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Star Wars (17,048 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars is an American epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide

Star Wars (film) (22,718 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by

List of Star Wars characters (20,885 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

incomplete list of characters from the Star Wars franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official Star Wars canon, as of the changes made

Darth Vader (11,298 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Darth Vader (/dɑːrθ ˈveɪdər/) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was first introduced in the original film trilogy as one of the major

George Lucas (10,397 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (12,331 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (also known as Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith) is a 2005 American epic space opera film that is the sequel

Bangladesh (21,798 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Daily Star. Retrieved 2 October 2022. "Variations on Vermicelli". The Daily Star. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2023. "Dina's Table". The Daily Star. 4

Rogue One (12,953 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards, from a screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, inspired

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (10,136 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales

Sun (19,925 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Sun is the star at the centre of the Solar System. It is a massive, nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion

William Shatner (16,264 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (18,746 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (also known simply as Star Wars: The Phantom Menace), is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed

Star Trek: The Next Generation (11,844 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. It originally aired from September 28

List of Star Wars films (12,274 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Star Wars franchise involves multiple live-action and animated films. The series was initially created as a trilogy set in medias res (partway through

Star Trek (12,388 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the series of the same name and became a worldwide

The Empire Strikes Back (19,033 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (21,310 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a 2015 American space opera epic film co-produced, co-written

Return of the Jedi (9,639 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand from

Andor (TV series) (13,303 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Andor, also known as Star Wars: Andor and Andor: A Star Wars Story for its second season, is an American science fiction political spy thriller drama television

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (12,900 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (also known as Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker) is a 2019 American epic space opera film produced, co-written

Indian Premier League (10,871 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

its media rights for the next 4 seasons for US$6.4 billion to Viacom18 and Star Sports, which meant that each IPL match was valued at $13.4 million. As of

Star (16,420 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked

Bradley Cooper (11,944 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

program at the Actors Studio. Shortly after, he made his film debut with a starring role in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and gained some recognition

Palpatine (12,058 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sheev Palpatine is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He first appeared in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back as the Emperor. He is also

Obi-Wan Kenobi (4,758 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (/ˈoʊbiːˌwɑːn kəˈnoʊbiː/) is a character in the Star Wars franchise. In the original film trilogy, he is a Jedi Master who trains

Lady Gaga (28,569 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Story: Hotel (2015–2016) and the films A Star Is Born (2018) and House of Gucci (2021). Her contributions to the A Star Is Born soundtrack, which spawned the

Pop music (4,669 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

been disseminated", which helped to move pop music to "a record/radio/film star system". Another technological change was the widespread availability of

Titanic (22,170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

deadliest peacetime sinkings of a single ship. Titanic, operated by White Star Line, carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds

Mark Hamill (9,609 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

September 25, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, and the Joker in various animated DC Comics

Tom Hardy (5,061 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

2001. He had supporting roles in the films Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and RocknRolla (2008), and went on to star in Bronson (2008), Warrior (2011), Tinker

Carrie Fisher (10,243 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

an American actress and writer. She played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars films (1977–1983) and reprised the role in The Force Awakens (2015)

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (10,550 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian

Flag of the United States (16,781 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

nicknames for the flag include "the Stars and Stripes", "Old Glory", "the Star-Spangled Banner", and "the Red, White, and Blue". The Pledge of Allegiance

Texas (24,437 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

second-largest state by area and population. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State for its former status as an independent republic, the Republic of Texas

National Basketball Association (13,048 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

entered the league with the Warriors in 1959 and became a dominant individual star of the 1960s, setting new single-game records in scoring (100) and rebounding

The Star-Spangled Banner (8,926 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written by American

Harrison Ford (9,793 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1942) is an American actor. Regarded as a cinematic cultural icon, he has starred in many notable films over seven decades, and is one of the highest-grossing

Tom Cruise (10,848 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

for the Academy Award for Best Actor. As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in commercially successful films, including the drama A Few

Star Wars Day (1,945 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4 to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise created by filmmaker George Lucas

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series) (8,244 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an American animated television series created by George Lucas. It is part of the Star Wars multimedia franchise, and is

Stephen Curry (27,663 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Finals MVP, and a two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP. He is also a two-time NBA scoring champion, an eleven-time NBA All-Star, and a ten-time All-NBA Team selection

Pornographic film actor (4,716 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

film actor or actress, pornographic performer, adult entertainer, or porn star is a person who performs sex acts on video that is usually characterized

Star Trek: The Original Series (15,555 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)

The Mandalorian (12,822 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with Katee Sackhoff co-starring in the third season. Star Wars creator George Lucas had begun developing a live-action Star Wars television series by

Milky Way (21,971 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

sequence" (galaxies that lack star formation). Star-formation activity in green valley galaxies is slowing as they run out of star-forming gas in the interstellar

Kobe Bryant (30,584 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

players, Bryant won five NBA championships and was an 18-time All-Star, 4-time All-Star MVP, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive

John Williams (11,637 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Academy Awards for Best Score for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jaws (1975), Star Wars (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Schindler's List (1993)

Hayden Christensen (4,082 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the Star Wars media franchise. He first appeared in the prequel trilogy films, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode

Jedi (12,210 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

fictional characters, and often protagonists, featured in many works within the Star Wars franchise. Working symbiotically alongside the Galactic Republic, the

J. J. Abrams (4,517 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), and the Star Wars sequels The Force Awakens (2015) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Stellar classification (11,591 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

based on their spectral characteristics. Electromagnetic radiation from the star is analyzed by splitting it with a prism or diffraction grating into a spectrum

Bronze Star Medal (3,086 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement

J. J. Abrams (4,517 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), and the Star Wars sequels The Force Awakens (2015) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Princess Leia (11,664 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(/leɪ.ə/ or /liːə/) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the original Star Wars film in 1977, Leia is a princess of the planet

Patrick Stewart (9,189 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), a role he reprised in a series of films and Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023). He starred as Captain

Russell Westbrook (11,874 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(NBA). A point guard, Westbrook made his NBA debut in 2008 and became a star as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder. He has played for six NBA teams

Michelin Guide (6,658 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

company up to US$1.5 million. The guide awarded a single two-star ranking and fourteen one-star rankings, and 29 Bib Gourmands. In late 2022, the guide expanded

Natalie Portman (14,097 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

actress. She has had a prolific screen career from her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving multiple accolades

Yoda (4,238 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Yoda (/ˈjoʊdə/ ) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a small, green humanoid alien who is powerful with the Force. He first appeared

Sith (17,938 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Sith are the main antagonists in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise. They are the antithesis and ancient enemies of the Jedi. The Sith

Marilyn Monroe (14,830 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, which established her star image as a "dumb blonde". The same year, her nude images were used as the

Jackie Chan (13,752 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

came with the action comedy Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978). He then starred in similar action comedies such as Drunken Master (1978) and The Young

List of Star Wars planets and moons (5,678 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise features multiple planets and moons. While only the feature films and selected other works are considered

Indiana Pacers (15,199 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

NBA All-Star Game. Paul George and Roy Hibbert were selected for the All-Star Game. The Pacers signed two-time NBA champion and 2012 All-Star Andrew Bynum

Chris Pratt (8,123 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

worldwide, making him the fifth-highest-grossing box office star of all time. Through starring in blockbuster franchises and big-budget films, Pratt has

Solar System (21,984 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

collapsed, forming the Sun and a protoplanetary disc. The Sun is a typical star that maintains a balanced equilibrium by the fusion of hydrogen into helium

Disney+ (18,849 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, ESPN (the US, Latin America, Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand only), Hulu (U.S. only) and Star (outside U

List of highest-grossing films (24,512 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

based on Batman and Superman from DC Comics have generally performed well. Star Wars is also represented in the nominal earnings chart with five films, while

Shirley Temple (5,801 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

U.S. Chief of Protocol. In 1988, she published her autobiography, Child Star. After her biography was published, she served as the U.S. Ambassador to

Planet (20,934 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

rounded astronomical body that is generally required to be in orbit around a star, stellar remnant, or brown dwarf, and is not one itself. The Solar System

Luke Skywalker (5,321 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Luke Skywalker is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in the original film trilogy as the main protagonist and also appears

Val Kilmer (8,055 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the fantasy Willow; he met his future wife, co-star Joanne Whalley, on the film's set. Kilmer starred in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival production

Liam Neeson (8,630 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Misérables (1998). He took blockbuster roles portraying Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins

Minnesota (14,784 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the 32nd state in 1858. Minnesota's official motto, L'Étoile du Nord ("The Star of the North"), is the only state motto in French. This phrase was adopted

Lucasfilm (4,233 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

company's films Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Star Wars: The Last

Venus (20,300 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

always appears relatively close to the Sun, either as a "morning star" or an "evening star", resulting from orbiting closer (inferior) to the Sun than Earth

Avril Lavigne (19,782 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Black Star, created by Procter & Gamble Prestige Products. The fragrance was announced on Lavigne's official website on March 7, 2009. Black Star, which

George Clooney (11,637 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He established himself as a film star with roles in From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Out of Sight (1998), Three Kings

Miranda Lambert (8,171 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In 2003, she finished in third place on the television program Nashville Star, a singing competition which aired on the USA Network. Outside her solo career

Star Trek: Voyager (6,710 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek: Voyager is an American science fiction series created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor. It aired from January 16, 1995, to May

Tales of the Jedi (TV series) (4,348 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

installment consists of six shorts that explore different characters from the Star Wars franchise. Tales of the Jedi explores Jedi from the prequel trilogy

James Earl Jones (9,030 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Broadway debut in the play Sunrise at Campobello (1957) and gained fame starring in several productions with Shakespeare in the Park including Othello (1964)

Hailee Steinfeld (8,375 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Seventeen (2016), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. She also starred in Ender's Game (2013), Begin Again (2013), Bumblebee (2018) and Sinners

Exoplanet (16,883 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in 1992 around a pulsar, and the first detection around a main-sequence star was in 1995. A different planet, first detected in 1988, was confirmed in

Constellation (5,823 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Flamsteed designation of a star, for example, consists of a number and the genitive form of the constellation's name. Other star patterns or groups called

Zoe Saldaña (5,273 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Known primarily for her work in science fiction film franchises, she has starred in four of the seven highest-grossing films of all time, including the

Hollywood Walk of Fame (11,495 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

sponsors (currently $75,000) which fund the creation and installation of the star, as well as maintenance of the Walk of Fame. It is a popular tourist attraction

Michael B. Jordan (5,021 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the first season of the HBO crime drama series The Wire (2002). He starred in the ABC soap opera All My Children (2003–2006) and the NBC sports drama

Nora Aunor (11,654 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Philippine Star Global. Philippine Star. August 12, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2025. "Nora, Yul win top honors at Manila Filmfest awards". The Philippine Star. Archived

Tom Holland (8,001 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Civil War (2016). The following year, Holland received the BAFTA Rising Star Award and became the youngest actor to play a title role in an MCU film in

List of Star Wars television series (10,598 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Star Wars franchise has spawned multiple films and television series. Two animated series were released in the mid-1980s. Further animated series began

Red Star Belgrade (8,301 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

lit. 'Red Star Football Club'), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda (pronounced [tsř̩ʋenaː zʋěːzda]) and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (9,220 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) is an American science-fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the Star

Solo: A Star Wars Story (12,597 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Solo: A Star Wars Story is a 2018 American space Western film centering on the Star Wars character Han Solo. Directed by Ron Howard, produced by Lucasfilm

Silver Star (2,813 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the United States Armed Forces' third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Silver Star Medal is awarded

Star Alliance (5,232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Alliance is an airline alliance headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. Founded on 14 May 1997, it was the world's first global airline alliance. Star

Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series) (4,061 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Star Wars: Clone Wars is an American animated television series developed and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and produced by Lucasfilm and Cartoon Network

Kristen Stewart (7,859 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

highest-grossing film franchises and earned Stewart the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2010. After starring in the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Stewart

Derek Jeter (17,020 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

appearances (12,602) and at bats (11,195). His accolades include 14 All-Star selections, five Gold Glove Awards, five Silver Slugger Awards, two Hank

Elizabeth Taylor (13,695 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

became a popular teen star after appearing in National Velvet (1944). She transitioned to mature roles in the 1950s, when she starred in the comedy Father

Golden State Warriors (16,444 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Fame trio Paul Arizin, Tom Gola, and Neil Johnston. After the trade of star Wilt Chamberlain in January 1965, the team finished the 1964–65 season with

Galactic Empire (Star Wars) (8,401 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Empire, is a fictional autocracy featured in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars, it is the main antagonistic faction of the

Emilia Clarke (8,498 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Terminator: Genisys (2015) and Qi'ra in the film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), as well as starring in the romantic dramas Me Before You (2016) and Last

Warren Beatty (5,861 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Affair in 1994, starring alongside his wife Annette Bening and Katharine Hepburn. Among his favorite TV shows in the 1950s was the Texaco Star Theatre, and

Sirius (10,260 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word Σείριος (Latin script: Seirios), meaning lit. 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is

Astronomical object (1,595 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

substructures. Examples of astronomical objects include planetary systems, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, while asteroids, moons, planets, and stars

Shaquille O'Neal (22,700 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Award; the 1992–93 NBA Rookie of the Year award; 15 All-Star Game selections, three All-Star Game MVP awards; three Finals MVP awards; two scoring titles;

Padmé Amidala (3,641 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(/ˈpædmeɪ ˌɑːmɪˈdɑːlə/, PAD-may AH-mih-DAH-lə) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. She first appeared in the 1999 film The Phantom Menace as

American Hockey League (5,629 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hockey League club Färjestad BK. Since 2016, the all-star game has been replaced by the AHL All-Star Challenge, a three-on-three round-robin tournament

Nebula (2,845 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

neutral, or molecular hydrogen and also cosmic dust. Nebulae are often star-forming regions, such as in the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula.

Neutron star (13,849 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A neutron star is the collapsed core of a massive supergiant star. It results from the supernova explosion of a massive star—combined with gravitational

Demi Moore (12,224 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(1984), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), and About Last Night... (1986). She emerged a star with her portrayal of a grieving girlfriend in the romance film Ghost (1990)

Major League Baseball (17,816 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is held during a four-day break from the regular-season schedule. The All-Star Game features a team of players

Alec Guinness (5,726 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was the single most noted actor, represented across nine films — six in starring roles and three in supporting roles — including five directed by David

Supernova (21,886 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

powerful and luminous explosion of a star. A supernova occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star, or when a white dwarf is triggered

Sylvester Stallone (12,336 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

is one of only two actors in history (alongside Harrison Ford) to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six consecutive decades. Struggling as

Derek Jeter (17,020 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

appearances (12,602) and at bats (11,195). His accolades include 14 All-Star selections, five Gold Glove Awards, five Silver Slugger Awards, two Hank

Steve Carell (4,865 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(/kəˈrɛl/; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He starred as Michael Scott in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2011, 2013), and also

Judy Garland (14,726 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1950s and early 1960s she expanded her range with dramatic performances in A Star Is Born (1954) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), both of which earned her

Star Wars Rebels (7,489 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars Rebels is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the Star Wars universe. It takes

Lucifer (7,530 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

devil but as the Latin word lucifer (uncapitalized), meaning "the morning star", "the planet Venus", or, as an adjective, "light-bringing". It is a translation

Magic Johnson (16,704 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award. After protests against his return from his fellow

Julia Roberts (11,191 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

status as a leading lady when she starred in the top-grossing romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990). She went on to star in several commercially successful

Minnesota Timberwolves (13,500 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

from that era was when the Target Center served as host of the 1994 All-Star Game where Rider won the Slam Dunk Contest with his between-the-leg "East

Boston Celtics (19,002 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

departure of Parish, and the untimely deaths of 1986 draft pick Len Bias and star player Reggie Lewis, the Celtics struggled through the 1990s and much of

Jimmy Butler (10,385 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Jimmy Buckets", he is a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team member, and a five-time NBA All-Defensive Team

Leonard Nimoy (9,771 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

six Star Trek films, Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 2009 Star Trek film, and Star Trek Into Darkness. Nimoy also directed films, including Star Trek

Binary star (8,202 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A binary star or binary star system is a system of two stars that are gravitationally bound to and in orbit around each other. Binary stars in the night

Halley's Comet (11,424 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

notes a passage in the Babylonian Talmud, tractate Horayot that refers to "a star which appears once in seventy years that makes the captains of the ships

Grogu (15,630 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Star Wars Disney+ original television series The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. He is a toddler member of the same species as the Star Wars

List of Star Trek films (5,911 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek is an American science fiction media franchise that started with a television series (simply called Star Trek but now referred to as Star Trek:

Indian Army ranks and insignia (2,936 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

pre-independence insignia, comprising the Tudor Crown and four-pointed Bath Star, called the pip. In May 1949, Lord Mountbatten, the inaugural Governor-General

Whitney Houston (22,139 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), and performed an acclaimed rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV in 1991. The soundtrack of her film debut

Larry Bird (9,482 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year. Growing up in French Lick, Indiana, Bird was a local basketball star. Highly recruited

Stellar evolution (6,437 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Stellar evolution is the process by which a star changes over the course of time. Depending on the mass of the star, its lifetime can range from a few million

Giannis Antetokounmpo (15,561 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

award in 2017. Antetokounmpo has received nine All-Star selections, including being selected as an All-Star captain in 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024 as he led

Ewan McGregor (6,287 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

international recognition for starring as drug addict Mark Renton in Trainspotting (1996) and as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005)

Millie Bobby Brown (4,302 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Awards. Brown has starred in the monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and its sequel Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). She also starred in and produced

StarPlus (1,721 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

StarPlus is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India.

Charlie Sheen (7,586 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Charlie Sheen followed in the footsteps of his father Martin Sheen in becoming an actor. He starred in many

Barbra Streisand (15,221 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Award named "Star of the Decade", and was selected "Star of the Decade" by the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) in 1980, "Star of Decade" by

Daisy Ridley (5,272 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

is an English actress. She rose to prominence for her role as Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. She appeared in the mystery film Murder on the Orient

Alexander Ovechkin (19,959 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

playoffs. He has also been named to the NHL first All-Star team eight times, and the second All-Star team four times. In 2017, Ovechkin was named one of

Indianapolis (23,239 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star. Gannett. Retrieved January 15, 2022. Higgins, Will (October 25, 2017). "Crown Hill: Stop hunting deer in our cemetery". The Indianapolis Star.

Dhaka (19,014 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

analysts". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019. "Living like there is no past". The Daily Star. 17 June 2019.

Jabba the Hutt (4,466 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Initially performed by Declan Mulholland as a human in a deleted scene of the original Star Wars film, Jabba first

Donald Glover (9,634 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014. From 2016 to 2022, he starred in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directed. For

Paul Pierce (6,421 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was given to him by Shaquille O'Neal in 2001. He starred as captain of the Celtics, earning 10 All-Star selections and becoming a four-time All-NBA team

Jack O'Connell (actor) (3,343 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

independent films Starred Up (2013) and '71 (2014), garnering nominations for the British Independent Film Awards. He subsequently starred as war hero Louis

Pharrell Williams (6,638 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

producers in modern popular music. Williams co-founded the record label Star Trak Entertainment with Hugo in 2001, as an imprint of Arista Records. Williams'

Death Star (7,245 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Death Star is a fictional space station and superweapon featured in the Star Wars space-opera franchise. Constructed by the autocratic Galactic Empire

Pharrell Williams (6,638 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

producers in modern popular music. Williams co-founded the record label Star Trak Entertainment with Hugo in 2001, as an imprint of Arista Records. Williams'

Indianapolis (23,239 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star. Gannett. Retrieved January 15, 2022. Higgins, Will (October 25, 2017). "Crown Hill: Stop hunting deer in our cemetery". The Indianapolis Star.

Star Wars sequel trilogy (15,715 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Star Wars sequel trilogy is the third trilogy of the main Star Wars franchise, an American space opera created by George Lucas. It is produced by Lucasfilm

Star Control (8,484 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Control: Famous Battles of the Ur-Quan Conflict, Volume IV is an action-strategy video game developed by Toys for Bob and published by Accolade. It

Operation Blue Star (14,344 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Operation Blue Star was a military operation by the Indian Armed Forces conducted between 1 and 10 June 1984 to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and other

Apparent magnitude (4,792 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Apparent magnitude (m) is a measure of the brightness of a star, astronomical object or other celestial objects like artificial satellites. Its value depends

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (6,284 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

International. Buena Vista International agreed to a distribution deal with MegaStar Joint Venture Company Limited in April 2006 for the Vietnam market. On April

Chief of the Army Staff (India) (2,577 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

land forces branch of the Indian Armed Forces. Customarily held by a four-star general officer, the COAS is the senior-most operational officer of the IA

Parsec (3,337 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

AU subtends an angle of one arcsecond (⁠1/3600⁠ of a degree). The nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is about 1.3 parsecs (4.2 light-years) from the Sun: from

Nikola Jokić (23,286 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jokić received his first All-Star and All-NBA First Team selections. The following season, he once again received All-Star and All-NBA honors, while leading

Star Trek: Discovery (17,709 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek: Discovery is an American science fiction television series created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman for the streaming service CBS All Access

Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star (6,151 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star is the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Designed

Jennifer Aniston (10,416 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

major film role came in the 1993 horror comedy Leprechaun. She has since starred in a string of successful comedy films such as Office Space (1999), Bruce

Anne Hathaway (14,167 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the lead role in the Disney comedy The Princess Diaries (2001). After starring in a string of family films, including Ella Enchanted (2004), Hathaway

Jack O'Connell (actor) (3,343 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

independent films Starred Up (2013) and '71 (2014), garnering nominations for the British Independent Film Awards. He subsequently starred as war hero Louis

Chris Pine (5,084 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the Star Trek reboot film series (2009–2016) and Steve Trevor in the DC Extended Universe

Amitabh Bachchan (14,618 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sadi Ke Mahanayak (translated as "Greatest actor of the century" in Hindi), Star of the Millennium, or simply Big B. His dominance in the Indian film industry

Ann-Margret (5,973 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1973. Her star is located at 6501 Hollywood Boulevard. Ann-Margret starred opposite Bruce Dern

Orion (constellation) (5,220 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

M-type red supergiant star nearing the end of its life. It is the second brightest star in Orion, and is a semiregular variable star. It serves as the "right

Astrological sign (4,409 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

lunar mansion, is one of the 27 divisions of the sky identified by prominent star(s), as used in Hindu astronomy and astrology (Jyotisha). "Nakshatra" in Sanskrit

Star of David (5,401 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Star of David (Hebrew: מָגֵן דָּוִד, romanized: Magen David, lit. 'Shield of David') is a symbol generally recognized as representing both Jewish identity

Ahsoka (TV series) (7,718 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

as Star Wars: Ahsoka, is an American space fantasy television series created by Dave Filoni for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars

James Harden (14,716 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

2014 NBA All-Star Game, which marked his second consecutive All-Star selection. He was later named as a replacement starter for the All-Star Game. He was

Jason Momoa (3,271 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

also played Duncan Idaho in the science fiction film Dune (2021), and has starred in the action film Fast X (2023) and the fantasy adventure comedy film

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (9,825 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

It is the 11th Star Trek series and debuted in 2022 as part of Kurtzman's expanded Star Trek Universe. A spin-off from the series Star Trek: Discovery

Robert Redford (6,792 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

for his performance in the crime caper The Sting (1973). He continued to star in such films as The Way We Were (1973), All the President's Men (1976),

Celebrity (4,416 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

famous," he said. According to McGann: "He rapidly became the most brilliant star in the dazzling world of Regency London." Establishing cultural hot spots

Cthulhu (2,644 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

flared forth.") The 1931 novella At the Mountains of Madness refers to the "star-spawn of Cthulhu", who warred with another race called the Elder Things before

Elliot Page (7,677 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

known for his outspoken activism. Page first came to recognition for his starring role in the television franchise Pit Pony (1997–2000) and his recurring

Kevin Garnett (8,197 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in 2021. During his NBA career, Garnett was named to 15 All-Star Games, winning the All-Star MVP award in 2003. He was named to the All-NBA Team nine times

List of Star Wars Legends characters (11,823 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

characters from the Star Wars Expanded Universe, now rebranded Star Wars Legends. The accompanying works were declared non-canon to the Star Wars franchise

Han Solo (4,135 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(/ˈhɑːn ˈsoʊloʊ/) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars, and later appeared in The Empire Strikes

Kawhi Leonard (11,562 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time NBA champion, he is a six-time All-Star and a six-time member of the All-NBA Team (including three First Team selections)

Adam Driver (4,677 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(2014) before gaining wider recognition for his portrayal of Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019). He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for

Will Poulter (2,292 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(2010) and his starring role in the comedy film We're the Millers (2013). He won the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2014. Poulter starred in the first and

Toronto Star (4,271 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Toronto Star is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation

Shohei Ohtani (19,505 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the 2015 All-Star Game and the pitching spot in the end-of-year Pacific League Best Nine awards. Ohtani started the 2015 NPB All-Star Game 1 for the

Donovan Mitchell (6,632 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Utah Jazz, whom he played for from 2017 to 2022. He is a six-time NBA All-Star and All-NBA Second Team member in 2023. Mitchell played college basketball

Major League Baseball All-Star Game (7,038 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball

General (United States) (1,303 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

row). The rank of general ranks above a three-star lieutenant general and below the special wartime five-star ranks of General of the Army or General of

Toronto Maple Leafs (21,560 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

season, leading the NHL at the time of the All-Star Game (with Quinn named head coach of the East's All-Star Team). They finished the season with a then-franchise-record

Bruce Lee (18,096 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and the United States, Lee is regarded as the first global Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history of cinema

Chris Kyle (5,754 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in combat. He had 160 confirmed kills and was awarded a Silver Star, three Bronze Star Medals with "V" devices for valor, 2× Navy and Marine Corps Achievement

Irrfan Khan (4,528 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

by Sandeep Chattopadhyay. After starring in the British film The Warrior (2001), he had his breakthrough with starring roles in the dramas Haasil (2003)

Aaron Judge (12,870 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a six-time MLB All-Star and two-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) winner

Andrew Garfield (7,800 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) and We Live in Time (2024). On television, he starred as a Mormon detective in the crime drama miniseries Under the Banner of

Star Trek: Enterprise (12,289 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek: Enterprise, originally titled simply Enterprise for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick

Greta Garbo (13,828 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

her an international star. In 1928, Garbo starred in A Woman of Affairs, which catapulted her to MGM's highest box-office star, surpassing the long-reigning

Joan Collins (6,779 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 1983, Collins was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She has been recognised for her philanthropy

Pierce Brosnan (8,204 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

play the fictional secret agent James Bond in the James Bond film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World

Rebecca Romijn (1,842 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lily Watts in Femme Fatale (2002), and Una Chin-Riley on Star Trek: Discovery (2019) and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present). She has also had

Patsy Cline (12,490 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

first recording contract with the Four Star label in 1954, and had minor success with her earliest Four Star singles, including "A Church, a Courtroom

Jon Favreau (4,771 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Made. Made once again teamed him up with his Swingers co-star Vince Vaughn. Favreau also starred in a TV series called Dinner for Five, which aired on the

Jim Carrey (10,258 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

television series In Living Color (1990–1994). He broke out as a film star after starring in a string of box office hits, such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Dwyane Wade (11,076 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Association (NBA) and won three NBA championships, was a 13-time NBA All-Star, an eight-time member of the All-NBA Team, and a three-time member of the

Samuel L. Jackson (8,907 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(2015). He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), and Nick Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe

Allu Arjun (7,873 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

referred to as "Stylish Star" and "Icon Star" in the media. Allu Arjun made his debut in 2003 with Gangotri. He rose to prominence starring in Sukumar's cult

Greta Garbo (13,828 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

her an international star. In 1928, Garbo starred in A Woman of Affairs, which catapulted her to MGM's highest box-office star, surpassing the long-reigning

Sapphire (7,830 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

beryllium. A star sapphire is a type of sapphire that exhibits a star-like phenomenon known as asterism; red stones are known as "star rubies". Star sapphires

Kevin Durant (18,152 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

an NBA Most Valuable Player Award, two NBA Finals MVP Awards, two NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Awards, four NBA scoring titles, and the NBA Rookie

Oscar Isaac (10,871 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Apocalypse (2016). He became a global star with the role of Poe Dameron in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019). Isaac starred in the historical drama Operation

NDTV (9,281 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

network. The company launched the first 24x7 news channel in partnership with Star India in 1998. In 2003, it became an independent broadcasting network with

Darth Maul (6,307 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Darth Maul) is a character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He first appeared in the prequel film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (4,395 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) is a media franchise of space opera role-playing video games created and developed by BioWare, which have

Teyana Taylor (4,647 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

single "Ring the Alarm," she signed a recording contract with the Neptunes' Star Trak Entertainment, an imprint of Interscope Records the following year.

List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame (1,293 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Julian St. Jox 2003 John Stagliano 1997 David Stanley 2018 Celeste Star 2018 Charmane Star 2017 Aiden Starr 2018 Rachel Starr 2022 Lexington Steele 2009 Riley

Lupita Nyong'o (9,086 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

debut with the short film East River and subsequently returned to Kenya to star in the television series Shuga (2009–2012). She then pursued a master's degree

Vin Diesel (3,680 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

writing led him to begin screenwriting. He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the short drama film Multi-Facial (1995) and his debut feature Strays

Natalie Wood (7,766 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

29, 1981) was an American actress. She began acting at age four and co-starred at age eight in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). As a teenager, she was nominated

Alpha Centauri (11,666 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alpha Centauri (α Centauri, α Cen, or Alpha Cen) is a star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It consists of three stars: Rigil Kentaurus

Polaris (5,098 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that fluctuates around 1.98, it is the brightest star in the constellation and

Quartz (6,139 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide). The atoms are linked in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra

Katharine Hepburn (14,968 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Philadelphia Story, which she sold on the condition that she be the star. That comedy film was a box office success and landed her a third Academy

Super Smash Bros. (11,528 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the franchises whose characters it features. After developing Kirby Super Star (1996), Masahiro Sakurai, a game developer at HAL Laboratory, wished to experiment

Sex and the City (9,384 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO, based on the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell

James T. Kirk (6,538 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. Originally played by Canadian actor William Shatner, Kirk first appeared in Star Trek serving aboard the

Star Trek (2009 film) (15,449 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Star Trek is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It is the 11th film in

List of programmes broadcast by StarPlus (3,769 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of current and formerly broadcast series by the Indian television channel StarPlus. Baywatch (1997) The Bold and the Beautiful (1997) The Crystal Maze (1993–1994)

Yao Ming (8,986 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(NBA). Yao was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. During his

Jupiter (16,491 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

called it the "wood star" (Chinese: 木星; pinyin: mùxīng), based on the Chinese Five Elements. In China, it became known as the "Year-star" (Sui-sing), as Chinese

Kylo Ren (7,106 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kylo Ren (born Ben Solo) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in The Force Awakens (2015), the first film of the sequel

YouTuber (2,459 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

other pursuits, hosted the revival of the Nickelodeon show Double Dare and starred in the Netflix dance-comedy film Work It. Syrian-Emirati YouTuber, Hayla

Keira Knightley (12,819 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

worked in commercials and television films. Following a minor role as Sabé in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), her breakthrough came when she

Karl-Anthony Towns (7,281 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

traded to the Knicks before the 2024–25 season. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Team member, and became the first center to win the NBA

TriStar Pictures (2,732 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

TriStar Pictures, Inc. (spelled as Tri-Star until 1991) is an American film studio and production company that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion

Ron Jeremy (5,268 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

director Scott J. Gill filmed a documentary about him and his legacy, Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy, released in 2001. Jeremy was accused of sexual

List of active duty United States four-star officers (7,452 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

There are currently 38 active-duty four-star officers in the uniformed services of the United States: 11 in the Army, three in the Marine Corps, eight

Rachel Weisz (5,334 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with her starring role as Evelyn Carnahan in the Hollywood action films The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001). Weisz went on to star in several

Casey Affleck (8,512 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Western drama The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and starred in his brother's crime drama Gone Baby Gone. In 2010, he directed the mockumentary

A Star Is Born (2018 film) (6,573 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

A Star Is Born is a 2018 American musical romantic drama produced and directed by Bradley Cooper (in his directorial debut) with a screenplay by Cooper

David Tennant (6,672 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

from drama school was in a staging of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui co-starring Ashley Jensen, one of a few plays in which he performed as part of the

Draymond Green (10,564 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

power forward position, is a four-time NBA champion, a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time member of the All-NBA Team, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist

Oklahoma City Thunder (11,511 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

All-Star Game. Gilgeous-Alexander was selected for his third straight All-Star Game and second start in a row and Jalen Williams made his first All-Star team

Chuck Norris (11,072 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(1978), became a hit, and he soon became a popular action film star. Norris went on to star in a streak of bankable independently made action and martial

Jason Isaacs (4,872 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

leading roles in Brotherhood (2006–2008), Awake (2012), The OA (2016–2019), Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2018), and The White Lotus (2025). His voice acting

List of NBA All-Stars (7,539 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(NBA) All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game. It is the main event of the NBA All-Star Weekend. Traditionally, the All-Star Game featured

Obi-Wan Kenobi (miniseries) (11,785 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise. Set ten years after the Jedi Order was purged during the events of the film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge

Chloë Grace Moretz (4,762 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Carrie (2013). In 2014, Moretz starred in the drama film Clouds of Sils Maria and the action film The Equalizer. She also starred in the thriller film Dark

Boba Fett (10,946 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

ˌbɒ-/ BO(H)B-ə FET) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. First appearing in the Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), where he was voiced by

James Franco (11,368 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007)

Draymond Green (10,564 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

power forward position, is a four-time NBA champion, a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time member of the All-NBA Team, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist

Alpha Centauri (11,666 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alpha Centauri (α Centauri, α Cen, or Alpha Cen) is a star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It consists of three stars: Rigil Kentaurus

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2. Britton returned in the finale of the third season as a special guest star, reprising her role as Abby Clark. John Harlan Kim, who portrays Albert Han

Jayne Mansfield (14,521 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was known as Vera Jayne Peers. As a child, she wanted to be a Hollywood star like Shirley Temple. At age 12, Palmer took ballroom dance lessons. She graduated

Daniel Radcliffe (9,295 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

for portraying the title character in the Harry Potter film series. He starred in all eight films in the series, from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's

Boba Fett (10,946 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

ˌbɒ-/ BO(H)B-ə FET) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. First appearing in the Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), where he was voiced by

Sapphire (7,830 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

beryllium. A star sapphire is a type of sapphire that exhibits a star-like phenomenon known as asterism; red stones are known as "star rubies". Star sapphires

Tony Todd (2,200 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hell Fest (2018). On television, he played Kurn in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990–1991) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996), and appeared in the

Mon Mothma (6,607 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mon Mothma is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, primarily portrayed by Genevieve O'Reilly. Introduced as the leader of the Rebel Alliance

Emma Stone (11,885 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

which was Stone's first leading role. Following this breakthrough, she starred in the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) and the period drama

Lightsaber (5,151 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A lightsaber is a fictional energy sword featured throughout Star Wars. A typical lightsaber is shown as a luminous laser sword about 3 feet (0.91 m) in

List of Star Trek characters (G–M) (467 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

This article lists characters of Star Trek that received attention from third-party sources in their various canonical incarnations. This includes fictional

White dwarf (17,962 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

smaller component of the Sirius binary star. There are currently thought to be eight white dwarfs among the hundred star systems nearest the Sun. The unusual

Star Wars: The Bad Batch (9,747 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: The Bad Batch is an American animated television series created by Dave Filoni for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars

Service star (1,343 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star 3⁄16 inch (4.8 mm) in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed

Wilt Chamberlain (19,523 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rookie of the Year, one Finals MVP, and one All-Star Game MVP; he was selected to thirteen All-Star Games and ten All-NBA Teams (seven First and three

The Byrds (20,948 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

album was the McGuinn and Hillman-penned "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star", a satirical and heavily sarcastic jibe at the manufactured nature of groups

Patrick Swayze (3,897 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

cult films, Swayze was nominated for three Golden Globes and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997. Swayze received recognition for acting

Rachel Weisz (5,334 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with her starring role as Evelyn Carnahan in the Hollywood action films The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001). Weisz went on to star in several

Mark Wahlberg (6,577 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wahlberg made his screen debut in Renaissance Man (1994) and had his first starring role in Fear (1996). He received critical praise for his performance as

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) (5,565 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a 2008 American animated space opera film directed by Dave Filoni, produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and Lucasfilm Animation, and

Jayson Tatum (12,023 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

won his first title in the 2024 NBA Finals. Tatum is a six-time NBA All-Star and four-time All-NBA selection (including three first-team selections).

Rebel Alliance (7,025 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Republic) is an organization that features in the fictional world of the Star Wars franchise. The Alliance is portrayed as a stateless coalition of rebel

Henry Cavill (5,344 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

has since starred as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix's The Witcher (2019–2023). Cavill began his film career with a role in Laguna, later starred in Immortals

List of active duty United States four-star officers (7,452 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

There are currently 38 active-duty four-star officers in the uniformed services of the United States: 11 in the Army, three in the Marine Corps, eight

Paramount Pictures (14,791 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo. In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden

List of Star Wars creatures (14,322 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The universe of Star Wars, a space opera media franchise, features a broad variety of different alien creatures. These aliens can be sentient or non-sentient

Kaley Cuoco (2,611 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

KWOH-koh; born November 30, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for starring as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–2005), Penny

Star system (4,551 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

single star. A large group of stars bound by gravitation is generally called a star cluster or galaxy, although, broadly speaking, they are also star systems

Wil Wheaton (4,181 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

American actor and writer. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me, Joey

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (10,620 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Nicholas Meyer and based on the television series Star Trek. It is

Winona Ryder (8,717 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Following her film debut in Lucas (1986), Ryder rose to prominence when she starred in the comedy Beetlejuice (1988). Major parts in Heathers (1989), Edward

Viral video (7,026 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thanh. "'Star Wars Kid' cuts a deal with his tormentors"; The Globe and Mail; 7 April 2006. Wei, Will (12 May 2010). "Where Are They Now? The 'Star Wars Kid'

Jimmy Smits (1,889 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(2007), and In the Heights (2021). He also appeared as Bail Organa in the Star Wars franchise and as ADA Miguel Prado in Dexter. From 2012 to 2014, he was

James T. Kirk (6,538 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. Originally played by Canadian actor William Shatner, Kirk first appeared in Star Trek serving aboard the

Star Wars opening crawl (1,889 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Star Wars opening crawl is a signature device of the opening sequences of every numbered film of the Star Wars series, an American epic space opera

Hedy Lamarr (7,674 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mayer, who offered her a film contract in Hollywood. Lamarr became a film star with her performance in the romantic drama Algiers (1938). She achieved further

Columbia Pictures (10,181 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

out of the Tri-Star venture and sold its shares to Columbia Tri-Star later expanded into the television business with its new Tri-Star Television division

Light-year (1,936 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

successful measurement of the distance to a star other than the Sun, by Friedrich Bessel in 1838. The star was 61 Cygni, and he used a 160-millimetre (6

Felicity Jones (3,624 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Actress. In 2016, Jones starred in the thriller Inferno, the fantasy drama A Monster Calls, and the space opera Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Jyn Erso

Star Wars original trilogy (6,067 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy' or classic trilogy)

Jenna Jameson (7,534 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"Porn star's book walks wild side". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on September 8, 2004. "Jenna Jameson | How a Young Adult Star Turned

Betelgeuse (18,685 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. It is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel, the second

Charles Barkley (13,221 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the NBA's best rebounders and scorers. Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star, 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and the 1993 NBA Most Valuable Player

Florence Pugh (5,342 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

acting debut in the drama film The Falling (2014), Pugh gained praise for starring in the independent drama Lady Macbeth (2016) and the miniseries The Little

Kate Winslet (16,462 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mildred Pierce (2011) and Mare of Easttown (2021). In 2022, she produced and starred in the single drama "I Am Ruth", winning two BAFTA TV Awards, and played

Prabhas (5,429 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

India's Celebrity 100 list since 2015. Referred to in the media as "Rebel Star", he has a significant fan following and has received seven Filmfare Awards

Main sequence (6,825 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of a star, it generates thermal energy in its dense core region through nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium. During this stage of the star's lifetime

Kirk Douglas (12,788 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with Barbara Stanwyck. Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war

Main sequence (6,825 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of a star, it generates thermal energy in its dense core region through nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium. During this stage of the star's lifetime

Blake Lively (6,606 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Savages (2012). Lively shifted her focus to films in ensuing years. She starred in the romantic fantasy The Age of Adaline (2015), the survival film The

Paul Walker (3,961 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

by starring in The Fast and the Furious (2001). He also starred in the commercially successful road thriller Joy Ride (2001), becoming an action star. He

Star catalogue (5,497 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A star catalogue is an astronomical catalogue that lists stars. In astronomy, many stars are referred to simply by catalogue numbers. There are a great

Star Trek Into Darkness (9,286 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek Into Darkness is a 2013 American science fiction action film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof

Carmelo Anthony (16,650 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a ten-time NBA All-Star and six-time All-NBA Team member. He played college basketball for the Syracuse

Courteney Cox (5,349 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Globe Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cox had a recurring role in the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1987–1989), and starred in the FX drama series

List of Star Wars creatures (14,322 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The universe of Star Wars, a space opera media franchise, features a broad variety of different alien creatures. These aliens can be sentient or non-sentient

San Antonio Spurs (16,420 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the 2005–06 season, the Spurs acquired the two-time All-Star Michael Finley and one-time All Star Nick Van Exel. Not surprisingly, the Spurs would come

Dallas Cowboys (20,178 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

blue star logo, which represents Texas as "The Lone Star State", is one of the most well-known team logos in professional sports. The blue star originally

Forest Whitaker (6,018 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Respect (2021). He has also appeared in Panic Room (2002), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Saw Gerrera, and Black Panther (2018) as Zuri. Whitaker

Rear admiral (United States) (2,722 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

admiral (lower half)," a one-star flag officer, and "rear admiral" (sometimes referred to as "rear admiral (upper half)"), a two-star flag officer. The two ranks

Lindsay Lohan (12,278 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(2004) and gold-certified A Little More Personal (Raw) (2005). She also starred in the comedies Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) and Just My Luck (2006). To

Gilbert Arenas (6,150 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

31st overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft. Arenas is a three-time NBA All-Star, three-time member of the All-NBA Team during his time in Washington, and

Daniel Craig (9,158 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Knives Out film series since 2019, and starred in the romantic drama Queer (2024). On stage, Craig starred in the Royal National Theatre's production

Jar Jar Binks (4,916 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

fictional character from the Star Wars saga created by George Lucas. A member of the Gungan race, Jar Jar appears throughout the Star Wars prequel trilogy—as

MS Estonia (1,637 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in Diana II. Estonia previously sailed as Viking Sally (1980–1990), Silja Star (1990–1991), and Wasa King (1991–1993).[citation needed] On 29 June 1980

Jon Hamm (6,763 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Morning Show and Fargo. More recently, he co-starred in the Paramount+ drama series Landman (2024–25) and currently plays the

Pulsar (7,100 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A pulsar (pulsating star, on the model of quasar) is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its

Michelle Pfeiffer (14,809 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cemented as one of the highest-paid actresses of the 1990s, Pfeiffer starred in The Russia House (1990) and Frankie and Johnny (1991). In 1992, she

David Spade (2,941 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2003 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After several years as a stand-up comedian

Super Mario (10,021 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Super Mario Bros. and Mario) is a platform game series created by Nintendo starring their mascot, Mario. It is the central series of the greater Mario franchise

James McAvoy (5,740 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the action film Wanted (2008). After winning the inaugural BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2006, his performances in the period dramas The Last King of Scotland

Red Star FC (2,916 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Red Star Football Club (French pronunciation: [ʁɛd staʁ futbol klœb]), known as Red Star FC or simply Red Star, is a French professional football club

The Acolyte (TV series) (11,118 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Acolyte, also known as Star Wars: The Acolyte, is an American science fiction television series created by Leslye Headland for the streaming service

Rodrigo Duterte (31,773 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pumili ng katimbang ni PRRD sa 2022". Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). Manila, Philippines: PhilStar Global Corp. August 28, 2021. Retrieved October

Borg (7,881 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Borg are an alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the Star Trek fictional universe. They are cybernetic organisms (cyborgs) linked in

Star Wars: The Old Republic (9,154 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: The Old Republic is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based in the Star Wars universe. Developed by BioWare Austin and

Nani (actor) (7,627 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

2008 starring in the romantic comedy Ashta Chamma, a box office success and attained his breakthrough with Ala Modalaindi (2011). He went on to star in

Marvin Gaye (12,356 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gaye's last televised appearances were at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, where he sang "The Star-Spangled Banner", Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever in

List of Star Wars books (6,419 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars is an American epic space-opera media franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas that includes Star Wars (1977), The Empire

James Charles (4,445 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

heterosexual man with the knowledge of the man's sexuality. YouTuber Jeffree Star and singer Zara Larsson corroborated Westbrook's claims and Charles became

Simon Pegg (3,230 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

all of which saw Wright directing and Pegg starring alongside Nick Frost. Pegg and Frost also wrote and starred in the sci-fi comedy film Paul (2011). Pegg

Kirstie Alley (3,747 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, Alley starred as the lead in the sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning additional Emmy and

Strategic Defense Initiative (9,573 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), derisively nicknamed the Star Wars program, was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United

Shia LaBeouf (7,210 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

directed a short film titled Maniac (2011), starring American rappers Cage and Kid Cudi. In 2007, LaBeouf starred in the commercially successful films Disturbia

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (4,584 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is an American science fiction adventure television series created by Jon Watts and Christopher Ford for the streaming service

Cancer (astrology) (1,188 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

ISBN 9781133307273. Retrieved August 27, 2022. Allen, Richard Hinckley (1899). The Star-Names and Their Meanings. New York City, New York: G.E. Stechert. Astronomical

Woody Harrelson (5,553 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and Tobias Beckett in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). Harrelson received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations

Star cluster (2,773 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A star cluster is a group of stars held together by self-gravitation. Two main types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters, tight groups

George Takei (8,290 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise. Takei was born to Japanese-American parents, with whom he

Bryan Cranston (5,737 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019), and has also starred in the drama series Your Honor (2020–2023). On stage, he earned a Tony

Guest appearance (1,160 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

credit and billing given to a given performer—"starring," "guest star," "special guest star," "also starring," etc.—is a matter negotiated between the production

Anthony Edwards (basketball) (5,179 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

pick by the Timberwolves in the 2020 NBA draft. He is a three-time NBA All-Star and won a gold medal on the 2024 U.S. Olympic team. Edwards finished his

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In the United States Armed Forces, a brigadier general is a one-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force

List of Star Trek aliens (1,055 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek is a science fiction media franchise that began with Gene Roddenberry's launch of the original Star Trek television series in 1966. Its success

Sally Field (4,191 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tony Award and two British Academy Film Awards. She was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014, the National Medal of Arts in 2014

Spaceballs (4,081 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brooks. It primarily parodies the original Star Wars trilogy, but also of other popular franchises such as Star Trek, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space

List of Star Wars spacecraft (11,075 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

cruisers, battleships, and other spacecraft in the Star Wars films, books, and video games. The Death Star is the Empire's battle station which has the ability

Women's National Basketball Association (18,177 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

playoffs, culminating in the WNBA Finals, which is played in October. The All-Star Game occurs midway through the season in July. The league hosts an annual

Shirley MacLaine (5,625 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(1955), winning the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. She rose to prominence with starring roles in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

ABP News (923 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

free-to-air television news channel owned by ABP Group. Initially launched as Star News in 1998, it was later acquired by the ABP Group (ABP). It won the Best

Lincoln, Nebraska (12,978 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

located within the city as well. A public bus transit system, StarTran, operates in Lincoln. StarTran's fleet consists of 67 full-sized buses and 13 Handi-Vans

Pleiades (5,409 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

light-years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and the nearest Messier object to Earth, being the most obvious star cluster to the naked eye in the

Margot Robbie (9,448 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

comedy film The Wolf of Wall Street. She achieved wider recognition with starring roles as Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan (2016), and as Harley Quinn

Tommy Lee (3,848 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rock Star Supernova with Jason Newsted (ex-Flotsam & Jetsam, Voivod, Metallica) and Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses). The 2006 season of Rock Star selected

Main sequence (6,825 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of a star, it generates thermal energy in its dense core region through nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium. During this stage of the star's lifetime

Ian McDiarmid (2,590 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

McDiarmid joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1974, and has since starred in a number of Shakespeare's plays. He has received an Olivier Award for

James Charles (4,445 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

heterosexual man with the knowledge of the man's sexuality. YouTuber Jeffree Star and singer Zara Larsson corroborated Westbrook's claims and Charles became

David Spade (2,941 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2003 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After several years as a stand-up comedian

Utah Jazz (13,997 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

NBA All-Star Game, his first career All-Star selection. On February 10, it was further announced that Markkanen had been selected as an All-Star starter

Dwight Howard (10,226 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"Superman" for his athletic prowess, he is an NBA champion, eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA Team honoree, five-time All-Defensive Team member, and

Chris Paul (11,870 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

guards of all time, he has won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, an NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, two Olympic gold medals, and led the NBA

Sally Field (4,191 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tony Award and two British Academy Film Awards. She was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014, the National Medal of Arts in 2014

Nina Dobrev (3,558 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

commercial success came with XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017). She also starred in the romantic comedies Dog Days (2018), Then Came You (2018), and Love

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (10,624 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a 2008 action-adventure game developed and published by LucasArts, and part of The Force Unleashed multimedia project

Malcolm McDowell (2,919 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Caligula (1979), Cat People (1982), Blue Thunder (1983), The Caller (1987), Star Trek Generations (1994), Tank Girl (1995), Mr. Magoo (1997), I'll Sleep When

Hero of the Soviet Union (3,136 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

hero, and to distinguish heroes from other Order of Lenin holders, the Gold Star medal was introduced on 1 August 1939. Earlier heroes were retroactively

Paramount+ (10,587 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

programs such as Big Brother, The Good Fight, and the new Star Trek television series Star Trek: Discovery. In 2018, the service launched in Australia

Galaxy (15,794 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Most 18th- to 19th-century astronomers considered them as either unresolved star clusters or extragalactic nebulae,: 220 but their true composition and natures

Guest appearance (1,160 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

credit and billing given to a given performer—"starring," "guest star," "special guest star," "also starring," etc.—is a matter negotiated between the production

Houston Astros (19,332 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

team's traditional star logo was changed to a stylized, "flying" star with an open left end. Both the home and road uniforms featured a star substituting for

51st state (16,562 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with 51 stars or more 51 star variant 52 star variant 53 star variant 54 star variant 55 star variant 56 star variant 60 star variant Should a 51st state

Mercury (planet) (16,123 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

in Earth's sky, always close to the Sun, either as a "morning star" or an "evening star". It stays most of the time the closest to all other planets and

Katie Holmes (7,486 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

her directorial debut with the 2016 film All We Had, in which she also starred, following in 2022, by her second movie Alone Together, which was also

Rachel McAdams (12,233 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Rising Star. After a hiatus, McAdams gained further prominence starring in the films The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

Christopher Lloyd (4,020 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

debut in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and went on to star as Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Professor Plum in Clue

Charles Bronson (8,823 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

cinematic leading role in Machine-Gun Kelly (1958). Bronson had sizeable co-starring roles in The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), This Property

Seth Green (2,737 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(1987) and Big Business (1988). During the 1990s and 2000s, Green began starring in comedy films such as Idle Hands (1999), Rat Race (2001), Without a Paddle

Patty Duke (4,050 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. At age 15, Duke portrayed Helen Keller in

Andy Serkis (4,971 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), also portraying Kino Loy in the Star Wars Disney+ series

Industrial Light & Magic (5,769 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lucas founded, and was created when he began production on the original Star Wars, now the fourth episode of the Skywalker Saga. ILM originated in Van

Minneapolis (25,849 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Minnesota Women's Press, North News, Northeaster, Southwest Connector, Star Tribune, and St. Paul – Midway Como Frogtown Monitor. La Prensa de Minnesota

List of Star Wars spacecraft (11,075 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

cruisers, battleships, and other spacecraft in the Star Wars films, books, and video games. The Death Star is the Empire's battle station which has the ability

Simon Pegg (3,230 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

all of which saw Wright directing and Pegg starring alongside Nick Frost. Pegg and Frost also wrote and starred in the sci-fi comedy film Paul (2011). Pegg

Astronomy (10,550 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

finding new comets. Astronomy (from the Greek ἀστρονομία from ἄστρον astron, "star" and -νομία -nomia from νόμος nomos, "law" or "culture") means "law of the

Warwick Davis (3,580 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(1988) and the Leprechaun film series (1993–2003); several characters in the Star Wars film series (1983–2024), most notably Wicket the Ewok; and Professor

Kris Jenner (4,437 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She rose to fame starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–2021)

Hugh Laurie (5,320 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

three series of the period comedy Blackadder, first as a recurring guest star in the last two episodes of Blackadder II, before joining the main cast in

Clone Wars (3,416 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

fictional three-year conflict in the Star Wars franchise by George Lucas. Though mentioned briefly in the first Star Wars film (A New Hope, 1977), the war

Star Trek: Picard (11,876 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek: Picard is an American science fiction television series created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, and Alex Kurtzman for the

Bill Hader (4,968 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

two, consecutively, for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He is a star and producer of the IFC mockumentary comedy series Documentary Now! (2015–present)

Clark Gable (12,116 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Merry Widow (1925), The Plastic Age (1925) starring Clara Bow, and Forbidden Paradise (1924) starring Pola Negri. He appeared in a series of two-reel

David Carradine (9,673 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

television and on stage. He was widely known to television audiences as the star of the 1970s television series Kung Fu, playing Kwai Chang Caine, a peace-loving

Kyrie Irving (15,668 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. A nine-time All-Star and three-time member of the All-NBA Team, Irving won an NBA championship

Matthew Broderick (3,642 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. He starred in WarGames (1983) as a teen government hacker, and Ladyhawke (1985), a medieval

Pentagram (4,810 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha, pentangle, or star pentagon) is a regular five-pointed star polygon, formed from the diagonal line segments of a

Spaceballs (4,081 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brooks. It primarily parodies the original Star Wars trilogy, but also of other popular franchises such as Star Trek, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space

Dustin Hoffman (10,889 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

by Gene Saks and co-starring Melinda Dillon. Grosbard and Hoffman reunited for a 1965 recording of Death of a Salesman starring Lee J. Cobb and Mildred

Metallicity (4,790 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

measure with spectral observations in the star's spectrum given the large number of iron lines in the star's spectra (even though oxygen is the most abundant

Melanie C (13,891 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

She signed with Virgin Records to release her debut solo album Northern Star (1999). After the release of her second album, Reason (2003), Chisholm parted

Five-star rank (4,634 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A five-star rank is the highest military rank in many countries. The rank is that of the most senior operational military commanders, and within NATO's

Zac Efron (7,312 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

During this time, he also starred in the musical film Hairspray (2007) and the comedy film 17 Again (2009). Efron had starring roles in the films New Year's

Will Forte (4,584 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(2010), and a streaming limited series in 2021. Forte also created and starred in the sitcom The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018). For the series, he received

Diego Luna (4,550 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

producer, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and the Disney+ series Andor (2022–2025), for which he

Mazzy Star (3,661 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California, from remnants of the group Opal. Founding member David Roback's

Flag of China (6,274 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

known as the Five-star Red Flag, is a Chinese red field with five golden stars charged at the canton. The design features one large star, with four smaller

Gregory Peck (21,325 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. After studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse

Red dwarf (4,265 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

red dwarf is the smallest kind of star on the main sequence. Red dwarfs are by far the most common type of fusing star in the Milky Way, at least in the

Flag of Australia (8,854 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

seven-pointed star (the Commonwealth Star) and a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars (one small five-pointed star and

Rock Hudson (7,419 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

later he turned to television, starring in the mystery series McMillan & Wife (1971–1977). His last role was as a guest star on the fifth season (1984–1985)

Salma Hayek (8,450 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) as well as the romantic drama

Lockheed T-33 (4,372 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) is an American subsonic jet trainer. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948. The T-33

Pleiades (5,409 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

light-years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and the nearest Messier object to Earth, being the most obvious star cluster to the naked eye in the

ABP News (923 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

free-to-air television news channel owned by ABP Group. Initially launched as Star News in 1998, it was later acquired by the ABP Group (ABP). It won the Best

Christopher Lloyd (4,020 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

debut in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and went on to star as Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Professor Plum in Clue

Matthew Broderick (3,642 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. He starred in WarGames (1983) as a teen government hacker, and Ladyhawke (1985), a medieval

Michelle Yeoh (8,004 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Khan in her early films, she rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s after starring in Hong Kong action and martial arts films where she performed her own

John Goodman (4,023 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the comedy series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–2025). He also guest starred in The West Wing (2003–2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1,485 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cross with Star and Sash Grand Cross with badge Grand Cross with Star and Sash in case Grand Cross with Star and Sash set Grand Cross Star Commander's

Amy Adams (11,956 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

comedy The Ex, starring Zach Braff and Amanda Peet. After voicing in Walt Disney Pictures' animated comedy film Underdog (2007), Adams starred as a highly

Anton Yelchin (3,538 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Star Trek reboot and Kyle Reese in Terminator Salvation. He reprised his role as Chekov in the sequels Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek

Anya Taylor-Joy (5,482 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. She then starred in the horror film Last Night in Soho (2021), the action films The Northman

Bermuda Triangle (6,063 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

torpedo bombers on a training mission; the January 1948 disappearance of Star Tiger, a British South American Airways (BSAA) passenger airplane; the March

The Book of Boba Fett (6,819 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wen and Pedro Pascal also starring. All reprise their roles from The Mandalorian and other Star Wars media. A standalone Star Wars film centered on Boba

Liam Payne (12,696 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Express & Star. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2015. "Liam Payne theatre company holds auditions to find their 'next star'". Native

Pro Bowl (6,643 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (since 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (5,550 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

to the Los Angeles Clippers that same night. He is a three-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA First Team member. In his rookie year, Gilgeous-Alexander

Spock (8,901 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Spock is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. He first appeared in the original Star Trek series serving aboard the starship USS Enterprise

Taika Waititi (6,102 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine

Jamie Foxx (5,705 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Color (1991–1994). Following this success, he co-created, produced and starred in his own titular sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show (1996–2001). After a series

Dustin Hoffman (10,889 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

by Gene Saks and co-starring Melinda Dillon. Grosbard and Hoffman reunited for a 1965 recording of Death of a Salesman starring Lee J. Cobb and Mildred

Jalen Brunson (11,658 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

York Knicks as a free agent in 2022. With the Knicks, he became an NBA All-Star and received an All-NBA Team selection for the first time in 2024. He set

Ben Kingsley (4,895 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bachelor in 2002 for services to the British film industry. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and received the Britannia Award in

Lieutenant general (United States) (2,517 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

In the United States Armed Forces, a lieutenant general is a three-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force

FIFA World Cup awards (5,054 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

general public. One other award was given between 1994 and 2006: an All-Star Team comprising the best players of the tournament chosen by the FIFA Technical

Lin-Manuel Miranda (10,431 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

made his Broadway debut in 2008, writing the music and lyrics for and starring in the musical In the Heights, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical

Kris Kristofferson (6,184 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hollywood films. Some of his most famous films include Cisco Pike (1972), A Star Is Born (1976), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), and the Blade film trilogy

Bobby Darin (5,024 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Darin won a Golden Globe Award for his first film, Come September, co-starring his first wife, actress Sandra Dee. During the 1960s, Darin became more

Galactic Republic (5,040 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

entity in the Star Wars universe that predates the formation of the Galactic Empire. It is prominently featured in the prequel trilogy of Star Wars films

Star Trek: Picard (11,876 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek: Picard is an American science fiction television series created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, and Alex Kurtzman for the

Salford City F.C. (11,791 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

quaking". Salford Star. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2021. "Stuff the Champions League - Salford triumph in the Game of Death". Salford Star. 30 April 2009

Brigadier general (4,104 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

'Brigadeiro'; the two-star rank is Brigadeiro (Brigadier), the three-star rank is Major-Brigadeiro (Major-Brigadier), and the four-star rank is Tenente-Brigadeiro-do-Ar

Mookie Betts (7,131 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox. He is an eight-time All-Star, a seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner, a six-time Gold Glove Award recipient

Houston Rockets (15,015 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

record for almost a decade until the 1976–77 season, when they traded for All-Star center Moses Malone from the American Basketball Association (ABA). Malone

Extraterrestrial life (14,353 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

comparatively lighter weight of helium allows the star to release the extra energy. The process continues until the star uses all of its available fuel, with the

Goldie Hawn (4,668 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

enlists for the army in the comedy Private Benjamin (1980). Hawn has also starred in such comedy films as There's a Girl in My Soup (1970), Butterflies Are

Betty White (10,338 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

acting in sitcoms, sketch comedy, and game shows. White produced and starred in the series Life with Elizabeth (1953–1955), thus becoming the first

Proxima Centauri (9,923 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to Earth after the Sun, located 4.25 light-years away in the southern constellation of Centaurus. This object was

James Gandolfini (8,615 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Zero Dark Thirty (2012). He received acclaim for playing against type starring in the romantic comedy Enough Said (2013). For the role, he earned numerous

Lucille Ball (9,111 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

series, including Mission: Impossible and Star Trek. After Wildcat, she reunited with I Love Lucy co-star Vivian Vance for The Lucy Show, which Vance

Flag of Pakistan (2,510 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Star and Crescent (پرچمِ ستارہ و ہلال), is made up of a green field with a stylized tilted white descending crescent moon and five-pointed star at

White Star Line (15,384 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The White Star Line was a British shipping line. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually grew to become one of the most prominent

FIFA World Cup awards (5,054 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

general public. One other award was given between 1994 and 2006: an All-Star Team comprising the best players of the tournament chosen by the FIFA Technical

Droid (Star Wars) (4,085 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

In the Star Wars space opera franchise, a droid is a fictional robot possessing some degree of artificial intelligence. The term is a clipped form of "android"

Brigadier general (4,104 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

'Brigadeiro'; the two-star rank is Brigadeiro (Brigadier), the three-star rank is Major-Brigadeiro (Major-Brigadier), and the four-star rank is Tenente-Brigadeiro-do-Ar

Effective temperature (1,967 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The effective temperature of a body such as a star or planet is the temperature of a black body that would emit the same total amount of electromagnetic

Sridevi (12,602 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tamil film Moondru Mudichu. She soon established herself as a leading female star of South Indian Cinema, with roles in such films as 16 Vayathinile (1977)

Extraterrestrial life (14,353 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

comparatively lighter weight of helium allows the star to release the extra energy. The process continues until the star uses all of its available fuel, with the

Mookie Betts (7,131 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox. He is an eight-time All-Star, a seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner, a six-time Gold Glove Award recipient

Changes in Star Wars re-releases (11,516 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Many of the films in the Star Wars franchise have been re-released, both theatrically and on home media formats. Franchise creator George Lucas often altered

Flag of Australia (8,854 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

seven-pointed star (the Commonwealth Star) and a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars (one small five-pointed star and

Burt Lancaster (7,540 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

critical success and launched both of their careers. In 1948, Lancaster starred alongside Barbara Stanwyck in the commercially and critically acclaimed

Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan) (624 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

the Army Staff (COAS) is a position in the Pakistani Army held by a four-star general. As the highest-ranking officer, it is the most powerful position

General Grievous (5,385 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Grievous is a character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He was introduced in the 2003 animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars (voiced by

Rob Lowe (6,871 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

he came to prominence as a teen idol and member of the Brat Pack with starring roles in The Outsiders (1983), Class (1983), The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)

Space opera (3,019 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

successful space opera book series ever written. The Star Trek TV series (1966–) by Gene Roddenberry and the Star Wars films (1977–) by George Lucas brought a

Galactic Republic (5,040 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

entity in the Star Wars universe that predates the formation of the Galactic Empire. It is prominently featured in the prequel trilogy of Star Wars films

Hank Aaron (10,144 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

home runs. He was an NL All-Star for 20 seasons and an AL All-Star for one season, and he holds the record for the most All-Star selections (25), while sharing

Hilary Duff (12,927 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tate (2019). Duff starred as Kelsey Peters in TV Land's longest-running original series Younger (2015–2021), and produced and starred as Sophie Tompkins

List of DC Universe locations (11,913 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Vegan Star System. Slagg is a planet in the Vegan Star System. Uxor is a planet in the Vegan Star System. Wombworld is a planet in the Vegan Star System

Science fiction film (8,008 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with special effects became popular with audiences after the success of Star Wars (1977) and paved the way for the blockbuster hits of subsequent decades

Willie Mays (14,957 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the All-Star Game MVP. With a leadoff home run against Milt Pappas in the 1965 All-Star Game, Mays set a record for most hits in his All-Star Games (21)

Dirk Nowitzki (12,875 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

21 seasons. He is a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA Team member, the first European player to start in an All-Star Game, and the first European player

Major general (United States) (1,534 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

In the United States Armed Forces, a major general is a two-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. A

The Orville (7,449 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

original Star Trek and Next Generation eras, both of which it heavily parodies and pays homage to. The series also uses inspiration from the Star Wars franchise

Justin Verlander (14,840 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and the 18th to strike out 3,000 batters. Verlander is a nine-time MLB All-Star and has led the AL in strikeouts five times, in earned run average twice

Stray Kids (20,929 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

their EPs Oddinary, Maxident (both 2022), Rock-Star (2023), and Ate (2024); their third studio album 5-Star (2023); and their first mixtape Hop (2024). These

Dakota Johnson (5,287 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alabama (1999), directed by her then-stepfather Antonio Banderas, and also starring her mother. After graduating from high school, she began auditioning for

Amanda Seyfried (4,696 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Henrickson in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011). Seyfried has starred in many films, including Mamma Mia! (2008) and its sequel Mamma Mia! Here

Luka Dončić (20,831 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Association (NBA). Since his rookie season, he has been selected to five NBA All-Star games and five All-NBA First Team selections. He also represents the Slovenian

Jessica Lange (9,663 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Award for New Star of the Year. Lange went on to receive two Academy Awards, her first for Best Supporting Actress as a soap opera star in the comedy

Tony Curtis (4,915 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

recognition as a dramatic actor in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) with co-star Burt Lancaster. The following year he was nominated for the Academy Award

Colin Firth (7,385 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), and Love Actually (2003). He starred as Mark Darcy in the Bridget Jones film series (2001–2025), and also acted

Solange Knowles (7,593 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

World Entertainment. At 16, Knowles released her first studio album Solo Star (2002). She also appeared in the films Johnson Family Vacation (2004), and

List of Star Wars video games (4,315 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

list of Star Wars video games. This page only includes games developed or published by LucasArts, or officially licensed by Lucasfilm. Star Wars Zero

Andromeda Galaxy (11,065 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

sequence" (galaxies that lack star formation). Star formation activity in green valley galaxies is slowing as they run out of star-forming gas in the interstellar

Sofía Vergara (4,390 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chicago on Broadway as Matron Mama Morton for six weeks. She was scheduled to star in The Paperboy, an independent drama directed by Lee Daniels. However shooting

Penélope Cruz (10,672 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

only Spanish actress to have won an Academy Award and to have received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2007 she won the David di Donatello for

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (12,838 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Indian Hindi-language romantic family drama television series that airs on StarPlus and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It premiered on 12 January 2009 and is

Asterisk (6,506 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

asteriskos, "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star. Computer scientists

Brown dwarf (18,155 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

emit but from their low luminosity, falling below that of a white dwarf star but above the level of a Gas giant. To the naked eye, brown dwarfs would

Bob Crane (3,799 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

an American actor, drummer, radio personality and disc jockey known for starring in the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes. Crane was a drummer from age 11, and

Don Johnson (4,415 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the titular character in the 1990s series Nash Bridges. Johnson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996. Johnson has appeared in films such

Mickey Mantle (10,450 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and runs batted in (RBI) (130). He was an All-Star for 16 seasons, playing in 16 of the 20 All-Star Games that he was selected for. He also had a solid

Rey (Star Wars) (7,904 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Rey is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. She was created by Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams, and Michael Arndt for The Force Awakens (2015)

Kumkum Bhagya (4,194 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

on 15 April 2014 on Zee TV and digitally streams on ZEE5. It formerly starred Sriti Jha, Shabir Ahluwalia, Mugdha Chaphekar, Krishna Kaul, Rachi Sharma

Dakota Fanning (4,019 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Actors Guild Awards. Fanning received recognition at the age of seven for starring in the drama film I Am Sam (2001), being nominated for the SAG Award for

R2-D2 (4,348 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

fictional robot character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He has appeared in ten of the eleven theatrical Star Wars films to date, including

Bryce Dallas Howard (5,690 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

niece of actor Clint Howard. Her godfather is actor Henry Winkler, who co-starred with her father in the 1970s–1980s American comedy television series Happy

Changes in Star Wars re-releases (11,516 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Many of the films in the Star Wars franchise have been re-released, both theatrically and on home media formats. Franchise creator George Lucas often altered

Solange Knowles (7,593 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

World Entertainment. At 16, Knowles released her first studio album Solo Star (2002). She also appeared in the films Johnson Family Vacation (2004), and

Proxima Centauri (9,923 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to Earth after the Sun, located 4.25 light-years away in the southern constellation of Centaurus. This object was

Republic of Texas (7,492 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was the "Burnet Flag" (a single gold star on an azure field), followed in 1839 by official adoption of the Lone Star Flag. Internal politics of the Republic

Colin Firth (7,385 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), and Love Actually (2003). He starred as Mark Darcy in the Bridget Jones film series (2001–2025), and also acted

Order of Nine Angles (9,750 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

into distinct aeons, support for the future colonisation of space, and the "Star Game," a board game that Myatt claimed to have developed in 1975. Born in

Jessica Lange (9,663 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Award for New Star of the Year. Lange went on to receive two Academy Awards, her first for Best Supporting Actress as a soap opera star in the comedy

Kumkum Bhagya (4,194 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

on 15 April 2014 on Zee TV and digitally streams on ZEE5. It formerly starred Sriti Jha, Shabir Ahluwalia, Mugdha Chaphekar, Krishna Kaul, Rachi Sharma

Dallas Mavericks (20,305 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

unpopular (television ratings fell 26 percent). Still, during the 1979 NBA All-Star Game weekend, NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien announced the league would add

Penélope Cruz (10,672 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

only Spanish actress to have won an Academy Award and to have received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2007 she won the David di Donatello for

Stormtrooper (Star Wars) (7,765 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Stormtroopers are fictional soldiers in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. Introduced in the original Star Wars film trilogy (1977–1983), the stormtroopers

Bob Crane (3,799 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

an American actor, drummer, radio personality and disc jockey known for starring in the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes. Crane was a drummer from age 11, and

Don Johnson (4,415 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the titular character in the 1990s series Nash Bridges. Johnson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996. Johnson has appeared in films such

Cillian Murphy (8,375 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Shelby in the BBC period drama series Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) and for starring in the horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2020). Murphy portrayed J.

Bette Davis (13,913 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Star (1952), but her career struggled over the rest of the decade. Her last nomination came for her role as the psychotic former child star Jane

Star Wars: Battlefront (4,506 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: Battlefront is a series of first- and third-person shooter video games based on the Star Wars franchise. Players take the role of characters

Roger Clemens (10,081 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(ERA), and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-most all time. An 11-time MLB All-Star and two-time World Series champion, Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more

Star Wars: Visions (4,455 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars: Visions is an animated anthology television series created for the American streaming service Disney+. Produced by Lucasfilm, the series consists

Ray Liotta (5,369 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Emmy Award for his guest role in the television series ER in 2005. He starred as Frank Sinatra in the television film The Rat Pack (1998) and Lorca in

Frank Oz (3,526 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with Jim Henson and George Lucas through The Muppets, Sesame Street, and Star Wars, as well as his directorial work in feature films and theater. The son

Ram Charan (6,801 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He rose to prominence starring in S. S. Rajamouli's fantasy action film Magadheera (2009), the highest-grossing

Brown dwarf (18,155 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

emit but from their low luminosity, falling below that of a white dwarf star but above the level of a Gas giant. To the naked eye, brown dwarfs would

Paul Rudd (4,372 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

portrayed a drug lord in the film Reno 911!: Miami. He guest-starred as a has-been 1990s rock star, Desmond Fellows, on the television series Veronica Mars

Yasiin Bey (6,363 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brooklyn-based rapper Talib Kweli formed the duo Black Star, whose debut album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (1998) spawned the singles "Definition" and "Respiration"

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (12,838 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Indian Hindi-language romantic family drama television series that airs on StarPlus and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It premiered on 12 January 2009 and is

Network topology (5,238 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

topology carried on a physical star topology. Token Ring is a logical ring topology, but is wired as a physical star from the media access unit. Physically

Atlanta Hawks (11,787 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

only All-Star appearance in 2002. The team ended up 33–49 for the 2001–02 season. The Hawks sent Kukoc to the Milwaukee Bucks for All-Star Glenn Robinson

Star Wars prequel trilogy (5,056 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Star Wars prequel trilogy, colloquially referred to as the prequels, is a series of epic space-opera films written and directed by George Lucas. It

Asterisk (6,506 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

asteriskos, "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star. Computer scientists

Nova (3,093 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or

Al Horford (6,342 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a five-time NBA All-Star and won the NBA championship with the Celtics in 2024. Horford played college

Sidney Crosby (20,313 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was named First Star of the Month in both November and December, respectively. On January 3, 2011, Crosby was selected as a 2011 All-Star, along with teammates

James Dean (10,885 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the American Film Institute, being ranked as the 18th greatest male film star from Golden Age Hollywood on their "AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars" list. Time

Jacqueline Fernandez (6,318 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

drama Aladin, which marked her acting debut and won her the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female. Fernandez had her breakthrough role with the

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (8,108 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. The story is set in the

Khalistan movement (20,383 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

assassination of General Arun Vaidya, in retaliation for 1984's Operation Blue Star. By the mid-1990s, the insurgency petered out, with the last major incident

Triple-A (baseball) (2,136 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

All-Star break, with no regular-season games scheduled for two days before the All-Star Game itself. Some additional events, such as the All-Star Fan

List of nearest stars (5,481 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Only 22 are bright enough to be visible without a telescope, for which the star's visible light needs to reach or exceed the dimmest brightness visible to

Alan Tudyk (3,110 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

motion capture for Sonny in I, Robot (2004), and 3:10 to Yuma (2007). He starred in the black comedy horror film Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010). Tudyk has

Moses Malone (6,507 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times, was a 12-time NBA All-Star and an eight-time All-NBA Team selection. Malone led the Philadelphia 76ers

Reptilian humanoid (1,373 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

multiple Star Trek series, is another example of reptilian humanoids in that particular science fiction universe. The "Tosk" people, featured on Star Trek:

Star formation (5,712 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star formation is the process by which dense regions within molecular clouds in interstellar space—sometimes referred to as "stellar nurseries" or "star-forming

List of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes (1,367 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series which aired in syndication from September 1987 through to May 1994. It

Bo Jackson (6,845 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in two major North American sports. Jackson's achievements at the elite levels

Matt Smith (4,923 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

to Star in 'Patient Zero'". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015. "Doctor Who" alum Matt Smith will star in "Patient

Pinoy Big Brother (6,764 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was previously used in the joint Nigerian and South African season, All Star season of the Spanish version, and in the joint Dutch and Belgian season

World Series (10,018 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

2016, home-field advantage was given to the league that won that year's All-Star Game. Starting in 2017, home-field advantage was awarded to the league champion

Washington Wizards (18,176 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the team's star, averaging 31.6 points per game, 19.0 rebounds per game, and leading the NBA in field goal percentage. During the All-Star Game, Bellamy

Tracy McGrady (7,137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the National Basketball Association (NBA). McGrady is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection, two-time NBA scoring champion, and winner

NFL draft (11,069 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

all-star games, but for the 2024 NFL draft the league eased its rules to allow juniors to participate in three college football postseason all-star games: