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Sharon Brown (actress)
Sharon Catherine Brown (born January 11, 1962), also known as Sharon Catherine Blanks, is an American actress of stage, film, and television. Early life She was born in New York City and is the daughter of actor Johnny Brown, who portrayed Nathan Bookman on the 1970s sitcom ''Good Times''. Her mother, June Brown, was a studio manager. Sharon graduated from Hollywood High School where she played Mame Dennis in the musical ''Mame'' and Ruth Sherwood in ''Wonderful Town''. She has a brother, John Brown Jr. Career Brown has worked frequently as a stage actress, including roles as Effie in both Broadway and touring productions of the musical ''Dreamgirls''; as Violet in the musical ''Maggie Flynn''; and as the narrator in versions of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. She has also toured with productions of ''The Wiz'', ''Rent'' and ''Jekyll & Hyde''. Brown was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award in 1987 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Hayes Awards Non-Resident Acting
These Helen Hayes Awards are given for outstanding acting in non-resident or touring productions that are staged in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Lead acting Outstanding Lead Actor in a Touring Production * 1985 Derek Jacobi - ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' - The Kennedy Center ** Charles Adler - ''Torch Song Trilogy'' - The Warner Theatre ** James Whitmore - ''Will Rogers, U.S.A.'' - Ford's Theatre ** Joe Sears - ''Greater Tuna'' - Ford's Theatre ** Mbongeni Ngema - ''Woza, Albert!'' - Arena Stage ** Percy Mtwa - ''Woza, Albert!'' - Arena Stage Outstanding Lead Actor in a Touring Production or Prior to New York * 1986 Jason Robards - ''The Iceman Cometh'' - American National Theatre ** Bill Irwin - ''The Regard of Flight'' - Arena Stage ** Keene Curtis - ''La Cage aux Folles'' - The National Theatre ** Patrick Dempsey - ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' - The National Theatre ** Tommy Tune - ''My One and Only'' - The Kennedy Center ** William L. Petersen - ''In the Belly of the Beast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tae Bo
Tae Bo is a body fitness system that incorporates martial arts techniques, such as kicks and punches, which became popular in the 1990s. It was developed by American taekwondo practitioner Billy Blanks. Such programs use the motions of martial arts at a rapid pace designed to promote fitness. Name The name Tae Bo is a portmanteau of taekwondo and boxing. History Billy Blanks developed the routine in 1976 by combining dance with elements from his martial arts and boxing training to form a workout regimen. During the 1990s, a series of videos was mass-marketed to the public; by 1999, an estimated 1.5 million sets of videos had been sold by frequently-aired television infomercials. As a result, Tae Bo became something of a pop culture phenomenon in the late 1990s. Gyms began offering kickboxing-based fitness classes similar to Tae Bo. Since Blanks had obtained a trademark on the name they were not allowed to use the term Tae Bo without paying a licensing fee. Tae Bo videos and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz for NBC. It aired from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager born and raised in West Philadelphia who is sent to move in with his wealthy uncle and aunt in Bel-Air, where his lifestyle often clashes with that of his upper-class relatives. Known as Smith's star vehicle into television, and later his film career, ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' was a top hit for NBC, running for 148 episodes over six seasons. A reunion special/retrospective reuniting the original cast debuted on HBO Max in November 2020. A more dramatic reimagining of the series, titled '' Bel-Air'' and based on the fan film of the same name, was given a two-season order for Peacock, and released on February 13, 2022. Summary The theme song and opening sequence set the premise of the show. Will Smith is a street-smart Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Different World (TV Series)
''A Different World'' is an American sitcom (and a spin-off of ''The Cosby Show'') television series that aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987 to July 9, 1993. The series originally centered on Denise Huxtable ( Lisa Bonet) and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college in Virginia. It was inspired by student life at historically black colleges and universities. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert-Wayne (Jasmine Guy) and math whiz Dwayne Cleophus Wayne (Kadeem Hardison). Concept While it was a spin-off from ''The Cosby Show'', ''A Different World'' typically addressed issues that were avoided by ''The Cosby Show'' writers (race and class relations, sexual assault, or the Equal Rights Amendment). One episode that aired in 1990 was one of the first American network television episodes to address the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS. The or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jeffersons
''The Jeffersons'' is an American sitcom television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, to July 2, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of List of The Jeffersons episodes, 253 episodes. ''The Jeffersons'' is one of the longest-running sitcoms in history, the second-longest-running series with a primarily African Americans, African American cast by episode count and the first to prominently feature a married interracial marriage, interracial couple. Show The show focuses on George Jefferson, George and Louise Jefferson, a prosperous African-American couple who have been able to move from Queens, New York, Queens to Manhattan owing to the success of George's dry-cleaning chain, Jefferson Cleaners. The show was launched as the second (and longest running) television spin-off, spin-off of ''All in the Family'', on which the Jeffersons had been the neighbors of Archie Bunker, Archie and Edith Bunker. The show was the creation of Norman Lear. ''The Jeffersons'' eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Jefferson
Louise Jefferson is a character, portrayed by Emmy Award-winning actress Isabel Sanford, who appeared first in a supporting role on the television series ''All in the Family'' and was one of the main characters in its spinoff series, ''The Jeffersons''. The role lasted from 1971 to 1985, from her debut on ''All in the Family'' through the final episode of ''The Jeffersons''. She was often referred to as "Weezie" by her on-screen husband, George Jefferson, and sometimes as "Mrs. J." by her neighbor Archie Bunker and later by her neighbor Harry Bentley. She was first introduced on ''All in the Family'' as a neighbor of Archie and Edith Bunker. Sanford appeared in 252 out of the 253 episodes of ''The Jeffersons''. Character overview Louise was similar in many respects to the character Edith Bunker in ''All in the Family''. Both were kind-hearted and had hot-headed husbands, and they were both good friends; however, Louise was not nearly as naïve as Edith. Prior to George Jeffer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generations (U
A generation is "all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively." Generation or generations may also refer to: Science and technology * Generation (particle physics), a division of the elementary particles * Generation in carrier generation and recombination, a process with mobile charge carriers (semiconductors) * Generation in biology, a (usually multicellular) life stage, see biological life cycle * Electricity generation * Programming language generations, classes of a programming style's power Books * ''Generations'' (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics series * '' Superman & Batman: Generations'', a DC Comics series * ''Generations'' (book), a 1991 analysis of Anglo-American history by William Strauss and Neil Howe *'' GENERATION: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland'', a series of visual arts projects, exhibitions and events * ''Generations'' (DC Comics), a limited series from DC Comics *'' The Generation: The Rise and Fall of the Jewish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Of Life
''Love of Life'' is an American soap opera televised on CBS from September 24, 1951, to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation ''Search for Tomorrow'' premiered three weeks before ''Love of Life''; he created ''The Secret Storm'' two and a half years later. Production ''Love of Life'' originally came from Liederkranz Hall on East 58th Street in Manhattan. Mike and Buff (Mike Wallace), Ernie Kovacs, and ''Douglas Edwards and the News'', as well as ''Search for Tomorrow'' and ''The Guiding Light'' also came from that location. The program originated at other studios in Manhattan, but primarily at the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street and CBS' Studio 52 behind the Ed Sullivan Theater. In 1975, the series moved to make way for a nightclub that became known as Studio 54. Until its final episode in 1980, ''Love of Life'' was taped in Studio 44 at the CBS Broadcast Center. Format Unlike most other soap operas, ''Love of Life'' was originally not s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Martha Coolidge from a screenplay by Shonda Rhimes and Scott Abbott, based on the biography ''Dorothy Dandridge'' by Earl Mills. Filmed over a span of a few weeks in early 1998, the film stars Halle Berry as actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge and premiered on HBO on August 21, 1999. The teleplay is drawn exclusively from the biography of Dorothy Dandridge by Earl Mills. The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, who had known Dandridge and Otto Preminger. Cast * Halle Berry as Dorothy Dandridge ** Wendi Williams provides the singing voice for Dorothy Dandridge * Brent Spiner as Earl Mills * Klaus Maria Brandauer as Otto Preminger * Obba Babatundé as Harold Nicholas * Loretta Devine as Ruby Dandridge * Cynda Williams as Vivian Dandridge * LaTanya Richardson as Auntie * Tamara Taylor as Geri Branton-Nicholas * William Atherton as Darryl Zanuck * D. B. Sweeney as Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blues Brothers 2000
''Blues Brothers 2000'' is a 1998 American musical comedy film directed by John Landis from a screenplay written by Landis and Dan Aykroyd, both of whom were also producers. The film, starring Aykroyd and John Goodman, is a sequel to the 1980 film ''The Blues Brothers.'' It also includes cameo appearances by various musicians. ''Blues Brothers 2000'' was released on February 6, 1998 to mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and grossed $32.1 million on a budget of $30 million. ''Blues Brothers 2000'' is dedicated to John Belushi, Cab Calloway and John Candy, cast members from the original film who had died prior to the sequel's production, in addition to Junior Wells, who died one month before it was released. Plot Elwood Blues is released from prison after serving eighteen years for the events of the previous film and is informed that his brother, "Joliet" Jake Blues has died. He is picked up by Matara, a friend who works for his former drummer Willie Hall who wants to help h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's Love Got To Do With It (1993 Film)
''What's Love Got to Do with It'' is a 1993 American biographical film based on the life of American music icon Tina Turner. It was directed by Brian Gibson and written by Kate Lanier. The film stars Angela Bassett as Tina Turner and Laurence Fishburne as her husband Ike Turner. Adapted from Tina Turner's autobiography ''I, Tina'' (1986), the film follows her life from a rural upbringing to her rise to stardom, along with her abusive marriage to Ike Turner. ''What's Love Got to Do with It'' premiered in Los Angeles on June 6, 1993 and was theatrically released by Touchstone Pictures on June 25, 1993. Although Tina Turner and Ike Turner were not happy with the accuracy of the film, it was a critical and commercial success. It grossed $61 million on a $15 million budget. For their performances, Bassett and Fishburne received nominations at the 66th Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Actor. Bassett also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
