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Ricardo Tubbs
Detective Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs is a fictional character from the ''Miami Vice'' television series. Tubbs was originally portrayed by Philip Michael Thomas in the television series from 1984 to 1990, and later by Jamie Foxx in the feature film in 2006. Tubbs is an undercover detective for the Metro-Dade Police Department's Organized Crime Bureau, having relocated to Miami from New York City in order to track down his brother's murderer. For the duration of the series, Tubbs is partnered with fellow undercover detective James "Sonny" Crockett. Tubbs made his first appearance in the show's pilot episode, " Brother's Keeper", and later went on to appear in all but one of the show's 111 episodes. Thomas' portrayal of Tubbs was well received by fans and critics, and earned him a People's Choice Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Tubbs would go on to become a fashion icon, and helped to set a trend for Miami Vice-related clothing. Fictional character biography Television seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Miami Vice
''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two Miami-Dade Police Department, Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami, Florida. The series ran for five seasons on NBC from September 16, 1984 to June 28, 1989, airing on Friday nights at the 10:00 Post Meridiam, p.m. standard time slot. Unlike traditional police procedurals, ''Miami Vice'' drew heavily upon 1980s culture, specifically noting its integration of contemporary pop and rock music, contemporary Sports car, sports cars (such as the Ferrari Testarossa and Lamborghini Countach), and stylish or stylized visuals. ''People (magazine), People'' magazine states that ''Miami Vice'' was the "first show to look really new and different since color TV was invented". Decades later, ''Miami Vice'' would s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
People's Choice Award
The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the Fan (person), fans and Public, general public. The show has been held annually since 1975, with the winners originally determined using Gallup (company), Gallup Polls until a switch to online voting in 2005. The awards were created by Bob Stivers, who produced the first show in 1975. The first awards recognized ''The Sting'' as Favorite Picture of 1974, Barbra Streisand as the year's Favorite Film Actress, and John Wayne as its Favorite Film Actor. So far, Ellen DeGeneres and Taylor Swift are the most awarded people, with a total of 20 awards each. In 1982, Stivers sold the People's Choice Awards to Procter & Gamble, Procter & Gamble Productions (P&G); under P&G, the ceremony was broadcast by CBS, and Procter & Gamble's brands held exclusive national advertising time across the entire telecast. In April 2017, the E! network announced that they had acquired the People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Paul Michael Glaser
Paul Michael Glaser (born Paul Manfred Glaser; March 25, 1943) is an American actor, director, and writer whose career has spanned five decades. He made his acting debut in the television series ''Love Is a Many Splendored Thing'' and went on to have many acting roles, appearing in ''The Waltons'', ''The Streets of San Francisco'', and ''Kojak''. Glaser rose to prominence for his portrayal as Detective Dave Starsky in the 1970s television series, ''Starsky & Hutch'' and went on to write and direct five episodes for the show. Following the show's success, he ventured into directing for other series including ''Miami Vice'', ''Judging Amy'', and ''Las Vegas''. Glaser also had some success in movies. He made his acting film debut in the musical film ''Fiddler on the Roof'' and acted in the box office hit '' Something's Gotta Give''. He also directed the cult classic film '' The Cutting Edge'' and the moderately successful box office film '' The Running Man''. In the early 2000s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Miguel Piñero
Miguel Piñero (December 19, 1946 – June 16, 1988) was a Puerto Rican born American playwright, actor and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café. He was a leading member of the Nuyorican literary movement. Early years Piñero was born on December 19, 1946, in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, to Miguel Angel Gómez Ramos and Adelina Piñero. In 1950, when Miguel was four, he moved with his parents and sister Elizabeth to Loisaida (or Lower East Side) in New York City. His father abandoned the family in 1954 when his mother was pregnant with their fifth child. His mother then moved into a basement and began receiving welfare. He attended four different schools, three public and one parochial. He would steal food for his family to eat. His first of many criminal convictions came at the age of eleven, for theft. He was sent to the Juvenile Detention Center in the Bronx, and to Otisville State Training School for Boys. He joined a street gang called "The Dragons" when he was 13; when he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michael Duggan
Michael Duggan began his career writing in 1981 for the TV show ''Hill Street Blues'' and then moved on to shows such as ''St. Elsewhere'' and ''Law & Order''. He began producing television shows in 1984 with ''Miami Vice'' and ''Midnight Run''. Duggan has executive produced the series '' Earth 2'' and part of the third season of ''Millennium''. Writer * '' Miss Miami'' (2002) * '' Secret Agent Man'' (2000) * ''Millennium'' (1998) * '' C-16: FBI'' (1997) * ''Brooklyn South'' (1997) * '' Earth 2'' (1994) * ''Crime & Punishment'' (1993) * ''Law & Order'' (1990–1992) * ''Nasty Boys'' (1990) * ''Miami Vice'' (1988) * ''St. Elsewhere'' (1982) * ''Hill Street Blues'' (1981) Producer * '' Miss Miami'' (2002) * '' Secret Agent Man'' (2000) * ''Millennium'' (1996–1998) * '' C-16: FBI'' (1997) * '' Earth 2'' (1994–1995) * '' Midnight Runaround'' (1994) * ''Another Midnight Run'' (1994) * ''Crime & Punishment'' (1993) * ''Law & Order'' (1990–1993) * ''Nasty Boys'' (1990) * ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dick Wolf
Richard Anthony Wolf (born December 20, 1946) is an American billionaire and television producer, best known for his ''Law & Order'' franchise. Since 1990, the franchise has included six police/courtroom dramas and four international spinoffs. He is also co-creator and executive producer of the ''Chicago'' franchise, which since 2012, has included four Chicago-based dramas and the co-creator and executive producer of the ''FBI'' franchise, which since 2018, has also become a franchise after spinning off two additional series. Wolf has also written four books. The first, the non-fiction volume ''Law & Order: Crime Scenes'', is a companion to the ''Law & Order'' television series. ''The Intercept,'' ''The Execution,'' and ''The Ultimatum'' are works of fiction in a thriller series featuring an NYPD detective named Jeremy Fisk. Wolf has won numerous awards, including an Emmy Award, being inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame and receiving a star on the Hollywood W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Larry Rosenthal
Lawrence John Rosenthal (May 21, 1910 – March 4, 1992) was an American professional baseball outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s. He first played with the Chicago White Sox in 1936, and hit .281 in 317 at bats. He actually started out spectacularly, getting on base three or more times in 19 of his first 50 games, two more than the next four players, who include Joe DiMaggio. He played with the White Sox until 1941, when he was purchased by the Cleveland Indians. He then spent two years in the minor leagues, returning to the majors in 1944. Rosenthal played poorly, and never had much playing time afterward, although he played briefly for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics. Rosenthal is second all-time (Jeremy Giambi Jeremy Dean Giambi (; September 30, 1974 – February 9, 2022) was an American outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for four teams from 1998 to 2003, primarily the Oakland Athletics, where he was a teammate of h ...) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ken Edwards
Ken Edwards (born in Gibraltar, 1950) is a poet, editor, writer and musician who has lived in England since 1968. He is associated with The British Poetry Revival. Edwards was educated at King's College, London, and at Goldsmiths'. He has been involved in small-press publishing since 1973, when he started up the magazine '' Alembic'' with two other King's graduates, Robert Gavin Hampson Robert Gavin Hampson FEA FRSA (born 1948) is a British poet and academic. Hampson was born and raised in Liverpool, studied in London and Toronto and settled in London. He is currently Professor Emeritus at Royal Holloway. He was Visiting Profess ... and Peter Barry. During the same period, he set up Share Publications, which published a number of poetry pamphlets. In 1978 he moved to Lower Green Farm, outside Orpington, where he established an artists' commune and began ''Reality Studios'', a magazine that helped introduce the L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poets to a British readership. He was one of four c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Leon Ichaso
Leon Ichaso (August 3, 1948 – May 21, 2023) was a Cuban-born American writer and film director. Some of his prominent works included '' El Super'', ''Crossover Dreams'', '' Bitter Sugar,'' '' Piñero'', and '' El Cantante''. Biography Early life Leon Ichaso was born in Havana, Cuba on August 3, 1948. Ichaso migrated to Mexico at the age of 14, then to the United States with his mother Antonia Ichaso and sister Mari Rodriguez Ichaso. His father, poet and journalist Justo Rodriguez Santos, who had affiliations with the ''Orígenes'' literary group, initially stayed behind in Cuba to support the Cuban Revolution. Five years later, Ichaso's father joined his family in New York City. Career As a director, Leon Ichaso's first movie was the Spanish-language feature '' El Super'' (1979), based on an Off-Broadway play about an immigrant building superintendent trying to make his way in New York, which he co-directed with Orlando Jiménez Leal. When entering the Hollywood scene, Icha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Victor Love
Victor Love is an American actor, best known for the role of Bigger Thomas in the 1986 movie adaptation of the Richard Wright novel ''Native Son'', for which he was nominated the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. Filmography Film * ''Native Son'' (1986, as Bigger Thomas) * '' Heaven Is a Playground'' (1991, as Truth Harrison) * ''It's My Party'' (1996, as Matt Paulson) * ''A Gun, a Car, a Blonde'' (1997, as Bobby/The Black Chinaman) * '' Gang Related'' (1997, as Hooper) * '' Shadow of Doubt'' (1998, as Detective Baker) * ''Time to Pay'' (1999, as Del Farborough) * '' Velocity Trap'' (1999, as Fallout, Endeavor Crew) * ''Our Father'' (2004, short film, as Johnny) * ''Ace High'' (2012, short film, as Inspector Diamond) * ''Red All Over'' (2016, as Clay Wright) Television * ''Miami Vice'' (1986, 1 episode, as Clarence Batisse) * ''Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story'' (1987, TV movie, as Anthony Williams) * ''It's a Living'' (1987, 1 episode, as Robert) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Daniel Pyne
Daniel Pyne is an American writer and producer. He has written novels as well as film scripts. Select filmography *''Matt Houston'' (1984–85) - writer of various episodes *''Miami Vice'' (1985) - writer of various episodes *''Pacific Heights'' (1990) *'' The Antagonists'' (1991) - writer of various episodes *''Doc Hollywood'' (1991) *'' The Hard Way'' (1991) *'' White Sands'' (1992) *'' Where's Marlowe?'' (1998) - also directed *''Any Given Sunday'' (1999) *''Fracture Fracture is the appearance of a crack or complete separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress (mechanics), stress. The fracture of a solid usually occurs due to the development of certain displacemen ...'' (2007) *'' Backstabbing for Beginners'' (2018) References External linksPersonal website* American male screenwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-screen-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Anspaugh
David Anspaugh (born September 24, 1946) is an American television and film director. Professional career After earning a bachelor's degree from Indiana University Bloomington, Anspaugh moved to Aspen, Colorado, where he worked as a substitute teacher and ski instructor for several years. Anspaugh then enrolled in the University of Southern California (USC) USC School of Cinematic Arts, School of Cinematic Arts. His work as an associate producer on television films led to his producing and directing ''Hill Street Blues''. He followed this with directing ''St. Elsewhere'' and ''Miami Vice''. Anspaugh's feature film directing debut was ''Hoosiers (film), Hoosiers'', a nostalgic sports drama about a small-town team winning the Indiana state basketball title in 1952. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards. It was named best sports film of all time by USA Today in 2015 and by ESPN's expert panel and website users in 2005. ''Hoosiers'' also was named to the Library of Congress' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
