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In Good Company (2004 Film)
''In Good Company'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Weitz. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, and Scarlett Johansson. ''In Good Company'' was released in the United States on December 6, 2004, by Universal Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $61 million worldwide. Plot Set in the corporate dominance of the working world, Dan Foreman is a 51-year-old advertising executive and head of sales for ''Sports America'', a major sports magazine. Happily married with two daughters, 16-year-old Jana and 18-year-old Alex, who is preparing to enter college, Dan suddenly faces an unexpected life-changing event when his magazine is bought out by Globecom, an international corporation that promotes the corporate concept of “synergy”. After Dan is forced to fire several of his longtime colleagues, he is demoted and becomes the “wingman” of his new boss, Carter Duryea, a 26-year-old business school p ...
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Paul Weitz (filmmaker)
Paul John Weitz (; born November 19, 1965) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is the older brother of filmmaker Chris Weitz. Together they worked on the comedy films '' American Pie'' and '' About a Boy''; for the latter, they were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Weitz is also a writer, executive producer, and director of the Amazon Prime Video dramedy series '' Mozart in the Jungle''. Early life Weitz was born in New York City, the son of actress Susan Kohner and Berlin-born novelist/menswear designer John Weitz. His brother is filmmaker Chris Weitz. Weitz is the grandson of Czech-born agent and producer Paul Kohner and actress Lupita Tovar on his maternal side. Tovar, who was from Oaxaca City, Mexico, starred in '' Santa'', Mexico's first talkie, in 1932, as well as a Mexican version of '' Drácula''. Weitz' paternal grandparents escaped Nazi Germany, where his grandfather had been a successful textile manufacturer, ...
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Advertising Executive
An advertising agency, often referred to as a creative agency or an ad agency, is a business dedicated to creating, planning, and handling advertising and sometimes other forms of promotion and marketing for its clients. An ad agency is generally independent of the client; it may be an internal department or agency that provides an outside point of view to the effort of selling the client's products or services, or an outside firm. An agency can also handle overall marketing and branding strategies promotions for its clients, which may include sales as well. Typical ad agency clients include businesses and corporations, non-profit organizations and private agencies. Agencies may be hired to produce television advertisements, radio advertisements, online advertising, out-of-home advertising, mobile marketing, and AR advertising, as part of an advertising campaign. History The first acknowledged advertising agency was William Taylor in 1786. Another early agency, started by Jam ...
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John Cho
John Cho (born Cho Yo-Han; June 16, 1972) is an American actor known for his roles as Harold Lee in the '' Harold & Kumar'' films, and Hikaru Sulu in the ''Star Trek'' rebooted film series as well as '' Better Luck Tomorrow'', '' Columbus'', and '' Searching'' which made him the first Asian American actor in history to headline a mainstream thriller film in Hollywood. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in ''Searching''. He also made history in American television in the 21st century as the first Asian American actor cast as a romantic lead in a romantic comedy series when he starred as Henry Higgs in the 2014 sitcom '' Selfie''. In addition to his role in ''Selfie'', Cho has had lead roles in series such as ''FlashForward'', '' Off Centre'', and '' The Afterparty'', and recurring roles in '' Sleepy Hollow'' and '' Difficult People''. In his early career, Cho attained recognition for his guest starring role in the fantasy t ...
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Colleen Camp
Colleen Celeste Camp (born June 7, 1953) is an American character actress and producer. After appearing in several bit parts, she had a lead role in the comedy '' The Swinging Cheerleaders'' (1974), followed by roles in two installments of the ''Police Academy'' series. Camp had supporting roles in '' Lady of the House'' (1978), ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979), and '' The Seduction'' (1982), after which she played Julie Richman ( Deborah Foreman)’s mother Sarah in '' Valley Girl'' and Yvette the Maid in the 1985 comedy ''Clue''. Camp has continued to have minor and supporting roles in various independent and studio films, including ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' (1995), ''Election'' (1999), '' Factory Girl'' (2006), ''Palo Alto'' (2013), ''American Hustle'' (2013), and '' The House with a Clock in Its Walls'' (2018). Early life Colleen Camp was born in San Francisco, California. She has two brothers, Don and Glen. She moved to the San Fernando Valley at a young age and attended Joh ...
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Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. She began her career on stage, winning an Obie Award, and gained recognition for her role in '' The Joy Luck Club'' (1993). On television, she is known for her roles in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' (1995–96), the ABC shows '' Grace Under Fire'' (1997–98) and '' Men in Trees'' (2006–08), The CW series ''Supernatural'' (2012–14), and the Disney Channel series '' Andi Mack'' (2017–19). In animation, Tom has voiced Amy Wong in ''Futurama'', Dana Tan on '' Batman Beyond'', Jinx and Gizmo in ''Teen Titans'' and ''Teen Titans Go!'', Minh and Connie Souphanousinphone on ''King of the Hill'', Numbuh 3 in '' Codename: Kids Next Door'', and Mrs. Maybank and Dr. Jamanpour on '' Hamster and Gretel''. Early life Tom was born in the Chicago suburb Highland Park, Illinois, on August 4, 1961, the daughter of Nancy (née Dare) and Chan Tom, Jr. She has a brother, Chip. Her parents were born in Chicago, and their grandparents cam ...
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Selma Blair
Selma Blair (born Selma Blair Beitner; June 23, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in '' Cruel Intentions'', '' Legally Blonde'', '' The Sweetest Thing'', and the ''Hellboy'' franchise. Blair, born in Southfield, Michigan, emerged from a background in legal and political involvement: both her parents were lawyers and her father active in the U.S. Democratic Party. Blair's upbringing was predominantly Jewish. She initially pursued photography at Kalamazoo College before moving to New York to become involved in the arts, graduating from the University of Michigan. Blair's early career was marked by numerous auditions to land her first roles in television and film, with her breakthrough in ''Cruel Intentions'' and subsequent mainstream success in projects like ''Legally Blonde'' and ''Hellboy''. After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2018, she has shared her experience with the condition, contributing to her advocacy work. In 2021, Blair starr ...
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Amy Aquino
Amy Aquino McCoy (born March 20, 1957) is an American television, film, and stage actress. She has appeared in television series such as ''Brooklyn Bridge'', '' ER'', and ''Being Human'', and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in ''Picket Fences''. She was co-secretary/treasurer of the SAG-AFTRA until August 2015 and starred in the television series ''Bosch'' as Lt. Grace Billets. Early life and education Aquino was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. As of the late 1980s, her parents, Adele Frances Mesiti Aquino and Salvatore Aquino, lived in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, acting in bit and extra roles for production shot in the nearby town of Wilmington, such as '' From the Hip'' (1987), '' Date with an Angel'' (1987) and '' Windmills of the Gods'' (1988). She first acted in junior high school productions. At Harvard University, she majored in biology. In her final year, she realized she was spending more time acting than studying and so left to travel to Ne ...
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Kevin Chapman
Kevin Chapman (born July 29, 1962) is an American actor known for playing an assortment of characters ranging from the obnoxious brother Terrence Garrity in FX's ''Rescue Me (American TV series), Rescue Me'' to street enforcer Val Savage in Clint Eastwood's ''Mystic River (film), Mystic River''. He also guest starred in ''24 (TV series), 24'' (2002–2003), played Freddie Cork on ''Brotherhood (American TV series), Brotherhood'' (2006–2008), appeared in the film ''Sunshine Cleaning'' (2008), and portrayed Detective Lionel Fusco on the CBS crime drama ''Person of Interest (TV series), Person of Interest'' (2011–2016). Career Prior to acting, he had worked as a doorman and a stand-up comedian. While working at the Boston Office of Cultural Affairs, Chapman was discovered by the late director Ted Demme and was cast as Mickey Pat in ''Monument Ave. (film), Monument Ave.'' (1998). Other notable film roles of his include ''The Cider House Rules (film), The Cider House Rules'', ''My ...
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Ty Burrell
Tyler Gerald Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor. Burrell is best known for playing Phil Dunphy on the ABC sitcom '' Modern Family'' (2009–2020), for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. Burrell also had starring roles on the television series '' Out of Practice'' (2005–2006) and '' Back to You'' (2007–2008), and acted in films such as ''Evolution'', '' Black Hawk Down'' (Both 2001), '' Dawn of the Dead'' (2004), '' The Incredible Hulk'' (2008), and '' Muppets Most Wanted'' (2014). He voiced characters in the animated films '' Mr. Peabody & Sherman'' (2014), ''Finding Dory'' (2016), and ''Storks'' (2016). On stage, Burrell made his Broadway debut playing Lennox in the revival of the William Shakespeare play ''Macbeth'' (2000). Early life and education Tyler Gerald Burrell was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, on August 22, 1967, the son of teacher Sheri Rose (née Hau ...
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Frankie Faison
Frankie Russel Faison (born June 10, 1949) is an American actor known for his role as Deputy Commissioner, and, later, Commissioner, Ervin Burrell in the HBO series ''The Wire'', as Barney Matthews in the ''Hannibal Lecter'' franchise, and as Sugar Bates in the Cinemax series ''Banshee''. Early life and education Faison was born in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Carmena (née Gantt) and Edgar Faison. He studied drama at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, where he joined Theta Chi fraternity. He went on to obtain a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1974. Frankie has been married to Samantha Jupiter Faison since 2017. Career Faison started his acting career in 1974 in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of ''King Lear'', with James Earl Jones in the title role. Faison later appeared opposite Jones in the Broadway premiere of '' Fences'', for which he received a nomination for a Tony Awar ...
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Clark Gregg
Robert Clark Gregg Jr. (born April 2, 1962) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He portrayed Phil Coulson in films and television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from 2008 to 2024, and voiced Coulson in an animated television series and video games. Gregg played the role of FBI Special Agent Mike Casper on the NBC political drama series ''The West Wing'' (2001–2004) and as Richard, the ex-husband of Christine Campbell, in the CBS sitcom '' The New Adventures of Old Christine'' (2006–2010). He wrote the horror film ''What Lies Beneath'' (2000), and wrote and directed the black comedy '' Choke'' (2008) and the comedy-drama '' Trust Me'' (2013). He appeared in the films '' The Adventures of Sebastian Cole'' (1998), '' One Hour Photo'' (2002), '' We Were Soldiers'' (2002), '' In Good Company'' (2004), '' When a Stranger Calls'' (2006), '' 500 Days of Summer'' (2009), ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (2012), '' The To Do List'' (2013), ''Labor Day'' (2013), ...
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David Paymer
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor and television director. He has been in films such as '' Mr. Saturday Night'', '' Quiz Show'', '' Searching for Bobby Fischer'', ''City Slickers'', '' Crazy People'', '' State and Main'', '' Payback'', ''Get Shorty'', ''Carpool'', ''The American President'', '' The Hurricane'', ''Ocean's Thirteen'', and '' Drag Me to Hell''. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in 1992's '' Mr. Saturday Night.'' Early life Paymer was born on August 30, 1954, in Oceanside, New York, the son of Sylvia, a travel agent, and Marvin Paymer, a pianist and musical director who originally worked in the scrap metal business. They divorced in 1973. Paymer, who is Jewish, has a brother, Steve. His mother was born in Belgium and left for the United States to escape the Nazi occupation. Paymer graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in theater and psychology. He is married to L ...
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