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MacGruber
''MacGruber'' was a recurring sketch on the NBC television series ''Saturday Night Live'', first appearing on the show in January 2007. The sketch is a parody of the 1985–1992 adventure series '' MacGyver''. The sketch stars Will Forte as special operations agent MacGruber, who is tasked in each episode with deactivating a ticking bomb but becomes distracted by personal issues, resulting in the bomb's detonation and (presumably) the deaths of his companions and himself. ''MacGruber''s popularity has led to a film based on the character, which was released on May 21, 2010. A television series for the streaming service Peacock premiered on December 16, 2021. Creation The character of MacGruber was created by ''SNL'' writer Jorma Taccone. The sketches are written by Forte, Taccone and John Solomon and directed by Taccone, except for the March 2008 and May 2008 installments, which were directed by Solomon. Premise In the sketch's first appearance of each ''SNL'' episode, MacGr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacGruber (film)
''MacGruber'' is a 2010 American action comedy film based on the ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch of the same name, itself a parody of action-adventure television series ''MacGyver''. Jorma Taccone of the comedy trio The Lonely Island directed the film, which stars Will Forte in the title role; Kristen Wiig as Vicki St. Elmo, MacGruber's work partner and love interest; Ryan Phillippe as Dixon Piper, a young lieutenant who becomes part of MacGruber's team; Maya Rudolph as Casey, MacGruber's deceased wife; and Val Kilmer as Dieter von Cunth, the villain. Originally scheduled for release on April 23, 2010, the film was instead released on May 21, 2010, grossing $9.3 million worldwide against a $10 million budget. Plot In eastern Siberia's Dzhugdzhur Mountains, Dieter Von Cunth and his men take control of a nuclear X-5 warhead. In Ecuador, Col. Jim Faith and Lt. Dixon Piper are searching for former Green Beret, Navy SEAL and Army Ranger MacGruber. Finding him meditating in a chape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacGruber (TV Series)
''MacGruber'' is an American action comedy television series based on the recurring ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch of the same name, a parody of the action-adventure series ''MacGyver''. Produced as a sequel to the 2010 film of the same name, the series stars Will Forte as the title character, who goes up against Brigadier Commander Enos Queeth, a villain from his past. Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Sam Elliott, Laurence Fishburne, Billy Zane, and Timothy V. Murphy also star. Co-produced by Universal Television and Broadway Video, filming took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The series was released on Peacock on December 16, 2021. Cast Main * Will Forte as MacGruber * Kristen Wiig as Vicki St. Elmo * Ryan Phillippe as Dixon Piper * Sam Elliott as Perry, MacGruber's father * Laurence Fishburne as General Barrett Fasoose * Billy Zane as Brigadier Commander Enos Queeth Recurring * Joseph Lee Anderson as Major Harold Kernst * Timothy V. Murphy as Constantine Bach * Mariel ... [...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] |
Jorma Taccone
Jorma Christopher Taccone (; born March 19, 1977) is an American comedian, director, actor, and writer. He is one-third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island, with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. In 2010, Taccone co-wrote and directed the ''SNL'' spinoff film ''MacGruber'', which was his directorial debut. He directed his second feature alongside Schaffer, the musical comedy '' Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping'', which he also co-wrote and co-starred in with Schaffer and Samberg. Personal life Taccone was born in Berkeley, California, the son of Suellen Ehnebuske and Tony Taccone, the artistic director of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. His father is of half Italian and half Puerto Rican descent.Hurwitt, Robert (July 5, 2006)"Tony Taccone: Riding high on his recent successes, theater veteran has big plans for Berkeley Rep" ''Chronicle Theater Critic''. Retrieved May 18, 2009. He attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and graduated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Wiig
Kristen Carroll Wiig (; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Canandaigua, New York, she was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Rochester, New York. She moved to Los Angeles, where she joined the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings and made her television debut as Dr. Pat on ''The Joe Schmo Show'' (2003). Wiig joined the cast of ''Saturday Night Live'' in 2005 and appeared in the Christmas comedy film ''Unaccompanied Minors'' the next year. After a series of supporting roles in comedy films such as ''Knocked Up'' (2007), ''Adventureland (film), Adventureland'' (2009), ''Whip It (film), Whip It'' (2009) and ''Paul (film), Paul'' (2011), she co-wrote and starred in the comedy film ''Bridesmaids (2011 film), Bridesmaids'' (2011), which was critically and commercially successful. It earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Video
Broadway Video is an American multimedia entertainment studio founded by Lorne Michaels, creator of the sketch comedy TV series ''Saturday Night Live'' and producer of other television programs and movies. Broadway Video also held the rights to much of the pre-1974 Rankin-Bass library and Lassie from 1988 to 1996 before they sold the rights to Golden Books Family Entertainment (now owned by NBCUniversal/Universal Pictures via DreamWorks Animation/ Classic Media). History Lorne Michaels, who launched ''Saturday Night Live'' in 1975, produced several television specials under the banner of Above Average Productions before incorporating Broadway Video in 1979. Michaels took the company's name from its location at 1619 Broadway in the historic Brill Building in New York, New York. Initially, the company's principal activity was videotape post-production. One of its main clients was NBC, which hired Michaels to produce and edit ''Best of Saturday Night'' specials that aired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live
''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves as the program's showrunner. The show premiere was hosted by George Carlin on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title ''NBC's Saturday Night''. The show's comedy sketches, which often parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, with featured performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", properly beginning the show. In 1980, Michaels left the series to explore other opportunities. He was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Khali
Dalip Singh Rana (born 27 August 1972) is an Indian professional wrestler and wrestling promoter better known by his ring name The Great Khali. He is best known for his tenure in WWE where he became the first Indian-born WWE World Heavyweight Champion in history. Dalip Singh's famous achievements in WWE made him a national hero in India. In a country where cricket is the most popular sport, he created sensation by winning WWE championship in 2007, became one of the most famous athletes and a legend in India. WWE honoured Khali by inducting him in WWE Hall of Fame in 2021. He made his professional wrestling debut in 2000. Before embarking on his professional wrestling career, he was an of Punjab Police. He has appeared in four Hollywood films, two Bollywood films and several television shows. He is the founder and head coach of India's largest professional wrestling promotion, Continental Wrestling Entertainment, founded in 2015. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''), and later played supporting roles in the films '' 50 First Dates'' (2004), ''A Prairie Home Companion'' (2006)'','' and ''Idiocracy'' (2006). Gale Biography In Context. Since leaving ''SNL'' in 2007, Rudolph has appeared in various films, including '' Grown Ups'' (2010) and its 2013 sequel, ''Bridesmaids'' (2011), ''Inherent Vice'' (2014)'','' ''Sisters'' (2015)'','' ''CHiPs'' (2017), '' Life of the Party'' (2018), ''Wine Country'' (2019), and ''Disenchanted'' (2022). She has also provided voice acting roles for the animated films ''Shrek the Third'' (2007), ''Big Hero 6'' (2014), ''The Angry Birds Movie'' (2016), ''The Emoji Movie'' (2017), ''The Willoughbys'' (2020)'','' ''The Mitchells vs. the Machines'' (2021)'','' and ''Luca'' (2021). From 2011 to 2012, Rudolph starred as Ava Alexander in the NB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Solomon (writer)
John Solomon (born May 23, 1970) is an American comedian and writer. Biography Solomon was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in Huntington Beach, California. He started his comedy career as an improv comedy performer at The Groundlings in Los Angeles. Solomon wrote for ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2006 to 2014, serving as co-writing supervisor in his final season. He is the writing partner of comedian Will Forte, collaborating on the screenplay for ''MacGruber'', and working together on ''Extreme Movie ''Extreme Movie'' (formerly ''Parental Guidance Suggested''; known as ''Hotdogs & Doughnuts: An Extreme Movie'' in Australia) is a 2008 American satirical sex comedy film composed of sketches focusing on teen sex. Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Ja ...''. He was a director, writer and producer for the television series '' The Last Man on Earth''. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Solomon, John 1970 births Living people Male actors from California American male comedians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950) is a retired American actor and producer. He began his television career in 1976, playing Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series ''General Hospital'', and then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series ''MacGyver (1985 TV series), MacGyver'' (1985–1992). He later appeared in films such as ''Through the Eyes of a Killer'' (1992), ''Pandora's Clock'' (1996), and ''Firehouse (1997 film), Firehouse'' (1997). In 1997, Anderson returned to television as the lead actor of the series ''Stargate SG-1'', a spin-off (media), spin-off of the 1994 film ''Stargate (film), Stargate'', replacing actor Kurt Russell. He played the lead from 1997 to 2005 and had a recurring role from 2005 to 2007. Since 1997, he has starred in only one film: ''Stargate: Continuum'', released in 2008 as a sequel film after the ''Stargate SG-1'' film ''Stargate: The Ark of Truth, The Ark of Truth.'' He appeared in the follow-up ''Stargate'' sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket is an American rock band formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Jim James, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel, and keyboardist Bo Koster. The band's sound, rooted in rock and country, is often experimental and psychedelic. The group amassed a following beginning in the 2000s in part due to their live performances. The group first found success in Europe after the release of its debut album, '' The Tennessee Fire'' (1999). Its next release, ''At Dawn'' (2001), led to a large stateside following and preceded several lineup changes. After signing to major label ATO Records, the group released two albums, ''It Still Moves'' (2003) and '' Z'' (2005), with the latter representing a critical breakthrough. The group's next release, ''Evil Urges'' (2008), was more polarizing for fans and critics, while ''Circuital'' (2011), its sixth album, saw a more measured response. The band's seventh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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