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E-Ring
''E-Ring'' is an American military drama television series created by Ken Robinson and David McKenna and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, that premiered on NBC on September 21, 2005, and aired through February 1, 2006. The series stars Benjamin Bratt, Dennis Hopper, Aunjanue Ellis, Kerr Smith and Kelly Rutherford. Series overview The title of the show refers to the structure of The Pentagon, which is configured in five concentric rings, from "A" to "E", with E being the outermost ring. Before any military action can be taken anywhere in the world, the mission must be planned and approved by the most important ring of the Pentagon, the E-ring. This is where the more high-profile work is done, all operations must be legally approved and the green light given by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The show starred Benjamin Bratt as Major James Tisnewski, a former Delta Force operator and Dennis Hopper as Colonel Eli McNulty, as officers working in the E-ring of the Pentagon in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Bratt
Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor and producer who has worked in film and on television. He had supporting roles in the 1990s in such box office hits as ''Demolition Man'' (1993), ''Clear and Present Danger'' (1994), and ''The River Wild'' (1994). From 1995 to 1999, he starred as New York City Police Department (NYPD) Detective Rey Curtis on the NBC drama series ''Law & Order.'' In the 2000s, Bratt appeared in ''Miss Congeniality'' (2000), ''Traffic'' (2000), ''Piñero'' (2001), ''Catwoman'' (2004), and ''Trucker'' (2008), ''Despicable Me 2'' (2013), ''Snitch'' (2013), ''Coco'' (2017), among other films. On television, Bratt has portrayed Dr. Jake Reilly on ABC's ''Private Practice'' (2011–2013), Steve Navarro on '' 24: Live Another Day'' (2014), and Jahil Rivera on ''Star'' (2016–2018). He has also done voice acting in animated feature films. Bratt produced the film ''Dolores'' (2017), which explores the life of Dolores Huerta, an Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aunjanue Ellis
Aunjanue L. Ellis ( born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Men of Honor'' (2000), '' The Caveman's Valentine'' (2001), '' Undercover Brother'' (2002), ''Ray'' (2004), '' The Express: The Ernie Davis Story'' (2008), '' The Taking of Pelham 123'' (2009) and '' The Help'' (2011). In 2021, Ellis starred in the critically acclaimed film ''King Richard'', which earned her nominations for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, British Academy Film Award, and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress. On television, Ellis had recurring roles in the ABC police drama series '' High Incident'' (1996–1997), ''The Practice'' (1999), ''True Blood'' (2008), and ''The Mentalist'' (2010–2013), and played roles in a number of television films, such as '' Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story'' (2009), '' Abducted: The Carlina White Story'' (2013), and '' The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel'' (2020). In 2015, Ellis played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Rutherford
Kelly Rutherford (born November 6, 1968) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles as Stephanie "Sam" Whitmore on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Generations'' (1989–1991), as Megan Lewis on the Fox primetime soap opera ''Melrose Place'' (1996–1999), and as Lily van der Woodsen on The CW series ''Gossip Girl'' (2007–2012). Early life and education Kelly Rutherford was born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, on November 6, 1968, the daughter of Ann Edwards. She has a brother, Anthony. She attended Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, California. She later studied at HB Studio in New York City, and the Beverly Hills Playhouse in California. Career Rutherford began her career on daytime soap operas. She appeared on ''Loving'' in 1987, and later was cast as a regular on ''Generations'' from 1989 to 1991. In 1992 she joined the cast of the ABC drama '' Homefront''. From 1993 to 1994, Rutherford was a regular on the Fox series '' The Adventures of Brisco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McKenna (writer)
David McKenna is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for writing the screenplays for ''American History X'' (1998), ''Blow'' (2001) and '' S.W.A.T.'' (2003). He is also a film professor at Columbia University and Barnard College. Career McKenna wrote and sold ''American History X'' when he was 26. It drew from his upbringing around the punk music scene, as well as interviews with real skinheads. The film became the focus of a post-production dispute between director Tony Kaye and lead actor Edward Norton. Made on a budget of $20 million, the film grossed $24 million at the worldwide box office. He then wrote the screenplays for ''Blow'', about American cocaine smuggler George Jung, and ''Get Carter'', a remake of the 1971 film of the same name, starring Michael Caine. Also in 2001, his adaptation of the book ''Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge'' by Jim Schutze was released as ''Bully''. The book and film were based on the 1993 murder of Bobby K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1943) is an American film and television producer. He has been active in the genres of action, drama, fantasy, and science fiction. His films include '' Flashdance'', ''Top Gun'', '' The Rock'', '' Crimson Tide'', ''Con Air'', ''Armageddon'', '' Enemy of the State'', '' Black Hawk Down'', '' Pearl Harbor'', ''Kangaroo Jack'', and the ''Beverly Hills Cop'', '' Bad Boys'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean'', and the '' National Treasure'' franchises. Many of his films have been co-produced by Paramount and Disney, while many of his television series have been co-produced by Warner Bros. and CBS Studios. In July 2003, Bruckheimer was honored by ''Variety'' as the first producer in Hollywood history to produce the top two highest-grossing films of a single weekend, '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' and ''Bad Boys II''. His best known television series are ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''CSI: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in '' Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years he made a name in television, and by the end of the 1960s had appeared in several films, notably '' Cool Hand Luke'' (1967) and ''Hang 'Em High'' (1968). Hopper also began a prolific and acclaimed photography career in the 1960s. Hopper made his directorial film debut with '' Easy Rider'' (1969), which he and co-star Peter Fonda wrote with Terry Southern. The film earned Hopper a Cannes Film Festival Award for "Best First Work" and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (shared with Fonda and Southern). Journalist Ann Hornaday wrote: "With its portrait of counterculture heroes raising their middle fingers to the uptight middle-class hypocrisies, ''Easy Rider'' became the cinematic symbol of the 1960s, a cellulo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerr Smith
Kerr Van Cleve Smith (born March 9, 1972) is an American actor known for playing Jack McPhee on The WB drama series ''Dawson's Creek'', Kyle Brody in The WB supernatural drama ''Charmed'', Robert in Freeform's '' The Fosters'' and Axel Palmer in '' My Bloody Valentine 3D''. He is also known for portraying Carter Horton in '' Final Destination'' (2000). He starred in the movie ''Where Hope Grows'' (2014). Early life Smith was born in Exton, Pennsylvania, the son of Barbara (Hess) and a father who works as a financial advisor. He has a sister named Allison. He attended Peirce Middle School and he graduated from Henderson High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, then studied at the University of Vermont, where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. He was also top of his class senior year. Career Smith began acting with roles on ''As the World Turns'' as Ryder Hughes from 1996 to 1997, the films '' Final Destination'' (2000) and a cameo in '' The Broken Hearts Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Morris (musician)
Trevor Morris (born 25 May 1970) is a Canadian orchestral composer and music producer. His scores include the television shows ''The Tudors'', ''The Pillars of the Earth'', '' The Borgias'', and ''Vikings;'' the film ''Olympus Has Fallen'' and its sequel ''London Has Fallen;'' and the video game '' Dragon Age: Inquisition.'' He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for his score for '' The Borgias'' and for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or A Special (Original Dramatic Score) for his score for ''The Pillars of the Earth.'' Life and work Morris was born in London, Ontario, Canada, 2 hours west of Toronto. He was accepted to St. Mary's school for the arts as a child, where he studied violin and choir daily. At age 13, Morris was commissioned by his school to compose a piece for his graduating class to perform in honor of the Pope John Paul II's visit to Canada. His fee was $50. ''Beloved Young People'', a book authored by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Biller
Kenneth Todd Biller (born December 23, 1964) is a television producer, writer, director and editor. He has worked on a number of American television shows including ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', '' Legend of the Seeker'' and ''Perception''. During his time on ''Voyager'', he rose from executive story editor during the first season up to executive producer in the final season, and was responsible for writing the episode which introduced the Borg into the show. Early life Biller attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Career Biller's television career began in 1992 when he joined the crew of ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' as an executive story editor. He also wrote for ''The X Files'' in 1993. In 1995, Biller joined the team at '' Star Trek: Voyager'' as an executive story editor. A year later, he became co-producer of the show and made producer a year after that. During the sixth season of the show he became co-executive producer, and was again pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Bruckheimer Television
Jerry Bruckheimer Films Inc. (JBF) is an American independent film production company of Jerry Bruckheimer, formed in 1995, after cutting his ties with film producer Don Simpson, before his subsequent death in 1996. It produced hits such as the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. The production logo of the company shows a tree without leaves, on which leaves appear when struck by lightning. History Longtime producer Jerry Bruckheimer co-founded Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films in 1983 with Don Simpson; it was initially an affiliate production company of Paramount Pictures. Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films produced such hits as (among others) the franchises ''Beverly Hills Cop'' and '' Bad Boys''. After breaking up an alliance with Paramount Pictures, he had moved to The Walt Disney Studios in 1991, and the production company produced such hits for Disney as '' Crimson Tide'' (1995) and '' The Rock'' (1996). Jerry Bruckheimer Films was founded in 1995 by B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( ;; and Robinson (2010), p. 7. ''né'' Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor, investor, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon. With a net worth of US$114.5 billion as of November 2022, Bezos is the fourth-wealthiest person in the world and was the wealthiest from 2017 to 2021 according to both Bloomberg's '' Billionaires Index'' and ''Forbes''. Born in Albuquerque and raised in Houston and Miami, Bezos graduated from Princeton University in 1986. He holds a degree in electrical engineering and computer science. He worked on Wall Street in a variety of related fields from 1986 to early 1994. Bezos founded Amazon in late 1994 on a road trip from New York City to Seattle. The company began as an online bookstore and has since expanded to a variety of other e-commerce products and services, including video and audio streaming, cloud comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major (United States)
In the United States Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, major is a field-grade military officer rank above the rank of captain and below the rank of lieutenant colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant commander in the other uniformed services. Although lieutenant commanders are considered junior officers by their respective services (Navy and Coast Guard), the rank of major is that of a senior officer in the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Air Force. The pay grade for the rank of major is O-4. The insignia for the rank consists of a golden oak leaf, with slight stylized differences between the Army/Air Force version and the Marine Corps version. Promotion to major is governed by the Department of Defense policies derived from the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980. Army A major in the U.S. Army typically serves as a battalion executive officer (XO) or as the battali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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