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ER (TV Series)
''ER'' is an American medical drama television series created by Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning 15 seasons. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Television, in association with Warner Bros. Television. ''ER'' follows the inner life of the emergency department, emergency room (ER) of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County General Hospital, a fictionalized version of the real Cook County Hospital, in Chicago, and the various critical professional, ethical, and personal issues faced by the department's physicians, nurses, and staff. The show is the second-longest-running prime time, primetime medical drama in American television history behind ''Grey's Anatomy''. The highest-awarded medical drama, ''ER'' won 128 industry awards from 442 nominations, including the Peabody Awards, Peabody Award, TCA Award for Program of the Year, and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. As o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Drama
A medical drama is a Television film, television movie or film in which events center upon a hospital, clinic, doctor's office, a paramedic, or any other medical topic or environment. Most recent medical drama (film and television), dramatic programming goes beyond the events pertaining to the characters' jobs and portray some aspects of their personal lives. The longest running prime-time medical drama in the world is the British series ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', airing since 1986, and the longest running medical soap opera is ''General Hospital'', running since 1963. History ''City Hospital (U.S. TV series), City Hospital'', which first aired in 1951, is usually considered to be the first televised medical drama. (The first serialized medical drama was probably the ''Dr. Kildare'' film series (1937–1947), starring a number of actors in the eponymous role, and Lionel Barrymore throughout the series.) ''Medic (TV series), Medic'', which featured Richard Boone, ran two se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming-Na
Ming-Na Wen (; born November 20, 1963) is an American actress and model. She has won multiple awards throughout her career, including an 26th Annie Awards, Annie Award and a 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards, Saturn Award, in addition to a nomination for a 7th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award. She was honored as a Disney Legend in 2019 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. Wen’s breakthrough role was as June Woo in ''The Joy Luck Club (film), The Joy Luck Club'' (1993). Other early successes include the role of Jing-Mei Chen, Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen in the medical drama series ''ER (TV series), ER'' (1995–2004) and her voice role as Mulan (Disney character), Fa Mulan in the Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animated Classic ''Mulan (1998 film), Mulan'', as well as its sequel ''Mulan II'', several video games and guest appearances in TV shows such as ''Sofia the First''. Additionally, Wen made a cameo appearance in the live-action remak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Chulack
Christopher Chulack is an American television producer and director, best known for his work on the NBC drama series ''ER (TV series), ER'' (1995–2008), along with Michael Crichton, also ''Third Watch'' (1999–2005), which he co-produced along with Edward Allen Bernero, as well as ''Southland (TV series), Southland'' (2009–2013), which he created. He also produced TNT (U.S. TV network), TNT drama series ''Animal Kingdom (TV series), Animal Kingdom'' (2016–2022) and on CBS series ''SEAL Team (TV series), SEAL Team'' (2017–2024). He has worked extensively on ''ER'' and has won several awards. Career ''ER'' Chulack began working on the NBC medical drama ''ER'' as a director and producer with the first season. He was promoted to co-executive producer midway through the third season. Chulack became an executive producer during the fifth season, but relinquished the position in the sixth season in order to focus on the development of ''Third Watch''. He remained a consulting p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wells (filmmaker)
John Marcum Wells (born May 28, 1956) is an American producer, writer, and director. He is best known for his role as showrunner and executive producer of the television series ''ER (TV series), ER'', ''Third Watch'', ''The West Wing'', ''Southland (TV series), Southland'', ''Shameless (American TV series), Shameless'', ''Animal Kingdom (TV series), Animal Kingdom'', ''The Pitt,'' and ''American Woman (TV series), American Woman'', as well as the miniseries ''Maid (miniseries), Maid'' and the 2024 series ''Rescue: HI-Surf''. He was the developer of the series ''Shameless (American TV series), Shameless,'' which ran for 11 seasons, from 2011 to 2021, on Showtime (TV network), Showtime. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California. He served twice as president of the Writers Guild of America, West (1999–2001 and 2009–2011), and currently serves on the board of governors of the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF). Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, orchestrator and music producer. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores include ''Pretty Woman'' (1990), '' The Prince of Tides'' (1991), '' The Fugitive'' (1993), ''Dinosaur'' (2000), '' The Village'' (2004), ''King Kong'' (2005), ''Batman Begins'' (2005) and its sequel ''The Dark Knight'' (2008) (both composed with Hans Zimmer), '' Michael Clayton'' (2007) and the ''Fantastic Beasts'' trilogy (2016–2022). He has collaborated extensively with directors M. Night Shyamalan and Francis Lawrence, having scored eight of Shyamalan's films since ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999) and all of Lawrence's films since '' I Am Legend'' (2007). He has also worked with other directors such as Edward Zwick, Michael Hoffman, P. J. Hogan, Andrew Davis, Lawrence Kasdan, Joe Johnston, Taylor Hackford, Ivan Reitman, Joel Schumacher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Bassett
Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Angela Bassett, various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2023, ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world, and she received an Academy Honorary Award. Bassett had her Breakthrough role, breakthrough portraying singer Tina Turner in the biopic ''What's Love Got to Do with It (1993 film), What's Love Got to Do with It'' (1993), which won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She had success starring in ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), ''Malcolm X'' (1992), ''Waiting to Exhale'' (1995), ''Vampire in Brooklyn'' (1995), ''How Stella Got ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lyons (actor)
David Lyons is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Josh Holiday in the Nine Network navy drama ''Sea Patrol'' (2007–2009), Dr. Simon Brenner in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' (2008–2009) and as General Sebastian Monroe in the NBC post-apocalyptic drama ''Revolution'' (2012–2014). Early life and education Lyons graduated from Yarra Valley Grammar school in 1993 and continued on to graduate from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 2004. Career In 2005, Lyons had a recurring role on the Seven Network police drama ''Blue Heelers'' and guest-starred on the Seven Network/Network Ten/ Eleven soap opera ''Neighbours''. Lyons starred in the Nine Network police drama ''Sea Patrol'', where he played the Leading Seaman Josh Holiday for the show's first three series from 2007 until 2009. Lyons began starring in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' as Dr. Simon Brenner, making his first appearance in season 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stamos
John Phillip Stamos ( ; born August 19, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC television soap opera ''General Hospital'', for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 10th Daytime Emmy Awards in 1983. He is known for his work in television, especially in his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom ''Full House''. Since the show's finale in 1995, Stamos has appeared in numerous TV films and series. From 2005 to 2009, Stamos had a starring role on the NBC medical drama '' ER'' as Dr. Tony Gates. After former Broadway stints in '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' and ''Cabaret'', Stamos began playing the role of Albert Peterson in the Broadway revival of ''Bye Bye Birdie'', which he starred in from October 2009 to January 2010. He then played Senator Joseph Cantwell in a Broadway revival of Gore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Grimes
Scott Christopher Grimes (born July 9, 1971) is an American actor and singer. Some of his most prominent roles include appearances in the TV series '' ER'' as Dr. Archie Morris, ''Party of Five'' as Will McCorkle, '' Band of Brothers'' as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, and the animated sitcom ''American Dad!'', voicing Steve Smith. He is also well known by cult movie fans for his role as Bradley Brown in the first two '' Critters'' films as well as his roles in the 1984 Christmas TV movies '' The Night They Saved Christmas'' and '' It Came Upon the Midnight Clear''. From 2017 to 2022, he was a regular on the Fox/Hulu sci-fi comedy drama '' The Orville'' as Gordon Malloy. As a singer, Grimes is best known for co-writing and performing the soft rock single "Sunset Blvd", which peaked at number 18 on ''Billboard''’s Adult Contemporary chart in April 2005. He is also known for being one of the four singers in Russell Crowe's band Indoor Garden Party. Early life Grimes wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane West
Shannon Bruce Snaith (born June 10, 1978), better known as Shane West, is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is known for his portrayal of Eli Sammler in the ABC family drama ''Once and Again'', Landon Carter in '' A Walk to Remember'', Dr. Ray Barnett in the NBC medical drama '' ER'', Michael Bishop in The CW spy drama '' Nikita'' and in the WGN fantasy adventure historical drama '' Salem'' as John Alden. West received critical acclaim for his performance portraying Darby Crash in the biopic '' What We Do Is Secret''. As well as acting, West has performed with punk rock bands the Germs, Jonny Was, and the Twilight Creeps. Early life West was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Leah Catherine ( Launey), a lawyer, and Don Snaith, a drugstore owner. Both his parents were musicians and had their own punk rock bands. His mother is of Cajun French descent. His father was born in Jamaica, of British and Portuguese-Jewish origin. He is the eldest of three child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Cardellini
Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American actress. In television, she is known for her starring roles in the teen drama ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), the medical drama ''ER (TV series), ER'' (2003–2009), and the thriller ''Bloodline (TV series), Bloodline'' (2015–2017), as well as for her guest role as List of Mad Men characters#Sylvia Rosen, Sylvia Rosen on AMC (TV channel), AMC's ''Mad Men'' (2013–2015). Her starring role in the Netflix dark comedy series ''Dead to Me (TV series), Dead to Me'' (2019–2022) earned her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. In film, Cardellini became known for playing Velma Dinkley in ''Scooby-Doo (film), Scooby-Doo'' (2002) and its Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, 2004 sequel. Her other credits include ''Legally Blonde'' (2001), ''Brokeback Mountain'' (2005), ''Daddy's Home (film), Daddy's Home'' (2015) and Daddy's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parminder Nagra
Parminder Kaur Nagra (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. She is known for portraying Jess Bhamra in the film ''Bend It Like Beckham'' (2002) and Dr. Neela Rasgotra in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' (2003–2009). Her other television roles include Meera Malik in the first season of the NBC crime drama ''The Blacklist'' (2013–2014) and a recurring role in the ABC/Marvel series '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2016–2017) as Ellen Nadeer for season four. More recently, Nagra has starred as the titular character of the ITV series '' DI Ray'' (2022–2024). Early life and education Parminder Kaur Nagra was born on 5 October 1975 in Leicester, Leicestershire, to Sukha and Nashuter Nagra, who emigrated from India in the 1960s. Her parents separated when she was a young child, and her mother remarried and she was raised in this family. Nagra attended Soar Valley College. A few months after sitting her A-levels and leaving school, Nagra was approached by Jez Simons, her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
