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Simon Wright (other)
Simon Wright may refer to: * Simon Wright (musician) (born 1963), English drummer (ex-AC/DC drummer) * Simon Wright (politician), British Liberal Democrat politician, Member of Parliament for Norwich South 2010-15 * Simon Wright (restaurateur) ''The Wright Taste'' is a five-part BBC Wales documentary series that started in late October 2008. The title is a pun on the name of food critic and restaurateur Simon Wright, who featured in the series. Wright was a partner in the restauranY P ..., broadcaster and food writer * Simon Wright, supporting character in Captain Future {{hndis, name=Wright, Simon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Wright (musician)
Simon Wright (born 19 June 1963) is an English drummer best known for his work with rock bands AC/DC and Dio. He started playing drums at the age of 13 and cites Cozy Powell, Tommy Aldridge and John Bonham as his greatest influences. He was also the drummer for the Rhino Bucket and Operation: Mindcrime bands. Career Wright began his career with local band Tora Tora (not to be confused with the American glam metal group), before joining Manchester group A II Z, a new wave of British heavy metal band founded in 1979 in Manchester, England by guitarist Gary Owens. The full line-up consisted of David Owens (vocals), Gary Owens (guitar), Gam Campbell (bass), Karl Reti (drums). They acquired a local following in Manchester, and were signed by Polydor Records, eager to cash in on the exploding NWOBHM boom. A single live album, ''The Witch of Berkley'', followed in 1980. Reti was subsequently replaced by Wright. The band disintegrated and Wright went on to perform in Tytan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Wright (politician)
Simon James Wright (born 15 September 1979) is a former British Liberal Democrat politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Norwich South who served from 2010 to 2015. Wright defeated frontbench incumbent Charles Clarke (Labour), winning 29.7% of the votes and a narrow majority of 310 votes. He is now chief executive officer of a Norfolk-based charity, Nelson's Journey. Early life Wright was educated at Dereham Neatherd High School. He attended Imperial College London, receiving a BSc in Maths, and King's College London, receiving a PGCE. He has worked as a maths teacher at Alderman Peel High School in Wells-next-the-Sea in North Norfolk. Political career Wright was elected as a councillor for the Lancaster North ward (Fakenham) on North Norfolk District Council in 2003. Wright achieved the second-highest percentage of the vote of two seats available in the poll behind Cllr Nich Starling (LD). Later that year, Wright quit his job as a teacher to become campaig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Wright (restaurateur)
''The Wright Taste'' is a five-part BBC Wales documentary series that started in late October 2008. The title is a pun on the name of food critic and restaurateur Simon Wright, who featured in the series. Wright was a partner in the restauranY Polynin South West Wales. Y Polyn also features on cookery show '' The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain''. Simon Wright Simon Wright is a food writer, broadcaster and restaurateur who was formerly editor of the ''AA Restaurant Guide'' and was Restaurant Consultant for ''Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares''. In 2010 he won a "Wales the True Taste Champion" award from the Welsh Assembly Government for supporting the Welsh food and drink industry. Wright rose to public prominence in 2002 when he became involved in a row about Petrus restaurant, co-owned by Gordon Ramsay and his former protégé Marcus Wareing Marcus Wareing (born 29 June 1970) is an English celebrity chef who is currently Chef-Owner of the one-Michelin-starred restaurant Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |