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Funny Or Die
Funny or Die, Inc. is a comedy video website and production company owned by Henry R. Muñoz III that was founded by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Mark Kvamme, and Chris Henchy in 2007. The website contained exclusive material from a regular staff of in-house writers, producers and directors, and occasionally from a number of famous contributors, including Judd Apatow, James Franco, and Norm Macdonald. The associated production company continues to make TV shows, including truTV's '' Billy on the Street'', Comedy Central's ''@midnight'', and Zach Galifianakis' web series '' Between Two Ferns''. Many videos on the site featured well-known actors (examples include Nina Dobrev, Steve Carell, Charlie Sheen, Ryan Gosling, Patrick Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe, Sophia Bush, Mila Kunis, AnnaSophia Robb, Hilary Duff, Adam West, James Van Der Beek, Jim Carrey, Ariel Winter and Selena Gomez). Michael Kvamme, an aspiring young comedian who is also the son of Mark Kvamme, the venture capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Galifianakis
Zachary Knight Galifianakis (; born October 1, 1969) is an American actor, comedian and writer. The accolades he has received include two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Critics' Choice Movie Award. Galifianakis is known for his role as Alan in ''The Hangover'' trilogy (2009–2013). On television, he starred in the FX series ''Baskets'' (2016–2019), which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2017. He also hosted the Funny or Die talk show '' Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis'' (2008–2018). Galifianakis's other films include '' Due Date'' (2010), '' It's Kind of a Funny Story'' (2010), '' The Campaign'' (2012) and '' Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'' (2014). He has also voiced characters in animated films such as '' Puss in Boots'' (2011), '' The Lego Batman Movie'' (2017), '' Missing Link'' (2019), '' Ron's Gone Wrong'' (2021), '' The Bob's Burgers Movie'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Van Der Beek
James David Van Der Beek (; born March 8, 1977) is an American actor. Known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery on The WB's ''Dawson's Creek'' (1998–2003), he also played a fictionalized version of himself on the cult ABC sitcom '' Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' (2012–2013), starred on '' CSI: Cyber'' as FBI Agent Elijah Mundo (2015–2016), and appeared as Matt Bromley on the first season of the FX drama '' Pose'' (2018). His film credits include '' Varsity Blues'' (1998), '' Texas Rangers'' (2001), '' The Rules of Attraction'' (2002), '' Formosa Betrayed'' (2009), ''Labor Day'' (2013), and '' Bad Hair'' (2020). Early life Van Der Beek was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, the son of Melinda (; 1950–2020), a former dancer and gymnastics teacher, and husband James William Van Der Beek, a cellular phone company executive and former minor league baseball pitcher. He is of Dutch, German, English, Scots-Irish, and French descent; his last name translates to " fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam West
William West Anderson (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017), known professionally as Adam West, was an American actor. He portrayed Batman in the 1960s ABC series of the same name and its 1966 theatrical feature film, reprising the role in various media until 2017. Having made his film debut in the 1950s, West starred opposite Chuck Connors in ''Geronimo'' (1962) and The Three Stooges in '' The Outlaws Is Coming'' (1965). He also appeared in the science fiction film '' Robinson Crusoe on Mars'' (1964). He voiced parodied versions of himself in the animated television sitcoms '' The Fairly OddParents'' (2003–2008), ''The Simpsons'' (1992, 2002), and ''Family Guy'' (2000–2017). In the last of these, he played Mayor Adam West between the second and seventeenth seasons. He received a television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012. Early life Adam West was born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928, in Walla Walla, Washington. His father, Otto Anderson (1903 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilary Duff
Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer, author and businesswoman. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Hilary Duff, various accolades, including a World Music Awards, World Music Award, seven Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Kids' Choice Awards, four Teen Choice Awards, and two Young Artist Awards. Duff began her acting career at a young age, quickly being labeled a teen idol as the title character in the Disney Channel comedy series ''Lizzie McGuire'' (2001–2004) and in the film based on the series, ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'' (2003). Thereafter, she appeared in numerous mainstream films such as ''Cadet Kelly'' (2002), ''Agent Cody Banks'' (2003), ''Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film), Cheaper by the Dozen'' (2003), ''A Cinderella Story'' (2004), and ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2'' (2005). She later appeared in independent films playing a wider range of adult-themed roles, such as ''War, Inc.'' (2008), ''According t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AnnaSophia Robb
AnnaSophia Robb (born December 8, 1993) is an American actress, model, and singer. She began her career as a child actress making her feature film debut in ''Because of Winn-Dixie'' (2005). She then starred in a string of successful films playing notable roles such as Violet Beauregarde in Tim Burton's ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (2005), Leslie Burke in ''Bridge to Terabithia'' (2007), and surfer Bethany Hamilton in ''Soul Surfer'' (2011). She has also acted in '' Jumper'' (2008), ''Race to Witch Mountain'' (2009), ''The Way, Way Back'' (2013), and '' Rebel Ridge'' (2024). On television, she took the lead role of Carrie Bradshaw on The CW's series '' The Carrie Diaries'' (2013–2014). She portrayed Samantha Parkington in the television movie '' Samantha: An American Girl Holiday'' (2004). She has acted in the PBS period series '' Mercy Street'' (2016–2017), the Hulu limited series '' The Act'' (2019), Hulu miniseries '' Little Fires Everywhere'' (2020), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mila Kunis
Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis (born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and raised in Los Angeles, she was Jackie Burkhart on ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006) and has voiced Meg Griffin on ''Family Guy'' since 1999. Kunis's breakout film role was in the 2008 romantic comedy ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall''. She gained critical acclaim for her performance in the psychological thriller ''Black Swan (film), Black Swan'' (2010), receiving nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, SAG Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other major films include the action films ''Max Payne (film), Max Payne'' (2008) and ''The Book of Eli'' (2010), the romantic comedy ''Friends with Benefits (film), Friends with Benefits'' (2011), the fantasy film ''Oz the Great and Powerful'' (2013)—as the Wicke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Bush
Sophia Anna Bush (born July 8, 1982) is an American actress. She starred as List of One Tree Hill characters#Brooke Davis, Brooke Davis in The WB/The CW, CW drama series ''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill'' (2003–2012), and as Erin Lindsay in the NBC police procedural drama series ''Chicago P.D. (TV series), Chicago P.D.'' (2014–2017). She was a producer for and starred in the lead role of Dr. Samantha "Sam" Griffith in the medical drama ''Good Sam (TV series), Good Sam'' (2022). Bush has also appeared in films, including ''John Tucker Must Die'' (2006), ''The Hitcher (2007 film), The Hitcher'' (2007), ''The Narrows (film), The Narrows'' (2008), ''Chalet Girl'' (2011), ''Marshall (film), Marshall'' (2017), ''Acts of Violence'' (2018), and ''Incredibles 2'' (2018). She is also known for her philanthropy work and social activism, including her work for the Time's Up (organization), Time's Up movement and DoSomething.org. Bush currently co-hosts the ''Drama Queens (podc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor. Radcliffe rose to fame at age twelve for portraying the title character in the ''Harry Potter'' film series. He starred in all eight films in the series, from '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (2001) to '' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' (2011). Radcliffe branched out to stage acting in 2007, starring in the West End and Broadway productions of '' Equus''. He returned to Broadway in the musical '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (2011), earning a Grammy Award nomination. His other Broadway roles include Martin McDonagh's drama '' The Cripple of Inishmaan'' (2014) and Stephen Sondheim's musical '' Merrily We Roll Along'' (2023), the latter of which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and another Grammy Award nomination. He also starred in the London revivals of Tom Stoppard's '' Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' (2017) and Samuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor. With a career spanning over seven decades of Patrick Stewart on stage and screen, stage and screen, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Patrick Stewart, various accolades, including two Laurence Olivier Awards, Olivier Awards and a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award, as well as nominations for a Tony Awards, Tony Award, three Golden Globe Awards, four Emmy Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was Knight Bachelor, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama in 2010. In 1966, Stewart became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his Broadway theatre, Broadway theatre debut in 1971 in a production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. In 1979, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in ''Antony and Cleopatra'' in the West End theatre, West End. His first television role was in ''Coronation Street'' in 1967. His first major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Gosling
Ryan Thomas Gosling ( ; born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor. His work includes both independent films and major studio features, and his accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two British Academy Film Awards. Gosling began his acting career when he was 13 on Disney Channel's '' The All New Mickey Mouse Club'' (1993–1995), and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs, including ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1995) and '' Goosebumps'' (1996). His breakthrough role was that of a Jewish neo-Nazi in '' The Believer'' (2001), and he gained stardom in the 2004 romantic drama '' The Notebook''. He starred in the critically acclaimed independent dramas '' Half Nelson'' (2006), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor; '' Lars and the Real Girl'' (2007); and '' Blue Valentine'' (2010). In 2011, Gosling had three mainstream successes in the romantic co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Sheen
Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He is known as a leading man in film and television. Sheen has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 1994, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Charlie Sheen followed in the footsteps of his father Martin Sheen in becoming an actor. He starred in many successful films such as ''Red Dawn'' (1984), ''Platoon (film), Platoon'' (1986), ''Wall Street (1987 film), Wall Street'' (1987), ''Eight Men Out'' (1988), ''Young Guns (film), Young Guns'' (1988), ''The Rookie (1990 film), The Rookie'' (1990), ''The Three Musketeers (1993 film), The Three Musketeers'' (1993), and ''The Arrival (1996 film), The Arrival'' (1996). In the 2000s, when Sheen replaced Michael J. Fox as the star of American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''Spin City'', his portrayal of Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
