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Double Whammy (film)
''Double Whammy'' is a 2001 comedy/drama film written and directed by Tom DiCillo and starring Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley and Steve Buscemi. Although intended to be released in theaters, it was ultimately distributed direct-to-video. Plot Ray Pluto has horrid memories of watching his wife and child die in a traffic accident. He's also a cop who's the laughingstock of New York City because his back failed while he was trying to stop a mass murderer — who was then shot by a child. For his back, he gets help from a chiropractor. Meanwhile, a teenager hires thugs to kill her father, who's the super in Ray's apartment building. In the same building, two young men are writing a movie script. Ray tries to get past his grief to solve the assault on the super and also return the affections of the chiropractor. Cast * Denis Leary as Detective Ray Pluto, a police detective suffering from back problems. * Elizabeth Hurley as Dr. Ann Beamer, Pluto's chiropractor. * Steve Buscemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom DiCillo
Thomas A. DiCillo (born August 14, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Early life He was born in Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina. His father was Italian and his mother was from New England. He studied creative writing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia and went on to study filmmaking at New York University's Film School alongside Jim Jarmusch, Howard Brookner, Sara Driver and Spike Lee. Subsequently, he worked as an actor, then cinematographer, before making his own films. Career For his first film, '' Johnny Suede'' (1991), DiCillo cast the then-unknown Brad Pitt and Catherine Keener in what would be their first starring roles. It received a nomination for a Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. For his second film, ''Living in Oblivion'', DiCillo received acclaim for his satire of independent film-making. This 1995 black comedy, itself a low-budget independent film, features Steve Buscemi as a director driven to near-ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Officer
A police officer (also called a policeman and, less commonly, a policewoman) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the rank "officer" is legally reserved for military personnel. Police officers are generally charged with the apprehension of suspects and the prevention, detection, and reporting of crime, protection and assistance of the general public, and the maintenance of public order. Police officers may be sworn to an oath, and have the power to arrest people and detain them for a limited time, along with other duties and powers. Some officers are trained in special duties, such as counter-terrorism, surveillance, child protection, VIP protection, civil law enforcement, and investigation techniques into major crime including fraud, rape, murder, and drug trafficking. Although many police officers wear a corresponding uniform, some police of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film '' Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caprice Benedetti
Caprice Stella Benedetti (born August 1, 1965) is an American actress. She is best known for her role in the 2000 science fiction movie '' Timequest'' in which she played Jacqueline Kennedy. She also appeared as Maria Owens, the matriarch of the Owens clan, in the 1998 romantic fantasy film ''Practical Magic''. Life and career She went to Saint Benedict's school in Seattle, Washington during her elementary years. She attended Blanchet High School in Seattle. She was "discovered" at the Northgate Mall. Caprice played a brief supporting role in '' Charmed'' as the Angel of Light Guardian of the Hollow in the Season 4 Season 4 may refer to: * "Season 4" (''30 Rock'' episode), an episode of ''30 Rock'' See also * * Season One (other) Season One may refer to: Albums * ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004 * ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughte ... episode " Charmed and Dangerous", and appeared in '' Slow Burn''. Filmography References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Wilkins
Sharon Wilkins is an American actress. Wilkins is from Newburgh, New York, and makes her home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York. She has had a number of roles on Broadway and in film and does some commercial work. Career Wilkins appeared in the national tour of '' Xanadu''. She has appeared in three Broadway musicals, first '' Life'' in 1997, followed by ''Seussical'' in 2000 and ''All Shook Up'' in 2005. Since 2005, she has been focusing mostly on television and film work appearing in shows including '' Law and Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''30 Rock'' and '' Rescue Me'' and such films as ''National Treasure'' (2004) and '' We Own the Night'' (2007). She is active in Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is an American nonprofit organization that raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States, headquartered in New York City. It is the theatre community's response to the HIV/AIDS epide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Jessy Raphael
Sally Lowenthal (born February 25, 1935), better known as Sally Jessy Raphael, is an American former tabloid talk show host known for her program '' Sally'' (originally called ''The Sally Jessy Raphael Show''). Early life and education Lowenthal was born in February 25, 1935 in Easton, Pennsylvania. She attended and graduated from Easton Area High School in Easton. She also spent time in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where her father, Jesse Lowenthal, was in the rum exporting business and her mother, Zelda Lowenthal (aka Dede Lowry), ran an art gallery. She has a younger brother, Steven Lowenthal. She spent some of her teenage years in Scarsdale, New York, where one of her first media jobs was at the local AM radio station, WFAS. The station had a program by and for junior high school students and Raphael read the news. She attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan. Raphael studied acting under the tutelage of Sanfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Bamman
Gerald G. Bamman (born September 18, 1941) is an Americans, American actor and playwright. He is best known for playing Uncle Frank in the films ''Home Alone'' (1990) and ''Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992), and has also guest starred in several television series. Early and personal life Bamman was born on September 18, 1941 in Independence, Kansas, Independence, Kansas, the son of Mary M. (née Farrell) and Harry W. Bamman. He studied at St. Francis de Sales School (Toledo, Ohio), St. Francis de Sales School and later graduated from New York University with a Master of Fine Arts, MFA degree. Bamman was married to director Emily Mann (director), Emily Mann on August 12, 1981, but is now divorced from her. They have one son, Nicholas, born in 1983. Career Bamman appeared in the Michael J. Fox film ''The Secret of My Success (1987 film), The Secret of My Success'' (1987) and also appeared with Fran Brill and Alyssa Milano in ''Old Enough'' (1984). He had a minor role in ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Boggs
William Boggs III (born July 11, 1941) is an American television host and journalist. Biography Boggs was born in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA. He earned a master's degree from the university's Annenberg School for Communication. He was a celebrity correspondent for the syndicated ''My Generation'' television show airing on PBS, featuring interviews inspired by his 2007 HarperCollins book, ''Got What it Takes?: Successful People Reveal How They Made It to the Top''. The book includes interviews with Renée Zellweger, Donald Trump, Sir Richard Branson, Clive Davis, Joe Torre, and others. Based on material in his book, Boggs serves as a motivational speaker for Vistage International, world's largest CEO organization. He published a novel, ''At First Sight'', with Grosset and Dunlap publishers. That novel and his one-man show about his TV career, ''Talk Show Confidential'', were optioned by Zellweger for a screenplay inspired by his life. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Sanchez
Otto Sanchez is an American actor best known for playing Carmen Guerra in the HBO prison drama '' Oz''. He also played the role of Otto in the short-lived drama ''Kidnapped''. He appeared as a supporting character in ''Bad Boys II''. He played the lead role of Paul in the film ''Push'' which won awards at The Long Island Film Festival. He has also been seen in NBC's ''Law & Order'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''Third Watch'', ''100 Centre Street'', ''Burn Notice'' and most recently '' Blue Bloods''. Early life Sanchez, a native New Yorker, was raised by his mother, Violeta Zoila Carbajal, in Jackson Heights, Queens. He was the youngest of 2 boys and 2 girls. Otto's passion for painting was his first connection into the arts. After pursuing Advertising Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, 1987 to 1989, then fine arts at the Columbus College of Art and Design, in Columbus, Ohio, on a scholarship, his pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Compte
Maurice Compte (; born in 1969) is an American actor known for his roles as Gaff in ''Breaking Bad'', Santiago "Big Evil" Flores in '' End of Watch'', and as Colonel Carrillo in ''Narcos''. Early life Born and raised in New Orleans, Compte is the son of Cuban migrants. Career Compte has been active as an actor since 1996. He first appeared in series such as ''Chicago Hope'' and '' Pacific Blue''. This was followed by minor roles in movies like '' Before Night Falls'' and '' Double Whammy''. Compte's first recurring role was as Charlie Gutierrez in the series '' E-Ring'' from 2005. Other guest appearances as in ''Monk'' and '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' followed. In 2011 he portrayed cartel member Gaff in the hit television series ''Breaking Bad''. A year later, he was seen in ''End of Watch''. Other roles in series such as '' Bones'' followed, before playing the role of Danny Ortiz in 2014 alongside Liam Neeson in the movie '' A Walk Among the Tombstones''. In 2015, he gained more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Nobbs
Keith Nobbs (born April 9, 1979) is an American stage, television, and film actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Joey "Ice Cream" in the TV series '' The Black Donnellys''. Life and career A graduate of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Nobbs began working in professional theater in the 1998 production of ''Stupid Kids'', directed by Michael Mayer. His Broadway debut was in the Roundabout Theatre Company production of ''The Lion In Winter'' starring Laurence Fishburne and Stockard Channing, also directed by Mayer. Other notable New York stage appearances include ''Hope Is the Thing With Feathers'' (Drama Dept.), ''Fuddy Meers'' ( Manhattan Theatre Club), '' Free to Be... You and Me'' (The Drama Dept.), '' Dublin Carol'' ( Atlantic Theater Company), '' The Hasty Heart'' (Keen Company), and the world premiere of David Mamet's '' Romance'' ( Atlantic Theater Company) . For his performance in ''Four'' ( Manhattan Theatre Club) Nobbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Noth
Christopher David Noth ( ; born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on ''Law & Order'' (1990–95), Big on ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), and Peter Florrick on ''The Good Wife'' (2009–16). Noth reprised his role of Mike Logan on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2005–08), and reprised his role of Big in the films ''Sex and the City'' (2008) and ''Sex and the City 2'' (2010). He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television for ''Sex and the City'' in 1999 and for ''The Good Wife'' in 2010. Noth starred in the first two seasons of the 2021 revival of ''The Equalizer'', on CBS, and appeared in '' And Just Like That...'', the revival of ''Sex and the City''. Early life Noth was born November 13, 1954, in Madison, Wisconsin, the youngest of three boys, to news reporter Jeanne Parr (1924–2016). Parr was one of the first female correspondents for CBS News, and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
