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Peter Blake (artist), Sir Peter Blake
Peter Blake may refer to: * Peter Blake (actor) (1948–2018), Scottish-born actor * Peter Blake (artist) (born 1932), British pop artist * Peter Blake (cricketer) (1927–2011), English cricketer * Peter Blake (sailor) (1948–2001), New Zealand yachtsman * Peter Blake (writer) Peter Blake is an American lawyer, screenwriter and television producer for such shows as ''The Practice'' and '' House, MD''. Early life Blake, the grandson and nephew, respectively, of the writers Phyllis McGinley and Julie Hayden, was raise ..., co-executive producer of the television series ''House'' * Peter Blake (''Days of Our Lives''), a character in the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' * Peter A. Blake (born 1957), American public administrator {{hndis, name = Blake, Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blake (actor)
Peter Blake (8 December 1948 – 21 July 2018) was a Scottish actor. Probably best known as the character Kirk St Moritz in the BBC sitcom '' Dear John'', by John Sullivan, his other high-profile moments came through his playing of a 'Fonz'-type character in Pepsi-Cola commercials which led to a hit record in 1977 "Lipsmackin' Rock 'n' Rollin", Andy Evol the disc-jockey in ''Agony'' with Maureen Lipman for LWT and in an episode of ''Taggart'' ("Do or Die") as Sgt. Bill Kent. He also had a long association with ''The Rocky Horror Show'' playing Frank-N-Furter over a thousand times between 1975 and 1994.''The Rocky Horror Show'' : King's Road Theatre (Chelsea, London) Programme 1975; Comedy Theatre (London) Programme 1979; Theatre Tour Programme 1992 and 1994. Early life Peter Blake was born John Beattie Dempsey on 8 December 1948 in Selkirk, Scotland. He was always referred to by his parents as Ian, the Scottish Gaelic term for John. He began his career as an aspiring pop sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blake (artist)
Sir Peter Thomas Blake (born 25 June 1932) is an English pop artist. He co-created the sleeve design for the Beatles' album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''. His other works include the covers for two of The Who's albums, the cover of the Band Aid (band), Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", and the Live Aid concert poster. Blake also designed the 2012 Brit Award statuette. Blake is a prominent figure in the pop art movement. Central to his paintings are his interest in images from popular culture which have infused his collages. In 2002 he was Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, knighted at Buckingham Palace for his services to art. Early life Peter Blake was born in Dartford, Kent, on 25 June 1932. He was educated at the Gravesend Technical College school of art, and the Royal College of Art. Career From the late 1950s, Blake's paintings included imagery from advertisements, music hall entertainment, and wrestling, wrestlers, oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blake (cricketer)
Peter Douglas Stuart Blake (23 May 1927 – 11 December 2011) was an English cricketer and clergyman. In cricket he was active from 1946 to 1953, playing for Sussex. Blake was born in Calcutta and died in Tynron, Dumfriesshire. He appeared in 58 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman, scoring 2,067 runs with a highest score of 130. After his schooling at Eton College, Blake served his national service in Germany after the end of World War II, where he witnessed the trials of the officers who had staffed the Ravensbrück concentration camp. The experience led him to decide to devote his career to the church. Blake studied Theology at Brasenose College, Oxford, and was then ordained as an Anglican clergyman. He served as rector of Mufulira, in Northern Rhodesia. In Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blake (sailor)
Sir Peter James Blake (1 October 1948 – 5 December 2001) was a New Zealand yachtsman who won the 1989–1990 Whitbread Round the World Race, held the Jules Verne Trophy from 1994 to 1997 by setting the around the world sailing record as co-skipper of ''ENZA New Zealand'', and led New Zealand to successive victories in the America's Cup. Blake was shot and killed by pirates while monitoring environment change on the Amazon River on 5 December 2001. He was 53 years old. Early life and education Blake was born in 1948 in Auckland, New Zealand, to artist and art director Brian Blake and photography engraver Joyce Wilson. He was the second of their four children. He grew up in the suburb of Bayswater and attended school at Bayswater School, Belmont Intermediate and Takapuna Grammar School. Blake was passionate about sailing from an early age; he began sailing at the age of five in the family dinghy. At age 18, he and his brother built a keel yacht and won the 1967/68 Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blake (writer)
Peter Blake is an American lawyer, screenwriter and television producer for such shows as ''The Practice'' and '' House, MD''. Early life Blake, the grandson and nephew, respectively, of the writers Phyllis McGinley and Julie Hayden, was raised in New York City and attended The Collegiate School. He attended Harvard University, where he majored in history and literature and later returned to earn his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. After graduating from Harvard Law in 1995, Blake worked briefly as a lawyer and then as a management consultant before moving to Los Angeles to work in the entertainment industry. After spending several years working as a feature film development executive, Blake started writing for TV. Screenwriting career Blake wrote for the legal drama ''The Practice'' from 2000 to 2004. He was nominated for two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America for his teleplays and won in 2004 for the episode "Goodbye". From 2004 to 2012, Blake was a writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blake (Days Of Our Lives)
A list of notable characters from the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1, 1990, and the end of 1999. Stephanie Johnson Stephanie Johnson was created by head writer Richard J. Allen, and was originated by actresses Amanda and Jessica Gunnarson. Shayna Rose briefly stepped into the role in 2006–07. The role was taken over by Shelley Hennig in 2007. Henning was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for her role as Stephanie, in the category of Outstanding Younger Actress in a Daytime Drama. Her last airdate as Stephanie was on April 6, 2011. In December 2016, it was revealed that Hennig will return for her parents' wedding in February 2017. On May 2, 2022, it was announced by ''Soap Opera Network'' that Abigail Klein had been cast as Stephanie for '' Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem'', and would later join ''Days of Our Lives'' as a series regular. Stephanie is the daughter of supercouple, Steve Johnson and Kayla Brad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |