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Chuck Season 1
The first season of ''Chuck'' originally aired between September 24, 2007, and January 24, 2008. The season, cut short by the Writers' Strike, contains thirteen episodes. It introduced the series' main characters and established the general plot of the title character, Chuck Bartowski, having to adapt to his new life as a spy after the only remaining copy of the U.S. government's spy secrets are embedded into his brain. He is forced to juggle his responsibilities as a spy and the supervisor of a technical support team, called the "Nerd Herd", at his local Buy More store (a parody of Best Buy). Having become the most important asset of the U.S. government, Chuck is under the constant surveillance of his CIA handler, Sarah Walker, and NSA agent John Casey, who remind him that he cannot reveal his spy life to his sister Ellie, nor his best friend Morgan Grimes. Cast and characters Main cast * Zachary Levi as Charles "Chuck" Bartowski (13 episodes) * Yvonne Strahovski as Age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck (TV Series)
''Chuck'' is an American action comedy spy drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck Bartowski, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded email from an old college friend now working for the CIA. The message embeds the only remaining copy of a software program containing the United States' greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain, leading the CIA and the NSA to assign him handlers and use him on top-secret missions. Produced by Fake Empire (known as College Hill Pictures, Inc. during the first three seasons before folding afterwards), Wonderland Sound and Vision, and Warner Bros. Television, the series premiered on September 24, 2007, on NBC, airing on Monday nights at 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m. Central. The opening theme song is an instrumental version of " Short Skirt/Long Jacket" by the American rock band Cake. As the second season finished, flagging ratings put ''Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physician
A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis and therapy, treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments. Physicians may focus their practice on certain disease categories, types of patients, and methods of treatment—known as Specialty (medicine), specialities—or they may assume responsibility for the provision of continuing and comprehensive medical care to individuals, families, and communities—known as general practitioner, general practice. Medical practice properly requires both a detailed knowledge of the Discipline (academia), academic disciplines, such as anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, underlying diseases, and their treatment, which is the science of medicine, and a decent Competence (human resources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Director Of The Central Intelligence Agency
The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is a statutory office () that functions as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which in turn is a part of the United States Intelligence Community. The director reports to the Director of National Intelligence, director of national intelligence (DNI) and is assisted by the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DD/CIA). The director is a civilian or a general officer, general or flag officer of the United States Armed Forces nominated by the president of the United States, with the recommendation from the DNI, and must be confirmed by a majority vote of the United States Senate. History Before December 17, 2004 the Director of Central Intelligence, director of central intelligence (DCI) headed both the United States Intelligence Community, Intelligence Community and the Central Intelligence Agency. In addition, DCI served as an advisor to the presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Todd
Anthony Tiran Todd (December 4, 1954 – November 6, 2024) was an American actor known for his distinctly deep and gravelly voice. He amassed several credits on screen and in video games since the 1980s, including the Candyman (character), title character in the ''Candyman (film series), Candyman'' film series (1992–2021) and William Bludworth in the ''Final Destination'' franchise (2000–2025). For the former, he was nominated at the Critics' Choice Super Awards, Critics' Choice and Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. Todd's films include ''Platoon (film), Platoon'' (1986), ''Night of the Living Dead (1990 film), Night of the Living Dead'' (1990), The Crow (1994 film), ''The Crow'' (1994), The Rock (film), ''The Rock'' (1996), Wishmaster (film), ''Wishmaster'' (1997), Hatchet (film), ''Hatchet'', ''Minotaur (film), Minotaur'' (both 2006), ''The Man from Earth'' (2007), Frankenstein (2015 film), ''Frankenstein'' (2015), ''Death House'' (2017), and ''Hell Fest'' (2018). On television, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Ling
Julia Ling, born Xiao Wei Lin, is an American actress. Her television work includes recurring roles on television series '' ER'', ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', and as a series regular on ''Chuck''. Early life and education Ling was born in Temple City, California. Her grandparents originally from China, fled to Cambodia during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Ling's parents grew up in Cambodia, and later fled to the United States during the Cambodian genocide, shortly before her birth. At age 6, Ling won the "Best Storyteller Award" by Chinese World News for storytelling. Ling's artwork was featured on the front page of Pasadena Star News and in magazines and festivals. By age 9, Ling was performing award-winning solo dances throughout California, and her umbrella dance had aired on national television. At Temple City High School, as a scholar athlete, she competed in dance, tennis, and swimming. At UCLA, Ling majored in biomedical chemical engineering. She was Treasurer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Christopher Lawrence
Mark Christopher Lawrence (born May 22, 1964) is an American character actor, stand-up comedian and voice-over artist. He is known for his role as esoteric D.J. Tone Def in the 1994 satirical rap mockumentary '' Fear of a Black Hat''. He has appeared in popular films such as '' Child's Play 3'' (1991), '' Crimson Tide'' (1995), '' Sprung'' (1997), '' Garfield: The Movie'' (2004) and '' The Island'' (2005). Lawrence is best known for his role as Big Mike on the series ''Chuck''. He has made guest appearances on many television programs, most notably '' Heroes'', ''My Name Is Earl'', ''Crossing Jordan'', '' Dharma & Greg'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Touched by an Angel'', '' Malcolm & Eddie'', ''Men Behaving Badly'', ''Seinfeld'', ''Murphy Brown'', '' Good Luck Charlie'' and ''Martin.'' He is also featured on the radio series '' Adventures in Odyssey'' as "Ed Washington". Early life and education Lawrence grew up in Compton, California. He and his two siblings were raised by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devon Woodcomb
Devon Christian Woodcomb," Chuck Versus the Ring" M.D., often referred to as Captain Awesome or simply Awesome, is a character on the TV series ''Chuck'', and is portrayed by the actor Ryan McPartlin. The character's nickname comes from Chuck's assertion that "everything he does is awesome," and his frequent use of the word "awesome" in conversation. Devon is the significant other of Chuck's older sister, Ellie Bartowski, and marries her in the Season 2 finale. In the thirteenth episode of Season 4, their daughter Clara is born. Character profile Devon Woodcomb is the son of Woody (Bruce Boxleitner) and Honey (Morgan Fairchild) Woodcomb,"Chuck Versus the Sensei" and has two younger brothers." Chuck Versus the Marlin" He played football for UCLA," Chuck Versus Santa Claus" and met Ellie on the first day of medical school there. He gave her his lucky sweater because it matched her eyes." Chuck Versus the Truth" Devon specializes in cardiothoracic surgery, and is now practicing at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan McPartlin
Ryan John McPartlin (born July 3, 1975) is an American actor, known for his role as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on the action-comedy series ''Chuck''. Early life McPartlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Steve and Lois McPartlin. He was raised in Glen Ellyn, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), and attended Glenbard South High School. McPartlin graduated with a degree in speech communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He was a member of the Illinois Fighting Illini football team as a walk-on tight end from 1993 to 1995. McPartlin's older brother, Chris, was also a member of the Illinois football team, earning a varsity letter as a linebacker in 1994. After six months in Australia and New Zealand, McPartlin moved to Southern California to pursue acting as a career. Career McPartlin spent years as an Abercrombie & Fitch model. McPartlin's first acting role was on ''The Nanny'' with Fran Drescher as a Leonardo DiCaprio-type character in a ''Titanic'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Beckman
Brigadier General M. Diane Beckman, USAF is a fictional character in the NBC television series ''Chuck''. Beckman is a senior official of the National Security Agency, working within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. She holds her rank of brigadier general in the United States Air Force. She revealed that she spent a significant amount of time and resources hunting Orion, the Intersect's chief designer,"Chuck Versus the Predator"Spy Dossiers, nbc.com/chuck before he re-appeared and made a deal with the government."Chuck Versus the Ring" Little information about her personal life and past service has been revealed. She first entered the military prior to August 14, 1974, and fought in two battles during the Gulf War. She has had a non-exclusive romantic relationship with Roan Montgomery for more than 20 years (see "Personality" below). Beckman also maintains a close friendship with Dr. Condoleezza Rice." Chuck Versus the Best Friend" Series General Beckman first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonita Friedericy
Bonita Anne Friedericy (born October 10, 1961) is an American actress, best known for her role as Diane Beckman in the television series ''Chuck''. Her husband is actor John Billingsley. Early life Friedericy was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, was raised in Palos Verdes, California, and worked as a teacher for nearly 13 years to help supplement her acting income. Career In the 1990s, she began her career on stage, and won Ovation Award for her role in the Los Angeles production of '' Our Country's Good''. She later guest-starred in a number of television shows, such as ''Malcolm in the Middle'', ''Veronica Mars'', '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''Bones'', ''Dharma & Greg'', '' Parks and Recreation'', ''The Nine'', ''The West Wing'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Castle'', ''Monk''. In film, Friedericy appeared in '' Christmas with the Kranks'', '' Alien Raiders'', '' Paranormal Activity 3'', and '' The Lords of Salem''. From 2007 to 2012, Fried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vik Sahay
Vikram Sahay is a Canadian actor best known for playing Kevin Calvin on '' Radio Active'', Lester Patel on the television series ''Chuck'', and Rama in the '' Roxy Hunter'' saga. Life and career Vik Sahay was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Indian parents, and attended Canterbury High School of the Arts in Ottawa. He went on to study Theatre Performance at Montreal's Concordia University. He learned to perform Indian classical dance with his brother Sidharth Sahay. In 1986 and 1987, he appeared on three episodes of the children's television show ''You Can't Do That on Television.'' He was also featured in the television series '' Radio Active'', playing sportscaster Kevin Calvin. Based on that work, he was selected to appear in '' Our Hero'' as Dalal Vidya, for which he was nominated for a 2002 Canadian Comedy Award. Subsequently, he also portrayed attorney Anil Sharma on the CBC series ''This is Wonderland'' during its second and third seasons. Sahay has appeared in such films as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
