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Raising Dad
''Raising Dad'' is an American television sitcom that aired on The WB from October 5, 2001, to May 10, 2002. The series stars Bob Saget, Kat Dennings, Brie Larson, Riley Smith, Beau Wirick and Jerry Adler, and was produced by Albion Productions in association with Paramount Television. Premise Matt Stewart (Saget) is a widower trying to raise his two daughters, Sarah (Dennings) and Emily (Larson), with the help of his live-in father, Sam (Jerry Adler), a former baseball player for the Boston Red Sox. Further complicating matters, Matt works as an English teacher at Sarah's high school. Matt struggles to keep his nose out of his daughter's social life while attempting to find his own. Cast Main * Bob Saget as Matt Stewart * Kat Dennings as Sarah Stewart * Brie Larson as Emily Stewart * Meagan Good as Katie * Andy Kindler as Mr. Travers * Jerry Adler as Sam Stewart * Ben Indra as Josh (from episode 12; recurring previously) Recurring * Fred Stoller as Bert * Riley Smith as Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tembi Locke
Tembekile "Tembi" Locke is an American actress who has appeared in television shows and film. She is best known as Dr. Grace Monroe on Syfy's series ''Eureka'' and as Dr. Diana Davis in ''Sliders''. Locke is also the author of the bestselling memoir, ''From Scratch,'' which was later adapted into a limited series by Netflix. Life and career Born to civil rights activist parents, she attended Alief Hastings High School in Houston. After high school, Locke lived for a time in Italy on a foreign exchange program. While there, she appeared several times on Italian television, including the ''Carnevale Di Venezia''. After returning to the United States, she graduated with an art history degree from Wesleyan University, in Connecticut. She speaks fluent Italian. Locke and her husband, Rosario "Saro" Gullo, a Sicilian chef, lived and worked in Los Angeles, California. Her husband died in 2012. They have one daughter who was 7 at the time of her father's death. She is a vegetarian, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reba (TV Series)
''Reba'' is an American television sitcom starring Reba McEntire that aired from October 5, 2001 to February 18, 2007. The series originally premiered on The WB where it aired for 5 seasons, with the sixth season airing on The CW (The WB and UPN merged into The CW in 2006). Most episodes were filmed in front of a live studio audience. Synopsis The show is set in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, and stars Reba McEntire as wisecracking single mother Reba Nell Hart, whose dentist ex-husband Brock ( Christopher Rich) has left her to marry young, ditzy Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman) his dental hygienist, after it is revealed in the pilot episode that Barbra Jean is pregnant from an affair with Brock. Although Reba sees "B.J." (Barbra Jean's nickname) as her nemesis, Barbra Jean considers Reba her best (and perhaps only) friend. As the show progresses, Reba slowly and painfully comes to the conclusion that despite all her efforts to hate her, she likes Barbra Jean and considers her a fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Mackenzie
Will Mackenzie (born July 24, 1938) is an American television director and actor. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Mackenzie began his professional career as an actor, making his Broadway debut in 1965 in the original production of the musical ''Half a Sixpence''. During the original run of '' Hello, Dolly!'', he stepped into the role of Cornelius Hackl created by Charles Nelson Reilly, and he also appeared in the plays ''Sheep on the Runway'' by Art Buchwald and ''Scratch'' by Archibald MacLeish and a revival of ''Much Ado About Nothing''. Off-Broadway he was featured in '' As You Like It'' and directed a revival of ''I Do! I Do!'' with David Garrison and Karen Ziemba. On television, Mackenzie made guest appearances in '' Route 66'', ''ABC Stage 67'', ''That Girl'', ''The Mod Squad'', '' Rhoda'', ''Baretta'', and ''All in the Family'', and he had a recurring role in ''The Bob Newhart Show''. His sole feature film credit as an actor was in ''The Landlord''. Mackenzie made h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Driscoll
PJ Media, originally known as Pajamas Media, is an American right-wing subscription-based commentary website. It was founded in 2004, with its majority owner being software entrepreneur, billionaire and angel investor Aubrey Chernick, founder of Candle Corporation (acquired by IBM). Salem Media Group acquired the company in March 2019. PJ Media also operated the online television and video network PJTV, which ceased operations on May 11, 2016. History PJ Media was founded as Pajamas Media in 2004 by Charles Johnson, the blogger behind Little Green Footballs, and screenwriter and producer Roger L. Simon, after Johnson's contribution to the Killian documents controversy investigation in 2004, in which he helped lead to the retraction of a ''60 Minutes'' story critical of President George W. Bush's service in the Air National Guard and Dan Rather's resignation from CBS News. Johnson and Simon set out to challenge the mainstream media with a network of citizen-journalists. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Whittingham
Ken Whittingham is an American television director. Some of his directing credits include ''American Housewife'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', ''Ugly Betty'', '' Still Standing'', ''Community'', ''Yes, Dear'', ''30 Rock'', ''Californication'', ''Parks and Recreation'', '' The Middle'', ''The Mindy Project'', '' Parenthood'', ''The Bernie Mac Show'', ''Scrubs'', ''2 Broke Girls'', ''Everybody Hates Chris'', ''Modern Family'', ''The King of Queens'', ''Rules of Engagement'', ''The Office'', ''My Name Is Earl'', ''Entourage'', ''Suburgatory'' (also a producer), '' Bless This Mess'' ''Single Parents'', ''American Housewife'', ''Kenan'', '' Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!'' and ''The Upshaws''. Whittingham has won five NAACP Image Award The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literatur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Whitesell
John Patrick Whitesell is an American television and film director. He has directed numerous films such as '' Calendar Girl'', ''Big Momma's House 2'' and ''Holidate''. He started his career as a film director in 1993. Early life and education Whitesell is the son of Patricia and John Patrick "Jack" Whitesell. He has five brothers Sean Whitesell, Christopher Whitesell, Thomas, Patrick Whitesell, and James Whitesell.Deadline: "Sean Whitesell Dies: Television Writer-Producer And Brother Of WME’s Patrick Whitesell Was 52" by Ross A. Lincoln December 31, 2015 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Steinberg
Norman Steinberg (born June 6, 1939) is an American television director, director, television producer, producer and screenwriter. Steinberg was a lawyer before starting writing. He wrote several projects with former dentist Alan Uger before the pair were hired by Mel Brooks as writers on his 1974 film ''Blazing Saddles''. He co-scripted for the 1984 film ''Johnny Dangerously'' along with Harry Colomby, Jeff Harris (writer), Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff. Selected filmography * ''Blazing Saddles'' (1974) * ''Yes, Giorgio'' (1982) * ''My Favorite Year'' (1982) * ''Johnny Dangerously'' (1984) * ''Wise Guys (1986 film), Wise Guys'' (1986) * ''Funny About Love'' (1990) References External links * 1939 births Living people People from Brooklyn Television producers from New York (state) Screenwriters from New York (state) American male screenwriters American television producers American television writers American male television writers 20th-century American sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Sklar
Chuck Sklar is an American comedian, film and television writer, and television producer. He is known for comedy writing on various shows, including ''The Chris Rock Show'', ''The Man Show'', and ''Weekends at the D.L.'' In 2012, Sklar and Chris Rock produced a pilot featuring San Francisco comedian, W. Kamau Bell, launching the FX television network show '' Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell''. Chuck Sklar was the lead role in Louis C.K.'s '' Tomorrow Night'' as Charles, a misanthropic photoshop owner. He also appeared in the 1997 independent comedy movie ''Who's the Caboose?'' starring Sarah Silverman Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Silverman was a writer and performer on ''Saturday Night Live'', and she starred in and produced '' The Sarah Silverman Program'', which ran from 2007 to .... Sklar is a poker enthusiast, winning over $150,000 in a 2010 Legends of Poker Tournament. References American comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wil Shriner
Wil Herbert Shriner (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor, comedian, film director, screenwriter and game show host. Life and career Shriner was born in New York City, New York (state), New York, the twin brother of soap opera actor Kin Shriner, and the son of Eileen "Pixie" McDermott and Herb Shriner, a Hoosier humorist who had several shows in the early days of television, including ''Two for the Money'' and ''The Herb Shriner Show''. Wil made his first appearance on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' and then went on to be a regular on the NBC morning show ''The David Letterman Show.'' For one season in the 1980s (1987–88), he hosted ''The Wil Shriner Show'', a nationally syndicated Group W television talk show. ''TV Guide'' described the program as "a daily variety-talk show featuring celebrity guests, segments on health and fitness, and interviews with authors and experts." He also hosted two game shows, the American version of ''That's My Dog'' (replacin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Charles MacKenzie
Philip Charles MacKenzie (born Philip Charles Harris on May 7, 1946) is an American actor and television director. He is best known for his role as Donald Maltby on ''Brothers'', and as Ted Nichols on '' Open House'', which he worked on with his current wife, Alison La Placa. Career MacKenzie was born in Brooklyn, New York. He made his on-screen debut in Sidney Lumet's 1975 crime drama ''Dog Day Afternoon''. He then began doing numerous television guest roles and co-starring roles in afterschool specials and made-for-TV movies. MacKenzie guest starred on such shows as ''Three's Company'', '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'', ''Lou Grant'' (which co-starred his future ''Brothers'' castmate, Robert Walden), ''The Love Boat'', ''The Jeffersons'', ''Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life'', and ''WKRP in Cincinnati''. In 1980, he appeared as Dr. LaFleur in ''The Heartbreak Winner'', an ''ABC Afterschool Special'' episode. That same year, MacKenzie was cast in the pilot of a series proposed for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
