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Brad Beyer
Brad Beyer (born ) is an American actor. He played Stanley Richmond in the CBS series ''Jericho''. Personal life Beyer graduated from Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Minnesota and moved to Los Angeles. Career Beyer starred in the pilot episode for the ABC series ''Roman's Empire''. It did not move forward, but helped Beyer star in his next role on '' GCB'' as Zack Peacham. His film roles include the films '' Mr. Woodcock'', ''Sorority Boys'', ''Trick'', '' The General's Daughter'', and ''Crazy in Alabama''. Beyer played Major League Baseball player Kirby Higbe in the biographical film '' 42''. His theatrical roles include ''The Chili Queen'', ''Lighting Up the Two Year Old'' (for The Actors Studio), and ''Wonderland'' (at The American Place Theatre). Beyer had a recurring role on NBC’s ''Third Watch''. He has appeared on ''Sex and The City'', ''Lie To Me'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''Criminal Minds'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Richmond
This is a list of characters from the television series ''Jericho'', which premiered in 2006 on CBS in the United States. Main characters Jake Green * Portrayed by Skeet Ulrich * Appears in: ''Season 1'', ''Season 2'' * Status: Alive Johnston Jacob "Jake" Green, Jr. is the oldest son of the Green family, as it was stated on the CBS website, and the principal character of the series. Jake was once a member of Jonah Prowse's group of survivalists; and, after a botched armed robbery job, in which Chris Sullivan (Jonah's son and the brother of Jake's girlfriend, Emily Sullivan) was killed, Jake fled Jericho. Five years later, Jake returned to Jericho to pay his respects to his recently deceased grandfather and to claim the money his grandfather left him. Because of the problems in their relationship, his father refused to hand over the money; and Jake was leaving town again when he witnessed the destruction of Denver. Jake was initially an unlikely hero, but his checkered past ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex And The City
''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO, based on Sex and the City (newspaper column), the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell. It premiered in the United States on June 6, 1998, and concluded on February 22, 2004, with 94 episodes broadcast over six seasons. It had various producers, screenwriters and directors, principally Michael Patrick King. The series follows the lives of four female friends living in New York City: the streetwise newspaper columnist Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker), the sexually liberated public relations professional Samantha Jones (Sex and the City), Samantha Jones (played by Kim Cattrall), the more conservative art dealer Charlotte York (played by Kristin Davis) and the cynical lawyer Miranda Hobbes (played by Cynthia Nixon). The stories address sex, relationships, friendship and femininity. It became a cultural phenomenon and later inspire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Victims Unit
A Special Victims Unit (SVU), also known as a Special Victims Division, is a specialized branch within some law enforcement agencies, typically police departments. These units focus on cases involving vulnerable or high-risk victims. Detectives assigned to an SVU typically investigate sexual offenses or other crimes that require sensitive handling, such as those involving children, the elderly, or people with disabilities. Because of the sensitive nature of these investigations, SVU detectives often receive specialized training in forensic interviewing, crisis intervention, and victim advocacy. United States New York City The New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit, the Special Victims Division, investigates sex crimes. It is housed in separate Borough Patrols (Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn). The Special Victims Division only investigates the following types of cases: * All children under 11 years of age who are the victim of abuse by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cop Land
''Cop Land'' is a 1997 American crime drama film written and directed by James Mangold. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro, with Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport, Annabella Sciorra, Noah Emmerich and Cathy Moriarty in supporting roles. Stallone portrays the sheriff of a small New Jersey town who comes into conflict with the corrupt New York City police officers living in the community. The film received positive reviews and grossed $63.7 million on a $15 million budget. Plot The small town of Garrison, New Jersey, is home to a cadre of corrupt police officers from the NYPD's 37th Precinct, including Lieutenant Ray Donlan, Detective Leo Crasky, and officers Gary Figgis, Jack Rucker, Frank Lagonda and Joey Randone. Exploiting a loophole to live outside of the city as "auxiliary transit cops", Donlan and his men are effectively untouchable by internal affairs, and are further protected by the local sheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that develops from experiencing a Psychological trauma, traumatic event, such as sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, warfare and its associated traumas, natural disaster, traffic collision, or other threats on a person's life or well-being. Symptoms may include disturbing thoughts, feelings, or dreams related to the events, mental or physical distress (medicine), distress to Psychological trauma, trauma-related cues, attempts to avoid trauma-related cues, alterations in the way a person thinks and feels, and an increase in the fight-or-flight response. These symptoms last for more than a month after the event and can include triggers such as misophonia. Young children are less likely to show distress, but instead may express their memories through play (activity), play. Most people who experience traumatic events do not develop PTSD. People who experience interpersonal violence such as rape, other sexual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCIS (TV Series)
''NCIS'' is an American Military fiction, military police procedural television series and the first installment within the NCIS (franchise), ''NCIS'' media franchise. The series revolves around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). The concept and characters were Television pilot#Backdoor pilot, initially introduced with two episodes of the CBS series ''JAG (TV series), JAG'' (JAG season 8, season eight episodes 20 and 21: "NCIS backdoor pilot, Ice Queen" and "Meltdown"); as a spin-off from ''JAG'', the series premiered on September 23, 2003, on CBS. To date, it has entered into the 23rd full season and has gone into broadcast syndication on the USA Network. Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill are co-creators and executive producers of the premiere member of the NCIS (franchise), ''NCIS'' franchise. , ''NCIS'' was the List of longest-running scripted American primetime television series, third-longest-running scripted, live-acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monday Night Mayhem
''Monday Night Mayhem'' is a 2002 television film about the origin of ABC's television series ''Monday Night Football''. It debuted on the American cable TV network TNT on January 14, 2002. It was based on the 1988 nonfiction book of the same title by Marc Gunther and Bill Carter. Cast * John Turturro as Howard Cosell * John Heard as Roone Arledge * Kevin Anderson as Frank Gifford * Nicholas Turturro as Chet Forte * Brad Beyer as Don Meredith * Patti LuPone as Emmy Cosell * Eli Wallach as Leonard Goldenson * Shuler Hensley as Keith Jackson * Jay Thomas as Pete Rozelle * Brennan Brown as Bob Goodrich * Chad L. Coleman as O. J. Simpson Production Filming took place in New York, New Jersey, and other locations by Turner Network Television. Reception Phil Gallo of '' Variety'' complained that "nobody looks quite right" and "there is invariably a thin line between caricature and character." Larry Stewart of the ''Los Angeles Times'' gave the film a negative review, wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TNT (U
Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT (and more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene), is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reagent in chemical synthesis, but it is best known as an explosive material with convenient handling properties. The explosive yield of TNT is considered to be the TNT equivalent, standard comparative convention of bombs and asteroid impacts. In chemistry, TNT is used to generate Charge transfer complex, charge transfer salts. History TNT was first synthesized in 1863 by German chemist Julius Wilbrand and was originally used as a yellow dye. Its potential as an explosive was not recognized for three decades, mainly because it was so much less sensitive than other explosives known at the time. Its explosive properties were discovered in 1891 by another German chemist, Carl Häussermann. TNT can be safely poured when liquid into shell c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Meredith
Joseph Donald Meredith (April 10, 1938 – December 5, 2010), nicknamed "Dandy Don" was an American football player, sports commentator, and actor. He played as a quarterback for nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs, and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1960 NFL draft, which took place in November 1959. This draft occurred before the Dallas Cowboys were officially established in January 1960. The Cowboys later acquired Meredith's rights through a trade, allowing them to sign him. He was the second starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, following Eddie LeBaron, and is the first major franchise quarterback in Cowboys history. Under the mentorship of head coach Tom Landry, Meredith led the Cowboys to three-straight postseason appearances from the 1966 to 1968 seasons, including back-to-back NFL Championship Game appearances in the 1966 and 1967 seasons. He was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SVU
SVU may refer to: Places * Savusavu Airport, an airport in Savusavu, Fiji (IATA: SVU, ICAO: NFNS) Arts, entertainment, and media * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (or ''Law & Order: SVU''), an American police procedural TV series set in New York City * Standard Value Unit, the universal currency in the ''Demon Princes'' sci-fi pentalogy * Sweet Valley University, a fictional university in the ''Sweet Valley High'' book series Universities * Shri Venkateshwara University, Uttar Pradesh, India * Silicon Valley University, San Jose, California, U.S. * South Valley University, Egypt * Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Virginia, U.S. * Sri Venkateswara University, Andhra Pradesh, India * Syrian Virtual University, Syria Other uses * Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, a nonprofit, nonpolitical, cultural organization * Dragunov SVU, a Russian sniper rifle * Special Victims Unit, a specialized division within some police departments * SuperValu (United States) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law & Order
''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on September 13, 1990, and completing its 20th season on May 24, 2010. On September 28, 2021, after an 11-year hiatus, NBC announced that the series would be revived for a 21st season, which premiered on February 24, 2022. The revival saw the debut of new regular cast members, and the reprise of two roles by series veterans: District Attorney Jack McCoy ( Sam Waterston), and Detective Kevin Bernard ( Anthony Anderson). Afterwards, the series was renewed for three additional seasons. In May 2025, it was announced the series had been renewed for its twenty-fifth season. Set and filmed in New York City, the series follows a two-part approach: the first half-hour is the investigation of a crime (usually murder) and app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami
Miami is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city in Florida with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census, while the Miami metropolitan area in South Florida has an estimated 6.46 million residents and is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Miami has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 70 of which exceed . It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida, with a 2017 gross domestic product of $344.9 billion. In a 2018 UBS study of 77 world cities, Miami was the third-richest city in the U.S. and the third-richest globally in purchasing power. Miami is a majority-minority city with a Hispanic and Latino population of 310,472, or 70.2 percent of the city's population, as of 2020. Downtown Miami has among the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
