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Weeds (season 2)
The second season of '' Weeds'' premiered on August 14, 2006, and consisted of 12 episodes. Plot The second season, while comedic, has a darker tone, as Nancy becomes increasingly involved in the more dangerous aspects of the drug world. Ignoring Heylia's advice, Nancy and Conrad start their own small-scale growing operation and eventually rent a suburban "grow-house", where they can grow marijuana indoors using artificial light and hydroponics. Peter tells Nancy that he knows she is a drug dealer, but considers her too small-time to be worth busting, and the two get married as part of a deal to legally protect Nancy from Peter testifying in a court of law. Conrad initially threatens to leave the operation after learning of Peter's occupation, but ultimately relents. While Nancy's drug activities increase, Celia wins Doug's spot on the town council, due to the incompetence of Dean, who forgets to file Doug's paperwork, thus leaving Doug off the ballot. Celia immediately launches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showtime (TV Network)
Showtime is an American pay television, premium television television network, network owned by Paramount Media Networks, and is the flagship property of the namesake parent company, Showtime Networks, a part of Paramount Media Networks. Showtime's programming primarily includes Art release#Film, theatrically released Feature film, motion pictures and Original series, original television program, television series, along with boxing and mixed martial arts matches, occasional stand-up comedy television special, specials, and Television film, made-for-TV movies. Headquartered at Paramount Plaza on the northern end of New York City's Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway district, Showtime operates eight 24-hour, linear Multiplex (television)#Pay television multiplexes, multiplex channels; a traditional subscription video on demand service; and two proprietary streaming media, streaming platforms, the TV Everywhere offering Showtime Anytime (which is included as part of a subscription to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Claire Deschanel (; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She made her film debut in '' Mumford'' (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film ''Almost Famous'' (2000). Deschanel is known for her deadpan roles in comedy films such as ''The Good Girl'' (2002), ''The New Guy'' (2002), ''Elf'' (2003), ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (2005), ''Failure to Launch'' (2006), '' Yes Man'' (2008), ''500 Days of Summer'' (2009) and ''Our Idiot Brother'' (2011). She has also ventured into dramatic film territory with '' Manic'' (2001), '' All the Real Girls'' (2003), ''Winter Passing'' (2005), '' Bridge to Terabithia'' (2007), ''The Happening'' (2008) and ''The Driftless Area'' (2015). From 2011 to 2018, she starred as Jessica Day on the Fox sitcom ''New Girl'', for which she received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. For a few years starting in 2001, Deschanel performed in the jazz cabaret act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Page Kennedy
Page Kennedy (born November 23, 1976) is an American actor and rapper. In television, he is known for portraying Radon Randell in the Spike sports comedy series, '' Blue Mountain State'', and "U-Turn" in the Showtime series, '' Weeds''. He has also appeared in film, with roles in ''S.W.A.T.'' and ''The Meg''. Outside of acting, Kennedy is active on social media, best known for being a popular Viner. On March 10, 2017 he released his first full length rap album titled ''Torn Pages'' featuring Royce Da 5'9, Crooked I, Trick Trick and more. Early life and family Kennedy was born Felton Eugene Kennedy II in Detroit, but grew up in Los Angeles with his mother until he was six years of age. He then moved back to Detroit to reunite with his father, who died after ten years. Kennedy attended Western Michigan University (WMU), before transferring to the University of Delaware (UD), and majored in theatre and acting. Kennedy's father was a doctor and encouraged his son to study medicine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Laresca
Vincent Laresca (born January 21, 1974) is an American actor. Laresca is of Panamanian and Italian descent. He first appeared in film in the 1992 movie ''Juice,'' as Radames. Since then, he has appeared in many popular films, including '' The Devil's Advocate'', '' The Aviator'', ''Empire'', ''Coach Carter'', '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' and Baz Luhrmann's ''William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet''. In 1997, he had a supporting role in the short-lived Fox ensemble drama ''413 Hope St.'' He has also had major supporting roles on '' 24'', ''CSI: Miami'' and '' Weeds''. In 2013 Laresca took on a role as a Mexican federale and the hit man Jangles in the show ''Graceland''. In 2016, Laresca had a main role in NBC's ''Shades of Blue'' as NYPD Detective Carlos Espada. Filmography * 1992 ''Juice'' as Radames * 1992 ''Bad Lieutenant'' as J.C. * 1994 '' I Like It Like That'' as Angel * 1995 ''Money Train'' as Subway Robber #1 * 1996 ''The Substitute'' as Rodriguez * 1996 ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Sabara
Daryl Christopher Sabara (born June 14, 1992) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Juni Cortez in the ''Spy Kids'' film series and for a variety of television and film appearances, including ''The Polar Express'', ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', ''Father of the Pride'', ''Keeping Up with the Steins'', ''Halloween'', '' Green Inferno'', ''World's Greatest Dad'', ''Grimm'', ''America's Most Talented Kid'' (as a judge), and '' Weeds''. Early life He graduated from West Torrance High School in 2010. He has a fraternal twin sister, Eve, who is also a voice actor. He is of Russian-Jewish descent from his mother and Polish descent from his father, and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. Sabara began performing with the regional ballet company, South Bay Ballet. Career Sabara began acting during the mid-1990s, appearing on episodes of '' Murphy Brown'', ''Life's Work'', ''Friends'' and ''Will and Grace'' before being cast as Juni Cortez in the ''Spy Kids'' series of family films, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eden Sher
Eden Rebecca Sher (born December 26, 1991) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Sue Heck from the family sitcom series '' The Middle'' (2009–2018) and as Star Butterfly from the Disney Channel animated fantasy dramedy series '' Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' (2015–2019). She won the 2013 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in ''The Middle''. Early life Sher was born in Los Angeles, California. She was raised Jewish by her single mother, a school teacher. She began her acting career at age eight by participating in school plays, local theater productions and singing in her elementary school chorus. Her interest in acting was ignited after her appearance in a Jaywalking segment on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' gained network attention. Career Throughout her years as an actress, she has played a number of roles in television series, but many of these were short lived, as the series were either ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoshannah Stern
Shoshannah Stern (born July 3, 1980) is an American actress and writer. Life and career She was born in Walnut Creek, California, into an observant Jewish and fourth-generation Deaf family, the daughter of Ron Stern and Hedy Marilyn Stern (née Udkovich), and the sister of writer and artist Louise Stern and former Gallaudet Men's Basketball Coach and current political scientist Brendan Stern. Both of her grandmothers are Holocaust survivors. Her hometown is Fremont, California, where she attended the California School for the Deaf, Fremont. Stern's first language is American Sign Language. She is also able to read lips and speak English without an interpreter. She attended Gallaudet University, the only liberal arts college for the Deaf in the world. She married her husband, Ricky Mitchell, on June 3, 2012, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Their daughter was born in February 2015. She currently resides with him in Hollywood, California. Stern got her first regular series role as Holly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allie Grant
Allie Grant (born February 14, 1994) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Isabelle Hodes on the Showtime television series '' Weeds'' appearing in the series from 2005 to 2009. She also co-starred as Lisa Shay on the ABC sitcom ''Suburgatory''. She has a recurring role on '' The Goldbergs''. Life and career Grant was born in Tupelo, Mississippi;ALLIE GRANT Lisa Shay on ABC's "Suburgatory" ABC Medianet. Retrieved December 20, 2001. her parents are Jerry McClain and Angie Grant McClain. When she was three years old, she went to the Model and Talent Expo in . She was invited to New York. Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatso-Fasano
Fatso-Fasano is an American film, television actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for playing Marvin on the television series '' Weeds'' from 2006 to 2012. Filmography #'' Weeds'' (2006–2012) (TV series) as Marvin (12 episodes), see List of Weeds episodes ##It's Time, Part 2 ##It's Time, Part 1 ##Yes I Can ##The Dark Time ##He Taught Me How to Drive By ##Grasshopper ##Bill Sussman ##The Brick Dance ##A Pool and His Money ##Doing the Backstroke ##Pittsburgh ##Yeah, Just Like Tomatoes #''Soul Men'' (2008) as Pay-Pay #''Welcome to the Captain'' (2008) (TV series) as Bouncer #1 (1 episode) ##The Wrecking Crew #Rockin' Meera (2006) as Shorty #''The Black Dahlia'' (2006) as Dealer #''John Tucker Must Die'' (2006) as Tommy #Price to Pay (2006) as Boger #''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2005) (TV series) as the Pretzel Vendor (1 episode) ##Dog Eat Dog #''Everybody Hates Chris'' (2005) (TV series) as D.J. (1 episode) ##Everybody Hates Halloween #''NYPD Blue'' (2004) (TV serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meital Dohan
Meital Dohan ( he, מיטל דוהן) is an Israeli actress and musician. As an actress, she began her career on Israeli television, appearing on '' Dancing with the Stars'', '' Esti HaMekho'eret'' (Ugly Betty), and in '' Romeo and Juliet''. Her work on US-television began when she appeared as Yael Hoffman on the Showtime series '' Weeds''. She went on to have roles in The Sopranos and as Aurora in the Sony Pictures web-comedy ''Woke Up Dead''. Dohan has starred in the film ''Foreclosure'' and in the thriller ''Monogamy,'' which won the Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. Her roles in TV and film have led to two including two Israeli Oscar nominations and an Israeli Tony Award. Dohan became involved in music from 2012 onwards, when she started to work with hip-hop producer, Che Pope. She and Pope recorded her debut album, ''I'm in Hate With Love''. Dohan then received international recognition for her first single "Yummy" and its viral video, which trended at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maulik Pancholy
Maulik Navin Pancholy (, born January 18, 1974) is an American actor and author who is best known for his roles as Jonathan on ''30 Rock'', Baljeet Tjinder in ''Phineas and Ferb'', Neal in the first season of ''Whitney'', and as a character named Sanjay Patel in both '' Weeds'' and ''Sanjay and Craig''. His debut novel, ''The Best at It'' (from Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins), is about a gay, Indian American boy coming into his own. In 2022, he released ''Nikhil Out Loud'', which tells the story of eighth grade theater kids rising up against homophobia in their community. Early life Pancholy was born in Dayton, Ohio. He moved around while growing up, living in Ohio, Indiana, and Texas before his family settled in Tampa, Florida, where he attended junior high and high school at Berkeley Preparatory School. His family comes from Gujarat, and his grandparents lived in Ahmedabad. He is a 1991 graduate of the Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, and went on to major in Theatre at Northw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Milder
Andy Milder (born August 16, 1969) is an American actor. Career He has appeared in such films as ''Apollo 13'', ''Armageddon'', ''Rumor Has It…'', '' Frost/Nixon'', ''Transformers'', and ''Domino''. He was a series regular on ''Fame L.A.'' and '' Weeds'', and appeared on such shows as '' Star Trek: Voyager'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ''The West Wing'', '' Six Feet Under'', ''Ugly Betty'', ''Boston Legal'', ''Parks and Recreation'', '' Married... with Children'', ''The Wonder Years'', ''Private Practice'', and ''Criminal Minds''. Milder provided narration for ''Ballroom Bootcamp'', ''101 Most Starlicious Make-Overs'', ''Wrecks to Riches'', and ''Lost Gold of World War II''. He provided the voice of Lightning Lad in the 2006 animated series ''Legion of Super Heroes'' and the film '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash''. From 2005 to 2009, he was a recurring cast member and later series regular on '' Weeds'' as Dean Hodes. Starting in 2011, he is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
