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Sam Simmons (other)
Sam or Samuel Simmon may refer to: * Sam Simmons (American football) (born 1979), former NFL and AFL wide receiver * Sam Simmons (comedian) (born 1977), Australian comedian * Sam Simmonds (film editor), British film editor * Sam Simmonds (rugby union) Samuel David Simmonds (born 10 November 1994) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a back row forward for Top 14 club Montpellier. After graduating through their academy, Simmonds made his Exeter Chiefs debut in November ... (born 1994), English rugby union player * Samuel Simmons (printer) (1640–1687), English printer * Samuel Simmons (actor) (1777?–1819), English actor * Samuel Foart Simmons (1750–1813), British physician See also * Samuel Simons, Connecticut politician {{hndis, Simmons, Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Simmons (American Football)
Samuel Leeland Simmons (born November 25, 1979) is an American former professional football wide receiver of the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football at Northwestern. Simmons was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. Founded in 1933 P ... and Kansas City Brigade. References External linksKansas City Brigade bio 1979 births Living people Players of American football from Kansas City, Missouri American football wide receivers American football return specialists Northwestern Wildcats football players Miami Dolphins players Pittsburgh Steelers players Frankfurt Galaxy players Kansas City Brigade players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Simmons (comedian)
Sam Simmons (born ) is an Australian comedian, actor, and radio and TV presenter. He has toured extensively with his stand-up shows, as well as many appearances on TV in Australia, the US, and the UK. He has won and been nominated for many awards, and won the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer in 2014. Early life and education Sam Simmons was born in in Adelaide, South Australia. He was raised in Adelaide by a single working mother, and has hinted in his shows that he was somewhat neglected as a child. His best friend described his childhood as "troubled". Going through a tough time as a 13-year-old, he attempted suicide. He watched a lot of The Goodies, ''Monkey'', and Benny Hill as a child, and says was also very influenced by John Cleese's character in ''Fawlty Towers'', Basil Fawlty: "Rage and silliness combined. What a mix!". Career Live Simmons' first performed comedy in 2001, at a benefit show for a friend whose handbag had been stolen. Performing as a duo wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Simmonds (film Editor)
Sam Simmonds was a British film editor who worked on over thirty productions between 1927 and 1956. For a number of years he worked for the Rank Organisation in various capacities. Selected filmography * ''Poppies of Flanders'' (1927) * ''Tommy Atkins'' (1928) * '' The American Prisoner'' (1929) * '' Young Woodley'' (1930) * '' Harmony Heaven'' (1930) * '' Loose Ends'' (1930) * ''The Flame of Love'' (1930) * '' The Middle Watch'' (1930) * ''Let's Love and Laugh'' (1931) * '' Mr. Bill the Conqueror'' (1932) * ''Old Roses'' (1935) * '' The Deputy Drummer'' (1935) * ''The Man Behind the Mask'' (1936) * ''The Early Bird'' (1936) * '' Rhythm Racketeer'' (1937) * '' Sing as You Swing'' (1937) * ''The Man at the Gate'' (1941) * ''Hard Steel'' (1942) * '' The Great Mr. Handel'' (1942) * '' They Knew Mr. Knight'' (1946) * ''Mister Drake's Duck'' (1951) * ''Song of Paris'' (1952) * '' The Second Mrs. Tanqueray'' (1952) * '' Black 13'' (1953) * ''Time Is My Enemy ''Time Is My Enemy'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Simmonds (rugby Union)
Samuel David Simmonds (born 10 November 1994) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a back row forward for Top 14 club Montpellier. After graduating through their academy, Simmonds made his Exeter Chiefs debut in November 2012. Early life Simmonds was born in Torquay and grew up in Teignmouth, Devon playing for local club Teignmouth RFC in his youth. His father and uncle are both in the fishing industry. As a child, he wanted to be a footballer, but after earning selection to play rugby for Devon aged fourteen, he switched his focus to it. His younger brother, Joe Simmonds, also plays his rugby union in France, having joined Top 14 side Pau in 2023. At age 18 Simmonds weighed about 85 kg. Club career Simmonds came through the Exeter Chiefs academy, making his debut for the senior side in an Anglo-Welsh Cup game against London Welsh in November 2012. In February 2017, Simmonds played his first Premiership match for Exeter Chiefs against Wasps, ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Simmons (printer)
Samuel Simmons (1640–1687) was an English printer, known as the publisher of ''Paradise Lost'' by John Milton. Life Simmons was born on 8 April 1640, but for some reason he was not baptised until 1643. His parents were Matthew and Mary Simmons. His father printed a number of Milton's works until he died in 1654. Mary Simmons ran the printing business and according to the hearth tax she ran the largest printing business in London. Samuel was sent to the Merchant Taylors' School until 1656. He and his mother then ran the business together. His name appeared as the publisher in books from 1662 but it was not until 1667 that he appears in the publishers register for a book. In 1667 he notably added the name of his first book to the Stationers' register and that was ''Paradise Lost ''Paradise Lost'' is an Epic poetry, epic poem in blank verse by the English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The poem concerns the Bible, biblical story of the fall of man: the temptation of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Simmons (actor)
Samuel Simmons (1777? – 1819) was an English actor. Biography Simmons was born in London about 1777. He is first heard of at Covent Garden on 21 September 1785, when, as ‘Master’ Simmons, he played the Duke of York in Colley Cibber's ‘Richard III,’ and showed promise. On 21 November following he was Tom Thumb. He is said to have also played the boy in Henry Carey's ‘Contrivances,’ the page in the ‘Orphan’ and other juvenile characters. He soon disappears from ken to return as a man to the same house on 5 November 1796 as the original Momus, a part rejected by Fawcett, in John O'Keeffe's ‘Olympus in an Uproar.’ On the 19th he was the first Dicky, a keeper in the king's bench, in Joseph George Holman's ‘Abroad and at Home.’ The Puritan in ‘Duke and No Duke,’ Endless in ‘No Song no Supper’ followed, and he was on 25 April 1797 the original Premiss, a lawyer, in Hoare's ‘Italian Villagers.’ From this time until his death he remained at Covent G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Foart Simmons
Samuel Foart Simmons , FRS (17 March 1750 – 23 April 1813) was a British physician. He was born in Sandwich, Kent and educated at a seminary in France. He started to study medicine in Edinburgh, but after three years he moved to Holland, and qualified as a doctor of medicine at Leyden in 1776. He then visited Groningen, Aix-la-Chapelle and various universities in Germany. He returned to England and was admitted a Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1778. In 1780 he was appointed physician to the Westminster dispensary and in 1781 physician to St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, dealing from that time onwards mainly with cases of insanity and acquiring a high reputation. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1779 and delivered their Croonian Lecture in 1784 ''on the Irritability of the Muscular Fibres''. He was also made a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. He was elected President of the London Medical Society in 1780. He was for ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |