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Robert Gant
Robert Gant (born Robert John Gonzalez; July 13, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ben Bruckner on the Showtime series '' Queer as Folk''. Early life and education Robert Gant was born as Robert Gonzalez in Tampa, Florida. His father is of Spanish, Cuban and Italian descent, while his mother is of Irish and English descent. At age ten, Gant began acting in television commercials in Florida and became a member of the Screen Actors Guild at the age of eleven. Gant studied tap and jazz dance with the American Musical Theatre Company in Tampa, Florida. He performed a soft-shoe routine at MacDill Air Force Base with comedian Bob Hope as part of Hope's USO tour. He attended George D. Chamberlain High School and graduated in 1986. While attending the University of Pennsylvania, Gant majored in English literature with both Shakespeare and poetry concentrations. At Penn, he was also a performing member of the slightly outlandish, artistically driven all-ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampa, Florida
Tampa ( ) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the county seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, Hillsborough County. With an estimated population of 403,364 in 2023, Tampa is the List of United States cities by population, 49th-most populous city in the country and the List of municipalities in Florida, third-most populous city in Florida after Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville and Miami. Tampa was founded as a military center in the 19th century, with the establishment of Fort Brooke. The cigar industry was brought to Tampa by Vicente Martinez Ybor, Vincente Martinez Ybor, after whom Ybor City is named. Tampa was reincorporated as a city in 1887 following the American Civil War, Civil War. Tampa's economy is driven by tourism, health care, finance, insurance, technology, construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy's Dad Is A Fudge-Packer!
''Billy's Dad is a Fudge-Packer!'' is a 2004 American black-and-white short comedy film written and directed by Jamie Donahue in her first non-acting effort. It is a parody of the 1950s social guidance films, and depicts the life of a boy learning about adulthood in a traditional family. The apparently innocent account of family life in the 1950s is loaded with sexual innuendo. It was made by production company POWER UP. Plot Billy is a boy who has to decide what he will do with his life. He can't decide between a cowboy or a policeman. His father also suggests an Indian and construction worker. All four of these are characters in the Village People. His father works at the candy factory as a "fudge packer" (which is modern slang for a man who performs homosexual anal sex) and "has several men under him". His mother is visited by a short, mannish woman who knows how to please the local housewives. His sister is preparing to be a good wife, and in almost every shot is moving a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline In The City
''Caroline in the City'' is an American television sitcom that ran on NBC from 1995 until 1999. It stars Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy, who lives in Manhattan. The rest of the cast includes Eric Lutes, Malcolm Gets, Amy Pietz, and Andy Lauer. The series premiered on September 21, 1995, in the "Must See TV" Thursday night block between ''Seinfeld'' and '' ER'' and ran for 97 episodes over four seasons before it was cancelled; the final episode was broadcast on April 26, 1999. The series' rights are currently held by CBS Media Ventures. Summary Caroline Duffy ( Lea Thompson), a cartoonist who lives in Manhattan, spends a lot of time with dates and lovers, and meddles in the lives of her friends and neighbors. In the pilot episode, she has broken up with Del Cassidy ( Eric Lutes), who quickly finds another date. She hires Richard Karinsky ( Malcolm Gets) to be her new colorist, and he pretends to be her new boyfriend during a dinner to prevent her from being embarr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular (TV Series)
''Popular'' is an American teen comedy-drama television series that aired on The WB, created by Ryan Murphy (producer), Ryan Murphy and Gina Matthews, starring Leslie Bibb and Carly Pope as two teenage girls who reside on opposite ends of the popularity spectrum at their high school, but are forced to get along when their single parents meet on a cruise ship and get married. The show was produced by Touchstone Television and ran for two seasons on The WB from September 29, 1999, to May 18, 2001. Plot Brooke McQueen (Leslie Bibb) and Sam McPherson (Carly Pope), students at Jacqueline Kennedy High School, are polar opposites. Brooke is a popular cheerleader and Sam is an unpopular reporter for the school newspaper. Their respective groups are forced to socialize when Brooke's father and Sam's mother get engaged and the two girls have to share a house. The plot of the first season revolves around the girls' school life, rival groups of friends, mutual animosity and plan to separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Trouble (TV Series)
''Good Trouble'' is an American drama television series created by Joanna Johnson, Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige for Freeform. A continuation of the Freeform series '' The Fosters'', it follows Callie Adams Foster ( Maia Mitchell) and Mariana Adams Foster ( Cierra Ramirez) after they move out of the family home and into a communal living space in Los Angeles, while embarking on the next phase of their lives. A supporting ensemble cast includes Sherry Cola, Tommy Martinez, Roger Bart, Emma Hunton, Josh Pence, Beau Mirchoff, Bryan Craig, Priscilla Quintana and Booboo Stewart. The series premiered in January 2019, and was followed by a second season in June 2019, a third in February 2021, a fourth in 2022, and a fifth and final season in 2023, airing its final episode in March 2024. It received universal praise from critics, with the ensemble cast performances, tone, and diverse representations of Gen Z being specifically lauded. Among its accolades, it was nominated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fosters (American TV Series)
''The Fosters'' is an American family drama television series created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg. It premiered in the United States on June 3, 2013, on the ABC Family (later Freeform) television network and concluded on June 6, 2018. It followed the lives of the Adams-Foster family led by a lesbian couple, Stef Foster, a police officer, and Lena Adams, a school vice principal, who raise one biological son and four adopted teenagers in San Diego, California. The first season received generally favorable reviews and particular acclaim for its portrayal of LGBT themes. It also earned two GLAAD Media Awards and one Teen Choice Award. On January 3, 2018, Freeform announced that ''The Fosters'' would end after five seasons. It concluded with a three-episode finale, which also acted as an introduction to '' Good Trouble'', the spin-off series starring Maia Mitchell and Cierra Ramirez. Plot This five season series follows the lives of the Adams Foster family who live in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13 Reasons Why
''13 Reasons Why'' (also stylized as ''TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY'') is an American teen drama television series based on the 2007 novel '' Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. Developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and with Selena Gomez serving as an executive producer, the series stars Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford alongside an ensemble cast. The series follows the students of the fictional Liberty High School and the wide range of social issues affecting modern youth. The show originally revolved around Clay Jensen (Minnette) and the aftermath of the suicide of fellow student Hannah Baker (Langford). Before her death, she leaves behind a box of cassette tapes in which she details the reasons why she chose to kill herself as well as the people she believes are responsible for her death. The first season was released on Netflix on March 31, 2017. It became the second most watched series on Netflix at the time of its release. Netflix renewed ''13 Reasons Why'' f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supergirl (TV Series)
''Supergirl'' is an American Superhero fiction, superhero Drama (film and television), drama television series developed by Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg that aired on CBS and later The CW from October 26, 2015, to November 9, 2021. Based on the DC Comics Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), character created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino, the series follows Supergirl (Arrowverse), Kara Zor-El (played by Melissa Benoist), Superman's cousin, and one of the last surviving Kryptonians from the planet Krypton (comics), Krypton. As Supergirl, Kara uses her powers to protect National City. The series was retroactively incorporated into the Arrowverse beginning with its Supergirl season 2, second season, and became definitively linked with the rest of the franchise in the Supergirl season 5, fifth season. The series was officially picked up on May 6, 2015, after receiving a full series commitment in September 2014. Following a full season order on November 30, 2015, it transitioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss Me Deadly (2008 Film)
''Kiss Me Deadly'' (aka ''Kiss Me Deadly: A Jacob Keane Assignment'' and ''The Delphi Effect'') is a 2008 American made-for-television action– thriller film directed by Ron Oliver. It was written by Frank Cardea and George Schenck, co-showrunners of '' NCIS''. The movie stars Robert Gant, Shannen Doherty, Fraser Brown, John Rhys-Davies, Nathan Whitaker and Katherine Kennard. It was produced by Here! Films and premiered in May 2008, on demand at here!’s website. It was released on DVD on November 18, 2008. Plot The film begins in Germany while the Berlin Wall is still intact, with Marta and Jacob on a secret spy mission that goes horribly wrong. A few days later, after the fall of the wall, they meet their boss Yale in a West Berlin cafe and are given a debriefing, effectively telling them the cold war is over, and their jobs are done. Now the movie fast forwards through the years with a montage of news stories showing the 911 attacks on the World Trade Center, the after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milada Horáková
Milada Horáková (born: Králová, 25 December 1901 – 27 June 1950) was a Czech politician and a member of the underground resistance movement during World War II. She was a victim of judicial murder, convicted and executed by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia on fabricated charges of conspiracy and treason. Many prominent figures in the West, including Albert Einstein, Vincent Auriol, Eleanor Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, petitioned for her life. She was executed at Prague's Pankrác Prison using a primitive variant of execution by hanging. She died after being strangled for more than 13 minutes. Her remains were never found. Her conviction was annulled in 1968. She was fully rehabilitated in the 1990s and posthumously received the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1st Class) and Order of the White Double Cross (1st Class). Early life Dr Horáková was born Milada Králová in Prague. At the age of 17, in the last year of the First World War, she was expell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milada (film)
Milada is a 2017 Czech biographical film written, produced and directed by David Mrnka. Produced in the English language, it stars Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer as Milada Horáková. The film was a Czech-American co-production by Loaded Vision Entertainment. The movie follows the life of Milada Horáková (1901–1950), a politician who was hanged by the Czechoslovakian communist party on fabricated charges of conspiracy and treason. The film won two Czech Lions (costume design; makeup and hairstyling). Cast * Ayelet Zurer as Milada Horáková * Robert Gant Robert Gant (born Robert John Gonzalez; July 13, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ben Bruckner on the Showtime series '' Queer as Folk''. Early life and education Robert Gant was born as Robert Gonzalez in Tampa, Fl ... as * Daniel Rchichev (age 6), Karina Rchichev (age 13) and Taťjana Medvecká (age 57) as Jana Horáková * Vica Kerekes as Milada's sister Věra * as Věra's husband * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Allen (actor)
Chad Allen (born Chad Allen Lazzari; June 5, 1974) is an American psychologist and retired actor. Beginning his career at the age of seven, Allen is a three time Young Artist Award winner and GLAAD Media Award honoree. He was a teen idol during the late 1980s as David Witherspoon on the NBC family drama '' Our House'' and as Zach Nichols on the NBC sitcom '' My Two Dads'' before transitioning to an adult career as Matthew Cooper on the CBS western drama '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman''. He announced his retirement from acting in April 2015. Early life Allen was born Chad Allen Lazzari on June 5, 1974, in Cerritos, California, and grew up in Artesia. He has a twin sister named Charity and a brother named Steve Lazzari who works for Union Pacific Railroad. Allen is of predominantly Italian origin, with a "dose" of German origin. He was raised in a "strict" Roman Catholic household and regards himself as being a "deeply spiritual person" because of his upbringing. Allen attended St. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
