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Rif Hutton
Rif Hutton (born November 28, 1962) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Dr. Ron Welch in the comedy-drama series ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', appearing in that series from 1990 up to its conclusion in 1993. From 1997 to 2001, he appeared in a recurring role as Lt. Cmdr. Alan Mattoni on the series '' JAG''. Hutton is also notable for playing Russ Beeler, a fictional owner of a KFC establishment, appearing in a number of KFC commercials in the early to mid 1990s. Life and career Hutton was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s to pursue an acting career. He went to many auditions in his early years, but soon found himself broke and homeless, getting assistance from friends. Hutton went on to guest star in a number of notable television series including ''The Jeffersons'', ''Night Court'', ''L.A. Law'', '' Married... with Children'', ''Hunter'', ''Wings'', ''Murphy Brown'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Baily
Kirk Baily (February 2, 1963 – February 28, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Kevin "Ug" Lee on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Salute Your Shorts'', and later for his voice acting roles in animation and video games. Early life Baily was born in Adrian, Michigan on February 2, 1963. His father Harold Baily was a Navy veteran from Adrian, and his mother Barbara Baily (''née'' Moats) a teacher from Ney, Ohio. Baily cited Abbott and Costello, Dick Van Dyke, The Three Stooges and Tim Conway as early creative influences since he and his four brothers enjoyed watching them on television. Education He graduated from Adrian High School in 1981, where he was a baseball player and swimmer. Baily graduated from the Theatre program at Miami University in 1985 after starring in their production of ''The Front Page'' that same year. He was a member of Ohio Lambda, Miami University's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He moved to New York after college to further stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Matters
''Family Matters'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on ABC on September 22, 1989, and ended on May 9, 1997. However it moved to CBS, where it was shown from September 19, 1997, to July 17, 1998. A spin-off of '' Perfect Strangers,'' the series revolves around the Winslow family, a middle class black family living in Chicago, Illinois. Midway through the first season, the show introduced the Winslows' nerdy neighbor Steve Urkel ( Jaleel White), who was originally scripted to appear as a one-time character. However, he quickly became the show's breakout character (and eventually the main character), joining the main cast. Running for nine seasons, ''Family Matters'' became the second-longest-running live action U.S. sitcom with a predominantly African-American cast, behind only ''The Jeffersons'' (11 seasons). It aired for 215 episodes, being ranked third, behind only ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne'' (280+ as of 2021), and ''The Jeffersons'' (253). ''Family Matters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Harvest
Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities Urban may also refer to: General * Urban (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * ''Urban'' (newspaper), a Danish free daily newspaper * Urban contemporary music, a radio music format * Urban Outfitters, an American multinational lifestyle retail corporation * Urban Records, a German record label owned by Universal Music Group Place names in the United States * Urban, South Dakota, a ghost town * Urban, Washington, an unincorporated community See also * Pope Urban (other), the name of several popes of the Catholic Church * Urban cluster (other) Urban cluster may refer to: * Urban cluster (UC) in the US census. See List of United States urban areas * Urban cluster (France), a statistical area defined by France's national statistics office * City cluster In Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unforgettable Encounter
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Trek Generations
''Star Trek Generations'' is a 1994 American science fiction film and the seventh film in the ''Star Trek'' film series. Malcolm McDowell joins cast members from the 1960s television show ''Star Trek'' and the 1987 sequel series ''The Next Generation'', including William Shatner and Patrick Stewart. In the film, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS ''Enterprise''-D joins forces with Captain James T. Kirk to stop the villain Tolian Soran from destroying a planetary system in his attempt to return to an extra-dimensional realm known as the Nexus. ''Generations'' was conceived as a handoff from the original cast of the ''Star Trek'' films to the cast of ''The Next Generation''. After developing several film ideas concurrently, the producers chose a script written by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga. Production began while the final season of the television series was being made. The director was David Carson, who previously directed episodes of the television series; photogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going Under (1991 Film)
''Going Under'' (also known as ''Dive!'') is a 1991 American comedy film starring Bill Pullman, Wendy Schaal, Chris Demetral, Tyrone Granderson Jones, Dennis Redfield, Lou Richards, Ernie Sabella, Elmarie Wendel, Ned Beatty, Robert Vaughn, and Roddy McDowall. The film was directed by Mark W. Travis and written by Randolph Davis and Darryl Zarubica. Plot An American submarine races to get a nuclear weapon before a Russian submarine. Cast * Bill Pullman as Biff Banner * Wendy Schaal as Jan Michaels * Chris Demetral as Apple * Tyrone Granderson Jones as Quizby * Dennis Redfield as Turbo * Lou Richards as Skiff * Ernie Sabella as The Mole * Elmarie Wendel as Sonar * Ned Beatty as Admiral Malice * Robert Vaughn as Wedgewood * Roddy McDowall as Secretary Neighbor * Richard Masur as Defense Contractor * John Moschitta as Defense Contractor * Joe Namath as Captain Joe Namath * Rif Hutton as Dr. Friendly * Michael Winslow as Reporter * Dianne Turley Travis as Secretary to We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Borrower
''The Borrower'' is a 1991 American science fiction horror film directed by John McNaughton and starring Rae Dawn Chong, Tom Towles and Antonio Fargas. The story revolves around an alien serial killer, who is sent to Earth to live among humans as a form of penalty. Synopsis An alien serial killer is sent to Earth to live among humans as a punishment for his crimes, and his body is genetically transformed to look like a human. Nevertheless, the transformation is incomplete and every few hours the alien's body begins to revert to its original form, causing his head to explode. The situation prompts the alien to "borrow" heads from anyone who happens to be nearby. He gets it by squeezing the head off with a crab-like claw and skewering it onto his own neck. At the same time, Detectives Pierce (Chong) and Krieger (Gordon) try to figure out who is causing the killing spree, with only one clue: all the heads of the victims have been removed and are lost. The team slowly comes to the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand And Deliver
''Stand and Deliver'' is a 1988 American drama film directed by Ramón Menéndez, written by Menéndez and Tom Musca, based on the true story of a high school mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante. For portraying Escalante, Edward James Olmos was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 61st Academy Awards. The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature in 1988. The film's title refers to the 1987 Mr. Mister song of the same name, which is also featured in the film's ending credits. In 2011, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot In the early 1980s, Jaime Escalante becomes a mathematics teacher at James A. Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. The school is full of Latino students from working-class families whose academic achievement is far below their grade level. Two students, Angel and another gan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moving (1988 Film)
''Moving'' is a 1988 American comedy film starring Richard Pryor as Arlo Pear, a father moving his family cross-country. Other notable appearances in the film include Randy Quaid as an annoying neighbor, Dana Carvey as a man with multiple personalities hired to drive Pryor's car, Rodney Dangerfield as an embezzling loan officer, musician Morris Day, and WWF wrestler King Kong Bundy as a monstrous mover. The film also stars Stacey Dash as Arlo's daughter Casey, and Leslie Jordan in his film debut. Plot Arlo Pear (Pryor) is a transportation engineer living in the New Jersey suburbs. One day he goes to work and meets a new female co-worker, and when both of them attempt to enter their keys in the same office doorknob, Arlo guesses what has happened and confronts his boss, Roy Hendersen. He learns that his company has merged with another, and now Arlo is out of a job. He ends the meeting by telling off his boss and in his state of anger, he flips Roy off using his index finger. Arl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Or Alive (1987 Film)
Dead or Alive most commonly refers to: *Dead or Alive (band), a British band * Dead or alive, a phrase on a Wanted poster Dead or Alive may also refer to: Film and television * ''Dead or Alive'' (1921 film), an American silent film directed by Dell Henderson * ''Dead or Alive'' (1944 film), an American film starring Tex Ritter *''Dead or Alive'', or '' A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die'', a 1968 film *''Dead or Alive 1918'', a 2012 Finnish dramatized documentary about the Battle of Tampere in the Finnish Civil War *''Lupin III: Dead or Alive'', a 1996 animated film * ''Dead or Alive'' (1999 film), a Japanese yakuza action film ** '' Dead or Alive 2: Birds'', 2000 ** '' Dead or Alive: Final'', 2002 *'' DOA: Dead or Alive'', a 2006 film, based on the video game series *"Dead or Alive", an episode of ''Hunter'' Games * ''Dead or Alive'' (franchise), a video game series ** ''Dead or Alive'' (video game), 1996 Literature * ''Dead or Alive'' (novel), a 2010 book by Tom Clancy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wavelength (1983 Film)
''Wavelength'' is a 1983 science fiction film written and directed by Mike Gray and starring Robert Carradine, Cherie Currie, and Keenan Wynn. Plot Bobby Sinclaire (Robert Carradine), a failing Californian musician, meets telepathic Iris Longacre (Cherie Currie) in a bar and they begin a relationship. At Sinclaire's apartment, Longacre begins to hear things others cannot. The young couple discover the voices are from a childlike race of aliens being held by the U.S. government after their UFO crashed. The government plans to use the trio of aliens for experimentation and dissection in a supposedly abandoned underground bunker located near Sinclaire's apartment. The couple decides to liberate the aliens and help them return them to their mothership. Production Mike Gray wrote ''Wavelength'' in 1977 after his deal with Columbia Pictures to direct ''The China Syndrome'' fell through. Gray began developing the film at Warner Bros., but following the success of ''Close Encou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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