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Wavy Gravy

Wavy Gravy, born Hugh Nanton Romney Jr. (May 15, 1936), American entertainer and peace activist; Hog Farm leader and Woodstock 1969 'Please Force' chief; co-founder of Seva Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow; named by B.B. King.

Wavy the Creator

Wavy the Creator is the stage name of Jennifer Ejoke, a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and photographer in the alté scene, known for 'H.I.G.H', 'Body Deep', and 'Star'.

Wax and gold

Wax and gold (Amharic: sem-ena-werq) is an Ethiopian poetic tradition in which words carry an apparent meaning, the wax, and a hidden significance, the gold.

Wax Trax! Records discography

The Wax Trax! Records discography surveys releases by the Chicago industrial label founded by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher, active from 1980 and absorbed by TVT Records in 1992.

Waxahatchee

Waxahatchee is the alt-country and indie rock project of Alabama singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield, also of Plains and Snocaps; known for American Weekend (2012), Saint Cloud (2020), and the Grammy-nominated Tigers Blood (2024).

Waxwork

Waxwork is a 1988 American horror comedy, the feature debut of writer-director Anthony Hickox, distributed by Vestron Pictures. Teens enter wax displays of evil figures; grossed $808,114; sequel Waxwork II (1992).

Way Back Love (내가 죽기 일주일 전)

Way Back Love (내가 죽기 일주일 전, A Week Before I Die) is a 2025 TVING original fantasy romance, 6 episodes, adapted from Seo Eun-chae's 2018 novel, starring Kim Min-ha and Gong Myoung as a dying woman and her first love returned as a grim reaper.

Way Down East

Way Down East, 1920 D.W. Griffith silent melodrama starring Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess, adapted from Lottie Blair Parker's play, famous for its real blizzard and ice-floe rescue sequence.

Way of the Warrior Kid

Way of the Warrior Kid is a 2026 American family action-drama film starring Chris Pratt, based on Jocko Willink's children's book series and released on Apple TV.

Way Out West (1937 film)

Way Out West (1937) is a Laurel and Hardy comedy-western directed by James W. Horne, released by MGM on 16 April 1937. Stan and Ollie deliver a gold mine deed in Brushwood Gulch; its score was Oscar-nominated and 'The Trail of the Lonesome Pine' hit UK number two in 1975.

Way Out West (group)

Way Out West is an English progressive house and trance duo from Bristol formed by Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren, whose 1996 single "The Gift" reached the UK top 15.

Wayang

Wayang: Indonesian umbrella term for puppet and figure theatre, including wayang kulit shadow puppets, wayang golek rod puppets, and wayang wong dance drama, narrated by a dalang with gamelan, UNESCO-inscribed in 2003/2008.

Wayang golek

Wayang golek is a form of rod-puppet theater from western Java, performed with carved wooden puppets, a dalang who speaks the lines, and Sundanese gamelan.

Wayang kulit

Wayang kulit is Indonesian leather shadow puppet theatre from Java and Bali: buffalo-hide figures behind a backlit screen, performed all night by a dalang with gamelan; UNESCO-inscribed in 2003/2008.

Wayang Kulit Kelantan

Wayang Kulit Kelantan, also called Wayang Kulit Siam, is the traditional Malay shadow puppet theater of Kelantan, Malaysia, in which a single puppeteer voices all characters behind an illuminated screen.

Wayans family

The Wayans family, an American comedy dynasty of ten siblings from Manhattan's Fulton housing projects, created In Living Color, The Wayans Bros., My Wife and Kids, and the Scary Movie parody franchise, returning for Scary Movie 6 in 2026 and joining the NAACP Hall of Fame in 2025.

Wayfarer (group)

Wayfarer is an American black metal band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2012, whose self-described "black metal of the American West" sound earned acclaim for its 2023 album American Gothic.

Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings (1937–2002), American outlaw country singer-guitarist from Littlefield, Texas; Buddy Holly's bassist, RCA star, first platinum country album with Wanted! The Outlaws, Highwaymen member.

Waylon Smithers

Waylon Smithers Jr. is a fictional character from The Simpsons, Mr. Burns' devoted assistant, voiced by Harry Shearer, first appearing in "Homer's Odyssey" (1990), originally drawn with darker skin, and coming out as gay in "The Burns Cage" (2016).

Waylon Wyatt

Waylon Wyatt (Waylon Wyatt Potter, born 2006, Hackett, Arkansas) is an American country/Americana singer-songwriter who broke out on TikTok with "Everything Under the Sun" in 2023, released EPs Til the Sun Goes Down and Out of the Blue, and the 2026 debut album Dustpiles on Music Soup/Darkroom Records.

Wayne (TV series)

Wayne (2019) is an American action-comedy series created by Shawn Simmons for YouTube Premium, starring Mark McKenna and Ciara Bravo; one 10-episode season, canceled in 2019, later on Prime Video and Netflix from October 2026.

Wayne Allwine

Wayne Anthony Allwine (1947-2009), American voice actor and sound effects editor, third official voice of Mickey Mouse from 1977 until his death, Emmy winner for Amazing Stories, husband of Minnie Mouse voice Russi Taylor, Disney Legend 2008.

Wayne Brady

Wayne Brady (Wayne Alphonso Brady, born 1972) is an American improvisational comedian, actor, singer, and five-time Emmy-winning host of Let's Make a Deal, known for Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Wayne Brady Show, and Broadway roles in Chicago, Kinky Boots, Hamilton, and The Wiz.

Wayne County & the Electric Chairs

Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, also known as the Electric Chairs, were a London punk/new wave band led by American singer Wayne (later Jayne) County, active 1977–1979, known for the single "Fuck Off" and the album Things Your Mother Never Told You.

Wayne Coyne

Wayne Coyne, born 1961 in Pittsburgh, is the Oklahoma City frontman and co-founder of psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips, known for space-bubble crowd-surfing, three Grammys, and visual art including The King's Mouth installation.

Wayne Enterprises

Wayne Enterprises (formerly WayneCorp) is the fictional DC Comics conglomerate owned by Bruce Wayne and run by Lucius Fox, funding Batman's operations; founded in-universe as a 17th-century merchant house and ranked 11th on Forbes's fictional-companies list.

Wayne Hancock

Wayne "The Train" Hancock (born 1965, Dallas, Texas) is an American alt-country singer-songwriter, king of his self-coined "juke joint swing" blending honky-tonk, Western swing, rockabilly, and blues; debut Thunderstorms and Neon Signs (1995), Bloodshot Records artist, no drummer, relentless touring.

Wayne Knight

Wayne Knight (born 1955, raised in Cartersville, Georgia) is an American character actor known as Newman on Seinfeld and Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park, with voice roles in Toy Story 2, Tarzan, and Hercules.

Wayne Mallory

Wayne Mallory, stage name of Wayne Wiley Moseley (1924–2020), American film and TV actor from Bakersfield, brother of Guy Madison; 1950s Western and sci-fi roles, later prop and special effects crew work. Distinct from the later actor of Day Labor (2008).

Wayne Manor

Wayne Manor is a fictional mansion in Gotham City that serves as the home of Bruce Wayne. It is the surface entrance to the Batcave, the hidden base for Batman.