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James Wilder (actor)
James Wilder (born August 5, 1968) is an American film and television actor. Early life Wilder was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Sausalito, California. The son of a French mother and an Italian father, Wilder performed as a fire eating street performer before he became an actor. Career During his career, Wilder portrayed Adam Louder on the Fox soap opera ''Models Inc.'', Christopher Searls on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC TV drama ''Equal Justice (TV series), Equal Justice'' and Nick Lewis on the 1993 remake of ''Route 66'' on NBC. Personal life In 1997, Wilder dated actress Kirstie Alley. The two met on the set of ''Nevada'' and soon were engaged, but split after four years. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1968 births 20th-century American male actors Living people Male actors from Cleveland 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state border. Cleveland is the most populous city on Lake Erie, the second-most populous city in Ohio, and the 53rd-most populous city in the U.S. with a population of 372,624 in 2020. The city anchors the Cleveland metropolitan area, the 33rd-largest in the U.S. at 2.18 million residents, as well as the larger Cleveland– Akron– Canton combined statistical area with 3.63 million residents. Cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River as part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in modern-day Northeast Ohio by General Moses Cleaveland, after whom the city was named. The city's location on the river and the lake shore allowed it to grow into a major commercial and industrial metropolis by the late 19th century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flypaper (1999 Film)
''Flypaper'' is a 1998 American independent comedy film written and directed by Klaus Hoch and starring Craig Sheffer, Robert Loggia, Sadie Frost, John C. McGinley, Illeana Douglas, Talisa Soto, and Lucy Liu. It tells three intertwining tales of violence, sex, and betrayal in Southern California. The film premiered at the American Film Market in 1998 before being released direct-to-video in 2000. The film has been criticized as a ''Pulp Fiction'' rip-off. Plot In Southern California, Laura hired Amanda as a " love decoy" to test her fiancé, Joe, and determines to punish him for flirting with her. Amanda meets Joe at a motel and feigns interest in BDSM; she leaves him in his underwear, wrists and ankles cuffed to the bedframe. Laura then enters, prepared to cut off his genitals as revenge, but stops as he rapidly switches from denial of an affair to an empty apology for cheating on her; declaring him immoral, she leaves. Meanwhile, crooks Bobby Ray and Leon steal equipment an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outer Limits (1995 TV Series)
''The Outer Limits'' is a science fiction film, science fiction anthology series, anthology television series that originally aired between 1995 and 2002 on Showtime (TV network), Showtime, Syfy, Seven Network, Channel 7 and in syndication. The series is a revival of the original ''The Outer Limits (1963 TV series), The Outer Limits'' series that aired from 1963 to 1965. ''The Outer Limits'' is an anthology series, anthology of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end. The revival series maintained an anthology format but occasionally featured recurring story arcs that were then tied together during season-finale clip shows. History After an attempt to bring back ''The Outer Limits'' during the early 1980s, it was finally relaunched in 1995. The success of television speculative fiction such as ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''The X-Files'' and anthology shows such as ''Tales from the Crypt (TV series), Tales from the Crypt'' convinced rights hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Gillooly
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey. Music * DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes * Excision (musician), Canadian dubstep producer and DJ Jeff Abel * Jeff Abercrombie, bassist for American rock band Fuel * Jeff Allen, English session drummer * Jeff Baxter, American guitarist for rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers * Jeff Beal (born 1963), American composer of music for various media * Jeff Beck (1944–2023), English guitarist * Jeff Buckley (1966–1997), American singer-songwriter * Jeff Coffin, saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator * Jeff Current, lead singer of American alternative rock band Against All Will * Jeff Fatt, Australian musician and actor, formerly with the children's band The Wiggles * Jeff Gillan, an American journalist * Jeff Graham, Canadian radio DJ * Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melrose Place
''Melrose Place'' is an American prime-time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex in West Hollywood, California. The show was created by Darren Star for Fox and executive produced by Aaron Spelling for his company, Spelling Television. It was the second series in the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' franchise. Season one and season two were broadcast on Wednesday at 9 pm, after ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. In 1994, for its third season and for the rest of its run, the show moved to Monday at 8 p.m. The show had many cast changes during the run. Thomas Calabro and Heather Locklear were the only cast members to remain on the series for all seven seasons, with Calabro being the only cast member to remain on the series throughout its entire run from the pilot episode to the series finale. The show earned several Golden Globe nominations and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Owl (film)
''Night Owl'', a 1993 vampire film directed by Jeffrey Arsenault, starring John Leguizamo and James Raftery. Plot Jake (Raftery) is a brooding vampire and squatter who frequents nightclubs to pick up women. During their encounters, he slashes their necks with a matte knife and drinks their blood. One evening, he kills Zohra, the sister of Angel (Leguizamo), prompting Angel to launch a frantic search for the murderer. Meanwhile, Jake falls in love with Anne Guish, a performance artist, and struggles to resist his cravings for fresh blood. Eventually, Jake and Angel's paths intersect. Cast *John Leguizamo - Angel *James Raftery - Jake *Ali Thomas - Anne *David Roya - Dario *Holly Woodlawn - Barfly *Lisa Napoli - Frances *Yul Vazquez - Tomas *Caroline Munro - Herself Background The film was shot in New York City's Alphabet City, making it the first in a succession of gritty black and white vampire films set in the same area of New York City, followed by '' Nadja'' and '' The A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 66 (TV Series)
''Route 66'' is an American adventure crime drama television series that premiered on CBS on October 7, 1960, and ran until March 20, 1964, for a total of 116 episodes. The series was created by Herbert B. Leonard and Stirling Silliphant, who were also responsible for the ABC drama '' Naked City'', from which ''Route 66'' was an indirect spin-off. Both series employed a format with elements of both traditional drama and anthology drama, but the difference was where the shows were set: ''Naked City'' was set in New York City, while ''Route 66'' had its setting change from week to week, with each episode being shot on location. ''Route 66'' followed two young men traversing the United States in a Chevrolet Corvette convertible, and the events and consequences surrounding their journeys. Martin Milner starred as Tod Stiles, a recent college graduate with no future prospects because of circumstances beyond his control. He was originally joined on his travels by Buz Murdock (pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cracked Up
''Cracked Up'' is a 1987 American TV film starring Ed Asner. It was one of the first films about the crack cocaine epidemic. Cast *Edward Asner as Vincent Owens *Raphael Sbarge as Chris Mcnally * James Wilder as John Owens *Marilyn Jones as Terri Sandusky *Richard Holden as Ed Sandusky *Kim Delaney as Jackie * H. Richard Greene as Coach Frank Malvin *F J O'Neil as Dr Carl Eckhart *Terence Alexander as Wilbert Fletcher Production In 1986 a special aired on American TV called ''48 Hours on Crack Street''. A few weeks later, in October, Aaron Spelling Productions approached writer-producer Peter Lefcourt to make a crack-related projected. "They wanted it to be the first crack movie on," Lefcourt said. "Crack is hot." The first draft was delivered in January 1987. Filming started on 9 March and the show aired in May. "I didn't want to make another ''48 Hours on Crack Street''," said Lefcourt. "Movies have been made about cocaine, and they are so predictable. After a while, the audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bronx Zoo (TV Series)
''The Bronx Zoo'' is an American drama television series that was directed by Allan Arkush and Paul Lynch that aired on NBC from March 19, 1987, to June 29, 1988. It lasted two seasons before cancellation. Plot Benjamin Harrison High School is set in the Bronx. Principal Joe Danzig ( Edward Asner) does his best to maintain optimism, while dealing with the lack of motivation and direction of his staff. Cast * Edward Asner as Principal Joe Danzig * Kathleen Beller as Mary Caitlin Callahan * Jerry Levine as Matthew Littman * Nicholas Pryor as Jack Feldspar * Mykelti Williamson Mykelti Williamson (; born Michael T. Williamson; March 4, 1957) is an American actor and director best known for his roles in the films ''Forrest Gump'', '' 12 Angry Men'' (1997), ''Con Air'', and '' Ali'', and the television shows ''Boomtown'' ... as Gus Butterfield * David Wilson as Harry Barnes * Kathryn Harrold as Sara Newhouse Episodes Season 1 (1987) Season 2 (1987–88) References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Schoolbreak Special
''CBS Schoolbreak Special'' is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from December 1978 to January 1996. The series began under the title ''CBS Afternoon Playhouse'', and was changed during the 1984–85 season A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's axial tilt, tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperat .... The concept was similar to ABC's '' Afterschool Special''. List of specials ''Afternoon Playhouse'' specials Under its original name, the ''Afternoon Playhouse'' aired a handful of made-for-TV films, the most notable of which was the 1983 release of ''Revenge of the Nerd''. The TV special was often mistaken for the film of a similar name which premiered one year later in 1984. Season 1 (1978) Season 2 (1979–80) Season 3 (1981) Season 4 (1981–82) Season 5 (1982–83) Schoolbreak Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of The Year (2002 Film)
''Man of the Year'' is a 2002 American black comedy film directed by Straw Weisman, starring John Ritter. Plot Cast * John Ritter as Bill * Jade Carter as Jim * Adria Dawn as Chloe * Brian Cousins as Phil * Heidi Mark as Carol * Idalis DeLeón as Joan * Clayton Landey as Stuart * Khrystyne Haje as Vanessa * Danny Ponce as Mickey * Lin Shaye as Flora * Kathleen Gati as Ella * Leeza Gibbons as The Reporter * Archie Hahn as Nick * Amy Hill as The Maid * Jon Jacobs as Johnathan * Shawnee Free Jones as Anna * Samantha Lloyd as Sylvia * Ivo Lopez as The Butler * Kristen Miller as Sally * Jack Mosshammer as Parker * Oliver Muirhead as Reg * Annie Sorell as Shauna * Rebecca Harrell Tickell as Donna * James Wilder as Vaughn * as Zarita Production The film was shot in 12 hours on July 27, 2001. Ritter was reportedly paid $100 for his work in the film. Reception Robert Koehler of ''Variety'' wrote that while the cast "proves improvisationally capable", the plot is "rather conventio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
