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National Lampoon's Vacation (franchise)
''National Lampoon's Vacation'' film series is a comedy film series initially based on John Hughes' short story "Vacation '58" that was originally published by '' National Lampoon'' magazine. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of five main films, two of which are not sponsored by ''National Lampoon'', and one spin-off. In recent years, the series has been the inspiration for various advertising campaigns featuring some of the original cast members. The series portrays the misadventures of the Griswold family, whose attempts to enjoy vacations and holidays are plagued with continual disasters and strangely embarrassing predicaments. Films Original series ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' (1983) ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' was directed by Harold Ramis and written by John Hughes. The film follows Clark and Ellen Griswold as they take their two children, Rusty and Audrey, on a cross-country trip from their home in Chicago, to the California theme park Walley W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Ramis
Harold Allen Ramis (; November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, comedian, director and writer. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in ''Ghostbusters'' (1984) and '' Ghostbusters II'' (1989), and as Russell Ziskey in ''Stripes'' (1981); he also co-wrote those films. As a director, his films include the comedies ''Caddyshack'' (1980), ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' (1983), '' Groundhog Day'' (1993), ''Analyze This'' (1999) and ''Analyze That'' (2002). Ramis was the original head writer of the television series '' SCTV'', on which he also performed, as well as a co-writer of ''Groundhog Day'' and ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978). The final film that he wrote, produced, directed, and acted in was '' Year One'' (2009). Ramis's films influenced subsequent generations of comedians, comedy writers and actors. Filmmakers and actors including Jay Roach, Jake Kasdan, Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow, and Peter and Bobby Farrelly have cited his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Candy
John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian known mainly for his work in Hollywood films. Candy rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its '' SCTV'' series, and through his appearances in comedy films, including ''Stripes'' (1981), ''Splash'' (1984), ''Summer Rental'' (1985), ''Spaceballs'' (1987), ''Uncle Buck'' (1989) and '' Cool Runnings'' (1993), portraying Chester "Chet" Ripley in ''She's Having a Baby'' and '' The Great Outdoors'' (both 1988), as well as more dramatic roles in ''Only the Lonely'' and ''JFK'' (both 1991). One of his most renowned onscreen performances was as Del Griffith, the talkative shower-curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy film ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987). In addition to his work as an actor, Candy was a co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the team won the 1991 Grey Cup under his ownership. Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Roberts
Doris May Roberts ( Green; November 4, 1925 – April 17, 2016) was an American actress whose career spanned seven decades of television and film. She received five Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild award during her acting career, which began in 1951. Roberts studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City and started in films in 1961. She had several prominent roles in movies, including playing opposite Shirley Stoler in ''The Honeymoon Killers'' (1970), Elliott Gould in ''Little Murders'' (1971), Steven Keats in '' Hester Street'' (1975), Billy Crystal in ''Rabbit Test'' (1978), Robert Carradine in '' Number One with a Bullet'' (1987), and Cady McClain in '' Simple Justice'' (1989), among many others. She achieved continuing success in television, becoming known for her role as Mildred Krebs in ''Remington Steele'' from 1983 to 1987 and her co-starring role as Raymond Barone's mother, Marie Barone, on the long-running CBS sitcom ''Ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd is an American actress. She has appeared in over 120 film and television roles. For the 1974 film '' Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'', she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for '' Alice'' (1980–81), and to receive Academy Award nominations for '' Wild at Heart'' (1990) and '' Rambling Rose'' (1991). Her other film appearances include '' Chinatown'' (1974), ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'' (1989), ''Ghosts of Mississippi'' (1996), ''Primary Colors'' (1998), '' 28 Days'' (2000), ''American Cowslip'' (2008) and '' Joy (2015 film) '' (2015) . Ladd is the mother of actress Laura Dern, with her ex-husband, actor Bruce Dern. Personal life Ladd was born Rose Diane Ladner, the only child of Mary Bernadette (née Anderson), a housewife and actress, and Preston Paul Ladner, a veterinarian wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Randolph (actor)
Emanuel Hirsch Cohen (June 1, 1915 – February 24, 2004), better known by the stage name John Randolph, was an American film, television and stage actor. Early life Randolph was born Emanuel Hirsch Cohen in New York City on June 1, 1915, the son of Jewish immigrants from Russia and Romania. His mother, Dorothy (married and maiden names, née Shorr), was an insurance agent, and his father, Louis Cohen, was a hat manufacturer. In the 1930s, he spent his summers at the Pine Brook Country Club in Nichols, Connecticut which was the summer home of the Group Theatre (New York), Group Theatre. He made his Broadway debut in 1938 in ''Coriolanus (play), Coriolanus''. Randolph joined the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. He had a small role in the 1948 film ''The Naked City''. He and wife Sarah Cunningham (actress), Sarah Cunningham were blacklisted from working in Hollywood films and in New York film and television and radio after 1948. In 1955 they were both called before the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliette Lewis
Juliette Lake Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and alternative rock singer. She is known for her portrayals of offbeat characters, often in films with dark themes. Lewis became an "it girl" of American cinema in the early 1990s, appearing in various independent and arthouse films. Her accolades include a Pasinetti Award, one Academy Award nomination, one Golden Globe nomination, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. The daughter of character actor Geoffrey Lewis, Lewis began her career in television at age 14 before making her feature film debut with a small part in ''My Stepmother Is an Alien'' (1988). This was followed by a more prominent role as Audrey Griswold in ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'' (1989). She then garnered international notice for her portrayal of Danielle Bowden in Martin Scorsese's remake of '' Cape Fear'' (1991), which saw Lewis nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as the Golden Globe in the sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Galecki
John Mark Galecki (born April 30, 1975) is an American actor. He played Leonard Hofstadter in the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and David Healy in the ABC sitcoms '' Roseanne'' (1992–1997; 2018) and ''The Conners'' (2018–2019). Galecki also appeared in the films ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'' (1989), '' Prancer'' (1989), '' Suicide Kings'' (1997), ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'' (1997), ''Bookies'' (2003), ''In Time'' (2011), and ''Rings'' (2017). Galecki was one of the highest paid television actors in the world, with his role in ''The Big Bang Theory'' earning him approximately US$900,000 per episode between 2017 and 2019. In 2018, he was estimated to be the world's second highest-paid male TV actor by ''Forbes'' (behind only his ''The Big Bang Theory'' co-star Jim Parsons), earning $25 million. Early life Galecki was born in Bree, Limburg, Belgium to American parents of Polish, Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Idle
Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Idle was a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical ''Spamalot'' (based on '' Monty Python and the Holy Grail''). Known for his elaborate wordplay and musical numbers, Idle performed many of the songs featured in Python projects, including "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (from ''Life of Brian''), and the "Galaxy Song" (from '' The Meaning of Life''). After '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', he created the sketch show ''Rutland Weekend Television'' (1975-76), hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' in the US four times in the first five seasons and guest-starred on ''The Simpsons''. Idle's initially successful solo career faltered in the 1990s with the failures of his 1993 film ''Splitting Heirs'' (which he wrote, produced, and starred in) and 1998's '' An Alan Smithee Film: Burn H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Lanoux
Victor Lanoux (18 June 1936 – 4 May 2017) was a French actor best known to English speaking audiences for his role as Ludovic in ''Cousin, Cousine''. Biography Victor Lanoux, born Victor Robert Nataf was the son of a Tunisian Jew from Sfax and a Catholic mother from Normandy. He was evacuated from Paris during the Second World War. Lanoux refers to the name used during his stay in La Chapelle-Taillefert during the French occupation where he lived until the age of 11, when he returned to Paris. He left school at age 14 to become an apprentice varnisher. He worked a variety of jobs, including the Simca automotive assembly line, until he served in the French Army during the Algerian War and was wounded, being awarded the Medal for War Wounded (Médaille des blessés de guerre). His father got him a job at the Studio de Billancourt. He learned acting by correspondence course, then a real course. Career In 1961 he met Pierre Richard who was looking for someone to partner his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Bartel
Paul Bartel (August 6, 1938 – May 13, 2000) was an American actor, writer and director. He was perhaps most known for his 1982 hit black comedy ''Eating Raoul'', which he wrote, starred in and directed. Bartel appeared in over 90 movies and TV episodes, including such titles as ''Eat My Dust'' (1976), Hollywood Boulevard (1976 film), ''Hollywood Boulevard'' (1976), ''Rock 'n' Roll High School'' (1979), ''Get Crazy'' (1983) and ''Amazon Women on the Moon'' (1987). He frequently co-starred with friend and former Warhol girl Mary Woronov; the pair appeared in 17 films together, often as husband and wife. Bartel also directed 11 low-budget films, many of which he also acted in or wrote. He started in 1968 with the short ''The Secret Cinema'', a paranoid delusional fantasy of self-referential cinema. He graduated to features in 1972 with the horror-comedy ''Private Parts (1972 film), Private Parts''. He would go on to direct such cult films as ''Death Race 2000'' (1975), ''Eatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Astin
John Allen Astin (born March 30, 1930) is an American actor and director who has appeared in numerous stage, television and film roles. He is best known for starring in ''The Addams Family'' (1964–1966), as patriarch Gomez Addams, reprising the role in the television film '' Halloween with the New Addams Family'' (1977) and the animated series ''The Addams Family'' (1992–1993). Astin starred in the TV film ''Evil Roy Slade'' (1972). Other notable film roles include ''West Side Story'' (1961), ''That Touch of Mink'' (1962), ''Move Over, Darling'' (1963), ''Freaky Friday'' (1976), ''National Lampoon's European Vacation'' (1985), ''Teen Wolf Too'' (1987) and ''The Frighteners'' (1996). Astin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his directorial debut, the comedic short ''Prelude'' (1968). He has been married three times. His second wife was actress Patty Duke, and Astin is the adoptive father of Duke's son, actor Sean Astin. Early years Astin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Hill
Dana Hill (born Dana Lynne Goetz; May 6, 1964 – July 15, 1996) was an American actress. She was known for playing Audrey Griswold in ''National Lampoon's European Vacation'', and also known for her roles in ''Shoot the Moon'' and '' Cross Creek''. As a voice actress, she was known for her work as Max Goof in ''Goof Troop''. Hill had diabetes that affected physical growth, which meant that she often played children into adolescence and beyond. Early life and health issues Dana Lynne Goetz was born on May 6, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, to Theodore Arthur "Ted" Goetz, a director of commercials, and Sandy Hill. A diagnosis of Type I diabetes at an early age ended her athletic career; a 1982 article in ''People'' magazineBacon, Doris Klein (March 8, 1982).Diabetes Has Slowed Her Growth but Not Her Talent — Dana Hill Is Big Enough to ''Shoot the Moon''". ''People''. Retrieved August 10, 2020. reported that Hill, at age 10, had placed third nationwide in the 880-yard run and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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