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Bookie (TV Series)
''Bookie'' is an American comedy television series created by Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay starring Sebastian Maniscalco, Omar Dorsey, Andrea Anders, Vanessa Ferlito, Jorge Garcia, and Maxim Swinton. It premiered on Max on November 30, 2023. In January 2024, the series was renewed for a second season. Premise A veteran bookie must fight to survive the legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, and fast-paced life in Los Angeles. Cast Main * Sebastian Maniscalco as Danny * Omar Dorsey as Ray * Andrea Anders as Sandra * Vanessa Ferlito as Lorraine * Jorge Garcia as Hector * Maxim Swinton as Anthony * Rob Corddry as Walt Recurring * Arnetia Walker as Grandma * Toby Huss as Carl Guest * Charlie Sheen as himself * Patrick Cage as Tarifa * Jennifer Taylor as Crying Woman * Eugene Byrd as himself * Eddie Gorodetsky as himself * Angus T. Jones as himself * Ray Romano as Artie * Izzy Diaz as Jerry the Waiter * Jack Doolan as Bobby Knox * Wayne K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnetia Walker
Arnetia Walker is an American actress and singer, active since 1971. She played Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom ''Nurses'' from 1991 to 1994. Life and career Walker was born in Columbus, Georgia, Walker was very young when her mother died, and she never knew her father. She later moved to New York City and attended New York's prestigious High School of the Performing Arts when she was cast in her Broadway debut, ''The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window'' by Lorraine Hansberry. She would later be Stephanie Mills's standby as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of ''The Wiz''. In 1987, she starred in the Broadway revival of ''Dreamgirls'' in the role of Lorrell Robinson, and eventually achieved the distinction of being the only woman to have played all three of that show's principal characters. She performed in both New York and Los Angeles. In 1982, Walker made her big screen debut appearing in the comedy film ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas''. She later appeared in film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laraine Newman
Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American actress, writer and comedian. She was part of the original cast of NBC's ''Saturday Night Live''. She took an interest at improv in high school. After graduating, she studied mime with Marcel Marceau for a year in Paris. She then moved to Los Angeles and became a founding member of comedy improvisational group The Groundlings. She was first hired by Lorne Michaels for a Lily Tomlin TV special in 1974. The next year Newman became one of the original cast members of ''Saturday Night Live'', working there from 1975 to 1980 and creating characters like Connie Conehead, proto-Valley girl Sherry, and Christie Christina. In 2017, she and the rest of the original cast members of ''SNL'' were among the honorees of Television Academy's Hall of Fame. She has appeared in movies like ''Stardust Memories'', ''Problem Child 2'', ''Coneheads'', and ''The Flintstones''. She is also a voice actor with appearances in both TV shows and movies, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Jennings
Brent Jennings (born January 1, 1951) is an American actor. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and is a 1969 graduate of Little Rock Central High School. He played Oakland Athletics coach Ron Washington (later manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ... of Texas Rangers) in the 2011 film '' Moneyball'', played supporting character Ernie, traveling plumbing salesman in the short-lived, but acclaimed AMC television series ‘’Lodge 49’’ and currently stars in the TV series '' All American''. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1951 births Living people African-American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock Central High School alu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebekah Graf
Rebekah Graf is an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing Heather Locklear in the 2018 biographical film, biopic The Dirt (film), ''The Dirt''. Family and early life Graf was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. From an early age she aspired to be an actress, and began performing in local theater at the age of five or six years old, a goal fostered by her parents. Graf attended Ray High School and the University of Texas at Austin where she majored in theater arts. Career Graf relocated from Austin to Los Angeles and began auditioning for TV and film parts. Early roles included small parts in TV series ''90210 (TV series), 90210'' and the Comedy Central series ''Workaholics''. She also acted in the films ''Savage County''; the 2015 Entourage (film), continuation film of the series ''Entourage (American TV series), Entourage''; and ''The Amityville Murders'', the true story of the mass murder antecedent to the alleged supernatural events o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Clendenin
Robert Treman Clendenin (born April 14, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Dr. Tom Gazelian in ABC comedy series ''Cougar Town'' and Dr. Paul Zeltzer in the comedy series ''Scrubs''. Education Clendenin graduated from Cornell University in 1986 and earned his Master of Fine Arts from Penn State University in 1990. He has subsequently built an acting career defined by roles as oddball characters in TV and film. Career He has played more than 110 roles in films, TV and web series. Television career He appeared on numerous shows including ''The Tick'', ''Popular'', ''Charmed'' (3x10), ''Will & Grace'', ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'', ''Ugly Betty'', '' Felicity'', '' Weeds'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''Desperate Housewives'', ''The League'', '' Space: Above and Beyond'', '' Roswell'', '' The Middle'', ''Mixed-ish''. He appeared as a Vidiian surgeon on '' Star Trek: Voyager'', Earl on ''That '70s Show'', Slow Roger on ''My Name Is Earl'', d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Knight
Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played Newman on '' Seinfeld'' (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on '' 3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on ''Toonsylvania'' (1998–1999), Mr. Blik on '' Catscratch'' (2005–2007) and Baron Von Sheldgoose on '' Legend of the Three Caballeros'' (2018). In film, he played Dennis Nedry in '' Jurassic Park'' (1993), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. He also portrayed Pete "Piccolo" Dugan in ''Dead Again'' (1991), John Correli in ''Basic Instinct'' (1992), Stan Podolak in ''Space Jam'' (1996) and Zach Mallozzi in ''Rat Race'' (2001) and provided the voices of Tantor in ''Tarzan'' (1999), Al McWhiggin in ''Toy Story 2'' (1999) and The Elf Elder in '' Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon'' (2014). Early life Wayne Elliot Knight was born on August 7, 1955, in New York City to a Catholic family. They moved to Cartersville, Georgia, where hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Doolan (actor)
Jack Doolan is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Tyler Boyce in the BBC sitcom ''The Green Green Grass'' alongside John Challis and Sue Holderness. Doolan has guest starred in other television shows such as '' Spooks'', ''EastEnders'', ''The Bill'' and ''Peep Show'' and a lead part in '' Cemetery Junction'', a comedy drama film by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, director, presenter and writer. Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office'' (2001–2003), and .... Filmography External links * English male television actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{England-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Romano
Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Ray Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the voice of Manny in the ''Ice Age'' film series. He created and starred in the TNT comedy drama ''Men of a Certain Age'' (2009–2011). From 2012 to 2015, Romano had a recurring role as Hank Rizzoli, a love interest of Sarah Braverman in the NBC series '' Parenthood''. More recently, he co-starred in the romantic comedy ''The Big Sick'' (2017) and portrayed mob lawyer Bill Bufalino in Martin Scorsese's epic crime film ''The Irishman'' (2019). Since 2017, Romano has portrayed Rick Moreweather in the Epix comedy-drama series ''Get Shorty''. Early life Romano was born in Queens, New York City, the second son of Luciana "Lucie" ( Fortini), a piano teacher, and Albert Romano (1925–2010), a real estate agent and engineer. He is of Italian desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus T
Angus may refer to: Media * ''Angus'' (film), a 1995 film * ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record'' Places Australia * Angus, New South Wales Canada * Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario * East Angus, Quebec Scotland * Angus, Scotland, a traditional county of Scotland and modern council area * Angus (Scottish Parliament constituency) * Angus (UK Parliament constituency) United States * Angus, Iowa * Angus, Nebraska * Angus, Ohio * Angus, Texas * Angus, Wisconsin * Angus Township, Polk County, Minnesota People Historical figures * Óengus I of the Picts (died 761), king of the Picts * Óengus of Tallaght (died 824), Irish bishop, reformer and writer * Óengus II of the Picts (died 834), king of the Picts * Óengus mac Óengusa (died 930), Irish poet * Óengus of Moray (died 1130), last King of Moray * Aonghus Mór (died 1293), chief of Clann Domhnaill * Aonghus Óg of Islay (died 1314×1318/c.1330), chief of Clann Domhnaill * Aonghas Óg (died 1490), chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Gorodetsky
Eddie Gorodetsky is a television writer and producer. His credits include '' Desert Bus'', ''Two and a Half Men'', ''Dharma & Greg'', '' The Fresh Prince of Bel Air'', ''The Big Bang Theory'', ''Saturday Night Live'', '' SCTV Network 90'', and '' Late Night with David Letterman''. He has been nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning one.Dougherty, StevThe Santa Claus of Christmas Songs''Wall Street Journal'' April 1, 2015 He was working at WBCN in Boston when he was discovered by the producers of '' Second City Television''. He has made Christmas compilations for over 20 years which he sends to friends and family which feature rare and obscure songs from a variety of genres. He released one commercially in the early 1990s: ''Christmas Party with Eddie G.'' He also produced Bob Dylan's weekly radio series, ''Theme Time Radio Hour'', and appeared in Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette's documentary '' The Aristocrats''. Gorodetsky's association with Dylan also led to Dylan making a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Byrd
Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Wink in the film '' 8 Mile'' and Dr. Clark Edison on the FOX series '' Bones''. Early life Byrd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Greene Street Friends School in 1989 and The Crefeld School in 1993. Career Byrd began acting as a child, appearing as Arthur in the film '' My Little Girl'' in 1986. His subsequent film appearances include ''Dead Man,'' ''Demon Island,'' '' Sleepers,'' '' 8 Mile,'' ''Lift'' and '' Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.'' He had the lead role in '' Confess,'' for which he won the Break-Out Performance Award at the 2006 Method Fest Independent Film Festival. He also collaborated with longtime friends Will Fuller, Jerry Della Salla and Clay Von Thomas for a film titled ''The Barracks''. Byrd had a guest spot on the Nickelodeon series ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'', playing a teenage prankster named Weeds in the episode "The Tale of the Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
