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They Call Me Bruce
''They Call Me Bruce?'' (also known as ''They Call Me Bruce'') is a 1982 American action comedy film directed by Elliott Hong, written by David B. Randolph and starring Johnny Yune and Margaux Hemingway. A parody of kung fu movies, it became a sleeper hit. The film was followed by a sequel, ''They Still Call Me Bruce'' (1987), which also starred Johnny Yune. Plot The film opens with a young boy running to meet his grandfather (played by Yune), who lies dying on his bed. The young boy sadly explains that he could not find the medicine required to cure his grandfather's ailment and wonders aloud who will take care of him after his grandfather dies. His dying grandfather attempts to reassure the young boy and explains that he should go to United States, America. He further explains that when he was younger and working as a merchant marine, he met "the most beautiful girl" in America and tells the young boy that if he goes there, she will take very good care of him. As the young bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Yune
Johnny Yune (October 22, 1936 – March 8, 2020), Korean name Yoon Jong-seung (), was a South Korean and American actor, singer and comedian. He played the lead in the 1980s films ''They Call Me Bruce?'' and ''They Still Call Me Bruce''. Early life Johnny Yune was born Yune Jong-seung in 1936 in Eumseong County, North Chungcheong Province, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, South Korea (then Korea under Japanese rule, under Japanese rule). He graduated from Sungdong High School in Sindang-dong, Jung District, Seoul, Jung-gu, Seoul, and came to Massachusetts, U.S. on an ROK Navy scholarship in 1962. He studied vocal music at Ohio Wesleyan University. He became a U.S. citizen in 1978, at which point he anglicized his first name to "John", due to its phonetic similarity. Career In 1964, Yune practiced his stand-up routine in places such as the Cafe Tel Aviv at 250 West 72nd Street, New York City. In 1977, he was discovered at a Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica comedy club by com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limousine
A limousine ( or ), or limo () for short, is a large, chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle with a partition between the driver compartment and the passenger compartment which can be operated mechanically by hand or by a button electronically. A luxury sedan with a very long wheelbase and driven by a professional driver is called a stretch limousine. In some countries, such as the United States, Germany, Canada, and Australia, a limousine service may be any pre-booked Vehicle for hire, hire car with a driver, usually, but only sometimes a luxury car. In particular, Airport bus, airport shuttle services are often called "limousine services", though they often use minivans or light commercial vehicles. Etymology The word limousine is derived from the name of the French region Limousin (region), Limousin; however, how the area's name was transferred to the car is uncertain. One possibility involves a particular type of carriage hood or roof that physically resembled the raised Hoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Release
__FORCETOC__ Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few cinemas across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada has been defined by Nielsen EDI as a film released in fewer than 600 theaters. Background The purpose is often used to gauge the appeal of specialty films, like documentaries, independent films and art films. A common practice by film studios is to give highly anticipated and critically acclaimed films a limited release on or before December 31 in Los Angeles County, California, to qualify for Academy Award nominations (as by its rules). Highly anticipated documentaries also receive limited releases at the same time in New York City, as the rules for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature mandate releases in both locations. The films are almost always released to a wider audience in January or February of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggie Montgomery (clown)
Reginald "Reggie" Alexander Montgomery (Sep 15, 1947 – Jan 13, 2002) was an American clown, actor and director. He was best known as the first African-American clown to perform in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, though he spent only a year of his career doing so. Early life Montgomery was born in 1947 in Tallahassee, Florida, and had two siblings. His parents wanted him to become an English teacher. In high school, he studied acting and played touch football. He went to Florida A&M University and studied drama, graduating in 1968. Montgomery was born in Tallahassee, FL. He had two siblings. He said of the experience: "Especially being of color, I am always figuring out a way to survive in the world and in the theater...I grew up in Tallahassee, Florida in the 50s where people were still being lynched". As a child, Montgomery had a speech impediment, which required surgery. In part to help with his speech impediment, when he was 6 years old he was enrolled in a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinne Bohrer
Corinne Bohrer (born October 18, 1958) is an American film and television actress whose career has spanned four decades and includes regular roles in eight primetime series produced between 1984 and 2015: '' E/R'' (1984–85) ''I’ll Take Manhattan'' (1987), '' Free Spirit'' (leading role, 1989–90), '' Man of the People'' (1991–92), ''Double Rush'' (1995), '' Partners'' (1995–96), '' Rude Awakening'' (recurring, 1998–2001), ''Veronica Mars'' (recurring, 2004–2006) and '' Murder in the First'' (recurring, 2015). Early life Born on the North Carolina Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Bohrer was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Billings, Montana; and Arlington, Texas, where she attended Lamar High School. She was active in drama, band, and student government. She attended the University of Texas at Arlington to study journalism but never graduated. Career While in college, she modeled, performed in commercials, and worked as a dancer. Film and television By the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fujioka
John Mamoru Fujioka (June 29, 1925 – December 13, 2018)"John 'Mamo' Mamoru Fujioka" ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser''. June 2, 2019. p. B6. Retrieved January 23, 2024. was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was particularly known for performing the role of a Japanese holdout soldier in '' The Last Flight of Noah's Ark'', '' Who Finds a Friend Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Mitchell
Charles Thomas Mitchell (November 28, 1927 – June 22, 1992) was an American actor, singer and entertainer. He is known for his role as "Porky" in the 1981 movie '' Porky's'' and its 1985 sequel '' Porky's Revenge!'' Career Mitchell is also remembered as Rocko, the mean owner of the restaurant called "Pig Burgers" in the 1985 comedy '' Better Off Dead''. He became well known for his role as "Porky" in the comedy movie '' Porky's''. He would reprise the role again in the 1985 sequel '' Porky's Revenge!'' He declined to appear in '' Porky's II: The Next Day''. He starred in the TV soap opera ''General Hospital'' as Big Ralph, and in the 1981 TV series '' Bret Maverick'', as well as the 1983 miniseries '' The Winds of War''. Mitchell made guest appearances on the TV shows '' The Fall Guy'', ''Hill Street Blues'' and ''Remington Steele''. In some of his films, he is credited as Chuck "Porky" Mitchell. Personal life Mitchell had two sisters, Dorothy Farrell and Frances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ric Mancini
Enrico P. Mancini (April 16, 1933 – May 26, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He played Mayor Cobb in the 1985 film '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning''. He also played Sal in the 1974 film '' The Gambler'' and Steve in the 1984 television film ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. Career Mancini started his acting career playing Marco in a 1964 production of the play ''A View from the Bridge''. Mancini continued to appear on stage and in television commercials, before starting to appear in films and on television in the 1970s, first appearing in '' McCloud''. Mancini later appeared in films and television programs including ''The Rockford Files'', ''M*A*S*H'', ''Deep Cover'', ''Charlie's Angels'', ''Ed Wood'', ''Across 110th Street'', ''Laverne & Shirley'', ''Who's the Boss?'', ''Ghostbusters'', ''Quantum Leap'', ''Nickelodeon'' and ''The A-Team''. Mancini died in May 2006 in Woodland Hills, California Woodland Hills is a neighborhood bordering the Santa Moni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Mann
Howard Mann (June 20, 1923 – September 18, 2008) was an American actor and comedian. Mann appeared on television, film and commercials during his 40-year-long career in the entertainment industry. Some of his most recent roles in the 2000s included ''Pushing Daisies'' and '' The Starter Wife''. Despite his dozens of film and television credits in his resume, Mann wrote that he had "probably been turned down more times than a blanket," in a guest column in the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 2006. Early life Mann was born Howard Mendelsohn in 1923 in New York City. He graduated from the City College of New York and studied acting and comedy with Zero Mostel, Herbert Berghof, and William Hickey. Career Mann began his career in entertainment as a comedian after being laid off from his job as an advertising copywriter. Mann began performing in the Jewish entertainers circuit in resorts in New York's Borscht Belt region in the Catskill Mountains. His dozens of television appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Rubenstein
Philip Martin Rubenstein (August 3, 1940 – June 26, 1992) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of Frank Falzone in the American sitcom television series '' Working Stiffs''. Born in The Bronx, New York City. Rubenstein guest-starred in numerous television programs including ''Barney Miller'', ''Taxi'', ''Remington Steele'', ''The Jeffersons'', '' Archie Bunker's Place'', '' ALF'', ''Who's the Boss?'', ''Hill Street Blues'' and ''Silver Spoons''. He also appeared in films such as ''Mannequin'', '' My Mom's a Werewolf'', '' Tango & Cash'', '' They Call Me Bruce?'', '' RoboCop 2'', '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' and '' Back to School''. Rubenstein died in June 1992 of heart failure in Los Angeles, California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Vernon
Harvey Vernon (June 30, 1927 – October 9, 1996) was an American actor from Flint, Michigan. His birth name was Chet Smith. Perhaps his most famous role was Jasper DeWitt in the television series ''Carter Country''. He also appeared in motion pictures as diverse as ''MacArthur (1977 film), MacArthur'', ''Teen Wolf'' and ''Someone to Watch over Me (film), Someone to Watch Over Me''. Vernon's earliest guest starring roles include appearances in ''The Rockford Files'', ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', ''Cagney & Lacey'' and ''Touched by an Angel''. In 1986 and In the 1990s, he guest starred on ''Highway to Heaven'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (in the episode "Equilibrium (DS9 episode), Equilibrium") and in ''The Larry Sanders Show''. Filmography References External links * 1927 births 1996 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Michigan Actors from Flint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Capizzi
Bill Capizzi, also known as Bill Capezzoli, Bill Capeze, Bill Kapezi, and A. Gregory (March 21, 1937 – March 26, 2007), was an American voice actor. Born and raised in Somerville, Massachusetts, and also raised in North Hollywood, California. Capizzi appeared in mostly bit roles in his live-action film and TV show appearances. Also a gifted voice actor, he appeared in numerous animated projects, such as '' Digimon Adventure'', ''Robotech'' and ''G-Force''. Capizzi died on March 26, 2007, in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the age of 70. Filmography Anime * '' American Hot Wax'' (1978) – Member of Singing Group in Front of Theater * ''Bâsu'' (1984) – Raider (Streamline 1992) (as A. Gregory) * ''Dôwa meita senshi Windaria'' (1986) – Caleb / Cord / Court / Tank / Walla (1987) * ''Robotech'' (1985) – Robotech Masters / Konda / Colonel Maistroff / General Reinhardt * '' Robotech: The Movie'' (1986) – * '' Twilight of the Cockroaches'' (1987) – Takashi (1992) * '' G-Force: Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
