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Joe Mande
Joseph Mande (born March 16, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. Early life Mande was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Louis Mande, a lawyer, and Deborah Mande, a judge. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota at the age of ten and graduated from Central High School in 2001. He attended Emerson College in Boston where he received a BFA in writing. Career In his early career, Joe Mande created the website "Look at this Fucking Hipster" (LATFH.com) in April 2009 as a way to help his dad answer the question, "Is that a hipster?" Within months, with millions of followers and dozens of parodies, it became a cultural phenomenon, referenced in media, newspapers, blogs, and more, and he turned it into a book entitled, ''Look at This F*cking Hipster''. Mande has appeared on such TV shows as Comedy Central's ''The Half Hour'', VH1's ''Best Week Ever'' and ''Conan''. Mande was a writer for the final three seasons of the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation,'' also appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bumbershoot
Bumbershoot is an annual international music and arts festival held in Seattle, Washington. One of North America's largest such festivals, it takes place every Labor Day weekend (leading up to and including the first Monday of September) at the 74-acre (299,000 m2) Seattle Center, which was built for the 1962 World's Fair. Seattle Center includes both indoor theaters and outdoor stages.Kathy Mulady and Debera Carlton HarrellCity looking to breathe new life into Seattle Center ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', April 24, 2006. Accessed 4 September 2007. Bumbershoot is produced by One Reel, a nonprofit that works to "fuel Seattle's civic pride through signature experiences that foster growth & development of community and the arts". One Reel has produced the festival since 1980. AEG Presents, formally AEG Live, became "a producing partner" for the 2015-2019 festivals following great financial struggle of the local non-profit. The name of the festival was taken from '' bumbershoot' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ismail Ansari (; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series ''Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015) and as creator and star of the Netflix series ''Master of None'' (2015–) for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe, which was the first award received by an Indian American and Asian American actor for acting on television. Ansari began performing comedy in New York City, while a student at NYU Stern in 2000. He later co-created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy show ''Human Giant'', after which he had acting roles in a number of feature films. From 2009 to 2015, Ansari gained prominence for his role as Tom Haverford in the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''. In 2015, Ansari co-created, and starred in the first two seasons of Netflix's critically acclaimed series ''Master of None'' which he also served as a writer and director. As a stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paste (magazine)
''Paste'' is a monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with studios in Atlanta and Manhattan, and owned by Paste Media Group. The magazine began as a website in 1998. It ran as a print publication from 2002 to 2010 before converting to online-only. History The magazine was founded as a quarterly in July 2002 and was owned by Josh Jackson, Nick Purdy, and Tim Regan-Porter. In October 2007, the magazine tried the " Radiohead" experiment, offering new and current subscribers the ability to pay what they wanted for a one-year subscription to ''Paste''. The subscriber base increased by 28,000, but ''Paste'' president Tim Regan-Porter noted the model was not sustainable; he hoped the new subscribers would renew the following year at the current rates and the increase in web traffic would attract additional subscribers and advertisers. Amidst an economic downturn, ''Paste'' began to suffer from lagging ad revenue, as did other magazine pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler (; born September 16, 1971) is an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, Poehler co-founded the improvisational-comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade. The group moved to New York City in 1996, where their act became a half-hour sketch-comedy series on Comedy Central in 1998. Along with other members of the comedy group, Poehler is a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. In 2001, Poehler joined the cast of the NBC sketch-comedy show ''Saturday Night Live''. She became co-anchor of ''SNL''s ''Weekend Update'' in 2004 until she left the series in 2008 to star as Leslie Knope in the sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''. Poehler is an executive producer on the television series '' Welcome to Sweden'', ''Broad City'', ''Difficult People'', '' Duncanville'', '' Three Busy Debras'', and ''Russian Doll''. Poehler frequently collaborated with Tina Fey on ''SNL'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The RZA
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (born July 5, 1969), better known by his stage name the RZA ( ), is an American rapper, actor, filmmaker, and record producer. He is the ''de facto'' leader of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, having produced most albums for the group and its respective members. He is a cousin of two other original Wu-Tang Clan members: GZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard. He has also released solo albums under the alter-ego Bobby Digital, along with executive producing credits for side projects. After forming the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA was a founding member of the horrorcore group Gravediggaz, where he went by the name The RZArector. RZA has been heavily involved in filmmaking since the late 90s. He has scored a number of films, most notably '' Kill Bill: Volume 1'' (2003) and '' Kill Bill: Volume 2'' (2004). He has written and directed in film and television, starting with his directorial debut, ''The Man with the Iron Fists'', in 2012. He has also acted in numerous films and TV serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Kroll
Nicholas Kroll (born June 5, 1978) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for creating and starring in the Comedy Central series ''Kroll Show'', ''The Oh, Hello Show'', the FX comedy series ''The League'', and starring in and co-creating the animated Netflix series '' Big Mouth''. He has also acted or voice-acted in films such as ''Adult Beginners'', ''Sausage Party'', '' Loving'', ''Sing'', '' Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'', '' The House'', ''Uncle Drew'', ''Operation Finale'', ''The Secret Life of Pets 2'', and ''The Addams Family''. Early life Kroll was born in Rye, New York, on June 5, 1978, to Lynn and Jules Kroll. His father is a billionaire businessman who founded the corporate investigations and risk consulting firm Kroll Inc. The youngest child in the family, Kroll has a brother, Jeremy, and two sisters, Vanessa and Dana. He grew up in a Conservative Jewish family, and attended the Solomon Schechter School of Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Slate
Jenny Sarah Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, and author. Born and raised in Milton, Massachusetts, Slate was educated at Milton Academy and studied literature at Columbia University, where she became involved in the improv and comedy scene. Following early acting and stand-up roles on television, Slate gained recognition for her live variety shows in New York City and for co-creating, writing, and producing the children's short film and book series '' Marcel the Shell with Shoes On'' (2010–present). She became known to a mainstream audience after featuring as a cast member on the 35th season of ''Saturday Night Live'' (2009–2010). Her distinctive voice landed her the role of Tammy Larsen on the critically acclaimed animated sitcom ''Bob's Burgers'' (2012–present). She gained further recognition for her recurring roles as Mona-Lisa Saperstein on the NBC comedy television series ''Parks and Recreation'' (2013–2015) and Sarah Guggenheim on the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Hibbert
Roy Denzil Hibbert (born December 11, 1986) is a Jamaican-American former professional basketball player. He is a two-time NBA All-Star, and earned NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in 2014. Hibbert was the runner-up for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in the 2013-14 NBA season, placing second behind Joakim Noah. Hibbert played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and was named a consensus second-team All-American as a senior in 2008. He was drafted 17th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors and was subsequently traded to the Indiana Pacers on draft night. Hibbert has represented the Jamaica national team in international competition, being eligible because of his dual U.S. and Jamaican citizenship. Early life Hibbert was born in Queens, New York City to Roy, Sr. and Patty Hibbert. His father is originally from Jamaica and his mother from Trinidad. The family moved to Adelphi, Maryland when Roy was two. Around that time, the ''New York Post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabolous
John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition while still a senior in high school, when he performed live on American music executive DJ Clue's radio show, then on WQHT, Hot 97. Jackson subsequently signed to DJ Clue's Desert Storm Records, Desert Storm imprint, and later secured a distribution deal with major-label, Elektra Records, Elektra. Jackson gained prominence with his first release, ''Ghetto Fabolous'' (2001), which spawned the hit singles "Can't Deny It" (featuring Nate Dogg) and "Young'n (Holla Back)". His second release was 2003's ''Street Dreams (Fabolous album), Street Dreams'', which was supported by two US Top 40, top 10 singles, "Can't Let You Go" (featuring Lil' Mo) and "Into You (Fabolous song), Into You" (featuring Tamia or Ashanti (singer), Ashanti). Including the aforementioned songs, Jackson's series of hit singles extended throughout the 2000s, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Schur
Michael Herbert Schur (born 1975) is an American television producer, writer, director and actor. He was a producer and writer for the comedy series ''The Office'', and co-created ''Parks and Recreation'' with ''Office'' producer Greg Daniels. He created ''The Good Place'', co-created the comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' and was a producer on the series ''Master of None''. He also played Mose Schrute in ''The Office''. In 2021, he was one of three co-creators for the Peacock comedy series ''Rutherford Falls''. Schur's comedies typically include large, diverse casts; break-out stars have emerged from his shows. He features optimistic characters who often find strong friendships and lasting love, through plots that showcase "good-hearted humanistic warmth." As of September 2021, Schur has been nominated for 19 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning two for his work on ''Saturday Night Live'' (1997–2004) and ''The Office''. Early life Schur was born in 1975, at the University of Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Place
''The Good Place'' is an American fantasy comedy television series created by Michael Schur. It premiered on NBC on September 19, 2016, and concluded on January 30, 2020, after four seasons and 53 episodes. Although the plot evolves significantly over the course of the series, the initial premise follows Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), a woman welcomed after her death to the Good Place, a highly selective Heaven-like utopia designed and run by afterlife "architect" Michael (Ted Danson) as a reward for her righteous life. She realizes, however, she was sent there by mistake and must hide her morally imperfect past behavior while trying to become a better, more ethical person. William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, and Manny Jacinto co-star as other residents of the Good Place, with D'Arcy Carden as Janet, an artificial being who assists the residents. ''The Good Place'' received critical acclaim for its originality, writing, acting, setting, and tone. The first season's tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Disaster Artist (film)
''The Disaster Artist'' is a 2017 American biographical comedy-drama film starring, co-produced and directed by James Franco. It was written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell's 2013 non-fiction book of the same title. The film chronicles an unlikely friendship between aspiring actors Tommy Wiseau and Sestero that results in the production of Wiseau's 2003 film ''The Room'', widely considered one of the worst films ever made. ''The Disaster Artist'' stars brothers James and Dave Franco as Wiseau and Sestero, respectively, alongside a supporting cast featuring Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Josh Hutcherson, Jacki Weaver, and Seth Rogen. Principal photography began on December 8, 2015. A work-in-progress cut of the film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2017; it was later screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, and also played at the 2017 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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