Buddy
Encyclopedia
Buddy may refer to:
- A friend or a partner for a particular activity
- Buddy (dog)Buddy (dog)Buddy , a male chocolate-colored Labrador Retriever, was one of two pets owned by Bill Clinton while he was President of the United States. The Clintons' other pet was a cat named Socks.-Life:...
, pet of former U.S. President Bill Clinton - Buddy memory allocationBuddy memory allocationThe buddy memory allocation technique is a memory allocation algorithm that divides memory into partitions to try to satisfy a memory request as suitably as possible. This system makes use of splitting memory into halves to try to give a best-fit...
, a dynamic memory allocation system for computers - Buddy systemBuddy systemThe buddy system is a procedure in which two people, the "buddies", operate together as a single unit so that they are able to monitor and help each other.-Advantages:...
, any system in which two people work together, especially for safety reasons
Brands and products
- Buddy (scooter)Buddy (scooter)The Buddy is a motorscooter distributed in the United States by Genuine Scooters of Chicago, Illinois. Introduced in 2006, the Buddy is the most popular scooter sold by Genuine and is sold in 150 of its dealerships throughout the country...
, motorscooter - Buddy (electric car)Buddy (electric car)Buddy is a Norwegian electric car, produced by Pure Mobility, formerly Elbil Norge AS, at Økern in Oslo. In 2007, the Buddy, and its predecessor, the Kewet, made up 20% of the electric cars in Norway.-History:...
, a Norwegian electric car - Buddy LBuddy LBuddy L is an American toy brand and company founded in 1920 as the Buddy L Toy Company in East Moline, Illinois, by Fred Lundahl.-History:...
, American toy company
Entertainment and the arts
- Buddy (1997 film), 1997 film about a gorilla named Buddy
- Buddy (2003 film)Buddy (2003 film)Buddy is a Norwegian film from 2003. It was directed by Morten Tyldum after a script by Lars Gudmestad. The music was composed by Lars Lillo-Stenberg, known from the band DeLillos...
, Norwegian film - Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, jukebox musical on the career of Buddy Holly
- Buddy (novel)Buddy (novel)Buddy is written by Nigel Hinton.The main characters are Buddy Clark, his mother, Carol Clark and Terry Clark, Buddy's father.The story deals with issues such as racism, thieving and child neglect.....The book was made into a TV series in 1986....
, 1982 novel by Nigel Hinton - Buddy (comic), 1980s DC Thompson publication
- United Buddy BearsUnited Buddy BearsBuddy Bears are a series of painted, life-size fibreglass bear sculptures originally developed in Berlin, Germany. The first Buddy Bear was created by the German businesspeople Klaus and Eva Herlitz, in cooperation with the sculptor Roman Strobl in 2001....
, international art exhibition - Buddy (TV series)Buddy (TV series)Buddy was a BBC schools drama, based on the novel of the same name by Nigel Hinton. It was shown as part of the social studies strand....
, a 1986 BBC schools drama about a teenager named Buddy - Buddy, a fictional T. Rex on the PBS Kids show Dinosaur TrainDinosaur TrainDinosaur Train is an American animated series created by Craig Bartlett. The series features a curious young T. rex named Buddy who, together with his adopted Pteranodon family, takes the Dinosaur Train to meet, explore, and have adventures with all kinds of dinosaurs.It was the second show by The...
Music
- Buddy (band)Buddy (band)Buddy is an indie pop group from Los Angeles, California formed in 2006 and named after the lead singer.-Band members:*Buddy - vocals, guitar*Will Golden - bass...
, a California indie pop band - "Buddy" (song)Buddy (song)"Buddy" is the third single released by De La Soul from their album 3 Feet High and Rising.The song is often cited as an example of an effective remix; one that includes a change of song lyrics or beat. In this case, both the original song's lyrics and the musical bed received a make over...
, a 1989 song by De La Soul - B.U.D.D.Y.B.U.D.D.Y."B.U.D.D.Y." is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's fourth album Luvanmusiq. It was released on January 30, 2007, after being given to radio stations in the US in late November...
, a 2007 single by Musiq Soulchild
People
- Buddy BellBuddy BellDavid Gus "Buddy" Bell is a former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. After an 18-year career with four teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, he managed the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals for three seasons each...
(born 1951), American baseball player - Buddy BlattnerBuddy BlattnerRobert Garnett Blattner , commonly known as "Buddy" or "Bud" Blattner, was an American table tennis and baseball player and radio and television sportscaster.-Playing career:Blattner played table tennis in his youth, winning the world men's doubles championship in 1936...
(1920–2009), American baseball player and sportscaster - Charles F. BuddyCharles F. BuddyCharles Francis Buddy was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of San Diego from 1936 until his death in 1966.-Early life and education:...
(1887–1966), first Roman Catholic bishop of San Diego, California - Buddy Cianci (nickname for Vincent Cianci), long-time mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
- Buddy ClarkBuddy ClarkBuddy Clark was a popular American singer in the 1930s and 1940s.-Life and career:Clark was born Samuel Goldberg to Jewish parents in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He made his Big Band singing debut in 1934 with Benny Goodman on the Let's Dance radio program. In 1936 he started to perform on the...
(1911-1949), American singer who had duets with Dinah ShoreDinah ShoreDinah Shore was an American singer, actress, and television personality... - Buddy DeFrancoBuddy DeFrancoBoniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco is an American jazz clarinet player.-Biography:DeFranco began his professional career just as swing music and big bands — many of which were led by clarinetists like Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and Woody Herman — were fading in popularity...
(born 1923), American jazz clarinetist - Buddy DyerBuddy DyerJohn Hugh "Buddy" Dyer is mayor of Orlando, Florida, first elected in 2003. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. Previously he represented Orlando in the Florida State Senate for ten years, including three years when he was the Senate Democratic leader.-Early life:Dyer was born in...
(born 1958), mayor of Orlando, Florida - Buddy EbsenBuddy EbsenBuddy Ebsen was an American character actor and dancer. A performer for seven decades, he had starring roles as Jed Clampett in the long-running television series The Beverly Hillbillies and as the title character in the 1970s detective series Barnaby Jones, and played Barnaby Jones in the movie...
(1908–2003), American actor best known for his role in The Beverly Hillbillies - Lance "Buddy" FranklinLance FranklinLance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing...
(born 1987), Australian rules footballer - Buddy GrecoBuddy Greco-Biography:He was born Armando Greco in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Greco began playing piano at the age of four. His first professional work was playing with Benny Goodman's band. Most of Greco's work has been in the jazz and pop genres...
(born 1926), American jazz and pop singer and pianist - Buddy GuyBuddy GuyGeorge "Buddy" Guy is an American blues and jazz guitarist and singer. He is a critically acclaimed artist who has established himself as a pioneer of the Chicago blues sound, and has served as an influence to some of the most notable musicians of his generation...
(born 1936), American guitarist - Buddy HackettBuddy HackettBuddy Hackett was an American comedian and actor.-Early life:Hackett was born in Brooklyn, New York, New York, the son of a Jewish upholsterer. He grew up on 54th and 14th Ave in Borough Park, Brooklyn, across from Public School 103...
(1924–2003), American actor and comedian - Buddy HollyBuddy HollyCharles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
(1936–1959), pioneering American rock and roll musician - Buddy JewellBuddy JewellBuddy Jewell Jr. is an American country music artist who was the first winner on the USA Network talent show Nashville Star. Signed to Columbia Records in 2003, Jewell made his debut on the American country music scene with the release of his self-titled album, which produced the singles "Help...
(born 1961), American country musician - Buddy KnoxBuddy KnoxBuddy Knox was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1957 rockabilly hit song, "Party Doll".-Biography:...
(1933–1999), oldies musician that sang "Party Doll" in 1957 with his group, The Rhythm Orchids - Buddy MyerBuddy MyerCharles Solomon "Buddy" Myer was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1941.An excellent hitter, he batted .300 or better in eight full seasons, and retired with a career average of .303. He walked more than twice as many times as he struck out...
(1904–1974), American All-Star major league baseball player - Buddy RichBuddy RichBernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.-Early life:...
(1917–1987), American jazz drummer and bandleader - Buddy RoemerBuddy RoemerCharles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is an American politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana, from 1988 to 1992. He was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party on March 11, 1991...
(born 1943), former American congressman and Louisiana governor, and Republican presidential candidate - Charles "Buddy" Rogers, American actor and jazz musician
- "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, American professional wrestler
Characters
- Buddy Hobbes, the character played by Will Ferrell in the film ElfElf (film)Elf is a 2003 comedy film directed by Jon Favreau, written by David Berenbaum and starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, and Zooey Deschanel. It was released in the United States on November 7, 2003 and grossed over $220,400,000 worldwide.-Plot:A baby crawls into Santa Claus' sack while he is...
- Buddy (Looney Tunes)Buddy (Looney Tunes)Buddy is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes series of cartoons.-Looney Tunes:Buddy has his origins in the chaos that followed the severing of relations between animators Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising from producer Leon Schlesinger...
, an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes - Buddy (The Short Circus), a member of The Short Circus on the American television series The Electric Company
- Buddy Lembeck, a character on the 1980s situation comedy Charles in Charge
- Buddy BradleyBuddy BradleyHarold "Buddy" William Bradley Jr. generally referred to as Buddy Bradley is a comic book character created by Peter Bagge and featured in several of his comic books, most notably Hate and Neat Stuff...
, the protagonist of Peter Bagge's comic book Hate! - Buddy Pine, the alter ego of Syndrome, the supervillain from the 2004 film "The Incredibles"
- Little Buddy, The Skipper's pet name for Gilligan on the TV series Gilligan's Island
- Buddy Cole (fiction)Buddy Cole (fiction)Charles Budderick Cole, popularly known as Buddy Cole, is a fictional character created and portrayed by actor-comedian Scott Thompson. He is an effeminate, gay socialite, made famous on The Kids in the Hall, a popular Canadian sketch comedy series and troupe of the same name.- Personality :Buddy...
, recurring character from the Canadian sketch-comedy show The Kids In The Hall portrayed by Scott Thompson