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Dunphy (other)
Dunphy is an Irish surname derived from Donohoe. It may refer to: People * Chris Dunphy (born 1950), Football (Soccer) Chairman * Don Dunphy (1908–1998), American broadcaster * Éamon Dunphy (born 1945), Irish footballer and broadcaster *Fran Dunphy (born 1948), American basketball coach *Jack Dunphy (1914–1992), American author * Jerry Dunphy (1921–2002), American broadcaster *Jessica Dunphy (born 1984), American actress *Kristen Dunphy, Australian television screenwriter and producer * Melissa Dunphy (born 1980), Australian-American classical composer * Michelle Dunphy, American politician from Maine *Myles and Milo Dunphy (1928–1996), Australian conservationists * Nick Dunphy (born 1974), English footballer Fictional characters *Claire Dunphy ''Modern Family'' is an American TV comedy series revolving around three families interrelated through Jay Pritchett, his son Mitchell Pritchett, and his daughter Claire Dunphy. The families meet for family functions (usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donohoe
Donohoe or O'Donohoe is an Irish surname, reduced Anglicized form of ''Gaelic'' Ó Donnchadha ‘descendant of Donnchadh’, a personal name (sometimes Anglicized as Duncan in Scotland), composed of the elements ''donn'' = ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + ''cath'' = ‘battle’. Spelling variations (which may include an initial O' or omit it) include ''Donoghue, Donaghoe, Donaho, Donahoe, Donough, Donahue, Donahow, Doneghoe, Donehue, Donighue, Donoho, Donahugh, Donohough, Donohow, Donohue, Donaughue, Dunphy, Donaghie, Donaghy'' and many more. First found in County Kerry, Ireland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. The Scottish Clan Robertson, anciently known as ''Clann Dhònnchaidh'', 'Children of Dònnchadh' or Duncan, is of separate origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Amanda Donohoe, English actress *Elinor Donahue, Irish-American actress best known from the television shows ''Father Knows Best'' and ''The Andy Griffith Show'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Dunphy
Michelle Ann Dunphy is an American politician from Maine. A Democrat from Old Town, Dunphy represents District 122 of the Maine House of Representatives, which encompasses Old Town and Penobscot Indian Island Reservation of Penobscot County. Dunphy was elected for the first time in 2014. Re-elected in 2016, 2018, and 2020, she was also chosen as Majority Leader of the House in her final term. Dunphy is a railroad enthusiast; in 2015, Dunphy submitted a bill, ''An Act to Provide Passenger Rail Service to Bangor''. If passed, the bill would have begun the process of returning passenger rail service to Bangor, which ended in 1960. She is married to Matthew Dunlap, who also served as a State Representative before being elected secretary of state and state auditor State auditors (also known as state comptrollers, state controllers, state examiners, or inspectors general) are fiscal officers lodged in the executive or legislative branches of U.S. state governments who serve as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outside Providence (novel)
''Outside Providence'' (1988) is an English language novel by American writer, producer, and director Peter Farrelly. Plot summary Largely an autobiographical tale, the novel revolves around Timothy "Dildo" Dunphy, a ne'er-do-well from the city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, which borders Providence. After Dunphy falls in with a bad element at home, his father, a widower, exiles him to the fictional Cornwall Academy (a thin guise for Kent School located near Kent, Connecticut). Over time, Dunphy struggles with issues including class structure, loyalty, first love, and his ongoing issues with his father. Dunphy finds that his fellow prep-school students merely represent a wealthier, more polished class of delinquent than the friends he has left at home. The novel was Farrelly's fledgling effort, and served as his thesis when he graduated from the creative writing program at Columbia University. Film adaptation Farrelly adapted his novel into a screenplay ''ScreenPlay'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demolition Man (comics)
Demolition Man (Dennis Dunphy), also known as D-Man, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Dennis Dunphy first appeared in '' The Thing'' #28 (October 1985) and was created by Mike Carlin and Ron Wilson. He first appeared as Demolition-Man in ''Captain America'' #328 (April 1987). Fictional character biography Dennis Dunphy was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dennis becomes an aspiring athlete who receives the strength augmentation treatments offered by Power Broker, Inc. Finding himself too strong now for normal sports, he becomes a professional wrestler and member of the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation (UCWF) along with other superheroes and supervillains such as the Beyonder, the Thing, and Screaming Mimi. He refuses to throw a fight with the Thing, and is defeated. The Puppet Master later mentally compels him to attack the Thing. Dunphy refuses the Power Broker's order to help kill Ms. Marvel. He revea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Dunphy
''Modern Family'' is an American TV comedy series revolving around three families interrelated through Jay Pritchett, his son Mitchell Pritchett, and his daughter Claire Dunphy. The families meet for family functions (usually around their three neighborhoods or while traveling during vacations) and cross-family bonding. Main cast The Dunphy family Phil Dunphy Philip Humphrey "Phil" Dunphy (Ty Burrell) is Claire's husband of 15 years who sees himself as the "cool dad". He dotes on his wife Claire and constantly tries to find ways to bond with his three kids. He is seen as very competitive, one example being his always beating his son at basketball. He has a very juvenile attitude and is referred to by Claire as the "kid he'smarried to." He uses a parenting method that he calls "peerenting", which is a combination of talking like a peer but acting like a parent. Phil is a real estate agent who is very confident in his work, once saying, "I could sell a fur coat to an E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Dunphy
Nicholas Owen Dunphy (born 3 August 1974) is an English former footballer who played league football for Peterborough United. Playing career Nick Dunphy started his playing career in non league football with the likes of Sutton Coldfield Town, Rushall Olympic and Hednesford Town before signing for Peterborough United before the start on the 1995–1996 season. His stay at the club was short and only appeared in 2 second division matches a total of 18 minutes. His debut coming as a substitute against Crewe Alexandra. During his time at Peterborough Nick spent one month on loan at Dagenham and Redbridge before Nick moved on to Cheltenham Town, Bromsgrove Rovers, Tamworth, Walsall Wood and Blakenall Blakenall Heath is a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands County, England. It straddles the border of Walsall and Bloxwich. Historically the village was a part of Staffordshire. It was originally a rural a ...http://www.uptheposh.com/peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myles And Milo Dunphy
Myles Dunphy and Milo Dunphy were Australian conservationists who played an important role in creating the Australian wilderness movement. Myles Dunphy Myles Joseph Dunphy OBE (1891-1985) was an Australian conservationist best known for the protection of parts of the Blue Mountains National Park. Biography Myles Dunphy lived in Oatley, a southern suburb of Sydney, and started his wilderness publicity work in 1910. He compiled detailed maps of a number of areas of conservation interest in New South Wales. His original maps of the Blue Mountains, in particular the Coxs River and Kowmung River catchments, featured imaginative and original naming systems. Throughout his life he campaigned for wilderness areas throughout New South Wales. His interest in bushwalking led to the foundation of the Mountain Trails Club of New South Wales, and was influential in the formation of the Sydney Bushwalkers and the Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs in 1932. He also formed the National P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Dunphy
Melissa Dunphy (born 1980) is an Australian-American composer of classical music. She is most notable for the ''Gonzales Cantata'', a 40-minute choral piece in Baroque style that sets the text of the parts of the dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy hearings in which former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified. It was featured on the ''Rachel Maddow Show'' in 2009; Maddow described it as "probably the coolest thing you've ever seen on this show." Dunphy completed her doctoral degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 2014. Dunphy is the composer-in-residence for the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, for which she has composed several a cappella choral works since her appointment in 2015. ''Gonzales Cantata'' Conceived while Dunphy was at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, the cantata has a libretto taken entirely from the transcript of the Gonzales hearings, which Dunphy found dramatic. Because Dunphy wished to highlight the fact that the Senate Judiciary Committee was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Dunphy
Chris Dunphy (born 26 October 1950) is the former chairman of Rochdale Association Football Club (RAFC) in Greater Manchester, England. Career Dunphy was elected as chair of RAFC on 29 June 2006, replacing David Kilpatrick upon his retirement. One of his first decisions was to appoint Keith Hill as Manager. When Dunphy took over, Rochdale twice reached promotion play-off positions, one of which resulted in the club's first ever appearance at Wembley Stadium, losing to Stockport County. Rochdale also gained promotion to League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ... for the first time in more than 40 years. In 2015, at the Chairman's Summer Conference, Dunphy received a long service award from the Football League for 28 years in football. Dunphy also received an awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Dunphy
Kristen Dunphy is an Australian television screenwriter and producer. She is best known as creator, co-writer and co-executive producer of ''Wakefield'', which screened on ABC TV in 2021. Career Dunphy's career in film and television began when producer Sandra Levy employed her to work as assistant to Gillian Armstrong, who was directing the 1987 film, ''High Tide''. When Levy became head of drama at ABC TV she employed Dunphy as a screenwriter on '' G.P.'' (1992–1996), ''The Ferals'' (1995) and ''Heartbreak High'' (1995–1997). Dunphy, as creator, co-writer and joint executive producer, began developing the eight-part serial, ''Wakefield'' in 2012. During its production in 2020 she worked as joint showrunner. ''Wakefield'' screened on ABC TV in 2021 and received five AACTA Award nominations. Awards and recognition Dunphy won her first AWGIE in 2003 for Best Television Series Episode for episode 14 of ''White Collar Blue'' (Network 10 Network 10 (commonly know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Dunphy
Jessica Dunphy (born October 23, 1984) is an American actress. Originally from Glenside, Pennsylvania, Dunphy's most prominent roles include Devin Pillsbury on ''The Sopranos'' and Alison Stewart on the soap opera ''As the World Turns'' from 2002 to 2005. She has also appeared in the films '' Storytelling'' (2001) and ''Pizza Pizza (, ) is a dish of Italian origin consisting of a usually round, flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as various types of sausage, anchovies, mushrooms, ...'' (2005). Filmography Film Television References External links * 1984 births American soap opera actresses Living people People from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 21st-century American women {{US-tv-actor-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
