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Growing Up Fisher
''Growing Up Fisher'' is an American sitcom that began airing mid-season on NBC as part of the 2013–14 United States network television schedule. The semi-autobiographical single camera series was created by D. J. Nash. On January 10, 2014, NBC announced that ''Growing Up Fisher'' would premiere following the 2014 Olympics on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at 10:30 pm, and then move to its regular timeslot on Tuesday, March 4, at 9:30 pm following '' About a Boy''. On May 9, 2014, NBC canceled ''Growing Up Fisher'' after one season. Plot The family of 11-year-old Henry ( Eli Baker) begins to function after the divorce of blind father and lawyer Mel ( J.K. Simmons) and mother Joyce (Jenna Elfman). The series follows everyday situations the family goes through, often involving Henry's sister Katie ( Ava Deluca-Verley) and normal situations the parents handle, usually in a comical way. Cast Main * J. K. Simmons as Mel Fisher * Eli Baker as Henry Fisher * Ava Deluca-Verley as Kat ... [...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] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Zimmer
Constance Zimmer (born October 11, 1970) is an American actress. She rose to prominence playing Dana Gordon on the HBO series ''Entourage (American TV series), Entourage'' (2005–11) and List of Boston Legal characters#Claire Simms, Claire Simms on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC series ''Boston Legal'' (2006–07). She went on to appear on the Netflix series ''House of Cards (American TV series), House of Cards'' (2013–18) and voiced Strongarm on ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 TV series), Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' (2014–17). She gained wider recognition for her role as Quinn King on ''Unreal (TV series), Unreal'' (2015–18), for which she received a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Critics' Choice Television Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award nomination both in 2016. Early life and education Zimmer was born in Seattle, Washing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Holden (screenwriter)
David Holden is an American television producer and television writer. His producing and writing credits include ''Undressed'', '' The War at Home'', '' Accidentally on Purpose'', '' Shake It Up'', and ''Young & Hungry ''Young & Hungry'' is an American romantic sitcom created by David Holden. The multi-camera series starred Emily Osment, Jonathan Sadowski, Aimee Carrero, Kym Whitley and Rex Lee, and premiered on ABC Family (now known as Freeform) on June 2 ...'', which he created. References External links * American television producers American television writers American male television writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-tv-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelie Gillette
Amelie Gillette is an American newspaper columnist and television writer. She wrote the weekly infographic "The Tolerability Index" for ''The A.V. Club'' for 10 years and was a writer for the US version of ''The Office''. She has written for many publications, including ''Spin'', '' The Believer'', and ''Blender''. Early life Gillette is from New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended New York University, where she wrote for ''Washington Square News''. After graduation, she worked as a freelance writer and taught English in Italy. ''The A.V. Club'' (2006–2016) Gillette began writing for ''The Onion''s entertainment newspaper ''The A.V. Club'' in 2006. She wrote "The Hater" column and "The Tolerability Index" infographic, and was the featured performer of The Hater podcast. The last Hater column was published in 2010, but she continued to write "The Tolerability Index" until 2016. She has also written headlines for ''The Onion''. Television writing (2010–present) Gillette joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Chan
Henry F. Chan () is an American television director and editor. He has directed over 200 episodes of television shows for all major US networks, including '' The Fresh Beat Band'', '' Lizzie McGuire'', '' Big Time Rush'', '' Imagination Movers'', and '' The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''. Career Early in his career, Chan won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1986 for editing the sitcom ''The Cosby Show''; he was also nominated again the following year. He later made his TV directorial debut, directing '' A Different World''. Chan has since directed episodes of several shows, including ''The Ms. Pat Show, Bigger'', ''The Comedy Get Down'', ''Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life'', '' Fresh Off the Boat'', '' Zoe Ever After'', '' A to Z'', '' Growing Up Fisher'', '' The Neighbors'', '' Whitney'', '' Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'', '' 10 Things I Hate About You'', '' Let's Stay Together'', '' Kitchen Confidential'', ''Living Single'', ''Moesha'', ''The Parkers'', '' Girlfrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Barr
Adam Barr is a television screenwriter and producer best known for his comedy credits including the hit NBC series ''Will & Grace''. In the early nineties he teamed up with best friend Peter Ocko, with whom he wrote 12 episodes of ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose''. Later in the decade the writing duo scripted ten episodes of ''Weird Science'', the series spun off the 1985 sci-fi comedy film of the same name. Perhaps Barr's most notable work was on ''Will & Grace'', the long-running situation comedy about a gay man and his best friend, which first aired in the US from 1998 to 2006. Barr wrote 18 episodes of the sitcom and had a hand in the production of 70 (variously as Consulting Producer, Supervising Producer or Co-Executive Producer). Barr also guest-starred once in the show: he played the role of Guy in ' Last Of The Really Odd Lovers', episode 23 of season three. Barr also wrote ''and'' directed a short film, ''Mackenheim'', which was produced by Billy Pollina in 2002. Most r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Mendoza
Linda Mendoza Kahle is an American film and television director and stand-up comedian. Mendoza's directorial career began in 1992, directing promotional segments for Fox and MTV. She then went on to direct/produce segments for ''Kidsongs'' and the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series' '' Roundhouse'' and ''All That''. Her other television series credits include, ''The Chris Rock Show'', ''The Brothers García'', ''Unfabulous'', '' Girlfriends'', ''The Bernie Mac Show'', '' Outsourced'', ''MADtv'', '' Scrubs'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''30 Rock'', ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', ''Suburgatory'', ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'', and ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' among other series. She made her feature film directorial debut with the film ''Chasing Papi'' in 2003. She has also occasionally performed stand-up comedy, as well as directing specials for stand-up comedians such as Wanda Sykes, Sam Jay, Nikki Glaser, Katherine Ryan, and Tiffany Haddish. In 2008, Mendoza won an ALMA Award for her direction of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucker Cawley
Tucker Cawley is an American television comedy writer and producer, best known for writing episodes for ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. He has also written for ''Men of a Certain Age'', '' Parks and Recreation'', '' Up All Night'', and the short-lived Kelsey Grammer sitcom '' Hank''. He has won three Emmy Awards, including the 2003 Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. Career He is a 1986 graduate of Gonzaga College High School (Washington, DC) and a 1990 graduate of the University of Virginia. He has written episodes for ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''Out of Practice'', ''Welcome to the Captain'', ''Parks and Recreation'', ''Hank'', ''Men of a Certain Age'', ''Up All Night'', ''The Mindy Project'', ''Growing Up Fisher'', ''The Odd Couple'' ''Superior Donuts'', ''A Million Little Things'', ''Merry Happy Whatever'', and ''Home Economics''. Awards and nominations He won three Emmys for ''Everybody Loves Raymond ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American television si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Savage
Frederick Aaron Savage (born July 9, 1976) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series ''The Wonder Years'' (1988–1993). He has earned several awards and nominations, such as People's Choice Awards and Young Artist Awards. He is also known for playing the Grandson in '' The Princess Bride'', and voiced the title protagonist in '' Oswald''. Savage has worked as a director, and in 2005 later starred in the television sitcom '' Crumbs''. Savage returned to acting in the television series '' The Grinder'', as well as the Netflix series '' Friends from College''. Early life and education Savage was born in Chicago, to Joanne and Lewis Savage, who was an industrial real estate broker and consultant. Savage grew up in Glencoe, Illinois, before moving to Southern California. His younger brother is actor Ben Savage and his younger sister is actress/musician Kala Savage. His grandparents were Jewish immigrants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Patrick Jann
Michael Patrick Jann (born May 15, 1970, Albany, New York) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director best known as a cast member on MTV's '' The State''. Career Jann attended New York University, where, as a freshman, he joined the then-new comedy troupe The New Group, which was eventually renamed to The State. The troupe continued performing after college, and in 1993 they gained their own series on MTV, the sketch comedy show '' The State'', which ran until 1995. Jann and David Wain directed a majority of the sketches on the series. In 1999, Jann directed the film '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'', which is his feature film directorial debut. Jann produced and directed many episodes of the 2003-2009 Comedy Central series '' Reno 911!'', which was created by several members of The State. He co-wrote the 2006 film '' Let's Go to Prison'', along with The State members (and ''Reno 911!'' cast members) Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant. He directed most of the episodes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Appel
Eric Appel (born August 13, 1980) is an American filmmaker working in television, film, and commercials. Originally from Endicott, New York, Appel attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, majoring in computer animation. Describing his childhood interests, Appel said, "I was always playing around with video cameras, but I was also the kid that drew cartoons. It’s weird. I was so obsessed with movies and television, but nobody ever told me that I should go to film school... en I decided to go to school for animation, it felt like a no-brainer. However, when I actually went away to college, I realized that I had made a mistake (and also that I wasn’t that great at drawing). I actually spent more time working on videos with my roommate, who was majoring in video production, than I did working on my own project ." While in college, Appel also began performing improv comedy, after his girlfriend brought him to a "show at the University of Pittsburgh called ' Friday Nite Impr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
