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John Ennis (actor)
John Ennis is an American actor. He was a cast member on Netflix's ''W/ Bob & David'' and on HBO's ''Mr. Show with Bob and David''. Other roles include ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'', ''Zodiac (film), Zodiac'', and the revival of ''Twin Peaks''. Early life and education Raised in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Wellesley and Needham, Massachusetts, Ennis graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts, Westwood, Massachusetts, and received a bachelor's degree from Emerson College. Career Ennis has played roles in ''Malcolm in the Middle'', ''Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny'', and ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story''. He played a writer for the fictitious comedy show at the center of ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip''. He also played a part in the YouTube channel RocketJump's Video Game High School as Kimberly Swan's father Kenneth Swan. In 2007, Ennis took a small part in the film ''Zodiac (film), Zodiac'' as Terry Pascoe, protégé of the handwriting ex ...
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Sons Of The Pioneers
The Sons of the Pioneers are one of the United States' earliest Western singing groups. Known for their vocal performances, their musicianship, and their songwriting, they produced innovative recordings that have inspired many Western music performers and remained popular through the years. Since 1933, through many changes in membership, the Sons of the Pioneers have remained one of the longest-surviving country music vocal groups. Origins In the spring of 1931, Ohio-born Leonard Slye, the cowboy singer who would later change his name to Roy Rogers, arrived in California and found work as a truck driver, and later as a fruit picker for the Del Monte company in California's Central Valley. He entered an amateur singing contest on a Los Angeles radio show called ''Midnight Frolics'' and a few days later got an invitation to join a group called the Rocky Mountaineers. In September 1931, Canadian-born Bob Nolan answered a classified ad in the ''Los Angeles Herald-Examiner'' that r ...
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Jack Frost (1998 Film)
''Jack Frost'' is a 1998 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by Troy Miller and starring Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston. Keaton plays the title character, a father and musician killed in a car accident, only to be brought back to life in the form of a snowman via a magical harmonica. It received negative critical reviews and became a box-office bomb, grossing just $34 million against a budget of $40–85 million. Three of Frank Zappa's four children, Dweezil Zappa, Ahmet Zappa, and Moon Unit Zappa, appear in the film. Plot Jack Frost is the lead singer in a rock band based in the fictional town of Medford, Colorado. His focus on his music and hopes that the band will sign a record deal leads him to neglect his family, including his 11-year-old son Charlie. Charlie and Jack build a snowman together, and Jack gives Charlie his best harmonica, which he bought the day Charlie was born. He jokingly tells Charlie that it is magical and that Jack will be able to hea ...
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Buddy (1997 Film)
''Buddy'' is a 1997 American biographical comedy-drama family film written and directed by Caroline Thompson, produced by Jim Henson Pictures and American Zoetrope, and released by Columbia Pictures on June 6, 1997. It starred Rene Russo as Mrs. Gertrude "Trudy" Lintz and Robbie Coltrane as her husband. The film was based loosely on the life of a gorilla called Massa with elements of Gertrude Lintz's other gorilla Gargantua (who was called "Buddy" at the time). In real life, Massa was sold to the Philadelphia Zoo after he attacked Lintz, while Buddy/Gargantua died young as a circus attraction and his remains are now on display in a museum. The gorilla suit used for Buddy was created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Plot Set in the 1930s, eccentric millionaire Trudy is an unapologetic animal lover. Trudy takes her two newly arrived chimpanzees Joe and Maggie to the movies, causing lots of stares. Returning home to her grand estate, she greets her varied animals: kittens, horses ...
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Who's The Caboose?
''Who's the Caboose?'' is a 1997 comedy film co-written and directed by Sam Seder and starring himself and Sarah Silverman in their film debut. The supporting cast includes comedians David Cross, Andy Dick, Laura Silverman, Laura Kightlinger, Chuck Sklar, H. Jon Benjamin, Andy Kindler, Mark Cohen, Kathy Griffin, Leo Allen, Marc Maron and Todd Barry, most of whom had not appeared in a theatrical movie prior to this one. The screenplay by Sam Seder and Charles Fisher depicts a romantically involved couple (Silverman and Seder) who travel separately from Manhattan to Los Angeles to attempt to secure a television series role during "pilot season", a set period of months when producers cast new shows. The New York City sequence at the beginning of the film features footage shot at the Luna Lounge on the Lower East Side, which has since been razed. The film was followed by a television miniseries sequel titled '' Pilot Season'', again written by Sam Seder and Charles Fisher, directed ...
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Better Call Saul
''Better Call Saul'' is an American legal crime drama television series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould for AMC. Part of the ''Breaking Bad'' franchise, it is a spin-off of Gilligan's previous series, ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), to which it serves primarily as a prequel, with some scenes taking place during and after the events of ''Breaking Bad''. ''Better Call Saul'' premiered on AMC on February 8, 2015, and ended on August 15, 2022, after six seasons consisting of 63 episodes. Set primarily in the early to mid-2000s in Albuquerque, New Mexico, several years before ''Breaking Bad'', ''Better Call Saul'' examines the ethical decline of Jimmy McGill ( Bob Odenkirk), an aspiring lawyer and former con artist who becomes the egocentric criminal-defense attorney Saul Goodman alongside his romantic interest and colleague Kim Wexler ( Rhea Seehorn), while dealing with conflicts with his brother Chuck McGill ( Michael McKean) and his law partner Howard Hamlin ...
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Murderville
''Murderville'' is an American comedic murder-mystery television series with improvised elements developed by Krister Johnson for Netflix. The series is based on the BBC Three television series '' Murder in Successville''. ''Murderville'' premiered on February 3, 2022 with the release of all six episodes of the first season. In the original British series, many of the town's residents (including all the murder suspects) are well-known celebrities, played by impersonators. By contrast, in ''Murderville'', the suspects are simply fictional characters. A Christmas special premiered on December 15, 2022. Premise In the town of Murderville, Terry Seattle is a senior detective of the Murderville Police Department and the ex-husband of Rhonda Jenkins-Seattle who works as the chief of police. In each episode, a guest star plays the role of a rookie detective that Rhonda assigns to Terry on a murder investigation. However, the guest is not given a script beforehand and must improvise ...
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Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan ( ; ' McLachlan, February 22, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning role as Dale Cooper in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its film prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992). He is also known for his roles in two of David Lynch’s films: Paul Atreides in ''Dune'' (1984) and Jeffrey Beaumont in '' Blue Velvet'' (1986). MacLachlan's other film roles include Lloyd Gallagher in '' The Hidden'' (1987), Ray Manzarek in ''The Doors'' (1991), Cliff Vandercave in ''The Flintstones'' (1994), Zack Carey in '' Showgirls'' (1995), and Riley's father in the ''Inside Out'' film series (2015, 2024). In addition to ''Twin Peaks'', MacLachlan has had prominent roles on television such as Trey MacDougal on ''Sex and the City'' (2000–2002), Orson Hodge on ''Desperate Housewives'' (2006–2012), The Captain on ''How I Met Your Mother'' (2010–2014) and '' How I Met Your Father'' (2022), the Mayor of P ...
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Arizona Lottery
The Arizona Lottery is a state agency of Arizona in the southwest United States. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). Lottery draw games include ''Mega Millions'', ''Powerball'', ''The Pick'', ''Triple Twist'' ''Fantasy 5'', and ''Pick 3''. A variety of instant scratch tickets, or Scratchers, are also offered. The Arizona Lottery's mission statement is to support Arizona programs for the public benefit by maximizing revenue in a responsible manner. Arizona became the first state west of the Mississippi River to approve a lottery when the statewide public initiative (Proposition 200) narrowly passed in November 1980. In 2002, a vote to extend the lottery for another ten years was passed, with 73% in favor. In 2010, the Lottery was extended into 2035. The first sale from the Arizona Lottery was on July 1, 1981; the product was an instant scratch ticket called ''Scratch It Rich''. Proceeds from sales of Arizona Lottery tickets, nearly $4 million weekly, ...
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Pur (brand)
Pur (styled PŪR; pronounced as "pure") is a division of Helen of Troy Limited that produces Pur Water products. Pur's products include water filter faucet mounts, pitchers, side taps, dispensers, coolers, and filtration systems for Kenmore refrigerators of Sears Holdings Corporation. History The Pur brand was created and products invented by Minneapolis-Based Recovery Engineering, Inc., which was sold to Procter & Gamble in 1999 for approximately US$213 million. Outdoor products under the Pur brand were sold to Katadyn USA, and the Minneapolis manufacturing plant for all Pur products was closed in 2004. P&G sold Pur to Helen of Troy in January 2012 for an undisclosed amount. P&G maintained ownership of the products sold in various countries as a form of humanitarian aid under the Children's Safe Drinking Water program. These no longer use the Pur brand name. See also * Chamberland filter A Chamberland filter, also known as a Pasteur–Chamberland filter, is a porcelain wa ...
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Wheel Of Fortune (American Game Show)
''Wheel of Fortune'' (often known simply as ''Wheel'') is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show has aired continuously since January 6, 1975. Contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those in hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel. The current version of the series, which airs in nightly syndication, premiered on September 19, 1983. Since September 9, 2024, the show has been hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White, with Jim Thornton as announcer. The original version of ''Wheel'' was a network daytime series that ran on NBC from January 6, 1975, to June 30, 1989, and subsequently aired on CBS from July 17, 1989, to January 11, 1991; it returned to NBC on January 14, 1991, and was cancelled that year, ending on September 20, 1991. The network daytime and syndicated nighttime versions aired concurrently from 1983 until the former's conclusion. Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford were the original hosts of ...
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