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Paddleton
''Paddleton'' is a 2019 American comedy-drama film, directed by Alex Lehmann, from a script by Lehmann and Mark Duplass. The film stars Duplass and Ray Romano. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on February 1, 2019. It was released on February 22, 2019, by Netflix to generally favorable reviews from critics. Plot Middle-aged Michael is diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer and decides to end his life. This upsets his upstairs neighbor Andy, as they are each other's best (and only) friends and help each other escape from their menial jobs. Andy encourages Michael to fight the cancer, but Michael refuses to prolong any suffering. As per Michael's wishes, they make pizzas together, watch kung fu movies, solve jigsaw puzzles, and play Paddleton, a game of their own creation. Andy promises to finally tell Michael a rousing halftime speech that he has been working on in secret. Andy is reluctant to help Michael end his own life, but agrees to join him on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Duplass
Mark David Duplass (born December 7, 1976) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and musician. With his brother Jay Duplass, he started the film production company Duplass Brothers Productions in 1996. Duplass has written and directed films, including ''The Puffy Chair'' (2005), ''Baghead'' (2008), ''Cyrus'' (2010), ''Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' (2011), and ''The Do-Deca-Pentathlon'' (2012). Duplass played the role of Pete Eckhart in the FX television series ''The League'' (2009–2015). He was also one of the stars of ''Safety Not Guaranteed'' (2012). Duplass co-wrote the horror film '' Creep'' (2014) and its 2017 sequel, and starred in both films. He co-wrote and co-produced the television anthology series ''Room 104'' (2017–2020). Duplass has also appeared in ''Humpday'' (2009), '' Greenberg'' (2010), ''The Mindy Project'' (2012–2014), '' Tammy'' (2014), '' The One I Love'' (2014), '' The Lazarus Effect'' (2015), '' Togetherness'' (2015–2016), ''Blue Jay'' (2016), '' ... [...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] |
Marguerite Moreau
Marguerite Moreau (born April 25, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Jesse Reeves in the fantasy horror film ''Queen of the Damned'', Katie in the comedy ''Wet Hot American Summer'', and her role as Connie in ''The Mighty Ducks'' series of films. She has also made appearances on the popular television series ''Smallville'', ''Lost'', ''Cupid'' and ''The O.C.'' Life and career Moreau was born on April 25, 1977 in Riverside, California. Her first break-out role was playing the recurring part of Melanie on ''Blossom'' in 1994 and 1995. She guest starred in several TV series such as ''Boy Meets World'' and ''3rd Rock from the Sun''. As a child actress, she appeared in the ''Mighty Ducks'' films playing Connie Moreau. After graduating from Vassar College with her B.A. in political science in 1999, she landed some of her most prominent roles. In 2001, she starred as Katie in ''Wet Hot American Summer''. She reprised the role in the prequel '' Wet Hot American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Woods
Christine Woods (born September 3, 1983) is an American actress who notably appeared in the HBO series ''Hello Ladies''. She previously portrayed FBI Special Agent Janis Hawk in the ABC series '' FlashForward''. Early life Woods was born in Lake Forest, California. She studied musical theater at the University of Arizona. Career Woods starred in ''Perfect Couples'', a half-hour romantic comedy that premiered in 2010. It was not renewed for a second season. She played police officer Dawn Lerner, in a major storyline, on three episodes in season 5 (2014) A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and po ... of the series '' The Walking Dead''. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Woods, Christine 21st-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Billings
Alexandra Scott Billings (born March 28, 1962) is an American actress, teacher, and singer. Billings is the second openly transgender woman to have played a transgender character on television, which she did in the 2005 made-for-TV movie '' Romy and Michele: In the Beginning''. She is also known for portraying the recurring character Davina in the Amazon series ''Transparent'' and has played transgender characters in ''ER'', ''Eli Stone'', ''How to Get Away with Murder'', ''Grey's Anatomy'' and ''The Conners''. Early life Billings was born in Illinois into a multiracial family; she is of European American, African American, and Native American ancestry. Billings' father, Robert Billings, was a music teacher at Los Angeles Harbor College and the musical director for the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, which influenced her interest in theater. She assisted, working backstage with Carol Burnett and Yul Brynner. She also appeared in ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' and ''The Roar of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadeem Hardison
Kadeem Hardison (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dwayne Wayne on ''A Different World'', a spin-off of the long-running NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show''. He starred in the Disney Channel series ''K.C. Undercover'' as Craig Cooper, the title character's father and played Norman in OWN's ''Love Is_''. He also appeared in the first season of the Showtime comedy ''Black Monday'' and starred as Bowser in the Netflix series ''Teenage Bounty Hunters''. Early life Hardison was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Donald McFadden, an antique and fine art collector, and Bethann Hardison, a pioneering African-American runway model and advocate for diversity in the fashion industry. Career Hardison was a starring cast member on the sitcom ''A Different World'' as Dwayne Wayne, and a regular cast member of ''K.C. Undercover'' and the short-lived sitcoms '' Abby'' and ''Between Brothers''. His career was managed predominan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
