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Joe Whedon
''Brothers & Sisters'' is an American family drama television series that centers on the Walker family and their lives in Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. It aired for five seasons on ABC from September 24, 2006, to May 8, 2011. For the entirety of its run, it was broadcast on Sunday nights following ''Desperate Housewives''. ''Brothers & Sisters'' features an ensemble cast led by Sally Field as Nora Walker, with Rachel Griffiths as Sarah, Calista Flockhart as Kitty, Balthazar Getty as Tommy, Matthew Rhys as Kevin and Dave Annable as Justin Walker, her grown children. Patricia Wettig co-starred as Holly Harper, with Emily VanCamp later joining the cast as Rebecca Harper, as well as Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden. Field won both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performances throughout the series, as well as Griffiths receiving nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal. Overview Premise The series revolv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Macfarlane
Thomas Luke Macfarlane (born January 19, 1980) is a Canadian-American actor and former singer. He is known for playing Scotty Wandell on the ABC television drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–2011), RAC Agent D'avin Jaqobis on the Space television science fiction series ''Killjoys'' (2015–2019) and the romantic lead in a number of Hallmark Channel movies. Early life and education Thomas Luke Macfarlane was born on 19 January 1980, in London, Ontario. His father Thomas was the Director of Student Health Services at the University of Western Ontario, and his mother Penny is a mental health nurse at a London hospital. Macfarlane attended London Central Secondary School with twin sister, Ruth, and older sister Rebecca. Macfarlane went to school at the Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts, then later studied drama at Juilliard in New York City. Career Macfarlane had an early role playing opposite Cynthia Nixon in Robert Altman's miniseries ''Tanner on Tanner'' on the Sundance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Signature
ABC Signature is an American television production studio that is a subsidiary of Disney Television Studios, a division of Walt Disney Television, which is part of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company. The studio is the production arm of the ABC television network, and originally started in 1950 as the television unit of Walt Disney Productions, which was later renamed Walt Disney Television as a separate company from Walt Disney Television Animation, in 1983, and launched a subsidiary, the first incarnation of Touchstone Television, established in 1985 (later became part of ABC in 1999, and merged Walt Disney Network Television into Touchstone Television in 2003) and renamed ABC Studios in 2007. It adopted its current identity on August 10, 2020, after a merger between ABC Studios and the original ABC Signature Studios. Background Walt Disney Productions (television unit) In the 1930s, Walt Disney initially had no interest in telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlanti Television
Berlanti Productions is an American film and television production company founded by screenwriter, producer and filmmaker Greg Berlanti and producer Mickey Liddell. History The company was founded in 2000 as Berlanti-Liddell Productions by screenwriter, producer and filmmaker Greg Berlanti and producer Mickey Liddell. In March 2003, the company signed a three-year deal with Warner Bros. Television. In February 2006, the company signed a three-year overall deal with Touchstone Television. In August 2006, Liddell left the company, and the company was renamed to Berlanti Television. In July 2008, the company re-signed its overall deal with ABC Studios (formally Touchstone Television) for an additional five-year deal. In March 2011, the company signed a four-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, ending its overall deal with ABC Studios two years early. The company also changed its name to Berlanti Productions to reflect its television and film divisions combining togeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marti Noxon
Martha Mills Noxon (born August 25, 1964) is an American television and film writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her work as a screenwriter and executive producer on the supernatural drama series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003). She was also executive producer, writer, and creator of the Bravo comedy-drama series ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'' (2015–18) and the Lifetime drama series ''UnREAL'' (2015–18). She was an executive producer of the CBS medical drama series '' Code Black'' (2015–17). Noxon also wrote the science fiction action film ''I Am Number Four'' (2011), the horror thriller film ''Fright Night'' (2011), and the biographical drama film ''The Glass Castle'' (2017). She wrote and directed the drama film '' To the Bone'' (2017). Noxon created the AMC dark comedy series ''Dietland'' and the HBO limited series '' Sharp Objects'', both of which premiered in 2018. Early life Noxon was born in Los Angeles, California, to National Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Morris (director)
Michael Morris (born 1974) is an English television director and producer. From 1999 to 2002, he was Director of The Old Vic theatre in London. He was an Executive Producer and Director of ABC television drama '' Brothers & Sisters'', working on that series throughout its five-season run (2006–2011). He has also directed episodes of '' Political Animals'' and the USA Network series ''In Plain Sight'' starring his wife, actress Mary McCormack. He directed the miniseries '' The Slap'' for NBC. He was Director and Executive Producer for ''Bloodline'' on Netflix, and has directed many episodes of ''Kingdom'' (Audience Network, DirecTV), as well as AMC's '' Halt and Catch Fire'' and ''Preacher'', Netflix's ''House of Cards'', ''13 Reasons Why'', Hulu's ''Shut Eye'' and many others. Personal life Morris has been married to actress Mary McCormack Mary Catherine McCormack (born February 8, 1969) is an American actress. She has had leading roles as Justine Appleton in the series '' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Newman
Molly Newman is a television writer and producer from Evansville, Indiana, who is most known for work on shows such as ''The Larry Sanders Show'', ''Frasier'', '' Murphy Brown'', '' Tracey Takes On...'', '' Maximum Bob'', and '' Brothers & Sisters''. In 1985, she was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ... in the category, Best Book (Musical) with collaborator Barbara Damashek for '' Quilters''. References External links * Information on Molly Newmans' plays Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Writers from Evansville, Indiana American television writers American women television producers American women television writers Screenwriters from Indiana Television producers from Indiana 21st-century American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Schapker
Alison Schapker is an American television writer and producer. She is well known for her work on the ABC espionage series ''Alias'', the FOX science-fiction series ''Fringe'' and the Netflix science-fiction series ''Altered Carbon''. Career She was a staff writer on the hit ABC series ''Alias'' and wrote several of its episodes along with her writing partner, Monica Owusu-Breen. She has also worked on the series: ''Charmed'', ''Lost'', '' Brothers & Sisters'' and ''Fringe''. The ''Lost'' writing staff, including Schapker, were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons. ''Alias'' In 2003, Schapker joined the espionage-action series ''Alias'' in its third season as an executive story editor and writer. At the beginning of season four, she was promoted to producer, and by the final season, she had been named supervising producer. During her three-season span, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Owusu-Breen
Monica Owusu-Breen is an American television producer and screenwriter. Early life and education Owusu-Breen has described herself as "half-Spanish, half Ghanaian". She was born in England and lived in Spain as a child, where she learned to speak English from watching television. She moved to Brooklyn with her family at the age of eight. After graduating from Brown University, Owusu-Breen coordinated the production of music videos. She attended a PhD program at the University of California, San Diego and obtained a degree in television and media studies. Career Owusu-Breen is known for her work on television series including ''Charmed'', ''Alias'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''Lost'' and ''Fringe''. She often collaborates with screenwriter Alison Schapker. Her television career began when she was asked to write scripts as she was procrastinating while writing her PhD dissertation. This led, within two years, to a writer's position for ''Charmed''. In the beginning of her career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Marshall Grant
David Marshall Grant (born June 21, 1955) is an American actor, singer and writer. Life and career Grant was born in Westport, Connecticut, to physician parents. Immediately after graduating from Connecticut College with an M.F.A. and receiving a certificate in fine arts from the Yale School of Drama, his first paying job was as Richard Gere's lover in the Broadway play '' Bent''. A student at Juilliard during summer breaks from high school, Grant soon joined the Yale Repertory Company during his college days, and in 1978, made a great impression in the play ''Bent''. His first screen role was in the 1979 film ''French Postcards''. He went on to appear in several more films, both on the big screen and television. In 1985, he co-starred with Kevin Costner in John Badham's film on bicycle racing, '' American Flyers''. By this time, Grant was also working in episodic television and also had the role of Digger Barnes in the miniseries '' Dallas: The Early Years'' in 1986. In 1987 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Olin
Kenneth Edward Olin (born July 30, 1954) is an American actor, television director, and producer. He is known for his role as Michael Steadman in the ABC drama series ''Thirtysomething'' (1987–1991), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama nomination in 1990. Olin later began working as television director and producer. His producer credits include ''Alias'' (2001–2006), '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–2011), and ''This Is Us'' (2016-2022). Olin is married to actress Patricia Wettig. Career Acting Olin began appearing on television as of late 1970's. His first series regular role was on the short-lived NBC comedy-drama ''Bay City Blues'' in 1983. He later joined the cast of NBC police drama ''Hill Street Blues'' playing Detective Harry Garibaldi from 1984 to 1985, and from 1985 to 1986 co-starred on the CBS prime time soap opera ''Falcon Crest'' as Father Christopher Rossini. Olin also guest-starred on ''Murder, She Wrote'' and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Berlanti
Gregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer and director of film and television. He is known for his work on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''Everwood'', '' Political Animals'', '' Riverdale'', ''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' and ''You'', in addition to his contributions to DC Comics on film and television productions, including The CW's Arrowverse, ''Titans'', and the ''Doom Patrol''. In 2000, Berlanti founded the production company Berlanti Productions. In the 2017–2018 television season, Berlanti tied Jerry Bruckheimer's 2005–2006 record in having 10 different live-action scripted television series airing on various networks and digital platforms and took sole possession of the record, with 14 airing in the 2018–19 television season, having signed the most expensive producer deal at that time (June 2018) with Warner Bros. In the 2019–20 television season, with one cancellation and two new series, Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
