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Todd Deepler
The following is a list of characters in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC comedy television series ''Samantha Who?''. Primary characters Recurring characters Former main/recurring characters {{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Samantha Who?'' characters Lists of American sitcom television characters, Samantha Who? ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Samantha (or the alternatively Samanta) is primarily used as a feminine given name. It was recorded in England in 1633 in Newton Regis, Warwickshire. It was also recorded in the 18th century in New England, but its etymology is uncertain. Speculation (without evidence) has suggested an origin from the masculine given name Samuel (name), Samuel and wikt:ἄνθος, anthos, the Greek language, Greek word for "flower".''World Almanac'', 2009 edition pp. 697–698, Dr. Cleveland Kent Evans, Bellevue University One theory is that it was a feminine form of Samuel to which the already existing feminine name Anthea was added. "Samantha" remained a rare name until the 1873 publication of the first novel in a series by Marietta Holley, featuring the adventures of a lady named "Samantha", wife of Josiah Allen. The series led to the rise in the name's popularity, ranking among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States from 1880, the earliest year for which records are available, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Dunn
Kevin Dunn (born August 24, 1956) is an American actor who has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films and television series since the 1980s. Dunn's roles include White House Communications Director Alan Reed in the political comedy ''Dave'', U.S. Army Colonel Hicks in the 1998 version of ''Godzilla'', a role he reprised for the animated adaptation of Godzilla, Alan Abernathy's father Stuart in ''Small Soldiers'', Sam Witwicky's father Ron in the ''Transformers'' film series, Oscar Galvin in the 2010 action thriller ''Unstoppable'', and misanthropic White House Chief of Staff Ben Cafferty in ''Veep''. He has also had recurring roles on ''True Detective'' in 2014 and on the TV series adaptation of '' The Mosquito Coast'' in 2021. Early life and education Dunn was born in Chicago, the son of John Dunn, a musician and poet, and his wife Margaret (née East), a nurse. His sister is actress/comedian Nora Dunn. He also has a brother, Michael Dunn, a High school history te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliza Coupe
Eliza Kate Coupe (born April 6, 1981) is an American actress, comedian and model, known for playing Jane Kerkovich-Williams in the ABC comedy series '' Happy Endings'', Denise "Jo" Mahoney in the final two seasons of the medical comedy-drama '' Scrubs'', her starring role as Tiger on the Hulu comedy series ''Future Man'', and her recurring role as Hannah Wyland in '' Quantico''. She starred in the Fox comedy '' Pivoting'' in 2022. Most recently she had a supporting role in the Netflix series Murderville, episode-Who Killed Santa. Early life Coupe was born and raised in Plymouth, New Hampshire to Ernest and Kathryn. She has two brothers, Sam and Thom. She attended Plymouth Regional High School in her hometown and graduated in 1999. She is of French, English and Scottish heritage. Coupe was active in her high school's theatre program. Her roles included Bonnie in ''Anything Goes'' and a Mundy sister in ''Dancing at Lughnasa''. She graduated from California Institute of the Arts (C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiele Sanchez
Kiele Michelle Sanchez ( ; born October 13, 1977) is an American actress who starred in the A&E Network drama '' The Glades''. Previously, she had starred as Anne Sorelli in The WB comedy-drama ''Related'' and as Nikki Fernandez on the main cast in the third season of the ABC television drama series ''Lost''. She also starred in the DirecTV drama series ''Kingdom'' on the Audience Network. Early life and education Sanchez was born in Chicago. Her father, Oscar Sanchez, is a racetrack jockey agent. She is one of four children, and is of Puerto Rican and French descent. Sanchez began her acting career at Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Illinois, when she performed in a school production of ''The Grapes of Wrath''. Her performance helped her overcome her stage fright, with which she struggled at the time. Career In 2000, Sanchez auditioned for MTV's Wanna Be a VJ contest in New York. She was selected as one of the five finalists, but did not win the competition. Howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Cibrian
Edward Carl Cibrian ( ; born June 16, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Cole Deschanel on the television series '' Sunset Beach'' and Jimmy Doherty on ''Third Watch''. His other notable television roles include Matt Clark in ''The Young and the Restless'', Russell Varon in ''Invasion'', Jesse Cardoza in ''CSI: Miami'' and Eddie Valetik in '' Take Two''. Some of his best known films include the cult classic '' But I'm a Cheerleader'' and ''The Best Man Holiday''. Early life and career Cibrian, an only child, was born in Burbank, California. His mother, Hortensia (née Balaguer), is an office manager, and his father, Carl Cibrian, a banker. Both of Cibrian's parents are from Cuba. His father's family immigrated from Cuba to the United States after Castro came to power in 1959. His mother's family left Cuba about three years later. Cibrian's parents later met in California. Cibrian starred in ''The Young and the Restless'' as Matt Clark, ''Baywatch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tupper
James Tupper (born August 4, 1965) is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series ''Men in Trees'', Dr. Chris Sands on the NBC medical drama series ''Mercy'', and David Clarke on ABC's ''Revenge''. He also starred in the post-apocalyptic thriller ''Aftermath'', on Space in Canada and Syfy in the U.S., and in the HBO series '' Big Little Lies''. Early life Tupper was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He studied acting at Concordia University, Montreal, and later at Rutgers University in New Jersey, where he earned a master's degree. Career Tupper acted in several off-Broadway plays, including ''An Actor Prepares'' and ''After the Rain''. He co-wrote and appeared in 2005's ''Loudmouth Soup'', a fully improvised independent film that was filmed in one night with no script and no second takes. In 2006, Tupper started portraying Jack Slattery in the ABC series ''Men in Trees'', credited for all 36 episodes of the show's run. He then appeared as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKinley Freeman
McKinley Freeman (born June 9, 1973) is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in films and on television series, including the starring role of Derek Roman in the drama series '' Hit the Floor'', portraying the role of Dominic in the OWN's drama TV series ''Queen Sugar'', and playing the character Lewis in Hulu's ''Reasonable Doubt.'' Early life Freeman earned a BS in finance at University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. In 2004 while working at IBM as a Business Development Manager, he auditioned for ''All My Children'' and ended up getting the role. Career After working on the soap opera ''All My Children'', he later made appearances on shows such as '' ER'', ''CSI: Miami'', and ''Criminal Minds''. In 2007, he starred as the role Airborne Soldier in the comedy film ''Delta Farce''. In 2009, Freeman became a regular, playing Tony Dane on the ABC's series ''Samantha Who?'' Afterwards, he took on some acting roles for a few soap opera series, such as ''Days of Our Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Rannazzisi
Stephen Rannazzisi (born July 4, 1977) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He acted in the FXX comedy series ''The League'' as Kevin MacArthur. Personal life Rannazzisi, born in Smithtown, New York on July 4, 1977, briefly attended the Catholic St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York on Long Island, leaving after a year in what he called a mutual decision. He went on to graduate from Smithtown High School in 1996. Rannazzisi graduated from State University of New York at Oneonta, where he majored in communications. He is of Italian and Irish descent. 9/11 controversy Rannazzisi lied about working in the South Tower of the World Trade Center at Merrill Lynch, on the 54th floor during the September 11 attacks, and described his experience escaping death. He had said the events inspired him to move to Los Angeles and pursue stand-up comedy. In September 2015, after being contacted by a reporter from ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Zane
William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor. His breakthrough role was in the 1989 Australian film ''Dead Calm'', a performance that earned him a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor. He has since appeared in numerous films and television series, notably playing Caledon Hockley in the epic romance disaster film ''Titanic'' (1997), for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. Zane's other film roles include Kit Walker / The Phantom in the superhero film ''The Phantom'' (1996), "Match" in the ''Back to the Future'' franchise, Lieutenant Val Kozlowski in '' Memphis Belle'' (1990), The Collector in ''Demon Knight'' (1995), Curtis Zampf in '' The Believer'' (2001), and Richard Miller in the ''Sniper'' film series. He also played the recurring role of John Justice Wheeler in the second season of the TV series ''Twin Peaks'', and provided the voice of Ansem in the video game ''Kingdom Hearts'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Olyphant
Timothy David Olyphant ( ; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in ''The Monogamist'', and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' ''The Santaland Diaries'' in 1996. He then branched out to film; in the early years of his career, he was often cast in supporting villainous roles, most notably in '' Scream 2'' (1997), '' Go'' (1999), ''A Man Apart'' (2003), '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000), and '' The Girl Next Door'' (2004). He came to the attention of a wider audience with his portrayal of Sheriff Seth Bullock in HBO's western '' Deadwood'' (2004–2006), later reprising the role in '' Deadwood: The Movie'' (2019). He had starring roles in such films as '' Catch and Release'' (2006), '' Hitman'' (2007), ''A Perfect Getaway'' (2009), and '' The Crazies'' (2010), and he played the main antagonist, Thomas Gabriel, in ''Live Free or Die Hard'' (2007). Olyphant was a recurring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Hoffman
Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycologist; also his botanical author abbreviation *Marvin Rick (1901–1999), American middle-distance runner Units of measure *Rick, a quantity of firewood, related to a cord, in some parts of the US *Rick, a stack or pile of hay, grain or straw Other uses *Tropical Storm Rick (other) * ''Rick'' (film), a 2003 film starring Bill Pullman *RICK, stock ticker symbol for Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. See also *Richard (other) *Ricks (other) *Ricky (other) *Rix (other) Rix may refer to: Places * Rix, Jura, a commune in France * Rix, Nièvre, a commune in France People * Rix (surname) * Rix Robinson (1789–1875), Michigan pioneer Other uses * ''Rix'', a Gaulish word meaning "king"; cognate w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Russ
Timothy Darrell Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on '' Star Trek: Voyager'', Robert Johnson in ''Crossroads'' (1986), Casey in '' East of Hope Street'' (1998), Frank on ''Samantha Who?'', Principal Franklin on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''iCarly'', and D. C. Montana on '' The Highwaymen'' (1987–1988). Most recently, he was in The Rookie: Feds (2022). Early life, family and education Russ was born in Washington, D.C. on June 22, 1956 to a government employee mother and a U.S. Air Force officer father. He spent part of his childhood in Turkey. He attended his senior year of high school at Rome Free Academy, from which he graduated in 1974. He graduated from St. Edward's University with a degree in theater arts. He additionally attended graduate school at Illinois State University where he was inducted into its Hall of Fame. During his early life, he owned many dogs. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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