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The Neighborhood (TV Series)
''The Neighborhood'' is an American sitcom television series created by Jim Reynolds that premiered on CBS on October 1, 2018. The series follows a white Midwestern family as they adjust to moving into a predominantly African-American neighborhood, black neighborhood in Pasadena, California. It stars Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Sheaun McKinney, Marcel Spears, Hank Greenspan, Tichina Arnold, and Beth Behrs. Five seasons of the show have aired so far. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a sixth season. Premise ''The Neighborhood'' follows Dave Johnson, the "nicest guy in the Midwest", who moves his white family into a tough, predominantly African American neighborhood in L.A., where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness. That includes their new next-door neighbor Calvin Butler. Cast and characters Main * Cedric the Entertainer as Calvin Butler, Tina's husband and Malcolm and Marty's father. He owns an auto repair shop called Calvin's Pit Stop, unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Situation Comedy
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers. In 1957, G. Mennen Williams signed a bill into law that made Western a university and gave the school its current name of Western Michigan University. Western is one of the eight research universities in the State of Michigan and is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university has seven degree-granting colleges, offering 147 undergraduate degree programs, 73 master's degree programs, 30 doctoral programs, and one specialist degree program. It is governed by an eight-member board of regents whose members are appointed by the governor of Michigan and confirmed by the Michigan Senate for eight-year terms. The university's athletic teams compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs (born Margaret Theresa Bradley; June 14, 1931) is an American actress, singer, comedian, writer and television producer, whose career spans six decades. Gibbs is known for her role as George Jefferson's maid, Florence Johnston, in the CBS sitcom, ''The Jeffersons'' (1975–1985), for which she received five nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Gibbs also starred in the show's spin-off ''Checking In'' (1981) and the NBC sitcom, ''227'' (1985–1990); Gibbs co-produced the latter series, played the lead role of Mary Jenkins, and sang the theme song. Gibbs has won seven NAACP Image Awards. In later years, Gibbs played supporting roles in films '' The Meteor Man'' (1993), '' Lost & Found'' (1999), '' The Visit'' (2000), '' The Brothers'' (2001), '' Madea's Witness Protection'' (2012), '' Grantham & Rose'' (2015), and ''Lemon'' (2017) and the Shondaland produced TV shows ''Station 19'' (2018) and ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Meskimen
James Ross Meskimen (born September 10, 1959) is an American actor, comedian and impressionist, who is best known for his voice-over work in video games. Early life James Ross Meskimen was born in Santa Monica, California on September 10, 1959, the son of Marion Ross and Freeman Meskimen. Career Meskimen portrayed the father of Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen's characters in ''Our Lips Are Sealed''. He portrayed Officer Wholihan in ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas''. He voices Thom Cat, Neighbor John, and Stumpy in the ''Thom Cat'' short film on ''Random! Cartoons''. Meskimen provided the voice of the Genie in the ''Aladdin'' franchise (which started with ''Disney Think Fast'' in 2008 and even before Robin Williams' death in 2014). In 2012, Meskimen voices several different characters in ''Lego The Lord of the Rings''. As well, he is the voice of George W. Bush and other politicians for the Jib Jab animated shorts. In the same year, Meskimen voices and motion captures Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandell Maughan
Mandell Maughan is a Portuguese-American film and television actress. She is best known for starring as Maggie in '' Me, Myself & I'' on CBS and Lisa Casper in ''Resident Alien'' on Syfy. She also played Victoria King, for four seasons, in the comedy fan favorite ''Bajillion Dollar Propertie$.'' Early life Maughan was born and raised in Point Loma, a peninsula within southern California, often referred to as "Little Portugal". She spent much of her youth traveling, internationally, as a member of The San Diego Children's Choir. After graduating from the University of San Diego High School, Maughan attended The University of Arizona and became a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Professional Acting from the competitive Arizona Repertory Theatre program, with a double minor in Classical Voice and Portuguese. Following her graduation, Maughan immediately moved to Los Angeles to start her career in film and television. Career Mande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeris Lee Poindexter
Jeris Lee Poindexter (born December 22, 1950) is an American actor, comedian and musician. He is known for his recurring role as Kill Moves on the UPN/The CW sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris ''Everybody Hates Chris'' is an American television semi-autobiographical sitcom that is inspired by the memories of the teenage years of comedian Chris Rock. The show is set from 1982 to 1987, although Rock himself was actually a teenager from ...''. Filmography Film Television References External links * Living people African-American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Place of birth missing (living people) 1950 births 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people {{US-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Chando
Alexandra Chando (born July 28, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Maddie Coleman in the CBS soap opera, ''As the World Turns'' and for her dual role as identical twins, Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer in the ABC Family drama series, ''The Lying Game''. Early life Chando is a native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where she graduated from Liberty High School. Her father, Steve Chando, has his own commercial roofing company in Bethlehem called CHM Contracting, and her mother, Rebecca, is a homemaker. She has two older brothers. She currently lives in New York City. Chando attended Manhattan College before becoming an actress. Career Chando originated the role of Maddie Coleman on the television soap opera ''As the World Turns'', which she played from 2005 to 2007 and again for several months beginning in late 2009 and ended in early 2010. Her experience of being cast on ''As the World Turns'' was chronicled in the episode "I'm Getting My Big Break" from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilu Henner
Mary Lucy Denise Henner is an American actress. She began her career appearing in the original production of the musical '' Grease'' in 1971, before making her screen debut in the 1977 comedy-drama film '' Between the Lines''. In 1977, Henner was cast in her breakthrough role as Elaine O'Connor Nardo in the ABC/NBC sitcom ''Taxi'', a role she played until 1983 and received five Golden Globe Award nominations. She later had co-starring roles in films such as '' Hammett'' (1982), ''The Man Who Loved Women'' (1983), ''Cannonball Run II'' (1984), '' Johnny Dangerously'' (1984), '' Rustlers' Rhapsody'' (1985), '' Ladykillers'' (1988), ''L.A. Story'' (1991), and ''Noises Off'' (1992). She returned to television with a starring role in the CBS sitcom ''Evening Shade'' (1990–1994), and later had leading roles in many made-for-television movies. Early life Henner was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Loretta Callis (born Nikoleta Kalogeropoulos), who died of complications of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliette Goglia
Juliette Rose Goglia (born September 22, 1995) is an American actress, singer and musician. She is best known for portraying Sierra in the Disney Channel series ''That's So Raven'', Hannah West in the CBS series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', and Eve Henry on ''The Michael J. Fox Show''. Early life Goglia was born in a suburb of Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Susan Stokey, an actress, and Carmine Goglia, a scenic painter of Italian descent. Her maternal grandfather was game show host and producer Mike Stokey. She has one older brother named Dante and one older sister named Emily. Career Goglia made her film debut as Colleen O'Brian in the 2004 Hallmark Channel original film ''The Long Shot'', followed by a minor role in the feature film '' Garfield: The Movie''. Goglia has appeared on several television shows, such as Joanie on ''Two and a Half Men'' and as Sierra on ''That's So Raven'' for two episodes each. Her longest-running television role to date is as one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor, comedian, and impressionist. He has voiced the Brain in '' Animaniacs'' as well as its spin-off '' Pinky and the Brain'', Big Bob in ''Hey Arnold!'' (1996–2004), and a variety of characters in ''Futurama''. He also voiced Egon Spengler in '' The Real Ghostbusters'' and its follow-up '' Extreme Ghostbusters''. Early life LaMarche was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 1958, to Guy LaMarche and Linda Bourdon. His family moved to Timmins, Ontario, soon after he was born. LaMarche's childhood was filled with his "own little world of cartoons and sixties television". It was in his second year of high school that he learned of the popularity his talent for mimicry could garner him. This realization came from a coincidental performance in a high school "variety night" when a couple of friends urged him to enter. The act he performed at the variety night was "celebrities as waiters" which he used until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Harris
Chelsea Harris (born March 30, 1990) is an American actress best known for roles on ''Designated Survivor'' and ''Snowpiercer''. Currently, she stars on '' The Neighborhood'' as Necie.'' Career Chelsea Harris had a recurring appearance as Tricia Sims on ''Designated Survivor''. She was later cast in '' Star Trek: Picard'', which was a new step for her. "I have to be super honest... growing up, Star Trek was on TV, but I never really got into it when I was younger. I was watching Disney Channel." Getting cast in the series opened her taste for the Sci-Fi genre and she was cast in a recurring role for season two of ''Snowpiercer ''Snowpiercer'' () is a 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction action film based on the French climate fiction graphic novel ''Le Transperceneige'' by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The film was directed by Bong Joon-ho a ...''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Chelsea Living people 1990 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Anthony Williams
Gary Anthony Williams (born March 14, 1966) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He voiced the character of Uncle Ruckus on '' The Boondocks'', and a number of video game characters. He also appeared on the television series '' Weeds'', ''Boston Legal'', ''Blue Collar TV'' and ''Malcolm in the Middle''. Williams co-founded and is Artistic Director of the L.A. Comedy Shorts film festival in Hollywood, California. He starred alongside Cedric the Entertainer on the TV Land sitcom ''The Soul Man''. Since 2013, he became a recurring cast member on the improv comedy TV series ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'', and is a regular member of the live improv comedy show ''The Black Version''. Early life and career Born in Fayetteville, Georgia,Eldridge, Richard L.Atlantic Station's set for taste of Hollywood. ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution''. October 20, 2005. Williams was involved in theater, comedy and television in Atlanta, where his credits include acting with the Georgia Shakes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
