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Bye Bye Love (film)
''Bye Bye Love'' is a 1995 American romantic comedy film that deals with the central issue of divorce. It was directed by Sam Weisman and written by Gary David Goldberg and Brad Hall. It stars Matthew Modine, Randy Quaid, Paul Reiser, Janeane Garofalo, Amy Brenneman, Eliza Dushku, Rob Reiner, Amber Benson, and Lindsay Crouse. Production costs were heavily underwritten by McDonald's product placement. Goldberg and Hall stated that they included in the script several fictionalized accounts of events that had happened to divorced friends of theirs. Also acting in the film were Jayne Brook, and Ed Flanders in his last movie role. Plot This is a story about the breakup of the family. In particular, it focuses on the lifestyle of three divorced men in the Los Angeles area, Dave Goldman (Matthew Modine), wrestling coach/driver's ed teacher Vic D'Amico (Randy Quaid), and real estate agent Donny Carson (Paul Reiser). The film is presented from their perspective and it reveals their rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Weisman
Sam Weisman is an American film director. He has directed the films '' D2: The Mighty Ducks'', '' Bye Bye Love'', '' George of the Jungle'', '' The Out-of-Towners'', '' What's the Worst That Could Happen?'', and '' Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star''. Weisman is a 1973 graduate of Brandeis University's MFA program in Acting and Directing. He earned a BA in Music History from Yale University, where he was a member of the second longest running a cappella group in the nation, The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus. His brother was the film producer David Weisman. Sam Weisman is married to former ''Knots Landing'' actress Constance McCashin, with whom he has two children: Marguerite Weisman, an editorial assistant an editor at Penguin Random House, and Daniel Weisman, formerly a music manager, who managed Capital Cities, Wale and Mike Posner Michael Robert Henrion Posner ( ; born February 12, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.For Posner's full name, see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Flanders
Edward Paul Flanders (December 29, 1934 – February 22, 1995) was an American actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Donald Westphall in the medical drama series ''St. Elsewhere'' (1982–1988). Flanders was nominated for eight Primetime Emmys and won three times in 1976, 1977, and 1983. He received a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance in the 1973 production of '' A Moon for the Misbegotten''. Early life Flanders was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Bernice (née Brown) and Francis Michael Grey Flanders. His mother was killed in an automobile accident when he was 14. After graduating from Patrick Henry High School (where he played hockey) in 1952, he enlisted in the United States Army, where he served as an X-ray technician. Early career After his service with the United States Army ended, Flanders began his acting career on Broadway before moving on to guest parts in television series. From 1967 through 1975, Flanders appeared in more th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comedy Award
The American Comedy Awards were a group of awards presented annually in the United States recognizing performances and performers in the field of comedy, with an emphasis on television comedy and comedy films. They began in 1987, billed as the "first awards show to honor all forms of comedy." In 1989, after the death of Lucille Ball, the statue was named "the Lucy" to honor the comic legend. The awards ceased after 2001. NBC revived the awards for a single year in May 2014. History George Schlatter created and produced the American Comedy Awards that first aired on ABC, then on Comedy Central. Only the title was similar. It was a TV special honoring comedians. ABC had broadcast a similar awards program for two years in the 1970s; it was called the "American Academy of Humor" and was "founded" by Alan King. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film '' Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Spound
Michael David Spound (born April 8, 1957) is an American actor and writer. Early life Born in Santa Monica, California in 1957. Parents, Joan and Albert, moved the family (siblings Amy and Jack) to Massachusetts in 1959 settling in Concord. His first acting experiences were with thConcord Playerswhere Spound was in the ensemble of ''The King and I'' (1964) and played the role of Billy in King of Hearts (1965). He attended The Fenn School in Concord (1966–1971), Phillips Academy Andover (1971–1975) and graduated Northwestern University after studying Theatre and Film in 1979. Career Within six months of arriving in Los Angeles, Spound landed the lead in the Paramount/ABC TV pilot ''Homeroom'' opposite Ally Sheedy (1981). In the fall of 1981 he and Dana Olsen wrote the feature film ''Wacko'' starring Joe Don Baker, Stella Stevens and Andrew Dice Clay. He guest starred in television series ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'', ''Family Ties'', and ''Teachers Only'' in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Root
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the television sitcom ''NewsRadio'', as Milton Waddams in the film ''Office Space'' (1999), and provided the voices of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series ''King of the Hill'' (1997–2010). His other roles have included Capt. K'Vada in the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' two-part episode " Unification" (1991), several roles in Coen Brothers films including Mr. Lund in '' O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000), Gordon Pibb in ''DodgeBall'' (2004), Hawthorne Abendsen in seasons 2–4 of the series '' The Man in the High Castle'', Jim Hudson in ''Get Out'' (2017), and supporting roles in a variety of HBO series, including ''Boardwalk Empire'', ''True Blood'', '' Perry Mason'', and ''Succession''. He currently stars as Monroe Fuches / The Raven on the HBO dark comedy series ''Barry'' (2018–present), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstandin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Black
Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his acting roles in the films '' High Fidelity'' (2000), '' Shallow Hal'' (2001), '' Orange County'' (2002), '' School of Rock'' (2003), '' Envy'' (2004), ''The Holiday'' (2006), ''Gulliver's Travels'' (2010), '' Bernie'' (2011), '' The House with a Clock in Its Walls'' (2018), and the '' Jumanji'' franchise; in addition, as of August 2022, his music video for "Tribute"—as one half of the Grammy Award–winning comedy rock duo Tenacious D—has accumulated more than 112 million views on YouTube alone. Additionally, he is also well known for his voice-acting roles as the giant panda named Po from DreamWorks Animation's '' Kung Fu Panda'' films. Black gained Golden Globe nominations for his work in ''School of Rock'' and ''Bernie'', and was given a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2018. He is the lead vocalist of the Tenacious D, and formed the duo in 1994 with long-ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Masterson
Daniel Peter Masterson (born March 13, 1976) Most sources give birth date March 13, 1976. FilmReference.com gives March 3, 1976. is an American actor. He played the roles of Steven Hyde in ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006), Milo Foster in ''Men at Work'' (2012–2014) and Jameson "Rooster" Bennett in '' The Ranch'' (2016–2018). On June 17, 2020, Masterson was arrested and charged with three counts of forcible rape, which he categorically denied. After a 2022 trial, the judge declared a mistrial after the jury was deadlocked on the charges. Early life and family Masterson was born in Long Island, New York, the son of Carol, a manager, and Peter Masterson, an insurance agent. He grew up in Garden City and East Williston, New York. He has a brother, actor Christopher Masterson, who played Francis on ''Malcolm in the Middle''. Their maternal half-siblings, Jordan Masterson and Alanna Masterson, are also actors. He also has a paternal half-brother, Will Masterson. Career Early ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1963) is an American actor and businessman. Having trained at Juilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as a character actor portraying roles both on the stage and screen. He first gained notoriety portraying the role of Detective Bunk Moreland in the acclaimed HBO drama series ''The Wire'' from 2002 to 2008. His other notable television roles includes the trombonist Antoine Batiste in '' Treme'' (2010-2013), James Greer in '' Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan'' (2018-present), the attorney Robert Zane in '' Suits'' (2013-2019), and Clarence Thomas in ''Confirmation'' (2016). He earned Independent Spirit Awards nominations for his film roles in '' Four'' (2012) and ''Burning Cane'' (2019), which he also served as a producer. Other notable film roles include '' Malcolm X'' (1992), '' Waiting to Exhale'' (1995) ''Ray'' (2005), '' Selma'' (2014), '' The Gift'' (2015) and '' Clemency'' (2019). Pierce made his Broadway debut in John Pielmeier's 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Pitillo
Maria Pitillo (born January 8, 1966) is an American retired actress. She has starred in films and on television, most notably as Audrey Timmonds in ''Godzilla'' (1998). She also had a recurring role on the TV series ''Providence''. Early life Pitillo was born on January 8, 1966, in Elmira, New York, and grew up in Mahwah, New Jersey. Her parents divorced and her father moved Maria and her sisters, Lisa and Gina, to Mahwah, New Jersey. She attended Mahwah High School, where she was on the track team, before transferring to Northern Highlands Regional High School. She was prevented from attending her high school graduation ceremony after an altercation with her English teacher. Career 1986–1992 Pitillo was living in suburban New Jersey, and working as a department store clerk when a friend invited her to audition for a TV commercial. Her first job was an advertisement for Pepto Bismol. Subsequent commercial work included an ad for Bank of Boston, York Peppermint Pattie, Kent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Whitworth
Johnny Whitworth (born October 31, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as A.J. in ''Empire Records'' (1995), as Donny Ray Black in Francis Ford Coppola's '' The Rainmaker'' (1997), as Vernon Gant in '' Limitless'' (2011), as Blackout in the Marvel superhero film '' Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'' (2011), and as Cage Wallace in The CW's series ''The 100''. Life and career Whitworth's early years were spent in his birthplace, Charleston, South Carolina, with his mother. As his parents were divorced, he eventually chose to live with his father in Plano, Texas. But following that he moved to Los Angeles with his mother and at the age of 15 started his acting career with a guest appearance on ''Party of Five'' in 1994. His debut in movies was with '' Bye Bye Love'' in 1995. That same year, he played A.J. in the film ''Empire Records''. Whitworth quit acting after his first few movies but then made a comeback in 1997's '' The Rainmaker'' He had a recurring role o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mae Whitman
Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She began acting in commercials as a child, making her film debut at the age of six in the romantic drama '' When a Man Loves a Woman'' (1994). She achieved recognition as a child actress for her supporting roles in '' One Fine Day'' (1996), ''Independence Day'' (1996), '' Hope Floats'' (1998), and her television role on '' JAG'' (1998–2001). Whitman gained mainstream attention for her recurring role as Ann Veal on the Fox sitcom '' Arrested Development'' (2004–2006, 2013) and her role as Annie Marks on the NBC drama ''Good Girls''. She also starred as Amber Holt in the NBC drama '' Parenthood'' (2010–2015), for which she received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She established herself as a prominent voice actor in children's film and television for her voice performances as Little Suzy in '' Johnny Bravo'' (1997–2004), Shanti i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
