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The Prime Gig
''The Prime Gig'' is a 2000 film directed by Gregory Mosher, starring Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond, and Ed Harris. ''The Prime Gig'' debuted at the Venice, London, and Los Angeles film festivals, and was released directly to DVD in September 2001. Plot Pendleton "Penny" Wise, a talented telemarketer who can sell almost anything over the phone, makes a fine living doing phone sales until the company that employs him goes bankrupt. Penny is approached by Caitlin Carlson, who is hiring telephone salesmen for Kelly Grant, a legend in telemarketing, but Penny is unsure if Grant's latest venture, selling shares in a gold mine, is legitimate. Cast * Vince Vaughn as Pendelton "Penny" Wise * Julia Ormond as Caitlin Carlson * Ed Harris as Kelly Grant * Rory Cochrane as Joel * Wallace Shawn as Gene * Stephen Tobolowsky as Mick * George Wendt as Archie * Jeannetta Arnette as Cheryl * Shishir Kurup as Sujat * Harper Roisman as Harry * J.J. Johnston as Lloyd * Tom Wright as Marvin Sanders * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Mosher
Gregory Mosher (born 1949) is an American director and producer of stage productions at the Lincoln Center and Goodman Theatres, on and off-Broadway, at the Royal National Theatre, and in the West End. He is also a film director and television director, producer, and writer. He currently serves as Senior Associate Dean for the Arts at Hunter College. Early career Born 1949 in New York City, Mosher attended Oberlin College, Ithaca College and the Juilliard School where he was the school's first directing student. After leaving Juilliard in his third year, he moved to Chicago to assist William Woodman, head of the Goodman Theatre, who appointed him to lead the newly formed Goodman Stage 2, one of the pioneering theatres of the 1970s Chicago theatre scene. Three years later, after Woodman's resignation, he became director of the Goodman. Beginning with a new version of Richard Wright’s ''Native Son'', and focusing on new work, the Goodman soon gained wide national attention. Amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Michael Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, playwright, and essayist. His film roles include Wally Shawn (a fictionalized version of himself) in '' My Dinner with Andre'' (1981), Vizzini in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987), Mr. James Hall in ''Clueless'' (1995) and the voice of Rex in the ''Toy Story'' franchise (1995–2019). He has also had roles in six of Woody Allen's films. His television work includes recurring roles as Jeff Engels in ''The Cosby Show'' (1987–1991), Grand Nagus Zek in '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993–1999), Cyrus Rose in ''Gossip Girl'' (2008–2012), and Dr. John Sturgis in ''Young Sheldon'' (2018–present). His plays include the Obie Award–winning ''Aunt Dan and Lemon'' (1985), ''The Designated Mourner'' (1996) and ''Grasses of a Thousand Colors'' (2008). He also co-wrote the screenplay for ''My Dinner with Andre'' with Andre Gregory, and scripted ''A Master Builder'' (2013), a film adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Films
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was '' Mission: Impossible 2''. Domestically in North America, '' Gladiator'' won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ( Russell Crowe). ''Dinosaur'' was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success. __TOC__ Overview 2000 saw the releases of the first installment of popular film series ''X-Men'', ''Final Destination'', ''Scary Movie'', and '' Meet the Parents''. Among the films based on TV shows are '' Mission: Impossible 2'', ''Traffic'', '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'', '' Charlie's Angels'' and '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' Among the movies based on books (and TV shows) is ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''. The most acclaimed films of the year are '' Gladiator''; ''Traffic''; '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''; '' American Psycho''; ''Almost Famous, Requiem for a Dream,'' and ''Erin Brockovich''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Benson
Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, singer, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1999–2002), and has also directed, produced and starred in her own films ''Chance'' (2002) and '' Lovers, Liars & Lunatics'' (2006). She also starred in the movie '' Kiss the Bride'' (2007). She co-directed the film '' Drones'' (2010) with fellow ''Buffy'' cast member Adam Busch. Benson also starred as a waitress in the horror movie ''The Killing Jar'' (2010). Early life Benson was born January 8, 1977, in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Diane and Edward Benson, a psychiatrist. She has a younger sister, Danielle, who is an artist. Her father is Jewish and her mother was raised Southern Baptist; Benson grew up attending a Reform synagogue in Alabama. As a child, Benson studied music and dance, and performed in the Birmingham Children's Ballet, as well as in local theater. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian George
Brian George (born 1 July 1952) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Pakistani restaurateur Babu Bhatt in ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), the Indian gynecologist father of Raj Koothrappali in ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019), the voice of Chutney in ''Father of the Pride'' (2004–2005), and spiritual guide Guru Pathik in ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (2005–2008). Early life George was born on 1 July 1952 in Jerusalem to Jewish parents of Baghdadi Jewish (Iraqi Jewish) descent, who had immigrated to Israel. His father was born in Lebanon and grew up in Bombay. His mother was from India and has part Indian ancestry. A year after his birth, the family moved from Israel to London and then, in 1966, to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. George is the youngest of four siblings. He attended an all-boys school in London but made the switch to a public co-ed high school when the family moved to Toronto. He attended the University of Toronto, where he was active in theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romany Malco , which means "a citizen of Rome".
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Romany relates or may refer to: *The Romani people or Romany people, also known as Gypsies *Romani language or Romany language, the language of the Romani people *"Romany", the pseudonym of a broadcaster and writer of Romani descent, George Bramwell Evens * ''Romany'' (album), an album by The Hollies, released in 1972 *Romany Wisdom, comic book character and sister to X-Men ally Pete Wisdom *Romany Malco, an American actor *Romany, the Diva of Magic, professional magicienne *Romany, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) *Romany, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (north Poland) *Ramana, Azerbaijan, near Baku *Romany is a female given name. It is the feminine form of Romanus Romanus (Latin for "Roman"), hellenized as Romanos (Ῥωμανός) was a Roman cognomen and may refer to: People * Adrianus Romanus, Flemish mathematician (1561–1615) * Aquila Romanus, Latin grammarian *Giles of Rome, Aegidius Romanus, mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (actor)
Harold Thomas Wright (born November 29, 1952) is an American television and theatre actor. Early life Wright was born on November 29, 1952, in Englewood, New Jersey. Career Wright has appeared in over 40 stage productions on and off Broadway. He began his acting career as an original member of The People's Light and Theater Company outside of Philadelphia. Wright also spent four years at the National Playwrights Conference and two summers at the Sundance Institute. On Broadway, he performed in ''A Taste of Honey'' which received two Tony Award nominations. Some of the notable theaters in which he has appeared include the American Place Theater, Manhattan Theater Club, New York Theatre Workshop, Actors Theater of Louisville, Center Stage, Yale Repertory Theater, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Hartford Stage, Los Angeles Stage and Film, and Theatre De La Jeune Lune in Minneapolis starring in ''Farthest From The Sun'' with Steve Guttenberg. In 1987, he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shishir Kurup
Shishir Ravindran Kurup (born November 2, 1961) is an American actor. He played Dr. Singh on the sci-fi series ''Surface'', and also had roles on the series ''Heroes'', ''Lost'' and ''True Blood''. He made a guest appearance as Dr. Singh in ''Good Luck Charlie'' with Bridgit Mendler and after that, he played Mo Banjaree's father in ''Lemonade Mouth'', reuniting with Mendler, who portrayed shy and innocent Olivia White, and becoming close friends with his co-star and T.V daughter, Naomi Scott and her parents, eventually visiting them in London after shooting the movie. Kurup was born in Bombay, India of Malayali background, the son of Bhavani and Ravi Kurup. Kurup is also a playwright and theatrical director, and a member of the Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeannetta Arnette
Jeannetta Arnette is an American actress. She became known for her television role as Miss Meara on the situation comedy ''Head of the Class''. She has also appeared in numerous films, including 1992's ''Ladybugs'' and 1999's '' Boys Don't Cry'', and guest-starring roles on television. Arnette grew up in North Carolina and attended high school at North Carolina School of the Arts, studied acting in England and attended college at George Washington University where she began acting in local theatrical productions. She dropped out of college to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career there. In 2006, she co-starred in Tori Spelling's VH1 sitcom, ''So NoTORIous'' and played Sarah Jean, an innocent death-row inmate, on CBS' ''Criminal Minds''. In 2014, she played in a recurring role in the CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wendt
George Robert Wendt Jr. (born October 17, 1948) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the television sitcom ''Cheers'' (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He also played the role in the short-lived spin-off ''The Tortellis'' and in an episode of ''Wings'', which was made by the same creators. Wendt has also appeared in his own sitcom, ''The George Wendt Show'', following ''Cheers,'' but it was cancelled after only a few episodes. His numerous film roles include '' Fletch'', ''Gung Ho'', '' Dreamscape'', ''House'', '' Forever Young'', ''Hostage for a Day'', '' Man of the House'', and ''Lakeboat.'' Early life George Robert Wendt Jr. was born in the Beverly neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. His parents were Loretta Mary (née Howard) and George Robert Wendt, an officer in the Navy and a realtor. He is one of nine ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
