Sentences with phrase «role in the sitcom»

In 2007 he landed the leading role in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory and it grew to be one of the most popular shows on TV, earning Galecki Emmy, Golden Globe, and Sag nominations in 2011 for his work on the show.

Jason continued with small acting and voice - acting roles in sitcoms, cartoons, and films until 1992, where he landed the role of Dash X in «Eerie, Indiana» (1991).

The 29 - year - old Wayans appeared in a plenty of his father's work as a younger man: he played the younger version of David Alan Grier in his father's film «Blankman,» and would later appear in a recurring role in his sitcom «My Wife And Kids,» as well as being a regular on his short - lived Showtime sketch comedy series «The Underground.»

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White's performance was edgy and widely praised, and the grandmother with a blue streak finished out 2010 by agreeing to costar in the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland, releasing a calendar and popping up in cameo roles on almost every self - respecting comedy in the fall.

There, the comedian tells stories about his early years on stage, drag racing on Woodward Avenue, and his brief stint in prison for drug violations, before landing his iconic role on the ABC sitcom «Home Improvement.»

This fall, Ellie Kemper, best known for her role as Erin on The Office, will star in her own NBC sitcom, Brenda Forever.

The sitcom Young Sheldon featured an interesting moment recently, with prayer playing a pretty essential role in the plot.

Mayim Bialik, Ph.D., is perhaps best known for her lead role as Blossom Russo in the 1990s television sitcom Blossom, and she currently appears on the top - rated comedy The Big Bang Theory.

She is best known for her lead role in the 1990s NBC sitcom Blossom, as well as for her portrayal of the young Bette Midler in «Beaches.»

In January 2013 Loughton was involved in a political dispute involving his earlier work as a minister in the Department of Education when he compared the role of Education Secretary Michael Gove to «Young Mr Grace» from the British sitcom Are You Being ServeIn January 2013 Loughton was involved in a political dispute involving his earlier work as a minister in the Department of Education when he compared the role of Education Secretary Michael Gove to «Young Mr Grace» from the British sitcom Are You Being Servein a political dispute involving his earlier work as a minister in the Department of Education when he compared the role of Education Secretary Michael Gove to «Young Mr Grace» from the British sitcom Are You Being Servein the Department of Education when he compared the role of Education Secretary Michael Gove to «Young Mr Grace» from the British sitcom Are You Being Served?

Bronx - born actor Steve Landesberg, known for his role on the long - running sitcom «Barney Miller,» died in Los Angeles Monday from colon cancer.

The fall 2015 could not pass around the iconic brand, which has played a leading role in Princess Diana's fashion life and which has gracefully embellished the popular American television sitcom «Sex and the City».

Angelina Danielle's passion for acting recently landed her the principle role of Hope in the all Michigan based TV sitcom / film «Percipience» which is set to be released in 2016.

The American actress is best known for her roles as Maeby Fünke in the Fox / Netflix television sitcom Arrested Development.

He was in small TV roles on the basis of his «build»; one of his early jobs on the weekly sitcom Topper garnered more fan mail than any other episode of that series.

She landed a regular role as Linda, a not - so - bright nurse's aide, on the 1998 CBS sitcom Becker, starring Ted Danson, and stuck with the series until it wrapped in 2004.

With her role as the epnoymous character in Frida (2002), Hayek disappeared into her subject so convincingly that not only would she return to the good graces of critics, but earn an Oscar nomination as well.Hayek would spend the coming years enjoying superstar status with everything from comedic turns on sitcoms like Ugly Betty (which she produced) and 30 Rock, to meaty roles in dramatic thrillers like Savages.

He is perhaps best known for his role as «Steven Keaton» in the 1980s sitcom Family Ties, and as «Burt Gummer» in the Tremors movies series.

Fans of the sitcom Green Acres (1965 - 71) will remember Moore best as self - contradictory agricultural agent Hank Kimball a role he reprised in a 1990 reunion film.

Moran continues to perform at various international comedy festivals, and is known for his role as David in Shaun of the Dead, as well as a quirky bookshop owner in the popular British sitcom Black Books, which he also co-wrote.

In 2007, McCarthy was cast in a supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC comedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one - half of a weight - challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy nod for Best Actress in a Comedy SerieIn 2007, McCarthy was cast in a supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC comedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one - half of a weight - challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy nod for Best Actress in a Comedy Seriein a supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC comedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one - half of a weight - challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy nod for Best Actress in a Comedy Seriein a Comedy Series.

Abandoning the screen for a career as a legal secretary the same year that Zelig was released, fate guided Jeter back into his true calling when a producer, recalling his role in television's Designing Women, asked that he take a supporting role on the Burt Reynolds» sitcom Evening Shade.

Throughout his Broadway years, he made infrequent film and TV appearances; he played supporting roles in such movies as All the President's Men (1976) and Pennies from Heaven (1980), was briefly a regular on Falcon Crest, guested as Shelley Fabares» father on the sitcom Coach, and was seen in the made - for - TV features Separate but Equal (1991) and Citizen Cohn (1992).

By the early»50s, Lemmon had appeared in hundreds of live TV roles, including in the dramatic series Kraft Television Theater and Robert Montgomery Presents, as well as co-starring with first wife, Cynthia Stone, in two short - lived sitcoms.

All Over Town led to the tiny but pivotal role as a testy secretary in the Dustin Hoffman - Robert Redford feature All the President's Men (1976)-- which, in turn, led to Holliday's being cast as wise - cracking waitress Florence Jean «Flo» Castleberry in the TV sitcom Alice (1976 - 80).

Actress Tracy Pollan had a few commercials and minor TV roles to her credit when, in 1985, she was cast as Ellen Reed on the long - running sitcom Family Ties.

The actress also found a great deal of success on the small screen — Ivey starred in television productions of The Long, Hot Summer (1985), Dixie: Changing Habits (1985), We Are the Children (1987), and Decoration Day (1990) before landing several prominent sitcom roles.

By age 16, he dropped out of high school to take up acting full - time, relocating to Manhattan to make his off - Broadway debut in 1972 in Rain, and a minor role in the touring company of the hit musical Grease followed.In 1975, Travolta was cast in an ABC sitcom entitled Welcome Back, Kotter.

The first — a collaboration with Grant Tinker (off - camera husband of Mary Tyler Moore from The Dick Van Dyke Show) led to Van Dyke's starring role in the 1965 fantasy - tinged sitcom My Mother the Car, which cast him as Dave Crabtree, a fellow revisited by his deceased mother — in the form of an automobile.

Producer / creator Barry Kemp felt that the actor would be the wrong choice for the part (and eventually handed it to Tom Poston instead), but also felt so impressed by Van Dyke's talents that he both cast the actor in a guest - starring role on a season - one episode of that series (he played a flustered travel agent named Roy Herzog), and promised Van Dyke a more substantial recurring assignment on a sitcom.

She shifted to domestic comedy with ease in the role of Samantha Stephens, the attractive witch heroine of the long - running (1964 - 1973) TV sitcom Bewitched.

Moving into the new millennium with roles in Dancing in September (2000) and Biker Boyz (2003), Brown returned to the small screen with a supporting role in the 2003 sitcom Whoopie.

When he was barely an adolescent, the young actor made his Broadway debut opposite Judd Hirsch in the acclaimed play Conversations With My Father and landed a recurring role on the short - lived sitcom Drexell's Class around the same time.

Rodriguez starred in the short - running sitcom AKA Pablo (1984), drawing from his own experiences to play the role of up - and - coming nightclub comic Paul (Pablo) Rivera.

Fourteen years later, he could be seen as oddball science teacher Hector Vargas in the weekly sitcom Fast Times, repeating his role from the 1982 theatrical feature Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Although starring in a TV film, providing voices for cartoons, and guest - starring in sitcoms, Jason's next memorable role was a voice - acting one, that of Goofy's son, Max Goof, in the animated film A Goofy Movie (1995).

He benefited hugely from his association with Foxworthy, who featured the comic in an occasional supporting role on his sitcom The Jeff Foxworthy Show; the two then teamed up with Larry the Cable Guy and Ron White for the mega-successful Blue Collar Comedy Tour, which spawned its own concert film in 2003.

In 1992, Engvall landed a recurring role on the short - lived sitcom Delta (with Delta Burke as a struggling country singer); he played Buck Overton, the husband of Delta's cousin and number one fan, Lavonne (Gigi Rice).

An amusing supporting role as a myopic ballplayer in the William Bendix comedy Kill the Umpire (1950) led to D'Andrea being cast as Bendix's buddy Gillis on the TV sitcom The Life of Riley in 1953.

Chris Parnell is here as a fellow emasculated grad - student - partner, padding out the number of NBC sitcom actors with roles in the film, which was produced by Universal, which owns NBC, yada yada.

Morning Randolph certainly wasn't Sean and Beverly's first choice for the role of the middle - aged lesbian librarian in their sitcom — she's blond and undeniably hot, despite being bizarrely ageless.

Kinnear's TV credits include THE CASUAL VACANCY, the sitcom COUNT ARTHUR STRONG, the Tony Grisoni - written Southcliffe (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor), LOVING MISS HATTO, Charlie Brooker's BLACK MIRROR, Rupert Goold's RICHARD II as Bolingbroke and the title role in the ITV drama LUCAN.

In fall 2007, he took on a regular role as a Neanderthal on the bizarre ad campaign - turned - sitcom Cavemen.

In the television venue, guest roles followed on series including ER and NYPD Blue, as well as a recurring parts on Murder One, Party of Five, and on the Friday - night ABC sitcom Boy Meets World as high school senior Griff Hawkins.

Following a series of supporting feature performances, Cranston moved back to the small screen with a regular role in the 1988 sitcom Raising Miranda.

In 2007, Helberg was cast in the regular role of Howard Wolowitz on the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, about a couple of nerdy physicists (Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons) who struggle with women, and everything else outside the laIn 2007, Helberg was cast in the regular role of Howard Wolowitz on the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, about a couple of nerdy physicists (Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons) who struggle with women, and everything else outside the lain the regular role of Howard Wolowitz on the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, about a couple of nerdy physicists (Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons) who struggle with women, and everything else outside the lab.

He began to branch into comedy during his supporting stint as obstetrician Leon Bessemer on the Marlo Thomas sitcom That Girl, but his most memorable role would come in 1980 as the nasty, chauvinistic boss in 9 to 5.

Born and raised in L.A., Mackenzie began as a child and teen actor on TV in the early 1980s with roles in the TV movie Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal (1982), and the girls» prep - school sitcom The Facts of Life.

In 2008, he landed the starring role of a newly divorced father in the CBS sitcom Gary UnmarrieIn 2008, he landed the starring role of a newly divorced father in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarriein the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried.

The film features some of the earliest screen appearances of Emmy - nominated sitcom veteran Ed O'Neill («Married... With Children», «Modern Family»), playing a mercenary reluctant to go on the mission, and a young Jim Broadbent, who is lowly credited but instantly recognizable in a brief background role.