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Michael Simpson (other)
Michael Simpson or Mike Simpson may refer to: Entertainment * Michael Simpson (painter) (born 1940), English painter * Michael Simpson (producer), American record producer and member of the electronic group Dust Brothers * Mike Simpson (Caulfields), guitarist of the rock group The Caulfields * Mickey Simpson (1913–1985), American actor * M. J. Simpson, British movie journalist, author and screenwriter * Michael A. Simpson, director of sequels to the cult horror film '' Sleepaway Camp'' Politics * Mike Simpson (Michigan politician) (1962–2009), member of the Michigan House of Representatives * Mike Simpson Michael Keith Simpson (born September 8, 1950) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1999. The district covers most of the eastern portion of the state, including Idaho Fa ... (born 1950), U.S. congressman from Idaho Sports * Mike Simpson (American football) (born 1947), American football playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Simpson (painter)
Michael Simpson (born 1940) is a British painter. Simpson has had major solo shows at the Serpentine (1985), the Arnolfini (1996), Spike Island (2016), BlainSouthern (2017) and Stuart Shave Modern Art (2024), and in 2016 won the John Moores Painting Prize for his painting ''Squint (19)''. Career Born in Dorset to Anglo-Russian parents, he attended Bournemouth College of Art (1958–60) and the Royal College of Art (1960–63). Simpson makes large-scale paintings in ongoing series. These often repeat and rework several subjects and elements. Simpson's influences include early Flemish painting, and his painting style incorporates minimalism and other types of formal restraints. He describes his approach to painting as a "deceptive force of the constructed image." In Vitamin P3, a guide to contemporary painting, critic Barry Schwabsky described Simpson's 'allegiance to a conception more readily associated with abstraction than with painting that employs images'. He goes on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Simpson (producer)
Michael Simpson, also known as "E.Z. Mike", is an American record producer. Along with John King (record producer), John King, he makes up one-half of the Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles-based producing duo the Dust Brothers, who co-wrote and produced many critically acclaimed records including the Beastie Boys' ''Paul's Boutique'' and Beck's ''Odelay''. He won a Grammy Award for his song writing & production on Santana (band), Santana's ''Supernatural (Santana album), Supernatural'' album in 1999. He has also done producing on his own - most notable is his work with the Eels (band), Eels. Simpson went on to compose the scores for the films ''Road Trip (2000 film), Road Trip'', ''Saving Silverman'', ''Freddy Got Fingered'' and ''Stick It'', where in addition to composing the original score, he teamed up with rapper Talib Kweli to produce and perform the song "Abra Cadabra". He has also contributed original music and songs to such films as ''Zoolander'', ''The SpongeBob Squ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Simpson (Caulfields)
The Caulfields were an American alternative rock band from Newark, Delaware which recorded two albums for A&M Records in the late 1990s. The group was led by singer-songwriter John Faye, the frontman for the Philadelphia-based groups IKE. The group is best known for their song "Devil's Diary." Their first album was 1995's ''Whirligig''. The album's initial single was "Devil's Diary", which received limited radio play as well as exposure on MTV. "Devil's Diary" peaked at No. 61 in Australia. The band toured Australia on the back of airplay on popular youth radio station Triple J, supporting Australian band Died Pretty. Two weeks before the release of their second album ''L'' in 1997, A&M Records fired the A&R executive representing the band. Six months later the Caulfields disbanded. Discography * ''Whirligig A whirligig is an object that spins or whirls, or has at least one part that spins or whirls. It can also be a Pinwheel (toy), pinwheel, Top (toy), spinning to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Simpson
Mickey Simpson (December 3, 1913 – September 23, 1985) was an American supporting actor of burly roles, probably most familiar as "Sarge," the bigoted diner owner in the 1956 film ''Giant''. He appeared in over 175 films and television episodes. Career Born Charles Henry SimpsonCalifornia Draft Registration Card - Charles Henry Simpson (October 16, 1940), National Personnel Records Center (St. Louis, Missouri) to Fred and Bertha Rogers Simpson, his paternal heritage was Irish.U.S. Census for 1920, Rochester Ward 15, Monroe, New York; Roll: T625_1123; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 168 He was the eldest of four sons, one of whom, Richard, died in childhood. When his father, a contractor, was unable to work following the 1929 stock market crash, his mother supported the family as a waitress. By his twenties, Simpson had grown into a hulking figure and considered a boxing career. He has been referred to in some sources as the 1935 "New York City Heavyweight Boxing Champion," bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleepaway Camp
''Sleepaway Camp'' is a 1983 American slasher film written and directed by Robert Hiltzik, and starring Mike Kellin (in his last on-screen appearance), Katherine Kamhi, and Paul DeAngelo alongside Jonathan Tiersten, Felissa Rose, Christopher Collet (in his film debut), and Karen Fields. The original entry in the ''Sleepaway Camp'' film series, it focuses on serial killings which occur at a summer camp for teenagers. Filmed in upstate New York in the fall of 1982, ''Sleepaway Camp'' was released the following year by United Film Distributors. It earned approximately $11 million at the box office, but was met by largely unfavorable reviews from critics, many of whom deemed it exploitative and derivative of such films as '' Friday the 13th'' (1980). In the years since its release, ''Sleepaway Camp'' has gone on to develop a cult following, as well as garnering notoriety for its twist ending. It was followed by four sequels: '' Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers'' (1988), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
