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Caitlin Parrish
Caitlin Parrish is an American playwright, television writer, and filmmaker and, along with Erica Weiss, the co-creator of ''The Red Line'' on CBS. Her work in television also includes ''Supergirl'', ''Under The Dome'', and ''Emily Owens MD''. Plays include ''A Twist of Water'', ''The Downpour'', and ''The Burials'', which were all created with her frequent collaborator, Erica Weiss. ''The View from Tall'' was her first feature film, which she also co-directed with Weiss. Personal life Parrish was born and raised in Atlantic Beach, Florida and has spent the last decade in Los Angeles. Despite that, she still claims Chicago as her artistic home. She received her B.F.A. in theater studies from The Theatre School at DePaul University and has an M.F.A. in screenwriting from the University of Southern California where she was an Annenberg Fellow. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, son and two dogs. Theater At age 18, Caitlin Parrish won the 2003 National You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Line (TV Series)
''The Red Line'' is an American drama limited television series created and written by Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss which premiered on CBS on April 28 and concluded on May 19, 2019. It stars Noah Wyle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Aliyah Royale, Noel Fisher, Michael Patrick Thornton, Vinny Chhibber, Howard Charles and Elizabeth Laidlaw. The title refers to a rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the city's "L" system. Premise ''The Red Line''s plot involves a white cop in Chicago who shoots and kills a black doctor. It follows three different families with connections to the case: the victim's husband and their adopted daughter; the daughter's birth mother, who is running for city council, who is married with a young son; and the policeman, whose brother is a paraplegic ex-cop and whose father is a retired police captain. Cast and characters * Noah Wyle as Daniel Calder, a high school teacher whose husband, Harrison Brennan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Patrick Thornton
Michael Patrick Thornton is an American actor and theater director. He recently played the character of Dr. Gabriel Fife in the ABC drama series ''Private Practice''. He's also known for his performances on Broadway including as Lennox in the Sam Gold revival of '' Macbeth'' (2022), and Dr. Rank in the Jamie Lloyd revival of ''A Doll's House'' (2023). Early life and education Thornton is a native of Jefferson Park, a neighborhood on Chicago's northwest side. He is a graduate of The School at Steppenwolf, The Second City Conservatory, and The Second City Directing Program. Career Thornton is artistic director and co-founder of The Gift Theatre. He has acted in productions including Richard III at Steppenwolf, where he became the first actor to act onstage while wearing a robotic exoskeleton. He has also portrayed Iago in Othello at The Gift Theatre and in Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 50th anniversary production of ''Our Town ''Our Town'' is a 1938 metatheatrical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Fisher
Noel Roeim Fisher (born March 13, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayal of List of Shameless (U.S. TV series) characters#Mickey Milkovich, Mickey Milkovich on the Showtime (TV network), Showtime series ''Shameless (U.S. TV series), Shameless'', as well as his portrayal of Cael Malloy on the FX (TV network), FX series ''The Riches''. He played Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries ''Hatfields & McCoys (miniseries), Hatfields & McCoys'' as well as Vladimir, a 1,500-year-old vampire in ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'', and Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Michelangelo in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and its sequel ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows'' and X-Men: Evolution where he voiced the character Todd “Toad” Tolansky. He also has had roles in shows such as ''Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior'', ''Lie To Me (TV series), Lie to Me'', ''Bones (TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emayatzy Corinealdi
Emayatzy Corinealdi ( ; born January 14, 1980) is an American actress. She starred in the Ava DuVernay 2012 drama film '' Middle of Nowhere'' for which she won Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer and received Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination. Corinealdi later starred in films '' Miles Ahead'' (2016), and '' The Invitation'' (2015). On television, she played the role of Belle in the 2016 remake of ''Roots''. She also starred in '' Hand of God'' (2014-2017), ''Ballers'' (2017-2019), and ''The Red Line'' (2019). In 2022, Corinealdi began starring in the Hulu legal drama series, ''Reasonable Doubt''. Early life Corinealdi was born January 14, 1980, in Fort Knox, Kentucky, the daughter of Rosemarie Hilton and Edward Corinealdi. Her father is Panamanian, while her mother is African-American from Ohio. As a member of a military family, she was raised between Germany and the U.S. states in Ohio, Kansas, and New Jersey. She studied in New Jers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Wyle
Noah Strausser Speer Wyle (; born June 4, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as John Carter (ER), John Carter in the television series ''ER (TV series), ER'' (1994–2009), which earned him nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards. He is also known for his roles as List of The Librarian characters#Recurring characters, Flynn Carsen in The Librarian (franchise), ''The Librarian'' franchise including three TV movies ''The Librarian: Quest for the Spear'' (2004), ''The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mine'' (2006), and ''The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice'' (2008) then returning for the television series (2013–2018) and Tom Mason (Falling Skies), Tom Mason in the television series ''Falling Skies'' (2011–2015). He has appeared in films such as ''A Few Good Men'' (1992), ''Pirates of Silicon Valley'' (1999), ''Donnie Darko'' (2001), and ''W. (film), W.'' (2008). Wyle was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunil Nayar
Sunil Nayar is an Indian American television writer and producer, most notable for his work on ''CSI: Miami''. For its third season onward, Nayar has been appointed main-showrunner and executive producer of the ABC television series ''Revenge''. He currently oversees two CBS Television Studios/Warner Bros. Television co-productions ''The Red Line'' and ''All Rise''. TV work includes * '' Oz'' ** "Next Stop, Valhalla" (2002) ** "Wheel of Fortune" (2002) ** "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil" (2003) ** "Sonata da Oz" (2003) ** "A Day in the Death..." (2003) * ''CSI: Miami'': ** "Complications" (2004) ** "Innocent" (2004) ** " Murder in a Flash" (2004) ** " Speed Kills" (2004) ** "Shootout" (2005) ** " Money Plane" (2005) ** "Vengeance" (2005) ** " Blood in the Water" (2005) ** " Under Suspicion" (2005) ** " Silencer" (2006) ** " Rampage" (2006) ** "Rio" (2006) ** "Curse of the Coffin" (2006) ** " Triple Threat" (2007) ** "Born to Kill" (2007) ** "Inside Out" (2007) ** " Rais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Berlanti
Gregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer and director of film and television. He is known for his work on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''Everwood'', '' Political Animals'', '' Riverdale'', ''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' and ''You'', in addition to his contributions to DC Comics on film and television productions, including The CW's Arrowverse, ''Titans'', and the ''Doom Patrol''. In 2000, Berlanti founded the production company Berlanti Productions. In the 2017–2018 television season, Berlanti tied Jerry Bruckheimer's 2005–2006 record in having 10 different live-action scripted television series airing on various networks and digital platforms and took sole possession of the record, with 14 airing in the 2018–19 television season, having signed the most expensive producer deal at that time (June 2018) with Warner Bros. In the 2019–20 television season, with one cancellation and two new series, Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ava DuVernay
Ava Marie DuVernay (; born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, television producer and former film publicist. She is a recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award, a NAACP Image Award, a BAFTA Film Award and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee of an Academy Award and Golden Globe. After making her directoral debut, ''I Will Follow'' (2010), DuVernay won the directing award in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film '' Middle of Nowhere'', becoming the first black woman to win the award. For her work on ''Selma'' (2014), a biopic about Martin Luther King Jr., DuVernay became the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and the Academy Award for Best Picture. Her other film credits include the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary '' 13th'' (2016) and the Disney fantasy film ''A Wrinkle in Time'' (2018), the latter making her the first African-American woman to direct a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Founded in 1923 by four brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games and is one of the "Big Five" major American film studios, as well as a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, the Warner Animation Group, Castle Rock Entertainment, and DC Studios. Among its other assets, stands the television production company Warner Bros. Television Studios. Bugs Bunny, a cartoon character created by Tex Avery, Ben Hardaway, Chuck Jones, Bob Givens and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showrunner
A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also the head writer, script and story editor. They consult with network and studio bosses and lead the artistic vision of the show, including the writers room, editing department, as well as select the set design, staff, cast members, and each actor's wardrobe and hairstyle. In many instances, the showrunner also created the show, and subsequent seasons could feature different showrunners. While the director has creative control over a film's production, and the executive producer's role is limited to investing, in television shows, the showrunner outranks the episodic directors. History In a January 1990 submission to the United States Congress House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Adminis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In films, the executive producer generally contributes to the film's budget and their involvement depends on the project, with some simply securing funds and others being involved in the filmmaking process. Motion pictures In films, executive producers may finance the film, participate in the creative effort, or work on set. Their responsibilities vary from funding or attracting investors into the movie project to legal, scripting, marketing, advisory and supervising capacities. Executive producers vary in involvement, responsibility and power. Some executive producers have hands-on control over every aspect of production, some supervise the producers of a project, while others are involved in name only. The creditin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humanitas Prize
The Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing, and is given to writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful way. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of Paulist Productions Paulist Productions is a Catholic film production company founded in 1960 by the Paulist priest Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser. The Paulists describe the company as a "creator of films and television programs that uncover God’s presence in the ...—but is generally not seen as specifically directed toward religious cinema or TV. The prize is distinguished from similar honors for screenwriters in that a large cash award, between $10,000, accompanies each prize. Journalist Barbara Walters once said, "What the Nobel Prize is to literature and the Pulitzer Prize is to journalism, the Humanitas Prize has become for American television."John L. Allen, Jr.Three careers illustrate the fallacy of media-bashing ''National Catho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
