time, the two co ... and XL Media plc. He was educated at Mexborough Grammar School and Wolverhampton Polytechnic. He was previously Chairman of Game until March 2012, and is a former Chairman of Business in Sport and Leisure. References 1957 births Living people Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton British businesspeople Team17 Video game businesspeople {{UK-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bell (poker Player)
Christopher Bell (born July 26, 1971 in St. Pauls, North Carolina) is an American professional poker player from Raleigh, North Carolina who won the 2010 World Series of Poker $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event. He has also made three final tables at the World Poker Tour (WPT). World Series of Poker Bell has 14 cashes at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) which includes four final tables with one bracelet. He won his bracelet at the 2010 World Series of Poker in the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event, earning $327,040 after defeating professional poker player Dan Shak during heads-up play, other professionals at the final table included English professional Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott (3rd), Eight time bracelet winner and 1988 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Erik Seidel (5th), Dutch Pro Rob Hollink (7th), and three time bracelet winner and 1981 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Perry Green (8th). Bell almost won a bracele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bell (politician)
Robert Christopher Bell (born November 23, 1959) is an American politician, attorney, and former journalist. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and South Texas College of Law. Bell served five years on the Houston City Council from 1997 to 2001, followed by one term in the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 25th congressional district, Texas's 25th Congressional District in Houston from 2003 to 2005. Bell then became the Democratic nominee in the 2006 Texas gubernatorial election, 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas, losing to Republican Party (United States), Republican incumbent Governor Rick Perry by 406,450 votes (Perry 39% versus Bell 30%) in a fractured general election campaign that also drew in two significant independent challengers. Bell, a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, is currently an attorney specializing in personal injury and commercial litigation. Prior to practicing law, Bell had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bell (rugby Union)
Chris Bell (born 7 January 1983) is a retired rugby union footballer who played centre with Leeds, Harlequins, Sale Sharks and Wasps. During his time at Leeds he helped them win the 2004–05 Powergen Cup, in the final of which Bell scored a try. He is the older brother of London Irish London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While ... player Tommy Bell. He retired in 2015 after a shoulder injury. Honours * Powergen Cup/Anglo-Welsh Cup titles: 1 **2005 External linksSale profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bell (director)
Chris Bell (born November 3, 1972) is an American director, producer and writer, known for his documentaries '' Bigger, Stronger, Faster*'' (2008 as Christopher Bell), '' Trophy Kids'', ''Prescription Thugs'' (2015), and ''A Leaf Of Faith'' (2018). His work is focused on the impact that society has on our consumption and addictions, especially to prescription drugs. In the 1980s, purportedly during or after high school, Bell sold gym memberships and became a writer for the WWE, composing storylines for Dwayne Johnson, Steve Austin and John Cena. ----This is an interview with Chris Bell; however, the citation only draws from the preface material before the content of the interview. Personal life Bell is the brother of Mark Bell and Mike Bell, both of whom were featured in '' Bigger, Stronger, Faster*''. All three were overweight as children and strove, through competitive living and wrestling and, in the case of Bell, steroid use to emulate celebrities Hulk Hogan, Sylvester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Bell (scholar)
Christopher M. Bell (1974-December 25, 2009) was a disability studies scholar working in the area of HIV/AIDS, race and ethnicity. He was the former president of the Society for Disability Studies and contributed to national discussions about race, ethnicity and disability studies. His posthumously published anthology, ''Blackness and Disability: Critical Examinations and Cultural Interventions'', grew from his early critique of disability studies as a "white discipline" that ignored the racial dimensions of studying disability. His 2006 essay, "Introducing White Disability Studies: A Modest Proposal," was published in the second edition of the ''Disability Studies Reader'' and established him as a notable disability studies scholar. Education and professional background From August 2008 until the time of his death, Bell was an ARRT Fellow at the Center for Human Policy, Law and Disability Studies at Syracuse University. At Towson University in Maryland from 2006 to 2008, Bell wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Bell (racing Driver)
Christopher David Bell (born December 16, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver and a Toyota Racing Development driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. He is the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion. Racing career Early career and dirt track racing Bell began his racing career in micro sprints at I-44 Riverside Speedway in the early 2000s. He earned the Lucas Oil ASCS2 Championship in 2010 before winning the 66 Mike Phillips Memorial micro-sprint car race in 2011. The following year, he finished second in the Short Track Nationals at I-30 Speedway, a race sanctioned by the American Sprint Car Series. In 2013, he joined Keith Kunz Motorsports in USAC racing, replacing Kyle Larson. On October 31, he joined CH Motorsports' sprint car racing program. Bell concluded 2013 as the USAC National Midget Champion. In 2014, he began racing asphalt Super Late Models for Kyle Busch Motor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher C
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general * Christopher Lekapenos (died 931) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bell (British Army Officer)
Major General Christopher James Bell, is a former British Army officer. Bell served in both the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. Military career After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in geography Bell was commissioned into the Scots Guards, alongside Ben Wallace, later the UK Defence Secretary. Bell's military career began with active service tours and public service. His Northern Irish service led to his promotion to Platoon Commander, Company Second-in-Command, Adjutant and Officer Commanding. His public duties involved acting as an Ensign at Queen Elizabeth II's 1997 birthday parade. He was deployed to Iraq in 2003 where he took part in Operation Telic. Afghanistan At the age of 35 he commanded a Mechanized battalion during the Battle of Musa Qala in Helmand Province. Speaking subsequently to the investigative journalist Stephen Grey, Bell recalled the situation being "in a pretty bad way" on their arrival, British positions being under heavy mort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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