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Leroi is surname of French origin, a variant spelling of Leroy which in French literally means "The King". It is used both as a given name, and as a surname. As a given name * Leroi Court (born 1963), Australian athlete *Leroi Jones or Amiri Baraka (1934-2014), African-American writer *LeRoi Moore (1961-2008), American saxophonist As a surname *Ali LeRoi (born 1962), American television producer, director, writer and actor *Armand Marie Leroi (born 1964), New Zealand author, broadcaster, and professor of evolutionary developmental biology *Gary LeRoi Gray (born 1987), American actor *André Leroi-Gourhan (1911-1986), French archaeologist, paleontologist, paleoanthropologist, and anthropologist See also *Leroy (name) Leroy, also Leeroy, LeeRoy, Lee Roy, LeRoy or Le Roy, is both a male given name and a family name of Norman origin. Leroy ørwais one of the most common surnames in northern France. This family name originated from the Normans, the descendants of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LeRoi Moore
LeRoi Holloway Moore (September 7, 1961 – August 19, 2008) was an American saxophonist. He was a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band. Moore often arranged music for songs written by Dave Matthews. Moore also co-wrote many of the band's songs, notably " Too Much" and "Stay (Wasting Time)". Biography Moore was born in Durham, North Carolina to Roxie Holloway Moore and Albert P. Moore. Raised in Virginia, he attended college at James Madison University studying tenor saxophone, and later became an accomplished jazz musician in Charlottesville, Virginia, playing with artists such as John D'earth and Dawn Thompson. Moore began playing professionally after a brief stay in college. Moore helped found the Charlottesville Swing Orchestra (1982), and the John D'earth Quintet. The latter played at Miller's, a Charlottesville bar, every Thursday night in the late 1980s, where Moore first met Dave Matthews in 1991. In an effort to bring in instrumental help for some songs Matthews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leroi Jones
Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award in 2008 for ''Tales of the Out and the Gone''. Baraka's plays, poetry, and essays have been described by scholars as constituting defining texts for African-American culture. Baraka's career spanned nearly 52 years, and his themes range from black liberation to white racism. His notable poems include "The Music: Reflection on Jazz and Blues", "The Book of Monk", and "New Music, New Poetry", works that draw on topics from the worlds of society, music, and literature. Baraka's poetry and writing have attracted both high praise and condemnation. In the African-American community, some comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali LeRoi
Ali LeRoi (born February 12, 1962) is an Emmy-award-winning"Ali LeRoi" ''Emmys'' website, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Television Academy, retrieved October 21, 2022 American television producer, director, writer and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the Chris Rock semi-autobiographical sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris'', for which he won the NAACP Image Awards, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series in 2008."Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series," in "2008 Awards," "Image Awards (NAACP)", Internet Movie Database, retrieved October 21, 2022 LeRoi met Rock during the set on The Chris Rock Show, hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary LeRoi Gray
Gary LeRoi Gray (born February 12, 1987) is an American actor, who has appeared in movies, television and animation. Career He is best known for his childhood role as Nelson Tibideaux, the son of Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux and Elvin Tibideaux on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show''. He appeared on the series during its eighth and final season (1991–1992). He also is known for his role as Nelson Minkler in the Disney Channel sitcom ''Even Stevens'', and as the voice of A.J. in ''The Fairly OddParents''. Gray's voice roles include Charley on ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'', A. J. on ''The Fairly OddParents'' (replacing Ibrahim Haneef Muhammad in that role), Sam "The Squid" Dullard on ''Rocket Power'' and Mitch in ''Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?''. Recurring live-action roles have included Nelson Tibideaux on ''The Cosby Show'', Nelson Minkler on ''Even Stevens'', and Bobby the Inquisitive Boy on ''The Weird Al Show ''The Weird Al Show'' is an American television show hosted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leroy (name)
Leroy, also Leeroy, LeeRoy, Lee Roy, LeRoy or Le Roy, is both a male given name and a family name of Norman origin. Leroy ørwais one of the most common surnames in northern France. This family name originated from the Normans, the descendants of Norse Vikings from Denmark, Norway and Iceland who later migrated to Normandy. which cited for the surname "leroy". The derivation is from ''le roy'', meaning "the king". The Normans brought this surname to England, which in medieval times was used as a nickname either for one who behaved in a regal fashion, or who had earned the title in some contest of skill. "Le Roy le veult" ("The King wills it"), is a Norman French phrase still used in the Parliament of the United Kingdom to this day as royal assent. for the surname of "King" and "Roy". Given name * Leroy (musician), American musician *Leroy Anderson, American composer *Archbishop LeRoy Bailey The First Cathedral, originally known as First Baptist Church, is a Black Baptist co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leroi Court
Leroi Court (born 20 March 1963) was an Australian Paralympic competitor. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He won a bronze medal in the men's athletics 100 metres T12 event the 1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympic Games, Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games ... with a time of 0:11.48. References Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia Living people Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics 1963 births Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Paralympic athletes of Australia Australian male sprinters {{Australia-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Marie Leroi
Armand Marie Leroi (born 16 July 1964) is a New Zealand-born Dutch author, broadcaster, and professor of evolutionary developmental biology at Imperial College in London. He received the Guardian First Book Award in 2004 for his book ''Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body''. He has presented scientific documentaries on Channel 4 such as ''Alien Worlds'' (2005) and ''What Makes Us Human'' (2006), and BBC Four such as '' What Darwin Didn't Know'' (2009), ''Aristotle's Lagoon'' (2010), and ''Secret Science of Pop'' (2012). Early life and education A Dutch citizen, Leroi was born in Wellington, New Zealand. His youth was spent in New Zealand, South Africa and Canada. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree by Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada in 1989, and a Ph.D. by the University of California, Irvine in 1993. This was followed by postdoctoral work at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City using the nematode '' Caenorhabditis elegans'' as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Leroi-Gourhan
André Leroi-Gourhan (; ; 25 August 1911 – 19 February 1986) was a French archaeology, archaeologist, paleontology, paleontologist, paleoanthropology, paleoanthropologist, and anthropology, anthropologist with an interest in technology and aesthetics and a penchant for philosophy, philosophical reflection. Biography Leroi-Gourhan completed his doctorate on the archaeology of the Pacific Ocean, North Pacific under the supervision of Marcel Mauss. Beginning in 1933 he held various positions at museums around the world, including the British Museum and the Musée de l'Homme, as well as in Japan. Between 1940 and 1944 he worked at the Musée Guimet. In 1944 he was sent to the Château de Valençay to take care of works evacuated from the Louvre, including the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. He also participated in the French resistance, for which he received the Croix de Guerre, the Médaille de la Résistance and the Légion d'honneur. In 1956 he succeeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
