Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Born: November 16, 1944
in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Danny DeVito (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, director, and producer. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of Louie De Palma on Taxi, for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy.

DeVito founded the production company Jersey Films with his wife Rhea Perlman.

Movies for Danny DeVito...

Poolman
Title: Poolman
Character: Jack Denisoff
Released: May 9, 2024
Type: Movie
Follows a hapless dreamer and would-be philosopher who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block in sunny LA. When he uncovers the greatest water heist, he does what he can to protect his precious LA.
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Agent State Farm
Title: Agent State Farm
Character: Sidekick
Released: February 11, 2024
Type: Movie
The origin story and heroics of Agent State Farm – an elite State Farm agent who goes to any length necessary to be the good neighbor the world needs.
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Migration
Title: Migration
Character: Uncle Dan (voice)
Released: December 6, 2023
Type: Movie
After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, the Mallard family embarks on a family road trip, from New England, to New York City, to tropical Jamaica.
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Thank You Very Much
Title: Thank You Very Much
Character: Self
Released: August 31, 2023
Type: Movie
In his short, enigmatic life, Andy Kaufman entertained and transfixed audiences while simultaneously driving them away. His work dissolved the boundaries separating reality from fiction, and his commitment to performance, both on stage and off, rendered any distinctions between his characters and his real life useless. Was he a comic, an affable sit-com star, a washed-up lounge singer, a bus boy, a professional wrestler, a hoaxer, a provocateur or a pest? Nearly 40 years after his supposed death, one question still puzzles fans and haters alike: “was that for real?” Thank You Very Much is the definitive documentary look at how a shy, oddball kid from Long Island, New York, became the most polarizing performance artist of the 20th century.
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Haunted Mansion
Title: Haunted Mansion
Character: Bruce Davis
Released: July 26, 2023
Type: Movie
A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.
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Title: Arnold
Character: Self
Released: June 7, 2023
Type: TV
This intimate docuseries follows Arnold Schwarzenegger's multifaceted life and career, from bodybuilding champ to Hollywood icon to politician.
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Title: History of the World: Part II
Character: Czar Nicholas
Released: March 6, 2023
Type: TV
Explore different periods of human history through a variety of sketches.
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Title: StoryBots: Answer Time
Character: Giuseppe
Released: November 21, 2022
Type: TV
Got a question? The StoryBots have an answer! Join curious friends Beep, Boop, Bing, Bang and Bo on fun adventures to find facts for real kids like you.
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Minions & More Volume 2
Title: Minions & More Volume 2
Character: The Lorax (voice)
Released: November 8, 2022
Type: Movie
Catch animated shorts like "Phil’s Dance Party" and "Binky Nelson Unpacified" in this compilation from the company behind the "Despicable Me" franchise.
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Minions & More 1
Title: Minions & More 1
Character: The Lorax (voice)
Released: September 27, 2022
Type: Movie
This collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training Wheels (2013); The Secret Life of Kyle (2017); Santa's Little Helpers (2019). From the "Grinch" franchise: The Dog Days of Winter (2019). From the "Secret Life of Pets" franchise: Norman Television (2016); Weenie (2016). From the "Sing" franchise: Love at First Sight (2017). From the "Lorax" franchise: Forces of Nature (2012).
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Title: Sherri
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 12, 2022
Type: TV
Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop culture, comedy, conversations, and daytime talk staples, including celebrity and human interest interviews;
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Title: Little Demon
Character: Satan (voice)
Released: August 25, 2022
Type: TV
13 years after being impregnated by Satan, a reluctant mother, Laura, and her Antichrist daughter, Chrissy, attempt to live an ordinary life in Delaware, but are constantly thwarted by monstrous forces, including Satan, who yearns for custody of his daughter's soul.
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The Survivor
Title: The Survivor
Character: Charley Goldman
Released: April 7, 2022
Type: Movie
Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as a way to find his first love again.
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Friends: The Reunion
Title: Friends: The Reunion
Character: (archive footage)
Released: May 27, 2021
Type: Movie
The cast of Friends reunites for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the hit series, an unforgettable evening filled with iconic memories, uncontrollable laughter, happy tears, and special guests.
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Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Title: Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Character: Self
Released: May 5, 2021
Type: Movie
A documentary about the history of Catwoman from DC.
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The One and Only Ivan
Title: The One and Only Ivan
Character: Bob (voice)
Released: August 21, 2020
Type: Movie
A gorilla named Ivan who’s living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with the help of other animals, as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.
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Title: Stars in the House
Character: Self
Released: March 16, 2020
Type: TV
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley have created Stars in the House, a daily live streamed series to support The Actors Fund and its services.
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Jumanji: The Next Level
Title: Jumanji: The Next Level
Character: Eddie
Released: December 4, 2019
Type: Movie
As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.
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Title: The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.
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Title: The Kelly Clarkson Show
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.
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Dumbo
Title: Dumbo
Character: Max Medici
Released: March 27, 2019
Type: Movie
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
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Title: The Kominsky Method
Character: Dr. Wexler
Released: November 16, 2018
Type: TV
An aging actor, who long ago enjoyed a brush with fame, makes his living as an acting coach.
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Smallfoot
Title: Smallfoot
Character: Dorgle (voice)
Released: September 20, 2018
Type: Movie
A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist—a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village.
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The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter
Title: The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter
Character: Uncle Jack (voice)
Released: February 27, 2018
Type: Movie
Hunter Carson receives a letter from his old Uncle Jack imploring him to visit in Spain. When Hunter arrives in Barcelona and Jack is nowhere to be found, the young man follows a series of clues that lead him to a surprising revelation about his family and future.
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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Title: Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Character: Self
Released: September 5, 2017
Type: Movie
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
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Animal Crackers
Title: Animal Crackers
Character: Chesterfield (voice)
Released: June 23, 2017
Type: Movie
A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.
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Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Title: Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Character: Himself
Released: February 1, 2017
Type: Movie
Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more.
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The Comedian
Title: The Comedian
Character: Jimmy Berkowitz
Released: December 9, 2016
Type: Movie
An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother and his wife, Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony, the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul, and the two find inspiration in one another, resulting in surprising consequences.
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Wiener-Dog
Title: Wiener-Dog
Character: Dave Schmerz
Released: June 24, 2016
Type: Movie
A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.
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Curmudgeons
Title: Curmudgeons
Character: Jackie
Released: April 15, 2016
Type: Movie
The best part of getting old is no longer caring what anybody thinks. Eighty years-old and in assisted living, Ralph Pajovic is involved in a relationship that makes his family anxious. On a crisp, winter day, his unlucky-in-love granddaughter comes for what seems like an ordinary visit. A curmudgeon by nature, Ralph can’t possibly predict the surprise she has in store for him.
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Title: Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2016
Type: Movie
The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get together for one night only to honor Director James Burrows. Watch Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows.
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Title: The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character: Self - Guest
Released: March 23, 2015
Type: TV
Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night talk show that interviews celebrities and has its own bits. And of course, it's all hosted by James Corden.
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Today's the Day
Title: Today's the Day
Character: Mr. Bees
Released: October 27, 2014
Type: Movie
Standing up against the inner voice that spreads doubt into what we believe in most - our dreams.
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Title: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character: Chemist
Released: April 27, 2014
Type: TV
A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
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Title: Deadbeat
Character: Giuseppe Monamocce
Released: April 9, 2014
Type: TV
Kevin Pacalioglu may have no money and no clue, but he can see dead people, so that’s pretty cool. Faced with a constant stream of stubborn spirits, Pac goes to whatever lengths require the least amount of effort to help New York City’s most frivolous ghosts finish their unfinished business, occasionally with the help of his best friend and drug dealer, Roofie.
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Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection
Title: Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection
Character: The Lorax
Released: April 1, 2014
Type: Movie
7 mini-movies starring your favorite characters from Despicable Me, HOP and Dr. Seuss' The Lorax come together in 1 exciting collection! It's fun the whole family can enjoy again and again!
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All the Wilderness
Title: All the Wilderness
Character: Walter Pembry
Released: March 9, 2014
Type: Movie
Keeping to himself in the wake his father's death, James Charm finds refuge in solitary walks and creating morbid sketches — until a charismatic new friend and a quirky young woman begin to draw him out of his shell.
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Title: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self
Released: February 17, 2014
Type: TV
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
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Hotel Noir
Title: Hotel Noir
Character: Eugene Portland
Released: October 9, 2012
Type: Movie
Los Angeles, 1958: a detective holes up in a downtown hotel awaiting killers to come get him. During the course of one night he will meet various occupants of the hotel and the truth of how he came to be in his present situation will be revealed.
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Forces of Nature
Title: Forces of Nature
Character: The Lorax (voice)
Released: August 7, 2012
Type: Movie
Determined to scare The Once-ler out of Truffula Valley, The Lorax decides to create the illusion of ominous forces of nature.
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The Lorax
Title: The Lorax
Character: The Lorax (voice)
Released: March 1, 2012
Type: Movie
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
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Title: Honest Trailers
Character: Bruce Davis (archive footage)
Released: February 13, 2012
Type: TV
Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite movies and TV shows: Honest Trailers. These are the hilarious trailers the producers don't want you to see...
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Revenge of the Electric Car
Title: Revenge of the Electric Car
Character: Self (EV1 Driver)
Released: October 21, 2011
Type: Movie
A sequel to 2006's Who Killed the Electric Car?, director Chris Paine once again looks at electric vehicles. Where in the last film electric cars were dismissed as uneconomical and unreliable, and were under multiple attacks from government, the auto industry, and from energy companies who didn't want them to succeed, this film chronicles, in the light of new changes in technology, the world economy, and the auto industry itself, the race - from both major car companies like Ford and Nissan, and from new rising upstarts like Tesla - to bring a practical consumer EV to market.
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The True Story of WrestleMania
Title: The True Story of WrestleMania
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 13, 2011
Type: Movie
It is the most anticipated yearly event in Sports Entertainment, an annual pop culture touch point. For more than 25 years, WrestleMania has hosted the biggest matches, the biggest stars, and the biggest celebrities. Now for the first time ever, the story of WrestleMania is told from its early beginnings through the week-long spectacular it has become, routinely drawing fans from all 50 states and around the world. This documentary feature includes new and insightful interviews from the superstars and creative forces behind the event.
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Girl Walks Into a Bar
Title: Girl Walks Into a Bar
Character: Aldo
Released: March 7, 2011
Type: Movie
A sharp-witted comedy that follows a group of apparent strangers in interlocking stories taking place in ten different bars during the course of one evening throughout Los Angeles.
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Inside the Actor's Workshop
Title: Inside the Actor's Workshop
Character: Actor
Released: September 15, 2010
Type: Movie
An on-set interview is quietly absurd.
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I'm Still Here
Title: I'm Still Here
Character: Danny DeVito
Released: September 10, 2010
Type: Movie
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
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When in Rome
Title: When in Rome
Character: Al
Released: January 29, 2010
Type: Movie
After fishing out coins from a water fountain in Italy, cynical New Yorker Beth Harper finds herself being wooed by several ardent suitors. As she deals with the attention, Beth tries to figure out whether a charming reporter really loves her.
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House Broken
Title: House Broken
Character: Cathkart
Released: December 12, 2009
Type: Movie
In order to enjoy his retirement, a father takes drastic measures to get his twentysomething, slacker sons to move out and fend for themselves.
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A Very Sunny Christmas
Title: A Very Sunny Christmas
Character: Frank Reynolds
Released: November 17, 2009
Type: Movie
Dennis and Dee decide to teach Frank a lesson "A Christmas Carol"-style, and Mac and Charlie learn some shocking things about their childhood Christmas traditions.
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The Nightman Cometh: Live
Title: The Nightman Cometh: Live
Character: Frank Reynolds
Released: September 15, 2009
Type: Movie
The Nightman Cometh, the fictional rock opera from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, is brought to life at The Troubadour nightclub in April 2009, written by broadway star Charlie Kelly.
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Solitary Man
Title: Solitary Man
Character: Jimmy Marino
Released: September 7, 2009
Type: Movie
A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.
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Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
Title: Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
Character: Cab Driver / Narrator (voice)
Released: December 10, 2008
Type: Movie
When a friendly cabbie tells two young sisters the story of a boy named Leo who moved to Manhattan with his family, a magical adventure begins. While adjusting to the big city and enjoying the days leading up to Christmas, Leo accidentally loses his dog Ramona in Central Park. Leo is devastated by his loss until a magical creature named Little Spirit appears.
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Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Title: Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Character: Self
Released: September 23, 2008
Type: Movie
Director Curtis Hanson and his cast and crew discuss the arduous but rewarding process of creating a modern classic.
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Just Add Water
Title: Just Add Water
Character: Merl
Released: March 18, 2008
Type: Movie
An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream again. He sheds the parasites in his life, musters the nerve to pursue his childhood love, and finally takes back his community by toppling the local teenage Meth-baron.
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Nobel Son
Title: Nobel Son
Character: Gastner
Released: April 28, 2007
Type: Movie
Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who claims to be Barkley's illegitimate half-brother. Motivated not so much by money as revenge, Thaddeus tries to convince Barkley to help him carry out a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against their patriarch.
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Reno 911!: Miami
Title: Reno 911!: Miami
Character: District Attorney
Released: February 23, 2007
Type: Movie
A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.
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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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The Good Night
Title: The Good Night
Character: Mel
Released: January 25, 2007
Type: Movie
Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his dreams, and tries to control his dream-state so he can spend more and more time with her. When Gary sees his mystery woman's face on a bus billboard, he discovers she is real, and fate brings him an opportunity to meet her.
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Deck the Halls
Title: Deck the Halls
Character: Buddy Hall
Released: November 22, 2006
Type: Movie
Determined to unseat Steve Finch's reign as the town's holiday season king, Buddy Hall plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be visible from space! When their wives bond, and their kids follow suit, the two men only escalate their rivalry - and their decorating.
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10 Items or Less
Title: 10 Items or Less
Character: Big D
Released: September 11, 2006
Type: Movie
An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research. He subsequently becomes stranded, without a car or cell phone, and accepts a ride home with Scarlet, a cashier who is about to interview for a new job. The actor rediscovers the essence of his craft while helping Scarlet gain the confidence she needs to change her life.
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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Title: Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Character: Self
Released: June 13, 2006
Type: Movie
Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.
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Relative Strangers
Title: Relative Strangers
Character: Frank Menure
Released: May 1, 2006
Type: Movie
An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.
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My Girlfriend's Abroad
Title: My Girlfriend's Abroad
Character: Uncle Rick (uncredited)
Released: April 1, 2006
Type: Movie
My Girlfriend's Abroad is a Comedy starring Danny DeVito
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The Oh in Ohio
Title: The Oh in Ohio
Character: Wayne the Pool Guy
Released: March 30, 2006
Type: Movie
Priscilla and Jack appear to be the perfect couple, but they have a secret: She is sexually frustrated. They separate in the hope of resolving the situation. While Jack moves into a bachelor pad and begins an affair with a student, Priscilla discovers the joys of self-pleasuring and finds an unusual bed-mate.
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Even Money
Title: Even Money
Character: Walter
Released: March 1, 2006
Type: Movie
Gambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.
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Title: Made in Hollywood
Character: Self
Released: September 30, 2005
Type: TV
Made in Hollywood is a talk show hosted by Kylie Erica Mar and Julie L. Harkness airing in syndication since September 30, 2005. The series is currently in its seventh season. The series is filmed in two studios in Los Angeles, California and New York City. Made in Hollywood also airs a spinoff series, Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition.
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Title: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Character: Frank Reynolds
Released: August 4, 2005
Type: TV
Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.
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My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
Title: My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
Character: Self
Released: June 7, 2005
Type: Movie
A compilation of handheld camera footage, captured in 1995 by Mara Wilson during the filming of 'Matilda', interspersed by clips of an interview with the young actress.
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Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Title: Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Character: Himself
Released: June 7, 2005
Type: Movie
A look behind the scenes of the filming and special effects of the 1996 film 'Matilda'.
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Be Cool
Title: Be Cool
Character: Martin Weir
Released: March 4, 2005
Type: Movie
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.
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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Title: Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Character: Booth
Released: January 24, 2005
Type: Movie
Frank Keane, a baker by trade, has been consumed by grief over his wife's untimely death. But everything changes when he pulls his bread truck over on a rural highway to help a dying stranger entangled in a car wreck, who was on his way to a fateful reunion.
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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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The Divine Bette Midler
Title: The Divine Bette Midler
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Follow the career of the Divine Miss M -- singer and actress Bette Midler -- from the bathhouses to Broadway to starring film roles. This A&E biography tells the story of the Emmy, Grammy and Golden Globe winner through interviews with friends, family, colleagues and the superstar herself. See clips from stage performances and films, and learn how the star of such films as The Rose, Beaches, and Down and Out in Beverly Hills has stayed on top.
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Christmas in Love
Title: Christmas in Love
Character: Brad La Guardia
Released: December 17, 2004
Type: Movie
A middle-aged man’s relationship with a young model is questioned by his daughter, who’s dating an older man herself.
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The Misbehavers
Title: The Misbehavers
Character: Self
Released: December 4, 2004
Type: Movie
The Misbehavers documents a small army of guerrilla filmmakers as they converge at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival for a mission dubbed Operation: Altitude. The objective: book a venue, market a film, attract acquisitions representatives and pack the screenings beyond capacity. Essentially, they set out to create their own film festival from the ground up in less than two weeks and all no financial backing of any kind. The film chronicles the amazing heights of passion, humility and unity met with the unbelievable lows of self-sacrifice, ego and division that exists even in the lowest levels of the independent film world.
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Title: Father of the Pride
Character: Emerson (voice)
Released: August 31, 2004
Type: TV
Father of the Pride is an American animated television series that began broadcasting on NBC on August 31, 2004 and was part of a short-lived trend of CGI series in prime-time network TV. The show, which was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg and his company DreamWorks Animation, revolves around a family of white lions, the patriarch of which stars in a Siegfried & Roy show in Las Vegas. Despite heavy promotion, the show was unsuccessful and was canceled after one season. Transmission and production were also delayed by the real-life on-stage injury of Roy Horn.
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Big Fish
Title: Big Fish
Character: Amos Calloway
Released: December 25, 2003
Type: Movie
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
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Title: Karen Sisco
Character: Charlie Lucre
Released: October 1, 2003
Type: TV
As a U.S. Deputy Marshal, based on Miami, Florida's Gold Coast, Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach high life while tracking down fugitives. She also struggles to win the respect of her fellow officers. Karen occasionally gets advice from her father, a retired Miami police officer turned private investigator, who is Karen’s confidant, counselor, and confessor.
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Duplex
Title: Duplex
Character: Narrator (voice, uncredited)
Released: September 26, 2003
Type: Movie
When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
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Anything Else
Title: Anything Else
Character: Harvey Wexler
Released: August 27, 2003
Type: Movie
Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman named Amanda. He has heard the phrase that life is like "anything else," but soon he finds that life with the unpredictable Amanda isn't like anything else at all.
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Title: Reno 911!
Character: Danny DeVito
Released: July 23, 2003
Type: TV
This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing into action, answering 911 calls about everything from speeding violations and prostitution to staking out a drug den. Within each episode, viewers catch a "fly on the wall" glimpse of the cops' often politically incorrect opinions, ranging from their personal feelings to professional critiques of their colleagues.
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Title: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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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Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Title: Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Character: Himself
Released: December 22, 2002
Type: Movie
A BAFTA tribute celebrating the career of Billy Connolly.
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Austin Powers in Goldmember
Title: Austin Powers in Goldmember
Character: Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')
Released: July 26, 2002
Type: Movie
The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe—'70s kingpin Goldmember. While pursuing the team of villains to stop them from world domination, Austin gets help from his dad and an old girlfriend.
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Death to Smoochy
Title: Death to Smoochy
Character: Burke Bennett
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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Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Title: Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Character: The Penguin (archive footage)
Released: December 23, 2001
Type: Movie
The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the modern world, these mutant human beings with superhuman powers colonized the funny papers, radio dramas, television and films, to become a truly national industry in the United States: they gave expression to the fears and obsessions of the twentieth century and bolstered American ideals.
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Heist
Title: Heist
Character: Mickey Bergman
Released: November 9, 2001
Type: Movie
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane, and their utility man, Pinky Pincus, find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.
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America: A Tribute to Heroes
Title: America: A Tribute to Heroes
Character: Self
Released: September 21, 2001
Type: Movie
A benefit concert and telethon organized by George Clooney and broadcast uninterrupted and commercial-free by the four major television networks just 10 days after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon to raise money for the victims and their families,
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What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Title: What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Character: Max Fairbanks
Released: May 31, 2001
Type: Movie
Thief Kevin Caffery attempts to rob from the home of rich businessman Max Fairbanks. But Fairbanks catches him and steals his cherished ring that his girlfriend gave him. Caffery is then bent on revenge and getting his ring back with the help of his partners.
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Title: Bette
Character: Danny DeVito
Released: October 11, 2000
Type: TV
Bette is a CBS television show which premiered on October 11, 2000, and was the debut of the entertainer Bette Midler in a lead TV series role. A "one-season wonder", 16 episodes were aired on CBS, with its final telecast on March 7, 2001. Eighteen episodes in total were produced, with the final two broadcast on HDTV simulcasting and in foreign markets. Bette was created by Jeffrey Lane, with Midler serving as one of the executive producers.
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Title: Ed
Character: Dr. Jack Carmichael
Released: October 8, 2000
Type: TV
After his wife leaves him and he's fired from his job at a high-profile New York city law firm, Ed Stevens moves back to his small hometown of Stuckeyville where he buys the local bowling alley and attempts to win the heart of his high school crush.
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Screwed
Title: Screwed
Character: Grover Cleaver
Released: May 12, 2000
Type: Movie
A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.
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Drowning Mona
Title: Drowning Mona
Character: Chief Wyatt Rash
Released: March 3, 2000
Type: Movie
The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.
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Man on the Moon
Title: Man on the Moon
Character: George Shapiro
Released: December 22, 1999
Type: Movie
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
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The Big Kahuna
Title: The Big Kahuna
Character: Phil Cooper
Released: November 17, 1999
Type: Movie
Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales.
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The Virgin Suicides
Title: The Virgin Suicides
Character: Dr. Horniker
Released: May 19, 1999
Type: Movie
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
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Living Out Loud
Title: Living Out Loud
Character: Pat Francato
Released: October 30, 1998
Type: Movie
Judith Moore is suddenly single after discovering her husband of fifteen years, a successful doctor, has been having an affair with a younger woman. Judith stews, plans, plots and fantasizes, but she can't decide what to do with her life until she goes out to a night club to see singer Liz Bailey, who is full of advice on life and love. While out on the town, Judith is suddenly kissed by a total stranger, which opens her eyes to new possibilities... which is when she notices Pat, the elevator operator in her building.
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Title: The Magic Hour
Character: Self
Released: June 8, 1998
Type: TV
The Magic Hour is an American talk show hosted by basketball player Earvin "Magic" Johnson. The series aired in syndication from June to September 1998.
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Title: Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Character: Al Goldstein
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.
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Completely Cuckoo
Title: Completely Cuckoo
Character: Himself
Released: December 16, 1997
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes interviews for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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The Rainmaker
Title: The Rainmaker
Character: Deck Shifflet
Released: November 18, 1997
Type: Movie
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
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L.A. Confidential
Title: L.A. Confidential
Character: Sid Hudgens
Released: September 19, 1997
Type: Movie
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
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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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Men in Black
Title: Men in Black
Character: Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Released: July 2, 1997
Type: Movie
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent Kay and new recruit Agent Jay find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
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Hercules
Title: Hercules
Character: Philoctetes (voice)
Released: June 20, 1997
Type: Movie
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!
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Mars Attacks!
Title: Mars Attacks!
Character: Rude Gambler
Released: December 13, 1996
Type: Movie
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
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Space Jam
Title: Space Jam
Character: Swackhammer (voice)
Released: November 15, 1996
Type: Movie
Jokes fly as the Tune Squad takes on the Nerdlucks in a hardcourt game to decide if the Looney Tunes remain here... or become attractions at a far-off galactic off-ramp called Moron Mountain. The Nerdlucks have a monstrous secret weapon: they've stolen the skills of top NBA stars like Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing and become Monstars. But that's not all, folks. The Tune Squad’s secret weapon just happens to be the finest player in this or any other universe. He's outta this world. So's the fun.
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Title: Pearl
Character: Dean Martin
Released: September 16, 1996
Type: TV
Pearl is an American television sitcom which aired on CBS from September 16, 1996 until June 25, 1997. The series starred Rhea Perlman, in what was her return to television after the conclusion of her long-running series Cheers three years earlier. Don Reo created the series, and Perlman served as an executive producer alongside Reo, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas and Gary S. Levine. Pearl was produced by Impact Zone Productions and Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
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Title: E! True Hollywood Story
Released: August 21, 1996
Type: TV
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
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Matilda
Title: Matilda
Character: Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
Released: August 2, 1996
Type: Movie
An extraordinarily intelligent young girl from a cruel and uncaring family discovers she possesses telekinetic powers and is sent off to a school headed by a tyrannical principal.
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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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Title: The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character: Self
Released: June 10, 1996
Type: TV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002. Topics often discussed on the show include Broadway, children, extended families and charitable works, people and organizations. The show was based out of Studio 8G at NBC's Rockefeller Center studios in New York City, NY, USA and was produced and syndicated by KidRo Productions, Telepictures Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
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Little Red Riding Hood
Title: Little Red Riding Hood
Character: Wolfie (voice)
Released: December 25, 1995
Type: Movie
Roald Dahl's version of Little Red Riding Hood
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Get Shorty
Title: Get Shorty
Character: Martin Weir
Released: October 20, 1995
Type: Movie
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
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Title: MADtv
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 1995
Type: TV
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox.
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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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Junior
Title: Junior
Character: Dr. Larry Arbogast
Released: November 22, 1994
Type: Movie
A research scientist becomes the world's first pregnant man in order to test a drug he and a colleague have designed for expectant women. To carry out the trial, he has an embryo implant, believing that he will only carry the baby for three months – hardly expecting to face the prospect of giving birth.
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Felony
Title: Felony
Character: Featured Extra
Released: October 19, 1994
Type: Movie
A reality cop show films a police raid on a drug ring that goes awry and results in the massacre of 11 policemen. All of this gets taped by the cameraman who tries to sell the tape to the gangsters and gets killed for his efforts. Meanwhile the film commentator gets pursued by the cops, the gangsters, and some crooked FBI agents. All are after the film which he doesn't have.
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Title: Friends
Character: Roy
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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Renaissance Man
Title: Renaissance Man
Character: Bill Rago
Released: June 3, 1994
Type: Movie
An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job: teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. He arrives on base to find that there is no structure set up for the class.
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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: Worm TV Host
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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Look Who's Talking Now!
Title: Look Who's Talking Now!
Character: Rocks (voice)
Released: November 5, 1993
Type: Movie
When high-powered executive Samantha LeBon hatches a scheme to spend a romantic Christmas with her new employee – the unsuspecting, blithesome James – his wife, their kids and their two dogs, Rocks and Daphne, must rescue him before he makes a terrible mistake.
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Last Action Hero
Title: Last Action Hero
Character: Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
Released: June 18, 1993
Type: Movie
Following the death of his father, young Danny Madigan takes comfort in watching action movies featuring the indestructible Los Angeles cop Jack Slater. After being given a magic ticket by theater manager Nick, Danny is sucked into the screen and bonds with Slater. When evil fictional villain Benedict gets his hands on the ticket and enters the real world, Danny and Jack must follow and stop him.
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Jack the Bear
Title: Jack the Bear
Character: John Leary
Released: April 2, 1993
Type: Movie
Story of the relationships between two sons and their father, who moves the family to California and becomes a tv horror show host after the death of his wife.
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Hoffa
Title: Hoffa
Character: Bobby Ciaro
Released: December 25, 1992
Type: Movie
A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.
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Title: The Larry Sanders Show
Character: Danny DeVito
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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Batman Returns
Title: Batman Returns
Character: Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
Released: June 19, 1992
Type: Movie
While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin, an employee of a corrupt businessman transforms into the Catwoman.
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The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Title: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Character: Himself
Released: June 14, 1992
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes documentary about the making of Batman Returns.
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Other People's Money
Title: Other People's Money
Character: Lawrence Garfield
Released: October 18, 1991
Type: Movie
When a corporate raider threatens a hostile takeover of a 'mom and pop' company, the patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's attractive daughter—who is a lawyer—to stop the takeover. However, the raider soon becomes infatuated with her, and enjoys the legal manoeuvring as he tries to win her heart.
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Money
Title: Money
Released: April 6, 1991
Type: Movie
A young man whose father's fortune was stolen by his closest friends sets out to get revenge in this odyssey through the world's major financial centers.
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Branford Marsalis: Steep
Title: Branford Marsalis: Steep
Released: January 4, 1991
Type: Movie
Recorded live on 13th November, 1987, at the Spirit Square Arts Centre, North Carolina, USA.
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The Earth Day Special
Title: The Earth Day Special
Character: Vic
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: Herbert Powell (voice)
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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The War of the Roses
Title: The War of the Roses
Character: Gavin D'Amato
Released: December 8, 1989
Type: Movie
The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of the fighting is D'Amato, the divorce lawyer. He gets to see how far both will go to get rid of the other, and boy do they go far.
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Molly and the Skywalkerz in
Title: Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Two Daddies?"
Character: George Johnson (voice)
Released: May 6, 1989
Type: Movie
An animated special about a young girl who must learn to accept her divorced mother's remarriage.
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Twins
Title: Twins
Character: Vincent Benedict
Released: December 8, 1988
Type: Movie
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
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Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Title: Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Character: Self
Released: October 5, 1988
Type: Movie
The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!
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Throw Momma from the Train
Title: Throw Momma from the Train
Character: Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift
Released: December 11, 1987
Type: Movie
Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother. When Owen watches a Hitchcock classic that seems to mirror his own life, he decides to put the movie's plot into action and offers to kill Larry's ex-wife, if Larry promises to murder his mom. Before Larry gets a chance to react to the plan, it seems that Owen has already set things in motion.
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Tin Men
Title: Tin Men
Character: Ernest Tilley
Released: March 6, 1987
Type: Movie
A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.
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The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
Title: The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
Character: Self
Released: July 4, 1986
Type: Movie
New Jersey-born Joe Piscopo's first network special, spotlighting his talents as an actor, musician, and comedian.
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Ruthless People
Title: Ruthless People
Character: Sam Stone
Released: June 26, 1986
Type: Movie
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
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My Little Pony: The Movie
Title: My Little Pony: The Movie
Character: Grundle King (voice)
Released: June 6, 1986
Type: Movie
The first day of Spring is on its way and the Little Ponies are preparing for it with a big festival. But all the fun may come to an end if the witch Hydia has her way! Can the Ponies defeat Hydia and her evil daughters, Reeka and Draggle? More importantly, can they save Ponyland from the witches’ concoction, the strange purple goo called Smooze, that’s threatening to bury the whole town?
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Wise Guys
Title: Wise Guys
Character: Harry Valentini
Released: April 17, 1986
Type: Movie
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
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Molly and the Skywalkerz in
Title: Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Happily Ever After"
Character: George Johnson (voice)
Released: October 20, 1985
Type: Movie
A young third grader named Molly Conway suffers depression when she finds out about her parents are getting divorced. She tries everything to get them together, but mostly backfires and eventually accepts their departure.
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Title: Amazing Stories
Character: Herbert
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
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The Jewel of the Nile
Title: The Jewel of the Nile
Character: Ralph
Released: August 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course, he's up to no good, and Joan is just another pawn in his wicked game. But Jack Colton and his sidekick Ralph show up to help our intrepid heroine save the day.
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Head Office
Title: Head Office
Character: Frank Stedman
Released: June 6, 1985
Type: Movie
In this comic take on big-business wheelings and dealings, an ambitious senator's son (Judge Reinhold) moves up the corporate ladder through undeserved promotions. But against his better judgment, he falls for a woman (the chairman's daughter, no less) who's leading a protest against the company's shady business practices.
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Johnny Dangerously
Title: Johnny Dangerously
Character: Burr
Released: December 21, 1984
Type: Movie
An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
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The Ratings Game
Title: The Ratings Game
Character: Vic De Salvo
Released: December 15, 1984
Type: Movie
A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.
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Romancing the Stone
Title: Romancing the Stone
Character: Ralph
Released: March 30, 1984
Type: Movie
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.
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Terms of Endearment
Title: Terms of Endearment
Character: Vernon Dahlart
Released: November 20, 1983
Type: Movie
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
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Likely Stories Vol. 2
Title: Likely Stories Vol. 2
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
VINCE D'ANGELO is a low life, Congressman from New Jersey who'll stop at nothing to get elected to the U.S. Senate. With his sleazy, below-the-belt campaign tactics, he's hell-bent on destroying his opponents reputations and getting himself and his wife to the top of the heap in Washington D.C. In "SCHOOL, GIRLS, & YOU," it's the 1950's -- and strait-laced Everdale University is about to go "coed". In order to prepare it's student body for the onslaught of "females" on campus, they present this hard-hitting educational film. Wally Bile is the "wrong-way" role model with Science Professor, Dr. Bloom. Dr. Bloom explains the vital "do's and don'ts" on dating women, and the all-important "warning signs" and "danger signals" to look out for when close-encountering the opposite sex.
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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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Going Ape!
Title: Going Ape!
Character: Lazlo
Released: April 10, 1981
Type: Movie
When his father - who owned a circus - dies, Oscar inherits 5 million dollars - and 3 orangutans. However there's a condition connected to the money: if he gives away the apes or just one gets sick or dies during the next 3 years, the zoologic society will get all the money. So he not only has to deal with 3 apes and an annoyed girlfriend, but also with a greedy zoologic society's president.
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Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
Title: Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
Character: Himself
Released: May 3, 1980
Type: Movie
George Burns, Dom DeLuise, Danny De Vito, Dean-Paul Martin and Roger Moore provide arms for A-M to lean on as she impersonates Hollywood stereotypes, from a rejected script girl to an over-the-hill sex symbol. Highlights include Ann-Margret's slowed-down rendition of I Will Survive and a jaw dropping version of Stouthearted Men that looks like it is set in the backroom of a 70s gay club!
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Valentine
Title: Valentine
Character: Dewey
Released: December 7, 1979
Type: Movie
A feisty widow falls in love with a zestful widower in a retirement community, much to the disapproval of her married daughter.
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Title: The Associates
Character: Alan Swathmore (uncredited)
Released: September 23, 1979
Type: TV
The Associates is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1979–1980. The series starred Martin Short and was cancelled after nine of its thirteen episodes aired, but was nominated for two Golden Globes after its cancellation. The series was produced by Paramount Television.
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Swap Meet
Title: Swap Meet
Character: Max
Released: September 21, 1979
Type: Movie
The plot: Roy is jealous of Sigi, who attracts Nancy's attention, and has two clumsy guys demolish Sigi's father's T-Burn classic. For the repair of the car, Sigi desperately needs $250 until his father returns next weekend. He and his friends try to earn it on the swap meet.
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Title: Angie
Character: Uncle Cheech
Released: February 8, 1979
Type: TV
Angie is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast by the ABC network from February of 1979 to October of 1980.
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Goin' South
Title: Goin' South
Character: Hog
Released: October 6, 1978
Type: Movie
Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him.
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Title: Taxi
Character: Louie De Palma
Released: September 12, 1978
Type: TV
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.
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The World's Greatest Lover
Title: The World's Greatest Lover
Character: Assistant Director
Released: December 18, 1977
Type: Movie
When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of hopefuls decend upon Hollywood. Rudy Valentine, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee, knows little about romance or acting. But when his wife leaves him for the real Valentino, Rudy goes to outrageous lengths to win the role of a lifetime and win back the love of his life.
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The Van
Title: The Van
Character: Andy
Released: April 6, 1977
Type: Movie
Bobby blows all his college savings on a van and tries to get the girl of his dreams. It's a wild time with Bobby and his friends.
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The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
Title: The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
Character: Vince D'Angelo
Released: September 15, 1976
Type: Movie
Danny DeVito stars in and directs this critically acclaimed short film which was part of the ground breaking HBO/Cinemax anthology series, "Likely Stories." Danny plays corrupt Congressman Vince D'Angelo who is making a sleazy run to become Senator of New Jersey. In the process he spreads vicious rumors about his running mates and uses incendiary campaign commercials to get himself elected. His campaign is derailed when he is caught-on-tape giving a bribe to a G-man posing as a mobster. His response to the "Mobscam" debacle is to claim he was "conducting his own investigation" and then fakes an 11th hour assassination on himself to engender voter sympathy.
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Title: Delvecchio
Character: Anthony 'Beanzie' Marott
Released: September 9, 1976
Type: TV
Delvecchio is an American television series that aired on CBS during the 1976-77 season. It starred Judd Hirsch as the title character, Dominick Delvecchio, an Italian-American detective who worked for the LAPD and also studied to become a lawyer. A writer of eight episodes of the series, Stephen Bochco, would later import cast members Charles Haid and Michael Conrad, along with guest-stars James B. Sikking and George Wyner, to his masterpiece Hill Street Blues. One episode of the Delvecchio series was made available on the 2006 DVD release, "Brilliant But Cancelled TV Dramas," along with an episode each of Gideon Oliver, Johnny Staccato, and Touching Evil.
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The Money
Title: The Money
Character: Bartender
Released: May 31, 1976
Type: Movie
A prominent businessman's children become the target of a young, unemployed man, who sees them as his ticket to wealth.
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Deadly Hero
Title: Deadly Hero
Character: Harry
Released: December 14, 1975
Type: Movie
Officer Lacy is an 18-year veteran of the New York Police Department who finds himself demoted from detective back to patrol duty for his violent tendencies and trigger-happy behavior.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Title: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Character: Martini
Released: November 19, 1975
Type: Movie
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self
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: 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: Starsky & Hutch
Character: John John the Apple / John DeAppoliso
Released: September 10, 1975
Type: TV
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.
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Minestrone
Title: Minestrone
Character: Lodovico
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
A paranoid filmmaker is tortured by his taste for the titular Italian soup
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Title: Police Woman
Released: September 13, 1974
Type: TV
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.
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Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30
Title: Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30
Character: Petey
Released: November 14, 1973
Type: Movie
A 29-year-old Italian who lives in Brooklyn has a brief romance with an actress.
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Scalawag
Title: Scalawag
Character: Fly Speck
Released: April 22, 1973
Type: Movie
A crew of land locked pirates, led by the aptly named Peg, go in search of buried treasure hidden by the treacherous Mudhook and his twin brother. They meet up with good natured landowner, Don Aragon, who goes along for the ride with his sister and a young boy, Jamie. Along the way, Peg and Jamie form a father son relationship that is put to the test due to Peg's naturally dishonest ways.
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Hot Dogs for Gauguin
Title: Hot Dogs for Gauguin
Character: Adrian
Released: June 12, 1972
Type: Movie
A down-on-his-luck photographer determined to capture visual magic and fame. He concocts an intricate plot to blow up the Statue of Liberty and sets his camera to record the exact moment of its destruction.
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Lady Liberty
Title: Lady Liberty
Character: Fred Mancuso
Released: December 22, 1971
Type: Movie
The story concerns the difficulties and reactions of Maddalena (Sophia Loren), an Italian visitor to New York City. She has come to the country carrying a huge mortadella sausage which she intends as a gift for her fiancé. But Customs do not allow processed meat to enter the U.S., so she is held at JFK airport...
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Dreams of Glass
Title: Dreams of Glass
Character: Thug
Released: August 15, 1970
Type: Movie
Ann is from a prominent Japanese-American family, owners of a famous nursery and greenhouse. Tom is from a blue-collar family of self-employed fishermen. Tom and Ann develop a playful, loving relationship, despite obstacles their families throw in their way.
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Title: Sesame Street
Character: Danny DeVito
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: Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Character: Self - Laudatio
Released: January 25, 1966
Type: TV
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Title: Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 1966
Type: TV
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self - Presenter
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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Untitled Arnold Schwarzenegger/Danny DeVito movie
Title: Untitled Arnold Schwarzenegger/Danny DeVito movie
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
“Arnold and I are good buddies. We met way before ‘Twins,’ years ago,” DeVito told CNN in a recent interview. “We’re working on something, a project that we’re going to do together, another movie. We get along really well.”
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Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Title: Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The documentary explores the enigma of actress and artist Mary Woronov and chronicles her colorful career trajectory as a ground breaking female performer starting from her work with Andy Warhol to Roger Corman, that sealed her reputation as a "Cult Queen".
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Coal Miner's Adventure
Title: Coal Miner's Adventure
Character: Jeremy
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A exploits of one simple-minded Coal Miner after his son is captured from his family home on a secluded island on the Mediterranean sea. Chasing the pirates who stole his son sends the Miner to the mysterious and authoritarian land of Bosnia, where strange mechanical creatures, known as walkers, keep the peace. Coal Miner must leave the comfort of his old life behind, meeting and encountering strange characters, places and technologies and must defeat the evil and mysterious Boss, stopping his dastardly plans that threaten the world as we know it.
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Sniff
Title: Sniff
Character: William Keys
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A retired detective is pulled back into the action by his former partner, they uncover a hidden underworld of sex, drugs and murder in the wealthy community controlled by kingpin Harvey Stride, and his femme fatale enforcer.
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A Sudden Case of Christmas
Title: A Sudden Case of Christmas
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
An American couple bring their 10 year old daughter, Claire, to her grandfather Lawrence’s hotel in The Dolomites, Italy. They usually come for Christmas but this year it’s August. The fact is they are breaking up and want Lawrence to be the one to tell Claire, especially as he has such a special relationship with his granddaughter. Once Claire realizes there’s not going to be a family Christmas this year, she insists on everyone making it Christmas right here, right now in August, including flying in her other grandparents. Claire, in collusion with her grandfather, plan activities that are designed to re-unite her parents. The whole process backfires and actually puts her grandparents’ marriage into unexpected difficulties. A fun, warm, touching family comedy, all shot in the glorious Dolomites, Italy.