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Chris King (game Designer)
Chris or Christopher King may refer to: *Christopher King (umpire) (1944–2022), New Zealand cricket umpire *Chris King (philatelist) (born 1948), British philatelist *Chris King (actor) (born 1956), Australian actor * Chris Thomas King (born 1962), American blues musician and actor *Chris King (basketball) (born 1969), American NBA basketball player *Chris King (soccer) (born 1969), American soccer player *Chris King (rugby league) (born 1969), Australian rugby league player *Christopher J. King (born 1976), Pennsylvania state representative *Chris King (footballer) (born 1980), English footballer *Chris King (rugby union) (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union player *Chris King (musician), guitarist for American band This Will Destroy You * Chris King (game designer), British designer and producer of video games * Christopher "Chris" King, a fictional character in the DC Comics universe See also *Christine King Christine Elizabeth King, CBE, FRHistS, DL is a British historian a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher King (umpire)
Christopher Ernest King (1 February 1944 – 23 January 2022) was a New Zealand umpire (cricket), cricket umpire, born in England. He stood in three Test cricket, Test matches between 1993 and 1997 and 25 One Day International, ODI games between 1992 and 1999. See also * List of Test cricket umpires * List of One Day International cricket umpires References 1944 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from Slough New Zealand Test cricket umpires New Zealand One Day International cricket umpires {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris King (philatelist)
Christopher Miles Bertram King (born November 1948) is a British philatelist who in 2014 was elected to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists."New signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists" by Jane Moubray in ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. 123, No. 1414, April 2014, pp. 130-131. King is a specialist in the philately of Scandinavia, particularly Schleswig. King is keeper of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists and was President of the Royal Philatelic Society London The Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded on 10 April 1869 as ''The Philatelic Society, London''. The society runs a postal museum, the Spear Museum of Philatelic History, at its he ... in 2014. References 1948 births Living people British philatelists Presidents of the Royal Philatelic Society London Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists {{Philately-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris King (actor)
Christopher King (born 2 June 1956) is an Australian actor and entertainer. After a brief appearance in soap opera '' Number 96'', King became best known for his six-year stint as orderly (later nurse) Dennis Jamison in Channel Nine's long-running soap opera '' The Young Doctors'' (1976–1982). Talent management He ran his own talent school with his first wife Susie, whilst raising his 7 children. Natalie Imbruglia is one of his former pupils.Holmes, PeterWhat comes Natalie ''The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...'', 8 December 2002. He continued to have guest roles in shows such as murder call, all Saints etc He also was arts and crafts director, supporting many ventures on the Central Coast including the local theatre, Laycock Street Theatre. Although h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thomas King
Chris Thomas King (born Durwood Christopher Thomas, October 14, 1962) is an American blues musician and actor based in New Orleans, Louisiana. History King was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. He is the son of blues musician Tabby Thomas. His early recordings were released under the name Chris Thomas. He has won awards including "Album of the Year" for both Grammy Award and Country Music Awards. King has sold more than 10 million records in the United States. He is featured playing the part of Tommy Johnson in the Coen brothers' 2000 film ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?''. He is also featured in ''Down from the Mountain'' and ''More Music from Ray'' soundtracks. In June 2021, King’s book “The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music And Culture” was published by Chicago Review Press. The book is compelling, making a powerful, trenchant, well-supported case that the Blues - encompassing other genres such as jazz, RnB, New Orleans music, and other forms - de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris King (basketball)
Christopher Donnell King (born July 24, 1969) is a retired American professional basketball player, most notably for the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Newton Grove, North Carolina, King got his start at playing high school basketball for the Hobbton High School Wildcats. He then played collegiately at Wake Forest University before being selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in 2nd round (45th pick overall) of 1992 NBA Draft. King played 15 games for the Sonics during the 1993–94 season, where he made his only playoff appearance. He was also a member of the Vancouver Grizzlies' inaugural season ( 1995–96) for whom he played 80 of 82 games starting in 66 of them, averaging 7.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. He grabbed an NBA career-high 14 rebounds to go along with 21 points in a 79–94 loss to the Utah Jazz. He tipped in a Byron Scott miss at the buzzer in their home opener to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in overtime. His final appearance in the league w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris King (soccer)
Chris King (born August 19, 1969) is a former American soccer player who played with various clubs in the National Professional Soccer League in the 1990s. Playing career King began his professional career in 1991 when he was drafted by Dayton Dynamo of the National Professional Soccer League. He would play with Dayton for four seasons and appeared in 118 matches, and recorded 27 goals. In 1995, Dayton was purchased and relocated to Cincinnati to become Cincinnati Silverbacks, where he appeared in five matches and scored one goal. Midway through the season he was traded to Chicago Power, and appeared in 18 matches and recorded three goals. In 1996, Chicago was relocated to Edmonton, instead of signing a contract with Edmonton he decided to retire from competitive soccer. After retiring from soccer he went into coaching and served as technical director for Ohio Premier Women's SC for fourteen years. On December 17, 2013 he was appointed director of coaching for Chicago Eclip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris King (rugby League)
Chris King (born 29 November 1969) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Parramatta Eels in the 1990s. King is the older brother of former professional rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ... footballer Matt King. At the end of his playing career, King was made a life member of the club in 1997. References 1973 births Living people Australian rugby league players Parramatta Eels players Rugby league second-rows Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher J
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 King (footballer)
Christopher King (born 14 November 1980 in Birkenhead, Merseyside) is an English footballer playing for Conwy Borough. He is the son of former Tranmere and Bangor City player Alan King. He played as a defender for TNS after joining from Southport. Whilst with TNS, he played in both legs of the Champions League ties with Liverpool and in Europe on six other occasions, scoring nine goals from a total of 128 (+14) Welsh Premier appearances with the Saints. He later signed for Accrington Stanley in July 2008. He made his Accrington debut on 9 August 2008 in the Football League Two clash with Aldershot Town which ended in a 1–0 loss. He left Stanley by mutual consent on 26 November 2009. He then moved to Welsh side Colwyn Bay in March 2010. King later went on to join Isthmian League side Harrow Borough for the end of the 2010–11 season having signed in November 2010. In July 2012 he rejoined The New Saints The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris King (rugby Union)
Christopher King (born 30 April 1981) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan. His position is tighthead prop. Three years ago he returned from France with his daughters Chloe and Alexis. Early life King was born in Ashburton. He attended St Andrew's College from 1995 to 1999 during which time he played for the First XV for three years. King captained the team in his final year. Career Provincial rugby King started his career in 2002 for Canterbury and was a regular in the squad throughout 2003 and 2004. After the 2004 NPC he was loaned to the Highlanders and Otago. After the 2005 Super 12, King transferred permanently to Otago. With the departure of Clarke Dermody prior to the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup, King was approached by Southland and chose to transfer further south to Invercargill. He along with Mackintosh and Jason Rutledge made up a formidable front row and the team reaching their first ever semi-final of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris King (musician)
This Will Destroy You (abbreviated as TWDY) is an American post-rock band from San Marcos, Texas, formed in 2004. They typically compose lengthy atmospheric instrumental pieces, featuring layers of effects-laden guitar and a heavy usage of dynamics. Their fourth album ''Another Language'', released in 2014, entered the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Album Chart at number 7. History Formation (2002–2005) This Will Destroy You was formed by guitarists Jeremy Galindo and Christopher Royal King, bassist Raymond Brown and drummer Andrew Miller in San Marcos, Texas, in 2005.There is some ambiguity as to their exact year of formation as sources have reported various years between 2002 and 2005. The latter is, however, the most-often reported year. They had met through mutual friends, and played together in various different bands throughout high school before the lineup was finalized by around 2002. Early iterations of the band featured Galindo on vocals and "sounded like Radioh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris King (game Designer)
Chris or Christopher King may refer to: *Christopher King (umpire) (1944–2022), New Zealand cricket umpire *Chris King (philatelist) (born 1948), British philatelist *Chris King (actor) (born 1956), Australian actor * Chris Thomas King (born 1962), American blues musician and actor *Chris King (basketball) (born 1969), American NBA basketball player *Chris King (soccer) (born 1969), American soccer player *Chris King (rugby league) (born 1969), Australian rugby league player *Christopher J. King (born 1976), Pennsylvania state representative *Chris King (footballer) (born 1980), English footballer *Chris King (rugby union) (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union player *Chris King (musician), guitarist for American band This Will Destroy You * Chris King (game designer), British designer and producer of video games * Christopher "Chris" King, a fictional character in the DC Comics universe See also *Christine King Christine Elizabeth King, CBE, FRHistS, DL is a British historian a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
