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Phill Norwood
Phill (usually a diminutive of Phillip) may refer to: *Phill Brown (born 1950), British audio engineer * Phill Calvert (born 1958), Australian rock drummer and producer, played in the influential post-punk band "The Birthday Party" * Phill Davies (born 1981), English rugby union player *Phill Drobnick (born 1980), American curler * Phill Grimshaw (1950–1998), English typeface designer and calligrapher *Phill Hartsfield (1932–2010), Southern California sword and knifemaker *Phill Jones (born 1974), New Zealand professional basketball player *Phill Jupitus (born 1962), English comedian, cartoonist, DJ, guitarist, performance poet and presenter of radio and TV *Phill Kline (born 1959), American former district attorney of Johnson County, Kansas, USA * Phill Lewis (born 1968), American film and television actor * Phill G. McDonald (1941–1968), American military personnel * Phill Niblock (born 1933), American composer, filmmaker, videographer, and director of Experimental Intermedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip (name)
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Brown
Phill Brown (born 1950) is an audio engineer who has worked with a number of well-known musicians, including: Traffic, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Cat Stevens, Bob Marley and Talk Talk. He is also the younger brother of Terry Brown. Career Brown began his career at Olympic Studios in London. He worked as the studio's tape-operator on Jimi Hendrix's ''All Along The Watchtower'' and ''Beggars Banquet'' by The Rolling Stones. Later, Brown worked on Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements o ...'s ''I Shot the Sheriff''. See also *''Are We Still Rolling?'', published in 2011, covers Brown's involvement throughout 40 years of the British music industry. References External links Official web site {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Phill 1955 births Living people People from Tottenha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Calvert
Phillip Calvert (born 11 January 1958) is an Australian rock drummer and producer best known for his playing in the post-punk band The Birthday Party with Nick Cave. History At the private boys school Caulfield Grammar in the early 1970s Calvert met vocalist Nick Cave and guitarist Mick Harvey and formed a rock band with other students, playing parties and school functions. The band picked up Cave's friend Tracy Pew on bass, and after they finished secondary school they named themselves The Boys Next Door in 1977. After making recordings for local independent labels Suicide (a subsidiary of Mushroom Records) and Missing Link, and playing hundreds of live shows, the band left for London in 1980 and renamed themselves The Birthday Party, signing first to 4AD Records and then to Mute Records. After his split with The Birthday Party in 1982, Calvert joined the UK group The Psychedelic Furs, touring the U.S., but never recorded with them. He left before they recorded ''Mirror M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Davies
Phill (usually a diminutive of Phillip) may refer to: *Phill Brown (born 1950), British audio engineer *Phill Calvert (born 1958), Australian rock drummer and producer, played in the influential post-punk band "The Birthday Party" *Phill Davies (born 1981), English rugby union player *Phill Drobnick (born 1980), American curler *Phill Grimshaw (1950–1998), English typeface designer and calligrapher *Phill Hartsfield (1932–2010), Southern California sword and knifemaker *Phill Jones (born 1974), New Zealand professional basketball player *Phill Jupitus (born 1962), English comedian, cartoonist, DJ, guitarist, performance poet and presenter of radio and TV *Phill Kline (born 1959), American former district attorney of Johnson County, Kansas, USA *Phill Lewis (born 1968), American film and television actor * Phill G. McDonald (1941–1968), American military personnel *Phill Niblock (born 1933), American composer, filmmaker, videographer, and director of Experimental Intermedia *Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Drobnick
Phill Drobnick (born October 8, 1980 in Virginia, Minnesota) is an American curler who has been involved with curling since 1986. Curling career Drobnick won the Minnesota State junior Championship in both, 2000 and 2003, allowing him to advance to the United States Junior National Championships. In 2000, Drobnick won the gold medal and advanced to the World Junior Championships in Geising, Germany, where he finished 6th. He competed in the United States Olympic curling trials for the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics, receiving bronze in the trials in 2001. At the 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship he played lead on Tyler George's team and finished 2nd, losing in the final to Pete Fenson. Coaching career Drobnick started coaching the Chris Plys junior rink in the fall of 2006. Since then, Drobnick has coached the team through two Minnesota State junior Championships (2007 & 2008), two United States Junior Championships, and two World Junior Curling Championships. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Grimshaw
Phill Grimshaw (1 February 1950 – 27 July 1998) was an English typeface designer and calligrapher who designed dozens of fonts for Letraset and the International Typeface Corporation (ITC) in the 1980s and 1990s. Biography Grimshaw was born on 1 February 1950 in Bolton. He studied art at Bolton College, where he was taught by the typographer Tony Forster, with whom he would later become close friends. Forster encouraged Grimshaw to apply to London's Royal College of Art (RCA). Grimshaw completed a master's degree between 1972 and 1975 at the RCA, where he met David Hockney and John Gorham. He returned to Lancashire after graduating from the RCA and opened a commercial lettering studio focusing on both typography and calligraphy. His calligraphic work was popular in the advertising industry; he produced work for the British Council, Marks & Spencer, Gale's, Littlewoods, Scottish & Newcastle, and BBC North. Grimshaw's professional partnership with Colin Brignall began in the 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Hartsfield
Phill Hartsfield (August 16,1931 – May 20, 2010) was a Southern California sword and knifemaker based in Garden Grove who is noted for popularizing the chisel ground blade in the western world. Hartsfield's designs have influenced other knifemakers, primarily Ernest Emerson. Early life Hartsfield joined the US Navy at 17 and served as a sonar technician. After serving four years, he was discharged and worked as a television repairman. After six months of working for a repairshop, Hartsfield opened his own repairshop at the age of 22 while making knives part-time. In 1977, he closed his TV repair business and became a full-time knifemaker. Knife making Hartsfield's blades are Japanese-influenced, each one was hand ground from various kinds of tool steel, including 01 and A2. They are differentially edge hardened to RC 60-61 on the Rockwell scale with the remainder of the blade hardened to 58-59 on the scale to allow for flex during the cut. This strength protected the life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Jones
Phillip Charles George Jones (born 25 January 1974) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. He played in Finland, Italy and Australia, but is best known for his 22 seasons with the Nelson Giants in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He also played 14 years for the New Zealand national team. Early life Born in Christchurch, Jones grew up in Reefton, where he attended Inangahua College. In 1992, Jones moved to Nelson to play high school basketball at Nelson College. Professional career Jones debuted in the New Zealand NBL in 1993. He played six seasons for the Nelson Giants between 1993 and 1998, winning championships in 1994 and 1998. After a season in Finland with Kouvot, where he won a championship in the Korisliiga in the 1998–99 season, Jones played for the Otago Nuggets in 1999. He returned to the Giants in 2000 and played every year until 2004. Jones returned to Kouvot in Finland for the 2000–01 season and then split the 2001–02 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Jupitus
Phillip Christopher Jupitus (, ''né'' Swan; born 25 June 1962) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Jupitus was a team captain on all but one BBC Two-broadcast episode of music quiz ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' from its inception in 1996 until 2015, and also appears regularly as a guest on several other panel shows, including '' QI'' and BBC Radio 4's ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''. Early life Born Phillip Swan in Newport on the Isle of Wight, he took his stepfather Alexander's surname Jupitus (a corruption of the Lithuanian name Šeputis) when he was 16. Jupitus attended a comprehensive school before winning a place at the boys' grammar school Woolverstone Hall School near Ipswich. Career Jupitus worked in Essex at the Manpower Services Commission, part of the Department of Employment, for five years, while he also wrote political poetry and drew cartoons. He resigned from the department in 1984, hoping for a care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Kline
Phillip D. Kline (born December 31, 1959) is a former American attorney who served as a Kansas state legislator, district attorney of Johnson County, and Kansas Attorney General. Kline, a member of the Republican Party, lost re-election as attorney general to Democratic challenger Paul J. Morrison in 2006. Kline was appointed by the Republican County Central Committee to fill the vacancy left Morrison's election as Kansas Attorney General, becoming district attorney of Johnson County on the day he left office as attorney general and essentially switching jobs with Morrison. Kline then ran for a full term as district attorney, but was defeated in the 2008 Republican primary. Kline was a polarizing figure in state politics, largely surrounding his use of his office to investigate abortion providers. He filed charges against George Tiller, a late-term abortion provider, and led a years-long effort to prosecute Planned Parenthood in Kansas. Kline received a series of official re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Lewis
Phillip David Lewis (born February 14, 1968) is an American actor, comedian and director who is best known for his role as hotel manager Mr. Moseby on the Disney Channel series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' and its spin-off, ''The Suite Life on Deck''. Lewis has also appeared in series such as ''Lizzie McGuire'', ''Friends'', ''The Wayans Bros.'', ''Yes, Dear'', '' Scrubs'' and ''How I Met Your Mother''. Early life Lewis was born on February 14, 1968, in Uganda to American parents.Phill Lewis Biography (1968–) Accessed December 12, 2012.Photos, Bio and News for Phill Lewis TVGuide.com. Accessed December 12, 2012. His father, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill G
Phill (usually a diminutive of Phillip) may refer to: *Phill Brown (born 1950), British audio engineer *Phill Calvert (born 1958), Australian rock drummer and producer, played in the influential post-punk band "The Birthday Party" *Phill Davies (born 1981), English rugby union player *Phill Drobnick (born 1980), American curler *Phill Grimshaw (1950–1998), English typeface designer and calligrapher *Phill Hartsfield (1932–2010), Southern California sword and knifemaker *Phill Jones (born 1974), New Zealand professional basketball player *Phill Jupitus (born 1962), English comedian, cartoonist, DJ, guitarist, performance poet and presenter of radio and TV *Phill Kline (born 1959), American former district attorney of Johnson County, Kansas, USA *Phill Lewis (born 1968), American film and television actor * Phill G. McDonald (1941–1968), American military personnel *Phill Niblock (born 1933), American composer, filmmaker, videographer, and director of Experimental Intermedia *Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
