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CityKids
''CityKids'' is an American television series that aired late Saturday mornings on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from 1993 to 1994. The show consists primarily of live action performances, interspersed with Muppet segments, courtesy of Jim Henson Productions. These Muppets were original characters designed specifically for the show, not ones taken from ''Sesame Street'' or ''The Muppet Show''. These original characters often served as the Greek chorus for the show, commenting on the situations of the human characters, but not actually interacting with them. Similar to NBC’s attempt of pushing the adolescent programming for late Saturday mornings with ''Saved By the Bell'' since 1989, ''CityKids'' was the first and only late Saturday morning series on ABC primarily targeted to a teenage audience, as well as the only one produced by the Jim Henson Company at the time, not to mention an urban one. However, the show failed to generate desirable ratings from any demographic, es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renoly Santiago
Renoly Santiago (born March 15, 1974) is a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican actor, singer and writer known for his appearances in films such as ''Dangerous Minds'', ''Hackers (film), Hackers'' and ''Con Air'', and in television series such as ''Touched by an Angel'' and ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''. Early life Renoly Santiago was born in Lajas, Puerto Rico. He was raised in Union City, New Jersey."Biography" Renoly Santiago – Official Website. Retrieved February 11, 2014. Career Santiago first became known in the United States when he was cast in the 1993 television series ''CityKids'' as Tito. He co-wrote the Emmy nominated pilot episode of the show. From his participation in ''CityKids'', Santiago graduated to film, acting as Raúl Sanchero in 1995's ''Dangerous Minds''. By 1996, he was co-starring alongside some other well-kn ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Henson Productions
The Jim Henson Company, Inc., formerly known as Muppets, Inc., Henson Associates, Inc., and Jim Henson Productions, Inc. (commonly referred to as Henson), is an American entertainment company located in Los Angeles, California. The company is known for its innovations in the field of puppetry, particularly through the creation of Kermit the Frog and the Muppets characters. Brian Henson is chairman and Lisa Henson is CEO. Since 2000, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered at the Jim Henson Company Lot, the historic former Charlie Chaplin Studios, in Hollywood. The company was established in November 1958 by puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson, and is currently independently owned and operated by their children. Henson has produced many successful television series, including ''The Muppet Show'' (1976–1981), ''Fraggle Rock'' (1983–1987), and ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' (1997–2006); as well, the company designed the Muppet characters for ''Sesame Street'' (1969–present). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulé Hill
Karim Dulé Hill (; born May 3, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as personal presidential aide and Deputy Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff Charlie Young on the NBC drama television series ''The West Wing'', for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and pharmaceutical salesman–private detective Burton "Gus" Guster on the USA Network television comedy-drama ''Psych''. He also had minor roles in the movies '' Holes'', ''The Guardian'', and '' She's All That'' and a recurring role on '' Ballers''. He joined the cast of '' Suits'' for the last 2 seasons, and played patriarch Bill Williams in the 2021 remake of ''The Wonder Years''. Hill also serves as a member of the SAG-AFTRA Board of Directors. Early life Hill was born in Orange, New Jersey, to Jamaican parents and was raised in Sayreville, New Jersey. He studied ballet at a young age, and appeared in the musical ''The Tap Dance Kid'' as Savion Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Friedberg
Rick Friedberg (born March 11, 1944) is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer, best known for his work with Leslie Nielsen. He is also the author of ''Hollywood War Stories, How to Survive in the Trenches'', a memoir/advice guide on the film industry. Career Friedberg made his feature film debut in 1980 with the comedy ''Pray TV (1980 film), Pray TV'' starring Dabney Coleman, followed by 1983's ''Off the Wall (1983 film), Off the Wall''. He would direct television episodes for ''The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series), The Twilight Zone'', ''New Monkees'' and ''CityKids''. When Friedberg made the comic instruction video ''Bad Golf Made Easier'' with Leslie Nielsen, he showed his son Jason Friedberg's script to him, which was parodying James Bond movies and other action films. Nielsen approved, and this led to 1996's ''Spy Hard''. The film eventually grossed $26 million against a production budget of $18 million. Through the 2000s and 2010s, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randall Miller
Randall Miller (born July 24, 1962) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and occasional actor. At the American Film Institute (AFI), Miller received acclaim for his 1990 short film ''Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School''. This led to a career directing films in Hollywood in the 1990s, including the comedies ''Class Act'' (1992), ''Houseguest'' (1995), and ''The 6th Man'' (1997). In his 40s, Miller ventured into independent film, taking money out of his house to direct and produce ''Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School'' (2005), an expansion of his 1990 short into a full-length feature. Miller followed this with the indie films ''Nobel Son'' (2007), ''Bottle Shock'' (2008), and ''CBGB (film), CBGB'' (2013), all starring Alan Rickman in the lead role. Miller self-distributed and raised the money for ''Bottle Shock'', his greatest critical success. Miller has closely collaborated with his wife Jody Savin on many of his project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Rudman
David Rudman (born June 1, 1963) is an American puppeteer, puppet builder, writer, director, and producer known for his involvement with the Muppets and ''Sesame Street''. Rudman currently performs the roles of Scooter, Janice, and Beaker for The Muppets Studio, which were all originated by Richard Hunt, as well as Cookie Monster and Baby Bear on ''Sesame Street''. Career Rudman has been a ''Sesame Street'' performer since 1985—currently performing Cookie Monster (since 2001), Baby Bear and the right head of the Two-Headed Monster (since 1998). He has received four Emmy nominations as Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series for his work on ''Sesame Street''. Rudman has also directed several web videos for ''Sesame Street'' such as "Cookie Monster Auditions for Saturday Night Live" and "Conversations with Bert". He has performed in numerous television shows and specials including ''Saturday Night Live'', ''The Colbert Report'', ''The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Mazzarino
Joseph Mazzarino (; born June 4, 1968) is an American puppeteer, actor, director and writer. He is best known for his roles on ''Sesame Street'' as Murray Monster, Stinky the Stinkweed and other Muppets, and being Head Writer and Director on ''Sesame Street'', winning 22 Emmy Awards for his work. Career Former Muppet performer Camille Bonora influenced Mazzarino when she taught an improvisation class at his university, and eventually introduced him to Jim Henson. Mazzarino later became the head writer for ''Sesame Street'' and also worked on ''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'', '' Muppets from Space'', and '' Kermit's Swamp Years''. When Mazzarino auditioned for ''Sesame Street'', he wrote a sketch called "Colambo" and soon found himself cast in the title role. Afterwards, he became a prominent member of the ''Sesame Street'' cast, performing Horatio the Elephant, Ingrid, Murray Monster, Papa Bear, Stinky the Stinkweed, and various characters until 2015, when he resigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henson (puppeteer)
John Paul Henson (April 25, 1965 – February 14, 2014) was an American puppeteer. He was best known for his association with the Muppets. Early years Henson was the son of puppeteer Jim Henson (1936–1990), best known as the creator of the Muppets, and Jane Henson (1934–2013), who assisted in the launch of the Muppets. He had four siblings: Lisa (born 1960), Cheryl (born 1961), Brian (born 1963) and Heather (born 1970). Career Henson performed Muppet character Sweetums starting in 1992 following the death of Richard Hunt (who had trained Henson to perform the character). The role has since been passed to different puppeteers, including David Rudman, Noel MacNeal, Rob Mills and Matt Vogel, who officially assumed the role in 2009. In addition to his work with the Jim Henson Company, Henson produced independent films and worked as a production designer, animator, writer, wood worker, artist and builder. ''Zelda Catwoman of Queens'', a short film that he cowrote and pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel MacNeal
Noel MacNeal (born September 15, 1961), sometimes credited as Edward Noel MacNeal, is an American puppeteer, actor, director, singer and writer. He is best known as the performer of Bear on ''Bear in the Big Blue House''. He also starred as Kako on '' Oobi'', Leon MacNeal on '' The Puzzle Place'' and as Magellan on '' Eureeka's Castle''. Since 2014, MacNeal has served as resident puppeteer for ''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'', portraying puppet characters such as Mr. Nutterbutter. Career MacNeal began his career in puppetry in 1982 as a puppet wrangler on ''Sesame Street.'' In 1983, he succeeded John Lovelady as the performer of Knock-Knock the Woodpecker on '' The Great Space Coaster''. In 1997, MacNeal gained widespread recognition for his role as Bear in the Disney Channel preschool series ''Bear in the Big Blue House''. In 2003, he received a Daytime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series. In addition to puppeteering, MacNeal has written fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Muppet Show
''The Muppet Show'' is a variety sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and starring the Muppets. It is presented as a variety show, featuring recurring sketches and musical numbers interspersed with ongoing plot-lines with running gags taking place backstage and in other areas of the venue. ''The Muppet Show'' is known for its uniquely designed characters, burlesque nature, slapstick, sometimes absurdist and surreal humour, and parodies. Within its context, Kermit the Frog (performed by Henson) acts as showrunner and host, who tries to maintain control of the overwhelming antics of the other Muppet characters as well as appease the rotating slate of guest stars. As ''The Muppet Show'' became popular, many celebrities were eager to perform with the Muppets on television and in subsequent films. Henson produced two pilot episodes for ABC in 1974 and 1975, but neither went forward as a series. While other networks in the United States rejected Henson's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelve original counties established under English rule in 1683 in what was then the Province of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population stood at 2,736,074, making it the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, and the most populous Administrative divisions of New York (state)#County, county in the state.Table 2: Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State - 2020 New York State Department of Health. Accessed January 2, 2024. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Dog
A hot dog is a grilled, steamed, or boiled sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced bun. The term ''hot dog'' can also refer to the sausage itself. The sausage used is a wiener ( Vienna sausage) or a frankfurter ( Frankfurter Würstchen, also just called frank). The names of these sausages commonly refer to their assembled dish. Hot dog preparation and condiments vary worldwide. Common condiments include mustard, ketchup, relish, onions in tomato sauce, and cheese sauce. Other toppings include sauerkraut, diced onions, jalapeños, chili, grated cheese, coleslaw, bacon and olives. Hot dog variants include the corn dog and pigs in a blanket. The hot dog's cultural traditions include the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. These types of sausages were culturally imported from Germany and became popular in the United States. It became a working-class street food in the U.S., sold at stands and carts. The hot dog has become clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
