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Daniel Rappaport
Daniel Rappaport is an American producer. He is a founding partner, with Guymon Casady, of leading talent management firm Management 360. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rappaport, Daniel Living people 1970 births American television producers American film producers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guymon Casady
Guymon Patrick Casady is an American media executive, motion picture and television producer and talent manager. Casady is a four time Emmy Award-winning co-executive producer on HBO's ''Game of Thrones'', which holds the distinction for being the most Emmy award-winning scripted series in television history. He is also the producer of ''Steve Jobs'' written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle, which was nominated for two Oscars, ''Office Christmas Party'' starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston and Kate McKinnon, '' Hope Springs'' starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell, an executive producer on the $800M grossing franchise '' The Expendables'', and is an executive producer on the television series ''The Terror'', now in its second season on AMC. Casady is a founding partner of leading talent management firm Management 360, and heads up Entertainment 360, the content production arm of Management 360. Education He earned a B.A. in European history and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavemen (TV Series)
''Cavemen'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from October 2 to November 13, 2007. The show was developed by Joe Lawson, Josh Gordon and Will Speck, based on the GEICO Cavemen TV commercials, which were also written by Lawson. It was described by the network as a "unique buddy comedy that offers a clever twist on stereotypes and turns race relations on its head", and is set in San Diego, California. Despite this, the show earned an extremely negative reception, becoming regarded as one of the worst television shows of all time. Plot In the series, cavemen were never really fully supplanted by modern humans, but integrated into ''Homo sapiens'' civilization as a separate species sub-group. Cavemen are a small but widespread minority group that have been present in every global civilization since the dawn of recorded history (a montage scene in the opening credits shows Cavemen in Egyptian hieroglyphs, when George Washington crossed the Delaware River, standing with Abraha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Births
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 were killed and 26,783 were injured. * January 14 – Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – '' Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. March * March 1 – Rhodesia severs its last tie with the United Kingdom, declaring itself a republic. * March 4 — All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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David Mackenzie (director)
David Mackenzie (born 10 May 1966) is a Scottish film director and co-founder of the Glasgow-based production company Sigma Films. He has made ten feature films including ''Young Adam (film), Young Adam'' (2003), ''Hallam Foe'' (2007), ''Perfect Sense'' (2011) and ''Starred Up'' (2013). In 2016, Mackenzie's film ''Hell or High Water (2016 film), Hell or High Water'' premiered at Cannes and was theatrically released in the United States in August. The same year he executive produced ''Damnation'', a TV pilot for Universal Studios, Universal and USA Network. Mackenzie also directed ''Outlaw King'' (2018), a historical film for Netflix. Mackenzie and his films have been described as not fitting neatly into any particular genre or type. Life and career After studying at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee, Mackenzie began his directorial career with a series of well-regarded shorts, the first being ''Dirty Diamonds'' (1994). After that came ''California Sunsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Speck And Josh Gordon
Will Speck (born December 31, 1969) and Josh Gordon are an American filmmaker duo who generally work in the comedy genre. They have directed six feature films together. Their accolades include an Academy Award nomination. Speck and Gordon met while attending the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Their short film ''Culture'' (1997) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. They directed their first feature film, '' Blades of Glory'', in 2007. Their works include the movies '' The Switch'' (2010), '' The Power Inside'' (2013), ''Office Christmas Party'' (2016), and '' Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile'' (2022), and the television shows '' Cavemen'' (2007) and ''Hit-Monkey'' (2021). They have one upcoming film, '' Distant'' (2023). Career Will Speck and Josh Gordon met when they were paired for a group assignment at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. They became friends, and wrote screenplays together in Los Angeles in 1994. Gordon join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Christmas Party
''Office Christmas Party'' is a 2016 American Christmas comedy film directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon and written by Justin Malen and Laura Solon, based on a story by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars an ensemble cast, including Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jillian Bell, Vanessa Bayer, Courtney B. Vance, Rob Corddry, Kate McKinnon, and Jennifer Aniston. The film was released on December 9, 2016, by Paramount Pictures. It grossed $114 million worldwide. Plot Josh Parker, Chief Technology Officer of Zenotek in Chicago, finalizes his divorce and goes to work. The interim CEO Carol Vanstone arrives to notify Josh and branch manager, Clay Vanstone that the company has failed to meet its new quarterly quota. She threatens to lay off 40% of their employees, cut bonuses, and cancel the annual Christmas party. Carol and Clay are siblings having recently lost their father, the former CEO. Clay is desperate to keep his staff and to pay out employee bon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Goffman
Mark Goffman is an American television writer and producer. He currently serves as an executive producer for the Netflix series ''The Umbrella Academy''. Prior to that, Goffman worked as the showrunner and an executive producer for CBS's ''Bull''. Early life Goffman began writing professionally in Brussels, for the magazine ''Commerce in Belgium''. He went on to Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government to receive a masters in public policy. He has written speeches for state and federally elected officials and has consulted to the United States Department of State and the White House. Goffman has a B.A. in Economics and Philosophy from Emory University and served as a Masters Thesis Advisor, Fiction Writing Program, at Johns Hopkins University. Career Goffman began his TV writing career in 2002 as a staff writer on ''The West Wing'', where he wrote for several seasons. In 2006, he joined NBC’s ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', where he was a producer and ran the writers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Carnahan
Joseph Aaron Carnahan (born May 9, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor whose films include ''Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane''; '' Narc''; ''Smokin' Aces''; '' The A-Team''; '' The Grey''; and ''Boss Level''. He also wrote and directed several episodes for the NBC television series '' The Blacklist''. He is the brother of screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan and producer Leah Carnahan. Early life Carnahan was raised in Michigan and Northern California. Carnahan graduated from Fairfield High School in 1987 where he also played football. He attended college at San Francisco State University but later transferred to California State University, Sacramento, and earned his B.A. in Filmography there. *a "CSU Sacramento, B.A. Film Studies (1994)." Carnahan eventually became employed in the Promotional Department of Sacramento's KMAX-TV, producing short films and television spots. *a "...(who started right here at Good Day Sacramento,)." — ¶ 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Hill
''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired its original non-syndicated run from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, and centers on the Hills, an American family in the fictional city of Arlen, Texas, as well as their neighbors, co-workers, relatives, classmates, friends, and acquaintances. Series protagonist, patriarch, and everyman Hank Hill works as assistant manager at Strickland Propane. He lives in a ranch-style house with his wife Peggy, his son Bobby, his niece Luanne, and his pet bloodhound Lady Bird. Hank's neighbors are his longtime friends Bill Dauterive, a divorced, bald, overweight military barber and former high school football star; Dale Gribble, a paranoid, pro-gun, anti-government pest exterminator; and Jeff Boomhauer, a charismatic, soft-spoken, often unintelligible bachelor. The show's realistic approach seeks humor in the conventional and mundane aspects of ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Morrison (director)
Phil Morrison is an American film director best known for the Academy Award-nominated feature film, '' Junebug'' (2005), which was also his debut. In 2006, Morrison directed the "Get a Mac" advertising campaign for Apple Inc. In 2011, he directed an episode of ''Enlightened''. His second film, in 2013, was ''All Is Bright''. In 2019, it was announced that Morrison was to direct ''Satan Is Real'', a biopic about the Louvin Brothers, starring Ethan Hawke and Alessandro Nivola Alessandro Antine Nivola (born June 28, 1972) is an American actor. He has been nominated for a Tony Award and an Independent Spirit Award and has won a Screen Actors Guild Award, a British Independent Film Award (BIFA), and the Best Actor Awa .... References External links * Apple Inc. advertising Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Advertising directors {{US-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junebug (film)
''Junebug'' is a 2005 American comedy-drama film directed by Phil Morrison. Amy Adams received an Academy Award nomination for her supporting role in the film. Plot When art dealer Madeleine ( Embeth Davidtz) travels from Chicago to North Carolina to pursue a local, self-taught painter (Frank Hoyt Taylor) for her outsider art gallery, she takes the opportunity to meet and stay with the family of her new husband George (Alessandro Nivola), who live close by. There is his mother Peg (Celia Weston); his reserved, contemplative father Eugene ( Scott Wilson); and his sullen, resentful, twenty-ish brother Johnny (Ben McKenzie) who, although married, lives at home. He is studying for his high school equivalency certificate while working at Replacements, Ltd. as an order processor. Johnny married his now pregnant wife Ashley (Amy Adams) before either of them finished high school. Relations between Johnny and Ashley are strained, with Ashley believing that a baby will solve their marital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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