Sentences with phrase «from television roles»

Mark Halperin and Charlie Rose were recently fired from television roles after being accused of sexual misconduct at work.

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Stillerman headed up programming at AMC since 2008, taking on the role early in the TV runs of shows like Mad Men and Breaking Bad, two popular and critically acclaimed series that helped transform AMC from a channel running movies to a destination for premier television.

In addition to his own book, he regularly writes for the Huffington Post and the Financial Times, provides commentary for other news outlets, does television appearances, speaking engagements, consultations with politicians and everything else that comes from increasingly sharing a role as the «face» of the company with founder Bill Gross.

«Linear and non-linear television both play significant roles in South Africa's video landscape, though disruption from digital players poses a growing threat to the incumbents,» says Molemo Moahloli, general manager for media research & regional business development at GfK Sub Sahara Africa.

When a consummatory role is sought from religious television, such as in seeking a faith commitment from viewers, the medium exerts strong pressures on how the matter is to be «closed,» and essential elements of the Christian faith which can not be communicated en masse by television are necessarily excluded.

Far from being merely a neutral communication medium, television in America has become an integrated symbolic world filling the socially functional role demanded of it both by its viewers and its advertisers.

A large part of the protest is claiming that while the Premier League clubs are raking in excess amounts of money from television rights and sponsors, the fans are not treated fairly, despite the huge role they play.

21st Century Fox today announced that Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, and Chairman of Fox Television Stations, has resigned from his role effective immediately.

«We are enjoying a starring role in Hollywood's featured films and successful television programs because of our incredible and diverse locations — from beautiful parks and shorelines, to historic Main Streets, charming neighborhoods and bustling urban sites.

An effective television performer on the economically liberal right of the party, Mr Clegg, now 40, has carved out a home affairs policy distinct from the «tough liberalism» of his predecessor in the role, Mark Oaten.

After playing minor roles in the television On, get more on actress / singer Miley Cyrus, daughter of country star Billy Ray Cyrus, from starring on Disney's Hannah Montana series to

Anna Kendrick Anna Silk is a Canadian actress most commonly known for her role as Bo from the Showcase television series Lost Girl.

From her memorable role in the made - for - television Alice in Wonderland (1999) to feature roles in Waterworld (1995) and Andre (1994), Tina Majorino has made a lasting impression in television and film with her youthful glow.

Aside from his memorable role on that children's television mainstay, Jeter could also be seen in a number of memorable film roles in such efforts as Miller's Crossing (1990) and The Fisher King (1991).

Continuing through the mid -»90s with numerous television roles (including a stint on the popular series Picket Fences), Moss» early film roles range from both lightly comical (Suburban Commando [1991]-RRB- to increasingly dramatic (Imaginary Crimes [1994]-RRB-.

Following the series» demise in 1991, Helgenberger returned to television guest - star status on ER, where she had a four - episode - long recurring role, and in the miniseries The Tommyknockers.A presence on the big screen since 1989, when she made her feature - film debut in Steven Spielberg's romantic fantasy Always, Helgenberger has played a wide variety of roles in films ranging from Species (1995) to the moody The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) to Steven Soderbergh's widely acclaimed Erin Brockovich (2000).

And though Reiner appeared to retire from directing following That Old Feeling, he still maintained a notable presence in film and television with roles in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven and it's two sequels, House M.D., Hot in Cleveland, and Parks and Rec.Carl Reiner is the father of directors Rob Reiner and Lucas Reiner; his wife Estelle has enjoyed a latter - day career as a night club singer and as a cameo performer in her son Rob's films (she's the lady who says, «I'll have what she's having!»

Unlike series co-star Biel, Mitchell remained with the program throughout its run, and through many character changes that found Lucy marrying Kevin Kinkirk, working as an associate pastor, giving birth, and surviving both a miscarriage to twins and clinical depression.Although Mitchell branched out from television into cinematic work as early as 1996, with a turn in the fantasy - action thriller The Crow: City of Angels, and continued intermittent film appearances (such as a supporting role in 2005's slasher movie Saw II), she made no secret of her real passion: performing country music as a guitarist and vocalist.

In subsequent years, the thespian played Willoughby in John Alexander's U.K. television miniseries Sense and Sensibility (2008), adapted from the novel by Jane Austen; cut against type as an imprisoned white - collar criminal in the Wyatt Brothers» thriller The Escapist (2008); and essayed a supporting role as Sky, Sophie's (Amanda Seyfried) fiancé, in Phyllida Lloyd's big - screen ABBA musical Mamma Mia!

He began earning better roles in the mid - to late»40s, mostly villainous, and went on to become one of the busiest supporting players on television in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in small - screen Western fare ranging from Gene Autry to Lancer.

Grainger first came to the attention of American audiences in the television series THE BORGIAS, and has appeared in such television productions as BONNIE & CLYDE, playing the titular role of Bonnie and earning nominations from the Critics» Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series and the Satellite Award for Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television; and in LADY CHATTERLEY»S LOVER amotelevision series THE BORGIAS, and has appeared in such television productions as BONNIE & CLYDE, playing the titular role of Bonnie and earning nominations from the Critics» Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series and the Satellite Award for Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television; and in LADY CHATTERLEY»S LOVER amotelevision productions as BONNIE & CLYDE, playing the titular role of Bonnie and earning nominations from the Critics» Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series and the Satellite Award for Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television; and in LADY CHATTERLEY»S LOVER amoTelevision; and in LADY CHATTERLEY»S LOVER among others.

From executive producers David Milch (DEADWOOD) and legendary director Michael Mann, Dustin Hoffman stars in his first ever television role Nick Nolte and Dennis Farina, LUCK takes a provocative look at the world of horse racing — the owners, gamblers, jockeys and diverse array of industry players.

An iconic chameleonic actress who has wowed in myriad features, television and stage productions from Prime Suspect to Brighton Rock, The Hundred - Foot Journey to Trumbo, Mirren is endlessly watchable and is here given a truly multi-dimensional role as discussions about the ethical machinations of war grow more heated.

While it seems highly unlikely that Susan Sarandon will reprise this role in other adaptations from the book series, I definitely wouldn't be opposed to a sequel, even if only for television.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, at 9 / 8c — CHANNEL ZERO: CANDLE COVE Syfy Original Anthology Series — CANDLE COVE centers on one man's obsessive recollections of a mysterious children's television program from the 1980s and his ever - growing suspicions about the role it might have played in a series of nightmarish and deadly events.

Some of her television appearances include STARZ original series Camelot playing Queen Igraine, The Pentagon Papers, Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, and she has had recurring roles on NCIS: Los Angeles and CSI: NY.

It's loaded top to bottom with with aural and visual references to video games, movies, film, comic books, television, toys, and role playing games, mostly from but not exclusively limited to the 1980s.

From that point on, Hunter was at the apex of Australian film and television, with roles big and small calling.

Even the role that brought him to prominence, Remington Steele, the faux private eye from the television series of the same name, was a bit of a rogue.

Until Atlanta, Donald Glover received a television outlet in comedies that never really seemed to fit him creatively from his breakout role on Community to his short stint on Girls to offset the show's white Brooklyn problem.

It's loaded top to bottom with aural and visual references to video games, movies, film, comic books, television, toys, and role - playing games, mostly from but not exclusively...

Did you know that in addition to their various and eclectic film and television projects, the Duplass brothers continue to seamlessly move from behind the camera to featured roles in front of the camera.

Joseph Gordon - Levitt is a child television actor (3rd Rock from the Sun) who has made the cross over to both film and adult roles.

Indeed, Offerman has quite a bit in common with his signature creation — like Swanson, he's a genuinely talented furniture maker — but in recent years he's broken from his man's man persona to branch out with more dramatic roles in films like The Founder and the second series of FX's «Fargo,» for which he received a Critics» Choice Television Award nomination.

Although Americans are most familiar with Strong's roles as Sinestro in Green Lantern (2011), mob boss Frank D'Amico in Kick - Ass (2010), and Lord Blackthorn in Sherlock Holmes (2009), British audiences know him from his long history as a television actor.

Noah Wyle was a television actor known for E.R., and the Gyllenhaal siblings, Seth Rogen (in his film debut) and Jena Malone were still relatively unknown aside from a few minor TV and film roles.

The half - hour comedy series, produced by Apatow Productions and Legendary Television, will follow Gus (Paul Rust from I Love You, Beth Cooper and Inglourious Basterds) and Mickey (Gillian Jacobs — best known for her role as Britta in the critically - acclaimed series Community), as they navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment and other things they were hoping to avoid.

A Night at the Roxbury, released in 1998, nearly stands out from its brethren thanks chiefly to two reasons: frequent television broadcasts (most often on cable's TBS) and for marking the first leading film role of Will Ferrell, who in just a few years has established himself as one of the biggest movie stars to ever graduate from NBC's longtime weekend fixture.

A television take on director Neil Burger's 2011 film Limitless is coming to CBS and Bradley Cooper is reprising his Eddie Morra role from the original film!

While overtures to Nick Offerman are apparently still in the «sending him pictures of Minnesota trees he could kill» phase, Fargo has secured another familiar face from a fellow cult television show: Jesse Plemons, whose roles on Breaking Bad and Friday Night Lights make that doubly true.

Once he tells of how television played an important role in establishing Disneyland, the curtain rises on the main menu, which depicts a collection of postcards and tickets from the park.

According to Variety, Phoebe Waller - Bridge, best known for creating and starring in the U.K. comedy television series, Fleabag, is rumoured to be co-starring in the upcoming Star Wars project in a «heavily CGI - driven» role, similar to the aforementioned K - 2SO, The Force Awakens» Maz Kanata, and C - 3PO from the original Star Wars trilogy.

At the center of this romantic comedy are two television legends (Gandolfini and Julia Louis - Dreyfus from The Sopranos and Seinfeld respectfully) that share a tremendous amount of chemistry in their big screen roles.

Appearing in one of his first roles since retiring from one of the greatest shows in television (Breaking Bad), Cranston returns to a character here that is not completely different from Walter White.

THE TRUMAN SHOW In this wondrous film from director Peter Weir, Jim Carrey plays the title role of a man whose life has been recorded on live television without his knowledge.

Reprising their roles from the television series will be Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald and Michelle Gomez as Missy.

Freida Pinto Pinto was a model and television host who had done no acting apart from a few school plays when, after her first six months of auditioning, she landed the role of a lifetime — the female lead in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire which went on to win Best Picture at the 2009 Academy Awards.

The «excerpt» from the nonexistent book Under the Hood is presented here as a mock television documentary from the 1980s with actors from the movie reprising their big screen roles here.

Television has announced he has been fired from his role as executive producer across The CW's line of DC shows, including Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

Aja Naomi King's movie ascendancy as the slave girl Cherry in Nate Parker's blazing battle cry, The Birth of a Nation (based on the Nat Turner rebellion of 1831), is a complete boomerang from the role that made her television rep.. After an assortment of credits in film («Positive Polly» in Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress and Rosa in the underseen comedy The Rewrite) and in prime - time series such as Emily Owens, M.D. and The Blacklist, King was whisked aboard the mother ship of Shondaland's How to Get Away with Murder, starring the inviolable Viola Davis.