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Marta Kauffman
Marta Fran Kauffman (born September 21, 1956) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known for co-creating the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' with her longtime friend, David Crane; Crane and Kauffman similarly were in a friend group with four other people. Crane and Kauffman were also executive producers of the show, along with Kevin S. Bright; and produced '' Veronica's Closet'' and '' Jesse''. From 2005 to 2006 she was an executive producer on '' Related''. Both writers were the creators of the HBO series '' Dream On''. Without Crane, she co-created the Netflix series '' Grace and Frankie''. Early life and education Born in the Philadelphia suburbs, Kauffman was raised in a conservative Jewish household.Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the Philadelphia metropolitan area (sometimes called the Delaware Valley), the nation's Metropolitan statistical area, seventh-largest metropolitan area and ninth-largest combined statistical area with 6.245 million residents and 7.379 million residents, respectively. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Americans, English Quakers, Quaker and advocate of Freedom of religion, religious freedom, and served as the capital of the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a historic and vital role during the American Revolution and American Revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman Oaks
Sherman Oaks (founded in 1927) is a neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles, California within the San Fernando Valley region. The neighborhood includes a portion of the Santa Monica Mountains, which gives Sherman Oaks a lower population density than some other areas in Los Angeles. History A partner of the Los Angeles Suburban Homes Company, Gen. Moses Hazeltine Sherman developed Sherman Oaks. The company had subdivided of land that would become Sherman Oaks. In 1927, each acre was sold for $780. Sherman's other major venture was the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad. In 1991, a group of homeowners living in the Chandler Estates area successfully petitioned former Los Angeles City Councilmember Zev Yaroslavsky to re-draw the boundaries of Sherman Oaks from Magnolia Boulevard to Burbank Boulevard in the north, and from Coldwater Canyon Avenue to Van Nuys Blvd in the west, with the goal of including their neighborhood. This request was nothing new to the San Fernando Valley; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reunion
Reunion may refer to: * Class reunion * Family reunion Reunion, Réunion, Re-union, Reunions or The Reunion may also refer to: Places * Réunion, a French overseas department and island in the Indian Ocean * Reunion, Commerce City, Colorado, US * Reunion, Florida, a resort neighborhood near Orlando, Florida, US * Holy Empire of Reunion, a Brazilian micronation that claims the French island as its territory * Reunion District, Dallas, US Architecture * Reunion Arena, an indoor arena in Dallas, Texas, US * Reunion Tower, a building in Dallas, Texas, US Arts and entertainment Literature * ''Reunion'' (Uhlman novel), a 1971 German-language novel by Fred Uhlman * ''Reunion'' (Foster novel), a 2001 science fiction novel by Alan Dean Foster * ''Reunion'' (Cabot novel), a 2005 young-adult novel by Meg Cabot * "Reunion" (short story), a 1962 short story by John Cheever * ''Reunion'' (play), a play by David Mamet * ''Reunion'' (''Buffy'' comic), a 2002 comic book * "Reunion", a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetlejuice (musical)
''Beetlejuice The Musical. The Musical. The Musical.'', or simply ''Beetlejuice'', is a musical with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect and book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. It is based on the 1988 film of the same name. The story concerns a deceased couple who try to haunt the new inhabitants of their former home and call for help from a devious bio-exorcist ghost named Betelgeuse (after the star; the name is pronounced and often spelled "Beetlejuice"), who is summoned by saying his name three times. One of the new inhabitants is a young girl, Lydia, who is dealing with her mother's death and her neglectful father. The musical had a tryout at the National Theatre, Washington, D.C., in October 2018, prior to opening on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on April 25, 2019. It is produced by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures (a unit of franchise owner Warner Bros.). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show played its final performance at the Winter Garden on March 10, 2020. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeing Allred
''Seeing Allred'' is a 2018 documentary film directed by Roberta Grossman and Sophie Sartain, following women's rights attorney Gloria Allred as she takes on cases of sexual assault allegations concerning some of the most famous people in politics and business. The film was released by Netflix on February 9, 2018. Premise Seeing Allred provides a biographical portrait of one of the most public women's rights attorneys, Gloria Allred, through archival footage and interviews with both her supporters and critics. Cast * Gloria Allred * Lisa Bloom * Bill Cosby * Roy Moore * Gloria Steinem Gloria Marie Steinem ( ; born March 25, 1934) is an American journalist and social movement, social-political activist who emerged as a nationally recognized leader of second-wave feminism in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... References External links * * * 2018 documentary films 2018 films Netflix original documentary films 2010s English-language films Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Five Film
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hava Nagila
"Hava Nagila" (, ''Hāvā Nāgīlā'', "Let us rejoice") is a Jewish folk song. It is traditionally sung at celebrations, such as weddings, Bar and bat mitzvahs, and other Jewish holidays among the Jewish community. Written in 1918, it quickly spread through the Jewish diaspora. History "Hava Nagila" is one of the first modern Jewish folk songs in the Hebrew language. It went on to become a staple of band performers at Jewish weddings and b'nai mitzvah celebrations. The melody is based on a Hassidic Nigun, with its rhythm mirroring Prussian-Jewish composer Jacques Offenbach's "Galop infernal" from his 1858 opera, ''Orpheus in the Underworld''. It was composed in 1918 to celebrate the Balfour Declaration and the British victory over the Ottomans in 1917. It was first performed in a mixed choir concert in Jerusalem. Abraham Zevi Idelsohn (1882–1938), a professor at Hebrew University, began cataloging all known Jewish music and teaching classes in musical composition; one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five (2011 Film)
''Five'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama anthology television film which premiered on Lifetime on October 10, 2011. The film drew 1.3 million viewers to its premiere. A sequel, '' Call Me Crazy: A Five Film'', was released in 2013. Plot An anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives. Cast and crew Segment Mia * Patricia Clarkson as Mia Newells * Tony Shalhoub as Mitch Taylor * Kathy Najimy as Rocky * Romy Rosemont as Lynne * Andrea Bendewald as Kate Directed by Jennifer Aniston, written by Wendy West Segment Pearl * Jeanne Tripplehorn as Dr. Pearl Jarente * Bob Newhart as Dr. Roth * Alan Ruck as Sam Jarente * Jeffrey Tambor as Danny Dinlear * Scott Wilson as old Bill * Talyan Wright as Charlotte age 6 / Sophia Beliaev as Charlotte age 11 Directed by Patty Jenkins, written by Deirdre O'Connor Segment Lili * Rosario Dawson as Lili * Jenifer Lewis as Maggie * Tracee Ellis Ross as Alyssa Directed by Alicia Keys, written by Jill Gordo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Album (1993 TV Series)
''Family Album'' is an American sitcom television series created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, that aired on CBS from September 24 until November 12, 1993. Premise Jonathan and Denise Lerner and their three children move from California to Philadelphia to be closer to their relatives. Cast *Peter Scolari as Dr. Jonathan Lerner *Pamela Reed as Denise Lerner *Ashlee Levitch as Nikki Lerner *Doris Belack as Lillian Lerner *Christopher Miranda as Jeffrey Lerner *Phillip Van Dyke as Max Lerner *Alan North as Dr. Sid Lerner *Rhoda Gemignani as Ruby DeMattis *Nancy Cassaro as Sheila DeMattis *Giovanni Ribisi Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actor. He has appeared in the films '' That Thing You Do!'' (1996), ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000), ''Heaven'' (2002), '' Flight of the Phoenix'' (2 ... as Elvis DeMattis Episodes References External links * * * 1993 American television series debuts 1993 American tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Powers That Be (TV Series)
''The Powers That Be'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC, premiering on March 7, 1992. It was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, with Norman Lear as executive producer. It aired for two seasons, with 21 episodes filmed, with 16 of them airing on the network, with its final episode being broadcast on January 2, 1993. During the week of January 18-22, 1993, USA Network aired the remaining 5 episodes that never aired on NBC. Premise At the center of the series is U.S. Senator William Powers, a parody of the political establishment in Washington, D.C. Margaret, the senator's status-hungry wife, treats Charlotte, their maid, with comedic disdain. Caitlyn, the senator's daughter, has an eating disorder and is married to Representative Theodore Van Horne, who is suicidal; their son, Pierce, is mature beyond his years from having to care for his unbalanced parents. Sophie Lipkin, the senator's illegitimate daughter, is a loud, crass New Jerseyan who su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Dinner (TV Series)
''Sunday Dinner'' is an American sitcom television series which aired on CBS from June 2, 1991, until July 7, 1991. The series was produced by Norman Lear, and marked his return to television producing after an absence of several years. Lear's wife Lyn Davis Lear served as co-producer on the series, which was the first official Lear show to be made under his latest production marquee Act III Television. Synopsis The series starred Robert Loggia as Ben Benedict, a widowed 56-year-old businessman in Long Island who falls in love with a 30-year-old lawyer, Thelma Todd "TT" Fagori (Teri Hatcher). Being true to Lear fashion, the situation of Ben and TT's age difference was an issue in itself, but the show also tackled other environmental and social issues in the way that his earlier shows (''All in the Family'', '' Maude'', etc.) did, with a dose of spirituality. Ben's kids, who were all around TT's age, resented her involvement with their father, except for beloved son Kenneth ( Patri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything's Relative (1987 TV Series)
''Everything's Relative'' is an American sitcom starring Jason Alexander, John Bolger, Gina Hecht, Tony Deacon Nittoli and Anne Jackson which aired on CBS from October 3 to November 7, 1987. Summary The series centered around the Beeby brothers – Julian (Alexander), a divorced, hard-working 33-year-old businessman and Scott (Bolger), a single 25-year-old womanizing construction worker – who shared a loft apartment in the SoHo, Manhattan, SoHo section of lower Manhattan despite their different lifestyles, values, careers, and social lives. Other characters included Emily Cabot (Hecht), Julian's business partner and friend; Mickey Murphy (Nittoli), a young man who ran errands for both brothers; and Rae (Jackson), the boys' meddling and opinionated mother. Episodes External links * {{IMDb title, id=0092349, title=Everything's Relative 1987 American television series debuts 1987 American television series endings 1980s American multi-camera sitcoms American English-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
