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Tony Thompson (other)
Tony Thompson may refer to: *Tony Thompson (drummer) (1954–2003), American session drummer *Tony Thompson (singer) (1975–2007), R&B vocalist and Hi-Five lead singer *Tony Thompson (boxer) (born 1971), American boxer * Tony Thompson (footballer) (born 1994), English footballer See also *Toni Thompson, Shortland Street character *Anthony Thompson (other) Anthony Thompson may refer to: * Anthony Thompson (American football) (born 1967), former American football running back * Anthony Thompson (Canadian football) (born 1990), Canadian football defensive back * Anthony Thompson (boxer) (born 1981), A ...
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Tony Thompson (drummer)
Anthony Terrence Thompson (November 15, 1954 – November 12, 2003) was an American session drummer best known as the drummer of the Power Station and a member of Chic. Early life and education Thompson was raised in the middle-class community of Springfield Gardens, in Queens, New York City. His mother was Trinidadian and father was of Antiguan descent. Career Chic Thompson first drummed for the group Labelle, and then for a short while was a member of the soul/disco band Ecstasy, Passion & Pain. This was followed by a long tenure with Chic, where he helped create hits such as "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)," "Le Freak," and "Good Times". He also performed with members of Chic on " We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer" by Sister Sledge and " Upside Down" and "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross. Following the temporary disbanding of Chic in 1983, Chic's former guitarist and bassist, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards became prolific producers, and Thompson' ...
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Tony Thompson (singer)
Anthony Ulysses Thompson, Jr. (September 2, 1975 – June 1, 2007) was an American singer–songwriter. Thompson was best known as the lead vocalist of the American R&B quintet Hi-Five, which had hit singles such as "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" and " I Can't Wait Another Minute". After the group disbanded in 1994, Thompson found solo success the following year with his debut album '' Sexsational'' in 1995. Biography Thompson was born in Waco, Texas and raised in Oklahoma City. He was named after his father, Anthony Thompson, Sr. In 1984, he started singing solos in the local church choir at the age of eight. He then started singing in local talent shows. Local talent and up-and-coming artist William Walton reached out to Thompson in hopes of making his music dreams a reality. He was noticed by the first Waco, Texas R&B group (Ador) signed by Jive Records. The founding members are Toriano Easley (who is the only other native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) and left the group ...
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Tony Thompson (boxer)
Anthony Tyrone Thompson (born October 18, 1971) is an American former professional boxer. He challenged twice for unified world heavyweight titles, in 2008 and 2012, both times against Wladimir Klitschko. Described by many observers and fighters as "awkward", Thompson was considered the gatekeeper of the heavyweight division during the Klitschko Era. Thompson was ranked by BoxRec among ten best heavyweights in the world from 2003 to 2012, reaching his highest ranking of world No.4 in 2005 and 2006. Early life Tony Thompson was born on October 8, 1971, in Washington, D.C., and has 10 siblings. Both his parents were drug addicts. Tony and his only full-blood brother Keith, who was about 10 months older, grew up in an orphanage before they were taken to the foster home at pre-school age. The brothers spent most of their youth in Southeast, D.C., frequently moving from one relative to another, before members of child and family services took them back to the orphanage. Their mothe ...
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Tony Thompson (footballer)
Anthony Thompson (born 4 November 1994 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bootle, having previously played professionally for Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ....http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/team.htm#Anthony THOMPSON Career statistics References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Tony 1994 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers English men's footballers English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Rotherham United F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Southport F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Chester F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Warrington Town F.C. players AFC Fylde players Osset ...
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Toni Thompson
Antoinette "Toni" Warner (née Thompson, formerly McAllister) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Laura Hill from 2001 until 2008. In 2008, Toni became the first character on the show to give birth, get married and die on screen. Creation and casting Following the departures of Rachel McKenna (Angela Bloomfield), Ellen Crozier (Robyn Malcolm), Kirsty Knight (Angela Dotchin), Jenny Harrison (Maggie Harper) and the axing of David Kearney ( Peter Elliott), in 1998 and 1999, ratings for the show dropped dramatically in 2000 and producers decided to reinvent the show to boost audience interest. Jason Daniel was hired as a consultant to drastically alter the show, making it more representative of the social climate of the time. This included eliminating several characters, redesigning the hospital, toning down make up and clothing choices, and introducing a new cast. One of the characters created by Daniel was 'Melanie ...
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