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Trust Me (Damages)
The second season of the FX legal drama series ''Damages'' premiered on January 7, 2009 and concluded on April 1, 2009. It consisted of thirteen episodes, bringing the series total to 26. ''Damages'' was created by brothers Todd and Glenn Kessler along with Daniel Zelman, each of whom served as executive producers and contributed seven scripts for the season, including the premiere and the finale. The second season, like the first, follows two different timelines. The primary timeline follows Patty, Ellen, and Tom as the firm goes up against an energy company who have engaged in unethical practices. A former lover of Patty's, Daniel Purcell (William Hurt), brings the matter to her attention, but then inexplicably backs out, leaving Patty up against UNR CEO Walter Kendrick (John Doman) and his fierce lawyer Claire Maddox (Marcia Gay Harden). Meanwhile, Ellen works with the FBI to bring down Patty, while also seeking revenge on Arthur Frobisher for his presumed role in her fiance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FX (TV Channel)
FX is an American pay television channel owned by FX Networks, LLC, a subsidiary of the Disney General Entertainment Content unit of The Walt Disney Company. It is based at the Fox Studios lot in Century City, California. FX originally launched on June 1, 1994. The network's original programming aspires to the standards of premium cable channels in regard to mature themes and content, high-quality writing, directing and acting. Sister channels FXM and FXX were launched in 1994 and 2013, respectively. FX also carries reruns of theatrical films and terrestrial-network sitcoms. Advertising-free content was available through the FX+ premium subscription service until it was shut down on August 21, 2019. As of September 2018, FX is available to approximately 89.2 million television households (96.7% of households with cable) in the United States. In addition to the flagship U.S. network, the "FX" name is licensed to a number of related pay television channels in various countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tate Donovan
Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor, comedian and television director. He is known for portraying Tom Shayes in ''Damages'', Jimmy Cooper in ''The O.C.'', and the voice of the title character in the 1997 Disney animated film ''Hercules'', the animated television series of the same name and in a few ''Kingdom Hearts'' video games. He starred opposite Sandra Bullock in the 1992 film, '' Love Potion No. 9''. He also had supporting roles in films, such as ''Good Night, and Good Luck'' and '' Argo''. Donovan also played Brian Sanders in '' Hostages'' and White House Chief of Staff Mark Boudreau in '' 24: Live Another Day''. He has been a guest star in a number of television series, notably '' Friends''. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film '' Inside Monkey Zetterland''. He has also worked as a producer of 30 for 30 ''Shorts'', for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Cohen
Lynn Harriette Cohen (née Kay; August 10, 1933 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress known for her roles in film, television and theater. She was especially known for her role as Magda in the HBO series ''Sex and the City'', which she also played in the 2008 film of the same name and its 2010 sequel, and for portraying Mags in '' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire''. Early life The daughter of Louis Kay and Bertha Cornsweet Kay, Lynn Harriette Kay was born in Kansas City, Missouri to a Jewish family. She studied for a year each at the University of Wisconsin and Northwestern University, after which she moved to St. Louis, where she began acting in regional theater. Career Cohen began her career in the 1970s appearing in Off-Broadway productions, receiving Drama League Award and Lucille Lortel Awards nominations. Notable credits include ''Hamlet'' starring Kevin Kline and ''Macbeth'' starring Liev Schreiber. On Broadway, Cohen appeared in '' Orpheus Descending'' starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Corrigan
Kevin Corrigan (born ) is an American character actor. He has appeared mostly in independent films and television since the 1990s, including as Uncle Eddie on the sitcom '' Grounded for Life'' (2001–2005). His film appearances include supporting roles in '' Goodfellas'' (1990), '' Walking and Talking'' (1996), '' Henry Fool'' (1997), '' The Departed'' (2006), '' Superbad'' (2007), '' Pineapple Express'' (2008), '' Seven Psychopaths'' (2012), '' The King of Staten Island'' (2020), and co-starring roles in '' Big Fan'' (2009) and '' Results'' (2015). He has been twice nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Life and career Corrigan was born in the Bronx, New York City, to an Irish-American father and a Puerto Rican mother. After studying at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, he made his film debut in 1989 in '' Lost Angels'', starring Donald Sutherland and Adam Horovitz. He was cast in '' Goodfellas'' as the younger brother of Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paige Turco
Jean Paige Turco (born May 17, 1965) is an American actress, best known for her role as April O'Neil in '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze'' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III''. Other notable roles include Melanie Cortlandt on the ABC soap opera ''All My Children'', Terri Lowell in the CBS series '' The Agency'', Gail Emory in the CBS series ''American Gothic'' and appearances in '' NYPD Blue'', '' Party of Five'' and ''Person of Interest''. From 2014 to 2019 she starred as Abigail Griffin in the post-apocalyptic drama series, ''The 100''. Early life Turco was born to Joyce Jean (Jodoin) and David Vincent Turco in Boston, Massachusetts. At one year old her mother moved them to Springfield, Massachusetts where she was raised, after the death of her father. She is of Italian, French-Canadian and English ancestry. She took ballet lessons as a little girl and planned to become a classical ballerina. She attended the Walnut Hill School in Natick, Massa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Cullen
Peter Brett Cullen (born August 26, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dan Fixx in ''Falcon Crest'' (1986-1988), Sam Cain in '' The Young Riders'' (1989-1990), Governor Ray Sullivan in ''The West Wing'' (2005-2006), Goodwin Stanhope in '' Lost'' (2005-2008), Mark Keeler in '' Make It or Break It'' (2009-2012), and Michael Stappord in ''Devious Maids'' (2013-2015). Early life Cullen was born August 26, 1956, in Houston, Texas, the son of Catherine and Lucien Hugh Cullen, an oil industry executive and part of one of the most famous and wealthiest oil families in the oil-rich history of Texas. He graduated from Madison High School in Houston in 1974,Distinguished HISD Alumni ." '' |
Tom Aldredge
Thomas Ernest Aldredge (February 28, 1928 – July 22, 2011) was an American television, film and stage actor. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for playing the role of Shakespeare in ''Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare'' (1978). His Broadway stage career spanned five decades, including five Tony Award nominations. He played both the Narrator and the Mysterious Man in the original Broadway cast of ''Into the Woods''. He also appeared on television in programs including '' Ryan's Hope'', ''Damages'', and '' Boardwalk Empire'', with a notable role as Hugh De Angelis on ''The Sopranos''. Life and career Aldredge was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Lucienne Juliet (née Marcillat) and William Joseph Aldredge, a colonel in the United States Army Air Corps. He originally planned to become a lawyer and was a Pre-Law student at the University of Dayton in the late 1940s. In 1947 he decided to pursue a career as an actor after attending a performance of the original Broadway product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrell Hammond
Darrell Clayton Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He was a regular cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2009, and has been its announcer since 2014. Upon his departure, Hammond, at age 53, was the oldest cast member in the show's history. Hammond has made more ''SNL'' appearances than any other cast member and impersonated more than 107 celebrities, with Bill Clinton as his most frequent impression. On September 19, 2014, Hammond was announced as the new announcer of ''SNL,'' replacing Don Pardo, who had died the month before. Early life Hammond was born in Melbourne, Florida, the son of Margaret and Max Hammond. Hammond was severely abused by his mother, contributing to his lifelong struggles with depression and substance abuse. Hammond's father, dealing with his own psychological issues resulting from his military service during World War II, often drank heavily and acted out violently. Hammond found as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarke Peters
Peter Clarke (born April 7, 1952), known professionally as Clarke Peters, is an American-British actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his roles as Lester Freamon in the television series ''The Wire'' (2002–2008) and Albert Lambreaux in the television series '' Treme'' (2010–2013). Peters is also known for his roles in the films ''Endgame'' (2009), ''John Wick'' (2014), ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017), '' Harriet'' (2019), and ''Da 5 Bloods'' (2020), the lattermost of which earned him a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Early life Peters was born Peter Clarke, the second of four sons, in New York City, and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey. At the age of 12, he had his first theater experience, in a school production of ''My Fair Lady''. He began to have serious ambitions to work in the theater at the age of 14. He graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in 1970. Career Shortly before he left for Paris, Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American film director and actor best known for directing and starring in '' New Jack City'' in 1991 and '' USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage'' in 2016. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic '' Baadasssss!'', which he also co-wrote and directed. Early life and education Mario Van Peebles was born in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of writer, director, actor and musician Melvin Van Peebles and Maria Marx. He travelled often with his parents between Europe and the USA. He majored in economics at Columbia College, the undergraduate division of Columbia University. He was invited to speak as the Class Day Speaker as part of the annual commencement exercises in 2021. Career 1968 to 1971: First roles Van Peebles' first screen appearance was in 1968, in the soap opera '' One Life to Live''. In 1971, he appeared in the film '' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'', Melvin Van Peebles d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Nouri
Michael Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American screen and stage actor. He is best known for his television roles, including Dr. Neil Roberts on ''The O.C.'', Phil Grey on ''Damages'', Caleb Cortlandt on ''All My Children'', Eli David in ''NCIS'', and Bob Schwartz on ''Yellowstone''. He is also known for his starring roles in the films ''Flashdance'' (1983) and '' The Hidden'' (1987), and has appeared in several Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including the original production of ''Victor/Victoria''. He is a Saturn Award and Daytime Emmy Award nominee. Early life Nouri was born in Washington D.C. to Gloria (née Montgomery) and Edmond Nouri.That Guy in Flashdance . ''''. February 16, 2004. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Costabile
David Costabile (; born January 9, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for his television work, having appeared in supporting roles in several television series such as '' Billions'', ''Breaking Bad'', ''Damages'', ''Flight of the Conchords'', '' Suits'', and ''The Wire'', as well as the film ''The Dirt''. He has also acted on film and in Broadway theatre. Early life and education Costabile was born in Washington, D.C. and is of Italian descent. He holds an undergraduate degree from Tufts University and an MFA from New York University. Career Stage Costabile has appeared on Broadway in Manhattan Theatre Club's revival of ''Translations'' in 2007, the musical ''Titanic'' in 1997, and '' The Tempest'' in 1995. In 2005, he appeared as Launce in ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' as part of the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park. For ''Caroline, or Change'', the Drama Desk Award–winning musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori (2003–2004), Costabile workshopped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
