Doctor Destiny ( John Dee ) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics .
33-571: Jeremy Davies played the character in his live-action debut on the Arrowverse crossover " Elseworlds ". David Thewlis plays a version of the character in the television series The Sandman . Doctor Destiny first appeared in Justice League of America #5 (June 1961), and was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky . Doctor Destiny is a petty criminal scientist who uses his genius to create devices for crime. After encountering
66-533: A Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2012. He was also nominated for the award in 2011. In 2014, Davies appeared in two episodes of Hannibal . He starred in the History Channel 's 2015 miniseries Texas Rising , as Sergeant Ephraim Knowles. This was his second role in a production with Bill Paxton , the first being 1996's film Twister . In the 2017 TV drama American Gods he plays one version of Jesus Christ, and in
99-643: A national primetime show, the program must air between 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m., and to at least 50 percent of the country. A show that enters into the Primetime Emmy Awards cannot also be entered into the Daytime Emmy Awards or any other national Emmy competition. For shows in syndication , whose air times vary between media markets, they can either be entered in the Daytime or Primetime Emmy Awards (provided they still reach
132-680: A Drama Series in 2012 for his portrayal of Dickie Bennett in the series Justified (2011–2015). He also received the BAFTA Award for Best Performance in a Video Game for his role as Baldur in God of War (2018). Jeremy Davies was born in Traverse City, Michigan , of Scottish and Welsh descent, the son of children's author Melvin Lyle "Mel" Boring . Davies is Jeremy's mother's maiden name, which he adopted as his professional name. He has
165-493: A Monday. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) was founded by Syd Cassyd in 1946. The first Emmy ceremony took place on January 25, 1949, at the Hollywood Athletic Club . Tickets cost $ 5 and only six awards were presented. The Emmy statuette was designed by Louis McManus . It depicts a winged muse holding an electron, combining visual metaphors for the arts and sciences. The design for
198-489: A brother, Joshua, and two half-siblings, Zachery and Katrina, from his father's second marriage. His parents separated when he was young, leaving Davies to relocate to Kansas with his mother until the mid-1970s, when she died of lupus . He went to live with his father and his stepmother in Santa Barbara, California , before moving to Rockford, Iowa in 1986, where he completed high school. He attended college at
231-534: A dream world consisting of combinations of people from the real world, hoping to replace the waking world with his fabricated realm. Superman and Batman escape being fused and defeat Destiny, rendering him comatose. In The New 52 continuity reboot, Doctor Destiny is a centuries-old magic user and the son of Madame Xanadu . He later joins the Secret Society of Super Villains in Forever Evil and
264-520: A guest appearance on Melrose Place . In 1993, Davies was cast in a TV commercial for Subaru in which his character compares the car to punk rock . Numerous casting directors and industry forces noticed the commercial, and Davies found himself being sent feature film scripts. Critics embraced his performance in David O. Russell 's debut film, the black comedy Spanking the Monkey . In 1998, he landed
297-1106: A pivotal role in Steven Spielberg 's Saving Private Ryan as Corporal Upham, an American GI linguist in Normandy , recruited just after the Normandy landings by Captain John Miller ( Tom Hanks ) to be the interpreter on a dangerous mission to rescue the film's eponymous paratrooper ( Matt Damon ). Davies' performance was well received, and he went on to appear in several films, including CQ , Secretary , and Solaris . In 2004, he portrayed Charles Manson in CBS 's adaptation of Helter Skelter . In 2006, he appeared in Rescue Dawn . Werner Herzog , who directed Davies in Rescue Dawn , described Davies as "a unique, very significant talent", asserting that "anywhere in
330-603: Is a dark wizard who was trapped in the Dreamstone by Merlin and Etrigan centuries prior. In the present, Destiny possesses Ritchie Simpson before being defeated by John Constantine , Deadman , and Etrigan after they separate him from the Dreamstone. Doctor Destiny appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . Jeremy Davies Jeremy Boring (born October 28, 1969), known professionally as Jeremy Davies ,
363-741: Is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Ray Aibelli in Spanking the Monkey (1994), Corporal Timothy Upham in Saving Private Ryan (1998), Snow in Solaris (2002), Bill Henson in Dogville (2003), Charles Manson in Helter Skelter (2004), Sergeant Gene DeBruin in Rescue Dawn (2006) and Daniel Faraday on the series Lost (2008–2010). Davies won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in
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#1732791551281396-539: Is awarded in the following categories: The Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards are awarded in the following categories (some of which separately recognize work based on whether a single-camera or multi-camera setup was used): The Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards are given specifically for outstanding achievement in engineering. They are presented to an individual, company, or organization for engineering developments so significant an improvement on existing methods or so innovative in nature that they materially affect
429-627: Is killed by Insomnia in Knight Terrors . John Dee has the ability to enter and manipulate dreams. He also possesses extensive knowledge of medical science . Doctor Destiny makes a minor appearance in Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth . This version is weak and wheelchair-bound. Doctor Destiny, referred simply to as "Destiny" , appears in Justice League Dark , voiced by Alfred Molina . This version
462-562: Is required to be submitted; if an episode is a two-parter, both parts may be included on the submitted DVD. Ballots to select the nominations are sent to Academy members in June. For most categories, members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees only in their respective categories (i.e. writers vote for writing awards, actors vote for acting awards). As of July 1, 2021, the various TV industry professions were sorted into 29 Peer Groups. All 16,000 members can vote for nominations in
495-720: The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in California , in the class of 1990. In 1991, he played Roger, Robin's first boyfriend, in General Hospital . In 1992, he appeared on two episodes of The Wonder Years . He appeared in small roles in the NBC TV film Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance and in the pilot for the colonial -era sitcom 1775 . He played a youth in the Showtime thriller Guncrazy and had
528-674: The Daytime Emmy Award were created in the early 1970s to expand the Emmy to other sectors of the television industry. The Primetime Emmy Awards generally air every September, on the Sunday before the official start of the fall television season. Since 1995, the Emmys have been broadcast in rotation among the four major networks ( ABC , CBS , Fox , NBC ), each network taking turns to air the ceremony every four years. If NBC broadcasts it,
561-622: The Los Angeles area, but soon expanded into a national event in 1952 to honor shows aired nationwide on broadcast television . Originally, there was only one Emmy event held per year to honor shows nationally broadcast in the United States. In 1968, an "Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming" category was added once, but due to the voting rules of the time, judges could opt to either award one or no Emmy, and in
594-462: The 14 best program categories (including: Drama Series, Comedy Series, Limited Series, Television Movies, Variety Talk Series, Variety Sketch Series, Competition, and Short Form Series). The final voting poll to determine the winners is held in August, and is done by judging panels. In June, the academy solicits volunteers among its active members to serve on these panels. All active members may serve on
627-707: The 2018 video game God of War , he provided the voice and motion capture for Baldur . Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards , or Primetime Emmys , are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. The award categories are divided into three classes:
660-513: The 50 percent national reach), but not in both. For game shows that reach the 50 percent threshold, they can be entered into the Daytime Emmy Awards if they normally air before 8 p.m (including the former " access hour " from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.); otherwise, they are only eligible for the Primetime Emmy Awards. For streaming television programs, they must be available for downloading or streaming to more than 50 percent of
693-640: The ATAS and NATAS announced major realignments to the Emmy Awards, accounting for the growth of streaming services by aligning their categories and the ceremonies' scopes around factors such as the themes and frequency of such programming, rather than dayparts: Among the Primetime Emmy Award rules, a show must originally air on American television during the eligibility period between June 1 and May 31 of any given year. In order to be considered
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#1732791551281726-632: The Dreamstone is destroyed, depriving Destiny of his powers. However, his continued use of the Materioptikon gives him its powers innately. In Justice Society of America (vol. 3), part of The Lightning Saga , Destiny captures Dream Girl and imprisons her in Arkham. However, Starman frees her and nullifies Destiny's abilities using the code word " Lightning Lad ". In the Superman/Batman storyline '"Mash-Up", Doctor Destiny creates
759-427: The Emmy statuette was chosen after 47 other designs were rejected. The name "Emmy" comes from the nickname "Immy", used to describe the image-orthicon camera tube that was a significant 1940s technical breakthrough in capturing images for television. Because the statue features a female figure holding an electron, the name "Immy" was feminized to "Emmy". The Emmys originally honored shows produced and aired locally in
792-458: The Internet) is ineligible. The definition of this phrase excludes limited releases for the specific purpose of award qualification, such as screenings at film festivals or the one-week releases in Los Angeles (and, for documentaries, New York City as well) required for Oscar eligibility. Entries must be submitted by the end of April, even if a show is not scheduled to originally air until
825-525: The Justice League, Destiny creates the Materioptikon, a device that enables him to manipulate dreams and manifest them into reality. The Sandman reveals that the Materioptikon is powered by Morpheus ' Dreamstone. The League members hypnotize Destiny and prevent him from using the Materioptikon, causing him to go insane. He is subsequently imprisoned in Arkham Asylum . In The Sandman ,
858-493: The ceremony is moved to Monday night (in 2006 , 2010 , and 2014 , NBC aired in late-August), so that it does not conflict with NBC's commitment to broadcasting Sunday-night NFL games (due to another conflict, this time with the MTV Video Music Awards , the 2014 ceremony was also shifted to a Monday). The 2018 ceremony and 2022 ceremony , both broadcast by NBC, were moved back to September and aired on
891-482: The country, and like shows in syndication they can only enter in one of the national Emmy competitions. Shows that are offered for pre-sale to consumers, whether on home video devices or via the Web, are ineligible if the pre-sale period starts more than seven days before the show's initial airing. Also, a show that receives what the academy calls a "general theatrical release" before its first airing (either via television or
924-473: The end they decided that no one should be nominated. This snub outraged soap opera writer Agnes Nixon , causing her to write in The New York Times , "...after viewing the recent fiasco of the Emmy awards, it may well be considered a mark of distinction to have been ignored by this group." This eventually led to the creation of the separate Daytime Emmy Awards just for daytime programming, run by
957-461: The following month when the eligibility period ends in May. Most award categories also require entries to include DVDs or tape masters of the show. For most series categories, any six episodes that originally aired during the eligibility period must be submitted (programs that were cancelled before airing their sixth episode are thus ineligible). For most individual achievement categories, only one episode
990-509: The program panels; otherwise they are restricted to those categories within their own branch. The Primetime Emmy statuette is made of copper, nickel, silver and gold and takes five and a half hours to make. Each Emmy weighs six pounds, twelve ounces. The number of statuettes given to winners varies by category. All members of a team are not guaranteed their own trophy. However, winners in large teams (such as writers) can purchase their own trophy for an estimated $ 400. The Primetime Emmy Award
1023-680: The regular Primetime Emmy Awards, the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards to honor technical and other similar behind-the-scenes achievements, and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for recognizing significant contributions to the engineering and technological aspects of television. First given out in 1949 , the award was originally referred to as simply the " Emmy Award " until the International Emmy Award and
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1056-613: The sister organization, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). Cable programs first became eligible for the Primetime Emmys in 1988. Original online-only streaming television programs then became eligible in 2013. Between 1949 and 2001, voting members had to watch submissions at the ATAS or local hotels. From 2002 to 2014, members could watch submissions at home on DVDs. Starting in 2015, members could watch submissions through secure online platforms, with DVDs being eliminated in 2020. In December 2021,
1089-487: The world, there [are] very, very few actors of his calibre." Davies appeared as a main cast member on Lost during its fourth and fifth seasons (2008–09), playing Daniel Faraday , an amnesiac physicist who comes to the island as part of a team hired by Charles Widmore . He guest-starred in three episodes in Lost ' s sixth season. He had a recurring role on FX 's Justified as Dickie Bennett, for which he earned
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