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October 2, 2019
... , characters with disabilities were rare on television — and actors with disabilities were even rarer. For example, ... ABC had asked producer-writer Michael Braverman ( Quincy M.E., Chicago Hope ) to create a show for Burke, then a ... They told me that my talking to the camera like that was more interesting than the test and gave me the part. I was ...
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September 17, 2019
... of his entertainment career — he was a popular stand-up and sketch comedian in Australia — but his brain doesn't ... another upside. "We were never in the same place for more than two minutes," says Bana, who rejected the usual ... master plan," Bana says. "There wasn't a schematic on the wall somewhere. It was all kind of sad, really." Bana ...
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June 12, 2019
The Television Academy cordially invites members and guests to It's Not Just a Cartoon 2019: A Celebration of ... , Monsters, Inc. , Iron Giant , The Emperor's New Groove , WALL-E , Toy Story 2&3, Up . For 20 years he's voiced Luke ...
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October 8, 2019
Kim Coles was exhausted. She'd had a standup gig in London and had flown to New York, then taken a red-eye into LAX so ... was an end in and of itself. "I thought I'd written more than half of the show," says Rob Edwards, "then the next ... up all the time. "There would be six sketches up on the wall and we'd be prepping them with costumes and casting," ...
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March 29, 2016
... his fourth-floor Tribeca suite simply look out at a brick wall, just a couple of feet away. Inside, the space is ... remarkably uncluttered. The vintage stainless steel desks and furniture complement Soderbergh's own work style: all ... reconfiguring it as a series for HBO, there's simply more creative freedom in television. "In features, I have it ...
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October 29, 2013
... again. Just five minutes after chatting about husband-and-wife TV executives Justin and Samie Falvey, the durable ... the formal style of the five-bedroom house, and rooms look more work-in-progress than decorator-perfect. Then ... to and get the joke. And they’re smart. So they’re fun to collaborate with,” says writer-producer Jonathan ...
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October 9, 2019
Kathleen Finch could really have a lot more attitude. As chief lifestyle brands officer at ... 2018, Finch, then Scripps's chief programming, content and brand officer, was a natural for the new position. She ... another in the Discovery family. "We really try to build a wall around them and keep them," she says. "I don't want them ...
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March 11, 2015
... as Gilligan's Island, The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet and The Lawrence Welk Show — the drama Peyton Place stood ... dated for two years. Thanks to Farrow, two backstage events generated huge headlines for the show. The first was ... like a little fawn in the makeup room, up against the back wall, protecting herself from the onslaught of hairdressers. ...
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July 28, 2017
... York’s Times Square. It’s a bright late-winter day, and the president–CEO of Epix is recalling how MGM, ... a shift in the landscape. The writing was on the wall,” he remembers. “I came to realize the world of ... (Showtime), Orange Is the New Black (Netflix), The Royals (E!) — that have helped define networks. “So I was super ...
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January 8, 2015
... can expand their knowledge of the real Samuel Adams and his pivotal role in the history of the United States. ... the role, the actor researched his character. “The more I delved into who he was and searched for ways I’d be ... [as a respected statesman] even though he’s so off-the-wall,” David says. Seeing pictures of Franklin and Norris ...