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PJ Torokvei
PJ Torokvei (born Peter Torokvei; March 19, 1951 – July 3, 2013) was a Canadian screenwriter, actor, and television producer. A trans woman, her professional credits are generally under her deadname. In 2001, she announced to friends and family her intention to transition from her sex assigned at birth and undergo sex reassignment surgery. Torokvei was involved with both ''The Second City'' and '' SCTV''. Her notable works in film include the screenplays for ''Real Genius'', '' Armed and Dangerous'', ''Back to School'' and ''Guarding Tess''. Her most notable work for television was as a producer and head writer on ''WKRP in Cincinnati''. She appeared in and wrote for various television shows and films from the 1970s through the 1990s. She died at home from liver failure on July 3, 2013, at the age of 62. Filmography Actor *'' The New Avengers'' (1977) *'' SCTV'' (1981) *'' I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood'' (1989) *''Hostage for a Day'' (1994) *'' Falling for You'' (1995) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Avengers (TV Series)
''The New Avengers'' is a secret agent action television series produced during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series '' The Avengers'' and was developed by original series producers Albert Fennell and Brian Clemens. The series was produced by The Avengers (Film and TV) Enterprises Ltd for the ITV network, cost £125,000 per episode to produce at Pinewood Studios, and was seen in 120 countries. A joint United Kingdom-France-Canada production, the series picks up the adventures of John Steed (again played by Patrick Macnee) as he and his team of "Avengers" fight evil plots and world domination. Whereas in the original series Steed had almost always been partnered with a woman, in the new series he had two partners: Mike Gambit (Gareth Hunt), a top agent, crack marksman and trained martial artist, and Purdey (Joanna Lumley), a former trainee with The Royal Ballet (to which she ascribed the high-kicking skills she frequently used in the series) who was an amalgam of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert David Crane
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Hildebrand
Kari or KARI may refer to: Places * Kari, Jhunjhunu, a village in Rajasthan, India * , a village in Mouhoun Province, Burkina Faso *Kari, Tikamgarh, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India * Kari, Iran, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran * Kari-ye Bozorg ("Greater Kari"), a village in Ardabil Province, Iran People and languages *The Gayiri people of central Queensland, Australia * Kari people, also Cari, Aka-Kari or Aka-Cari, a tribe in the Andaman Islands, India **Kari language, also Cari, Aka-Kari or Aka-Cari, spoken by the Kari people *Kari language, a Bantu language spoken in Africa * Kari (name), real and fictional people with the given name, nickname or surname * Kari Suomalainen * Kári, son of Fornjót, the personification of wind in Norse mythology Organisations * KARI (AM), an AM radio station broadcasting on 550, licensed to Blaine, WA * Kenya Agricultural Research Institute * Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative *Korea Aerospace Research Institute Other * Kari or curry, a pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Earth Day Special
''The Earth Day Special'' is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two-hour special featured an ensemble cast addressing concerns about pollution, deforestation, and other environmental ills. Several cutaways are made to famous fictional characters watching events unfold and discussing what can be done to save the planet. This special was one of Jim Henson's final performances as Kermit the Frog prior to his death later that year, as well as one of Jeff Bergman's first as Bugs Bunny following the death of Mel Blanc the year prior. Plot The episodic narrative, consisting of several individual skits threaded together, focused on an ailing Mother Earth (Bette Midler), who falls from the sky and faints, and is rushed to the hospital where she is attended to by Doogie Howser (Neil Patrick Harris) and two other doctors (James Brolin and Dana Delany). This special is watched by a married couple named Vic (Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caddyshack II
''Caddyshack II'' is a 1988 American sports comedy film and a sequel to the 1980 film ''Caddyshack''. Directed by Allan Arkush and written by Harold Ramis (who co-wrote and directed the original ''Caddyshack'') and PJ Torokvei, it stars Jackie Mason, Robert Stack, Dyan Cannon, Dina Merrill, Jonathan Silverman, Brian McNamara, Marsha Warfield, Paul Bartel, and Randy Quaid with special appearances by Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd. While the writing of the film is officially credited to Ramis and Torokvei, the first-draft script by Ramis and Torokvei was rewritten by other uncredited writers. The sequel was panned by critics and is considered one of the worst sequels of all time. However, Kenny Loggins' " Nobody's Fool" which was used as the film's theme song was a chart success where it hit #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Plot Kate Hartounian is the teenage daughter of Jack, a wealthy and widowed real estate developer of Armenian and Jewish descent. Eager to improve her social statu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Porter
Will Porter (born 14 December 1998) is an English professional rugby union player for Harlequins. Career Club career Porter was born in Philadelphia. At the age of one he moved to England and attended Merchant Taylors' School. At the age of ten he began playing rugby at local club Amersham and Chiltern and later joined the academy of Wasps when he was fifteen. Harlequins In April 2024, he scored two tries in Harlequins 42-41 victory over Union Bordeaux Bègles in the quarter finals of the European Champions Cup. It was only the second time overall and the first time away that the club had won a knockout game in the competition reaching the semi finals for the first time. On 27 April 2024, he scored twice as a second half replacement for Danny Care in a Premiership game against league leaders Northampton Saints, in a 41-32 victory for the Big Summer Kick Off fixture hosted at Twickenham Stadium. International career In August 2017 Porter scored a try for England under-18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Kampmann
Steven Kampmann (born May 31, 1947) is an American actor, writer, and director. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his role as Kirk Devane on the first two seasons of ''Newhart''. Kampmann also had roles in ''The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me'', ''L.A. Law'', ''The Richest Cat in the World'', ''Multiplicity,'' and ''Analyze That''. Additionally, he was a writer for ''WKRP in Cincinnati''. In 1981, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for his work on ''WKRP in Cincinnati''. His screenplay credits include '' Clifford'', ''Back to School'', ''The Couch Trip'' and '' Stealing Home''. In 2012, Kampmann wrote and directed ''BuzzKill'', a film about a struggling writer who becomes famous when a serial killer steals his car and the newest draft of his script. Kampmann is married to actress Judith Kahan and they have four children, Christopher, Robert, William, and Michael. Writing credits *''WKRP in ... [...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] |
Pat Proft
Pat Proft is an American comedy writer, actor, and director. Born in Minnesota in 1947, Proft began his career at Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis in the mid 1960s. He went on to perform as a one-man comedy act in the late 1960s. In 1972, Proft began working at The Comedy Store in Hollywood which led to work in television and film writing for the Smothers Brothers and Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. Of the many feature films Proft has written, ''Wrongfully Accused'', is the only one he also directed. It was released in 1998. Proft continued to work with David Zucker, and in 2013 announced he was working on a parody film with Zucker involving the ''Jason Bourne'' and ''Mission: Impossible'' series. Biography Proft was born in 1947 in Minnesota. Proft attended Columbia Heights High School where his English teacher Stuart J. Anderson encouraged Proft to develop his talent. Proft would later perform at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's stage, acting in musicals even tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Israel
Neal Israel (born July 27, 1945) is an American actor, screenwriter, film and television producer, and director best known for his comedic work in the 1980s for films such as ''Police Academy'', ''Real Genius'', and ''Bachelor Party''. Biography Career Raised in Manhattan in a Jewish family, Israel started his career on the Broadway stage as assistant to legendary director George Abbott. After working at the New Dramatists Guild and the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference, he came to Los Angeles, and was an executive at both ABC and CBS. During this time he wrote and directed the break through indie hit ''Tunnel Vision,'' which introduced such future stars as Chevy Chase, John Candy and Al Franken. On television, he wrote '' Ringo,'' a special that starred Ringo Starr and George Harrison. He then wrote with his partner, Pat Proft, the first ''Police Academy'' movie, which spawned six sequels. He directed and co-wrote ''Bachelor Party'', which starred Tom Hanks. He followed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Saves His Family
''Stuart Saves His Family'' is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis based on a series of ''Saturday Night Live'' sketches from the early to mid-1990s. The film follows the adventures of would-be self-help guru Stuart Smalley, a creation of comedian Al Franken, as he attempts to save both his deeply troubled family and his low-rated public-access television show. Some of the plot is inspired by Franken's book, ''I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!: Daily Affirmations by Stuart Smalley''. The film was produced by Lorne Michaels. Co-stars include Laura San Giacomo, Vincent D'Onofrio, Shirley Knight, Lesley Boone and Harris Yulin. Julia Sweeney, Joe Flaherty, Robin Duke, Richard Riehle, future WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts and Kurt Fuller have cameo roles. Plot Stuart Smalley (Al Franken), the disciple of the 12-step program, is challenged by life's injustices. He loses his public-access cable television show, must beg his manipulat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
