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Carpoolers
''Carpoolers'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 2, 2007, to March 4, 2008. The show was created by Bruce McCulloch, who also executive produced alongside Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, David Miner, Marsh McCall, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo (formerly of ''Arrested Development''). Joe and Anthony Russo also directed the pilot. The series focused on the everyday lives of four male suburbanites with different occupations, who took their private lives and issues along for the ride during their daily commute to and from work. Produced by DreamWorks Television, ABC Studios, and 3 Arts Entertainment, the series was given a thirteen-episode order on May 11, 2007. and originally aired Tuesdays at 8:30PM Eastern/7:30PM Central following ''Cavemen''. After a brief hiatus, the show returned to ABC's schedule on January 8, 2008 at 9:30PM Eastern/8:30PM Central, following ''According to Jim''. After the writers strike ended, ABC declined to order any additional e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Munn
Allison Munn (born October 7, 1974) is an American actress. She played Caroline Dupree in the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'', Tina Haven in The WB sitcom '' What I Like About You'', Lauren in The WB/ CW drama ''One Tree Hill'', and Anne Harper on the Nickelodeon series ''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn''. Early life Munn was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. Her father was Russell Munn, a political lobbyist. Munn graduated from AC Flora High School and The College of Charleston. She moved to New York, where she won a role in the Off-Broadway classic ''The Fantasticks''. Career Munn followed her stage roles with small roles in ''White Oleander'', the film adaptation of the Janet Fitch novel of the same name, opposite Alison Lohman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robin Wright-Penn and Renée Zellweger, and in Cameron Crowe's romantic tragicomedy '' Elizabethtown'' opposite Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. In September 2003, Munn won a co-starring role opposite Amanda Bynes and Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Russo (movie Director)
Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971), collectively known as the Russo brothers (), are American directors, producers, and screenwriters. They direct most of their work together. They are best known for directing four films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014), '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018), and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). ''Endgame'' grossed over $2.798 billion worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time. The brothers have also worked as directors and producers on the comedy series ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2005), ''Community'' (2009–2014), and '' Happy Endings'' (2011–2012). They won a Primetime Emmy Award for ''Arrested Development''. Early life Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971) were born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, the sons of Patricia Gallupoli and attor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith Ford
Faith Alexis Ford (born September 14, 1964) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Corky Sherwood on the CBS sitcom '' Murphy Brown'', for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and as Hope Shanowski on the ABC sitcom ''Hope & Faith''. Early life Ford was born as Faith Alexis Ford in Alexandria, Louisiana, the younger daughter of Patricia Walker, a schoolteacher, and Charles Ford, an insurance agent. Ford lived in nearby Pineville and began acting while attending Pineville High School. She moved to Manhattan at the age of 17 where she began to model and find commercial work. Career In 1983, Ford landed her first television role on ABC's '' One Life to Live''; her first major role was on the NBC soap opera '' Another World'', where she played Julia Shearer (a role previously played by Kyra Sedgwick) for several years. Ford was let go by the producers and soon moved to Hollywood, where she got a regular role on the short-lived sitcom '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Minor
Jerome Charles Minor Jr. (born October 4, 1969) is an American actor, comedian and writer known for his comedic roles in numerous television programs such as ''Mr. Show'', ''Saturday Night Live'', ''Trigger Happy TV'', ''Delocated'', ''Brickleberry'', ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', ''Crossballs'', ''The Hotwives of Orlando'', ''Carpoolers'', ''Community'', ''Lucky Louie'', and ''Dr. Ken''. Life and career Minor was born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up in Flint, Michigan. Minor was raised as a Jehovah's Witness during most of his youth. Later in life, after rejecting his Jehovah's Witness upbringing, Minor was shunned by some members of his family. He began doing stand-up comedy and writing/performing with sketch comedy groups in Detroit before eventually joining the Second City Detroit's mainstage improv troupe. After writing and performing in three revues, he joined the Second City Chicago for two shows and then one revue at the Second City Toronto. At the time he was the only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Peper
Timothy W. Peper (born October 4, 1980, in Nyack, New York) is an American film, television and stage actor. Career Peper is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He has performed in numerous theatrical productions such as ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ''Othello'', ''Lobby Hero'', '' Waiting for Godot'', and '' Fool for Love''. His television credits include a recurring role on ''Conviction''. He has guest-starred on ''Law & Order'', ''The Good Wife'' and ''As the World Turns''. Prior to his casting on ''Carpoolers'', he had a recurring role in ''Guiding Light'' playing Jimmy Donovan. He appeared in such feature films as ''The Greatest Game Ever Played'' and '' A Beautiful Life''. Selected filmography *'' NCIS'' as NSA Special Agent Chad Flynderling (2013) (1 episode: " Gut Check") *''Croton Falls'' as Will Kent (2011) *''Canned'' as Sam (2009) *''Carpoolers'' as Dougie (2007) *''Guiding Light'' as Jimmy Donovan (2007) *''Law & Order' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry O'Connell
Jerry O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor and television host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series ''Sliders'', Andrew Clements in ''My Secret Identity'', Vern Tessio in the film '' Stand by Me'' (1986), Joe in ''Joe's Apartment'' (1996), Frank Cushman in ''Jerry Maguire'' (1996), Derek in ''Scream 2'' (1997), Charlie Carbone in ''Kangaroo Jack'' (2003), and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama ''Crossing Jordan''. He starred as Pete Kaczmarek in the single 2010–2011 season of '' The Defenders''. He also had a starring role in the comedy horror film ''Piranha 3D'' (2010). Currently, he voices Commander Jack Ransom on the animated series '' Star Trek: Lower Decks'', is co-host of '' The Talk'', and hosts a version of ''Pictionary'' syndicated on Fox stations. Early life O'Connell was born in Manhattan, the eldest son of Linda, an art teacher, and Michael O'Connell, an advertising agency art director originally from the United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Russo (movie Director)
Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971), collectively known as the Russo brothers (), are American directors, producers, and screenwriters. They direct most of their work together. They are best known for directing four films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014), '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018), and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). ''Endgame'' grossed over $2.798 billion worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time. The brothers have also worked as directors and producers on the comedy series ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2005), ''Community'' (2009–2014), and '' Happy Endings'' (2011–2012). They won a Primetime Emmy Award for ''Arrested Development''. Early life Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971) were born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, the sons of Patricia Gallupoli and attorne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavemen (TV Series)
''Cavemen'' is an American sitcom that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 2 to November 13, 2007. The show was developed by Joe Lawson (writer), Joe Lawson, Josh Gordon and Will Speck, based on the GEICO Cavemen TV commercials, which were also written by Lawson. It was described by the network as a "unique buddy comedy that offers a clever twist on stereotypes and turns race relations on its head", and is set in San Diego, California. Despite this, the show earned an extremely negative reception, becoming regarded as one of the List of sitcoms known for negative reception, worst television shows of all time. Plot In the series, cavemen were never really fully supplanted by modern humans, but integrated into ''Homo sapiens'' civilization as a separate species sub-group. Cavemen are a small but widespread minority group that have been present in every global civilization since the dawn of recorded history (a montage scene in the opening credits shows Cavemen in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DreamWorks Television
DreamWorks Television was an American television distribution and production company based in Universal City, California, that was a division of DreamWorks. It folded into Amblin Television in 2013. History DreamWorks Television was formed in December 1994 as DreamWorks Pictures agreed to a $200 million seven-year television production joint venture with the Capital Cities/ABC. The company was set up to produce series for broadcast networks, cable channels and first run syndication with no first look for the ABC Network, but financial incentives favored ABC. The first show, ''Champs'', was scheduled as a mid-season replacement for the ABC network. Dan McDermott was named division chief executive in June 1995. DreamWorks Television's first success was ''Spin City ''on ABC. The Walt Disney Company bought Capital Cities/ABC in February 1996. In 1997, DreamWorks Television had a falling-out with NBC over the development of various TV shows. The dispute was eventually settled, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce Ian McCulloch is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, musician and film director. McCulloch is perhaps best known for his work as a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, including starring in the TV series of the same name. He was also a writer for ''Saturday Night Live''. McCulloch has appeared on other series including ''Twitch City'' and ''Gilmore Girls''. He directed the films ''Dog Park'', ''Stealing Harvard'' and ''Superstar''. He also wrote and directed the romantic comedy ''Comeback Season'' which toured film festivals before its release on DVD in 2007. He was the creator and head writer of the 2007-2008 ABC sitcom ''Carpoolers''. Early life McCulloch was born in Edmonton, Alberta on May 12, 1961. He attended Strathcona Composite High School in Edmonton and competed in both track-and-field and swimming, winning two individual provincial titles. He moved to Calgary and attended Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School. McCulloch is a graduate of Mount Royal Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Goss
Fred Goss (born March 25, 1961, in Orchard Lake, Michigan) is an American TV actor, director, writer, producer and comedian. As writer Goss began writing and staging his own plays in his twenties. He wrote sketch comedy during his thirties, primarily at the Los Angeles-based ACME Comedy Theater. More recently, Fred wrote many of the episodes of his ABC comedy ''Sons & Daughters''. He has written pilot scripts for ABC, NBC, and FOX. In 2014, he developed a half-hour comedy for ABC called ''The FunHouse''. In 2013, he developed a half-hour comedy for USA Network called ''HR''. He currently has a deal with Paramount Digital for a comedy series called ''FOCUS''. As acting student/teacher Instructors who have taught Goss include Harry Mastrogeorge, Cynthia Szigeti, Stephen Book, Cecily Adams, and Jeffrey Tambor. After studying the Viola Spolin technique, he has taught ( Improvisation for the Theater) to adults and children. As actor Fred Goss began acting at age fourteen. Bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Schwartz
David Schwartz is an American composer, known for his scoring of the music for several television series. He composed most of the songs for ''Arrested Development'', and he returned as the series composer for the fourth season, which debuted on Netflix. Schwartz attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City and the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He began composing music for television and film in 1990. The theme for his first network television series, ''Northern Exposure'', resulted in a Grammy nomination. "Theme from ''Northern Exposure''", credited to Schwartz, hit #15 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in late 1992. He scored every episode of the show's six season run. He has scored themes for television productions including ''Reaper'', '' Two of Us'', ''The Good Place'', '' Deadwood'', ''Arrested Development'', ''Carpoolers'', ''Running Wilde'', and ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. His film credits include ''You Stupid Man''. He is the father of singer-songwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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