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Firehouse (1997 Film)
''Firehouse'' is a 1997 dramatic television film about a firehouse crew who are dealing with fact that the firehouse is being consolidated with an EMS unit, and with a sniper who keeps shooting at them at fire locations. Plot Chief Shea keeps dreaming about an accident that put one of his firefighters, Eddie McCarthy, in the burn ward. Lt. Michael Brooks is struggling with his divorce and Andre's girlfriend leaves him because she fears losing him every time he leaves to fight a fire. The firehouse is consolidated with the EMS unit and must remove their barbecue to make room for the ambulance as well as allow EMS rescue worker Kate Wilkinson to sleep in their firehouse. Chief Frank Shea and many of the other firefighters are not pleased about the situation and are unsociable. They respond to a building fire where Lt. Brooks is shot by a sniper who has previously attacked them on several occasions. Frustrated by the lack of progress with the investigation, Luvullo gets into a fistf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana (born September 12, 1951) is an American screenwriter, writer, and television producer. Fontana worked on NBC's '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and created HBO's ''Oz.'' Early life and education Fontana was born on the west side of Buffalo, New York, and is the fourth of five children in an Italian-American family; he is a cousin of actress Patti LuPone. He attended Cathedral School, Canisius High School, and Buffalo State College. He worked at the Studio Arena Theater in Buffalo in various capacities before moving to New York City in 1973. Fontana struggled with substance abuse for much of his early adulthood. Career Television Having started out as a playwright, Fontana was hired by Bruce Paltrow as a writer for '' St. Elsewhere''. Fontana has been a writer/producer for such series as ''Oz'' (which he also created), ''Copper'', '' The Jury'', '' The Beat'', ''The Bedford Diaries'', ''Homicide: Life on the Street'', and '' The Philanthropist''. Fontana w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rysher Entertainment
Rysher Entertainment, Inc. was an American film and television production company and distributor. It has its roots dating back to 1949 as Bing Crosby Productions, and was best known for the sitcom ''Hogan's Heroes'' and the medical drama ''Ben Casey''. BCP was acquired by Cox Enterprises. History Keith Samples re-established the company in April 1991, as an independent company, whose sole product had been the distribution of the series ''Saved by the Bell'' (at the time, NBC could not distribute it in syndication due to fin-syn rules). Encouraged by the success, it made its second move with their first foray into animation, '' Captain N and the Video Game Masters'', the off-net syndicated version of the DIC Entertainment series that also aired on NBC, '' Captain N: The Game Master''. Also that year, it attempted to merge with film and television production company The Kushner-Locke Company, only that deal was to be aborted. Also that year, Cox Enterprises was in discussions t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Brosi
Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album ''To the Faithful Departed'' *"Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album '' Dry'' *"Joe", a song by AJR on their album ''OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website), a news website for the UK and Ireland * ''Joe'' (magazine), a defunct periodical developed originally for Kenyan youth Places * Joe, North Carolina, United States, a town * Jõe, Saaremaa Parish, Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firdous Bamji
Firdous Bamji is an Indian-born actor and writer. Early life Bamji was born in Bombay, India, to a Parsi family that was residing in Bahrain. His father, Esadvaster, was the regional representative for Norwich Union Life Insurance Society. His mother, Roshan, was a homemaker, and both his parents were active in various civic organizations. Education Bamji attended St. Christopher's School, Bahrain, a British private school, till the age of ten. In 1977, he and his two brothers were sent to Kodaikanal International School, an American boarding school in the mountains of South India. He later attended the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and the University of South Carolina, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism and a Master of Fine Arts. Career During his last years in undergraduate school he began acting at Columbia's first professional theatre, Trustus, where the iconoclastic artistic director, Jim Thigpen took him under his wing. At Trustus he playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Ashe
Eugene Ashe is an Emmy nominated filmmaker and director from Harlem, New York Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and Central Park North on the south. The greater Harl .... Ashe grew up in Harlem, New York and on Manhattan's Upper West Side. His background includes working as a musician as part of the R & B band Funky Poets. Filmography *'' Sylvie's Love'' (2020) *''Homecoming'' (2012) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashe, Eugene 21st-century American screenwriters Film directors from New York City Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Screenwriters from New York (state) People from Harlem 21st-century American male writers American male screenwriters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Safir
Howard Safir (born February 24, 1942) is an American law enforcement professional who served as the 39th New York City Police Commissioner from 1996 to 2000 and the 29th New York City Fire Commissioner from 1994 to 1996, under Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Safir currently serves as Chairman of Safir Intelligence and Security (formerly Vigilant Resources International). Early life and education After growing up in the Bronx and Long Island, the son of Russian Jewish immigrant parents (his father was a presser in the garment district, his mother a switchboard operator), Howard Safir followed the example of his famous uncle Louis Weiner (who captured infamous bank robber Willie Sutton), and after graduating from college in 1963, decided to become a lawman. Safir received his B.A. in History and Political Science from Hofstra University in 1963. He attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, receiving certificates in the programs for Senior Managers in Government in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skipp Sudduth
Robert Lee "Skipp" Sudduth IV (born August 23, 1956) is an American theater, film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role in the 1998 film '' Ronin'' and his lead in the TV drama ''Third Watch''. Early life and education Born in Wareham, Massachusetts, the son of an engineer and a nurse, Sudduth attended George Washington High School in Danville, Virginia. Sudduth then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Hampden–Sydney College. He is the older brother of actor Kohl Sudduth. Sudduth received his Masters of Fine Arts degree in acting from the University of Virginia in 1985. Career Sudduth worked for a year as director of alumni relations at his alma mater in the administration of the college's then-new president Josiah Bunting III, author of '' The Lionheads'' and future commandant of Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. Sudduth then worked for a year as apprentice to the winemaker with poet and vintner Tom O'Grady at Rose Bower Vineyar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Imperioli
Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966) is an American actor, writer, and musician. He is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO crime drama ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. He gained recognition in the early part of his career for his role as Spider in Martin Scorsese's ''Goodfellas'' (1990). He has had supporting roles in films such as '' Jungle Fever'' (1991), '' Bad Boys'' (1995), '' The Basketball Diaries'' (1995), ''Shark Tale'' (2004) and ''The Lovely Bones'' (2009), as well as in the HBO drama series ''The White Lotus'' (2022-present). Imperioli is a successful screenwriter, co-writing the screenplay for ''Summer of Sam'' (1999) with Spike Lee, writing five episodes of ''The Sopranos'', and writing as well as directing the feature film ''The Hungry Ghosts'' (2008). Early life Imperioli was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the son of Dan Imperi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Hodson
North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It forms part of the greater Tyneside conurbation. North Tyneside Council is headquartered at Cobalt Park, Wallsend. North Tyneside is bordered by Newcastle upon Tyne to the west, the North Sea to the east, the River Tyne to the south and Northumberland to the north. Within its bounds are the towns of Wallsend, North Shields, Killingworth and Whitley Bay, which form a continuously built-up area contiguous with Newcastle. History The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the county borough of Tynemouth, with the borough of Wallsend, part of the borough of Whitley Bay, the urban district of Longbenton and part of the urban district of Seaton Valley, all of which were in Northumberland. Geography The following places are located in North Tyneside: *Annitsford *Backworth * Battle Hill * Benton * Burradon * Camperdown *Cullercoats *Dudley *Earsdon *Forest Hall *Holystone *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gia Carides
Gia Carides (born 7 June 1964) is an Australian actress. She portrayed Liz Holt in ''Strictly Ballroom'', Susy Connor in ''Brilliant Lies'', and Cousin Nikki in ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding.'' Early life Carides was born in Sydney, Australia, to a Greek father and an English mother. Gia is sister to Zoe Carides, also an actress, and Danielle Carides, a singer songwriter. She began acting at the age of 12; her first film was the drama ''The Love Letters from Teralba Road.'' Career Early in her career, Carides starred as Helena Angelopolous on the Australian television series ''Police Rescue'', also receiving acclaim for her films ''Strictly Ballroom'' and ''Brilliant Lies'', with AFI Award nominations for each. She is also known for her roles as Robin Swallows (née Spitz) in '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' and as Cousin Nikki in ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'', the sequel television show ''My Big Fat Greek Life'', and the sequel film ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2''. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Winters
Dean Gerard Winters (born July 20, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on the HBO prison drama ''Oz (TV series), Oz'' and had roles in TV series'' Rescue Me (U.S. TV series), Rescue Me'', ''30 Rock'', ''Sex and the City'' and ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', as well as portraying "Allstate#Mayhem, Mayhem" in a series of Allstate Insurance commercials. He co-starred in one season of the CBS Network cop drama series ''Battle Creek (TV series), Battle Creek'' and had a recurring role as “The Vulture” on the comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. Early life Dean Gerard Winters was born in New York City on July 20, 1964. He was raised on Long Island. He is of Irish and Italian descent, and speaks fluent Italian. He has two brothers, actor Scott William Winters, Scott and writer Bradford, and a sister, Blair. Winters spent his teenage years in Scottsdale, Arizona. He attended Chaparral High School (Arizona), Chaparral High School and graduated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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