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Chris Cook (other)
Chris or Christopher Cook may refer to: Entertainment * Christopher Cook (artist) (born 1959), British painter * Christopher Cook (composer) (born 1962), American composer * Christopher Cook (American writer) (born 1952), American writer * Christopher Cook (Canadian writer), playwright * Christopher D. Cook (born 1988), British composer and conductor * Christopher Matthew Cook, American actor Sports * Chris Cook (American football) (born 1987), American football player * Chris Cook (bodybuilder) (born 1976), American professional bodybuilder * Chris Cook (racing driver) (born 1971), American racing driver and instructor * Chris Cook (rugby union) (born 1991), English rugby union player * Chris Cook (skier) (born 1980), American Olympic skier * Chris Cook (swimmer) (born 1979), English swimmer Other people * Chris Cook (sailor) (born 1974), Canadian sailor in the Finn class * Sir Christopher Cook, 5th Baronet (born 1938) See also * Christian Cook (born 1975), American lacrosse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Cook (artist)
Christopher Cook (born 1959) is a Great Britain, British painter known for works since 1998 in graphite powder and resin, which have been exhibited in, and collected by, several major museums, predominantly in the USA. Work Cook’s works since 1998/9 have been almost exclusively monochromatic, painted and drawn in graphite powder suspended in resin and oil, onto coated papers, aluminium sheet, or linen. The surfaces of what he terms ‘graphites’ are extremely thin, and involve much reworking but almost no layering. The images have considerable range in terms of subject matter. Formal connections to Daguerreotype, Photorealism, lithography and Surrealism have been noted in reviews In some works, especially those arising from an Arts Council residency at Eden Project, there is a strongly microscopic component, emphasized by the intricacy of the graphite surfaces, and sometimes linked to Baroque architecture. Cook is represented by Mary Ryan Gallery, New York. He is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Cook (composer)
Christopher Cook (born 1962 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. Cook received the Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University where he served as assistant director of the Center for Electronic and Computer Music. He has received awards and honors from the Fromm Music Foundation Paul Fromm (September 28, 1906 – July 4, 1987) was a Jewish Chicago wine merchant and performing arts patron through the Fromm Music Foundation. The ''Organum for Paul Fromm'' was composed by John Harbison in his honor. Early life Born in Kitz ... at Harvard University, the National Endowment for the Arts, ASCAP, MTNA, and the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies. He has been composer-in residence for Amherst College, the University of Evansville, Monroe County Community Schools Corporation (Indiana) and for the city of Somerset, Pennsylvania. He is Director of Music Theory and Composition at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virgini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Cook (American Writer)
Christopher LaVaughn Cook (born August 3, 1952) is an American writer whose writing styles and genres include journalism, non-fiction, scriptwriting and fiction, including short stories, novellas and novels. Overview Cook is the author of many short stories and two noted fiction books, ''Robbers'' and ''Screen Door Jesus & Other Stories''. He was chosen by Barnes & Noble as part of its Discover Great New Writers program in 2001. His books are available in foreign editions, and his stories have been included in anthologies such as Houghton Mifflin's ''The Best American Mystery Stories 2003''. His memoir essay "Full Moon Over Bohemia," set in the Czech Republic, was selected for ''The Best Travel Writing'' anthology in 2006. In 2011, he announced he would begin publishing his fiction exclusively in digital format as e-books. His first e-book release under that plan was his novella ''Storm''. He has also placed his previous books online as e-books. The feature movie ''Scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Cook (Canadian Writer)
Christopher Cook is a Canadian playwright. They are most noted for the play ''Quick Bright Things'', which was a Governor General's Award nominee for English-language drama at the 2020 Governor General's Awards. Cook, who is non-binary, is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, where they also work as a counsellor for LGBTQ people.Jessica Lewis"Meet the author: Christopher Cook" Playwrights Canada Press Playwrights Canada Press is a Canadian publishing house founded in 1984 by the Playwrights Guild of Canada. It was incorporated in 2000 as an independent company. Notable books *''The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God'', Djanet Sears ( ..., September 10, 2020. References 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights Canadian LGBTQ dramatists and playwrights Canadian non-binary writers Writers from Vancouver Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people Non-binary dramatists and playwrights {{Canada-playwright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher D
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Cognates in other languages *Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus * Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *Arabic: كريستوفر (''Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer''), اصطفر (''ʔi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Matthew Cook
Christopher Matthew Cook is an American actor who portrayed Licari in Season 5 of AMC Networks, AMC's ''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead''. He is also known for ''Dog Eat Dog (2016 film), Dog Eat Dog'' and ''Hours (2013 film), Hours''. Filmography Movies Television References External links Twitter * * Place of birth missing (living people) Living people American male film actors American male television actors Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cook (American Football)
Christopher O'Shea Cook (born February 15, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft. Early life Cook attended Heritage High School in Lynchburg, Virginia. He played running back, wide receiver and quarterback on offense, and cornerback on defense. He rushed for 789 yards and 12 touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 250 yards and three more scores as a senior, he also threw six TD passes. He was named first-team all-state defensive back as a junior when he made more than 50 tackles and intercepted eight passes. Considered a three-star by '' Rivals.com'', Cook accepted a scholarship to Virginia over Virginia Tech. College career Cook started 31-of-38 games for the Virginia Cavaliers, collecting 143 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cook (bodybuilder)
Christopher Lee Cook (born September 1, 1976) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. He served in the United States Air Force. Chris Cook's first bodybuilding competition was in 1996, where he placed 1st in the heavy weight division and Overall in the NPC (National Physique Committee) Mr. Anchorage. His first IFBB event was in The New York Cup of 2005, where he placed 6th. In 2006 he competed in the Arnold Classic and the Ironman Pro Invitational, both for the first time, and placed 15th and 10th respectively. Chris Cook has been featured in many fitness and bodybuilding articles, including being featured on the cover of FLEX magazine, Muscle and Fitness, MuscleMag International, and Muscular Development. Stats * Height: 5'10 * Off-season weight: 295 lbs * Competition weight: 250 lbs Contest history * 1996 NPC Mr. Anchorage, 1st and Overall * 1997 NPC Mr. Alaska, Heavyweight, 4th * 1997 NPC Emerald Cup, Junior, 2nd * 1999 NPC Mr. Alaska, Heavyweight, 1s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cook (racing Driver)
Chris Cook (born December 23, 1971) is an American professional race car driver and driving instructor, who instructs at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and competes irregularly in NASCAR and other racing series, specializing in road course racing as a road course ringer. Racing career Cook was the youngest driver to become a chief instructor at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. He has competed in the IMSA Firestone Firehawk Endurance Championship and in late model stock cars at Nashville Speedway USA, as well as in selected NASCAR events, and in the Formula D championship. Cook is best known in drifting for a wreck at the 2007 NOPI Drift Los Angeles in which his Dodge Viper flipped, knocking Cook unconscious. After making a name for himself as an instructor for NASCAR drivers in road course racing, including instructing Tony Stewart in the art of road course driving, Cook made his debut in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2005 at Infin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cook (rugby Union)
Chris Cook (born 16 April 1991) is an English rugby union player, who currently plays at scrum-half for Chippenham RFC in Regional 2 Tribute Severn South West Division. A product of the Bath Rugby academy, Cook made his Aviva Premiership debut as a substitute against Sale Sharks. He spent the first half of the 2013-14 season playing for Bath's "A" team, before being loaned out to promotion hopefuls London Welsh. Cook returned to Bath for the 2014-15 season on a new one-year deal, starting his first Premiership game in their second match of the season, against his former team London Welsh. Cook scored the game's first try, and his first in a Premiership campaign, within two minutes. After 11 seasons playing for Bath, Cook announced he was leaving Bath to sign for local rivals Bristol Bears from the 2020-21 season. On 26 July 2021, Cook signs for Premiership rivals Northampton Saints on a short-term deal from the beginning of the 2021-22 season. After playing for England U2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cook (skier)
Chris Cook (born June 15, 1980) is an American cross-country skier. He competed in the men's sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O .... References External links * 1980 births Living people American male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Neenah, Wisconsin 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cook (swimmer)
Christopher Anthony Cook (born 5 May 1979) is an English former competitive swimmer who swam for Great Britain in the Olympics, world championships and European championships, and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. Cook specialises in the breaststroke, and took gold in the 50 and 100 metre finals representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He has also competed for Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Living in Wallsend, he was coached by Ian Oliver at the City of Newcastle Swimming Club. He competed at the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu .... Personal bests and records held References External linksBritish Swimming athlete profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
