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Family Guy (season 21)
The twenty-first season of the American animated television series ''Family Guy'' premiered on Fox on September 25, 2022. This season also features the series' 400th episode. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family, consisting of father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie, and the family dog Brian, who reside in their hometown of Quahog, Rhode Island. Season twenty-one premiered the run of the twentieth production season, which is to be executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Richard Appel, Steve Callaghan, Danny Smith, Kara Vallow, Mark Hentemann, Tom Devanney, and Patrick Meighan. Sulkin and Appel returned as the series' showrunners. Production On September 23, 2020, Fox announced that ''Family Guy'' had been renewed for a twentieth and twenty-first season, ensuring that the series will last another two years. As revealed at Comic-Con 2022, Season 21 is featuring guest stars like Mario Lopez, Gerald McRaney, Jay Pharoah, Martha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations and additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and the Fox Media Center in Tempe. Launched as a competitor to the Big Three television networks ( ABC, CBS, and NBC) on October 9, 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network. It was the highest- rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and again in 2020, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007–08 season. Fox and its affiliated companies operate many entertainment channels in international markets, but these do not necessarily air the same programming as the U.S. network. Most viewers in Canada have access to at least one U.S.-based Fox affiliate, either ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Devanney
Thomas Devanney is an American writer and producer. He has written several episodes of the animated series '' Family Guy''. Devanney also wrote briefly for '' The Fresh Prince of Bel Air'', and was a producer on '' Perfect Strangers'' in the 1991–92 season. Devanney and his ''Perfect Strangers'' producing colleagues (Shari Hearn, Bob Keyes) went on to produce the Fox sitcom ''Shaky Ground'', which ran during the 1992–93 season and starred Matt Frewer, Robin Riker and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Devanney met fellow '' Family Guy'' writer Chris Sheridan while writing for the 1993 series '' Thea''. While not only writing for several episodes of Family Guy including the famous "You Have AIDS" song, as well as the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, he voiced Marilyn Manson in an episode of Family guy. In the 2020 episode "CutawayLand" (S19 E4), the Griffins travel to a land of the past episode's cut aways and you hear the famous AIDS song, at which Peter says that the patient's name is Tom D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarice Starling
Clarice M. Starling is a fictional character and protagonist of the novels '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1988) and '' Hannibal'' (1999) by Thomas Harris. In the 1991 film adaptation of ''The Silence of the Lambs'', she was played by Jodie Foster, while in the 2001 film adaptation of ''Hannibal'', she was played by Julianne Moore. In the CBS television series '' Clarice'', she is played by Rebecca Breeds. Clarice Starling, as portrayed by Foster, is ranked by the American Film Institute as the greatest heroine in film history. ''Rolling Stone'' and ''Entertainment Weekly'' ranked Starling as one of the "50 Greatest Movie Protagonists" and "100 Greatest Movie Characters" respectively. Foster's interpretation of Starling is highly ranked amongst the greatest screen performances of all-time, receiving a multitude of accolades including the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1992. ''The Silence of the Lambs'' In ''The Silence of the Lambs'', Starling is a student at the FBI Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silence Of The Lambs (film)
''The Silence of the Lambs'' is a 1991 American psychological horror film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel. It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer, " Buffalo Bill" (Ted Levine), who skins his female victims. To catch him, she seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. The film also features performances from Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald, and Kasi Lemmons. ''The Silence of the Lambs'' was released on February 14, 1991, and grossed $272.7 million worldwide on a $19 million budget, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 1991 worldwide. It premiered at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear, while Demme received the Silver Bear for Best Director. It became the third and most recent film (the other two being 1934's ''It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscars
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards ceremo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Fahey
Damien Richard Fahey (; born June 1, 1980) is an American writer, voice actor, DJ, television host, comedian, drummer, and former video jockey. He is known for his work on ''Family Guy'' as a voice actor, writer, and producer, and formerly working on MTV as a video jockey. Early life Fahey was interested in radio from a young age, buying radio equipment and setting up a mock radio station in his teenage bedroom. At 15, Fahey got an internship and on-air DJ position at 94.7 WMAS in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1999, Fahey enrolled in Northeastern University, and majored in communications. He left Northeastern in 2002 after being hired by MTV. Career Radio Fahey worked for several years at 94.7 WMAS, before becoming a DJ at Kiss 108 in Boston. Fahey worked there until he began working for MTV in 2002. Fahey now regularly hosts as a radio DJ on 104.3 MYfm in Los Angeles, California, which he started in 2012. Television In 2002, Fahey replaced Carson Daly as the host o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Futon Critic
''The Futon Critic'' is a website that provides articles and information regarding prime time programming on broadcast and cable networks in the United States. The site publishes reviews of prime time programming and interviews of people in the television industry, as well as republishing Nielsen ratings data reports and press releases provided by television networks. ''The Futon Critic'' was founded by Brian Ford Sullivan in 1997. History Brian Ford Sullivan, CEO of Futon Media, registered ''The Futon Critic'' on January 14, 1997. From its founding, the site has published reviews on prime time programming, as well as interviews its staff conducted with members of the television industry. The site also contains sections of articles dedicated to republishing press releases, network schedules and Nielsen ratings data, which have been cited by articles on websites such as ''The Huffington Post'' and TV by the Numbers. Its publications of Nielsen ratings data have also been used a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Wilson
Cathryn Rose "Casey" Wilson (born October 24, 1980) is an American actress, comedienne, and screenwriter. She starred as Penny Hartz in the ABC comedy series '' Happy Endings'' for which she was twice nominated to the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and has since starred in comedies such as Showtime's ''Black Monday'', Apple TV's '' The Shrink Next Door'', Hulu's ''The Hotwives'' and '' Marry Me'' on NBC. Other notable work includes supporting roles in films such as '' Gone Girl'', ''Julie & Julia'', and ''The Meddler'', recurring in the HBO series ''Mrs. Fletcher'', the Amazon comedy '' One Mississippi'', and the Netflix series ''Atypical'', and her 2013 Sundance film ''Ass Backwards'', which she co-wrote and starred in with her creative partner June Diane Raphael. Wilson co-hosts (alongside Danielle Schneider) the Earwolf podcast ''Bitch Sesh''. Wilson made her first major television appearances with a two-season stint as a cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an American actress. Her feature-film debut was in '' Rollover'' (1981); she subsequently rose to prominence in the Richard Donner film ''The Goonies'' (1985). She has also appeared in '' The Mosquito Coast'' (1986), ''Shy People'' (1987), '' Running on Empty'' (1988), '' Parenthood'' (1989), ''Samantha'' (1992), ''Raising Hope'' (2010), and ''Small Town Murder Songs'' (2011). She is recognized on Broadway for her roles in ''The Coast of Utopia'' (2006–2007), ''Shining City'' (2006–2007), ''Top Girls'' (2007–2008), and '' Pal Joey'' (2008–2009). Other theatre productions in which she has performed include ''The Playboy of the Western World'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''The Glass Menagerie'', ''The Sisters Rosensweig'', and ''Uncle Vanya''. She returned to Broadway in the fall of 2014 in a revival of '' A Delicate Balance'', and starred in the ABC sitcom ''The Real O'Neals'' from March 2016 to March 2017. She played Virgin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Pharoah
Jared Antonio Farrow (born October 14, 1987), better known by his stage name Jay Pharoah, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist. Pharoah was a cast member on NBC's sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2010 to 2016. In 2015, he was ranked the 55th greatest ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine. Early life Pharoah was born and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia. He began performing impersonations at age six and cites Gilbert Gottfried's character Iago in ''Aladdin'' as his first voice, explaining, "My father put me in a talent competition a couple of months later, and out of the whole thing I got fifth place." In 2005, Pharoah graduated from Indian River High School in Chesapeake. One of his characters, Principal Daniel Frye, is heavily influenced by IRHS's former principal, James Frye. Pharoah studied business at Tidewater Community College and Virginia Commonwealth University. Career Pharoah has been performing stand-up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald McRaney
Gerald Lee McRaney (born August 19, 1947) is an American television and film actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows ''Simon & Simon'', '' Major Dad'', ''Promised Land'' and ''House of Cards''. He currently stars as Admiral Hollace Kilbride on '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. He was a series regular in the first season of ''Jericho'' and the final season of ''Deadwood (TV series), Deadwood''. He appeared in a recurring role as main antagonist Mason Wood in season eight of ''Castle (TV series), Castle''. Recently, he played Barlow Connally in the A&E (TV channel), A&E series ''Longmire (TV series), Longmire'' and had a recurring role in the NBC series ''This Is Us'' as Dr. Nathan Katowski, a role which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Early life McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi, the son of Clyde and Edna McRaney. He is of Scottish and Choctaw ancestry. He attended college at the University of Mississi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Lopez
Mario Lopez (born October 10, 1973) is an American actor and television host. He has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway theatre, Broadway. He is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on ''Saved by the Bell'', ''Saved by the Bell: The College Years'', and the Saved by the Bell (2020 TV series), 2020 sequel series. He has appeared in numerous projects since, including the third season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' and as host for the syndicated entertainment news magazine shows ''Extra (U.S. TV program), Extra'' and ''Access Hollywood''. He has also hosted ''America's Best Dance Crew'' for MTV. In 2012, he co-hosted the The X Factor (U.S. season 2), second season of the American version of ''The X Factor (U.S. TV series), The X Factor'' with Khloé Kardashian, and was the sole host for the The X Factor (American season 3), third and final season. Early life, family and education Lopez was born on October 10, 1973 in Chula Vista, California, the son o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
