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The Goodwin Games
''The Goodwin Games'' is an American television sitcom that aired as a midseason replacement on Fox from May 20 to July 1, 2013. The show was created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas (creators of ''How I Met Your Mother'') alongside Chris Harris. Premise The series revolves around a trio of estranged siblings living in New Hampshire, the Goodwins: Henry, the oldest child, is an overachieving surgeon with an overabundant ego; Chloe, the middle child, is a former child mathematical prodigy who became popular in high school and abandoned academia (and her friends) for a career as a struggling actress; and Jimmy, the youngest child, is a career petty criminal with a string of convictions who has to sneak into his pre-teen daughter's bedroom at night to visit her. The siblings return home for their father's funeral. His attorney (one of Chloe's abandoned childhood friends) April Cho informs them that their father's will awards them $23 million, but only if they agree to compete in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. Unlike sketch comedy, which features different characters and settings in each Sketch comedy, skit, sitcoms typically maintain plot continuity across episodes. This continuity allows for the development of storylines and characters over time, fostering audience engagement and investment in the characters' lives and relationships. History The structure and concept of a sitcom have roots in earlier forms of comedic theater, such as farces and comedy of manners. These forms relied on running gags to generate humor, but the term ''sitcom'' emerged as radio and TV adapted these principles into a new medium. The word was not commonly used until the 1950s. Early television sitcoms were often filme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She first gained prominence starring on the Disney Channel series ''Girl Meets World'' (2014–2017). She signed with the Disney Music Group, Disney-owned Hollywood Records and released her debut single, "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying (song), Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" in 2014, followed by the studio albums ''Eyes Wide Open (Sabrina Carpenter album), Eyes Wide Open'' (2015), ''Evolution (Sabrina Carpenter album), Evolution'' (2016), ''Singular: Act I'' (2018), and ''Singular: Act II'' (2019). Carpenter moved to Island Records in 2021 and released her fifth studio album, ''Emails I Can't Send'' (2022) which was supported by the singles "Nonsense (song), Nonsense" and "Feather (song), Feather". Her sixth studio album, ''Short n' Sweet'' (2024), topped the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, produced the top-three US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles "Espresso (song), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Putch
John Putch (born July 27, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his recurring role as Bob Morton on the 1970s sitcom ''One Day at a Time (1975 TV series), One Day at a Time'' and as Sean Brody in the film ''Jaws 3-D''. Life and career Putch was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He began his career as an actor at the age of five in summer theater company, Caledonia State Park#Totem Pole Playhouse, The Totem Pole Playhouse, run by his father William H. Putch (1924–1983). By Michael Simpson – Tuesday, December 4, 2007 He is also the son of actress Jean Stapleton (1923–2013) who met William Putch while performing at the Playhouse. They married soon after. After guest starring on his mother's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peyton Reed
Peyton Tucker Reed (born July 3, 1964) is an American television and film director. He directed the comedy films ''Bring It On (film), Bring It On'' (2000), ''Down with Love'' (2003), ''The Break-Up'' (2006), and ''Yes Man (film), Yes Man'' (2008), as well as the superhero film ''Ant-Man (film), Ant-Man'' (2015) and its sequels. Early life Reed was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1987 with a degree in English and Radio, Television & Motion Pictures. He was a DJ for WXYC, the UNC student radio station, while enrolled at the university. He worked as a van driver on the set of ''Bull Durham'' in 1987, which was partially filmed in Raleigh. Film Reed's directorial debut, the motion picture ''Bring It On (film), Bring It On'', was a number one box office hit. He also directed ''Down with Love'', and ''The Break-Up''; all comedy films. He has also acted in small roles in some films including his own and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV By The Numbers
TV by the Numbers was a website devoted to collecting and analyzing television ratings data in the United States that operated from 2007 to 2020. It was a part of Nexstar Media Group's Zap2it television news/listings site. History An Internet and statistical analyst, Robert Seidman had previously worked for IBM and Charles Schwab, and published an online newsletter about the Internet and AOL before founding TV by the Numbers; Bill Gorman had been an AOL executive until 1998, and had read Seidman's column. Friends since the early 1990s when they met near Washington, D.C., both were fond of television, as Gorman loved numbers and Seidman enjoyed statistics relating to it; the subject of television ratings data entered into one of their conversations. Gorman was dismayed at being unable to find other blogs devoted solely to television data, and after a Google search confirmed this, he and Seidman thought of the idea for a website devoted solely to the subject. In Gorman's words, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London (heavy Metal Band)
London is an American glam metal band formed in Hollywood, California in 1978. The band included several members that would go on to play in more famous bands, such as Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses, W.A.S.P. (band), W.A.S.P. and Cinderella (band), Cinderella. History Original late-1970s band London was formed in 1978 by Lizzie Grey, Nikki Sixx and Dane Rage (real name Dane Scarborough). The three met when Sixx and Rage were recruited to play bass and drums for Sister (American band), Sister, the band that Grey was in with Blackie Lawless. This lineup did not last long and soon Grey, Sixx and Rage left to form London.Stone, DougLondon Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved November 18, 2018 London was briefly joined by Michael White & The White, Michael White as the vocalist, who bore a resemblance, both in voice and image, to Robert Plant.Popoff, Martin (2014) ''The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade'', Voyageur Press, , p. 25, 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Diamantopoulos
Christopher Diamantopoulos ( (''Khristóforos Diamantópoulos''); born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He played Russ Hanneman in the HBO series ''Silicon Valley'' and starred in the film ''The Three Stooges'' as Moe Howard, and the TV series '' Good Girls Revolt''. He voiced Mickey Mouse in the eponymous television series, ''The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse'' and the short film '' Once Upon a Studio''; for the former, he received two Emmy Award nominations, and worked on multiple characters in the Prime Video animated series '' Invincible''. Early life Diamantopoulos was born on May 9, 1975, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He grew up splitting his time between Canada and Greece. Christopher is of Greek descent, his mother being from Ioannina and his father from the Peloponnese. He is a practicing member of the Greek Orthodox Church, and a fluent Greek speaker. Career Diamantopoulos began his career working in television commercials and professional theatre productions at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janina Gavankar
Janina Zione Gavankar (; born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She is trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist and majored in theatre at the University of Illinois Chicago. Her roles include Eva "Papi" Torres on Showtime's ''The L Word'', Shiva on ''The League'', Leigh Turner on ''The Gates'', Luna Garza on HBO's ''True Blood'', McKenna Hall on The CW's ''Arrow'', and Diana Thomas on FOX's '' Sleepy Hollow'' as well as Qetsiyah/Tessa in the The CW's The Vampire Diaries in the marketing world Janina is known to have played the role of " Ms. Dewey", a personified search engine and virtual assistant for Microsoft. Early life Gavankar was born in Joliet, Illinois, to Ganesh "Peter" Gavankar, a Marathi engineer from Mumbai, who first travelled to the U.S. to pursue a master's degree, and Shan Demohra "Mohra" Gavankar, of half-Marathi and half-Dutch descent from Pune, who also emigrated there from India. Career Gavankar has acted in theatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Rodriguez
Adam Michael Rodriguez (born April 2, 1975)"Adam Rodriguez" (2006). ''Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television''. Vol. 71. Detroit: Gale. Accessed via ''Biography in Context'' database, August 7, 2016. is an American actor, screenwriter and director. He became known for his role as Eric Delko on '' CSI: Miami''. He currently portrays Task Force Agent Luke Alvez in '' Criminal Minds''. Early life Rodriguez was born in Yonkers, New York, the son of Janet, an airline ticket agent, and Ramon Rodriguez, an executive with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. His father is of half Puerto Rican and half Cuban descent, and his mother is of Puerto Rican ancestry. He attended Clarkstown High School North in New City, New York, graduating in 1993. Rodriguez initially hoped to be a professional baseball player, but after a high school injury, he turned his attention to acting and performed in a children's theater in New York. Before full-time acting, he was a stockbroker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Metcalf
Laura Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American actress and comedian. Known for her complex and versatile roles across the stage and screen, she has received various accolades throughout a career spanning more than four decades, including 4 Primetime Emmy Awards and 2 Tony Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. Metcalf began her career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and frequently works in Chicago theatre. She made her Broadway debut in the 1985 play ''My Thing of Love''. She went on to receive two Tony Awards, her first for Best Actress in a Play for her role in '' A Doll's House, Part 2'' (2017) followed by her win for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the revival of Edward Albee's '' Three Tall Women'' (2018). Her other Tony-nominated roles were for ''November'' (2008), '' The Other Place'' (2010), '' Misery'' (2016), and '' Hillary and Clinton'' (2019). On television, she playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerrod Carmichael
Rothaniel Jerrod Carmichael ( ; born April 6, 1987) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and filmmaker. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he later moved to Los Angeles, where his career began in the early 2010s comedy club scene. Carmichael has since released four stand-up comedy specials on HBO: ''Love at the Store'' (2014), ''8'' (2017), ''Rothaniel'' (2022), and ''Don't Be Gay'' (2025), the third of which won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. He also co-created, co-wrote, produced, and starred in the semi autobiographical NBC sitcom '' The Carmichael Show'' (2015–2017). Carmichael made his feature film directorial debut when he directed, produced, and starred in the dark comedy film '' On the Count of Three'' (2021). In 2022, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for guest hosting an episode of ''Saturday Night Live''. In 2023, Carmichael hosted the 80th Golden Globe A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
