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George Christopher
George Christopher may refer to: * George Christopher (mayor) (1907–2000), Greek-American politician, mayor of San Francisco, 1956–1964 * George Christopher (actor) (born 1970), British actor * George Christopher (1826–1881), British tightrope walker and acrobat * George H. Christopher (1888–1959), American Democratic politician from Missouri * George Christopher, a character on the TV series '' Bored to Death'' See also * Chris George (other) {{hndis, Christopher, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Christopher (mayor)
George Christopher (born George Christopheles; December 8, 1907 – September 14, 2000) was a Greek-American politician who served as the 34th mayor of San Francisco from 1956 to 1964. As of 2025, he is the most recent Republican to be elected mayor of San Francisco. Early years Born George Christopheles in Arcadia, Greece, the son of James and Mary (née Koines) Christopheles. He and his family emigrated to the United States in 1910 and settled in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood, then known as "Greektown", when Christopher was two years old. Christopher left school at the age of fourteen when his father James became seriously ill, and he became sole support of his family. He sold newspapers and became a copy boy at the ''San Francisco Examiner''. While working, he also attended night classes at Golden Gate College and earned a bachelor's degree in accounting. After becoming a citizen of the United States in 1930, Christopheles changed his last name to Christopher. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Christopher (actor)
George Christopher (born George Wilson, 5 March 1970) is a British actor & Author. He is best known for his teenage role as Liverpudlian scamp Ziggy Greaves in Grange Hill, a role he played from 1986 to 1989. The character was a hit with viewers, and Wilson himself has compared his alter-ego with the series' original hero, Tucker Jenkins."From Grange Hill To Albert Square...And Beyond"; a celebration of 20 years of Grange Hill, broadcast New Year's Day 1998 on BBC1. After Grange Hill, Wilson took on another high-profile role in the Channel 4 soap Brookside, as Little Jimmy Corkhill. He played the drug addict son of Jimmy Corkhill senior. George has since taken on a variety of stage and film roles, including a play about the Hillsborough disaster The Hillsborough disaster was a fatal crowd crush at a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989. It occurred during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herr Christoff
George Christopher (1826 – 13 June 1881), better known by the stage name Herr Christoff, was a British tightrope walker and acrobat. Early life George Frederick Christopher was born of African descent in Swansea in 1826. He was the son of Kitt Christopher. George and his younger brother John first performed as children with their father, who appeared professionally as Signor Christoff. In London, his father performed street acts that included balancing cartwheels. Career In July 1854, Herr Christoff first appeared at Astley's Amphitheatre under British circus proprietor William Cooke. He was billed as "the first rope dancer in the world" and "l'Empereur des Funambules". Christoff was recognized as the only performer of colour on the tightrope and was acclaimed for his exceptional skill. His act combined tightrope dancing with back somersaults, which he executed with or without a balancing pole, always landing on the rope. He appeared at Hoxton's Britannia Theatre in Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George H
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bored To Death
''Bored to Death'' is an American comedy series that ran on HBO from September 20, 2009, to November 28, 2011. The show was created by author Jonathan Ames, and stars Jason Schwartzman as a fictional Jonathan Ames—a writer based in Brooklyn, New York City, who moonlights as an unlicensed private detective. The show also stars Ted Danson as George and Zach Galifianakis as Ray, both friends of Jonathan. On December 20, 2011, HBO cancelled ''Bored to Death'' after three seasons and twenty-four episodes. Cast Main * Jason Schwartzman as Jonathan Ames, struggling novelist, ''Edition'' journalist, and bumbling private investigator * Zach Galifianakis as Ray Hueston, comic book artist and Jonathan's best friend. The character is loosely based on comic book artist Dean Haspiel, a friend of the real Jonathan Ames. Haspiel also provides Ray's artwork used in the show. * Ted Danson as George Christopher, libertine editor of fictitious New York magazine ''Edition'', friend and father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |