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Friday Night Lights (season 3)
The third season of the American serial drama television series '' Friday Night Lights'' began airing in the United States and Canada on October 1, 2008. It was the first season to be aired on DirecTV's The 101 Network. The 13-episode season concluded on The 101 Network on January 14, 2009 and then began its run on NBC two nights later, on January 16, 2009, and concluded its NBC run on April 10, 2009. The show was renewed for two more seasons in March 2009, with both seasons airing in the same format as season 3, containing 13 episodes each. The third season was released on DVD in region 1 on May 19, 2009. The season continues to focus around the Dillon Panthers and the pressures faced on and off the field. This season also has four main characters leave the show by season's end. Cast Unlike the previous two seasons, only eight of ten major roles received star billing in the opening credits: Kyle Chandler portrayed Eric Taylor, head coach of the Dillon Panthers. Connie Br ...
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Audience Network
Audience Network (also known as Audience from 2016 until 2020) was an American pay television channel that was owned by AT&T. It featured a mix of original and acquired series, specials, and feature films. The network operated as a commercial-free service and broadcast its programming without editing for content. It was originally exclusive to DirecTV, though it was also added to AT&T U-verse after AT&T's 2015 acquisition of DirecTV. It was also made available on later AT&T streaming efforts, including AT&T TV and AT&T Watch TV, a lower-cost option available to AT&T Mobility customers. As of 2019, the channel had a subscription base of 26 million. The channel ceased operations on May 22, 2020. History The network launched on November 25, 1999, as Freeview, a service on DirecTV channel 103 carrying a continuous loop of concerts and other events. Freeview was part of all of the satellite provider's subscription packages, starting with the Total Choice tier. In 2005, it was moved to ...
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Adrianne Palicki
Adrianne Lee Palicki ( ; born May 6, 1983) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her starring roles as Tyra Collette in the NBC sports drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011), as Barbara "Bobbi" Morse/Mockingbird in the ABC superhero drama series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2014–2016), and as Commander Kelly Grayson in the Fox/Hulu science fiction comedy-drama series ''The Orville'' (2017–present). Palicki also had supporting roles in the films ''Legion'' (2010), ''Red Dawn'' (2012), '' G.I. Joe: Retaliation'' (2013), and ''John Wick'' (2014). Early life Palicki was born in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Nancy Lee (née French) and Jeffrey Arthur Palicki. She has an older brother, Eric, a comic book writer who influenced her interest in comics. Career Palicki was a series regular on the first three seasons of NBC's drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' from 2006 to 2009, portraying Tyra Collette. In early 2011, she returned for the final two e ...
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Janine Turner
Janine Turner (born Janine Loraine Gauntt; December 6, 1962) is an American actress best known for her roles as Maggie O'Connell in the television series ''Northern Exposure'', as Jessie Deighan in the feature film ''Cliffhanger'', and as Katie McCoy in '' Friday Night Lights''. She is an author, public speaker and founder and co-chair of Constituting America 2010. Early life Turner was born Janine Loraine Gauntt in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Janice Loraine (''née'' Agee) and Turner Maurice Gauntt Jr. Her parents returned to their native Texas soon after her birth, and Turner grew up in Euless and Fort Worth, Texas. Career In 1978, the 15-year-old Turner left home to pursue a modeling career with the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in New York City. She began her acting career in 1980 in Hollywood, appearing in several episodes of ''Dallas''. In October 1981 Turner could be seen in a television commercial for Buf-Puf body sponge. She continued to make guest appearances o ...
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Jason Street
Jason Mitchell Street is a fictional character in the NBC/DirecTV (The 101 Network) television drama '' Friday Night Lights'', portrayed by Scott Porter. Introduced as the small town "All-American," Jason is the starting quarterback of the Dillon Panthers, with a promising future career, until an injury during the season-opening football game results in paraplegia. Jason's story arc is focused on his adjusting to life and carving out a niche for himself outside of Panthers' football. In Season 3, due to Porter leaving the show, Jason moves to New York City after landing an entry-level position at a sports agency to be near his infant son. The character is inspired by the real-life events in the career of David Edwards, a high school player in San Antonio, Texas. Background Jason is portrayed as a confident, affable, charismatic and popular all-American high school student from a middle-class home with loving and supportive, although sometimes over-protective, parents. He is presu ...
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Smash Williams
Brian "Smash" Williams is a fictional character in the NBC/DirecTV(The 101 Network) drama television series '' Friday Night Lights'' portrayed by actor Gaius Charles. He is the starting running back of the Dillon High School Panthers. Considered the most talented player on the roster after quarterback Jason Street, Smash received his nickname from his father after hitting a water heater. Smash is believed to be based on Boobie Miles from the '' Friday Night Lights'' book and film. Williams is shown to be a jock in the beginning of the show. He starts a feud with fullback Tim Riggins, after having sex with Riggins' girlfriend Tyra Collette. After being caught taking performance-enhancing drugs, Smash begins a more mature approach to life, taking QB Matt Saracen under his wing, building a friendship with Riggins and leading the team after the devastating injury to Jason Street. Characterization and background Brian "Smash" Williams was born in Gatling, Texas – a fictional, pred ...
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Scott Porter
Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saskatchewan United States * Scott, Arkansas * Scott, Georgia * Scott, Indiana * Scott, Louisiana * Scott, Missouri * Scott, New York * Scott, Ohio * Scott, Wisconsin (other) (several places) * Fort Scott, Kansas * Great Scott Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota * Scott Air Force Base, Illinois * Scott City, Kansas * Scott City, Missouri * Scott County (other) (various states) * Scott Mountain, a mountain in Oregon * Scott River, in California * Scott Township (other) (several places) Elsewhere * 876 Scott, minor planet orbiting the Sun * Scott (crater), a lunar impact crater near the south pole of the Moon *Scott Conservation Park, a protected area in South Australia People * Scott (surname), including a li ...
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Gaius Charles
Gaius Charles (born May 2, 1983) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Brian "Smash" Williams in the television drama, ''Friday Night Lights''. He also played Dr. Shane Ross on the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'' and a recurring role on the NBC historical-drama series ''Aquarius'', as Black Panther leader Bunchy Carter. He also played a role on '' NCIS''s ninth season as Jason King, an arson investigator for the Baltimore Police Department. Early life Charles was born on May 2, 1983 in Manhattan, New York. He was raised in New York City and Teaneck, New Jersey. Charles graduated from Teaneck High School in 2001. He attended Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama. He also studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, Australia. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Religious Studies from Drew University. Career In 2017, Charles starred in the first season of NBC's televi ...
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Kevin Rankin (actor)
Kevin Rankin (born April 18, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Herc in the NBC series '' Friday Night Lights'', Tyler Briggs in the NBC series ''Trauma'', Roe Sanders in the CBS series '' Unforgettable'', Kenny in the AMC series '' Breaking Bad'', and Derek "Devil" Lennox in the FX TV series '' Justified''. Early life and career Rankin was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1976. Up to age eleven, he also grew up there with his parents and three older sisters. The family then moved to Houston, Texas, where Rankin finished high school. After watching the television show ''The Fall Guy'', Rankin originally intended on becoming a stunt man, until he realized the main character, a stunt man, was, in fact, played by an actor, Lee Majors. Rankin began his acting career with an appearance on the television show ''Unsolved Mysteries''. He began his acting career in 1997 with a small role in the drama film ''The Apostle''. Starting in 2000, roles in various televis ...
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Stacey Oristano
Stacey Oristano (born May 6, 1979) is an American stage, screen & television actress. She is best known for her role as Mindy Riggins on the television series '' Friday Night Lights'' and for starring on ABC Family's ''Bunheads'' as Truly Stone. Career As a stage and screen actor, Stacey Oristano graduated from Rose Bruford College in London. After graduation she was seen in the West End production of '' Steel Magnolias'' (as Annelle). She then moved to New York City, where she toured with ''Cabaret'' (as Sally Bowles). Regionally she has performed in ''Urinetown'' (as Hope Cladwell); ''The Spitfire Grill'' (as Percy Talbot); ''The Wild Party'' (as Queenie); and numerous others. She is also a seasoned concert vocalist, having sung in concerts in London, New York, and Dallas. While in New York, Stacey was seen on ''Chappelle's Show'' and ''Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn''. For her best known role, she starred as stripper Mindy Collette-Riggins on the critically acclaimed ''Friday N ...
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Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (born October 9, 1960) is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in the films '' Fletch'' (1985), '' Tombstone'' (1993), ''Fast Food Nation'' (2006) and '' Parkland'' (2013). She is also known for her roles on television series such as '' Friday Night Lights'', ''Seinfeld'' and ''Nashville''. Personal life Wheeler-Nicholson was born in New York City, the daughter of Joan (née Weitemeyer) and Douglas Wheeler-Nicholson. She is the granddaughter of pioneering American comic book publisher Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, who founded DC Comics under the original company name National Allied Publications. Wheeler-Nicholson has been married to film director Alex Smith since 2011 and lives in Austin, Texas. Career Sometimes credited as Dana Wheeler Nicholson, she has appeared in numerous feature films, but is perhaps best known for her role in '' Fletch'' (1985) as Gail Stanwyk, the love interest of the title character. She is well known for her perfo ...
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Liz Mikel
Elizabeth Juliene Mikel (née Lacy; born November 7, 1963) is an American actress and jazz vocalist from Dallas, Texas. She is best known for her role as Corrina "Mama" Williams, mother of star running back Brian "Smash" Williams, on the NBC television series '' Friday Night Lights''. Career Liz Mikel has been performing on stage for more than twenty years, including extended runs with the Dallas Theater Center and Theater Three. In 2007, the ''Dallas Morning News'' described Mikel as "a fixture on the Dallas theater scene". She stepped in for Oprah Winfrey in a special 2008 performance of ''The Vagina Monologues''. Her film credits include roles in '' The Quest for Freedom'', '' It's in the Water'', ''Detention'' (aka ''Learning Curve''), ''Seventy-8'', '' Carried Away'', and as Ruthie Jenkins in ''Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins''. Besides ''Friday Night Lights'', television roles have included guest appearances on ''LAX'', ''Prison Break'', and '' Past Life'' plus a recurrin ...
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Derek Phillips (actor)
Derek Phillips (born April 18, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Billy Riggins in the NBC sports drama series '' Friday Night Lights'', as well as providing the voice and motion capture of Jerry Anderson in the action-adventure survival horror video game ''The Last of Us Part II''. He has also voiced characters in video games such as ''Dishonored'', ''The Last of Us'', ''Life Is Strange'', '' Battlefield Hardline'', ''Fallout 4'', and ''Rise of the Tomb Raider''. He currently voices Heron on the Netflix animated series ''Blood of Zeus''. Early life Phillips was born in Miami, Florida, on April 18, 1976. He attended Westminster Christian School in Palmetto Bay, Florida, where he played football alongside future MLB baseball players Alex Rodriguez and Doug Mientkiewicz. He later attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he received a BFA in acting. Career Upon graduating, Phillips moved to New York City to look for acting roles. He performed ...
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