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The Help (TV Series)
''The Help'' is an American sitcom television series which premiered on The WB on March 5, 2004. The show was a raunchy comedy that focused on the hard-luck life of a beauty school dropout who must work for the wealthy, spoiled Ridgeway family. The rest of the hired help are also quirky. The WB only aired seven episodes, the show ending on April 16, 2004, and canceled it in May 2004. It was the last television series created by Ron Leavitt before his death from lung cancer in 2008. Summary Maria is studying to be a beautician when she has to come home to nurse her sick mother. After her mother's death, Maria is forced to take her place as the wealthy Ridgeway family's maid. She soon discovers not only a class struggle between the Ridgeways and the help, but also an all-out war among the servants. Cast Main * Camille Guaty as Maria, the maid * Al Santos as Ollie, the chauffeur * Brenda Strong as Arlene Ridgeway, the rich lady * Keri Lynn Pratt as Veronica Ridgeway, the pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Situation Comedy
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boston Globe
''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Globe'' is the oldest and largest daily newspaper in Boston. Founded in 1872, the paper was mainly controlled by Irish Catholic interests before being sold to Charles H. Taylor and his family. After being privately held until 1973, it was sold to ''The New York Times'' in 1993 for $1.1billion, making it one of the most expensive print purchases in U.S. history. The newspaper was purchased in 2013 by Boston Red Sox and Liverpool owner John W. Henry for $70million from The New York Times Company, having lost over 90% of its value in 20 years. The newspaper has been noted as "one of the nation's most prestigious papers." In 1967, ''The Boston Globe'' became the first major paper in the U.S. to come out against the Vietnam War. The paper's 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Today
''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virginia. Its newspaper is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. The paper's dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional, and national newspapers worldwide through its use of concise reports, colorized images, informational graphics, and inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features. With an average print circulation of 159,233 as of 2022, a digital-only subscriber base of 504,000 as of 2019, and an approximate daily readership of 2.6 million, ''USA Today'' is ranked as the first by circulation on the list of newspapers in the United States. It has been shown to maintain a generally center-left audience, in regards to political persuasion. ''USA Today'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Lynch
Magnus Flyte is the male pseudonym used by writing duo Meg Howrey and Christina Lynch. As Magnus Flyte, they have written two novels, ''New York Times'' bestseller ''City of Dark Magic'' and ''City of Lost Dreams,'' both of which are published by Penguin Books. The persona of Magnus Flyte is characterized by his obscurity and elusive nature regarding the public, as well as his conflicting biographical details. Lives and careers Meg Howrey, who lives in Los Angeles, California, is the author of the novels ''The Cranes Dance'' and ''Blind Sight''. Some of her nonfiction writing has been featured in ''Vogue'' and ''The Los Angeles Review of Books''. Previously, Howrey was a professional dancer for the Joffrey Ballet and City Ballet of Los Angeles. Christina Lynch lives near Sequoia National Park and works as a journalist and television writer. Previously a Milan correspondent for ''W'' magazine, now she teaches English at College of the Sequoias and is the faculty advisor for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Kickinger
Roland Kickinger (born March 30, 1968) is an Austrian bodybuilder and actor from Vienna. Standing 6 ft 4 in tall (1.93 m) and weighing from 250-300 pounds (113 to 136 kg), he has appeared in numerous bodybuilding competitions, fitness magazines and training videos. In his acting career, Kickinger is perhaps best known for his regular role as Chip Rommel in the television series ''Son of the Beach''. He also played the young version of fellow Austrian-American, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the 2005 TV movie ''See Arnold Run'', which later led to him appearing in the 2009 film ''Terminator Salvation'' as a prototype of the T-800 (with Schwarzenegger's likeness digitally applied over his own). He also had minor roles in the films '' Street Warrior'' and '' Disaster Movie'', both released in 2008. Acting Filmography Television *1997: '' Hang Time''- As Body Builder (1 episode, "Sexual Harassment") *1997-1998: ''Team Knight Rider'' - As Roland (2 episodes) *1998: ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysophobia
Mysophobia, also known as verminophobia, germophobia, germaphobia, bacillophobia and bacteriophobia, is a pathological fear of contamination and germs. The term was coined by William A. Hammond in 1879 when describing a case of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) exhibited in repeatedly washing one's hands. Mysophobia has long been related to compulsive hand washing. Names pertaining directly to the abnormal fear of dirt and filth include molysmophobia or molysomophobia, rhypophobia, and rupophobia, whereas the terms bacillophobia and bacteriophobia specifically refer to the fear of bacteria and microbes in general. The term ''mysophobia'' comes from the Greek μύσος (''musos''), "uncleanness" and φόβος (''phobos''), "fear". Signs and symptoms People with mysophobia usually display signs including: * excessive hand-washing * an avoidance of locations that might contain a high presence of germs * a fear of physical contact, especially with strangers * excessive e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (born September 8, 1972), referred to mononymously as Kennedy, is an American libertarian political commentator, radio personality, author, and former MTV VJ. She was the host of MTV's now-defunct daily late-night alternative-rock program ''Alternative Nation'' throughout much of the 1990s. , she is the host of ''Kennedy'' on the Fox Business Network. Kennedy occasionally hosts '' Outnumbered'' on Fox News, and is a frequent panelist on that network's show '' The Five''. Early life Lisa Kennedy Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. Kennedy and her two brothers were raised by her mother. She is of Romanian and Scottish descent. She attended Lakeridge High School. She has a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Kennedy interned as a DJ at KROQ radio in Los Angeles as a teenager. She was known on KROQ as "the Virgin Kennedy". Career She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Cohen (director)
Gerry Cohen is an American television and theatre director. He began his career as a stage manager and associate director on the television series '' Fridays'', '' The Golden Girls'', '' Who's the Boss?'' and '' Married... with Children'', making his network directorial debut on the latter series. He eventually directed 156 of the show's 262 episodes. His other television credits include ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''Unhappily Ever After'', ''Nikki'', ''The Norm Show'', ''George Lopez'', '' Still Standing'', '' Freddie'', ''Anger Management'', ''The Carmichael Show ''The Carmichael Show'' is an American sitcom television series created by Nicholas Stoller, Jerrod Carmichael, Ari Katcher, and Willie Hunter that premiered on August 26, 2015, on NBC and concluded on August 9, 2017, after three seasons and 32 ...'', and a number of other series. References External links * American television directors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Faustino
David Anthony Faustino (; born March 3, 1974) is an American actor and radio personality primarily known for his role as Bud Bundy on the Fox sitcom '' Married... with Children''. He has also voiced animated characters for Nickelodeon, including Mako on ''The Legend of Korra'' and Helia on Nickelodeon's revival of '' Winx Club''. Early life Faustino was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 3, 1974, to Roger Faustino, a costumer, and Kay Faustino (née Freeman), a homemaker. His younger brother Michael made many guest appearances on '' Married... with Children'', including the episode David co-wrote, " T*R*A*S*H". Career Acting Faustino made his television debut at the age of 3 months when he appeared on the ''Lily Tomlin Special''. He did not start regularly acting until 1980 after a small role on '' Little House on the Prairie''. Throughout the early to mid-1980s, Faustino guest-starred on a number of TV shows such as ''Highway to Heaven'', '' Family Ties'', ''St. El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Scott
Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress. Early years Scott was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, on April 13, 1953. When she was a child the family moved to Brooklyn, New York. She developed an interest in acting while she was a student at Bronx High School of Science. She later moved to California and graduated with a degree in theater arts from San Francisco State University. Career Scott began her career as voice actress on '' Star Wars: Ewoks'', before appearing on television shows including ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Full House'', ''Party of Five'', ''Ellen'', '' The Steve Harvey Show'', and '' Sister, Sister''. Scott was a regular cast member in the short-lived ABC sitcom '' The Geena Davis Show'' (2000-2001) playing Geena Davis' housekeeper, Gladys. She also had the recurring roles on ''City Guys'' (1998-2001), short-lived '' The Help'' (2004) as Doris, and ''Hart of Dixie'' (2011-2015) as Delma Warner. In film, she has appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tori Spelling
Victoria Davey Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress and author. Her first major role was Donna Martin on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', beginning in 1990. She has appeared in made for television films, including '' A Friend to Die For'' (1994), ''A Carol Christmas'' (2003), '' The Mistle-Tones'' (2012), both versions of '' Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?'' (1996 and 2016) and '' The Last Sharknado: It's About Time'' (2018). She has also starred in several independent films including ''The House of Yes'' (1997), '' Trick'' (1999), '' Scary Movie 2'' (2001), ''Cthulhu'' (2007), '' Kiss the Bride'' (2007) and ''Izzie's Way Home'' (2016). She reprised her role of Donna Martin in ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' spin-off, '' BH90210'', in 2019. Spelling's autobiography, ''Stori Telling'', debuted on top of the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list and was named the best celebrity autobiography of 2009. Early life Spelling was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
