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Swingtown
''Swingtown'' is an American drama television series created by Mike Kelley as a summer replacement series for CBS aired from June 5 to September 5, 2008. The show was a period and relationship drama about the impact of sexual and social liberation in 1970s American suburban households, with story arcs involving open marriages and key parties. Overview ''Swingtown'' premiered on Thursday June 5, 2008, in the time slot previously occupied by ''Without a Trace''. The show was also picked up by Global in Canada, ITV3 in the United Kingdom, TV3 Ireland in Ireland, Network Ten in Australia, Rai 4 in Italy, Warner Channel in South America, and Universal Channel in Poland, TV 2 in Norway, Channel Four in New Zealand, and Romania. After seven episodes of declining ratings, CBS moved the show's US airing to Fridays, swapping with '' Flashpoint'', which had outperformed'' Swingtown'' despite airing in a less favorable time slot. ''Swingtown's'' first season's finale (ultimately the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana Parrilla
Lana Parrilla (born July 15, 1977) is an American actress. She was a regular cast member in the fifth season of the ABC sitcom ''Spin City'' (2000–2001) and in the fourth season of '' 24'' (2005), and starred in ''Boomtown'' (2002–2003), '' Windfall'' (2006), '' Swingtown'' (2008), and as Dr. Eva Zambrano in the short-lived medical drama ''Miami Medical'' (2010), and as The Evil Queen / Regina Mills in the ABC fantasy drama series ''Once Upon a Time'' (2011–2018). Among her awards and nominations is a 2012 ALMA Award win for Outstanding TV Actress - Drama. In 2021, she played the role of Rita Castillo in the second season of '' Why Women Kill''. Early life Parrilla was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City in 1977. Her mother, Dolores Dee Azzara, is of Sicilian ancestry (Villabate) and her father, Sam Parrilla, is a Puerto Rico-born baseball player who played one season with the Philadelphia Phillies. She is also the niece of Candice Azzara, an American Broadway a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Frankfort
Evan Frankfort (born December 13, 1970) is an American television music producer. He has composed music for several shows and films including ''Rules of Engagement'', '' Swingtown'', ''In Plain Sight'', and '' 90210''. He has also contributed to over 100 records, working with artists including Plain White T's, Liz Phair, Rancid, Flock of Seagulls, The Dollyrots, and many more. Evan met Liz Phair while both were in the studio working on TV shows, and became one of her scoring partners, on projects such as '' Swingtown'', ''In Plain Sight'' and '' 90210'', as well as Phair's album ''Funstyle''. Both alongside Marc 'Doc' Dauer have been scoring ''In Plain Sight'' since its third season. Work 1990 - present * ''The 100 (TV series)'' (2014) - Composer * ''In Plain Sight'' (2012) - Composer * ''Rules of Engagement'' - Composer * ''State of Georgia'' (2011) - Composer * ''The Pee-wee Herman Show'' (2011) - Music producer * '' The Beautiful Life: TBL'' (2009) - Composer * '' Swin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Hopkins
William Joshua Hopkins (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor. Some of his best known roles include Raymond Millbury on '' Ally McBeal'' (2001–2002), Grayson Ellis on ''Cougar Town'' (2009–2015), and Liam O'Connor on '' Quantico'' (2015–2016). Early life He was born to Larry J. Hopkins and Carolyn Pennebaker on September 12, 1970. He has two sisters. Career Hopkins joined the fourth and last season, of ''New York Undercover'' in 1998. In 1999 Hopkins appeared in Alanis Morissette's "Unsent" music video. Hopkins portrayed Paul Allen in the 1999 film ''Pirates of Silicon Valley'' and Raymond Milbury on the television series '' Ally McBeal'' (2001 to 2002). He portrayed womanizer Charlie Babcock on the television series ''Pepper Dennis'' (2006). He later worked with his former ''Ally McBeal'' co-star Calista Flockhart when he had a recurring role on '' Brothers & Sisters''. He also had a semi regular role as Peter Manning on the Fox drama '' Vanished'' (2006). In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Kelley (writer)
Michael Kelley (born 1967, Chicago, Illinois) is an American Screenwriting, television writer and Television producer, producer and creator of television series ''What/If'', ''Revenge (TV series), Revenge'' and ''Swingtown''. Early life Kelley was born in Chicago, growing up and attending school at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, Winnetka, Illinois until 1985. A classmate of his was musician Liz Phair, who he would later bring to the television scoring business. Career Kelley has written and produced on shows including ''The O.C.'' and ''Providence (American TV series), Providence''. He co-wrote episodes of ''Providence'' with Jennifer M. Johnson. He is creator of the TV series ''Swingtown'', and has also written episodes for the show, which began airing on CBS in 2008. Kelley created and wrote American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''Revenge (TV series), Revenge'', a contemporary re-imagining of Alexandre Dumas' ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' from a female perspective. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Shor
Miriam Shor (born July 25, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her performance in the rock musical ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' and in the Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film), 2001 film adaptation of the same name. She later starred in a number of short-lived television series, including ''Swingtown'' (2008) and ''GCB (TV series), GCB'' (2012). Shor starred in the TV Land comedy series ''Younger (TV series), Younger'' from 2015–2021. Shor played Madelaine True in the ''Encores!'' production of ''The Wild Party (Lippa musical), The Wild Party'' at the New York City Center July 15–18, 2015 alongside ''Younger'' co-star Sutton Foster. Early life Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has described herself as "half Jewish but not really religious" (her father was Jewish). She speaks fluent Italian language, Italian. Her parents divorced when she was seven, and she moved back and forth between Turin, Italy (to live with her mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Parker
Molly Parker (born 30 June 1972) is a Canadian actress, writer, and director. She has had roles in independent films as well as television. Her accolades include two Genie Awards, one Canadian Screen Award, one Independent Spirit Awards nomination, one Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and three nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award. A native of the Maple Ridge suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia, Parker began her career in Canadian film and television projects, and garnered critical attention for her portrayal of a necrophiliac medical student in the controversial drama ''Kissed'' (1996). She subsequently starred in the television thriller '' Intensity'' (1997) before landing her first major American film, the drama '' Waking the Dead'' (2000). She gained further critical attention for her role as a Las Vegas escort in Wayne Wang's low-budget drama ''The Center of the World'' (2001), for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Davenport
Jack Arthur Davenport (born 1 March 1973) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''This Life'' and ''Coupling'', and as James Norrington in the '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' series. He has also appeared in other Hollywood films, such as ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' and '' Kingsman: The Secret Service''. On television, Davenport is known for his roles in the ensemble drama series '' FlashForward,'' '' Smash'', and ''The Morning Show'' as well as his leading role in the 2013 ITV drama series '' Breathless''. Early life Davenport, the son of actors Nigel Davenport and Maria Aitken, was born in Wimbledon, London, and lived in Ibiza, Spain, for the first seven years of his life. His uncle is writer and former Conservative MP Jonathan Aitken, his maternal grandmother was socialite Penelope Aitken, his maternal grandfather was politician William Aitken, and one of his maternal great-grandfathers was John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby. Through Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Show
Grant Alan Show (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor best known for his role on ''Melrose Place'' as Jake Hanson, which he played from 1992 to 1997. Since 2017, Show has portrayed tycoon Blake Carrington in the soap opera reboot ''Dynasty''. Early life Show was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Ed and Kathleen Show (née McMillion), and has a sister, Kelly, with whom he was raised in the Milpitas, California, area. He is a graduate of UCLA, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Career He broke into show business during college. His first major role was on the daytime soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'', in which he played Rick Hyde from 1984–1987. During his last year on the show, he received a Daytime Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Young Actor in a Daytime Drama Series". Also during his time on the soap, Show dated fellow ''Ryan's Hope'' actor Yasmine Bleeth. Hyped as the series' leading heart-throb, he even had a pin-up poster issued during the series' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanna Collins
Shanna Dophalene Collins is an American actress. She played Amber on the first season of the ABC Family original series, ''Wildfire''. Collins graduated from Highland Park High School in University Park, Texas. Collins played Laurie Miller on the CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ... series '' Swingtown''. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Shana American film actresses American television actresses Living people Actresses from Dallas 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Phair
Elizabeth Clark Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Phair was raised primarily in the Chicago area. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1990, she attempted to start a musical career in San Francisco, California, but returned to her home in Chicago, where she began self-releasing audio cassettes under the name Girly Sound, Girly-Sound. The tapes led to a recording contract with the independent record label Matador Records. Phair's 1993 debut studio album, ''Exile in Guyville'', was released to acclaim; it has been ranked by ''Rolling Stone'' as one of the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Phair followed this with her second album, ''Whip-Smart'' (1994), which earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, and ''Whitechocolatespaceegg'' (1998). Ten years after the release of her debut, Phair's fourth album, ''Liz Phair (album), Liz Phair'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Barbee
Carol Denise Barbee (born May 22, 1959, in Concord, North Carolina) is an Emmy winning American television writer, actress and producer.Carol Barbee at tv.yahoo.com Accessed June 9, 2007. Early life Barbee graduated from Central Cabarrus High School in . She graduated from with a BA in Speech, Communications and Theater Arts and later received her MFA in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV3 Ireland
Virgin Media One, also called Virgin One, is an Irish free-to-air television channel owned by Virgin Media Ireland (part of Liberty Global), operated through its subsidiary Virgin Media Television. The channel was known until 30 August 2018 as TV3 (and until 2006 as TV Three, launched on 20 September 1998), becoming Ireland's first commercial television channel. Its name was changed to Virgin Media One on the same day. The channel broadcasts a mix of Irish programming and acquired programming from ITV and others. History In October 1988, the Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) was set up to regulate new independent stations. Following this TV3 was intended to be the Republic of Ireland's third terrestrial channel. The original broadcasting licence was granted to a consortium ''Tullamore Beta Ltd'' in 1990 (some of this consortium made up of Windmill Lane Productions and Paul McGuinness). It was originally envisaged that the channel would broadcast solely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
