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Townies
''Townies'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 18 to December 4, 1996. Created by Matthew Carlson, the series stars Molly Ringwald, Jenna Elfman, and Lauren Graham. Synopsis Set in Gloucester, Massachusetts, ''Townies'' follows the lives of three 20-something lifelong friends who work in a restaurant together. No matter how badly they want to leave for the big city, something is always tying them down. Cast * Molly Ringwald as Carrie Donovan * Jenna Elfman as Shannon Canotis * Lauren Graham as Denise Garibaldi Callahan * Bill Burr as Ryan Callahan * Ron Livingston as Kurt Pettiglio * Dion Anderson as Mike Donovan * Conchata Ferrell as Marge * Lee Garlington as Kathy Donovan * Joseph D. Reitman as Jesse * Jeff Doucette as Steve Episodes Reception As of 2024, the show has a 30% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes and according to a Star Tribune review shortly prior to airing, the series relied heavily on sexual humor Ribaldry or blue comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Graham
Lauren Helen Graham (born March 16, 1967) is an American Actor, actress and author. She is best known for portraying Lorelai Gilmore on The WB series ''Gilmore Girls'', for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, and for playing Sarah Braverman on the NBC drama series ''Parenthood (2010 TV series), Parenthood'' (2010–2015). She also appeared in the films ''Sweet November (2001 film), Sweet November'' (2001), ''Bad Santa'' (2003), ''The Pacifier'' (2005), ''Because I Said So (film), Because I Said So'' (2007), ''Evan Almighty'' (2007), and ''Max (2015 film), Max'' (2015). In 2013, Graham published her debut novel with Ballantine Books, ''Someday, Someday, Maybe''. In 2016, Graham reprised her role on a ''Gilmore Girls'' Netflix revival miniseries ''Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, A Year in the Life'' and published a memoir, ''Talking as Fast as I Can''. Early life Graham was born in Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii. Her moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Ringwald
Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, writer, and translator. She began her career as a child actress on the sitcoms ''Diff'rent Strokes'' and '' The Facts of Life'' (both 1979–1980) before being nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her starring role in the drama film '' Tempest'' (1982). Ringwald became a teen idol following her appearances in filmmaker John Hughes' teen films '' Sixteen Candles'' (1984), '' The Breakfast Club'' (1985), and ''Pretty in Pink'' (1986). These films led to the media referring to her as a member of a group of actors known as the " Brat Pack." Ringwald's final starring roles as a teen were in '' The Pick-up Artist'' (1987), '' For Keeps'' (1988), and '' Fresh Horses'' (1988). In the 1990s, she starred in the films ''Betsy's Wedding'' (1990) and '' Teaching Mrs. Tingle'' (1999), as well as starring in multiple French films after a move to Paris. Ringwald also returned to television, with main roles as Frannie Gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conchata Ferrell
Conchata Galen Ferrell (March 28, 1943 – October 12, 2020) was an American actress. She played Berta the housekeeper on the sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'' from 2003 to 2015, and she received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the role (in 2005 and 2007). Ferrell had previously been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in ''L.A. Law'' (in 1992). Early life Conchata Galen Ferrell was born March 28, 1943, in Loudendale, West Virginia, Loudendale, West Virginia, to Mescal Loraine (née George) and Luther Martin Ferrell. She was raised in Charleston, West Virginia. Her family later moved to Circleville, Ohio. She attended West Virginia University for two years, dropped out, and after working several jobs, enrolled and graduated from Marshall University with a degree in history education. She made her first onstage performance at Marshall in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Doucette
Jeffrey Doucette (born November 25, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, and director. Doucette toured for years with Ernst Emling as the comedy duo Jeff and Ernst. Doucette has appeared in over 90 films and television shows and written two play.. He has also been a voice artist in many television commercials and cartoon and portrayed Benjamin Franklin in ads for numerous brands. Early life Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was the second of eight children born to Elizabeth "Betty" (née Andres) and William "Bill" Doucette. Doucette graduated from Marquette University High School in the mid-1960s. After high school, he attended Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, where he became the first Theater Major at the university. After his undergraduate studies, Doucette enrolled in the graduate school at Northern Illinois University, seeking an additional theater degree. Career In 1974, Doucette moved to Chicago, joining The Second City improv theater. During his time at Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenna Elfman
Jenna Elfman (née Butala, born September 30, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her leading role as Dharma on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''Dharma & Greg'' (1997–2002), for which she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1999, and three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. After making her film debut in ''Grosse Pointe Blank'' (1997), she has appeared in ''Krippendorf's Tribe'' (1998), ''Dr. Dolittle (1998 film), Dr. Dolittle'' (1998), ''EDtv'' (1999), ''Keeping the Faith'' (2000), ''Town & Country (film), Town & Country'' (2001), ''Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003), ''Clifford's Really Big Movie'' (2004), and ''Big Stone Gap (film), Big Stone Gap'' (2014). Elfman has also played leading roles on other television comedies, including ''Courting Alex'' (2006), ''Accidentally on Purpose (TV series), Accidentally on Purpose'' (2009–201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Burr
{{Infobox comedian , image = Bill Burr by Gage Skidmore.jpg , alt = , caption = Burr in 2018 , birth_name = William Frederic Burr , birth_date = {{birth date and age, 1968, 6, 10 , birth_place = Canton, Massachusetts, U.S. , years_active = 1992–present , alma_mater = Emerson College , medium = {{hlist, Stand-up, television, film, podcast , genre = {{hlist, Observational comedy, sketch comedy, black comedy, insult comedy, sarcasm, satire , spouse = {{marriage, Nia Hill, 2013 , children = 2 , website = {{URL, https://billburr.com William Frederic Burr (born June 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, actor, writer, and director. He started his career as a stand-up comedian before expanding his career as an actor on stage and screen. As a comedian he is known for his sharp confrontational observational humor often ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Garlington
Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress. Early life Garlington was born in Teaneck, New Jersey on July 20, 1953. She spent her teenage years in Wilmington, Delaware. Career She has guest-starred in a number of notable television series, including ''The West Wing'', '' 7th Heaven'', ''8 Simple Rules'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Judging Amy'', ''Will & Grace'', '' Matlock'', ''L.A. Law'', ''The Practice'', ''Quantum Leap,'' ''Home Improvement'', ''Boston Legal'', ''Roseanne'', '' Get a Life'', '' Coach'', '' Profiler'', ''Medium'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Two and a Half Men'', ''Lie to Me'' and among other series. She also played the part of Kirsten, Rose Nylund's (Betty White) daughter in the final season of ''The Golden Girls'' and Ronni Rapalono, the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father on ''Friends''. From 2002 to 2005, she had a recurring role as Brenda Baxworth on '' Everwood''. She was one of the stars of the series '' Lenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carsey-Werner Company
The Carsey-Werner Company (previously known as Carsey-Werner Productions and Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Productions, before that, Carsey Productions and also known as Carsey-Werner Television) is an independent production company founded in 1981 by former ABC writer/producer duo Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner (now co-owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball franchise and Liverpool F.C.). Caryn Mandabach was made a partner in the firm in 2001 (she joined in 1984), but left in 2004 to embark on her own production deal. The company first started when Marcy Carsey left ABC in 1980 to form out Carsey Productions to develop TV shows. Tom Werner succeeded Carsey, but she persuaded him to join her to form an independent production company. Carsey-Werner has had its own production and, since the early 1990s, distribution arms. Prior to controlling their own distribution, Viacom, and later Paramount Domestic Television, syndicated their programming for them. Carsey-Werner announced that they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Carlson
Matthew Carlson (birth name Matt James Carlson; born February 10, 1951) is an American television producer and writer. He is best known for his work on the series ''Malcolm in the Middle'' and ''The Wonder Years''. He was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the latter series. Carlson's other television credits include creating ''Townies''; ''God, the Devil and Bob''; '' Camp Wilder''; '' The Boys Are Back''; and ''Men Behaving Badly''. He also worked on ''Big Day'', ''Samantha Who?'', ''Sons of Tucson'', '' Mr. Sunshine'' and ''Alexa & Katie''. Carlson also wrote the screenplay for the 1994 film ''Wagons East'' starring John Candy and Richard Lewis. In his latest work, he wrote the Disney+ The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Di ...'s original serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystic Pizza
''Mystic Pizza'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Donald Petrie in his feature directorial debut, and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor. It follows the coming-of-age of three young Portuguese-American friends who work at a pizza parlor in a seaside Connecticut town. The film received positive reviews, with Roger Ebert declaring at the time, "I have a feeling that ''Mystic Pizza'' may someday become known for the movie stars it showcased back before they became stars. All of the young actors in this movie have genuine gifts." It marked Matt Damon's film debut. Plot Sisters Kat and Daisy Araújo, and their friend Josephina "JoJo" Barboza, are young Portuguese-American women working as waitresses at Mystic Pizza, a pizza parlor owned by Leona and her husband Vic in the fishing town of Mystic, Connecticut. JoJo is engaged to Bill but faints at their wedding because she gets cold feet. She wants to continue having sex with Bill unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Livingston
Ronald Joseph Livingston (born June 5, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Peter Gibbons in ''Office Space'' (1999) and Captain Lewis Nixon III in the miniseries ''Band of Brothers (miniseries), Band of Brothers'' (2001). Livingston's other roles include the films ''Swingers (1996 film), Swingers'' (1996), ''Adaptation (film), Adaptation'' (2002), ''The Conjuring'' (2013), ''James White (film), James White'' (2015), ''Tully (2018 film), Tully'' (2018); and the television series ''Loudermilk (TV series), Loudermilk'' (2017–2020), and ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2013). Early life and education Livingston was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Kurt Livingston, an Aerospace engineering, aerospace electronics engineer, and Linda (née Rinas), a Lutheranism, Lutheran pastor. He has two brothers and one sister. His younger brother, John Livingston (actor), John, is also an actor. Both his sister, Jennifer Livingston, and brother-in-law, Mike Thompson, were TV news personalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Fryman
Pamela Gail Fryman (born August 19, 1959) is an American sitcom director and producer. She was the principal director of the television series ''How I Met Your Mother'', directing 196 of the show's 208 episodes. Early life Fryman was born and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Career Fryman got her first job on ''The John Davidson Show'' as an assistant to the talent coordinator, and went on to be a booth production assistant and secretary on '' Santa Barbara'', eventually moving up to assistant director (AD), and director. In 1993, producer Peter Noah, with whom she had worked on the game show '' Dream House'', gave Fryman a chance to direct an episode of the short-lived sitcom '' Café Americain''. These would be the first stepping stones toward a long and successful career. Before her directing career blossomed, Fryman pursued stage directing. On the set of ''Frasier'', rehearsal resembled a play staging, which is exactly what creator and executive producer David Lee h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
