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High Freakquency
''High Freakquency'' is a 1998 comedy directed by Tony Singletary about life at an urban radio station. The film's tagline is ''Where Comedy Is In Heavy Rotation''. Synopsis 24-7 Radio finds itself at the top of the charts, yet all is not well in radio paradise as a series of quirky and mentally challenged DJ's jockey for ratings and professional success. Station Manager Wes Thomas (John Witherspoon), is trying to force an inappropriate play list on station DJ and Program Director Jordan (Marcus Chong). Jordan resists the songs for music that moves the listeners. He teams up with the support of fellow DJ Venom (Adrienne-Joi Johnson), as a romance develops between the two. Also starring Ajai Sanders) and a special appearance by Adina Howard. Cast *John Witherspoon as Wes Thomas *Marcus Chong as Jordan Barnes *Adrienne-Joi Johnson as D.J. Venom *Deon Richmond as Coffee Boy *Ajai Sanders Ajai Sanders (born Angela Marrine Wilson; October 1, 1967), is an American actress and stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Singletary
Tony Singletary is an American television director. In 1977, he began his career as a stage manager on the sitcom '' What's Happening!!'', then stage-managed for ''Good Times'' and ''The Jeffersons''. He made his directorial debut on the series '' Busting Loose'' starring Adam Arkin. Throughout his career he amassed a number of television credits, namely ''The Cosby Show'', ''Charles in Charge'', '' One Day at a Time'', '' Who's the Boss'', ''Diff'rent Strokes'', ''Silver Spoons'', '' Gimme a Break!'', ''Martin'', '' Married... with Children'', and ''227'' among other series. In 1998, he directed his first and only film, ''High Freakquency'' starring John Witherspoon. The last television series he directed was the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Just Jordan ''Just Jordan'' is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon as a part of the network's TEENick lineup. The series debuted on January 7, 2007, and was canceled on August 23, 2008, with 29 episodes produced. Since th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Mooney (comedian)
Paul Gladney (August 4, 1941 – May 19, 2021), better known by the stage name Paul Mooney, was an American comedian, writer, and actor. He collaborated with Redd Foxx, Eddie Murphy and Dave Chappelle, wrote for comedian Richard Pryor and the television series ''Sanford and Son'', ''In Living Color'' and ''Chappelle's Show'', as well as acting in ''The Buddy Holly Story'' (1978), Spike Lee's satirical film ''Bamboozled'' (2000) and ''Chappelle's Show''. Early life Mooney was born in 1941 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and moved to Oakland, California, seven years later. His parents were George Gladney and LaVoya Ealy. Mooney was raised primarily by his grandmother Aimay Ealy, known among the family as "Mama". Gladney coined the nickname "Mooney" after the original ''Scarface'' (1932) actor Paul Muni (which itself was the actor's stage name). Career Mooney became a ringmaster with the Gatti-Charles Circus. During his stint as ringmaster, he always found himself writing comedy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Directorial Debut Films
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The '' Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Radio People
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American Comedy Films
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Slavery in the United States, enslaved Africans who are from the United States. While some Black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American, the majority of first generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. African Americans constitute the second largest racial group in the U.S. after White Americans, as well as the third largest ethnic group after Hispanic and Latino Americans. Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved people within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of West Africa, West/Central Africa, Central African with some European descent; some also have Native Americans in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Films
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including '' Shakespeare in Love'' (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), '' Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'' (which was the top grossing film of the year in the United States), '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', ''Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', ''Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. DreamWorks SKG released its first two animated films: '' Antz'' and ''The Prince of Egypt''. The ''Pokémon'' theatrical film series started with '' Pokémon: The First Movie''. Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary. The year saw two dueling science-fiction disaster films about asteroids, '' Armageddon'' and ''Deep Impact'', becoming box office success, with ''Armageddon'' becoming the more popular of the two. It was also the highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide. Highest-grossing films The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Comedy Films
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The '' Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Smithee
Alan Smithee (also Allen Smithee) is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project. Coined in 1968 and used until it was formally discontinued in 2000, it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) when directors, dissatisfied with the final product, proved to the satisfaction of a guild panel that they had not been able to exercise creative control over a film. The director was also required by guild rules not to discuss the circumstances leading to the movie or even to acknowledge being the project's director. History Before 1968, DGA rules did not permit directors to be credited under a pseudonym. This was intended to prevent producers from forcing them upon directors, which would inhibit the development of their résumés. The guild also required that the director be credited, in support of the auteur theory, which posits that the director is the primary creative force behind a film. The Smithee pseudonym wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adina Howard
Adina Marie Howard (born November 14, 1973) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to fame during the mid-1990s with her debut album, ''Do You Wanna Ride?'' and her debut single, "Freak like Me". Some of her other minor hits include "What's Love Got to Do with It?" (with Warren G), "(Freak) And U Know It", "Nasty Grind", "Freaks" (with Play-N-Skillz and Krayzie Bone) and " T-Shirt & Panties" (with Jamie Foxx). Early life Adina Marie Howard-Walker was born on November 14, 1973, and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, by her mother with her three younger sisters. The family would later move to Phoenix, Arizona. One of her earliest role models was Madonna, another Michigan native. In the mid-1990s, she gained the attention of manager-producer Livio Harris, who helped her record some demos and later land a deal with Max Gousse through Mecca Don/EastWest Records. Career 1993–1996: ''Do You Wanna Ride?'' and the hit success of "Freak Like Me" Her debut album ''Do You W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Chong
Marcus Scott Chong (né Wyatt; born July 8, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for playing Miguel Mendez in the short-lived crime drama, ''Street Justice'' (1991–1993), real-life activist Huey P. Newton in ''Panther'' (1995), directed by Mario Van Peebles, and most notably, Tank in ''The Matrix'' (1999), directed by The Wachowskis. Early life Chong was born in Seattle on July 8, 1967, to an African-American father and a Chinese-American mother. His biological father, Martin Wyatt, was a sports reporter in San Francisco for KGO-TV.DAN RALEY, "Where Are They Now? Martin Wyatt, former Huskies running back" ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', 30 January 2007, accessed 8 December 2013 He was adopted by |
Ajai Sanders
Ajai Sanders (born Angela Marrine Wilson; October 1, 1967), is an American actress and stand-up comedian, best known for her supporting role as Gina Deveaux in the sitcom ''A Different World'' from 1991 until the series original ending in 1993. Biography Born Angela Marie Wilson, Sanders grew up in Dallas, Texas. She attended Hillcrest High School, graduating in 1985. Sanders moved to Los Angeles and began working as a stand-up comic; eventually this work led to what initially was to be a one-time role on ''A Different World''. The guest role was expanded after director Debbie Allen proved impressed by the qualities Sanders brought to the character, whose appearances were expanded to five that season and 18 the following season, after which she was added to the show's opening credits.Ken Parish Perkins. "Ajai Sanders stands up to any naysayers," ''The Dallas Morning News'', May 19, 1992. Sanders has made guest appearances on the sitcoms ''Martin'', '' Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, slaveholder, and a Founding Father of the United States. Witherspoon embraced the concepts of Scottish common sense realism, and while president of the College of New Jersey (1768–1794; now Princeton University) became an influential figure in the development of the United States' national character. Politically active, Witherspoon was a delegate from New Jersey to the Second Continental Congress and a signatory to the July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence. He was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration. Later, he signed the Articles of Confederation and supported ratification of the Constitution of the United States. In 1789 he was convening moderator of the First General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Early life and ministry in Scotland John Witherspoon was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
