What is "damien"

"Damien" is the tenth episode in the first season of the American animated television series South Park. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on February 4, 1998. In the episode, the boys' class is joined by a new student named Damien, who has been sent by his father Satan to find Jesus and arrange a boxing match between the two. The majority of South Park's residents bet on Satan to win the match due to his enormous size and muscular physique, but Satan ultimately throws the fight and reveals he bet on Jesus, thus winning everybody's money.

The episode was written by series co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, with additional dialogue by Dave Polsky, and directed by Parker. The episode serves as a satire on religion, faith and the nature of good and evil, as well as a commentary on commercialism, the cult of celebrity in America and the nature of children. It was originally conceptualized as a Christmas special, but the original broadcast was pushed forward when Parker and Stone decided instead to make " Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" the season's holiday episode.

"Damien" received generally positive reviews and was viewed by 3.2 million households when it was first broadcast, making it the highest rated cable program the week it aired. The episode marked the first appearance of Satan, who would become a recurring South Park character, as well as the character of Damien himself, who was inspired by the antagonist of the 1976 horror film The Omen. Parker and Stone also said the episode introduced several key characteristics of the Cartman character that have endured throughout the rest of the series. Michael Buffer, the boxing ring announcer best known for the catchphrase " Let's get ready to rumble!", makes a guest appearance in "Damien" as himself.

Damien is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Damien Cook, Australian rugby league player
• Damien Crosse, pornographic actor
• Damien de Veuster (better known as Father Damien), Belgian-Hawaiian Catholic priest
• Damien Duff, Irish professional footballer, winger
• Damien Echols, convicted of murder, the subject of film Paradise Lost
• Damien Fitzhenry, former Wexford hurler
• Damien Haas, American actor
• Damien Hirst, British artist
• Damien Leith, Irish-Australian musician and novelist who was winner of the 2006 series of Australian Idol
• Damien Marsh, Australian former sprinter
• Damien Nash, American football player.
• Damien Parer, Australian photographer and film maker
• Damien Reid, Scottish Rugby League player
• Damien Rice, Irish musician
• Damien Russell, American football player
• Damien Sin, Singaporean author

Fictional characters:

• Damien Karras, protagonist of the novel and film The Exorcist
• Damien Thorn, the main character in the The Omen series of horror films and Damien TV series
• Damien Trotter, a character in the sitcom Only Fools And Horses
• Damien, a character from the television episode Damien from South Park

• For the other uses of Damien, see Damien (disambiguation).

Damien is a 1976 one person show about Catholic missionary Father Damien, by Aldyth Morris. The play was originally performed in Hawaii in by Terence Knapp and has had numerous professional and amateur productions since that time.

The play is set in 1936 when Damien's body is being transported from Molokai to his native Belgium. Damien's story is retold through a series of flashbacks.

Damien featuring Terence Knapp was broadcast nationally on PBS in the United States in 1978 and again in 1986 on American Playhouse. The broadcast received a number of recognitions including a Peabody Award.

Damien is an A&E television series based on the horror film series The Omen. The show was ordered as a series on August 25, 2014, by Lifetime, but was moved to A&E on April 29, 2015, where it premiered on March 7, 2016.

On May 20, 2016, A&E cancelled the series after one season.

Damien is a given name.

Damien may also refer to:

• Damien (play), by Aldyth Morris
• "Damien" (South Park episode), the tenth episode of the first season of South Park
• Damien (TV series), an American television series based on The Omen
• Leonardo Carrera, a professional wrestler who went by the name Damien
• Damien High School, a private Catholic all-boys high school in California
• Damien Memorial School, a private Catholic all-boys school in Honolulu, Hawaii
• Damien (song), a song by NY hardcore punk band Stray From The Path about the Westboro Baptist Church.