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== Famous person/character who goes by Kev? ==

Hey everyone, I'm a crossword puzzle constructor, and I'm looking around for any famous people or notable literary/TV/movie characters who go by Kev, as opposed to Kevin. The best I could come up with the guy from "The Wonder Years." Anybody know someone more current? Thanks a bunch, '''[[User:Fbv65edel|Fbv]]'''[[User:Fbv65edel|65]]''<font color="green">[[User:Fbv65edel/Esperanza|e]]</font>[[User:Fbv65edel|del]]'' — [[User_talk:Fbv65edel|t]] — [[Special:Contributions/Fbv65edel|c]] // 03:26, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

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June 15

Does Jennifer Gould the voice of Sailor Saturn in English dub of Sailor Moon have a fanmail e-maill address?

Does Jennifer Gould the voice of Sailor Saturn in English dub of Sailor Moon have a fanmail e-maill address? Is there a phone number for her manager or agent? Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 05:37, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you, or anyone you know, has an IMDB Pro account, the info can be found here. Please don't leave me a note on my own talk page asking more about Sailor Moon. I don't know much of anything about the show or the characters. Dismas|(talk) 06:11, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for a song/singer

For some reason a female singer's name has been on the tip of my tongue for days and I can't remember her name. As far as I know, she was a one hit wonder here in the States. Her big hit came out around '96-'97. It may have been '95 but not any later than '97. (I can remember where I was living and the girl I was dating at the time, so I've been able to narrow it down to those years and nothing later) The lead instrument was a piano and the singer has a rather high pitched voice, even for a woman. The song was your standard love song type of thing and rather unremarkable otherwise. I can't remember any of the lyrics. I've been trying to see if I stumble across the video for it on YouTube by poking around the related videos for Meredith Brooks but haven't had any success. Thanks for any help, Dismas|(talk) 09:56, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Based on the Meredith Brooks comparison, I'd suggest Joan Osborne, whose song "One of Us" was a hit in 1995. But taht's only a guess. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:59, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Do any of the names here jump out at you? Avicennasis @ 11:00, 13 Sivan 5771 / 15 June 2011 (UTC)
Depending on the genre, the "high-pitched voice" and piano suggests to me either the American jazz/cabaret-oriented Blossom Dearie, or the more pop-oriented British Lynsey de Paul. Although both have had long and successful careers in their respective niches rather than being "one-hit wonders", neither were making top of the charts very often by the time of the period you mention (Lynsey was by then perhaps more successful as a composer for others than as a performer in her own person). {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.66.241 (talk) 17:53, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe Chantal Kreviazuk? Her debut album was in 1997 and she plays piano on several songs, like Surrounded which did pretty well here in Canada. 75.155.136.49 (talk) 20:29, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for trying everyone. After talking to a musician friend of mine, some of the lyrics started surfacing in my brain. All I had was "always and forever" which turned out to be in the chorus. A search of YouTube confirmed it. The singer and song I was thinking of was Donna Lewis' "I Love You Always Forever". Thanks again for trying! Dismas|(talk) 23:41, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading Videos

Can someone give me a couple a good sites where i might be able to find a video of WindSeeker in operating. Youtube and facebook don't seem to work and i can't think of any other sites. Thanks!--Dom497 (talk) 19:19, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Google's video search shows quite a few. (Mostly on YouTube, though.) Here's one from a local NBC affiliate. APL (talk) 22:50, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]


June 16

Smallest nation to have defeated the United States

In 2007, the United Stated national rugby union team lost to the team of Tonga, a nation with a population of about 100,000. In 2006, the American national handball team lost to Greenland, a nation of just above 55,000 people. Does anyone know whether any USA first national team has lost to the team of an even smaller country in a competition or a friendly game in any kind of team sport? --Theurgist (talk) 00:09, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The United States national cricket team lost at the 2000 Americas Cricket Cup to Bermuda (population at the time about 62,000). I'm sure they've lost at other sports that are not popular there (like handball, as you mentioned). I have the feeling the soccer team recently lost to some tiny nation, but I can't think of when or which country... Adam Bishop (talk) 09:19, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The men's soccer team were beaten by Panama (≈ 3,500,000) in a fixture of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. (They later won against Guadeloupe, which is not in FIFA's list as Guadeloupe don't have a FIFA membership.) The women's team haven't had any outstanding losses recently. --Theurgist (talk) 12:18, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The Australian-rules football team lost to Nauru (population 10,000) at the 2008 Australian Football International Cup. Warofdreams talk 13:32, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is there way to get fanmail address or phone numbers of agents or managers of actors besides imdbpro

Is there way to get fanmail address or phone numbers of agents or managers of actors besides imdbpro? Neptunekh2 (talk) 01:39, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried the actor's official website? --Jayron32 01:48, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Matti Pellonpää among the cast of a 2008 movie?

See. How come this?--Dondrodger (talk) 08:11, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Because the footage about him was filmed before his death in 1995, but only released in said film in 2008. I have not seen the film in question, but there are numerous ways this could happen. In one case, the film could have been shot while he was alive, and then not released until after his death. See Aaliyah in Queen of the Damned (film) or John Candy in Canadian Bacon. It could also be that archival footage of him was used. That is, scenes he shot for an earlier, possibly unrelated, film were recycled or used in the 2008 film. John Cazale has an acting credit for 1990's The Godfather Part III despite having died in 1978, for example. --Jayron32 12:24, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why does Rorschach talk that way?

Rorschach (comics) doesn't use articles when he speaks (in the book- I haven't seen the movie). Why not? At first I assumed he would eventually be revealed to be Eastern European (Russian?), but it turns out he's American, from Jersey. So why does he talk that way? Sometimes it makes him sound like a badass, but usually he ends up just sounding weird. I didn't notice- maybe he talks normal when the mask is off? Does he talk normally in the movie? Staecker (talk) 15:42, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly, he evidently is weird, and badass. In the novel he's kind of the narrator, and in the movie he's the voiceover narrator, but most of that is really him writing in his diary (and we're just "overhearing" him); he's deliberately an poor, staccato diarist. Moore writes the speech/thoughts of different characters with a characteristic style (much like Hubert Selby's Last Exit to Brooklyn) so you can hopefully tell who is talking just from the style of their writing - Veidt is educated and rather self-important, so tends to talk at length; Osterman is increasingly distant and so his speech ... becomes ... disconnected; Kovacks is a sociopath, for whom words come out like they're covered in broken glass. And sure, it's an affectation of Mickey Spillane-ism. -- Finlay McWalterTalk 16:33, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
As for the movie, Jackie Earle Haley voices him like he was a hungover Tom Waits doing a Humphrey Bogart impression; it's perhaps just a bit too noir. -- Finlay McWalterTalk 16:39, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I would add that in the graphic novel (I haven't seen the film), when not diary-writing and not talking as his masked Rorschach persona his public 'alter-ego' does indeed speak with greater grammatical convention (though arguably less sanity), and I seem to recall (not having the book to hand) that when he's talking to his old vigilante colleague Night Owl, in costume but with his mask half off in order to eat, his speech falls somewhat between the two modes. The ellipticality of his writing and speaking as Rorschach could be taken to be an element of that initially assumed and now self-sustaining 'sub-personality' which might have originally been a deliberate affectation but has now become unconscious. Watchmen is a work of art and therefore a multi-sided collaboration between Moore and each of his readers, so each individual's interpretations of the ambiguous possibilities Moore presents is a valid response. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.66.187 (talk) 17:07, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
To answer the last question, the movie is very faithful to the book*, so you'll find Rorschach's speech to be the same in the movie as it is in the book. * Except for the fortunate absence of the pirate comic, and except for one major, central plotline. Hm, that makes it sound like it's not faithful at all, doesn't it. Yet, it is. Comet Tuttle (talk) 19:35, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Two Movies

I'm trying to identify two movies from the 1960s. The first movie begins with a boy retrieving something (a ball or kite) from a roof; his foot goes through the roof, and the family obviously is poor. He goes to a big city (New York, probably), presumably as a runaway, and is taken in by two women. Later in the movie there is a scene where the two women have been arrested and wave to him from the back of a paddy wagon. I saw this around 1967, give or take a year or two, but it could have come out a few years earlier. The second movie I did not actually see, though I wanted to (the theatre's projector broke). This was a comedy about a woman who had a lion in her apartment, which I believe was in New York City again. The timing would be the same. John M Baker (talk) 19:10, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Was the second movie Bringing Up Baby? --Jayron32 19:12, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
No, I think it was more contemporary in tone (i.e., from the late 1950s or 1960s). In any case, I've seen Bringing Up Baby, and that wasn't it. John M Baker (talk) 19:47, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe Who's That Girl (1987 film)? After that, I am running out of the "Girl owns a large predatory cat in a big city" motif... --Jayron32 20:56, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
No, that's about 20 years too late. Also, I'm pretty sure the lion had a mane and was not a mountain lion. John M Baker (talk) 21:00, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Ummm... as far as I know, ALL male lions have manes, only female ones don't... 69.154.180.133 (talk) 22:05, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Mountain lions don't. John M Baker (talk) 22:54, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Not seeing anything that matches on List of fictional lions#Lions in film. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:44, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The first film description matches the storyline of Allen Baron's Pie in the Sky (1964) with Lee Grant. Pepso2 (talk) 03:00, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I believe the first movie is indeed Pie in the Sky, aka Terror in the City. Thanks, Pepso2! John M Baker (talk) 03:39, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

runes.cape items

hi, i remember someone telling me about a couple of items in runescape, one of which restored run energy and the other which restored prayer... can anyone tell me what those items are called, whether either is a member's item, and how much they would cost to buy at the grand exchange? thanks! 69.154.180.133 (talk) 22:20, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

p.s. pls don't link if possible, I have limited access... 69.154.180.133 (talk) 22:21, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]


June 17

Try a Little Tenderness

I'm trying to find the name of a play with the song Try a Little Tenderness included part way through.

I recall the setting is a housing estate. The main characters young - maybe early twenties. Two young men and two young women find themselves in a derelict building. Very despondent. They are standing around something. I think one or both lads sing the lyrics. Very moving. Especially as the girls have little in their lives.

Any idea of the name of the drama? Must be at least 15-20 years ago. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mel65000 (talkcontribs) 13:33, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Commitments maybe? --jjron (talk) 14:48, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Road by Jim Cartwright Juliankaufman (talk) 15:54, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Name of a background song

Hi, what is the name of the song playing in this video: youtube Thanks! פרפטואום מובילה (talk) 22:53, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Powerhouse"—note that the use in the Visa commercial is mentioned in the article. Deor (talk) 13:58, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
A staple of assembly-line situations in Warner cartoons. :) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots00:29, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 18

Contacting a actress

Does Jennifer Gould the voice of Sailor Saturn in English dub of Sailor Moon have a fan-page with a fan-mail address? I want a way to contact besides imdbpro. Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 02:34, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You've asked this same question three times already. You got a crush on her or something? 67.169.177.176 (talk) 05:55, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
H'mm. Persistent attempts to inappropriately contact celebrities, with a bias toward children's programmes. Not this chap or this one, are we? Britmax (talk) 00:15, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Doesn't seem like it -- the user page says the account belongs to a Canadian gal by the name of Tina, who says she's an adult and straight but not narrow. I was thinkin' more along the lines of, perhaps one of the above pieces of info might not be as accurate as she herself thinks... 67.169.177.176 (talk) 05:37, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
...or tells us. I think you might be on to something there. Britmax (talk) 08:52, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, maybe she's hidin' somethin'. On the other hand, it might just be a case of her not being entirely honest with her own self, and nothing more than that. 67.169.177.176 (talk) 10:45, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

TV SERIES "HUSTLE"

I would like to know which actress played the role of Veronica Powell in episode 21 [series 4] of Hustle. thanks Brian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mooseboris (talkcontribs) 09:32, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

According to IMDB, Patricia Hodge. Tevildo (talk) 11:51, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lady Gaga

Which member of the nobility is Lady Gaga married to, or a daughter of? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.101.6 (talk) 17:34, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A relative of James Earl Jones and Charlie Duke, I think. NOTE: The OP is endeavouring to be amusing about Ms Germanotta's stage name - see Lady#British and Irish usage Tevildo (talk) 17:58, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
(ec) Count Basie? "Lady Gaga" is a stage name. Like "Count" Basie, she's an American, and Americans don't have their own nobility or titles of nobility - the U.S. Constitution actually forbids the government from granting them. Since there's no legal meaning, Americans are pretty much free to call themselves whatever noble title they want. To the U.S. legal system, calling herself "Lady Gaga" is practically no different then calling herself "Lynda Gaga". That's not to say she may or may not run into legal problems when she tours overseas. (Although I'm not aware of any country that regulates titles of nobility so heavily that she would be likely to have a problem.) -- 174.31.219.218 (talk) 18:04, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, there are no laws restricting the use of titles in the UK either (except where used for the purposes of fraud). Take Katie Price's child, Princess, for example. --Tango (talk) 23:39, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
In Austria, it's not legal to (officially) change your name so as to imply you're an aristocrat - see this article (on one of my favourite websites). Tevildo (talk) 23:57, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps she is secretly a granddaughter of Duke Ellington? Or maybe even King Oliver? :-D 67.169.177.176 (talk) 22:05, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Nat King Cole came to mind. Googlemeister (talk) 20:29, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Applying the British method of determining titles, I would guess that she isn't the daughter of a nobleman, because then she would use her first name as part of her style ("Lady Stefani Gaga"). --Metropolitan90 (talk) 17:35, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dame Edna, an Australian, seems to to have gained her elevation to damehood after Australia abolished Imperial honours. HiLo48 (talk) 17:44, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It was way later than that. 1975 was when the Order of Australia was instituted, and the then federal government of Gough Whitlam made appointments thereafter only under that order (not that it had much time left between February and November when it was dismissed). But the next government of Malcolm Fraser (1975-83) not only resumed Imperial honours, it also added the category of Knight and Dame to the Order of Australia, something that was anathema to the Labor Party that had created the Order. Bob Hawke took over from Fraser and he had Knights and Dames removed from the Order of Australia, and stopped recommending Imperial honours once more. All this time the conservative state governments had continued recommending Imperial honours uninterrupted. It wasn't until early in Paul Keating's premiership (1991-96) that it was generally agreed that no Australian government would ever again recommend Imperial honours. But that still didn't stop Australians from being awarded such honours by other governments, mainly the UK government, such as Robert May, who was made a knight in 1996 and a peer in 2001; and less than 2 weeks ago an Australian, David Higgins, was knighted by the UK government. And of course, the Queen continues to knight people without advice (or objection) from any government, as certain orders are within what's called "her personal gift". According to Living Australian knights and dames, at least 3 Australian damehoods and 5 Australian knighthoods under Imperial honours have been created since the Keating agreement of the early 1990s. And that doesn't include all the other honours that don't come with titles. -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 20:28, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Super 8" Stars Fan Mail Addresses

I just got a poster that I'm planning on getting signed by the stars of the film but I can't find any fan mail addresses can anyone help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.137.161 (talk) 19:34, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Before you go sending off your poster, make sure that you will get it back. I'm not an autograph collector, though I do have a few on baseball cards, it's my understanding that celebrities won't always accept responsibility for returning random items that they are sent to be autographed. As far as I understand it, most just send out signed 8x10 promotional photos, if even that. Dismas|(talk) 23:55, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Including return postage and labels might help, but it's best to find out before trying. A good place to start would be the studio website and any authorized personal websites the actors might have. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots00:22, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

song on the radio?

what song is this? it had the lyrics:

"carry on my way-ward son, there'll be rest when you're done, lay your head down to rest, don't you cry no more"

thanks! 69.154.180.133 (talk) 23:25, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas (band). You might have heard their other big hit, Dust in the Wind. StuRat (talk) 23:32, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The Album is Point of Know Return, one of the first I ever owned, and you'll quite like it if you liked "Carry On". μηδείς (talk) 22:51, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"Lay your weary head to rest." is the line though. I can't read it without hearing the rhythm and the lack of a syllable is jarring. 75.41.110.200 (talk) 13:54, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 19

Wayne Gretzky held pointless

The great one played a lot of games and certainly accumulated a lot of points. How many NHL games did he play were he did not even achieve a single point?24.89.210.71 (talk) 11:53, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You might also want to try searching for how many games he did score in and subtracting that from the total number of games.μηδείς (talk) 21:45, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
This place claims "266 games without any points, 397 games with only one point, 365 games with two points, 242 games with three points, 121 games with four points, 67 games with five points, 20 games with six points and 7 games with seven points", and a partridge in a pear tree. This place agrees with the 266, and adds that "he was held without a goal in 848 games and without an assist 443 times."Clarityfiend (talk) 22:46, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
An average of 1.91 ppg. Googlemeister (talk) 20:28, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Past dominating performances in golf tournaments

Is there a webpage out there with a compilation of the final standings charts for some of the past record-breaking performances in tournaments past? Thanks. Imagine Reason (talk) 21:26, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a place to start. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:58, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 20

Location/name of the bridge in final scene of Les Miserables (film version with Liam Neeson)?

I want to know the name/location of the bridge in the final scene (credits rolling) of the Les Miserables film (Liam Neeson version). I have searched Google and Wikipedia but could not find the answer. Some sites suggest the film was shot in Czech republic. However, perhaps the bridge is in Paris? Thank you for any help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.85.86.66 (talk) 01:43, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please link to a clip of the final scene? I (or someone else) might be able to ID the bridge by its appearance. 67.169.177.176 (talk) 10:42, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tv / movie / comic idea. How to present it?

If a rank amateur with no previous experience with the entertainment industry felt they had a good idea for a movie or TV show etc how would they go about getting some interest from media companies? Brad (talk) 11:54, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I hate to disappoint you, but the answer likely is "you can't". The chance of being successful at getting your idea ready for public consumption, via traditional media channels, is literally about as good as winning the lottery. Your best option is to publish and distribute it yourself via the tubez, and hope that it gets enough hits to be noticed; be aware that there is a lot of noise out there (other people doing exactly what you are) so it is very hard to get noticed. --Jayron32 12:00, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
As Jayron mentions, it's going to be very hard. If it's just "an idea", (e.g. "imagine we do Survivor, but in an office park!") it'll be close to impossible. Networks hear 5 second pitches like that all the time - ideas are cheap, it's the execution that's the tricky part. If you are serious about getting your idea made, you'll need to do more - draft scripts, executive summaries, etc. I really don't know what all is needed, and it likely depends on who you're going to be pitching it too. Your first step in the traditional route would probably be engaging the services of a literary agent who works with the media you're targeting (note I said first step, not easy step). Two notes: even if you are in Nebraska, the agent should be in New York or LA, as it's more important that a decent agent have in-person meetings with producers than in-person meetings with you. Secondly, be *extremely* wary of an agent who wants to charge you - it's almost certainly a scam. Legitimate agents make their money when they sell your script/idea. This means that even getting an agent will be hard, as they won't waste time on you unless you can convince them you have a chance of success. - If you want to go the non-traditional route, I'll second Jayron's suggestion of producing a low-budget version yourself, and putting it out on the internet. As mentioned, execution is the hard part, so if you show your idea can be made into something halfway decent that other people like, it's more likely to get picked up. -- 174.31.219.218 (talk) 15:01, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with using YouTube and the like to present one scene. It's sure to look rather amateurish, but that doesn't much matter for comedy. Some of the funniest shows look rather amateurish, like South Park and Robot Chicken. Tell all your friends and family to take a look. If it's funny, they are likely to tell their friends, and so on, until word-of-mouth spreads to Hollywood, and you start getting calls. Be sure to post ways they can contact you. You might want to just give a web address, though, as otherwise you might get too many annoying calls from fans. StuRat (talk) 21:31, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Martial arts

In martial arts films they often have a master take on many opponents at once, and beat them all. I assume that beating the dozens of opponents shown would never happen in real life, but just how many competent martial artists have been defeated at once by a master ? (I realize that "at once" is subjective, as with more than, say, a half-dozen, some would have to wait their turn, as they couldn't all physically reach the master at once. However, I suspect that the record is more like 2 or 3, so this limitation hopefully won't apply.) StuRat (talk) 21:22, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's not too uncommon to read about one person, not even necessarily a martial artist, fighting off three or even four attackers [1], [2], [3], etc. Often times, muggers will target people who they don't expect to fight back, so if they do fight back, they may be scared off (conversely, they may pull out guns and shoot the victim too [4], so no guarantees). It depends on your definition of "beating" an opponent, I suppose. Is scaring off a group of attackers (because they thought you were an easy target, and you weren't) considered "beating" them, or do they all have to be unconscious on the ground? You must define your terms carefully before you can receive a valid answer. Buddy431 (talk) 01:00, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 21

Famous person/character who goes by Kev?

Hey everyone, I'm a crossword puzzle constructor, and I'm looking around for any famous people or notable literary/TV/movie characters who go by Kev, as opposed to Kevin. The best I could come up with the guy from "The Wonder Years." Anybody know someone more current? Thanks a bunch, Fbv65edeltc // 03:26, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]