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Peter Aykroyd
Peter Aykroyd (November 19, 1955 – November 6, 2021) was a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer. Biography Born to Lorraine (1918–2018) and Peter Hugh Aykroyd (1922–2020) in Ottawa, he was the younger brother of comedian Dan Aykroyd. Along with his older brother, he was in the Second City comedy troupe in Toronto. The two were also on ''Saturday Night Live''. He was a cast member and writer during the show's fifth season, from 1979–1980. He and Dan Aykroyd wrote the movie '' Nothing but Trouble'' in the early 1990s; Peter wrote the story and Dan wrote the screenplay. In 1996, Peter Aykroyd co-created the Canadian sci-fi show '' Psi Factor'' with Christopher Chacon and Peter Ventrella; the show was hosted by his brother Dan and produced 88 episodes. In 1997, Peter Aykroyd and Jim Belushi provided the voices of Elwood Blues and Jake Blues for the cartoon ''The Blues Brothers: Animated Series'', playing the roles made famous by their respective brothers Dan and John. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (Canada), National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the list of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, fourth-largest city and list of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and the headquarters of the federal government. The city houses numerous List of diplomatic missions in Ottawa, foreign embassies, key buildings, organizations, and institutions of Government of Canada, Canada's government; these include the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragnet (1987 Film)
''Dragnet'' is a 1987 American buddy cop parody-slapstick comedy directed and co-written by Tom Mankiewicz in his directorial debut. Starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks, the film is based on the radio and television crime drama of the same name. The screenplay, both a parody of and homage to the long-running television series, was written by Aykroyd, Mankiewicz, and Alan Zweibel. The original music score is by Ira Newborn. Aykroyd plays Joe Friday (nephew of the original series protagonist) while Hanks plays Pep Streebek, his new partner. Harry Morgan reprises his role from the 1967–70 television revival and 1966 television film as Bill Gannon, the original Friday's partner, now a captain and Friday and Streebek's boss. Plot LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday's nephew and namesake, whose anachronistic views reflect those of his late uncle, is involuntarily assigned a cocky, streetwise new partner, Pep Streebek. Their contrasting styles clash at first, with Friday disapproving of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razzie Award For Worst Screenplay
The Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards for the worst film screenplay of the past year. The following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, including each screenplay's author(s). 1980s *1st Golden Raspberry Awards, 1980 ''Can't Stop the Music'', written by Bronté Woodard and Allan Carr ** ''A Change of Seasons (film), A Change of Seasons'', written by Erich Segal, Ronni Kern and Fred Segal ** ''Cruising (film), Cruising'', written by William Friedkin ** ''The Formula (1980 film), The Formula'', written by Steve Shagan ** ''It's My Turn (film), It's My Turn'', written by Eleanor Bergstein ** ''Middle Age Crazy'', written by Carl Kleinschmidt ** ''Raise the Titanic (film), Raise the Titanic'', written by Adam Kennedy (actor), Adam Kennedy and Eric Hughes ** ''Touched by Love'', written by Hesper Anderson ** ''Windows (film), Windows'', written by Barry Siegel ** ''Xanadu (film), Xanadu'', written by Richard C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing Lasts Forever (film)
''Nothing Lasts Forever'' is a 1984 American science fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom Schiller. Shortly before its intended release date of September, 1984, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer postponed it. The film has never been officially released theatrically or on home media in the United States, though it was eventually broadcast on Turner Classic Movies. The movie was once uploaded onto YouTube, but was taken down at the insistence of Turner Entertainment, the copyright owner of the pre-1986 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film library. ''Nothing Lasts Forever'' stars Zach Galligan and Lauren Tom in the lead roles, with a supporting cast including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sam Jaffe, Imogene Coca, Eddie Fisher and Mort Sahl. John Belushi was slated to appear in the film, but he died six weeks before production began. The making of the film, through interviews with Tom Schiller, Lorne Michaels, Zach Galligan, Lauren Tom, Bill Murray and others involved with the film, is chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Funny Farm (film)
''The Funny Farm'' is a 1983 Canadian comedy drama film directed and written by Ron Clark.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 84. The film follows a stand-up comedian from Cleveland who joins others struggling at a woman's Los Angeles comedy club. The film was made in 1981, but not released until 1983.Michael Walsh, "There's humour in comedy clubs—but not in Funny Farm". ''The Province'', March 10, 1983. Cast * Miles Chapin as Mark Champlin, a stand-up comedian from Cleveland * Peter Aykroyd as Stephen Croft * Howie Mandel as Larry * Tracy Bregman as Amy * Jack Blum as Peter * Maurice LaMarche as Dickie * Mike MacDonald as Bruce * Derek McGrath as Harvey * Jack Carter as Philly Beekman * Eileen Brennan as Gail, a woman who owns an comedy club in Los Angeles * Gene Clark as Myles * Marjorie Gross as Tracy * Howard Busgang as Sammy * Alan Riven as Michael * Lou Dinos as Miguel * Tony Mollsworth as Greg * Briane Nasimok as Fred * Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Detroit
''Doctor Detroit'' is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Michael Pressman with writing by Bruce Jay Friedman, Carl Gottlieb, and Robert Boris. The film stars Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Lynn Whitfield, Fran Drescher, and Donna Dixon, with a special appearance by James Brown. It was the first film Aykroyd made after the death of John Belushi, and the first one in which he is not sharing top bill with other actors. Aykroyd and his co-star Dixon married soon after the film's release. Plot Introverted geek Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially strapped Monroe College in Chicago. Smooth Walker, a pimp, owes $80,000 to "Mom", a gruff Chicago mob boss. Attempting to weasel out of his debt, Smooth invents a fictitious mobster, the flamboyant "Doctor Detroit", a ruthless chiropractor who allegedly is overrunning Smooth's turf. Smooth sees Clifford out to dinner alone at a restaurant, and decides to enlist him to pose as the "Doctor." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gas (1981 Film)
''Gas'' is a 1981 Canadian comedy film released by Paramount Pictures, the plot of which was inspired by the 1979 energy crisis. The film was directed by Les Rose and produced by Claude Héroux. Plot summary A small Midwestern town is thrown into chaos when the local oil tycoon Duke Stuyvesant orchestrates a phony oil shortage in order to increase profits. News reporter Jane Beardsley tries to uncover the plot. Radio DJ Nick the Noz, observing from his station's news helicopter, reports on the craziness caused by the gasoline shortage. Cast * Susan Anspach as Jane Beardsley * Howie Mandel as Matt Lloyd * Sterling Hayden as Duke Stuyvesant * Helen Shaver as Rhonda * Sandee Currie as Sarah Marshal * Peter Aykroyd as Ed Marshal * Keith Knight as Ira * Alf Humphreys as Lou Picard * Philip Akin as Lincoln Jones * Michael Hogan as Guido Vespucci * Paul Kelman as Nino Vespucci * Donald Sutherland as Nick "The Noz" * Dustin Waln as Earl Stuyvesant * Vlasta Vrána Vlasta Vrána ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Today
''USA Today'' (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth in 1980 and launched on September 14, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in New York City. Its newspaper is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. The paper's dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional, and national newspapers worldwide through its use of concise reports, colorized images, informational graphics, and inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features. As of 2023, ''USA Today'' has the fifth largest print circulation in the United States, with 132,640 print subscribers. It has two million digital subscribers, the fourth-largest online circulation of any U.S. newspaper. ''USA Today'' is distributed in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, and an international edition is distributed in Asia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit organization, not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are distributed to its members, major U.S. daily newspapers and radio and television broadcasters. Since the award was established in 1917, the AP has earned 59 Pulitzer Prizes, including 36 for photography. The AP is also known for its widely used ''AP Stylebook'', its AP polls tracking National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA sports, sponsoring the National Football League's annual awards, and its election polls and results during Elections in the United States, US elections. By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters. The AP operates 235 news bureaus in 94 countries, and publishes in English, Spanish, and Arabic. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides twice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KXLY-TV
KXLY-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Spokane, Washington, United States, affiliated with American Broadcasting Company, ABC and owned by Morgan Murphy Media. Its studios are located on West Boone Avenue in Spokane, and its transmitter sits atop Mount Spokane. The station's MeTV-affiliated second digital subchannel is also seen in the Yakima–Tri-Cities, Washington, Tri-Cities market on sister stations and fellow ABC affiliates KAPP (TV), KAPP (channel 35.2) and KVEW (channel 42.2). KXLY-TV is also carried on cable systems in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, both of which are double the size of the station's American coverage area. One result of this is that stations in Calgary and Edmonton air American shows on Pacific Time, even though Calgary and Edmonton are both on Mountain Time. KXLY-TV is one of five local Spokane area television stations seen in Canada on the Shaw Direct satellite service. It can also been seen on local cable systems in eastern British Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
