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Hidden Hills
''Hidden Hills'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2002 to January 21, 2003, during the 2002 fall line up. Based on the book ''Surviving Suburbia'', the series was created by Peter Segal and Ric Swartzlander. The theme song was " Pleasant Valley Sunday", made famous by The Monkees. Mark Mothersbaugh (co-founder of Devo) performed the version used on the show. The show was made by Ric Swartzlander's Rude Mood Productions and NBC. Cast Main * Justin Louis as Doug Barber * Paula Marshall as Dr. Janine Barber * Kristin Bauer as Belinda Slypich * Stacy Galina as Pam Asher * Tamara Taylor as Sarah Timmerman * Dondré Whitfield as Zack Timmerman * Alexa Nikolas as Emily Barber * Sean Marquette as Derek Barber Recurring * Cristián de la Fuente Cristián Andrés de la Fuente Sabarots (; born March 10, 1974) is a Chilean-American actor, presenter, model and producer. Early life Cristian De la Fuente was born in Santiago, Chile, the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Situation Comedy
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MGM Television
MGM Television Worldwide Group and Digital (alternatively Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television Group and Digital, commonly known as MGM Television and then-known as MGM/UA Television; common metonym: Lion) is an American television production/distribution studio launched in 1956 as "MGM-TV" as a division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. From 2005 to 2006, MGM television programs were distributed by Sony Pictures Television (as a result from a Sony-led consortium buying MGM). Since May 31, 2006, MGM Television has resumed sole production and distribution of its programs on television. MGM Television has rejoined the first-run syndication market for the first time in many years with ''Paternity Court''. Background Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer first used television for promotional purposes having a tie in with ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' (on CBS) in the early 1950s. When ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' switched to 20th Century Fox, however, MGM attempted to arrange a promotional agreement with NBC, but cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra McCoy
Sandra McCoy is an American former actress and dancer. McCoy is primarily known for being featured in the music video of NSYNC's 2001 single, "Pop" and as Vanessa in ''Porky's Pimpin' Pee Wee''. Early life and education McCoy was born and raised in San Jose, California in a Filipino/Irish family. Her mother was a high school Physical Education teacher, tennis coach, and aerobics instructor. Her father was the director of database management at the County Sheriff's Department and a private pilot. Her parents, Madeline and Gary McCoy and her brother Scott McCoy died in late 1993 in an airplane crash in the Fresno area when their plane exploded midair. Sandra did not go on the trip as she had a swimming competition. Instead, her brother took a friend, Mark Guitterez (both students of Quimby Oak Jr. High School at the time of death), whom also perished in the crash. McCoy has trained in dance and gymnastics since she was eight years old and was on the cheerleading squad and soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristián De La Fuente
Cristián Andrés de la Fuente Sabarots (; born March 10, 1974) is a Chilean-American actor, presenter, model and producer. Early life Cristian De la Fuente was born in Santiago, Chile, the only child of chemist Hugo de la Fuente (died 1996) and Adriana Sabarots, a homemaker of French descent. He served in the Chilean Air Force reserve prior to attending the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he pursued a degree in civil engineering. While still a sophomore, de la Fuente was discovered by a talent scout and encouraged to enter the country's ''Super Teen'' contest, which he won. This was soon followed by roles in several soap operas, including “Eclipse de luna” (Canal 13, 1997), as well as a stint as host of Chile's top-rated variety series, “ Venga conmigo” (Canal 13, 1995-2002). Cristian de la Fuente was a popular television actor in South America before breaking into the U.S. markets with appearances in several independent films. He eventually worked his wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Marquette
Sean Marquette is an American actor, who is best known for his portrayal as Johnny Atkins in '' The Goldbergs'' and '' Schooled'', and for voicing Mac in the Cartoon Network show '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' (2004–2009). Life and career His brother Chris is an actor. His father is Cuban. He made his acting debut on television in the soap opera series ''All My Children'' in 1995 as Jamie Martin. He has also starred in several other television series including '' Full-Court Miracle'', ''Without a Trace'', '' NYPD Blue'', '' Standoff'', ''Monk'', '' Still Standing'', ''Ghost Whisperer'', ''In Plain Sight'', '' Bones'' and ''NCIS''. His film credits include '' Black Mask 2: City of Masks'' as Raymond, '' National Lampoon's Van Wilder'' as Little Kid, '' Full-Court Miracle'' as Big Ben Swartz, ''13 Going on 30'' as Young Matt Flamhaff, '' Surviving Christmas'' as Older brother, '' Grilled'' as Jeremy Goldbluth and '' Remember the Daze'' as Mod Marquette has also worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Nikolas
Alexa Nikolas (born April 4, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Nicole Bristow on the Nickelodeon television series '' Zoey 101''. Nikolas has also appeared on various other television series, including '' That's Life'', '' Hidden Hills'', ''Revelations'', and '' The Walking Dead''. Career In 2004, at age 12, Nikolas was cast as Nicole Bristow on ''Zoey 101'', alongside Jamie Lynn Spears. In 2006, following the conclusion of the second season, Nikolas exited the series, following numerous fights and incidents with Spears, and her character Nicole was written out of the series. In August 2005, it was reported that Britney Spears confronted Nikolas about the feud. She later alleged Nickelodeon failed to protect her from abuse, saying she "did not feel safe" around the show's creator, Dan Schneider. In addition, Nikolas appeared on '' Hidden Hills'' regularly and also on the 2005 series ''Revelations''. Following her departure from ''Zoey 101'', Nikolas g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dondré Whitfield
Dondré Terrell Whitfield (born May 27, 1969) is an American actor. He began his career appearing in a recurring role as Robert Foreman on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'' (1985–87), before playing Terrence Frye in the ABC Daytime soap opera, ''All My Children'' (1991–94). He received three Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series nominations for his performance on ''All My Children''. Whitfield had starring role in a number of short-lived sitcoms, include '' The Crew'' (1995–96), '' Between Brothers'' (1997–99), and '' Hidden Hills'' (2002–03). He also has appeared in a number of films, such as ''Two Can Play That Game'' (2001), '' The Salon'' (2004), ''Pastor Brown'' (2009), and '' Middle of Nowhere'' (2012). In 2015, Whitfield joined the cast of BET reality comedy series '' Real Husbands of Hollywood'', and in 2016 began starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, '' Queen Sugar''. Career Whitfield began his television career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamara Taylor
Tamara Taylor (born September 27, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the role of Dr. Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, in the forensic crime drama ''Bones''. She also appeared in season seven of ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', in which she played the secondary antagonist Sibyl. She also starred in the first two seasons of '' Law & Order: Organized Crime''. Early life and career Taylor was born in Toronto to a Bajan father and a Scottish mother. She dropped out of high school to try modeling and see the world, with her mother supportive of her decision: "School will always be there, she told me." She has appeared in the CBS medical drama ''3 lbs'' as Della and the UPN series ''Sex, Love & Secrets'' in the role of Nina; both series were short-lived. Taylor has made guest appearances on ''NCIS'', ''Numb3rs'', ''Lost'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''Without a Trace'', ''Party of Five'' and ''Dawson's Creek''. In her feature film debut, ''Senseless'', she played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacy Galina
Stacy Galina (born September 24, 1966) is an American jeweler and former actress. She is known for her roles as Kate Whittaker and Mary-Frances Sumner in the CBS prime time soap opera ''Knots Landing''. Early life Galina was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and studied at the School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre in New York and danced for three years with the Atlanta Ballet. She is an only child. Galina's original dream career was to be a professional dancer, but a childhood injury at age seven which led to her temporarily using a wheelchair forced her to abandon such prospects. Career Galina later began an acting career, making her screen debut in a small part in the 1989 comedy film ''Big Man on Campus''. She later appeared in the David Jacobs' series ''Paradise'', before winning a role on his ''Knots Landing''. She first appeared in the series in a guest role, playing Mary Frances Sumner in 1990, before joining the regular cast as Kate Whittaker for the final th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin Bauer
Kristin Bauer van Straten ( Neubauer) is an American film and television actress, notable for her roles as vampire Pamela Swynford De Beaufort on the HBO television series ''True Blood'', Jerry's girlfriend Gillian ("man hands") on ''Seinfeld'', and as Maleficent in the ABC series ''Once Upon a Time''. Personal life Bauer van Straten was born Kristin Neubauer in Racine, Wisconsin. She is of German descent. During childhood, she played sports, rode horses, and fired shotguns. She graduated from The Prairie School in Wind Point. Bauer van Straten studied fine arts at Washington University in St. Louis, as well as in Boston and at New York City’s Parsons The New School for Design in her youth, but decided to become an actress and moved to Los Angeles, where she has been living since she began acting in 1994. She continues to draw and paint. Her works include commissioned portraits. On August 1, 2009, she married musician Abri van Straten. Acting career In 1995, Bauer van S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devo
Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city ..., formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark Mothersbaugh, Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, Bob) and the Casales (Gerald Casale, Gerald and Bob Casale, Bob), along with Alan Myers (drummer), Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It (Devo song), Whip It", the song that gave the band mainstream popularity. Devo's music and visual presentation (including stage shows and costumes) mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan Surreal humour, surrealist humor and mordantly satire, satirical social commentary. The band's namesake, the tongue-in-cheek social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Monkees
The Monkees were an American rock and pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1966, whose lineup consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork alongside English actor/singer Davy Jones. The group was conceived in 1965 by television producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the situation comedy series of the same name. Music credited to the band was released on LP, as well as being included in the show, which aired from 1966 to 1968. While the sitcom was a mostly straightforward affair, the music production generated tension and controversy almost from the beginning. Music supervisor Don Kirshner was dissatisfied with the quartet's musical abilities, and he limited their involvement during the recording process, relying instead on professional songwriters and studio musicians. This arrangement yielded multiple hit albums and singles, but it did not sit well with the band members, who were facing a public backlash for not playing on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
