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Roseanne
''Roseanne'' is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams (producer), Matt Williams that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May 22, 2018. Starring Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner, it revolves around her family in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. Receiving generally positive reviews for its realistic portrayal of a working-class American family, the series reached No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings from 1989 to 1990 in its second season. During the initial run, the series remained in the top four for six of the nine seasons, and in the top 20 for eight. During the short-lived revival, the series reached No. 3, with an average of 18 million viewers per episode within the span of its nine episodes. In 1993, the episode "A Stash from the Past" was ranked No. 21 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time, ''TV Guide''s 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time. In 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952), also known mononymously as Roseanne, is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She began her career in stand-up comedy before gaining acclaim in the television sitcom ''Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018). She won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her work on the show. ''Roseanne'' was revived in 2018 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. A ratings success, it was renewed for an additional season but was canceled after Barr made a Tweet (Twitter), tweet condemned as racist by many commentators. She referred to the tweet as a "bad joke". In 2022, she announced a comeback comedy special which was released on Fox Nation in 2023. Early life Barr was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to a Jewish family. She is the oldest of four children born to Helen (née Davis), a bookkeeper and cashier, and Jerome Hershel "Jerry" Barr, a salesman. Her father's family were Jews, Jewish emigrants from the History of the Jews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roseanne Conner
Roseanne Harris Conner is the title character of the TV series ''Roseanne'', created and portrayed by comedian and namesake Roseanne Barr. Roseanne is bossy, loud, caustic, overweight, and dominant. She constantly tries to control the lives of her sister, husband, children, co-workers, and friends. Despite her domineering nature, however, Roseanne is a loving wife and mother and loyal friend who works hard and makes as much time for her family as possible. Roseanne Conner reappeared in the first season of the 2018 revived series, but was written out of the series after Barr was fired in 2018. In the spinoff series ''The Conners'', the character is portrayed as having died of an opioid overdose. Creation and conception In 1987, coming up with ideas for new shows, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner of Carsey-Werner Productions decided to look into the concept of the working mother as a central voice. Up until that point, there had been shows with working mothers, but only as an adjunct to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Conners
''The Conners'' is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams and developed by Bruce Helford, Bruce Rasmussen, and Dave Caplan for ABC as a direct continuation of the series '' Roseanne''. The series is produced by Werner Entertainment, with Helford serving as executive producer, and features actors John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Michael Fishman, Emma Kenney, Ames McNamara, Jayden Rey, Maya Lynne Robinson, and Jay R. Ferguson. A planned renewal for ''Roseanne'''s eleventh season was cancelled in May 2018, due to controversial tweets by its star Roseanne Barr on Twitter. The next month, ABC ordered a spin-off and confirmed the adult principal cast's involvement, while Kenney, McNamara and Rey were confirmed in August. The series premiered on October 16, 2018, airing in the Tuesday 8:00 p.m. slot its predecessor was scheduled to hold during the 2018–19 television season. On October 26, 2018, ABC ordered an extra episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lecy Goranson
Lecy Goranson () (born June 22, 1974) is an American actress. She played Becky Conner in the television sitcoms ''Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018) and ''The Conners'' (2018–2025). She has also had supporting roles in the films ''How to Make an American Quilt'' (1996), '' Boys Don't Cry'' (1999), and '' The Extra Man'' (2010). Career ''Roseanne'' Goranson studied acting in Chicago and subsequently landed the role of Becky Conner. It was only the second time she had ever auditioned for any part. She played the character for five seasons, exiting the series in 1992, several episodes into the fifth season, to attend Vassar College. Her academic schedule allowed her to continue appearing part-time as Becky. Under her new arrangement, the show's producers and writers wrote scenes for Becky sparingly. Goranson's exit resulted in Becky's eloping with her boyfriend Mark. During the following season, the producers wanted to bring back the character. Goranson was still unavailable, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Fishman
Michael Aaron Fishman (born October 22, 1981) is an American actor, writer, and producer known for playing D.J. Conner on the long-running series ''Roseanne'' and its spin-off show ''The Conners''. Early life Fishman was born in Los Angeles County, California, to a family of Jewish descent. He grew up in Cypress, California in Orange County and attended Arnold Elementary School. Career ''Roseanne'': 1988–1997, 2018 Fishman's acting career began after he met Roseanne Barr during an early audition. She asked him to tell her a joke. He said, "Why did the turtle cross the road? It was the chicken's day off." She was impressed, and although he had no experience, Barr fought for Fishman to play D.J. Conner. He worked on ''Roseanne'' from age six to fifteen. On April 28, 2017, it was announced that an eight-episode revival of ''Roseanne'' was in the works and being shopped around to various networks and that it would feature most of the original main cast. However, at the time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Metcalf
Laura Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American actress and comedian. Known for her complex and versatile roles across the stage and screen, she has received various accolades throughout a career spanning more than four decades, including 4 Primetime Emmy Awards and 2 Tony Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. Metcalf began her career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and frequently works in Chicago theatre. She made her Broadway debut in the 1985 play ''My Thing of Love''. She went on to receive two Tony Awards, her first for Best Actress in a Play for her role in '' A Doll's House, Part 2'' (2017) followed by her win for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the revival of Edward Albee's '' Three Tall Women'' (2018). Her other Tony-nominated roles were for ''November'' (2008), '' The Other Place'' (2010), '' Misery'' (2016), and '' Hillary and Clinton'' (2019). On television, she playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Gilbert
Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles; January 29, 1975) is an American actress best known for her role as Darlene Conner on ''Roseanne'' (1988–97; 2018), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and its sequel, ''The Conners'' (2018–25). She is also the creator and former co-host of the CBS daytime talk show '' The Talk'', and had a recurring role as Leslie Winkle on CBS's ''The Big Bang Theory''. Early life and education Gilbert was born Sara Rebecca Abeles in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Barbara Cowan (née Crane) and Harold Abeles. Both her parents are Jewish. Her maternal grandfather was ''The Honeymooners'' creator Harry Crane. Gilbert has two older half-siblings and two older adopted siblings. Her adopted siblings on her mother's side, Melissa Gilbert and Jonathan Gilbert, were stars of ''Little House on the Prairie''. In 1984, Sara took the last name Gilbert from Paul Gilbert, her mother's first husband. Gilbert also has two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Stash From The Past
"A Stash from the Past" is the fourth episode of the sixth season of American sitcom ''Roseanne''. Written by Kevin Abbott and directed by Philip Charles MacKenzie, the episode originally aired October 5, 1993 on ABC. Molly Eischel of ''The A.V. Club'' described it as "the show’s screwed-up version of a very special episode". "A Stash from the Past" is a fan-favorite and is often considered one of the best episodes of the series. In 2012, star Roseanne Barr named it one of her twelve favorite episodes. The episode was ranked No. 21 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time in 1997. In 2009, it moved to No. 33. Plot While cleaning David's room, Roseanne is furious to find a small bag of marijuana. Meanwhile, Dan is unable to bring himself to discipline an employee who takes advantage of his good nature. By way of example, Roseanne allows Dan to watch while she sternly chastises David for bringing drugs under their roof, particularly around their 12-year old son. David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Goodman
John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He rose to prominence in television before becoming an acclaimed and popular film actor. Goodman has received List of awards and nominations received by John Goodman, various accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. ''Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair'' has called him "among our very finest actors." Goodman is known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers, acting in films such as ''Raising Arizona'' (1987), ''Barton Fink'' (1991), ''The Big Lebowski'' (1998), ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000), and ''Inside Llewyn Davis'' (2013). He took leading roles in ''King Ralph'' (1991), ''The Babe'' (1992), ''Matinee (1993 film), Matinee'' (1993), ''The Flintstones (film), The Flintstones'' (1994), and ''10 Cloverfield Lane'' (2016) as well as supporting roles in ''Revenge of the Nerds'' (1984), ''True Stories (film), True Stories'' (1986), ''Bringing Out t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carsey-Werner Company
The Carsey-Werner Company (previously known as Carsey-Werner Productions and Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Productions, before that, Carsey Productions and also known as Carsey-Werner Television) is an independent production company founded in 1981 by former ABC writer/producer duo Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner (now co-owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball franchise and Liverpool F.C.). Caryn Mandabach was made a partner in the firm in 2001 (she joined in 1984), but left in 2004 to embark on her own production deal. The company first started when Marcy Carsey left ABC in 1980 to form out Carsey Productions to develop TV shows. Tom Werner succeeded Carsey, but she persuaded him to join her to form an independent production company. Carsey-Werner has had its own production and, since the early 1990s, distribution arms. Prior to controlling their own distribution, Viacom, and later Paramount Domestic Television, syndicated their programming for them. Carsey-Werner announced that they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Kenney
Emma Rose Kenney (born September 14, 1999) is an American actress known as Debbie Gallagher on '' Shameless'' from 2011-2021, and Harris Conner-Healy in the tenth season of ''Roseanne'' and its spin-off, ''The Conners''. Early life Kenney was born on September 14, 1999, in New York City. Her parents are Gillian Kenney, a criminal defense lawyer, and Kevin Kenney, a sports writer who formerly wrote for the ''New York Post'' and now works for Fox Sports. She has been a resident of Fanwood, New Jersey. Career Kenney made several appearances in short and made-for-television films. In 2009, at nine years old, she was the youngest filmmaker to be a finalist at the New Jersey International Film Festival at Rutgers University. Kenney appeared as Debbie Gallagher, the on-air daughter of William H. Macy in the comedic drama ''Shameless''. Kenney won the role at 10 years old, while attending Park Middle School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. In September 2017, it was announced that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Williams (producer)
Matthew Williams (born Mark Williams; April 18, 1951) is an American professor, writer, and former television producer. Career Before becoming a writer and producer, Williams was an actor, appearing in commercials, theater and as Ben Martin on the CBN soap opera '' Another Life'' in the early 1980s. One of his many credits is creating and executive producing, along with Carmen Finestra and David McFadzean, the TV series ''Home Improvement''. He produced films such as ''What Women Want''. He was a writer/producer for ''The Cosby Show'' and ''A Different World'', and wrote the screenplay for ''Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken''. Williams created the TV series ''Roseanne'', starring comedian Roseanne Barr. Barr became upset learning that he was credited as the creator. During the first season, she refused to say some of his lines and by the thirteenth episode threatened to quit if he wasn't fired. ABC fired him, but he retained "created by" credit for its series run and also for i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
