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The Heart Of The Matter (Grey's Anatomy)
The fourth season of the American television medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'', commenced airing in the United States on September 27, 2007 and concluded on May 22, 2008. The season continues the story of a group of surgeons and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, describing their professional lives and the way they affect the personal background of each character. Season 4 had 12 series regulars with 10 of them returning from the previous season, out of which 8 are part of the original cast from the first season. The season aired in the Thursday night timeslot at 9:00 EST. In addition to the regular 17 episodes, a clip-show narrated by the editors of ''People'' recapped previous events of the show and made the transition from ''Grey's Anatomy'' to ''Private Practice'', a spin-off focusing on Dr. Addison Montgomery and aired on September 19, 2007, before the season premiere. The season was officially released on DVD as a 5-disc box-set under the title of ''Grey ...
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Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Kathleen Pompeo (; born November 10, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her role on ''Grey's Anatomy'' as the titular Dr. Meredith Grey. One of the world's highest-paid actors since 2017, she has made multiple appearances on the '' Forbes’'' year-end lists. Her accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Born in Everett, Massachusetts, Pompeo moved to Miami and then New York City, where a casting director discovered her and signed her for an ad campaign for L'Oreal. She made her screen debut with NBC's legal drama ''Law & Order'', then guest-starred in other television shows, including the comedy ''Strangers with Candy'', the medical drama ''Strong Medicine'' and the sitcom ''Friends''. She made her feature film debut in 1999 with the romantic comedy ''Coming Soon'', and went on to play minor roles in films like ''In the Weeds'' and ''Mambo Café'' but found little initial success. A turning point came in her caree ...
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Addison Montgomery
Addison Adrianne Forbes Montgomery, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.O.G is a fictional character who appears as a supporting main character on the ABC television series ''Grey's Anatomy,'' and as the protagonist of its spin-off ''Private Practice'' played by Kate Walsh. Addison is a world-class neonatal surgeon with board certifications in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Maternal and Fetal Medicine. Additionally, she has completed a medical genetics fellowship. She works at the Oceanside Wellness Group, a fictional practice located in Santa Monica, California. Addison joined the series in the first-season finale as Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey)'s estranged wife. Initially set for a recurring guest stint on ''Grey's'', Walsh's character expanded into a series regular position as Rhimes grew fond of Walsh's portrayal of the character. She is promoted to series regular in season two episode seven, " Something To Talk About". She makes her final appearance as a series regular in th ...
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Bethany Rooney
Bethany Rooney (formally credited as Beth Hillshafer and Bethany Rooney Hillshafer) is an American television director and producer who has worked on over three dozen television series and made-for-television films. Since her directorial debut in 1985 in an episode of '' St. Elsewhere'', she has directed multiple episodes from a vast number of television series, most notably ''The Wonder Years'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Crossing Jordan'', ''Melrose Place'', ''Melrose Place (2009)'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''One Tree Hill'', ''Gilmore Girls'' and ''She Spies'', whilst other credits include ''Las Vegas'', ''Desperate Housewives'', '' Inconceivable'', ''Dawson's Creek'', ''Boston Public'', '' Ed'', '' Jack & Jill'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''Private Practice'', '' Dream On'', ''Castle'', ''Revenge'', ''Arrow'' among other series. In addition, Rooney has directed various episodes of the American TV series, '' NCIS''. She has also directed a number of made-for-television films, includi ...
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Allan Heinberg
Allan Heinberg (born June 29, 1967) is an American film screenwriter, television writer and producer and comic book writer. Heinberg is the screenwriter of the 2017 film ''Wonder Woman'', directed by Patty Jenkins. His television writing and producing credits include ''The Naked Truth'', ''Party of Five'', ''Sex and the City'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''The O.C.'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''Looking'', and ''Scandal'' . Most recently, Heinberg developed, wrote, and ran ABC's '' The Catch,'' starring Mireille Enos and Peter Krause and also developed the 2022 Netflix series on '' The Sandman.'' For Marvel Comics, Heinberg created and wrote ''Young Avengers'' and its sequel, ''Avengers: The Children’s Crusade'' with co-creator/artist Jim Cheung. For DC Comics, Heinberg co-wrote '' JLA: Crisis of Conscience'' with Geoff Johns (art by Chris Batista), and re-launched Wonder Woman with artists Terry and Rachel Dodson. Early life Heinberg was born to a Jewish family and is a graduate of Booke ...
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Randy Zisk
Randall "Randy" Zisk is an American television director and producer. He graduated from the University of Southern California and is a native of Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas. His brother, Craig Zisk, also works in television. As both a director and producer, he has worked most substantially on the television series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' and ''Monk''. He also wrote the 2006 film ''Maybe It's in the Water'', and two episodes of ''Midnight Caller''. Zisk was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award, in 2005. Directing credits *'' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (6 episodes, 1993–1995) *''NYPD Blue'' (2 episodes, 1996–1997) *''Early Edition'' (3 episodes, 1996–1998) *''Chicago Hope'' (1 episode, 1997) *''Providence'' (3 episodes, 1999–2002) *'' Felicity'' (1 episode, 2000) *''Strong Medicine'' (1 episode, 2001) *''American Dreams'' (4 episodes, 2002–2004) *''Without a Trace'' (6 episodes, 2002– ...
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Mark Wilding
Mark Wilding is an American television producer and screenwriter. He was nominated for two Emmys for his work as executive producer on the series ''Grey's Anatomy'', and won a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series as a writer on the same show. He has also worked on ''Private Practice'' and ''Charmed''. Wilding graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1979 with a major in economics. While at UMass Amherst, he wrote a humor column for The Collegian. He has two children. Wilding has worked on medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'' since its debut in 2005, serving as executive producer for five episodes and co-executive producer for over fifty episodes. He was a screenwriter for an additional five episodes from 2005 to 2007. He has also worked on the supernatural drama ''Charmed'' as the supervising producer and co-producer for a total of over thirty episodes, as well as screenwriter for another four. He has also produced for ''Jesse'', ''Ellen'', '' ...
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Daniel Minahan
Daniel Minahan (born 1962) is an American television and film director and writer. Minahan has directed several episodes of the HBO original series '' Six Feet Under'', '' Deadwood'', ''True Blood'', '' The Newsroom'' and ''Game of Thrones''; also ''The L Word'' and upcoming ''Fellow Travelers'' on Showtime and ''Grey's Anatomy'' on ABC. He also wrote and directed the independent film '' Series 7: The Contenders''. He was also the writer (and second unit director) for the 1996 film, ''I Shot Andy Warhol''. Career Minahan joined the crew of the HBO western drama '' Deadwood'' as a director for the first season in 2004. The series was created by David Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West. Minahan directed the episodes "Suffer the Little Children" and "Mister Wu". He returned as a director for the second season in 2005 and helmed the episode "Advances, None Miraculous". He remained a director for the third and final season in 2006 and helmed the episode "A T ...
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Debora Cahn
Debora Cahn is an American writer and producer of television and film. She was a writer and executive producer on the Showtime series ''Homeland'' for its final two seasons ''(''2018–2020). She was also a writer and consulting producer on FX's ''Fosse/Verdon'' (2019)'','' for which she won a Writers Guild of America award for Best Adapted Long Form Television. In 2018, she wrote the HBO film '' Paterno,'' starring Al Pacino and directed by Barry Levinson. She was a writer and co-executive producer for Martin Scorsese's HBO series ''Vinyl'' (2016). From 2006 to 2013, she was a writer and producer of ''Grey’s Anatomy.'' She began her career as a writer and producer on ''The West Wing'' from its fourth to seventh and final season (2002–2006). More recently, Cahn signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix. Under the deal, she will serve as executive producer and showrunner on the political thriller drama series ''The Diplomat''. Cahn has won two Writers Guild of America awa ...
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James Frawley
James Joseph Frawley (September 29, 1936 – January 22, 2019) was an American director and actor. He was a member of the Actors Studio since around 1961. He was best known for directing ''The Muppet Movie'' (1979) and ''The Monkees'' television series. Career Born in Houston, Texas, Frawley had a short-lived acting career, appearing in supporting roles in film and television from 1963 to 1966. A memorable appearance was the role of Hawaii District Attorney Alvarez in the 1965 ''Perry Mason'' episode "The Case of the Feather Cloak". In 1966, he was hired as a director for the new series ''The Monkees''; he ended up directing half of the series' 58 episodes. He began a career of over four decades as a director. TV series he directed included ''Cagney & Lacey'', ''Magnum, P.I.'', '' Smallville'', '' Ghost Whisperer'' and '' Judging Amy'', along with many others. He directed occasional feature films and television films, most notably ''The Muppet Movie'' in 1979, in which he also ...
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Rob Corn
Robert L. Corn is an American television producer and director. Corn has produced 61 out of 62 episodes of medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'', of which he has also directed thirty. Previously, he was also a producer and director of several episodes of the 1990s medical drama ''Chicago Hope''. Anabella Garcia, the daughter of the director says “The show when we started was very chaotic. But that’s the beauty of it.” He has been nominated five times for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series: ''Chicago Hope'' (1995, 1996, 1997) and ''Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...'' (2006, 2007). Corn lives in Santa Monica with his wife and two children. References External links * American television directors American television producer ...
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A Change Is Gonna Come (Grey's Anatomy)
"A Change Is Gonna Come" is the fourth season premiere of the American television medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'', and the 62nd episode of the overall series. The premiere focused on the aftermath of the main characters' promotion to residency, following the conclusion of their internship. The episode was the first not to feature Isaiah Washington, portraying Preston Burke, due to his being fired from the series at the conclusion of season 3. The episode also marked Chyler Leigh's promotion to series regular status, following her guest appearances in the last 2 episodes of the previous season. Also featured were one-time guest actors Mark Pellegrino, Stephania Childers, Sandra Thigpen, and Steven Porter. The story arcs which provided a particular focus on individual characters include Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) dealing with the aftermath of Burke's (Washington) departure, and the dissolution of their engagement, Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) struggling with her romantic feeling ...
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MSNBC
MSNBC (originally the Microsoft National Broadcasting Company) is an American news-based pay television cable channel. It is owned by NBCUniversala subsidiary of Comcast. Headquartered in New York City, it provides news coverage and political commentary. As of September 2018, approximately 87 million households in the United States (90.7 percent of pay television subscribers) were receiving MSNBC. In 2019, MSNBC ranked second among basic cable networks averaging 1.8 million viewers, behind rival Fox News, averaging 2.5 million viewers. MSNBC and its website were founded in 1996 under a partnership between Microsoft and General Electric's NBC unit, hence the network's naming. Microsoft divested itself of its stakes in the MSNBC channel in 2005 and its stakes in msnbc.com in July 2012. The general news site was rebranded as NBCNews.com, and a new msnbc.com was created as the online home of the cable channel. In the late summer of 2015, MSNBC revamped its programming by entering ...
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