Gregory Jbara
Biography: Gregory Jbara is an American film, television and stage actor. Jbara was born in Nankin Township (now Westland), Michigan, the son of an advertising office manager and an insurance claims adjuster. He is of Lebanese and Irish descent.After graduating from Wayne Memorial High School in Wayne, Michigan, Jbara attended the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1981. He majored in Communication Studies and took classes in Theatre and Musical Theatre. He left Michigan to attend the Juilliard School's drama division (1982–1986, Group 15), where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Both of Jbara's brothers also have careers in the entertainment industry. Mike, formerly President and CEO, WEA Corp., was named President of Alternative Distribution Alliance worldwide in June 2013. Brother Dan has made his career primarily as a reality show producer. Jbara also has a sister, Judy, who is Director of Client Relations for Beer Financial Group. Jbara originated the role of "Jackie Elliot" (known as "Dad") in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical, which opened on November 13, 2008. For his portrayal of "Dad" Jbara received the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Tony awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical during the 2008-2009 Broadway awards season.On May 5, 2005, Sardi's caricatures of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels stars Butz, Gleason, Jbara and Scott were unveiled in a ceremony hosted by fellow co-star Sara Gettelfinger. (Scoundrels star John Lithgow had already been caricatured at Sardi's.)In a 2008 Grand Rapids Press interview, Jbara (noting the importance of being caricatured at the landmark Broadway restaurant) said, "You don't remember a year later who won the Tonys, but that picture will be in Sardi's for the rest of my life."Jbara received the BackStageWest Garland 2000 Award for his performance in the West Coast premiere of George Furth's play, Precious Sons, co-starring Nora Dunn, Michael Malota, Ginger Williams and Adam Wylie.In 2006, Jbara received a Special Award from the New England Theatre Conference for his achievement in theatre. Jbara appeared as TV Land's on-camera spokesperson in eight different spots featuring three generations sitting on a couch: grandpa (William Severs), father/boomer (Jbara) and teenage son (Dylan Kepp). The spots focused, humorously, on the contrasts among those generations and were first shown on TV Land during the TV Land Awards broadcast on April 22, 2007. Gregory's most prominent TV roles to date are as Dan O'Keefe in the Fox/WB sitcom Grounded for Life (2002-05) and as NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Garrett Moore on the CBS drama Blue Bloods. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Birthday: September 28, 1961
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Ira & Abby
2006-06-23
Ira & Abby
Overview: A neurotic, young psychology student, with low self-esteem, has a chance encounter with a free-spirited, extremely gregarious woman who works at the Paris Health Club in New York City, and who suggests that they immediately get married to see how it will work out. Both of the student's parents are analysts, and they provide the happy couple with a gift certificate for a year of marriage counseling as a wedding present.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-23
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Alien Intervention
2023-02-18
Alien Intervention
Overview: A woman's purpose is redefined when a space alien she encountered as a child returns to reclaim what was left behind.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-02-18
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In & Out
1997-09-10
In & Out
Overview: A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-10
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One Fine Day
1996-12-20
One Fine Day
Overview: Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-20
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The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2002-06-28
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
Overview: Andy, a successful marketing guy quits his job, gets a new job at a research facility, makes a powerful enemy who makes him volunteer for a nearly impossible project: The $99 PC. The only available guys at the lab, three sociopaths, together they compile a revolutionary PC for $99, then they become the victims of a venture capitalist and Andy's old foe, can he find a way to overcome the problems?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-28
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Married to It
1991-09-11
Married to It
Overview: While setting up a school pageant, the parents at an elite private academy in New York City with contrastive lifestyles and professional paths reflect on their lives and marriages.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-11
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Touch 'Em All McCall
2003-01-01
Touch 'Em All McCall
Overview: A one-time baseball player returns to his hometown and winds up coaching a farm team.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Oppenheimer
2023-07-19
Oppenheimer
Overview: The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-07-19
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Cement
2000-04-14
Cement
Overview: Take a walk on the seamy side of town, where you can’t tell the difference between the bad cops and the crooks. Bob Holt, a corrupt detective knee-deep in kickbacks, has an uneasy partnership with a drug-addicted cop and an even shakier alliance with a notorious mob syndicate. When Holt pours the youngest mob brother into a cement freeway structure, it sets in motion a twisted tale of revenge.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-14
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Exit Speed
2008-08-26
Exit Speed
Overview: On Christmas Eve, ten strangers board a bus traveling across Texas and are forced off the road by a motorcycle gang. The passengers then take refuge in an abandoned scrap yard. When their defense against the gang weakens and their numbers dwindle they must do the unthinkable go on the offense.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-26
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Infiltrators
2014-08-19
Infiltrators
Overview: An 'urban explorer' is blackmailed into infiltrating a derelict building on the eve of its demolition in the hope he can recover a forgotten treasure.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-19
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Broken City
2013-01-18
Broken City
Overview: In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor. Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise toughness, makes him an unstoppable force - and the mayor's worst nightmare.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-18
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A Ramble Towards Rain
2024-04-21
A Ramble Towards Rain
Overview: A terminally ill TV star drafts a fantasy novel as his last attempt to leave behind a legacy of significance. As the cancer spreads, the relationship he forges with his characters lead him to come to terms with his regret and insecurity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-21
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999-05-20
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Overview: The lovely Hermia is to wed Demetrius, but she truly cares for Lysander. Hermia's friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius, while other romantic entanglements abound in the woods, with married fairy rulers Titania and Oberon toying with various lovers and each other.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-20
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Big Miracle
2012-02-02
Big Miracle
Overview: A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-02
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The Out-of-Towners
1999-04-02
The Out-of-Towners
Overview: The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-02
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Remember Me
2010-03-11
Remember Me
Overview: Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws closer, the fallout from their separate tragedies jeopardizes their love.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-11
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The Sure Hand of God
2004-02-18
The Sure Hand of God
Overview: A struggling widow vows to save her teenage daughter from a life of hardship by snaring her a wealthy husband.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-18
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World Trade Center
2006-08-09
World Trade Center
Overview: Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Genres: Drama History Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-09
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Crocodile Dundee II
1988-05-19
Crocodile Dundee II
Overview: Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-19
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Victor/Victoria
1995-12-23
Victor/Victoria
Overview: Out-of-work singer Victoria Grant meets a just-fired, flamboyant gay man in a club in 1920s Paris. He convinces her to pretend to be a man who is a female impersonator in order to get a job. The act is a hit in a local nightclub, but things get complicated when a gangster and nightclub owner from Chicago, King Marchan, falls in love with "him." Filmed live on Broadway, 1995.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-23
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Epic Movie
2007-01-25
Epic Movie
Overview: When the Pevensie siblings each follow their own path, they find themselves at Willy's Chocolate Factory. Walking through a wardrobe, they discover the world of Gnarnia, ruled by the White Bitch. Meeting up with characters such as Harry Potter and Captain Jack Swallows, the newly reunited family must team up with Aslo, a wise-but-horny lion to stop the White Bitch's army.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-25
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Jeffrey
1995-08-18
Jeffrey
Overview: Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a sex-free existence, he meets the handsome Steve Howard, his dream man -- except for his HIV-positive status. Facing this dilemma, Jeffrey turns to his best friend and an outrageous priest for guidance.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-18
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