Joel Murray

Joel Murray

Born: April 17, 1963
in Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Joel is a versatile writer-director-actor. The youngest of the nine Murrays is a veteran of over 250 sit-com episodes. He has been a series regular on the comedies Grand, Pacific Station, Love and War, Dharma and Greg and Still Standing. He has also recurred on the series Mike and Molly, My Boys and Two and a Half Men. Brother of Bill Murray, John Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray.

Movies for Joel Murray...

Merry Good Enough
Title: Merry Good Enough
Character: George
Released: October 12, 2023
Type: Movie
Lucy has a complicated relationship with her dysfunctional family, but when her mother disappears on Christmas Eve, she must bring her family back together whether she knows it or not.
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Title: White House Plumbers
Character: Don
Released: May 1, 2023
Type: TV
The true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds accidentally toppled the Presidency they were zealously trying to protect.
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Gorditx
Title: Gorditx
Released: November 25, 2022
Type: Movie
A kung-fu obsessed girl finds an unlikely sensei in the trans masc chef at the exclusive country club where her dad works, and together they plan to win the upcoming kids’ golf tournament.
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Unbound
Title: Unbound
Character: Commander Young
Released: June 13, 2022
Type: Movie
Weeks before giving birth to her first child, Dr. Anna Fisher is chosen for a mission to space. Although the decision to go is easy, Anna is faced with the difficult intersection of motherhood and ambition on the way to her dream.
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Monuments
Title: Monuments
Character: Steven Lesca
Released: June 4, 2021
Type: Movie
A young widower sidesteps grief, loss, and familial dysfunction when he steals his wife's ashes and sets off on an impulsive odyssey through America's heartland to find something he'd lost long before her death.
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Title: AJ and the Queen
Character: Motorcycle Cop
Released: January 10, 2020
Type: TV
While traveling across the country in a run-down RV, drag queen Ruby Red discovers an unlikely sidekick in AJ: a tough-talking 10-year-old stowaway.
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Title: Bob Hearts Abishola
Character: Max Wheeler
Released: September 23, 2019
Type: TV
A love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over.
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Holiday Hell
Title: Holiday Hell
Character: Chris
Released: September 6, 2019
Type: Movie
A mysterious shopkeeper narrates four horror tales, each set during a different holiday.
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Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Title: Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Released: May 27, 2019
Type: Movie
Comic Chris Farley breaks through as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" and later stars in several iconic big-screen comedies, but behind his over-the-top stage presence lay insecurities deeply tied to his addictive personality.
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Title: The Conners
Character: Jim
Released: October 16, 2018
Type: TV
This iconic family—Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J.—grapples with parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America.
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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 Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
Title: The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
Character: Himself
Released: May 2, 2018
Type: Movie
One man’s journey to find meaning in Bill Murray’s many unexpected adventures with everyday people, rare and never-before seen footage of the comedic icon participating in stories previously presumed to be urban legend.
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The Bill Murray Experience
Title: The Bill Murray Experience
Character: Himself
Released: December 19, 2017
Type: Movie
At a crossroads in her life, actress Sadie Katz embarks on a year-long quest to have a magical experience with legendary comedian Bill Murray.
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Title: American Gods
Character: Paunch
Released: April 30, 2017
Type: TV
An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.
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The Last Word
Title: The Last Word
Character: Joe Mueller
Released: March 3, 2017
Type: Movie
A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.
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Killing Reagan
Title: Killing Reagan
Character: Edwin Meese
Released: October 16, 2016
Type: Movie
Killing Reagan explores the events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. Based on the best-selling book, the film begins in the final months leading up to the 1980 presidential election, and explores the challenges Reagan faced to define himself as a leader. Meanwhile, an aimless and deranged Hinckley is unraveling, leading to the fateful day in March 1981 when these disparate figures collided.
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Mr. Pig
Title: Mr. Pig
Character: Gringo
Released: July 22, 2016
Type: Movie
On a mission to sell his last remaining prize hog and reunite with old friends, an aging farmer abandons his foreclosed farm and journeys to Mexico. After smuggling in the hog, his estranged daughter shows up, forcing them to face their past and embark on an adventurous road trip together.
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Title: Hidden America with Jonah Ray
Character: Pete
Released: June 2, 2016
Type: TV
A travel show fronted by our intrepid host, Jonah Ray, where the places are real, but the people aren't. America's Never Been Citier...
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Sophie and the Rising Sun
Title: Sophie and the Rising Sun
Character: Sheriff Cooper
Released: January 27, 2016
Type: Movie
In a small Southern town in the autumn of 1941, Sophie’s lonely life is transformed when an Asian man arrives under mysterious circumstances. Their love affair becomes the lightning rod for long-buried conflicts that erupt in bigotry and violence with the outbreak of World War ll.
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Lamb
Title: Lamb
Character: Wilson
Released: October 20, 2015
Type: Movie
Lamb, based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, traces the self-discovery of David Lamb in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his own goodness, he turns his attention to Tommie, an awkward and unpopular eleven-year-old girl. Lamb is convinced that he can help her avoid a destiny of apathy and emptiness, and takes Tommie for a road trip from Chicago to the Rockies, planning to initiate her into the beauty of the mountain wilderness. The journey shakes them in ways neither expects.
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Bloodsucking Bastards
Title: Bloodsucking Bastards
Character: Ted
Released: August 28, 2015
Type: Movie
A down on his luck cubicle worker and his slacker best friend discover their new boss is a vampire who is turning their coworkers into the un-dead.
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7 Minutes
Title: 7 Minutes
Character: Uncle Pete
Released: October 26, 2014
Type: Movie
When three young criminals lose a stash of drugs, they end up owing money to a ruthless drug lord. With time running out, they plan a daring robbery to raise the cash to settle the debt.
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Title: The Leftovers
Character: George Brevity
Released: June 29, 2014
Type: TV
When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. The drama series 'The Leftovers' is the story of the people who didn't make the cut.
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Party Central
Title: Party Central
Character: Don (voice)
Released: February 20, 2014
Type: Movie
Mike and Sulley are back at Monsters University for a fun-filled weekend with their Oozma Kappa fraternity brothers. The gang is throwing their first party, but no one’s showing up. Luckily for them, Mike and Sulley have come up with a plan to make sure “Party Central” is the most epic party the school has ever seen.
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Jobs
Title: Jobs
Character: Computer Professor
Released: August 16, 2013
Type: Movie
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
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Monsters University
Title: Monsters University
Character: Don Carlton (voice)
Released: June 19, 2013
Type: Movie
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
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Lay the Favorite
Title: Lay the Favorite
Character: Darren
Released: June 22, 2012
Type: Movie
A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.
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God Bless America
Title: God Bless America
Character: Frank
Released: May 11, 2012
Type: Movie
Fed up with the cruelty and stupidity of American culture, an unlikely duo goes on a killing spree, killing reality TV stars, bigots and others they find repugnant.
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The Artist
Title: The Artist
Character: Policeman Fire
Released: October 12, 2011
Type: Movie
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
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Title: Shameless
Character: Eddie Jackson
Released: January 9, 2011
Type: TV
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
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Title: Mike & Molly
Character: Dr. Jeffries
Released: September 20, 2010
Type: TV
A comedy about a working class Chicago couple who find love at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting.
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Hatchet II
Title: Hatchet II
Character: Doug Shapiro
Released: August 26, 2010
Type: Movie
Picking up right where the original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the swamp-dwelling killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family’s connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher.
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Mending Fences
Title: Mending Fences
Character: Sam Bridgewater
Released: June 18, 2009
Type: Movie
When big-city TV journalist Kelly Faraday (Laura Leighton) gets fired, she moves back to her Nevada hometown, where a severe drought may force her aging mother, Ruth (Angie Dickinson), to sell the family farm to a casino developer. As Kelly and Ruth sort out old differences, the erstwhile reporter and her ex-beau Walt (David Lee Smith) begin to suspect the casino of manipulating the town's water supply. Stephen Bridgewater directs this drama.
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The Tiffany Problem
Title: The Tiffany Problem
Character: Mr. Reynolds
Released: September 19, 2008
Type: Movie
30 year old Sam has his Trick or Treating plan's foiled when his wife stays home sick for the night.
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Title: The Big Bang Theory
Character: Doug
Released: September 24, 2007
Type: TV
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.
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Title: Mad Men
Character: Fred Rumsen
Released: July 19, 2007
Type: TV
Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.
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Title: My Boys
Character: Crowley
Released: November 28, 2006
Type: TV
My Boys follows PJ, a twenty-something professional sportswriter who is looking for love within her world which is dominated by her group of male friends. Her tomboyish, no-nonsense approach to relationships tends to freak out potential suitors which leads her only female friend to advise her to dress and act more feminine.
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Hatchet
Title: Hatchet
Character: Doug Shapiro
Released: April 27, 2006
Type: Movie
When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
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Title: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Character: Andrew Kane
Released: August 4, 2005
Type: TV
Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.
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Title: Grey's Anatomy
Character: Agent Martin Fields
Released: March 27, 2005
Type: TV
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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Nobody Knows Anything!
Title: Nobody Knows Anything!
Character: Robber #1
Released: August 24, 2004
Type: Movie
An aspiring filmmaker learns that success in Hollywood doesn't come as easy as she suspected as she attempts to discover the formula to success. When the guidance of her helpful has-been uncle fails to pave the way, Sarah Wilder must seek the advice of such Hollywood heavies as Mike Meyers, Ben Stiller, and Fred Willard -- only to discover that the old adage is true and Nobody Knows Anything about how to succeed in the cutthroat world of Los Angeles.
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Title: Cold Case
Character: Bobby Kent (2008)
Released: September 28, 2003
Type: TV
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
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Title: Joan of Arcadia
Released: September 26, 2003
Type: TV
Joan Girardi has begun acting a little strange since her family moved to the city of Arcadia. No one knows that various people keep introducing themselves as God, and then giving the teenager specific directions to do things. Unsure of what God wants, and if she's even sane, Joan tentatively begins to follow God's cryptic directives, all the while trying to retain a "normal" teen-aged existence.
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Title: Two and a Half Men
Character: Petey
Released: September 22, 2003
Type: TV
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
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Title: Two and a Half Men
Character: Nick
Released: September 22, 2003
Type: TV
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
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Title: Two and a Half Men
Character: Doug
Released: September 22, 2003
Type: TV
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
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Title: 3-South
Released: November 7, 2002
Type: TV
3 South is an American animated series that aired on MTV. The show focused on two lifelong friends, Sanford and Del, and their adventures at the fictional Barder College. With the exception of their roommate Joe, nearly everyone at Barder is stupid and inept. Nonetheless, the idiotic, irresponsible, and thoughtless Sanford and Del are portrayed as the series' heroes, whereas the responsible, intelligent Joe is the de facto villain in most episodes. The series was created by Family Guy veteran writers Mark Hentemann and Steve Callaghan, based on a short film they had created years earlier. It is to-date the only animated series produced for MTV by Warner Bros. Animation. The show's theme song is The Flaming Lips' song "Fight Test" from the album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.
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Title: Still Standing
Released: September 30, 2002
Type: TV
After 18 years of marriage, high school sweethearts Bill and Judy Miller still make each other laugh and try to keep their marriage intact, even when their family pulls them in different directions. Since Bill has a far more immature approach to marriage and raising their three children than Judy does, they work at striking a balance and remembering why they love each other, quirks and all.
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Title: John Doe
Released: September 20, 2002
Type: TV
John Doe tell the story of a man who wakes up naked on an island off the coast of Seattle, knowing everything in the world there is to know—except for who he is and how and why he ended up there.
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Title: The Sweet Spot
Character: Self
Released: April 2, 2002
Type: TV
Murray brothers Bill, Brian, Joel, and John visit various golf courses.
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A Baby Blues Christmas Special
Title: A Baby Blues Christmas Special
Character: Carl Bitterman (voice)
Released: February 24, 2002
Type: Movie
Wanda and Darryl already begin to disagree about child-rearing on the way home from the hospital with Zoe, their newborn. Wanda believes in a more relaxed upbringing, whereas Darryl wants to shield Zoe from everything potentially harmful, such as television. It doesn't help that Wanda and Darryl's four parents are all visiting them for Christmas dinner
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Title: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character: Bus Driver #1
Released: October 15, 2000
Type: TV
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
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Title: Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Character: Triffid (voice)
Released: October 2, 2000
Type: TV
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an American animated science fiction/adventure/comedy series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series originally aired on UPN and ABC from October 2000 to January 2001 as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning programming block. It follows the adventures of space ranger Buzz Lightyear, who first appeared in the film Toy Story as an action figure and one of the film's protagonists.
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Title: Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Character: Professor Triffid (voice)
Released: October 2, 2000
Type: TV
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an American animated science fiction/adventure/comedy series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series originally aired on UPN and ABC from October 2000 to January 2001 as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning programming block. It follows the adventures of space ranger Buzz Lightyear, who first appeared in the film Toy Story as an action figure and one of the film's protagonists.
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Title: Baby Blues
Released: July 28, 2000
Type: TV
An animated television series based on the Baby Blues comic strip.
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Title: Malcolm in the Middle
Character: Larry
Released: January 9, 2000
Type: TV
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
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The Thin Pink Line
Title: The Thin Pink Line
Character: Bartender
Released: October 7, 1998
Type: Movie
A film crew in search of a new documentary project determines to find a wrongfully imprisoned death-row inmate. Enter Chauncey Ledbetter, a quirky and potentially gay prisoner convicted of murdering his high school show choir teacher. As filming of the documentary progresses, evidence increases that Chauncey might be guilty after all.
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Title: Dharma & Greg
Character: Pete Cavanaugh
Released: September 24, 1997
Type: TV
Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002. It stars Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who got married on their first date despite being complete opposites. The series is co-produced by Chuck Lorre Productions, More-Medavoy Productions and 4 to 6 Foot Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The show's theme song was written and performed by composer Dennis C. Brown. Created by executive producers Dottie Dartland and Chuck Lorre, the comedy took much of its inspiration from so-called culture-clash "fish out of water" situations. The show earned eight Golden Globe nominations, six Emmy Award nominations, and six Satellite Awards nominations. Elfman earned a Golden Globe in 1999 for Best Actress.
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The Cable Guy
Title: The Cable Guy
Character: Basketball Player
Released: June 10, 1996
Type: Movie
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.
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Title: Partners
Released: September 11, 1995
Type: TV
Partners is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from 1995 to 1996.
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Title: Beethoven
Character: Beethoven (voice)
Released: September 10, 1994
Type: TV
Beethoven is an animated sitcom, loosely based on the 1992 motion picture of the same name. The series was produced by Northern Lights Entertainment, Universal Animation Studios, and Universal Television, and aired for one season on CBS, with 26 fifteen-minute episodes produced.
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Title: Love & War
Character: Ray Litvak
Released: September 21, 1992
Type: TV
A woman running a bar in New York City while trying to maintain a romance with an egotistical opinion columnist.
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The Prom
Title: The Prom
Character: Treatment Booth Attendant
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Marty is not comfortable showing his body at college or private. He is suffering from a skin disease called nevus flammeus. In town he stumbles on The Dunes. A porn-shop-theme-park with one booth named "The Prom". This is where Lana works.
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Only You
Title: Only You
Character: Bert
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Dumped by his fiancée, Clifford Godfrey goes on vacation anyway where he ends up torn between a sober party girl and his travel agent.
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Title: Pacific Station
Character: Captain Ken Epstein
Released: September 15, 1991
Type: TV
Pacific Station is an American situation comedy aired in the United States by NBC as part of its 1991 fall lineup. The series was created by the team of Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman.
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Shakes the Clown
Title: Shakes the Clown
Character: Milkman
Released: August 28, 1991
Type: Movie
Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.
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Title: Blossom
Released: July 5, 1990
Type: TV
Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991, to May 22, 1995. The series was created by Don Reo, and starred Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenager living with her father and two brothers. It was produced by Reo's Impact Zone Productions in association with Witt/Thomas Productions and Touchstone Television.
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Title: Grand
Character: Norris Weldon
Released: January 18, 1990
Type: TV
In the piano-making town of Grand, Pennsylvania, Janice Pasetti keeps house for factory owner Harris Weldon, his newlywed niece and her husband, while raising her teenage daughter.
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Elvis Stories
Title: Elvis Stories
Character: Shopping Elvis / Paul
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Elvis Stories is a short movie directed by Ben Stiller and starring John Cusack and Ben Stiller
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Scrooged
Title: Scrooged
Character: Guest
Released: November 22, 1988
Type: Movie
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
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Long Gone
Title: Long Gone
Character: Bart Polanski
Released: May 23, 1987
Type: Movie
Story of the Tampico Stogies, a low minor-league baseball team, and its star player and manager, Stud' Cantrell, as they battle for the league championship amidst the corruption and racism of the American south.
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One Crazy Summer
Title: One Crazy Summer
Character: George Calamari
Released: August 8, 1986
Type: Movie
An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.