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Forky Asks A Question
''Forky Asks a Question'' is a television series of American computer-animated short films produced by Pixar based on the ''Toy Story'' franchise, set after ''Toy Story 4''. It is the third Pixar short series, following the ''Cars Toons'' and ''Toy Story Toons''. The series focuses on the character of Forky (voiced by Tony Hale) as he asks his friends different questions about life. The series aired from November 12, 2019 to January 10, 2020, on Disney+. Premise Set sometime after the events of ''Toy Story 4'', handmade toy Forky asks his friends (the characters of the ''Toy Story'' franchise) different questions about life. Cast and characters * Tony Hale as Forky, a homemade toy who, having been recently created, asks his friends questions about life. * John Ratzenberger as Hamm, a piggy bank. * Wallace Shawn as Rex, a toy tyrannosaurus rex. * Kristen Schaal as Trixie, a toy triceratops. * Carol Burnett as Chairol Burnett, a toy chair, whom Bonnie used to play with. * Mel Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animated Series
An animated series is a set of animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have either a finite number of episodes like a miniseries, a definite end, or be open-ended, without a predetermined number of episodes. They can be broadcast on television, shown in movie theatres, released direct-to-video or on the internet. Like other television series, films, including animated films, animated series can be of a wide variety of genres and can also have different demographic target audiences, from males to females ranging children to adults. Television Animated television series are regularly presented and can appear as much as up to once a week or daily during a prescribed time slot. The time slot may vary including morning, like saturday-morning cartoons, prime time, like prime time cartoons, to late night, like late night ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forky
Forky is a fictional character in the '' Toy Story'' franchise created by Disney and Pixar. His first appearance is in '' Toy Story 4'', which was released in June 2019. In the ''Toy Story'' universe, he was made by Bonnie, who stuck googly eyes and red pipe cleaner onto a spork. He is also the titular protagonist of the series of shorts '' Forky Asks a Question'' on Disney+. Concept and creation While considering names for the character, director Josh Cooley showed a picture of the character to his four-year-old son and asked for a suggestion on the name. Cooley's son suggested the name ForkFace, and Cooley later said "the fact that he's around the same age as Bonnie and didn't know what a spork was, I thought, 'That feels real to me.' So Forky felt like a kid would name him that." Character overview Forky is a white plastic spork outfitted with a pair of different sized googly eyes; a mouth made out of blue plasticine; two halves of a popsicle stick for feet, stuck on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Garlin
Jeffrey Garlin (born June 5, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Murray Goldberg, patriarch of the eponymous family in the ABC sitcom '' The Goldbergs'', and Jeff Greene on the HBO sitcom '' Curb Your Enthusiasm''. He also played Marvin on ''Mad About You'' and Mort Meyers on ''Arrested Development'' for Fox and Netflix. He has also appeared in ''ParaNorman'', ''WALL-E'', ''Toy Story 3'', and ''Safety Not Guaranteed'', among other films. Early life Garlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Gene and Carole (née Crafton) Garlin. He grew up in Morton Grove, Illinois, where his father owned a plumbing supply business called Bilko and his mother was active in community theater. He has a younger brother, Michael. Garlin is Jewish and attended Hebrew school. Garlin says he has wanted to be a comedian since the age of eight, when he saw Jimmy Durante perform in Chicago. Garlin attended Melzer Elementary School in Morton Grove, Illinois. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Hunt
Bonnie Lynn Hunt (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, director, producer, writer and television host. Her film roles include ''Rain Man'', ''Beethoven'', ''Beethoven's 2nd'', ''Jumanji'', ''Jerry Maguire'', '' The Green Mile'', ''Cheaper by the Dozen'', and ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2''. Hunt has done voice work in ''A Bug's Life'', ''Zootopia'', and the ''Monsters, Inc.'', ''Cars'', and ''Toy Story'' franchises. She starred in ''Grand'' and ''Davis Rules'', as well as creating, producing, writing, and starring in '' The Building'', ''Bonnie'', and ''Life with Bonnie''. From 2008 to 2010, she hosted ''The Bonnie Hunt Show''. Early life Bonnie Lynn Hunt was born on September 22, 1961, in Chicago, to Robert Edward Hunt, an electrician, and Alice E. Hunt (née Jatczak), a homemaker. Her father was of Irish and Belgian ancestry and her mother is of Polish descent. She has three older brothers named Patrick, Kevin, and Tom, two older sisters named Cathy and Carol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloma Wright
Aloma Wright (born March 10, 1950) is an American actress, widely known for her roles as Laverne Roberts on the NBC/ABC comedy series '' Scrubs'' (2001–2009), Maxine Landis on the NBC daytime drama series ''Days of Our Lives'' (2008–2015), Mildred Clemons on the ABC drama series ''Private Practice'' (2011–2013), Gretchen Bodinski on the USA Network drama series '' Suits'' (2015–2019), and Viola in ''Tyler Perry's Young Dylan''. Early life Wright was born in New York and raised in California. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Career Wright began her acting career on stage, before appearing in films like ''Stuart Saves His Family'', '' Devil in the Flesh'', and ''Shadow Hours'', and television shows such as ''Suddenly Susan'', ''Dangerous Minds'', ''Frasier'', ''Friends'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Ally McBeal'', '' Girlfriends'', and ''Judging Amy''. She also had a recurring role in the Fox series ''Power Rangers i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor. He has performed numerous roles on live action television since the 1960s, and he has had an active career doing voice work since the 1970s. Early life Oppenheimer was born in New York City on April 23, 1930, to Louis and Irene Oppenheimer. His father worked as a stockbroker. Career Character roles As a character actor, Oppenheimer has had diverse roles in popular American television programming, from playing a Nazi in '' Hogan's Heroes'', to playing an Israeli secret agent as well as a double-agent KAOS scientist on ''Get Smart'', to being the second actor to play Dr. Rudy Wells in ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' (Martin Balsam played the role in the pilot telemovie). Oppenheimer took over as Rudy starting with the second film, "Wine, Women and War" up until the introduction of the bionic woman in 1975, whereupon Martin E. Brooks took over as Wells until cancellation). He was the original Mickey Malph (Ralph Malph's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Dalton
Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama ''The Lion in Winter''. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in ''The Living Daylights'' (1987) and ''Licence to Kill'' (1989). Dalton also appeared in the films ''Flash Gordon'' (1980), ''The Rocketeer'' (1991), '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003), ''Hot Fuzz'' (2007) and '' The Tourist'' (2010). On television, Dalton played Mr. Rochester in the BBC serial ''Jane Eyre'' (1983), Rhett Butler in the CBS miniseries '' Scarlett'' (1994), Rassilon in the BBC One science fiction adventure ''Doctor Who'' (2009–2010), Sir Malcolm Murray on the Showtime horror drama ''Penny Dreadful'' (2014–2016), and the Chief on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero comedy-drama ''Doom Patrol'' (2019–2021). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Atkin Downes
Robin Atkin Downes is an English actor known for his work in animation and video games. Early life Downes was born in London. He earned an MFA from Temple University in Philadelphia. Career Downes has voiced characters in animated films such as Ack in ''How to Train Your Dragon'', David in the English dub of '' Steamboy'', and Manchester Black in '' Superman vs. The Elite''. His live-action television roles include Pockla in ''Angel'', Byron and Morann ''Babylon 5'', and Machida in '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', while his voice work on television includes The Master on '' The Strain'' and various roles on '' Regular Show'', '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', and '' ThunderCats''. Downes' video game roles include various characters in '' Gears of War'' and ''Metal Gear'', Travis Touchdown in '' No More Heroes'', Captain Slag in ''Ratchet & Clank'', a selectable voice for the male protagonist in '' Saints Row: The Third'', the Medic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty White
Betty Marion White (January 17, 1922December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television, with a television career spanning almost seven decades, White was noted for her vast work in the entertainment industry and being one of the first women to work both in front of and behind the camera. She was the first woman to produce a sitcom, ''Life with Elizabeth'' (19531955). After making the transition from radio to television, White became a staple panelist of American game shows, including ''Password'', ''Match Game'', ''Tattletales'', '' To Tell the Truth'', ''The Hollywood Squares'', and ''The $25,000 Pyramid''. Dubbed "the first lady of game shows", White became the first woman to receive the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host for the show ''Just Men!'' in 1983. She was also known for her appearances on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', '' Boston Legal'', and ''The Carol Burnett Show''. Her biggest roles include Sue Ann Nivens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned seven decades. He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for ''Your Show of Shows'' and '' Caesar's Hour'', starring Sid Caesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with '' 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks'' (1960). Reiner was best known as the creator and producer of, and a writer and actor on, ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' which ran from 1961 to 1966.Van Dyke, Dick (2012), ''My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir'', Three Rivers PressW ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks (born Melvin James Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. He began his career as a comic and a writer for Sid Caesar's variety show ''Your Show of Shows'' (1950–1954) alongside Woody Allen, Neil Simon and Larry Gelbart. With Carl Reiner, he created the comic character The 2000 Year Old Man. He wrote, with Buck Henry, the hit television comedy series ''Get Smart'' (1965–1970). In middle age, Brooks became one of the most successful film directors of the 1970s, with many of his films being among the top 10 moneymakers of their respective years of release. His best-known films include '' The Producers'' (1967), ''The Twelve Chairs'' (1970), '' Blazing Saddles'' (1974), ''Young Frankenstein'' (1974), '' Silent Movie'' (1976), ''High Anxiety'' (1977), ''History of the World, Part I'' (1981), '' Spaceballs'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Burnett
Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer. Her groundbreaking comedy variety show ''The Carol Burnett Show'', which originally aired on CBS was one of the first of its kind to be hosted by a woman. She has performed on stage, television and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedic roles. She has received numerous accolades including six Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and seven Golden Globe Awards. Burnett was awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013 and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2015. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, her family moved to California where she lived in the Hollywood area. She attended Hollywood High School and eventually studied theater and musical comedy at UCLA. Later she performed in nightclubs in New York City and had a breakout success on Broadway in 1959 in ''Once Upon a Mattress'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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