Sam Irvin (born June 14, 1956) is an American
film
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and
television director
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, producer, screenwriter,
actor, author and film teacher.
Irvin's directing credits include ''
Guilty as Charged'', ''
Oblivion
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Film
* ''Oblivion'' (1994 film), an American space Western
* ''Oblivion'' (2013 film), an American post-apocalyptic science fiction film
Literature
* ''Oblivion'' (''Power of Five''), a 2012 novel by Anthony Horowitz
* ...
'', ''
Elvira's Haunted Hills
''Elvira's Haunted Hills'' is a 2001 American comedy horror film directed by Sam Irvin and written by Cassandra Peterson and John Paragon. It is the second film starring Peterson in the title role (credited as Elvira), after the 1988 theatrical ...
'', and all the episodes of two television series: ''
Dante's Cove
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'' and ''
From Here on OUT
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''. His other credits include co-executive producer of Bill Condon's Academy Award-winner ''
Gods and Monsters''; associate producer of Brian De Palma's ''
Home Movies
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''; and historical consultant on the Tony Award-winner ''
Liza's at the Palace''. Irvin authored the acclaimed biography ''
Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise'' (Simon & Schuster), the children's book parody ''
Sam's Toilet Paper Caper!'' (Knuckle Samwitch Books), and the novel ''
ORBGASM: An Erotic Pulp Sci-Fi Satyricon'' (Knuckle Samwitch Books). Irvin has won two Rondo Awards for Best Article of the Year ("The Epic Saga Behind ''
Frankenstein: The True Story''" published in ''
Little Shoppe of Horrors
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Arts and entertainment
* ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt
* ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
*The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
'' magazine #38) and Best Interview of the Year ("Elvira Exposed!" published in ''
Screem'' magazine #36). Between projects, Irvin taught graduate courses on directing at the
University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts
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.
Career
Samuel Lowe Irvin, Jr. was born June 14, 1956,
in Asheville, North Carolina.
His grandfather, Warren Irvin, was the district manager for Wilby-Kincey Theaters, a chain of cinemas throughout the southeastern United States. His father, Sam Irvin Sr., co-owned Irvin-Fuller Theaters, a competing chain with cinemas in both North and
South Carolina
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. Irvin worked in these theaters in his youth. Later, during his college years, he worked for Irvin-Fuller Theaters as its Advertising and Publicity Manager.
As a teenager, Irvin edited and published two issues of the fanzine ''Pit'' (69-70), and four annual issues of ''Bizarre'' (1972–1975), a fanzine on fantasy, horror and science fiction films, for which he twice traveled to England to conduct in-person interviews, including
Christopher Lee
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,
Peter Cushing
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,
Vincent Price
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,
Diana Rigg
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,
Jane Seymour
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,
Joan Collins
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,
Terence Fisher
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He was the first to bring gothic horror alive in full colour, and the sexual overtones and explicit horror in his films, ...
,
Freddie Francis
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,
Sir James Carreras,
Michael Carreras
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, etc.
[''Bizarre''. Richard Klemensen's '']Little Shoppe of Horrors
Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt
* ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
*The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
'', issue number 27, October 2011.
In 1978, Irvin graduated from the University of South Carolina
with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts. While attending the university, he was the film critic for ''
The Gamecock
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'', the campus newspaper, and won a student film award for his thesis short film. He was also chairman of the University of South Carolina Film Committee that ran a year-round cinema program at the campus theater.
During his summer break in 1977, Irvin interned at the
Chicago
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shooting location for Brian De Palma’s ''
The Fury''. He worked on the feature as a production assistant, an extra, and also wrote a journal on the making of the movie that was published in ''
Cinefantastique
''Cinefantastique'' is an American horror, fantasy, and science fiction film magazine.
History
The magazine originally started as a mimeographed fanzine in 1967, then relaunched as a glossy, offset printed quarterly in 1970 by publisher/editor ...
'' magazine, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1978. Irvin also conducted an exclusive interview with
Amy Irving
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Born in Palo Alto, Ca ...
in which, for the first time anywhere, she discussed her relationship with
Steven Spielberg
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; it was published in ''
Cinefantastique
''Cinefantastique'' is an American horror, fantasy, and science fiction film magazine.
History
The magazine originally started as a mimeographed fanzine in 1967, then relaunched as a glossy, offset printed quarterly in 1970 by publisher/editor ...
'', Vol 6, No. 4 / Vol. 7, No. 1, 1978.
In 2013, Irvin was extensively interviewed on camera by filmmaker Robert Fischer about his experiences on the set of ''
The Fury'' for ''
The Fury: A Location Journal'', a 50-minute bonus feature that is included on the 2013 Blu-ray DVD release of ''
The Fury'' distributed by
Arrow Films
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in the U.K. and Ireland and by Carlotta Films in France. In its October 26, 2013 issue, ''
Telegraph Magazine
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It was fou ...
'' (the weekly supplement to London's popular daily newspaper ''
The Telegraph
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Australia
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'') ran a full-page story and photo of Irvin reminiscing about his time on the set of ''
The Fury''.
After graduating from the University of South Carolina in May 1978, Irvin worked as the Associate Producer and Production Manager on Brian De Palma's ''
Home Movies
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''. Then, Irvin worked as De Palma's assistant on ''
Dressed to Kill'' starring
Michael Caine
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,
Angie Dickinson
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, Nancy Allen and
Keith Gordon
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Early life
Gordon was born in New York City, the son of Mark, an actor and stage director, and Barbara Gordon. He grew up in an atheist Jewish family. Gordon was insp ...
. He also worked with De Palma on several projects in development, including ''
Blow Out
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''.
Irvin wrote a comprehensive, 13,000-word chronicle on the making of ''
Dressed to Kill'' for ''
Boobs and Blood'' magazine, issue number 4, published in December 2020. The entire issue was devoted to Irvin's article.
Irvin gave up his position as De Palma's assistant to produce ''
The First Time'', a coming-of-age comedy co-written by
William Finley, for which De Palma served as a credited Creative Consultant. Released by New Line Cinema, the film starred
Tim Choate
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,
Wendie Jo Sperber
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,
Wallace Shawn
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,
Cathryn Damon
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Early years
Damon was the ...
and
Jane Badler
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.
During the 1980s, Irvin served as Vice President of Marketing for three film distributors: United Artists Classics, Spectrafilm, and Vestron. During this period, Irvin won ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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'' Key Art Awards for designing the movie posters for
François Truffaut
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’s ''
Confidentially Yours
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'' and
Paul Verhoeven
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’s ''
The Fourth Man''. He also helped spearhead the record-breaking year-long run of
Jean-Jacques Beineix
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Early life ...
's ''
Diva
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'' in New York City.
Irvin's first directorial effort, which he also wrote and produced, was the 1985 dark comedy short ''
Double Negative
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'', which starred
Bill Randolph,
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,
Wayne Knight
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,
Dori Legg, and
William Finley.
It premiered as an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival and subsequently played theatrically in New York and Los Angeles as a warm-up for various feature films. It was nominated for a Gold Hugo Award for Best Short Film at the 1985 Chicago International Film Festival.
Janet Maslin
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of ''
The New York Times
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'' wrote that it was "an exceptionally promising first effort."
''Double Negative'' is included as an extra bonus feature on the 2013 Blu-ray DVD release of Brian DePalma's ''
The Fury'' distributed by
Arrow Films
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in the U.K. and Ireland and by Carlotta Films in France.
Irvin went on to direct many feature films, including:
* ''
Guilty as Charged'' starring
Rod Steiger
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Lauren Hutton
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Heather Graham
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Isaac Hayes
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. (The film won the Gold Special Jury Award for Best Independent Feature at
Houston Worldfest.)
* ''
Out There
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'' a Showtime Original Movie starring
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Billy Bob Thornton
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Rod Steiger
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Jill St. John
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Paul Dooley
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Robert Picardo
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David Rasche
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Bill Cobbs
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Julie Brown
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* ''
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Linda Fiorentino
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,
Nancy Allen,
Paul Bartel
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Mary Woronov
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Isaac Hayes
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Cassandra Peterson
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.
* ''
Fat Rose and Squeaky'' a Showtime Original Movie starring
Louise Fletcher
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Cicely Tyson
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Julie Brown
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and
Lea DeLaria
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.
* ''
A Very Cool Christmas'' starring
George Hamilton and
Donna Mills
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* ''
Deadly Skies'' starring
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Rae Dawn Chong
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and
Michael Moriarty
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.
* ''
Elvira's Haunted Hills
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'' starring
Cassandra Peterson
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as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, and
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. (The film won the Audience Award at the 2002
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.)
* ''My Santa'' starring
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Matthew Lawrence
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Julie Brown
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Jim O'Heir
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Channing Chase
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* Channing, Texas, U.S.
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* Channing (name)
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,
Ben Gavin, and
Paul Dooley
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.
* ''
Fatal Acquittal'' a
Lifetime original movie starring
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Denise Richards
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Patrick Muldoon
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,
Debra Wilson
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Jim O'Heir
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* ''
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Tilky Jones
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,
Maureen McCormick
Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress. She portrayed Marcia Brady on the ABC television sitcom ''The Brady Bunch'', which ran from 1969 to 1974, and reprised the role in several of the numerous ''Brady Bunch'' sp ...
,
Jim O'Heir
Jim O'Heir (born February 4, 1962) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for portraying Jerry Gergich on the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''.
O'Heir first became active in Chicago theater and improv during the late 1980s and ...
,
Eric Peterson
Eric Neal Peterson (born October 2, 1946) is a Canadian stage, television, and film actor, known for his roles in three major Canadian series – '' Street Legal'' (1987–1994), '' Corner Gas'' (2004–2009), and '' This is Wonderland'' ...
,
Tyler Jacob Moore,
C.J. Hoff. (On November 6, 2014, critic
Neil Genzlinger
Neil Genzlinger is an American playwright, editor, book reviewer, and theatre and television critic who frequently writes for ''The New York Times''.
Family
Genzlinger is a grandson of the late ''The Philadelphia Bulletin'' columnist Don Rose. ...
wrote in ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'' that ''
Naughty & Nice'' was "the best" of the season's new Christmas movies.)
* ''
Mothers of the Bride'' starring
Gail O'Grady
Gail Ann O'Grady (born January 23, 1963), an American actress and producer, is best known for her roles on television. Her roles include Donna Abandando in the ABC police drama '' NYPD Blue'', and Helen Pryor in the NBC drama series ''American Dre ...
,
Betsy Brandt
Betsy Brandt (born March 14, 1973) is an American actress. She portrayed Marie Schrader in ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) and its spinoff show, ''Better Call Saul'' (2022) and played Heather Hughes in the CBS sitcom ''Life in Pieces'' (2015 ...
,
Julie Brown
Julie Ann Brown (born August 31, 1958) is an American actress, comedian, screen/television writer, singer-songwriter, and television director. Brown is known for her work in the 1980s, where she often played a quintessential valley girl charac ...
,
Debra Wilson
Debra Wilson, also known as Debra Wilson Skelton or Debra Skelton, is an American actress and comedian. She is known for being the longest-serving original cast member on the sketch comedy series ''Mad TV'', having appeared on the show's firs ...
,
Daniela Bobadilla
Daniela Bobadilla (born April 4, 1993) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Sam Goodson in the FX series ''Anger Management''. She has also appeared in other film and television roles, such as '' Mr. Troop Mom'', the NBC drama '' ...
,
Carolyn Hennesy
Carolyn Lee Hennesy (born June 10, 1962) is an American actress, author and animal advocate. Hennesy's early work consisted of guest appearances and roles in shows and television movies, including '' Dark Justice'' and in '' Deadly Invasion: Th ...
,
Scott Atkinson
Scott Atkinson (July 23, 1966 – February 26, 2021) was an American actor and screenwriter from Pennsylvania best known for his many television roles, including recurring roles on ''Desperate Housewives, The Jamie Foxx Show, Commander in Chief (TV ...
. Irvin also wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music (with
Al Sgro
AL, Al, Ål or al may stand for:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media
* Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera
* Al (''Fullmetal ...
) for a song featured in the movie called "
Partay at the Soirée", sung by
Debra Wilson
Debra Wilson, also known as Debra Wilson Skelton or Debra Skelton, is an American actress and comedian. She is known for being the longest-serving original cast member on the sketch comedy series ''Mad TV'', having appeared on the show's firs ...
.
* ''
The Nurse'' starring
Willa Ford
Amanda Lee Williford (born January 22, 1981), known by her stage name Willa Ford, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model, television personality and film actress. She released her debut album, ''Willa Was Here'', in 2001. Ford also ha ...
,
Brigid Brannagh
Brigid Brannagh (born August 3, 1972) is an American actress. She has been credited as Brigid Brannagh, Brigid Brannah, Brigid Brannaugh, Brigid Walsh, and Brigid Conley Walsh.
Early life and education
Born in San Francisco, California, Brann ...
,
John Heard,
Costas Mandylor
Costas Mandylor (born Konstantinos Theodosopoulos; 3 September 1965) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Kenny in ''Picket Fences'' and for portraying Mark Hoffman in the ''Saw'' films.
Early life
Mandylor was born i ...
,
Jack Noseworthy
Jack Evan Noseworthy Jr. (born December 21, 1964) is an American actor known for his roles in ''Event Horizon'', '' U-571'', ''Barb Wire'' and ''Killing Kennedy''.
Early life
Noseworthy earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Boston Conse ...
,
David Millbern
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
,
T.J. Hoban.
* ''
I'm Not Ready for Christmas
''I'm Not Ready for Christmas'' is a 2015 American Christmas-themed made-for-television romantic drama film directed by Sam Irvin and starring Alicia Witt, George Stults, Brigid Brannagh, and Dan Lauria. Written by Hanz Wasserburger. The film p ...
'' starring
Alicia Witt
Alicia Roanne Witt (born August 21, 1975) is an American actress, singer and pianist. She first came to fame as a child actress after being discovered by David Lynch, who cast her in '' Dune'' (1984) and ''Twin Peaks'' (1990). Witt had a critic ...
,
George Stults
George Sheehy Stults (born August 16, 1975) is an American actor and former fashion model. Stults is best known for his role as Kevin Kinkirk on the long-running family drama series '' 7th Heaven''.
Life and career
Stults was born in Detroit, Mi ...
,
Brigid Brannagh
Brigid Brannagh (born August 3, 1972) is an American actress. She has been credited as Brigid Brannagh, Brigid Brannah, Brigid Brannaugh, Brigid Walsh, and Brigid Conley Walsh.
Early life and education
Born in San Francisco, California, Brann ...
,
Maxwell Caulfield
Maxwell Caulfield (né Maxwell P.J. Newby; born 23 November 1959) is a British-American film, stage, and television actor and singer. He has appeared in ''Grease 2'' (1982), '' Electric Dreams'' (1984), '' The Boys Next Door'' (1985), ''The Su ...
, and
Dan Lauria
Daniel Joseph Lauria (born April 12, 1947) is an American actor, known for playing the role of Jack Arnold in ''The Wonder Years'' (1988–1993), Jack Sullivan on '' Sullivan and Son'' (2012–2014), and Al Luongo on '' Pitch'' (2016–2017).
Ea ...
. A
Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel is an American television channel owned by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., which in turn is owned by Hallmark Cards, Inc. The channel's programming is primarily targeted at families, and features a mix of television movies and ...
premiere movie.
* ''
Christmas Land'' starring
Nikki DeLoach
Nikki DeLoach is an American actress.
Early life
DeLoach was born in Waycross, Georgia. She is the eldest of three children of Terri, Pierce County School superintendent and David DeLoach, an owner of a wood products company. She has a sister L ...
,
Luke Macfarlane
Thomas Luke Macfarlane (born January 19, 1980) is a Canadian-American actor and former singer. He is known for playing Scotty Wandell on the ABC television drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–2011), RAC Agent D'avin Jaqobis on the Space tele ...
,
Jason-Shane Scott
Jason-Shane Scott (born December 29, 1976) is an American actor.
Life and career
Scott was born in Southern California. At the age of two he moved to Reno, Nevada with his mother and older sister while making frequent trips to Los Angeles to ...
,
Richard Karn
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...
,
Cynthia Gibb
Cynthia Gibb (born December 14, 1963) is an American actress and former model who has starred in film and on television. She began her career as a cast member on the musical television drama '' Fame'', based on the movie of the same name. She ...
,
Chonda Pierce
Chonda Ruth Pierce (née Courtney, born March 4, 1960), is a Christian comedian often billed as "The Queen of Clean."
Background
She was born, Chonda Ruth Courtney, in Covington, Kentucky, on March 4, 1960, while she was raised in South Carolina ...
and
Maureen McCormick
Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress. She portrayed Marcia Brady on the ABC television sitcom ''The Brady Bunch'', which ran from 1969 to 1974, and reprised the role in several of the numerous ''Brady Bunch'' sp ...
. A
Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel is an American television channel owned by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., which in turn is owned by Hallmark Cards, Inc. The channel's programming is primarily targeted at families, and features a mix of television movies and ...
premiere movie which was the Number One most-watched cable television show (all channels) on the night it aired, with 4.244 million viewers, one of the most-watched programs on Hallmark during all of 2015.
* ''
The Wrong House
"The Wrong House" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and features the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, and his companion and biographer, Bunny Manders. The story was first published in ''Scribner's Magazine'' in September 1901. The story was also i ...
'' a
Lifetime original movie starring
Clare Kramer
Clare Elizabeth Kramer is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Glory in the fifth season of the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and for her role as Courtney in the film ''Bring It On''. She has hosted the po ...
,
Tilky Jones
Tilky Montgomery Jones (born June 24, 1981) is an American singer and actor. He was a member of the band Take 5 from 1997 to 2001.
Life and career
Jones was born in Vero Beach, Florida. He pursued acting after the breakup of his band, Take 5. ...
,
Allison McAtee
Allison McAtee (born September 24, 1985) is an American actress and producer. She played Catherine Stark in the independent film ''Bloomington'' and as Maggie Day in the primetime drama '' The Haves and the Have Nots''.
Early life and education ...
,
Thomas Calabro
Thomas F. Calabro (born February 3, 1959) is an American actor and director.
Biography
Calabro graduated from Fordham University in New York City.
Calabro began his acting career in theatre with various roles in New York. His first role was a ...
,
Jim O'Heir
Jim O'Heir (born February 4, 1962) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for portraying Jerry Gergich on the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''.
O'Heir first became active in Chicago theater and improv during the late 1980s and ...
,
Carolyn Hennesy
Carolyn Lee Hennesy (born June 10, 1962) is an American actress, author and animal advocate. Hennesy's early work consisted of guest appearances and roles in shows and television movies, including '' Dark Justice'' and in '' Deadly Invasion: Th ...
,
Keiko Agena
Christine Keiko Agena (born October 3, 1973) is an American actress. She is mostly known for playing Lane Kim in ''Gilmore Girls'' and NYPD medical examiner Dr. Edrisa Tanaka on FOX's crime drama ''Prodigal Son'' (2019–2021).
Personal life
Ag ...
,
Ashlyn Jade Lopez Ashlyn or Ashlynn may refer to:
People with the given name
*Ashlyn Gere, American actress
*Ashlyn Harris, American soccer player
*Ashlyne Huff, American singer
* Ashlyn Kilowan, South African cricketer
* Ashlyn Martin, stage name of Laura Lynn Ha ...
,
Scott Atkinson
Scott Atkinson (July 23, 1966 – February 26, 2021) was an American actor and screenwriter from Pennsylvania best known for his many television roles, including recurring roles on ''Desperate Housewives, The Jamie Foxx Show, Commander in Chief (TV ...
and
Dori Legg. Aside from directing, Irvin was also one of the writers.
* ''
Open Marriage
Open marriage is a form of non-monogamy in which the partners of a dyadic marriage agree that each may engage in extramarital sexual relationships, without this being regarded by them as infidelity, and consider or establish an open relatio ...
'' a
Lifetime original movie starring
Tilky Jones
Tilky Montgomery Jones (born June 24, 1981) is an American singer and actor. He was a member of the band Take 5 from 1997 to 2001.
Life and career
Jones was born in Vero Beach, Florida. He pursued acting after the breakup of his band, Take 5. ...
,
Nikki Leigh,
Kelly Dowdle,
Jason Tobias
Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He w ...
and
Debra Wilson
Debra Wilson, also known as Debra Wilson Skelton or Debra Skelton, is an American actress and comedian. She is known for being the longest-serving original cast member on the sketch comedy series ''Mad TV'', having appeared on the show's firs ...
.
* ''
The Wrong Neighbor'' starring
Andrea Bogart
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew.
Origin of the name
The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that re ...
, Steve Richard Harris,
Cristine Prosperi,
Ashlynn Yennie
Ashlynn Yennie is an American actress from Riverton, Wyoming. She is best known for her role in the 2009 Dutch horror film '' The Human Centipede (First Sequence)'' and its 2011 sequel. In 2016, Yennie played Ashley in the Showtime TV mini-s ...
,
Michael Madsen
Michael Søren Madsen (born September 25, 1957) is an American actor. He has starred in many films and television series, frequently collaborating with director Quentin Tarantino, most famously in the latter's debut film ''Reservoir Dogs'' (19 ...
,
Dominic Leeder,
James Gaisford and
Brian Nolan
Brian Nolan (born November 28, 1979) is an American actor and producer, best known for starring as Frankie on all current seasons of Here! TV’s ''The Lair'' and as a producer on the Netflix films '' Secret Obsession'' and ''Fatal Affair''.
As ...
.
* ''
My Christmas Prince
My or MY may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station
* Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe
* ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak
* ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon
Business
* Mark ...
'' starring
Alexis Knapp
Alexis Merizalde Knapp (born July 31, 1989) is an American actress. She portrayed Stacie Conrad in the ''Pitch Perfect'' film series (2012–2017), Alexis in the party film '' Project X'' (2012), and appeared on the first season of the TBS come ...
,
Callum Alexander,
Pamela Sue Martin
Pamela Sue Martin (born January 5, 1953) is an American actress, who is best known for starring as Nancy Drew on the television series ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' and as socialite Fallon Carrington Colby on the ABC soap opera ''Dynas ...
,
Parker Stevenson
Richard Stevenson Parker Jr. (born June 4, 1952), known professionally as Parker Stevenson, is an American actor best known for playing Frank Hardy in the 1970s TV series ''The Hardy Boys'' and Craig Pomeroy on the 1990s TV series '' Baywatch' ...
,
Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis (; born 29 March 1955) is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and four ''Star Trek'' feature films, as well as other appearances ...
,
Jane Carr
Ellen Jane Carr (born 13 August 1950) is an English actress. She is well known for her first film role as Mary McGregor in drama '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1969) and the voice role of " Pud'n" on the animated ''The Grim Adventures of ...
,
Charles Shaughnessy
Charles George Patrick Shaughnessy, 5th Baron Shaughnessy (born 9 February 1955) is a French actor. He is known for his roles on American television, including Shane Donovan on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', and Maxwell Sheffield on th ...
, Catriona Toop,
Brad Benedict and
Chelsea Gilson.
* ''
Hidden Family Secrets'' aka ''
Hidden Family Secrets'' starring
Diora Baird,
Blanche Baker
Blanche Baker (born December 20, 1956) is an American actress and filmmaker. She won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the television mini-series ''Holocaust''. Baker is known for her role as Ginny Baker in ''Sixteen Can ...
and
Abbie Gayle.
* ''
Homecoming Revenge'' starring
April Bowlby
April Michelle Bowlby is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Kandi on the CBS comedy series ''Two and a Half Men'' (2006–2015), Stacy Barrett on ''Drop Dead Diva'' (2009–2014), and Rita Farr on ''Titans'' (2018) and ...
,
Kim Director
Kimberly Ann Director (born November 13, 1974) is an American actress. She has played the roles of Kim Diamond in '' Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2'' (2000), and Stevie in ''Inside Man'' (2006). Beginning in 2017, she has appeared as a recurring ...
and
Abbie Gayle.
* ''
Seduced by My Neighbor'' starring
Andrea Bogart
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew.
Origin of the name
The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that re ...
,
Trevor St. John
Trevor Marshall St. John (born September 3, 1971) is an American actor. He portrayed Todd Manning/Victor Lord Jr. on the ABC daytime drama ''One Life to Live'', and has starred in various primetime shows and films. He is known for his performanc ...
,
Rocky Myers,
Sierra McCormick
Sierra McCormick (born October 28, 1997) is an American actress. She first became known for participating on the game show '' Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'' (2007–2008) before making her acting debut with a recurring role as Lilith on t ...
and
Beth Broderick
Elizabeth Alice Broderick (born February 24, 1959) is an American actress. She portrayed Zelda Spellman in the ABC/ WB television sitcom ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (1996–2003). .
* ''
Pretty Little Stalker'' starring
Ashley Pickards Ashley is a place name derived from the Old English words '' æsc'' (“ash”) and '' lēah'' (“meadow”). It may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Ashley (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
...
,
Nicky Whelan
Nicky Whelan (born 10 May 1981) is an Australian actress and model known for her role as Pepper Steiger in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours''.
Career
Before ''Neighbours'', Whelan hosted a number of shows, including '' Coxy's Big Brea ...
,
Jesse Hutch
Jesse Hutch (born February 12, 1981) is a Canadian-born American film and television actor. He spends his time travelling between the USA and Canada. He worked on the television show ''American Dreams'' as Jimmy Riley, romantic interest of main c ...
and
Sierra McCormick
Sierra McCormick (born October 28, 1997) is an American actress. She first became known for participating on the game show '' Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'' (2007–2008) before making her acting debut with a recurring role as Lilith on t ...
.
* ''
Christmas Made to Order'' starring
Alexa PenaVega
Alexa Ellesse PenaVega (née Vega; born August 27, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Carmen Cortez in the ''Spy Kids'' film series and Julie Corky in the 2004 film ''Sleepover''. In 2009, she starred as the ...
,
Jonathan Bennett and
Jo Marie Payton
Jo Marie Payton (born August 3, 1950) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Harriette Baines Winslow on the ABC/ CBS sitcom ''Family Matters'' (1989–1998), a role she originated on its forerunner series '' Perf ...
.
* ''
Madam of Purity Falls'' starring
Olivia d'Abo,
Kristanna Loken,
Trevor Stines
Trevor Stines (born July 15, 1996) is an American actor, best known for his role as Jason Blossom in '' Riverdale'' (20172022).
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
*
Living people
American male film acto ...
and
Beth Broderick
Elizabeth Alice Broderick (born February 24, 1959) is an American actress. She portrayed Zelda Spellman in the ABC/ WB television sitcom ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (1996–2003). .
* ''
Sister of the Bride'' starring
Becca Tobin
Rebecca Grace Tobin (born January 18, 1986) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her role as Kitty Wilde on the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''.
Early life
Tobin grew up in Marietta, Georgia, the younger of two ...
,
Ryan Rottman
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 elector ...
,
Michael Gross,
Beth Broderick
Elizabeth Alice Broderick (born February 24, 1959) is an American actress. She portrayed Zelda Spellman in the ABC/ WB television sitcom ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (1996–2003). and
Tilky Jones
Tilky Montgomery Jones (born June 24, 1981) is an American singer and actor. He was a member of the band Take 5 from 1997 to 2001.
Life and career
Jones was born in Vero Beach, Florida. He pursued acting after the breakup of his band, Take 5. ...
.
* ''
Check Inn to Christmas'' starring
Rachel Boston
Rachel Elizabeth Boston (born May 9, 1982) is an American actress and producer. Boston has had leading roles in a number of independent films, and was a regular cast member in several television series. She starred in the NBC drama series, ''Amer ...
,
Wes Brown
Wesley Michael Brown (born 13 October 1979) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender.
Brown began his career with Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, jo ...
,
Richard Karn
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...
and
Tim Reid
Timothy Lee Reid (born December 19, 1944) is an American actor, comedian and film director best known for his roles in prime time American television programs, such as Venus Flytrap on ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' (1978–82), Marcel "Downtown" Brown ...
.
* ''
Engaged to a Psycho'' starring
Anna Hutchison
Anna Hutchison (born 8 February 1986) is a New Zealand actress and producer. Her roles include Delphi Greenlaw on '' Shortland Street'' (2002–04); Lily Chilman, the Yellow Cheetah Ranger on '' Power Rangers Jungle Fury'' (2008); Allison Dine ...
,
Audrey Landers
Audrey Landers (born Audrey Hamburg; July 18, 1956) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Afton Cooper on the television series ''Dallas'' and her role as Val Clarke in the film version of ''A Chorus Line'' (1985).
Early ...
,
Melissa Bolona
Melissa Boloña (born December 28, 1989) is an American actress and model. She starred in the films '' Acts of Violence'', '' The Hurricane Heist'', ''Malicious'', and '' Dog Eat Dog''.
Early life and education
Boloña was born in Connecticut, ...
and
Jason-Shane Scott
Jason-Shane Scott (born December 29, 1976) is an American actor.
Life and career
Scott was born in Southern California. At the age of two he moved to Reno, Nevada with his mother and older sister while making frequent trips to Los Angeles to ...
.
* ''
Mile High Escorts'' starring
Christina Moore
Christina Moore (born April 12, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, fashion designer, model and screenwriter. She was in the main cast of the sketch comedy series ''MADtv'', played Laurie Forman on ''That '70s Show'' during its sixth sea ...
,
Saxon Sharbino
Saxon Paige Sharbino (born June 11, 1999) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Amelia Robbins in the Fox series ''Touch'' and Kendra Bowen in the 2015 remake of '' Poltergeist.''
Early life
Sharbino was born in Lewisville, Texa ...
,
Gary Weeks
Gary Weeks (born June 4, 1972) is an American film and television actor; he is also a film producer and screenwriter.
Biography
Gary Weeks was born in Wiesbaden, Hessen, Federal Republic of Germany in a U.S. airbase. He was raised in Georgia, ...
,
Steve Coulter
Steve Coulter is a team owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.Covitz, Randy (2003) "NASCAR trucks season preview: Rookie Kvapil moves in to championship truck", ''Kansas City Star'', 2003-02-16 His team, Xpress Motorsports, won the Truck Ser ...
,
Adam Huss,
Griffin Freeman and
Esteban Benito.
From his own original screenplay, Irvin directed the Showtime Original Movie ''
Kiss of a Stranger
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, Passion (emotion), passion, romance (l ...
'' starring
Mariel Hemingway
Mariel Hadley Hemingway (born November 22, 1961) is an American actress. She began acting at age 14 with a Golden Globe-nominated breakout role in ''Lipstick'' (1976), and she received Academy and BAFTA Award nominations for her performance in ...
,
Dyan Cannon
Dyan Cannon (born Samille Diane Friesen; January 4, 1937) is an American actress, director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Her accolades include a Saturn Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Academy Award nominations, and a star on the Ho ...
,
Corbin Bernsen
Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He appeared as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series '' L.A. Law'', and
David Carradine
David Carradine ( ; born John Arthur Carradine Jr.; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles. He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series ''Kung Fu'', playi ...
.
Irvin directed the cult sci-fi westerns ''
Oblivion
Oblivion may refer to:
Film
* ''Oblivion'' (1994 film), an American space Western
* ''Oblivion'' (2013 film), an American post-apocalyptic science fiction film
Literature
* ''Oblivion'' (''Power of Five''), a 2012 novel by Anthony Horowitz
* ...
'' and its sequel ''
Backlash: Oblivion 2'' starring
Julie Newmar
Julie Newmar (born Julia Chalene Newmeyer, August 16, 1933) is an American actress, dancer, and singer, known for a variety of stage, screen, and television roles. She is also a writer, lingerie designer, and real-estate mogul. She won the Tony ...
,
George Takei
George Takei (; ja, ジョージ・タケイ; born Hosato Takei (武井 穂郷), April 20, 1937) is an American actor, author and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the fictional starship USS ''Enterprise'' in the televi ...
,
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, actor, songwriter, and composer. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwri ...
,
Meg Foster
Margaret Foster is an American film and television actress. Some of her many roles were in the 1979 TV miniseries version of ''The Scarlet Letter'', and the films ''Ticket to Heaven'', ''The Osterman Weekend'', and '' They Live''.
Early years
F ...
and
Maxwell Caulfield
Maxwell Caulfield (né Maxwell P.J. Newby; born 23 November 1959) is a British-American film, stage, and television actor and singer. He has appeared in ''Grease 2'' (1982), '' Electric Dreams'' (1984), '' The Boys Next Door'' (1985), ''The Su ...
. (''Oblivion'' won the Gold Award for Best Fantasy / Science Fiction Feature at
Houston Worldfest.)
He also directed the Disney Channel time-travel pirate fantasy ''
Magic Island'' starring
Zachery Ty Bryan
Zachery Ty Bryan (born October 9, 1981) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for his role as Brad Taylor on the ABC sitcom ''Home Improvement''. He also appeared in the films ''True Heart'' and '' The Fast and the Furious: To ...
and
French Stewart
Milton French-Stewart IV (born February 20, 1964), known professionally as French Stewart, is an American actor, best known for playing Harry Solomon on the NBC sitcom ''3rd Rock from the Sun''. He also played Marv Murchins in ''Home Alone 4'', In ...
.
For television, Irvin directed several episodes of Comedy Central's ''
Strip Mall
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'' starring
Julie Brown
Julie Ann Brown (born August 31, 1958) is an American actress, comedian, screen/television writer, singer-songwriter, and television director. Brown is known for her work in the 1980s, where she often played a quintessential valley girl charac ...
,
Cindy Williams
Cynthia Jane Williams (born August 22, 1947) is an American actress and producer, known for her role as Shirley Feeney on the television sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1975–1979), and '' Laverne & Shirley'' (1976–1982).
Early life
Williams was b ...
,
Jim O'Heir
Jim O'Heir (born February 4, 1962) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for portraying Jerry Gergich on the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''.
O'Heir first became active in Chicago theater and improv during the late 1980s and ...
,
Carolyn Hennesy
Carolyn Lee Hennesy (born June 10, 1962) is an American actress, author and animal advocate. Hennesy's early work consisted of guest appearances and roles in shows and television movies, including '' Dark Justice'' and in '' Deadly Invasion: Th ...
,
Maxwell Caulfield
Maxwell Caulfield (né Maxwell P.J. Newby; born 23 November 1959) is a British-American film, stage, and television actor and singer. He has appeared in ''Grease 2'' (1982), '' Electric Dreams'' (1984), '' The Boys Next Door'' (1985), ''The Su ...
, and
Stella Stevens
Stella Stevens (born Estelle Eggleston; October 1, 1938) is a American former actress. She began her acting career in 1959 and starred in such popular films as '' Girls! Girls! Girls!'' (1962), '' The Nutty Professor'' (1963), ''The Courtship of ...
.
Irvin directed all the episodes of the hit television series ''
Dante's Cove
''Dante's Cove'' is an American LGBT-oriented supernatural soap opera which aired on here! from October 7, 2005 through December 21, 2007. Created and written by Michael Costanza and directed by Sam Irvin, the series combines elements of the hor ...
'' starring
Tracy Scoggins
Tracy Dawn Scoggins (born in 1953 in Dickinson, Texas or November 13, 1959, in Galveston, Texas) is an American actress known for her roles as Monica Colby in the 1980s primetime soap opera ''Dynasty'' and its spin-off series ''The Colbys'', C ...
,
Charlie David
Charles David Lubiniecki (born August 9, 1980), better known as Charlie David, is a Canadian actor, writer, director and producer, best known for the male lead in the LGBT horror series ''Dante's Cove''. He has also worked as a TV host on a numb ...
,
Jenny Shimizu
Jenny Lynn Shimizu (born June 16, 1967) is an American model and actress.
Early life
Shimizu was born in San Jose, California, and raised in Santa Maria.
Career
While working as a mechanic, Shimizu was approached to model for the Calvin Klei ...
,
Thea Gill
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* Ancient Greek term for goddess, including an alternative spelling of Theia
* ''Thea'', the former name of the tea plant genus, now included in ''Camellia''
* Thea, a village in the municipal unit Mes ...
,
Stephen Amell
Stephen Adam Amell (born May 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He came to prominence for playing the lead role of Oliver Queen on The CW superhero series ''Arrow'' (2012–2020). Amell also appeared in subsequent Arrowverse franchise media, along wi ...
,
Booboo Stewart
Nils Allen "Booboo" Stewart Jr. (born January 21, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for playing Seth Clearwater in '' The Twilight Saga'', Warpath in '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'', Jay in the Disney television film franchise '' Descend ...
, and
Reichen Lehmkuhl. (Irvin also wrote the lyrics and co-composed the music for the series' international hit theme song, "
Dying to Be with You
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Signs of dying ...
").
Irvin was the sole director and co-producer of the comedy series ''
From Here on OUT
''From Here on OUT'' is an American sitcom on Here TV, starring Terry Ray, T.J. Hoban, Suzanne Whang, Juliet Mills, Austin Robert Miller, Adrian Gonzalez and Michael Lanham. The series, which premiered on February 28, 2014, is the first original ...
'' starring
Terry Ray,
T. J. Hoban
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T may also refer to:
Codes and units
* T, Tera- as in one trillion
* T, the symbol for "True" in lo ...
,
Juliet Mills
Juliet Maryon Mills (born 21 November 1941) is an English-American actress. She is the daughter of actor Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell and the eldest of three siblings; her younger siblings are actress Hayley Mills and director Jonathan M ...
,
Suzanne Whang
Suzanne Whang ( Korean:황보희, September 28, 1962 – September 17, 2019) was an American television host, comedian, radio host, author, minister, writer, producer, and political activist. She is best known for having been the host of the HGTV ...
, and
Julie Brown
Julie Ann Brown (born August 31, 1958) is an American actress, comedian, screen/television writer, singer-songwriter, and television director. Brown is known for her work in the 1980s, where she often played a quintessential valley girl charac ...
. Additionally, Irvin wrote the lyrics and co-composed the music for the series' theme song "
From Here on OUT
''From Here on OUT'' is an American sitcom on Here TV, starring Terry Ray, T.J. Hoban, Suzanne Whang, Juliet Mills, Austin Robert Miller, Adrian Gonzalez and Michael Lanham. The series, which premiered on February 28, 2014, is the first original ...
".
Irvin was also the first season director and co-producer of the television series ''
My Sister Is So Gay'' starring
Terry Ray,
Wendy Michaels,
Tilky Jones
Tilky Montgomery Jones (born June 24, 1981) is an American singer and actor. He was a member of the band Take 5 from 1997 to 2001.
Life and career
Jones was born in Vero Beach, Florida. He pursued acting after the breakup of his band, Take 5. ...
,
Debra Wilson
Debra Wilson, also known as Debra Wilson Skelton or Debra Skelton, is an American actress and comedian. She is known for being the longest-serving original cast member on the sketch comedy series ''Mad TV'', having appeared on the show's firs ...
, and
Loni Anderson
Loni Kaye Anderson (born August 5, 1945) is an American actress who played receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the CBS sitcom ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' (1978–1982), which earned her three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Award nominations.
Early ...
.
Also for television, Irvin directed the opening of ''
The 100th Anniversary of the World Series
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'' (October 18, 2003) for the Fox Network (a "through the ages" montage featuring the music of and starring
Sheila E
Sheila Cecilia Escovedo (born December 12, 1957) better known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American percussionist and singer. She began her career in the mid-1970s as a percussionist and singer for The George Duke Band. After leaving t ...
).
Irvin directed several segments for the Fox Network's 2005
Super Bowl XXXIX
Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League ( ...
including several comedy sketches starring
Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian actor and comedian. From 1976 until 1984, he appeared in the Canadian television sketch comedy series '' SCTV''. He has also appeared in the '' American Pie'' series of films and the Canadian ...
as a nutty gadget inventor trying to improve the entertainment value of football. Other vignettes included
Will Smith
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his Will Smith filmography, acting career starring as Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), a ...
,
Drew Barrymore
Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, director, producer, talk show host and author. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a ...
, and
Jimmy Fallon
James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, television host, actor, and writer. He is known for his work in television as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' and as the host of the late-night talk show ''The Ton ...
. Irvin also directed the surrealistic opening battle between ninja warriors and football players.
And for the Fox Network opening of the 2007
Allstate Sugar Bowl
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, Irvin directed "Dueling Musicians" shot on the streets of New Orleans (broadcast January 3, 2007).
After directing several American-financed films in
Romania
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, Irvin was invited by Romanian-based Mediapro Studios to direct ''
Garcea si olteni'', a spin-off of Romania's most popular television show, starring a
Monty Python
Monty Python (also collectively known as the Pythons) were a British comedy troupe who created the sketch comedy television show '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', which first aired on the BBC in 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four ...
-like sketch comedy group known as
Vacante Mare. It became the highest grossing motion picture in Romanian history up to that time, beating the previous record-holder, James Cameron's ''
Titanic
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''.
Also in Romania, Irvin directed ''
Am să mă întorc bărbat'' (''
I Will Return A Man''), a rock opera performed by the Romanian rock group
Vama Veche
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broadcast live on television from the National Theater in Bucharest. It was an anti-war musical in the same genre as Pink Floyd's ''
The Wall
''The Wall'' is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/CBS Records. It is a rock opera that explores Pink, a jaded rock star whose eventual self-imp ...
''.
His credits as a producer include:
* Associate producing
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. De Palma was a leading ...
's ''
Home Movies
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'' starring
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Do ...
,
Nancy Allen and
Keith Gordon
Keith Gordon (born February 3, 1961) is an American actor and film director.
Early life
Gordon was born in New York City, the son of Mark, an actor and stage director, and Barbara Gordon. He grew up in an atheist Jewish family. Gordon was insp ...
. (Irvin also served as Production Manager.)
* Co-executive producing
Bill Condon
William Condon (born October 22, 1955) is an American director and screenwriter. Condon is known for writing and/or directing numerous successful and acclaimed films including '' Gods and Monsters'', ''Chicago'', '' Kinsey'', ''Dreamgirls'', ' ...
's
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
-winning film ''
Gods and Monsters'' starring Sir
Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans seven decades, having performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Regarded as a British cultural i ...
,
Brendan Fraser
Brendan James Fraser ( ; born December 3, 1968) is an American-Canadian actor known for his leading roles in blockbusters, comedies, and dramatic films. Having graduated from the Cornish College of the Arts in 1990, he made his film debut in '' ...
and
Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Rachel Redgrave (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was an English actress. She won two Golden Globe Awards throughout her career.
A member of the Redgrave family of actors, Lynn trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. By ...
. (Irvin also co-directed the "Making of" documentary for the DVD, entitled ''
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale''.)
* Co-producing
Greg Berlanti
Gregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer and director of film and television. He is known for his work on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''Everwood'', '' Political Animals'', ...
's ''
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy'' starring
Timothy Olyphant
Timothy David Olyphant ( ; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in ''The Monogamist'', and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' ''Th ...
,
Dean Cain
Dean George Cain ( Tanaka; born July 31, 1966) is an American actor. From 1993 to 1997, he played Clark Kent / Superman in the TV series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman''. Cain was the host of ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' and ...
,
Zach Braff
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,
John Mahoney
Charles John Mahoney (June 20, 1940 – February 4, 2018) was an English-born American actor. He was known for playing Martin Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'' (1993–2004), and won a Screen Actors Guild Award for the role in 2000. Mahone ...
,
Nia Long
Nia Talita Long (born October 30, 1970) is an American actress. Best known for her work in Black cinema, Long rose to prominence after starring in the film ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), and for her portrayal of Beullah "Lisa" Wilkes on the NBC sit ...
and
Justin Theroux
Justin Paul Theroux (; born August 10, 1971) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained recognition for his work with director David Lynch in the mystery film ''Mulholland Drive'' (2001) and the thriller film ''Inland Empire'' (2006). He also ...
.
* Co-executive producing
Bob Clark
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's ''
I'll Remember April'' starring
Haley Joel Osment
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,
Pat Morita
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (June 28, 1932 – November 24, 2005) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his roles as Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on ''Happy Days'', Mr. Miyagi in ''The Karate Kid'' film series, Captain Sam Pak on the sitco ...
,
Mark Harmon
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,
Pam Dawber
Pamela Dawber (born October 18, 1951) is an American actress best known for her lead television sitcom roles as Mindy McConnell in ''Mork & Mindy'' (1978–1982) and Samantha Russell in ''My Sister Sam'' (1986–1988).
Early life
Dawber was bor ...
and
Paul Dooley
Paul Dooley (born Paul Brown; February 22, 1928) is an American character actor, writer and comedian. He is known for his roles in ''Breaking Away'', ''Sixteen Candles'', and ''Popeye''.
Early life
Dooley was born Paul Brown on February 22, 1 ...
. (Irvin also was the second-unit director.)
* Co-executive producing ''
Big Monster on Campus
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Film and television
* ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks
* '' Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show
* ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show present ...
'' (aka ''
Boltneck: Teen Frankenstein'') starring
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian-American actor. He is one of the highest-grossing film actors of all time, with a worldwide box-office gross of over billion.
He began his career starring in the Canadian teen ...
,
Shelley Duvall
Shelley Alexis Duvall (born July 7, 1949) is an American actress and producer who is known for her portrayals of distinct, often eccentric characters. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Peab ...
,
Matthew Lawrence
Matthew William Lawrence (born February 11, 1980) is an American actor and singer, known for his roles in ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' and ''Boy Meets World''. Lawrence also starred in the series '' Brotherly Love'' with his real-life brothers Joey and An ...
and
Judge Reinhold
Edward Ernest "Judge" Reinhold Jr. (born May 21, 1957) is an American actor who has starred in several Hollywood movies, such as ''Ruthless People'', ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', ''Stripes'' and ''Gremlins'', and co-starred in all of the fil ...
.
* Associate producing ''
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
''The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human'' is a 1999 American mockumentary directed and written by Jeff Abugov, and starring David Hyde Pierce, Carmen Electra, Lucy Liu, and Mackenzie Astin.
Premise
Hyde Pierce, acting out the role of an al ...
'' starring
Mackenzie Astin
Mackenzie Alexander Astin (born May 12, 1973) is an American actor.
Early and personal life
Astin was born on May 12, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin. His brother is actor Sean Astin. He at ...
,
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is an American actor and director of stage, film and television. He starred as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'' from 1993 to 2004, and won four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen ...
,
Carmen Electra
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and
Lucy Liu
Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress. Her accolades include winning a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Seoul International Drama Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Liu has star ...
.
* Co-producing ''
Error in Judgment'' starring
Joanna Pacula
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,
Joe Mantegna
Joseph Anthony Mantegna (, ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor.
Mantegna began his career on stage in 1969 in the Chicago production of the musical ''Hair''. He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jeffe ...
,
Kate Jackson
Lucy Kate Jackson (born October 29, 1948) is an American actress and television producer, known for her television roles as Sabrina Duncan in the series '' Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1979) and Amanda King in the series ''Scarecrow and Mrs. Kin ...
and
Paul Dooley
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Early life
Dooley was born Paul Brown on February 22, 1 ...
.
* Co-producing ''
When Time Expires'' starring
Richard Grieco
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,
Mark Hamill
Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the ''Star Wars'' film series, beginning with the original 1977 film and subsequently winning three Saturn Awards f ...
and
Chad Everett
Raymon Lee Cramton (June 11, 1937 – July 24, 2012), known professionally as Chad Everett, was an American actor who appeared in more than 40 films and television series. He played Dr. Joe Gannon in the television drama '' Medical Center'', wh ...
.
* Associate producing ''
Sticky Fingers
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'' starring
Helen Slater
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,
Melanie Mayron
Melanie Joy Mayron is an American actress and director of film and television. Mayron is best known for her role as photographer Melissa Steadman on the ABC drama ''thirtysomething'' for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sup ...
,
Eileen Brennan
Eileen Brennan (born Verla Eileen Regina Brennen; September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013) was an American actress. She made her film debut in the satire ''Divorce American Style'' (1967), followed by a supporting role in Peter Bogdanovich's ''The L ...
,
Carol Kane
Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress. She became known in the 1970s and 1980s in films such as '' Hester Street'' (for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress), ''Dog Day Afternoon'', ''Annie ...
,
Christopher Guest
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,
Danitra Vance
Danitra Vance (July 13, 1954 – August 21, 1994) was an American comedian and actress, who was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) during its eleventh season in 1985.
Raised in Chicago's South Side ...
, and
Loretta Devine
Loretta Devine (born August 21, 1949) is an American actress, singer and voice actor. She is known for numerous roles across stage and screen. Her most high profile roles include Lorrell Robinson in the original Broadway production of ''Dreamgir ...
.
* Executive producing ''
Too Outrageous!
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Synopsis
A sequel to the 1977 film ''Outrageous!'', ' ...
'' (1987) starring
Craig Russell.
* Associate producing ''
Staging Christmas'' starring
Soleil Moon Frye
Soleil Moon Frye (; born August 6, 1976) is an American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She began her career as a child actress at the age of two. When she was seven, Frye won the role of Penelope "Punky" Brewster in the NBC sitco ...
,
George Stults
George Sheehy Stults (born August 16, 1975) is an American actor and former fashion model. Stults is best known for his role as Kevin Kinkirk on the long-running family drama series '' 7th Heaven''.
Life and career
Stults was born in Detroit, Mi ...
and
Jalael White.
* Producing ''
The First Time'' starring
Tim Choate
Timothy Clark Choate (October 11, 1954 – September 24, 2004) was an American actor who starred in a number of film and television roles on series such as '' Dragnet'' and ''Babylon 5''.
Choate was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, the son ...
,
Wendie Jo Sperber
Wendie Jo Sperber (September 15, 1958 – November 29, 2005) was an American actress, known for her performances in the films ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand'' (1978), ''Bachelor Party'' (1984), and ''Back to the Future'' (1985), as well as the telev ...
,
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Michael Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, playwright, and essayist. His film roles include Wally Shawn (a fictionalized version of himself) in '' My Dinner with Andre'' (1981), Vizzini in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987), ...
,
Cathryn Damon
Cathryn Lee Damon (September 11, 1930 – May 4, 1987) was an American actress, best known for her roles on television sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s. She is best known as Mary Campbell in ''Soap'' (1977-1981).
Early years
Damon was the ...
and
Jane Badler
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. Creative Consultant:
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. De Palma was a leading ...
.
Irvin's first book, ''
Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise'', was published by Simon & Schuster (November 2010) and was honored by
Kirkus Reviews
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and
The Theatre Library Association Awards as one of the "Best Biographies of 2010." Acclaimed by columnist
Liz Smith as "a smashing work," and by entertainer
Michael Feinstein
Michael Jay Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, pianist, and music revivalist. He is an archivist and interpreter for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988 he won a Drama Desk Special Award for cele ...
as "one of the best showbiz bios I've ever read." This comprehensive biography covers the life and career of the legendary singer-actress-composer-arranger-author-fashionista
Kay Thompson
Kay Thompson (born Catherine Louise Fink; November 9, 1909''"In the St. Louis Registry of Births, in the volume covering the period July 1909 – January 1910, on page 85, is the following entry: "Catherine Louise Fink, November 9, 1909."'' . She was the mentor/best friend of
Judy Garland
Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. While critically acclaimed for many different roles throughout her career, she is widely known for playing the part of Dorothy Gale in '' The ...
, the vocal guru to
Frank Sinatra
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and
Lena Horne
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of th ...
, the mentor and longtime lover of
Andy Williams
Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...
, and the godmother/Svengali to
Liza Minnelli
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(who recreated Thompson's nightclub act in the 2009 Tony Award-winning event ''
Liza's at the Palace'').
In connection with his research on the life of Thompson, Irvin served as a historical consultant on the Tony Award-winning Broadway event ''
Liza's at the Palace''. He produced and annotated the 2009 3-CD box set compilation ''
Think Pink! A Kay Thompson Party'' (Sepia Records) and he appeared in and consulted on Paramount Home Entertainment's documentary ''
Kay Thompson: Think Pink!'' (an extra included in Paramount's Centennial Collection DVD edition of Stanley Donen's ''
Funny Face
''Funny Face'' is a 1957 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe, containing assorted songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Although having the same title as the 1927 Broadway musical ''Funny F ...
'' starring
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, t ...
,
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history.
Astaire's career in stage, film, and tele ...
, and
Kay Thompson
Kay Thompson (born Catherine Louise Fink; November 9, 1909''"In the St. Louis Registry of Births, in the volume covering the period July 1909 – January 1910, on page 85, is the following entry: "Catherine Louise Fink, November 9, 1909."'' ).
Irvin was the Guest Editor of a special issue of ''
Little Shoppe of Horrors
Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt
* ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
*The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
'' No. 38 focusing on the making of ''
Frankenstein: The True Story'', published June 2017, including Irvin's 50,000-word chronicle on the movie which won the 2017 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Article of the Year. The magazine also included Irvin's exclusive interviews with
Leonard Whiting
Leonard Whiting (born 30 June 1950) is a British retired actor and singer widely known for his role as Romeo in the 1968 Zeffirelli film version of ''Romeo and Juliet'', a role which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year ...
,
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour (c. 150824 October 1537) was List of English consorts, Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII of England from their Wives of Henry VIII, marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen followi ...
,
David McCallum
David Keith McCallum Jr. (born 19 September 1933) is a Scottish actor and musician. He first gained recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E''. In recent years, McCallum ...
,
Nicola Pagett
Nicola Mary Pagett Scott (15 June 1945 – 3 March 2021), known professionally as Nicola Pagett, was a British actress, known for her role as Elizabeth Bellamy in the 1970s TV drama series '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1971–1973), as well as being ...
,
Don Bachardy
Donald Jess Bachardy (born May 18, 1934) is an American portrait artist. He resides in Santa Monica, California. Bachardy was the partner of Christopher Isherwood for over 30 years.
Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California, Bachardy studi ...
, among many others. The issue also features an exclusive never-before-published essay on the writing of the movie by the late
Christopher Isherwood
Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood (26 August 1904 – 4 January 1986) was an Anglo-American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, autobiographer, and diarist. His best-known works include '' Goodbye to Berlin'' (1939), a semi-autobiographical ...
and his partner
Don Bachardy
Donald Jess Bachardy (born May 18, 1934) is an American portrait artist. He resides in Santa Monica, California. Bachardy was the partner of Christopher Isherwood for over 30 years.
Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California, Bachardy studi ...
. Irvin also arranged for a special Foreword by best-selling author
Anne Rice
Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien; October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was an American author of gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Christian literature.
She was best known for her series of novels ''The Vampire Chronicles''. B ...
and an essay by
Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss (; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. His work includes writing for and acting in the television series ''Doctor Who'', '' Sherlock'', and '' Dracula''. Together with ...
, the co-creator of ''
Sherlock''.
Subsequently, Irvin did all the special features for Shout! Factory's acclaimed 2020 Blu-ray release of ''
Frankenstein: The True Story''—including a three-hour audio commentary plus newly-filmed interviews with
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour (c. 150824 October 1537) was List of English consorts, Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII of England from their Wives of Henry VIII, marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen followi ...
,
Leonard Whiting
Leonard Whiting (born 30 June 1950) is a British retired actor and singer widely known for his role as Romeo in the 1968 Zeffirelli film version of ''Romeo and Juliet'', a role which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year ...
and co-screenwriter
Don Bachardy
Donald Jess Bachardy (born May 18, 1934) is an American portrait artist. He resides in Santa Monica, California. Bachardy was the partner of Christopher Isherwood for over 30 years.
Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California, Bachardy studi ...
.
As a noted expert on the career of
Vincent Price
Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...
, Irvin appears as an on-camera authority in
Constantine Nasr
Constantine most often refers to:
* Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I
* Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria
Constantine may also refer to:
People
* Constantine (name), a masculine given na ...
's 2013 documentary ''
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Ever Seen'', also featuring exclusive on-camera interviews with
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...
,
Joe Dante
Joseph James Dante Jr. (; born November 28, 1946) is an American film director, producer, editor and actor. His films—notably ''Gremlins'' (1984) alongside its sequel, '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990)—often mix 1950s-style B movies wit ...
,
Wes Craven
Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and editor. Craven has commonly been recognized as one of the greatest masters of the horror genre due to the cultural imp ...
,
Rick Baker
Richard A. Baker (born December 8, 1950), known professionally as Rick Baker, is an American retired special make-up effects creator and actor. He is mostly known for his creature designs and effects. Baker won the Academy Award for Best Makeu ...
, and
Victoria Price
Mary Victoria Price (born April 27, 1962) is an American public speaker and the author of the inspirational memoir, ''The Way of Being Lost: A Road Trip to My Truest Self'' and ''Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography''. She currently spends much ...
. The 48-minute documentary is featured as an extra on Warner Home Video's 2013 3D Blu-ray edition of ''
House of Wax'' (1953) starring
Vincent Price
Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...
.
Irvin also won a second Rondo Award for Best Interview of the Year for "Elvira Exposed!", an in-depth interview with
Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra Peterson (born September 17, 1951) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Peterson gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ-TV in her stage ...
published in
Screem magazine #36 in 2018.
Between projects, Irvin has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts where he taught graduate courses on directing. Among his former students is
Ryan Coogler
Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is a recipient of four NAACP Image Awards, four Black Reel Awards, a Golden Globe Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination for Best Pictu ...
, acclaimed writer-director of ''
Fruitvale Station
''Fruitvale Station'' is a 2013 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ryan Coogler. It is Coogler's feature directorial debut and is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young man killed in 2009 by Bay ...
'', winner of the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Un Certain Regard award at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Coogler has since directed the acclaimed hit ''
Creed
A creed, also known as a confession of faith, a symbol, or a statement of faith, is a statement of the shared beliefs of a community (often a religious community) in a form which is structured by subjects which summarize its core tenets.
The ea ...
'' starring
Michael B. Jordan
Michael Bakari Jordan (; born February 9, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama ''Fruitvale Station'' (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in ''Creed'' (2015), and Erik Killmonger in ''Bl ...
and
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Enzio Stallone (; born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, ) is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, h ...
; and the
Marvel superhero
The Marvel Universe is a fictional shared universe where the stories in most American comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Comics take place. Super-teams such as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Guardians of ...
movie ''
Black Panther
A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been d ...
''.
Most recently, Irvin authored ''
Sam's Toilet Paper Caper!'', a children's book parody, illustrated by ''Dan Gallagher''. The book was inspired by Irvin's own real-life quest to find toilet paper during the 2020 pandemic paper panic. Drenched in movie references from ''
The Sound of Music
''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. Se ...
'' to ''
Carrie
Carrie may refer to:
People
* Carrie (name), a female given name and occasionally a surname
Places in the United States
* Carrie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
* Carrie, Virginia, an unincorporated community
* Carrie Glacier, Olympic Nati ...
'', the grocery store clerk is a dead ringer for
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre (; born László Löwenstein, ; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and American actor, first in Europe and later in the United States. He began his stage career in Vienna, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, before movin ...
. Published by Irvin's own imprint, Knuckle Samwitch Books, it is available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.com. All profits from the sales of the book are being donated to the
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of h ...
's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
Irvin also authored the novel ''
ORBGASM: An Erotic Pulp Sci-Fi Satyricon'', published by Irvin's own imprint, Knuckle Samwitch Books, available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.com. All profits from the sales of the book are being donated to the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
Irvin resides in Los Angeles with Gary Bowers, his partner since 1982. They married August 12, 2016.
Filmography
As director
*''
Double Negative
A double negative is a construction occurring when two forms of grammatical negation are used in the same sentence. Multiple negation is the more general term referring to the occurrence of more than one negative in a clause. In some languages, ...
'' (1985)
*''
Guilty as Charged'' (1991)
*''
Acting on Impulse'' (1993) (TV)
*''
Oblivion
Oblivion may refer to:
Film
* ''Oblivion'' (1994 film), an American space Western
* ''Oblivion'' (2013 film), an American post-apocalyptic science fiction film
Literature
* ''Oblivion'' (''Power of Five''), a 2012 novel by Anthony Horowitz
* ...
'' (1994)
*''
Out There
Out may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
* ''Out'' (1957 film), a documentary short about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
* ''Out'' (1982 film), an American film directed by Eli Hollander
* ''Out'' (2002 film), a Japanese film ba ...
'' (1995) (TV)
*''
Magic Island'' (1995) (V)
*''
Backlash: Oblivion 2'' (1996)
*''
Kiss of a Stranger
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, Passion (emotion), passion, romance (l ...
'' (1999)
*''
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale'' (1999) (V)
*''
Strip Mall
A strip mall, strip center or strip plaza is a type of shopping center common in North America where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front. ...
'' (2000) (TV series)
*''
Elvira's Haunted Hills
''Elvira's Haunted Hills'' is a 2001 American comedy horror film directed by Sam Irvin and written by Cassandra Peterson and John Paragon. It is the second film starring Peterson in the title role (credited as Elvira), after the 1988 theatrical ...
'' (2001)
*''
Garcea si olteni'' (2001)
*''
Am să mă întorc bărbat'' (''
I Will Return a Man'') (2002) (TV)
*''
A Very Cool Christmas'' (2004) (TV) aka ''
Too Cool for Christmas''
*''
Deadly Skies'' (2005) (TV) aka ''
Force of Impact''
*''
Fat Rose and Squeaky'' (2006)
*''
Dante's Cove
''Dante's Cove'' is an American LGBT-oriented supernatural soap opera which aired on here! from October 7, 2005 through December 21, 2007. Created and written by Michael Costanza and directed by Sam Irvin, the series combines elements of the hor ...
'' (12 episodes, 2005–2007) (TV)
*''My Santa'' (2013) (TV)
*''
From Here on OUT
''From Here on OUT'' is an American sitcom on Here TV, starring Terry Ray, T.J. Hoban, Suzanne Whang, Juliet Mills, Austin Robert Miller, Adrian Gonzalez and Michael Lanham. The series, which premiered on February 28, 2014, is the first original ...
'' (2014) (TV series)
*''Fatal Acquittal'' (2014) (TV)
*''
Naughty and Nice'' (2014) (TV) aka ''
Christmas Mix'' (2015) (DVD)
*''
Mothers of the Bride'' (2015) (TV)
*''
The Nurse'' (2015) (TV)
*''
I'm Not Ready for Christmas
''I'm Not Ready for Christmas'' is a 2015 American Christmas-themed made-for-television romantic drama film directed by Sam Irvin and starring Alicia Witt, George Stults, Brigid Brannagh, and Dan Lauria. Written by Hanz Wasserburger. The film p ...
'' (2015) (TV)
*''
Christmas Land'' (2015) (TV)
*''
My Sister Is So Gay'' (2016) (TV series)
*''
The Wrong House
"The Wrong House" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and features the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, and his companion and biographer, Bunny Manders. The story was first published in ''Scribner's Magazine'' in September 1901. The story was also i ...
'' (2016) (TV)
*''
Open Marriage
Open marriage is a form of non-monogamy in which the partners of a dyadic marriage agree that each may engage in extramarital sexual relationships, without this being regarded by them as infidelity, and consider or establish an open relatio ...
'' (2017) (TV)
*''
The Wrong Neighbor'' (2017) (TV)
*''
My Christmas Prince
My or MY may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station
* Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe
* ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak
* ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon
Business
* Mark ...
'' (2017) (TV)
*''
Homecoming Revenge'' (2018) (TV)
*''
Seduced by My Neighbor'' (2018) (TV)
*''
Hidden Family Secrets'' (2018) (TV)
*''
Pretty Little Stalker'' (2018) (TV)
*''
Christmas Made to Order'' (2018) (TV)
*''
Madam of Purity Falls'' (2019) (TV)
*''
Sister of the Bride'' (2019) (TV)
*''
Check Inn to Christmas'' (2019) (TV)
*''
Engaged to a Psycho'' (2020) (TV)
*''
Mile High Escorts'' (2020) (TV)
As producer
*''
Home Movies
A home movie is a short amateur film or video typically made just to preserve a visual record of family activities, a vacation, or a special event, and intended for viewing at home by family and friends. Originally, home movies were made on ph ...
'' (1979)
*''
The First Time'' (1983)
*''
Double Negative
A double negative is a construction occurring when two forms of grammatical negation are used in the same sentence. Multiple negation is the more general term referring to the occurrence of more than one negative in a clause. In some languages, ...
'' (1985)
*''
Too Outrageous!
''Too Outrageous!'' is a 1987 Canadian comedy film directed and written by Richard Benner and starring Craig Russell as Robin Turner, a drag queen. It is based on a story by Margaret Gibson.
Synopsis
A sequel to the 1977 film ''Outrageous!'', ' ...
'' (1987)
*''
Sticky Fingers
''Sticky Fingers'' is the 9th British and 11th American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. The Stones released it on 23 April 1971 on their new, and own label Rolling Stones Records. They had been contracted by Decca ...
'' (1988)
*''
When Time Expires'' (1997) (TV)
*''
Error in Judgment'' (1998)
*''
Gods and Monsters'' (1998)
*''
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale'' (1999) (V)
*''
I'll Remember April'' (1999)
*''
Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy'' (1999)
*''
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
''The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human'' is a 1999 American mockumentary directed and written by Jeff Abugov, and starring David Hyde Pierce, Carmen Electra, Lucy Liu, and Mackenzie Astin.
Premise
Hyde Pierce, acting out the role of an al ...
'' (1999)
*''
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy'' (2000)
*''
Big Monster on Campus
Big or BIG may refer to:
* Big, of great size or degree
Film and television
* ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks
* '' Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show
* ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show present ...
'' (2000) aka ''
Boltneck: Teen Frankenstein''
*''
Defending the Super$ave'' (2001)
*''
Just Can't Get Enough'' (2001)
*''
From Here on OUT
''From Here on OUT'' is an American sitcom on Here TV, starring Terry Ray, T.J. Hoban, Suzanne Whang, Juliet Mills, Austin Robert Miller, Adrian Gonzalez and Michael Lanham. The series, which premiered on February 28, 2014, is the first original ...
'' (2014) (TV series)
*''
The Nurse'' (2015) (TV)
*''
My Sister Is So Gay'' (2016) (TV series)
*''
Staging Christmas'' (2019) (TV)
As actor
*''
Guilty as Charged'' (1991)
*''
Oblivion
Oblivion may refer to:
Film
* ''Oblivion'' (1994 film), an American space Western
* ''Oblivion'' (2013 film), an American post-apocalyptic science fiction film
Literature
* ''Oblivion'' (''Power of Five''), a 2012 novel by Anthony Horowitz
* ...
'' (1994)
*''
Magic Island'' (1995) (V)
*''
Backlash: Oblivion 2'' (1996)
*''
Garcea si oltenii'' (2001)
*''
Dante's Cove
''Dante's Cove'' is an American LGBT-oriented supernatural soap opera which aired on here! from October 7, 2005 through December 21, 2007. Created and written by Michael Costanza and directed by Sam Irvin, the series combines elements of the hor ...
'' (1 episode, 2005) (TV)
*''
Fatal Acquittal'' (2014) (TV)
*''
Naughty and Nice'' (2014) (TV)
*''
Mothers of the Bride'' (2015) (TV)
As writer
*''
Double Negative
A double negative is a construction occurring when two forms of grammatical negation are used in the same sentence. Multiple negation is the more general term referring to the occurrence of more than one negative in a clause. In some languages, ...
'' (1985)
*''
Sweet Deception'' (1998) (TV)
*''
Kiss of a Stranger
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, Passion (emotion), passion, romance (l ...
'' (1999)
*''
A Christmas Reunion'' (2015) (TV)
*''
The Wrong House
"The Wrong House" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and features the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, and his companion and biographer, Bunny Manders. The story was first published in ''Scribner's Magazine'' in September 1901. The story was also i ...
'' (2016) (TV)
As author
*''
Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise'' (published by Simon & Schuster, 2010)
*''
Sam's Toilet Paper Caper!'' (published by Knuckle Samwitch Books, 2020)
*''
ORBGASM: An Erotic Pulp Sci-Fi Satyricon'' (published by Knuckle Samwitch Books, 2020)
As guest editor
*''
Little Shoppe of Horrors
Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt
* ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
*The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
'' No. 38 on the making of ''
Frankenstein: The True Story'' published by
Richard Klemensen, June 2017. ''
The Epic Untold Saga Behind Frankenstein: The True Story'' by Sam Irvin won the 2017 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Article of the Year.
References
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Janet Maslin
Janet R. Maslin (born August 12, 1949) is an American journalist, best known as a film and literary critic for ''The New York Times''. She served as a ''Times'' film critic from 1977 to 1999 and as a book critic from 2000 to 2015. In 2000 Maslin ...
, ''New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'', June 28, 1985
External links
*
Kay Thompsonbiography book, ''KayThompson: From Funny Face to Eloise'', by Sam Irvin
Audio Interview at Your Video Store Shelf
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Living people
1956 births
Educators from North Carolina
Film directors from North Carolina
LGBT film directors
LGBT male actors
LGBT producers
American LGBT actors
LGBT screenwriters
LGBT people from North Carolina
Male actors from North Carolina
Writers from Asheville, North Carolina
University of South Carolina alumni
University of Southern California faculty