Loser (2000 Film)
''Loser'' is a 2000 American teen romantic comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling. Starring Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari and Greg Kinnear, it is about a fish-out-of-water college student (Biggs) who falls for a classmate (Suvari), unaware she is in a relationship with their English teacher (Kinnear). The film, Heckerling's first after 1995's ''Clueless'' and inspired by the 1960 film ''The Apartment'', was a box-office failure and received negative reviews. Plot Paul Tannek, a small-town, intelligent kid from the Midwest, is accepted into New York University on scholarship. Following his father's advice, he tries to gain friends by being polite and interested in others. However, his new roommates—Chris, Adam, and Noah—brand him a loser due to his polite manner, working-class background, and determination to educate himself. The trio concocts a false story for the housing administration about Paul's attitude. As a result, he is thrown out of the dorm and forced to live ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amy Heckerling
Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American writer, producer, and director. Heckerling started out her career after graduating from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, New York University and entering the American Film Institute, making small student films. Heckerling is a recipient of AFI's Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal celebrating her creative talents and artistic achievements. She struggled to break out into big films up until the release of her breakout film ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982). She has also directed the films ''Johnny Dangerously'' (1984), ''National Lampoon's European Vacation, National Lampoon’s European Vacation'' (1985), ''Look Who's Talking, Look Who’s Talking'' (1989), ''Clueless'' (1995), ''Loser (film), Loser'' (2000), ''I Could Never Be Your Woman, I Could Never be Your Woman'' (2007) and ''Vamps (film), Vamps'' (2012). She was also a producer on ''A Night at the Roxbury'' (1998) and executive producer on ''Molly (1999 fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jimmi Simpson
Jimmi Simpson (born November 21, 1975) is an American actor. Known for his work across film, television, and theatre, he is the recipient of BAFTA, Primetime Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Simpson made his feature film debut in '' Loser'' (2000). Subsequent credits include '' Herbie: Fully Loaded'' (2005), ''Zodiac'' (2007), ''Date Night'' (2010), '' Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' (2012), ''White House Down'' (2013), ''Under the Silver Lake'' (2018), and '' Unhinged'' (2020). On television, Simpson played the recurring role of Liam McPoyle on ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2005–2023), and has since had roles in series such as ''Psych'' (2009–2013), '' Breakout Kings'' (2011–2013), '' The Newsroom'' (2014), ''House of Cards'' (2014–2015), ''Hap and Leonard'' (2016), ''Westworld'' (2016–2020), ''Black Mirror'' (2017, 2025), '' Unsolved'' (2018), ''Perpetual Grace, LTD'' (2019), ''The Man Who Fell to Earth'' (2022), ''Pachinko'' (2022), and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brian Backer
Brian Backer (born December 5, 1956) is an American former actor who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1982 hit comedy film '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' as shy teenager Mark "Rat" Ratner. He appeared in the 1985 comedy film '' Moving Violations'' as Scott Greeber and the 1987 comedy film '' Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol'' as Arnie. Backer's primary television role was on the soap opera '' Santa Barbara'' in 1990 as A. Bartlett Congdon. He has made guest appearances on such shows as '' Charles in Charge'', ''Gimme a Break!'' and ''Growing Pains''. Backer won the 1981 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play and the Theatre World Award for Woody Allen's '' The Floating Light Bulb'', in which he portrayed an Allen-like protagonist. Early life Backer grew up in Brooklyn. He is Jewish. Filmography * '' The Burning'' (1981) as Alfred * '' F ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David Spade
David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster. His comedic style, in both his stand-up material and acting roles, relies heavily on sarcasm and self-deprecation. For his roles on television, Spade has received nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2003, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After several years as a stand-up comedian, Spade rose to prominence as a writer and cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1996. He played Dennis Finch in the NBC sitcom ''Just Shoot Me!'' (1997–2003) for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He later acted in the ABC sitcom '' 8 Simple Rules'' (2004–2005) and the CBS sitcom '' Rules of Engagement'' (2007–2013). He hosted the Comedy Central late-night talk show '' Lights Out with David Spade'' (2019–2020). On film, he took leadin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colleen Camp
Colleen Celeste Camp (born June 7, 1953) is an American character actress and producer. After appearing in several bit parts, she had a lead role in the comedy '' The Swinging Cheerleaders'' (1974), followed by roles in two installments of the ''Police Academy'' series. Camp had supporting roles in '' Lady of the House'' (1978), ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979), and '' The Seduction'' (1982), after which she played Julie Richman ( Deborah Foreman)’s mother Sarah in '' Valley Girl'' and Yvette the Maid in the 1985 comedy ''Clue''. Camp has continued to have minor and supporting roles in various independent and studio films, including ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' (1995), ''Election'' (1999), '' Factory Girl'' (2006), ''Palo Alto'' (2013), ''American Hustle'' (2013), and '' The House with a Clock in Its Walls'' (2018). Early life Colleen Camp was born in San Francisco, California. She has two brothers, Don and Glen. She moved to the San Fernando Valley at a young age and attended Joh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andy Dick
Andrew Roane Dick (born Andrew Thomlinson, December 21, 1965) is an American actor and comedian. Dick was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and joined The Second City and studied improvisational theater. Dick has had a long career as a stand-up comedian; he has appeared throughout the U.S., has released several comedy albums, and has acted in television and film. Dick's first regular television role was on '' The Ben Stiller Show'' on Fox. In the mid-1990s, he regularly appeared on NBC's ''NewsRadio'' and as a supporting character on ''Less than Perfect''. He also had two short-lived television series on MTV; these were the sketch comedy series '' The Andy Dick Show'' (2001) and the reality series ''The Assistant'' (2004). He also is noted for his behavior on a number of ''Comedy Central Roasts'', stand-up comedy performances, and late night talk show appearances. Dick is also known for his eccentric behavior, problems with drug addiction, and allegations of sexual misconduc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steven Wright
Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his distinctive lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes, paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and one-liners with contrived situations. Wright was ranked as the 15th Greatest Comedian by ''Rolling Stone'' in its 2017 list of the 50 Greatest Stand-up Comics. His accolades include the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for starring in, writing, and producing the short film '' The Appointments of Dennis Jennings'' (1988) and two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations as a producer of '' Louie'' (2010–2015). He had a supporting role as Leon in the Peabody Award–winning tragicomedy web series '' Horace and Pete''. Early life, family and education Wright was born at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and grew up in Burlington, Massachusetts, one of fou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Catherine Black (actress)
Catherine Black is a Canadian–American actor, director and artist. Black is best known for starring opposite Peter Weller in one episode of the science fiction Showtime series, ''Odyssey 5'', playing Vanden, opposite Christian Bale, in the 2000 cult thriller ''American Psycho'', directed by Mary Harron, and starring with Crispin Glover in the 2009 period drama, '' The Donner Party''. Black won a Best Actress award at the 2014 Madrid International Film Festival for her performance in De Puta Madre A Love Story', a short film that she also wrote and directed. The short film was also nominated for a Best Story and Best Short Film. Catherine is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors. Life and career Catherine Black was born in Toronto, Ontario Canada and now lives in Los Angeles California. Catherine's stage debut was at the age of 16 as Juliet in a production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' directed by Lewis Baumander. Black went on to star in several Dora Award-winning Theatre pr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taylor Negron
Brad Stephen "Taylor" Negron (August 1, 1957 – January 10, 2015) was an American actor, comedian, writer and artist. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Albert in '' Punchline'' (1988) and as Milo in the 1991 action comedy '' The Last Boy Scout''. Early life Negron was born in Glendale, California, the son of Puerto Rican couple Lucy (''née'' Rosario) and Conrad Negron Sr. His cousin is singer and musician Chuck Negron, of Three Dog Night fame. He grew up in La Cañada Flintridge, California, and graduated from the University of California Los Angeles. Career Breaking into comedy, Hollywood Negron's career in comedy began while he was still in high school, with a stand-up performance at the Comedy Store in West Hollywood. After this appearance, Negron ventured into being a Hollywood extra, as well as a repeat contestant on Chuck Barris' ABC daytime show ''The Dating Game''. Before his film career began, Negron worked for dramatic and comedic legends Lee Stra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stuart Cornfeld
Stuart Cornfeld (November 13, 1952 – June 26, 2020) was an American film producer. He was business partners with Ben Stiller in the company Red Hour Productions. Biography Cornfeld was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley in the early 1970s, and graduated with a degree in Psychology. He graduated from the AFI Conservatory in 1975. During his time at AFI, one of his classmates was actress Anne Bancroft, who was preparing to make her first film as a director, '' Fatso''. She hired Cornfeld as producer and also introduced him to her husband, Mel Brooks. Brooks also hired him to produce his films '' High Anxiety'' and ''History of the World, Part I''. ''Fatso'' became Brooks's first dramatic film as a producer. Cornfeld later brought the projects ''The Elephant Man'' and '' The Fly'' to Brooks, along with their respective directors, David Lynch and David Cronenberg. The appearance and personality of Les Grossman, the hotheaded and fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Meredith Scott Lynn
Meredith Scott Lynn is an American actress, producer, and director, best known as Anne in ''Days of Our Lives'' (2012–2017). Career In the 1980s, Lynn's entertainment career began with appearances in the final two episodes of '' The Facts of Life''. She has over 60 film and television credits. Lynn became the founder and CEO of WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS. Filmography Television Producer * '' Designing Blind'' (2006) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes) * '' Standing on Fishes'' (1999) (producer) * '' Demo Reel: A Tragedy in 10 Minutes'' (1999) (producer) * ''Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss'' (1998) (co-producer) * ''I Love You, Don't Touch Me!'' (1997) (co-producer) Director * '' Standing on Fishes'' (1999) Personal life Lynn is Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robert Miano
Robert Miano (born September 25, 1942) is an American actor. Early life Robert Miano was born in New York City and raised in the Southeast Bronx neighborhood. He is of Italian descent. At the age of fifteen Robert Miano was discovered by a talent agent who happened to pass by a street corner in the Bronx and heard Miano singing with a doo-wop group. This would lead to a recording of "Kingdom Of Love" by the Preludes on the Cub Label, a new subsidiary of MGM Records. Years later, at an open casting call, Miano auditioned for the lead rock singer in the play "Satyricon" and landed the role. The musical was presented at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Ontario, Canada. Subsequently, Miano spent several years traveling around Europe as a troubadour where he performed musical acts by singing and playing his guitar on the streets and in restaurants. Career When Robert Miano returned to New York City, he took up method acting studies with Lee Strasberg and Warren Robertson. I ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |