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Family Matters Season 1
The first season of the sitcom ''Family Matters'' originally aired on ABC from September 22, 1989 to April 27, 1990. Premise In the first season, following the death of her husband, Robert, Rachel moves in to the Winslow household with her son, Richie. The house is occupied by Carl, Rachel's brother-in-law, Harriette, Rachel's sister, Estelle, Carl's mother, Edward (Eddie), Laura and Judy. The first appearance of Steve Urkel is in episode four (syndication only). In episode 12, it is revealed to the audience that he's in love with Laura. Main cast * Reginald VelJohnson as Carl Winslow * Jo Marie Payton as Harriette Winslow * Rosetta LeNoire as Estelle Winslow * Darius McCrary as Eddie Winslow * Kellie Shanygne Williams as Laura Winslow * Valerie Jones (this pilot only) and Jaimee Foxworth as Judy Winslow * Joseph and Julius Wright as Richie Crawford * Telma Hopkins as Rachel Crawford Recurring cast * Jaleel White as Steve Urkel (Credited as "Guest Starring": episodes 12-17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald VelJohnson
Reginald VelJohnson (born Reginald Johnson; August 16, 1952) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying police officers on screen, such as Sergeant Al Powell in the ''Die Hard'' franchise (1988–2008) and Carl Winslow in the television sitcom ''Family Matters'' (1989–1998)''.'' Early life VelJohnson was born Reginald Johnson in New York City, in the borough of Queens. His mother Eva was a nurse’s aide, while his father Dan was a hospital attendant. His father left the family, which included Reginald's brother Barry, when Johnson was 13 years old. Their mother subsequently married John Reilly, and Johnson attended Benjamin N. Cardozo High School. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater from New York University, where he had a chance to work with Joseph Papp's ''Black/Hispanic Shakespeare Company'', in which Morgan Freeman and CCH Pounder were among his fellow actors. Early in his acting career, he changed his name from Reginald Johnson to Reginald VelJ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Today
''USA Today'' (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth in 1980 and launched on September 14, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in New York City. Its newspaper is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. The paper's dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional, and national newspapers worldwide through its use of concise reports, colorized images, informational graphics, and inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features. As of 2023, ''USA Today'' has the fifth largest print circulation in the United States, with 132,640 print subscribers. It has two million digital subscribers, the fourth-largest online circulation of any U.S. newspaper. ''USA Today'' is distributed in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, and an international edition is distributed in Asia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Family Matters Episodes
''Family Matters'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC for eight seasons from September 22, 1989, to May 9, 1997, then moved to CBS for its ninth and final season from September 19, 1997, to July 17, 1998. A total of 215 episodes were produced, spanning nine seasons. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1989–90) Season 2 (1990–91) Season 3 (1991–92) Season 4 (1992–93) Season 5 (1993–94) Season 6 (1994–95) Season 7 (1995–96) Season 8 (1996–97) Season 9 (1997–98) References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Family Matters Episodes Episodes may refer to: * Episode, a part of a dramatic work * Episodes (TV series), ''Episodes'' (TV series), a British/American television sitcom which premiered in 2011 * Episodes (journal), ''Episodes'' (journal), a geological science journal ... Lists of American sitcom episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Redmond
Markus William Redmond (born February 5, 1971) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. Career In 2016, Redmond directed and starred in the independent film ''The 6th Degree'', a psychological thriller he wrote and co-produced. The cast included Redmond, Mackenzie Astin, and Turkish actress Fadik Atasoy. The film was released on Amazon Prime. In 2017, Redmond wrote and directed the comedy horror short film ''Allen + Millie: A Short Romance,'' starring Brooke Lewis and Courtney Gains. The short film received awards from the Los Angeles Film Awards and the Sicily International Film Festival. Screenwriting In 2000, Redmond and Ivy Williams sold their college thriller, ''I Would Die for You,'' to Columbia Pictures, although the film was not produced. In 2007, Redmond wrote and starred in the independent film '' If I Had Known I Was a Genius''. The cast included Whoopi Goldberg, Sharon Stone, Keith David, and Tara Reid. The film premiered on January 23, 2007, at the Sund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Correll
Richard Thomas Correll (born May 14, 1948) is an American television actor, director, writer, and producer. After working as an actor during his childhood and teenage years, he transitioned to directing in the 1990s, and he has gone on to direct episodes for series such as ''That's So Raven'', ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'', ''Hannah Montana'', ''Cory in the House'', ''The Suite Life on Deck'', '' I'm in the Band'', '' How to Rock'', '' A.N.T. Farm'', '' Jessie'', ''Austin & Ally'', '' Liv and Maddie'', '' K.C. Undercover'', ''Bunk'd'', and ''Raven's Home''. Correll also co-created ''Hannah Montana'', alongside Michael Poryes and Barry O'Brien. Early life Born in Los Angeles County, California, Correll is the son of Charles Correll, who starred as Andy Brown on the radio program ''Amos 'n' Andy''. He is the brother of Barbara Correll, Dottie Correll and Charles Correll Jr., who worked on ''Animal House'' as cinematographer and directed episodes of ''Without a Trace''; '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Glass
Ronald Earle Glass (July 10, 1945 – November 25, 2016) was an American actor. He was known for his roles as literary Det. Ron Harris in the television sitcom ''Barney Miller'' (1975–1982), and as the spiritual shepherd, Shepherd Book, in the science fiction series ''Firefly'' (2002) and its sequel film '' Serenity'' (2005). Early life Glass was born in Evansville, Indiana, the son of Lethia and Crump Glass. After graduating from St. Francis Seminary in 1964, Glass attended the University of Evansville, where he received a Bachelor of Arts, double majoring in drama and literature. Years later, the university awarded him its Medal of Honor. Glass said in 2007 he knew while he was in college that he wanted to act. With a teacher's encouragement, he performed in a play and went on to an acting career. Career Glass made his stage debut at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before moving to Hollywood. His earliest TV appearances include episodes of '' Sanford and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Baldwin (director)
Peter DuBois Baldwin (January 11, 1931 – November 19, 2017) was an American actor and director of film and television. Biography Baldwin started his career as an actor, employed as a contract player at Paramount Studios. He played Johnson in the film '' Stalag 17'' and Lieutenant Walker in '' Little Boy Lost'', both made in 1953. In 1962 he played the role of murderer Tony Benson in the '' Perry Mason'' episode, "The Case of the Melancholy Marksman", and appeared in the 1970 Italian thriller '' The Weekend Murders''. Baldwin eventually became a television director with an extensive résumé. As well as directing many of the episodes of ABC's hit situation comedy ''The Brady Bunch'', he also directed episodes of other ABC hit sitcoms, ''The Partridge Family'', from 1970 to 1971 and '' Benson'', from 1979 to 1980. He was among the directors of episodes of the 1973 NBC sitcom ''Needles and Pins'' and of the 1985-1986 CBS sitcom '' Foley Square'', and also helped dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Brown
Olivia Brown (born ) is an American actress, best known for her role as detective Trudy Joplin in the NBC crime drama series ''Miami Vice'' (1984–1989). Life and career Brown was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, and raised in Sacramento, California. After graduating from C.K. McClatchy High School, she got a scholarship to Parsons School of Design in New York. However she didn't want to leave her family on the opposite side of the country, so she enrolled at Sacramento City College followed by Sacramento State College. Brown made her big screen debut appearing in an supporting role in the 1982 action comedy film '' 48 Hrs.'' She later appeared in '' Streets of Fire'' (1984), ''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), ''Identity Crisis'' (1989), ''Man's Best Friend'' (1993) and '' All Tied Up'' (1994). From 1984 to 1989, she starred as Detective Trudy Joplin in the NBC crime drama series ''Miami Vice''. Brown guest-starred on ''T.J. Hooker'', ''The Love Boat'', '' Family Matters' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the " splatter" subgenre of horror films. He is often called the "Godfather of Gore" (a title also given to Lucio Fulci), though his film career included works in a range of exploitation film genres including juvenile delinquent films, nudie-cuties, two children's films and at least one rural comedy. On Lewis' career, AllMovie wrote, "With his better-known gore films, Herschell Gordon Lewis was a pioneer, going further than anyone else dared, probing the depths of disgust and discomfort onscreen with more bad taste and imagination than anyone of his era." Early life Herschell Gordon Lewis was born in 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Geraldine (Waldman) and Emmanuel. His father died when Lewis was six years old; his mother never remarried. Lewis's family then moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he spent the majority of his adolescence. After graduating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Eells O'Connell
Pamela Eells O'Connell (born August 29, 1956) is an American television producer and writer. Her credits include '' Charles in Charge'', '' Family Matters'', '' Mad About You'', ''The Nanny'', '' Brotherly Love'', '' Married... with Children'', '' Rude Awakening'', ''Ellen'', ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'', ''The Suite Life on Deck'', '' Jessie'', '' Bunk'd'', '' Oye Jassie'' and '' Team Kaylie'', on Netflix. She was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...s for her work on ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'', as a part of the producing and writing team. In the first few years of her career she worked with fellow producer and writer Sally Lapiduss until 1995. In 2010, O'Connell formed the production company Bon Mot Productions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Lapiduss
Sally Lapiduss (born c. 1956) is an American television producer and writer. Her credits include ''Charles in Charge'', ''Family Matters'', ''Mad About You'', ''Ellen'', ''The Nanny'', ''Caroline in the City'', ''Farscape'', ''Titus'', ''The Tracy Morgan Show'' and ''Hannah Montana''. She was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for her work on the latter series, as a part of the producing and writing team. She is the sister of fellow producer and writer Maxine Lapiduss. Both sisters are openly lesbian. In the first few years of her career she worked with Pamela Eells O'Connell until 1995. Lapiduss is a 1974 graduate of Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh and worked at the Pittsburgh Public Theater in the late 1970s when she was "discovered" by Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress whose Katharine Hepburn on screen and stage, career as a Golden Age of Hollywood, Hollywood leading lady spanned six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowab
John Bowab (born December 22, 1933) is an American theatre director and television director. Early life Bowab was born to a Syrian immigrant family, and grew up in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Career Bowab began his career in theatre, directing a number of stage productions, such as ''Mame'' (1983), '' The Night of the Hunter'' (2003), and most recently ''70, Girls, 70'' (2010). by Lee Melville, September 20, 2010 of ''LA Stage Times''.com In the late 1970s, he moved on to television, amassing a number of directing credits. Some of these include '''', '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
