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Winokur
Winokur is a Jewish surname that is a spelling variant or Germanized variant of the East Slavic surname Vinokur. It may refer to: * Harry Winokur (1910–2004), American businessman and founder of the Mister Donut chain of doughnut shops * Jon Winokur (born 1947), American writer and editor * Marissa Jaret Winokur (born 1973), American actress See also * *Vinokur *Vinokurov Vinokurov, feminine: Vinokurova, (also Winokurow, Winokurowa) is a Russian occupational surname derived from the word " винокур", which is an archaic name of the profession of spirit distilling. The Ukrainian-language version is Vynokurov, Vy ... {{surname, Winokur Surnames of Jewish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Marissa Jaret Winokur (born February 2, 1973), sometimes credited as Marissa Winokur, is an American actress and singer known for her Tony-winning performance as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway musical '' Hairspray,'' an adaptation of John Waters's film, as well as her work on the Pamela Anderson sitcom ''Stacked.'' Some of her other TV credits include ''Curb Your Enthusiasm,'' '' Moesha,'' ''The Steve Harvey Show,'' '' Just Shoot Me!,'' '' and Felicity'' She was a contestant on the popular reality competition series ''Dancing with the Stars'' and went on to host the similar '' Dance Your Ass Off.'' From 2010-2011 she served as a co-host on the daily daytime talk show '' The Talk,'' ultimately leaving to focus on her clothing line and a new cable TV show. The cable TV show in question, when it premiered, proved to be a late-night talk show titled ''All About Sex,'' whose co-hosting duties she shared with Margaret Cho, Heather McDonald, and Dr. Tiffanie Davis Henry, which aire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Winokur
Jon Winokur (born August 5, 1947) is an American writer and editor. Born in Detroit, the son of Martin M. and Elinor Winokur, he attended Temple University (BA, 1970) and the University of West Los Angeles (JD, 1980).Curt Johnson and Frank Nipp, ''Who's Who in Writers, Editors & Poets: United States & Canada, 1992-1993'' (December Press, 1992: ), p. 574. Books *MasterTips (Potshot Press, 1985). *Writers on Writing (Running Press, 1986) *The Portable Curmudgeon (NAL, 1987) *Zen to Go (NAL, 1988) *A Curmudgeon’s Garden of Love (NAL, 1989) *Friendly Advice (Dutton, 1990) *Mondo Canine (Dutton, 1991) *True Confessions (Dutton, 1992) *The Portable Curmudgeon Redux (Dutton, 1992) *Fathers (Dutton, 1993) *Je Ne Sais What? (Dutton, 1995) *Return Of The Portable Curmudgeon (Penguin, 1995) *The Rich Are Different (Pantheon, 1996) *Happy Motoring (with Norrie Epstein; Abbeville, 1997) *Advice to Writers (Pantheon, 1999) *How to Win at Golf Without Actually Playing Well (Pantheon, 2000) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Winokur
Harry Winokur created the Mister Donut chain of doughnut shops. The chain grew to include 550 shops before being bought out by the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts in 1990. He was awarded the Horatio Alger Award The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans is a nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, that was founded in 1947 to honor the achievements of outstanding Americans who have succeeded in spite of adversity and to emphas ... in 1965. References American businesspeople Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{US-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinokurov
Vinokurov, feminine: Vinokurova, (also Winokurow, Winokurowa) is a Russian occupational surname derived from the word " винокур", which is an archaic name of the profession of spirit distilling. The Ukrainian-language version is Vynokurov, Vynokurova The surname may refer to: * Andriy Vynokurov, Ukrainian professional track cyclist *Alexander Vinokurov (1869-1944), Soviet statesman *Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh professional road bicycle racer *Eduard Vinokurov (1942–2010), Kazakh-born Soviet Olympic and world champion fencer *Evgeny Vinokurov (born 1975), Russian economist * (1925-1993), Russian poet *Vadym Vinokurov, Ukrainian footballer See also * *Vinokur Vinokur is an East Slavic-language occupational surname. The word " винокур" is an archaic name of the profession of spirit distilling. The name may also be transliterated via German/Yiddish as Winokur or via French as Vinocour or Winoco ... {{surname Russian-language surnames Occupational surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinokur
Vinokur is an East Slavic-language occupational surname. The word " винокур" is an archaic name of the profession of spirit distilling. The name may also be transliterated via German/Yiddish as Winokur or via French as Vinocour or Winocour. People Vinokur * Grigoriy Vinokur (1896–1947), Russian linguist * Ion Vinokur (1930–2006), Ukrainian archaeologist * Jeffrey Vinokur (born 1990), American science educator and performer * Tania Vinokur (born 1982), Israeli violinist * Vladimir Vinokur (born 1948), Russian actor and comedian Other forms * Alice Winocour (born 1976), French screenwriter and director * Lev Vinocour (born 1970), Russian pianist * Valerii Vinokour (born 1949), Russian-American scientist * Yaroslav Vynokur (born 1974), billiards player See also * * Vinokurov * Bronfman Bronfman is a surname. The name is Yiddish in origin and originally referred to a dealer in distilled liquor (Yiddish ''bronfn''). Notable people with the surname include: *Bronfm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |