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Leanna Creel
Leanna Creel (born August 27, 1970) is an American actress, film producer, film director, screenwriter and photographer. Biography Creel is an identical Multiple birth, triplet who, along with her sisters, Joy Creel and Monica Lacy, started acting in the late 1980s. They appeared together in two television movies aired on ''The Wonderful World of Disney'': ''Parent Trap III'' and ''Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon''. In 1992, Creel had a guest role in an episode of ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', alongside Monica. That same year, she landed the role of Tori in ''Saved by the Bell''. Following her stint on ''Saved by the Bell'', Creel had guest roles on ''One West Waikiki'' and ''Ned & Stacey''. She attended UCLA and received a bachelor's degree in history, and then a master's degree in film and television. Creel produced her first film in 1994, helping out a friend whose producer had been involved in a car accident. She also worked for the game Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX). In 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estimat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Births
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 were killed and 26,783 were injured. * January 14 – Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – '' Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. March * March 1 – Rhodesia severs its last tie with the United Kingdom, declaring itself a republic. * March 4 — All 57 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned And Stacey
''Ned & Stacey'' (or ''Ned and Stacey'') is an American sitcom created by Michael J. Weithorn, and starring Thomas Haden Church and Debra Messing as the titular couple. The series lasted two seasons, airing on Fox from September 11, 1995, to January 27, 1997. Premise Stacey Colbert (Messing) is desperate to move out of her parents' house and find a place to live in New York City. However, as a freelance journalist, she can hardly make enough money to save for an apartment. One night, Stacey's sister Amanda (Nadia Dajani) and brother-in-law Eric (Greg Germann) set Stacey up with Eric's friend and co-worker Ned Dorsey (Church). Though Stacey is initially repulsed by the idea of dating Ned, she decides to agree to a scheme he has cooked up. For him to get a promotion at the ad agency where he is employed, he needs a wife. Stacey reluctantly agrees, as she is desperate to move out of her parents' house, and Ned has a very good apartment. The first season revolved around Ned and Stac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anything But Love
''Anything but Love'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from March 7, 1989, to June 3, 1992, spanning four seasons and 56 episodes. The show stars Richard Lewis as Marty Gold and Jamie Lee Curtis as Hannah Miller, coworkers at a Chicago magazine with a mutual romantic attraction who struggle to keep their relationship strictly professional. The series, from creator Wendy Kout and developers Dennis Koenig and Peter Noah, was produced by Adam Productions (a company run by John Ritter) in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Synopsis First season Chicago native Hannah Miller (Jamie Lee Curtis) returns to her hometown after quitting her teaching post out of state and breaking up with her long-term boyfriend. On the flight back, she meets Marty Gold (Richard Lewis), an eccentric magazine columnist for ''Chicago Monthly'', a trendy publication with hard-hitting exposes and pop-culture pieces. Marty's fear of flying and frazzled nerves are calmed by Hannah, who then sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on Fox from September 1990 to June 1993. It was produced by Clyde Phillips Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television. During the last season, the series rebranded to ''Parker Lewis''. The series depicts the tribulations of the title character Parker Lewis (played by Corin Nemec), a Santo Domingo High School student, for whom nothing is impossible. It was strongly influenced by the feature film ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''. Premise The title character Parker Lewis often narrates episodes. Parker Lewis, Jerry Steiner, and Mikey Randall are mainly concerned with fitting in. Their efforts are often thwarted by Parker's little sister, Shelly, and principal Grace Musso. The show focuses on teenage life and has a living-cartoon-like quality but contains human actors and actresses. There are clever camera angles and filming techniques (dissolves from one scene to the next were done by eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After School Special
The American Broadcasting Company coined the term Afterschool Special in 1972 with a series of television films, usually dealing with controversial or socially relevant issues, that were generally broadcast in the late afternoon and meant to be viewed by school-age children, particularly teenagers. The specials were generally broadcast four to six times during the school year, pre-empting local programming that would usually follow the network schedule in the late afternoon hours. ABC's series ran from 1972 to 1997. Competitors CBS distributed its own productions as the ''CBS Afternoon Playhouse'' (later known as ''CBS Schoolbreak Special''). It also had a program called ''Famous Classic Tales'', which aired Australian cartoons that were adapted from literature books (similar to '' Family Classic Tales''). NBC had afterschool programs under the umbrella title ''Special Treat''. ABC had the ''ABC Afterschool Special''; similar programs included ''The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Growing Pains
''Growing Pains'' is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that aired on ABC from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The show ran for seven seasons, consisting of 166 episodes. The series followed the misadventures of the Seaver family, which included psychiatrist and father Jason, journalist and mother Maggie, and their children Mike, Carol, Ben, and Chrissy. Premise The show centers on the Seaver family of Huntington, Long Island, New York. Dr. Jason Seaver (portrayed by Alan Thicke), a psychiatrist, works from home because his wife, Maggie ( Joanna Kerns), has gone back to work as a reporter. Jason has to take care of the kids: ladies' man and rebellious troublemaker Mike (Kirk Cameron), bookish honors student Carol (Tracey Gold), and rambunctious Ben ( Jeremy Miller) who follows Mike as his role model and becomes a troublemaker too. A fourth child, Chrissy Seaver (twins Kelsey and Kirsten Dohring; Ashley Johnson), is born at the beginning of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Over It (film)
''Get Over It'' is a 2001 American teen comedy film loosely based on William Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' about a high school senior who desperately tries to win back his ex-girlfriend by joining the school play she and her new boyfriend are performing in, against the advice of friends. The film was directed by Tommy O'Haver for Miramax Films and written by R. Lee Fleming Jr.. The film was released on March 9, 2001, and stars Ben Foster, Kirsten Dunst, Melissa Sagemiller, Sisqó, Shane West, Colin Hanks, Zoe Saldana, Mila Kunis, Swoosie Kurtz, Ed Begley Jr., Carmen Electra and Martin Short. The film grossed $19 million against a budget of $22 million. Plot After Berke Landers' girlfriend Allison breaks up with him, he tries to win her back by auditioning for the school play, despite having no theatrical talent. Meanwhile, his friends Felix and Dennis try to find him a new girlfriend. With the help of Felix's younger sister Kelly, Berke wins a minor role in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cell (film)
''The Cell'' is a 2000 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Tarsem Singh in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film follows scientists as they use experimental technology to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to locate where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim. The film received mixed reviews upon its release, with critics praising the visuals, direction, make-up, costumes and D'Onofrio's performance, while criticizing the plot, an emphasis on style rather than substance, and masochistic creation. Despite the critical reception, the film was a box office success, grossing over $104 million against a $33 million budget, and it earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Makeup. Plot Child psychologist Catherine Deane is hired to conduct an experimental virtual reality treatment for coma patients: a "Neurological Cartography and Synaptic Transfer System" device managed by docto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Suburbans
''The Suburbans'' is a 1999 American comedy-drama film that satirizes the 1980s revival hype around the turn of the 21st century. It stars Donal Lardner Ward, Craig Bierko, Will Ferrell and Tony Guma as one-hit wonder band the Suburbans and Jennifer Love Hewitt as a record company executive who wants to re-establish the band's claim to fame. Ward also co-wrote and directed the film. ''The Suburbans'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 1999. It was released on a very limited number of screens (11) on October 29 of the same year, and grossing $11,130, is considered to have failed commercially. Of ten reviews counted at Rotten Tomatoes, all ten are negative. Plot In 1998, Danny, Mitch, Gil and Rory, who were once a long-forgotten, early 1980s one-hit wonder band, the Suburbans, reunite to perform their only hit single at Gil's wedding. After the gig, Cate, an up-and-coming record company executive, approaches them and suggests to shoot a pay-per-view reunion sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
