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Holiday (surname)
Holiday is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Holiday (born 1996), basketball player * Billie Holiday (1915–1959), American singer * Bob Holiday (1932–2017), played Superman in the 1966 Broadway musical * Carlyle Holiday (born 1981), American football wide receiver * Clarence Holiday (1898–1937), American musician and the probable father of singer, Billie Holiday * Eugene Holiday (born 1962), first Governor of Sint Maarten * Fredrick William Holiday (1920–1979), British journalist, angler, cryptozoologist, and wildlife specialist * Harry Holiday (1924–1999), world record holder in the backstroke in the 1940s and a president of steelmaker American Rolling Mill Co. (Armco) * Henry Holiday (1839–1927), English artist * Hope Holiday (born 1938), born in New York, NY * J. Holiday (born 1982), American R&B singer-songwriter * Joe Holiday (1925–2016), American jazz saxophonist born in Sicily * Johnny Holiday (1912–2009), American actor * Jrue Holida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Holiday
Aaron Shawn Holiday (born September 30, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The guard played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where he earned All-American recognition. He was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2018 NBA draft with the 23rd overall pick. Holiday played in high school in Los Angeles, where he was ranked among the top players nationally. He was a starter as a college freshman in 2015–16 before becoming the Bruins' leading reserve the following year. As a junior, he returned to the starting lineup as the Bruins' point guard, when he was named a third-team All-American and received first-team all-conference and all-defensive honors in the Pac-12. He played three seasons for Indiana before being traded to the Washington Wizards and later to the Phoenix Suns. Holiday is the younger brother of fellow NBA players Jrue and Justin Holiday. Early life H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Holiday
Johnny Holiday (October 28, 1912 – February 28, 2009) was an American actor who entered the field of acting at the age of 87. Biography A former barkeep, Holiday (born John Taube) came out of a 25-year retirement, first appearing in print ads; later starting an acting career when he was nearly 90 years old. Taube was reportedly inspired by a photographer who told him that he would be great in film. References External links * 1912 births 2009 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Los Angeles Male actors from San Francisco 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holliday (name)
Holliday is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name Holliday or Hollyday include: Surname * Charles O. Holliday (born 1948), American businessman * Christopher Hollyday, jazz alto saxophonist * Cyrus K. Holliday (1826–1900), co-founder of Topeka, Kansas * D. Van Holliday (1940–2010), American physicist * David Holliday (1937–1999), American singer/actor & voice actor * Doc Holliday (announcer), American radio personality * Doc Holliday (1851–1887), American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist * Frank Holliday (born 1957), American painter * Fred Holliday (other) * Frederick W. M. Holliday (1828–1899), Governor of Virginia from 1878 to 1882 * George Holliday (other) * Guy T. O. Hollyday (1893–1991), American businessman, head of the Federal Housing Administration from 1953 to 1954 * J. S. Holliday (1924–2006), American historian and author of major book on the California Gold Rush * James Holliday (politician) (1818–1851), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Holiday
Tony Holiday (born Rolf Peter Knigge; 24 February 1951 – 14 February 1990) was a German pop and schlager singer and songwriter. Career Knigge was born in Hamburg. He began his career initially as a textile businessman and fashion designer. In 1974, he received a record contract with Hans Bertram, who rechristened him "Tony Holiday". His first two singles met with little success. Holiday's breakthrough came in 1977 with the German recording of Italian singer Raffaella Carrà's 1976 single "A far l'amore comincia tu", retitled "Tanze Samba mit Mir" ("Dance the Samba With Me"). The song quickly became a hit in both Germany and Austria, peaking at No. 4 on the German music charts and reaching the Top 20 on the Austrian music charts. In 1979, he participated with the title "Zuviel Tequila, zuviel schöne Mädchen" ("Too Much Tequila, Too Many Beautiful Girls") in the German finals for the Eurovision Song Contest and the song finished in ninth place. Between 1975 and 1984, Holida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasha Holiday
Tasha Holiday is an American contemporary R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s. Her biggest success was with the single " Just the Way You Like It" which peaked in the top thirty of the ''Billboard'' R&B singles chart, and became one of BET's most played music videos. ''Billboard'' Magazine called her album '' Just the Way You Like It'' "a promising debut". She also sang vocals on the single "Don't You Worry" by reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ... artist Ruffa. In 2006, she appeared on the track "Life So Real" (with Da Unknown) on the Lil' O album ''Neva Lay Down Vol. 1 xplicit'. In 2011, she worked with producer Mike Nitty and a single, "I Used To Love You" was released on YouTube on June 22, 2011. They also premiered a song "They Want Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Holiday
Phillip James Holiday (born 23 May 1970) is a South African former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2010. He won the IBF lightweight title in 1995, making six successful defences until suffering the first defeat of his career against Shane Mosley. See also * List of IBF world champions This is a list of IBF world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). The IBF is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has certified world champions in 17 diffe ... References External links * 1970 births International Boxing Federation champions Living people Welterweight boxers Australian male boxers {{Australia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Holiday
Lauren Cheney Holiday (born Lauren Nicole Cheney; September 30, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder and forward for the United States women's national football team from 2007 to 2015. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Holiday played professionally for FC Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Boston Breakers in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). She played collegiate soccer for the UCLA Bruins. Holiday won gold with the national team at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, 2012 London Summer Olympics, and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. She played for the team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where the U.S. finished in second place and Holiday was named to the tournament's All-Star team. In 2007, she was named U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year. She earned U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year honors in 2014. She was the first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Holiday
Justin Alaric Holiday (born April 5, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies. He won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015. High school career Holiday attended Campbell Hall School in Studio City, California. As a senior, he averaged 19.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game as he led Campbell Hall to a 33–1 record and the state Class IV championship. College career In his freshman season at Washington, Holiday played sparingly for the Huskies. In 19 games, he averaged 0.7 points in 6.6 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, his role, playing time and production all increased. In 35 games, he averaged 2.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 15.6 minutes per game. In his junior season, he was named to the 2010 Pac-10 All-Defensive Team. In 34 games (21 starts), he averaged 5.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jrue Holiday
Jrue Randall Holiday (; born June 12, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins before being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft with the 17th overall pick. Holiday played four seasons with Philadelphia, where he was named an NBA All-Star in his fourth season, before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2013. He is a four-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. In 2021, he helped lead the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA championship, and won a gold medal with the 2020 U.S. Olympic team. High school career Holiday was born to Shawn and Toya (''née'' DeCree) Holiday. His parents both played college basketball at Arizona State, where Toya was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1982. Holiday attended Campbell Hall School in the Los Angeles district of Studio City, California. As a senior, he average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Holiday
Joseph Befumo, known professionally as Joe Holiday (10 May 1925 – 9 February 2016), was an American jazz saxophonist who was born in Sicily. The father of the Befumo family played clarinet. In 1925 the family emigrated to the United States, taking residence in Newark, New Jersey, where young Joseph picked up his father's instrument and mastered it. While still in his teens he began forming musical groups and obtained his first recording contract (with King Records) in 1949. He adopted the stage name "Joe Holiday" before the recording contract date. Holiday played hard bop early in his career, but he is best known for his adaptations of the mambo style. Many of his sessions included members of Machito's ensemble, the Afro-Cubans. He had a hit in the U.S. with "This Is Happiness" in 1951 and recorded for Prestige Records with Max Roach and Billy Taylor. Sarah Vaughan recorded his composition "Serenada". Holiday also does abstract painting. He and his wife, Kelly Holiday, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. After a turbulent childhood, Holiday began singing in nightclubs in Harlem, where she was heard by producer John Hammond, who liked her voice. She signed a recording contract with Brunswick in 1935. Collaborations with Teddy Wilson produced the hit "What a Little Moonlight Can Do", which became a jazz standard. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Holiday had mainstream success on labels such as Columbia and Decca. By the late 1940s, however, she was beset with legal troubles and drug abuse. After a short prison sentence, she performed at a sold-out conce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Holiday
Hope Holiday (born Hope Jane Zee) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Mrs. Margie MacDougall, Jack Lemmon's partner in self-pity on Christmas Eve night, in the Billy Wilder film ''The Apartment'' (1960). Early years Holiday was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Manhattan. Her father, a burlesque entertainer who was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, changed his name from Allen Zaslawsky to Allen Zee before his daughters were born. She attended Public School 117 in Jamaica, Queens, and then went to Forest Hills High School. She dropped out of high school and sang at the Copacabana nightclub. Her father was also described by Ed Sullivan as a "Capitol Theater exec." Her mother, Doris, worked in the production department at radio station WHN in New York City. Her father at one time was night manager of WHN. She has an older sister, Judy, whose stage name was Judy Sinclair. Name change A column in the June 30, 1954, issue of the '' Brook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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