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Stephen J
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found some c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Brian Medwin Trenchard-Smith (born 1946) is an English-Australian filmmaker and author, known for his idiosyncratic and satirical low-budget genre films. His filmography covers action, science fiction, martial arts, dystopian fiction, comedy, war, family, thriller, romance and erotica, and his works tend to be cross-genre pieces. After gaining experience as a writer and editor of film trailers, Trenchard-Smith made documentary films for Australian television, many of which focused on stunt performers and martial artists, including his frequent collaborator Grant Page. He made his directorial debut with ''The Man from Hong Kong'' (1975), the first film to be produced as an international co-production between Australia and Hong Kong. Many of Trenchard-Smith's films over the next decade became notable examples of the Ozploitation cycle, including ''Deathcheaters'' (1976), '' Stunt Rock'' (1978), ''Turkey Shoot'' (1982), '' BMX Bandits'' (1983), ''Frog Dreaming'' (1986) and ''Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Schmoeller
David Schmoeller (born December 8, 1947) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is notable for directing several full-length theatrical horror films including ''Tourist Trap'' (1979), '' The Seduction'' (1982), ''Crawlspace'' (1986), '' Catacombs'' (1988), '' Puppet Master'' (1989), and ''Netherworld'' (1992). In May, 2012, Schmoeller was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Fantaspoa Film Festival in Porto Alegre, Brazil where his new feature film, ''2 Little Monsters'' (2012) was screened along with his other notable films. Life and career Schmoeller was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and was raised and educated in Texas. He completed a Masters program in Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. Fluent in Spanish, he was briefly an interpreter for ABC Sports during the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. He spent six months as an intern with writer-director Peter Hyams on the film ''Capricorn One'', before writing and directing his firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kemper (writer)
David Kemper is an American television writer and producer who is best known for his work on the science fiction/fantasy show ''Farscape''. He was raised in Oak Park, Michigan, where he attended Ferndale High School. At school he was a baseball player. He graduated from the University of Michigan before moving to California. In addition to ''Farscape'', Kemper wrote episodes of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''SeaQuest DSV'', '' The Pretender'', ''Swamp Thing'', and ''Stargate SG-1'', and was also the executive producer for the SyFy channel film ''Aztec Rex''. In October 2006 made a deal with the Sci Fi Channel Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. Launc ... to supply five movies to their Saturday night movie franchise. Filmography Television The numbers in writing cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrence O'Hara
Terrence O'Hara (December 25, 1945 – December 5, 2022) was an American film and television director and actor. He worked on ''Smallville'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Voyagers!'', '' NCIS'', and other programs. He was married to television actress Shanna Reed. O'Hara died from cancer on December 5, 2022, three weeks before his 77th birthday. Partial filmography Director * ''Grimm'' * ''Dollhouse'' (2010) * '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (2009–2022) * ''The Blacklist'' (2015–2019) * ''The Unit'' (2009) * ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008) * ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2005–2006) * '' NCIS'' (2003–20??) * ''Angel'' (2002–2004) * ''The Shield'' (2003 & 2008) * ''Smallville'' (2001–2007) * '' JAG'' (1999-2004) * ''Lie to Me'' (2009) * ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' Actor * ''Ryan's Hope'' (1978) * ''Mrs. Columbo'' (1979) * ''The Greatest American Hero'' (1982) * ''Voyagers! ''Voyagers!'' is an American science fiction television series about time travel that aire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for his exaggerated shrill voice, strong New York accent, and his edgy, often controversial, sense of humor. His numerous roles in film and television include voicing Iago in the ''Aladdin'' animated films and series, Digit LeBoid in ''Cyberchase'', Kraang Subprime in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', and the Aflac Duck. He was also known for his role as Mr. Peabody in the '' Problem Child'' film series. Gottfried hosted the podcast ''Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast'' (2014–2022), which featured discussions of classic films and celebrity interviews, most often with veteran actors, comedians, musicians, and comedy writers. The documentary ''Gilbert'' (2017) explored his life and career; it won the Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2017 deadCENTER Film Festival. Early life Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried was born on February 28, 1955, in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Swimmer
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer are an American screenwriting and producing duo. They have generally worked in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. They have served as showrunners for the TV shows ''Smallville'', ''Melrose Place'', ''Shadowhunters'' and ''The Mysterious Benedict Society'', and have also been involved in the shows ''No Ordinary Family'', ''Alphas'', '' Defiance'', ''Dominion'' and ''Guilt''. Slavkin has occasionally directed episodes of the TV series in which they are involved. Early life Slavkin and Swimmer met when they were both students at Palms Junior High School in Los Angeles, California; they have been friends ever since. Career The two wrote the screenplay for the 1994 TV movie ''Natural Selection'', as well as the 2004 direct-to-video film ''Control''. From 2003 to 2009, they wrote 24 episodes of ''Smallville'', and received story credit for another two episodes. Slavkin also directed two of the show's episodes. They also helped with the show's prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Slavkin
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer are an American screenwriting and producing duo. They have generally worked in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. They have served as showrunners for the TV shows ''Smallville'', ''Melrose Place'', ''Shadowhunters'' and ''The Mysterious Benedict Society'', and have also been involved in the shows ''No Ordinary Family'', ''Alphas'', '' Defiance'', ''Dominion'' and ''Guilt''. Slavkin has occasionally directed episodes of the TV series in which they are involved. Early life Slavkin and Swimmer met when they were both students at Palms Junior High School in Los Angeles, California; they have been friends ever since. Career The two wrote the screenplay for the 1994 TV movie ''Natural Selection'', as well as the 2004 direct-to-video film ''Control''. From 2003 to 2009, they wrote 24 episodes of ''Smallville'', and received story credit for another two episodes. Slavkin also directed two of the show's episodes. They also helped with the show's prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Unkrich
Lee Edward Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American film director, film editor, screenwriter, and animator. He was a longtime member of the creative team at Pixar, where he started in 1994 as a film editor. He later began directing, first as co-director of ''Toy Story 2''. After co-directing ''Toy Story 2'', ''Monsters, Inc.'' and ''Finding Nemo'', Unkrich made his solo directorial debut with ''Toy Story 3'' in 2010, and most recently directed '' Coco'' in 2017, both of which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. After working at Pixar for 25 years, Unkrich retired from the company in January 2019 to spend more time with his family and pursue other interests. Early life and career Unkrich was raised in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. His father, Bob Unkrich, was a World War II veteran ("He stormed the beach at Normandy") and artist. Unkrich was raised in the Jewish faith. He spent his youth acting at The Cleveland Play House. Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Woolnough
Jeff Woolnough is a Canadian Film director, film and television director. His career began in the early 1990s and has won numerous awards directing multiple episodes of a variety of television series. His most prolific work has been with ''The Expanse (TV series), The Expanse'' and ''Vikings (TV series), Vikings'', for which he directed ten episodes of each. Directing credits * His long-form (non-episodic) television work has included the miniseries ''Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story'' (winner Best TV Movie/Miniseries) and ''Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story Part 2'' and the made-for-TV films ''Jack (2013 film), Jack'' (a biopic of Jack Layton, winner Best TV Movie/Miniseries) and ''Céline (2008 film), Céline'' (a biopic of Céline Dion). Woolnough also directed two direct-to-video sequels to the film ''Universal Soldier (1992 film), Universal Soldier'', entitled ''Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms and ''Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business ''. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Siebert
Charles Alan Siebert (March 9, 1938 – May 1, 2022) was an American actor and television director. As an actor, he is probably best known for his role as Dr. Stanley Riverside II on the television series ''Trapper John, M.D.'', a role he portrayed from 1979 to 1986, and for his numerous appearances on the $25,000 Pyramid. After 1986, although he continued working as an actor, Siebert's career was focused on working as a director for episodic television for such shows as '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', and ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''. Early life and education Siebert was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He studied acting at Marquette University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Career He began his career appearing in regional theatre productions throughout the United States during the 1960s with such companies as Shakespeare in the Park in New York City, the Lincoln Center Repertory Company, the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Connecticut, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
