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Peter Alexander Edwin Meaden (11 November 1941 – 29 July 1978) was an English publicist for various musicians and the first manager for the Who. He was a prominent figure in the English Mod subculture of the early 1960s. He is sometimes referred to as the "Mod Father" or "Mod God", reflecting his influence on the Mod subculture.
Palmer Freeman Luckey (born September 19, 1992 [2]) is an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Oculus VR and designer of the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality head-mounted display that is widely credited with reviving the virtual reality industry.
In the television show </Scorpion>, Elyes Gabel plays wunderkind and boy genius, Walter O'Brien, inspired by the real-life genius, Walter O'Brien. [39] In the TV show Numb3rs, one of the main characters, Charlie Eppes (played by David Krumholtz), is a child prodigy. At the age of three he was multiplying four digit numbers in his head.
Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man – superhero with great knowledge of advanced sciences; now teaches at the high school he formerly attended. His father Richard has also been portrayed as a scientist and geneticist in the Ultimate Marvel comics as well as the films The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel .
In early adulthood, Mod Sun was a heavy drug user, but quit in 2019 after he overdosed on a number of drugs and almost died. According to a 2023 interview with Spin magazine, Sun admitted to feeling guilty about his drug use and said, "One thing that'll make everything stop for you in life is walking around carrying shame. Every time I did a ...
Peter Benjamin Parker is a superhero portrayed by Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name—also known by his alias, Spider-Man.
“Peter was a marvelous improvisational actor, brilliant if you got him on the first take. The second take would be good, but after the third take he could be really awful. If he had to repeat the same words too many times they became meaningless. But it was such a joy to work with Peter because he was such an inspired actor.
Peter is a common name. As a given name , it is generally derived from Peter the Apostle , born Simon, whom Jesus renamed "Peter" after he declared that Jesus indeed was the Messiah . The name "Peter" roughly means " rock " in Greek .