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Big Shot (TV Series)
''Big Shot'' is an American sports comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley, Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett for Disney+ starring John Stamos, Jessalyn Gilsig, and Yvette Nicole Brown. The series premiered on April 16, 2021. In September 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 12, 2022. Premise The series follows Marvyn Korn, a temperamental basketball coach who is fired from his job at the University at Wisconsin and relocates to California to coach a girls’ basketball team at Westbrook School, an elite high school for girls. Cast and characters Main * John Stamos as Marvyn Korn, a temperamental basketball coach who coaches at Westbrook School for Girls in San Diego, California * Jessalyn Gilsig as Holly Barrett, the Westbrook Sirens' good natured down-to-earth assistant coach and a biology teacher at the school * Richard Robichaux as George Pappas (season 1), the school counselor at Westbrook School for Girls * Sophia Mit ... [...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] |
Darcy Rose Byrnes
Darcy Rose Byrnes (born November 4, 1998) is an American and Irish actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her roles as Abby Newman on ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', Penny Scavo on ''Desperate Housewives'', Princess Amber on ''Sofia the First'' and '' Elena and the Secret of Avalor'', Ikki on ''The Legend of Korra'', and Maricela in ''Spirit Riding Free''. In addition to contributing original music to the show, Byrnes recurs in the role of Harper Schapira, in Season 1 and Season 2, on the Disney+ series ''Big Shot'' (2021/2022). Early life Byrnes was born in Burbank, California. She was homeschooled during her time on ''The Young and The Restless'' and then tested out of high school early. As she was too young to be a full time undergraduate student, she enrolled in the 8-week Shakespeare programme at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. Career Byrnes appeared in the direct-to-video film ''The Sparky Chronicle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Whittingham
Ken Whittingham is an American television director. Some of his directing credits include ''American Housewife'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', ''Ugly Betty'', '' Still Standing'', ''Community'', ''Yes, Dear'', ''30 Rock'', ''Californication'', ''Parks and Recreation'', '' The Middle'', ''The Mindy Project'', '' Parenthood'', ''The Bernie Mac Show'', ''Scrubs'', ''2 Broke Girls'', ''Everybody Hates Chris'', ''Modern Family'', ''The King of Queens'', ''Rules of Engagement'', ''The Office'', ''My Name Is Earl'', ''Entourage'', ''Suburgatory'' (also a producer), '' Bless This Mess'' ''Single Parents'', ''American Housewife'', ''Kenan'', '' Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!'' and ''The Upshaws''. Whittingham has won five NAACP Image Award The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literatur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruba Nadda
Ruba Nadda (born 6 December 1972) is a Canadian film director. She made several award-winning short films, including ''Lost Woman Story'', ''Interstate Love Story'', ''So Far Gone'' and ''Damascus Nights'' before writing and directing features ''I Always Come to You'', ''Unsettled'' and ''Sabah''. Her movie ''Cairo Time'' won the Best Canadian Feature Film award at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and was Best Reviewed Romance on Rotten Tomatoes for 2010. She is known for shooting feature films in very short time spans. Early life and education Nadda was born to a Syrian father and a Palestinian mother. Nadda studied literature at York University in Toronto, Ontario. She went on to study Film Production at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and completed a six-week course there. Directing career Nadda made her feature film debut with ''Sabah'' starring actress Arsinée Khanjian in the title role. Her next film ''Cairo Time'', starring Patricia Clarkson and Alexander S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John R
John R. (born John Richbourg, August 20, 1910 - February 15, 1986) was an American radio disc jockey who attained fame in the 1950s and 1960s for playing rhythm and blues music on Nashville radio station WLAC. He was also a notable record producer and artist manager. Richbourg was arguably the most popular and charismatic of the four announcers at WLAC who showcased popular African-American music in nightly programs from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. (The other three were Gene Nobles, Herman Grizzard, and Bill "Hoss" Allen.) Later rock music disc jockeys, such as Alan Freed and Wolfman Jack, mimicked Richbourg's practice of using speech that simulated African-American street language of the mid-twentieth century. Richbourg's highly stylized approach to on-air presentation of both music and advertising earned him popularity, but it also created identity confusion. Because Richbourg and fellow disc jockey Allen used African-American speech patterns, many listeners thought that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Mericle
Wendy Mericle is an American television writer and producer. She is known for her work on the ABC dramedy ''Desperate Housewives'' and The CW's superhero series ''Arrow''. Life and career From the age of seven on, Mericle grew up without a television, despite going on to become a television writer, executive producer and showrunner. She stated, "It is a very strange thing to be able to say to people I've never seen an entire episode of ''The Cosby Show'', or that I have no idea hat they meanwhen they make jokes about ''Family Ties''. There's no baseline for me. But I do have a strong background in literature, in film, and that has served me well." Her career began on The WB's ''Grosse Pointe'', as assistant to executive producer Robin Schiff. She then went on to write for the drama series ''Everwood'', where she first worked with creator Greg Berlanti. She would go on to work on the series ''Jack & Bobby'' and ''Eli Stone'', where she served as writer and story editor on the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Underwood
Ronald Brian Underwood (born November 6, 1953) is an American film and television director, known for directing such films as ''Tremors (1990 film), Tremors'' (1990), ''City Slickers'' (1991), ''Heart and Souls'' (1993),'' and Mighty Joe Young (1998 film), Mighty Joe Young'' (1998). Early life Underwood was born November 6, 1953, in Glendale, California. In school he lived in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, as an AFS Intercultural Programs exchange student. After graduating from high school, he briefly attended Occidental College as a pre-med student, but transferred to the USC School of Cinema (now USC School of Cinematic Arts) after deciding to become a filmmaker. Underwood majored in cinema with a minor in anthropology. Film career Early career (1976–1989) Upon completion of his fellowship at the American Film Institute, Underwood began working as a staff director for Barr films, a company specializing in the production of educational films. Underwood directed over one hundred ... [...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] |
Stan Verrett
Stan or STAN may refer to: People * Stan (given name), a list of people with the given name ** Stan Laurel (1890–1965), English comic actor, part of duo Laurel and Hardy * Stan (surname), a Romanian surname * Stan! (born 1964), American author, cartoonist and games designer Steven Brown * Stan (singer) (born 1987), Greek singer born Stratos Antipariotis Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Stan, an alligator in the 2006 Disney animated film ''The Wild'' * Grunkle Stan, in the animated TV series ''Gravity Falls'' * Stan, in the 2009 American fantasy comedy movie '' 17 Again'' * Stan, from the film ''Crawl'' * Stan Beeman, in the TV series ''The Americans'' * Stan Carter, in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Stan Edgar, in the Amazon Prime Video series ''The Boys'' * Stan Gable, in the ''Revenge of the Nerds'' film series played by Ted McGinley * Stan Marsh, in the animated TV series ''South Park'' * Stan Ogden, in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wilbon
Michael Wilbon (; born ) is an American commentator for ESPN and former sportswriter and columnist for ''The Washington Post''. He is an analyst for ESPN and has co-hosted ''Pardon the Interruption'' on ESPN since 2001. Early life and education Wilbon was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory School in 1976 and received his journalism degree in 1980 from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. While in college, Wilbon wrote for ''The Daily Northwestern''. Career Newspapers Wilbon began working for ''The Washington Post'' in 1980 after summer internships at the newspaper in 1979 and 1980. He covered college sports, Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Basketball Association before being promoted to full-time columnist in 1990. His column in the ''Post'', which dealt as much with the culture of sports as the action on the court or field, appeared up to four times a week until he le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Kornheiser
Anthony Irwin Kornheiser (; born July 13, 1948) is an American television sports talk show host and former sportswriter and columnist. Kornheiser is best known for his endeavors in three forms of media: as a writer for ''The Washington Post'' from 1979 to 2008, as a co-host of ESPN's Emmy Award-winning sports debate show ''Pardon the Interruption'' since 2001, and as the host of ''The Tony Kornheiser Show'', a radio show and podcast. Longtime ESPN executive John Walsh once declared that "in the history of sports media, ornheiseris the most multitalented person ever." Early life Kornheiser was born in New York City and raised in nearby Lynbrook. He was the only child of Estelle (''née'' Rosenthal; 1915–1978) and Ira Kornheiser (1910–2000). His father was a dress cutter. During his youth, Kornheiser spent his summers at Camp Keeyumah in Pennsylvania. One of his counselors was future NCAA and NBA basketball coach Larry Brown. Kornheiser attended George W. Hewlett High School, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stony Blyden
Thorsteinn Sindri Baldvinsson Blyden, (born March 9, 1996) better known by his stage name Stony Blyden, is an Icelandic actor, rapper, singer, drummer and record producer. Life Blyden was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. His father, Baldvin, is an Icelandic baker and his mother, Deborah, a Cuban fitness instructor. Blyden began drumming at an early age."Með yfir 500.000 'views' á YouTube" (Icelandic), Monitor, '''', June 3, 2013. Career For his musical artist name, he chose Stony, which is a rough translation of the second part of his Icelandic name, Thorsteinn, "Thor stone." Using a camera he borrowed from his father he sta ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
