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Andrew Bowser
Andrew Bowser is an American actor, writer and director best known for his fictional character 'Onyx the Fortuitous'. Collaborating with Joseph M. Petrick, Bowser co-directed and starred in the independent comedy ''The Mother of Invention''. Bowser also wrote, directed and starred in ''Jimmy Tupper Vs. The Goatman of Bowie'' which premiered at the 2010 South By Southwest Film Festival. Early life As a child he worked as an actor in theater, television and film. He portrayed the role of the sickly child, Colin in the international tour of ''The Secret Garden'', the role of young Henry in ''Henry Hill'' and guest starred in an episode of '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' opposite Elijah Wood. While attending The School of Visual Arts, where he majored in film, he met Joseph M. Petrick and the two began collaborating on short films. In 2001, the two created a short film called ''Notes From The Rogues Gallery'' that would be the precursor to the film they would make in 2006. Bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph M
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yusuf, Yūsuf''. In Persian language, Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hush Sound
The Hush Sound is an American indie pop band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Initially named "The Hush," the band later changed its name to "The Hush Sound" due to the discovery of a rapper with the same name. The band consists of Bob Morris (vocals and guitar), Chris Faller (bass guitar and vocals), Darren Wilson (drums, percussion and vocals), and Greta Salpeter (vocals and piano). Mike Leblanc (bass guitar) temporarily replaced Faller after he left the band for a few months in 2008 . In 2005, the band released their first studio album, ''So Sudden,'' independently, which was later rereleased through Decaydance Records and Fueled by Ramen. Their second studio album, ''Like Vines'', was released in 2006 under the independent record label, Fueled by Ramen. Their third album, ''Goodbye Blues'', was recorded in October and November 2007 in Los Angeles and was released March 18, 2008. The Hush Sound was on hiatus from 2008 to 2012. They played shows together sporadica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Wendell
Ruby Wendell is an American actress and comedian. She has appeared on ''Last Comic Standing'' and has acted in independent films such as ''The Mother of Invention'', ''I'm Not Like That No More'' and ''Ashes''. Biography Ruby Wendell was born in Iowa City, Iowa. Her brother is writer/director Joseph M. Petrick. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the British American Drama Academy in Oxford. Her grandfather was Howard Wendell, a character actor who appeared in, among other films: ''Prince Valiant (1954 film)'', ''Affair in Trinidad'' and '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes''. Career Ruby Wendell has been an active stand-up comic since 2002 and in 2008 appeared on the NBC comedy reality show Last Comic Standing. In 2009 she appeared in the independent films ''The Mother of Invention'' as Jenny, ''I'm Not Like That No More'' as Leti and ''Ashes'' as Emily, which she also produced. The same year she had a small role in Paul Blart: Mall Cop as Ruby the Waitress. Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Anton
Craig Ward Anton (born August 28, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Mr. Pettus in ''Lizzie McGuire'' and Lloyd Diffy in ''Phil of the Future''. Early life Anton was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, the eldest son of Antoinette (Akromis) and Arthur Ward Anton. He has a younger brother, Brian, and two sisters, Toni and Megan. Anton graduated from Omaha Burke High School in 1980, and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1996. Career Anton started acting as a kid in Omaha, Nebraska and made his career as a stand-up comedian at age 17, performing in comedy clubs in 1978 while in high school. He attended the University of Nebraska and graduated in 1983 with a B.A. in Theater and English. Anton began his career as a college circuit comedian in the 1980s. In 1984, he traveled the Mediterranean and Middle East as part of an all-comedy USO tour, spending two months in Turkey, Greece, Bahrain, Italy, Israel and Spain entertaining troops. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Wallace
Deanna Wallace (née Bowers; born December 14, 1948), also known as Dee Wallace Stone, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Mary Taylor, the mother in the 1982 blockbuster film ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial''. She is also known for her starring roles in several horror films including ''The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film), The Hills Have Eyes'' (1977), ''The Howling (film), The Howling'' (1981), ''Cujo (film), Cujo'' (1983) and ''Critters (film), Critters'' (1986). Early and personal life Wallace was born in Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Maxine (married and maiden names, née Nichols) and Robert Stanley Bowers. She attended Wyandotte High School, before attending the University of Kansas and obtaining an education degree. She briefly taught high school drama at Washington High School in her native Kansas City in the early 1970s. She was briefly married first to Barry Wallace and still uses his last name in her career. Their mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Boone Junior
Mark Boone Junior (born Mark Heidrich; March 17, 1955) is an American character actor, best known for his TV roles as Bobby Munson in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–14) and Patrick "Pat" Brown in '' Last Man On Earth'', and film roles in Christopher Nolan's '' Memento'' (2000) and ''Batman Begins'' (2005), ''Die Hard 2'' (1990), and '' 2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003). Early life and education Boone was born Mark Heidrich in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Ginny, a retired teacher, and Bob Heidrich, a former construction consultant. He grew up on Chicago's North Shore and attended the University of Vermont and played on the school's men's soccer team. He moved to New York after college, where he started his career performing stand-up comedy with long-time friend Steve Buscemi. His stage name surname, Boone, is also his nickname; he chose it from a New York City war memorial. Career Boone frequently portrays a corrupt policeman or other authority figure, such as in ''Seven'' (as an FBI agent) and as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Corrigan
Kevin Corrigan (born ) is an American character actor. He has appeared mostly in independent films and television since the 1990s, including as Uncle Eddie on the sitcom ''Grounded for Life'' (2001–2005). His film appearances include supporting roles in ''Goodfellas'' (1990), ''Walking and Talking'' (1996), ''Henry Fool'' (1997), ''The Departed'' (2006), '' Superbad'' (2007), ''Pineapple Express'' (2008), ''Seven Psychopaths'' (2012), ''The King of Staten Island'' (2020), and co-starring roles in '' Big Fan'' (2009) and ''Results'' (2015). He has been twice nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Life and career Corrigan was born in the Bronx, New York City, to an Irish-American father and a Puerto Rican mother. After studying at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, he made his film debut in 1989 in ''Lost Angels'', starring Donald Sutherland and Adam Horovitz. He was cast in ''Goodfellas'' as the younger brother of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmi Simpson
Jimmi Simpson (born November 21, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his work on television, which includes recurring roles as Liam McPoyle on ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2005–2013), Lyle the Intern on ''The Late Show with David Letterman'' (2008–09), Mary Lightly on '' Psych'' (2009–13), Lloyd Lowery on '' Breakout Kings'' (2011–13), Jack Spaniel on '' The Newsroom'' (2014), Gavin Orsay on ''House of Cards'' (2014–15), and the younger William on ''Westworld'' (2016–2020). For the last role, he received a nomination for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. In 2022, he starred in a television series adaptation of ''The Man Who Fell to Earth''. Simpson also starred as Soldier on SundanceTV's ''Hap and Leonard'' (2016), Detective Russell Poole on USA's '' Unsolved'' (2018), and James Schaeler on ePix's ''Perpetual Grace, LTD'' (2019). He received a nomination for the 2018 British Academy Television Award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Pacific
Amber Pacific is an American pop-punk band that formed in 2002 in Federal Way, Washington. The band has released four full-length albums, '' The Possibility and the Promise'' in 2005, ''Truth in Sincerity'' in 2007, ''Virtues'' in 2010 and ''The Turn'' in 2014. History Formation and first releases Amber Pacific began as a group of high school juniors that performed locally in their hometown near Seattle, under the name Follow Through. The band consisted of Will Nutter, Tyler Peerson, and Blake Evans. In late 2002, vocalist Matt Young also joined the band with Justin Westcott. In the summer of 2003, Peerson and Evans left the band to pursue other interests and were replaced by Greg Strong and Josh "Dango" Cellan. In 2004, after changing their name to Amber Pacific, the band released their first EP '' Fading Days'' under Hopeless Records. In 2005, the band released their debut album, '' The Possibility and the Promise'', still under Hopeless Records. In 2006, Justin Westcott left t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Audition (band)
The Audition is an American rock music, rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band is composed of singer Danny Stevens, drummer Ryan O'Connor, guitarists Seth Johnson and Timmy Klepek and bassist Joe Lussa. The band's first release was a six track Extended play, EP titled ''All In Your Head''. In early 2005, they signed to record label Victory Records and released their debut album, titled ''Controversy Loves Company''. In early January 2008 they released their second studio album ''Champion (The Audition album), Champion''. On April 28, 2009 they released their third studio album ''Self-Titled Album (The Audition album), Self-Titled Album''. Their latest full-length album ''Great Danger'' was released on March 16, 2010. The Audition released a new EP titled Chapter II - EP on February 14, 2012—their first new music since leaving Victory Records. The original members reunited in 2018 to play three dates on The UK festival, Slam Dunk. History Formation and debut album (2003– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster is an American heavy metal band from Birmingham, Alabama. The group were founded in 2004, shortly after vocalist Dallas Taylor's departure from Underoath. In 2005, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster signed to Mono Vs Stereo and released their self-titled debut album. The band name and concept are based on the legend of the criminal gang of Ma Barker and her sons, noting that evil lifestyles will be met with divine justice. History Earlier years and ''II'' (2004-2009) In April 2006, it was announced that the band had signed to Ferret Music. In August of that year, the group hinted they would be working on their Ferret Records debut in October with an expected release date of early 2007. Vocalist Dallas Taylor (formerly of Underoath) updated fans once again in January 2007 and said they would be releasing an EP called '' The Day Hell Broke Loose at Sicard Hollow'', followed by their full-length album, '' II''. Maylene and the Sons of Disaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Color Fred
The Color Fred is a band headed by former Taking Back Sunday guitarist and singer Fred Mascherino. The band got their name by a poll taken on the internet and ''The Color Fred'' was declared as the fans' favorite name. History The band was started while he was in the band Breaking Pangaea. The Color Fred was featured on a compilation by Equal Vision Records in 2005. Mascherino has worked with Macbeth Athletics to design and produce the F. P. Mascho, as part of Macbeth's Studio Projects. The shoe displayed the drawings of Jude Ianelli that also appeared on The Color Fred's official website, and some lyrics. On October 4, 2007, Mascherino left Taking Back Sunday to concentrate on his new project full-time. '' Bend to Break'', TCF's first album, was released on October 30, 2007. The album hit No. 8 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The Color Fred released ''The Intervention EP'' in April 2009. The EP features new and old songs performed acoustic, plus two home demos. A DVD has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
