Brianna Dillard Mr. Menendian English 11 21 April 2016 Cathy Jones Life story Catherine Theresa Mary Adrea "Cathy" Jones. She was born on April 6,1955 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. She is a Canadian comedian and writer. (Wikipedia.org) She has won 18 Gemini awards and created the series, " This Hour Has 22 Minutes" where she has played many characters like Love Murphy ( famous birthdays) Before she became famous she toured for A summer with Newfoundland traveling Theatre Company after her brother, he was also a comedian. Andy jones recommended her for the performing job an them soon after, in 1973. Cathy jones went to Toronto where she formed comedy group …show more content…
In 1973, she joined "CODCO"comedy group in Tornoto, as said above. Whose original members included Mary Walsh, Diane Olsen, Tommy Church assistant, Greg Malone and Paul Sametz. Their first production, "Cod on a Stick". "Another Fun Food Show", was performed at Toronto's famous Theatre Old and unpopular Large wall paintingle. Eventually took them back to St. John's, where Andy Jones and Robert Joy joined them and they continued to (sing, dance, act, etc., in front of people) together until 1976. (thecanandianencyclopedia) For the next 10 years, Cathy and the others worked together in many combinations until they formally regrouped for "CODCO" TV series, which first appeared in 1988 and ran for five seasons on CBC-TV. The "CODCO" series lineup included Cathy, her brother Andy, Greg Malone, Tommy Church assistant, and Mary Walsh. Taped in Halifax and produced by Salter Street Film, it was an unqualified hit in the great tradition of Canadian sketch comedies such as " The Wayne and Shuster Show" and SCTV. …show more content…
Comedians Rick Mercer and Greg Thomey joined Jones and Walsh in the shows original bodily existence in 1992. Cathy Jones's unforgettable characters include sexual-affairs (person who gives his/her opinion) Babe Bennett; and Mrs. Enid, an old lady with plenty to say. Cathy Jones has also been seen in Television episodes of G-Spot and The Republic of Doyle. (thecanandianencyclopedia) She has appeared in (more than two, but not a lot of) films directed by her brother Mike Jones: "The Fun trip of Faustus Bidgood"(1986), "Secret Nation"(1992) and "The Short Congratulations"(2000); and in the (funny scenes about death, murder, etc.) "Young Triffie"(2007), directed by Mart Walsh. In 2002 she had her own television special, " Cathy Jones Gets a Special" and she has written for "Just for Laughs"(2005), "The Halifax Comedy Special" (2005-05) and "The Winnipeg Comedy Special celebration (with fun events)"(2006). ( thecanandianencyclopedia
Cathy freeman an Australian track and field athlete was the first ever aboriginal commonwealth games gold medalist. Cathy was born on February 16th 1973, in Slade Point MacKay Queensland. She is now 43 years if age.
Catherine Moore Barry was an American Patriot who spied for the Patriots during the Revolutionary War. Born in the year of 1752 and lived in South Carolina.
Yvonne Daniels, also known as the first lady of radio, is an influential women who paved the way for more women to become disc jockeys. In her 30 plus year career in radio she worked at WYNR, WCFL, WSDM, WLS-AM, WVON, WGCI-AM/FM , and WNUA. Daniels was an African American “broadcast pioneer”.
Romantic comedies are loved by many; however, not many stop to think about how these women are stereotyped every time, giving the female character limits on their personality. Actress, comedian, writer and producer Mindy Kaling in her essay, “Types of Women in Romantic Comedies Who Are Not Real” classifies the stereotypes given to women in romantic comedies. from her 2011 collection of essays Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), is a comic essay on how she loves romantic comedies, but knows that female characters are fictional, and explains how they can still be appreciated. Kaling in her essay presents the female stereotypes by classifying them, and doing so with humor. The seven classifications she used are, “The Klutz”, “The Ethereal Weirdo”, “The Woman Who Is Obsessed with Her Career and Is No Fun at All”, “The Forty-Two-Year-Old Mother of the Thirty-year-old Male Lead”, “The Sassy Best Friend”, “The Skinny Woman Who Is Beautiful and Toned but Also Gluttonous and Disgusting”, and “The Woman Who Works in an Art Gallery”. This essay is fun informative and great for Kaling’s fans, and romantic comedy fans alike. This essay transitions throughout, from entertainment to a slight defensive yet still humorous. Kaling is a talented woman who struggles as the career of an actress is not easy for a woman who does not follow the strict guidelines. Being thin, as she
He was born on March 14, 1921 in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia. He developed a philosophy to live by in his early life for which he credited his success. His motto to live by was to work hard and place his trust in God. His father was a financially poor insurance salesman, beaten by the Great Depression. Because of his Father’s failures, he trusted his Mother as his confidant. His mother also provided financial support for the whole family, making her seem more and more capable of helping Truett with his financial stability. He decided to help his family out by selling Coca-Cola, operating a paper route, and performing odd jobs continually to contribute. (” New Georgia Encyclopedia”)
In 1941, she signed a deal with Columbia Pictures where she starred in 11 B movies including “Time Out For Rhythm”, “Easter Parade”, and “Kiss Me Kate”. She even posed in her bathing suit for a WWII advertisement.
She is also an actor that is highly sought after. Whether it was on the CBS drama "City of Angels" that lasted for eleven episodes, or in the movies "Cradle 2 the Grave", "The Perfect Holiday", both "Think Like A Man" movies, "Deliver Us From Eva" that is retelling of "Taming of the Shrew that co-starred LL Cool J, "Cadillac Records" as Geneva Wade; a woman who would later marry Muddy Waters; the movie also starred Beyonce, Jeffrey Wright, and Adrien Brody, "Bad Boys II"- which grossed more than $270 million dollars, and "Bring it On"- this is the movie that showed she was to be taken seriously in aacting. Her first big film role was in "She's All That", and in 1993 had a small role on the hit show "Family Matters". Union also had small roles in "10 Things I Hate About You" and "Love & Basketball". She also starred alongside Regina Hall, Mike Epps- the two played Trixie and Ed Norton respectively- and Cedric the Entertainer- who played Ralph Cramden- in a remake of "The Honeymooners" where Union played Alice Cramden. "Being Mary Jane", which airs on BET, stars Union as the lead character. She also serves as an executive producer on the
club. She died March 31st, 1995. It was at the Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi,
On the exact day I was born, September 25, 2001, Lani O’Grady, an actress best known for her role on the show “Eight is Enough”, dies of drug overdose at age 46. Lani O’Grady played Mary Bradford, the eldest sister, on “Eight is Enough” for 112 episodes between 1977 and 1981.
At the party in which Frank gets drunk and begins to make comments she laughs it off as if it is all just a joke. She pretends that because he is drunk she doesn’t care, but she knows that there is truth in his drunken speech. Perhaps because she pretends to not care, it makes her feel less badly about it, as the book suggests in the experiment done by Ekman. This also occurs it seems whenever anyone brings up Cathy’s kind nature toward black people in general. Whether it be the magazine article in the beginning of the movie or when Eleanor confronts her at the end, Cathy always say’s verbally and facially that the allegations are ludicrous. By the end of the movie, it is obvious that the allegations are far from ludicrous and Cathy has realized this as well. Through her staunch denials, she probably convinced herself even for some time that she had no feelings for Mr. Deegan.
Some other things were added to the movie to make it more of a comedy. One of the funniest scenes was when Eve was in the room with Chance and he told her that he would like to watch her. So, Eve gets on the floor of the room and starts masturbating. As she thinks Chance is watching her, he is on the bed doing exercises that he sees on the television. When Eve
Truett Cathy was born on March 14, 1921 in in Eatonton, Georgia. He attended Boys High School. His full name is Samuel Truett Cathy. He grew up in a boarding home his mother operated. There he learned the principles of hard work, fairness, honesty, loyalty and respect. From the age of eight, when he iced down the cokes he was selling in his front yard drink-stand, he saw the resulting growth in sales, he has certain ways to please his customers. In 1946, T. Cathy and his brother Ben opened a small restaurant and had put those principles to work and immediately began to experience their rewards.
Cathy is one of the characters that are so complex in her being that she out of
A courageous promoter and supporter of her Aboriginal background and culture, Cathy Freeman frequently proves and demonstrates to the human race worldwide, with her outrageous determination and willpower, and her extreme talent that natural skill and affection tied with personal cleverness will, and certainly can astound and overcome any amount of prejudgment and preconception towards Australian Aboriginals. Facts and realities like these positively play and carries a big part and fragment, on why Cathy has been chosen and selected to be written in detail about. In this factual essay, features and concepts such as her background information and why she is an inspiring individual will be identified, analyzed and evaluated in this thesis and composition.
Because she was just 5 feet 4 inches tall, it was difficult for people in the audience to see her behind her drum kit, so she was eventually persuaded to stand at the microphone to sing the band's hits while another musician played the drums (former Disney Mouseketeer Cubby O'Brien served as the band's other drummer for many years). After the release of Now & Then in 1973, the albums tended to have Carpenter singing more and drumming less. At this time, her brother developed an addiction to Quaaludes. The Carpenters frequently cancelled tour dates, and they stopped touring altogether after their September 4, 1978, concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The Carpenters' Very First TV Special aired December 8, 1976. In 1980, she performed a medley of standards in a duet with Ella Fitzgerald on the Carpenters' television program Music, Music, Music.[12] In 1981, after the release of the Made in America album (which turned out to be their last), the Carpenters returned to the stage and did some tour dates, including their final live performance in