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Psych
''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive eidetic memory allow him to convince people that he solves cases with psychic abilities. The program also stars Dulé Hill as Shawn's intelligent best friend and reluctant partner Burton "Gus" Guster, as well as Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's father, Henry, a former detective with the Santa Barbara Police Department. ''Psych'' premiered on July 7, 2006, following the fifth-season premiere of ''Monk'', and continued to be paired with the series until ''Monk'''s conclusion on December 4, 2009. During the second season, an animated segment titled "The Big Adventures of Little Shawn and Gus" was added to the series. ''Psych'' was the highest-rated US basic cable television premiere of 2006. USA Network renewed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psych (season 1)
The first season of ''Psych'' originally aired in the United States on the USA Network television network between July 7, 2006 and March 2, 2007. Produced by Universal Cable Productions and Tagline Television, the series was created by Steve Franks, who served as executive producer with Kelly Kulchak and Chris Henze. The comedy-drama series focuses on Shawn Spencer (James Roday), a police consultant who pretends to be psychic, and his assistant Burton "Gus" Guster, a pharmaceuticals salesman. The season consisted of fifteen 43-minute episodes, which aired at 10:00 p.m. on Fridays. Franks conceived the idea for the show when producers at Columbia Pictures requested he pitch them ideas for a TV program while he was working on the film ''Big Daddy''. Initially rejected, the concept was shelved for several years until Franks collaborated with Kulchak to create an hour-long TV show. USA Network picked up the program, initially ordering an eleven-episode season. Over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Know, You Know (Psych)
''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive eidetic memory allow him to convince people that he solves cases with psychic abilities. The program also stars Dulé Hill as Shawn's intelligent best friend and reluctant partner Burton "Gus" Guster, as well as Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's father, Henry, a former detective with the Santa Barbara Police Department. ''Psych'' premiered on July 7, 2006, following the fifth-season premiere of ''Monk'', and continued to be paired with the series until ''Monk'''s conclusion on December 4, 2009. During the second season, an animated segment titled "The Big Adventures of Little Shawn and Gus" was added to the series. ''Psych'' was the highest-rated US basic cable television premiere of 2006. USA Network renewed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Friendly Indians
''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive eidetic memory allow him to convince people that he solves cases with psychic abilities. The program also stars Dulé Hill as Shawn's intelligent best friend and reluctant partner Burton "Gus" Guster, as well as Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's father, Henry, a former detective with the Santa Barbara Police Department. ''Psych'' premiered on July 7, 2006, following the fifth-season premiere of ''Monk'', and continued to be paired with the series until ''Monk'''s conclusion on December 4, 2009. During the second season, an animated segment titled "The Big Adventures of Little Shawn and Gus" was added to the series. ''Psych'' was the highest-rated US basic cable television premiere of 2006. USA Network renewed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Roday Rodriguez
James Roday Rodriguez (born James David Rodriguez, April 4, 1976) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for starring on the USA Network series ''Psych'' as hyper-observant consultant detective and fake psychic Shawn Spencer. He currently stars in '' A Million Little Things,'' which debuted in 2018. Early life Rodriguez was born in San Antonio, Texas, as James David Rodriguez. He attended Taft High School in San Antonio. His father, Jaime "Jim" Rodriguez, is of Mexican descent, and his mother, Deborah Collins, is of English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Rodriguez's father is a retired Air Force Master Sergeant and used to be the regional catering manager of Taco Cabana. At New York University's Experimental Theatre Wing, Rodriguez studied theatre and earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts. At the age of 22, he selected the professional name James Roday. In a July 2020 interview, Rodriguez explained the decision was mainly driven by producers and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Spencer
Shawn Spencer is a fictional character and main protagonist on the American television comedy-drama ''Psych'' played by American actor James Roday Rodriguez. Taking advantage of his eidetic memory and keen observational skills, he poses as a psychic and works as a private detective who often consults with the Santa Barbara Police Department. Fictional biography Shawn Spencer works as a freelance consultant to the Santa Barbara Police Department, along with his business partner and lifelong best friend Burton Guster. Shawn is hyper-observant, has an eidetic memory, and always ends up being in the right place at the right time. This makes him an excellent detective; however, his impulsiveness, fear of commitment, and lack of follow-through prevented him from achieving a traditional career with the police. Therefore, he fakes having psychic powers that the police believe aid him in solving crimes; he is in fact simply using his natural detection skills. Shawn was a breech birth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Franks
Steve Franks is an American screenwriter, director and musician based in Orange County, California. He is best known as the creator of the USA Network original series ''Psych''. Education Franks graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He also attended a graduate program at Loyola Marymount University. Career He devised the story for the 1999 comedy '' Big Daddy'' and wrote the screenplay with Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler. It went on to be the seventh highest-grossing film of 1999, and was Sandler's highest-grosser domestically until ''Hotel Transylvania 2'' (2015). Franks created ''Psych'', about a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills"Season 1, episode 11: "My heightened observational skills are considered a gift by many many people, but I'm here to tell you, they can be a burden." and impressive eidetic memory allow him to convince people that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Omundson
Timothy Michael Omundson (born July 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is notable for his supporting roles as Sean Potter on the CBS television series ''Judging Amy'', Eli on the syndicated series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', Carlton Lassiter in ''Psych'', King Richard on the musical series '' Galavant'', and Cain in ''Supernatural''. Early life and education Omundson was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, to a railroad worker father and teacher mother. After his family moved to Bellevue, Washington, he started studying theater at the age of twelve at the Seattle Children's Theater, and interned at various theaters during his high school years. With acting as his primary focus, he studied during the summer of his junior year in New York City at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. For two years in a row, he was Washington State Debate Champion in Dramatic Interpretation. With his father, Omundson spent a month traveling in Germany and Austria when he was 13 years old, a time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulé Hill
Karim Dulé Hill (; born May 3, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as personal presidential aide and Deputy Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff Charlie Young on the NBC drama television series ''The West Wing'', for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and pharmaceutical salesman-private detective Burton "Gus" Guster on the USA Network television comedy-drama ''Psych''. He also had minor roles in the movies '' Holes'', ''The Guardian'', and '' She's All That'' and a recurring role on '' Ballers''. He joined the regular cast of '' Suits'' for seasons 8 and 9, and plays the father in the 2021 remake of '' The Wonder Years''. Hill also serves as a member of the Screen Actors Guild Hollywood Board of Directors. Early life Hill was born in Orange, New Jersey to Jamaican parents and was raised in Sayreville, New Jersey. He studied ballet at a young age, and appeared in the musical '' The Tap Dance Kid'' as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Lawson
Margaret Cassidy Lawson (born August 12, 1980) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Detective Juliet "Jules" O'Hara in the TV show ''Psych''. From 2018 to 2019, she held the recurring role of Nathalie Flynn on Fox's ''Lethal Weapon''s third and final season. Career Lawson started her career at the age of 8 in local community and dinner theater productions. She later became a youth TV host on WDRB Fox 41 ''Kid's Club'' in Louisville, and moved to Los Angeles for her first pilot at 15. In 2011, Lawson briefly returned to her roots in theater to star in the play ''Greedy,'' directed by James Roday, which played for a few weekends in Los Angeles. Lawson starred in various sitcoms like ''Cybill,'' ''Boy Meets World'' and ''Home Improvement'' throughout her early career in both guest starring and supporting roles. She also made guest appearances on television series such as ''Smallville'' and '' Fear Itself,'' and co-starred in ''It's All Relative'' and '' Crumbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbin Bernsen
Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He appeared as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series '' L.A. Law'',Biography from a website for '''' as Dr. Alan Feinstone in '''', as retired police detective |
Kirsten Nelson
Kirsten Nelson (born October 3, 1970) is an American actress and director best known for her role as police chief Karen Vick on the TV series ''Psych''. Early life and education Kirsten Nelson was born in Enid, Oklahoma and raised in Chicago. Nelson grew up playing the piano and singing, and has said "I wanted to be a concert pianist at Carnegie Hall, that is what I wanted to do from really early on." Nelson graduated from Northwestern University. Career Nelson was a founding member of Chicago's Roadworks Theatre Ensemble before moving to Los Angeles in 1995. She is known for her starring role as Police Chief Karen Vick on ''Psych''. Nelson's career includes roles in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (as Lorraine), ''The O'Keefes'' (as Ellie O'Keefe), ''Baby's Day Out'', '' The Fugitive'', ''Frasier'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''The West Wing'', ''Just Shoot Me!'' and ''Boy Meets World''. Most recently, she played Danielle Bishop on '' K.C. Undercover''. Personal life Nelson is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Berman
Andrew Mark "Andy" Berman (born February 24, 1968) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his role as Dib Membrane in ''Invader Zim'', Dennis in ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' (1996-1997), Chuck in ''The Wonder Years'' (1991-1993), and Guy in ''Psych'' (2006-2014). Early life Berman was born Andrew Mark Berman in Chicago, Illinois, on February 24, 1968. He is the brother of Lauren Berman Rawitz, herself a theatre and television actress whose credits include appearances on ''Mr. Belvedere'' and ''The Young and the Restless.'' Career Berman produced and wrote for some various television series, such as being the director, executive producer, and writer for ''Psych'' and as the writer for '' Freddie''. He voiced Dib Membrane on the animated television series ''Invader Zim''. After the show's cancellation, he would reprise his role in the crossover video game '' SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom'', and later in the Netfl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
