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Risky Business (House)
"Risky Business" is the fourth episode of the eighth season of the American television medical drama series ''House'' and the 159th overall episode of the series. It aired on Fox on October 31, 2011. This episode was watched by 6.65 million viewers, the lowest since episode 3 in season 1, "Occam's Razor". Plot A CEO falls mysteriously ill just days before he signs a contract that would relocate his company's entire labor force to China. To restore funding to his department, House attempts to make an underhanded business transaction with his wealthy patient. When the patient's condition worsens, the team must work around the clock to save his life. Park (Charlyne Yi) prepares for her hearing with the Princeton Plainsboro Disciplinary Committee chaired by Foreman (Omar Epps) but it soon becomes clear to her that House's concerns for her future are based solely on the bet he has placed against her. Adams' (Odette Annable) outlook on her patient's business venture reveals her deeper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House (TV Series)
''House'' (also called ''House, M.D.'') is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on the Fox network for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004, to May 21, 2012. The series' main character is Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), an unconventional, misanthropic medical genius who, despite his dependence on pain medication, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey. The series' premise originated with Paul Attanasio, while David Shore, who is credited as creator, was primarily responsible for the conception of the title character. The series' executive producers included Shore, Attanasio, Attanasio's business partner Katie Jacobs, and film director Bryan Singer. It was filmed largely in a neighborhood and business district in Los Angeles County's Westside called Century City. The show received high critical acclaim, and was consistently one of the highest rated series in the United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanford Bookstaver
Sanford Bookstaver (born September 1, 1973) is an American film, television director and television producer. Early life In 1995, Bookstaver graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) houses seven academic divisions: Film & Television Production; Cinema & Media Studies; John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts; John Wells Division of Writing for Sc .... In 1999, he directed the film ''Scriptfellas''. Television As a television director, some of Bookstaver's episodic credits include ''Prison Break'', ''The O.C.'', Chicago Fire (TV series), Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. (TV series), Chicago PD, ''Dawson's Creek'', ''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill'', ''House (TV series), House'', ''Harper's Island'', ''Jericho (2006 TV series), Jericho'', ''White Collar (TV series), White Collar'', ''Fastlane (TV series), Fastlane'' and ''Bones (TV series), Bones''. Personal life Bookstaver married act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Nouri
Michael Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American screen and stage actor. He is best known for his television roles, including Dr. Neil Roberts on ''The O.C.'', Phil Grey on ''Damages'', Caleb Cortlandt on ''All My Children'', Eli David in ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'', and Bob Schwartz on ''Yellowstone (American TV series), Yellowstone''. He is also known for his starring roles in the films ''Flashdance'' (1983) and ''The Hidden (1987 film), The Hidden'' (1987), and has appeared in several Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including the original production of ''Victor/Victoria (musical), Victor/Victoria''. He is a Saturn Award and Daytime Emmy Award nominee. Early life Nouri was born in Washington D.C. to Gloria (née Montgomery) and Edmond Nouri.That Guy in Flashdance . ''Observer.com, Observer''. February 16, 2004. Edm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexie Gilmore
Alexie Gilmore (born December 11, 1976) is an American actress who starred in ''New Amsterdam'' as Dr. Sara Dillane. She is featured in ''Definitely, Maybe'' and co-starred in ''Surfer, Dude''. Alexie also played the part of Kelly in '' Willow Creek''. She played Devon Atwood in three episodes of '' CSI: Cyber'' as the wife of character Elijah Mundo. Alexie's other credits include '' 90210'' and ''Legends''. Early life Gilmore was born in Manhattan and moved to Tenafly, New Jersey, where she attended Tenafly High School. Gilmore attended Allentown College (now known as DeSales University) in Center Valley, Pennsylvania Center Valley is an unincorporated community located one mile north of Coopersburg, at the intersection of Pennsylvania State Routes 309 and 378 in Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had .... Filmography Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilmore, Alexie 1976 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charity Case
"Charity Case" is the third episode of the eighth season of the American television medical drama series ''House'' and the 158th overall episode of the series. It aired on Fox in the United States on October 17, 2011. It is also the penultimate episode with Olivia Wilde as Dr. Remy Hadley (Thirteen). This episode seems loosely based on the American investor Zell Kravinsky, even using his quote that "to withhold a kidney from someone who would otherwise die means valuing one’s own life at 4,000 times that of a stranger". Plot Philanthropist Benjamin Byrd (Wentworth Miller) collapses outside of a training center for the homeless where he's made an incognito visit. When brought into Princeton Plainsboro, he offers a large payment to the hospital so that House will be able to reassemble his diagnostics team. Wilson is also placed in an ethical bind because Byrd offers a kidney to one of Wilson's needy patients. The team tries to determine whether Byrd's generosity is a symptom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Confession (House)
"The Confession" is the fifth episode of the eighth season of the American television medical drama series ''House'' and the 160th overall episode of the series. It aired on Fox on November 7, 2011. This episode marks Chase and Taub's official return to House's team. Plot Jamie Bamber guest stars as Bob Harris who suddenly collapses. While diagnosing his symptoms, the team discovers that he has been hiding dark secrets and lying about his personal and professional life. When he openly confesses his wrongdoings to his family and community, he compromises his chances of receiving the proper medical treatment that could save his life. In this episode, Taub's babies are mentioned for the first time, and House can't resist suggesting that they aren't really Taub's. House obtains the DNA results that would establish the parentage of Taub's babies, and is surprised when Taub shreds the results because he doesn't care whether they are biologically his or not. Reception The Onion's AV Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House (season 8)
The eighth and final season of ''House'' was ordered on May 10, 2011. It premiered on October 3, 2011. It was the only season not to feature Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy. Olivia Wilde ( Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley) also left the show after the third episode in order to further her film career, although she returned at the end of the series. On January 8, 2012, Kevin Reilly (Fox President of Entertainment) stated that Fox had been "avoiding" a decision on the fate of the series, as it was "hard to imagine the network without ''House''" and that the decision on the future of the series would be a "close call". Hugh Laurie's contract on ''House'' expired once the eighth season was over, and Laurie confirmed that once ''House'' was over, he would be moving on to strictly film roles. On February 8, 2012, in a joint statement issued by Fox and executive producers David Shore, Katie Jacobs, and Hugh Laurie, it was revealed that the season would be the last for ''House''. It was annou ... [...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] |
Occam's Razor (House)
The first season of ''House'' premiered November 16, 2004, and ended May 24, 2005. The season follows Dr. Gregory House and his team as they solve a medical case each episode. The season's sub-plot revolves around billionaire Edward Vogler making a $100 million donation to the hospital. Through this donation, Vogler becomes the new chairman of the board and orders House to fire one of his team members. Vogler does this to show House he can control him: "I need to know that whatever I ask you to do, however distasteful you find it, you'll do it". Chi McBride joined the cast as Vogler in five episodes of the season. His character was brought in after Universal Studios president Jeff Zucker threatened that the season would be cut short by six episodes if a "boss" character wasn't added. While there were possibilities of the character returning, he was generally disliked by viewers and critics and therefore not brought back to the show. Sela Ward, who would return as the main recurring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlyne Yi
Charlyne Amanda Yi (born January 4, 1986) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and writer. Their performances include music, magic, games, and often audience participation. Their screenwriting debut, the feature film '' Paper Heart'', won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. They are also known for their role as Dr. Chi Park on the Fox medical drama ''House'', the voice of Ruby on the Cartoon Network animated series ''Steven Universe'' (2013–2019), and its epilogue series '' Steven Universe Future'', the voice of Chloe Park on ''We Bare Bears'' (2014–2019), the voice of Alice on ''Summer Camp Island'' (2018–present), and the voice of Mai in ''Next Gen'' (2018). Early life Yi was raised in Fontana, California; their mother has Filipino and Spanish ancestry and their father is of Korean, Irish, Mexican, German, French and Native American descent. They attended the University of California, Riverside before leaving to pursue a ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Epps
Omar Hashim Epps (born July 20, 1973) is an American actor, rapper, and producer. He has been awarded nine NAACP Image Awards, two Teen Choice Awards, one MTV Movie Award, one Black Reel Award, and one Screen Actors Guild Award. Epps's film roles include ''Juice'', ''Higher Learning'', ''The Wood'', '' In Too Deep'', and ''Love & Basketball''. His television work includes the role of Dr. Dennis Gant on the medical drama series '' ER'', J. Martin Bellamy in ''Resurrection'', Dr. Eric Foreman on the Fox medical drama series ''House'' from 2004 to 2012, and Isaac Johnson in the TV series ''Shooter'' from 2016 to 2018. Early life Omar Epps was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents divorced during his childhood and he was raised by his mother, Bonnie Maria Epps, an elementary school principal. He lived in several Brooklyn neighborhoods while growing up ( Bedford-Stuyvesant, East New York, and East Flatbush). Before he started acting, he belonged to a rap group called Wolfpack, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odette Annable
Odette Juliette Annable (; born May 10, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for various roles in film and television, including as Dr. Jessica Adams in the Fox medical drama series ''House'', Beth McIntyre in the monster film ''Cloverfield'', Aubrey Diaz in the ABC drama series '' October Road'', Samantha Arias / Reign in ''Supergirl'', and Nola Longshadow in ''Banshee.'' Early life Odette Juliette Yustman was born on May 10, 1985, in Los Angeles County, California, to a Colombian father and a Cuban mother. Her father is of French, Italian, and Swiss descent. She grew up near Palm Springs. Her first language is Spanish and she didn't learn to speak English until she was five. She graduated from Woodcrest Christian High School in Riverside. Career Annable played a Spanish-speaking student in ''Kindergarten Cop'' at age 5. She later starred in the TV series '' South Beach'' and '' October Road''. She had a lead role in the 2007 Lifetime film ''Reckless Behavior: Caught on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
