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Erica Rhodes
Erica Rhodes (born ) is an American actress and comedian. She has been performing on ''A Prairie Home Companion'' since the age of 13 and appeared in several movies and TV shows, including ''Plague Town'', ''1000 Ways to Die'', and ''The Consultants''. She has also guest starred on ''New Girl'', ''@midnight with Chris Hardwick'', and ''Modern Family''. She competed in the reality television comedy competition series ''Bring the Funny''. Early life Rhodes is a native of Newton, Massachusetts. She attended Boston University College of Fine Arts and graduated from the Atlantic Theater Company#Acting school, Atlantic Theater Conservatory. ''A Prairie Home Companion'' Rhodes has been a frequent guest on ''A Prairie Home Companion'' since her first appearance in 1996 where she initiated her recurring role as "The Conscience" of the host, Garrison Keillor. She appears on Keillor's 1997 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, Grammy nominated album ''Garrison Keillor’s Comedy Theatre''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is approximately west of downtown Boston. Newton resembles a patchwork of thirteen villages, without a city center. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 88,923. History Newton was settled in 1630 as part of "the newe towne", which was renamed Cambridge in 1638. Roxbury minister John Eliot persuaded the Native American people of Nonantum, a sub-tribe of the Massachusett led by a sachem named Waban, to relocate to Natick in 1651, fearing that they would be exploited by colonists. Newton was incorporated as a separate town, known as Cambridge Village, on December 15, 1681, then renamed Newtown in 1691, and finally Newton in 1766. It became a city on January 5, 1874. Newton is known as ''The Garden City''. In ''Reflections in Bullough's Pond'', Newton historian Diana Muir describes the early industries that developed in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in a series of mills b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
