Faker (band) Albums
Faker may refer to: People * Charlatan, someone who fakes * Poseur, someone who poses for effect * Faker (gamer), the in-game name of Korean professional ''League of Legends'' player Lee Sang-Hyeok (born 1996) * Chet Faker (born Nicholas James Murphy, 1988), Australian musician * Faker (''Masters of the Universe''), fictional character from the ''Masters of the Universe'' franchise Arts * ''The Faker'', 1929 American silent film * Faker (band), Australian alternative rock band formed in Sydney in 1996 * ''Faker'' (comics), Vertigo imprint comic book published by DC Comics See also * Fakir (other) * Fake (other) * Faking (other) Faking may refer to: Music *Miming in instrumental performance (pretending to play an instrument) *Faking (Western classical music) (pretending to play a difficult section of orchestral music) *Lip-synching (pretending to sing in a concert) *Backing ...

Charlatan
A charlatan (also called a swindler or mountebank) is a person practicing quackery or a similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, power, fame, or other advantages through false pretenses, pretense or deception. Synonyms for ''charlatan'' include ''shyster'', ''quack'', or ''faker''. ''Quack'' is a reference to ''quackery'' or the practice of dubious medicine, including the sale of snake oil, or a person who does not have medical training who purports to provide medical services. Etymology The word comes from French '','' a seller of medicines who might advertise his presence with music and an outdoor stage show. The best known of the Parisian charlatans was Tabarin, whose skits and farces were influenced by ''commedia dell'arte'' inspired Molière. The word can also be traced to Spanish ', an indiscreetly talkative person, a ''chatterbox''. Ultimately, etymologists trace ''charlatan'' from either the Italian ', to chatter or prattle; or from ''Cerretano'', a resident of ...
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Poseur
A poseur is someone who poses for effect, or behaves affectedly, who affects a particular attitude, character or manner to impress others, or who pretends to belong to a particular group.Definition of poseur
at Dictionary.com A poseur may be a person who pretends to be what they are not or an insincere person; they may have a flair for drama or behave as if they are onstage in daily life.Hardy, Thomas. ''The Literary Notebooks of Thomas Hardy, Volume 2''. Lennart A Björk, ed. Springer, 2016. . page 256. "Poseur" or "poseuse" is also used to mean a person who poses for a visual artist—a .

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Faker (gamer)
Lee Sang-hyeok ( ko, 이상혁; born May 7, 1996), better known as Faker ( ko, 페이커, rr=Peikeo, links=no), is a South Korean professional ''League of Legends'' player for T1. Formerly known as GoJeonPa ( ko, 고전파, links=no) on the Korean server, he was picked up by T1, then called SK Telecom T1, in 2013 and has played as the team's mid laner since. He is widely considered to be the best ''League of Legends'' player of all time. Lee is renowned for his high mechanical skill and extremely versatile champion pool. He is best known for playing LeBlanc, Zed, Syndra, Azir, Ahri, and Ryze. He is the first player to have reached both 1,000 and 2,000 kills in the LCK, as well as first to have played 600 and 700 games and to have won 500 games. Lee is one of the only two players to have won the ''League of Legends'' World Championship three times, having done so in 2013, 2015 and 2016. He has also won the All-Star Paris 2014, the Mid-Season Invitational tournament in 2016 ...
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Chet Faker
Nicholas James Murphy (born 23 June 1988), known professionally as Chet Faker, is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2012, as Chet Faker, he issued an extended play, '' Thinking in Textures'', and signed to Downtown Records in the United States. In October 2012, he won Breakthrough Artist of the Year and ''Thinking in Textures'' won Best Independent Single/EP at the Australian Independent Records Awards. In January 2013, the work won Best Independent Release at the ''Rolling Stone'' Australia Awards for 2012. Murphy's cover of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" was featured in a 2013 Super Bowl commercial for Beck's Sapphire. In April 2014, ''Built on Glass'', his debut studio album, was released to generally positive reviews and debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts. Three tracks from the album were voted into the top ten of Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2014, including the number one spot for "Talk Is Cheap". In September 2016, Murphy dropped the Chet Faker n ...
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Faker (Masters Of The Universe)
The ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' franchise debuted in 1982 with the creation of American company Mattel and the toyline of the same name. This is a list of characters that appear in the toyline, television series ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'', ''The New Adventures of He-Man'', ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' (2002), '' Masters of the Universe: Revelation'' and ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' (2021) and the films '' The Secret of the Sword'', '' He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special'', and '' Masters of the Universe''. Overview Heroic Warriors Vintage toyline characters (1982–88) All of these characters were released in the vintage Mattel toyline. Battle Cat / Cringer Battle Cat is He-Man's faithful feline companion, an armored tiger who carries him into battle. When He-Man is in the form of Prince Adam, Battle Cat is Cringer, the royal pet. Both Cringer and Battle Cat are green with orange stripes, but Battle Cat is much larg ...
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The Faker
''The Faker'' is a 1929 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Jacqueline Logan, Charles Delaney, and Warner Oland, and was released on January 2, 1929. Cast list * Jacqueline Logan as Rita Martin * Charles Delaney as Bob Williams * Warner Oland as Hadrian, the faker * Charles Hill Mailes as John Clayton * Gaston Glass as Frank Clayton * Flora Finch as Emma * David Mir as Believer * Lon Poff as Hadrian's aid * Fred Kelsey Frederick Alvin Kelsey (August 20, 1884 – September 2, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Kelsey directed one- and two-reel films for Universal Film Manufacturing Company. He appeared in more than 400 films betw ... as Detective References External links * * * Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Phil Rosen American silent feature films Melodrama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1929 drama films 1929 films 1920s English-language films 19 ...
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Faker (band)
Faker are an Australian alternative rock band, formed in 1996 by mainstay Nathan Hudson on lead vocals, piano and guitar. They have released three studio albums, '' Addicted Romantic'' (June 2005), '' Be the Twilight'' (November 2007) and ''Get Loved'' (December 2011). Their highest charting single, "This Heart Attack" (2007), peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The group disbanded in December 2013, but they announced their reformation in October 2020. History 1996-2004: Formation and early releases Faker were formed in Sydney in 1996 by Andrew Day on drums, Chris Deal on guitar, Nathan Hudson on lead vocals, guitar and piano, and Paul Youdell on bass guitar. They were joined by Marco Fraietta ( Marco2000) on keyboards. The band spent five years performing gigs around Sydney. Their four-track debut extended play, ''Sound Out Loud'', was released on 5 March 2001 via Wash Records/MGM Distribution with Greg Wales producing. Wash Records had been established by Hudson ...
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Faker (comics)
''Faker'' is a six-issue comic book limited series that started in July 2007 by Vertigo, written by Mike Carey, art by Jock. Plot Minnesota college students Jessica, Yvonne, Marky and Sack are at a party when an ex-girlfriend of Marky's slips a bottle of "Angel's Kiss" into their drinks. Angel's Kiss turns out to be an experimental medium for liquid data storage. Shortly afterwards, a friend of the four students, Nick Philo, turns up in their dorm. After a bizarre series of events, all five come to realize that "Nick", though possessing a physical body, is not real at all, but is a creation of their minds under the influence of Angel's Kiss. The five are then abducted by the United States government, the creators of Angel's Kiss, who are now extremely interested in its potential for weapons research as well as data storage. Jessie leads her friends on a breakout of the installation at which they are being held captive, but falls into an entire vat of Angel's Kiss in the process; ...
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Fakir (other)
A fakir or faqir ( ar, فقیر, link=no, lit=poor) is a Sufi who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. It may also refer to: People * Fakir (name), including a list of people with that name * Faqir (clan), an ethnic community found in North India * Faqir (given name), including a list of people with that name Places * Fakir Mohan University, state university in Balasore, India * Faqir Mosque, 15th-century mosque in Chittagong, Bangladesh * Faqir Turko Mangrio railway station, railway station in Sindh, Pakistan * Faqirwali, town in Punjab, Pakistan See also *''Fakira ''Fakira'' is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language crime action film produced by N.N. Sippy and directed by C.P. Dixit. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Asrani, Aruna Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Asit Sen, Ramesh Deo and Madan Puri. The music ...

Fake (other)
Fake may refer to: * Deception, an act or a statement intended to deceive ** Charlatan, a person who practices deception to obtain money or other advantages ** Counterfeit, a reproduction of an item, intended to deceive ** Cover-up, an attempt to conceal wrongdoing, error, or other embarrassing information ** Decoy, a person, device, or event meant as a distraction ** Fake news, a form of news consisting of deliberate disinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional news media or online social media. ** Falsity, the deceitfulness of one party culminating in damage to another party ** Feint, a maneuver designed to distract or mislead, often in fencing or military tactics ** Forgery, the falsification of a legal instrument with the intent to defraud ** Hoax, a falsehood deliberately crafted to deceive ** Illusion, a distortion of the senses, which can reveal how the human brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. * False (other) * Replica, a reproduction of ...
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