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Brian K. Roberts
Brian K. Roberts is an American television director. He is credited with directing over 350 programs for US television and over 200 episodes of Canadian television and films. Career Roberts has directed some of television's most popular sitcoms on both sides of the border. While in Los Angeles, he directed episodes of the CBS series ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' and ''The King of Queens'', ABC's ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', ''Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place'', ''The Hughleys'', ''According To Jim'' which starred Jim Belushi, and the ABC/ WB series ''Clueless'', NBC's ''Boston Common'', Fox's ''MADtv'' and the UPN series '' One on One'' and ''Eve'', as well as '' About a Girl'', ''Naturally, Sadie'', ''The Jane Show'', '' Cuts'', ''How to be Indie'', '' The Tony Danza Show'', '' What I Like About You'', ''Phil of the Future'', '' Kristin'', ''Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane'', '' Oh, Grow Up'', '' Grown Ups'', ''100 Deeds For Eddie McDowd'', ''Thanks'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About A Girl (TV Series)
''About a Girl'' is a Canadian comedy series which premiered on October 5, 2007 on Noggin's teen block, The N, in the U.S. and Global in Canada. It was the first scripted comedy on The N. The series ended with 13 episodes in only 1 season. Plot ''About a Girl'' centers around Amy Ryan, a college student who moves into a house off-campus when her dorm room turns out to be unacceptable. However, her new roommates are four guys. Things are not always smooth as she tries to either adjust to or change their habits and wrestles with her unrequited attraction to one of them. Characters The roommates * Amy Ryan (Chiara Zanni) – A sophomore girl in college that believed would be not as difficult, "a walk in the park.""About a Girl (TV Series)." Rediff Pages. India Abroad, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. . After the college dorms are a dud, she had to move in with four guys (Jason, Dude, McRitchie, and Benny), rather than living in the college dorm rooms. * Jason (Jesse Hutch) – One of the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanks (TV Series)
''Thanks'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on CBS on August 2, 1999, and ran for six episodes from 8:30 to 9:00pm ET on Monday nights until September 6, 1999. The program explores the trials and tribulations of the Winthrops, a 17th-century Puritan family, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Characters take their names from John Winthrop, the famed governor of the original Bostonian Puritan community, and John Cotton, another prominent Puritan religious leader. Cast In alphabetical order: *Amy Centner as Elizabeth Winthrop *Erika Christensen as Abigail Winthrop *Andrew Ducote as William Winthrop *Tim Dutton as James Winthrop *Cloris Leachman as Grammy Winthrop *Robert Machray as Magistrate *Kirsten Nelson as Polly Winthrop *Jim Rash as John Cotton Episodes External links * * Sarah Vowellbr>essay on ''Thanks''at Salon.com, published on August 25, 1999. * Sarah Vowell additional commentary on ''This American Life'' from WBEZ Chicago on Chicago Public Radio WBEZ (91.5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Deeds For Eddie McDowd
''100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd'' is a television sitcom created for Nickelodeon by Steven H. Berman, Mitchel Katlin, and Nat Bernstein. The series ran for three seasons, premiering on October 16, 1999, and airing its final episode on April 21, 2002. Plot Eddie McDowd (Jason Dohring) is considered to be a schoolyard bully by his peers. McDowd considers himself very attractive and powerful and so he bullies others without mercy. One day, while bullying a kid after school, he is caught by a kind of mystical man. He tells McDowd that due to his bullying he will be punished for his wrongdoings by living life as a dog, and that in order to be restored as a human, he has to do 100 good deeds for others. Besides The Drifter, the only one who can hear him talk is Justin Taylor, the last kid he bullied. At first, the two are firmly against the idea, but McDowd realizes that he must work alongside Justin and his family to finish his good deeds. Every time Eddie performs a good deed, the Drif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grown Ups (1999 TV Series)
''Grown Ups'' is an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from August 23, 1999 to May 22, 2000. Starring Jaleel White, the series was created by Matthew Miller and based on a story written by White. Plot ''Grown Ups'' follows the lives of three post-college friends who are coming to terms with adulthood. J. Calvin Frazier is a 24-year-old man whose roommate just left town nearly leaving him homeless. J. also learns that his high school crush Melissa (Tammy Townsend) is engaged to another man. With the help of his best friend Gordon (Dave Ruby) and Gordon's wife Shari (Marissa Ribisi), J. attempts to deal with his problems and adjust to life as a grown up. In the pilot episode, Soleil Moon Frye appeared as Robin Carlucci, J.'s new roommate who wrongly assumes that J. is gay. The series was retooled after the pilot and Frye's character was dropped. Cast Main * Jaleel White as J. Calvin Frazier *Dave Ruby as Gordon Hammel *Marissa Ribisi as Shari Hammel Recurring *Patric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, Grow Up
''Oh, Grow Up'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22 to December 28, 1999. Created by Alan Ball, the show was based on his 1991 one-act stage play ''Bachelor Holiday'', written before he found success as a television writer. The series starred Stephen Dunham, David Alan Basche, and John Ducey as three former college roommates who share an apartment in Brooklyn. Plot Construction company owner Hunter Franklin and artist Norris Michelsky are old college roommates, who share an apartment in Brooklyn, but are nothing alike. When their other college roommate, attorney Ford Lowell, splits from his wife Suzanne after coming out, Hunter and Norris invite him to move in with them. In addition, ladies man Hunter discovers that an affair from years ago has produced a child, when 18-year-old art student Chloe makes contact with him. In addition, one of the more unique aspects of the show was a dog named Mom, whose barks were subtitled with captions. Cast * Stephe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe, Duncan, Jack And Jane
''Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane'' is an American teen sitcom created by Daniel and Sue Paige, starring Selma Blair, David Moscow, Michael Rosenbaum, and Azura Skye that premiered on The WB network from January 17, 1999 and ended on June 11, 2000. During development, the show was initially known as ''Zoe Bean'' and was later retitled ''Zoe...'' during its second season. The series aired a total of 26 episodes over its two seasons. Characters The series centered on four eccentric high school friends in New York City. The foursome attended (fictional) Fielding-Mellish Prep, which gets its name from Woody Allen's character in the movie ''Bananas''. *Zoe Bean (Selma Blair): A coy, boy-crazy daydreamer. *Duncan Milch (David Moscow): An anxious oddball. A Woody Allen type. *Jack Cooper (Michael Rosenbaum): Handsome, but egotistical and selfish. *Jane Cooper ( Azura Skye): Jack's twin sister. Sarcastic and cynical. (Although playing twins, Skye was nine years younger than Rosenbaum in rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin (TV Series)
''Kristin'' is an American sitcom television series created by John Markus, starring Kristin Chenoweth. The series premiered on June 5, 2001 on NBC. The show was canceled on July 10, 2001, after six episodes had been screened (out of thirteen produced). Plot Kristin Yancey (Kristin Chenoweth), a perky Oklahoma woman, takes a job as a secretary in New York City while she looks for work in show business. What she does not know is that her boss Tommy Ballantine (Jon Tenney), hired her sight unseen from a local Baptist Church congregation in hopes of repairing his public image, which had been damaged by nearly nonstop sexual imbroglios. Cast * Kristin Chenoweth as Kristin Yancey * Jon Tenney as Tommy Ballantine, Kristin's boss * Ana Ortiz as Santa Clemente, Kristin's friend * Larry Romano as Aldo Bonnadonna, Tommy's right-hand man * Dale Godboldo as Tyrique Kimbrough, an employee of the firm *Christopher Durang as Reverend Thornhill of the Baptist congregation Reception Michael Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Of The Future
''Phil of the Future'' is an American science fiction sitcom that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 18, 2004, to August 19, 2006, for two seasons. The series was created by Douglas Tuber and Tim Maile and produced by 2121 Productions. It follows a family from the future that gets stranded in the 21st century when their time machine breaks down. The series became available to stream on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Episodes Characters Main *Philip "Phil" Rupert Diffy (Ricky Ullman) – Phil Diffy (born 2107) is the main character in the series. He is a freshman in season 1 and sophomore in season 2, at H.G. Wells Junior/Senior High School. He seems to be the most "in tune" with how things work in this century. Phil frequently has to make up excuses to hide the fact that he is from the future. He is the best friend and later boyfriend of Keely Teslow. Phil is two years older than Pim. *Pimilla "Pim" Nicole Diffy ( Amy Bruckner) – Pim Diffy (born 2109) is Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What I Like About You (TV Series)
''What I Like About You'' is an American television sitcom co-created by Wil Calhoun and Dan Schneider. It is set mainly in New York City, following the lives of two sisters: vivacious teenaged sister Holly (Amanda Bynes) and her responsible older sister Val (Jennie Garth). The series ran on The WB from September 20, 2002, to March 24, 2006, with a total of 86 episodes produced. With the exception of a brief period early in the second season, ''What I Like About You'' was a headline on The WB's Friday night comedy block. Cast and characters Throughout their time on the series, two main characters—Vince and Lauren—were never given last names. Jeff was also never given a last name, although in the artwork for the season 1 DVDs, he is listed as "Jeff Campbell". Main Recurring * Dan Cortese as Vic Meladeo (seasons 1 & 4) *Edward Kerr as Rick (seasons 2–4) * Stephen Dunham as Peter (season 2) *David de Lautour as Ben Sheffield (season 3) Guest *Abigail Breslin *Fran Dres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tony Danza Show (1997 TV Series)
''The Tony Danza Show'' is an American sitcom television series starring Tony Danza, Majandra Delfino, Dean Stockwell, Ashley Malinger, Maria Canals, and Shaun Weiss that aired on NBC from September 24 to December 10, 1997, during the 1997 fall lineup. The show aired 5 episodes before being cancelled, leaving 9 episodes unaired. Tony Danza won "Favorite Male Performer In A New TV Series" at the 24th People's Choice Awards for his performance in the show. Premise Tony DiMeo (Danza), single father of two daughters, is a sportswriter who can't use a computer. Tina (Delfino) is a rebellious 16-year-old and Mickey (Malinger) is an 11-year-old hypochondriac. Cast * Tony Danza as Tony DiMeo * Maria Canals as Carmen Cruz * Shaun Weiss as Stuey Mandelker * Majandra Delfino as Tina DiMeo * Ashley Malinger as Mickey DiMeo * Dean Stockwell Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021) was an American actor with a career spanning seven decades. As a child actor under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Be Indie
''How to Be Indie'' is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on YTV from 2009 to 2011 and Disney Channel until 2012. The main character is a 13-year-old Indian-Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth audience. The series was created by Vera Santamaria, John May, and Suzanne Bolch. The series ran for two seasons with 52 episodes and aired its final episode on October 24, 2011 on YTV in Canada and May 26, 2012 on Disney Channel in the United Kingdom. Plot The program follows Indie's journey as she tries to get the most out of life despite the travails of junior high school and the expectations of her Indian parents. She is joined by her two best friends, Marlon Parks and Abigail "Abi" Flores. She often falls into the trap of caring more about what her peers think of her than who she wants to be herself, and consequently spends a lot of time trying to impress her classmates. When not focusing on Indie, the sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
