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Velvet (film)
''Velvet'' is a 1984 American action/drama TV film for the '' ABC Network'' directed by Richard Lang, starring Leah Ayres, Shari Belafonte, Mary-Margaret Humes and Sheree J. Wilson. The film was inspired by the American TV series '' Charlie’s Angels''''.'' The screenplay was written by Ned Wynn''.'' The film portrays a team of unlikely female secret agents as they disguise themselves as aerobics instructors to close in on a group of criminals. ''Velvet'' was produced by Douglas S. Cramer and Aaron Spelling, who has been described as “the most prolific producer in TV history.” Spelling is known for ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990-2000), ''Charmed'' (1998-2006) and many other television programs from the 1970s to 2000's. “ 'Charlie’s Angels''was created by Aaron Spelling”, which is the inspiration of ''Velvet. Charlie’s Angels'' introduced a new idea of characterization for female characters with independence: “''Charlie’s Angels'' presented women as far more to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Wynn
Ned Wynn (born Edmond Keenan Wynn; April 27, 1941 – December 20, 2020) was an American actor and screenwriter. Personal life He was the son of actor Keenan Wynn and the grandson of Ed Wynn. Death He died of Parkinson's disease in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California on December 20, 2020 at the age of 79. Filmography Actor *''The Bellboy'' (1960) - Bellhop (uncredited) *''The Absent-Minded Professor'' (1961) - Boy (uncredited) *''Son of Flubber'' (1963) - Rutland Student Manager (uncredited) *'' The Patsy'' (1964) - Band Member *''Bikini Beach'' (1964) - Surfer #9 *'' Pajama Party'' (1964) - Pajama Boy *''Beach Blanket Bingo'' (1965) - Beach Boy *''How to Stuff a Wild Bikini'' (1965) - Beach Boy *''Stagecoach'' (1966) - Ike Plummer *''California Dreaming'' (1979) - Earl Fescue *''Don't Go to Sleep'' (1982, TV Movie) - Paramedic (final film role) Screenwriter *''California Dreaming'' (1979) *''Don't Go to Sleep'' (1982) *''Velvet Weave details visible on a purple-colored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerobic Gymnastics
Aerobic gymnastics or sport aerobics is a competitive sport originating from traditional aerobics in which complex, high-intensity movement patterns and elements of varying difficulty are performed to music. Nature of the game The performance area is square for juniors or square for adults and for aero dance and step. In International competition there are 9 different events: Individual Women, Individual Men, Mixed Pairs, Trios, Group (five athletes), Step Dance (both eight athletes) and trapezium pass. The last four are regardless of the genders of the athletes. The performances are made up of four groups of elements. The routine must be performed entirely to music. In the competition, there are specific requirements regarding the outfit, the number of elements performed, the number of lifts performed, the number of elements performed on the floor and much more. Performances are scored in the following areas: artistry, execution, difficulty and the chair of the judges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clyde Kusatsu
Clyde Kusatsu (born September 13, 1948) is an American actor and trade union leader of Japanese descent. Since 2013, he has served as the National Vice President of SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local. Life and career Clyde Kusatsu was born in Hawaii and attended Iolani School where he began acting and in Honolulu summer stock. After graduating with a theatre degree from Northwestern University, he got his first TV role on ''Kung Fu'' where was in four episodes. On ''M*A*S*H'' he played three roles in four episodes. Kusatsu also played Rev. Chong on several episodes of ''All in the Family''. During this period Kusatsu was also a member of East West Players, the oldest Asian-American theatre company in Los Angeles. Kusatsu has been a regular on several television series, beginning with ''Bring 'Em Back Alive'' on CBS (1982–83) and the Hawaii-set medical drama ''Island Son'' on CBS(1989–90), playing the Richard Chamberlain character's best friend, Dr. Kenji Fushida. His many televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Faustino
David Anthony Faustino (; born March 3, 1974) is an American actor and radio personality primarily known for his role as Bud Bundy on the Fox sitcom '' Married... with Children''. He has also voiced animated characters for Nickelodeon, including Mako on ''The Legend of Korra'' and Helia on Nickelodeon's revival of ''Winx Club''. Early life Faustino was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 3, 1974, to Roger Faustino, a costumer, and Kay Faustino (née Freeman), a homemaker. His younger brother Michael made many guest appearances on '' Married... with Children'', including the episode David co-wrote, " T*R*A*S*H". Career Acting Faustino made his television debut at the age of 3 months when he appeared on the ''Lily Tomlin Special''. He did not start regularly acting until 1980 after a small role on ''Little House on the Prairie''. Throughout the early to mid-1980s, Faustino guest-starred on a number of TV shows such as ''Highway to Heaven'', ''Family Ties'', '' St. Elsewhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Brundin
Bo Brundin (25 April 1937 – 4 September 2022) was a Swedish actor. He has appeared in 43 films between 1970 and 2002, and appeared in hit television miniseries such as '' Rich Man, Poor Man'', ''The Rhinemann Exchange'', '' The Word'' and ''Centennial''. Most of Brundin's characters in films have been foreign—German, Dutch, Russian—but seldom Swedish. He starred in the 1970 film ''A Baltic Tragedy'', which was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Brundin died on 4 September 2022, at the age of 85, in Uppsala, Sweden. Selected filmography * ''A Baltic Tragedy'' (1970) - Eichfuss * ''The Headless Eyes'' (1971) - Arthur Malcolm * ''The Day the Clown Cried'' (1972 unedited/unreleased) - Ludwig * ''Around the World with Fanny Hill'' (1974) - Peter Wild * ''The Great Waldo Pepper'' (1975) - Ernst Kessler * '' Russian Roulette'' (1975) - Vostik * ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1977) "East Wind, Ill Wind" - Hoffman/Zadak * ''Bomsalva'' (1978) - Sven Gunnar Alm * ''Shoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judson Scott
Judson Earney Scott (born July 15, 1952) is an American stage, film and television actor. He has appeared in a number of science fiction productions, especially within the ''Star Trek'' franchise, as well as '' V'' and three episodes of ''The X-Files.'' Early years Scott was born in Azusa, California and attended Carl Sandberg Jr. High and Glendora High Schools. He then went to California State University, Fullerton, received a B.A. in Theatre Arts, and trained at the Actors Studio in Los Angeles. At the end of the school year in college, Scott entered the American College Theater Festival and won the Irene Ryan Award for Best Actor in the Western United States. Scott was then offered a scholarship to Yale School of Drama, but instead attended the Juilliard School in New York City, where he again graduated with a B.A. in Theater Arts. Career In 1973, Scott starred with Al Pacino on Broadway in Shakespeare's ''Richard III''. His first film role was in ''Every Which Way But Loose'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony De Longis
Anthony Charles De Longis (born March 23, 1950) is an American actor, stuntman, and fight choreographer. Life and career De Longis was born in Glendale, California. He attended California State University, Northridge where he was initiated into the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He is well known for his recurring role during the first two seasons of the TV series '' Star Trek: Voyager'', as First Maje Jal Culluh, leader of the Kazon-Nistrim. A very experienced swordsman, he is also known for his roles on '' Highlander: The Series'', as Lymon Kurlow in the third-season episode "Blackmail", and as Otavio Consone in the fifth-season episode "Duende". De Longis auditioned and was considered for the lead role in the series. A martial artist and weapon master in several disciplines, he played a swordsman opposite Jet Li in the 2006 martial arts epic ''Fearless'', and gave Harrison Ford extensive whip training for the 2008 film ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Abbott
Bruce Paul Abbott (born July 28, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Originally beginning his career in theater, Abbott later gained notoriety for his role as Dan Cain in the cult film, cult sci-fi horror films ''Re-Animator'' (1985) and ''Bride of Re-Animator'' (1990). He has also had roles in the horror films ''Bad Dreams (film), Bad Dreams'' (1988) and ''The Prophecy II'' (1996), as well as the sci-fi film ''Out of Time (1988 film), Out of Time''. From 1992 to 1993, he portrayed Judge Nicholas Marshall on the television series ''Dark Justice''. Early life Abbott was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where he graduated from David Douglas High School in 1972. His career began as a dancer and actor in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, where he spent three seasons from 1975 to 1978, appearing in productions of ''A Winter's Tale'', ''All's Well That Ends Well'', ''Henry VI Part 2'', ''The Tempest'', and ''The Tragedy of King Richard III''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Marcovicci
Andrea Louisa Marcovicci ( ro, Marcovici; born November 18, 1948) is an American actress and singer. Life and career Marcovicci was born in Manhattan, to Helen Stuart, a singer, and Eugen Marcovicci, a physician and internist of Romanian descent. Her father was 63 when she was born and died when she was 20. In her teens she decided that she wanted to be a singer, but instead majored in drama."What a beautiful thing it is to be alive!" by M.J. Bevans, ''Afternoon TV'', July 1972. Pp. 32-35 & 58. In a 1972 interview, she looked back at this period without enthusiasm: Marcovicci left school and started making her way into show business as a singer, appearing on ''The Mike Douglas Show'' and ''The Merv Griffin Show.'' As an actress, she debuted in commercials and soon became better known as Dr. Betsy Chernak Taylor on the television soap opera ''Love is a Many Splendored Thing (TV series), Love is a Many Splendored Thing'' from 1970 to 1973. She appeared in the second television p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh McCloskey
Leigh Joseph McCloskey (born June 21, 1955) is an American actor, artist, author and philosopher. Throughout his acting career, McCloskey appeared in numerous television series and movies, including the popular American soap opera ''Dallas'' and a leading role in the Dario Argento-helmed supernatural horror film ''Inferno''. As a painter, McCloskey has produced a number of works focused on occult, alchemical, and esoteric themes, including his own Tarot deck and '' The Hieroglyph of the Human Soul'', a mixed-media art installation painted on the walls of his home library. His art work has been featured in popular music, including Flying Lotus’ 2010 release ''Cosmogramma'' and The Rolling Stones’ A Bigger Bang Tour in the 2000s. Early life Born in Los Angeles, California, McCloskey was classically trained as an actor at the Juilliard School in Lincoln Center, New York. Acting He began his professional acting career playing Billy Abbott in the original miniseries '' R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polly Bergen
Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer and entrepreneur. She won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her performance as Helen Morgan in ''The Helen Morgan Story''. For her stage work, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Carlotta Campion in ''Follies'' in 2001. Her film work included '' Cape Fear'' (1962) and ''The Caretakers'' (1963), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She hosted her own weekly variety show for one season (''The Polly Bergen Show''), was a regular panelist on the TV game show '' To Tell the Truth,'' and later in life had roles in ''The Sopranos'' and '' Desperate Housewives''. She wrote three books on beauty, fashion, and charm. She is also the inspiration behind Mother Goose in ''The Land of Stories''. Early life Bergen was born in Knoxv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ensign
Michael Ensign (born February 13, 1944) is an American actor who mostly played very small roles. One of his most-known roles was Benjamin Guggenheim in the 1997 film ''Titanic''. Early life Ensign was raised in both the United States and England. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and spent the first ten years of his professional career working in the theatre in Britain. Religion Born into a family in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he later became a member of the Episcopal Church, attending a parish which is in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. Career He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1970s, appearing in productions of ''As You Like It'', ''Love's Labour's Lost'', and ''Cymbeline'' amongst others. He has appeared in ''Irene'', ''Curse of the Starving Class'', and ''The Red Devil Battery Sign'' in the West End. Ensign's film credits include ''Superman'' (1978), ''Pink Floyd – The Wall'' (1982), ''WarGames'' (1983) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
