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Lou DiMaggio
Lou DiMaggio is an American actor, writer, and former stand-up comedian. Beginning his career as a performer at Catch a Rising Star in New York City, he later relocated to Los Angeles, where he has worked as a writer. He is the father of actor Daniel DiMaggio Daniel DiMaggio is an American actor. He played the role of Oliver Otto in the ABC sitcom ''American Housewife''. Early life DiMaggio was born to actor and writer Lou DiMaggio, and actress Loretta Fox. In his personal time, he enjoys skateboar .... Filmography Acting Film Television Writing References Living people American stand-up comedians Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catch A Rising Star (comedy Clubs)
Catch a Rising Star is a chain of comedy clubs, founded in New York City in December 1972 and owned by Rick Newman. It has since spread to other areas, such as Las Vegas and New Jersey. Currently owned by Suzy Yengo Esq. The original club in New York City was notable for its role in starting the careers of many famous singers and comedians, many of whom enjoyed later success in television, theater and film. Among these are: Pat Benatar, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Bill Maher, Joy Behar, Jerry Seinfeld, Andy Kaufman, Richard Belzer, Adam Sandler, Elayne Boosler, Eddie Murphy, Larry David, Ray Romano, Richard Lewis, Chris Rock, and Louis C.K. The original club has since gone out of business. Its former location, on 1st Avenue between East 78th Street and East 77th Street, is now occupied by Prince Properties, a real estate agency. In the late 1990s, the club was located on West 28th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues. The chain is currently negotiating to build a new club in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life's Work
''Life's Work'' is an American sitcom series that aired from September 1996 to June 1997 on ABC; the show stars Lisa Ann Walter as Lisa Ann Minardi Hunter, an assistant district attorney in Baltimore. Lisa Ann always wanted to practice law since she was young because she always argued with her parents. She also had a basketball coach husband named Kevin Hunter (Michael O'Keefe) who served as the patriarch of the family. Together, they raised a seven-year-old daughter Tess ( Alexa Vega) and a toddler son named Griffin (Cameron and Luca Weibel). During the entire run of the series, an electric guitar & piano instrumental was used as the show's opening theme. Walter helped Mark Mothersbaugh write the theme. Lisa Ann Walter was an actress turned stand-up comic whose "voice" of a busy working mom became a top headlining act in the 1990s. The offer from ABC developed into ''Life's Work'', where Walter played a feisty feminist who could stand up to her mother in addition to her superior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weakest Link (American Game Show)
''Weakest Link'' is an American television game show that made its debut in 2001. It is an adaptation of the British television series of the same name. The series made its debut on NBC on April 16, 2001, and with the exception of the first 3 episodes which all aired the same week, the series aired once a week for an hour as part of the network's primetime schedule. The network cancelled ''Weakest Link'' in 2002 and its final episode aired on July 14, 2002, with ten episodes left unaired. These were eventually shown on PAX and GSN years later. While the primetime series was still being produced, NBC began developing a daily half-hour edition that would be syndicated to local stations. This version premiered on January 7, 2002, and aired for a season and a half with the last new episode airing on May 20, 2003. In July 2020, a revival with Jane Lynch as host and executive producer was announced. The revival premiered on NBC on September 29, 2020. A second season of the revival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Moment
''The Big Moment'' is an American television game show based on the original Japanese version called ''Happy Family Plan''. It aired on ABC in 1999 and was hosted by Brad Sherwood. John Cramer served as announcer. It was originally an hour-long series, but due to low ratings, was cut to a half-hour after its second episode. The show's premise centered on one member of a family (or group of people) who was given one week to practice a certain task before the episode's taping. A video camera was provided to record the rehearsal process at home. At the end of the week, the contestant (and his/her family and other supporters) came to the studio to perform the task. The contestant was given only one attempt; if successful, he/she won a pre-selected prize package worth $25,000. If unsuccessful, he/she received a $2,000 consolation prize. Two contestants appeared each episode. Some of the stunts presented: * Memorizing pi to the 100th decimal * Playing Beethoven's Für Elise on a piano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're On!
''You're On!'' is an American television game show aired from August 3 to December 5, 1998 on Nickelodeon. The show took a premise similar to ''Candid Camera''; however, to adopt the format better for a children's game show, ''You're On!'' featured youth contestants trying to convince a passersby to complete a series of predetermined tasks while unknowingly on camera. The show was taped in Soundstage 18 of Nickelodeon Studios Florida and was hosted by Phil Moore. The remote hosts for ''You’re On!'' were Vivianne Collins and Travis White. These two briefed the kids on their tasks, congratulated them when all three tasks were completed, or let them know time was up. Reruns of ''You’re On!'' have aired on Nick GAS. It was pulled off from the schedule on November 26, 2004. Rules Two kid contestants on a remote location work together to complete three tasks, each with a common theme. The tasks involved convincing a passerby to do silly things, like kissing a fish or playing hops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make Me Laugh
''Make Me Laugh'' was an American television game show in which contestants watch three stand-up comedians performing their acts, one at a time, earning one dollar for every second that they could make it through without laughing. Each comedian had sixty seconds to try to make the contestant laugh for a maximum of $180. The hosts The original version, with Robert Q. Lewis as host, aired for three months in 1958 on ABC. Bobby Van hosted a syndicated revival during 1979–80, and Ken Ober hosted a 1997 revival on Comedy Central, replaced for the second season by Mark Cohen. ABC version Each episode featured four guests. Originally, the first three guests were civilians, while the fourth was a celebrity who played for a home viewer who was chosen by pulling a postcard from a revolving drum. This was later changed to having celebrities playing for home viewers throughout the whole show. Syndicated version On the syndicated version of ''Make Me Laugh'' hosted by Bobby Van, contesta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Win Ben Stein's Money
''Win Ben Stein's Money'' is an American television game show created by Al Burton and Donnie Brainard that aired first-run episodes from July 28, 1997, to January 31, 2003, on Comedy Central. The show featured three contestants who competed to answer general knowledge questions in order to win the grand prize of $5,000 from the show's host, Ben Stein. In the second half of each episode, Stein participated as a "common" contestant in order to defend his money from being taken by his competitors. The show won six Daytime Emmy awards, with Stein and Jimmy Kimmel, the show's original co-host, sharing the Outstanding Game Show Host award in 1999. The show was produced by Valleycrest Productions, Ltd. and distributed by Buena Vista Television, both subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company. As noted in the disclaimer during the closing credits, prize money won by contestants was paid from a prize budget furnished by the producers of the show. Any money left over in that budget at the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Bears Are
''Where the Bears Are'' is a comedy-mystery web series that ran for seven seasons from August 1, 2012, to November 1, 2018."Where the Bears Are". '' Instinct'', July 26, 2012. The series' creators and writers Rick Copp and Ben Zook star in the movie together with Joe Dietl. Described by the creators as a cross between '' The Golden Girls'' and '' Murder, She Wrote'', the series focuses on Nelson (Zook), Wood (Dietl) and Reggie (Copp), three gay, bear friends sharing a house in the Silver Lake neighborhood who, in each season, are drawn into a different murder investigation which plays out as a season-long story arc. In 2023, a documentary chronicling the series and its popularity, ''A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where The Bears Are: The Documentary,'' premiered at various LGBTQ+ film festivals. The documentary paid tribute to actor George Unda, who died in 2021. Cast Main * Rick Copp as Reggie Hatch * Joe Dietl as Wood Burns * Ben Zook as Nelson Dorkoff * Ian Parks as Todd "Hot Toddy" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCIS (TV Series)
''NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres. The concept and characters were initially introduced in two episodes of the CBS series '' JAG'' ( season eight episodes 20 and 21: " Ice Queen" and "Meltdown"). A spin-off from ''JAG'', the series premiered on September 23, 2003, on CBS. To date it has entered into the twentieth full season and has gone into broadcast syndication on the USA Network. Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill are co-creators and executive producers of the premiere member of the ''NCIS'' franchise. , ''NCIS'' is the third-longest-running scripted, non-animated U.S. primetime TV series currently airing, surpassed only by '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (1999–present) and ''Law & Order'' (1990–2010; 2022–present); it is the 7th-longest-running scripted U.S. prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 Broke Girls
''2 Broke Girls'' (stylized ''2 Broke Girl$'') is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 19, 2011, to April 17, 2017. The series was produced for Warner Bros. Television and created by Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings. Set in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, the show's plot follows the lives of friends Max Black (Kat Dennings) and Caroline Channing (Beth Behrs). Whereas Caroline was raised as the daughter of a billionaire, Max grew up in poverty, resulting in differing perspectives on life, although together they work in a local diner while attempting to raise funds to start a cupcake business. The series has received a polarized response from critics and audiences alike. The on-screen chemistry between the show's six leads, especially that of Behrs and Dennings, has been praised, while others have criticized the show's reliance on sexualized, drug related, and racial humor. The series was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards in v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Adventures Of Old Christine
''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' (often shortened to simply ''Old Christine'') is an American sitcom television series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell, a divorced mother doing her best to keep pace with those around her. Clark Gregg co-starred as her ex-husband Richard, with whom Christine maintains a close relationship despite their divorce, as well as Hamish Linklater as her brother Matthew and Wanda Sykes as her best friend, Barb. It ran on CBS from March 13, 2006 to May 12, 2010. ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' was created and produced by Kari Lizer as well as Andy Ackerman (who directed all 88 episodes of the series), and distributed by Warner Bros. Television. The series received generally positive reviews from television critics and was nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one for Louis-Dreyfus's performance in the first season. On May 18, 2010, CBS canceled the series after five seasons. Background Christine Campbell (Julia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Of A Certain Age
''Men of a Certain Age'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Ray Romano and Mike Royce, that ran on TNT from December 7, 2009, to July 6, 2011. The hour-long program stars Romano, Andre Braugher, and Scott Bakula as three best friends in their late forties dealing with the realities of being middle aged. It won a Peabody Award in 2010. On July 15, 2011, TNT cancelled the series after two seasons spanning 22 episodes. Plot The series follows the adventures of Joe, Owen, and Terry, three men in their late 40s who have been friends since college. Joe (Ray Romano) is a timid, separated (later divorced) father of two (Brittany Curran as Lucy, and Braeden Lemasters as Albert) who had dreamed of becoming a pro golfer but now owns a party supply store, and has a gambling addiction. Owen (Andre Braugher) is an anxiety-stricken, diabetic husband and father, who works at a job he hates, selling cars at a dealership owned and managed by his father, former NBA player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
