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Two And A Half Men (season 12)
The twelfth and final season of ''Two and a Half Men'' premiered on October 30, 2014. It was announced that a one-hour series finale of the show would air on February 19, 2015, with the number of episodes aired being 262. The season brought the show back to the way it originally began: two dissimilar men working together to raise a child. Production ''Two and a Half Men'' was renewed for a twelfth season on March 13, 2014. It was announced on May 14, 2014 that it would be the final season of the show, making it one of the longest running live-action sitcoms on American television. At the executive session panel at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills on June 19, 2014, CBS President Nina Tassler announced the story arc for the season. During this season, which was described by Tassler as a season-long event to conclude the show by Chuck Lorre, Walden (Ashton Kutcher) would experience a health scare in the opening episode and, "he wants to find a way to add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Kutcher
Christopher Ashton Kutcher (; born February 7, 1978) is an American actor, producer, entrepreneur, and former model. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a People's Choice Award, and nominations for two Young Artist Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Critics' Choice Movie Award. He began his acting career portraying Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006). He made his film debut in the romantic comedy ''Coming Soon'' (1999), followed by the comedy film '' Dude, Where's My Car?'' (2000), which was a box office hit. In 2003, Kutcher moved into romantic comedies, appearing in that year's '' Just Married'' and '' My Boss's Daughter''. In 2003, he created and produced the television series '' Punk'd'', also serving as host for the first eight of its ten seasons. In 2004, Kutcher starred in the lead role of the psychological film '' The Butterfly Effect''. Kutcher subsequently appeared in more romantic comedies, including '' Guess Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as '' Us Weekly'', '' People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and '' In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike '' Variety'' and '' The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996, the magazine's original television advertising solic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marin Hinkle
Marin Elizabeth Hinkle (born March 23, 1966) is an American actress. Among many television and movie roles, she is best known for playing Judy Brooks on the ABC television drama ''Once and Again'', Judith Harper-Melnick on the CBS sitcom '' Two and a Half Men'', and Rose Weissman on the comedy-drama series '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' on Amazon Prime Video. For her role in ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'', Hinkle was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2019 and 2020. Early life Hinkle was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to American parents. She is the daughter of Margaret R. (Polga) Hinkle, a judge of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, and Rodney Hinkle, a college dean and teacher, who met while serving in the Peace Corps. Her family moved to Boston, Massachusetts, when she was four months old. Two years later, her brother Mark was born. After graduating from Newton South High School, she attended Brown University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuelle Vaugier
Emmanuelle Frederique Vaugier (, ; born June 23, 1976) is a Canadian film and television actress. Vaugier has had recurring roles as Detective Jessica Angell on ''CSI: NY'', Mia on ''Two and a Half Men'', Dr. Helen Bryce on ''Smallville'', FBI Special Agent Emma Barnes on ''Human Target'', and as The Morrigan on ''Lost Girl''. In feature films, Vaugier appeared, albeit in a minor role, alongside Michael Caine and Robert Duvall in ''Secondhand Lions''. She starred as Addison Corday in ''Saw'' '' II'', reprising her role in ''Saw IV'', and had a supporting part in the Josh Hartnett film ''40 Days and 40 Nights''. Early life Vaugier was born in Vancouver, the daughter of French immigrants. She grew up in a Roman Catholic, French-speaking household. She attended Crofton House School, a girls private school, for 10 years until she transferred to Magee Secondary School, which offers a flexible academic program for professional and pre-professional student athletes, artists and music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Bowlby
April Michelle Bowlby is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Kandi on the CBS comedy series ''Two and a Half Men'' (2006–2015), Stacy Barrett on ''Drop Dead Diva'' (2009–2014), and Rita Farr on ''Titans'' (2018) and ''Doom Patrol'' (2019–present). Early life Bowlby was born in Vallejo, California. She moved to Manteca, California, as a child, and attended East Union High School. She studied ballet, French, and marine biology at Moorpark College, and began a modelling career before deciding to pursue acting. She studied drama with Ivana Chubbuck. Career Bowlby secured the role of Kandi on the television series ''Two and a Half Men'' within months of her first auditions. She is also known for her role as Stacy Barrett in ''Drop Dead Diva''. She played Barney Stinson's obsessive ex-girlfriend Meg in ''How I Met Your Mother'', and has made appearances in '' CSI'', ''Psych'', and '' CSI: NY''. She has appeared in films such as '' All Roads Lead Home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Taylor (actress)
Jennifer Taylor (née Bini, and sometimes credited as Jennifer Bini Taylor) is an American actress, best known for her role as Chelsea on CBS sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'', and earlier, for three other roles on the show. She also appeared in the 1998 erotic thriller '' Wild Things'' and the faith base movie '' God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness'' 2018. Early life She was born in Hoboken, New Jersey and grew up in Coral Springs, Florida. She was third runner-up in the 1995 Miss Florida USA pageant and first runner-up for 1996. She is of Italian descent. Personal life She lives in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wor ... with her husband Paul Taylor and their two children. She has a BA in social sciences and, according to an interview, grows much of her fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Stiles
Ryan Lee Stiles (born April 22, 1959) is an American-Canadian actor, comedian, and producer whose work is often associated with improvisational comedy. He is best known for his work on the original British series and American version of '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' and for his role as Lewis Kiniski on ''The Drew Carey Show''. He also played Herb Melnick on the CBS comedy '' Two and a Half Men'' and was a performer on the show '' Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza''. Early life and career The youngest of five children, Ryan Stiles was born in Seattle to Canadian parents Irene and Sonny Stiles. He grew up with his mother, a homemaker, and his father, a supervisor at a Vancouver-based Canadian fish processing plant. When he was ten, his family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. Ryan Stiles attended R.C. Palmer Junior Secondary School and Richmond Senior Secondary in Richmond, British Columbia. Although he was a good student, Stiles has admitted that "being a high-school senior g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin , The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. He became better known for his series of pop rock |
Deanna Russo
Deanna Russo (born October 17, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles on the 2008 NBC version of '' Knight Rider'' and the 2014 USA Network television series '' Satisfaction''. Career In 2003, she made her television debut in an episode of ''Charmed'', and later guest starred on ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''CSI: NY'', ''How I Met Your Mother'', and ''NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to: Law enforcement * National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom * Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...''. In 2007, she had a recurring role as Dr. Logan Armstrong on the CBS soap opera, '' The Young and the Restless''. In 2007, Russo won Best Director for her short, Taste of Kream, in the New Orleans Film Festival. Russo starred in the NBC television movie (and backdoor pilot) '' Knight Rider'' as Sarah Graiman, the daughter of KITT's creato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Lawson
Margaret Cassidy Lawson (born August 12, 1980) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Detective Juliet "Jules" O'Hara in the TV show ''Psych''. From 2018 to 2019, she held the recurring role of Nathalie Flynn on Fox's ''Lethal Weapon''s third and final season. Career Lawson started her career at the age of 8 in local community and dinner theater productions. She later became a youth TV host on WDRB Fox 41 ''Kid's Club'' in Louisville, and moved to Los Angeles for her first pilot at 15. In 2011, Lawson briefly returned to her roots in theater to star in the play ''Greedy,'' directed by James Roday, which played for a few weekends in Los Angeles. Lawson starred in various sitcoms like ''Cybill,'' ''Boy Meets World'' and ''Home Improvement'' throughout her early career in both guest starring and supporting roles. She also made guest appearances on television series such as ''Smallville'' and '' Fear Itself,'' and co-starred in '' It's All Relative'' and ''Crumb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Courtney Thorne-Smith (born November 8, 1967) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Alison Parker on ''Melrose Place'', Georgia Thomas on '' Ally McBeal'', Cheryl Mabel in ''According to Jim'' and her recurring role on ''Two and a Half Men'' as Lyndsey McElroy. Early life Thorne-Smith was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in Menlo Park, a suburb south of San Francisco. Her father, Walter Smith, was a computer market researcher, and her mother, Lora Thorne, was a therapist. They divorced when Courtney was seven years old and she lived with both parents at different stages. She has an older sister, Jennifer, who is an advertising executive. She attended Menlo-Atherton High School, in Atherton, California, and graduated from Tamalpais High School, in Mill Valley, California, in 1985. She also performed with the Ensemble Theater Company in Mill Valley while attending high school. Career Films Thorne-Smith made her first film appearance in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey ( ; born 16 May 1977) is a New Zealand actress widely known for her portrayals of complex women in several independent films and television shows and also known for her command of American dialects. Lynskey is the recipient of two Critics' Choice Awards, a New Zealand Film Award, and a Hollywood Film Award including nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. She started her career with the fim '' Heavenly Creatures'' (1994), earning a New Zealand Film Award for her portrayal of teenage murderess Pauline Parker. She later appeared in various international productions, including ''Ever After'' (1998), '' Detroit Rock City'', '' But I'm a Cheerleader'', ''The Cherry Orchard'' (all 1999), '' Coyote Ugly'' (2000), '' Snakeskin'' (2001), '' Shooters'', ''Abandon'', and ''Sweet Home Alabama'' (all 2002). After moving to the United States, Lynskey became known as a character actor, gaining recognition for a mix of big-budget and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
