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How I Got Into College
''How I Got Into College'' is a 1989 American romantic comedy film directed by Savage Steve Holland, starring Anthony Edwards, Corey Parker and Lara Flynn Boyle, and produced and released by 20th Century Fox. This is the film debut of eventual voice actor Tom Kenny, who would become best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants. Plot The story follows two high school seniors from Michigan on their quest to get into Ramsey College, a small college in Pennsylvania: popular and talented Jessica, and unnoticed underachiever Marlon. Jessica wants to break free of both her high school image and her family's near-maniacal devotion to the University of Michigan, while Marlon simply wants to go to whatever college Jessica is going to because he's completely in love with her. Jessica and Marlon go from being in completely different orbits to slowly becoming friends and then romantic interests for each other. The battle lines at Ramsey are drawn between a priggish administrator named L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savage Steve Holland
Savage Steve Holland (born 1960) is an American film and television director, writer, producer, animator and voice actor most known for directing ''Better Off Dead (film), Better Off Dead'' (1985) and ''One Crazy Summer'' (1986), starring John Cusack. He also directed the film ''How I Got into College'' (1989), and animated the "Whammy" on the game show ''Press Your Luck''. He later went on to create and produce ''Eek! the Cat'' and ''The Terrible Thunderlizards'' for Fox Kids. Holland now manages his own studio, Savage Studios Ltd., and directs shows for Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. Biography From a young age, Holland had an avid interest in animation, and went to the California Institute of the Arts. While there, he became more interested in filmmaking and made a semi-autobiographical short titled ''My 11-Year-Old Birthday Party'', which played at some minor film festivals and ended up opening the LA Film Festival. Another one of his student projects, ''Going Nowhere Fast' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Rocket
Charles Adams Claverie (August 28, 1949 – October 7, 2005), known by stage names Charlie Hamburger, Charlie Kennedy, and Charles Rocket, was an American actor. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live,'' played the villain Nicholas Andre in the film '' Dumb and Dumber'', and played Dave Dennison in Disney's '' Hocus Pocus''. Early life Rocket was born in Bangor, Maine, the son of Mary Aurelia (née Fogler) and Sumner Abbott "Ham" Claverie. His grandfather was Raymond H. Fogler, who had served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He attended Winnacunnet High School and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in the late 1960s and was part of the Rhode Island underground culture scene in the 1970s that also included Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and film director Gus Van Sant. Career Rocket made several short films and fronted his band, the Fabulous Motels, on accordion (which he later used in an ''SNL'' sketch about a crazed criminal who uses an accordion to kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Franklin
Diane Franklin (born February 11, 1962) is an American actress, producer, and model. Early life Franklin was born in Plainview, New York. Her parents were both German immigrants. Franklin is Hearing loss, deaf in her left ear. Education Franklin attended New York University for one year in 1981–1982 before dropping out to become a professional actress. She continued her education 30 years later when she attended Moorpark College and then California State University, Northridge where she graduated with a degree in education in 2017. Career Early in her acting career, Franklin appeared in TV commercials for Coca-Cola, Trident (gum), Trident, Jell-O, and Maxwell House coffee. At the age of 17, she appeared in two episodes of ''As the World Turns'' which aired in October 1979. Her breakthrough role was as Karen in the 1982 Teen film, teen drama film ''The Last American Virgin''. That same year, she played Patricia Montelli in the horror film, horror film ''Amityville II: The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duane Davis
Duane Davis is an American actor who has been in films such as ''Under Siege'', '' The Program'', ''Ghosts of Mars'', and ''Paparazzi''. Early life Davis was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and is the son of NFL Hall of Fame defensive end Willie Davis and Ann Davis. At the age of two he moved to Wisconsin. Davis played college football at the University of Missouri but suffered a knee injury in his sophomore and senior year. Acting career He has made something of a career of playing athletes—famous or otherwise. Davis played an athlete in the 1988 film, '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master''. In 1991, Davis starred as Texas State wide receiver Featherstone in '' Necessary Roughness'', and he said he did not have to act much as a wide receiver who could not catch passes. Davis pulled his hamstring during filming of the movie but said it was one of his most enjoyable roles. He was in the 1992 Stephen Seagal film, ''Under Siege''. Davis's most celebrated role is as ES ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Dunn
Nora Dunn (born April 29, 1952) is an American actress and comedian. She first garnered popularity during her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1990. Following her departure from ''SNL'', she played Dr. Reynolds in ''The Nanny'' from 1998 to 1999, and she had a recurring role as Muriel in ''Home Economics'' from 2021 to 2022. Early life Dunn was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Margaret (née East), a nurse, and John Dunn, a musician and poet. She has two brothers, actor Kevin Dunn and Michael Dunn, a high school history teacher and football coach, as well as one sister, Cathy Zimmerman. She was raised in a Catholic family, and has Irish, English, Scottish and German ancestry. She attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Career ''Saturday Night Live'' Dunn joined ''SNL'' in 1985 with the return of Lorne Michaels as executive producer. The 1985–1986 season proved to be a ratings disaster, and sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Hartman
Philip Edward Hartman (; September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American comedian, actor, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, and his family moved to the United States when he was ten years old. After graduating from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands including Poco and America. In 1975, Hartman joined the comedy group the Groundlings, where he helped Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the film '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show '' Pee-wee's Playhouse''. In 1986, Hartman joined the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') as a cast member and stayed for eight seasons. Nicknamed "Glue" for his ability to hold the show together and help other cast members, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his ''SNL'' work in 1989. After leaving ''SNL'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Jenkins
Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American actor. He is well known for his portrayal of deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on the HBO funeral drama series ''Six Feet Under (TV series), Six Feet Under'' (2001–2005). He began his career in theater at the Trinity Repertory Company and made his film debut in 1974. He has worked steadily in film and television since the 1980s, mostly in supporting roles. His eclectic body of work includes such films as ''The Witches of Eastwick (film), The Witches of Eastwick'' (1987), ''Little Nikita'' (1988), ''Flirting with Disaster (film), Flirting with Disaster'' (1996), ''Snow Falling on Cedars (film), Snow Falling on Cedars'' (1999), ''The Mudge Boy'' (2003), ''Burn After Reading'' (2008), ''Step Brothers (film), Step Brothers'' (2008), ''Let Me In (film), Let Me In'' (2010), ''Jack Reacher (film), Jack Reacher'' (2012), ''The Cabin in the Woods'' (2012), ''Bone Tomahawk'' (2015), ''The Last Shift'' (2020), ''The Humans (film), T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Coster
Nicolas Dwynn Coster (December 3, 1933 – June 26, 2023) was an American actor, most known for his work in daytime drama and as a character actor with his role on series '' Santa Barbara'' and daytimes Another World as Robert Dulaney and on nighttime television series, such as ''Wonder Woman'', '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', '' T. J. Hooker'', and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. Life and career Coster was born in London on December 3, 1933, to an American mother and a New Zealand father who was a London theatre critic and marine commander. He was raised in the United States, primarily in California. Coster returned to England to study acting at the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Art. He also studied acting with Lee Strasberg in New York City. Coster was in ''Twigs'' with Sada Thompson, ''Seesaw'' with Michele Lee, '' Otherwise Engaged'' with Tom Courtenay, and '' The Little Foxes'' with Elizabeth Taylor, which was staged on Broadway and the Victoria Theatre in Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall (September 10, 1931 – June 12, 2022) was an American character actor. He is known for his collaborations with Paul Thomas Anderson, including '' Hard Eight'' (1996), ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), and ''Magnolia'' (1999). He also starred in leading roles in films, such as ''Secret Honor'' (1984) and ''Duck'' (2005). Hall had supporting roles in many films, including ''Midnight Run'' (1988), '' Say Anything...'' (1989), ''The Truman Show'' (1998), ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), '' The Insider'' (1999), '' The Contender'' (2000), '' Bruce Almighty'' (2003), ''Dogville'' (2003), ''Zodiac'' (2007), '' 50/50'' (2011), and ''Argo'' (2012). He received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead for his role in ''Hard Eight'' and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture for ''Boogie Nights'' and ''Magnolia''. Hall is also known for his prolific work on television. His early televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Raymond
William Joseph Raymond (born September 9, 1938) is an American actor who has appeared in film, television, theater and radio drama since the 1960s. Career He is featured in the second and fifth seasons of the HBO drama ''The Wire'' as "The Greek", the mysterious head of an international criminal organization. Other TV appearances include ''Miami Vice'', ''Law & Order'', ''Third Watch'', '' Ed'' and ''As the World Turns''. Raymond co-starred as Dr. Carroll on '' The Cobblestone Corridor'', which premiered on October 16, 2016, on Connecticut Public Television. In 2015, Raymond played Grand Albert in the kids TV show, ''Super Wings''. Film His film credits include '' Eight Men Out'', '' Michael Clayton'', '' C.H.U.D.'', ''The Crow'', ''Quick Change'', '' How I Got into College'', '' My New Gun'', ''12 Monkeys'', and ''Dogville''. Raymond played Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Schuyler Colfax in Steven Spielberg's '' Lincoln''. In 2014, he played the lead r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Wagner
Bruce Alan Wagner (born March 22, 1954) is an American novelist and screenwriter based in Los Angeles known for his apocalyptic yet ultimately spiritual view of humanity as seen through the lens of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Early life Wagner was born in Madison, Wisconsin, to Morton Wagner and Bernice Maletz. When he was four, his family moved to San Francisco, then to Los Angeles four years later. His father was a radio station executive who eventually moved into television, producing '' The Les Crane Show'', before becoming a stock broker. When his parents divorced, his mother worked at Saks Fifth Avenue, where she remained for 40 years. He attended Beverly Vista Elementary School in Beverly Hills, California, until the 8th grade. He attended Beverly Hills High School but dropped out in his junior year. He worked in bookstores, drove an ambulance for Schaefer Ambulance Service, and became a chauffeur at the Beverly Hills Hotel. He has two older sisters. Career In hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tichina Arnold
Tichina Rolanda Arnold (; born June 28, 1969) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actor, appearing in supporting roles in '' Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986) and '' How I Got into College'' (1989) before being cast as Pamela "Pam" James on the Fox sitcom ''Martin'', whom she portrayed from 1992 until the show ended in 1997. Arnold also portrayed the family matriarch Rochelle on the UPN/ CW sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris'' from 2005 to 2009, and reprised the role in the animated revival '' Everybody Still Hates Chris'' (2024-). She portrayed Judi Mann in the TV Land original sitcom '' Happily Divorced'' from 2011 to 2013, and from 2014 to 2017, she acted the lead role of Cassie Calloway on '' Survivor's Remorse''. As of 2018, Arnold portrays Tina Butler in the CBS sitcom series '' The Neighborhood.'' From 2018 to 2019, she acted the role of Paulette in the South African series ''Lockdown''. Early life Arnold was born in Queens, New York City, to a working-cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
