Madigan Men
''Madigan Men'' is an American sitcom that premiered on ABC on October 6, 2000. The show was put on hiatus in December 2000 in the midst of cast and crew changes, and was later cancelled after one season. Cast *Gabriel Byrne as Ben Madigan *Roy Dotrice as Seamus Madigan *John Hensley as Luke Madigan * Grant Shaud as Alex Rosetti *Sabrina Lloyd as Wendy Lipton Wendy Lipton, the secretary, was played by Clea Lewis Clea Lewis (born July 19, 1965) is an American actress, best known for her television role as Ellen Morgan (Ellen Degeneres)'s annoying friend Audrey Penney in the sitcom '' Ellen''. Lewis also played Margaret Redding on '' Royal Pains'' and De ... in the pilot, but was replaced by Sabrina Lloyd after that. Episodes References External links * 2000s American sitcoms 2000 American television series debuts 2000 American television series endings American English-language television shows Television series by ABC Studios Television shows set in New York Cit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cindy Chupack
Cindy Chupack is a screenwriter and film director who has won three Golden Globes and two Emmys for her work as a writer/executive producer of HBO's ''Sex and the City'' and writer/co-executive producer of ABC's ''Modern Family''. Early years Chupack was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, living there until she graduated from Edison Preparatory School. Although she moved away, and currently lives in California, she says she maintains close ties to her high school friends, many of whom still live in Tulsa. She still credits her third-grade teacher, Virginia Davis, at Waite Phillips Elementary School, by praising her skill at writing. Chupack said in an interview that this encouraged her to pursue her dream of becoming a professional writer. Career Several episodes she penned—namely, ''Sex and the City''s "Evolution", "Attack of the 5'10" Woman", "Just Say Yes", "Plus One is the Loneliest Number", "I Love a Charade", and "Splat!", and ''Modern Family''s "Little Bo Bleep"—we ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Burrows
James Burrows (born December 30, 1940), sometimes known as Jim "Jimmy" Burrows, is an American television director. He has received numerous accolades including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards and five Directors Guild of America Awards. He was honored with the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 and NBC special ''Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows'' in 2016. Burrows started his career with ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' in 1974.Stated in interview on '' Inside the Actors Studio'' Burrows has directed over 50 television pilots and co-created the television series ''Cheers'' (1982–1993). He has also formed 3 Sisters Entertainment, a joint venture with NBC. He is known for directing numerous episodes of comedy shows such as '' The Bob Newhart Show'', '' Taxi'', '' Frasier'', ''Friends'', '' Will & Grace'', and '' 3rd Rock from the Sun''. He executive produced the Emmy Award-winning ABC specials '' Live in Front of a Studio Audience'' including ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Television Series By ABC Studios
Television (TV) is a telecommunications, telecommunication media (communication), medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of signal transmission, transmission. Television is a mass media, mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. The medium is capable of more than "radio broadcasting", which refers to an audio signal sent to radio receivers. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American English-language Television Shows
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2000s American Sitcoms
S, or s, is the nineteenth Letter (alphabet), letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western Languages of Europe, European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is English alphabet#Letter names, ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic abjad, Northwest Semitic Shin (letter), šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma (letter), Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the ''Ξ, xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its associatio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Widdoes
James Landower Widdoes (born November 15, 1953, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), sometimes billed as Jamie Widdoes, is an American actor and television director. Early life Widdoes graduated from The Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut, in 1972, and is a member of their board of trustees. He began his acting career during college, starring in a production of ''The New Amen Show'' at the Diners Playhouse in Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1974. He next attended Skidmore College in 1972 and then transferred to New York University's Tisch School of Arts, graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. While in New York, he roomed with such soon-to-be famous actors as Michael O'Keefe from ''Caddyshack'' and ''The Great Santini.'' He then began performing on New York City stages in productions such as the 1977 Equity Library Theatre revival of ''Wonderful Town'' and the 1982 Broadway musical ''Is there life after high school?'' His ro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Fortenberry
John Fortenberry is an American film and television director. Early life Born in , Fortenberry graduated from the .Career After leading the , Fortenberry worked at[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marc Flanagan
Marc Francis Flanagan (born June 13, 1948) is an American television producer and writer. He was co-creator of the American television sitcom ''Phenom'' with Sam Simon and Dick Blasucci. Career Flanagan started his career in New York. In 1986 Flanagan moved to Los Angeles, California to produce and write on the FOX television variety show ''The Tracey Ullman Show''. Flanagan was nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the show, winning in 1989 and 1990. In 1997 Flanagan was hired to produce and write for season 10 of the television series ''Murphy Brown'', when Rob Bragin Rob Bragin is an American television producer and writer. He is the creator of the American supernatural drama ''Proof'', which starred Jennifer Beals, Matthew Modine and Joe Morton. He also produced the television series '' Murphy Brown'' ... and Bill Diamond left the series. References External links *Rotten Tomatoes profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Flanagan, Marc 1948 births Li ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tom Leopold
Tom Leopold (born 1949) is an American comedy writer, performer and novelist. He has written episodes of ''Seinfeld'' and ''Cheers'', along with several books. Leopold has often been associated with Chevy Chase, Harry Shearer and Paul Shaffer due to his work with them on various projects. He also provided vocal performances with Jonathan Katz in animated productions for the Internet such as ''Hey, We're Back'' and ''Explosion Bus''. Early life Leopold was born in Miami Beach, Florida, and grew up in nearby Coral Gables, the son of Paul and Joanne Leopold. He attended Coral Gables Senior High School before graduating from the School of Performing Arts at New York University. Career Leopold began writing material for '' National Lampoon'' magazine and went on to work on ''The National Lampoon Radio Hour'' when it was created in 1973. He worked with performers such as Chevy Chase, Richard Belzer, and Christopher Guest. He transitioned into television sketch comedy writing when ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Richard Dresser
Richard Dresser (born 1951) is an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and teacher whose work has been performed in New York, leading regional theaters, and all over Europe. His first dystopian fiction novel, ''It Happened Here,'' was released in October 2020. The novel is an oral history of an American family from the years 2019 to 2035, dealing with life in a totalitarian state when you still have Netflix and two-day free shipping and all you've lost is your freedom. He is co-producing a documentary about Daniel and Phillip Berrigan, antiwar priests and lifelong activists. Personal life and early career Dresser was raised in central Massachusetts,Boehm, Mike. "Adults and Little League: Fodder for a playwright." The Los Angeles Times, 2003-01-04, p. E1. where he was captain of the high school hockey team and catcher on the varsity baseball team. He graduated from Brown University in 1973. In his early twenties he worked a variety of jobs ranging from machine operator in a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |