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NewsRadio
''NewsRadio'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from March 21, 1995 to May 4, 1999, focusing on the work lives of the staff of a New York City AM news radio station. It had an ensemble cast featuring Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney, Vicki Lewis, Joe Rogan, Khandi Alexander, and Phil Hartman in his final regular role before his death in 1998; Jon Lovitz joined the show after Hartman's death. The series was created by executive producer Paul Simms and was filmed in front of a studio audience at CBS Studio Center and Sunset Gower Studios. The theme song was composed by Mike Post, who also scored the pilot. Overview The series is set at WNYX, a fictional AM broadcasting all-news radio station in New York City, populated by an eccentric station owner and staff. The show begins with the arrival of a new news director, the everyman Dave Nelson ( Dave Foley). While Dave turns out to be more experienced than his youthful appearance sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Hartman
Philip Edward Hartman (; September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, 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, he 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 until 1994. 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. In 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maura Tierney
Maura Therese Tierney (born February 3, 1965) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Lisa Miller on the sitcom '' NewsRadio'' (1995–1999), Abby Lockhart on the medical drama '' ER'' (1999–2009), and Helen Solloway on the mystery drama '' The Affair'' (2014–2019), the last of which won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. Tierney appeared in numerous films, including '' Primal Fear'' (1996), '' Liar Liar'' (1997), ''Primary Colors'' (1998), '' Forces of Nature'' (1999), ''Insomnia'' (2002), '' Semi-Pro'' (2008), '' Baby Mama'' (2008), '' Beautiful Boy'' (2018), and '' The Report'' (2019). Early life Tierney was born and raised in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the eldest of three children in an Irish American Catholic family. Her mother Pat (née James) is a real estate broker, while her father, the late Joseph M. Tierney, was a prominent Bost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Rogan
Joseph James Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American UFC color commentator, podcaster, comedian, actor, and former television presenter. He hosts ''The Joe Rogan Experience'', a podcast in which he discusses current events, comedy, politics, philosophy, science, and hobbies with a variety of guests. Rogan was born in Newark, New Jersey, and began his career in comedy in August 1988 in the Boston area. After relocating to Los Angeles in 1994, he signed an exclusive developmental deal with Disney and appeared as an actor on several television shows, including ''Hardball'' and ''NewsRadio.'' In 1997, he started working for the UFC as an interviewer and color commentator. He released his first comedy special, ''I'm Gonna Be Dead Someday...'', in 2000 and hosted the game show '' Fear Factor'' from 2001 to 2006. After leaving ''Fear Factor'', Rogan focused on his stand-up career and hosted more comedy specials. He launched ''The Joe Rogan Experience'' in 2009; by 2015, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Foley
David Scott Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and film productions, most notably the 1988–1995 TV sketch comedy show of the same name, as well as the 1996 film ''Brain Candy''. Foley is also known for playing Dave Nelson in the sitcom ''NewsRadio'', for voicing the main character, Flik, in ''A Bug's Life'', for voicing Terry in ''Monsters University'', for portraying recurring character Bob Moore in the sitcom ''Hot in Cleveland'', and hosting the game show ''Celebrity Poker Showdown''. Early life Foley was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, on January 4, 1963. He is the son of Mary and Michael, a steamfitter. His mother is from Stafford, England. Career Acting and stand-up comedy After dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in the Tor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Dick
Andrew Roane Dick (born Andrew Thomlinson; December 21, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, musician, and television and film producer. Known professionally as a comic, his first regular television role was on the short-lived but influential '' Ben Stiller Show''. In the mid-1990s, he had a long-running stint on NBC's '' NewsRadio'' and was a supporting character on ''Less than Perfect''. He briefly had his own program, '' The Andy Dick Show'', on MTV. He is noted for his outlandish behavior on a number of '' Comedy Central Roasts'' and other appearances. He is also known for his eccentric behavior, struggles with drug addiction, and numerous sexual misconduct allegations and arrests. Early life and education Dick was born on December 21, 1965, in Charleston, South Carolina, as Andrew Thomlinson. He was adopted at birth by Allen and Sue Dick, and named Andrew Roane Dick. He was brought up Presbyterian. His father was in the Navy. As a child, he spent time living with h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicki Lewis
Vicki Lewis (born March 17, 1960) is an American singer and actress of film, stage, and television. She is best known for her role as Beth in the NBC sitcom ''NewsRadio''. Personal life Lewis was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Marlene, a nursing administrator, and Jim Lewis, an air traffic supervisor. She has a sister, Denise. Lewis graduated from Anderson High School in Cincinnati in 1978. She studied musical theater at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music. After receiving her diploma she moved to New York City. She proceeded to work in various on and off-Broadway shows. Lewis was in a long-term relationship with Nick Nolte. The two met during the filming of '' I'll Do Anything''. She is married to sound designer Philip G. Allen. Career Lewis's film appearances include roles in '' Finding Nemo'', ''Finding Dory'', '' Mouse Hunt'', ''Godzilla'', '' Pushing Tin'', 2007's ''California Dreaming'' with ''NewsRadio'' co-star Dave Fole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khandi Alexander
Harriet Rene "Khandi" Alexander (born September 4, 1957) is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. She began her career as a dancer in the 1980s and was a choreographer for Whitney Houston's world tours from 1988 to 1992. During the 1990s, Alexander appeared in a number of films, include ''CB4'' (1993), ''What's Love Got to Do with It'' (1993), '' Sugar Hill'' (1994), and '' There's Something About Mary'' (1998). She starred as Catherine Duke in the NBC sitcom ''NewsRadio'' from 1995 to 1998. She also had a major recurring role in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' (1995–2001) as Jackie Robbins, sister to Dr. Peter Benton. Alexander also received critical acclaim for her leading performance in the HBO miniseries ''The Corner'' in 2000. From 2002 to 2009, Alexander starred as Dr. Alexx Woods in the CBS police procedural series ''CSI: Miami''. From 2010 to 2013, she starred as LaDonna Batiste-Williams in the HBO drama '' Treme''. Later in 2013, she joined the cast of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Simms
Paul Simms (born 1966) is an American television writer and producer. He is known for creating ''NewsRadio'' and contributing to ''The Larry Sanders Show'', '' Flight of the Conchords'' and ''Atlanta''. Early life and career Simms spent much of his childhood living abroad in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia where his parents were school teachers. He later returned to the United States and graduated from Harvard University where he wrote for the ''Harvard Lampoon'' and was a part-time student security guard, often during the night shift. After graduating, he worked for '' Spy'' magazine from 1988 to 1990. Television He began his career in television writing for ''Late Night with David Letterman'' in 1990. Simms later wrote for the HBO program ''The Larry Sanders Show''. He was the creator and head writer for the NBC sitcom ''NewsRadio''. More recently, he has directed and produced the HBO series '' Flight of the Conchords'' and the FX series ''Atlanta''. He has contributed pieces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Root
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the television sitcom '' NewsRadio'', as Milton Waddams in the film ''Office Space'' (1999), and provided the voices of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series ''King of the Hill'' (1997–2010). His other roles have included Capt. K'Vada in the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' two-part episode " Unification" (1991), several roles in Coen Brothers films including Mr. Lund in '' O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000), Gordon Pibb in ''DodgeBall'' (2004), Hawthorne Abendsen in seasons 2–4 of the series '' The Man in the High Castle'', Jim Hudson in '' Get Out'' (2017), and supporting roles in a variety of HBO series, including ''Boardwalk Empire'', ''True Blood'', '' Perry Mason'', and ''Succession''. He currently stars as Monroe Fuches / The Raven on the HBO dark comedy series ''Barry'' (2018–present), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outsta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Lovitz
Jonathan Michael Lovitz (; born July 21, 1957) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1990. Lovitz starred as Jay Sherman in '' The Critic'' and played a baseball scout in '' A League of Their Own''. He has appeared in 20 episodes of ''The Simpsons''. Early life Lovitz was born on July 21, 1957, in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, to Harold and Barbara Lovitz. His family is Jewish, and emigrated from Romania, Hungary, and Russia. His paternal grandfather, Feivel Ianculovici, left Romania around 1914. After arriving in the United States, he Americanized his name to Phillip Lovitz. In a 2011 interview, Lovitz described his comedic influences: "When I was 13, I saw Woody Allen's movie ''Take The Money and Run'', and I wanted to be a comedian. Then when I was 16, I saw the movie ''Lenny'', about Lenny Bruce, starring Dustin Hoffman. I thought the movie was so great, and I'd never heard of Lenny, so I went to the reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-news Radio
All-news radio is a radio format devoted entirely to the discussion and broadcast of news. All-news radio is available in both local and syndicated forms, and is carried on both major US satellite radio networks. All-news stations can run the gamut from simulcasting an all-news television station like CNN, to a "rip and read" headline service, to stations that include live coverage of news events and long-form public affairs programming. Many stations brand themselves ''Newsradio'' but only run news during the morning and afternoon drive times, or in some cases, broadcast talk radio shows with frequent news updates. These stations are properly labeled as "news/talk" stations. Also, some National Public Radio stations identify themselves as ''News and Information'' stations, which means that in addition to running the NPR news magazines such as ''Morning Edition'' and ''All Things Considered'', they run other information and public affairs programs. History In 1960 KJ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernie Brillstein
Bernard Jules Brillstein (April 26, 1931 – August 7, 2008) was an American film and television producer, executive producer, and talent agent. He began his career in the 1950s at the William Morris Agency before founding his own company in 1969 and later joining forces with Brad Grey to helm Brillstein-Grey Entertainment (now Brillstein Entertainment Partners), one of the most important and influential Hollywood talent management and production companies. He is remembered for producing successful TV programs like '' Hee Haw'', '' The Muppet Show'', and '' The Sopranos'', and hit films including '' The Blues Brothers'', '' Ghostbusters'' and ''Happy Gilmore''. Early life Bernie Brillstein was born to a Jewish family in Manhattan, to Moe Brillstein and Matilda "Tillie" Brillstein (née Perlman), who all shared the Manhattan home of his uncle, the vaudeville and radio performer Jack Pearl. Brillstein's father, a milliner, was the guiding force behind the building of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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