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Lainie Kazan
- May 15, 1940 (age 79)
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2018
TV Show∙Nov 16, 2018
The Kominsky Method
The Kominsky Method is an American comedy web …
The Kominsky Method is an American comedy web television series, created by Chuck Lorre, that premiered on November 16, 2018, on Netflix. The series stars Michael Douglas, Alan Arkin, Sarah Baker, and Nancy Travis and follows an aging acting coach who, years earlier, had a brief moment of success as an actor. On January 17, 2019, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 25, 2019.
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Movie∙Oct 9, 2018
The Amityville Murders
On the night of November …
On the night of November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. took a high-powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo claimed that "voices" in the house commanded him to kill. This is their story.
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2016
Movie∙Mar 15, 2016
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Still working in her parents' …
Still working in her parents' Greek restaurant, Toula Portokalos' daughter, Paris, is growing up. She is getting ready to graduate high school and Toula and Ian are experiencing marital issues. When Toula's parents find out they were never officially married, another wedding is in the works. Can this big, fat, Greek event help to bring the family together?
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TV Show∙Feb 26, 2016
Fuller House
Fuller House is an American sitcom created by Jeff Franklin that …
Fuller House is an American sitcom created by Jeff Franklin that airs as a Netflix original series, and is a sequel to the 1987–1995 television series Full House. It centers around D.J. Tanner-Fuller, a veterinarian and widowed mother of three sons, whose sister Stephanie and best friend Kimmy—along with her teenage daughter—live together at the Tanners' childhood home in San Francisco, California. Most of the original series ensemble cast have reprised their roles on Fuller House, either as regular cast members or in guest appearances, with the exception of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who alternated the role of Michelle Tanner in Full House.
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2015
Movie∙Apr 26, 2015
Pearly Gates
PEARLY GATES is a story about wanting to be remembered, …
PEARLY GATES is a story about wanting to be remembered, and knowing that long after death, a person can live on through the memories of family, friends associates and even strangers whose lives that person touched.
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Movie∙Apr 17, 2015
Pixels
When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade …
When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth using games like PAC-MAN, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Centipede and Space Invaders as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper has to call on his childhood best friend, '80s video game champion Sam Brenner, to lead a team of old-school arcaders to defeat aliens and save the planet: Ludlow Lamonsoff (Josh Gad) the "Centipede" champ, and Eddie Plant (Peter Dinklage) the "Donkey Kong" champ.
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2013
Movie∙Jun 7, 2013
Finding Joy
A self-absorbed writer, stuck in more ways than one, …
A self-absorbed writer, stuck in more ways than one, rediscovers himself, his offbeat family, and what it means to be happy when he meets Joy, a spirited young woman who asks him to write her obituary.
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2012
Movie∙Nov 15, 2012
Divorce Invitation
'Divorce Invitation' centers on Mike Christian, a happily married …
'Divorce Invitation' centers on Mike Christian, a happily married man who runs into his high school sweetheart Alex, and after all these years, sparks still fly. When Mike is determined ...
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2011
TV Show∙Sep 30, 2011
Jessie
Jessie is an American comedy television series created by …
Jessie is an American comedy television series created by Pamela Eells O'Connell that aired on Disney Channel from September 30, 2011 to October 16, 2015. The series stars Debby Ryan, Peyton List, Cameron Boyce, Karan Brar, Skai Jackson, and Kevin Chamberlin.
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2009
TV Show∙Sep 23, 2009
Modern Family
Modern Family is an American television mockumentary …
Modern Family is an American television mockumentary family sitcom created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan for the American Broadcasting Company. First aired on September 23, 2009, the show follows the lives of Jay Pritchett and his family, all of whom live in suburban Los Angeles. Pritchett's family includes his second wife, their son and his stepson, as well as his two adult children and their husbands and children.
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Movie∙Aug 29, 2009
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!
A romantic comedy featuring …
A romantic comedy featuring a Jewish family who struggles coming to terms with their son's non-Jewish and gay boyfriend. When the gay couple adopts a child and it makes headline news, their families come to defend them and realize how much they love them.
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TV Show∙Feb 2, 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition …
RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV, WOW Presents Plus, and, beginning with the ninth season VH1. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag superstar." RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. RuPaul's Drag Race employs a panel of judges, including RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Santino Rice, and a host of other guest judges, who critique contestants' progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme.
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2008
Movie∙Jun 6, 2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Harbouring an ardent desire …
Harbouring an ardent desire to be the best in the cut-throat world of hairdressers, the Mossad's finest agent, Zohan, seizes the opportunity to call it quits by faking his death, after a fierce battle with his arch-nemesis, Phantom. In high hopes of making his dream come true in New York, the ambitious Zohan lands a job in the stylish hair salon of the beautiful Palestinian, Dalia, and things seem to work as planned; until a man from the past blows his cover. Now, the Zohan must fight tooth and nail to keep his new lifestyle, and in the meantime, try to win the heart of his boss. Can Zohan's dazzling hairstyling techniques save the world?
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2007
Movie∙Aug 3, 2007
Bratz
During their first year of high school, four best girlfriends …
During their first year of high school, four best girlfriends face off against the domineering student body President, who wants to split them up into different social cliques.
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2006
TV Show∙Sep 7, 2006
'Til Death
’Til Death is an American sitcom which aired on the Fox …
’Til Death is an American sitcom which aired on the Fox network from September 7, 2006, to June 20, 2010. The series was created by husband and wife team Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, who were also the writers and executive producers. The show focuses on Eddie and Joy Stark (Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher), a couple married for 23 years who live in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Movie∙Jun 27, 2006
Red Riding Hood
Grandma is babysitting her two grandkids. The girl wants to …
Grandma is babysitting her two grandkids. The girl wants to go out, but grandma asks them to hear a story first. The kids accept if they can change aspects of the story such as replacing the wolf with a werewolf. Is there a catch?
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2005
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Movie∙Nov 20, 2005
The Engagement Ring
A long-lost engagement ring still divides childhood …
A long-lost engagement ring still divides childhood sweethearts who are now in their golden years. Now, her daughter (Heaton) and his nephew meet and find that their attraction is hindered by the old feud.
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TV Show∙Apr 8, 2005
Living with Fran
Living with Fran is an American television sitcom that aired …
Living with Fran is an American television sitcom that aired on The WB. It starred Fran Drescher and Ryan McPartlin, and was co-created by Jamie Kennedy. The series debuted on April 8, 2005, and ran two seasons before ending on March 24, 2006.
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TV Show∙Mar 27, 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television …
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a mid-season replacement. The fictional series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attending doctors, as they develop into seasoned doctors while trying to maintain personal lives and relationships. The title is an allusion to Gray's Anatomy, a classic human anatomy textbook first published in 1858 in London and written by Henry Gray. Shonda Rhimes developed the pilot and continues to write for the series; she is also one of the executive producers, along with Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Krista Vernoff, Rob Corn, Mark Wilding, and Allan Heinberg. Although the series is set in Seattle (at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, later renamed), it is filmed primarily in Los Angeles, California.
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2004
TV Show∙Oct 3, 2004
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American mystery comedy …
Desperate Housewives is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004 until May 13, 2012. Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily, George W. Perkins, John Pardee, Joey Murphy, David Grossman, and Larry Shaw.
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2003
Movie∙Jul 27, 2003
Gigli
A lowly thug, Gigli, is assigned to kidnap the psychologically …
A lowly thug, Gigli, is assigned to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor to save his mobster boss from incarceration. Staked-out in his one-bedroom apartment with his kidnap victim, Brian, Gigli soon realizes that what he thought would be a routine assignment soon becomes a tumultuous task. Ricki, a gorgeous, free-spirited female gangster is sent to assist Gigli with the kidnapping because his boss does not think that Gigli is up to the job. But when his feelings for the decidedly unavailable Ricki begin to grow, and he actually becomes concerned for Brian, tough guy Gigli begins to transform into an actual human being...which considering his profession could be a very dangerous occupation.
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Movie∙Mar 10, 2003
Tempted
A married woman becomes attracted to a young man …
A married woman becomes attracted to a young man after she takes the ashes of her nanny to Hawaii.
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TV Show∙Feb 24, 2003
My Big Fat Greek Life
My Big Fat Greek Life is an …
My Big Fat Greek Life is an American sitcom television series that ran on CBS from February 24 to April 13, 2003. The series is a continuation of the 2002 movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding and was produced by Sony Pictures Television and Tom Hanks's Playtone Productions for CBS. The two lead characters' names are changed, from Toula and Ian, to Nia and Thomas.
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Nomination∙2003
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a …
Nominated for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".
Screen Actors Guild Award
Nomination∙2003
Best Supporting Actress – Comedy or M…
Nominated for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".
Satellite Award
Nomination∙2003
Worst Supporting Actress
Nominated for "Gigli".
Golden Raspberry Award
2002
Movie∙Feb 22, 2002
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
A young Greek woman falls …
A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
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2000
Movie∙Aug 21, 2000
The Crew
Four former made men, struggling to get by in a rundown Miami …
Four former made men, struggling to get by in a rundown Miami hotel, come up with a plot to drive out all of the young tenants that are slowly taking over the beach-front hotel and driving up their rent. Taking a man that was found dead on the beach, they arrange what appears to a mob hit and provide a note that says more killings are to occur. Unfortunately the old man they use turns out to be the senile father of a drug lord. The drug lord declares war on the killers of his father, thinking it was an action of his enemies. A stripper learns of the old men's involvement and threatens to squeal on them unless they kill her stepmother. Meanwhile, one man searches for his long-lost daughter, who is the investigating police officer, trying to divest herself from her crumb fellow officer and former boyfriend.
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Movie∙Apr 16, 2000
Bruno
Bruno is the story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno …
Bruno is the story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno (Alex D. Linz), whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey. By the time he reaches his final destination, Bruno's story becomes a fable of the importance of each person's uniqueness and originality.
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Movie∙Jan 20, 2000
What's Cooking?
In LA's Fairfax district, where ethnic groups abound, four …
In LA's Fairfax district, where ethnic groups abound, four households celebrate Thanksgiving amidst family tensions. In the Nguyen family, the children's acculturation and immigrant parents' fears collide. In the Avila family, Isabel's son has invited her estranged husband to their family dinner. Audrey and Ron Williams want to keep their own family's ruptures secret from Ron's visiting mother. In the Seelig household, Herb and Ruth are unwilling to discuss openly their grown daughter's living with her lover, Carla. Around each table, things come to a head. A gun, an affair, a boyfriend, and a pregnancy precipitate crises forcing each family to find its center.
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1998
TV Show∙Sep 21, 1998
The King of Queens
The King of Queens is an American sitcom television series that …
The King of Queens is an American sitcom television series that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007, for a total of nine seasons and 207 episodes. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who also served as the show's executive producer. The series stars Kevin James and Leah Remini as Doug and Carrie Heffernan, respectively, a working class couple living in Rego Park, Queens, New York.
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Movie∙Apr 24, 1998
The Big Hit
To payoff his second girlfriend's debt, hitman Melvin Smiley …
To payoff his second girlfriend's debt, hitman Melvin Smiley undertakes a kidnapping job with his usual associates. In a world of prospective Jewish in-laws and late movie fees, the hitman falls in love with the victim and must settle the score with those out to double-cross him.
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1996
Movie∙Oct 25, 1996
The Associate
A comedy about making it on Wall Street. Prejudices are hard to …
A comedy about making it on Wall Street. Prejudices are hard to break and Laurel Ayres quickly learns that in order for people to take her seriously she has to work for an older white man or be one.
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Movie∙May 10, 1996
Love Is All There Is
The Capomezzo's and the Malacici's are Italian …
The Capomezzo's and the Malacici's are Italian-American families who are also rivals in the catering and restaurant business. Things come to a head when the Capomezzo's son and the Malacici's daughter get thrown together for the leads in a Romeo & Juliet community play. As the parents continue butting heads, the children fall in love and hilarity ensues.
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1993
TV Show∙Nov 3, 1993
The Nanny
The Nanny is an American sitcom television series which …
The Nanny is an American sitcom television series which originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993 to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish fashion queen from Flushing, New York, who becomes the nanny of three children from the New York/British high society.
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Movie∙Feb 3, 1993
The Cemetery Club
This comedy filled with much Jewish humor is about the …
This comedy filled with much Jewish humor is about the widows Doris, Ester and Lucille, whose husbands die one after another in just a few years. Even though the three friends, all in their...
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Nomination∙1993
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Nominated for "My Favorite Year".
Outer Critics Circle Award
Nomination∙1993
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Nominated for "My Favorite Year".
Tony Award
1991
Movie∙Nov 1, 1991
29th Street
Frank Pesce is the luckiest man alive in spite of his bad luck. …
Frank Pesce is the luckiest man alive in spite of his bad luck. Based on a true story, a man growing up in a tough New York neighborhood has a gift for finding himself in the worst possible jams...and always getting out. He is the first New York Lottery winner.
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1990
TV Show∙Oct 4, 1990
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American teen drama television series …
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling under his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for ten seasons on Fox from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, and is the longest-running show produced by Spelling. It is the first of six television series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise and follows the lives of a group of friends living in the upscale and star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California, as they transition from high school to college and into the adult world. "90210" refers to one of the city's five ZIP codes.
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1988
Movie∙Dec 21, 1988
Beaches
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer …
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
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Award∙1988
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Won Primetime Emmy …
Won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
Primetime Emmy Award
Nomination∙1988
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama S…
Nominated for "St. Elsewhere".
Primetime Emmy Award
Nomination∙1988
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Nominated for "St. Elsewhere".
Primetime Emmy Award
1987
Movie∙Jun 5, 1987
Harry and the Hendersons
The Henderson family adopt …
The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret.
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1986
Movie∙Feb 14, 1986
The Delta Force
After a plane is hijacked by terrorists, The Delta Force is …
After a plane is hijacked by terrorists, The Delta Force is sent in to resolve the crisis.
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1985
Movie∙Sep 27, 1985
The Journey of Natty Gann
Natty Gann is a 12-year-old …
Natty Gann is a 12-year-old Depression-era girl whose single father leaves her behind in Chicago while he goes to Washington State to look for work in the timber industry. Natty runs away from the guardian she was left with to follow Dad. She befriends and is befriended by a wolf that has been abused in dog fights, hops a freight train west, and is presumed dead when her wallet is found after the train crashes. Dad gets bitter and endangers himself in his new job. Meanwhile, Natty has a series of adventures and misadventures in various farmhouses, police stations, hobo camps, reform schools, and boxcars.
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Movie∙Mar 1, 1985
Lust in the Dust
Dancehall "girl" Rosie Velez, lost in the desert, is helped to …
Dancehall "girl" Rosie Velez, lost in the desert, is helped to safety by gunman Abel Wood. In the town of Chili Verde, at the saloon of Marguerita Ventura, a word of a treasure in gold brings Abel into conflict with outlaw Hard Case Williams and his gang.
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1984
TV Show∙Sep 30, 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote is an American crime drama television series …
Murder, She Wrote is an American crime drama television series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons with 264 episodes from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network. It was followed by four TV films. Among the most successful and longest-running television shows in history, it averaged more than 30 million viewers per week in its prime (sometimes hitting above 40 million viewers), and was a staple of the CBS Sunday night lineup for a decade. In syndication, the series is still highly successful throughout the world.
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Movie∙Jan 6, 1984
The Jerk, Too
Navin Johnson sets out to travel to Los Angeles to attend the …
Navin Johnson sets out to travel to Los Angeles to attend the wedding of his pen pal, Marie, but is sidetracked by the leader of a gang of hobos who takes him to Las Vegas when learning of Navin's skill at playing cards.
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1982
Movie∙Oct 1, 1982
My Favorite Year
A dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety …
A dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show.
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Nomination∙1982
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated for "My Favorite Year".
Golden Globe Award
1981
Movie∙Aug 17, 1981
One from the Heart
Hank and Frannie don't seem to be able to live together …
Hank and Frannie don't seem to be able to live together anymore. After a five-year relationship, lustful and dreamy Fanny leaves down-to-earth Hank on the anniversary of their relationship. Each one of them meets their dream mate, but as bright as they may seem, they are but a stage of lights and colours. Will true love prevail over a seemingly glamorous passion? Welcome to Coppola's Broadway-like romantic musical.
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1978
TV Show∙Sep 9, 1978
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase is an American drama television series …
The Paper Chase is an American drama television series based on a 1970 novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr., and a 1973 film adaptation. It follows the lives of law student James T. Hart and his classmates at an unnamed law school, modeled on Harvard Law School but filmed on the University of Southern California campus (featuring its Bovard Administration Building, Doheny Library and Von KleinSmid Center) and in Stages 2 and 4 at 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles.
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1971

Marriage∙February 1971
Peter Daniels
Married Peter Daniels.
1968
Movie∙Nov 20, 1968
Lady in Cement
During an ocean dive, Miami gumshoe Tony Rome finds a …
During an ocean dive, Miami gumshoe Tony Rome finds a woman's body with its feet encased in a concrete block and sets-out to solve the murder case.
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Movie∙Oct 2, 1968
Dayton's Devils
A crook brings together a group of ex-cons and other misfits in …
A crook brings together a group of ex-cons and other misfits in order to rob the payroll at an Air Force base.
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TV Show∙Feb 20, 1968
Columbo
Columbo (/kəˈlʌmboʊ/) is an American crime drama …
Columbo (/kəˈlʌmboʊ/) is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The character and show, created by Richard Levinson and William Link, popularized the inverted detective story format, which begins by showing the commission of the crime and its perpetrator; the plot therefore usually has no "whodunit" element, and instead revolves around how a perpetrator known to the audience will finally be caught and exposed (sometimes referred to as a "howcatchem").
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1967
TV Show∙Sep 11, 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show is …
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner. Original episodes ran from 1967 to 1978. In 1975, frequent guest star Tim Conway became a regular after Waggoner left the series. In 1977, Dick Van Dyke replaced Korman but it was agreed that it was not a match and he left after 10 episodes. The show originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 279 episodes, and again with nine episodes in the fall of 1991. The series originated in CBS Television City's Studio 33, and won 25 primetime Emmy Awards, was ranked number 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002, and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's 100 Best TV Shows of All Time.
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1965
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TV Show∙Sep 16, 1965
The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show, not to be confused with the Dean …
The Dean Martin Show, not to be confused with the Dean Martin Variety Show (1959–1960), is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by entertainer Dean Martin. The theme song to the series was his 1964 hit "Everybody Loves Somebody".
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1940
Birth∙May 1940
Lainie Kazan
Lainie Kazan was born.
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