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Snoops (1999 TV Series)
''Snoops'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from September 26 to December 19, 1999. Created by David E. Kelley, the show came about during the height of Kelley's fame, with both ''The Practice'' and ''Ally McBeal'' sustaining large audiences. Although the series garnered good ratings initially by averaging 11.5 million viewers, tying NBC in the ratings, it soon faltered and was cancelled quickly. Only ten of the thirteen episodes produced aired in the United States, while the final three episodes aired overseas. The final episode, which was rewritten by Kelley after the cancellation announcement, served as a series finale. Synopsis ''Snoops'' focuses on a less-than-conventional detective agency, Glenn Hall, Inc., headed by Glenn Hall (Gina Gershon). Her staff included Roberta Young (Paula Jai Parker), a detective who goes to great lengths to get the job done; Manny Lott (Danny Nucci), the resident technology wiz; and Dana Plant (Paula Marshall), a fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc.) are handled with realism and subtlety, while preserving a humorous tenor. The term "dramedy" began to be used in the television industry in the 1980s. Modern television comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series, but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcom, sitcoms. History In Theatre of ancient Greece, Greek theatre, plays were considered comedies or tragedies (i.e. drama): the former being light stories with a happy ending, and the latter serious stories with a sad ending. This concept even influenced Theatre of ancient Rome, Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period. Theatre of that era is thought to have long-lasting infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC (commonly known as Fox; stylized in all caps) is an Television in the United States, American commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast television broadcaster, television network serving as the flagship property of Fox Corporation and operated through Fox Entertainment. Fox is based at Fox Corporation's corporate headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it hosts additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and at the Fox Media Center in Tempe, Arizona. The channel was launched by News Corporation on October 9, 1986 as a competitor to the Big Three (American television), Big Three television networks, which are the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the CBS, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), and the NBC, National Broadcasting Company (NBC). Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network; it was also the highest-Nielsen ratings, rated free-to-air netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Practice Episodes
''The Practice'' is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centring on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The series was broadcast for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, initially as a mid-season replacement. ''The Practice'' won many Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series in 1998 and 1999. As part of the fictional universe in which many shows produced by David E. Kelley are set ''The Practice'' had crossover story arcs with ''Gideon's Crossing'', ''Boston Public'', and ''Ally McBeal'' in addition to its own more jovial spin-off series ''Boston Legal'', which was broadcast from 2004 to 2008. ''The Practice'' focused on the law firm of Robert Donnell and Associates (later becoming Donnell, Young, Dole & Frutt, and ultimately Young, Frutt, & Berluti). Plots typically featured the firm's involvement in various high-profile criminal and civil cases that often mirrored current events at the time of the episodes' initial broadcast. Conflict b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameo Appearance
A cameo appearance, also called a cameo role and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief guest appearance of a well-known person or character in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly either appearances in a work in which they hold some special significance (such as actors from an original movie appearing in its remake) or renowned people making uncredited appearances. Short appearances by celebrities, film directors, politicians, athletes or musicians are common. A crew member of the movie or show playing a minor role can be referred to as a cameo role as well, such as director Alfred Hitchcock who made frequent cameo appearances in his films. Concept Originally, in the 1920s, a "cameo role" meant "a small character part that stands out from the other minor parts". The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' connects this with the meaning "a short literary sketch or portrait", which is based on the lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Crosby
Denise Michelle Crosby (born November 24, 1957) is an American actress and model known for portraying Security Chief Tasha Yar mainly in Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 1), season one of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', and Yar's daughter, the half-Romulan Sela (Star Trek), Commander Sela, in subsequent seasons. She is also known for her numerous film and television roles, and for starring in and producing the 1997 film ''Trekkies (film), Trekkies''. Early life Denise Crosby's paternal grandfather was Bing Crosby and her father was Bing's son, Dennis Crosby. Crosby graduated in 1975 from Hollywood High School, followed by Cabrillo College, where she studied theater. She dropped out of college after she was interviewed by a local paper and revealed her famous family background: "One of the drama teachers used the story to illustrate to the class that this crap is what Hollywood's all about, using people's names to get somewhere. I was very, very hurt by it. So I just c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmy Rossum
Emmanuelle Grey Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. The accolades she has received include a Saturn Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award, alongside nominations for a Golden Globe Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and two Critics' Choice Television Awards. Born and raised in New York City, she began professionally performing as a child with the Metropolitan Opera. Early on-screen roles included ''Genius'' (1999), '' Songcatcher'' (2000), '' Passionada'' (2002), and ''Nola'' (2003). At sixteen, she was cast in her breakthrough role in '' Mystic River'' (2003). Rossum starred in the 2004 sci-fi film '' The Day After Tomorrow'', and received critical acclaim for her performance in the leading role of Christine Daaé in the film adaptation of '' The Phantom of the Opera'' (2004). She acted in the films ''Poseidon'' (2006), '' Dragonball: Evolution'' (2009), ''Inside'' (2011), '' Beautiful Creatures'' (2013), ''Comet'' (2014), '' You'r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Biggs
Casey Patrick Biggs (born April 4, 1955) is an American actor, best known throughout the ''Star Trek'' community for starring as the Cardassian Damar, on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. He has appeared in over eighty film and television and stage productions. Early life Biggs was born on April 4, 1955, in Toledo, Ohio. When he was very young, he was a foster child. He decided to pursue acting when he was a student at Central Catholic High School and graduated in 1973. He received a BFA from Juilliard in 1977; studied acting at the Toledo Repertory Theatre. Career In January 1996, Biggs was in the made-for-TV movie ''A Promise to Carolyn''. In 1996, he was nominated for the role of Damar in the science fiction show '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Seemingly a minor character in his first appearance, Damar later became one of the major figures in the show, leading the entire Cardassian Union and having a major influence on the show's events. Biggs later returned to the ''St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priscilla Barnes
Priscilla Barnes (born ) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Terri Alden in the ABC sitcom'' Three's Company'' between 1981 and 1984. Barnes also has appeared in films, including '' A Vacation in Hell'' (1979), ''Licence to Kill'' (1989), '' Stepfather III'' (1992), '' The Crossing Guard'' (1995), '' Mallrats'' (1995), '' The Devil's Rejects'' (2005) and '' The Visitation'' (2006). From 2014 to 2019, Barnes played Magda Andel in the CW comedy-drama series '' Jane the Virgin''. Early life Barnes was born in Fort Dix, New Jersey, the third of four children of a father who was a major in the United States Air Force and a mother who was a homemaker. Her childhood was marked by a series of moves across military bases throughout the country before her family settled in Lancaster, California. After graduating from Antelope Valley High School at age 17, Barnes relocated to San Diego, working as a waitress and a dancer. Career Early career Barnes' first break came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor and writer. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in ''Groundhog Day'' and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in '' Memento'', as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry in '' Deadwood'', Bob Bishop in '' Heroes'', Sandy Ryerson in ''Glee'', Stu Beggs in ''Californication'' and '' White Famous'', "Action" Jack Barker in ''Silicon Valley'', Dr. Leslie Berkowitz in '' One Day at a Time'', Principal Earl Ball in '' The Goldbergs'', and Dr. Schulman in ''The Mindy Project''. Tobolowsky has a monthly audio podcast, ''The Tobolowsky Files'', of autobiographical stories of his acting and personal life. He has also authored three books: ''The Dangerous Animals Club'', ''Cautionary Tales'', and '' My Adventures with God''. Early life and education Tobolowsky was born on May 30, 1951, in Dallas, Texas. He grew up creating imaginative games with his brother, and his story ''The Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Glover (actor)
John Glover ( born August 7, 1944) is an American actor, known for a range of villainous roles in films and television, such as Lionel Luthor in ''Smallville'' and the voice of Riddler in the DC Animated Universe. He also played the role of Daniel Clamp in '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990). Early life Glover was born in Kingston, New York, and raised in Salisbury, Maryland. His father was a television salesman. Glover attended Wicomico High School and acted at Towson University. Glover began his career at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, and later studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas. Career Glover began his career in television, playing a mentally disturbed kidnapper who kidnapped Joanne, the lead character in ''Search for Tomorrow''. One of his early film performances was a role as a U.S. diplomat in '. His other roles include Alan Raimy in '' 52 Pick-Up'', Bryce Cummings in '' Scrooged'', Tony Gateworth in ', Daniel Clamp in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United States Census Bureau, U.S. census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu, Activision Blizzard, Universal Music Group, Starz Entertainment Corp., Starz Entertainment, Lionsgate Studios, Illumination (company), Illumination and The Recording Academy. Santa Monica traces its history to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica, granted in 1839 to the Sepúlveda family of California. The rancho was later sold to John Percival Jones, John P. Jones and Robert Symington Baker, Robert Baker, who in 1875, along with his Californio heiress wife Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker, founded Santa Monica, which inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
