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Overcompensating (TV Series)
''Overcompensating'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Benito Skinner for Amazon Prime Video. Skinner stars as Benny, a former high-school jock and closeted college student navigating freshman year. The show is loosely based on Skinner's own college experience. The show premiered on May 15, 2025, on Amazon Prime Video. Premise Benny, a former high school football star and valedictorian from Idaho, begins his freshman year of college at the fictional Yates University, where his sister Grace is a junior. He is closeted and masks his true identity by aping the machismo of his male peers, particularly that of Peter, Grace's jock boyfriend. On his first day on campus, Benny befriends Carmen, a freshman from New Jersey who was an outsider in high school. Together, Benny and Carmen navigate their first year of college, which includes new relationships, pledging the college's secret society, and figuring out their true selves. Cast and characters Main * Benito Ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc.) are handled with realism and subtlety, while preserving a humorous tenor. The term "dramedy" began to be used in the television industry in the 1980s. Modern television comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series, but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcom, sitcoms. History In Theatre of ancient Greece, Greek theatre, plays were considered comedies or tragedies (i.e. drama): the former being light stories with a happy ending, and the latter serious stories with a sad ending. This concept even influenced Theatre of ancient Rome, Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period. Theatre of that era is thought to have long-lasting infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Thiele
Owen Thiele is an American actor, singer and podcaster. Early life Thiele grew up in Beverly Hills, California, Beverly Hills and attended The Adderley School of Performing Arts in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades and Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California), Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. He spent a month at NYU Tisch School of the Arts before dropping out. Career Acting He worked on the web series ''Eighty-Sixed'' (2017) with Cazzie David. He made an appearance on Hailey Bieber's YouTube interview series, ''Who’s in My Bathroom?''. He also appeared in the Taylor Swift music for video for her single ''The Man (Taylor Swift song), The Man'' and recorded videos with Emma Chamberlain. He also appeared in the Taylor Swift music video for ''You Need to Calm Down''. His acting roles went on to include ''I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson'' and ''Hacks (TV series), Hacks''. He was cast in the second season of comedy series ''Dollface''. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowen Yang
Bowen Yang (born November 6, 1990) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer. Yang was hired to join the writing staff of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' in September 2018, ahead of its 44th season, and a year later was promoted to on-air cast status for ''SNL'''s 45th season. He made history in 2021 becoming the first ''SNL'' featured player to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award (in the Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category). He was promoted to repertory status before the 47th season. Yang has appeared in the television series '' Girls5Eva'', '' Ziwe'', and '' The Other Two'', and was recurring on '' Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens''. He is also known for his appearances in the LGBTQ romantic comedies ''Fire Island'' and '' Bros'', both released in 2022, and in the 2024 musical fantasy film '' Wicked''. He co-hosts a comedy pop-culture podcast, '' Las Culturistas,'' with Matt Rogers. In January 2019, he was named to ''Forbes'' magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleb Hearon
Caleb Hearon (born January 24, 1995) is an American comedian, writer and actor. He performed stand-up regularly in Chicago and also performed at iO Theater until relocating to Los Angeles in 2020. Hearon was a writer for the series ''Human Resources''. Early life and education Hearon was born on January 24, 1995 and grew up in the rural, conservative town of Brookfield, Missouri. He was raised in a Christian household and was an active member of his church. He recognized he was gay from adolescence and, as a result of his religion, struggled with his sexuality. Hearon came out as bisexual, via a Facebook post, during college and later came out as gay. Hearon attended Missouri State University as a sociopolitical communication major with plans to eventually attend law school or another graduate program. He joined the improv team and that catalyzed his decision to pursue a career in comedy. After graduating in 2017, he moved to Chicago with other members of the team. Career He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Van Der Beek
James David Van Der Beek (; born March 8, 1977) is an American actor. Known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery on The WB's ''Dawson's Creek'' (1998–2003), he also played a fictionalized version of himself on the cult ABC sitcom '' Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' (2012–2013), starred on '' CSI: Cyber'' as FBI Agent Elijah Mundo (2015–2016), and appeared as Matt Bromley on the first season of the FX drama '' Pose'' (2018). His film credits include '' Varsity Blues'' (1998), '' Texas Rangers'' (2001), '' The Rules of Attraction'' (2002), '' Formosa Betrayed'' (2009), ''Labor Day'' (2013), and '' Bad Hair'' (2020). Early life Van Der Beek was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, the son of Melinda (; 1950–2020), a former dancer and gymnastics teacher, and husband James William Van Der Beek, a cellular phone company executive and former minor league baseball pitcher. He is of Dutch, German, English, Scots-Irish, and French descent; his last name translates to " fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boman Martinez-Reid
Boman Martinez-Reid, also known as Bomanizer, is a Canadian creator of TikTok comedy videos.Liz Calvario"Boman Martinez-Reid on His TikTok Success and How to Diversify Your 'For You' Page" ''Entertainment Tonight'', June 26, 2020. His videos parody reality television by featuring his own family and friends getting into overly dramatized fights and feuds about small, everyday matters.Becca Longmire"Canadian Boman Martinez-Reid Talks Huge TikTok Success And Why He Thinks People Loved To Watch His Videos During Quarantine" ''ET Canada'', July 20, 2020. Martinez-Reid, the son of a Jamaican Canadian father and a Spanish Canadian mother, grew up in Mississauga, Ontario. and launched his TikTok account in 2019 while studying radio and television arts at Ryerson University. He broke through to mass popularity on the platform in 2020. In 2021, he appeared in a second season episode of ''Canada's Drag Race'' as a celebrity contestant in the Snatch Game, and did work with The Gag, Comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didi Conn
Edith "Didi" Conn (née Bernstein; born July 13, 1951) is an American actress. She is best known for her work as Frenchy in '' Grease'', Denise Stevens Downey in '' Benson'' and Stacy Jones in '' Shining Time Station''. Early life Edith Bernstein was born on July 13, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York. She had a Conservative "holiday Jewish" upbringing. Career Conn made her debut as an actress in the 1960s. Her notable characters since the 1970s, when she first became prominent, include Laurie Robinson in '' You Light Up My Life'' (1977; Kasey Cisyk provided the character's singing voice), Frenchy in the feature films '' Grease'' (1978) and '' Grease 2'' (1982), Helen on '' The Practice'' (1976–77), Denise Stevens Downey on '' Benson'' (1981–84), and Stacy Jones on '' Shining Time Station'' (1989–95). She later reprised her role as Shining Time Station manager in '' Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' (2000). Conn provided the voice for Raggedy Ann in the animated feature '' Ragg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maddie Phillips
Madelaine Rachel Phillips (born September 6, 1994), professionally known as Maddie Phillips, is a Canadian actress who portrayed Randeen in '' Ghost Wars'', Devon D'Marco in '' Project Mc2'', Sterling Wesley in the 2020 Netflix teen comedy-drama television series ''Teenage Bounty Hunters'', and Cate Dunlap in the Amazon Prime Video superhero series ''Gen V'' and '' The Boys''. Early life Maddie Phillips was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to a Canadian father and a mother from Perth, Australia, She decided on an acting career at the age of six. Phillips' family moved to Perth, Australia, at the age of 10 and back to Vancouver Canada in 2012. She attended the Uniting Church girls-only school of Penrhos College, Perth. Career Phillips' debut on-screen appearance was in the 2013 film ''If I Had Wings.'' In 2014, she was lead actress in the short film ''Antoinette''. In 2016, Phillips starred as Sugar in the short film ''Victory Square''. In 2015, she starred in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Matthews
Rachel Matthews is an American actress. She is known for starring in the film ''Happy Death Day'' and its sequel, ''Happy Death Day 2U''. Early life and career A native of Los Angeles, Matthews was born in 1993, the eldest daughter of actress Leslie Landon and Brian Matthews. She became interested in acting at an early age by watching Shirley Temple movies, leading to tap and voice classes, and ultimately joining a local theater program at the age of 10. Matthews continued to pursue the stage life by studying acting at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. In college, Matthews became friends with fellow actress Camila Mendes, who would become her roommate upon returning to Los Angeles, and musician Maggie Rogers, who would feature both in her music video "Give a Little". In 2017, Matthews had her film debut in ''Happy Death Day'', directed by her uncle Christopher Landon, playing sorority house president Danielle Bouseman, a role she would play again in the 2019 sequel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Fox
Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the family film ''Holiday in the Sun (film), Holiday in the Sun'' (2001), which was followed by numerous supporting roles in film and television, such as the teen musical comedy ''Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen'' (2004), as well as a starring role in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''Hope & Faith'' (2004–2006). Her breakout role was as Mikaela Banes in the blockbuster (entertainment), blockbuster action film ''Transformers (film), Transformers'' (2007), which she reprised in its sequel ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009). Fox also portrayed the titular character in the horror comedy ''Jennifer's Body'' (2009), starred as April O'Neil in the superhero action film ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (2014) and its sequel ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows'' (2016), and appeared in the New Girl season 5, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan ( ; ' McLachlan, February 22, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning role as Dale Cooper in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its film prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992). He is also known for his roles in two of David Lynch’s films: Paul Atreides in ''Dune'' (1984) and Jeffrey Beaumont in '' Blue Velvet'' (1986). MacLachlan's other film roles include Lloyd Gallagher in '' The Hidden'' (1987), Ray Manzarek in ''The Doors'' (1991), Cliff Vandercave in ''The Flintstones'' (1994), Zack Carey in '' Showgirls'' (1995), and Riley's father in the ''Inside Out'' film series (2015, 2024). In addition to ''Twin Peaks'', MacLachlan has had prominent roles on television such as Trey MacDougal on ''Sex and the City'' (2000–2002), Orson Hodge on ''Desperate Housewives'' (2006–2012), The Captain on ''How I Met Your Mother'' (2010–2014) and '' How I Met Your Father'' (2022), the Mayor of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Britton
Connie Britton (born Constance Elaine Womack; March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She gained prominence for her roles in the television series ''Spin City'' (1996–2000), ''The West Wing'' (2001), and ''24 (TV series), 24'' (2006). Further recognition came for starring as Tami Taylor in ''Friday Night Lights (TV series), Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011), Vivien Harmon in ''American Horror Story: Murder House'' (2011), and Rayna Jaymes in ''Nashville (2012 TV series), Nashville'' (2012–2018). Her other television projects include ''Dirty John (TV series), Dirty John'' (2018–2019), ''The White Lotus'' (2021), and ''Zero Day (American TV series), Zero Day'' (2025). In film, she has featured in ''The Brothers McMullen'' (1995), ''Beatriz at Dinner'' (2017), ''Promising Young Woman'' (2020), and ''Luckiest Girl Alive (film), Luckiest Girl Alive'' (2022). Beyond acting, she is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
