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Busy Philipps
Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the television series '' Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), ''Dawson's Creek'' (2001–2003), ''Love, Inc.'' (2005–2006) and '' ER'' (2006–2007), for her abortion access advocacy, and for her portrayal of Laurie Keller on the ABC series '' Cougar Town'' (2009–2015), for which she received the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She has also appeared in supporting roles in numerous films, such as '' The Smokers'' (2000), '' Home Room'' (2002), ''White Chicks'' (2004), '' Made of Honor'' (2008), ''He's Just Not That Into You'' (2009), '' The Gift'' (2015), and ''I Feel Pretty'' (2018). From 2018 to 2019, Philipps hosted her own television talk show '' Busy Tonight'', on E!. She currently stars in the Peacock original series '' Girls5eva''. Childhood Philipps was born in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South By Southwest
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven days, and film for nine days. There was no in-person event in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austin, Texas; both years, there was a smaller online event instead. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC, which organizes conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events. In addition to SXSW, the company runs the conference SXSW Edu and the upcoming SXSW Sydney festival, and co-runs North by Northeast in Toronto. It has previously run or co-run the events North by Northwest (1995-2001), West by Southwest (2006-2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gift (2015 American Film)
''The Gift'' is a 2015 psychological thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Joel Edgerton in his feature directorial debut, and co-produced by Jason Blum and Rebecca Yeldham. The film stars Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall as Simon and Robyn Callem, a couple intimidated by a figure from Simon's past played by Edgerton. It was released in the United States on August 7, 2015, as the first film released by STX Entertainment. The film grossed $60 million worldwide on a budget of $5 million and received positive reviews from critics, who praised Edgerton's direction and screenplay, as well as Bateman and Hall's performances. Plot A married couple, Simon and Robyn Callem, relocate from Chicago to a Los Angeles suburb after Simon takes a new job. They run into Gordon "Gordo" Moseley, Simon's old high school classmate. Gordo begins repeatedly dropping in unannounced and delivering gifts, such as bottles of wine and koi for their pond. His presence makes Simon uncomfort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Busy may refer to: Places * Busy, Doubs, a commune in France * Busy, Kentucky People * Everett M. "Busy" Arnold (1899–1974), American comic books entrepreneur * Busy Bee Starski (born 1962), American rapper * Busy P, the stage name of the French DJ Pedro Winter * Busy Philipps (born 1979), American film actress Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Little Miss Busy, a Little Miss character * Mr. Busy, a character in the Mr. Men series and the titular character of the book ''Mr. Busy'' Music * "Busy" (Lyfe Jennings song), 2010 * "Busy" (Olly Murs song), 2011 * "Busy", a 1998 song by Grinspoon * "Busy", a song by Jawbreaker * "Busy", a 2000 song by K's Choice K's Choice is a Belgian rock band from Antwerp, formed in the mid-1990s. The band's core members are brothers Sam Bettens (lead vocals, guitar) and Gert Bettens (guitar, keyboard, vocals). They are joined by Bart Van Lierde (bass), Tom Lodewyc ... See also * Business * Busy signal (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Hanks
Colin Lewes Hanks (born November 24, 1977) is an American actor. He has starred in films including '' Orange County'', ''King Kong'', '' The House Bunny'', '' The Great Buck Howard'', and the ''Jumanji'' film series. His television credits include '' Roswell'', '' Band of Brothers'', ''Dexter'', '' Fargo'', '' The Good Guys'', ''Life in Pieces'', '' Impeachment: American Crime Story'', '' The Offer'', and '' A Friend of the Family''. He is the eldest son of actor Tom Hanks. Early life Hanks was born in Sacramento, California *a "I was born and raised in Sacramento, California, which most people don't know is where Tower started and was based until the end." — ¶ 4. to actor Tom Hanks and producer and actress Samantha Lewes (born Susan Jane Dillingham). He has a sister, Elizabeth, and through his father's marriage to his stepmother, actress Rita Wilson, he has two younger half-brothers, Chester "Chet" and Truman. Hanks attended Sacramento Country Day School, and then Chapman U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Cardellini
Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American actress. In television, she is known for her leading roles in the teen drama '' Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), the medical drama '' ER'' (2003–09), the drama thriller '' Bloodline'' (2015–17), and the tragicomedy '' Dead to Me'' (2019–2022), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She also guest starred in the period drama '' Mad Men'' (2013–15), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Her voice work includes the animated series '' Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated'' (2010–13), '' Regular Show'' (2012–15), '' Gravity Falls'' (2012–16), and ''Sanjay and Craig'' (2013–16). In film, Cardellini is best known for her portrayal of Velma Dinkley in '' Scooby-Doo'' (2002) and its sequel '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (2004), and her supporting roles in '' Legally Blonde'' (2001), ''Brokeback Mountain'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a multilingual free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and using a wiki-based editing system. Wikipedia is the largest and most-read reference work in history. It is consistently one of the 10 most popular websites ranked by Similarweb and formerly Alexa; Wikipedia was ranked the 5th most popular site in the world. It is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, an American non-profit organization funded mainly through donations. Wikipedia was launched by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger on January 15, 2001. Sanger coined its name as a blend of ''wiki'' and '' encyclopedia''. Wales was influenced by the " spontaneous order" ideas associated with Friedrich Hayek and the Austrian School of economics after being exposed to these ideas by the libertarian economist Mark Thornton. Initially available only in English, versions in other languages were quickly developed. Its combin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Aukerman
Scott David Aukerman (born July 2, 1970) is an American writer, actor, comedian, television personality, director, producer, and podcast host. Starting as a writer and performer in the later seasons of the sketch series ''Mr. Show'', Aukerman is best-known as the host of the weekly comedy podcast '' Comedy Bang! Bang!'' as well as the IFC original television series of the same name. Aukerman is the cocreator of ''Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis'' and cofounder of the Earwolf podcast network. Early life Aukerman was born in Savannah, Georgia to Burt and Linda Aukerman. He grew up in Orange County, California, attending Cypress High School and the Orange County School of the Arts, studying acting and musical theater and writing plays in his spare time. Aukerman was raised in a religiously observant household, attending a Baptist church three times a week until college. He hosted a public-access television show called Centurion Highlights, based on the school's mascot. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Bang! Bang!
''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' (formerly ''Comedy Death-Ray Radio'') is a weekly comedy audio podcast, which originally began airing as a radio show on May 1, 2009.A Special Thing Forums:Comedy Death-Ray Radio starts today! Popularly known as ''Humanity's Podcast'', it is hosted by writer and comedian Scott Aukerman, best known for his work on the 1990s HBO sketch comedy program ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'', creating and hosting the ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' TV series, and co-founding the weekly ''Comedy Death-Ray'' stage show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Hollywood. ''Comedy Death-Ray Radio'' was formerly broadcast from Southern California's Indie 103 studios, but since the summer of 2010 has been broadcast as part of the Earwolf comedy podcasting network, being recorded in studios owned by the company. ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' was also a television series on IFC hosted by Scott Aukerman and featuring in different seasons bandleaders "Weird Al" Yankovic, Reggie Watts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Guide
TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008. Corporate history Prototype The prototype of what would become '' TV Guide Magazine'' was developed by Lee Wagner (1910–1993), who was the circulation director of MacFadden Publications in New York City in the 1930s – and later, by the time of the predecessor publication's creation, for Cowles Media Company – distributing magazines focusing on movie celebrities. In 1948, Wagner printed New York City area listings magazine ''The TeleVision Guide'', which was first released on local newsstands on June 14 of that year. Silent film star Gloria Swanson, who then starred of the short-lived variety series ''The Gloria Swanson Hour'', appeared on the cover of the first issue. Wagner later began publishing regional editions of ''The TeleVision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name1 = Illinois , subdivision_name2 = Cook and DuPage , established_title = Settled , established_date = , established_title2 = Incorporated (city) , established_date2 = , founder = Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , government_type = Mayor–council , governing_body = Chicago City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Lori Lightfoot ( D) , leader_title1 = City Clerk , leader_name1 = Anna Valencia ( D) , unit_pref = Imperial , area_footnotes = , area_total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate political entity. The name describes an area which is not as densely populated as an inner city, yet more densely populated than a rural area in the countryside. In many metropolitan areas, suburbs exist as separate residential communities within commuting distance of a city (cf " bedroom suburb".) Suburbs can have their own political or legal jurisdiction, especially in the United States, but this is not always the case, especially in the United Kingdom, where most suburbs are located within the administrative boundaries of cities. In most English-speaking countries, suburban areas are defined in contrast to central or inner city areas, but in Australian English and South African English, ''suburb'' has become largely synonymous w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls5eva
''Girls5eva'' is an American musical comedy television series created by Meredith Scardino that premiered on May 6, 2021, on Peacock. The series centers on four women who were part of a girl group named Girls5eva, which was briefly popular around the year 2000 before fading into one-hit-wonder status. Now unfulfilled in their various lives, the women reunite in an attempt to find musical success again. In June 2021, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on May 5, 2022. In October 2022, it was announced that the show would be moving from Peacock to Netflix for its third season after being canceled after the second season concluded. Premise A 1990s girl group that only managed to score one hit gets an unexpected chance at a comeback when their song is sampled by an up-and-coming rapper. Cast Main *Sara Bareilles as Dawn, the self-proclaimed "chill one" of Girls5eva, who now works at her brother's Italian restaurant and has one son with her husband *Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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