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The Ventriloquist (film)
A ventriloquist is a person who practices ventriloquism. Ventriloquist or The Ventriloquist may refer to: *Ventriloquist (character), a DC Comics character * ''The Ventriloquist'' (album), a 2007/2008 album by Ruby Throat *''The Ventriloquist'', a 2012 short film produced by Dana Brunetti and starring Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles before gaining a leading man status in film and television. Spacey has received various accolades ... *"Ventriloquist", a song by +/- from the 2003 album '' You Are Here'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Ventriloquist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ventriloquist
Ventriloquism, or ventriloquy, is a performance act of stagecraft in which a person (a ventriloquist) creates the illusion that their voice is coming from elsewhere, usually a puppeteered prop known as a "dummy". The act of ventriloquism is ventriloquizing, and the ability to do so is commonly called in English the ability to "throw" one's voice. History Origins Originally, ventriloquism was a religious practice. The name comes from the Latin for 'to speak from the stomach: (belly) and (speak). The Greeks called this gastromancy ( grc-gre, εγγαστριμυθία). The noises produced by the stomach were thought to be the voices of the unliving, who took up residence in the stomach of the ventriloquist. The ventriloquist would then interpret the sounds, as they were thought to be able to speak to the dead, as well as foretell the future. One of the earliest recorded group of prophets to use this technique was the Pythia, the priestess at the temple of Apollo in Delphi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ventriloquist (character)
The Ventriloquist is the name of multiple supervillains appearing in American comic books and other media published by DC Comics. All of the Ventriloquist's versions are enemies of Batman, belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery. The character has been featured in various media adaptations, such as feature films, television series and video games. Andrew Sellon portrays a new version of the character in the television series '' Gotham''. In the fifth season, he finds the dummy Scarface and becomes the Ventriloquist. Publication history There are currently three incarnations of the Ventriloquist: the first and original incarnation, Arnold Wesker, first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #583 (February 1988) and was created by John Wagner, Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle; the second Ventriloquist, Peyton Riley, was introduced in ''Detective Comics'' #827 (March 2007) by Paul Dini and Don Kramer; in September 2011, ''The New 52'' rebooted DC's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ventriloquist (album)
''The Ventriloquist'' is an album by Ruby Throat, a musical act consisting of Katiejane Garside (frontwoman of Queen Adreena) and Chris Whittingham. It was released on 8 November 2007 on a limited run of only 500 copies. This consisted of books bound from Indian vintage red leather, the CD in a cloth pocket in the back of the book. Another limited version of 400 copies was released on January 16, 2008, this time in a regular jewelled case and a 4-panel CD booklet. There was a worldwide general release later in 2008, but "Marybell" was replaced on this edition by two new tracks, "Consuela's Newt" and "Boat Song." An official limited edition run of 300 gatefold double vinyl LPs were issued in Spring 2010 by Los Angeles-based label, The Lovers' Will Records & Press ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Brunetti
Dana Brunetti (born June 11, 1973) is an American media executive, film producer, entrepreneur and co-founder and chief content officer of Cavalry Media. Brunetti has been nominated for two Academy Awards for producing ''The Social Network'' and '' Captain Phillips'' and five Emmy Awards for producing the Netflix series ''House of Cards''. Early life Brunetti grew up in Covington, Virginia, and attended secondary school at Alleghany High School. As a child, Brunetti delivered morning and evening editions of his local newspaper. He joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1992 and served until 1995. During his enlistment, Brunetti moved to New York. He met actor Kevin Spacey through a chance introduction from a mutual friend while Brunetti was working at a start up digital wireless network company. Career Early career Shortly after meeting each other in 1997, Spacey hired Brunetti as his executive assistant. Brunetti worked with Spacey through several feature films, such as '' America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles before gaining a leading man status in film and television. Spacey has received various accolades for his performances on stage and screen including two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He received nominations for a Grammy Award as well as twelve Primetime Emmy Awards. Spacey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, and was named an honorary Commander and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2010 and 2015, respectively. His first film roles were Mike Nichols's ''Heartburn'' (1986) and ''Working Girl'' (1988). He continued to act in independent films such as '' Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1992) and ''Swimming with Sharks'' (1994). Spacey gained prominence for his villainous roles in 1995 crime thriller films ''Seven'' and ''The Usual Suspects'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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