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Kevin (Probably) Saves The World
''Kevin (Probably) Saves the World'' (stylized as ''Kevin ^Probably Saves the World'') is an American high-concept angelic-themed fantasy comedy-drama television series that was created and executive produced by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters for ABC Studios. The series was greenlit on May 11, 2017, and aired on ABC as a Tuesday night entry during the 2017–18 television season. The series premiered on October 3, 2017. The show is set in Taylor, Texas. On May 11, 2018, ABC cancelled the series after one season. Premise Kevin, a down-on-his-luck man who survived a suicide attempt, moves in with his twin sister Amy, an engineer and professor at the local college, and Amy's teenage daughter Reese. Shortly after, he encounters a celestial being named Yvette; Yvette claims that God has tasked Kevin with saving the world, and sent Yvette to guide and protect him. At first, Kevin was the only one who could see and hear Yvette, so his conversations appear to be hallucinations to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century, it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animations and video games. Fantasy is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by the respective absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these genres overlap. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that emulate Earth, but with a sense of otherness. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy consists of works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from ancient mythology, myths and legends to many recent and popular works. Traits Most fantasy uses magic (paranormal), magic or other supernatural elements as a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tzadikim Nistarim
The Tzadikim Nistarim ( he, צַדִיקִים נִסתָּרים, "hidden righteous ones") or Lamed Vav Tzadikim ( he, ל"ו צַדִיקִים,"36 righteous ones"), often abbreviated to ''Lamed Vav(niks)'', refers to 36 righteous people, a notion rooted within the mystical dimensions of Judaism. The singular form is Tzadik Nistar ( he, צַדִיק נִסתָר). Origins The existence of 36 righteous people is first mentioned in the Talmud: :There are no less than 36 righteous people in the world who greet the Shekhinah in each generation. Another Talmudic passage mentions the righteous people, most of them unknown, who sustain the world. However, it gives a number other than 36: :"A homer of barley, and a letech of barley" () - his refers to45 righteous who cause the world to be sustained ... 30 in the land of Israel and 15 here Babylonia">Talmudic Academies in Babylonia">Babylonia Abaye said: And most of them can be found in the synagogue, under the upper room .e. among t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjali Bhimani
Anjali Bhimani (born August 30, 1974 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Symmetra in the video game ''Overwatch'' and Rampart in the video game ''Apex Legends''. Early life Bhimani was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of doctors Ela and Bharat Bhimani. She is of Indian descent and grew up in Orange County, California. She attended Northwestern University. Career Bhimani's long time collaboration with Mary Zimmerman began in 1997 when she appeared as an Indian princess in ''Mirror of the Invisible World'', adapted from the 12th century Persian epic ''Haft Peykar''. She played Greek mythological character Myrrha in Zimmerman-directed ''Metamorphoses'' world premiere produced by Lookingglass Theatre Company in 1998 and its Off-Broadway opening at the Second Stage Theatre in 2001. Drama critic Albert Williams, in his review for the '' Chicago Reader'', called Bhimani a "stunning dancer". She made her Broadway debut when ''Metamorphoses'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Quinn
Brandon Quinn (born Brandon Quinn Swierenga, October 7, 1977) is an American television and film actor. He started his career in 1998 as Charles Murphy in the film '' Express: Aisle to Glory''. He has acted in other TV series and films such as ''Chicken Soup for the Soul'', ''The Nightmare Room'', ''Big Wolf on Campus'', '' What I Like About You'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Malachance'', ''Charmed'', and ''Sweet Magnolias''. Personal life Quinn is of British, Irish and Dutch descent. After Quinn got the part to play Tommy Dawkins on Big Wolf on Campus, he has admitted that he initially didn't know where Montreal was, the city's filming location. Selected filmography Motion pictures * ''Fast Glass'' aka ''Kill Speed'' * ''The Morgue'' * ''Thirst'' * ''Silent Night'' (short film) * '' Express: Aisle to Glory'' (1998) * 2023; Die Hart Film * 2023; On A Wing and a Prayer Film Television * 2022: ''Cloudy With a Chance of Christmas'' - Drake (Hallmark) * 2022: ''A Country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Flannery
Kate Destiny Flannery (born June 10, 1964) is an American actress. Following her early theatre work, Flannery had her screen breakthrough playing Meredith Palmer on the NBC series ''The Office'', which won her two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She went on to star as Principal Saperstein on the Hulu series ''All Night'', compete on the 28th season of '' Dancing with the Stars'', and voice Carol on the animated series '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes''. Early life Flannery was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of parents Joan and Tom Flannery, and was raised in the suburb of Ardmore, Pennsylvania. She studied for two years at Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia and then transferred to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She has five sisters and a brother, and is three minutes younger than her twin sister, who is a social worker. Career A former member of The Second City's National Touring Company, Flannery is an original member of Chicago's Annoyance Theater, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Masur
Richard Masur is an American character actor who has appeared in more than 80 films. From 1995 to 1999, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). He is best known for Nick Lobo on ''Rhoda'' (1974-1977), Stanley Uris in the TV Miniseries '' It'' (1990), and Edward L. L. Moore on '' Younger'' (2016-2018). Richard Masur appeared in the 1976 made for TV movie “Having Babies”, playing the role of Adrienne Barbeau‘s husband. Life and career Masur was born in New York City to a high school counselor mother, Claire Masur, and Jesse Masur, his pharmacist father. He attended P.S. 28, Walt Whitman Junior High School, and Roosevelt High School in Yonkers. He is the brother of Judith Masur and the husband of Eileen Henry. Masur is Jewish. Masur studied acting at The Yale School of Drama and appeared on stage before acting in movies and television shows during the 1970s. He appeared on an episode of ''The Waltons'' as well as in an episode of ''All in the Fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Bell
Emma Jean Bell (born December 17, 1986) is an American actress, best known for her roles in films '' Frozen'' (2010) and '' Final Destination 5'' (2011), and for playing Amy in the first and third season of '' The Walking Dead'' (2010; 2012), and Emma Judith Ryland Brown on the TNT drama series ''Dallas'' (2013–2014). Early life and family Emma Bell, who was born in Woodbury, New Jersey, grew up in Flemington and the Stanton section of Readington Township and attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School. She moved to New York City at the age of 16. She attended Talent Unlimited High School Performing Arts High School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Her mother, Tessa Horan, was a producer for '' 60 Minutes'', and her father, Robert M. "Rob" Bell, owns Green Birdie Productions, a full-service video production company in Lambertville, New Jersey. Her father was also a reporter, videographer and writer-producer for WWOR-TV. Her brother, Chase Sterling Bell, is a musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Huntington
Sam Huntington (born April 1, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Josh Levison, a werewolf in the Syfy series '' Being Human'', and for his role as Jimmy Olsen in the superhero film ''Superman Returns''. For its two seasons from September 2015 to April 2017, Huntington had a recurring role on the Fox series ''Rosewood (TV series), Rosewood''. He also played Mimi-Siku Cromwell in the Walt Disney Pictures, Disney movie ''Jungle 2 Jungle''. He played Ox in ''Not Another Teen Movie''. He also had a cameo in the December 2017 USA Network TV-film ''Psych: The Movie''. Early life Huntington was born in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He was raised in Hancock, New Hampshire. His mother, Christine Stabile, owned and operated the Black Box Theatre, where Huntington started his career. Huntington's great-uncle was actor Ralph Bellamy. Career Huntington's first role was in the 1996 television movie ''Harvest of Fire'', which starred Lolita Davidovich. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Harney
Michael John Harney is an American actor of film, television, and theater. He is best known for starring on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black'' as Corrections Officer Sam Healy. In 2019, he had a recurring role in the Apple TV+ series '' For All Mankind''. Early life Born in New York City, Harney went on to study under acting teachers William Esper and Phil Gushee, both of whom studied and taught with Sanford Meisner for many years at The Neighborhood Playhouse School Of The Theater. After studying acting for 7 years he went on to run The Michael Harney Acting Studio in New York City for 8 years. During his time in New York City, Harney acted in and/or directed more than 80 plays and one acts and starred in ''On The Waterfront'' on Broadway playing the role of Charlie Malloy. Career Throughout Harney's television career, he has performed in numerous blockbuster films such as ''Erin Brockovich'' and ''Ocean's Thirteen''. Before starring on ''Orange Is the New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Eve Harris
Barbara Eve Harris (born Barbara Evadney Reid-Hibbert; March 8, 1959) is a Tobagonian-Canadian actress, known for her supporting performances on television. She is best known for her role as FBI Agent Felicia Lang on ''Prison Break''. Life and career Harris was born in Tobago, to Jamaican parents, and immigrated with her family to Canada at the age of six. She has made over 60 television appearances and co-starred in a number of feature films. Harris starred in the Canadian drama series ''Side Effects'' from 1994 to 1996. For her performance on the show, she was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role. On American television she guest-starred in ''Knots Landing'', ''Party of Five'', ''The West Wing'', ''The Practice'', ''CSI: Miami'', '' ER'', '' JAG'', '' Commander in Chief'', ''Private Practice'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''Criminal Minds'', '' NCIS'', ''Rizzoli & Isles'' and ''Revenge (TV series)''. She also app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Sasso
Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will People and fictional characters * Will (comics) (1927–2000), a comic strip artist * Will (given name), a list of people and fictional characters named Will or Wil * Will (surname) * Will (Brazilian footballer) (born 1973) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * '' Will: G. Gordon Liddy'', a 1982 TV film * ''Will'' (1981 film), an American drama * ''Will'' (2011 film), a British sports drama * ''Bandslam'', a 2008 film with the working title ''Will'' Literature * ''Will'' (novel), by Christopher Rush * ''Will'', an autobiography by G. Gordon Liddy Music * Will (band), a Canadian electronic music act * ''Will'' (Julianna Barwick album), a 2016 album by Julianna Barwick * ''Will'' (Leo O'Kelly album), a 2011 album by Leo O'Kelly *''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Boone
Lesley Boone (born February 25, 1968) is an American producer and television actress, best known for her roles as Marlene Gilbert on the Fox sitcom '' Babes'' (1990–1991), as Molly Hudson in the NBC comedy-drama '' Ed'' (2000–2004) and as Rose Roberts in the ABC action/adventure show '' Agent Carter'' (2015–2016) included in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Personal life Boone married producer/director Larry Teng Larry Teng (born June 12, 1977) is an American television director and producer. Education In 1999, Teng graduated with a degree in film from Ithaca College. Career Teng has directed and produced for the television series '' Medium'' from 2 ... in 2005; they met on the set of '' Ed''. They divorced in 2013. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boone, Lesley 1968 births Actresses from Los Angeles American film actresses American television actresses Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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