"A character with what nickname appeared in ""Absolutely Fabulous,"" ""The Wire"" and in the second series of Big Brother in 2001?"
"devotion to our show, so we're really thrilled to say that it's coming back for three new shows to celebrate our 20th anniversary. All of the originals who are back together again are still truly absolutely fabulous and the new adventures of Edina, Patsy, Saffy, Bubble and Mother, plus a few surprising guests, will be a real treat for viewers."" Saunders announced in November 2011 that she had begun work on a film version of the series. Many celebrities, mainly British or American, appeared in the series, most of them as themselves. They include: ""Absolutely Fabulous"" first aired on 12"
"room,"" and ""I called him Mr. Big because he was like a big man on campus."" Big appeared in Comcast's list of TV's Most Intriguing Characters. ""Big"" appears in the first episode of ""Sex and the City"" as a very attractive stranger who helps Carrie pick up the contents of her purse (notably cosmetics and condoms) after she is accidentally bumped by a stranger on the streets of Manhattan. The nickname ""Big"" refers to his status as a ""major tycoon, major dreamboat, and majorly out of [Carrie's] league,"" according to the show's dialogue. (His real name is not revealed to"
"a package of heroin and said he looked like he needed a fix. Royo calls this his ""street Oscar."" Bubbles (The Wire) Reginald ""Bubbles"" Cousins is a fictional character on the HBO drama ""The Wire"", played by actor Andre Royo. Bubbles is a recovering heroin addict. His real name is not revealed until a fourth-season episode when he is called ""Mr. Cousins"" and in the fifth-season premiere when he is called ""Reginald"". Bubbles has a son named KeyShawn, who lives with his mother. Bubbles is a crucial police CI throughout the series due to his extraordinarily detailed knowledge of the"
"in a Motion Picture"" along with the Blockbuster Movie Award nomination for ""Favorite Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture"" for his role as Julius ""Big Ju"" Campbell in ""Remember the Titans"". In 2002, he starred in the Dame Dash produced cult-classic film ""Paid in Full"", based on the true story of three Harlem drug dealers with Harris playing the real-life kingpin Azie Faison. He starred as Avon Barksdale, loosely based on the real-life Nathan Barksdale, in the first three seasons of HBO's original series ""The Wire"", as well as one episode in the fifth season. He also produced his own"
"an elderly British actor nicknamed ""Nobby"", because his real name was incredibly long. Quotes: The middle sister from ""The Brady Bunch"", she was portrayed by Melanie Hutsell. She would usually begin a commentary on a subject, which devolved into a comparison to something that happened on one of the ""Brady Bunch"" episodes and her frustration with her siblings who get more attention. Her catchphrase was ""Marcia, Marcia, MARCIA!"", referring to her older sister, as well as a catchphrase from the popular TV series. Debuted January 11, 1992. A Melanie Hutsell, Siobhan Fallon Hogan and Beth Cahill sketch, parodying the sorority"
"Wood Harris Sherwin David ""Wood"" Harris (born October 17, 1969) is an American actor. He has portrayed the drug kingpin Avon Barksdale on the HBO crime drama ""The Wire"", cocaine dealer Ace in ""Paid in Full"" and high school football player Julius Campbell in the 2000 film ""Remember the Titans"". He is also known for playing Brooke Payne on the BET miniseries ""The New Edition Story"" in 2017. As of 2016, he plays Barry Fouray on VH1 miniseries ""The Breaks"". Harris was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of seamstress Mattie and bus driver John Harris. He holds a Bachelor"
"the series, many of them appearing for the first time in live-action. Metallo (Michael Callan), Bizarro (Barry Meyers) as well as the Yellow Peri appeared in the second season and Mister Mxyzptlk (Pollard) made a return appearance. Gilbert Gottfried appeared in two episodes as a nasty, wisecracking criminal genius named ""Nick Knack"" who used toys to commit crimes (a reference to the Toyman). Another character was a dhampir who found a way through a serum to gain human abilities such as repelling his craving for blood and gaining a tolerance for sunlight. Thus, he became a friend of both Superboy"
"Foxx, Luba Goy (who was concurrently with the ""Royal Canadian Air Farce"", at that time primarily a radio troupe), Victoria Jackson, Murray Langston (as The Unknown Comic), Howie Mandel, Second City alumnus Dave Thomas, Willie Tyler & Lester, Marc Weiner, Henny Youngman and others. A regular feature of the show was Super Dave Osborne (a spoof of daredevils such as Evel Knievel), portrayed by Bob Einstein, in which Super Dave would perform elaborate mock stunts meant to enthrall viewers; a reporter (usually Mike Walden) would assist in framing the sketch. Inevitably, the stunt would fail spectacularly, resulting in severe injury"
"the show's second series, Jeremy Clarkson and Lesley Joseph appeared in a special episode, where Constantine and Woodall gave them a fashion makeover. After Clarkson appeared on the show, he commented ""I'd rather eat my own hair than shop with these two again"". During the process of choosing which celebrity to give a makeover, Constantine and Woodall compiled a list of who they thought were the worst dressed celebrities. Also in 2002, Constantine and Woodall won a Royal Television Society Award, for being the best factual presenters. The show was also nominated for the Features Award at the BAFTAS in"
"""Big Brother"" Series 2, Chris asked Jones to present it in the form of a proper review. This developed into a daily review spot, earning Jones the nickname ""BB Aled"" and an invitation to the official eviction press conferences on Friday night. In August 2002, Jones joined Chris's afternoon show on a permanent basis, taking over from Lizzie Buckingham as a Broadcast Assistant. Jones then gained his second nickname ""FA Aled"" shortly after, as he reported on the events of reality show Fame Academy in the same way. Jones worked closely with the show's main producer, Rachel Jones, to oversee"
"Bubbles (The Wire) Reginald ""Bubbles"" Cousins is a fictional character on the HBO drama ""The Wire"", played by actor Andre Royo. Bubbles is a recovering heroin addict. His real name is not revealed until a fourth-season episode when he is called ""Mr. Cousins"" and in the fifth-season premiere when he is called ""Reginald"". Bubbles has a son named KeyShawn, who lives with his mother. Bubbles is a crucial police CI throughout the series due to his extraordinarily detailed knowledge of the streets of Baltimore and their inhabitants. Bubbles is an intelligent and compassionate man who genuinely cares about his friend"
"Rebecca Barnard), the Bachelors From Prague or Zydeko Jump; the same band would also close the show while the credits played over them. A regular feature of ""The Big Gig"" was the character 'Veronica Glenhuntly' (played by comedian Jean Kittson), an acid-tongued newsreader. Many storylines would run through her, including her on-air wooing, marriage and birth of twins (named Veronica, after herself, and Wayne, after her husband, golf-star Wayne ""Lightning"" Truscott). She was later joined by weather reporter Clinton Funt, played by musician and comedian Phillip Scott. The character partly parodied contemporary ABC (Victoria) newsreader Mary Delahunty, but her surname"
"2001 and ended on 27 July 2001. Davina McCall returned as presenter for her second consecutive year. Ten housemates entered on launch night, with one additional housemate being introduced in the third week. The series was watched by an average of 4.5 million viewers, matching the average viewership of the first series. The Final however attracted Big Brother's most watched rating ever, with a massive 13.7 million viewers, making it Channel 4's second TV show as well. It also spawned ""Big Brother""'s first ancillary show entitled ""Big Brother's Little Brother"", presented by Dermot O'Leary. In 2010, Dowling was voted by"
"stating that ""no character is more enigmatic and shocking than Omar"". Williams has stated that he feels that the character is well liked because of his honesty, lack of materialism, individuality and his adherence to his strict code. In January 2008 then-presidential candidate Barack Obama told the ""Las Vegas Sun"" that Omar was his favorite character on ""The Wire"" (which, in turn, is his favorite television show), adding, ""That's not an endorsement. He's not my favorite person, but he's a fascinating character."" Omar Little Omar Devone Little is a fictional character on the HBO drama series ""The Wire"", portrayed by"
"varsity jacket and they use the name of former star shortstop Nomar Garciaparra as a catchphrase, though with their Boston accents, it is pronounced as ""Nomah!"" Garciaparra makes a cameo appearance in the October 14, 2000 sketch, in which he dates Sully's older sister Bernadette (played by Kate Hudson), who flunked out of cooking school. Frankie Hilbert (Horatio Sanz), a long-haired, bespectacled burnout, features in all but the first and latest episodes. In one episode, Justin Timberlake plays Denise's younger brother, Danny, a pyromaniac who provided the family a large sum of money after the Boston Archdiocese paid them off"
"of ""Joe Millionaire"" fame, and Will Kirby, winner of ""Big Brother"" season 2. Chip and Kim McAllister, winners of ""The Amazing Race 5"", also participated. Veteran NBC sportscaster Mike Adamle hosted the show and featured reality reporters Trishelle Cannatella (""""), Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth (""The Apprentice"" – season 1), and Bob Guiney (""The Bachelor"" – season 4). Austin Scarlett of ""Project Runway"" made fashion commentary in several episodes. The competitors, as divided by team (per first episode structure): Hosted by Kathy Griffin, ""Bravo's All-Star Reality Reunion"", which aired the same night as the finale (September 21, 2005) featured all cast members save"
"but it went unchanged through production and eventually remained as the final title. The first series introduced many signature characters and sketches including Ted and Ralph, Unlucky Alf, the Fat Sweaty Coppers, Ron Manager, Roy and Renée, Ken and Kenneth (The Suit You Tailors), Jesse (of ""Jesse's diets""), Arthur Atkinson, Bob Fleming, Brilliant Kid, Insecure Woman, Janine Carr, Denzil Dexter, Carl Hooper, Ed Winchester, the Patagonians, ""Jazz Club"" and the popular parody ""Chanel 9."" Many characters were never given any ""official"" name, with their sketches being written to give their catchphrase as the punchline of each sketch. Examples include ""Anyone"
"appearance of Warren Eckworth, the wealthy inventor of the ""Superboy Gun"", which Luthor believed could kill Superboy. The character of T.J. White was written out of the series (he went to work for the ""Daily Planet"") and Andy McCalister, portrayed by Ilan Mitchell-Smith, became Clark's new roommate. Andy was very different from T.J. and was constantly looking to make money with his get-rich-quick schemes. He also flirted with Lana frequently and his advances were always refused, though Lana did consider Andy a friend. The villains were amped up in the second season, as additional comic book characters were introduced to"
"directly ended several of their games because she wanted to win (Monica followed up on an earlier interview where she'd said Nicole's claims of ""love"" for other players were selfish and aimed at boosting her own ego), while Will reminded the jury how charismatic he was through his eloquent final speech. Dr. Will was crowned the winner of the series in a five to two vote. ""Big Brother 2"" premiered on July 5, 2001 to a viewing audience of 8.2 million viewers. These numbers were significantly lower than the previous season's premiere, however, it was noted that ratings did increase"
"a satirical sketch show that featured some of Britain's leading up-and-coming comedians, such as Sacha Baron Cohen, Julian Barratt, and Robert Webb. This was followed by an assortment of parts in various television productions, including a performance in a two-part story for the police serial ""The Bill"" in 2000. That year Oberman was cast as series regular ""Beverly Jordan"" opposite Michael Barrymore in ""Bob Martin"", and became a lead performer in the award-nominated ""Lenny Henry in Pieces"", starring actor/comedian Lenny Henry, which ran until 2003. In 2002 Oberman joined the second and final series of the sketch show ""Big Train"","
"Big Brother 2 (U.S.) Big Brother 2 was the second season of the American reality television series ""Big Brother"". It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series premiered on CBS on July 5, 2001 and lasted for a total of 82 days. The season concluded on September 20, 2001 with Dr. Will Kirby being crowned the winner, and Nicole Nilson Schaffrich the runner-up. The premise of the series drastically differed from the previous installment of the series. The series revolved around twelve strangers living in a house together"
"paid it back in full before he left office to take the position of Maryland State Police Superintendent. Norris is a popular American radio personality and actor. He is the cohost of the ""Big Bad Morning Show"" on CBS WJZ-FM (105.7 The FAN) in Baltimore, Maryland that airs on weekday mornings. The show primarily focuses on sports and often includes other topics such as Maryland politics and crime. Norris is also featured on a weekly news segment on Fox 45 TV. Norris is widely known for his role as Detective Edward Norris on HBO's hit television series, ""The Wire"" (2002-2008)"
"episode that was filmed during the first season, but aired as the eleventh episode of the second season. The second season marked a large number of recurring guest appearances. Michael Cerveris played September/The Observer, a mysterious man that observes important events and appeared in every episode of the season, often merely in brief glimpses. Further Observers were revealed, including August (Peter Woodward) and December (Eugene Lipinski). Ryan McDonald portrayed Massive Dynamic scientist Brandon Fayette, while its founder, Dr. William Bell was played by Leonard Nimoy, despite the actor's recent retirement. Thomas Jerome Newton, one of the season's main villains, was"
"survived by his six-year-old daughter with Smutniak, Sofia. Pietro Taricone Pietro Taricone (4 February 1975 – 29 June 2010) was an Italian actor, television personality and reality show contestant on ""Grande Fratello"". An avid athlete and extreme sport enthusiast, he was nicknamed "" 'O guerriero "" (""The Warrior""). Taricone was born in Frosinone. He was a contestant on the first season of ""Grande Fratello"", the Italian version of ""Big Brother"", in 2000. On the show, Taricone had an affair with fellow contestant Cristina Plevani after just three days in the house. Taricone came in third place on the show, while"
"challenging attitudes and provoking discussion with the role. In 2008, then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama cited ""The Wire"" as his favorite television show, and called Omar his favorite character. About Omar, Obama said, ""That's not an endorsement. He's not my favorite person, but he's a fascinating character... he's the toughest, baddest guy on the show."" During his portrayal of Omar Little, Williams went by his character's name and developed a habit of smoking cannabis and an addiction to cocaine in 2004. Williams had a recurring role on J. J. Abrams' ""Alias"". He also had a recurring role on Abrams' produced ""Six"
"Alex Drake, who had been stalking Spencer and her friends under the identity of ""A.D."" for years. The evil twin has now been used with great enough frequency to become viewed with cynicism as a hackneyed concept. As the character of Kate Austen remarked in a deleted scene from ""Lost"": ""It's not a soap opera until somebody's evil twin shows up."" However, within the concept of the evil twin there are characteristics which are themselves tropes. The biggest of these distinguishing traits is the goatee. Famously used by the ""Mirror Universe"" version of """" character Spock, in the episode """","
"Clarke Peters Peter Clarke (born April 7, 1952), known professionally as Clarke Peters, is an American actor, singer, writer and director, best known for his roles as detective Lester Freamon and Albert ""Big Chief"" Lambreaux on the David Simon HBO dramas ""The Wire"" and ""Treme"", respectively. More recently, Peters has portrayed Alonzo Quinn on the CBS crime drama ""Person of Interest"" and Isaiah Page on ""The Divide"". Peters was born Peter Clarke, the second of four sons, in New York, and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey. At the age of 12, he had his first theater experience, in a"
"David Bowe's character in ""UHF"" is named Bob, and a song called ""Bob"", done in the style of Bob Dylan, is featured on ""Poodle Hat""), Frank (e.g. ""Frank's 2000"" TV""), and the surname ""Finkelstein"" (e.g. the music video for ""I Lost on Jeopardy"", or Fran Drescher's character, Pamela Finkelstein, in ""UHF""). Also, a hamster called Harvey the Wonder Hamster is a recurring character in ""The Weird Al Show"" and the ""Al TV"" specials, as well as the subject of an original song on ""Alapalooza"". Other recurring jokes include Yankovic borrowing, or being owed, $5. In a number of ""Al TV"""
"his exit storyline, although stated that he would leave ""in a big way"". His character died on the episode dated November 27, 2001. Upon Ryan's introduction to the series, arch-villain David Kimble had just departed, leaving the manipulative character of Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) ""mellowing"". This is why Reeves was brought in, to fill the void, and portray a character which he best described as ""s"". A businessman, Ryan wanted to work his way to the top of the corporation ladder. While Reeves is a family man, ""The Toronto Star"" characterized Ryan as ""rake"" and a ""soap seducer"". While he"
"and making up ""teams"". This has since been cancelled and/or finished. The show was hosted by two housemates from series two of Australian Big Brother Shannon Cleary and Nathan Morris. It also featured a crossdressing Geisha girl named Beryl. Some episodes featured a special guest third host, including Greg Fleet. Highlights appeared in Australia on the television program ""World's Weirdest TV"". The American version ""MXC"" currently airs on Fox8 (an Australian cable network). The Australian writer and critic Clive James was once a celebrity contestant on the original show. — During the 1990s, a version was aired by Rede Globo,"
"advertising ""The Osbournes"", Jack Black sings the line ""and he's got a big 'fro on his head"" to describe Osbourne's curly hair that grew longer until he eventually shaved it off in the third season of the show. In 2002, Osbourne briefly appeared in """" along with the rest of his family, and subsequently starred in a Super Bowl XXXVI advertisement for Pepsi Twist with sister Kelly. From 2002 to 2003, Osbourne appeared in Season 6 of ""Dawson's Creek"", playing Audrey's childhood friend. He also made cameos in ""The X Factor"" (as a ""Goth rapper"" who sings ""Ice Ice Baby""),"
"title of each episode, though the spoken title never matched the title caption. The sequence introduces Nielsen and North as their characters during a shoot out, as well as Abraham Lincoln impersonator Rex Hamilton, who dramatically returns gunfire to John Wilkes Booth. Hamilton never appeared in the show itself. Another recurring gag used in the opening sequence was the introduction of a ""special guest star"", a celebrity who was introduced but immediately murdered during the credits. Lorne Greene, Georg Stanford Brown, Robert Goulet, William Shatner, Florence Henderson and William Conrad appeared as special guest stars during the show's run. A"
"Pietro Taricone Pietro Taricone (4 February 1975 – 29 June 2010) was an Italian actor, television personality and reality show contestant on ""Grande Fratello"". An avid athlete and extreme sport enthusiast, he was nicknamed "" 'O guerriero "" (""The Warrior""). Taricone was born in Frosinone. He was a contestant on the first season of ""Grande Fratello"", the Italian version of ""Big Brother"", in 2000. On the show, Taricone had an affair with fellow contestant Cristina Plevani after just three days in the house. Taricone came in third place on the show, while Plevani won the season. However, the show launched"