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Brothers And Sisters (season 2)
The second season of '' Brothers & Sisters'' consisted of only sixteen episodes due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Twelve of the episodes were shown beforehand, ending with "Compromises"; a further four episodes were produced to finish off the season. The first half of the season dealt with many issues and plot points left unresolved from the first season. In the UK the show changed to Channel 4's sister Channel E4 beginning March 30 and ending in July. The series was then repeated on Channel 4 in October of the same year around 4:30 pm on Saturdays, but after a couple of weeks moved it to Sunday nights in an unspecified time slot after midnight. Cast Rob Lowe, who portrays Robert McCallister, is upgraded to a series regular as his character prepares to marry Kitty. This season also introduced new recurring characters Graham Finch ( Steven Weber) and Isaac Marshall (Danny Glover) as love interests for Sarah and Nora respectively. Emily Rose will also g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, California, on Riverside Drive, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network's secondary offices, and headquarters of its news division, are in New York City, at its broadcast center at 77 West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. It is the fifth-oldest major broadcasting network in the world and the youngest of the American Big Three television networks. The network is sometimes referred to as the Alphabet Network, as its initialism also represents the first three letters of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balthazar Getty
Paul Balthazar Getty (; born January 22, 1975) is an American actor and musician. His acting debut was in ''Lord of the Flies'' (1990) as Ralph. He went on to appear in '' Lost Highway'' (1997) and had a recurring role as Richard Montana in ''Charmed'' (2003–04), Thomas Grace on the American action drama ''Alias'' (2005–06), and Tommy Walker on the American drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–11), the latter two of which have aired on ABC. As a musician, Getty is a member of the indie rock/electronic band Ringside, and is the producer for rap duo The Wow. Early life Paul Balthazar Getty was born in Tarzana, California, and brought up in San Francisco before being educated in the United Kingdom at Gordonstoun, Scotland. He was born to father John Paul Getty III and is a descendant of grandfather Sir John Paul Getty and great-grandfather J. Paul Getty, founder of Getty Oil, and at one time one of the richest men in the world, namesake for the Getty Center museum. His m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Wettig
Patricia Anne Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her role as Nancy Weston in the television series ''Thirtysomething'' (1987–1991), for which she received a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards. After her breakthrough role in ''Thirtysomething'', Wettig has appeared in a number of films, including ''Guilty by Suspicion'' (1991), '' City Slickers'' (1991), '' City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold'' (1994), and ''The Langoliers'' (1995). She returned to television playing a leading role in the 1995 short-lived drama ''Courthouse'' and later played Caroline Reynolds in the Fox drama ''Prison Break'' (2005–2007) and Holly Harper in the ABC family drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–2011). Early life Wettig was born in Milford, Ohio, to Florence (née Morlock) and Clifford Neal Wettig, a high school basketball coach. She has three sisters: Pam, Phyllis, and Peggy. She was raised in Grove City, Pennsy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Harper
Rebecca Harper is a fictional character on the ABC television series '' Brothers & Sisters''. She is portrayed by Emily VanCamp. At the age of 16, she has an affair with one of her teachers in Chicago. The teacher commits suicide when his wife finds out about this, then she moves back home. In season 1, it is thought that she is the daughter of the late William Walker and his mistress Holly Harper, Rebecca's mother. This is because William Walker's fund account's password is "S-K-T-K-J-R", the first letter of his children's names. Holly Harper denies that he is the father. The Walker family is initially reluctant to meet her, but she is invited to a family dinner and trivia game. In season 2, she starts to feel more confident in her place in the Walker family and becomes more outspoken. Holly Harper's former boyfriend, David Caplan, a photographer, comes to visit. She starts exploring her interest in photography with him. However, she starts to doubt who her father is and gets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily VanCamp
Emily Irene VanCamp (; born May 12, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She first came to prominence for her work with producer Greg Berlanti, who cast her as a series regular on The WB drama ''Everwood'' (2002–2006) and the ABC drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2007–2010). VanCamp gained further recognition by portraying the lead role of Emily Thorne on the ABC series ''Revenge'' from 2011 to 2015. From 2018 to 2021, VanCamp starred on the Fox medical drama series '' The Resident''. She also plays Sharon Carter / Agent 13 / Power Broker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), appearing in the films '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014) and '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), as well as the 2021 Disney+ series ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'' and '' What If...?'' Early life VanCamp was born on May 12, 1986, in Port Perry, Ontario. Her father, Robert VanCamp, is an animal nutritionist, and her first job was working for him, delivering food to clients in and aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saul Holden
Saul Holden is a fictional character on the ABC television series '' Brothers & Sisters''. He is played by actor Ron Rifkin. Character history Background Saul is Nora Walker's older brother, and works at Ojai Foods, the Walker family business. He has never been married. He was born on August 11, 1938. Personal life Saul once dated Holly Harper (portrayed by Patricia Wettig) until he identified himself as homosexual. Saul had a relationship in Season 5 with a man named Jonathan (portrayed by Richard Chamberlain), who Saul said he loved despite the fact he might have been the one who infected him with HIV. Saul and Jonathan began to date in Season 5. Season 1 Saul and Nora are very close. He helped her when her husband died, and defended her from their mother's criticism at her birthday party. Saul had a brief relationship with Holly Harper, William Walker's former mistress, following William's death. Although this briefly caused friction between Saul and Nora, Saul's feelings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Rifkin
Ron Rifkin (born Saul M. Rifkin; October 31, 1939) is an American actor best known for his roles as Arvin Sloane on the spy drama '' Alias'', Saul Holden on the drama '' Brothers & Sisters'', and District Attorney Ellis Loew in '' L.A. Confidential''. Personal life Saul M. Rifkin was born in New York City to Miriam and Herman Rifkin, who was born in Russia. He is the oldest of three children. He was raised as an Orthodox Jew and remains Jewish though he left Orthodoxy at the age of 32. His wife, Iva Rifkin, owns a fashion design business. Career In 2001, Rifkin's association with Touchstone Television began when he played intelligence agent Arvin Sloane in ''Alias'', opposite Jennifer Garner. From 2006 to 2011, he played second-in-command businessman Saul Holden on ''Brothers & Sisters'', opposite Sally Field. He also played Bonnie Franklin's second boyfriend Nick on '' One Day at a Time.'' He was a series regular during the sixth season. In the season 7 premiere, "Alex Moves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Walker (Brothers & Sisters)
Kevin Herbert Walker is a fictional character in the ABC television series '' Brothers & Sisters''. He is portrayed by the Welsh actor Matthew Rhys. In a two-part 2010 episode, the actor Kasey Campbell played a teenage Kevin in flashback sequences set in 1986. Rhys is the second actor to appear in all the episodes of the series. His relationship with Scotty Wandell was included in ''TV Guide''s list of the best TV couples of all time. Character history Background Kevin, born April 18, 1971, was the fourth child of William and Nora Walker (the siblings are, in birth order, Sarah, Kitty, Tommy, Kevin, and Justin). Kevin's first sexual experience was with a girl, Sarah Gimble, but by the next summer he had sex with a boy, Tucker Booth, at his family's ranch house (Tucker also took Sarah's virginity and was the first person to do drugs with Justin, but Kevin likely knew none of this). When Kevin was a senior in high school, he began seeing a boy named Danny G. McCullough. Danny's si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys Evans ( ; born 8 November 1974) is a Welsh actor. He is known for playing Kevin Walker in '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–2011) and Philip Jennings in ''The Americans'' (2013–2018), for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award. In film, he appeared as Dylan Thomas in the film '' The Edge of Love'' (2008) and as Daniel Ellsberg in the film '' The Post'' (2017) and starred in ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'' (2019). In 2020, he starred in the lead role on the HBO period series '' Perry Mason'', for which he received his third Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. Rhys is also well-known for providing the voice of Emperor Belos, the main antagonist of Disney's '' The Owl House''. Early life Rhys was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 8 November 1974 (some sources say 4 November). His first language is Welsh. He grew up in Cardiff and attended Welsh-medium schools, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Walker (Brothers & Sisters)
Julia Ridge Walker is a fictional character on the ABC television series '' Brothers & Sisters''. She is portrayed by Sarah Jane Morris. A regular cast member on the series for the first three seasons, Julia's storylines revolved around her and her husband Tommy (Balthazar Getty) problems surrounding their daughter Elizabeth, who was Tommy's brother Kevin (Matthew Rhys) child through a donation of sperm due to Tommy's infertility. Storylines Introduced as the wife of Tommy Walker (Balthazar Getty), Julia and Tommy got married two years prior to the start of the series. Julia helps Tommy cope with the sudden death of his father, William (Tom Skerritt). Meanwhile, they are trying for a baby, but Tommy learns that he is infertile. Tommy asks his brother Kevin (Matthew Rhys) to give his sperm, but Kevin refuses. Tommy's younger brother, Justin (Dave Annable), offers, but Tommy is wary because of Justin's drug abuse. Finally, both Kevin and Justin donate sperm and they all agree t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Jane Morris (actress)
Sarah Jane Morris (born April 12, 1977) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Julia Walker on the ABC television drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' from 2006 to 2009. Life and career Morris was born to Walker (a commercial airline pilot) and Janie Morris, a social worker, the youngest of four siblings, and graduated from the private all-girls' Hutchison School in Memphis. She attended Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. It was there that she met her future husband, Ned Brower, whom she married on February 19, 2005. They have a son, Emmett Andrew Brower (born January 24, 2010) and a daughter Beau Katherine (born February 1, 2014). Morris moved to Los Angeles after college to pursue an acting career and immediately found work on such network television series as ''Boston Public,'' ''Undeclared'' and '' Ed.'' She had a recurring role as Zoe Webb on '' Felicity'' from 2001-2002. She later appeared in short- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Lowe
Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American actor, filmmaker, and podcast host. He made his acting debut at the age of 15 with ABC's short-lived sitcom ''A New Kind of Family'' (1979–1980). Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a teen idol and member of the Brat Pack with roles in films like '' The Outsiders ''(1983), ''Class'' (1983), '' The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1984), '' Oxford Blues'' (1984), '' St. Elmo's Fire'' (1985), '' About Last Night...'' (1986), and ''Square Dance'' (1987). The success of these films established him as a Hollywood star. By the turn of the millennium, his career saw a resurgence when he ventured back into television, making his breakthrough as Sam Seaborn on the NBC political drama '' The West Wing'' (1999–2003), for which he received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. His other television roles include Robert McCallister on the ABC drama '' Brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
