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Working Tra$h
''Working Tra$h'' is a 1990 American made-for-television comedy film directed by Alan Metter and starring George Carlin, Ben Stiller, Buddy Ebsen, Leslie Hope, and Michael J. Pollard. It was one of the first television films made for the then-burgeoning Fox Network. Cast * George Carlin as Ralph (referred to as "Ralph Sawatzky" in a scene at the end of the film, though the surname is not shown in the credits) * Ben Stiller as Freddy Novak * Buddy Ebsen as Vandevere Lodge * Leslie Hope as Susan Fahnestock * Michael J. Pollard as Palomar * Jack Blessing as R. Judson Kimbrough * Dan Castellaneta as George Agrande * Ellen Ratner as Ruthie * George Wallace as Big Dan * Mindy Sterling Mindy Lee Sterling (born July 11, 1953) is an American television, film and voice actress. She portrayed Frau Farbissina in the ''Austin Powers'' film series and starred in the web series ''Con Man'', the latter of which earned her a Primetime ... as Mary * Lisa Montgomery as Vi * Michael Gregory ...
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Alan Metter
Alan Dennis Metter (December 19, 1942 – June 7, 2020) was an American film director whose most notable credits include ''Back to School'' starring Rodney Dangerfield, and ''Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' with Sarah Jessica Parker. He also produced and directed the 1983 television special '' The Winds of Whoopie'' for Steve Martin. In 1988, he was set to direct ''Atuk'', based on the Mordecai Richler novel ''The Incomparable Atuk'', with Sam Kinison as the title character. The production was shut down early into filming. Selected filmography *'' The Winds of Whoopie'' (1983) (TV) *''Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' (1985) *''Back to School'' (1986) *'' Moving'' (1988) *'' Cold Dog Soup'' (1990) *'' Working Tra$h'' (1990) (TV) *'' Police Academy: Mission to Moscow'' (1994) *''Billboard Dad'' (1998) *''The Jersey'' (1999) (TV) *''Passport to Paris'' (1999) *''The Growing Pains Movie ''The Growing Pains Movie'' is a 2000 American made-for-television comedy film and is the first of two ...
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Comedy Film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film and it is derived from the classical comedy in theatre. Some of the earliest silent films were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1930s, comedy films took another swing, as laughter could result from burlesque situations but also dialogue. Comedy, compared with other film genres, puts much more focus on individual stars, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to the film industry due to their popularity. In '' The Screenwriters Taxonomy'' (2017), Eric R. Williams contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character, and story. Therefore the labels "drama" and "comedy" are t ...
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1990 Comedy Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ...
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American Comedy Television Films
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1990 Films
The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1990 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * March 2 - ''The Hunt for Red October'' is released. It is the first film in Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" franchise and is met with critical and blockbuster commercial success. * March 23 – '' Pretty Woman'' is released and grosses $463 million, making Julia Roberts a worldwide star. * March 30 – ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is released to massive box office success. At the time, it is the highest-grossing independent film in history. * May 25 – Universal Pictures unveils a new opening logo with music composed by James Horner, which debuts on '' Back to the Future Part III''. It is the first change to the Universal opening logo in 27 years. * June 1 – CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in '' Total Rec ...
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1990 Television Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya confederacy, Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope ...
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Newell Alexander
Newell may refer to: Places Australia * Newell, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Douglas * Newell Highway, New South Wales Canada * County of Newell, a municipal district in Alberta England *Newell, an old spelling of Newall, West Yorkshire United States *Newell, Alabama *Newell, California *Newell, Iowa *Newell, North Carolina *Newell, Ohio *Newell, Pennsylvania *Newell, South Dakota *Newell, West Virginia *Newell Township (other) Other uses * Newell (surname) * Newell Brands, an American consumer products company * Newell's Old Boys, an Argentine soccer team * USS ''Newell'' (DE-322), U.S. Navy Edsall-class destroyer escort See also * * Newall (other) * Newel (other) A Newel is the upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind. Newel may also refer to: * Newel, Germany People * Stanford Newel (1839–1907), American attorney and diplomat * Newel K. Whitney (1795-1850), American convert to M ... * Newill (su ...
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Julian Christopher
Julian Christopher (born November 7, 1944) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in various films and television series from the 1970s to the present, including '' The Magician'' and the episode ' Code of Honor' from '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. His most notable appearances, which includes his ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' role, were in the films '' Cool Breeze, X-Men: The Last Stand, Elysium'' and ''88 Minutes ''88 Minutes'' is a 2007 thriller film directed by Jon Avnet and starring Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger, Amy Brenneman, Neal McDonough and Benjamin McKenzie. In the film, famed forensic psychiatr ...''. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Christopher, Julian 1944 births African-American male actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Philadelphia 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors 20th-century African-American pe ...
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Gregg Almquist
Gregg may refer to: Places * Gregg, California, United States, an unincorporated community * Gregg, Missouri, United States, an unincorporated community * Gregg County, Texas, United States * Gregg River, Alberta, Canada * Gregg Seamount, Atlantic Ocean * Gregg Township (other), three townships in the United States People with the name * Gregg (given name) * Gregg (surname) Other uses * Gregg shorthand, a system of shorthand named after creator John Robert Gregg * ''Gregg v. Georgia'', a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision See also * Gregg's (New Zealand), a food and beverage company * Greggs plc, the largest specialist retail bakery chain in the United Kingdom * Kima Greggs Shakima "Kima" Greggs is a fictional character on the HBO drama ''The Wire'', played by actress Sonja Sohn. Greggs is a determined and capable police detective in the Baltimore Police Department. Openly lesbian, she often displays a hardened, cyn ...
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Michael Gregory (actor)
Michael Gregory (born November 26, 1944) is an American actor. With over 160 credits to his name, Gregory has appeared in character roles in television, films and commercials, as well as working as a voice actor in animation & video games. Early life He was born Gary Steven Meimar in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Sally and Angelo Socrates Meimar. He joined the United States army and served as a personnel specialist. He has an AA from Hartnell College and a BA from San Francisco State University. He lives in Salinas, California. Career Gregory had a role in an episode of the TV series ''The Partridge Family'' in 1971. Other guest appearances include ''All in the Family'', ''Kojak'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Fantasy Island'', ''Voyagers!'', ''The A-Team'', ''The Love Boat'', '' Quincy'', ''Simon & Simon'', '' Matlock'', ''Murphy Brown'', ''Quantum Leap'', ''Ghost Whisperer'', '' MacGyver (S06-E20) and ''Full House''. He originated the role of Dr. Rick Webber in episodes of the soap opera ...
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Lisa Montgomery (actress)
Lisa Montgomery may refer to: *Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (born 1972), American political satirist known as Kennedy *Lisa M. Montgomery Bobbie Jo Stinnett (December 4, 1981 – December 16, 2004) was an American 23-year-old Pregnancy, pregnant woman who was murdered in Skidmore, Missouri, Skidmore, Missouri in December 2004. The perpetrator, Lisa Marie Montgomery, then aged 36-y ...
(1968–2021), killer of Bobbie Jo Stinnett, executed by lethal injection {{Hndis, Montgomery, Lisa ...
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Mindy Sterling
Mindy Lee Sterling (born July 11, 1953) is an American television, film and voice actress. She portrayed Frau Farbissina in the ''Austin Powers'' film series and starred in the web series ''Con Man'', the latter of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She has had recurring roles as Miss Francine Briggs on the Nickelodeon series '' iCarly'', Principal Susan Skidmore on the Disney Channel series ''A.N.T. Farm'', and Linda Schwartz on the ABC series '' The Goldbergs''. Sterling has also done voiceover work for animation. For Cartoon Network, she provided the voice of Ms. Endive in the series ''Chowder''. For Nickelodeon, she voiced Lin Beifong in ''The Legend of Korra'' (2012–2014) and Morgana in the Nickelodeon version of '' Winx Club''. Sterling was half of the duo (with Dennis Tufano of The Buckinghams) who sang the Theme song for "Family Ties" in its 1st season on TV, prior to Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams' version. Early life Sterling was born in Paters ...
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