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Wonderland Murders
The Wonderland murders, also known as the Four on the Floor Murders or the Laurel Canyon Murders, are four unsolved murders that occurred in Los Angeles on July 1, 1981. It is assumed that five people were targeted to be killed in the known drug house of the Wonderland Gang, three of whomRon Launius, William "Billy" Deverell, and Joy Millerwere present. Launius, Deverell, and Miller, along with the girlfriend of an accomplice, Barbara Richardson, died from extensive blunt-force trauma injuries. Only Launius's wife Susan survived the attack, allegedly masterminded by organized crime figure and nightclub owner Eddie Nash. Nash, his henchman Gregory Diles, and porn actor John Holmes were at various times arrested, tried, and acquitted for their involvement in the murders. Nash robbery The Wonderland Gang was centered on the occupants of a rented townhouse at 8763 Wonderland Avenue, in the Laurel Canyon section of Los Angeles, California: leader Ronald Lee "Ron" Launius; sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Investigation Discovery
Investigation Discovery (stylized and branded on-air as ID since 2008) is an American multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime documentaries, similar to corporate sibling HLN. It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery's networks division and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. ID was originally launched as the Discovery Civilization Network, and focused on world history and geography. It was later renamed to Discovery Times, in partnership with the New York Times Company, publisher of ''The New York Times''. After the rebrand, the network focused more on United States culture. The ''Times'' divested their stake to Discovery in 2006, and the channel took its current name and format two years later. , ID is available to approximately 69 million pay television households in the United States-down from its 2015 peak of 86 million households. History 20th century The channel launched in 1996 under the name Discovery Civilization Network: The World Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to Trade union, labor unions, the latter of which led to the Los Angeles Times bombing, bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janeane Garofalo
Janeane Garofalo ( ; born September 28, 1964) is an American comedian, actress, and former co-host on Air America Radio's '' The Majority Report''. The accolades she has received include nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on '' The Ben Stiller Show'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', and ''Saturday Night Live'', then appeared in more than 50 movies, with leading or major roles in '' The Truth About Cats & Dogs'', '' Wet Hot American Summer'', '' The Matchmaker'', '' Reality Bites'', '' The Wild'', '' Steal This Movie!'', '' Clay Pigeons'', '' Sweethearts'', ''Mystery Men'', '' The Minus Man'', ''The Independent'', ''Ratatouille'', and '' Flora & Ulysses''. She has appeared on television programs such as ''The West Wing'', '' Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp'', '' 24'', '' Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'', and '' Ideal''. Early life Garofalo was born in Newton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Blake Nelson
Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor, writer, and director. Described as a "modern character actor", his roles include Delmar O'Donnell in ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000), Gideon in ''Minority Report (film), Minority Report'' (2002), Doctor Steve Pendanski in ''Holes (film), Holes'' (2003), Doctor Jonathan Jacobo in ''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (2004), Danny Dalton Jr. in ''Syriana'' (2005), Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z#Samuel Sterns, Samuel Sterns / The Leader in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in ''Lincoln (film), Lincoln'' (2012), the eponymous character of ''The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'' (2018) and Henry McCarty in ''Old Henry'' (2021). He portrayed Wade Tillman / Looking Glass in the HBO limited series ''Watchmen (TV series), Watchmen'' (2019), for which he received a 10th Critics' Choice Television Awards, Critics' Choice Television Awards nomination for Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( ; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the American television sitcom ''Friends'', which aired from 1994 to 2004. The series earned her Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild, Satellite Awards, Satellite, American Comedy Awards, American Comedy and TV Guide Award, TV Guide awards. Phoebe has since been named one of the greatest television characters of all time and is considered to be Kudrow's breakout role, spawning her successful film career. Kudrow initially appeared in a 1989 episode of the hit sitcom ''Cheers'' playing a character named Emily. She also starred in several episodes of the show ''Mad About You'' (1993) as Ursula, before auditioning and earning the role of Phoebe on ''Friends''; her character on ''Mad About You'' was written into the ''Friends'' storyline as Phoebe's twin. In the late 1990s, Kudrow starred in the cult film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American actress. With a career spanning five decades, her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, along with nominations for four Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. After appearing in several roles since early childhood, Applegate gained recognition in the late 1980s for playing Kelly Bundy in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sitcom ''Married... with Children'' (1987–1997). For her titular role in the sitcom ''Jesse (TV series), Jesse'' (1998–2000), she earned her first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. For her guest role in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' (2002–2003), she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She received additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her roles in the television sitcom ''Samantha Who?'' (2007–2009) and the dark tragicomedy series ''Dead to Me (T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Lucas
Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer (born June 20, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in various films, including ''American Psycho'' (2000), '' A Beautiful Mind'' (2001), '' Sweet Home Alabama'' (2002), '' Wonderland'' (2003), '' Glory Road'' (2006), '' Red Dog'' (2011), ''Ford v Ferrari'' (2019) and '' The Black Demon'' (2023). He has also appeared in television series such as '' The Firm'' (2012), '' The Mysteries of Laura'' (2014–2016), and ''Yellowstone'' (2018–2022). Early life, family and education Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer was born on June 20, 1971, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Michele (née LeFevre), a nurse midwife, and Don Maurer, an emergency room doctor. Lucas has three younger siblings. Michele attended Emerson College with Jay Leno. Growing up, Lucas traveled with his family throughout the South. His parents were anti-nuclear activists. By age 13, Lucas had lived in 30 different locations, including the Isle of Palms and Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress and writer. She played Princess Leia in the Star Wars original trilogy, original ''Star Wars'' films (1977–1983) and reprised the role in'' Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Force Awakens'' (2015), ''Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Last Jedi'' (2017)—a posthumous release that was dedicated to her—and ''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019), the latter using unreleased footage from ''The Force Awakens''. Her other film credits include ''Shampoo (film), Shampoo'' (1975), ''The Blues Brothers (film), The Blues Brothers'' (1980), ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' (1986), ''The 'Burbs'' (1989), ''When Harry Met Sally...'' (1989), ''Soapdish'' (1991), and ''The Women (2008 film), The Women'' (2008). She was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performances in the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock'' (2007) and the Channel 4 ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan McDermott
Mark Anthony "Dylan" McDermott (born October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series ''The Practice'', which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. McDermott is also known for his roles in four seasons ( first, second, eighth and ninth) of the FX horror anthology series ''American Horror Story'', subtitled '' Murder House'', '' Asylum'', ''Apocalypse'', and ''1984'', portraying Ben Harmon, Johnny Morgan and Bruce, respectively. He also starred as narcotics crime lord Richard Wheatley on the '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' spinoff '' Law & Order: Organized Crime''; Lt. Carter Shaw on the TNT series '' Dark Blue''; in two short-lived CBS dramas, '' Hostages'' and '' Stalker''; and in the 1994 remake of the film '' Miracle on 34th Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Bosworth
Katherine Anne Bosworth (born January 2, 1983) is an American actress. Following minor roles in the films ''The Horse Whisperer (film), The Horse Whisperer'' (1998) and ''Remember the Titans'' (2000), she had a leading role in movie ''Blue Crush'' (2002). She also had roles in independent films, playing Dawn Schiller in the true crime film ''Wonderland (2003 film), Wonderland'' (2003) and Sandra Dee in the Bobby Darin biographical drama ''Beyond the Sea (2004 film), Beyond the Sea'' (2004). She portrayed Lois Lane in ''Superman Returns'' (2006), and had roles in ''21 (2008 film), 21'' (2008), ''Straw Dogs (2011 film), Straw Dogs'' (2011), ''And While We Were Here'' (2012), and ''Still Alice'' (2014). She starred in the horror films ''Before I Wake (2016 film), Before I Wake'' (2016) and ''The Domestics'' (2018). Recently, she starred as KC in the Netflix science-fiction miniseries ''The I-Land'' (2019). Early life Bosworth was born in Los Angeles and also lived in San Francisco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer (December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025) was an American actor. Initially a stage actor, he later found fame as a Leading actor, leading man in films in a wide variety of genres, including Comedy film, comedies, dramas, action film, action adventures, western film, westerns, Historical drama, historical films, crime film, crime dramas, science fiction films, and fantasy films. Films in which Kilmer appeared grossed more than $3.85 billion worldwide. In 1992, film critic Roger Ebert remarked, "if there is an award for the most unsung leading man of his generation, Kilmer should get it". Kilmer started his film career in the comedy films ''Top Secret!'' (1984) and ''Real Genius'' (1985), before transitioning to dramatic films. He rose to prominence for playing Top Gun#Cast, Iceman in ''Top Gun'' (1986), Jim Morrison in ''The Doors (film), The Doors'' (1991), Doc Holliday in ''Tombstone (film), Tombstone'' (1993), and Batman, Batman / Bruce Wayne in ''Batman For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cox (director)
James Cox (born February 5, 1975) is an American film director. His short film ''Atomic Tabasco'' (which he made while a student at New York University) received an honorable mention at the List of Sundance Film Festival award winners#1999, 1999 Sundance Film Festival and a Bronze Medal at the 1999 Student Academy Awards. Cox then directed ''Highway (2002 film), Highway'' in 2002 and ''Wonderland (2003 film), Wonderland'' in 2003. In 2013, his film ''Straight A's'', starring Anna Paquin, Ryan Phillippe and Luke Wilson, received a theatrical release in the Netherlands. Cox has also directed music videos for Rise Against's "Give It All" and t.A.T.u.'s "All About Us (t.A.T.u. song), All About Us", "White Robe (t.A.T.u. song), White Robe" and "Friend or Foe (t.A.T.u. song), Friend or Foe". In 2015, it was announced that Cox would be directing Taron Egerton, starring opposite Ansel Elgort and Kevin Spacey in a remake of ''Billionaire Boys Club (1987 film), Billionaire Boys Club''. Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
