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Back To You (TV Series)
''Back to You'' is an American sitcom which aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from September 19, 2007, to May 14, 2008. The creators and executive producers were Christopher Lloyd (screenwriter), Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, and the director was James Burrows. The series starred Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton as squabbling anchors of a news program. Plot Chuck Darling (Kelsey Grammer, Grammer) and Kelly Carr (Patricia Heaton, Heaton) were co-anchors of Pittsburgh news program WURG News 9 that had great on-screen chemistry, despite constant quarreling off-screen. However, Chuck left to take a job elsewhere. After an embarrassing comment he makes results in his dismissal from a large market LA newscast, Chuck returns to Pittsburgh after 10 years to become an anchor on the newscast he originally left. Chuck also learns that he is the father of Carr's 10-year-old daughter. Their daughter, Gracie, turns 11 years old in the episode, "Something's Up There". Character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations and additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and the Fox Media Center in Tempe. Launched as a competitor to the Big Three television networks ( ABC, CBS, and NBC) on October 9, 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network. It was the highest- rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and again in 2020, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007–08 season. Fox and its affiliated companies operate many entertainment channels in international markets, but these do not necessarily air the same programming as the U.S. network. Most viewers in Canada have access to at least one U.S.-based Fox affiliate, either ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Ratner
William Gerald Ratner (born February 25, 1947) is an American voice actor, author and solo performance artist. He is best known as the voice of Flint (G.I. Joe), Flint in Hasbro's syndicated TV cartoon ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series), G.I. Joe''. Career Ratner is best known as the voice of Flint (G.I. Joe), Flint in Hasbro's syndicated TV cartoon ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series), G.I. Joe''. His voice was used in numerous movie trailers, including ''Inside Out (2015 film), Inside Out'', Will Ferrell's ''Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Talladega Nights'' and ''Blades of Glory'', ''Kung Fu Panda'', Mike Myers (actor), Mike Myers's ''The Love Guru'', ''Monsters vs. Aliens'', and many more. He narrates documentary film, documentaries on Discovery Channel, A&E Network, A&E, The Weather Channel, History (U.S. TV channel), History, and others. His voice is on ''King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow, Kings Quest'', ''Grand Theft Aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tia Carrere
Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo (born January 2, 1967), known professionally as Tia Carrere (), is an American actress, singer and former model who got her first big break as a regular on the daytime soap opera '' General Hospital''. Carrere played Cassandra Wong in the feature films ''Wayne's World'' and ''Wayne's World 2''; Juno Skinner in ''True Lies''; Nani Pelekai in the ''Lilo & Stitch'' films and TV series; Queen Tyr'ahnee in ''Duck Dodgers''; Richard Lewis's girlfriend, Cha Cha, in '' Curb Your Enthusiasm''; and starred as Sydney Fox in the television series '' Relic Hunter'', as well as Lady Danger opposite RuPaul in Netflix's ''AJ and the Queen''. Carrere also appeared as a contestant in the second season of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and the fifth season of ''The Celebrity Apprentice''. In addition to acting, Carrere has won two Grammy Awards for her music. Early life Carrere was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is the daughter of Audrey Lee Janairo, a computer superviso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Fitts
Rick Fitts is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing the role of the ruthless businessman Martin Jackson on 120 episodes of the American soap opera television series '' Generations''. Fitts guest-starred in numerous television programs including '' Seinfeld'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Three's a Crowd'', '' Coach'', ''Diff'rent Strokes'', ''Home Improvement'', '' Desperate Housewives'', ''The A-Team'', ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', ''Frasier'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', ''227'', ''The Redd Foxx Show'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', ''The Steve Harvey Show'', '' Roseanne'', ''Hardcastle and McCormick'', '' Benson'', ''What's Happening Now!!'', ''Andy Richter Controls the Universe'', ''Jake and the Fatman'', '' Over My Dead Body'' and ''Party of Five''. He also appeared in films, such as, '' Summer Camp Nightmare'', '' The Hanoi Hilton'', '' The Kid with the Broken Halo'', '' Banzai Runner'', ''The W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regan Burns
Regan Burns (born June 14, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Bennett James on ''Dog with a Blog,'' as well as being the host of the hidden camera game show '' Oblivious.'' Burns is also known for various roles in TV commercials and programs in the United States and the United Kingdom. Career Burns attended Radford University on a gymnastics scholarship, but gave it up to pursue theater instead. After graduating from Radford in 1990, he studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Burns hosted the game show '' Oblivious'', in which Burns acted as someone or something, such as an artist or golf instructor, and asked a contestant a series of five questions in conversation. The contestant wouldn't realize it was a hoax until all questions had been asked. They would then receive money for answering questions. Burns's other work include commentary for several E! shows. He played the arsonist Alan Shepard on Comedy Central's '' H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Macy
Wolf Martin Garber (May 18, 1922 – October 17, 2019), known professionally as Bill Macy, was an American television, film and stage actor, best known for his role in the CBS television series '' Maude'' (1972–1978). Early life Bill Macy was born Wolf Martin Garber on May 18, 1922, in Revere, Massachusetts, the son of Mollie (née Friedopfer; 1889–1986) and Michael Garber (1884–1974), a manufacturer. He was raised Jewish in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Samuel J. Tilden High School he served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946 with the 594th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, stationed in the Philippines, Japan and New Guinea. He worked as a cab driver for a decade before being cast as Walter Matthau's understudy in ''Once More, with Feeling'' on Broadway in 1958. He portrayed a cab driver on the soap opera ''The Edge of Night'' in 1966. Macy was an original cast member of the 1969–1972 Off-Broadway sensation ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Busch
Adam Richard Busch (born July 6, 1978) is an American actor, film director and singer best known starring as Warren Mears on the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Career Busch was born in East Meadow, New York. His first film role came in the movie '' Léon: The Professional''. Early roles include Noah Allen from Nickelodeon's ''the Mystery Files of Shelby Woo'', and an episode of ''Law & Order''. He also had a small part as a nerdy AV geek in the bank-robbing cheerleader movie '' Sugar & Spice''. Busch appeared on Fox Network's brief series '' The Jury'' in Summer 2004, which ran for ten episodes, and has been seen in a character role on ''House''. In 2006 he portrayed the Orthodox Jewish rap artist, Sholom Glickstein, in the Paul Weitz film, "American Dreamz". He had a recurring role in the Kelsey Grammer situation comedy, '' Back to You''. He made a guest appearance on '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''. He also had a guest spot on ''Are You Scared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey At The Bat
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Casey at the Bat is a poem written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer. Casey at the Bat may also refer to: * ''Casey at the Bat'' (1916 film), a film based on the poem * ''Casey at the Bat'' (1927 film), a film based on the poem * ''Casey at the Bat'', an autobiography by Casey Stengel Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel (; July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and manager, best known as the manager of the championship New York Yankees of the 1950s and later, the expansion New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Central Europe. The preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of Poland defines the Polish nation as comprising all the citizens of Poland, regardless of heritage or ethnicity. The majority of Poles adhere to Roman Catholicism. The population of self-declared Poles in Poland is estimated at 37,394,000 out of an overall population of 38,512,000 (based on the 2011 census), of whom 36,522,000 declared Polish alone. A wide-ranging Polish diaspora (the '' Polonia'') exists throughout Europe, the Americas, and in Australasia. Today, the largest urban concentrations of Poles are within the Warsaw and Silesian metropolitan areas. Ethnic Poles are considered to be the descendants of the ancient West Slavic Lechites and other tribes that inhabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheers
''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television (original), Paramount Network Television, and was created by the team of James Burrows and Glen and Les Charles. The show is set in a bar and namesake Cheers Beacon Hill, Cheers in Boston, where a group of locals in the city meet to drink, relax and socialize. At the center of the show was the bar's owner and head bartender, Sam Malone, who was a womanizing former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. The show's ensemble cast introduced in the Give Me a Ring Sometime, pilot episode were waitresses Diane Chambers and Carla Tortelli, second bartender Coach Ernie Pantusso, and regular customers Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin. Later main characters of the show also included Frasier Crane, Woody Boyd, Lilith Sternin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frasier
''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey (screenwriter), Peter Casey, and David Lee (screenwriter), David Lee (as Grub Street Productions), in association with Grammnet Productions, Grammnet (2004) and Paramount Television (original), Paramount Network Television. The series was created as a Spin-off (media), spin-off of the sitcom ''Cheers''. It continues the story of psychiatrist Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), who returns to his hometown, Seattle, as a radio show host. He reconnects with his father, Martin Crane, Martin (John Mahoney), a retired police officer, and his younger brother, Niles Crane, Niles (David Hyde Pierce), a fellow psychiatrist. Included in the series cast were Peri Gilpin as Frasier's producer Roz Doyle, and Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon, Martin's live-in caregiver. Dan Butler's role a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
