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That '70s Show
''That '70s Show'' is an American television teen sitcom that aired on Fox from August 23, 1998, to May 18, 2006. The series focuses on the lives of a group of six teenage friends living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from 1976 to 1979. The ensemble cast features Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Laura Prepon, Wilmer Valderrama, Lisa Robin Kelly, Debra Jo Rupp, Kurtwood Smith, Don Stark, Tommy Chong, and Tanya Roberts. In 1999, the show was remade for the ITV network in the United Kingdom as '' Days Like These'' using almost verbatim scripts with minor changes to cultural references. A sequel series, '' That '90s Show'', set in 1995 and focusing on the children of the main characters of the original show, was released on Netflix from 2023 to 2024. Reruns of the show air on Laff. Cast Young cast * Topher Grace as Eric Forman (seasons 1–7; uncredited guest season 8): The leader and straight man of the group, Eric is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Sitcom
A teen situation comedy, or teen sitcom, is a subgenre of comedic television program targeted towards young people (Preadolescence, tweens, Adolescence, teenagers and, to a lesser extent, Young adult, young adults). In general, these types of programs focus primarily on characters between 10 and 18 years of age and routinely feature characters involved in humorous situations (either realistic or fantasy in style, depending on the program's plotline), and often focus on the characters' family and social lives. The primary plot of each episode often involves the protagonist, protagonist(s) the program centers on, while secondary plotlines often focus on the character(s') parents, siblings (those not among the leads, if any) or friends, although the secondary characters may sometimes also or instead be involved in the episode's main plot. The most common episodic plot lines used in teen sitcoms involve the protagonist(s) dealing with family and friends, ending up in a complicated sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Meyers (actor)
Josh Dylan Meyers ( ; born January 8, 1976) is an American actor and comedian, known for being a cast member of the sketch comedy series ''MADtv'' and playing Randy Pearson in the eighth and final season of ''That '70s Show''. He is the younger brother of Seth Meyers who was a writer and cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' (a competitor show to ''MADtv'') and later '' Late Night'' host. Early life, family and education Meyers was born on January 8, 1976, the younger of two sons of Hilary Claire Meyers (née Olson), a French teacher; and Laurence Meyers Jr., who worked in finance. Meyers's paternal grandfather was Ashkenazi Jewish, and his other ancestry is Czech–Austrian and Croatian (from his paternal grandmother), Swedish, English, and German. Meyers grew up primarily in Bedford, New Hampshire, and attended Manchester High School West in Manchester, New Hampshire. He graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Career ''MADtv'' Meyers officially join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That '80s Show
''That '80s Show'' is an American television sitcom set in 1984 that aired from January 23 to May 29, 2002 on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. Created in the wake of the successful sitcom ''That '70s Show,'' it shared a similar name and even many of the same writers and production staff, but was not actually a Spin-off (media), spin-off of that series. The show was cancelled after 13 episodes. Development ''Freaks and Geeks'', a show that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 United States network television schedule#Saturday, 1999–2000 television season, was called ''That '80s Show'' by fans and critics for its similarities to ''That '70s Show''. When asked about ''That '70s Show'' entering the 1980s, after Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox renewed the show for seasons three and four in December 1999, show creator Mark Brazill said "we'll have to change the name to That '80s Show." ''That '80s Show'' began development by August 2001, using the same creative team from ''That '70s Show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days Like These (TV Series)
''Days Like These'' is a British television remake of the American sitcom ''That '70s Show''. Directed by Bob Spiers, it was broadcast Fridays at 8.30 pm on ITV in 1999 and used many of the same names ( Eric Forman, Kitty Forman), or slight alterations (Donna Palmer instead of Donna Pinciotti, Jackie Burget instead of Jackie Burkhart, etc.). It was set in the real-life town of Luton, England, in the 1970s. It was cancelled after six episodes and only 10 of the 13 produced episodes were aired, although the entire series was eventually aired in a very late night weeknight slot. Cast * Max Wrottesley as Eric Forman * Trevor Cooper as Ron Forman ( Red Forman) * Ann Bryson as Kitty Forman * Rosie Marcel as Donna Palmer ( Donna Pinciotti) * Steve Steen as Bob Palmer ( Bob Pinciotti) * Sara Stockbridge as Midge Palmer ( Midge Pinciotti) * Harry Peacock as Dylan Jones (Steven Hyde) * James Carlton as Michael McGuire ( Michael Kelso) * Emma Pierson Emma Jane Pierson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC (commonly known as Fox; stylized in all caps) is an Television in the United States, American commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast television broadcaster, television network serving as the flagship property of Fox Corporation and operated through Fox Entertainment. Fox is based at Fox Corporation's corporate headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it hosts additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and at the Fox Media Center in Tempe, Arizona. The channel was launched by News Corporation on October 9, 1986 as a competitor to the Big Three (American television), Big Three television networks, which are the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the CBS, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), and the NBC, National Broadcasting Company (NBC). Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network; it was also the highest-Nielsen ratings, rated free-to-air netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carsey-Werner Company
The Carsey-Werner Company (previously known as Carsey-Werner Productions and Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Productions, before that, Carsey Productions and also known as Carsey-Werner Television) is an independent production company founded in 1981 by former ABC writer/producer duo Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner (now co-owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball franchise and Liverpool F.C.). Caryn Mandabach was made a partner in the firm in 2001 (she joined in 1984), but left in 2004 to embark on her own production deal. The company first started when Marcy Carsey left ABC in 1980 to form out Carsey Productions to develop TV shows. Tom Werner succeeded Carsey, but she persuaded him to join her to form an independent production company. Carsey-Werner has had its own production and, since the early 1990s, distribution arms. Prior to controlling their own distribution, Viacom, and later Paramount Domestic Television, syndicated their programming for them. Carsey-Werner announced that they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Werner
Thomas Charles Werner (born April 12, 1950) is an American television producer and businessman. Through his investment in Fenway Sports Group, he is currently chairman of both Liverpool F.C. and Boston Red Sox. Werner first became a part owner of the San Diego Padres in 1990, later was part of a group that purchased the Boston Red Sox, and has served as chairman of the Red Sox since February 27, 2002. Since then, the team has won four World Series—the 2004 title ending an 86-year championship drought—and qualified for the postseason ten times. In 2018, the Red Sox won a franchise-record 108 games and went on to win a ninth World Series title. Werner became chairman of Liverpool F.C. in 2010. In his time in office, Liverpool has won nine trophies, the league cup in 2012, 2022 and 2024, the UEFA Champions League in 2019, the UEFA Super Cup in 2019, the FIFA Club World Cup also in 2019, the FA Cup in 2022, the FA Community Shield in 2022 and the Premier League in 2020 un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcy Carsey
Marcy Carsey (born Marcia Lee Peterson; November 21, 1944) is an American television producer and a member of the George Foster Peabody Awards board of jurors. She is best known for her work with fellow producer Tom Werner forming the company The Carsey-Werner Company, Carsey-Werner Productions in 1981. Life and career Carsey was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, Weymouth, Massachusetts. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in English literature. In the 1960s, she was a tour guide at NBC in New York City, moved up to ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' later becoming a story editor for the Tomorrow Entertainment company. In 1974, she began working for American Broadcasting Company, ABC as a comedy programming executive. During her tenure, she developed the sitcoms ''Happy Days'', ''Mork & Mindy'' and ''Soap (TV series), Soap''. In 1980, she left ABC and in 1982 started Carsey Productions, an independent production company. She was joined in this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caryn Mandabach
Caryn Mandabach is a UK-based American television producer notable for producing '' One Day at a Time'', ''The Cosby Show'', ''Roseanne'', ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1997–2001), ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2004) and '' Nurse Jackie''. In the UK, she owns and also produced the series ''Peaky Blinders'', which ran on Netflix and the BBC for six seasons from 2013 to 2022. In addition to the BAFTA, Mandabach has won a Royal Television Society award and an Emmy. She has been honoured for her work by the Producers Guild, Women in Film, and the Hollywood Radio and Television Society, among others. Mandabach owns and operates CMP UK, currently producing ''Peaky Blinders''. She divides her time between London and Dorset, where she resides with her husband, Kenneth Bolan. Mandabach was quoted in a 2018 interview with Industrial Scripts stating that one of the reasons for the move was ownership. "I own Peaky Blinders, and I own my own company. I used to own, with my partners, bits of all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Vaughn
Ben Vaughn (born ) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, composer for television and film, and a syndicated radio show host. Biography Vaughn grew up in Mount Ephraim, New Jersey, outside Philadelphia, and graduated from Audubon High School. He lived in Collingswood, New Jersey for several years before moving to California.Appleford, Steve"Backseat Man Ben Vaughn, Straight Out Of Camden, Has Found Soundtrack Success In Hollywood. But His Ride – And Sometime Recording Studio – Is Still An Aqua Rambler, Vintage 1965." ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', February 18, 1997. Accessed June 8, 2023. "Few of his friends would be surprised at Vaughn's choice of mobile studio. Now 41, the Mount Ephraim native has driven nothing but Ramblers since Audubon High School, where even his love life hinged on acceptance of the boxy little cars." At age 6, his uncle gave him a Duane Eddy record and forever changed his life. He started playing the drums in a garage ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band formed in Rockford, Illinois in 1970 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. Their work bridged elements of '60s pop rock, guitar pop, '70s hard rock, and the emerging punk rock sound, and would help set the template for subsequent power pop artists. Cheap Trick released their Cheap Trick (1977 album), self-titled debut album in 1977 and, later that year, found success in Japan with the release of their second album, ''In Color (album), In Color''. 1978's ''Heaven Tonight'' included the power pop classic "Surrender (Cheap Trick song), Surrender". The band achieved mainstream popularity in the United States in 1979 with the RIAA certification, triple-platinum live album ''Cheap Trick at Budokan, At Budokan'' and a Top 10 single, a live recording of "I Want You to Want Me". They followed with ''Dream Police'' (1979), their most commercially successful studio album, reaching No. 6 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Griffin
Todd Griffin is an American musician and a former member of The Graveyard Train. He is pursuing a solo career and gained fame as the singer of the first version of the theme song to the popular American television series ''That '70s Show ''That '70s Show'' is an American television teen sitcom that aired on Fox from August 23, 1998, to May 18, 2006. The series focuses on the lives of a group of six teenage friends living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from 197 ...''. Studio albums *''Trial by Fire'' (2003) *''Mountain Man'' (2015) Singles *"Train Wreck" (2015) *"God Save America" (2015) *"Green Spot Road" (2015) References External links Todd Griffin's website American male singer-songwriters Living people Singer-songwriters from California Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-singer-songwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
