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List Of Better Off Ted Characters
The following is a list of characters in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''Better Off Ted''. Primary characters Ted Crisp Theodore Margaret "Ted" Crisp (Jay Harrington) is the successful and yet conscientious head of research and development at Veridian Dynamics. He has been a single parent, single father to his daughter Rose, after a hostile break-up with his wife Stacy (who left to "save the world"). He frequently mentions his strained relationship with his father, who has always been disappointed in Ted for pursuing academic interests rather than following in his footsteps to become a plumber. Ted has a somewhat liaison-like position between the workers and the management of Veridian smoothing out the demands and expectations made on the other. Despite her aloofness, he is very close to Veronica and often acts as her confidant and conscience, and the two once had a brief sexual affair that on at least one later occasion they attempt to rekindle; this later compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast Television broadcaster, television and radio Radio network, network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company. ABC is headquartered on Riverside Drive in Burbank, California, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Team Disney – Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network maintains secondary offices at 77 66th Street (Manhattan), West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, which houses its broadcast center and the headquarters of its news division, ABC News (United States), ABC News. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. The youngest of the "Big Three (American television), Big Three" American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aruba
Aruba, officially the Country of Aruba, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná Peninsula, Paraguaná and northwest of Curaçao. In 1986, Aruba became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and acquired the formal name the Country of Aruba. Aruba has an area of . Aruba measures in length from its northwestern to its southeastern end and is across at its widest point. Aruba is geologically located in South America, South-America, lying on the South-American continental shelf. Alongside Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands (Leeward Antilles), ABC islands. The Dutch Caribbean encompasses the ABC islands along with the other three substantial islands, the SSS islands. In contrast to much of the Caribbean, which experiences humid tropical climates, Aruba has a dry climate with an arid Deserts and xeric shrublands, xer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Merrin Dungey
Merrin Melissa Dungey (born August 6, 1971) is an American film and television actress, known for her roles on the television series ''The King of Queens'', '' Alias'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Summerland'', ''Conviction'', '' The Resident'' and '' The Fix''. She also appeared as Ursula on ''Once Upon a Time''. From 2022 to 2023, Dungey played series regular Kam in '' Shining Vale''. Early life and education Dungey, who is of African American heritage, was born and raised in Sacramento, California, * a "Born on August 6, 1971, in Sacramento, California..." — Pg. 125, ¶ 3. * b "After graduating from Rio Americano High School in 1989..." — Pg. 126, ¶ 3. the younger daughter of Don Dungey, a general services manager and Judith Dungey. As a child, she was active in ballet and dance as well as piano. Dungey was also an accomplished ice skater. Dungey graduated in 1989 from Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, California. After high school, Dungey earned a degree of Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Patricia Belcher
Patricia Belcher is an American film, stage and television actress, known for her roles as Mrs. Dabney in the Disney Channel sitcom '' Good Luck Charlie'', and as United States Attorney Caroline Julian in the FOX crime procedural comedy-drama series ''Bones''. In film, she is known for starring in '' Jeepers Creepers'' (2001), '' 500 Days of Summer'' (2009), '' Bad Words'' (2013), '' Kajillionaire'' (2020), and '' Gatlopp'' (2022). Life and career Born in Helena, Montana, Belcher is of African-American descent. Prior to becoming an actress, Belcher was a contestant on ''Jeopardy!'' losing to then attorney Ron Black in one of his five games. Belcher is known for playing judges, doctors, nurses, government officials, and other authority figures, often to comic effect. She has made many appearances in films and television series including '' The Number 23'', ''Unknown'', '' Jeepers Creepers'', '' Heartbreakers'' and ''(500) Days of Summer''. She made appearances in television se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a range of executive cars manufactured by German automaker Mercedes-Benz in various engine and body configurations. Produced since September 1953, the E-Class falls as a midrange in the Mercedes line-up, and has been marketed worldwide across five generations. Before 1993, the ''E'' suffix in Mercedes-Benz model names referred to ''Einspritzmotor'' (German for fuel injection engine) when in the early 1960s fuel injection began to proliferate beyond its upper-tier luxury and sporting models. By the launch of the facelifted W124 in 1993 fuel injection was ubiquitous in Mercedes engines, and the ''E'' was adopted as a prefix (i.e., E 220). The model line is referred to officially as the ''E-Class'' (or ''E-Klasse''). All generations of the E-Class have offered either rear-wheel drive or Mercedes' 4Matic four-wheel drive system. The E-Class is Mercedes-Benz' best-selling model, with more than 13 million sold by 2015. The first E-Class series was origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chip Chinery
Chip Chinery (born August 10, 1964) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Early life Chinery was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. At age 16, he made his stand-up comedy debut at a bar called d.w.eye. He graduated from Miami University with his bachelor's degree in business psychology. Chinery worked at WCPO-TV as a cameraman, then at TheBankMart in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Career In 1993, he won an Emmy for "On-Air Performer" in the Midwest region for his work on Frog News and Cincinnati's Comedy Relief. In 1999, Chinery released his very first comedy album, ''You Might Be A Redhead''. As an actor, he has guest-starred on over 50 different TV shows and films, including ''Seinfeld'', ''Friends'', ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', ''3rd Rock from the Sun'', '' Better Off Ted'', '' Rules of Engagement'', ''Anger Management'', and '' Coyote Ugly''. He plays recurring characters on ''Crash & Bernstein'' and '' Wilfred''. He also provided the voice of Crash Bandicoot in the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Carla Jimenez
Carla Jimenez (born May 14, 1974 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California) is an American television and film actress. Career She has had roles in series such as '' Lincoln Heights'', ''My Name Is Earl'' and '' Little Britain USA'', and has appeared in films including ''Miss March'' (2009) and '' Phat Girlz'' (2006). Jimenez has appeared in ''Nacho Libre'', ''Lady in the Water'', and '' Accepted''. In 2003, Jimenez appeared as a character named Virginia, in the independent cult film '' My Life with Morrissey'' by Andrew Overtoom. She was a recurring character on the ABC TV shows ''Desperate Housewives, Better Off Ted'' and '' Last Man Standing''. She also played the recurring role of Rosa on '' Raising Hope''. Jimenez has also appeared in the Netflix sitcom '' Fuller House'', playing an adoption agent for Jesse and Becky. She played Alba, the Pembertons' maid, on FOX Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kristoffer Polaha
Kristoffer Polaha is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles on television as Jason Matthews in ''North Shore (2004 TV series), North Shore'', Nate Bazile, Nathaniel "Baze" Bazile in ''Life Unexpected'', and Henry Butler in ''Ringer (TV series), Ringer''. He has also appeared in films ''Devil's Knot (film), Devil's Knot'' (2013), ''Wonder Woman 1984'' (2020) and ''Jurassic World Dominion'' (2022). Since 2016, Polaha has appeared in numerous Hallmark Channel, Hallmark movies and a seven-part series of Hallmark Movies & Mysteries films titled ''Mystery 101'', saying "as an actor, I am leaning into Hallmark because it's fun to sit with my seven-year-old and show him what I do for a living. These are family-friendly movies. I'm leaning in because my 91-year-old Nana finally thinks I've made it in Hollywood because I'm on Hallmark." Early life Polaha was born in Reno, Nevada to Esther and Jerome Polaha. Polaha's family has Czech roots. His father was a Washoe Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mark Deklin
Mark Deklin (born December 3, 1967) is an American actor and fight coordinator. He starred in the Fox primetime drama ''Lone Star'', the ABC comedy-drama '' GCB'', the Lifetime comedy-drama ''Devious Maids'', and in 2017 joined the ABC political drama ''Designated Survivor'' as Senator Jack Bowman. He voiced Deimos in the video game '' God of War: Ghost of Sparta''. He also was the voice of Warden in the video game ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege''. Early life and education Deklin was born on December 3, 1967, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1986. He holds a B.A. in English and History from the Pennsylvania State University, an M.F.A. in acting from the University of Washington in Seattle, and is a certified member of the Society of American Fight Directors. Career A classically trained stage actor, Deklin has worked extensively on Broadway and off-Broadway. On television, he has had recurring roles as Dr. Matthew Shaw in the Fox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Terry Rhoads
Terry Rhoads (December 31, 1951 – October 11, 2013)Terry Rhoads, “Denver’s leading man”, dies at 61 CultureWest.org; retrieved October 18, 2013. was an American . In 1998, he played the leading role in the short-lived ''''. Career |
Maz Jobrani
Maziyar Jobrani (; born February 26, 1972), better known as Maz Jobrani, is an American comedian and actor who was part of the " Axis of Evil" comedy group. The group appeared on a comedy special on Comedy Central. Jobrani has also appeared in numerous films, television shows, including '' Better Off Ted'', on radio, and in comedy clubs. His filmography includes roles in '' The Interpreter'', '' Friday After Next'', ''Dragonfly'', and '' Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero''. He appeared as a regular character on the 2017 CBS sitcom '' Superior Donuts''. He had been an advisory board member of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). Early life and education Jobrani was born in Tehran, Iran. He and his parents moved to California when he was six years old.Maz Jobrani Comedy Central Special He was raised in Tiburon in the San Francisco Bay area. He attended Redwood High School in Larkspur, and was inducted into the Redwood distinguished alumni class of 2017. Jobrani studied poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cryonics
Cryonics (from ''kryos'', meaning "cold") is the low-temperature freezing (usually at ) and storage of human remains in the hope that resurrection may be possible in the future. Cryonics is regarded with skepticism by the mainstream scientific community. It is generally viewed as a pseudoscience, and its practice has been characterized as quackery. Cryonics procedures can begin only after the "patients" are clinically and legally dead. Procedures may begin within minutes of death, and use cryoprotectants to try to prevent ice formation during cryopreservation. It is not possible to reanimate a corpse that has undergone vitrification, as this damages the brain, including its neural circuits. The first corpse to be frozen was that of James Bedford, in 1967. As of 2014, remains from about 250 bodies had been cryopreserved in the United States, and 1,500 people had made arrangements for cryopreservation of theirs. Even if the resurrection promised by cryonics were pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
