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Chris Spencer (actor)
Chris Spencer (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Career Spencer was the first host of the syndicated late-night talk show ''Vibe'', based on the magazine of the same name. He has gone on to star in several film projects such as ''Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood'', ''The Sixth Man'', '' Significant Others'', and '' Postal''. Chris is also one of the most sought after writers having done projects with Wayans family, Jamie Foxx, and was significant in helping Nick Cannon create MTV's ''Wild 'N Out''. Chris Spencer also travels the country as a standup comedian and has performed on ''The Chris Rock Show'', ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' and HBO's ''Def Comedy Jam''. Chris and fellow friends, Al Madrigal and Maz Jobrani are on a weekly podcast, Minivan Men. He is a writer for the scripted comedy, ''Real Husbands of Hollywood''. In 2017, he co-created a TV series ''White Famous''. Personal life Spencer, a Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Famous
''White Famous'' is an American sitcom starring Jay Pharoah, based on the life of Jamie Foxx, which aired on Showtime from October 15, 2017 until December 10, 2017. It is co-created by Tom Kapinos, Chris Spencer and Buddy Lewis, directed by Tim Story and Foxx, who will also be a recurring guest star. On December 29, 2017, the series was canceled after one season. Premise ''White Famous'' follows a talented, young African-American comedian, Floyd Mooney, whose star is rising, forcing him to navigate the treacherous waters of maintaining his credibility as he begins to cross-over toward becoming “'white famous.'” The series is set in the same universe as Kapinos's previous show, ''Californication'', and features some secondary characters from that series. Cast and characters *Jay Pharoah as Floyd Mooney *Utkarsh Ambudkar as Malcolm *Cleopatra Coleman as Sadie Lewis * Jacob Ming-Trent as Ron Balls *Lonnie Chavis as Trevor Mooney *Meagan Good as Kali *Stephen Tobolowsky as St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ball Don't Lie
''Ball Don't Lie'' is a 2008 film directed by Brin Hill. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Matt de la Peña. It stars AND1 Mixtape team member Grayson Boucher, a.k.a. The Professor. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. Plot ''Ball Don't Lie'' plays out over one day in the life of Sticky (Boucher), a skinny high school sophomore basketball prodigy from Venice, California. Burdened with emotional scars from a traumatic childhood, a callous foster care system, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, Sticky manages to transcend his limitations whenever he has a ball in his hands. Cast * Maxim Knight - Sticky, Age 7 * Grayson Boucher - Sticky * Kim Hidalgo - Annie * Emilie de Ravin - Baby * Rosanna Arquette - Francine * Ludacris - Julius * Cress Williams - Dante * Nick Cannon - Mico * Dania Ramirez - Carmen * Melissa Leo - Georgia * Harold Perrineau - Jimmy * Mykelti Williamson - Dallas * Robert Wisdom - Perkins * Steve Harris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deliverance
''Deliverance'' is a 1972 American survival thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. The screenplay was adapted by James Dickey from his 1970 novel of the same name. The film was a critical and box office success, earning three Academy Award nominations and five Golden Globe Award nominations. Widely acclaimed as a landmark picture, the film is noted for a music scene near the beginning, with one of the city men playing "Dueling Banjos" on guitar with a banjo-picking country boy, and for its notorious rape scene. In 2008, ''Deliverance'' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Plot Four Atlanta businessmen—Lewis Medlock, Ed Gentry, Bobby Trippe and Drew Ballinger—decide to canoe down a river in the remote nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Farce
''Delta Farce'' is a 2007 American war comedy film directed by C. B. Harding and stars Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy, DJ Qualls and Danny Trejo. The first film after the '' Blue Collar Comedy Tour'' concert films to star both Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy, the title is a play on the Delta Force, one of the United States Army's elite special operations units alongside the Army Rangers and the Green Berets. It was released by Lionsgate on May 11, 2007 to extremely negative reviews. Plot Larry, Bill, and Everett are three friends who each have their own shares of misfortune: Larry was a waiter who lost his job after attempting to publicly propose to his girlfriend Karen; who turned out to be cheating and got pregnant by the other man; causing him to insult a customer. Bill is living off a slip and fall lawsuit settlement, but is almost constantly berated by his wife over their living conditions (and implied to be unable to divorce due to his wife having blackmail against hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sin (2003 Film)
''Sin'' is a 2003 American crime thriller film directed by Michael Stevens. It stars Gary Oldman and Ving Rhames, with a supporting cast including Kerry Washington, Alicia Coppola and Chris Spencer. The film, which was released direct-to-video, has been censured by Oldman. Plot synopsis Retired Reno, Nevada police officer Eddie Burns (Ving Rhames) goes in search of his wayward sister Kassie (Kerry Washington). Along the way, his past wrongdoings make him the target of a revenge campaign by enigmatic criminal Charlie Strom (Gary Oldman). Cast Reception Critical reaction Dominic Wills of '' TalkTalk'' described ''Sin'' as "a kind of cross between ''Death Wish'' and '' 8mm.''" ''DVD Talk'' journalist Shannon Nutt awarded the film two stars out of five, and wrote: "''Sin'' makes for a decent rental... The plotline is rather predictable and similar to many other cop dramas you'll find out there, but the acting of both Rhames and Oldman put ''Sin'' just a notch above other releases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Chronicles (film)
''Love Chronicles'' is a 2003 romantic comedy, written and directed by Tyler Maddox-Simms. The film stars Clifton Powell, LisaRaye McCoy, Robin Givens, and Terrence Howard. Plot A pair of talk show hosts, Sara (Paula Jai Parker) and Troy aka T-Roy ( Terrence Howard), team with a relationship-guide author Monifa Burley ( Robin Givens) to help listeners improve their relationships. Eventually, the trio unwittingly expose their own love-related baggage. Love Chronicles screened at the American Black Film Festival in June 2003 & was released theatrically on December 31, 2003. Cast * Terrence Howard as "T-Roy" * Robin Givens as Monifa Burly * LisaRaye McCoy as Marie Tousaant * Clifton Powell as Thomas * Al Clegg as Marcus * Aries Spears as Playa * Buddy Lewis as Male Nurse * Chris Spencer as Gavin * Darrel Heath as Kenny * Holly Joy Gaines as Tamia * Kym Whitley as Renee * Monica Calhoun as Maya * Paula Jai Parker as Sara * Tommy "Tiny" Lister Tommy Deebo "Tiny" Lister Jr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Can Play That Game (film)
''Two Can Play That Game'' is a 2001 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Mark Brown and starring Vivica A. Fox and Morris Chestnut. Plot Shante Smith (Vivica A. Fox) is a woman who gives advice on how to keep a man in check. Her ideals are challenged when her man, an attorney, named Keith Fenton (Morris Chestnut), threatens to stray. Smith is a well-educated woman who feels that when it comes to men and their tricks, she knows them all. On the other end, Shante’s boyfriend Keith is being led by his friend Tony (Anthony Anderson), who thinks he knows all the tricks that women play. When Shanté's boyfriend, Keith, is caught red-handed stepping out with a co worker, Shanté institutes her "Ten Day Plan" to get her man in line. The battle soon begins, though at the conclusion of the movie, Shante and Keith get back together. Cast *Vivica A. Fox as Shante Smith *Morris Chestnut as Keith Fenton *Anthony Anderson as Tony *Gabrielle Union as Connie "Conny" Spalding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All About You (film)
''All About You'' is a 2001 romantic comedy film written and directed by Christine Swanson. The film stars Renée Elise Goldsberry as a woman who tries to find love and ends up in a complicated romantic triangle. The film had its world premiere on August 4, 2001, at the Urbanworld Film Festival. Swanson initially had some difficulty in finding a distributor for the film, as distributors stated it was "not edgy enough". Swanson released a followup entitled ''All About Us'' in 2007. Premise Nicole is in love with her boyfriend Robbie and is ready to start talking about marriage. Unfortunately for her, he hasn’t even thought about a future with her. She moves to San Francisco to start a new life, and ends up with Robbie's brother Brian as her roommate for one month. Just as Nicole and Brian realize they have feelings for each other, Robbie wants to try a relationship with Nicole again. Cast Reception Critical reception for ''All About You'' has been mixed. DVD Talk DVD Talk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dill Scallion
''Dill Scallion'' is a 1999 feature film mockumentary that follows the rise and fall of a country-western singer, Dill Scallion. Description It was written and directed by Jordan Brady. It is best known for its eclectic cast including Lauren Graham, Kathy Griffin, David Koechner, Henry Winkler, Dave "Gruber" Allen, Wayne Federman, Jason Priestley, Robert Wagner, Dana Gould, Peter Berg, Michael Rodgers, Rachel Grate, and Spencer Garrett, as well as cameos from country western singers LeAnn Rimes, Travis Tritt, and Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album '' Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (1 .... Michael Rodgers and Sheryl Crow wrote most of the music for the film. The film was released in 1999 only on VHS and a collectors edition was released on DVD in 2000. Cast External links * Austin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Be A Menace
''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'' (or simply ''Don't Be a Menace'') is a 1996 American black comedy film directed by Paris Barclay in his feature film directorial debut, and produced by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It stars the brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans, who were also both writers with Phil Beauman. The film was released in the United States on January 12, 1996. Similar to ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'', the film spoofs a number of African-American, coming-of-age, hood films such as ''Juice'', '' Jungle Fever'', '' South Central'', ''Do the Right Thing'', ''New Jack City'', ''Dead Presidents'', ''Friday'', and most prominently '' Boyz n the Hood'' and ''Menace II Society''. The film's title borrows phrases from some of those films, and cameos from the targets, in some cases appearing in similar roles or scenes as the films being parodied. Plot Ashtray, Tray for short, is sent to the inner city to live with his father. Tray gets an educati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
