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Lucia Aniello
Lucia Aniello (born 1983) is an Italian-born American director, writer, and producer best known for her work on ''Hacks'', for which she won multiple Emmy Awards, and ''Broad City.'' She has directed and written episodes of both shows, as well as the miniseries ''Time Traveling Bong'' and the 2017 film ''Rough Night''. Early life Aniello was born in Italy and grew up in Hadley, Massachusetts, where her parents owned Italian restaurants, before moving to New York City.Futterweit, Alexa.Interview: Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs Talk Paulilu Comedy and the Hilarity of Clinton. Complex Magazine. Complex, 11 Aug. 2012. Web. 11 November 2016 In 2004, she graduated from Columbia University, where she was a film and media studies major and studied with film critic Andrew Sarris. She was in Sigma Delta Tau sorority. She also played varsity tennis for Columbia. Career Aniello is an alumna of the Upright Citizens Brigade, an improvisational and sketch comedy group founded in 1990 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilana Glazer
Ilana Glazer (born April 12, 1987) is an American comedian, director, producer, writer, and actress. She co-created and co-starred, with Abbi Jacobson, in the Comedy Central series ''Broad City'', which is based on the web series of the same name. She was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for the series. Glazer also starred in the 2017 film ''Rough Night'' and released her debut stand-up comedy special, ''The Planet Is Burning'', in January 2020. In 2022, she won the Tony Award for Best Musical for serving as a producer for the Broadway show ''A Strange Loop''. Early life Glazer, born in New York City, New York, is the daughter of Sandi and Larry Glazer, who both work in insurance and finance. She grew up in a Reform Jewish family in St. James, New York, on Long Island and is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Her brother, Eliot Glazer, is a producer, writer and actor with whom she has worked on shows like '' The Boys Presents: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Comedy Festival
The New York Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival co-founded by Jarrod Moses and Caroline Hirsch in 2004. The festival is produced in association with Comedy Central, the Huffington Post, and Carolines comedy club located at Times Square in New York City. The New York Comedy Festival is generally held in November, and features some of the biggest names in comedy. The 2015 festival had over 200 comedians in 60 shows and even helped raise money at some of the shows for various good causes. Some of the well known comedians who have performed at the NY Comedy Festival include Bill Maher, Ricky Gervais, Andy Samberg, Mike Birbiglia, Tracy Morgan, Artie Lange, Mike Epps, and Dane Cook. The event usually begins with the Stand Up for Heroes benefit concert. After being cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HBO Max
HBO Max is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in the United States on May 27, 2020, the service is built around the libraries of HBO, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and their related brands. The service also carries first-run programming from the HBO pay television service, original programming under the "Max Originals" banner, and content acquired via third-party library deals (such as those with film studios for pay television rights) and co-production agreements (such as those with BBC Studios and Sesame Workshop among others). The service succeeds both HBO Now—a previous HBO SVOD service, and HBO Go—the on-demand streaming platform for HBO pay television subscribers. In the U.S., HBO Now subscribers and HBO pay television subscribers were migrated to HBO Max at no additional charge, subject to availability and device support. HBO Max also supplanted the streaming componen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Baby-Sitters Club (2020 TV Series)
''The Baby-Sitters Club'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Rachel Shukert, based on the children's novel series of the same name by Ann M. Martin. It was released on Netflix on July 3, 2020. In October 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which was released on October 11, 2021. In March 2022, the series was canceled after two seasons. The series received universal acclaim, with praise going to its faithfulness to its source material and appeal for modern audiences. Plot The series follows the friendship and adventures of five middle-schoolers as they start a babysitting business in Stoneybrook, Connecticut. Cast and characters Main * Sophie Grace as Kristy Thomas, the president of the club, she is a vocal individual, frequently sharing her opinion about feminism as well as other social troubles * Momona Tamada as Claudia Kishi, the popular vice president of the club who has a passion for any type of art, but she frequently struggles in her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens
''Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens'' (or simply ''Nora from Queens'') is an American comedy television series starring Awkwafina that first aired on January 20, 2020, on Comedy Central. The series was renewed for a second season before the series premiere, and received generally favorable reviews from critics. The second season premiered on August 18, 2021. In May 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. Premise ''Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens'' follows a "20-something woman, named Nora Lin, in Queens who strives for a larger-than-life existence." Raised alongside her cousin by her dad and grandma, Nora leans on her family as she navigates young adulthood in New York City. Cast Main * Awkwafina as Nora, a fictionalized version of herself * Lori Tan Chinn as her grandmother who helps raise her * BD Wong as Wally, Nora's father (season 2; recurring season 1) Recurring * Chrissie Fit as Melanie, Nora's best friend. * Jonathan Park as Doug * Bowen Yang as Edmund, Nora's cousin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton Haynes
Colton Lee Haynes (born July 13, 1988) is an American actor and model. He is known for his starring role as Jackson Whittemore in the MTV supernatural drama series ''Teen Wolf'' and as Roy Harper / Arsenal in the CW superhero television series '' Arrow''. Early life Colton Lee Haynes was born either in Wichita, Kansas, or Andale, Kansas, a town of 900. He has described his parents as "free-spirited hippies." Haynes has five siblings, including brothers Clinton and Joshua, and a sister, Willow. He grew up on a farm in Andale and has also lived in Arkansas, New Mexico, Texas and Florida. He attended Navarre High School in Florida and Andale High School in Kansas, and graduated from Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz, Texas. Haynes's parents were divorced; his father was married seven times. Haynes came out as gay at the age of 14. He has said that he experienced bullying due to his sexuality, and that he ran away from home for a time due to his mother's negative reaction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ty Burrell
Tyler Gerald Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. Burrell is best known for his role as Phil Dunphy on the ABC sitcom ''Modern Family'', for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2011 and 2014 (from eight consecutive nominations) and five Screen Actors Guild Awards: one for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013 and four consecutive awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, shared with the cast from 2011 to 2014. Burrell has had several roles in Broadway shows such as ''Macbeth'' and off-Broadway plays such as ''Burn This''. He also had starring roles on the television series ''Out of Practice'' and '' Back to You''. He has appeared in films such as ''Evolution'', '' Black Hawk Down'', '' Dawn of the Dead'', ''Muppets Most Wanted'', and as Doc Samson in ''The Incredible Hulk''. He has also voiced characters in the animated films '' Mr. Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demi Moore
Demi Gene Moore ( ; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After making her film debut in 1981, Moore appeared on the soap opera ''General Hospital'' (1982–1984) and subsequently gained recognition as a member of the Brat Pack with roles in ''Blame It on Rio'' (1984), ''St. Elmo's Fire'' (1985), and '' About Last Night...'' (1986). She had her breakthrough for her starring role in ''Ghost'' (1990), the highest-grossing film of that year. Her performance was praised and earned her a Golden Globe nomination. She had further box-office success in the early 1990s, with the films ''A Few Good Men'' (1992), ''Indecent Proposal'' (1993), and ''Disclosure'' (1994). In 1996, Moore became the highest-paid actress in film history when she received an unprecedented $12.5 million to star in ''Striptease''. She had starring roles in the films ''The Scarlet Letter'' (1995), ''The Juror'' (1996) and ''G.I. Jane'' (1997), all of which were commercially unsuccessful and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jillian Bell
Jillian Leigh Bell (born April 25, 1984) is an American actress, comedian and screenwriter. She stars in the 2019 film ''Brittany Runs a Marathon'' and 2022's ''I'm Totally Fine''. She starred as Jillian Belk on ''Workaholics'', voiced the role of Violet Hart in ''Bless the Harts'' and had a recurring role as Dixie on the final season of ''Eastbound & Down'', and appeared in ''22 Jump Street,'' ''Fist Fight'', and ''Godmothered''. Early life Bell was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas, the daughter of Tanzy and Ron Bell. She is of Romanian Americans, Romanian descent through her maternal grandmother. Bell began to study Improvisational theatre, improv at the age of eight. She graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 2002. After high school, she moved to Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, and became a member of the Groundlings. Career Bell is an alumnus of The Straitjacket Society in Los Angeles. She auditioned for ''Saturday Night Live.'' Although she did not j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate McKinnon
Kate McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is known for her character work and celebrity impressions on the sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (2012–2022), of which she was a cast member for eleven seasons, and formerly ''The Big Gay Sketch Show'' (2007–2010). She has appeared in films such as '' Balls Out'' (2014), ''Ghostbusters'' (2016), ''Office Christmas Party'' (2016), ''Rough Night'' (2017), ''The Spy Who Dumped Me'' (2018), '' Yesterday'' (2019), and '' Bombshell'' (2019). In 2022, she played the role of ''Tiger King'' subject Carole Baskin in the miniseries '' Joe vs. Carole''. McKinnon has been nominated for ten Primetime Emmy Awards, including one for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics and nine for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning in 2016 and 2017. Early life McKinnon was born and raised on Long Island in the town of Sea Cliff, New York, to Laura Campbell, a parent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoë Kravitz
Zoë Isabella Kravitz (born December 1, 1988) is an American actress, singer, and model. She made her acting debut in the romantic comedy film '' No Reservations'' (2007). Her breakthrough came with portraying Angel Salvadore in the superhero film '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011), which earned her nominations for a Teen Choice Award and a Scream Award. She rose to prominence playing Christina in ''The Divergent Series'' (2014–2016) and Leta Lestrange in the ''Fantastic'' ''Beasts'' film series (2016–2022). Kravitz earned praise for her lead roles in the HBO drama series '' Big Little Lies'' (2017–2019), which earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and the Hulu romantic comedy series '' High Fidelity'' (2020). She appeared as Toast the Knowing in George Miller's '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015), and has starred in numerous independent films including '' Dope'' (2015), ''Gemini'' (2017), and '' Kimi'' (2022). She voiced Mary Jane Watson in '' Spider-Man: Into the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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