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Pauly Shore Is Dead
''Pauly Shore Is Dead'' is a 2003 American mockumentary comedy film directed, produced, co-written by, and starring Pauly Shore. The film is depicted as a semi-autobiographical retelling of Shore's early success and dwindling popularity in the late 1990s, after which it documents Shore's (fictional) attempt to fake his own death in order to drum up popularity for his films. It features many cameos. Plot The film begins as an autobiographical look at Shore's early professional successes on MTV and as the star of a series of '90s comedies. Shore's film career leads to his taking a starring role in a vehicle on the Fox Network, in which he plays the slacker son of a millionaire. The pilot of the series turns out to be a commercial and critical failure, and Shore becomes a pariah virtually overnight, with his friends distancing themselves from him for fear that it will tarnish their own careers. Shore is ultimately reduced to living in his mother's attic and watching ''BackDoor Slut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauly Shore
Paul Montgomery Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his roles in 1990s comedy films. Shore began as a stand-up comedian at the age of 17, before becoming an MTV VJ in 1989. This led to a starring role in the comedy film '' Encino Man'' in 1992, which was a modest hit. He followed this with leading man vehicles, including '' Son in Law'' (1993), '' In the Army Now'' (1994) and '' Bio-Dome'' (1996). Shore provided the voice of Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski in '' A Goofy Movie'' (1995) and its direct-to-video sequel, '' An Extremely Goofy Movie'' (2000). He directed a semi-autobiographical mockumentary film, '' Pauly Shore Is Dead'' (2003). Early life Shore was born Paul Montgomery Shore, the son of Sammy Shore and Mitzi Shore (née Saidel). Sammy Shore was a comedian. He and Mitzi co-founded The Comedy Store with Rudy De Luca. After Sammy and Mitzi Shore divorced, Mitzi owned and operated the Comedy Store as part of the divorce set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackmail
Blackmail is a criminal act of coercion using a threat. As a criminal offense, blackmail is defined in various ways in common law jurisdictions. In the United States, blackmail is generally defined as a crime of information, involving a threat to do something that would cause a person to suffer embarrassment or financial loss. By contrast, in the Commonwealth its definition is wider: for example the laws of England and Wales and Northern Ireland state that: In popular culture, 'blackmail' involves a threat to reveal or publicize either substantially true or false information about a person or people unless certain demands are met. It is often damaging information, and it may be revealed to family members or associates rather than to the general public. Acts of blackmail can also involve using threats of physical, mental or emotional harm, or of criminal prosecution, against the victim or someone close to the victim. It is normally carried out for personal gain, most c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewel De'Nyle
Jewel De'Nyle is an American former pornographic actress and director. She is a member of the NightMoves, AVN, and XRCO Halls of Fame. Career In 2000, De'Nyle made her directorial debut with ''XXXtreme Fantasies of Jewel De'Nyle'' for New Sensations before parting ways with the studio. Later that year, she co-wrote and co-produced ''Bound by Blood'' for Extreme Associates and started a series for Jill Kelly Productions titled ''Sluts of the Nyle''. Her mother was also a pornographic actress going by the name ''De'Bella''. By the start of the 2008 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo they had reconciled their differences, with De'Nyle saying that the biggest part of their reconciliation came when De'Bella left Platinum X Pictures. In January 2003, she became a founding part-owner of the porn studio Platinum X Pictures, located in the San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County, Cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen Lee DeGeneres ( ; born January 26, 1958) is an American former comedian, actress, television host, writer, and producer. She began her career in stand-up comedy in the early 1980s, gaining national attention with a 1986 appearance on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. She starred in the television sitcoms ''Ellen (TV series), Ellen'' (1994–1998) and ''The Ellen Show'' (2001–2002). She also hosted the Television syndication, syndicated television talk show, ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (2003–2022), for which she received 33 Daytime Emmy Awards. In 2021, DeGeneres announced the end of ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', following multiple allegations of workplace bullying. The controversy led to internal investigations and a sharp decline in public support, culminating in her decision to retire from the talk show in 2022. In April 1997, DeGeneres publicly came out as a lesbian on the cover of ''Time (magazine), Time'' with the words "Yep, I'm gay" and The Puppy E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Daly
Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973) is an American television host, radio personality, producer, and television personality. From 1998 to 2003, Daly was a VJ (media personality), VJ on MTV's ''Total Request Live'' (TRL), and a DJ for the Southern California-based radio station KROQ-FM, 106.7 KROQ-FM. In 2002, Daly joined NBC, where he hosted and produced the late-night talk show ''Last Call with Carson Daly'', and occasionally hosting special event programming for NBC, such as the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show, and executive producing ''New Year's Eve with Carson Daly'' from Times Square beginning in 2003. Daly has since been involved in more prominent roles at NBC, such as becoming host for its reality music competition ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice'' in 2011 and joining NBC's morning show ''Today (American TV program), Today'' as a social media correspondent in 2013, with his role increasing in subsequent years becoming a co-host. Daly has also worked as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Chong
Thomas B. Kin Chong (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, musician and activist. He is known for his role/inspiration in the marijuana industry, his Cannabis (drug), marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin, and playing the character Leo (That '70s Show), Leo on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox's ''That '70s Show''. He became a naturalized United States citizen in the late 1980s. Early life Thomas B. Kin ChongArchived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine was born on May 24, 1938, in Edmonton, Alberta. His mother was a Canadian of Scotch-Irish Canadians, Scottish and Irish ancestry, and his father was a Chinese Canadian, Chinese immigrant who arrived in Canada during the 1930s. After arriving in Canada, the senior Chong first lived with an aunt in Vancouver. Tommy had an older brother, Stan (1936–2018). As a youth, Tommy Chong moved with his family to Calgary, settling in a conservative neighbourhood Chong has referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Bridges
Todd Anthony Bridges (born May 27, 1965) is an American actor. He portrayed Willis Jackson on the sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes'' and had a recurring role as Monk on the sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris.'' Bridges worked as a commentator on the television series '' TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest...'' from 2008 to 2013. Early life Bridges was born on May 27, 1965, in San Francisco, California, the son of Betty Alice Pryor, an actress, director and manager, and James Bridges Sr., a talent agent. His brother Jimmy Bridges and sister Verda Bridges are also actors. Career Television Bridges appeared on ''The Waltons'', ''Little House on the Prairie'', "The Love Boat" Season 2 Episode 5, and the landmark miniseries ''Roots''. He was a regular on the ''Barney Miller'' spinoff ''Fish''. It was playing Willis Jackson on the NBC/ABC sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes'' that made him a household name, along with those of fellow co-stars Conrad Bain, Charlotte Rae, Dana Plato, and Gary Coleman. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B-Real
Louis Mario Freese (born June 2, 1970), known by his stage name B-Real, is an American rapper. Since 1991, he has been one of two lead rappers in the hip hop group Cypress Hill, along with Sen Dog. He has also been a part of the rap metal band Kush (2000–2002), the hip hop supergroup Serial Killers (2013–present) and the rap rock supergroup Prophets of Rage (2016–2019). He has released a variety of solo mixtapes, as well as two solo albums: '' Smoke n Mirrors'' (2009) and ''Tell You Something'' (2020). Early life Born in Los Angeles to a Mexican father and Afro-Cuban mother, B-Real moved with his sister and mother out of his father's home to South Gate at the age of five. He later lived in Bell, California. Before dropping out of Bell High School, he befriended future Cypress Hill members Sen Dog and Mellow Man Ace (who later left the group to go solo) and became an active member of the Family Swan Bloods, known as the Neighborhood Family Bloods at that time. At the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Martinez
Marilyn Martinez (February 9, 1955 – November 3, 2007) was an American stand up comedian and actress. She was a regular performer at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. Martinez was of Mexican descent. She appeared in numerous television comedy specials including ''1st Amendment Stand Up; Hot Tamales Live: Spicy, Hot and Hilarious;'' and ''The Latin Divas of Comedy''. Her acting credits included '' My Wife and Kids'' and the film '' Pauly Shore Is Dead''. According to her website, Martinez died on Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 10:16a.m. She had been diagnosed with colon cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel ... almost nine months before. References External links * 1955 births 2007 deaths American film actresses American stand-up comedians American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lala Sloatman
Lala Sloatman is an American actress. Her uncle was the musician Frank Zappa. She is sometimes known as Lala Zappa. Career In the 1980s, Sloatman appeared in the films '' Watchers'' (1988) and '' Dream a Little Dream'' (1989), alongside her then-boyfriend Corey Haim. Haim personally suggested her for the lead in a third movie, ''Prayer of the Rollerboys'' (1991), but the part went to Patricia Arquette. A year later, Sloatman likewise auditioned for the title role in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' but lost out to Kristy Swanson. Sloatman's additional movie work includes ''Bunny Bunny Bunny'' (a short film which co-starred her cousin Moon Zappa and Kyle Richards), '' Pump Up the Volume'' (1990), '' Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story'' (1993, as Lauren Holly's college roommate), '' Buy One, Get One Free*'' (1996), ''Manfast'' (2003), ''Net Games'' (2003, as a sexy serial killer) and Sofia Coppola's ''Somewhere'' (2010). Personal life Sloatman dated Haim in the late 1980s and C. Thomas H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Rubin
Sam Rubin (February 16, 1960 – May 10, 2024) was an American journalist who served as the entertainment reporter for the '' KTLA Morning News'' and as a television host of entertainment talk shows and specials. He reported on the entertainment industry for over thirty years and interviewed many Hollywood stars. He was also the co-author of two biographies, one on the former first lady Jacqueline Onassis and another about actress Mia Farrow. Career Sam Rubin was born in San Diego on February 16, 1960. In the 1980s, he was an entertainment reporter for Group W, the ''National Enquirer'', and Fox Entertainment News. Beginning in 1988, he hosted hourly entertainment newsbreaks for the Movietime cable channel. KTLA Rubin joined KTLA in 1991, two months after the station started its morning news program, '' KTLA Morning News''. The newscast had initially been faltering in the ratings with a straightforward format in the vein of its 10 p.m. newscast; its original anchors—Carlos A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Penn
Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006), credited as Chris Penn after 1991, was an American actor. He was the brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. Noted as a skilled character actor, he was typically cast as a tough character, featured as a villain or a working-class thug, or in a comic role. Penn had notable parts in such films as '' All the Right Moves'' (1983), '' The Wild Life'' (1984), ''Footloose'' (also 1984), ''Pale Rider'' (1985), ''At Close Range'' (1986), ''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992), ''True Romance'' (1993), ''Short Cuts'' (also 1993), ''To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar'' (1995), '' The Boys Club'' (1996), ''Rush Hour'' (1998), ''Corky Romano'' (2001), and ''Starsky & Hutch'' (2004). He won the Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in '' The Funeral'' (1996). He also provided the voice of corrupt cop Edward "Eddie" Pulaski in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
