Sentences with phrase «as comedy star»

British actor Lee Evans established himself as a comedy star in his homeland before making the move to Hollywood.

As fans of the show know, the series was autobiographical, and featured Gaffigan balancing his career as a comedy star, his Christian faith and family life in New York City.

Why Dustin Hoffman Taught Us a Relationship Lesson in Tootsie Tootsie might have been billed as a comedy starring Dustin Hoffman as a hapless actor...

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He has had a notable media career outside of football as well, serving as an NFL analyst for CBS for several years and even starring in the Jim Carrey comedy «Ace Ventura Pet Detective.»

Most people probably know Lena Dunham as the creator, writer, and star of Girls, the HBO comedy series that is loosely based on her life as a twenty - something in New York City.

Dynamics has since inked deals to create and produce an original unscripted show with Zac Efron for MTV; a comedy show, Wild»n on Tour, with Nick Cannon for MTV2; a scripted show for Animal Planet, starring Anthony Anderson, which Volk - Weiss describes as «The Daily Show for animal lovers»; a comedy special featuring Kevin Hart; and a scripted series for Seeso.

This classic comedy stars Eddie Murphy as an African prince who travels to Queens, New York, to find the woman of his dreams.

The studio does have a pair of big spring releases in Ghost in the Shell, the controversial adaptation of the popular manga comic that stars Scarlett Johansson, as well as the action - comedy adaptation of the 1990s lifeguard TV show Baywatch.

In between those films he agreed to star in pal Ben Stiller's 2008 comedy «Tropic Thunder» as the overweight, bigger - than - life movie exec Les Grossman.

Already the king of animated comedies, this summer saw the writer - producer - director - animator - star of such shows as American Dad!

If we engage in the «de-mythologizing» of the Revelation to St. John the Divine, as we must also «de-mythologize» the creation stories in the book Genesis in the Old Testament, we realize that what is being said is that as human existence and the world in which that existence is set has its origin in the circumambient, everlasting, faithful Love that is nothing other than God — we recall Wesley's hymn, quoted a few paragraphs back, that «his nature and his Name is Love», and Dante's great closing line in The Divine Comedy about «the Love that moves the sun and the other stars» — so also the «end» toward which all creaturely existence moves is that very same Love.

Jesus Christ is regularly depicted as a supporting character on one of Comedy Central's staple programs, «South Park,» but now he might star in his own animated series.

Any Premier League season starring Jose Mourinho, Diego Costa and Zlatan in the same locker room would be more entertaining than The Three Stooges — and probably contain twice as much slapstick comedy.

While Nixon has strong political connections and name recognition in the city that was the backdrop for her Emmy Award - winning role as lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the HBO comedy «Sex and the City,» her star power among upstate voters is less certain.

The American President (1995) This romantic comedy, written by The West Wing's Aaron Sorkin, stars Michael Douglas as widowed President Shepherd, who pursues a relationship with Washington lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening) as he runs for a second term in office.

Starring Julia Louis - Dreyfus in her recent Emmy award - winning turn as Vice President Selina Meyer (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series), Veep is an up - close and politically (in) correct look at the daily successes and disappointments of being second in command.

How about a Wes Anderson comedy starring Jeff Goldblum as Erdos?

A professional actor since the age of 15, Fox became a household name in the early 1980's for his Emmy and Golden Globe Awards winning role as Alex P. Keaton in the NBC comedy series Family Ties in which he starred as the young Republican son of hippie parents.

Joan believed, as I believe, that Movie Stars should look like Movie Stars... and while Joan's comedy was often crass, her fashion and overall style were always pure class.

I am 56 but young at heart, have various interest such as beach walking, under the stars, dancing, enjoy quite time at home in front of TV with a good movie that could b either a drama, romance, true life, fictional and comedy but will watch SOME men's action movies depends how I feel, enjoy...

i write alot of my own movie scripts, and im developing my own sitcom as we speak.and im also writing a comedy and a horror film soon to be copyrighted and im starring in, directing and filming this winter.

It's a Boy Girl Thing is a 2006 romantic comedy film directed by Nick Hurran and written by Geoff Deane, starring Kevin Zegers and Samaire Armstrong and Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a

Kunis starred as Rachel Jansen in the 2008 comedy film, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, co-produced by Judd Apatow.

Despite an interesting premise and excellent cast, the film flopped, but Arquette continued to work steadily the following year, with lead roles in the black comedy Goodbye Lover; Stigmata, in which she starred opposite Gabriel Byrne as the unwitting target of a supernatural phenomenon; and Martin Scorsese's Bringing out the Dead, a film starring Arquette's then - husband Cage as a burnt - out paramedic.Following the weightiness of the creepy Stigmata and the disturbing Bringing Out the Dead, Arquette took things in a decidedly lighter direction with her next two projects.

We also have the first poster for this comedy starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as two political rivals running for Congress.

Based on an American bestseller for children originally published in 1938, this family comedy stars Jim Carrey as an ace New York real estate agent capable of persuading any owner to sell their valuable buildings to the ruthless property developers he works for.

Jim Carrey stars as a man who starts a performance troupe with his penguins in Mark Waters» new comedy.

Funnyman Steve Oedekerk never quite broke through as a standup comic, but his years on the standup circuit did lead to a thriving career as a writer and director for some of Hollywood's biggest comedy stars, as well as periodic acting jobs.

The movie «Band Aid,» which Lister - Jones has written, directed, and stars in, is a clever and heartfelt comedy - drama that remains aloft as long as it retains its sense of humor; when the going gets serious, the dialogue turns therapeutic and heavy.

Scott Speedman and Evan Rachel Wood star as the ne'er - do - well son of a wealthy Southern family and the sheltered young woman he begins to fall for in Barefoot, a romantic comedy from director Andrew Fleming (Dick, Hamlet 2) and writer Stephen Zotnowski.

Kinnear's next film, the romantic comedy A Smile Like Yours, had him starring opposite Lauren Holly as one - half of a couple trying to have a baby.

Since then the star has been in relatively subdued mode on screen, mixing comedies with indie fare such as the brilliant Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the darkly challenging I Love You Phillip Morris.

Jones managed to work consistently in movies from then on, with bit parts in Mike Judge's comedy Office Space (1999) and Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia (1999), as well as a starring role in Barry Levinson's praised but little - seen nostalgia piece Liberty Heights (1999).

A romantic comedy about lazy rich people on holiday in Italy in the 1930s, it stars Helen Hunt as a gold - digging woman «of a certain age» who's stalking a young married couple — for third - act catharsis reasons you can see coming — and causing snippy, gossipy society people to make snippy, gossipy comments.

Fan ascended to star billing as Breeze Loo (a riff on Bruce Lee) in Finishing the Game (2007)-- a martial arts - themed comedy about director Robert Clouse's attempts to polish off the actioner The Game of Death following the death of lead actor Lee.

This teen comedy from Savage Steve Holland stars Corey Parker as an underachieving high schooler who hatches a crazy plot with valedictorian Lara Flynn Boyle to gain acceptance into a prestigious university.

As comedy writer on almost every major award show and laugh doctor to some of Hollywood's biggest stars, Get Bruce celebrates the career of one of show business's hardest - working unsung heroes.

2003 proved an exhaustive year for the increasingly busy actor, as he starred in the Australian slice - of - life miniseries After the Deluge and the crime comedy Gettin» Square, for which he won the AFI award for Best Actor.

Michael Coleman is a comedian and actor who stars as Chase in the Spike TV comedy Factory.

He first played Jimmy Kelly in the ABC comedy hit GRACE UNDER FIRE, and then starred for five seasons as Jack Molloy in the WB's riotous comedy UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER.

Satirical comedy starring Iwan Rheon and Rupert Grint that reimagines the megalomaniac dictator as an 18 - year - old oddball who dreams of nothing other than becoming a famous painter.

In 1987, Sheen starred in Stone's next project, Wall Street, and after establishing himself as a solid dramatic actor, Sheen proved he also had a flair for comedy in the 1989 hit Major League.

Sheen's next major success was also a comedy, the 1991 military - film satire Hot Shots, and while box - office blockbusters tended to elude him, Sheen worked steadily over the next several years, and racked up a respectable number of box - office successes.By this time, Sheen had developed a reputation as a hard - living star who spoke his mind regardless of the consequences, but his fun - loving image began to take on a darker hue in the mid -»90s.

After taking some time off from directing and scriptwriting to appear in such films as Out of Sight (1998), Brooks resumed his director - screenwriter - actor hyphenate with The Muse (1999), starring opposite Andie MacDowell and Sharon Stone as a struggling Hollywood scriptwriter in search of divine inspiration; Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World followed in 2005.

He appeared in a four - episode arc on FOX's hit drama 24 opposite Kiefer Sutherland and guest starred on NBC's Emmy ® - winning comedy WILL AND GRACE as Elliot, the son of Jack McFarland (Sean Hayes).

A private school - educated everyman who could play outrageous comedy and wrenching tragedy, Jack Lemmon burst onto the movie scene as a 1950s Columbia contract player and remained a beloved star until his death in 2001.

Starting with their appearances in The Egg and I (1947), which starred Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert, Main and Percy Kilbride became starring performers as Ma and Pa Kettle in a series of rural comedies.

Thor's brief time with the Guardians is comedy gold as they acquiesce to and even admire his bluster and strength - except for Mr. Star Lord, Peter Quill: Peter: «How is this dude still alive?»

What a brilliant Film i am not sure which one of the three main stars you would say steels the show they are all equally as good as each other and play there parts excellently there are some very funny bits but I would not necessarily call it a typical comedy if you like The Best Marigold

This romantic comedy stars Rock Hudson as Carter Harrison, an executive rising through the ranks of a major oil company.