Retta

Retta

Born: July 12, 1978
in New Jersey, U.S.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Marietta Sirleaf, better known simply as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is mainly known for her starring role as Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend.

Retta is from New Jersey, and graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She started working in the pharmaceutical research field before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in comedy.Retta started performing stand-up comedy in 1996, although she said she did not start "earning money" until 1998, when she started touring on the college circuit. Retta said she used to get "really nauseated" before a performance, but that the feeling passed with experience.Retta has said her stand-up material tends to be slightly embellished stories from her regular everyday life, family, and friends. She has also made jokes about her obesity. Retta has stated she would give up stand-up comedy for a full-time acting career if possible: "I'm not married to stand-up, just because it's a road thing. It's very lonely with all the traveling.

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Hit Man
Title: Hit Man
Character: Claudette
Released: May 17, 2024
Type: Movie
A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake contract killer sparks a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a client.
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The Greatest Hits
Title: The Greatest Hits
Character: Dr. Evelyn Bartlett
Released: April 5, 2024
Type: Movie
Harriet finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present. As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
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Title: Elsbeth
Character: Margo
Released: February 29, 2024
Type: TV
After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
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Title: Elsbeth
Character: Margo Clarke
Released: February 29, 2024
Type: TV
After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
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80 for Brady
Title: 80 for Brady
Character: Retta
Released: February 3, 2023
Type: Movie
A quartet of elderly best friends decide to live life to the fullest by taking a wild trip to the Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play.
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Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
Title: Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 2023
Type: Movie
Black Eyed Peas, Derek Hough, Hayley Erbert, Fortune Feimster, Jason Biggs, Jenny Mollen, Julianne Hough, Kal Penn, The Muppets, NE-YO, Raven Symoné and Retta perform classic Schoolhouse Rock! hits.
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Title: The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Character: Ghost's Mom (voice)
Released: March 3, 2022
Type: TV
From some of the most unhinged and maniacal minds in Hollywood today comes this animated anthology series, a collection of irreverent and emotionally shocking animated short films. Each episode plunges elbow-deep into unseen crevices of The Boys Universe.
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Title: Ugliest House in America
Character: Self - Host
Released: January 3, 2022
Type: TV
Touring ugly properties that were nominated based on gaudy designs and botched renovations. The three properties visited will all have the chance to win a renovation worth $150,000.
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Title: Get Organized with The Home Edit
Released: September 9, 2020
Type: TV
Expert home organizers Clea and Joanna help celebrities and everyday clients edit, categorize and contain their clutter to create stunning spaces.
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Title: Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character: The Mother
Released: June 29, 2020
Type: TV
Serialized remake of 'The Princess Bride' told in short chapters featuring celebrities at home during quarantine.
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A Parks and Recreation Special
Title: A Parks and Recreation Special
Character: Donna Meagle
Released: April 30, 2020
Type: Movie
Pawnee's most dedicated civil servant, Leslie Knope, is determined to stay connected to her friends in a time of social distancing.
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The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
Title: The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
Character: Donna Meagle
Released: April 30, 2020
Type: Movie
As a lead-in to the highly anticipated special that brings back one of the most admired comedies in TV history, NBC and The Paley Center for Media collaborated on The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation.
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Title: Duncanville
Character: Makeover Station Employee (voice)
Released: February 16, 2020
Type: TV
Like most 15-year-olds, Duncan can see adulthood on the horizon: money, freedom, cars and girls; but the reality is more like: always being broke, driving with one's mom sitting shotgun and babysitting one's sister. He's not exceptional, but he has a wild imagination in which he's never anything less than amazing.
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Title: The Morning Show
Character: Retta
Released: November 1, 2019
Type: TV
A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.
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Title: A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Character: Self
Released: September 16, 2019
Type: TV
The comedian, actress, social media sensation, producer and author of "How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life," Lilly Singh brings her unique perspective to late night as she hosts celebrity interviews, talks current events, performs musical and sketch comedy, plays games, and more.
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Good Boys
Title: Good Boys
Character: Lucas' Mom
Released: August 14, 2019
Type: Movie
A group of young boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers embark on an epic quest to fix their broken drone before their parents get home.
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Title: Where's Waldo?
Character: Wizard Nightingale (voice)
Released: July 20, 2019
Type: TV
Young adventurers Waldo and Wenda use their problem-solving skills and the help of an international wizard society to stop a rival globetrotter named Odlulu from using his magic to stir up trouble.
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A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Title: A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Character: Self
Released: November 28, 2018
Type: Movie
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen celebrate with friends, family and song.
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Title: Good Girls
Character: Ruby Hill
Released: February 26, 2018
Type: TV
Three "good girl" suburban wives and mothers suddenly find themselves in desperate circumstances and decide to stop playing it safe and risk everything to take their power back.
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Father Figures
Title: Father Figures
Character: Annie
Released: December 21, 2017
Type: Movie
Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him.
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Where's the Money
Title: Where's the Money
Character: Roberta
Released: October 20, 2017
Type: Movie
A quick witted young man from the streets of South Central must rush a lily-white USC fraternity to recover a stash of stolen money.
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Title: Big Mouth
Character: Duke's Mother (voice)
Released: September 29, 2017
Type: TV
Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.
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The Lego Ninjago Movie
Title: The Lego Ninjago Movie
Character: Maggie the Cheerleader (voice)
Released: September 21, 2017
Type: Movie
Six young ninjas are tasked with defending their island home of Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors using their skill and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they’re ordinary teens struggling against their greatest enemy....high school.
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Title: DuckTales
Character: Harp (voice)
Released: August 12, 2017
Type: TV
The adventures of billionaire Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, their famous uncle Donald Duck, pilot extraordinaire Launchpad, Mrs. Beakly, Webby and Roboduck. Adventures and hidden treasures are everywhere, in their hometown Duckburg and all around the world.
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Title: DuckTales
Character: Mystical Harp (voice)
Released: August 12, 2017
Type: TV
The adventures of billionaire Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, their famous uncle Donald Duck, pilot extraordinaire Launchpad, Mrs. Beakly, Webby and Roboduck. Adventures and hidden treasures are everywhere, in their hometown Duckburg and all around the world.
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Title: Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Character: Self
Released: August 8, 2017
Type: TV
Celebrity pairings ride along in a car together as they sing tunes from their personal playlists and surprise fans who don’t expect to see big stars belting out tunes one lane over. Based on the segment on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
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Band Aid
Title: Band Aid
Character: Carol
Released: June 2, 2017
Type: Movie
A couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.
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To the Bone
Title: To the Bone
Character: Lobo
Released: January 22, 2017
Type: Movie
A young woman dealing with anorexia meets an unconventional doctor who challenges her to face her condition and embrace life.
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Operator
Title: Operator
Character: Pauline 'Roger' Rogers
Released: October 14, 2016
Type: Movie
Joe, a programmer and obsessive self-quantifier, and Emily, a budding comedy performer, are happily married until they decide to use one another in their work. A dark comedy about love, technology, and what can’t be programmed.
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Title: Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Character: Ida Stricker
Released: October 7, 2016
Type: Movie
A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.
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Other People
Title: Other People
Character: Nina
Released: September 9, 2016
Type: Movie
David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother’s health declines, David frantically tries to extract meaning from this horrible experience and convince everyone (including himself) that he's "doing okay.”
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Title: The $100,000 Pyramid
Character: Self
Released: June 27, 2016
Type: TV
In $100,000 Pyramid, contestants are in teams of two. The goal of the game is to help your partner guess an answer, by listing items that would be included in said answer, or synonymous. For instance, if the answer is “Things That Bounce”, clues would be “Po-Go Sticks”, “Kangaroos”, “Basketballs”, etc. To add to the challenge, the contestant who is giving the clues has their hands strapped to their chair, so they’re unable to gesture in order to help the guessing process.
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Title: Match Game
Character: Self - Panelist
Released: June 26, 2016
Type: TV
A modern reboot of the classic 70s game show that features two contestants attempting to match the answers of six celebrities in a game of fill-in-the-blank.
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Title: To Tell the Truth
Character: Self - Panelist
Released: June 14, 2016
Type: TV
A modern reimagination of the classic game show. In each round, a celebrity panel will be presented with three people who all claim to be the same person with the same incredible talent, job or achievement. One is sworn to tell the truth while the others are not.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Title: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Character: Party Planner
Released: December 17, 2015
Type: Movie
Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City - and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal.
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Come Simi
Title: Come Simi
Character: Nurse Lipps
Released: November 10, 2015
Type: Movie
A neurotic pregnant woman on the verge of giving birth, attempts to reunite her estranged family which includes an impossible mother riddled deeply with Alzheimer's, an aging porn star sister and an intense Aunt, whom the family hasn't seen in 18 years. All in an effort to fix her family history before giving birth. The colorful journey travels from Venice to Van Nuys to Simi Valley and in the end, love must win out.
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Rebel on Ice
Title: Rebel on Ice
Character: Self
Released: October 15, 2015
Type: Movie
Figure skater Surya Bonaly is most remembered for her amazing one-bladed back flip at the 1998 Winter Olympics, being the only skater to ever complete one in competition at the Olympics. Despite landing the flip on one skate, the judges ruled the move illegal. Bonaly did not medal, but the champion did go out on her own terms, a true “Rebel on Ice.”
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Title: Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Character: Barbara
Released: December 2, 2014
Type: TV
Follows a best-selling author of a self-help book series who is secretly hiding her separation from her husband as she starts to navigate her life as a single woman in her 40's in Los Angeles. She starts to side with and take advice more from her divorced friends rather than her married ones and it leads her to some unexpected and life-changing experiences.
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Sex Ed
Title: Sex Ed
Character: Sydney
Released: November 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Eddie lands his first teaching gig at an inner city middle school and finds his highly pubescent pupils are receiving no form of sexual education. Eddie isn't really equipped to teach them...he's not exactly experienced romantically.
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Muffin Top: A Love Story
Title: Muffin Top: A Love Story
Character: Leah
Released: October 18, 2014
Type: Movie
Suzanne’s body is changing faster than her moods after IVF shots to get pregnant. When she finds out, on her birthday, that her husband has knocked up his younger, thinner co-worker and wants a divorce, she turns to desperate and hilarious measures to lose weight and get a life.
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Title: Celebrity Name Game
Character: Self
Released: September 22, 2014
Type: TV
Celebrity Name Game is an American syndicated game show which premiered on September 22, 2014. Based on the board game Identity Crisis (created by Laura Robinson and Richard Gerrits), the series was developed by Courteney Cox and David Arquette's Coquette Productions, and was originally pitched as a primetime series for CBS with Craig Ferguson as host. The series was later picked up by FremantleMedia and Debmar-Mercury as a syndicated series for 2014 with Ferguson, who left The Late Late Show on December 19, 2014, remaining as host as well as an executive producer. The series marks Coquette's first foray into game shows. The show was subsequently renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 21, 2015.
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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: Hollywood Game Night
Character: Self
Released: July 11, 2013
Type: TV
Two contestants are transported from their everyday lives into a once-in-a-lifetime night of fun and celebration as they play party games with some of their favorite celebrities and compete for the chance to win up to $25,000.
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Title: Drunk History
Character: Sylvia Robinson
Released: July 9, 2013
Type: TV
Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.
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Title: Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character: Self - Guest
Released: July 16, 2009
Type: TV
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
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Title: Parks and Recreation
Character: Self
Released: April 9, 2009
Type: TV
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.
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Title: Parks and Recreation
Character: Donna Meagle
Released: April 9, 2009
Type: TV
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.
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Title: Sons of Anarchy
Released: September 3, 2008
Type: TV
An adrenalized drama with darkly comedic undertones that explores a notorious outlaw motorcycle club’s (MC) desire to protect its livelihood while ensuring that their simple, sheltered town of Charming, California remains exactly that, charming. The MC must confront threats from drug dealers, corporate developers, and overzealous law officers. Behind the MC’s familial lifestyle and legally thriving automotive shop is a ruthless and illegal arms business driven by the seduction of money, power, and blood.
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Kissing Cousins
Title: Kissing Cousins
Character: Shawna the Chef
Released: June 6, 2008
Type: Movie
A "relatively" romantic comedy about a professional heartbreaker (and cynical bachelor) who teams up with his attractive cousin from the UK in order to fool his friends into believing he is capable of a relationship. Hijinks and laughs ensue with a hilarious cast!
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First Sunday
Title: First Sunday
Character: Roberta
Released: January 11, 2008
Type: Movie
Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for.
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Dragon Wars: D-War
Title: Dragon Wars: D-War
Character: Receptionist Nurse
Released: August 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Based on the Korean legend, unknown creatures will return and devastate the planet. Reporter Ethan Kendrick is called in to investigate the matter.
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Sex and Death 101
Title: Sex and Death 101
Character: Ethel Walters (#100)
Released: June 15, 2007
Type: Movie
A guy's life is turned around by an email, which includes the names of everyone he's had sex with and ever will have sex with. His situation gets worse when he encounters a femme fatale (Ryder) who targets men guilty of sex crime.
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Fracture
Title: Fracture
Character: Evidence Room Cop
Released: April 19, 2007
Type: Movie
A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.
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Title: Lipshitz Saves the World
Character: Virginia
Released: March 1, 2007
Type: TV
Lipshitz Saves the World is a comedy television pilot that was produced for NBC. The show was given the green light to shoot a pilot by NBC in July 2006. The show was not picked up for air. It is believed that the tagline and the tone of the series was not suitable. The premise of the show is that teenage outcast Adam Lipshitz discovers that he may be the one person who can save the world. Creator Dan Fogelman describes the show as similar to The Matrix "if Keanu Reeves wasn't good looking." Veteran comedy actor Leslie Nielsen had signed on to play Lipshitz's mentor.
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Title: Freddie
Character: Joan
Released: October 12, 2005
Type: TV
Freddie Moreno had finally escaped from the raucous house of women with whom he grew up. Having achieved some success as head chef at a trendy Chicago restaurant, he's ready for love and everything else that single life has to offer, including hanging out with his best friend and neighbor, Chris. Unfortunately, there's one slight hitch: After the death of his older brother and the collapse of his sister's marriage, goodhearted Freddie took in his impulsive sister-in-law, his pragmatic sister with her 13-year-old daughter and their irascible grandma, who refuses to speak English and only responds in Spanish – even though she understands every word. But while the members of this unconventional brood may test Freddie's patience endlessly, they also support and take care of one another, just as they always have. Now all Freddie has to do is figure out how to maintain his thriving bachelor lifestyle in a house overflowing with estrogen.
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Title: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Character: Hardware Store Clerk
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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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Title: Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Character: Sad Eye Sadie
Released: September 4, 2003
Type: Movie
TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.
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Slackers
Title: Slackers
Character: Bruna
Released: February 1, 2002
Type: Movie
Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed their way through the last four years of college and now, during final exams, these big-men-on-campus are about to be busted by the most unlikely dude in school. Self-dubbed Cool Ethan, an ambitious nerd with a bad crush, enters their lives one day and everything begins to unravel.
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character: Self - Guest
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.