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Linwood Boomer
Linwood Boomer (born October 9, 1955) is a Canadian- American television producer, writer, and former actor. He is known for playing the role of Adam Kendall on the drama ''Little House on the Prairie'', and for creating the Fox sitcom ''Malcolm in the Middle''. Early life Boomer was born into a lower-middle class family in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the third of four sons. He was enrolled in a gifted program at school. His mother is named Eileen. He was the middle child in his household. Boomer made a show based on his life story called ''Malcolm in the Middle'', which ran on FOX from January 2000 to May 2006. Career Boomer began his career as an actor. After playing Adam Kendall on ''Little House on the Prairie'', Boomer began focusing his talents on the behind-the-scenes aspects of television. Boomer's writing and executive producing credits include ''Night Court'', '' Flying Blind'', '' The Boys Are Back'', '' Townies'', ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' and '' God, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,700 people per square kilometre, and fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of its residents are not native English speakers, 47.8 percent are native speakers of neither English nor French, and 54.5 percent of residents belong to visible minority groups. It has been consistently rank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big (film)
''Big'' is a 1988 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall and stars Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin, a pre-adolescent boy whose wish to be "big" transforms him physically into an adult. The film also stars Elizabeth Perkins, David Moscow, John Heard, and Robert Loggia, and was written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg. It was produced by Gracie Films and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Upon release, ''Big'' was met with wide critical acclaim, particularly for Hanks' performance. It was a huge commercial success as well, grossing $151 million worldwide against a production budget of $18 million, and it proved to be pivotal to Hanks' career, establishing him as a major box-office draw as well as a critical favorite. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor (Hanks) and Best Original Screenplay. Plot Twelve-year-old Josh Baskin is told that he is too short for a carnival ride called the Super Loops while attempting to impress a girl. Deject ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilot (Malcolm In The Middle)
"Pilot" is the first episode of the first season of the television series ''Malcolm in the Middle''. It originally aired on Fox on January 9, 2000. It was the first episode written by Linwood Boomer and was directed by Todd Holland. In the episode, the six primary characters are introduced, Malcolm, Lois, Hal, Reese, Dewey, and Francis (who is currently at military school), and Malcolm's struggles and fears to be placed in the accelerated learning class ('Krelboynes') even though he has an IQ of 165. Airing as a midseason replacement for '' Futurama'', the episode gained a large viewer base, with ratings of 23 million. Plot Brothers Malcolm ( Frankie Muniz), Reese ( Justin Berfield), and Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan) wake up to a typical school morning - the three siblings fighting over waffles at breakfast and their mother Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) carelessly shaving their father Hal's (Bryan Cranston) excessive body hair. While walking to school, Malcolm and Dewey lay eyes upon t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Stashwick
Todd Stashwick is an American actor and writer. He is known for his roles as Dale Malloy on '' The Riches'' and Deacon on '' 12 Monkeys''. Early life and career After performing at several local improvisational theaters, he was hired to tour with The Second City across the US. Following productions at The Second City Detroit and The Second City Northwest, he relocated to New York. He auditioned for ''Saturday Night Live'' the same year that fellow Second City alumnus David Koechner joined the cast. Work in film and television drew him to Los Angeles, where he shot several pilots and series including recurring work on the series ''MDs'', '' American Dreams'', ''Rodney'' and '' Still Standing''. He had a significant supporting role on '' The Riches'' playing Minnie Driver's nefarious cousin until its cancellation in September 2008. In May 2018, it was announced he was cast as Dr. Drakken in the Disney Channel film ''Kim Possible'', based on the animated series. The film premier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinsley Grimes
''That '80s Show'' is an American television sitcom set in 1984 that aired from January to May 2002 on Fox. Even though it had a similar name, show structure, and many of the same writers and production staff, it was not a direct spin-off of the immensely more successful ''That '70s Show''. The characters and storylines from the two shows never crossed paths. It was a separate decade-based show created as a result of ''That '70s Show''s popularity at the time. The show was cancelled after 13 episodes. Development ''Freaks and Geeks'', a show that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 television season, was called ''That '80s Show'' by fans and critics for its similarities to ''That '70s Show''. When asked about ''That '70s Show'' entering the 1980s, after Fox renewed the show for seasons three and four in December 1999, show creator Mark Brazill said "we'll have to change the name to That '80s Show." ''That '80s Show'' began development by August 2001, using the same creative te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Alexander
Sasha Alexander (born Suzana Drobnjakovic on May 17, 1973), is an American actress and TV director. She played Gretchen Witter in '' Dawson's Creek'' and has acted in films including '' Yes Man'' (2008) and ''He's Just Not That Into You'' (2009). Alexander played Caitlin Todd for the first two seasons of ''NCIS'' (2003–2005). From July 2010 through September 2016, Alexander starred as Maura Isles in the TNT series ''Rizzoli & Isles'' and was a regular in Season 5 and 6 of '' Shameless'' in 2015-2016. Early life Alexander, who is of Serbian descent, was born Suzana Drobnjakovic in Los Angeles, California. She began acting in school productions in the seventh grade. She was also an ice skater, but stopped due to a knee injury. She continued acting through high school and college, then moved to New York City to act in summer stock and Shakespeare festivals. She graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television, where she was a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mather Zickel
Mather Zickel (born ) is an American actor, mainly known for comedy roles, as well as the character Kieran in ''Rachel Getting Married''. A native of New York City, he has worked in both film and television since the late 1990s. He graduated from the Pomfret School in 1988 and New York University in 1992. He co-starred as "Rob the Federal Agent" in season two of ''Delocated'' and as Will Keen in the ABC sitcom '' Man Up!''. He was also a recurring character in season 2 of Showtime's ''House of Lies'' and appeared in ''Masters of Sex''. Other credits include the films like ''The Ten'', and ''Wanderlust''. He is a frequent collaborator of members of ''The State A state is a centralized political organization that imposes and enforces rules over a population within a territory. There is no undisputed definition of a state. One widely used definition comes from the German sociologist Max Weber: a "stat ...''. Filmography Film Television References External linksMather Zick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Thompson (actor)
Jack Thompson, AM (born John Hadley Pain; 31 August 1940) is an Australian actor and a major figure of Australian cinema, particularly Australian New Wave. He was educated at University of Queensland, before embarking on his acting career. In 2002, he was made an honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). He is best known as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films, including such classics as '' The Club'' (1980), '' Sunday Too Far Away'' (1975), '' The Man from Snowy River'' (1982) and ''Petersen'' (1974). He won Cannes and AFI acting awards for the latter film. He was the recipient of a Living Legend Award at the 2005 Inside Film Awards. Early life Born John Hadley Pain in Manly, a suburb of Sydney, Thompson was three years old when his mother died, leaving his father, a merchant seaman, unable to care for him and his brother, David. He was sent to "LakeHouse orphanage" in Narrabeen by his aunt and subsequently adopted by the poet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desi Lydic
Lani Desmonet Lydic ( ; born June 30, 1981) is an American comedian and actress who is a correspondent on '' The Daily Show'' with Trevor Noah. From 2011 to 2016, she starred as guidance counselor Valerie Marks on the MTV comedy-drama series ''Awkward''. She got her start in the 2001 parody film ''Not Another Teen Movie''. She also starred in the Spike miniseries ''Invasion Iowa'' alongside William Shatner, and the parody series ''The Real Wedding Crashers''. She appeared as Shea Seger in the 2011 film '' We Bought a Zoo'' alongside Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, and in the 2013 film '' The Babymakers'' with Olivia Munn. Lydic also appeared as one half of a lesbian couple on an episode of the Disney Channel series '' Good Luck Charlie'' in 2014. She joined Trevor Noah's lineup of correspondents for ''The Daily Show'' on September 29, 2015. Early life Lydic was born in Louisville, Kentucky. At age of 3, Lydic became enamored of comedic acting from watching Carol Burnett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Potts
Anne Hampton Potts (born October 28, 1952) is an American actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for '' Corvette Summer'' (1978) and won a Genie Award for '' Heartaches'' (1981), before appearing in ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), '' Pretty in Pink'' (1986), '' Jumpin' Jack Flash'' (1986), '' Who's Harry Crumb?'' (1989), and ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989). She voiced Bo Peep in the first, second and fourth films of the ''Toy Story'' franchise (1995–2010, 2019–present). On television, Potts played Mary Jo Jackson Shively on the CBS sitcom ''Designing Women'' (1986–1993). She was nominated for a 1994 Primetime Emmy Award for playing Dana Palladino on the CBS sitcom '' Love & War'' (1993–1995), she played teacher Louanne Johnson on ABC drama ''Dangerous Minds'' for one season 1996–1997, and was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1998 and 1999 for playing Mary Elizabeth Sims in the Lifetime drama series '' Any Day Now'' (1998–2002). Her other television cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Fryman
Pamela Gail Fryman (born 1959) is an American sitcom director and producer. She directed all but twelve episodes of the television series ''How I Met Your Mother''. Early life Fryman was born and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Career Fryman got her first job on ''The John Davidson Show'' as an assistant to the talent coordinator, and went on to be a booth production assistant and secretary on '' Santa Barbara'', eventually moving up to assistant director (AD), and director. In 1993, producer Peter Noah, with whom she had worked on the game show '' Dream House'', gave Fryman a chance to direct an episode of the short-lived sitcom '' Café Americain''. These would be the first stepping stones toward a long and successful career. Before her directing career blossomed, Fryman pursued stage directing. On the set of ''Frasier'', rehearsal resembled a play staging, which is exactly what creator and executive producer David Lee had in mind when he hired her. Fryman directed 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Media Studios
Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV) is an American television production company that is a subsidiary of Universal Studio Group, a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predecessor of the company previously assumed such functions, and a substantial portion of the company's shows air on the network. It was formerly known by various names, including Revue Studios, Universal Pictures Television Department, Universal-International Television, Studios USA Television LLC, Universal Network Television, Universal Domestic Television, NBC Universal Television Studio, and Universal Media Studios. Re-established in 2004, both NBC Studios and the original Universal Television are predecessors of the current Universal Television, formerly known as NBC Universal Television Studio and Universal Media Studios. Universal Television Alternative Studio Universal Television Alternative Studio ("Universal Television Alternative" acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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