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Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian. He is widely known as host of The Daily Show, a satirical news program that airs on Comedy Central.
Stewart started as a stand-up comedian, but branched into television as host of Short Attention Span Theater for Comedy Central. He went on to host his own show on MTV, called The Jon Stewart Show, and then hosted another show on MTV called You Wrote It, You Watch It. He has also had several film roles as an actor. Stewart became the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central in early 1999. He is also a writer and co-executive-producer of the show. After Stewart joined, The Daily Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, resulting in his sixteen Emmy Awards.
Stewart has gained acclaim as an acerbic, satirical critic of personality-driven media shows, in particular those of the US media networks such as CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. Critics say Stewart benefits from a double standard: he critiques other news shows from the safe, removed position of his "fake news" desk. Stewart agrees, saying that neither his show nor his channel purports to be anything other than satire and comedy. In spite of its self-professed entertainment mandate, The Daily Show has been nominated for news and journalism awards. Stewart hosted the 78th and 80th Academy Awards. He is the co-author of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, which was one of the best-selling books in the U.S. in 2004 and Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race released in 2010.
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior United States Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to then President George W. Bush.
The son of an Army Air Corps serviceman, Kerry was born in Aurora, Colorado. He attended boarding school in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and went on to graduate from Yale University class of 1966, where he majored in political science. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1966 and, during 1968-1969, served a four-month tour of duty in South Vietnam as officer-in-charge (OIC) of a Swift Boat. For that service he was awarded several combat medals that include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts. After returning to the United States, Kerry joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War in which he served as a nationally recognized spokesperson and as an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam war. During that period, he appeared before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs where he deemed United States war policy in Vietnam to be the cause of "war crimes".
Actors: Deanna Meske (actress), Tracy Weisert (actress), Richard Baderinwa (actor), Richard Baderinwa (writer), Richard Baderinwa (producer), Cedric L. Williams (actor), Jim Ewing (editor), Jim Ewing (director), Shawn Douglas (actor), Jason DeVan (actor), Forest Welton (actor), Forest Welton (actor), Jayme Foremaster (actor), Benjamin Wise (actor), Wilbert Pless III (producer),
Genres: Action, Short,Actors: Pip Torrens (actor), Carlo Brandt (actor), Alexandre Desplat (composer), Sharon Stone (actress), Predrag Manojlovic (actor), Marc Leroyer (miscellaneous crew), Ulrich Tukur (actor), Chantal Banlier (actress), Anatole Taubman (actor), Laurent Terzieff (actor), Jan Hammenecker (actor), Georges Siatidis (actor), Pierre Selinger (miscellaneous crew), Corinne Le Hong (miscellaneous crew), Nicolas Vaude (actor),
Plot: Propelled to the head of the W Group after the death of his adoptive father, Largo Winch decides, to everyone's surprise, to sell it, and use the proceeds to create an ambitious humanitarian foundation. But on the very same day, he finds himself accused of crimes against humanity by a mysterious witness. To prove his innocence, Largo will have to retrace the steps of his past life, in the heart of the Burmese jungle...
Keywords: aeroplane, airplane, airplane-cockpit, airport, ambush, audi, bangkok, bank-account, based-on-comic, based-on-comic-bookActors: David 'Shark' Fralick (actor), David Alan Graf (actor), Wolfram Berger (actor), William Smith (actor), Ross Hagen (actor), Gary Graver (actor), Bob Bragg (producer), Bob Bragg (actor), Paul Logan (actor), Regina Russell (actress), Jennifer Siebel Newsom (actress), John Stewart (writer), John Stewart (producer), John Stewart (director), John Stewart (actor),
Plot: The true to life story of one of Hollywood's top stuntmen, as well as some of the most spectacular stunts ever filmed. "Fall Guy" follows the life and times of legendary stunt man and director, 'John Stewart (I)' (qv).
Genres: Action,Actors: Commodore James (writer), Commodore James (editor), Commodore James (actor), Commodore James (actor), Brent Gorski (actor), Kyle Peck (director), Kyle Peck (actor), Jason Rossow (actor), Kyle Peck (producer), David Allan Markham (actor), Charl Brown (actor), Charl Brown (actor), Chris Wilson (actor), Chris Wilson (producer), Andrea Silvers (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Serge Rodnunsky (writer), Ernie Hudson (actor), Jeff Wincott (actor), Serge Rodnunsky (director), James Russo (actor), William McNamara (actor), Beau Rogers (producer), David Forrest (producer), François Chau (actor), James Allen Bradley (miscellaneous crew), Jeffrey Walton (composer), Matthew Ashford (actor), Gerald I. Wolff (producer), Sydney Walsh (actress), Sam Dobbins (actor),
Genres: Action, Crime,Actors: T.T. Boy (actor), Jim Enright (actor), Steve Hatcher (actor), Peter North (actor), Terry Thomas (actor), Nicole London (actress), Melanie Moore (actress), Tiffany Mynx (actress), Sahara Sands (actress), Serenity (actress), Crystal Wilder (actress), Cash Markman (writer), Jim Enright (director), Nicole London (miscellaneous crew), Julian Keen (composer),
Plot: Someone is drugging the political leaders of Washington, brainwashing them and getting them to vote against freedom of speech. Secret Service Agent Peter North races to find who the evil-doers behind the scheme are, and put a stop to it before the mindless politicians put a stop to adult movies.
Keywords: abduction, anal-sex, crossword-puzzle, facial, fencing, hardcore, kitten, lesbian-sex, mind-control, oral-sexActors: Dana Kaproff (composer), Dana Delany (actress), Mare Winningham (actress), Macon McCalman (actor), Ed O'Neill (actor), James Keach (producer), Fionnula Flanagan (actress), G.W. Bailey (actor), Keith Carradine (actor), Charles Hallahan (actor), Art LaFleur (actor), Peter Hobbs (actor), Dennis Weaver (actor), Grady Hunt (costume designer), J.J. Johnston (actor),
Plot: Fact-based story of a young boy who lost his right arm in a childhood accident, but went on to fulfill his dreams of playing major-league baseball. Pete Gray had to overcome the early taunts of his childhood playmates. With the support of his Pennsylvania coal mining father and his brother, who dreams of being a boxer, he learns to battle for what he wants. Finally in 1943, he is hired to play for a minor league team - the Memphis Chicks in the Class A Southern Association. Initially considered a freak and a box office attraction, he survives the taunts of his teammates and bats .333 his rookie year, steals 63 bases and led the league' outfielders in fielding percentage. Ultimately he won the league's MVP award. In 1945, the St. Louis Browns brought him into the major leagues. A parallel story is also told about the ball player's friendship with a young boy who had also lost his arm and dreamed of one day playing baseball. In fact the idea for the movie came from co-producer James Keach whose brother had gone to school with the younger boy and became aware of the events involving the ball player and boy.
Keywords: 1940s, amputee, athlete, baseball, brother-brother-relationship, father-son-relationship, major-league-baseball, memphis-chicks, most-valuable-player-award, one-armed-manActors: Adolph Zukor (miscellaneous crew), Jason Robards Sr. (actor), Lowell Sherman (actor), Mae Murray (actress), Robert Z. Leonard (director), Charles K. Gerrard (actor), Robert Z. Leonard (producer), Clara Beranger (writer), Tom McNamara (writer), Leonora von Ottinger (actress),
Plot: A country boy comes to the big city and falls in love with a showgirl, but turns his back on her when she decides to give up the glamorous life for the homespun existence of a housewife.
Keywords: melodramaActors: Edmund Cobb (actor), Darwin Karr (actor), Nell Craig (actress), Edward T. Lowe Jr. (writer), Jane Thomas (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,