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Alan Cumming

1965-01-27 (59 years old) in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Alan Cumming FRSE (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and an Olivier Award. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for the West Endproduction of Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1991). His other Olivier-nominated roles were in The Conquest of the South Pole (1988), La Bête (1992), and Cabaret (1994). Cumming won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for reprising his role as the Emcee on Broadway in Cabaret (1998). His other performances on Broadway include Design for Living (2001), and Macbeth (2013). Cumming is known for his film roles in Circle of Friends (1995), GoldenEye (1995), Emma (1996), Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Buddy (1997), Spice World (1997), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), The Tempest (2010), Burlesque (2010), and Battle of the Sexes (2017). He is also known for his roles as Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy (2001–2003), Nightcrawlerin X2 (2003), and Loki in Son of the Mask (2005). On television, Cumming is best known for his role in the CBS series The Good Wife (2010–2016), for which he was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Cumming also starred in the CBS series Instinct (2018–2019), the Apple TV+ series Schmigadoon! (2021–2023) and presents the Peacock reality game show The Traitors. Cumming has written a novel, Tommy's Tale (2002), and two memoirs in 2014 and 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Cumming , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

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92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
0 %|Dec 4, 2024
Music, TV Movie
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Drive Back Home
0 %|Sep 19, 2024
Drama
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Genie
67 %|Nov 22, 2023
Fantasy, Comedy
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Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
64 %|Jun 2, 2023
Documentary, History
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Rare Objects
49 %|Apr 14, 2023
Drama
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Marlowe
57.46000000000001 %|Feb 15, 2023
Crime
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Ooh the Banter!
0 %|Dec 31, 2022
Comedy
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My Father's Dragon
71 %|Nov 4, 2022
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Comedy
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My Old School
71 %|Mar 10, 2022
Documentary, Animation
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The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
0 %|Dec 14, 2021
Music, TV Movie
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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
71.50999999999999 %|Aug 31, 2018
Documentary
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Show Dogs
60 %|May 18, 2018
Adventure, Crime, Family, Comedy
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Always at The Carlyle
69 %|May 11, 2018
Documentary
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Michael Jackson's Halloween
79 %|Oct 27, 2017
Animation, Comedy, Family
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Battle of the Sexes
68 %|Sep 22, 2017
Drama, Comedy, History
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Queer as Art
40 %|Jul 27, 2017
Documentary
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After Louie
51 %|Mar 17, 2017
Romance, Drama
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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
66.05000000000001 %|Mar 11, 2017
Documentary
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Hurricane Bianca
61 %|Jun 3, 2016
Comedy, Drama
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Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
10 %|Jul 11, 2015
Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
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Strange Magic
71 %|Jan 23, 2015
Music, Animation, Family, Fantasy
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Chu and Blossom
40 %|Jan 31, 2014
Comedy
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Muse of Fire
65 %|Sep 26, 2013
Documentary
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The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
68 %|Sep 12, 2013
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Picasso Baby
90 %|Aug 2, 2013
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The Smurfs 2
58 %|Jul 30, 2013
Fantasy, Family, Comedy, Animation
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Almost in Love
58 %|Feb 15, 2013
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Any Day Now
70 %|Dec 14, 2012
Drama
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Maladies
53 %|Jun 29, 2012
Drama
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Sir Billi
34 %|Apr 13, 2012
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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The Outback
57 %|Jan 12, 2012
Animation, Adventure, Family
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The Smurfs
57.68 %|Jul 29, 2011
Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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The Money Pet
0 %|Jan 2, 2011
Comedy, Family
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Burlesque
72 %|Nov 23, 2010
Drama, Romance
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Jackboots on Whitehall
49 %|Oct 8, 2010
War, Animation, Comedy
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The Tempest
54 %|Sep 11, 2010
Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
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Riverworld
48 %|Apr 18, 2010
Science Fiction, TV Movie
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It's Complicated
65.05 %|Dec 23, 2009
Comedy, Romance
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Dare
57 %|Nov 13, 2009
Drama, Romance
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The Real Cabaret
100 %|Oct 20, 2009
Documentary
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PoliWood
65 %|Jul 3, 2009
Documentary
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Boogie Woogie
50.43 %|Jun 26, 2009
Comedy, Drama
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Ptown Diaries
0 %|Jun 16, 2009
Documentary
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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
70 %|Apr 19, 2007
Documentary
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Ghost Writer
47 %|Mar 9, 2007
Comedy, Horror
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Gray Matters
58 %|Oct 21, 2006
Comedy, Romance
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Full Grown Men
60 %|Apr 27, 2006
Comedy, Drama
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Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
66 %|Mar 29, 2006
Comedy, TV Movie
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Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
57 %|Feb 12, 2006
Documentary
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MOFO NYC
0 %|Jan 1, 2006
Documentary
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Ripley Under Ground
57 %|Nov 6, 2005
Drama, Thriller
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Sweet Land
63 %|Oct 21, 2005
Drama, Romance
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Bam Bam and Celeste
45 %|Sep 13, 2005
Comedy
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Neverwas
63 %|Sep 9, 2005
Drama, Thriller
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Bad Blood
0 %|Apr 22, 2005
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Son of the Mask
42 %|Feb 11, 2005
Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Adventure
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Eighteen
45 %|Jan 1, 2005
Drama, War, Romance
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Garfield
57 %|Jun 10, 2004
Comedy, Family
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The Goodbye Girl
55 %|Jan 16, 2004
Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
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X2 Global Webcast Highlights
49 %|Nov 25, 2003
Documentary
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Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler!
43 %|Nov 25, 2003
Documentary
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
51 %|Jul 25, 2003
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
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X2
70.35 %|Apr 27, 2003
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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Nicholas Nickleby
68.92999999999999 %|Dec 27, 2002
Adventure, Drama
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Becoming Men
20 %|Sep 12, 2002
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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
56 %|Aug 7, 2002
Action, Adventure, Family, Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
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Searching for Debra Winger
63 %|Jul 13, 2002
Documentary
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Intimate Affairs
48 %|Apr 18, 2002
Drama, Comedy
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CinéMagique
95 %|Mar 16, 2002
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The Anniversary Party
57 %|Jun 9, 2001
Comedy, Drama
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Josie and the Pussycats
56 %|Apr 6, 2001
Comedy, Music
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Spy Kids
58 %|Mar 18, 2001
Action, Comedy, Family, Adventure
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For My Baby
20 %|Oct 19, 2000
Drama
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Get Carter
51.68 %|Oct 6, 2000
Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
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Loser
54.050000000000004 %|Jul 21, 2000
Comedy, Romance
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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
48 %|Apr 28, 2000
Comedy, Family, Romance
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Company Man
51 %|Mar 9, 2000
Comedy
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Urbania
56 %|Jan 24, 2000
Drama, Romance, Mystery, Horror
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Titus
64.71000000000001 %|Dec 25, 1999
Drama, History
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Annie
63.61 %|Nov 7, 1999
Music, Family, Comedy
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Eyes Wide Shut
75 %|Jul 16, 1999
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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Plunkett & MacLeane
60.629999999999995 %|Jan 22, 1999
Action, Comedy, Drama
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Spice World
48.3 %|Dec 18, 1997
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Music
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Buddy
48 %|Jun 6, 1997
Family, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
62 %|Apr 25, 1997
Comedy, Romance
actor
That Sunday
65 %|Jan 1, 1994
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Dread Poets' Society
0 %|Sep 23, 1992
Drama, TV Movie
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The Diary
100 %|Invalid Date
Drama, Romance
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Bathtime
20 %|Jan 1, 1997
Comedy
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Burn Your Phone
0 %|Dec 31, 1996
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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Emma
66.58 %|Aug 2, 1996
Romance, Comedy, Drama
actor
Death Do Us Part
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
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Goldeneye: The Secret Files
60 %|Dec 26, 1995
Documentary
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GoldenEye
68.94 %|Nov 16, 1995
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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Circle of Friends
62 %|Apr 7, 1995
Drama, Romance
actor
Lunch Hour
0 %|Invalid Date
Romance, Comedy
actor
Glenrothan
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
actor
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
60 %|Jan 1, 1995
Documentary
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Second Best
67 %|Sep 30, 1994
Drama, Family
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Black Beauty
67 %|Jul 29, 1994
Family, Adventure, Drama
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Butter
80 %|Jan 1, 1994
Comedy
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Cabaret
76.36 %|Dec 9, 1993
Romance, Music, Drama, War
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Mr. Bean: Blind Date
66.11 %|Mar 12, 1993
Comedy
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The Airzone Solution
55 %|Jan 1, 1993
Science Fiction, Thriller
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Prague
60 %|May 1, 1992
Drama, TV Movie
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The Last Romantics
0 %|Mar 29, 1992
Drama, TV Movie
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Bernard and the Genie
71.73 %|Nov 23, 1991
Comedy, Fantasy, TV Movie
actor
Conquest of the South Pole
0 %|Aug 1, 1989
Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
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Passing Glory
0 %|Sep 1, 1986
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Borges and Me
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
actor
Run
0 %|Invalid Date
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V13
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actor
Sleazy Tiger
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy, Romance
actor
Endgame
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Series

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Paris & Nicole: The Encore
100 %|Dec 12, 2024
Reality, Documentary, Comedy
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All Aboard! Scotland's Poshest Train
0 %|Nov 10, 2024
Documentary
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Chimp Crazy
71 %|Aug 18, 2024
Documentary
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Alan Cumming's Paradise Homes
0 %|Feb 12, 2024
Reality, Documentary
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The Traitors
73 %|Jan 12, 2023
Reality
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Abominable and the Invisible City
77 %|Oct 5, 2022
Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy
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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
27 %|Sep 4, 2022
News, Talk
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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
27 %|Sep 4, 2022
News, Talk
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Dead End: Paranormal Park
81 %|Jun 16, 2022
Animation, Kids
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Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland
74 %|Nov 16, 2021
Documentary
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The Prince
65.42 %|Jul 29, 2021
Comedy, Animation
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Schmigadoon!
72 %|Jul 16, 2021
Comedy
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Schmigadoon!
72 %|Jul 16, 2021
Comedy
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Briarpatch
69 %|Feb 6, 2020
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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Helpsters
50 %|Nov 1, 2019
Kids, Family
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Prodigal Son
82 %|Sep 23, 2019
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Tamron Hall
51 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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Instinct
69.13 %|Mar 18, 2018
Crime, Drama
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Carpool Karaoke: The Series
59 %|Aug 8, 2017
Comedy
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Queers.
60 %|Jul 31, 2017
Drama
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Queers.
60 %|Jul 31, 2017
Drama
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The Good Fight
76.17 %|Feb 19, 2017
Drama
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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Broad City
71.92999999999999 %|Jan 22, 2014
Comedy, Drama
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Urban Secrets
0 %|Jul 5, 2012
Documentary
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The Outs
71 %|Mar 27, 2012
Comedy, Drama
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Web Therapy
70 %|Jul 19, 2011
Comedy
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The Runaway
65 %|Mar 31, 2011
Drama
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Bubble Guppies
74.1 %|Jan 24, 2011
Animation, Family, Kids
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The Good Wife
76 %|Sep 22, 2009
Drama
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
50 %|Jul 16, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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Web Therapy
74.67 %|Sep 22, 2008
Comedy
actor
Masterpiece Mystery!
0 %|Jun 22, 2008
actor
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
0 %|Jan 3, 2008
Reality
actor
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
0 %|Jan 3, 2008
Reality
poster
Tin Man
68 %|Dec 2, 2007
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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Me, Eloise
100 %|Oct 10, 2006
Animation
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The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
actor
Web Junk 20
93 %|Jan 13, 2006
Comedy, Talk
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8 Out of 10 Cats
70.51 %|Jun 3, 2005
Comedy
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Playing It Straight
70 %|Apr 8, 2005
Reality
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Doctor Who
75 %|Mar 26, 2005
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Who Do You Think You Are?
65.67999999999999 %|Oct 12, 2004
Documentary, Family
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Shoebox Zoo
78 %|Sep 21, 2004
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
actor
The Tony Danza Show
61 %|Sep 13, 2004
Talk
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The L Word
76.22 %|Jan 18, 2004
Drama
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Real Time with Bill Maher
60.12 %|Feb 21, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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Through the Night with...
80 %|May 10, 2002
Talk, Documentary
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V Graham Norton
50 %|May 6, 2002
Comedy, Talk
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God, the Devil and Bob
76 %|Mar 9, 2000
Comedy, Animation
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Sex and the City
74.02 %|Jun 6, 1998
Comedy, Drama
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EP Daily
100 %|Sep 20, 1997
News, Comedy, Documentary
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The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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3rd Rock from the Sun
75 %|Jan 9, 1996
Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
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The High Life
30 %|Jan 9, 1994
Drama, Comedy
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The High Life
30 %|Jan 9, 1994
Drama, Comedy
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Frasier
77 %|Sep 16, 1993
Comedy, Family
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
71.22 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
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Rik Mayall Presents
73.33 %|May 20, 1993
Comedy
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The Simpsons
80.16999999999999 %|Dec 17, 1989
Family, Animation, Comedy
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
52 %|Sep 5, 1988
Talk
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Screen Two
68 %|Jan 6, 1985
Drama
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Taggart
63.16 %|Sep 6, 1983
Crime, Drama
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Masterpiece Mystery
80 %|Feb 5, 1980
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Question Time
50 %|Sep 25, 1979
News, Talk
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Saturday Night Live
69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Tony Awards
50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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Tony Awards
50 %|Apr 1, 1956