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Con Man (other)
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Con Man or conman may refer to: * Confidence man, a practitioner of confidence tricks * ''Con Man'' (film), an American crime drama film based on the life of Barry Minkow * ''Con Man'' (web series), an American comedy web series created by Alan Tudyk * ''Freelance'' (1971 film) (''Con Man'' in the United States), a 1971 British thriller film starring Ian McShane * Rob Conway (nicknamed "The Con Man"), an American professional wrestler * '' The Conman'', a 1998 Hong Kong action comedy film See also * Confidence man (other) A confidence man is a practitioner of confidence tricks. Confidence Man may also refer to: * "Confidence Man" (''Lost''), episode of television series * ''Confidence Man'' (album), by Matt Pryor * ''The Confidence Man'' (film), 1924 silent fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confidence Trick
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ..intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men') at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". Terminology Synonyms include con, confidence game, confidence scheme, ripoff, scam, and stratagem. The perpetrator of a confidence trick (or "con trick") is often referred to as a confidence (or "con") man, con-artist, or a "grifter". The shell game dates back at least to Ancient Greece. Samuel Thompson (1821–1856) was the original "confidence man". Thompson was a clumsy swindler who asked his victims to express confidence in him by giving him money or their watch rather than gaining their confidenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Con Man (film)
''Con Man'' is a 2018 American crime drama film directed by Bruce Caulk and starring James Caan, Ving Rhames, Justin Baldoni, Elizabeth Röhm, Mark Hamill, Talia Shire and Armand Assante. It is based on the real-life story of Barry Minkow, who also appears in the film. Plot In 1982, 16-year-old Barry Minkow is an ambitious high school student in Reseda, working at a gym and a carpet-cleaning business. He obtains steroids from a gym member named Victor, who gives him a loan to open his own carpet-cleaning business, “ZZZZ Best”. As a teenage entrepreneur, Barry revels in the attention from his classmates and the local news, until his bank realizes he is a minor and cancels his accounts. Desperate to stay in business, he steals money orders to pay his debt to Victor, and convinces another bank to give him an account. After expenses like a new sports car and expanding the still-struggling company, Barry resorts to check kiting, forging credit card statements, and stages an offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Con Man (web Series)
''Con Man'' is an American comedy web series created, written, directed by, and starring Alan Tudyk. The series follows cult science fiction actor Wray Nerely (Tudyk), as he tours the convention circuit. Tudyk, one of the stars of the 2002 science fiction TV show ''Firefly'', based ''Con Man'' loosely upon his own experiences. The series is co-produced by PJ Haarsma and by Nathan Fillion, who also co-stars in it. Crowdfunded through Indiegogo, ''Con Man'' set records for crowdfunding a web series by raising more than $1 million in 24 hours and more than $3.1 million overall. The series premiered on September 30, 2015, on Vimeo, with the first season consisting of 13 episodes. The second season premiered on December 8, 2016 on Comic-Con HQ, Comic-Con's subscription streaming video service and consisted of 12 episodes. In 2017, the series was acquired by Syfy and had its television debut on September 9, 2017, where the episodes were combined to produce half-hour installments for ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freelance (1971 Film)
''Freelance'' (US title: ''Con Man'') is a 1971 British thriller film starring Ian McShane. It was written and directed by Francis Megahy. Plot Mitch (McShane) is a London con-artist. When he witnesses a gangland hit, he is forced to lie low whilst trying to carry out his own various schemes. Background The film offers a portrayal of early 1970s west London. Cast *Ian McShane - Mitch *Gayle Hunnicutt - Chris *Keith Barron - Gary *Alan Lake - Dean *Peter Gilmore - Boss *Luan Peters - Rosemary *Peter Birrel - Jeff *Elizabeth Proud - Gwen *Charles Hyatt - McNair *John Hollis John Hollis (12 November 1927 – 18 October 2005) was a British actor of TV and film. He is known for his uncredited appearance as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the ''James Bond'' film '' For Your Eyes Only'', as well as for his appearances in the ... - Hartley References External links * * 1971 films British thriller films 1970s thriller films Films scored by Basil Kirchin 1970s Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Conway
Robert Thomas Conway Jr. (born November 28, 1974), is an American professional wrestler. He is known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment, where he performed under his real name and as Robért Conway. Post-WWE, he is also known for his work with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is a former two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion. He is also a seven-time Tag Team Champion, becoming a three-time World Tag Team Champion with Sylvain Grenier as part of La Resistance in the WWE and four-time NWA World Tag Team Champion once as part of The IronGodz with Jax Dane and three-times as part of The Iron Empire with Matt Riviera in the NWA. He is currently the only wrestler to have held the NWA World Heavyweight and NWA World Tag Team Championships simultaneously. Professional wrestling career Ohio Valley Wrestling (1997–2000) Rob Conway began his career in Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW) and Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), teaming with Nick Dinsmore under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Conman
''The Conman'' is a 1998 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau, Athena Chu and Nick Cheung. Despite the Chinese title, which translates as ''Knight of Gamblers 1999'', Andy Lau does not reprise his role as the "Knight of Gamblers" from the ''God of Gamblers'' series, which was also directed by Wong Jing. The film was followed by a sequel, ''The Conmen in Vegas'', in which Lau and Cheung return with new cast members Natalis Chan, Kelly Lin, Meggie Yu and Alex Man. Plot When King stays overnight at his mistress' place, his pregnant wife Fanny discovers them and Fanny sadly leaves King. One time King and his assistant, Chung, were gambling cards with Chimney and Chimney finds out that they were secretly videotaping him, they start to fight. King kills Chimney with a knife in self-defense, and himself is left colorblind. While in prison for the manslaughter, King learns horse racing skills. Five years later King is released from prison, and a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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