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Vivica A. Fox
Vivica Anjanetta Fox (born July 30, 1964) is an American actress and producer. She began her career on ''Soul Train'' (19821983) and played roles on the daytime television soap operas ''Days of Our Lives'' (1988) and ''Generations (American TV series), Generations'' (19891992). In prime time, she starred opposite Patti LaBelle in the NBC sitcom ''Out All Night (TV series), Out All Night'' (19921993). Fox's breakthrough came in 1996, with roles in two box-office hit films, Roland Emmerich's ''Independence Day (1996 film), Independence Day'' and F. Gary Gray's ''Set It Off (film), Set It Off''. Fox has starred in the films ''Booty Call'' (1997), ''Soul Food (film), Soul Food'' (1997), ''Why Do Fools Fall in Love (film), Why Do Fools Fall in Love'' (1998), ''Kingdom Come (2001 film), Kingdom Come'' (2001), ''Two Can Play That Game (film), Two Can Play That Game'' (2001), and ''Boat Trip (film), Boat Trip'' (2002). She played Vernita Green in ''Kill Bill'' (2003) and landed supportin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Comic Con
The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to comics, Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, Film, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006. With an attendance of 200,000 in 2022, it is North America's most attended fan convention. The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPop, a division of Reed Exhibitions, RX and Reed Elsevier, and is not affiliated with the long running non-profit San Diego Comic-Con, nor the Big Apple Comic Con, Big Apple Convention, later known as the Big Apple Comic-Con, owned by Wizard Entertainment. History Previous conventions in New York The first recorded "official" comic book convention occurred in 1964 in New York City. Known as the "New York Comicon",Ballman"The 1964 New York Comicon: The True Story Behind the World's First Comic Book Convention (The 1960s: The Silver Age of Comic Conventions) (Volume 1)"/ref>History Channel"Superheroes Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boat Trip (film)
''Boat Trip'' is a 2002 American romantic comedy film directed by Mort Nathan in his feature film directorial debut and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Horatio Sanz, Vivica A. Fox, Roselyn Sánchez, and Roger Moore. The film was released in the United States on March 21, 2003, and was a critical and commercial failure. Plot Jerry and Nick are two close friends whose love lives have hit rock bottom. Jerry's girlfriend Felicia has turned down his marriage proposal in a hot air balloon after vomiting all over her and tells him she’s met someone else. After Nick runs into a friend who is marrying a beautiful, younger girl he met on a singles cruise, he convinces Jerry to go on a similar cruise together. While on their way to the travel agency, they get into a verbal altercation with a gay man who works at the agency they plan to book the cruise through. The manager attempts to patch things up by handling their booking personally and the situation appears to be handled well. After Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County, Michigan, Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is 46 miles southwest of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kalamazoo and 71 miles southwest of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids. According to the 2020 2020 United States census, census, its population was 9,103. It is the smaller, by population, of the two principal cities in the Niles, Michigan, Niles–Benton Harbor Metropolitan Statistical Area, an area with 156,813 people. Benton Harbor and the St. Joseph, Michigan, city of St. Joseph are separated by the St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan), St. Joseph River and are known locally as the "Twin cities (geographical proximity), Twin Cities". Fairplain, Michigan, Fairplain and Benton Heights, Michigan, Benton Heights are unincorporated areas adjacent to Benton Harbor. History Benton Harbor was founded by Henry C. Morton, Sterne Brunson and Charles Hull, who all now have or have had schools named after them. Benton Harbor was mainly wetlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Mafia Family
The Black Mafia Family (BMF) is a drug trafficking and money laundering organization in the United States. It was founded in 1985, in Southwest Detroit by brothers Demetrius Edward "Big Meech" and Terry Lee "Southwest Tee" Flenory. By 2000 it had established cocaine distribution sales throughout the United States through its Los Angeles-based drug source and direct links to Mexican drug cartels. The Black Mafia Family operated from two main hubs: one in Atlanta for distribution run by Demetrius Flenory and one in Los Angeles to handle incoming shipments from Mexico run by Terry Flenory."Black Mafia Family Members Sentenced to 30 Years" , September 12, 2008, |
The Tonesa Welch Story
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire (2015 TV Series)
''Empire'' is an American music drama (film and television), drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong that ran on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from January 7, 2015, to April 21, 2020. A joint production by Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television. Although it was filmed in Chicago, the show is set in New York City, New York. The series centers on the fictional hip hop music and entertainment company Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of it. It stars Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett and Trai Byers as members of the Lyon Family, along with a supporting cast including Grace Byers, Kaitlin Doubleday, Gabourey Sidibe, Ta'Rhonda Jones, Serayah (actress), Serayah, Malik Yoba and Vivica A. Fox. The series premiere attracted nearly 10 million viewers while the first-season finale was watched by 17 million viewers. Its first season received positive rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wrong
''The Wrong...'' is an American television thriller film series starring and produced by Vivica A. Fox for Lifetime. The series was produced by Hybrid Films and directed by David DeCoteau. More than 27 movies were produced between 2016 and 2025. Some of the other notable actors in the series include Jason-Shane Scott, Jessica Morris, Tracy Nelson, Dominique Swain, and Eric Roberts. A spin-off series, ''Keeping Up with the Joneses'', also starring Fox, premiered on LMN in 2021. Films All films in the series have been directed by David DeCoteau, and are executive produced by and feature Vivica A. Fox. ''The Wrong House'', starring Clare Kramer, Tilky Jones, Allison McAtee and Thomas Calabro, and which premiered on Lifetime on December 26, 2016, was directed by Sam Irvin and does not feature Vivica A. Fox. Similarly, ''The Wrong Neighbor'', starring Michael Madsen, Andrea Bogart, Steve Richard Harris, Cristine Prosperi and Ashlynn Yennie, was also directed by Irvin and Fox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NAACP Image Award For Outstanding Actress In A Drama Series
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Not to be confused with the Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Currently, Della Reese holds the record for most wins in the category with seven. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations Wins ; 7 wins * Della Reese ; 4 wins * Taraji P. Henson ; 3 wins * Angela Bassett * Alfre Woodard ; 2 wins * Viola Davis * Regina King * Nia Long * Regina Taylor * Cicely Tyson * Kerry Washington * Lynn Whitfield Nominations ; 7 nominations * Viola Davis * Della Reese ; 6 nominations * Regina King * C. C. H. Pounder * Chandra Wilson * Kerry Washington ; 5 nominations * Taraji P. Henson * Nicole Ari Parker * Lorraine Toussaint * Vanessa A. Williams * Rutina Wesley ; 4 nominations * Khandi Alexander * S. Epatha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missing (Canadian TV Series)
''Missing'' (originally titled ''1-800-Missing'') is a Canadian crime drama television series based on the ''1-800-WHERE-R-YOU'' book series by Meg Cabot. The series aired on the A-Channel network and W Network in Canada, and on Lifetime in the United States from August 2003 to February 2006. The theme song was "This Dream Is Real", performed by actress Gloria Reuben, was heard during the first season, while the second season, it was replaced with a song called "Till I Find You" performed by Kina, which was heard during the opening credits as well. Synopsis The series is centred on Jess Mastriani, played by Caterina Scorsone, a woman in her twenties who receives psychic abilities after being hit by lightning. She is employed by a special FBI Task Force because she has visions which, once interpreted, contain clues that will help her find missing people. The series initially starred Gloria Reuben as Brooke Haslett, Jess's skeptical partner. Other stars of the series duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifetime (TV Network)
Lifetime is an American basic cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a subsidiary of A&E Networks, which is jointly owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company. It features programming that is geared toward women or features women in lead roles. , Lifetime is available to approximately 63,000,000 pay television households in the United States, down from its 2011 peak of 100,000,000 households. As of November 2023, Lifetime has garnered nominations for 63 Emmy Awards, eight Golden Globe Awards and 20 Critics' Choice Movie Awards. History Predecessors There were two television channels that preceded Lifetime in its current incarnation. Daytime, originally called BETA, was launched in March 1982 by Hearst-ABC Video Services.(June 15, 1983Hearst-ABC, Viacom in Pact. New York Times. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Angels (2000 TV Series)
''City of Angels'' is an American medical drama television series which ran for two seasons on CBS from January 16 to December 21, 2000. It was network television's first medical drama with a predominantly African American cast. Synopsis The show centered on the professional and personal lives of the doctors and nurses at Angels of Mercy Hospital in Los Angeles, California. While the show brought about familiar faces ( Vivica A. Fox, Blair Underwood and Michael Warren), it was a launching point for actors Hill Harper, Gabrielle Union and Maya Rudolph. The show was cancelled in December 2000. Cast Main * Blair Underwood as Dr. Ben Turner * Vivica A. Fox as Dr. Lillian Price (season 1) * Michael Warren as Ron Harris * Hill Harper as Dr. Wesley Williams * Phil Buckman as Dr. Geoffrey Weiss * T. E. Russell as Dr. Arthur Jackson * Viola Davis as Surgical Nurse Lynette Peeler * Maya Rudolph as Nurse Grace Patterson (season 1; recurring season 2) * Robert Morse as Edwin "E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getting Personal
''Getting Personal'' is an American sitcom created by Jeff Greenstein and Jeff Strauss, that aired on Fox from April 6 to October 16, 1998. Premise A creative director at Old Dog Productions, an ad company in Chicago gets a new boss: the woman with whom he just had a disastrous date. Cast *Vivica A. Fox as Robyn Buckley * Duane Martin as Milo Doucette *Jon Cryer as Sam Wagner *Nancy Cassaro as Shelly Tucci * Reggie Hayes as Leon Sykes Pettibone *Elliott Gould Elliott Gould (; né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. Gould's breakthrough role was in the film ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The ... as Jack Kacmarczyk Episodes Season 1 (1998) Season 2 (1998) References External links * * 1998 American television series debuts 1998 American television series endings 1990s American black sitcoms 1990s American multi-camera sitcoms 1990s American workplace com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
