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Richard Bey
Richard Wayne Bey (born July 22, 1951) is an American talk show host. He was popular in the 1990s as host of ''The Richard Bey Show'', a daytime talk show containing ordinary people's personal stories incorporated into entertaining competitive games. The show was one of the first to pioneer the controversial genre of trash TV, and contained the hard R-rated content that would typify the genre. Early years Bey was born in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, to a Jewish father and an Irish Catholic mother and attended Far Rockaway High School. He is an alumnus of the University of California, Santa Barbara and the Yale School of Drama. Prior to ''The Richard Bey Show'', Bey hosted ''People Are Talking'', telecast in New York City and Philadelphia (in Philadelphia it aired on KYW, at the time, an NBC affiliate), and ''2 On the Town'' for WCBS. ''People Are Talking'' was a one-hour live broadcast covering topical news issues and one on one interviews with guests like Frank Zappa, Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Enterprises. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. The festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2002 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan following the September 11 attacks, September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. Until 2020, the festival was known as the Tribeca Film Festival. The festival hosts over 600 screenings with approximately 150,000 attendees each year, and awards independent artists in 23 juried competitive categories. History The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, and Craig Hatkoff, in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center (1973–2001), World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the Tribeca neighborhood in Lower Manhattan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg ( ; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and is the highest-grossing film director of all time. Several of Spielberg's works are considered among the greatest films in history, and some are among the highest-grossing films ever. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He moved to California and studied film in college. After directing several episodes for television, including '' Night Gallery'' and '' Columbo'', he directed the television film ''Duel'' (1971), which was approved by Barry Diller. He made his theatrical debut with '' The Sugarland Express'' (1974) and became a household name with the summer blockbuster ''Jaws'' (1975). He directed more escapist box office successes with '' Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977), '' E.T. the Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington (miniseries)
''George Washington'' is a 1984 American biographical television miniseries directed by Buzz Kulik. The series, in three parts, chronicles the life of George Washington, the first President of the United States from the age of 11 to the age of 51. ''George Washington'' is based on the biography by James Thomas Flexner. The miniseries was shot mainly on location near Washington, DC and Philadelphia, and was aired on April 8, 10 and 11, 1984. Washington's life in the French and Indian War, the second part shows the coming and commencement of the Revolutionary War and the final part describes the victory of the independence from Great Britain. It was nominated for six Primetime Emmys. In 1986, a sequel, '' George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation'', aired with Bostwick and Duke reprising their roles as George and Martha Washington, respectively. Plot The miniseries covers the life of George Washington, from being a young man to his experiences in the French and Indian War a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet Wally Sparks
''Meet Wally Sparks'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Peter Baldwin, written by Harry Basil and Rodney Dangerfield. It stars Dangerfield in the title role, with Debi Mazar, Michael Weatherly, Cindy Williams, Alan Rachins, Burt Reynolds and David Ogden Stiers costarring. Plot Wally Sparks is the host of a sleazy tabloid-style TV talk show who makes Jerry Springer seem gentle by comparison. His show has become so foul that he has alienated his not-especially-discriminating viewers, and his ratings are taking a nosedive. Lenny Spencer, head of the network carrying his show, gives Wally an ultimatum—he has a week to clean up the content and boost his ratings, or his show gets cancelled. Wally's producer, Sandy Gallo, comes up with an idea—Floyd Preston is the governor of Georgia and a staunch conservative known for his attacks on the lowbrow content of Wally's show, so what better way to demonstrate that Wally is trying to change his ways than to have Preston on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Morton Downey Jr
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brüno
''Brüno'' is a 2009 mockumentary comedy film directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen, who produced, co-wrote, and played the gay Austrian fashion journalist Brüno. It is the third film based on one of Cohen's characters from ''Da Ali G Show'', following '' Ali G Indahouse'' and ''Borat''. The film was released on July 10, 2009, to mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed $138 million worldwide. Title An alternative title for the film is ''Brüno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt''. It was initially a mock title proposed by Hollywood news and gossip blog Defamer and mistakenly reported as genuine by a number of sources of film information, including MovieTome, where it was still being used in the search results as late as 2011, ''The Irish Times'', ''The Boston Globe'', and (although no longer) the Internet Movie Database. Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen ( ; born 13 October 1971) is an English comedian, actor and performance artist. Known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen, he has received various accolades throughout his career, including two BAFTA TV Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a SAG Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and six Primetime Emmy Awards. Baron Cohen began his career in television late-night series '' The 11 O'Clock Show'' (1998–1999) before creating and starring as his character Ali G in the satirical sketch comedy show '' Da Ali G Show'' (2000–2004) where he received two British Academy Television Awards. He created and starred in the Showtime satirical mockumentary series '' Who Is America?'' (2018) for which he earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He portrayed E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Sheen
Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He is known as a leading man in film and television. Sheen has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 1994, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Charlie Sheen followed in the footsteps of his father Martin Sheen in becoming an actor. He starred in many successful films such as ''Red Dawn'' (1984), ''Platoon (film), Platoon'' (1986), ''Wall Street (1987 film), Wall Street'' (1987), ''Eight Men Out'' (1988), ''Young Guns (film), Young Guns'' (1988), ''The Rookie (1990 film), The Rookie'' (1990), ''The Three Musketeers (1993 film), The Three Musketeers'' (1993), and ''The Arrival (1996 film), The Arrival'' (1996). In the 2000s, when Sheen replaced Michael J. Fox as the star of American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''Spin City'', his portrayal of Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Sheen
Ramón Gerard Antonio Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. His work spans over six decades of television and film, and his accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Sheen rose to prominence in his breakthrough roles in Terrence Malick's crime drama '' Badlands'' (1973) and Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam War drama '' Apocalypse Now'' (1979). Sheen is also known for such notable films as '' The Subject Was Roses'' (1968), '' Catch-22'' (1970), '' The California Kid'' (1974), '' Gandhi'' (1982), '' Wall Street'' (1987), '' Gettysburg'' (1993), '' The American President'' (1995), '' Catch Me If You Can'' (2002), '' The Departed'', '' Bobby'' (both 2006), and '' Judas and the Black Messiah'' (2021). He also portrayed Uncle Ben in '' The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2012). He is also known for portraying Robert F. Kennedy in '' The Missiles of October'' (1974), Eddie Slovik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Perot
Henry Ross Perot ( ; June 27, 1930 – July 9, 2019) was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. He ran an Independent politician, independent Ross Perot 1992 presidential campaign, campaign in the 1992 United States presidential election, 1992 U.S. presidential election and a third party (United States), third-party #1996 campaign, campaign in the 1996 United States presidential election, 1996 U.S. presidential election as the nominee of the Reform Party of the United States of America, Reform Party, which was formed by grassroots supporters of Perot's 1992 campaign. Although he failed to carry a single state in either election, both campaigns were among the stronger List of third party performances in United States presidential elections, presidential showings by a third party or independent candidate in U.S. history. Born and raised in Texarkana, Texas, Perot bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Brown
Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 34th and 39th governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was elected Secretary of State of California, secretary of state of California in 1970; Brown later served as mayor of Oakland from 1999 to 2007 and Attorney General of California, attorney general of California from 2007 to 2011. He was both the oldest and sixth-youngest governor of California due to the 28-year gap between his second and third terms. Upon completing his fourth term in office, Brown became the fourth List of longest-serving governors of U.S. states, longest-serving governor in U.S. history, serving 16 years and 5 days in office. Born in San Francisco, he is the son of Bernice Layne Brown and Pat Brown, who was the 32nd governor of California (1959–1967). After graduating from the University of California, Berke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Haig
Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (; 2 December 192420 February 2010) was United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House chief of staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to and in between these cabinet-level positions, he was a general in the U.S. Army, serving first as the vice chief of staff of the Army and then as Supreme Allied Commander Europe. In 1973, Haig became the youngest four-star general in the Army's history. Haig was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy and served in the Korean War, during which he served as an aide to general Alonzo Patrick Fox and general Edward Almond. Afterward, he served as an aide to defense secretary Robert McNamara. During the Vietnam War, Haig commanded a battalion and later a brigade of the 1st Infantry Division (United States), 1st Infantry Division. For his service, Haig received the Distinguished Service Cross (United States), Distinguished Service Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
