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Patrick (given Name)
Patrick is a male given name of Latin origin. It is derived from the Roman name Patricius (other), Patricius (Patrician (ancient Rome), patrician, i.e. "father", "nobleman"). Alternative meaning could be derived from Old English elements ''Pǣga'' of an unknown meaning, and ''rice'' meaning ruler. The female equivalent is Patricia. People named Patrick Actors and entertainers *Pat Condell, English stand-up comedian *Pat Paulsen (1927–1997), American comedian and satirist *Pat Sajak, American game show host *Patrick Armand, French ballet dancer *Patrick Brasca, Canadian-Taiwanese singer *Patrick Cargill, British actor *Patrick Dempsey, American actor *Patrick Duffy, American actor *Patrick Ellis (radio host) (1943–2020), American radio show host *Patrick Gower, New Zealand journalist (Newshub) *Patrick Heusinger, American actor *Patrick J. Adams (born 1981), Canadian actor *Patrick Macnee, English actor *Patrick Magee (actor), Patrick Magee, Irish actor *Patrick McDon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stained Glass
Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensional structures and sculpture. Modern vernacular usage has often extended the term "stained glass" to include domestic lead light and ''objets d'art'' created from foil glasswork exemplified in the famous lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. As a material ''stained glass'' is glass that has been coloured by adding metallic salts during its manufacture, and usually then further decorating it in various ways. The coloured glass is crafted into ''stained glass windows'' in which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead and supported by a rigid frame. Painte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky (given Name)
Ricky is a male given name in English and Spanish-speaking countries, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Richard, Frederick, Derrick, Roderick, Enrique, Patrick, Ricardo or Eric. Persons *Ricky (musician), Japanese singer and musician *Ricky Allen (1935–2005), American blues singer * Ricky Anderson (American football) (born 1963), American football player *Ricky Anggawijaya (born 1996), Indonesian swimmer *Ricky Banderas (born 1975), Puerto Rican wrestler * Ricky Barham (born 1958), Australian rules football player * Ricky Bartlett (born 1972), American radio (KMRY/CBS) and voice actor *Ricky Bell (other), multiple people * Ricky Blitt, American screenwriter, producer, show creator and voice actor *Ricky Bruch (1946–2011), Swedish discus thrower and Olympian athlete, actor * Ricky Carmichael (born 1979), American car racer *Ricky Churchman (born 1958), American football player *Ricky Davao (born 1961), Filipino actor and director *Ricky Davis (born 1979), Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Heusinger
Patrick Heusinger (born February 14, 1981) is an American actor, known for his roles on the television series ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'', ''Gossip Girl'', ''Royal Pains'' and '' Absentia''. Early life Heusinger was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where he attended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.Bull, Roger"Silliness as art" ''Florida Times-Union'', February 15, 2008. Retrieved on June 25, 2013. He is a graduate of Juilliard. Career Heusinger made his debut in the 2005 independent period drama film ''Sweet Land'', as young Lars, and then appeared in '' Tie a Yellow Ribbon'', ''The Nanny Diaries'', and ''Black Swan''. On television, Heusinger is best known for the roles of Lord Marcus on the CW teen drama ''Gossip Girl'', where he appeared on four episodes in 2008, and Adam on USA Network's ''Royal Pains'' in 2010 and 2011. He was also in a recurring role as Max McCarthy on Bravo TV's first original scripted series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. Other telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newshub
''Newshub'' (stylised as ''Newshub.'') is a New Zealand news service that airs on the television channels Three and Eden, as well as on digital platforms. It formerly operated across radio stations run by MediaWorks Radio until December 2021. The Newshub brand replaced ''3 News'' service on the TV3 network and the Radio Live news service heard on MediaWorks Radio stations on 1 February 2016. In late 2020, MediaWorks sold Newshub to US multimedia company Discovery, Inc. (now Warner Bros. Discovery) The acquisition was completed on 1 December 2020. History MediaWorks MediaWorks launched Newshub on 1 February 2016 as a multi-platform news service to replace the former 3 News service on its television channel Three and the Radio Live news service. In March 2016, a Newshub journalist broke embargo and leaked sensitive information about a 25 basis point cut by the Reserve Bank to the Official Cash Rate (OCR). Newshub's parent company MediaWorks conducted their own investigation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Gower
Patrick Gower (born 1976/1977) is a New Zealand political journalist and National Correspondent for ''Newshub'' (formerly called 3 News)''.'' Prior to his current role he was Newshub's political editor. Early life Gower grew up in New Plymouth where his father was a fitter and turner at a power station, and his mother was a doctor's receptionist. He had a Roman Catholic upbringing and schooling, having attended St Joseph's Catholic School and Francis Douglas Memorial College. He has a BA with honours in politics from Victoria University of Wellington, choosing the university because it was near Parliament. While he attended Victoria University he got involved in ''Salient'' magazine. After finishing his politics degree, he studied journalism at Auckland University of Technology. Journalism career Gower started his journalism career working the graveyard shift (6pm–1:30am) at ''The New Zealand Herald'', later becoming one of the newspaper's two police reporters. He subsequen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Ellis (radio Host)
Patrick Connery Ellis (May 30, 1943 – July 16, 2020) was an American radio show host and production director. He hosted "Gospel Spirit" for over forty years on WHUR-FM. Upon his death, Ellis was the longest running on air personality in Washington radio history. Early life and education Patrick Connery Ellis was born at Freedman's Hospital in Washington, D.C. on May 30, 1943. His mother, Ida Delaney Ellis, was a teacher and his father, Roy Alexander Ellis, was a government labor relations specialist. He had one brother, Roy M. Ellis. After attending public schools, Ellis attended Westminster School in Connecticut. He was raised Episcopalian. Ellis first heard gospel music as a boy, when he walked past a church and heard "drums and tambourines and people singing and shouting." Relatives took him to see Shirley Caesar and the Caravans at the Apollo Theater, which he cited as the turning point for his love of gospel. As a child, Ellis also listened to local DC radio how DJ Lord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Duffy
Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American actor and director widely known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas'', where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie, and the nicest brother of J.R. Ewing (played by Barbara Bel Geddes and Larry Hagman respectively) from 1978 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1991. Duffy returned to reprise his role as Bobby in a continuation of ''Dallas'', which aired on TNT from 2012 to 2014. He is also well known for his role on the ABC sitcom '' Step by Step'' as Frank Lambert from 1991 to 1998, and for his role as Stephen Logan on the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (2006–2011). Duffy played the lead character's father in the 2014 NBC sitcom '' Welcome to Sweden''. Early life Duffy was born in Townsend, Montana, in 1949, the son of tavern owners Marie and Terence Duffy. Duffy is of Irish ancestry. During high school, Duffy was living in Everett, Washington, and attended Cascade High Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and race car driver. He is best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd in ''Grey's Anatomy''. He had early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in the 1980s, including ''Can't Buy Me Love'' (1987) and '' Loverboy'' (1989). In the 1990s, he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film, such as ''Outbreak'' (1995) and television. Dempsey was also in ''Scream 3'' (2000) where he played the role of Detective Mark Kincaid. He was successful in landing a lead role in ''Sweet Home Alabama'' (2002), a surprise box office hit. He has since starred in other films, including ''Brother Bear 2'' (2006), '' Enchanted'' (2007), ''Made of Honor'' (2008), ''Valentine's Day'' (2010), '' Flypaper'' (2011), ''Freedom Writers'' (2007), '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (2011), and ''Bridget Jones's Baby'' (2016). Dempsey, who maintains a sports car and vintage car collection, also enjoys auto rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Cargill
Patrick Cargill (3 June 191823 May 1996) was an English actor remembered for his lead role in the British television sitcom ''Father, Dear Father''. Career Cargill was born to middle-class parents living in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. After education at Haileybury College, he made his debut in the Bexhill Amateur Theatrical Society. However, he was aiming for a military career and was selected for training at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. Cargill became a commissioned officer in the British Indian Army. The stage After the Second World War ended, Cargill returned to Britain to focus on a stage career, and joined Anthony Hawtrey's company at Buxton, Croydon and later the Embassy Theatre at Swiss Cottage in London. He became a supporting player in John Counsell's repertory at Windsor alongside Brenda Bruce and Beryl Reid and scored a huge hit in the revue ''The World's the Limit'', which was seen by the Queen and 26 of her guests one evening. He made his first West End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Brasca
Patrick Brasca (, born September 6, 1999) known professionally in Chinese as Pai Weijun () is a Canadian-Taiwanese pop singer and songwriter known for singing the theme song "Try" of the film ''Kung Fu Panda 3''. The song also features Jay Chou. Career Patrick Brasca is of mixed Italian and Chinese heritage. He learned African drums when he was just three and learned the acoustic guitar when he was 9. At the age of 11, he had already set his hopes on becoming a singer. At the mere age of 13, while taking part in a variety show hosted by Harlem Yu, Brasca met Jay Chou, who signed him to his record company JVR Music. Brasca also uses the mononym Patrick in some of his recordings. On 29 October 2015, he released the single "Can't Lose You Now" () with an accompanying music video. It became part of the soundtrack of popular Taiwanese TV series ''Love or Spend'' (). Brasca followed up this release with "My Time" (我的時代) on 20 November 2015 and "I Like You" on 17 December 2015. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Armand
Patrick Armand is a French retired ballet dancer, and the director of the San Francisco Ballet School since 2017. Early life Armand was born in Marseille, France, where he studied with Rudy Bryans, his mother Colette Armand, and at the Ecole de Danse de Marseille. In 1980, he won the Prix de Lausanne. In 1981, he joined the Ballet Théâtre Français, rising to principal dancer in 1983.The same year he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier award for his performance of Bejart's songs of a wayfarer which he performed with Rudolf Noureev From 1984 to 1990, he was with English National Ballet as a principal dancer, and then joined Boston Ballet. Armand has been a jury member of the Prix de Lausanne on several occasions since 1998. He served as ballet master and also as a faculty member at Teatro all Scala in Milan until 2010. It was at this point that he took over as the Principal of the San Francisco Ballet School Trainee program. From 2012 to 2017, Armand was associate directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Sajak
Pat Sajak ( , born Patrick Leonard ; born October 26, 1946) is an American television personality and game show host. He is best known as the host of the American television game show ''Wheel of Fortune'', a position he has held since 1981. For his work on ''Wheel'', Sajak has received 19 nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host, winning three times. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1946, Sajak graduated from Farragut High School in 1964, then went to Columbia College Chicago while working as a desk clerk at the Palmer House hotel. He served in the U.S. Army as a disc jockey during the Vietnam War for American Forces Vietnam Network. Sajak hosted the same ''Dawn Buster'' radio show that Adrian Cronauer had, and for 14 months followed Cronauer's tradition of signing on with "Good Morning Vietnam!" Career Sajak won a contest on WLS radio's ''Dick Biondi Show'' to be a guest teen deejay. While at Columbia College Chicago, his br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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