Patricia Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an Emmy-award winning American actress and playwright.
Biography
Personal life
Wettig, one of three sisters, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Florence Morlock and Clifford Neal Wettig, a college basketball coach.[1] She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Temple University in 1975. She recently returned to her studies, receiving an M.F.A. in playwriting from Smith College in 2001; a field which she is now concentrating on. Wettig is married to actor and producer Ken Olin; they have two children, Clifford (b. 1983) and Roxanne (b. 1986).
Career
Although Wettig has acted in a number of feature films (including City Slickers, Guilty by Suspicion, and The Langoliers), she is best known for her work on television. In particular, she received critical acclaim (and a number of awards) for her role as Nancy Weston on ABC's thirtysomething. She also portrayed Joanne McFadden on the television program St. Elsewhere. In addition, Wettig appeared in a number of popular television programs during the 1980s and 1990s including L.A. Law, Frasier, Hill Street Blues, and Remington Steele.
Wettig is a featured cast member in the series Brothers & Sisters, which debuted in September 2006, where she portrays the Walker family's patriarch's mistress, Holly Harper. Wettig also had the recurring role of CIA psychotherapist Dr. Judy Barnett on Alias, which was produced and directed by her husband and former thirtysomething co-star Ken Olin. Before joining Brothers & Sisters, she played Caroline Reynolds on the Fox television drama, Prison Break.
Awards
* 1991: Golden Globe Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series
* 1991: Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
* 1990: Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
* 1988: Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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Caroline Reynolds
Caroline Reynolds, played by Patricia Wettig, is a fictional character from the American television series Prison Break. She is a recurring character introduced in the second episode of the series as a mysterious woman whose face was not shown until the eighth episode of the series, where she was revealed to be the Vice President of the United States. Her brother, Terrence Steadman, is the man whom Lincoln Burrows was convicted of killing.In the first season, Reynolds is affiliated with a covert organization known as " The Company " with whom she shares the same goal - to make sure that Lincoln Burrows is executed for her brother's "murder." Due to Patricia Wettig's commitment to another television series, Brothers & Sisters, the character's first appearance in the second season was in the nineteenth episode, "Sweet Caroline," for which Wettig was credited as a "Special Guest Star." Despite Reynolds's extended absence prior to this episode, the plot continued to develop around her, and Wettig provided voiceovers for the second season episodes "The Message" and "Chicago".
Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach (born Walter Stacy Keach, Jr. on June 2, 1941 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American actor and narrator. He is most famous for his dramatic roles; however, he has done narration work in educational programming on PBS and the Discovery Channel, as well as some comedy and musical roles.
Early in his career, he was credited as Stacy Keach, Jr. to distinguish himself from his father Stacy Keach, Sr. His brother, James Keach is known most notably for being the director of the 1993 TV series and 1999 movie Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Stacy has been married three times: to Marilyn Aiken in 1975, to Jill Donahue in 1981, and to Malgosia Tomassi around 1986. He has two children from his third marriage. He was also romantically linked to singer Judy Collins in the early 1970s.
Education
Keach graduated from Van Nuys High School in June 1959 and went on to study at the University of California, Berkeley, earning two BA degrees in 1963, one in English, the other in Dramatic Art. He received his M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama and was a Fulbright Scholar at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Career
Keach first appeared on Broadway in 1969 as Buffalo Bill in Indians by Arthur Kopit. He played the actor in 'The Nude Paper Sermon' avant-garde musical theatre piece commissioned by Nonesuch Records by composer Eric Salzman. He has won numerous awards including Obie awards, Drama Desk Awards, and Vernon Rice Awards. He portrayed film noir-style private detective Mike Hammer in the CBS television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer and The New Mike Hammer from 1984 to 1987. He returned to the role of Hammer in Mike Hammer, Private Eye, a new syndicated series that aired from from 1997 to 1998.
In the early 1980s, he starred in the title role of the national touring company of the musical Barnum composed by Cy Coleman.
Stacy Keach played Cheech and Chong's Police Department arch-nemesis Sgt. Stedenko in Up In Smoke and Nice Dreams. He portrayed Jonas Steele, a psychic and member of John Brown's Army in the 1982 CBS miniseries The Blue and the Gray. One of Keach's most controversial roles was Cameron Alexander, the militant white supremacist in American History X with Edward Norton and Edward Furlong.
He is most familiar to younger television viewers for narrating episodes of Nova, National Geographic, and various other informational series, and he performed in the role of Ken Titus, the father in the title family of Fox's Titus, and as Barabbas in Jesus of Nazareth. Beginning in 1999, he served as the narrator for the home video clip show World's Most Amazing Videos, which can now be seen on Spike TV. He narrated The Twilight Zone radio series. He also has a recurring role as Warden Henry Pope in the Fox drama Prison Break and performed the lead role in Shakespeare's King Lear at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in 2006.
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Early in his career, he was credited as Stacy Keach, Jr. to distinguish himself from his father Stacy Keach, Sr. His brother, James Keach is known most notably for being the director of the 1993 TV series and 1999 movie Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Stacy has been married three times: to Marilyn Aiken in 1975, to Jill Donahue in 1981, and to Malgosia Tomassi around 1986. He has two children from his third marriage. He was also romantically linked to singer Judy Collins in the early 1970s.
Education
Keach graduated from Van Nuys High School in June 1959 and went on to study at the University of California, Berkeley, earning two BA degrees in 1963, one in English, the other in Dramatic Art. He received his M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama and was a Fulbright Scholar at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Career
Keach first appeared on Broadway in 1969 as Buffalo Bill in Indians by Arthur Kopit. He played the actor in 'The Nude Paper Sermon' avant-garde musical theatre piece commissioned by Nonesuch Records by composer Eric Salzman. He has won numerous awards including Obie awards, Drama Desk Awards, and Vernon Rice Awards. He portrayed film noir-style private detective Mike Hammer in the CBS television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer and The New Mike Hammer from 1984 to 1987. He returned to the role of Hammer in Mike Hammer, Private Eye, a new syndicated series that aired from from 1997 to 1998.
In the early 1980s, he starred in the title role of the national touring company of the musical Barnum composed by Cy Coleman.
Stacy Keach played Cheech and Chong's Police Department arch-nemesis Sgt. Stedenko in Up In Smoke and Nice Dreams. He portrayed Jonas Steele, a psychic and member of John Brown's Army in the 1982 CBS miniseries The Blue and the Gray. One of Keach's most controversial roles was Cameron Alexander, the militant white supremacist in American History X with Edward Norton and Edward Furlong.
He is most familiar to younger television viewers for narrating episodes of Nova, National Geographic, and various other informational series, and he performed in the role of Ken Titus, the father in the title family of Fox's Titus, and as Barabbas in Jesus of Nazareth. Beginning in 1999, he served as the narrator for the home video clip show World's Most Amazing Videos, which can now be seen on Spike TV. He narrated The Twilight Zone radio series. He also has a recurring role as Warden Henry Pope in the Fox drama Prison Break and performed the lead role in Shakespeare's King Lear at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in 2006.
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Henry Pope
Henry Pope, played by Stacy Keach, is a fictional character from the American television series, Prison Break. The character was introduced to the series as the warden of Fox River State Penitentiary. For eighteen years, he has dedicated to making sure prisoners become productive members of society after they are released so he has organized the prison industry program, which allows inmates to gain real work experience. He also runs an educational program that allows inmates to receive their GED and even bachelor degrees. He has been married to his wife Judith for 39 years.
Marshall Allman
Marshall Scott Allman (born April 5, 1984) is an American actor. He is known to television audiences for his role as L.J. Burrows on Fox's successful television series, Prison Break.
Allman was born in Austin, Texas to James Martin Allman, Jr. and Idanell (née Brown). As he grew up he was talented in soccer and art. Allman played club and school soccer and is is deeply interested in contemporary music. After graduating from Austin High School in 2002, he chose to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles, California over studying art in New York City.
Allman has also made guest appearances on shows such as Boston Public, Without a Trace, Phil of the Future, Malcolm in the Middle, The Practice Close To Home "Saving Grace" and most recently Cold Case.. Allman's film credits include Little Black Book, Dishdogz, Shallow Ground [[Hostage] and soon to be released: "The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle.
Allman married American actress Jamie Anne Brown on 17 June 2006, in Austin, Texas.
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Allman was born in Austin, Texas to James Martin Allman, Jr. and Idanell (née Brown). As he grew up he was talented in soccer and art. Allman played club and school soccer and is is deeply interested in contemporary music. After graduating from Austin High School in 2002, he chose to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles, California over studying art in New York City.
Allman has also made guest appearances on shows such as Boston Public, Without a Trace, Phil of the Future, Malcolm in the Middle, The Practice Close To Home "Saving Grace" and most recently Cold Case.. Allman's film credits include Little Black Book, Dishdogz, Shallow Ground [[Hostage] and soon to be released: "The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle.
Allman married American actress Jamie Anne Brown on 17 June 2006, in Austin, Texas.
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L. J. Burrows
Lincoln Burrows, Jr. (L. J.), played by Marshall Allman, is a fictional character from the American television series, Prison Break. The younger L. J. shown in flashbacks is played by Nickolas Loquercico. The actor Marshall Allman was listed as part of the main cast in the opening credits until the fourteenth episode of the second season, "John Doe". L. J. Burrows is a main character in the series but is one of the least-featured main characters.L. J.'s mother and father separated when he was young. His father, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) visited him every Sunday after the separation and eventually paid scarce visits to him. Hurt by his father's isolation from him, L. J. dismissed that Lincoln was his father. Raised by his mother, Lisa Rix (Jessalyn Gilsig), L. J. was a normal fifteen-year-old living in the Chicago suburbs until Lincoln lost his appeal. That, coupled with Michael being sentenced to five years in prison, affected L. J. greatly.
Robin Tunney
Robin Tunney (born on June 19, 1972) is an American actress of stage, television and film.
Biography
Early life
Robin Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois to a car salesman father and a bartender mother. Tunney is Irish American; her father immigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation Irish-American. Tunney is Roman Catholic, and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. She then went on to study acting at the Chicago Academy for the Performing Arts.
Career
At the age of eighteen, Tunney moved to Los Angeles, California and obtained several recurring TV roles on Class of '96, Law & Order, Dream On, and Life Goes On. Her breakthrough role was as a suicidal teenager in Empire Records before receiving the leading role as a gothic witch in The Craft, alongside Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell and Rachel True. Robin shaved her head for her role in Empire Records, and had to wear a wig in The Craft.
In 1997, Tunney starred in Bob Gosse's Niagara, Niagara with Henry Thomas in a performance which garnered her the Best Actress award Volpi Cup at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival. Tunney also starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1999 action film End of Days.
She was ranked #81 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001. She also starred in the House episode 'Pilot' as a kindergarten teacher who collapses before her class and descends into dysphasia.
Personal life
In 1997, Tunney married producer/director Bob Gosse. They were separated in 2002. She recently married Australian director Andrew Dominik.
On June 28, 2006, Tunney won the 5th table of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown's 8th season, finishing ahead of Christopher Meloni, Macy Gray, Joy Behar, and Andy Dick, moving on to the final table. The finale aired on July 5, 2006, where she competed against Jason Alexander, Michael Ian Black, Ida Siconolfi, and Keegan-Michael Key. Tunney came in second, behind Alexander, and ahead of Black, Siconolfi, and Key. She played for The Children's Health Fund, which received $200,000 for her efforts. In August 2006, Tunney played in the WSOP after having her entrance fee covered by the online cardroom PokerRoom.com
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Biography
Early life
Robin Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois to a car salesman father and a bartender mother. Tunney is Irish American; her father immigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation Irish-American. Tunney is Roman Catholic, and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. She then went on to study acting at the Chicago Academy for the Performing Arts.
Career
At the age of eighteen, Tunney moved to Los Angeles, California and obtained several recurring TV roles on Class of '96, Law & Order, Dream On, and Life Goes On. Her breakthrough role was as a suicidal teenager in Empire Records before receiving the leading role as a gothic witch in The Craft, alongside Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell and Rachel True. Robin shaved her head for her role in Empire Records, and had to wear a wig in The Craft.
In 1997, Tunney starred in Bob Gosse's Niagara, Niagara with Henry Thomas in a performance which garnered her the Best Actress award Volpi Cup at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival. Tunney also starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1999 action film End of Days.
She was ranked #81 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001. She also starred in the House episode 'Pilot' as a kindergarten teacher who collapses before her class and descends into dysphasia.
Personal life
In 1997, Tunney married producer/director Bob Gosse. They were separated in 2002. She recently married Australian director Andrew Dominik.
On June 28, 2006, Tunney won the 5th table of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown's 8th season, finishing ahead of Christopher Meloni, Macy Gray, Joy Behar, and Andy Dick, moving on to the final table. The finale aired on July 5, 2006, where she competed against Jason Alexander, Michael Ian Black, Ida Siconolfi, and Keegan-Michael Key. Tunney came in second, behind Alexander, and ahead of Black, Siconolfi, and Key. She played for The Children's Health Fund, which received $200,000 for her efforts. In August 2006, Tunney played in the WSOP after having her entrance fee covered by the online cardroom PokerRoom.com
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