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Peter Harris (comics)
Pete or Peter Harris may refer to: Sportspeople *Pete Harris (American football) (1957–2006), American football player *Peter Harris (boxer) (born 1962), Welsh boxer *Peter Harris (surfer) (born 1958), Australian surfer *Peter Harris (footballer) (1925–2003), English association football (soccer) player Businessmen * Peter L. Harris (born 1943), American businessman * Peter R. Harris, former CEO of Compass Group *Peter Harris (entrepreneur) (born 1934), English businessman Others *Peter Harris, Australian musician with Madden and Harris *Peter Harris (buccaneer) (died 1680), 17th-century pirate *Peter Harris (director) (1933–2021), British television director *Peter Harris (producer) (born 1961), electronic dance music record producer and disc jockey *Peter Harris (public servant) Peter Noel Harris is a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy from 2009 to 2012. He was Chairman of the Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Harris (American Football)
Piero "Pete" Harris (April 7, 1957 – August 9, 2006) was an American football player. Biography One of nine children, Harris grew up in Mount Holly, New Jersey, and played high school football at Rancocas Valley Regional High School. He was named an All-American safety at Penn State University in 1978, when he led the nation with 10 interceptions. He is the younger brother of Pro Football Hall of Famer Franco Harris. Harris died in West Palm Beach, Florida. At the time of his death, he was executive chef at PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Palm Beach Gardens is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, approximately 80 miles north of Miami. Palm Beach Gardens is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. The population was 59,182 at the .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Pete 1957 births 2006 deaths American people of Italian descent Sportspeople from Mount Holly, New Jersey American foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harris (boxer)
Peter G. Harris (born 23 August 1962) is a Welsh former professional boxer. Harris became Wales featherweight Champion and in 1986 after defeating Kelvin Smart. He briefly held the British featherweight title in 1988 by defeating Kevin Taylor before winning the Welsh title for a second time in 1994. His last professional bout was in 1996. Career Harris began his professional career in February 1983, suffering a defeat via a points decision to Dave Pratt. He drew a bout with Jim Harvey before winning his first professional fight in his third bout, defeating Brett Styles on points. In 1986, Harris won the Welsh flyweight title after defeating Kelvin Smart on points. Three further victories resulted in Harris receiving a title fight against Kevin Taylor for the vacant British featherweight championship. Harris won the bout before losing the title in his first defence against Paul Hodkinson. Harris met Hodkinson in a rematch in his next bout 14 months later, although Hodkinson had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harris (surfer)
Peter Harris (born 1958) is a surfer/shaper from Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia. Harris was taught to shape by Michael Peterson (surfer), Michael Peterson and Dick Van Straalen in the 1970s and later became the first "rookie" to win a major international surfing event by winning the 1980 Stubbies (surfing), Stubbies at Burleigh Heads. References 1958 births Living people Australian surfers {{Australia-surfing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harris (footballer)
Peter Philip Harris (19 December 1925 – 2 January 2003) was a footballer who played for Portsmouth in the 1940s and 1950s. Harris was an outside right, and he played a crucial role in Pompey's Football league title-winning sides of 1948–49 and 1949–50. He made 479 Football League appearances for Portsmouth, scoring 194 goals. Only the competition from Stanley Matthews and Tom Finney, in an era before substitutions were introduced to the game, prevented Harris earning more than two caps for the England national football team. He made his England debut against Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ... in a 2–0 defeat in September 1949. Career statistics Source: Pompeyrama References External links * 1925 births 2003 deaths Footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter L
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), a Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather * ''Peter'' (album), a 1972 album by Peter Yarrow * ''Peter'', a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * "Peter", 2024 song by Taylor Swift from '' The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology'' Animals * Peter (Lord's cat), cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter R
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), a Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather * ''Peter'' (album), a 1972 album by Peter Yarrow * ''Peter'', a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * "Peter", 2024 song by Taylor Swift from '' The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology'' Animals * Peter (Lord's cat), cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harris (entrepreneur)
Peter Harris (born March 1934) is a British businessman. He is best known for founding Bourne Leisure in 1964 and the owner of Butlins from September 2022. Career In 1964, Harris co-founded Bourne Leisure, a holiday and leisure company which owns Haven Holidays and Warner Leisure Hotels, after he audited a caravan park in his former role as an accountant. His co-founder was David Allen. In 1977, he began to buy land at Tring in Hertfordshire, where he trained racehorses until 2004. For the next seven years, the training licence was held by his son-in-law Walter Swinburn. Following his retirement as a trainer, Harris remained a significant owner of the yard. Swinburn relinquished his licence at the end of October 2011 for "commercial reasons". The estate was put on the market by Harris shortly after Swinburn's retirement. In 2013, Harris was honoured by the British Travel & Hospitality Hall of Fame in 2013. Harris was born in the UK. He owns several other companies, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madden And Harris
Madden and Harris were an Australian folk music duo, formed in 1972 by multi-instrumentalist, Peter Harris and his former student, David Madden. They released an album, ''Fool's Paradise'' (May 1975), and a single, "Remember Me" (1974), before disbanding later in 1975. Harris issued a solo album, ''Ruby'', via Ritz Grammaphone/Festival, also in 1975. History David Madden had taken guitar lessons with music teacher, Peter Harris – they formed a folk music duo in 1972, in Sydney. As a multi-instrumentalist, Harris provided vocals, guitars, bass, bassoon, cello, harpsichord, mandolin, mellotron, piano, organ, saxophone and zither; while Madden performed vocals, guitars and bass. According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, "heirprogressive-folk sound was at odds with prevailing trends (pop, blues'n'boogie) on the local scene." Madden and Harris issued their debut single, "Remember Me", in 1974 on the Albert Music label. AllMusic's Richie Unterberger felt, "which unvei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harris (buccaneer)
Peter Harris was the name of two buccaneers, an uncle and his nephew, who were active (separately) in the late 17th century. Peter Harris (the elder) Peter Harris (died May 1680) was an English buccaneer. As early as 1671 Harris was part of Henry Morgan's flotilla which sacked Panama. By 1677 he had received a privateering commission to legitimize his activities. After capturing a powerful 28-gun Dutch vessel in late 1679, he played a significant role in the Pacific Adventure, a privateering expedition led by Richard Sawkins and John Coxon. Harris served as one of the captains during this expedition, alongside Bartholomew Sharp and Edmund Cooke. HMS ''Success'' caught Sawkins and was on the hunt for Harris in early 1680 but ran ashore and was lost. On 25 April 1680, the buccaneers raided the mining town of Santa Maria, situated east of Panama City, Sharpe having mediated an argulent between Coxon and Harris. After plundering the town, they set it ablaze and traveled downstre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harris (director)
Peter Harris (1933 – 23 February 2021) was an English television director, best known for his work on ''The Muppet Show'', ''Spitting Image'' and ''Bullseye''. Life and career Harris was one of just two directors on the original ''The Muppet Show'', working on the first 73 episodes. In 1984, Harris became the director of the British satirical television puppet show ''Spitting Image''. He was chosen for the role due to his previous work on ''The Muppet Show''. During the 1980s, Harris also directed the British game show ''Bullseye'', and coined several of the catchphrases of presenter Jim Bowen, including "Stay out of the black and in the red, there's nothing in this game for two in a bed". Behind the scenes, Harris was also tasked with finding the prizes for the show, which included a range of speedboats. He died from COVID-19 in a nursing home in Ferndown, Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harris (producer)
Peter Harris (born 1961), popularly known as Blu Peter, is a British electronic dance music producer and disc jockey from South Wales, who pioneered the nu-NRG music genre in the late 1990s. In the early 1990s, he served as resident DJ at major London nightclubs Heaven and Turnmills. He has performed at raves and nightclubs around the world. After establishing his DJ career, Harris began producing original music as Blu Peter. He released dozens of 12-inch singles, CD singles, and remixes, many through React Music Limited of London. In 1999, he released his first full-length studio album, ''Widescreen & Digital''. Harris also partnered with Kevin White to form a production duo called Elevator; together they co-produced numerous singles and EPs from 1994 through the early 2000s. Harris has also produced or co-produced a small number of singles and remixes under the aliases Blu Peter & Sal, The Groove Council, Quench, and Mass. As Blu Peter, Harris compiled volumes 8, 9, 10, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harris (public Servant)
Peter Noel Harris is a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy from 2009 to 2012. He was Chairman of the Australian Productivity Commission between 2012 and 2018. Life and career Harris joined the Australian Public Service in 1976 as a graduate economist in the Department of Overseas Trade. From 1989 to 1991, Harris was senior private secretary to Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Between 2001 and 2002, Harris was vice president of government and international affairs with the Air New Zealand/Ansett Group. Ansett Australia went into liquidation in March 2002 and Harris joined the Victorian public service that year, serving as the Director of Public Transport and later Secretary of the Department of Sustainability and Environment. Then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appointed Harris Secretary of the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy in August 2009. In the role, he was responsible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
