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EastSiders
''EastSiders'' is an American dark comedy web series created by Kit Williamson. It premiered on YouTube on December 14, 2012, and began streaming through Logo TV's website on April 23, 2013. Set in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, the series follows couple Thom (Van Hansis) and Cal (Williamson) as they struggle with infidelity and substance abuse. It also explores the relationship between Kathy (Constance Wu), Cal's best friend, and her boyfriend Ian (John Halbach) as they reach their six-month anniversary, making it Kathy's longest relationship. The first two episodes of the first season premiered on YouTube, and the subsequent seven episodes were funded by a Kickstarter campaign. On April 2, 2013, it was announced that the series was picked up for distribution through Logo TV's website, and the remainder of the season premiered on April 23, 2013. The second season premiered on September 15, 2015, through Vimeo's on demand service. The series was later sold to Netflix, and the third seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kit Williamson
Kit Williamson (born November 13, 1985) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for creating, writing, directing, and starring in the dark comedy web series ''EastSiders''. For his work on the series, he has been nominated for several Indie Series Awards and Daytime Emmy Awards. Early life He was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi and attended Interlochen Arts Academy, an arts boarding school in northern lower Michigan. He later attended Fordham University and received his MFA from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television. Career ''EastSiders'' In 2012, Williamson created the web series ''EastSiders''; two episodes were launched on YouTube in December 2012. Williamson crowdfunded the remaining episodes on Kickstarter, raising over $25,000. The subsequent second and third seasons were also successfully crowded funded through Kickstarter. In 2014, Wolfe Video became the series official distributor. The series was sold to Netflix in 2016, and a third s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Hansis
Van Hansis (born Evan Vanfossen Hansis on September 25, 1981) is an American actor. Hansis portrayed the rich Luke Snyder on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns'' from December 14, 2005 until the show's final episode September 17, 2010. The son of long running characters on the series, Luke is known for a gay romantic storyline cited as one of the first in American daytime television. Hansis has had guest roles on several television series and starred in the 2011 thriller film ''Occupant''. In December 2012, he began playing the role of Thom in the dark comedy web series '' EastSiders''. Hansis later played Jess Gibson in the 2013 horror film ''Devil May Call'', and starred as Dusty in the 2015 LGBT mystery film '' Kiss Me, Kill Me''. Hansis was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2007, 2008 and 2009 for his ''As the World Turns'' role, and was nominated again in 2016 for his role on ''EastSiders''. Early life and education Hansis was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Wu
Constance Wu (born March 22, 1982) is an American actress. Wu was included on ''Time'' magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2017. She has earned several accolades, including nominations for a Golden Globe Award, four Critics' Choice Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and two TCA Awards. Wu starred as Jessica Huang in the ABC television comedy '' Fresh Off the Boat'' (2015–2020), which was her breakthrough role and earned her four nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. She was further lauded for her role as Rachel Chu in the romantic comedy-drama film ''Crazy Rich Asians'' (2018) for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, among others; she became the first actress of Asian descent in over 40 years and the fourth overall to be nominated for the form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willam Belli
Willam Belli (, born June 30, 1982), mononymously known as Willam, is an American drag queen, actor, singer-songwriter, reality television personality, author, and YouTuber. Willam came to prominence as a contestant on the fourth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' in 2012, but was disqualified in the "Frenemies" challenge. Before appearing on ''Drag Race'', Willam worked as an actor, most notably playing the recurring role of transgender woman Cherry Peck in Ryan Murphy's medical drama ''Nip/Tuck''. She has continued to perform in a variety of films, television series and web series, often in drag. In 2018, she appeared in the critically acclaimed film '' A Star Is Born''. For her performance on the dark comedy web series '' EastSiders'', she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series. Since 2012, Willam has recorded three albums of comedy music, mostly consisting of parodies of popular songs. Her second album, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traci Lords
Traci Lords (born Nora Louise Kuzma; May 7, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She entered the adult film industry using a fake birth certificate to conceal that she was two years under the legal age of eighteen. Lords starred in adult films and was one of the most sought-after actresses in that industry during her career. When the FBI acted on an anonymous tip that Lords was a minor during her time in the industry, and that pornographers were distributing and selling these illegal images and videotapes, the resulting fallout led to prosecution of those responsible for creating and distributing the tapes. In addition, all but the last of her adult films were banned as child pornography. After leaving the pornography industry two days after turning the legal age of eighteen, Lords enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, where she studied method acting with the intention of becoming a mainstream actress. She made her mainstream screen debut at age nineteen in a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Guarino
Stephen Guarino (born November 14, 1975) is an American actor and comedian, known as Sully Patterson on the Jim Carrey-produced Showtime series ''I'm Dying Up Here'' (2017–2018) and for his recurring role as Derrick in the ABC comedy series '' Happy Endings'', a character that has since been carried over to the NBC sitcom '' Marry Me'',"Stephen Guarino Will Eat You Alive" '' The Advocate'', November 22, 2011. as well as Connor on the ABC sitcom '' |
Jake Choi
Jake Choi (born January 14, 1985) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Miggy on the ABC comedy ''Single Parents''. He previously starred in '' Front Cover'', an LGBTQ independent film. Choi has also appeared in '' Younger'', ''EastSiders'', and ''The Sun Is Also A Star''. Early life and education Choi was born January 14, 1985, and raised in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. He is Korean American. He was raised by his single mother, and came from "working-class immigrant roots." During high school he played in the AAU. He graduated from Newtown High School in 2004, where he played on the school varsity basketball team. After graduating, he moved to South Korea to play basketball at Yonsei University, and subsequently played in the Korean Basketball League. He returned to the States and pursued acting, taking classes at Lee Strasberg Institute. Career In 2015, Choi played his first lead role as Ryan in the independent film ''Front Cover'', an LGBTQ romantic com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianna Brown
Brianna Lynn Brown (born October 2, 1979) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her television roles as Lisa Niles in the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'', and as Taylor Stappord in the Lifetime series ''Devious Maids''. Life Brown was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and grew up in the Twin Cities suburb of Apple Valley. She briefly attended St. Olaf College before moving to Los Angeles when she was 19. Brown married film director Richie Keen near Santa Barbara in May 2017. In March 2018, it was reported that the couple was expecting their first child; Brown gave birth to a son in July 2018. Career Brown made her first on-screen appearance in 1999 in an episode of NBC series ''Freaks and Geeks'', and in later years acted in many films and television series. On television, she guest starred in ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Smallville'', ''Entourage'', ''Without a Trace'', ''The Closer'', ''Joey'', and ''Criminal Minds''. She has played the lead role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brea Grant
Brea Colleen Grant is an American actress, writer, and director. She played the character of Daphne Millbrook in the NBC television series '' Heroes''. Early life Brea Grant was born and raised in Marshall, Texas. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in American studies from the University of Texas at Austin. Career Acting Grant's television acting career has included the roles of Jean Binnel on '' Friday Night Lights'', Daphne Milbrook on '' Heroes'', and Ryan Chambers on ''Dexter''. She played the supporting lead in the film ''Something Else'', which premiered at Tribeca in 2019. Writing, directing, and producing Grant directed and co-wrote her first feature, an apocalyptic road trip movie called ''Best Friends Forever,'' in 2013. The movie premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival. She wrote and starred in the series ''The Real Housewives of Horror'' for Nerdist in 2014. She directed the short film ''Feminist Campfire Stories'', which won the Audience Award at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Blue (actor)
David Blue (born January 17, 1982) is an American actor, writer, producer and director. He is known for his portrayal of Cliff St. Paul on ''Ugly Betty'', Eli Wallace on the Syfy series ''Stargate Universe'', and Rick Twitler on both Nickelodeon's ''Henry Danger'' and ''Danger Force''. Early life The youngest of three boys, Blue was raised in both New York and Florida. Blue attended Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida, He graduated from the University of Central Florida in Orlando with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and Musical Theatre Performance. Career His first starring role came in the film ''Winter Follies'', directed by Darren Lynn Bousman who also helmed '' Saw II'', ''Saw III'', and ''Saw IV''. David was one of the eight selected for the Apprentice program at the Actor's Theatre of Louisville, where he worked with many acclaimed artists, such as Jennifer Hubbard and Sullivan Canaday White. He was also later granted a scholarship to the British Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Maher
Sean Maher (born April 16, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Simon Tam in the science fiction television series ''Firefly'' and follow-up movie '' Serenity''. Early life Maher was born in Pleasantville, New York to Joseph and Margaret Maher. After graduating from Byram Hills High School, Maher trained at New York University where he earned his drama degree in 1997. He acted on stage in several productions, including ''Yerma'' and ''Into the Woods''. Career Maher starred as the title character, a rookie police officer, on the short-lived TV series '' Ryan Caulfield: Year One''. In 2000 he played one of the main characters on the short-lived (dropped after seven episodes) Fox series ''The $treet'', and he has also appeared on the television series ''Party of Five'' (as Adam Matthews) and on ''CSI: Miami''. He reprised his role from ''Firefly'' in the film '' Serenity'' (2005). Maher was also cast as a chief resident in a hospital on the new series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satya Bhabha
Satya Sorab Bhabha (born 13 December 1983) is a British actor known for his role as Matthew Patel in the 2010 film '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' and his recurring role as Shivrang in ''New Girl''. Life and career Bhabha was born in London, England. His father, professor Homi K. Bhabha, is an Indian Zoroastrian of Parsi heritage. His mother, lecturer Jacqueline Bhabha (née Strimpel), was born in India, to German Jewish parents, and grew up in Italy. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he acted in and directed student theatre productions, is said to have been a member of Skull and Bones, and was a recipient of the Louis Sudler Prize for Excellence in the Arts. In 2010, Bhabha appeared in the film version of the graphic novel ''Scott Pilgrim'', entitled '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World''. Bhabha plays the lead role in the Deepa Mehta film ''Midnight's Children'' (2012), based on Salman Rushdie's novel ''Midnight's Children''. In 2012, Bhabha was cast in the Fox sitcom '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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