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Bulletproof (1996 Film)
''Bulletproof'' is a 1996 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Ernest Dickerson and starring Damon Wayans and Adam Sandler. Released theatrically in the United States by Universal Pictures on September 6, 1996, ''Bulletproof'' was panned by critics and grossed $22.6 million worldwide. Plot Archie Moses is a small-time thief in Los Angeles who smuggles drugs for drug lord Frank Colton, who launders his drug money through a car dealership. Moses is unaware that his best friend, Rock Keats, is actually LAPD undercover cop Jack Carter, who befriended him to infiltrate Colton's gang. Carter has Moses include him in Colton's next drug shipment, secretly planning to arrest Colton and take in Moses, whom he has come to care about, unharmed. Carter's undercover status is revealed before he can enact his plan, however, and a hurt Moses pulls a gun on him. During the raid on Colton's warehouse, an out of control crane hits Moses in the back, causing him to accidentally shoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Dickerson
Ernest Roscoe Dickerson (born June 25, 1951) is an American director, cinematographer, and screenwriter of film, television, and music videos. As a cinematographer, he is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee ever since they were classmates at the Tisch School of the Arts and worked together on Lee's 1983 master's degree thesis student film, '' Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads'', which ultimately won a Student Academy Award. As a director, he is known for action and horror films such as ''Juice'', ''Demon Knight'', ''Bulletproof'', ''Bones'' and ''Never Die Alone''. He has also directed several episodes of acclaimed television series, including ''Once Upon a Time'', ''The Wire'', '' Dexter'', ''The Walking Dead'', and ''Godfather of Harlem''. Early life Dickerson was born in Newark, New Jersey. He studied architecture at Howard University, but also took a film class with Haile Gerima as he already was interested in movies. He later relocated to New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the third-largest municipal police department in the United States, after the New York City Police Department and the Chicago Police Department. The LAPD has its headquarters at 100 W. 1st St., in the Civic Center district, not far from the demolished Parker Center it replaced in 2009. The organization of the department is complex, including 21 divisions (stations) grouped in four bureaus in the Office of Operations; multiple divisions within the Detective Bureau in the Office of Special Operations; and specialized units such as SWAT, K-9, mounted police, air support and the Major Crimes Division all within the Counterterrorism and Special Operations Bureau. Further offices support the chief of police in areas such as constitutional policing and profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 with the purchase of the New York-based US Decca Records (established in 1934), including Coral Records and Brunswick Records. MCA was forced to exit the talent agency business in order to complete the merger. As American Decca owned Universal Pictures, MCA assumed full ownership of Universal and made it into a top film studio, producing several hits. In 1966, MCA formed Uni Records and in 1967, purchased Kapp Records which was placed under Uni Records management. History The early years In 1937, the owner of Decca, E. R. Lewis, chose to split off the UK Decca company from the US company (keeping his US Decca holdings), fearing the financial damage that would arise for UK Companies if the emerging hostilities of Nazi Germany should lead t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve White (actor)
Steve White (born March 1961) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his roles in Spike Lee films. Career White has worked with Spike Lee five times (''Do the Right Thing'' in 1989, '' Mo' Better Blues'' in 1990, ''Malcolm X'' in 1992, '' Clockers'' in 1995, and ''Get on the Bus'' in 1996). From 1992 to 1997, White performed stand-up comedy on Russell Simmons's ''Def Comedy Jam'' on HBO and he also had a recurring role on the ABC comedy series '' Hangin' With Mr. Cooper''. Steve was most recently one of the guest announcers on ''The Price Is Right''. He also had guest appearances on 1990s black sitcom ''Living Single'' & ''Martin'', which both aired on the Fox Network respectively. White told the ''92 KQRS Morning Show'' on January 24, 2013, that he will appear in Robert Townsend's latest film, ''Playin' for Love ''Playin' for Love'' is a 2013 comedy film starring Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Robert Townsend and directed by Townsend. The film, produced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Loughran
Jonathan Loughran is an American actor who is in most Happy Madison films with his friend and actor Adam Sandler. He is Sandler's longtime friend and assistant, who has at least 40 credits with Sandler to his name. Filmography * ''Sexbomb'' (1989) as Barry * ''Bulletproof'' (1996) as Rookie Cop * ''The Waterboy'' (1998) as Lyle Robideaux * '' Big Daddy'' (1999) as Mike * ''Late Last Night'' (1999) as Nitro * ''Little Nicky'' (2000) as John * ''Undeclared'' (2001) as Himself * ''Punch-Drunk Love'' (2002) as Wrong Number * ''The Master of Disguise'' (2002) as Security Guard * ''Eight Crazy Nights'' (2002) as Cop #1 (voice) * '' National Security'' (2003) as Sarcastic Cop * ''Anger Management'' (2003) as Nate * '' Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'' (2003) as Himself * '' Kill Bill: Volume 1'' (2003) as Trucker * ''50 First Dates'' (2004) as Jennifer * '' Kill Bill: Volume 2'' (2004) as Trucker * '' Grandma's Boy'' (2006) as Josh * ''The Benchwarmers'' (2006) as Brad's As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Potter
Monica Gregg Potter (née Brokaw; born June 30, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles in the films ''Con Air'' (1997), ''Patch Adams (film), Patch Adams'' (1998), and ''Along Came a Spider (film), Along Came a Spider'' (2001). She also appeared in the horror films ''Saw (2004 film), Saw'' (2004) and ''The Last House on the Left (2009 film), The Last House on the Left'', a 2009 remake film. Potter has also appeared on television, as a series regular on ''Boston Legal'', as well as a Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe-nominated role as Kristina Braverman in the NBC drama series ''Parenthood (2010 TV series), Parenthood'' (2010–2015). She was a series regular in the CBS drama ''Wisdom of the Crowd''. Potter is also known as the founder and principal owner of Monica Potter Home, an upscale home goods, natural skin care and home decor business in Cleveland, Ohio. With the family business struggling to make money, the company was featured on the reality TV s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xander Berkeley
Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor and voice actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His film roles include '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), '' Candyman'' (1992), ''Barb Wire'' (1996), ''Air Force One'' (1997), ''Gattaca'' (1997), and ''Shanghai Noon'' (2000). He also appeared in the crime drama ''Heat'' (1995) after being cast in '' L.A. Takedown'' (1989), an earlier rendition of the film's script, although he played two different characters on the two different films. On television, he headlined the Citytv psychological thriller ''The Booth at the End'' (2010–2012) and was a series regular on the Fox action drama '' 24'' (2001–03) and The CW action thriller ''Nikita'' (2010–2012). As a guest star, Berkeley portrayed Sheriff Thomas McAllister on the CBS drama ''The Mentalist'' (2008–13) and Gregory on the AMC post-apocalyptic horror '' The Walking Dead'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Roberts (TV Producer)
Mark Roberts (born January 19, 1961) is an American screenwriter, producer, playwright, actor, and comedian, best known for creating the American sitcom ''Mike & Molly''. Career He appeared on ''The Tonight Show'' seven times as a stand-up comic between the years of 1992–1995, which led to guest starring roles on numerous television series and films, among them ''Seinfeld'', ''Friends'', ''The Practice'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', ''Two and a Half Men'', and ''Bulletproof''. He was also a series regular on the television comedy ''The Naked Truth''. His plays ''Where the Great Ones Run'', ''Parasite Drag'', and ''Rantoul and Die'' have been published by Dramatists Play Service and produced in various theaters in the United States. He was the creator and executive producer of ''Mike & Molly'', which premiered September 20, 2010 on CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Nunn
William Goldwyn Nunn III (October 20, 1953 – September 24, 2016) was an American actor known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's film ''Do the Right Thing'', Robbie Robertson in the Sam Raimi ''Spider-Man'' film trilogy and as Terrence "Pip" Phillips on '' The Job'' (2001–02). Early life Bill Nunn III was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Frances Nunn and William G. Nunn, Jr., a journalist and editor at the ''Pittsburgh Courier'' and a National Football League scout. His paternal grandfather was the first African American football player at George Westinghouse High School. While ball boys for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bill Nunn and current Steelers president Art Rooney II stole "Mean" Joe Greene's car during training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. "Joe Greene showed up in a beautiful green Lincoln Continental, and me and Bill Nunn, Jr. were ball boys. Somehow Bill got the keys one night and we decided to take it for a ride. We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Covert
Allen Stephen Covert (born October 12, 1964) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his starring role in the 2006 comedy film '' Grandma's Boy'', and his supporting actor role in the movie ''Strange Wilderness'' (2008). He is a frequent collaborator with actor and friend Adam Sandler with prominent roles in such films as ''Happy Gilmore'' (1996), ''The Wedding Singer'' (1998), '' Big Daddy'' (1999), ''Little Nicky'' (2000), ''Mr. Deeds'' (2002), ''Anger Management'' (2003), ''50 First Dates'' (2004) and ''I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry'' (2007). Life Covert was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, the son of Elizabeth Ann (née Duhy) and Stephen Covert. His father was Jewish, and his mother was a Southern Baptist. He studied theater at New York University, where he was a classmate of Adam Sandler. Covert has served as a performer, writer, and/or producer for almost every film and comedy album Sandler has ever released. He married Kathryn As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
