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Finding Joy (TV Series)
Finding Joy, In Search of Happiness or Searching for Happiness may refer to: Drama * ''В поисках радости'' ("Finding Joy"/"Searching for Happiness") is a 1957 play by Russian playwright Victor Rozov TV and film * ''Finding Joy'', a 2018 Irish comedy television series written by and starring Amy Huberman * ''Finding Joy'', a 2013 film starring Josh Cooke * ''Finding Joy'', a 2002 Australian independent film featuring Angry Anderson * '' In Search of Happiness'' (Russian ''В поисках счастья''), a 2005 Russian documentary film directed by Alexander Gutman * ''In Search of Happiness'', a 2011 episode of '' Imagine'', a British documentary series on the subject of Leo Tolstoy * ''In Search of Happiness'', a 1995 UK television series, presented by Angus Deayton ** ''In Search of Happiness with Angus Deayton'' with Lise Mayer, a 1995 book based on the series Music * ''Finding Joy'', a 2002 EP by Hondo Maclean Literature * ''Authentic Happiness: Using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Rozov
Viktor Sergeyevich Rozov (in russian: Виктор Сергеевич Розов, 21 August, 1913 – 28 September, 2004 Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian dramatist and screenwriter. He wrote more than 20 dramatic pieces and 6 film scripts, including ''Вечно живые''/''Life Eternal'', the basis for his film script ''The Cranes Are Flying''. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Letters, and was the president of the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts and a member of the Union of Soviet Writers. Biography Viktor Rozov was the son of accountant Sergei Fyodorovich Rozov (a soldier who fought in World War I) and Yekaterina Ilyinichna. During the Yaroslavl rebellion in 1918, the family home was burned, forcing the family to move to Vetluga. It was there that Viktor completed three years of primary education. From 1923, he lived and studied in Kostroma. In 1929, he failed the entrance exams at the Russian State University of Agriculture in Moscow and started working in a te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Huberman
Amy Huberman (born 20 March 1979) is an Irish actress and writer, which is known for her role as Daisy in the RTÉ drama series '' The Clinic''. In 2018, she began writing and starring in the comedy series ''Finding Joy''. Early life Huberman grew up in Dublin, south Dublin. She is the middle child of three siblings and the only daughter. Her father Harold was born in London to a Polish Jewish family; her mother Sandra is from County Wexford. Her parents married in 1974. Her brother, Mark Huberman, is also an actor and worked in films such as ''Boy Eats Girl'' and on '' The Clinic'' as Kieran Miller. She was educated at Loreto College, Foxrock and she took classes in the Betty Ann Norton Drama School. Following school, she attended University College Dublin (UCD) intending to become a social worker, but when she found the drama society her career took a different direction. Acting career From 2003 to 2009, Huberman portrayed the role of Daisy on RTÉ's drama series '' The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Cooke
Joshua Gregory Cooke is an American actor, songwriter, comedian and musician. Personal life Cooke was born in Philadelphia and attended Harriton High School, a small public high school in suburban Rosemont. He was a member of Harriton Theater Company and directed a show his senior year. He has received acting awards including the James Pendleton Foundation Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Performance and the Judith & Milton R. Stark Scholarship. Cooke graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2004, where he majored in theater. He has been married to Eleisha Eagle since April 2011. Acting career Television He played the lead role of Nate Solomon in NBC's 2005 sitcom '' Committed''. He appeared in guest roles on '' Without a Trace'', ''Century City'', ''Once and Again'', ''10-8'', and '' Dragnet''. In 2006, he starred in ''Four Kings'', and '' Big Day'', neither of which was renewed. He appeared in ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. In 2009, Cooke appeared in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angry Anderson
Gary Stephen "Angry" Anderson (born 5 August 1947) is an Australian rock singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He has been the lead vocalist with the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976. As a solo artist, he is best known for his international hit " Suddenly" (1987). On Australia Day 26 January 1993, Anderson was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his role as a youth advocate. According to rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, "over the course of a lengthy career, hegravel-throated vocalist ... has gone from attention-grabbing, rock'n'roll bad boy to all-round Australian media star." Rose Tattoo were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2006. Biography Gary Stephen Anderson was born on 5 August 1947 in Melbourne, Victoria, to an Australian father and Mauritian mother. He has a brother Rodney living in Melbourne. Anderson's nickname of "Angry Ant" developed "during his youth after his aggressive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Search Of Happiness
''In Search of Happiness'' (russian: В поисках счастья) is a 2005 Russian documentary film that poetically follows the lives of Boris and Masha Rak, Soviet Jews who in 1934 moved to the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO) created by the Soviet government in Russian Far East. The film won the Best Documentary award in the Russian Film Festival in 2006. The Jewish population of the JAO never reached 30% and as of 2003 it was only about 1.2%. The population of the capital, Birobidzan, has dwindled. The city's only Birobidzhan Synagogue holds services twice a week. Summary The film shows Boris's and Masha's modest life, without modern technology, relying on each other's hard work to survive. Rak is the chairman of Birobidzhan's last collective farm, which excessive rain has reduced to a swampland. For Rak, the puddles have become "a memorial to his life's work." The two also raise animals, which are all given the names of political leaders. "No one wants to invest any money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gutman
Alexander Ilyich Gutman (russian: Алекса́ндр Ильи́ч Гу́тман; 29 January 1945 – 17 February 2016), also spelt as Alexandre Goutman and Aleksandr Gutman, was a Russian film director of Jewish origin. During a 30-year career, Gutman shot over 50 documentary films, 13 of them as film director. He won awards at several Russian and international film festivals. He graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnical Institute Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, abbreviated as SPbPU (also, formerly "Saint Petersburg State Technical University", abbreviated as SPbSTU), is a Russian technical university located in Saint Petersburg. Other former names i ... (now known as St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University) (1968) and VGIK (1978). Filmography Movies References External links * Russian film directors 1945 births 2016 deaths Mass media in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Russian Jews Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imagine (TV Series)
''Imagine'' (typeset as ''imagine...'') is a wide-ranging arts series first broadcast on BBC One in 2003, hosted and executive produced by Alan Yentob. Most series consist of 4 to 7 episodes, each on a different topic. Episodes have been directed by, among others, Geoff Wonfor, Lucy Blakstead, Jill Nicholls, Roger Parsons and Zoë Silver. List of episodes Series 1 (from 11 June 2003): * "The Saatchi Phenomenon" – about businessman Charles Saatchi * "Barbara Hepworth: Shapes Out of Feelings" * "The Hip Hop Generation" * "Stella McCartney: Stella's Story" * " Carlos Acosta: The Reluctant Ballet Dancer" * " The Portrait of Omai" * "John Mortimer: Owning Up at 80" Series 2 (from 12 November 2003): * "The Voice of Bryn Terfel" * "A Funny Business" – A look at British and American sitcoms * "John Soane – Entertaining Mr Soane" * "Martin Parr – The World According to Parr" * "From Pencils to Pixels" – Celebrating the phenomenon of the animated feature film * "An A-Z of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-reformed Russian. ; ), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909; the fact that he never won is a major controversy. Born to an aristocratic Russian family in 1828, Tolstoy's notable works include the novels '' War and Peace'' (1869) and '' Anna Karenina'' (1878), often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction. He first achieved literary acclaim in his twenties with his semi-autobiographical trilogy, '' Childhood'', '' Boyhood'', and ''Youth'' (1852–1856), and '' Sevastopol Sketches'' (1855), based upon his experiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus Deayton
Gordon Angus Deayton (; born 6 January 1956) is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian, and broadcaster. He was the original presenter of the satirical panel game '' Have I Got News for You,'' the host of British panel show '' Would I Lie to You?'' from 2007 to 2008, and a regular cast member of the David Renwick sitcom '' One Foot in the Grave'' from 1990 until 2000. He also played George Windsor in the series 8-10 of '' Waterloo Road''. Early life The youngest of three sons of a Prudential insurance broker/manager English father and a home economics school teacher Scottish mother,"Angus Deayton on Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland and returning to the Fringe" – '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lise Mayer
Lise Mayer (born November 1959) is an American television and film writer, best known as, alongside Rik Mayall and Ben Elton, a creator and co-writer of the BBC comedy series '' The Young Ones''. Background and work Mayer was born in Chicago, Illinois, to David and Anne Mayer. She met Rik Mayall when she was at school in Manchester and Mayall came to study drama at Manchester University, where her father was a professor. Her mother is a theatre publicist. In addition to '' The Young Ones'', she has written for television programmes including ''The Last Resort'', ''Paramount City'', ''London Underground'', '' The Fast Show'', ''Saturday Zoo'' and '' Casualty'', and produced Denis Leary's ''No Cure For Cancer''. She was a writer/consultant for the film '' The Borrowers'', and co writer of '' Suite 16'', '' Paper Marriage'', ''Flushed Away'' and '' The Matchmaker''. Books include ''Bachelor Boys: The Young Ones Book'', ''People I Have Shot'' (with ITN cameraman Sebastian Rich), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hondo Maclean
Hondo Maclean was a hardcore punk outfit from Bridgend, Wales. History Taking their name from a character in 1980s cartoon series M.A.S.K., Hondo Maclean emerged from the South Wales hardcore scene to wider recognition, including touring with former Jackass star Steve-O Stephen Gilchrist Glover (born June 13, 1974), known professionally as Steve-O, is an American entertainer, television personality, stunt performer and YouTuber. His career is mostly centered on his performance stunts in the reality comedy tel ... and engaging in their own headline tour. They released two EPs and one full-length album, with plans to release a second before they decided to disband in early February, 2007. Since Hondo Maclean broke up, former members Gavin Borrough and Rich Boucher have both joined Funeral for a Friend, albeit at different times. Also of note is that Johnny Phillips, who drummed for a previous incarnation of Hondo Maclean named Mongrel, was a founding member of Funeral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Seligman
Martin Elias Peter Seligman (; born August 12, 1942) is an American psychologist, educator, and author of self-help books. Seligman is a strong promoter within the scientific community of his theories of positive psychology and of well-being. His theory of learned helplessness is popular among scientific and clinical psychologists. A ''Review of General Psychology'' survey, published in 2002, ranked Seligman as the 31st most cited psychologist of the 20th century. Seligman is the Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology in the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Psychology. He was previously the Director of the Clinical Training Program in the department, and earlier taught at Cornell University. He is the director of the university's Positive Psychology Center.Positive Psychology Center , |
