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Hull High
''Hull High'' (also known as ''Hull Street High'') is an American musical teen comedy television series which aired on the NBC from August 20 to December 30, 1990. The series was created and executive produced by Gil Grant. Synopsis ''Hull High'' told the story of Cordell Hull High School, a hip, racially integrated school in an urban area. The series involved elements of soap opera (the ongoing and evolving relationships among teachers and students), humor, and musical (featuring The Hull High Devils, something of a rap Greek chorus, whose songs related to the show's plot). The main adult character was history teacher John Deerborn (Will Lyman). Similar to ABC's ''Cop Rock'' (which premiered a month after ''Hull High''), the series' format proved unsuccessful and ''Hull High'' was canceled after nine episodes. Production notes The series was filmed at El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. The musical numbers were choreographed by Peggy Holmes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate "production numbers". The musical film was a natural development of the stage musical after the emergence of sound film technology. Typically, the biggest difference between film and stage musicals is the use of lavish background scenery and locations that would be impractical in a theater. Musical films characteristically contain elements reminiscent of theater; performers often treat their song and dance numbers as if a live audience were watching. In a sense, the viewer becomes the diegetic audience, as the performer looks directly into the camera and performs to it. With the advent of sound in the late 1920s, musicals gained popularity with the public and are exemplified by the films of Busby Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Camino Real High School
El Camino Real Charter High School (also known locally as "ECR" or "Elco") is an independent charter secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. The school, founded in 1969, was designed to emulate a small college campus, with a large central "quad" and an open campus policy. ECR serves portions of Woodland Hills and West Hills and also maintains a sizable "traveling" student population from other areas of the district. ECR's Academic Performance Index was 832 out of 1,000 in 2012. On March 31, 2009, El Camino Real High School became a California Distinguished School. In December 2010, the teachers and staff at the school voted for it to become a charter school. This change took effect in the fall of 2011. Demographics In 1998 the school had 3,315 students enrolled.Hardy, Terry. "Top of the Class" (education section). '' Los Angeles Magazine''. Emmis Communications, October 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Pruett
Harold P. Pruett (April 13, 1969 – February 21, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 30 films and TV series in the 1970s to the 1990s. Career Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Pruett made his acting debut at age five in the 1976 film '' Sybil'', starring Sally Field. He went on to appear in '' Summer Camp Nightmare'' (1987), ''Embrace of the Vampire'' (1995) and ''Precious Find'' (1996). During the 1970s and 1980s, Pruett guest starred on numerous television series including ''Wonder Woman'', '' The New Leave It to Beaver'', ''It's Your Move'', '' Eye to Eye'', '' The Best Times'', ''Hotel'' and ''Night Court''. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he danced in several music videos including two for the pop singer Martika, " More Than You Know" (1989) and " Coloured Kisses" (1992). In 1990, Pruett had his first co-starring television role on the NBC musical teen drama ''Hull High''. Due to low ratings, the series was canceled in October 1990 after nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Pollak
Cheryl Pollak (born August 31, 1967) is an American actress, director and producer. Biography Pollak was born in Scottsdale, Arizona and grew up in Greenville, Texas. She graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1985. She got her start in the entertainment business starring in a series of Jordache jeans commercials. She made her film debut in '' My Best Friend Is a Vampire''. She was a series regular on the television series ''Hull High'', '' The Heights'', ''Hotel Malibu'', and ''Live Shot''. Personal life Pollak has been married to actor Richard Murphy since 1999. Partial filmography *''Live Shot'' (TV Series)...Nancy Lockridge (1995) *''Melrose Place'' (TV Series)...Susan Madsen (1994) *''Hotel Malibu'' (TV Series)...Stephane "Stevie" Mayfield (1994) *''Crossing the Bridge''...Carol Brockton (1992) *'' The Heights''... Rita MacDougal (1992) *''Quantum Leap''... Katie McBain (1991) *''The Marla Hanson Story'' a.k.a. Face Value... Marla Hanson (1991) *''The Hidden Room'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Anthony Payne II
Carl Anthony Payne II (born May 24, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Cole Brown on the FOX sitcom ''Martin'' and Walter "Cockroach" Bradley on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'', Carl on '' Rock Me Baby'' (TV series), Curtis on the sitcom ''George Lopez'' (2002–2003), and as Myles Wilson on ''Tyler Perry's Young Dylan''. Early life Payne studied acting at the First All Children's Theater, an off-Broadway repertory theatre company. He graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York and Howard University. Acting career Carl Payne is known for his role as Cole Brown on the FOX sitcom ''Martin'' and his recurring role as Theo Huxtable's best friend Cockroach on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show''. Payne played Reynaldo St. James on the BET series '' The Game''. He directed and produced music videos, web series and short films, all while continuing to tour the country as a stand up comic. He even starred in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Grubbs
Gary Grubbs (born November 14, 1949) is an American character actor who has appeared in 178 credited shows and films since the 1970s and is still working steadily. He is best known as Captain Steven Wiecek in ''For Love and Honor'' (1983-1984), Harlin in ''Will & Grace'' (1998-1999), and Mr. Dummont in ''Common Law'' (2012). Career A veteran character actor, Grubbs has amassed over 170 film and television credits since 1977. His best known roles include attorney Al Oser in Oliver Stone's ''JFK,'' boatyard owner Phil Beasley in ''Gone Fishin, Timothy McReady in ''Double Take'', Coach Ralph Miller in ''Glory Road'', the Chief of Police in '' Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'', and Dr. Kemp Clark in ''Parkland''. He appeared as George Russell on ''The Wonderful World of Disney's'' 1988 miniseries ''"Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder"'' starring Tim Dunigan. In the 1990s, Grubbs landed two notable (albeit short-lived) recurring television roles. On ''Growing Pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin Dattilo
Kristin Dattilo (born November 30, 1970) is an American television actress, known for playing manager Yola Gaylen on ''The Chris Isaak Show'' from 2001 to 2004 and detective Barbara Gianna in season 3 of ''Dexter''. Early life Dattilo was born in Kankakee, Illinois. She is the sister of fellow actor Bryan Dattilo. Career She played the character Nikki Chandler in the 1990 horror film '' Mirror, Mirror''. In 1999, she was Ross Geller's love interest in an episode of Friends. She appeared on an episode of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', and three episodes of '' Tracey Takes On...'', and made many other television appearances, including ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Hull High'', ''Angel'', ''Grounded for Life'', ''Veronica Mars'' and ''Two and a Half Men''. Dattilo played the titular character in the music video of Aerosmith's 1989 song "Janie's Got a Gun "Janie's Got a Gun" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith and written by Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Blanc
Jennifer Blanc (born Jennifer Tara) is an American actress. She was born in New York City. She is married to actor Michael Biehn. Personal life Blanc, who goes by Jennifer Blanc-Biehn, is married to Michael Biehn Michael Connell Biehn ( ; born July 31, 1956) is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in ''The Terminator'' (1984), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in ''Aliens'' (1986), and .... The couple have one son, Dashiell King Biehn, born March 21, 2015. The two were joint partners in "The Blanc/Biehn Production Company". She co-produced and starred alongside him in '' The Victim.'' She also co-starred in ''Good Family Times'', a supernatural thriller film, which was also produced by Blanc/Biehn Productions. Selected filmography Film Television References External links * * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American film actresses American stage actresses American televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Bell
Archibald Marshall Bell (born September 28, 1942) is an American character actor. He has appeared in many character roles in movies and television. He is known for roles in '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge'' (1985), '' Stand by Me'' (1986), ''Twins'' (1988), '' Total Recall'' (1990) and '' Starship Troopers'' (1997). Early life and education Bell was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he lived until age 13. His family then moved to Denver, Colorado. Bell attended boarding school at St. Paul's, Concord, New Hampshire, but was expelled. He then went to Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, where he became interested in acting after performing as Elwood Dowd in the play ''Harvey''. Bell was discouraged by others, however, who told him he was not a good enough actor, and did not act again for over 20 years. He attended the University of Colorado, majoring in sociology, and served three years in the Army. He eventually became a consultant, teaching business exe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Belafsky
Marty Belafsky (born September 19, 1975) is an American actor/comedian born in Los Angeles, California. He began acting professionally at age 13 and was soon cast as Louis Plumb on the short-lived NBC series ''Hull High''. Shortly thereafter, Belafsky landed the role of Crutchie in the Disney musical film, '' Newsies''. He continued acting through his teens, making appearances in such television shows as ''The Wonder Years'', '' Great Scott'' and '' Step By Step'' and the film ''Wrestling Ernest Hemingway''. Belafsky also voiced Kent Swanson in the video game series ''Dead Rising'' released in 2006. Education In 1993, Belafsky took some time off from acting to attend Brown University, where he honed his comedic skills in the improvisation comedy troupe, Improvidence. Following graduation, Belafsky returned to Hollywood. Stand-up He started doing stand-up comedy at The Laugh Factory, and was soon discovered by comedy legend, Rodney Dangerfield. Dangerfield hand-picked B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Valen
Nancy Valen is an American actress and television producer. She is best known for portraying Captain Samantha Thomas on ''Baywatch''. Early life Nancy Valen was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Hallandale, Florida. By the time she was 12 years old, she was spending summers modeling in New York City and studied acting at Uta Hagen's HB Studios. After graduating from Dillard High School of Performing Arts, a magnet program in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Valen won a theatrical scholarship to the University of Florida. She ultimately declined the scholarship in favor of continuing her professional career in Miami. Meanwhile, she attended Broward Community College, where she studied theatre and paid for her tuition by modeling and acting, appearing in two episodes of ''Miami Vice''. After one year of college, Valen went to New York City to pursue a theatrical career. Within one month of being in New York, she landed a series regular role on the daytime drama ''Ryan's Hope''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Was
Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was, is an American musician, record producer and record executive. Primarily a bass player, Was co-founded the funk-rock band Was (Not Was). In later years he produced songs and albums for many popular recording artists including, since 1994, The Rolling Stones. In 2012, he became president of jazz music label Blue Note Records. Life and career Born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, Was graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year. A journeyman musician, he grew up listening to the Detroit blues sound and the jazz music of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, amongst many others. As a teenager, Was took further influence from 1960s counterculture, most notably John Sinclair. In high school, Was became the lead singer and guitar player in a Detroit rock band called the Saturns. The first r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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