Channing Wilroy

	Channing Wilroy Channing Wilroy (born November 8, 1940) is an American film actor who has appeared in seven films by John Waters. His first film role was the character Channing, the manservant in the film ''Pink Flamingos''. Because of his work with Waters, Wilroy is considered one of the Dreamlanders, Waters' ensemble of regular cast and crew members. Prior to appearing in the films of John Waters, he was a regular on ''The Buddy Deane Show'' for three years. He lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts and runs an inn. Filmography ''Pink Flamingos'' (1972) as Channing the Butler ''Female Trouble'' (1974) as Prosecuting Lawyer ''Desperate Living'' (1977) as Lieutenant Wilson '' Pecker'' (1998) as Wiseguy neighbor ''Divine Trash'' (1998) (himself) ''Cecil B. DeMented'' (2000) as Shop steward ''In Bad Taste'' (2000) (TV) (himself) ''A Dirty Shame'' (2004) as Irate motorist ''All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame (2005) (Himself) Other ''The Buddy Deane Show'' (1957) (TV series) ''Cry-Baby ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Film Actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Desperate Living ''Desperate Living'' is a 1977 American comedy film directed, produced, and written by John Waters. The film stars Liz Renay, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Susan Lowe, Mary Vivian Pearce, and Jean Hill. It is the third installment of what Waters has labelled the "Trash Trilogy", which also includes ''Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and ''Female Trouble'' (1974), and the only one to not feature Divine. The film generated a cult following around Renay, who appeared in at least two dozen other films. Plot Neurotic and delusional suburban housewife Peggy Gravel and her overweight nurse, Grizelda Brown, go on the lam after Grizelda smothers Peggy's husband Bosley to death. A cross-dressing policeman arrests the pair and gives them an ultimatum: go to jail or be exiled to Mortville, a filthy shantytown ruled by the evil Queen Carlotta and her treasonous daughter, Princess Coo-Coo. Peggy and Grizelda choose Mortville, and engage in lesbian prison sex. They become associates of self-hating les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Cry-Baby ''Cry-Baby'' is a 1990 American teen musical romantic comedy film written and directed by John Waters. It was the only film of Waters's over which studios were in a bidding war, coming off the heels of the successful ''Hairspray''. The film stars Johnny Depp as 1950s teen rebel "Cry-Baby" Wade Walker, and also features a large ensemble cast that includes Amy Locane, Polly Bergen, Susan Tyrrell, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake and Traci Lords, with appearances by Troy Donahue, Mink Stole, Joe Dallesandro, Joey Heatherton, David Nelson, Willem Dafoe, and Patricia Hearst. The film centers on a group of delinquent youth who refer to themselves as "drapes" and their interaction with the rest of the town and its other subculture, the "squares", in 1950s Baltimore, Maryland. "Cry-Baby" Walker, a drape, and Allison, a square, disturb Baltimore society by breaking the subculture taboos and falling in love. The film shows what the young couple has to overcome to be together and how their actions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	A Dirty Shame ''A Dirty Shame'' is a 2004 American satirical sex comedy film written and directed by John Waters and starring Tracey Ullman, Johnny Knoxville, Selma Blair, Chris Isaak, Suzanne Shepherd and Mink Stole. ''A Dirty Shame'' is currently the last film directed by Waters, who said that the film's poor box office performance had prevented him from making more films. Plot The people of Harford Road are firmly divided into two camps: the neuters, the puritanical residents who despise anything even remotely carnal; and the perverts, a group of sex addicts whose unique fetishes have all been brought to the fore by accidental concussions. Repressed Sylvia Stickles finds herself firmly entrenched in the former camp. One day, after leaving her promiscuous daughter Caprice (nicknamed Ursula Udders because of gargantuan breasts and a penchant for indecent exposure while dancing at a local dive bar) locked up over the garage, under house arrest "for her own good", Sylvia is smacked on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	In Bad Taste ''In Bad Taste'' is a 2000 documentary film from Steve Yeager following the cinematic career of American filmmaker John Waters, and includes interviews with Waters and his ensemble cast, known as the Dreamlanders. Cast Steve Yeager John Waters Divine Steve Buscemi Johnny Depp Ricki Lake Jean Hill Danny Mills * Edith Massey Mink Stole Susan Lowe Sam Waterston Kathleen Turner David Lochary Channing Wilroy Jeanine Basinger Debbie Harry Patricia Hearst Lloyd Kaufman David O. Russell Nick Zedd Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Place ... External links * * 2000 films American documentary films American independent films Documentary films about film directors and producers Documentary films about LGBT film Films shot in Baltimore 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cecil B Cecil may refer to: People with the name * Cecil (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) * Cecil (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Canada Cecil, Alberta, Canada United States Cecil, Alabama Cecil, Georgia Cecil, Ohio Cecil, Oregon Cecil, Pennsylvania Cecil, West Virginia Cecil, Wisconsin Cecil Airport, in Jacksonville, Florida Cecil County, Maryland Computing and technology Cecil (programming language), prototype-based programming language Computer Supported Learning, a learning management system by the University of Auckland, New Zealand Music Cecil (British band), a band from Liverpool, active 1993-2000 Cecil (Japanese band), a band from Kajigaya, Japan, active 2000-2006 Other uses Cecil (lion), a famed lion killed in Zimbabwe in 2015 Cecil (''Passions''), a minor character from the NBC soap opera ''Passions'' Cecil (soil), the dominant red clay soil in the American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Divine Trash ''Divine Trash'' is a 1998 documentary film directed by Steve Yeager about the life and work of John Waters. Cast Steve Yeager John Waters Robert Shaye Mink Stole Divine (archive footage) David Lochary (archive footage) * Edith Massey (archive footage) Herschell Gordon Lewis Danny Mills Mary Vivian Pearce Vincent Peranio * Paul Swift * John Pierson Hal Hartley Steve Buscemi * Jim Jarmusch Channing Wilroy Mary Avara David O. Russell Paul Morrissey Jonas Mekas George Kuchar Mike Kuchar Ken Jacobs Ken Jacobs (born May 25, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American experimental filmmaker. His style often involves the use of found footage which he edits and manipulates. He has also directed films using his own footage. Ken Jacobs directed ... References External links * * 1998 films American documentary films American independent films Documentary films about film directors and producers Documentary films about LGBT film 1998 documentary films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pecker (film) ''Pecker'' is a 1998 American comedy film written and directed by John Waters. Like all of Waters' films, it was filmed and set in Baltimore; this film was set in the Hampden neighborhood. The film examines the rise to fame and potential fortune of a budding photographer, played by Edward Furlong. Co-starring Christina Ricci, Lili Taylor, Mary Kay Place, Martha Plimpton, Brendan Sexton III, and Bess Armstrong. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but grossed about $2.3 million in the United States box office and was able to make profit. Plot In a Baltimore neighborhood known for having the thickest local accent, unassuming 18-year-old Pecker works in a sandwich shop and takes photos of his loving but peculiar family and friends on the side. Pecker, named for his childhood habit of "pecking" at his food, becomes unexpectedly popular when savvy New York art dealer Rorey Wheeler "discovers" his work. Pecker's pictures, taken with a cheap Canon Canonet 28, are grainy, ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Female Trouble ''Female Trouble'' is a 1974 American dark comedy film co-composed, photographed, co-edited, written, produced, and directed by John Waters and starring Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Michael Potter, Cookie Mueller, and Susan Walsh. The film is about a delinquent high school student who runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitchhiking, and becomes entangled in a criminal scheme to prove "crime equals beauty". The film is dedicated to Manson Family member Charles "Tex" Watson. Waters' prison visits to Watson inspired the "crime is beauty" theme of the film and in the film's opening credits, Waters includes a wooden toy helicopter that Watson made for him. Plot Spoiled delinquent high-school student Dawn Davenport goes berserk when her parents refuse to buy her the shoes she wants for Christmas because "nice girls don't wear cha-cha heels": she destroys presents, topples a Christmas tree on her mother, and flees the house. Dawn hitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	John Waters (filmmaker) John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including ''Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), ''Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and ''Female Trouble'' (1974). He wrote and directed the comedy film ''Hairspray'' (1988), which was an international success and was later adapted into a hit Broadway musical. He has written and directed other films, including ''Polyester'' (1981), ''Cry-Baby'' (1990), ''Serial Mom'' (1994), '' Pecker'' (1998), and ''Cecil B. Demented'' (2000). His films contain elements of post-modern comedy and surrealism. As an actor, Waters has appeared in ''Sweet and Lowdown'' (1999), ''Seed of Chucky'' (2004), '' 'Til Death Do Us Part'' (2007), '' Excision'' (2012), and ''Suburban Gothic'' (2014). More recently, he performs in his touring one-man show ''This Filthy World''. He often worked with actor and drag queen Divine and his regular cast of the Dreamlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Public House A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was used to differentiate private houses from those which were, quite literally, open to the public as "alehouses", "taverns" and "inns". By Georgian times, the term had become common parlance, although taverns, as a distinct establishment, had largely ceased to exist by the beginning of the 19th century. Today, there is no strict definition, but CAMRA states a pub has four characteristics:GLA Economics, Closing time: London's public houses, 2017 # is open to the public without membership or residency # serves draught beer or cider without requiring food be consumed # has at least one indoor area not laid out for meals # allows drinks to be bought at a bar (i.e., not only table service) The history of pubs can be traced to Roman taverns in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]