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Say It Isn't So (film)
''Say It Isn't So'' is a 2001 American black comedy film directed by J. B. Rogers, written by Peter Gaulke and Gerry Swallow, and starring Heather Graham and Chris Klein (actor), Chris Klein as two young lovers who come to believe that they are actually siblings. The film was both a critical and Box-office bomb, commercial failure, grossing $12.3 million on a $25 million budget. This was Suzanne Somers' final film before her death in October 2023. Plot Gilly Noble takes a stray cat named "Ringo Starr, Ringo" to the animal shelter where he works in Shelbyville, Indiana. Gilly gets his hair cut by a beautiful young aspiring hairdresser named Jo Wingfield. As Jo cuts Gilly's hair, she mentions that she recently lost a tail-less cat named Ringo, leading Gilly to tell her that Ringo is at the pound. The excitement causes Jo to accidentally cut off a part of Gilly's ear, and he is rushed to the hospital where the ear is reattached. To make up for the incident, Jo invites Gilly to her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Farrelly
Robert Farrelly (born June 17, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is one of the Farrelly brothers, alongside his brother Peter, who together are known for directing and producing successful box-office comedy films, including '' Dumb and Dumber'' (1994), '' There's Something About Mary'' (1998), '' Me, Myself and Irene'' (2000), '' Shallow Hal'' (2001), and the 2007 remake of ''The Heartbreak Kid''. He made his solo directorial debut in 2023 with '' Champions''. Early life Farrelly was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, to Mariann, a nurse practitioner, and Dr. Robert Leo Farrelly. His grandparents were Irish immigrants, and he also has Polish ancestry. Farrelly is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he entered the school on a hockey scholarship. Career Bobby and his brother Peter Farrelly are known collectively as the Farrelly brothers. Together they have written, directed and produced several comedy films including '' D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelbyville, Indiana
Shelbyville is a city in Addison Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana and is the county seat. The population was 20,067 as of the 2020 census. History In 1818, the land that would become Shelbyville was ceded to the United States by the Miami tribe in the Treaty of St. Mary's. Also in 1818, the backwoodsman Jacob Whetzel and a party cut a trail through this " New Purchase" from the Whitewater River at Laurel due west to the White River at Waverly. This trail became known as Whetzel's Trace and was the first east–west road into the New Purchase of central Indiana. Whetzel's Trace was cut just 4 miles north of site of Shelbyville and proved important in the settlement of Shelby County. Shelbyville was platted in 1822. Shelbyville was named in honor of Isaac Shelby, the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky and soldier in Lord Dunmore's War, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. The town incorporated January 21, 1850. The Shelbyville post off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Peldon
Courtney Peldon is an American television and film actress. Early life and education Peldon was born in New York City, New York. Her younger sister Ashley is also an actress. Both she and Ashley became involved in the entertainment industry as child actors. Peldon graduated from Skidmore College where she majored in abnormal psychology and minored in film studies. Career Peldon starred on Broadway at age eight in the Gershwin Theatre ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' for the show's entire run in the role of 'Tootie', originated by Margaret O'Brien in the Judy Garland film version. Peldon is best known for her three seasons as Jonathan Taylor Thomas's on-screen girlfriend Lauren on ''Home Improvement'', and for her three seasons on ''Boston Public''. She has appeared in many roles on various television shows such as ''That '70s Show'', ''Entourage'', '' The Pretender'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', '' Renegade'' and ''Nash Bridges''. She has played roles in several films includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie White
Julie K. White (born June 4, 1961) is an American actress. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in '' The Little Dog Laughed'' in 2007. She has also received three other Tony Award nominations for her performances in '' Airline Highway'' in 2013, '' Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus'' in 2019 and '' POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive'' in 2022. She played Sam Witwicky's mother Judy in the first three films of the ''Transformers'' film series (2007–2011). She is also known for her television roles, including Nadine Swoboda in Chuck Lorre created ABC sitcom '' Grace Under Fire'' (1993–1997) as well as Ms. Preecher in '' American Horror Story'' (2023–2024). Other notable appearances on television include guest roles on '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2002), '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2003-2007), '' Desperate Housewives'' (2006), '' Nurse Jackie'' (2014) and '' The Good Wife'' (2015). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezra Buzzington
Ezra Buzzington is an American character actor in film and television. A figure in underground cinema, Buzzington is also the founder of the Seattle Fringe Festival and co-founder of the New York International Fringe Festival. Career With over 70 film credits (and dozens of television appearances), Buzzington has been referred to as "the Dennis Hopper of underground cinema". He has played characters ranging from "Weird Al the Waiter" in '' Ghost World'' to "Goggle" (a mutant) in '' The Hills Have Eyes'' and Tudley in the Crime thriller film '' The Chair''. He also appeared in the Academy Award-winning Best Picture '' The Artist'' and the Oscar-nominated ''The Fabelmans''. He has worked with directors David Fincher (twice), Alexandre Aja (twice), Terry Zwigoff (twice), Rob Zombie (twice), David Slade (four times), Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, Paul Thomas Anderson, George Clooney, Clint Eastwood and the Farrelly Brothers (also twice). He was a series regular in the role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Briscoe
Brent Briscoe (May 21, 1961 – October 18, 2017) was an American character actor and screenwriter. He was best known for his role as JJ on '' Parks and Recreation'' (2011–2015). Early life Briscoe was born in Moberly, Missouri. After completing his education at the University of Missouri, Briscoe launched his career as a theater actor. Career He then segued into screenwriting and acting in feature films. He moved to Los Angeles permanently after working with Billy Bob Thornton on '' Sling Blade''. He also frequently worked with Mark Fauser, who was his college roommate. Death Briscoe was hospitalized in October 2017 after suffering a fall. It led to internal bleeding Internal bleeding (also called internal haemorrhage) is a loss of blood from a blood vessel that collects inside the body, and is not usually visible from the outside. It can be a serious medical emergency but the extent of severity depends on b ... and heart complications that resulted in his death on Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Riehle
Richard Riehle (born May 12, 1948) is an American character actor. A prolific performer, he has appeared in over four hundred films, television shows and other projects, making him one of the most-credited live action performers. Life and career Riehle was born on May 12, 1948, in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, the son of Mary Margaret (''née'' Walsh), a nurse, and Herbert John Riehle (1921–1961), an assistant postmaster. He attended the University of Notre Dame and then went on to complete an MFA at University of Minnesota. Riehle began acting at the Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester, Michigan and was doing regional theatre in the Pacific Northwest when he got his very first film role in the John Wayne film '' Rooster Cogburn''. Riehle has portrayed the role of Santa Claus in eight different projects, including five films, two television shows, and a television movie. On television, he portrayed Walt Finnerty on '' Grounded for Life'' (2001–2005). He has also had multiple app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Cho
Henry Cho (born December 30, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian. His work can be heard nationwide several times weekly on SiriusXM Radio's Channel 98, Laugh USA, Sirius Radio's Jeff and Larry's Comedy Roundup Channel 97, and Pandora Radio's PG Comedy Radio Channel. Cho is one of the only Asian-American acts to appear regularly on the Grand Ole Opry and on January 6, 2023, he became the first Asian-American invited to become a member of the Opry. Biography Born of Korean descent, Cho was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He entered standup comedy in 1986. He attended West High School, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1989 to pursue his career, but always with the intent of returning to his roots in Tennessee. Cho often uses his childhood experiences as an Asian American in the South in his comedy. "I'm an Asian with a Southern accent," he said. "To a lot of people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Pellegrino
Mark Ross Pellegrino (born April 9, 1965) is an American actor of film and television. He is best known for his work as Lucifer in ''Supernatural'', Paul Bennett in '' Dexter'', Jacob in '' Lost'', James Bishop in '' Being Human'', Clayton Haas in '' Quantico'', Joe Messing in '' Mulholland Drive'', and Deputy Bill Standall in ''13 Reasons Why''. Early life, family and education Mark Pellegrino was born in Pasadena, California and grew up in Van Nuys, California. He attended Notre Dame High School. When he was in high school, he co-founded and sang in a heavy metal band, XL. It disbanded after school was finished. Although he enrolled in college and achieved straight As, he dropped out after a year. He saw an advertisement for a modeling agency at a place called John Roberts Powers, where he received some free training. During his training he was picked out for talent by commercial agent Bob Hoover. He was set up with an agent and acting coaches. From there he was sent ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Cibrian
Edward Carl Cibrian ( ; born June 16, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Cole Deschanel on the television series ''Sunset Beach (TV series), Sunset Beach'' and List of Third Watch characters#James 'Jimmy' Doherty, Jimmy Doherty on ''Third Watch''. His other notable television roles include Matt Clark (The Young and the Restless), Matt Clark in ''The Young and the Restless'', Russell Varon in ''Invasion (2005 TV series), Invasion'', Jesse Cardoza in ''CSI: Miami'' and Eddie Valetik in ''Take Two (TV series), Take Two''. Some of his best known films include the Cult film, cult classic ''But I'm a Cheerleader'' and ''The Best Man Holiday''. Early life and career Cibrian, an only child, was born in Burbank, California. His mother, Hortensia (née Balaguer), is an office manager, and his father, Carl Cibrian, a banker. Both of Cibrian's parents are from Cuba. His father's family immigrated from Cuba to the United States after Fidel Castro came to power in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Plotnick
Jack Plotnick is an American film and television actor, writer, and producer. Career Plotnick is possibly best known for his role as Edmund Kay in the 1998 period drama '' Gods and Monsters'', which won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and recurring roles on the television series ''Ellen'' and ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', his role as part of the main cast of ''Drawn Together'', his leading performance in the film ''Wrong'' and his drag persona, "Evie Harris" in '' Girls Will Be Girls''. He had a recurring role on ''The Mentalist'' as crime scene technician Brett Partridge. Plotnick directed and co-wrote the 2014 science fiction comedy '' Space Station 76''. Personal life Plotnick was born in Worthington, Ohio, the youngest of four children, and graduated from Worthington High School in 1987. He attended Carnegie Mellon University. Plotnick was raised Jewish, and is gay. Awards Along with co-stars Miss Coco Peru and Varla Jean Merman, Plotnick shared the Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rothman
John Mahr Rothman (born June 3, 1949) is an American film, television, and stage actor. Life and career Rothman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Elizabeth D. (née Davidson) and Donald N. Rothman, a lawyer. He is the brother of film executive Thomas Rothman. A graduate of Wesleyan University and the Yale School of Drama, his Broadway stage credits include Richard Nelson's ''Some Americans Abroad'' and the 2007 revival of Craig Lucas's '' Prelude to a Kiss''. He performed in numerous Off-Broadway productions including his own one-person play ''The Impossible H. L. Mencken''. Rothman portrayed Union General John F. Reynolds in '' Gettysburg'' (1993). He has appeared on such shows as ''Guiding Light'', '' Blue Bloods'', ''Law & Order'', and ''Arrested Development''. Rothman also appeared in such comedic movies as ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), ''Big'' (1988), '' Jingle All the Way'' (1996), '' Say It Isn't So'' (2001), ''Welcome to Mooseport'' (2004), ''Taxi'' (2004) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
