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Splash, Too
''Splash, Too'' is a 1988 American made-for-television film sequel to the film '' Splash'' (1984) produced by The Walt Disney Company. Directed by Greg Antonacci and written by Bruce Franklin Singer. It stars Todd Waring as Allen Bauer and Amy Yasbeck as Madison Bauer. It was first broadcast in two parts on ''The Disney Sunday Movie'' on May 1 and May 8, 1988, on the ABC television network. Plot Set four years after the events of the first film, Allen Bauer ( Todd Waring) and his wife, Madison (Amy Yasbeck) a mermaid, have been living on a deserted island hideaway. Allen is bored with life on the island and admits he misses New York City and his older brother, Freddie. Madison has the magical ability to view images in water and communicate by running her finger in a circular motion over it; she uses this method to show Allen how things are going on back in New York with Freddie (Donovan Scott). The family business, Bauer Produce, is in trouble since Allen left. Madison agr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Antonacci
Gregory Gerald Antonacci (February 2, 1947 – September 20, 2017) was an American television actor, director, producer, and writer. He portrayed Johnny Torrio in ''Boardwalk Empire'' in every season, from 2010 to 2014, and Phil Leotardo's right-hand man Butch DeConcini in ''The Sopranos'' from 2006 to the series finale in 2007. Early life and career Antonacci was born in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. As a director, producer, and writer, he worked on a number of television series, including '' Busting Loose'', ''Brothers'', ''The Tortellis'', '' Perfect Strangers'', '' The Royal Family'', ''The John Larroquette Show'', ''Herman's Head'', ''It's a Living'', ''Soap'', and other series. As an actor, he had roles in ''The Rockford Files'', as Vinnie Morabito on '' Busting Loose'', Tony Manucci on '' Makin' It'', Butch DeConcini on ''The Sopranos,'' and Johnny Torrio on ''Boardwalk Empire''. In 1976, he played the role of Hector in " A Nun's Story" and " Good Time Girls" during season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noble Willingham
Noble Henry Willingham, Jr. (August 31, 1931 – January 17, 2004) was an American actor who appeared in more than thirty films and in many television shows, including a stint opposite Chuck Norris in ''Walker, Texas Ranger''. Early life Willingham was the son of railroad worker and farmer Noble Henry Willingham, Sr, and Ruby Ladelle (née Speights). He was born in the small town of Mineola, in Wood County east of Dallas, Texas. After graduating in 1953 from North Texas State College in Denton, he earned a master's degree in educational psychology from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Willingham served in the United States Army during the Korean War Career Willingham taught government and economics at Sam Houston High School in Houston before he followed his dream of becoming an actor. He auditioned for a part in ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971), which was filmed in Texas. He won the role, which led to another appearance, in '' Paper Moon'' (1973). Willingham appeare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Hannah
Daryl Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress and environmental activist. She made her film debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film ''The Fury (1978 film), The Fury'' (1978). She has starred in various films across the years, including as Pris Stratton in Ridley Scott's science fiction thriller ''Blade Runner'' (1982) and as Cathy Featherstone in Randal Kleiser's romantic comedy ''Summer Lovers'' (1982), as the mermaid Madison in Ron Howard's fantasy-romantic comedy ''Splash (film), Splash'' (1984), Roxanne Kowalski in the romantic comedy ''Roxanne (film), Roxanne'' (1987), Darien Taylor in Oliver Stone's drama ''Wall Street (1987 film), Wall Street'' (1987), and Annelle Dupuy Desoto in the comedy-drama ''Steel Magnolias'' (1989). In 2005, Hannah won a Saturn Award for her role as one-eyed assassin Elle Driver in Quentin Tarantino's martial arts action film ''Kill Bill: Vol. 2''. In 2015, she appeared in the Netflix series ''Sense8'' as Angelica Turing. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney's Hollywood Studios is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. It is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company through its Experiences division. Based on a concept by Marty Sklar, Randy Bright, and Michael Eisner, the park opened on May 1, 1989, as the Disney–MGM Studios Theme Park, and was the third of four theme parks built at Walt Disney World. Spanning , the park is themed to an idealized version of Hollywood, California, and is dedicated to the imagined worlds from film, television, music, and theatre, drawing inspiration from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Disney's Hollywood Studios was initially developed as both a theme park inspired by show business and an operating production studio, with active film and television production services, an animation facility branch, and a functioning backlot. Construction on the combined park and studio began in 1987, but was accelerated when the construction of the similarly them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginger Stanley
Ginger Stanley (December 19, 1931 – January 19, 2023) was an American stuntwoman, model and bit-part actress. Stanley was best known for her stunt work in the horror films ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' (1954), swimming as a double for lead actress Julie Adams, and the movie's sequel, ''Revenge of the Creature'' (1955), swimming as a double for lead actress Lori Nelson. Biography Stanley was born in Sandersville, Georgia, on December 19, 1931. She left her home in Walhalla, South Carolina at the age of 15 and moved to Sebring, Florida to live with her older sister. While competing in a festival in Leesburg, Florida, she met Newt Perry, a swimming coach, promoter, and consultant for movies that used underwater scenes. He hired her to be a professional mermaid at the Weeki Wachee Springs tourist attraction. She worked there for 2 years. From 1953 to 1956, Stanley worked at Silver Springs as a swimmer and underwater performer with Bruce Mozert, a pioneer of underwater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Peduto
Ralph Peduto (March 9, 1942 – May 12, 2014) was an American actor, playwright, writer and director. Peduto's film roles included '' Mrs. Doubtfire'' in 1993, '' The Rock'' in 1996, and '' Patch Adams'' in 1998, while his television credits included guest spots in ''Cheers'' and ''Hill Street Blues''. He ultimately appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, as forty television commercials. An acting teacher as well as an actor, Peduto founded Acting On Camera, an acting school in Santa Cruz, California. Life and career Peduto was born on March 9, 1942, in Jersey City, New Jersey, to a working-class Italian American family. He was the eldest of three children of James and Helen Peduto. He attended James J. Ferris High School and graduated from William L. Dickinson High School in Jersey City (He was later inducted into Dickinson's Hall of Fame in 2000). Peduto enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in South Korea during the Vietnam War era. He then attended Rutger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Travolta
Joseph Allen Travolta (born October 14, 1950) is an American actor. He is the older brother of actor John Travolta. Early life Travolta was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, a nearby suburb of New York City, where he attended Dwight Morrow High School. His father, Salvatore Travolta, was a semi-professional football player turned tire salesman and partner in a tire company. His mother, Helen Cecilia (née Burke; 1912–1978), was an actress and singer who had appeared in ''The Sunshine Sisters'', a radio vocal group, and acted and directed before becoming a high school drama and English teacher. His father was a second-generation Italian American and his mother was Irish American. He is one of six children including actors John Travolta, Ellen Travolta and Margaret Travolta. He graduated from Paterson State College with a degree in special education in 1974. Career Travolta began a singing career in 1978 as a recording artist on Casablanca Records, releasing his e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Marie Hupp
Jana Marie Hupp (born April 2, 1964) is an American actress. Hupp was born in Spokane, Washington. She studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts and Western Washington University and worked on stage in theatre productions in Seattle. She later relocated to Los Angeles and in 1985 made her feature debut in ''Vision Quest''. She has been married to Brad Weston since April 18, 1992. Her early television roles were on '' Scarecrow and Mrs King'' and ''My Sister Sam''. She had roles in ''Knots Landing'', ''Brooklyn South'' and '' Public Morals''. She appeared twice in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', playing different characters. She appeared as Mindy Hunter-Farber in the TV sitcom ''Friends''. She has also featured in the films '' Splash, Too'', ''In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers'', ''The Devil Takes a Holiday'' and ''Independence Day''. She is best known for her role on the NBC television program '' Ed'' as Nancy Burton, the friend of the protagonist A protagonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Martin
Barney Martin (March 3, 1923 – March 21, 2005) was an American actor, best known for playing Morty Seinfeld, father of Jerry, on the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (1991–1998). He also played supporting roles in Mel Brooks's '' The Producers'' (1967), and the Dudley Moore comedy ''Arthur'' (1981). He originated the role of Amos Hart (Mr. Cellophane) in the 1976 Broadway production of ''Chicago''. Early life Barney Martin was born in New York City on March 3, 1923. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a navigator during the Second World War and worked as a NYPD officer for twenty years, working his way up to detective. He got his start as a comedian while still a police officer, providing deputy commissioners with humorous presentations. Martin once commented that many Jewish ''Seinfeld'' fans told him how much his character reminded them of their fathers. Martin himself was from an Irish Catholic family. Career Entering show business as a stand-in for Jackie Gleason i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dody Goodman
Dody Goodman (October 28, 1914 – June 22, 2008) was an American character actress. She played the mother of the title character in the television series '' Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'', her distinctive high-pitched voice announcing the show's title at the beginning of each episode. She was a frequent guest on '' The Tonight Show'' in the 1950s. In the 1978 summer blockbuster film '' Grease'', she played Blanche Hodel, the zany secretary in the principal's office. She reprised this role again in 1982 for ''Grease 2''. In 1979 she appeared in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Hour'', and in 1981-82 had the recurring role of Aunt Sophia in ''Diff'rent Strokes''. Aside from film and television appearances, she also voiced Miss Miller in the television series ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' and the film spin-off '' The Chipmunk Adventure''. She also played on ''Punky Brewster,'' as Punky's teacher. Early life Born Dolores Goodman in Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of Leona and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Blankfield
Mark W. Blankfield (May 8, 1950 – March 20, 2024) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known as a regular cast member of the television variety series '' Fridays''. Other work included roles in '' Jekyll and Hyde...Together Again'', ''The Incredible Shrinking Woman'', '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'', '' Dracula: Dead and Loving It'', and '' The Jerk, Too'', a reworked TV-movie version of ''The Jerk''. He made appearances in television series such as ''Taxi'', ''Night Court'', '' The Nutt House'', ''The Jamie Foxx Show'', ''Saved by the Bell'', ''Sledge Hammer!'', ''Crusade'', ''Double Rush'', and ''Arrested Development''. Blankfield died on March 20, 2024, at the age of 73. Recurring characters on ''Fridays'' *Pastor Babbitt, a highly conservative, yet very hypocritical televangelist whose sermons would always lead to admissions of being abused in his youth or indulging in the very sins and vices he's preaching against, such as homosexuality, prostitution, and prema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolphin
A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the cetacean clade Odontoceti (toothed whale). Dolphins belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the brackish dolphins), and possibly extinct Lipotidae (baiji or Chinese river dolphin). There are 40 extant species named as dolphins. Dolphins range in size from the and Maui's dolphin to the and orca. Various species of dolphins exhibit sexual dimorphism where the males are larger than females. They have streamlined bodies and two limbs that are modified into flippers. Though not quite as flexible as Pinniped, seals, they are faster; some dolphins can briefly travel at speeds of or leap about . Dolphins use their conical teeth to capture fast-moving Predation, prey. They have well-developed hearing which is adapted for both air and water; it is so well developed that some can survive even if they are blind. Some species are w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
