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Joseph James "Joe" Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American martial artist, stand-up comedian, actor, writer and color commentator. He is best known for playing Joe Garrelli on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, commentating for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, hosting the NBC reality show Fear Factor and The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
Rogan was born in Newark, New Jersey. His paternal grandfather was Irish and the remainder of his ancestry is Italian.
In 1981, at age fourteen, he became a practitioner of Kenpo Karate before transitioning to Taekwondo. He eventually gained a 2nd dan black belt. A four-time state champion in Massachusetts, in 1987 he was the USA Taekwondo U.S. Open Champion. In 1996, he began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Jean Jacques Machado, eventually earning his brown belt. In addition, he holds a brown belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu under Eddie Bravo.
He also practiced and competed in kickboxing.
In 1994, he co-starred on the Fox comedy Hardball as Frank Valente, the young, ego-centric star player on a fictional professional baseball team. From 1995 to 1999, he co-starred on the comedy NewsRadio. He portrayed Joe Garrelli, the electrician at WNYX, a news radio station in New York City. In 2002, he appeared on the episode "A Beautiful Mind" of Just Shoot Me as Chris, Maya Gallo's boyfriend. In 2011, Rogan played his first major character in a movie in the Kevin James movie Zookeeper. He is slated to play himself in an upcoming action-comedy starring Kevin James called Here Comes the Boom, set to be released in the summer of 2012.
David Scott "Dave" Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian comedian, writer, director, and producer best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, A Bug's Life, and Celebrity Poker Showdown. He also frequently appears on The Late Late Show on CBS.
Foley, the third of four children, was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, the son of Mary, a homemaker, and Michael Foley, a steam-fitter.
After dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in the Toronto Second City Training Centre where he began taking improv classes. There, he met Kevin McDonald, who got him a job with him as an usher at a local art house movie theatre. Together, they formed the original The Kids in the Hall.
In October 1989, The Kids in the Hall debuted on TV, with a cast of Foley, McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. Some of Foley's famous characters include Hecubus, one of the Sizzler sisters, the A. T. & Love boss, Bruno Puntz Jones, Mr. Heavyfoot, Jocelyn, and Lex. The show ended in April 1994.
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. (born June 7, 1965) is a American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he shares with Terry Funk. He is currently signed to a Legends contract with WWE, where he makes special guest appearances and serves as an ambassador.
Throughout his wrestling career, Foley has wrestled both under his real name and under various personas (most notably Dude Love, Cactus Jack and Mankind). He is a four-time World Champion (three WWF Championships, and one TNA World Heavyweight Championship). He is an 11-time Tag Team Champion (eight WWF Tag Team Titles, two ECW World Tag Team Titles, and one WCW World Tag Team Championship). He was also the first WWF Hardcore Champion, and held the TNA Legends Championship (now known as the Television Championship) once. Following his retirement from wrestling full-time, Foley appeared occasionally with WWE as a special guest referee and later as a color commentator for the SmackDown brand. Upon his departure from WWE in 2008, he signed with TNA, where he was a storyline stock holder of the company. All totaled, Foley has won 17 championships between WCW, ECW, WWF/E, and TNA.
A man is defined by his hair.
The family reunion
Plot
This film follows the roller coaster life of a sideshow performer and half- man. He was born one stormy night in Baltimore, Md. and was the second child of twins. The year was 1911. He had no legs, but all the drive to conquer the world. He went on to become an accomplished actor, artist, magician, musician, photographer as well as one of the most famous sideshow performers of the last century. Robert Ripley hired him, Tom Waits sings about him and David Blaine references Him in his book.
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'Karim' tells the tale of a troubled boy who finds himself trapped in a world where fear, violence and abuse surround him, preying on his every thought and action. The film follows Karim on a day that will forever change his life, culminating in a sad and truly unforgettable moment.
Keywords: hate, karim, suicide, teen-violence
Sometimes We Break...
Plot
A Rock 'n Roll version of the Twilight Zone, with four segments: "Disco Inferno," where metalheads find themselves in hell; "My Generation," where hitchhikers help you die before you get old; "Room Service," rock star room-trasher vs. the hotel maid; "More Than a Feeling," an A&R; man feels talent in his gut but can't hold on to the artists he finds.
Keywords: anthology, black-comedy, disco, generation-gap, hitchhiker, maid, rock-'n'-roll, serial-killer, singer, title-based-on-song
Imagine "The Twilight Zone" on Rock 'n' Roll
Rock and roll will never die... we're not sure about everyone else.
Bob Henry: My generation created a heightened sense of morality and free love.::Todd: Free love doubled the divorce rate.
Bob Henry: 36 kills in 16 states.::Todd: 16 kills in 12 states.::Bob Henry: Your best years are ahead of you.
Todd: Mom used to listen to this hippie crap. Long, rambling songs are so boring.::Bob Henry: Jams. They call 'em jams.::Todd: It sounds like they're making it up as they go along.
Bob Henry: Your generation *raps* over classic rock songs and calls it new. You take drugs to hide from reality instead of to expand your mind.
A Gambler, a Texas Ranger and an FBI Agent. The odds against them sorting this case are stacked.
Plot
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.
Keywords: 1970s, 1980s, anti-villain, armoury, bar, blood, bomb, california, car-explosion, cigarette-smoking
A hired assassin. A cop turned author. Together they're rewriting the rulebook on the Mob.
Writing A Book Is Easy. Writing A Best Seller Is Murder.
If words could kill...
Dennis Meechum: Who fucked it up?::Roberta Gillian: Nobody fucked it up, Mr. Meechum. Just don't expect Hollywood to bail you out.
Cleve: [as he menaces Roberta Gillian with a knife] Am I sympathetic? Will they like me? Please don't lie to me! Is it an important book?
Cleve: Needs an ending.
Cleve: Anybody can kill anybody, even the President, remember?
David Madlock: [Lt. Meechum is admiring his collection] First editions, every one of them.
Cleve: [after killing someone in a bathroom] You forgot to flush.
Plot
Tyrone Power is a pilots' pilot, but he doesn't believe in anything beyond his own abilities. He gets into trouble by flying a new fighter directly to Canada instead of to New York and letting it be towed across as the law demands, but is offered a new job ferrying bombers to war torn England. While on a layover he finds Betty Grable, an old flame, has joined the RAF as a WREN in her attempt to fight for democracy. Power joins up to impress her and in the course of his several missions begins to develope an understanding of what they are fighting for.
Keywords: german-officer, german-soldier, nazi
ROLLICKING ROMANCE! GLORIOUS ADVENTURE! (original ad - all caps)
Tim Baker: Well, I haven't looked at another girl since you left.::Carol Brown: Well, I've looked at other men.::Tim Baker: Maybe, but I'll bet you didn't look at them the same way you looked at me that first night in Kansas City. Remember?... You were going east, and I was going west; then we saw each other, and I was going east!
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Kal Emerson (George O'Brien') and his pal Steve Sloan ('Dean Benton' (qv)) have the secret of a gold mine in Thunder Mountain, but no money to finance their prospecting until Kal rescues Sydney Blair ('Barbara Fritchie' (qv)) from the unwelcome advances of a drunken miner. She persuades her father, Samuel Blair ('Edward LeSaint' (qv)), to stake them. When they locate the mine, Kal returns for Sydney and her father. On the trip back, Kal falls in love with Sydney, who pretends to do the same with him because she believes he will soon be a rich man. When they arrive they find that a mining town has sprung up on the site and that Rand Leavitt ('Morgan Wallace' (qv)) is in control of the mine. Sydney and all of Kal's friends turn against him, with the exception of "Nugget" ('Frances Grant' (qv)), a dance hall girl secretly in love with him. Kal is preparing to take Leavit before the miner's court when Steve returns to tell how he had been attacked while on the way to register the claim, but before he can be called as a witness, Steve is killed by Leavitt. Kal warns Leavitt and his henchman Cliff Borden ('William Bailey (I)' (qv)) to leave town. Leavitt kills Borden, and flees town with Kal in pursuit. They are engaged in a battle on Thunder Mountain when there is a rumble and a landslide.
Keywords: 1880s, ambush, assault, avalanche, b-movie, b-western, barfly, bartender, based-on-novel, chase
The Story they're all talking about is now the Drama you'll shout about!
ZANE GREY'S Latest and Greatest! (original poster)
You'll forget everything this wizard of Western thrillers has done before! Here's something new...different...in red-blooded adventure and colorful romance! (ORIGINAL POSTER)
A new story of the Old West - fresh from the pen of your favorite author - and the star who always thrills you...playing his greatest role! (original poster)
ANE GREY'S Latest - GEORGE O'BRIEN'S Greatest! (original poster)
A GREAT STAR IN A GREAT STORY! (original poster - all caps)