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Roots (Get A Life)
This is an episode list of the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television series ''Get a Life (American TV series), Get a Life''. The series starred Chris Elliott as Chris Peterson, a 30-year-old paperboy who still lives with his parents (portrayed by Elinor Donahue and Elliott's real-life dad Bob Elliott (comedian), Bob Elliott). Also starring was Sam Robards as Chris' best friend Larry, Robin Riker as Larry's wife (and Chris' main antagonist) Sharon, and Brian Doyle-Murray as Chris' surly second-season landlord Gus. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1990–91) Season 2 (1991–92) External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Get a Life Lists of American sitcom episodes Lists of fantasy television series episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC (commonly known as Fox; stylized in all caps) is an Television in the United States, American commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast television broadcaster, television network serving as the flagship property of Fox Corporation and operated through Fox Entertainment. Fox is based at Fox Corporation's corporate headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it hosts additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and at the Fox Media Center in Tempe, Arizona. The channel was launched by News Corporation on October 9, 1986 as a competitor to the Big Three (American television), Big Three television networks, which are the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the CBS, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), and the NBC, National Broadcasting Company (NBC). Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network; it was also the highest-Nielsen ratings, rated free-to-air netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Freiberger
Bill Freiberger (born 1962) is a writer, producer and voice actor for such shows as ''The Simpsons'', ''Drawn Together'', '' The PJs'', and ''Sonic Boom''. TV series' episodes written by Freiberger *'' Get a Life'' **"Roots" **"Paper Boy 2000" *'' Charlie Hoover'' **"Anniversary" *'' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (live action)'' **"It's a Totally Wonderful Life" *''Herman's Head'' **"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Dying" **"Guns 'n' Neurosis" **"Twisted Sister" **"Sperm 'n' Herman" **"The Waterton-gate Break-In" **"The One Wherein They Go on the Love Boat" **"Cat's in the Cradle" **"Love and the Single Parent" **"When Hermy Met Crawford's Daughter" **"When Hairy Met Hermy" **"When Hermy Met Maureen McCormick" **"When Hermie Met Crawford's Girlfriend" *'' Hardball'' **"My Name is Hard B" **"The Butt Winnick Story" *'' Thunder Alley'' **"Workin' Man's Blues" *''Men Behaving Badly'' (a.k.a. ''It's a Man's World'') **"I Am What I Am" **"Sarah's Vestigial Organ" *''The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Precognition
Precognition (from the Latin 'before', and 'acquiring knowledge') is the purported psychic phenomenon of seeing, or otherwise becoming directly aware of, events in the future. There is no accepted scientific evidence that precognition is a real effect, and it is widely considered to be pseudoscience. Precognition violates the principle of causality, that an effect cannot occur before its cause. Precognition has been widely believed in throughout history. Despite the lack of scientific evidence, many people believe it to be real; it is still widely reported and remains a topic of research and discussion within the parapsychology community. Precognitive phenomena Precognition is sometimes treated as an example of the wider phenomenon of prescience or foreknowledge, to understand by any means what is likely to happen in the future. It is distinct from premonition, which is a vaguer feeling of some impending disaster. Related activities such as predictive prophecy and fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edd Hall
Edd Hall (born December 7, 1958) is an American television personality and announcer. He was Jay Leno's announcer on ''The Tonight Show'' from 1992 to 2004, replacing ''Tonight Show'' announcer Ed McMahon after Johnny Carson's retirement. Hall introduced himself by saying, "...And me, I'm Edd Hall." He left the show in October 2004. Early career Hall was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Best known as Jay Leno's announcer on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' for 12 years, Hall started in show business at an early age. As a child and teenager, he worked as a magician, clown, fire-eater, and radio announcer. Hall's first network TV job was for ''Saturday Night Live'' as an NBC page in January 1979. His first network TV appearance was performing an impression of Tom Snyder on '' Tomorrow Coast to Coast'' in March 1980. In June 1980, Hall began working as a production assistant for ''The David Letterman Show'', David Letterman's short-lived morning show on NBC. In 1982, he became L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Pepoon
Stephen Robert Pepoon (May 19, 1956 – May 3, 2025) was an American television writer who wrote for ''The Simpsons'', '' ALF'', and '' Get a Life''. He was also the co-creator of ''The Wild Thornberrys''. Pepoon was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 19, 1956. He grew up in Paola, Kansas, and graduated from Kansas State University. He moved to Los Angeles and managed drive-in movie theaters. Pepoon's ''The Simpsons'' episode " Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program at the 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards. Pepoon died in Paola, Kansas, on May 3, 2025, at the age of 68. Filmography ; Writer: * ''Silver Spoons'' (1 episode, 1986) * '' ALF'' (14 episodes, 1987–1990) * ''It's Garry Shandling's Show'' (1 episode, 1990) * '' Get a Life'' (1990) * '' Ferris Bueller'' (3 episodes, 1990) * ''The Simpsons'' (1 episode, 1991) ** " Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" (1991) * ''The Jackie Thomas Show'' (1992) * ''Roseanne' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Shelton
Deborah Shelton is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1970. She is also known for her appearances on ''Dallas'' for three seasons, with a special guest return in 2013. Pageants In 1970, Shelton competed in the Miss Virginia USA pageant to spite her then boyfriend. She won the title and represented Virginia in the Miss USA 1970 pageant held in Miami, Florida in May 1970. At the pageant, Shelton won the Miss Pixable award (photogenic) and was subsequently crowned Miss USA 1970. She was crowned by former title holder Wendy Dascomb, also of Virginia; this was the first time that a state had won the Miss USA title back to back. Shelton then went on to the Miss Universe contest in Miami, Florida in July where she placed first runner-up to Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico. She described competing at Miss Universe as "perhaps her greatest experience". During her reign, Shelton traveled across the United States and internationally, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Mull
Martin Eugene Mull (, August 18, 1943 – June 27, 2024) was an American actor, musician, and painter. He became known on '' Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,'' its spin-off '' Fernwood 2 Night,'' and '' America 2 Night.'' Other notable roles included Colonel Mustard in the 1985 film '' Clue'', Leon Carp on ''Roseanne'', Willard Kraft on ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', Vlad Masters / Vlad Plasmius on '' Danny Phantom'', and Gene Parmesan on '' Arrested Development''. He had a recurring role on ''Two and a Half Men'' as Russell, a drug-using, humorous pharmacist. Early life and education Mull was born in Chicago, the son of Betty Mull, an actress and director, and Harold Mull, an acoustics engineer. He moved with his family to North Ridgeville, Ohio, when he was two years old. They lived there until he was 15 years old when his family moved to New Canaan, Connecticut. He attended and graduated from New Canaan High School. Mull studied painting and graduated in 1965 from the Rhode Islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Parisot
Aldo Luis "Dean" Parisot (born July 6, 1952) is an American film and television director. Among his television credits are episodes of ''Monk'' (including the two-hour pilot " Mr. Monk and the Candidate"), ''Northern Exposure'' and ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. Biography Parisot was born in Wilton, Connecticut, to Ellen James (née Lewis), a painter and art teacher, and Aldo Parisot, a Brazilian-born cellist and pedagogue. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He took part in the Sundance Institute's June Lab. In 2012, he was hired to direct the third installment of the ''Bill & Ted'' franchise. The film, '' Bill & Ted Face the Music'', was released on August 28, 2020. Parisot was married to film editor Sally Menke until her death in 2010; they had two children. Awards He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for '' The Appointments of Dennis Jennings'', which was co-written by and starred comedian Steven Wright Steven Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Earle Haley
Jack Earle Haley (born July 14, 1961) is an American actor and director. His earliest roles included Moocher in '' Breaking Away'' (1979) and Kelly Leak in '' The Bad News Bears'' (1976), '' The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'' (1977) and '' The Bad News Bears Go to Japan'' (1978). After spending many years as a producer and director of television commercials, he revived his acting career with a supporting role in ''All the King's Men'' (2006). This was followed by his performance in '' Little Children'' (2006), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His subsequent notable roles include the superhero Rorschach in ''Watchmen'' (2009), horror icon Freddy Krueger in the remake of ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (2010), and Grewishka, a cyborg criminal in '' Alita: Battle Angel'' (2019). He played Odin Quincannon in the first season (2016) of ''Preacher'' and The Terror in the first season (2016–18) of '' The Tick''. Early life Haley was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starlight Express
'' Starlight Express'' is a 1984 musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. It tells the story of a young but obsolete steam engine, Rusty, who races in a championship against modern locomotives of diesel and electric engines in the hope of impressing a first-class observation car, Pearl. Famously, the actors perform on roller skates. Running for 7,409 performances in London, ''Starlight Express'' is the ninth-longest-running West End show. It is the most successful musical in Germany, where it has been performed in a purpose-built theatre since 1988, holding the '' Guinness World Record'' for most visitors to a musical in a single theatre. Background ''Starlight Express'' has its roots in three abandoned projects: an animated TV series based on ''The Railway Series'' (the book series that introduced Thomas the Tank Engine), a novelty pop single, and an animated film based on Cinderella. In 1974, Lloyd Webber approached author Reverend W. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cats (musical)
''Cats'' is a sung-through musical theater, musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is based on the 1939 poetry collection ''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'' by T. S. Eliot. The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicle cats, Jellicles and the night they make the "Jellicle choice" by deciding which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. As of 2024, ''Cats'' remains the List of the longest-running Broadway shows, fifth-longest-running Broadway show and the List of the longest-running West End shows, eighth-longest-running West End show. Lloyd Webber began setting Eliot's poems to music in 1977, and the compositions were first presented as a song cycle in 1980. Producer Cameron Mackintosh then recruited director Trevor Nunn and choreographer Gillian Lynne to turn the songs into a complete musical. ''Cats'' opened to positive reviews at the New London Theatre in the West End theatre, West End in 1981 and then to mixed revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End theatre, West End and on Broadway theatre, Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, a song cycle, a set of Variation (music), variations, two film scores, and Requiem (Lloyd Webber), a Latin Requiem Mass. Several of Lloyd Webber's songs have been widely recorded and widely successful outside their parent musicals, such as "Memory (Cats song), Memory" from ''Cats (musical), Cats'', "The Music of the Night" and "All I Ask of You" from ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera'', "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from ''Evita (musical), Evita'', and "Any Dream Will Do (song), Any Dream Will Do" from ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. In 2001, ''The New York Times'' referred to him as "the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
