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Roxanne (film)
''Roxanne'' is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. It is a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand's 1897 verse play ''Cyrano de Bergerac (play), Cyrano de Bergerac''. Plot Charlie "C.D." Bales is the intelligent, witty, charismatic and athletic fire chief of the small town of Nelson where he is well liked by the town residents. Nevertheless, he is sensitive about his abnormally large nose, which most of the town knows not to mention in front of him. When the beautiful Roxanne Kowalski, an astronomy graduate student, PhD student, arrives to stay in town over the summer while searching for a passing comet, he, and many others, are drawn to her. However, he believes she would never be attracted to him because of his nose. Though Roxanne adores him as a friend, she is physically attracted to Chris McConnell, a handsome but dimwitted fireman newly recruited into C.D.'s bumbling and slow-learning team. After seeing C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Schepisi
Frederic Alan Schepisi ( ;Pauline Kael, Kael, Pauline (1984). ''Taking It All In''. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. p. 55. born 26 December 1939) is an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. His credits include ''The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (film), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'', ''Plenty (film), Plenty'', ''Roxanne (film), Roxanne'', ''A Cry in the Dark'', ''Mr. Baseball'', ''Six Degrees of Separation (film), Six Degrees of Separation'', and ''Last Orders (film), Last Orders''. Early life and education Frederic Alan Schepisi was born in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, Victoria, Richmond on 26 December 1939, the son of Loretto Ellen (née Hare) and Frederic Thomas Schepisi, who was a fruit dealer and car salesman of Italian descent. During his late teens, he began watching classic post-war European films such as ''The Wages of Fear'', ''Rocco and His Brothers'', and ''Bicycle Thieves'' at Savoy Theatre, Melbourne, The Savoy, a theatre in Russell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Alexander (comedian)
Michael Drelich (August 20, 1953 – November 2, 2016), better known by the stage name Max Alexander, was an American stand-up comedian and actor who appeared numerous times on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Biography Career Born on August 20, 1953 on the East Coast, he moved to Los Angeles in his late twenties. In addition to doing stand-up comedy, Alexander also began appearing in supporting appearances on many sitcoms (''Full House'') and other series ('' Matlock''). Alexander's film credits include supporting roles with stars such as Tom Hanks, Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, and Jason Segel, in such films as '' Roxanne'' (1987), ''Punchline'' (1988), and ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall''. He also appeared in Comedy Central's ''Best of the Improv, Vol. 5'' (2003) and ''Comedy Club Greats'' with Jerry Seinfeld (2007). In recent years Alexander was frequently in Las Vegas, performing his comedy alongside Tom Jones and others. He appeared in '' Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2'' as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson, British Columbia
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The city is known for its collection of restored heritage buildings that date back to a regional silver rush in 1886. Nelson is one of the three cities forming the commercial and population core of the West Kootenay region, the others being Castlegar, British Columbia, Castlegar and Trail, British Columbia, Trail. The city is the seat of the Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Regional District of Central Kootenay. It is represented in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, provincial legislature by the riding of Nelson-Creston, and in the Parliament of Canada by the riding of Kootenay—Columbia. History Founding The city of Nelson is located in the western Kootenay region of British Columbia. Gold and silver were discovered in the area in 1867. The subsequent discovery of silver at Toad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Puttnam
David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (; born 25 February 1941), is a British-Irish film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include '' Chariots of Fire'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, '' The Mission'', '' The Killing Fields'', '' Local Hero'', '' Midnight Express'' and '' Memphis Belle''. In 1982, he received the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, and in 2006 he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Between 1997 and 2021, Lord Puttnam sat on the Labour benches in the House of Lords. In 2019 he was appointed chair to the select committee on democracy and digital technologies. The committee published its findings in its ''Digital Technology & the Resurrection of Trust'' report in June 2020. Early life David Terence Puttnam was born in Southgate, London, England, the son of Marie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy McElwaine
Guy McElwaine (June 29, 1936 – April 2, 2008) was a Hollywood agent, producer, and studio head. McElwaine played Minor League Baseball as a teenager, pitching in the C league in 1955 and leaving the game to join Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's publicity department. He left MGM in 1959 to join the marketing and public relations agency Rogers & Cowan. In 1964, he set up his own PR firm. He became an agent at Creative Management Associates (CMA) in 1969. While at CMA, he became vice president of worldwide production at Warner Bros. but left after 18 months to rejoin CMA. McElwaine was a founding partner of International Creative Management when CMA merged with International Famous Agency in 1975. He was the first agent of Steven Spielberg. He left ICM to join Columbia Pictures in 1981 and became head of production in October 1983, replacing Frank Price and lasting until April 1986. The first film that started production under his reign at Columbia Studios was '' The New Kids''. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrano De Bergerac (1950 Film)
''Cyrano de Bergerac'' is a 1950 American adventure comedy film based on the 1897 French verse drama ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' by Edmond Rostand. It uses poet Brian Hooker's 1923 English blank verse translation as the basis for its screenplay. The film was the first motion picture version in English of Rostand's play, though there were several earlier adaptations in different languages. The 1950 film was produced by Stanley Kramer and directed by Michael Gordon. José Ferrer received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring performance as Cyrano de Bergerac. Mala Powers played Roxane, and William Prince portrayed Christian de Neuvillette. The film lapsed into the public domain in the mid-1980s. In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." Plot In seventeenth-century Paris, poet and supreme swordsman Cyrano de Bergerac (José F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Ferrer
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hispanic American actors—or, indeed, actors of any ethnicity—during his lifetime and after, with a career spanning nearly 60 years between 1935 and 1992. He achieved prominence for his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac in the Cyrano de Bergerac (play), play of the same name, which earned him the inaugural Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1947. He reprised the role in a Cyrano de Bergerac (1950 film), 1950 film version and won an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him both the first Hispanic and the first Puerto Rican–born actor to win an Academy Award. His other notable film roles include Charles VII of France, Charles VII in ''Joan of Arc (1948 film), Joan of Arc'' (1948), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge (1952 film), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi Sorenson
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1981. ''Playboy'' magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January Karen Elaina Price (born July 17, 1960) is an American model, stunt woman and television producer. She is sometimes credited as Karen Castoldi. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month in January 1981. Her centerfold was photographed by Ken Marcus. After she became a Playmate, Price started acting, but soon switched to performing stunts for over two dozen films, including ''Leonard Part 6'' (1987), '' Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment'' (1985), and ''The Golden Child'' (1986). After a hiatus, she began a new career as an associate producer of television programs such as ''Amazing Vacation Homes'' (2004) and ''Amazing Babies'' (2005). Price made a cameo appearance of sorts in the early Mel Gibson film ''The Road Warrior'' – her centerfold is pasted onto a tailfin of Gyro Captain's Benson gyrocopter. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Murphy (comedian)
Maureen "Mauro" Murphy (20 January 1940 – 13 December 2018) was a British-born Australian comedian, actress, and celebrity who enjoyed some popularity in the United States during the 1980s, where she made several appearances on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. She also appeared on HBO, An Evening at the Improv and on Dom DeLuise's television show.Lawrence ChristoMURPHY IS DEMURE AND DIVERSE ''Los Angeles Times'', The Comedy Column, pg. K57 (20 September 1981). An article written at the time of her rise in popularity states Murphy was "born in England and raised in Rhodesia and Australia". Murphy was born to her parents Gladys Florence ( Norman) and John Murphy on 20 January 1940. She had a sister, Eileen Norma Murphy, with whom she formed an act known as the "Digeridoo sisters" upon arriving in Hollywood.Eichler, Alan. "Virginia O’Brian, Maureen Murphy – Rare 1984 tv interview." Skip E Lowe Interview, filmed 1984, 23:50. Posted 17 December 2016. In later year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian George
Brian George (born 27 July 1952) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Pakistani restaurateur Babu Bhatt in ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), the Indian gynecologist father of Raj Koothrappali in ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019), the voice of Chutney in ''Father of the Pride'' (2004–2005), and spiritual guide Guru Pathik in '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (2005–2008). Early life George was born on 27 July 1952 in Nahariya, Israel, to Jewish parents of Indian and Iraqi descent, who immigrated to Israel. His father was born in Iraq and grew up in Bombay, India, in a multi-religious family, with his half-sister being Muslim. His mother was born in India. A year after his birth, the family moved from Israel to London and then, in 1966, to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. George is the youngest of four siblings. George attended an all-boys school in London, but made the switch to a public co-ed high school when the family moved to Toronto. He attended the University of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Nealon
Kevin Nealon (; born November 18, 1953) is an American comedian and actor. He has earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He first gained widespread attention during his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1986 to 1995, where he anchored the show's news parody segment '' Weekend Update''. After leaving ''SNL'', he acted in several of the Happy Madison films, played Doug Wilson on the Showtime series ''Weeds'', and provided the voice of the title character, Glenn Martin, on '' Glenn Martin, DDS''. Early life and education Nealon was born on November 18, 1953, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Kathleen M. (née Kimball) and Emmett F. Nealon, an aircraft company executive. He has four siblings. A few months after he was born, the family moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut; when he was six, they moved to Heidelberg, West Germany for four years. He is of Irish descent and was raised Catholic. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritch Shydner
Ritchie A. "Ritch" Shydner (born December 3, 1952) is an American stand-up comedian, comedy writer and actor. Early life Shydner was born in the small town of Pennsville Township, New Jersey, and attended Pennsville Memorial High School. He studied business and sociology at Gettysburg College, where he and sidekick, Camillo "Mad-Dog" Melchiorre, wrote, produced and starred in comedy skits for parents' weekends and fraternity events. Carmen "Honest-Abe" Volpecelli and Pluto "Fenderhead" Dombrosky also contributed to their "Used Car Salesman" skit. After graduation, Shydner was a substitute teacher in Pennsville, and managed a band. He began to work for a congressman, which sparked his interest in law school. As a student at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, he decided to become a stand-up comedian. He began writing, and sent material to '' Mad'' magazine and '' National Lampoon'', but found little success. Shortly thereafter, Shydner started performing stand-up comedy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
