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Jimmy
Jimmy may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy * ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma * ''Jimmy'' (2013 film), a 2013 drama directed by Mark Freiburger * " The Jimmy", a 1995 episode of the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' * "Jimmy", a 2002 episode of ''Static Shock'' * "Jimmy", a 1989 episode of Quantum Leap Songs * "Jimmy" (song), a song by M.I.A. from the 2008 album ''Kala'' * "Jimmy", a song by Irving Berlin, see also List of songs written by Irving Berlin * "Jimmy", a song by Tones and I from her EP '' The Kids Are Coming'' * "Jimmy", a song by Tool from their 1996 album ''Ænima'' * "Jimmy", a song by dutch artist Boudewijn de Groot * "Jimmy", a song by Jay Thompson for the 1967 film '' Thoroughly Modern Millie'' Other arts and entertainment * ''Jimmy'' (musical), a 1969 musical * Jimmy Awards, annual awards given by the Broadway League to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Carter served from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia and from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate. He was the List of presidents of the United States by age, longest-lived president in U.S. history and the first to reach the age of 100. Born in Plains, Georgia, Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946 and joined the submarines in the United States Navy, submarine service before returning to his family's peanut farm. He was active in the civil rights movement, then served as state senator and governor before Jimmy Carter 1976 presidential campaign, running for president in 1976 United States presidential election, 1976. He secured the 1976 Democratic National Convention, Democratic nomination as a dark horse li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy (given Name)
Jimmy is a male given name. It is predominately used as a diminutive form of the given name James (given name), James, along with its short form, Jim (given name), Jim. Both can also be used as the adaptation into English of the modern Greek name Dimitris (Δημήτρης) or the older Dimitrios (Δημήτριος), especially amongst Greek immigrants in English-speaking countries, due the similarity in the sound of the short name Ντίμης/Dimi and Jimmy. People *Jimmy Alapag (born 1977), Filipino basketball player *Jimmy Buffett (1946–2023), American musician *Jimmy Butler (born 1989), American basketball player *Jimmy Barnes (born 1956), Scottish-Australian rock musician *Jimmy Bartel (born 1983), Australian rules football player *Jimmy Campbell (other), multiple people *Jimmy Carr (other), multiple people *Jimmy Carruthers (1929–1990), Australian boxer *Jimmy Carter (1924–2024), 39th president of the United States *Jimmy Caruthers (1945–1975), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Donal Wales (born August 7, 1966), also known as Jimbo Wales, is an American List of Internet entrepreneurs, Internet entrepreneur and former Trader (finance), financial trader. He is a Founders of Wikipedia, co-founder of the non-profit free encyclopedia, Wikipedia, and the for-profit wiki hosting service Fandom (website), Fandom (formerly Wikia). He has worked on other online projects, including Bomis, Nupedia, WikiTribune, and WT Social. Wales was born in Huntsville, Alabama, where he attended the Randolph School. He earned Bachelor's degree, bachelor's and Master's degree, master's degrees in finance from Auburn University and the University of Alabama, respectively. In graduate school, Wales taught at two universities; he departed before completing a PhD to take a job in finance and later worked as the Chief research officer, research director of Chicago Options Associates. In 1996, Wales and two partners founded Bomis, a web portal known for featuring erotic photo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Awards
The National High School Musical Theatre Awards, more commonly known as the Jimmy Awards, are awards given annually to recognize musical theatre performances by high school students in the United States. Two main awards are given each year, Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor. Performers qualify as nominees by winning a regional competition in one of 51 participating regional awards programs across the country. Nominees travel to New York City to perform at a talent showcase held on Broadway. Winners and finalists receive a scholarship (in 2019, winners received $25,000 scholarships). Winners and nominees have often gone on to significant careers in musical theatre, such as Eva Noblezada, Reneé Rapp, Ryan McCartan and Andrew Barth Feldman, who went on to starring roles in Broadway productions. The Jimmys have been described by the ''New York Times'' as "The Tonys, for teenagers." History The Jimmy Awards were inspired by the Gene Kelly Awards, an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy (song)
"Jimmy" is a song recorded by British artist M.I.A. for her second studio album, '' Kala'' (2007). The song was written by Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, Dave "Switch" Taylor and Bappi Lahiri and produced by Switch and M.I.A.. A cover of "Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" from the film ''Disco Dancer'' (1982), the song was re-arranged as an uptempo pop- electro tune with disco influences by modifying the orchestration, instrumentation and beats and the addition of original English lyrics for the single. During the recording and production sessions, M.I.A. and Switch wanted to create a dance-pop disco record using a song that the singer was familiar with from her childhood; the song's lyrics portray M.I.A. being invited by British journalist Ben Anderson on a date while covering a genocide tour across nations in Africa, and both eventually pursuing a romantic relationship. The original ''Disco Dancer'' song "Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" was itself inspired by the 1980 song "T'es OK" ("You' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMC Jimmy
The Chevrolet (S-10) Blazer and its badge engineered GMC (S-15) Jimmy counterpart are Compact car, compact/mid-size SUVs manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet and GMC (automobile), GMC from the 1983 through 2005 model years, over two generations – until the early 1990s alongside these brands' full-size SUVs with near identical nameplates, but lacking removable hardtops. From the 1992 model year, GMC's full-size Jimmy had become the "Yukon", and so, the S-15 prefix was dropped on the smaller GMC Jimmy. Starting with the 1995 second generation, the large Blazer was rebranded as the Chevrolet Tahoe, and these mid-size SUVs were simply launched as the "all-new Chevrolet Blazer". Upon launch, these models were shorter and narrower than the full-size car, full-size Chevrolet K5 Blazer, K5 Blazer, sometimes leading to the nickname of "baby Blazer"''.'' Like their full-sized counterparts, the S-series Blazer and Jimmy were originally offered only in a two-door body style. In 1991, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Gustafson
Einar Gustafson (August 18, 1935 – January 21, 2001) gained fame as a 12-year-old cancer patient when he became nationally known as "Jimmy". The name started a fund-raising program in 1948 known as The Jimmy Fund for the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund was adopted as the official charity of the Boston Red Sox in 1953. Early life Einar Gustafson was born in New Sweden, Maine on August 18, 1935. Growing up on a potato farm, Gustafson would walk to school. One day on his walk, when he was 12-years-old, he began experiencing abdominal pain. After two surgeries, it was recommended that he travel to Boston where he was admitted to the newly founded Children's Hospital: Dana–Farber Cancer Institute. A patient of founder Dr. Sidney Farber, Gustafson was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Survival rate was between 20 and 30 percent at the time. Gustafson was one of the first children to ever receive chemotherapy. To lift the spirits of the children in the cancer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoroughly Modern Millie
''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' is a 1967 American musical romantic comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews. The screenplay by Richard Morris, based on the 1956 British musical ''Chrysanthemum'', follows a naïve young woman who finds herself in a series of madcap adventures when she sets her sights on marrying her wealthy boss. The film also stars Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing, James Fox, John Gavin, and Beatrice Lillie. The soundtrack interpolates new songs by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn ("Thoroughly Modern Millie", "The Tapioca"), and Jay Thompson ("Jimmy") with standard songs from the 1910s and 1920s, including " Baby Face" and " Jazz Baby". For use of the latter, the producers had to acquire the rights from General Mills, which had used the melody with various lyrics to promote Wheaties for more than 40 years. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. It became the eighth highest-grossing film of 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouthwashing (video Game)
''Mouthwashing'' is a Swedish 2024 horror adventure game developed by Wrong Organ and published by Critical Reflex. Played from a first-person perspective, the game follows the five crew members of the freighter spaceship ''Tulpar'' after a mysterious crash leaves them stranded in space, trapped within as supplies dwindle. The captain, alive but severely maimed and unable to speak or move, is blamed by the remaining crew for deliberately crashing the ship for reasons unknown. The game uses a split, nonlinear narrative. The game received critical acclaim from video game critics for its narrative and visual style. Gameplay ''Mouthwashing'' is a single-player adventure game played from a first-person perspective with little in the way of survival or combat mechanics. It can also be described as a walking simulator. Gameplay primarily involves exploring the ''Tulpar'', engaging in dialogue with the crew, and solving puzzles using items. Presented as a nonlinear narrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy (2008 Film)
''Jimmy'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Raj N. Sippy. The film introduces the son of Mithun Chakraborty, Mimoh Chakraborty. This was the Bollywood debut of Mimoh Chakraborty with high expectations, but it was a box-office bomb. It was a remake of the 1974 movie Majboor (1974 film), Majboor. Plot In this film, a young woman's body in cold blood is recovered by the assistant commissioner of police (Rahul Dev). All the clues (including a purse) where the girl's body was found point to Jimmy (Mimoh Chakraborty) as the killer. To everyone's surprise, including his girlfriend and mother, he confesses to the crime of killing Rithu Bhatnagar to Rahul Dev in the police station. An automobile mechanic by profession and a dance heartthrob of everyone by night, Jimmy works as a DJ in the local dance club to pay off the debts left behind by his late father. Jimmy owns up to the murder and is sentenced to death. Why would a young man on the threshold of life commit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hagström Jimmy
The Hagström Jimmy is archtop jazz guitar built by Hagström in partnership with the American guitar luthier Jimmy D'Aquisto (1935–1995). Original run 1969 to 1979 The Jimmy debuted in 1969 as a downsized archtop with 16" body that was narrower and thinner than an average sized jazz guitar. It had an arched laminated spruce top, two unbound f-holes, birch body and neck, and bound rosewood fretboard. It also was the first Hagstöm to feature the asymmetrical D'Aquisto-style headstock that later became the standard on almost all Hagström guitars. The headstock had large pearl inlays. The guitar came equipped with two humbucking pickups. Four-hundred and eighty Jimmys were produced in the initial run, they were more or less prototypes because Hagström intended to outsource the production of the Jimmy to the Swedish Bjärton factory, but before this could happen Bjärton closed its doors for good. In 1976, D'Aquisto was once again called for by Hagström to help make a few imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jimmy
"The Jimmy" is the 105th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This is the 19th episode for the sixth season. It originally aired on March 16, 1995. The episode's title refers to guest character Jimmy (played by Anthony Starke), who transmits his habit of referring to himself in the third person to regular characters George and Elaine. In other plot threads of the episode, Jerry becomes suspicious of the goings-on at Tim Whatley's dental office, and Kramer is mistaken for a mentally handicapped person, leading him to be a guest of honor with Mel Tormé, who appears in the episode as himself. Plot Jerry, George and Kramer play basketball with Jimmy, a man who always refers to himself in the third person. George partners with him on selling special training shoes which improve vertical leap, using Jimmy as the spokesmodel. At a New York Yankees meeting Mr. Wilhelm discusses a series of escalating thefts, believed to be an inside job. George is sweating heavily as a resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
