Family Switch
''Family Switch'' is a 2023 American fantasy comedy film directed by McG, written by Adam Sztykiel and Victoria Strouse, and starring Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms. The film is based on the 2010 children's book ''Bedtime for Mommy'' by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. It was released by Netflix on November 30, 2023, and received negative reviews from critics. The film has a plot about body swapping, involving multiple members of the same family. Plot In Los Angeles, the Walker family: the working couple Jess and Bill, along with their three kids CC, Wyatt and Miles, are a divided family: the parents and the children routinely find themselves at odds, primarily due to their respective outlooks towards life. With Christmas approaching, the convivial parents vainly attempt to draw the emotionally-distant children to spend more time together than individually. During an excursion to the Griffith Observatory to witness a rare planetary alignment, the fissures between the family erupt - with J ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lawrence Grey (producer)
Lawrence Grey is a Canadian-American film and television producer. Grey launched his production company Grey Matter Productions in 2013. Grey Matter’s first film, ''Lights Out'', was released by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema on July 22, 2016. Career Early career Grey launched his producing career as a studio executive, serving as Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Production for Mandate Pictures from 2009–2011 and Senior Vice President of Production at Universal Pictures from 2006‑2009. From 2000 to 2006, Grey was an executive at Fox Searchlight Pictures. During his time there, Grey found the script for '' Juno'', which he packaged with director Jason Reitman and oversaw through production. While at Searchlight, Grey also oversaw the acquisition and production of the action-fantasy films ''Night Watch'' and '' Day Watch'' from Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov, who went on to direct '' Wanted''. He developed '' Diary of a Mad Black Woman'', Tyler Perry' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Griffith Observatory
Griffith Observatory is an observatory in Los Angeles, California on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park. It commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin including Downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. The observatory is a popular tourist attraction with a close view of the Hollywood Sign and an extensive array of space and science-related displays. It is named after its benefactor, Griffith J. Griffith. Admission has been free since the observatory's opening in 1935, in accordance with the benefactor's will. Over 7 million people have been able to view through the 12-inch (30.5 cm) Zeiss refractor since the observatory's 1935 opening; this is the most people to have viewed through any telescope. History On December 16, 1896, of land surrounding the observatory was donated to the City of Los Angeles by Griffith J. Griffith. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo ( ; born June 13, 1970) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter of the rock band Weezer. Cuomo was raised in a number of Buddhist communities in the Northeast U.S. until the age of 10, when his family settled in Central Connecticut. He attended a number of public schools before moving to Los Angeles at age 18. Cuomo played in several bands in Connecticut and California before forming Weezer in 1992. Following the success of Weezer's self-titled debut album and the following tour, Cuomo spent time away from music. Convalescing after leg surgery, he enrolled at Harvard University, but dropped out to record Weezer's second album, ''Pinkerton'' (1996); he would later graduate from Harvard in 2006. Though ''Pinkerton'' was initially a commercial and critical failure and forced Cuomo to write more pop-based material, it is now frequently cited among the best albums of the 1990s and has been certified platinum. Cuomo has rele ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Howie Mandel
Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian-American comedian, television personality, actor, and producer. Mandel voiced the character Gizmo in the 1984 film '' Gremlins'' and the 1990 sequel '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch''. In 1987, Mandel starred alongside Amy Steel in the comedy film '' Walk Like a Man''. From 1982 to 1988, Mandel played the rowdy ER intern Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the NBC medical drama ''St. Elsewhere''. He also created, voiced and starred in the FOX children's cartoon '' Bobby's World''. Additionally, he has been a judge on NBC's ''America's Got Talent'' since 2010, and Citytv's '' Canada's Got Talent'' since 2022. He hosted the American NBC and later CNBC game show '' Deal or No Deal'', as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. In 2022, he began hosting the first season of Netflix's ''Bullsh*t the Game Show''. Early life and education Mandel was born and raised in the Willowdale area of North York, Ontario. He is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dan Finnerty
Dan Finnerty (born January 22, 1970) is an American actor and singer. Early life Finnerty was born in Rochester, New York, and grew up in the small town of Bath, New York. He attended Emerson College in Boston. He was a member of the hit off-Broadway show ''Stomp'' in New York City. Career He is the lead singer of the cult hit comedy group he created called The Dan Band, which ''Entertainment Weekly'' dubbed "the hottest ticket in Hollywood." The live show was filmed in Los Angeles as a one-hour concert special '' Dan Finnerty & The Dan Band: I Am Woman'' on the Bravo channel, directed by McG and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Finnerty gained fame for his hilariously foul-mouthed rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as the wedding singer at Will Ferrell's wedding in the movie '' Old School'', directed by Todd Phillips. Phillips continued to feature Dan, as the sleazy bat-mitzvah singer in '' Starsky & Hutch'' and again as the irreverent wedding singer in ''The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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King Bach
Andrew Byron Bachelor (born June 26, 1988), also known as King Bach is a Canadian-American Internet personality and actor who rose to fame on the now-defunct video sharing service Vine, where he had 16.2 million followers, making him the most followed user on the platform. Bachelor ventured into acting, first receiving recognition for starring on the Adult Swim series ''Black Jesus'' (2014–2015). He rose to mainstream prominence for his roles in the comedy films '' Meet the Blacks'' and '' Fifty Shades of Black'' (both 2016), the teen romance films ''When We First Met'' and ''To All the Boys I've Loved Before'' (both 2018), the horror comedy films ''The Babysitter'' (2017) and '' The Babysitter: Killer Queen'' (2020), and the disaster film ''Greenland'' (2020). Bachelor also has a TikTok account with 27.8 million followersTiktok.com and runs a YouTube channel with over 2.4 million followers. Early life and education Bachelor was born in the neighbourhood of Rexdale in T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ned Bellamy
Ned Bellamy (born May 7, 1957) is an American actor. Early life and education Bellamy was educated at UCLA. His brother, Mark Bellamy, was the United States Ambassador to Kenya from 2003 until 2006. Career After graduating from UCLA, Bellamy founded the Los Angeles-based theater company The Actors' Gang with fellow actor Tim Robbins. Bellamy has appeared in numerous films and television series, including '' Scrubs'', '' Treme'', '' 24'', '' Chicago P.D.'', '' Justified'', ''Criminal Minds'', '' Gotham'', and '' Paradise City''. He portrayed the Reverend Lester Coggins in the first season of the CBS adaptation of Stephen King's ''Under the Dome''. Bellamy became a fan-favorite on an episode of ''Seinfeld'', portraying Eddie, Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ army veteran co-writer in " The Fatigues". His television career began with another veteran — Paul, an American-born German soldier, in the final season of ''The Waltons''. Bellamy played Wilson in Quentin Tarantino’s seventh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fortune Feimster
Emily Fortune Feimster (; born July 1, 1980) is an American writer, comedian, and actress. Having made her television debut on NBC's ''Last Comic Standing'' in 2010, Feimster starred as Colette on ''The Mindy Project'' (2015–2017). In July 2019, she began hosting ''What a Joke with Papa and Fortune'' with Tom Papa, interviewing comedians and celebrities, the first live programming on the Sirius XM channel Netflix is a Joke. Feimster played Heather in '' The L Word: Generation Q'', a reboot of ''The L Word''. Early life Feimster was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Mike and Ginger Feimster; the youngest of three, with two older brothers, Price and Jay. Fortune is her maternal great-grandmother's maiden name. Growing up in Belmont, North Carolina, she attended Belmont Central Elementary School and Belmont Junior High, subsequently graduating from South Point High School in 1998. That same year, she was presented to society at the Gastonia Debutante Ball. At South Point ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Helen Hong
Helen Hong ( ko, 헬렌 홍; born July 7, 1985) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, director, and producer. She has appeared in such works as '' Jane the Virgin'', ''Parks and Recreation'', and the Coen Brothers' ''Inside Llewyn Davis''. She has a regular spot on NPR's '' Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'' and hosts a trivia podcast called ''Go Fact Yourself''. She formerly hosted the podcast ''Little Ethnic Girls''. She has a recurring role on Nickelodeon's '' The Thundermans'' and had a recurring role as Mrs. Song in Starz's '' Blunt Talk''. Hong is known for her comedic '' NowThis'' videos. Early life Hong's parents are immigrants to New York City from Korea. She was raised on the East Coast but spent some time in Korea as well. Hong attended high school at Tottenville High School in Staten Island, New York and North Andover High School in North Andover, Massachusetts and attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts. Career Hong was not a stand ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paul Scheer
Paul Christian Scheer (born January 31, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster. Scheer is a SAG award-winning actor known for his roles in Showtime's comedy series ''Black Monday'' and FX/ FXX's ''The League.'' Scheer co-created and starred in MTV's '' Human Giant'' and Adult Swim's series '' NTSF:SD:SUV::''. He has had recurring roles on ABC's ''Fresh Off the Boat'' and HBO's ''Veep''. He co-hosts the award-winning film discussion podcast '' How Did This Get Made?'' alongside his wife, June Diane Raphael, and '' Unspooled'', with film critic Amy Nicholson. Early life and education Scheer was born in Huntington, New York, to Gail Ann (Decarlo) and William Paul Scheer. Scheer attended Catholic schools during his childhood and graduated from St. Anthony's High School. Scheer began performing in high school with Chicago City Limits, a New York-based short-form improv group. He later attended New York University, where he majored in co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bashir Salahuddin
Bashir Salahuddin (born July 6, 1976) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. Early life and education Salahuddin was born and raised in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. His father is originally from Panama and had moved to Chicago with his family when he was a child. His mother grew up on the West Side of Chicago. They met when they both were students at Southern Illinois University and converted to Islam in the early 1970s. His parents divorced in the early 2000s. Salahuddin grew up with three brothers and two sisters and has two younger siblings from his father's second marriage. Salahuddin's father worked as an airplane mechanic for Midway Airlines at Chicago Midway International Airport. As family members of an airline employee, the family was able to fly on many stand-by trips across the U.S. He credits his father with instilling in him what he refers to as the "immigrant work ethic". Salahuddin was a pre-medical student at Harvard University, graduating in 199 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Xosha Roquemore
Xosha Kai Roquemore ( ; born December 11, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jo Ann in '' Precious'' and Tamra in ''The Mindy Project''. Early life and education Roquemore was born in 1984 in Los Angeles, and is named after the Xhosa people of South Africa. She started acting when she joined The Amazing Grace Conservatory, in ninth grade. After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and graduated from the Tisch program at New York University. Career Roquemore starred in her first major film as Jo Ann in '' Precious''. In 2013, she was cast in a recurring role on '' Kirstie'', based on her work in the series pilot. Her role, however, was recast after she was added as a series regular to ''The Mindy Project ''The Mindy Project'' is an American romantic comedy television series created by and starring Mindy Kaling that began airing on Fox in September 2012 and finished its run of six seasons on Hulu in November 2017. The series was co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |