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Get To Know Your Rabbit
''Get to Know Your Rabbit'' is a 1972 American comedy film written by Jordan Crittenden and directed by Brian De Palma. Plot Corporate executive Donald Beeman, fed up with the rat race, impulsively quits his job and takes to the road as a traveling tap dancing magician under the tutelage of Mr. Delasandro. His former boss Mr. Turnbull, determined to convince him to return to his nine-to-five existence, chases after him as he performs his routine in seedy nightclubs and honky tonks, but instead the two create Tap Dancing Magicians, a course for pressured businessmen. When their little venture becomes one of the most successful corporations in the world, Donald ironically finds himself feeling the same way he did when he originally quit his job. Cast Production Brian De Palma achieved success with his 1968 underground comedy '' Greetings'' and was hired by Warner Bros. to direct ''Get to Know Your Rabbit'' in 1970 after he had directed a follow-up to '' Greetings'' called ''Hi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma (; born September 11, 1940) is an Americans, American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for work in the suspense, Crime film, crime, and psychological thriller genres. De Palma was a leading member of the New Hollywood generation.Murray, Noel & Tobias, Scott (March 10, 2011)"Brian De Palma , Film , Primer" ''The A.V. Club''. Retrieved February 3, 2012. Carrie (1976 film), ''Carrie'' (1976), his adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie (novel), novel of the same name, gained him prominence as a young filmmaker. He enjoyed commercial success with Dressed to Kill (1980 film), ''Dressed to Kill'' (1980), The Untouchables (film), ''The Untouchables'' (1987) and Mission: Impossible (film), ''Mission: Impossible'' (1996) and made cult classics such as ''Greetings (1968 film), Greetings'' (1968), ''Hi, Mom!'' (1970), Sisters (1972 film), ''Sisters'' (1972), ''Phantom of the Paradise'' (1974), and The Fury (film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tap Dance
Tap dance (or tap) is a form of dance that uses the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion; it is often accompanied by music. Tap dancing can also be performed with no musical accompaniment; the sound of the taps is its own music. It is an American artform that evolved alongside the advent of jazz music. Tap is a type of step dance that began with the combination of Southern American and Irish dance traditions, such as Irish soft-shoe and hard-shoe step dances, and a variety of both slave and freeman step dances. The fusion of African rhythms and performance styles with European techniques of footwork led to the creation of tap dance. This fusion began in the mid-17th century but did not become popular until the mid-19th century. There are two major versions of tap dance: rhythm (jazz) tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses on dance; it is widely performed in musical theater. Rhythm tap focuses on musicality, and practitioners consider themselve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Einstein
Stewart Robert Einstein (November 20, 1942January 2, 2019) was an American actor, comedy writer, and producer. He created and performed the satirical stuntman character Super Dave Osborne, and was also known for his roles as Marty Funkhouser in ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' and Larry Middleman on ''Arrested Development''. Einstein got his start on several television variety shows, including ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' and ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour''. Einstein won two Emmy Awards as a writer and was nominated four other times. He also won a CableACE Award for acting as Super Dave, along with five other nominations. Einstein was the son of radio comedian Harry Einstein, and the older brother of fellow actor and comedian Albert Brooks. Background Einstein was born in 1942 in Los Angeles, to Jewish parents. His parents were the comic Harry Einstein, best known for playing the character Parkyakarkus on radio and in the movies, and the actress-singer Thelma Leeds. On October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Randall
Anne Randall (born Barbara Ann Burrus; September 23, 1944) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1967 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. Career In 1959, Barbara became a regular on the '' KPIX Dance Party'', an afternoon television show featuring teenagers dancing to popular music, broadcast on KPIX-TV Channel 5 (CBS) in San Francisco. It was hosted by Dick Stewart and aired from 1959 to 1963. During the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, Anne pursued a film and television career, appearing in such shows as ''Cannon'', ''Barnaby Jones'', and ''The Rockford Files''. She also spent two years on ''Hee Haw''. In 1967, she married Dick Stewart and is sometimes credited as Anne Randall Stewart. Film and television work * ''J-Men Forever'' (1979) (voice) (as Anne Randall Stewart) * ''Switch'' - "Net Loss" (1977) TV Episode (as Anne Randall Stewart) .... Lena Ionescu * '' Roger & Harry: The Mit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Ives (actor)
George Ives (January 19, 1926 – February 22, 2013) was an American character actor. Career A native of New York City, Ives played Douglas Aldrich in the television series '' The Jim Backus Show'', also known as '' Hot off the Wire''. Ives gained cult popularity when he appeared in a satirical mock-intro on the DVD edition of '' The Big Lebowski''. He starred in an episode of '' The King of Queens'', an episode of The Andy Griffith Show entitled ''TV or Not TV'', as well as an episode of The Office entitled " Phyllis' Wedding.” Ives also appeared as Lank Dailey, owner of Dailey's Motel and the Arena roadhouse in '' Hot Rods to Hell'', the last film directed by John Brahm. Personal life He died at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, in 2013 at the age of 87. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1926 births 2013 deaths American male television actors People from Brentwood, Los Angeles {{US-screen-actor-1920s- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Page Camp
Helen Page Camp (December 27, 1930 – August 1, 1991) was an American actress. Early years Born to Austin and Helen (née Landes) Camp in Washington, D.C., Camp's career began onstage, most notably Off Broadway in New York City. Career Her first known or credited screen appearance in film or television came in 1968, when she was 37 years old, as "Lucy" on '' Here Come the Brides''. Film In 1971, she was in the movie '' Cold Turkey'' as Mrs. Watson. Television Later, she made guest appearances on popular shows such as ''The Wild Wild West'', '' Maude'' (six different roles; most notably with James Coco as the swinging married couple "Channing and Hortence McGrath"), ''All in the Family'', ''Cheers'', ''Gimme a Break!'', ''Thirtysomething'' and ''Newhart''. In early 1976, the characters of Laverne De Fazio (Penny Marshall) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams) from ''Happy Days'' were spun off into an equally successful eponymous sitcom, ''Laverne & Shirley'', and Camp was cast in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry D
Lawrence Jones (born January 25, 1984) is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestling, where he performed under the ring name Larry D. Professional wrestling career Impact Wrestling (2019–2022) On October 19, 2019, Larry D lost to Acey Romero in the main event of Impact Wrestling's All Glory special. On February 22, 2020, at Sacrifice, Romero teamed up with Larry D to defeat oVe ( Dave Crist and Madman Fulton). Larry D solidified his partnership with Romero on the March 31 episode of ''Impact!'', forming a tag team called "XXXL". On the April 14 episode of ''Impact!'', they made their debut in a four-way tag team match against The Rascalz ( Dez and Wentz), Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend) and TJP and Fallah Bahh, the latter winning after TJP pinned Thornstowe. The following week on Night 1 of Rebellion, they fought in a three-way tag team match against The Rascalz and TJP and Fallah Bahh, the form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Collins (actor)
Jack Richard Collins (August 24, 1918 – January 31, 2005) was an American film, stage and television actor. He played Mike Brady's boss, Mr. Phillips, in the television series ''The Brady Bunch'', and Peter Christopher's boss, baby-food manufacturer Max Brahms, in the short-lived sitcom television series '' Occasional Wife''. For filmgoers, Collins is easily best remembered for having played San Francisco Mayor Robert Ramsay in Irwin Allen's all-star-cast, box-office-smash, disaster-movie epic '' The Towering Inferno'' (1974). Biography Collins made numerous guest appearances in many television shows. He also appeared in several TV commercials. His acting appearances included '' The Phil Silvers Show'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', '' Mission Impossible'', '' The Addams Family'', '' My Favorite Martian'', '' Bewitched'', ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''The Lucy Show'', '' Petticoat Junction'', '' The Odd Couple'', ''Adam-12'', ''Mod Squad'', ''Ironside (TV series), Ironside'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lane (actor, Born 1905)
Charles Lane (born Charles Gerstle Levison; January 26, 1905 – July 9, 2007) was an American character actor and centenarian whose career spanned 76 years. A prolific actor who played hundreds of roles in both film and TV, Lane often played sour, scowling and disagreeable clerks, doctors, judges, and middle-management authority figures. Recalling in 1981 his many roles, he said "They were all good parts, but they were jerks. If you have a type established, though, and you're any good, it can mean considerable work for you." ''The New York Times'' reported that Lane's persona was so familiar to the public, "that people would come up to him in the street and greet him, because they thought they knew him from their hometowns." Lane's first film role, of more than 250, was as a hotel clerk in '' Smart Money'' (1931) starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney. Lane appeared in many Frank Capra films, including '' Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' (1936), '' You Can't Take It with Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Summers
Sarah Hope Summers (June 7, 1902 – June 22, 1979) was an American actress known for her work on ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and '' Mayberry R.F.D.'', portraying Clara Edwards. Early life Hope Summers was born in Mattoon, Illinois, the daughter of the town doctor, and future U.S. Representative John W. Summers and Jennie (née Burks). She was raised in Illinois and later in Walla Walla, Washington, where her father was elected to the House. Summers attended Northwestern University, graduating in 1923 from its Northwestern School of Speech. She stayed in Evanston, teaching speech and diction, then moved to Peoria, Illinois in 1926 when she became the head of the Speech Department at Bradley University. While in Peoria, Summers started giving private acting lessons and became involved as a volunteer, and soon a director, in local theatre. Acting career Summers was a regional actress, who often performed in one-woman shows starting in the 1930s. In radio, she had parts in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanne Zenor
Susanne Zenor (born November 26, 1946) is a retired American actress best known for the role of "Margo Anderman Horton" on ''Days of Our Lives''. Early life Sue Zan Zenor was born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 26, 1946.Biodata ancestrylibrary.com. Accessed January 30, 2024. She was initiated in the Alpha Kappa chapter of Tri Kappa, Kappa Kappa Kappa, in Jeffersonville in 1964. Career Zenor started her acting career at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. She appeared in the movie ''The Moonshine War'' (1970) in which she portrayed Miley Mitchell. Zenor appeared in the Woody Allen movie ''Play It Again, Sam (film), Play It Again, Sam'' (1972) in which her name was listed as Suzanne Zenor. She played Alda Wadsworth in ''The Baby (film), The Baby'' ( ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honky Tonk
A honky-tonk (also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, honky tonk, or tonk) is either a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons or the style of music played in such establishments. It can also refer to the type of piano ( tack piano) used to play such music. Bars of this kind are common in the South and Southwest United States. Many prominent country music artists such as Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Tubb, Lefty Frizzell, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Horton and Merle Haggard began their careers as amateur musicians in honky-tonks. The origin of the term "honky-tonk" is disputed, originally referring to bawdy variety shows in areas of the old West (Oklahoma, the Indian Territories and mostly Texas) and to the actual theaters showing them. The first music genre to be commonly known as honky-tonk was a style of piano playing related to ragtime but emphasizing rhythm more than melody or harmony; the style evolved in response to an environment in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
