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Lisa Joann Thompson
Lisa Joann Thompson (born April 22, 1969) is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, and model involved in multiple areas of show business. She was a Warrior Girl, Laker Girl, Fly Girl, Motown Live Dancer, and Backup dancer to some of the most prominent artists in the music industry. She starred in the hit television show ''In Living Color'' as a Fly Girl during seasons 4 and 5, and was assistant choreographer during season 5. In television, Thompson had recurring dancer roles in the series ''In Living Color'', ''Fame L.A.'', ''Motown Live'', '' Tracey Takes On...'', and Cedric the Entertainer Presents; she had supporting acting roles in the series ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', ''Days of Our Lives'', ''The X-Files'', '' The Pretender'' and ''MTV's Now What''. She also made guest appearances in syndicated television shows such as The Muppets and Herman's Head, and daytime talk shows such as The Rosie O'Donnell Show and Leeza. In film, Thompson appeared as a dancer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwerks Entertainment
SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment specializes in high-tech entertainment systems, films, film technologies, film-based software, Simulation Hardware Systems and services. The company has partnerships with various institutions, parks, and destinations. The company has been serving the amusement industry for 30 years, through three operating divisions: Attractions Development; Content Licensing, Production & Distribution; and Technology/Engineering. SimEx Inc. is the parent company of SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment. The company is based in Toronto, Canada with additional locations in Baltimore, Maryland; and Santa Clarita, California. History Iwerks Entertainment Inc. is an American film studio founded in 1985 in Burbank, California, by Oscar winner and Disney Legend Don Iwerks and Stan Kinsey, both former Disney Executives. The company was named to honor Don's father, Ub Iwerks, who was Walt Disney's first business partner and co-creator of Mickey Mouse. Since the merger of SimEx Inc. and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedric The Entertainer Presents
''Cedric the Entertainer Presents'' is an American sketch comedy television series and television program featuring dance numbers starring Cedric the Entertainer. The series premiered September 18, 2002 on Fox and after the first season, Fox renewed the show for a second season but canceled it just as the season was about to air. Cast *Cedric the Entertainer *Wendy Raquel Robinson *Harold King *Shaun Majumder *Amy Brassette *J.B. Smoove *Kyle Dunnigan *Lisa Joann Thompson Recurring sketches * Cafeteria Lady * Cooking with Chef Reverend * Jingle Fever * Love Doctor * Player Babies * Que Hora Es ("The Mexican soap opera for people who only had 3 weeks of Spanish in the 4th grade") * Thug Pranks * President Cedric * The Horny Bears * Raj * Tap Dawgs * Cicely & Cash * Mama * Dual Conscience * Bathroom Guy * Channel 6 News * Schleppy & Fry Pan Awards Award nominations Art Directors Guild *Television - Variety or Awards Show, Music Special or Documentary (2003) Emmy Awards *Outstand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Majestic (film)
''The Majestic'' is a 2001 American romantic drama film directed and produced by Frank Darabont, written by Michael Sloane, and starring Jim Carrey in the lead role. The film also features Bob Balaban, Brent Briscoe, Jeffrey DeMunn, Amanda Detmer, Allen Garfield, Hal Holbrook, Laurie Holden, Martin Landau, Ron Rifkin, David Ogden Stiers, and James Whitmore. The film depicts a 1950s Hollywood screenwriter suspected of being a communist. After suffering amnesia as the result of a road accident, he is taken in by the residents of a small town, who mistake him for a local resident who went MIA while serving in the military during World War II. Carrey's performance was a significant departure from his previous work, which until then had mostly been comedy films. The film premiered on December 11, 2001, and was released in the United States on December 21, 2001. It received lukewarm reviews from critics and grossed $37 million worldwide against a budget of $72 million, losing an estimat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Man Of Mystery
''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (or simply ''Austin Powers'') is a 1997 American spy comedy film directed by Jay Roach. It is the first installment in the ''Austin Powers'' series. It stars franchise co-producer and writer Mike Myers, playing the roles of Austin Powers and Dr. Evil, Powers' arch-enemy. Supporting roles are played by Elizabeth Hurley, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, and Michael York. The film is a parody of the James Bond films and other popular culture from the 1960s, centering on a flamboyant, promiscuous secret agent and a criminal mastermind, arch-nemeses who go into and come out of cryostasis at the same time as each other as their conflict spans decades. The film, which cost US$16.5 million, opened on May 2, 1997, grossing US$53 million from its North American release and over $67 million worldwide. The film spawned two sequels, '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999) and ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002). In the years following ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jackson's Ghosts
''Michael Jackson's Ghosts'' is a 1996 short film starring Michael Jackson, directed by Stan Winston, and written by Stephen King and Mick Garris. It is based on a story by Garris, Jackson and King. ''Ghosts'' tells the story of an eccentric man with supernatural powers being forced out of a small town by its judgmental mayor. Jackson plays five roles, and performs dance routines set to the songs "2 Bad", "Is It Scary" and "Ghosts", taken from his albums ''HIStory'' (1995) and '' Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix'' (1997). ''Ghosts'' was filmed and released in 1996 and released along with select prints of the horror film '' Thinner'', and was first screened in the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. It was released as promo a year later internationally on LaserDisc, VHS and Video CD. Plot The mayor of Normal Valley leads a mob to the mansion of the Maestro, who has been entertaining local children with magic tricks and ghost stories. The children assure the parents the Maestr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeza
''Leeza'' is an NBC and syndicated daytime television talk show. It premiered on June 14, 1993 as ''John & Leeza from Hollywood'', hosted by John Tesh and Leeza Gibbons. Tesh left the show after seven months, and on January 17, 1994, the program was retitled ''Leeza'', and Gibbons became the sole host remaining in that capacity throughout the remainder of its run. The show aired its final episodes on September 8, 2000. The original format centered on celebrity news and interviews, but once Tesh left the show, it became more of a traditional television talk show. The show ran on NBC between 1993 and 1999, showing on other stations in markets where the local NBC affiliate pre-empted it in favor of other programming. On April 14, 1999, NBC announced major changes to its daytime schedule; ''Leeza'' was dropped by the network to make room for ''Later Today''. The show aired its final episode on NBC on September 3, 1999, after which it continued for one additional season in syndic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' is an American daytime variety television talk show created, hosted, and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It premiered on June 10, 1996, and concluded after six seasons on May 22, 2002. This talk show was taped in Studio 8G at NBC's Rockefeller Center studios in New York City, New York, and was produced and distributed by KidRo Productions, Telepictures Productions, and Warner Bros. Television. The talk show won five Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Talk Show. History Debut On June 10, 1996, ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' premiered, and proved successful. It was a replacement for ''Carnie!'', which aired from September 6, 1995, to February 23, 1996. 1996–1999 In October 1996, a fire broke out at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. As a result, the show resumed taping for four days in the Ed Sullivan Theater (where David Letterman taped his show). The first episode resuming taping in the regular studio featured a beginnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman's Head
''Herman's Head'' is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1991, until April 21, 1994. The series was created by Andy Guerdat and Steve Kreinberg, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchstone Television. William Ragsdale stars as the title character, Herman Brooks. Herman's thought processes are dramatized in a "Greek chorus"-style interpretation, with four characters representing different aspects of his personality (played by Molly Hagan, Ken Hudson Campbell, Rick Lawless and Peter Mackenzie). Synopsis Research assistant Herman Brooks (William Ragsdale) works in the fact-checking department of a major magazine publisher, Waterton Publishing, in Manhattan. Herman, from all outward appearances, embodies the young man on the fast track—ambitious, clever and sensible—but viewers are shown that a struggle of contrasting personality traits are constantly working, and most often arguing, inside his head. His decisions and act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Muppets
The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety- sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are the focus of a media franchise that encompasses television, film, music, and other media associated with the characters. Originally owned by The Jim Henson Company for nearly five decades, the franchise was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 2004. The Muppets originated in the short-form television series ''Sam and Friends'', which aired from 1955 to 1961. Following appearances on late night talk shows and in advertising during the 1960s, the Muppets began appearing on ''Sesame Street'' (1969–present), and attained celebrity status and international recognition through '' The Muppet Show'' (1976–1981), which received four Primetime Emmy Award wins and twenty-one nominations during its five-year run. During the 1970s and 1980s, the Muppets diversified into theatrical films, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sausage Factory
''The Sausage Factory'', also known in the United States as ''MTV's Now What?'' or ''Much Ado About Whatever'', is a teen sitcom that followed the lives of four friends in their junior year at West Boulder High School. The four friends were Zack (Adam Brody), trying to win over his unrequited crush Lisa; Ted, the stereotypical rich kid who tries to consummate with his girlfriend, Nancy (Kristen Renton); J.C. (Kenny Fisher), who finds himself constantly approached by middle-aged women; and Gilby (Johnny Lewis), the class clown, who regularly creates trouble. Produced in 2000 and 2001, it ran for one season. The single-camera series was shot without an audience and included no laugh track. Originally aired in Canada on CTV Comedy Channel, The Comedy Network,Liane Faulder, "Link up with some wacky teen misadventures: Everyone can relate to these hilarious high-school high jinks". ''Edmonton Journal'', November 19, 2001. reruns were later screened on CTV Television Network, CTV and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pretender (TV Series)
''The Pretender'' is an American action drama television series created by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle, that aired on NBC from September 19, 1996, to May 13, 2000. The series follows Jarod, a young man who is a "Pretender", a genius impostor able to quickly master the complex skill sets necessary to impersonate a member of any profession. After being kidnapped as a child by The Centre, a sinister think tank located in the fictional Blue Cove, Delaware, who exploited his Pretender abilities, Jarod escapes as an adult and goes on the run. He is chased by a trio of Centre agents—Miss Parker (the daughter of a pivotal figure within The Centre), Sydney (a Centre psychologist who raised Jarod) and Broots (a Centre computer expert). In each episode, Jarod assumes a new professional identity (e.g., doctor, lawyer, soldier, pilot) to investigate a crime framed on someone else, and deliver justice to the actual culprits. In the meantime, Jarod searches for his origins, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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