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Frank James Edgar (born October 16, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is a former UFC Lightweight Champion. His first career loss came against Gray Maynard in 2008, which marked the beginning of a noted rivalry. He later avenged the loss to Maynard with a KO victory in 2011. As of March 2012, he is ranked as the #2 lightweight in the world by Sherdog.com.
Born and raised in Toms River, New Jersey, Frankie Edgar wrestled at Toms River High School East, making it to the New Jersey state championship tournament on three occasions, placing second as a junior and fifth as a senior. Edgar is the oldest of 3 children, Edgar went on to compete in the NHSCA Senior Nationals and placed second before he finished high school. He continued wrestling at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, where he qualified for the nationals all four years there. Edgar is also an assistant coach for the Rutgers University wrestling team.
Edgar entered his first mixed martial arts fight with only a few weeks of training outside of his wrestling background. Edgar originally trained with Rob Guarino of Rhino Fight Team, but today he is part of the Gracie system under Ricardo Almeida in Hamilton, NJ. Since seventh grade Edgar has wrestled with Steve Rivera at Elite Wrestling NJ in Jackson, NJ. His boxing trainer is Mark Henry of Millstone, NJ.
Actors: John Diehl (actor), Robert Clohessy (actor), James P. Stephens (actor), Tommy Clohessy (editor), Tommy Clohessy (director), Tommy Clohessy (producer), Tommy Clohessy (actor), Tommy Clohessy (writer), Edward Lynch (actor), Jonathan Pillot (producer), Maria Angelica (actress), Hollise Gersh (writer), Hollise Gersh (actor), Hollise Gersh (producer), Tal Kissos (editor),
Plot: Just returned from a vicious documentary shoot in Afghanistan, reporters Lauren Pantages and Billy 'Shooter" Daniels opt for an easy gig -- tell the rags-to-riches story of Ed Gersh, oldest living heavyweight Golden Gloves champion, teacher, entrepreneur, gentleman. By the end of this project, Lauren & Shooter will have taken an emotional roller-coaster ride the likes of which will make Afghanistan look like a walk in the park.
Genres: Biography,Actors: Pamela Rook (actor), Zeshan Bhatti (writer), Zeshan Bhatti (actor), Zeshan Bhatti (director), Zeshan Bhatti (writer), Zeshan Bhatti (producer), Eli Markos (actor), Malcolm Xavier (actor), Sara Percival (actress), Mike Tiscia (actor), Gilbrando Acevedo (actor), Princy Thomas (actor), Steven B. Walters (actor), Afia Odi (actress), Michael Angelo (editor),
Plot: Jordan is an actor who is sick and tired of playing and auditioning for the stereotypes he fits into. He knows he has more to offer to the arts. After a few years of struggling, Jordan is destined to find a new path to break the stereotypes of the industry.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Luigi Maria Burruano (actor), Rosa Pianeta (actress), Giorgio Magliulo (producer), Gigio Alberti (actor), Grazia Colombini (costume designer), Stefano Chierchiè (editor), Francesco Guzzo (actor), Donatella Palermo (producer), Adolfo Margiotta (actor), Sebastiano Filocamo (actor), Giordano Baffari (miscellaneous crew), Gianluca Sodaro (director), Gianluca Sodaro (writer), Nicola Rignanese (actor), Barbara Rizzo (actress),
Plot: In Sicily, in a time not yet forgotten, in the heart of a small secluded town populated by cicadas, ticks and venomous snakes, that which made a man a real man was not riches or power, but his honor. He had to defend his dignity against insults and village gossip. It took little to stoke the fire once lit, and no one was immune. One of the worst humiliations a man can suffer was to have an adulterous wife. A man so disgraced would bear the mark of shame, with all eyes of the community upon him. It was said that "his horns were sticking out" for all to see.
Genres: Western,Actors: Roxy Liquigan (miscellaneous crew), Ricardo Lee (writer), Eula Valdez (actress), Charo Santos-Concio (producer), Malou N. Santos (producer), Tess V. Fuentes (producer), Angelica Panganiban (actress), Marvin Agustin (actor), Noni Buencamino (actor), Allan Paule (actor), Noni Buencamino (actor), Noni Buencamino (actor), Jaclyn Jose (actress), Jackie Y. Liu (miscellaneous crew), Diether Ocampo (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Romance,Actors: John Welsman (composer), Jennifer Harland (miscellaneous crew), Katharine Isabelle (actress), John Tench (actor), David Kaye (actor), William Shatner (actor), Michael Kopsa (actor), Campbell Lane (actor), Stephen E. Miller (actor), Mark Acheson (actor), Jay Brazeau (actor), Jesse Moss (actor), Don S. Davis (actor), John R. Taylor (actor), Douglas Newell (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Drama,Actors: Chris Penn (actor), Brad Pitt (actor), Kevin Corrigan (actor), Samuel L. Jackson (actor), Gary Oldman (actor), Bronson Pinchot (actor), Victor Argo (actor), Michael Beach (actor), Paul Ben-Victor (actor), Dennis Hopper (actor), Said Faraj (actor), James Gandolfini (actor), Ed Lauter (actor), Val Kilmer (actor), Michael Rapaport (actor),
Plot: Clarence and Alabama are newlyweds who acquire an unexpected wedding present. Unknown to the blissfully happy couple, ruthless gangsters are on their tail, determined to reclaim their lost property
Keywords: actor, amusement-park, audition, bathtub, bead-curtain, beating, black-comedy, blaxploitation, blood-splatter, bob-marley-impersonatorActors: Nolan Miller (costume designer), Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks (miscellaneous crew), Renée Taylor (actress), Thora Birch (actress), Bruce Broughton (composer), Andrea Martin (actress), Joanne Baron (actress), Leslie Nielsen (actor), Kevin Nealon (actor), Ethan Embry (actor), Jamey Sheridan (actor), Harriet Medin (actress), Lauren Bacall (actress), Peter E. Berger (editor), Karen Hale Wookey (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: "All I Want For Christmas" is a comedy about two New York City children who launch a hilarious scheme to get what they most want this holiday season. Ethan, a practical older brother, and adorable Hallie, who knows how to charm her way out of a difficult situation, are intent on spending Christmas with their parents, Catherine and Micheal, and grandmother Lillian. As Ethan and Hallie embark on their adventure, almost nothing goes exactly as they planned. Complicating things is a smarmy businessman named Toney Boer, who has taken an interest in Catherine. Ethan, meanwhile, is preoccupied with not only his parents' romantic dilemma, but also his own - one brought about by his new friendship with Stephanie, his first teenage crush. What evolves is an elaborate scheme involving mice, telephone calls and an ice-cream truck, as Ethan and Hallie try to achieve their goal with the help of Stephanie. The duo's primary obstacle is their mother's fiance, Tony. The children finally succeed with a little Christmas magic from Santa Claus.
Keywords: actor-shares-first-name-with-character, boy, brother-sister-relationship, child's-point-of-view, children, christmas, christmas-lights, christmas-tree, department-store-santa, divorceActors: Wayne Wang (writer), Wayne Wang (producer), Wayne Wang (director), Wayne Wang (editor), Peter Wang (actor), Wood Moy (actor), Marc Hayashi (actor), Emily Woo Yamasaki (actress), Judi Nihei (actress), Laureen Chew (actress), George Woo (actor), Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo (composer), Ellen Yeung (actress), Virginia Cerenio (actress), Isaac Cronin (writer),
Plot: Two cabbies search San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Their quest leads them on a humorous, if mundane, journey which illuminates the many problems experienced by Chinese-Americans trying to assimilate into contemporary American society.
Keywords: asian-american, independent-film, reference-to-charlie-chan, san-francisco-californiaActors: Hank Worden (actor), Paul Mooney (actor), Richard Pryor (actor), Lina Wertmüller (writer), Victor Argo (actor), Carl Gottlieb (writer), Tim Thomerson (actor), Joe Turkel (actor), Richard Pryor (actor), Richard Pryor (actor), Ted Markland (actor), Ralph Montgomery (actor), Michael Schultz (director), Carmen Filpi (actor), H. Bud Otto (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Richard Pryor is playing three different roles here. The first being a poor orange picker named Leroy Jones who gets laid off when by mistake he joins the worker's union during one of their demonstrations. Afterwards he is forced to leave his wife and family behind which also includes Leroy's father (also played by Pryor) to go to Los Angeles. Leroy ends up working for the same company that fired him back home. He is a manager at the company but he is now distant from his former pals. He meets and falls in love with Vanetta who is a labor organizer which leaves him splitting time between his wife Annie Mae and Vanetta. When Leroy finds out that the Reverend Lenox Thomas (also played by Pryor) has got his wife pregnant while he was absent, he then make the moves on the reverend's wife.
Keywords: actor-playing-multiple-roles, adultery, african-american, california, female-nudity, fruit-picker, impotence, jogging, labor-activist, labor-leaderActors: Edward Jewesbury (actor), John Abineri (actor), Geoffrey Chater (actor), Larry Dann (actor), David Bauer (actor), David Garth (actor), A.J. Brown (actor), Eric Thompson (actor), Barbara Young (actress), Michael Redfern (actor), Michael Stainton (actor), Tommy Eytle (actor), Anthony Sadler (actor), Malcolm Gerard (actor), David Stuart (actor),
Genres: Drama,