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Abby's
''Abby's'' is an American sitcom television series created by Josh Malmuth that aired from March 28 to June 13, 2019, on NBC. The series stars Natalie Morales, Neil Flynn, Nelson Franklin, Jessica Chaffin, Leonard Ouzts, and Kimia Behpoornia. In May 2019, the series was canceled after one season. Premise Set in San Diego, the series takes place at the home of Abby, a bisexual Latina ex-Marine sergeant, who turned her backyard into an unlicensed bar complete with her own set of rules, which the eclectic set of regulars have to follow. Cast and characters * Natalie Morales as Abby, a former Marine sergeant and the owner of the unlicensed bar, Abby's. * Nelson Franklin as Bill, an engineer and Abby's new landlord who initially disapproves of the bar, but eventually comes around and joins her circle of patrons. * Jessica Chaffin as Beth, a lawyer-turned housewife and one of the bar's most loyal customers. * Leonard Ouzts as James, the bouncer for Abby's despite his distaste for conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Chaffin
Jessica Chaffin is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known as part of the comedy duo Ronna and Beverly with Jamie Denbo. She is also known for her recurring roles as Coco Wexler on Nickelodeon's ''Zoey 101'', Marie Faldonado in the CBS sitcom ''Man with a Plan (TV series), Man with a Plan'' and appearing in the films ''Spy (2015 film), Spy'' and ''The Heat (film), The Heat''. She starred as Beth in the NBC sitcom ''Abby's''. Early life Chaffin was born and raised in Newton, Massachusetts. Her father is from a Jewish family, and her mother, who is of Scottish and English ancestry, Conversion to Judaism, converted to Judaism; Chaffin was raised Jewish. Her brother, Joshua Chaffin, is a writer for the ''Financial Times''. Career She is a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, often performing with her comedy partner Jamie Denbo. From 2005 to 2008, Chaffin was known for playing List of Zoey 101 characters#Coco Wexler, Coco Wexler, the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Morales (actress)
Natalie Morales (born February 15, 1985) is an American actress and director. She starred in the 2008 ABC Family series ''The Middleman'' and had a main role in 2009 on the first season of the USA Network series '' White Collar''. In 2010, she appeared in the feature films '' Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' and '' Going the Distance''. Morales also had a starring role in the Fox comedy series '' The Grinder'', the NBC sitcom ''Abby's'', and recurring roles in the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'', HBO's '' The Newsroom'' and the Netflix series ''Dead to Me''. Her directorial debut film, the teen comedy ''Plan B'', was released May 28, 2021, on Hulu. She also directed '' Language Lessons'', a film she co-wrote with Mark Duplass and stars in. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and was released in September 2021. Early life A native of Miami, Florida, Morales is of Cuban descent. She attended St. Agatha Catholic School and Southwest Miami Senior High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Franklin
Nelson Franklin is an American actor best known for his television roles in ''The Millers'', ''Traffic Light'', ''The Office'', ''New Girl'', ''Black-ish'', and ''Veep''. Life and career Franklin was born to father Howard Franklin, a screenwriter and director. His stepmother is DJ Anne Litt. Franklin attended high school at Campbell Hall School in Studio City, California. He graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Franklin's first major role was a recurring role as Nick, the I.T. worker on NBC's ''The Office''. Franklin later went on to appear as a series regular on the short-lived FOX comedy series ''Traffic Light''. He appears with another ''Office'' actor, David Denman, who played Pam's ex-fiancée Roy. His side projects include a short for Funny or Die: a fake commercial promoting the Dudes-N-Bros Talking Points System, which is a service that helps guys who aren't dudes or bros hold a conversation with dudes and bros. He co-starred on the CBS sitcom '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Flynn
Neil Richard Flynn (born November 13, 1960) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Janitor on '' Scrubs'' and Mike Heck in the ABC comedy series '' The Middle''. He has had notable appearances in television series, such as ''That '70s Show'', '' CSI'', and ''Smallville'' and the television films ''It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie'' and '' Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie.'' His film career includes appearances in '' The Fugitive'', ''Home Alone 3'', ''Mean Girls'', ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' and ''The Resurrection of Gavin Stone''. His voice-over work extends to films such as ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'', TV shows including ''Bob's Burgers'', ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'', ''Clone High'', ''King of the Hill'' and the ''Ratchet & Clank'' video games. In 2015, he starred in the DC Comics web series ''Vixen'', set in the Arrowverse. In 2019, he starred alongside Natalie Morales in the NBC sitcom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Beth McCarthy-Miller (born September 3, 1963, Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American television director. Shows she has directed include ''Saturday Night Live'' and '' 30 Rock''. Early life McCarthy-Miller was born on September 3, 1963, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She attended the University of Maryland, where she was a DJ and majored in radio, television and film. While in college she interned at CNN and MTV. Career McCarthy-Miller worked as a line producer's assistant and assistant director at MTV and began directing in 1988. During her nine years with MTV, she worked on ''MTV Unplugged'' with Nirvana, Neil Young, Elton John, Tony Bennett, and k.d. lang. She worked for '' The Week in Rock'' and later ''The Jon Stewart Show.'' She was the director of NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'' for eleven years. She left ''SNL'' in 2006 at the end of season 31, replaced as director by Don Roy King. She became a director for Viacom's MTV again in 2003 when she directed the MTV Video Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Lewis
Phillip David Lewis (born February 14, 1968) is an American actor, comedian and director who is best known for his role as hotel manager Mr. Moseby on the Disney Channel series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' and its spin-off, ''The Suite Life on Deck''. Lewis has also appeared in series such as ''Lizzie McGuire'', ''Friends'', ''The Wayans Bros.'', ''Yes, Dear'', '' Scrubs'' and ''How I Met Your Mother''. Early life Lewis was born on February 14, 1968, in Uganda to American parents.Phill Lewis Biography (1968–) Accessed December 12, 2012.Photos, Bio and News for Phill Lewis TVGuide.com. Accessed December 12, 2012. His father, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3 Arts Entertainment
3 Arts Entertainment is an American talent management and television/film production company founded by Erwin Stoff, Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein in 1991. The company has gone on to produce TV shows such as ''King of the Hill'', ''The Office'', ''Everybody Hates Chris'', ''Parks and Recreation'', ''The Mindy Project'', ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'', ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', ''American Vandal'' as well as produce films ''Edge of Tomorrow'', '' Unbroken'' and '' 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi''. The first movie the company produced was the National Lampoon movie ''Loaded Weapon 1'', which was released on February 5, 1993. The company subsequently set up a deal with 20th Century Fox in 1993. In 1996, 3 Arts made an alliance with CBS and Sony Pictures to launch 3 Arts Television which was dissolved by the end of the following year when it failed to produce any primetive TV projects for the network. Erwin Stoff founded the compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fremulon
Fremulon is an American television production company founded by television producer and writer Michael Schur. It is known for producing the long-running series ''Parks and Recreation'', ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', ''Master of None'', and ''The Good Place''. History Fremulon was founded in April 2008 by producer and writer Michael Schur. The name "Fremulon" comes from the fake insurance company that Schur's pseudonym, Ken Tremendous, worked at when he was writing for the sports blog Fire Joe Morgan. The production logo displayed at the end of Fremulon produced shows is accompanied by the word "Fremulon" spoken by actor Nick Offerman. In March 2019, Fremulon renewed its overall deal at Universal Television Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV) is an American television production company that is a subsidiary of Universal Studio Group, a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predeces .... Filmography Current For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Fryman
Pamela Gail Fryman (born 1959) is an American sitcom director and producer. She directed all but twelve episodes of the television series ''How I Met Your Mother''. Early life Fryman was born and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Career Fryman got her first job on ''The John Davidson Show'' as an assistant to the talent coordinator, and went on to be a booth production assistant and secretary on '' Santa Barbara'', eventually moving up to assistant director (AD), and director. In 1993, producer Peter Noah, with whom she had worked on the game show '' Dream House'', gave Fryman a chance to direct an episode of the short-lived sitcom ''Café Americain''. These would be the first stepping stones toward a long and successful career. Before her directing career blossomed, Fryman pursued stage directing. On the set of ''Frasier'', rehearsal resembled a play staging, which is exactly what creator and executive producer David Lee had in mind when he hired her. Fryman directed 34 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Miner (television Producer)
David Miner (born November 15, 1969) is an American television producer and talent manager who is known for his work as an executive producer on ''30 Rock,'' ''Parks and Recreation'', ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', ''Master of None'' and ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''. Early life Miner attended Skidmore College where in 1988 he founded the school's first improvisational comedy group and in 1990 created and produced the National College Comedy Festival, an ongoing annual event for over 25 years. He also worked as a summer intern at The Second City in Chicago. Career Upon graduation, Miner returned to New York where he soon became a Producer and company member with the city's longest running improvisational theater, Chicago City Limits. In 1995 he relocated to Los Angeles to join talent management and production firm 3 Arts Entertainment, where he rose to Partner. Miner is the manager of Tina Fey. Awards and nominations In addition to winning three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Schur
Michael Herbert Schur (born 1975) is an American television producer, writer, director and actor. He was a producer and writer for the comedy series ''The Office'', and co-created ''Parks and Recreation'' with ''Office'' producer Greg Daniels. He created ''The Good Place'', co-created the comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' and was a producer on the series ''Master of None''. He also played Mose Schrute in ''The Office''. In 2021, he was one of three co-creators for the Peacock comedy series ''Rutherford Falls''. Schur's comedies typically include large, diverse casts; break-out stars have emerged from his shows. He features optimistic characters who often find strong friendships and lasting love, through plots that showcase "good-hearted humanistic warmth." As of September 2021, Schur has been nominated for 19 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning two for his work on ''Saturday Night Live'' (1997–2004) and ''The Office''. Early life Schur was born in 1975, at the University of Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Schur
Michael Herbert Schur (born 1975) is an American television producer, writer, director and actor. He was a producer and writer for the comedy series ''The Office'', and co-created ''Parks and Recreation'' with ''Office'' producer Greg Daniels. He created ''The Good Place'', co-created the comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' and was a producer on the series ''Master of None''. He also played Mose Schrute in ''The Office''. In 2021, he was one of three co-creators for the Peacock comedy series ''Rutherford Falls''. Schur's comedies typically include large, diverse casts; break-out stars have emerged from his shows. He features optimistic characters who often find strong friendships and lasting love, through plots that showcase "good-hearted humanistic warmth." As of September 2021, Schur has been nominated for 19 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning two for his work on ''Saturday Night Live'' (1997–2004) and ''The Office''. Early life Schur was born in 1975, at the University of Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
