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Mike Peters (cartoonist), Mike Peters
Michael or Mike Peters may refer to: * Mike Peters (cartoonist) (born 1943), American cartoonist * Michael Peters (choreographer) (1948–1994), American choreographer * Michael Peters (education academic) (born 1948), professor of education * Mike Peters (musician) (1959–2025), Welsh singer, musician and songwriter with the Alarm * Michael Peters (media executive) (born 1971), Euronews executive and Africanews founder * Michael Scott Peters (born 1994), American official of the United Nations * Mike Peters, drummer with Cancer Bats * Michael Peters (designer), British designer * Michael Peters (psychologist) Michael Peters is a Canadian neuropsychologist and University professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Guelph. He is known for researching functional asymmetries in the brain, especially hand preference. Additional research is on brai ..., Canadian psychologist * Mike Peters, a character in the 1996 film '' Swingers'', portrayed by Jon Favreau {{human name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Peters (cartoonist)
Michael Bartley Peters (born October 9, 1943) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip '' Mother Goose and Grimm''. Early life Mike Peters was born in St. Louis, Missouri, where his mother, Charlotte Peters, was the host of one of the earliest TV talk shows, in which she interviewed film stars and politicians as early as 1949. Accompanying his mother to the studio, he met such celebrities as Bob Hope and Martin and Lewis. The show influenced Peters' own life: :My mom did more than a talk show. If you go to YouTube and put in Charlotte Peters, you can see an hour of her show. She sang, she danced, she entertained 250 audience members every day. It was a variety show, but also a talk show... My sister and I were like celebrities in town because of our mom. And during freshman year of high school, I would have girls who I didn’t even know call me and ask me to come with them to their junior or senior prom. If you’re a fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Peters (choreographer)
Michael Douglas Peters (August 6, 1948August 29, 1994) was an American choreographer, dancer and director who is best known for his innovative choreography in music videos. Early Michael Peters was born on August 8, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the Fiorello H. La Guardia High School in Manhattan, one of nine specialized schools in New York City, which focuses on visual and performing arts. However, he disliked school and never graduated. Instead, he learned to dance at the Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Center in Queens. Career Michael choreographed some of the most memorable videos during the 80s. His most well-known choreography is the “ Thriller” video. He worked again with Michael Jackson on “Beat It” where he also served as one of two gang leaders in the video. Michael won a 1982 Tony Award for his choreography in the stage version of “Dreamgirls.” He was nominated for and won two Primetime Emmy Awards for “ Liberty Weekend 1986 — Closing Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Peters (education Academic)
Michael Adrian Peters (born 1948) is a New Zealand education academic. He is currently a Professor in the Faculty of Education at Beijing Normal University (previously Professor at Waikato University) and Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Education Peters received BA(Hons) in Geography from the Victoria University of Wellington in 1970; MA in Philosophy from the University of Auckland in 1980; and PhD in Philosophy of Education from the University of Auckland in 1984. The title of his doctoral thesis was ''The problem of rationality: an historicist approach for philosophy of education''. Career Peters became a fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi The Royal Society Te Apārangi (in full, Royal Society of New Zealand) is a not-for-profit body in New Zealand providing funding and policy advice in the fields of sciences and the humanities. These fundings (i.e., Marsden grants and research fe ... in 2009. Notable doctoral students of Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Peters (musician)
Michael Leslie Peters (25 February 1959 – 29 April 2025) was a Welsh musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the Alarm. After the band broke up in 1991, Peters wrote and released solo work, before revamping the Alarm in 2000. Additionally, he was co-founder of the Love Hope Strength Foundation. Between 2011 and 2013, Peters was the lead vocalist for Big Country as well as the Alarm. He was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to cancer care. Early life Peters was born at Chatsworth House in Prestatyn, Denbighshire in North Wales, on 25 February 1959, and grew up living at the Crescent Hotel on Edward Henry Street, Rhyl, with former the Alarm band member Eddie MacDonald. The name of the street became the inspiration for a track on the album of the same name, rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Peters (media Executive)
Michael Peters (born 1971 in Flensburg, West Germany) is a Franco-German media executive who served as chief executive officer (CEO) of Euronews from 2011 to 2021. Early life and education Peters is the son of a French mother who worked as a teacher and a German father who served in the German airforce. He earned a Master's degree in Financial Engineering from EM Lyon business school in 1995. Career Peters started his professional career at auditing firm Arthur Andersen in Lyon. He worked for the company from 1995 to 1998. Peters then joined Euronews as a finance manager in 1998. He was promoted to chief financial officer in 2000 and was named Euronews' Deputy Managing Director in December 2003. From May 2005 to December 2008, Peters held the position as managing director of Euronews, before being appointed managing director of the executive board of Euronews SA in December 2008. In December 2011, he became Euronews' executive chairman of the board. During his tenure, Media G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Scott Peters
Michael Scott Peters was the 7th United States Youth Observer to the United Nations. Peters graduated ''summa cum laude'' from Utah State University with a major in international business. While at the university, he was the Student Body President. Peters was appointed to serve as U.S. Youth Observer to the United Nations in summer 2018. In the role, Peters has traveled throughout the United States to engage with young Americans and has represented the United States at various international organization meetings. Peters was a speaker at the 2018 Social Good Summit in New York City and a delegate to the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; , AGNU or AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ. Currently in its Seventy-ninth session of th ....- - References {{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Michael Scott 21st-century Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats are a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario. To date, they have released seven studio albums and six extended plays; with their most recent LP, ''Psychic Jailbreak'', having been released on 15 April 2022. The band is currently composed of lead vocalist Liam Cormier, drummer Mike Peters, bassist/guitarist Jaye R. Schwarzer and guitarist Jackson Landry. The members of Cancer Bats have also toured and recorded as a Black Sabbath tribute band under the name Bat Sabbath. History Early years and ''Birthing the Giant'' (2004–2006) Cancer Bats was founded in May 2004 by singer Liam Cormier and guitarist Scott Middleton, a former member of Toronto heavy metal band At the Mercy of Inspiration. The two wanted to make music influenced by artists such as Entombed, Refused, Black Flag, Led Zeppelin and Down, among others. The lineup was completed with the addition of Andrew McCracken on bass and Joel Bath on drums, with Cormier moving to vocals. The four-piec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Peters (designer)
Michael Harold Berry Peters OBE (born in Luton, UK in 1941) is a designer. He has been in the design industry for more than 35 years. Peters has started several design companies, including Michael Peters and Partners, Michael Peters Group PLC, and Identica. Education After completing Luton Grammar School, Peters studied at the London School of Printing and Graphic Arts (now London College of Communication). Tom Eckersley, John Gillard, and Harry Beck, the creator of the London Underground plan, were among his teachers. After graduating he won a scholarship to Yale University's School of Art and Architecture in New Haven, Connecticut, where he studied under Paul Rand, Josef Albers, Norman Ives, Herbert Matter and Alexej Brodovitch. He acknowledges these teachers and the Bauhaus School as influences on his career. He graduated in 1963 with a master's degree. Career Early years After graduating from Yale, Peters worked under Lou Dorfsman and Teddy Andresakes on campaigns in adver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Peters (psychologist)
Michael Peters is a Canadian neuropsychologist and University professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Guelph. He is known for researching functional asymmetries in the brain, especially hand preference. Additional research is on brain size in humans and spatial ability. Cited publications are listed in Google Scholar citations. He has also studied the link between individuals' sexual orientation Sexual orientation is an enduring personal pattern of romantic attraction or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. Patterns ar ... and their spatial processing abilities. References External linksFaculty page* 21st-century Canadian psychologists Neuropsychologists Living people Academic staff of the University of Guelph University of Calgary alumni University of Western Ontario alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-psycho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
