Steven Wright (other)

	Steven Wright (other) Steven Wright (born 1955) is an American comedian and actor. Steven, Steve or Stevie Wright may also refer to: Sports Steve Wright (American football, born 1942) (1942–2025), American football offensive tackle Steve Wright (American football, born 1959), American football offensive tackle and ''Survivor'' contestant Steven Wright (baseball) (born 1984), American baseball player Steve Wright (footballer, born 1893) (1893–1959), English football player, manager and trainer * Steve Wright (footballer, born 1959) (born 1959), English footballer Others Steve Wright (DJ) (1954–2024), English radio broadcaster Steve Wright (serial killer) (born 1958), British serial killer * Steve Wright (bassist) (1950–2017), bassist with the Greg Kihn Band * Steve Wright (trade unionist) (born 1982 or 1983), English trade union leader Steve Wright (wrestler), English professional wrestler, father and trainer of German professional wrestler Alex Wright Stevie Wright (1947–2015), Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Steven Wright Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his distinctive lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes, paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and one-liners with contrived situations. Wright was ranked as the 15th Greatest Comedian by ''Rolling Stone'' in its 2017 list of the 50 Greatest Stand-up Comics. His accolades include the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for starring in, writing, and producing the short film '' The Appointments of Dennis Jennings'' (1988) and two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations as a producer of '' Louie'' (2010–2015). He had a supporting role as Leon in the Peabody Award–winning tragicomedy web series '' Horace and Pete''. Early life, family and education Wright was born at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and grew up in Burlington, Massachusetts, one of fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Steve Wright (American Football, Born 1942) Stephen Thomas Wright (July 18, 1942 – June 1, 2025) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle for five teams in the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Chicago Fire of the WFL in 1974. Wright played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He never started a game for Alabama, but was selected in the fifth round of the 1964 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers, as well as the New York Jets in the eighth round of the American Football League draft; although New York offered a blank check, the prospect of playing for Green Bay proved to factor in his decision. Wright started in 43 of 101 games in nine seasons in the NFL. He is the author of ''I'd Rather be Wright: Memoirs of an Itinerant Tackle'' (1974, with William Gildea and Kenneth Turan), a fly-on-the wall look at the professional football world of the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1969, Wright was the model for the NFL Man of the Year Award (which was changed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Steve Wright (American Football, Born 1959) Stephen Hough Wright (born April 8, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Raiders. He was also a member of the Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the Northern Iowa Panthers and then played eleven professional seasons with four teams from 1981 to 1992. He also appeared on '' Survivor: Redemption Island'' where he placed tenth and became the third jury member. Early life Wright attended Wayzata High School, where he played football, basketball, track, and hockey. He was an All-American in the shot put and discus throw. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Northern Iowa. He played offensive tackle during his first three years. As a senior he was switched to tight end, registering 8 receptions for 73 yards and one touchdown. In 1997, he was inducted into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Steven Wright (baseball) Steven Richard Wright (born August 30, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Wright played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, having made his MLB debut in 2013; he was an All-Star in 2016, and played for the team through 2019. He is known for his knuckleball pitch. Wright received two World Series rings as a member of the Red Sox, having been a member of the 2013 and 2018 championship teams, although he did not appear in the postseason in either year. Amateur baseball career Born in Torrance, California, Wright attended Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, California and the University of Hawaii. While at Hawaii, Wright was named a second-team All-American as a junior in 2006. He had an 11–2 record with a 2.30 ERA in 110 innings. In 2005, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star and helped Orleans to the 2005 league championship. Professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Steve Wright (footballer, Born 1893) Stephen Wright (1893 – 15 October 1959) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion. He also played in Ireland for Bohemians, and managed Dundalk to the 1932–33 League of Ireland title. Life and career Wright was born in Leicester in 1893. He played representative football for Leicester Schools, alongside future Bolton team-mate and Scotland international Alex Donaldson. He went on to play for Leicester-based club Belvoir Street Sunday School, where he succeeded future England international Tommy Clay as team captain after Clay signed for Leicester Fosse. During the First World War, Wright served with the Leicestershire Regiment and the Royal Army Medical Corps. For a time he was stationed in Ireland, where he played for Dublin club Bohemians and was picked to play in an amateur international against England, the selectors believing him to be an Irishman; he did n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Steve Wright (footballer, Born 1959) Stephen Peter Wright (born 16 June 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ... as a defender. References * 1959 births Living people People from Clacton-on-Sea English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Colchester United F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Rhyl F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Wivenhoe Town F.C. players English Football League players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Harwich & Parkeston F.C. players Footballers from Essex {{England-footy-defender-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Steve Wright (DJ) Stephen Richard Wright (26 August 1954 – 12 February 2024) was an English disc jockey, radio personality, and occasional television presenter, credited with introducing the morning zoo format to British radio with a humorous collection of personalities. He presented ''Steve Wright in the Afternoon'' for 12 years on BBC Radio 1 and 23 years on BBC Radio 2, two of the BBC's national radio stations. He continued to present his ''Sunday Love Songs'' on Radio 2 until his death and, in October 2023, he took over as the host of the long-running ''Pick of the Pops'' chart show. On BBC Television, Wright hosted ''Home Truths'', ''The Steve Wright People Show'', ''Auntie's TV Favourites'', ''Top of the Pops'' and ''Top of the Pops 2, TOTP2''. Wright won ''Best DJ of the Year'', as voted by the ''Daily Mirror'' Readers Poll and by ''Smash Hits'' in 1994. In 1998, he was awarded Television and Radio Industries Club, TRIC Personality of the Year for his radio programmes. He was appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Steve Wright (serial Killer) Steven Gerald James Wright (born 24 April 1958) is an English serial killer, also known as the Suffolk Strangler. He is currently serving life imprisonment for the murder of five women who worked in Ipswich, Suffolk. The killings took place during the final months of 2006 and Wright was found guilty in February 2008 and given a whole life order. Early life Steven Wright was born in the Norfolk village of Erpingham, the second of four children of military policeman Conrad and veterinary nurse Patricia, on 24 April 1958. He has an older brother and two younger sisters. While Wright's father was on military service, the family had lived in both Malta and Singapore. Wright's mother left the family in 1964 when he was aged 6; his father divorced his mother in 1978; both remarried. Wright and his siblings lived with their father, who fathered a son and a daughter with his second wife, Valerie. Wright left school at the age of 16 in 1974 with no qualifications, and soon afterwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Steve Wright (bassist) Steve Wright (1950 – January 16, 2017) was an American bass guitarist best known for his work with The Greg Kihn Band. A native of El Cerrito, California, Wright had played in a band called Traumatic Experience with El Cerrito natives John Cuniberti and Jimmy Thorsen. After changing their name to Hades Blues Works (later, Hades), they expanded into a quartet with Craig Ferreira in 1970 (he left in 1971). He later joined the Greg Kihn Band with fellow El Cerrito native Larry Lynch. Wright died of a heart attack at UC Davis Hospital in Sacramento, California Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat, seat of Sacramento County, California, Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento Rive ..., in the early hours of January 16, 2017. His former bandmate Greg Kihn announced his death on his website the following day. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Steve Wright (trade Unionist) Steve Wright (born 1982 or 1983) is a British trade union leader. In 2001, Wright followed his father in becoming a firefighter, initially with the Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. He joined the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), and became a branch representative in 2002, during a union campaign on pay. In 2006, he transferred to the Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. He later became the leader of the FBU's new southern region, and campaigned extensively on protecting firefighters from exposure to carcinogen A carcinogen () is any agent that promotes the development of cancer. Carcinogens can include synthetic chemicals, naturally occurring substances, physical agents such as ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, and biologic agents such as viruse ...s. He was elected as vice president of the union in 2023. In 2025, Wright was elected as general secretary of the FBU, defeating the incumbent, Matt Wrack, by 5,188 votes to 3,436. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alex Wright Alexander Wright (born May 17, 1975) is a German former Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and professional wrestling promotion, professional wrestling promoter. He wrestled professionally in Germany and Japan before signing with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994. He is known for his iconic dancing, to his techno theme song. He remained a prominent mid-card performer during his seven-year tenure with WCW, including reigns as a List of WWE Cruiserweight Champions (1991–2007), one time Cruiserweight Champion, a List of WCW World Television Champions, one time World Television Champion and a List of WCW World Tag Team Champions, one time World Tag Team Champion (with Disco Inferno (wrestler), Disco Inferno). He was the owner, founder and CEO of New Sport Entertainment GmbH which is the company that owns New European Championship Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Early career (1991–1994) Alex was trained by his father Steve Wright, a British profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stevie Wright Stephen Carlton Wright (20 December 1947 – 27 December 2015) was an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Called Australia's first international pop star, he is best known for being the lead singer of the Easybeats, who are widely regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s. Born in Leeds, Wright migrated with his family to Australia at the age of nine, living in Melbourne and later Sydney at the Villawood Migrant Hostel, where he met his future bandmates and formed the Easybeats. Their early hits were co-written by Wright with bandmate George Young, including top ten hits such as "She's So Fine", "Wedding Ring", "Sorry" and "Women (Make You Feel Alright)". He was lead vocalist on their only international hit, " Friday on My Mind", which peaked at number one in Australia in 1966, the top ten in the United Kingdom, and the top twenty in the United States and Canada. After the Easybeats disbanded in 1969, Wright fronted numerous groups including the Stevie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]