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Flying Blind (TV Series)
''Flying Blind'' is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from September 1992 to May 1993. The series stars Corey Parker and Téa Leoni. Synopsis The series revolves around an awkward recent college grad, Neil Barash (Parker), who meets and starts dating a beautiful libertine woman, Alicia (Leoni), with a wild past. The show explores the difficulties faced by self-conscious and repressed Neil in dealing with the erotic antics of Alicia and her eccentric roommates, Jordan (Robert Bauer) and Megan (Clea Lewis). In the first half of the season, Neil lives at home with his parents, and works in an office with his father. In the second half of the season, producers re-tooled the show; Neil moves in with Alicia and her roommates, and takes a job working for an unusual couple (Charles Rocket and Mary Woronov) who make low budget exploitation movies. Veteran comedy actor Peter Boyle guest starred in two episodes as Alicia's father, a former spy. Thomas Haden Church also appeared in two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. Unlike sketch comedy, which features different characters and settings in each Sketch comedy, skit, sitcoms typically maintain plot continuity across episodes. This continuity allows for the development of storylines and characters over time, fostering audience engagement and investment in the characters' lives and relationships. History The structure and concept of a sitcom have roots in earlier forms of comedic theater, such as farces and comedy of manners. These forms relied on running gags to generate humor, but the term ''sitcom'' emerged as radio and TV adapted these principles into a new medium. The word was not commonly used until the 1950s. Early television sitcoms were often filme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Hennessy
Jillian Noel Hennessy (born November 25, 1968) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for her roles on the American television series ''Law & Order'', on which she played prosecutor Claire Kincaid for three seasons, and ''Crossing Jordan'', on which she played the lead character, Jordan Cavanaugh, for six seasons. She has also acted in films such as '' RoboCop 3'' and ''Most Wanted'', and the independent films '' Chutney Popcorn'' and '' The Acting Class'', the latter of which she also wrote and co-directed. Early life Hennessy was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Her father, John Hennessy, was a meat salesman and sales/marketing executive, a job that required considerable travel and resulted in frequent moves for the family. Her mother, Maxine, a secretary, left the family in 1982, leaving her daughter to be partially raised by her paternal grandmother, Eleanor, in Kitchener, Ontario. She has a younger brother, John Paul "J.P." Hennessy, Jr., an older sister, Faith a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Burrows
James Burrows (born December 30, 1940), sometimes known as Jim "Jimmy" Burrows, is an American television director. He has received numerous accolades including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards and five Directors Guild of America Awards. He was honored with the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 and NBC special ''Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows'' in 2016. Burrows started his career with ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' in 1974.Stated in interview on '' Inside the Actors Studio'' Burrows has directed over 50 television pilots and co-created the television series ''Cheers'' (1982–1993). He has also formed 3 Sisters Entertainment, a joint venture with NBC. He is known for directing numerous episodes of comedy shows such as '' The Bob Newhart Show'', '' Taxi'', '' Frasier'', ''Friends'', '' Will & Grace'', and '' 3rd Rock from the Sun''. He executive produced the Emmy Award-winning ABC specials '' Live in Front of a Studio Audience'' including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Media Ventures
CBS Media Ventures, Inc. (formerly CBS Paramount Domestic Television and CBS Television Distribution) is the television broadcast syndication arm of CBS Studios, a division of the CBS Entertainment Group, in turn a division of Paramount Global, founded on January 17, 2006 by CBS Corporation from a merger of CBS Paramount Domestic Television and King World Productions, KingWorld. On launch, the division was led by King World CEO Roger King (producer), Roger King, who had his own production company merged into the division, until his death on December 8, 2007. It was formerly the main distribution arm of Paramount Media Networks (now handled by Paramount Global Content Distribution), while currently acting as the flagship distribution arm for CBS, & partnering with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution for The CW. The division also consists of CBS's home entertainment arm, CBS Home Entertainment. Background The division has distribution rights to acquired television seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uh-Oh (David Byrne Album)
''Uh-Oh'' is the second studio album by Scottish-American musician David Byrne, released in 1992. The album peaked at No. 125 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The single "She's Mad" reached No. 3 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. Production The album was produced by Nick Launay. The cover portrays angels gathered around a cartoon dog (god spelled backward). Critical reception ''The New York Times'' wrote that "Byrne has finally figured out how to make the wacky Pan-American dance album he's been after since the mid-1980's." ''The Guardian'' deemed ''Uh-Oh'' "the most Talking-Heads-esque of Byrne’s solo albums, albeit with a Latin-American influence." ''The Washington Post'' thought that Byrne's "yelps, which range from intentionally comic to comically arty, rarely dominate their rhythmically dense, albeit melodically bland, settings." The ''Orlando Sentinel'' wrote that the "Afro-Brazilian influences are more fully integrated now than on 1989's ''Rei Momo''." The track "A Milli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrested Development
''Arrested Development'' is an American satire, satirical television sitcom created by Mitchell Hurwitz. It follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family and is presented in a Serial (radio and television), serialized format, incorporating handheld camera work, voice-over narration, archival photos and historical footage, and maintains numerous running gags and catchphrases. Ron Howard served as both an executive producer and the omniscient narrator and, in later seasons, appears in the show as a fictionalized version of himself. Set in Newport Beach, California, the series was filmed primarily in Culver City, California, Culver City and Marina del Rey, California, Marina del Rey. ''Arrested Development'' received critical acclaim. It won six Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, and attracted a cult following. It has been widely regarded as one of the greatest TV shows of all time. It influenced later Single-camera setup, single-camera comedy series such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Tucci
Michael Tucci (born April 15, 1946) is an American actor and retired high school teacher. He played Pete Schumaker in ''It's Garry Shandling's Show'' (1986–1990), and Sonny LaTierri in the 1978 film '' Grease''. Personal life He graduated from H. Frank Carey Junior-Senior High School in Franklin Square, New York, and C.W. Post College of Long Island University, where he was President of local Sigma Beta Epsilon fraternity that had Marjorie Merriweather Post as its honorary house mother and later became a chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon national fraternity. Tucci also served as a dormitory Residence Manager. He also earned a J.D. degree from St. John's Law Schoolbr>He is married to a former television network executive, Kathleen, with whom he has two daughters, Kate (b. 1989) and Kelly (b. 1994). Career Tucci is best known for playing the T-Birds member Sonny LaTierri in the 1978 film version of the musical '' Grease''. He portrayed law student Gerald Golden in the TV series '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Giamatti
Marcus Bartlett Giamatti (born October 3, 1961) is an American actor, musician, writer and director. He is best known for being a regular member of the cast of the CBS drama series ''Judging Amy''. He is a graduate of The Yale School of Drama, receiving the Carole Dye Award for Excellence in Performance. Early life Giamatti was born on October 3, 1961, in New Haven, Connecticut, and is the son of Toni Marilyn (née Smith) and former Yale University president and Major League Baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti, and older brother of actor Paul Giamatti. He attended Foote School, Hopkins School, Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he was a member of the Delta Sigma fraternity, and Yale University in New Haven. Career Giamatti started his career on the soap opera ''One Life to Live'', but is likely best known for his series regular role on the CBS drama series ''Judging Amy'', where he played the title character's older brother Peter Gray throughout the series' six s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristine Rose
Cristine Rose is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Angela Petrelli on the hit NBC science fiction drama ''Heroes (U.S. TV series), Heroes''. Career She was a regular on the short-lived television series ''Ferris Bueller (TV series), Ferris Bueller'' which was a TV remake of the famous film ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' which she co-starred in with a then-unknown Jennifer Aniston. She also had major recurring roles on ''Picket Fences'' as Lydia Brock, as Barbara Norton on ''Grace Under Fire (TV series), Grace Under Fire'', and on ''Providence (American TV series), Providence'' as Cynthia Blake. She also had recurring roles on ''Ellen (TV series), Ellen'' as Susan, and on ''Charmed'' as Claire Pryce, in both shows' premiere seasons; both characters were the boss of the series lead's characters in their respective jobs. Rose has had guest roles in various shows, including ''7th Heaven (TV series), 7th Heaven'', ''Life Goes On (TV series), Life Goes On'', ''Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Emmerich
Noah Nicholas Emmerich (born February 27, 1965) is an American actor and director best known for his roles in films such as '' Beautiful Girls'' (1996), ''The Truman Show'' (1998), ''Frequency'' (2000), ''Miracle'' (2004), '' Little Children'' (2006), and '' Super 8'' (2011). From 2013 to 2018 he starred as FBI agent Stan Beeman on the FX series ''The Americans,'' for which he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2019. Early life Emmerich was born in New York City. His mother, Constance, is a concert pianist; his father, André Emmerich (1924–2007), was a gallery owner and art dealer. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, André emigrated from Nazi Germany with his family, first to Amsterdam, Netherlands, then to New York in 1940. His aunt was a classmate of Anne Frank. Emmerich's family is Jewish, from Germany and France on his father's side and Hungary and Romania on his mother's. He has two older brothers: Toby Emmerich, former c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Garson
William Garson Paszamant (February 20, 1964September 21, 2021) was an American actor. He appeared in over 75 films and more than 300 TV episodes. He was known for playing Stanford Blatch on the series ''Sex and the City'', in the related films ''Sex and the City'' and ''Sex and the City 2'' and in the spin-off '' And Just Like That...'', Mozzie in the series '' White Collar'' from 2009 to 2014, Ralph in the 2005 romantic comedy '' Little Manhattan'', Gerard Hirsch in the reboot of '' Hawaii Five-0'', and Martin Lloyd in the sci-fi series ''Stargate SG-1''. Early life and education William Garson Paszamant was born in Highland Park, New Jersey, on February 20, 1964, the son of Muriel (née Schwartz) and Donald M. Paszamant. Garson was Jewish. He attended Camp Wekeela in Hartford, Maine, as a child for 11 years. He graduated in 1982 from Highland Park High School. In 1985, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater from Wesleyan University and a Master of Fine Arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Dick
Andrew Roane Dick (born Andrew Thomlinson, December 21, 1965) is an American actor and comedian. Dick was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and joined The Second City and studied improvisational theater. Dick has had a long career as a stand-up comedian; he has appeared throughout the U.S., has released several comedy albums, and has acted in television and film. Dick's first regular television role was on '' The Ben Stiller Show'' on Fox. In the mid-1990s, he regularly appeared on NBC's ''NewsRadio'' and as a supporting character on ''Less than Perfect''. He also had two short-lived television series on MTV; these were the sketch comedy series '' The Andy Dick Show'' (2001) and the reality series ''The Assistant'' (2004). He also is noted for his behavior on a number of ''Comedy Central Roasts'', stand-up comedy performances, and late night talk show appearances. Dick is also known for his eccentric behavior, problems with drug addiction, and allegations of sexual misconduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
