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Jacob Cooney

Jacob Cooney

Writing

Biography

Jacob directed the feature film "Blood Circus" for Gravitas Ventures. Along with "Blood Circus", Jacob also directed the feature films "Pitching Tents" for Meritage Pictures and "Blue Line" for Lionsgate Entertainment. Previous directing credits include the feature films "Alpha House" for Broken Films and "Fierce Friend" for Wonder Entertainment; television pilots "Harries Way" for Lawrence/Long Productions and "Rehab for Rejects" for Sledgehammer Films; and short films "The Frolic", "Rocco", "Bedlam" and "The War of Game". Writing credits include the films "The Book of Alan" for Pantheon Entertainment, "The Banishing" for Haven Entertainment, "Isle of the Dead" for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, "Blue Line" for Lionsgate Entertainment and the television pilot "The Lakes" for Lionsgate Television. Other writing credits include work for companies such as the SyFy Channel, Telefilm Canada, Broken Films, Zeeworks Entertainment and State Street Pictures.

Known For

American Gladiators
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American Gladiators is an American competition TV show that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, the show matches amateur athletes against each other and the show's own "gladiators" in contests of strength, agility, and endurance. It is a remake of the original series of the same name which ran from 1989–1996, with elements of the UK version of the 1990s. The show is refereed by Al Kaplon, a former American League umpire, who can also be seen as the referee in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Play-by-play narration is handled by Van Earl Wright. Season 1 was taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Beginning with Season 2, the show moved to the Los Angeles Sports Arena. It is produced by Reveille Productions and MGM Television. American Gladiators premiered on Sunday, January 6, 2008; an average of 12 million people watched the two-hour premiere. All other Season 1 episodes aired Mondays at 8:00 ET/PT, except for the finale, which aired Sunday February 17, 2008 at 7:00 ET/PT. Season 2 premiered May 12, 2008, on NBC, with a two-hour episode. The two-hour Season 2 finale aired on August 4, 2008 at 8:00 ET/PT. While the final two-hour episode of Season 1 was devoted entirely to the finals, the Season 2 finale consisted of the third semifinal round followed by the finals.

American Gladiators

2008Series
Legally Blonde – The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods
10.0

Legally Blonde — The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods is an MTV program created in order to cast an actress to replace Laura Bell Bundy in the role of Elle Woods in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde – The Musical. The show debuted on June 2, 2008. The winner of the show, Bailey Hanks, in addition to being cast in the role, was given the opportunity to record her own single of the musical's first-act closer, "So Much Better". The show concluded on July 21, 2008. Autumn Hurlbert was the runner up. She served as Hanks' understudy and performed in the ensemble of the show. Bundy's last performance in the musical was on July 20, 2008. Hanks began performances on July 23, 2008 and remained with the show until it closed on October 19, 2008. Two other show finalists — Rhiannon Hansen and Lauren Zakrin, performed in the Legally Blonde National tour. Hansen played Margot in the musical and Zakrin performed in the ensemble as well serving as understudy to Becky Gulsvig as Elle Woods. The show began with 15 contestants. All except the winner were eliminated over nine episodes, in which they performed songs and faced other challenges. A three-judge panel made the elimination decisions. Most episodes involved a small prize for the winner of the challenge.

Legally Blonde – The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods

2008Series