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Bumper Robinson
Larry C. "Bumper" Robinson II is an American film, television and voice actor. He is known for his roles as Bumblebee and Blitzwing on '' Transformers: Animated'', Falcon on '' Avengers Assemble'' and Cyborg in '' Justice League: Doom''. Career Robinson's first theatrical break came as the son of O. J. Simpson's character in ''Cocaine and Blue Eyes'' (1983), a CBS television movie. Years later, he would be cast in the role of the young O. J. Simpson in ''The O. J. Simpson Story'' (1995). In the 1980s, Robinson played Zammis in '' Enemy Mine'', Clarence on ''Amen'', Jonah Carver on ''Days of Our Lives'' and a recurring role as Leon on NBC's '' Night Court''. He has made appearances on ''The Jeffersons'', '' Gimme a Break!'', ''Hill Street Blues'', ''Matt Houston'', ''Cagney & Lacey'', ''Webster'', ''Punky Brewster'', '' The Facts of Life'' and ''Family Matters''. He began his voice-over career on '' The Flintstone Kids'' as Philo Quartz, followed by work on ''Scooby-Doo'', among o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Various forms of brackets are used in mathematics, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webster (TV Series)
''Webster'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from September 16, 1983, to May 8, 1987, and in first-run syndication from September 21, 1987, to March 10, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver. The show stars Emmanuel Lewis in the title role as a young boy who, after losing his parents, is adopted by his NFL-pro godfather, portrayed by Alex Karras, and his new socialite wife, played by Susan Clark. The focus was largely on how this impulsively married couple had to adjust to their new lives and sudden parenthood, but it was the congenial Webster himself who drove much of the plot. The series was produced by Georgian Bay Ltd., Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. (1986–1989) and Paramount Television (Network 1983–1987, Domestic 1987–1989). Synopsis The show, set in Chicago, revolves around Webster Long (Emmanuel Lewis), a 5-year-old African American orphan whose biological parents, Travis and Gert Long, were recently killed in a car ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister, Sister (TV Series)
''Sister, Sister'' is an American television sitcom starring Tia Mowry, Tia and Tamera Mowry as identical twin sisters separated at birth who are reunited as teenagers. It premiered on April 1, 1994 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC as part of its TGIF (ABC), TGIF comedy lineup, and finished its run on The WB on May 23, 1999, airing 119 episodes over six seasons. The predominantly black cast consisted of the Mowry sisters with Jackée Harry and Tim Reid costarring as their respective adoptive parents, alongside Marques Houston as their annoying neighbor Roger. RonReaco Lee and Deon Richmond later joined the cast in the fifth season. The series was created by Kim Bass, Gary Gilbert, and Fred Shafferman, and produced by de Passe Entertainment and Paramount Network Television. As a result of ABC removing ''Sister, Sister'' from its TGIF lineup for its second season, ratings declined significantly and the network ultimately cancelled the series in April 1995. The series was then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Steve Harvey Show
''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an American television sitcom that aired on The WB from August 25, 1996, to February 17, 2002. It was created by Winifred Hervey and directed by Stan Lathan. Synopsis Steve Hightower ( Steve Harvey) is a 1970s funk legend who is now a music teacher/vice principal at Booker T. Washington High School on Chicago's West Side. Budget cutbacks meant Steve also had to teach drama and art, much to his surprise. Cedric Robinson (Cedric the Entertainer) is a coach at the high school, and Steve's longtime best friend. The principal of Booker T. Washington High is Steve's former classmate, Regina Grier ( Wendy Raquel Robinson), whom Steve affectionately calls "Piggy", because she was overweight in childhood. Steve forms a strong bond with two of his students: Romeo Santana ( Merlin Santana), a stylish, self-absorbed ladies' man, and the equally vacuous Stanley Kuznocki, nicknamed Bullethead ( William Lee Scott) - acting as their mentor, and gradually, accepts t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touched By An Angel
''Touched by an Angel'' is an American fantasy drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey as an angel named Monica, and Della Reese as her supervisor Tess. Throughout the series, Monica is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives. From season three onward, they are frequently joined by Andrew ( John Dye), the Angel of Death (who first appeared as a recurring character in season two). Plot The episodes of the series generally revolved around the "cases" of Monica (played by Roma Downey), an angel recently promoted from the "search and rescue" division, who works under the guidance of Tess (played by Della Reese), a sarcastic boss who is sometimes hard on her teen colleague, but is more of a surrogate mother tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Client (TV Series)
''The Client'' (also referred to as ''John Grisham's The Client'') is an American legal thriller drama television series that aired on CBS from September 17, 1995 until April 16, 1996. It aired for one season, premiering with a two-hour movie pilot on September 17, 1995, and airing new episodes through April 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film '' The Client'', itself adapted from the 1993 John Grisham novel. It starred JoBeth Williams, John Heard, and Polly Holliday in the roles created in the film by Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, and Micole Mercurio, respectively. Cast Main * JoBeth Williams as Reggie Love * John Heard as Roy Foltrigg * Polly Holliday as Momma Love * David Barry Gray as Clint McGuire * Ossie Davis as Judge Harry Roosevelt (13 episodes, 1995–96) Recurring * Valerie Mahaffey as Ellie Foltrigg (4 episodes, 1995–96) * Mac Davis Morris Mac Davis (January 21, 1942 – September 29, 2020) was an American country music singer, songwriter, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangin' With Mr
"Hangin'" is a single from the sixth studio album by the Chic, '' Tongue in Chic''. It was the first single from this album and it reached #64 on the UK singles chart in March 1983, spending 1 week on the chart. It was Chic's first chart position in the UK for three and a half years. It just failed to enter US Billboard R&B chart top 40 (peaked at #48). Track listing ;Atlantic 7" 89954 October 12, 1982 * A. "Hangin'" (7" Edit) - 3:35 * B. "City Lights" - 4:26 ;Atlantic promo 12" DMD 371, 1982 * A. "Hangin'" - 5:13 * B. "Hangin'" (7" Edit) - 3:35 1982 singles Chic (band) songs Songs written by Bernard Edwards Songs written by Nile Rodgers Song recordings produced by Nile Rodgers Song recordings produced by Bernard Edwards 1982 songs {{1980s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generation X (film)
''Generation X'' is a television pilot directed by Jack Sholder that aired on Fox on February 20, 1996. It was later broadcast as a television film. It is based on the Marvel comic book series of the same name, a spin-off of the X-Men franchise. It was produced by New World Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment Group. Plot Rebellious teenager Jubilation Lee (Heather McComb) finds herself in trouble after her mutant "fireworks" power manifests itself at a local arcade. She is rescued from her predicament by Emma Frost (Finola Hughes) and Sean Cassidy (Jeremy Ratchford), the headmasters of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. They recruit "Jubilee" and offer her sanctuary at the school, a place where mutants learn to control their powers. The trio then picks up teenager Angelo "Skin" Espinosa (Agustin Rodriguez) and proceed to the school where Jubilee and Skin are introduced to their fellow students; M ( Amarilis), Mondo (Bumper Robinson), Buff ( Suzanne Davis) and Refrax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an Television in the United States, American Commercial broadcasting, commercial terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations and additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and the Fox Media Center in Tempe. Launched as a competitor to the Big Three (American television), Big Three television networks (American Broadcasting Company, ABC, CBS, and NBC) on October 9, 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network. It was the highest-Nielsen ratings, rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and again in 2020, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007–08 season. Fox and its affiliated companies operate many entertainment channels in international markets, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Space Nine
''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the '' Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from January 3, 1993, to June 2, 1999, spanning 176 episodes over seven seasons. Set in the 24th century, when Earth is part of a United Federation of Planets, its narrative is centered on the eponymous space station Deep Space Nine, located adjacent to a wormhole connecting Federation territory to the Gamma Quadrant on the far side of the Milky Way galaxy. Following the success of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Paramount Pictures commissioned a new series set in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe. In creating ''Deep Space Nine'', Berman and Piller drew upon plot elements introduced in ''The Next Generation'', namely the conflict between two alien species, the Cardassians and the Bajorans. ''Deep Space Nine'' was the first ''St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
