David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr. Show and for his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox sitcom Arrested Development.
Cross starred in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, had main roles in the Comedy Central animated sitcom Freak Show and the Fox sitcom Running Wilde and currently has a recurring role in the ABC sitcom Modern Family.
Cross was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Susi and a father who immigrated from Leeds, England. Six months after his birth, Cross's family moved to Florida. After additional moves to New York and Connecticut, the family settled back in Roswell, Georgia, where Cross remained for nearly a decade. His family was poor and his father left the family when Cross was ten years old, and Cross and his father have not spoken since he was 19, though they both primarily resided in New York City until Cross sold his home there in 2011. Cross and his family were evicted from their home while living in Georgia. He spent some time living in motels and at friends' homes while growing up. He has two sisters, and once bailed his youngest sibling out of jail.
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Last night was a surprise. This morning when they woke together? It was tricky. Dave is much older than Ester. Lucy is Dave's daughter. Ester and Lucy are friends. Both went out with Rick. For Dave, there's a lot to sort out, not least his own awakening.
Because sometimes, time alone is not enough.
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Socially-challenged hitman Charles lives in Cannes and wants to retire with a yacht and a woman in tow. He has no experience with either until he lets his cleaning lady (delectable Essex-girl Lisa) into his life, but he doesn't bank on her vile boyfriend Denny or con-artists Simon and Ray stealing a two million quid nest egg from the boot of his car. Charles hunts them down across the Cote d'Azur whilst pursued by his rival Clancy who is incensed by the fact that Charles might actually be retiring.
Keywords: black-and-white, film-noir-spoof, south-of-france
A few days in the sun...with time to kill.
Six Brits in the South of France just trying to make a killing
Things are going to get messy
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A Chinese cop tracks down a Chinese gang lord who specializes in kidnapping of Chinese immigrants to serve in his American sweatshops and who killed her partners. Following him to San Diego, she teams with an American agent and his team. The differences of operation immediately becomes clear as the American team relies on paperwork and she wants to attack head on to bring him down, but the two eventually reach an understanding of each other and work to bring the gangster down.
Keywords: action-heroine, ak-47, ambush, arrest, boat, brawl, buddy-cop, bust, catfight, chase
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Scooby Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang pick up hitchiking Gary Coleman, and the Mystery Machine soon proceeds to break down (multiple times) finally leaving them stranded at a haunted castle owned by David Cross. This Halloween special is an all-out spoof of the 1972 series "The New Scooby Doo Movies, " complete with multiple references and gags that take jabs at the original show, musical numbers by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Matthew Sweet, and concluding with a nonsensical ending.
Keywords: adult-animation, late-night, zombie