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Gleason (2002 Film)
''Gleason'' is a 2002 television film directed by Howard Deutch and starring Brad Garrett as Jackie Gleason. The film premiered on CBS on October 13, 2002. Plot Cast *Brad Garrett as Jackie Gleason *Saul Rubinek as George "Bullets" Durgom *Gretchen Egolf as Genevieve Halford * Kristen Dalton as Audrey Meadows *Michael Chieffo as Art Carney *Danny Wells as Jack L. Warner * Mark Camacho as Sammy Birch * Jason Blicker as Sol Friedman *Vlasta Vrána as Toots Shor *Shawn Lawrence as William S. Paley * Kevin Dunn as Jack Philbin * Terry Farrell as Marilyn Taylor *Johanna Nutter as Joyce Randolph * Lisa Bronwyn Moore as Pert Kelton Production Back in 1997, Garrett was set to portray Gleason in a television biopic for CBS, with the script written by ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' creator Philip Rosenthal, but it never came to fruition. When he learned that CBS acquired the rights to Gleason's life story, Garrett personally lobbied to the network to portray the role. Initially, CBS of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Deutch
Howard Roy Deutch (born September 14, 1950) is an American film and television director who worked with filmmaker John Hughes, directing two of Hughes's best-known screenplays, '' Pretty in Pink'' and '' Some Kind of Wonderful''. Since 2011, he has primarily directed television productions, including multiple episodes of '' Getting On'' and '' True Blood''. Early life and career Deutch was born in New York City. His parents are Pamela (née Wolkowitz) and Murray Deutch, a music executive and publisher. His uncle is actor Robert Walden (who is his mother's brother). Deutch was raised in a Jewish family. He graduated from George W. Hewlett High School and attended Ohio State University. He began his career in the advertising department of United Artists Records, where his father was company president. Deutch directed music videos for performers such as Billy Idol (" Flesh for Fantasy") and Billy Joel (" Keeping the Faith"). Deutch's feature-length directorial debut was the John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toots Shor
Bernard "Toots" Shor (May 6, 1903 – January 23, 1977) was the proprietor of the saloon and restaurant Toots Shor's Restaurant, in Manhattan. He ran three establishments under that name, but his first was located at 51 West 51st Street. He was a saloonkeeper, friend, and confidant to some of New York City, New York's biggest celebrities during that era. Early life Shor was born in Philadelphia to Orthodox Jewish parents – his father of Austrian descent from Germany and his mother from Russia. He and his two older sisters were raised in a home above the family candy store in South Philadelphia. When Shor was 15 years old, his mother was killed by the driver of an automobile while she sat on the stoop outside their home. His father committed suicide five years later. Shor attended the Drexel Institute of Technology and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania before working as a traveling shirt-and-underwear salesman. First restaurant Shor went to New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cities by population, ninth-largest in North America. It was founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", and is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal and a few, much smaller, peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital, Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census geographic units of Canada#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Cannom
Gregory Cannom (September 5, 1951 – May 3, 2025) was an American special make-up effects artist who was the recipient of several accolades, including five Academy Awards and two Saturn Awards, and has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and four BAFTA Awards. Cannom was best known for his work on the films ''Hook'' (1991), '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992), '' Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993), '' The Mask'' (1994), ''Titanic'' (1997), '' Bicentennial Man'' (1999), ''Hannibal'' (2001), ''The Passion of the Christ'' (2004), '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), and ''Vice'' (2018). For his contributions, he was honored with an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2005 and a Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild in 2018. Greg Cannom died on May 3, 2025, at the age of 73. Filmography * '' The Eyes of Tammy Faye'' (2021) (co-prosthetic makeup designer) * ''Vice'' (2018) (age makeup: Christian Bale) * '' Fan'' (2016) (ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Addy
Mark Ian Addy is an English actor best known for his roles as DC Gary Boyle in the sitcom '' The Thin Blue Line'' (1995–96), Andy Richmond in '' Trollied'' (2011–13), King Robert Baratheon in the first season of ''Game of Thrones'' (2011), and as Dave Horsefall in the film '' The Full Monty'' (1997) and its sequel TV series (2023). For his debut film role in ''The Full Monty'', Addy earned a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His other notable film roles Fred Flintstone in '' The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'' (2000), Roland in '' A Knight's Tale'' (2001), Friar Tuck in ''Robin Hood'' (2010), Mr. Bakewell in ''Downton Abbey'' (2019), and Richard Buckley in '' The Lost King'' (2022). Early life Addy was born in York, where his family has lived since at least 1910 when his paternal great-grandfather was recorded there. His father, Ian, spent his working life as a glazier at York Minster. Addy was educated at Joseph Rowntree School in York. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American online magazine, digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The print magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City, and ceased publication in 2022. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People (magazine), People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Rosenthal
Philip Rosenthal (born January 27, 1960) is an American television writer and producer who is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005). In recent years, he has presented food and travel documentaries ''I'll Have What Phil's Having'' on PBS and ''Somebody Feed Phil'' on Netflix. Biography and career Rosenthal's parents were both born in Germany: his mother Helen (1933–2019) in Hamburg and his father Max (1926–2021) in Berlin; after being in an encampment in France, his mother moved to Cuba after World War II, then to Manhattan, where she met her husband, who had left Germany shortly after Kristallnacht. Rosenthal was born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York, but spent most of his childhood living in New City, New York, located in Rockland County. He attended Clarkstown North High School where he became very active in the school's drama club, Cue 'N Curtain, and in theatre. Rosenthal graduated from Clarkstown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody Loves Raymond
''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American television sitcom created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and Worldwide Pants Incorporated, in association with HBO Independent Productions. The cast members were Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Madylin Sweeten, and Monica Horan. Most episodes of the nine-season series were filmed in front of a live studio audience. The series received positive reviews and has been ranked the 49th all-time funniest television comedy by ''Complex'', the 60th best all-time series by ''TV Guide'', the eleventh-best sitcom starring a stand-up comedian and the 35th best sitcom of all time by ''Rolling Stone'', and (alongside ''South Park'') the 63rd best written television series by the Writers Guild of America. In a '' Hollywood Reporter'' poll of all-time television programs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pert Kelton
Pert L. Kelton (October 14, 1907 – October 30, 1968) was an American stage, movie, radio, and television actress. She was the original The Honeymooners#Alice Kramden, Alice Kramden in ''The Honeymooners'' with Jackie Gleason. During the 1930s, she was a prominent comedy, comedic supporting and leading actress in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood films such as Gregory La Cava's ''Bed of Roses (1933 film), Bed of Roses'' with Constance Bennett and Raoul Walsh's ''The Bowery (1933 film), The Bowery'' with Wallace Beery and George Raft (both released in 1933). She performed in a dozen Broadway productions between 1925 and 1968. She is probably best-known for creating the role of Mrs. Paroo in the original 1957 Broadway production of the musical ''The Music Man'', which she reprised in the The Music Man (1962 film), 1962 movie adaptation. In the early 1950s, her career was interrupted as a result of Hollywood blacklist, Hollywood blacklisting, leading to her departure from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
Lisa Bronwyn Moore is a Canadian actress who has worked extensively in film and television. She had supporting roles in the movies ''Windsor Protocol'', ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'', '' The Courage To Love'' and ''Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story''. She has also appeared in films such as ''Rainbow'', '' Bleeders'', '' The Education of Little Tree'', '' Isn't She Great'', ''Possible Worlds'', ''The Sum of All Fears'', '' The Aviator'' and ''I'm Not There''. Her stage roles included the 1993 production of Peter Cureton's ''Passages''."Passages is eloquent adieu by writer with AIDS". ''Montreal Gazette ''The Gazette'', also known as the ''Montreal Gazette'', is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper which is owned by Postmedia Network. It is published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the only English-language daily newspape ...'', October 22, 1993. References External links * Living people Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Randolph
Joyce Randolph (née Sirola; October 21, 1924 – January 13, 2024) was an American actress of stage and television, best known for playing Trixie Norton on '' The Jackie Gleason Show'' and the television sitcom ''The Honeymooners'', being the last surviving member of the cast. Early life and career Randolph was born in Detroit on October 21, 1924, and was of Finnish descent. As a teenager, she acted with the Wayne University Workshop. After she finished high school, she began working in retail sales for a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Detroit. When a touring company of ''Stage Door'' played in Detroit, she auditioned, got a part, and performed for the rest of the tour. She moved to New York City in 1943 to pursue an acting career. She took roles on Broadway and landed various television roles. In 1951, she was seen in a Clorets commercial by Jackie Gleason and was asked to appear in a skit on '' Cavalcade of Stars'', Gleason's variety show on the DuMont Television Network. Soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
