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Largo Winch (TV Series)
''Largo Winch'' is a television program based on the Belgian comic book series of the same name by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme that first aired on January 26, 2001 in France on M6, and May 3, 2001 in Germany on ProSieben. The show lasted two seasons. Guest stars included Kim Poirier, Vernon Dobtcheff, Elisha Cuthbert, Olga Kurylenko and David Carradine. Plot Largo Winch (Paolo Seganti) is a 28-year-old adventurer, drifting around the world, searching for himself. Along the way he's picked up with Simon Ovrannaz ( Diego Wallraff), an ex-thief he met in a Turkish prison. The two are best friends...almost brothers. Then one day, Largo's life is changed forever when he learns that Nerio Winch (David Carradine), the step-father he barely knew, is dead. Nerio is an Aristotle Onassis-like billionaire who secretly adopted Largo as a child, but never took him in. Instead, he paid a family in Luxembourg to raise him, then sent him to a monastery as a teenager to be educated. Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Largo Winch
''Largo Winch'' is a Belgian comic book series by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme, published by Dupuis. It started as a series of novels by Van Hamme in the late 1970s, but stopped due to a lack of success and the huge amount of work Van Hamme had in the meantime with his comic books (e.g. ''Thorgal''). When artist Philippe Francq wanted to start a series with Van Hamme, he revived his old hero, and reworked the novels into the first albums of the comic book series. Later, more stories followed. Synopsis The main character is Largo Winch; birth name Largo Winczlav, who was born in Yugoslavia. Other important characters include Nerio Winch (his adoptive father, though they share a great-grandparent), senior Group W executives John D. Sullivan and Dwight E. Cochrane, and his friend Simon Ovronnaz. In the first two volumes of the series, ''L'héritier'' and ''Le Groupe W'', Largo, a young and handsome orphan, is propelled to the head of a business empire, ''Group W'' (of no rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dupuis
Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgium, Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines. Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis is mostly famous for its comic comics album, albums and magazines. Initially a French language publisher, it now publishes numerous editions in both the French language and Dutch language, Dutch. Other language editions are mostly licensed to other publishers. History Early years Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis (1875–1952). The growth of Dupuis towards becoming the leading comic book editor of Belgium started in 1938, when Dupuis added to its portfolio a men's magazine (''Le moustique'' [the mosquito] in French, ''HUMO, Humoradio'' in Dutch), a women's magazine (''Bonnes Soirées'' [good evenings] in French, ''De Haardvriend'' [the hearth's friend] in Dutch) and the children's comics magazine ''Spirou (magazine), Spirou''. The latter was originally only in French, and contained a mixture of American comics (e.g. ''Superman'', ''Brick Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristotle Onassis
Aristotle Socrates Onassis (, ; , ; 20 January 1906 – 15 March 1975) was a Greek and Argentine business magnate. He amassed the world's largest privately-owned shipping fleet and was one of the world's richest and most famous men. He was married to Tina Onassis Niarchos, Athina Mary Livanos, had a long-standing affair with opera singer Maria Callas and was married to American former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy. Onassis was born in Smyrna in the Ottoman Empire to Greeks, Greek parents and fled the city with his family to Greece in 1922 in the wake of the Great fire of Smyrna, burning of Smyrna. He moved to Argentina in 1923 and established himself as a tobacco trader and later a shipping owner during the Second World War. Moving to Monaco, Onassis fought Prince Rainier III for economic control of the country through his ownership of Société des bains de mer de Monaco, SBM and its Monte Carlo Casino. In the mid-1950s, he sought to secure an oil shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Wallraff
Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. Etymology ''Tiago'' hypothesis Diego has long been interpreted as variant of ''Tiago'' (also spelled as '' Thiago''), an abbreviation of ''Santiago'', from the older ''Sant Yago'' "Saint Jacob", in English known as Saint James or as ''San-Tiago'' (cf. ''San Diego''). This has been the standard interpretation of the name since at least the 19th century, as it was reported by Robert Southey in 1808 and by Apolinar Rato y Hevia (1891). The suggestion that this identification may be a folk etymology, i.e. that ''Diego'' (and ''Didacus''; see below) may be of another origin and only later identified with ''Jacobo'', is made by Buchholtz (1894), though this possibility is judged as improbable by the author. ''Didacus'' hypothesis In the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Carradine
David Carradine ( ; born John Arthur Carradine Jr.; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor, director, and producer, whose career included over 200 major and minor roles in film, television and on stage. He was widely known to television audiences as the star of the 1970s television series ''Kung Fu'', playing Kwai Chang Caine, a peace-loving Shaolin monk traveling through the American Old West. A member of the Carradine family of actors, he got his break playing Atahuallpa in the Broadway play '' The Royal Hunt of the Sun.'' He appeared in two early Martin Scorsese films: ''Boxcar Bertha'' (1972) and ''Mean Streets'' (1973), and played Woody Guthrie in the critically-acclaimed biopic '' Bound for Glory'' (1976), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He received nominations for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for his work on ''Kung Fu''. Later in his career, he became known for his B movie and martial arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Kurylenko
Olga Kostyantynivna Kurylenko (born 14 November 1979) is a Ukrainian-born French actress. She rose to prominence by playing the Bond girl Camille Montes in the James Bond film '' Quantum of Solace'' (2008). Kurylenko began her career modelling in Paris before making a transition to acting, having her breakthrough role in the action film ''Hitman'' (2007). Following ''Quantum of Solace'', she went on to star in the romantic drama '' To the Wonder'' (2012), the crime comedy '' Seven Psychopaths'' (2012), the science fiction film '' Oblivion'' (2013), the political satire '' The Death of Stalin'' (2017), the comedy '' The Man Who Killed Don Quixote'' (2018), the superhero films '' Black Widow'' (2021) and '' Thunderbolts*'' (2025), the Netflix spy thriller miniseries ''Treason'' (2022) and the action thriller '' Extraction 2'' (2023). Early life Kurylenko was born on 14 November 1979 in Berdyansk, a port city in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. Her father, Konstantin Kury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisha Cuthbert
Elisha Ann Cuthbert (; born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. As a child actress, she made her first televised appearance as an extra on ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' and co-hosted '' Popular Mechanics for Kids''. She made her feature-film debut in the 1997 Canadian family drama ''Dancing on the Moon''. Her first major lead role came in the 1998 drama film '' Airspeed (No Control)'' alongside Joe Mantegna. In 2001, she starred in the movie '' Lucky Girl'', for which she received her first award, the Gemini Awards. After moving to Hollywood in 2001, she was cast as Kim Bauer in the series '' 24'', her first big role in an American production, alongside Kiefer Sutherland. For this role, she was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards twice. In 2003, she played Darcie Goldberg in the college comedy '' Old School'' and Carol-Anne in ''Love Actually.'' Cuthbert received wide recognition for her breakout role as Danielle in the 2004 teen comedy film '' The Girl Next Door'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Alexandre Dobtcheff (born 14 August 1934) is a French-British character actor, who has appeared in over 300 film, television, and stage productions in a career spanning six decades. Rupert Everett described him as a "patron saint of the acting profession." Early life Dobtcheff was born in Nîmes, France, to Russian parents, and was raised in Sussex, England. He attended Ascham St Vincent's School in Eastbourne, where he won the Acting Cup, and Eastbourne College. Career Dobtcheff made his professional stage debut with the Colchester Repertory Company in 1960. Later that year, he joined the repertory company of The Old Vic, first appearing in Franco Zeffirelli's production of ''Romeo and Juliet''. In 1965, he starred in the debut production of John Osborne's '' A Patriot for Me''. In 1967, he played the Presiding Judge in ''The Man in the Glass Booth'' at the Royal Court Theatre. His debut film role was in '' Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'' (1965). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Poirier
Kim Jacinthe Poirier (born February 6, 1980) is a Canadian actress, singer, film producer, and television host. Biography Personal life Poirier is fluent in both French and English. Professionally trained in yoga, she has studied numerology, healing, and nutrition. Filmography Hosting and own appearances * '' 2003 Much Music Video Music Awards'' (2003) as herself * '' 1st Annual Spaceys'' (2003) as herself * ''Surviving the Dawn'' (2004) as herself (uncredited) * '' Decoys: Behind the Scenes'' (2004) as herself * ''Open Mike with Mike Bullard'' (episode dated 1 March 2004) (TV series) as herself * '' 05 Spaceys'' (2005) as herself - On-Air Presenter * ''Audioslave Live@Much'' (2005) as herself (uncredited) * ''Breakfast Television'' (episode dated 26 March 2006) (TV series) as herself * '' 06 Spaceys'' (2006) as herself - On-Air Presenter * ''Best! Movies! Ever!'' (episode Alien Invasions) (2007) (TV series) as herself * '' Space Top 10 Countdown'' (2006) (TV series) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ProSieben
ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company. Although ProSieben produces some of its programming itself, it also airs many American imports. On 3 May 2012, the network launched a pay-TV channel called ProSieben Fun. A third channel called ProSieben Maxx started broadcasting on 3 September 2013. The three different feeds of the channel are: ProSieben (for Germany), ProSieben Austria (for Austria), and ProSieben Schweiz (for Switzerland and Liechtenstein). The main difference is that they have different advertisements and news for each target country. The channel uses an English slogan: "We love to entertain you." ProSieben broadcasts from the Astra (satellite), Astra Astra 1L, 1L and Astra 3A, 3A satellites and is uplinked by MX1 Ltd, MX1 (now part of SES (company)#SES Video, SES ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Métropole 6
M6 (), also known as , is the most profitable private national French television channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world. M6 is the head channel of the M6 Group media empire that owns several TV channels, magazines, publications, movie production companies, and media-related firms. It is owned by RTL Group. On 20 May 2021, it was announced that M6 Group, owners of the channel, has proposed a merger with TF1 Group, which owns competing commercial network TF1. On 16 September 2022, it was announced that the merger was officially abandoned, citing concerns from French antitrust regulator, the Autorité de la concurrence, regarding competition in the advertising sector; the combined entity was likely to have been required to sell either primary channel (M6 or TF1) for the merger to proceed. History M6 launched on 1 March 1987, at 11:15 am CET, taking the place of TV6. M6's current on-air brand image, introduced in May 2020, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Program
A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via Terrestrial television, over-the-air, Satellite television, satellite, and cable television, cable, or Digital distribution, distributed digitally on Over-the-top media service, streaming platforms. This generally excludes breaking news or Television advertisement, advertisements that are aired between shows or between segments of a show. A regularly recurring show is called a television series, and an individual segment of such a series is called an episode. Content is produced either in-house on a television stage with multiple cameras or produced by contract with film production companies. Episodes are usually broadcast in annual sets, which are called seasons in North America and series in other regions. A one-off television show may be called a television special, while a short series of episodes is a miniseries. A t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
