The Kid
Encyclopedia
Film
- The Kid (1910 film)The Kid (1910 film)The Kid is a 1910 short silent drama film directed by Frank Powell and starring Henry B. Walthall. Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet are listed as appearing in this film, but their parts are unconfirmed.-Cast:* Henry B. Walthall - Walter Holden...
, a film directed by Frank Powell - The Kid (1921 film)The Kid (1921 film)The Kid is a 1921 American silent dramedy film written by, produced by, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, and features Jackie Coogan as his adopted son and sidekick. This was Chaplin's first full-length movie...
, a Charlie Chaplin film - The Kid (1997 film), a film featuring Rod SteigerRod SteigerRodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger was an Academy Award-winning American actor known for his performances in such films as On the Waterfront, The Big Knife, Oklahoma!, The Harder They Fall, Across the Bridge, The Pawnbroker, Doctor Zhivago, In the Heat of the Night, and Waterloo as well as the...
- The Kid (1999 film)The Kid (1999 film)The Kid is a Hong Kong movie starring Leslie Cheung. It also co-stars Yip Tuen Nam, Ti Lung, and Carrie Ng.-Synopsis:This drama highlights the social problems of single parents struggling to raise children and Leslie Cheung was given the role of a retired fund-manager Wing who lost his entire...
, a Hong Kong film - Disney's The Kid, a 2000 film starring Bruce Willis
- The Kid (2001 film), an animated TV film based on a story by Gahan WilsonGahan WilsonGahan Wilson is an American author, cartoonist and illustrator known for his cartoons depicting horror-fantasy situations...
- The Kid (2010 film)The Kid (2010 film)The Kid is a 2010 British biopic about the life of Kevin Lewis. Based on his autobiography of the same name, it is the story of a boy growing up in a violent, abusive family on a council estate in the 1980s.-Plot:...
, an adaptation of Kevin Lewis's book of the same name, directed by Nick Moran - The Kid (Matrix character), a minor character from the Matrix series
- The Kid, a character played by Prince in the 1984 film Purple RainPurple Rain (film)Purple Rain is a 1984 film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. Prince makes his film debut in this movie, which was developed to showcase his particular talents, hence, the film contains several extended concert sequences. The film grossed more than US$80 million at...
Literature
- The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get PregnantThe Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get PregnantThe Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant is a non-fiction book by Dan Savage. It was first published by Dutton in 1999. The book recounts the author's experiences during the process of adopting a child with his partner, Terry...
, a 1999 nonfiction book by sex columnist Dan Savage - The Kid, a character from The Stand, a 1978 novel by Stephen King
- The Kid, the narrator of Samuel R. Delany's 1975 novel DhalgrenDhalgrenDhalgren is a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany. The story begins with a cryptic passage:to wound the autumnal city.So howled out for the world to give him a name.The in-dark answered with wind....
- "The kid", a character in Cormac McCarthy's 1985 novel Blood Meridian
Music
- The Kid (musical)The Kid (musical)The Kid is a musical with a book by Michael Zam, music composed by Andy Monroe and lyrics by Jack Lechner. The comic story concerns an open adoption process by a same-sex couple. It is based on the 1999 non-fiction book by Dan Savage, The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go...
, a 2010 musical based on the book by Dan Savage (see above) - The Kids (Belgian band)The Kids (Belgian band)The Kids are a Belgian punk rock band formed in 1976.They broke up in 1985, but came back together in 1996 for the soundtrack recording of the Belgian film Dief . They have been together ever since and still play gigs around the world....
, a punk rock band - The Kids (Norwegian band)The Kids (Norwegian band)The Kids was a Norwegian band from Trondheim founded in 1979, not to be confused with the eponymous Belgian punk rock band. Their most familiar hit was "Forelska i lærer'n" , in 1980. Norske jenter was also a hit and the band were released in Sweden with Swedish language versions of the songs...
, a rock band - The Kids (garage rock band), a 1960s band whose song "Nature's Children" is included on the compilation album Pebbles, Volume 10Pebbles, Volume 10 (CD)-Release data:This album was released on AIP Records in 1996 as #AIP-CD-5027. Despite the similar catalogue number, there is no relation between the tracks on this CD and the tracks on the corresponding LP...
- The Kids, an American band that included Johnny Depp
- "The Kid", a song by Eric Burdon from SurvivorSurvivor (1977 album)Survivor is a solo album by Eric Burdon released in 1977.It was recorded at the Advision Studios in London, England. Burdon reunited with Zoot Money to write songs for this album...
- "The Kids", a song by Eminem from The Marshall Mathers LPThe Marshall Mathers LPThe Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem. Released May 23, 2000, the album sold more than 1.76 million copies in its first week just in the US. In 2001, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for Album of the Year...
Video games
- The Kid, a character in Driver: Parallel Lines
- The Kid, a character in Freedom Fighters
- The Kid, a character driving plot in Jak II
- The Kid, a character in I Wanna Be the Guy
People nicknamed The Kid
- Billy the KidBilly the KidWilliam H. Bonney William H. Bonney William H. Bonney (born William Henry McCarty, Jr. est. November 23, 1859 – c. July 14, 1881, better known as Billy the Kid but also known as Henry Antrim, was a 19th-century American gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier...
, Henry McCarty (1859–1881), American frontier outlaw and gunman - Yossi BenayounYossi BenayounYosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the...
(born 1980), Israeli footballer - Kevin GarnettKevin GarnettKevin Maurice Garnett is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association . After a high school basketball career at Farragut Career Academy which included winning a national player of the year award, he...
(born 1976), National Basketball Association player - Gary CarterGary CarterGary Edmund Carter , nicknamed "Kid" and "Kid Carter", is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. During a 19-year baseball career, mostly with the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets, Carter established himself as one of the premier catchers in the National League, winning three Gold...
(born 1954), Major League Baseball player - Julian Gardner (poker player) (born 1978), professional poker player
- Ken Griffey, Jr.Ken Griffey, Jr.George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey, Jr. , nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid", is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and during his final years, designated hitter...
(born 1969), Major League Baseball player - John Higgins (snooker player) (born 1975), professional snooker player
- Gary Jacobs (boxer)Gary Jacobs (boxer)Gary "The Kid" Jacobs is a former professional Scottish boxer.Jacobs at various points in his career held the British, Commonwealth, and European welterweight titles, as well as unsuccessfully challenging Pernell Whitaker for his WBC crown. Jacobs wore a Star of David on his trunks...
(born 1965), professional Scottish boxer - Kerby RaymundoKerby RaymundoKerby Mariano Raymundo is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association...
(born 1981), Filipino professional basketball player - Mark Ryan (The Kid)Mark Ryan (The Kid)Mark Ryan was an English guitarist who played in different punk bands during the late 1970s.He was born in Tottenham, London, to an Irish Catholic family. His father was a university lecturer and his mother was a nurse and midwife...
, English punk rock guitarist and playwright - Fernando TorresFernando TorresFernando José Torres Sanz , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker....
(born 1984), Spanish footballer - Stu UngarStu UngarStuart Errol "Stu" Ungar was a professional poker and gin rummy player, widely regarded to have been the greatest Texas hold 'em and gin rummy player of all time....
(1953–1998), professional poker and gin rummy player - Sean WaltmanSean WaltmanSean Michael Waltman is an American professional wrestler currently signed with WWE in their developmental program. He wrestled there under the ring names 1–2–3 Kid and X-Pac off and on from 1993–2002, World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Syxx, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ...
(born 1972), professional wrestler (ring name) - Ted WilliamsTed WilliamsTheodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
(1918–2002), Major League Baseball player - Carlos Valderrama (footballer), Colombian footballer