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Going Places (U.S. TV Series)
''Going Places'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 21, 1990, to March 8, 1991. The series stars Alan Ruck, Jerry Levine, Heather Locklear, and Hallie Todd as four young Hollywood writers renting a house together. It aired as part of the TGIF block. The series was created and executive produced by Robert Griffard and Howard Adler, and developed and executive produced by Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett for Miller-Boyett Productions, in association with Lorimar Television. Cast ;The four writers * Alan Ruck as Charlie Davis * Jerry Levine as Jack Davis and Charlie's brother * Heather Locklear as Alexandra "Alex" Burton * Hallie Todd as Kate Griffin ;Supporting cast * Holland Taylor as Dawn St. Claire, producer for the hidden camera television show ''Here's Looking at You'' * Staci Keanan as Lindsay Bowen, a teenager who lives next door to the four writers * J.D. Daniels as Nick Griffin, Kate's nephew * Steve Vinovich as Dick Roberts, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maiya Williams
Maiya Williams (born December 18, 1962, in Corvallis, Oregon) is an American author, television producer, and screenwriter. Early life The daughter of a forester, Williams grew up in New Haven, Connecticut and Berkeley, California. She attended Berkeley High School, and graduated from Harvard College in 1984 where she was the first African-American officer of ''The Harvard Lampoon''. Career Williams has written and produced various television series including '' Roc'', ''Amen'', '' The Fresh Prince of Bel Air'', ''The Wayans Bros.'', ''MAD TV'', ''Rugrats'', '' Futurama'' and ''The Haunted Hathaways ''The Haunted Hathaways'' is an American television supernatural sitcom that began airing on Nickelodeon July 13, 2013, and ended on March 5, 2015. It tells the story of a single mother and her two daughters who move into a home occupied by thre ...''. Williams wrote her first book for children, '' The Golden Hour'', in 2004. A time travel adventure set in the French Revolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Linn-Baker
Mark Linn-Baker (born June 17, 1954) is an American actor and director who played Benjy Stone in the film ''My Favorite Year'' and Larry Appleton in the television sitcom '' Perfect Strangers''. Early life and education Mark Linn-Baker was born with the given names Mark Linn and the surname Baker in St. Louis, Missouri. He later changed his surname to a compound surname by hyphenating his middle name Linn with his surname Baker, producing Linn-Baker. His mother, Joan (née Sparks), was a dancer, and his father, William Nelson Baker, co-founded the Open Stage Theater in Hartford. His parents were both active in theatre and participated in civil rights activism. He graduated from Wethersfield High School in Wethersfield, Connecticut, in 1972, and from Yale University in 1976. He then attended the Yale School of Drama, receiving a MFA in Drama in 1979, and following that, found most of his early roles on stage. Career He developed and performed in a two-man comedy show, ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherry Hursey
Sherry Hursey is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Ilene Markham on the sitcom ''Home Improvement'' and her 1988–1989 stint as Paula Carson on the soap opera '' Days of Our Lives''. Her other television credits include ''The Rookies'', ''Happy Days'', ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' , '' Rhoda'', ''Simon & Simon'', '' Matlock'', '' Step by Step'', '' Major Dad'', ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', '' NYPD Blue'' and ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. She also appeared in a number of television films and the theatrical films ''Tom and Huck'' (1995) and ''Bring It On'' (2000), playing the mother of Kirsten Dunst's character. In 1996, she appeared in the television film '' Lying Eyes''. In 2010, Hursey starred and produced the television pilot ''Lilly's Light,'' starring in the titular role. The series was about a Lilly (Hursey) a foster mother living in an enchanted lighthouse raising three foster children. Actors Mindy St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Diol
Susan Vanita Diol (born May 25, 1962) is an American television actress who has played supporting roles in over forty series, including ''Quantum Leap'', ''One Life to Live'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', '' NCIS'', and ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. Career Diol acted in children's theatre productions in Illinois before beginning her on-screen career. In 1990, Diol appeared in two episodes of the TV series ''Night Court'', playing Dan Fielding's (John Larroquette) sister Donna. On November 21, 1991, she appeared in ''Seinfeld'' episode no. 26, "The Nose Job", as Audrey (the one who needed the nose job). On November 7, 1995, Diol appeared in an episode of the TV series ''Wings'', playing a call girl whom Joe and Brian inadvertently choose as a rebound date for lovelorn Antonio. Diol has played several roles of interest to fans of science fiction television. She played Carmen Davila in the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode “Silicon A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Lustig
Aaron Lustig (born September 17, 1956) is an American film and television actor. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1997, for Best Supporting Actor on ''The Young and the Restless'' as Tim Reid, whom he has also portrayed on ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. He guest-starred in ''Criminal Minds'' as Walter Kern, a serial killer who has been inactive for eighteen years, in the episode "Unfinished Business". He made guest appearances in the seventh season of ''Desperate Housewives'' as a transplant coordinator working on the case of Susan Delfino (Teri Hatcher). Lustig currently resides in Sherman Oaks, California. Selected filmography * ''Lily in Love'' (1984) - Chauffeur * ''Leap of Faith'' (1989, TV Movie) - Dr. Kent * ''Naked Lie'' (1989, TV Movie) - Ellis Scott * ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989) - Norman the Producer * '' The Operation'' (1990, TV Movie) - Anesthesiologist * '' Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys'' (1990, TV Movie) - Reporter at Beach * ''Darkman'' (1990) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Jarchow
Bruce Jarchow (born May 19, 1948) is an American film, television and stage actor. He began his career in Chicago as a member of The Second City Mainstage. He received the 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Revue for "Well, I'm Off to the Thirty Years' War". His notable roles include Lyle Ferguson in the film ''Ghost'', Dr. Mascelli in ''Outbreak,'' and Principal Scampi in the television series '' Weird Science''. His television appearances include recurring roles in ''Seinfeld'', ''Parks and Recreation'', ''Desperate Housewives'', ''Work in Progress (TV series)'', ''ER (TV series)'', '' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'', ''The Norm Show'', ''What About Joan'' and ''According to Jim''. He is also featured in the films ''The Weather Man'', Stranger than Fiction (2006 film) , '' Somewhere in Time'', ''Continental Divide'', ''The Puppet Masters'', ''Big (film) ''Big'' is a 1988 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall and stars Tom Hanks as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Fassler
Ron Fassler (born March 4, 1957 in New York City) is an American film and television actor and author. He is best known for his role as Bryan Grazer, the LAPD captain in the Fox Network cult science fiction TV series ''Alien Nation''. The series was canceled after a short run, but Fox brought it back in 1994 in a series of five TV movies. Fassler reprised his role as Captain Grazer in '' Alien Nation: Dark Horizon'' (1994), '' Alien Nation: Body and Soul'' (1995), '' Alien Nation: Millennium'' (1996), '' Alien Nation: The Enemy Within'' (1996), and '' Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy'' (1997). His first TV role was in the 1981 TV movie '' Senior Trip'', which also starred "Alien Nation" co-star Jeff Marcus. Seen as Ted Koppel in 2009's''Watchmen,'' Fassler's first feature film appearance was in the 1990 comedy move '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990). Other recent films include '' Charlie Wilson's War'' (2008), ''Hancock'' (2008), '' Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'' (2007), '' F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Dale
Douglas Dale (born in Barrington, Illinois) is an American actor and comedian, best known for hosting the Comedy Central series ''TV Funhouse'' which was written and Directed by Robert Smigel. He originally met Robert Smigel when they were roommates in Chicago. They were creators and cast members of the comedy group All You Can Eat. Their biggest success with that group was the show "All You Can Eat and the Temple of Doom". Dale was also involved in the ''Happy Happy Good Show'', a Chicago sketch show featuring Robert Smigel, Bob Odenkirk and Conan O'Brien. Dale was also seen on the series ''Murphy Brown' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Correll
Richard Thomas Correll (born May 14, 1948) is an American television actor, director, producer and writer. Life and career Born in Los Angeles County, California, Correll is the son of Charles Correll, who starred as Andy Brown on the radio program ''Amos 'n' Andy''. He is the brother of Barbara Correll, Dottie Correll and Charles Correll Jr., who worked on ''Animal House'' as cinematographer and directed episodes of ''Without a Trace'', '' CSI: Miami'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', '' Melrose Place'' and ''Stargate SG-1''. As a child actor, Correll played the role of Beaver's friend Richard Rickover during the last three seasons of '' Leave It to Beaver'' (1960–63). He also appeared in multiple episodes of ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'', '' Lassie'' and ''National Velvet''. As a teenager, Correll became a close friend of legendary silent film comedian Harold Lloyd and his family, and volunteered to assist Lloyd in preserving and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Muellerleile
Marianne Muellerleile (born November 26, 1948) is an American actress. Early life Muellerleile was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Margaret (married and maiden names, née Keaney) and Cecil E. Muellerleile, an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator and oil company executive. Career Muellerleile played the role of Sophie, a waitress, in the movie ''Return to Me'' which was directed by and also starred Bonnie Hunt and then later appeared as a series regular on Bonnie's comedy series, ''Life with Bonnie'' as "Gloria", the housekeeper, for two seasons until the show ended. She also appeared in WB Television Network, The WB television series ''Charmed'' episode "Primrose Empath (Charmed Episode), Primrose Empath". She also has a recurring role on the soap opera ''Passions'', playing the disturbed character of Norma Bates (Passions), Norma Bates. She also played the nanny on ''Melrose Place'' and a no-nonsense mother hosting a Halloween par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |