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Contents Articles Johnny Galecki 1 Murder Ordained 5 A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon 7 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 9 Blind Faith (1990 film) 14 A Family Torn Apart 17 Without Consent 19 Bean (film) 21 Suicide Kings 26 I Know What You Did Last Summer 29 The Opposite of Sex 34 Playing Mona Lisa 37 Bounce (film) 40 Morgan's Ferry 43 Vanilla Sky 44 Bookies (film) 50 Table for Three 52 In Time 54 American Dreamer (TV series) 59 Billy (1992 TV series) 60 Roseanne (TV series) 63 The Big Bang Theory 74 References Article Sources and Contributors 94 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 97 Article Licenses License 99 Johnny Galecki 1 Johnny Galecki Johnny Galecki Johnny Galecki, July 2008 Born John Mark Galecki April 30, 1975 Bree, Belgium Occupation Actor Years active 1987–present John Mark "Johnny" Galecki (born April 30, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as David Healy in the ABC sitcom Roseanne, Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and as Leonard Hofstadter in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Early life Galecki was born in Bree, Belgium, of Polish, Irish, and Italian descent.[1] His mother, Mary Lou, was a mortgage consultant, and his father, Richard Galecki, was a member of the U.S. Air Force stationed in Belgium and also worked as a rehabilitation teacher.[2] He has a younger brother, Nick, and a younger sister, Allison.[3] Galecki moved to Oak Park, Illinois, with his family when he was three years old. During an interview with New Zealand radio station 'ZM', Galecki jokingly recalled his childhood relationship with his mother. As a child, he was well known for making up long, epic stories and tales. In such situations his mother used to make him play the "quiet game" where he had to see how long he could go without talking. He also recalled that despite being a loving mother, she was also very tough. One phrase she would lovingly use was, "I love you, now get out."[4] Career Galecki made his acting debut in the 1987 CBS miniseries Murder Ordained with JoBeth Williams and future Roseanne co-star John Goodman. His best known role was as David Healy (first introduced as Kevin Healy) in the U.S. sitcom Roseanne. Galecki was cast in the 1997 summer slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer and the 1998 dark comedy The Opposite of Sex. In the year 2000, Galecki reunited with Opposite of Sex director Don Roos, who cast him in Bounce. Galecki continued his film streak with roles in Suicide Kings and brief bit parts in high-profile films such as Bean and a minor supporting part in Vanilla Sky. Galecki played a young delinquent in A Family Torn Apart, a TV movie based on a true story about a serial killer. Galecki appeared in a first-season episode of My Name Is Earl as a golfer. Without his knowledge, Earl and Randy improve his golf score by making it appear that he got numerous holes-in-one, taking advantage of a custom that a Johnny Galecki 2 player scoring a hole-in-one must buy a round of drinks. His obsession with improving his golf game without Earl and Randy's assistance destroys his life — he loses his job and girlfriend and is forced to live in his car. He played a character named Trouty on TBS's sitcom My Boys. He also played the half-brother of the main characters, sisters Hope Shanowski and Faith Fairfield, in the TV sitcom Hope & Faith. In late 2006/early 2007, Galecki starred in the Broadway play The Little Dog Laughed as Alex, a male prostitute. In this role, he was required to do a full-frontal nude scene, the first of his acting career. "At its core, the play is about what we all sacrifice to be successful, whatever our careers or goals," he explains.[5] Galecki originated the role earlier in 2006 at Second Stage Theatre. The widely popular comedy by Douglas Carter Beane had a successful run at Second Stage and moved to the Cort Theatre. The play closed on February 18, 2007, with Galecki taking home a 2007 Theater World Award for his performance. Galecki currently plays the part of Leonard Hofstadter in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, which debuted September 24, 2007. He works alongside two of his former Roseanne cast members, Sara Gilbert, who during his role as David Healy played the role of his longtime girlfriend and later his wife, Darlene Conner, as well as Laurie Metcalf, formerly cast as the role of Roseanne Barr's fictionalized character's sister Jackie. Both have since appeared as recurring characters. Galecki is a cellist and has played cello on the show. Galecki appeared briefly in the 2008 superhero comedy Hancock, alongside Will Smith and Jason Bateman. He also appears in the music video for the Dave Matthews Band song "Satellite". In July 2011 Galecki played himself on three episodes of Entourage. Personal life Galecki was involved in a short relationship with his Roseanne co-star Sara Gilbert in his teenage years and they have remained close friends since the show.[6] [7] He also secretly dated his The Big Bang Theory co-star Kaley Cuoco for two years, though they did not reveal their relationship publicly until after it ended, as Cuoco revealed to the CBS newsmagazine Watch![8] Filmography Film Year Film Role 1987 Murder Ordained Doug Rule 1988 A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon Toby Reardon 1989 Prancer Billy Quinn Other notes TV movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Russell 'Rusty' Griswold 1990 Blind Faith John Marshall TV movie In Defense of a Married Man Eric TV movie 1991 Backfield in Motion Tim Seavers TV movie 1993 A Family Torn Apart Daniel Hannigan TV movie 1994 Without Consent Marty TV movie 1996 Murder at My Door Teddy McNair TV movie 1997 Bean Stingo Wheelie Suicide Kings Ira Reder I Know What You Did Last Summer Max Neurick Johnny Galecki 3 1998 The Opposite of Sex Jason Bock 2000 Playing Mona Lisa Arthur Bounce Seth Morgan's Ferry Darcy Vanilla Sky Peter Brown 2003 Bookies Jude 2004 Chrystal Barry White Like Me Marcus Short film 2005 Happy Endings Miles Uncredited role 2007 Who You Know David Short film 2008 Hancock Jeremy Cameo Role 2009 Table for Three Ted Direct-to-video release 2011 In Time Borel 2001 Television Year(s) Title Role Notes 1990 Hardball Male Escort #1 Episode: "The Hunt for Honus Wagner" 1991 Blossom Jason Episode: "Sex, Lies and Teenagers" 1990–1991 American Dreamer Danny Nash 17 episodes. 1992 Billy David MacGregor 13 episodes. 1993 Civil Wars Student accused of cheating Episode: "Split Ends" 1992–1997 Roseanne Kevin/David Healy 92 episodes. Nominated for four and winner of one Young Artist Award. 2000 Batman Beyond Knux (voice) Episode: "April Moon" The Norm Show Dale Stockhouse Episode: "Norm vs. Youth: Part 1" Episode: "Norm vs. Youth: Part 2" 2004 LAX Leland Pressman Episode: "Finnegan Again, Begin Again" 2005 My Name Is Earl Scott Episode: "Stole Beer from a Golfer" Hope & Faith Jay Episode: "Blood Is Thicker Than Daughter" Episode: "The Restaurant" Episode: "Jay Date" 2006–2007 My Boys Trouty Episode: "Clubhouse Poison" Episode: "Take One for the Team" Episode: "Ethics" 2007–present The Big Bang Theory Leonard Hofstadter 2006 American Dad! Arnie Episode: "Irregarding Steve" 2009 Family Guy Leonard Hofstadter Episode: "Business Guy" 2011 Entourage Himself Recurring Guest Star Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy [9] Series Johnny Galecki References [1] Galecki, Johnny (May 03, 1992). "Johnny Galecki" (http:/ / articles. sun-sentinel. com/ 1992-05-03/ features/ 9202060282_1_irish-water-fountain-irrational-act). The Sun Sentinel. . Retrieved October 16, 2010. [2] "Johnny Galecki Biography (1975–)" (http:/ / www. filmreference. com/ film/ 62/ Johnny-Galecki. html). Filmreference.com. . Retrieved 2011-07-06. [3] "TV Guide – Johnny Galecki" (http:/ / www. tvguide. com/ celebrities/ johnny-galecki/ bio/ 158453). Tvguide.com. . Retrieved 2011-07-06. [4] "ZM's interview with Johnny" (http:/ / zmonline. com/ WhosOn/ MorningCrew/ Highlights/ Detail. aspx?id=14968). Zmonline.com. . Retrieved 2011-07-06. [5] Biography page (http:/ / www. tv. com/ johnny-galecki/ person/ 20990/ biography. html) at tv.com [6] "Johnny Galecki and Sara Gilbert Reminisce About 'Roseanne' and Kissing 20 Years Later" (http:/ / www. popeater. com/ 2011/ 03/ 10/ johnny-galecki-sara-gilbert-roseanne-kiss/ ). PopEater. 2011-03-10. . Retrieved 2011-10-30. [7] Zaino, Nick (2011-03-10). "Johnny Galecki and Sara Gilbert Remember Their 'Roseanne' Days on 'The Talk'" (http:/ / www. aoltv. com/ 2011/ 03/ 10/ johnny-galecki-sara-gilbert-remember-kissing-dating/ ). TV Replay. . Retrieved 2011-10-30. [8] "Justify Her Love | CBS Watch" (http:/ / cbswatchmagazine. com/ blog/ 2010/ 09/ 28/ justify-her-love/ ). Cbswatchmagazine.com. . Retrieved 2011-07-06. [9] Johnny Galecki Emmy Nominated (http:/ / www. emmys. com/ celebrities/ johnny-galecki) External links • Johnny Galecki (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm301959/) at the Internet Movie Database • USA Today article from 1998 (http://www.usaweekend.com/98_issues/980405/980405talk_johnny_galecki. html) • Playbill article about the end of The Little Dog Laughed's run at The Cort Theatre (http://www.playbill.com/ news/article/105820.html) • Movieline interview with Johnny Galecki (http://www.movieline.com/2009/09/johnny-galecki-interview. php) 4 Murder Ordained 5 Murder Ordained Murder Ordained Directed by Mike Robe Produced by Zev Braun Kathleen Cromley Written by Mike Robe James Sadwith Starring Keith Carradine JoBeth Williams Kathy Bates John Goodman Terry Kinney Music by Frank Snow Cinematography Terry K. Meade Editing by Michael Eliot Benjamin A Weissman Distributed by CBS Entertainment Productions Interscope Release date(s) May 6, 1987 Running time 185 min Language English Murder Ordained is 1987 Emmy-nominated CBS miniseries starring JoBeth Williams, Kathy Bates, and Keith Carradine. The telefilm, directed and co-written by Mike Robe, was inspired by real events that occurred in Emporia, Kansas. Much of the principal photography and filming occurred on location in Kansas and some of the dialogue comes directly from court transcripts.[1] The film was subsequently released on VHS and DVD. The cast also [2] included Terry Kinney, M. Emmet Walsh, John Goodman and Johnny Galecki. Plot Rev. Tom Bird (Terry Kinney), seemingly the perfect family man and Lutheran minister, becomes romantically involved with Lorna Anderson (JoBeth Williams), a new woman in town, openly unhappy with her hard-drinking husband, Marty (Terence Knox). Before long, the two are talking about fleeing Emporia, Kansas together to establish his dream of a family counseling center in New Mexico. He even talks about the possibility of a lucrative television ministry. But there are two nagging problems: their respective spouses. In July 1983, the body of Sandra Bird (Annabella Price) is discovered floating beneath a bridge in what looks like a car accident. But a traffic policeman named John Rule (Keith Carradine) becomes suspicious about the lack of skid marks and blood stains on the bridge. Unfortunateley, an official investigation stalls until Lorna's husband is also murdered.[3] Murder Ordained References [1] KEITH CARRADINE STARS IN 'MURDER ORDAINED' - Page 2 - New York Times (http:/ / www. nytimes. com/ 1987/ 05/ 05/ arts/ keith-carradine-stars-in-murder-ordained. html?pagewanted=2& src=pm) [2] Murder Ordained Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes (http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/ murder_ordained/ ) [3] Murder Ordained (TV 1987) - IMDb (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0093583/ ) External links • Murder Ordained (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093583/) at the Internet Movie Database 6 A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon 7 A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon a teaser ad for the film Directed by William Richert Produced by Mel Klein Noel Marshall Russell Schwartz Written by William Richert (novel & screenplay) Starring River Phoenix Matthew Perry Ann Magnuson Meredith Salenger Music by Bill Conti (US version) Elmer Bernstein (non US version) Cinematography John J. Connor Editing by Suzanne Fenn Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date(s) 1988 Running time 90 minutes Country Language United States English A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon is a 1988 film about a high school graduate who must find out if he wants to go to business school at the request of his father or go his own way and get a full time job. He shows he's rebellious throughout the film but eventually comes to understand what his parents want from him. The film stars River Phoenix, Matthew Perry, Ann Magnuson and Meredith Salenger. It is based upon the novel Aren't You Even Gonna Kiss Me Goodbye? by William Richert, who also directed the film. This film deviated considerably from the original director's cut, which is now available under the title Aren't You Even Gonna Kiss Me Goodbye? It was filmed in 1986 and released in 1988. Plot Set in a wealthy Chicago suburb during the 1960s, middle-class Jimmy Reardon (River Phoenix) hangs out with his upper-class best friend, Fred Roberts (Matthew Perry), and sleeps with Fred's snobby girlfriend, Denise Hunter (Ione Skye). He spends his time writing poetry and drinking coffee while he decides what to do after high school. His parents won't help him pay for tuition unless he attends the same business college as his father did, but Jimmy doesn't want to follow that path. Instead, he focuses on coming up with enough money for a plane ticket to go to Hawaii with his wealthy yet chaste girlfriend, Lisa Bentwright (Meredith Salenger). On the night of a big party, Jimmy is given the task of driving home his mother's divorced friend, Joyce Fickett (Ann Magnuson), who conveniently seduces him. Since he is late picking up Lisa, she goes to the dance with the rich Matthew Hollander (Jason Court) instead. Jimmy then crashes the family car and shares an intimate rapprochement with his father (Paul Koslo) while becoming a hero. A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • River Phoenix as Jimmy Reardon Ann Magnuson as Joyce Fickett Meredith Salenger as Lisa Bentwright Ione Skye as Denise Hunter Louanne Sirota as Suzie Middleberg Matthew Perry as Fred Roberts Paul Koslo as Al Reardon Jane Hallaren as Faye Reardon Jason Court as Mathew Hollander James Deuter as Mr. Spaulding Marji Banks as Emma Spaulding Margaret Moore as Mrs. Bentwright Anastasia Fielding as Elaine Kamie Harper as Rosie Reardon Johnny Galecki as Toby Reardon Alan Goldsher as Musician #2 External links • A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon [1] at the Internet Movie Database • A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon [2] at AllRovi • A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon [3] at Rotten Tomatoes References [1] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0095736/ [2] http:/ / www. allrovi. com/ movies/ movie/ v35276 [3] http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/ night_in_the_life_of_jimmy_reardon/ 8 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 9 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Theatrical release poster Directed by Jeremiah Chechik Produced by John Hughes Matty Simmons Written by John Hughes Starring Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Randy Quaid Juliette Lewis Johnny Galecki John Randolph Diane Ladd E.G. Marshall Doris Roberts William Hickey Mae Questel Miriam Flynn Nicholas Guest Julia Louis-Dreyfus Music by Angelo Badalamenti Cinematography Thomas E. Ackerman Editing by Jerry Greenberg Studio John Hughes Entertainment Warner Bros Pictures Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date(s) December 1, 1989 Running time 97 minutes Country United States Language English Christmas Vacation is a 1989 Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. It is the third installment in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, and was written by John Hughes, based on his short story in National Lampoon Magazine, Christmas ‘59. The title song was written for the movie by the husband-wife songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and was performed by Mavis Staples of The Staple Singers fame. Since its release in 1989, Christmas Vacation has been ranked on many lists of "Top 10 Favorite Christmas Films" and is considered the best Christmas movie ever.[1] [2] [3] [4] As of 2011, it is shown annually on ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas block. [5]
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