"to Shirley Douglas, daughter of Canadian social democratic politician and the ""father"" of Canada's universal healthcare system, Tommy Douglas. Sutherland and Douglas have two children, twins Kiefer, an actor known for his role as Jack Bauer on the TV action/thriller series ""24"" and currently starring in the ABC political drama ""Designated Survivor"", and Rachel. Donald Sutherland met his current wife, French Canadian actress Francine Racette, on the set of the Canadian pioneer drama ""Alien Thunder"". They married in 1972 and have three sons: Rossif Sutherland, Angus Redford Sutherland, and Roeg Sutherland. His four sons have all been named after directors"
"relates to the recent controversies over government-sanctioned torture. ""Do I personally believe that the police or any of these other legal agencies that are working for this government should be entitled to interrogate people and do the things that I do on the show? No, I do not."" The fourth season of ""24"" received positive reviews with a Metacritic score of 79 out of 100. Kiefer Sutherland won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, two years after his previous win. ""24"" also won a Satellite Award in 2005 for Outstanding"
"who killed his wife, Michelle. Jack's final dialogue with Renee Walker in Season 7 offers insight into his perspective on torture and its ramifications: As the principal character in 24, Jack plays a prominent role in the television series as well as the video game. Jack is the lead protagonist of the 24 series and the books, and has appeared in every episode to date. Kiefer Sutherland has portrayed Jack Bauer in these episodes, including the ""prequels"" and the ""webisodes"". Additionally, he voiced the same character in ""24: The Game"", ""24: Day Zero"" and ""24: DVD Board Game"". Jack Bauer"
"maintain an abiding lust for Elisha Cuthbert, but little patience for Kim Bauer’s inane predicaments."" The New York Times said of the premiere that, ""One of the best series on television is ""24,"" and it could be even better if there were less of it -- if, say, the world had adopted the time-keeping system of the ancient Sumerians. The show would then be called ""12"" and its hero, Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), could save the country from an apocalyptic terrorist attack in a 12-hour day -- eliminating the need for some of the sillier side plots delaying the denouement."
"actor Kiefer Sutherland of the television series ""24"" was a Crescent Town resident. He spent part of his childhood in Crescent Town and attended the Crescent Town Elementary School, where he first met former Mayor of Toronto, David Miller. It is a multicultural neighbourhood, whose population includes extensive numbers of Bengali, Indian, Jamaican, Pakistani, and Tamil Canadians. There are many Bangladeshi-owned businesses near the neighbourhood (Victoria Park-Danforth). Some of the buildings are condominiums (Massey Square), while others are rental apartments (Crescent Place). Crescent Town Crescent Town is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the former borough of East York."
"Kim Bauer Kimberly 'Kim' Bauer is a fictional character played by Elisha Cuthbert on the television series ""24"". She is portrayed as the only daughter of the show's main character, Jack Bauer and his wife Teri. She was a main cast member for the show's first three seasons and has made main guest appearances in other seasons. Within the ""24"" storyline, Kim is on multiple occasions brought into perilous situations, causing Jack Bauer's motives to shift from professional to personal. She has also worked under her father as an agent at the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit. She has the"
"Jack is being interrogated by the CIA. In exchange for information, they tell him they will arrange for him to see Kim, who has given birth to her second child - a son who remains nameless Kim Bauer Kimberly 'Kim' Bauer is a fictional character played by Elisha Cuthbert on the television series ""24"". She is portrayed as the only daughter of the show's main character, Jack Bauer and his wife Teri. She was a main cast member for the show's first three seasons and has made main guest appearances in other seasons. Within the ""24"" storyline, Kim is on"
"stable of supporting characters rather than Kiefer Sutherland in the lead role. In January 2016, Fox announced it had ordered a pilot for a spin-off series titled ""24: Legacy"", which would feature a new cast, with no returning characters except Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard). The series retains the real-time format, however, consists of 12 episodes, using time jumps to cover the events of a single day. Stephen Hopkins, who directed the original ""24"" pilot and several first-season episodes, directed the ""Legacy"" pilot. Jon Cassar also returned to direct and produce 6 of the 12 episodes. Corey Hawkins and Miranda Otto"
"praising the new and returning actors. likewise ""USA Today"" gave the episode a positive review, and praised Kiefer Sutherland, who portrayed Jack Bauer. ""The New York Times"" also reacted positively, saying, ""all the villains, be they Islamic fundamentalists, drug smugglers, American oil brokers or Russian separatists, keep picking Los Angeles as a target for attack."" ""The Boston Globe"" praised the returning performances and strong plot. Season five of ""24"" was nominated for twelve Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the most nominated series. The fifth season was released on DVD in region 1 on and in region 2 on . 24 (season"
"the role originally performed by David Hayter. In 2011, Sutherland made his Broadway debut, opposite Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Noth and Jason Patric, in the Broadway revival of ""That Championship Season"", which opened in March 2011. The show has since closed. In 2012, Sutherland starred in the Fox television series ""Touch"". He played the father of an autistic boy who does not like to be touched, while the son also communicates future humanity interrelated events to his father through numbers and mathematics. On 14 May 2013, it was confirmed that the show ""24"" would return for a limited series."
"in 2003, 2005, and 2007 at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Kiefer Sutherland was nominated in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, winning in 2004 and 2006. The series won for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a TV Series in 2008 and 2010. In 2008, ""Empire"" magazine ranked ""24"" as the sixth greatest television show of all-time. In 2013, the series was listed as #71 in the Writers Guild of America's list of the 101 Best Written TV Series. ""24"" was distributed across the globe. Kiefer Sutherland attributed the show's strong support from Fox to its early success"
"But the fifth season of this filmlike thriller is metaphorically knocking my socks off."" Martha Logan's introductory scene in this episode has been called ""the most memorable character debut in ""24"" history"". The scene involved her becoming unsatisfied with her First Lady hairdo and dunking her head into her bathroom sink, idiosyncratically telling her helper ""let's start over"". Kiefer Sutherland chose this episode as his Primetime Emmy Award submission for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards. He would eventually win for this episode, while this episode was also one of the six submitted"
"and discriminate against Muslims. This could actually hurt real-life people."" Following this complaint, representatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Fox met to discuss the matter, and an episode of the season began with a public service announcement by Kiefer Sutherland addressing these concerns, in which he stated that ""the American Muslim community stands firmly beside their fellow Americans in denouncing and resisting all forms of terrorism. So in watching ‘24,' please bear that in mind.” Another episode of this season also portrays two Muslim American citizens aiding Jack Bauer with the intention of seeking retribution for the previous"
"Golden Globe and the Satellite Award for Best Drama Series. ""24"" was nominated in categories for acting, directing, writing, editing, sound, music score, and stunt coordination. The American Film Institute included ""24"" in its 2005 list of 10 Television Programs of the Year. The series received 68 Emmy nominations, with 20 wins. It received nominations for Outstanding Drama Series at the Primetime Emmys in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and won the award in 2006. Kiefer Sutherland received nominations in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2009 (for ""24: Redemption"") and won in 2006. Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran won for"
"featured in the American version of the ""24"" series playing President Omar Hassan, bought the official rights of ""24"" in November 2011. The show aired in Hindi and was also dubbed in various regional languages. India is the first country outside of the US to get rights to adapt the show. ""We hope this will pave the way for many more local versions of this brilliant series in other international territories,"" Fox International Television president Marion Edwards said in an email reply to ET. Kiefer Sutherland, who starred in the original show has shown interest in acting in the Hindi"
"This was the third episode of ""The Simpsons"" that he appeared in, the first being the 2006 episode ""G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)"" (playing a colonel) and the second being the 2007 episode ""24 Minutes"" (playing his character Jack Bauer from the television series ""24""). As noted by Rick Porter of the website Zap2it, Sutherland's appearance in ""The Falcon and the D'ohman"" makes him ""one of the relatively few ""Simpsons"" guest stars who've appeared more than once and voiced different characters rather than recurring residents of Springfield."" Other guest stars to have done this are Albert Brooks, Jon Lovitz, and Phil Hartman,"
"interview on ""Off Camera"" that: Sometimes the star of a successful television series can have a degree of influence over the creative process. For example, besides his leading role as Jack Bauer in ""24"", Kiefer Sutherland was credited as producer during the show's second season, then rising to co-executive producer from season 3 to the last few episodes of season 5, from where he was finally promoted to executive producer. Claire Danes, the star of ""Homeland"", also produces the show. Mark Harmon, star of the series ""NCIS"", serves as one of the show's producers. Similarly, Tom Welling, the star of"
"an average rating of 7.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""Filled with strong action sequences, ""24: Live Another Day"" is a return to the formula that made the original series popular – though it also suffers from familiarity and sameness."" On Metacritic the series has a score of 70 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating ""generally favorable reviews"". The season's finale was met with critical acclaim, with reviewers praising the performances by Kiefer Sutherland and William Devane, the mix of fast action and emotionally wrenching content and the skilled use of emphatic silences. The series was nominated for"
"eight would conclude the original series. Kiefer Sutherland gave a statement: Executive producer and showrunner Howard Gordon was also a part of the decision. He was quoted saying: Peter Rice, Chairman of Entertainment at Fox Networks Group said, """"24"" is so much more than just a TV show – it has redefined the drama genre and created one of the most admired action icons in television history."" Kevin Reilly, President of Entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Company added, ""We are extremely proud of this groundbreaking series and will be forever thankful to Kiefer, the producers, the cast and crew for everything"
"""which is like making 12 movies, so there are going to be mistakes along the way, but I am incredibly surprised by how many things work well as a result of working at that pace."" In 2006, Sutherland signed a contract to play the role of Bauer for three seasons following season five. The contract was reported to be worth $40 million. Sutherland is also an executive producer of ""24"". Jack Bauer was born in Santa Monica, California, on February 18, 1966, to Phillip Bauer, who placed his livelihood in his company, BXJ Technologies. The name of Jack's mother is"
"Surnow's most successful work was on the TV series ""24"", which he co-created and also executive produced with Robert Cochran. In 2006, ""24"" won Emmy awards for Outstanding Drama Series, accepted by Surnow and his fellow producers, including Robert Cochran, and Outstanding Lead Actor Kiefer Sutherland, who also won a Golden Globe. Surnow and Cochran had previously won an Emmy for ""24"" in 2002, for their writing of the series' pilot episode. Surnow quit his role as executive producer of the series on February 12, 2008. Surnow also created ""The 1/2 Hour News Hour"", a comedy show described by Surnow"
"assassination by rogue government agents. During this episode, Jack is forced to come out of hiding after a clandestine group begins assassinating those who know he is still alive. The first hour of the fifth season was both highly controversial and critically acclaimed. It was the most watched episode of ""24"" of all-time. Kiefer Sutherland won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work in this season by submitting this episode. Series director Jon Cassar won both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Directors Guild of America Award for directing this episode. The"
"the eyes of famous philosophers. For the """" series, in which anti-hero Jack Bauer and anti-villain Margot Al-Harazi have similar ethical viewpoints, some philosophers have resorted to Iain King's quasi-utilitarian approach to determine that Bauer is morally superior. Jack Bauer Jack Bauer is a fictional character and the lead protagonist of the Fox television series ""24"". His character has worked in various capacities on the show, often as a member of the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) based in Los Angeles, and working with the FBI in Washington, D.C. during season 7. Within the ""24"" storyline, Bauer is a key member"
"14, season 3 of the TV show ""It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia"", Dennis Reynolds names his junkyard cat “Agent Jack Bauer”. Having won an Emmy Award (with 5 other nominations), a Golden Globe (with 4 other nominations), two SAG Awards (with 3 other nominations) and two Satellite Awards, Kiefer Sutherland's performance as Jack Bauer became (award-wise) the third most acclaimed Male Lead Dramatic TV performance of the 2000s behind James Gandolfini (with 3 Emmys, 1 Golden Globe and 3 SAG Awards) and Bryan Cranston (with 4 Emmys, 1 Golden Globe, 2 SAG Awards, and 4 Satellite Awards). He is also"
"Mandy (24 character) Mandy is a fictional character, played by Mia Kirshner, on the television series ""24"". She is a terrorist and a professional assassin, and is notable for being one of the few longtime antagonists of the series to remain alive. Though there is a significant amount of time in between her appearances, her actions within the show are usually substantial and traumatic to the main characters. After Ellen complained that Mandy's lesbian kiss in Season One was using lesbianism as a ""sign of impending doom."" Mandy is frequently referred to in the press and by fans as a"
"placed a listening device in his pen). While Logan was arrested, he glared at Mike and Martha, who smirked triumphantly. This would be the last time Mike would be seen in the series. Mike Novick Mike Novick is a fictional character played by Jude Ciccolella as part of the television series, ""24"". He has appeared more than any other recurring character, having appeared in 58 episodes over 4 seasons, and has been given a promotional photo with the same background as the starring cast members, but has never been credited as part of the main cast. Novick had been a"
"On many occasions, Jack does so at great personal expense, as those he thwarts subsequently target him and his loved ones. He is not a crooked agent; however, Bauer's frequent use of torture to gather information has generated much controversy and discussion. Actor Kiefer Sutherland portrays Jack Bauer in the television show and video game. The television series was originally set to end on May 24, 2010 after eight successful seasons but was renewed for a ninth season, which premiered on May 5, 2014. A feature film was set to be released; however, discussions ended over a contract dispute with"
"who want to mimic ""South Park"" and ""Family Guy"". They fail miserably, and it's gotten so bad that I now no longer care about the relationship between Marge and Homer."" Matt Roush of ""TV Guide"" wrote more positively about the episode, noting that ""Fox's eternal ""The Simpsons"" kicks off a night of all-new animation, welcoming Kiefer Sutherland in a very clever guest role as a security guard trying without much success to escape his violent past. A nod to Taiwanese animation is just one of the highlights in this homage to ""24""-style mayhem."" Similarly, Umika Pidaparthy of CNN's The Marquee"
"between Kirkman and Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland's role in drama thriller ""24"", writing that ""Sutherland does a good job portraying Kirkman's deep ambivalence about the situation he's been handed. But when he has to play hardball with an Iranian ambassador, the tough talk comes too easily to him. It's like Kirkman has been possessed by the ghost of Jack Bauer"". Nemetz also questioned the series' longevity; ""As compelling as ""Designated Survivor""s concept is, it's hard to see how it will sustain itself as a weekly series"". The first episode set a record for DVR viewers with 7.67 million, surpassing the"
"In May 2013, ""Deadline Hollywood"" first reported that Fox was considering a limited-run ""event series"" for ""24"" based on a concept by Howard Gordon, after failed efforts to produce the ""24"" feature film and the cancellation of Kiefer Sutherland's series ""Touch"". The following week, Fox officially announced ""24: Live Another Day"", a limited-run series of twelve episodes that would feature the return of Jack Bauer. Fox CEO Kevin Reilly said that the series would essentially represent the twelve ""most important"" hours of a typical ""24"" season, with jumps forward between hours as needed. As with the rest of Fox's push"
"on the show as Chloe O'Brian. In an interview with ""Digital Spy"", Katz revealed that the script for the first episode took eight months to write. In June 2015, Sutherland said, when asked about the future of Jack Bauer, ""I am not coming back to do ""24"". Sutherland said that ""24"" is such a great idea, that this could go on forever"". Sutherland said he felt it was important to have a new cast to refresh the series, and he hopes to maybe have a cameo in the future. In September 2015, Sutherland seemingly ruled out any further involvement with"
"the 2001 fall season's new government series that ""24 is the most daring and promising"" and that ""Mr. Sutherland is an unexpectedly sympathetic hero"". Ain't It Cool News gave the premiere episode five stars, saying it features ""Loads of edgy, complex, compelling characters. Intricate, unpredictable plotting. Lightning-like pacing. A stellar cast. A near-constant, electric undercurrent of sex. It keeps asking questions you’ll be dying to see answered. And, perhaps best of all, it feels like no TV show you’ve ever seen."" ""Time"" magazine praised the series, saying ""Forget sleeping through this one--you won't even want to blink. 24 is the"
"as ""possibly the tackiest event in soap all year"" in the ""Inside Soap Yearbook 2016"". Kirk Sutherland Kirk Sutherland is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Coronation Street"". The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 22 May 2000, played by Andrew Whyment. Kirk first appears when Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) mistakenly believes that he is Maria's (Samia Ghadie) boyfriend. Maria explains that Kirk is her brother. Kirk briefly leaves Weatherfield after the mistake, but shortly returns soon after. He goes for a drink with local resident Steve (Simon Gregson). Kirk reappears after being kicked"