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The Church Lady
Enid Strict, better known as The Church Lady, is a fictional character portrayed by Dana Carvey on American sketch comedy television show ''Saturday Night Live.'' The character appeared on the show from 1986 to 1990, and again in 1996, 2000, 2011, 2016, and 2024. She also appeared on '' The Dana Carvey Show'' in March 1996, reading a Top Ten List, "New Titles for Princess Diana." Development Dana Carvey developed the character in his stand-up comedy act prior to joining ''SNL.'' He said, "At one point it was a schoolteacher being very condescending to kids as they made sailboats." Carvey decided to make the character a religious figure when his mother said his impersonation reminded her of women from their churchgoing days who would keep track of people's attendance. "Mom would bring a casserole to potluck dinners, and then feel inferior. I remember walking into church after our family had missed a few Sundays, and their turns of the heads, that 'Well! Good to see they finally m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live
''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') is an American Late night television in the United States, late-night live television, live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC. The show's premiere was hosted by George Carlin on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title ''NBC's Saturday Night''. The show's comedy sketches, which often parody popular culture and politics, are performed by a Saturday Night Live cast members, large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, with featured performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that is usually based on current events and ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!, Live from New York, it's ''Saturday Night''!", properly beginning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chevy Chase
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He became the breakout cast member in the first season of ''Saturday Night Live'' (1975–1976), where his recurring ''Weekend Update'' segment became a staple of the show. As both a performer and a writer on the series, he earned two Primetime Emmy Awards out of four nominations. After leaving ''Saturday Night Live'' early in its second season, he established himself as a leading actor, leading man, starring in some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s, starting with his Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe–nominated role in the romantic comedy ''Foul Play (1978 film), Foul Play'' (1978). Most famously, he portrayed Ty Webb in ''Caddyshack'' (1980), Clark Griswold in five ''National Lampoon's Vacation (film series), National Lampoon's Vacation'' films, and Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher in ''Fletch (film), Fletch'' (1985) and ''Fletch Lives'' (1989). He also starred in ''Seems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. List of awards and nominations received by Sean Penn, His accolades include two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for three BAFTA Film Awards. He received an Honorary César in 2015. Penn made his feature film debut in the drama ''Taps (film), Taps'' (1981), before taking roles in ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), ''Bad Boys (1983 film), Bad Boys'' (1983), and ''At Close Range'' (1986). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for playing a grieving father in ''Mystic River (film), Mystic River'' (2003) and the gay rights activist Harvey Milk in ''Milk (2008 American film), Milk'' (2008). He was nominated for Academy Awards for his roles in ''Dead Man Walking (film), Dead Man Walking'' (1995), ''Sweet and Lowdown'' (1999) and ''I Am Sam'' (2001). Penn's other credits include ''Casual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live Season 13
The thirteenth season of ''Saturday Night Live'', an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 17, 1987 and February 27, 1988. Although the changes to the cast and writers were minimal, the season was cut short due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike. Production During a dress rehearsal for the season premiere, a fire broke out near Studio 8H and was planned to be postponed. However, episode host Steve Martin pushed the cast to carry on with the show, making the Steve Martin/Sting episode the only episode without a dress rehearsal. On March 7, the Writers Guild of America went on strike. The strike continued until August, thus cutting the season short at 13 episodes. Gilda Radner had been scheduled to host the season finale in the spring. Cast Cast roster Repertory players *Dana Carvey *Nora Dunn *Phil Hartman *Jan Hooks *Victoria Jackson *Jon Lovitz *Dennis Miller *Kevin Nealon Featured players * A. Whitney Brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Hahn
Jessica Hahn (born July 7, 1959) is an American model and actress. She frequently appeared on ''The Howard Stern Show'' throughout the late 1980s and into the 2000s. Jim Bakker scandal Hahn first came to public attention in 1987 after the disclosure that televangelist Jim Bakker had paid for her silence in response to an allegation against him of rape, which led to Bakker's announcement that he was stepping down as head of PTL Satellite Network and Heritage USA. According to Hahn, on the afternoon of December 6, 1980, when she was a 21-year-old church secretary, she was drugged and raped by Bakker and another preacher, John Wesley Fletcher. Hahn was given a $279,000 () pay-off for her silence, which was paid with PTL's funds to Hahn through Bakker associate Roe Messner. Bakker, who made all of the financial decisions for the PTL organization, allegedly kept two sets of books to conceal the accounting irregularities. Reporters from ''The Charlotte Observer'', led by Charles She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hooks
Janet Vivian Hooks (April 23, 1957 – October 9, 2014) was an American actress and comedian. She was best known for her tenure on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'', where she was a repertory player from 1986 to 1991. After leaving ''SNL'', she continued to make cameo appearances until 1994. Her subsequent work included a regular role on the last two seasons of '' Designing Women'', a recurring role on '' 3rd Rock from the Sun,'' and a number of other film and television roles, including on ''30 Rock'' and ''The Simpsons''. Early life Hooks was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, where she attended Canby Lane Elementary School and Towers High School. In 1974, her junior year, she moved to Fort Myers, Florida area, when her father, a Sears employee, was transferred. She attended Cypress Lake High School, in Ft. Myers, Florida, made her stage debut in a play there, and graduated in 1975. She attended Edison State College where she majored in theatre, but l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Hartman
Philip Edward Hartman (; September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American comedian, actor, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, and his family moved to the United States when he was ten years old. After graduating from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands including Poco and America. In 1975, Hartman joined the comedy group the Groundlings, where he helped Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the film '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show '' Pee-wee's Playhouse''. In 1986, Hartman joined the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') as a cast member and stayed for eight seasons. Nicknamed "Glue" for his ability to hold the show together and help other cast members, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his ''SNL'' work in 1989. After leaving ''SNL'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous Cinema of the United States, Hollywood films including biblical epics, science-fiction films, and action films. He won an Academy Award in addition to earning nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and three Primetime Emmy Awards. He won numerous honorary accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1978, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1967, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1971, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1997, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003. Heston gained stardom for his leading roles as Moses in ''The Ten Commandments (1956 film), The Ten Commandments'' (1956), and as the Judah Ben-Hur, title role of ''Ben-Hur (1959 film), Ben-Hur'' (1959), the latter of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. His other notable credits include ''The Greatest Show on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Payton
Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953Although most sources at the time of his death gave Payton's birth year as 1954, reliable sources subsequently state he was born in 1953. – November 1, 1999) was an American professional American football, football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. Nicknamed "Sweetness", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Payton began his football career in Mississippi and went on to have an outstanding college football career at Jackson State University playing for the Jackson State Tigers football, Tigers, where he was named Little All-America team, Little All-American twice. He started his professional career with the Chicago Bears in 1975, who selected him with the 1975 NFL draft, 1975 draft's fourth overall pick. Payton proceeded to win the 1977 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award, AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award and won Super Bowl XX ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Montana
Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Comeback Kid", Montana is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. After winning a national championship with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Montana began his NFL career in 1979 at San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons. With the 49ers, Montana started and won four Super Bowls and was the first player to be named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times. He also holds Super Bowl career records for most passes without an interception (122 in four games) and the all-time highest passer rating of 127.8. In 1993, Montana was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs, where he played for his last two seasons and led the franchise to its first AFC Championship Game. Montana was inducted to the Pro Footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammy Faye Bakker
Tamara Faye Messner (née LaValley, formerly Bakker ; March 7, 1942 – July 20, 2007) was an American evangelist. She co-founded the televangelist program ''The PTL Club'' with her husband Jim Bakker in 1974. They had hosted their own puppet-show series for local programming in the early 1960s; Messner also had a career as a recording artist. In 1978, she and Bakker built Heritage USA, a Christian theme park. During her career Messner was noted for her eccentric and glamorous persona, as well as for moral views that diverged from those of many mainstream evangelists, particularly her advocacy for LGBT persons and reaching out to HIV/AIDS patients at the height of the AIDS epidemic. She released three autobiographies during her lifetime, ''I Gotta Be Me'' in 1978, ''Tammy: Telling It My Way'' in 1996, and ''I Will Survive and You Will Too!'' in 2003. Jim Bakker was indicted, convicted, and imprisoned on numerous counts of fraud and conspiracy in 1989, resulting in the dissolut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Bakker
James Orsen Bakker (; born January 2, 1940) is an American televangelist and convicted felon. Between 1974 and 1987, Bakker hosted the television program ''The PTL Club'' and its cable television platform, the PTL Satellite Network, with his then wife, Tammy Faye. He also developed Heritage USA, a now-defunct Christian theme park in Fort Mill, South Carolina. In the late 1980s, Bakker resigned from the PTL ministry over a cover-up of hush money to church secretary Jessica Hahn for an alleged rape. Subsequent revelations of accounting fraud brought about felony charges, conviction, imprisonment, and divorce. Bakker later remarried and returned to televangelism, founding Morningside Church in Blue Eye, Missouri, and reestablishing the PTL ministry. He currently hosts ''The Jim Bakker Show'', which focuses on the end times and the Second Coming of Christ while promoting emergency survival products. Bakker has written several books, including ''I Was Wrong'' and ''Time Has Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
