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Rules of Engagement

2007

Rules of Engagement is a comedy about the different phases of male/female relationships, as seen through the eyes of a newly engaged couple, Adam and Jennifer, a long-time married pair, Jeff and Audrey, and a single guy on the prowl, Russell. As they find out, the often confusing stages of a relationship can seem like being on a roller coaster. People can describe the ride to you, but to really know what it's like you have to experience it for yourself.

Adhir Kalyan

Cast · Known for Rules of Engagement, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, No Strings Attached

Adhir Kalyan  (born 4 August 1983) is a South African actor noted for his role in the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adhir Kalyan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Dan Gifford

Dan Gifford is known for Contact (1997), Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997) and Financial Fraud: A Special Report (1989).

Ken Whittingham

Director · Known for Parenthood, Scrubs, Superstore

Ken Whittingham is an American television director. Some of his directing credits include American Housewife, Gilmore Girls, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ugly Betty, Still Standing, Community, Yes, Dear, 30 Rock, Californication, Parks and Recreation, The Middle, The Mindy Project, Parenthood, The Bernie Mac Show, Scrubs, 2 Broke Girls, Everybody Hates Chris, Modern Family, The King of Queens, Rules of Engagement, The Office, My Name Is Earl, Entourage, Suburgatory (also a producer), Bless This Mess, Single Parents, American Housewife, Kenan, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! and The Upshaws. Whittingham has won five NAACP Image Awards for his work on The Office, 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation.

Megyn Price

Cast · Known for Rules of Engagement

Megyn Price (born March 24, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for Grounded for Life and Rules of Engagement.

Katie Walder

Katie Elizabeth Walder is the youngest of 5 children - 2 brothers and two sisters. She started acting at a young age in musicals and plays in school, and did some print work as a young teen in such magazines as Teen and YM. She went on to study theatre in college, and upon moving to NYC after graduation, started working professionally in theatre with notable Broadway directors such as Michael Greif (original director for "Rent"), Keith Reddin and Daniel Aukin. Katie soon moved to Los Angeles and quickly landed a recurring role on the 4th Season of Gilmore Girls (2000) as "Janet Billings", the quirky/tough/athletic college roommate of Rory. She has been working steadily in film & TV ever since. Along with Gilmore Girls, Walder is best known for her recurring roles on How I Met Your Mother as Shannon and Mad Men as Sherry. She has appeared in over 40 television shows, including New Girl, Franklin & Bash, Fairly Legal, The Good Wife, Supernatural, and Rules of Engagement. In 2007, she played Tori (Zach's girlfriend) in the award-winning independent film "Shelter." In 2014, she starred in the horror film "Come Back to Me."

Jody Wood

Jody Wood is known for Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), L.A. Confidential (1997) and Rules of Engagement (2000).

Sara Rue

Cast · Known for Rules of Engagement

Sara Rue (born January 26, 1979) is an American television actress. She is best known for her roles on Popular and Less Than Perfect. She hosted Shedding for the Wedding and had a recurring role on Rules of Engagement.

Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

Director · Known for Girlfriends, The Thundermans, Wings

Leonard R. Garner Jr. is a director and assistant director, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Rules of Engagement (2007) and Girlfriends (2000).

Oliver Hudson

Cast · Known for Rules of Engagement, The Cleaning Lady, Dawson's Creek

Oliver Rutledge Hudson (born September 7, 1976) is an American actor. He's best known for his roles as Alan Rhodes on CBS' sitcom Rules Of Engagement, Garrett Miller on The Cleaning Lady, Martin on the sitcom Splitting Up Together, Wes Gardner on Scream Queens, Jeff Fordham on Nashville, David Carver Jr. on WB's The Mountain, Jace Darnell on WB's My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, Eddie Doling on Dawson's Creek, and Alan Clark in the movie The Out-of-Towers (1999). He is the son of actress Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, stepson to actor Kurt Russell, brother of actress Kate Hudson and half-brother to actor Wyatt Russell.

Ruby Lewis

Ruby Lewis is an American actress and singer. Her work is largely based in musicals and television. She is known for such television shows as Desperate Housewives, Masters of Sex, Girl Meets World, and Rules of Engagement.

Bruce Greenwood

Cast · Known for Batman: Under the Red Hood, Flight, Star Trek

Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor and producer. He is known for his role as the American president John F. Kennedy in Thirteen Days, for which he won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and as Captain Christopher Pike in J.J. Abrams's Star Trek movie reboot series. He has been nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards, once for Best Actor (for Elephant Song) and twice for Best Supporting Actor (for The Sweet Hereafter and Being Julia). He is known for his roles as Nick Parsons in Double Jeopardy, Stuart Ramsey in Passenger 57, Bob Andrews in Father's Day, Earl Cavanaugh in Here on Earth, National Security Advisor Bill Sokal in Rules of Engagement, JFK in Thirteen Days, Anthony 'Tony' Leighton in Swept Away, Cmdr. Robert Iverson in The Core; Lt. Bennie Macko in Hollywood Homicide, Lawrence Robertson in I, Robot, Lord Charles in Being Julia, Nolan Walsh in Racing Stripes, Jack Dunphy (Truman Capote's lover) in Capote; Hugh Sullivan in The Mermaid Chair, Professor Davis McClaren in Eight Below, Jack McCready in Deja Vu, Keenan Jones / Garrett in I'm Not There, the President in National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Christopher Pike in Star Trek and its sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, George McCray in A Dog Named Christmas, Lance Fender in Dinner for Schmucks, Stephen Meek in Meek's Cutoff, Cooper in Super 8, Bill Kill Cullen in The Place Beyond the Pines, Charlie Anderson in Flight, Hugh Butterfield in Endless Love, Vince in The Captive, Andrew Heyward in Truth (2015), Dr. Jake Houseman in the TV movie version of Dirty Dancing (2017), Uncle Dean in Kodachrome, the US President in Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Gerald in Gerald's Game, Robert McNamara in The Post, and Dr. John Dalton in Doctor Sleep. His best known TV roles are as Dr. Randolph Bell on The Resident, Gil Garcetti on American Crime Story, Emmet Cole on The River, Mitch Yost on John from Cincinnati, Dr. Nathan Bradford on Sleepwalkers, Thomas Veil on Nowhere Man, Jack Gage on Legmen, Pierce Lawton on Knot's Landing, and Dr. Seth Griffin on St. Elsewhere. He has voiced Bruce Wayne / Batman in the animated series Young Justice and in several Batman cartoon videos, and voiced Chiron in the animated series Class Titans.

Casey Sander

Cast · Known for 16 Blocks, Home Improvement

Clinton O. "Casey" Sander (born July 6, 1956) is an American actor known as the character "Captain" Jimmy Wennick on the short-lived TV series Tucker. His television credits also include Criminal Minds, The Golden Girls, Grace Under Fire, Home Improvement, Malcolm in the Middle, Rules of Engagement, Sons of Anarchy, Mad Men, Silicon Valley, The Newsroom, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Hunter, NCIS,NCIS: Los Angeles and Marvin Marvin, among other shows. He more recently had a recurring role on the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory as Bernadette's father, Mike, and also appeared in four episodes of The Ranch as Roger Hollister.

Patrick Warburton

Cast · Known for Rules of Engagement, Ted, Kim Possible

Patrick John Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor of television, film, and voice. He is best known for his several TV roles, including the title role of The Tick, David Puddy on Seinfeld, the evil Johnny Johnson on NewsRadio, and anchorman Jeb Denton on Less Than Perfect. As a voice actor, his distinctive deep voice has been lent to well-known roles including Ken in Bee Movie, Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove and its sequels, bodyguard Brock Samson on The Venture Bros., paraplegic police officer Joe Swanson on Family Guy, Steve Barkin on Kim Possible, Buzz Lightyear in the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command TV series, and The Wolf in Hoodwinked, among others. He currently stars as macho married man Jeff Bingham in the CBS television program Rules of Engagement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrick Warburton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Michelle Pierce

Michelle Pierce is a European-American actress best known for her recurring role as Jimmy Palmer's wife, Breena, on NCIS. She is also known for Transformers (2007), Desperate Housewives, Rules of Engagement, and Casting Couch (2013).

Marisa Petroro

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Marisa Petroro (born February 11, 1972; sometimes credited as Marisa Parker) is an American actress and model.She got her first TV show job by appearing in Ned and Stacey and her first national commercial, Clear Blue Easy, was directed David Lynch. It wasn't too long before she found herself working regularly on a number of shows including appearances in Rescue 77, The Pretender, The Young & The Restless, According to Jim, Reno 911!, Las Vegas, Scrubs and Rules Of Engagement. She was one of most recognized brief-case beauties for 4 seasons as a model on Deal or No Deal holding case #18, also guest starred opposite Eva Longoria on Desperate Housewives and currently recurs on Dexter. In 2004, she starred in the country music video Whiskey Lullaby along side Rick Schroder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marisa Petroro licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Buddy Joe Hooker

Cast · Known for Leave It to Beaver

Buddy Joe Hooker was born on May 30, 1942 in Vallejo, California, USA. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Grindhouse (2007), Hard to Kill (1990) and Rules of Engagement (2000).

David Spade

Cast · Known for Rules of Engagement, Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2

David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, comedian and television personality who first became famous in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and from 1997 until 2003 starred as Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me!. He also starred as C.J. Barnes, along with Katey Sagal, James Garner and Kaley Cuoco on 8 Simple Rules. He currently stars as Russell Dunbar on the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement. He is also working with TBS on an animated series based on his film Joe Dirt.

Mariah Bonner

Mariah Bonner was born on January 18, 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Social Network (2010), Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) and Rules of Engagement (2007).

Nicola Pecorini

Cinematographer · Known for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Nicola Pecorini (born August 10, 1957, in Milan, Italy) is an Italian cinematographer. He began as a Steadicam operator on films such as Bitter Moon, Cliffhanger, Death and the Maiden and The American President, and co-founded the Steadicam Operators Association with Garrett Brown. He photographed Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, beginning a long collaboration with Gilliam that continued with Tideland, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Zero Theorem and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. His other films include Rules of Engagement and Harrison's Flowers, for which he won the cinematography award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Mark Atteberry

Mark Atteberry was born and raised in Santa Rosa, California where he worked on the family dairy before moving to LA to become an award-winning actor, musician and photographer. He began his endeavors in the Entertainment Industry as a studio musician, playing trombone, tuba and keyboards. As such, he played in countless pit orchestras which is where the acting bug first bit. When he made the transition to acting, Mark studied with many of the top acting teachers including Roy London, Ivana Chubbuck, Larry Moss, Howard Fine and Vladimir Ilyin of the Moscow Art Theatre. Mark's film work ranges from blockbuster hits like David Fincher's "Gone Girl" and Ang Lee's "The Hulk" to notable indies like the "The Future," "Butterfly Circus" and "Stained," (for which he received his first Best Actor nomination). Mark's television work includes hit series like "The Newsroom," "Bones," "Grey's Anatomy," "Criminal Minds," "Luck," "Dexter," "House, M.D." "Rules of Engagement," "The Closer," "The Mentalist," "Justified," "Big Love," "The Shield," "The Young and the Restless," "24," "Nip/Tuck" and more. As a photographer, Mark is renown for his advertising, documentary and headshot work. His clients have included A&E, Bravo, CAA, ICM, WME, Venice Magazine, Big Lots and many more. When he first began shooting professionally, Mark was chosen as one of the "Best Headshot Photographers in Los Angeles" by BackStage West magazine. And, in 2010 he was honored by the Photography for Social Change Foundation as one of the "World's Top 100 Documentary-Style Photographers." As a result of his countless hours on both sides of the camera, Mark occasionally speaks and teaches on the subjects of "Image and Type" and "Acting in LA." He has co-written several books on the topic of acting including "The Working Actor's Guide to LA" and "The Stunt Guide." Mark is the founder of the "Be A Working Actor Studios" in Los Angeles. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Mark Atteberry

Kevin Farley

Kevin Farley (Kevin Prindiville Farley, born June 8, 1965, Madison, Wisconsin) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director, the younger brother of the late Chris Farley and older brother of actor John P. Farley. He graduated from Marquette University with a degree in Business and spent six years selling asphalt for his father's oil company before Chris convinced him to pursue show business. He trained at the Chicago ImprovOlympic and the Second City before moving to Los Angeles, where he became a regular on the sketch-comedy series Sports Bar (1997–1998) and played Doug Linus in the fictional boy band 2ge+her (2000–2001). He is best known for starring in David Zucker's An American Carol (2008) and voicing several characters on F Is for Family (2015–2021). He co-executive produced the 2015 documentary I Am Chris Farley about his brother's life. He has been married to Michelle Wendt since 2021, following a prior marriage to Denise Trotter (2004–2007). His notable film credits include Tommy Boy (1995) (Chris Farley, David Spade), Black Sheep (1996) (Chris Farley, David Spade), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) (Chris Farley, Carmen Electra), Dirty Work (1998) (Mike Myers, Chris Rock), The Waterboy (1998) (Brad Pitt, Kelly Preston), The Straight Story (1999) (Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek), Joe Dirt (2001) (David Spade, Dax Shepard), An American Carol (2008) (Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight), Hollywood & Wine (2011) (David Spade, Chazz Palminteri), Cellmates (2011) (Tom Sizemore, Stacy Keach), I Am Chris Farley (2015) (Chris Farley, Dave Chappelle), and Pitching Tents (2017) (Josh Gad, Jack Black). On television he has appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, F Is for Family, Hawaii Five-0, Superstore, and Rules of Engagement.

Richard Hartley

Composer · Known for Screen Two, The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Richard Neville Hartley is an English composer, best known for his work on The Rocky Horror Show. He grew up in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. In the 1970s he began a long association with Richard O'Brien. Hartley was originally part of the four-piece band for The Rocky Horror Show. He went on to arrange the score for the London stage and film adaptation (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) as well as its follow-up Shock Treatment, and then worked with O'Brien on another, as yet unproduced, sequel, Revenge of the Old Queen. His other 1970s film scores included Galileo (1975), The Romantic Englishwoman (1975), Aces High (1976), and the remake of The Lady Vanishes (1979). In the 1980s, Hartley worked primarily in television, including providing the music for the 1986 Doctor Who story Mindwarp, and TV movie productions, such as Kennedy (1983), Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985), Mandela (1987) and Rules of Engagement (1989). However he also composed for film, including the Nicolas Roeg film Bad Timing (1980), Bad Blood (1982), The Trout (1982), The Return of Captain Invincible (1983), Sheena (1984) (for which Hartley was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award), Dance with a Stranger (1985), Parker (1985), The Good Father (1985), Consuming Passions (1988) and Tree of Hands (1989). However, one of his lesser known works is the music for The Fifth Dimension, a dark ride at Chessington World of Adventures.

Blair Underwood

Cast · Known for Longlegs, In Treatment, L.A. Law

Blair Underwood (born August 25, 1964) is an American television and film actor. He is perhaps best known as headstrong attorney Jonathan Rollins from the NBC legal drama L.A. Law, a role he portrayed for seven years. He has gained critical acclaim throughout his career, receiving numerous Golden Globe Award nominations, three NAACP Image Awards and 1 Grammy Award. His feature film debut was the 1985 movie Krush Groove. His 1985 appearance on The Cosby Show landed him a short stint on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, which eventually led to his performance on the TV series L.A. Law, where he appeared from 1987 to 1994. Underwood broke into film with roles in Just Cause (1995), Set It Off (1996) and Deep Impact (1998). He also had a supporting role as a geneticist in the film Gattaca. In 2000, he played the lead role in the short-lived television series City of Angels. In 2003, he guest starred in four episodes on the HBO series Sex and the City playing Cynthia Nixon's love interest. In 2004, he played the role of Roger De Souza opposite Heather Locklear in NBC's LAX. He gained acclaim as the sexy grade school teacher in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus for two years. In 2007, he guest starred in an episode of the NBC series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. His also had a role as recurring character Alex in the HBO series In Treatment. Also in 2007, Underwood co-authored the novel Casanegra: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel with husband-and-wife team Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due. He's also had recurring roles on Dirty Sexy Money, NBC's The Event, Ironside, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Quantico. He has received three NAACP Image Awards, for his film work in Rules of Engagement, and his television work in L.A. Law, City of Angels, Murder in Mississippi and Mama Flora's Family. He was voted one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2000, and one of TV Guide's "Most Influential Faces of the 90s".