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Jacob Wysocki
Jacob Wysocki (born June 20, 1990) is an American actor and comedian. Life and career Wysocki became interested in acting while still at Narbonne High School. During these years, he also performed with ComedySportz and started to act in school plays. After graduating high school in 2008, Wysocki got a degree in English from El Camino College and continued performing improv on the side, which was how he was discovered and cast as Dante Piznarski in the ABC Family drama series '' Huge''. He took his first leading role in 2011 alongside John C. Reilly in the dramedy ''Terri'', which was shown at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. In 2014, he starred in the horror movie ''Unfriended ''Unfriended'' (originally titled ''Cybernatural'') is a 2014 American screenlife supernatural horror film directed by Levan Gabriadze and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. Set on a computer screen, the film stars Shelley Hennig, Moses Storm, ...''. Since 2022, Wysocki has appeared in multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WonderCon
WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and film fan convention, convention held in the San Francisco Bay Area (1987–2011), then—under the name WonderCon Anaheim—in Anaheim, California (2012–2015, 2017–present), and WonderCon Los Angeles in 2016."WonderCon Moves To Anaheim With Costumed Avengers In Tow" CBS 2 San Francisco (March 17, 2012). The convention returned to the Anaheim Convention Center in 2017 after a one-year stint in Los Angeles due to construction at the Anaheim Convention Center. The convention was conceived by retailer John Barrett (comics), John Barrett (a founder of the retail chain Comics and Comix) and originally held in the Oakland Convention Center. In 2003, it moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unfriended
''Unfriended'' (originally titled ''Cybernatural'') is a 2014 American screenlife supernatural horror film directed by Levan Gabriadze and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. Set on a computer screen, the film stars Shelley Hennig, Moses Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, and Courtney Halverson as six high school students in a Skype conversation which is haunted by a student, played by Heather Sossaman, who was bullied by them and committed suicide. The film is told almost entirely through a screencast of a MacBook. The film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 20, 2014, and was theatrically released by Universal Pictures in the United States on April 17, 2015. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and was a massive box-office success, grossing $62.9million against a $1million budget. A stand-alone sequel, '' Unfriended: Dark Web'', was released in 2018. Plot In Fresno, California, high school student Laura Barns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Bang! Bang!
''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' (formerly ''Comedy Death-Ray Radio'') is a weekly comedy audio podcast, which originally began airing as a radio show on May 1, 2009.A Special Thing Forums:Comedy Death-Ray Radio starts today! It is hosted by writer and comedian Scott Aukerman, best known for his work on the 1990s HBO sketch comedy program '' Mr. Show with Bob and David'', creating and hosting the ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' TV series, and co-founding the weekly ''Comedy Death-Ray'' stage show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Hollywood. ''Comedy Death-Ray Radio'' was formerly broadcast from Southern California's Indie 103 studios, but since the summer of 2010 has been broadcast as part of the Earwolf comedy podcasting network, being recorded in studios owned by the company. ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' was also a television series on IFC hosted by Scott Aukerman and featuring in different seasons bandleaders Reggie Watts, Kid Cudi, and "Weird Al" Yankovic. In 2021, Aukerman and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key & Peele
''Key & Peele'' (abbreviated to ''K&P'') is an American sketch comedy television series that ran from 2012 to 2015. It was created by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele for Comedy Central; each had previously worked on ''Mad TV.'' Each episode of the show consists mainly of several pre-taped skits starring the two actors, performing as a double act. The sketches cover a variety of societal topics, often with a focus on American popular culture, ethnic stereotypes, social awkwardness, and race relations. ''Key & Peele'' premiered on January 31, 2012 and ended on September 9, 2015, with a total of 53 episodes, over the course of five seasons. A special titled "Key & Peele's Super Bowl Special" aired on January 30, 2015. ''Key & Peele'' won a Peabody Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards and has been nominated for various other awards, including Writers Guild of America Award, Writers Guild Award, NAACP Image Award and 16 additional Primetime Emmy Awards in various categories. Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resident Advisors (TV Series)
''Resident Advisors'' is an American sitcom that premiered on April 9, 2015, on Hulu. The series was created by Alex J. Reid, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Natalia Anderson and follows a group of resident advisors at a college. Synopsis The show follows a group of resident advisors in a college dormitory. Cast and characters Main *Ryan Hansen as Doug Weiner, a 30-something resident advisor (RA) who is pursuing his fifth master's degree. *Jamie Chung as Olivia Blunt, the no-nonsense Residence Director of Hutcherson Dormitory with aspirations of moving to Silicon Valley. * Andrew Bachelor as Sam Parker, a smart and competent RA who is putting himself through college. * Juliette Goglia as Rachel Cunningham, a female freshman who grew up in a polygamist family, and assigned to room with Leslie, a male student. * Alison Rich as Amy Willard, a quirky and self-conscious RA who loves dogs. * Graham Rogers as Tyler Stone, the girl-crazy and testosterone-fueled RA in Hutcherson. *Daryl Saba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Fun Night
''Super Fun Night'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 2, 2013, to February 19, 2014. The series was broadcast during the 2013–14 television season on ABC in the Wednesday night 9:30 pm (ET/PT) slot after '' Modern Family''. The series stars and was created by Rebel Wilson; it was green-lit by ABC for a series order pick-up on May 10, 2013. On May 9, 2014, ABC canceled the series after one season. Premise For the past 13 years, three single women have set aside every Friday night as "Friday Fun Night". That is, until one of the women, Kimmie Boubier, decides it is time to take this party to the next level after befriending a fellow attorney. Cast and characters Main * Rebel Wilson as Kimberley "Kimmie" Boubier, a young attorney who is slightly childish, but when it comes down to it, she can be professional. She is in love with Richard, although for the first half of the season, he seems to just see her as a friend. * Liza Lapira as Helen-Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naked (Glee)
"Naked" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the American musical television series ''Glee'', and the seventy-eighth episode overall. Written and directed by co-creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, respectively, it aired on Fox in the United States on January 31, 2013. Plot The Dalton Academy Warblers are exposed for using steroids for their participation in Sectionals, and New Directions is given another chance to compete in Regionals. To raise money for the bus, Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz) successfully proposes they make a sexy "Men of McKinley" calendar with the male members of the New Directions. Meanwhile, in New York City, Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) is asked to star in a student film, but becomes conflicted when she learns the role requires her to be topless. After singing "Torn", Rachel decides to go through with it. Although her boyfriend Brody Weston (Dean Geyer) supports her, Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) does not agree with her decision and calls Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glee (TV Series)
''Glee'' (stylized as ''glee'') is an American jukebox musical Comedy drama, comedy-drama television series created by Ryan Murphy (producer), Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan (writer), Ian Brennan for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Taking place at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, the series focuses on the New Directions, a glee club competing in the show choir circuit, as its disparate members deal with social issues regarding sexuality, gender, Race (human classification), race, family, relationships, and teamwork. The initial twelve-member cast included Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester, Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester, Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury, and Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester. The remaining cast portrayed students, with Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray, Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel, Kevin McHale (actor), Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams, Lea Michele as Rachel Berry, Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson, Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones, Mark Salling as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funny Story (film)
''Funny Story'' is a 2018 tragicomedy film, directed by Michael J. Gallagher and co-written by Gallagher and Steve Greene. It stars Matthew Glave, Emily Bett Rickards and Jana Winternitz. The film premiered as an official selection at the 2018 Slamdance Film Festival on January 21, 2018. Plot Aging TV star Walter Campbell's attempts to break up with younger girlfriend Lucy are thwarted by the announcement of her pregnancy. Looking for space, Walter resolves to visit his estranged daughter Nic, currently residing in Big Sur, resentful of her father's neglectful parenting and womanizing ways. He agrees to give a lift to Nic's friend Kim, who having recently attended the funeral of her estranged mother, is dealing with her own emotional baggage. Upon arriving in Big Sur, Walter discovers that Nic is living on a lesbian commune, and is in fact due to get married. Nic is appreciative of Walter's acceptance of her sexuality, which sees the pair's relationship begin to repair, but this n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Please Stand By
''Please Stand By'' is a 2017 American Comedy drama, comedy-drama film directed by Ben Lewin and based on the 2008 Michael Golamco#Short plays, short play of the same name by Michael Golamco, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Dakota Fanning, Toni Collette, Alice Eve, River Alexander and Patton Oswalt, and was distributed by Magnolia Pictures. An autistic young woman, determined to participate in a script-writing contest, goes on a journey to deliver her script in person before the deadline. After playing at various film festivals, the film was simultaneously released theatrically and on-demand on January 26, 2018. Plot Wendy—an autistic young woman who has a fixation on ''Star Trek''—lives a routine life in a San Francisco, California, San Francisco group home where she is monitored by the house manager, Scottie. She spends her time writing a 427-page ''Star Trek'' script to enter in Paramount Pictures' screenwriting contest for the $100,000 prize. Wendy is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorority Rising
In North America, fraternities and sororities ( and ) are social clubs at colleges and universities. They are sometimes collectively referred to as Greek life or Greek-letter organizations, as well as collegiate fraternities or collegiate sororities to differentiate them from general, non-university-based fraternal organizations and fraternal orders, friendly societies, or benefit societies. Generally, membership in a fraternity or sorority is obtained as an undergraduate student but continues thereafter for life by gaining alumni status. Some accept graduate students as well, some also provide honorary membership in certain circumstances. Individual fraternities and sororities vary in organization and purpose, but most – especially the dominant form known as social fraternities and sororities – share five common elements: # Secrecy # Single-sex membership # Selection of new members based on a two-part vetting and probationary process known as ''rushing'' and ''pledging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
