Community - "Geothermal Escapism" - 02:00 am Saturday, July 18 on WYOU Great Entertainment Television (great.)

Joel McHale (Actor) .. Jeff Winger

Born: November 20, 1971
Birthplace: Rome, Italy

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Trivia: A television personality most familiar to viewers for his stint as the host of the E! network's satirical pop-culture commentary The Soup (updated and reworked from the channel's original Talk Soup), Joel McHale grew up in the Seattle area and attended the University of Washington as a theater major, where he earned his master's in drama. After relocating to Los Angeles, McHale signed for guest roles and bit parts on series including Will & Grace and Oliver Beene, then landed a small role as Mr. Jacks in the Sam Raimi feature Spider-Man 2, followed by parts in Catherine Hardwicke's Lords of Dogtown and the sketch comedy outing The Onion Movie. On the side, McHale also emceed a series of Burger King commercials. He culled his broadest fan base on The Soup, however, distinguishing himself with sharp sarcasm and a quick wit. He had a breakthrough when he was cast as the lead in the cult hit sitcom Community on NBC, and he continued to act in projects such as The Informant!, Spy Kids: All the Time In the World, and 2012's Ted.

Gillian Jacobs (Actor) .. Britta Perry

Born: October 20, 1982
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Trivia: Pennsylvania native Gillian Jacobs learned her trade at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, where she competed in the Public's Shakespeare Monologue Contest. She subsequently studied at Juilliard, and began her professional career a few years later, with a role on the series The Book of Daniel. Though the show didn't last, Jacobs was soon busy with new projects, like 2007's Blackbird and 2008's Choke. Then, following an appearance on the series Royal Pains in 2009, Jacobs joined the cast of the comedy series Community, and signed on to appear in a number of films including Watching TV with the Red Chinese and The Box. In 2012 she had a small part in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.

Danny Pudi (Actor) .. Abed Nadir

Born: March 10, 1979
Birthplace: Chicago - Illinois - United States

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Trivia: Actor Danny Pudi began his career with guest appearances on TV's West Wing and ER. This led to a four-episode arc on Gilmore Girls in 2006, and another recurring role on Greek. Then in 2009, Pudi joined the cast of the comedy series Community, opposite Joel McHale and Chevy Chase. His role as Abed, a pop-culture obsessed misfit who can only relate to the world through movie and TV references, made him a breakout star from the show on which he played many scenes with Donald Glover.

Yvette Nicole Brown (Actor) .. Shirley Bennett

Born: August 12, 1971
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Trivia: Was signed as a teen to Motown Records as part of the East Coast Family group, which included Boyz II Men. Brown performed on the mildly successful single "1-4-All-4-1" from the album The East Coast Family, Vol. 1. Moved to Los Angeles after college and landed her first big role appearing in the gospel play His Woman, His Wife. Secured her first television role---a two-episode appearance on Girlfriends---after sending a postcard to the show's casting director. Worked on Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh for four years, even though her character, Helen, was originally supposed to be a one-time role.

Alison Brie (Actor) .. Annie Edison

Born: December 29, 1982
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

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Trivia: One of her first acting jobs was an episode of Hannah Montana. Worked as a clown at children's birthday parties before being cast as Trudy Campbell on Mad Men. In 2009, simultaneously appeared on Mad Men and on new comedy Community.

Donald Glover (Actor) .. Troy Barnes

Born: September 25, 1983
Birthplace: Edwards Air Force Base, California, United States

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Trivia: In college he studied improvisation and comedy writing with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Was hired right out of college by Tina Fey as a writer on 30 Rock. Was nominated for a Writers Guild award for best comedy series for season three of 30 Rock. After leaving 30 Rock, he ended up winning the role of Troy on NBC's Community in 2009. A founding member of the Internet sketch comedy group DERRICK Comedy, he wrote and produced the group's first film, Mystery Team (2009). Has rapped under the name Childish Gambino and has released mix tapes. Started a Twitter campaign to audition for the role of Peter Parker in the 2012 reboot of the Spider-Man franchise. Received the Rising Comedy Star of the Year award in 2010 at Montreal's Just For Laughs Comedy Festival.

Jim Rash (Actor) .. Dean Pelton

Born: July 15, 1970
Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Trivia: Is a member of the Groundlings improv company in Los Angeles. Is sometimes mistaken for the musician Moby. Got his big break playing the role of Dean Pelton in the sitcom Community. Cowrote the screenplay for the film The Descendants (2011).

Ken Jeong (Actor) .. Ben Chang

Born: July 13, 1969
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Trivia: Was born in Detroit but raised in Greensboro, NC; he is the son of Korean immigrants. During high school, he played violin and was elected to the student council. Graduated at 16 and earned Greensboro's Youth of the Year award. Won the Big Easy Laff Off comedy contest in New Orleans while completing his medical residency. Made his feature-film debut as Dr. Kuni in Judd Apatow's 2007 comedy Knocked Up. His wife, Tran, is also a physician, as well as a breast-cancer survivor.

LeVar Burton (Actor) .. LeVar Burton

Born: February 16, 1957
Birthplace: Landstuhl, West Germany

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Trivia: African American actor LeVar Burton was a 19-year-old UCLA drama student when he was catapulted into international fame. On January 23, 1977, Burton made his professional debut as young Kunta Kinte, the protagonist of the classic TV miniseries Roots. He went on to give first-rate performances in such TV movies as Dummy (79) and One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (78). Among LeVar Burton's more conspicuous TV appearances in the past decade have included his hosting chores on PBS' Reading Rainbow and his regular role as sightless Lieutenant Geordi LaForge on the syndicated Star Trek: The Next Generation (87-92). He has continued playing Lt. LaForge in the feature film versions of Star Trek. Burton is also a published author. Aside from the Star Trek films, his big-screen credits include the biopic Ali. Burton has also directed a handful of projects including episodic television, the senior-citizen romantic comedy Reach for Me, and Miracle's Boys - a drama about three brothers growing up in difficult circumstances.

Jonathan Banks (Actor) .. Professor Buzz Hickey

Born: January 31, 1947
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Trivia: Jonathan Banks began his film career in the sort of roles described by character actor Frank Faylen as "sneezers." For example: if you sneezed, you'd miss Banks' microscopic part in 1980's Stir Crazy. He was more visible in such roles as the hitchhiker in the 1982 biopic Frances and Algren in the 1983 seriocomedy 48 Hours. On television, Jonathan Banks was cast as the scurrilous extraterrestrial Commander Kroll in Otherworld (1985) and as Frank McPike, Ken Wahl's choleric boss, in Wiseguy (1987). Banks would continue to appear in several more films over the coming years, like Dark Blue and Reign Over Me, as well as TV shows like Breaking Bad.

John Oliver (Actor) .. Professor Ian Duncan

Born: April 23, 1977
Birthplace: Birmingham, England

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Trivia: British-born comedian John Oliver studied English at Christ's College, Cambridge, before pursuing a career as a stand-up comedian. He gained increasing success with his live act, eventually scoring a big break in 2006 when he became a writer and correspondent on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. He soon became a popular member of the news-parody show's cast, and explored other projects, as well, making his motion-picture debut in the 2008 comedy The Love Guru. In 2009, he was cast in the comedy series Community, alongside Chevy Chase and Joel McHale. In 2011 he voiced the part of Vanity Smurf in the family-friendly big-screen comedy The Smurfs, a role he reprised in later sequels. In 2014, he began hosting his own late-night talk show, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, on HBO.

Richard Erdman (Actor) .. Leonard

Born: March 16, 2019
Died: March 16, 2019
Birthplace: Enid, Oklahoma, United States

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Trivia: The son of an itinerant piano tuner-father and a restaurateur-mother, Richard Erdman was born in Oklahoma and grew up in Colorado. Having taken drama lessons since his early childhood, Erdman was 15 when he was brought to Hollywood by his mother to be "discovered." It wasn't until he'd held down an interim job as a sports reporter for the Los Angeles Examiner that Erdman finally appeared in his first film, Warner Bros.' Janie (1944). Rapidly outgrowing juvenile roles, Erdman played character parts in Hollywood films like Stalag 17 (1953) and in such European productions as Four Days Leave (1950) and Face of Fire (1959). In 1961, Erdman co-starred on the short-lived sitcom The Tab Hunter Show, playing Tab's millionaire-playboy buddy, Peter Fairchild III. In 1973, Erdman made his big-screen directorial debut with The Brothers O'Toole. Since that time, Richard Erdman has kept busy as a voice-over actor, offering a wide range of vocal characterizations for dozens of TV cartoon series, as well as the 1994 animated feature film The Pagemaster.

Charley Koontz (Actor) .. Neil

Born: August 10, 1987
Birthplace: Concord, California, United States

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Trivia: His first professional acting role was in the movie Rubber in 2010. Was a member of the Shakespeare troupe, Will and Company, while in college. Supports the charities Pencils for Promise, F&%k Cancer and Movement for Change.

Erik Charles Nielsen (Actor) .. Garrett

Born: May 08, 1981

Luke Youngblood (Actor) .. Magnitude

Born: June 12, 1986
Birthplace: London, England

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Trivia: Played Nipper in the 1994 West End revival of Oliver!, which was directed by Sam Mendes. Was the original Young Simba in the 1999 West End production of The Lion King. Trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. Appeared on the second season of Project Catwalk. Was set to reprise his role of Lee Jordan in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, but his scenes were ultimately cut from the film.

Danielle Kaplowitz (Actor) .. Vicki

Dino Stamatopoulos (Actor) .. Starburns

Born: December 14, 1964
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Trivia: Performed comedy with Andy Dick while at Columbia College. Wrote and submitted a spec script for The Simpsons and received a rejection letter, which he kept and framed. Made his network debut in 1992 on the Fox comedy The Ben Stiller Show; he later became a writer for the show. In 1995 joined the writing staff of the HBO series Mr. Show With Bob and David. Made big-screen debut in the 1996 romantic comedy Breathing Room. Created the adult animated program Moral Orel in 2005. In 2009, became a recurring cast member on the NBC sitcom Community. In the second season, cowrote the holiday episode "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas," which was presented in stop-motion animation. Was inducted into his high school's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011.

Community: Geothermal Escapism

02:00 am - 02:30 am, Saturday, July 18 on WYOU Great Entertainment Television (great.) (22.3)

Geothermal Escapism

Season 5, Episode 5