
Birthday:
06-21-1947
(77 years)
Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Gross (born June 21, 1947) is an American television, movie, and stage actor who plays both comedic and dramatic roles. His most notable roles are father Steven Keaton from Family Ties and the Graboid hunter Burt Gummer from the Tremors franchise.
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Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
Act like Hiram Gummer
event2004 star_border 5.7
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In 1889, seventeen men die under mysterious circumstances, and spooked by recent events, the miners who populate the town leave in droves until there's nothing left but a shell of a community.
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
Act like Burt Gummer
event2001 star_border 5.8
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Survivalist Burt Gummer returns home to Perfection, to find that the little town has been shaken up again by morphing, man-eating Graboids.
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Act like Burt Gummer
event1996 star_border 6.3
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Earl Bassett's celebrity after defeating the Graboid attack against the town of Perfection has proved short-lived, until he's recruited by a Mexican oil company whose workers have found more than they bargained for under the soil.
Stay Cool
Act like Mr. McCarthy
event2009 star_border 4.9
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A successful author is forced to confront an unrequited high school crush when he returns home to deliver a commencement address to graduating seniors. Shasta O'Neil, a sexy high school senior flirts with the visiting author and invites him to the prom.
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
Act like William Russell Matix
event1988 star_border 6.4
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It is 1985, and a small, tranquil Florida town is being rocked by a wave of vicious serial murders and bank robberies. Particularly sickening to the authorities is the gratuitous use of violence by two “Rambo” like killers who dress themselves in military garb. Based on actual events taken from FBI files, the movie depicts the Bureau’s efforts to track down these renegades.
Tremors
Act like Burt Gummer
event1990 star_border 6.9
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Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.
Sometimes They Come Back... Again
Act like Jon Porter
event1996 star_border 4.8
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Jon Porter returns to his hometown after the sudden and bizarre death of his mother. He hopes to leave as soon as the funeral is over but it's too late. The sinister forces that caused his sister's brutal murder 30 years ago are back. Jon knows the nightmare can't continue. He must stand up to his fear and exorcise the demons who have risen again to take posession of his beautiful teenage daughter - body and soul.
100 Million BC
Act like Dr. Frank Reno
event2008 star_border 3.4
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A scientist from the failed Philadelphia Experiment leads a team of Navy SEALs back in time to the Cretaceous Period to rescue the first team he sent back during the 1940s. Things go wildly awry though, when on his return he accidentally brings a giant, man-eating dinosaur back through the portal and into modern-day, downtown Los Angeles.
The Neighborhood
Act like Jack Wolfe
event1982
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A neighborhood in Brooklyn reacts to the first black families moving into the community.
Rails to Suburbia: The Strang Line & Overland Park
Act like Narrator
event2010
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Good transportation has always been essential to the idea of a suburban retreat. In 1906, I was Strang's interurban railway; today, it's the automobile. Through archival photos, interviews with historians and public officials, and narration fran television star Michael Gross, Rails to Suburbia traces the evolution of a premier American community.
Chosen Family
Act like Alfred
event2024 star_border 3.5
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Ann is a yoga teacher struggling to achieve inner peace despite the fact her family is driving her crazy and her dating life is miserable. She doesn't know how to say no and wants to fix everyone's problems.
Mrs. Harris
Act like Leslie Jacobson
event2006 star_border 6
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Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly brutal end at the hands of his jilted lover, Jean Harris.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Act like King Arthur
event1989 star_border 6.3
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After a horse accident, Karen wakes up to find herself in past Britain, close to Camelot, the famous castle of King Arthur.
The Legend of Burt Gummer
Act like self
event2020
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Kevin Bacon, Jamie Kennedy, Ariana Richards, Ron Underwood, Don Michael Paul and many more talk about the actor behind the paranoid, passionate, gun-wielding character of Burt Gummer. "The Legend of Burt Gummer" is a short documentary about Michael Gross' 30-year career as Burt Gummer, the fans that made the franchise what it is today, and how the character has evolved over thirty years, a TV series, and seven movies.
Combustion
Act like Talbot
event2004 star_border 5.9
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Millwood City engineer Scott Daniels, moved from Houston, investigates a series of mysterious fires. Scott's and Lourie Harper's only son Jesse, who hated the move or dad's youth home, fakes a fever and invites his new girlfriend Carmen. She's reporter Allison Saunders, Scott's high-school ex's, daughter and finds Jesse unconscious, overtaken by fumes. The sewers are full of dead rats. Cracks appear in various buildings. Gass leaks start explosive fires. Mayor Walker, who only care for politics and publicity, overrules Scott's call for a mass evacuation. Scott and city administration friend Kenny Barrows later discover the link is steam pressure drilling by Talbot's oil exploration firm, but fire chief Patterson is in league with Talbot for years, covers their tracks and undermines Scott's credibility. Written by KGF Vissers
Our Father
event2014
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In a fleeting moment of clarity, an estranged father suffering from late stage dementia, reveals to his son secrets that begin to heal a broken family from the abuses of this misogynist, racist, wife-beating bully.
Blue-Eyed Butcher
Act like Ron Wright
event2012 star_border 5.9
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A woman appeared to have a fairy-tale life, but six years into her marriage, the fairytale crumbles when her husband is found buried in the backyard of their home with numerous stab wounds.
Avalanche
Act like Brian Kemp
event1994 star_border 5.3
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Duncan is a murderous thief. When he jumps out of his plane, it crashes into the Rockies and produces an avalanche. A quiet family trapped inside their house will rescue him. They will have to survive the disaster and the madman.
Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story
Act like Kevin Mulligan
event1994 star_border 6.2
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A San Francisco couple (Neil Patrick Harris, Kelli Williams) and their infant son are stranded in the snow-covered Nevada wilderness.
12 Wishes of Christmas
Act like Harry
event2011 star_border 5.4
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A woman is granted 12 wishes by a kooky Christmas life coach, but the consequences of the wishes coming true creates more problems than it solves.
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Act like Ted 'Buzz' Killman
event2012 star_border 5.3
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Railroad owner Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden search desperately for the inventor of a revolutionary motor as the U.S. government continues to spread its control over the national economy.
Pizza Man
Act like Professor Tucker
event2011 star_border 4.6
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Matt Burns is many things — loser, dork, pizza delivery boy — but a hero isn't one of them. That is, until he is forced to eat a genetically-engineered tomato that was designed to create super soldiers. A routine pizza delivery turns into a fight for his life, when he accidentally stumbles into the middle of a heated corporate takeover that plans on using this science for world domination. Now, equipped with an indestructible body, advanced strength and a pizza parlor mascot costume, Matt must use his new power to fight evil, rescue the girl and save the day as the unlikeliest of super-heroes: Pizza Man!
Family Ties Vacation
Act like Steven Keaton
event1985 star_border 4.7
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In this two-hour TV movie episode of Family Ties, the Keaton family goes on vacation to London, England and becomes entangled in an espionage plot.
Summer Fantasy
Act like Ben Brannigan
event1984 star_border 5
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After graduating high school, Carrie needs something to do for the summer. She goes to lifeguard try-outs and gets the job. In this hot Los Angeles summer, she will fall desperately in love with a much older lifeguard.
Big Business
Act like Dr. Jay Marshall
event1988 star_border 6.3
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In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths.
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Act like Narrator
event2012 star_border 5.5
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Two guys get a billion dollars to make a movie, only to watch their dream run off course.
True Heart
Act like Dick
event1999 star_border 4.8
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A brother and sister are plane-wrecked in Canada, where they must rely on the help of a native and his bear.
Alan & Naomi
Act like Sol Silverman
event1992 star_border 6.1
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When Naomi, a young refugee from Nazi-occupied Paris, moves into Alan Silverman’s building in New York, he does his best to avoid her. But despite Naomi's strange behavior and the language barrier, they slowly develop a deep and touching friendship.
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Act like Warren McGinnis (voice)
event1999 star_border 7.2
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Fuelled by remorse and vengeance, a high schooler named Terry McGinnis becomes the new Batman as he fights crime in the futuristic Neo-Gotham City.
Guest House
Act like Lou Wesley
event2013
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Lance Wesley lost his job and fiance on the same day. Depressed and downtrodden, he moves back into his parents' Guesthouse where he spent his youth. As he fights constantly with his frustrated and patient-less father, relics from his past pay him a visit. Will his past propel him forward?
Hijacked: Flight 285
Act like Ben Horner
event1996 star_border 5.3
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A convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly after takeoff, two of his aides, traveling as ordinary passengers, take control and free him. He demands $20 million in bonds upon landing. And a sick passenger, bad weather or mechanical problems won't stop him.
Awake to Danger
Act like Ben McAdams
event1995 star_border 4
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Recently awakened from a coma, a traumatized adolescent girl fights to remember the circumstances surrounding her mother's brutal death. But as the details slowly come into focus, a killer watches and waits.
Right to Die
Act like Bob Bauer
event1987 star_border 7.8
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Emily Bauer (Raquel Welch) is a successful psychologist with a happy home life who is suddenly stricken with the dreaded neurological affliction ALS (aka "Lou Gehrig's Disease"). At first, she is determined to fight for her life, but as her conditions deteriorates and she becomes more of a human vegetable, Ms. Welch begs her husband (Michael Gross) to help her die.
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Act like Self
event2002
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A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
Act like Lt. Peter Byrnes
event1996 star_border 5.5
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Once she'd been a dancer. Now she lies on a sidewalk, her blood seeping into the snow. The detectives of the 87th precinct are learning about ice: in a mulitimillion dollar showbiz scam, in the glittering diamonds that spill out of a dead man's vest, in the veins of a small time pusher. As the detectives scramble for evidence, as the city shivers, a killer is one step ahead, and the heat is still on.
Vestige of Honor
Act like Don Scott
event1990
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A hospital administrator and a former Green Beret join forces to try to aid a group of Montagnards, a pro-American people who were trapped in Thailand following the Vietnam War.
An American in China
Act like Manny Braddock
event2008 star_border 3
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Aimlessly cruising through his first post-Stanford University summer, 22 year old David Braddock finds himself in China where he meets Mei, an ambitious young girl who urges him to find his life's direction.
Ground Control
Act like Murray
event1998 star_border 5.6
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An air-traffic controller quits after a plane crash but, years later, goes to help an airport that is in the path of a terrible storm.
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Act like James Troth
event1983 star_border 6
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Cook and Peary: The Race to the Pole is an unabashedly biased recreation of the controversy concerning the "conquering" of the North Pole. Robert E. Peary (Rod Steiger), a US Navy commander and shameless self-promoter, sets out through Arctic wastes in 1909 to discover the Pole, an expedition that many others have attempted but failed to complete. His principal rival is Dr. Frederick A. Cook (Richard Chamberlain), who insists that he'd already reached the Pole in 1908. Though the experts (and the US Congress) conclude that Perry was first, public opinion is firmly in Cook's corner--as is this TV movie.
Cool as Ice
Act like Gordon
event1991 star_border 5
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Freewheeling, motorcycle-riding musician Johnny rolls into a small town with his band, and meets Kathy, an honor student who catches his eye. Meanwhile, Kathy's father, after being in the Witness Protection Program, is finally tracked down by two corrupt cops he escaped from years ago, who want the money he owes them.
The Making of a Hollywood Madam
Act like Paul Fleiss
event1996
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The real-life California family doctor -- facing a jail sentence for money laundering and tax evasion -- recalls the events leading to the arrest of his notorious daughter, Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss.
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful
Act like Howard
event1994 star_border 4
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When a wheelchair-bound wife dies from an apparent accident, her husband and his adult stepdaughter turn out to be lovers, who conspired to murder her. However, tensions surface when complications arise regarding her inheritance, and soon the husband and stepdaughter are distrusting and plotting against each other. Who is really behind everything?
Tremors 5: Bloodlines
Act like Burt Gummer
event2015 star_border 5.5
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When Gummer is hired to capture a deadly creature terrorizing South Africa, he and his new sidekick, Travis Welker, engage in another battle of survival against the fiercely aggressive Graboids.
Chasing Big Cats
Act like Narrator (voice)
event2004
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As little as 15 years ago, no one had captured the unforgettable image of a leopard in its ghostly nocturnal stalk. Viewers had never seen intimate portrayals of the sleek and elusive serval, or witnessed the nighttime romps of the beautiful black-eared caracal. The team of Owen Newman and Amanda Barrett filled those gaps with a series of spectacular breakthrough films in the 1990s. Among the first to apply infrared light and night vision goggles to wildlife studies, they combined technology with intrepid determination and a strong dose of luck, illuminating the cats we hardly knew, and giving us fresh insights into those we only thought we knew, such as lions and cheetahs
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Act like Dr. Howard Bruenn
event1980 star_border 7.5
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Though visibly frail and weary, President Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a precedent-setting fourth term. He also oversees plans for the D-Day Invasion and engages in tempestuous summit meetings with his wartime allies Stalin and Churchill.
Just Tell Me What You Want
Act like Lothar
event1980 star_border 4.5
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A television producer woman tries to let down her overbearing boyfriend who is her boss. She wants to marry with a young writer.
A Letter to Three Wives
Act like George Phipps
event1985 star_border 2
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Three women are going on a trip that leaves them incommunicado with the rest of the world, but before they leave, a woman who either has a history or relationship with each of their husbands leaves them a letter that says that she is leaving with one of them. As they wait to return so they can find out who it is, they each remember an important moment in their lives that involves all of the players in this sordid affair.
Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz
Act like Himself - Host
event1987
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Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz is a 28 minute cartoon adaptation made in 1987
Becoming Santa
Act like Nick Claus
event2015 star_border 5.3
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A man is shocked to learn that the parents of his girlfriend are Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.
Meant to Be
Act like Mr. Trantham
event2012 star_border 5.2
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When 20-year old Nathan loses his career and his girlfriend, he questions his purpose in life. Compounding his struggle, Nathan grew up in a foster home and never met his birth mother. He sets out on a quest to find his mother and somehow come to terms with her rejection of him. His journey begins by flying to the city where he was born. Upon his arrival, Nathan checks into a hotel and meets Mave the hotel's housekeeper. Encouraged by Mave's wisdom and the help of hotel guest Shelly, Nathan finds the address of his mother, Linda. Linda is a social worker who agonizes over the decision she made with Nathan 20 years ago. In an effort to admonish the guilt of giving up her son, Linda is caught up in the life of a teenage mother-to-be, Tori, who is conflicted by the decision to abort her baby. When Nathan gathers the courage to meet his mother, he uncovers a terrible secret that totally redefines what was meant to be for his life.
The Merry Gentlemen
Act like Stan
event2024 star_border 5.8
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To save her parents' small-town nightclub, a Broadway dancer stages an all-male, Christmas-themed revue — and meets a guy with all the right moves.
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Act like Agent Richard Mayberly
event1991 star_border 6
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From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas is based on the true story of cop-killer/white supremacist Gordon Kahl.
Quackerz
Act like Duckmus
event2016 star_border 4.9
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Many years ago, on a faraway island, there lived a Sun Duck who protected his flock from evil powers. The Sun Duck had his loyal guardians who made sure the Sun evenly spread its energy on their flourishing land. The bliss continued until an Evil Witch learned of the Sun Duck's superpowers. She seized the guardians and stole the Sun Duck away for the only sake every living woman would understand: eternal youth and mesmerizing beauty. Today, nobody believes in old legends. Mandarin ducks peacefully reside on their island and abide by the law that prescribes "no flying on the island" and "never leave the island". The Emperor is the only one who knows that the legend is true and that the next generation Sun Duck has been born. He keeps it in strict secrecy, but the Witch also knows that the legend is true and she is coming back for her next victim.
With a Vengeance
event1992 star_border 6.3
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A woman frightened by her nightmares hires a private investigator to look into her past, only to find her fears are becoming reality.
A, My Name Is Alex
Act like Steven Keaton
event1987 star_border 10
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Alex agrees to help his friend Greg - but when he arrives late, Alex turns him down because his schedule has been thrown off, and Greg races to complete his task all alone. When Greg dies in an accident caused by his haste, Alex is plagued by guilt and grief, and talks through his childhood and outlook on life with a therapist.
Last Call at Murray's
Act like Murray
event2016 star_border 9
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Closing night at a rural bar gets complicated when a blizzard traps a motley crew of misfits overnight.
C Street
Act like Governor Appalachia
event2016
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A power hungry intern pimps out his apartment to sex-starved politicians, only to find his boss using it to have an affair with the girl of his dreams.
A Girl Named Sooner
Act like Jim Seevey
event1975 star_border 4.2
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A young girl in the hills of Indiana, who had been abandoned by her family and raised by a bootlegging old woman, is taken by the authorities and made the ward of a childless couple.
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
Act like Okba (voice)
event2016 star_border 6.8
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A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in time and history.
Rosemont
Act like Dr. Molina
event2015 star_border 6.2
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Four people become trapped in the once-vibrant Rosemont Lodge during a blizzard before Christmas.
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie
Act like Gordon Powell
event1995 star_border 10
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When a student confides to her guidance counselor that the high school principal has been sexually harassing her, the guidance counselor attempts to have the principal fired. The student recants her story and transfers to another school. Just when everything seems to be lost, the counselor discovers the principal has a history of such activity. Can she prove the principals guilt before he does it again?
Camp Cool Kids
Act like Grandpa Norman
event2017 star_border 5.4
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Encouraged by his quirky grandfather, a young boy faces his fears at summer camp.
Naughty or Nice
Act like Walter Kringle
event2012 star_border 6.1
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Krissy Kringle receives a delivery intended for Santa Claus. A magical book that shows if a person has been naughty or nice. She uses the book's power to find out about those around her, which leads to some very unusual and unintended results. Krissy realizes that everyone has some good and some not so good in them.
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
Act like Burt Gummer
event2018 star_border 5.9
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Burt Gummer and Travis Welker find themselves in a fight for survival after investigating deadly giant worm attacks in the Canadian arctic.
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Act like Lt. Peter Byrnes
event1997 star_border 5
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It is a very hot summer in the city as the well known detectives of the 87th Precinct investigate serial rapes and a mysterious homicide (which do not appear to be connected). The women getting raped appear to be raped by a rapist who has raped them earlier and who was not caught. Detective Eileen Burke, who is working together with detectives Carella, Meyer and Brown, goes undercover and pretends to be one of the women who was raped earlier in order to lure out the rapist. Her boyfriend, Det. Kling, is not happy with her assignment.
Christmas Pen Pals
Act like Ted
event2018 star_border 6.5
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Following an unexpected breakup weeks before Christmas, Hannah, tech wiz and creator of the dating app, Perfect One, heads home for the holidays, challenged to save her failing business by re-conceiving a new romantic dating model. Upon her return she runs into her high school boyfriend, Sam, who she has carefully avoided for years and reluctantly makes a deal with her dad to sign up for the town’s Christmas Cupid, an anonymous holiday pen pal service. As the season progresses, Hannah is smitten by each beautifully written letter she receives and starts to believe that her Christmas pen pal could be her soul mate.
Adopting Terror
Act like Dr. Ziegler
event2012 star_border 5.1
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Tim and Cheryl Broadbent are excited to finally adopt Mona, a beautiful baby girl. But when the baby's biological father starts stalking them, their world turns upside down: through intimidation, manipulation, and violence, he is determined to take his daughter back.
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
Act like Tom Williams
event1994 star_border 3.5
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A criminal gang commits a string of violent robberies and murders, culminating in the assassination of the police detective on the case, which may lead to their downfall.
Dream House
Act like Julius 'J.J.' Jacobson
event1981
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Vacationing Georgia construction worker (John Schneider) meets and falls for Manhattan's comely Director of Urban Renewal (Marilu Henner) and despite her initial rejection of him, sets out to build a dream house for both of them.
Sister of the Bride
Act like Robert
event2019 star_border 6.5
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After only 6 months of dating, Stephanie and Ben get engaged and are delighted to share the news. However, they hit a road bump when Stephanie’s parents show concern that the couple has moved too fast.
Christmas Reservations
Act like Tom
event2019 star_border 6.4
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It's Christmas at the Treeline Ski Resort, where Holly is the event coordinator at her family lodge. She plans every event and keeps all the guests happy. But when her college sweetheart, now widowed with two children, checks in, Holly discovers she has her own reservations about life and love.
Noelle
Act like Elder Elf Abe
event2019 star_border 6.6
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Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.
Power of the Air
Act like Chairman
event2018 star_border 4
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An African Missionary shares with a Christian man in the United States how he feels the church in America is in great danger. The Christian is very convicted by what he hears and then sets forth a plan to reach his city with the gospel.
Tremors: Shrieker Island
Act like Burt Gummer
event2020 star_border 6.1
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When a group of hunters genetically modify Graboid eggs, they face an all-out war against the larger, terrifyingly intelligent creatures, and swiftly multiplying Shriekers!
Tremors: Making Perfection
Act like Himself
event2020 star_border 7
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A brand new documentary from Universal Pictures telling the fabulous story of one of the most unique films ever made - Tremors. Hear from Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Ron Underwood, Alec Gillis and many more on the making of the iconic comedy horror movie.
A Ring for Christmas
Act like Graham Moore
event2020 star_border 6.1
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Spoiled single girl Angie Moore gets cut off 25 days before Christmas. When she discovers the existence of a sizable trust fund that she will inherit once she gets married, Angie decides to find a man to marry - by Christmas.
Dada Knows Best
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UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. Dadaism explored through the visual interweaving of absurdist performance, collage, and theatricality, through recitations of Tristan Tzara and Samuel Beckett and nonsensical phrases and images.
Medium
Act like Peter Barrister (1 ep.)
event2005 star_border 7.4
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Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.
Family Ties
Act like Steven Keaton (176 ep.)
event1982 star_border 7.3
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Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
Batman Beyond
Act like Warren McGinnis (voice) (1 ep.)
event1999 star_border 8.1
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As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.
How I Met Your Mother
Act like Alfred Mosby (3 ep.)
event2005 star_border 8.1
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A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
Law & Order
Act like Carl Braddock (1 ep.)
event1990 star_border 7.4
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In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Family Guy
Act like Steven Keaton (voice) (1 ep.)
event1999 star_border 7.4
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Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.
Spin City
Act like Dr. Peterson (1 ep.)
event1996 star_border 7
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Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and insecure press secretary; a sexist, boorish chief of staff; an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs; a sharp and efficient, man-crazy accountant; and an idealistic young speechwriter. Like Mike, they are all professionally capable but personally challenged.
CSI: NY
Act like Tom Endecott (1 ep.)
event2004 star_border 7.3
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Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".
A.P. Bio
Act like Brandon (1 ep.)
event2018 star_border 6.9
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When disgraced Harvard philosophy scholar Jack Griffin loses out on his dream job, he is forced to return to Toledo, Ohio, and work as a high school Advanced Placement biology teacher.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Act like Arthur Esterman (1 ep.)
event1999 star_border 7.9
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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Ally McBeal
Act like Mr. Volpe (1 ep.)
event1997 star_border 6.6
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Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!
Tremors
Act like Burt Gummer (13 ep.)
event2003 star_border 6
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Inspired by the cult classic Tremors movies, locals attempt to coexist with the monstrous, man-eating Graboids, Shriekers, and Ass-blasters, which are now on a "protected species" list.
Boston Legal
Act like Father Nicholas McClinton (1 ep.)
event2004 star_border 7.9
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Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Act like Charles Webb (1 ep.)
event2001 star_border 7.6
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The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
Parks and Recreation
Act like Michael (1 ep.)
event2009 star_border 8
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In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.
Family Law
Act like Anthony Jacobs (1 ep.)
event1999 star_border 8.2
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Family attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
Nature
Act like Narrator (voice) (2 ep.)
event1982 star_border 8.1
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Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
The Outer Limits
Act like Professor Stanley Hurst (1 ep.)
event1995 star_border 7.7
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Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
Batman: The Animated Series
Act like Lloyd Ventrix (voice) (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 8.5
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Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
Psych
Act like Cody Blair (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 7.9
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Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved.
Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Act like Gilchrist (2 ep.)
event1982 star_border 6.8
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The story deals with Gloria Vanderbilt's difficult coming-of-age when, at eleven, she was a pawn in a custody battle between her sybaritic mother and her aunt.
Brothers and Sisters
Act like Edward LeMonde (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 7.1
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The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
Last Man Standing
Act like Mr. Hardin (1 ep.)
event2011 star_border 7.3
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A married father of three tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Act like Dr. Rivkin (1 ep.)
event2000 star_border 8
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The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
ER
Act like John 'Jack' Carter Jr. (6 ep.)
event1994 star_border 7.8
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ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Act like Robin (1 ep.)
event2007 star_border 7.5
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Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is an American sketch comedy television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which premiered February 11, 2007 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim comedy block and ran until May 2010. The program features surrealistic and often satirical humor, public-access television–style musical acts, bizarre faux-commercials, and editing and special effects chosen to make the show appear camp.
The program featured a wide range of actors, spanning from stars such as Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Will Forte and Zach Galifianakis, to alternative comedians like Neil Hamburger, to television actors like Alan Thicke, celebrity look-alikes and impressionists.
The creators of the show have described it as "the nightmare version of television."
Drop Dead Diva
Act like Principal Blake (1 ep.)
event2009 star_border 7.7
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A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-sized attorney.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Act like Rob Austin (1 ep.)
event2000 star_border 7.6
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A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.
Suits
Act like Walter Gillis (4 ep.)
event2011 star_border 8.2
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While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory.
Night Court
Act like Arthur Thursby (1 ep.)
event1984 star_border 7.3
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An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
The Hunger
Act like Professor Frank Ingram (1 ep.)
event1997 star_border 5.7
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The Hunger is a British/Canadian television horror anthology series, co-produced by Scott Free Productions, Telescene Film Group Productions and the Canadian pay-TV channel The Movie Network. Though it shares a title with the feature film The Hunger the series has no direct plot or character connection to the film, and was created by Jeff Fazio.
Originally shown on the Sci Fi Channel in the UK, The Movie Network in Canada and Showtime in the US, the series was broadcast from 1997 to 2000, and is internally organized into two seasons. Each episode was based around an independent story introduced by the host; Terence Stamp hosted each episode for the first season, and was replaced in the second season by David Bowie. Stories tended to focus on themes of self-destructive desire and obsession, with a strong component of soft-core erotica; popular tropes for the stories included cannibalism, vampires, sex, and poison.
Finder of Lost Loves
Act like Tom Lindsay (1 ep.)
event1984 star_border 5.7
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The Finder of Lost Loves TV show was a 60 minute drama series on ABC about a private investigator who specialized in finding lost loves from the past for his heartbroken clients.
Dream On
Act like Father Sherman McKigney (1 ep.)
event1990 star_border 6.9
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The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tupper's feelings or thoughts.
Togetherness
Act like Mr. Pierson (1 ep.)
event2015 star_border 6.8
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Four adults nearing 40, living under the same roof, struggle to keep their relationships and their individual dreams alive.
Grace and Frankie
Act like Jeff (4 ep.)
event2015 star_border 7.7
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Elegant, proper Grace and freewheeling, eccentric Frankie are a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down - and permanently intertwined - when their husbands leave them for each other. Together, they must face starting over in their 70s in a 21st century world.
The Drew Carey Show
Act like Don Newmark - Kellie's Father (4 ep.)
event1995 star_border 6.6
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Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra bucks he has a micro-brewery going in his garage with his buddies.
Anger Management
Act like Dr. Randy (3 ep.)
event2012 star_border 6.2
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Charlie is a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice and he performs pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Prior to his career as a therapist, he was a major league baseball player whose career was put on the shelf for good by his own struggle with anger issues.
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