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Jeff Dye
Jeffrey Dye (born February 4, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Early life Dye was born in 1983 in Seattle and raised in Kent, Washington. He attended Kentwood High School in Covington. Dye is of Spanish, French-Canadian, German and Jewish descent. Career Dye has hosted two series for MTV—''Numbnuts'' and ''Money From Strangers'' and also appeared on ''Girl Code''. He was a finalist on the sixth season of the NBC series ''Last Comic Standing'', finishing third behind Marcus and winner Iliza Shlesinger. He then performed in a 50-city tour with the other top competitors. Dye performed at the TBS Comedy Festival in Chicago and '' Comedy Central's Live At Gotham'' before starring in his own half-hour comedy special titled '' Comedy Central Presents Jeff Dye'' in 2010. As of 2011, Dye was a recurring cast member on ABC's show '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''. Dye was the host of ''MTV's Club New Year's Eve 2013 Live'' from Time's Square. Dye can be seen as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 makes it one of the nation's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about south of the Canadian border. A major gateway for trade with East Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling . The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drunk On A Plane
"Drunk on a Plane" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in April 2014 as the third single from his seventh studio album '' Riser''. The song has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA. The song was written by Bentley, Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins, relating how the protagonist dealt with being jilted by his fiancée at his wedding. Content "Drunk on a Plane" is an up-tempo song about a man who is left behind at the altar and takes a trip to Cancún by himself after he is unable to obtain a refund for the airplane tickets he had purchased for a honeymoon. While on the airplane, the narrator drinks heavily, becoming intoxicated and parties with the other passengers. Bentley told ''Country Standard Time'', "It's a fun song, but when you really listen, there's also an underlying lonesomeness, which is what makes it different than a lot of the other uptempo songs I've put out." Critical reception Bob Paxman of ''Country Wee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albany, Oregon
Albany is the county seat of Linn County, Oregon, and is the eleventh largest city in that state. Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is predominantly a farming and manufacturing city that settlers founded around 1848. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population of Albany, Oregon was 56,472. Albany has a home rule charter, a council–manager government, and a full-time unelected city manager. The city provides the population with access to over 30 parks and trails, a senior center, and many cultural events such as the Northwest Art & Air Festival, River Rhythms, Summer Sounds and Movies at Monteith. In addition to farming and manufacturing, the city's economy depends on retail trade, health care, and social assistance. In recent years the city has worked to revive the downtown shopping area, with help from the Centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Prinze Jr
Frederick James Prinze Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American actor, television & film producer and screenwriter. He has starred in films such as ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'' (1997) and its sequel '' I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'' (1998), ''She's All That'' (1999), ''Summer Catch'' (2001), ''Scooby-Doo'' (2002), and its sequel '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (2004). Prinze has also had recurring and starring roles in television shows, including ''Friends'' (2002), ''Boston Legal'' (2004), '' Freddie'' (2005–06) and '' 24'' (2010), and voiced Kanan Jarrus in the Disney XD series ''Star Wars Rebels''. He is the only child of comedian and actor Freddie Prinze. Early life Frederick James Prinze Jr. was born March 8, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, the only child of Katherine Elaine Prinze (''née'' Cochran) and actor and stand-up comedian Freddie Prinze. On January 29, 1977, Freddie Prinze died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, after which Prinze Jr. reloca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Things Comedy
William Frederick Burr (born June 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, filmmaker, and podcaster. He has released multiple stand-up comedy specials, most notably ''Why Do I Do This?'' (2008), ''Let It Go'' (2010), ''You People Are All the Same'' (2012), ''I'm Sorry You Feel That Way'' (2014), ''Walk Your Way Out'' (2017), Paper Tiger (2019 film), ''Paper Tiger'' (2019), and ''Live at Red Rocks'' (2022). He received a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nomination for ''Paper Tiger'', and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series nomination for the dark comedy series ''Immoral Compass'' (2021–present). Burr also created, co-wrote, and voiced the lead character in the Netflix animated sitcom ''F Is for Family'' (2015–2021). His other notable acting roles include appearing in various sketches in the second season of ''Chappelle's Show'', List of characters in the Breaking Bad franchise#Patrick Kuby, Patrick Kuby in the AMC (T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiotest
''Idiotest'' (a portmanteau of "idiot" and "test" and stylized with the second letter ''i'' inverted) is an American Game show, television game show broadcast by Game Show Network (GSN). Hosted by Ben Gleib, the series features contestants in teams of two competing to answer brain teaser and puzzle questions. The winning team advances to a bonus round for an opportunity to increase their winnings to $10,000. The series was announced at GSN's upfront presentation in March 2014, and the first episode premiered on August 12, 2014 of that year. On December 15, 2018, the first season became available to watch on Netflix. Critical reception for the series has been mixed, with one writer calling it "enjoyable" while another called it "uninteresting." Additionally, GSN released an online game midway through the first season that allows users to answer questions from the series' past episodes. Gameplay The main game features two pairs of contestants answering brain-teaser questions taki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Winkler
Henry Franklin Winkler, OBE (born October 30, 1945), is an American actor, comedian, author, executive producer, and director. After rising to fame as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the American television series ''Happy Days'', Winkler has distinguished himself as a character actor for roles such as Arthur Himbry in ''Scream,'' Coach Klein in ''The Waterboy,'' Barry Zuckerkorn in ''Arrested Development,'' Eddie R. Lawson in ''Royal Pains,'' Dr. Saperstein in '' Parks and Recreation'', Fritz in '' Monsters at Work,'' Stanley Yelnats III in ''Holes,'' Uncle Joe in ''The French Dispatch,'' '' Al Pratt in ''Black Adam, and Gene Cousineau in ''Barry''. In 2016, he also became a reality television star on the NBC series, ''Better Late Than Never''. Winkler's accolades include a Primetime Emmy, two Daytime Emmys, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Critics Choice Award. As a child, Winkler struggled at P.S. 87 on West 78th Street, Manhattan and the McBurney School, where he was be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Foreman
George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister and author. In boxing, he was nicknamed "Big George" and competed between 1967 and 1997. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. As an entrepreneur, he is known for the George Foreman Grill. After a troubled childhood, Foreman took up amateur boxing and won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Having turned professional the next year, he won the world heavyweight title with a stunning second-round knockout of then-undefeated Joe Frazier in 1973. He defended the belt twice before suffering his first professional loss to Muhammad Ali in the iconic Rumble in the Jungle in 1974. Unable to secure another title opportunity, Foreman retired after a loss to Jimmy Young in 1977. Following what he referred to as a religious epiphany, Foreman became an ordained Christian minister. Ten years later he announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). Since 1994, he has been a television sports analyst and co-host of ''Fox NFL Sunday''. Bradshaw is also an actor and recording artist, having participated in several television shows (mainly as himself) and films, most notably co-starring in the movie ''Failure to Launch'', and releasing several country music albums. He played for 14 seasons with Pittsburgh, won four Super Bowl titles in a six-year period ( 1974, 1975, 1978, and 1979), becoming the first quarterback to win three and four Super Bowls, and led the Steelers to eight AFC Central championships. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989, his first year of eligibility. Bradshaw was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Bradshaw is known as a tough competitor and for having one of the most power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Shatner
William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1965 debut as the captain of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), ''Enterprise'' in the Where No Man Has Gone Before, second pilot of the Star Trek: The Original Series, first ''Star Trek'' television series to his final appearance as Captain Kirk in the seventh ''Star Trek'' feature film, ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994). Shatner began his screen acting career in Canadian films and television productions before moving into guest-starring roles in various US television shows. He appeared as James Kirk in all the episodes of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'', 21 of the 22 episodes of ''Star Trek: The Animated Series'', and the first seven List of Star Trek films, ''Star Trek'' movies. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences before, during and after his time in a Starfl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Reid (comedian)
Ken Reid is an American standup comedian based in Boston. Education Reid received his bachelor's degree from Northeastern University in 2003. He attended Melrose High School and also studied at Goldsmiths, University of London. Comedy career Reid began performing stand-up comedy while a student at Goldsmiths, University of London in the UK. He returned to Boston in 2003 and became a regular performer at the Comedy Studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Reid was a member of comedy troupe The Untrainables, a group of standup performers at ImprovBoston. He has continued performing and presenting in the Boston area, including the 2006 Boston Music Awards, the Women in Comedy Festival, the Charleston Comedy Festival, the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, and the Bridgetown Comedy Festival. Reid has toured with Todd Barry, and been the opening act for numerous comedians, including Patton Oswalt, Tig Notaro, Bob Saget, and John Oliver. He was featured in a photo spread for ''The Improper B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
