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Silly Billy was a type of clown common at fairs in England during the 19th century. They were also common in London as street entertainers, along with the similar clown, Billy Barlow. [1] The act included playing the part of a fool or idiot, impersonating a child and singing comic songs. [2] The role was typically played as a stooge to another ...
Poly Styrene was born Marianne Joan Elliott-Said [3] in 1957 in Bromley, Kent, and brought up in Brixton, London. [4] Her mother, who raised her alone, was a Scottish -Irish legal secretary. [5] Her father was a Somali-born dock worker, [6] [7] although Poly Styrene used to tell the press that he was a dispossessed Somali aristocrat. [8] [9]
Milli Vanilli (/ ˈ m ɪ l i v ə ˈ n ɪ l i / MIL-ee və-NIL-ee) was a German R&B music act from Munich.The act was packaged by Boney M. founder Frank Farian in 1988 and consisted of Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus as the lip-syncing performers, with the two actual main studio singers, Brad Howell and John Davis, and studio singers Charles Shaw, Jodie Rocco and Linda Rocco, with an unrelated ...
The Hot Chick is a 2002 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Brady, from a screenplay by Brady and Rob Schneider, and starring Schneider, Anna Faris, Matthew Lawrence, Eric Christian Olsen, and Rachel McAdams in her film debut. The film follows Jessica Spencer (McAdams), a mean-spirited cheerleader who switches bodies with incompetent ...
Capturing the Friedmans is a 2003 HBO documentary film directed by Andrew Jarecki. It focuses on the 1980s investigation of Arnold and Jesse Friedman for child molestation. The film premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival where it received critical acclaim as well as the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary.
Jennifer Tilly (born Jennifer Ellen Chan; September 16, 1958) is an American–Canadian actress and professional poker player. Known for her distinctive breathy voice and comedic timing, she is the recipient of a Saturn Award, a Fantasporto Award, and a GLAAD Award, as well as nominations for an American Comedy Award, a Gemini Award, two MTV Movie Awards, and an Academy Award.
laurenlapkus .com. Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian, known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2014, 2019) and Jess in the HBO comedy-drama series Crashing (2017–2019). She has also appeared in the television series Are You ...
Evil Con Carne. The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy [b] is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network. It follows Billy, an extremely dimwitted, happy-go-lucky boy, and Mandy, a cynical, remorseless girl, who, after winning a limbo game to save Billy's pet hamster, gains Grim, the mighty Grim Reaper, as ...