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Drunk Parents
''Drunk Parents'' is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Fred Wolf and written by Peter Gaulke and Fred Wolf. The film stars Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek, Joe Manganiello, Natalia Cigliuti, Jim Gaffigan and Ben Platt. The film was released on March 21, 2019, through DirecTV Cinema and it was also released in a limited release on April 19, 2019, by Vertical Entertainment. The film attained some attention and popularity after its release on video streaming platform Netflix in August 2020. Plot Frank and Nancy Teagarten drive five hours to take their daughter Rachel to an Ivy League college to study to be a vet, then proceed to have a wild week. As soon as they arrive home, a Volvo towtruck comes to reposess their SUV, as their lease payments are late. Frank explains the root of his financial hardship, which stems from an artificial heart valve he had invested in got bad press so he lost everything. The repo man takes pity on him, as he himself had been a paramedic, so s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fred Wolf (writer)
Fred Wolf is an American film director, screenwriter, television writer, comedian and actor. Career Wolf began his career performing stand-up in Los Angeles in the 1980s, and landed his first major television role as co-host (with Paul Provenza) on the Comedy Central variety series ''Comics Only'' in the early 1990s. In 1993, Wolf joined the writing staff of ''Saturday Night Live'' and also served for several years, surviving a writers' room overhaul in 1995, and served as head writer up until 1996. In 1996, he joined the ''SNL'' cast as a featured player, before leaving the show in October of that same year. Since leaving ''SNL'', he has collaborated with many of his former ''SNL'' co-workers, writing and directing films for ''SNL'' stars such as Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Norm Macdonald, David Spade, and Rob Schneider. Filmography Film Acting roles Television An asterisk (*) indicates an appearance as an actor. *''The Pat Sajak Show'' (1989–1990) *'' 1993 MTV Movie Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Colin Quinn
Colin Edward Quinn (born June 6, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He first gained widespread attention for his work as a cast member and writer on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2000, and he became known for anchoring '' Weekend Update'', the show's news parody segment. Prior to ''SNL'', he was best known as the announcer/sidekick/co-host on MTV's 1980s game show ''Remote Control''. Following his departure from ''SNL'', Quinn went on to host Comedy Central's late-night panel show '' Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn'', where he and a panel of New York's big names in stand-up comedy discussed and debated news stories of the day. Notable film work includes his role as Dooey in ''A Night at the Roxbury'', Dickey Bailey in the '' Grown Ups'' films, and playing Amy Schumer's father in the film '' Trainwreck''. Comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Tina Fey, Chris Rock, and Dave Attell have cited Quinn as the quintessential "comic's comic" and New York comedian. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Will Ferrell
John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the best comedian in British '' GQ''. Ferrell first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'', where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in a string of comedy films. After starring in the 2003 comedy film '' Old School,'' Ferrell became considered a member of the " Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mark Gessner
Mark Gessner is an American writer and actor. Education Gessner was born in Sheffield, Vermont in 1980.Mark Gessner on Growing up in Vermont's , Gessner performed as a child at Vermont Children's Theater in Lyndonville. Later he attended St. Johnsbury Academy and performed on the Fuller Hall stage there. He studied acting at Marymount Manhattan College and improv at New York's Upright Citizens Brigade. Career He has appeared in films: * 2010 ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stephen Gevedon
Stephen Gevedon (born March 30, 1966) is an American actor. Gevedon is best known for his recurring roles on '' Oz'' (1997), ''Show Me a Hero'' (2015), '' Madoff'' (2016), '' The Deuce'' (2017–2018) and portraying Josiah Trelawny through performance capture in the 2018 video game ''Red Dead Redemption 2 ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in a fictiona ...''.https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/463131/the-deuce-bernie-wolf Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gevedon, Stephen Living people 1966 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sasha Mitchell
Sasha Sergei Mitchell (born July 27, 1967) is an American actor and martial artist best known for his television roles as Cody Lambert on '' Step by Step'' and James Beaumont on ''Dallas''. He also played the role of David Sloane in three of the five installments of the original '' Kickboxer'' film franchise. Mitchell has a black belt in taekwondo. Personal life Mitchell was born on July 27, 1967, in Los Angeles, California, the son of a garment manufacturer. He is of Ukrainian Jewish descent. His ancestors came to the United States from Ukraine, Kyiv. His real family name is Muchnik. In 1990, he married Jeannette Robbins. The two had four children together before divorcing in 1997. During Mitchell's marriage to Robbins, police were called to the couple's home to investigate reports of domestic abuse. In 1996, Mitchell was convicted of misdemeanor battery, spousal abuse and child endangerment stemming from an altercation with his wife. He was given three years’ probation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dan Soder
Daniel Erwin Soder (born June 24, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and radio personality. He is best known for his character Mafee on the Showtime drama series '' Billions'' and as the former co-host of ''The Bonfire'' with fellow comedian Big Jay Oakerson on Sirius XM from 2015 to 2023. He is also known for his frequent appearances on MTV2's '' Guy Code''. Early life Daniel E. Soder was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on June 24, 1983. He is of Irish and Swedish descent. He was raised in Aurora, Colorado. While Soder was in high school, his father died after a long illness; two years later, his sister died in a car crash. He became close friends with future Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel while the two were growing up. He attended Smoky Hill High School. He began performing stand-up comedy while a student at the University of Arizona, graduating in 2005 with degrees in journalism and political science. A year later, he moved to New York City to further pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kelly AuCoin
Kelly AuCoin (born February 14, 1967) is an American actor who has appeared in film, television, and theater. He is best known as "Dollar" Bill Stern on '' Billions'' ( Showtime) and Pastor Tim on ''The Americans'' ( FX). He has had recurring roles on several other American television series, including ''The Girl from Plainville'' (Hulu), '' WeCrashed'' (Apple TV+), '' The Endgame'' (NBC), ''House of Cards'' (Netflix), and as Hercules Mulligan on the final season of '' Turn: Washington's Spies'' (AMC). He frequently appears on stage in New York and venues around the country, such as Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and La Jolla Playhouse. He has had supporting roles in many films, including Steven Spielberg's '' The Post'', '' The Good House'', ''False Positive'', '' The Kingdom'', ''Julie & Julia'', and ''All That I Am'', which won the SXSW Special Jury Award for Ensemble Acting. Early life AuCoin was born in the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michelle Veintimilla
Michelle Veintimilla is an Ecuadorian American film, television, and theater actress. She played the role of villain Firefly in the second and fourth seasons of the Fox television series '' Gotham''. She portrayed Carmen Guerra on FOX's ''The Gifted'' Marie Jablonski on the Netflix crime drama series ''Seven Seconds'', and Hayden on the Netflix science fiction miniseries, ''The I-Land''. Career Veintimilla was studying as a senior at Carnegie Mellon University when she got the job offer to perform in the musical ''The Visit'' in 2014. She portrayed the DC Comics' super-villain Bridgit Pike/Firefly in the series '' Gotham''. She would appear in two episodes of season two. After being replaced by Camila Perez for the third season, she returned to the role with the fourth season episode " Mandatory Brunch Meeting". Veintimilla appeared on Broadway in the musical version of '' The Visit'', playing the younger version of Chita Rivera's character. She most recently appeared in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Scott Mescudi
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), also known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( ; formerly stylized as KiD CuDi), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and fashion designer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Cudi moved to New York City in pursuit of a musical career, where he first gained recognition for his song "Day 'n' Nite". Initially self-published on his MySpace page, the song became a hit online and served as a catalyst for Cudi to team up with record producers Plain Pat and Emile Haynie to record his first full-length project, a mixtape titled ''A Kid Named Cudi'' (2008). Its release helped Cudi rise to prominence and establish a fanbase, catching the attention of rapper Kanye West—who signed Cudi to his GOOD Music label by late 2008. With "Day 'n' Nite" issued as its lead single, his debut studio album, '' Man on the Moon: The End of Day'' (2009), was released to critical and commercial success. It received quadruple platinum ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aasif Mandvi
Aasif Hakim Mandviwala, known professionally as Aasif Mandvi (, ), is an English–American actor, comedian and writer. He was a List of The Daily Show correspondents, correspondent on ''The Daily Show'' from 2006 to 2017. Mandvi's other television work includes the HBO comedy series ''The Brink (TV series), The Brink'' and the CBS/Paramount+ psychological drama Evil (TV series), ''Evil''. His film roles include playing Mr. Aziz in ''Spider-Man 2'' and List of Avatar: The Last Airbender characters#Major recurring characters, Commander Zhao in ''The Last Airbender (2010 film), The Last Airbender''. His stage work includes appearing on Broadway as Ali Hakim in ''Oklahoma!'' and in productions of ''Disgraced'' (2012), which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2013. Early life Mandvi was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India, to a Gujarati language, Gujarati Dawoodi Bohra Muslims, Muslim family. His family moved to England, when he was a year old, settling in the West Yorkshire city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
