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Bill Quinn (May 6, 1912 – April 29, 1994) was an American actor.
Quinn appeared in more than 150 acting roles starting in the 20s in silent films and ending in the digital age in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. He is best remembered as Archie's blind friend, Mr. Van Ranseleer, featured in All in the Family and later as a regular in the spin-off Archie Bunker's Place. His other television roles include The Odd Couple, which he played the recurring role of the roommates' physician, Dr. Melnitz, The Rifleman as Sweeney, the bartender, McHale's Navy, and Mary’s father in The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In 1971, he was featured in Universal Pictures's movie How to Frame a Figg starring Don Knotts.
Quinn was also the father-in-law of Bob Newhart. He is the father of Newhart's wife, Virginia Quinn Newhart.
Quinn died at the age of 81 in Camarillo, California of natural causes.
Colin Edward Quinn (born June 6, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian and writer best known for his five years in the cast of Saturday Night Live, as the sidekick/announcer of MTV's late 1980s gameshow Remote Control and as host of Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central from 2002–2004.
Quinn was born in Brooklyn, the son of teachers of Irish descent, and was raised in the Park Slope section of the borough. He attended and graduated from John Dewey High School. His natural idiosyncratic mannerisms are trademarks of his stand-up act, headlining at top comedy clubs across the country, including Caroline's Comedy Club in New York City. Before becoming a comedian, Quinn attended Stony Brook University for a year and worked as a bartender. He stopped drinking in the early 1980s after several bad experiences with alcohol, including drunken blackouts and nights spent in jail.
After quitting bartending, Quinn began his stand-up career in 1984. He first achieved fame in 1987 as co-host of the MTV game show Remote Control, which he did for three years. In 1989, he hosted A&E stand-up showcase Caroline's Comedy Hour, and acted in and wrote the comedic short/music video Going Back to Brooklyn along with Ben Stiller. Much of his early comedy career focused on stand-up and writing for shows like In Living Color. He later co-wrote the story and was an associate producer for the movie Celtic Pride, starring Damon Wayans and Dan Aykroyd.
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognized First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The total population is nearly 700,000 people. Under the Employment Equity Act, First Nations are a "designated group", along with women, visible minorities, and persons with physical or mental disabilities. They are not defined as a visible minority under the Act or by the criteria of Statistics Canada.
The term First Nations (most often used in the plural) has come into general use for the indigenous peoples of the Americas located in what is now Canada, except for the Arctic-situated Inuit, and peoples of mixed European-First Nations ancestry called Métis. The singular, commonly used on culturally politicized reserves, is the term First Nations person (when gender-specific, First Nations man or First Nations woman). A more recent trend is for members of various nations to refer to themselves by their tribal or national identity only, e.g., "I'm Haida," or "We're Kwantlens," in recognition of the distinctiveness of First Nations ethnicities.
Actors: Geraldine Fitzgerald (actress), John Scott (composer), Pat Corley (actor), Barry Bostwick (actor), Daniel Petrie (director), Blair Brown (actress), Liam Dunn (actor), Peter Masterson (actor), Sidney Carroll (writer), Penny Peyser (actress), Patricia Elliott (actress), Daniel Wilson (producer), Susan Browning (actress), Virginia Vestoff (actress), Fran Sears (miscellaneous crew),
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