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Art Metrano is a Actor American born on 22 september 1936 at New York City (USA)
Arthur "Art" Metrano (born September 22, 1936) is an American actor and comedian, born in Brooklyn, New York City. Metrano may be best known for his role as Lt./Capt./Cmdt. Mauser in Police Academy 2 and Police Academy 3.
Metrano's first film role was as a truck driver in the 1961 Cold War thriller Rocket Attack U.S.A.. Among Metrano's TV appearances were a 1968 episode of Ironside, a 1969 episode of Bewitched, a 1976 episode of The Practice, and as a regular on The Streets of San Francisco as "Sekulovich", a legman for Detective Mike Stone, played by Karl Malden, the in-joke being that Sekulovich was Malden's real surname. In 1977, he was a regular in the cast of the short-lived CBS situation comedy Loves Me, Loves Me Not.
However, he is better known for his frequent appearances on talk and variety shows in the early 1970s, especially The Tonight Show, as a "magician" performing absurd tricks, such as making his fingers "jump" from one hand to another, while constantly humming an inane theme song – "Fine and Dandy", an early 1930s composition by Kay Swift. Art worked with Dick Towers, a singer and entertainer as his straight man early in his career.
In December 2007, Metrano filed a lawsuit against the creator, producers and studio behind the television show Family Guy, asserting copyright infringement, and asking for damages in excess of two million dollars. The case was settled out of court in 2010 with undisclosed terms.
Metrano seriously injured his spinal cord due to a fall at home in 1989 and temporarily became a quadriplegic. Currently, he tours with his one-man show, "Jews Don't Belong On Ladders...An Accidental Comedy", which has raised more than $75,000 for Project Support for Spinal Cord Injury, to help buy crutches, wheelchairs, and supplies for disabled people.
A la suite d'une chute chez lui en faisant des travaux, il se fractura le cou en six endroits et après une très longue rééducation, il peut marcher un peu mais préfère se déplacer en fauteuil roulant.
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Birth name Arthur Metrano
Nationality USA
Birth 22 september 1936 at New York City (USA)
Death 8 september 2021 (at 84 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 22 september 1936 at New York City (USA)
Death 8 september 2021 (at 84 years)
Metrano's first film role was as a truck driver in the 1961 Cold War thriller Rocket Attack U.S.A.. Among Metrano's TV appearances were a 1968 episode of Ironside, a 1969 episode of Bewitched, a 1976 episode of The Practice, and as a regular on The Streets of San Francisco as "Sekulovich", a legman for Detective Mike Stone, played by Karl Malden, the in-joke being that Sekulovich was Malden's real surname. In 1977, he was a regular in the cast of the short-lived CBS situation comedy Loves Me, Loves Me Not.
However, he is better known for his frequent appearances on talk and variety shows in the early 1970s, especially The Tonight Show, as a "magician" performing absurd tricks, such as making his fingers "jump" from one hand to another, while constantly humming an inane theme song – "Fine and Dandy", an early 1930s composition by Kay Swift. Art worked with Dick Towers, a singer and entertainer as his straight man early in his career.
In December 2007, Metrano filed a lawsuit against the creator, producers and studio behind the television show Family Guy, asserting copyright infringement, and asking for damages in excess of two million dollars. The case was settled out of court in 2010 with undisclosed terms.
Metrano seriously injured his spinal cord due to a fall at home in 1989 and temporarily became a quadriplegic. Currently, he tours with his one-man show, "Jews Don't Belong On Ladders...An Accidental Comedy", which has raised more than $75,000 for Project Support for Spinal Cord Injury, to help buy crutches, wheelchairs, and supplies for disabled people.
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Art Metrano fut l'officier Mauser dans les deuxième et troisième volets de la saga Police Academy. Il a également joué dans À bout de souffle, made in USA, adaptation américaine du film de Jean-Luc Godard.A la suite d'une chute chez lui en faisant des travaux, il se fractura le cou en six endroits et après une très longue rééducation, il peut marcher un peu mais préfère se déplacer en fauteuil roulant.
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Cheaper to Keep Her (2011)
, 1h32Directed by Ken Annakin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Vivica A. Fox, Mac Davis, Brian McKnight, Tovah Feldshuh, Ian McShane, Gwen Humble
Roles Tony Turino
Rating49%
Davis's character, William "Bill" Dekker, is a newly divorced swinger who goes to work for an attorney (Feldshuh) as an investigator. His assignments have him tracking down divorced men who have reneged on their alimony and child-support payments, a twist of irony considering not only his chauvinistic tendencies but also the fact that he is himself relying on the money he receives from his assignments to cover his own alimony payments. The film takes its title from the song of the same name, which can be heard over the opening credits.
Good Advice (2001)
, 1h33Directed by Steve Rash
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Charlie Sheen, Angie Harmon, Denise Richards, Jon Lovitz, Rosanna Arquette, Meredith Salenger
Roles Homeless Man
Rating61%
Charlie Sheen plays Ryan Turner, a hotshot broker living an upscale life in New York City with his shallow girlfriend Cindy Styne (Denise Richards). One morning, he is playing golf with the owner of one of the biggest newspaper publishers of New York. He tells Ryan of a huge merger between his company, Simpson Inc., and a large drug corporation. Ryan, ecstatic that this could be his big break, calls all his clients and informs them of the huge deal that is going to happen and they all place large amounts of money into the merger. However, the next day, Simpson reveals that there is not going to be a merger. Ryan loses most of his own, and much of his clients' money in light of the news. He storms over to Simpson's office, and Simpson tells Ryan that he personally screwed him over because Ryan was sleeping with his wife. Ryan, now near bankrupt, sells his possessions and moves in with his girlfriend, Cindy. Ryan tries to get another job at another brokerage, but his license is revoked. Devastated, he loafs around, until Cindy tells him that she is leaving for Brazil with another man.
, 2h4Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg, Regina King, Suzzanne Douglas, Michael J. Pagan
Roles Dr. Steinberg
Rating57%
Stella Payne is a very successful 40-year-old stockbroker raising her son, Quincy, and living in Marin County, California, who is persuaded by her New York friend Delilah Abraham to take a well-deserved, first-class vacation to Montego Bay, Jamaica. As she soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a handsome young islander, Winston Shakespeare, who is twenty years younger. His pursuit of her turns into a blossoming romance that forces Stella to take personal inventory of her life and try to find a balance between her desire for love and companionship, and the responsibilities of mother and corporate executive.
Murder in Mind (1997)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Nigel Hawthorne, Mary-Louise Parker, Jimmy Smits, Jason Scott Lee, Gailard Sartain, Art Metrano
Roles Judge
Rating52%
Toys (1992)
, 1h58Directed by Barry Levinson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Jeu, Films about toys, Children's films, Robot films
Actors Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright, LL Cool J, Donald O'Connor
Rating51%
Kenneth Zevo (Donald O'Connor), the owner of the Zevo Toy factory in Moscow, Idaho, is dying. He tells his assistant Owen Owens (Arthur Malet) of his desire for the factory to be given to his brother, Lt. Gen. Leland Zevo (Michael Gambon) instead of his son Leslie Zevo (Robin Williams). Even Leland Zevo is unsure of this, pointing out how Leslie has been apprenticed at the toy factory most of his life. Kenneth agrees Leslie loves toys and his work, but his childlike demeanor would not help him to be a successful business leader. Kenneth had even gone to lengths to hire Gwen Tyler (Robin Wright) as a factory worker, believing Leslie would become attracted to her and she would help him to mature.
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (1989)
, 1h25Directed by Jonathan Mostow
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror
Actors Vic Tayback, Frank Gorshin, Art Metrano, Rodney Eastman, Keone Young, Brooke Bundy
Roles Vic
Rating32%
A doctor and a mortician team up to do re-animation experiments on corpses using money borrowed from the mafia. When they can't pay it back, the mafia boss sends his nephews to work at the funeral home to keep a watch on the debtors. The nephews end up helping to search for new bodies, and mayhem ensues when some undesirable types are re-animated.
, 1h29Genres Comedy
Actors Christopher Mitchum, Amadeus August, Ernest Borgnine, John Hillerman, Art Metrano, Arthur Brauss
Roles Agent 712
Rating38%
, 1h23Directed by Jerry Paris
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Steve Guttenberg, David Graf, Bubba Smith, Marion Ramsey, Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbrook
Roles Comdt. Mauser
Rating54%
The film begins in a large garage structure, where Cpt. Proctor (Lance Kinsey) and Commandant Mauser (Art Metrano) meet up with former Police Academy cadets, (now Sgts.) Chad Copeland (Scott Thomson) and Kyle Blankes (Brant van Hoffman). It seems one of the two Police Academy schools is getting the axe due to the state government's unwillingness to finance two academies, and Mauser wants Copeland and Blankes to make sure Lassard screws up. The men agree to the plan, knowing this may be their only chance at revenge at Lassard for (somewhat deservingly) graduating them at the bottom of their class.
, 1h37Directed by Jerry Paris
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Steve Guttenberg, David Graf, Bubba Smith, Bruce Mahler, Michael Winslow, Bobcat Goldthwait
Roles Lt. Mauser
Rating58%
After a random attack the night before by a local gang known as "The Scullions" and their infantile leader Zed McGlunk (Bobcat Goldthwait), Chief Henry Hurst (George R. Robertson) arrives at the 16th precinct and notifies its captain, Pete Lassard (Howard Hesseman) that the precinct is the worst in the city. Nevertheless, Hurst gives Lassard 30 days to turn the precinct around or he is out. Before Hurst leaves, Lieutenant Mauser (Art Metrano) schemes his way into getting a promotion to Captain should Lassard fail. Capt. Lassard then calls his brother Eric (George Gaynes) who is in charge of the Police Academy and asks him for six new recruits. Mauser is seen talking with his dim-witted partner, Sgt. Proctor (Lance Kinsey), as he attempts to take control of the precinct.
Malibu Express (1985)
, 1h45Directed by Andy Sidaris
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Darby Hinton, Sybil Danning, Art Metrano, Robyn Hilton, Regis Philbin, Robert Darnell
Roles Matthew
Rating48%
Espionage threatens the security of American Computer Technology and a skirt-chasing private investigator is coerced by the Feds to root out the spies among the rich, over-sexed socialites unknowingly supporting them.
Teachers (1984)
, 1h47Directed by Arthur Hiller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about education
Actors Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Ralph Macchio, Judd Hirsch, Richard Mulligan, Morgan Freeman
Roles Troy
Rating60%
The film opens with a typical Monday morning at John F. Kennedy High School; "typical" events including a fight between teachers, a student with a stab wound and talk of an upcoming lawsuit. We meet haggard Vice Principal Roger Rubell (Judd Hirsch) and clueless Principal Eugene Horn (William Schallert), as well as stuffy lawyer and JFK alumna Lisa Hammond (JoBeth Williams), who is in charge of taking depositions for the Calvin case, in which a recent graduate is suing the school for granting him a diploma despite his illiteracy.
Breathless (1983)
, 1h37Directed by Jim McBride
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Richard Gere, Valérie Kaprisky, Art Metrano, Art Metrano, John P. Ryan, John P. Ryan
Roles Birnbaum
Rating59%
Jesse Lujack (Richard Gere) is a cocky, nihilistic drifter in Las Vegas, obsessed with Marvel Silver Surfer comic books, the rock and roll music of Jerry Lee Lewis and Monica Poiccard (Valérie Kaprisky), a UCLA architecture undergraduate whom he knows only from a weekend fling in Vegas. As the film opens late at night, he steals a Porsche, intending to drive to Los Angeles. As he speeds down the highway and looks through the owner's possessions, he discovers a handgun in the vehicle's glovebox. Seeing his reckless driving, a policeman gives chase and Jesse is forced off the road and becomes stuck. When the policeman orders him to step away from the car, Lujack impulsively grabs the gun and (apparently accidentally) shoots the officer. Fleeing to Los Angeles, Lujack finds his picture splashed all over the newspaper and TV news as the "cop killer.
History of the World: Part I (1981)
, 1h32Directed by Mel Brooks, Brian W. Cook
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films set in Africa, La préhistoire, Films about religion, Musical films, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Children's films, Histoire de France, French Revolution films
Actors Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, Gregory Hines
Roles Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Rating67%
The film is a parody of the historical spectacular film genre anthology, including the sword and sandal epic and the period costume drama subgenres. The four main segments consist of stories set during the Stone Age, the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution. Other intermediate skits include reenactments of the giving of the Ten Commandments and the Last Supper.
Going Ape! (1981)
, 1h27Directed by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Tony Danza, Stacey Nelkin, Jessica Walter, Danny DeVito, Merie Earle, Art Metrano
Roles Joey
Rating40%
Struggling slacker Foster Sabatini is the only member of his circus family who left the life, greatly disappointing his wealthy father Max Sabatini (of The Flying Sabatinis). When Max dies, Foster and his sisters (who all hate Foster) are shocked to hear that Max left his entire estate to Foster, but only on the condition that Foster can care for his father's beloved trio of orangutans. Along with the orangutans, Foster also inherits the services of Lazlo - Max's manservant & protege. The arrival of the orangutans and Lazlo turn Foster's life upside-down, all while he attempts to win back his disgruntled girlfriend and impress her high-society mother.
, 1h45Directed by Robert Scheerer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Heist films
Actors Jane Curtin, Susan Saint James, Jessica Lange, Richard Benjamin, Eddie Albert, Fred Willard
Roles Gas Station Attendant
Rating59%
Dans l'Oregon en 1980, Jane, Elaine et Louise, trois femmes au foyer coquettes et amies depuis l'enfance, sont confrontées à la récession et ont beaucoup de mal à arriver à la fin du mois. Le centre commercial local organise un concours dont le prix est une boule géante remplie d'argent... Les trois jeunes femmes y voient le parfait remède contre la crise et élaborent le plan parfait pour subtiliser l'argent !