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My very first story, I was around 5, and I really just wrote myself. When I was 5, I loved myself so much I gave myself a twin named Tomi. Everything started out fine. But then I didn't write another black character until I was 18.
Tomi Adeyemi
Myself
Character
Black
First
Gave
Everything
Out
Fine
Write
Named
Until
Wrote
Another
Around
Very
Just
Loved
Story
Then
Much
Really
Twin
Started
My brother nurtured the love of stand-up comedy in a skinny little black kid named Tony.
Tony Rock
Love
Comedy
Black
Nurtured
Kid
Brother
Named
Little
Stand-Up Comedy
Skinny
Tony
For those of you that don't know, the reason I named my album 'Free TC' is because my lil' brother is named TC. He's locked up for something that he didn't do, and what I'm trying to do is just raise awareness around the whole mass incarceration thing going on in our country, especially with our people.
Ty Dolla Sign
You
People
Free
Country
Awareness
Our
Our People
Those
Locked
Locked Up
Brother
Something
He
Mass
Named
Know
Because
Around
Up
Trying
Going
Just
Incarceration
Reason
Whole
Thing
Album
Raise
I found a vlogger named William Sledd who talked about his life - it was very minimal edits. It was one of those things where I discovered him, and I was like, 'Oh my God, I'm obsessed with him.' I felt like I was friends with him. And he was a huge inspiration for why I made my first video.
Tyler Oakley
Life
God
Made
First
Those
William
Minimal
About
Inspiration
He
Obsessed
Named
Like
Him
Talked
Felt
Edit
His
Discovered
Huge
Friends
Very
Oh
Oh My God
Where
Video
Who
Found
Why
Things
When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with a guy named George Cassidy, who was also a big inspiration.
Van Morrison
Big
Saxophone
Kid
Guy
Inspiration
Tenor
Studying
Named
Also
George
Did
Who
Belfast
Started
My mother gave me this book called Feature Films at Used Car Prices by a guy named Rick Schmidt. I gotta credit the guy, cuz he gave me the most practical advice. It empowers you.
Vin Diesel
Me
You
Book
Mother
Car
Advice
Films
Gave
Guy
Feature
Feature Films
Prices
He
Named
Most
Practical
Empowers
Gotta
Cuz
Used
Rick
Credit
When I was a kid, I was surrounded by girls: older sisters, older girl cousins just down the street... except for an older boy named Vito who threw rocks. Each year I would wish for a baby brother. It never happened.
Wally Lamb
Girl
Wish
Year
Down
Older
Baby
Kid
Would
Brother
Threw
Except
Never
Named
Boy
Cousins
Rocks
Surrounded
Sisters
Just
Happened
Who
Each
Each Year
Street
You know what? At the end of the day, funny is funny. I hope to see the end of all the female cliches that are written in a lot of comedies that are named chick flicks.
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Funny
Hope
Day
You
End Of The Day
See
Written
Named
Know
Comedies
Cliches
Female
Lot
Chick
End
When I first came into the league, I was with Tim Dwight in San Diego, and a guy named Eric Parker, who really showed me the work ethic it takes to be an NFL receiver, and I've really tried to keep that with me.
Wes Welker
Work
Me
First
Tried
Guy
Parker
Takes
League
Named
Tim
Came
Eric
Diego
Dwight
San
San Diego
Work Ethic
Ethic
Really
Who
Keep
Receiver
'Get Out,' of course, is the surprise hit movie that Peele wrote and directed about a black man named Chris, who discovers that his white girlfriend's family is running a nasty racist conspiracy.
Wesley Morris
Family
Man
Black
Conspiracy
White
Out
Running
Girlfriend
About
Directed
Named
Wrote
Course
Nasty
Surprise
His
Discovers
Hit
Get
Movie
Who
Chris
I was named after Yul Brynner because my mother had an infatuation with him. Who the hell names a Cuban kid Yul? Talk about a torturous childhood.
Yul Vazquez
Mother
Hell
Kid
About
Had
Named
Names
Talk
Him
Cuban
Because
Infatuation
Childhood
After
Who
My name is Zach Galifianakis and I hope I'm pronouncing that right. I'm named after my granddad, my middle name. My name is Zach Granddad Galifianakis.
Zach Galifianakis
Hope
Name
Named
Middle
After
Right
I've said publicly, and it's true, I've had a lot of wonderful things come my way. But personally, the greatest thing I ever accomplished was when I was named the starting quarterback at Ole Miss. That was my childhood dream, as it was thousands of kids in Mississippi.
Archie Manning
Wonderful
Way
Kids
Dream
Thousands
Had
True
Miss
Named
Come
Mississippi
Greatest
Said
Quarterback
Accomplished
Lot
Greatest Thing
Wonderful Things
Childhood
Childhood Dream
Personally
Publicly
Ever
Ole
Thing
Things
Starting
I came across this guy named DJ Grumble and I just really liked his beats because they were different. I felt like they spoke to me.
Ari Lennox
Me
DJ
I Came
Guy
Beats
Spoke
Named
Like
Liked
Because
Felt
Came
Were
His
Just
Different
Really
Across
Grumble
I had brought up from Chile a contract agent whose cover was that of a newspaper publisher in Santiago, a young, very talented man, named Dave Phillips, who later on carved quite a career for himself in the agency.
E. Howard Hunt
Man
Young
Later
Carved
Brought
Dave
Had
Talented
Named
Himself
Cover
Contract
Up
Very
Quite
Chile
Newspaper
Agency
Agent
Who
Whose
Publisher
Career
I was named after my paternal grandmother, my dadi. She died before I was born, which is why my parents named me Amy.
Amyra Dastur
Me
Parents
Before
I Was Born
Born
Named
She
Paternal
Died
After
Which
Grandmother
Why
Amy
I am beyond blessed and humbled to be named the Paul Hornung Award winner.
Christian McCaffrey
I Am
Winner
Blessed
Named
Beyond
Am
Paul
Award
Humbled
Adele was introduced to me by a guitarist named Mike Hartnett that plays for a band called Rehab. We was just riding around, and he was like, 'Man have you heard this soul singer Adele?' and I was like 'Nah!' and we just rode to the whole CD, and it got to 'Hometown Glory,' and I was like, 'Man I have to sample that!'
Big K.R.I.T.
Me
You
Man
Soul
CD
Guitarist
Band
Rehab
Adele
Introduced
He
Named
Like
Singer
Around
Glory
Got
Heard
Rode
Just
Sample
Mike
Whole
Riding
Hometown
Plays
My football idol growing up, I was named after Walter Payton, but my idols at RB were Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith.
Peyton Hillis
Football
Named
Smith
Idol
Idols
Were
Up
After
Barry
Growing
Growing Up
As I have discovered by examining my past, I started out as a child. Coincidentally, so did my brother. My mother did not put all her eggs in one basket, so to speak: she gave me a younger brother named Russell, who taught me what was meant by 'survival of the fittest.'
Bill Cosby
Me
Survival
Speak
Mother
Past
Gave
Out
Brother
Russell
Examining
Put
Named
She
Discovered
Fittest
Child
Did
Eggs
Taught
Younger
Younger Brother
Meant
Who
Her
Started
Basket
I have a St. Bernard named B.
Heather O'Rourke
Bernard
Named
I have a Yorkie named King. Just the relationship I've developed with him is special. He really is somewhat of a best friend. When I come home from a hard day, he's always happy to see me.
Tyrann Mathieu
Best
Day
Home
Me
Relationship
Happy
King
Best Friend
See
Somewhat
Developed
He
Named
Come
Him
Always
Friend
Just
Really
Hard
Hard Day
Special
My parents named me after Uriah the Hittite, one of King David's mighty men in the Old Testament of the Bible, who was known for his fearlessness. I've thought about it, and there may be a connection between my name and my personality.
Urijah Faber
Me
Bible
Personality
Old
Thought
King
Men
Parents
About
Fearlessness
David
Between
Name
Named
Known
Testament
His
May
After
Mighty
Old Testament
Who
Connection
I remember when I was a kid, I'd watch 'Kung Fu Theater' on TV, and all the movies would star guys named things like 'Bruce Lai' - you'd never get the real Bruce Lee films. So when I finally saw 'Enter the Dragon,' I was like, 'Holy cow, who is this guy?'
Justin Lin
You
Remember
Films
Saw
Finally
Kid
Enter
TV
I Remember
Would
Bruce
Bruce Lee
Guy
Guys
Never
Remember When
Named
Like
Real
Kung
Kung Fu
Cow
Lee
Get
Theater
Movies
Holy
Who
Star
Things
Watch
Dragon
Earl Hebner used to call me 'Tiger,' so I went with the last name Woods because I thought it was funny. I'm a huge fan of X-Men and, just, intelligence in general, and the leader in charge is named Prof. Charles Xavier. I took Xavier from him and put together the two names.
Xavier Woods
Funny
Me
Together
Intelligence
Thought
Leader
Took
Charge
Charles
General
Put
Name
Named
Names
Call
Him
Tiger
Because
Huge
Huge Fan
Just
Woods
Fan
Used
Earl
Last
Two
I'll confess that, from an early age, I was a huge fan of President Reagan because my parents bought me an enormous stuffed monkey that they named President Reagan - yes, I get it now.
Uzodinma Iweala
Me
Age
Parents
Monkey
Enormous
President
President Reagan
Bought
Stuffed
Named
Because
Reagan
Huge
Yes
Huge Fan
Get
Confess
Fan
Now
Early
Early Age
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