document_title: Ryan Gosling

question_text: who did ryan gosling play on mickey mouse

text: Ryan Gosling

text: Early life

text: Ryan Thomas Gosling was born in London, Ontario,[2] the son of Thomas Ray Gosling, a travelling salesman for a paper mill,[3] and Donna, a secretary.[4][5] His father is of English, Scottish, and French Canadian descent, while his mother is of French-Canadian, English, and some Irish descent.[6][7] Gosling's parents were Mormons,[8] and Gosling has said that the religion influenced every aspect of their lives.[9] However, he said he "never really could identify with [Mormonism]."[10] Because of his father's work, they "moved around a lot"[3] and Gosling lived in both Cornwall, Ontario,[11] and Burlington, Ontario.[12] His parents divorced when he was 13,[13] and he and his older sister Mandi lived with their mother,[4] an experience Gosling has credited with programming him "to think like a girl".[14]

text: Gosling was educated at Gladstone Public School,[15] Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School and Lester B. Pearson High School.[16] As a child, he watched Dick Tracy and was inspired to become an actor.[17] He "hated" being a child,[9][18] was bullied in elementary school[19] and had no friends until he was "14 or 15".[20][21] In grade one, having been heavily influenced by the action film First Blood, he took steak knives to school and threw them at other children during recess. This incident led to a suspension.[18] He was unable to read[22] and was evaluated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but was not diagnosed with it and, contrary to false reports, never took medication.[23] His mother left her job and homeschooled him for a year.[24] Gosling has said that homeschooling gave him "a sense of autonomy that I've never really lost".[9] Gosling performed in front of audiences from an early age, encouraged by his sister being a performer.[25] He and his sister sang together at weddings; he performed with Elvis Perry, his uncle's Elvis Presley tribute act,[26] and was involved with a local ballet company.[27] Performing boosted his self-confidence as it was the only thing he received praise for.[21] He developed an idiosyncratic accent because, as a child, he thought having a Canadian accent did not sound "tough". He began to model his accent on that of Marlon Brando.[28] He dropped out of high school at the age of 17 to focus on his acting career.[29]

text: Acting career

text: Child actor (1993–1999)

text: In 1993, at the age of 12, Gosling attended an open audition in Montreal for a revival of Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club.[25] He was given a two-year contract as a mouseketeer and moved to Orlando, Florida.[29] He appeared on-screen infrequently because other children were considered more talented.[30] Nonetheless, he has described the job as the greatest two years of his life.[29] Fellow cast members included Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera. Gosling has credited the experience with instilling in them "this great sense of focus."[31] He became particularly close friends with Timberlake and they lived together for six months during the second year of the show. Timberlake's mother became Gosling's legal guardian after his mother returned to Canada for work reasons.[32] Gosling has said that, even though he and Timberlake are no longer in touch, they are still supportive of each other.[31] Following the show's cancellation in 1995, Gosling returned to Canada and continued to appear in family entertainment television series including Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1995),[33] Goosebumps (1996)[33] and starred in Breaker High (1997–98) as Sean Hanlon.[33] At the age of 18, he moved to New Zealand to film the Fox Kids adventure series Young Hercules (1998–1999) as the title character.[33] In 2002, he told the Vancouver Sun that he initially enjoyed working on the show, but began to care too much about the series, so it was no longer fun for him. He wanted to spend more time sitting with and devising a character as well as play a variety of roles, so he chose to enter film and not accept any more television work.[29]

text: Move to independent film (2000–2003)

text: At the age of nineteen, Gosling decided to move into "serious acting". He was dropped by his agent and initially found it difficult to secure work because of the "stigma" attached to children's television.[34] After a supporting role in the football drama Remember the Titans, Gosling secured a lead role as a young Jewish neo-Nazi in 2001's The Believer. Director Henry Bean said he cast Gosling because his Mormon upbringing helped him understand the isolation of Judaism.[35] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times praised an "electrifying and terrifyingly convincing" performance[36] while Todd McCarthy of Variety felt his "dynamite performance" could "scarcely have been better".[37] The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival[38] and Gosling has described it as "the film that kind of gift-wrapped for me the career that I have now."[26] Because of the controversial nature of the film, it was difficult to secure financial backing for a full theatrical release[39] and the film was instead broadcast on Showtime.[39] The film was a commercial failure, grossing just $416,925 worldwide from a production budget of $1.5 million.[40]

text: In 2002, Gosling co-starred in the psychological thriller Murder by Numbers with Sandra Bullock and Michael Pitt,[41] where Gosling and Pitt portrayed a pair of high school seniors who believe they can commit the perfect murder. Bullock played the detective tasked with investigating the crime. Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly described him as "a phenomenal talent even in junk like this"[42] while Todd McCarthy of Variety felt that the "strong and "charismatic" young actors were "let down by the screenplay".[43] The film was a minor commercial success, grossing $56 million worldwide from a production budget of $50 million.[44] His second screen appearance of 2002 was in The Slaughter Rule with David Morse which explores the relationship between a high school football player and his troubled coach in rural Montana. Gosling has said that the opportunity to work with Morse made him "a better actor".[45] Stephen Holden of The New York Times described Gosling as "major star material" with a "rawness and an intensity that recall the young Matt Dillon"[46] while Manohla Dargis of the Los Angeles Times was won over by his "raw talent".[47] The film was released in just three US theatres and grossed $13,411.[48] In 2003, Gosling starred in The United States of Leland as a teenager imprisoned for the murder of a disabled boy. He was drawn to the role because it was unusual to find a character that was "emotionally disconnected for the whole film."[49] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times felt that the "gifted actor does everything that can be done with Leland, but the character comes from a writer's conceits, not from life."[50] A.O. Scott of The New York Times noted that he "struggles to rescue Leland from the clutches of cliché"[51] while David Rooney of Variety felt that his "one-note, blankly disturbed act has none of the magnetic edge of his breakthrough work in The Believer".[52] The film grossed $343,847 in the United States and was not released overseas.[53]

text: The Notebook and Half Nelson (2004–2009)

text: Gosling came to the attention of a mainstream audience in 2004 after starring opposite fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams in the romantic drama film The Notebook, a film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel of the same name, directed by Nick Cassavetes.[54] Gosling portrayed Noah Calhoun and commented on the role: "It gave me an opportunity to play a character over a period of time – from 1940 to 1946 – that was quite profound and formative."[55] Gosling sought to imbue his character with "quiet strength" and was inspired by the performance of Sam Shepard in Days of Heaven. Shepard co-starred in The Notebook.[56] Filming took place in Charleston, South Carolina, in late 2002 and early 2003.[57] Although Gosling and McAdams became romantically involved in 2005, they had a combative relationship on the set.[58][59] "We inspired the worst in each other," Gosling has said. "It was a strange experience, making a love story and not getting along with your co-star in any way."[9] At one point, Gosling asked Cassavetes to "bring somebody else in for my off-camera shot" because he felt McAdams was uncooperative.[59] The New York Times praised the "spontaneous and combustible" performances of the two leads and noted that, "against your better judgment, you root for the pair to beat the odds against them."[60] Desson Thomson of The Washington Post praised Gosling's "beguiling unaffectedness" and noted that "it's hard not to like these two or begrudge them a great love together".[61] The film grossed over $115 million worldwide.[62] Gosling won four Teen Choice Awards[63] and an MTV Movie Award.[64] Entertainment Weekly has said that the movie contains the All-Time Best Movie Kiss[65] while the Los Angeles Times has included a scene from the film in a list of the 50 Classic Movie Kisses.[66] The Notebook has appeared on many Most Romantic Movies lists.[67][68][69][70]

text: In 2005, Gosling appeared as a disturbed young art student in Stay, a psychological thriller film co-starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor. In an uncomplimentary review of the film, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times said that Gosling "like his fans, deserves better."[71] Todd McCarthy of Variety felt that the "capable" McGregor and Gosling "deliver nothing new from what they've shown before".[72] The film grossed $8 million worldwide.[73] Gosling was unfazed by the negative reaction: "I had a kid come up to me on the street, 10 years old, and he says, 'Are you that guy from Stay? What the f--- was that movie about?' I think that's great. I'm just as proud if someone says, 'Hey, you made me sick in that movie,' as if they say I made them cry.”[74] Gosling next starred in 2006's Half Nelson as a drug-addicted junior high school teacher who forms a bond with a young student. To prepare for the role, Gosling moved to New York for one month before shooting began. He lived in a small apartment in Brooklyn and spent time shadowing an eighth grade teacher.[75] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times described "a mesmerizing performance ... that shows the kind of deep understanding of character few actors manage."[76] Ruthe Stein of the San Francisco Chronicle drew comparisons with Marlon Brando and declared that "nobody who cares about great acting will want to miss his performance".[77] Roger Ebert felt the performance "proves he's one of the finest actors working in contemporary movies."[78] He was nominated for an Academy Award.[22] The film grossed $4 million at the worldwide box office.[79] In 2007, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[80]

text: Gosling played an introvert who falls in love with a sex doll in the 2007 film Lars and the Real Girl. He drew inspiration from James Stewart's performance in Harvey.[81] Roger Ebert felt "a film about a life-sized love doll" had been turned into "a life-affirming statement of hope" because of "a performance by Ryan Gosling that says things that cannot be said".[82] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post described his performance as "a small miracle ... because he changes and grows so imperceptibly before our eyes."[83] However, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times felt "the performance is a rare miscalculation in a mostly brilliant career."[84] He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.[85] The film was a box office failure, failing to recoup its $12 million production budget.[86] Gosling starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in the 2007 courtroom thriller Fracture. He originally turned down the role, but changed his mind when Hopkins signed on.[87] Gosling noted that he was drawn to his character, Willie, because he had flaws and seemed like a real person.[88] He spent time shadowing lawyers and observing courtroom proceedings in preparation for the role.[89] Claudia Puig of USA Today declared that "watching a veteran like Hopkins verbally joust with one of the best young actors in Hollywood is worth the price of admission".[90] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times felt it was a treat to watch "the spectacle of that crafty scene stealer Anthony Hopkins mixing it up with that equally cunning screen nibbler Ryan Gosling ... Each actor is playing a pulp type rather than a fully formed individual, but both fill in the blanks with an alchemical mix of professional and personal charisma."[91] The film grossed over $91 million worldwide.[92]

text: Gosling was scheduled to begin filming The Lovely Bones in 2007. However, he left the production two days before filming began because of "creative differences" and was replaced by Mark Wahlberg.[93] Gosling had been cast as the father of the murdered teenage girl and initially felt he was too young for the role. The director Peter Jackson and the producer Fran Walsh persuaded him that he could be aged with hair and make-up changes.[94] Before shooting began, Gosling gained 60 pounds in weight and grew a beard to appear older.[94] Walsh then "began to feel he was not right. It was our blindness, the desire to make it work no matter what."[94] Gosling later said, "We didn't talk very much during the preproduction process, which was the problem ... I just showed up on set, and I had gotten it wrong. Then I was fat and unemployed."[94] He has said the experience was "an important realisation for me: not to let your ego get involved. It's OK to be too young for a role."[95]

text: Widespread recognition (2010–2012)

text: Following a three-year absence from the big screen, Gosling starred in five movies in 2010 and 2011. "I’ve never had more energy,” Gosling has said. “I’m more excited to make films than I used to be. I used to kind of dread it. It was so emotional and taxing. But I’ve found a way to have fun while doing it. And I think that translates into the films.”[34] He has also spoken of feeling depressed when not working.[21]

text: In 2010, he co-starred with Michelle Williams in Derek Cianfrance's directorial debut, the marital drama Blue Valentine. The low-budget film was mainly improvised and Gosling has said "you had to remind yourself you were making a film".[96] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle felt he "brings a preternatural understanding of people to his performance"[97] while A.O. Scott of The New York Times found him "convincing as the run-down, desperate, older Dean, and maybe a bit less so as the younger version".[98] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly noted that he "plays Dean as a snarky working-class hipster, but when his anger is unleashed, the performance turns powerful."[99] However, Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe felt the performance was an example of "hipsterism misdirected".[100] He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.[101] The film was a box office success, grossing over $12 million worldwide from a production budget of $1 million.[102] Gosling's second on-screen appearance of 2010 was in the mystery film All Good Things with Kirsten Dunst, based on a true story. He played the role of New York real-estate heir Robert Durst, who was investigated for the disappearance of his wife (played by Dunst).[103] Gosling found the filming process to be a "dark experience" and did not undertake any promotional duties for the film.[104] When asked if he was proud of the film, he replied, "I'm proud of what Kirsten does in the movie."[104] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone felt he "gets so deep into character you can feel his nerve endings."[105] Mick La Salle of the San Francisco Chronicle found the "chameleonic Gosling is completely convincing as this empty shell of a man".[106] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times felt that the film belonged to Dunst, but noted that Gosling "is good too".[107] The film grossed $644,535 worldwide.[108] Also in 2010, Gosling narrated and produced ReGeneration, a documentary that explores the cynicism in today’s youth towards social and political causes.[109][110]

text: 2011 saw Gosling expand his horizons by appearing in three diverse, high-profile roles. He co-starred in his first comedic role in the romantic comedy-drama Crazy, Stupid, Love, with Steve Carell and Emma Stone.[111] Gosling took cocktail-making classes at a Los Angeles bar in preparation for his role as a smooth-talking ladies' man.[112] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post said his "seductive command presence suggests we may have found our next George Clooney".[113] Peter Travers declared him "a comic knockout"[114] while Claudia Puig of USA Today felt he reveals a "surprising" "knack for comedy."[115] He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.[116] The film was a box office success, grossing over $142 million worldwide.[117] With adjustments for inflation, it is the second most successful of Gosling's career.[62]

text: Gosling's first action role was in Drive, based on a novel by James Sallis.[118] Gosling portrayed a Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a getaway driver and he has described the film as a "violent John Hughes movie": "I always thought if Pretty in Pink had head-smashing it would be perfect".[119] Roger Ebert compared Gosling to Steve McQueen and stated that he "embodies presence and sincerity ... he has shown a gift for finding arresting, powerful characters [and] can achieve just about anything.[120] Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal pondered "the ongoing mystery of how he manages to have so much impact with so little apparent effort. It's irresistible to liken his economical style to that of Marlon Brando."[121] The film was a box office success, grossing $70 million worldwide from a production budget of $15 million.[122]

text: In his final appearance of 2011, Gosling co-starred with Philip Seymour Hoffman in the political drama The Ides of March directed by George Clooney, in which he played an ambitious press secretary.[123] Gosling partly decided to do the film to become more politically aware: "I'm Canadian and so American politics aren't really in my wheelhouse."[124] Joe Morganstern of the Wall Street Journal said that Gosling and Hoffman "are eminently well equipped to play variations on their characters' main themes. Yet neither actor has great material to conjure with in the script."[125] In a generally tepid review, Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times asserted that it was "certainly involving to see the charismatic Gosling verbally spar with superb character actors like Hoffman and [Paul] Giamatti."[126] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle felt there was "one aspect to the character that Gosling can't quite nail down, that might simply be outside his sphere, which is idealism."[127] He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.[116] The film grossed $66 million worldwide.[128]

text: Mixed critical notices and directorial debut (2013–2014)

text: In 2013's Gangster Squad, a crime thriller, Gosling portrayed Sgt. Jerry Wooters, a 1940s LAPD officer who attempts to outsmart mob boss Mickey Cohen (played by Sean Penn). He was reunited with Emma Stone as his love interest, after their earlier pairing in Crazy, Stupid, Love. Stone has said she hopes they will find more projects to work together on.[129] A.O. Scott of The New York Times described the film as an excuse for the cast "to earn some money trying out funny voices and suppressing whatever sense of nuance they might possess."[130] Christy Lemire of the Boston Globe criticized Gosling's "weird, whispery voice" and his "barely developed, one-note" character.[131] However, Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times felt that there was "a seductive power" in the scenes shared by Gosling and Stone: "But like too much else in the film, it's a scenario that is only half played out."[132] In The Place Beyond the Pines, a generational drama directed by Blue Valentine's Derek Cianfrance,[133] Gosling portrayed Luke, a motorcycle stunt rider who robs banks to provide for his family.[134] The shoot was described by Gosling as "the best experience I have ever had making a film."[27] A. O. Scott of the New York Times praised the performance: "Mr. Gosling’s cool self-possession — the only thing he was allowed to display in “Drive” — is complicated, made interesting, by hints of childlike innocence and vulnerability."[135] Scott Foundas of The Village Voice was unimpressed: "Gosling's character verges on parody ... Gosling uses a soft, wounded half-whisper that tells us this is all some kind of put-on ... It's a close variation on the role Gosling played to stronger effect in Nicolas Winding Refn's existential Hollywood thriller, Drive, where it was clear the character was meant to be an abstraction."[136] David Denby of The New Yorker remarked that he "reprises his inexorable-loner routine".[137] The film has grossed $35 million worldwide from a production budget of $15 million.[138]

text: Later that year, Gosling starred in the violent revenge drama Only God Forgives,[139] directed by Drive's Nicolas Winding Refn. Gosling undertook Muay Thai training in preparation for the role,[140] and has described the script as "the strangest thing I’ve ever read".[140] Both the film and his performance drew negative reviews.[141][142][143][144] David Edelstein of New York Magazine stated: "Gosling looked like a major actor as a skinhead in The Believer and a star in Half Nelson. Then he stopped acting and started posing. His performance in Only God Forgives (would God forgive that title?) is one long, moist stare".[145] Stephen Holden of the New York Times criticized Gosling's inability "to give his automaton any suggestion of an inner life".[146] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone commented that Gosling, while "meant to be a blank page for us to write on, often looks merely blank".[147]

text: In early 2013, Gosling announced that he was taking a break from acting, stating, “I’ve lost perspective on what I’m doing. I think it’s good for me to take a break and reassess why I’m doing it and how I’m doing it. And I think this is probably a good way to learn about that.”[148] Gosling's directorial debut Lost River competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[149] The "fantasy noir", written by Gosling, stars Christina Hendricks, Ben Mendelsohn, and Matt Smith.[150][151] The film received largely unfavorable reviews.[152] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian found it "insufferably conceited" and remarked that Gosling had lost "any sense of proportion or humility."[153] Robbie Collin of The Telegraph described Lost River as "mind-bogglingly pleased with itself",[154] while Variety's Justin Chang dismissed the "derivative" film as a "train-wreck."[155]

text: Critical acclaim (2015–present)

text: In 2015, he played a bond salesman in the financial drama The Big Short, a Best Picture nominee at the 2016 Academy Awards. David Sims of The Atlantic felt he was "smarmily funny, somehow simultaneously magnetic and repulsive; after years wandering the halls of mediocre art cinema, it’s wonderful to see him cut loose again."[156] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone said: "Gosling, a virtuoso of verbal sleaze, talks directly to the camera, and he's volcanically fierce and funny."[157] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly felt he "oozes smarm and smartass charm."[158] However, Peter Keogh of the Boston Globe said he was merely "doing a fair imitation of Bradley Cooper."[159]

text: In 2016, Gosling starred in the dark detective comedy The Nice Guys, opposite Russell Crowe,[160] and in the musical comedy La La Land, for which he received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and his second Academy Award for Best Actor nomination.[161] Gosling also filmed an appearance in the Terrence Malick film Song to Song.[162] The film also stars Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Haley Bennett, Val Kilmer and Michael Fassbender.[163] When asked to provide details of the film or his role, Gosling replied, "I can't comment. A 'Chatty Cathy' that one."[164] Gosling had previously signed on to work with Malick in 2004 on the biographical film Che.[165] However, Malick left the project to direct The New World and Gosling later dropped out with scheduling conflicts.[166]

text: In November 2015, Gosling was cast in an undisclosed role in the sequel to Blade Runner, which began filming in early July 2016 with Denis Villeneuve directing and Harrison Ford reprising his role as Rick Deckard.[167] Released in October 2017, Blade Runner 2049 starred Gosling as Officer K, a "blade runner" working for the LAPD whose job it is to kill rogue bioengineered humans known as replicants.[168] Despite being Gosling's largest box office opening, grossing $31.5 million domestically, the film generally under performed at box office.[169] Gosling is set play Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who became the first man to walk on the Moon in 1969, in a biographical film titled First Man, based on the biography First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong. The film will be directed by La La Land director Damien Chazelle and released in October 2018.[170]

text: Music career

text: In 2007, Gosling made a solo recording called "Put Me in the Car" available for download on the Internet.[171] Also that year, Gosling and his friend Zach Shields formed the indie rock band Dead Man's Bones. The two first met in 2005 when Gosling was dating Rachel McAdams and Shields was dating her sister, Kayleen.[172][173] They initially conceived of the project as a monster-themed musical but settled on forming a band when they realized putting on a stage production would be too expensive.[172] They recorded their eponymous debut album with the Silverlake Conservatory's Children's Choir and learned to play all the instruments themselves.[172] Gosling contributed vocals, piano, guitar, bass guitar and cello to the record.[173] The album was released through ANTI- Records on October 6, 2009.[174] Pitchfork Media was won over by the "unique, catchy and lovably weird record"[175] while Prefix felt the album was "rarely kitschy and never inappropriate".[176] However, Spin felt the album "doesn't reverse the rule that actors make dubious pop musicians"[177] and Entertainment Weekly criticized its "cloying, gothic preciousness".[178]

text: In September 2009, Gosling and Shields had a three-night residency at LA's Bob Baker Marionette Theater where they performed alongside dancing neon skeletons and glowing ghosts.[173][179] They then conducted a thirteen-date tour of North America in October 2009, using a local children's choir at every show.[180][181] Instead of an opening act, a talent show was held each night.[182] In September 2010, they performed at Los Angeles' FYF Festival. In 2011, the actor spoke of his intentions to record a second Dead Man's Bones album. No children's choir will be featured on the follow-up album because "it's not very rock 'n' roll".[183]

text: Personal life

text: Gosling previously resided in New York City with his mixed-breed dog, George.[17][184] He co-owns Tagine, a Moroccan restaurant in Beverly Hills, California.[185] He bought the restaurant on an impulse; he has said that he spent "all [his] money" on it,[186] spent a year doing the renovation work himself, and now oversees the restaurant's menus.[186][187]

text: Gosling dated his Murder by Numbers co-star Sandra Bullock from 2002 to 2003.[188] Gosling dated his co-star from The Notebook, fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams, from mid‑2005 to mid‑2007,[189] and they briefly reunited in 2008.[190][191] In September 2011, Gosling began dating his The Place Beyond the Pines co-star Eva Mendes.[192] He has two daughters with Mendes, Esmeralda Amada Gosling (born September 12, 2014)[193] and Amada Lee Gosling (born April 29, 2016).[194]

text: Gosling is supportive of various social causes. He has worked with PETA on a campaign to encourage KFC and McDonald's to use improved methods of chicken slaughter in their factories, and on a campaign encouraging dairy farmers to stop de-horning cows.[195][196][197] Gosling volunteered in Biloxi, Mississippi in 2005, as part of the clean-up effort following Hurricane Katrina.[198] He is a supporter of Invisible Children, Inc., a group that raises awareness about the LRA in Central Africa.[199] In 2005, Gosling travelled to Darfur refugee camps in Chad.[22][200] He was a speaker at Campus Progress's National Conference in 2008 where he discussed Darfur.[201] As part of his work with the Enough Project, he visited Uganda in 2007[202] and eastern Congo in 2010.[203]

text: Filmography

text: Film

text:
Year
Title
Role
Notes

1997
Frankenstein and Me
Kenny

2000
Remember the Titans
Alan Bosley

2001
Believer, TheThe Believer
Danny Balint

2002
Murder by Numbers
Richard Haywood

Slaughter Rule, TheThe Slaughter Rule
Roy Chutney

2003
United States of Leland, TheThe United States of Leland
Leland P. Fitzgerald

2004
The Notebook
Noah Calhoun

2005
Stay
Henry Letham

2006
Half Nelson
Dan Dunne

2007
Fracture
Willy Beachum

Lars and the Real Girl
Lars Lindstrom

2010
Blue Valentine
Dean Pereira
Also executive producer

All Good Things
David Marks

Regeneration
Narrator
Documentary; also producer

2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Jacob Palmer

Drive
The Driver

Ides of March, TheThe Ides of March
Stephen Meyers

2012
Place Beyond the Pines, TheThe Place Beyond the Pines
Luke Glanton

2013
Gangster Squad
Sgt. Jerry Wooters

Only God Forgives
Julian
Also executive producer

White Shadow

Executive producer[204]

2014
Lost River

Director, writer and producer

2015
The Big Short
Jared Vennett

2016
The Nice Guys
P.I. Holland March

La La Land
Sebastian Wilder

2017
Song to Song
BV

Blade Runner 2049
Officer K

2018
First Man
Neil Armstrong
Filming

text: Television

text:
Year
Title
Role
Notes

1993–1995
The Mickey Mouse Club
Himself
3 episodes

1995
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Jamie Leary
Episode: "The Tale of Station 109.1"

1996
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Adam
Episode: "Dream House/UFO Encounter"

1996
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Kevin
Episode: "Dragon's Lair"

1996
Road to Avonlea
Bret McNulty
Episode: "From Away"

1996
Goosebumps
Greg Banks
Episode: "Say Cheese and Die"

1996
Adventures of Shirley Holmes, TheThe Adventures of Shirley Holmes
Sean
Episode: "The Case of the Burning Building"

1996
Flash Forward
Scott Stuckey
2 episodes

1996
Ready or Not
Matt Kalinsky
Episode: "I Do, I Don't"

1997–1998
Breaker High
Sean Hanlon
44 episodes

1998
Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
Tommy
Television film

1998–1999
Young Hercules
Hercules
50 episodes

1998
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Zylus
Episode: "The Academy"

1999
Unbelievables, TheThe Unbelievables
Josh
Pilot

2005
I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
Ilya Gerber
Television documentary

2015–2017
Saturday Night Live
Himself (host)
2 episodes

text: Discography

text:
Year
Title
Peak chart positions
Album

AUT
[205]
BEL (Vl)
[206]
FRA
[207]
SPA
[208]
SWI
[209]
UK
[210]

2009
"Dead Man's Bones"
(with Dead Man's Bones)
—
—
—
—
—
—
N/A

2011
"You Always Hurt the One You Love"
—
—
—
—
—
—
Blue Valentine: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2016
"A Lovely Night"
(with Emma Stone)
—
—
75
—
—
—
La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

"City of Stars"
—
—
10
—
—
—

"City of Stars"
(with Emma Stone)
68
30
194
14
48
53

"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

text: Accolades


document_title: The Beverly Hillbillies

question_text: who played jed clampett on the beverly hillbillies movie

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text: The Beverly Hillbillies

text: Premise[edit]

text: The series starts as Jed Clampett, an impoverished and widowed mountaineer, is living alongside an oil-rich swamp with his daughter and mother-in-law. A surveyor for the OK Oil Company realizes the size of the oil field, and the company pays him a fortune for the right to drill on his land. Patriarch Jed's cousin Pearl Bodine prods him to move to California after being told his modest property could yield $25 million, and pressures him into taking her son Jethro along. The family moves into a mansion in wealthy Beverly Hills, California, next door to Jed's banker, Milburn Drysdale. The Clampetts bring a moral, unsophisticated, and minimalistic lifestyle to the swanky, sometimes self-obsessed and superficial community. Double entendres and cultural misconceptions are the core of the sitcom's humor. Plots often involve the outlandish efforts Drysdale makes to keep the Clampetts' money in his bank. The family's periodic attempts to return to the mountains are often prompted by Granny's perceiving a slight from one of the "city folk".

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text: Cast[edit]

text:
Buddy Ebsen as J. D. "Jed" Clampett, the widowed patriarch and head of the household.
Irene Ryan as Daisy May ("Granny") Moses, Jed's mother-in-law and Elly May's Grandmother.
Donna Douglas as Elly May Clampett, Jed's tomboy daughter
Max Baer Jr. as Jethro Bodine, the brawny, half-witted son of Jed's cousin Pearl.
Raymond Bailey as Milburn Drysdale, Jed's greedy, unscrupulous banker
Nancy Kulp as Miss Jane Hathaway, Drysdale's scholarly, "plain Jane" secretary
Harriet E. MacGibbon as Margaret Drysdale, Mr. Drysdale's ostentatious wife
Bea Benaderet as Jed's cousin Pearl (season 1)

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text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings[3]

First aired
Last aired
Rank
Rating
Tied with

1
36
September 26, 1962 (1962-09-26)
May 29, 1963 (1963-05-29)
1
36.0
N/A

2
36
September 25, 1963 (1963-09-25)
June 10, 1964 (1964-06-10)
1
39.1
N/A

3
34
September 23, 1964 (1964-09-23)
June 16, 1965 (1965-06-16)
12
25.6
N/A

4
32
September 15, 1965 (1965-09-15)
May 18, 1966 (1966-05-18)
7
25.9
Bewitched

5
30
September 14, 1966 (1966-09-14)
April 19, 1967 (1967-04-19)
7
23.4
Daktari
Bewitched

6
30
September 6, 1967 (1967-09-06)
April 3, 1968 (1968-04-03)
12
23.3
N/A

7
26
September 25, 1968 (1968-09-25)
March 26, 1969 (1969-03-26)
10
23.5
N/A

8
26
September 24, 1969 (1969-09-24)
March 18, 1970 (1970-03-18)
18
21.7
N/A

9
24
September 15, 1970 (1970-09-15)
March 23, 1971 (1971-03-23)
N/A
N/A
N/A

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text: Characters[edit]

text: Main cast[edit]

text: J.D. "Jed" Clampett[edit]

text: Although he has little formal education, Jed Clampett (Buddy Ebsen) has a good deal of common sense. He is the son of Luke Clampett and his wife, and has a sister called Myrtle. Jed is a good-natured man and the head of the family. The huge oil pool in the swamp he owned was the beginning of his rags-to-riches journey to Beverly Hills. He is usually the straight man to Granny and Jethro's antics. His catchphrase is, "Welllllll, doggies!"[4] Jed was one of the three characters to appear in all 274 episodes of the series.

text: Granny[edit]

text: Daisy May Moses (Irene Ryan), called "Granny" by all, is Jed's mother-in-law. Paul Henning, the show's creator/producer, quickly discarded the idea of making Granny Jed's mother, which would have changed the show's dynamics, making Granny the matriarch and Jed subordinate to her. Granny can be aggressive, but is often overruled by Jed. She is a Confederate to the core, defending President Jefferson Davis, the Stars and Bars, and the simple life. Short-fused and easily angered, Granny fancies herself a Baptist ("dunked, not sprinkled") Christian with forgiveness in her heart.[5] A self-styled "M.D." — "mountain doctor" — she claims to be better than expensive trained physicians. In lieu of conventional anesthesia, Granny uses her "white lightning" brew before commencing painful treatments such as leech bleeding and yanking teeth with pliers.

text: Granny's full name, Daisy Moses, is allegedly an homage to the popular and dearly loved folk artist Anna Mary Robertson, known to the world as Grandma Moses, who died in 1961, a year before The Beverly Hillbillies made its television debut.[6][7] Granny is frequently referred to as "Granny Clampett" in a number of episodes, but technically she is a Moses. Granny appears in all 274 episodes.

text: Elly May Clampett[edit]

text: Elly May (Donna Douglas in all 274 episodes), the only child of Jed and Rose Ellen Clampett, is a mountain beauty with the body of a pinup girl and the soul of a tomboy. She can throw a fastball as well as "rassle" most men to a fall, and she can be as tender with her friends, animals, and family as she is tough with anyone she rassles. She says once that animals can be better companions than people, but as she grows older, she allows that, "fellas kin be more fun than critters. "In addition to the family dog, Duke (an old Bloodhound), a number of pets live on the Clampett estate thanks to animal-lover Elly. In the 1981 TV movie, Elly May is the head of a zoo.

text: Elly is a terrible cook. Family members cringe whenever, for plot reasons, Elly takes over the kitchen.

text: Jethro Bodine[edit]

text: Jethro (Max Baer Jr. in 272 episodes) is the son of Jed's cousin, Pearl Bodine (though he addresses Jed as "Uncle Jed"). He drives the Clampett family to their new home in California and stays on with them to further his education. The others boast of Jethro's "sixth-grade education", but he is ignorant about nearly every aspect of modern California life. In one episode, he decides to go to college. He enrolls late in the semester at a local secretarial school and "earns" his diploma by the end of the day because he is so disruptive. This was an ironic in-joke – in real life, Max Baer Jr. has a bachelor's degree in business administration, minoring in philosophy, from Santa Clara University.[8][9]

text: Many story lines involve Jethro's endless career search, which include such diverse vocations as a millwright, a brain surgeon, street car conductor, "double-naught" spy, telephone lineman, soda jerk, chauffeur, short-order cook, sculptor, restaurant owner (with Granny's cooking), psychiatrist, and once as a bookkeeper for Milburn Drysdale's bank; a Hollywood agent for "cousin" Bessie and "Cousin Roy" (see below); Hollywood producer (a studio flunky remarks Jethro has the "right qualifications" for being a producer: a sixth-grade education and an uncle who owns the studio; this in-joke gag as a movie producer was replayed in the 1981 movie). More often than not, his overall goal in these endeavors is to meet pretty girls. He only manages to gain (but is oblivious to) the affections of the plain Miss Jane Hathaway. Of all the Clampett clan, he is the most eager to embrace city life. A running gag is that Jethro is known as the "six-foot stomach" for his huge appetite: in one episode, he eats a jetliner's entire supply of steaks; in another, Jethro tries to set himself up as a Hollywood agent for cousin "Bessie" the chimpanzee – with a fee of 10,000 bananas for Bessie and 1,000 for him. Jethro does not appear in the third- or second-to-last episodes, but Baer remains billed in the title credits.

text: With the January 2015 death of Donna Douglas, Baer is the only surviving main cast member.[10]

text: Milburn Drysdale[edit]

text: Milburn (Raymond Bailey in 247 episodes) is the Clampetts' banker, confidant and next-door neighbor. He is obsessed with money, and to keep the Clampetts' $96,000,000 (in 1969, equal to $640,638,838 today) in his Commerce Bank, Mr. Drysdale will do everything he can to cater to their every wish. He often forces others, especially his long-suffering secretary, to help fulfill their outlandish requests.

text: Jane Hathaway[edit]

text: Jane Hathaway (Nancy Kulp in 246 episodes), whom the Clampetts address as "Miss Jane", is Drysdale's loyal and efficient secretary. Though she reluctantly carries out his wishes, she is genuinely fond of the family and tries to shield them from her boss's greed. Miss Hathaway frequently has to "rescue" Drysdale from his schemes, receiving little or no thanks for her efforts. The Clampetts consider her family; even Granny, the one most dead-set against living in California, likes her very much. Jane harbors something of a crush on Jethro for most of the series' run. In 1999, TV Guide ranked Jane Hathaway number 38 on its "50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time" list.[11]

text: Recurring[edit]

text: Milburn Drysdale's wife Margaret (Harriet E. MacGibbon; 55 episodes in 1962–69) is a blue-blooded Bostonian who traces her family back to the Mayflower and has obvious disdain for the "peasant" and "dreadful" hillbillies, especially Granny, with whom she occasionally has "scraps". Her son, Milburn's stepson, Sonny (Louis Nye) is introduced as a 35-year-old collegian who does not believe in working up a sweat and is a mama's boy. He courts Elly May until she literally tosses him. Sonny only appears in four episodes, three in 1962 and a final appearance in 1966.

text: Pearl Bodine (Bea Benaderet; 22 episodes in season 1) is Jed's widowed cousin. Pearl is a generally well-meaning mother to Jethro. She was also a popular character, often used as a foil for Granny, and became a regular part-way through the first season (the end credits were even refilmed to include Pearl with the other family members). The character disappeared after the first year because Benaderet had become the star of another Paul Henning series, Petticoat Junction. She is the daughter of Amos Clampett, Jed's uncle. Like Elly May, Pearl's name came from that of a character (Pearl Lester) in the popular rural-life novel, play, and film Tobacco Road.[citation needed] In the episodes "The Clampetts Get Psychoanalyzed" and "The Psychiatrist Gets Clampetted", Herbert Rudley plays the psychiatrist Dr. Eugene Twombley, with whom Pearl is enamored; Benaderet's real-life husband was named Eugene Twombly. In season six, she makes a cameo appearance in the episode "Greetings From The President".

text:
Jethrine Bodine (played by Baer, but voiced by Linda Kaye Henning; 11 episodes in season 1): Jethrine is Pearl's king-sized daughter and Jethro's twin. Jethrine appears in the first season; she moves with her mother to the Clampett mansion later that season, but occasionally is not seen in episodes during her stay in California. Jethrine is upset to leave the hills as it means separation from her "sweetie", traveling salesman Jasper "Jazzbo" Depew. Late in the season, it was explained in an episode that Jethrine had returned home to marry Depew. Jethro and Jethrine rarely appeared in the same scene in any of the episodes, and then they were never on-camera at the same time, except for the rare back-of-the-head shot using a double. Jethrine also appears in the 1993 movie version.
Dash Riprock (Larry Pennell; 10 episodes in seasons 3–7) is a handsome Hollywood actor employed by Jed's movie studio. He and Elly May meet while she is working as an extra at the studio. The two have an on-and-off relationship. Riprock was a send-up of the blatantly fake screen names employed by a number of movie actors of the period. Riprock's real name (before being changed by Hollywood moguls) was "Homer Noodleman", and he was from Peoria, Illinois.
Lowell Redlings Farquhar (Charles Ruggles; three episodes in seasons 4 and 5) is the elderly father of Mrs. Drysdale. Granny considers him a potential beau.
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (as themselves in seven episodes, 1963–68) are longtime friends of the Clampetts "back home" (Kimberling City, Missouri), who visit the Clampetts when they are on tour in California. The duo had a number-one Billboard country single with the show's "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" (although the song is actually performed in the credits by Jerry Scoggins to Flatt and Scruggs' instrumental). (Actress Joi Lansing played Flatt's wife, Gladys, in five episodes, 1963–68.)
John Brewster (Frank Wilcox; 14 episodes, 1962–1966), is the president and CEO of the OK Oil Company, headquartered in Tulsa, who purchases the oil rights to the gusher on the Clampett home. The Clampetts are quite fond of him, and his wife occasionally visits them in California.
Janet Trego (Sharon Tate; 15 episodes, 1963–65) is a beautiful secretary at the Commerce Bank. (Tate was later murdered by Charles Manson's "family" just before the start of season 8.)
Sam Drucker (Frank Cady; 10 episodes in 1968–70) owns the general store in Hooterville. Granny is constantly under the impression Sam wants to marry her, but Sam has no such intention. Cady also starred as Sam Drucker in Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. Cady reprised the role of Sam Drucker for the 1990 Green Acres reunion movie Return to Green Acres.
Helen Thompson (Danielle Mardi; 17 episodes in 1969–71) is a beautiful British secretary at the Commerce Bank. Helen takes over Miss Hathaway's job as Mr. Drysdale's secretary after Miss Hathaway resigns. She is one of the ringleaders of the protest group the secretaries of the Commerce Bank create: GRUN (Girls Resist Unfair Neglect). She, along with many other secretaries, as well as Elly and Granny, live with Miss Hathaway for a short time in her apartment.
Shorty Kellums (Shug Fisher; 17 episodes in seasons 8 and 9) is Jed's longtime buddy from back home, with whom Jed reunites in 1969 when the Clampetts go back home for an extended period. Shorty is a wiry little man who is crazy about voluptuous girls half his age. Shorty later moves into the Clampett mansion in Beverly Hills for a while.
Elverna Bradshaw (Elvia Allman; 13 episodes, 1963–70) is Granny's longtime rival back in the hills, a gossip second to none. Referenced as early as episode 3, she makes a brief appearance in a 1963 episode when the Clampetts go back home to bring Pearl to California, but is not seen again until 1969, when the Clampetts return for an extended visit. However, both Granny and Jed refer to the character in several episodes throughout the series' run. Elverna and Granny rekindle their feud in a match to see who will be the first to marry, Elverna's daughter or Elly May. For reasons not really explained, Elverna also moves into the Clampett Beverly Hills mansion during the same period Shorty does; both of them, however, are not present for the final 1970–71 season.
Matthew and Mark Templeton (brothers played by actor Roger Torrey, who had auditioned for the part of Jethro; three episodes in season 8 as Matthew; 9 in season 9 as Mark) Matthew is the preacher Granny tags as a prospective husband for Elly. Unfortunately, Granny learns Matthew is married. Just a year later back in California, Elly meets Matthew's brother, Mark Templeton, who is a marine biologist and a frogman, whom Granny believes is actually part frog. The Mark Templeton storyline played out for nine episodes and was abruptly dropped, although advance publicity for the show indicated Elly May and Mark would marry during the season; however, the show was canceled at the end of that season as part of the CBS Rural Purge.
Cousin Roy (Roy Clark; three episodes in seasons 6 and 7) is the Clampetts' cousin, who comes to Hollywood as an aspiring country singer. Jethro turns down the chance to be his agent, only to have Cousin Roy actually succeed. (In a similar story line, singer Pat Boone guest starred as himself; Jethro fails to be Boone's agent too.)

text: Theme music[edit]

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text: The show's theme song, "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", was written by producer and writer Paul Henning and originally performed by bluegrass artists Flatt and Scruggs. The song is sung by Jerry Scoggins (backed by Flatt and Scruggs) over the opening and end credits of each episode. Flatt and Scruggs subsequently cut their own version of the theme (with Flatt singing) for Columbia Records; released as a single, it reached number 44 on Billboard Hot 100 pop music chart and number one on the Billboard Hot Country chart (the lone country chart-topper for the duo).

text: The six main cast members participated on a 1963 Columbia soundtrack album, which featured original song numbers in character. Additionally, Ebsen, Ryan, and Douglas each made a few solo recordings following the show's success, including Ryan's 1966 novelty single, "Granny's Miniskirt".

text: The series generally features no country music beyond the bluegrass banjo theme song, although country star Roy Clark and the team of Flatt and Scruggs occasionally play on the program. Pop singer Pat Boone appears in one episode as himself, under the premise that he hails from the same area of the country as the Clampetts, although Boone is a native of Jacksonville, Florida.

text: The 1989 film UHF featured a "Weird Al" Yankovic parody music video, "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*", combining "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" and English rock band Dire Straits' 1985 hit song "Money for Nothing".

text: Crossovers[edit]

text: Season seven (1968–69) was packed with strategically placed, multi-episode crossover stories in which the fictional worlds of all three Paul Henning series overlap. The Clampett family makes several trips to Hooterville, Sam Drucker visits Beverly Hills, and Granny (Irene Ryan) does two guest appearances on Petticoat Junction. In season eight (1969–70), the Clampett family visits Hooterville one last time for a two-part episode.

text:
"Granny Goes to Hooterville" (season 7: episode 6) - Granny leaves for Hooterville upon hearing distant cousin Betty Jo Bradley (Linda Henning) just had a baby. The only Petticoat Junction cast members in this episode are Sam Drucker (Frank Cady) and Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) seen talking to Granny on the phone. (The story continues on the Petticoat Junction episode "Granny, the Baby Expert".) "The Italian Cook" (7:7) wraps up the three-episode Hooterville story arc featuring Betty Jo, her husband Steve Elliott (Mike Minor), and Sam Drucker.
"The Thanksgiving Story" (7:10) - The Clampetts visit Hooterville and mingle with the Petticoat Junction cast. This includes a silent, split-second insert of Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor of Green Acres. Jethro pretends to be a Hollywood producer and tries to romance Billie Jo (Meredith MacRae) and Bobbie Jo (Lori Saunders) Bradley. This arc continues in the next episode, "The Courtship of Homer Noodleman" (7:10), with the Clampetts leaving for home following Eb Dawson's (from Green Acres) falling for Elly May.
"The Week Before Christmas" (7:13) - The crossover aspect is limited to two scenes in Sam Drucker's general store with the Bradley sisters and Drucker talking to Granny over the phone. The same broadcast week, Petticoat Junction aired "A Cake from Granny" with shots of Granny and Jane Hathaway (Nancy Kulp) in Beverly Hills baking a cake. "Christmas in Hooterville" (7:14) reunites the Clampett family with the Petticoat Junction cast. The follow-up episode, "Drysdale and Friend" (7:15), has appearances by Sam Drucker and Green Acres regular Fred Ziffel (Hank Patterson).
"Sam Drucker's Visit" (7:23) - The final season seven crossover with Sam Drucker dropping in on the Clampetts in Beverly Hills. Drucker and Betty Jo share one scene set in his Hooterville General Store.
In season eight, "Buzz Bodine, Boy General" (8:15) and "The Clampett-Hewes Empire" (8:16) comprise the last two-part crossover of the series. The Clampetts return to Petticoat Junction in a story featuring Steve Elliott, Betty Jo, Sam Drucker, and a rare Hooterville visit by Miss Hathaway and Mr. Drysdale (Raymond Bailey).
During season nine, after the cancellation of Petticoat Junction, Lori Saunders appeared in three episodes playing a new recurring character, Elizabeth Gordon.

text: Reception[edit]

text: The Beverly Hillbillies received poor reviews from some contemporary critics. The New York Times called the show "strained and unfunny"; Variety called it "painful to sit through".[12] Film professor Janet Staiger writes that "the problem for these reviewers was that the show confronted the cultural elite's notions of quality entertainment." [13] The show did receive a somewhat favorable review from noted critic Gilbert Seldes in the December 15, 1962 TV Guide: "The whole notion on which The Beverly Hillbillies is founded is an encouragement to ignorance... But it is funny. What can I do?" [14][15]

text: Regardless of the poor reviews, the show shot to the top of the Nielsen ratings shortly after its premiere and stayed there for several seasons. During its first two seasons, it was the number one program in the U.S. During its second season, it earned some of the highest ratings ever recorded for a half-hour sitcom. The season-two episode "The Giant Jackrabbit" also became the most watched telecast up to the time of its airing, and remains the most-watched half-hour episode of a sitcom, as well. The series enjoyed excellent ratings throughout its run, although it had fallen out of the top 20 most-watched shows during its final season.

text: In 1997, the season 3 episode "Hedda Hopper's Hollywood" was ranked Number 62 on "TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time".[16]

text: Nielsen ratings[edit]

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Season
Time
Rank
Rating
Notes

1 (1962–63)
Wednesday at 9:00-9:30 PM
1
36.0

2 (1963–64)
39.1

3 (1964–65)
Wednesday at 8:30-9:00 PM
12
25.6

4 (1965–66)
7
25.9
Tied with Bewitched

5 (1966–67)
23.4
Tied with Daktari and Bewitched

6 (1967–68)
12
23.3

7 (1968–69)
Wednesday at 9:00-9:30 PM
10
23.5

8 (1969–70)
Wednesday at 8:30-9:00 PM
18
21.7

9 (1970–71)
Tuesday at 7:30-8:00 PM
Not in the Top 30

text: Cancellation[edit]

text: Season nine, during the 1970–71 TV season placed 33rd out of 96 shows.[19] Despite the respectable ratings, the show was canceled in the spring of 1971 after 274 episodes. The CBS network, prompted by pressure from advertisers seeking a more sophisticated urban audience, decided to refocus its schedule on several "hip" new urban-themed shows and, to make room for them, the two remaining series of CBS's rural-themed comedies were simultaneously cancelled.[20] This action came to be known as "the Rural Purge". Pat Buttram, who played Mr. Haney on Green Acres, famously remarked, "It was the year CBS cancelled everything with a tree - including Lassie."[21]

text: Reunions[edit]

text: 1981 CBS movie[edit]

text: In 1981, Return of the Beverly Hillbillies television movie, written and produced by series creator Henning, was aired on the CBS network. Irene Ryan had died in 1973, and Raymond Bailey had died in 1980. The script acknowledged Granny's passing, but featured Imogene Coca as Granny's mother. Max Baer decided against reprising the role that both started and stymied his career, so the character of Jethro Bodine was given to another actor, Ray Young.

text: The film's plot had Jed back in his old homestead in Bug Tussle, having divided his massive fortune among Elly May and Jethro, both of whom stayed on the West Coast. Jane Hathaway had become a Department of Energy agent and was seeking Granny's "White Lightnin'" recipe to combat the energy crisis. Since Granny had gone on to "her re-ward", it was up to Granny's centenarian "Maw" (Imogene Coca) to divulge the secret brew's ingredients. Subplots included Jethro playing an egocentric, starlet-starved Hollywood producer, Jane and her boss (Werner Klemperer) having a romance, and Elly May owning a large petting zoo. The four main characters finally got together by the end of the story.

text: Having been filmed a mere decade after the final episode of the original series, viewer consensus was that the series' original spirit was lost to the film on many fronts, chief of which being the deaths of Ryan and Bailey and Baer's absence, which left only three of the six original cast members available to reprise their respective roles. Further subtracting from the familiarity was the fact that the legendary Clampett mansion was unavailable for a location shoot as the owners' lease was too expensive. Henning himself admitted sheer embarrassment when the finished product aired, blaming his inability to rewrite the script due to the 1981 Writers Guild strike.[22]

text: 1993 special[edit]

text: In 1993, Ebsen, Douglas, and Baer reunited onscreen for the only time in the CBS-TV retrospective television special, The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies, which ranked as the fourth-most watched television program of the week—a major surprise given the mediocre rating for the 1981 TV movie. It was a rare tribute from the "Tiffany network", which owed much of its success in the 1960s to the series, but has often seemed embarrassed by it in hindsight, often down-playing the show in retrospective television specials on the network's history and rarely inviting cast members to participate in such all-star broadcasts.

text: The Legend of The Beverly Hillbillies special ignored several plot twists of the TV movie, notably Jethro was now not a film director, but a leading Los Angeles physician. Critter-loving Elly May was still in California with her animals, but Jed was back home in the Hills, having lost his fortune, stolen by the now-imprisoned banker Drysdale. Nancy Kulp had died in 1991 and was little referred to beyond the multitude of film clips that dotted the special. The special was released on VHS tape by CBS/Fox Video in 1995 and as a bonus feature on the Official Third Season DVD Set in 2009.

text: Syndication[edit]

text: The Beverly Hillbillies is still televised daily around the world in syndication. In the United States, the show is broadcast currently on MeTV, Retro TV, MyFamily TV, and was previously on Nick at Nite, The Hallmark Channel, and WGN America.[23] A limited number of episodes from the earlier portions of the series run have turned up in the public domain and as such are seen occasionally on many smaller networks.

text: MeTV Network airs The Beverly Hillbillies Monday-Saturday at 7 A.M.

text: The show is distributed by CBS Television Distribution, the syndication arm of CBS Television Studios and the CBS network. It was previously distributed by CBS Films, Viacom Enterprises, Paramount Domestic Television, and CBS Paramount Domestic Television (all through corporate changes involving TV distribution rights to the early CBS library). The repeats of the show that debuted on CBS Daytime on September 5–9, 1966, as "Mornin' Beverly Hillbillies" through September 10, 1971 and on September 13–17, 1971 as "The Beverly Hillbillies" lasted up to winter 1971–72. It aired at 11:00–11:30 am Eastern/10:00-10:30 am Central through September 3, 1971, then moved to 10:30–11:00 am Eastern/9:30–10:00 am Central for the last season on CBS Daytime.[citation needed]

text: Legal status[edit]

text: Fifty-five episodes of the series are in the public domain (all 36 season-one episodes and 19 season-two episodes), because Orion Television, successor to Filmways, neglected to renew their copyrights. As a result, these episodes have been released on home video and DVD on many low-budget labels and shown on low-power television stations and low-budget networks in 16-mm prints. In many video prints of the public domain episodes, the original theme music has been replaced by generic music due to copyright issues.

text: Before his death, Paul Henning, whose estate now holds the original film elements to the public domain episodes, authorized MPI Home Video to release the best of the first two seasons on DVD, the first "ultimate collection" of which was released in the fall of 2005. These collections include the original, uncut versions of the first season's episodes, complete with their original theme music and opening sponsor plugs. Volume 1 has, among its bonus features, the alternate, unaired version of the pilot film, The Hillbillies Of Beverly Hills (the version of the episode that sold the series to CBS), and the "cast commercials" (cast members pitching the products of the show's sponsors) originally shown at the end of each episode.

text: With the exception of the public domain episodes, the copyrights to the series were renewed by Orion Television. However, any new compilation of Hillbillies material will be copyrighted by either MPI Media Group or CBS, depending on the content of the material used.

text: For many years, 20th Century Fox, through a joint venture with CBS called CBS/Fox Video, released select episodes of Hillbillies on videocassette. After Viacom merged with CBS, Paramount Home Entertainment (the video division of Paramount Pictures, which was acquired by Viacom in 1994) took over the video rights.

text: In 2006, Paramount announced plans to release the copyrighted episodes in boxed sets through CBS DVD later that year. The show's second season (consisting of the public domain episodes from that season) was released on DVD in Region 1 on October 7, 2008 as "...The Official Second Season". The third season was released on February 17, 2009.[24] Both seasons are available to be purchased together from major online retailers. On October 1, 2013, season four was released on DVD as a Walmart exclusive.[25] It was released as a full retail release on April 15, 2014.[26] On April 26, 2016, CBS/Paramount released the complete first season on DVD for the very first time.[27]

text:
DVD title
No. of
episodes
Region 1
release date

The Beverly Hillbillies (Ultimate Collection)
26
September 27, 2005

The Beverly Hillbillies (Ultimate Collection Volume 2)
27
February 28, 2006

The Beverly Hillbillies (The Official First Season)
36
April 26, 2016

The Beverly Hillbillies (The Official Second Season)
36
October 7, 2008

The Beverly Hillbillies (The Official Third Season)
34
February 17, 2009

Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (TV Movie)
—
March 12, 2013

The Beverly Hillbillies (The Official Fourth Season)
32
April 15, 2014

text: Spin-offs and associated merchandise[edit]

text: Theatrical adaptation[edit]

text: A three-act stage play based on the pilot was written by David Rogers in 1968.[28]

text: "The Deadly Hillbillies," an interactive murder mystery, was written by John R. Logue using the core "Beverly Hillbillies" cast of characters as inspiration. This Gypsy Productions Murder Mystery Parody features characters such as "Jed Clumpett," "Daisy May Mostes," and "Jane Hatchaway."

text: Comics[edit]

text: Dell Comics adapted the series into a comic book series in 1962. The art work was provided by Henry Scarpelli.[29]

text: Feature film[edit]

text: In 1993, a movie version of The Beverly Hillbillies was released starring Jim Varney as Jed Clampett and featuring Buddy Ebsen in a cameo as Barnaby Jones, the lead character in his long-running post-Hillbillies television series.

text: Computer game[edit]

text: Based on The Beverly Hillbillies movie, a PC computer adventure game for operating system MS-DOS was developed by Synergistic Software, Inc. and published in 1993 by Capstone Software.


document_title: OutDaughtered

question_text: where does the busby family from outdaughtered live

text: OutDaughtered

text: The Busby Family[edit]

text: The Busby family consists of parents Adam "Buzz" Busby  (born June 10, 1982), and Danielle Michelle Busby (born December 23, 1983). They were married July 22, 2006.

text: Danielle delivered the quintuplets via C-section on April 8, 2015, at 28 weeks.[5] Their weights and heights ranged from 2lbs, 13.4 inches (Hazel Grace) to 2lbs, 6 ounces and 14.4 inches (Olivia Marie) .[6] They spent the first few months of their lives in the NICU at the Woman's Hospital of Texas.[7] The first two quintuplets to go home from the NICU, Parker and Hazel, were discharged in early June, 2015, a few days apart.[5] Olivia and Riley were discharged together. The last quintuplet to be released, Ava, was discharged on July 6, 2015.[5]

text: Ava & Olivia are identical twins; Hazel, Riley, and Parker are fraternal triplets.

text:
#

Name

Date of birth

1

Blayke Louise

April 5, 2011 (age 7)

2

Ava Lane

April 8, 2015 (age 3)

3

Olivia Marie

4

Hazel Grace

5

Riley Paige

6

Parker Kate

text: Their personalities were described, in 2017, as the following:[8]

text: Blayke is the "best big sister in the world" and has the best laugh. She loves everything pink and girly. She also loves to spin and swing.[9]

text: Ava, the first born and heaviest quint, is a "Mommy's girl", frequently attached to Danielle's leg or wanting Danielle to pick her up. She's considered the “sweet twin” and tends to sit back and observe the world around her.[10]

text: Olivia is a goofball who loves to laugh. She frequently dances around and gives cute looks, but will cause trouble.[11]

text: Hazel, the smallest quint, is both the "fiery redhead" and the "sweetest quint". While innocent, a cuddler, and perfectly happy in her own world, she has a temper and can definitely "pitch a fit". She inherits that from Adam.[12]

text: Riley is a "cutest little troublemaker". She's most like Adam in personality. She demands attention, has no fear, is smart, confident, and bossy. While she antagonizes and picks on all her sisters, she has a particularly noticeable rivalry with Olivia.[13]

text: Parker, is the "daddy's girl"  the last born, yet the tallest quint, is the leader and "spokeswoman" of the quintuplets. She's often the one to show her sisters the "right way" of doing something. She's the most talkative and quickest to say 'no'. She's also the sporty one and called the "pooper spreader" by Danielle, often creating a large mess.[14]

text: Health[edit]

text: Adam and Danielle have struggled with infertility, ultimately becoming pregnant both times by intrauterine insemination.[15] During their first infertility journey, infertility was attributed to Adam’s testosterone levels, sperm count, and sperm motility being low; and to Danielle's irregular ovulation.[15] Adam was placed on Clomid, which helped his sperm counts, but his sperm motility remained low.[15] Danielle was also placed on Clomid to help her produce eggs and ovulate regularly.[15] They went through 5 cycles (5 months) of intrauterine insemination on Clomid before discussing in vitro fertilization as an option.[15]  Instead of in vitro fertilization, they opted to switch Danielle to Femara and attempted intrauterine insemination again, ultimately becoming pregnant with Blayke.[15] During their second journey of infertility, Adam's testosterone levels, sperm count, and sperm motility were considered normal, thus, no infertility treatment were necessary for Adam.[15] However, Danielle was placed back on Femara to help with egg production and ovulation.[15] On the fourth cycle of intrauterine insemination, Danielle became pregnant with the quintuplets.[15]

text: The quintuplets were born prematurely, at 28 weeks, and spent several months in the NICU.[5] Ava was the last quintuplet to be released from the NICU due to a series of acid-reflux episodes.[5] She went home on July 6, 2015.[5]

text: Shortly after birth, a heart murmur was detected in all five girls, which was treated with medication.[6]

text: Hazel's eye condition, congenital nystagmus, has been chronicled through the series.[16] The condition causes Hazel to have uncontrolled eye movements and hold her head at unusual angles to compensate for her lack of clear vision.[17] In 2016, Hazel underwent eye surgery in an attempt to improve her condition.[18][19] In 2017, Hazel was diagnosed as having an astigmatism in her left eye, which may ultimately be responsible for it occasionally turn in as a result of being underdeveloped. She was prescribed glasses to help with her left eye far-sightedness with the hope that her vision will improve as her eye develops.[20]

text: Adam has opened up, both privately and publicly, about his struggle with postpartum depression.[21] While it was a process to reach a point of acceptance, Adam has now accepted professional help for his sake, and the sake of his family and relationship with Danielle.

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Series overview[edit]

text: SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired14May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10)May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31)221November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)2017 (2017)

text: Season 1 (2016)[edit]

text:
No. inseries

No. inseason

Title

Original air date

U.S. viewers(millions)

11"Make Room for Quints"May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10)1.249[22]
Adam and Danielle Busby give birth to the first set of all girl quintuplets in the U.S., and have their lives turned upside down.
22"Chaos with Quints"May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17)1.067[23]
Adam and Danielle struggle to keep up with the quintuplets' demands while also making time for 4-year-old Blayke; a baby photo shoot turns into pure chaos when Grandma Mimi shows up late.
33"Quintuple Trouble"May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)0.849[24]
Adam returns to work, leaving Danielle to care for the quintuplets and Blayke by herself; Hazel gets a fever, leaving the family scrambling and Danielle feeling overwhelmed.
44"Should We Stay or Should We Go?"May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31)1.246[25]
Adam and Danielle realize they need a larger home, but house hunting proves stressful when they factor in the cost; the family heads back to their hometown, and Danielle has an idea that could solve their problems.

text: Season 2 (2016–17)[edit]

text:
No. inseries

No. inseason

Title

Original air date

U.S. viewers(millions)

51"Catching Up with the Quints, Part 1"November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)1.075[26]
Adam and Danielle have their hands full chasing after their 15-month-old quintuplets.
62"Catching Up with the Quints, Part 2"November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)1.075[26]
A doctor recommends an extreme medical procedure for one of the girls, forcing the Busbys to make a difficult decision.
73"The Quints' First Year"November 19, 2016 (2016-11-19)TBA
Family and friends join the Busbys to celebrate the quintuplets' first birthday; Adam and Danielle reflect back on the first year of raising the girls; with never before seen moments of the early milestones.
84"All Eyes on Hazel"November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)1.012[27]
The Busbys take a road trip to Lake Charles to help Mimi with her garage sale, and Danielle learns some shocking news; Danielle and Adam wrestle with the decision to allow Hazel to have a risky eye surgery.
95"A Quint in Crisis"November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)1.107[28]
Hazel undergoes eye surgery, causing Adam and Danielle to wait anxiously for the results; Blayke prepares for kindergarten and Mimi officially moves in.
106"Quint-fluenza"December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)0.933[29]
When Danielle catches the flu, Mimi struggles to take care of five babies on her own; Adam plans a 10-year anniversary surprise for Danielle, and when Danielle gives a speech for the hospital, she faces her painful past of having premature babies.
117"This Little Quint Says Stay Home"December 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)1.023[30]
Danielle and Adam think about sending the quints to nursery school, but when one of the them isn't allowed to go, the Busbys face the difficult decision of splitting up the girls; living under the Busby roof has begun to take a toll on Mimi.
128"5 Babies on a Budget"December 20, 2016 (2016-12-20)1.114[31]
After Danielle confronts Adam about his money spending ways, they realize they need to make some tough choices to provide for their girls; the family puts more effort into Hazel's walking so she can join her sisters in pre-school.
139"A Nightmare on Quint Street"December 27, 2016 (2016-12-27)1.165[32]
The Busbys look forward to the Quints' first trick-or-treat outing, but first, they must race to find costumes, shop for pumpkins and get the new house ready for a Halloween party.
1410"Quint-cation Chaos"January 3, 2017 (2017-01-03)1.166[33]
With the quints hitting the "terrible twos," the Busbys are busier than ever; Danielle plans a romantic Valentine's Day dinner for Adam, but things don't go as planned; Adam and Danielle prepare themselves for Hazel's upcoming eye appointment.
1511"A Thanksgiving Miracle"January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10)1.516[34]
Adam and Danielle decide to host 20 people for Thanksgiving, but soon realize they have bitten off more than they can chew; Hazel has a major breakthrough; Adam and Danielle push Mimi to consider living in an apartment.
1612"The Quints Take Manhattan, Part 1"January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)1.344[35]
A talk show asks the Busbys to make a live appearance in New York, but a last minute trip to the doctor has Danielle and Adam concerned about Hazel.
1713"The Quints Take Manhattan, Part 2"January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)1.344[35]
The Busbys travel to New York to make a live appearance on a talk show, but traveling with six kids makes the trip difficult.
1814"Dawn of the Terrible Twos"July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)1.479[36]
With the quints hitting the "terrible twos," the Busbys are busier than ever; Danielle plans a romantic Valentine's Day dinner for Adam, but things don't go as planned; Adam and Danielle prepare themselves for Hazel's upcoming eye appointment.
1915"A Little Potty Never Killed Nobody"July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)1.403[37]
With the possibility of another surgery looming for Hazel, Adam stresses over her upcoming appointment with a new doctor; when the quints start having poop explosions, Daniel tries potty training with disastrous results.
2016"Good Quints Gone Bad"July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)1.304[38]
The Busbys tackle discipline to get the terrible twos under control; Danielle presses Adam for answers on how he's been feeling; with Mimi taking her time to move into her new home, Danielle devises a plan to help her embrace her new life.
2117"Extreme Quint Makeover"August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)TBA
While Adam struggles with his emotional issues, the Busbys tackle a playroom makeover for the quints and Blayke; Hazel gets fitted for her new glasses just in time for the girls to take the stage for their first recital.
2218"Multiple Births, Multiple Birthdays"August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)TBA
The Busbys plan a joint birthday party for all their girls, but when Blayke wants her own party, Adam and Danielle must come up with a way to make her feel special; the quints' have their first trip to the dentist.
2319"The Nightmare Before Easter"August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)TBA
It's Easter time, and the Busbys have fun activities planned for the holiday, but their extra special surprise may turn into a nightmare; when Adam reveals his unorthodox plan for dealing with his issues, Danielle has a tough decision to make.
2420"While the Busbys Are Away the Quints Will Play!"August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)TBA
Adam and Danielle head to Nashville, Tenn., leaving the family to watch the quints, and Hazel gives her uncle a big scare; while away, Adam confronts the fact he's not the only one suffering from his issues.
2521"Battle of the Busby Baby Photos"August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)TBA
Adam and Danielle compete to see who can take the cutest photo of the quints so they can promote the new cycle studio; Danielle stresses about her upcoming charity fundraiser; Adam takes a big step toward dealing with his emotional issues.
2622"Mother's Day Getaway"September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)TBA
Adam plans a beach vacation getaway for Mother's Day, but it may not be relaxing with the entire family in tow; the Quints experience the ocean for the first time; Adam reveals his recent struggles to Nick and Dale.
2723"The Busby's Newest Addition"September 12, 2017 (2017-09-12)TBA
With the grand opening of the cycle studio looming, tensions rise when Danielle announces she wants to work there more than expected; Hazel returns to the eye doctor; the quints get invited to be grand marshals of the League City parade.


document_title: Get Him to the Greek

question_text: who sings the songs on get him to the greek

text: Get Him to the Greek

text: Plot[edit]

text: In 2009, British rock star Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) releases an album and a titular single, "African Child", which is a commercial and critical failure. In an interview, Aldous' girlfriend, Jackie Q (Rose Byrne), drunkenly declares they have a boring life. Aldous relapses, ending their relationship. He also loses custody of his son, Naples. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) works as a talent scout at Pinnacle Records, a record company. He lives with his girlfriend, Daphne (Elisabeth Moss). Pinnacle Records is performing poorly, and the head of the company, Sergio Roma (Sean Combs), asks for ideas. Aaron suggests that Aldous play at the Greek Theatre on the tenth anniversary of a performance there in 1999.

text: Sergio sends Aaron to London to escort Aldous to Los Angeles. Daphne informs Aaron that she has received a job offer in Seattle and that they are moving there. They argue and apparently break up. Aaron meets Aldous and learns that he had not been expecting him, thinking that the concert was not for two months. They bar-hop across the city as Aaron tries to get Aldous to catch a flight to New York. Daphne calls Aaron to apologize, only to learn that Aaron believes they broke up. While partying, Aaron's phone accidentally calls Daphne, informing her of Aaron's activities. Aaron and Aldous travel to New York for Aldous's appearance on Today. To keep Aldous sober, Aaron imbibes all of Aldous's whiskey and marijuana. While performing live on Good Morning America, Aldous is unable to remember the lyrics to his recent song, "African Child", and replaces it with an old hit, "The Clap", to cheers from the audience.

text: During their flight to Los Angeles, Aaron learns that Aldous has become depressed, as he misses his son and has been alienated from his own father, Jonathan (Colm Meaney), for years. Aaron suggests he visit him after the show; instead, Aldous insists they go to Las Vegas to see Jonathan. Sergio hooks up Aaron with a sexually violent girl, Destiny (Carla Gallo), who takes him to a hotel room and rapes him. After Aaron tells Aldous that he has been raped, Aldous gives him drugs to calm him down. Aaron starts to have a bad trip and believes he is having a heart attack. Jonathan agrees Aaron is having a heart attack, while Aldous attempts to calm Aaron down. Aldous fights with Jonathan; Sergio jumps into the fight, inadvertently setting the lounge on fire.

text: Aldous attempts to help Aaron by giving him an adrenaline shot. They run out of the hotel, chased by Sergio. Aldous and Aaron flee to Los Angeles, where Aaron convinces Aldous to visit Jackie Q. Jackie has been sleeping with Metallica's drummer, Lars Ulrich (playing himself), and confesses that Naples is not actually Aldous' biological son. Meanwhile, Aaron goes to his home to apologize to Daphne. They are interrupted when Aldous arrives and proposes that they engage in a threesome. Daphne agrees and Aaron hesitantly goes along. Aaron angrily decides to kiss Aldous, ending the threesome. Daphne and Aaron both immediately regret it, and Aaron angrily tells Aldous to go, criticizing his mental state. Instead of preparing for his show, Aldous goes to the rooftop of the Standard Hotel, and calls Aaron, threatening to jump. Aaron rushes to the hotel and attempts to talk Aldous down.

text: Instead, Aldous jumps into a pool several floors down, breaking his arm. Aldous tells Aaron that he is lonely, sad, and embarrassed, but Aaron reminds Aldous that thousands of fans love him and are waiting to see him. Aldous decides to perform at the Greek Theatre, even though Aaron pleads for him to go to the hospital. Upon their arrival, Sergio offers Aaron drugs to give to Aldous so he will not cancel the concert. Aaron, tired of Sergio's abuse, quits on the spot. Aaron walks stage-side with Aldous, trying to convince him to go to the hospital. However, Aaron sees how happy Aldous is while performing and heads home to reconcile with Daphne. Months later, Aldous, sober again, has returned to fame with a single (produced by Aaron) based on events from their night in Las Vegas.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Jonah Hill as Aaron Green, a record company employee
Russell Brand as Aldous Snow, a free-spirited rock star with a faltering career who first appears in Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Elisabeth Moss as Daphne Binks, Aaron's girlfriend
Rose Byrne as Jackie Q, a scandalous pop star, Aldous' on and off girlfriend and Naples' mother
Sean Combs as Sergio Roma, a record company owner and Aaron's boss who assigns him to manage Aldous
Colm Meaney as Jonathan Snow, Aldous' father
Kali Hawk as Kali Coleman, one of Aaron's co-workers
Aziz Ansari as Matty Briggs, one of Aaron's co-workers
Nick Kroll as Kevin McLean, one of Aaron's co-workers
Ellie Kemper as one of Aaron's co-workers
Jake Johnson as Jazz Man, one of Aaron's co-workers
Karl Theobald as Aldous' assistant
Carla Gallo as Destiny, a groupie
T. J. Miller as Brian, a hotel clerk
Lino Facioli as Naples, Jackie Q and Aldous' son, later revealed to have been fathered by a photographer
Kristen Schaal as a Today Show production assistant
Kristen Bell as Sarah Marshall, an actress and Aldous' former girlfriend (cameo)
Lindsey Broad as Pocket Dial Girl
Dinah Stabb as Lena Snow, Aldous' mother

text: Cameo guest stars[edit]

text:
Lars Ulrich
Tom Felton
Christina Aguilera
Pink
Kurt F. Loder
Meredith Vieira
Mario Lopez
Pharrell Williams
Paul Krugman
Rick Schroder
Zöe Salmon
Katy Perry (deleted scenes)
Alanis Morissette (deleted scenes)
Dee Snider (uncredited)
Holly Weber (uncredited)
Billy Bush
Rachel Roberts

text: Brand's friends Karl Theobald, Greg "Mr Gee" Sekweyama and Jamie Sives also appear in the film.

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: A week after the release of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal Studios announced a new film Get Him to the Greek, reuniting Jonah Hill and Russell Brand with writer/director Nicholas Stoller and producer Judd Apatow.[4] Variety initially announced the project would focus on "fresh-out-of-college insurance adjuster (Hill) who is hired to accompany an out-of-control rock star (Brand) from London to a gig at L.A.'s Greek Theatre."[4] In July 2008, Brand mentioned that he would be reprising his Aldous Snow role from Forgetting Sarah Marshall, in a new film from Apatow in which the character was back on drugs.[5]

text: In an interview with CHUD.com, Apatow would later reveal that Get Him to the Greek was indeed a spin-off of Forgetting Sarah Marshall with Brand again playing a no-longer-sober Aldous Snow while in a different interview Nicholas Stoller said that Jonah Hill will play a different character named Aaron Green, a young music executive.[6][7]

text: Filming[edit]

text: While Brand was backstage at the Paramount studio lot preparing to present the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, he approached Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Katy Perry about filming cameos for Get Him to the Greek.[8][9]

text: Rehearsals began on April 27, 2009 and filming began on May 12 of that year. The film was shot in New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and London. News footage featured in the film was filmed after a Russell Brand stand up performance of "Scandalous" at the O2 Arena in London, which most of the audience stayed for.[6] While filming in Trafalgar Square, Brand was pushed into a fountain by a passerby.[10]

text: Release[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: Get Him to the Greek grossed $61 million in the United States and Canada and $30.3 million overseas bringing its worldwide total to $91.3 million, against a production budget of $40 million.[3]

text: In its opening weekend, the film debuted second at the box office behind Shrek Forever After with a gross of $17.6 million.[11] The film fell to fourth the following week with a weekend gross of $10.1 million.

text: In the UK, Get Him to the Greek opened at No. 1 grossing £1.6 million in its first week before dropping to No. 2 the following week with takings of £1 million.

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes Get Him to the Greek has an approval rating of 72% based on 195 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Thanks to a suitably raunchy script and a pair of winning performances from Jonah Hill and Russell Brand, Get Him to the Greek is one of the year's funniest comedies."[12] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 65 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]

text: Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three out of four stars, writing: "under the cover of slapstick, cheap laughs, raunchy humor, gross-out physical comedy and sheer exploitation, Get Him to the Greek also is fundamentally a sound movie."[14]

text: Home media[edit]

text: A 2-disc and 1-disc unrated and theatrical version of the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on September 28, 2010.

text: Music[edit]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
Get Him to the Greek: Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by Infant Sorrow

Released
June 1, 2010

Genre
Soundtrack

Label
Universal Republic

text:
Professional ratings

Review scores

Source
Rating

allmusic
[15]

Pitchfork
5.5/10[16]

text: Kim Garner, the senior vice president of marketing and artist development at Universal Republic Records, said that Brand and Universal Pictures "felt very strongly about doing something like this as opposed to a traditional soundtrack," and that they "wanted to release it like we would an actual rock band's album."[17]

text:
Track listing

No.
Title
Lyrics
Artist
Length

1.
"Just Say Yes"
Jarvis Cocker, Jason Buckle, Tim McCall, Ross Orton
Infant Sorrow
2:18

2.
"Gang of Lust"
Carl Barat
Infant Sorrow
2:03

3.
"Furry Walls"
Dan Bern, Mike Viola, Judd Apatow
Infant Sorrow
3:07

4.
"Going Up"
Jason Segel, Lyle Workman
Infant Sorrow
4:06

5.
"Bangers, Beans and Mash"
Jason Segel, Lyle Workman
Infant Sorrow
3:32

6.
"The Clap"
Dan Bern, Mike Viola
Infant Sorrow
2:44

7.
"I Am Jesus"
Jason Segel, Lyle Workman
Infant Sorrow
2:39

8.
"Riding Daphne"
Jason Segel, Lyle Workman
Infant Sorrow
3:28

9.
"F.O.H."
Jarvis Cocker, Chilly Gonzales
Infant Sorrow
3:52

10.
"Yeah Yeah Oi Oi"
Dan Bern, Mitch Marine
Infant Sorrow
2:52

11.
"African Child (Trapped in Me)"
Mike Viola
Infant Sorrow
3:06

12.
"Little Bird"
Mike Viola
Infant Sorrow
3:24

13.
"Searching for a Father"
Jason Segel, Lyle Workman
Infant Sorrow
3:43

14.
"Supertight"
Jason Segel, Lyle Workman, Russell Brand
Jackie Q featuring Aldous Snow
2:37

15.
"Ring Round"
Greg Kurstin, Inara George
Jackie Q
2:25

Total length:
46:10

text:
Deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.
Title
Lyrics
Artist
Length

16.
"Jackie Q"
Carl Barat
Infant Sorrow
3:41

17.
"Pound Me in the Buttox"
Paul Clarke, Matthew Dick
Jackie Q featuring Aldous Snow
3:31

18.
"Chocolate Daddy"
Lyle Workman, Rodney Rothman
Chocolate Daddy
2:54

19.
"Fuck Your Shit Up"
Lyle Workman
Jumbo Shrimp
2:28

text: The following songs were featured in the film, but not included in the soundtrack:

text:
"And Ghosted Pouts (Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt)" by The Mars Volta
"London Calling" by The Clash
"Anarchy in the U.K." by The Sex Pistols
"20th Century Boy" by T.Rex
"Rocks Off" by The Rolling Stones
"Another Girl, Another Planet" by The Only Ones
"Strict Machine" by Goldfrapp
"Ghosts N Stuff" by Deadmau5 featuring Rob Swire
"Personality Crisis" by The New York Dolls
"Girls on the Dance Floor" by Far East Movement
"Heureux Tous Les Deux" by Franck Alamo
"Come on Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners
"Cretin Hop" by The Ramones
"Stop Drop and Roll" by Foxboro Hot Tubs
"Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey
"Love Today" by Mika
"Fuck Me I'm Famous" by DJ Dougal and Gammer
"What Planet You On" by Bodyrox featuring Luciana
"Inside of You" by Infant Sorrow (which was originally featured in Forgetting Sarah Marshall).
"Licky feat. Princess Superstar (Herve Remix)" by Larry Tee

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