Wednesday, 18 August 2021

Michael McKean

Michael John McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, writer, composer and musician well known for his portrayal of Squiggy's friend, Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski, on the sitcom Laverne & Shirley; and for his work in the Christopher Guest ensemble films, particularly as David St. Hubbins, the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the fictional rock band Spinal Tap from the film This Is Spinal Tap. He co-wrote A Mighty Wind, which won the Grammy for "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media", as well as A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song.

Early life and career

McKean was born October 17, 1947, in New York City, the son of Ruth, a librarian, and Gilbert McKean, one of the founders of Decca Records, and was raised in Sea Cliff, New York, on Long Island.

McKean began his career (as well as the characters of Lenny and Squiggy) in Pittsburgh while a student at Carnegie Tech; David Lander was a fellow student at CMU. Their partnership grew after graduation as part of the comedy group The Credibility Gap with Harry Shearer in Los Angeles, but McKean's breakthrough came in 1976 when he and Lander joined the cast of Laverne & Shirley portraying Lenny and Squiggy. McKean directed one episode, and the characters became something of a phenomenon, even releasing an album as Lenny and the Squigtones in 1979, which featured a young Christopher Guest on guitar (credited as Nigel Tufnel; the name Guest would use a few years later as part of the spoof rock band, Spinal Tap). "Foreign Legion of Love" was a big hit for the Squigtones, with frequent play on the Dr. Demento Show. McKean also played his character in an episode of Happy Days. After leaving Laverne & Shirley in 1982, McKean played David St. Hubbins in the comedy This is Spinal Tap with both Guest and Shearer, and appeared in the soap opera spoof Young Doctors in Love.

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'Sessions' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

The Stranger Came Home (1954)

Actors: Paul Carpenter (actor), Owen Evans (actor), Jeremy Hawk (actor), Patrick Holt (actor), David King-Wood (actor), Philip Lennard (actor), Russell Napier (actor), William Sylvester (actor), Jack Taylor (actor), Kay Callard (actress), Paulette Goddard (actress), Alvys Maben (actress), Kim Mills (actress), Patricia Owens (actress), Michael Carreras (producer),

Plot: Philip Vickers mysteriously reappears to his wife and friends during a party at her upscale country estate after an absence of four years. He had been presumed dead after he disappeared on a fishing trip in Portugal with three friends. He was knocked unconscious and pushed overboard by an unknown assailant. In the interim, he had suffered from amnesia but now has regained his faculties. All the potential suspects, including his wife, are at the party. When one of them is killed, the police are called in, and suspicion for the crime falls on the vengeful Vickers.

Keywords: accidental-killing, accountant, amnesia, automobile, bad-dream, based-on-novel, blackmail, bleeding-mouth, blood-on-handkerchief, blood-on-shoe
Genres: Drama, Mystery,
Taglines: What was the shock - SIN of THE UNHOLY FOUR? One of you here has committed MURDER!

Quotes:

Medical Examiner: It's amazing sometimes how long a chap can live with his skull smashed in.

Philip Vickers: Joan, how'd you like to go down to the cottage for a while.::Joan Merrill: I don't understand.::Philip Vickers: Angie and I have a lot of years to make up for. We'd like to be alone. If the cottage doesn't appeal to you, choose a hotel. I'd suggest a trip somewhere if it weren't for the police.::Joan Merrill: If you want to get rid of me, Philip, why don't you just say so?::Philip Vickers: All right, I say so!

Philip Vickers: That's not a sweater she's knitting - it's a noose. She and Treherne are going to fasten it on me together and tie it into a true lover's knot. She's been down there since early morning trying to talk me right into death row.

Insp. Treherne: What I may or may not know and what I can prove are two different things, Miss Merrill.

Bill Saul: I don't like people very much - not even the people I like.

Bill Saul: She needed a man, not a stuffed shirt.

Bill Saul: Your guts were nothing but stuffed feathers.

Philip Vickers: Thanks for getting Angie out of that.::Joan Merrill: There's nothing to thank me for.::Philip Vickers: I know. I was only trying to be civil.

Insp. Treherne: It isn't cold-blooded. It's hot and it's violent. And that kind of murder won't wait.

Insp. Treherne: There were a few holes in his story, and he fell right through them.

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Budget & monsoon sessions get clubbed in Rajasthan

The Times of India 18 Aug 2021

In a first, budget & monsoon sessions get clubbed in Rajasthan ... For the first time in the state, the monsoon session of the assembly is being convened as a continuation of the budget session after five-anda-half months. The government did not send the file to the governor for prorogation of the budget session of the assembly.

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In a first, budget & monsoon sessions get clubbed in Rajasthan

The Times of India 18 Aug 2021

For the first time in the state, the monsoon session of the assembly is being convened as a continuation of the budget session after five-anda-half months. The government did not send the file to the governor for prorogation of the budget session of the assembly ... assembly session.

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Police reports for Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021

The Daily Post-Athenian 18 Aug 2021

He was released on $9,000 bond and faces a date in General Sessions Court on Aug ... He was released on a citation and faces a date in General Sessions Court on Aug ... He was released on a citation and faces a date in General Sessions Court on Aug ... She was released on a citation and faces a date in General Sessions Court on Aug.

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UNHRC to hold special session on Afghanistan next week, backed by prominent countries including India

The Times of India 18 Aug 2021

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will hold a special session on Tuesday, August 24, to address the "serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan". The session is being convened with the support of 60 Observer States so far, including France, India, Japan, Pakistan and the United Kingdom.

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Novel training session in East UP district to help cops ‘behave well’ with public

Hindustan Times 18 Aug 2021

In this training session, the cadres were advised to behave decently with public, stay cool, listen patiently to the people coming to the police stations and make all efforts to solve their problems quickly ... A training session titled ‘behave well with public’ was organised by the police department for its personnel in Sonbhadra on Tuesday.

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City schools offer "phase-in" days for new kindergarten students

Herald and News 18 Aug 2021

Phase-in sessions will be Sept ... One student session will be on September 9 from 8.45-11.15 a.m ... Students will attend one session ... The purpose for attending a session will be so that teachers can determine how best to develop balanced classes. A phase-in parent information session will be Sept.

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Community calendar

The Independence Examiner 18 Aug 2021

A one-month session costs $24; a drop-in class costs $3 ... Drop in visits are $2 per session ... The one-month session costs $24 while a drop-in class costs $3 ... Drop-in classes cost $2 per session ... The cost is $28 per session or $3.50 per drop-in class ... The full 4-week session costs $36 (3 days per week) or $24 (2 days per week) or $3 for a drop-in session.

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Did today's Afghanistan debate matter?

The Spectator 18 Aug 2021

It was a full day’s session operating under usual rules, rather than the hybrid parliament of the past year and a half ... This was not, however, the design of the Conservative whips, who had originally set up a session lasting from 9.30am – 2.30pm ... So what did we learn from the government in today’s session? Very little.

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(Video) Chelsea supporters left furious as one fan sends message to Timo Werner during training session

Caughtoffside 18 Aug 2021

Video footage has emerged of a Chelsea fan insulting Timo Werner during an open training session. The Champions League winners held an open session at Stamford Bridge today for fans to come and see their stars in action ... But the news from the open session was a loss let cheerful than the Blues’ newest signing impressing.

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Worried about coronavirus, Riverside County supervisor attends closed session remotely

The Press Enterprise 18 Aug 2021

17, attended a closed session remotely after telling his colleagues he wouldn’t join them in person until he received assurances that an individual whose positive COVID-19 test forced him and others to quarantine tested negative for the virus ... Following its open session, the board ...

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Little Rock city director calls executive session

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 18 Aug 2021

Members of the Little Rock Board of Directors went into executive session to discuss a personnel matter toward the conclusion of a meeting Tuesday evening at the request of Ward 6 City Director Doris Wright ... executive session.

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Squash coaching robot targets player improvement

The Engineer 18 Aug 2021

Costly squash coaching sessions could be reduced with a social robot from the National Robotarium that analyses performance and provides motivation to players aiming to improve their game ... Twelve coaching strategies have been developed from observing one-to-one training sessions between real coaches and players.

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Opposition seeks Diet session to meet spreading pandemic crisis

Asahi News 18 Aug 2021

Blasting the government's slow response to the coronavirus pandemic, the opposition bloc has repeated its demand for an extraordinary Diet session to compile a supplementary budget to tackle the deepening health crisis ... However, their powers in such a setting is limited as they cannot write a law or compile a budget unless the Diet is in session.

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Salina City Commission discusses petition limiting its power

Salina Journal 18 Aug 2021

One question asked by Mayor Melissa Hodges during the open session was the confidence of Peterson to litigate the matter before the court ... Returning from executive session, the commission voted 5-0 to defer action and receive more information at the next meeting.

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