Who created the character in "The Closer" in which the actor also played in the movie "Mannequin"?
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Louie Provenza Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza is a fictional character from TNT's television crime drama franchise "The Closer"/"Major Crimes." He appeared on all seven seasons of "The Closer" and all six seasonable of "Major Crimes". The character was created by James Duff, and is portrayed by G. W. Bailey. Generally referred to as "Provenza", the character's first name was kept secret until his former partner, George Andrews, was heard to use it for the first time in the penultimate episode of the fifth season. It is said that only captains and above are allowed to address him by his first name and that even his own grandchildren call him "Lieutenant". He is also the only member of his academy class still on active duty with the rest having retired by the beginning of season 2 of "Major Crimes".
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G. W. Bailey George William "G.W." Bailey (born August 27, 1944) is an American stage, television and film actor. Although he appeared in many dramatic roles, he may be best remembered for his "crusty" comedic characters such as Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in "M*A*S*H" (TV series 1979–1983); Lieutenant—and later, Captain Thaddeus Harris in the "Police Academy" films (1984–1994), Captain Felix Maxwell in "Mannequin" (1987) and as Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza from TNT's television crime drama "The Closer". He currently stars in the TNT series "Major Crimes", a spinoff of "The Closer", continuing in his role as Lt. Provenza.
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Enemies Closer Enemies Closer is a 2013 American action thriller film directed and photographed by Peter Hyams, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tom Everett Scott and Orlando Jones. It is Hyams' third directorial collaboration with Van Damme, following 1994's "Timecop" and 1995's "Sudden Death".
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Body Chemistry (film series) The "Body Chemistry" film series is a series of four movies that focus on sexy, psychotic psychiatrist Dr. Claire Archer. The character was inspired by the one played by Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction".
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Rusty Magee Benjamin Rush "Rusty" Magee (August 6, 1955 – February 16, 2003) was an accomplished comedian, actor and composer/lyricist for theatre, television, film and commercials.
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Ade Edmondson Adrian Charles "Ade" Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director. He came to prominence in the early 1980s and was part of the alternative comedy boom. He is probably best known for his comedic roles in the television series "The Young Ones" (1982–84) and "Bottom" (1991–95), which he wrote together with his long-time collaborative partner Rik Mayall. Edmondson also appeared in "The Comic Strip Presents..." series of films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. For one episode of this he created the spoof heavy metal band Bad News, and for another he played his nihilistic alter-ego Eddie Monsoon, an offensive South African television star.
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Michael Paré Michael Kevin Paré (born October 9, 1958) is an American actor.
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Andrew Lowery Andrew Lowery (born January 4, 1970) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director, best known for playing "Mack" McGivern in the film "School Ties" and Matthew, the white cousin of Cree Summer's character Freddie, on the television series "A Different World".
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Come Closer (Miles Kane song) "Come Closer" is a song by the English musician Miles Kane and was released on 18 February 2011. In interviews he has described this song as sleazy. The song was inspired by John Lennon. It was released as a limited run on 7" vinyl and as digital download. The first 500 7" came with a signed set of lyrics by Miles Kane.
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John Mann (musician) John Fraser Mann (born September 18, 1962) is a Canadian rock musician and actor. He is best known as the frontman of the folk rock band Spirit of the West.
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Closer (Michael Paynter song) "Closer" is the debut single from Australian singer-songwriter, Michael Paynter. It was released physically and digitally on 28 June 2008. The single was used in advertisements for the Seven Network's drama series, "City Homicide". It was to be included on Paynter's debut album "This Welcome Diversion", however its release was delayed and then cancelled by Sony after Paynter was dropped from the label. However, an acoustic version of the song was included on Paynter's free album "Money on Your Tongue".
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Gregor Mann Gregor von der Waldenau (born as Mann) is a fictional character from the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)", portrayed by actor Andreas Jancke. He made his first appearance on screen on 16 February 2005 and left the show on 12 March 2010.
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Art Balinger Arthur Bent "Art" Balinger (February 1, 1915 – June 10, 2011) was an American actor known for television roles throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Specifically, Balinger was cast in numerous productions created by Jack Webb and his production company, Mark VII Limited.
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Closer (Plastikman album) Closer is the fifth full-length studio album by the electronic music artist Richie Hawtin as Plastikman. Musically it expands further on the work of 1998's "Consumed" and, for the first time, prominently features Richie Hawtin's own voice.
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Hank Mann Hank Mann (born David William Lieberman, May 28, 1888 – November 25, 1971) was a comedian and silent screen star who was the last surviving member of the Keystone Cops. According to fellow actor and original member of the ensemble Edgar Kennedy, Mann was the originator of the idea for the Keystone Cops.
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Anthony Edwards Anthony Charles Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Dr. Mark Greene on the first eight seasons of "ER", for which he received a Golden Globe award and six Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was nominated for four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. Additionally, he has appeared in various movies and television shows, including "Top Gun", "Zodiac", "Miracle Mile", "Revenge of the Nerds", "Planes", and "Northern Exposure".
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List of The Closer characters This is a list of characters from the television series "The Closer", which premiered ran from 2005 to 2012 on TNT in the United States. Many of these characters reappeared in the spin-off series "Major Crimes".
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The Closers (Connelly novel) The Closers is the 15th novel by American crime author Michael Connelly, and the eleventh featuring the Los Angeles detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch. This novel features a return to an omniscient third-person style narration after the previous two, set during Bosch's retirement ("Lost Light" and "The Narrows") were narrated in from a first-person perspective.
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David Selby David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is most well known for playing Quentin Collins in the daytime soap opera "Dark Shadows" (1969–71), and Richard Channing in the prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest" (1982–90). Selby has also had prominent roles in the television show "Flamingo Road" (1981–82), and the feature film "Raise the Titanic" (1980). Also a published writer, Selby has written several books including novels, memoirs, and collections of poetry.
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Closer than Close (song) "Closer Than Close" is a 1986 R&B ballad by former Norman Connors vocalist, Jean Carne. The single was a number-one hit on the U.S. R&B chart for two weeks. "Closer Than Close" was written by Terry Price and Brandi Wells and produced by Grover Washington Jr..
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Marquise Wilson Marquise Wilson is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Tyler Foster on the 1990s sitcom "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper". He also co-starred in the 1994 film "Sugar Hill", playing the young version Wesley Snipes' character. His other television credits include "NYPD Blue", "A Different World", "Touched by an Angel", "The Wild Thornberrys", "Boomtown" and "Six Feet Under". His last acting credit was a role in the 2004 direct-to-video film "Slammed".
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Richard Linklater Richard Stuart Linklater ( ; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor. Linklater is mostly known for his realistic and natural humanist films which mainly revolve around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. Some notable films of his include the observational comedy film "Slacker" (1990), the coming-of-age comedy "Dazed and Confused" (1993), the romantic drama film trilogy "Before Sunrise" (1995), "Before Sunset" (2004), and "Before Midnight" (2013); the music-themed comedy "School of Rock" (2003), and the rotoscope animated "Waking Life" (2001) and "A Scanner Darkly" (2006). In 2002 he began filming "Boyhood" (2014), a passion project which took over twelve years to finish. The film was premiered in 2014 to critical acclaim. Linklater won the Golden Globe, Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and BAFTAs for Best Director and Best Picture. He also received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director, along with nominations for Original Screenplay and Picture. In 2015, "Time" magazine named Linklater one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual "Time 100" list.