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Michael Jackson guest-starred as Leon Kompowsky, but went uncredited (credited as John Jay Smith) for contractual reasons; his role was not confirmed until later. Jackson was a fan of the show and called its creator, Matt Groening, offering to do a guest spot. Jackson pitched several story ideas and wrote the song "Happy Birthday Lisa" for the ...
It was originally the home of John Jay Smith, founder of Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery and librarian at the Library Company of Philadelphia. [2] According to an 1853 article in The Horticulturist, the building was designed by "an English architect" and was "carried out and improved by" Thomas Ustick Walter.
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice, formerly known as the College of Police Science at City University of New York, was renamed for Jay in 1964. At Columbia University, exceptional undergraduates are designated John Jay Scholars, [120] and one of that university's undergraduate dormitories is known as John Jay Hall. [121]
John Landis: The video features Macaulay Culkin, Tess Harper, and George Wendt. An extended version contains a scene where a black panther transforms into Jackson and dances, followed by a brief appearance by The Simpsons characters Bart and Homer Simpson. This was the second time John Landis and Jackson worked together, the previous time being ...
Two guest stars were credited with pseudonyms. Actor Dustin Hoffman was credited as "Sam Etic" for the episode "Lisa's Substitute" while musician Michael Jackson was credited as "John Jay Smith" for the episode "Stark Raving Dad". After the latter episode, the producers decided that if a celebrity wished to guest star on the show, they had to ...
Jackson eventually guest-starred in the episode "Stark Raving Dad" (season three, 1991) under the pseudonym John Jay Smith. [12] He also wrote the song "Happy Birthday Lisa" for the episode "Stark Raving Dad", which was later included in the album Songs in the Key of Springfield. [13]
Jay and Silent Bob were back in much bigger roles in Smith’s 1999 apocalyptic comedy Dogma.After being mistaken for prophets, the bumbling duo embark on a quest to help a lapsed Catholic ...
The cemetery was founded in 1836 by John Jay Smith, [9] a librarian and editor with interests in horticulture and real estate, who was distressed at the way his deceased daughter was interred at the Arch Street Meeting House burial ground in Philadelphia. Smith wrote, "Philadelphia should have a rural cemetery on dry ground, where feelings ...