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Queenpins
''Queenpins'' is a 2021 American comedy film written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly. It stars Kristen Bell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser, Bebe Rexha, and Vince Vaughn. Ben Stiller serves as an executive producer under his Red Hour Productions banner. ''Queenpins'' was released in a limited theatrical release via Cinemark in the United States on September 10, 2021, by STXfilms and in the United States on Paramount+ on September 30, 2021. The film received mixed reviews from critics. The film is based on the story of Robin Ramirez, Amiko (Amy) Fountain, and Marilyn Johnson who were arrested by the Phoenix Police in 2012. The police found more than $25 million of fake coupons in Ramirez's house and seized more than $2 million worth of assets including 22 firearms, 21 vehicles, and a 40-foot boat. Plot Dejected and frustrated suburban housewife Connie Kaminski, a three-time gold medal-winning former Olympic racewalker, has followed the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aron Gaudet
Aron Gaudet is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. He is best known for '' The Way We Get By'' (2009), '' Beneath the Harvest Sky'' (2013), and ''Queenpins'' (2021). He writes and directs with his wife and film partner, Gita Pullapilly, under their banner, "Team A + G, Inc." Biography Gaudet was born and raised in Old Town, Maine. He was educated at the University of Maine and the New England School of Communications. Prior to working in the film industry, he worked in television news in Bangor, Maine, Burlington, Vermont, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Boston, Massachusetts. In Boston, he worked for New England Sports Network (NESN) covering the Red Sox and the Bruins. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America. Gaudet began his film career in 2007 co-directing an episode titled ''India:'' ''A New Life'' for the documentary series Frontline/World which aired on June 21, 2007, that year he was selected as a WGBH Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gita Pullapilly
Gita Pullapilly is a Hollywood film and television director, screenwriter, producer, and author. She writes and directs with her husband and film partner, Aron Gaudet under their banner, "Team A + G, Inc." Life and career Gita Pullapilly co-writes and directs with her husband, Aron Gaudet. Together, they work on comedies and dramas. Gita Pullapilly was born in South Bend, Indiana. She studied finance at University of Notre Dame, receiving her B.B.A. and received her M.A. in journalism at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University. She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2005. She was chosen as the first filmmaker to become a Fulbright Senior Scholar to Jordan. Pullapilly is a Presidential Leadership Scholar. She has family in Kerala and Belgaum, India. In 2007, Pullapilly was selected as a WGBH Filmmaker-in-Residence. Pullapilly met and worked with Aron Gaudet on their documentary, '' The Way We Get By'', for five years prior to marrying him in 2009. Their w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Bell
Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. List of Kristen Bell performances, Her work includes both film and television, and List of awards and nominations received by Kristen Bell, her accolades include nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2025, ''Time (magazine), Time'' included her in their selection of Time 100, the 100 most influential people in the world. Bell began her acting career starring in stage productions, while attending the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She made her Broadway theatre, Broadway stage debut as Becky Thatcher in the comedy musical ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (musical), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (2001) and appeared in a Broadway revival of ''The Crucible'' (2002). She then appeared in the action film ''Spartan (film), Spartan'' and received praise for her performance in the television drama film ''Gracie's Choice'' (both 2004). Bell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddhartha Khosla
Siddhartha Dinesh Khosla (born January 2, 1977 in Tenafly, New Jersey) is an American film and television composer and founder of the band Goldspot Goldspot is a New York–based band. Founded by singer/songwriter/producer and television and film composer Siddhartha Khosla. The group's debut album was ''Tally of the Yes Men,'' the second album '' And The Elephant is Dancing''. The band .... Works Film Television Stage Discography * ''Runaways (Original Score)'' (2018) * ''This Is Us: Original Score'' (2018) * ''Looking for Alaska: Music from the Original Series'' (2019) * ''This Is Us Season 3: Original Score'' (2019) * ''This Is Us Season 4: Original Score'' (2020) * ''Only Murders in the Building: Original Score'' (2021) * ''Queenpins: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2021) * ''This Is Us Seasons 5 & 6: Original Score'' (2022) * ''Only Murders in the Building: Season 2 Original Score'' (2022) * ''Welcome to Chippendales: Original Score'' (2022) * ''Your ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AGC Studios
AGC Studios is an American film and television production studio. It was founded and launched by Chairman and CEO Stuart Ford in February 2018 as a platform to develop, produce, finance and globally license a diverse portfolio of feature films, scripted, unscripted and factual television, digital and musical content from its dual headquarters in Los Angeles and London. AGC has a wide-ranging multicultural focus, designed for exploitation across an array of global platforms including major studio partnerships, streaming platforms, traditional broadcast and cable television networks and independent distributors, both in the U.S. and internationally. AGC Studios was initially backed by three key strategic investors: Latin American private asset management firm MediaNet Partners; Image Nation Abu Dhabi, one of the leading media and entertainment companies in the Arabic-speaking world; and leading Silicon Valley entrepreneur and chairman of Fibonacci Films, Greg Clark. Filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McBrayer
Jack McBrayer (; born May 27, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He gained national exposure for his portrayal of characters on '' Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and as Kenneth Parcell in ''30 Rock''. For his role in ''30 Rock'', McBrayer was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. He voiced the character Fix-It Felix Jr. in the 2012 film ''Wreck-It Ralph'' and its 2018 sequel, as well as the title character Wander in the Disney XD series '' Wander Over Yonder''. He has had recurring roles on ''Phineas and Ferb'', ''Puppy Dog Pals'', ''Amphibia'', '' The Middle'', and the Netflix series '' Big Mouth''. McBrayer co-created and stars in the Apple TV+ series ''Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show'', which premiered on November 5, 2021. Early life McBrayer was born in Macon, Georgia, and moved to Conyers, Georgia when he was 15. He attended Heritage High School and studied theater administrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirby Howell-Baptiste
Kirby Howell-Baptiste (born 23 October 1987), credited mononymously as Kirby since 2023, is an English actress. She has appeared as a series regular on '' Downward Dog'' (2017), ''Killing Eve'' (2018), '' Why Women Kill'' (2019), and as Death of the Endless in '' The Sandman'' (2022–present) and '' Dead Boy Detectives'' (2024). Her television appearances also include recurring roles on ''Love'' (2016–2018), '' Barry'' (2018–2023), '' The Good Place'' (2018–2020), and the fourth season of ''Veronica Mars'' (2019), and a starring role in the second and third seasons of the animated series '' Infinity Train'' (2020) as Grace Monroe. Early life and education Kirby is from London. Her mother owned clothing stalls in Camden. Kirby began acting at the Anna Scher Theatre. Career Kirby's acting career has included many appearances in guest and recurring television series roles, in addition to several short and feature-length films. Her earlier television work includes the IF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bebe Rexha
Bleta "Bebe" Rexha ( , ; born August 30, 1989) is an American singer and songwriter. She signed with Warner Records in 2013, and was credited with co-writing releases of other artists—such as Eminem's Grammy Award-winning single " The Monster"—before furthering her career as a recording artist. Her debut extended play (EP), '' I Don't Wanna Grow Up'' (2015), did not chart domestically, although its single " I'm Gonna Show You Crazy" entered several international charts. Rexha released two additional EPs in 2017: '' All Your Fault: Pt. 1'' and '' All Your Fault: Pt. 2'', both of which spawned the singles " I Got You" and " The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" (featuring Lil Wayne). Rexha saw further success with her collaborations such as " Hey Mama" (with David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Afrojack), " Me, Myself & I" (with G-Eazy), " In the Name of Love" (with Martin Garrix), and " Meant to Be" (featuring Florida Georgia Line); the latter peaked at number two on the ''Billboard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Walter Hauser
Paul Walter Hauser (born October 15, 1986) is an American actor and wrestler. He is best known for his portrayal of Stingray in the Netflix series ''Cobra Kai'' and providing the voice of Embarrassment in Pixar's ''Inside Out 2'' (2024). He played supporting roles in the films '' Super Troopers 2'' (2018), '' Beats'' (2019), ''Adam'' (2020), '' Cruella'' (2021), and '' Old Dads'' (2023). In 2019, Hauser had his breakout performance as the title character in Clint Eastwood's drama film ''Richard Jewell''. Hauser starred as murderer Larry Hall in the 2022 miniseries '' Black Bird'', for which he won a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. As an occasional professional wrestler, Hauser is signed to Major League Wrestling. Early life Hauser was born on October 15, 1986, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in Saginaw, Michigan. His parents are Deborah and The Rev. Paul Hauser, a Lutheran minister. He attended Valley Lutheran High School, a private parochial school in Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayo Okeniyi
Oladayo A. Okeniyi (; born June 14, 1988) is a Nigerian-American actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in ''The Hunger Games'' and Danny Dyson in ''Terminator Genisys''. Early life and education Dayo was born in Jos and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and has four siblings. His father is a retired customs officer from Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria, and his mother is a literature teacher from Kenya. In 2003, he moved with his family to Indiana, United States, from Nigeria, and later moved to California. He earned a bachelor's degree in visual communications at Anderson University (Indiana) in 2009. Career Before being cast in ''The Hunger Games'' Okeniyi worked in local theatre and in film shorts. In 2014, Okeniyi starred in the drama film '' Endless Love''. He portrayed Danny Dyson in the 2015 film ''Terminator Genisys''. He starred in the NBC series '' Shades of Blue''. He appeared in the film ''Fresh'', which screened at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Filmograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel McHale
Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for hosting ''The Soup'' (2004–2015) and his role as Jeff Winger, Jeffrey "Jeff" Winger on the NBC sitcom ''Community (TV series), Community'' (2009–2015). He has performed in the films ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004), ''Spy Kids: All the Time in the World'' (2011), ''Ted (film), Ted'' (2012), and ''The Happytime Murders'' (2018). McHale also starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom ''The Great Indoors (TV series), The Great Indoors'' (2016–2017), hosted a reboot of ''Card Sharks'' (2019–2021), and portrayed the superhero Sylvester Pemberton, Starman on the show ''Stargirl (TV series), Stargirl'' (2020–2022). In 2020, he hosted a special aftershow interviewing key subjects from the Netflix documentary series ''Tiger King'' and voiced Johnny Cage in the direct-to-video martial arts film ''Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'', a role he reprised in its sequel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racewalking
Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully assess that this is maintained throughout the race. However, if there is an argument between referee, a replay video must be reviewed to judge accordingly. Typically held on either roads or running tracks, common distances range from up to 100 kilometres (62.1 mi). The current race walking contests at the Summer Olympics are the 20 kilometres race walk (men and women) and the marathon race walk mixed relay, the latter of which debuted at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The 50 kilometres race walk (men only) was discontinued after the 2020 Summer Olympics. The biennial World Athletics Championships also features both 20 and 50 kilometer events, the 50 km walk for women being contested until 2019. The 50 km race walk was replaced by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
