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Listen Up! (TV Series)
''Listen Up'' is an American sitcom television series created by Jeff Martin, that aired on CBS from September 20, 2004, until April 25, 2005. The sitcom was based loosely on the life and exploits of the popular sportswriter and sports-media personality Tony Kornheiser. Its principal executive producer was Jason Alexander, who was also the lead actor. Despite decent-to-good ratings, the show was canceled by CBS on May 18, 2005; "rising production costs" was the major reason officially given for the cancellation. Premise Tony Kleinman is a Philadelphia based sports show host whose sidekick is Bernie Widmer, a former NFL player; together they host the TV show ''Listen Up''. While Tony does talk about sports on the show and in his newspaper column, he strays away occasionally to talk about the daily exploits of his family: his wife, Dana, a fund-raiser coordinator; his son, Mickey, a 15-year-old golf prodigy, and Megan, his 14-year-old, know-it-all, smart-mouthed, soccer-playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. Unlike sketch comedy, which features different characters and settings in each Sketch comedy, skit, sitcoms typically maintain plot continuity across episodes. This continuity allows for the development of storylines and characters over time, fostering audience engagement and investment in the characters' lives and relationships. History The structure and concept of a sitcom have roots in earlier forms of comedic theater, such as farces and comedy of manners. These forms relied on running gags to generate humor, but the term ''sitcom'' emerged as radio and TV adapted these principles into a new medium. The word was not commonly used until the 1950s. Early television sitcoms were often filme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Ackerman
Robert Andrew Ackerman (born September 19, 1956) is an American director, producer, and script editor who is best known for his work on ''Seinfeld'', '' The New Adventures of Old Christine'' and the HBO series ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. Early life and education Ackerman was born in Los Angeles, California. His father Robert was a lithographer, and his mother Rosemary was a substitute teacher and homemaker. He was raised in Glendale. He attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles before graduating from Santa Clara University in 1978 with a degree in general humanities. Career Ackerman began his career as a videotape editor on ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' (1979–82) and '' Newhart'', winning an Emmy for the former. He also was an assistant editor on '' Welcome Back, Kotter''. He replaced Tom Cherones as director of ''Seinfeld'' starting in its sixth season, ultimately directing 89 episodes. Ackerman directed every episode of '' The New Adventures of Old Christine'', and has direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Cohen (director)
Gerry Cohen is an American television and theatre director. He began his career as a stage manager and associate director on the television series '' Fridays'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''Who's the Boss?'' and '' Married... with Children'', making his network directorial debut on the latter series. He eventually directed 156 of the show's 262 episodes. His other television credits include ''The Drew Carey Show'', '' Unhappily Ever After'', '' Nikki'', ''The Norm Show'', '' George Lopez'', '' Still Standing'', '' Freddie'', ''Anger Management Anger management is a psycho-therapeutic program for anger prevention and control. It has been described as deploying anger successfully.Schwarts, Gil. July 2006. Anger Management', July 2006 The Office Politic. Men's Health magazine. Emmaus, PA: ...'', '' The Carmichael Show'', and a number of other series. References External links * American television directors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Schiller
Rob Schiller (born March 3, 1959) is an American television director and producer. Since 1984, Schiller has amassed a number of directorial credits namely '' A Different World'', '' Ned and Stacey, Living Single'', '' Ellen'', '' Malcolm & Eddie'', ''The King of Queens ''The King of Queens'' is an American television sitcom that ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007, with a total of 207 half-hour episodes spanning nine seasons. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who al ...'', '' Two and a Half Men'', '' 'Til Death'', '' Anger Management'', '' $#*! My Dad Says'' and other television series. In 1990 and 1991, Schiller won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team for directing soap opera '' Santa Barbara''. In 2010, Schiller directed the stage play '' Greater Tuna'' at Boulder's Dinner Theatre in Boulder, Colorado. In 2011, Schiller's first feature film, ''And They're Off'' was released. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Koherr
Bob Koherr is an American TV director and film director known for directing episodes of ''Anger Management'' and various Disney Channel multi-cam comedies. In 1997, Koherr made his directorial debut with the feature film '' Plump Fiction'', a parody film of Quentin Tarantino's ''Pulp Fiction''. Since 2000, he has directed episodes of ''Anger Management'', ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''Wanda at Large'', '' Still Standing'', '' Freddie'', ''George Lopez'', ''Hannah Montana'', ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', ''Good Luck Charlie'', ''The Suite Life on Deck'', ''Cristela'', the pilot for '' A.N.T. Farm'', the pilot for ''The Thundermans'', the pilot and series finales for '' Jessie'' and its spin-off ''Bunk'd'', as well as other series. As an actor, Koherr has guest starred in number of television series namely, ''Cybill'', ''Party of Five'', ''Nash Bridges'', '' The Pretender'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Close to Home'', ''Weeds'', '' Seven Days'' and the feature films ''Poor White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Cadiff
Andy Cadiff (born May 27, 1955) is an American producer and television director. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, Cadiff attended the Belmont Hill School, where he graduated in 1973. He then attended Harvard University, and later moved to New York. Cadiff began his career in 1978, where he worked as an assistant stage manager for the Broadway play '' On The Twentieth Century''. He then worked on the play '' Evita'' in 1979. Cadiff made his debut as director on the play ''Mail'' in 1988. In the same year, he was director for one episode of the sitcom television series '' Eisenhower and Lutz''. Cadiff then made his producing debut in 1989 as producer for three episodes of the sitcom television series '' FM''. His directing credits include ''Quantum Leap'', ''According to Jim'', '' George Lopez'', '' My Wife and Kids'', ''Home Improvement'', ''Hot in Cleveland'', '' Last Man Standing'', ''Growing Pains'' and '' Spin City''. In 1997 Cadiff directed the film ''Leave It to Beaver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Hughes (director)
Terry Hughes is a British film and television director and producer. He won the 1976 BAFTA Award for Best Entertainment Programme for ''The Two Ronnies'', the 1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program for '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'', and the 1987 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for ''The Golden Girls''. He directed 108 episodes of ''The Golden Girls'' between 1985 and 1990. Career Hughes has produced or directed BBC TV variety shows such as Val Doonican, Harry Secombe and Kenneth Williams and series such as ''Ripping Yarns''. He is probably best known in the UK for being the producer and director of ''The Two Ronnies'' from 1971 to 1976. He earned six consecutive BAFTA nominations for his work on this show, winning once in 1976. In 1985, as part of his work in America, Hughes won an Emmy for ''Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program'' for directing the televised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Kopelman
Dan Kopelman is an American television producer, television writer and actor. He has written and produced for '' Undressed'', '' Big Wolf on Campus'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', ''Big Day'', '' Listen Up'', '' Rules of Engagement'' and ''Notes from the Underbelly''. Kopelman is perhaps best known for his work on the Nickelodeon sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ..., '' True Jackson, VP'', writing and producing for the series and appearing as a parody of himself being credited simply as "Kopelman". References External links * American male television actors American television producers American television writers American male television writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnet Kellman
Barnet Kellman (born November 9, 1947) is an American theatre, television and film director, television producer and film actor, and educator, best known for the premiere productions of new American plays, and for the pilots of long-running television series such as '' Murphy Brown'' and '' Mad About You''. He is the recipient of two Emmy Awards and a Directors Guild of America Award. He is the co-founder and director of USC Comedy at the School of Cinematic Arts, and holds the school's Robin Williams Endowed Chair in Comedy. Early life and education Barnet Kellman was born in New York City, and raised in suburban Long Island. His father was Joseph A. G. Kellman, an attorney, and his mother was Verona Kellman (née Kramer). He attended Colgate University, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated cum laude in 1969. He attended Yale School of Drama, eventually earning his Ph.D. from Union Institute at Antioch on a Danforth Graduate Fellowship. As a Thomas J. Watson F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan O'Keefe (writer)
Daniel O'Keefe (born ) is an American television writer and producer, who has worked on such shows as ''Seinfeld'', ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''The League'', ''Silicon Valley'', and ''Veep''. Early and personal life O'Keefe was born to writers Deborah and Daniel O'Keefe, who was best known as the creator of the holiday Festivus. O'Keefe has two brothers: composer Laurence O'Keefe and screenwriter Mark O'Keefe. O'Keefe graduated from Harvard College in 1990. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Career As a television writer, O'Keefe was responsible for popularizing the holiday Festivus on the 1997 ''Seinfeld'' episode " The Strike". '' |
John Whitesell
John Patrick Whitesell is an American television and film director. He has directed numerous films such as '' Calendar Girl'', '' Big Momma's House 2'' and '' Holidate''. He started his career as a film director in 1993. Early life and education Whitesell is the son of Patricia and John Patrick "Jack" Whitesell. He has five brothers Sean Whitesell, Christopher Whitesell, Thomas, Patrick Whitesell, and James Whitesell.Deadline: "Sean Whitesell Dies: Television Writer-Producer And Brother Of WME’s Patrick Whitesell Was 52" by Ross A. Lincoln December 31, 2015 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Litt
David Litt (born September 17, 1986) is an American political speechwriter and author of the comedic memoir ''Thanks, Obama: My Hopey Changey White House Years''. He is currently the head writer/producer for Funny or Die's office in Washington, D.C. Biography Born to a Jewish family in New York City where he attended the Dalton School, Litt attended Yale University, where he was a member of the Yale Ex!t Players and editor-in-chief of the Yale Record. He first got involved in political speechwriting through an internship with West Wing Writers. He entered the White House in 2011, at the age of 24, and for four years served as a senior presidential speechwriter first to Presidential Advisor Valerie Jarrett, White House Chief of Staff William M. Daley, and ultimately to President Barack Obama, including as the lead writer on four White House Correspondents' Association dinner presentations. Litt has also written for ''The Onion'' and McSweeney's Internet Tendency. Litt married J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
