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My Best Friend's Girl (2008 Film)
''My Best Friend's Girl'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Howard Deutch, written by Jordan Cahan, and starring Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, Diora Baird, Alec Baldwin, Riki Lindhome and Lizzy Caplan. It was released on September 19, 2008, by Lionsgate. The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics and grossed $41 million. As of 2024, it is the last film Deutch has directed. Plot Sherman "Tank" Turner is a help-line operator and a ladies' man with a side hustle: He helps gentlemen who want their ladies back by taking the women on a disastrous date. Throughout the evening, Tank behaves like a rude, vulgar Neanderthal, causing the woman he's out with to realize her ex is not really so bad after all and go back to him. Tank shares an apartment with his step cousin Dustin who has fallen for his colleague Alexis. Dustin takes her on a date, professing his love, but she insists they remain friends. After the date, he explains his situation t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Deutch
Howard Roy Deutch (born September 14, 1950) is an American film and television director who worked with filmmaker John Hughes, directing two of Hughes's best-known screenplays, '' Pretty in Pink'' and '' Some Kind of Wonderful''. Since 2011, he has primarily directed television productions, including multiple episodes of '' Getting On'' and '' True Blood''. Early life and career Deutch was born in New York City. His parents are Pamela (née Wolkowitz) and Murray Deutch, a music executive and publisher. His uncle is actor Robert Walden (who is his mother's brother). Deutch was raised in a Jewish family. He graduated from George W. Hewlett High School and attended Ohio State University. He began his career in the advertising department of United Artists Records, where his father was company president. Deutch directed music videos for performers such as Billy Idol (" Flesh for Fantasy") and Billy Joel (" Keeping the Faith"). Deutch's feature-length directorial debut was the John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionsgate Studios
Lionsgate Studios Corp. (simply known as Lionsgate Studios) is a Canadian-American film and television production and distribution conglomerate, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, and primarily based in Santa Monica, California. It was formed on May 14, 2024, after Starz Entertainment, previously known as ''Lionsgate'', spun off its film and television businesses. Lionsgate Studios' portfolio includes Lionsgate Canada (formerly known as Entertainment One or eOne), 3 Arts Entertainment, Pilgrim Media Group, Lionsgate Films, a minority stake in 42, and a stake of joint venture Amblin Partners. Through Lionsgate Films, the company also releases films under the Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate Canada#eOne Films, eOne Films labels. Background Following the completion of acquisition of Entertainment One from Hasbro on December 27, 2023, Lionsgate revealed its intention to split its film and television assets into its own company, whose Studios division would merge with a sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer who has performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin music. Ronstadt has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award. Many of her albums have been Music recording sales certification, certified gold, platinum or multiplatinum in the United States and internationally. She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe award. She was awarded the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Latin Recording Academy in 2011 and also awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy in 2016. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014. On July 28, 2014, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities. In 2019, she received a star jointly with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris on the Hollywood Walk of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're No Good
"You're No Good" is a song written by Clint Ballard Jr., first performed by Dee Dee Warwick for Jubilee Records in 1963 with production by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It has since been covered by many artists, including charting versions by Betty Everett in 1963, the Swinging Blue Jeans in 1964, and Linda Ronstadt in 1974, whose version was a number 1 hit in the United States. In the lyrics, the singer tells her ex that she's glad they broke up because he's "no good." Betty Everett version Betty Everett's version for Vee-Jay Records of Chicago became the first hit version in November 1963. The single peaked at number 51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 5 on "Cashbox's R&B Locations" chart. Vee-Jay's head A&R man Calvin Carter found the song while visiting New York City in search of material for his label's roster. He originally intended to cut "You're No Good" with Dee Clark but, he recalled: "when I went to rehearsal with the tune, it was so negative, I sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Knight
Jean Audrey Knight (née Caliste; January 26, 1943 – November 22, 2023) was an American R&B and soul singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Launching her professional career in the mid-1960s, Knight was best known for her 1971 hit single " Mr. Big Stuff", released by Stax Records. Biography Early years Jean Audrey Caliste was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 26, 1943. After graduating from high school, she began singing at Laura's Place, her cousin's bar, and caught the attention of many different bands who were willing to accompany her. In 1965, she recorded a demo of a cover version of Jackie Wilson's song "Stop Doggin' Me Around". Her demo attracted record producer Huey Meaux, who signed her to a recording contract at the Jet Star/Tribe record labels. Shortly thereafter, she adopted the professional name of "Jean Knight", because she felt that her surname Caliste was too hard to pronounce. Knight recorded four singles, making a name for herself locally, but was n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American online magazine, digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The print magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City, and ceased publication in 2022. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People (magazine), People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area has a population of 4.9 million as of 2023, making it the largest metropolitan area in New England and the Metropolitan statistical area, eleventh-largest in the United States. Boston was founded on Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by English Puritans, Puritan settlers, who named the city after the market town of Boston, Lincolnshire in England. During the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Boston was home to several seminal events, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nate Torrence
Nathan Torrence (born December 1, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for several TV and film roles, most notably including Devon from '' She's Out of My League'', Wade from HBO‘s ''Hello Ladies'', Sully on the CW series ''Supernatural'' and for voicing the character of Clawhauser in Disney’s animated film ''Zootopia''. Early life Torrence was born in Canton, Ohio, where he began his education. Torrence attended Hiland High School in Berlin, Ohio, and went on to attend Kent State University: Stark Campus. His family used to own and operate a bed and breakfast in Berlin. After studying with Second City's Players Workshop in Chicago, Illinois, Torrence began touring in a comedy troupe called Corn, Beef and Cabbage, where he wrote, improvised and performed with his older brother, Jay and friend Josh Ruth. Torrence additionally studied improv at Second City in Cleveland and in Los Angeles, and The Groundlings and Comedy Sportz in Los Angeles. Career Torrence has appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Garrett
Brad H. Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as Brad Garrett, is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Garrett was initially successful as a stand-up comedian in the early 1980s. Taking advantage of that success in the late 1980s, Garrett began appearing in television and film, in minor and guest roles. His first major role was List of Everybody Loves Raymond characters#Robert Barone, Robert Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. The series debuted September 13, 1996, and ran for nine seasons. In 2002, he gave an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Emmy-nominated and critically lauded performance as Jackie Gleason in the television film ''Gleason (2002 film), Gleason''. Garrett also played the leading role of Eddie Stark on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sitcom '''Til Death'' from 2006 to 2010. From 2006 to 2014, he played the Easter Island Head in the ''Night at the Museum (franchise), Night at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Mollen
Jenny Ann Biggs ( Mollen; born May 30, 1979) is an American actress and writer. She played List of minor Angel characters#Nina Ash, Nina Ash on the television series ''Angel (1999 TV series), Angel'' (2003–04). She appeared on the series ''Viva Laughlin'' (2007), ''Crash (2008 TV series), Crash'' (2008), and ''Girls (TV series), Girls'' (2014). Mollen has published two collections of essays, and has written articles for various publications, including ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'' and ''Parents (magazine), Parents''. She has appeared on the The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times'' Best Seller list twice with her books ''I Like You Just The Way I Am'' (2014) and ''Live Fast Die Hot'' (2016). Early life Mollen was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Mollen's father is Jewish and her mother is Christian; she was raised culturally Jewish. She has a sister and a half-brother. In the late 1990s, Mollen graduated from Chaparral High School (Arizona), Chaparral Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taran Killam
Taran Hourie Killam (born April 1, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He first garnered attention for his brief stint on the Fox comedy series ''MADtv'' during its seventh season between 2001 and 2002, followed by his wider success as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2010 to 2016. He has also appeared in other television series such as ''Wild 'n Out'', ''The Amanda Show'', ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''New Girl'', and in the main cast of ''Single Parents''. Killam is also known for his portrayal of a teen pop star in the 2004 Disney Channel Original Movie ''Stuck in the Suburbs''. He voiced the title character on the PBS children's cartoon series ''Nature Cat''. Killam is also known for his roles in Broadway theatre. He played the role of King George III in ''Hamilton'' at the Richard Rodgers Theatre from January 17, 2017 to April 13, 2017. He returned to Broadway in ''Spamalot'' at the St. James Theatre, where he played the role o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faye Grant
Faye Grant (born July 16, 1957) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Julie Parrish in NBC's science fiction series '' V'' between 1983 and 1985. Early life Grant was born in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. Her father was a police officer in her home town. She is a 1975 graduate of Lake Shore High School. She took her acting name from the street where she grew up. Career Her first television role was on the TV series ''The Greatest American Hero'', in which she appeared as Rhonda Blake, one of the students of main character Ralph Hinkley (William Katt). Her best-known role came in 1983 as Juliet Parrish in the science fiction mini-series '' V,'' the 1984 sequel '' V: The Final Battle'' and '' V: The Series'' from 1984 to 1985. Her film credits include ''The January Man'' (1989), '' Internal Affairs'' (1990), '' Drive Me Crazy'' (1999), '' Omen IV: The Awakening'' (1991) and ''Public Affairs'' (2017). She has also appeared on shows starring Stephen Collins: the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
