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Peter Billingsley Peter Billingsley (born April 16, 1971), also known as Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen, is an American actor, director, and producer, best known for his role as Ralphie in the 1983 movie "A Christmas Story" and as "Messy Marvin" in the Hershey's Chocolate Syrup commercials during the 1970s. He began his career as an infant in television commercials. Peter was born in New York City. His father, Alwin Michaelsen, is a financial consultant and his mother, Gail, was once Alwin's secretary. Gail is the grand-niece of Stork Club owner Sherman Billingsley, and cousin of Glenn Billingsley who was
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walked in, and he had us from the beginning," Clark later recalled of Peter Billingsley who was already a successful actor in commercials and from co-hosting the TV series "Real People". Clark initially wanted him for the role of Ralphie, but decided he was "too obvious" a choice and auditioned many other young actors before realizing that Billingsley was the right choice after all. Ian Petrella was cast immediately before filming began. Tedde Moore had previously appeared in Clark's film "Murder by Decree" and was the only onscreen character from "A Christmas Story" who was played by the same actor
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Records in 1999 with longtime friend Brian Evans. He signed on as Executive Producer of a musical adaptation of "A Christmas Story" that opened in Seattle in December 2010. He is "...honored to be a part of this project and look forward to bringing the play to more stages... Just think about the idea of a leg-lamp kickline." Peter Billingsley Peter Billingsley (born April 16, 1971), also known as Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen, is an American actor, director, and producer, best known for his role as Ralphie in the 1983 movie "A Christmas Story" and as "Messy Marvin" in
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Peter Billingsley Peter Billingsley (born April 16, 1971), also known as Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen, is an American actor, director, and producer, best known for his role as Ralphie in the 1983 movie "A Christmas Story" and as "Messy Marvin" in the Hershey's Chocolate Syrup commercials during the 1970s. He began his career as an infant in television commercials. Peter was born in New York City. His father, Alwin Michaelsen, is a financial consultant and his mother, Gail, was once Alwin's secretary. Gail is the grand-niece of Stork Club owner Sherman Billingsley, and cousin of Glenn Billingsley who was
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as The Old Man, Caroline O'Connor as Miss Shields, Erin Dilly as Mother, Zac Ballard as Randy, and with Johnny Rabe and Joe West both alternating as lead character Ralphie, played in the 1983 film by Peter Billingsley, one of the show's producers. The Broadway producers were Gerald Goehring, Roy Miller, Michael F. Mitri, Pat Flicker Addiss, Peter Billingsley, Timothy Laczynski, Mariano Tolentino, Jr., Louise H. Beard, Michael Filerman, Scott Hart, Alison Eckert, Bob Bartner, Michael Jenkins, Angela Milonas and Bradford W. Smith. The production returned to New York for a limited engagement at The Theater at Madison Square Garden
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their holiday in Fiji. A year later on New Year's Day, the couple welcomes their first child, a baby girl. They have spent the last nine months hiding from their families. As their baby is the first born in the New Year, a news crew comes to congratulate them—once again revealing them, and their new baby, to the whole city, and their families. One of the film's executive producers, Peter Billingsley, who had a starring role as Ralphie in the 1983 film "A Christmas Story", has a credited role as an airline ticket agent. Gordon was brought in as director
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Ralphie takes the gun outside and fires it at a target perched on a metal sign in the backyard. However, the BB ricochets back at Ralphie and knocks his glasses off. While searching for them, thinking he has indeed shot his eye out, Ralphie accidentally steps on his glasses and breaks them. He lies to his mother that a falling icicle broke his glasses, and she believes him. Ralphie is in bed on Christmas night with his gun by his side. The adult Ralphie narrates that this was the best present he had ever received or would ever receive. The
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rejected by his mother, his teacher Miss Shields, and even a Santa Claus at Higbee's department store, all giving him the same warning: "You'll shoot your eye out." Christmas morning arrives and Ralphie dives into his presents. Although he does receive some presents he enjoys, Ralphie ultimately is disappointed that he did not receive the one thing he wanted more than anything. After it appears all of the presents have been opened, Ralphie's father, "The Old Man," directs Ralphie to look at one last present that he had hidden. Ralphie opens it to reveal the Red Ryder gun he wanted.
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Valin Shinyei Valin Shinyei (born May 12, 2001) is a Canadian actor and dancer. Shinyei was born at home in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to an artist/designer father and choreographer/director mother. Shinyei has been featured in nearly two dozen national TV commercials and radio spots. Shinyei had lead roles in "A Christmas Story " (The Musical) as Ralphie Parker, "A Christmas Story 2" (the Movie) as Randy Parker, "Mrs. Miracle" as Jason Webster, and "The Client List" as Brady Horton and is the current voice of T.D. in the animated series "Martha Speaks". During the 2010 Paralypic Winter Games, he
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it was entirely recast, with the exception of Tedde Moore, who returns as Ralphie's teacher, Miss Shields. Charles Grodin stars as the Old Man (Mr. Parker), Mary Steenburgen plays Mrs. Parker, and Kieran Culkin plays Ralphie. Shepherd provides the narration, just as he had done for "A Christmas Story". The film takes place in the summer of 1941, after the events of "A Christmas Story", which took place in December 1940. It has several plot lines, one each for Ralphie, his father, and his mother, followed by one involving him and his dad on a fishing trip. His quest for
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she made an uncredited cameo in "The Muppet Movie" and had a role in the comedy "Slap Shot" with Paul Newman. Four years later, Dillon was again nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as a suicidal teacher in "Absence of Malice" in 1981, working again with Newman. As a comedian, Dillon is perhaps best known for her role as the mother of Ralphie and Randy in Bob Clark's 1983 movie "A Christmas Story". The film was based on a series of short stories and novels written by Jean Shepherd about young Ralphie Parker (played by Peter
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the film on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day each year. The film was released on November 18, 1983. It earned two Canadian Genie Awards in 1984 and in 2012 was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film is presented in a series of vignettes, with narration provided by the adult Ralphie Parker reminiscing on one particular Christmas when he was nine years old. Ralphie wanted only one thing for that Christmas: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Ralphie's desire is
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a child actor who became well known a few years later as "Ralphie" in "A Christmas Story", made one of his first film appearances in the Christmas party scene. Brooks made "If Ever I See You Again" as the follow-up to his successful 1977 film, "You Light Up My Life", which Brooks had produced, written, directed and scored. "You Light Up My Life" was a box office hit and the title song "You Light Up My Life" was an even bigger success, setting a new record for most weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 Chart and winning Brooks an
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Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre) for the 67th Tony Awards, however it did not win any. In May 2017, the Fox Broadcasting Company announced that it would air a live television event based on the Broadway musical version titled "A Christmas Story Live!", with Pasek and Paul composing several new songs for the live television musical. The live musical was televised on December 17, 2017, with the cast that starred Maya Rudolph as Ralphie's mother, Matthew Broderick as The Narrator/Older Ralphie, 11-year-old Andy Walken as Ralphie, Jane Krakowski as
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it before Christmas so that the car dealer won't have Ralph arrested and presumably thrown in jail. He and his friends get a job and after going through several departments at the Higbee's store and in the end getting into a fight with the store Santa and then each other they all get fired. Ralphie does get his job back after some begging and pleading, but by Christmas Eve he finds he is still $1 short, so he and Flick rob Schwartz of his "lucky buck". While on the way to the dealer, Ralphie decides to donate a chunk for
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A Christmas Story House A Christmas Story House is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio's Tremont neighborhood. The 19th-century Victorian, which was used in the exterior scenes of Ralphie Parker's house in the 1983 film "A Christmas Story", was purchased by a private developer in 2004 and has been restored and renovated to appear as it did both inside and outside in the film. The museum is part of a complex of three buildings devoted to the film, and is open to the public year-round. The screenplay for "A Christmas Story" is based on material from author Jean Shepherd's collection of
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A Christmas Story Live! A Christmas Story Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by Fox on December 17, 2017. It was a live, televised musical remake of the 1983 film "A Christmas Story", and incorporated the 2012 stage musical version "". The live musical was executive produced by Marc Platt and Adam Siegel, directed by Scott Ellis and Alex Rudzinski, and starred Matthew Broderick, Andy Walken, Maya Rudolph, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Jane Krakowski. "A Christmas Story Live!" is based on "the short stories of humorist Jean Shepherd and is set in 1940s Indiana. It follows 9-year-old Ralphie
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A Christmas Story: The Musical A Christmas Story: The Musical is a musical version of the film "A Christmas Story". The musical has music and lyrics written by Pasek & Paul and the book by Joseph Robinette. The musical takes place in the 1940s in Indiana and focuses on a child named Ralphie, who wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas. After numerous regional productions, out of town tryouts and national tours, this version of the musical originally officially opened on Broadway in November 2012 at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre for a limited engagement that ran through December 2012.
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Miss Shields, Chris Diamantopoulos as Ralphie's father, and Ana Gasteyer as Mrs. Schwartz, the mother of one of Ralphie's friends. A Christmas Story: The Musical A Christmas Story: The Musical is a musical version of the film "A Christmas Story". The musical has music and lyrics written by Pasek & Paul and the book by Joseph Robinette. The musical takes place in the 1940s in Indiana and focuses on a child named Ralphie, who wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas. After numerous regional productions, out of town tryouts and national tours, this version of the musical originally officially
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movie in place of the late Shepherd. The film takes place in 1946. Ralphie is now fifteen years old, and all he wants is a used 1939 Mercury Eight convertible for Christmas. He tries testing the car out when he sees it on a display ramp, but he accidentally causes the car to roll back out of the used car lot and gently tap a light pole, causing a plastic reindeer on the pole to loosen and fall through the convertible top. Ralphie bands together with Flick and Schwartz to raise enough money to pay the dealer back for fixing
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of the Future". He also played the part of Ralphie Anderson in "Stephen King's Storm of the Century". In 2009, Christopher appeared in an Olive Garden commercial ad. He also appeared in an episode of "Bones" in season 4. As well as a minor role as Chick's estranged Son in Armageddon. Dyllan Christopher Dyllan Christopher (born December 12, 1991) is an American actor. He played one of the five major roles in the 2006 film "Unaccompanied Minors" - Spencer, the leader of a group of kids who get stuck in an airport on Christmas. In the film, he worked alongside
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from the movie, including Randy's snow suit, the Higbee's window toys, and hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos. In addition, the house to the left of the museum features a gift shop with movie memorabilia. The house and museum opened to the public on November 25, 2006, with original cast members attending the grand opening, and the site drew 4,300 visitors during its opening weekend. A Christmas Story House A Christmas Story House is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio's Tremont neighborhood. The 19th-century Victorian, which was used in the exterior scenes of Ralphie Parker's house in the 1983 film "A Christmas Story",
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roles throughout the 1960s and 1970s, before being cast in the title role of the television horror series "" (1974–1975). Additional film credits include "Airport '77" (1977) and "Hot Lead and Cold Feet" (1978). In 1983, McGavin starred in Bob Clark's seasonal comedy "A Christmas Story", portraying Mr. Parker, the father of Ralphie Parker. From 1989 to 1992, he had a recurring role opposite Candace Bergen on the sitcom "Murphy Brown", playing the title character's father, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He had supporting roles in the
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networks were running 24 hour marathons in 2017, as well. A sequel involving Ralphie and his family, titled "My Summer Story" (originally released as "It Runs in the Family"), was made in 1994. With the exceptions of Tedde Moore as Ralphie's teacher (Miss Shields) and Jean Shepherd as the narrator (the voice of the adult Ralphie), it features an entirely different cast. A series of television films involving the Parker family, also from Shepherd stories, were made by PBS, including "Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss" (1988), "The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski" (1985), "The Great American Fourth of July and
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of R. It has an original runtime of 78 minutes, and the unrated "collector's edition" release runs 90 minutes. The 1983 film "A Christmas Story" featured a deleted scene with Ralphie and his Red Ryder BB gun saving Flash (played by Paul Hubbard) from Ming (played by Colin Fox). None of the footage from the scene survived. In the 2012 comedy "Ted", Sam Jones appears in character both as himself and as Flash Gordon. Jones reprised his role for the sequel, "Ted 2". Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the hero of a space opera adventure comic strip created by and
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that ran from December 11, 2013 to December 29, 2013. The principals included Dan Lauria, John Bolton, Erin Dilly and Caroline O'Conner reprising their roles. The character of "Ralphie" was played by Jake Lucas with Eli Tokash at some performances. The role of 'Randy' was played by Noah Baird. A seasonal national tour of the show has run yearly since 2014. Directed by Matt Lenz the tour is based on the original staging by John Rando with choreography by Warren Carlyle. Sets are by Michael Carnahan, Lighting design by Charlie Morrison and Costumes by Lisa Zinni. The musical has had
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basis of the screenplay is a series of monologues written and performed by Jean Shepherd on radio. Shepherd wrote the adaptation with Bob Clark and Leigh Brown. Several subplots are incorporated into the body of the film, based on other separate short stories by Shepherd. Shepherd provides the film's narration from the perspective of an adult Ralphie, a narrative style later used in the dramedy television series "The Wonder Years". Shepherd, Brown, and Clark have cameo appearances in the film: Shepherd plays the man who directs Ralphie and Randy to the back of the Santa line at the department store;
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the leg lamp) of the house and neighborhood, were filmed in the Tremont section of Cleveland's West Side. The house used as the Parker home in these scenes has been restored, reconfigured inside to match the soundstage interiors, and opened to the public as "A Christmas Story House". Appropriately, the fictional boyhood home of Ralphie Parker is on Cleveland Street, the name of the actual street where Shepherd grew up. However, Cleveland was only one of several locations used. The school scenes were shot at the Victoria School in St. Catharines, Ontario. The Christmas tree-purchasing scene was filmed in Toronto,
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version, is filled with use of the word 'fuck', and the censored TV version replaces these in their dozens with 'fool'. "Napoleon Dynamite", in the film of the same name, which is rated PG, uses minced oaths to a particularly comical effect. In the 1945 war film "A Walk in the Sun", the screenplay substitutes "loving" for "fucking" (the universal American soldier's descriptor). In "A Christmas Story", the character Ralphie is punished by his parents for saying "Oh, fuck," although the offensive word is replaced with "fudge" in the film. The narrator, an adult version of Ralphie (voiced by Jean
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a foghorn followed by a "B.O." sound created using a Sonovox. It is the bar-soap used in the 1983 movie "A Christmas Story" by the main character Ralphie and his family. After his mother washes his mouth out with Lifebuoy for using an obscene word starting with F, Ralphie wishfully dreams that he has been blinded by "soap poisoning" and reduced to begging on the street. When his family sees him, they collapse into melodramatic soap opera-like tears and his father cries out, "I told you not to use Lifebuoy!" In the film, narrator Jean Shepherd noted his disgust toward
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American toy, and is still in production today. It was prominently featured in "A Christmas Story", in which Ralphie Parker requests one for Christmas, but is repeatedly rebuffed with the warning "You'll shoot your eye out". The movie's fictional BB gun, described as the "Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time", was not a real gun. The Red Ryder featured in the movie was specially made to match author Jean Shepherd's story (which may be artistic license, but was the configuration Shepherd claimed to remember).
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The musical premiered at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Missouri in December 2009. The music and lyrics for that version were written by Scott Davenport Richards; the musical was directed by Eric Rosen with the book by Joseph Robinette, and featured John Bolton as "The Old Man" and Anne L. Nathan as Mother. Zachary Sayle appeared as Ralphie Parker and Jake Siegfried as younger brother, Randy Parker. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul were hired to re-do the score after the Kansas City engagement. "A Christmas Story: The Musical" opened at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, Washington, on December 9, 2010
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US radio and television from 1934 until sometime in the 1960s, accompanied by the voice of Johnny Roventini calling "Call For Philip Morris" in the style of a hotel bellhop paging a customer. This movement is also used extensively in the Bob Clark film "A Christmas Story", with the Celesta solo providing the soundtrack music when Ralphie and his younger brother are seen sleeping and dreaming about Christmas morning. Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra recorded the movements of the suite in three studio sessions on April 26, April 27, and April 28, 1932 for RCA Victor at their studios in
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"A bracing, absorbing, three-actor version of "A Christmas Carol" that emphasizes the moral behind the story: that Yuletide is a time to reclaim one's sense of compassion for others less fortunate than oneself." ––Misha Berson "Mukhalian, Smith and Moore trade-off stints of playing Scrooge in "Fellow Passengers", a spare but in some ways spectacular version of Charles Dickens' 1843 story "A Christmas Carol". What the show lacks in impressive costumes, settings and crowd scenes it makes up for in inspired acting. The performers showcase Dickens' humane insights and witty writing." ––Joe Adcock Fellow Passengers Fellow Passengers is a three-actor narrative
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"Ollie Hopnoodle" as a "Critic's Choice" for viewers in 1989. PBS and WGBH made a series of TV movies with Shepherd, as part of American Playhouse, based on the fictional Parker family, including "The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters", "The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski", and "The Phantom of the Open Hearth". The theatrical sequel to "A Christmas Story" was Shepherd's 1994 "My Summer Story (It Runs in the Family)", which follows a younger Ralphie than depicted in "Ollie Hopnoodle". Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss is a 1988 television comedy film written
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cinema. Scut, the main bully, is demoted, with a new head bully ruling over him. Ralphie does eventually get a top just as powerful as the bully's. They both end up disappearing into the sewer, never to be seen again. Mixed reviews have appeared about the film. "Entertainment Weekly" gave it a B+, noting that the film "improves on "A Christmas Story", with better pacing and better defined characters, but found Shepherd's narration to be "oh-so-drolly exaggerated — and therefore condescending". Robert Butler at the "Kansas City Star" called it "a sequel worth seeing" which revisits the humor of the
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in the sequel, "My Summer Story". Jeff Gillen was an old friend of Clark's who had been in one of his earliest films. The schoolyard bully, Scut Farkus, was played by Zack Ward, now an actor, writer and director, who had actually been bullied himself while in elementary school. In 2017, he said he was surprised at the impact his role had had over the years. "I saw that I was ranked — as Christmas villains go — higher than the Grinch. That's amazing." The screenplay for "A Christmas Story" is based on material from author Jean Shepherd's collection of
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The Grinch overlooks the city of Whoville with a lack of empathy for all Whos. He is known to be of a different species than the Whos, being stated as a What in the 2000 film. The Grinch is played by actor Jim Carrey in the 2000 production of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" In the book "Horton Hears a Who!", there is a mayor in Whoville. In the live-action film "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," there is a mayor named Augustus Maywho, played by Jeffrey Tambor. Actor Steve Carell plays the Mayor of Whoville in the 2008 animated film
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submission fee. In the 1980 comedy film "Airplane!", a nun is seen reading "Boys' Life," while a boy is seen reading "Nuns' Life". In the 1999 animated film "The Iron Giant", Hogarth Hughes shows the title character his magazine and comic book collection, including an issue of "Boys' Life". In the 1983 film "A Christmas Story", Ralphie places his copy of "Boys' Life" inside his mother's copy of "Look Magazine" so she will see an advertisement for a "Red Ryder" BB gun printed on the back cover. In the first episode of 1992 animated series "Fish Police", starring John Ritter,
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to the Future" films (Dr. Emmett Brown). It was also said in "A Christmas Story" as Ralphie is in line to see Santa Claus, and in the episode "When The Rat's Away, The Mice Will Play" from the "Batman" TV show, said by Adam West (Batman). Scrooge McDuck uses it in "DuckTales Remastered". It is also used in "The Laughing Fish", an episode of "", by a one-time character voiced by George Dzundza when The Joker enters his office. The Joker, voiced by Mark Hamill, quips, "Actually I'm Irish." In "Half-Life 2", Dr. Kleiner says it when he first sees
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Ontario, as was the sound stage filming of interior shots of the Parker home. The "...only I didn't say fudge" scene was filmed at the foot of Cherry Street in Toronto; several lake freighters are visible in the background spending the winter at Toronto's port, which lends authenticity to the time of year when the film was produced. In 2008, two Canadian fans released a documentary that visits every location. Their film, "Road Trip for Ralphie", was shot over two years and includes footage of the filmmakers saving Miss Shields' blackboard from the garbage bin on the day the old
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Brown – Shepherd's wife in real life – plays the woman in the Santa line with Shepherd; Clark plays Swede, the neighbor the Old Man talks to outside during the Leg Lamp scene. In the DVD commentary, director Bob Clark mentions that Jack Nicholson was considered for the role of the Old Man; Clark expresses gratitude that he ended up with Darren McGavin instead, who later appeared in several other Clark films. He cast Melinda Dillon on the basis of her similar role in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". Some 8,000 actors auditioned for the role of Ralphie; "He
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Cam-Lan Chinese Restaurant three doors down on Sibley Ave].) Until they connected with Higbee's, location scouts had been unsuccessful in finding a department store that was willing to be part of the film. Higbee's vice president Bruce Campbell agreed to take part in the project on the condition he be allowed to edit the script for cursing. Ultimately, Higbee's was the stage for three scenes in the film: Higbee's became Dillard's in 1992 and closed for good in 2002. In addition to the scenes involving Higbee's, the exterior shots (and select interior shots where Ralphie lived, including the opening of
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exteriors, Cleveland was the location used for the scenes involving Higbee's department store, despite the fact that there were no Higbee's stores in Shepherd's hometown. The exterior shots of the house and neighborhood where Ralphie lives were filmed in the Tremont section of Cleveland's West Side. In December 2004, Brian Jones, a San Diego entrepreneur and fan of the film since childhood, bought the house on eBay for $150,000. Jones used revenue from his business, the Red Rider Leg Lamp Company, which manufactures replicas of the "major award" Ralphie's father won in the film, for the down payment. The previous
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short stories, "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash". The house, as it is portrayed in the film, is located in Hohman, Indiana, the fictional town modeled after Shepherd's native Hammond, Indiana. For the film adaptation of these stories, director Bob Clark reportedly sent scouts to twenty cities before selecting Cleveland for exterior filming. Cleveland was chosen because of Higbee's Department Store, which ultimately was featured in three scenes in the film. Appropriately, the fictional boyhood home of Ralphie Parker is on Cleveland Street, the name of the actual street where Shepherd grew up. In addition to the house
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host (Winston Essex) of "Ghost Story" (1972), a supernatural anthology (it was retitled "Circle of Fear" after he left the show). Following the series' demise, Cabot played Kris Kringle in the television remake of "Miracle on 34th Street" (1973). Cabot appeared in another Christmas project, the television film "The City That Forgot About Christmas" (1974), and narrated two more "Pooh" projects, "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Too!" and "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh". He also released an album of spoken recitations of songs by Bob Dylan, as "Sebastian Cabot, actor/Bob Dylan, poet", in 1967. Two tracks from this
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performed as Jacob Marley's ghost in the 1999 television film adaptation of "A Christmas Carol". In 2009 he played the role of the archbishop in the feature film "The Young Victoria". Bernard Lloyd Bernard Lloyd (born 30 January 1934) is a Welsh actor noted for his television roles. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and he has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Perhaps his most famous role is as The Traveller, the man who tries to unravel signalman Denholm Elliott's predicament in the 1976 "Ghost Story for Christmas", "The Signalman". He also played William Holman Hunt in
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"The Waltons", which was based on the real life story of writer Earl Hamner, Jr. He appeared in the CBS television film "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971), which inspired the commissioning of the largely recast series, and then played the role continuously in 122 episodes until March 17, 1977. Thomas left the series and his role was taken over by Robert Wightman, but Thomas returned to the role in three Waltons TV movies, 1993–97. (The first was "A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion" in 1993.) Thomas won an Emmy for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series in 1973. He enrolled in
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on December 30, 2007. Ralphie IV passed away on March 19, 2017. Ralphie V (born October 2006) was introduced to the public on November 17, 2007 in a major public event called "Ralphie's Salute to a New Era." According to CU officials, Ralphie V will not take over all Ralphie duties immediately; both Ralphie IV and V will share duties as long as Ralphie IV remains healthy. Ralphie IV will retain duties that require a relatively sedate and experienced bison while Ralphie V will take over the most physically strenuous duties. Like her predecessor, Ralphie V was donated to Colorado
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his final performance at Harrah's in Las Vegas around midnight, but May had already shown signs of his deteriorating condition. Ralphie May Ralph Duren May (February 17, 1972 – October 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for his extensive touring and comedy specials on Netflix and other outlets. May was born on February 17, 1972, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and raised in Clarksville, Arkansas, the youngest of 4 children. At 17, he won a contest to open for Sam Kinison, whom he considered his idol. Kinison suggested that May move to Houston to further develop his comedy
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Ralphie May Ralph Duren May (February 17, 1972 – October 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for his extensive touring and comedy specials on Netflix and other outlets. May was born on February 17, 1972, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and raised in Clarksville, Arkansas, the youngest of 4 children. At 17, he won a contest to open for Sam Kinison, whom he considered his idol. Kinison suggested that May move to Houston to further develop his comedy routine. May graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He then moved to Los Angeles to
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Scott married Cynthia (Cindy) Ullman Wolfen. They have a daughter, Emma, born in 2001, and a son, Jeremy, who was born in 2004. Today, Scott owns Chase Messengers, a parcel delivery service, in Encino, California. Eric Scott (actor) Eric Scott (born Eric Scott Magat; October 20, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American actor whose best known role is as Ben Walton, which he first played in the television film "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971), and in the series it inspired, "The Waltons". He was briefly married to actress Karey Louis. His second marriage was to
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Eric Scott (actor) Eric Scott (born Eric Scott Magat; October 20, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American actor whose best known role is as Ben Walton, which he first played in the television film "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971), and in the series it inspired, "The Waltons". He was briefly married to actress Karey Louis. His second marriage was to Theresa Fargo, the mother of his daughter Ashley, until her death from acute myelomonocytic leukemia on November 5, 1992, not long after Ashley's birth. She had developed the disease during her pregnancy. In March 2000,
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following week. The song is played in a C major key, and 174 beats per minute. "Give This Christmas Away" was released on October 6, 2009, as a single from his first Christmas album "The Heart Of Christmas". The song inspired West to make his own campaign using the song as a message. He wrote and recorded it for VeggieTales with its new DVD release, “Saint Nicholas–A Story of Joyful Giving.” The campaign brings attention to the types of ways we can reach out to those in need around us. West explains,“What it means to me to ‘give this Christmas
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Lloyd was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series – Young Actor Age Ten or Under. This version was criticized as being inferior to the previous film. The story has also been adapted as part of "Short Story Anthology", a 16-part series available from Children's Television International. “A Christmas Memory” comprises episodes 11 and 12 of the series. For the live-audience "Selected Shorts" series, broadcast nationally on NPR stations, actor John Shea recorded "A Christmas Memory" in the late 1990s. Shea's sensitive reading was anthologized and sold on cassette, and the anthology, "Selected Shorts,
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explaining the background to the story, and how they came to write and dramatise it. In the programme, Front was played by Lucy Hutchinson, and her father was played by the actor Richard Lumsden. Samantha Spiro played her mother and Front played her headmistress Miss Dyson. Front's school friend character, Karen was played by Imogen Front. For their Christmas season, the BBC commissioned "Death Comes to Pemberley", a three-part British television drama based on characters created by Jane Austen in her novel "Pride and Prejudice". The first episode aired on BBC One at 8.15pm on Boxing Day 2013, was based
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Estragon in "Waiting for Godot", Prince Escalus in "Romeo and Juliet", King Henry II in "Becket", Ebenezer Scrooge in the musical Scrooge!, King Henry VIII in "A Man for All Seasons", Bill Sikes in "Oliver!", First Voice Narrator in Under Milkwood, Athos in The Three Musketeers, Long John Silver in The Secret of Treasure Island, Robert Folliett The Shaughraun and Spirit of Christmas to Come in A Christmas Carol. Clarkin played William Burke in a Dylan Thomas adaptation of the story of Burke and Hare, The Doctor and The Devils, directed by Roger Redfarn at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth. Clarkin
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Ralphie the Buffalo Ralphie the Buffalo is the name of the live mascot of the University of Colorado Buffaloes. Ralphie has been called one of the best live mascots in sports, and she is often erroneously labeled male. The team of "Ralphie Handlers," who are varsity student-athletes, run Ralphie around Folsom Field, the University of Colorado's football field, in a horse shoe pattern before each half of each home game. It takes five Ralphie Handlers to run her around the field: two up front on each side to steer her around the field, two in the back on each side
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the Theatre - Let's Play. He has appeared in 2 Balamory Live Arena shows - "Strike up the Band" and "What's the story?" - and has also completed another 2 Arena tour in CBeebies Live - "Fantasy Circus", in which he played the Ringmaster. CBeebies Live - Reach to the Stars saw Agnew back in the Police uniform at Wembley Arena in 2012. He appeared alongside Su Pollard in "Snow White" at the Malvern Theatre over 2007 Christmas panto season. and as Mother Goose Christmas 2008 at the Kilmarnock Palace Theatre with Liam Dolan. He is also one of the
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My Angel (2011 film) My Angel is a 2011 British Christmas film written, directed and produced by Stephen Cookson. Starring Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Celia Imrie, Mel Smith and introducing Joseph Phillips, it tells the story of a boy, played by the latter, looking for an angel to save his mother after an accident. Shot in Northwood for less than £2 million, "My Angel" scooped best film, newcomer, director, producer, screenplay, plus best actor and actress for Blethyn and Spall at the Monaco International Film Festival. Re-titled as Christmas Angel and released on DVD in the UK on 4 November
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Roberta L. Raymond Roberta L. Raymond, "née" Roberta Wolin (born November 16, 1938 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American actor, sociologist, civil rights worker, artist, and writer. She is married to mathematician Richard Gustavus Larson, PhD, has one son Charles D. Raymond, and a grandson Trevor William Raymond. Raymond grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. She worked as a child actor in Chicago from 1946 until 1952. In her first professional role she played the child on the record album "The Christmas Story." Using the stage name Roberta Alden, she worked in radio, television, film, and on stage. She
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before games on her way to the stadium. Ralphie is held in a secret location so that she will not be harassed or harmed by the public, keeping her and the public safe from harm. A tradition of the Ralphie Handler Team is to eat a large team breakfast or lunch at a local diner prior to game-day events. Ralphie the Buffalo Ralphie the Buffalo is the name of the live mascot of the University of Colorado Buffaloes. Ralphie has been called one of the best live mascots in sports, and she is often erroneously labeled male. The team of
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"What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962). The film starred Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, and Buono played the ne'er-do-well musical accompanist Edwin Flagg, a performance for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. Shortly after "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?", Buono appeared in "Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte" (1964) as Big Sam Hollis, the father of Bette Davis, who played the title role. The film was also directed by Aldrich. In the Biblical epic "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965), Buono portrayed
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Her final game was against Nebraska on November 28, 1997, Colorado lost 24-27. After Ralphie's death, the Colorado State Senate passed State Resolution 98–10 by Senator Elsie Lacy—concerning a tribute to Ralphie III the University of Colorado bison mascot, stating: "That the University of Colorado and fans alike have lost a most beloved mascot and are saddened by the occasion of Ralphie III's death." The first Division I female athlete to run Ralphie was Anne C. Griggs, who first ran Ralphie III in 1994. Ralphie IV (born April 1997-March 19th, 2017) was born at Ted Turner's Flying D Ranch in
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and unexpected death of Ralphie II (1987). She was nicknamed "Tequila". She was being trained to replace Ralphie II, who was due to retire at the end of the 1987 season. Ralphie III made her first appearance on November 7, 1987 in a 27–10 win against the Missouri Tigers. John and Shaaron Parker donated the orphan, who was also kept at the Parker Ranch. At the 1993 Fiesta Bowl, four of the five students running with Ralphie III slipped and fell on the slick field. Only the student in front was left. Ralphie was loose for a period of time.
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his mother had to throw over some weight. She decided to throw out Bubi and to keep the money. Brummboss tries to tell his story once again, but never gets further than: "I was a happy and satisfied man until that night which changed my life". The meeting is interrupted by "giant" Ralphie. He wants to become a member of "the seven dwarves", but this is impossible as "there are already seven dwarves". The dwarves sent Ralphie away and decide to blow up the bridge so women won't be able to enter the forest in future. As they have a
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radio series "Nero Wolfe" (1982), starring Mavor Moore as Nero Wolfe, Don Francks as Archie Goodwin, and Cec Linder as Inspector Cramer. Written and directed by Toronto actor and producer Ron Hartmann, the hour-long adaptation aired on CBC Stereo February 13, 1982. The Teatro del Stabile del Giallo in Rome presented a stage adaptation of "Christmas Party" with a scheduled run of November 14 – December 20, 2009. Christmas Party (short story) "Christmas Party" is a Nero Wolfe mystery novella by Rex Stout, first published as "The Christmas-Party Murder" in the January 4, 1957, issue of "Collier's" magazine. It first
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the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. A year later, Little was hired as an ensemble player on the syndicated TV variety weekly "The David Frost Revue" and he portrayed Shogo in "Narrow Road to the Deep North" on Broadway. In 1971, Little was chosen to portray the blind radio personality Super Soul in the car-chase movie "Vanishing Point". The same year, he played Hawthorne Dooley in the pilot for "The Waltons" called "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story", helping John-Boy Walton search for his father; then again
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R. D. Robb R. D. Robb (born March 31, 1972) is an American former actor who appeared as Schwartz in the 1983 film "A Christmas Story". He was nominated for an Edda Award in 2005. In 2001 he co-wrote and directed the film "Don's Plum". Robb has over 20 acting credits, the last of which were voice acting work for the Jade Empire video game. Other credits include roles in "Matilda" and "The Brady Bunch Movie". In 2017, he played a headshot photographer in an episode of "The Goldbergs", an episode which referred to his success as a child actor
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in "Our Boys". In 1914, Williams wrote a memoir about his years in the theatre. Williams died the following year at the age of 70, having played over 1,000 roles in his career. As a playwright, Williams wrote several farces, including "Leave it to Me" (1872, with Colin Henry Hazlewood, in which Williams also appeared on stage), "Funnibone's Fix" (1892 at the Britannia Theatre, in which Williams also appeared on stage), and "Oh! What a Day", as well as some dramas, including " Christmas Chimes" and "The Secret of a Life". Arthur Williams (actor) Arthur Williams (9 December 1844 –
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"The Name of the Doctor". The following story and the 50th anniversary special of the show, "The Day of the Doctor", featured two new pieces of dialogue for Hartnell's Doctor, recorded by John Guilor, who had previously voiced the actor in a reconstruction of "Planet of Giants". Hartnell's Doctor also made a silent cameo appearance in the Series 9 episode "The Witch's Familiar" (2015) again played by a body double. David Bradley, who portrayed Hartnell in the biopic "An Adventure in Space and Time", played the First Doctor in the Series 10 episode "The Doctor Falls", and the 2017 Christmas
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the film's main antagonist Ian Cox (Played by Mark Consuelos) after he is hit by a car and his soul goes inside the cat's body. Lil Bub plays “Parsley the Cat”, in the movie, “"I’ll Be Next Door for Christmas"”. Lil Bub's life story was featured for 30 minutes during the three hour "Animal Special" episode of the Japanese TV show "Experience a Miracle - Unbelievable". In this dramatization the role of Mike Bridavsky was played by New Zealand actor Gregory Snelgar. Lil Bub stars in "Lil Bub & Friendz", a documentary directed by Andy Capper and Juliette Eisner and
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Bernard Lloyd Bernard Lloyd (born 30 January 1934) is a Welsh actor noted for his television roles. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and he has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Perhaps his most famous role is as The Traveller, the man who tries to unravel signalman Denholm Elliott's predicament in the 1976 "Ghost Story for Christmas", "The Signalman". He also played William Holman Hunt in the 1975 Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood drama "The Love School". Beginning his TV career in "Redcap" in 1965, he has played roles in "", "Inspector Morse", "Agatha Christie's Poirot" and "Lewis". He also
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Father Phil and establishing a scholarship at Rutgers in Jackie Jr.'s name. Even Carmela seems convinced Ralphie may be turning over a new leaf. Tony gets a call that Pie-O-My, the racehorse he shared with Ralphie, was killed in a stable fire. Tony immediately suspects Ralphie, and confronts him in his home. Ralphie vehemently denies the accusation, but their argument escalates into a physical fight, leading to Tony killing Ralphie with his bare hands. He calls Christopher, reaching him immediately after he has injected heroin, to help with the clean up. A doped-up Chris arrives late and helps Tony dismember
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is reluctant to "cuckold" Ralphie. Tony continues to rebuff Valentina until she breaks up with Ralphie, and her claims about his fetishes are confirmed (in return for payment) by Janice. Carmela empathizes with Furio when he leaves for Naples to attend his father's funeral. While in Italy, he discusses his homesickness with his uncle, but mentions that what is pulling him back to America is a woman. When Furio confides that the woman is the boss's wife, he is warned not to pursue the relationship any further: either he risks getting killed, or he must kill the boss. Furio says
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Ralphie Aversa Ralphie Aversa is an American syndicated radio host and entertainment reporter. His forte is interviews – from topic experts to national newsmakers. Ralphie has spoken with everyone from Lady Gaga to Matt Damon. He’s covered a wide variety of events on location, from the 2008 Presidential Election to the MTV Video Music Awards. “The Ralphie Radio Show” currently airs on Cumulus Media’s 95.5 WPLJ in New York City (the show's flagship station), "92 PRO-FM" in Providence, RI,Q105" in Groton, CT and "97 BHT" in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PAAversa offers exclusive interviews, hit music, soon-to-be hit music, and candid commentary on
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also frequently been cast as a conspiratorial and/or Machiavellian civil servant, as in "Fields of Gold" (2002) and "Foyle's War" (in a 2003 episode). He played the title role in Channel 4's 2004 documentary "Who Killed Thomas Becket?", a 'promotion' from his role as Tempter in the RSC "Murder in the Cathedral", T. S. Eliot's version of the same story, and was a deportment tutor and a shoemaker respectively in the BBC's "The Young Visiters" [sic] (2003) and "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking" (Christmas 2004). He played the part of Corporal Ludovic in the C4 presentation
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episode of the series "Rookie Blue" on ABC, where she played Hayley Hill. In 2015, she co-starred in the movie, "A Christmas Horror Story" where she played Molly Simons. In June 2015, Grand Maison joined the main cast of the film "Adam's Testament", alongside fellow Canadian actor Luke Bilyk. The movie premiered on April 18, 2017 in Canada. In September 2015, Grand Maison joined the main cast of the film where Morning After playing the role of Teegan when it premiered in Spring 2016. Grand Maison portrayed the leading role in the telefilm "Pregnant At 17" from NB Thrilling Films.
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Katona, Danniella Westbrook and Michael Barrymore. The thousandth episode, broadcast on 18 March 2010, featured actors from "Coronation Street" acting as their respective characters, discussing fictional problems within the show. The story centred on what happened on Christmas Day 2009 when Tina McIntyre (played by Michelle Keegan) and Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) kissed. David Platt (played by Jack P. Shepherd) suspects Tina slept with his half-brother. Kyle attempted to sort their fictitious problems in the manner in which he would with a real-life story. In the audience was Graeme Proctor (Craig Gazey), David and Tina's friend. On 7 June 2013,
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and the 2007 "Doctor Who" Christmas special, "Voyage of the Damned". He played Prince Charles' valet in the 2006 motion picture "The Queen". O'Brien joined the cast of "Coronation Street" as the murderous factory boss, Tony Gordon in September 2007. The actor explained in an interview that he uses sense-memory technique, drawing on "something dark from the past", to emote his powerful performances. Asked about female reaction to his character's on-screen conspiracy to murder love rival Liam Connor, played by pin-up Rob James-Collier, O'Brien joked: "I'm sure most viewers believe that it's just a story." O'Brien won Villain of the
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"Dallas". In the episode entitled "The Lost Child", Scribner played Luke Middens, a lonely young boy who develops a special relationship with Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy), after his father is hired as a ranch hand at Southfork. On November 17, 1979, Scribner starred in what would become his most famous role, that of the child vampire Ralphie Glick in the two-part CBS television movie "Salem's Lot". Based on the Stephen King novel and shot on film, the mini-series was later re-edited and given a feature film theatrical release in some European countries. In one of the film's most memorable scenes,
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apparently hears something perfectly personally compelling, and eventually they disappear completely. When their cassette is then played their voice can be heard, “talking to you”. In the end he is the only one left, uncertain as to what has occurred. Cast Running Length: 45 minutes Xmas Is Coming To The District of Drudge is an unusual Christmas story set in the dystopian world of Drudge where anything remotely exciting or interesting is forbidden. One man comes across a strange substance called “Christmas” that appears to be just a piece of fruitcake but when eaten causes him to briefly experience a
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films showed a traditional telling of the story, while US-made works showed Cratchet in a more central role, escaping the depression caused by European bankers and celebrating what Davis calls "the Christmas of the common man". In the 1960s, Scrooge was sometimes portrayed as a Freudian figure wrestling with his past. By the 1980s he was again set in a world of depression and economic uncertainty. A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall
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Eric Fryer (actor) Eric Fryer is a Canadian actor, who played Terry Fox in the 1983 biopic "The Terry Fox Story". Originally from Scarborough, Ontario, he was cast because he was a leg amputee who had some physical resemblance to Fox. As he was a novice actor, however, the film's producers hired Rosemary Dunsmore as a dedicated acting coach to guide Fryer in performing. At the time of his casting he did not appreciate what Fox had done, telling "The Globe and Mail" that "he wasn't an inspiration because, when that's happening to you, you're in your own little world.
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Scott Schwartz Scott Schwartz (born May 12, 1968) is an American former child actor best known for his roles in "The Toy" and "A Christmas Story". Schwartz co-starred opposite Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason in 1982's "The Toy" directed by Richard Donner. In 1982, Schwartz filmed "Kidco" directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. In 1983, he featured in the Christmas film "A Christmas Story" as Flick, who got his tongue stuck to a frozen flagpole. In 1985, Schwartz co-starred with Liza Minnelli, Corey Haim, and Jeffrey DeMunn in the television film "A Time to Live". Schwartz grew up in Bridgewater Township,
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slot and intended audience, the content is rated TV PG. There are often animated segments, and often man-on-the-street segments. The last sketch of the show usually involves a celebrity guest. In the third and final season, Milonakis moved to Los Angeles to be with his now famous pet turtle, Herbie. His best friend, Ralphie, sneaks along and moves with him. Ralphie made their old friends into household items so they could be with Andy too. However, they played significantly smaller roles than in the prior two seasons. The first two seasons, filmed in New York City, each consisted of eight
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Josh Hamilton. In the wake of his former castmate Corey Haim's death in March 2010, Schwartz sold Haim's personal belongings on eBay at the behest of the Haim family. Scott Schwartz Scott Schwartz (born May 12, 1968) is an American former child actor best known for his roles in "The Toy" and "A Christmas Story". Schwartz co-starred opposite Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason in 1982's "The Toy" directed by Richard Donner. In 1982, Schwartz filmed "Kidco" directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. In 1983, he featured in the Christmas film "A Christmas Story" as Flick, who got his tongue stuck to
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member of Richie Aprile's crew, arrives at Tony's house along with Patsy, Vito Spatafore, Gigi Cestone, and Albert Barese. Tony confronts Ralphie and Albert about the escalating sanitation dispute. Ralphie says "his crew" is in line for a business contract, and that he has been acting as their "capo". Tony warns him that he will be a "capo" only at his behest, and orders Ralphie and Albert to end their conflict. Despite this, Ralphie and his associates later attack a man with baseball bats for interfering in his garbage business. At the funeral home, Janice insists that Livia be given
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the song to be used for all sports, not just football. The two mascots present at all football games are Ralphie, a live buffalo, and Chip, a costumed mascot who was selected to the 2003 Capital One All-America Mascot Team and won the 2009 and 2010 UCA Mascot National Championships. Ralphie is actually Ralphie V and leads the football team onto the field at the beginning of the first and second halves. A buffalo leading the team onto the field dates as far back as 1934 and the Ralphie tradition began in 1966. In 1934 after the selection of "Buffaloes"
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""Major Problems"") under New York label Nu Groove. ""Out Takes"" caught the ear of promoters upon hitting the United Kingdom, which resulted in a tour over Europe in the year 1990. On his return to the United States, ""Major Problems - Ovderdose"" had entered the Record Mirror charts. Other prominent records include ""English Muffin"" and "C"hantal The Realm"". With the legacy of his time at 2001 Ralphie began playing at various clubs that had opened in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and Staten Island and Manhattan. Ralphie Dee Ralph D'Agostino (""Ralphie Dee"") is an American D.J. known for a career spanning
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skating on the ice before Bender breaks it are a reference to the comic strip Peanuts, and in particular the Charlie Brown Christmas specials. Fry falling down the face of the clock is a reference to "The Hudsucker Proxy" and to the comic actor Harold Lloyd film "Safety Last!". Tinny Tim from the "shelter for down-and-out robots" is a reference to Tiny Tim from "A Christmas Carol". Xmas Story "Xmas Story" is the fourth episode in the second production season of "Futurama". It originally aired as the eighth episode in the second broadcast season on the Fox network in the
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is an exact mirror of the weeknight show: including new music, exclusive high definition video, and podcasts of segments. Ralphie is also very active on Facebook and Twitter, and is one of the most “liked” and “followed” radio hosts throughout the markets his show airs in. In addition to his own platforms, Aversa has contributed on a national level to "FOX News", "CNN", "HLN", "MSNBC", "TMZ", "Life & Style Weekly", and "MTV News". Aversa attended Syracuse University, dual-majoring in broadcast journalism and marketing. He is originally from Niagara Falls, NY. Ralphie Aversa Ralphie Aversa is an American syndicated radio host
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nickname for the University in a contest by the school newspaper, the "Silver & Gold". Live bison continued to make sporadic appearances at CU games. Ralphie I (1966–1978) was donated to the school in 1966 by John Lowery, the father of a CU freshman from Lubbock, Texas, when she was six months old. Initially, she was given the name "Ralph," because of the noise she made while running. After a sharp-eyed sister of Colorado's Delta Delta Delta pointed out that the bison was a female, however, the name was changed to Ralphie. The tradition of running Ralphie around in a
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Tim Barrett (actor) Tim Barrett (31 May 1929 – 20 August 1990) was an English actor best remembered for playing Malcolm Harris, Terry's boss, in Series 3–7 of the classic UK sitcom "Terry and June". Barrett took the role of Malcolm Harris in "Terry and June" after the original actor Terence Alexander was unavailable to return for production to begin on the Christmas Show as he had just started playing Charlie Hungerford in "Bergerac". Barrett played Malcolm from the 1980 Christmas Special to the seventh series of the show transmitted in late 1983, he was replaced in the eighth series
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had played separately. Not all reviews of the film, however were negative. Brad Miska from Bloody Disgusting gave the film a positive review, writing, "While "A Christmas Horror Story" doesn’t have the qualities of a big theatrical release, like "Trick ‘r Treat", it’s glossy enough to bring joy to those however they end up seeing it." Jay Seaver from "eFilmCritic" gave the film 4/5 stars, calling it "a solidly-entertaining piece of work". A Christmas Horror Story A Christmas Horror Story is a 2015 anthology horror film directed by Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban, and Brett Sullivan. It premiered on July 20,
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Ralphie IV traveled to the September 23, 2006 game against the Georgia Bulldogs along with an ESPN producer and cameraman who documented the trip and aired a special on that weekend's College Gameday. She also traveled to the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl. She wears a custom-made banner that reads "GO CU" on one side, and "Beat [the opposing team]" on the other side with the CU Logo, such as "Beat CSU." Ralphie travels to games and appearances in a black custom stock trailer emblazoned with her name in gold. Ralphie and her trailer are pulled through the University Hill neighborhood
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Kansas State Wildcats player was once run over by Ralphie. She also has provided the team's only serious accident in 2000 when she tossed Meghan McCarthy "like a bale of hay," leaving permanent scars from her horns. In November 2002 Violet Stromberg, a 96-year-old lifelong CU football fan, left her life savings of $40,730 to create the Ralphie Fund which helps pay for Ralphie's care. Ralphie IV ran in her final regular-season football against Colorado State on August 31, 2008, CU won 38-17. Her final post-season game appearance before Colorado's loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Independence Bowl
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"I immediately realised what could be made using these home movies – a unique way of telling my father's extraordinary life story." The film was broadcast by the BBC in its Christmas schedule. In 2002 the film was released on DVD and VHS video by ITV Studios Home Entertainment. Sir John Mills' Moving Memories Sir John Mills' Moving Memories is a British documentary film featuring 16mm color home movies shot by the actor Sir John Mills. It documents his life between 1946 and 1969, directed and edited by Marcus Dillistone and produced by his son Jonathan Mills. Commentary was provided
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and roughhouses with Georgie at the VIP lounge. Things become tense when Ralphie finds a length of chain and swings it at Georgie, severely injuring his eye. Tony angrily makes Ralphie take Georgie to the emergency room. Later, Silvio is shocked to find that Tracee, who has missed work for a few days, is at Ralphie's townhouse. He forces her to get into his car while Ralphie watches from the window in amusement. During an early-morning party at the Bing, Tracee insults Ralphie in front of the other mobsters. Their argument escalates in the parking lot, ending with him brutally
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unconsciousness, and urinates on him. Tony, angry when he hears about this, goes to see Johnny, who tells him about Ralphie's joke about his wife's weight. Tony feigns sympathy with Johnny, but feels he has to protect his "capos", and Ralphie is his highest earner. Johnny tries to convince Carmine to allow a hit on Ralphie. Carmine refuses, citing Ralphie's key role in the warehouse project, and instead suggests putting a crippling "tax" on Ralphie. When Johnny rejects the idea, Carmine convenes a series of sit-downs involving Johnny, Ralphie, Tony, Silvio, and Junior to keep the situation from escalating. Johnny
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and last game for head coach Bill Mallory for CU, a 16-20 loss to the Iowa State Cyclones. Her name was changed to Ralphie II because the name had become so popular. Ralphie II suddenly and unexpectedly died on September 19, 1987, following a 31–17 win over the Stanford Cardinal. She was expected to retire at the end of the 1987 season and was kept at the Parker Ranch. Featured in the picture are: Ken Kramer (83), Todd Benson (84), and Kirk Petrik (83). Ralphie III was pressed into service with only five weeks of training due to the sudden
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