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Stay Tuned (film)
''Stay Tuned'' is a 1992 American fantasy comedy film directed by Peter Hyams, written by Jim Jennewein and Tom S. Parker, and starring John Ritter, Pam Dawber, Jeffrey Jones, and Eugene Levy. The film is about a couple being sucked into a television world by an emissary of hell, and must survive for 24 hours in order to be released from it. ''Stay Tuned'' garnered mixed reviews from critics and grossed $12 million. Plot Struggling Seattle plumbing salesman, former fencing athlete, and couch potato Roy Knable lives with his neglected wife Helen, a vitamin product senior manager who attempts to divorce him. After a fight (which involved Helen smashing the family television screen with one of Roy's fencing trophies as a wake-up call to reality), Mr. Spike, a mysterious salesman, appears at the couples' door, offering them a new high-tech satellite dish system filled with 666 channels of programs one cannot view on regular television. Unbeknownst to Roy, Spike is an emissary from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hyams
Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer known for directing ''Capricorn One'' (which he also wrote), the 1981 science fiction-thriller ''Outland (film), Outland'', the 1984 science fiction film ''2010: The Year We Make Contact'' (a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's ''2001: A Space Odyssey (film), 2001: A Space Odyssey''), the 1986 action/comedy ''Running Scared (1986 film), Running Scared'', the comic book adaptation ''Timecop'', the action film ''Sudden Death (1995 film), Sudden Death'' (both starring Jean-Claude Van Damme), and the horror films ''The Relic (film), The Relic'' and ''End of Days (film), End of Days''. Biography Early life Hyams was born in New York City, New York, the son of Ruth Hurok and Barry Hyams, who was a theatrical producer and publicist on Broadway theatre, Broadway. His maternal grandfather was Sol Hurok, the Russian Jewish impresario. His stepfather was blacklisted conductor Arthur Lief. His sister is Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number Of The Beast
The number of the beast ( grc-koi, Ἀριθμὸς τοῦ θηρίου, ) is associated with the Beast of Revelation in chapter 13, verse 18 of the Book of Revelation. In most manuscripts of the New Testament and in English translations of the Bible, the number of the beast is six hundred sixty-six or (in Greek numerals, represents 600, represents 60 and represents 6). Papyrus 115 (which is the oldest preserved manuscript of the ''Revelation'' ), as well as other ancient sources like ''Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus'', give the number of the beast as χιϛ or χιϲ, transliterable in Arabic numerals as 616 (), not 666; critical editions of the Greek text, such as the '' Novum Testamentum Graece'', note χιϛ as a variant. In the Bible χξϛ The number of the beast is described in Revelation 13:15–18. Several translations have been interpreted for the meaning of the phrase "Here is Wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast..." where the pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Pardo
Dominick George "Don" Pardo (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven decades. A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenure with NBC, working as the announcer for early incarnations of such notable shows as ''The Price Is Right'', ''Jackpot'', ''Jeopardy!'', ''Three on a Match'', ''Winning Streak'' and ''NBC Nightly News''. His longest, and best-known, announcing job was for NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'', a job he held for 38 seasons, from the show's debut in 1975 until 1981 and then 1982 until his death in 2014. Early life Pardo was born in Westfield, Massachusetts. His parents, Dominick George Sr. and Valeria "Viola" Rominak-Pardo, were immigrants from Poland who owned a bakery. He spent his childhood in Norwich, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from Emerson College in 1942. Career Radio Pardo was hired for his first radio position at NBC a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith Minton
Faith Minton is an American television and film actress and stuntwoman. Life Born in Brooklyn, New York, Minton has a stunt and wrestling background and is probably best known for her role as "Hurricane" Rosy Spelman in the 1979 action comedy film '' Temporale Rosy'' opposite Gerard Depardieu, and as "Big Mama", a wrestler in the 1981 film '' ...All The Marbles'', with Peter Falk, Laurene Landon and Vicki Frederick. In 1983, she appeared as the villain's henchwoman in the Italian action comedy ''Go for It'', with David Huddleston and in a supporting role in ''Smokey and the Bandit Part 3'', alongsides Paul Williams, Colleen Camp and Jerry Reed, and opposite Jackie Gleason and Mike Henry. She later guest starred in series such as ''Fantasy Island'', ''Night Court'', ''Simon & Simon'', ''Knight Rider'', '' V.I.P.'' and ''Murder, She Wrote'' (with William Windom). Selected filmography * 1978 ''King of the Gypsies'' as Gypsy (uncredited) * 1979 ''Gold of the Amazons'' as Amazon W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Man Gang
George Gray (born February 12, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, (The) One Man Gang. For two years in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), he was Akeem "The African Dream". Prior to this, he was the top heel for Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), and UWF Heavyweight Champion for six months in 1986 and 1987. Early life Gray was born in Chicago, but moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina when he was 5. Professional wrestling career Early career (1977–1982) Grey trained with longtime local independent wrestler and promoter Chief Jay Eagle (Jerry Bragg) and Darren "Rattlesnake" Westbrooks. He started his career at the age of 17 on the Carolina independent circuit wrestling both under his real name and as "Crusher Gray." He then moved on to wrestle in the Kentucky/Tennessee area, including for International Championship Wrestling (ICW), under the ring name Crusher Broomfield. Gray went in as part of a package along with B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Blommaert
Susan J. Blommaert (born October 13, 1947) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mr. Kaplan (The Blacklist), Mr. Kaplan on the NBC drama series The Blacklist (TV series), ''The Blacklist'', and for her recurring role as Judge Rebecca Steinman in ''Law & Order'', ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and ''Law & Order: Trial by Jury''. She has portrayed judges in a number of legal dramas, including Judge Rudy Fox in ''The Practice'', Judge Barbara Burke in Family Law (American TV series), ''Family Law'', and Judge Hanlon in Bull (2016 TV series), ''Bull''. Filmography Films Television Video games References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blommaert, Susan 1947 births Living people American film actresses American television actresses American video game actresses Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Calfa
Donald George Calfa (December 3, 1939 – December 1, 2016) was an American film and television character actor whose credits spanned over 40 years, playing both comedic and dramatic roles. Although Calfa appeared in many high-profile films and television series, he was perhaps best known for his role as mortician Ernie Kaltenbrunner in the 1985 cult horror-comedy ''The Return of the Living Dead'', and the bumbling hitman in ''Weekend at Bernie's''. Early life and education Calfa was born on December 3, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Ozone Park, Queens and later West Hempstead, Long Island. According to his official biography, Calfa was originally interested in pursuing a career in the fine arts, but diverted his interest to acting after seeing ''Rebel Without a Cause''. He promptly dropped out of high school to join a theater workshop (later finishing his degree through night school), eventually joining both the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik King
Erik King (born April 21, 1963) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Sergeant James Doakes on Showtime's television series '' Dexter''. He is also known for his roles as Moses Deyell on '' Oz''., and as Bobby Davidson in ''Missing Persons''. Early life King, whose father was a policeman, attended The Duke Ellington High School of Performing Arts in Washington, DC and later Towson University, Baltimore MD. Career Early roles for King were in TV series such as '' Matlock'', ''NYPD Blue'' and '' JAG''. In 1990, he starred in the short-lived ABC police drama '' Sunset Beat''. He appeared as Moses Deyell in HBO's television series '' Oz''. Other episodic work includes ''Malcolm In The Middle'', ''Charmed'' and ''CSI: Miami''. King appeared on ''The District'' as Travis Hayward, as well as CBS' ''Touched by an Angel''. King has appeared in multiple feature films, including the adventure film ''National Treasure'' and the thriller '' Desperate Measures''. King's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Dishy
Bob Dishy is an American actor of stage, film, and television. Biography He is best remembered today for playing Sergeant John J. Wilson, Columbo's polite, respectful assistant in two episodes of '' Columbo'' ("Now You See Him" and "The Greenhouse Jungle") and as “Mister Terrific” in one episode of '' The Golden Girls''. He also appeared in several episodes of '' Law & Order''. His film appearances included ''Lovers and Other Strangers'' (1970), '' I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?'' (1975), ''The Big Bus'' (1976), ''The Last Married Couple in America'' (1980), '' First Family'' (1980), '' Author! Author!'' (1982), ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' (1986), ''Critical Condition'' (1987), '' Stay Tuned'' (1992), ''Used People'' (1992), ''Don Juan DeMarco'' (1994), ''Jungle 2 Jungle'' (1997) and '' Along Came Polly'' (2004). He was a regular on ''That Was The Week That Was,'' a weekly satirical series that aired on NBC-TV in 1964–65. He made his stage debut as a replacement for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather McComb
Heather Ann McComb (born March 2, 1977) is an American actress. Career McComb started acting at age two in a commercial for Publisher's Clearing House. In 1989 she played the title character in Francis Ford Coppola's segment, "Life Without Zoë", of the anthology film ''New York Stories''. She played the part of Scout on the 1990 television program '' The Outsiders''. The show only lasted one season. When she appeared in the telefilm ''Generation X'' in 1996, she became the first actress to portray the X-Men character Jubilee on screen. In 1997, McComb starred in the television series '' Profiler'' as Frances Malone. The next year she joined the cast of ''Party of Five'' in the part of Maggie. Personal life McComb was born in Lakewood Township, and raised in Barnegat Township, both in Ocean County, New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Tom
David Tom is an American actor, most famous for portraying Billy Abbott on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' from 1999 to 2002, and again in 2014. Career In 1993, Tom was nominated for two Young Artist Awards for his roles in ''Stepfather III'' and ''Stay Tuned (film), Stay Tuned''. In 1994, he was again nominated for "Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture" for ''Swing Kids (1993 film), Swing Kids'', alongside co-stars Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale and Frank Whaley. He portrayed Billy Abbott on the CBS soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless'', from 1999 to 2002. Tom received two Daytime Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Younger Actor" in 2000 and 2001, winning in the former year. , Lifetime (TV network). Accessed 9 April 2010. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rottweiler
The Rottweiler (, ) is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large. The dogs were known in German as , meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, because their main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. This continued until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving. Although still used to herd stock in many parts of the world, Rottweilers are now also used as search and rescue dogs, guard dogs, and police dogs.Adolf Pienkoss, ''The Rottweiler'', 3rd ed., Borken, Germany: Internationale Föderation der Rottweilerfreunde, 2008. History According to the FCI Standard, the Rottweiler is considered to be one of the oldest surviving dog breeds. Its origin goes back to Roman times. These dogs were kept as herder or driving dogs. They marched over the Alps with the Roman legions, protecting the humans and driving their cattle. In the region of Rottweil, these dogs met and mixed with the native dogs in a natural crossing. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
