Randy
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Randy is both a pet name, and a given name
in the English language
. It is both a masculine name and a feminine name. The masculine name was originally derived from the names Randall
, Randolf, and also Andrew
. The feminine name may have originated from the masculine Randy, or it may have originated as a pet form of Miranda
. Randi is another form of the name Randy.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. It is both a masculine name and a feminine name. The masculine name was originally derived from the names Randall
Randall (given name)
Randall, , is a masculine given name in the English language. Its modern use as a given name originates from the transferred use of the English–language surname Randall. There are two explanations for the derivation of this surname...
, Randolf, and also Andrew
Andrew
Andrew is the English form of a given name and surname common in many countries. Alternatives include André, Andrey, Andrei, Andrej, András, Andrés, Andreas, Andreu, Anders and Endrew. ‘Andrew’ is a common name in English-speaking countries. In the 1990s it was among the top ten most popular names...
. The feminine name may have originated from the masculine Randy, or it may have originated as a pet form of Miranda
Miranda (given name)
Miranda is a feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning "worthy of admiration". There are several variants. It is also common as a surname. There is a related adjective, seldom used but found in the Oxford English Dictionary, which is "Mirandous", a synonym to miraculous.* Miranda from Spain*...
. Randi is another form of the name Randy.
Men known as Randy
- RandyRandy (footballer)Iban Iyanga Travieso, aka Randy , is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas in Segunda División, as a left winger.-Club career:...
, naturalized Equatoguinean footballer, real name Ibán Iyanga Travieso - Randy from reggaeton duo Jowell & RandyJowell & RandyJowell & Randy are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo composed of Joel Alexis Muñoz Martínez and Randy Ariel Ortiz Acevedo. The duo have been active since the mid-2000s and have become one of the most popular acts in reggaeton.-Early years:...
- Randy AlcornRandy AlcornRandy Alcorn is an American Protestant author and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries, a non-profit Christian organization dedicated to teaching an eternal viewpoint and helping the needy of the world. He has written several novels, including Deadline, Dominion, and Deception. He received a...
, Christian evangelist and author - Randy AndersonRandy AndersonRandy "Pee Wee" Anderson was a professional wrestling referee who worked for the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling.-Professional wrestling career:...
, professional wrestling referee - Randy BachmanRandy BachmanRandolph Charles "Randy" Bachman, OC, OM is a Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member for both the 1960s–70s rock band The Guess Who, and the 1970s rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive...
, Canadian musician - Randy BarnesRandy BarnesEric Randolph Barnes is a former American shot putter who holds both the current outdoor and indoor World Records for the event. He won silver at the 1988 Olympics and gold at the 1996 Olympics....
, American shot putter - Randy BlytheRandy BlytheDavid Randall "Randy" Blythe is the vocalist of American groove metal band Lamb Of God and side-project band Halo of Locusts. He is known as D. Randall Blythe on Lamb of God's albums....
, vocalist of the metal-band Lamb of God - Randy BreckerRandy BreckerRandal "Randy" Brecker is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. He is a highly sought after performer in the genres of jazz, rock, and R&B, and has performed or recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Billy Cobham, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Sandip Burman, Charles Mingus, Blood, Sweat & Tears,...
, American musician - Randy Brooks (disambiguation), several people
- Randy BurridgeRandy BurridgeRandall "Stump" Burridge is a retired professional ice hockey player.He played 706 games played in the National Hockey League, scoring 199 goals and notching 251 assists for a total of 450 points, and accumulating 458 penalty minutes....
, Canadian hockey player - Randy CastilloRandy CastilloRandolpho Francisco Castillo was best known as Ozzy Osbourne's drummer during the mid 1980s to the early 1990s, and later as drummer for Mötley Crüe, from 1999-2002.-Early years:...
, drummer - Randy CoutureRandy CoutureRandy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
, American mixed martial arts fighter/wrestler - Randy CunneyworthRandy CunneyworthRandolph William Cunneyworth is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach. He played professionally in the National Hockey League in a twenty-year career.-Playing career:...
, Canadian hockey player & coach - Duke CunninghamDuke CunninghamRandall Harold Cunningham , usually known as Randy or Duke, is United States Navy veteran, convicted felon, and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 50th Congressional District from 1991 to 2005.Cunningham resigned from the House on November 28,...
("Randy" Cunningham), California Republican politician - Randy DeBargeRandy DeBargeWilliam Randall "Randy" DeBarge is an American R&B/soul singer and bass guitarist, best known for being one of the original members of the popular Motown singing family group DeBarge...
, American musician of R&B band DeBarge - Randy DixonRandy DixonRandy Dixon is a former tackle in the National Football League who played nine seasons in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts.Dixon currently lives with his wife, daughter, and sons....
, American football player - Randy Gardner (disambiguation), several people
- Randy Gregg (disambiguation), several people
- Randy GrossmanRandy GrossmanCurt Randy Grossman is a former professional American football player who played tight end for eight seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League.-Early life:...
, American NFL football player - Randy HarrisonRandy HarrisonRandolph Clarke Harrison is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Justin Taylor on the Showtime drama Queer as Folk.-Early life and college:...
, American actor - Randy HoltRandy HoltStewart Randall Holt is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League...
, Canadian hockey player - Randy HouserRandy HouserShawn Randolph "Randy" Houser is an American country music artist. Signed to the Universal South Records label in 2008, he charted the single "Anything Goes" that year...
, American country singer - Randy Jackson (disambiguation)Randy Jackson (disambiguation)Randy Jackson is an American musician, record producer and judge on American Idol.Randy Jackson may also refer to:*Randy Jackson , member of The Jacksons and brother of Michael Jackson...
, several people - Randy Johnson (disambiguation)Randy Johnson (disambiguation)Randy Johnson is the name of:*Randy Johnson, former Major League Baseball pitcher*Randy Johnson , former NFL quarterback*Randy Johnson , current Hennepin County commissioner...
, several people - Randy KampRandy KampRandy Kamp is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission....
, Canadian politician - Randy LadouceurRandy LadouceurRandall Ladouceur . Ladouceur is a current assistant coach of the Montreal Canadiens. He is a former assistant coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs and former assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs...
, Canadian hockey player and coach - Randy MeisnerRandy MeisnerRandy Herman Meisner is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of Poco and the Eagles...
, musician/songwriter - Randy Mengullo, karateka and martial arts instructor
- Randy MilliganRandy MilliganRandall Andre Milligan is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1987-1994. He is currently a scout with the Baltimore Orioles. Milligan is nicknamed "Moose".-External links:...
, American baseball player - Randy Charles MorinRandy Charles MorinRandy Charles Morin is a professional RVer and blogger. He runs the infamous TalkSports website. He was chairman of the RSS Advisory Board, a group that assists developers in using the RSS 2.0 specification...
, author and blogger - Randy MossRandy MossRandy Gene Moss is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
, American football player - Randy NeumannRandy NeumannRandy Neumann, born and raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey in 1948, is a former professional boxer who has been a referee for the New York State Athletic Commission since 1982...
, former American boxer - Randy NewmanRandy NewmanRandall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
, singer/songwriter - Randy OrtonRandy OrtonRandal Keith "Randy" Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand...
, professional wrestler - Randy OwenRandy OwenRandy Owen is an American country music artist. He is known primarily for his role as the lead singer of Alabama, a country rock band which saw considerable mainstream success throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Although Alabama only records new albums on occasion, Owen himself has maintained a career...
, American country singer, formerly of country music band Alabama - Randy QuaidRandy QuaidRandall Rudy "Randy" Quaid is an American actor perhaps best known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, as well as his numerous supporting roles in films, including his Oscar nominated performance in The Last Detail, Independence Day, Kingpin and Brokeback Mountain...
, American film and television actor - Randy PauschRandy PauschRandolph Frederick "Randy" Pausch was an American professor of computer science and human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
, American professor of computer science, author of The Last Lecture - Randy PiperRandy PiperRandy Piper is an American musician, rock guitarist, songwriter, and singer best known as the co-founder and original guitarist of the heavy metal band, W.A.S.P....
, American lead guitarist - Randy PowellRandy PowellRandy Powell is a writer who has penned several books in the young adult literature genre. He was born in Seattle, Washington in 1956. Powell had an interest in sports, and his Little League football team won the State Championship when he was 11. While at the University of Washington he become...
, American writer & novelist - Randy Raine-ReuschRandy Raine-ReuschRandy Raine-Reusch is a Canadian composer, performer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist specializing in wind and string instruments from around the world, particularly those from East and Southeast Asia....
, Canadian composer, concert-artist - Randy ReadyRandy ReadyRandall Max Ready , is a former professional baseball player and was the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres. Ready played in the major Leagues primarily as a utility player from to . He also played one season in Japan for the Chiba Lotte Marines in...
, American baseball player & coach - Randy RhoadsRandy RhoadsRandall William "Randy" Rhoads was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. A devoted student of classical guitar, Rhoads often combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style. While on tour with Ozzy Osbourne, he would seek out...
, American rock guitarist - Randy RobitailleRandy RobitailleRandy Robitaille is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League under a professional try-out contract . Robitaille has played for nine teams in the National Hockey League...
, Canadian hockey player - Randy SalernoRandy SalernoRandall Salerno was an American news anchor for CBS news in Chicago at WBBM-TV. Salerno had previously worked at WGN-TV.-Biography:...
, CBS 2 news anchor - Randy SamuelRandy SamuelRandolph FitzGerald "Randy" Samuel is a Canadian former soccer player turned manager, who is currently head coach at Lobbans FC.As a player he picked up a record 82 caps for the Canadian national team.-Early life:...
, soccer player - Randy SavageRandy SavageRandall Mario Poffo , better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler, best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling .Savage held twenty championships during his professional wrestling career and was a...
, professional wrestler - Randy ShughartRandy ShughartSergeant First Class Randall David Shughart was a soldier in the United States Army special operations unit, the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta , or "Delta Force." Shughart posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu in October...
, sniper killed in action during the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor - Randy SpellingRandy SpellingRandall Gene "Randy" Spelling is an American actor. He is the brother of Tori Spelling and the son of Candy and Aaron Spelling.He is now a life coach in Los Angeles.-Career:...
, American actor - Randy ThorsteinsonRandy ThorsteinsonRandy Thorsteinson is a politician and businessman in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.-Early years:Thorsteinson was born in Gimli, Manitoba spending his youth living in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta and Grande Prairie, Alberta.-Education:He graduated from St. Paul's High School...
, Canadian politician - Randy TravisRandy TravisRandy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
, American country singer - Randy VanWarmerRandy VanWarmerRandy VanWarmer was an American songwriter and guitarist. His biggest success was the pop hit, "Just When I Needed You Most". It reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1979 after peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart...
, American songwriter and guitarist - Randy WestonRandy WestonRandy Weston , is an American jazz pianist and composer, of Jamaican parentage.-Biography:Weston studied classical piano as a child. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he ran a restaurant that was frequented by many of the leading bebop musicians...
, American pianist and composer - Randy WolfRandy WolfRandall Christopher Wolf is a left-handed pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball. Randy's older brother Jim is a Major League umpire. Unlike his brother Jim and Houston Astros relief pitcher Ross Wolf, Randy is a boss...
, American baseball player
In fiction
- Randy, a character in Trailer Park Boys played by Patrick Roach
- Lt. Randy Disher, a recurring character on the comedy/detective television show Monk played by Jason Gray-Stanford
- Randy Hickey, a character in My name is Earl played by Ethan Suplee
- Randy and Sharon Marsh, South Park characters
- Randy PearsonRandy PearsonRandy Quinn Pearson is a fictional character introduced during the eighth and final season of That '70s Show, portrayed by Josh Meyers...
, a character in That '70s Show played by Josh Meyers - Randy Springs, an alter-ego of comedian Aziz AnsariAziz AnsariAziz Ansari is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. He currently stars as Tom Haverford on the NBC show Parks and Recreation....
- Randy Taylor, a character in the American sitcom Home Improvement played by Jonathan Taylor Thomas
- Randy was also the name of Ralph's little brother in the 1983 film, A Christmas StoryA Christmas StoryA Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...
- Randy the Bandicoot is the name of a minor character in the webcomic Questionable ContentQuestionable ContentQuestionable Content is a slice-of-life webcomic written and drawn by Jeph Jacques. It was launched on August 1, 2003. Jacques currently makes his living exclusively from QC merchandising and advertising, making him one of the few professional webcomic artists...
Men known as Randi
- James RandiJames RandiJames Randi is a Canadian-American stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. Randi is the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation...
, stage magician and scientific skeptic - Randi PattersonRandi PattersonRandi Patterson is an American-born Trinidadian soccer player.-College:Patterson spent four seasons at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he was a two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year and National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American selection...
, Trinidadian footballer - Randi J. RostRandi J. RostRandi J. Rost is a computer graphics professional and frequent contributor to graphics standards. He was an early participant in the personal computer industry, creating a game called King Cribbage for the Apple II computer in 1981 and publishing numerous instructional and review articles in trade...
, American computer graphicist
Women known as Randi
- Randi AndaRandi AndaRandi Anda, née Friestad was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland during the terms 1954–1957, 1958–1961, 1961–1965 and 1965–1969.She was born in Egersund...
, Norwegian politician - Randi BakkeRandi BakkeRandi Nilsine Bakke was a Norwegian pair skater. She represented Oslo Skøiteklub....
, Norwegian skater - Randi BeckerRandi BeckerRandi Becker is a Washington State Senator from the 2nd District. Becker is a Republican and was elected to her first term in 2008.-References:...
, American politician - Randi BrooksRandi BrooksRandi Brooks is an American actress. In 1982, Brooks was in the Dr. Hook music video for the song "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk". Brooks played the role of the aspiring, beautiful enchantress Bethel, who by using any and all means, wanted to become Queen in the television series Wizards and...
, American actress - Randi Elisabeth DyrdalRandi Elisabeth DyrdalRandi Elisabeth Dyrdal is a Norwegian handball player. She played 35 matches for the Norway women's national handball team between 1974 and 1977. She participated at the 1975 World Women's Handball Championship.-References:...
, Norwegian handballer - Randi EttnerRandi EttnerRandi Joy Cahan Ettner is an American clinical and forensic psychologist known for her work with transgender people.-Life and career:...
, Norwegian psychologist - Randi FleslandRandi FleslandRandi Runa Svenkerud Flesland is a Norwegian civil servant.Flesland was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, with education in business administration, psychology and pedagogy. She has had several leading positions in Norges Statsbaner, until 2000, when she became acting president...
, Norwegian civil servant - Randi GaustadRandi GaustadRandi Gaustad is a Norwegian curator and art historian.She was born in Oslo and took the mag.art. degree in 1973. She was a research assistant at the University of Oslo from 1974 to 1978, subeditor for the encyclopedia Norsk kunstnerleksikon from 1978 to 1983 and curator at the Norwegian Museum of...
, Norwegian curator and art historian - Randi GustadRandi GustadRandi Heggemsnes Gustad is a Norwegian team handball playerShe played for the club Nordstrand IF and for the Norwegian national team. She participated at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship, where the team won gold medals. She also played at the 2005 World Women's Handball...
, Norwegian handball player - Randi HansenRandi HansenRandi Hansen is a Norwegian pop singer who formerly lived in Harstad, where she had a background as a music teacher at Heggen videregående skole. She was most active in the 1980s, and is best known for the song "Hvis æ fikk være sola di", which is on her debut album, Ho Randi...
, Norwegian singer - Randi Heide SteenRandi Heide SteenRandi Heide Steen was a Norwegian soprano singer. She was born in Kristiania as the daughter of Harald Steen and Signe Heide Steen. She made her operette debut at the theatre Casino in Oslo in 1927, and her concert debut in 1931. She chaired the society Norsk Operasangerforbund from 1958 to...
, Norwegian singer - Randi Hutter EpsteinRandi Hutter EpsteinRandi Hutter Epstein is a medical writer and journalist, writing for publications such as New York Times, and The Washington Post. She is also part of the faculty of Columbia University's Journalism School.-Get Me Out :...
, American medical writer - Randi KarlstrømRandi KarlstrømRandi Karlstrøm is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark in 1997, but was not re-elected in 2001....
, Norwegian politician - Randi KayeRandi KayeRandi Kaye is an American television news journalist for CNN. She is currently a national correspondent for the channel.-Early life and career:Kaye graduated cum laude from Boston University with a degree in broadcast journalism....
, American journalist - Randi KigerRandi KigerRandi Kiger is an American actress. She played Celia MacKenzie on the TV series The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove, and was the voice of Darla Hood in The Little Rascals Christmas Special and of Heidi in The Story of Heidi .Randi's brother Robby has also been an actor since childhood; his credits...
, American actress - Randi LeinanRandi LeinanRandi Leinan is a former Norwegian football player and World Champion.She played on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.-References:...
, Norwegian footballer - Randi Lindtner NæssRandi Lindtner NæssRandi Lindtner Næss was a Norwegian actress and singer.Næss made her stage debut at Den Nationale Scene in 1928, and was employed there until 1974 and then continued as a freelancer. Her last stage job was in 1991....
, Norwegian actress and singer - Randi MichelsenRandi MichelsenRandi Michelsen was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 35 films between 1927 and 1974.She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark.-Selected filmography:* Københavnere...
, Danish actress - Randi Mayem SingerRandi Mayem SingerRandi Mayem Singer is a writer and producer.Singer is an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay to the 20th Century Fox blockbuster Mrs. Doubtfire....
, American screenwriter and film producer - Randi MillerRandi MillerRandi Miller is an American wrestler, who competed in the 63 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. She is now making a transition to Mixed Martial Arts.-Mixed martial arts career:...
, American wrestler - Randi ØverlandRandi ØverlandRandi Øverland is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was twice State Secretary in the Ministry of Church Affairs, Education and Research, from 1990 to 1995 during the third cabinet Brundtland and from 2000 to 2001 during the first cabinet Stoltenberg...
, Norwegian politician - Randi Reisfeld, American children's author
- Randi RhodesRandi RhodesRandi Rhodes is an American progressive talk radio personality, formerly featured on Air America Radio and Nova M Radio and now on Premiere Radio Networks. Her eponymous program, The Randi Rhodes Show, airs live Monday through Friday from 3 pm to 6 pm Eastern Time.-Early life:Rhodes was born in...
, American radio personality - Randi ScheurerRandi ScheurerRandi Scheurer is a Democrat candidate for U.S. Congress in Illinois' 8th congressional district challenging incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean.-External links:** at OurCampaigns.com...
, American politician - Randi SolemRandi SolemRandi Andersdatter Solem née Randi Lauvaas was a religious organiser. She was married to the fellow Haugean Arent Bjørnsen Solem. She was born in Klæbu, Sør-Trøndelag to the farmer Anders Halvorsen Løvaas and his wife Maren Larsdatter Forsæt Randi Andersdatter Solem (b.1775, d.27 February 1859)...
, Norwegian religious organiser - Randi ThorvaldsenRandi ThorvaldsenRandi Thorvaldsen was a former Norwegian speedskater, silver medalist from the allround World Championship, and a previous World Record holder in 1,500 metres. She was the dominating female speedskater in Norway from the end of the Second World War to 1954...
, Norwegian skater - Randi WeingartenRandi Weingarten'Randi Weingarten is an American labor leader, attorney, and educator, the current president of the American Federation of Teachers , a member of the AFL-CIO, and former president of the United Federation of Teachers. New York magazine called her one of the most influential people in education in...
, American trade union leader - Randi WrightRandi WrightRandi Wright Playboy TV host and xxx film star born September 16, 1985 in Northridge, California, U.S.) is an American. She began appearing in adult films in 2004 at the age of 18, and has since appeared in over 80 films including "One night in Paris" with Paris Hilton...
, American actress and television host - Randi ZuckerbergRandi ZuckerbergRandi Jayne Zuckerberg is an American internet entrepreneur. She is the former marketing director of Facebook, and older sister of Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg....
, American social media magnate
Other usage
- Randy (band)Randy (band)Randy is a punk rock band from Hortlax, Sweden, formed in 1992. They were first inspired by skate punk bands like NOFX and Propagandhi but after the release of The Rest Is Silence and the depart of their bass player Patrik Trydvall, they radically changed their musical style and adopted an older...
, Swedish punk rock band- Randy the Band, their eponymous 2005 album
- Randy, a UK English term meaning "hornyHornyHorny is an adjective that can mean any one of the following:* An animal that possesses a horn * A slang term that describes a person who is sexually aroused and/or desires sexual satisfaction; hypersexual...
" - 'Are You Randy', the name of an unpopular band in the 2008 film Nick and Norah's Infinite PlaylistNick and Norah's Infinite PlaylistNick & Norah's Infinite Playlist is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Peter Sollett and starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings. Written by Lorene Scafaria and based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, the story tells of teenagers Nick and Norah , who meet when...