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A Million Little Pieces (film)
''A Million Little Pieces'' is a 2018 psychological drama film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, and written by Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Based on the 2003 semi-fictional book of the same name by James Frey, it follows Frey, a drug-addicted young man, who checks himself into a rehabilitation center to battle his addiction. Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as Frey, and co-stars Billy Bob Thornton, Odessa Young, Giovanni Ribisi, Juliette Lewis, and Charlie Hunnam. ''A Million Little Pieces'' premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in the United States by Momentum Pictures on December 6, 2019, and internationally by Entertainment One. It received mixed reviews from critics. Plot Cast * Aaron Taylor-Johnson as James Frey *Billy Bob Thornton as Leonard * Odessa Young as Lilly *Giovanni Ribisi as John Everett * Juliette Lewis as Joanne * Charlie Hunnam as Bob Frey, Jr. *David Dastmalchian as Roy * Charles Parnell as Miles Davis *Andy Buckley as ...
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Sam Taylor-Johnson
Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson OBE (née Taylor-Wood; 4 March 1967) is a British filmmaker and photographer. Her directorial feature film debut was 2009's ''Nowhere Boy'', a film based on the childhood experiences of The Beatles songwriter and singer John Lennon. She is one of a group of artists known as the Young British Artists. Early life Samantha Taylor-Wood was born in Croydon, London. Her father, David, left the family when she was nine. Her mother, Geraldine, is a yoga teacher and astrologist. She has a younger sister, Ashley, and a maternal half-brother, Kristian. Taylor-Johnson grew up near Streatham Common in south London until her parents' divorce. The family then moved into an old schoolhouse in Jarvis Brook in East Sussex, and Samantha went to Beacon Community College. She later attended Goldsmiths, University of London. Career Fine art Taylor-Johnson began exhibiting fine-art photography in the early 1990s. One collaboration with Henry Bond, titled '' 26 Oct ...
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Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permanent destination for film culture operating out of the TIFF Bell Lightbox, located in Downtown Toronto. TIFF's mission is "to transform the way people see the world through film". Year-round, the TIFF Bell Lightbox offers screenings, lectures, discussions, festivals, workshops, industry support, and the chance to meet filmmakers from Canada and around the world. TIFF Bell Lightbox is located on the north west corner of King Street and John Street in downtown Toronto. In 2016, 397 films from 83 countries were screened at 28 screens in downtown Toronto venues, welcoming an estimated 480,000 attendees, over 5,000 of whom were industry professionals. TIFF starts the Thursday night after Labour Day (the first Monday in September in Canada) and ...
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Republic Records
Republic Records is a New York City–based American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). It was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially an imprint of the Universal/Motown Records Group, and was renamed Universal Republic Records after a reorganization in 2006 before going back to its original name in 2012. History Foundation and Universal Records: 1994–2005 According to Avery Lipman, he and his brother Monte conceived the idea for Republic Records at their apartment in New York. Lipman stated that both had previously been employed by record companies and were in between jobs at the time. They began putting records out as a hobby, the first of which was the Bloodhound Gang's ''Dingleberry Haze''. Republic Records was formed in 1995 as a subsidiary of MCA's Geffen Records, but soon after its foundation, the distribution changed to the newly established Universal Recor ...
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Carla Juri
Carla Juri (born 2 January 1985) is a Swiss actress. Her acting credits include ''180°'', '' Wetlands'', ''Finsterworld'' and '' Blade Runner 2049''. Early life and education Juri was raised in Ambrì, a village in the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino in Switzerland. She is fluent in German, English and Italian. She learned German and Italian when she was young, and English at 15. Her father is a lawyer and her mother is a sculptor In school, she played ice hockey for HC Ambrì-Piotta and went on to be a forward for the Swiss Class A team, SC Reinach. From 2005 until 2010, she studied theatre in Los Angeles and London. Juri started her acting career by hopping between auditions in Berlin, London and Rome. She maintained a busy schedule trying to find work while making use of her trilingualism. From 2005 to 2007, Juri was coached by Douglas Matranga in Los Angeles. Between 2007 and 2008, she took part in the ensemble of the Theatrical Arts Theatre Company in Los Angeles. ...
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Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Founded in 1923 by four brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games and is one of the "Big Five" major American film studios, as well as a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, the Warner Animation Group, Castle Rock Entertainment, and DC Studios. Among its other assets, stands the television production company Warner Bros. Television Studios. Bugs Bunny, a cartoon character created by Tex Avery, Ben Hardaway, Chuck Jones, Bob Givens and ...
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Tom Amandes
Tom Amandes (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor. His best-known role to date is that of Eliot Ness in the 1990s television series ''The Untouchables''; he also played Geena Davis' boyfriend in ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'', and Abraham Lincoln in the 2013 film ''Saving Lincoln''. Career Amandes was born the sixth of 11 children in Richmond, Illinois. Amandes began acting at an early age, performing at home with his siblings and starring in school productions. He graduated in 1977 from Crystal Lake Central High School. In 1981, after graduating from the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University, Amandes set out to apprentice on the Chicago stage. A turning point in Amandes' career was being cast as Eliot Ness in the television series ''The Untouchables''. He went on to star in ''The Pursuit of Happiness'' with Brad Garrett and Larry Miller. Amandes co-starred in the TV drama ''Everwood'' from 2002 to 2006. Other television credits include recurring roles on ''The Guardi ...
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Eugene Byrd
Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Wink in the film '' 8 Mile'' and Dr. Clark Edison on the FOX series '' Bones''. Early life Byrd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Greene Street Friends School in 1989 and The Crefeld School in 1993. Career Byrd began acting as a child, appearing as Arthur in the film '' My Little Girl'' in 1986. His subsequent film appearances include ''Dead Man,'' ''Demon Island,'' '' Sleepers,'' '' 8 Mile,'' ''Lift'' and '' Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.'' He had the lead role in '' Confess,'' for which he won the Break-Out Performance Award at the 2006 Method Fest Independent Film Festival. He also collaborated with longtime friends Will Fuller, Jerry Della Salla and Clay Von Thomas for a film titled ''The Barracks''. Byrd had a guest spot on the Nickelodeon series ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'', playing a teenage prankster named Weeds in the episode "The Tale of the Su ...
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Dash Mihok
Dashiell Raymond Mihok (; born May 24, 1974) is an American actor and director best known for playing Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in the Showtime drama ''Ray Donovan''. Early life Mihok was born in New York City, the son of theater actors Andrea Mihok (née Cloak) and Raymond Thorne (né Mihok).Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine He has two older sisters: Gwen Mihok, an actress, and Cecily Trenka, a science teacher. He is of Czech and British descent. Mihok grew up in Greenwich Village and lived in the artist community Westbeth on Bank Street. Mihok went to PS 3, a public elementary school in Manhattan, currently named the John Melser Charrette School. He attended the Center School (MS 243) for middle school. While attending Bronx High School of Science, where he played baseball as a middle infielder, Mihok joined CityKids Repertory, and appeared in the short-lived TV show, '' CityKids,'' which featured local New York child actors and Jim Henson's The Muppets. Mihok also ...
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Ryan Hurst
Ryan Douglas Hurst (born June 19, 1976) is an American actor, known for his roles as Gerry Bertier in ''Remember the Titans'' (2000), Sgt. Ernie Savage in ''We Were Soldiers'' (2002), Tom Clarke in '' Taken'' (2002), Opie Winston in the FX drama series ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2012), Chick Hogan in '' Bates Motel'' (2015–2017), Li'l "Foster" Farrell in ''Outsiders'' (2016–2017), Beta in '' The Walking Dead'' (2019–2020), and Hector Bonner in '' Bosch'' (2019–2021). He portrayed the Norse god Thor in the 2022 video game ''God of War Ragnarök''. Early life Hurst was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Candace Kaniecki, an acting coach, who currently runs the Candace Kaniecki (Herman) Acting School, and Rick Hurst, an actor best known for playing "Deputy Cletus Hogg" in the ''Dukes of Hazard''. He attended Santa Monica High School. He converted to Sikhism and his Sikh name is Gobind Seva Singh. Career Growing up in a Hollywood family, Hurst made a very early ...
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Andy Buckley
Andrew P. Buckley Jr. (born February 13, 1965) is an American actor and financial analyst best known for his role as David Wallace on the NBC comedy series ''The Office'' from 2006 to 2013. Early life Buckley was born in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of Barbara J. (King) and Andrew P. Buckley. He has two brothers and a sister. He attended Pine Crest School, where he graduated in 1983, and Stanford University, where he graduated in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He played golf on the Stanford Men's Golf Team. He later studied sketch comedy and improvisation at the Groundlings Theatre, working with comedians Melissa McCarthy and Dax Shepard. Acting career Early work Buckley appeared in two 1997 music videos, " I'd Rather Ride Around with You" and "What if it's You", by country music artist Reba McEntire. ''The Office'' Buckley played David Wallace, embattled CFO and later CEO of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, in 37 episodes of ''The Office ...
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Charles Parnell (actor)
Charles Parnell (born October 26, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for being the second actor to portray Police Chief Derek Frye on '' All My Children'', the role of Master Chief Russ Jeter on the TNT show '' The Last Ship'', and the role of Solomon "Warlock" Bates in '' Top Gun: Maverick''. Parnell took over the role of Frye on ''All My Children'', previously played by actor William Christian. He joined the cast of the show on September 8, 2005, and made his final appearance on September 24, 2007. Parnell also provides the voice of Jefferson Twilight on Cartoon Network's ''The Venture Bros.'' Career Before taking the role of Derek Frye, Parnell played Achilles in ''Iphigeneia at Aulis'', a play by Euripides translated and adapted by Kenneth Cavander at the Yale Repertory Theater in New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Co ...
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David Dastmalchian
David Dastmalchian (; born July 21, 1975) is an American film and stage actor. He has had supporting roles in a number of superhero franchises; he portrayed Thomas Schiff in ''The Dark Knight'', Kurt in the first two Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) ''Ant-Man'' films and the animated series '' What If…?'', Abra Kadabra in the CW's ''The Flash'', and Abner Krill / Polka-Dot Man in '' The Suicide Squad'' (2021). He has also appeared in three of Denis Villeneuve's films: ''Prisoners'', ''Blade Runner 2049'', and ''Dune''. Dastmalchian wrote and starred in the semi-autobiographical film ''Animals''. Early life and career David Dastmalchian was born on July 21, 1975, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Priscilla (née Doran; 1941–2020) and Hossein Dastmalchian (1937–2021), an Iranian-American engineer who worked at engineering firm Black & Veatch. He has 2 sisters and a brother. His parents divorced, which he described as "tumultuous", and both remarried. He was raised in O ...
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