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Connecting Anthony Pettis and Fred Rogers
Anthony Pettis
American mixed martial artist (born 1987)
Pettis appeared on episode 4 of ''World of Jenks'', where documentary maker Andrew Jenks lived with Pettis for a week before his fight against Danny Castillo at WEC 47.
Andrew Jenks
American filmmaker (born 1986)
When Jenks was 16 he founded the Hendrick Hudson Film Festival, featuring James Earl Jones as its keynote speaker.
James Earl Jones
American actor
Beside the ''Star Wars'' sequels, Jones was featured in several other box office hits of the 1980s: the action/fantasy film '' Conan the Barbarian'' (1982), the Eddie Murphy comedy ''Coming to America'' (1988), and the sports drama/fantasy ''Field of Dreams'' (1989) which earned an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination. He also starred in the independent film '' Matewan'' (1987).
Eddie Murphy
His characters included a grown-up version of the ''Little Rascals'' character Buckwheat; a streetwise children's show host named Mr. Robinson (parodying Fred Rogers, who found it amusing); and a morose, cynical ''Gumby'', whose trademark slogan became an SNL catchphrase: "I'm Gumby, dammit!" According to Joseph Clokey, whose father Art Clokey created Gumby, both of them "thought Eddie was a genius in the way he played that character".
Anthony Pettis
American mixed martial artist (born 1987)
Pettis faced Max Holloway for the interim UFC Featherweight Championship on December 10, 2016, at UFC 206.
On April 6, 2018, UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway was declared medically unfit by the New York State Athletic Commission and was pulled from his main event fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Max Holloway
During the last two minutes of the fifth round, Holloway landed a two-punch combo and proceeded to stare at the commentary team sitting cage-side and talk to them, while effortlessly dodging Kattar's strikes and yelling "I'm the best boxer in the UFC!" to him, which generated talk about an homage to Muhammad Ali, known for his showboating.
Archie Moore
American professional boxer (1913–1998)
His later film appearances included the crime film '' The Outfit'' (1973), as a chef in ''Breakheart Pass'' (1975) with Charles Bronson, and a cameo role as himself in the 1982 film '' Penitentiary II'', along with Leon Isaac Kennedy and Mr. T.
Mr. T
American actor and professional wrestler
Mr. T was featured in the ''Epic Rap Battles of History'' episode ''Mr. T vs. Mr. Rogers'', in which he was portrayed by DeStorm Power.
Josh Thomson
American mixed martial arts fighter
2013 ||''Fist of the Dragon'' || 《龍拳》||Damon (lead actor) || Produced by Roger Corman, Directed by Antony Szeto, Lead actors: Josh Thomson, JuJu Chan, Ellary Porterfield, Maria Tran
Roger Corman
American film director, producer, and actor
He also helped to launch the careers of actors like Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern, Sylvester Stallone, Diane Ladd, and William Shatner.<!-- References needed for every name.
Following ''The Pit and the Pendulum'', Corman directed one of William Shatner's earliest appearances in a lead role with '' The Intruder'' (a.k.a. '' The Stranger'', 1962).
Based on a novel by Charles Beaumont, the film was co-produced by Gene Corman, starred William Shatner and was shot in July and August 1961.
William Shatner
In December 1958, directed by Kirk Browning, he appeared opposite Ralph Bellamy as a Roman tax collector in Bethlehem on the day of Jesus's birth in a ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' live television production entitled ''The Christmas Tree'', the cast list of which included Jessica Tandy, Margaret Hamilton, Bernadette Peters, Richard Thomas, Cyril Ritchard, and Carol Channing.
Margaret Hamilton (actress)
American film actress
When she reprised her role as the Wicked Witch in a 1976 episode of ''Sesame Street'', "the show's producers were flooded with letters from parents saying it was too frightening for children." She appeared as herself in three episodes of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', between 1975 and 1976, because Fred Rogers wanted his viewers to recognize the Wicked Witch was just a character and not something to be afraid of.
Anthony Pettis
American mixed martial artist (born 1987)
Pettis was expected to face Michael Chiesa on April 7, 2018, at UFC 223, but the bout was canceled two days before the event after Chiesa was injured in an incident in which Conor McGregor hurled a dolly through the window of the bus Chiesa was in.
Conor McGregor
Prior to the fight, McGregor's entrance song, "The Foggy Dew", was sung live by Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor.
Sinéad O'Connor
O'Connor published an open letter, on her own website, to American singer and actress Miley Cyrus on 2 October 2013 in which she warned Cyrus of the treatment of women in the music industry and alleged that sexuality is a factor in this, which was in response to Cyrus' music video for her song "Wrecking Ball". O'Connor stated:
Yo-Yo Ma
Ma's likeness appeared in another ''Simpsons'' episode, "Missionary: Impossible", but he was played by regular ''Simpsons'' cast member Hank Azaria rather than Ma himself. Ma appeared twice on '' Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', developed a friendship with creator and host Fred Rogers, and later received the inaugural Fred Rogers Legacy Award.
*2014: Fred Rogers Legacy Award, inaugural recipient, given by the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at Saint Vincent College.
