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Woops!
''Woops!'' is an American postapocalyptic sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 27 to December 6, 1992. The series was created by Gary Jacobs, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchstone Television. Synopsis The series centered around the six survivors of a world nuclear holocaust. They live together in an abandoned farm house while trying to survive and re-establish civilization. Thirteen episodes were made, but only 10 were aired before Fox cancelled the series. In July 2002, ''TV Guide'' named ''Woops!'' the 42nd-worst TV show of all time, and referred to as a "post-apocalyptic '' Gilligan's Island''". Characters * Mark Braddock (Evan Handler), formerly a schoolteacher, is the narrator of the show by writing in his journal. The pilot episode focuses on Mark, showing him finishing his classes and making a deposit at a drive-up window at the bank when a flash of light (the nuclear attack) occurs, and everything is turned to ruins except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meagen Fay
Meagen Fay is an American actress known for her work in television. Best known as Roxy in '' Ohara'' (1987-1988), Principal Halloron in ''Life With Louie'' (1995-1998), and Gretchen Mannkusser in ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (2002-2004) and Loot on Apple TV+. Career Born and raised in Joliet, Illinois, Fay was a featured cast member with Chicago's The Second City in the early 1980s. Fay's first television role was in the 1987 television series '' Ohara''. She has guest-starred on numerous shows including ''Thirtysomething'', ''Roseanne'', ''Mad About You'', ''Seinfeld'', ''Dharma & Greg'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Suddenly Susan'', ''Charmed'' and ''Freaks and Geeks''. She starred in ''Carol & Company'', ''The Home Court'', ''Tales of the City'', and '' Woops!'', as well as appearing in ''Magnolia'' (1999). In 2004, she starred in Stephen King's ''Kingdom Hospital''. She has also had recurring roles on ''Malcolm in the Middle'' and '' The Bernie Mac Show'', and has guest starred on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witt/Thomas Productions
Witt/Thomas Productions is an American television and movie production company run by TV producers Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas. The company was consistently productive between its founding in 1973 and 1999, but is still active, producing an occasional film or TV series project. It has produced more than 25 American primetime television series, mostly half-hour sitcoms. Witt/Thomas is perhaps best known for producing the popular sitcoms ''Soap'', ''Benson'', ''It's a Living'', ''The Golden Girls'' (along with its sequel, ''The Golden Palace''), ''Empty Nest'', ''Blossom'', and '' Brotherly Love''. Witt and Thomas have also produced many cinematic works, including the 1989 box-office success ''Dead Poets Society''. Numerous Witt/Thomas television series were created and co-executive produced by Susan Harris, then Witt's wife. The shows that had involvement from Harris were produced under the modified title Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions. History Work with other creators and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Handler
Evan Handler (born January 10, 1961) is an American actor who is best known for playing Harry Goldenblatt, a divorce attorney and later husband of Charlotte York on ''Sex and the City'' (2002–2004) and its revival series ''And Just Like That…'' (2021–present), and Charlie Runkle, Hank Moody's comically bumbling friend and agent, on ''Californication'' (2007–2014). Recently, he starred as Eastern District US Attorney Jacob Warner in the Starz drama ''Power''. Early life Handler was born in New York City, to secular Jewish parents Enid Irene, a mental health administrator, and Murry Raymond Handler, an agency owner and advertising designer. He was raised in the Town of Cortlandt, New York, near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, and attended Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, New York. After graduating from high school a year early, he moved to New York City and worked as an intern at the Chelsea Theater Center. During that time he appeared in the Off-Broadway plays ''Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marita Geraghty
Marita Geraghty (born March 26, 1962) is an American television and film actress. She had roles in several movies during the late 1980s and early 1990s, most notably as Nancy Taylor in ''Groundhog Day''. She was married to actor Michael Maguire. Geraghty was born in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from the University of Illinois and made her Broadway debut in 1987 in ''Coastal Disturbances''. Filmography Film *'' No Mercy'' (1986) - Alice Collins *''Hiding Out'' (1987) - Janie Rooney *'' Broadcast News'' (1987) - Date-Rape Woman *'' Fresh Horses'' (1988) - Maureen *''Sleeping with the Enemy'' (1991) - Julie *'' This Is My Life'' (1992) - Mia Jablon *''Hero'' (1992) - Joan *''Groundhog Day'' (1993) - Nancy *''Don Juan DeMarco'' (1994) - Woman in Restaurant *' (1995) - Carla Mitchelson *'' Use As Directed'' (2008, Short) - June Television *'' Spenser: For Hire'' (1988) - Janet / Elizabeth Canning Anthony *''Hard Time on Planet Earth'' (1989) - Karen *''Law & Order'' (1990) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Junger Witt
Paul Junger Witt (March 20, 1941 – April 27, 2018) was an American film and television producer. He, with his partners Tony Thomas and Susan Harris (also his wife), produced such television shows as ''Here Come the Brides'', ''The Partridge Family'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''Soap'', ''Benson'', ''It's a Living'', ''Empty Nest'', and ''Blossom''. The majority of their shows have been produced by their company, Witt/Thomas Productions (alternately Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions), founded in 1975. Witt also produced the films ''Dead Poets Society'', ''Three Kings'', ''Insomnia'', and the made-for-TV movie ''Brian's Song''. He was a graduate of the University of Virginia. Personal life Witt married Ann McLaughlin with whom he had 3 children, Christopher, Anthony, and Genevieve. After their divorce, he married Susan Harris on September 18, 1983. Death Witt died of cancer in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Jacobs (writer)
Gary Jacobs is an American television comedy writer and producer and author. He was born in New York in 1952, grew up in Dallas, and was educated at the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his bachelor's degree in Journalism. Immediately upon graduation, Jacobs moved to New York to pursue comedy writing. His first job was at the Children's Television Workshop, where he became co-editor (with Ron Barrett) of ''The Electric Company Magazine'', a companion piece to the television series. A couple of years later, Jacobs landed his first television job, writing for ''The Dick Cavett Show''. Jacobs then moved to Los Angeles, and began accumulating credits, writing for both variety shows and situation comedies. His big break came when he was hired (with writing partner, Arnie Kogen) on the staff of ''Newhart''. In 1988, Jacobs executive produced a new series, ''Empty Nest'', which became a long-running hit for NBC. It was one of the top ten highest rated shows each of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Maile And Douglas Tuber
Douglas Tuber and Tim Maile are an American television writing and producing duo. Their credits include ''Herman's Head'', '' All American Girl'', ''Smart Guy'', '' Jessie'', ''Salute Your Shorts'' and ''Lizzie McGuire'', as well as creating ''Phil of the Future'' and ''Darcy's Wild Life''. Yahoo! TV Credits *'''' (writers, 1 episode, 2020) *'' Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own'' (producers, story editors, writers, 10 episodes, 2018) *'' |
Cleavant Derricks (actor)
Cleavant Derricks Jr. (born May 15, 1953) is an American actor and Tony Award winning singer-songwriter, who is best known for his role of Rembrandt Brown on ''Sliders''. Biography Derricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee to a pianist mother Cecile G. and Baptist preacher/composer Cleavant Derricks Sr., famous for his popular gospel music hymn Just a Little Talk with Jesus. His twin brother is actor and musician Clinton Derricks-Carroll. Derricks began his career as a Nashville gospel songwriter. With his father, he wrote the gospel album ''Satisfaction Guaranteed''. He was the musical director and composer for the musical ''When Hell Freezes Over I'll Skate''. Derricks went to New York City to study acting with Vinnette Carroll at the Urban Arts Theatre. He received rave reviews for his performance in his Broadway shows, including ''But Never Jam Today''. He also won a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for creating the role of James "Thunder" Early in ''Dreamgirls''. Off-Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lane Davies
Lane Davies (born July 31, 1951) is an American actor. Personal life Davies was born in Dalton, Georgia, the son of Emily and Bill Davies. He has three brothers—Bruce, George, and Whit. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with cum laude honors for his degree in speech and theater. Currently, he resides in Georgia with his family. He has two sons, Nathan Hamilton and Thatcher Lee. Stage roles On stage, Davies has worked with such companies as the Trinity Square Repertory Company of Providence, Rhode Island; Atlanta's Alliance Theater; Houston's Alley Theatre; The Old Globe Theater in San Diego; the Georgia Shakespeare Festival; and the Globe Playhouse in Los Angeles, as well as with the two companies he founded and co-founded. His classical credits include ''Henry V'', ''Mark Antony'', ''Hamlet'', ''The Taming of the Shrew'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'', ''Orlando'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Romeo & Juliet'', ''Twelfth Nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Thomas (producer)
Charles Anthony Thomas (''né'' Jacobs; born December 7, 1948) is an Academy Award nominated American television and film producer. He was a producer for the feature film ''Dead Poets Society'' for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1989'', Insomnia,'' among other films. He is also the producer of many successful television series from the 1970s into the 1990s such as ''Golden Girls'' for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series twice and won three consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Thomas was the producer of ''Blossom'' and many other TV series. He is the co-founder of Witt/Thomas Productions. Early life and family Born Charles Anthony Jacobs in Hollywood, California, Thomas is the son of actor and philanthropist Danny Thomas and his wife, Rose Marie (Cassaniti) Thomas. His father was of Lebanese descent and his mother was of Italian descent. He is the younger brother of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schoolteacher
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. when showing a colleague how to perform a specific task). In some countries, teaching young people of school age may be carried out in an informal setting, such as within the family ( homeschooling), rather than in a formal setting such as a school or college. Some other professions may involve a significant amount of teaching (e.g. youth worker, pastor). In most countries, ''formal'' teaching of students is usually carried out by paid professional teachers. This article focuses on those who are ''employed'', as their main role, to teach others in a ''formal'' education context, such as at a school or other place of ''initial'' formal education or training. Duties and functions A teacher's role may vary among cultures. Teachers may provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diary
A diary is a written or audiovisual record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. Diaries have traditionally been handwritten but are now also often digital. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, thoughts, and/or feelings, excluding comments on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone who keeps a diary is known as a diarist. Diaries undertaken for institutional purposes play a role in many aspects of human civilization, including government records (e.g. ''Hansard''), business ledgers, and military records. In British English, the word may also denote a preprinted journal format. Today the term is generally employed for personal diaries, normally intended to remain private or to have a limited circulation amongst friends or relatives. The word "journal" may be sometimes used for "diary," but generally a diary has (or intends to have) daily entries (from the Latin wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
