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Vanishing Son
''Vanishing Son'' is an American action television series that was part of Universal Television's Action Pack. Starting as a series of four television films in 1994, the full series of 13 episodes debuted in syndication on January 16, 1995. ''Vanishing Son I'', ''Vanishing Son II'', ''Vanishing Son III'', and ''Vanishing Son IV'' aired on February 28, July 18, July 25, and October 10, 1994, respectively. The series is regarded as one of the first American dramatic TV series to feature an Asian lead.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-25-ca-47026-story.html Overview Russell Wong starred as Jian-Wa Chang, a musician who escaped from the People's Republic of China after being involved in a protest similar to, and essentially working as a direct stand-in, for the historically relevant 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Jian-Wa escapes the subsequent massacre of students by the government. At this point, the show's general theme begins, as he and his brother Wago Chang ( C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nicolella
John Joseph Nicolella (May 28, 1945 – February 21, 1998) was an American film and television director and producer. He is best known for his work on the 1980s television series ''Miami Vice''. Career Nicolella began his career working as an assistant director on the Ivan Passer-directed film ''Born to Win'' (1971). Other films soon followed, the Paul Newman-directed film ''The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds'' (1972), '' Crazy Joe'' (1974) starring Peter Boyle, '' Sweet Revenge'' (1976) starring Stockard Channing and Sam Waterston and ''Time Square'' (1980). He was also as a production manager on the films ''Saturday Night Fever'' (1977), ''Curse of the Pink Panther'' (1983) and co-produced '' Easy Money'' starring Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. In 1984, he joined the production crew of ''Miami Vice'' directing a number of episodes until 1987. He continued working with the show's star Don Johnson directing the music video short film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Syndication
Broadcast syndication is the practice of content owners leasing the right to broadcast their content to other television stations or radio stations, without having an official broadcast network to air it on. It is common in the United States where broadcast programming is scheduled by television networks with local independent affiliates. Syndication is less widespread in the rest of the world, as most countries have centralized networks or television stations without local affiliates. Shows can be syndicated internationally, although this is less common. Three common types of syndication are: ''first-run'' syndication, which is programming that is broadcast for the first time as a syndicated show and is made specifically for the purpose of selling it into syndication; ''Off-network'' syndication (colloquially called a "rerun"), which is the licensing of a program whose first airing was on stations inside the television network that produced it, or in some cases a program that w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor. His film work includes Chip Sutphin in '' Serial Mom'' (1994), Emmanuel "Cereal Killer" Goldstein in '' Hackers'' (1995), Stu Macher in '' Scream'' (1996), Stevo in '' SLC Punk!'' (1998), Brock Hudson in '' She's All That'' (1999), Dennis Rafkin in '' Thirteen Ghosts'' (2001), and Jerry Conlaine in '' Without a Paddle'' (2004). He is perhaps best known for his role as Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the live-action movies '' Scooby-Doo'' (2002) and '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (2004) as well as in certain animated releases, with the actor serving as the voice of Shaggy since Casey Kasem retired from the role in 2009. In 2023, he gained renewed recognition for his role as William Afton, a manipulative serial killer, in '' Five Nights at Freddy's''. U.S. entertainment publication ''The Hollywood Reporter'' stated that he had entered "his Renaissance era" in popular culture, noting that the movie had the thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Valley
Mark Thomas Valley (born December 24, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Brad Chase in the TV drama ''Boston Legal'', Oliver Richard in the NBC drama ''Harry's Law'', FBI Special Agent John Scott in the Fox sci fi series ''Fringe'', Christopher Chance in Fox's action drama '' Human Target'', and Tommy Sullivan in ABC's ''Body of Proof''. Early life Valley was born in Ogdensburg, New York. He is a 1987 graduate from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, with a degree in mathematics. Career Military service He served in Berlin, where he played rugby for the U.S. military team, The Berlin Yanks Rugby Football Club. Valley saw action in Operation Desert Storm as platoon leader detailed from the 18th Engineer Brigade to the 73rd Engineer Company, 3-2 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 7th Transportation Group. Acting Valley obtained his first role, on '' The Innocent'' (1993), while serving in the U.S. Army in Germany.Rochlin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Wallace
Deanna Wallace (née Bowers), also known as Dee Wallace Stone (born December 14, 1948), is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mary Taylor in the 1982 Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbuster science-fiction film ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial''. Wallace earned further recognition as a scream queen for starring in several horror films, including ''The Stepford Wives (1975 film), The Stepford Wives'' (1975), ''The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film), The Hills Have Eyes'' (1977), ''The Howling (film), The Howling'' (1981), ''Cujo (film), Cujo'' (1983), ''Critters (film), Critters'' (1986), ''The Frighteners'' (1996), '' Halloween (2007 film), Halloween'' (2007), ''The House of the Devil'' (2009), and ''The Lords of Salem (film), The Lords of Salem'' (2012). Early life Wallace was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Maxine (married and maiden names, née Nichols), a secretary, and Robert Stanley Bowers. Wallace's father developed severe alcoholism before dying b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Luoyong
Wang Luoyong (; born 24 December 1958) is a Chinese actor who has appeared in American films. He first appeared in ''Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story'' as Ip Man. He had recently appeared in CCTV's ''The Legend of Bruce Lee'' as Shao Ruhai, a master of Hung Ga and the first to train Bruce Lee (played by Danny Chan Kwok-kwan, Danny Chan). His character "Shao Ruhai" is partially based on James Yimm Lee. He is also the first Chinese Broadway theatre, Broadway singer. Early life and education Wang was born in Luoyang, Henan, on 24 December 1958, where his parents came to for participating in the construction of key projects. The art enlightenment teacher was his uncle, who taught Wang to play the flute. In 1971, he forced to take part in the Down to the Countryside Movement, and he was admitted to the Shiyan Peking Opera Troupe. In the troupe, due to he liked the sound of the French horn in ''Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy'', he asked to learn to play it, and he was arranged to stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Stockwell
Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021) was an American actor with a film and television career that spanned seven decades. As a child actor under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he appeared in '' Anchors Aweigh'' (1945), '' Song of the Thin Man'' (1947), '' The Green Years'' (1946), ''Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947), '' The Boy with Green Hair'' (1948), and '' Kim'' (1950). As a young adult, he played a lead role in the 1957 Broadway play ''Compulsion'' and its 1959 film version; and in 1962 he played Edmund Tyrone in the film version of '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', for which he won two Best Actor Awards at the Cannes Film Festival. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his starring role in the 1960 film version of D. H. Lawrence's '' Sons and Lovers''. He had lead roles in the films '' The Dunwich Horror'' (1970) and '' The Werewolf of Washington'' (1973). He appeared in supporting roles in such fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming-Na Wen
Ming-Na Wen (; born November 20, 1963) is an American actress and model. She has won multiple awards throughout her career, including an Annie Award and a Saturn Award, in addition to a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. She was honored as a Disney Legend in 2019 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. Wen’s breakthrough role was as June Woo in '' The Joy Luck Club'' (1993). Other early successes include the role of Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen in the medical drama series '' ER'' (1995–2004) and her voice role as Fa Mulan in the Walt Disney Animated Classic ''Mulan'', as well as its sequel ''Mulan II'', several video games and guest appearances in TV shows such as ''Sofia the First''. Additionally, Wen made a cameo appearance in the live-action remake of ''Mulan'' (2020). Wen is well-known for playing agent Melinda May in the Marvel series '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2013–2020) and has also appeared in the Star Wars franchise as the bounty hunter Fen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Walters
James Leland Walters Jr. (born June 13, 1969) is an American actor and singer, best known for his roles on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and '' The Heights'' and singing lead vocal on " How Do You Talk to an Angel". Career Walters was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts. After graduating from high school, he attended New York University and studied film for two years and studied acting at The Actors Space in New York City. While attending college, he was discovered at a bank by a casting agent who placed him in three high-profile commercials for Levi's 501 Jeans. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting and musical career. He played a bit role on '' Everyday Heroes''. His film debut came in 1991 with the movie '' Shout'', alongside John Travolta, Heather Graham, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Walters performed the song "Rockin' the Pad" on the ''Shout'' soundtrack album. In 1992, Aaron Spelling cast Walters as the lead on the Fox series '' The H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamlyn Tomita
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27, 1966) is an American actress. She made her screen debut as Kumiko in '' The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986) and reprised the character for the streaming series '' Cobra Kai'' (2021). She is also well known for her role as Waverly in '' The Joy Luck Club'' (1993). Additional films include '' Come See the Paradise'' (1990), '' Picture Bride'' (1994), '' Four Rooms'' (1995), '' Robot Stories'' (2003), '' The Day After Tomorrow'' (2004) and '' Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am'' (2005). Tomita also has played several recurring roles on television series, including '' 24'', '' Glee'', '' Teen Wolf, Eureka,'' and '' How to Get Away with Murder''. She starred on the Epix drama series '' Berlin Station'' (2016), and in 2017 began starring in the ABC medical drama '' The Good Doctor''. In 2020, she had a recurring role in '' Star Trek: Picard''. Early life Tamlyn Tomita, a second generation Japanese-American ( nisei), was born January 27, 1966, on a U.S. m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Chong
Marcus Scott Chong (né Wyatt; born July 8, 1967) is an American actor. He played Miguel Mendez in the crime drama, '' Street Justice'' (1991–1993), real-life activist Huey P. Newton in '' Panther'' (1995), directed by Mario Van Peebles, and Tank in ''The Matrix'' (1999), directed by The Wachowskis. Early life Chong was born in Seattle on July 8, 1967, to an African-American father and a Chinese mother. His biological father, Martin Wyatt, was a sports reporter in San Francisco for KGO-TV.DAN RALEY, "Where Are They Now? Martin Wyatt, former Huskies running back" '' |
Vivian Wu
Vivian Wu ( Wu Junmei; ; born February 5, 1966) is a Chinese and American actress.Chen Nan ''China Daily'', 27 April 2007. Starring in a variety of North American and Chinese productions, her big break came in 1987, when she appeared in the biographical film ''The Last Emperor''. She later went to starring in films '' Iron & Silk'' (1990), '' The Guyver'' (1991), '' Heaven & Earth'' (1993), ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III'' (1993), '' The Joy Luck Club'' (1993), and most notably playing the leading roles in ''The Pillow Book'' (1996) and '' The Soong Sisters'' (1997). In 2020, she starred as Dr. Lu Wang in the Netflix science fiction drama series '' Away'', while in 2023, she portrayed Vivian Zhu in the Apple TV+ murder mystery comedy series '' The Afterparty''. Early life Wu Junmei was born in Shanghai, China. Wu is the daughter of Zhu Manfang, one of the leading actresses in China during the 1940s and 1950s. She attended Shanghai Shixi High School and began acting at the ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
