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Sorority Boys
''Sorority Boys'' is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Wallace Wolodarsky, about a group of college boys who dress up as girls in order to prove their innocence for a crime they did not commit. The film starred Barry Watson, Michael Rosenbaum and Harland Williams. Plot Dave, Adam, and Doofer, three members of the Kappa Omicron Kappa fraternity, are accused of stealing money from the fraternity treasury and are run out of the house. Doofer suggests that they find the real thief by reviewing tapes from Adam's room, which Adam has rigged with a video camera in order to surreptitiously record his sexual conquests. In order to enter the house, the three dress up as "Adina," "Roberta," and "Daisy" to attend a ladies night party at the frat. The other brothers mistake the three boys for tall, ugly girls and throw them out of the house. The women of the Delta Omicron Gamma sorority rescue them and invite them to stay at their sorority house. Adam learns that a KOK member named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Wolodarsky
Wallace Wolodarsky, also billed as Wally Wolodarsky, is an American screenwriter, television producer, film director, and actor known for being one of the writers for ''The Simpsons'' during the first four seasons with his writing partner Jay Kogen. He is also known for his work on films like '' Monsters vs. Aliens'', '' Infinitely Polar Bear'', '' A Dog’s Purpose'', and '' Trolls World Tour'' alongside his wife Maya Forbes. Career Wolodarsky has starred in and directed several films. He has acted in multiple Wes Anderson films ('' Rushmore'', '' The Darjeeling Limited'', '' Fantastic Mr. Fox'', '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' and '' The French Dispatch'') as well as several other films (''A Dog's Purpose'', '' Seeing Other People'' and '' The Polka King''.) Personal life Wolodarsky has two children. His wife, Maya Forbes, is the sister of singer China Forbes. Wolodarsky is Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Beyer
Brad Beyer (born ) is an American actor. He played Stanley Richmond in the CBS series ''Jericho''. Personal life Beyer graduated from Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Minnesota and moved to Los Angeles. Career Beyer starred in the pilot episode for the ABC series ''Roman's Empire''. It did not move forward, but helped Beyer star in his next role on '' GCB'' as Zack Peacham. His film roles include the films '' Mr. Woodcock'', ''Sorority Boys'', ''Trick'', '' The General's Daughter'', and ''Crazy in Alabama''. Beyer played Major League Baseball player Kirby Higbe in the biographical film '' 42''. His theatrical roles include ''The Chili Queen'', ''Lighting Up the Two Year Old'' (for The Actors Studio), and ''Wonderland'' (at The American Place Theatre). Beyer had a recurring role on NBC’s ''Third Watch''. He has appeared on ''Sex and The City'', ''Lie To Me'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''Criminal Minds'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Interactive
Paramount Streaming (formerly CBS Digital Media, CBS Interactive, and ViacomCBS Streaming) is a division of Paramount Global that oversees the company's video streaming technology and direct-to-consumer services; including Pluto TV and Paramount+. It was founded in 2005, and Tom Ryan is the company's president and CEO. History As CBS Digital Media and CBS Interactive The company was founded in 2005 as CBS Digital Media. In 2007, CBS Digital Media rebranded as CBS Interactive. On May 30, 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for £140 million (US$280 million). On June 30, 2008, CNET Networks was acquired by CBS and the assets were merged into CBS Interactive, including Metacritic, GameSpot, TV.com, and Movietome. On March 15, 2012, it was announced that CBS Interactive acquired video game-based website Giant Bomb and comic book-based website Comic Vine from Whiskey Media, who sold off their other remaining websites to BermanBraun. This occasion marked the retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metacritic
Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999, and was acquired by Fandom, Inc. in 2022. Metacritic turns each critic and user review into respective percentage score. This can be done either by calculating the score from the rating given or by making a subjective decision based on the review's quality. Before averaging the scores, they are adjusted based on the critic's popularity, reputation, and the number of reviews they have written. The site also includes a summary from each review and links to the original source, using colors like green, yellow, or red to indicate the overall sentiment of the critics. Metacritic won two Webby Awards for excellence as an aggregation website. It is regarded as the foremost online rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flixster
Flixster was a North American social-networking movie website for discovering new movies, learning about movies, and meeting others with similar tastes in movies. It is currently owned by Fandango Media. The formerly independent site, allowed users to view movie trailers as well as learn about new and upcoming movies at the box office. It was originally based in San Francisco and was founded by Joe Greenstein and Saran Chari on January 20, 2006. It was also the former parent company of Rotten Tomatoes from January 2010 to February 17, 2016. On February 17, 2016, Flixster, including Rotten Tomatoes, was acquired by Fandango. History In February 2016, Fandango acquired Flixster and began migrating Flixster Video users to its competing service called FandangoNow then closing the Flixster Video service. On August 28, 2017, Flixster shut down its digital redemption and streaming video service and directed customers to use Vudu. On December 22, 2017, the company sent an email to cust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor Theatre, stage performance, the direct inspiration for the name from Duong, Lee, and Wang came from an equivalent scene in the 1992 Canadian film ''Léolo''. Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango Media, Fandango ticketing company. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. The site is influential among moviegoers, a third of whom say they consult it before going to the cinema in the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Posehn
Brian Posehn (; born July 6, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, musician, and writer. After numerous appearances as a television guest star, Posehn acquired his first major recurring role in HBO's '' Mr. Show with Bob and David'' (1995–1998). He is known for his roles as Jim Kuback on The WB's '' Mission Hill'' and Brian Spukowski on Comedy Central's '' The Sarah Silverman Program''. Posehn had a recurring role on ''The Big Bang Theory'' as geologist Bert Kibbler. As a stand-up comedian, Posehn has released four comedy albums and one standalone music album. He has hosted the online ''Dungeons & Dragons'' podcast '' Nerd Poker'' since 2012. He has also done voice work for video games such as ''Halo 2'', '' FusionFall'', '' Brütal Legend'', and '' Minecraft: Story Mode''. Posehn received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards in 1998 and 1999 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program for his work on ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'', wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Vernon
John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer in ''Animal House'', the Mayor in ''Dirty Harry'', and Fletcher in '' The Outlaw Josey Wales''. Early and personal life Born as Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz in Zehner, Saskatchewan, Vernon was one of two sons of Adolf Agopsowicz, a grocer, and his wife Eleonore Krückel (also spelled as Kriekle or Kriekel). Both his parents' families emigrated to the Edenwold district in the late 19th century from the Austrian crownland and duchy of Bukovina. The Agopsowicz family was part of the Armenian community in Poland. Vernon was of Armenian, German, and Polish descent. Raised Catholic, from 1935 to 1953, he attended St. Joseph's School and Campion College in Regina, Saskatchewan, where his acting career began under the direction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Furst
Stephen Furst (born Stephen Nelson Feuerstein; May 8, 1954 – June 16, 2017) was an American actor, director and producer. After gaining attention with his featured role as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the comedy film '' National Lampoon's Animal House'' and its spin-off television series '' Delta House'', he went on to be a regular as Dr. Elliot Axelrod in the medical drama series ''St. Elsewhere'' from 1983 to 1988, and as Centauri diplomatic attaché Vir Cotto in the science fiction series ''Babylon 5'' from 1994 to 1998. Other notable film roles included the college comedy '' Midnight Madness'' (1980), as a team leader in an all-night mystery game, the action thriller ''Silent Rage'' (1982), as deputy to a sheriff played by Chuck Norris, and the comedy '' The Dream Team'' (1989), as a good-natured psychiatric patient. Early life Born Stephen Nelson Feuerstein in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 8, 1954, Furst attended Virginia Commonwealth University. He was Jewish. Career Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Metcalf
Mark Metcalf (born March 11, 1946) is an American television and film actor often playing the role of an antagonistic and aggrieved authority figure. He is best known for his role as sadistic ROTC officer Douglas C. Neidermeyer in the 1978 American comedy film ''Animal House'', a character he later emulated in the 1984 music videos for the songs " We're Not Gonna Take It" and " I Wanna Rock" by the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He is also known for playing the role of The Maestro on two episodes of the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' as well as for his recurring role as The Master on the supernatural drama series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and its spin-off series ''Angel''. Early life Metcalf was born in Findlay, Ohio. His father was a civil engineer. Metcalf was raised in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis. In 1959, he moved with his family to New Jersey where he attended Westfield High School, graduating in 1964. Metcalf enrolled in the engineering program at the Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Daughton
James Daughton (born June 27, 1950) is an American film and television actor who is best known for his role as Greg Marmalard in '' National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978). Daughton's portrayal of Marmalard has become iconic in American popular culture as the quintessential old money, preppy, WASP snob. Raised in San Diego, California, Daughton had roles early in his career on '' Marcus Welby, MD'', ''Room 222'', ''Planet of the Apes'' (as Mikal in the episode "The Tyrant"), ''Happy Days'' (as the man who challenges Fonzie to water ski over the shark), and 1972 western '' The Revengers'' (as William Holden's son). He appeared in the television series ''Barnaby Jones'', playing a character named Willie Grand in the March 1973 episode "The Murdering Class". He also appeared in the 1982 film '' The Beach Girls'', in which he was noted primarily for stripping naked and running into the sea. His other film appearances include '' Malibu Beach'' (1978), ''Swim Team'' (1979), ''Blind D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bree Turner
Bree Nicole Turner (born March 10, 1977) is an American actress and dancer; she is best known for her roles in several major motion pictures in films like My Best Friend’s Wedding, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, American Pie 2, The Wedding Planner, Just My Luck and Firehouse Dog, as well as her series regular role as Rosalee Calvert on ''Grimm''. Early life Turner was born March 10, 1977, in Palo Alto, California and grew up in Alamo, California. Her maternal grandparents immigrated from Australia to Palo Alto, California in the 1910s. Her father is former NFL linebacker Kevin Turner. In 1995, she graduated from Monte Vista High School in Danville, California, where she was voted 1994 Homecoming Queen. She then attended King's College London and University of California, Los Angeles. Career Turner landed her first speaking role in '' Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo''. That same year, she was cast on MTV's late night anthology series '' Undressed''. She also di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
