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Jay Tarses
Michael Jay Tarses (born July 3, 1939) is an American screenwriter, producer, actor. He created and produced ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'' and ''The Slap Maxwell Story'', co-created ''Buffalo Bill'' (with Tom Patchett), and was an executive producer for ''The Bob Newhart Show''. Tarses was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Williams College in 1961. He was co-creator and co-writer (with Andy Hamilton) of BBC Radio 4's situation comedy '' Revolting People'', which was set in colonial-era Baltimore; he played the role of sour shopkeeper Samuel Oliphant to Hamilton's cheerfully corrupt British soldier Sergeant McGurk. His most notable acting role was as Coach Bobby Finstock in the 1980s teen comedy ''Teen Wolf'' (1985). He also co-starred with Jim Carrey on the sitcom '' The Duck Factory'' in 1984. In 1990, he received an exclusive deal with NBC. Personal life Tarses and his wife, Rachel, have three children: TV executive Jamie Tarses (1964-2021); TV writer M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526. Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Tarses
Sara James Tarses (March 16, 1964 – February 1, 2021) was an American television producer and television studio executive. She was the president of ABC Entertainment from 1996 to 1999, the first woman and one of the youngest people to hold such a post in an American broadcast network. Early life Tarses was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of television writer Jay Tarses and Rachel Tarses (née Newdell), on March 19, 1964. Her younger sister, Mallory Tarses, is a fiction writer and high school English teacher, and a younger brother, Matt Tarses, is a producer and screenwriter ('' The Goldbergs,'' '' Scrubs,'' '' Sports Night''. Tarses graduated from Williams College in 1985 with a degree in theater. Career Casting director After graduating from college, Tarses became an assistant to the talent executive on the 1985–1986 season of ''Saturday Night Live.'' She then worked as a casting director for Lorimar Productions, filling roles for mid-run '' Perfect Strange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Oz
Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer, and filmmaker. He began his career as a puppeteer, performing the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in ''The Muppet Show'', and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in ''Sesame Street''. He also puppeteered and/or provided the voice for Yoda in the ''Star Wars'' series. His work as a director includes '' The Dark Crystal'' (1982), ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'' (1984), ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986), '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' (1988), ''What About Bob?'' (1991), '' In & Out'' (1997), '' Death at a Funeral'' (2007), and an episode of the US television series '' Leverage'' (2011). Early life Oz was born on May 25, 1944, in Hereford, Herefordshire, England; the son of Frances (née Ghevaert; 1910–1989) and Isadore Oznowicz (1916–1998), both of whom were puppeteers. Some of their puppets survived the war and were presented at the Contemporary Jewish M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Muppets Take Manhattan
''The Muppets Take Manhattan'' is a 1984 American musical comedy drama film directed by Frank Oz. It is the third theatrical film in ''The Muppets'' franchise. In addition to the Muppet performance, the film features special appearances by Art Carney, James Coco, Dabney Coleman, Gregory Hines, Linda Lavin, and Joan Rivers. Filmed in New York City during the prior summer, it was released theatrically on July 13, 1984, by TriStar Pictures. A fantasy sequence in the film introduced the Muppet Babies, toddler versions of the lead Muppet characters. ''Muppets Take Manhattan'' was the first film to be directed solely by Oz, who previously co-directed ''The Dark Crystal'' with Jim Henson. Not counting the ''Sesame Street'' film ''Follow That Bird'', it is the final Muppet film produced before the deaths of Henson and Richard Hunt. Plot Following graduating from Danhurst College, The Muppets perform their theatrical production of ''Manhattan Melodies'' for their class. Upon the sugge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open All Night (TV Series)
''Open All Night'' is an American sitcom that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from November 28, 1981, to March 5, 1982. The show centered on Gordon Feester (George Dzundza) and his oddball family working in an all-night chain grocery store named 364 Store that is open everyday except Christmas.Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 - Present (7th Edition), page 763, Ballantine Books, 1999 Store manager Feester lives in an apartment above the store with his wife, Gretchen, and his teenaged step-son, Terry. Robin is the tall ( night manager, and officers Steve and Edie often stop by for coffee and doughnuts, but are never able to catch shoplifters or other criminals. Despite a similar title and a setting, it has no connection to the British series ''Open All Hours''. Jay Tarses was co-creator, writer, co-star and occasional director of the show. Cassandra Peterson (better known for her Elvira (character), Elvir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Rose (screenwriter)
Jack Rose (November 4, 1911 – October 20, 1995) was an American screenwriter and producer. He began writing gags for Milton Berle and radio lines for Bob Hope before moving to screenplays. His first was 1943's ''Road to Rio'' starring Hope and Bing Crosby. In 1955, Rose produced the Hope film ''The Seven Little Foys'', co-written and directed by his frequent collaborator Melville Shavelson. He also wrote and produced a 1962 Dean Martin romantic comedy, ''Who's Got the Action?'' For television, Rose created and wrote for the 1968–1970 situation comedy '' The Good Guys'', starring Bob Denver, Herb Edelman, and Joyce Van Patten. It ran for 42 episodes over one-and-a-half seasons. Rose was nominated for Academy Awards three times for ''The Seven Little Foys'', 1958's ''Houseboat A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a home. Most houseboats are not motorized as they are usually moored or kept stationary at a fixed point, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Juhl
Jerome Ravn Juhl (July 27, 1938 – September 27, 2005) was an American television and film writer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Biography Juhl was born in St. Paul, Minnesota; his family moved to Menlo Park, California, when he was 14. He received a bachelor's degree in theater arts from San Jose State University in 1961 and worked on children's shows for local television stations while in college. He met Frank Oz when they both worked for the Oakland Recreation Department's Vagabond Puppet Theater as teenagers. The two later met Henson at a puppeteer gathering in California. Juhl was recruited by Jim Henson as a puppeteer and writer on ''Sam and Friends''. He focused increasingly on writing as other puppeteers, such as Frank Oz, joined the Henson stable. Juhl was the head writer on ''The Muppet Show'' from seasons 2 to 5 (season 1 had Jack Burns as head writer). He also wrote for the television shows ''Fraggle Rock'' and ''The Jim Henson Hour''. He was inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Muppet Caper
''The Great Muppet Caper'' is a 1981 British-American musical heist comedy film directed by Jim Henson (in his feature directorial debut). It is the second theatrical film in ''The Muppets'' franchise. In addition to the Muppet performers, the film stars Charles Grodin and Diana Rigg with special appearances by John Cleese, Robert Morley, Peter Ustinov, and Jack Warden. The film was produced by ITC Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company and distributed by Universal Pictures. In the plot, the Muppets are caught up in a jewel heist while investigating a robbery in London. The film was released by Universal Pictures and Associated Film Distribution on 26 June 1981 in the United States and on 30 July 1981 in the United Kingdom. It is the only Muppets feature film directed by Henson. Shot in the United Kingdom and London in 1980, the film was released shortly after the final season of ''The Muppet Show''. Plot Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear are investigative reporters for the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up The Academy
''Mad Magazine Presents Up the Academy,'' often shortened to ''Up the Academy,'' is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Robert Downey Sr. and starring Wendell Brown, Tommy Citera, Ron Leibman, Harry Teinowitz, Hutch Parker, Ralph Macchio, Tom Poston, King Coleman, and Barbara Bach. The plot concerns the outrageous antics of a group of misfits at a military school. Plot Four troublemaking young men are assigned to Wienberg Military Academy as punishment for their antics: the heir to an organized crime family, Chooch; a faith healer’s son, Ike; the son of an Arab sheik, Hash; and Oliver, whose governor father is up for re-election. In charge over these new recruits is sadistic Major Vaughn Liceman. Three of the four new recruits establish themselves as troublemakers from the start, but Chooch wants to go straight and focuses on his studies. When Oliver’s girlfriend from back home, Candy, ends up enrolled at a nearby girls military school, the recruits plot to sneak out. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary (1978 TV Series)
''Mary'' is an American comedy variety show hosted by and starring Mary Tyler Moore that aired Sundays at 8:00 pm (EST) on CBS from September 24 to October 8, 1978, with a total of three episodes aired over one season. Synopsis ''Mary'' was the attempt by Mary Tyler Moore to return to network television after the triumph of her sitcom (''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'') from 1970 to 1977. Her supporting cast included a repertory company of young actors and actresses, most notably Swoosie Kurtz, Dick Shawn, Michael Keaton, Judith Kahan, David Letterman and James Hampton, an orchestra led by Alf Clausen, and the Tony Stevens dancers. Reception Ratings were low and CBS cancelled ''Mary'' after only three episodes. It ranked 64th out of 114 shows that season with an average 16.1/25 rating/share. References Sources * Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We've Got Each Other
''We've Got Each Other'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from October 1, 1977, to January 7, 1978. Premise The television series follows the lives of the Hibbard couple dealing with neighbors, work, and life in general. In this show, the roles of domestic housewife and working business man are reversed. Judy is the bread winner of the small family. Stuart Hibbard (Oliver Clark), who works from home and writes for a mail order catalogue ("Herman Gutman Mail Order Catalogs") is married to Judy Hibbard (Beverly Archer) who works as an office manager for forgetful photographer Damon Jerome (Tom Poston). Both Judy and Stuart had a nemesis in their daily lives: self-centered model, Dee Dee Baldwin (Joan Van Ark) was Judy's, and their next door neighbor, Ken Redford ( Martin Kove) was Stuart's. Cast *Oliver Clark as Stuart Hibbard *Beverly Archer as Judy Hibbard *Tom Poston as Damon Jerome *Joan Van Ark as Dee Dee *Ren Woods as Donna * Martin Kove as Ken Production T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tony Randall Show
''The Tony Randall Show'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC during its first season from September 23, 1976, to March 10, 1977, and on CBS for its second (and final) season from September 24, 1977, to March 25, 1978. Synopsis The series starred Tony Randall as Walter Franklin, a middle-aged widowed judge, and took place in Philadelphia. The show followed the reserved Franklin dealing with being a single parent, raising his teenage daughter, Roberta ( Devon Scott) and preteen son, Oliver (Brad Savage). At times he also had to play surrogate parent to his daffy English housekeeper ( Rachel Roberts), whose inedible cooking was a frequent source of humor. At work, Judge Franklin had to contend with his stuffy and acerbic secretary, Miss Janet Reubner (Allyn Ann McLerie), and his court reporter, Jack Terwilliger ( Barney Martin), as well as presiding over court cases. Actor Zane Lasky played the recurring role of Mario Lanza, an annoying, nerdy, overbearing assistant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
