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''Animals'' is an American adult animated comedy television series created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano. The first two episodes were independently produced and presented at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2015. In May 2015, HBO picked the series up with a two-season order, which premiered on February 5, 2016. The series was renewed for a third season on May 19, 2017. Season 3 premiered on August 3, 2018. In October 2018, it was announced that HBO had canceled the series. Plot Each episode features a different cast of special guests, along with creators Matarese and Luciano playing various animals. The show features retroscripting and improvised dialogue based on plot outlines. Each season also has a story arc featuring humans in live-action sequences, such as a corrupt mayor and the events leading to his reelection in season one. In season two, the human story arc concerns a reporter investigating a virus outbreak created by mad scientist Dr. Labcoat, who is force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Duplass
Mark David Duplass (born December 7, 1976) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and musician. With his brother Jay Duplass, he started the film production company Duplass Brothers Productions in 1996. Duplass has written and directed films, including '' The Puffy Chair'' (2005), '' Baghead'' (2008), ''Cyrus'' (2010), '' Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' (2011), and ''The Do-Deca-Pentathlon'' (2012). Duplass played the role of Pete Eckhart in the FX television series ''The League'' (2009–2015). He was also one of the stars of ''Safety Not Guaranteed'' (2012). Duplass co-wrote the horror film '' Creep'' (2014) and its 2017 sequel, and starred in both films. He co-wrote and co-produced the television anthology series '' Room 104'' (2017–2020). Duplass has also appeared in '' Humpday'' (2009), '' Greenberg'' (2010), ''The Mindy Project'' (2012–2014), '' Tammy'' (2014), '' The One I Love'' (2014), '' The Lazarus Effect'' (2015), '' Togetherness'' (2015–2016), ''Blue Jay'' (2016) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Duplass
Lawrence Jay Duplass (born March 7, 1973) is an American filmmaker, actor and author widely known for his films '' The Puffy Chair'' (2005), '' Cyrus'' (2010), and '' Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' (2011), made in collaboration with his younger brother, Mark Duplass. Duplass starred in the Amazon Video comedy-drama series '' Transparent'' (2014–2019), and co-created the HBO comedy-drama series '' Togetherness'' (2015–16) and the HBO anthology series '' Room 104'' (2017–2020). Early life Duplass was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Cynthia (née Ernst) and Lawrence Duplass. He was raised in a Catholic family, and attended Jesuit High School. Duplass graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with an MFA in film. His ancestry includes French Cajun, Italian, Ashkenazi Jewish, and German. Career Directing Duplass attributes much of his and his brother's love for film to his appreciation for '' Raising Arizona''. In an interview with Robert K. Elder for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Lapkus
Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian. Lapkus is known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2014, 2019) and Jess in the HBO comedy-drama series ''Crashing (American TV series), Crashing'' (2017–2019). She has also appeared in the television series ''Are You There, Chelsea?'' (2012), ''Hot in Cleveland'' (2012), ''Clipped (TV series), Clipped'' (2015), ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2018–2019), and ''Good Girls (TV series), Good Girls'' (2020–2021), and in the films ''Jurassic World'' (2015), ''The Unicorn (2018 film), The Unicorn'' (2018), and ''The Wrong Missy'' (2020). She played the voice role of Little Lotta, Lotta in the animated comedy series ''Harvey Girls Forever!'' (2018–2020). Lapkus has appeared on various podcasts, including ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'', ''improv4humans'', and her own podcasts ''With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus, Laptime with Lauren Lapkus'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ismail Ansari (; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series ''Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015) and as creator and star of the Netflix series '' Master of None'' (2015–) for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe, which was the first award received by an Indian American and Asian American actor for acting on television. Ansari began performing comedy in New York City, while a student at NYU Stern in 2000. He later co-created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy show '' Human Giant'', after which he had acting roles in a number of feature films. From 2009 to 2015, Ansari gained prominence for his role as Tom Haverford in the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''. In 2015, Ansari co-created, and starred in the first two seasons of Netflix's critically acclaimed series ''Master of None'' which he also served as a writer and director. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindy Sterling
Mindy Lee Sterling (born July 11, 1953) is an American television, film and voice actress. She portrayed Frau Farbissina in the '' Austin Powers'' film series and starred in the web series ''Con Man'', the latter of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She has had recurring roles as Miss Francine Briggs on the Nickelodeon series ''iCarly'', Principal Susan Skidmore on the Disney Channel series '' A.N.T. Farm'', and Linda Schwartz on the ABC series '' The Goldbergs''. Sterling has also done voiceover work for animation. For Cartoon Network, she provided the voice of Ms. Endive in the series ''Chowder''. For Nickelodeon, she voiced Lin Beifong in ''The Legend of Korra'' (2012–2014) and Morgana in the Nickelodeon version of ''Winx Club''. Sterling was half of the duo (with Dennis Tufano of The Buckinghams) who sang the Theme song for "Family Ties" in its 1st season on TV, prior to Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams' version. Early life Sterling was born in Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia O'Doherty
Claudia O'Doherty (born 29 November 1983) is an Australian actress, writer, and comedian. She won the 2009 Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy Award and the Brisbane Comedy Festival Award for her debut show ''Monsters of the Deep 3D''. O'Doherty co-wrote the books ''100 Facts About Pandas'' and ''100 Facts About Sharks'' with David O'Doherty and Mike Ahern. She was a main cast member in the Netflix TV series '' Love''. Career O'Doherty has appeared several times on the podcast '' Comedy Bang! Bang!'', usually playing an exaggerated version of a character also named Claudia O'Doherty. She appeared with "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jimmy Pardo, Nick Kroll, Stars, and Peaches, among others. She also acted on one episode of the '' Comedy Bang! Bang!'' TV series. In 2012, her stand-up show ''The Telescope'' was nominated for Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. O'Doherty has appeared on the television show '' Problems'', and in Judd Apatow's film ''Trainwreck'', opposite Bill ... [...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] |
Neil Casey
Neil Casey (born July 28, 1981) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He served as a writer on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2012 to 2013 and ''Inside Amy Schumer'' in 2014, receiving Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for both shows. As an actor, he was a series regular on the comedies ''Other Space'' (2015) and '' Making History'' (2017). Casey also appeared in the 2016 reboot of ''Ghostbusters''. Career Casey graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.A. in English, including a concentration in drama and minoring in Theatre. He started his career in theatre in 2001 and worked at UCB Theatre, where he has also taught since 2007. He directed, wrote, and acted in several shows at the theatre. Acting career In 2015, Casey starred in the Yahoo! Screen series ''Other Space'', created by Paul Feig. In July 2015, Casey was cast in his first breakthrough film, ''Ghostbusters'', the reboot of the 1984 film, playing a villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Aselton
Kathryn Aselton (born October 1, 1978) is an American actress, film director and producer. She directed and co-starred in '' The Freebie'', which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. She also starred in the FX sitcom ''The League'' for its seven-season run from 2009 to 2015, and in the first two seasons of FX's Marvel Comics X-Men drama '' Legion''. Early life Aselton was born in Milbridge, Maine. She competed in pageants in 1995, and was Miss Maine Teen USA 1995 and first runner-up at Miss Teen USA 1995. She graduated from Narraguagus High School in Harrington, Maine, in 1996. She attended Boston University School of Communications for two years before moving to Los Angeles to act, where she met her future husband, Mark Duplass. She then studied for two years at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Career In 2004, Aselton appeared in a short film titled ''Scrapple'' opposite Mark Duplass and his brother Jay D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Rodriguez
Melvin Dimas Rodríguez (born June 12, 1973) is an American actor, best known for starring as Nurse Patsy de la Serda on the HBO comedy '' Getting On'', as Todd Rodriguez on the Fox comedy '' The Last Man on Earth'', and as Ernie Gomes on the Showtime drama '' On Becoming a God in Central Florida''. Other notable works include recurring as Marco Pasternak on AMC's ''Better Call Saul'' and co-starring on the short-lived Fox sitcoms '' Running Wilde'' and '' Enlisted''. In 2021, Rodriguez appeared in the crime television series '' CSI: Vegas''. Life and career Rodríguez was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in its Little Havana neighborhood. He first pursued a career in boxing, until he was led onto the path of acting by his high school teacher at age 17, first starring in an AIDS awareness play entitled ''The Inner Circle'' with Pedro Zamora. He dropped out of high school and managed to receive a scholarship, which he used to graduate from SUNY Purchase. After his graduation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul Charles
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960; stylized as RuPaul) is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', he has received several accolades, including 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and a Tony Award. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag". Born and raised in San Diego RuPaul later studied performing arts in Atlanta. He settled in New York City, where he became a popular fixture on the LGBT nightclub scene. He achieved international fame as a drag queen with the release of his debut single, "Supermodel (You Better Work)", which was included on his debut studio album ''Supermodel of the World'' (1993). He became a spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics in 1994, raising money for the Mac AIDS Fund and becoming the first drag queen to land a major cosmetics campa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Early (comedian)
John Early (born January 21, 1988) is an American comedian and actor. He has appeared on ''30 Rock'' as Jenna Maroney's son and in the independent film '' Fort Tilden''. He starred in '' Search Party'', which aired on TBS and HBO Max from 2016 to 2022. Early life Early is from Nashville, Tennessee. His father was a Presbyterian minister; his mother, a minister at a church of the Disciples of Christ. He attended the University School of Nashville. He graduated from New York University, where he majored in acting. When he was 11, he became a big fan of Australian actress Toni Collette and ran a fan website devoted to her. Career Early was featured on Lauren Lapkus' podcast (Episode #41, August 28, 2015), as well as '' Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp'', which was released on Netflix in the summer of 2015. He tours around the country with his stand-up/variety show "Literally Me" and also hosts a monthly variety event (called Showgasm) at Ars Nova in New York City. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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