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Colfer
Colfer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chris Colfer (born 1990), American actor, singer, author, producer, and writer * Eoin Colfer Eoin Colfer (; born 14 May 1965) is an Irish author of children's books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. He is best known for being the author of the ''Artemis Fowl'' series. In September 2008, Colf ... (born 1965), Irish author and comedian * Martin Colfer (died 2015), Irish football (soccer) player * Ned Colfer (born 1941), Irish hurler, sportsperson * Terence Colfer, Canadian diplomat {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Colfer
Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor, singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical ''Glee'' (2009–2015). Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received critical praise for which he has been the recipient of several awards, including the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film, three consecutive People's Choice Awards for Favorite Comedic TV Actor from 2013 to 2015, two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations and one Grammy Award nomination. In April 2011, Colfer was named one of the Time 100, ''Time'''s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Colfer wrote, starred in, produced, and novelized his first film, ''Struck by Lightning'', which debuted at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. He also wrote ''The New York Times'' bestselling '' The Land of Stories'' series of children's fict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer (; born 14 May 1965) is an Irish author of children's books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. He is best known for being the author of the ''Artemis Fowl'' series. In September 2008, Colfer was commissioned to write the sixth installment of the '' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' series, titled '' And Another Thing ...'', which was published in October 2009. In October 2016, in a contract with Marvel Comics, he released '' Iron Man: The Gauntlet''. He served as Laureate na nÓg (Ireland's Children's Laureate) between 2014 and 2016. Biography Eoin Colfer was born in Wexford, Ireland. He graduated from the University of Dublin with a bachelor’s degree in Education. Soon after graduating, Colfer spent four years working in Saudi Arabia, Italy and Tunisia. His travels throughout Europe, as well as his Irish heritage, serve as a basis for many of his earlier stories. He attained worldwide recognition in 2001, when th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Colfer
Martin Colfer (died 25 September 2015) was a Republic of Ireland soccer international, who played with Shelbourne for seven seasons in the 1950s. Football career Colfer began his career with St James's Gate. From there he transferred to Shelbourne in the 1948–49 season and played 100 league games and 12 FAI Cup games between that and the 1955–56 season. He became Shelbourne's top scorer, scoring a total of 41 goals for the club and was the club's top scorer in three of the seven seasons he played for them. Dublin born Colfer was capped twice for the Republic of Ireland at senior level, away to Belgium in May 1950 and Norway the following year, while also winning seven inter-League caps. He was on the losing side in two FAI Cup finals with Shelbourne in 1949 and 1951 but played in the League of Ireland The League of Ireland is a national association football Sports league, league consisting of professional clubs in the Republic of Ireland and Derry, Derry City in Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Colfer
Ned Colfer (born 1940) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Geraldine O'Hanrahan's and was a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s. Honours ;Geraldine O'Hanrahans *Wexford Senior Hurling Championship: 1966 *Wexford Junior Football Championship: 1963 ;Wexford *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1968 *Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970 *National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...: 1966–67 References 1940 births Living people Geraldine O'Hanrahan's hurlers Wexford inter-county hurlers Leinster inter-provincial hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners 20th-century Irish sportsmen {{Wexford-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
