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Stephen Rannazzisi
Stephen Rannazzisi (born July 4, 1977) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He acted in the FXX comedy series ''The League'' as Kevin MacArthur. Personal life Rannazzisi, born in Smithtown, New York on July 4, 1977, briefly attended the Catholic St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York on Long Island, leaving after a year in what he called a mutual decision. He went on to graduate from Smithtown High School in 1996. Rannazzisi graduated from State University of New York at Oneonta, where he majored in communications. He is of Italian and Irish descent. 9/11 controversy Rannazzisi lied about working in the South Tower of the World Trade Center at Merrill Lynch, on the 54th floor during the September 11 attacks, and described his experience escaping death. He had said the events inspired him to move to Los Angeles and pursue stand-up comedy. In September 2015, after being contacted by a reporter from ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithtown, New York
Smithtown is a town in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. The population was 116,296 at the 2020 Census. The census-designated place (CDP) of Smithtown lies within the town's borders. History Smithtown, originally known as "Smithfield", was first settled circa 1665. Local legend has it that, after rescuing a Native American chief's abducted daughter, Richard Smith was told that the chief would grant title to all of the land Smith could encircle in one day "on a bull". Smith chose to ride the bull on the longest day of the year ( summer solstice), to enable him to ride longer "in one day". The land he acquired in this way is said to approximate the current town's location. There is a large, anatomically correct, statue of Smith's bull, known as Whisper, at the fork of Jericho Turnpike (New York State Route 25) and St. Johnland Road (New York State Route 25A). The border between Smithtown and the town of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curb Your Enthusiasm
''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' is an American television sitcom produced and broadcast by HBO since October 15, 2000, and created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. It follows David's life as a semi-retired television writer and producer in Los Angeles, and for one season, New York City. Also starring are Cheryl Hines as his wife Cheryl, Jeff Garlin as his manager and best friend Jeff Greene, Susie Essman as Jeff's wife Susie, and J.B. Smoove as his house mate Leon Black. It often features celebrity guest stars, many of them playing fictionalized versions of themselves, including Ted Danson, Richard Lewis, Wanda Sykes, Rosie O'Donnell, and Jon Hamm. As with ''Seinfeld'', which David co-created, the humor of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' often revolves around the minutiae of everyday social life. Each episode's plot and subplot is established in an outline written by David, and the dialogue is largely improvised by the actors, a technique known as retro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Girl
''New Girl'' is an American television sitcom created by Elizabeth Meriwether and produced by 20th Television for Fox that originally aired from September 20, 2011, to May 15, 2018. The series revolves around a kooky teacher, Jessica Day (Zooey Deschanel), after she moves into a Los Angeles loft with three men, Nick Miller (Jake Johnson), Winston Schmidt (Max Greenfield), and Winston Bishop (Lamorne Morris); their former roommate Coach (Damon Wayans Jr.) and Jess' best friend Cece Parekh (Hannah Simone) are also part of the series. The show combines comedy and drama elements as the characters, who are in their early thirties, deal with relationship issues and career choices. ''New Girl'' is a joint production between Elizabeth Meriwether Pictures and 20th Century Fox Television and is syndicated by 20th Television. Produced in Los Angeles as a single-camera comedy, ''New Girl'' is an ensemble show aimed at a general audience. Most episodes are anchored around Jess, who, accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Bites (TV Series)
Love Bites may refer to: * Love-bite or hickey, a small bruise caused by kissing, sucking, or biting the skin Film and television * ''Love Bites'' (TV series), a 2011 drama starring Becki Newton * ''Love Bites'' (film), a 1993 comedy starring Adam Ant * ''Love Bites'' (''Les Morsures de l'aube''), a 2001 French thriller starring Guillaume Canet and Asia Argento * ''Lovebites'', a 2006 American adaptation of the Québécois TV sitcom ''Un gars, une fille'' * ''Love Bites'', a series of Valentine's Day-themed shorts from ''Happy Tree Friends'' Music * Love Bites (band), a UK group * Lovebites (band), a Japanese heavy metal group * ''Love Bites'' (album), a 1978 album by Buzzcocks * ''Love Bites'' (EP), by The Midnight Beast Songs * "Love Bites" (Def Leppard song) * "Love Bites" (Grace Jones song) * "Love Bites" a song by Judas Priest from ''Defenders of the Faith'' * "Love Bites (So Do I)", a 2012 song by Halestorm Other uses * ''Love Bites'', a novel in the Vampire Kisses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outsourced (TV Series)
''Outsourced'' is an American sitcom television series set in an Indian workplace. It is based on the film of the same name and adapted by Robert Borden for Universal Media Studios and NBC. The series originally ran from September 23, 2010 to May 12, 2011. The show was officially picked up by NBC on May 7, 2010 and on October 18, 2010, the show received a full season order. ''Outsourced'' was filmed at Radford Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California. When the renewal of the show was not announced with renewal of other NBC shows, the cast and crew started a campaign for fans of the show to request its renewal. On May 13, 2011, NBC announced that ''Outsourced'' was cancelled after one season. ''Outsourced'' is set in a call center in Mumbai, India, where an American novelties company has recently outsourced its order processing. A lone American manages the call center and must explain American popular culture to his employees as he tries to understand Indian culture. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trust Me (U
Trust Me may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Trust Me'' (1989 film), an American crime film by Robert Houston * ''Trust Me'' (2007 film), a British comedy by Andrew Kazamia * ''Trust Me'' (2010 film), a Swedish comedy-drama by Johan Kling * ''Trust Me'' (2013 film), an American comedy-drama by Clark Gregg * ''Trust Me'', a 2020 film by Roko Belic Television Series * ''Trust Me'' (American TV series), a 2009 drama series * ''Trust Me'' (British TV series), a 2017–2019 anthology medical drama series Episodes * "Trust Me" (''Alias''), 2002 * "Trust Me" (''The Americans''), 2013 * "Trust Me" (''Burn Notice''), 2008 * "Trust Me" (''Damages''), 2009 * "Trust Me" (''Once Upon a Time in Wonderland''), 2013 Literature * ''Trust Me'' (short story collection), a 1987 book by John Updike * ''Trust Me'' (novel), a 2006 Indian chick lit novel by Rajashree * ''Trust Me'', a novel by Peter Leonard * ''Trust Me: Charles Keating and the Missing Billions'', a 1988 book by Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Who?
''Samantha Who?'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007, to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Donald Todd, who also served as producers. Although highly rated during its first season, the sitcom lost momentum and viewers throughout its second season, and ABC canceled the show in May 2009 before the remaining seven episodes were burned off the 2008–09 TV schedule. The series was produced by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Touchstone Television partnered with ABC Studios and executive produced by Christina Applegate, Donald Todd, Peter Traugott, Bob Kushell, Alex Reid, and Marco Pennette. Plot The show centered on Samantha Newly (Christina Applegate), a 30-year-old vice president of a real estate firm who develops retrograde amnesia after a hit and run accident. After awakening, she progressively realizes to her dismay that she had been selfish and unlikable before her accident, and therefore sets out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Day
''Big Day'', originally titled ''A Day in the Life'', is an American television sitcom that first aired on ABC from November 28, 2006, to January 30, 2007. The series was co-produced by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and directed by Michael Spiller for Sony Pictures Television. Originally, it was supposed to debut on October 5, 2006, along with ''Notes from the Underbelly'', but ABC made a last-minute change in its schedule by moving ''Ugly Betty'' to Thursday, thus replacing both sitcoms whose "buzz" was not especially promising. ''Big Day'' was broadcast on Tuesdays at 9:00/8:00c. The timeslot was to be filled by another new sitcom that had a better "buzz," ''The Knights of Prosperity'', but ABC moved that program to Wednesdays to make ''Big Day'' a priority. According to the ratings, ''Big Day'' turned out to be a ratings disappointment. When ''Big Day'' ended its first season on January 30, 2007, only 12 of the 13 produced episodes aired leaving the 13th episode, titled ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitchen Confidential (TV Series)
''Kitchen Confidential'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on September 19, 2005, on the Fox network, based on Anthony Bourdain's ''New York Times'' bestselling book, '' Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly''. Bradley Cooper played the lead character, Jack Bourdain, inspired by Anthony Bourdain. After the show's first three episodes aired on Fox, the show was put on hiatus due to Fox's coverage of the Major League Baseball playoffs. In November 2005, Fox announced the show would not air during sweeps and that only 13 episodes would be produced because it was only averaging 4 million viewers. The show returned on December 5, 2005, with its fourth episode, but only received 3.38 million viewers. Four days later, Fox announced the cancellation of the series. Cast Main * Bradley Cooper as Jack Bourdain – executive chef. Once addicted to alcohol and drugs, he is given the opportunity to run Nolita and make a career comeback. * Nicholas Brendon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punk'd
''Punk'd'' is an American hidden camera–practical joke reality television series that first aired on MTV in 2003. It was created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, with Kutcher serving as producer and host. It bears a resemblance to both the classic hidden camera show '' Candid Camera'' and to ''TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes'', which also featured pranks on celebrities. Being "punk'd" referred to being the victim of such a prank. New episodes hosted by King Bach and DeStorm Power aired on BET. A new reboot of the series hosted by Chance the Rapper premiered on Quibi in 2020 and moved to The Roku Channel upon the platform's demise, premiering the second season in December 2021. History and format Originally, Ashton Kutcher and MTV were developing a program called ''Harassment'', a hidden camera show which would feature pranks on regular people. However, a January 2002 prank involving a fake dead body at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas backfired and the couple who were targ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imagine That (film)
''Imagine That'' is a 2009 comedy film starring Eddie Murphy, directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, and written by Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson. It centers on the relationship between a workaholic father (Murphy) and his daughter, Olivia (Yara Shahidi), whose imaginary world becomes the secret to her father's success. The film had its premiere at the Paramount Theater on the Paramount Studios Lot in Los Angeles, California and was then widely released on June 12, 2009. Murphy was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for his work in the film. The film was a co-production between Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences and was a box office bomb, grossing $25 million against a budget of $55 million. Plot Evan Danielson is a successful financial advisor, who had been working at the same securities firm for eight years as their top account manager, until Johnny Whitefeather was hired as his rival. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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