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Michael Gross is a Actor American born on 21 june 1947 at Chicago (USA)
Michael Edward Gross (born June 21, 1947) is an American television, movie and stage actor. He played both comedic and dramatic roles, such as Steven Keaton from the sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989) and the graboid hunter Burt Gummer from the Tremors film franchise.
He is also the spokesman for the World's Greatest Hobby campaign sponsored by the Model Railroad Industry Association that promotes the hobby of model railroading. He has also been a spokesperson for Operation Lifesaver, a campaign promoting safety at railroad grade crossings. Beginning in 2009, Gross is the "celebrity spokesman" for the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. He is also a member of the Santa Fe Railway Historical Society. Gross and his Family Ties co-star Meredith Baxter (who played his wife Elyse Keaton), were born on the same date, June 21, 1947.
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Gross has been married to casting director Elza Bergeron since June 2, 1984, and they have two children. Gross is a passionate railfan with an extensive collection of railroad antiques. He is an amateur railroad historian, photographer, modeler, and part-owner in a working railroad, the Santa Fe Southern Railway, a former branch line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway which operates between Lamy and Santa Fe, New Mexico.He is also the spokesman for the World's Greatest Hobby campaign sponsored by the Model Railroad Industry Association that promotes the hobby of model railroading. He has also been a spokesperson for Operation Lifesaver, a campaign promoting safety at railroad grade crossings. Beginning in 2009, Gross is the "celebrity spokesman" for the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. He is also a member of the Santa Fe Railway Historical Society. Gross and his Family Ties co-star Meredith Baxter (who played his wife Elyse Keaton), were born on the same date, June 21, 1947.
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Stay Cool (2022)
, 1h34Directed by Polish brothers
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Winona Ryder, Polish brothers, Hilary Duff, Sean Astin, Josh Holloway, Jon Cryer
Roles Mr. McCarthy
Rating49%
Henry McCarthy, un écrivain à succès, revient dans sa ville d'origine pour y promouvoir un prix, il s'y trouve confronté entre un amour de jeunesse (Scarlet Smith) et le béguin d'une étudiante (Shasta O'Neil).
Noelle (2020)
Directed by Marc Lawrence
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Christmas films, Children's films, Santa Claus in film
Actors Anna Kendrick, Bill Hader, Shirley MacLaine, Billy Eichner, Julie Hagerty, Michael Gross
Roles Elder Elf Abe
Rating63%
Kris Kringle, le père Noël, nous a quitté et le poste est hérité par son fils, Nick. Mais ce dernier est extrêmement stressé à l'idée de reprendre l'affaire familiale. Sa sœur, Noelle, lui propose de prendre un petit week-end pour se changer les idées avant de commencer. Nick en profite alors pour prendre la fuite.
Holidays (2016)
, 1h45Directed by Kevin Smith, Anthony Scott Burns
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Anthology film, Horror
Actors Harley Quinn Smith, Lorenza Izzo, Seth Green, Clare Grant, Ruth Bradley, Emily Hagins
Roles Father
Rating50%
Valentine's Day de Kevin Kölsch et Dennis Widmyer Une jeune fille complexée et harcelée par ses coéquipières du club de natation, est amoureuse de son coach, qui attend désespérément une greffe de cœur.
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016)
, 1h45Genres Action, Adventure, Historical, Animation
Themes Films about religion, Films about Islam
Actors Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jacob Latimore, Ian McShane, Cynthia McWilliams, Quinton Flynn, China Anne McClain
Roles Okba (voice)
Rating75%
Bilal (Andre Robinson), a bright eyed carefree boy ignited with fanciful imagination and a dream only a 7 years old can conjure. His ability to speak against injustice, a rare gift. On a day as similar as any, this dream turns into a nightmare when the village he lives in is ransacked, orphaning him and his younger sister, Ghufaira (Cynthia McWilliams). Thrown in a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal and Ghufaira find themselves bound to the chaotic wills and wants of the most powerful man in the City, Umayya (Ian McShane). Dreams of freedom and the warrior he fantasized he would become, are kept deep in Bilal's yearning heart. Bilal will soon learn he must choose his own fate, and find the courage to raise his voice. Bilal (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) will challenge everything.
Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015)
, 1h39Directed by Don Michael Paul
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Comedy science fiction films, Giant monster films, Comedy horror films
Actors Michael Gross, Jamie Kennedy, Pearl Thusi, Brandon Auret
Roles Burt Gummer
Rating53%
12 years after the TV series, Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) is now a star in his own series about survival, taking place in Perfection. He is approached by filmmaker Travis Welker, (Jamie Kennedy) who wants to help expand his brand, made famous by his series; he becomes Burt's new cameraman. Travis says he's from Florida, where Burt seems to have some history. Erick Van Wyk from the South African Wildlife Ministry asks them to deal with an Ass-Blaster problem. After Erick agrees to pay them for their services, Burt and Travis head to Africa to hunt down the creatures. Burt becomes friends with the pilot of their helicopter, Dan Bravers, who explains to him that a monster hunter and a monster have a strange attraction, reminding Burt of El Blanco. Burt is upset to find that South African gun laws have impounded the heavy weapons he was bringing. They arrive at the Cradlestone Reserve and meet Dreyer, who has tranquilizers to sedate and capture an Ass-Blaster. Burt has come prepared to find Graboids as well: "If you got Ass-Blasters, you got Graboids.
Guest House (2013)
, 27minutesOrigin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Heather Lind, Michael Gross
Roles Lou Wesley
Rating67%
Lance Wesley had a nice suburban upbringing, a beautiful fiancé and a good job running her family company. His fiancé dumps him and fires him on the same day, so Lance is back in his parents’ guest house, where he spent his youth. His father, a tough, self-made man, can't understand why his son won't fight through it. Depressed, Lance convinces himself that life at 34-years-old has already passed him by. Relics from his childhood pay him a visit and they convince him to move forward with his life. Produced by Howling Wolf Productions
Adopting Terror (2012)
, 1h29Directed by Micho Rutare
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Sean Astin, Samaire Armstrong, Monet Mazur, Brendan Fehr, Michael Gross, Mary Gross
Roles Dr. Ziegler
Rating46%
Tim and Cheryl are happy when they adopt a little girl named Mona. As they begin to form a family bond with each other, Mona's biological father (Kevin) stalks them. Throughout the movie, Kevin attempts to take Mona back but is stopped by Tim and Cheryl. As this stalking becomes repetitive, they call the police but they have no answer for them. They are then determined to protect Mona from the terror that Kevin brings to them.
Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)
, 1h51Directed by John Putch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Social science fiction
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Samantha Mathis, Jason Beghe, Esai Morales, Patrick Fabian, Kim Rhodes, Richard T. Jones
Roles Ted 'Buzz' Killman
Rating53%
Dagny Taggart pilots an airplane in pursuit of another plane. Dagny asks herself, "Who is John Galt?" before apparently crashing into a mountainside.
Blue-Eyed Butcher (2012)
, 1h25Directed by Stephen T. Kay
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Politic
Actors Sara Paxton, Justin Bruening, Lisa Edelstein, Michael Gross, Lucinda Jenney, W. Earl Brown
Roles Ron Wright
Rating56%
Susan et Jeff Wright, mariés depuis six ans et ayant deux enfants, semblent avoir une vie de couple parfaite. Mais en 2003, le conte de fée bascule lorsque le corps de Jeff est retrouvé enterré sous la cour de leur maison, après avoir disparu pendant plusieurs jours. Susan est rapidement soupçonnée par la police et les parents de Jeff, tandis que la jeune femme semble souffrir de troubles psychologiques dus au syndrome de la femme battue qu'elle clame être.
, 1h33Directed by Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Zach Galifianakis, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Jeff Goldblum, Frank Slaten, Erica Durance
Roles Narrator
Rating53%
Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are two filmmakers who are given a record-setting $1 billion budget to make a movie. The funds are provided by Tommy Schlaaang and the Schlaaang Corporation. The two waste all of their money on the making of Bonjour, Diamond Jim, a three-minute film (based on a poem by "personal shopper and spiritual guru" Jim Joe Kelly (Zach Galifianakis) who they paid $500,000 a week), plus expensive makeovers, 10-course lunches, real diamonds for Diamond Jim's suit, and a Johnny Depp impersonator. Because of this, the two leave Los Angeles in fear that they will go to prison or be hunted down by the Schlaaang Corp.
Naughty or Nice (2012)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Christmas films
Actors Hilarie Burton Morgan, Matthew Joseph Dallas, Danneel Ackles, Michelle Hurd, Dana Barron, Gabriel Tigerman
Roles Walter Kringle
Rating64%
Krissy Kringle (Burton) is named after Santa Claus and lives on Candy Cane Lane. A real career woman, Krissy does not enjoy the Christmas season, partially due to the attention she receives because of her name. She has a steady job at a firm and hopes to marry her boyfriend Lance (Dallas) sometime soon. Her life gets turned upside down when she is suddenly fired by her cold boss Helen (Hurd). That night, she visits her parents Walter (Gross) and Carol (Baxter), who arrange for her a demeaning job as an elf in a gift-wrapping department of the local mall. There, she is put down by her boss Justin (Cavalero), but quickly befriends her fellow elf Marco (Tigerman).
Naughty or Nice (2012)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Christmas films
Actors Hilarie Burton Morgan, Matthew Joseph Dallas, Danneel Ackles, Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Jessica Tuck
Roles Walter Kringle
Rating67%
Ne voulant pas croiser son ex-petit et sa nouvelle compagne, Jolie craint de retourner chez ses parents en Louisiane pour passer Noël. Sa meilleure amie demande alors à son frère de jouer le rôle du conjoint de la jeune femme.
Pizza Man (2011)
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Superhero films
Actors Frankie Muniz, Shelley Long, Amber Borycki, Michael Gross, Ashley Parker Angel, Dallas Page
Roles Professor Tucker
Rating39%
Matt Burns is a college student who works full-time at his mother's Pizza restaurant in order to afford to go to college. He is involved in an incident at a lab where he is shot, however, a scientist, Professor Tucker, gives him a tomato which grants him superpowers. However, villains begin to pursue him, intent on taking the powers for themselves.
Shine a Light (2008)
, 2h2Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Concert, Musical films
Actors Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Michael Gross, Christina Aguilera, Jack White, Bruce Willis
Rating70%
Martin Scorsese réalise son rêve de toujours : filmer les Rolling Stones. De la préparation à la performance, entrecoupé d'images backstage et d'archives, 16 caméras et plusieurs grands chefs opérateurs captent l'énergie légendaire de Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts et Ron Wood lors de leurs concerts au Beacon Theatre à New York, les 29 octobre et 1er novembre 2006.
100 Million BC (2008)
, 1h24Directed by Griff Furst
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Time travel films
Actors Michael Gross, Christopher Atkins, Greg Evigan, Stephen Blackehart
Roles Dr. Frank Reno
Rating23%
The film centers on a group of Navy SEALs, led by American Dr. Frank Reno (Michael Gross), who once worked on the Philadelphia Experiment. The film begins in 1998, when Reno has purportedly perfected time travel technology. The SEALs use it to travel backwards to the year 112,000,000 BC (despite the movie's title) of the Early Cretaceous, in order to rescue a previous, 1949 expedition led by Reno's brother Erik (Christopher Atkins).