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Bark!
''Bark!'' is a 2002 film written by Heather Morgan, directed by Katarzyna Adamik (the daughter of director Agnieszka Holland) and starring Morgan, Lee Tergesen, and Lisa Kudrow. The film debuted at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize. The "extremely low-budget" film, an August 18, 2002 article from '''' had its origins in a 90-second comedy sketch.''Bark!'' Review from '' |
Katarzyna Adamik
Katarzyna "Kasia" Adamik (born 28 December 1972) is a Polish director and storyboard artist. She has directed TV series including ''1983'', ''Axis Mundi'', and '' Absentia.'' Her debut film feature as director, ''Bark!'', was in competition at Sundance Film Festival. Adamik and Olga Chajdas shared the award for Best TV Show at the Polish Film Awards for directing drama ''The Pack''. A ''Hollywood Reporter'' article listed her among "four of the country's most prominent directors", naming her alongside the fellow Polish directors she worked on for conspiracy thriller series ''1983'', which was Netflix's first Polish original series. Personal life Adamik was born in Warsaw, the daughter of Polish film director Agnieszka Holland and Slovak opera director Laco Adamík. Her aunt is film director Magdalena Łazarkiewicz. She graduated in graphics from the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. She came out as a lesbian in 2012. Career Adamik debuted in the film industry in 1993. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Tergesen
Lee Allen Tergesen (; born July 8, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Chett Donnelly on USA Network's '' Weird Science'' (1994–1998), Tobias Beecher on HBO's '' Oz'' (1997–2003), Peter McMillan on the second season of ''Desperate Housewives'' (2006), and Evan Wright in the 2008 miniseries '' Generation Kill''. Tergesen's film credits include ''Point Break'' (1991), ''Wayne's World'' (1992), '' Wayne's World 2'' (1993), '' Shaft'' (2000), ''Monster'' (2003), '' The Forgotten'' (2004), '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'' (2006), '' Red Tails'' (2012), and '' The Collection'' (2012). Early life, family and education Lee Allen Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River. He moved to New York City to become an actor. He graduated from the two-year program at American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Manhattan. Career From 1986 to 1989, he worked at the Empire D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Morgan
Heather Morgan is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member and writer on '' The Dana Carvey Show'', writing and performing such notable skits as Jenny and First Ladies as Dogs, the latter being called "one of the two or three funniest things on the show" by writer and producer Robert Smigel. Morgan wrote, produced and starred in the movie ''Bark!'' which was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. She is an alum of The Groundlings The Groundlings is an American improvisational and sketch comedy troupe and school based in Los Angeles, California. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin, whose improv techniques we .... References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Heather Living people American television actresses 20th-century American screenwriters American women writers American women comedians American film actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jo Deschanel
Mary Jo Deschanel (née Weir) is an American actress. She appeared in the film '' The Right Stuff'' (1983) and the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991). Life and career Deschanel was born Mary Josephine Weir. Her ancestry includes Irish, French, Swiss, Dutch, and English. After small television appearances, Deschanel's first major film role was portraying Annie Glenn, the wife of the astronaut John Glenn (played by Ed Harris), in the 1983 film '' The Right Stuff'', an adaptation of the 1979 book of the same name by Tom Wolfe. In 1984, Deschanel played Betty Fernandez, the remarried former wife of astronaut Dave Bowman ( Keir Dullea), in the film '' 2010: The Year We Make Contact''. She also played the role of Mrs. Howard in the 2000 film '' The Patriot'' (2000). Deschanel played Eileen Hayward in the TV series ''Twin Peaks''. She has also appeared in the TV series ''House'' in the episode " Simple Explanation" as Julia Kutner, the adoptive mother of recently deceas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wade Andrew Williams
Wade Andrew Williams is an American actor. He is known for his various character roles, and for a major supporting role as correctional officer Brad Bellick on the Fox television series ''Prison Break'' and Father Cronin on ''The Bernie Mac Show'' (2001–2004). Williams also voiced Two-Face Two-Face is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Kane, and first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #66 (August 1942). He has become one of the superhero Batman's most enduring e ... in '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'' (2012–2013). Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Wade 1961 births Living people University of Tulsa alumni Rutgers University alumni American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Male actors from Tulsa, Oklahoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Wilson (actor)
Scott Wilson (born William Delano Wilson; March 29, 1942 – October 6, 2018) was an American actor. He had more than 50 film credits, including '' In the Heat of the Night'', '' In Cold Blood'', ''The Great Gatsby'', '' Dead Man Walking'', ''Pearl Harbor'', and '' Junebug''. In 1980, Wilson received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role in William Peter Blatty's '' The Ninth Configuration''. He played veterinarian Hershel Greene on the AMC television series '' The Walking Dead'' (2011–2014; 2018). He also had a recurring role on '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' as casino mogul Sam Braun, as well as a lead role on the Netflix series '' The OA'' as Abel Johnson. Life and career Wilson was born and raised in the town of Thomasville, Georgia. In his first three films he portrayed characters suspected of murder. In his debut film, Wilson played a murder suspect in '' In the Heat of the Night'' (1967). Wilson appeared in Sparta, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Azaria
Henry Albert Azaria ( ; born April 25, 1964) is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake Jailbird, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Lou, Lou, and List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Carl Carlson, Carl Carlson, among others. Azaria joined the show with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its The Simpsons season 2, second season. For his work on the show, he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards. Alongside his continued voice acting on ''The Simpsons'', Azaria became more widely known through his live-action supporting appearances in films such as ''Quiz Show (film), Quiz Show'' (1994), ''Heat (1995 film), Heat'' (1995), ''The Birdcage'' (1996) (for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award) and ''Godzilla ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. His roles include Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence in ''Full Metal Jacket'' (1987), Robert E. Howard in '' The Whole Wide World'' (1996), Edgar the Bug in ''Men in Black'' (1997) and '' Men in Black: The Series'' (1997–2001), Carl Stargher in '' The Cell'' (2000), New York City Police Detective Robert Goren in '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2001–11), Victor "Vic" Hoskins in ''Jurassic World'' (2015), and Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series '' Daredevil'' (2015–2018), '' Hawkeye'' (2021), ''Echo'' (2024), and '' Daredevil: Born Again'' (2025–present). Early life D'Onofrio was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is of Italian descent, with ancestors from Naples. His paternal grandfather was an upholsterer and his maternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( ; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the American television sitcom ''Friends'', which aired from 1994 to 2004. The series earned her Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild, Satellite Awards, Satellite, American Comedy Awards, American Comedy and TV Guide Award, TV Guide awards. Phoebe has since been named one of the greatest television characters of all time and is considered to be Kudrow's breakout role, spawning her successful film career. Kudrow initially appeared in a 1989 episode of the hit sitcom ''Cheers'' playing a character named Emily. She also starred in several episodes of the show ''Mad About You'' (1993) as Ursula, before auditioning and earning the role of Phoebe on ''Friends''; her character on ''Mad About You'' was written into the ''Friends'' storyline as Phoebe's twin. In the late 1990s, Kudrow starred in the cult film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Hearts (1966 Film)
''King of Hearts'' (original French title: ''Le Roi de cœur'') is a 1966 French/Italian international co-production comedy-drama film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Alan Bates and Geneviève Bujold. The film is set in a small town in France near the end of World War I. As the Imperial German Army retreats, they booby trap the whole town to explode. The locals flee and, left to their own devices, a gaggle of cheerful lunatics escape the asylum and take over the town — thoroughly confusing the lone Scottish soldier who has been dispatched to defuse the bomb. Plot In October 1918, as the Great War is ending, a small village in France is awaiting liberation from German occupiers. The retreating Germans wire the automaton clock in the main square to set off a bomb when the mechanical knight strikes the bell at midnight, blowing up the ammunition magazine and the entire town. The town’s barber, an Allied agent, overhears and passes the word of the impending explo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s American Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ), "to hiss". The original name of the letter "Sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
