Volumes One and Two, selected from the sound tracks of a television series, contain `` conversations with the elder wise men of our day ''.

A television series was also created, based on the book, which airs in the United States, Australia, Canada, the UK, Norway and Venezuela.

* Steve Austin, fictional character in Martin Caidin's novel Cyborg, which inspired the television series The Six Million Dollar Man

The villain ( Cyril Sneer ) and one of the heroes ( Cedric Sneer ) of the 1980s animated television series The Raccoons were aardvarks.

The main character of Arthur, an animated television series for children produced by WGBH, shown in more than 180 countries, is an aardvark.

Another example is in the television show Gladiators, in which two series were based on contests between teams representing Australia and England.

Bodyline, a fictionalised television miniseries based on the " Bodyline " Ashes series of 1932 – 33, screened in Australia in 1984, to significant public interest and critical acclaim.

She appears briefly in Disney's Hercules, but has a more dominant role in the television series.

Athena appears in the television series Stargate SG-1 when she kidnaps Vala Mal Doran to gain information on the Clava Thessara Infinitas ( The Key to Infinite Treasure ).

* " Abduction " ( The Outer Limits ), episode of the television series

* " Abduction ", episode of Death Note, a Japanese animation television series

* " Abducted ", episode of Invader Zim, an animated television series

* Ajax Duckman, a character in the animated television series Duckman

* Alfonzo Dominico Jones, a dog in the Australian television series SeaChange

* Alphonse Mephisto, fictional character in the animated television series South Park

* Alfred J. Kwak, a Dutch animated television series

* Atmospheres ( TV show ), a former television series on The Weather Channel

One such character was Steve Austin in the television series The Six Million Dollar Man.

* Ark II, a children's science fiction television series

In all the Stargate television series, characters are able to communicate instantaneously over long distances by transferring their consciousness into another person or being anywhere in the universe using " Ancient communication stones ".

This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted.

* Atlantis Cable News ( ACN ), a fictional news channel on the American HBO drama television series The Newsroom

In December 2009, a new television competition series called The Sing-Off aired on NBC.

More recently, " Twilight Zone " by 2 Unlimited was sung a cappella to the instrumentation on the comedy television series Tompkins Square.

* In the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, one of the Enterprise-D's Shuttlecraft is named after Sakharov, and is featured prominently in several episodes.

Quite evidently, careers within the sports and entertainment sphere such as being an elite professional athlete on a sports team, or an entertainment figure such as a pop singer that dominate the pop music charts frequently, or a television actor with lead roles on prime-time shows have strong likelihood to become celebrities.

* Prominent socialites, elite aristocrats and royal families, top level professional athletes, chart-topping musicians and pop singers, television and film actors with lead roles on prominently scheduled television shows and hit box office movies, internationally recognized supermodels and models are almost invariably celebrities.

Charles first appeared on television as a performance poet, which led on to minor presenting roles.

He has had recurring roles in television series such as The X-Files playing Brad Follmer and Psych playing Pierre Despereaux.

He also appeared in a series of television roles, some of which ( such as A Tale of Two Cities in 1980 ) mirrored his affinity for the classics.

During the next 10 years, Hopper appeared frequently on television in guest roles, and by the end of the 1960s had played supporting roles in several films.

as well as roles in The Brady Bunch film and television show ; Love, American Style ; and My Two Dads.

After filing for bankruptcy, Gracen was given a few television guest roles, as well as a supporting role in the made-for-television movie Interceptor Force 2, before taking a long leave of absence from her acting career in 2002.

Except for Chandler, the entire radio cast of Arden, Gordon, Richard Crenna ( Walter Denton ), Gloria McMillan ( Harriet Conklin ), and Jane Morgan ( landlady Margaret Davis ) played the same roles on television.

After the success of King Kong, Wray appeared in many major movie roles and on television, finishing her acting career in 1980.

However, due to financial exigencies she continued in her acting career, and over the next three decades, Wray appeared in certain film roles and also frequently on television.

Busey continued to play several small roles in both film and television during the 1970s.

Once the actors are onboard the Protector, they finally realize the truth, but Sarris prevents them from leaving, so they assume their television roles in order to save the Thermians, who have very little concept of deception, or the art of acting / theater.

He has appeared in primetime television and in over 32 film roles.

In 1956, Cagney undertook one of his very rare television roles, starring in Robert Montgomery's Soldiers From the War Returning.

His most famous television roles are those of the colorful attorney Alan Shore in The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, for which he won three Emmy Awards, and Robert California in The Office.

He grew up in California, and began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, before being cast in supporting roles in film and television.

Some of Spacey's early roles include a widowed eccentric millionaire on L. A. Law, the television miniseries The Murder of Mary Phagan ( 1988 ), opposite Lemmon, and the Richard Pryor / Gene Wilder – starring comedy See No Evil, Hear No Evil ( 1989 ).

Kimberly Beck ( born January 9, 1956 ; Glendale, California ) is an American actress with over sixty television and film roles to her credit.

After supporting roles in the television series ER ( 1996 ) and films such as Wag the Dog ( 1997 ), Small Soldiers ( 1998 ) and The Virgin Suicides ( 1999 ), Dunst transitioned into romantic comedies and comedy dramas, starring in Drop Dead Gorgeous ( 1999 ), Bring It On ( 2000 ), Get Over It and Crazy / Beautiful ( both 2001 ).

All in all, he is credited with 90 movie roles and 109 other television appearances over a 38-year span.

He was also cast in several television roles, often playing tabloid TV hosts or other obnoxious media types.