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Mark Herrier
Mark Herrier (born October 6, 1954) is an American actor and film director, best known for his role as Billy in the 1980s teen trilogy ''Porky's''. He graduated from Lompoc High School in 1972. He has also appeared on ''M*A*S*H'', ''Freddy's Nightmares'', ''Paradise'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''The Practice'', and ''Gideon's Crossing ''Gideon's Crossing'' is an American medical drama starring Andre Braugher. The series is loosely based on the experience of real-life physician Jerome Groopman and his book '' The Measure of Our Days''. It premiered on October 10, 2000, and r ...''. In 2013, he was expected to star in the film ''Daddies' Girls'', with much of the ''Porky's'' original cast, but the film was never made. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrier, Mark American male film actors American male television actors 1954 births Living people People from Lompoc, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Practice
''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Outstanding Drama Series, and spawned the spin-off series '' Boston Legal'', which ran for five more seasons (from 2004 to 2008). Conflict between legal ethics and personal morality was a recurring theme with light comedy being occasionally present. Kelley claimed that the show was intended to be something of a rebuttal to ''L.A. Law'' and its romanticized treatment of the American legal system and legal proceedings. Overview In season 1, Robert Donnell and Associates features Bobby Donnell as the sole senior partner in a firm that he started a decade prior with his receptionist Rebecca Washington. Ellenor Frutt, Eugene Young and Lindsay Dole are his associates. Jimmy Berluti is hired as an associate after losing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Births
Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the , is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Television Actors
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] |
Bosch (TV Series)
''Bosch'' is an American police procedural television series produced by Amazon Studios and Fabrik Entertainment starring Titus Welliver as Los Angeles Police Department detective Harry Bosch. The show was developed for Amazon by Eric Overmyer, and the first season takes its inspiration from the Michael Connelly novels '' City of Bones'' (2002), ''Echo Park'' (2006), and '' The Concrete Blonde'' (1994). It was one of two drama pilots that Amazon streamed online in early 2014 (together with '' The After''), and viewers offered their opinions on it before the studio decided whether to place a series order. The seventh and final season was released on June 25, 2021. Two spin-off sequel series have been announced. '' Bosch: Legacy'', described by Welliver as "essentially ''Bosch'' season 8", premiered on May 6, 2022 on Amazon Freevee, and has been renewed for a second and third season, the former of which premiered on October 20, 2023. The second spinoff follows Detective Renée Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popcorn (1991 Film)
''Popcorn'' is a 1991 American slasher film directed by Mark Herrier and written by Alan Ormsby. It stars Jill Schoelen, Tom Villard, Tony Roberts, Dee Wallace, and Derek Rydall. The plot follows a group of college students holding a film festival, where they are then stalked and murdered by a deranged killer inside a movie theater. Plot Film student and screenwriter Maggie Butler has recurring dreams of a girl named Sarah, caught in a fire and chased by an assailant. She documents these on an audio tape in the hopes of making them into a film. Maggie's classmate Toby D'Amato proposes hosting a horror movie marathon to raise funds for the film department, to be held at the abandoned Dreamland theater. He enlists the help of Dr. Mnesyne, who lends them film memorabilia from his shop. In his inventory, they find a short cult film called ''Possessor'', which resembles Maggie's dreams. Lanyard Gates, the director, killed his family while shooting the final scene, then set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Men (film)
''Real Men'' is a 1987 American science fiction comedy film by Dennis Feldman, starring James Belushi and John Ritter as the heroes: suave, womanizing Central Intelligence Agency, CIA agent Nick Pirandello (Belushi) and weak and ineffectual insurance agent Bob Wilson (Ritter). Plot After scientists accidentally spill a deadly chemical into the ocean that will eventually kill all life on earth, a group of aliens offer to help humanity. They offer a choice: the 'Good Package' to clean up the mess, or the 'Big Gun', a weapon capable of destroying the planet. The aliens only ask for a glass of water in return, which must be delivered by CIA agent Pillbox, the only human they entirely trust. While on a run-thru of the alien meetup, agent Pillbox is shot and killed in a forest by an unseen assassin in an inside-job. FBI computers find Bob Wilson, an insurance agent who looks just like Pillbox, and suggest sending Wilson in Pillbox's place. However, Wilson is a meek office worker who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porky's Revenge!
''Porky's Revenge!'' is a 1985 sex comedy film and the third and final film of the original '' Porky's'' film series. It was directed by James Komack. The film stars Dan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Tony Ganios, Mark Herrier, Kaki Hunter, Scott Colomby, Nancy Parsons and Chuck Mitchell. Despite being the weakest ''Porky's'' film in terms of critical reception, it was a moderate box office success, grossing $20 million on a budget of $7 million. Plot During the semi-final basketball game, the cheerleaders promise the team an orgy if they win. The boys do so. After the game, they are led to Connie's, one of the cheerleaders, house, and everyone strips down to their underwear and jumps in a swimming pool. In it, the girls throw their underwear out. The boys do likewise, and swim toward the girls. Soon, but too late, they realize the girls are clothed after all and wind up parading nude before the clothed girls and their parents. Porky Mitchell now owns a riverboat with a casino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tank (film)
''Tank'' is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and starring James Garner, Shirley Jones, Jenilee Harrison and C. Thomas Howell. The film was written by Dan Gordon. It was produced by Lorimar Productions and was commercially released in the United States by Universal Pictures on March 16, 1984. The film is primarily set in Georgia, with the main characters trying to flee to Tennessee. An aging non-commissioned officer (NCO) of the United States Army comes into conflict with the local corrupt sheriff. When his son is imprisoned due to planted evidence, the NCO uses his vintage tank to liberate his son and his other imprisoned allies. He then tries to cross the state border to Tennessee. The NCO's wife has blackmailed the Governor of Tennessee into offering a proper extradition hearing to the fugitives. Plot U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Zack Carey (played by Garner) is about to retire from the military after taking his last post in rural Clem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Day
''The Next Day'' is the twenty-fifth studio album by the English musician David Bowie. Released in March 2013, it was Bowie's first studio release in ten years, as he had retreated from public view after undergoing a procedure to treat a blocked heart artery in 2004. Co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, the album was recorded in New York City between May 2011 and October 2012. It featured contributions from session musicians, some of whom he had worked with in the past, including Gerry Leonard, Earl Slick, Gail Ann Dorsey, Steve Elson, Sterling Campbell and Zachary Alford. Recording took place in secret; all personnel involved signed non-disclosure agreements. Primarily an art rock album, ''The Next Day'' references Bowie's earlier glam and funk releases. The generally bleak lyrics draw from his reading of English and Russian history and examine themes of tyranny and violence. The cover art is an adapted version of Bowie's 1977 album '' "Heroes"'' by designer Jonathan Barnbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gideon's Crossing
''Gideon's Crossing'' is an American medical drama starring Andre Braugher. The series is loosely based on the experience of real-life physician Jerome Groopman and his book '' The Measure of Our Days''. It premiered on October 10, 2000, and ran for one season, with its last episode airing on April 9, 2001, with one episode ("The Old School") remaining unaired. Cast * Andre Braugher as Dr. Ben Gideon * Rubén Blades as Dr. Max Cabranes * Eric Dane Eric William Dane (born November 9, 1972) is an American actor. After multiple television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, which included his recurring role as Jason Dean in ''Charmed'', Dane was cast as Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy), Mark Sloan on ' ... as Dr. Wyatt Cooper * Russell Hornsby as Dr. Aaron Boies * Ravi Kapoor as Dr. Siddartha Shandor * Sophie Keller as Dr. Maya Stiles * Hamish Linklater as Dr. Bruce Cherry * Rhona Mitra as Dr. Alejandra Klein * Kevin J. O'Connor as Dr. Michael Pirandello * Meagan Gregory as Rose Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
