Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Born: July 21, 1951
Died: August 11, 2014
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards.

Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s, and released several comedy albums including Reality ... What a Concept in 1980. He rose to fame playing the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–1982). He received his first leading film role in Popeye (1980). Williams went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), and The Fisher King (1991).

Williams starred in the critically acclaimed dramas The World According to Garp (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990), Patch Adams (1998), Insomnia (2002), One Hour Photo (2002), and World's Greatest Dad (2009). He also starred in family films such as Hook (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), Jack (1996), Flubber (1997), RV (2006), and the Night at the Museum trilogy (2006–2014). He lent his voice to the animated films Aladdin (1992), Robots (2005), Happy Feet (2006), and its 2011 sequel.

Williams was found dead at his home in Paradise Cay, California, in August 2014, at the age of 63. At the time of his suicide, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. According to his widow, Williams had experienced depression, anxiety, and increasing paranoia. His autopsy found "diffuse Lewy body disease" and Lewy body dementia professionals said his symptoms were consistent with dementia with Lewy bodies.

Movies for Robin Williams...

Title: Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
Character: Self / Galactic Leader (archive footage)
Released: November 13, 2023
Type: TV
Chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God, a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who built a cult through her online manifestos and live-streaming sessions. As Amy's health declined, her followers believed her death would lead to her evacuation by UFO and salvation for humanity. Told through the eyes of Amy's devotees and constructed from the cult's archival footage, the three-part docuseries captures the perils of internet proselytizing and a conspiracy-driven faith.
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Once Upon a Studio
Title: Once Upon a Studio
Character: Genie (voice) (archive footage)
Released: September 24, 2023
Type: Movie
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.
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Title: Dark Side of Comedy
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 16, 2022
Type: TV
Throughout the history of comedy, many comedians have lost themselves to the art’s darker side, through addiction, suicide, depression and self-destruction. Dark Side of Comedy explores these stories, shining a new light on comedy’s darkest corners.
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The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
Title: The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 19, 2022
Type: Movie
In this comedy special, Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler and Dave Chappelle honor George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Robin Williams and Richard Pryor.
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The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
Title: The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 12, 2022
Type: Movie
The amazing story of the animograph, a machine created in France in the sixties by the cartoonist and self-taught inventor Jean Dejoux (1922-2015), whose creation was intended to revolutionize the animation industry.
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Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Title: Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 30, 2022
Type: Movie
Robin Williams. The comic genius with an electric mind, with a range of talent that left us breathless. The one who amazed and kept us entertained until the very end, and whose sole purpose in life was to make people laugh. Living life to the fullest, he went from one memorable film role to the other. But behind the upbeat, frenzied facade of Robin Williams was a sensitive and vulnerable man, deeply plagued by depression and haunted by his demons. Few comedians have ever been as beloved as Robin Williams. His story is full of tragic moments. It inspires us to look past the mask of those people who seem to have a perfect life. His legacy, reaching way beyond his body of work, lives on. We look back at the journey and tragic loss of a unique comic legend...and one of the greatest comedians of all time.
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Title: Superstar
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 11, 2021
Type: TV
The mavericks who shaped American culture.
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Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
Title: Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 1, 2020
Type: Movie
A look at the making of Popeye(1980) featuring interviews with Robert Altman, Stephen Altman, and Robin Williams
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Robin's Wish
Title: Robin's Wish
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: September 1, 2020
Type: Movie
The final word in the story of what really happened to Robin Williams at the end of his life, focusing on his fight against a deadly neurodegenerative disorder known as Lewy body dementia.
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The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Title: The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Character: (archive footage)
Released: January 2, 2020
Type: Movie
Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes footage, memorable scenes and exclusive interviews with the actors, creators and crew members.
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Title: The Top Ten Revealed
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 11, 2018
Type: TV
Spotlighting the most influential songs, bands, and musicians in the history of rock n' roll with a rotating panel of music icons and experts for an insightful discussion examining the music that has left an indelible mark on the rock n' roll scene.
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Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
Title: Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 28, 2016
Type: Movie
A two-hour documentary special Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors which gives viewers an intimate look at his life from his childhood in the suburbs of Chicago to small comedy clubs in Los Angeles, his breakthrough role on the TV show Happy Days as Mork from Ork and his big screen triumphs.
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Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
Title: Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
Character: Self
Released: June 15, 2016
Type: Movie
Documentary telling the extraordinary story of Koko, the only 'talking' gorilla in the world, and her lifelong relationship with Penny Patterson. Project Koko started as a PhD project to teach sign language to a baby gorilla, but as Koko began to communicate with Penny, an intense bond formed between them. Penny has now been with Koko for over 40 years and claims Koko can reveal fresh insights into the workings of an animal's mind. Koko's unique life with Penny has been filmed every step of the way. Over 2,000 hours of footage chart the most dramatic moments - Penny's battle to keep Koko from being taken back to the zoo in which she was born, Penny's clash with academic critics who doubted her claims and the image of Koko mourning the death of her kitten.
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Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Title: Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 13, 2015
Type: Movie
Del Close was never a household name, but any comedy enthusiast is aware of his impact. From Bill Murray to Chris Farley to Amy Poehler, many of the most famous comedians consider him their mentor. Fifteen years after Del Close’s death, thousands of Improv students, comedy fans, actors, and successful comedians gather to celebrate the most important person in modern comedy that no one knows.
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Absolutely Anything
Title: Absolutely Anything
Character: Dennis the Dog (voice)
Released: June 26, 2015
Type: Movie
Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Title: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Character: Theodore Roosevelt
Released: December 17, 2014
Type: Movie
When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
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A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Title: A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Character: Mitch Mitchler
Released: November 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
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3 Still Standing
Title: 3 Still Standing
Character: Self
Released: October 4, 2014
Type: Movie
Three stand-up comedians seek fame and fortune in the hottest comedy scene in the world: San Francisco in the 1980s.
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Robin Williams, A Comedy Genius
Title: Robin Williams, A Comedy Genius
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: September 9, 2014
Type: Movie
Peter Pan for Steven Spielberg, heavenly tramp for Terry Gilliam ("The Fisher King"), mentor in "Will Hunting" and crazy genius in Disney's Aladdin: Robin William leaves the image of a big brother warm, at the protective and rebellious, advocating a joyful revolt against stupidity and resignation. It is this familiar genius that millions of fans of all ages have praised on social media after his suicide on August 11, 2014. Some of those who worked with him, including his former TV partner Pam Dawber , evoke the friend and the actor. A tribute punctuated by numerous excerpts, drawn from TV, cinema and on stage, some unknown in France.
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Altman
Title: Altman
Character: Self
Released: August 1, 2014
Type: Movie
Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema left an indelible mark, not merely on the evolution of his art form, but also on the western zeitgeist. With its use of rare interviews, representative film clips, archival images, and musings from his family and most recognizable collaborators, Altman is a dynamic and heartfelt mediation on an artist whose expression, passion and appetite knew few bounds.
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Robin Williams Remembered
Title: Robin Williams Remembered
Character: Himself
Released: June 1, 2014
Type: Movie
Celebrating the life of Robin Williams with interviews, tributes and clips from his career.
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The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Title: The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Character: Henry Altmann
Released: May 23, 2014
Type: Movie
After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make amends with everyone he has ever hurt.
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All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
Title: All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 28, 2014
Type: Movie
All About Ann celebrates the achievements of larger-than-life Ann Richards, who became the first elected female governor of Texas. Her cool demeanor, acid wit, and passion for social inclusivity made her one of the most powerful and progressive governors in U.S. history, a liberal democrat intent on building “the new Texas.” But, when the 1994 election begins, Richards is faced with her toughest challenge yet, as an increasingly conservative majority turn towards a new, pro-business candidate: George W. Bush.
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Boulevard
Title: Boulevard
Character: Nolan Mack
Released: April 20, 2014
Type: Movie
Nolan Mack, a soft-spoken bank employee, undoubtedly loves his wife Joy, though their cavernous empty house only underscores how disconnected they’ve always been from each other. Nolan finds himself drifting from his familiar present-day life in pursuit of lost time after meeting a troubled young man named Leo on his drive home. What begins as an aimless drive down an unfamiliar street turns into a life-altering series of events.
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Title: And the Oscar Goes To...
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 1, 2014
Type: Movie
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
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Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
Title: Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
Character: Self
Released: December 11, 2013
Type: Movie
Clarkson and guests will celebrate the festive season with a comedic musical take on a traditional Christmas morality tale. Song selection will come directly off her just-released Christmas album, "Wrapped in Red," featuring classics such as "Silent Night" and "White Christmas" as well as the title track
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The Face of Love
Title: The Face of Love
Character: Roger Stillman
Released: October 25, 2013
Type: Movie
A widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband.
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Title: The Crazy Ones
Character: Simon Roberts
Released: September 26, 2013
Type: TV
The Crazy Ones is an American situation comedy series created by David E. Kelley that stars Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar. The single-camera project premiered on CBS on September 26, 2013, as part of the 2013–14 American television season as a Thursday night 9 pm entry. Bill D'Elia, Dean Lorey, Jason Winer, John Montgomery and Mark Teitelbaum serve as executive producers for 20th Century Fox Television.
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The Butler
Title: The Butler
Character: Dwight Eisenhower
Released: August 16, 2013
Type: Movie
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
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The Big Wedding
Title: The Big Wedding
Character: Father Monaghan
Released: April 25, 2013
Type: Movie
To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Title: Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Character: Self
Released: April 23, 2013
Type: Movie
Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.
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Radioman
Title: Radioman
Character: Self
Released: December 7, 2012
Type: Movie
The extraordinary story of 'Radioman', a New York film set mascot who overcame homelessness and alcoholism to become a fixture of the New York film industry, with over 100 small parts to his name.
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Persistence of Vision
Title: Persistence of Vision
Character: Himself
Released: October 4, 2012
Type: Movie
It was to be the greatest animated film of all time. Not just an eye-opener, but a game-changer. Richard Williams demanded nothing less, investing nearly three decades into his movie masterpiece. From as early as 1964 he ploughed most of the profits right back into his pet project, a feature inspired by the Arabian Nights and provisionally known as Mullah Nasruddin. He assembled a team of inspired young artists—and brought in the best Hollywood craftsmen to teach them—and devised what would be the most elaborate, kaleidoscopic, mind-boggling visual sequences ever committed to celluloid. Years passed. Potential financiers came and went. Work continued. But it was only after Roger Rabbit that Williams had a studio budget to corroborate the munificence of his imagination.
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Title: Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character: (archive footage)
Released: February 4, 2012
Type: Movie
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.
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Title: Inside Comedy
Character: Self
Released: January 26, 2012
Type: TV
Half hour comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg and Steve Carell reveals the inspirations, influences and idols of some of the greatest comics of our time.
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Happy Feet Two
Title: Happy Feet Two
Character: Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
Released: November 17, 2011
Type: Movie
Mumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters The Mighty Sven, a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mumble when the world is shaken by powerful forces, causing him to brings together the penguin nations and their allies to set things right.
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Title: Wilfred
Character: Dr. Eddy
Released: June 23, 2011
Type: TV
Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit. While leading him through a series of comedic and existential adventures, Wilfred the dog shows Ryan the man how to overcome his fears and joyfully embrace the unpredictability and insanity of the world around him.
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Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Title: Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
A compilation of television's biggest and best stars as they are caught in hilarious moments while filming. See stars and blooper moments from such hits as I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Happy Days, M*A*S*H*, The Andy Griffith Show, Laverne and Shirley and so many more! Its a nonstop marathon of outtakes, goofs, blunders and gag reels that will have you laughing out loud. You'll see such megastars as Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Dick Van Dyke, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ron Howard, Elizabeth Taylor and many more. A collection to show you that stars aren't quite as perfect as they would have us believe! Sit back, relax and enjoy the show!
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Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Title: Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Character: Himself
Released: October 26, 2010
Type: Movie
The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.
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Title: Louie
Character: Robin
Released: June 29, 2010
Type: TV
Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.
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Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Title: Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Character: Himself
Released: December 6, 2009
Type: Movie
HBO presents one of the most gifted and revered performers of our time, Academy-Award winning Robin Williams, starring in his fifth exclusive HBO special, taped before a live audience at Washington's Constitution Hall.
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Old Dogs
Title: Old Dogs
Character: Dan
Released: November 24, 2009
Type: Movie
Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge business deal with a Japanese company. With two weeks to sew up the contract, Dan gets a surprise: a woman he married on a drunken impulse nearly nine years before (annulled the next day) shows up to tell him he's the father of her twins, now seven, and she'll be in jail for 14 days for a political protest. Dan volunteers to keep the tykes, although he's up tight and clueless. With Charlie's help is there any way they can be dad and uncle, meet the kids' expectations, and still land the account?
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SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Title: SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Character: Self
Released: November 6, 2009
Type: Movie
It's the Krusty Krab's eleventy-seventh anniversary, and the nostalgia has SpongeBob, Squidward, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs looking back on key events in their lives. Right before the party begins, however, they all get locked in the freezer! With a hungry crowd and Plankton ready to steal the formula, they race through the air ducts to find a way out. Meanwhile, Patchy goes to Nickelodeon Studios to cast a star-studded 10th anniversary special. When the big event airs, however, he finds the guest of honor didn't show up...SpongeBob himself.
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Title: The Jay Leno Show
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 2009
Type: TV
The Jay Leno Show is an American comedy show created by and starring Jay Leno, that aired at 10 p.m. from September 14, 2009 to February 9, 2010 on NBC, after Leno's initial retirement from hosting The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In January 2010, NBC announced that due to affiliate concerns about its effect on their newscasts, The Jay Leno Show would be shortened to 30 minutes and moved from primetime to 11:35 p.m., the timeslot that had been occupied by The Tonight Show for nearly 60 years. The Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien released a public statement saying that he would not participate in moving Tonight to 12:05 a.m., asserting that it would damage the highly respected franchise. Despite much support for O'Brien from both the public and media professionals alike NBC maintained its plan to move Leno to 11:35. On January 21, 2010, NBC reached a $45 million settlement with O'Brien in order to end his contract. Leno resumed his duties as host of Tonight on March 1, 2010. Leno ended on February 9, 2010 after being on the air for only four months, with Entertainment Weekly calling the program television's "Biggest Bomb of All Time."
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World's Greatest Dad
Title: World's Greatest Dad
Character: Lance Clayton
Released: August 20, 2009
Type: Movie
In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.
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Shrink
Title: Shrink
Character: Holden
Released: July 24, 2009
Type: Movie
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
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Title: Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Character: Self
Released: June 14, 2009
Type: TV
Alan Carr: Chatty Man is a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show presented by comedian Alan Carr. The show features interviews with celebrity guests, sketches, topical chat and music.
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Title: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Character: Theodore Roosevelt
Released: May 20, 2009
Type: Movie
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close encounters with Amelia Earhart, Abe Lincoln and Ivan the Terrible.
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Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
Title: Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 16, 2008
Type: Movie
Why do movie audiences find men in skirts and women in pants anything but a drag? Discover the playful history of the most daring cross-sexual performances in Hollywood history, from Some Like it Hot to Big Momma's House.
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We Are Most Amused
Title: We Are Most Amused
Character: Self
Released: November 15, 2008
Type: Movie
We Are Most Amused was a gala event held at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 12 November 2008 in honour of the 60th birthday of Charles, Prince of Wales, in aid of The Prince's Trust. Prince Charles attended the event with his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and younger son Prince Harry. The show had a similar format to the Royal Variety Show and showcased a variety of comedy acts. The performance was televised by ITV to the public on 15 November 2008. Robin Williams made his first UK stage appearance in more than 25 years. Tickets were sold to the general public and the event sold out in one hour.
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Title: The Bonnie Hunt Show
Character: Himself
Released: September 8, 2008
Type: TV
The Bonnie Hunt Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted by Bonnie Hunt. It premiered on September 8, 2008. It is the second show featuring Bonnie Hunt to have that title. The first was a sitcom that ran for one season in 1995 and was retitled Bonnie when it returned after a mid-season hiatus. The show's second and final season premiered on September 8, 2009. It was announced on December 7, 2009 that The Bonnie Hunt Show would not return for a third season and its final episode aired on May 26, 2010 with reruns airing through September 3.
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Dreams with Sharp Teeth
Title: Dreams with Sharp Teeth
Character: Himself
Released: June 4, 2008
Type: Movie
The documentary story of Harlan Ellison
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The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Title: The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Character: Self
Released: April 8, 2008
Type: Movie
This is an all new feature length documentary, with interviews from almost everyone involved with the production of the film. Gilliam never shies away from the truth, even when it comes to himself, and so this documentary is self-effacing and refreshingly frank. The documentary details not only the battles Gilliam had with Columbia in getting the film finished and released, but also the imagination and innovation that went into the production.
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History of the Joke
Title: History of the Joke
Character: Self
Released: February 28, 2008
Type: Movie
Comedian Lewis Black presents a "history of the joke" while trying to find the greatest joke ever told.
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August Rush
Title: August Rush
Character: Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
Released: November 21, 2007
Type: Movie
Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.
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Cannes: All Access
Title: Cannes: All Access
Character: Self
Released: October 27, 2007
Type: Movie
From its simple beginnings in 1939 in a sleepy beach town in the south of France, the prestigious Cannes Film Festival has become the must-attend red carpet event of the year. Filmmaker Richard Schickel's fascinating documentary captures the glitz and glamour of the festival's incredible 60-year run with archival footage and unforgettable moments. Hollywood's biggest names including Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Sharon Stone and Harvey Weinstein talk about the politics, madness, and thrills of competing for one of the industry's highest honors - the coveted Palme d'Or - and what it's like to be at the most fabulous festival by the sea.
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Fog City Mavericks
Title: Fog City Mavericks
Character: Self
Released: October 24, 2007
Type: Movie
Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home including George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Chris Columbus and producer Saul Zaentz. The special weaves interviews, commentaries and unforgettable moments from some of the most visionary movies ever created such as American Graffiti, the Star Wars film series, the Indiana Jones film series, The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Lost in Translation, Flags of Our Fathers and many others. It also features interviews with those who have worked with Bay Area mavericks: Steven Spielberg, Michael Douglas, Anthony Minghella, Milos Forman and Frank Darabont.
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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Title: Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Character: Self
Released: October 13, 2007
Type: Movie
The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie Reynolds, etc.), established comedians (Billy Crystal, Rosanna Barr, Robin Williams, Chris Rock, etc.) and young comedians (Jeff Atoll, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, etc.).
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The Pixar Story
Title: The Pixar Story
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 28, 2007
Type: Movie
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.
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License to Wed
Title: License to Wed
Character: Reverend Frank
Released: July 4, 2007
Type: Movie
Newly engaged, Ben and Sadie can't wait to start their life together and live happily ever after. However Sadie's family church's Reverend Frank won't bless their union until they pass his patented, "foolproof" marriage prep course consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy.
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Title: Shrink Rap
Character: Himself
Released: April 2, 2007
Type: TV
Actress and writer Pamela Stephenson is now a successful therapist – Dr Pamela Connolly – with a private practice in Los Angeles. She draws upon her professional training when interviewing A-list celebrities.
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Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
Title: Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
Character: Self
Released: March 29, 2007
Type: Movie
Elton John performs some of his biggest hits and several fan favourites in Elton 60: Live at Madison Square Garden. The release features appearances onstage by comedians Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as special remarks to the audience by lyricist Bernie Taupin. The concert was recorded on Elton's 60th birthday, 25 March 2007, and coincides with his world record-setting 60th concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In addition to his regular band, a choir also performs on several songs.
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Certifiably Jonathan
Title: Certifiably Jonathan
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 2007
Type: Movie
A famous comedian and artist wants to display his work at an art museum. Just when he thinks he's lost his touch, a series of famous comedians drop by to help him rekindle his artistic and comedic spark.
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Title: The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 2007
Type: TV
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
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Night at the Museum
Title: Night at the Museum
Character: Teddy Roosevelt
Released: December 20, 2006
Type: Movie
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
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Comic Relief 2006
Title: Comic Relief 2006
Released: November 18, 2006
Type: Movie
A stand-up comedy benefit concert, which raises funds to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Happy Feet
Title: Happy Feet
Character: Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
Released: November 16, 2006
Type: Movie
Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
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Man of the Year
Title: Man of the Year
Character: Tom Dobbs
Released: October 9, 2006
Type: Movie
The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he expects when he actually wins the election, but a software engineer suspects that a computer glitch is responsible for his surprising victory.
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JoJo: The Pop Princess
Title: JoJo: The Pop Princess
Character: Himself
Released: August 15, 2006
Type: Movie
A look at JoJo Levesque from the cast and crew of RV (2006)
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RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Title: RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Character: Self
Released: August 15, 2006
Type: Movie
The cast and crew of RV (2006) comment on the titular vehicle
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Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Title: Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Character: Self
Released: August 15, 2006
Type: Movie
The cast of RV talk about how irrepressably wacky that Barry Sonnenfeld is.
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Title: VH1 Rock Honors
Character: Himself
Released: May 31, 2006
Type: TV
The VH1 Rock Honors were an annual ceremony paying homage to bands who influenced the sound of rock music. The events began in 2006, and the final event took place in 2008. The general format of each show is for modern bands to "pay tribute" to classic greats of the rock/metal world, after which time the artist being paid tribute to plays multiple songs. The 2006 and 2007 shows featured four inductees each, whereas the 2008 show featured one, albeit with multiple bands paying tribute. The shows were directed by David Mallet and produced by Paul Flattery. Currently, VH1 has no plans for a CD or DVD release of any show.
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RV
Title: RV
Character: Bob Munro
Released: April 28, 2006
Type: Movie
Climbing aboard their mammoth recreational vehicle for a cross-country road trip to the Colorado Rockies, the Munro family – led by dysfunctional patriarch, Bob – prepares for the adventure of a lifetime. But spending two weeks together in one seriously small space has a way of cramping their style.
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The Night Listener
Title: The Night Listener
Character: Gabriel Noone
Released: February 12, 2006
Type: Movie
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a young boy—via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
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Title: Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
Character: Himself
Released: December 14, 2005
Type: TV
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg is an informal interview-style show on the cable channel TV Land in which comedian David Steinberg talks with famous comedians and comic actors. Each show features Steinberg and one guest.
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Earth to America
Title: Earth to America
Character: Self
Released: November 20, 2005
Type: Movie
Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.
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The Big White
Title: The Big White
Character: Paul Barnell
Released: October 27, 2005
Type: Movie
To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.
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Emmanuel's Gift
Title: Emmanuel's Gift
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 21, 2005
Type: Movie
Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, this is the moving and inspiring story of a disabled orphan who overcame poverty and prejudice to become a world hero after he rode a bicycle with one leg across the nation of Ghana.
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Romanekian
Title: Romanekian
Character: Himself
Released: September 13, 2005
Type: Movie
Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and Robin Williams discuss Mark's work.
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The Aristocrats
Title: The Aristocrats
Character: Self
Released: July 29, 2005
Type: Movie
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
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Title: Mind of Mencia
Released: July 6, 2005
Type: TV
Mind of Mencia was an American television comedy series on the cable channel Comedy Central. Hosted by Carlos Mencia, it aired from 2005 to 2008.
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House of D
Title: House of D
Character: Pappass
Released: April 29, 2005
Type: Movie
In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression after the death of her husband, the young boy is left to his own devices. When Tom develops a crush on schoolmate Melissa, Pappass feels abandoned and begins behaving erratically.
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Robots
Title: Robots
Character: Fender (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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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Title: Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 2005
Type: Movie
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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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Noel
Title: Noel
Character: Charlie Boyd / The Priest
Released: November 12, 2004
Type: Movie
Christmas Eve in New York, and the lonely divorced publisher, Rose Collins, needs a miracle to improve the health of her mother, interned in a hospital with Alzheimers. She feels sorry for another patient and meets his visitor. Meanwhile, Nina Vasquez breaks her engagement with her beloved fiancé Mike due to his suffocating jealousy, but misses him. Mike is stalked by a stranger, bartender Artie Venzuela. The poor Jules arranges to spend Christmas Eve in the hospital, where he spent the best Christmas of his life when he was a teenager. The lives of some of these characters cross with others along the night.
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The Final Cut
Title: The Final Cut
Character: Alan W. Hakman
Released: October 15, 2004
Type: Movie
Set in a world with memory implants, Alan Hakman is a 'cutter'—someone with the power of final edit over people's recorded histories—but his latest assignment puts him in great danger.
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The Tour Baby
Title: The Tour Baby
Character: Himself
Released: September 15, 2004
Type: Movie
The Tour Baby!" chronicles Scott Coady's amazing journey following the entire Tour de France. Watch as Scott embarks on an adventure of a lifetime armed only with a Sony digital camera, his passion for cycling, and a beat up Avis rental van he called home for a month. Experience first-hand the excitement and drama of the world's most difficult and grueling sporting event.
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2003 Florida Marlins: The Official World Series Film
Title: 2003 Florida Marlins: The Official World Series Film
Character: Himself
Released: November 18, 2003
Type: Movie
The 2003 Florida Marlins make a manager change mid-way through the season hiring 72 year old Jack McKeon and go on an unbelievable run towards the postseason. After both an exciting NLDS and NLCS the Marlins battle the New York Yankees in the 100th Anniversary of Major League Baseball's World Series.
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Title: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2003
Type: TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.
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The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
Title: The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
Character: Hans Hänkie
Released: August 16, 2003
Type: Movie
Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how The Rutles influenced them.
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Title: Celebrities Uncensored
Character: Self
Released: June 4, 2003
Type: TV
Celebrities Uncensored is a TV program on the E! network that edited together amusing paparazzi footage of celebrities, usually in public places such as public sidewalks, restaurants, nightclubs, etc. The celebrities were often friendly, but sometimes their more unfriendly antics were featured in an amusing and entertaining way. It was very popular with stars on the rise and created a stir in the Hollywood community. Paris Hilton was first brought to the public's attention by this show.
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Title: Real Time with Bill Maher
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2003
Type: TV
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
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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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Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Title: Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made and having famous comedians talk about the importance and greatness of Pryor. Different themes are reviewed this way. Among others, they are the use of the word nigger, the way Pryor talked about racism, the fact Pryor talked openly about his own faults on-stage and the fact he didn't mince matters.
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Title: Life with Bonnie
Character: Kevin Powalski
Released: September 17, 2002
Type: TV
The host of the local morning talk show Morning Chicago creatively balances family commitment—to her husband John, a hard-working family practice doctor, and their three young children— and career obligations.
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One Hour Photo
Title: One Hour Photo
Character: Seymour Parrish
Released: August 21, 2002
Type: Movie
Sy "the photo guy" Parrish has lovingly developed photos for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually believes he's part of their family. When "Uncle" Sy's picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, what happens next "has the spine-tingling elements of the best psychological thrillers!"
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Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
Title: Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
Character: Himself
Released: July 14, 2002
Type: Movie
2002 HBO Stand-up Special starring Robin Williams. Recorded and broadcast live from New Your City's Broadway Theater at the culmination of his historic 2002 sold-out tour, this special finds the Oscar-winning actor/writer/comedian returning after 16 years to his stand-up roots to deliver what the Washington Post calls "...in its madcap way, a seminal cultural event."
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Title: American Idol
Character: Ivan 'Bob' Poppanoff the 'Russian Idol'
Released: June 11, 2002
Type: TV
Each year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest shows in American television history. Who will become the new American Idol?
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Insomnia
Title: Insomnia
Character: Walter Finch
Released: May 24, 2002
Type: Movie
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
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Death to Smoochy
Title: Death to Smoochy
Character: Rainbow Randolph
Released: March 29, 2002
Type: Movie
Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuchsia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive - Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart.
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The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Title: The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Character: Himself
Released: March 23, 2002
Type: Movie
Cartoon Network holds an awards show awarding cartoon excellence.
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Title: Good Day Live
Character: Self
Released: September 17, 2001
Type: TV
Good Day Live was a nationwide talk show seen weekdays on FOX affiliates throughout the US. Each FOX owned and operated station airs a separate Good Day program as part of its newscast. Some FOX stations air up to five hours on weekday mornings, up to three on weekend mornings, (and almost 50% of the programming on these stations contains a locally produced newscast of local news, traffic, national news, weather, sports, business, and public affairs.)
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Title: A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Character: Dr. Know (voice)
Released: June 29, 2001
Type: Movie
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.
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The Beatles Revolution
Title: The Beatles Revolution
Character: Self
Released: November 17, 2000
Type: Movie
A primetime special celebrating The Beatles and exploring the lasting impact on pop music of Beatles innovations like stadium concerts, music videos, and the idea of rock album as art form. The filmmakers were provided rare, previously unseen footage from the Apple archives, and afforded complete access to their recorded music and film library.
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Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Title: Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2000
Type: Movie
This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebrated animators, Chuck (Charles M.) Jones. He is best known for Warner Brothers cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, and Pepe LePew. Included are plenty of behind-the-scenes descriptions of how an animated film is made, and (best of all) many clips from Chuck's cartoons.
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Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
Title: Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
Character: Self / Alan Parrish
Released: January 25, 2000
Type: Movie
This making-of documentary covers general aspects of the film's creation. We see movie clips, shots from the set, and interviews. The latter include remarks from Woodruff, Gillis, director Joe Johnston, producer Scott Kroopf, production designer James Bissell, ILM's Mark Miller, and actors Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier, and Bradley Pierce. We find a basic overview of the story and characters, effects issues, the atmosphere during the shoot, set design and related topics, and how the actors dealt with the various complications.
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Bicentennial Man
Title: Bicentennial Man
Character: Andrew
Released: December 17, 1999
Type: Movie
Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.
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Title: The Early Show
Character: Self
Released: November 1, 1999
Type: TV
The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York City from 1999 to 2012. The program aired live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday in the Eastern time zone; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones aired the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. The Saturday edition aired live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time as well, but a number of affiliates did not carry it or aired it later on tape-delay. It premiered on November 1, 1999, and was the newest of the major networks' morning shows, although CBS has made several attempts to program in the morning slot since 1954. The show aired as a division of CBS News. The Early Show, like many of its predecessors, traditionally ran last in the ratings to its rivals, NBC's Today and ABC's Good Morning America. Much like NBC's The Today Show and The Tonight Show, the title The Early Show was analogous to that of CBS's late-night talk show, The Late Show. On November 15, 2011, CBS announced that a new morning show would replace The Early Show on January 9, 2012. CBS News chairman Jeff Fager and CBS News president David Rhodes stated that the new show would "redefine the morning television landscape." On December 1, it was announced that the new show would be titled CBS This Morning. The Early Show ended its twelve-year run on January 6, 2012, to make way for the program. Charlie Rose, Gayle King, and Erica Hill were named anchors of the new program.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Merritt Rook
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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Jakob the Liar
Title: Jakob the Liar
Character: Jakob Heym
Released: September 16, 1999
Type: Movie
In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ghetto, the shopkeeper shares his information with a friend and then rumors fly that there is a secret radio within the ghetto.
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Title: Teen Choice Awards
Character: Self - Nominee: Comedian
Released: August 1, 1999
Type: TV
The Teen Choice Awards is a teen awards show presented annually by Fox. The first awards were held in 1999. The program honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, as voted on by teens aged 13–19. The program features a number of celebrities and also musical performers. The winners are awarded with authentic mini size (182 cm) surfboards designed with a summertime theme. The ceremony has created spin-off teen awards on YouTube.
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Title: SpongeBob SquarePants
Released: May 1, 1999
Type: TV
Deep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, and has a knack for getting into all kinds of trouble without really trying. When he's not getting on the nerves of his cranky next door neighbor Squidward, SpongeBob can usually be found smack in the middle of all sorts of strange situations with his best buddy, the simple yet lovable starfish, Patrick, or his thrill-seeking surfer-girl squirrel pal, Sandy Cheeks.
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Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Title: Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
The very best of Billy Connolly's stand up comedy, from 30 years of performances around the world!
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Get Bruce!
Title: Get Bruce!
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then heads West. Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, and Bette Midler talk with him and to the camera about working with Bruce, and we also watch Bruce help others prepare for Liz Taylor's 60th, Bill Clinton's 50th, and an AIDS awards banquet where the hirsute, rotund Vilanch lets his emotions show.
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Patch Adams
Title: Patch Adams
Character: Hunter "Patch" Adams
Released: December 25, 1998
Type: Movie
The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
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George Martin: In My Life
Title: George Martin: In My Life
Character: Self
Released: November 12, 1998
Type: Movie
Documentary following George Martin and the making of his final album: "In My Life".
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What Dreams May Come
Title: What Dreams May Come
Character: Chris Nielsen
Released: October 2, 1998
Type: Movie
Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife, Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.
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Title: L.A. Doctors
Character: Hugo Kingsley
Released: September 21, 1998
Type: TV
L.A. Doctors is an American medical drama television series set in a Los Angeles practice. It ran on CBS during the 1998-99 season.
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Title: Hollywood Squares
Character: Self - Panelist
Released: September 14, 1998
Type: TV
On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head writer Bruce Vilanch, Gilbert Gottfried, Martin Mull, and Caroline Rhea as regular panelists and Brad Garrett, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wallace, Kathy Griffin and various others as semi-regular panelists. Shadoe Stevens returned to announce, although he was not given a square on the panel as he had been when John Davidson was host.
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Title: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Character: Himself
Released: August 5, 1998
Type: TV
The show where everything's made up and the points don't matter. Not a talk show, not a sitcom, not a game show, Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a completely unique concept to network television. Four talented actors perform completely unrehearsed skits and games in front of a studio audience. Host Drew Carey sets the scene, with contributions from the audience, but the actors rely completely on their quick wit and improvisational skills. It's genuinely improvised, so anything can happen - and often does.
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Deconstructing Harry
Title: Deconstructing Harry
Character: Mel
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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Good Will Hunting
Title: Good Will Hunting
Character: Sean Maguire
Released: December 5, 1997
Type: Movie
When professors discover that an aimless janitor is also a math genius, a therapist helps the young man confront the demons that are holding him back.
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Flubber
Title: Flubber
Character: Professor Philip Brainard
Released: November 26, 1997
Type: Movie
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.
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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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Fathers' Day
Title: Fathers' Day
Character: Dale Putley
Released: May 9, 1997
Type: Movie
A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.
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Title: Great Minds Think for Themselves
Character: Genie (voice)
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: TV
Aladdin's Genie tells the stories of great historical figures who were prone to defy common thinking to make a difference in their times.
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Hamlet
Title: Hamlet
Character: Osric
Released: December 25, 1996
Type: Movie
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
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The Secret Agent
Title: The Secret Agent
Character: Assassin (uncredited)
Released: November 8, 1996
Type: Movie
In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc is a double agent for the Russian government, providing information to Chief Inspector Heat about a lazy anarchist organization. In order for the anarchists to be arrested, an act of terrorism must occur. So Verloc decides to set up bombs – which leads to tragedy – not only for himself but also for his family, including wife Winnie and brother-in-law, Stevie.
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Title: Clive Anderson All Talk
Character: Self
Released: October 6, 1996
Type: TV
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Jack
Title: Jack
Character: Jack Powell
Released: August 9, 1996
Type: Movie
Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10 year old boy looks like a 40 year old man. After years of being tutored at home, Jack convinces his overprotective parents to send him to public school. The children don't know what to make of Jack, but with the help of his fifth-grade teacher, he makes an effort to win them over.
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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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Nichols and May: Take Two
Title: Nichols and May: Take Two
Character: Self
Released: May 22, 1996
Type: Movie
A documentary made for the PBS program American Masters about the comedy team Nichols and May.
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Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Title: Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Character: Genie (voice)
Released: May 20, 1996
Type: Movie
Legendary secrets are revealed as Aladdin and his friends—Jasmine, Abu, Carpet and, of course, the always entertaining Genie—face all sorts of terrifying threats and make some exciting last-minute escapes pursuing the King Of Thieves and his villainous crew.
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The Birdcage
Title: The Birdcage
Character: Armand Goldman
Released: March 8, 1996
Type: Movie
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative moralistic parents.
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Jumanji
Title: Jumanji
Character: Alan Parrish
Released: December 15, 1995
Type: Movie
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for freedom is to finish the game, which proves risky as all three find themselves running from giant rhinoceroses, evil monkeys and other terrifying creatures.
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Aladdin on Ice
Title: Aladdin on Ice
Character: Genie (voice)
Released: November 17, 1995
Type: Movie
A retelling of the Disney film, Aladdin (1992). This was staged on ice, and featured songs and clips from the animated film.
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Title: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Character: John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited)
Released: September 7, 1995
Type: Movie
A cross country trip to Hollywood is cut short by an unreliable engine & an unpleasant encounter with law enforcement. With the power of drag, three self proclaimed career-girls bring a bit of much needed beauty to rural middle America!
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Nine Months
Title: Nine Months
Character: Dr. Kosevich
Released: July 12, 1995
Type: Movie
When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Title: The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Character: Self
Released: June 5, 1995
Type: Movie
Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and writers and other people who made life in this business, interspersing images of famous movies.
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The World of Jim Henson
Title: The World of Jim Henson
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 23, 1994
Type: Movie
Episode of Great Performances about Jim Henson
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In Search of Dr. Seuss
Title: In Search of Dr. Seuss
Character: The Father
Released: November 6, 1994
Type: Movie
A nosy reporter wants to find out all she can about Dr. Seuss, aka Ted Geisel, and gets told the real facts by several of his characters, with large snippets of his stories and songs interspersed.
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Title: Friends
Character: Tomas (uncredited)
Released: September 22, 1994
Type: TV
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
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Title: Inside the Actors Studio
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 1994
Type: TV
James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.
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Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Title: Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary. It was originally broadcast on May 18, 1994. The show featured Joe Pesci (as Ronald Grump), Corbin Bernsen (as real estate attorney, Arnie), Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman (as a Worm TV hosts), John Goodman (as Tough Guy Helpline operator), Charles Grodin (as Chaz), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as reporter Kathie Lee Kathie), Rosie O'Donnell (as the Good Hope Fairy), Susan Sarandon (as Bitsy), Barbara Walters (reporting for 25/25), and Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford (as themselves).
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Being Human
Title: Being Human
Character: Hector
Released: May 6, 1994
Type: Movie
One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.
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But... Seriously
Title: But... Seriously
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 25, 1994
Type: Movie
A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians.
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Mrs. Doubtfire
Title: Mrs. Doubtfire
Character: Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire
Released: November 24, 1993
Type: Movie
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
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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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A Tribute to Sam Kinison
Title: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
Character: Self
Released: May 23, 1993
Type: Movie
Broadcast approximately one year after the death of Sam Kinison, this special includes tributes from those he admired and those who admired him. Includes clips from "Married with Children," "Back to School," and 2 of his HBO appearances.
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Title: Homicide: Life on the Street
Character: Robert Ellison
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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An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
Title: An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
Character: Self
Released: January 22, 1993
Type: Movie
On January 22, 1993 at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco, Lily Tomlin, Robin Williams, Harvey Fierstein, Marga Gomez, and Lypsinka performed a one-night only benefit for the making of the film The Celluloid Closet, both directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
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The Return of Spinal Tap
Title: The Return of Spinal Tap
Character: Robin Williams (TV version)
Released: December 31, 1992
Type: Movie
Spinal Tap is back in a whole new feature-length rockumentary. Go behind the scenes and find out where the somewhat-less-than-fab three are now -- and where it all began in Squatney, England. Also, catch up with director Marty DiBergi, ex-Polymer marketing whiz Artie Fufkin, and Jeanine, who now owns a shop specializing in itchy Irish clothing.
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Toys
Title: Toys
Character: Leslie Zevo
Released: December 18, 1992
Type: Movie
Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the operation with an iron fist and builds weapons disguised as toys.
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Aladdin
Title: Aladdin
Character: Genie / Peddler (voice)
Released: November 25, 1992
Type: Movie
Princess Jasmine grows tired of being forced to remain in the palace, so she sneaks out into the marketplace, in disguise, where she meets street urchin Aladdin. The couple falls in love, although Jasmine may only marry a prince. After being thrown in jail, Aladdin becomes embroiled in a plot to find a mysterious lamp, with which the evil Jafar hopes to rule the land.
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Title: Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Character: Self
Released: October 9, 1992
Type: TV
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Title: The Larry Sanders Show
Character: Robin Williams
Released: August 15, 1992
Type: TV
Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.
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Title: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character: Himself
Released: May 25, 1992
Type: TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny Carson's retirement as host of the program. The program originates from NBC Studios in Burbank, California, and is broadcast Monday through Friday at 11:35 PM in the Eastern and Pacific time zones. Unlike Carson or his predecessor Jack Paar, Leno only once utilized a guest host, preferring to host the series by himself. On April 26, 1999, the show began broadcasting in 1080i HDTV, becoming the first American nightly talk show to be shot in high definition. The show is shot in 16:9 aspect ratio. The series, which followed the same basic format as that of his predecessors, ran until May 29, 2009, after which Leno was succeeded by Conan O'Brien. NBC signed Leno to a new deal for a nightly talk show in the 10:00 pm ET timeslot. The primetime series, titled The Jay Leno Show, debuted on September 14, 2009, following a similar format to the Leno incarnation of Tonight.
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FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Title: FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Character: Batty Koda (voice)
Released: April 10, 1992
Type: Movie
When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home: the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak and his new friends fight to defend FernGully from lumberjacks — and the vengeful spirit they accidentally unleash after chopping down a magic tree.
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A Wish for Wings That Work
Title: A Wish for Wings That Work
Character: Kiwi (voice)
Released: December 18, 1991
Type: Movie
Opus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly.
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The Fisher King
Title: The Fisher King
Character: Parry
Released: September 20, 1991
Type: Movie
Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.
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Shakes the Clown
Title: Shakes the Clown
Character: Mime Class Instructor
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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Dead Again
Title: Dead Again
Character: Cozy Carlisle
Released: August 23, 1991
Type: Movie
In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.
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Rabbit Ears - The Fool and the Flying Ship
Title: Rabbit Ears - The Fool and the Flying Ship
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: June 22, 1991
Type: Movie
Long ago in Russia, a proclamation went out through all the land that whosoever could build a flying ship would win the hand of the Tsar's daughter. But when a country bumpkin and his oddball crew of extraordinary friends show up to claim her, the dumbfounded Tsar quickly has second thoughts.
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Hook
Title: Hook
Character: Peter Banning / Peter Pan
Released: April 10, 1991
Type: Movie
The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.
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Awakenings
Title: Awakenings
Character: Malcolm Sayer
Released: December 4, 1990
Type: Movie
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
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Cadillac Man
Title: Cadillac Man
Character: Joey O'Brien
Released: May 18, 1990
Type: Movie
Joe's a car salesman with a problem—he has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two-timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ex-wife.
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The Earth Day Special
Title: The Earth Day Special
Character: Everyman
Released: April 22, 1990
Type: Movie
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour special featured an all-star cast addressing concerns about global warming, deforestation, and other environmental ills.
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Title: The Simpsons
Character: Dr. J. Loren Pryor (voice) (as Doug Hill)
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: TV
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Title: Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 1989
Type: Movie
A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.
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Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
Title: Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
Character: Himself (uncredited)
Released: September 10, 1989
Type: Movie
HBO stand up comedy presents Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Connolly
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I'm from Hollywood
Title: I'm from Hollywood
Character: Himself
Released: June 15, 1989
Type: Movie
I'm from Hollywood is about the adventures of late performance artist Andy Kaufman in the world of professional wrestling. This film includes interviews with Taxi co-stars Marilu Henner and Tony Danza and interviews with comedian Robin Williams, wrestler Jerry Lawler, wrestling commentator Lance Russell, and Kaufman's best friend, Bob Zmuda. Other people seen in the film include TV host David Letterman and Jimmy Hart of Continental Wrestling Association. The film's title refers to a phrase spoken by Kaufman to the Memphis wrestling audience.
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Dead Poets Society
Title: Dead Poets Society
Character: John Keating
Released: June 2, 1989
Type: Movie
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
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Back to Neverland
Title: Back to Neverland
Character: Robin
Released: April 30, 1989
Type: Movie
Legendary TV news anchor Walter Cronkite takes ecstatic Disneyland tourist Robin through the process of Disney's hand drawn animation and makes Robin's wish of visiting the animated world of Peter Pan (1953) come true.
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Free to Be... a Family
Title: Free to Be... a Family
Character: Self
Released: December 14, 1988
Type: Movie
Seminal TV special about two groups of children, one in New York City and the other in Moscow, who befriend each other over a satellite connection and find common ground. The Muppets and several celebrities make a cameo.
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Title: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Character: King of the Moon
Released: December 7, 1988
Type: Movie
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character: Himself
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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Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill
Title: Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: September 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Join the legendary cowboy Pecos Bill on his adventures of being raised as a coyote to being the hero when a cyclone threatens Texas.
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Portrait of a White Marriage
Title: Portrait of a White Marriage
Character: Bill Lohmer – Air Conditioning Salesman (uncredited)
Released: August 27, 1988
Type: Movie
Now a famous talk show host, Martin Mull takes his crew and cameras to Hawkins Falls, Ohio with the intent to give his erratic career a fresh start by shooting a special. While the residents are only concerned with taking advantage of his celebrity status, Mull falls for former subject and number one fan Joyce Harrison, who's still very much devoted to her husband Hal.
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Good Morning, Vietnam
Title: Good Morning, Vietnam
Character: Adrian Cronauer
Released: December 23, 1987
Type: Movie
A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his humour.
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Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
Title: Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
Character: Himself
Released: November 17, 1987
Type: Movie
Filmed live at the Aquarius Theatre in Hollywood in February 1986, Spontaneous Inventions was Bobby McFerrin's first live concert video, and was the basis for his debut album with Blue Note Records. Spontaneity has always been the key to a Bobby McFerrin performance, and this particular appearance is an early testament to his astonishing creativity and vocal technique. With a special and surprise guest appearance by sax legend Wayne Shorter as an added inspiration, this program shows Bobby�s unlimited creative resourcefulness and illustrates how and why he received two Grammy Awards in 1986.
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Title: Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Character: (voice)
Released: October 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof augment the first-person "narrative" by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did not survive it.
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Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
Title: Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
Released: February 10, 1987
Type: Movie
The hour-long special hosted by Carol Burnett features musical and comedy routines with Carol and guest performers, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robin Williams. The four comedians, Burnett, Reiner, Goldberg and Williams introduce the show from lecterns in a mock-academic recitative number, called "Laughter," in which they examine laughter's "primary root and cause."
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Citizen Steve
Title: Citizen Steve
Character: Robin Leach
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
On the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg, inquisitive reporter Clip Maxwell attempts to uncover the truth behind his undisputed rise to the throne of the Amblin Empire.
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Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
Title: Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
From an uproarious news spoof to a luncheonette that specializes in some sandwiches, Jonathan Winters and his wild bunch wreak comedy havoc in this wacky walk on the wild side.
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Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Title: Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Character: Self - Guest Performer
Released: December 27, 1986
Type: Movie
Originally broadcast as an exclusive special on HBO, Barbra Streisand launched her September 6, 1986 concert One Voice, in part, as a protest against Reagan-era nuclear arms proliferation in the late Cold War; the event marked the diva's first official live performance since 1972.
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Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
Title: Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
Character: Himself
Released: December 26, 1986
Type: Movie
An extra long special where "computer-generated" host from the future Max Headroom sings humorous holiday songs and interviews guests, along with a couple odd skits. Produced as part of the HBO talk show spin-off of the BBC science fiction series.
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The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
Title: The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
Character: Himself
Released: November 15, 1986
Type: Movie
Harry Anderson, Richard Belzer, Howie Mandel, Robin Williams and Steven Wright host this hilarious 1986 special in which they introduce stand-up sets from up-and-coming comedians at five of North America's top comedy clubs.
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Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met
Title: Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met
Character: Himself
Released: October 11, 1986
Type: Movie
In this hilarious stand up comedy, Robin Williams is energetic, witty and again hilarious. It's the number one stand up comedy of all time.
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Seize the Day
Title: Seize the Day
Character: Tommy Wilhelm
Released: September 9, 1986
Type: Movie
Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence.
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Club Paradise
Title: Club Paradise
Character: Jack Moniker
Released: July 11, 1986
Type: Movie
When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together they renovate the resort and lure tourists to Club Paradise in an effort to fight off corrupt officials and businessmen who want to claim the resort as their own.
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Title: American Masters
Character: Self
Released: June 23, 1986
Type: TV
American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.
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Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show
Title: Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show
Character: Albert Einstein
Released: May 24, 1986
Type: Movie
The young comedian presents his brand of insanity, featuring stand-up comedy, skits, TV parodies, and gags.
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Title: Comic Relief
Character: Himself - Host
Released: March 29, 1986
Type: TV
Debut event, 29 March. Featured Mary Gross as Dr. Ruth Westheimer; Jon Lovitz as Tommy Flanagan, The Pathological Liar; Sid Caesar as Ludwig von Knowitall; Robin Williams as William F. Buckley Jr., commenting on the effects of "trickle-down economics" on the homeless; George Carlin describing a house as "a place for your stuff".; Garry Shandling, Jerry Lewis.
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The Best of Times
Title: The Best of Times
Character: Jack Dundee
Released: January 31, 1986
Type: Movie
A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.
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Super Duper Bloopers
Title: Super Duper Bloopers
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
This compilation of flubs and bloopers features TV goofs from Star Trek, M*A*S*H, sports games, newscasts, and more, plus classic film outtakes with major stars of the day.
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Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Title: Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 1985
Type: Movie
A live performance by "neurotic" stand-up comedian Richard Lewis. Includes tongue-in-cheek interviews with fellow comedians.
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Moscow on the Hudson
Title: Moscow on the Hudson
Character: Vladimir Ivanoff
Released: April 6, 1984
Type: Movie
A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone playing friend however comes to the decision to defect in the middle of Bloomingdales. He is befriended by the black security guard and falls in love with the Italian immigrant from behind the perfume counter. We follow his life as he works his way through the American dream and tries to find work as a musician.
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The Survivors
Title: The Survivors
Character: Donald Quinelle
Released: June 24, 1983
Type: Movie
Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.
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An Evening with Robin Williams
Title: An Evening with Robin Williams
Character: Himself
Released: March 12, 1983
Type: Movie
Declared to be the funniest Robin Williams video made, this is a don't-miss comedy.
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E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
Title: E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
Character: Himself - Host
Released: December 24, 1982
Type: Movie
Documentary hosted by Robin Williams about the history of aliens in the movies, made to coincide with the cinema release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
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Title: The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
Character: Mork (voice)
Released: September 25, 1982
Type: TV
Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour is a 1982 cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears Productions in association with Paramount Network Television, featuring animated versions of characters from Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley, and Happy Days, all part of the same franchise. This Saturday morning series lasted for one season on ABC. This show was divided into two segments, entitled Mork & Mindy and Laverne & Shirley with the Fonz.
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The Tale of the Frog Prince
Title: The Tale of the Frog Prince
Character: The Frog / Prince Robin
Released: September 11, 1982
Type: Movie
A spoiled, selfish princess's fate becomes entwined with a zany and witty frog with a secret past.
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Title: Faerie Tale Theatre
Character: The Frog / Prince Robin
Released: September 11, 1982
Type: TV
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
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The World According to Garp
Title: The World According to Garp
Character: T.S. Garp
Released: August 13, 1982
Type: Movie
A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.
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Title: Wogan
Character: Self
Released: May 4, 1982
Type: TV
Wogan is a British television chat show
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I Love Liberty
Title: I Love Liberty
Character: Self
Released: March 21, 1982
Type: Movie
An all-star variety special saluting America.
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Night of 100 Stars
Title: Night of 100 Stars
Character: Self
Released: March 8, 1982
Type: Movie
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.
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Title: The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
Character: Himself
Released: January 30, 1982
Type: TV
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Popeye
Title: Popeye
Character: Popeye
Released: December 12, 1980
Type: Movie
Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.
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Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall
Title: Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall
Character: Himself (uncredited)
Released: June 12, 1980
Type: Movie
Andy Kaufman's legendary sold-out Carnegie Hall performance, featuring all of Kaufman's classic routines, including Foreign Man, Elvis, conga drums, plus Andy wrestling women and even taking on a real male wrestler! Also appearing is a menagerie of Kaufman's collection of human oddities, including the infamous Tony Clifton, The Love Family (a sub-Partridge Family singing group who do a bang-up version of "The Age of Aquarius" complete with synchronized dance movements), Grant Bowman the "Happy New Year Man" (straight from Times Square, where Andy found him), "cowgirl" Eleanor Cody Gould and an uncredited, surprise big name guest as Andy’s grandmother. Bob Zmuda appears as Andy's referee, and at the end of the show, Andy takes the entire audience out for milk and cookies.
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Title: Out of the Blue
Character: Mork
Released: September 9, 1979
Type: TV
Out Of The Blue is an American fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC during the fall of 1979. It is chiefly notable as having featured a Mork & Mindy crossover, and for the controversy surrounding its status as a spin-off of Happy Days. The series stars Jimmy Brogan as Random, an angel-in-training who is assigned to live with a family and work as a high school teacher. The series aired from September 9 to December 16, 1979. Nine episodes had been aired at the time of cancellation. Some completed material was never broadcast.
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Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Title: Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
A day-in-the-life documentary with Garry Marshall. Marshall was an executive producer for ABC and was responsible for such hit shows as Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days, and Mork and Mindy. This tape features several behind the scenes segments from these shows' productions. Marshall is also interviewed about the nature of television production and comedy.
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Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Title: Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Rona Barrett looks back at 1978 and reflects on the news and entertainment highlights of the year. Includes interviews with John Travolta, Robin Williams, Pricilla Presley, Donna Summers, Steve Martin, and Barbra Streisand.
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Robin Williams: Off the Wall
Title: Robin Williams: Off the Wall
Character: Himself
Released: October 27, 1978
Type: Movie
Robin Williams stand up special.
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Title: Mork & Mindy
Character: Mork
Released: September 14, 1978
Type: TV
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
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Sorority '62
Title: Sorority '62
Character: Henry
Released: January 10, 1978
Type: Movie
Failed pilot for a potential series produced by Dick Clark Teleshows.
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Title: The Richard Pryor Show
Character: Various
Released: September 13, 1977
Type: TV
The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's popular television shows Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days. The show was produced by Rocco Urbisci for Burt Sugarman Productions. It was conceived out of a special that Pryor did for NBC in May 1977. Because the special was a major hit, both critically and commercially, Pryor was given a chance to host and star in his own television show. TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
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Title: Laugh-In
Character: Regular Performer
Released: September 5, 1977
Type: TV
A late-'70s attempt to revive the classic comedy show, minus (among others) original hosts Rowan and Martin. It didn't fare well, but is noteworthy for one of its bit players: a then-unknown Robin Williams. He would soon become a star with `Mork & Mindy.'
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Title: Laugh-In
Released: September 5, 1977
Type: TV
A late-'70s attempt to revive the classic comedy show, minus (among others) original hosts Rowan and Martin. It didn't fare well, but is noteworthy for one of its bit players: a then-unknown Robin Williams. He would soon become a star with `Mork & Mindy.'
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Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?
Title: Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?
Character: Lawyer / Man with Toothache
Released: August 1, 1977
Type: Movie
A comedy comprised of short sexually suggestive skits.
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Title: Eight Is Enough
Character: The Circuit Breakers Member
Released: March 15, 1977
Type: TV
Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977, until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name.
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The Complete Richard Pryor Roast
Title: The Complete Richard Pryor Roast
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Unaired roast of Richard Pryor by the cast of The Richard Pryor Show including Robin Williams (Good Will Hunting, Dead Poets Society), Sandra Bernhard (Without You I'm Nothing), Shirley Hemphill (What's Happening!!), Paul Mooney (Hollywood Shuffle), LaWanda Page (Sanford and Son), Tim Reid (WKRP in Cincinnati), Edie McClurg (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) and Marsha Warfield (Night Court) and Peter Cullen (Transformers, The Tigger Movie).
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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: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Cameo (uncredited)
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: Happy Days
Character: Mork
Released: January 15, 1974
Type: TV
In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.
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Title: Sesame Street
Character: Himself
Released: November 10, 1969
Type: TV
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Title: The Grammy Awards
Released: November 29, 1959
Type: TV
An awards show honoring the achievements of the members of the professional music recording industry. The members of the Recording Academy vote on who they think is most deserving of an award in 108 categories as specified by the academy.
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Title: Tony Awards
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: April 1, 1956
Type: TV
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.
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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: Today
Character: Self
Released: January 14, 1952
Type: TV
Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and is the fifth-longest running American television series. Originally a two-hour program on weekdays, it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007. Today's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC's Good Morning America. Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when it was beaten by Good Morning America yet again. In 2002, Today was ranked #17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time.
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Comic Relief III
Title: Comic Relief III
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The third event from Comic Relief USA. Hosted, as with the first two specials, by Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams. The event debuted the song "Mr. President"—written by Joe Sterling, Ray Reach and Mike Loveless, and sung by Al Jarreau and Natalie Cole. Featured Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell; Catherine O'Hara smoking between bites of food and drink; Arsenio Hall on women with plastic surgery; Woody Harrelson talking to an "audience member" (Shelley Long) who, when asked if she watched Cheers, said, "Not that much."