Rudolph Hackett
Origin/Culture/Country: AmericanRudolph Hackett: is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'9" (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) forward and played collegiately at Syracuse University.Hackett was selected with the 1st pick of the third round in the 1975 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Jazz, and in the third round by the Spirits of St. Louis in the 1975 ABA Draft. He played for the Spirits, New York Nets, and Indiana Pacers over two seasons.
Stephen Richard Hackett
Origin/Culture/Country: BritishStephen Richard Hackett: is a British songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970. Hackett remained with the band for eight albums before leaving in 1977 to pursue a solo career. In 1986, Hackett co-founded the supergroup GTR with another progressive guitarist, Steve Howe of Yes and Asia. The group released a self-titled album that year, which peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and spawned the Top 20 single "When the Heart Rules the Mind". When Hackett left GTR in 1987, the group disbanded.
Buddy Hackett
Origin/Culture/Country: AmericanBuddy Hackett: was an American comedian and actor. In his later life, he and his wife set up the Sinigita Animal Sanctuary in the San Fernando Valley, California.He was born Leonard Hacker in Brooklyn, New York of Jewish heritage, the son of an upholsterer. The family lived in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn at 504 Kosciuszko Street. He grew up on 54th amd 14th ave in Boropark, Brooklyn across from PS 103 . He attended Public School 103 and then went on to New Utrecht High School. After school, he held jobs with the local grocer, and answered the phone at a doctor's office. While still in high school, he began appearing in nightclubs, beginning with the "Borscht Belt" resorts in the Catskills. His first performance was at the Golden Hotel in Hurleyville, and he claims not to have gotten one laugh.