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Kaz (rapper)
Kaz or KAZ may refer to: Businesses * KAZ Minerals, a British copper mining company operating in Kazakhstan * Kaz Incorporated, an American manufacturer and distributor of health care products * Kaz Records, part of Castle Communication, incorporating Y Records * Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant, a Soviet truck factory in Georgia, formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant (KAZ) Entertainment * ''Kaz'' (TV series), CBS * Kazuhira Miller, a ''Metal Gear'' character * Kaz Proctor, a main character in the television series ''Wentworth'' * Kaz Brekker (né Rietveld), a main character in Leigh Bardugo's ''Six of Crows.'' Portrayed by Freddy Carter in the ''Shadow and Bone'' TV series. * A character in ''Shimmer and Shine'' * Kaz Harada, a character in the anime ''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' * Kaz (Dragonlance), a character in Dragonlance and the title character of ''Kaz the Minotaur'', a 1990 novel * A character in ''Mighty Med'' * Kazuda Xiono, a character in Star Wars Resistance commonly called "Kaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAZ Minerals
KAZ Minerals plc is a British copper company focused on large scale, low cost open pit mining in Kazakhstan. The Group is listed in London and Kazakhstan stock exchanges. The company operates 3 underground mines and 2 concentrators in the East Region, one open pit mine at Bozymchak, Kyrgyzstan and is developing two major growth projects Aktogay and Bozshakol, with the third - Koksay - at scoping stage. KAZ Minerals was created after the completion of the Restructuring of Kazakhmys PLC. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Nova Resources in April 2021. History In 1930 Kazakhmys' operations began at the Balkhash copper smelting complex in Kazakhstan. In 1971 smelting operations commenced at the Zhezkazgan Complex. The Government of Kazakhstan forms the company, entitled OJSC Zhezgazgantsvetmet in 1992. From 1992 to 2002, a series of privatisations reduce the Government's holding from 100% to 0%. Samsung Corporation of Korea took over ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuda Xiono
This incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company in 2012, Lucasfilm rebranded most of the novels, comics, video games and other works produced since the originating 1977 film ''Star Wars'' as ''Star Wars Legends'' and declared them non-canon to the rest of the franchise. As such, the list contains only information from the Skywalker Saga films, the 2008 animated TV series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', and other films, shows, and video games published or produced after April 2014. The list is organized in humans and various alien species. No droid characters are included, so for those, see the list of ''Star Wars'' droid characters. Some of the characters featured in this list have additional or alternate plotlines in the non-canonical ''Legends'' continuity. To see thos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Kazarian
Frank Benedict Gerdelman (born August 4, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and musician currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), performing under the ring name Frankie Kazarian. In addition, Kazarian also performs for Impact Wrestling (formerly known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling or TNA). He and Scorpio Sky were the inaugural AEW World Tag Team Champions as members of SoCal Uncensored. Kazarian began his career in 1998 and performed on several independent promotions. During the 2000's, he worked for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where he became the inaugural and two-time PWG World Champion. From 2003 until 2014, he wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, now known as Impact Wrestling). He began a tag team with Michael Shane known as Shazarian. In 2007, he shortened his name to Kaz and briefly worked under the Suicide character between 2008 and 2010. After returning to the Kazarian name, he joined the Fourtune stable, where he stayed until 2012. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaz (musician)
, known exclusively by his stage name K.A.Z, is a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is known for his work with Oblivion Dust, hide with Spread Beaver and Vamps. Career K.A.Z originally wanted to be a drummer, but drums were too expensive. He found a guitar in his sister's room and began to play with it when she was out. K.A.Z was first guitarist of the bands Gemmy Rockets and The Lovers, before forming Oblivion Dust in 1996. In January 1998, he joined hide's backing band, Spread Beaver. However this did not last long due to hide's death on May 2, with K.A.Z only appearing on two songs on his final album '' Ja, Zoo'', released at the end of the year. Although, Spread Beaver did go through with the 1998 tour, with K.A.Z joining them. He and his Spread Beaver bandmates I.N.A. and D.I.E. remixed a song for Zilch's '' Bastard Eyes'' in 1999. K.A.Z also appears on hide with Spread Beaver's 2000 version of "Tell Me" and has played with them each time they reunited; 2008, 2016, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaz (cartoonist)
Kaz (born Kazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis; July 31, 1959) is an American cartoonist, animator, writer, storyboard artist, and illustrator. In the 1980s, after attending New York City's School of the Visual Arts, he was a frequent contributor to the comic anthologies ''RAW'' and '' Weirdo''. Since 1992, he has drawn ''Underworld'', an adult-themed syndicated comic strip that appears in many alternative weeklies. Career Kaz's comics and drawings have appeared in many alternative and mainstream publications including ''Details'', ''The New Yorker'', ''Nickelodeon Magazine'', ''The Village Voice'', ''East Village Eye'', '' Swank'', ''RAW'', ''Eclipse'', ''N.Y. Rocker'', ''New York Press'', ''Screw'' and ''Bridal Guide''. He has continued to contribute to comics anthologies such as '' Zero Zero''. Kaz has also worked on several animated television shows including ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''Camp Lazlo'', and ''Phineas and Ferb''. He was co-executive producer of ''Get Blake!''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Kaczmarski
Nicole Anne Kaczmarski (born April 30, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. A standout player in high school, she received a Gatorade Player of the Year award, was named Miss New York Basketball and earned a spot in the 1999 USA Today All-USA high school basketball team. Heavily recruited by colleges, Kaczmarski eventually enrolled at UCLA and played one season for their women's basketball team. Kaczmarski then enrolled at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Afterward, she had brief stints with two Women's National Basketball Association teams, the New York Liberty and the Los Angeles Sparks. In 2011, she became a color commentator for basketball telecasts. Kaczmarski's high school career and college recruitment were chronicled in the documentary film ''Running Down a Dream.'' High school career A Long Island native, Kaczmarski first gained national recognition at Longwood High School, where she was named women's high school basketball Freshm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazunori Yamauchi
, nicknamed "Kaz", is a Japanese game designer and professional racing driver. He is CEO of Polyphony Digital and producer of the '' Gran Turismo'' video game series. Polyphony Digital He became the president of Polyphony Digital after designing his first game ''Motor Toon Grand Prix'', a cartoon-inspired racing title similar to Mario Kart. ''Motor Toon Grand Prix'' later spawned a sequel, ''Motor Toon Grand Prix 2'', which was the only game in the franchise released outside Japan. Since then, Yamauchi has fulfilled his dream of creating realistic driving simulators with his massively successful ''Gran Turismo'' series. He has also expressed interest in broadening out to other game genres; in 1999 Polyphony Digital released '' Omega Boost'', a shoot 'em up title set in space, which has since proven to be Yamauchi's only foray outside of racing game development. As a result of ''Gran Turismo's'' success, Yamauchi has become an important figure in the worldwide automotive indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Kazmaier
William Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953) is an American former world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman and professional wrestler. During the 1970s and 1980s, he set numerous powerlifting and strongman world records, and won two International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Championships and three World's Strongest Man titles. In the 1980s, Kazmaier became famous for his claim to be "the strongest man who ever lived" by equaling and surpassing spectacular and versatile feats of strength of famous strongmen of the 20th century. He is widely considered to be one of the all-time greatest competitors in strength competitions. Early career Kazmaier is of German ancestry. A star athlete in high school, Kazmaier played football for two years at the University of Wisconsin–Madison before dropping out in 1974 to concentrate on lifting weights at the Madison YMCA. There he learned the fundamentals of powerlifting. Kazmaie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaz Hirai
is a Japanese businessman. He is best known as the former chairman of Sony Corporation, serving from April 2018 to June 2019, as well as president and CEO from April 2012 to April 2018. He also served as a board member of Sony Computer Entertainment and chairman and co-CEO of Sony Entertainment. He was noted by ''Entertainment Weekly'' as one of the most powerful executives in the entertainment industry. He led the Sony Computer Entertainment division between 2007 and 2012, and then became president and CEO of Sony in April 2012. Through his tenure as CEO, Sony experienced a resurgence during the 2010s. In 2018, Hirai stepped down as president and CEO, becoming chairman of Sony Corporation. He fully retired from Sony in June 2019, otherwise remaining as a senior adviser to the company. Early life Kazuo Hirai was born on December 22, 1960, in Tokyo, where he attended the American School in Japan. Between 1973 and 1976, Hirai attended Valley Park Middle School in Toronto, Canada. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaz Hayashi
is a Japanese professional wrestler known simply as . He is best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where in addition to being a wrestler for the promotion, he also served as the head booker for the company's junior heavyweight division. After leaving AJPW in 2013, Hayashi competed for Wrestle-1, where he also worked as a trainer. In April 2017, Hayashi took over as the new president of Wrestle-1, remaining in the position until the promotion's closure in 2020; he was also the promotion's final champion of the Wrestle-1 Championship. In August 2020, Hayashi joined Gleat as both an in-ring wrestler and the promotion's Chief Technical Officer. Professional wrestling career Early career (1992–1997) For much of his early career, Hayashi wrestled in Michinoku Pro Wrestling (Michinoku Pro/MPW) under a mask, using the ring name Shiryu (Growing Dragon in Japanese). As Shiryu, he was part of the memorable rudo group, Kaientai Deluxe, which waged war with Michin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaz James
Kaz James (born 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and DJ. He was raised in Melbourne and is of Italian and Greek origin. He released his first solo album, '' If They Knew'', in 2008. Kaz James was a co-founder in 2004 of the group BodyRockers, an Australian Irish electronic music duo collaboration, consisting of Kaz James and Dylan Burns. BodyRockers released a self-titled album ''BodyRockers'' in 2005 and had an international hit with the single " I Like the Way" also in 2005 before disbanding in 2007. In 2011, Kaz James and British businessman David Abrahamovich started a London coffee chain called Grind. BodyRockers Before he started his career as a soloist, James was one half of BodyRockers, who rose to prominence in 2005 with their first release, " I Like the Way"."Kaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaz Hawkins
Kaz Hawkins (born 21 January 1973) is a Northern Irish blues, folk, jazz and soul singer and songwriter signed to Dixiefrog Records in Paris, France. Early life Hawkins was born and grew up in Belfast but now lives in France. She enjoyed singing at church, and was influenced by her grandmother singing at home. In her youth, she auditioned for the television show '' Opportunity Knocks'' where the musical director told her grandmother to let her listen to Etta James. Her love affair of soul music began there. Career Hawkins sang in cover bands for 20 years before she began creating original material. She has released four studio albums, two EPs (no longer available), and one live album (digital only). She has also released a compilation album exclusively on vinyl. Upon signing with Dixiefrog Records, an anthology of her back catalogue called ''My Life and I'', was released. A seventeen track CD and double vinyl was released in 2022. A new album ''Until We Meet Again'', is due f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
