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Adrienne Curry
Adrianne Marie Curry-Rhode (born August 6, 1982) is an American fashion model, actress and television personality. She is best known as the winner of the first cycle of ''America's Next Top Model'' in 2003. Career Modeling Curry won the first cycle of ''America's Next Top Model''. She was signed to Wilhelmina Models in New York City. She has modeled for several magazines, including '' Life & Style'', ''Us Weekly'', ''Star'', ''OK!'', ''Stuff'', ''People'', ''Maxim'' (and made the Maxim Hot 100 list in 2005), ''Spanish Marie Claire'', Von Dutch, Von Dutch Watches, Salon City, ''Macy's'', Famous Stars and Straps, '' Lucky'', Ed Hardy, Kinis Bikinis, Beverly Hills Choppers, and Merit Diamonds. Curry's runway shows include Anne Bowen Spring 2005, Jaime Pressly, Pamela Anderson's line, Ed Hardy, Von Dutch, and Christopher Deane. She has appeared in a commercial for the Merit Diamonds Sirena Collection that ran from November 2004 to January 2006. She appeared on the cover and in a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joliet, Illinois
Joliet ( ) is a city in Will County, Illinois, Will and Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County, Illinois, Will County. It had a population of 150,362 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Illinois, third-most populous city in Illinois. History In 1673, Louis Jolliet, along with Father Jacques Marquette, paddled up the Des Plaines River and camped on a huge earthwork mound, a few miles south of present-day Joliet. Maps from Jolliet's exploration of the area showed a large hill or mound down river from Chicago, labeled Mont Joliet. The mound has since been flattened due to mining. In 1833, following the Black Hawk War, Charles Reed built a cabin along the west side of the Des Plaines River. Across the river in 1834, James B. Campbell, treasurer of the canal commissioners, laid out the village of "Juliet", a corruption of "Joliet" t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Pressly
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is an American actress and model. Known for her role as Joy Turner on the NBC sitcom ''My Name Is Earl'' (2005–2009), she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and garnered nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has appeared in such films as '' Can't Hardly Wait'' (1998), '' Inferno'' (1999), '' Not Another Teen Movie'' (2001), '' The Karate Dog'' (2004), and ''I Love You, Man'' (2009). For her portrayal of Jill Kendall on the CBS sitcom '' Mom'' (2014–2021), she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Early life and modeling Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina, the daughter of Brenda Sue (née Smith), a dance instructor, and James Liston Pressly, a car salesman. In 1992, she moved with her family to Costa Mesa, California, where she spent the first semester of her high school sopho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Click Five
The Click Five (often abbreviated as TC5) is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The original members, most of them students at Berklee College of Music, started on January 1, 2004, and played in various local venues. They then quickly got the attention of talent scout Wayne Sharp (who had worked with the power pop group Candy). The Click Five made their first recording, a two-song demo session, in early 2004 after successful local touring. They released their debut studio album '' Greetings from Imrie House'' in 2005. After vocalist Eric Dill left the group, he was replaced by Kyle Patrick who debuted on their second studio album '' Modern Minds and Pastimes'' in 2007. Their third studio album, '' TCV'', was released in Asia in 2010 and to the rest of the world in early 2011. The group broke up in 2013. The band returned in 2025, embarking on the Click 2025 tour and performing at the Playback Music Festival. The band was initially known for its power pop son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courteney Cox
Courteney Bass Cox (born June 15, 1964) is an American actress and producer. She rose to international prominence by playing Monica Geller in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' (1994–2004) and Gale Weathers in the horror film franchise '' Scream'' (1996–present). Her accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award, nominations for two Emmy Awards a Golden Globe Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cox had a recurring role in the NBC sitcom '' Family Ties'' (1987–1989), and starred in the FX drama series ''Dirt'' (2007–2008), the ABC/ TBS sitcom ''Cougar Town'' (2009–2015), and the Starz horror comedy series '' Shining Vale'' (2022–2023). Her film credits include the action fantasy ''Masters of the Universe'' (1987), the comedy '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' (1994), the animated comedy '' Barnyard'' (2006), the fantasy comedy '' Bedtime Stories'' (2008), and the independent drama '' Mothers and Daughters'' (2016). Cox owned the production company Coquette Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirt (TV Series)
''Dirt'' (styled ''d!rt'' for logos) is an American television series broadcast on the FX network. It premiered on January 2, 2007, and starred Courteney Cox as Lucy Spiller, the editor-in-chief of the first-of-its-kind "glossy tabloid" magazine ''DirtNow''. A 13-episode second and final season was announced on May 8, 2007. However, only seven episodes were produced before the 2007 WGA strike shut down production. The shortened second season began airing on March 2, 2008. ''Dirt'' was created by Matthew Carnahan and produced by Coquette Productions in association with ABC Studios. On June 8, 2008, FX canceled the series after two seasons. Plot Season one The series revolves around Lucy Spiller and her best friend, the freelance photographer Don Konkey, who aids Lucy in her career as editor-in-chief of ''Dirt'' and ''Now Magazines'', which Lucy merges into a single magazine at the end of the second episode due to budget issues. Most episodes focus upon Lucy's never-ending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half & Half
''Half & Half'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeffrey Klarik and executive-produced by Yvette Lee Bowser through her Sister Lee Productions banner that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006 (related to the comedy show, ''Living Single'' that aired out in 1993–1998). It was co-produced by CBS Studios under one of its former aliases, Eye Productions, Inc. Set in San Francisco, California, the show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their early adulthood who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship. The show was the second-most-watched on UPN's Monday night line-up (next to '' Girlfriends'') and fourth overall on the network. The series was almost renewed for a fifth season by UPN's successor network, The CW, but due to several circumstances — including the network's contractual obligation to pick up '' Reba'', the last-minute renewal of ''All of Us'', and the pick-up of the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Match Game
''Match Game'' is an American television panel game show that premiered on NBC in 1962 and has been revived several times over the course of the last six decades. The game features contestants trying to match answers given by celebrity panelists to fill-in-the-blank questions. Beginning with the CBS run of the 1970s, the questions are often formed as humorous double entendres. ''The Match Game'' in its original version ran on NBC's daytime lineup from 1962 until 1969. The show returned with a significantly changed format in 1973 on CBS (also in daytime) and became a major success, with an expanded panel, larger cash payouts, and emphasis on humor. The CBS series, referred to on-air as ''Match Game 73'' to startwith its title updated every new year, ran until 1979 on CBS, at which point it moved to first-run syndication (without the year attached to the title, as ''Match Game'') and ran for three more seasons, ending in 1982. Concurrently with the weekday run, from 1975 to 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gameshow Marathon (American Game Show)
''Gameshow Marathon'' (stylized as ''Game$how Marathon'') is an American television program which aired on CBS from May 31 to June 29, 2006. It is based on the United Kingdom series '' Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon'' which aired on ITV in 2005. It also aired in Canada on CTV. The show features contestants competing in some of television's most historically popular game shows, in a single-elimination format until an ultimate winner is found. Both the British and American versions featured celebrity contestants. The American version was produced by FremantleMedia North America and Granada America and was hosted by Ricki Lake and announced by Rich Fields, who also served as the announcer of ''The Price Is Right''. In the United States, the series only aired for a single season, while in the United Kingdom, a second season aired in 2007, this time entitled '' Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon'' and hosted by Vernon Kay. This program was recorded at Stage 46, CBS Television City in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show (or gameshow) is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment where contestants compete in a game for rewards. The shows are typically directed by a game show host, host, who explains the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of the game shows dates back to the late 1930s when both radio and television game shows were broadcast. The genre became popular in the United States in the 1950s, becoming a regular feature of daytime television. On most game shows, contestants Quiz, answer questions or solve puzzles, and win prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, ''Spelling Bee (game show), Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, ''Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was ''Dr. I.Q.'', a radio quiz show that began in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Fair Brady
''My Fair Brady'' is an American reality television series on VH1 that followed Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on ''The Brady Bunch'', and Adrianne Curry, who won the first season of ''America's Next Top Model'', a year after they met and fell in love on the reality show '' The Surreal Life''. The show appeared to have originated from a Season 4 episode of ''The Surreal Life'', during which each cast member pitched a TV show idea to network executives. Adrianne's concept, which she called ''Beauty and the Brady'', was a show about her and Knight's then-fledgling romance, in which she would attempt to convince Knight to marry her. Within that episode, Adrianne's idea was passed over in favor of that of castmate Da Brat, but the latter's show never came to fruition. Season 1 The first season was filmed after ''Surreal Life'' Season 4 finished. In the last episode of that season, Knight had tentatively decided to start a relationship with Curry; nevertheless, during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Surreal Life
''The Surreal Life'' is an American reality television series that records a group of celebrities as they live together for a limited number of weeks. Initial seasons took place in Glen Campbell's former mansion in the Hollywood Hills for two weeks. The format of the show resembles that of '' The Real World'' in that the cameras not only record the castmates' participation in group activities assigned to them, but also their interpersonal relationships and conflicts. The show's first two seasons aired on The WB, and subsequent seasons were shown on VH1. On September 13, 2023, it was reported that the series would move to MTV for its eighth season. The season, titled ''Villa of Secrets'', premiered on July 23, 2024. Production history ''The Surreal Life'' creators, Cris Abrego, Mark Cronin, and Rick Telles, met with their agents ( Chris Coelen and Sara Chazen at UTA) who pitched the idea to them as a possible reality show concept and suggested the title "''Surreal World''" (afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
