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Alphonso McAuley
Alphonso McAuley (born April 21, 1979) is an American actor and social media personality. McAuley played Cassius Sparks on Fox's comedy television series '' Breaking In'' and played Hutch in ABC's '' The Middle''. Early life and education McAuley was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and raised in Los Angeles. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and Afro-Ethnic studies from California State University, Fullerton. Career McAuley played Bucky in the ''Fat Albert'' movie. He also played Orsten Artis in the 2006 film ''Glory Road'', based on the true story of the Texas Western Miners, and Walt in the film ''Pride''. He went on to co-star with Tatyana Ali in the sitcom ''Love That Girl!''. He also voiced the rooster Drake in ''The Lion of Judah''. He is featured in the music video for "Miracle" by Matisyahu. He also featured in the YouTube comedy series ''Merman King Mah-Doo'', a story about an exiled merman Mermen, the male counterparts of the mythical fema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,023 as determined by the 2020 U.S. census, New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut after Bridgeport and Stamford and the principal municipality of Greater New Haven, which had a total 2020 population of 864,835. New Haven was one of the first planned cities in the U.S. A year after its founding by English Puritans in 1638, eight streets were laid out in a four-by-four grid, creating the "Nine Square Plan". The central common block is the New Haven Green, a square at the center of Downtown New Haven. The Green is now a National Historic Landmark, and the "Nine Square Plan" is recognized by the American Planning Association as a National Planning Landmark. New Haven is the home of Yale University, New Haven's biggest t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merman
Mermen, the male counterparts of the mythical female mermaids, are legendary creatures, which are male human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down, but may assume normal human shape. Sometimes they are described as hideous and other times as handsome. Antiquity Perhaps the first recorded merman was the Assyrian-Babylonian sea-god Ea (called Enki by the Sumerians), linked to the figure known to the Greeks as Oannes. However, while some popular writers have equated Oannes of the Greek period to the god Ea (and to Dagon), Oannes was rather one of the ''apkallu'' servants to Ea. The ''apkallu'' have been described as "fish-men" in cuneiform texts, and if Berossus is to be believed, Oannes was indeed a being possessed of a fish head and man's head beneath, and both a fish tail and manlike legs. But Berossus was writing much later during the era of Greek rule, engaging in the "construction" of the past. Thus even though figurines have been unearth to corroborate thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jake Effect
''The Jake Effect'' is an American situation comedy starring Jason Bateman, Nikki Cox, and Greg Grunberg. Seven episodes were produced, to premiere in midseason of 2002, but NBC cancelled the series before a single episode aired. In 2006, Bravo started airing the series in the "Brilliant But Cancelled" block. Synopsis Jake Galvin (Jason Bateman) is a successful lawyer who has grown disdainful of his job after his latest successful case allows a client to dump Paradichlorobenzine into the Wabash River. Jake then decides to quit his job and join a program where professionals from other fields become teachers. Cast *Jason Bateman – Jake Galvin *Greg Grunberg – Nick Case *Leslie Grossman – Kimmy Ponder * Kyle Gass – Mr. Seissner *Patricia Belcher – Vice Principal M. Curtis *Nikki Cox Nicole Avery Cox (born June 2, 1978) is an American actress known mostly for her roles on the television series ''Unhappily Ever After'', '' Las Vegas'', '' The Norm Show'', and '' Nikk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Of Arcadia
''Joan of Arcadia'' is an American fantasy family drama television series telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi ( Amber Tamblyn), who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays on CBS for two seasons, from September 26, 2003, to April 22, 2005. The show was praised by critics and won the Humanitas Prize and the People's Choice Award. It was also nominated for an Emmy Award in its first season for Outstanding Drama Series. The title alludes to Joan of Arc and the show takes place in the fictional city of Arcadia, Maryland. Premise Joan Girardi is a 16-year-old teenager living in the fictional town of Arcadia in Maryland. She is the middle child of her family which includes elder brother Kevin, a former jock who has been left a paraplegic after a car accident, and younger brother Luke, a brainy nerd. Joan's father Will is the town's police chief. In the pilot episode, God appears to Joan and reminds her that she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken Diamonds
''Broken Diamonds'' is a 2021 American drama film directed by Peter Sattler from a screenplay by Steve Waverly. It stars Ben Platt, Lola Kirke, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alphonso McAuley, and Lynda Boyd. The film had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on April 1, 2021. It was released on July 23, 2021, by FilmRise. Premise In the wake of his father's death, a twenty-something writer sees his dream of moving to Paris put in jeopardy when he's forced to temporarily take in his wildly unpredictable, mentally ill sister. Cast * Ben Platt as Scott * Lola Kirke as Cindy * Yvette Nicole Brown as Cookie * Alphonso McAuley * Lynda Boyd as Mom * Chad Willett as Leeland Weaver * Amanda Fix as Young Cindy * Debs Howard as Julia Production In March 2018, it was announced Ben Platt had been cast in the film, which was originally titled ''Love and Oatmeal'', with Peter Sattler directing from a screenplay by Steve Waverly. Molly Smith, Rachel Smith, Thad Luckinbill, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximum Impact
, director = Andrzej Bartkowiak , producer = Alexander NevskyAlexander Izotov , screenplay = Ross LaManna , starring = Alexander NevskyKelly HuMark Dacascos Danny Trejo Tom ArnoldEric Roberts , music = Sean Murray , cinematography = Vern Nobles , editing = Thomas Calderon , production_companies = Hollywood StormCzar Pictures , distributor = CineTel Films (US) , released = , runtime = 110 minutes , country = RussiaUnited States , language = EnglishRussian , gross = ''Maximum Impact'' (russian: Максимальный удар, Maksimal'ny udar) is a 2017 action comedy film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, written by Ross LaManna, and starring Alexander Nevsky, Kelly Hu, Yevgeny Stychkin, Mark Dacascos, Danny Trejo, Tom Arnold and Eric Roberts. The film was released theatrically in Russia on November 30, 2017, and direct-to-video in the United States on October 2, 2018. Plot A failed terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Submarine Kid
''The Submarine Kid'' is a 2015 American drama film, directed by Eric Bilitch and written by Bilitch and Finn Wittrock. The film stars Finn Wittrock and Emilie de Ravin, with supporting performances from Jack Coleman, Nancy Travis, Alphonso McAuley, Hunter Cope, and Joe Massingill. The film had its world premiere on November 12, 2015 at the Napa Valley Film Festival. The film was released through video on demand on January 12, 2016, by MarVista Entertainment. Plot Spencer Koll, a Marine who has just returned home from a horrific experience while serving, struggles to bring himself back into a normal life with his friends and girlfriend. Spencer then meets Alice, who is everything to him, but is meanwhile haunted by a ghost from his time during the war. Alice then introduces him to the story of the submarine kid at a party. Spencer hears his friends outside and tries to break up a fight between his friends and other party attendees. Spencer then suffers a flashback and attacks th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Run 2
''Cat Run 2'' is a 2014 direct-to-video American comedy action film sequel of '' Cat Run'' directed by John Stockwell starring Scott Mechlowicz, Winter Ave Zoli, Alphonso McAuley. Plot Two assassin sisters Tatiana (Winter Ave Zoli) and Mina (Maria Rogers), disguised as Russian sex workers, arrive in New Orleans working under Cordray (Dan Bilzerian) in a strip club. The pair are hired by U.S. military soldiers for a "sex party" where they infiltrate the base and attempt to steal military secrets by storing it in a USB drive. After a massacre, Mina is killed and Tatiana escapes leaving Wilson (Thomas Tah Hyde III), one of the soldiers wounded. Back in New York City two private investigators, Anthony ( Scott Mechlowicz) and Julian (Alphonso McAuley), attempt to start a restaurant before being selected to participate in a cooking contest in New Orleans. Julian's family resides in New Orleans where the pair find residence until the contest. Wilson, who is Julian's cousin, returns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walk Of Shame (film)
''Walk of Shame'' is a 2014 American comedy film written and directed by Steven Brill and starring Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Gillian Jacobs, and Sarah Wright Olsen. The film was released in select theaters and through video on demand in the United States on May 2, 2014, by Focus World. ''Walk of Shame'' garnered negative reviews from critics who commended Banks' performance but criticized Brill's filmmaking for creating an unspectacular comedic romp filled with broad caricatures and misogynistic views on women. The film was a box-office bomb, grossing $8.1 million worldwide against a production budget of $15 million. Plot Meghan Miles, a newscaster for local Los Angeles TV affiliate KZLA6, is rejected for an anchor position with a network news program in favor of someone with an Asian last name. Having made prior plans with her friends Rose and Denise to go to a club, Meghan ends up highly intoxicated and is invited to join a group of men in a booth. When one of them in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion Of Judah
''The Lion of Judah'' is a 2011 South African-American computer-animated Christian comedy-drama film produced by Animated Family Films, distributed by Rocky Mountain Pictures and starring Scott Eastwood, Georgina Cordova, Sandi Patty, Anupam Kher, Michael Madsen, Alphonso McAuley, Omar Benson Miller, Vic Mignogna and Ernest Borgnine. It is the sequel to the Christmas short film ''Once Upon A Stable'', taking place 30 years earlier in a Bethlehem stable as The Stable-Mates witness the birth of "The King". Lion of Judah had a limited release to theaters starting June 3, 2011, and a domestic DVD release Easter 2012. Synopsis During the time of Jesus' crucifixion, a lamb named Judah tries to avoid being sacrificed. His friends from the stable in Bethlehem embark on a journey to save their friend. Cast * Bruce Marchiano as Jesus * Georgina Cordova as Judah, the lamb * Ernest Borgnine as Slink, a rat * Anupam Kher as Monty, a horse * Sandi Patty as Esmay, a cow * Michael Madsen as Boss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Run
''Cat Run'' is a 2011 American comedy action film directed by John Stockwell. Plot Andorran prostitute and single mother Catalina "Cat" Rona is hired to participate in an orgy in Montenegro along with other escorts, for powerful men including former U.S. Senator William Krebb. When the senator kills one of the women, security is ordered to murder the others present to avoid witnesses. However, Cat escapes with security footage of what happened contained on an encrypted hard disk drive. An official manhunt for Cat ensues, having been framed with false charges, and the cruel assassin Helen Bingham is hired to retrieve the HDD and kill Cat. Meanwhile, Americans Julian Simms and Anthony Hester decide to open a detective agency to raise money. When they read in the newspaper that Cat is wanted by the police, they decide to seek her out, expecting to receive a reward. However, they cross the path of Helen and they end up helping protect Cat from the killer. When Helen is betrayed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nim's Island
''Nim's Island'' is a 2008 adventure film written and directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin, and based on the children's story of the same name by Wendy Orr. A young girl alone on a remote island seeks help from an agoraphobic San Franciscan author. While the author attempts to overcome her agoraphobia to search for her, Nim tries to overcome her fear of losing her father. It stars Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler, and was released on 4 April 2008 by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics and earned $100.1 million on a $37 million budget. Plot 11-year-old Nim (Abigail Breslin) lives with her widower marine biologist father Jack Rusoe ( Gerard Butler) on a South Pacific island. Jack has told Nim that her mother Emily died when she was swallowed by a blue whale after it was scared by a ship called ''The Buccaneer''. Nim has several native animals for company: Selkie the sea lion, Fred the bearded dragon, Chica the sea turtle, and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
