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Pepper Dennis
''Pepper Dennis'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The WB from April 4 to July 4, 2006. It was announced on May 17, 2006 that ''Pepper Dennis'' would not be one of the WB shows transferred to The CW. ''Pepper Dennis'' was the final show to premiere on the network before the rebrand. Plot The series stars Rebecca Romijn as Pepper Dennis, a television reporter for an evening news broadcast at the fictional television station WEiE (specifically with a small i) in Chicago. The series also starred Rider Strong as Chick, Pepper's cameraman who has an unrequited crush on her, Brooke Burns as Pepper's sheltered and somewhat flaky sister Kathy Dinkle, Lindsay Price as Kimmy Kim, Pepper's closest friend and WEiE's makeup artist and Josh Hopkins as Charlie Babcock, the station's news anchor. One of the focal points of the show was the love-hate relationship between Pepper and Charlie. Cast Regular cast Recurring characters Other characters Production The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', ''Northern Exposure'', ''Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', ''Desperate Housewives'' and ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure *Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure * Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Simmons
Henry Oswald Simmons (born July 1, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie in the ABC superhero drama series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2014–2020) and Baldwin Jones in the ABC police drama series ''NYPD Blue'' (2000–2005). Early life and education Simmons was born in Stamford, Connecticut. He is the son of Aurelia, a school teacher, and Henry Simmons Sr., an IRS Revenue Officer. He is one of three children, including his twin sister, and another sister. Simmons earned a basketball scholarship to Franklin Pierce University, where he earned a business degree.Henry Simmons Cbs.com. Retrieved on November 19, 2016. While attending |
Larisa Oleynik
Larisa Romanovna Oleynik (; born June 7, 1981) is an American actress who became a teen idol in the 1990s. Born in Santa Clara and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, Oleynik began her career as a child actor, first appearing onstage as young Cosette in a national touring production of ''Les Misérables'' (1989–1991). She was subsequently cast in the titular role on the Nickelodeon sci-fi series ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' from 1994 to 1998. She also began a film career, starring in an ensemble cast as Dawn Schafer in the film adaptation ''The Baby-Sitters Club'' (1995), and in a lead role in the teen comedy ''10 Things I Hate About You'' (1999). Oleynik subsequently had a supporting role in the comedy '' 100 Girls'' (2000), after which she starred opposite Nastassja Kinski and Scarlett Johansson in the period film ''An American Rhapsody'' (2001), and the independent drama ''Bringing Rain'' (2003). She later had supporting roles in '' Atlas Shrugged: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pooch Hall
Marion "Pooch" Hall, Jr. (born February 8, 1976) is an American television and film actor known for his role as Derwin Davis, the football player on the sitcom '' The Game'', and as Ricky in the 2011 film ''Jumping the Broom''. He also played the character of Daryll Donovan in the Showtime drama ''Ray Donovan''. Hall portrayed Muhammad Ali in the 2016 sports biography film ''Chuck'', about Ali's opponent Chuck Wepner and the Ali–Wepner 1975 world heavyweight title boxing bout. Early life Marion H. Hall, Jr. is the son of Marion and Cindy Hall. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts and attended Brockton High School. In 1994, he won the Southern New England Golden Gloves for boxing. Hall attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where he first began acting with the UMass Dartmouth Theatre Company. Career Hall started his career doing commercials and modeling. Hall landed his first acting role in the 2001 ''Lift''. That same year, he appeared in '' Blue Hill Avenue''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew James Trauth
Andrew James "A. J." Trauth (born September 14, 1986) is an American actor and musician. Trauth is known for playing Alan Twitty on ''Even Stevens'' and Josh Mankey on ''Kim Possible'', both programs which aired on Disney Channel. Acting career Trauth is known for playing Alan Twitty on ''Even Stevens'' and did a guest role in ''The Amanda Show'' opposite Amanda Bynes and Drake Bell. Later he worked with Bell and Brenda Song in an episode of R. L. Stine's show taken from the book series: ''The Nightmare Room'' in the episode "Dear Diary I'm Dead". On the TV show ''Kim Possible'', Trauth voiced Josh Mankey, a one-time love interest of Kim (voiced by Christy Carlson Romano). Trauth also made a guest appearance on '' Reba'' as Kyra's 17-year-old date Scott in the episode the "United Front". Trauth starred in the Disney Channel original movie '' You Wish!'' alongside Lalaine Vergara. He has also worked opposite Rebecca Romijn in ''Pepper Dennis'' as the title character's younger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Reed
Pamela Reed (born April 2, 1949) is an American actress. She is known for playing Arnold Schwarzenegger's hypoglycemic police partner in the 1990 movie ''Kindergarten Cop'' and as the matriarch Gail Green in ''Jericho''. She appeared as Marlene Griggs-Knope on the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''. She is also well known as the exasperated wife in ''Bean''. Early life and education Reed was born in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Vernie and Norma Reed. She received her B.F.A. at the University of Washington. Career Reed earned a Drama Desk Award for the off-Broadway play ''Getting Out'' and an Obie Award for "sustaining excellence in performance in theater". She was a regular in the cast of the 1977 CBS drama '' The Andros Targets''. She had minor film and television work in the 1980s. She won a CableAce Award for Best Actress for the HBO series ''Tanner '88'' (1988). She also co-starred with Daryl Hannah in the film ''The Clan of the Cave Bear'' (1985). Her notable film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Gunton
Robert Patrick Gunton Jr. (born November 15, 1945) is an American character actor of stage and screen. He is known for playing strict authoritarian characters, including Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison drama ''The Shawshank Redemption'', Chief George Earle in 1993's '' Demolition Man'', Dr. Walcott, the domineering dean of Virginia Medical School in ''Patch Adams,'' and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in ''Argo''. He also played Leland Owlsley in the '' Daredevil'' television series, Secretary of Defense Ethan Kanin in '' 24,'' and Noah Taylor in ''Desperate Housewives.'' In addition to his film and television careers, Gunton is a prolific theatre actor. He originated the role of Juan Perón in the Broadway premiere of ''Evita'' and the titular character in the 1989 revival of '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'', roles for which he received Tony Award nominations. He has received a Drama Desk Award, an Obie Award, and a Clarence Derwent Award. Early lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Brooks (actor)
Jason Maxwell Brooks (born May 10, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Peter Blake on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' and Sean Monroe on ''Baywatch, Baywatch Hawaii''. Career Brooks started his career as an actor in 1990 when he was 24 years old. He had recurring appearances on the television shows The Pretender (TV series), The Pretender and ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. ''He played Bacarra, a warlock. in an episode of ''Charmed''. He also appeared in an episode of the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' as Rick in "The One with the Ballroom Dancing" in season four. Brooks voiced the protagonist, Ronan O'Connor, of the 2014 action film, action-adventure film, adventure video game, ''Murdered: Soul Suspect''. Personal life He married Corinne Olivo on February 20, 1994. They have two sons. He is the son in law of actress Danica d'Hondt and brother-in-law of America Olivo, Neve Campbell, and Christian Campbell. Filmography Film Television References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Barreto
Alexandra Barreto is an American actress who starred in the 2006 television series ''Pepper Dennis'' with her husband Rider Strong and Rebecca Romijn and in the horror film '' Tooth and Nail'', a part of the annual After Dark Horrorfest in 2007. She has also appeared in the recurring role of Ana Gutierrez on '' The Fosters''. Career Barreto has appeared in films such as "Quitters", "Blood Makes Me", "Ghost Game", "La Torcedura", ''Exposed'', "Beautiful", "Woman On Fire", "Farewell Collette", and ''Disney's The Kid''. Her television appearances include 9 episodes of the TV police drama The District and was five episodes of "The American Family". In 2008, Alexandra participated in a television commercial for the Barack Obama presidential campaign entitled "It Could Happen To You" along with Rider Strong and Shiloh Strong. The commercial won MoveOn.org's contest for funniest ad and aired on Comedy Central. Personal life Barreto began dating actor Rider Strong after they met w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Koehler
Frederick Koehler (born June 16, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role as Chip Lowell on ''Kate & Allie'' as well as Andrew Schillinger on the HBO drama ''Oz''. Later life After ''Kate & Allie'', Koehler attended Carnegie Mellon University, from where he said he received "a huge education in theater." Filmography *(1983) '' Mr. Mom'' – Alex Butler *(1987) '' The Pick-up Artist'' – Richie *(1991) '' A Kiss Before Dying'' – Mickey *(2001) ''Pearl Harbor'' – Wounded Sailor #3 *(2002) ''Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood'' – Pete Abbott *(2002) '' A.K.A. Birdseye'' – Ben Sharpless *(2005) ''Dependency'' – Dave *(2005) ''Domino'' – Chuckie *(2005) ''Touched'' – Thomas Martin *(2006) ''Little Chenier'' – Pemon Dupuis *(2008) '' Death Race'' – Lists *(2010) ''Death Race 2'' – Lists *(2013) '' Death Race 3: Inferno'' – Lists * (2017) ''The Evil Within'' – Dennis * (2018) '' Death Race: Beyond Anarchy'' – Lists * (2021) '' The Little Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Cullen
Peter Brett Cullen (born August 26, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dan Fixx in ''Falcon Crest'' (1986-1988), Sam Cain in ''The Young Riders'' (1989-1990), Governor Ray Sullivan in ''The West Wing'' (2005-2006), Goodwin Stanhope in ''Lost (TV series), Lost'' (2005-2008), Mark Keeler in ''Make It or Break It'' (2009-2012), and Michael Stappord in ''Devious Maids'' (2013-2015). Early life Cullen was born August 26, 1956, in Houston, Houston, Texas, the son of Catherine and Lucien Hugh Cullen, an oil industry executive and part of one of the most famous and wealthiest oil families in the oil-rich history of Texas. He graduated from Madison High School (Houston), Madison High School in Houston in 1974,Distinguished HISD Alumni ." ''Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |