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Mr. Eko
Mr. Eko is a fictional character, played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the ABC television series ''Lost.'' He is introduced in the second season episode " Adrift" as one of the plane-crash survivors from the plane's tail section. Flashbacks reveal that he became the leader of a gang of guerrillas to save his brother when he still lived in Nigeria. He assumed his brother's identity and became a priest after his brother was killed in a botched drug smuggle; Eko killed two guerrillas in defense, was ostracized, and left Nigeria to become a priest in Australia. After investigating the alleged miracle of a girl who came back to life after drowning in Australia in 2004, Eko boarded Oceanic Airlines Flight 815. This plane crashed and left Eko, along with a few other survivors, on a deserted island. ''Lost'' creators Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse were fans of Akinnuoye-Agbaje's work on HBO's '' Oz'', and asked him to portray the character. Although Akinnuoye-Agbaje was not initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost (TV Series)
''Lost'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof that aired on ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010, over six seasons, comprising a total of 121 episodes. The show contains elements of supernatural fiction, and follows the survivors of a commercial jet airliner flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, after the plane crashes on a mysterious island somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean. Episodes typically feature a primary storyline set on the island, augmented by flashback or flashforward sequences which provide additional insight into the involved characters. Lindelof and Carlton Cuse serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Abrams and Bryan Burk. Inspired by the 2000 Tom Hanks film ''Cast Away'', the show is told in a heavily serialized manner. Due to its large ensemble cast and the cost of filming primarily on location in Oahu, Hawaii, the series was one of the most expen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Today
''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virginia. Its newspaper is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. The paper's dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional, and national newspapers worldwide through its use of concise reports, colorized images, Infographic, informational graphics, and inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features. With an average print circulation of 159,233 as of 2022, a digital-only subscriber base of 504,000 as of 2019, and an approximate daily readership of 2.6 million, ''USA Today'' is ranked as the first by circulation on the list of newspapers in the United States. It has been shown to maintain a generally center-left audience, in regards to political persuasion. ''US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Maeda
Steven Maeda is an American television producer and screenwriter. He has written episodes of television series such as ''Harsh Realm'', ''The X-Files'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''Lost'', and ''Day Break''. He has also served as a supervising producer on ''Lost'' and ''CSI: Miami''. He was the executive producer of ''Lie To Me''. Career Maeda joined the crew of ''Lost'' as a supervising producer and writer for the series second season in 2005. Maeda and the ''Lost'' writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first and second seasons. The writing staff were nominated for the award again at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons. Maeda did not return for the series' third season. In 2011, Maeda was hired as showrunner of ''Pan Am'', in the middle of its first season. He also served as executive producer and showrunner for Syfy's Helix''.'' In January 2020, He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Williams (director)
Stephen Williams is a Canadian film director, film and television director. Williams has directed several modern-day television programs including work as a regular director on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC drama series ''Lost (TV series), Lost'', where he was also a television producer, co-executive producer. Life and career In 1995, Williams wrote and directed the film ''Soul Survivor (film), Soul Survivor'', which starred his brother Peter Williams (actor), Peter in the main role. In 2004, he began directing on the ABC drama series ''Lost (TV series), Lost'', and later also rose to the position of co-executive producer. Williams is married to Jocelyn Snowdon and the couple has a daughter together, in addition to Stephen's twin sons, Gabriel and Justis. The couple now resides in the Los Angeles area. His brother is actor Peter Williams (actor), Peter Williams, best known for playing the Goa'uld Apophis on ''Stargate SG-1''. Filmography Producer Director Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Perrineau
Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor best known for his roles as Michael Dawson in the ABC television series ''Lost'' (2004–2010), Augustus Hill in the HBO television series '' Oz'' (1997–2003), Sheriff Boyd Stevens in the Epix television ''From'' (since 2022), Link in ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions'' (both 2003), and Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann's ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996). He has also starred in the films ''Smoke'' (1995), for which was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, ''The Edge'' (1997), '' The Best Man'' (1999), ''Woman on Top'' (2000), and ''28 Weeks Later'' (2007). His other television credits include '' Sons of Anarchy'' (2012), ''Constantine'' (2014–2015), ''Claws'' (2017–2022), and '' The Rookie'' (2019–2021). Early life Perrineau was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His parents changed his name to Williams when he was a child, but he later changed it back, after discovering t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dawson (Lost)
Michael Dawson is a fictional character played by Harold Perrineau on the ABC television series ''Lost''. Michael is one of the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 who crashes on the show's mysterious island. After losing a custody battle with Susan Lloyd (Tamara Taylor), Michael does not see his son Walt (Malcolm David Kelley) for almost ten years. They reunite when she dies, but on their journey home, their plane crashes on a mysterious island in the South Pacific. Here Walt is kidnapped by the Island's previous inhabitants, the Others, and Michael spends his time trying to retrieve him. He is eventually successful, and they leave the Island together, but the guilt over the murders he had to commit to achieve this leads him to an estrangement with his son and a suicide attempt. He returns to the Island on a freighter, but is killed when a bomb on it explodes. Michael reappears as a ghost, and apologizes to Hurley for killing Libby (Cynthia Watros). Although initially skeptical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Holloway
Josh Lee Holloway (born July 20, 1969) is an American actor best known for his roles as James "Sawyer" Ford on the television show ''Lost'' and as Will Bowman on the science fiction drama ''Colony''. Most recently he had a recurring role in season 3 of the western series ''Yellowstone''. Early life Holloway was born in San Jose, California, the second of four boys of a nurse mother and a surveyor father. His family moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia when he was two. He was raised in Free Home, Georgia. Holloway is related to Baptist preacher Dr. Dale Holloway, and author and World War II prisoner of war Carl Holloway. He is also a descendant of Robert E. Lee. Holloway attended Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia, graduating in 1987. He developed an interest in movies at a very young age. He studied at the University of Georgia but left after one quarter due to financial constraints. Career Holloway moved to Los Angeles, where he began a successful career a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James "Sawyer" Ford
James Ford, better known by the alias "Sawyer" () and later as "Jim LaFleur", is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Lost'', portrayed by Josh Holloway Josh Lee Holloway (born July 20, 1969) is an American actor best known for his roles as James "Sawyer" Ford on the television show ''Lost'' and as Will Bowman on the science fiction drama ''Colony''. Most recently he had a recurring role in sea .... Created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, he first appeared in the Pilot (Lost)#Part 1, pilot as one of the survivors of Oceanic Airlines, Oceanic Flight 815 which crashed on a Mythology of Lost, mysterious island, and remained one of the show's main characters. Serving as an anti-hero since his introduction, Sawyer was initially portrayed as a selfish, conniving and sarcastic handsome flirt who hoards stashes of washed-ashore items for himself. Flashbacks detailing his past are used to depict his more sensitive side, juxtaposed against acts of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim (born Kim Dae-hyun ( ko, 김대현); August 4, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jin-Soo Kwon in ''Lost'', Chin Ho Kelly in ''Hawaii Five-0'', Gavin Park in ''Angel'', and Johnny Gat in the ''Saints Row'' video game series. He also runs a production company, 3AD, which is currently producing the television series ''The Good Doctor''. He portrayed Ben Daimio in the superhero film ''Hellboy'' (2019) and provides the voice of Chief Benja in the Disney animated film ''Raya and the Last Dragon'' (2021). Early life Kim was born in Busan, South Korea, the son of mother Jung Kim and father Dr. Doo-tae Kim, and moved to the United States with his family when he was one year old. He grew up in New York City, Easton, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Freedom High School in Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. In 1990, Kim graduated from Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania with double bachelor's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin-Soo Kwon
Jin-Soo Kwon, better known as "Jin," is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Lost'' played by Daniel Dae Kim. Character biography Prior to the crash Jin-Soo Kwon was born on 27 November 1974 in Namhae, South Korea, to a poor fisherman and a prostitute, the latter of which abandoned Jin and his father during his infancy. Jin had since been told that his mother died when he was young. Even though he was not sure about being Jin's father, the fisherman raised Jin, knowing that no one else would. As an adult, Jin attempted to follow his dreams of owning his own restaurant and hotel, and applied for a job at Seoul Gateway Hotel. Jin's heritage is recognized by the owner who employs him as a doorman, under strict instructions to keep "people like him" out of the hotel. When Jin allowed a disheveled man's son to use the hotel toilets, the owner rebuked him, prompting Jin to quit on the spot. Shortly after leaving, Jin literally bumped into Sun Paik (Yunjin Kim). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Laneuville
Eric Gerard Laneuville (born July 14, 1952) is an American television director, producer and actor. His first acting roles were in the science-fiction film ''The Omega Man'' (1971) with Charlton Heston, and the ABC television series ''Room 222'' (1970–1973). His role as Luther Hawkins in the television series '' St. Elsewhere'' is his best known role. He also starred in ''A Force of One'' (1979) playing Charlie, the adopted son of Chuck Norris's character. In more recent years, he frequently directs such one-hour dramas as '' Blue Bloods'' and '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. He directed ''Body of Proof'' episode "Missing". He also appeared in ''Love at First Bite''. Career Acting Laneuville was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Mildred, a guidance counselor, and Alexander Laneuville. He began acting while attending Audubon Junior High School in the Crenshaw, Los Angeles, District. He often played juvenile characters younger than his own age. He appeared in several musicals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Others (Lost)
The characters from the American drama television series ''Lost'' were created by Damon Lindelof and J. J. Abrams. The series follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a commercial passenger jet from the fictional Oceanic Airlines crashes somewhere in the South Pacific. Each episode typically features a primary storyline on the island as well as a secondary storyline, a flashback from another point in a character's life. Out of the 324 people on board Oceanic Flight 815, there are 71 initial survivors (70 humans and one dog) spread across the three sections of the plane crash. Casting and development Many of the first season roles were a result of the executive producers' liking of various actors. The main character Jack was originally going to die in the pilot, and was hoped to be played by Michael Keaton; however, ABC executives were adamant that Jack live. Before it was decided that Jack would live, Kate was to emerge as the leader of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
