Jackie Earle Haley is an American actor, director, and producer who has made a significant impact on the entertainment industry. He began his career as a child actor in the 70s, appearing in TV shows like The Partridge Family and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home. He also had roles in films like The Bad News Bears and Breaking Away. Haley took a break from acting in the 1990s to focus on directing and producing but returned to acting in the 2000s with notable roles in films like Little Children. He’s known for his intense and nuanced performances and has...
- 5/1/2023
- by Joseph Jonathan
- TVovermind.com
Wednesday’s Conners culminated in a devastating reveal about Roseanne and Jackie’s childhood — one that has Jackie see her emotionally manipulative mother in a whole new light.
While searching for a caregiver for Bev, Jackie learned — via her mother’s medical history — that Bev once took a beating from Al to shield her daughters from their physically abusive father. Afterward, Bev sent Roseanne and Jackie to stay with Nana Mary — not because she was an unfit parent, as Jackie had always assumed, but because she didn’t want her kids to find out that Al broke her arm.
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While searching for a caregiver for Bev, Jackie learned — via her mother’s medical history — that Bev once took a beating from Al to shield her daughters from their physically abusive father. Afterward, Bev sent Roseanne and Jackie to stay with Nana Mary — not because she was an unfit parent, as Jackie had always assumed, but because she didn’t want her kids to find out that Al broke her arm.
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- 2/9/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
There's a lovely back and forth between the retro and the futuristic in this Netflix animation about an average family caught in a robot Apocalypse that nods to the likes of Wait Till Your Father Gets Home while embracing everything the modern world of technology has to offer. When we meet the Mitchell's, they're on the run from the footsoldiers of an Alexa-type assistant called - in a choice that will please those from the west of Scotland, in particular - Pal (voiced with condescending glee by Olivia Colman).
Our guide to the situation is the Mitchell family's oldest daughter Katie (voiced by Abbie Jacobson), a teenage film nerd, who loves shooting her own short films and who, before the Apocalypse got going, was beyond excited to be on the brink of going to film school with "her people". Despite having a sweet relationship with her dinosaur-mad younger bro Aaron (Michael.
Our guide to the situation is the Mitchell family's oldest daughter Katie (voiced by Abbie Jacobson), a teenage film nerd, who loves shooting her own short films and who, before the Apocalypse got going, was beyond excited to be on the brink of going to film school with "her people". Despite having a sweet relationship with her dinosaur-mad younger bro Aaron (Michael.
- 12/18/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
With Netflix’s “Set It Up” and “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” being credited for helping revive the popularity of romantic comedies, it’s no surprise that Ted Sarandos has the syrupy-sweet genre on his mind.
The streamer’s chief content officer tells Variety that he would love to reboot “Love, American Style,” the Paramount Television anthology series that ran on ABC from 1969 to 1974.
“Someone should do ‘Love, American Style,’ don’t you think?” Sarandos said on the Emmys red carpet. “It’s an anthology. It’s a rom-com. It makes people feel good.”
“Love, American Style” was not only nominated twice for best comedy series Emmys, but a 1972 episode about a character named Richie Cunningham helped launch the iconic series “Happy Days.” Another episode became the pilot for “Wait Till Your Father Gets Home,” an animated series by Hanna-Barbera.
Netflix revivals have included “Queer Eye,” “Lost in Space,...
The streamer’s chief content officer tells Variety that he would love to reboot “Love, American Style,” the Paramount Television anthology series that ran on ABC from 1969 to 1974.
“Someone should do ‘Love, American Style,’ don’t you think?” Sarandos said on the Emmys red carpet. “It’s an anthology. It’s a rom-com. It makes people feel good.”
“Love, American Style” was not only nominated twice for best comedy series Emmys, but a 1972 episode about a character named Richie Cunningham helped launch the iconic series “Happy Days.” Another episode became the pilot for “Wait Till Your Father Gets Home,” an animated series by Hanna-Barbera.
Netflix revivals have included “Queer Eye,” “Lost in Space,...
- 9/21/2018
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
While the “Roseanne” revival may ultimately be remembered for being cancelled by ABC over Roseanne Barr‘s racist tweets, there are still over 200 episodes from the original series that fans cherish fondly. Gold Derby writer Tony Ruiz recently crunched the numbers and compiled the definitive list of the 25 best original “Roseanne” episodes of all time. Can you guess what’s #1? Click through our photo gallery above to see if your favorite “Roseanne” episode makes the cut.
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The series’ pilot, “Life and Stuff,” is among our top episodes ever. Debuting October 18, 1988, the pilot focuses on Roseanne and Dan Connor (John Goodman), a working class family who struggle to balance work and family life. Roseanne’s sister Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) and the Connors’ three kids are also introduced in this initial half-hour.
The hilarious yet controversial Season 6 pot-themed episode, “A Stash from the Past,...
Seeabc cancels ‘Roseanne’ following Roseanne Barr’s ‘repugnant’ tweet
The series’ pilot, “Life and Stuff,” is among our top episodes ever. Debuting October 18, 1988, the pilot focuses on Roseanne and Dan Connor (John Goodman), a working class family who struggle to balance work and family life. Roseanne’s sister Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) and the Connors’ three kids are also introduced in this initial half-hour.
The hilarious yet controversial Season 6 pot-themed episode, “A Stash from the Past,...
- 5/30/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Martha Selleck, the mother of Magnum, P.I. and Blue Bloods star Tom Selleck, died Feb. 19 in Oak Park, Calif., the actor's publicist announced. She was 96.
"She's always been there and always been very fair — even when she said, 'Wait till your father gets home,' which usually was for good reason," her son noted when he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1986. "And she made great cherry pie."
From 1998-2016, Mrs. Selleck served as president of the Motion Picture Mothers organization, which donates to the Motion Picture & Television Fund,...
"She's always been there and always been very fair — even when she said, 'Wait till your father gets home,' which usually was for good reason," her son noted when he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1986. "And she made great cherry pie."
From 1998-2016, Mrs. Selleck served as president of the Motion Picture Mothers organization, which donates to the Motion Picture & Television Fund,...
- 3/1/2017
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Twenty-five years ago, "Roseanne" made its debut on ABC, instantly become a huge ratings hit (it averaged a 23.8 Neilsen rating in its first season -- which these days is essentially unheard of). And somehow America was then capable of having a ratings juggernaut that developed into one of the most hilarious, poignant and challenging comedy series to ever grace network television, all from the still rare perspective of a working class woman. In honor of the series' silver anniversary, posted below is what is in my opinion its very best episode. A highlight of the series' fifth season (its best), "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" depicted the death of Roseanne and Jackie Conner's abusive father. It's perhaps the best example of the remarkable way in which the series blended comedy and drama, somehow offering dozens of laugh out loud moments amidst a nuanced portrayal of death, infidelity, the damaging effects of child abuse,...
- 10/18/2013
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
After sending the nation into its moral tailspin with all its cavalier joking about birth control, the early-'70s series Love, American Style is getting a reboot at CBS, which can—much like loose women on the pill—just do whatever it wants, regardless of the consequence. Deadline reports that this new, contemporary version will not have the same anthology structure as the original, where unconnected vignettes about modern romance commingled in the swingin’, free love spirit of the era, giving birth to numerous illegitimate children (like Happy Days and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home) and spreading God knows ...
- 8/26/2013
- avclub.com
TV comedy writer Jack Elinson, whose career stretched over 50 years, died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica. He was 89. His numerous credits as writer during the 1950s included the series All-Star Revue, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Duke, The Jimmy Durante Show, Hey, Jeannie!, The Johnny Carson Show, and The Real McCoys. During the 1960s, The Danny Thomas Show (aka Make Room for Daddy), The Andy Griffith Show, Hogan’s Heroes, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (producer), Run, Buddy, Run (producer), and That Girl (producer). He wrote and served as producer on many series in the ’70s, such as Good Times (producer), and One Day at Time (executive producer), as well as The Doris Day Show (producer), Arnie and the animated sitcom Wait Till Your Father Gets Home. During the ’80s, his work included The Facts of Life (executive producer) and 227, the Marla Gibbs-starring comedy series which...
- 11/22/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The actor talks about her family
My mother, Zelma, was an influence on my career. When I was six or seven I started singing, imitating people like Eartha Kitt, and putting on my own Sunday Night at the London Palladium. My mother encouraged me to perform for her friends. I still have in my mind's eye that circle of smartly dressed, approving – and occasionally disapproving – women.
I used to get my children to do tricks too. Amy would pout with her top lip when she was teething and so I taught her to say Marlon Brando's speech from On the Waterfront: "I could have been a contender … now all I've got is a one-way ticket to Palookaville." She was two. It was hysterically funny.
I adored my father because he was dry and witty and funny. He would stand in the door of his shop greeting everybody and...
My mother, Zelma, was an influence on my career. When I was six or seven I started singing, imitating people like Eartha Kitt, and putting on my own Sunday Night at the London Palladium. My mother encouraged me to perform for her friends. I still have in my mind's eye that circle of smartly dressed, approving – and occasionally disapproving – women.
I used to get my children to do tricks too. Amy would pout with her top lip when she was teething and so I taught her to say Marlon Brando's speech from On the Waterfront: "I could have been a contender … now all I've got is a one-way ticket to Palookaville." She was two. It was hysterically funny.
I adored my father because he was dry and witty and funny. He would stand in the door of his shop greeting everybody and...
- 3/26/2011
- by Rosanna Greenstreet
- The Guardian - Film News
Actor Tom Bosley, known for his role as Mr. Cunningham on "Happy Days," died today, October 19, in Palm Springs, Calif. Oscar-winning producer Ron Howard said of the passing of his former TV dad, "I'm so saddened by the loss of our wonderful Tom Bosley. Remarkable on so many levels, Tom's insight, talent, strength of character and comic timing made him a vital central figure in the 'Happy Days' experience. A great father and husband, and a wonderful artist, Tom lead by example, and made us all laugh while he was doing it. My last conversations with Tom reflected the love of life and peace of mind that he always maintained throughout his full and rewarding life. I miss him already." Henry Winkler, who played Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on "Happy Days," said of his costar, "He played our TV dad and was very much like our dad on the set.
- 10/19/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
This weekend, Freddy Krueger returns to AMC Theatres, and for the first time in 26 years he won't be played by Robert Englund. Instead, actor Jackie Earle Haley picks up the mantle of the bladed glove to give nightmares to a new generation.
Haley's career has been an interesting one that can really be viewed as 2 seperate eras. The 1993 and earlier era... and the 2006 to present day era.
Era #1 1971-1993
At the age of 11, Haley had a regular role on the animated TV show "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" which also featured the voice of Tom Bosley. A few years later he landed a role in two original "Bad News Bears" films and began landing guest spots on a lot of shows (for example, "The Partridge Family", "Planet of the Apes", "The Waltons", "The Love Boat").
In 1984, Haley went to audition for the original "Nightmare on Elm Street" movie and...
Haley's career has been an interesting one that can really be viewed as 2 seperate eras. The 1993 and earlier era... and the 2006 to present day era.
Era #1 1971-1993
At the age of 11, Haley had a regular role on the animated TV show "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" which also featured the voice of Tom Bosley. A few years later he landed a role in two original "Bad News Bears" films and began landing guest spots on a lot of shows (for example, "The Partridge Family", "Planet of the Apes", "The Waltons", "The Love Boat").
In 1984, Haley went to audition for the original "Nightmare on Elm Street" movie and...
- 4/26/2010
- by amcsts@gmail.com
- AMC - Script to Screen
Jackie Earle Haley, who played Rorschach in Zack Snyder's Watchmen film, has signed on to play the evil Freddy Krueger in a remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, according to Variety. The film will be helmed by music video director Samuel Bayer and is being produced by New Line and Platinum Dunes.
Haley's other credits include a recurring role on the series Wait Till Your Father Gets Home and the films Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence, Semi-Pro and Shutter Island. He was nominated for the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for the 2006 film Little Children.
The character of Freddy Krueger, a scarred murderer who kills children in their dreams, was played by Robert Englund in the original Nightmare on Elm Street. That film was directed by Wes Craven and released in 1984.
Platinum Dunes is run by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form.
Haley's other credits include a recurring role on the series Wait Till Your Father Gets Home and the films Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence, Semi-Pro and Shutter Island. He was nominated for the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for the 2006 film Little Children.
The character of Freddy Krueger, a scarred murderer who kills children in their dreams, was played by Robert Englund in the original Nightmare on Elm Street. That film was directed by Wes Craven and released in 1984.
Platinum Dunes is run by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form.
- 4/4/2009
- CinemaSpy
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