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Betas
''Betas'' is an American television series produced by Amazon Studios. The show stars Joe Dinicol and Karan Soni as "dating app" developers in Silicon Valley who are looking for an investor. Amazon offered the first three episodes of ''Betas'' for free on November 22, 2013, with each subsequent episode released weekly thereafter. In March 2014, Amazon decided not to renew for a second season. Cast Series regulars * Joe Dinicol – Trey * Karan Soni – Nash * Jon Daly – Hobbes * Charlie Saxton – Mitchell * Maya Erskine – Mikki * Daivik Dave - Daivik Recurring characters * Ed Begley, Jr. - Murch * Madeline Zima - Jordan Alexis * Tyson Ritter - Dane * Breeda Wool - Victoria * Mark L. Young - Trevor * Margo Harshman - Lisa * Diana Burbano - Hispanic Mother * Paul Walter Hauser - Dashawn Episodes Reception Metacritic gave season 1 an average rating of 69/100 based on reviews from 8 critics. Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggrega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan Soni
Karan Soni (born January 8, 1989) is an Indian-American actor and comedian. Often appearing in comedic roles, he came to prominence for playing Dopinder in the films '' Deadpool'' (2016) and its sequels '' Deadpool 2'' (2018) and '' Deadpool & Wolverine'' (2024), and voicing Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India in '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'' (2023). Born in New Delhi, Soni moved to the United States to study business at the University of Southern California before pursuing an acting career. He made his feature film debut in '' Safety Not Guaranteed'' (2012), which was followed by lead appearances on the series '' Betas'' (2013) and '' Other Space'' (2015). Soni has also appeared in the films '' Ghostbusters'' (2016), '' Office Christmas Party'' (2016), and '' Pokémon Detective Pikachu'' (2019). On television, he has appeared as a series regular on '' Blunt Talk'' (2015–2016) and '' Miracle Workers'' (2019–2023). Early life Soni was born in New Delhi, India, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Dinicol
Joe Dinicol (born December 22, 1983) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Rory Regan / Ragman in a recurring role in the fifth season of ''Arrow''. Life and career Dinicol was born in Stratford, Ontario, the son of Emma () and acting coach and actor Keith Dinicol. His maternal grandfather was English actor John Neville. He started his career as a child actor at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and has since appeared on the Canadian television series '' Train 48'' and '' Rideau Hall''. On stage, Dinicol has appeared in ''Antony and Cleopatra'', '' The Merry Wives of Windsor'', ''Waiting for Godot'', and ''Richard III'' at the Stratford Festival, and ''The Needfire'' at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. He also performed in the 1996 recording of ''Waiting for Godot'' for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. His most recent performance was as the second male lead in Paul Gross's '' Passchendaele'' released in 2008. Dinicol was the lead of the Amazon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margo Harshman
Margo Cathleen Harshman (born March 4, 1986) is an American actress. She is known playing Tawny Dean on ''Even Stevens'', Alex Jensen on ''The Big Bang Theory'', and Delilah Fielding-McGee on ''NCIS''. Early life and family Margo Harshman was born in San Diego, California, to David James Harshman and his wife (m. Columbus, Ohio, July 24, 1971) Janelle Louise Sorenson (Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 15, 1950 - Orange, California, May 14, 2014), who died after a 20 year battle with breast cancer. She has two older sisters, Allison and Davielle, and an older brother, Daniel. Harshman lived in La Costa, San Diego County, California and attended school there until she was 12, after which she moved to Orange County, California. There she finished the rest of her education, first at Hewes Middle School and then at Foothill High School. Career Harshman's grandmother entered her in a beauty pageant at the age of two. In 2000, she was cast in the Disney Channel sitcom ''Even Stev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Daly (comedian)
Jonathan Barney Daly (born April 14, 1977), sometimes credited as Jonathan C. Daly, Jon C. Daly, or Jon Daly, is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer best known for his sketch comedy work on the Comedy Central series '' Kroll Show''. In 2013, he starred as Hobbes in the Amazon Studios original series '' Betas'', and also played Agent Filippo in ''Zoolander 2'' (2016). Early life and education Daly was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He first became involved in improv performing in Pittsburgh when he was 16 at a show called "Friday Night Improvs" at the University of Pittsburgh and continued performing while attending the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Career Daly has been a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) for over ten years where he performed in the improv group "Mother". He continues to perform at the theater's Los Angeles division. Some of his notable work at UCB was performing in the sketch groups suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breeda Wool
Breeda Wool is an American actress, writer and producer. She is best known for her roles as Lou Linklatter in the Audience crime drama series '' Mr. Mercedes'' (2017–2019) and Faith Duluth in the Lifetime/Hulu drama series ''UnREAL'' (2015–2018). Her major film credits include ''AWOL'' (2016), ''XX'' (2017), ''Automatic at Sea'' (2016), '' Erasing Eden'' (2016) and ''Craters of the Moon'' (2013). Wool also appeared as Victoria in the Amazon digital series ''Betas'' (2013). She made guest appearances in Freeform's ''Famous in Love'' (2017–2018), NBC's '' Midnight, Texas'' (2017–2018), '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', two episodes of '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2001–2011), the two-hour series finale of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–2015), and HBO's ''Room 104'' (2020). Early life Wool was born and raised in Urbana, Illinois. Wool knew that she wanted to be a performer at a young age. She starred in numerous theatrical productions thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyson Ritter
Tyson Jay Ritter (born April 24, 1984) is an American musician and actor. He is the lead vocalist, bassist, pianist, and songwriter of the rock band The All-American Rejects. As an actor, Ritter appeared as himself on the seventeenth episode of season three in the Fox drama series ''House'' which aired in April 2007, he appeared as Dane on Amazon Video's '' Betas'', recurred as rock musician Oliver Rome in the NBC drama series '' Parenthood'', and has had supporting roles in films, including '' The House Bunny'' (2008) and '' Miss You Already'' (2015). In 2018, Ritter played recurring characters on two television series on AMC, ''Preacher'' and '' Lodge 49''. Ritter joined the main cast of ''Preacher'' for its final season in 2019. Early life Ritter was born on April 24, 1984, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Tim and Tracy Ritter (née Lyons), his mother is an employee at Stillwater Public Schools. He graduated from Stillwater High School. Career Ritter met his bandmates while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Tennant
Andrew Wellman Tennant (born June 15, 1955) is an American screenwriter, film and television director, actor, and dancer. Early life Tennant was born June 15, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised in Flossmoor, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His father was Don Tennant, a creative advertising talent with Leo Burnett Agency in Chicago. As a boy, he spent his summers on Old Mission Peninsula in northern Michigan and at Camp Minocqua in northern Wisconsin. He graduated from Homewood-Flossmoor High School in 1973. He studied theater under John Houseman at University of Southern California. Career Dancing/acting and directorial debut In 1978, he was cast as an extra of a dancing role in the musical adaptation film ''Grease (film), Grease'' starring actor John Travolta and singer/actress Olivia Newton-John. That same year, he was cast as an extra in a dancing role in the musical comedy film adaptation of ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Erskine
Maya Erskine (born May 7, 1987) is an American actress and writer. She is known for her roles as Maggie in '' Man Seeking Woman'', Mikki in '' Betas'', and Mizu in '' Blue Eye Samurai''. From 2019 to 2021, she starred in Hulu's original TV comedy series ''PEN15'' alongside Anna Konkle; the duo, who co-created, co-wrote, and co-executive produced the series, played fictional versions of their 13-year-old selves. The series received critical acclaim and was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2024, she began starring as Jane Smith in the Prime Video series '' Mr. & Mrs. Smith'', for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Early life and education Erskine was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Mutsuko Nigatawa and jazz drummer Peter Erskine. Her mother is Japanese, from Tokyo. Her mother also plays the role of her character's mother on ''PEN15''. Erskine attended Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences and gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Walter Hauser
Paul Walter Hauser (born October 15, 1986) is an American actor and wrestler. He is best known for his portrayal of Stingray in the Netflix series ''Cobra Kai'' and providing the voice of Embarrassment in Pixar's ''Inside Out 2'' (2024). He played supporting roles in the films '' Super Troopers 2'' (2018), '' Beats'' (2019), ''Adam'' (2020), '' Cruella'' (2021), and '' Old Dads'' (2023). In 2019, Hauser had his breakout performance as the title character in Clint Eastwood's drama film ''Richard Jewell''. Hauser starred as murderer Larry Hall in the 2022 miniseries '' Black Bird'', for which he won a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. As an occasional professional wrestler, Hauser is signed to Major League Wrestling. Early life Hauser was born on October 15, 1986, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in Saginaw, Michigan. His parents are Deborah and The Rev. Paul Hauser, a Lutheran minister. He attended Valley Lutheran High School, a private parochial school in Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical area of the Santa Clara Valley. The term "Silicon Valley" refers to the area in which high-tech business has proliferated in Northern California, and it also serves as a general metonymy, metonym for California's high-tech business sector. The cities of Sunnyvale, California, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, California, Mountain View, Palo Alto, California, Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California, Menlo Park are frequently cited as the birthplace of Silicon Valley. Other major Silicon Valley cities are San Jose, California, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, Santa Clara, Redwood City, California, Redwood City and Cupertino, California, Cupertino. The San Jose Metropolitan Area has the third-highest GDP per capita in the world (after Zürich, Switzerland, and Oslo, Norway), accor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Lehmann
Michael Stephen Lehmann (born March 30, 1957) is an American film and television director known for directing the dark comedy '' Heathers''. Early life and education In 1978, Lehmann graduated from Columbia University.Columbia College Today: "Michael Lehmann ’78: Satire and Subversion on the Silver Screen" By Jennifer Preissel November/December 2017 Lehmann is of descent. Career Lehmann's first job in the film industry was answering phones at |
Alex Winter
Alexander Winter (born 1965) is a British-born American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, he is best known for playing Bill S. Preston, Esq., in the 1989 film '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' and its sequels '' Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (1991) and '' Bill & Ted Face the Music'' (2020). He is also known for his role as Marko in the 1987 vampire film '' The Lost Boys'', for co-writing, co-directing, and starring in the 1993 film '' Freaked'', and for directing documentaries in the 2010s. Early life Winter was born in London, England. His mother, Gregg Mayer, is a New York-born dancer who trained with Martha Graham, and founded a modern-dance company in London in the mid-1960s. His father, Ross Albert Winter, is an Australian who danced with Winter's mother's troupe and co-founded the Mid American Dance Company in St. Louis. His father has English ancestry and his mother is Jewish, of Ukrainian Jewish descent. His family wasn’t observant with their Judaism although he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
