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Corso (surname)
Corso is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bill Corso, makeup artist *Daniel Corso (born 1978), Canadian hockey player *Gregory Corso (1930–2001), American poet, member of the Beat Generation * Jason J. Corso, American professor of electrical engineering and computer science *Lee Corso (born 1935), American sportscaster * Liza Corso (born 2003), American Paralympic athlete *Mario Corso (1941–2020), Italian footballer and coach * Niccolò Corso (active circa 1503), Italian painter of the Renaissance *Philip J. Corso (1915–1998), American Army officer Fictional characters: *Jace Corso ''Dark Matter'' is a science fiction series started in 2015 that was developed by Prodigy Pictures in association with the Space channel and the Syfy channel. The concept was created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie while they were working on t ..., a character in the Canadian science fiction series ''Dark Matter'' * Aden Corso, a character in the Canadian science ficti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Corso
Bill Corso is a makeup artist. He has worked on over 70 films since his start in 1986. Oscars All three were in the category of Best Makeup *77th Academy Awards – ''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (Shared with Valli O'Reilly) (won) * 79th Academy Awards – '' Click'' (Nomination shared with Kazuhiro Tsuji) (Lost to ''Pan's Labyrinth'') *87th Academy Awards – ''Foxcatcher'' (Nomination shared with Dennis Liddiard) (Lost to ''The Grand Budapest Hotel ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' is a 2014 comedy-drama film written and directed by Wes Anderson. Ralph Fiennes leads a seventeen-actor ensemble cast as Monsieur Gustave H., famed concierge of a twentieth-century mountainside resort in the fiction ...'') References External links * Best Makeup Academy Award winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American make-up artists Place of birth missing (living people) Primetime Emmy Award winners {{US-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Corso
Daniel Corso (born April 3, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Playing career Corso was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Saint-Hubert, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Richelieu Champlain minor ice hockey team. Corso was drafted 169th overall by the St. Louis Blues. He made his NHL debut with the Blues in the 2000–01 season, and later played for the Atlanta Thrashers. Corso played 77 regular season games in the National Hockey League, scoring 14 goals with 11 assists for 25 points and collecting 20 penalty minutes. He also spent two seasons in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing for the Kassel Huskies and the Frankfurt Lions. On August 14, 2008, Corso signed a one-year contract with Finnish SM-liiga team Kärpät for the 2008–09 season. During his second season with Timrå IK in 2010–11, Corso was released from his contract and transferred to Belarusian KHL club, HC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Corso
Gregory Nunzio Corso (March 26, 1930 – January 17, 2001) was an American poet and a key member of the Beat movement. He was the youngest of the inner circle of Beat Generation writers (with Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs). Early life Born Nunzio Corso at New York City's St. Vincent's Hospital, Corso later selected the name "Gregory" as a confirmation name.David S. Wills"The Life of Gregory Corso" ''Beatdom'', January 13, 2008. Within Little Italy and its community he was "Nunzio," while he dealt with others as "Gregory." He often would use "Nunzio" as short for "Annunziato," the announcing angel Gabriel, hence a poet. Corso identified with not only Gabriel but also Hermes, the divine messenger. Corso's mother, Michelina Corso (born Colonna), was born in Miglianico, Abruzzo, Italy, and immigrated to the United States at the age of nine, with her mother and four other sisters. At 16, she married Sam Corso, a first-generation Italian American, also tee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason J
Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He was also the great-grandson of the messenger god Hermes, through his mother's side. Jason appeared in various literary works in the classical world of Greece and Rome, including the epic poem ''Argonautica'' and the tragedy ''Medea''. In the modern world, Jason has emerged as a character in various adaptations of his myths, such as the 1963 film '' Jason and the Argonauts'' and the 2000 TV miniseries of the same name. Persecution by Pelias Pelias (Aeson's half-brother) was power-hungry and sought to gain dominion over all of Thessaly. Pelias was the progeny of a union between their shared mother, Tyro ("high born Tyro"), the daughter of Salmoneus, and the sea god Poseidon. In a bitter feud, he overthrew Aeson (the rightful king), killin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Corso
Lee Richard Corso (born August 7, 1935) is an American sports broadcaster and football analyst for ESPN and a former coach. He has been a featured analyst on ESPN's '' College GameDay'' program since its inception in 1987. Corso served as the head football coach at the University of Louisville from 1969 to 1972, at Indiana University Bloomington from 1973 to 1982, and at Northern Illinois University in 1984, compiling a career college football coaching record of 73–85–6. He was the head coach for the Orlando Renegades of the United States Football League in 1985, tallying a mark of 5–13. Early life and playing career Corso's parents, Alessandro and Irma, were Italian immigrants. His father fled Italy during World War I at age 15. Alessandro, who had a second-grade education, was a lifelong laborer who laid terrazzo flooring, and Irma, who had a fifth-grade education, worked in school cafeterias and boarding schools. Corso was born in Cicero, Illinois, on August 7, 1935. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Corso
Elizabeth Corso (born July 10, 2003) is an American Paralympic middle-distance runner. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Career Corso represented the United States in the women's 1500 metres T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal. Personal life Corso was born with albinism Albinism is the congenital absence of melanin in an animal or plant resulting in white hair, feathers, scales and skin and pink or blue eyes. Individuals with the condition are referred to as albino. Varied use and interpretation of the term ... and is legally blind with 20/200 vision. References 2003 births Living people American female middle-distance runners People from Newmarket, New Hampshire People with albinism Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Paralympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Corso
Mario Corso (; 25 August 1941 – 19 June 2020) was an Italian football player and coach. A famed and dynamic left winger, he was regarded as one of the greatest Italian players in his position, earning the nicknames "Mandrake" and "God's Left Foot", due to his skills, free kick technique and crossing ability. Corso was mostly remembered for his highly successful club career at Inter, and was a key member of Helenio Herrera's ''Grande Inter'' side. He also represented the Italy national football team on 23 occasions. After retiring, he later served as a coach for Internazionale and other teams, winning the B group of the 1987–88 Serie C2 campaign with Mantova. Club career Corso was an important player of Internazionale, the team with which he played almost exclusively throughout his entire career, from 1957 to 1973, winning four Serie A titles, two European Champions and two Intercontinental Cups, also reaching another European Cup final, and a Coppa Italia final. Corso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niccolò Corso
Niccolò Corso, also known as Niccolò di Lombarduccio,(1446- circa 1512) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Liguria. The majority of his known pictures are located in the cloister and refectory of the monastery of the Olivetan Fathers at Quarto, near Genoa. Life He was the son of a certain Lombarduccio, a native of Corsica and was probably born in Liguria around 1446. His family name ''Corso'' is a reference to his Corsican roots. The first documentary evidence on the artists dates to 15 September 1469 when a 'Nicola de Corsus Plebs Vici Corsice q. Lombarducii' enters in Genoa into a partnership with the painter and jewel-case maker Gaspare dell’Acqua from Pavia.Massimiliano Caldera, ''Niccolò Corso'' at Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 78 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip J
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jace Corso
''Dark Matter'' is a science fiction series started in 2015 that was developed by Prodigy Pictures in association with the Space channel and the Syfy channel. The concept was created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie while they were working on the ''Stargate'' franchise, and was originally published as a comic book series in 2012. An order for 13 episodes was placed for the first season of the series, which premiered on June 12, 2015, on both Space and Syfy. On September 5, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season. ''Dark Matter'' was renewed for a third season in September 2016, which premiered on June 9, 2017. On September 1, 2017, Syfy canceled the series. Premise A group of people in stasis pods awaken with amnesia aboard the starship ''Raza''. They have no memories of who they are or their lives before awakening, so they assume the names One through Six in the order in which they left stasis and set about trying to uncover their identities and what happened to them. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
