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Tracey Ullman's State Of The Union
''Tracey Ullman's State of the Union'' is an American sketch comedy series starring Tracey Ullman. The series was written by Ullman along with Hollywood satirist Bruce Wagner. Gail Parent and Craig DiGregorio acted as contributing writers to the series' first season. The show ran for three seasons on Showtime. On May 17, 2010, it was announced that the show would not be returning for a fourth season. Premise The show takes a satirical look at a day in the life of America. Cast * Tracey Ullman as Various * Scott Bakula as Chris Fulbright * Jennifer Fitzgerald as Various * Jo Ann Harris as Various * Lily Holleman as Various * Johnny McKeown as Various * Sam McMurray as Various * Larry Poindexter as Various * Vonda Shepard as Various * Dylan Sprayberry as Jesse * Lynne Marie Stewart as Various * Peter Strauss as Narrator Production After her HBO sketch comedy television series '' Tracey Takes On...'' ended in 1999, Ullman was looking to take a break from her multi-character telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman, 30 December 1959) is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and director. Her earliest mainstream appearances were on British television sketch comedy shows ''A Kick Up the Eighties'' (with Rik Mayall and Miriam Margolyes) and '' Three of a Kind'' (with Lenny Henry and David Copperfield). After a brief singing career, she appeared as Candice Valentine in '' Girls on Top'' with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. She emigrated from the United Kingdom to the United States and she starred in her own network television comedy series, ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' from 1987 until 1990, which also featured the first appearances of the long-running animated media franchise ''The Simpsons''. She later produced programmes for HBO, including '' Tracey Takes On...'' (1996–99) garnering numerous awards. Her sketch comedy series ''Tracey Ullman's State of the Union'' ran from 2008 to 2010 on Showtime. She has appeared in several feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Poindexter
Larry Poindexter (born December 16, 1959) is an American actor and singer. Early life Poindexter was born in Dallas, Texas on December 16, 1959. Career He may be best-known for his role in 2003's ''S.W.A.T.'', in which he played by-the-book LAPD Captain Tom Fuller, who went head to head with Samuel L. Jackson's character "Hondo". Daytime audiences know him best from ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' as Asher Thomas. He played Asher from June 3, 2005, until August 8, 2005, when his character was shot and killed by Jason Morgan ( Steve Burton) after he murdered A.J. Quartermaine (Billy Warlock) and Rachel Adair ( Amy Grabow). His Asher Thomas character was controversial, as his backstory was a retcon of Jason and A.J.'s history. He was a recurring character on season 3 of '' JAG'', as the doomed lawyer/love interest (Dalton Lowne) of Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie ( Catherine Bell), who falls prey to another man obsessed with Mac. He appeared in the soap operas '' Santa Barbara'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Goldblatt
__notoc__ Robert Ian Goldblatt (born 1949) is a mathematical logician who is Emeritus Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. His most popular books are ''Logics of Time and Computation'' and ''Topoi: the Categorial Analysis of Logic''. He has also written a graduate level textbook on hyperreal numbers which is an introduction to nonstandard analysis. He has been Coordinating Editor of The ''Journal of Symbolic Logic'' and a Managing Editor of ''Studia Logica''. He was elected Fellow and Councillor of the Royal Society of New Zealand, President of the New Zealand Mathematical Society, and represented New Zealand to the International Mathematical Union. In 2012 he was awarded theJones Medalfor lifetime achievement in mathematics. Books and handbook chapters * 1979: ''Topoi: The Categorial Analysis of Logic'', North-Holland. Revised edition 1984. Dover Publications edition 2006Internet edition Project Euclid. :: Benjami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live And Exposed
Live may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film * ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film *'' ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD) Music * Live (band), American alternative rock band * List of albums titled ''Live'' Extended plays * ''Live EP'' (Anal Cunt album) * ''Live EP'' (Breaking Benjamin EP) * ''Live'' (Roxus EP) * ''Live'' (The Smithereens EP) *''CeCe Peniston (EP Live)'' *'' Ozzy Osbourne Live E.P.'', 1980 *'' Live EP (Live at Fashion Rocks)'', by David Bowie * ''Live EP'' (The Jam EP) Songs * "Live" (Russian song) * "Live" (Superfly song) * "Live" (The Merry-Go-Round song) Radio *BBC Radio 5 Live *CILV-FM, branded LiVE 88.5, a radio station in Ottawa, Canada Television * ''Live'' (South Korean TV series), a 2018 South Korean television series * ''Live'' (Danish TV series) * Live! (TV channel), Italy *''Live! with Kelly'', US TV talk show Types of media *Live action (cinematography), a motion picture not produced using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Ullman In The Trailer Tales
''Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales'' is a 2003 HBO television special starring Tracey Ullman in a spin-off from her sketch comedy series '' Tracey Takes On...'' The special, which was originally conceived as a pilot for a possible series, spotlights just one of Ullman's characters – Ruby Romaine, a Hollywood makeup artist in her seventies. Ruby recounts tales of old and present-day Hollywood as celebrities sit in her makeup chair in the on-set hair and makeup trailer. She also reveals details of her personal life, which includes living with her shell shock Vietnam veteran son Buddy, and their pot-bellied pig, Oinky. The celebrity in Ruby's chair for this particular episode is actress Debbie Reynolds. The working title for the project was ''Ruby Romaine, Trailer Trash''. This was Ullman's directorial debut (aside from directing second unit during the fourth season of her series ''Tracey Takes On...''). Premise Septuagenarian Hollywood makeup artist, Ruby Romaine recounts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxygen (TV Network)
Oxygen (branded on air as Oxygen True Crime) is an American television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming unit of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, through its Cable Entertainment Group subsidiary. The channel primarily airs true crime programming and dramas targeted towards women. The network was founded by Geraldine Laybourne, and carried a format focused on lifestyle and entertainment programming oriented towards women, similar to competing channels such as Lifetime. NBCUniversal acquired the network in 2007; under NBCU ownership, the network increasingly produced reality shows aimed at the demographic, and was relaunched in 2014 to target a "modern," younger female audience. After the network experienced ratings successes with a programming block dedicated to such programming, Oxygen was relaunched in mid-2017 to focus primarily on true-crime programs. As of February 2015, approximately 77.5 million American households (66.5% of households with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines
''Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines'' is American talk show and reality television series hosted by Tracey Ullman. The show focuses on fashion and individual style. Each episode consists of makeovers and celebrity guests. Celebrities reveal what's in their wardrobe and present childhood mementos. The show was inspired by Ullman's online fashion boutique Purple Skirt. The series was originally set to air on 13 September 2001, but due to the September 11 attacks the show was bumped to September 20. Background After the conclusion of her HBO sketch comedy series, '' Tracey Takes On...'' (1996–99), Tracey Ullman decided to take a step back from television, citing exhaustion from years of having to wear heavy prosthetic makeup for her many television characters. In 1999, she signed on for Woody Allen's film ''Small Time Crooks'', as well as the film ''Panic''. Despite making a conscious decision to move away from television, she announced her intent to someday return. She hoped to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purple Skirt
''Purple Skirt'' was a style and fashion-focused web site with an online boutique. It was the brainchild of Tracey Ullman. The site collected and sold clothing and accessories from both established and up-and-coming designers. It provided advice from stylists and costumes designers in the entertainment industry. Ullman wrote a monthly column. The web site was launched in November 1999 and was co-founded by Stephanie Laing and Jeannine Braden. Television series In 2001, Ullman hosted a spin-off television talk show series for the Oxygen Network, ''Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines ''Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines'' is American talk show and reality television series hosted by Tracey Ullman. The show focuses on fashion and individual style. Each episode consists of makeovers and celebrity guests. Celebrities reveal what ...''. Like Purple Skirt, the show showcased fashion and style advice from industry experts, along with sit-down interviews with celebrities discussing thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E-commerce
E-commerce (electronic commerce) is the activity of electronically buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. E-commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange (EDI), inventory management systems, and automated data collection systems. E-commerce is in turn driven by the technological advances of the semiconductor industry, and is the largest sector of the electronics industry. Defining e-commerce The term was coined and first employed by Dr. Robert Jacobson, Principal Consultant to the California State Assembly's Utilities & Commerce Committee, in the title and text of California's Electronic Commerce Act, carried by the late Committee Chairwoman Gwen Moore (D-L.A.) and enacted in 1984. E-commerce typically uses the web for at least a part of a transaction's life cycle although it may also use other techno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Takes On
''Tracey Takes On...'' is an American sketch comedy series starring Tracey Ullman. The show ran for four seasons on HBO and was commissioned after the success of the 1993 comedy special ''Tracey Ullman Takes on New York''. Each episode focuses on specific subject in which Ullman and her cast characters comment on or experience through a series of sketches and monologues. Unlike her previous Fox show, ''Tracey Takes On...'' was filmed without a studio audience, on location, single-camera; instead of upwards of a hundred characters, the show focused on a steady rotation of nearly 20. "I wanted to do a show where you could get familiar with the characters, where I could express a point of view, where we could get controversial ..I also didn't want to do a series where I had to do 22 or 26 episodes a year. I have two children and have a husband, and there are other things I'd like to do during the year. Ten shows is a good number, and HBO gives me a great (artistic) freedom," said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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