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Wil Wheaton
Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor and writer. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Gordie Lachance in the film ''Stand by Me (film), Stand by Me'', Joey Trotta in ''Toy Soldiers (1991 film), Toy Soldiers'', and Bennett Hoenicker in ''Flubber (film), Flubber''. Wheaton has also appeared in recurring voice acting roles as Aqualad in ''Teen Titans (TV series), Teen Titans'', Cosmic Boy in ''Legion of Super Heroes (TV series), Legion of Super Heroes'', and Mike Morningstar/Darkstar in the ''Ben 10'' franchise's original continuity. He appeared regularly as a fictionalized version of himself on the sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'' and in the roles of Fawkes on ''The Guild (web series), The Guild'', Colin Mason on ''Leverage (American TV series), Leverage'', and Dr. Isaac Parrish on ''Eureka (2006 TV series), Eureka''. Wheaton was the host and co-creator of the YouTube board game show ''Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GalaxyCon
GalaxyCon, LLC, formerly known as Super Conventions or Supercon, is a privately owned company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that organizes comic book convention, comic book and anime convention, anime conventions in the United States. Events currently include: GalaxyCon Raleigh in Raleigh, North Carolina; Animate! Raleigh; GalaxyCon Richmond in Richmond, Virginia; GalaxyCon Columbus in Columbus, Ohio; GalaxyCon Austin in Austin, Texas; and GalaxyCon San Jose in San Jose, California. In early 2019, the original Supercon trademark, along with the original Florida Supercon events, were sold to ReedPop, at which time all other "Supercon" events were renamed GalaxyCon. History The first Supercon was organized by founder Mike Broder in late 2006 at the Ramada Hollywood Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida, called Florida Supercon. He was looking to bring a large scale convention to south Florida. Another event, Anime Supercon, took place in Fort Lauderdale five months later. Estima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TableTop
Tabletop may refer to: Common use * The top of a table Games * TableTop, an Internet-based show about board games * Tabletop games, encompassing several classes of games that can also be referred to individually as "Tabletop", including: ** Tabletop role-playing games, as opposed to role-playing video games ** Tabletop wargaming ** Tabletop sports Mountains * Table Top Mountain in Rangeville, Queensland, Australia * Table Top Mountain (New York) Places * Table Top, New South Wales, a suburb of Albury * Tabletop, New South Wales, a small village on the Olympic Highway Other uses * Table computer, a large-display portable all-in-one computer * '' Table Tops'', a free newspaper for Australian Army troops in World War II * "Tabletop", a song on the Doubleclicks' 2014 album ''Dimetrodon'' * Tabletop, a Freestyle BMX trick * Tabletop runway, a type of runway See also * Table Mountain Table Mountain (; ) is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss ( ; Dreyfus; born October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He emerged from the New Hollywood wave of American cinema, finding fame with a succession of leading man parts in the 1970s. He has received an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe Award. Dreyfuss rose to promimence with starring roles in '' American Graffiti'' (1973), '' The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' (1974), '' Jaws'' (1975), and '' Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Elliot Garfield in the 1977 romantic comedy '' The Goodbye Girl'', and was Oscar-nominated in the same category for his title role in the 1995 drama '' Mr. Holland's Opus''. His other film credits include '' The Competition'' (1980), '' Stand by Me'' (1986), '' Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' (1986), '' Stakeout'' (1987), '' Nuts'' (1987), '' Always'' (1989), '' Postcards from the Edge'' (1990), '' What About Bob?'' (1991), ''The American President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Buddy System (film)
''The Buddy System'' is a 1984 American romantic comedy film starring Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Nancy Allen, Wil Wheaton and Jean Stapleton. The film was directed by Glenn A. Jordan who is better known for directing and producing numerous television films and television dramas. The film follows the story of a cautious single mother who forms an unlikely friendship with her son's school security guard. ''The Buddy System'' was Wil Wheaton's first major film role and his second non-television role after the 1983 film '' Hambone and Hillie''. Plot Emily Price is a single mother: she got pregnant in high school and was abandoned by the father before her son, Tim, was born. She and Tim live with her mother, who is both protective and disparaging, and tends to overlook her daughter in favor of her grandson. She is trying to become a court reporter, but freezes up every time she takes the test. Joe comes into their lives when he is sent out to do a residency check by the school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hambone And Hillie
''Hambone and Hillie'' is a 1984 American comedy-drama film about a dog (Hambone) separated from his owner (Hillie). The dog treks from New York to Los Angeles, meeting a host of helpers along the way. It was directed by Roy Watts, and starred Lillian Gish, Timothy Bottoms, Candy Clark, and O. J. Simpson. Plot A dog treks a long, arduous journey from New York City to Los Angeles to be reunited with his owner, Hillie (Lillian Gish), meeting a lot of helpers along the way. Cast * Lillian Gish as Hillie Radcliffe * Candy Clark as Nancy Rollins * O. J. Simpson as Tucker * Robert Walker Jr. as The Wanderer * Jack Carter as Lester Burns * Alan Hale Jr. as McVickers * Anne Lockhart as Roberta Radcliffe * Timothy Bottoms as Michael Radcliffe * Sidney Robin Greenbush as Amy McVickers * William Jordan as Bert Rollins * Paul Koslo as Jere * Arnie Moore as Dognapper * Nancy Morgan as Ellen * Robert Feero as Skip * Alan Abelew as Manny * Maureen Quinn as Edna Reilly * Vincent Doherty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert C
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Of NIMH
''The Secret of NIMH'' is a 1982 American animated Fantasy film, fantasy adventure film directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut and based on Robert C. O'Brien (author), Robert C. O'Brien's children's novel, ''Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH''. Featuring an ensemble cast consisting of Elizabeth Hartman in her final film role as its protagonist, Mrs. Brisby, with Peter Strauss, Arthur Malet, Dom DeLuise, John Carradine, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley and Paul Shenar in supporting roles, the film was produced by Bluth's production company, Don Bluth Productions in association with Aurora Productions, Hollywood, Aurora Productions. ''The Secret of NIMH'' was released in the United States on July 2, 1982, by MGM/UA Entertainment Co. under the United Artists label. It was met with critical acclaim and won a Saturn Award for Best Animated Film of 1982. Though the film only made $14.7 million against a $7 million budget at the box office, it turned a solid profit through home vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosanna Arquette
Rosanna Lisa Arquette (; born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film '' The Executioner's Song'' (1982) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film '' Desperately Seeking Susan'' (1985). Her other film roles include '' After Hours'' (also 1985), '' The Big Blue'' (1988), '' Pulp Fiction'' (1994), and '' Crash'' (1996). She also directed the documentary '' Searching for Debra Winger'' (2002) and starred in the ABC sitcom '' What About Brian?'' from 2006 to 2007. Early life Arquette was born in New York City, on August 10, 1959, the daughter of Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (''née'' Nowak), an actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, a film actor and producer. Her paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette. Her mother was Jewish, from a family that emigrated from Poland and Russia. Her father, whose original family surname wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Hutton
Timothy Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is the List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Youngest winners 4, youngest recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at age 20 for ''Ordinary People'' (1980). Hutton has since appeared regularly in feature films and on television, with roles in the drama ''Taps (film), Taps'' (1981), the spy film ''The Falcon and the Snowman'' (1985), and the horror film ''The Dark Half (film), The Dark Half'' (1993), among others. Between 2000 and 2002, Hutton starred as Archie Goodwin (character), Archie Goodwin in the A&E drama series ''A Nero Wolfe Mystery''. Between 2008 and 2012, he starred as Nathan "Nate" Ford on the TNT (American TV network), TNT drama series ''Leverage (American TV series), Leverage''. He also had a role in the first season of the Amazon (company), Amazon streaming drama series ''Jack Ryan (TV series), Jack Ryan''. Early life Timothy Hutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Long Way Home (1981 Film)
''A Long Way Home'' is a 1981 American television film, made-for-television drama film directed by Robert Markowitz, written by Dennis Nemec, and starring Timothy Hutton, Brenda Vaccaro, and Rosanna Arquette. The film was nominated for two awards at the 40th Golden Globe Awards in 1982. Plot As children, Donald, David and Carolyn are abandoned by their parents and placed in foster care by the government. About a decade later, Donald becomes determined to find his missing siblings. He has no idea where they are. A female counselor at the foster care breaks the rule and assists Donald in finding his long separated brother and sister who are now full adults. Cast * Timothy Hutton as Donald Branch Booth * Brenda Vaccaro as Lillian Jacobs * Rosanna Arquette as Rose Cavanaugh * Paul Regina as David Branch Czaky * John Lehne as Riggins * George Dzundza as Floyd Booth * Bonnie Bartlett as JoAnn Booth * Wil Wheaton as Donald Branch (Child) * Brendan Klinger as David Branch (Child) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curse (1987 Film)
''The Curse'' is a 1987 Italian–American science-fiction horror film directed by David L. Keith, David Keith in his directorial debut, and starring Wil Wheaton, Claude Akins, Cooper Huckabee, Malcolm Danare, John Schneider (screen actor), John Schneider and Amy Wheaton. Based on the short story "The Colour Out of Space" by H. P. Lovecraft, it tells about a meteorite that crashes into a farming community in Tennessee, and infects the land and its residents. Italian genre veteran Lucio Fulci was billed as an associate producer, and directed some scenes uncredited. Trans World Entertainment (film company), Trans World Entertainment and its successor company Epic Pictures used the ''The Curse (film series), Curse'' name for three more Italian-made horror films that they distributed in the U.S., although they were narratively unrelated. Plot Teenage boy Zack lives on a farm in Tellico Plains, Tennessee with his mother Frances, younger sister Alice, stern and pious old stepfather Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Generation)
''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] |
