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Steven Levitan Productions
Steven Levitan Productions (also known as Levitan Productions) is an American television production company founded by television producer and writer Steven Levitan. It is known for producing the long-running series ''Modern Family''. In July 2006, Levitan co-partnered with Christopher Lloyd to set up Lloyd-Levitan Productions at 20th Century Fox. In March 2014, the company entered a four-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television. In September 2019, the company entered a five-year overall deal with 20th Television. Filmography Current * ''Reboot'' (with 20th Television) (2022–present) Former * ''LA to Vegas'' (with Briskets Big Yellow House, Gary Sanchez Productions and 20th Century Fox Television) (2018) * ''Modern Family'' (with Picador Productions and 20th Century Fox Television) (2009–2020) * ''Stacked'' (with 20th Century Fox Television) (2005–2006) * ''Oliver Beene'' (with (ge.wirtz) Films, DreamWorks Television and 20th Century Fox Television (2003� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reboot (2022 TV Series)
''Reboot'' is an American comedy series created by Steven Levitan. It premiered September 20, 2022, on Hulu. The series follows the dysfunctional cast of an early 2000s hit sitcom, ''Step Right Up'', who must face their unresolved issues and navigate a vastly different media and entertainment environment when a young writer successfully pitches a reboot of their show. The series stars Keegan-Michael Key and Johnny Knoxville. In January 2023, despite being positively received and being nominated for two Critics' Choice Awards, Hulu opted to cancel the series after one season. Cast Main * Keegan-Michael Key as Reed Sterling, the Yale-trained actor who played "Lawrence", the stepfather on ''Step Right Up'', before leaving the show to pursue a failed career in theater and film. * Johnny Knoxville as Clay Barber, the actor and raunchy stand-up comedian who played "Jake", the ex-husband in ''Step Right Up'' and is now dealing with a lifetime of alcoholism, drug abuse, and repeated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CPT) was launched on May 6, 1974, by Columbia Pictures as an American television production and distribution studio. It is the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems (SG) and the third name of Pioneer Telefilms. For 26 years, the company was active from 1974 until New Year's Day 2001, when it was folded into Columbia TriStar Television (which is currently known as Sony Pictures Television), a merger between Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television. A separate entity of CPT continues to exist on paper as an intellectual property holder, and under the moniker CPT Holdings (the initials standing for Columbia Pictures Television) to hold the copyright for the TV show '' The Young and the Restless'', as well as old incarnations from the company's television library such as '' What's Happening!!'' History Screen Gems (1948–1974) Screen Gems was a television production company that was ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brillstein-Grey Communications
Brillstein Entertainment Partners (formerly known as Brillstein/Grey Entertainment and Brillstein/Grey Communications) is a talent management firm and television production company formed by the 1986 addition of Brad Grey to The Brillstein Company, founded by Bernie Brillstein in 1969. The Brillstein Company Bernie Brillstein formed The Brillstein Company in 1969, where he continued to manage stars and develop television programming, a career he began in the fabled mailroom of the William Morris Agency. He produced such popular television hits as ''Hee Haw'', ''The Muppet Show'', and ''Saturday Night Live.'' Brillstein managed Saturday Night Live cast members Gilda Radner, John Belushi, and Lorne Michaels, as well as Jim Henson (of The Muppets fame) and Paul Fusco (voice and operator of '' ALF''). Productions for television included '' ALF: The Animated Series'' and ''Normal Life.'' In 1986, Lorimar-Telepictures bought out The Brillstein Company, whereas they would have to tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Shoot Me!
''Just Shoot Me!'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from March 4, 1997, to November 26, 2003, with a total of 145 half-hour episodes spanning seven seasons. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer. The show is set in the office of a fictional fashion magazine ''Blush'', comparable to the real-life ''Vogue''. The show's story is about several staff members at the magazine, including Jack Gallo, the owner and publisher; his daughter Maya, a writer for the magazine; secretary Finch; former model and now-fashion correspondent Nina; and photographer Elliot. Series history Early on, the series was a very competitive hit, consistently winning its time slot. The first season of six episodes was all aired by NBC in a single month in March 1997. It was renewed for a 13-episode second season and fitted at 9:30 p.m. after ''Frasier'', and then was moved in the spring to Thursdays between ''Friends'' and ''Seinfeld''. After just two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stark Raving Mad (TV Series)
''Stark Raving Mad'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 23, 1999, to July 13, 2000. The series starred Tony Shalhoub and Neil Patrick Harris. Synopsis Shalhoub stars as odd horror novelist Ian Stark, who is obsessed with practical jokes, and whose first book ''Below Ground'' was a best seller. Neil Patrick Harris is Stark's reluctant editor Henry McNeeley, who has a variety of phobias and possibly obsessive–compulsive disorder. On January 10, 2000, the sitcom won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New Television Comedy Series. The sitcom premiered on September 23, 1999, and was officially cancelled by NBC on April 15, 2000, despite being ranked 19th among all programs with an average of 15.5 million viewers, as it held poor retention rates from its lead-in, ''Frasier'', and was consistently beaten by ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' in the same timeslot. Cast Main *Tony Shalhoub as Ian Stark *Neil Patrick Harris as Henry McNeeley *Edd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg The Bunny
''Greg the Bunny'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox in 2002. It starred Seth Green and a hand puppet named Greg the Bunny, originally invented by the team of Sean S. Baker, Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano. Milano and Chinoy wrote and co-produced the Fox show. The show was spun off from ''The Greg the Bunny Show'', a series of short segments that aired on the Independent Film Channel, which were based on the Public-access television cable TV show ''Junktape''. A show spin-off, called '' Warren the Ape'', premiered on June 14, 2010, on MTV. Plot In the FOX show, Greg was the co-star of a children's television show called ''Sweetknuckle Junction''. Like ''The Muppet Show'', ''Greg the Bunny'' treated puppets as though they were real creatures within the reality of the show. Although in this show, they were treated as a racial minority (who prefer to be called by the politically correct term "fabricated Americans"), sometimes struggling against second-clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DreamWorks Television
DreamWorks Television was an American television distribution and production company based in Universal City, California, that was a division of DreamWorks. It folded into Amblin Television in 2013. History DreamWorks Television was formed in December 1994 as DreamWorks Pictures agreed to a $200 million seven-year television production joint venture with the Capital Cities/ABC. The company was set up to produce series for broadcast networks, cable channels and first run syndication with no first look for the ABC Network, but financial incentives favored ABC. The first show, ''Champs'', was scheduled as a mid-season replacement for the ABC network. Dan McDermott was named division chief executive in June 1995. DreamWorks Television's first success was ''Spin City ''on ABC. The Walt Disney Company bought Capital Cities/ABC in February 1996. In 1997, DreamWorks Television had a falling-out with NBC over the development of various TV shows. The dispute was eventually settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Gewirtz
Howard Gewirtz is an American television producer and writer, whose credits include ''Taxi'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', ''Just Shoot Me'', ''Wings'', ''Oliver Beene'', ''Everybody Hates Chris'' and ''The Simpsons''. Film Reference ''The Simpsons'' episodes *"Homer Defined
"Homer Defined" is the fifth episode of the The Simpsons (season 3), third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on October 17, 199 ... "
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Oliver Beene
''Oliver Beene'' is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 9, 2003. The show was created by Howard Gewirtz. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene (played by Grant Rosenmeyer), in first person perspective. ''Oliver Beenes other main characters are his parents Jerry and Charlotte Beene, his older brother Ted Beene, and his two friends Joyce and Michael. The narrator, an older Oliver reflecting on his experience, is voiced by David Cross. Often in episodes, the story is interrupted by flashbacks and flash-forwards. Premise Oliver (born c. 1951), attempts to sustain normality in an often unpredictable family. Oliver's father Jerry spends his days drilling teeth as a dentist, while his mother attempts to play the traditional homemaker. Oliver's brother, Ted is a sports nut and a womanizer. Oliver's life is often made more bearable with friends Michael, Joyce and his crush Bonnie, who appears at his mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacked
''Stacked'' is an American television sitcom that aired on Fox from April 13, 2005 to January 11, 2006. Premise ''Stacked'' was described as the opposite of ''Cheers'', instead of a smart person in a "dumb" place, it is based on the concept of a dumb person in a "smart" place. A workplace ensemble comedy, ''Stacked'' revolves around Skyler Dayton (Pamela Anderson) who is tired of her non-stop partying lifestyle and bad choices in boyfriends. Wanting a major life change, she wanders into Stacked Books, a small, family-run bookstore owned by Gavin Miller (Elon Gold) and his brother, Stuart ( Brian Scolaro). Divorced and unlucky in love himself, Gavin's inclined to regard Skyler as an embodiment of the vacuous, image-obsessed culture he has come to abhor. Stuart, however, is dazzled by Skyler's beauty and, much to Gavin's horror, offers her a job at their store, which she happily accepts as the first step in her quest for a steadier lifestyle. Unhappy that she is going to be minding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Lloyd (TV Producer)
Christopher Lloyd (born June 18, 1960) is an American television producer and screenwriter. Lloyd is the co-creator and executive producer of the ABC mockumentary family sitcom ''Modern Family'', which he co-created and produced with Steven Levitan. Lloyd has had an extensive career on many series, primarily ''Frasier''. Lloyd has won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on ''Modern Family'' and ''Frasier''. He holds the record for Primetime Emmy awards as either a comedy or drama series producer. Career Lloyd began screenwriting with the first four seasons of ''The Golden Girls''. He then wrote for the comedy ''Wings''; then ''Frasier'', where he became its showrunner. While he was executive producer, ''Frasier'' won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for five consecutive years, the first time any series had done so. Lloyd left ''Frasier'' after its seventh season, then returned to helm its final (eleventh) season. He then produced the series ''Out of Prac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |