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| - In The Sims, a player can change a Sim's bio by holding ^ Ctrl+⎇ Alt and clicking on the Sim's portrait on the interface. Players can also write a Sim's biography when in Create a Sim. In The Sims 2, a character's biography can be viewed and edited from within the personality panel. A family or household's biography can be changed when the household is selected in the neighborhood screen. This section is in need of additional information. You can help My English Wiki by expanding this section.
- THE JOESPH McMANNERS BIOGRAPHY Brought to all by the staff of joemcmanners.com Written by Kevin R. Czekalski
- Biographies about the lives of wizards and witches were sometimes called wizardographies. Flourish and Blotts had a section of their book shop dedicated to wizardographies. During her career, Rita Skeeter wrote several biographies about prominent figures in the wizarding world, although these typically seemed to contain more unflattering speculation than actual fact.
- Mrs. Birdy makes your pet's Biography when you adopt a new Webkinz or Lil'Kinz pet at all times. You can view your pet's in Me and My Pets after you seen it for the first time. The biography includes the male/female of your pet, it's birthday, your pet's friend, and a little bit about your pet.
- A biography is a (supposedly) factual accounting of the life of a real person. If written by the person it is about, it's called an autobiography. Biographies date back to the invention of the written word, making this Older Than Dirt. The word is derived from the classical Greek root words auto (self or "without external prompting"), bio (life) and graphy (to write about). The Biopic is one of these in movie form.
- Former members are Vince Clarke (1980-1981) and Alan Wilder (1983-1995). The group began as an upbeat synthpop outfit with their debut record "Speak and Spell" in 1981, which brought their first two hit singles "New Life" and "Just Can't Get Enough". Vince Clarke left after the album's release. A large tour followed the album, and turned out to be extremely successful. It was documented in the "101" album and video of 1989. Martin Gore released his first solo record "Counterfeit EP" that year.
- In 1994, Tony Scalzo, Joey Shuffield, and Miles Zuniga, formed Fastball in Austin, Texas. Shuffield and Zuniga first played together in a band called Big Car. After a stint with another group called Wild Seeds, Shuffield introduced Zuniga to Scalzo, who had played in a band called the Goods in Orange County, California. The trio decided to form their own band, and began playing around the Austin area.
- Christopher Moore (born 1957 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American writer of fiction. He grew up in Mansfield, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University and Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Moore's novels typically involve conflicted "everyman" characters suddenly struggling through supernatural or extraordinary circumstances. Inheriting a humanism from his love of John Steinbeck and a sense of the absurd from Kurt Vonnegut, Moore is a best-selling author with major cult status.
- At the age of 9, her parents separated, leaving her and her older brother Christopher at home with her father. While struggling through her personal life, Kim met , who was a key figure in both her personal and artistic life, particularly when Wallace had gained popularity and influence through his relationship with .
- In 2152, a biography was being prepared on Henry Archer. His son, Captain Jonathan Archer was asked to write a short preface. He had some difficulty putting his thoughts into words, which was aggravated by a singularity's radiation. (ENT: "Singularity") A biography was written on Doctor Paul Stubbs, which was not approved by him. It contained information on his strong-willed mother and was read by Wesley Crusher. (TNG: "Evolution" ) A simple biography was written into many personnel files, including that of Senator Vreenak. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight")
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| - In 2152, a biography was being prepared on Henry Archer. His son, Captain Jonathan Archer was asked to write a short preface. He had some difficulty putting his thoughts into words, which was aggravated by a singularity's radiation. (ENT: "Singularity") A biography was written on Doctor Paul Stubbs, which was not approved by him. It contained information on his strong-willed mother and was read by Wesley Crusher. (TNG: "Evolution" ) A simple biography was written into many personnel files, including that of Senator Vreenak. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight") In an alternate timeline, a notable biography was written on famed author Jake Sisko. This was written prior to 2450 and covered his scientific studies in 2422. (DS9: "The Visitor") By 2370, Gideon Seyetik's autobiography had reached nine volumes and counting. (DS9: "Second Sight") This article or section is incomplete This page is marked as lacking essential detail, and needs attention. Information regarding expansion requirements may be found on the article's talk page. Feel free to [ edit] this page to assist with this expansion.
- At the age of 9, her parents separated, leaving her and her older brother Christopher at home with her father. While struggling through her personal life, Kim met , who was a key figure in both her personal and artistic life, particularly when Wallace had gained popularity and influence through his relationship with . In 1994, Wallace was instrumental in introducing and promoting the based group , which included Jones (aka "Big Momma" or "The Lieutenant"). The group's first and only album was titled . The group released their first single, "Playas Anthem", which went on to top the rap charts. The album's second single, "I Need You Tonight" (featuring ), was the only single released from the album that did not feature The Notorious B.I.G. The music video, directed by David Paolini, featured the members and Aaliyah holding a house party at Kim's house while she was away. The single reached #12 on the US chart. The album's third single, "Get Money", was certified gold and made the top 20 on the .
- Former members are Vince Clarke (1980-1981) and Alan Wilder (1983-1995). The group began as an upbeat synthpop outfit with their debut record "Speak and Spell" in 1981, which brought their first two hit singles "New Life" and "Just Can't Get Enough". Vince Clarke left after the album's release. 1982 saw their second studio album "A Broken Frame". Martin Gore was pushed into the chief songwriter position after Clarke's departure and despite Alan Wilder joining the band during that period, the group wanted to prove that they could succeed without Clarke. "See You" was the first single, and was the only real hit from the record. Taking a drastic change in style, the band released their third album "Construction Time Again" in 1983. The band incorporated a wide variety of samples into their music, creating an almost industrial-sounding record. Alan Wilder began contributing to the band with this album. "Everything Counts" was a #1 hit in Germany that year. The album "Some Great Reward" followed in 1984. While continuing the political themes of the previous record, it also brought more personal themes along with it. "People Are People" and "Master And Servant" were both Top 10 hits in the UK that year. The band released their first compilation album "The Singles 81-85" a year later, bringing another hit "Shake the Disease" with it. Their next album of 1986; "Black Celebration" was overall a much darker and atmospheric effort than their previous releases. Gore's songwriting also became darker and pushed away the style of their previous work. None of the singles were large hits, but the video for "A Question Of Time" marked the band's long relationship with director Anton Corbijn. Alan Wilder released his first record for a solo project entitled Recoil that year. "Music for the Masses", the band's 1987 record, saw yet another change in their style, using more synthesisers than samples. For the first time in their repetoir, the group hired a non-Mute Records producer for the album. It was hailed as their most accomplished album at the time of it's release. The three singles "Strangelove", "Never Let Me Down Again" and "Behind The Wheel" were well-received outside of the UK. A large tour followed the album, and turned out to be extremely successful. It was documented in the "101" album and video of 1989. Martin Gore released his first solo record "Counterfeit EP" that year. 1990 brought along the band's most successful album to date, "Violator". Combining the style presented on the previous album with a new sound that incorporated some use of guitar, the record sent the band into international recognition. The first single, "Personal Jesus" became the biggest-selling 12" release in Warner Bros. history, and the second single "Enjoy the Silence" became not only the band's signature song, but won them the Best British Single at the 1991 BRIT Awards. The album was included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003. The band took a break after the World Violation tour during 1991. When they reconvened in 1992, Dave Gahan brought a new influence with him from his stay in the US, incorporating a more rock-based approach, which made up their 1993 album "Songs of Faith and Devotion". Unfortunately for the group, the resulting Devotional Tour of that year and the next saw the band move further apart than ever before. The personal issues of the band members took a heavy toll on the group, resulting in Alan Wilder's departure in 1995. He continued to work on his Recoil project as well as remixes. Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher began work on their next album that year, but found it difficult because of Dave Gahan's incapability to attend recording sessions, and only one vocal from these sessions eventually made it to the eventual record. Gahan suffered two near-fatal incidents that year and in 1996, and entered a drug rehabilitation program that year. When he was released later in 1996, the band finally restarted work on an album. The result was 1997's "Ultra", which was a #1 success in the UK and hit #5 in the US. The two preceding singles, "Barrel of a Gun" and "It's No Good" were moderate hits. A year later the group released a follow-up compilation to their 1985 release, "[[The Singles 86>98]]", which brought a tour and a new single with it. Taking a break during 1999, the band began the recording sessions for their next album a year later. 2001 saw the release of "Exciter". Overall, the record was a much more mellow, minimalist-sounding style, and in some senses was not very well accepted by some. "Dream On" was the most popular single from the album. The band toured for the album during 2001 and 2002. Dave Gahan released his first solo record "Paper Monsters" in 2003, and Martin Gore released a second album "Counterfeit 2" that year as well, while Andrew Fletcher founded a record label "Toast Hawaii". In 2004, the band compiled "Remixes 81-04", a selection of new and old remixes spanning their entire career. One of these remixes, done by Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, was a remix of "Enjoy the Silence", which was released as a single to promote the album. 2005 saw the release of the band's eleventh studio album "Playing the Angel". Taking on a harsher and edgier sound than "Exciter", incorporating more analogue synths and also including, for the first time, songs written by Dave Gahan. The songs "Precious" and "Suffer Well" were successful singles. At the end of the Touring the Angel tour, the band released a best-of album "The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume One", including a new single "Martyr" in 2006. 2007 saw Gahan release his second solo album "Hourglass", as well as participating in several other ventures. In 2008 the band reconvened to record their twelfth album "Sounds of the Universe", which was released in 2009. The single "Wrong" was slightly successful in the UK and the US. The Tour of the Universe followed in 2009 and 2010. 2011 saw the release of "Remixes 2: 81-11", which compiled yet again new remixes along with some old. Stargate has remixed "Personal Jesus", which is the first single for the album. In 2013, their thirteenth studio album, "Delta Machine", which saw the band release two groundbreaking singles, "Heaven" and "Soothe My Soul". It is the last album with Ben Hillier as the producer.
- In The Sims, a player can change a Sim's bio by holding ^ Ctrl+⎇ Alt and clicking on the Sim's portrait on the interface. Players can also write a Sim's biography when in Create a Sim. In The Sims 2, a character's biography can be viewed and edited from within the personality panel. A family or household's biography can be changed when the household is selected in the neighborhood screen. This section is in need of additional information. You can help My English Wiki by expanding this section.
- In 1994, Tony Scalzo, Joey Shuffield, and Miles Zuniga, formed Fastball in Austin, Texas. Shuffield and Zuniga first played together in a band called Big Car. After a stint with another group called Wild Seeds, Shuffield introduced Zuniga to Scalzo, who had played in a band called the Goods in Orange County, California. The trio decided to form their own band, and began playing around the Austin area. When they first started out, the band tried out several names, such as Star 69, Magneto, Magneto USA, and Starchy, before finally deciding to adopt the name Fastball. They share the name with the group's favorite pornographic film. "It's a typical porno movie," Zuniga told Rob Brunner in Entertainment Weekly, "but it's about baseball. It's like a really raunchy Bull Durham." Fastball quickly built a strong following in the Austin area, and created a regional buzz. As a result, a local journalist spotted them, and suggested that Hollywood Records check them out. They did, and Fastball soon signed a record contract. Scalzo and Zuniga took turns singing and writing the songs, while Shuffield backed them up on drums. In 1996, Make Your Mama Proud arrived in stores. The album didn't sell very well, but it did win the "Best Pop Band" category at the Austin Music Awards. The following year, the members of Fastball were unsure of their future. The members of Fastball still had side jobs as late as January of 1998. Tony Scalzo worked the graveyard shift at The Bagel Manufactory in Austin. Little did he know at the time that he, Shuffield, and Zuniga would be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O'Brien just four months later. Fastball's second album, All The Pain Money Can Buy, was released on Hollywood Records. Within just six months, it had sold more than a million copies. The single "The Way" stayed on top of Billboard's Modern Rock chart for seven weeks, and was a top five hit on Billboard's Top 40 chart. Scalzo was inspired to write the song in 1997, after reading a news article about an elderly couple who had disappeared in Texas. The couple was on their way to a family reunion when they disappeared. Scalzo imagined that they began reminiscing and decided to take off on their own romantic trip; however, the true story didn't have such a happy ending. The real-life couple had veered off the road in their RV and were found dead at the bottom of a canyon. Fastball followed up "The Way" with a second single called "Out of My Head," which quickly joined its chart-topping predecessor. "Out of My Head" reached the top ten on Billboard's Top 40 chart and was a top ten hit on the Adult Top 40 chart for 29 weeks. The band followed up their album release with a tour that also featured Marcy Playground and Everclear. After that, they landed a spot on the H.O.R.D.E. tour. In 1999, Fastball received two Grammy Award nominations as a result of All the Pain Money Can Buy. One was for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and the other was Best Long Form Video for They Wanted the Highway. They also received an MTV Award nomination for Best New Artist. Riding high on their success, the group headed back into the studio to record their third album, The Harsh Light of Day. Produced by Julian Raymond and Fastball, the album was released in September of 2000. The release included "You're an Ocean," which featured the piano stylings of Billy Preston (who previously collaborated with The Beatles). Singer-guitarist Brian Setzer also contributed to the album with Latin guitar on "Love Is Expensive and Free." "Instead of tailoring the music for short attention spans, we tried to make an album that holds up well to extensive listening... kind of cinematic, where you notice new themes entering the frame each time you see the film," Zuniga said in the band's record company bio. Although The Harsh Light of Day didn't reach the same sales or hit status that Fastball had received with All The Pain Money Can Buy, the trio didn't lose steam and chalked it up to lacking a musical category to fit into. "You can't write down what we do in a sentence," Zuniga told Mac Randall at Launch.com. "Marketing us is a problem. But in a way, that's our saving grace also, because you can't find an easy angle to summarize us and exploit us. We might sell more records if you could, but at the same time, it forces people that really want to be interested in us to pay a little more attention to what we're doing." In October of 2000, Fastball began touring in support of The Harsh Light of Day in Amsterdam. Despite the slowed success, the members of the group didn't regret any of their creative decisions, and their aim remained true. "It makes me feel proud that we're one of these song-oriented guitar bands," Scalzo told Richard Skanse in Rolling Stone. "I think there's a couple of bands that are still putting out real good quality guitar rock songs, and I think we're one of them." In June of 2004, Fastball released their fourth album, Keep Your Wig On, on a new record label, Rykodisc. Keep Your Wig On was home to singles "Airstream," "Drifting Away," and "Lou-ee, Lou-ee," with the last being released as a single in Europe only.
- THE JOESPH McMANNERS BIOGRAPHY Brought to all by the staff of joemcmanners.com Written by Kevin R. Czekalski
- Biographies about the lives of wizards and witches were sometimes called wizardographies. Flourish and Blotts had a section of their book shop dedicated to wizardographies. During her career, Rita Skeeter wrote several biographies about prominent figures in the wizarding world, although these typically seemed to contain more unflattering speculation than actual fact.
- Christopher Moore (born 1957 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American writer of fiction. He grew up in Mansfield, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University and Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Moore's novels typically involve conflicted "everyman" characters suddenly struggling through supernatural or extraordinary circumstances. Inheriting a humanism from his love of John Steinbeck and a sense of the absurd from Kurt Vonnegut, Moore is a best-selling author with major cult status. According to his interview in the June 2007 issue of Writer's Digest, the film rights to Moore's first novel, Practical Demonkeeping (1992), were purchased by Disney even before the book had a publisher. Nevertheless, the cinematic manifestation of Moore's novels is yet to be fulfilled: during his book-tour for You Suck (early 2007), in answer to repeated questions from fans over the years, Moore stated that all of his books have been optioned or sold for films, but that as yet "none of them are in any danger of being made into a movie." As of June 2006, Moore has been living in San Francisco, California, after a few years' residence on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.
- Mrs. Birdy makes your pet's Biography when you adopt a new Webkinz or Lil'Kinz pet at all times. You can view your pet's in Me and My Pets after you seen it for the first time. The biography includes the male/female of your pet, it's birthday, your pet's friend, and a little bit about your pet.
- A biography is a (supposedly) factual accounting of the life of a real person. If written by the person it is about, it's called an autobiography. Biographies date back to the invention of the written word, making this Older Than Dirt. The word is derived from the classical Greek root words auto (self or "without external prompting"), bio (life) and graphy (to write about). The Biopic is one of these in movie form.
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