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Silence Of The Heart
''Silence of the Heart'' is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film starring Charlie Sheen, Chad Lowe, Mariette Hartley, Dana Hill, Howard Hesseman and Silvana Gallardo, directed by Richard Michaels and written by Phil Penningroth. The film was considered groundbreaking for the time period and heralded a coming trend of films that dealt with teenage suicide, a topic previously not discussed in family film, with an emphasis on the surviving family of a teenager who commits suicide. Plot Skip Lewis (Chad Lowe) is a 17-year-old boy who has been having academic problems. A girl named Andrea, whom he has been pursuing, has told him that she has no interest in him. He tries to talk to his parents (Mariette Hartley & Howard Hesseman) about this but can't bring himself to, thinking that they won't understand. He commits suicide by driving his car over a cliff onto rocks. Now, his parents are in denial saying that his death was an accident. However, his best friend, Ken Cruze ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Frith
David Edward John Frith (born 16 March 1937) is a cricket writer and historian. Cricinfo describes him as "an author, historian, and founding editor of ''Wisden Cricket Monthly''". Life and career David Frith was born in Gloucester Place in London, not far from Lord's, on 16 March 1937. The family resided in Rayners Lane, Harrow, whilst he attended Roxbourne School. In 1949 he emigrated with his family to Australia, arriving in Sydney aboard the ''RMS Orion'' on 25 February 1949. After leaving Canterbury Boys' High School on 15 February 1954 he started his first job as a copy-boy for ''The Daily Mirror'' but left after two months to join the Commonwealth Bank where he was posted to the Cronulla branch. He played his early cricket for the famous St George club and then Paddington before returning to England in 1964. Return to Sydney After the death of his mother in May 1971, family commitments led Frith to move back to Sydney. Here he sought, to no avail, a full-time cricke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newsweek
''Newsweek'' is an American weekly online news magazine co-owned 50 percent each by Dev Pragad, its president and CEO, and Johnathan Davis (businessman), Johnathan Davis, who has no operational role at ''Newsweek''. Founded as a weekly print magazine in 1933, it was widely distributed during the 20th century, and had many notable editors-in-chief. The magazine was acquired by The Washington Post Company in 1961, and remained under its ownership until 2010. Revenue declines prompted The Washington Post Company to sell it, in August 2010, to the audio pioneer Sidney Harman for a purchase price of one dollar and an assumption of the magazine's liabilities. Later that year, ''Newsweek'' merged with the news and opinion website ''The Daily Beast'', forming The Newsweek Daily Beast Company. ''Newsweek'' was jointly owned by the estate of Harman and the diversified American media and Internet company IAC (company), IAC. ''Newsweek'' continued to experience financial difficulties, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The year's highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada was ''Beverly Hills Cop''. ''Ghostbusters'' overtook it, however, with a re-release the following year. It was the first time in five years that the top-grossing film did not involve George Lucas or Steven Spielberg although Spielberg directed and Lucas executive produced/co-wrote the third placed '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' (the highest-grossing film worldwide that year); Spielberg also executive produced the fourth placed ''Gremlins''. U.S. box office grosses reached $4 billion for the first time and it was the first year that two films had returned over $100 million to their distributors with both ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' achieving this. ''Beverly Hills Cop'' made it three for films released i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Television Films
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaleel White
Jaleel Ahmad White (born November 27, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Steve Urkel on the sitcom ''Family Matters''. The character was originally intended to be a one-time guest appearance on the show; however, he was an instant hit with audiences and White became a regular cast member. The series aired for a total of nine seasons, from 1989 to 1997 on ABC, mostly on its Friday night TGIF lineup, and from 1997 to 1998 on CBS, again on Friday nights, via their short-lived ''CBS Block Party'' attempt. White then reprised his role as Urkel for the first time in 21 years in the 2019 series ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?''. White is also the first actor to voice the popular Sega video game character Sonic the Hedgehog in animated media, doing so in ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (also known as ''Sonic SatAM'') and ''Sonic Underground'', all of which were produced by the now-defunct DIC Entertainment studio. He then reprised his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Fitts
Rick Fitts is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing the role of the ruthless businessman Martin Jackson on 120 episodes of the American soap opera television series '' Generations''. Fitts guest-starred in numerous television programs including '' Seinfeld'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Three's a Crowd'', '' Coach'', ''Diff'rent Strokes'', ''Home Improvement'', '' Desperate Housewives'', ''The A-Team'', ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', ''Frasier'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', ''227'', ''The Redd Foxx Show'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', ''The Steve Harvey Show'', '' Roseanne'', ''Hardcastle and McCormick'', '' Benson'', ''What's Happening Now!!'', ''Andy Richter Controls the Universe'', ''Jake and the Fatman'', '' Over My Dead Body'' and ''Party of Five''. He also appeared in films, such as, '' Summer Camp Nightmare'', '' The Hanoi Hilton'', '' The Kid with the Broken Halo'', '' Banzai Runner'', ''The W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Bega
Leslie Rae Bega (born April 17, 1967) is an American former actress. Early life and education Bega was born in Los Angeles to a Sephardi Jewish father and Russian Jewish mother. Her paternal grandparents came to the United States from Spain. In addition to English, Bega speaks Spanish and French fluently. After graduating as valedictorian from Lycée Français de Los Angeles, Bega attended the University of Southern California. Career Bega is known for performances in ''Head of the Class'' as Maria Borges, David Lynch's '' Lost Highway'', and as a recurring cast member in ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' C-16: FBI'' and ''The Sopranos'' as Valentina La Paz. She is also featured as a dancer in the breakdancing films ''Breakin'' and '' Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo''. She played the role of Anna Lansky (née Sitrone) in 1991's ''Mobsters''. She has appeared as a guest star in the television shows ''21 Jump Street'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''The New Twilight Zone'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Eastin
Steve Eastin (born June 22, 1948) is an American character actor. He has appeared in nearly 150 television and film roles throughout his decades long career. Early life and education Eastin was born in Colorado, where he began to study acting at the young age of six at his local theater. He received his Actor Equity card at age 16 when he performed in two musicals choreographed by Micheal Bennet. Later, he attended the University of Northern Colorado, where he appeared in several productions at the Little Theater of the Rockies, whose alumni include Nick Nolte. After college, Eastin received a fellowship to teach at the University of Arizona, where he appeared in his first SAG role opposite Clint Eastwood in ''Joe Kidd''. Eastin moved to Los Angeles to further pursue his acting career, enrolling in the Charles Conrad Studio upon arrival in 1974. Career While attending Charles' class, Eastin became interested in teaching acting as well. In 1991, he founded his own acting schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Siemaszko
Kazimierz Andrew "Casey" Siemaszko (; born March 17, 1961) is an American actor. Personal life Siemaszko was born in Chicago and grew up on the city's northwest side. He attended Saint Ignatius College Preparatory School and graduated from the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University in 1983. His father, Konstanty (1918–1999), was a Polish Roman Catholic and a former member of the Polish Navy. He joined the Polish Underground and was a survivor of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He emigrated to Chicago in 1959 and became a well-known local choreographer and a fixture in the Polish community. His mother, Collette McAllister (1931–2008), was English. His sister Nina is an actress and his brother, Corky, is a writer for '' Daily News'' and a reporter for ''NBC News NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. The division operates under NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, a division of NBCUniversal, which is, in turn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Hayden (actress)
Melissa Hayden (born November 13, 1969 in Pacific Palisades, California) is an American actress. Prior to her acting career, she was a longtime member of the California-based song and dance troupe The Young Americans. She is best known to soap fans for playing the role of Bridget Reardon on '' Guiding Light'' from May 21, 1991 to June 18, 1997, in which she spawned some of the show's most-remembered storylines. After she left ''Guiding Light'', Hayden dropped out of the public eye for many years, but in 2009, she reprised her role as Bridget for the ending of the series.http://soaps.sheknows.com/guidinglight/news/id/4915/ Retrieved 20 December 2010. In 1994, Hayden won a Daytime Emmy Award for her role as "Outstanding Younger Actress" on ''GL''. She had also been nominated in the same category in 1993. She also won a Soap Opera Digest Award and a Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherilyn Fenn
Sherilyn Fenn (born Sheryl Ann Fenn; February 1, 1965) is an American actress and author. She came to attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. She is also known for her roles in '' Wild at Heart'' (1990), ''Of Mice and Men'' (1992), ''Boxing Helena'' (1993), the television sitcom '' Rude Awakening'' (1998–2001), ''The United States of Leland'' (2003), '' Shameless'' (2016), and ''Shining Vale'' (2022). Early life Fenn was born Sheryl Ann Fenn on February 1, 1965, in Detroit, Michigan. She comes from a family of musicians: her mother is keyboard player Arlene Quatro, her aunt is singer Suzi Quatro, her grandfather Art Quatro was a jazz musician, and her father, Leo Fenn, managed such rock bands as Suzi Quatro's The Pleasure Seekers, Alice Cooper, and The Billion Dollar Babies. Fenn is of Italian and Hungarian descent on her mother's side, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Girardin
Raymond George Girardin Jr. (January 23, 1935 – February 28, 2019) was an American film, stage, and television actor. Life and career Girardin was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts. After graduating from Wakefield High School he joined the Marines, serving for two years. After his discharge he attended Boston University, where he studied theatre and acted in summer stock theaters. After graduating from Boston University Girardin moved to New York, where he performed on stage, before settling in Hollywood, California. After guest appearances in ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' and '' Judd, for the Defense, Girardin played Howie Dawson in the soap opera television series ''General Hospital'' from 1968 to 1974. From the 1970s to the 1990s, Girardin appeared in films including ''Max Dugan Returns'', '' The Lonely Guy'', ''Star!'', ''Scandal in a Small Town'', ''Loverboy'', ''The Executioner's Song'', ''Midnight Offerings'', '' Dad'', '' Silence of the Heart'', '' Badge of the As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
