An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority (either his own or that of his superior and/or employer, public or legally private).

A government official or functionary is an official who is involved in public administration or government, through either election, appointment, selection, or employment. A bureaucrat is a member of the bureaucracy. An elected official is a person who is an official by virtue of an election. Officials may also be appointed ''ex officio'' (by virtue of another office, often in a specified capacity, such as presiding, advisory, secretary). Some official positions may be inherited.

A person who currently holds an office is referred to as an incumbent.

The word ''official'' as a noun has been recorded since the Middle English period, first seen in 1314. It comes from the Old French ''official'' (12th century), from the Latin ''officialis'' ("attendant to a magistrate, public official"), the noun use of the original adjective ''officialis'' ("of or belonging to duty, service, or office") from ''officium'' ("office"). The meaning "person in charge of some public work or duty" was first recorded in 1555. The adjective is first attested in English in 1533, via the Old French ''''.

The informal term ''officialese'', the jargon of "officialdom", was first recorded in 1884.

Roman Antiquity

An ''officialis'' (plural ''officiales'') was the official term (somewhat comparable to a modern civil servant) for any member of the officium (staff) of a high dignitary such as a governor.

Ecclesiastical judiciary

In Canon law, the word or its Latin original ''officialis'' is used absolutely as the legal title of a diocesan bishop's judicial vicar who shares the bishop's ordinary judicial power over the diocese and presides over the diocesan ecclesiastical court.

The 1983 Code of Canon Law gives precedence to the title Judicial Vicar, rather than that of Officialis (canon 420). The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches uses only the title Judicial Vicar (canon 191).

In German, the related noun ''Offizialat'' was also used for an official bureau in a diocese that did much of its administration, comprising the vicariate-general, an adjoined secretariat, a registry office and a chancery.

The title of official principal, together with that of vicar-general, has in Anglicanism? England been merged in that of Diocesan chancellor of a diocese.

Other

In sports, the term official is used to describe a person enforcing playing rules in the capacity of a linesman, referee and umpire; also specified by the discipline, e.g. American football official, Ice hockey official.

The term ''officer'' is close to being a synonym (but has more military connotations). A functionary is someone who carries out a particular role within an organization; this again is quite a close synonym for ''official'', as a noun, but with connotations closer to bureaucrat. Any such person acts in their official capacity, in carrying out the duties of their office; they are also said to officiate, for example in a ceremony. A public official is an official of central or local government.

Max Weber on bureaucratic officials

Max Weber gave as definition of a bureaucratic official :

he is personally free and appointed to his position on the basis of conduct

he exercises the authority delegated to him in accordance with impersonal rules, and his loyalty is enlisted on behalf of the faithful execution of his official duties

his appointment and job placement are dependent upon his technical qualifications

his administrative work is a full-time occupation

his work is rewarded by a regular salary and prospects of advancement in a lifetime career.

An official must exercise his judgment and his skills, but his duty is to place these at the service of a higher authority; ultimately he is responsible only for the impartial execution of assigned tasks and must sacrifice his personal judgment if it runs counter to his official duties.

Adjective

As an adjective, ''official'' often but not always means pertaining to the government, either as state employee or having state recognition, or to analogous governance, or to formal (especially legally regulated) proceeding as opposed to informal business. Some examples:

An official holiday is a public holiday, having national (or regional) recognition.

An official language is a language recognised by a government, for its own use in administration, or for the use of citizens (for example on signposts).

An official spokesperson would be an individual empowered to speak for the government, or some part of it such as a ministry, on a range of issues and on the record for the media.

An official statement is issued by an organisation as an expression of its corporate position or opinion; an official apology is an apology similarly issued by an organisation (as opposed to an apology by an individual).

Official policy is policy publicly acknowledged and defended by an organisation. In these cases unofficial is an antonym, and variously may mean informal, unrecognised, personal or unacknowledged.

An official strike is a strike organised and recognised by a labour union, as opposed to an unofficial strike at grassroots level.

An official school is a school administered by the government or by a local authority, as opposite to a private school or religious school.

An official history, for example of an institution or business, or particularly of a war or military unit, is a history written as a commission, with the assumption of co-operation with access to records and archives; but without necessarily full editorial independence.

An official biography is usually on the same lines, written with access to private papers and the support of the family of the subject.

See also

Bureaucrat

Official culture

official trip

Sources and references

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name	Vince Neil
background	solo_singer
birth name	Vincent Neil Wharton
birth date	February 08, 1961
Birth place	Hollywood, California
instrument	Vocals, guitar, harmonica
genre	Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal
occupation	Musician, songwriter
years active	since 1981
label	Warner Bros.,
associated acts	Mötley Crüe, Hear 'n Aid
website	www.vinceneil.net }}

Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961) is an American vocalist and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.

Early life

Neil was born in Hollywood, California to Odie and Shirley Wharton. He has Mexican ancestry on his mother's side and Native American ancestry on his father's. During the 1960s, his family moved around Southern California from Inglewood to Watts, before finally settling in Glendora attending Sunflower Intermediate School and later Royal Oak High School. As well as having an interest in music while a teenager, Neil was also interested in surfing, basketball, baseball, football and wrestling.

Music career

First stint with Mötley Crüe

Neil was discovered while performing with his band Rock Candy in 1980, and joined Mötley Crüe in 1981. Neil had been friends with Tommy Lee in high school. Mötley Crüe was looking for a lead vocalist at the time and were impressed by Neil after hearing him through Lee. Mötley Crüe released its first album, ''Too Fast for Love'', the same year. In 1983, Mötley Crüe released ''Shout at the Devil'', which established the band as a big act in rock and roll.

In 1985, Neil regrouped with Mötley Crüe to record ''Theatre of Pain''. In 1987, the band recorded the album ''Girls, Girls, Girls''. In 1989, the band released their highest-selling album, ''Dr. Feelgood''.

Going solo

In February 1992, Mötley Crüe parted ways with Vince Neil. Neil had taken up Indy racing a few years earlier, often turning up at celebrity races. Neil enjoyed the sport so much that he eventually formed Vince Neil Racing. He was racing in the Indy Lights open wheel developmental series at the time. Neil retired from racing in 1992 after crashing his car during a race in Long Beach after the third lap.

Exposed

Neil signed a solo deal with Warner Brothers for $4 million. He received a $2 million advance on his first record.

Neil sued Motley Crue for 25% of their future profits and $5 million in damages for being fired.

In 1992, Neil released his first single. He stated that the song was written in twenty minutes with his friends Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw. The single "You're Invited (But Your Friend Can't Come)" was featured on the ''Encino Man'' soundtrack. Neil made a video for the song that featured a cameo by Pauly Shore. The video does not feature guitarist Steve Stevens as Stevens was hired after the song and video had been released. Stevens re-recorded the song for Neil's first solo album. Neil performed the song live on the MTV Movie Awards.

''Exposed'', was Neil's first solo album and was released in 1993. The album debuted at #13 on the ''Billboard'' charts. The album featured Stevens, who subsequently played all bass and guitar tracks on "Exposed", Dave Marshall, Robbie Crane, and Vik Foxx. The band eventually went on tour, opening for Van Halen.

Carved In Stone

In September 1995, Neil released ''Carved in Stone'', an industrial-oriented album produced by the Dust Brothers. The album was recorded and was put on hold while Neil was dealing with the illness of his daughter Skylar. It sold fewer than 100,000 copies in the US, and Neil's contract with Warner Bros. Records eventually came to an end. The album was re-released in 2004.

Vince Neil has toured his solo band, which consisted of Slaughter members Jeff Blando and Dana Strum, as well as drummer Zoltan Chaney.

Reunion with Mötley Crüe

The band came back into the spotlight after their ''Behind the Music'' episode aired on VH1 in December 1998. The episode became the highest rated in the series. The DVD was issued with ten extra minutes of footage in December 1999.

By 1997, both Neil's solo career and Mötley Crüe's fortunes were declining and he accepted their invitation to rejoin the band. They released the album ''Generation Swine'' which debuted at #4 on the Billboard charts. It wasn't long before tension erupted again, this time prompting Tommy Lee to leave the band. They replaced him with Randy Castillo and recorded New Tattoo in 2000, but things came to a halt when Castillo died from cancer in 2002.

Motley Crue released the new studio album album "Saints of Los Angeles" in 2008.

Tattoos & Tequila

Vince released his third solo album ''Tattoos & Tequila'' in 2010. It is Neil's first solo release in 7 years since the live album ''Live at the Whisky: One Night Only'' in 2003 and the first solo studio album in 15 years. The album is a soundtrack to the book Vince released in the same year ''"Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen"''. Each song on the album corresponds with a chapter in the book.

Other ventures

Business ventures

In 1994, Neil gave up ownership of his "Bar One" club.

In 1998, Mötley Crüe opened a store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles called, "S’Crüe", which stocks clothes from both Sixx and Neil’s clothing lines (Outlaw and Bad Bones), along with CDs, the Mötley Brüe drink and other items. The store closed in January 1999, with the band deciding to sell the items online.

In 2006, Neil opened his own tattoo parlor called Vince Neil Ink. The shop is located on the Las Vegas Strip.

Neil founded Vince Vineyards, a winemaking venture that produced a 2003 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and a 2003 Sonoma County Chardonnay. He also produces a limited edition Petite Sirah through EOS Estate Winery.

In 2005, Neil created the "Off The Strip Poker Tournament", which takes place in Las Vegas.

In 2007, Neil launched his own brand of tequila called Tres Rios. Neil debuted the tequila at the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival in February 2007.

Neil opened Dr. Feelgood's Bar and Grill in West Palm Beach. It took over two and a half years for all of the members of Mötley Crüe to agree and sign off on the bar concept and location. It was finally determined that it would be located in downtown West Palm Beach, a stone's throw away from the ocean and within the high rent district of downtown. On January 19, 2008, Neil played a free concert on the streets of downtown West Palm Beach to celebrate the grand opening of Dr Feelgood's. In March 2009, Neil opened another Feelgood's in Miami Beach. Vince also owns a Feelgood's in Las Vegas.

Mötley Crüe were on tour in the U.S. Crue Fest. Mötley Crüe announced that they will play the entire Dr. Feelgood album every night of Crüe Fest 2 to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary.

Television & film

In 1990, Neil had a small part in the film ''The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'' playing the character of Bobby Black, lead vocalist of the fictional rock band that consisted of Carlos Cavazo, Randy Castillo, and Phil Soussan. Opening sequences of the film featured the band playing at Red Rocks Amphitheater, where Neil's character makes a grand entrance by swooping on stage via zip-line. He then proceeds to die onstage under suspicious circumstances. Black's misfortunes continue even in death when at his funeral a mêlée takes place resulting in his cylindrical plexiglass casket rolling down a hill (obviously containing a dummy of Neil).

In 2002, Neil was one of the cast members on the first season of ''The Surreal Life''. In 2004, Neil appeared on the special ''Remaking Vince Neil'', which showed him trying to recharge his solo career. He also recorded the single "Promise Me" produced by Desmond Child. The song was for sale on iTunes for a brief period of time, but a solo album never surfaced.

Mötley Crüe's fortunes got a boost when Neil and Tommy Lee put aside their differences and toured in support of the compilation album ''Red, White and Crüe''. The tour, dubbed ''Carnival of Sins'', featured acrobats, fire breathers and a midget as part of the overall circus atmosphere the band created.

In 2004, Neil played a tattoo artist in an episode of the CBS sitcom ''Still Standing''.

In 2009, Neil worked on a pilot for an A&E reality-TV show. According to Neil, the program would follow the singer and his family after his parents moved in with him. Neil told Eddie Trunk of the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show, "My wife [Lia] hasn't talked to my mom since the wedding," which took place January 9, 2005, in Las Vegas.

In 2010, he was cast on ABC's ''Skating with the Stars'' as a celebrity contestant who skated with professional ice skater Jennifer Wester.

Personal life

name	Vince Neil
birth name	Vincent Neil Wharton
birth date	February 8, 1961
birth place	Hollywood, California
occupation	Musician, songwriter, vocalist, actor
yearsactive	1981-present
spouse	Beth Lynn (1981-1985) (divorced) 1 childSharise Ruddell (1987-1993) (divorced) 1 childHeidi Mark (2000-2001) (divorced)Lia Gerardini (2005-present) (separated) }}

Marriages

Neil married his first wife, Beth Lynn, in 1981; they divorced in 1985. In April 1987, Neil married Sharise Ruddell, a mud wrestler and fashion model. The couple had one daughter, Skylar, before divorcing in 1993.

In early 1993, he began dating actress and Playboy Playmate Heidi Mark after a blind date arranged by her makeup artist. The two were engaged within two months, and married in 2000. After just 15 months of marriage, and several attempts at reconciliation, they divorced in 2001.

Neil married his fourth wife, Lia Gerardini, in January 2005. The ceremony was officiated by MC Hammer, an ordained minister and fellow cast member on ''The Surreal Life''. In 2010, Neil announced their separation.

Charity work

On August 15, 1995, Neil and Ruddell's daughter, Skylar Neil, died of cancer at the age of 4. He founded the Skylar Neil Memorial Fund in her honor. Since that time, Neil and the foundation have raised awareness and funding for various children’s illnesses. The Skylar Neil Memorial Foundation has donated millions of dollars to The T.J. Martell Foundation, and it sponsors an annual golf tournament to raise money for children with cancer. In the summer of 2011 Neil hosted a series of benefits called ''Rockin' The Red Carpet'' that benefitted MUSIC for RELIEF as part of his tour with Motley Cruë, Poison and the New York Dolls.

Legal troubles

In late 1984, Finnish hard rock band Hanoi Rocks was on their second American tour and a first one ever to reach California. The two gigs meant to be held in Los Angeles sold out in twenty minutes. On the day they arrived in Los Angeles, December 8, Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley and the other members of the band (with the exception of singer Michael Monroe, who was recovering from a fractured ankle) visited Neil's home and spent the day at Redondo Beach. After partying for hours, Neil and Razzle decided to take a trip to a local liquor store in Neil's De Tomaso Pantera. Neil, who was drunk, lost control of the car and hit an oncoming vehicle. The two occupants of the other car were seriously injured and suffered brain damage, and Dingley was killed. Neil was charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with the crash. His blood alcohol level was 0.17, well above the California legal limit at that time of 0.10. In July 1986, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Edward Hinz, Jr. sentenced Neil to 30 days in jail, five years probation, $2.6 million in restitution to the victims of the crash and 200 hours of community service. Neil got out of jail in 15 days for good behavior; Mötley Crüe dedicated their third studio album, ''Theatre of Pain'', to Razzle.

Neil was arrested in 2002 for punching record producer Michael Schuman to the ground in a nightclub parking lot. Neil was ordered to pay restitution and complete community service.

In 2003, Neil was arrested again after accusations that he assaulted a sex worker at the Moonlight BunnyRanch by grabbing her around the throat and throwing her against a wall. On April 9, 2004, Neil pled no contest to battery charges and he was sentenced to a 30-day jail suspension, 60 days anger management, and was fined $1,000 plus court fees of $132.

On December 15, 2004, an arrest warrant for misdemeanor assault was issued for Neil after a fight during a show on October 30 where he left a soundman unconscious for 45 minutes. Police had given the singer a criminal-trespass warning before he left the club and headed to Houston for a Halloween show.

In 2007, Neil was arrested for suspicion of DUI in Las Vegas after police spotted him making some erratic moves in his Ferrari. Neil later worked out a deal with prosecutors where he pleaded guilty to reckless driving in exchange for them to drop the DUI charge.

In June 2010, Neil was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in Las Vegas after having allegedly smashed a fan's camera and was released on $2,000 bond. On January 26, 2011, Neil plead guilty to drunk driving and was sentenced to 15 days in the Clark County jail and 15 days under house arrest.

In March 2011, Neil was charged with battery and disorderly conduct after an altercation with ex-girlfriend, Alicia Jacobs. On May 2, 2011, Neil’s attorneys plead not guilty on his behalf during an arraignment and he was ordered to stay away from Jacobs then was scheduled to appear in court on August 8. On August 8, 2011, Neil’s trial was rescheduled for November 7 due to an unexplained emergency.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
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1993	style="text-align:left;"	* Release date: April 27, 1993	* Label: Warner Bros. Records	13	—	—	44
1995	style="text-align:left;"	* Release date: September 12, 1995	* Label: Warner Bros. Records	139	—	—	—
2010		* Release date: June 22, 2010	* Label: Eleven Seven Music	57	14	7	—

Live albums

! Year	! Album details
2003		* Release date: May 27, 2003	* Label:

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
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1992		63
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1995		—
2005		—
2010		—

Motorsport career

Along with Neil's passions of fast cars and fast women, he dabbled in motorsport in the early 1990s. This colminated in a part season in Indy Lights in 1992 with P.I.G Racing. He started four races finishing three of them and all point scoring positions. Also that year he took part in the celebrity race at the Gold Coast Indycar event.

Complete CART Indy Lights results

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

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! Points

1992 Indy Lights season>1992

! P.I.G Racing

DET

LOU

TOR

CLE

VAN

MDO

NAZ

LS

!23rd

!5

See also

List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards

References

External links

Vince Neil – Official website

Vince Neil Official Fan Club – Official website

Mötley Crüe – Official website

Official Cruefest 2009 Tour website

Racing Reference profile

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name	Jani Lane
background	solo_singer
birth name	John Kennedy Oswald
birth date	February 01, 1964
birth place	Akron, Ohio, United States
death date	August 11, 2011
death place	Los Angeles, California, United States
instrument	Vocals, piano, guitar, drums
genre	Heavy metal, glam metal, hard rock
occupation	Singer-songwriter, musician
years active	1982–2011
associated acts	Warrant, Plain Jane, Sean E. River Project, Saints of the Underground, Great White
website	http://www.janilane.net }}

Jani Lane (February 1, 1964 – August 11, 2011), born John Kennedy Oswald, later changed to John Patrick Oswald, was an American recording artist and the lead vocalist, frontman, lyricist and main songwriter for the hard rock band Warrant.

Childhood and youth

Jani Lane was born John Kennedy Oswald (later changed to John Patrick Oswald) on February 1, 1964 in Akron, Ohio. The youngest of five children to Robert and Eileen Oswald, John grew up just east of Akron in Brimfield Township along with his older brother (Eric); and three older sisters (Marcy, Michelle, and Victoria). Lane's older brother Eric was an accomplished guitarist; Lane himself learned to play drums at the age of 6 with his brother guiding and teaching him. Lane grew up listening to Cleveland rock station WMMS (100.7 FM, "The Buzzard"), and was introduced to various bands by his family, and parents Bob and Eileen. Lane played drums under the name "Mitch Dynamite" in clubs by age 11 ("Mitch Dynamite" is listed as the drummer in the credits for Warrant's ''Latest and Greatest'' CD). Throughout the years, Lane would sometimes jump behind the kit to play with his band, and he had played the drums in various formats and gigs.

By the time Lane was 11, his older siblings had left for college or marriage except Vicky. He graduated from Field High School in 1982.

Career

Early years

After graduating from high school, Lane joined the band Cyren, featuring vocalist Skip Hammonds, guitarist John Weakland, bassist Don Hoover (and later, Rusty Fohner), with Lane on drums. After making a name for himself and his band in Ohio, he relocated to Florida in 1983, Lane played drums for Dorian Gray, before forming Plain Jane with future Warrant bandmate Steven (Chamberlin) Sweet. It was at this time that Lane adopted the stage name "Jani Lane." Lane got the name by his German grandparents' pronunciation and spelling of Johnny as "Jani." They said it as ''Yay-nee'' and that stuck. While playing drums with Dorian Gray, Lane began vocal training with Central Florida vocal coach/trainer Ron Feldman. Feldman introduced Lane to Creative Engineering, Inc. in Orlando where he worked as a programmer of the animatronic character, Dook LaRue, the drummer for the Rock-afire Explosion. His vocal debut was at Fern Park Station in Fern Park, Florida.

Lane and Sweet later relocated to Los Angeles, California, where they took various odd jobs to survive. Struggling to make ends meet as a musician, Lane resorted to working in a pornographic video warehouse.

By 1986, Plain Jane had become a regular feature in the L.A. club circuit. Erik Turner, who had founded Warrant in July 1984, was impressed by Plain Jane's songwriting and vocal performance, and invited Lane and Sweet to jam with his band at Hollywood's db Sound in September 1986.

Early years with Warrant

After generating notoriety on the club circuit, Warrant began to attract the attention of record labels. Following an abortive deal with A&M records over a contribution to the soundtrack for the motion picture ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'', the band signed with Columbia Records. The Columbia deal came via the partnering of Warrant and manager Tom Hullet (known for working with The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, and others). Tom became Lane's mentor and friend until his death from cancer in 1993.

As lead vocalist with Warrant, Lane wrote all of the bands material including four Top 40 hit singles: "Down Boys", "Sometimes She Cries", "Big Talk" and the #2 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Heaven" for Warrant's debut double platinum album ''Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich'' in 1989, which peaked at number 10 on The Billboard 200. Lane also wrote another four Top 40 hit singles: "Cherry Pie," "I Saw Red," "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "Blind Faith" for the second album, the double platinum ''Cherry Pie'' in 1990, which peaked at number 7 on the Billboard 200. Lane also co-wrote and performed with Warrant the song "The Power" in the 1992 movie ''Gladiator''. The band also released their third album in 1992, the critically acclaimed Gold record ''Dog Eat Dog'' which peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200.

Later years with Warrant

Lane left Warrant in March 1993 to pursue a solo career but returned to the band in September 1994, helping the band to secure a new record with Tom Lipsky of CMC International. The band then recorded ''Ultraphobic'' in 1995, ''Belly to Belly'' in 1996, ''Greatest & Latest'' in 1999 and a cover album ''Under the Influence'' in 2001.

Due to personal and business disagreements, Lane left Warrant in 2004. In January 2008, the band's agent, The William Morris Agency issued a new photograph of the band with Lane prominently featured, confirming his return to the band. It was the first time that all original members had been in the band since 1993. The band's first show with all original members was in May 2008 in Nashville. Warrant then performed a series of shows during the summer of 2008, but by September 2008, Warrant and Lane agreed to move forward separately, due to "too much water under the bridge." Warrant and Lane both continued to perform Lane's compositions live and Lane continued to write for himself and other artists.

Solo career

Lane became involved in acting in the early 1990s. He made a brief appearance in ''Caged Fear'', and also appeared in ''High Strung'' in 1991.

Between 1997 and 2000, demos of Lane's solo material began surfacing on the Internet, with some bids on eBay reaching an estimated $US100.00 per copy. The project, titled ''Jabberwocky'', represented a significant musical departure from Lane's previous work. The CD has never been officially released.

Lane lent his vocals to numerous tribute CDs during the beginning years of 2000. Lane also had success with the ''VH1 Metal Mania Stripped'' discs where an acoustic version of "I Saw Red" is on disc 1, and an acoustic swinging version of "Cherry Pie" is on disc 2.

Lane's official debut solo album, ''Back Down to One'', was released on June 17, 2003 through ''Z Records'' and (2006) in the US on Immortal/Sidewinder Records. It carried a "power pop" sound which was more closely aligned with the sound of Warrant than the unreleased ''Jabberwocky'' project.

In August 2004, Lane withdrew from the ''Bad Boys of Metal'' tour after only eight shows.

In Fall 2004, Lane contributed the lead vocals for the first ever theme song to a novel, The Devil of Shakespeare, by author, Billy McCarthy, along with JY from Styx, Ron Flynt 20/20, Chip Z'Nuff of Enuff Z'Nuff.

Lane contributed vocals on the track "Bastille Day" and "2112 Overture/Temples Of Syrinx" for the Magna Carta 2005 Rush tribute album ''Subdivisions''.

In 2005, Lane was featured on VH1's ''Celebrity Fit Club 2''. In 2007 Lane released a solo cover album titled ''Photograph''.

Keri Kelli and Lane wrote a song for Alice Cooper, titled, "The One That Got Away." It was recorded by Cooper on his 2008 record, ''Along Came a Spider''. Lane also finished work on his side project, Saints of the Underground. This project also consists of Bobby Blotzer and Robbie Crane (both from Ratt), and Keri Kelli (from Alice Cooper). Their album, ''Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner'' was released on April 22, 2008 by, Warrior Records.

In the Summer 2010, Lane went on tour with Great White, filling in for singer Jack Russell, who was recuperating from surgery after suffering internal complications. Also Lane had plans to make a new solo album and tour to support it, but it all got scrapped in early 2011.

Death

On August 11, 2011, Lane was found dead of acute alcohol poisoning at a Comfort Inn hotel in Woodland Hills, California. He was 47 years old. Jani was survived by his wife Kimberly Lane, Two Children, Taylar Lane and Madison Lane. He also was survived by one Brother, Eric Oswald and 3 sisters, Marcine, Michelle and Vicky.

Since his passing the hit song Heaven was used in the soundtrack of the upcoming 2012 movie Rock of Ages. His music will also be featured in the Sound Track. Great things are coming finally for Jani Lane. Loves to All

Discography

With Warrant

1989 ''Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich''

1990 ''Cherry Pie''

1992 ''Dog Eat Dog''

1995 ''Ultraphobic''

1996 ''Belly to Belly''

1997 ''Warrant Live 86-97''

1999 ''Greatest & Latest'' (New versions)

2001 ''Under the Influence''

Solo

2002 ''Back Down to One''

2007 ''Photograph'' (cover album)

With Saints of the Underground

2008 ''Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner''

With Liberty N Justice

2011''Sin''(Single)

Soundtracks

1992 ''Gladiator OST'': "We Will Rock You" (Queen cover)

1992 ''Gladiator OST'': The Power

2001 ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure OST '': "Game Of War"

Songwriting

2008 ''Alice Cooper'' Along Came a Spider

Other Work

1998 ''Forever Mod: Portrait of a Storyteller - Tribute to Rod Stewart'': "I Was Only Joking"

1999 ''Not The Same Old Song And Dance - A Tribute to Aerosmith'': "No Surprise"

2000 ''Tribute to Van Halen 2000'': "Panama"

2000 ''Cheap Dream: Cheap Trick Tribute'': "I Want You to Want Me" (The Mission UK Remix)

2000 ''Leppardmania- A tribute to Def Leppard'': "Photograph"

2005 ''Hell Bent Forever - A tribute to Judas Priest'': "Electric Eye"

2005 ''Metal Mania Stripped VH1'': "I Saw Red"

2005 ''VH1 Classic Metal Mania Stripped 2: Anthems'' "Cherry Pie"

2005 ''Subdivisions: A Tribute to Rush'': "2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx", "Bastille Day"

2006 ''A Tribute to Bon Jovi'': "Lay Your Hands on Me"

2007 ''Monster Ballads Xmas'' : "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

2008 ''Led Box - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute'': "The Ocean"

2010 ''Siam Shade Tribute'': "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou"

2011 ''Sin-Atra: A Metal Tribute To Frank Sinatra'': "That's Life"

Singles

As Jani Lane

1991 ''Voices That Care'' (Various) U.S. #11, U.S. AC #6 CAN #61 non-album song

Music videos

! Year	! Video	! Director
1991	''Voices That Care'' (As Jani Lane) (Various)	David S. Jackson

Notes

External links

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name	Diljit Singh Dosanjh
background	solo_singer
birth name	Diljit Singh Dosanjh
alias	Diljit
birth date	January 06, 1984
Birth place	Dosanjh Kalan, Punjab
genre	Bhangra
occupation	Singer–songwriter, actor
years active	2005–present
associated acts	Honey Singh, Gippy Grewal
website	}}

Diljit (born 6 January 1984; as Diljit Singh Dosanjh) is a Punjabi singer and film actor.

Career

Music

Diljit Dosanjh debuted with his album Ishq Da Uda Ada. It was released by T-Series. He has come out with 6 albums so far.His most successful album, ''The Next Level'' is also his most recent.

Feature films

Diljit made his acting debut in the Punjabi action flick, ''The Lion of Punjab'' which opened to negative reviews from critics, though managed to end up successful at the box office. In 2011, he starred in the critically acclaimed ''Jihne Mera Dil Luteya'' which turned out to be a critical and commercial blockbuster. Critics praised Diljit's comic performance in the film. In February 2012 he was seen in the Hindi romance film ''Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya,'' in which he appeared in a guest appearance through the song "Pee Pa Pee Pa" which he also sang. His first official release of 2012 is announced to be a love story ''Jatt & Juliet'' opposite Neeru Bajwa, it's currently under-production, and will be released on 22 June 2012. His next ''Jatt Romantic'' pairs him opposite Neeru Bajwa again and is directed by leading Bollywood director Dharmesh Darshan.

Controversies

Diljit Dosanjh is going through a difficult phase of Internet war. The whole incident started last year when Diljit fell on the stage while performing his songs in one event. One of the viewers captured the Incident video and uploaded on the Social Networking site Facebook. Following that a series of comments started on that video both positive as well as negative. Diljit got annoyed with all the negative comments and sung one abusing song for all Facebook fans who posted negatives comments and uploaded the video under the title Facebook de Dakiye on YouTube. After that a real internet war started between Diljit and his fans, Punjabi community from different parts of the world is uploading videos day by day against Diljit. after this incident Diljit officially announce to cancel Urban Pendu Album along with 15 Saal. But the song 15 Saal is leaked on the YouTube. now Urban Pendu album is also releasing in Aug 2012

Discography

! Year	! Album	! Record Label	! Music Director
2003	''Ishq da uda aada	''	Finetone	*******
2004	''Dil''	Finetone	Sukhpal Sukh
2005	''Smile''	Finetone	Sukhpal Sukh
2007	''Ishq Ho Gaya''	Finetone	Sachin Ahuja
2008	''Chocolate''	Planet Recordz	Pavneet Birgi
2009	''The Next Level''	T-Series	Honey Singh
2011	''International Villager''(Goliyan)	Speed Records	Honey Singh
2012	''Urban Pendu''(once Cancelled) but now releasing in Aug 2012	Speed Records	Honey Singh
2012	''Sikh'' (Dharmik)	Speed Records

Singles

	! Year	! Track	! Music Director
	2009	''Bhagat Singh''	Honey Singh
2009	''Dance With Me''	Honey Singh
		2010	''Main Me & Myself''	Honey Singh
		2011	''Lak 28 Kudi Da''	Honey Singh
		2011	'' Caty Eyes''	Honey Singh
		2012	''tere naal love ho gaya''
2012	''15 Saal'' ( TBA )	Honey Singh
	2012	''Bodyguard''	Joy-Atul

Filmography

! Year	! Film	! Role	! Notes
2010	''Mel Karade Rabba''	Rajveer Dhillon	Special Appearance
2011	''Lion of Punjab''	Avtar Singh	PTC Punjabi Award for Best Debut Male
2011	''Jihne Mera Dil Luteya''	Gurnoor Randhawa	PTC Punjabi Award For Best Actor
2012	''Jatt & Juliet''		Summer 2012
2012	''Jatt Romantic''		Winter 2012

References

External links

Lion of Punjab Film/Music Release Date

Official Facebook Page

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name	Jimmy Shergill
birth name	Jasjit Singh Gill
birth date	December 03, 1970
birth place	Gorakhpur India
spouse	Priyanka Puri
occupation	Actor
yearsactive	1996–present }}

Jimmy Shergill ()(born 3 December 1970), is an Indian Actor and Film Producer who works in Hindi and Punjabi film's. His real name is Jasjit Singh Shergill

Biography

Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. He moved to Punjab, the place of his ancestors, in 1985 where he studied in Yadavindra Public School, Patiala and Bikram College Patiala. He learnt acting from Sri Harpal Singh, and then moved to Mumbai to work in the entertainment industry. He's married to Priyanka Puri from Delhi and they have a son named Veer Shergill.

Film career

Hindi Film's

Shergill started his acting career in 1996 with the critically acclaimed film ''Maachis'' directed by Gulzar based on terrorism in Punjab. The film did reasonably well at the box office and got him noticed by all the top filmmakers in the industry which led him to being cast in Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein alongside stalwarts like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai. He's consistently won rave reviews for all his performances in films like ''Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai,'' ''Haasil, '' ''Munna Bhai MBBS,'' ''Yahaan,'' ''Lage Raho Munnabhai,'' ''Eklavya: The Royal Guard,'' ''A Wednesday,'' ''My Name is Khan,'' ''Tanu Weds Manu,'' and Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster.''

Punjabi Film's

He started acting in Punjabi Films in 2005 in Manmohan Singh's ''Yaaran Naal Baharan''' which was a runaway blockbuster and then he went on to act in several other Punjabi Films. He is currently one of the top actors in the industry, and all the films he's acted in have been super hits. He plans to produce and act in one Punjabi Film every year for which he's signed a deal with top Bollywood production house Eros International. His first film as a producer ''Dharti'' released in 2011 and became an instant blockbuster. The next production from his company is ''Taur Mittran Di,'' that releases in May 2012.

Filmography

Hindi

''Jahan Tum Le Chalo'' ''Mohabbatein'' ''Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar'' ''Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai'' ''Dil Hai Tumhaara'' ''Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' ''Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar'' ''Haasil'' ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' ''Agnipankh'' ''Charas (2004 film) ''Hum Tum'' ''Silsilay'' ''Prateeksha'' ''Yahaan'' ''Umar (film) ''Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006 film) ''Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota'' ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' ''Bas Ek Pal'' ''Rehguzar (2006 film) ''Eklavya: The Royal Guard'' ''Delhii Heights'' ''Raqeeb'' ''Victoria No. 203 (2007 film) ''Chhodon Naa Yaar'' ''Dus Kahaniyaan'' ''Strangers (2007 film) ''Hastey Hastey'' ''A Wednesday!'' ''My Name Is Khan'' ''A Flat (film) ''Tanu Weds Manu'' ''Game (2011 film)'' ''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'' ''Dangerous Ishhq''

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
1996	''Maachis''	Jaimal
1999	|
2000	|	Karan Choudhry
2001	|	Jay Bharadwaj
2002	|	Rohit
2002	|	Samir
2002	|	Hrithik Mittal
2002	|	Sunder Kapoor
2003	|	Anirudh
2003	|	Zaheer
2004	|	Siddharth Singh
2004	Charas'' ||	Dev Anand
2004	|	Mihir
2005	|	Tarun
2005	|	Dr.Kishan Lal
2005	|	Captain Aman
2006	Umar'' ||	Shashank
2006	Tom Dick and Harry'' ||	Harry
2006	|	Hemant Punj
2006	|	Victor D'Souza
2006	|	Rahul Kher
2006	Rehguzar'' ||	Rahul Khanna
2007	|	Udaywardhan
2007	|	Abhi
2007	|	Sunny Khanna
2007	Victoria No. 203'' ||	Jimmy Joseph
2007	|	Ravi
2007	|
2007	Strangers'' ||
2008	|	Neel
2008	|	Arif Khan
2010	|	Zakir Khan
2010	A Flat'' ||
2011	|	Raja
2011	|
2011	|	Aditya Partap Singh/Saheb
2012	|

Punjabi

!Year ! ''Mannat'' ''Tera Mera Ki Rishta'' ''Munde U.K. De'' ''Mel Karade Rabba'' ''Dharti (2011) ''Gal Tera Jaagdey Di''

Title !!Role !!Notes
2005	''Yaaran Naal Baharan''	Navdeep Brar
2006	|	Nihal Singh
2009	|	Meet
2009	|	Roop Singh
2010	|	Rajveer Gill	PTC Punjabi Best Actor Award
2011	Dharti '' ||	Jasdeep Singh Wadala	Movie won 6 PTC Punjabi film awards
2011	|	Mandeep Singh

References

External links

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