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Kunta Kinte (also known as Toby Waller) is the central character of the novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by American author Alex Haley, and of the television miniseries Roots, based on the book. Haley described his book as faction - a mixture of fact and fiction. After Haley's book became nationally famous, American author Harold Courlander noted that the section describing Kinte's life was apparently taken from Courlander's book The African. Haley at first dismissed the charge, but later issued a public statement affirming that Courlander's book had been the source, and Haley attributed the error to a mistake of one of his assistant researchers.
Haley's novel begins with Kunta's birth in 1750 in the Mandinka-speaking village of Juffure in The Gambia, West Africa. Kunta is the eldest of four sons of the Mandinka tribesman Omoro and his wife Binta Kebba. Haley describes Kunta's strict Muslim upbringing, the rigors of the manhood training he undergoes, and the proud origins of the Kinte name.
Everybody Hates Chris is an American television period sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock (who is also the narrator), while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York (often referred to in the show as Bed-Stuy). The show is set from 1982 to 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager during years 1978-1983. Chris Rock grew up with a boy named Kenny Montero whom he has often referred to as the inspiration for a lot of the episodes. In many interviews, Rock has described Kenny as the reason he got into comedy in the first place. The title of the show parodies the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Rock stated "Everybody Loves Raymond but Everybody Hates Chris!". The show's lead actors are Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tequan Richmond, Imani Hakim, Vincent Martella and Tyler James Williams.
In fall 2008, the The CW moved Everybody Hates Chris and The Game to the Friday night death slot. The fourth season of the series premiered Friday, October 3, 2008, at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. On May 21, 2009, The CW announced that it had cancelled Everybody Hates Chris. Prior to this, executive producer Chris Rock announced that the end of season 4 matched up with his own past—dropping out of high school to become a comedian—and that it was time to end the show.
Actors: Michael Learned (actress), Louis Gossett Jr. (actor), Jerry Hardin (actor), Gerald Fried (composer), Tim Russ (actor), Kate Mulgrew (actress), David L. Wolper (producer), LeVar Burton (actor), Jimmie F. Skaggs (actor), Mark Wolper (producer), Kevin Hooks (director), Ernest Harden Jr. (actor), Avery Brooks (actor), Fran Bennett (actress), John McMartin (actor),
Plot: The characters of Kunta Kinte and Fiddler from Roots are back in this movie. In this movie the two of them accompany their owner to another plantation at Christmas time and they learn that the son of the owner helps slaves escape. And the two of them try to help him and also see this as an opportunity to escape themselves.
Keywords: african-american, captive, christmas, cross-cultural-relations, escape, family-relationships, freedom, heritage, holiday, pulitzer-prize-sourceActors: Jenny Clève (actress), Gérard Depardieu (actor), Alberto Grimaldi (producer), Ruggero Mastroianni (editor), Furio Scarpelli (writer), Mario Monicelli (director), Agenore Incrocci (writer), Gianrico Tedeschi (actor), Gianrico Tedeschi (actor), Mario Monicelli (writer), Helga Anders (actress), Jean-Roger Milo (actor), Gianna Gissi (costume designer), Rita Agostini (miscellaneous crew), Gianfranco Plenizio (composer),
Plot: Raoul has best chances to become next boxing champion in light-heavy weight. For a bet he tries to beat through a door with his bare fist. He wins the bet, but his hand is broken, his career ruined. He starts working on a fair; there he meets Hurricane Rosie the first time. When he sees her the next time, she's star of Mike Fernando's women wrestling show. They passionately fall in love, but their relationship suffers from Raoul's jealousy of her career.
Keywords: based-on-novel, love, wrestlingActors: John Amos (actor), LeVar Burton (actor), Chuck Connors (actor), Leslie Uggams (actress), Fran Bennett (actress), Madge Sinclair (actress), Le Tari (actor), John David (actor),
Plot: This series continues the story of Alex Haley's family line from the Post American Civil War era to Alex Haley's geneological search to discover his roots.
Keywords: 1880s, 1910s, 1960s, africa, african-american, alabama, american-civil-war, ancestor, based-on-book, civil-war