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Randi (surname)
Randi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Antonio Randi, Italian wrestler *Don Randi, American keyboard player, bandleader and songwriter *Ermanno Randi, Italian film actor *James Randi ("The Amazing Randi"), Canadian-American stage magician and scientific skeptic *Leah Randi __NOTOC__ Leah Rose Randi is an American bass player and vocalist. She has recorded or performed live with bands including Abandoned Pools, Front Line Assembly, Paradise Lost, Delerium, Conjure One and Pink. Background Born Leah Rose Randi on Se ..., American bass player and vocalist See also * Randi (given name) * Randi (other) {{Surname, Randi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Randi
Antonio Randi (11 March 1921 – 6 April 1998) was an Italian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle featherweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1921 births 1998 deaths Italian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Italy Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Faenza Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1951 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Randi
Don Randi (born February 25, 1937) is an American keyboard player, bandleader, and songwriter who was a member of the Wrecking Crew. Career Randi was born February 25, 1937 in New York City. He was raised in the Catskill Mountains and studied classical music. In 1954, he moved to Los Angeles and became a studio musician. During the next year, he began working at record distribution company where he was influenced by jazz musicians, particularly Horace Silver. He began his career as a pianist and keyboard player in 1956, gradually establishing a reputation as a leading session musician. In the early 1960s, he was musician and arranger for record producer Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. He played piano on "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra and on her albums, as well as being a member of her touring band for decades. He performed on the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations" and "God Only Knows". His piano can be heard on the Buffalo Springfield songs "Expecting to Fly" and " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermanno Randi
Ermanno Randi (27 April 1920 – 1 November 1951) was an Italian film actor. After serving in the Italian Army during the Second World War, Randi made his screen debut in 1947. He gradually moved up from playing supporting to lead role A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead (), plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word ''lead'' may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and ''leading actor'' may refer to a person who typic ...s. In 1951 he played the tenor Enrico Caruso in '' The Young Caruso''. The same year he was fatally shot by his lover, Giuseppe Maggiore, during a row. Randi was 31.Canales, Luis. ''Imperial Gina: The Very Unauthorized Biography of Gina Lollobrigida''. Branden Books, 1990. p.60 Filmography References External links * 1920 births 1951 deaths Italian male film actors People from Arezzo 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Randi
James Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge; August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020) was a Canadian-American stage magician, author and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. Rodrigues 2010p. 271/ref> He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Randi began his career as a magician under the stage name The Amazing Randi and later chose to devote most of his time to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims, which he collectively called "woo-woo". Randi retired from practicing magic at age 60, and from his foundation at 87. Although often referred to as a "debunker", Randi said he disliked the term's connotations and preferred to describe himself as an "investigator". He wrote about paranormal phenomena, skepticism, and the history of magic. He was a frequent guest on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', famously expo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Randi
__NOTOC__ Leah Rose Randi is an American bass player and vocalist. She has recorded or performed live with bands including Abandoned Pools, Front Line Assembly, Paradise Lost, Delerium, Conjure One and Pink. Background Born Leah Rose Randi on September 11, 1970, in Los Angeles, she is the daughter of the musician Don Randi and Norma Waterman. Career Randi has performed on ''Saturday Night Live'', ''The Tonight Show'' and ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' as part of Pink's band, playing bass on songs such as " God Is a DJ". She also appeared in the music videos "The Remedy" and "Monster" by Abandoned Pools and "Last To Know" and "Try This Live" by Pink. Her vocal work on Front Line Assembly's 2004 album ''Civilization'' has been singled out for praise. In May 2010, she joined fellow musicians Slash, Ace Frehley and Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go's, among other artists, for a performance benefiting the MusiCares Musicians Assistance Program. Discography * Chris Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi (given Name)
Randi is both a given name, and a nickname in the English language, popular in North America and Norway. It is primarily a feminine name, although there is recorded usage of the name by men. It may have originated as a pet form of '' Miranda'' or as a feminine form of ''Randy''. In turn, Randy was originally derived from the names '' Randall'', '' Randolf'', ''Randolph'', ''Bertrand'' and ''Andrew''. In Norway, Randi is a feminine name that emerged in the 1400s as a short form of Ragnfrid ( on, Ragnfríðr). The original meaning in Old Norse is "God-lovable". Ragnfríðr was famously used about three different people in runic inscriptions from the Viking era. Later the variant Rangdid was common in the Middle Ages. Over 20 people with the name were mentioned in the Regesta Norvegica. By the 1600s the variant Randi was a common feminine name in Norway. Women known as Randi * Randi Altschul (born 1960), American toy inventor * Randi Anda (1898–1999), Norwegian politician * Ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
