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  Simon Baker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baker was a former champion sportsman who competed at state level in surfing and water polo.
Baker relocated to the USA where he was occasionally known by his stepfather's surname (i.e.
Simon and his family resided until recently in Malibu, California, but have since moved back to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Simon_Baker   (254 words)

  
 G.I. Attacked During Training - CBS News
Baker says his orders that night were to get under a bunk on a steel floor in a dark cell, and wait: "I said, 'Sir, you're going to tell that IRF team that I'm a U.S. soldier?' He said, 'Yes, you'll be fine, Spc.
Baker was airlifted to the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in Virginia, where doctors determined he had suffered an injury to the right side of his brain.
Baker was left to fight the Pentagon for a disability check, and he says it took four months to get his first check.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/11/02/60II/main652953.shtml   (2083 words)

  
 Simon Baker
Aussie actor Simon Baker [formerly Simon Baker Denny] has come a long way since appearing in local TV soaps from his debut back in 1989, winning Australia's Logie Award for Best Newcomer in 1992.
Now a major star in TV's hugely popular The Guardian, Baker, who is married to Aussie actress Rebecca Rigg, returns to the big screen opposite Hilary Swank in the period drama The Affair of the Necklace, set during the turbulent French Revolution.
Simon Baker: I've got 2 boys now and an 8-year-old girl, 2-½ year old son and an 8-week-old son.
www.filmmonthly.com /Profiles/Articles/SBaker/SBaker.html   (1715 words)

  
 Interview - Simon Baker for "Book of Love"
At the Sundance Film Festival, Baker was present with his wife of 12 years, Rebecca Rigg.  As we chat in a Park City hotel room, the actor says that Rebecca still remains his harshest critic.
Baker says there was no question why he was keen to play the infallible husband in Book of Love.
Baker honestly admits that he agreed to do The Guardian for very pragmatic reasons.
www.darkhorizons.com /news04/simonb.php   (900 words)

  
 Simon Baker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After he quit nursing Simon worked in a pub, as a bricklayer, a waiter and a poolboy/bellboy at Sanctuary Cove in Queensland.
Born as Simon Baker, he has used the name Simon Denny (the name of his step-father) and then Simon Baker-Denny when he learned Denny was not his bio-logical father.
In 1995 Simon, his partner Rebecca and their daughter Stella headed for L.A. Soon after, Baker landed a string of movie roles, starting with a part in LA Confidential.
www.mook-e.com /bio/baker.htm   (1338 words)

  
 Simon Baker Bio, News and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com
Simon Baker, a native of Australia, is a Golden Globe nominee for his work on the CBS series The Guardian, and is also building an impressive list of film credits.
Baker plays a soldier sent to battle the evolving zombie threat in a fearsome, tank-like vehicle called the Dead Reckoning.
Baker also co-starred in Ang Lee's critically acclaimed Ride With the Devil, which screened at the 1999 Deauville Film Festival and was also a gala presentation at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival; and appeared in Curtis Hanson's Oscar-winning drama L.A. Confidential.
www.ropeofsilicon.com /profile.php?id=3900   (309 words)

  
 Simon Baker
Australian-born Baker spent his teen years competing in surfing and water polo on a state level.
Looking to expand his career path, in 1996 Baker left for the States.
Baker is married to fellow Aussie actress, Rebecca Rigg.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=5875   (187 words)

  
 Exclusive Interview: Simon Baker for "Land of the Dead"
For Baker, who has always excelled in playing introspective characters, the challenge for him playing anti-hero Riley, is making him interesting.
Baker says he won't necessarily rule out a return to television, but concedes he has never had any clear direction, as far as his career is concerned.
Simon also hopes to do some more work back in Australia, and concedes that moving back is an option.
www.darkhorizons.com /news05/dead1.php   (1528 words)

  
 Simon Baker
Simon Baker was born in Edinburgh, educated at Edinburgh Academy and Christ's Hospital, and in July 2000 graduated from the Royal College of Music with distinction where he studied with Ashley Stafford.
At the Royal College, Simon's studies were made possible through a generous award from the Scottish Education Department and he was awarded the Dulcie Nutting prize for his final recital.
Formerly a layclerk at St Albans Abbey with Dr Barry Rose OBE and of the London Oratory Choir directed by Andrew Carwood and Patrick Russill, Simon continues to study with Ashley Stafford and performs regularly as a soloist both here and abroad.
www.concertartist.info /bio/BAK003.html   (252 words)

  
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 Obituary - Simon Baker
In Khot-La-Cha : The autobiography of Chief Simon Baker, author and educator Verna Kirkness, described Baker as "an ambassador of his own culture and the human spirit." Simon Baker was indeed these things and much more.
A tireless volunteer, Simon Baker served as spokesperson for countless community projects and organizations.
In May 1999, Chief Baker was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame as the only surviving member of the celebrated 'North Shore Indians' of 1936 for recognition of his achievements as "Cannonball Baker," star lacrosse player of the team.
www.firstnationsdrum.com /Sum2001/Obit-Baker.htm   (574 words)

  
 Simon Baker (I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Simon Baker was first recognized in 1992, when he received Australia's...
Denny Baker / Simon Baker-Denny / Simon Baker Denny / Simon Denny
Find where Simon Baker is credited alongside another name
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 Agile Alliance :: Home page for Simon Baker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Simon Baker is based in the UK and has over 12 years experience working with software development teams.
He is a certified Scrum Master and works as an independent agile coach and consultant through his company think-box.
Simon founded agileminds.org, a network of independent agile contractors who share a vision and a common mission - to deliver software solutions with business value using agile methodologies.
www.agilealliance.org /Members/simonbaker   (120 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: baker
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 Home Recording dot com BBS - Micing upright piano
The room is fairly dead and doesn't sound that great so I'm not really interested in putting up room mics.
Simon, here's part of an article I wrote for EQ magazine.
Just as with most acoustic stringed instruments, the bulk of the sound is produced by the sounding board to which the strings are attached.
homerecording.com /bbs/showthread.php?t=26594   (752 words)

  
 FilmStew.com • Simon Baker's Sex Lessons
Heathers' scribe Dan Waters is back with another dark comedy, Sex and Death 101, to star Simon Baker.
He must not have been very convincing trying to court Sanaa Lathan in the romancer Something New because The Hollywood Reporter indicates that Simon Baker is headed to class in the dark comedy Sex and Death 101.
Repped by ICM, Baker is well-known for his work in the CBS television series The Guardian.
www.filmstew.com /Content/DailyNews/Details.asp?ContentID=13521   (288 words)

  
 Simon Baker (2) @ Filmbug
SIMON BAKER began his film career at age nine, in Once in a Blue Moon.
Baker starred opposite Alex Rice and J.R. Bourne in On the Corner, the gritty tale of a young man who travels from his reservation to the city in search of his sister and, in the process, is drawn into the seedy, dangerous underside of urban life, becoming a drug addict and a prostitute.
Tell us what you think of Simon Baker (2) in the Filmbug forum...
www.filmbug.com /db/263930   (243 words)

  
 Simon Baker in Devil Wears Prada - Movie News - Empire Movies
Simon Baker has been cast as the male lead in Fox 2000's The Devil Wears Prada.
Baker will play a writer at the magazine who tries to help the young woman survive life in the big city.
Baker was last seen in the George Romero-directed Land of the Dead and The Ring Two.
www.empiremovies.com /index.php?id=5835   (199 words)

  
 SimonSphere - iconic soup's Simon Baker website
SEX AND DEATH 101 A man's life is upended by an email containing the names of every woman he's had sex with and every woman he ever will have sex with.
SHAMROCK BOY Simon plays Dermott McGarvey, an IRA gunner hunted by both the British and his own, who accidentally kills a mother and two children.
21 Dec 2004 Interview with Simon at the Sundance Film Festival from earlier this year.
www.geocities.com /simonsphere   (416 words)

  
 Robotics Institute: Seminar, December 8, 2000: Simon Baker, et al.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Simon Baker is a Research Scientist in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where he conducts research in Computer Vision.
Before joining the Robotics Institute in September 1998, he was a Graduate Research Assistant at Columbia University, where he obtained his Ph.D. in the Department of Computer Science.
For appointments, please contact the speaker, Simon Baker (simonb@ri.cmu.edu).
www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs/project/ri-seminar/www/archives/2000.fall/2000.december.8.html   (264 words)

  
 Simon Baker Pics - Simon Baker News - Simon Baker Information
After appearing in the successful series E Street, Home and Away and Heartbreak High, Baker relocated...
Included a visit by Rove to the Taronga Zoo to be a zookeeper for a day, as well as the three latest Big Brother evictees, David, Christie, and Rita, plus a fake interview with Australian Discovery Astronaut Andy Thomas.
Tell the world what you think of Simon Baker.
www.tv.com /simon-baker/person/66612/summary.html   (211 words)

  
 HSX Prediction Market: StarBonds® : Simon Baker
Simon Baker began his acting on Australian television.
Also that year, Baker landed a more prominent role in the action/thriller Most Wanted with Keenan Ivory Wayans.
Baker can also be seen in Sunset Strip, a comedy set in 1972, and Red Planet, a space epic that follows a journey to Mars.
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 Simon Baker
A handsome, blondish Australian actor, Simon Baker (also known as Simon Baker-Denny) became a star in his native land on soap operas before breaking into US films as the doomed gay actor Matt Reynolds in the acclaimed modern noir "L.A. Confidential" (1997).
As a teen, Baker had been a competitive surfer and water polo player, but he eventually drifted before the cameras with appearances in music videos.
His first notable role was opposite his real-life wife, actress Rebecca Riggs, in the Australian serial "E Street" and he solidified his status as a Down Under sex symbol on "Heartbreak High" in 1995....
www.hollywood.com /celebs/detail/id/1113572   (288 words)

  
 Movieman's Guide to the Movies - Land of the Dead (2005) - Unrated Director's Cut - Simon Baker, Dennis Hopper, Asia ...
They still find pleasure in hiding in dark spaces waiting for their next victim to stop by and pounce them and knaw on their legs or necks (yum yum).
The members of this crew are Riley (Baker; The Ring Two), Cholo (Leguizamo; Assault on Precinct 13) and Charlie (Joy).
Co-writers/stars of the cult hit Shaun of the Dead Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright get their own mini-featurette, When Shaun Met George, showing their trip to Toronto for a cameo appearance in the film.
www.moviemansguide.com /reviews/DVD/landofthedead_unratedDVD.php   (1460 words)

  
 Simon Baker set to star in The Ring 2
The Ring 2: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Simon Baker has circled his way into The Ring 2 for DreamWorks and helmer Hideo Nakata.
Shooting starts in mid-May on the sequel, with Baker set to play the male lead opposite Naomi Watts in the ongoing tale of a mysterious videotape that proves fatal to viewers.
Although it will be the first time Baker and Watts have worked together, the two have been friends for years -- both call Australia home and share the same manager, Untitled Entertainment's Jason Weinberg.
www.movieweb.com /news/news.php?id=3439   (1178 words)

  
 Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento and Robert Joy join The Land of the Dead
Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento and Robert Joy join The Land of the Dead
The Land of the Dead: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Simon Baker, John Leguizamo and Dennis Hopper are off to The Land of the Dead, George A. Romero's return to the zombie genre that he made famous.
The film is meant to complement Romero's earlier zombie movies, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, and also start a new line of zombie films.
www.movieweb.com /news/news.php?id=5313   (1379 words)

  
 Blue Peter presented by Konnie Huq, Simon Thomas, Matt Baker, Liz Barker and Zoe Salmon on CBBC- SphereTV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The programme is shown all year round, except for a few weeks each summer, when the presenters go on a "Summer Expedition" to another country to films special items abroad.
Blue Peter now has five presenters: Konnie Huq, Matt Baker, Liz Barker, Zoe Salmon and Gethin Jones, who is the 31st Blue Peter presenter.
A Blue Peter is a blue flag with a white square in the centre.
www.spheretv.com /bluepeter.htm   (616 words)

  
 Book of Love Movie Review at Hollywood Video
High-school history teacher David Walker (Simon Baker, TV's The Guardian) and his events-planner wife Elaine (Mansfield Park's Frances O'Connor) appear to be deliriously happy when he comes home after the first day of the new term and pulls his bride into his lap.
They are an attractive couple, but while she's kept a hard body through yoga, he's gone a little soft around the middle—too little exercise and too much ice cream.
The three central performances are terrific, particularly Baker as Dave, trying vainly to use his normal good nature to repress the hurt and ugly emotions lurking beneath his placid exterior.
www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=138893   (488 words)

  
 THE GUARDIAN & SIMON BAKER Message Board - Search Results
Rachel realizes that the vengeful Samara is back and more determined than ever to continue her relentless cycle of terror and death.
Joining Naomi Watts and David Dorfman in the cast are Simon Baker (TV's The Guardian), Elizabeth Perkins (Speak), Gary Cole (TV’s West Wing) and Academy Award®-winner Sissy Spacek (Coal Miner's Daughter, Carrie).
Naturally I adore Simon after all he's an Aussie and there has been talk of him coming home to Sydney but whether he does or not is another thing although I am sure he would be able to pick up more acting work in the US than here.
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 Movie Celebrities - Simon Baker: MAIN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Simon Baker (I) - Filmography, Awards, Biography, Agent, Discussions, Photos, News Articles, Fan Sites.
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