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Byron Allen
Byron Allen (born Byron Allen Folks on April 22, 1961) is an American businessman, film and television producer, and comedian. He is the founder of the American media company Allen Media Group (formerly Entertainment Studios), which has interests in television production, broadcasting, film production, and digital media. Born in Detroit and later moving to Los Angeles, he initially pursued a career in stand-up comedy. After an appearance on '' The Tonight Show'', Allen began to expand into television work, including becoming a host for NBC's '' Real People''. In 1993, Allen established what would later become known as Entertainment Studios. Early life and education Allen was born in Detroit, lived there until 1968, when he moved to Los Angeles with his mother after her divorce. His interest in show business began during his childhood when he accompanied his mother, Carolyn Folks, to NBC Studios in Burbank where she worked as a publicist. At age 14, Allen put together his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oye! It's Friday!
''Oye! It's Friday!'' is an Indian variety talk show on NDTV Imagine hosted by Farhan Akhtar. It featured a new celebrity every week. The show was made up of special performances by dancers and singers, jokes and light-hearted comedy. Guest stars * Karan Johar * Priyanka Chopra * Aamir Khan * Arjun Rampal * Shilpa Shetty * Shahrukh Khan * Sonam Kapoor * Ranbir Kapoor * Sourav Ganguly * Deepika Padukone * Hrithik Roshan * Abhishek Bachchan * Mugdha Godse * Katrina Kaif * Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy * Kangana Ranaut Performance Stars * Amrita Arora * Kailash Kher * Monica Bedi * Neha Dhupia * Tanushree Dutta * Hard Kaur * Suzanne D'Mello * Shamita Shetty * Hussain Kuwajerwala * Anoushka Shankar Reception Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave the show 1 out of 5, writing, "Unlike the program it tries to model itself along the lines of -- Saturday Night Live or The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' is an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and singer who works in Hindi films. Born to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he established the production company Excel Entertainment, along with Ritesh Sidhwani, in 1999. Akhtar made his directorial debut with the coming-of-age film '' Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001), receiving critical acclaim for portraying realistic modern Indian youth, and winning the National Award for Best Hindi Film and Filmfare Awards for Best Film (Critics) and Best Screenplay. He then directed the war film '' Lakshya'' (2004), the action thriller '' Don'' (2006) and its sequel ''Don 2'' (2011). As an actor, Akhtar made his screen debut with the musical drama ''Rock On!!'' (2008), for which he won a second National Film Award for Best Hindi Film (as producer) as well as the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He starred in, wrote the dialogues for, and produced the buddy-road film ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' (2011), whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartoon KAT-TUN
was a Japanese variety show hosted by KAT-TUN, a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. The show began airing on April 4, 2007, and ended on March 24, 2010. It aired every Wednesday from 11:55 pm to 12:26 am on NTV for 3 years. The theme song for the first season of the show was "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne, Shelter by Corrinne May for the second season and Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners for the third season. Season 1 Segments 100Q This is the main segment of the show where the guest fills out a questionnaire with 100 questions before the show. The questions and answers are displayed on a rotating ring in front of KAT-TUN and the guest during the show. When any of the members have an interest in any of the questions, they simply "touch" the ring and it momentarily stops so the guest can elaborate on their answer. At the official website, under 100Q, all of the question and answers that the guest filled out are there. Mini Stage Mini Stage is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Akanishi
is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He has been active since 1998 as one of the two lead vocalists of the J-pop boy-band KAT-TUN before starting a solo career in 2009. Akanishi has also acted in several films and dramas. Biography Early life Akanishi was born in Chiba Prefecture, Greater Tokyo Area, Japan on July 4, 1984, as the eldest of two sons. He has a younger brother Reio, who also works in the entertainment industry as an actor under the stage name Fuuta. Akanishi moved to Tokyo in the first grade. In 1997, when he was still in grade school, a classmate sent in a photo of him to idol magazine ''Myojo'', and he was featured in the "Cool Classmates" corner of the issue. Akanishi expressed interest in the entertainment industry and his mother thus sent in an application to Johnny's Entertainment on his behalf in 1998. Though he technically failed his audition on November 8, 1998, he was told to stay when he tried to return his number plate to a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Adnet
Marcelo França Adnet (born September 5, 1981, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actor, comedian and former VJ. He has been on many TV shows such as ''Adnet viaja'' ("Adnet travels") (2012), ''Adnet ao vivo'' ("Adnet live") (2011) and ''Comédia MTV'' ("MTV Comedy") (2010-2012). He was named by ''Época'' magazine as one of the 100 most influential Brazilians in 2009. Adnet has a degree in journalism from PUC-Rio. His career as a comedian began while in college when a friend, the actor Fernando Caruso, invited him to make an improvisation play, ''Z.E. Zenas Emprovisadas'', which debuted in 2003 and ran until 2012. He stands out for the imitations he often creates around famous personalities. He worked on the Multishow cable television channel, owned by Rede Globo, before going to MTV as a result of his performance in ''Rockgol''. Marcelo was married to his former co-worker, the MTV VJ and comedian Dani Calabresa. In January 2013, Adnet was hired by TV Globo TV Globo (styl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor In Paradise (American TV Series)
''Bachelor in Paradise'' is an American elimination-style reality competition television series, which premiered on August 4, 2014, on ABC. It is a spin-off of the American reality television shows '' The Bachelor'' and '' The Bachelorette''. The show features previous contestants who have been featured on ''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'' as they travel to a secluded paradise in Mexico in the first nine seasons took place. The show set to be moved to Costa Rica beginning in season ten. The show was originally hosted by Chris Harrison until his leaving ''The Bachelor'' franchise in 2021. Jesse Palmer currently hosts the show. On July 10, 2024, ABC renewed ''Bachelor in Paradise'' for a tenth season, is scheduled to air on July 7, 2025. Production Development and filming In March 2013, ABC canceled '' Bachelor Pad'' after three seasons. The show premiered in 2010, providing former contestants from ''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'' with an opportunity to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tayshia Adams
Tayshia Adams (born September 4, 1990) is an American television personality and television host. She received national recognition after appearing as a contestant on season 23 of '' The Bachelor'' and the sixth season of '' Bachelor in Paradise''. On November 5, 2020, Adams replaced Clare Crawley as the Bachelorette on season 16 of ''The Bachelorette''. Adams co-hosted ''The Bachelorette'' season 17 and 18. Early life and education Adams was born raised in Santa Ana, California by her parents Desmond and Rosario Adams. Her father is African-American and her mother is Mexican; Adams identifies as biracial. She has three siblings and was a Girl Scout for 12 years. Adams graduated from Rosary Academy in 2008, and then from Concordia University Irvine in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in biology. During her first week of college in 2008, she was run over by a truck, saying: "I had to relearn how to walk in the hospital and missed about two and a half, three months of school. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
