Bookie (TV Series)
''Bookie'' is an American comedy television series created by Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay starring Sebastian Maniscalco, Omar Dorsey, Andrea Anders, Vanessa Ferlito, Jorge Garcia, and Maxim Swinton. It premiered on Max on November 30, 2023. In January 2024, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on December 12, 2024. In February 2025, the series was canceled after two seasons. Premise A veteran bookie must fight to survive the legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, and fast-paced life in Los Angeles. Cast Main * Sebastian Maniscalco as Danny Colavito * Omar Dorsey as Rayfield "Ray" Ballard * Andrea Anders as Sandra * Vanessa Ferlito as Lorraine Colavito * Jorge Garcia as Hector * Maxim Swinton as Anthony * Rob Corddry as Walt Dinty * Selina Kaye as Janelle Recurring * Arnetia Walker as Grandma Marion * Toby Huss as Carl Lurtsema * Dale Dickey as Wendy Guest * Charlie Sheen as himself * Patrick Cage as Tarifa * Jennifer Taylor as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Television Comedy
Television comedy is a category of broadcasting that has been present since the early days of entertainment media. While there are several genres of comedy, some of the first ones aired were variety shows. One of the first Television in the United States, United States television programs was the comedy-variety show ''Texaco Star Theater'', which was most prominent in the years that it featured Milton Berle (from 1948 to 1956). The range of television comedy has become broader, with the addition of sitcoms, improvisational comedy, and stand-up comedy, while also adding comedic aspects into other television genres, including Drama (film and television), drama and News broadcasting, news. Television comedy provides opportunities for viewers to relate the content in these shows to society. Some audience members may have similar views about certain comedic aspects of shows, while others will take different perspectives. This also relates to developing new social norms, sometimes acting a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rebekah Graf
Rebekah Graf is an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing Heather Locklear in the 2018 biopic ''The Dirt''. Family and early life Graf was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. From an early age she aspired to be an actress, and began performing in local theater at the age of five or six years old, a goal fostered by her parents. Graf attended Ray High School and the University of Texas at Austin where she majored in theater arts. Career Graf relocated from Austin to Los Angeles and began auditioning for TV and film parts. Early roles included small parts in TV series '' 90210'' and the Comedy Central series ''Workaholics''. She also acted in the films ''Savage County''; the 2015 continuation film of the series ''Entourage''; and ''The Amityville Murders'', the true story of the mass murder antecedent to the alleged supernatural events of ''The Amityville Horror''. In 2018, Graf was cast in the Netflix biopic ''The Dirt'', as 80s TV sta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bob Clendenin
Robert Treman Clendenin (born April 14, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Dr. Tom Gazelian in ABC comedy series ''Cougar Town'' and Dr. Paul Zeltzer in the comedy series '' Scrubs''. Education Clendenin graduated from Cornell University in 1986 and earned his Master of Fine Arts from Penn State University in 1990. He has subsequently built an acting career defined by roles as oddball characters in TV and film. Career He has played more than 110 roles in films, TV and web series. Television career He appeared on numerous shows including '' The Tick'', '' Popular'', '' Charmed'' (3x10), '' Will & Grace'', '' The New Adventures of Old Christine'', ''Ugly Betty'', '' Felicity'', ''Weeds'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''NYPD Blue'', '' Desperate Housewives'', ''The League'', '' Space: Above and Beyond'', '' Roswell'', '' The Middle'', '' Mixed-ish''. He appeared as a Vidiian surgeon on '' Star Trek: Voyager'', Earl on ''That '70s Show'', Slow Roger on ''My Name Is E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wayne Knight
Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played recurring roles such as Newman on the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on the NBC sitcom ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1996–2001). Knight also voiced Igor on '' Toonsylvania'' (1998–1999), Mr. Blik on '' Catscratch'' (2005–2007) and Baron Von Sheldgoose on ''Legend of the Three Caballeros'' (2018). In film, he played Dennis Nedry in ''Jurassic Park'' (1993), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Knight additionally acted in the films '' Dead Again'' (1991), '' JFK'' (1991), '' Basic Instinct'' (1992), '' To Die For'' (1995), '' Space Jam'' (1996), '' For Richer or Poorer'' (1997), and '' Rat Race'' (2001). He provided the voices of Tantor in ''Tarzan'' (1999), Al McWhiggin in ''Toy Story 2'' (1999), and The Elf Elder in '' Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon'' (2014). Early life Wayne Elliot Knight was born on August 7, 195 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jack Doolan (actor)
Jack Doolan (born 28 July 1987) is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Tyler Boyce in the BBC sitcom ''The Green Green Grass'' alongside John Challis and Sue Holderness (2005–2009). Doolan has guest starred in other television shows such as '' Spooks'', ''EastEnders'', ''The Bill'' and ''Peep Show'' and a lead part in '' Cemetery Junction'', a comedy drama film by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, writer, director, and actor. He was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office (British TV series), The Office'' (2001–2003), and co-writer .... Filmography Film Television External links * English male television actors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1987 births {{England-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ray Romano
Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his role as Raymond "Ray" Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005), for which he won three Primetime Emmy Awards (one as an actor and two as producer). He is also known for being the voice of Manny in the ''Ice Age'' franchise. He has received several other awards including nominations for two Grammy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He created and starred in the TNT comedy drama ''Men of a Certain Age'' (2009–2011). From 2012 to 2015 Romano had a recurring role as Hank Rizzoli, a love interest of Sarah Braverman in the NBC series '' Parenthood''. More recently he co-starred in the romantic comedy '' The Big Sick'' (2017) and portrayed mob lawyer Bill Bufalino in Martin Scorsese's epic crime film '' The Irishman'' (2019). From 2017 to 2019 Romano portrayed Rick Moreweather in the Epix comedy-drama series ''Get Shorty''. Early life a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Angus T
Angus may refer to: *Angus, Scotland, a council area of Scotland, and formerly a province, sheriffdom, county and district of Scotland * Angus, Canada, a community in Essa, Ontario Animals * Angus cattle, various breeds of beef cattle Media * ''Angus'' (film), a 1995 film * ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record'' Places Australia * Angus, New South Wales Canada * Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario * East Angus, Quebec Scotland * Angus (Scottish Parliament constituency) * Angus (UK Parliament constituency) United States * Angus, Iowa * Angus, Nebraska * Angus, Ohio * Angus, Texas * Angus, Wisconsin * Angus Township, Polk County, Minnesota People Historical figures * Óengus I of the Picts (died 761), king of the Picts * Óengus of Tallaght (died 824), Irish bishop, reformer and writer * Óengus II of the Picts (died 834), king of the Picts * Óengus mac Óengusa (died 930), Irish poet * Óengus of Moray (died 1130), last King of Moray * Aonghus M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eddie Gorodetsky
Eddie Gorodetsky is a television writer and television producer, producer. His credits include ''Desert Bus'', ''Two and a Half Men'', ''Dharma & Greg'', ''The Fresh Prince of Bel Air'', ''The Big Bang Theory'', ''Saturday Night Live'', ''SCTV Network 90'', and ''Late Night with David Letterman''. He has been nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning one.Dougherty, StevThe Santa Claus of Christmas Songs''Wall Street Journal'' April 1, 2015 He was working at WBCN (FM), WBCN in Boston when he was discovered by the producers of ''Second City Television''. He has made Christmas compilations for over 20 years which he sends to friends and family which feature rare and obscure songs from a variety of genres. He released one commercially in the early 1990s: ''Christmas Party with Eddie G.'' He also produced Bob Dylan's weekly radio series, ''Theme Time Radio Hour'', and appeared in Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette's documentary ''The Aristocrats (film), The Aristocrats''. Gorodetsky's assoc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eugene Byrd
Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Wink in ''8 Mile (film), 8 Mile'' and List of Bones characters#Clark Edison, Dr. Clark Edison on the Fox Broadcasting Company, FOX series ''Bones (TV series), Bones''. Early life Byrd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Greene Street Friends School in 1989 and The Crefeld School in 1993. Career Byrd began acting as a child, appearing as Arthur in the film ''My Little Girl'' in 1986. His subsequent film appearances include ''Dead Man,'' ''Demon Island,'' ''Sleepers (film), Sleepers,'' ''8 Mile (film), 8 Mile,'' ''Lift'' and ''Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.'' He had the lead role in ''Confess (film), Confess,'' for which he won the Break-Out Performance Award at the 2006 Method Fest Independent Film Festival. He also collaborated with longtime friends Will Fuller, Jerry Della Salla and Clay Von Thomas for a film titled ''The Barracks''. Byrd had a guest spot o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jennifer Taylor (actress)
Jennifer Taylor (née Bini; born April 19, 1972) is an American actress, sometimes credited as Jennifer Bini Taylor, best known for her role as Chelsea on the CBS sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'' and earlier, for three other roles on the show. She appeared in the erotic thriller '' Wild Things'' and the faith-based film '' God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness''. Early life Taylor is of Italian descent. She was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, but moved to Coral Springs, Florida Coral Springs is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 134,394. Approximately northwest of Fort Lauderdale, it is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area in South ... when she was ten. She was third runner-up in the 1995 Miss Florida USA pageant and first runner-up for 1996. Personal life She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Paul Taylor and their two children. She has a BA in social sciences and, according to an interview, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charlie Sheen
Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He is known as a leading man in film and television. Sheen has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 1994, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Charlie Sheen followed in the footsteps of his father Martin Sheen in becoming an actor. He starred in many successful films such as ''Red Dawn'' (1984), ''Platoon (film), Platoon'' (1986), ''Wall Street (1987 film), Wall Street'' (1987), ''Eight Men Out'' (1988), ''Young Guns (film), Young Guns'' (1988), ''The Rookie (1990 film), The Rookie'' (1990), ''The Three Musketeers (1993 film), The Three Musketeers'' (1993), and ''The Arrival (1996 film), The Arrival'' (1996). In the 2000s, when Sheen replaced Michael J. Fox as the star of American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''Spin City'', his portrayal of Ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |