Monthly Archives: January 2012

Next Stop Pottersville: Ian Abercrombie, “Seinfeld’s” Mr. Pitt, Dies At 77

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Ian Abercrombie

Ian Abercrombie on the set of RECOiL with Actor/Writer/Director Brian DiMaio in a deleted scene in which Abercrombie played the police station's gunsmith-butler.

Los Angeles—Ian Abercrombie, best known as Mr. Pitt, Elaine’s candy-bar-cuting boss from “Seinfeld,” died last Thursday of a heart attack. He was 77.

Born in Grays, Essex, London in 1934, Abercrombie got his start on stage in London before coming to Hollywood in 1957.

Besides gaining fame on such TV shows like “Desperate Housewives,” “Wizards of Waverly Place,” “Twin Peaks” and “Dynasty,” he also appeared in a number of films, including “Stalag 17,” The Lost World: Jurassic Park,” “Army of Darkness,” “RECOiL” and “The Prisoner of Zenda.”
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TDQ Tech For The Week Of 1/30/11

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The GrinderyThis week’s TDQ Tech brings you The Grindery pretty much naming and discussing most of our video game collection we had as kids, and a piece about a guy, really, we just can’t get enough of.

Man, I miss playing Tony Hawk video games. And we’ve often talked about doing a piece on Justin Bieber weekly. We haven’t decided to do it yet, but just in case, this counts for this week.

You are now technologically informed. Go and do likewise.

Artist’s Attempt At Dinosaur Steampunk Art Fails So, So Miserably

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Daveed's Pterysteampunkasaurus

Artist Daveed's show Pterysteampunkasaurus. Daveed's oil painting is praised for its realism. In technique if not concept.

New York—When 53 year-old SoHo artist Daveed premiered his latest show, he knew he was taking a giant risk. But as an artist, he knew that risks were part of the job, and he thought he was at a good stage in his life and career that he would be able to combine two of his passions into his art: steampunk and dinosaurs.

However, the critics and his base of fans both were terribly turned off by his exhibit, titled, “Pterysteampunkasaurus,” and which closed Monday after a brief three-week run.
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Actor James Farentino Dies At 73

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Actor James Farentino expresses his interest in Writer/Director Brian DiMaio's Superman neck tie on the set of RECOiL..

Los Angeles—Actor James Farentino, best known for his recurring role on “Dynasty,” died from heart failure Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He was 73.

He earned an Emmy nomination for playing St. Peter in the 1978 mini-series “Jesus of Nazareth.” He played the estranged father of George Clooney’s character in “ER” and Stanley Kowalski in a 1973 production of “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
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“Don’t Judge Me Based On What My Child-Sized Brain Liked:” A TDQ Q&A With Actress, Writer And Comedienne Kate Frisbee

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Kate Frisbee

Kate Frisbee. Photo by Vanie Poyey. Unofficial Kate Frisbee logo by The Daily Quarterly.

This week, we talk to actress, writer and comedienne Kate Frisbee. Kate dishes about working on TNT’s “HawthoRNe,” CBS’s “Two Broke Girls,” and her self-imposed deadline to finish her pilot. Here is this week’s TDQ Q&A with Kate Frisbee:

The Daily Quarterly: How did you hear about thedailyquarterly.com?

Kate Frisbee: Chad Michael Murray. I’m lying, but wouldn’t that have been something special?

TDQ: How excited were you that The Daily Quarterly asked you for an interview?

Frisbee: So excited that I binged on leftover holiday cookies because I deserved them for once.
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