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Lando (name)
Lando is both a masculine Italian given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Historical figures *Pope Lando, Roman Catholic Pope from 913 to 914 *Lando, a 7th Century Bishop of Rheims * Lando, a 13th-century archbishop of Messina *Lando of Capua, name of several Italian rulers **Lando I of Capua (died 861), Count of Capua from 843 to 861 ** Lando II of Capua, Count of Capua for six months in 861 **Lando III of Capua (died 885), Count of Capua from 882 to 885 **Lando IV of Capua, Prince of Capua from 1091 to 1098 Given name * Lando Bartolini (born 1937), Italian tenor *Lando Buzzanca (1935–2022), Italian actor * Lando Ferretti (1895–1977), Italian journalist and politician * Lando Fiorini (born 1938), Italian actor and singer *Lando Norris (born 1999), British racing driver *Lando Vannata (born 1992), American professional mixed martial artist *Philippe Lando Rossignol (died 2004), soukous recording artist and vocalist from Congo Surname * Barry Lando (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Lando
Pope Lando (also known as Landus) was the bishop of Rome and the ruler of the Papal States from around September 913 to his death around March 914.J. N. D. Kelly and Michael Walsh, "Lando", ''The Oxford Dictionary of Popes'', 2nd ed. (Oxford University Press, 2010), p. 120. His short pontificate fell during an obscure period in papal and Roman history, the so-called ''Saeculum obscurum'' (904–964). According to the '' Liber pontificalis'', Lando was born in the Sabina (Papal States), and his father was a wealthy Lombard count named Taino from Fornovo.Umberto Longo"Landone, papa" ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'' 63 (2004).Harald Zimmerman, "Lando", in Philippe Levillain, ed., ''The Papacy: An Encyclopedia'', Vol. 2, Gaius–Proxies (New York: Routledge, 2002), p. 896. The ''Liber'' also claims that his pontificate lasted only four months and twenty-two days. A different list of popes, appended to a continuation of the ''Liber pontificalis'' at the Abbey of Farfa and q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Lando
Barry Lando (born June 8, 1939) is a Canadian journalist, author, and former producer for CBS' ''60 Minutes''. Career Lando graduated from Harvard University in 1961 and Columbia University. He was a producer for ''60 Minutes'' for over 25 years, most of those producing stories for Mike Wallace. Lando produced the first interview with the Ayatollah Khomeini after the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, which aired 14 days after the hostages were captured. Another famous story he produced was on the 1990 Temple Mount riots. Wallace said of Lando and another producer, "if it wasn't for arion Goldinand Barry there would be no ''60 Minutes''." Lando pioneered the use of hidden cameras for investigative television reporting. He was awarded a George Polk award for Television Reporting in 1977. Lando and Wallace won a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism award in 1990 for the segment "40,000 a Day." Lando also won two Emmys at ''60 Minutes''. In 2004, Lando collaborated with Michel Despratx to produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Professional
A professional is someone who is skilled in a profession. Professional or professionals may also refer to: * Professional sports Music *The Professionals (band), a British punk rock band formed in 1979 * ''The Professionals'' (The Professionals album), a 1980 album by hard rock band The Professionals *The Professionals (Madlib and Oh No album) * ''The Professional'' (album), a 1998 DJ Clue album *''The Professional 2'', a 2000 DJ Clue album *"The Professional" (1988 song), a song by DJ Clue from his 1998 album '' The Professional'' *"The Professional" (2000 song), a song by Sleater-Kinney from their 2000 album ''All Hands on the Bad One'' *"Professional" (2013 song), a song by ''The Weeknd'' from his 2013 album ''Kiss Land'' Film * ''The Professionals'' (1960 film), a British crime thriller * ''The Professionals'' (1966 film), an American western film * ''The Professional'' (1981 film), a French action film * '' Léon: The Professional'', a 1994 French thriller * ''The Profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, he, נטע-לי הרשלג, ) is an Israeli-born American actress. She has had a prolific film career since her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving multiple accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Portman began her acting career at age twelve, when she starred as the young protégée of a hitman in the action film '' Léon: The Professional'' (1994). While in high school, she made her Broadway debut in a 1998 production of ''The Diary of a Young Girl'' and gained international recognition for starring as Padmé Amidala in '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999). From 1999 to 2003, Portman attended Harvard University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in psychology. She reduced her number of acting roles, but continued to act in the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy (2002, 2005) and in The Public Theater's 2001 revival of Anton Chekhov's play ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathilda Lando
Matilda or Mathilda may refer to: Animals * Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder * Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse * Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The British Bulldogs Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Matelda, also spelled Matilda, a character from Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy'' *Matilda, a comic strip character from ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' * Matilda, a house robot in '' Robot Wars'' * Matilda Wormwood, title character of Roald Dahl's novel ''Matilda'' * One of the main characters from the Finnish game series ''Angry Birds'' Film * ''Matilda'' (1978 film), an American comedy * ''Matilda'' (1996 film), based on Roald Dahl's novel * ''Matilda'' (2017 film), а Russian historical romantic drama * ''Matilda the Musical'' (film) an upcoming Netflix adaptation of ''Matilda the Musical'' Literature * ''Matilda'' (novel), a 1988 children's novel by Roald Dahl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lando Calrissian
Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as an old friend of Han Solo and the administrator of the floating Cloud City on the gas planet Bespin. Prior to the events of the film, Lando made a career as a gambler, con artist, playboy, mining engineer, and businessman, and was the owner of the ''Millennium Falcon'' until losing the ship to Han in a bet. In the film, when Cloud City is threatened by the Galactic Empire, Lando reluctantly betrays Han to Darth Vader, but later redeems himself by helping Han's friends escape from the Empire. In ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), after becoming a general in the Rebel Alliance, Lando helps rescue Han from Jabba the Hutt and leads the attack on the second Death Star. Lando is portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in the original trilogy, as well as the sequel film ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019), marking one of the longest intervals be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lando Ndasingwa
Landoald 'Lando' Ndasingwa (died 7 April 1994) was a Rwandan politician and businessman. He was killed on the first day of the Rwandan genocide. Ndasingwa founded the hotel Chez Lando in the 1980s with his Canadian wife Hélène. Following Ndasingwa's death, the hotel was taken over by his sister Anne-Marie Kantengwa. Educated at the Collège Saint-André of Kigali, the Université Nationale du Rwanda at Butare, Université Laval at Quebec City, McGill University, and Université de Montréal, Ndasingwa was a former professor at the Université Nationale du Rwanda and ethnic Tutsi. As a politician, he was the leader and vice president of the moderate Liberal Party and was granted the portfolio of Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the Habyarimana transitional government put in place after the Arusha Accords. He was the only Tutsi member of the transitional government. On February 17, 1994, UNAMIR commander Roméo Dallaire received information of a plot to assassinate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Landeskog
Gabriel Landeskog (; born 23 November 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected second overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by Colorado. On 4 September 2012, Landeskog was named the fourth captain in Colorado Avalanche history, at the time becoming the youngest captain in NHL history at 19 years and 286 days. He won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022, becoming the fourth European-born captain to do so. Playing career Djurgårdens IF Landeskog began his youth career in hockey playing for Hammarby IF. After a successful season for Djurgårdens IF in the J20 SuperElit, Landeskog debuted in Elitserien on 21 February 2009, in a game against Brynäs IF, which Djurgården lost 2–4. At age 16 years and 90 days he became the youngest player in Djurgården's history, and one of the youngest to ever have played in Elitserien. He recorded his first point in Elitserien on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teta Lando
Alberto Teta Lando (June 2, 1948 – July 14, 2008) was an Angolan musician. Teta was born in Mbanza Congo, the capital city of Zaire Province in the north of the country, and is Mukongo. He is well known in Portuguese-speaking African countries and Portugal itself. His music focused on Angolan identity, the country's civil war, the saudades (nostalgia, melancholy, and longing) of Angolan exiles, as well as young love and family. He spoke and sang in both the Portuguese and Kikongo languages. Among his most well-known songs were "Irmão ama teu irmão" ("Brother, Love Your Brother") and "Eu vou voltar" ("I Will Return"). During the last several years of his life, he managed to reunite a group of many Angolan musicians. He died in Paris, France, after battling cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Lando
Pietro Lando was the Doge of Venice from 1538 to 1545. He had a distinguished career as Captain General of the Sea, but was forced to sign a humiliating peace treaty with Suleiman I in 1540, ceding Venice's last possessions in the Peloponnese to the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) .... He was married to Maria Pasqualigo. References Republic of Venice admirals 1545 deaths Year of birth unknown Republic of Venice people of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars 16th-century Doges of Venice Procurators of Saint Mark {{Italy-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Lando
Peter Lando is a set decorator, who has some art director credits as well. He is most known for ''The Dark Knight'', for which he was nominated for Best Art Direction at the 81st Academy Awards. He shared his nomination with art director Nathan Crowley. . Selected filmography *''Look Who's Talking Now'' (1993) *'' Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog'' (1995) *''The 6th Day'' (2000) *''The Santa Clause 2'' (2002) *''The Chronicles of Riddick'' (2004) *''Eight Below'' (2006) *''The Dark Knight'' (2008) *''Elysium'' (2013) *''Ender's Game'' (2013) *'' Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb'' (2014) *''Special Correspondents'' (2016) *''Logan'' (2017) *''Cold Pursuit'' (2019) *''Ford v Ferrari ''Ford v Ferrari'' (titled ''Le Mans '66'' in some European countries) is a 2019 American sports drama film directed by James Mangold and written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller. It stars Matt Damon and Christian B ...'' (2019) *'' Ghostbusters: After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Lando
Joseph John Lando (born December 9, 1961) is an American actor, known for playing Jake Harrison on daytime's ''One Life to Live'' (1990–1992) and Byron Sully on the television series ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' (1993–1998). Life and career Lando attended Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, Illinois), Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. His first acting role was as a patrolman in ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.'' He received attention for his role as Jake Harrison in the soap opera ''One Life to Live'', and went on to co-star in the popular drama ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' as Jane Seymour (actress), Michaela Quinn's love interest, Byron Sully. He also appeared in the television series ''Guiding Light'' and starred in ''Higher Ground (TV series), Higher Ground'', for which he also served as executive producer. He had a small part in the series ''Summerland (TV series), Summerland'', and appeared in eight episodes of the TV series ''The Secret Circle (TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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