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Tom Lenk
Thomas Loren Lenk (born June 16, 1976) is an American film and television actor, best known for portraying the character of Andrew Wells in the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Early life Lenk was born in Camarillo, California, the son of Pamela Sherman, a teacher, and Fred Lenk, a tuba player, high school music teacher, and school district computer network administrator. He attended Adolfo Camarillo High School. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a Bachelor of Arts. Career Lenk has appeared in episodes of '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (27 episodes), ''Angel'', NBC's '' Joey'', ''House'', '' Six Feet Under'', '' Eli Stone'' and ''How I Met Your Mother''. He had small parts in the films '' Date Movie'', '' The Number 23'', and ''Transformers''. Lenk appeared in the web series ''Border Patrol'', which premiered in June 2008 on Atom.com. In 2009 Lenk appeared as a guest star on '' Nip/Tuck.'' Besides acting, Lenk is a singer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camarillo, California
Camarillo ( ) is a city in Ventura County in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 70,741, an increase of 5,540 from the 65,201 counted in the 2010 Census. Camarillo is named for brothers Juan and Adolfo Camarillo, prominent Californios who owned Rancho Calleguas and founded the city. The city is home to California State University, Channel Islands, housed on the former grounds of the Camarillo State Hospital. History At the time of European contact in the 18th century, Camarillo had been inhabited by the Chumash Indians for thousands of years. Present day Camarillo and the larger Oxnard Plain were portions of a paramount Chumash capital at the village of Muwu (today's Point Mugu). Simo'mo (CA-VEN-24), which translates to "the saltbush patch", was a Chumash village located upstream from Mugu Lagoon near the city of Camarillo. Caves with ancient pictographs are located in the area around Conejo Grade including a site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nip/Tuck
''Nip/Tuck'' is an American medical drama television series created by Ryan Murphy that aired on FX in the United States from July 22, 2003, to March 3, 2010. The series, which also incorporates elements of crime drama, black comedy, family drama, satire, and psychological thriller, focuses on "McNamara/Troy", a cutting-edge, controversial plastic surgery center, and follows the personal and professional lives of its founders Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy (portrayed by Dylan Walsh and Julian McMahon, respectively). Each episode features graphic, partial depictions of the plastic surgeries on one or more patients, as well as developments in the doctors' personal lives. Focus is also given to McNamara/Troy's anesthesiologist Dr. Liz Cruz, Christian's many sexual partners, and Sean's family. With the exception of the pilot, each episode of the series is named after one of the patients scheduled to receive plastic surgery. Unlike most medical dramas, ''Nip/Tuck'' use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boogeyman 2
''Boogeyman 2'' is a 2007 American horror film edited and directed by Jeff Betancourt and the sequel to the 2005 film ''Boogeyman (film), Boogeyman''. The film was written by Brian Sieve and stars Danielle Savre, Matt Cohen (actor), Matt Cohen, David Gallagher, Mae Whitman, Renee O'Connor and Tobin Bell. Savre portrays Laura Porter, a woman who witnessed her parents' murder alongside her brother as a child. She believes the killer to be the Bogeyman, Boogeyman, and now as an adult seeks group therapy to overcome her phobia of the creature. However, her fears become reality as her fellow patients are murdered one by one. Due to the previous film's financial success, ''Boogeyman 2'' was announced in October 2006. Production of the film began in the same month with the hiring of Betancourt as director and Sieve attached as writer. Casting began in December of the same year with the hiring of O'Connor; Savre got the lead role in January 2007. Filming took place in Los Angeles at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight-Jacket
''Straight-Jacket'' is a 2004 comedy film written and directed by Richard Day, based on his play. Done as a pastiche of the Rock Hudson-Doris Day romantic comedy films, ''Straight-Jacket'' tells the story of Guy Stone, a closeted gay actor in the 1950s who is modeled on Hudson. Plot Guy Stone (Matt Letscher) is blissfully closeted, picking up tricks for one-night-stands, while capturing the country's heart as "America's most eligible bachelor" (starring in such films as ''The Love Barrel'' and ''I Married the Ghost''). However, Guy's carefully managed façade collapses when he comes up for the lead in S.R.O. studio's version of ''Ben-Hur''. Things turn sour for the film idol when a fellow actor, Freddie Stevens ( Jack Plotnick) (famous in the film for portraying "Captain Astro" in a succession of Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon-type serial films), decides to steal the lead in ''Ben-Hur'' from Guy by taking a picture of Guy exiting a gay bar. Freddie plans to out Guy to the world and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boogie Nights
''Boogie Nights'' is a 1997 American period comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley and focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic films, chronicling his rise in the Golden Age of Porn of the 1970s through to his fall during the excesses of the 1980s. The film is an expansion of Anderson's mockumentary short film '' The Dirk Diggler Story'' (1988), and stars Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Heather Graham. ''Boogie Nights'' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 1997, and was theatrically released on October 10, 1997, garnering critical acclaim. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay for Anderson, Best Supporting Actress for Moore, and Best Supporting Actor for Reynolds. The film's soundtrack also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transparent (TV Series)
''Transparent'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Joey Soloway for Amazon Studios that debuted on February 6, 2014. The story revolves around a Los Angeles family, the Pfeffermans, and their lives after learning that their parent (Jeffrey Tambor) is a trans woman named Maura. ''Transparent'' tells the story of Maura's coming out, as well as her family's personal journeys in discovering their own identities and coming to terms with Maura's identity. ''Transparent'' moves away from a solely transition-centred narrative and represents Maura's story in her role as a trans parent, grandparent, professor, partner, ex-spouse, sibling, and as an older person transitioning. ''Transparent'' also holds space for other queer representation in the Pfefferman family. Sarah (Amy Landecker) explores her sexuality and works through relationship dilemmas throughout season one while Ali (Gaby Hoffmann) explores their gender and sexuality. ''Transparent''s first sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witches Of East End (TV Series)
''Witches of East End'' is an American television series based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz. The series premiered on Lifetime on October 6, 2013, and ended on October 5, 2014, after two seasons. Set in the fictional seaside town of East End, it follows the lives of a family of witches – Joanna Beauchamp (Julia Ormond) and her two grown-up daughters, Freya Beauchamp (Jenna Dewan) and Ingrid Beauchamp ( Rachel Boston), as well as her sister Wendy Beauchamp (Mädchen Amick). On November 22, 2013, Lifetime renewed ''Witches of East End'' for a second season to consist of 13 episodes, which premiered on July 6, 2014. On November 4, 2014, Lifetime cancelled ''Witches of East End'' after a decline in ratings during the second season. The series finale aired on October 5, 2014. Overview The series stars Julia Ormond as lead character Joanna Beauchamp, a witch and mother of Freya Beauchamp (Jenna Dewan) and Ingrid Beauchamp ( Rachel Boston), who are part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifetime (TV Network)
Lifetime is an American basic cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a subsidiary of A&E Networks, which is jointly owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company. It features programming that is geared toward women or features women in lead roles. , it is received by 93.8 million households in America. History Predecessors There were two television channels that preceded Lifetime in its current incarnation. Daytime, originally called BETA, was launched in March 1982 by Hearst-ABC Video Services.(June 15, 1983Hearst-ABC, Viacom in Pact. New York Times.Lifetime Entertainment Services History . International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 32. St. James Press, 2000. Hosted on Funding Universe.com. Retrieved on December 4, 2013. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Tell My Mother!
''Don't Tell My Mother!'' is a monthly live-storytelling event where writers and performers from film and television share true stories they'd never want their mothers to know. The show was co-created by the show's host, Nikki Levy, and executive producer Lizzie Czerner. The show is performed in Los Angeles, but has also been staged in New York and Chicago. The first show was in Los Angeles in October 2011. Past performers include Traci Lords, Laraine Newman, Justin Halpern, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. About the show ''Don't Tell My Mother!'' was created in 2011 by film producer Nikki Levy and Lizzie Czerner, the artistic director of the Bang Comedy Theatre. In October 2011, they launched the first show in the lobby of the Bang Comedy Theatre, with a cast of unknown performers. The show gained in popularity, and in 2012 it was covered by ''The Huffington Post'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. Levy works with comics, actors and award-winning screenwriters to share honest, funny, and poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristy Swanson
Kristen Noel Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is best recognized for having played Buffy Summers in the 1992 film '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and appeared in the 1996 film ''The Phantom''. Her first starring role was in Wes Craven's horror film '' Deadly Friend'' (1986), followed by her portrayal of Catherine "Cathy" Dollanganger in the film adaptation of V. C. Andrews's ''Flowers in the Attic'' (1987). Swanson also starred in several films, including '' Hot Shots!'' (1991), '' The Program'' (1993), '' The Chase'' (1994), '' 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag'' (1997), ''Big Daddy'' (1999), and '' Dude, Where's My Car?'' (2000), and appeared in '' Pretty in Pink'' (1986) and '' Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986). Early life Swanson was raised in Mission Viejo, California. At the age of nine, she expressed interest in acting to her parents, and began pursuing roles in television commercials. She landed her first job appearing in a doll house commercial, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psych
''Psych'' is an American Detective fiction, detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday Rodriguez, James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive eidetic memory allow him to convince people that he solves cases with psychic abilities. The program also stars Dulé Hill as Shawn's intelligent best friend and reluctant partner Burton Guster, Burton "Gus" Guster, as well as Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's father, Henry Spencer (Psych character), Henry, a former detective with the Santa Barbara Police Department. ''Psych'' premiered on July 7, 2006, following the Monk (season 5), fifth-season premiere of ''Monk (TV series), Monk'', and continued to be paired with the series until ''Monk'''s conclusion on December 4, 2009. During the Psych (season 2), second season, an animated segment titled "The Big Adventures of Little S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Day
Kathryn Felicia Day (born June 28, 1979) is an American actress, writer, and web series creator. She is the creator and star of the web series '' The Guild'' (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. She also wrote and starred in the '' Dragon Age'' web series '' Dragon Age: Redemption'' (2011). She is a founder of the online media company Geek & Sundry, best known for hosting the show '' Critical Role'' between 2015 and 2019. Day was a member of the board of directors of the International Academy of Web Television beginning December 2009 until the end of July 2012. On television, Day has played Vi in the series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2003) and Dr. Holly Marten in '' Eureka'' (2011), and had a recurring role as Charlie Bradbury on ''Supernatural'' (2012–2015, 2018–2020). She has also acted in movies such as '' Bring It On Again'' (2004), as well as the Internet musical '' Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' (2008). In April 2017, she began appearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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