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Three Modern-day Heroes
Occupation(s):Singer-songwriter, guitarist
Activist: Social activist and humanitarian causes.
Occupation(s) Singer-songwiter
Activist: Miami has a foundation called the window of heaven, which helps children with motor problems.
Occupation(s): Actress and model
Activist: In 2002 he founded the nonprofit foundation Wayuu Taya dedicated to the assistance of the Wayuu, an indigenous Colombian-Venezuelan
PERSONAL HERO
DOLORES CHIRINOS 
CHIRINOS PAIN IN THE PHOTO WHICH IS A LEFT HAND, IS MY TIA, FOR ME IS MY PERSONAL HERO BECAUSE SHE IS AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW, patient, treats everyone equally, TEMPLE OF GOOD AND ESPECIALLY GREAT MOTHER, TIA , WIFE, SISTER, IS MY EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW AS TO THE PURPOSE THAT WE HAVE IN LIFE FOR OUR CHILDREN, AND ALSO HELP TO ALL when they most need.
HERO FROM CARTOON
Handy Manny
Handy Manny
is a animated children's television program launched in 2006, part of the Playhouse Disney morning block of the Disney Channel. The show features the adventures of Manny Garcia, a bilingual Hispanic handyman, and his anthropomorphic, talking tools. It also teaches young children the beginnings of Spanish and the importance of cultural diversity. A bilingual French version premiered June 3, 2009 on Teletoon alongside the original version.
The show was created by Roger Bollen, Marilyn Sadler and Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Rick Gitelson. The animation is produced by Toronto-based Nelvana and features the voice performances of Wilmer Valderrama, Tom Kenny, Dee Bradley Baker, Fred Stoller, Nika Futterman, Kath Soucie and Carlos Alazraqui. In 2008, Grey DeLisle was added to the main voice cast. Special guest stars in the series have included Lance Bass, Kurtwood Smith, Shelley Morrison, Fred Willard, Penn Jillette, Jane Lynch, Jon Polito, Ashley Parker Angel, Brian George, Snoop Dogg, Shannon Durig, Marion Ross, Henry Winkler, and Bob Glouberman. The theme song is performed by Los Lobos.
Synopsis
Handy Manny is set in the fictional town of Sheetrock Hills – a play on the genericized trademark for drywall in the United States – where the titular character, Manny, owns a repair shop along with his anthropomorphic talking tools. Most 30-minute episodes contain two stories. Each story typically begins with Manny and the tools interacting in Manny's repair shop. While at the shop, someone calls Manny, and he answers the phone "Hola, Handy Manny's repair shop, you break it" and then the tools shout "We fix it". The caller usually needs something repaired or assembled. Manny and the Tools sing "Hop up, Jump in"while the Tools hop into his tool box. In most episodes when Manny and the Tools leave for the repair, they see Mr. Lopart and his pet cat Fluffy in front of their candy store. Mr. Lopart would try to do something on his own without any prior experience. Manny offers him to help but Mr Lopart says that he doesn't need any help, after Manny and the Tools leave the item Mr. Lopart was building would malfunction and cause a mess. Once Manny and the tools get to the repair, they collaborate on the best way to fix the broken item. Manny then goes to Kelly's hardware store where she always has the item that they need. Once they have the item for the repair they go back to the worksite and sing "We Work Together" while performing the repair.
Characters
Main article: List of Handy Manny characters
Episodes
Main article: List of Handy Manny episodes
Handy Manny's Motorcycle Adventure
Main article: Handy Manny's Motorcycle Adventure
A Handy Manny primetime special has been announced. It takes viewers along on Manny’s exciting and unexpected road trip to his family reunion. The special features four new songs including “Rolling” performed by renowned East Los Angeles rockers Los Lobos. Guest voices include Donny Osmond as a farmer and Kris Kristofferson as a gas station owner, called Pops. [2]
Handy Manny's School for Tools
On June 1st, 2009, it was announced that more animated shorts had been ordered for airing in January 25th, 2010, being titled Handy Manny's School for Tools. The show will introduce 11 new tools (20 in total) as their names are given: Spinner the power drill, Zip the power socket wrench, Sneeze the shop vac, Tick and Totts the socket wrenches, Pinzas the pair of needle-nose pliers, Roland the tool chest, Beamer the laser level and a family trio of the crescent wrenches - father Lefty, mother Lily and their son, Junior.
Handy Manny
The show was created by Roger Bollen, Marilyn Sadler and Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Rick Gitelson. The animation is produced by Toronto-based Nelvana and features the voice performances of Wilmer Valderrama, Tom Kenny, Dee Bradley Baker, Fred Stoller, Nika Futterman, Kath Soucie and Carlos Alazraqui. In 2008, Grey DeLisle was added to the main voice cast. Special guest stars in the series have included Lance Bass, Kurtwood Smith, Shelley Morrison, Fred Willard, Penn Jillette, Jane Lynch, Jon Polito, Ashley Parker Angel, Brian George, Snoop Dogg, Shannon Durig, Marion Ross, Henry Winkler, and Bob Glouberman. The theme song is performed by Los Lobos.
Synopsis
Handy Manny is set in the fictional town of Sheetrock Hills – a play on the genericized trademark for drywall in the United States – where the titular character, Manny, owns a repair shop along with his anthropomorphic talking tools. Most 30-minute episodes contain two stories. Each story typically begins with Manny and the tools interacting in Manny's repair shop. While at the shop, someone calls Manny, and he answers the phone "Hola, Handy Manny's repair shop, you break it" and then the tools shout "We fix it". The caller usually needs something repaired or assembled. Manny and the Tools sing "Hop up, Jump in"while the Tools hop into his tool box. In most episodes when Manny and the Tools leave for the repair, they see Mr. Lopart and his pet cat Fluffy in front of their candy store. Mr. Lopart would try to do something on his own without any prior experience. Manny offers him to help but Mr Lopart says that he doesn't need any help, after Manny and the Tools leave the item Mr. Lopart was building would malfunction and cause a mess. Once Manny and the tools get to the repair, they collaborate on the best way to fix the broken item. Manny then goes to Kelly's hardware store where she always has the item that they need. Once they have the item for the repair they go back to the worksite and sing "We Work Together" while performing the repair.
Characters
Main article: List of Handy Manny characters
Episodes
Main article: List of Handy Manny episodes
Handy Manny's Motorcycle Adventure
Main article: Handy Manny's Motorcycle Adventure
A Handy Manny primetime special has been announced. It takes viewers along on Manny’s exciting and unexpected road trip to his family reunion. The special features four new songs including “Rolling” performed by renowned East Los Angeles rockers Los Lobos. Guest voices include Donny Osmond as a farmer and Kris Kristofferson as a gas station owner, called Pops. [2]
Handy Manny's School for Tools
On June 1st, 2009, it was announced that more animated shorts had been ordered for airing in January 25th, 2010, being titled Handy Manny's School for Tools. The show will introduce 11 new tools (20 in total) as their names are given: Spinner the power drill, Zip the power socket wrench, Sneeze the shop vac, Tick and Totts the socket wrenches, Pinzas the pair of needle-nose pliers, Roland the tool chest, Beamer the laser level and a family trio of the crescent wrenches - father Lefty, mother Lily and their son, Junior.
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Ty Pennington 
Tygert Bruton "Ty" Pennington[1] (born Gary Tygert Bruton on October 19, 1964[2] in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American television host, model, philanthropist, and a carpenter. He is most notable for being the host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition which currently airs on ABC in the US and Ty's Great British Adventure, which airs on UKTV home in the UK. Previously, Pennington was a carpenter on the TLC reality show Trading Spaces. Currently he manufactures a line of furniture with the Howard Miller Company.
Childhood
Ty Pennington was born on October 19, 1964 as Gary Tygert Bruton, is the second son of child psychologist Yvonne Bruton. Yvonne separated from Ty's father when he and his older brother Wynn were very young, and spent several years as a single parent before she eventually remarried. Her new husband adopted both boys, giving them both the Pennington name. Pennington grew up in Atlanta, primarily in his hometown of Marietta, Georgia.
Education
A self-described "Jack of all trades",[cite this quote] Pennington learned woodworking early in life. His interest in home improvement started when he and several neighborhood kids built a three-story treehouse in their neighborhood, which Ty designed at the age of 12. From there, he began teaching himself about carpentry and home improvement. After attending Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, he attended Kennesaw State University, following which he received his undergraduate degree in graphic design from the Atlanta College of Art while working his way through school as a carpenter.
Modeling
During his final semester, Pennington was approached by a modeling scout, and soon began a lucrative career in that field. He traveled the world and landed print jobs for J.Crew, Swatch and Sprite, and appeared in television spots for Diet Coke, Levi's, Macy's and Bayer, among others. His job as a model took him to places all over the world, as he went on to reside in Japan, Thailand, Italy and Germany.
Television
Pennington parlayed his hands-on skills and design acumen into a career in the entertainment industry, becoming a set designer, including for the critically acclaimed film Leaving Las Vegas in 1995. However, his professional breakthrough came through The Learning Channel's (now known as simply TLC) innovative hit show "Trading Spaces." He quickly became known for his off-the-wall sense of humor and creative style during four years as the show's playful designer and carpenter. Pennington has also taken a hand into acting as well. In 2003, he played Wilbur Wright in the independent film, The Adventures of Ociee Nash, and, in 2004, he made an appearance on the TV series Wild Card. He also appeared in Country Music singer Cyndi Thomson's music video I'm Gone.
When ABC began developing a show that would transform the homes of deserving families in seven days or less, Pennington was chosen as the leader of the eight-person design team. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which was originally only supposed to be a 13-part special, went on to be a huge hit, and catapulted Pennington into the mainstream even further. This led to an endorsement deal with Sears, a sponsor of the show. In the years since the show started, Pennington has been known to have fought off anything from pulled muscles to heatstroke to food poisoning to keep doing his job. In January 2005, while working on a makeover right in his hometown of Atlanta. Pennington underwent an emergency appendectomy, taping an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition while in the hospital. Now entering into his seventh season as host and designer, Ty spends 240-260 days out of the year working on the show, and declares it to be “the greatest job in the world”. The success of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in the UK, where it is shown on the UKTV Style channel, resulted in the channel commissioning Ty's Great British Adventure, where Pennington worked with the community of Portreath in Cornwall to restore a run-down town park in a week. The series was shown from September 16, 2008.[3]
Prior to his partnership with Sears, Pennington was the owner and designer of his company, Furniture Unlimited, which is based in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He also lends his name to Sears, with their design team guiding the design of every item in the Ty Pennington Style line of bedding, tabletop items, bath accessories, furniture, patio furniture, and other miscellaneous home decor. In addition to his involvement in design, marketing promotions and public relations activities for Sears, Pennington is also active in community outreach through the Sears American Dream Campaign. In addition to his furniture designing, he also carries a line of hardwood flooring through Lumber Liquidators.
Pennington published the book Ty's Tricks: Home Repair Secrets Plus Cheap and Easy Projects to Transform Any Room (2003), a do-it-yourself guide on home improvement. On May 15, 2007, he released the first issue of his quarterly magazine Ty Pennington at Home. The magazine gives his fans and avid interior designers a glimpse of his works as well as bits and pieces of his rather busy life. He has described many of his techniques and the techniques of other designers on interior design as well as answers questions sent from readers. Also includes articles from people across the country who have shared different aspects of home repair and design. Ty's own advice articles include do's and don'ts, choices of tools, how-to instructions on how to build custom pieces of furniture, and comparisons between glamorous interiors and identical, more budget-friendly choices of decor. Other sections include information of eco-friendly home decor items, the latest electronic gadgets to ease the process of everyday life, and even recipes set for a multitude of family meetings and social gatherings.
On July 25, 2008 Ty announced a 3 year partnership with Marketplace Events, the largest organizer of consumer remodeling, home decor and gardening shows in North America.[4] Ty will be spokesperson for the 30+ events in 25 markets.
In September 2008, Pennington became the spokesperson for Abbott Nutrition and their baby formula packaging innovation called Similac SimplePac.[5] He was also involved with the Similac Custom Nursery Design Contest and Ty’s Nursery Guide that were part of the new product marketing.
[edit] Charitable work
One popular feature in his magazine is where Pennington discusses his involvement with several charities. For example, he visited Hawaii and stumbled across AccessSurfHawaii, a volunteer group which helps kids with disabilities learn to surf and play other water sports. Ty spent the day surfing with the volunteers and their kids. Afterwards, he approached the founder, Mark Marble, and said "I've been to Hawaii six times and this is the first time I've understood the true meaning of Aloha".
He also helped Bayer Asprin, for whom he's been an avid spokesperson, launch their first Wonders of the Heart contest, the first winners being announced in Summer 2007, and he also participated in a celebrity soccer match as part of a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Children's Hospital, benefiting bone marrow transplant patients, which was organized by Olympic gold medlaist Mia Hamm. Ty has given tours of several Hollywood homes and work places including his own, that of fellow Extreme Makeover: Home Edition designer Michael Moloney, actress Constance Zimmer, and TV talk show host and cook Rachel Ray. He shows tours of makeovers he has given to other celebrities, including Mark Stines, Extra co-host Dayna Devon (done with much assistance by Michael Moloney, and Live with Regis and Kelly co host Kelly Ripa. He has given several "Behind the Scenes" tours of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, showing the work he and the rest of the designers and production crew carry out during the 7 day transformations of peoples homes and lives.
Family life
Pennington currently resides in the Los Angeles suburb of Venice, California with his girlfriend and manager Drea Bock.
Arrest
Pennington was arrested on suspicion of DUI on May 5, 2007, at 12:35 am in Los Angeles.[6] He was released on $5,000 bail. Pennington issued an apology shortly after. It was later revealed that Pennington had a .14 blood alcohol level when he was stopped. The legal limit in California is .08.[7]
His publicist released this statement from him: “We all make mistakes, however this is about accountability. Under no circumstances should anyone consume alcohol while driving. I could have jeopardized the lives of others and I am grateful there was no accident or harm done to anyone.”[8]
“This was my wake-up call,” Pennington said. “I also want to apologize to my fans, ABC Television and my design team for my lapse in judgment and the embarrassment I have caused.” [9]
On June 25, 2007, Ty pleaded no contest to the two charges, one of which was dropped. For the remaining charge he was fined $390, received 36 months probation, 90 days suspended driver's license, 90 days in an alcohol treatment program, and, for community service, was required to attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) seminar, all of the terms of which he has agreed to follow.[citation needed] A spokesperson for the Los Angeles City Attorney said that this punishment is common for first time DUI cases and that Pennington received no special treatment.[cite this quote] He has since returned to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition".
Tygert Bruton "Ty" Pennington[1] (born Gary Tygert Bruton on October 19, 1964[2] in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American television host, model, philanthropist, and a carpenter. He is most notable for being the host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition which currently airs on ABC in the US and Ty's Great British Adventure, which airs on UKTV home in the UK. Previously, Pennington was a carpenter on the TLC reality show Trading Spaces. Currently he manufactures a line of furniture with the Howard Miller Company.
Childhood
Ty Pennington was born on October 19, 1964 as Gary Tygert Bruton, is the second son of child psychologist Yvonne Bruton. Yvonne separated from Ty's father when he and his older brother Wynn were very young, and spent several years as a single parent before she eventually remarried. Her new husband adopted both boys, giving them both the Pennington name. Pennington grew up in Atlanta, primarily in his hometown of Marietta, Georgia.
Education
A self-described "Jack of all trades",[cite this quote] Pennington learned woodworking early in life. His interest in home improvement started when he and several neighborhood kids built a three-story treehouse in their neighborhood, which Ty designed at the age of 12. From there, he began teaching himself about carpentry and home improvement. After attending Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, he attended Kennesaw State University, following which he received his undergraduate degree in graphic design from the Atlanta College of Art while working his way through school as a carpenter.
Modeling
During his final semester, Pennington was approached by a modeling scout, and soon began a lucrative career in that field. He traveled the world and landed print jobs for J.Crew, Swatch and Sprite, and appeared in television spots for Diet Coke, Levi's, Macy's and Bayer, among others. His job as a model took him to places all over the world, as he went on to reside in Japan, Thailand, Italy and Germany.
Television
Pennington parlayed his hands-on skills and design acumen into a career in the entertainment industry, becoming a set designer, including for the critically acclaimed film Leaving Las Vegas in 1995. However, his professional breakthrough came through The Learning Channel's (now known as simply TLC) innovative hit show "Trading Spaces." He quickly became known for his off-the-wall sense of humor and creative style during four years as the show's playful designer and carpenter. Pennington has also taken a hand into acting as well. In 2003, he played Wilbur Wright in the independent film, The Adventures of Ociee Nash, and, in 2004, he made an appearance on the TV series Wild Card. He also appeared in Country Music singer Cyndi Thomson's music video I'm Gone.
When ABC began developing a show that would transform the homes of deserving families in seven days or less, Pennington was chosen as the leader of the eight-person design team. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which was originally only supposed to be a 13-part special, went on to be a huge hit, and catapulted Pennington into the mainstream even further. This led to an endorsement deal with Sears, a sponsor of the show. In the years since the show started, Pennington has been known to have fought off anything from pulled muscles to heatstroke to food poisoning to keep doing his job. In January 2005, while working on a makeover right in his hometown of Atlanta. Pennington underwent an emergency appendectomy, taping an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition while in the hospital. Now entering into his seventh season as host and designer, Ty spends 240-260 days out of the year working on the show, and declares it to be “the greatest job in the world”. The success of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in the UK, where it is shown on the UKTV Style channel, resulted in the channel commissioning Ty's Great British Adventure, where Pennington worked with the community of Portreath in Cornwall to restore a run-down town park in a week. The series was shown from September 16, 2008.[3]
Prior to his partnership with Sears, Pennington was the owner and designer of his company, Furniture Unlimited, which is based in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He also lends his name to Sears, with their design team guiding the design of every item in the Ty Pennington Style line of bedding, tabletop items, bath accessories, furniture, patio furniture, and other miscellaneous home decor. In addition to his involvement in design, marketing promotions and public relations activities for Sears, Pennington is also active in community outreach through the Sears American Dream Campaign. In addition to his furniture designing, he also carries a line of hardwood flooring through Lumber Liquidators.
Pennington published the book Ty's Tricks: Home Repair Secrets Plus Cheap and Easy Projects to Transform Any Room (2003), a do-it-yourself guide on home improvement. On May 15, 2007, he released the first issue of his quarterly magazine Ty Pennington at Home. The magazine gives his fans and avid interior designers a glimpse of his works as well as bits and pieces of his rather busy life. He has described many of his techniques and the techniques of other designers on interior design as well as answers questions sent from readers. Also includes articles from people across the country who have shared different aspects of home repair and design. Ty's own advice articles include do's and don'ts, choices of tools, how-to instructions on how to build custom pieces of furniture, and comparisons between glamorous interiors and identical, more budget-friendly choices of decor. Other sections include information of eco-friendly home decor items, the latest electronic gadgets to ease the process of everyday life, and even recipes set for a multitude of family meetings and social gatherings.
On July 25, 2008 Ty announced a 3 year partnership with Marketplace Events, the largest organizer of consumer remodeling, home decor and gardening shows in North America.[4] Ty will be spokesperson for the 30+ events in 25 markets.
In September 2008, Pennington became the spokesperson for Abbott Nutrition and their baby formula packaging innovation called Similac SimplePac.[5] He was also involved with the Similac Custom Nursery Design Contest and Ty’s Nursery Guide that were part of the new product marketing.
[edit] Charitable work
One popular feature in his magazine is where Pennington discusses his involvement with several charities. For example, he visited Hawaii and stumbled across AccessSurfHawaii, a volunteer group which helps kids with disabilities learn to surf and play other water sports. Ty spent the day surfing with the volunteers and their kids. Afterwards, he approached the founder, Mark Marble, and said "I've been to Hawaii six times and this is the first time I've understood the true meaning of Aloha".
He also helped Bayer Asprin, for whom he's been an avid spokesperson, launch their first Wonders of the Heart contest, the first winners being announced in Summer 2007, and he also participated in a celebrity soccer match as part of a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Children's Hospital, benefiting bone marrow transplant patients, which was organized by Olympic gold medlaist Mia Hamm. Ty has given tours of several Hollywood homes and work places including his own, that of fellow Extreme Makeover: Home Edition designer Michael Moloney, actress Constance Zimmer, and TV talk show host and cook Rachel Ray. He shows tours of makeovers he has given to other celebrities, including Mark Stines, Extra co-host Dayna Devon (done with much assistance by Michael Moloney, and Live with Regis and Kelly co host Kelly Ripa. He has given several "Behind the Scenes" tours of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, showing the work he and the rest of the designers and production crew carry out during the 7 day transformations of peoples homes and lives.
Family life
Pennington currently resides in the Los Angeles suburb of Venice, California with his girlfriend and manager Drea Bock.
Arrest
Pennington was arrested on suspicion of DUI on May 5, 2007, at 12:35 am in Los Angeles.[6] He was released on $5,000 bail. Pennington issued an apology shortly after. It was later revealed that Pennington had a .14 blood alcohol level when he was stopped. The legal limit in California is .08.[7]
His publicist released this statement from him: “We all make mistakes, however this is about accountability. Under no circumstances should anyone consume alcohol while driving. I could have jeopardized the lives of others and I am grateful there was no accident or harm done to anyone.”[8]
“This was my wake-up call,” Pennington said. “I also want to apologize to my fans, ABC Television and my design team for my lapse in judgment and the embarrassment I have caused.” [9]
On June 25, 2007, Ty pleaded no contest to the two charges, one of which was dropped. For the remaining charge he was fined $390, received 36 months probation, 90 days suspended driver's license, 90 days in an alcohol treatment program, and, for community service, was required to attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) seminar, all of the terms of which he has agreed to follow.[citation needed] A spokesperson for the Los Angeles City Attorney said that this punishment is common for first time DUI cases and that Pennington received no special treatment.[cite this quote] He has since returned to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition".
HERO FROM MOVIES
Sean Connery
Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930), more commonly known as Sean Connery, or Auld Sean, is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award winning Scottish actor and producer.
He is best known for portraying the character James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983.[2] In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables.[3] His film career also includes such films as Marnie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, Dragonheart, and The Rock.
Connery has been polled as the "greatest living Scot"[4] and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in July 2000.[5] In 1989, he was proclaimed the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine, and in 1999, at the age of 69, he was voted the Sexiest Man of the Century.
Early life
Thomas Sean Connery was born in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh to Euphemia "Effie" (née Maclean), a cleaning woman, and Joseph Connery, a factory worker and lorry driver.[6] His father was a Roman Catholic of Irish descent with roots in County Wexford, while his mother was a Protestant. He has a brother, Neil. Connery claims he was called Sean, his middle name, long before becoming an actor, explaining that when he was young he had an Irish friend named Séamus and that those who knew them both had decided to call Connery by his middle name whenever both were present.
His first job was as a milkman in Edinburgh with St. Cuthbert's Co-operative Society.[7] He then joined the Royal Navy during which time he opted for two tattoos that are described on his official website as:
'unlike many tattoos, his were not frivolous - his tattoos reflect two of his lifelong commitments: his family and Scotland. After six decades, his tattoos still reflect those two ideas: One tattoo is a tribute to his parents and reads "Mum and Dad," and the other is self explanatory, "Scotland Forever."[8]
Connery was later discharged from the navy on medical grounds because of a duodenal ulcer. Afterwards, he returned to the co-op, then worked as, among other things, a lorry driver, a labourer, an artist's model for the Edinburgh College of Art,[9] and a coffin polisher.
Acting career
Looking to pick up some extra money, he helped out backstage at the King's Theatre around Christmas of 1951.[10] He became interested in the proceedings, and a career was launched.
He also took up bodybuilding as a hobby. While his official website claims he was third in the 1950 Mr. Universe contest, most sources place him in the 1953 competition, either third in the Junior class[10] or failing to place in the Tall Man classification.[11] One of the other competitors mentioned that auditions were being held for a production of South Pacific;[10] Connery landed a small part.
Connery was a keen footballer, having played for Bonnyrigg Rose in his younger days. He was offered a trial with East Fife. While on tour with South Pacific, Connery played in a football match against a local team that Matt Busby, manager of Manchester United, happened to be scouting. According to reports, Busby offered Connery a contract worth £25 a week immediately after the game. Connery admits that he was tempted to accept, but he recalls, "I realised that a top-class footballer could be over the hill by the age of 30, and I was already 23. I decided to become an actor and it turned out to be one of my more intelligent moves."[12]
One of his major early film parts was in Another Time, Another Place (1958). During filming, star Lana Turner's possessive gangster boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato, who was visiting from Los Angeles, believed she was having an affair with Connery at work. He stormed onto the set and pointed a gun at Connery, only to have Connery disarm Stompanato and knock him flat on his back, causing Stompanato to be banned from the set.[13]. Connery later recounted that he had to lie low for a while after receiving threats from men linked to Stompanato's boss Mickey Cohen.
Connery landed a leading role in the famed Disney film Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959). He also had a prominent television role in Rudolph Cartier's 1961 production of Anna Karenina for BBC Television, in which he co-starred with Claire Bloom.[14]
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GUSTAVO DUDAMEL
Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez (born January 26, 1981, Barquisimeto, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan conductor and violinist. He is currently the Principal Conductor of Gothenburg Symphony in Gothenburg, Sweden and Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Biography
Dudamel is the son of a trombonist and a voice teacher.[2] He studied music from an early age, becoming involved with El Sistema, the famous Venezuelan musical education program, and took up the violin at age ten. He soon began to study composition. He attended the Jacinto Lara Conservatory, where he was taught the violin by José Luis Jiménez. He then went on to work with José Francisco del Castillo at the Latin-American Violin Academy.
He began to study conducting in 1995, first with Rodolfo Saglimbeni, then later with José Antonio Abreu. In 1999, he was appointed music director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, the national youth orchestra of Venezuela, and toured several countries.
Dudamel began to win a number of conducting competitions, including the Gustav Mahler Conducting Prize in Germany in 2004.[3] His reputation began to spread, and he was noticed by conductors such as Simon Rattle and Claudio Abbado, who accepted invitations to conduct the Simón Bolívar Orchestra in Venezuela.[4]
Dudamel debuted with the Philharmonia, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, among others, in 2005, and also signed a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. He made his debut at La Scala, Milan, with Don Giovanni in November 2006. On September 10, 2007, he conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for the first time at the Lucerne Festival. In March 2008, he made his debut with the San Francisco Symphony.
In 2005, Gustavo Dudamel first conducted the Gothenburg Symphony at the BBC Proms, on short notice as a replacement for the indisposed Neeme Järvi.[5][6] In 2006, Dudamel was named Principal Conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony.[7] He continues to retain his position with the Simón Bolívar National Youth Orchestra.[8] He took up the Gothenburg post in 2007[2], and his current contract there is to 2012.[9]
Dudamel made his U.S. conducting debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP) at the Hollywood Bowl on September 13, 2005 in a program consisting of "La Noche de los Mayas" by Silvestre Revueltas and the Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5.[10] Dudamel was subsequently invited back to conduct the orchestra at Walt Disney Concert Hall in January 2007 in performances of "Dances of Galánta" by Zoltán Kodály, the third piano concerto of Sergei Rachmaninoff with Yefim Bronfman as soloist, and Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra (the latter of which was recorded live and subsequently released by Deutsche Grammophon). In April 2007, during a guest conducting engagement with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Dudamel was named the LAP's next music director as of the 2009-2010 season, succeeding Esa-Pekka Salonen. His initial contract in Los Angeles is for five years, beginning in September 2009.[11][12][13]
On April 16, 2007, Gustavo Dudamel conducted the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra in a concert in commemoration of the 80th birthday of Pope Benedict XVI, with Hilary Hahn as solo violinist, with the Pope himself and many other church dignitaries among the audience.[14]
Dudamel is featured in the documentary film Tocar y Luchar, which covers El Sistema. Dudamel and the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar received the WQXR Gramophone Special Recognition Award in New York City in November 2007. Another US television news feature on was on 60 Minutes in February 2008, titled "Gustavo the Great".
On July 23, 2009, Dudamel was selected by the Eighth Glenn Gould Prize laureate José Antonio Abreu as winner of the prestigious The City of Toronto Glenn Gould Protégé Prize.
Dudamel began his tenure as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic on 9/28/2009 with a rehearsal of Beethoven's 9th Symphony that included the Los Angeles Master Chorale and representatives of eight community-based choruses. His first official rehearsal with the orchestra followed on September 30. On October 3 he conducted Beethoven's 9th Symphony at the Hollywood Bowl in "Bienvenido Gustavo," a free concert, and conducted his official inaugural concert featuring Mahler's Symphony No. 1 with his new orchestra in Walt Disney Concert Hall on October 8.
Personal life
Gustavo and his wife, Eloisa MaturenDudamel married his longtime girlfriend, Eloísa Maturén, in 2006 in Caracas. The Simón Bolívar National Youth Orchestra combined forces with the Schola Cantorum de Venezuela and the Orfeon Universitario de la Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado (UCLA) to make the event a special musical celebration. The wedding took place in the cathedral at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Montalbán, a suburb of Caracas. Maturén, also a Venezuelan native, is a classically trained ballet dancer and a journalist.
HERO FROM THE PAST
SIMON BOLIVAR
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco, commonly known as Simón Bolívar (July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830) was a Venezuelan political leader. Together with José de San Martín, he played a key role in Latin America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.
Following the triumph over the Spanish Monarchy, Bolívar participated in the foundation of the first Republic of Colombia (today referred to by historians as "Gran Colombia" to avoid confusion with the current nation of the same name), a state formed from several former Spanish colonies. He was President of Gran Colombia from 1819 to 1830. Bolívar is credited with contributing decisively to the independence of the present-day countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia and is revered as a national hero in them.
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco, commonly known as Simón Bolívar (July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830) was a Venezuelan political leader. Together with José de San Martín, he played a key role in Latin America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.
Following the triumph over the Spanish Monarchy, Bolívar participated in the foundation of the first Republic of Colombia (today referred to by historians as "Gran Colombia" to avoid confusion with the current nation of the same name), a state formed from several former Spanish colonies. He was President of Gran Colombia from 1819 to 1830. Bolívar is credited with contributing decisively to the independence of the present-day countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia and is revered as a national hero in them.
martes, 2 de febrero de 2010
Plans and dreams
I want to so to Canada , and become a succesful accounting. I want to have my bussisnes someday.
BAD HABITS AND QUALITIES
BAD HABITS
I´m late all the time
I´m smoke
QUALITIES
I´m good mother
I´m a good friend
I NEED A CHANGE
You should get a haircut
You should look for new place
You should quit smoking
You should join a gym
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