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Matt Stone. Stone and Parker launched their largely collaborative careers in 1989 when they met at the University of Colorado.

Matt Stone

In 1992 they made a holiday short titled Jesus vs. Frosty which would eventually become South Park. Trey Parker. Early life Parker first developed his love of live acting in his youth, and explored musical theater at Evergreen High School While in school, Parker had a part-time job in a pizza restaurant and was described as a film geek and music buff.[6] Career South Park Voices on South Park Other projects Trey claimed to have been on acid with Matt Stone at the time of the 72nd Academy Awards in 2000, where they wore dresses popularized by Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow at previous awards shows.[17] On September 28, 2007, Parker and Stone acquired the rights to the Canadian-made Kenny vs.

Trey Parker

On January 14, 2013, Parker and Stone announced that they would be starting a film production company called Important Studios. On January 24, 2013, Parker and Stone announced that they would be producing a fishing show. Theater productions Personal life In 2006, Parker married Emma Sugiyama. Discography Filmography Film Television Theater Video games References External links.

14th Dalai Lama. The 14th Dalai Lama (religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub,[1] 6 July 1935) is the current Dalai Lama, as well as the longest lived incumbent.

14th Dalai Lama

Dalai Lamas are the head monks of the Gelug school, the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism.[2] He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, and is also well known for his lifelong advocacy for Tibetans inside and outside Tibet. The Dalai Lama was born in Taktser, Qinghai (known to Tibetans as Amdo),[3] and was selected as the rebirth of the 13th Dalai Lama two years later, although he was only formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama on 17 November 1950, at the age of 15. The Gelug school's government administered an area roughly corresponding to the Tibet Autonomous Region just as the nascent People's Republic of China wished to assert central control over it. Early life and background[edit] The Dalai Lama as a boy.

This is my simple religion... at BrainyQuote. Doug Stanhope. Douglas Gene "Doug" Stanhope (born March 25, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and author known for his abrasive, controversial comedy style and libertarian political views.

Doug Stanhope

Doug Stanhope - Stand-Up Comedian. Richard Dawkins. English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL (born Clinton Richard Dawkins; 26 March 1941)[24] is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author.

Richard Dawkins

He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008. Dawkins first came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term meme. With his book The Extended Phenotype (1982), he introduced into evolutionary biology the influential concept that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment.

In 2006, he founded the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. Dawkins is known as an outspoken atheist. George Lowe. George Edward Lowe (born November 10, 1957)[1][2][3] is an American voice actor/comedian.

George Lowe

He is perhaps best known for his role as the voice of Space Ghost on the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast, a role which he played for all 110 episodes spanning fourteen years before the series ended in 2008, along with its spin-off Cartoon Planet.[4] He continued to voice Space Ghost in several cameos in other programs for several years, even following the conclusion of the series, but did not reprise the role for the 2012 revival of Cartoon Planet.

He also makes recurring voice appearances in Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Early life[edit] Bill Hicks. George Carlin. George Denis Patrick Carlin[1] (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American comedian, writer, social critic, and actor who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums.[2] Carlin was noted for his black comedy as well as his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects.

George Carlin

Carlin and his "Seven dirty words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5–4 decision by the justices affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves. One newspaper called Carlin "the dean of counterculture comedians. Thom Yorke. Early life[edit] Career[edit] Radiohead[edit] By the time of their second album, The Bends (1995), Radiohead had attracted a large fanbase and had begun to receive wider critical acclaim.

Thom Yorke

After the album's release, the American rock band R.E.M. picked Radiohead as its opening act for the European leg of their tour.[24] During the tour, Yorke and R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe became close friends; Stipe gave him advice on how to deal with the demands of being in a famous rock band.[25] During the production of the band's third album, OK Computer (1997), all five members of Radiohead had differing opinions and equal production roles, with Yorke having "the loudest voice", according to guitarist Ed O'Brien.[26] OK Computer was heralded as a landmark album by nearly every publication that reviewed it, establishing Radiohead as one of the leading alternative rock acts of the 1990s. But Yorke was ambivalent about this success. Solo work[edit] Yorke released his solo album The Eraser in 2006. Jello Biafra. Henry Rollins. Henry Rollins (born February 13, 1961) is an American musician, writer, journalist, publisher, actor, radio host, spoken word artist, and activist.[1][2][3] He is now hosting a radio show and doing speaking tours.[4][5] Early life[edit] Rollins was born Henry Lawrence Garfield in Washington, D.C.[6] He is the only child of Iris H.

Henry Rollins