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American Vandal
''American Vandal'' is an American mockumentary television series created by Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda that premiered on September 15, 2017, on Netflix. The series is a parody of true crime documentaries such as ''Making a Murderer'' and ''Serial (podcast), Serial''. On October 26, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had canceled the series after two seasons; however, it was also reported that producers intend to shop the program to other venues. It received mostly positive critical reviews, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award, and won a Peabody Awards, Peabody Award. Premise The first season follows the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left 27 faculty cars vandalized with phallus, phallic images. Senior class clown Dylan Maxwell is accused of the crime by the school. He is expelled, but an investigation into the incident is launched by sophomore Peter Maldonado, with help from his friend Sam Ecklund, to uncover whether Dylan was the on ... [...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] |
Primetime Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. The award categories are divided into three classes: the regular Primetime Emmy Awards, the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards to honor technical and other similar behind-the-scenes achievements, and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for recognizing significant contributions to the engineering and technological aspects of television. First given out in 1949, the award was originally referred to as simply the " Emmy Award" until the International Emmy Award and the Daytime Emmy Award were created in the early 1970s to expand the Emmy to other sectors of the television industry. The Primetime Emmy Awards generally air every September, on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Burns
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Hebrew Bible Family According to Book of Genesis 20:12, in conversation with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar, Abraham reveals Sarah to be both his wife and his half-sister, stating that the two share a father but not a mother. Such unions were later explicitly banned in the Book of Leviticus (). This would make Sarah the daughter of Terah and the half-sister of not only Abraham but Haran and Nahor. She would also have been th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Ray (comedian)
Adam Ray is an American comedian, actor, voice-over artist, and YouTuber. Early life Ray was raised in Seattle and attended Shorecrest High School. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Southern California. Career Ray joined the YouTube community as "adamraycomedy" and has 20 thousand subscribers with more than eight million views. His voice has been featured in advertisements for McDonald's, Hyundai, Brooks Brothers, the San Diego Zoo, and Burger King Burger King (BK) is an American-based multinational chain store, chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida, the company was founded in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida–based res .... Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ray, Adam 21st-century American male actors American male comedians American male film actors American male television actors American male comedy actors Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Dearden
Taylor Dearden Cranston (born February 12, 1993) is an American actress. She played Ophelia in the MTV show ''Sweet/Vicious''. She also played Chloe Lyman in the second season of the Netflix mockumentary ''American Vandal''. Early life Taylor Dearden Cranston was born in Los Angeles, California, on February 12, 1993, the daughter of actor Bryan Cranston and actress Robin Gale Dearden. In 2015, she graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in theater. Career In 2010, Dearden appeared in an episode of ''Breaking Bad'' called " No Más". From 2011 to 2016, she appeared in various short films. From 2013 to 2014, Dearden portrayed the character McKenzie in two seasons of the web series ''101 Ways to Get Rejected''. The show was created and written by fellow USC student Susie Yankou and was directed by Mike Effenberger. In 2016, Dearden was cast in the MTV TV show ''Sweet/Vicious'', where she played the character Ophelia Mayer. Written and created by Jennife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melvin Gregg
Melvin Gregg is an American actor, model and comedian known for his roles as DeMarcus Tillman in Netflix's mockumentary series ''American Vandal'', Erick Scott in Steven Soderbergh’s sports drama film ''High Flying Bird'', Drew 'Manboy' Miller on FX's crime drama ''Snowfall'', and Ben Chandler in the Hulu miniseries ''Nine Perfect Strangers''. Life and career Gregg was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to parents Constance Gregg and Melvin Vaughan. He has six sisters. After graduating from I.C. Norcom High School, he studied marketing at Old Dominion University for 2 years before changing his career path and moved to Los Angeles in 2011 to pursue acting. Gregg came to prominence by creating and sharing comedic content in which he starred, wrote, and produced on Vine. He amassed more than 7 million followers in the course of 3 years, becoming one of the top 100 personalities on the platform. His first credited role was in the web series ''Whatever, The Series.'' in 2011 where he ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Tope
Travis Tope (born November 11, 1991) is an American film and television actor, known for playing Chris Truby in the film '' Men, Women and Children'', Nick Strain in ''The Town That Dreaded Sundown'', Joe Harper/Tommy Darmody in the series '' Boardwalk Empire'', and Kevin McClain in the Netflix mockumentary ''American Vandal''. Early life Tope is a Texas native, born November 11, 1991. He was living in Plano before he started auditioning for acting. In January 2010, as a member of Plano's Boy Scout Troop 1000, Tope was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. Career In 2014, Tope starred as JT Doyle in the drama '' Little Accidents'' opposite Elizabeth Banks and Boyd Holbrook, with Sara Colangelo directing. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2014, and was released on January 16, 2015, by Amplify. Then Tope played the role Chris Truby in the drama '' Men, Women & Children'' along with Adam Sandler and Rosemarie DeWitt, and directed by Jason Reitman. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karly Rothenberg
Karly Rothenberg is an American film and television actress. Rothenberg is best known for her roles as warehouse worker Madge “Pudge” Madsen on ''The Office'' and Ms. Erin Shapiro in the Netflix mockumentary ''American Vandal''. She played Marlene, the secretary to Lt. Felix Valdez on the Lifetime series '' The Protector''. She also had a recurring role as Mrs. Valentine on ''That's So Raven ''That's So Raven'' is an American television teen sitcom that was created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, and aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between January 2003 and November 2007. The series centers on Raven Baxter (Raven-Sym ...''. Filmography Film Television Video games External links Official site* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rothenberg, Karly Living people American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Denver Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxon Sharbino
Saxon Paige Sharbino (born June 11, 1999) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Amelia Robbins in the Fox series ''Touch'' and Kendra Bowen in the 2015 remake of '' Poltergeist.'' Early life Sharbino was born in Lewisville, Texas, the daughter of Angela and Ron Sharbino. She began acting at the age of nine. Saxon is the older sister of actress Brighton Sharbino and singer/actor Sawyer Sharbino. Sharbino was homeschooled during her high school years. Career Sharbino started acting at nine years old. Her first significant role was in the 2012 TV movie ''Rogue'' opposite Angela Bassett. In 2013, Sharbino worked with Kiefer Sutherland in the TV series ''Touch''. She did not have to audition for the role of Amelia Robbins; the producers simply placed her in the role because she had been previously booked for a Fox pilot that didn't get picked up. She and her family moved to Los Angeles, California for the role and to advance her career. Also in 2013, Sharbino starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calum Worthy
Calum Worthy (born January 28, 1991) is a Canadian actor, writer, and producer, known for his roles as Dez on the Disney Channel series '' Austin & Ally'', Alex Trimboli in the Netflix series ''American Vandal'', Nicholas Godejohn in the Hulu series '' The Act'', and himself in ''The Coppertop Flop Show''. He has won two Young Artist Awards in the Leading Young Actor category for his performances in the comedy film ''National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion'' (2003) and the science fiction television series '' Stormworld'' (2009). He also won the Leading Actor award at the 2010 Leo Awards for his performance in ''Stormworld''. Worthy has guest-starred in numerous television series, including ABC Family's ''Kyle XY'', The CW's ''Supernatural'' and ''Smallville'', CTV's '' Flashpoint'', The Hub's '' R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series'', Disney Channel's ''Good Luck Charlie'', Disney XD's ''Zeke and Luther'', and ''Two and a Half Men''. Life and career Worthy was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukas Gage
Lukas Gage is an American actor. He has appeared in ''American Vandal'', ''The White Lotus'', ''Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse'', and ''Euphoria''. Biography Gage was born in San Diego, California and raised in Encinitas, California. He went to film camp every summer and acted in plays and commercials. He attended San Dieguito Academy in Encinitas. In November 2020, Gage posted a clip of an audition on Zoom during which director Tristram Shapeero could be heard criticizing Gage's apartment, unaware the microphone was not muted. Gage received messages of support from, among others, Judd Apatow, January Jones, Lena Dunham, Joe Jonas, Angela Kinsey, and Billy Eichner. Although he did not get the job, he said he was happy in the end as it meant he could take a job working with Molly Shannon in Hawaii on the HBO mini series, ''The White Lotus ''The White Lotus'' is an American black comedy-drama anthology television series created by Mike White for HBO. It follows the gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Franco (actor)
Eduardo Franco is an American comedic actor. He is best known for his roles as Argyle in Netflix's popular sci-fi drama ''Stranger Things'', Theo in the coming of age feature film ''Booksmart'', and Spencer Diaz in the mockumentary series ''American Vandal''. He is also in the musical duo "Dumb Bitches w/ Internet" with Noetic Nixon. Early life Franco was born in the city of Yuma in southwestern Arizona to Mexican parents. He has described his upbringing as working class. Career Franco first started acting in a number of television comedies. He played the role of Gavis in the Adam Ruins Everything episode Adam Ruins Dating which aired August 1, 2017. His first major credit was as Spencer Diaz in the first season of the 2017 Netflix comedy ''American Vandal''. In 2019, he had a supporting role in the critically acclaimed comedy film ''Booksmart''. He also appeared in several nationwide commercials, including spots for GEICO, Samsung, and TurboTax. In 2020, Franco starred in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
