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I saw "Queen of the Damned" and it is actually a very good movie; the main character is a vampire named Lestat de Lioncourt.

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I named my son LaStat and we often call him Static or Stat. The spelling I used is diffrent but it is the same name. This name means Urgent or Emergency in the French languages.

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Author Anne Rice has said that she accidentally invented this name in the mistaken belief that it was an old French name used in Louisiana.

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Lestat from Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire as well as Queen of the Damned.

Also used in the move Interview With A Vampire. Bradd Pitt plays as vampire 'Louie' and i highly recommend people to watch this film.