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3rd Rock from the Sun

1996

The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the least-important planet -- in human form as Dick Solomon. Along for the ride are his alien compatriots Harry, Sally and Tommy -- who is the eldest of the group but is now angrily trapped in a teen's body.

Kristen Johnston

Cast · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun, Mom

Kristen Johnston studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City. She won two Emmys for her role on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996). She has appeared on many other television shows, including Ugly Betty (2006), ER (1994), Bored to Death (2009) and, perhaps most memorably, as the party girl whose famous final words were "I'm so bored I could die" on Sex and the City (1998). She's currently, on television, on TV Land's hit series, The Exes (2011), which is now in its fourth season. Just a few of Johnston's many stage credits are "So Help Me God!" (Drama desk nomination), "The Women", "Aunt Dan & Lemon", "Love Song" on the West End, as well as starring in three "Shakespeare in Central Park" productions, "Much Ado About Nothing", "12th Night", and "The Skin of our Teeth". She is a long-time member of The Atlantic Theater Company, and her roles over the years have included "The Lights" (Drama Desk Nomination) and "Scarcity". Kristen's film credits include Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), the 2nd Austin Powers film (as "Ivana Humpalot"), Finding Bliss (2009), Bad Parents (2012), Bride Wars (2009), L!fe Happens (2011), Vamps (2012), Strangers with Candy (2005), and the upcoming independent film, Lovesick (2014), with Matt LeBlanc. Johnston teaches acting at The Atlantic Theater Company's Acting School at NYU. She founded an organization called SLAM, whose goal is the creation of a desperately needed sober high school in New York City. Johnston's first book was a New York Times Bestselling memoir, entitled "GUTS: the endless follies and tiny triumphs of a giant disaster".

Nancy Lenehan

Cast · Known for Widow's Bay, Catch Me If You Can, The Paper

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953 in Long Island, New York) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s. Her most recent starring role was on the short-lived sitcom Worst Week. She also co-starred as Sandy Kelly, the matriarch in the sitcom Married to the Kellys. She also had a recurring role on My Name Is Earl as Earl and Randy's mother, Kay Hickey. She has appeared in featured, recurring and guest roles in many television shows and television movies, and feature films, including Malcolm in the Middle, Everybody Loves Raymond, Judging Amy, Gilmore Girls, Caroline in the City, Dharma & Greg, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, 3rd Rock from the Sun, ER, Boy Meets World, The Nanny, Quantum Leap, Roseanne, V, The Facts of Life, Hill Street Blues and Alice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nancy Lenehan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Robert Berlinger

Director · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun

Robert Berlinger is a television director, best known for his work on 3rd Rock From The Sun and The West Wing.

Terry Hughes

Director · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun, That '70s Show

Terry Hughes is a British Emmy Award-winning television director. Hughes has directed or written for The Two Ronnies, The Golden Girls, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Friends, and series such as Ripping Yarns amongst other shows. In 1972 he was producer for the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest. Other than television Hughes has also directed films such as Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (which he co-directed with Ian MacNaughton) and The Butcher's Wife. Hughes now lives in Texas. Description above from the Wikipedia article Terry Hughes (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Bonnie Turner

Executive Producer · Creator · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun, That '70s Show

Bonnie Turner was born on August 28, 1940 in the USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) and Tommy Boy (1995). She is married to Terry Turner.

Terry Turner

Creator · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun, That '70s Show

Terry Turner was born on December 11, 1947 in the USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) and Tommy Boy (1995).

Elmarie Wendel

Cast · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun, The Lorax

Elmarie Wendel was born on November 23, 1928 in Cresco, Iowa, USA as Elmarie Louise Wendel. She was an actress, known for 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), The Lorax (2012) and Knight Rider (1982). She died on July 21, 2018.

Wayne Knight

Cast · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun, Basic Instinct, Toy Story 2

Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played Newman on Seinfeld (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on Toonsylvania (1998–1999), Mr. Blik on Catscratch (2005–2007) and Baron Von Sheldgoose on Legend of the Three Caballeros (2018). In film, he played Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park (1993), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. He also portrayed Pete "Piccolo" Dugan in Dead Again (1991), John Correli in Basic Instinct (1992), Stan Podolak in Space Jam (1996) and Zach Mallozzi in Rat Race (2001) and provided the voices of Tantor in Tarzan (1999), Al McWhiggin in Toy Story 2 (1999) and The Elf Elder in Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (2014).

French Stewart

Cast · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun, Mom

French Stewart (born Milton French Stewart IV) is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Harry Solomon on the 1990s sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, as well as his roles as Marv Murchins in Home Alone 4, Inspector Gadget in Inspector Gadget 2, and Chef Rudy on the CBS sitcom Mom. Stewart toured in regional theatre for seven years before breaking into television with the role of Razor Dee, a spaced-out DJ on the final season of The New WKRP in Cincinnati in 1992. In 1996, he was cast on 3rd Rock from the Sun, which lasted for six seasons, and where Stewart was noted for his talents at physical comedy and his characteristic "squinting" facial expression. During 3rd Rock's height of popularity, he appeared in numerous commercials and as a spokesperson for the beverage Clamato. His major film credits include Stargate (1994), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Poison Tasters (1995), Magic Island (1995) Glory Daze (1996), McHale's Navy (1997), Love Stinks (1999), Clockstoppers (2002), and Wedding Daze. His animation credits include the voice of Bob in the short-lived animated series God, the Devil and Bob (2000), and as Icarus in Disney's animated series Hercules (1998).

Simbi Khali

Cast · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun

Simbi Kali was born on April 28, 1971 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. She is an actress, known for 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), We Were Soldiers (2002) and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996). She was previously married to Cress Williams.

Mike Schiff

Writer · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun

Mike Schiff is an American television producer and writer based in Los Angeles. Schiff and Bill Martin met in the graduate film program at Columbia University. They began their television writing careers on In Living Color and soon were staffed on 3rd Rock from the Sun. There they served as showrunners for three seasons before leaving to create their own series Grounded for Life.

Bill Martin

Writer · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun

Bill Martin is an American television producer and writer based in Los Angeles. Martin and Mike Schiff met in the graduate film program at Columbia University. They began their television writing careers on In Living Color and soon were staffed on 3rd Rock from the Sun. There they served as showrunners for three seasons before leaving to create their own series Grounded for Life.

Anna Slotky

Anna Rebecca Slotky Reitano is an American attorney and former actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Ruth Ann in the television sitcom The Torkelsons. She also had a recurring role as Denise on Sister, Sister and guest starred in 3rd Rock from the Sun, Doctor, Doctor and Step by Step and played Brooke, one of the McCallister children in Home Alone (1990) and its 1992 sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Her last acting credit was a guest appearance on the Fox series Get Real in 2000. Slotky completed her undergraduate studies at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California and earned her Juris Doctor degree at the University of California, Davis School of Law (King Hall) in May 2008. She is now working as an attorney for the Los Angeles law firm Barnes Law LLP.

Wendy Philpott

Wendy Lynn Philpott was an actress and singer, with roles in several Hollywood musicals, commercial spots, and a recurring character in 3rd Rock From The Sun. She passed away unexpectedly in her sleep in 2018 at home in Chattanooga, at the age of 45.

Jan Hooks

Cast · Known for Batman Returns, 3rd Rock from the Sun

Janet Vivian Hooks (April 23, 1957 – October 9, 2014) was an American actress and comedian. Hooks was best known for her tenure on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where she was a repertory player from 1986 to 1991. After leaving SNL, she continued to make cameo appearances until 1994. Her subsequent work included a regular role on the last two seasons of Designing Women, a recurring role on 3rd Rock from the Sun, and a number of other film and television roles, including on 30 Rock and The Simpsons.

Nicki Aycox

Cast · Known for Cold Case

Nicki Lynn Aycox (May 26, 1975 – November 16, 2022) was an American actress and musician. She was born in Hennessey, Oklahoma, and played the piano and sang at a young age. Her early acting credits included "3rd Rock From The Sun," "USA High," "Boy Meets World," "The X-Files" and a recurring role in "Providence." In 2003, Aycox played Minxie Hayes, a psychic cheerleader, in "Jeepers Creepers 2." Two years later, she portrayed Private Brenda "Mrs. B." Mitchell on "Over There." The TV series followed a unit of the United States Army's 3rd Infantry Division, on its first tour of duty in occupied Iraq, and chronicled the war's effects on the soldiers' families in the United States. In 2006, Aycox portrayed Meg Masters, a recurring antagonist, in the first season of the WB (now The CW) TV series "Supernatural." The following year, she appeared in the thriller film "Perfect Stranger," alongside Halle Berry and Bruce Willis. Aycox returned to "The X-Files" franchise in 2008 for its second movie, "The X-Files: I Want To Believe." Her final acting role was in the 2014 film, "Dead On Campus." In 2015, Aycox released her debut EP, "Red Velvet Room," which contained five songs of her own original music.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Cast · Known for Inception, 10 Things I Hate About You, 3rd Rock from the Sun

Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his leading performances in 500 Days of Summer (2009) and 50/50 (2011). He is the founder of the online media platform HitRecord whose projects such as HitRecord on TV (2014–15) and Create Together (2020) won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Interactive Program. Born in Los Angeles to a Jewish family, he began his acting career as a child, appearing in the films A River Runs Through It (1992), Holy Matrimony (1994), and Angels in the Outfield (1994), which earned him a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award nomination. He played the role of Tommy Solomon in the TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001) for which he received three nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. He had a supporting role in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and voiced Jim Hawkins in the Disney animated Treasure Planet (2002) before taking a break from acting to study at Columbia University, but dropped out in 2004 to resume his acting career. Since returning to acting, he has starred in Manic (2001), Mysterious Skin (2004), Brick (2005), The Lookout (2007), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Inception (2010), Hesher (2010), Premium Rush (2012), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Looper (2012), and Lincoln (2012). He portrayed Philippe Petit in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film The Walk (2015) and whistleblower Edward Snowden in the Oliver Stone film Snowden (2016). In 2020, he starred in the legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, for which he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2013, he wrote and directed Don Jon, a comedy-drama film that was released to critical acclaim, earning him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay. He previously directed and edited two short films, both of which were released in 2010: Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny and Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo. In 2021, he wrote, directed and starred in the comedy drama series Mr. Corman on Apple TV+.

Pat Finn

Cast · Known for The Middle

Pat Finn, one of six children, was born in Evanston, Illinois and grew up in Wilmette, Illinois. He attended high school at Loyola Academy in Wilmette and graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1987. After graduation, he moved to Chicago where he worked as a beer salesman until joining The Second City National Touring Company. During this time, he was also performing improvisation with the ImprovOlympic in Chicago. After writing and performing in two Second City resident shows, Pat landed the part of George Wendt's younger brother in The George Wendt Show. Pat has also had recurring roles on Murphy Brown, 3rd Rock from the Sun and Ed. His other television credits include series such as Friends, Seinfeld, The Drew Carey Show, That '70s Show, According to Jim, Less than Perfect, The King of Queens, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Las Vegas. His film roles included How High, The Bachelor, Dude, Where's My Car?, I Love You, Beth Cooper, Space Buddies and It's Complicated. Pat has also had commercial success with campaigns for Got Milk?, Sony PlayStation, DiGiorno Pizza, Holiday Inn, H&R Block, BellSouth, Toyota and others. Pat Finn performs regularly with his improv group Beer Shark Mice. The cast includes veteran comedians Mike Coleman, Neil Flynn, Pete Hulne, David Koechner and Paul Vaillancourt. Based at the IO West theatre in Los Angeles, many of the troupe's performances are based on suggestions from the attending audience. Finn is an alumnus of Marquette University and The Second City. He was in the same graduating class with Joel Murray, Chris Farley and Tim Meadows. He starred on Marvin Marvin on Nickelodeon from November 24, 2012 until April 27, 2013.

Jeff Doucette

Jeffrey Doucette (born November 25, 1947) is an American character actor and voice actor. He has appeared in over 92 films and television series, including Splash, All The Way, The Dentist 2, Desperate Housewives, Weird Science, Newhart, Alien Nation, Townies, Dog With A Blog, 3rd Rock from the Sun, ER, That '70s Show, and Beverly Hills 90210. He has been a voice artist in many television commercials and cartoons. He also appeared in the Disney World attraction Cranium Command. In television commercials, he has portrayed Benjamin Franklin in ads for Chevrolet Volt, Quicken Loans, Ballpark's Finest Hot Dogs, and El Monterrey breakfast foods.

Shay Astar

Cast · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun

Shay Astar  (born 29 September 1981) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter, perhaps best known for her work in the late 1990s, portraying August Leffler, a semi-recurring character on the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. Astar portrayed an imaginary friend named Isabella in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Imaginary Friend" in 1992. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shay Astar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Greg Thompson

Gregory Thompson is an American television writer and producer. He grew up in Seattle, and studied Creative Writing at the University of Washington. After college, he moved to New York to work in marketing for the book and magazine publishing industry. After seven years in New York, he earned a MBA in Marketing from Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business. In 1992, after graduating, he did market planning for the Los Angeles Times. At the same time, he reconnected with screenwriter—and future writing partner—Aron Abrams. In 1995, Thompson quit his job to become a screenwriter. The writing duo worked on comedy television shows such as 3rd Rock from the Sun, King of the Hill, Everybody Hates Chris, and Bob’s Burgers. In 2010, Abrams died unexpectedly.

Kimberly Scott

Cast · Known for The Abyss, Love & Other Drugs

Kimberly Aileen Scott (born 11 December 1961) is an American actress. She received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination for her performance in the 1988 play Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Scott has appeared in films such as The Abyss, Gross Anatomy, The Waterdance, Drop Zone, The Velocity of Gary, K-PAX, I Am Sam, Impostor, The United States of Leland, Guess Who, World Trade Center, Love & Other Drugs, Respect (2020). She frequently appears in Joel Schumacher films such as Flatliners (1990), Falling Down and The Client. She is the only actress to appear in Batman films (Batman Forever and Batman & Robin) as different characters. Scott has also appeared in numerous television shows including MacGyver, Boy Meets World, The Commish, Family Dog, ER, Chicago Hope, Malibu Shores, 3rd Rock from the Sun, JAG, The Practice, NYPD Blue, Touched by an Angel, Once and Again, Soul Food, Family Law, Providence, Will & Grace, Wonderfalls, 7th Heaven, Medium, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, and Sister, Sister. She has a recurring role on the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.

Jane Curtin

Cast · Known for 3rd Rock from the Sun, Unforgettable

Jane Therese Curtin (born September 6, 1947) is an American actress and comedienne. She is commonly referred to as Queen of the Deadpan. First coming to prominence as an original cast member on Saturday Night Live in 1975, she went on to win back-to-back Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series on the 1980s sitcom Kate & Allie portraying the role of Allison "Allie" Lowell. Curtin later starred in the hit series 3rd Rock from the Sun portraying the role of Dr. Mary Albright. She recreated her SNL character for the film The Coneheads and more recently appeared in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines.