Efren Ramirez

Efren Ramirez

Born: October 2, 1973
in Los Angeles, California, USA
Efren Antonio Ramirez (born October 2, 1973) is an American actor. He is most known as Pedro in the feature film Napoleon Dynamite.

Initially, his career consisted of guest star appearances on television, as he appeared in diverse roles on E.R., American Dad, Judging Amy, The District, MAD TV, and Scrubs.

However, it was his memorable portrayal of Pedro in the feature film Napoleon Dynamite that dramatically launched what has become a hugely prolific acting career with an unusually diverse series of performances

In the years since that film was released, Efren Ramirez has appeared in scores of films and television shows including leading roles in the HBO film Walkout, with Edward James Olmos; Employee of the Month, opposite Dane Cook and Dax Shepard; and Crank and its sequel Crank: High Voltage, opposite Jason Statham (playing his own twin brother in the sequel). He has also appeared in other movies including Gamer with Gerard Butler; When in Rome with Kristen Bell; Crossing the Heart, opposite Kris Kristofferson; House of My Father, opposite Will Ferrell; HBO's Eastbound and Down with Danny McBride; and Perpetual Grace Ltd.

He appeared in FOX's The Grinder with Rob Lowe and voiced for the animated series Bordentown with Hank Azaria and Alex Bernstein, Hulu's Deadbeat with Tyler Labine, and the film Middleschool: The Worst Years of My Life, based on the James Patterson best seller.

When he isn't filming, he is spinning records as a guest D.J. in clubs all across the country. He has published his first book, Direct Your Own Life . 

Movies for Efren Ramirez...

Due Justice
Title: Due Justice
Character: Santiago
Released: November 24, 2023
Type: Movie
An attorney with a military past hunts down the gang who killed his wife and took his daughter.
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Satanic Hispanics
Title: Satanic Hispanics
Character: The Traveler
Released: September 14, 2023
Type: Movie
When police raid a house in El Paso, they find it full of dead Latinos, and only one survivor. He’s known as The Traveler, and when they take him to the station for questioning, he tells them those lands are full of magic and talks about the horrors he’s encountered in his long time on this earth, about portals to other worlds, mythical creatures, demons and the undead. Stories about Latin American legends.
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Lightyear
Title: Lightyear
Character: Airman Diaz (voice)
Released: June 15, 2022
Type: Movie
Legendary Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion Sox.
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Title: Made for Love
Character: Oz Wimmer
Released: April 1, 2021
Type: TV
Thirty-something Hazel Green tries to escape a suffocating marriage — until she realizes her tech billionaire husband has implanted a revolutionary tracking device, the Made for Love, in her brain.
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More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Title: More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 2021
Type: Movie
The Oscar nominated actor best known for his role of Mr. Miyagi, left behind a painfully revealing autobiographical record of his much-too-brief time here on earth. Tracing his journey from being bed bound as a boy to the bright lights and discrimination in Hollywood. Deep inside that sweet, generous, multi-talented performer seethed an army of demons, that even alcohol and drugs couldn't mask.
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Title: FBI: Most Wanted
Character: Oscar Zamora
Released: January 7, 2020
Type: TV
The Fugitive Task Force relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. Seasoned agent Jess LaCroix oversees the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out in the field, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice.
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Title: Perpetual Grace LTD
Character: Felipe Guillermo Usted
Released: June 2, 2019
Type: TV
James, a disgraced firefighter turned grifter, seizes a chance, illicit opportunity to reverse his life’s worsening course as he attempts to prey upon Pastor Byron Brown, who turns out to be far more dangerous than he appears.
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Trafficked
Title: Trafficked
Character: Enrique
Released: October 6, 2017
Type: Movie
In this story inspired by real characters, three girls from America, Nigeria and India are trafficked through an elaborate global network and enslaved in a Texas brothel, and must together attempt a daring escape to reclaim their freedom.
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Varsity Punks
Title: Varsity Punks
Character: Coach Menlo
Released: March 25, 2017
Type: Movie
When star high school quarterback AJ Montoya breaks his hand his only hope is to team up with his longtime rivals, the cross country team--a group of nerds and misfits with potential for high school glory.
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Mad Families
Title: Mad Families
Character: Rolando
Released: January 12, 2017
Type: Movie
Three families compete for a camping spot during a busy Fourth of July holiday weekend.
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Title: Ice
Character: Nicolas
Released: November 16, 2016
Type: TV
A diamond dealer navigates the culturally diverse and treacherous world of the diamond business.
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Title: Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Character: Gus
Released: October 7, 2016
Type: Movie
A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.
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Super Sex
Title: Super Sex
Character: Bodega Guy / Donut Guy / Street 'John'
Released: April 15, 2016
Type: Movie
It's always hard to find something for a dad who has everything. He says he just wants to be loved. So, his children provide it in a way they never before imagined—Super Sex!
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Title: Bordertown
Character: Ruiz
Released: January 3, 2016
Type: TV
The comedy, which takes place in a fictitious desert town near the U.S.-Mexico border, centers on the intertwining daily lives of neighbors Bud Buckwald and Ernesto Gonzales. Bud, a married father of three, is a Border Patrol agent who feels threatened by the cultural changes that have transformed his neighborhood. Living next door is Ernesto, an industrious Mexican immigrant and father of four, who is proud to be making it in America. As Bud and Ernesto’s paths begin to cross, their families become bound by friendship, romance and conflict.
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Endgame
Title: Endgame
Character: Mr. Alvarado
Released: September 25, 2015
Type: Movie
Since he was 5 yrs old, Jose's abuelita taught him to play chess like his grandfather who was a champion in Mexico. Now as part of the Brownsville school team, Jose has the chance to use his skills and for once in his life, finds himself in the spotlight, as he tries to help his team make it to the Texas state finals. As their coach, Mr. Alvarado, teaches his students the meaning of perseverance and team effort in the face of adversity, Jose discovers his own strengths and uses them to bring his broken family together.
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Lennon or McCartney
Title: Lennon or McCartney
Character: Self
Released: December 12, 2014
Type: Movie
550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only. Some stuck to one, some said more, some answered quickly, some thought it through, and some didn't answer at all. That question… Lennon or McCartney?
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Title: Constantine
Character: Julio
Released: October 24, 2014
Type: TV
A man struggling with his faith is haunted by the sins of his past but is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.
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School Dance
Title: School Dance
Character: El Matador
Released: July 2, 2014
Type: Movie
High schooler Jason has found his dream girl—the gorgeous Anastacia. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know he exists. If he can win a spot on the school’s hottest dance crew, Jason might have a shot. But before he does, he’ll have to overcome his battle-ax of a mother, survive Anastacia’s gangsta brother, and pass the crew’s initiation—in this fresh, sexy, and outrageously funny comedy.
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Title: TripTank
Character: Manny (voice)
Released: April 2, 2014
Type: TV
TripTank is Comedy Central’s newest animated experience, executive produced by ShadowMachine’s Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico. The weekly, eight-episode half-hour series, showcases a wide range of fast-paced, hard-hitting animated comedy shorts presented in an anthology style, weaving together stand-alone and recurring narrative pieces.
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Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
Title: Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
Character: Ma-Ti
Released: December 12, 2012
Type: Movie
Captain Planet drops in on a very concerned Environmental Protection Organization, and he and Ma-Ti have a heart to heart.
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Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
Title: Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
Character: Ma-Ti
Released: December 10, 2012
Type: Movie
Watch out! Don Cheadle is back as Captain Planet and he's still turning everyone into trees.
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Coffees
Title: Coffees
Character: Julio
Released: May 10, 2012
Type: Movie
Love will make you do irrational acts of kindness.
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Casa de Mi Padre
Title: Casa de Mi Padre
Character: Esteban
Released: March 15, 2012
Type: Movie
Scheming of a way to save their father's ranch, the Alvarez brothers find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord.
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Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Released: January 15, 2012
Type: TV
Napoleon Dynamite is an American animated sitcom based on the 2004 cult film of the same name. The series was created by Jared and Jerusha Hess and developed by the Hesses and Mike Scully. The series follows the adventures of Napoleon Dynamite in the small town of Preston, Idaho. The Hesses came up with the idea for the series after filming Napoleon Dynamite. It originally ran on Fox from January 15, 2012, to March 4, 2012, before being cancelled.
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Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
Title: Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
Character: Ma-Ti
Released: September 14, 2011
Type: Movie
Don Cheadle is obviously the best person to play Captain Planet in the movie version of the popular cartoon, hopefully they make his character a nicer guy.
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When in Rome
Title: When in Rome
Character: Juan (uncredited)
Released: January 29, 2010
Type: Movie
After fishing out coins from a water fountain in Italy, cynical New Yorker Beth Harper finds herself being wooed by several ardent suitors. As she deals with the attention, Beth tries to figure out whether a charming reporter really loves her.
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The Pool Boys
Title: The Pool Boys
Character: Hector
Released: September 30, 2009
Type: Movie
A pool boy and a gardener turn an empty mansion into a home for women who belong to the world's oldest profession.
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Gamer
Title: Gamer
Character: DJ
Released: September 3, 2009
Type: Movie
Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.
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Ratko: The Dictator's Son
Title: Ratko: The Dictator's Son
Character: Ratko Volvic
Released: June 1, 2009
Type: Movie
The son of a dictator travels to the U.S. to attend college.
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Crank: High Voltage
Title: Crank: High Voltage
Character: Venus
Released: April 16, 2009
Type: Movie
Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
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Title: Eastbound & Down
Character: Catuey
Released: February 15, 2009
Type: TV
Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.
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Pants on Fire
Title: Pants on Fire
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2008
Type: Movie
A struggling actor's tall tales of fame and fortune are suddenly challenged when his hometown buddies make a surprise trip to Hollywood.
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Title: I Love the New Millennium
Character: Self
Released: June 23, 2008
Type: TV
I Love the New Millennium, the latest entry into the I Love the... series, is a nostalgia show focusing on the 2000s and premiered on VH1 Monday, June 23, 2008. Each night, from Monday to Thursday, two of the eight episodes premiered, corresponding to the years from 2000 to 2007. As the series aired in 2008, it did not include episodes for the years 2008 or 2009. Episodes for those years never came to fruition, as the series has since been abandoned.
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Saravia
Title: Saravia
Character: Self
Released: January 30, 2008
Type: Movie
A spiritual journey into the life of painter, writer and composer Mauricio Saravia.
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Moola
Title: Moola
Character: Hector
Released: April 20, 2007
Type: Movie
Just as the business which Steve helped create, American Lightsticks, is on the brink of collapse, a huge 'deal' suddenly materializes, and he and his partners are sure that their lives have changed forever. A true-to-life comedy inspired by actual events.
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Title: El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
Released: March 3, 2007
Type: TV
The daily adventures of a 12 year old Mexican superhero dealing with bizarre enemies, as well as his own superhero father and villain grandfather.
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Employee of the Month
Title: Employee of the Month
Character: Jorge
Released: October 6, 2006
Type: Movie
When he hears that the new female employee digs ambitious men who are the store employee of the month, a slacker gets his act together but finds himself in competition with his rival, an ambitious co-worker.
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Crank
Title: Crank
Character: Kaylo
Released: August 31, 2006
Type: Movie
Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.
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All You've Got
Title: All You've Got
Character: Carlos
Released: May 20, 2006
Type: Movie
Three friends' love for volleyball is tested to the limit when their school burns to the ground and they are forced to join a rival school in order to win the national championship.
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Potheads: The Movie
Title: Potheads: The Movie
Character: Tito
Released: April 20, 2006
Type: Movie
Living in small town America there isn't a whole lot to do outside of kicking back and smoking some weed with your friends. But, for Anthony, Sheppard and his three best friends, small town life is about to take a back seat to an adventure that will change their lives forever.
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Walkout
Title: Walkout
Character: Bobby Verdugo
Released: March 18, 2006
Type: Movie
Walkout is the true story of a young Mexican American high school teacher, Sal Castro. He mentors a group of students in East Los Angeles, when the students decide to stage a peaceful walkout to protest the injustices of the public school system. Set against the background of the civil rights movement of 1968, it is a story of courage and the fight for justice and empowerment.
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Title: American Dad!
Character: Paco (voice)
Released: February 6, 2005
Type: TV
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."
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Napoleon Dynamite
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Character: Pedro Sanchez
Released: June 11, 2004
Type: Movie
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
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Just Hustle
Title: Just Hustle
Character: Street Connection
Released: January 27, 2004
Type: Movie
A young private detective is set up to take the fall for a college gambling ring that has paid a football player to throw the National Championship.
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Title: Best Week Ever
Released: January 23, 2004
Type: TV
Best Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009. In January 2010, it was announced that the show was cancelled. On August 3, 2012, VH1 announced the return of Best Week Ever. New weekly episodes began January 18, 2013. On the show, comedians analyze the previous week's developments in pop culture, including recent happenings in entertainment and celebrity gossip. The show's tagline is, "It's everything you love, everything you missed, and all the stuff you need to see again."
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Title: America's Next Top Model
Character: Guest
Released: May 20, 2003
Type: TV
Aspiring models compete for a chance to break into the business with a panel of judges critiquing their progress throughout the competition.
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Title: George Lopez
Released: March 27, 2002
Type: TV
George raises daughter Carmen and dyslexic son Max with his wife Angie, after surviving a miserable, dysfunctional childhood at the hands of his neglectful alcoholic mother Benny.
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Title: Scrubs
Character: Ricky
Released: October 2, 2001
Type: TV
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
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Delivering Milo
Title: Delivering Milo
Character: Street Hustler
Released: January 4, 2001
Type: Movie
A guardian angel has 24 hours to convince a soul that life on Earth is worth the effort.
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Title: Boston Public
Character: Amaad Wilkens
Released: October 23, 2000
Type: TV
Principal Steven Harper runs Winslow High School as best as he can while dealing with the demands of the faculty, the students and their parents.
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Rave
Title: Rave
Character: Bookie
Released: October 12, 2000
Type: Movie
The lives of six Los Angeles teens pursuing the hottest rave in the city intertwine in unexpected ways over the course of a single day in this drama directed and co-written by Ron Krauss. The ensemble cast includes Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite), Tamara Mello ("Popular"), Douglas Spain (But I'm a Cheerleader), Aimee Graham (From Dusk Till Dawn), Nicholle Tom ("Beverly Hills 90210"), Dante Basco (Hook) and Steven Bauer (Traffic).
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Title: Even Stevens
Released: June 17, 2000
Type: TV
The Stevens are a middle-class family living in Sacramento, CA. Husband and father Steve is a successful attorney. Wife and mother Eileen is a state Senator. Their oldest child Donnie ia a high-school sports legend. Ren, an 8th-grader, is just about the perfect daughter. She makes the best grades, she's popular, she does volunteer work and other extracurricular tasks by the score. Her brother Louis, in the 7th grade, is her opposite. He likes to sleep late, he's messy, his grades are not good, he's frequently in detention and he seems to take nothing seriously. But he is serious about finding something of his own that he can do to put himself on a par with the rest of his overachieving family. Though he and Ren occasionally soften their attitudes toward each other, at any given moment the're likely to be fighting like mongoose and cobra.
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Title: Judging Amy
Character: Ricky Diaz
Released: September 19, 1999
Type: TV
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.
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King Cobra
Title: King Cobra
Character: Teen Boy
Released: August 10, 1999
Type: Movie
30 feet of pure terror is the result of an experimental drug used in a biochemical lab and this mutated nightmare is pure evil! Half-African cobra and half-diamondback, he's 30 feet long with a giant appetite for terror.
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Race
Title: Race
Character: Miguel Álvarez
Released: September 17, 1998
Type: Movie
An East L.A working stiff is bullied by his wife to run for a City Council position against a well-organized recognized political figure.
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Title: EP Daily
Released: September 20, 1997
Type: TV
EP Daily is a daily news television show that covers movies, TV shows, comic books, collectibles and gadgets. Created and executive produced by host Victor Lucas, and his Vancouver, British Columbia production company Greedy Productions Ltd, EP Daily has been a staple on airwaves since its debut in September 1997.
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Title: Dangerous Minds
Released: September 30, 1996
Type: TV
Dangerous Minds is an American drama television series that aired on ABC network between September 1996 and March 1997. The series is based on the motion picture film, Dangerous Minds. Annie Potts stars in the lead role originated by Michelle Pfeiffer.
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Kazaam
Title: Kazaam
Character: Carlos
Released: July 17, 1996
Type: Movie
When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years.
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Tammy and the T-Rex
Title: Tammy and the T-Rex
Character: Pizza Boy
Released: December 28, 1994
Type: Movie
An evil scientist implants the brain of a murdered high school student into an animatronic Tyrannosaurus, who later wreaks vengeance on the bullies who killed him, and is reunited with his sweetheart.
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Title: ER
Character: Jimmy
Released: September 19, 1994
Type: TV
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character: Renaldo
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
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Willy Goes Way Back!
Title: Willy Goes Way Back!
Character: Willy
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
When a suspicious doctor recruits wide-eyed Willy to be the test subject in a mysterious experiment, there are two things Willy doesn't know: this man is not a doctor, and Willy is about to go on the adventure of a lifetime.