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Cupid (TV Series)
''Cupid'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Rob Thomas that aired on ABC from September 26, 1998 to February 11, 1999 and which featured Paula Marshall as Dr. Claire Allen, a Chicago psychologist who is given charge of a man named Trevor Hale (Jeremy Piven). Hale believes he is Cupid, sent down from Mount Olympus by Zeus to connect 100 couples without using his powers, as a punishment for his arrogance. Originally broadcast on ABC on Saturday evenings at 10 p.m. EST, the show lasted one season. Plot Trevor Hale is attractive, witty, uncommonly intelligent—and he may be Cupid, the Greco-Roman god of erotic love. Probably not, but he thinks so. Trevor's insistence that he is Cupid lands him in a mental hospital, where he meets psychologist Claire Allen, a renowned authority on romance. Trevor tells Claire that he has been stripped of his godly powers by Zeus, and exiled from Mount Olympus as a punishment for arrogance. To win his way back among the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Thomas (writer)
Robert James "Rob" Thomas (born August 15, 1965) is an American author, producer, director and screenwriter. He created the television series ''Veronica Mars'' (2004–2007, 2019), co-developed '' 90210'' (2008–2013), and co-created ''Party Down'' (2009–2010, 2022-), and '' iZombie'' (2015–2019). Education and early career Thomas was born in Sunnyside, Washington. He graduated from San Marcos High School in 1983 and went to Texas Christian University (TCU) on a football scholarship. Thomas played 11 games for the TCU Horned Frogs football team in 1984 as a backup tight end and special teams player. He had one interception that season, off a fake punt attempt by Kansas State. He later transferred to the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 1987 with a BA in history from its College of Liberal Arts. Before he began writing novels for young adults, Thomas taught high-school journalism at John Marshall High School in San Antonio, Texas, and later at John H. Reaga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychologist
A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual Perception () is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information or environment. All perception involves signals that go through the nervous syste ..., cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how individuals relate to each other and to their environments. Psychologists usually acquire a bachelor's degree in psychology, followed by a master's degree or doctorate in psychology. Unlike psychiatrist, psychiatric physicians and psychiatric nurse-practitioners, psychologists usually cannot prescribe medication, but depending on the jurisdiction, some psychologists with additional training can be licensed to prescribe medications; qualification requirements may be different from a bachelor's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Loeb
Lisa Loeb (; born March 11, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress. She started her career with the number 1 hit song "Stay (I Missed You)" from the film '' Reality Bites,'' the first number 1 single for an artist without a recording contract. She achieved two additional Top 20 singles with "Do You Sleep?" in 1996 and " I Do" in 1998. Her studio albums include two back-to-back albums that were certified gold; these were '' Tails'' and '' Firecracker.'' Loeb's film, television and voice-over work includes guest starring roles in the season finale of '' Gossip Girl,'' and two episodes, including the series finale, of Netflix's '' Fuller House.'' She also starred in two other television series, '' Dweezil & Lisa,'' a weekly culinary adventure for the Food Network that featured her alongside Dweezil Zappa, and '' Number 1 Single'' on E! Entertainment Television. She has also acted in such films as '' House on Haunted Hill,'' ''Fright Night,'' '' Hot T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Leighton
Laura Diane Leighton is an American actress. She played Sydney Andrews on the television series '' Melrose Place'' (1993–1997) and its continuation (2009–2010), and Ashley Marin on Freeform's series ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017). Career In the early 1990s, Leighton's first on-screen jobs were in a commercial for Pizza Hut and Dep Hair Gel before taking her first major acting role as Sydney Andrews in the prime time soap opera '' Melrose Place''. The part was originally intended for only two episodes in season 1, but was eventually developed into a full-time role for the subsequent seasons 2 to 5 (1993–97). During the show's run, Leighton appeared on numerous magazine covers (including ''Entertainment Weekly'' and ''Rolling Stone and People''). Leighton left the show at the end of the fifth season in 1997, which saw her character Sydney being struck and seemingly killed by a car, only moments after her wedding to Craig Field, played by David Charvet. During bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Britton
Constance Elaine Britton ( Womack; born March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Britton made her feature film debut in the independent comedy-drama film '' The Brothers McMullen'' (1995), and the following year, she was cast as Nikki Faber on the ABC sitcom ''Spin City''. She later starred in the short-lived sitcoms ''The Fighting Fitzgeralds'' (2001) and '' Lost at Home'' (2003), and appeared in several films, most notably the sports drama film '' Friday Night Lights'' (2004) and the thriller film '' The Last Winter'' (2006). Britton starred as Tami Taylor on the NBC/DirecTV drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' from 2006 to 2011. For this role, she received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. In 2011, she starred as Vivien Harmon in the first season of FX horror-drama series ''American Horror Story'', for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim DeKay
Timothy Robert DeKay (born June 12, 1963) is an American actor. He starred in the USA Network series '' White Collar'' (2009–2014) Early life Tim DeKay was born June 12, 1963, to Jim DeKay and Jill Vaughn in Lansing, New York, where he and his brother Jamey grew up. Growing up, DeKay enjoyed athletics, having played both varsity basketball and baseball, the latter of which is a generational tradition in his family. He also enjoyed the arts and performed in his high school's production of ''Oliver!''. He attended Le Moyne College to study business and philosophy, where he also played baseball, eventually deciding to pursue a career in theater. (DeKay returned to Le Moyne College in May 2010 as the commencement speaker, and he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters ''honoris causa''.) DeKay planned for a career in business or law, and he graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1985. However, he realized that he wanted to work in theater i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollis Resnik
Hollis Resnik (1955 – April 17, 2022) was an American singer and actress, especially in stage musicals. Biography Raised in Euclid, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland), as a young girl she studied piano and took voice lessons and performed with the Cleveland Symphony Children's Choir. Attending Russell H. Erwine Elementary and Shore Junior High School, she graduated from Euclid High School in 1973. She graduated from Denison University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. A Chicago-based theatre actress, Resnik was the 1992 winner of the Sarah Siddons Award. She appeared three times on the television show ''Cupid'', and had supporting roles in the motion pictures '' Backdraft'' and '' Little Big Top'', an independent film. In 1993 Resnik appeared in the Off-Broadway musical version of '' Wings'' as Amy the "sympathetic therapist". In 2002, she released a compact disc titled "Make Someone Happy", which has Broadway, pop, jazz and original songs. She toured in several musicals. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Flanigan
Joe Flanigan (born January 5, 1967) is an American writer and actor best known for his portrayal of the character John Sheppard (Stargate), Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard in ''Stargate Atlantis''. Early life Flanigan was born Joseph Dunnigan III in Los Angeles. He has said that his mother, Nancy, left his father soon after he was born and that his surname was changed to Flanigan after he was adopted by his stepfather, business executive John Flanigan.''Reno Gazette Journal'', March 9, 2008. When he was six years old, his family moved to a small ranch near Reno, Nevada. From the age of 14, Flanigan attended a boarding school in Ojai, California, where he appeared in the school production of ''A Streetcar Named Desire (play), A Streetcar Named Desire''. He later earned a history degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado where he appeared in the play ''Coriolanus''. On the advice of a friend, he took acting classes to overcome his shyness but did not p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Vincent Parise
Jeffrey Vincent Parise is an American actor and artist. Some of his more notable roles include Asmodeus in ''Supernatural'', Carlos Rivera and Carlos' twin brother Joe Rivera on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital,'' and Wayne in Anna Biller's horror-thriller film '' The Love Witch''. Career Acting Parise made his acting debut in 1994 on the television series ''Sisters'' where he played the role of Dwayne. After that he entered the Los Angeles theatre scene in a string of plays, including ''Jerusalem Avenue'', written and directed by Christopher Joyce. He then appeared in many short and feature-length films and television series. His films include '' The Unscarred'' (2000), ''Over My Dead Body '' (2002), ''5 Card Stud'' (2002), '' Don't Come Knocking'' (2005) directed by Wim Wenders, ''Land of Plenty'' (2004), ''Dark Reel'' (2008), ''Body Politic'' (2009), and '' The Face of Love'' (2013). In 2007, he landed a lead role of Tony in ''Callback: the Unmaking of Bloodstain'', d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Deanne Moore
Melanie Moore Paxson (née Moore; born September 26, 1972Melanie Paxson Buddy TV) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jaclyn in '' Cupid'', Sara Brennan in '' Happy Family'' and as Julie in ''''. Paxson also appeared in a number of Gladware television commercials in the early 2000s. Life and career Paxson was born ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adelstein
Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American actor and writer, known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox television series ''Prison Break'' and his role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the ABC medical drama '' Private Practice''. In addition to supporting roles in films such as ''Intolerable Cruelty'' and ''Memoirs of a Geisha'', he is also known for his recurring role as Leo Bergen on ABC's ''Scandal'' and as Jake Novak in the Bravo television series ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce''. He also played David Sweetzer on the short-lived NBC comedy ''I Feel Bad''. Adelstein co-created the dark comedy TV series '' Imposters'', which aired on Bravo and ran for two 10-episode seasons from 2017 and 2018; he is credited as a writer on 6 episodes. He also played the role of Shelley Cohen on that show. Early life Adelstein was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Reform Jewish family. Prior to his professional acting career, Adelstein attended the progressive Francis W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North American Eastern Standard Time
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small portion of westernmost Brazil in South America, along with certain Caribbean and Atlantic islands. Places that use: * Eastern Standard Time (EST), when observing standard time (autumn/winter), are five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00). * Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer), are four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−04:00). On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT leaving a one-hour "gap". On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, thus "duplicating" one hour. Southern parts of the zone (Panama and the Caribbean) do not observe daylight saving time. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
