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The Pretender 2001 (also called Pretender 2001) is an American made-for-television action drama film and the first of The Pretender franchise of movies to air after the series was cancelled by NBC. It was originally released on American cable channel TNT on January 22, 2001, written by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle, directed by ...
Weiss starred in the NBC-TV primetime drama The Pretender for four seasons as the lead character Jarod. In February 2006, Weiss attended a benefit with his former Pretender co-stars Andrea Parker and James Denton for Cure Autism Now. [3] Weiss joined the cast of Impressionism, a play by Michael Jacobs and directed by Jack O'Brien. [4]
The film begins with Jarod (Michael T. Weiss) working as a professor and searching for a mysterious artifact.Both he and Ms. Parker (Andrea Parker) received e-mails containing a photograph of their mothers standing side by side at the end of the previous film, and it is revealed that the artifact Jarod is searching for appears in the photograph, engraved on a wall behind the two women.
TNT ordered two sequel television films that aired in 2001—The Pretender 2001 and The Pretender: Island of the Haunted. In 2013, creators Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle began updating the story with a book series and graphic novels; the first, The Pretender: Rebirth, was published on October 7.
TV movie 1996–2000 The Pretender: Broots 82 episodes 1998 Seinfeld: Rusty Episode: "The Bookstore" 2001 The Pretender 2001: Broots TV movie ER: Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith Episode: "Fear of Commitment" The Pretender: Island of the Haunted: Broots TV movie 2002 24: Joseph Wald Episode: "Day 2: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m." 2003–2005 Carnivàle ...
In his early 60s, Presnell saw a resurgence in his movie career which lasted until his death. He played character roles in films like Fargo (1996), The Whole Wide World (1996), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). He also appeared on television as Mr. Parker in The Pretender and Lew Staziak in Andy Barker, P.I.
According to The Pretender: Rebirth, Jarod uses about 20% of his brain, while most people use about 10%. It is also revealed near the end of season 2 that Jarod and his brother, Kyle, share a rare blood type, AB− blood. It is mentioned twice in season 4 ("Risque Business" & "Cold Dick"), that Jarod has a pistachio allergy.
The following is a list of episodes for the NBC television series The Pretender. The series ran for four seasons from 1996 through 2000, with 86 episodes produced, plus two television film sequels that aired on TNT in 2001.