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Michael James Nelson
Michael James Nelson (born June 12, 1979 in Winter Park, Florida, USA) is an American comedy writer and performer who has appeared on various national TV commercials and television shows on Music Television, CBS, and the television show ''Pretty Wicked'' on The Oxygen Network. He also was a writer on Betty White's Off Their Rockers on NBC, multiple seasons of the MTV Movie & TV Awards, and various other television shows. In 2017, Michael appeared on the People's Choice Awards as Dwayne "The Insurance Adjuster" Johnson in a comedy sketch where both he and Dwayne Johnson lost the "Favorite Dwayne Johnson" Award to an actual rock. Biography Nelson is from Winter Park, Florida but spent most of his childhood in neighboring Maitland, Florida. He attended both Edgewater High School and Winter Park High School, and graduated from The Creative Writing Program at Florida State University in 2003. While attending college, Nelson was a newscaster and talk show host on the university's ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Science Theater 3000
''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy film review television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It then moved to nationwide broadcast, first on The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central for seven seasons until its cancellation in 1996. Thereafter, it was picked up by The Sci-Fi Channel and aired for three more seasons until another cancellation in August 1999. A 60-episode syndication package titled ''The Mystery Science Theater Hour'' was produced in 1993 and broadcast on Comedy Central and syndicated to TV stations in 1995. In 2015, Hodgson led a crowdfunded revival of the series with 14 episodes in its eleventh season, first released on Netflix on April 14, 2017, with another six-episode season following on November 22, 2018. A second successful crowdfunding effort in 2021 will bring at least 13 additional episodes to be shown th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FSView & Florida Flambeau
The ''FSView & Florida Flambeau'' is a for-profit newspaper owned by the Gannett Company that covers the on-campus events, happenings, and trends of the Florida State University as well as concerts, museum and art exhibits, movies, literature and poetry readings, and other events from the larger Tallahassee community. In early August 2006, the ''FSView'' made national news as being the first privately owned, college-oriented newspaper to be bought by a major newspaper chain. History The first issue of the ''Florida Flambeau'', the school newspaper for Florida State University (then called the Florida State College for Women) was published on January 23, 1915. Lucile Freeman Yates of Tallahassee suggested the name of the newspaper, Flambeau, which comes from the word torch. The ''Flambeau'' dealt with the history and development of the college as well as matters on the local and global scales, as evidenced by the content of its second issue on January 30, 1915. Ruby Leach, the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheech Marin
:''The surname'' Marin ''is of Spanish language origin. In Spanish, it is spelled'' Marín'', with an acute accent on the'' í. Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American actor, musician, comedian, and activist who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez, on ''Nash Bridges''. He has also voiced characters in several Disney films, including '' Oliver & Company'', ''The Lion King'', the ''Cars'' series, '' Coco'' and '' Beverly Hills Chihuahua''. Marin's trademark is his characters' strong Chicano accents, although Marin himself is not fluent in Spanish. Early life Marin was born on July 13, 1946 in South Los Angeles, California, to Mexican-American parents Elsa (née Meza) (1923-2010), a secretary, and Oscar Marin (1922-2015), a police officer for the LAPD. Marin was born with a cleft lip, which was surgically repaired. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haley Joel Osment
Haley Joel Osment (born April 10, 1988) is an American actor and voice actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Osment's role in the comedy-drama film '' Forrest Gump'' (1994) won him a Young Artist Award. His breakthrough came with the psychological thriller film ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999), which won him a Saturn Award and earned him nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He achieved further success with the drama film '' Pay It Forward'' (2000), the science fiction film '' A.I. Artificial Intelligence'' (2001) which won him a second Saturn Award, and the comedy film '' Secondhand Lions'' (2003), which won him a Critics Choice Award. Osment has had a long-running role in the '' Kingdom Hearts'' video game franchise, voicing the series' protagonist Sora (2002–present) and the villain Vanitas (2010–2020) in the English versions of the games. He has sporadically appeared on-screen since his ''Secondhand Lions'' role, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Mader
Rebecca Leigh Mader (born 24 April 1977) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Charlotte Lewis in the ABC series '' Lost'', and as Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West, on ABC's '' Once Upon a Time'', for which she garnered critical acclaim. Life and career Mader was born in 1977 in Cambridge, England. She worked as a model in New York City for a year, appearing in adverts for L'Oréal, Colgate and Wella Hair. She began her television career on the ABC daytime soap operas ''All My Children'' as Morgan Gordon, and '' One Life to Live'' as Margaret Cochran. She also appeared on the soap opera '' Guiding Light'' in 2003. Mader has made a number of guest appearances on television shows. In 2006, she had a series regular role on the short-lived Fox legal drama ''Justice''. In 2008, Mader began starring as anthropologist Charlotte Lewis on ABC series ''Lost''. She appeared in the show from 2008 to 2009 and in two episodes in 2010. In 2011, she had a recurring rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chace Crawford
Christopher Chace Crawford (born July 18, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his television portrayals of Nate Archibald on The CW's teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' (2007–2012), and of The Deep in Amazon Prime Video original series ''The Boys'' (2019–present). He is also known for starring in the films '' The Covenant'' (2006), ''The Haunting of Molly Hartley'' (2008), '' Twelve'' (2010), and '' What to Expect When You're Expecting'' (2012). In 2015, he portrayed Billy LeFever in ABC's short-lived drama series ''Blood & Oil''. Early life and education Crawford was born in Lubbock, Texas. His father, Chris, is a dermatologist, and his mother, Dana, is a teacher. He has a younger sister, former Miss Missouri USA winner and Miss USA contestant Candice Crawford. Crawford was raised a Southern Baptist. While his father was a medical student, Chace lived in Bloomington, Minnesota, for four years, attending Ridgeview Elementary School. When his father completed his train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Mantegna
Joseph Anthony Mantegna (, ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor. Mantegna began his career on stage in 1969 in the Chicago production of the musical '' Hair''. He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jefferson Award for portraying Richard Roma in the first American productions of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize–winning play ''Glengarry Glen Ross'', the first of many collaborations with Mamet. His long-standing association with Mamet includes the premieres of '' A Life in the Theatre'', ''The Disappearance of the Jews'' and '' Speed-the-Plow'' on Broadway. Mantegna also directed a highly lauded production of Mamet's '' Lakeboat'', which enjoyed a successful theatrical run in Los Angeles. He later directed the film version of '' Lakeboat''. In addition to theatrical appearances directed by Mamet, Mantegna appeared in Mamet's films '' House of Games'' (1987), '' Things Change'' (1988), ''Homicide'' (1991), and '' Redbelt'' (2008). In film an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lopez
George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor. He is known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican American culture. Lopez has received several honors for his work and contributions to the Latino community, including the 2003 Imagen Vision Award, the 2003 Latino Spirit Award for Excellence in Television and the National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Award. He was also named one of "The Top 25 Hispanics in America" by ''Time'' magazine in 2005. Early life Lopez was born on April 23, 1961, in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, the son of Frieda and Anatasio Lopez, a migrant worker. He is of Mexican descent. He was deserted by his father when he was two months old and by his mother when he was 10 years old, but was raised by his maternal grandmother, Benita Gutierrez, a factory worker, and step-grandfather, Refugio Gutierrez, a construction worker. Lopez attende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedric The Entertainer
Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He hosted BET's '' ComicView'' during the 1993–1994 season and '' Def Comedy Jam'' in 1995. He is best known for co-starring with Steve Harvey on The WB sitcom ''The Steve Harvey Show'', as one of ''The Original Kings of Comedy'', and for starring as Eddie Walker in '' Barbershop''. He hosted the 12th season of the daytime version of '' Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' in 2013–14 and starred in the TV Land original series '' The Soul Man'', which aired from 2012 to 2016. He has also done voice work for ''Ice Age'', the ''Madagascar'' film series, '' Charlotte's Web'', ''Planes'' and '' Planes: Fire & Rescue''. He currently stars on the CBS sitcom '' The Neighborhood''. In 2019, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Early life Cedric was born on April 24, 1964 in Caruthersville, Missouri, the son of Rosetta (née Boyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Romano
Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Ray Barone on the CBS sitcom '' Everybody Loves Raymond'', for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the voice of Manny in the ''Ice Age'' film series. He created and starred in the TNT comedy drama ''Men of a Certain Age'' (2009–2011). From 2012 to 2015, Romano had a recurring role as Hank Rizzoli, a love interest of Sarah Braverman in the NBC series '' Parenthood''. More recently, he co-starred in the romantic comedy '' The Big Sick'' (2017) and portrayed mob lawyer Bill Bufalino in Martin Scorsese's epic crime film '' The Irishman'' (2019). Since 2017, Romano has portrayed Rick Moreweather in the Epix comedy-drama series '' Get Shorty''. Early life Romano was born in Queens, New York City, the second son of Luciana "Lucie" ( Fortini), a piano teacher, and Albert Romano (1925–2010), a real estate agent and engineer. He is of Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Cheadle
Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (; born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including two Grammy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also earned nominations for an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards and 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. His Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony nominations make him one of few black individuals to be nominated for the four major American entertainment awards (EGOT). Following early roles in '' Hamburger Hill'' (1987), and as the gangster "Rocket" in the film '' Colors'' (1988), Cheadle built his career in the 1990s with roles in '' Devil in a Blue Dress'' (1995), '' Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault'' (1996), ''Rosewood'' (1997), and ''Boogie Nights'' (1997). His collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh resulted in the films '' Out of Sight'' (1998), ''Traffic'' (2000), '' The Ocean's Trilogy'' (2001–2007), and '' No Sudden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Morrison
Matthew James Morrison (born October 30, 1978) is an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter, best known for his role as Will Schuester on the Fox television show ''Glee'' (2009–2015). He has starred in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including appearing as Link Larkin in the original Broadway cast of '' Hairspray'' (2002), Fabrizio Nacarelli in the original Broadway cast of the musical '' The Light in the Piazza'' (2005, for which he received a Tony Award nomination), and the starring role of J.M. Barrie in the original Broadway cast of '' Finding Neverland'' (2015-2016). He starred as the Grinch in NBC's 2020 production '' Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!''. He has also been a judge on two reality dance competition shows on TV: '' The Greatest Dancer'' on BBC One, and '' So You Think You Can Dance'' on Fox. Morrison signed with Adam Levine's 222 Records in 2012, and has released three solo albums: '' Matthew Morrison'' (2011), '' Where It All Beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
