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Sébastien Foucan
Sébastien Foucan (born 27 May 1974 in Paris) is a French freerunner of Guadeloupean descent. He is the founder of freerunning and considered an early developer of parkour. Known for his views on the philosophy of parkour and freerunning, Foucan stresses the need for training in the basics of both for individual safety and to maintain a positive public perception of the activities. In 2002, Foucan featured in a television advertisement for the Nike Presto running shoe. He became known in the United Kingdom after Mike Christie's Channel 4 documentary ''Jump London'' in September 2003 and the subsequent documentary ''Jump Britain''. In addition to those programmes, Foucan appeared as Mollaka in the 21st James Bond film '' Casino Royale''. He spent three months in the Bahamas on the film. Foucan appeared in the music video for Madonna's 2005 single "Jump", accompanying the singer on her 2006 "Confessions Tour". He helped K-Swiss develop the Ariake, the first in a line of five fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi Range
Heidi India Partakis ( Range; born 23 May 1983) is an English singer, best known as a former member of the girl group Sugababes. She was an original member of girl group Atomic Kitten, although she left the group before they released any material. In 2001, Range replaced Siobhán Donaghy of the Sugababes and had accumulated six UK number-one singles as well as two number-one studio albums with the group before the line-up at the time disbanded in 2011. Since then, Range has concentrated on theatre work and motherhood. History 1997–2001: Early career In 1997, Range auditioned for a part in the group Scooch, but was rejected as she was too young. Instead, she joined Atomic Kitten, a girl group founded by OMD frontman Andy McCluskey, along with Liz McClarnon and Kerry Katona. She recorded several demos for the group's debut album. In 1999, after 8 months of recording with Atomic Kitten, Range decided to leave the group after being offered a solo deal by Stock Aitken Waterma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkour
Parkour () is an athletic training discipline or sport in which practitioners (called ''traceurs'') attempt to get from point A to point B in the fastest and most efficient way possible, without assisting equipment and often while performing artistic-gymnastic maneuvers. With roots in military obstacle course training and martial arts, parkour includes running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, plyometrics, rolling, gymnastics, and quadrupedal movement—whatever is suitable for a given situation. Parkour is an activity that can be practiced alone or with others, and is usually carried out in urban spaces, though it can be done anywhere. It involves seeing one's environment in a new way, and envisioning the potential for navigating it by movement around, across, through, over and under its features. Although practitioners of Parkour often perform flips and other acrobatic movements, these are not considered a part of Parkour proper. The practice of similar movements had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Births
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the Germany national football team, German national team won the championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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55 Degrees North
''55 Degrees North'' is a BBC television drama series starring Don Gilet as DS Nicky Cole, a London detective relocated to Newcastle upon Tyne after exposing police corruption. Dervla Kirwan co-stars as Claire Maxwell, an ambitious solicitor. The first series was originally broadcast on BBC1 in 2004, with the second series following a year later. The programme was shown in the U.S. under its working title, ''The Night Detective''. But it was axed in 2006, and production company Zenith North entered administrative receivership shortly thereafter; the programme's cancellation was described as a "heavy blow" for the company. Both series were released together in a complete box set on 26 June 2006. Plot Detective Sergeant Nicky Cole (Don Gilet) blows the whistle on a senior police officer guilty of corruption in London. Cole is then shunted North East England, up North to avoid any difficulties or fallout, and ends up in Newcastle upon Tyne as a Detective Sergeant#United Kingdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Past
The past denotes period of time that has already happened, in contrast to ''the present'' and ''the future''. The Past may also refer to: * "The Past" (Sevendust song), 2008 * ''The Past'' (2007 film), Argentine film * ''The Past'' (2013 film), French film by the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi * ''The Past'' (2018 film), Indian horror film * ''The Past'' (Chinese: ), book by Yu Dafu * "The Past", song by Ray Parker Jr. from '' After Dark'' * "The Past", song by Korn from '' Korn III: Remember Who You Are'' See also * PAST (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Past, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Antwerp Dolls
''The Antwerp Dolls'' is a 2015 British action/crime/ thriller film written and directed by Jake Reid and starring Jason Wing, Bruce Payne and Sean Cronin. Premise A ruthless businessman's payoff to the Belgian mafia is intercepted by his revenge-seeking former protegees, launching a deadly war of violence and double-dealing. Cast *Jason Wing as Cally *Bruce Payne as Ray Ferrino * Sean Cronin as Max Ferrino * Sebastien Foucan as Marco *Courtney Winston as Blacks *Jermaine Curtis Liburd as Spacey *Simon Pengelly as Steve *Ashley R Woods as Corey *Terence Anderson as Mike *Danny Cutler as Sonny *Katya Greer as Jane *Nick Orchard as George *Manveer Sohal as Amir *Sean Earl McPherson as Manny *Kate Marie Davies as Christy *Tobias Jon as Floyd Reception The film has had screenings at a number of film festivals internationally, including the Annual Garden State Film Festival and won best feature film at the inaugural Poinciana Film Festival. Martin Stocks stated that 'despite some ine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tournament (2009 Film)
''The Tournament'' is a 2009 British independent action thriller film, marking the directorial debut of Scott Mann. The film was conceived by Jonathan Frank and Nick Rowntree while at the University of Teesside with Mann. The script was written by Gary Young, Jonathan Frank, and Nick Rowntree. ''The Tournament'' was partially filmed in Bulgaria, and numerous locations around Northern England (where the film is set) and Merseyside. The film stars Robert Carlyle, Ving Rhames, Kelly Hu, Sébastien Foucan, Liam Cunningham, Scott Adkins, Camilla Power and Ian Somerhalder. The film received additional funding internationally, from Sherezade Film Development, Storitel Production and others, earning the film a budget of just under £4,000,000, and the film also features a renowned international ensemble cast. However, numerous problems involving production, finance (the budget ran out twice), and securing a distributor, meant the film was not released until two years after filming, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninja Warrior UK
''Ninja Warrior UK'' (also known as ''Ninja Warrior UK: Race for Glory'') is a British physical obstacle assault course game show, created for ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is based upon the format of the Japanese game show ''Sasuke (TV series), Sasuke'', created by Ushio Higuchi, which is aired in the United Kingdom and other countries as ''Ninja Warrior''. Presented by Ben Shephard, Chris Kamara and Rochelle Humes, the show focuses on around 250 contestants (160 in series 4–5) tackling a difficult assault course featuring a variety of obstacles, the most notable being the Warped wall, Warped Wall. Contestants advance in the competition by achieving a fast enough time or progressing far enough along the course. The competition culminates with a final, in which the contestant who goes furthest fastest is declared "Last Ninja Standing". If a competitor completes the final obstacle, Mt Midoriyama, in under 45 seconds, they will be declared winner of the contest and crowned "Nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Belle
David Nicholas Williams Belle (born 29 April 1973) is a French actor, film choreographer and stunt coordinator. He is deemed the founder and leading pioneer of the physical discipline parkour, coining it based on his training and the teachings from his father Raymond Belle. Belle came to fame via his parkour videos and film appearances, such as ''District 13'', '' District 13: Ultimatum'', which were written and produced by Luc Besson, and the American remake '' Brick Mansions''. Belle has also consulted on the making of ''Babylon A.D.'', ''Prince of Persia'', ''Colombiana'' and '' The Family''. He is the chair of the Parkour Committee of the International Federation of Gymnastics. Life and career Belle was born and raised in Fécamp, the son of Monique and Raymond Belle of Paris. His grandfather Gilbert Kitten, father Raymond, and brother Jean-François Belle were highly skilled rescuers in the Military Paris Fire Brigade. His father Raymond Belle was from Vietnam, and was of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
