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Terry Alexander (actor)
Terry Alexander (born March 23) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of John in George A. Romero's film ''Day of the Dead (1985 film), Day of the Dead'' (1985). He also played police commissioner Troy Nichols on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' (1990 to 1993). Early life Alexander was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. He originally planned to become a dentist, but he eventually shifted his focus to acting. He attended Wayne State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater. Career In the 1960s, Alexander joined an African American theater group, earning fifteen dollars for each performance. He eventually began working in both theater and television. Alexander played Johnny Williams in the original Broadway production of Charles Gordone's ''No Place to Be Somebody''. The play opened August 27, 1971. He was cast on the NBC soap opera ''Another World (TV series), Another World'', playing the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of United States cities by population, 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. city on the Canada–United States border. The Metro Detroit area, home to 4.3 million people, is the second-largest in the Midwestern United States, Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area and the 14th-largest in the United States. The county seat, seat of Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit is a significant cultural center known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive and industrial background. In 1701, Kingdom of France, Royal French explorers Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and Alphonse de Tonty founded Fort Pontc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All That Jazz (film)
''All That Jazz'' is a 1979 American musical drama film directed by Bob Fosse and starring Roy Scheider as an obsessive film and stage director. It is a semi-autobiographical fantasy based on aspects of Fosse's life and career as a dancer, choreographer and filmmaker. It was also the final work of its producer Robert Alan Aurthur, who wrote the screenplay with Fosse and died a year before its release. The story draws from Fosse's experience editing his 1974 film '' Lenny'' while simultaneously staging the Broadway musical ''Chicago'', which he directed, choreographed and co-wrote. Like Fosse, Scheider's character attempts to stage an ambitious Broadway musical while supervising the editing of a film he directed and which, like ''Lenny'', centers around a stand-up comedian. Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer, Cliff Gorman and Ben Vereen co-star in supporting roles. The film borrows its title from the song of the same name from ''Chicago''. ''All That Jazz'' was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House III
''House III: The Horror Show'' (also known simply as ''House III'' or ''The Horror Show'') is a 1989 American slasher film directed by James Isaac, from a script co-written by Allyn Warner and Leslie Bohem. Produced by Sean S. Cunningham, it serves as the third installment in the ''House'' film series. Presented as a standalone installment in the series, it stars Lance Henriksen and Brion James in the lead roles. Centering around Detective Lucas McCarthy, who arrests a serial killer known as Max "The Cleaver" Jenke; the plot revolves around the latter's return from the dead as a malicious spirit to terrorize the detective and his family in their house. Plot Detective Lucas McCarthy finally catches serial killer "Meat Cleaver Max" Jenke and watches his execution. McCarthy is shocked to see the electric chair physically burn Max before he finally dies promising revenge. Max has made a deal with the devil to frame Lucas for his murders from beyond the grave. Max scares the McCarth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Girl (play)
''Black Girl'' is a play by American playwright J. E. Franklin. It was first produced on public television in 1969, followed by an off-Broadway production in 1971. It was later adapted by the playwright as a feature film that was released the following year. Plot synopsis A family drama about a young woman who defies the low expectations thrust upon her and pursues her dream of becoming a dancer. Television production Produced by WGBH, Boston in 1969. The teleplay featured Yvette Franklin, Joan Sandler, Barbara Griffith, and Judy Mills. Original Off-Broadway production *Directed by Shauneille Perry *Produced by New Federal Theatre *Producers: Bert Beck, Woodie King Jr. and Dick Williams *Set Designer: Charles Mills *Costume Designer: Femi *Lighting Designer: Buddy *Sound Designer: Gary Harris *Production Stage Manager: Horacena J. Taylor *Opened: June 17, 1971 at Theatre De Lys Cast * Arthur French - Earl * Minnie Gentry - Mu'Dear * Leslie Uggams - Netta * Louise Stubbs - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amen (TV Series)
''Amen'' is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that aired on NBC from September 27, 1986, to May 11, 1991. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, ''Amen'' stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s and early 1990s that featured predominantly black casts – others included '' The Cosby Show'', '' A Different World'', '' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', and '' 227''. Premise The series revolves around Ernest Frye, a widower deacon of the First Community Church of Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ..., who also works as a lawyer. He is often dishonest and frequently gets into trouble with his many harebrained schemes. Frye has a single daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leg Work
''Leg Work'' is an American crime drama television series created by Frank Abatemarco that premiered on CBS on October 3, 1987. Ten episodes of the series were produced, of which six were aired prior to the show's cancellation. The final episode aired on November 7, 1987. The cable network TV Land later aired the remaining four episodes. Synopsis Set in New York City, the show's main character was Claire McCarron (played by Margaret Colin), a former Assistant D.A. turned private investigator. A policeman's daughter (Colin was a policeman's daughter in real life), she drove around town in a Porsche 911 Cabriolet but lived beyond her means and often struggled to make a living from her fledgling detective agency. The show also starred Patrick James Clarke as her brother and NYPD lieutenant Fred McCarron, and Frances McDormand as Willie Pipal, her friend who still worked for the DA's office. Episodes Reaction and ratings Critical opinion was mixed. It was described as having a " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hometown (American TV Series)
''Hometown'' is an American comedy-drama television series that ran on CBS from August 22 to October 15, 1985. The series was a loose adaptation of the 1983 movie '' The Big Chill'', and centered on the same premise as the film: a group of friends all in their 30s, who had reunited after traveling separate paths following their college days in the 1960s. Upon their reunion, they found that they were even more so an integral part of each other's lives in the 1980s. Julie and Dinah Kirgo served as executive producers, with Barnet Kellman directing most of the episodes. ''Hometown'' was produced by Kirgette Productions in association with Paramount Television. Synopsis Set in Rye, New York, ''Hometown'' opened with the reunion of the seven former college friends, that took place at the wedding of two of them, the longtime couple of Mary Newell ( Jane Kaczmarek) and Ben Abbott ( Franc Luz). Amid all the nostalgia of radical times and the reminiscing of their youth, the group found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flashpoint (1984 Film)
''Flashpoint'' is a 1984 American neo-western action thriller film starring Kris Kristofferson, Treat Williams, Rip Torn, Jean Smart, Kurtwood Smith, and Tess Harper. The film is directed by William Tannen in his directorial debut, and is based on the novel of the same name by George LaFountaine, with a screenplay by Dennis Shryack and Michael Butler. The original score was composed and performed by Tangerine Dream. It was the first theatrical film produced by HBO Pictures. Plot Border Patrol agents Bobby Logan and Ernie Wyatt are planting motion sensors in a remote area of the Texas desert when they stumble across what appears to be a decades-old Jeep buried in the sand. Upon excavating the vehicle, they find an intact skeleton in the driver's seat, a toolbox containing $800,000 in unused 10 and 20 dollar bills, and a hunting case containing a scoped sniper rifle with matching ammunition. The skeleton is accompanied by a wallet, containing the driver's license of a Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benson (TV Series)
''Benson'' is an American television sitcom that originally ran on American Broadcasting Company, ABC for seven seasons, from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986. The show stars Robert Guillaume in the title role of Benson DuBois, the head of the household for Governor Eugene X. Gatling, played by James Noble (actor), James Noble. The show focused on the conflicts and relationships within the Governor's household, with Benson generally providing the sarcastic voice of reason. Inga Swenson, Missy Gold, Didi Conn, Ethan Phillips, and René Auberjonois all played long-term supporting roles. The series was a spin off of ''Soap (TV series), Soap'' in which the character Benson first appeared as the wise-cracking yet level-headed African-American butler for the highly dysfunctional Tate family. However, ''Benson'' avoided the soap opera format of its parent series for a more conventional sitcom structure, and the lead character eventually moved from his service position to a role as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimme A Break!
''Gimme a Break!'' is an American television sitcom created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12, 1987. The series starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief ( Dolph Sweet) and his three daughters. Premise In Glenlawn, a fictional suburb in California, Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper (Nell Carter) agrees to look after the Kanisky household as a special favor to her dying friend Margaret Huffman Kanisky (played in flashback by Sharon Spelman), the wife of police chief Carl Kanisky (Dolph Sweet). More than a mere housekeeper and cook, Nell serves as a parental figure to the chief's three teenaged daughters, Katie ( Kari Michaelsen), Julie ( Lauri Hendler), and Samantha (Lara Jill Miller). A foster son, Joey ( Joey Lawrence), joins the Kanisky household in season three. Five episodes into the sixth and final season, the show changed locales from Glenlawn to New York City, when Nell, concerned for Joey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fame (1982 TV Series)
''Fame'' is an American musical drama television series based on the 1980 film of the same name. It followed the lives of the students and faculty at New York City's High School of Performing Arts. Most interior scenes were filmed in Hollywood, California. In all seasons except the third, the show filmed several exterior scenes on location in New York City. The popularity of the series around the world, most notably in the United Kingdom, led to several hit records and live concert tours by the cast. Despite its success, few of the actors maintained high-profile careers after the series was cancelled. Several of the cast members were seen again briefly in ''Bring Back...Fame'', a reunion special made for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 2008. Episodes Cast Cast timeline ;Cast notes Main cast *Debbie Allen as Lydia Grant, dance teacher and choreographer, reprising her role from the original film * Lee Curreri as Bruno Martelli (seasons 1–3; guest season 6), music ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny's Place (1982 Film)
Benny's was a New England–based discount retail chain founded in 1924 in Providence, Rhode Island, and having operated in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The main company offices were located in Esmond, Smithfield, Rhode Island. On September 8, 2017, the company announced that it would be closing all 31 of its operating locations, and its last location in Greenville, Rhode Island, closed permanently on December 11, 2017. History Benjamin Bromberg (1901–1966) was born in Russia to Max and Zlata (Fishman) Bromberg. Bromberg immigrated to the United States in 1910, settling in Providence, Rhode Island. His wife, Flora (Wolfe) Bromberg (1901–1991), was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Moses and Anna Wolfe and was one of the first graduates of Bryant & Stratton Business School. Prior to opening Benny's, Bromberg worked for the American Auto Supply Company as a manager. Benjamin Bromberg founded Benny's Auto Store on November 9, 1924, in Providence. In 1929, a seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
