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Vibranium
Vibranium is Marvel Comics' fictional kinetic-energy-absorbing metal, first appearing in Daredevil #13 (1966), found in Wakanda via meteorite, used in Captain America's shield and Black Panther's suit, with Antarctic Vibranium as an anti-metal variant.
Vibraphone
The vibraphone, also called the vibraharp or vibes, is a keyboard percussion instrument with aluminum bars, resonators, and motor-driven disks that add vibrato, prominent in jazz.
Vibras Tour
The Vibras Tour was Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin's 2018 North American tour supporting his album Vibras, running from Fresno to Miami and grossing $11.5 million.
Vibrato
Vibrato: periodic wavering of pitch, loudness, and timbre in singing and instrumental playing, typically 5–8 Hz and tens of cents wide; distinct from tremolo and trill, an ornament until its 20th-century continuous use.
Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt (James Victor Chesnutt, 1964-2009), Athens, Georgia singer-songwriter, paraplegic after a 1983 car crash; 16 albums including Little, West of Rome, and At the Cut; died December 25, 2009.
Vic Chou (周渝民)
Vic Chou (周渝民, Zaizai), Taiwanese actor and singer born 1981 in Luodong, Yilan; F4 member from Meteor Garden (2001), Golden Bell Best Actor 2013 for Home, and 61st Golden Bell nominee for The World Between Us II.
Vic Damone
Vic Damone (Vito Rocco Farinola, 1928-2018), American traditional pop crooner and actor; Mercury, Columbia, Capitol, and Warner Bros. recording artist known for "You're Breaking My Heart" and "On the Street Where You Live," praised by Sinatra for the best pipes in the business.
Vic Fuentes
Vic Fuentes is an American singer and guitarist, born in 1983 in San Diego, California, best known as frontman and chief songwriter of Pierce the Veil.
Vic Godard
Vic Godard (Victor John Napper, born 1957) is an English singer-songwriter, leader of first-wave UK punk band Subway Sect, whose 1978 single "Ambition" topped the indie chart; later a postman, he moved through Northern soul, swing, and crooner pop.
Vic Mensa
Vic Mensa (Victor Kwesi Mensah, born 1993) is a Chicago rapper and singer, member of Kids These Days, founder of SAVEMONEY with Chance the Rapper, Roc Nation artist behind INNANETAPE, The Autobiography, 16 Shots, 93PUNX, and Victor.
Vic Michaelis
Vic Michaelis, also known as Victoria Michaelis, is a nonbinary American-Canadian comedian, actor, and improviser who hosts Dropout's improvised interview show Very Important People and stars as Cheryl Symanski in Peacock's Ponies.
Vic Mignogna
Vic Mignogna (Victor Joseph Mignogna), born 1962 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, is an American anime voice actor known for Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist and Broly in Dragon Ball; his 2019 defamation suit against Funimation was dismissed under Texas anti-SLAPP law.
Vic Morrow
Vic Morrow (Victor Morozoff, 1929–1982), American actor and director, star of Combat! and Blackboard Jungle; killed with two child actors in the 1982 Twilight Zone helicopter crash, for which John Landis was tried and acquitted.
Vic Sotto
Vic Sotto (Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto, "Bossing"), born 1954 in Manila, is a Filipino actor, comedian, TV host, and producer; original Eat Bulaga! host with Tito Sotto and Joey de Leon (TVJ), VST & Company lead singer, Enteng Kabisote film star, and lead of the 2024 film The Kingdom.
Vic Tayback
Vic Tayback (Victor Tayback, 1930–1990) was an American character actor who played diner owner Mel Sharples in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and the CBS sitcom Alice, winning two Golden Globes; born in Brooklyn to Syrian immigrant parents, died of a heart attack at 60.
Vice (2015 film)
Vice is a 2015 American science fiction action film. It stars Bruce Willis and Thomas Jane in a futuristic resort where an android named Kelly escapes.
Vice (2018 film)
Vice is a 2018 American satirical biographical film written and directed by Adam McKay, dramatizing Dick Cheney's rise to vice president, starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, and Sam Rockwell.
Vice (TV series)
Vice (TV series): HBO documentary news-magazine (2013–2018, seven seasons) from Vice Media, hosted by Shane Smith, EPs Bill Maher and Eddy Moretti; famous for the Dennis Rodman North Korea episode; later moved to Showtime in 2020.
Vice Ganda
Vice Ganda (Jose Marie Borja Viceral), born 1976 in Tondo, Manila, is a Filipino comedian, It's Showtime host, and actor; box-office record holder and 2025 FAMAS and MMFF Best Actor winner.
Vice Principals
Vice Principals, HBO dark comedy by Danny McBride and Jody Hill (2016–2017, 18 episodes): rival vice principals Gamby and Russell ally against new principal Dr. Belinda Brown at North Jackson High.
Vice Versa (รักสลับโลก)
Vice Versa (รักสลับโลก, Rak Salap Lok) is a 2022 Thai BL romantic fantasy series by GMMTV, adapted from JittiRain's novel, directed by X Nuttapong Mongkolsawas, starring Jimmy Jitaraphol and Sea Tawinan as body-swapped travelers seeking their portkey in a parallel universe; 12 episodes aired July–October 2022 on GMM25 and YouTube.
Vice Vukov
Vice Vukov, born Vinko Vukov, was a Croatian singer who represented Yugoslavia at Eurovision in 1963 and 1965 and became one of 1960s Yugoslavia's most popular singers.
Viceland
Viceland was a VICE Media television channel brand: the US channel launched February 29, 2016 replacing A+E's H2 with Spike Jonze as co-president; Canadian and Australian versions ran with Rogers (to 2018) and SBS (to 2026).
Vicente Aleixandre
Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984) was a Spanish poet of the Generation of 1927 who wrote in Madrid and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1977, the last Spanish poet to receive it.
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867–1928) was a Spanish novelist and republican politician from Valencia whose war novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse became an international bestseller.
Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández (Vicente Fernández Gómez, 1940–2021), "El Charro de Huentitán" and "El Rey de la Música Ranchera", Mexican ranchera singer and actor; over 100 albums, 75 million records, Grammy wins, posthumous Tributo al Rey con Banda duet albums.
Vicente Huidobro
Vicente Huidobro (1893–1948) was a Chilean poet born in Santiago who founded Creacionismo, the avant-garde movement treating the poem as a made object, and wrote Altazor.
Vicente Manansala
Vicente Manansala (1910–1981) was a Filipino painter named National Artist for Painting in 1981 who pioneered transparent cubism, depicting everyday Filipino life in works like Jeepneys.
Vicente Pérez Rosales
Vicente Pérez Rosales (1807–1886) was a Chilean businessman, diplomat, and writer who organized the German colonization of the Llanquihue region and wrote the memoir Recuerdos del pasado.
Vicente Riva Palacio
Vicente Riva Palacio (1832–1896) was a Mexican writer, historian, and general known for his colonial-era historical novels and for directing México a través de los siglos.