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''iSteve'' is a 2013 parody film released on April 17, 2013 by producer Funny or Die, marking their first full-length movie. It claims to be the first biopic on the life of Steve Jobs after his death. The film stars Justin Long, who had previously starred in Apple's ''Get a Mac'' ad campaign, as Jobs and Jorge Garcia as Steve Wozniak. The film was written in three days and shot in five by Ryan Perez, a former Saturday Night Live writer. Cast ''In order of appearance'' Crew *Directed by: Ryan Perez *Producer: Allison Hord *Written by: Ryan Perez *with additional material by: Danny Jelinek, Anne Rieman, Allison Hord, Charles Ingram, Nick Corirossi and Brad Schultz Critical review As a free release on the Internet, the movie went unseen by film critics, with most public reactions coming from tech and business bloggers. According to ''Forbes'', early reviews are mixed. ''Wired'' reviewer Mat Honan stated that the movie was "profoundly unfunny" and that "If 'Funny or Die' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Garcia
Jorge Garcia (born April 28, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show ''Becker'', but subsequently became best known for his portrayal of Hugo "Hurley" Reyes in the television series ''Lost'' from 2004 to 2010. He starred in the Fox television series ''Alcatraz'' and played a minor character on ABC's ''Once Upon a Time''. He starred as Jerry Ortega on ''Hawaii Five-0'' and can be seen in the Netflix original movie ''The Ridiculous 6''. Garcia also appeared on the cover of Weezer's 2010 album '' Hurley'' in a close-up shot from a photo he took with vocalist Rivers Cuomo. Early life and education Garcia was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Dora Mesa, is a Cuban-born professor, and his father, Humberto Garcia, is a Chilean-born doctor. He grew up in San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, California and went to San Clemente High School. He wrestled in high school, where he was given th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Urbaniak
James Christian Urbaniak (born September 17, 1963) is an American character actor. He is best known for his roles as Simon Grim in three Hal Hartley films: ''Henry Fool'' (1997), ''Fay Grim'' (2006) and ''Ned Rifle'' (2014), Robert Crumb in ''American Splendor'' (2003), Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture on the animated series ''The Venture Bros.'' (2003–2018), Grant Grunderschmidt on ''Review'' (2014–2017), and Arthur Tack on ''Difficult People'' (2015–2017). Personal life Urbaniak was born in Bayonne, New Jersey and lives in Los Angeles, California. He is of Polish descent. Career Urbaniak's first media appearance occurred in 1983, when at the age of 20, he went onstage from the audience of ''Late Night with David Letterman'', to try his hand at a monologue joke that Letterman had flubbed. One of his first noteworthy roles was in the avant-garde playwright/director Richard Foreman's ''The Universe'', for which Urbaniak won an Obie. He has also been acclaimed for his acting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Long
Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. Long is known for his film roles, notably appearing in '' Jeepers Creepers'' (2001), ''Dodgeball'' (2004), ''Accepted'' (2006), ''Idiocracy'' (2006), '' Dreamland'' (2006), ''Live Free or Die Hard'' (2007), ''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'' (2008), ''Drag Me to Hell'' (2009), ''Tusk'' (2014), '' The Wave'' (2019), and ''Barbarian'' (2022) as well as voicing Alvin Seville in the live-action '' Alvin and the Chipmunks'' film series. He is also known for his television appearances in '' Ed'' (2000-2004) and ''F is for Family'' (2015–2021). He appeared alongside John Hodgman in TV commercials for Apple's "Get a Mac" campaign, and as himself in Intel's "Go PC" campaign. Early life Long was born the middle of three boys in Fairfield, Connecticut, to father R. James Long, a philosophy and Latin professor at Fairfield University, and mother Wendy Lesniak, a former actress who has mostly ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross Bowie
John Ross Bowie (born May 30, 1971) is an American actor and comedian best known for playing Barry Kripke on ''The Big Bang Theory'' and Jimmy DiMeo on '' Speechless,'' in addition to over 100 film and TV credits. He is of no known relation to seminal British rock star David Bowie. He appeared in ''What the Bleep Do We Know!?'' opposite Marlee Matlin and made guest appearances on shows such as ''Reno 911!'', ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', ''Glee'', and ''Good Luck Charlie''. In March 2011 he began a run in a series of commercials for the Ford Motor Company. Bowie is a regular sketch comedy performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCBT) in New York and Los Angeles. At UCBT he was a member of the sketch troupe "The Naked Babies" with comedians Rob Corddry, Seth Morris, and Brian Huskey. He had a recurring role in Corddry's Adult Swim series ''Childrens Hospital''. A former member of New York pop punk band, Egghead, he worked with ''Big Bang Theory'' co-star Kevin Sussman to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaela Watkins
Michaela Suzanne Watkins (born December 14, 1971) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for starring on the Hulu series '' Casual'' and on the short-lived sitcoms '' The Unicorn'' and ''Trophy Wife'', as well as being a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2008 to 2009. She has also recurred on television series such as ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'', '' ''Catastrophe'''', '' Enlightened'' and '' Search Party'' and appeared in films such as ''The Back-up Plan'' (2010), ''Wanderlust'' (2012), ''Enough Said'' (2013) and ''Sword of Trust'' (2019). Early life Watkins was born in Syracuse, New York, the daughter of former Latin teacher mother Myrna Watkins and Syracuse University mathematician father Mark Watkins. She has two sisters, Rebecca Kent and Sarah Fitts. Watkins was raised in DeWitt, New York, a suburb of Syracuse, in a Jewish family. After her parents' divorce, Watkins' mother obtained a marketing degree and relocated the family to Boston w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funny Or Die
Funny or Die is a comedy video website and film/television production company owned by Henry R. Muñoz III that was founded by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Mark Kvamme, and Chris Henchy in 2007. The website contained exclusive material from a regular staff of in-house writers, producers and directors, and occasionally from a number of famous contributors including Judd Apatow, James Franco and Norm Macdonald. The associated production company continues to make TV shows including truTV's ''Billy on the Street'', Comedy Central's ''@midnight'' and Zach Galifianakis' web series '' Between Two Ferns''. Many videos on the site featured well-known actors (examples include Nina Dobrev, Steve Carell, Charlie Sheen, Ryan Gosling, Patrick Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe, Sophia Bush, Mila Kunis, AnnaSophia Robb, Hilary Duff, Adam West, James Van Der Beek, Jim Carrey, Ariel Winter and Selena Gomez). Michael Kvamme, an aspiring young comedian who is also the son of Mark Kvamme, the venture capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parody Film
A parody film or spoof film is a subgenre of comedy film that parodies other film genres or films as pastiches, works created by imitation of the style of many different films reassembled together. Although the subgenre is often overlooked by critics, parody films are commonly profitable at the box office. 1900s *''Sherlock Holmes Baffled'' (1900) *'' The Little Train Robbery'' (1905) Clay (9) (2009) 1910s *'' The Mystery of the Leaping Fish'' (1916) *''Teddy at the Throttle'' (1917) 1920s *''Mud and Sand'' (1922) *''Three Ages'' (1923) *''Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde'' (1925) *''Yes, Yes, Nanette'' (1925) 1930s * '' Free and Easy'' (1930) * ''Movie Crazy'' (1932) * ''Number Seventeen'' (1932) * '' Once in a Lifetime'' (1932) * '' Sons of the Desert'' (1933) * '' Babes in Toyland'' (1934) * ''Satan Met a Lady'' (1936) * ''The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes'' (1937) * ''Ali Baba Goes to Town'' (1937) * '' Sh! The Octopus'' (1937) * '' The Gorilla'' (1939) 1940s *''The Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Tom
Stephen Wilson Tom (born September 20, 1953) is an American actor best known for hosting the HBO comedy series ''Funny or Die Presents''. Career He has guest-starred in a number of television series including ''Parks and Recreation, Major Crimes'', ''Modern Family'', ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''Drake & Josh'', '' ER'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''Sleeper Cell'', ''Two and a Half Men'', ''The King of Queens'', ''Prison Break'', ''The West Wing'', ''The Spoils of Babylon'', ''The Spoils Before Dying'', among other television series. For two seasons, he was the critically acclaimed host of the HBO comedy series ''Funny or Die Presents''. He also appeared in the feature films '' Dumb and Dumber To'', '' The Campaign'', '' The Guilt Trip'', ''Seven Pounds'', '' First Daughter'', ''Disney's The Kid'', ''Pulse In medicine, a pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the cardiac cycle (heartbeat) by trained fingertips. The pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rust
Paul Robert Rust (born April 12, 1981) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He starred in the 2009 film ''I Love You, Beth Cooper'' and in the Netflix series ''Love''. Early life Rust was born in Le Mars, Iowa, the son of Jeanne and Bob Rust. His family is of German heritage. Rust was raised Roman Catholic and attended Gehlen Catholic High School. His mother was a teacher at Le Mars Community High School and his father owned a Western goods and boot-repair shop. He graduated from the University of Iowa in May 2004. Rust struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder in his youth. Career Rust is best known as a stand-up and sketch comedian at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, where he is a member of the sketch comedy group A Kiss from Daddy and the improv team Last Day of School. He has appeared in films such as ''Inglourious Basterds'', ''Ass Backwards'', '' Freak Dance'', '' Paper Heart'' and ''Semi-Pro''. He made his most high-profile acting role in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Perez
Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland *Ryan, New South Wales *Ryan, Queensland, a suburb of the City of Mount Isa United States *Ryan, California *Ryan, former name of Lila C, California *Ryan, Iowa * Ryan, Minnesota *Ryan, Illinois *Ryan, Oklahoma Ryan is a town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States, located north of the Texas state line. The population was 816 at the 2010 census, a decline of over 8.7 percent from the figure of 894 in 2000. Geography Ryan is located at (34.02167 ... *Ryan, Washington *Ryan, West Virginia *Ryan Park, Wyoming *Ryan Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Film, radio, television and web *Ryan (film), ''Ryan'' (film), an animated documentary *Ryan (TV series), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Ingram (writer)
Charles William Ingram (born 6 August 1963) is an English novelist and former British Army major who gained notoriety for his appearance on the ITV television game show ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' In episodes recorded in September 2001, Ingram correctly answered fifteen questions to win the show's maximum prize of £1 million, becoming the third recorded contestant to ever do so. However, he was denied the winnings due to suspicion of cheating. Following a lengthy trial at Southwark Crown Court, Ingram was convicted on a single count of procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception. He was subsequently convicted of an unrelated offence involving insurance fraud in 2003 and ordered to resign his commission as a major by the Army Board. Early life Charles Ingram was born on 6 August 1963 in Shardlow, Derbyshire, the son of retired RAF wing commander John Ingram and his wife, theatre set designer Susan Ingram. His father's Wellington bomber, operating wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Palmer (computer Businessman)
Robert B. Palmer (born September 11, 1940) is an American businessman in the computer industry. Palmer was the final Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Digital Equipment Corporation. Education Palmer majored in Math and Physics at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Career Mostek Corporation Palmer was a founder of Mostek Corporation, founded in 1969 by former employees of Texas Instruments. Mostek manufactured logic, memory, and microprocessor chips. In 1980, United Technologies Corporation (UTC) acquired Mostek Corporation, and Palmer became executive vice president of semiconductor operations. Digital Equipment Corporation In 1985, Palmer joined Digital, and in 1992, he was appointed president and chief executive officer (CEO). From 1995 to 1998, Palmer served as chairman of the board until Digital was sold to Compaq. Digital Equipment Corporation restructuring From 1993 to 1998, Palmer undertook numerous restructurings, massive layoffs of more than 60,000 people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
