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Mário Telles
Mario is the Italian, French, Croatian, Czech, Norwegian, Slovak, Serbian, Hungarian, Slovene, Polish, Spanish, Danish, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Bulgarian, Greek, German, Dutch, and English form of the Latin Roman name Marius. The video game character Mario is a particularly prominent holder of the name. Use in various countries In Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ..., the name Mario was among the most common masculine given names in the decades between 1970 and 1999, and was the most common name in the 1970s. The Portuguese version of the name is spelt ''Mário'' (to indicate that the "a" is stressed). Notable people and characters named Mario include: Given name Artists and musicians * Mario (singer) (born 1986), Mario Dewar Barrett, an America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius (name)
Marius is a male name, a Roman Empire, Roman nomen gentilicium, family name, and a modern surname. The name Marius was used by members of the Roman ''gens'' Maria gens, Maria. It is thought to be derived from either the Roman war god Mars (mythology), Mars or from the Latin root ''mas'' or ''maris'' meaning "male". It may also derive from the Latin word ''wikt:mare, mare'' meaning "sea", the plural of which is ''maria''. In Christian times, it was Syncretism, syncretized as a masculine form of the unrelated feminine given name Maria (given name), Maria, from the Hebrew language, Hebrew Miriam (given name), Miriam, Aramaic language, Aramaic variant Mariam (other), Mariam, and used alongside it. Today, the name Marius is a common given name in Romania, Norway, and Lithuania. The name is also used in the Philippines, France, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and South Africa. The Greek language, Greek name Marios (Μάριος), the Italian language, Italian and Spanish l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Milita
Mario Milita (26 June 1923 – 22 August 2017) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography An actor with a career spanning over 65 years, performing for the theatre, films, television, and radio shows, he became well known to the audiences for his voice work in animation. Because of his coarse, raspy voice, he was typically known for voicing elderly characters in cartoons, movies and other entertainment. He was known for being the official Italian voice of Grampa Simpson in ''The Simpsons'' from 1991 until his retirement in 2012 (except for the young Abraham, for which he alternated with the official Italian Homer voice, Tonino Accolla). He has also been the first Italian voice of Herbert from ''Family Guy'' and dubbed Fred Flintstone for many years. Since 2004, however, his voice had begun to weaken over time, causing it to become feeble and almost unrecognizable in his last years of activity. In Italian dubs of live action films, Milita dubbed actors such as Desmond Ll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Cuomo
Mario Matthew Cuomo ( , ; June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Cuomo previously served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 1979 to 1982 and the secretary of State of New York, secretary of state of New York from 1975 to 1978. He was the father of former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and NewsNation News presenter, anchor Christopher Cuomo. Cuomo was known for his Modern liberalism in the United States, liberal views and public speeches, particularly A Tale of Two Cities (speech), his keynote speech address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention in which he sharply criticized the policies of the Ronald Reagan, Reagan administration, saying, "Mr. President, you ought to know that this nation is more a ''A Tale of Two Cities, Tale of Two Cities'' than it is just a shining 'city upon a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Chella
Mario Chella (16 March 1934 – 13 July 2022) was an Italian politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy from 1983 to 1992. Chella died in July 2022, at the age of 88. References 1934 births 2022 deaths Deputies of Legislature IX of Italy Deputies of Legislature X of Italy Italian Communist Party politicians Democratic Party of the Left politicians Democrats of the Left politicians 21st-century Italian politicians {{Liguria-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Baccini
Mario Baccini (born 14 December 1957 in Rome) is an Italian politics, politician, former member of the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats and promoter of the White Rose (Italy), White Rose, incumbent mayor of Fiumicino since May 2023. Biography He started his political activity as town councilor in Rome, for the Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy party (DC). In 1994, when DC disbanded, he joined the Christian Democratic Centre, which entered the Pole of Freedoms. In the same year, he became president of the Christian Democratic Centre (CCD) parliamentary group at the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Deputies. Then he was secretary and national co-ordinator of the Christian Democratic Centre. In 2001 he was re-elected at the Parliament; in 2002 he joined the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats, the result of a merger between CCD, United Christian Democrats, and European Democracy. In the Berlusconi II Cabinet he was sub-secretary of the Foreign Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Aoun
Mario Aoun (born 1951) is a Lebanese physician and politician. He was a member of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) led by Michel Aoun. He was the minister of social affairs between 2008 and 2009. Early life and education Aoun was born into a Maronite family in Damour in 1951. He is a graduate of the University of Bordeaux and received a medical degree in endocrinology and metabolic illnesses in 1982. Career Aoun was the chief of service at Lebanese Hospital in Jeitawi in 2004. He also worked at St. Charles Hospital in 2004. In addition, he was FPM’s coordinator in Damour. Later he became the first FPM head of the Lebanese Order of Physicians on 31 May 2004. He served there until 2007. In July 2008, Aoun was appointed minister of social affairs to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and replaced Nayla Mouawad in the post. Aoun ran for a seat from the Chouf district in the general elections of 2009, but he could not win the election. Aoun's tenure as social af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Abdo Benítez
Mario Abdo Benítez (; born 10 November 1971) is a Paraguayan politician who served as the 51st president of Paraguay from 2018 to 2023. He was previously a Senate of Paraguay, senator and served as List of presidents of the Senate of Paraguay, president of the Senate of Paraguay from 2015 to 2016. Early life and education Abdo Benítez was born in Asunción on 10 November 1971 and is the son of Ruth Benítez Perrier and Mario Abdo Benítez Sr. His father's ancestry is Lebanon, Lebanese. His father was a member of the so-called "Golden Four (Paraguay), Cuatrinomio de Oro", four of the politicians who were deemed to be closest to then-President Alfredo Stroessner, who ruled Paraguay for 35 years. At 16 years old, Abdo Benítez moved to the United States. He then completed his university studies at Post University, Teikyo Post University in Waterbury, Connecticut, Waterbury, Connecticut, obtaining a degree in marketing. Upon completion of his secondary schooling in 1989 he joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Winans
Mario Mendell Winans ( Brown; born August 29, 1974) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer from South Carolina. An extended member of the Winans musical family, he is best known for his 2004 single " I Don't Wanna Know" (featuring Enya and P. Diddy), which peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Prior, Winans signed with Dallas Austin's Rowdy Records as an in-house producer during the early-1990s, and received his first major credits for his work on R. Kelly's self-titled second album (1995) and Pebbles' '' Straight from My Heart'' (1995). As a recording artist, he signed with Motown and released his debut studio album, '' Story of My Heart'' (1997) to commercial failure. The following year, he contributed to Diddy's 1998 single " Come with Me", and thereafter served as in-house talent for his Bad Boy Records production team, the Hitmen. While receiving further credits on commercially successful releases, he saw mainstream attention for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is a Mexican-born American director and actor. He is best known for appearing in ''Heartbreak Ridge'' in 1986, and known for directing and starring in ''New Jack City'' in 1991, and ''USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage'' in 2016. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic ''Baadasssss!'', which he also co-wrote and directed. Early life and education Van Peebles was born on January 15, 1957, in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of writer, director, actor and musician Melvin Van Peebles and Maria Marx. He traveled often with his parents between Europe and the United States. He majored in economics at Columbia College (New York), Columbia College, the undergraduate division of Columbia University. He was invited to speak as the Class Day Speaker as part of the annual commencement exercises in 2021. Career 1968 to 1971: First roles Van Peebles' first screen appearance was in 1968, in the soap op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Vazquez
Mario Adrián Vázquez (born June 15, 1977) is an American singer from The Bronx, New York City. He competed on American Idol's fourth season, which aired on the FOX network in early 2005. Biography Early life Raised by his single mother, Ada, in the Bronx, Vazquez is an alumnus of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. He was also involved in the CityKids Repertory Company in New York City, which enabled him to travel the country and perform in front of the President and at major charitable functions and shelters. In 2005, he was reunited with his estranged father, Mario Rivera, who discovered that his son was on ''American Idol'' while channel surfing. ''American Idol'' After making it into the final round of twelve contestants on the hit reality show '' American Idol'', Vazquez suddenly dropped out of the competition citing "personal family thing" a few days before the finals started. When the press contacted his mother regarding his decision, she was unaware why he had le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Tozzi
Mario Tozzi (30 October 1895 – 8 September 1979) was an Italian painter. He was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government. Biography Tozzi studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna in Italy where he met Giorgio Morandi and Osvaldo Licini. He graduated in 1916. After the First World War, he moved to Paris, France and founded the ''Groupe des Sept'' (also known as ''Les Italiens de Paris'') with Massimo Campigli, Giorgio de Chirico, Filippo De Pisis, Renato Paresce, Alberto Savinio and Gino Severini. Tozzi returned to Rome in 1936. His work was exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1938, 1942, 1948, 1952 and 1954. He returned to France in 1971, dying there in 1979. A catalogue raisonné of his paintings was published In 1988 by Giorgio Mondadori Editore and edited by Marilena Pasquali. Public collections * Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France * Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon, Lyon, France * Museum of Fine Arts Bern, Bern, Switzerland * Pushkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Sciacca
Muri & Mario, at times Muri og Mario is a Danish-Italian pop duo made up of Murad Mahmoud (Muri) and Mario Sciacca (Mario). They formed the duo in 2009 putting out a number of Latin-inspired pop songs on their own Copenhagen-based label "Vieni Qua Music", an indie label with a Latin twist. Their songs often mixed bilingual Danish/ Italian releases included "Mio amore"SN.dk: Muri and Marios single is a success about spreading love through a canvas drawing project. It was followed by songs like "Tusind stykker" and "Cosa del amor", "På netdate fandt vi sammen" which found some following on YouTube. It was however with "Hun tog min guitar" in 2011 that they gained big response becoming an online sensation. The song meaning "She took my guitar" in Danish was about an actu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
