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Brad Rowe (actor)
Bradley Thomas Rowe (born May 15, 1970) is an American actor, writer, producer, and public policy advocate. He appeared in ''Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss'' (1998) and TNT's ''Purgatory''. Other roles include a short stint as recurring character Walt on ''NewsRadio'', Murphy Sinclair on ''General Hospital'', Ty Swindle on '' Wasteland'', and Dan Murphy on ''Leap of Faith''. Early life Rowe was born and raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He attended University of Wisconsin–Madison as Spanish major, and later worked as a finance manager for political campaigns in Washington, D.C., before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue acting and screenwriting. Career Entertainment career Rowe appeared in the TV movies ''Vanished'', '' Lucky 7'' and ''Though None Go with Me'' and the NBC mini-series ''The 70s'', as well as appearing on ''Perception'' as FBI Agent Bobby Dalton, and as Agent Jack Burgess on ''1-800-MISSING''. In 1998, he portrayed a recurring character named Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa ( ; colloquially Tosa) is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 48,387 at the 2020 census. Wauwatosa is a suburb located immediately west of Milwaukee and is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It is named after the Potawatomi Chief Wauwataesie and the Potawatomi word for firefly. History The lush Menomonee Valley of the Wauwatosa area provided a key overland gateway between the rich glacial farmland of southeastern Wisconsin and the Port of Milwaukee. In 1835, Charles Hart became the first Euro-American to settle here, followed that year by 17 other families. The following year a United States Road was built from Milwaukee through Wauwatosa, eventually reaching Madison. Charles Hart built a mill in 1845 on the Menomonee River which gave the settlement its original name of "Hart's Mill." The mill was torn down in 1914. The Town of Wau-wau-too-sa was created by act of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature on April 30, 1840. As o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Trevor Wright
Trevor Wright is an American former actor. Career His recurring role as Zack Powers on ''George Lopez'' and guest starring in television series such as ''NYPD Blue'', ''Scrubs'' and ''Boston Public'' led to his being named in 2003 by ''Teen Vogue'' as a "young and upcoming star that's here to stay". His very first break came through his involvement in music videos when, in 1989, Wright, along with fellow actor Elijah Wood, appeared in the video for Paula Abdul's single "Forever Your Girl," directed by David Fincher. He subsequently starred opposite singer Stacie Orrico in the videos for her singles " Stuck" (2003), and " I Could Be the One" (2004). His first feature-film role was in 1993's ''Memories by Joe Frank'', but his first major role was as "Zach" in the 2007 indie film ''Shelter'', directed by Jonah Markowitz and co-starring Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes and Ross Thomas. Wright's film roles include ''Vicious Circle'', in which he appeared in the role of the character "Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Body Shots (film)
''Body Shots'' is a 1999 American drama film written by David McKenna and directed by Michael Cristofer. It stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Jerry O'Connell, Amanda Peet, Tara Reid and Ron Livingston. It tells the story of eight singles whose night of drunken debauchery goes terribly wrong. The film at times has the characters speaking straight to the camera. New Line marketed the film with the poster tagline: "There are movies that define every decade." Premise After a night of clubbing, twenty-somethings Jane and Rick wake up in bed together, unable to recall what happened. They are awoken in the early morning by Jane's friend Sara, who has a busted lip and is bleeding on the forehead. Sara accuses the young man she was with last night, rookie pro-football player Michael, of raping her. Both Sara and Michael were drunk that night and headed back to her place in Santa Monica. Michael claims that the sex was consensual, while Sara cannot remember all of the details. The story rew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Pandora Project
''The Pandora Project'' is an action film released in 1998. The film stars Daniel Baldwin, Erika Eleniak, Tony Todd and Bo Jackson. Film synopsis When a former CIA agent steals a weapon that kills people without harming buildings, a former CIA associate has to stop him, all before getting married in a few days. Cast * Daniel Baldwin as Captain John Lacy * Erika Eleniak as Wendy Lane * Richard Tyson as Captain William Stenwick * Tony Todd as CIA Director Garrett Houtman * Bo Jackson as Manson * Jeff Yagher as Bruce Bobbins Production John Terlesky John Todd Terlesky (born May 30, 1961) is an American actor, film director, television director and screenwriter. As an actor, he is known for playing Deathstalker in the 1987 film ''Deathstalker II'', and Mike in ''Chopping Mall'' (1986). Life ... directed the opening scene and several second unit shots. Release The film was released first in Spain during July 1998. On February 9, 1999, the film premiered on video in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational Christianity, non-denominational all-male institution near New York City Hall, City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education. The university moved in 1833 and has maintained its main campus in Greenwich Village surrounding Washington Square Park. Since then, the university has added an engineering school in Brooklyn's MetroTech Center and graduate schools throughout Manhattan. NYU is one of the largest private universities in the United States by enrollment, with a total of 51,848 enrolled students in 2021. It is one of the most applied-to schools in the country and admissions are considered selective. NYU's main campus in New York City is organized into ten undergraduate schools, including the New York University College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
UCLA Luskin School Of Public Affairs
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs (officially the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs) is the public affairs/public service graduate school at the University of California, Los Angeles. The school consists of three graduate departments—Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning—and an undergraduate program in Public Affairs that began accepting students in 2018. In all, the school offers three undergraduate minors, the undergraduate major, three master's degrees, and two doctoral degrees. It was formerly known as the UCLA School of Public Affairs until March 18, 2011, when it was renamed after UCLA alumni Meyer and Renee Luskin. Departments and degrees The Luskin School of Public Affairs offers degrees in the following concentrations: *Public policy – MPP *Social welfare – MSW, PhD *Urban planning Urban planning (also called city planning in some contexts) is the process of developing and designing land use and the built environ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
United Way
United Way is an international network of over 1,800 local nonprofit organization, nonprofit fundraising affiliates. Prior to 2015, United Way was the largest nonprofit organization in the United States by donations from the public. Individual United Ways mobilize a single fundraising campaign to raise money for various nonprofits, with most donations coming through payroll deductions. United Way Worldwide United Way organizations raise funds primarily via workplace campaigns, where employers may solicit contributions on United Way's behalf payable through automatic payroll deductions. After an administrative fee is deducted, funds raised locally by United Way are then distributed to various nonprofit agencies within those communities. Major recipients have included the American Cancer Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Catholic charities, Catholic Charities, Girl Guides, Girl Scouts, Scouting Movement, Boy Scouts, and The Salvation Army. Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
California Proposition 8 (2008)
Proposition 8, known informally as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a constitutional amendment, state constitutional amendment intended to ban same-sex marriage. It passed in the California state elections, November 2008, November 2008 California state elections and was later overturned by the courts. The proposition was created by opponents of Same-sex marriage in California, same-sex marriage in advance of the California Supreme Court's May 2008 appeal ruling, ''In re Marriage Cases,'' which found the ban in 2000 on same-sex marriage (2000 California Proposition 22, Proposition 22) unconstitutional. Proposition 8 was ultimately ruled unconstitutional in 2010 by a federal court on different grounds, although the ruling did not go into effect until June 26, 2013, following the conclusion of appeals. Proposition 8 countermanded the May 2008 ruling by adding Proposition 22 wording as an amendment to the California Constitution, providing that "only marriage between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Same-sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal Legal sex and gender, sex. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people (20% of the world's population). The most recent jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage is Recognition of same-sex unions in Thailand, Thailand. Same-sex marriage is legally recognized in a large majority of the world's developed country, developed countries; notable exceptions are Recognition of same-sex unions in Italy, Italy, Recognition of same-sex unions in Japan, Japan, Recognition of same-sex unions in South Korea, South Korea and the Recognition of same-sex unions in the Czech Republic, Czech Republic. Same-sex adoption, Adoption rights are not necessarily covered, though most states with same-sex marriage allow those couples to jointly adopt as other married couples can. Some countries, such as Nigeria and Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Greg Fawcett
Gregory Wendell Fawcett (born November 30, 1967, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American film and television actor, producer and screenwriter. He attended a private boarding school on the East Coast and graduated with his BA in the Dramatic Arts program at the University of Southern California. He has appeared and worked alongside some of Hollywood's biggest names and has performed in numerous television shows such as ''The New Adventures of Robin Hood'', '' Point Pleasant'', ''Fashion House'' and '' Sunset Beach'' as well as the films ''Ca$h'', ''Jack Woody'' and the adaption of '' Beyond the Wall of Sleep''. In 2015, Gregory was an executive producer and actor in the movi''Street''which went on to generate worldwide success on Netflix with a second movie in development planned for 2018. Fawcett also has an uncredited role as “Handsome Young Man” in ''Fox''’s 1992 television film ''Count DeClues' Mystery Castle'' starring Max Maven. One of his most well known roles is as h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chad Lindberg
Chad Tyler Lindberg (born November 1, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his film roles in '' The Fast and the Furious'' and '' October Sky'', as well as television roles on ''Sons of Anarchy'' and ''Supernatural''. Lindberg was also the co-host of the television series '' Ghost Stalkers''. Life and career Lindberg was born in Mount Vernon, Washington, the son of Luwana and Pete Lindberg. He attended Mount Vernon High School. He began his acting career as Rory in '' Black Circle Boys'' at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. From there, he made several guest appearances on popular television shows, such as '' ER'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', and ''The X-Files''. He continued pursuing films roles, particularly as Sherman O'Dell in '' October Sky'' and Jesse, a mechanic suffering from ADHD, in ''The Fast and the Furious''. He received attention for his role in '' I Spit on Your Grave'', the 2010 remake of the '70s cult classic. He has also appeared in the recurring role o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wes Bentley
Wes Bentley (born September 4, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Ricky Fitts in '' American Beauty'' (1999), which earned him a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Supporting Actor; Seneca Crane in ''The Hunger Games'' (2012); Doyle in '' Interstellar'' (2014); Erik in '' Mission: Impossible – Fallout''; and Jamie Dutton in ''Yellowstone''. He was one of four subjects in the documentary '' My Big Break'' (2009), which covered his fame after ''American Beauty'' and his subsequent struggles with substance abuse. Rebuilding his career, he starred in the premiere of '' Venus in Fur'' by David Ives in the off-Broadway production in 2010. Other film roles include '' The Four Feathers'' (2002), ''Ghost Rider'' (2007), '' P2'' (2007), and '' Pete's Dragon'' (2016). He began appearing in the FX anthology series ''American Horror Story'' in 2014, playing Edward Mordrake in ''Freak Show''. In 2015, he starred as Detective John Lowe in ''Hotel'', for which he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
