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List Of In The House Episodes
'' In the House'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from April 10, 1995 and moved to UPN after its second season. The show starred LL Cool J as Marion Hill a former professional football player with the Oakland Raiders. Because of his financial predicament, he is forced to rent out most of the rooms in his house to newly divorced single mother Jackie Warren (Debbie Allen) and her two children, Tiffany (Maia Campbell) and Austin (Jeffery Wood). In the third season, Jackie and Austin move to Nashville, leaving Tiffany to stay with Marion in order to finish school in Los Angeles; Marion purchases a sports rehabilitation facility with the boisterous Tonia (Kim Wayans) and the pompous Maxwell (Alfonso Ribeiro Alfonso Ribeiro (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, singer, and television host. He is best known for his roles as Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom '' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', Alfonso Spears on the sitcom ''Silver Spoo .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The House (TV Series)
''In the House'' is an American sitcom television series starring LL Cool J, Debbie Allen, Maia Campbell, Jeffery Wood, Alfonso Ribeiro and Kim Wayans. The series aired for two seasons on NBC from April 1995 to May 1996 after which it was canceled due to low ratings. UPN quickly picked up ''In the House'' where it aired for an additional two seasons. UPN canceled the series in May 1998. The series ran in first-run syndication for a fifth and final season, which ended on August 11, 1999. Synopsis Marion Hill (LL Cool J) is a former professional football player. Because of his financial predicament, Marion is forced to rent out most of the rooms in his house to newly divorced single mother Jackie Warren ( Debbie Allen) and her two children, Tiffany (Maia Campbell) and Austin ( Jeffery Wood). After the second season, the series was retooled, becoming more adult-oriented. Jackie and Austin both moved back East while Tiffany stayed with Marion to finish high school. Joining th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asaad Kelada
Asaad Kelada (; born May 11, 1940) is an Egyptian-American television director of many American television sitcoms. Early life Kelada was born in Cairo, Egypt and he studied drama under Youssef Chahine at the American University in Cairo. In 1961, he emigrated to the United States and studied directing at the Yale School of Drama. Career After directing stage plays and teaching drama in the 1960s and 1970s, he landed his first opportunity to direct for television in 1976, with an episode of the sitcom '' Rhoda'', "Rhoda Questions Her Life and Flies to Paris". Since that time, he has directed episodes of several well-known sitcoms including '' Benson'', ''WKRP in Cincinnati'', '' The Facts of Life'', '' Family Ties'', and ''Who's the Boss?'', where he directed 117 episodes and was also listed as producer on 51 episodes. Kelada spoke with '' DGA Magazine'' and said that good casting is essential to the success of a comedy, because "you cannot make the actor be funny". He said t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Givens
Robin Givens (born November 27, 1964) is an American actress and director. Givens played Darlene Merriman in the ABC sitcom '' Head of the Class'' in 1986, and remained on the series for its five year duration. Her troubled marriage to boxer Mike Tyson in 1988 drew considerable media attention, as did their acrimonious divorce. She later went on to become a spokesperson for the National Domestic Violence Hotline for several years. Givens continued her career with film and television roles such as '' The Women of Brewster Place'' (1989) and ''Boomerang'' (1992). In 1996, Givens co-starred on the sitcom '' Sparks'', which aired for two seasons on UPN. In January 2000, she took over hosting duties on the syndicated talk show '' Forgive or Forget''. In 2007, Givens released her autobiography, ''Grace Will Lead Me Home''. She has since had recurring roles on '' The Game'', '' Tyler Perry's House of Payne'', '' Chuck,'' '' Riverdale'' and its spin-off '' Katy Keene'', and has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman Hemsley
Sherman Alexander Hemsley (February 1, 1938 – July 24, 2012) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his roles as George Jefferson on the CBS television series ''All in the Family'' (1973–1975; 1978) and ''The Jeffersons'' (1975–1985), Deacon Ernest Frye on the NBC series ''Amen'' (1986–1991), and B. P. Richfield on the ABC series ''Dinosaurs''. Hemsley also played Judge Carl Robertson on the NBC series ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''. For his work on ''The Jeffersons'', Hemsley was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. Hemsley also won an NAACP Image Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Series or Special ("The Jeffersons") in 1982. Biography Early life, education and service Hemsley was born and raised in South Philadelphia by his mother, who worked in a lamp factory. Hemsley did not meet his father until he was 14. Hemsley graduated from Barrat Middle School. For high school, Hemsley attended Central High School for ninth gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estelle Harris
Estelle Harris (; April 22, 1928 – April 2, 2022) was an American actress and comedian, known for her exaggeratedly shrill, grating voice. She was best known for her role as Estelle Costanza on ''Seinfeld''. Her other roles included the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the ''Toy Story'' franchise, Muriel in '' The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'', and Mama Gunda in '' Tarzan II''. During her career, Harris starred in various television commercials. Early life and education Harris was born Estelle Nussbaum in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York on April 22, 1928, the younger of two daughters of Isaac ('Ira') and Anna Nussbaum, Polish Jewish immigrants who owned a candy store and soda shop. For many years, her date of birth was mistakenly cited as April 4, 1928. The correct date was not revealed until after her death. In 1935, when Harris was seven years old, the family relocated to Tarentum, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Tarentum High School. Career Harris be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and has received List of awards and nominations received by RuPaul, several accolades, including 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and a Tony Award. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag" and is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States, with ''Fortune (magazine), Fortune'' saying that he is "easily the world's most famous drag queen." In 2017, RuPaul was included in the annual Time 100, ''Time'' 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Born and raised in San Diego, California, RuPaul studied performing arts in Atlanta, Georgia, before relocating to New York City, where he became a popular fixture on the LGBTQ cultur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Miller (TV Director)
Paul D. Miller is an American director whose credits include directing ''Saturday Night Live'' in the 1980s. He has also directed for ''MADtv'' and '' ALF'', as well as ''In Living Color''. He received an undergraduate degree from Ohio University Ohio University (Ohio or OU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Athens, Ohio, United States. The university was first conceived in the 1787 contract between the United States Department of the Treasury#Re ... in 1971, and is the son of director Walter C. Miller. Awards * Emmy, Best Director for a Variety/Music Program, for 1998 Tony Awards * In 2024 he won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials for '' Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love'' Career He has worked as a director in the following: * Country Music Awards * ''Saturday Night Live'' * The Pest References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Anderson
Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and television host. He is known for his leading roles in television shows such as Andre "Dre" Johnson on the comedy series ''Black-ish'' (2014–2022), Marlin Boulet on the drama series ''K-Ville (TV series), K-Ville'' (2007), and NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010, 2022). He has also had major roles in feature films such as ''Me, Myself & Irene'' (2000), ''Kangaroo Jack'' (2003), ' ''Hustle & Flow'' (2005), ''The Departed'' (2006), ''Transformers (film), Transformers'' (2007), and ''Scream 4'' (2011). Anderson is currently the host of the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox game show ''We Are Family (TV series), We Are Family''. He has appeared as a regular judge on Food Network's ''Iron Chef America'' and had roles on other television programs such as ''All About the Andersons'', ''The Bernie Mac Show'', ''Guys with Kids'', and ''The Shield''. From 2016 to 2022, Ande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmie Walker
James Carter Walker Jr. (born June 25, 1947) is an American actor and comedian. He portrayed James ("J.J.") Evans Jr., the older son of James Evans Sr. and Florida Evans, on the CBS television comedy series ''Good Times''. The show ran from 1974 to 1979, and Walker was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1975 and 1976 for his role as J.J. On ''Good Times'', Walker's character was known for his catchphrase "Dyn-o-mite!", and the actor later used it in his mid-1970s TV commercials for Panasonic Compact Cassette, cassette and 8-track tape players and in a 2021–2023 public announcement for Medicare. Walker also starred in ''Let's Do It Again (1975 film), Let's Do It Again'' (1975) with John Amos, and ''The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened'' (1977) with James Earl Jones. Walker continues to tour the country with his stand-up comedy routine. Early life Walker was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in the Bronx. He attended Theodore Roosevelt High School (New York City) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Sanford
Isabel Sanford (born Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford; August 29, 1917 – July 9, 2004) was an American stage, film, and television actress and comedian best known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Mills Jefferson on the CBS sitcoms ''All in the Family'' (1971–1975) and '' The Jeffersons'' (1975–1985). In 1981, she became the second African-American actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award after Gail Fisher and the first African-American actress to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Early life Sanford was born Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford on August 29, 1917, in Harlem, New York City, to Josephine (née Perry) and James Edward Sanford. She was the youngest of seven children and was the only child to survive beyond infancy. Sanford's mother Josephine was devoutly religious and insisted that her daughter attend church every Sunday, and occasionally made her attend on weeknights. As a teenager, Sanford aspired to be an actress, but her mother discouraged her dream, as sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phylicia Rashad
Phylicia Rashad ( ) ( Ayers-Allen; born June 19, 1948) is an American actress. She was most recently dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University before her three-year contract ended in May 2024. Known for her roles on stage and screen, she has received two Tony Awards as well as nominations for six Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She is best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom '' The Cosby Show'' (1984–1992) which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nominations in 1985 and 1986. She also played Ruth Lucas on '' Cosby'' (1996–2000), and Brenda Glover in '' Little Bill'' (1999–2004). She was also Emmy-nominated for her roles in '' A Raisin in the Sun'' (2008) and '' This Is Us'' (2019–2021). On stage, Rashad became the first Black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, for revival of '' A Raisin in the Sun'' (2004). She won her second Tony Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Antonacci
Gregory Gerald Antonacci (February 2, 1947 – September 20, 2017) was an American television actor, director, producer, and writer. He portrayed Johnny Torrio in ''Boardwalk Empire'' in every season, from 2010 to 2014, and Phil Leotardo's right-hand man Butch DeConcini in ''The Sopranos'' from 2006 to the series finale in 2007. Early life and career Antonacci was born in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. As a director, producer, and writer, he worked on a number of television series, including '' Busting Loose'', ''Brothers'', ''The Tortellis'', '' Perfect Strangers'', '' The Royal Family'', ''The John Larroquette Show'', ''Herman's Head'', ''It's a Living'', ''Soap'', and other series. As an actor, he had roles in ''The Rockford Files'', as Vinnie Morabito on '' Busting Loose'', Tony Manucci on '' Makin' It'', Butch DeConcini on ''The Sopranos,'' and Johnny Torrio on ''Boardwalk Empire''. In 1976, he played the role of Hector in " A Nun's Story" and " Good Time Girls" during season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
