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For Your Love (TV Series)
''For Your Love'' is an American sitcom television series that premiered on March 17, 1998, on NBC. The series was created by ''Living Single'' creator Yvette Lee Bowser and starred Holly Robinson Peete, James Lesure, Tamala Jones, Edafe Blackmon, Dedee Pfeiffer, and D. W. Moffett. It was canceled by NBC after its eight-episode first season, and was picked up by The WB for four following seasons. The series ran for a total of five seasons, with its final episode airing on August 11, 2002. Synopsis ''For Your Love'' focused on three couples who try to counsel each other on how to deal with the opposite sex. At the start of the series, Sheri and Dean were the relationship "veterans," having been together for 15 years, married for the last four. Malena (Sheri's best friend) and Mel were newlyweds, moving next door to Sheri and Dean in the pilot. Bobbi and Reggie (Mel's younger brother) were dating, two "commitment-phobes" who were more devoted to each other than either would readily ... [...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] |
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1847, it was formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper", a slogan from which its once integrated WGN (AM), WGN radio and WGN-TV, WGN television received their call letters. It is the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region, and the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the then new Republican Party (United States), Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century, under Medill's grandson 'Colonel' Robert R. McCormick, its reputation was that of a crusading newspaper with an outlook that promoted Conservatism in the United States, American conservatism and opposed the New Deal. Its reporting and commenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United States, the paper's readership has declined since 2010. It has also been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnet Kellman
Barnet Kellman (born November 9, 1947) is an American theatre, television and film director, television producer and film actor, and educator, best known for the premiere productions of new American plays, and for the pilots of long-running television series such as '' Murphy Brown'' and '' Mad About You''. He is the recipient of two Emmy Awards and a Directors Guild of America Award. He is the co-founder and director of USC Comedy at the School of Cinematic Arts, and holds the school's Robin Williams Endowed Chair in Comedy. Early life and education Barnet Kellman was born in New York City, and raised in suburban Long Island. His father was Joseph A. G. Kellman, an attorney, and his mother was Verona Kellman (née Kramer). He attended Colgate University, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated cum laude in 1969. He attended Yale School of Drama, eventually earning his Ph.D. from Union Institute at Antioch on a Danforth Graduate Fellowship. As a Thomas J. Watson F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Byrd
Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Wink in ''8 Mile (film), 8 Mile'' and List of Bones characters#Clark Edison, Dr. Clark Edison on the Fox Broadcasting Company, FOX series ''Bones (TV series), Bones''. Early life Byrd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Greene Street Friends School in 1989 and The Crefeld School in 1993. Career Byrd began acting as a child, appearing as Arthur in the film ''My Little Girl'' in 1986. His subsequent film appearances include ''Dead Man,'' ''Demon Island,'' ''Sleepers (film), Sleepers,'' ''8 Mile (film), 8 Mile,'' ''Lift'' and ''Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.'' He had the lead role in ''Confess (film), Confess,'' for which he won the Break-Out Performance Award at the 2006 Method Fest Independent Film Festival. He also collaborated with longtime friends Will Fuller, Jerry Della Salla and Clay Von Thomas for a film titled ''The Barracks''. Byrd had a guest spot o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Kiper
Jessica Michele Kiper (born February 22, 1979) is an American actress, best known as a contestant from '' Survivor: Gabon'' where she placed third. She was more commonly known to the viewing audience during her run on ''Survivor'' by the nickname "Sugar". She returned to ''Survivor'' to compete on the show's 20th season, '' Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains'', as part of the Heroes tribe, and was the first to be eliminated. Early life Kiper was born in Florida, and has lived in Rhode Island, Baton Rouge, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Her acting career began at a young age with one of her first major jobs as Amber on NBC's '' For Your Love''. During her appearances on '' Celebrity Rehab'', which documented her recovery from addiction, Kiper indicated that her sister Rena was her "closest sister", and that they also have a younger brother. ''Survivor'' ''Gabon'' Kiper competed on the reality television show '' Survivor: Gabon'', the seventeenth season of '' Survivor'', which began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Perine
Kelly Perine (born March 23, 1969) is an American television actor, writer, director, producer, and comedian. Early life and education Perine attended Lake Forest Academy, near Chicago, Illinois, where he studied stage acting. He spent his undergraduate years at Pomona College in Claremont, California, majoring in film studies, where he graduated in 1991. After graduating, he studied at the University of California, Irvine, where he received his master's degree in Drama seven years later. Career Perine had regular roles in '' Between Brothers'' as weatherman Dustin "Dusty" Q. Canyon, Kelly Peterson on the fifth and final season of ''The Parent 'Hood'', and used car salesman Duane Odell Knox in '' One on One'' from seasons 1 to 4, not returning for season 5. He starred in the MyNetworkTV comedy '' Under One Roof'' (2008−09), where he played Winston Hill opposite Flavor Flav. His film work includes portraying Kurt in the comedy ''Trial and Error'' (1997) and Keene in the horro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ramsey
David Paul Ramsey (born November 17, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in The CW Arrowverse series ''Arrow'', ''The Flash'', ''Supergirl'', and ''Batwoman'' as John Diggle / Spartan, portraying Diggle and Bass Reeves in ''Legends of Tomorrow'', recurring as an alternate universe version of Diggle in ''Superman & Lois'', recurring as Anton Briggs on the Showtime TV series ''Dexter'', and starring in the film ''Mother and Child'' (2009) as Joseph. Early life Ramsey was born November 17, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Wayne State University. Career From 1997 to 1998, he starred in the UPN sitcom '' Good News'', as pastor David Randolph. In 2000, he starred as Muhammad Ali in the Fox television film '' Ali: An American Hero''. That year, he appeared in ''Pay It Forward'' and started a recurring role in '' For Your Love''. In 2001, he starred as Vince Lee in the South African comedy film "Mr Bones". He has also starred in recurring roles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Lyte
Lana Michele Moorer (born October 11, 1970), better known by her stage name MC Lyte, is an American rapper. Considered one of the pioneers of female rap, MC Lyte first gained fame in the late 1980s, becoming the first female rapper to release a full solo album with 1988's critically acclaimed ''Lyte as a Rock.'' The album spawned the singles "10% Dis" and "Paper Thin (MC Lyte song), Paper Thin". In 1989, she joined the Supergroup (music), supergroup Stop the Violence, Stop the Violence Movement, and appeared on the single "Self Destruction (song), Self Destruction", which was the inaugural number-one single on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles, ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Singles chart. That same year, she released her second album ''Eyes on This'', which became one of the first albums by a female solo rapper to chart on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. That album included the single "Cha Cha Cha (MC Lyte song), Cha Cha Cha". In 1991, MC Lyte released the hit single "Poor Georgie", wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Marie
Constance Marie Lopez is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Angelina "Angie" Lopez in '' George Lopez'' (2002–2007), and Marcela Quintanilla (mother of Selena) in the film ''Selena'' (1997). She portrayed Regina Vasquez in the ABC Family/Freeform drama series '' Switched at Birth'' (2011–2017). She also portrayed Camila Diaz in the Amazon Prime Video drama series '' Undone'' (2019–2022). Early life Constance Marie was born and raised in East Los Angeles. At age 19, Marie appeared as a dancer in the musical ''Cosmopolis'' by composer Ryuichi Sakamoto in Japan. When she returned to Los Angeles, she was spotted at a club by Toni Basil, the dance choreographer for David Bowie, and she was hired for the Glass Spider Tour in 1987. She appeared on the 1988 concert video ''Glass Spider'', which captured performances from that tour. Career Marie began her acting career when she was in her teenage years. She landed a spot in the 1988 film '' Salsa''. Other te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Pankin
Stuart Pankin (born April 8, 1946) is an American actor. He is known for his role as anchor Bob Charles in ''Not Necessarily the News'' and as the voice of Earl Sinclair in ''Dinosaurs (TV series), Dinosaurs''. Pankin is also known for his portrayals of Commander Edward Plank in the ''Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, Zenon'' trilogy of films and Orthodox Jew Ben Heineman in ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', as well as making many guest appearances in many television shows and for lending his voice to various animated shows and films. Among his approximately three dozen films was ''The Hollywood Knights, Hollywood Knights''. He also appeared as Gordon Szalinski in ''Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'', Sheriff Lloyd Parsons in ''Arachnophobia (film), Arachnophobia'', and Jimmy in ''Fatal Attraction''. Early life and education Pankin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 8, 1946. He attended Dickinson College, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Columbia University. Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Desselle
Natalie Ann Desselle-Reid (July 12, 1967 – December 7, 2020) was an American actress who performed in several films, including '' B.A.P.S.'', ''Def Jam's How to Be a Player'', and ''Cinderella'', and the television series ''Built to Last'', ''For Your Love'', and ''Eve.'' Biography Early life Desselle-Reid was one of four children born to Thelma Lee (née Sherman; 1945–1999) and Paul Desselle Jr. in Alexandria, Louisiana. Desselle-Reid attended Peabody Magnet High School, graduating in 1985. Desselle-Reid later attended Grambling State University. Career At Grambling, Desselle-Reid developed a deep interest in the theatre, and appeared in several productions during her time there. In 1997, she played evil step-sister Minerva in the Disney made-for-television movie ''Cinderella''. Desselle-Reid starred in many films, including '' Madea's Big Happy Family,'' and guest starred in ''Family Matters.'' She was Janie Egins on ''Eve'' for three seasons. She is best known for her rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
