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Aaron Moten
''Disjointed'' is an American television sitcom created by David Javerbaum and Chuck Lorre and starring Kathy Bates. Twenty episodes of the series were ordered from Warner Bros. by Netflix, with the first 10 episodes premiering on August 25, 2017. The last 10 episodes were released on January 12, 2018. On February 14, 2018, Netflix canceled the series. It is noteworthy as their first original multi-cam sitcom. Plot After decades of advocating for legalized cannabis usage, Ruth Whitefeather Feldman (Kathy Bates) employs her newly graduated son and a team of young budtenders to help run her Los Angeles cannabis dispensary. Along the way, Ruth and the team run into "highs" and lows. Delving into marijuana history, activism, 4/20, misconceptions about stoners, and the personal lives of the whole team, the show touches on serious issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder and highlights the medicinal benefits of the marijuana plant. Cast Main * Kathy Bates as Ruth Whitefeather Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advocacy
Advocacy is an Action (philosophy), activity by an individual or advocacy group, group that aims to influence decision making, decisions within political, economic, and social institutions. Advocacy includes activities and publications to influence public policy, laws and budgets by using facts, their relationships, the media, and messaging to educate government officials and the public. Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes, including media campaigns, public speaking, commissioning and publishing research. Lobbying (often by lobby groups) is a form of advocacy where a direct approach is made to legislators on a specific issue or specific piece of legislation. Research has started to address how advocacy groups in the United States and Canada are using social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action. Forms There are several forms of advocacy, each representing a different approach in a way to initiate changes in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Groener
Harry Groener (born September 10, 1951) is a German-born American actor and dancer, perhaps best known for playing Mayor Wilkins in '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (seasons 3, 4 and 7). Early life Groener was born in Augsburg, Bavaria, West Germany, to an opera singer mother and a father who worked as a concert pianist, office clerk, and composer. He immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of two. As a teenager, Groener was apprenticed at the San Francisco Ballet; he went on to study drama at the University of Washington. Career Groener's reputation in New York City rests almost entirely on his work in musical theater. However, the bulk of his roles outside New York have been in classical drama or contemporary plays like ''Eastern Standard''. His Broadway credits include '' Is There Life After High School?'', Will Parker in ''Oklahoma!'' (Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award), Munkustrap in '' Cats'' (Tony Award nomination), Georges/George in '' Sunday in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Sung
Elizabeth Fong Sung (; 14 October 1954 – 22 May 2018) was a Chinese-American actress, director, and screenwriter. She was also a revered acting teacher and mentor to young performers and filmmakers in the Asian-Pacific community. Early life and education Sung was born and raised in British Hong Kong and studied ballet at a young age before coming to the United States. She attended the Juilliard School and earned a BFA in dance. She was a member of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. Sung also earned an MFA in directing from the American Film Institute. Career From 1994-96, Sung appeared on the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' as Luan Volien. She directed the short film '' Requiem'', which was based on her childhood in Hong Kong and her journey to New York City as a ballet student. It won a CINE Golden Eagle Award in 1996. Her other notable television appearances included roles on ''Hawaii Five-O'', ''The Sopranos'', ''Bones'', '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missi Pyle
Missi Pyle (born November 16, 1972) is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in a number of successful films, including ''Galaxy Quest'' (1999), ''Big Fish'' (2003), ''Bringing Down the House'' (2003), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' (2004), ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (2005), ''Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay'' (2008), '' The Artist'' (2011), '' Gone Girl'' (2014), ''Captain Fantastic'' (2016), and '' Ma'' (2019). Pyle has also appeared in various television series, such as ''Cleaners'' (2013–2014), ''Jennifer Falls'' (2014), ''Another Period'' (2015–2018), ''Bordertown'' (2016), ''The Soul Man'' (2016), ''Mom'' (2017), ''Impulse'' (2018), ''The Mentalist'' (2010) and ''Dirty John'' (2020). In addition to acting, Pyle has also worked as a singer. With actress Shawnee Smith, she served as half of Smith & Pyle, a country rock duo. Early life Pyle attended the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve DeAngelo
Steve DeAngelo (born June 12, 1958) is an American cannabis rights activist and advocate for cannabis reform in the United States. Career DeAngelo is co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Harborside Inc., a publicly-traded company on the Canadian Securities Exchange. The California cannabis company with a monopolized supply chain has dispensary locations in Oakland, San Jose, San Leandro and Desert Hot Spring - the second dispensary in California to feature a drive-thru. Harborside Health Center, was founded in 2006 as a non-profit medical cannabis dispensary and had more than 300,000 registered medical patients. In 2016, the company rebranded as Harborside Inc. in preparation for the new legal adult-use market in California. DeAngelo is also co-founder of Steep Hill, Inc., the first commercial cannabis lab in the country, and co-founder of Arcview Group, the first cannabis investment firm. DeAngelo formerly served Arcview as vice president. DeAngelo is the author of ''The Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Marino
Kenneth Joseph Marino (born December 19, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He was a cast member on MTV's ''The State'' and has starred in shows such as ''Party Down'', '' Marry Me'', ''Burning Love'', and ''Childrens Hospital''. He played the Lehman brothers on the Showtime series ''Black Monday''. Early life Marino was born on Long Island, New York, to an Italian-American family. He attended West Islip High School in West Islip, New York. He then studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in New York City. On Marino's first day at NYU, he met David Wain and Craig Wedren and quickly befriended both of them; Marino was popular in part because he had milk crates full of bottles of alcoholic beverages (which he had stolen the previous summer at a job at a yacht club), and he carried the crates around with him when he visited people's dorm rooms. The next year, Wain and Marino were among the co-founders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in ''Animal House'' (1978), oil company executive "Mac" MacIntyre in '' Local Hero'' (1983), pickle store owner Sam Posner in ''Crossing Delancey'' (1988), Lt. Mitch Kellaway in '' The Mask'' (1994), and glove manufacturer Lou Levov in '' American Pastoral'' (2016). He directed the short film ''By Courier'' (2000), for which he was nominated along with producer Ericka Frederick for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. On television, Riegert had a recurring role as crooked Newark Assemblyman and later State Senator Ronald Zellman in seasons three and four of the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' (2001–2002), appeared as George Moore in the first season of the FX series ''Damages'' (2007), and portrayed Seth Green's father in the comedy series '' Dads'' (2013–2014). He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in the HBO film ''Barba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Trucco
Edward Michael Trucco (born June 22, 1970) is an American actor known for his role as Samuel Anders on the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' and his recurring role as Nick Petteruti in ''How I Met Your Mother''. He also appeared on the 2017–2018 Netflix series ''Disjointed'', as Tae Kwon Douglas, a local martial arts instructor who was anti-drug. Early life A native of San Mateo, California, Trucco attended Junipero Serra High School where he played football and wrestled. He is the son of a police officer, and was once interested in becoming one himself until college, when he was attracted to theatrical performance. He took a theatre course for non-majors while he was studying Criminal Justice, but he did so well that he was asked to consider changing majors. He changed majors and completed his bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts at Santa Clara University. He has Italian and Norwegian ancestry. Career Trucco became active in television in the late 1990s with appearances in ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Sullivan
Nicole Sullivan (born April 21, 1970) is an American actress and comedian best known for her six seasons (1995–2001) on the sketch comedy series ''MADtv''. She also played Holly Shumpert in five seasons (2001–2005, 2007) of the CBS sitcom ''The King of Queens''. Sullivan played the recurring character of Jill Tracy on '' Scrubs.'' She voiced heroic Mira Nova in Disney/Pixar's ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' and the villainous Shego in Disney Channel's '' Kim Possible''. She had recurring voice roles on ''Family Guy'' and voiced Franny Robinson in Disney's ''Meet the Robinsons''. From 2008 to 2009, she starred in and was the lead of her own Lifetime television series ''Rita Rocks''. From 2008 to 2013, she voiced Marlene the Otter in ''The Penguins of Madagascar''. She played Jules' (Courteney Cox) therapist, Lynn Mettler, on the comedy ''Cougar Town''. She portrayed Lyla in the Disney Channel original movie '' Let It Shine'' in 2012. In 2013, she starred in the short-live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental and behavioral disorder that can develop because of exposure to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats on a person's life. Symptoms may include disturbing thoughts, feelings, or dreams related to the events, mental or physical distress to trauma-related cues, attempts to avoid trauma-related cues, alterations in the way a person thinks and feels, and an increase in the fight-or-flight response. These symptoms last for more than a month after the event. Young children are less likely to show distress but instead may express their memories through play. A person with PTSD is at a higher risk of suicide and intentional self-harm. Most people who experience traumatic events do not develop PTSD. People who experience interpersonal violence such as rape, other sexual assaults, being kidnapped, stalking, physical abuse by an intimate partner, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
420 (cannabis Culture)
420, 4:20 or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is cannabis culture slang for marijuana and hashish consumption, especially smoking around the time 4:20 pm (16:20). It also refers to cannabis-oriented celebrations that take place annually on April 20 (4/20 in U.S. form). At locations in the United States where cannabis is legal, cannabis dispensaries will often offer discounts on their products on April 20. Origins In 1971, five high school students in San Rafael, California, used the term "4:20" in connection with a plan to search for an abandoned cannabis crop, based on a treasure map made by the grower. Calling themselves the Waldos, because their typical hang-out spot "was a wall outside the school", the five students—Steve Capper, Dave Reddix, Jeffrey Noel, Larry Schwartz, and Mark Gravich—designated the Louis Pasteur statue on the grounds of San Rafael High School as their meeting place, and 4:20 pm as their meeting time. The Waldos referred to this plan with the phra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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