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Paul Ben-Victor
Paul Ben-Victor (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Greek mobster Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos on the HBO drama series ''The Wire'', Alan Gray in ''Entourage'' (2005–2008), and Ray in '' Body Parts'' (1991). Early life Ben-Victor was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Leah Kornfeld, a playwright, and Victor Friedman. He attended Midwood High School, graduating in 1986. Career Ben-Victor debuted on the small screen in 1987 in the television film ''Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife'' and on an episode of ''Cagney & Lacey''. He was cast in important roles on HBO dramas ''The Wire'' (as mobster Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos) and ''Entourage'', as well as making a 2006 appearance as Coach Lou on ''My Name Is Earl''. He portrayed Moe Howard in the 2000 television film ''The Three Stooges''. Ben-Victor has been featured on many television cop dramas like ''FBI'', ''Monk'' and '' CSI'', and also had a recurring role as two-bit con man Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Invisible Man (2000 TV Series)
''The Invisible Man'' (also shortened to "''The I-Man''" in Season 2) is a Sci-Fi American television series starring Vincent Ventresca, Paul Ben-Victor, Eddie Jones, Shannon Kenny and Michael McCafferty. It aired for two seasons from June 9, 2000 to February 1, 2002 before being cancelled due to cost issues and internal arguments between the Sci Fi Channel and its then-parent company, USA Networks. The show's first season ran concurrently in first-run syndication as well as on Sci-Fi. The series uses its science fiction and action elements to explore a variety of themes such as freedom of choice, determinism, and state bureaucracy. Plot ''The Invisible Man'' is both an action show and a comedy with buddy cop elements. The plot revolves around Darien Fawkes (Ventresca), a thief facing life imprisonment who is recruited by a spy agency that is constantly short on funds, and given the power of invisibility via implantation of a special "Quicksilver gland" in his head. The gland a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rookie (1990 Film)
''The Rookie'' is a 1990 American buddy cop action film directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by Howard G. Kazanjian, Steven Siebert and David Valdes. It was written from a screenplay conceived by Boaz Yakin and Scott Spiegel. The film stars Charlie Sheen, Clint Eastwood, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Tom Skerritt. Eastwood plays a veteran police officer teamed up with a younger detective played by Sheen (the rookie), whose intent is to take down a German crime lord in downtown Los Angeles, following months of investigation into an exotic car theft ring. ''The Rookie'' premiered in the United States and Canada on December 7, 1990, grossing $21,633,874 in ticket receipts, just under its budget of $30 million. The film was overshadowed by the continuing success of ''Home Alone'', which opened three weeks earlier and ended up being one of the top 100 highest-grossing films of all time. A financial disappointment, ''The Rookie'' was met with generally lackluster re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streets (film)
''Streets'' is a 1990 American drama film directed by Katt Shea and starring Christina Applegate and David Mendenhall. Plot Dawn, a drug-addicted teen prostitute living on the streets of Los Angeles, and Sy, a teenager with dreams of becoming a rock star, become friends after Sy rescues Dawn from a violent john. Dawn takes Sy under her wing and gives him a guided tour of the seedy underworld of Hollywood. Cast *Christina Applegate as Dawn *David Mendenhall as Sy * Eb Lottimer as Lumley * Jane Chung as Old Bag Woman *Starr Andreeff as Policewoman on Horse * Alexander Folk as Bagley *Kay Lenz as Sargent * J Bartell as Officer #1 (as J. Bartell) *Paul Ben-Victor as Officer #2 * Tom Ruben as Officer #3 * David Lawrence as Plumber *Patrick Richwood as Bob * Aron Eisenberg as Roach Production Katt Shea later recalled: That was me just exploring the underside…I tend to really like to explore people I don’t know and so I started doing research on the streets and talking to people wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wired (film)
''Wired'' is a 1989 biographical film of comedian and actor John Belushi, directed by Larry Peerce. It was based on the 1984 book of the same name by ''Washington Post'' journalist Bob Woodward, and adapted for the screen by Buckaroo Banzai creator Earl Mac Rauch. It stars Michael Chiklis in his film debut as Belushi. ''Wired'' was both a critical and a commercial failure. The film has yet to be released on DVD or Blu-ray, and the videocassette originally released by International Video Entertainment is out of print. Plot John Belushi sings the blues number "I'm the King Bee" with the Killer Bees on ''Saturday Night Live'' in 1976. In March 1982, he is found dead via overdose and sent to the coroner's office. As night passes, a mysterious force wakes John up from the dead. Figuring out where he is, he screams out of the hospital, and is picked up by a taxi. The driver, Angel Velasquez, notices John and names a character he played; the character, a man who is a coke addict, is act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assault Of The Killer Bimbos
''Assault of the Killer Bimbos'' is a 1988 American comedy film starring Elizabeth Kaitan, Christina Whitaker, and Tammara Souza. Premise Two go-go dancers, Lulu (Elizabeth Kaitan) and Peaches ( Christina Whitaker), are framed for the murder of their employer by the real killer, sleazy gangster Vinnie (Mike Muscat). Picking up waitress Darlene ( Tammara Souza) along the way, the three are involved in wild car chases with cops as they head south to cross the border into Mexico, where they unexpectedly encounter Vinnie in a fleabag Mexican motel. Cast * Elizabeth Kaitan as Lulu * Christina Whitaker as Peaches * Tammara Souza as Darlene * Nick Cassavetes as Wayne-O * Griffin O'Neal as Troy * Mike Muscat as Vinnie * Patti Astor as Poodles * Eddie Deezen as Dopey Deputy * Clayton Landey as Hernandez * Paul Ben-Victor as Customer * Arell Blanton as Sheriff * Jamie Bozian as Billy * David Marsh as Shifty Joe * Jeffrey Orman as Deputy * John T. Quern as Bartender * Keith Giaimo as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pass The Ammo
''Pass the Ammo'' is a 1987 American comedy film starring Bill Paxton, Annie Potts, Linda Kozlowski and Tim Curry. The film is a spoof of televangelism released right after the real-life scandals related to Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart. The movie's working title during production was ''...And Pass the Ammunition,'' a reference to the phrase "praise the Lord and pass the ammunition." Plot Reverend Ray Porter runs a Pentecostal faith healing and televangelism empire based in Arkansas. Four rednecks, one of whom was bilked out of her inheritance by Rev. Porter's ministry and another of whom just got out of prison, try to rob Porter's ministry. A series of wrong turns inside the church during the robbery leads Claire, her boyfriend Jesse, Arnold and Big Joe onstage right in the middle of a broadcast, and the four robbers turn what was supposed to have been just a robbery into a hostage situation. During the hostage negotiations, a series of snowballing scandals involving the minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVGuide
TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008. Corporate history Prototype The prototype of what would become ''TV Guide Magazine'' was developed by Lee Wagner (1910–1993), who was the circulation director of MacFadden Publications in New York City in the 1930s – and later, by the time of the predecessor publication's creation, for Cowles Media Company – distributing magazines focusing on movie celebrities. In 1948, Wagner printed New York City area listings magazine ''The TeleVision Guide'', which was first released on local newsstands on June 14 of that year. Silent film star Gloria Swanson, who then starred of the short-lived variety series ''The Gloria Swanson Hour'', appeared on the cover of the first issue. Wagner later began publishing regional editions of ''The TeleVision Guide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Looks
''Last Looks'' is a 2022 American-British mystery film, directed by Tim Kirkby, from a screenplay by Howard Michael Gould based on his novel of the same name. It stars Charlie Hunnam, Mel Gibson, Morena Baccarin, Lucy Fry, Rupert Friend, Dominic Monaghan, Jacob Scipio and Clancy Brown. Premise ''Last Looks'' is based on the 2018 crime-mystery novel of the same name, the first book in the Charlie Waldo series written by Gould. The second book in the series, ''Below the Line'', was published in August 2019. According to ''The Hollywood Reporter'', Cast * Charlie Hunnam as Charlie Waldo * Mel Gibson as Alastair Pinch * Morena Baccarin as Lorena Nascimento * Lucy Fry as Jayne White * Rupert Friend as Wilson Sikorsky * Dominic Monaghan as Warren Gomes * Jacob Scipio as Don Q * Clancy Brown as Big Jim Cuppy * Paul Ben-Victor as Lieutenant Pete Conady * Method Man as Swag Dogggg * David Pasquesi as Darius Jamshidi * Robin Givens as Fontella Davis * Josh McDermitt as Director * Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Banker (2020 Film)
''The Banker'' is a 2020 American period drama film directed, co-written and produced by George Nolfi. The film stars Anthony Mackie, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long, Jessie Usher, Jessie T. Usher and Samuel L. Jackson. The story follows Joe Morris (Jackson) and Bernard Garrett (Mackie), two of the first African-American bankers in the United States. Plot In 1954, Bernard Garrett wants to get into real estate but encounters racism that prevents him from being a successful real estate investor. After a chance encounter with wealthy club owner Joe Morris, he convinces Joe to be his co-investor. Together they convince Matt Steiner, a white man, to pose as the front of the company in meetings to facilitate the sales. Eventually, they become extremely successful in Los Angeles real estate, with the two teaching Matt the basics of real estate investing. The three secure a number of properties in L.A. and effectively integrate a number of previously segregated neighborhoods by selling and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irishman
''The Irishman'' (subtitled onscreen as ''I Heard You Paint Houses'') is a 2019 American epic gangster film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 nonfiction book '' I Heard You Paint Houses'' by Charles Brandt. It stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, with Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jesse Plemons, and Harvey Keitel in supporting roles. The film follows Frank Sheeran (De Niro), a truck driver who becomes a hitman involved with mobster Russell Bufalino (Pesci) and his crime family, including his time working for the powerful Teamster Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino). In September 2014, following years of "development hell," ''The Irishman'' was announced as Scorsese's next film after ''Silence'' (2016). De Niro, who also served as producer, and Pacino were confirmed that month, as was Pesci, who came out of his unofficial retirement to star after numerous requests. Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Plain Sight
''In Plain Sight'' is an American drama television series that premiered on the USA Network on June 1, 2008. The series revolves around Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack), a Deputy United States Marshal attached to the Albuquerque, New Mexico, office of the Federal Witness Security Program (WITSEC), more commonly known as the Federal Witness Protection Program. Shannon must find ways to balance her professional life of protecting witnesses, her professional relationship with her work partner, US Marshal Marshall Mann, and her problematic personal life. The show was filmed on location in Albuquerque. ''In Plain Sight'' concluded on May 4, 2012, after five seasons. Development and production ''In Plain Sight'' was originally scheduled to premiere on Thursday, April 24, 2008, but USA Network held the series back when the WGA strike delayed production of the summer series '' Burn Notice''. It instead made its debut on Sunday, June 1, 2008. It was renewed on July 21, 2008, for a seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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