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Smiler (other)
Smiler(s) may refer to: Characters * "Smiler" Grogan, from the 1963 film ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' * Clem "Smiler" Hemmingway, from the British sitcom '' Last of the Summer Wine'' * The Smiler, from the comics series ''Transmetropolitan'' * Smiler, main antagonist of ''The Emoji Movie'' Music * Smiler (musician), a British rapper * ''Smiler'' (album), an album by Rod Stewart * Smilers, an Estonian rock band named for Stewart's album * Smiler, a 1970s UK band whose members included Iron Maiden founder Steve Harris Other uses * Smilers sheet, Britain's first personalised postage stamp sheet, issued in 2000 * The Smiler The Smiler is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. Manufactured by Gerstlauer, it opened in 2013 as the world's first Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster. It is located in the X-Sector area of the park. With ..., a ride at Alton Towers, England. * Smiler, a strip in the British comic ''Whoopee!'' * Smiler, nickna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' is a 1963 American comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer with a story and screenplay by William Rose and Tania Rose. The film, starring Spencer Tracy with an all-star cast of comedians, is about the madcap pursuit of $350,000 in stolen cash by a diverse and colorful group of strangers. It premiered on November 7, 1963. The principal cast features Edie Adams, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, and Jonathan Winters. The film marked the first time Kramer directed a comedy, though he had produced the comedy ''So This Is New York'' in 1948. He is best known for producing and directing, in his own words, "heavy drama" about social problems, such as ''The Defiant Ones'', '' Inherit the Wind'', ''Judgment at Nuremberg'', and ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner''. His first attempt at directing a comedy film paid off immensely as ''It's a Mad, Mad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Summer Wine
''Last of the Summer Wine'' is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of ''Comedy Playhouse'' on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. From 1983 to 2010, Alan J. W. Bell produced and directed all episodes of the show. The BBC confirmed on 2 June 2010 that ''Last of the Summer Wine'' would no longer be produced and the 31st series would be its last. Subsequently, the final episode was broadcast on 29 August 2010. Since its original release, all 295 episodes, comprising thirty-one series—including the pilot and all films and specials—have been released on DVD. Repeats of the show are broadcast in the UK on BBC One (until 18 July 2010 when the 31st and final series started on 25 July of that year), Gold (UK TV channel), Gold, Yesterday (TV channel), Yesterday, and Drama (British TV channel), Drama. It is also seen in more than 25 countries, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Transmetropolitan Characters
''Transmetropolitan'' is a cyberpunk comic book series written by Warren Ellis with art by Darick Robertson and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics (originally by Helix). It chronicles the battles of Spider Jerusalem, infamous renegade gonzo journalist of the future. Jerusalem dedicates himself to fighting the corruption and abuse of power of two successive United States presidents; he and his assistants strive to keep their world from turning more dystopian than it already is. Protagonists * Spider Jerusalem, main character of the series, gonzo journalist extraordinaire. He is inspired by Hunter S. Thompson, and the spiritual cousin to Doonesbury's "Uncle Duke". His early, unshaved appearance is a direct reference to Robertson's friend Andre Ricciardi, and not Alan Moore as often suggested. The Filthy Assistants Channon Yarrow *Channon Yarrow, Spider's first assistant in the series. She was formerly a stripper, pay-dacoit, and bodyguard. Physically, Channon is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emoji Movie
''The Emoji Movie'' is a 2017 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Directed by Tony Leondis, who wrote the script with Eric Siegel and Mike White, it stars the voices of T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, Steven Wright, Jennifer Coolidge, Jake T. Austin, Christina Aguilera, Sofía Vergara, Sean Hayes, and Sir Patrick Stewart. Based on emojis, the film centers on a multi-expressional emoji who exists in a teenager's smartphone embarking on a journey to become a normal emoji capable of only a single expression. ''The Emoji Movie'' premiered on July 23, 2017 at the Regency Village Theatre and was theatrically released in the United States five days later. The movie was a commercial success after grossing $217 million worldwide against its $50 million production budget, but was universally lambasted by critics, who criticized its script, humor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smiler (musician)
Joseph Bartlett-Vanderpuye, better known by his stage name Smiler, is a British rapper, who was born in London. Vanderpuye first entered the limelight after releasing an underground mixtape in 2009, as well as the single "Enza". After being spotted by a talent scout, Vanderpuye was signed to Warner Music UK, and released his debut single, "Delorean", featuring fellow rapper Wretch 32 in March 2012. Vanderpuye ended his relationship with Warner Music in 2013 following the release of his fourth single, "Brand New Style". He then launched his own imprint Portfolio Music in 2014 where as Director he's signed and developed multiple acts. Background Joseph Bartlett-Vanderpuye was born in London. His musical career began in 2009 when he released the underground mixtape "Da Musical Omnibus" via Elementary Entertainment. Following the release, Vanderpuye began working on his debut single with the label, and on 8 August 2010, released "Enza". Producer Jakwob subsequently contacted Vand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smiler (album)
''Smiler'' is the fifth studio album by English rock singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. It was released on 4 October 1974 by Mercury Records. It was his first album to be critically panned. It reached number 1 in the UK album chart, and number 13 in the US. The album was largely considered to be an unadventurous retread of what he had done before, including covers of Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan songs, as well as a duet with Elton John of John's song "Let Me Be Your Car". Stewart's one attempt at adventurousness was a cover of Carole King's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" where 'Woman' is switched to 'Man'. This track was selected for special derision by criticsThe release of the album itself was held up for five months due to legal problems between Mercury Records and Warner Bros. Recordsbr> Musicians appearing on the album included members of Stewart's band Faces (band), Faces, as well as frequent collaborators Martin Quittenton (guitars), Pete Sears (bass & keyb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smilers
Smilers is an Estonian Rock music, rock band formed in 1991 by Hendrik Sal-Saller. The name reportedly originated from a Rod Stewart album, ''Smiler (album), Smiler''. The band was first named Lezer Brozers. In the early years Smilers produced two albums in Finland, but as these were not successful, they returned to Estonia and gained fame soon after. Smilers won the Artist of the Year award in the 2004 Estonian Music Awards. Smilers were also awarded a Golden Disc for Song of the Year in 2004 for "Ainult unustamiseks (song), Ainult unustamiseks". Current members * Hendrik Sal-Saller – vocals, guitar * Urmas Jaarman – bass guitar, bass, backing vocals * Mikko Saira – Keyboard instrument, keyboards * Erko Laurimaa – guitar * Raido Kurri – drums Discography Finland: * ''Smilers'' (1994) * ''Take Five'' (1996) Estonia: * ''Olen kuul'' (1997) * ''Mõistus on kadunud'' (1998) * ''1994–1996'' (1999) * ''Suure surmaga läbi elu'' (1999) * ''Jalgpall on parem kui sex'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Harris (musician)
Stephen Percy Harris (born 12 March 1956) is an English musician who is the bassist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, primary songwriter and founder/leader of heavy metal music, heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He has been the band's only constant member since their inception in 1975 and, along with guitarist Dave Murray (musician), Dave Murray, the only member to appear on every album. Harris has a recognisable and popular style of bass playing, particularly the "gallop" which can be found on many Iron Maiden recordings, such as the singles "Run to the Hills" and "The Trooper". In addition to his role as the band's bass player, writer and backing vocalist, he has undertaken many other roles for the group, such as producing and co-producing their albums, directing and editing their live videos and performing studio keyboards and synthesisers. He has been cited as one of the greatest heavy metal bassists. In 2012, Harris released his debut solo album, ''British Lion (album), British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smilers Sheet
Smilers is the name given to Britain's personalised stamps. Personalised stamp sheets (or P-Stamps) were first issued by Australia Post in the summer of 1999. History Personalized stamp sheets were first issued by the Post Office (subsequently renamed Royal Mail) to coincide with The Stamp Show 2000, Britain's international stamp exhibition held in May 2000 at Earls Court. The "Smilers" A4-sized stamp sheets contained ten se-tenant "smiles" stamps with a generic label design. Personalised versions of these stamp sheets were made available to the public at special photo-booths throughout the 2000 Stamp Show held in London. The cost for a single sheet of ten stamps and personalised photo labels was £5.95 (£10.00 for two sheets; equivalent to a premium of £4.80 on the cost of twenty stamps). The cost in March 2008 was £13.50 per single sheet of twenty first-class stamps or £12.50 for two or more sheets (a premium of £6.70 over face value).Howard, Graham; Potts, Chris. ''Custom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smiler
The Smiler is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. Manufactured by Gerstlauer, it opened in 2013 as the world's first Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster. It is located in the X-Sector area of the park. With 14 inversions, The Smiler holds the world record for most inversions on a roller coaster. History Plans to build The Smiler were submitted the local authority in December 2011. Permission was granted on 15 March 2012 following a Staffordshire Moorlands Council meeting, despite some local opposition to its construction. Gerstlauer, a German manufacturing company, was hired to build the roller coaster. Less than a month after obtaining permission, Alton Towers launched a website announcing a new ride – codenamed Secret Weapon 7 (SW7) – for the 2013 season. Its codename followed a similar format used for other roller coasters during their teaser campaigns, such as SW4 for Oblivion and SW6 for Thirteen. In June 2012, a trademark filed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whoopee! (comics)
''Whoopee!'' was a British comic book magazine that ran from (issues dates) 9 March 1974 to 30 March 1985, when it merged with ''Whizzer and Chips''. It was published by IPC Magazines Ltd and ran for 572 issues. The first issue of ''Whoopee!'' ran to forty pages, with a free gift in the form of a 'squirter ring'. The strapline exhorted potential readers to "Get happy — get this paper!". ''Shiver and Shake'' merged with ''Whoopee!'' shortly after its launch in 1974, followed by '' Cheeky'' in 1980 and '' Wow!'' in 1983. ''Whoopee!'' annuals continued to appear well into the late 1980s, and a ''Best of Whoopee!'' monthly reprints comic was published for a few years in the early 1990s. Strips * ''Ad Lad'' — a Les Gray lookalike obsessed with getting his face on television * ''Bleep!'' (from ''Wow!'') * ''Blinketty Blink'' * ''Blunder Puss'' (from ''Shiver and Shake'') * ''Bookworm'' — a bespectacled, book-loving schoolboy * ''Boy Boss'' (from ''Wow!'')'' — the nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fandom Names
Many fandoms in popular culture have their own names that distinguish them from other fan communities. These names are popular with singers, music groups, films, authors, television shows, books, games, sports teams, and actors. Some of the terms are coined by fans while others are created by celebrities themselves. The trend of giving a name to a groups of fans became more common and widespread during the beginning of the 21st century, with the development of social media, although such names were incidentally used much earlier. # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also * Honorific nicknames in popular music References {{Fandom Fandom A fandom is a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of empathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest. Fans typically are interested in even minor details of the ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
