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Michael Burger
Michael Burger (born June 10, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, game show host and television presenter. Game shows Burger was hired by Reg Grundy Productions to host a pilot for a show called ''Matchmates'' in 1985. The show, which was taped at NBC's Burbank Studios and intended to air on the network's daytime schedule, did not sell. Two years later, Burger also hosted another Grundy pilot called ''Late Night Lotto'' in 1987, which also did not sell. Approximately four years later, in March 1989, Burger was picked to host '' Straight to the Heart'', an adult-themed dating game show that ran in syndication with co-host (and soap opera actress) Barbara Lee Alexander (now Barbara Niven) until September 1989. Then in September 1991, he was picked to host ''Personals'', another adult-themed dating game show that ran on CBS' late night schedule until December 1992. Burger also hosted '' Man O' Man'' based on a German game show format of the same name as a one-hour special f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the list of United States cities by population, 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter city, Long Beach is the List of cities and towns in California, 7th-most populous city in California, the List of cities in Los Angeles County, California, 2nd-most populous city in Los Angeles County, and the largest city in California that is not a county seat. Incorporated in 1897, Long Beach lies in Southern California, in the southern part of Los Angeles County. Long Beach is approximately south of downtown Los Angeles, and is part of the Gateway Cities region. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city is over Long Beach Oil Field, an oilfield with minor wells both directly beneath the city as well as offshore. The city is known for its wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Home And Family Show
''Home & Family'' (formerly ''The Home and Family Show'') is an American Daytime television, daytime talk show. The series originally premiered on April 1, 1996, on History of Freeform#The Family Channel, The Family Channel, and was dropped by the network immediately prior to its 1998 relaunch as the Fox Family Channel. In 2012, Hallmark Channel picked up a revival of the series, airing as a two-hour program on weekday mornings. The show premiered on April 1, 1996, on Freeform (TV channel), The Family Channel and ran until August 14, 1998. It was hosted by Cristina Ferrare, Michael Burger, and Chuck Woolery, and featured numerous recurring and regular personalities known as "the family" who share tips on beauty, crafts, cooking, and the like. Originally among the family were Jamie Gwen (chef), Candace Garvey (lifestyles), Mayita Dinos (gardening), Bob Golic, and the Carey brothers (carpentry and home repairs). ''Home & Family'' was revived in 2012 on the Hallmark Channel, uniqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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American Game Show Hosts
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having handled the ball, in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of ''Macbeth'', is released in Japan. * January 20 ** Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula (captured from Egypt on October 29, 1956). * January 26 – The Ibirapuera Planetarium (the first in the Southern Hemisphere) is inaugurated in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Baldwin
Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Alec Baldwin, numerous accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and eight Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and Tony Award. A member of the Baldwin family, Baldwin's film career began with a string of roles in 1988 in films such as ''Beetlejuice'', ''Working Girl'' and ''Married to the Mob'' before playing Jack Ryan (character), Jack Ryan in ''The Hunt for Red October (film), The Hunt for Red October'' (1990). He was Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Oscar-nominated for playing a casino manager in ''The Cooler'' (2003) and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor, BAFTA-nominated for playing a charming ex-husband in ''It's Complicated (film), It's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Shafer
Ross Alan Shafer (born December 10, 1954) is an American comedian, network television host, motivational and leadership speaker and consultant. He has authored nine business books, and earned six Emmy Awards as a network talk and game show host. Biography Born in McMinnville, Oregon, Shafer graduated from Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Washington. As a high school All-Conference football player, he received a scholarship to play linebacker for the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, where he earned a business marketing degree. Shafer said, "I had trouble finding anything that I was passionate about, or that made me happy." He then opened a "combination pet and stereo store". His first acting came in the form of a community play; afterward, he tried out for a stand-up comedy competition. From 1984 to 1989, Shafer hosted the local Seattle-based talk and comedy show, '' Almost Live!'', and also hosted Fox's late night talk show, '' The Late Show''. In 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot In Cleveland
''Hot in Cleveland'' is an American television sitcom aired on TV Land and starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, and Betty White. The series, which was TV Land's first original series, premiered on June 16, 2010, and was TV Land's highest rated telecast in the cable network's 14-year history. The series was picked up for 10 episodes. On May 1, 2014, TV Land renewed ''Hot in Cleveland'' for a sixth season and confirmed the following November that it would be the show's last. The series ran for 128 episodes, with the hour-long final episode airing on June 3, 2015. The series was created by Suzanne Martin and executive produced by Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner, through their production companies SamJen Productions and Hazy Mills Productions, and is produced in association with TV Land. The concept behind the show was based on an original idea by Lynda Obst, who serves as executive producer. The series was recorded in front of a live studio audience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Land
TV Land is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Global through its networks division's MTV Entertainment Group. It was originally launched as Nick at Nite’s TV Land as a spinoff of Nick at Nite programing block consisting exclusively of classic television shows. The channel now airs a combination of recent and classic television series (ranging from the 1960s to the 2020s), original scripted series and limited theatrically released movies. The network is headquartered at One Astor Plaza in New York City. , TV Land is available to approximately 67,000,000 pay television households in the United States; this is down from its 2011 peak of 98,000,000 households. History Launch and debut The network launched at 10:00 p.m. Eastern on April 29, 1996, as Nick at Nite's TV Land. Following a seven-minute short film introducing the network, the first program aired was a syndicated edit of ''The Best of The Ed Sullivan Show'' featuring the Beatles' American de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Dreams
''American Dreams'' is an American drama television series that ran on NBC for three seasons and 61 episodes, from September 29, 2002, to March 30, 2005. The show tells the story of the Pryor family of Philadelphia during the mid-1960s, with many plotlines around teenager Meg Pryor (Brittany Snow), who dances on Dick Clark's ''American Bandstand''. The show often featured contemporary musicians performing as popular musicians of the 1960s. Season one takes place in 1963–64, season two in 1964–65 and season three in 1965–66. The series was created by Jonathan Prince and developed by Josh Goldstein and Prince; the latter was also one of the executive producers with Dick Clark. It debuted on September 29, 2002, and initially aired on Sundays at 8:00 pm Eastern Time but moved to the same time on Wednesdays from March 9, 2005, to the third-season finale (March 30, 2005). The show was known as ''Our Generation'' when it debuted in Australia but was changed back to ''American D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shasta McNasty
''Shasta McNasty'' (later retitled ''Shasta'') is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from October 5, 1999, to August 1, 2000. The show was created by Jeff Eastin and produced by Eastin and Neal H. Moritz. The show starred Carmine Giovinazzo, Jake Busey, Dale Godboldo, and Jolie Jenkins. Although ''Shasta McNasty'' premiered with less-than-favorable reviews from critics, the program was nominated for a People's Choice Award for best new comedy (and nearly won it in a live online vote before eventually losing to ''Stark Raving Mad''). However, the series was cancelled after one season. Plotline Scott, Dennis and Randy—are part of the rap rock band Shasta McNasty. After signing to Da Funk Records, the three friends relocate from Chicago to Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8 Simple Rules
''8 Simple Rules'' (originally ''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter'') is an American television sitcom originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three children. Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, and Martin Spanjers co-starred as their teenage kids: Bridget, Kerry, and Rory. The series ran on ABC from September 17, 2002, to April 15, 2005. The first season focused on Paul being left in charge of the children after Cate takes a full-time job as a nurse, with comedic emphasis on his often strict rules concerning his daughters and dating. The series' name and premise were derived from the book ''8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter'' by W. Bruce Cameron. While ''8 Simple Rules'' was renewed for a second season and production had begun, Ritter's sudden death on September 11, 2003, left the series in an uncertain position. After a hiatus, the series returned and killed off his character. James Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
