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The Orville (season 1)
The first season of the comedy-drama science fiction television series ''The Orville'' was broadcast on Fox from September 10 to December 7, 2017. The series was created and written by Seth MacFarlane, who stars as Captain Ed Mercer of the exploratory ship ''Orville''. The series also stars Adrianne Palicki as Commander Kelly Grayson, Mercer's ex-wife and first officer. ''The Orville'' is set about 400 years in the future and follows the crew of the titular spaceship who face the dangers and wonders of outer space, while dealing with the familiar problems of everyday life. Summary Storylines include Ed and Kelly repairing their relationship, Alara facing challenges as a Union officer, Bortus questioning his people's culture following the birth of his child and the crew's conflict with a hostile alien species, the Krill. Cast Main * Seth MacFarlane as Captain Ed Mercer, who commands the ''Orville''. Mercer was an up-and-coming officer, on the fast track to commanding his own heav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. He is best known as the creator and star of the television series ''Family Guy'' (since 1999) and ''The Orville'' (2017–2022), and co-creator of the television series ''American Dad!'' (since 2005) and ''The Cleveland Show'' (2009–2013). He also co-wrote, co-produced, directed, and starred in the films ''Ted (film), Ted'' (2012) and its sequel ''Ted 2'' (2015), and ''A Million Ways to Die in the West'' (2014). MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he studied animation. He was recruited to Hollywood as an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera's television series ''Johnny Bravo'', ''Cow and Chicken'' and ''Dexter's Laboratory''; during this time, he created the animated short ''The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve, Larry & Steve''—a loose precursor of ''Family Guy''—for ''What a Cartoon!''. In 2008, he cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Joe Campbell
Larry Joe Campbell is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Andy on the ABC sitcom '' According to Jim''. Early life Campbell was born in Pontiac, Michigan, however, grew up in Cadillac. He graduated from high school at Pine River Area Schools and received a Bachelor of Applied Arts in theater at Central Michigan University and a Master of Arts in theater at Wayne State University. In 2005, Campbell returned to Central Michigan University to serve as the grand marshal of the homecoming parade. Career His first high-profile TV guest star role was as "The Fan" in a February 2000 episode of ''Friends'' (season 6, episode 14); later that year, he was cast in the regular role of Stansfield in the short-lived sitcom '' The Trouble with Normal''. The next year, he was cast as Andy on '' According to Jim''. He has also appeared in movies including '' Wedding Crashers'' and '' Showtime'', and in commercials including Ball Park hot dog commercials as "Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Barrera
David Joel Barrera (born December 28, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Gunnery Sgt. Ray 'Casey Kasem' Griego in ''Generation Kill''. He has appeared in television series including ''Grimm'', ''Heroes'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''Boston Legal'', ''Medium'', ''Nip/Tuck'', ''NYPD Blue'', '' Murder One'', ''Without a Trace'', ''The West Wing'', ''The Big Bang Theory'' and '' 24'' for which he got nominated for an ALMA Award. Barrera is a graduate of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School in his hometown, San Juan, Texas, where he was part of the Theater Club. This high school is part of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District. Barrera is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, and went on to study in the graduate acting program at the University of California, San Diego. He is currently an Adjunct Faculty member teaching acting at Azusa Pacific University. Barrera appeared in Universal's family comedy ''Evan Almighty'', further he worked on films l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rena Owen
Maria Makarena Owen (born 22 July 1962), known professionally as Rena Owen, is a New Zealand actress in theatre, television and film. Owen is best known for her leading role as Beth Heke in Lee Tamahori's '' Once Were Warriors'' and as Taun We in George Lucas's '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Early life Born in the New Zealand Bay of Islands, Owen is of Welsh, English, Irish, and Māori descent. One of nine children, she grew up in Moerewa, raised Catholic in a small rural town in the North Island's Bay of Islands.Johnson, Brian D. "Ogopogo gets drawn Down Under", ''Maclean's'', 31 July 2006, vol. 119, issue 29, page 56. She regularly performed in local Māori culture groups and in dramas and musicals while in high school. Owen pursued a medical career and trained as a nurse at Auckland Hospital for three and a half years. Once she qualified as a registered nurse, Owen moved to London, United Kingdom. Career Owen trained at the Actors Institute in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holland Taylor
Holland Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's ''The Practice'' (1998–2003) and she received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her role as Evelyn Harper on ''Two and a Half Men'' (2003–15). Taylor's other notable television credits include starring roles on the sitcoms '' Bosom Buddies'' (1980–82), ''The Powers That Be'' (1992–93) and '' The Naked Truth'' (1995–98). She also appeared as Jill Ollinger on the soap opera ''All My Children'' (1981–83), as Peggy Peabody on ''The L Word'' (2004–08), and as Ida Silver on '' Mr. Mercedes'' (2017–19). In 2017 she played Alice Lewis, Letty's jewel thief grandmother, in the TNT series '' Good Behavior''. In 2020, she received critical praise and her eighth Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Ellen Kincaid in the Netflix miniseries '' Hollywood''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American retired actor. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brookes, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the television sitcom ''The Ropers'' (1979–1980), as Hank Kingsley on ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (1992–1998), George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth on ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and Maura Pfefferman on '' Transparent'' (2014–2017). For his role in the latter, Tambor earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series out of three nominations. In 2015, he was also awarded a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Pfefferman. His film roles include Jay Porter in '' ...And Justice for All'' (1979), Jinx Latham in '' Mr. Mom'' (1983), Sully in ''There's Something About Mary'' (1998), Mayor Augustus May Who in '' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000), Tom Manning in '' Hellboy'' (2004) and its sequel '' Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' (2008), Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Swetow
Joel Swetow (born December 30, 1951) is an American actor. Select filmography Film Television Videogames Audio books References External links * 1951 births Male actors from New York City Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors {{US-voice-actor-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian George
Brian George (born 27 July 1952) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Pakistani restaurateur Babu Bhatt in ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), the Indian gynecologist father of Raj Koothrappali in ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019), the voice of Chutney in ''Father of the Pride'' (2004–2005), and spiritual guide Guru Pathik in '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (2005–2008). Early life George was born on 27 July 1952 in Nahariya, Israel, to Jewish parents of Indian and Iraqi descent, who immigrated to Israel. His father was born in Iraq and grew up in Bombay, India, in a multi-religious family, with his half-sister being Muslim. His mother was born in India. A year after his birth, the family moved from Israel to London and then, in 1966, to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. George is the youngest of four siblings. George attended an all-boys school in London, but made the switch to a public co-ed high school when the family moved to Toronto. He attended the University of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Lowe
Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American actor, filmmaker, and entertainment host. Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a teen idol and member of the Brat Pack with starring roles in ''The Outsiders (film), The Outsiders ''(1983), Class (film), ''Class'' (1983), ''The Hotel New Hampshire (film), The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1984), ''Oxford Blues'' (1984), ''St. Elmo's Fire (film), St. Elmo's Fire'' (1985), ''About Last Night (1986 film), About Last Night...'' (1986), and ''Masquerade (1988 film), Masquerade'' (1988). Lowe was involved in a sex tape scandal in 1988, which stymied his career for many years afterward. His notable credits during this time were supporting roles in comedy films such as ''Wayne's World (film), Wayne's World'' (1992), ''Tommy Boy'' (1995), and ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999). By the turn of the millennium, his career saw a resurgence when he ventured back into television, making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Canada
Ronald Ellis Canada (born May 3, 1949) is an American actor and producer, with a specialty in portraying judges and detectives. He is best known for '' One on One'' (2001–2004), '' The Shield'' (2003–2004), and '' Lone Star'' (1996). Early life Canada was born in New York City on May 3, 1949. Following completion of the Michele Clark broadcast journalism program at Columbia University, under the guidance of producer Fred Friendly, Canada commenced his career as a television news reporter in 1971 at WBAL-TV. In 1974, he began his three-year tenure at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. For his work in the nation's capital, Canada was nominated twice for Regional Emmy Awards, receiving the award in 1977. The following year he received an A.P. Award for Outstanding Reporting. While making the career transition he worked part-time as a broadcaster for Voice of America. He studied acting at The Folger Theatre Group under the tutelage of Franchelle Stewart Dorn. He moved from D.C. to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Hu
Kelly Ann Hu (born February 13, 1968) is an American actress. She starred as Dr. Rae Chang on the American television soap opera '' Sunset Beach'' and as Michelle Chan on the American television police drama series '' Nash Bridges''. She has starred in numerous films including '' The Scorpion King'' (2002) as Cassandra, '' Cradle 2 the Grave'' (2003) as Sona, '' X2'' (2003) as Yuriko Oyama / Lady Deathstrike, '' The Tournament'' (2009) as Lai Lai Zhen, and '' White Frog'' (2012). She appeared as China White/Chen Na Wei in The CW series ''Arrow.'' Hu has had recurring roles as Pearl on The CW series ''The Vampire Diaries'', Hamato Miwa / Karai on ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Stacy Hirano on the Disney Channel animated series ''Phineas and Ferb'', and as Adira in '' Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure''. She also voices Cheshire and Paula Crock / Huntress in Young Justice. Early life Hu was born on February 13, 1968, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Juanita and Herbert Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
