Tuesday, 27 November 2012

November 27

Birthdays

Matthew Simon "Matty" Taylor (born 27 November 1981 in Oxford) is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United. Matthew’s professional career took off in Luton Town. Despite the footballer’s lack of playing practice at the senior level, the head coach gave him an opportunity to become a regular from the very beginning of Taylor’s début season. The midfielder not only showed encouraging performance, but he also was highly praised for his striking qualities, which helped the club to increase its total goal tally in the league. 
                                                        


Michael Geoffrey "Mike" Skinner (born 27 November 1978) is a British rapper, musician, record producer and actor from Birmingham, United Kingdom, best known for the rap project The Streets.
He rose to fame with the release of his Mercury Music Prize-nominated debut album Original Pirate Material.
                                                      

Brian Arthur John Smith (born 27 November 1954) is an English alternative comedian and writer.   He started on the alternative comedy circuit in the 1980s, specialising in being a compere (MC). He has been a regular performer at the Edinburgh festival. He is also an accomplished playwright. Plays include: An Evening with Gary Lineker (1994) (TV), My Summer with Des (1998) (TV), 'The Bed Show' and his one-show 'Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen'.



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  1. Brian Arthur John Smith's Career
    writer and comedian; former teacher and road sweeper, fndr memb National Revue Co, hosted First Exposure (BBC) and Paramount City (BBC), reg contrib Loose Ends (Radio 4), fndr comedy double act Fiasco Job Job with Phil Nice (C4 series Arthur and Phil Go Off 1985); author of plays: Live Bed Show (nominated for Perrier and Independent Theatre Awards 1989, Garrick Theatre 1995), Trench Kiss, An Evening With Gary Lineker (with Chris England, Edinburgh Festival then Duchess Theatre and Vaudeville Theatre (nominated Best Comedy Olivier Awards 1992)) 1991-92, Arthur Smith sings Andy Williams (Edinburgh, London, NY) 1992-93, Sod (with Nigel Cole) 1993; presenter: Sentimental Journeys (BBC Radio 4) 1994-2000, Excess Baggage (BBC Radio 4), Arthur Smith's Balham Bash (Radio 4) 2010; wrote and performed: Hamlet 1995, The Smith Lectures (BBC Radio 2) 1996-; screenplay My Summer with Des (BBC 1) 1998, Arthur Smith sings Leonard Cohen (Edinburgh) 2000, Dante's Inferno 2003, Arthur Smith's Swan Lake 2005; self-proclaimed Greatest Artist in the World, Artwart (exhibition Edinbugh, 2007), artutart (exhibition, 2007); winner If Comedy Award 2008


    Books and Publications
    Trench Kiss (1990), An Evening With Gary Lineker (with Chris England, 1992), Pointless Hoax (1997), Sit-Down Comedy (2003), That Which Is Not Said (poetry, 2006), My Name is Daphne Fairfax (autobiography, 2009)

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  2. Michael Geoffrey "Mike" Skinner

    Music career
    The Streets: 1994-2011

    In the albums Skinner made with The Streets he focused on vocals, arranging, composing, mixing, keyboards, and synthesizers.
    Main articles: The Streets and The Streets discography
    The Beats Recordings

    In 2005, Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem launched the independent record label The Beats Recordings. A subsidiary of 679 Recordings, The Beats was home to British hip-hop acts such as The Mitchell Brothers, Example and Professor Green. The label closed in 2007, but reopened in 2012.
    The D.O.T.: 2011-present

    After shelving The Streets, Mike Skinner launched a new project, called The D.O.T., along with Rob Harvey of The Music. Together they have recorded 14 songs, all of which can be streamed on the project's official website. Harvey does most of the vocals, allowing Skinner to "further develop his production approach". An album, And That, was released on 22nd October 2012

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  3. Some more precise information about Matthew Simon "Matty" Taylor

    Full Name : Matthew Simon Taylor
    Date of Birth : 27 November 1981
    Place of Birth : Oxford, England
    Nationality : England
    Club : West Ham United
    Jersey Number : 14
    Position : MF
    Height : 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

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