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Billy Van
William Allan Van Evera (11 August 1934 – 8 January 2003), known by the stage name Billy Van, was a Canadian comedian, actor, and singer. Biography Van was born in Toronto, Ontario, and dropped out of Bloor Collegiate Institute in Grade 11 to pursue a career as an entertainer. Starting as a youth, he and his four brothers toured North America as a singing act called the Van Evera Brothers. After leaving his brothers and dropping "Evera" from his name, Van performed as a singer, leading the Billy Van Four and later the Billy Van Singers, and making frequent appearances on Canadian variety television shows such as ''Fancy Free''. The single "I Miss You" / "The Last Sunrise" by the Billy Van Four, released on the Rodeo International label, peaked at number 29 on the CHUM Chart in Toronto in March 1961. As a comedian, Van gained national attention in 1963 as a performer on CBC Television's late-night satire programme '' Nightcap''. In 1966, after completion of the third seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of North American cities by population, fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. As of 2024, the census metropolitan area had an estimated population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multiculturalism, multicultural and cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bela Lugosi
Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), better known by the stage name Bela Lugosi ( ; ), was a Hungarian–American actor. He was best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the horror film classic Dracula (1931 English-language film), ''Dracula'' (1931), Igor (character), Ygor in ''Son of Frankenstein'' (1939) and his roles in many other horror films from 1931 through 1956. Lugosi began acting on the Hungarian stage in 1902, appearing in more than a hundred productions. Beginning in 1917, he performed in Hungarian silent films. After Hungarian Soviet Republic, the failed Hungarian Communist Revolution of 1919, Lugosi was forced to emigrate to Germany due to his socialist activities. He acted in several films in Weimar Germany, before arriving in New Orleans as a seaman on a merchant ship, then making his way north to New York City and Ellis Island. In 1927, he starred as Count Dracula in a Broadway adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, novel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bizarre (TV Series)
''Bizarre'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that aired from 1980 to 1986. Hosted by John Byner, the series was produced by CTV at the CFTO's Glen Warren Studios in Scarborough, Ontario. It was initially broadcast in Canada on CTV and in the United States on Showtime. Synopsis The series featured slapstick sketches, monologues, parodies of television programs, and performances by guest stand-up comedians. John Byner's interactions with the studio audience and with producer Bob Einstein—who frequently interrupted sketches to halt them midway—broke the fourth wall, an uncommon technique at the time. Much of the humor was considered risqué during the show’s original run. The show employed a rotating ensemble cast that supported Byner in sketches. In addition to Einstein, the cast included Philip Akin, Harvey Atkin, Billy Barty, Cynthia Belliveau, Jack Duffy, Jayne Eastwood, Barbara Hamilton, John Hemphill, Barry Flatman, Keith Knight, Don Lake, Kathl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eureka! (Canadian TV Series)
This is a list of programs broadcast by TVO, an English-language provincial educational television station, operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, a crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario. Current programming Children's programming (TVOKids) Public affairs programming * '' The Agenda with Steve Paikin'' * Legislative Assembly of Ontario Question Period (from the Ontario Parliament Network) Cultural programming * '' Employable Me'' * ''Great Blue Wild'' (2019) * ''Human Plus'' * '' The Life-Sized City'' * ''National Geographic'' * '' NFB Shorts'' * ''Striking Balance'' * '' The Water Brothers'' Scripted programming Drama series * '' Heartbeat'' Movie presentations * ''Sunday Family Movie'' Former programming * '' Allan Gregg in Conversation with...'' * '' Almost Home'' * ''Ancient Civilizations'' * ''Antiques Roadshow'' * ''Art's Place'' * ''Arts Alive'' * ''The Ascent of Man'' * ''Blackadder'' * '' Borgen'' * '' Brilliant Creatures'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bits And Bytes
Bits or BITS may refer to: Technology * Plural of bit, computer memory unit. *Drill bits, cutting tools used to create cylindrical holes *Background Intelligent Transfer Service, a file transfer service *Built-in tests Institutions * BITS Pilani (Birla Institute of Technology and Science), a Institute of technology, technical university in Pilani, India * Blind Information Technology Specialists, an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind * Business and Information Technology School, a former business school in Iserlohn (Germany), now merged into University of Europe for Applied Sciences * or Bucharest Yiddish Studio Theater, a theater in Bucharest * Plural of Bilateral investment treaty (BITs) Art *Bits (album), ''Bits'' (album), the fourth and final album by American indie rock band Oxford Collapse *''Bits'', a 2012 play by the Catalan mime comedy group Tricicle *Bits (TV series), ''Bits'' (TV series), a British television entertainment program, on air 1999–2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVOntario
TVO (stylized in all lowercase as tvo), formerly known as TVOntario, is a Canadian Public broadcasting, publicly funded English-language educational television network and media organization serving the Canadian province of Ontario. It operates flagship station CICA-DT (channel 19) in Toronto, which also relays programming across portions of Ontario through eight Broadcast relay station#Satellite stations, rebroadcast stations. All pay television (cable television, cable, satellite television, satellite, IPTV) providers throughout Ontario are required to carry TVO on their basic tier, and programming can be streaming video, streamed for free online within Canada. TVO is operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA), a Crown corporations of Canada, Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario, which since 2022 has trade name, done business as the TVO Media Education Group (or TVO.me). TVO.me also operates TVO Today, Independent Learning Centre, TVO I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bearde
Chris Bearde (18 June 1936 – 23 April 2017) was a British-born comedy writer, producer and director best known for his work as a writer on ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' and for co-writing and producing television specials for Elvis Presley, Bob Hope, Sonny & Cher, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, Andy Williams, The Jackson 5, The Osmonds, Dinah Shore, Diana Ross, and Lucille Ball. He also created the format for the original '' Gong Show'' and a number of network and pay-cable comedy series including '' That's My Mama'' and ''Sherman Oaks''. Early career Bearde's career started in the 1950s in his adopted home, Sydney, Australia. After working in radio and serving two years in the Australian Army, at age 23 he became host of the children's television series ''Smalltime''. His appearances in this show and his writing for other Australian comedy shows was recognised by visiting Canadian and American producers, and Bearde was contracted by the Canadian commercial netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudson Brothers
The Hudson Brothers were an American musical group formed in Portland, Oregon, consisting of brothers Bill, Brett and Mark Hudson. They were discovered by a record producer while recording music at a local studio, and offered a recording contract. After releasing several garage rock singles in the late 1960s as the New Yorkers, the group began releasing material under the names Everyday Hudson, and Hudson. They garnered fame as teen idols in the 1970s after their prime-time series debuted as a summer replacement for ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' in 1974. The resulting popularity led to their Saturday-morning half-hour sketch comedy series for CBS, ''The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show'', which ran from 1974 to 1975. They also released several hit singles during this time for producer Bernie Taupin, including "So You Are a Star" (1974), "Rendezvous" (1975), "Lonely School Year" (1975), and "Help Wanted" (1976). History 1965–1972: Formation and early singles The Hudson B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bobby Vinton Show
''The Bobby Vinton Show'' was a Canadian musical variety television series produced for the CTV Television Network between 1975 and 1978, with a total of 52 episodes broadcast. Featuring Bobby Vinton, a best-selling popular music singer since the early 1960s, the series mixed comedy skits with musical interludes. Appearing on the series as a regular was comedian Billy Van. The series often satirized Vinton's Polish heritage, and its theme song was an "umpah band" rendition of his 1974 song " My Melody of Love" (Vinton also ended each episode by performing the song himself). The series was created by Chris Bearde and packaged by Chuck Barris. The shows always commenced with a large woman named Monique dancing the guest out to the stage. The series was syndicated to local stations in the United States, although the program's entry in the user-edited Internet Movie Database suggests it may also have been broadcast by CBS during 1975 (CBS did broadcast his one-hour special, ''Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' is an American variety show starring American pop singers Sonny Bono and Cher, who were married to each other at the time. The show ran on CBS in the United States, and premiered in August 1971. The show was cancelled in May 1974, due to the couple's divorce, but the duo reunited in 1976 for the similarly formatted ''The Sonny and Cher Show'' (a title sporadically used during the run of the ''Comedy Hour''), which ran for two seasons, ending August 29, 1977. ''The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour'' (1971) ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' was preceded by a one-off television special titled ''The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour''. Commissioned by the Canadian network CTV, it was recorded in 1970 and aired on May 31, 1971, at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 4 in Toronto. The special featured guest appearances by Sandy Baron, Suzanne Charney, Billy Van, Jerelyn Homer, psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers and Andrea Davidson of the National Ballet of Canada. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Berry
Kenneth Ronald Berry (November 3, 1933 – December 1, 2018) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, and singer. Berry starred on the television series '' F Troop'' (1965–1967), '' Mayberry R.F.D.'' (1968–1971) and ''Mama's Family'' (1983–1990). He also appeared on Broadway in '' The Billy Barnes Revue'', headlined as George M. Cohan in the musical ''George M!'' and provided comic relief for the medical drama '' Dr. Kildare'' with Richard Chamberlain in the 1960s. Early life Berry was born in Moline, Illinois in 1933 of Swedish and English descent, one of two children of an accountant, Darrell Berry, and his wife, Bernice (née Larson). He realized he wanted to be a dancer and singer at age 12, as he watched a children's dance performance during a school assembly. He then dreamed of starring in musicals and went to movie theaters to watch Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in some of his favorite films such as '' Easter Parade'', '' Royal Wedding'', '' On the Town'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Stevens
Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939), known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country music, country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian. He is best known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty (song), Misty", as well as novelty hits such as "Gitarzan" and "The Streak (song), The Streak". Stevens has received Music recording sales certification, gold albums for his music sales and has worked as a producer, music arranger, and television host. He is also an inductee of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, the Christian Music Hall of Fame, and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Early life Harold Ray Ragsdale was born on January 24, 1939, in Clarkdale, Georgia. He is the elder of two sons born to Willis Harold Ragsdale (1915–2001) and Frances Stephens Ragsdale (1916–1997). His younger brother, John, who died in 2020 at the age of 75, became an actor and writer. While attending high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
