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Carl Clemons-Hopkins
Carl Clemons-Hopkins is an American actor, best known for portraying Marcus on the HBO Max comedy-drama series '' Hacks'' (2021–present). They were nominated for the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for the role. Early life Clemons-Hopkins was born in Lithonia, Georgia and attended high school in Snellville, Georgia. Career Clemons-Hopkins has acted in numerous stage plays. In 2014, they were nominated for a Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theater, which honors Philadelphia-area theater productions, in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical" for their performance in '' Little Shop of Horrors''. Their performances in 2016 included ''Time Is On Our Side'', in which they were hailed as "immensely likable and sympathetic," and '' Richard III''. In September 2016, they began performing as an original cast member in the new Chicago company of ''Hamilton''. Clemons-Hopkins began pursuing television and film opportun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithonia, Georgia
Lithonia (, ; AAVE: ) is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The city's population was 2,662 at the 2020 census. Lithonia is in the Atlanta metropolitan area. "Lithonia" means "city/town of stone". Lithonia is in the heart of the Georgian granite-quarrying and viewing region, hence the name of the town, from the Greek , for “stone”. The huge nearby Stone Mountain is composed of granite, while the Lithonia gneiss is a form of metamorphic rock. The Stone Mountain granite is younger than, and has intruded the Lithonia gneiss. The area has a history of rock quarries. The mines were served by the Georgia Railroad and Atlanta, Stone Mountain & Lithonia Railway. Some of the rock quarries have been converted to parkland, and the rail lines to rail-trail. Lithonia is one of the gateways to the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, which is largely contained inside Stonecrest, GA. Geography Lithonia is located in southeastern DeKalb County at (33.712658, -84. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul!
''Soul!'' (also stylized in uppercaseC. Gerald Fraser January 30, 1991, ''New York Times''. Accessed online 21 April 2008.) is a performance/variety television program that showcased African American music, dance and literature in the late 1960s and early 1970s.Gayle WaldAbstract for "Vibrations Strong and Mean: 'Soul!' TV and 1970s R&B" Experience Music Project 2008. Accessed online 20 April 2008. It was produced by New York City public television station WNDT (later rebranded as WNET during its run), and distributed by NET and its successor PBS. Sponsor The program was funded in part by the Ford Foundation, who characterized it in 1970 as "the only nationally televised weekly series oriented to the black community and produced by blacks."Ford Foundation Annual Report 1970p. 55 of 102 Accessed online 20 April 2008. Line-up WNDT aired the first in a series of 39 one-hour programs entitled ''Soul!'' on Thursday, September 12, 1968. The program was video-taped inside WNDT's then-W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
73rd Primetime Emmy Awards
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2020, until May 31, 2021, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The award ceremony was held live on September 19, 2021, at the Event Deck at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was preceded by the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 11 and 12. During the ceremony, Emmy Awards were handed out in 27 different categories. The ceremony was produced by Reginald Hudlin and Ian Stewart, directed by Hamish Hamilton, and broadcast in the United States by CBS and Paramount+. Cedric the Entertainer served as host for the event. At the main ceremony, ''The Crown'' became the first drama series to sweep the major categories, winning all seven awards including Outstanding Drama Series. ''Ted Lasso'' led all comedies with four wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series, while ''Hacks'' won three awards. ''Mare of Easttown'' also won three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CIBC Theatre
CIBC Theatre is a performing arts theater located at 18 West Monroe Street in the Loop area of downtown Chicago. It is operated by Broadway In Chicago, part of the Nederlander Organization. Opened in 1906 as the ''Majestic Theatre'', it currently seats 1,800 and for many years has presented Broadway shows. In its early years, the theater presented vaudeville celebrity acts. In the 1940s, the theater became part of the Shubert Organization and was known as the ''Sam Shubert Theatre''. Since the 1990s, it has been owned by Nederlander, which refurbished and restored the building and sells naming rights; it has been named for ''LaSalle Bank'', then ''Bank of America''. The ''PrivateBank'' acquired the naming rights in December 2015, later becoming CIBC Bank USA, and in 2017, the theatre's name changed to reflect the new bank ownership. History The theater opened in 1906 as the Majestic Theatre, named for The Majestic Building in which it is housed. The Majestic was a popular vaud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the " Father of his Country" for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the country. Washington's first public office was serving as the official surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia, from 1749 to 1750. Subsequently, he received his first military training (as well as a command with the Virginia Regiment) during the French and Indian War. He was later elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses and was named a delegate to the Continental Congress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805. Burr's legacy is defined by his famous personal conflict with Alexander Hamilton that culminated in Burr–Hamilton duel, Burr killing Hamilton in a duel in 1804, while Burr was vice president. Burr was born to a prominent family in New Jersey. After studying theology at Princeton, he began his career as a lawyer before joining the Continental Army as an officer in the American Revolutionary War in 1775. After leaving military service in 1779, Burr practiced law in New York City, where he became a leading politician and helped form the new Jeffersonian democracy, Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican Party. As a New York Assemblyman in 1785, Burr supported a bill to end slavery, despite having owned slaves himself. At age 26, Burr married Theodosia Bartow Prevost, who died in 1794 after twelve years of marria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Next (2020 TV Series)
''Next'' (stylized as ''neXt'') is a 2020 American science fiction crime drama television series created by Manny Coto for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Set to debut as a mid-season entry during the 2019–20 United States television season, it was delayed to the fall schedule of the 2020–21 television season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and premiered on October 6, 2020. The series was cancelled in October 2020, after two episodes had aired, but the remaining episodes were aired during the series's normal time slot. Premise The series centers on the efforts of a homeland cybersecurity team to counter "a rogue AI with the ability to constantly improve itself". Cast Main *John Slattery as Paul LeBlanc, the former CEO of tech giant Zava and a prominent voice against society's growing dependence on technology and AI. He is secretly suffering from a degenerative brain disease known as fatal familial insomnia and has only a few months left to live. *Fernanda Andrade as Shea Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Med
''Chicago Med'' is an American medical drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, and is the third installment of Wolf Entertainment's ''Chicago'' franchise. The series premiered on NBC on November 17, 2015. ''Chicago Med'' follows the emergency department (ED) doctors and nurses of the fictional Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. On February 27, 2020, NBC renewed the series for a sixth, seventh, and eighth season. The sixth season premiered on November 11, 2020. The seventh season premiered on September 22, 2021. The eighth season premiered on September 21, 2022. Premise Set in Chicago, ''Chicago Med'' is the third series in Dick Wolf's ''Chicago'' franchise. It focuses on the emergency department at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center and on its doctors and nurses as they work to save patients' lives. It sometimes crosses over with characters from '' Chicago Fire'' and ''Chicago P.D.'' Cast Main * Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead, a former plastic surgeon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chi
''The Chi'' ( ) is an American drama television series created by Lena Waithe about life in a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The pilot was directed by Rick Famuyiwa. It premiered on Showtime on January 7, 2018. In August 2021, after the conclusion of the fourth season, it was announced that the series was renewed for a fifth season which premiered on June 24, 2022. In August 2022, the series was renewed for a sixth season. Premise ''The Chi'' is described as following "a fateful turn of events that sends shockwaves through a community on the Southside of Chicago and connects the lives of Emmett, Brandon, Ronnie and Kevin in unexpected ways." Cast Main *Jason Mitchell as Brandon Johnson (seasons 1–2) *Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Ronnie Davis (seasons 1–3) *Jacob Latimore as Emmett Washington *Alex Hibbert as Kevin Williams *Tiffany Boone as Jerrika Little (seasons 1–2), Brandon's girlfriend. *Yolonda Ross as Jada Washington, Emmett's mother. *Armando Riesco as D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago P
(''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = U.S. state, State , subdivision_type2 = List of counties in Illinois, Counties , subdivision_name1 = Illinois , subdivision_name2 = Cook County, Illinois, Cook and DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage , established_title = Settled , established_date = , established_title2 = Municipal corporation, Incorporated (city) , established_date2 = , founder = Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , government_type = Mayor–council government, Mayor–council , governing_body = Chicago City Council , leader_title = Mayor of Chicago, Mayor , leader_name = Lori Lightfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beanie Bubble
''The Beanie Bubble'' is an upcoming American comedy-drama film directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash and written by Gore, based on the 2015 non-fiction book ''The Great Beanie Baby Bubble'' by Zac Bissonnette. It stars Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook and Geraldine Viswanathan. Cast * Zach Galifianakis * Elizabeth Banks * Sarah Snook * Geraldine Viswanathan Production It was announced in January 2022 that Apple TV+ had acquired the distribution rights for the film, which would see Zach Galifinakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook and Geraldine Viswanathan star, with Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash directing. Filming began by April 2022 in Marietta, Georgia. Production would also take place in Atlanta. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beanie Bubble, The Upcoming films American comedy-drama films Apple TV+ original films Beanie Babies Films about toys Films based on non-fiction books Films produced by Brian Grazer Films produced by Ron Howard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal Street (film)
''Canal Street'' is a 2018 American drama thriller film directed by Rhyan LaMarr. The film was distributed by Smith Global Media and opened over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. It was filmed in Chicago. ''Canal Street'' was screened at the American Black Film Festival. Plot Kholi Styles, a young black teenager, is wrongfully accused of the murder of his white classmate from Winnetka. His father, Jackie Styles, is an up-and-coming lawyer who goes to court to fight for his son's innocence. Cast * Bryshere Y. Gray as Kholi *Lance Reddick as Jerry Shaw *Michael Beach as Ronald Morgan *Jamie Hector as Pastor Sam Billings *Mykelti Williamson as Jackie Styles * Jon Seda as Detective Mike Watts *Will Yun Lee as Officer Hank Chu *Harry Lennix as DJ Terrance Palmer *Mekhi Phifer as Prosecutor A.J. Canton *FERN as (himself) FERN *Reed Shannon as Joe *Jacqueline Pinol as China * William R. Moses as Bill Sudermill *Nora Dunn as Marge Sudermill * Tawny Newsome as Kai * Yancey Arias as DJ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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