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'', '' Training Day'', '' Old School'', '' Se7en'', '' Ghost World'', '' Gone in 60 Seconds'', '' The Stepfather'', '' What's Love Got to Do with It'', ''

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'', and '' Catch Me If You Can.'' It was also featured in Season 1 of the 2007 television series '' Mad Men,'' in the episode "5G". It was completely refurbished in 2014 and transformed into a bar of the Teragram Ballroom, a music theatre.

Film appearances

* ''

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(1987) *'' What’s Love Got to Do with It'' (1993), the life of Ike and Tina Turner, starring Laurence Fishburne and

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* '' Se7en'' (1995), starring

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and

Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (; born ) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Paltrow gained notice for her early work in films ...

* B*A*P*S (1997), starring

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and Natalie Desselle * Another Day in Paradise (1998), starring James Woods, Melanie Griffith,

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and Natasha Gregson Wagner * Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), starring Nicolas Cage and Grace Zabriskie * Coyote Ugly (2000), starring Piper Perabo and Tyra Banks. Café scène in Danbala diner, with dancing scène of Tyra Banks. Partially refurbished to look like a diner in China Town, New York. * '' Training Day'' (2001), starring

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and Ethan Hawke * '' Ghost World'' (2001), starring Scarlett Johansson and Thora Birch * '' Catch Me If You Can'' (2002), starring Tom Hanks * The Rules of Attraction (film) (2002), starring

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and Thomas Ian Nicholas * '' Old School'' (2003), starring

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and Ellen Pompeo * ''

'' (2004), starring Morgan Freeman and Hilary Swank * '' Mr and Mrs Smith'' (2005), starring

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and Vince Vaughn, second scène starring also Angelina Jolie * ''

'' (2007), starring Winona Ryder and Simon Baker * '' The Heartbreak Kid'' (2007), starring Ben Stiller and Malin Akerman * Reign Over Me (2007), starring

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, Don Cheadle and John de Lancie * ''

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'' (2008), starring Leslie Bibb and Bradley Cooper * '' The Stepfather'' (2009), starring Dylan Walsh and Penn Badgley * ''

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'' (2009), starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt * Devil (2010), starring Chris Messina * '' The Roommate'' (2011), starring

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and Minka Kelly * '' Honey 2'' (2011), dance movie * The exterior also appeared in ''

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'' (2010) and in '' You Got Served'' (2004)List on IMDb
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Appearances in TV series

* '' MacGyver'' Episode : '' A prisoner of conscience'' (1987) * '' Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'' Stories: ''The Candlestick'', '' The Diner'' (1997) * '' Seven Days'' Episode: ''Walter'' (1999) * '' Night Stalker'' Episode: ''Pilot'' (2005) * '' Numb3rs'' Episode: ''Blowback'' (2008) * '' The Riches'' Season 2 Episode 5: ''Trust never sleeps'' (2008) * ''

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'' Episodes: ''Sucker Punch'' (2010) and ''Watershed'' (2013) * '' CSI: New York'' Episode: ''Outside Man'' (2004), Sweet Jane (2007) * '' Mad Men'' Several episodes, including: ''5G'', ''Ladies Room'', ''To Have and to Hold'', ''Christmas Waltz'' * '' Lie to Me'', Episode: (2010)

Other appearances

*Coca-Cola commercial Share the Magic (2009) by Mike L Murphy *Pepsi Max commercial 2pointZero (2010), a remake of the famous cola war commercial of 1995 * ''Joe's Diner'', about 20 promos for the NFL Network matches during the season 2006-2007 and a TV commercial "Cable Guy" *'' Monk'' and ''

Psych ''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observ ...

'' promo Dead Zone Cafe * Chevrolet Cobalt commercial "Ball" (2005) *"Cold Beverage" music video by G. Love & Special Sauce (1994) *"One more chance" music video by Art Porter Jr (1996) * cover photo of the single

Hate My Life "Hate My Life" is a song by Canadian rock group Theory of a Deadman. It was released in October 2008 as the fourth overall single (third American single and fifth Canadian single) from their third studio album ''Scars & Souvenirs''. The track was ...

by Theory of a Deadman

References

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Other appearances

See also

References

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