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Kissing Jessica Stein
''Kissing Jessica Stein'' is a 2001 American independent romantic comedy film written and co-produced by the film's stars, Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen, and directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld. The film also stars Scott Cohen, Jackie Hoffman, and Tovah Feldshuh. It is one of the earlier film appearances of actors Jon Hamm and Michael Showalter. The film is based on a scene from the 1997 off-Broadway play ''Lipschtick'' by Westfeldt and Juergensen. Plot Twenty-eight-year-old Jessica Stein is an attractive, neurotic, Jewish copy editor Copy editing (also known as copyediting and manuscript editing) is the process of revising written material (" copy") to improve quality and readability, as well as ensuring that a text is free of errors in grammar, style, and accuracy. ''The Ch ... at a New York City newspaper. Her older brother Dan has recently become engaged, while her mother Judy is worried that Jessica will end up alone and often sets her up on blind da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Charles Herman-Wurmfeld (born July 5, 1966) is an American film director, film and television director. He directed the movies ''Kissing Jessica Stein'' and ''Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde.'' His sister is producer Eden H. Wurmfeld. retrieved October 29, 2017 Filmography Film * ''Fanci's Persuasion'' (1995) * ''Kissing Jessica Stein'' (2001) * ''Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde'' (2003) * ''The Hammer (2007 film), The Hammer'' (2007) TelevisionReferences External links * Film directors from New York City Living people American LGBTQ film directors LGBTQ television directors American LGBTQ screenwriters 1966 births 21st-century American LGBTQ people {{US-film-director-1960s- ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Ad
A personal advertisement, sometimes called a contact ad, is a form of classified advertising in which a person seeks to find another person for friendship, romance, marriage, or sexual activity. In British English, it is commonly known as an advert in a lonely hearts column. In India, it is a dating ad or matrimonial ad. The earliest personal ads were placed in newspapers among other classified ads, and typically had matrimony as the objective. As interest in personal ads grew, newspapers provided personals sections specifically for those ads. Later, newspapers and magazines for the sole purpose of personal ads were published. Lonely hearts clubs were organized in the 20th century to provide listings of ads to their fee-paying members. With the advent of the Internet, personal ads began to appear on online sites as well, eventually turning into profiles on dating sites and apps. Personal ads have been described by a researcher as "a valuable way of finding potential mates for tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idina Menzel
Idina Kim Menzel ( ; ; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Particularly known for her work in Musical theatre, musicals on Broadway theatre, Broadway, she has been Honorific nicknames in popular music, nicknamed the "Queen of Broadway" for her commanding stage presence, powerful mezzo-soprano voice, and reputation as one of the most influential stage actors of her generation. Having achieved mainstream success Idina Menzel on screen and stage, across stage, screen, and Idina Menzel discography, music, her List of awards and nominations received by Idina Menzel, accolades include a Tony Awards, Tony Award and a Daytime Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Award. Menzel rose to prominence as a stage actress in 1996, making her Broadway debut as performance artist Maureen Johnson in the rock musical ''Rent (musical), Rent'', which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2003, she origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinny Vella
Vincent Frank Vella (January 11, 1947 – February 20, 2019) was an American actor, talk show host and comedian. He acted in more than forty films often in the role of a gangster. He was best known for the role of Artie Piscano in Martin Scorsese's ''Casino'' and Jimmy Petrille in the HBO series ''The Sopranos''. Early life Vella was born on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, New York City. His father was from Bari, Italy and his mother was from Naples, Italy. Vella's father had a fish store in Little Italy. Career Vella acted in more than forty films often in the role of gangster. He was best known for the role of Artie Piscano in Martin Scorsese's ''Casino''. He played Jimmy Petrille on the HBO series ''The Sopranos''. He was the subject of a 67-minute 2000 documentary called ''Hey, Vinny'' by director John Huba. In New York City, he hosted a public-access television cable TV show on MNN, the Vinny Vella show. He appeared in more than 35 advertisements. Personal life He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ealy
Michael David Brown (born August 3, 1973), known professionally as Michael Ealy, is an American actor. He is known for his roles in '' Barbershop'' (2002), '' 2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003), '' Takers'' (2010), '' Think Like a Man'' (2012), '' About Last Night'' (2014), '' Think Like a Man Too'' (2014), '' The Perfect Guy'' (2015), and '' The Intruder'' (2019). He has a number of starring and recurring roles on numerous television sitcoms. Early life Ealy was born in Washington, D.C., and was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. Ealy went to Springbrook High School and graduated from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland in 1996 with a degree in English. His mother worked for IBM and his father was in the grocery business. Career He started his acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in several off-Broadway stage productions. Among his first film roles were '' Bad Company'' and '' Kissing Jessica Stein''. His breakout role came in 2002's '' Barbershop'', in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibor Feldman
Tibor Feldman (born April 25, 1947) is an American actor, having played roles in movies, television shows, television commercials, and stage plays. He has appeared in television dramas including: ''Law & Order'', ''Conviction'', ''The Sopranos'', ''Third Watch'' and ''New York Undercover''. Career In 2001, he appeared on the cover of the Maxwell House Haggadah. This edition remains annually distributed during the Passover period in supermarkets across the United States. Feldman has also appeared in numerous Off-Broadway plays. He has played roles in films including ''Kissing Jessica Stein'' (2001), ''Nothin' Goes Right'' in which he co-starred with Rodney Dangerfield, and ''Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid'' (1986). He was also in the movie Enchanted (2007), in which he played Henry the lawyer. In 2006, he played Elias-Clark president Irv Ravitz in the film '' The Devil Wears Prada''. In 2012, he starred as Reb Hersh in the independent film '' Where Is Joel Baum?'' He has starred in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alysia Reiner
Alysia Reiner is an American actress. She is best known for playing Natalie "Fig" Figueroa in the Netflix comedy drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role as part of the ensemble cast. Reiner starred in and produced the financial drama '' Equity'', which was bought at Sundance by Sony Pictures Classics and released nationwide. It is now being developed into a TV series by Tri-Star and ABC. Reiner has appeared in several Off-Broadway plays and won an Obie Award for her performance in '' An Oak Tree''. In ''Sideways'', the critically acclaimed comedy–drama film, Reiner played Christine Ergarian, where she won her first ensemble cast SAG award. She played District Attorney Wendy Parks in the ABC crime-legal drama TV series ''How to Get Away with Murder'' and Sunny in the FX comedy '' Better Things''. In 2014, she also appeared in Season 4 of '' Masters of Sex'' on Showtime, as Lilian Izikoff on ''Rosewood'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cariani
John Edward Cariani (born July 22, 1969) is an American actor and playwright. Cariani is best known as the forensic expert Julian Beck in ''Law & Order''. On stage, he earned a Tony Award nomination for his role as Motel the Tailor in the 2004 Broadway revival of ''Fiddler on the Roof.'' He is also known for his roles in Broadway shows ''Something Rotten!'' and ''The Band's Visit'', and for writing ''Almost, Maine'', one of the most produced plays in American high schools. Early life Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, Cariani was eight when his family moved to Presque Isle, Maine. He attended Presque Isle High School where he was active in the music and theater programs. After graduating in 1987, he attended Amherst College, where he was a member of the Zumbyes, Amherst's oldest a-cappella group, and the Glee Club. After graduating from Amherst College in 1991 with a B.A. in history, he studied acting and directing at now defunct StageWest in Springfield, Massachusetts. He then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Stepanek
Brian Patrick Stepanek (born February 6, 1971) is an American actor known for his role as Arwin Hochhauser on the Disney Channel original series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' and Brian on '' Brian O'Brian''. He was also a Sector Seven Agent in the 2007 Michael Bay film ''Transformers'', and also had a supporting role in '' The Island''. Stepanek is also known as the voice of Roger in '' Father of the Pride'' and played Tom Harper on the Nickelodeon series '' Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn'' from 2014 to 2018. Since 2016, he has voiced Lynn Loud Sr. on the Nickelodeon animated series ''The Loud House'', and has since portrayed the character in the 2022 live-action spinoff series '' The Really Loud House''. Career Stepanek is known for his role as Arwin in the Disney Channel sitcom ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''. He appeared in the 2005 film '' The Island''. Stepanek has done additional voiceovers in the movies '' Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'', ''Kim Possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Weber (actor)
Ben Weber (born May 14, 1972) is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in TV series such as ''Sex and the City'' and ''Everwood'' and films such as ''Kissing Jessica Stein,'' ''The Christmas Card'', and ''Coach Carter''. Weber also played David on the Freeform (TV channel), ABC Family television series ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'' along with Molly Ringwald. In addition to film and television work, Weber was one of the original cavemen in the GEICO Cavemen advertising campaign. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1972 births American male actors Living people People from Bellingham, Washington {{US-screen-actor-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Aaron Baker
David Aaron Baker (born August 14, 1963) is an American actor whose credits stretch across theater, film, television and audiobooks. Biography On Broadway, he is most prominently known for his starring role as "Prince Dauntless" opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in the 1996 Tony nominated revival of ''Once Upon a Mattress''. He subsequently appeared in the 2004 revival of Lorraine Hansberry's ''A Raisin in the Sun'', opposite Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan, and Sean Combs. Baker performed as Jimmy Curry in New York City Opera's 1992 production of 110 in the Shade at Lincoln Center's New York State Theater, and then in 2018 appeared on the same stage in New York City Ballet's Jerome Robbins 100 Festival playing the MajorDomo in Fanfare (ballet). On film, he has appeared in Woody Allen’s '' Melinda and Melinda''. He is the voice of Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas on audio book. He voices a role in QCode’s fiction series podcast ''Listening In'' starring Rachel Brosnahan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Mastro (actor)
Michael Mastro (born May 17, 1962) is an American Broadway and film actor.''The New York Times Theater Reviews 1997-1998'' - Page 243 New York Times - 2001 "Three musicians, played by Frank Wood, Michael Mastro and Joseph Lyfe Taylor, sit around a cassette player listening to the tape of a fervent, wrenching trumpet solo." Mastro made his Broadway debut in Terrence McNally's '' Love! Valour! Compassion!'' in 1995. His film appearances include roles in ''Kissing Jessica Stein'', '' The Night We Never Met'' (1993), ''Jungle 2 Jungle ''Jungle 2 Jungle'' is a 1997 comedy film directed by John Pasquin, produced by Walt Disney Pictures and TF1 Films Production, and starring Tim Allen, Martin Short, Lolita Davidovich, David Ogden Stiers, JoBeth Williams, and introducing Sam Hun ...'' (1997), and '' Borough of Kings'' (2002). References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mastro, Michael 1962 births Male actors from Albany, New York American male actors Living people< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
