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Piper (given Name)
Piper is a feminine given name meaning “piper”. The name has increased in popularity in recent years due to a character on the television series ''Charmed''. The following people are referred to as “Piper”: * Piper Campbell (born 1965), American diplomat * Piper Curda (born 1997), American actress and singer * Piper Davis (1917–1997), American Negro league baseball player * Piper Dellums, American author and public speaker * Piper Gilles (born 1992), American-Canadian ice dancer * Piper Harris (born 2000), American child actress * Piper Kerman (born 1969), American memoirist and convicted money launderer and drug trafficker, author of ''Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison'' * Piper Laurie (born 1932), American actress * Piper Madison (born 2002), American singer * Piper Perabo (born 1976), American actress * Piper Reese (born 2000), American child reporter and actress Fictional Characters * Piper Chapman, protagonist of the series ''Orange Is the New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipe (instrument)
A pipe is a tubular wind instrument in general, or various specific wind instruments. The word is an onomatopoeia, and comes from the tone which can resemble that of a bird chirping . With just three holes, a pipe's range is obtained by overblowing to sound at least the second or the third harmonic partials. Folk pipe Fipple flutes are found in many cultures around the world. Often with six holes, the shepherd's pipe is a common pastoral image. Shepherds often piped both to soothe the sheep and to amuse themselves. Modern manufactured six-hole folk pipes are referred to as pennywhistle or tin whistle. The recorder is a form of pipe, often used as a rudimentary instructional musical instrument at schools, but versatile enough that it is also used in orchestral music. Tabor pipe The three-holed pipe is a form of the folk pipe which is usually played with one hand, while the other hand plays a tabor or other drone instrument such as a bell or a psalterium (string-drum). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piper Madison
Piper Madison (born March 10, 2002) is an American Billboard top 40 recording artist and songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Television Madison appeared as Zelphaba in the Nickelodeon television series ''100 Things to Do Before High School'' and won a Young Artist Award for her role in 2016. Discography On July 1, 2019, Madison released her debut album, ''Who's Running Your Mind''. Her single "Little Bit of Rain", remixed by Chris Cox and Jared Lee Gosselin, debuted on the Billboard Dance Club Songs at No. 46 on September 14, 2019, and reached its peak at No. 14 on October 26, 2019. Madison performed at SXSW South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Te ... music festival in 2019. Madison released her holiday EP, ''Snowfall'', on November 15, 2019. Albums Single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyper
Pyper is a surname and a given name. Notable people so named include: * Andrew Pyper, Canadian writer of fiction * Gavin Pyper (born 1979), British motor racing driver * George D. Pyper (1860–1943), the fifth general superintendent of the Sunday School of The LDS Church) * Jenny Pyper, Northern Ireland civil servant * Laura Pyper, Northern Irish actress * Pyper America (born 1997), American fashion model and musician See also * Piper (given name) * Piper (surname) * John Pyper-Ferguson John Pyper-Ferguson (born February 27, 1964) is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in a wide range of films and television shows. His notable works include playing Sonny Hamilton on '' Hamilton's Quest'', Peter Hutter on ''The Adv ... (born 1964), Australian-born actor {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piper Halliwell
Piper Halliwell is a fictional character from the American television series ''Charmed'', played by Holly Marie Combs from October 7, 1998 until May 21, 2006. The character was created by Constance M. Burge, who based Piper on her second-oldest sister. Piper is introduced into the series as the middle sister to Prue (Shannen Doherty) and Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano). She is one of the original featured leads and, more specifically, a Charmed Oneone of the most powerful witches of all time. Piper's power was initially described as the ability to stop time in her surrounding environment. As the series progresses, Leo reveals that her power actually works by slowing down molecules to the point that they stop. As the series progresses, she also receives the power to cause evil beings or objects to explode using her hands, by instead speeding up molecules to the point of combustion. During the first three seasons, Piper is portrayed as the "sweet", "sensitive middle sister", an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piper McLean
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Piper Chapman
Piper Elizabeth Chapman (played by Taylor Schilling) is the protagonist of the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black''. The character is based on Piper Kerman, author of the non-fiction book '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison'', upon which the series is based. Schilling was nominated for awards in both comedy and drama categories for this role. Basis A Boston-bred Smith College grad, Piper Kerman got involved in a relationship with an international drug smuggler, Catherine Cleary Wolters. Chapman's girlfriend in the series, Alex Vause, is based on Wolters, whom Kerman met circa 1991 in Northampton, Massachusetts. Eventually, 24-year-old Kerman flew a suitcase of money from the United States to Belgium for a West African drug lord and was named five years later as part of the drug ring. As part of her plea bargain, she declared that she made three overseas trips on behalf of the drug ring. After breaking up with Wolters, Kerman met Larry Smith and got engaged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piper Reese
Piper Reese (born August 13, 2000) is an American actress, television presenter, MPAA-accredited entertainment reporter, and Internet celebrity who hosts her own podcasts and YouTube series, Piper's Picks TV, Teen Tech Talk and InsPIPERation. Reese is the older of two children. As an actress, Piper is best known for playing Nancy Patanski on the Nickelodeon drama series ''Deadtime Stories (TV series), Deadtime Stories''. She launched an online scripted sketch comedy series entitled ''That's So Sketch'' in 2016. Reese has been working on her web shows since 2007. Piper Reese has been known by her fans as the "Piperazzi" since around 2012 and among both viewers and journalists as the "Princess of the Press." Career Hosting & Piper's Picks TV In 2007, at 7 years old, Reese began hosting ''Piper's Picks TV'' in Wellington, Florida and became the youngest video podcaster on the Internet. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
