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Donnie Darko is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly,and produced by Flower Films. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal,Jena Malone,Drew Barrymore,Mary McDonnell,Katharine Ross,Patrick Swayze and Noah Wyle. Set in October 1988,the film follows Donnie Darko,an emotionally troubled teenager who inadvertently escapes a bizarre accident by sleepwalking. He has visions of Frank,a mysterious figure in a rabbit costume who informs him that the world will end in 28 days,6 hours,42 minutes and 12 seconds.
Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr. is an American singer-songwriter,actor and producer. He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Outside music,he has had roles in the Saw films,Zookeeper (2011),Dreamcatcher (2003),The Sixth Sense (1999),Righteous Kill (2008),and Ransom (1996),as well as the role of Carwood Lipton in the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers.
Joseph Dominick Pistone is an American former FBI agent who worked undercover as Donnie Brasco between September 1976 and July 1981,as part of an infiltration primarily into the Bonanno crime family under the tutelage of Anthony Mirra and later Dominick Napolitano,and to a lesser extent the Colombo crime family,two of the Five Families of the Mafia in New York City. Pistone was an FBI agent for 17 years,from 1969 until he resigned in 1986. The evidence collected by Pistone led to over 200 indictments and over 100 convictions of Mafia members,and some responsible for his infiltration were also killed by other mobsters.
Donnie Yen Chi-tan is a Hong Kong actor,filmmaker,martial artist,and action director. He is the recipient of various accolades,including three Golden Horse Awards and five Hong Kong Film Awards. He is best known for portraying Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the Ip Man film series,namely Ip Man (2008),Ip Man 2 (2010),Ip Man 3 (2015),and Ip Man 4:The Finale (2019). He also served as co-producer for the spin-off Master Z:Ip Man Legacy (2018).
Donnie Brooks was an American pop music singer. Brooks is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Saw II is a 2005 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Leigh Whannell and Bousman. It is the sequel to 2004's Saw and the second installment in the Saw film series. The film stars Donnie Wahlberg,Franky G,Glenn Plummer,Beverley Mitchell,Dina Meyer,Emmanuelle Vaugier,Erik Knudsen,Shawnee Smith,and Tobin Bell. In the film,a group of ex-convicts are trapped by the Jigsaw Killer inside a house and must pass a series of deadly tests to retrieve the antidote for a nerve agent that will kill them in two hours.
Donnie Iris is an American rock musician known for his work with the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry during the 1970s,and for his solo career beginning in the 1980s with his band,the Cruisers. He wrote the #2 Billboard hit,"The Rapper",with the Jaggerz in 1970 and was a member of Wild Cherry after the group had a #1 hit with "Play That Funky Music." He also achieved fame as a solo artist in the early 1980s with the #29 hit "Ah! Leah!" and the #37 hit "Love Is Like a Rock."
Donnie Brasco is a 1997 American crime drama film directed by Mike Newell and starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. Michael Madsen,Bruno Kirby,James Russo and Anne Heche appear in supporting roles. The film,written by Paul Attanasio,is based on the 1988 nonfiction book Donnie Brasco:My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley.
Donnie Darko:Music from the Original Motion Picture Score is a soundtrack album by American musician Michael Andrews,released in April 2002 on Enjoy and Everloving Records. It contains music from the 2001 science fiction psychological thriller film Donnie Darko,written and directed by Richard Kelly. It consists of 16 instrumental tracks and two covers of "Mad World" by Tears for Fears sung by American singer Gary Jules.
Donnie Steele is an American musician,best known as one of two original guitarists of the heavy metal band Slipknot. Steele co-founded Slipknot in 1995,performing on the band's debut demo Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. He left in 1996 and was replaced by Craig "133" Jones,but later rejoined in 2011 as the touring bassist following the 2010 death of Paul Gray. Steele was part of the recording sessions for the band's 2014 album .5:The Gray Chapter,but left at some point before the album was finished and was replaced by Alessandro Venturella. According to Jim Root,some of Steele's bass tracks were used for the album though he did not specify which tracks feature Steele on bass.
Donnie Allison is an American former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit,who won ten times during his racing career,which spanned from 1966 to 1988. He is part of the "Alabama Gang",and is the brother of 1983 champion Bobby Allison and uncle of Davey Allison and Clifford Allison. He was inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2009. He was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 19,2024.
The Even Stevens Movie is a 2003 American comedy film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie that is based on the Disney Channel Original Series Even Stevens. It premiered on June 13,2003,serving as the series finale. The movie drew an audience of 5.1 million viewers.
Robert "Rocky" Balboa is a fictional character and the titular protagonist of the Rocky franchise. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone,who has also portrayed him in eight of the nine films in the franchise. He is depicted as a working class or poor Italian-American from the slums of Philadelphia who started out as a club fighter and "enforcer" for a local Philly Mafia loan shark. He is portrayed as overcoming the obstacles that had occurred in his life and in his career as a professional boxer.
Apollo Creed is a fictional character from the Rocky franchise,portrayed by Carl Weathers. He appears in the first four Rocky films,serving as the main antagonist in Rocky and Rocky II,and later becoming one of the protagonists in Rocky III and Rocky IV. Sylvester Stallone,the writer and star of the Rocky series,stated that Jack Johnson was the inspiration for the character of Apollo Creed. Protagonist Rocky Balboa—Creed's rival in Rocky and Rocky II—faces underdog odds,but he views Creed with respect,pointedly refusing the prodding of a reporter to trash-talk Apollo Creed,even after he publicly taunts Balboa by remarking "he's great."
The following are characters who have worked with Omar Little on the HBO drama The Wire. Omar and his associates make their living robbing drug dealers.
Donnie Dion Avery is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Houston Cougars and was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft. Avery also played for the Tennessee Titans,Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs.
Donnie Wingo is a crew chief in NASCAR who last worked on the No. 34 team of Landon Cassill for Front Row Motorsports. Wingo has seven career Sprint Cup victories as a crew chief.
Faith Motorsports were an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Whelen All-American Series. The team was owned by Shane Lamb,and fielded entries for Matt Mills and Donnie Levister.
"Mission Bell" is a song written by William Michael and Jesse Hodges and performed by Donnie Brooks,with backing vocals by The Blossoms. It reached number 7 on the U.S. pop chart in 1960. It was featured on his 1961 album,The Happiest.
Donnie Scoggin is an American politician and nurse practitioner serving as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 89th district. Elected in November 2016,he assumed office in January 2017.
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