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Carter (TV Series)
''Carter'' is a Canadian television crime comedy drama series created by Garry Campbell, which premiered on May 15, 2018, on CTV Drama Channel (formerly Bravo). The series stars Jerry O'Connell as Harley Carter, the Canadian star of a hit American television detective series who returns to his hometown to rethink his life after having a public meltdown on the red carpet at an awards show, but finds that his old friends and neighbors can no longer separate him from his television persona and keep asking him to investigate real cases. The cast includes Sydney Tamiia Poitier as Carter's childhood friend and police officer Sam Shaw, Kristian Bruun as streetwise truck stop owner Dave Leigh, as well as Brenda Kamino. In Season 2, Lyriq Bent joined the cast as the interim police chief, Joyce Boyle, and Andy Berman took over as showrunner. Produced by Amaze Film and Entertainment, the series is shot in North Bay, Ontario, in 2017. The show was commissioned by Sony Pictures Televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''Play (theatre), play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Media
Village Media is a Canadian media company, which operates a number of hyperlocal online news and community websites throughout Ontario."Media outlets partner to expand Northern news network" ''Northern Ontario Business'', October 2, 2014. Village Media's news sites focus on providing local stories written by local journalists in the communities that they serve. In addition to local news, the sites offer weather, events, obituaries, and a wide range of community information. Village Media is known for supporting local events and charitable causes. The company also maintains content and marketing partnerships with community newspapers in several other Ontario cities, including ''Dougall Media, TBNewswatch.com'' in Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek McGrath
Derek McGrath (born June 4, 1951) is a Canadian actor and writer. Life and career McGrath was born in Timmins, Ontario. His career began as Linus in '' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown''. He is known for his roles in ''Cheers'' as Andy Schroeder (the would-be strangler of Diane Chambers), Oswald Valentine in ''Dallas'', Dr. Benjamin Jeffcoate in '' My Secret Identity'', Crewman Chell in '' Star Trek: Voyager'', and as Dr. Derek Hebert in ''Doc''. McGrath also played Buck the dog in a fantasy sequence in a second-season episode of '' Married... with Children'', a game show host in a third-season episode of ''Family Matters'', and a mutant in the 1993 comedy film '' Freaked''. He appeared in a recurring role as the character of Anglican priest Duncan Magee in the CBC Television sitcom ''Little Mosque on the Prairie''. He voices Spiff in the animated children's series ''Iggy Arbuckle''. He also voices Melvin, the mayor of Maple Lake in the animated series '' Bob & Doug''. He a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Mochrie
Colin Andrew Mochrie (; born November 30, 1957) is a Scottish-born Canadian actor, writer, producer and improvisational comedian, best known for his appearances on the British and US versions of the improvisational TV show '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' Mochrie honed his comedic talents with Vancouver's TheatreSports League and Toronto's Second City theatre. He has appeared in dozens of television series and films, as well as theatrical shows. With his wife, comedian Debra McGrath, Mochrie co-wrote, co-produced, and co-starred in the Canadian sitcoms '' Getting Along Famously'' and '' She's the Mayor''. He has written for numerous other series and events, and wrote and performed for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Mochrie's work has been recognized with numerous awards, including two Canadian Comedy Awards, a Gemini Award, and a Writers Guild of Canada award. He was named Canadian Comedy Person of the Year at the 2013 Canadian Comedy Awards. Early li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Newey
Rich Newey (born April 23, 1975) is a television director and writer currently residing in Los Angeles. Career He started as a music video director for such artists as Three 6 Mafia, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Sean Paul, Nate Dogg, Flipsyde, Nappy Roots, and Christina Aguilera among others. In 2007 he directed the TV moviI Tried which premiered on BET. He also has numerous Television Commercials to his credit for clients such as Midway Games, Procter & Gamble, and Bally Total Fitness. He is currently represented by Velocity Entertainment Partners, Kaplan Stahler Agency and Integral Artists in Canada for film and television. He has directed episodes for CW's Beauty & The Beast and Reign, Freeform's The Fosters and Stitchers as well as NBC's Blindspot and God Friended Me for CBS, among others. In 2020 he directed and edited the feature film "Killing Eleanor" with his wife Annika Marks, who wrote the script and stars alongside Jenny O'Hara, Jane Kaczmarek Jane Frances Kaczmarek (; b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenn Engels
Jenn Engels is a Canadian television writer and producer, most noted as a four-time Gemini and Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Writing in a Comedy Series. She is an alumna of the Canadian Film Centre.Rose Behar"The 2011 Ten to Watch: Jenn Engels" ''Playback Playback or Play Back may refer to: Film * ''Playback'' (1962 film), a British film in the ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' series * ''Playback'', a 1996 film starring Shannon Whirry * ''Playback'' (2012 film), an American horror film by Michael A. N ...'', September 8, 2011. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * 21st-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian screenwriters Canadian television writers Canadian women television writers Canadian television producers Canadian women television producers Canadian Film Centre alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dunnison
James Dunnison is a Canadian film and television director, whose works include ''Stuff'', ''Todd and the Book of Pure Evil'' (7 episodes), and ''Less Than Kind'' (14 episodes), as well as individual episodes of Carter, Bitten, '' Blood Ties'', ''Hiccups'', ''Arctic Air'', ''Godiva’s'', ''Whistler'' and ''Robson Arms ''Robson Arms'' is a Canadian television series that began airing on CTV on June 17, 2005 and ended on June 30, 2008. ''Robson Arms'' is a co-production between Vancouver-based Omni Film Productions Limited and Halifax's Creative Atlantic Commu ...''. In 1998, he took the Grand Prize at the Cabbagetown Short Film & Video Festival, and he has additionally received the General Idea Award for Artistic Contribution to AIDS Awareness, three Gemini Awards, three Directors Guild of Canada Awards, two Canadian Comedy Awards and multiple Leo Awards. References *Harris, Bill (September 28, 2010). "'Book of Pure Evil' is pure fun". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved September 28, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Snieckus
Naomi Snieckus is a Canadian actress and comedian, best known for her regular television role as Bobbi in ''Mr. D'' and her appearance as Nina in ''Saw 3D''."As seen on TV, a lot". '' The Globe and Mail'', June 29, 2012. She is also a podcast host. Career An alumna of the Second City's Toronto company, she later formed the improvisational comedy Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers. In its purest form, the dialogue, a ... troupes National Theatre of the World with Ron Pederson and Matt Baram, and Impromptu Splendor with Pederson, Baram and Kayla Lorette. She also acted extensively in guest appearances on television series, as well as extensive work in commercials, until her roles in ''Saw 3D'' and ''Mr. D''. From 2011 to 2014 she co-produced a webseries called ''The Casting Room''. In 2014, she appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine United States Minor Outlying Islands, Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in Compact of Free Association, free association with three Oceania, Pacific Island Sovereign state, sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Palau, Republic of Palau. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders Canada–United States border, with Canada to its north and Mexico–United States border, with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGN America
WGN America was an American subscription television network that was owned by the Nexstar Media Group, and was the company's only wholly owned, national cable-originated television channel. The channel in its final form under the WGN branding ran a mixture of entertainment programming (consisting of comedy and drama series, and theatrical feature films) for most of the broadcast day and a straight-news format—via a daily national prime time newscast, ''NewsNation''—during the evening and early overnight hours. WGN America traces to its founding by United Video Inc. as a superstation feed of Chicago independent station WGN-TV, and the channel's operational history from its November 1978 launch to its current ownership by Nexstar Media Group, up to its relaunch as general news channel NewsNation, which occurred on March 1, 2021. Early years WGN America traces its origins to WGN-TV, a broadcast television station in Chicago, Illinois that began operating over VHF channel 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Bay Nugget
The ''North Bay Nugget'' is a newspaper published in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The paper is currently owned by Postmedia. The paper was launched in 1907 as the ''Cobalt Nugget'', during the silver boom at Cobalt, Ontario. It was acquired by businessmen Harry Browning and W. G. Ferguson within a few months."Harry S. Browning: Printer Joined Cobalt Rush, Founded Paper"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', April 6, 1963. Initially a weekly, it was expanded into a daily paper in 1909, and Browning was a founding member of Canadian Press when that cooperative was founded in 1917. Following the end of the Cobalt boom, Browning moved the paper to North Bay in 1921; he then sold it to W. E. Mason, the owner of the ''Sudbury Star'', in 1922, and moved to Sudbury in 1927 to become managing editor of the ''Star''. Mason remained the ''Nugget's'' owner until his death in 1948, following which an employee buyout purchased it from his estate. It was acquired by Southam Newspapers in 1956. Southam acquir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
