George Newbern

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. George Young Newbern (born December 10, 1964) is an American television and film actor best known for his roles as Bryan MacKenzie in Father of the Bride (1991) and its sequel Father of the Bride Part II as well as Danny (The Yeti) in Friends. He is also well known for his role as Superman from the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited animated series as well as Sephiroth from the Final Fantasy series and the Kingdom Hearts series. Also, he is known for appearing in the recent Saw VI. He married actress Marietta DePrima in 1990, and together have three children - Emma, Mae, and Ben.

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Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

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When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Columbus
CAST:  Elisabeth Shue  •  Maia Brewton  •  Keith Coogan  •  Anthony Rapp

When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Columbus
CAST:  Elisabeth Shue  •  Maia Brewton  •  Keith Coogan  •  Anthony Rapp

Buffalo Dreams (2005)

Josh Townsend finds himself living in New Mexico after his father's new job requires the family to move from their home in Utah. While acclimating to his new surroundings, Josh becomes involved with a group of teens attempting to preserve the buffalo and Navajo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Jackson
CAST:  Reiley McClendon  •  George Newbern  •  Graham Greene  •  Adrienne Bailon-Houghton

Josh Townsend finds himself living in New Mexico after his father's new job requires the family to move from their home in Utah. While acclimating to his new surroundings, Josh becomes involved with a group of teens attempting to preserve the buffalo and Navajo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Jackson
CAST:  Reiley McClendon  •  George Newbern  •  Graham Greene  •  Adrienne Bailon-Houghton

Doppelganger (1993)

A woman moves from NYC to LA after a murder, in which she is implicated. She is followed by what is apparently her evil alter- ego. She moves into a room for rent by a writer, and he begins having an affair with her, but after some strange things happen, he's not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Avi Nesher
CAST:  Drew Barrymore  •  George Newbern  •  Leslie Hope  •  Dennis Christopher

A woman moves from NYC to LA after a murder, in which she is implicated. She is followed by what is apparently her evil alter- ego. She moves into a room for rent by a writer, and he begins having an affair with her, but after some strange things happen, he's not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Avi Nesher
CAST:  Drew Barrymore  •  George Newbern  •  Leslie Hope  •  Dennis Christopher

Father of the Bride (1991)

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George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Diane Keaton  •  Kimberly Williams-Paisley  •  George Newbern

George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Diane Keaton  •  Kimberly Williams-Paisley  •  George Newbern

Switching Channels (1988)

A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Kotcheff
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Burt Reynolds  •  Christopher Reeve  •  Ned Beatty

A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Kotcheff
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Burt Reynolds  •  Christopher Reeve  •  Ned Beatty

If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)

The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of time -- who are at a crossroads in their lives. In 1961, Edith loses her lover, Abby, to a stroke. Linda and Amy struggle with feminist issues in 1972. And, in 2000, Kal and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne Heche  •  Martha Coolidge  •  Jane Anderson
CAST:  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Marian Seldes  •  Paul Giamatti  •  Elizabeth Perkins

The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of time -- who are at a crossroads in their lives. In 1961, Edith loses her lover, Abby, to a stroke. Linda and Amy struggle with feminist issues in 1972. And, in 2000, Kal and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne Heche  •  Martha Coolidge  •  Jane Anderson
CAST:  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Marian Seldes  •  Paul Giamatti  •  Elizabeth Perkins

The Evening Star (1996)

Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Harling
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Jack Nicholson  •  Bill Paxton  •  Juliette Lewis

Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Harling
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Jack Nicholson  •  Bill Paxton  •  Juliette Lewis

Witness to the Execution (1994)

This movie deals with a television network hoping to draw the biggest ratings ever while televising an execution live into the home of every American family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Lee Wallace
CAST:  Sean Young  •  Len Cariou  •  George Newbern  •  Dee Wallace

This movie deals with a television network hoping to draw the biggest ratings ever while televising an execution live into the home of every American family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Lee Wallace
CAST:  Sean Young  •  Len Cariou  •  George Newbern  •  Dee Wallace

Theodore Rex (1995)

In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan R. Betuel
CAST:  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Armin Mueller-Stahl  •  George Newbern  •  Bud Cort

In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan R. Betuel
CAST:  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Armin Mueller-Stahl  •  George Newbern  •  Bud Cort

Father of the Bride Part II (1995)

Just when George Banks has recovered from his daughter's wedding, he receives the news that she's pregnant ... and that George's wife is expecting too. He was planning on selling their home, but that's a plan that—like George—will have to change with the arrival of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Diane Keaton  •  Martin Short  •  Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Just when George Banks has recovered from his daughter's wedding, he receives the news that she's pregnant ... and that George's wife is expecting too. He was planning on selling their home, but that's a plan that—like George—will have to change with the arrival of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Diane Keaton  •  Martin Short  •  Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Double Switch (1987)

Teeny bopper rock star Bart Holton is pushed around by his manager for maximum profit and longs for a normal life. Through a look-alike contest he meets Matt, a student who looks exactly like him and can imitate his dancing style perfectly. Bart proposes to switch ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greenwalt
CAST:  George Newbern  •  Elisabeth Shue  •  Michael Des Barres  •  Tom Bresnahan

Teeny bopper rock star Bart Holton is pushed around by his manager for maximum profit and longs for a normal life. Through a look-alike contest he meets Matt, a student who looks exactly like him and can imitate his dancing style perfectly. Bart proposes to switch ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greenwalt
CAST:  George Newbern  •  Elisabeth Shue  •  Michael Des Barres  •  Tom Bresnahan

Brahmin Bulls (2013)

When Ashok makes a surprise visit to Los Angeles to visit his estranged son, the two begin a journey to mend their relationship until Sid discovers that his father has actually come in search of an old flame. A heartfelt and humorous exploration of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahesh Pailoor
CAST:  Sendhil Ramamurthy  •  Roshan Seth  •  Mary Steenburgen  •  Justin Bartha

When Ashok makes a surprise visit to Los Angeles to visit his estranged son, the two begin a journey to mend their relationship until Sid discovers that his father has actually come in search of an old flame. A heartfelt and humorous exploration of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahesh Pailoor
CAST:  Sendhil Ramamurthy  •  Roshan Seth  •  Mary Steenburgen  •  Justin Bartha

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)

An all-new Disney holiday classic is born - Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups. Starring a brand-new litter of the cutest talking pups ever - Hope, Jingle, Charity, and Noble - it's perfect for the whole family. When Mrs. Claus travels to Pineville, the playful Santa ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Vince
CAST:  Danny Woodburn  •  Joey Bothwell  •  George Newbern  •  Jennifer Elise Cox

An all-new Disney holiday classic is born - Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups. Starring a brand-new litter of the cutest talking pups ever - Hope, Jingle, Charity, and Noble - it's perfect for the whole family. When Mrs. Claus travels to Pineville, the playful Santa ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Vince
CAST:  Danny Woodburn  •  Joey Bothwell  •  George Newbern  •  Jennifer Elise Cox

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)

In the small Southern community of Twin Pines, GA, lives Noah Dearborn, a master craftsman and farmer who cherishes his solitude almost as much as the local townspeople cherish him — especially restaurant owner Sarah McClellan. But when greedy real estate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregg Champion
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  George Newbern  •  Mary-Louise Parker  •  Dianne Wiest

In the small Southern community of Twin Pines, GA, lives Noah Dearborn, a master craftsman and farmer who cherishes his solitude almost as much as the local townspeople cherish him — especially restaurant owner Sarah McClellan. But when greedy real estate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregg Champion
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  George Newbern  •  Mary-Louise Parker  •  Dianne Wiest

Superman vs. The Elite (2012)

The Man of Steel finds himself outshone by a new team of ruthless superheroes who hold his idealism in contempt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Chang
CAST:  Pauley Perrette  •  George Newbern  •  Robin Atkin Downes  •  David Kaufman

The Man of Steel finds himself outshone by a new team of ruthless superheroes who hold his idealism in contempt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Chang
CAST:  Pauley Perrette  •  George Newbern  •  Robin Atkin Downes  •  David Kaufman

3 Day Test (2012)

Martin Taylor has totally lost touch with his family. He has no clue who his teenage daughter's friends are, why his son only communicates with an electronic sign outside his bedroom door, or why his youngest child only watches faith TV. Convinced the family needs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Corbin Bernsen
CAST:  Megyn Price  •  Taylor Spreitler  •  George Newbern  •  Corbin Bernsen

Martin Taylor has totally lost touch with his family. He has no clue who his teenage daughter's friends are, why his son only communicates with an electronic sign outside his bedroom door, or why his youngest child only watches faith TV. Convinced the family needs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Corbin Bernsen
CAST:  Megyn Price  •  Taylor Spreitler  •  George Newbern  •  Corbin Bernsen

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010)

Chosen the world’s protector against the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man – pride, envy, greed, hatred, selfishness, laziness and injustice – young Billy Batson accepts his destiny as Captain Marvel. Battling alongside Superman against nefarious Black Adam, Billy soon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquim Dos Santos
CAST:  James Garner  •  Arnold Vosloo  •  George Newbern  •  Jerry O'Connell

Chosen the world’s protector against the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man – pride, envy, greed, hatred, selfishness, laziness and injustice – young Billy Batson accepts his destiny as Captain Marvel. Battling alongside Superman against nefarious Black Adam, Billy soon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquim Dos Santos
CAST:  James Garner  •  Arnold Vosloo  •  George Newbern  •  Jerry O'Connell

It Takes Two (1988)

Travis is due to marry Stephanie in a few days when he is convinced by beautiful saleswoman Jonni to buy a fancy sports car. The car looks good, but it turns out to be a piece of junk. Travis is determined to get satisfaction and he and Jonni hit the road to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Beaird
CAST:  George Newbern  •  Leslie Hope  •  Kimberly Foster  •  Barry Corbin

Travis is due to marry Stephanie in a few days when he is convinced by beautiful saleswoman Jonni to buy a fancy sports car. The car looks good, but it turns out to be a piece of junk. Travis is determined to get satisfaction and he and Jonni hit the road to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Beaird
CAST:  George Newbern  •  Leslie Hope  •  Kimberly Foster  •  Barry Corbin

Paramedics (1988)

Two paramedics are transferred to the nasty part of the city where a gang is killing people to sell their organs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Margolin
CAST:  George Newbern  •  Christopher McDonald  •  Lydie Denier  •  John P. Ryan

Two paramedics are transferred to the nasty part of the city where a gang is killing people to sell their organs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Margolin
CAST:  George Newbern  •  Christopher McDonald  •  Lydie Denier  •  John P. Ryan

The Sons of Mistletoe (2001)

A foster home for boys is in danger of being closed when its benefactor dies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Robman
CAST:  Scott Terra  •  George Newbern  •  Cathy Lee Crosby  •  Doris Roberts

A foster home for boys is in danger of being closed when its benefactor dies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Robman
CAST:  Scott Terra  •  George Newbern  •  Cathy Lee Crosby  •  Doris Roberts
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