He particularly enjoyed the romantic tension between the wisecracker Curly and the guarded Laurey Williams (Rebecca Naomi Jones).
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But Satan, or Iblis in his Muslim incarnation, a redheaded wisecracker who claims to be Jacob's dearest friend, argues for a radical intervention that can open Jacob's "strictured heart", allowing him to feel and heal.
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After unveiling RuPaul's 12 lucky competitors earlier this month, PEOPLE can exclusively debut this season's supertease and announce that major modeling 'It' girl Gigi Hadid and reality wisecracker turned trendsetter Nicole Richie are among the guest judges for season 8.
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Angela "Big Ang" Raiola joined Mob Wives in its second season but soon emerged as one of the show's – which follows the friendships and fights among women connected to the mafia – most beloved personalities, a no-nonsense wisecracker who made no apologies for her fun-loving lifestyle.
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These comedy-dramas were admired for the way they explored the tangle of love, anger and desperation that bound together — and drove apart — a Jewish working-class family, as viewed from the perspective of the youngest son, a restless wisecracker with an eye on showbiz fame.
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For example: our pioneering yet stuffy psychologist sheds her lab coat for bondage gear; the "token" African-American sidekick is the film's muscular wisecracker; and BDSM—now mainstreamed thanks to the Fifty Shades franchise and a growing tolerance of varied sexual behaviors—is depicted as deviant and morally depraved.
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Mann, William J., Wisecracker : the life and times of William Haines, Hollywood's first openly gay star. New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1998: 2–6. Other popular gay actors/actresses of the decade included Alla Nazimova and Ramon Novarro.Mann, William J., Wisecracker : the life and times of William Haines, Hollywood's first openly gay star.
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Most appeared on the 113th and final filmed but never aired episode of Room 222, entitled "Jason and Big Mo", in the role of Louie, the red-headed class wisecracker. David Jolliffe had handled the role of Bernie, the red-headed class wisecracker, for all prior appearances. Room 222 aired for the last time in January 1974, just as Happy Days began, and on the same network, ABC.
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Abe Martin was an anti-hero character, making wisecracker jokes and uttering sayings which became popular over the country. He made his first appearance on December 17, 1904.Weaver, Bill. "Abe Martin Lives," Our Brown County.
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Dismissive of her own talents, she deplored her reputation as a "wisecracker". Nevertheless, both her literary output and reputation for sharp wit have endured. Some of her works have been set to music; adaptations notably include the operatic song cycle Hate Songs by composer Marcus Paus.
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Clark and McCullough were a comedy team consisting of comedians Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough. They starred in a series of short films during the 1920s and 1930s. Bobby Clark was the fast-talking wisecracker with painted-on eyeglasses; Paul McCullough was his easygoing assistant named Blodgett. Bobby Clark & Paul McCullough, in Kickin' the Crown Around (1933) The two were childhood friends in Springfield, Ohio, and spent hours practicing tumbling and gymnastics in school.
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Other popular gay actors/actresses of the decade included Alla Nazimova and Ramón Novarro.Mann, William J., Wisecracker: the life and times of William Haines, Hollywood's first openly gay star (Viking, 1998) pp 2–6, 12–13, 80–83. In 1927, Mae West wrote a play about homosexuality called The Drag,See Three Plays by Mae West: Sex, The Drag and Pleasure Man and alluded to the work of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs. It was a box-office success.
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Usually wearing a bow tie and top hat, Timer looks like a little yellow meatball with a face and has long, slender arms and legs. Timer has limited magical powers, such as teleportation, which he uses to exit his host's body from time to time. A wisecracker as well as a song-and-dance man, Timer promotes healthy eating and personal hygiene for children using clever songs and animation. The series was produced by the cartoon studio DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.
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However, his performance received positive notices in contemporary reviews, and Haines was offered a choice of four new film roles after the film's success.[3] The other members of the movie cast also enjoyed successful careers, including Eleanor Boardman, Creighton Hale, Raymond Hatton, Zazu Pitts and Claude Gillingwater, the only cast member from the original 1918 Broadway play.Baxter 1976 p. 18Mann, William J.; Wisecracker: the Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star; Viking, New York, 1998; p.
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Haines' story is told in the 1998 biography Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star by William J. Mann. His designs are the subject of Peter Schifando and Haines associate Jean H. Mathison's 2005 book Class Act: William Haines Legendary Hollywood Decorator. World of Wonder produced Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines, which aired on American Movie Classics in 2001. As part of her 15-part MGM Stories, Karina Longworth chronicled Haines in the podcast William Haines and Hollywood's First Openly Gay Marriage in October 2015.
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Though a normal pre-adolescent boy in most respects, Daryl begins to exhibit extraordinary talents after he goes to live with his new foster parents Joyce (Mary Beth Hurt) and Andy Richardson (Michael McKean). He is also introduced to the neighbors of the Richardsons: Howie (Steve Ryan) and Elaine Fox (Colleen Camp) and their children Sherie (Amy Linker) and Tyler "Turtle" (Danny Corkill). Due to being raised in isolation, Daryl's social skills are rather limited, but Turtle, a sarcastic, foul-mouthed wisecracker, manages to help him develop such skills. Turtle wonders how Daryl can remember his name and how to read, but does not remember anything else about himself.
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Mann, William J.; Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's first Openly Gay Star; New York: Viking, 1998; pp. 253, 255, 256. Cukor's friends were of paramount importance to him and he kept his home filled with their photographs. Regular attendees at his soirées included Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, Claudette Colbert, Marlene Dietrich, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, actor Richard Cromwell, Stanley Holloway, Judy Garland, Gene Tierney, Noël Coward, Cole Porter, director James Whale, costume designer Edith Head, and Norma Shearer, especially after the death of her first husband Irving Thalberg.
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Maybe, after things cool down, he can return to the city and get a private investigator's license. His exile from San Francisco is short-lived, however, when he is called back to the city to investigate the murder of a popular North Beach stripper named Tina D'Oro, who also happened to be a special friend of the mayor's. In Not Sleeping, Just Dead (1977), Goodey is hired to investigate the mysterious death of a young woman at a Monterey County commune/rehab clinic called The Institute. Goodey is a wisecracker who would never be accused of having enlightened views about women or minorities, but he is honest and a basically decent guy.
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The player character is Ramiro "Ram" Cruz, an athletic wisecracker. Ramiro, after witnessing his father Ernesto being murdered (along with some kittens, which were Ram's birthday present to his father) in a freak combine harvester accident, wants revenge on the culprits responsible. The player fights with drug lords, corrupt bandits, femme fatales, crooked mercenaries, and ritualistic zombies. In between missions the player can choose to play mini games, in each of which the player is dropped right into the middle of a situation and must complete a number of moves (Fly on the Wall, Burrito Blast, Etc.) with a limited number of enemies, or beat a set score in a limited amount of time.
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