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Extended Family (TV Series)
''Extended Family'' is an American television sitcom created by Mike O'Malley that premiered on NBC on December 23, 2023, and concluded on March 26, 2024. It is loosely based on the lives of co-executive producers George Geyer, Emilia Fazzalari and Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck. In May 2024, the series was canceled after one season. Premise Jim and Julia, after an amicable divorce, decide to continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. Navigating the waters of divorce and child-sharing gets more complicated for Jim when Trey, the owner of his favorite sports team, enters the picture and wins Julia's heart. Cast Main *Jon Cryer as Jim Kearney Sr. *Donald Faison as Trey Taylor, Julia's fiancé and owner of the Boston Celtics *Abigail Spencer as Julia Kearney, Jim's ex-wife *Sofia Capanna as Grace Kearney, Jim and Julia's daughter *Finn Sweeney as Jim "Jimmy" Kearney Jr., Jim and Julia's son Recurring *Lenny Clarke as Bobby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a Portmanteau, portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of the league's original eight teams, the Celtics play their home games at TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins. The Celtics are one of the most successful basketball teams in NBA history. The franchise is one of two teams with 17 NBA Championships, the other franchise being the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics currently hold the record for the most recorded wins of any NBA team. The Celtics have a notable rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers, which was heavily highlighted throughout the 1960s and 1980s. During the two teams' many match-ups in the 1980s, the Celtics' star, Larry Bird, and the Lakers' star, Magic Johnson, had an ongoing feud. The franchise has played the Lakers a record 12 times in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Stables
Kelly Stables is an American actress who has appeared on stage, as well as in film and television. She is known for her television roles, such as Melissa on ''Two and a Half Men'', Eden Konkler on '' The Exes'', and Kelly on '' Superstore''. Personal life Stables graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, earning a bachelor's degree in Communication with an emphasis in Television and Theatre Performance minor. While at the University of Missouri she was a member of Delta Gamma. By March 2005, corresponding with the release of ''The Ring Two'' in theaters, she married Kurt Patino. They have two sons together, born in 2012 and 2015. Her first pregnancy was written into the second season of her TV show, '' The Exes''. Career Stables has acted in a number of plays. Her two largest theatrical roles were in the Thousand Oaks Civic Light Opera's production of ''Peter Pan'' as Wendy, and in ''Sleeping Beauty'' as the title character. She has also played several other stage r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Lenehan
Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s. She is best known for Audrey in ''Grace Under Fire'' (1993-1998), Kay Hickey in ''My Name Is Earl'' (2005-2008), and Angela in '' Worst Week'' (2008-2009). Early life and education Lenehan was born in Long Island, New York. She attended Yankton College in Yankton, South Dakota. Career She co-starred on the short-lived sitcom '' Worst Week''. She also co-starred as Sandy Kelly, the matriarch in the sitcom '' Married to the Kellys'', and had a recurring role on ''My Name Is Earl'' as Earl and Randy's mother, Kay Hickey. She has appeared in featured, recurring and guest roles in many television shows and television movies, and feature films, including ''Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''Judging Amy'', ''Gilmore Girls'', '' Caroline in the City'', '' Dharma & Greg'', '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''3rd Rock fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Parnell (actor)
Charles Parnell (born October 26, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for being the second actor to portray Police Chief Derek Frye on ''All My Children'', the role of Master Chief Russ Jeter on the TNT show '' The Last Ship'', and the role of Solomon "Warlock" Bates in '' Top Gun: Maverick''. Parnell took over the role of Frye on ''All My Children'', previously played by actor William Christian. He joined the cast of the show on September 8, 2005, and made his final appearance on September 24, 2007. Parnell also provides the voice of Jefferson Twilight on Cartoon Network's ''The Venture Bros.'' Career Before taking the role of Derek Frye, Parnell played Achilles in ''Iphigeneia at Aulis'', a play by Euripides translated and adapted by Kenneth Cavander at the Yale Repertory Theater in New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Turturro
Nicholas Turturro Jr. (born January 29, 1962) is an American actor, known for his roles in New York City based films and on the television series '' Blue Bloods'' and '' NYPD Blue''. He has collaborated with director Spike Lee since the late 1980s, starting with voice work for ''Do the Right Thing'', and playing a supporting role in '' BlacKkKlansman''. Nicholas is the younger brother of John Turturro and the cousin of Aida Turturro. Early life Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York. His mother, Katherine Florence (Incerella), was an amateur jazz singer, who worked in a Navy yard during World War II, and was born in the U.S., to Italian parents, with roots in Sicily.Stated on '' Finding Your Roots'', October 31, 2017 His father, Nicholas Turturro Sr., was a carpenter and shoemaker who emigrated from Giovinazzo, Apulia, Italy, at the age of six and later fought as a US Navy serviceman on D-Day. In 1983, Turturro, then a struggling actor, was employed as a doorman for the Manh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iqbal Theba
Iqbal Theba (pronounced ; born December 20, 1963) is a Pakistani actor. Theba is best known for his recurring role as Principal Figgins in the show '' Glee''. Early life Theba was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He belongs to the Theba clan, a Gujarati-speaking group originating from Sindh. Theba attended the University of Oklahoma for civil engineering in 1981, but dropped out to pursue an acting career in New York. He has a BS degree in Construction Engineering Management. Theba returned to the University of Oklahoma in 1986 to get a theater degree. He moved to Los Angeles, California upon graduating. Career Theba experienced an early career break with a role on the NBC television pilot ''Death and Taxes''. While the pilot was not picked up to series, it led to a recurring role for Theba on '' The George Carlin Show''. Theba also had brief recurring roles on '' Married... with Children'' and '' ER''. He had a recurring role in ABC/ CBS comedy sitcom '' Family Matters''. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rico E
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO was enacted by section 901(a) of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 () and is codified at as . G. Robert Blakey, an adviser to the United States Senate Government Operations Committee, drafted the law under the close supervision of the committee's chairman, Senator John Little McClellan. It was enacted as Title IX of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, and signed into law by US President Richard M. Nixon. While its original use in the 1970s was to prosecute the Mafia as well as others who were actively engaged in organized crime, its later application has been more widespread. Beginning in 1972, thirty-three states adopted state RICO laws to be able to prosecute similar conduct. Summary Under RICO, a person who has committed "at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal McDonough
Neal McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' (2001), Deputy District Attorney David McNorris on ''Boomtown'' (2002–2003), Tin Man in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries '' Tin Man'', and a main cast role as Dave Williams in Season 5 of ''Desperate Housewives'' (2008–2009). He has also appeared in films such as '' Star Trek: First Contact'', '' Minority Report'', '' Walking Tall'', and as Dum Dum Dugan in various Marvel Cinematic Universe films and TV series. In the DC Arrowverse, he has appeared as Damien Darhk in the TV series ''Arrow'', ''Legends of Tomorrow'', and '' The Flash''. He had a major role in '' Suits'' for several seasons (2014–2019) and played Malcolm Beck on ''Yellowstone'' (2019). Early life and education McDonough was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, on February 13, 1966, the son of Catherine (''née'' Bushe) and Frank McDonough, mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Ash
Erica Chantal Ash (born September 19, 1977) is an American actress, comedian, singer and model. She was a cast member on the sketch comedy programs ''Mad TV, MADtv'' and ''The Big Gay Sketch Show'', and she later starred in the Starz sitcom ''Survivor's Remorse''. Early life Ash was born in Florida to Donald and Diann Ash. Her parents were both in the military, leading the family to relocate often, moving to Germany and other parts of the world. She attended a performing-arts school in Atlanta, Georgia, during her youth. Ash planned on becoming a doctor, graduating from Emory University, in Atlanta with a degree in pre-medicine, and prepared to attend medical school. However, after a trip to Japan, where she became a backup singer and a runway model, Ash decided to pursue a career in entertainment. Career ''The Big Gay Sketch Show'' In February 2006, Ash landed multiple job opportunities in Broadway shows like ''The Lion King (musical), The Lion King'' and a two-week jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Gardell
William Gardell Jr. (born August 20, 1969) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Gardell played Chicago police officer Mike Biggs on ''Mike & Molly.'' He also had a recurring role as Billy Colivida on ''Yes, Dear'' and appeared in a dozen episodes of ''My Name Is Earl'' as a police officer. Gardell voiced Santa in '' Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas'', as well as starring on ''Sullivan & Son'' in the recurring role of Lyle Winkler. Since 2019, Gardell has played Bob Wheeler in the CBS sitcom series '' Bob Hearts Abishola''. Early life Born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, Gardell attended Winter Park High School in Orange County, Florida, during 1985. As a child, he moved to Florida with his mother and younger siblings after his parents divorced. After that, he only visited Pennsylvania in the summers. He has said living in Florida was a positive experience. At the age of 15, he started working at a department store warehouse in the receiving area where he would unload trucks and st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Stephen McKinley Henderson (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor and director. Henderson trained at Juilliard School for acting and later became a resident member of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis from 1976 to 1981. He came to prominence as a character actor often performing the plays of August Wilson. He's received nominations for a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. ''Vulture'' Magazine named Henderson as one of "The 32 Greatest Character Actors Working Today". Henderson made his Broadway debut in Wilson's '' King Hedley II'' in 2001. He later earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Wilson's '' Fences'' in 2010. He has since starred in ''A Raisin in the Sun'' in 2014, and ''Between Riverside and Crazy'' in 2022. He made his film debut in the 1979 film ''A Pleasure Doing Business''. He has since appeared in '' Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'' (2011), '' Lincoln'' (2012), '' Fences'' (2015), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
