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Justin Kirk
Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's screen adaptation of ''Angels in America'', for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, losing to costar Jeffrey Wright. Kirk is also known for his portrayal of Andy Botwin on the series '' Weeds''. Early years Kirk was born in Salem, Oregon. His mother was of Russian-Jewish descent and his father was of Danish and English ancestry. Kirk grew up in Union, Washington, where he attended a grade school on a Native American reservation, until his family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, when he was 12 years old. He attended high school there and performed at Children's Theatre Company. He moved to New York City after graduating. Kirk played guitar in several New York bands in the early 1990s, most notably The Dimestore Darlings. He completed a two-year conservatory acting program at Circle in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem, Oregon
Salem ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County, Oregon, Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk County, Oregon, Polk counties, and the city neighborhood of West Salem, Salem, Oregon, West Salem is in Polk County. Salem was founded in 1842, became the capital of the Oregon Territory in 1851, and was incorporated in 1857. Salem had a population of 174,365 in 2019, making it the third-largest city in the state after Portland, Oregon, Portland and Eugene, Oregon, Eugene. Salem is the principal city of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area, a United States metropolitan area, metropolitan area that covers Marion and Polk counties and had a combined population of 390,738 at the 2010 census. A 2019 estimate placed the metropolitan population at 400,408, the state's second largest. This area is, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showtime (TV Network)
Showtime is an American pay television, premium television television network, network owned by Paramount Media Networks, and is the flagship property of the namesake parent company, Showtime Networks, a part of Paramount Media Networks. Showtime's programming primarily includes Art release#Film, theatrically released Feature film, motion pictures and Original series, original television program, television series, along with boxing and mixed martial arts matches, occasional stand-up comedy television special, specials, and Television film, made-for-TV movies. Headquartered at Paramount Plaza on the northern end of New York City's Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway district, Showtime operates eight 24-hour, linear Multiplex (television)#Pay television multiplexes, multiplex channels; a traditional subscription video on demand service; and two proprietary streaming media, streaming platforms, the TV Everywhere offering Showtime Anytime (which is included as part of a subscription to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack & Jill (TV Series)
''Jack & Jill'' is an American comedy-drama television series created and produced by Randi Mayem Singer. It ran from September 26, 1999, to April 15, 2001, on The WB. The series stars Ivan Sergei, Amanda Peet, Sarah Paulson, Jaime Pressly, Justin Kirk, and Simon Rex. Premise Jacqueline Barrett ("Jack") abandons her unfaithful fiancee at the altar, and heads to NYC (where her friend Audrey works as a dancer) to rebuild her life. Moving in to Audrey's apartment, she encounters David Jillefsky ("Jill") who's preparing to move in with his girlfriend Elisa. "Jack" and "Jill" develop a hot and cold romantic relationship, but face obstacles in their relationships with their friends. Cast * Ivan Sergei as David "Jill" Jillefsky * Amanda Peet as Jacqueline "Jack" Barrett * Sarah Paulson as Elisa Cronkite * Jaime Pressly as Audrey Griffin * Justin Kirk as Barto Zane * Simon Rex as Mikey Russo Production The main characters were David Jillefsky (Ivan Sergei) and Jacqueline Barrett (Ama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flannel Pajamas (film)
''Flannel Pajamas'' is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Jeff Lipsky. It stars Justin Kirk and Julianne Nicholson. The plot charts the course of a short-lived marriage, from its passionate beginning through the daily erosion of feeling and romance to separation. Plot Cast * Justin Kirk * Julianne Nicholson * Rebecca Schull * Jamie Harrold Production Filmed in New York City, NY, Rockland County, NY, and Chester Springs, PA with a budget of just under $500,000, Release It was shown at Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for a Grand Jury prize. It later opened in several large cities across the country, including New York City, where it received a mixed, though admiring, review from ''The New York Times'', and San Francisco, where it received a similar review from the ''Chronicle''. Reception Lipsky, the director, got his start as a distributor of independent films such as John Cassavetes' '' A Woman Under the Influence'', and some reviewers noted Cass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Wicked Songs
''Old Wicked Songs'' is a two-character play written by Jon Marans. It was his first play, first performed in 1995, and received a nomination for the 1996 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Productions ''Old Wicked Songs'' was first produced at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, opening on April 25, 1995. Directed by Frank Ferrante, the cast was Hal Robinson (Professor Josef Mashkan) and Roy Abramsohn (Stephen Hoffman). Marans, Jon. "Introduction", ''Old Wicked Songs'', Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 1996, , pp. 4-5 The play premiered Off-Broadway at the Jewish Repertory Theatre Playhouse 91, presented by The Barrow Group, from October 28, 1995 to November 26, 1995. Directed by Seth Barrish, the cast was Hal Robinson (Professor Josef Mashkan) and Michael Stuhlbarg (Stephen Hoffman). The play was presented Off-Broadway at the Promenade Theatre from August 16, 1996 to March 9, 1997. Directed by Seth Barrish, the cast consisted of Justin Kirk (Stephen Hoffman) and Hal Robinson (Profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backstage (magazine)
''Backstage'', also previously written as ''Back Stage'', is an American entertainment industry trade publication. Founded by Allen Zwerdling and Ira Eaker in 1960, it covers the film and performing arts industry from the perspective of performers, unions, and casting, with an emphasis on topics such as job opportunities and career advice. The brand encompasses the main ''Backstage'' magazine, and related publications such as its website, ''Call Sheet'' (formerly ''Ross Reports'')—a bi-monthly directory of talent agents, casting directors, and casting calls, and other casting resources. The publication was founded in, and originally focused primarily on New York City and the U.S. east coast. In the 1990s, ''Back Stage'' established the Los Angeles-based ''Back Stage West'', which competed primarily with the longer-established ''Drama-Logue''; in 1998, ''Drama-Logue'' was acquired by ''Back Stage'' and merged into ''Back Stage West''. In 2008, both versions were merged into a sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacy Keach, Jr
Stacy or Stacey may refer to: Places In the United States: * Stacy, California, an unincorporated community * Stacy, Kentucky * Stacy, Minnesota, a city * Stacy, Virginia, a village People * Stacy (given name) * Stacy (singer) (born 1990), Malaysian singer, winner of the sixth season of ''Akademi Fantasia'' Surname * Alfred E. Stacey (1846–1940), American chair manufacturer and politician * Billy Stacy (1936–2019), American football player and politician * Brian Stacey (1946–1996), Australian conductor * Charles Perry Stacey (1906-1989), Canadian historian of 20th century Canada * Clyde Stacy (1936–2013), American singer * Enid Stacy (1868–1903), British activist * Francis Stacey (1830–1885), Welsh-born cricketer and law officer * George Stacey (footballer) (1881–1972), English footballer * George Stacey (1787–1857), Quaker abolitionist * Glenys Stacey (born 1954), British solicitor and civil servant * Jack Stacey (born 1996), English footballer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Light
Judith Ellen Light (born February 9, 1949) is an American actress. She made her professional stage debut in 1970, before making her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of ''A Doll's House''. Her breakthrough role was in the ABC daytime soap opera '' One Life to Live'' from 1977 to 1983, where she played the role of Karen Wolek; for this role, she won two consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Light starred as Angela Bower in the long-running ABC sitcom '' Who's the Boss?'' from 1984 to 1992. Light played the recurring role of Elizabeth Donnelly in the NBC legal crime drama '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2002–2010) and also played Claire Meade in the ABC comedy-drama ''Ugly Betty'' (2006–2010), for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2007. From 2013 to 2014, she played the role of villainous Judith Brown Ryland in the TNT drama series, ''Dallas''. In 2014, she began starring as Shelly Pfefferman in the critica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. She is known for playing Betty Rizzo in the film '' Grease'' (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series ''The West Wing'' (1999–2006). She is also known for originating the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of ''Six Degrees of Separation''; the 1993 film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She was also one of two comic foils of The Number Painter on ''Sesame Street''. Channing won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of ''A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'', and won Emmy Awards for ''The West Wing'' and ''The Matthew Shepard Story'', both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2004 for her role in ''Jack''. Her film appearances include ''The Fortune'' (1975), ''The Big Bus'' (1976), ''The Cheap Detective'' (1978), ''Heartburn'' (1986), ''To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Other Desert Cities
''Other Desert Cities'' is a play by Jon Robin Baitz. The play premiered Off-Broadway in January 2011 and transferred to Broadway in November 2011, marking the Broadway debut of a Baitz play. The play was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. ''Other Desert Cities'' involves a family with differing political views and a long-held family secret. Plot The play's name refers to a control city guide sign on eastbound Interstate 10 in California, which indicates that the freeway is headed towards Indio, California, and "other Desert Cities" (that is, the rest of the Coachella Valley and onward towards Phoenix, Arizona). The play's events occur around Christmas Eve 2004, when the family of Polly and Lyman Wyeth gather in Palm Springs, California. Their daughter Brooke Wyeth returns home after six years in New York writing magazine pieces. Polly's sister Silda is also visiting, out of a time spent in rehab. Polly and Lyman are Republicans, while Silda is a liberal who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the American Theatre Wing. As the Tony Awards cover Broadway productions, the Obie Awards cover off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions. Background The Obie Awards were initiated by Edwin (Ed) Fancher, publisher of ''The Village Voice,'' who handled the financing and business side of the project. They were first given in 1956 under the direction of theater critic Jerry Tallmer. Initially, only off-Broadway productions were eligible; in 1964, off-off-Broadway productions were made eligible. The first Obie Awards ceremony was held at Helen Gee's cafe.Aletti, Vince"Helen Gee 1919–2004" ''Village Voice'' (New York City), 12 October 2004, accessed on 21 November 2013 With the exception of the Lifetime Achievement and Best New American Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
