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Michael Hitchcock (swimmer)
Michael Hitchcock (born July 28, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and television producer. Early life Hitchcock received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a graduate of Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Illinois. Career As an actor, Hitchcock has appeared in several of Christopher Guest's critically acclaimed movies, including '' Waiting for Guffman'' (1996), ''Best in Show'' (2000), '' A Mighty Wind'' (2003), '' For Your Consideration'' (2006), and '' Mascots'' (2016). Hitchcock and his co-actors from ''A Mighty Wind'' were awarded "Best Ensemble Cast" by Florida Film Critics Circle and were nominated for “Best Ensemble Acting” by the Phoenix Film Critics Society. Other film appearances include ''Jackpot!'' (2024), ''Reunion'' (2024), EXmas' (2023), ''Your Place or Mine'' (2023), '' Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar'' (2021), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defiance, Ohio
Defiance is a city in and the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio, United States, about southwest of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo and northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Ohio's northwestern corner. The population was 16,494 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History The city contains the site of Fort Defiance (Ohio), Fort Defiance, built by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in August 1794, during the Northwest Indian War at the confluence of the Auglaize River, Auglaize and Maumee River, Maumee rivers. General Wayne surveyed the land and declared to Charles Scott (governor), General Scott, "I defy the English, Indians, and all the devils of hell to take it." Using the fort as a base of operations, Wayne ordered his troops to destroy Native Americans in the United States, Native American crops and villages within a radius of around the fort. Today a pair of cannons outside the city library on the Maumee River overlook the confluence and mark the location of Fort Defiance, alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
