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Jeffrey (1995 Film)
''Jeffrey'' is a 1995 American gay romantic comedy film directed by Christopher Ashley. It is based on a play depicting the life and times of Richard Jeffrey by Paul Rudnick, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Patrick Stewart, and Bryan Batt. Plot The story takes place in Manhattan during the height of the AIDS epidemic and revolves around the title character, Jeffrey (Steven Weber), a gay man who has sworn off sex because of the epidemic. It is not so much that Jeffrey is afraid of dying himself, but that he is afraid that he will fall in love with someone who is bound to die; thus, his celibacy is not only about sex, but also about relationships in general. Almost immediately thereafter, Jeffrey meets Steve (Michael T. Weiss), a hunky, charming HIV positive man. He experiences an emotional conflict as he must face his fear in order to accept love, often breaking the fourth wall to do so. With the help of friends, interior decorator Sterl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Ashley
Christopher Ashley (born July 6, 1964) is an American stage director. Since 2007, he has been the artistic director of the La Jolla Playhouse. Career Ashley graduated from Yale University in 1986, with a Bachelor of Art in Theatre. American Repertory Theater, accessed January 29, 2022 In 1987, he completed The Drama League program for directors. He was appointed artistic director of the La Jolla Playhouse, California, in 2007.Boehm, Mike "La Jolla Playhouse names artistic director" ''Los Angeles Times'', April 11, 2007 Ashley directed the musical '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane (born Joseph Lane; February 3, 1956) is an American actor. In a career spanning over 40 years he has been seen on stage and screen in roles both comedic and dramatic. Lane has received numerous awards including three Tony Awards, six Drama Desk Awards, six Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Obie Awards, a Lucille Lortel Award, an Olivier Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Daytime Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2006, Lane received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2010, ''The New York Times'' hailed Lane as "the greatest stage entertainer of the decade". Lane made his professional theatre debut in 1978 off-Broadway production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. During this time he briefly appeared as one half of the comedy team of Stack and Lane, until he was cast in the 1982 Broadway revival of Noël Coward's ''Present Laughter'' directed by and starring George C. Scott. This led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenka Peterson
Lenka Peterson (born Betty Ann Isacson; October 16, 1925 – September 24, 2021) was an American theater, film, and television actress. Early years Peterson was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Lenke (née Leinweber), a lab technician, and Sven Edward Isacson, a physician. Her father was Swedish, and her mother was Hungarian. She majored in drama at the University of Iowa. Career Peterson had the role of Corliss Archer in a USO-sponsored troupe that performed on military bases in Japan, the Philippines, and other places in the Pacific. In the mid-1940s, she acted with the Berkshire Playhouse stock theater in New Hampshire. She later acted on stage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; and Providence, Rhode Island. One of the first members admitted to New York City's Actors Studio, Peterson's Broadway portrayals included Ella in '' Sundown Beach'' (1948), Maude in ''The Grass Harp'' (1952), Kitty in ''The Time of Your Life'' (1955), Sally and Mary in '' Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Pawk
Michele Pawk (born November 16, 1961) is an American actress and singer. She is also an associate professor for theatre. Biography Born in Butler, Pennsylvania, Pawk attended Allegheny College and the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, where she received her BFA in musical theater. After graduation, she spent a year working in a musical revue at Disney World. In 1988, she made her Broadway debut in a short-lived musical entitled ''Mail'', but it wasn't until 1992 that she made her mark with her performance in the Ira and George Gershwin-inspired production '' Crazy for You'', for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. From there she went on to three successful revivals – '' Merrily We Roll Along'' (1994), ''Chicago'' (1996), and ''Cabaret'' (1998) – and an original musical, ''Seussical'' (2000), based on the works of Dr. Seuss. In 2002, Pawk earned critical raves for her performance in ''Hollywood Arms'', the Carr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Monk
Debra Monk (born February 27, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her performances on the Broadway stage. She earned her first Tony Award for the 1993 production of '' Redwood Curtain'' and won an Emmy Award for several guest appearances on ''NYPD Blue'' between 1998 and 1999. Life and career Monk was born in Middletown, Ohio on February 27, 1949. She was voted "Best Personality" by her graduating class at Wheaton High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. In 1973, she graduated from Frostburg State University. In 1975, Monk was awarded a Master of Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Monk garnered first attention in theatrical circles as one of the co-writers and co-stars of the musical ''Pump Boys and Dinettes'' (1982). She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for performance in '' Redwood Curtain'' (1993). She was nominated for a Tony Award for roles in ''Picnic'' (1994), '' Steel Pier'' (1997), and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Maloney (actor)
Peter Maloney (born November 24, 1944) is an American actor known for his roles in film, television, and theatre. Career Maloney's credits include television series such as ''The Knick'', ''Remember WENN'', and '' Gotham'', and films such as ''Greetings'' (1968), '' Capone'' (1975), ''A Little Romance'' (1979), ''Hide in Plain Sight'' (1980), '' The Children'' (1980), ''Revenge of the Stepford Wives'' (1980), '' The Thing'' (1982), ''Desperately Seeking Susan'' (1985), '' Manhunter'' (1986), ''Tune in Tomorrow'' (1990), ''JFK'' (1991), '' Jeffrey'' (1995), '' Thinner'' (1996), '' Private Parts'' (1997), '' Boiler Room'' (2000), ''Requiem for a Dream'' (2000), and ''K-PAX'' (2001). Maloney also appeared in the 1979 movie ''Breaking Away ''Breaking Away'' is a 1979 American coming of age comedy-drama film produced and directed by Peter Yates and written by Steve Tesich. It follows a group of four male teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana, who have recently graduated from high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thom Fitzgerald
Thomas "Thom" Fitzgerald (born July 8, 1968) is an American-Canadian film and theatre director, screenwriter, playwright and producer. Life Fitzgerald was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. His parents divorced when he was five years old. He moved with his mother and brother, Timothy Jr., to Bergenfield, New Jersey, where he was raised and graduated from Bergenfield High School. While pursuing his university degree in Manhattan at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, he spent a semester as an exchange student at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and permanently moved to Halifax after completing his studies. Fitzgerald continues to reside in Nova Scotia. He has described himself as a "struggling Catholic". Career In Canada, Fitzgerald worked extensively as a trio with performance artists Renee Penney and Michael Weir for several years as the Charlatan Theatre Collective. ''The Hanging Garden'' He launched his career in film, releasing his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethan Phillips
Ethan Phillips (born John Ethan Phillips February 8, 1955) is an American actor and playwright. He is best known for his television roles as Neelix on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and PR man Pete Downey on ''Benson''. Personal life Phillips was raised on Long Island, New York. His father was the owner of Frankie & Johnnie's, a steakhouse on 45th and Eighth Avenue in New York City. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Boston University and a Master of Fine Arts from Cornell University. He plays the tenor saxophone in the Alan Wasserman Jazz Band. Career Theatre Ethan Phillips began his show business career in New York City, performing off-Broadway at theaters including Direct Theater, winning the Best of the Actors’ Festival there in 1977; at the Wonderhorse Theater, in the premiere of Christopher Durang's ''The Nature and Purpose of the Universe''; and at Playwrights Horizons in a revival of '' Eccentricities of a Nightingale''. Tennessee Williams, who helped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Najimy
Kathy Ann Najimy ( ; ar, كاثي ان نجيمي ; born February 6, 1957) is an American actress and activist. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Soapdish'' (1991), ''Sister Act'' (1992), '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993), ''Hope Floats'' (1998), ''The Wedding Planner'' (2001), ''Rat Race'' (2001), and ''Hocus Pocus 2'' (2022), as well as her portrayal of Olive Massery on the NBC sitcom ''Veronica's Closet'' (1997–2000) and for voicing Peggy Hill on the animated television series ''King of the Hill'' (1997–2010). She also starred in Disney and Pixar's Academy Award winning film ''WALL-E'' (2008), ''Step Up 3D'' (2010), '' The Guilt Trip'' (2012), Tyler Perry's '' A Madea Christmas'' (2013), ''A Christmas Melody'' (2015), '' Dumplin''' (2018), ''Music'' (2021), and ''Single All the Way'' (2021). She was first nationally known for her feminist play ''The Kathy and Mo Show'', which she wrote and performed with Mo Gaffney. Early life Najimy was born on February 6, 1957, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camryn Manheim
Debra Frances "Camryn" Manheim (born March 8, 1961) is an American actress known for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's ''The Practice'', Delia Banks on CBS's '' Ghost Whisperer'', Gladys Presley in the 2005 miniseries ''Elvis'', and "Control" on '' Person of Interest''. In 1999, Manheim won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work on ''The Practice''. Since 2022, she has been part of the main cast of the revival of ''Law & Order''. Early life Manheim was born in West Caldwell, New Jersey into a Jewish family, the daughter of Sylvia (née Nuchow), a teacher, and Jerome Manheim, a mathematics professor and the Dean of Letters and Science at California State University Long Beach. Her family relocated several times in her early childhood due to her father taking new teaching positions, and she spent her early years in Michigan and Peoria, Illinois. When she was in sixth grade, her family relocated to Southern Californi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Garber
Victor Joseph Garber (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian-American actor and singer. Known for his work in film, television, and theatre, he has been nominated for three Gemini Awards, four Tony Awards, and six Primetime Emmy Awards. He has also been nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards along with the casts of the critically acclaimed films ''Titanic'' (1997), ''Milk'' (2008), and ''Argo'' (2012); he won for ''Argo''. Garber originated roles in the Broadway productions of '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (1979–1980), ''Noises Off'' (1983–1985), which earned him a Drama Desk Award along with the cast, ''Lend Me a Tenor'' (1989–1990), ''Arcadia'' (1995), and ''Art'' (1998–1999). He received his first Tony Award nomination for his role in '' Deathtrap'' in 1978. He continued to receive nominations for his performances in the Neil Simon musical '' Little Me'' in 1982, the comedic play ''Lend Me a Tenor'' in 1989 and the musical comedy revival of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Kerr
Patrick Kerr (born January 23, 1956) is an American film and television actor, known for his recurring role as Noel Shempsky on ''Frasier''. Career He has appeared on ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' as a blind pianist and acquaintance of Larry, on '' ER'' as a patient who was attacked by a group of schoolgirls after he flashed them, and on ''Seinfeld'' as a New York Yankees employee whom George causes to break down. Other television appearances in Kerr's repertoire are on ''Law & Order'', ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''3rd Rock from the Sun'', ''Will & Grace'', ''Friends'' and the ''Friends'' spin-off ''Joey''. He also appeared in the Disney Channel's series ''Jessie'' as "Clement Brulee". He starred in the 1993 Off-Broadway Paul Rudnick play '' Jeffrey''. His Broadway debut was in the 2014 remake of '' You Can't Take It With You'' as Mr DePinna the fireworks expert. His costar was James Earl Jones among others. He is also active on the American stage, appearing in productions at Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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