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Sneakers (1992 Film)
''Sneakers'' is a 1992 American thriller film directed by Phil Alden Robinson, written by Robinson, Walter Parkes, and Lawrence Lasker, and starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier, and David Strathairn; the film was released by Universal Pictures. Plot In 1969, students Martin Brice and Cosmo are computer hackers who use their skills to finance left wing organizations. When Martin leaves for a pizza, Cosmo gets arrested, forcing Martin to become a fugitive. In present-day San Francisco, Martin, now called Martin Bishop, heads a security specialists team undertaking penetration testing. The team includes Donald Crease, a former CIA officer and family man; Darren "Mother" Roskow, a conspiracy theorist and electronics technician; Carl Arbogast, a young hacking genius; and Irwin "Whistler" Emery, a blind phone phreak. After performing their services for a bank, Martin is approached by NSA officers Dick Gordon and Buddy Wall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Alden Robinson
Phil Alden Robinson (born March 1, 1950) is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include ''Field of Dreams'', ''Sneakers (1992 film), Sneakers'', and ''The Sum of All Fears (film), The Sum of All Fears''. Early life and education Robinson was born in Long Beach, New York, the son of Jessie Frances and S. Jesse Robinson, who was a drama critic for the ''New York Journal American'' and a media coordinator for the liquor division of the National Distillers & Chemical Corp. in New York. Robinson graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and received an Honorary degree, Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Union College in 1996. Career Robinson directed the baseball film ''Field of Dreams'' (1989). It earned Robinson nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award, the Writers Guild of America Award, and an Oscar for Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Best Screenplay Adaptation (the film was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and performing covert actions. As a principal member of the United States Intelligence Community (IC), the CIA reports to the Director of National Intelligence and is primarily focused on providing intelligence for the President and Cabinet of the United States. President Harry S. Truman had created the Central Intelligence Group under the direction of a Director of Central Intelligence by presidential directive on January 22, 1946, and this group was transformed into the Central Intelligence Agency by implementation of the National Security Act of 1947. Unlike the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Garlington
Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress. Early life Garlington was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. She spent her teenage years in Wilmington, Delaware. Career She has guest starred in a number of notable television series, including ''The West Wing'', '' 7th Heaven'', ''8 Simple Rules'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Judging Amy'', ''Will & Grace'', '' Matlock'', ''L.A. Law'', ''The Practice'', ''Quantum Leap,'' ''Home Improvement'', ''Boston Legal'', ''Roseanne'', '' Get a Life'', ''Coach'', '' Profiler'', ''Medium'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Two and a Half Men'', ''Lie to Me'' and among other series. She also played the part of Kirsten, Rose Nylund's (Betty White) daughter in the final season of ''The Golden Girls'' and Ronni, the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father on ''Friends''. From 2002 to 2005, she had a recurring role as Brenda Baxworth on ''Everwood''. She was one of the stars of the series '' Lenny''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donal Logue
Donal Francis Logue (born February 27, 1966) is a Canadian actor. He starred in the film ''The Tao of Steve'' and has had roles in the TV series ''Sons of Anarchy'', ''Vikings'', ''Grounded for Life'', ''Copper'', ''Terriers'', and, as Detective Harvey Bullock on Fox's '' Gotham''. He additionally played the recurring role of Lt. (later Captain) Declan Murphy in NBC's '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Early life Donal Francis Logue was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Irish parents from County Kerry. His parents were Carmelite missionaries and the family moved from Ireland to Canada to Boston and elsewhere before settling in Calexico, California, in the state's Imperial Valley. There and in nearby El Centro, California, Logue grew up with three sisters—Karina, Deirdre and Eileen—and their mother taught at Calexico High School and Vincent Memorial Catholic High School. Logue attended Central Union High School in El Centro, where he became interested in theater. With friend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hearn
George Hearn (born June 18, 1934) is an American actor and singer, primarily in Broadway theatre, Broadway musical theatre. Early years Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Hearn studied philosophy at Southwestern at Memphis, now Rhodes College before he embarked on a career in the theater, training for the stage with actress turned acting coach Irene Dailey. Most of Hearn's early performances were in traditional productions at the New York Shakespeare Festival and theaters at Lincoln Center. Career Hearn's career began in 1963 when he played Sir Dinidan in a national tour of ''Camelot (musical), Camelot'' with Biff McGuire and Jeannie Carson, standing by for McGuire, who played King Arthur. He first garnered a notice as John Dickinson (Pennsylvania and Delaware), John Dickinson in the acclaimed 1969 musical ''1776 (musical), 1776'' and as Liv Ullmann's leading man in the musical version of ''I Remember Mama (musical), I Remember Mama'' (1979). On March 4, 1980 he replaced Len Cariou i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Jones (actor)
Eddie Jones (September 18, 1934 – July 6, 2019) was an American actor. He was known for playing Clark Kent's father Jonathan Kent in the ABC television series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', and Charles Borden (a.k.a. The Official), head of The Agency, in the sci-fi television series ''The Invisible Man''. Personal life Jones resided in Los Angeles, with his wife, director Anita Khanzadian-Jones, whom he married in 1991. He died on July 6, 2019, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Filmography Film and television *'' Bloodbrothers'' (1978) .... Blackie *''On the Yard'' (1978) .... Olson *''The First Deadly Sin'' (1980) .... Officer Curdy *''Prince of the City'' (1981) .... U.S. Marshal Ned Chippy *'' Q'' (1982) .... The Watchman *''Trading Places'' (1983) .... Cop #3 *''Trick or Treat'' (1983) .... Victor Muldoon *''C.H.U.D.'' (1984) .... Chief O'Brien *''The New Kids'' (1985) .... Charlie *'' Year of the Dragon'' (1985) .... William McKenna *'' Invasion U.S.A.' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Busfield
Timothy Busfield (born June 12, 1957) is an American actor and director. He has played Elliot Weston on the television series ''thirtysomething''; Mark, the brother-in-law of Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) in ''Field of Dreams''; and Danny Concannon on the television series ''The West Wing''. In 1991 he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for ''thirtysomething''. He is also the founder of the 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization Theatre for Children, Inc. Early life and education Busfield was born June 12, 1957, in Lansing, Michigan, the son of drama professor Roger and Michigan State University Press Director Jean Busfield. He graduated from East Lansing High School in 1975. He received his first professional acting job at 18 in a children's theater adaptation of Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Busfield studied drama at East Tennessee State University and traveled frequently with the Actors Theater of Louisville, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in ''Groundhog Day'' and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in '' Memento'', as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry ('' Deadwood''), Bob Bishop (''Heroes''), Sandy Ryerson (''Glee''), Stu Beggs (''Californication'' and ''White Famous''), "Action" Jack Barker (''Silicon Valley''), Dr. Leslie Berkowitz ('' One Day at a Time''), and Principal Earl Ball ('' The Goldbergs''). Tobolowsky has a monthly audio podcast, ''The Tobolowsky Files'', of autobiographical stories of his acting and personal life. In 2015, he co-hosted a short-lived second podcast, ''Big Problems – An Advice Podcast'', with David Chen. He has also authored three books: ''The Dangerous Animals Club'', ''Cautionary Tales'', and '' My Adventures With God''. Early life and education Tobolowsky was born in Dallas, Texas, into a Jewish family from Russia and Poland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Negro College Fund
UNCF, the United Negro College Fund, also known as the United Fund, is an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for black students and general scholarship funds for 37 private historically black colleges and universities. UNCF was incorporated on April 25, 1944, by Frederick D. Patterson (then president of what is now Tuskegee University), Mary McLeod Bethune, and others. UNCF is headquartered at 1805 7th Street, NW in Washington, D.C.Contact Us ". United Negro College Fund. Accessed October 8, 2013. In 2005, UNCF supported approximately 65,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities with approximately $113 million in grants and scholarships. About 60% of these students are the first in their families to attend college, and 62% have annual family incomes of less than $25,000. UNCF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, immigrant environmental activists from the United States. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity" and focuses its campaigning on worldwide issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, and anti-nuclear issues. It uses direct action, lobbying, research, and ecotage to achieve its goals. The network comprises 26 independent national/regional organisations in over 55 countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, as well as a co-ordinating body, Greenpeace International, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The global network does not accept funding from governments, corporations, or political parties, relying on three million individual supporters and foundation grants. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amnesty International
Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and supporters around the world. The stated mission of the organization is to campaign for "a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments." The organization has played a notable role on human rights issues due to its frequent citation in media and by world leaders. AI was founded in London in 1961 by the lawyer Peter Benenson. Its original focus was prisoners of conscience, with its remit widening in the 1970s, under the leadership of Seán MacBride and Martin Ennals to include miscarriages of justice and torture. In 1977, it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In the 1980s, its secretary general was Thomas Hammarberg, succeeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican National Committee
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. political committee that assists the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican brand and political platform, as well as assisting in fundraising and election strategy. It is also responsible for organizing and running the Republican National Convention. When a Republican is president, the White House controls the committee. According to Boris Heersink, "political scientists have traditionally described the parties' national committees as inconsequential but impartial service providers." Similar committees exist in every U.S. state and most U.S. counties, although in some states party organization is structured by congressional district, allied campaign organizations being governed by a national committee. Ronna McDaniel is the current committee chairwoman. The RNC's main counterpart is the Democratic National Committee. History The 1856 Republican National Conventio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
