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Prison Break
''Prison Break'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) and Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller); Lincoln has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, while Michael devises an elaborate plan to help his brother escape prison and clear his name. Along with creator Paul Scheuring, the series was executive-produced by Matt Olmstead, Kevin Hooks, Marty Adelstein, Dawn Parouse, Neal H. Moritz, and Brett Ratner who directed the pilot episode. The series' theme music, composed by Ramin Djawadi, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006. ''Prison Break'' is a joint production between Original Film, Adelstein/Parouse Productions (seasons 1–4), Dawn Olmstead Productions (season 5), Adelstein Productions (season 5), One Light Road Productions (season 5), and 20th Century Fox T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. Most crime drama focuses on criminal investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and Mystery fiction, mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction and science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has several subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hardboiled, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. History Proto-science and crime fictions have been composed across history, and in this category can be placed texts as varied as the Epic of Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia, the Mahabharata from History of India, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danay García
Danay Aguilar García (born July 5, 1984) is a Cuban-American actress, producer, director, dancer and model. She is best known for her roles as Sofía Lugo on Fox's drama series ''Prison Break'' (2007–2009) and Luciana Galvez on AMC's horror drama series ''Fear the Walking Dead'' (2016–2023). Early life García was born in Havana, Cuba, She began ballet studies at the Debby Allen Dance Academy, while continuing her acting studies. At aged 15, she decided to steer her dance career toward acting. When she was aged 20, she moved to the United states with her 18 month old son. She took accent coaching so people could understand her English better. Career Her first role for the public was playing the lead role in ''Maria Antonia'', by Eugenio Hernandez Espinosa, in a Havana theatre production when she was 17. García booked her first U.S. feature film role playing opposite Marisa Tomei in '' Danika''. García appeared in '' CSI: Miami'', and '' CSI: NY'', feature film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson McCormick (director)
Nelson McCormick is an American director and producer of film and television. Some of his television directing credits include ''NYPD Blue'', ''V.I.P. (American TV series), V.I.P'', ''Alias (TV series), Alias'', ''House (TV series), House'', ''Third Watch'', ''ER (TV series), ER'', ''Prison Break'', ''24 (TV series), 24'', ''The Closer'', ''Southland (TV series), Southland'', ''Nip/Tuck'', ''Body of Proof'', ''The West Wing'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''Daredevil (TV series), Daredevil'' and ''Lovecraft Country (TV series), Lovecraft Country'', among other TV series. Yahoo!TV He also directed two remakes of 1980s feature films ''Prom Night (2008 film), Prom Night'' (2008) and ''The Stepfather (2009 film), The Stepfather'' (2009). Filmography Films Tel ...
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Michael Pavone
Michael "Mike" Pavone is an American screenwriter, television producer/writer, former actor and former executive vice president of WWE Studios with WWE before his departure from the company in August 2011. Career Film and television career Pavone's first screen credit was for the teleplay of the 1990 episode "The Line" of the series '' Nasty Boys (TV series)''. In 1992, he was a writer for the television series '' Renegade''. In 1993, he was a writer for the television series '' Against the Grain''. He adapted a play for television in 1993 for ''Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth''. In 1994, he was a writer for the unsold television pilot ''Golden Gate''. Pavone directed and wrote the film ''Chameleon'' in 1995 and in that same year he was a writer for the television series '' Medicine Ball''. He was also a writer for the television series '' The Monroes'' and '' The Client'' in 1995. Pavone was co-creator, as well as occasional producer and writer, for the series '' Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Hooks
Kevin Hooks (born September 19, 1958) is an American actor, and a television and film director; he is notable for his roles in '' Aaron Loves Angela'' and '' Sounder'', but may be best known as Morris Thorpe from TV's '' The White Shadow''. Early life and acting career Kevin Hooks was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Yvonne, a state employee, and Robert Hooks, a director and actor who starred in many films in the 1970s. Kevin's nickname among his friends is "King Royal". Hooks lived in Southwest, Washington, D.C. in the late-1970s. He attended Potomac High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland. When he was still 10, Kevin starred in the acclaimed ''J.T.'', a 1969 episode of the ''CBS Children's Hour'' about a sensitive Harlem youth who befriends a sick cat. Written by Jane Wagner, it was a Peabody Award winner. Hooks appeared in the hit 1972 movie '' Sounder'' as the pre-teen elder son of Paul Winfield's and Cicely Tyson's characters, providing the point of view of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Olmstead
Matt Olmstead is an American writer and producer for television shows. Early life Olmstead graduated from California State University, Chico in 1988. He is an alumnus of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. He went to Hollywood in hopes of being a script writer. Olmstead eventually worked with an agent, who set him up with Steven Bochco. After 10 minutes of talking, Bochco offered him the opportunity to write an episode for the show ''NYPD Blue''. Career In 1993, Olmstead wrote for the television series ''NYPD Blue''. The series was created by Steven Bochco and David Milch. It focused on a single homicide unit in New York City. Olmstead eventually became an Executive Producer of ''NYPD Blue'', and became a Producer in 2002. Olmstead worked as a writer on the series '' Brooklyn South'' in 1997. The series was created by Milch and Bochco along with William M. Finkelstein and ex-police officer Bill Clark. The show detailed the lives of a single precinct of police patrol offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Ratner
Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and producer. He directed the Rush Hour (film series), ''Rush Hour'' film series, ''The Family Man'', ''Red Dragon (2002 film), Red Dragon'', ''X-Men: The Last Stand'', ''Tower Heist'', and ''Hercules (2014 film), Hercules''. He is a producer of several films, including the ''Horrible Bosses'' series, as well as executive producer on other projects, including the films ''The Revenant (2015 film), The Revenant'' and ''War Dogs (2016 film), War Dogs'' and the television series ''Prison Break''. Ratner got his start directing with music videos in the 1990s, and directed his first motion picture, ''Money Talks (1997 film), Money Talks'', in 1997. Overall, the films Ratner has directed have earned over $2 billion at the global box office. Ratner is the co-founder of RatPac-Dune Entertainment, RatPac Entertainment, a film production company. Ratner led RatPac's partnership with Dune Entertainment in September 2013 for a co- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal H
Neal (Neil) is a given masculine, and sometimes feminine name and surname of the Gaelic origin. The name is an Anglicisation of Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion". As a surname, Neil is traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages who was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill and MacNeil kindred. Most authorities cite the meaning of Neal in the context of a surname as meaning champion. Surname * Abbie Neal (1918–2004), American country music entertainer *Adam Neal (born 1990), English rugby league player * Alice B. Neal (1828–1863), American writer *Arthur Neal (1903–1982), English footballer * Blaine Neal (born 1978), American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball * Bob Neal (Atlanta sportscaster) (born 1942), American sports broadcaster * Bob Neal (Cleveland sportscaster) (1916–1983), American sports broadcaster * Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Adelstein
Martin Bruce Adelstein is an American television producer. Before becoming a producer, he was a partner at the Endeavor Talent Agency, where he was one of the founding members. As of 2019, Adelstein is the CEO and founder of Tomorrow Studios, a joint venture between Adelstein and ITV Studios. Years as an agent Adelstein has represented writer David E. Kelley for over 20 years. He discovered Kelley after he read his script called "From the Hip" and brought him to Los Angeles to work on his first show ''L.A. Law''. He also discovered Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson while representing the WWF. Adelstein booked him to host ''Saturday Night Live'' and the show received the highest rating in 10 years. He was subsequently put in the film '' The Mummy Returns'' where he received 5 million dollars for 5 minutes of screen time as The Scorpion King. He also brought actress/writer Tina Fey to the agency as well as writers Bonnie and Terry Turner who went on to create '' 3rd Rock from the Sun'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi (born 19 July 1974) is an Iranian-German film score composer, conductor, and record producer. He is known for his scores for the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', for which he was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2018 and 2020. He is also the composer for the HBO ''Game of Thrones'' prequel series, ''House of the Dragon'' (2022–present). He has scored films such as ''Clash of the Titans (2010 film), Clash of the Titans'', ''Pacific Rim (film), Pacific Rim'', ''Warcraft (film), Warcraft'', ''A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film), A Wrinkle in Time'', ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'' and ''Eternals (film), Eternals''. Television series including ''3 Body Problem (TV series), 3 Body Problem'', ''Prison Break'', ''Person of Interest (TV series), Person of Interest'', ''Jack Ryan (TV series), Jack Ryan'', ''Westworld (TV series), Westworld'', and ''Fallout (American TV series), Fallout'' and video games such as ''Medal of Honor (2010 video game), Medal of Honor'', ''Gears of War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustus Prew
Augustus Prew (born 17 September 1987) is an English film and television actor. He is known for his roles in '' About a Boy'' (2002), '' The Secret of Moonacre'' (2008), '' Charlie St. Cloud'' (2010), '' The Borgias'' (2011), '' Kick-Ass 2'' (2013), and '' Klondike'' (2014). He played Drew Jessup on the TV series '' 24Seven'' (2001–2002), James Bell on the CBS medical drama ''Pure Genius'' (2016–2017), and David "Whip" Martin on the Fox crime drama ''Prison Break'' (2017). Early life Prew was born in Westminster, London, England and is the son of Wendy Dagworthy Wendy Dagworthy OBE (born 4 March 1950) is an English former fashion designer and now design academic. During her career she has led fashion design teaching at both the Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins, mentoring notable fashion d ..., a fashion designer, and Jonathan W. Prew, a photographer. Personal life Prew married fellow actor Jeffery Self on 13 January 2018 in Culver City, California. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inbar Lavi
Inbar Lavi (; born October 27, 1986) is an Israeli actress. She is known for portraying Raviva on the 2012 MTV series '' Underemployed'', Vee on the 2014 Fox television series '' Gang Related'', and Sheba on the Fox series ''Prison Break''. Lavi starred in the 2017–2018 Bravo television series '' Imposters'', and played Eve in the final three seasons of the Netflix series ''Lucifer''. She also appeared in '' The Last Ship'' on TNT. Early life Lavi was born and raised in Ramat Gan, Israel to a Jewish family from Holon. Lavi's mother has Moroccan origins while her father is of Polish descent. As a child, she suffered from asthma and had to use a nebulizer for 45 minutes at a time. During that time, she watched movies, and "fell in love with cinema". One of her early inspirations was the performance of Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman in '' Léon: The Professional''. Another of her role models was Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer. Lavi studied ballet and modern dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
