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American Princess (2018 TV Series)
''American Princess'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jamie Denbo that premiered on June 2, 2019, on Lifetime. Denbo wrote for the series and executive produced alongside Jenji Kohan and Tara Herrmann. On August 29, 2019, Lifetime canceled the series after one season. Premise ''American Princess'' follows "Amanda, an Upper East Side socialite, who runs off to join a Renaissance Faire after her wedding goes awry. Amanda’s storybook wedding plans are dramatically derailed when she discovers her fiancé is cheating on her, just hours before they are to be wed. Outraged, Amanda reacts violently to the indiscretions and runs away from her own dream wedding in the countryside, only to find herself stranded in the middle of a Renaissance Faire with no phone and no way home. She soon discovers her outburst has made tabloid headlines and experiences a nervous breakdown, leading her to re-evaluate her life. The unexpected awakening leads Amanda to leave everything s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', ''Northern Exposure'', ''Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', ''Desperate Housewives'' and ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure *Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Ehrich
Max Lewis Ehrich (born 1990 or 1991) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. Life and career Ehrich was raised in Marlboro Township, New Jersey, in a Jewish family with mother Rhonda Ehrich and father Bruce Ehrich. He made his film debut starring in ''One Easy Job'' (2004), then had a supporting role as principal dancer in '' High School Musical 3: Senior Year''. Breaking into television, Ehrich played Randy in two episodes of ''Ugly Betty''. He then played 16-year-old jock Jesse Moretti in the 2009 Lifetime TV-movie ''The Pregnancy Pact'', starring Thora Birch, Camryn Manheim, and Nancy Travis. He filmed two pilots for CBS in 2010, and has since shot another pilot as a recurring guest star for the new Country Music Television sitcom ''Working Class'', starring Melissa Peterman. He played Adam in ''iStart A Fan War'', a TV-movie for the Nickelodeon show '' iCarly''. In 2012, Ehrich joined the American CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' as Fenmore Baldw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McDonald (comedian)
Michael James McDonald (born December 31, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for starring in the sketch comedy show ''MADtv''. McDonald joined the show during the fourth season (1998) and remained in the cast until the end of the thirteenth and penultimate season, having become the longest-tenured cast member. Early life McDonald was born in Fullerton, California. He graduated from St. Juliana Catholic Elementary School in Fullerton, and later went to Servite High School in Anaheim, California, and graduated from the University of Southern California with a business degree. After college, a friend took McDonald to see an improv comedy show at The Groundlings Theater. McDonald quit his job at the bank and enrolled in The Groundlings improv program. He was a member of the troupe from 1992 to 1997. During that time, he was also involved in writing and directing films for Roger Corman. Later on, McDonald would guest star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jude Weng
Jude Weng (Chinese name: Weng Fei-fei/"翁菲菲") is a Taiwanese-born American director, writer and producer of episodic streaming/TV and feature films. Career Weng's episodic experience includes both multi- and single-camera half-hour comedies as well as one-hour dramas. Directing credits include ''Black-ish'' (ABC), ''The Good Place'' (NBC), ''iZombie'' (The CW), '' Crashing'' (HBO), '' Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' (Netflix), and ''Only Murders in the Building'' (Hulu) as well as multiple episodes of ''Fresh Off the Boat' (ABC), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (The CW), ''Life in Pieces'' (CBS), ''Young Sheldon'' (CBS) and ''Call Me Kat'' (FOX). In 2019, Weng became the first Asian-American woman ever to direct a half-hour broadcast network pilot, the untitled single-camera comedy by writer/showrunner Jessica Gao Jessica Gao (born January 2, 1984) is an American television writer and producer, who was creator and head writer of the TV series '' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law''. She also wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Sandow
Nick Sandow (born August 3, 1966) is an American actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Joe Caputo in ''Orange Is the New Black''. Early life Of Italian descent, Sandow grew up in the Italian neighborhood of Van Nest in the Bronx. He moved to Manhattan around age 19 to study acting under William Esper in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program and work in theater. Career Sandow has worked extensively in television guest starring on many television series such as Law & Order, Third Watch, NYPD Blue, Boardwalk Empire, and Blue Bloods. His most notable acting role on Orange Is the New Black, as prison administrator Joseph Caputo, was originally supposed to have been for a handful of episodes for the shows first season, but his role was expanded during the second season and was made a series regular with the third season. He began his directing career in theater on Off-Off-Broadway. In 2015 he wrote, directed and acted in The Wannabe ''The Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Scanlon
Claire Elizabeth Scanlon (born 1971) is an American editor and director. She has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one, for editing work on The Office (American TV series), ''The Office'' and The Apprentice (American TV series), ''The Apprentice''. She won an American Cinema Editors Award in 2014 (for ''The Office'') and was nominated in 2016 (for The Wrecking Crew (2008 film), ''The Wrecking Crew''). She has directed for numerous television shows, including ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', ''The Good Place'', Fresh Off the Boat, ''Fresh off the Boat'', GLOW (TV series), ''Glow'', and ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. She made her directorial debut with the Netflix film ''Set It Up''. Scanlon directed the ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' interactive special for Netflix. She also directed the comedy-mystery series ''Mapleworth Murders'' for Quibi. References External links * 1971 births Living people American women film directors People from Chicago American t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Futon Critic
''The Futon Critic'' is a website that provides articles and information regarding prime time programming on broadcast and cable networks in the United States. The site publishes reviews of prime time programming and interviews of people in the television industry, as well as republishing Nielsen ratings data reports and press releases provided by television networks. ''The Futon Critic'' was founded by Brian Ford Sullivan in 1997. History Brian Ford Sullivan, CEO of Futon Media, registered ''The Futon Critic'' on January 14, 1997. From its founding, the site has published reviews on prime time programming, as well as interviews its staff conducted with members of the television industry. The site also contains sections of articles dedicated to republishing press releases, network schedules and Nielsen ratings data, which have been cited by articles on websites such as ''The Huffington Post'' and TV by the Numbers. Its publications of Nielsen ratings data have also been used a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Gallagher (actor)
Patrick Gallagher (born February 21, 1968) is a Canadian actor. He is most famous for his Attila the Hun role in ''Night at the Museum''. He received a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Supporting Role nomination for his work in ''Ghost of Tsushima''. Personal life Gallagher was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, and grew up in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Born to an Irish American father and a Chinese Canadian mother, Gallagher holds dual American and Canadian citizenship. Career Gallagher is known for his television roles as Joe Finn in ''Da Vinci's Inquest'', the alcohol salesman in ''Entourage'', Leon in ''The Line'', Farhod the Fierce in ''Pair of Kings'', and Ken Tanaka in ''Glee'', and his film roles as Awkward Davies in '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' and Gary the bartender in ''Sideways''. He played Attila the Hun in ''Night at the Museum'' and its sequels, Chow in ''True Blood'', Colquitt in ''Final Destination 3'', Anderson in '' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Von Haselberg
Sophie Frederica Alohilani von Haselberg (born November 14, 1986) is an American actress, best known for co-starring in the Woody Allen film '' Irrational Man''. Early life and education von Haselberg was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actress and singer Bette Midler and artist Martin von Haselberg. Her father is of German descent and her mother is of Jewish-American descent. She attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City. She then studied sociology and East Asian studies at Yale University, worked at an ad agency in China and returned to Yale to study acting at the drama school in 2011. Career von Haselberg's NYC theatre debut was in October 2014 at The Vineyard in a play entitled ''Billy and Ray''. In 2015, von Haselberg had a role in the Woody Allen film '' Irrational Man''. Allen stated, "She's wonderful. She came in with a lot of other women that read and she's the spitting image of her otherand she was just good... I thought she wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Agee
Steven Douglas Agee (; born February 26, 1969) is an American comedian, actor, writer and musician, known for roles including Steve Myron on the Comedy Central series ''The Sarah Silverman Program'' and as John Economos in the 2021 superhero film '' The Suicide Squad'', reprising the latter role in the 2022 streaming television series '' Peacemaker''. He also served as the on-set stand-in for Nanaue / King Shark. Agee is also a musician. He played guitar and bass in various rock bands in the 1990s, and has collaborated with Brendon Small in the past. He played bass guitar in a commercial for ''Rocksmith 2014'' and released a comedy-punk album, ''Scab'', on September 4, 2021. Filmography Film Television Web Video games Writing credits * 2005–08: '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' (337 episodes) * ''The Andy Milonakis Show ''The Andy Milonakis Show'' is an American sketch comedy television show starring Andy Milonakis, which aired on MTV2, the first season having aired on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
