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Gleason (2002 Film)
''Gleason'' is a 2002 television film directed by Howard Deutch and starring Brad Garrett as Jackie Gleason. Plot Cast *Brad Garrett as Jackie Gleason *Saul Rubinek as George "Bullets" Durgom *Gretchen Egolf as Genevieve Halford * Kristen Dalton as Audrey Meadows *Michael Chieffo as Art Carney *Danny Wells as Jack L. Warner *Mark Camacho as Sammy Birch *Jason Blicker as Sol Friedman *Vlasta Vrána as Toots Shor *Shawn Lawrence as William S. Paley * Kevin Dunn as Jack Philbin * Terry Farrell as Marilyn Taylor *Johanna Nutter as Joyce Randolph *Lisa Bronwyn Moore as Pert Kelton Production Back in 1997, Garrett was set to portray Gleason in a television biopic for CBS, with the script written by ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' creator Philip Rosenthal, but it never came to fruition. When he learned that CBS acquired the rights to Gleason's life story, Garrett personally lobbied to the network to portray the role. Initially, CBS offered the part of Gleason to Mark Addy. However, Add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Deutch
Howard Deutch (born September 14, 1950) is an American film and television director who worked in collaboration with filmmaker John Hughes, directing two of Hughes's best-known screenplays, ''Pretty in Pink'' and '' Some Kind of Wonderful''. Since 2011, he has primarily directed television productions, including multiple episodes of '' Getting On'' and ''True Blood''. Early life and career Deutch was born in New York City. His parents are Pamela (née Wolkowitz) and Murray Deutch, a music executive and publisher. His uncle is actor Robert Walden (who is his mother's brother). Deutch was raised in a Jewish family. He graduated from George W. Hewlett High School and attended Ohio State University. He began his career in the advertising department of United Artists Records, where his father was company president. Deutch directed music videos for performers such as Billy Idol ("Flesh for Fantasy") and Billy Joel ("Keeping the Faith"). Deutch's feature-length directorial debut was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toots Shor
Bernard "Toots" Shor (May 6, 1903 – January 23, 1977) was best known as the proprietor of a legendary saloon and restaurant, Toots Shor's Restaurant, in Manhattan. He ran three establishments under that name, but his first – and most renowned – was located at 51 West 51st Street. He was known as a saloonkeeper, friend, and confidant to some of New York's biggest celebrities during that era. Early life Shor was born in Philadelphia to Orthodox Jewish parents – his father of Austrian descent from Germany and his mother from Russia. He and his two older sisters were raised in a home above the family candy store in South Philadelphia. When Shor was 15 years old, his mother was killed by an automobile while she sat on the stoop outside their home. His father committed suicide five years later. Shor attended the Drexel Institute of Technology and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania before working as a traveling shirt-and-underwear salesman. First rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Cannom
Greg Cannom (born 1951) is an American special make-up effects artist. He is the recipient of several accolades, including five Academy Awards and two Saturn Awards, and has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and four BAFTA Awards. Cannom is best known for his work on the films ''Hook'' (1991), '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992), ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993), ''The Mask'' (1994), ''Titanic'' (1997), '' Bicentennial Man'' (1999), ''Hannibal'' (2001), ''The Passion of the Christ'' (2004), '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008) and ''Vice'' (2018). For his exceptional contributions, he was honored with an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2005 and a Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild in 2018. Filmography * ''Vice'' (2018) (age makeup: Christian Bale) * '' Fan'' (2016) (age makeup: Shah Rukh Khan) *'' Kapoor and Sons'' (2016) (age makeup: Rishi Kapoor) *'' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008) (age makeups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Addy
Mark Ian Addy (born 14 January 1964) is an English actor. His roles in British television include Detective Constable Gary Boyle in the sitcom '' The Thin Blue Line'' (1995–1996) and Hercules in the fantasy drama series ''Atlantis'' (2013–2015). He made his film debut as Dave Horsefall in ''The Full Monty'' (1997), earning a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Other notable roles include Fred Flintstone in ''The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'' (2000), Bill Miller in the CBS sitcom '' Still Standing'' (2002–2006) and King Robert Baratheon in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011). Early life Addy was born in York, where his family has lived since at least 1910 when his paternal great-grandfather was recorded there. His father, Ian, spent his working life as a glazier at York Minster. Addy was educated at Joseph Rowntree School, and from 1982 to 1984 attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Addy made his first televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996, the magazine's original television advertising soliciting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Rosenthal
Philip Rosenthal (born January 27, 1960) is an American television writer and producer who is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005). In recent years, he has presented food and travel documentaries ''I'll Have What Phil's Having'' on PBS and ''Somebody Feed Phil'' on Netflix. Biography and career Rosenthal's parents were both born in Germany; after being interned in France, his mother moved to Cuba after World War II, then to Manhattan, where she met her husband. Rosenthal was born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York, but spent most of his childhood living in New City, New York, located in Rockland County. He attended Clarkstown North High School where he became very active in the school's drama club, Cue 'N Curtain, and in theatre. Rosenthal graduated from Clarkstown North in 1977. After high school, he attended Hofstra University, from which he graduated in 1981. In the early 1980s, Rosenthal was an actor in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody Loves Raymond
''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and Worldwide Pants Incorporated, in association with HBO Independent Productions. The cast members were Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Madylin Sweeten, and Monica Horan. Most episodes of the nine-season series were filmed in front of a live studio audience. The series received positive reviews and has been ranked the 49th all-time funniest television comedy by ''Complex'', the 60th best all-time series by ''TV Guide'', the eleventh-best sitcom starring a stand-up comedian and the 35th best sitcom of all time by ''Rolling Stone'', and (alongside ''South Park'') the 63rd best written television series by the Writers Guild of America. In a '' Hollywood Reporter'' poll of all-time television programs sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pert Kelton
Pert or PERT may refer to: Ships * - see List of United States Navy ships: P * , a World War II corvette, originally HMS ''Nepeta'' * ''Pert'' (sidewheeler), a 19th-century steamboat that operated in British Columbia, Canada Statistics * PERT distribution People * Pert (surname) * Pert Kelton (1907–1968), American actress PERT * Program evaluation and review technique, or PERT Chart, a planning method * Postsecondary Education Readiness Test, a placement test used by Florida high schools and colleges Other uses * Pert Plus, a brand of shampoo marketed in Australia and New Zealand as Pert * P e ^ , an expression to calculate the expected return from a continuously compounded investment given the principal, rate, and time See also * Peart Peart is the surname of: *Alan Peart (1922–2018), New Zealand Second World War flying ace * Bob Peart (1926–1966), English football player *Charles Peart (1759–1798), British sculptor * Darrell Peart (born 1950), American furnit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
Lisa Bronwyn Moore is a Canadian actress who has worked extensively in film and television. She had supporting roles in the movies ''Windsor Protocol'', ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'', ''The Courage To Love'' and ''Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story''. She has also appeared in films such as ''Rainbow (1996 film), Rainbow'', ''Bleeders (film), Bleeders'', ''The Education of Little Tree'', ''Isn't She Great'', ''Possible Worlds (film), Possible Worlds'', ''The Sum of All Fears (film), The Sum of All Fears'', ''The Aviator (2004 film), The Aviator'' and ''I'm Not There''. Her stage roles included the 1993 production of Peter Cureton's ''Passages''."Passages is eloquent adieu by writer with AIDS". ''Montreal Gazette'', October 22, 1993. References External links * Living people Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses 1965 births {{Canada-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Randolph
Joyce Randolph ( Sirola; October 21, 1924) is an American actress, best known for playing Trixie Norton on the television sitcom ''The Honeymooners''. Early life and career Randolph was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 21, 1924. As a teenager, she acted with the Wayne University Workshop. After she finished high school, she began working in retail sales for a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Detroit. When a touring company of ''Stage Door'' played in Detroit, she auditioned, got a part, and performed for the rest of the tour. She moved to New York City in 1943 to pursue an acting career. She took roles on Broadway and landed various television roles. In 1951, she was seen in a Clorets commercial by Jackie Gleason and was asked to appear in a skit on ''Cavalcade of Stars'', Gleason's variety show on the DuMont Television Network. Soon after, she was cast as Trixie in ''The Honeymooners''. Several New York columnists referred to her as the "Garbo of Detroit". "That's still a myst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
