Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Born: June 6, 1967
in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (/ˌdʒiːəˈmɑːti/ JEE-ə-MAH-tee; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globes, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award. After studying acting at the Yale School of Drama he performed in numerous theatrical productions. Giamatti made his Broadway debut portraying Ezra Chater in the Tom Stoppard play Arcadia (1995). Later that year he played the Rev. Donald "Streaky" Bacon in the David Hare play Racing Demon (1995). He returned to theatre in the revivals of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters (1997) and Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (1999).

Movies for Paul Giamatti...

Title: Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 2023
Type: TV
THR’s famed Roundtables are reimagined for broadcast and offer a fresh perspective on a classic, showcasing the collective brilliance of the entertainment industry's finest and funniest minds as never before.
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The Holdovers
Title: The Holdovers
Character: Paul Hunham
Released: October 27, 2023
Type: Movie
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
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Title: The American Buffalo
Character: (voice)
Released: October 16, 2023
Type: TV
The dramatic story of America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of extinction, before an unlikely collection of people rescues it from disappearing forever. Ken Burns recounts the tragic collision of two opposing views of the natural world—and the unforgettable characters who pointed the nation in a different direction.
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Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
Title: Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
Character: Narrator
Released: November 2, 2022
Type: Movie
Go deep into the woods to explore the lives of a unique avian family. Woodpeckers come in 239 species and live on every continent except Antarctica and Australia, playing a powerful role in every ecosystem they inhabit.
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Title: The U.S. and the Holocaust
Character: Madison Grant
Released: September 18, 2022
Type: TV
Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resources, this documentary series examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States, and race laws in the American south.
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Title: Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 3, 2022
Type: Movie
Join our hosts JB Smoove and Martin Starr for a celebration of 20 years of Spider-Man™ movies! From the original Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb’s “amazing” movies to the latest trio from Director Jon Watts, we will take viewers through the stars, the stunts and action, the villains and heroes and an homage to Stan Lee, along with a few surprises. Find your favourite Spider-Man pajamas and prepare to swing through the past two decades of Spider-Man at the movies!
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A Mouthful of Air
Title: A Mouthful of Air
Character: Dr. Sylvester
Released: October 29, 2021
Type: Movie
Julie is a new mom and children's book author, who escapes into the bright Crayola-colored world of her creation in order to leave behind the darkness caused by her post-partum depression.
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Title: Teenage Euthanasia
Released: September 6, 2021
Type: TV
A former runaway teen mom is accidentally resurrected in her family's funeral home.
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Jungle Cruise
Title: Jungle Cruise
Character: Nilo
Released: July 28, 2021
Type: Movie
Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will change the future of medicine.
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Gunpowder Milkshake
Title: Gunpowder Milkshake
Character: Nathan
Released: July 14, 2021
Type: Movie
To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen.
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Title: The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness
Character: Narrator / Maury Terry (voice)
Released: May 5, 2021
Type: TV
The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a satanic cult.
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Title: 30 Coins
Character: Christian Barbrow
Released: November 29, 2020
Type: TV
Father Vergara—an exorcist, boxer and ex-convict—lives in a remote village in Spain. Hoping to be lost and forgotten, Vergara’s demons catch up to him.
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Wax Paul Now
Title: Wax Paul Now
Character: Self
Released: November 12, 2019
Type: Movie
Three New Yorkers will stop at nothing to get Paul Giamatti his own wax statue at Madame Tussauds.
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Private Life
Title: Private Life
Character: Richard Grimes
Released: October 5, 2018
Type: Movie
Richard and Rachel, a couple in the throes of infertility, try to maintain their marriage as they descend deeper and deeper into the insular world of assisted reproduction and domestic adoption.
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I Think We're Alone Now
Title: I Think We're Alone Now
Character: Patrick
Released: September 14, 2018
Type: Movie
After a catastrophe destroys most of humanity, recluse Del lives in his small, empty town, content with the utopia he has methodically created for himself, until an interloper, young Grace, disrupts his solitude.
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Title: Lodge 49
Released: August 6, 2018
Type: TV
Dud is a deadbeat but charming ex-surfer who joins a fraternal order hoping to reclaim the simple, happy lifestyle he lost when his father died. Through the Lodge and his newfound connection with the other members, Dud will come to find the missing sense of purpose in his life and confront his deepest fears and greatest hopes.
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The Catcher Was a Spy
Title: The Catcher Was a Spy
Character: Sam Goudsmit
Released: June 22, 2018
Type: Movie
Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.
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Sex, Lies and Butterflies
Title: Sex, Lies and Butterflies
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: April 4, 2018
Type: Movie
An exploration of the diversity of moths and butterflies from caterpillars to larvae to chrysalis to winged flight. The documentary covers camouflage and other anti-predatory tactics along with uniqueness of different species and amazing feats and colors.
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Title: Big Mouth
Character: Andrew’s Shit (voice)
Released: September 29, 2017
Type: TV
Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.
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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Title: Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Character: Self
Released: September 5, 2017
Type: Movie
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
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Morgan
Title: Morgan
Character: Dr. Alan Shapiro
Released: September 1, 2016
Type: Movie
A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment.
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The Phenom
Title: The Phenom
Character: Dr. Mobley
Released: June 24, 2016
Type: Movie
Major-league rookie pitcher Hopper Gibson has lost his focus. After choking on the mound, he’s sent down to the minors and prescribed sessions with an unorthodox sports therapist, who pushes him to uncover the origins of his anxiety.
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Ratchet & Clank
Title: Ratchet & Clank
Character: Chairman Drek (voice)
Released: April 13, 2016
Type: Movie
When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound robot ally join an elite squad of combatants to save the universe.
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Title: The New Yorker Presents
Character: Honoré de Balzac
Released: February 16, 2016
Type: TV
A groundbreaking series that brings America's most award-winning magazine, The New Yorker, to the screen with documentaries, short narrative films, comedy, poetry, animation, and cartoons from the hands of acclaimed filmmakers and artists.
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Title: Billions
Character: Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.
Released: January 17, 2016
Type: TV
A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.
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Title: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2015
Type: TV
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
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Straight Outta Compton
Title: Straight Outta Compton
Character: Jerry Heller
Released: August 11, 2015
Type: Movie
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
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Title: Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 2015
Type: TV
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
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The Little Prince
Title: The Little Prince
Character: The Academy Teacher (voice)
Released: July 29, 2015
Type: Movie
Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.
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Madame Bovary
Title: Madame Bovary
Character: Monsieur Homais
Released: June 4, 2015
Type: Movie
The classic story of Emma Bovary, the beautiful wife of a small-town doctor in 19th century France, who engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status.
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Love & Mercy
Title: Love & Mercy
Character: Dr. Eugene Landy
Released: May 29, 2015
Type: Movie
In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda Ledbetter.
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San Andreas
Title: San Andreas
Character: Dr. Lawrence Hayes
Released: May 27, 2015
Type: Movie
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
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Giant Sloth
Title: Giant Sloth
Character: Gordon Boonewell
Released: January 20, 2015
Type: Movie
In this existential animated short, Museum curator Gordon Boonewell's world is falling apart. And his mind may be following.
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Title: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Character: Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
Released: September 14, 2014
Type: TV
Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.
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Title: BoJack Horseman
Character: TV BoJack (voice)
Released: August 22, 2014
Type: TV
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit TV show "Horsin' Around," but today he's washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colorful sweaters.
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Title: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Character: Aleksei Sytsevich / The Rhino
Released: April 16, 2014
Type: Movie
For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough. Peter has not forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away, but that is a promise he cannot keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
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Title: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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River of Fundament
Title: River of Fundament
Character: Ptah-Nem-Hotep
Released: February 12, 2014
Type: Movie
Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings. In collaboration with composer Jonathan Bepler, Barney combines traditional modes of narrative cinema with filmed elements of performance, sculpture, and opera, reconstructing Mailer’s hypersexual story of Egyptian gods and the seven stages of reincarnation, alongside the rise and fall of the American car industry.
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Hoke
Title: Hoke
Character: Hoke Mosely
Released: January 1, 2014
Type: Movie
Life and misadventures of homicide detective Hoke Moseley during the 1980s.
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Title: Rick and Morty
Character: Storylord (voice)
Released: December 2, 2013
Type: TV
Rick is a mentally-unbalanced but scientifically gifted old man who has recently reconnected with his family. He spends most of his time involving his young grandson Morty in dangerous, outlandish adventures throughout space and alternate universes. Compounded with Morty's already unstable family life, these events cause Morty much distress at home and school.
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Saving Mr. Banks
Title: Saving Mr. Banks
Character: Ralph
Released: November 29, 2013
Type: Movie
Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
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12 Years a Slave
Title: 12 Years a Slave
Character: Theophilus Freeman
Released: October 18, 2013
Type: Movie
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
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Parkland
Title: Parkland
Character: Abraham Zapruder
Released: October 2, 2013
Type: Movie
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape.
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Romeo & Juliet
Title: Romeo & Juliet
Character: Friar Laurence
Released: September 12, 2013
Type: Movie
In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.
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All Is Bright
Title: All Is Bright
Character: Dennis Girard
Released: September 10, 2013
Type: Movie
Two ne’er-do-wells from Quebec travel to New York City with a scheme to get rich quick selling Christmas trees.
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Turbo
Title: Turbo
Character: Chet (voice)
Released: July 11, 2013
Type: Movie
The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.
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The Congress
Title: The Congress
Character: Dr Barker
Released: July 3, 2013
Type: Movie
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
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Love, Marilyn
Title: Love, Marilyn
Character: Self
Released: May 30, 2013
Type: Movie
Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed more material, each of the actresses will embody the legend at various stages in her life.
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Title: The Frame
Character: Benno Levin
Released: April 9, 2013
Type: TV
A journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema.
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John Dies at the End
Title: John Dies at the End
Character: Arnie Blondestone
Released: January 25, 2013
Type: Movie
A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
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PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary
Title: PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary
Character: Narrator
Released: December 18, 2012
Type: Movie
Ducks are true originals. There are more than 120 different species of ducks in all, a fantastical group of complex characters. Ducks have a talent for survival, and life stories filled with personality and charm. Each bird is more fun than the last, and will leave you wanting more.
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Citizens of Cosmopolis
Title: Citizens of Cosmopolis
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 2012
Type: Movie
An in-depth documentary about the making of David Cronenberg's feature film, Cosmopolis (2012), an adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel of the same name.
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Rock of Ages
Title: Rock of Ages
Character: Paul Gill
Released: June 13, 2012
Type: Movie
A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
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Cosmopolis
Title: Cosmopolis
Character: Benno Levin
Released: May 25, 2012
Type: Movie
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo during a riot in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's life begins to crumble.
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Title: Prohibition
Character: Reader / George Remus (voice)
Released: October 2, 2011
Type: TV
The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33). After nearly a century of activism, Prohibition was intended to improve the lives of all citizens by protecting individuals, families and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse; but paradoxically it made millions of people rethink their definition of morality.
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The Ides of March
Title: The Ides of March
Character: Tom Duffy
Released: September 24, 2011
Type: Movie
Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.
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The Hangover Part II
Title: The Hangover Part II
Character: Kingsley
Released: May 25, 2011
Type: Movie
The Hangover crew heads to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the disaster of a bachelor party in Las Vegas last year, Stu is playing it safe with a mellow pre-wedding brunch. However, nothing goes as planned and Bangkok is the perfect setting for another adventure with the rowdy group.
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Too Big to Fail
Title: Too Big to Fail
Character: Ben Bernanke
Released: May 22, 2011
Type: Movie
An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.
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Win Win
Title: Win Win
Character: Mike Flaherty
Released: March 18, 2011
Type: Movie
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.
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Ironclad
Title: Ironclad
Character: King John
Released: March 3, 2011
Type: Movie
In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.
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Title: Conan
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2010
Type: TV
A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.
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Barney's Version
Title: Barney's Version
Character: Barney Panofsky
Released: October 26, 2010
Type: Movie
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
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Title: Downton Abbey
Character: Harold Levinson
Released: September 26, 2010
Type: TV
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
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The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Title: The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Character: Dr. Satan (voice)
Released: September 12, 2009
Type: Movie
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is an animated comedy that also combines elements of a horror and thriller film. It is based upon the comic book series created by Rob Zombie that follows the character of El Superbeasto and his sexy sidekick sister, Suzi-X, voiced by Sheri Moon, as they confront an evil villain by the name of Dr. Satan.
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The Last Station
Title: The Last Station
Character: Vladimir Chertkov
Released: September 4, 2009
Type: Movie
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her husband's loyal disciple, whom she believes was the person responsible for Tolstoy signing a new will that leaves his work and property to the Russian people.
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Cold Souls
Title: Cold Souls
Character: Paul
Released: August 7, 2009
Type: Movie
Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. He enlists their services—only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea.
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Title: Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Character: Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
Released: April 18, 2009
Type: Movie
Amy Poehler's best Saturday Night Live sketches and performances.
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Duplicity
Title: Duplicity
Character: Richard Garsik
Released: March 18, 2009
Type: Movie
Two romantically-engaged corporate spies team up to manipulate a corporate race to corner the market on a medical innovation that will reap huge profits and enable them to lead an extravagant lifestyle together.
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Pretty Bird
Title: Pretty Bird
Character: Rick Honeycutt
Released: August 8, 2008
Type: Movie
A comic tale of three would-be entrepreneurs who set out to invent a rocket belt. The clash of their mismatched personalities soon dissolves the business into a morass of recriminations and retaliations, kidnapping, and murder in this parable of American dreams and delusions.
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Title: John Adams
Character: John Adams
Released: March 16, 2008
Type: TV
Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.
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Fred Claus
Title: Fred Claus
Character: Nick (Santa) Claus
Released: November 9, 2007
Type: Movie
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.
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Too Loud a Solitude
Title: Too Loud a Solitude
Character: Hanta (voice)
Released: October 26, 2007
Type: Movie
An elderly paper-crusher branded a fool in Prague secretly stashes condemned books, preserving their contents and extrapolating from them eccentric scenarios of wit.
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Trumbo
Title: Trumbo
Character: Self
Released: September 10, 2007
Type: Movie
Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hollywood Communists after World War II. Trumbo was one of several writers, directors, and actors who invoked the First Amendment in refusing to answer questions under oath. They were blacklisted and imprisoned. We follow Trumbo to prison, to exile in Mexico with his family, to poverty, to the public shunning of his children, to his writing under others' names, and to an eventual but incomplete vindication. Actors read his letters; his children and friends remember and comment. Archive photos, newsreels and interviews add texture. Written by
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The Nanny Diaries
Title: The Nanny Diaries
Character: Mr. X
Released: August 24, 2007
Type: Movie
A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.
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Shoot 'Em Up
Title: Shoot 'Em Up
Character: Hertz
Released: July 26, 2007
Type: Movie
A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.
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The Hawk Is Dying
Title: The Hawk Is Dying
Character: Georges Gattling
Released: March 30, 2007
Type: Movie
A Gainesville Florida auto upholsterer attempts to subvert his mundane life by training a wild, red-tailed hawk.
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Title: 30 Rock
Character: Ritchie
Released: October 11, 2006
Type: TV
Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.
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The Amazing Screw-On Head
Title: The Amazing Screw-On Head
Character: Screw-On Head (voice)
Released: August 20, 2006
Type: Movie
Based on the award-winning comic book by Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy), The Amazing Screw-On Head chronicles the adventures of a Civil War-era secret agent with an extraordinary special power who serves under president Abraham Lincoln.
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The Illusionist
Title: The Illusionist
Character: Inspector Uhl
Released: August 18, 2006
Type: Movie
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
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The Ant Bully
Title: The Ant Bully
Character: Stan Beals (voice)
Released: July 28, 2006
Type: Movie
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways.
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Title: Amazing Screw-On Head
Character: Screw-On Head (voice)
Released: July 27, 2006
Type: TV
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Lady in the Water
Title: Lady in the Water
Character: Cleveland Heep
Released: July 20, 2006
Type: Movie
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
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Cinderella Man
Title: Cinderella Man
Character: Joe Gould
Released: June 2, 2005
Type: Movie
The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1920s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
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The Fan and the Flower
Title: The Fan and the Flower
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: April 21, 2005
Type: Movie
A narrator tells us the story of a ceiling fan, ensconced in the spare room of a house occupied by an old woman. The fan is lonely, and its life takes a turn for the better when the old woman puts a flowering plant in the spare room. A romance develops between fan and flower, until the old woman's decrepitude puts one of the lovers' life at risk. The fan must act.
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Robots
Title: Robots
Character: Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
Released: March 10, 2005
Type: Movie
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
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Title: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character: Self
Released: January 3, 2005
Type: TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.
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Sideways
Title: Sideways
Character: Miles
Released: October 22, 2004
Type: Movie
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.
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Paycheck
Title: Paycheck
Character: Shorty
Released: December 25, 2003
Type: Movie
Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now in hot water.
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American Splendor
Title: American Splendor
Character: Harvey Pekar
Released: August 15, 2003
Type: Movie
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
Title: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
Character: Narrator
Released: July 1, 2003
Type: Movie
You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong. In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young readers will finally hear the other side of the story of “The Three Little Pigs.”
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Confidence
Title: Confidence
Character: Gordo
Released: April 25, 2003
Type: Movie
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
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The Pentagon Papers
Title: The Pentagon Papers
Character: Anthony Russo
Released: March 9, 2003
Type: Movie
This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg, who, during the Nixon era, strove to preserve American democracy by leaking top-secret documents to the New York Times and Washington Post. The documents in question would eventually become famous as the Pentagon Papers, which revealed the true reasons for U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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Title: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character: Self
Released: January 26, 2003
Type: TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
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Thunderpants
Title: Thunderpants
Character: Johnson J. Johnson
Released: May 24, 2002
Type: Movie
An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becoming an astronaut.
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Big Fat Liar
Title: Big Fat Liar
Character: Marty Wolf
Released: February 8, 2002
Type: Movie
After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken credit!
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Storytelling
Title: Storytelling
Character: Toby Oxman
Released: November 8, 2001
Type: Movie
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
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Planet of the Apes
Title: Planet of the Apes
Character: Limbo
Released: July 25, 2001
Type: Movie
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
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Duets
Title: Duets
Character: Todd Woods
Released: September 9, 2000
Type: Movie
Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off.
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Big Momma's House
Title: Big Momma's House
Character: John
Released: May 31, 2000
Type: Movie
When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain incognito.
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If These Walls Could Talk 2
Title: If These Walls Could Talk 2
Character: Ted Hedley
Released: March 5, 2000
Type: Movie
The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of time -- who are at a crossroads in their lives. In 1961, Edith loses her lover, Abby, to a stroke. Linda and Amy struggle with feminist issues in 1972. And, in 2000, Kal and Fran try to have a baby with the help of sperm donor.
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1961
Title: 1961
Character: Ted Hedley
Released: March 5, 2000
Type: Movie
An elderly lesbian couple, Edith (Vanessa Redgrave) and Abby (Marian Seldes), find out their long-term relationship has no bearing in the eyes of the world in 1961 when tragedy falls on them. Part of the anthology film, If These Walls Could Talk 2.
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Man on the Moon
Title: Man on the Moon
Character: Bob Zmuda
Released: December 22, 1999
Type: Movie
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
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Cradle Will Rock
Title: Cradle Will Rock
Character: Carlo
Released: December 10, 1999
Type: Movie
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
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Winchell
Title: Winchell
Character: Herman Klurfeld
Released: November 21, 1998
Type: Movie
The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.
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Safe Men
Title: Safe Men
Character: Veal Chop
Released: August 7, 1998
Type: Movie
Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues. Romantic interest is added by the daughter of the underworld leader who won't date the men she knows are gangsters.
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The Negotiator
Title: The Negotiator
Character: Rudy
Released: July 29, 1998
Type: Movie
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.
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Saving Private Ryan
Title: Saving Private Ryan
Character: Sergeant William Hill
Released: July 24, 1998
Type: Movie
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
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Doctor Dolittle
Title: Doctor Dolittle
Character: Blaine (uncredited)
Released: June 26, 1998
Type: Movie
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
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The Truman Show
Title: The Truman Show
Character: Simeon
Released: June 4, 1998
Type: Movie
Truman Burbank is the star of The Truman Show, a 24-hour-a-day reality TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows, including his wife and his best friend, is really an actor, paid to be part of his life.
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Tourist Trap
Title: Tourist Trap
Character: Jeremiah Piper
Released: April 5, 1998
Type: Movie
Family comedy about a man who decides to take his family on a trip his famous uncle took years ago. Fascinated by the Civil War in which he devotes all his spare time, George Piper decides to take, for the holidays, his wife and two children in the footsteps of his glorious grandfather, who played a decisive role in the Battle of Cripple Creek. But the journey he imagined motor home does not go as peacefully as planned.Tourist Trap is a Disney television movie that originally aired as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on April 5, 1998. It was later released in Germany on May 13, 2000 and on video in Hungary on June 28, 2001.
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Deconstructing Harry
Title: Deconstructing Harry
Character: Professor Abbott
Released: December 12, 1997
Type: Movie
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.
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Title: The View
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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My Best Friend's Wedding
Title: My Best Friend's Wedding
Character: Bellman
Released: June 19, 1997
Type: Movie
When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.
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Private Parts
Title: Private Parts
Character: Kenny
Released: March 7, 1997
Type: Movie
The auto-biographical story of Howard Stern, the radio-rebel who is now also a TV-personality, an author and a movie star.
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Donnie Brasco
Title: Donnie Brasco
Character: FBI Technician
Released: February 27, 1997
Type: Movie
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
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Arresting Gena
Title: Arresting Gena
Character: Detective Wilson
Released: January 27, 1997
Type: Movie
A directionless teenager (Aesha Waks) becomes involved with a headstrong runaway (Summer Phoenix) and her drug-dealing brother (Sam Rockwell).
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Title: King of the Hill
Character: Mr. McKay (voice)
Released: January 12, 1997
Type: TV
Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.
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Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Before and After
Title: Before and After
Character: Courtroom Audience
Released: February 23, 1996
Type: Movie
Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
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Sabrina
Title: Sabrina
Character: Scott
Released: December 15, 1995
Type: Movie
An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it.
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Title: New York News
Character: Dr. Wargner
Released: September 28, 1995
Type: TV
New York News is a newspaper drama which was broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1995 fall lineup.
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Mighty Aphrodite
Title: Mighty Aphrodite
Character: Extras Guild Researcher
Released: September 13, 1995
Type: Movie
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
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Title: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.
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Title: Homicide: Life on the Street
Released: January 31, 1993
Type: TV
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
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Singles
Title: Singles
Character: Kissing Man
Released: September 18, 1992
Type: Movie
A group of young adults in their twenties, who share an apartment in the city of Seattle, ponder on love and face all the challenges of adulthood.
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Past Midnight
Title: Past Midnight
Character: Larry Canipe
Released: May 3, 1992
Type: Movie
A man gets out of prison after 15 years for stabbing his wife to death, and his social worker becomes convinced he was innocent. As she researches his case, and interviews other people who were involved, she begins to fall in love with him, as her friends warn her that he's dangerous.
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She'll Take Romance
Title: She'll Take Romance
Character: Heckler #2
Released: November 25, 1990
Type: Movie
A TV reporter leads a search for the most romantic man in Seattle and finds one for herself.
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Released: September 5, 1988
Type: TV
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.
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Title: Nature
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 10, 1982
Type: TV
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Host
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Title: Golden Globe Awards
Character: Self - Winner
Released: January 20, 1944
Type: TV
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
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The Goon
Title: The Goon
Character: Franky
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
“The Goon” comic, which debuted in 1998 and was picked up by Dark Horse in 2003, is about a hulking orphan raised by his aunt, a strong-woman for a carnival. When a gangster named Labrazio guns down the aunt, the Goon kills the gangster and takes over his operation.
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Old Time Radio
Title: Old Time Radio
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
On Halloween Evening, the decrepit Riktus Grim, and equally withered Edward D. Mise, await a new tale of terror from their possessed old time radio.