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Dan Gillespie Sells
Daniel Giles Gillespie Sells ( ; born 20 September 1978) is an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the rock group the Feeling. Biography Sells and his brother James were co-parented, being brought up dividing their time between their father's house and their mother's house after their parents split when he was three years old. His mother is disability rights campaigner Katherine Gillespie Sells, and his father is Keith Sells. He was also parented by his mother's former partner Dilis, whom he refers to as his other mother. Sells attended Osidge Primary School and Ashmole School in London along with fellow students Amy Winehouse and Rachel Stevens ( S Club 7). In early 2007, Sells was in an advertising campaign for the ''Autograph'' range at Marks and Spencer. He says he took part partly because his grandmother liked M&S, and would like to see him advertising it. In addition to his work with the Feeling, he co-wrote songs for Sophie Ellis-Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homophobia
Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who identify or are perceived as being lesbian, Gay men, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred, or antipathy, may be based on irrational fear and may sometimes be attributed to religious beliefs.* * * * * Homophobia is observable in critical and hostile behavior such as discrimination and Violence against LGBTQ people, violence on the basis of sexual orientations that are non-heterosexual. Recognized types of homophobia include ''institutionalized'' homophobia, e.g. religious homophobia and state-sponsored homophobia, and ''internalized'' homophobia, experienced by people who have same-sex attractions, regardless of how they identify. According to 2010 Hate Crimes Statistics released by the FBI National Press Office, 19.3 percent of hate crimes across the United States "were motivated by a sexual orientation bias." Moreover, in a Southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Del Rio
Roy R. Haylock (born June 27, 1975), better known by the stage name Bianca Del Rio, is an American drag queen, comedian, actor, and costume designer. She is known for winning the sixth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Since her time on ''Drag Race'', Del Rio has written and toured several stand-up shows, including ''It's Jester Joke'' (2019), which also made her the first drag queen to headline at Wembley Arena. She has also performed as a host for various international tours, most notably Werq the World. In 2018, she published her first book, ''Blame It On Bianca Del Rio: The Expert On Nothing With An Opinion On Everything''. Early life Haylock grew up in Gretna, Louisiana. He is of Cuban descent on his mother's side and Honduran descent on his father's side. He is the fourth of five children. He started acting and designing costumes for plays at West Jefferson High School. After high school, he decided to move to Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, where he worked at Bloomingdale's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Richie
Shane Patrick Paul Roche (born 11 March 1964), known as Shane Richie, is an English actor, comedian, presenter and singer. Following initial success as a stage and screen performer, he became best known for his portrayal of the character Alfie Moon in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' (appearing 2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present) and then in its spin-off RTÉ Drama '' Redwater'' in 2017. In 2020, he appeared on the twentieth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here'' and finished in fourth place. Richie has presented a number of BBC game shows including ''Reflex'', '' Win Your Wish List'' and '' Decimate''. He also regularly appears in pantomime and has repeatedly starred as Robin Hood. He first took the role appearing at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton in 2016, then repeated it in 2017 at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking. He then reprised the role once again in 2018 at the Milton Keynes Theatre. In 2019 he starred alongside Jennie Dale as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Nichol
Phil Nichol is a Canadian comedian, singer-songwriter and actor. Early life and career Comedy Nichol was born in Scotland to a Scottish mother, but raised in Canada. He first found fame as a member of the musical comedy trio Corky and the Juice Pigs, known for the song "Eskimo". Nichol's 2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show ''Things I Like I Lick'' was nominated for the Perrier Award. In 2006, Nichol won the if.comedy award (successor to the Perrier) with a show titled ''The Naked Racist'', which he performed at The Stand; he later performed the same show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In 2007, Nichol was nominated for Best Headliner at the Chortle Awards. On 23 September 2007, Nichol was a last minute replacement to host the second half of the charity show ''A Seriously Funny Attempt to Get the Serious Fraud Office in the Dock.'' In 2014, Nichol released his first album of comedic songs since his days in Corky and the Juice Pigs, titled ''Late Night Elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dale
Charles Dale (born 4 February 1963) is a Welsh actor known for playing Big Mac in ''Casualty'', Dennis Stringer in ''Coronation Street'', Gary "Chef" Alcock in '' The Lakes'' and Clive Eustace in '' The Eustace Bros.'' He was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Television From November 2007 until June 2016, Dale portrayed Big Mac, a hospital porter, an Emergency Care Assistant and a Healthcare Assistant in the BBC One series ''Casualty''. He played Steve Lewis in the BBC Wales series '' Belonging'' (1999-2009). He has also made appearances in ''Lovejoy'', ''Soldier Soldier'', '' Bramwell'', ''A Touch of Frost'', '' Touching Evil III'', ''The Bill'', '' At Home with the Braithwaites'', '' Burnside'', '' Steel River Blues'', ''New Tricks'', '' Where the Heart Is'', ''Holby City'', ''Spaced'', '' Rocket Man'', '' The Pembrokeshire Murders,'' ''Unforgotten and Emmerdale'' Theatre In 2017, he played Hugo in the new musical ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' at the Crucible The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shobna Gulati
Shobna Gulati (born 7 August 1966)www.shobnagulati.co.uk Shobna Gulati official website is an English actor and presenter. Gulati is known for playing Anita in '' dinnerladies'' and Sunita Alahan in the '''' from 2001 to 2013. They also played Mari Hoff in the 2006 UK Tour of '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina Anwar
Mina Mumtaz Anwar (born 20 September 1969) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Constable Maggie Habib in '' The Thin Blue Line'' and Gita Chandra in ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. Early life Anwar was born to a family of Pakistani origin in Church, Lancashire on 20 September 1969. She was educated at Accrington Moorhead High School, and gained an A level in Theatre in Performance at the Accrington and Rossendale College in 1988 before training at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. She is of Pakistani descent. Career Anwar played Police Constable Maggie Habib in the TV sitcom '' The Thin Blue Line'', first shown on BBC 1 from 1995 to 1996. Other roles include the recurring part of Sandra Malik in ''The Bill'' in 2003, Sister Zita Khan in '' Doctors and Nurses'' and Selena Sharp in ''Scoop''. She also performed as the storyteller in '' Razzledazzle'' on the CBeebies channel. Anwar appeared in the Channel 4 drama '' Shameless'', and as a supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiba Elchikhe
Hiba Amina A. Elchikhe (born 12 November 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her work in theatre. Early life Elchikhe was born in Hammersmith, West London and is of Moroccan and Egyptian descent. She speaks four languages. She attended the BRIT School at age 16 and went on to graduate from the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Musical Theatre. Career Elchikhe made her professional stage debut with an understudy role on the 2015 Asia tour of ''Ghost'' and gained prominence through her lead role as Jasmine on the 2017 Australia tour of ''Aladdin''. In 2018, she made her London stage debut in ''Antony and Cleopatra'' at the National Theatre and originated the role of Selma Karamy in '' Broken Wings'' for its concept album and at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. In 2019, Elchikhe starred in the titular role of ''Brooklyn'' for its UK premiere at Greenwich Theatre. She also appeared in ''Fiver'' at Southwark Playhouse. Having originally been ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucie Shorthouse
Lucy Richenda Shorthouse is an English actress. She won a WhatsOnStage Award for her performance in ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie''. On television, she is known for her roles in the Channel 4 sitcom '' We Are Lady Parts'' (2021–) and the BBC series '' Henpocalypse!'' (2023) and ''Rebus'' (2024). Early life and education Lucy Richenda Shorthouse was born in the Nuneaton and Bedworth area of Warwickshire and grew up in Tamworth, Staffordshire. Her family had moved to England from Kenya. Shorthouse attended the Polesworth School. Growing up, she took classes at the Wendy Morton Academy of Dance in Atherstone. She went on to graduate from Selwyn College, Cambridge in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Drama. At university, she was a member of Footlights. She then trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts until 2015. Career After appearing on stage in productions such as ''The House of In Between'' at the Theatre Royal Stratford East and ''Roller Diner'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca McKinnis
Rebecca McKinnis is a British actress and singer who is best known for playing Margaret New in ''Everybody's Talking about Jamie'' and Heidi Hansen in the original West End cast of ''Dear Evan Hansen''. Early life and education McKinnis grew up in Scotland and graduated in musical theatre from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2001. Stage McKinnis first role in a theatre production was in Boy George's ''Taboo''. In 2012 McKinnis was part of the ensemble of ''Viva Forever!'' a comedy musical by Jennifer Saunders, featuring songs from the Spice Girls. The show ran at the Piccadilly Theatre between 2012 and 2013, closing in 6 months. In 2015 she was part of the cast of '' The Sound of Music Live, a'' British TV production with Julian Ovenden in the role of Captain Von Trapp and Maria Friedman in that of Mother Abbess. McKinnis joined the cast of the musical ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' in October 2022 as Cristina. The UK version of the show included Tam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josie Walker
Josie Walker (born 1970) is an actress born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She was brought up in England. Career Musicals * ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (Manchester, 1992; London, 1996) * ''Cats'' (English tour, 1995) * ''The Beautiful Game'' (London, 2000) - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical nominee * '' Evita'' (New Zealand tour, 2004) * '' Assassins '' (Sheffield, 2006) * ''Side by Side by Sondheim'' (London, 2007) * ''Matilda the Musical'' (Stratford, 2010; London, 2011) * ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' (London, 2017; Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical nominee). Theatre She has also starred in theatre, including ''War Horse'' at the Royal National Theatre in 2012. Other plays at the National include: ''The Silver Tassie'', ''3 Winters'', ''Husbands and Sons'', ''The Plough and the Stars'', and most recently ''The Ocean at the End of the Lane ''The Ocean at the End of the Lane'' is a 2013 novel by British author Neil Gaiman. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
