Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Born: February 19, 1955
in Athens, Georgia, USA
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician and playwright. He founded a non-profit theatre company, the Purple Rose Theatre Company, in his home state of Michigan. He has performed in a number of stage productions, both on and off Broadway. He has been nominated for the Tony Award as Best Actor for the Broadway play God of Carnage (2009), along with his other three cast-mates.

He has had a thriving film career, from his debut in 1981 in Ragtime, through State of Play in 2009. For his film work, he has received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical for Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (hence the name of his theatre company). He has also received nominations by the Screen Actors Guild, Satellite Awards, and several for his work in The Squid and the Whale (London Critics Circle Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Chlotrudis Awards and Gotham Awards).

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Movies for Jeff Daniels...

Title: A Man in Full
Character: Charlie Croker
Released: May 2, 2024
Type: TV
Facing relentless foes and sudden bankruptcy, an Atlanta real estate tycoon must claw his way back to the top when his empire begins to crumble.
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Title: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Character: Self
Released: January 21, 2024
Type: Movie
Never-before-seen home movies and extraordinary personal archives reveal how Christopher Reeve went from unknown actor to iconic movie star as the ultimate screen superhero. He learned the true meaning of heroism as an activist after suffering a tragic accident that left him quadriplegic and dependent on a ventilator to breathe.
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Bye Bye Barry
Title: Bye Bye Barry
Character: Self
Released: November 20, 2023
Type: Movie
When NFL superstar Barry Sanders vanished at the height of his career, he left the NFL world in shock. He was still in his prime, chasing the all-time NFL rushing record when he boarded a flight to England and never stepped foot on the field again. Now, 24 years later, Barry retraces his steps through the streets of London to finally confront the mystery.
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Title: The American Buffalo
Character: (voice)
Released: October 16, 2023
Type: TV
The dramatic story of America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of extinction, before an unlikely collection of people rescues it from disappearing forever. Ken Burns recounts the tragic collision of two opposing views of the natural world—and the unforgettable characters who pointed the nation in a different direction.
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The Saint of Second Chances
Title: The Saint of Second Chances
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: June 11, 2023
Type: Movie
A baseball dynasty built on fun — and a disco disaster that nearly undid it all. Explore the comeback of a lifetime in this documentary about Mike Veeck.
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Title: American Rust
Character: Det. Del Harris
Released: September 12, 2021
Type: TV
A compelling family drama and a timeless story told through the eyes of complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town full of good people making bad choices.
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9/11: Inside the President's War Room
Title: 9/11: Inside the President's War Room
Character: Narrator
Released: August 31, 2021
Type: Movie
Experience the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advisors as they personally detail the crucial hours and key decisions from that historic day.
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Title: Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 2021
Type: Movie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who lived through it, creating a first-hand archive of personal backstage stories and memories. The new documentary is the long-awaited sequel to late filmmaker Rick McKay’s award-winning 2003 film Broadway: The Golden Age, continuing the saga into the '60s and '70s and spotlighting beloved classic Broadway shows including Once Upon a Mattress, Bye Bye Birdie, Barefoot in the Park, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Chicago, and 42nd Street. Featuring a galaxy of stars including Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Glenn Close, André De Shields, Jane Fonda, Robert Goulet, Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, and many more, the film also includes rare archival photos and never-before-seen footage both onstage and off.
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Title: Hemingway
Character: Ernest Hemingway (voice)
Released: April 5, 2021
Type: TV
The visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography with carefully selected excerpts from his iconic short stories, novels, and non-fiction, the series reveals the brilliant, ambitious, charismatic, and complicated man behind the myth, and the art he created.
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Adam
Title: Adam
Character: Mickey
Released: October 15, 2020
Type: Movie
A hard-living salesman becomes a quadriplegic after an accident.
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Title: The Comey Rule
Character: James Comey
Released: September 27, 2020
Type: TV
An immersive, behind-the-headlines account of the historically turbulent events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, which divided a nation. This two-part biopic tells the story of two powerful figures, Comey and Trump, whose strikingly different personalities, ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.
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Title: Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
Character: Himself
Released: May 21, 2020
Type: TV
Be a guest at a Dinner Party with the stars of Impractical Jokers every Thursday night! Join Sal, Joe, Q and Murr aka The Tenderloins as they dish about their week, their friendship and whatever else is thrown on their dinner table. Just because they can't be together, doesn't mean they have to stop laughing.
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Title: Washington
Character: Self - Narrator
Released: February 16, 2020
Type: TV
The story of how a fatherless young soldier full of personal ambition becomes a leader of men willing to sacrifice all for the common cause. How a once-loyal British subject rises to battle an empire in a liberty-or-death campaign to forge a new nation. And then how, at the zenith of his power, the victorious general voluntarily steps down, becoming what King George III would call “the greatest man in the world.”
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Guest Artist
Title: Guest Artist
Character: Joseph Harris
Released: February 7, 2019
Type: Movie
Joseph Harris, a legendary, but troubled playwright comes to small Michigan town at Christmastime to mount his latest play. Greeting the cynical New Yorker is a young, aspiring writer who challenges his hero to be the icon he’d idolized. However, Harris wants no part of Michigan, small towns and he has no interest in being the young man’s hero. The young man must face his hero and navigate the relationship between heroes, reality and hope.
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The Emperor's Newest Clothes
Title: The Emperor's Newest Clothes
Character: The Emperor
Released: November 15, 2018
Type: Movie
Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale gets a colorful, music-filled makeover in the whimsical special. Filled with bold animation, catchy musical numbers and valuable lessons, this enchanting twist on a beloved tale chronicles the story of an Emperor whose blinding vanity makes him an easy target for two phony tailors.
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The Catcher Was a Spy
Title: The Catcher Was a Spy
Character: Bill Donovan
Released: June 22, 2018
Type: Movie
Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.
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The Russian Five
Title: The Russian Five
Character: Himself
Released: April 11, 2018
Type: Movie
The story of the five Russian hockey stars who helped propel the Detroit Red Wings to two Stanley Cup championships and created one of the most memorable chapters in Motor City sports history.
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Title: The Looming Tower
Character: John O'Neill
Released: February 28, 2018
Type: TV
While Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda become a global threat, the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently sets the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War.
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Title: Godless
Character: Frank Griffin
Released: November 22, 2017
Type: TV
A ruthless outlaw terrorizes the West in search of a former member of his gang, who’s found a new life in a quiet town populated only by women.
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Broadway: The Next Generation
Title: Broadway: The Next Generation
Released: November 16, 2017
Type: Movie
A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.
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Title: Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
Character: Narrator
Released: November 6, 2017
Type: TV
A chronicle of the last 50 years of American music, politics and popular culture through the perspective of Rolling Stone magazine. An exhilarating visual and musical experience of the magazine’s history featuring performances by a dazzling array of artists and showcasing the groundbreaking work of its writers.
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Allegiant
Title: Allegiant
Character: David
Released: March 9, 2016
Type: Movie
Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the Bureau of Genetic Welfare.
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Steve Jobs
Title: Steve Jobs
Character: John Sculley
Released: October 9, 2015
Type: Movie
Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
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The Martian
Title: The Martian
Character: Teddy Sanders
Released: September 30, 2015
Type: Movie
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
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Title: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2015
Type: TV
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
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Title: Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 2015
Type: TV
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
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Title: ARES: live
Character: Teddy Sanders
Released: June 7, 2015
Type: TV
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet.
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Title: "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Character: Self
Released: February 17, 2015
Type: Movie
An expansive, five-part 45 minute making-of with cast and crew interviews.
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Of Miracles and Men
Title: Of Miracles and Men
Character: Self - Narrator
Released: February 8, 2015
Type: Movie
On a Friday evening in Lake Placid, New York, a plucky band of American collegians stunned the vaunted Soviet national team, 4-3 in the medal round of the 1980 Winter Olympic hockey competition. Americans couldn't help but believe in miracles that night, and when the members of Team USA won the gold medal two days later, they became a team for the ages. This film explores the "Miracle on Ice" through the Soviet lens. While focused on the game itself, the journey of the stunned Soviet team didn't begin -- or end -- in Lake Placid.
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Title: Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character: Self
Released: December 21, 2014
Type: TV
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.
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Dumb and Dumber To
Title: Dumb and Dumber To
Character: Harry Dunne
Released: November 12, 2014
Type: Movie
20 years since their first adventure, Lloyd and Harry go on a road trip to find Harry's newly discovered daughter, who was given up for adoption.
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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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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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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Title: Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character: Self
Released: February 6, 2014
Type: TV
Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders, for example), to discuss their development before fame, their passions beyond their careers, and gives them a space to open up about their insight into their business and their own abilities. Filmed in black and white, with a few deep cushion chairs and sparse set, the show relies on Sam's ability to relate to the guests and their will to speak freely with him.
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James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Title: James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Character: Himself
Released: December 22, 2013
Type: Movie
In the half-hour tribute, friends and colleagues remember the three-time Emmy winner, who died June 19 at age 51. The special features clips of Gandolfini’s work as well as behind-the-scenes footage.
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Looper
Title: Looper
Character: Abe
Released: September 26, 2012
Type: Movie
In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
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Title: The Newsroom
Character: Will McAvoy
Released: June 24, 2012
Type: TV
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.
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Title: Impractical Jokers
Character: Self
Released: December 15, 2011
Type: TV
This hidden-camera series follows four lifelong friends -- Brian "Q"' Quinn, James "Murr"' Murray, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano -- who take dares to an outrageous level. To find out who is best under pressure, the guys compete in awkward and outrageous hidden-camera hijinks with the loser performing what is deemed to be the most-mortifying challenge yet.
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Howl
Title: Howl
Character: Professor David Kirk
Released: August 26, 2010
Type: Movie
It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.
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Paper Man
Title: Paper Man
Character: Richard Dunn
Released: June 15, 2009
Type: Movie
A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his imaginary Superhero friend.
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Away We Go
Title: Away We Go
Character: Jerry Farlander
Released: June 5, 2009
Type: Movie
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Veronica expecting their first child, Burt's parents decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but also different families. Along the way they realize that the journey is less about discovering where they want to live and more about figuring out what type of parents they want to be.
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State of Play
Title: State of Play
Character: George Fergus
Released: April 17, 2009
Type: Movie
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
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The Answer Man
Title: The Answer Man
Character: Arlen Faber
Released: January 18, 2009
Type: Movie
Twenty years ago, Arlen Faber wrote a book about spirituality that became wildly popular. These days, he's a curmudgeonly recluse who only enjoys the company of his chiropractor, Elizabeth. As Elizabeth's warmth starts to melt Arlen's cold heart, he comes to realize what love really means.
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Traitor
Title: Traitor
Character: Carter
Released: August 23, 2008
Type: Movie
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.
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Space Chimps
Title: Space Chimps
Character: Zartog (voice)
Released: June 25, 2008
Type: Movie
Three chimps are sent into space to explore the possibility of alien life when an unmanned space shuttle crash lands on an uncharted planet.
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A Plumm Summer
Title: A Plumm Summer
Character: Narrator
Released: April 25, 2008
Type: Movie
Based on a true-story - A Plumm Summer tells the remarkable tale of two young brothers, Elliott and Rocky Plumm, who go head-to-head with the FBI in order to crack the "frog-napping" case and get their beloved TV puppet, Froggy Doo back on the air, all the while become local heroes and best friends.
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Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Title: Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Character: Dan Miller
Released: April 20, 2008
Type: Movie
Family drama about a deaf and hearing couple who struggle to decide whether or not to give their deaf son a cochlear implant.
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Mama's Boy
Title: Mama's Boy
Character: Mert Rosenbloom
Released: December 14, 2007
Type: Movie
A twenty-nine year-old slacker who lives with his mom realizes his sweet set-up is threatened when she hears wedding bells with her self-help guru beau.
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The Lookout
Title: The Lookout
Character: Lewis
Released: March 9, 2007
Type: Movie
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
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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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Infamous
Title: Infamous
Character: Alvin Dewey
Released: October 13, 2006
Type: Movie
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
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RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Title: RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Character: Self
Released: August 15, 2006
Type: Movie
The cast and crew of RV (2006) comment on the titular vehicle
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Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Title: Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Character: Self
Released: August 15, 2006
Type: Movie
The cast and crew of RV (2006) comment on how Robin Williams is "always on," "amazingly brilliantly talented," and "the sweetest guy to work with."
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Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Title: Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Character: Self
Released: August 15, 2006
Type: Movie
The cast of RV talk about how irrepressably wacky that Barry Sonnenfeld is.
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RV
Title: RV
Character: Travis Gornicke
Released: April 28, 2006
Type: Movie
Climbing aboard their mammoth recreational vehicle for a cross-country road trip to the Colorado Rockies, the Munro family – led by dysfunctional patriarch, Bob – prepares for the adventure of a lifetime. But spending two weeks together in one seriously small space has a way of cramping their style.
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Still Dumb After All These Years
Title: Still Dumb After All These Years
Character: Self
Released: January 3, 2006
Type: Movie
Through interviews with the Farrelly Brothers, the producers of the film and Jeff Daniels we learn about casting decisions, how the script was proved to be a very tough sell to certain studio parties, and about the relationship that developed between Daniels and Carrey on set and how the worked on some specific scene details together. Apparently the Farrelly Brothers sold the producers on the movie by acting out scenes in the office, and initially Steve Martin and Martin Short were wanted for the leads. While Carrey himself isn't interviewed here (which is a shame), there are plenty of clips of his antics from the film used to highlight certain moments in here.
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Title: The Colbert Report
Character: Self
Released: October 17, 2005
Type: TV
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits. The Colbert Report has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism in several instances, including by the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust and by Robert Wexler following his interview on the program. The Report received considerable media coverage following its debut on October 17, 2005, for Colbert's coining of the term "truthiness", which dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named its 2006 Word of the Year.
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The Squid and the Whale
Title: The Squid and the Whale
Character: Bernard Berkman
Released: October 5, 2005
Type: Movie
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
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Good Night, and Good Luck.
Title: Good Night, and Good Luck.
Character: Sig Mickelson
Released: September 16, 2005
Type: Movie
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
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Because of Winn-Dixie
Title: Because of Winn-Dixie
Character: Preacher
Released: February 18, 2005
Type: Movie
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.
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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 Five People You Meet In Heaven
Title: The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Character: Blue Man
Released: December 5, 2004
Type: Movie
On his 83rd birthday, Eddie, a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under a falling ride. When he awakens in the afterlife, he encounters five people with ties to his corporeal existence who help him understand the meaning of his life.
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Remembering Ragtime
Title: Remembering Ragtime
Character: P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
Released: November 16, 2004
Type: Movie
Memories from the making of the classic Milos Forman film "Ragtime".
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Imaginary Heroes
Title: Imaginary Heroes
Character: Ben Travis
Released: September 14, 2004
Type: Movie
Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the following year unfolds, each member of his family struggles to recover from the tragedy with mixed results.
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The Goodbye Girl
Title: The Goodbye Girl
Character: Elliot Garfield
Released: January 16, 2004
Type: Movie
Musical dancer on the way out (at 36) Paula McFadden had it swell with actor Tony DeSanti, but instead of taking her to Hollywood he gets a European movie part. He even sublets their (his) New York apartment to Elliot Garfield, who generously lets her stay, even keeping the master bedroom. Pragmatic pre-teen daughter Lucy soon takes to his charm, but Paula remains determined to hate all actors. Despite the stress of a Broadway Shakespeare lead he must play too queer for Frisco, he's determined to snatch romance from ingratitude.
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Title: Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: October 26, 2003
Type: Movie
He's gone-but he'll never be forgotten. The best of Chris Farley's wildly funny SNL performances are here, including motivational speaker Matt Foley, an aspiring Chippendales dancer, the bashful host of The Chris Farley Show ( m 'member?") and more.
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Title: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2003
Type: TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.
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I Witness
Title: I Witness
Character: James Rhodes
Released: April 13, 2003
Type: Movie
After 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery before becoming the next victim.
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Gods and Generals
Title: Gods and Generals
Character: Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Released: February 21, 2003
Type: Movie
The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.
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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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The Hours
Title: The Hours
Character: Louis Waters
Released: December 27, 2002
Type: Movie
"The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
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Blood Work
Title: Blood Work
Character: Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
Released: August 9, 2002
Type: Movie
Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
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Super Sucker
Title: Super Sucker
Character: Fred Barlow
Released: February 24, 2002
Type: Movie
Two door to door vaccuum cleaner salesmen hilariously compete against each other.
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Chasing Sleep
Title: Chasing Sleep
Character: Ed Saxon
Released: May 16, 2001
Type: Movie
A college professor wakes up to find his wife has not returned home, then struggles to understand her disappearance.
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Escanaba in da Moonlight
Title: Escanaba in da Moonlight
Character: Rueben Soady
Released: January 26, 2001
Type: Movie
A macho man in a family on the eve of deer-hunting season must deal with the eldest son's curse of never having bagged a buck.
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Cheaters
Title: Cheaters
Character: Dr. Gerard Plecki
Released: May 20, 2000
Type: Movie
In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High conspires with the school's academic decathlon team to cheat on an academic competition.
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The Crossing
Title: The Crossing
Character: Gen. George Washington
Released: January 10, 2000
Type: Movie
A made-for-TV dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the British forces at Trenton.
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It's the Rage
Title: It's the Rage
Character: Warren Harding
Released: September 11, 1999
Type: Movie
A rich cross-section of urban USA find their lives changed when their fates collide at gunpoint. At the centre of it all are Helen and Warren Harding, an up-scale couple on the brink of divorce, whose awakening in the night by a burglar sets off a catastrophic series of events.
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My Favorite Martian
Title: My Favorite Martian
Character: Tim O'Hara
Released: February 11, 1999
Type: Movie
News producer, Tim O'Hara gets himself fired for unwillingly compromising his bosses' daughter during a live transmission. A little later, he witnesses the crashing of a small Martian spacecraft, realizing his one-time chance of delivering a story that will rock the earth. Since Tim took the original but scaled-down spaceship with him, the Martian follows him to retrieve it.
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Title: Family Guy
Character: Jeff Daniels (voice)
Released: January 31, 1999
Type: TV
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.
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Pleasantville
Title: Pleasantville
Character: Mr. Johnson
Released: September 17, 1998
Type: Movie
Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.
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Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Title: Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Chris Farley was one of the most popular comedians of the 1990s, thanks to his hilarious skits on "Saturday Night Live," which featured Matt Foley, everyone's favorite motivational speaker, the Chippendales dancer (alongside Patrick Swayze) and more. This program pays proper homage to Farley, who was an "SNL" cast member starting in the spring of 1990, with numerous clips and exclusive backstage footage.
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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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Trial and Error
Title: Trial and Error
Character: Charles Tuttle
Released: May 30, 1997
Type: Movie
An actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop.
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Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Title: Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Character: Self
Released: February 28, 1997
Type: Movie
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the most magical place on earth!
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101 Dalmatians
Title: 101 Dalmatians
Character: Roger
Released: November 27, 1996
Type: Movie
An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
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Fly Away Home
Title: Fly Away Home
Character: Thomas Alden
Released: September 13, 1996
Type: Movie
Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When Winter comes, Amy, and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.
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2 Days in the Valley
Title: 2 Days in the Valley
Character: Alvin Strayer
Released: September 11, 1996
Type: Movie
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.
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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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Redwood Curtain
Title: Redwood Curtain
Character: Lyman Fellers
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Geri Riordan is adopted, half-Vietnamese, eighteen, and a piano prodigy. She also feels as if she doesn't know who she really is, and when her adopted father dies, she begins to search for her biological father.
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Dumb and Dumber
Title: Dumb and Dumber
Character: Harry Dunne
Released: December 16, 1994
Type: Movie
Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found the suitcase) decide to return it to her. After some "adventures" they finally get to Aspen where, using the lost money they live it up and fight for Mary's heart.
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Speed
Title: Speed
Character: Harold 'Harry' Temple
Released: June 9, 1994
Type: Movie
Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they corner the bomber, he flees and detonates a bomb vest, seemingly killing himself. Weeks later, Jack witnesses a mass transit city bus explode and nearby a pay phone rings. On the phone is that same bomber looking for vengeance and the money he's owed. He gives a personal challenge to Jack: a bomb is rigged on another city bus - if it slows down below 50 mph, it will explode - bad enough any day, but a nightmare in LA traffic. And that's just the beginning...
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Gettysburg
Title: Gettysburg
Character: Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Released: October 8, 1993
Type: Movie
In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
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Title: Frasier
Character: Doug (voice)
Released: September 16, 1993
Type: TV
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
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Title: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.
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Rain Without Thunder
Title: Rain Without Thunder
Character: Jonathan Garson
Released: February 5, 1993
Type: Movie
This evocative faux documentary imagines a dystopian near future in which the government monitors every woman's sexual activity. At its center is Allison Golding (Ali Thomas), serving a life sentence for having an abortion. As politicians, journalists and other key figures discuss Allison's case, they reveal how American society reached this totalitarian state.
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There Goes the Neighborhood
Title: There Goes the Neighborhood
Character: Willis Embry
Released: October 30, 1992
Type: Movie
There Goes the Neighborhood, released as Paydirt in most foreign countries, is a 1992 comedy film. The film tells a story of a dying prisoner who whispers the location of his loot to the facility's psychologist Willis Embry (Jeff Daniels) who heads to the New Jersey suburbs to find it.
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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Title: Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Character: Tom Noonan
Released: September 12, 1992
Type: Movie
For a generation, the mobs main money machine was the Teamsters Union. When Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, the fight was on to see who could follow him. Jackie Presser was the son of a long time union board member and when he retired, Jackie was elevated to one of the most powerful position in the country; President of the Teamsters Union.
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Title: HBO First Look
Released: June 12, 1992
Type: TV
HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in 1992 with a documentary on A League of Their Own starring Tom Hanks, and still airs today. The series shows behind-the-scenes looks at the filming and interviews with the actors. The show is part documentary and part advertisement. It airs on HBO with no set schedule.
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Title: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Released: May 25, 1992
Type: TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny Carson's retirement as host of the program. The program originates from NBC Studios in Burbank, California, and is broadcast Monday through Friday at 11:35 PM in the Eastern and Pacific time zones. Unlike Carson or his predecessor Jack Paar, Leno only once utilized a guest host, preferring to host the series by himself. On April 26, 1999, the show began broadcasting in 1080i HDTV, becoming the first American nightly talk show to be shot in high definition. The show is shot in 16:9 aspect ratio. The series, which followed the same basic format as that of his predecessors, ran until May 29, 2009, after which Leno was succeeded by Conan O'Brien. NBC signed Leno to a new deal for a nightly talk show in the 10:00 pm ET timeslot. The primetime series, titled The Jay Leno Show, debuted on September 14, 2009, following a similar format to the Leno incarnation of Tonight.
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Timescape
Title: Timescape
Character: Ben Wilson
Released: May 9, 1992
Type: Movie
Before they can complete renovations on their new inn, a father and daughter are visited by a woman seeking immediate lodging for her strange group of travelers.
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America's Classic Ballparks
Title: America's Classic Ballparks
Character: Narrator
Released: October 29, 1991
Type: Movie
Actor Jeff Daniels narrates this documentary that explores the nostalgic wonders of four beloved baseball stadiums from yesteryear: Fenway Park in Boston, Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field in Chicago. Interviews with iconic ballplayers such as Ted Williams and Ernie Banks reveal what it was like to play in these grand old sports palaces, and exclusive footage chronicles each stadium's unique, often quirky, personality.
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The Butcher's Wife
Title: The Butcher's Wife
Character: Dr. Alex Tremor
Released: October 25, 1991
Type: Movie
A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They marry and he takes her back to his butcher shop in New York city, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in the shop. Through her advice, she helps others and eventually finds the true man of her dreams.
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Title: Breakfast with the Arts
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: TV
Breakfast with the Arts is a television program that aired on A&E from 1991 until 2007. In its first decade the program focused on classical music, dance, opera, jazz, the visual arts, theater, and film. American television audiences first heard live performances and interviews with Juan Diego Florez, Deborah Voigt, Richard Bona, Michel Camillo, Janet McTeer, Pierre Laurent Aimard, and Susan Graham on Breakfast with the Arts. Other notable guests included Catherine Deneuve, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine, Vanessa Redgrave, Kirk Douglas, Yoko Ono, Plácido Domingo, Daniel Barenboim, Michael Tilson Thomas, Jeremy Irons, Kate Mulgrew, Audra McDonald, Uta Hagen, Arturo Sandoval, Dave Brubeck, Terence Blanchard, Ron Howard, and Robert Altman. Later the programming was broadened to include rock music. Guests included country musician Bonnie Raitt, rock band Los Lobos, pop artist Avril Lavigne, actress Lauren Bacall, and pop singer Natasha Bedingfield. The host for the first 12 years was Peabody Award winning broadcaster Elliott Forrest; later episodes were hosted by Karina Huber. TV personality Timberly Whitfield also served as a correspondent and interviewed celebrities for the program.
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Title: Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Character: Denton Webb
Released: October 12, 1990
Type: Movie
Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, most of all her now-married old flame Denton Webb and troubled teen Dinky Bossetti. An orphan with few friends, Dinky is convinced that Carmichael is her birth mother, and that the actress will reclaim her when she returns.
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Arachnophobia
Title: Arachnophobia
Character: Dr. Ross Jennings
Released: July 20, 1990
Type: Movie
A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. Soon after, the residents of a small California town disappear as the result of spider bites from the deadly spider offspring. It's up to a couple of doctors with the help of an insect exterminator to annihilate these eight legged freaks.
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Love Hurts
Title: Love Hurts
Character: Paul Weaver
Released: April 19, 1990
Type: Movie
The story of Paul Weaver and his strained relationships with women and his family.
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No Place Like Home
Title: No Place Like Home
Character: Mike Cooper
Released: December 3, 1989
Type: Movie
A Pittsburgh apartment superintendent loses his job and home when the apartment building where he lives and works at is suddenly destroyed by fire. Daniel and his family moves in with his brother but that doesn't last for long due to the two families not getting along with each other. The family moves from rundown hotels to homeless shelters as Daniel searches work as a electrician while his wife takes waitress jobs to try to make ends meet.
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Checking Out
Title: Checking Out
Character: Ray Macklin
Released: April 21, 1989
Type: Movie
When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an indication of his imminent death, Ray's life turns into a slapstick farce of health-crazed anxiety and hypochondria.
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Sweet Hearts Dance
Title: Sweet Hearts Dance
Character: Sam Manners
Released: September 23, 1988
Type: Movie
Wiley and Sandra have been happily married for years and are now in the process of breaking up. Sam, his childhood friend, is just beginning to fall in love with a new teacher at the high school. As they try to adjust to these conflicting emotions they find themselves having to evaluate their own relationship as well.
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Released: September 5, 1988
Type: TV
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Title: The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Character: Lt. Steve Maryk
Released: May 8, 1988
Type: Movie
A full-length adaptation, originally staged as a play, of the court-martial segment from the novel "The Caine Mutiny".
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The House on Carroll Street
Title: The House on Carroll Street
Character: Cochran
Released: March 4, 1988
Type: Movie
Emily Crane is fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, and takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. One day her attention is drawn to a noisy argument being conducted largely in German in a neighbouring house, the more so since one of those involved is her main senator prosecutor. Starting to look into things, she gradually enlists the help of FBI officer Cochran who was initially detailed to check her out. Just as well when things turn nasty
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Title: Trying Times
Character: Jim
Released: October 18, 1987
Type: TV
This half-hour sitcom anthology series that aired on PBS from 1987 to 1989 is about people struggling with the daily routines of life.
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Radio Days
Title: Radio Days
Character: Biff Baxter
Released: January 30, 1987
Type: Movie
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.
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Something Wild
Title: Something Wild
Character: Charles Driggs
Released: November 7, 1986
Type: Movie
A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up.
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Heartburn
Title: Heartburn
Character: Richard
Released: July 25, 1986
Type: Movie
Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reservations about marriage. They buy a house, have a daughter, and Rachel thinks they are living happily ever after until she discovers that Mark is having an affair while she is waddling around with a second pregnancy.
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Marie
Title: Marie
Character: Eddie Sisk
Released: September 27, 1985
Type: Movie
A single mother takes a job with the government where she is confronted with corruption.
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The Purple Rose of Cairo
Title: The Purple Rose of Cairo
Character: Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Released: March 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
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Title: MTV Video Music Awards
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: September 14, 1984
Type: TV
An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.
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Terms of Endearment
Title: Terms of Endearment
Character: Flap Horton
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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An Invasion of Privacy
Title: An Invasion of Privacy
Character: Francis Ryan
Released: January 12, 1983
Type: Movie
A woman on a remote island is raped by a local resident and finds her fight for justice impeded by community prejudice.
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Fifth of July
Title: Fifth of July
Character: Jed Jenkins
Released: October 11, 1982
Type: Movie
Ken Talley, a Vietnam vet who lost his legs in combat, lives in a farmhouse in rural Missouri with his lover, Jed. Traumatized and bitter, Ken struggles to find meaning in his life. As he contemplates selling the farmhouse, old friends and family members descend for a vacation. Originally broadcast as part of the series "American Playhouse" (season 1, episode 9).
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Ragtime
Title: Ragtime
Character: P.C. O'Donnell
Released: November 20, 1981
Type: Movie
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
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Title: A Rumor of War
Character: Chaplain
Released: September 24, 1980
Type: TV
Miniseries based on the 1977 autobiography by Philip Caputo about his service in the United States Marine Corps in the early years of American involvement in the Vietnam War.
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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: Hawaii Five-O
Character: Neal Forrester
Released: September 20, 1968
Type: TV
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character: Lyman Fellers
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.