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"Wide Open Spaces"
Single by Dixie Chicks
from the album Wide Open Spaces
B-side
"I Can Love You Better"
Released
July 28, 1998
Format
CD single, 7-inch
Genre
Country
Length
3:44
Label
Monument
Songwriter(s)
Susan Gibson
Producer(s)
Blake Chancey
Paul Worley
Dixie Chicks singles chronology
"There's Your Trouble"
(1998) "Wide Open Spaces"
(1998) "You Were Mine"
(1999)
"There's Your Trouble"
(1998) "Wide Open Spaces"
(1998) "You Were Mine"
(1999)
"Wide Open Spaces" is a song written by Susan Gibson, and recorded by American country music group Dixie Chicks. It was released in July 1998 as the third single and title track from the band's album Wide Open Spaces.[1] The song hit number one on the U.S. Country singles chart and spent four weeks there in November 1998.[1][2] It also placed to number 41 on the U.S. Pop singles chart. It reached number one on Canada's country music chart, their first chart-topper there and presaging a long history of support for the band.
In 2001, the RIAA placed "Wide Open Spaces" at number 259 on its 365 Songs of the Century list. In 2003, CMT named it number 22 in its 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music list.
Contents
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1 History
2 Music video
3 Chart positions
3.1 Year-end charts
4 Legacy
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
Amarillo, Texas-based Susan Gibson wrote the song's first lyrics in 1993, on her first visit back home after leaving for forestry school at the University of Montana.[3][4] She left the notebook containing the lyrics at home by mistake when she returned to school; her mother found it and included it in a care package, inspiring Gibson to complete a song along the themes of leaving home.[3] She first performed it in local clubs around the University of Montana, where it was sometimes requested.[4]
By the late 1990s, Gibson was lead singer of the alt country band The Groobees.[5] They recorded an album, Wayside, that included "Wide Open Spaces"[3] and which would be released in 1999. It was produced by Lloyd Maines, father of new Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines.
Cover of the published sheet music for the song
Lloyd Maines identified with the tale of a daughter leaving home, and thought it would match Natalie's vocal character well; he brought the song to the group,[6] who tested it in concert a few times to a strong response.[3] Both the Chicks and Sony Music agreed with Lloyd Maines' assessment, not only recording it but making it the title tune of the Maines-era group's first album as well.[5][6]
The youthful, romantic, adventurous sense of independence featured in "Wide Open Spaces" helped key much of the group's new image; it thus became one of their signature songs and proved very popular among young teenage girls.[1] The lyric speaks of possibilities yet undiscovered:
She needs wide open spaces,
Room to make her big mistakes
She needs new faces —
She knows the high stakes
The lyric has been considered an exemplar of the songwriting strategy in which lines are not repeated in either the verses or chorus.[7] The Texas, bluegrass-flavored arrangement[1] in the recording begins with a fiddle riff, with the band soon joining in. Verses are sung by Natalie Maines by herself, with drums, fiddle, and soft guitar and piano carrying the accompaniment. Choruses feature sisters Emily Erwin and Martie Seidel backing Maines with harmony vocals, and also add a banjo line. The instrumental break features Erwin and Seidel on mandolin and fiddle respectively. The main fiddle riff then brings the recording to a close.
Emily Erwin was proud that the group's hits such as this were still able to incorporate the banjo, an instrument the Nashville establishment often frowned upon as being too hillbilly.[8] Susan Gibson and "Wide Open Spaces" has been considered an example of the influence of the West Texas influence in country music songwriting;[9] Gibson herself considers Amarillo to be "where the wide open spaces are. Amarillo has the most beautiful sunsets."[3] Gibson's childhood family drives from Amarillo to Missoula, Montana also trace the song's lyric and settings.[4]
The song gained Nashville respect, as it was named the Country Music Association Awards Single of the Year in 1999.[10] It also won Gibson the American Songwriter Professional Country Songwriter of the Year award in early 2000,[10] as well as a BMI award the previous year.[10] Although the song itself was not nominated for a Grammy Award (the album was, as was its previous single, "There's Your Trouble", both of which won in their categories),[11] it was included on the various artists 1999 Grammy Nominees compilation album.
Music video[edit]
The music video for "Wide Open Spaces" portrayed the Dixie Chicks in a Rocky Mountains setting, cavorting through wide open fields of wildflowers and the like. Interspersed were scenes of the then-all blonde Chicks on tour: in performance, backstage, and on their tour bus (the last showing the slogan "Ain't Skeerd" on the outside). The performance was filmed at West Fest, an annual event in Winter Park, Colorado[12] where the Chicks appeared four years running.[5] The mountain scenes were done around Winter Park as well, and included background shots of some of the Chicks exercising their trampoline talents. It was directed by Thom Oliphant, who previously directed "There's Your Trouble," and would later co-direct "Without You."[12]
This effort was directed by Thom Oliphant,[12] and was named the Country Music Association Awards Music Video of the Year in 1999. It was placed at #32 on CMT's 2004 ranking of the 100 Greatest Videos.[13]
Chart positions[edit]
Chart (1998)
Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[14] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 41
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1998)
Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[17] 16
US Country Songs (Billboard)[18] 61
Chart (1999)
Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[19] 70
Legacy[edit]
The commercial success of the single and album gave songwriter Gibson something of a windfall, which she celebrated by going to San Marcos, Texas and buying gifts for everyone she knew.[6] She would later say the song was both innocent and personal for her, in the latter detailed so much that she was surprised another artist would relate to it.[20] She would say of the song's recording by the Chicks that it was "beautiful [with] stunning musicianship and very professional production ... [a] gorgeous recording."[4] And of the song's popularity, Gibson would say, "So much of the success of that song belongs to [the Dixie Chicks] ... but pairing that song with that group is what made 'Wide Open Spaces' what it is. It really was just a magical combination of right place, right time, right group. I'm glad it happened to me."[20]
"Wide Open Spaces" has been a constant on the Chicks' concert tours, and indeed was the only song from Wide Open Spaces still in the set list as of the 2006 Accidents & Accusations Tour. The New York Times said that in one such 2006 performance, in light of the still-ongoing Dixie Chicks political controversy, "songs like 'Wide Open Spaces' ..., about women leaving home and striking out on their own, sounded more than ever like mission statements."[21] Gibson also continues to perform it at her live performance outings.
The song appears on the game Karaoke Revolution edition CMT presents Karaoke Revolution Country.
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Dixie Chicks Complete Discography: Wide Open Spaces". The All-Inclusive Dixie Chicks Page. 2000-04-12. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
Jump up ^ "Historical Dixie Chicks". Dixie Chicks. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Nelson, Rachel (2006-10-19). "Susan Gibson returns to 'Wide Open Spaces'". The Ranger. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Stephens, Patia (Spring 2008). "Montana On Her Mind". The Montanan. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
^ Jump up to: a b c Tracy, Kathleen (2000). The Dixie Chicks: Photo Biography. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-418-2. p. 66
^ Jump up to: a b c Hudson, Kathleen (2007). Women in Texas Music: Stories and Songs. University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-71734-2. p. 22.
Jump up ^ Braheny, John (2006). The Craft and Business of Songwriting: A Practical Guide to Creating. Writer's Digest Books. ISBN 1-58297-466-7. p. 94.
Jump up ^ Tracy, Photo Biography, p. 69.
Jump up ^ Brink, Pamela H. (2004). "West Texas Family Music Making". In David J. Wishart (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-4787-7. CS1 maint: Extra text: editors list (link) p. 551.
^ Jump up to: a b c Morris, Edward (2000-01-28). "Susan Gibson Nets Top Award for "Wide Open Spaces"". CMT. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
Jump up ^ "41st annual Grammy nominees and winners". CNN. 1999-02-24. Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
^ Jump up to: a b c Dickerson, James L. (2000) Dixie Chicks: Down-Home and Backstage. Taylor Trade Publishing, Dallas, Texas. ISBN 0-87833-189-1. pp. 108–109.
Jump up ^ "100 Greatest Music Videos". CMT. 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6983." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 23, 1998. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Dixie Chicks – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Dixie Chicks.
Jump up ^ "Dixie Chicks – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dixie Chicks.
Jump up ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Best of 1999: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b Boyd, John (2005-08-26). "More than 'Wide Open Spaces'". San Angelo Standard-Times.
Jump up ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (2006-08-03). "Strong, Independent and Taking Their Own Advice". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"Honey, I'm Home"
by Shania Twain Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number-one single
November 7-November 28, 1998 Succeeded by
"It Must Be Love"
by Ty Herndon
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single
November 23-November 30, 1998 Succeeded by
"Let Me Let Go"
by Faith Hill
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Shot at Dawn Memorial
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Shot at Dawn Memorial
The memorial in 2014
Coordinates
52°43′29″N 1°43′28″W / 52.7248°N 1.7244°W / 52.7248; -1.7244Coordinates: 52°43′29″N 1°43′28″W / 52.7248°N 1.7244°W / 52.7248; -1.7244
Location
National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, England
Designer
Andy DeComyn
Type
Sculpture
Material
Sculpted concrete statue, surrounded by 306 wooden stakes
Completion date
2001
Opening date
21 June 2001
Dedicated to
The servicemen executed by firing squad during World War I
The Shot at Dawn Memorial is a monument at the National Memorial Arboretum near Alrewas, in Staffordshire, UK. It commemorates the 309 British Army and Commonwealth soldiers executed after courts-martial for desertion and other capital offences during World War I.[1]
Contents
1 Background
2 Memorial
3 Tables
4 See also
5 References
6 Sources
7 Further reading
8 External links
Background[edit]
The memorial is to servicemen executed by firing squad during the First World War. It is alleged that soldiers accused of cowardice were often not given fair trials; they were often not properly defended, and some were minors.[2][3] Other sources contend that military law, being based on Roman rather than Common law, appears unfamiliar to civilian eyes but is no less fair.[4][5] It was the court's role to establish facts, for example, not for prosecutors and defenders to argue their cases; and Holmes states "it was the first duty of the court to ensure the prisoner had every advantage to what he was legally entitled".[6] If men seemed unrepresented it was because they generally chose to speak in their own defence.[7] The usual cause for their offences has been re-attributed in modern times to post-traumatic stress syndrome and combat stress reaction.[2][3] Another perspective is that the decisions to execute were taken in the heat of war when the commander's job was to keep the army together and fighting.[8]
Of the 200,000 or so men court-martialed during the First World War, 20,000 were found guilty of offences carrying the death penalty. Of those, 3000 actually received it, and of those sentences, 346 were carried out.[1] The others were given lesser sentences, or had death sentences commuted to a lesser punishment, e.g. hard labour, field punishment or a suspended sentence (91 of the men executed were under a suspended sentence: 41 of those executed were previously subject to commuted death sentences, and one had a death sentence commuted twice before[9]). Of the 346 men executed, 309 were pardoned, while the remaining 37 were those executed for murder, who would have been executed under civilian law.
The families of these victims often carried the stigma of the label of "coward".[1][3] Another side to this form of justice is the lasting emotional pain caused to those who were in the firing squads, shooting those found guilty.[2]
Britain was one of the last countries to withhold pardons for men executed during World War I: In 1993, John Major emphasised to the House of Commons that pardoning the men would be an insult to those who died honourably on the battlefield and that everyone was tried fairly.[2][10] However, in August 2006 the then Defence Secretary, Des Browne, reversed this decision. He stated that he did not want "to second guess the decisions made by commanders in the field, who were doing their best to apply the rules and standards of the time", but that "it is better to acknowledge that injustices were clearly done in some cases, even if we cannot say which - and to acknowledge that all these men were victims of war".[8] In 2007, the Armed Forces Act 2006 was passed allowing the soldiers to be pardoned posthumously, although section 359(4) of the act states that the pardon "does not affect any conviction or sentence."[11]
The stake of Private Herbert Burden
Memorial[edit]
The memorial was created by the British public artist Andy DeComyn. It was created in 2000 as a gift from the artist to the relatives and was unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum by Gertrude Harris, daughter of Private Harry Farr, in June 2001. Marina Brewis, the great-niece of Lance Corporal Peter Goggins, also attended the service.[1]
The memorial portrays a young British soldier blindfolded and tied to a stake, ready to be shot by a firing squad. The memorial was modelled on the likeness of 17-year-old Private Herbert Burden, who lied about his age to enlist in the armed forces and was later shot for desertion.
It is surrounded by a semicircle of stakes, on each of which are listed the names of the soldiers executed in this fashion.
Tables[edit]
By nationality
Nationality
Number[12]
British 291
Canadian 25
New Zealander 5
British West Indies 4
Australian 0 [13]
Civilians subject to military law
(inc. Chinese labour) 21
By theatre of war
Location
Number[12]
France & Belgium 322
East Africa 5
Mesopotamia 4
Constantinople 4
Gallipoli 3
Salonika 3
Egypt 2
Italy 1
Palestine 1
Serbia 1
By charge
Charge
Number[14]
Desertion 266
Murder 37
Cowardice 18
Quitting a post without authority 7
Striking or using violence to a superior officer 6
Disobedience to a lawful command 5
Mutiny 3
Sleeping at post 2
Casting away arms 2
See also[edit]
List of books on military executions in World War I
Pardon for Soldiers of the Great War Act 2000
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Tribute to WWI 'cowards'". BBC news. 21 June 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Sweeney, John (14 November 1999). "Lest we forget the 306 'cowards' we executed". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Shot at dawn: the scared young men who lied to fight in Flanders". London: The Independent. 27 May 1997. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
Jump up ^ Corrigan p221
Jump up ^ Holmes p569
Jump up ^ Holmes p562
Jump up ^ Corrigan p231
^ Jump up to: a b Fenton, Ben (16 August 2006). "Pardoned: the 306 soldiers shot at dawn for 'cowardice'". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
Jump up ^ Corrigan p247
Jump up ^ Bellamy, Christopher (20 February 1993). "Major refuses pardons for executed soldiers". London: The Independent. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
Jump up ^ "Soldiers shot at dawn honoured after 90 years". London: The Guardian. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b Corrigan p229
Jump up ^ 129 Australian servicemen were sentenced to death, 119 of them for desertion, but all of these sentences were commuted by the Australian Governor-General.
Jump up ^ Corrigan p230
Sources[edit]
Corrigan, Gordon: Mud, Blood and Poppycock (2003) ISBN 0-304-35955-6
Holmes, Richard: Tommy (2004) ISBN 0-00-713752-4
Further reading[edit]
Entry in UK National Inventory of War Memorials
Johnson, David. Executed at Dawn: The British Firing Squads of the First World War. History Press, 2015. ISBN 0750959177
“Tribute to WWI 'Cowards'“ BBC News. 21 June 2001.
Worth, Robert F. “What if PTSD Is More Physical than Psychological?” The New York Times. 12 June 2016.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shot at Dawn Memorial.
Memorial to German World War II deserters in Ulm, Germany at the Sites of Memory webpage
Memorial to all deserters in Stuttgart, Germany at the Sites of Memory webpage
List of cemeteries and memorials containing burials of men executed under the Army Act during the Great War
List of men executed at webmatters.net
Comments made later in interview by members of the firing squads
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Vanessa Marcil
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Vanessa Marcil
Born
Sally Vanessa Ortiz[1]
(1968-10-15) October 15, 1968 (age 50)[1]
Indio, California, U.S.
Residence
Los Angeles
Other names
Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1992–present
Spouse(s)
Corey Feldman
(m. 1989; div. 1993)

Carmine Giovinazzo
(m. 2010; div. 2013)
Children
1
Vanessa Marcil[2] (/mɑːrˈsɛl/ mar-SEL;[citation needed] born Sally Vanessa Ortiz; October 15, 1968[3]) is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Brenda Barrett on General Hospital, Gina Kincaid on Beverly Hills, 90210, and Sam Marquez on Las Vegas.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
5 Awards and nominations
6 References
7 External links
Early life[edit]
Marcil, the youngest of four children, was born in Indio, California, to Patricia Marcil, an herbalist, and Peter Ortiz, a contractor and self-made millionaire. Marcil's father is Mexican, and her mother is an American of French and Italian ancestry.[4]
Career[edit]
Marcil acted in a number of theatre productions before landing the role of Brenda Barrett on the soap opera General Hospital, in 1992. She garnered three Daytime Emmy Award nominations (in 1997, 1998, and 2003) for her portrayal, and won in 2003 as Outstanding Supporting Actress. In February 1998, she was named Outstanding Lead Actress at the Soap Opera Digest Awards.[5]
On June 14, 1993 she appeared in the Prince music video "Poorgoo", which was released officially in very limited numbers. In 1994, she was cast in the Prince music video, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", and made People's 50 Most Beautiful list the next year.[6] She made her feature-film debut in the film The Rock (1996), in which she appeared opposite Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, and Ed Harris.
In 1998, after six years on General Hospital, she left the show to star in the made-for-television movie To Love, Honor and Deceive, and had a recurring guest role on the police drama High Incident, produced by Steven Spielberg. In November 1998, Marcil joined the Beverly Hills, 90210 cast as Gina Kincaid and remained with the show for one-and-a-half seasons. In 1999, she starred in two independent films: Nice Guys Sleep Alone, with Sean O'Bryan, and This Space Between Us, with Jeremy Sisto.
In 2001, she was initially cast to join NYPD Blue's ninth season as a new series regular, Det. Carmen Olivera. However, after her first appearance in "Johnny Got His Gold", the show decided to redo the role and replaced Marcil with Jacqueline Obradors, as Det. Rita Ortiz. Marcil made one more cameo appearance, as Det. Olivera, in the 11th-season episode "Shear Stupidity".
From 2002 to 2003, she returned to General Hospital, as Brenda Barrett, garnering her a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2003. Vanessa later joined the cast of the NBC drama Las Vegas as Sam Marquez, a casino host, where she remained on the show for five seasons until 2008. That same year, she became the host of Lifetime's reality show Blush: The Search for America's Greatest Makeup Artist, as well as making a three-episode guest appearance on the NBC show Lipstick Jungle.
In 2009, she starred in the Hallmark channel movie The Nanny Express and in the Lifetime movie One Hot Summer. In 2010, she was in the web series The Bannen Way and in August 2010 after a seven-year absence, she made her return to General Hospital remaining on the show for a year before her departure from the show in July 2011. Marcil did make a guest appearance in April 2013 to commemorate the show's 50th anniversary.
In 2014, she starred in the Hallmark channel movie Stranded in Paradise, and in 2015, she joined the cast of the Pop reality series Queens of Drama, about the lives of former soap-opera actresses attempting to pitch a pilot for a television network. In 2016, she starred in her latest Hallmark channel movie, The Convenient Groom.
Personal life[edit]
Marcil was married to actor Corey Feldman from 1989 to 1993. Marcil and her former Beverly Hills, 90210 castmate Brian Austin Green have a son, Kassius Lijah, born on March 30, 2002.[7] Marcil married actor Carmine Giovinazzo on July 11, 2010, in a private ceremony in New York City.[2][8] In June 2011, the couple announced they were expecting their first child together;[9] however, Marcil suffered a miscarriage, her second that year.[10] Marcil filed for divorce in August 2012 on the basis of irreconcilable differences.[11] The divorce was finalized in March 2013.[12]
In April 2015, Marcil revealed that she had become engaged to a deputy sheriff, whom she refers to as "MC" on social media.[13] On November 13, 2017, Marcil announced she was pregnant yet again. On January 9, 2018, she revealed the baby she was expecting would be a daughter. However, on January 27, the actress released a statement on Instagram, stating she had miscarried for the seventh time.[14][15]
Marcil's father, Peter, died on September 14, 2017.[16]
Filmography[edit]
List of film credits
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1996 The Rock Carla Pestalozzi
1997 976-WISH Danielle
1999 Nice Guys Sleep Alone Erin
2000 This Space Between Us Maggie Harty
2002 Storm Watch Tess Woodward Alternative titles: Virtual Storm, Code Hunter
List of television credits
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1992–1998
2002–2003
2010–2011
2013
General Hospital Brenda Barrett Main role from: September 18, 1992 – September 11, 1998
Main role from: September 4, 2002 – February 19, 2003
Main role from: August 11, 2010 – July 21, 2011
Guest role from: April 2, 2013 – April 23, 2013
1996 To Love, Honor and Deceive Sydney Carpenter Television movie; aka. The Protected Wife
1997 High Incident Kerry Andrews Episodes: "Hot Wire", "Remote Control"
1998–2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 Gina Kincaid Main role (Seasons 9–10), 37 episodes
2001 Spin City Crazy Kara Episode: "A Shot in the Dark: Part 2"
2001, 2003 NYPD Blue Detective Carmen Olivera Episodes: "Johnny Got His Gold", "Shear Stupidity"
2003–2008 Las Vegas Sam Marquez Main role, 106 episodes
2004–2005 Crossing Jordan Sam Marquez Episodes: "What Happens in Vegas Dies in Boston", "Luck Be a Lady"
2008 Lipstick Jungle Josie Scotto 3 episodes
2009 The Nanny Express Kate Hewitt Television movie (Hallmark)
2009 Without a Trace Kim Marcus 3 episodes
2009 One Hot Summer Margarita Silva Santos Television movie (Lifetime)
2010 The Bannen Way Madison Webseries
2012 Hawaii Five-0 Dr. Olivia Victor Episode: "Wahine'inoloa"
2014 Stranded in Paradise Tess Nelson Television movie (Hallmark)
2014 Hell's Kitchen Herself Episode 12.4: "17 Chefs Compete"
2016 The Convenient Groom Dr. Kate Lawrence Television movie (Hallmark)
2017 The Wrong Mother Kaylene Television movie (Lifetime)
2018 Bad Tutor Kelly Television movie (Lifetime)
Awards and nominations[edit]
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Awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Work
Result
1994 Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Female Newcomer General Hospital Nominated
1995 Soap Opera Digest Awards Hottest Soap Couple (shared with Maurice Benard) General Hospital Nominated
1997 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
1997 Soap Opera Digest Awards Hottest Female Star General Hospital Won
1998 Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Lead Actress General Hospital Won
1998 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
2003 Soap Opera Digest Awards Favorite Return General Hospital Won
2003 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series General Hospital Won
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
^ Jump up to: a b Corneau, Allison (August 22, 2012). "Vanessa Marcil Files to Divorce Carmine Giovinazzo After Two Years". Us Weekly. New York City: American Media, Inc. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Vanessa Marcil". IMDb. United States: Amazon. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Actress Vanessa Marcil". VanessaMarcil.com. United States: morgueFile. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Vanessa Marcil Biography".
Jump up ^ "Vanessa Marcil – Most Beautiful, Vanessa Marcil". People. May 8, 1995. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
Jump up ^ Nessif, Bruna; Rosenbaum, Claudia (January 13, 2012). "Brian Austin Green Sues Baby Mama Vanessa Marcil". Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (July 13, 2010). "Vanessa Marcil, CSI: NY star Carmine Giovinazzo get married". Screener. United States: Tribune Digital Ventures (sale to Sinclair Broadcast Group pending). Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
Jump up ^ Kroll, Dan J. (June 23, 2011). "Vanessa Marcil announces she's pregnant". SoapCentral. United States: Soap Central Live Retrieved July 3, 2011.
Jump up ^ Perry, Shayla (December 8, 2011). "Vanessa Marcil-Giovinazzo Suffers Miscarriage". Celebrity Baby Scoop. Sparta Township, New Jersey: Celebrity Baby Scoop, LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Ex-'90210' Star Vanessa Marcil Files for Divorce". TMZ. Los Angeles: Time Warner. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
Jump up ^ "FORMER '90210' STAR Divorce Final from Nicest DUI Arrestee Ever". TMZ. Los Angeles: Time Warner. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
Jump up ^ Eades, Chris (July 24, 2017). "GENERAL HOSPITAL's Vanessa Marcil Is Looking for the Perfect Wedding Dress — and She Wants Your Help!". ABC Soaps In Depth. United States: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
Jump up ^ https://www.littlethings.com/vanessa-marcil-pregnant/
Jump up ^ http://people.com/babies/vanessa-marcil-suffers-miscarriage/
Jump up ^ Eades, Chris (September 18, 2017). "GENERAL HOSPITAL's Vanessa Marcil Mourns the Death of Her Father, Peter Ortiz". ABC Soaps In Depth. United States: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
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Karl Urban
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Karl Urban
Urban in 2017
Born
Karl-Heinz Urban
(1972-06-07) 7 June 1972 (age 46)[1]
Wellington, New Zealand
Education
St Mark's Church School
Alma mater
Wellington College
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1990–present
Spouse(s)
Natalie Wihongi
(m. 2004; sep. 2014)
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Katee Sackhoff
(2014–present)
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Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. He has portrayed Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek reboot film series (2009–), Éomer in the second and third installments of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Vaako in the Riddick film series, Gavin in Pete's Dragon, John Grimm in Doom, and Judge Dredd in Dredd. He earned a Qantas Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the New Zealand film Out of the Blue.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 New Zealand roles
2.2 International roles
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
4.3 Video games
5 References
6 External links
Early life[edit]
Urban was born in Wellington, New Zealand. His father, a German immigrant, owned a leather goods store, and his mother once worked for Film Facilities in Wellington. Through his mother, the young Urban was exposed to classic New Zealand cinema, and developed an interest in the film industry.[2] Urban attended St Mark's Church School, where he showed an early love for public performance. His first acting role came at age eight, when he had a single line in one episode of the New Zealand television series Pioneer Woman. Though continuing to take part in school stage productions, he did not act professionally again until after high school.
He attended Wellington College in 1986–1990. He then enrolled at Victoria University of Wellington in the Bachelor of Arts program but left after one year to pursue a career in acting. Over the next few years, he appeared in several local TV commercials in addition to theater roles in the Wellington area. Eventually he moved to Auckland, where he was offered many guest roles in TV shows (one of which was playing a heroin addict in the police drama Shark in the Park). Urban then moved briefly to Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia in 1995, before returning to New Zealand the following year.[3]
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New Zealand roles[edit]
Urban was seen on the internationally syndicated American/New Zealand TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and on its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess, in which he played the recurring roles of both Cupid and Julius Caesar from 1996 to 2001. He also made appearances as Mael in the episode "Altared States", from the first season of Xena, and as Kor in the episode "Lifeblood", from the fifth season. Both programs were filmed in New Zealand. In 2001, he appeared in the offbeat rural romance The Price of Milk, for which he received his first nomination at the New Zealand Qantas Film and Television Awards. Urban later won acclaim for his portrayal of policeman Nick Harvey in Out of the Blue, a dramatization of New Zealand's Aramoana massacre, for which he won the Qantas Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2008.
International roles[edit]
Urban's first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship. Since then, he has worked on many high-profile movies, including the second and third instalments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (The Two Towers and The Return of the King), The Bourne Supremacy (as Russian Federal Security Service agent Kirill), The Chronicles of Riddick, Star Trek and Doom. The Hollywood Reporter speculated that Urban was one of several actors being considered for the part of British secret service agent 007 in Casino Royale, directed by fellow New Zealander Martin Campbell.[4] However, he was unable to make the audition because of filming commitments. The role eventually went to Daniel Craig.
Urban, Zachary Quinto, J. J. Abrams, and Chris Pine, at the Star Trek Into Darkness in Sydney, Australia movie premiere, in April 2013
Urban played John "Reaper" Grimm in Universal Pictures' Doom (based on the first-person shooter video game Doom), which was released on 21 October 2005. In 2007, he starred in the Viking adventure Pathfinder. A longtime fan of Westerns,[5] Urban appeared as Woodrow Call in Comanche Moon, the CBS miniseries prequel to Lonesome Dove, in January 2008.
In 2009, he played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, a role famously originated by DeForest Kelley, in the eleventh Star Trek film.[6][7][8][9] A fan of the Star Trek franchise since childhood, Urban actively pursued a role in the film.[10] His performance was widely embraced by the Star Trek fan community for its faithfulness to the spirit of Kelley's McCoy.[11] In 2009, he also appeared as himself in the documentary film Reclaiming the Blade, discussing his sword-wielding experience in films such as The Lord of the Rings.
Urban next appeared as CIA agent William Cooper in Red, adapted from the DC Comics graphic novel of the same name and co-starring Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren.[12] He portrayed Black Hat, a villainous priest-turned-vampire, in the film adaption of the Korean manhwa Priest, released in 3-D in 2011.[13]
In 2012, Urban starred as law-enforcing comic book hero Judge Dredd in the film Dredd. In an interview with Shave magazine, Urban described it as a "high-octane, action-fueled film... about the day in the life of Dredd". The film was directed by Pete Travis, with a script by Alex Garland.[14] Though it underperformed at the box office, Dredd was well received by critics.[15] He then reprised his role of "Bones" McCoy in the sequel to Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, which was released on 15 May 2013.
In 2013, Urban starred as Detective John Kennex in Almost Human, a TV series created by J. H. Wyman. The series was set 35 years into the future when cops in the L.A.P.D. are paired up with lifelike androids. Urban played a detective who has a dislike for robots but ends up being teamed up with one with emotional feelings. Urban next appeared in the ensemble thriller The Loft, a remake of the Belgian film of the same name. It was filmed in New Orleans and Belgium by the director of the 2008 original, Erik Van Looy.[16] In January 2015, Urban replaced Michael C. Hall as the role as the main antagonist in the 2016 remake of Pete's Dragon.[17] In May 2016, he was cast as Skurge in Thor: Ragnarok.[18]
Personal life[edit]
Urban married his long time partner, Natalie Wihongi (who was his makeup artist for the 2000 television movie The Privateers),[19] in September 2004. Together they have two sons: Hunter, born 16 December 2000,[20] and Indiana ("Indy"), born January 2005[21] and named for the eponymous hero of the Indiana Jones franchise,[22] the first movie of which he has cited as one of his favorites.[23] They lived in their NZ$5.25 million mansion in the affluent Herne Bay section of Auckland, New Zealand.[24] The couple announced their separation in June 2014,[24] selling their home for NZ$6.65 million in December 2014.[25]
Urban serves as a celebrity ambassador for KidsCan, a charity which currently supports over 16,000 disadvantaged children in New Zealand by providing them with essentials such as food, clothing, and shoes.[26]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1992 Chunuk Bair Wellington Soldier
1998 Heaven Sweeper
Via Satellite Paul
2000 The Irrefutable Truth about Demons Harry Ballard
The Price of Milk Rob
2002 Ghost Ship Munder
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Éomer
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Éomer Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble
National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
2004 The Chronicles of Riddick Siberius Vaako
The Bourne Supremacy Kirill
2005 Doom John Grimm Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Bloodiest Beatdown (with Dwayne Johnson)
2006 Out of the Blue Nick Harvey
2007 Pathfinder Ghost
2009 Star Trek Leonard McCoy Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast
Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble
Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
Black Water Transit[27] Earl Pike
2010 And Soon the Darkness Michael
RED William Cooper
2011 Priest Black Hat
2012 Dredd Judge Dredd
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness Leonard McCoy
Riddick Siberius Vaako Cameo only
Walking with Dinosaurs Zack
2014 The Loft Vincent Stevens
2016 Star Trek Beyond Leonard McCoy
Pete's Dragon Gavin Magary
2017 Thor: Ragnarok Skurge
Acts of Vengeance Officer Hank Strode
Hangman Detective Will Ruiney
2018 Bent Danny Gallagher
Television[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1990 Shark in the Park Rohann Murdoch Recurring role, 6 episodes
1992 Homeward Bound Tim Johnstone [unknown episodes]
1993 White Fang David Episode: "Tough Kid"
1993–1994 Shortland Street Paramedic Jamie Forrest [unknown episodes]
1995 Riding High James Westwood [unknown episodes]
1996 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Cupid Episode: "The Green-Eyed Monster"
1996 Xena: Warrior Princess Mael Episode: "Altared States"
1997 Amazon High Kor Television movie
1997–2001 Xena: Warrior Princess Julius Caesar Recurring role, 8 episodes
1997 Xena: Warrior Princess Cupid 2 episodes
1998 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Julius Caesar Episode: "Render Unto Caesar"
2000 Xena: Warrior Princess Kor Episode: "Lifeblood"
2000 The Privateers Capt. Aran Dravyk Television movie
2008 Comanche Moon Woodrow F. Call Television miniseries
2013–2014 Almost Human John Kennex Main role, 13 episodes
2014 Short Poppies Alex Turnbull Episode: "Mary Ledbetter"
2019 The Boys[28] Billy Butcher Main role
Video games[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2013 Star Trek Leonard McCoy Voice and likeness
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Miami Herald: Search Results". 7 June 2009.
Jump up ^ "Biography". Karlurbanonline.com. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
Jump up ^ Greg Dixon (15 July 2000). "Karl Urban – The price of fame". The New Zealand Herald.
Jump up ^ [1] Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ Karl Urban rewinds TV favorites, 10 January 2008
Jump up ^ And Karl Urban as McCoy!, 17 October 2007
Jump up ^ Urban, Pine join Abrams' 'Star Trek', 18 October 2007
Jump up ^ Karl Urban: From Comanche Moon's Old West to Star Trek's Exciting Future, 11 January 2008
Jump up ^ Urban Talks Trek Characters and Production Design, 11 January 2008
Jump up ^ "Karl Urban Was Ready For Star Trek". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
Jump up ^ "Happy Birthday, Karl Urban". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
Jump up ^ Interview: Karl Urban on the set of RED, 15 July 2010
Jump up ^ "SD Comic-Con '10: Karl Urban Goes Vampirific in 'Priest'". Bloody Disgusting!.
Jump up ^ "Interview: Karl Urban". Shave. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
Jump up ^ "Dredd Wraps Its Theatrical Run". comicbook.com. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
Jump up ^ Extraterrestre (2011-06-08). "Erik Van Looy's Loft Receives Second Remake in Three Years". Twitchfilm.com. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
Jump up ^ Sneider, Jeff (January 29, 2015). "Karl Urban to Replace Michael C. Hall in Disney's 'Pete's Dragon' Remake". TheWrap. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Marvel Studios Confirms Stellar New Cast Members of the Highly Anticipated 'Thor: Ragnarok' - News - Marvel.com".
Jump up ^ "Karl Urban Online". Karl Urban Online. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
Jump up ^ "Hunter's Instagram post". Retrieved 2017-03-30.
Jump up ^ "Star Trek beams back". Waikato Times. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
Jump up ^ "Empire Online". Empire Online. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
Jump up ^ Atchity, Matt (2010-07-23). "Five Favorite Films with Karl Urban". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
^ Jump up to: a b Staff writers (2014-06-28). "Karl Urban and wife separate". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
Jump up ^ Glucina, Rachel (2015-01-09). "The Diary: Karl Urban's new romance gets serious". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
Jump up ^ "Patrons and Ambassadors". KidsCan. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
Jump up ^ Tony Kaye Says Unreleased 'Black Water Transit' Is "Not Finished Yet", 28 April 2011
Jump up ^ Deadline
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