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''[[Diamond Hoo Ha]]'' (2008) is the sixth album from the band and only peaked at number 19 in the UK album charts which makes the release their lowest charting album to date. In 2008, Supergrass ended their contract with [[EMI]], instead resorting to releasing new material through their newly formed independent label 'Supergrass Records'. |
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''[[Diamond Hoo Ha]]'' (2008) is the sixth album from the band and only peaked at number 19 in the UK album charts which makes the release their lowest charting album to date. In 2008, Supergrass ended their contract with [[EMI]], instead resorting to releasing new material through their newly formed independent label 'Supergrass Records'. |
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===The Jennifers and formation: 1990–1993=== |
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Supergrass' origins lay in the band [[The Jennifers]], which featured a then 16-year-old [[Gaz Coombes]] on vocals and [[Danny Goffey]] on drums, who was at the time 18 years old. The band played [[gig]]s at various venues around Oxfordshire, often [[public house]]s and clubs. One pub the band played at was the [[Jericho Tavern]] in [[Oxford]]. The band enjoyed enough success to release one single in 1992, "[[Just Got Back Today]]", on [[Nude Records]] before they disbanded. Gaz referred to this point in time as follows; "There was a feeling that something was going to happen. All the early gigs were packed and people were getting very excited. Our families and friends kept badgering us for autographs saying, we want them now because they'll be worth something when you're famous. There was a lot of interest from majors, a lot of big money offers flying around." <ref name="Q Mag">[http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/mq951000.htm The Strange Ones Supergrass Site<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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| birthname = Jonathan M. Lovitz |
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'''Jonathan M.''' "'''Jon'''" '''Lovitz''' (born July 21, 1957) is an American [[actor]] and [[comedian]]. He served as a cast member of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' between 1985 to 1990 and voiced Jay Sherman on ''[[The Critic]]''. [[image:socktoad.jpg|100px]] |
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Lovitz was born in [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States]]. His father was a doctor in [[Encino, California]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/59/Jon-Lovitz.html Jon Lovitz Biography (1957-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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He attended [[Harvard-Westlake School|Harvard School]] and studied theater at the [[University of California, Irvine|University of California at Irvine]] and graduated in 1979. He studied acting with Tony Barr at the Film Actors Workshop. He became a member of [[The Groundlings]] comedy troupe where he befriended [[Phil Hartman]]. |
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Lovitz was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1990. He later said in an interview for the book ''Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live'' that his time on ''SNL'' was the most memorable in his career. He went from having no money to being offered a [[United States dollar|$]]500,000 movie contract. He was nominated for an [[Emmy]] his first two years on ''Saturday Night Live''. One of his most notable ''SNL'' characters was "[[Saturday Night Live characters appearing on Weekend Update#Tommy Flanagan, the Pathological Liar|Tommy Flanagan, The Pathological Liar]]" who used the old [[catch phrase]], "Yeah! That's the ticket!" Some of his other recurring characters included [[Master Thespian]], [[Tonto (Lone Ranger character)|Tonto]], [[Mephistopheles]], and [[Michael Dukakis]]. In a 1986 episode of ''Saturday Night Live'' he played a virgin [[Trekkie]], who was scripted to hang his head when asked by [[William Shatner]] if he had ever kissed a girl.[[image:sockcat.jpg | 200px]] |
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[[Hanukkah Harry]], one of his most memorable roles, cast him in 1989 as a Jewish contemporary of [[Santa Claus]] who lives on [[Mount Sinai]] and travels the globe with a cart flown by three donkeys to give bland gifts to Jewish boys and girls. Harry is asked to fill in when Santa falls ill on [[Christmas Eve]]. |
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When Coombes began working at the local [[Harvester (restaurant)|Harvester]] he befriended aforementioned co-worker Mick Quinn, another [[alumnus]] of [[Wheatley Park School]] (though significantly older than Goffey and Coombes) and local would-be musician who had been playing with small-time local bands and recording tapes at home but with little success. The two realised they had a common interest in music and Coombes invited Quinn to come and [[Jam session|jam]] with himself and Goffey. In February 1993 Quinn officially joined the band on bass guitar, while Goffey continued on drums and Coombes took both vocals and lead guitar, thus forming '''Theodore Supergrass'''. "We had about five different names before that, but then we played this one show in Oxford and it got a write-up in the local magazine, a really good write-up, and we thought if we changed the name again people weren’t going to turn up because they wouldn’t know it was the same band so we ended up being stuck with Theodore Supergrass. And then we realized that Theodore was a bit rubbish so we took that off." Said Mick Quinn.<ref>{{cite web |
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Lovitz has lent his [[voice actor|voice]] to several [[animated television series|cartoons]] and films. In the series ''[[The Critic]]'' he played the title character of [[The_Critic#Jay_Sherman|Jay Sherman]]. On ''[[The Simpsons]]'' he played [[Marge Simpson|Marge]]'s ex-prom date [[Artie Ziff]], theater director Llewellyn Sinclair (and his sister, who runs a daycare center) on the season four episode "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]", Jay Sherman again in the Season 6 crossover episode "[[A Star Is Burns]]", and paparazzo Enrico Irritazio in the season eighteen episode "[[Homerazzi]]". He played a brief role as Cheapo, the worlds cheapest bad guy, as well as Professor Lombardo and Aristotle Amadopolous, in the short lived series ''[[Stripperella]]''. He is also the voice of the radio, in the Disney movie, ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]'' and he lend his voice for a [[promo]] video for the [[video game]] ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''.[[image:Pizza troll.jpg | 200px]] |
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In the late 1990s, Lovitz was "the man who wrote the [[Yellow Pages]]", in a series of commercials and print ads for the American Yellow Pages industry. He has also appeared for ads for [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] and in a cameo in the movie [[Matilda (film)|Matilda]], as Million Dollar Sticky Man.[[image:sockcat.jpg | 200px]] |
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He also had an uncredited [[cameo role|cameo]] as a rival [[crooner]] to [[Adam Sandler]] in the movie ''[[The Wedding Singer]]'', and had a small role in another of [[image:sockcat.jpg | 200px]]'s movies, ''[[Little Nicky]]''. He also was a supporting character in "Mr. Destiny" with James Belushi. |
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Danny claims that the name was his idea and says; "Although the others will dispute it, it was me. We were Theodore Supergrass and the idea was the band would be a little black character, and we wouldn't ever have to do interviews. We'd get the questions in advance, script the answers and then animate Theodore Supergrass answering them. But it cost too much money." |
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Lovitz has also appeared on ''[[Friends]]'' twice. He first appeared in the Season 1 episode "[[The One with the Stoned Guy]]" as a restaurateur who gets stoned on [[image:Pizza troll.jpg | 200px]] just prior to interviewing [[Monica Geller]] for a job. He reappeared years later in the Season 9 episode "[[The One with the Blind Dates]]", where it is revealed that he lost his restaurant due to a drug problem. [[image:sockcat.jpg | 200px]] |
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The brother of Gaz, [[Rob Coombes]], a [[keyboard player]], expressed interest and also started working with the band and was featured on most of the band's first three albums. However, he wasn't introduced as a band member until almost a decade later. The band's early material is credited to "Supergrass and Rob Coombes". Their first gig was at the [[Jericho Tavern]], [[Oxford]] in front of record company [[A&R]] people who attended, following publicity generated by recording an acclaimed demo at [[Sawmills Studio]] in [[Cornwall]].<ref name="thebiographychannel.co.uk">{{cite web |
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He also appeared on ''[[Seinfeld]]'' as Gary Fogel, a man who lies about having [[cancer]] ("[[The Scofflaw]]") and later dies in a car accident. |
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In 1991, Lovitz appeared in the season seven episode of ''[[Married With Children]]'' entitled "Kelly Does Hollywood part 2" as sleazy hollywood producer Mr. Littlehead. In 1998, Lovitz made a dramatic turn when he appeared in a small but pivotal role in Todd Solondz's film ''[[Happiness]]'' as a depressed man who attacks his date for thinking of him as nothing. His insults set the tone for her character throughout the film. Lovitz guest-starred twice on ''[[Newsradio]]'' as two separate characters before becoming a cast member in the show's final season (playing a third character).[[image:socktoad.jpg|100px]] |
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In 2003, appeared on an episode of Just Shoot Me as a man married to a Nina. He appeared on ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' in 2006 as a jingle writer named Archie and has also had multiple guest appearances on the TV show ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'' as Fred Puterbaugh up the end of the second series.[[image:socktoad.jpg|100px]][[image:sockcat.jpg | 200px]] |
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In mid-1994, Supergrass issued their debut single "[[Caught by the Fuzz]]" on the small independent local label Backbeat Records. The song recounts lead singer and guitarist [[Gaz Coombes]]' experience of being arrested and cautioned by police in possession of [[cannabis]].<ref name="thebiographychannel.co.uk"/><ref>{{cite episode |
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He has appeared on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Music Box Theatre]] in [[Neil Simon]]'s play ''[[The Dinner Party (play)|The Dinner Party]]'', taking over the lead role from [[Henry Winkler]]. He sang at [[Carnegie Hall]] three times (including Great Performances' ''Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall'') and sang the [[national anthem]] at [[Dodger Stadium]] and the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]].[[image:socktoad.jpg|100px]] |
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On October 10, 2001, Lovitz sang a duet (with [[Robbie Williams]]) of the song "[[image:sockcat.jpg | 200px]]"<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af6TYmIXBcQ</ref> at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The recording can be found on the ''[[Swing When You're Winning]]'' album. |
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"[[Mansize Rooster]]", released in February 1995, peaked at number 20 in the [[UK Single Charts]] and "[[Lenny (Supergrass song)|Lenny]]" just made it into the top 10. "Lenny" was followed soon afterwards by the band's debut album, ''[[I Should Coco]]'' (May 1995), which entered the [[UK Album Charts]] at number one. It achieved a half-a-million sales in the UK and 990,000 worldwide.<ref>[http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/md970000.htm The Strange Ones Supergrass Site<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''NME'' reviewer Steve Sutherland gave the album a nine out of ten rating, writing, "These freaks shall inherit the earth."<ref>Sutherland, Steve. ''I Should Coco'' review. ''NME''. [[13 May]] [[1995]].</ref> The album's fourth single, the double A-side release [[Alright/Time|"Alright"/"Time"]], stayed in British Top Three for a month, peaking at number two. |
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Supergrass followed ''I Should Coco'' with 18 months of heavy touring, appearing at festivals such as Scotland's ''[[T In The Park]]'' and the ''[[Glastonbury Festival]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/titp/2000/stages.shtml |title=Line-ups - T in the Park 2000 |publisher= efestivals }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/+supergrassreplac/index.html |title=Supergrass Replace Libertines |publisher=Glastonbury Festival |accessdate= |last= |first= }}</ref> After Performing in [[Rio de Janeiro|Rio]]'s ''Hollywood Rock Festival'' in April 1996, Supergrass met the infamous train robber [[Ronnie Biggs]], and apparently said to him, "I was frightened for my life when I heard there was a [[Supergrass (informer)|supergrass]] in the area."<ref>[http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/mq960400.htm The Strange Ones Supergrass Site<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> A photograph of Ronnie Biggs and Gaz together was subsequently included in the music video for their single release of the same year, "[[Going Out]]". "Going Out" was a success peaking at number five in the UK charts and sold more than 100,000 units. Having taken a short break in 1996, Supergrass returned to Sawmills Studio to work on ''[[In It For The Money]]'' (released April 1997), produced by the band themselves with [[John Cornfield]]. The album was a critical and commercial success, it also has since gone platinum in the UK. But some were confused by the darker sound.<ref>[http://www.7digital.com/artists/supergrass/in-it-for-the-money Supergrass - In It For The Money MP3 Downloads - 7digital<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The single, "[[Richard III (song)|Richard III]]" reached number two. Subsequent releases, "[[Sun Hits the Sky]]" and "[[Late In The Day]]" reached numbers 10 and 18 respectively. |
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In 1984, Lovitz entered [[stand-up comedy]] for the first time in his career. He also appeared in the film ''[[The Producers (2005 film)|The Producers]]'' as the strict accounting firm chairman, Mr. Marx. In 1996, he became the spokesperson in an advertising campaign for the Subway restaurant chain. {{Fact|date=October 2007}} |
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Around this time Supergrass also appeared on the front cover of ''[[The Big Issue]]'', interviewed for the magazine at [[Heathrow Airport]] by infamous ex-[[drug smuggler]] [[Howard Marks]].<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2002/supergrass.htm Supergrass - guest program<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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On November 8, 2007 Jon Lovitz had the grand opening for his new comedy club [[image:sockcat.jpg | 200px]] |
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"The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club at Aubergine" in the Downtown Gaslamp District in San Diego, CA, sponsored by RR-Ex. It currently presents one show a night at 9pm every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Already, the top comedians{{Fact|date=October 2008}} in the country have played and been booked for the club, such as [[David Spade]], [[Ralphie May]], [[Carlos Mencia]], [[Dana Carvey]], [[Jo Koy]], [[Eric Schwartz]], [[Craig Shoemaker]], [[Russell Peters]], [[Kevin Nealon]], [[Dennis Miller]], [[Ryan Robinson]] etc. |
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| 1984 |
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| ''[[The Paper Chase (TV series)|The Paper Chase]]'' |
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| Levitz |
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| Episode 2.18: "Billy Pierce" |
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The band again took a short break before returning in 1999 with the single "[[Pumping on Your Stereo]]". The promo video, produced in conjunction with the [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]], featured the band with comical "[[muppet]]" bodies. The single generated welcome publicity following their time out of the limelight, as did a small sold-out tour scheduled around the single release, the final night of which was at [[Shepherds Bush Empire]] as part of [[MTV]]'s "Five Night Stand" festival. The single and the tour were followed by their third LP ''[[Supergrass (album)|Supergrass]]'' (1999). The following spring the record was released in the [[U.S]] Once more, the album was recorded at Sawmills Studio with longtime associate Cornfield producing. ''Supergrass'' was well received critically and commercially and it has since gone platinum in the [[UK]], but did not reap the same level of success as its predecessors. Critics claimed the album was "hit and miss" which showed up particularly as the "also-rans are surrounded by songs that are as great as anything Supergrass has ever recorded"<ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Supergrass/Discography/album/P142415/R443374/ Supergrass Supergrass<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Their next single, "[[Moving (Supergrass song)|Moving]]", proved popular and reached the Top Ten in the UK. And their third single, "[[Mary (Supergrass song)|Mary]]" entered the [[Top 40]]. There followed a long hiatus. |
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After three years out of the limelight, the band returned with ''[[Life on Other Planets]]'' (September 2002). Though the record was not as commercially successful as Supergrass' first three albums - failing to make the Top Three in the UK album chart - given their extended absence, the album's highest placing at number nine was respectable. However, the critical response to the album was generally very positive, with [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] from [[allmusic]] claiming "The world is a better place for having Supergrass in it." <ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:u1uw6j737180 allmusic ((( Life on Other Planets > Overview )))<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. It has since gone gold in the UK. ''Life on Other Planets'' was also notable as it was the first Supergrass album to recognise Rob Coombes as an official member. For the band's first three albums, Supergrass officially consisted of Gaz Coombes, Goffey and Quinn although Rob Coombes contributed to many of the band's songs and videos, and toured with them. Tracks recorded before this were often credited to "Supergrass and Rob Coombes". The band followed ''Life on Other Planets'' with another extended three-year hiatus, devoting to touring and personal engagements. |
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In June 2004 they issued the "greatest hits" compilation ''[[Supergrass Is 10]]'' to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the band's formation. The record entered the UK album chart at number four and has since gone gold in the UK. |
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The band couldn't celebrate the decade with a new album, as the recording of their fifth studio album was subject to much turbulence. Deciding to depart from Sawmills Studio, they built a new studio for the sessions in the French countryside.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/southampton/music/supergrass.shtml BBC - Southampton Music - Supergrass<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Setbacks continued when the Coombes brothers lost their mother. As a result, the band's fifth album, ''[[Road to Rouen]]'', was delayed and was not released in Europe until August 2005, and the following month in North America. It reached #9 on the UK charts and has since gone silver in the UK. "St. Petersburg", the first single supporting the album, made a disappointing debut at #22 in the UK singles chart. The second single, "Low C", also underperformed, entering outside the top 40, and third single, "Fin" failed to make the top 75 altogether (charting at number 111), though it was only released as a 7" vinyl and digital download. The band toured the world in an extensive schedule for about a year from August 2005 to September 2006, visiting [[Japan]], [[South America]], [[USA]] and [[Europe]]. |
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The band recorded their sixth studio album ''[[Diamond Hoo Ha]]'' with producer Nick Launey between January and November 2007 in [[Berlin]] and [[New York]], released in March 2008, although it leaked around late February. In September 2007, bassist Mick Quinn suffered two broken vertebrae and a broken heel while sleepwalking out of a first floor window in September in [[France]]. The band toured in the summer and autumn 2007, headlining [[Guilfest]] among others and debuting new material, with the youngest sibling of the Coombes brothers [[Charly Coombes|Charly]], deputising for Quinn on [[keyboard bass]] on the later dates. Since Quinn's return, Charly has remained with Supergrass, playing second guitar, percussion & singing backup vocals for them on the Diamond Hoo Ha tour. They released their first single "[[Diamond Hoo Ha Man]]" - first as a free live song on the band's website - on [[14 January]] [[2008]] on strictly limited edition 7" vinyl. In February 2008, the video of their second single "[[Bad Blood (Supergrass song)|Bad Blood]]" was released on the band's official web-sites and the single followed on [[17 March]]. From January till December 2008, the band were on a successful world tour, covering Europe, USA and Australia. A [[rockumentary]] called [[Glange Fever]] directed by [[Charly Coombes]] (under the name of Chas Harrison) was released on August 4 2008. The film follows the Diamond Hoo Ha Men band members Duke Diamond (Gaz) and Randy Hoo Ha (Danny) as they go on a small tour of the country. This song is also featured in the video game [[Need for Speed: Undercover]] as a song that plays while racing. |
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In 2008, on returning from their tour of the USA to promote ''Diamond Hoo Ha'', Supergrass ended their contract with [[EMI]]. This was due to the lack of funding from the label for their single "Rebel In You", with the band instead resorting to releasing it through their newly formed independent label 'Supergrass Records'. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24440906-5006024,00.html|title=Supergrass on new album Diamond Hoo Ha, and freedom from EMI|publisher=[[Herald Sun]]|last=Johnson|first=Neala|date=2008-10-03|accessdate=2008-10-11}}</ref> |
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The band will headline [[Wychwood Festival]] on 30 May and other dates have been confirmed, including headlining dates at [[Sellindge Music Festival]] ([[6 June]]), [[Provinssirock Festival]] ([[13 June]]) and a short European treck in July at [[BBK Live]] ([[10 July]]) at Bilbao, [[Bikini Festival]] ([[11 July]]) in Toulouse and [[Paredes de Coura Festival]] ([[30 July]]) in Portugal. Also a co-headlining date at this year's [[Truck Festival]] along with [[Ash (band)|Ash]], on July 25 and 26 at [[Hill Farm]] in [[Steventon, Oxfordshire]]. |
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