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Matt Fielding
Matthew Fielding, Jr. is a fictional character in the American television series ''Melrose Place'', portrayed by Doug Savant. Matt was an openly gay man working as a social worker in Los Angeles. Initially Matt was not the focus of ongoing storylines, a situation that would not substantially change until the series became a serial drama in its second season. Matt Fielding appeared as a regular character from 1992 until 1997, when he was killed off-screen in a car crash. In contrast to the promiscuous sexual behaviour and relationship issues that drove the stories for ''Melroses straight characters, Matt's storylines tended to be about subjects like gay bashing and workplace discrimination. Matt occasionally became romantically involved with another man but the character was never shown in any sexual situations. The one planned instance of Matt's kissing another man was edited to remove the kiss, with a reaction shot of another character substituted. Broadcaster Fox and series creato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melrose Place
''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, in West Hollywood, California. The show was created by Darren Star for Fox and executive produced by Aaron Spelling for his company, Spelling Television. It was the second series in the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' franchise. Season one and season two were broadcast on Wednesday at 9 pm, after ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. In 1994, for its third-season and for the rest of its run, the show moved to Monday at 8 p.m. The show had many cast changes during the run. Thomas Calabro and Heather Locklear were the only cast members to remain on the series throughout its entire run. The show earned several Golden Globe nominations and placed No. 51 on ''Entertainment Weekly'' "New TV Classics" list. Premise The show is set in a small fictional apart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mara Wilson
Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) is an American actress and writer. She rose to prominence as a child for playing Natalie Hillard in the film ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993) and went on to play Susan Walker in ''Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film), Miracle on 34th Street'' (1994), Matilda Wormwood, the title character in ''Matilda (1996 film), Matilda'' (1996), Annabel Greening in ''A Simple Wish'' (1997), and Lily Stone in ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' (2000). Wilson took a 12-year hiatus following the last film to focus on writing. She returned to acting in 2012, and has predominantly worked in web series. Early life Mara Elizabeth Wilson was born in Burbank, California, on July 24, 1987, the oldest daughter of Burbank PTA school volunteer Suzie Wilson (née Shapiro; 1953–1996) and KTLA broadcast engineer Mike Wilson. Her mother was Jews, Jewish, while her father is half Irish people, Irish. She was raised Jewish but became an atheist when she was 15. She has three old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Shue
Andrew Eppley Shue (born February 20, 1967) is an American actor, known for his role as Billy Campbell on the television series ''Melrose Place'' (1992–1999). Shue played soccer professionally for several years. He co-founded and served on the board of directors of the global non-profit organization Do Something, and co-founded the social networking website CafeMom. Early life Shue was born in Wilmington, Delaware. His mother, Anne Brewster (née Wells; born 1938), is a bank executive who was the vice president of the private division of the Chemical Bank Corporation. His father, James William Shue (born 1936 – died May 24, 2013), was a lawyer and real estate developer who was the president of the International Food and Beverage Corporation and was active in Republican politics, having once unsuccessfully run for the U.S. Congress in New Jersey. His mother was a descendant of Pilgrim leader William Brewster and his father was of German ancestry, from Pennsylvania. Shue's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ty Miller
Ty (stylized as ty) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. It was founded by Ty Warner in 1986. It designs, develops and sells products, most notably Beanie Babies, exclusively to specialty markets worldwide. Internet First business-to-consumer Website Ty was the first business to produce a direct-to-consumer website designed to engage their market. This is a major contributing factor to the early and rapidly growing popularity of Beanie Babies. By the time the first iteration of the Ty Web site was published in late 1995, only 14% of Americans were using the Internet. In tandem with the launch of the Ty Website, all Beanie Baby hangtags had the Ty Website URL and a Call to action (marketing), call to action printed underneath the poems and birthdays that commanded audiences to visit the company Web site with text that read: ''Visit our web page!!!'' As a result, consumers were visiting the Ty Web site by the thousands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Gay And Lesbian Task Force
The National LGBTQ Task Force is an American social justice advocacy non-profit organizing the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. Also known as The Task Force, the organization supports action and activism on behalf of LGBTQ people and advances a progressive vision of liberation. Leadership includes executive director Rea Carey and deputy executive director Kierra Johnson. The Task Force organizes the annual Creating Change conference, a skills-building event for community and allies with over 2,000 attendees each year. The Task Force Policy Institute think tank conducts social science research, policy analysis, strategy development, public education, and advocacy. History Founded in 1973 as the National Gay Task Force, the organization became the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in 1985. It adopted its current identity in October 2014. The founders of the National Gay Task Force included Robert L. Livingston and his hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of California cities by population, fourth most populous in California and List of United States cities by population, 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the County statistics of the United States, fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Lee Grahn
Nancy Lee Grahn (born April 28, 1956) is an American actress known primarily for her work in daytime soap operas, portraying Julia Wainwright Capwell on '' Santa Barbara'' from 1985–93 and Alexis Davis on ''General Hospital'' since 1996. Early life and career Grahn was born in Evanston, Illinois, to a Jewish mother, Barbara Edna Ascher, and a Lutheran father, Robert Donald Grahn. Her parents were both involved with their local community theater in Skokie. Grahn's first stage appearance was as a pony in a community production of '' Oklahoma!'' At Niles North High School, she played "Daisy Mae" opposite future Broadway actor Gregg Edelman in the school's production of ''Lil' Abner''. As a freshman at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Grahn landed her first credited role, as Mimi in ''Guys and Dolls'' at the Goodman Rep Theater, 1973–74 season. Grahn subsequently went to New York City, where she studied acting with noted drama teachers Sandy Meisner and Bil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Wright
Kathryn Wright Azaria (born December 25, 1971) is an American therapist and retired actress. Career Wright began her acting career in two episodes of ''The Wonder Years'' and later had leading roles in several network television films, in addition to appearing as a regular on two prime time soap operas, the short-lived ''Malibu Shores'' and the megahit ''Melrose Place''. She has also received some film writer and director training. Wright received the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Slamdunk Film Festival for her role in ''Hairshirt'', which she also co-produced. Wright retired from acting in 2001 and studied to be a family therapist. Personal life The daughter of Scott (a physician) and Mary Wright, she was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in Villanova, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1990 from Harriton High School. Wright has been married to actor/director Hank Azaria Henry Albert Azaria ( ; born April 25, 1964) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Evigan
Gregory Ralph Evigan (born October 14, 1953) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He began his career in theater, appearing in the Broadway production of '' Jesus Christ Superstar'', followed by a stage production of the musical '' Grease'', in which he portrayed the lead, Danny Zuko. Evigan made his feature film debut in '' Scorchy'' (1976), then was cast as the lead in the comedy series ''B. J. and the Bear'', in which he starred between 1979 and 1981. Evigan continued to appear as a guest star on numerous television series throughout the 1980s before being cast as the lead Joey Harris in the comedy series ''My Two Dads'' (1987–1990). He later appeared on the science fiction series ''TekWar'' (1995–1996), and had guest-starring roles on '' Melrose Place'' (1996–1997) and '' 7th Heaven'' (1997). He subsequently had starring roles on the soap opera '' Pacific Palisades'' (also 1997), and portrayed a record executive in the Canadian series ''Big Sound'' from 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Beecroft
David Beecroft (born April 26, 1955) is an American actor noted for his television appearances, having played both regular and recurring roles in series such as ''Falcon Crest'' (as Nick Agretti), ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' and ''Melrose Place''. Early life and education Beecroft was born in Warwick, Rhode Island. He graduated from W. T. White High School in Dallas, Texas, in 1974."My High School: W. T. White HS famous alumni," ''The Dallas Morning News'' sports section online. He graduated from Trinity University in |
Daphne Zuniga
Daphne Eurydice Zuniga (; born October 28, 1962) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1982 slasher film ''The Dorm That Dripped Blood'' (1982) at the age of 19, followed by a lead role in another slasher film '' The Initiation'' (1984) two years later. She went on to star in several comedies, including Rob Reiner's ''The Sure Thing'' (1985), opposite John Cusack, and the cult comedies ''Modern Girls'' (1986), and ''Spaceballs'' (1987). She also starred opposite Lucille Ball in the television drama film '' Stone Pillow'' (1986), and in the science-fiction horror sequel ''The Fly II'' (1989). Zuniga later gained major exposure as a television actress for her role as Jo Reynolds on the Fox primetime soap opera ''Melrose Place'' from 1992 to 1996. Other television credits include roles as Victoria Davis on ''One Tree Hill'' (2008–2012), and as Lynn Kerr on the drama series '' Beautiful People''. Zuniga has been active in environmental issues since the mid-2000s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Schanley
Thomas Lee Schanley (born May 5, 1961) is an American actor who has appeared in a number of television series and feature films. His television credits include roles in '' S.W.A.T'', '' NCIS: New Orleans'', '' NCIS: LA'', ''Graceland'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', '' Castle'', '' Dexter'', '' The Forgotten'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''CSI: NY'', ''Dynasty'', ''Baywatch'', '' Melrose Place'', '' ER,'' ''The Yellow Rose'', '' Fame'', '' T. J. Hooker'', '' JAG'', '' Murder, She Wrote'', and ''Star Trek: Enterprise ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on Uni ...''. His feature film credits include (most recent first) ''Get the Gringo'', ''A Better Life''. alongside Oscar Nominee Demián Bichir, ''Conspiracy Theory (film), Conspiracy Theory'', ''Courage Under Fire'', ''Fever Pitc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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