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''The King of Queens'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ... from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007. The series spanned nine seasons, with a total of 207 episodes produced. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1998–99) Season 2 (1999–2000) Season 3 (2000–01) Season 4 (2001–02) Season 5 (2002–03) Season 6 (2003–04) Season 7 (2004–05) Season 8 (2005–06) Season 9 (2006–07) References External links * from Sony Pictures * {{DEFAULTSORT:King Of Queens, The Lists of American sitcom episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of Queens
''The King of Queens'' is an American television sitcom that ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007, a total of nine seasons and 207 episodes. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who also served as the show's executive producer, and stars Kevin James and Leah Remini as Doug and Carrie Heffernan, a working-class couple living in Rego Park, Queens, New York City. All the episodes were filmed in front of a live studio audience. ''The King of Queens'' was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions (1998–2007), CBS Paramount Network Television (2007), in association with Columbia TriStar Television (1998–2002), and Sony Pictures Television (2002–07). It was filmed at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. The ninth and final season concluded with a double-length finale episode in 2007. In May 2017, Kevin James and Leah Remini reunited in the 2016 television sitcom ''Kevin Can Wait'', which ended on May 7, 2018. Plo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Romano
Lawrence John Romano (born July 31, 1963) is an American film and television actor. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, he was a regular on ''NYPD Blue'' and the sitcom ''The King of Queens'', on which he played Richie Iannucci. He played First Base in the motion picture '' Lock Up''. He had a lead role in the NBC sitcom '' Kristin'' as Aldo Bonnadonna; the short-lived sitcom aired only six episodes before being canceled. Romano made a cameo appearance in ''Out for Justice''. In 1996, he played Tino Zapatti in the film ''City Hall'' and played a minor role in the film ''Sleepers''. In 1997, he had a brief role playing opposite Al Pacino in the role of Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggerio's son in ''Donnie Brasco'', and appeared in the 1998 Terrence Malick film '' The Thin Red Line''. He also appeared in the 2010 film ''The Ascent'', as well as in the 2015 film ''Laugh Killer Laugh''. Early life and education Romano was born Lawrence John Romano on July 31, 1963, in Mount Vernon, New York. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Tork
Peter Halsten Thorkelson (February 13, 1942 – February 21, 2019), better known by his stage name Peter Tork, was an American musician and actor. He was best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of the Monkees and a co-star of the TV series ''The Monkees'' (1966–1968). Tork grew up in Connecticut and in the mid-1960s as part of the Greenwich Village folk scene in New York City, he befriended musician Stephen Stills. After moving to Los Angeles with Stills, he auditioned for a new musical television sitcom, ''The Monkees''. The series ran from 1966 to 1968 and made Tork and his co-stars teen idols. In addition to albums released with the band, Tork released one solo album, '' Stranger Things Have Happened'' (1994), and later toured with James Lee Stanley as well as his band, Shoe Suede Blues. Early life Tork was born at the former Doctors Hospital in Washington, D.C., in 1942, though many news articles incorrectly report him as having been born in 1944 in New York C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrin Dungey
Merrin Melissa Dungey (born August 6, 1971) is an American film and television actress, known for her roles on the television series ''The King of Queens'', ''Alias'', '' Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Summerland'', ''Conviction'', '' The Resident'' and '' The Fix''. She also appeared as Ursula on ''Once Upon a Time''. Since March 2022, Dungey plays series regular Kam in ''Shining Vale''. Early life and education Dungey was born and raised in Sacramento, California, * a "Born on August 6, 1971, in Sacramento, California..." — Pg. 125, ¶ 3. * b "After graduating from Rio Americano High School in 1989..." — Pg. 126, ¶ 3. the younger daughter of Don Dungey, a general services manager and Judith Dungey. As a child she was active in ballet and dance as well as piano. Dungey was also an accomplished ice skater. Dungey graduated in 1989 from Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, California. After high school Dungey earned a degree of Bachelor of Arts from UCLA in 1993. Dungey has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Williams
Victor L. Williams (born September 19, 1970) is an American actor best known as Doug Heffernan's (Kevin James) best friend Deacon Palmer on ''The King of Queens.'' He has also appeared on several other hit TV shows, including '' Homicide: Life on the Street,'' ''Law & Order,'' '' ER,'' ''New York Undercover,'' '' Girlfriends,'' ''Fringe'' and ''The Jamie Foxx Show.'' In 2012, Williams was seen and heard as a pitchman for Verizon Fios television commercials. Early life Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Midwood High School, where he used his 6 ft 5 in (197 cm) height by playing power forward on the school basketball team. He went on to attend college at Binghamton University in Upstate New York. Then he received a Masters of Fine Arts degree in acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristine Rose
Cristine Sue Rose (born January 31, 1951), sometimes credited as Christine Rose, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Angela Petrelli on the hit NBC science fiction drama ''Heroes''. Early life Rose was born in Lynwood, California, and is a graduate of Stanford University. Career She was a regular on the short-lived television series ''Ferris Bueller'' which was a TV remake of the famous film ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' which she co-starred with a then unknown Jennifer Aniston. She also had major recurring roles on ''Picket Fences'' as Lydia Brock, as Barbara Norton on ''Grace Under Fire'', and on ''Providence'' as Cynthia Blake. She also had recurring roles on ''Ellen'' as Susan, and on ''Charmed'' as Claire Pryce, in both shows' premiere seasons; both characters were the boss of the series lead's characters in their respective jobs. Rose he has had guest roles in various shows, including '' 7th Heaven'', '' Life Goes On'', ''Friends'', ''Days of Our L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Boyle
Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof ''Young Frankenstein'' (1974). He also starred in '' The Candidate'' (1972). Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the Fox science-fiction drama ''The X-Files'', won praise in both comedic and dramatic parts following his breakthrough performance in the 1970 film ''Joe'', and as Wizard in ''Taxi Driver'' (1976). Early life Peter Lawrence Boyle was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the son of Alice (née Lewis) and Francis Xavier Boyle. He was the youngest of three children and had two elder sisters: Alice Duffy (nee Boyle) and Sidney Boyle. He moved with his family to nearby Philadelphia. His father, Francis, was a Philadelphia TV personality from 1951 to 1963. Among many other roles, he played the Western show host Chuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Garrett
Bradley Henry Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as Brad Garrett, is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Possessing a distinctive deep voice, he has appeared in numerous television and film roles in both live-action and animation mediums. Garrett was initially successful as a stand-up comedian in the early 1980s. Taking advantage of that success in the late 1980s, Garrett began appearing in television and film, in minor and guest roles. His first major role was Robert Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. The series debuted September 13, 1996, and ran for nine seasons. In 2002, he gave an Emmy-nominated and critically lauded performance as Jackie Gleason in the television film '' Gleason''. Garrett's film roles include ''Casper'' (1995), ''A Bug's Life'' (1998), ''An Extremely Goofy Movie'' (2000), '' Stuart Little 2'' (2002), '' Finding Nemo'' (2003), '' Garfield'' (2004), ''The Pacifier'' (2005), ''Ratatouille'' (2007), ''Tangled'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The Jets play their home games at MetLife Stadium (shared with the New York Giants) in East Rutherford, New Jersey, west of New York City. The team is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey. The franchise is legally organized as a limited liability company under the name New York Jets, LLC. The team was founded in 1959 as the Titans of New York, an original member of the American Football League (AFL); later, the franchise joined the NFL in the AFL–NFL merger in . The team began play in 1960 at the Polo Grounds. Under new ownership, the current name was adopted in 1963 and the franchise moved to Shea Stadium in 1964 and then to the Meadowlands Sports Complex in 1984. The Jets advanced to the playoffs for the first time in 1968 and went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody Loves Raymond
''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and Worldwide Pants Incorporated, in association with HBO Independent Productions. The cast members were Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Madylin Sweeten, and Monica Horan. Most episodes of the nine-season series were filmed in front of a live studio audience. The series received positive reviews and has been ranked the 49th all-time funniest television comedy by ''Complex'', the 60th best all-time series by ''TV Guide'', the eleventh-best sitcom starring a stand-up comedian and the 35th best sitcom of all time by ''Rolling Stone'', and (alongside ''South Park'') the 63rd best written television series by the Writers Guild of America. In a '' Hollywood Reporter'' poll of all-time television programs sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Romano
Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Ray Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the voice of Manny in the ''Ice Age'' film series. He created and starred in the TNT comedy drama ''Men of a Certain Age'' (2009–2011). From 2012 to 2015, Romano had a recurring role as Hank Rizzoli, a love interest of Sarah Braverman in the NBC series '' Parenthood''. More recently, he co-starred in the romantic comedy ''The Big Sick'' (2017) and portrayed mob lawyer Bill Bufalino in Martin Scorsese's epic crime film ''The Irishman'' (2019). Since 2017, Romano has portrayed Rick Moreweather in the Epix comedy-drama series ''Get Shorty''. Early life Romano was born in Queens, New York City, the second son of Luciana "Lucie" ( Fortini), a piano teacher, and Albert Romano (1925–2010), a real estate agent and engineer. He is of Italian desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patton Oswalt
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as adult Adam F. Goldberg. After making his acting debut in the '' Seinfeld'' episode " The Couch", he has since appeared in a variety of television series, such as '' Parks and Recreation'', '' Community'', ''Two and a Half Men'', '' Drunk History'', ''Reno 911!'', '' Mystery Science Theater 3000'', ''Archer'', '' Veep'', '' Justified'', '' Kim Possible'', and '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', portraying Principal Ralph Durbin in '' A.P. Bio'' (2018–2021) and Matthew the Raven in the TV series '' The Sandman'' (2022–present). Oswalt is also known for voicing Remy in the Pixar film ''Ratatouille'' (2007), Max in the Illumination film ''The Secret Life of Pets 2'' (2019) (replacing Louis C.K. from the first film), and M.O.D.O.K in the 2021 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
