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Ladies' Night (The Cleveland Show)
The first season of '' The Cleveland Show'' aired from September 27, 2009, to May 23, 2010. Production of the 22 episode season began in May 2008 and was expected to begin broadcast in January 2009 but was later pushed back to September 2009. Cast Episodes Reception The season started off with mediocre to above average reviews. On the series premiere IGN wrote "While it seems to be missing some of the over-the-top offensive bite we're used to on ''Family Guy'', and Cleveland's new drinking buddies aren't quite as amusing as the Quagmire, Joe and Peter combination - there's a lot to like here. It might take a while for the show to grow out of its ''Family Guy'' shadow, but with a greater focus on wacky family focused stories, we might get to see much personality burst out of the normally sedate Cleveland." For the following episodes reviews were generally positive as well. Episode 2 received a 7/10, although IGN mentioned " he showhasn't really shown any signs of innovation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Griffin
Peter Löwenbräu Griffin, born Justin Peter Griffin, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the American animated sitcom ''Family Guy''. He is voiced by the series' creator, Seth MacFarlane, and first appeared on television, along with the rest of the Griffin family, in the 15-minute pilot pitch of ''Family Guy'' on December 20, 1998. Peter was created and designed by MacFarlane himself. MacFarlane was asked to pitch a pilot to the Fox Broadcasting Company based on '' Larry & Steve'', a short made by MacFarlane which featured a middle-aged character named Larry and an intellectual dog, Steve. After the series pilot was given the green light, the Griffin family appeared in the episode "Death Has a Shadow". Peter is married to Lois Griffin and is the father of Meg, Chris, and Stewie. He also has a dog named Brian, with whom he is best friends. He has worked at a toy factory and at Quahog's Brewery. Peter's voice was inspired by the security guards that MacFarlane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Callier
Eleanor Frances Callier (born May 17, 1969), better known as Frances Callier, is an American producer, writer, comedian and retired actress. Her television credits include ''According to Jim'', ''My Name Is Earl'', ''Frasier'', and ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. Callier is also known for her co-starring role in the British comedy, ''3 Non-Blondes''. Career She had a recurring role as Roxy (Hannah Montana), Roxy the Bodyguard in the Disney Channel Original Series ''Hannah Montana''. Frances Callier is half of the comedy duo Frangela with Angela V. Shelton. She appears regularly as ''Frangela'' on VH1's ''Best Week Ever'' and together with Shelton on ''The Stephanie Miller Show''. As of Spring 2019, the duo also do two weekly podcasts for Miller's Sexy Liberal Podcast Network (''The Final Word'' and ''The Final Word - Idiot of the Week''). She has been seen on CNN's ''Showbiz Tonight'', ''Headline News'', Fox News ''Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld, Red Eye'' and she is a regular contributor t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Forte
Orville Willis Forte IV ( ; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Forte is known for being a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' (2002–2010), a recurring character on the show leading to a feature film adaptation, '' MacGruber'' (2010), and a streaming television series, '' MacGruber'' (2021–present), and for creating and starring in the sitcom '' The Last Man on Earth'' (2015–2018). For the series, he received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations: two for acting and one for writing. After obtaining a history degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and becoming a financial broker like his father, Forte changed his career path to comedy and took classes with the improv group The Groundlings. He worked as a writer and producer on ''That '70s Show'' before joining ''Saturday Night Live''. Forte played various roles in comedy films before starring in the drama film ''Nebraska'' (2013). He has provided voice-work for ''Cloud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce McGill
Bruce Travis McGill (born July 11, 1950) is an American actor. He worked with director Michael Mann in the movies '' The Insider'' (1999), ''Ali'' (2001), and ''Collateral'' (2004). McGill's other notable film roles include Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day in John Landis's ''Animal House'', Sheriff Dean Farley in ''My Cousin Vinny'', Matuzak in ''Timecop'', Reverend Larson in ''Shallow Hal'', Gene Revell in '' The Sum of All Fears'', Edwin Stanton in Steven Spielberg’s ''Lincoln'', and Lt. Brooks in ''Ride Along'' and its sequel ''Ride Along 2''. Bruce McGill's television roles include Jack Dalton on ''MacGyver'' (1985–1992) and Det. Vince Korsak on ''Rizzoli & Isles'' (2010–2016). He also portrayed Captain Braxton in several episodes of '' Star Trek: Voyager'' (1999) and voiced Lloyd Waterman, the owner of Waterman Cable, on ''The Cleveland Show'' (2009-2013). He played Ralph Houk in Billy Crystal's made-for-television film '' 61*'' (2001). In 2021, he had a recurring role in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Howerton
Glenn Franklin Howerton III (born April 13, 1976) is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for the long-running dark satirical comedy ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2005–present) on FX/FXX, a show he co-created with Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney, and on which he plays Dennis Reynolds, in addition to being an executive producer and writer. His other notable performances include the lead role of Jack Griffin in '' A.P. Bio'' on NBC, a recurring role as Cliff Gilbert on ''The Mindy Project'' on Fox and lead role Corey Howard in the short-lived spinoff sitcom ''That '80s Show''. Early life and education Glenn Franklin Howerton III was born on April 13, 1976 in Japan, the son of American parents Janice and Glenn Franklin Howerton Jr. His father was a fighter pilot. Almost immediately after his birth, his family moved to Arizona and then New Mexico for a short while. When he was three years old, they moved to the English town of Felixstowe, Suffolk. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Sulkin
Alexander Matthew Sulkin (born February 14, 1973) is an American screenwriter, producer, and voice actor known for his work on ''Family Guy'' and ''The Cleveland Show''. Career Sulkin began as a writer for ''The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)#Craig Kilborn (1999–2004), The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn'', during the show's first three years. On the August 18, 2014 WTF podcast, he stated that he got the job after being recommended by Wellesley Wild. Sulkin joined ''Family Guy'' in 2005, and has since produced, written and provided voices for multiple episodes, including the hour-long ''Star Wars'' homage, "Blue Harvest (Family Guy), Blue Harvest", as well as "Chick Cancer", "Stew-Roids", "Stu and Stewie's Excellent Adventure", "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q", "Family Guy Viewer Mail 2, Family Guy Viewer Mail #2" (with Tom Devanney and Deepak Sethi), "Into Fat Air", "Grimm Job" and "3 Acts of God". In August, 2010, Sulkin and his writing partner Wellesley Wild s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aseem Batra
Aseem Batra is an American television director, producer and actress. Biography Born in Ohio to Indian parents, she moved to rural Georgia at the age of three and Orange County, California at twelve. She was a communications and theater double major at the University of California, San Diego before going to graduate school for communications management at the University of Southern California. Batra was a producer and writer on ''Scrubs'', where she also played the character Josephine. In 2009, she began writing and producing on ''The Cleveland Show''. Mike Henry, commenting on being a white man voicing the African American Cleveland Brown, noted how the character's stereotypical redneck neighbors were voiced by black actor Kevin Michael Richardson and Batra. As a producer, Batra was part of the nomination of the episode "Murray Christmas" for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. In February 2015, it was announced that Batra wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Viener
Jonathan David Viener (; born July 10, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Early life Viener was born in New York City, New York. Career He is a writer and producer on the television series ''Family Guy'', where he also voices many miscellaneous characters. He is also known as the voice of Norm the Robot on ''Phineas and Ferb''. Filmography Actor/voice actor *2002: ''Gilda Radner: It's Always Something'' - Chevy Chase *2002: ''The Late Late Show (CBS TV series), The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn'' - Himself *2003: ''The Support Group'' - John *2004: ''The Man in the Black Suit'' - The Man in the Black Suit *2004: ''The Act (short film), The Act'' - Comedian *2005–present: ''Family Guy'' - Miscellaneous characters *2005–2019: ''American Dad!'' - Miscellaneous characters *2005: ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' - Weatherman Bob Fogg / Bob the Groom *2005: ''Arrested Development (TV series), Arrested Development'' - Frank *2006: ''Lighten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Sudeikis
Daniel Jason Sudeikis ( ; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. In 2003, Sudeikis was hired as a writer for ''Saturday Night Live'' and starred as a cast member from 2005 to 2013, playing Joe Biden and Mitt Romney, among others. In 2020, he co-created and began starring as the lead in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series ''Ted Lasso'', which earned him four nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, including wins for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, two wins for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a TV Comedy Series in 2021 and 2022 and for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. Sudeikis has also acted in recurring roles in the comedy series ''30 Rock'' (2007–2010), ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2010–2011), ''Portland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Kennedy
James Harvey Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He has played Randy Meeks in the ''Scream'' franchise (1996–2000) and a multitude of characters in ''The Jamie Kennedy Experiment'' (2002–2004) on The WB. His other film roles include ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996), '' Bowfinger'' (1999), ''Malibu's Most Wanted'' (2003), ''Finding Bliss'' (2009), and ''Good Deeds'' (2012). He has starred in the CBS drama ''Ghost Whisperer'' (2005–2010), provided voice-work for ''The Cleveland Show'' (2009–2013) and regularly tours as a stand-up comedian and podcaster. Early life Kennedy was born on May 25, 1970, in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kennedy was raised Catholic. He attended and graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School in 1988. After high school, Kennedy began his career as a Hollywood extra. Meanwhile, he worked on voice impersonations. Career When Kennedy first arrived in Los Angeles, he became a professional Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (née Ariadnē-Anna Stasinopoúlou, el, Αριάδνη-Άννα Στασινοπούλου ; born July 15, 1950) is a Greek-American author, syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She is a co-founder of ''The Huffington Post'', the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, and the author of fifteen books. She has been named to ''Time'' magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people and the ''Forbes'' Most Powerful Women list. Huffington serves on numerous boards, including Onex, and Global Citizen. Her last two books, ''Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder'' and ''The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time'', both became instant international bestsellers. Huffington, the former wife of Republican congressman Michael Huffington, co-founded ''The Huffington Post'', which is now owned by BuzzFeed. She was a popular conservative commentator in the mid-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
