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''Orange Is the New Black'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''OITNB'') is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison'' (2010), about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum security federal prison. Produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television, ''Orange Is the New Black'' premiered on Netflix on July 11, 2013. Its seventh and final season was released on July 26, 2019. As of 2016, ''Orange Is the New Black'' was Netflix's most-watched as well as its longest-running original series. It was widely acclaimed throughout its run and received many accolades. For its first season, the series garnered 12 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, winning three. A new Emmy rule in 2015 forced the series to change categories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy-drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc.) are handled with realism and subtlety, while preserving a humorous tenor. The term "dramedy" began to be used in the television industry in the 1980s. Modern television comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series, but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcom, sitcoms. History In Theatre of ancient Greece, Greek theatre, plays were considered comedies or tragedies (i.e. drama): the former being light stories with a happy ending, and the latter serious stories with a sad ending. This concept even influenced Theatre of ancient Rome, Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period. Theatre of that era is thought to have long-lasting infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Sandow
Nick Sandow (born August 3, 1966) is an American character actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Joe Caputo in the Netflix comedy-drama series, ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019). Early life Of Italian descent, Sandow grew up in the Italian neighborhood of Van Nest in the Bronx. He moved to Manhattan around age 19 to study acting under William Esper Studio in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program and work in theater. Career Sandow made his debut appearing in an episode of television series ''Law & Order'' in 1992 and worked as a bartender while taking small acting jobs in New York City. He appeared in a number of films, such as ''Grind'' (1997), '' A Brooklyn State of Mind'' (1998), '' Return to Paradise'' (1998) and '' On the Run'' (1999). Sandow performed in the 1999 off-Broadway production of ''Halfway Home''. He played mobster Henry Hill in the 2001 made-for-television crime drama film, '' The Big Heist''. Sandow guest-starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn Sanford
Gwendolyn Sanford is an American singer-songwriter and composer. She is best known for her performances with Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang and for her contributions to the scores for ''Weeds'', ''Orange Is the New Black,'' and other films and plays. Biography Sanford was born in Philadelphia and raised in Sierra Madre, California. Sanford studied acting at the Los Angeles County School High School for the Arts. While in school, she learned to play guitar and at age 27, formed Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang. The group was first noticed at a 2003 street fair in Los Feliz. In addition to her solo works, Sanford, and her husband Brandon Jay, recorded four albums of children's music as Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang. Film, TV, and stage Sanford, Brandon Jay and Scott Doherty compose music for Netflix's original series ''Orange Is the New Black''. Prior, Gwendolyn and Brandon Jay composed the score for ''Weeds''. At least two different versions of Gwendolyn's song "Freedom o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You've Got Time
"You've Got Time" is the main title theme song for the Netflix Original Series ''Orange Is the New Black'', written, composed and performed by Regina Spektor. The song was nominated in the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, Best Song Written for Visual Media category at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. A chamber orchestra version was later released on July 26, 2019, to coincide with the release of the seventh and final season of Orange Is the New Black. Composition The song was written specifically for ''Orange Is the New Black'' by Regina Spektor, who was approached by the show's creator, Jenji Kohan. Kohan said, "I listened to Regina's albums obsessively while writing the series, so I immediately thought of her for our theme song." Additionally Spektor had previously performed a cover of "Little Boxes," the theme song used on Kohan's series ''Weeds (TV series), Weeds''. Kohan gave Spektor access to rough edits of the episodes while the first season was in pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Spektor
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (, ; born February 18, 1980) is a Russian Americans, Russian-born American singer, songwriter, and pianist. After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in New York City's Indie music scene, independent music scenes, particularly the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village, Manhattan, East Village, Spektor signed with Sire Records in 2004 resulting in greater mainstream recognition. After giving her third album ''Soviet Kitsch'' a major label re-release, Sire released Spektor's fourth album, ''Begin to Hope'', which achieved a RIAA certification#Records, Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA. Her following two albums, ''Far (album), Far'' and ''What We Saw from the Cheap Seats'', each debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. Mayor Bill de Blasio proclaimed June 11, 2019, Regina Spektor Day in New York City. Spektor was also inducted into the Bronx Walk of F ... [...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] |
Dale Soules
Dale Soules is an American actress known for starring in ''The Messenger (2009 film), The Messenger'' and portraying Frieda Berlin in ''Orange Is The New Black, Orange Is the New Black'' from 2014 to 2019. Early life Soules grew up in the Greenwood Lake section of West Milford, New Jersey. She attended West Milford High School. While in high school, Soules became interested in acting and began acting in Summer stock theater, singing in church choirs and started studying acting at HB Studio. Career Soules moved to New York in the mid 60s after high school to pursue an acting career, and initially worked behind the scenes in theater in a variety of positions. Her big break came in 1968 when she landed her first Broadway role, the part of Jeanie in the original Broadway production of Hair (musical), ''Hair''. She continued to appear in a number of theater productions including four years in the play ''The Magic Show'', Hands on a Hardbody (musical), ''Hands on a Hard Body'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Peters
Matt Peters is an American actor, known for his role as Joel Luschek in the Netflix comedy-drama series, ''Orange Is the New Black''. Life and career Peters began performing as a stand-up comedian in Los Angeles and appeared in a number of short films and web-series, before was cast in a recurring role on the Showtime comedy series, ''Weeds'', created by Jenji Kohan in 2009. In 2013, Kohan cast Peters as Joel Luschek in her Netflix comedy-drama series, ''Orange Is the New Black''. He was a recurring cast member during the first five seasons, before being promoted to regular for seasons six and seven. Along with the cast, he received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. In 2015, Peters made his film debut appearing in the horror-anthology, '' Southbound''. He later appeared in the films ''Slash Slash may refer to: * Slash (punctuation), the "/" character Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Slash (Marvel Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Gómez (actress)
Laura Gómez is a Dominican actress. Gómez is known for her role as Blanca Flores in the Netflix comedy-drama series, ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019). Early years Born in New Jersey, United States, Gómez grew up in Santo Domingo working as an actress and reporter. She moved to New York at the age of 21 to study acting and filmmaking at the New York University. After three years in the United States, she made her entry into theater and voice work. Career Gómez began her career appearing in Dominican film ''Víctimas del poder'' (1998) and later worked on Mexican telenovela '' Por tu amor''. She made her American television debut appearing in an episode of ''Law & Order'' in 2008. In 2011, Gómez was awarded an IX Screenwriting Developing Grant by the Spanish ''Fundación Carolina''. She wrote, directed and produced the short films ''To Kill A Roach''—for which she received the NYU Fall 2012 Technisphere Award for Outstanding Achievement—and ''Hallelujah''. She is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Pimentel
Jessica Pimentel is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Maria Ruiz on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black.'' She is also the lead singer of the metal band Alekhine's Gun and backing vocalist in the band Brujeria. Early life Pimentel was born in Brooklyn, New York. Both of her parents, originally from La Romana, Dominican Republic, immigrated to New York as teenagers. Pimentel was the couple's only child. Her parents divorced when she was six years old, after which she became estranged from her father. Pimentel graduated from New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she played violin. She focused on acting more after high school, playing Juliet in a touring production of ''Romeo and Juliet'', and landing small roles in movies and TV shows. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, class of 1999. Acting career After a series of bit parts, Pimentel played the role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Elizabeth Rodriguez is an American actress. She began her career appearing in films ''Fresh'' (1994), ''Dead Presidents'' (1995), '' I Think I Do'' (1997) and '' Blow'' (2001). She played Detective Gina Calabrese in the 2006 film adaptation of ''Miami Vice''. Rodriguez received a Tony Award nomination and won an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Theatre World Award for her performance in Stephen Adly Guirgis' 2011 play '' The Motherfucker with the Hat''. On television, Rodriguez starred as Aleida Diaz in the Netflix comedy-drama series, ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019). In 2015, she starred in the first season of AMC's post-apocalyptic horror drama series ''Fear the Walking Dead''. She also had recurring roles in ''Power'', '' Power Book II: Ghost'' and '' Shameless'' and was regular cast member in ''Prime Suspect'' and ''East New York''. She also appeared in films '' The Drop'' (2014) and '' Logan'' (2017). She co-wrote and starred in the 2022 comedy-drama film, '' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lea DeLaria
Lea DeLaria (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actress, and jazz singer. She portrayed List of Orange Is the New Black characters#Carrie "Big Boo" Black, Carrie "Big Boo" Black on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019) and Psychic List of One Life to Live characters introduced in the 1990s, Madame Delphina on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC ABC Daytime, Daytime Drama One Life to Live, One Life To Live from 1999 to 2011. She also starred in the Broadway (theatre), Broadway productions ''POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive'' in 2022 and the 2000 revival of ''The Rocky Horror Show''. She was the first openly gay comic to appear on American television in a 1993 appearance on ''The Arsenio Hall Show''. Early life DeLaria was born in Belleville, Illinois, the daughter of Jerry Jean (née Cox), a homemaker, and Robert George DeLaria, a jazz piano, jazz pianist and social worker. Her paternal gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
