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Mikey Schaeffer
Mikey is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form ( hypocorism) of Michael. It may also refer to: People * Mikey Ambrose (born 1993), American Major League Soccer player * Mikey Arroyo (born 1969), Filipino actor and politician, son of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo * Mikey Boyle, Irish hurler * Mikey Chung (born 1954), Jamaican musician, arranger and record producer * Mikey Coppola (born 1946), American mobster also known as "Mikey Cigars" * Mikey Craig (born 1960), English musician, bassist of the 1980s band Culture Club * Mikey Day (born 1980), American actor, comedian, writer, cast member of Saturday Night Live * Mikey Mileos (born 1980), Australian stand-up comedian * Mikey Garcia (born 1987), American boxer, world champion in three weight classes * Michael Graham (singer) (born 1972), Irish singer, songwriter and record producer * Mikey Lee (born 1993), Irish hurler * Mikey Lopez (born 1993), American Major League Soccer player * Mikey Maher (1870â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often Clipping (morphology), clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ''-y/-ie'' (phonologically /i/). Sometimes the suffix ''-o'' is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English, but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey North
Michael "Mikey" North (born 27 September 1986) is an English actor best known for his role as Gary Windass in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' since 2008. Early life North was born in the Cayton area of Scarborough and began acting at the age of twelve in productions locally around the town. He was noticed by an agent at the age of eighteen whilst acting in a play at Scarborough Sixth Form College. Career North's first professional work was in the play 'Bottle Universe' in London's West End, which won him the British Theatre Guide's award for the most promising newcomer. He also had small roles in ''The Bill'', ''Britannia High ''Britannia High'' is a British musical drama television series co-produced by Granada Television and Globe Productions for the ITV network. The series focused on the lives of a group of teenagers and their mentors at a fictional London theatr ...'', '' Waterloo Road'' and ''The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury'', before landing the role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chancellor (musician)
Kim Jung-seung (; born October 22, 1986), better known by his stage name Chancellor (), is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Born in Seoul, his family immigrated to the United States in his youth where he lived until returning to South Korea in 2009. He debuted in the trio One Way the following year, which found little success. He partnered with Park Jang-geun to form the songwriting and production duo Duble Sidekick, which garnered success from 2012. Chancellor left the team two years later to pursue a solo career. He released his debut studio album ''My Full Name'' in 2016. Life and career Chancellor was born Kim Jung-seung on October 22, 1986, in Seoul, South Korea. He is the son of former Songgolmae bassist Kim Sang-bok. His family immigrated to Los Angeles, California, when he was five or six years old, where his father managed a restaurant. Influenced by his father's musical background, Chancellor took interest in music and enjoyed rapping, singing, and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Whipwreck
John Michael Watson (born June 4, 1973), better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a trainer, and global ambassador. He is best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he was an ECW Triple Crown Champion. Whipwreck is a former world champion, winning the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once. He also became a two-time World Television Champion and a three-time World Tag Team Champion in ECW. Watson began his professional wrestling career in ECW in 1994 and received the push of an underdog, who quickly captured the Television Championship, his first title in the company. He would later form an on-and-off partnership with Cactus Jack, with whom he held the World Tag Team Championship twice between 1994 and 1996. A year later, Whipwreck captured the World Heavyweight Championship at age 22 and became the youngest ECW World Heavyweight Champion. He wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Mondo
Michael Brendli (born March 26, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE as Mike Mondo and Mikey as a member of The Spirit Squad. He also appeared in Major League Wrestling (MLW) in a tag team with fellow Squad member Kenny Dykstra during 2019. He also worked in Ring of Honor and Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). After training at the Critical Mass Wrestling School, he debuted in June 2002 and began working for several independent promotions as Mike Mondo, Livewyre, or El Livewyre. His earliest success came in the New York Wrestling Connection promotion, where he won the NYWC Heavyweight Championship on two occasions between 2003 and 2005. In February 2005, he signed a contract with WWE, and was assigned to the OVW developmental territory. There, he formed The Spirit Squad faction with four other wrestlers. The Spirit Squad debuted on the Raw brand in January 2006, and quickly won the World Tag Team Championship in April. They held the champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Spice
Michael Theophilus Johnson (born 21 July 1965), better known as Mikey Spice, is a Jamaican reggae singer. Biography Spice sang in his father's church from age seven and learned to play guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, piano, saxophone, flute, and harp as a youngster. Spice began a career as a reggae musician in 1985. One of his best-known singles was a cover of Barry White's "Practice What You Preach". Discography Singles & EPs *Tony Rebel / Mikey Spice - ''Who You Are'' / ''Acting Like Strangers'' ((12") Roof International, 1992) *Apache Scratchie / Mikey Spice - ''Me No Powder'' / ''You Caught Me'' ((12") Roof International, 1992 *''You Make Me'' ((12") Big Ship, 1993) *''I'll Be There'' ((12") Juggling Records, 1994 *Mikey Spice & Luciano - ''Let's Work It Out'' ((12") Big Ship, 1994) *''Cheat On Me'' ((7") Black Scorpio, 1994) *''Never Say Goodbye'' ((12") Big Ship,1994) *''Practice What You Preach'' (RAS Records, 1995) *''When Your Lonely'' (Digital-B, 1995) * Smokey Joe / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Dread
Michael George Campbell (4 June 1954 – 15 March 2008), better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was one of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music. Biography Born in Port Antonio,Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , pp. 99–101 one of five children, from an early age, Campbell showed a natural aptitude for engineering and electronics.Clayson, Alan (2008)Mikey Dread, ''The Guardian'', 25 March 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2016 As a teenager he performed with the Safari and Sound of Music sound systems, and worked on his high school's radio station.Katz, David (2015)How Mikey Dread revolutionised Jamaican music several times over, '' Fact'', 15 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016 He studied electrical engineering at the College of Arts, Science and Technology, and in 1976, started out as an engineer with the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC). Campbell wasn't impressed that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Dangerous
Mikey Dangerous is a Jamaican/Canadian reggae artist. Dangerous was presented with a Juno Award for best Reggae Recording by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for his single "Don’t Go Pretending" (MBoss Records). Early life Dangerous was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. Career Mikey Dangerous' first single is entitled "Rasta Don’t Dwell" which was released on 45rpm 7' by Young Lions label. The song was later released on a compilation titled after the single. The Young Lions label released another six singles for Dangerous on 45 rpm 7" starting with "Gal Yuh a Di Wife". His next single "Performance Drive" appeared on the Millennium Dancehall Style Vol. 1 compilation (VP Records). Dangerous has recorded a number of songs, including: "Don't Go Pretending", "Higher Than High", "So Proud" "You Are So Fine" (MBoss Records), "Your Love" (WildGeese Records), "The Only One" (Rootdown Records, Germany; 7inch 45’), "MR. MURDERAH" (MBoss Records), "Can’t Stop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Wood
Mikey Wood (born 18 April 1996) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second row forward for the Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Championship. He previously played for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. Wood has played on-loan for Halifax and Oldham. In October 2017 he joined the Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predom ... on a season-long loan from Huddersfield. Wood joined Sheffield Eagles on a two-yeal deal in October 2021. References External linksHuddersfield Giants profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Welsh
Michael Edward Welsh (April 20, 1971 – October 8, 2011) was an American artist and musician who played bass for several bands, including the rock band Weezer. During Weezer's hiatus, he played with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo in the band Homie (band), Homie, during Cuomo's time in Boston. Following original bassist Matt Sharp's departure from Weezer, Welsh joined as bassist and played with them from the time that they unofficially regrouped in 1998 until August 2001, when he experienced mental health problems. Shortly afterwards, he retired from music to focus on his art career. Welsh died from a drug overdose on October 8, 2011. Career Welsh was born on April 20, 1971 in Syracuse, New York. He began his career as a Greater Boston, Boston-area musician, playing in bands such as Heretix, Chevy Heston, Jocobono, Left Nut, and Slower.Luerssen D., John. ''Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story''. ECW Press, 2004, p. 259Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 260Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 261Luerssen D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Walsh
Mikey Walsh (born 22 September 1980) is a British writer and columnist. Biography Walsh was brought up to be a bare-knuckle fighter in the Romany community, but being gay, he was forced to leave his family and culture in 1996. Walsh's earliest interview was for BBC Radio 4's ''The Choice'' with Michael Buerk where he spoke about his life and what brought him to have to leave his culture. In 2014 and 2015, Walsh was added to ''The Independents Rainbow List of the most influential British LGBT people. Books ''Gypsy Boy'' (2010) was Walsh's debut autobiography and a UK best-seller. It was published by Hodder & Stoughton UK and St. Martin's Press USA. ''Gypsy Boy: On the Run'' (2011) was Walsh's second autobiography and sequel to ''Gypsy Boy'', also a UK best-seller. It was published by Hodder & Stoughton UK and St. Martin's Press USA. Film The film adaptation of Walsh's first book, ''Gypsy Boy'', was in development, with the screenplay adapted by James Graham. '' X+Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance (commonly abbreviated to MCR or My Chem) is an American rock band from Newark, New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way. They are considered one of the most influential rock groups of the 2000s and a major act in the pop punk and emo genres, despite the band rejecting the latter label. Founded on September 12, 2001, by Gerard, Mikey, Toro, and drummer Matt Pelissier (and later joined by Iero), the band signed with Eyeball Records and released their debut album, '' I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love'', in 2002. They signed with Reprise Records the next year and released their major-label debut, ''Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge'', in 2004. Shortly after the album's release, Pelissier was replaced by Bob Bryar. The album was a commercial success, attaining platinum status over a year later. The success of the band's previous albums w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
