Dizzy
Encyclopedia
Dizzy may refer to:
  • Dizziness
    Dizziness
    Dizziness refers to an impairment in spatial perception and stability. The term is somewhat imprecise. It can be used to mean vertigo, presyncope, disequilibrium, or a non-specific feeling such as giddiness or foolishness....

    , the state of being off balance

Nickname

  • Dizzy Gillespie
    Dizzy Gillespie
    John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer dubbed "the sound of surprise".Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz...

    , American jazz trumpet player and composer
  • Johnny Moore (musician)
    Johnny Moore (musician)
    Johnny Moore was an American rhythm and blues singer with The Drifters.Born John Alfred Moore in Selma, Alabama, United States, he began as lead of the Cleveland based group, The Hornets, before being discovered by The Drifters. He joined the group as lead vocalist, in New York in 1955, at age 21...

    , American rhythm and blues singer
  • Dizzy Reed
    Dizzy Reed
    Dizzy Reed is a contemporary rock musician, and occasional actor. He is best known for his tenure as the keyboardist & pianist for the rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he has played, toured and recorded since 1990...

    , Guns N' Roses keyboardist
  • Dizzy Dean
    Dizzy Dean
    Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season. Dean was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953....

    , baseball player
  • Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister
  • Jason Gillespie
    Jason Gillespie
    Jason Neil Gillespie is an Australian cricketer who formerly represented Australia at international level, in both Tests and One Day Internationals, and South Australia, Yorkshire and Glamorgan at first-class level. His primary role is as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but he is also a competent...

    , Australian former cricketer
  • Edward Leslie
    Edward Leslie
    Edward Harrison "Ed" Leslie is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Brutus The Barber Beefcake. He later worked for World Championship Wrestling under a variety of names, mainly as "The Disciple" of real-life best friend...

    , known as Dizzy Hogan, American wrestler
  • Dizzee Rascal
    Dizzee Rascal
    Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...

    , British rapper

Music

  • "Dizzy" (song)
    Dizzy (song)
    "Dizzy" is a song originally recorded by Tommy Roe which was a worldwide hit single in 1969.Written by Roe and Freddy Weller, "Dizzy" was a major hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number one on the U.S...

    , a song by Tommy Roe which later became a hit for Vic Reeves
  • "Dizzy" (Goo Goo Dolls song)
    Dizzy (Goo Goo Dolls song)
    "Dizzy" is a song by the Goo Goo Dolls, written by lead vocalist and guitarist Johnny Rzeznik. It was released as a single from their sixth studio album, Dizzy Up The Girl. The song peaked at #9 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart on January 5, 1999...

    , a hit single by the Goo Goo Dolls

Fictional characters

  • Dizzy, a video game character from the Guilty Gear series—see List of Guilty Gear characters
  • Dizzy Gillespie Harrison, the protagonist in the 2002 teen film, The New Guy
    The New Guy
    The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy directed by Ed Decter. The film tells the story of high school loser Dizzy Gillespie Harrison. Dizzy is an unpopular, high school band geek going through a hellish senior year...

  • Dizzy, a fictional egg, appearing in the Dizzy series
    Dizzy series
    The Dizzy series of computer games, published by Codemasters, was one of the most successful European computer game brands of the late 1980s. The games were based around a central figure: an intelligent egg-like creature called Dizzy...

     of adventure games
    • The computer game, Dizzy – The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure
  • Dizzy, Lance's best friend in the TV series Dark Oracle
    Dark Oracle
    Dark Oracle is a Canadian produced TV series that premiered in 2004 on the popular Canadian channel YTV. It was created by Jana Sinyor , and co-developed by Heather Conkie...

  • Dizzy Wallin, a video game character from Gears of War 2
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