Brilliant
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Entertainment
- Brilliant!, the name The Fast ShowThe Fast ShowThe Fast Show, known as Brilliant in the US, was a BBC comedy sketch show programme that ran for three series from 1994 to 1997 with a special Last Fast Show Ever in 2000. The show's central performers were Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John Thomson, Arabella Weir and...
was given when it was shown on BBC America - Brilliant (band)Brilliant (band)Brilliant were a British pop/rock group active in the 1980s. Although not commercially successful and mauled by the critics, they remain notable because of the personnel involved - Martin Glover aka Youth, formerly of Killing Joke and subsequently a top producer/remixer; Jimmy Cauty, later to find...
, a British pop/rock group active in the 1980s - Brilliant, a 1950s cartoon character in the Dick TracyDick TracyDick Tracy is a comic strip featuring Dick Tracy, a hard-hitting, fast-shooting and intelligent police detective. Created by Chester Gould, the strip made its debut on October 4, 1931, in the Detroit Mirror. It was distributed by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate...
comic strip - Brilliant (film)Brilliant (film)Brilliant is a thriller film released in 2004. The film stars Erika Eleniak, and Bruce Boxleitner.-Film synopsis:Elizabeth Braden is a promising medical student working with renowned neurosurgeon, Dr. Dietrich on a high-tech research facility. Their work consists of finding a drug that would...
, a 2004 TV film - "Brilliant" (song)Brilliant (song)"Brilliant" is a single released by D'espairsRay on 14 May 2008. The first pressing comes with a poster and postcard.-Track listing:# "Brilliant" - 4:35# "Cocoon" - 3:57...
, a D'espairsRay single - Brilliant!Brilliant!Brilliant! was a group exhibition of contemporary art held at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA between 22 October, 1995 and 7 January, 1996...
, 1995 art show[
People
- "Brilliant", a pseudonym used by Grigory Sokolnikov
- Dr. Larry BrilliantLarry BrilliantLawrence "Larry" Brilliant is an American physician, epidemiologist, technologist, author, and the former director of Google's philanthropic arm Google.org. Brilliant, a technology patent holder, has been CEO of two public companies and other venture backed start ups. From 1973 to 1976, he...
- Brilliant DadashovaBrilliant DadashovaBrilliant Suleyman qizi Dadashova is an Azerbaijani pop singer.-Life:Brilliant Dadashova was born into a family of six children. Her mother Gizkhanim Dadashova was a famous accordion player who died in a car accident in 1966...
, an Azerbaijani pop singer - Ashleigh BrilliantAshleigh BrilliantAshleigh Ellwood Brilliant is an author and syndicated cartoonist living in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He is best known for his Pot-Shots, single-panel illustrations with one-line humorous remarks, which began syndication in the United States of America in 1975...
, humorist
Places
- Brilliant, AlabamaBrilliant, AlabamaBrilliant is a town in Marion County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 762.-History:The present Town of Brilliant was incorporated as Boston, Alabama and was named for the City of Boston, Massachusetts and in part for early settlers of the area, the Bostick family...
, a town in the United States of America - Brilliant, OhioBrilliant, OhioBrilliant is an unincorporated community in eastern Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It was named after the glass factory that once was located in the town. Previous names include Phillipsburg and La Grange. Its zip code is 43913. It is located along State Route 7.An Ohio...
, a town in the United States of America - Brilliant, British ColumbiaBrilliant, British ColumbiaBrilliant is a settlement in British Columbia....
, a community near Castlegar, British Columbia
Other
- Brilliant, several species of hummingbirds in the genus HeliodoxaHeliodoxaHeliodoxa is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It contains the following species:* Gould's Jewelfront, Heliodoxa aurescens* Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Heliodoxa rubinoides* Violet-fronted Brilliant, Heliodoxa leadbeateri...
. - Brilliant (diamond cut)Brilliant (diamond cut)A brilliant is a diamond or other gemstone, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to have exceptional brilliance. The shape resembles that of a cone and provides maximized light return through the top of the diamond....
, a form of cutting a diamond - HMS BrilliantHMS BrilliantNine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Brilliant.* HMS Brilliant was a prize sloop taken in 1696 and sold in 1698.* HMS Brilliant was a sloop in service in 1729....
, eight ships of the British Royal Navy