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Raising Hope (season 2)
The second season of the American television series ''Raising Hope'' premiered on September 20, 2011, on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The show moved to its new time slot, airing on Tuesday at 9:30pm ET to make way for the new comedy series ''New Girl (TV series), New Girl'', before moving again to 8:00 pm ET in Mid-season replacement, mid-season. This season contains 22 episodes. Cast Main cast * Lucas Neff as James "Jimmy" Chance * Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance * Garret Dillahunt as Burt Chance * Shannon Woodward as Sabrina Collins * Gregg Binkley as Barney Hughes * Cloris Leachman as Barbara June "Maw Maw" Thompson Recurring cast * Baylie and Rylie Cregut as Hope Chance * Kate Micucci as Shelley * Todd Giebenhain as Frank Marolla * Ryan Doom as Wyatt Gill * Bijou Phillips as Lucy Carlyle * Eddie Steeples as Tyler, the Gas Man * Dan Coscino as Dancin' Dan * Carla Jimenez as Rosa Flores * Lou Wagner as Wally Phipps Recurring cast in flashback * Greyson Chance as ado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations and additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and the Fox Media Center in Tempe. Launched as a competitor to the Big Three television networks ( ABC, CBS, and NBC) on October 9, 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network. It was the highest- rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and again in 2020, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007–08 season. Fox and its affiliated companies operate many entertainment channels in international markets, but these do not necessarily air the same programming as the U.S. network. Most viewers in Canada have access to at least one U.S.-based Fox affiliate, either ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Wagner
Lou Wagner (born August 14, 1948) is an American actor. He is probably best known for his regular role as mechanic Harlan Arliss in the NBC television series ''CHiPs'' from 1978 to 1983. In 2015, along with other notable ''Chips'' stars, Wagner appeared in a few promos and interviews for MeTVs weekly ''Chips'' retro-runs. Filmography * ''Lost in Space'' (1967, TV Series) as J-5 Season 3 Episode, "The Haunted Lighthouse". * ''Planet of the Apes'' (1968) as Lucius * ''Mayberry R.F.D.'' (1968, TV Series) as Murphy * ''Dragnet 1967'' (1968-1969, TV Series) as Caretaker / Andy Raynor / John Dietz / Dennis J. Meldon * '' Hello Down There'' (1969) as Marvin Webster * ''Airport'' (1970) as Schuyler Schultz * '' Pufnstuf'' (1970) * '' The Virginian'' (1971, TV Series) as Mr. Hill * ''Alias Smith and Jones'' (1971, TV Series) as Butler * ''Nichols'' (1972, TV Series) as McKeever * ''Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'' (1972) as Busboy * ''Goodnight, My Love'' (1972, TV Movie) as Sall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Dickey
Diana Dale Dickey (born September 29, 1961) is an American character actress who has worked in theater, film, and television. She began her career on stage, performing in the 1989 Broadway version of ''The Merchant of Venice'', before appearing in popular revivals of ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', ''Sweeney Todd'' and more off-Broadway and in regional theaters. She's the recipient of two Ovation Awards for her stage work in Los Angeles. Now known as a "consummate character actor," Dickey made her screen debut in 1995. She won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her breakthrough performance as Merab in the 2010 independent drama film ''Winter's Bone''. Over her career, she has appeared in more than 60 movies, most notably ''Changeling'' (2008), ''Super 8 (2011 film), Super 8'' (2011), ''Iron Man 3'' (2013), ''Regression (film), Regression'' (2015), ''Hell or High Water (film), Hell or High Water'' (2016), ''Leave No Trace (film), Leave No Trace'' (2018) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Willard
Frederic Charles Willard (September 18, 1933 May 15, 2020) was an American actor, comedian, and writer. He was best known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984); the Christopher Guest mockumentaries ''Waiting for Guffman'' (1996), '' Best in Show'' (2000), ''A Mighty Wind'' (2003), '' For Your Consideration'' (2006), and ''Mascots'' (2016); and the ''Anchorman'' films; as well as for his television roles on ''Fernwood 2 Night'', ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', and ''Modern Family'' the latter of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Early life Frederic Charles Willard was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 18, 1933. Willard's mother, Ruth (née Weinman) was a housewife. His father, Frederick Charles Willard, died in 1945 when he was 12 years old. He was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Willard graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute in 1951 and the Virginia Military Institute in 1955. He was stationed in Germany wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patton Oswalt
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as adult Adam F. Goldberg. After making his acting debut in the '' Seinfeld'' episode " The Couch", he has since appeared in a variety of television series, such as '' Parks and Recreation'', '' Community'', ''Two and a Half Men'', '' Drunk History'', ''Reno 911!'', '' Mystery Science Theater 3000'', ''Archer'', '' Veep'', '' Justified'', '' Kim Possible'', and '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', portraying Principal Ralph Durbin in '' A.P. Bio'' (2018–2021) and Matthew the Raven in the TV series '' The Sandman'' (2022–present). Oswalt is also known for voicing Remy in the Pixar film ''Ratatouille'' (2007), Max in the Illumination film ''The Secret Life of Pets 2'' (2019) (replacing Louis C.K. from the first film), and M.O.D.O.K in the 2021 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Dice Clay
Andrew Dice Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein; September 29, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He rose to prominence in the late 1980s with a brash, deliberately offensive persona known as "The Diceman". In 1990, he became the first stand-up comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden for two consecutive nights. That same year, he played the lead role in the comedy-mystery film ''The Adventures of Ford Fairlane''. Clay has appeared in several films and television shows, including critically acclaimed supporting roles in Woody Allen's ''Blue Jasmine'' (2013) and Bradley Cooper's directorial debut '' A Star Is Born'' (2018). He continues his acting career while also touring and performing stand-up. The television show ''Dice'' aired on Showtime for two seasons. He also launched a podcast, ''I'm Ova Hea' Now'', in September 2018. Early life Clay was born to parents Jacqueline and Fred Silverstein in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethan Suplee
Ethan Suplee (; born May 25, 1976) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''American History X'', ''Remember the Titans'', ''John Q'', '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', ''Without a Paddle'', and several of Kevin Smith's films as well as Frankie in ''Boy Meets World'' and Randy Hickey in ''My Name Is Earl''. Early life Suplee was born in Manhattan, the son of Debbie and Bill Suplee (who later played Willie the One Eyed Mailman in ''My Name Is Earl''). His parents were actors who met while performing Summer stock theater, summer stock theater and appeared on Broadway theatre, Broadway. On the ''Your Welcome'' show, Ethan stated that he dropped out of school at age 14. Career The first major role Suplee landed was as Willam in ''Mallrats'', directed by Kevin Smith, alongside future ''My Name is Earl'' costar Jason Lee (actor), Jason Lee. He also appeared briefly in the independent Kevin Smith View-Askew produced ''Drawing Flies.'' Smith c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Majors
Lee Majors (born Harvey Lee Yeary; April 23, 1939) is an American actor. Majors portrayed the characters of Heath Barkley in the American television Western series ''The Big Valley'' (1965–1969), Colonel Steve Austin in the American television science fiction action series ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' (1973–1978), and Colt Seavers in American television action series ''The Fall Guy'' (1981–1986). Early life Majors was born in Wyandotte, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. His parents, Carl and Alice Yeary, were both killed in separate accidents. (His father died in a work accident six months prior to his birth, and his mother was killed in a car accident when he was almost eighteen months old.) At the age of two, Majors was adopted by his uncle and aunt, Harvey and Mildred Yeary, and he moved with them to Middlesboro, Kentucky. He participated in track and football at Middlesboro High School. He graduated in 1957, and earned a scholarship to Indiana University, where he again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Jones
Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as ''Oklahoma!'' (1955), ''Carousel'' (1956), and ''The Music Man'' (1962). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a vengeful prostitute in ''Elmer Gantry'' (1960). She played the lead role of Shirley Partridge, the widowed mother of five children, in the musical situation-comedy television series ''The Partridge Family'' (1970–1974), which co-starred her real-life stepson, David Cassidy, son of Jack Cassidy. Early life Jones was born on March 31, 1934, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to Methodist parents Marjorie (née Williams), a homemaker, and Paul Jones, owners of the Jones Brewing Company. Jones' paternal grandfather came from Wales. She was named after child star Shirley Temple. Jones says that many people have incorrectly assumed that her middle name was named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Germann
Gregory Andrew Germann ( ; born February 26, 1958) is an American actor who is known for playing Richard Fish on the television series '' Ally McBeal'', which earned him a Screen Actors Guild award. He also is known for his roles as Eric "Rico" Morrow on the sitcom ''Ned & Stacey'', Tom Koracick in ''Grey’s Anatomy'' and as Hades in Season Five of ''Once Upon a Time''. Early life Germann was born in Houston. The family moved to the Lookout Mountain outside of Golden, Colorado. His mother, Marlene Marian (née Faulkner), was a homemaker and his father, Edward A. Germann, was a playwright and professor. While living in Colorado, Germann expressed interest in acting. He starred in stage plays during his middle and high-school years, before moving to New York in 1982. Career Early work He started in several Broadway plays while in New York, including a role in 1982 alongside Matthew Broderick in the play ''Fancy This'', which Germann also co-wrote. He received praise for roles i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Sedaris
Amy Louise Sedaris (; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in both ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–2020) and ''The Book of Boba Fett'' (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central comedy series ''Strangers with Candy'' (1999–2000) and the prequel film ''Strangers with Candy'' (2005), which she also wrote. Sedaris appeared as Hurshe Heartshe in the Adult Swim comedy series ''The Heart, She Holler'' (2013–2014), as Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated comedy series '' BoJack Horseman'' (2014–2020), and as Mimi Kanasis in the Netflix sitcom ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' (2015–2020). She received further critical acclaim as the creator and star of the TruTV surreal comedy series ''At Home with Amy Sedaris'' (2017–2020) which earned her two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Sedaris appeared in various films, including ''Maid in Manhattan'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Hertford
Whit Hertford (born November 2, 1978) is an American theatre director, writer, and actor. Film and television Hertford's film career spans three decades and began at an early age, most notably with his appearance in Steven Spielberg's ''Jurassic Park''. In 2009 and 2010 he recurred as "Officer / Detective Ross" on the FOX comedy ''Raising Hope'' and as the tyrannical rival choreographer Dakota Stanley during the first season of ''Glee''. Other TV credits include ''Psych,'' various appearances on '' Conan'' and as the voice of Cadet Kryze on '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars''. In 2009 he co-founded the independent film company Sneak Attack with director Ryan Darst. Their American New Wave short and full-length films (written by Hertford) have screened at festivals in the US and Europe, including the premiere of the revenge film ''Wildlife'' at Cannes Film Festival (2015) in the "Short Film Corner" which is not affiliated with the Festival de Cannes Official Short Film Competition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
