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Always A Bridesmaid (2019 Film)
''Always a Bridesmaid'' is a 2019 American romantic comedy film directed by Trey Haley and starring Javicia Leslie, Jordan Calloway, Yvette Nicole Brown, Michelle Mitchenor, Richard Lawson, Brandon Micheal Hall, Telma Hopkins and Affion Crockett. Cast *Javicia Leslie as Corina James-Randall *Jordan Calloway as Mark Randall *Yvette Nicole Brown as Pastor Althea Brody * Michelle Mitchenor as Tamara Mickens *Tosin Morohunfola as Bradley Mickens *Marcel Spears as Carlton Blakeston Jr. * Richard Lawson as Carlton Blakeston Sr. *Bernard David Jones as Terrence *Jasmin Brown as Denise Jenkins *Amber Chardae Robinson as Janelle Devereaux *Brandon Micheal Hall as Kenny *Telma Hopkins as Ruby *Affion Crockett as Dawson Reception Barbara Shulgasser-Parker of Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvette Nicole Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown (born August 12, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, writer and host. She starred as Shirley Bennett on the NBC sitcom ''Community'', as Dani in the 2015 version of ''The Odd Couple'' on CBS and as Dina Rose on the ABC sitcom '' The Mayor''. Brown has had guest roles in television shows such as ''Drake & Josh'', ''That '70s Show'', ''The Office'', ''Boston Legal'', ''Chuck'', ''The Soul Man'', '' Mom'' and ''Big Shot''. In 2021, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role in '' A Black Lady Sketch Show''. In addition to television, she has had supporting roles in films such as '' (500) Days of Summer'', ''Tropic Thunder'', ''Repo Men'', '' Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'', and '' Avengers: Endgame''. She voiced "Harper" in the video game '' Minecraft: Story Mode'' in addition to Cookie on ''Pound Puppies'', Luna on ''Elena of Avalor'' and Principal Amanda Waller on '' DC Super Hero Girls''. She has hosted Syfy cosplay series '' Cosplay Melee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javicia Leslie
Javicia Leslie ( ; born May 30, 1987) is an American actress. After landing her first major role in the Lifetime film ''Swim at Your Own Risk'' (2016), she appeared as a series regular on the BET drama '' The Family Business'' (2018–present) and the CBS comedy-drama ''God Friended Me'' (2018–2020). She also starred as the lead of the film '' Always a Bridesmaid'' (2019). In 2021, Leslie began portraying the title role of The CW superhero series '' Batwoman'' for the second and third season. Early life and education Leslie was born into a military family on May 30, 1987, in Augsburg, Germany. Her family moved to Maryland where she grew up in Upper Marlboro. She attended Hampton University where she appeared in productions of ''Seven Guitars'', ''for colored girls'', and ''Chicago''. Career Following her graduation, Leslie moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She appeared in the BET series '' The Family Business'' and was in the 2019 film '' Always a Brides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Calloway
Jordan Calloway is an American actor. He is known for his role as Zach Carter-Schwartz on the Nickelodeon series ''Unfabulous'' (2004–2007). Calloway has also had recurring roles on NBC's '' ER'' (2005–2006), as well as The CW series '' Riverdale'' (2017–2018) and ''Black Lightning'' (2018–2021). Early life and education He is the son of cinematographer Joseph Calloway. Calloway's parents are divorced. He is the youngest of several children. As a child, Calloway had aspirations of becoming a Navy SEAL, while his brother was actually interested in acting. Calloway attended Maranatha High School Maranatha High School is a private, college preparatory Christian school in Pasadena, California. This co-ed high school opened in 1965. The athletic teams are known as the Minutemen. The school colors are Red, White, and Navy Blue. The sch ... and graduated in 2009. He played varsity baseball for all four years. He would later attend Azusa Pacific University. He graduated w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Mitchenor
Michelle Mitchenor is an American actress. She is known for portraying the series regular role of Detective Sonya Bailey on the FOX's primetime action comedy-drama television series ''Lethal Weapon''. She also played “Jayla Wright” in the TV adaptation of “First Wives Club” and Indigo in the musical-drama film ''Chi-Raq''. Early years Mitchenor attended Ocean County Performing Arts Academy High School in New Jersey to study dancing and acting. Mitchenor attended Towson University, where she graduated Bachelor of Fine Arts for dancing. Career Mitchenor was cast for Spike Lee’s musical-drama film ''Chi-Raq''. In August of 2016, it was announced that Mitchenor was cast as the role Detective Sonya Bailey on FOX action comedy-drama television series Lethal Weapon ''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lawson (actor)
Richard Lee Lawson (born March 7, 1947) is an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. He is perhaps best known for his roles in genre films; he portrayed Ryan in the 1982 film ''Poltergeist'', and Dr. Ben Taylor in the 1983 NBC miniseries '' V''. Life and career Born Rickey Lee Lawson in Loma Linda, California, Lawson was drafted into the United States Army and became a medic. He served 21 months in Vietnam during the Vietnam War and was wounded in action. After completing his military duty, he embarked on an acting career. His first feature film role (uncredited) was that of a gay man targeted for murder in the classic 1971 movie ''Dirty Harry''. In 1973, he played Willis in '' Scream Blacula Scream''. His other well known roles include the 1979 movie '' The Main Event'', and the 1984 drama '' Streets of Fire'', where he played Officer Ed Price. Lawson's first ongoing starring role in a television series was in Australian drama ''Hotel Story'' in 1977, howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Micheal Hall
Brandon Micheal Hall (born February 3, 1993) is an American actor. On television, he starred as the lead of the ABC sitcom '' The Mayor'' (2017) and the CBS comedy-drama ''God Friended Me'' (2018–2020). Hall also appeared as a series regular on the TBS / HBO Max dark comedy '' Search Party'' (2016–2022). Early life Hall was born on February 3, 1993, in Anderson, South Carolina, and raised by his single mother, a minister. He attended Pendleton High School for his freshman and sophomore years, before transferring to South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities in Greenville. Hall went on to study drama at the Juilliard School in New York City, from which he graduated in 2015. Career Film Hall was in ''Cecile on the Phone'' (2017). He was in '' Monster Party'' (2018) and '' Lez Bomb'' (2018). Hall was in the romantic comedy film '' Always a Bridesmaid'' (2019) as Kenny directed by Trey Haley and written by Yvette Nicole Brown, her first screenplay. . Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telma Hopkins
Telma Louise Hopkins (born October 28, 1948) is an American actress and singer. Hopkins rose to prominence as a member of the 1970s pop music group Tony Orlando and Dawn, which had several number-one songs. She also performed on the CBS variety show ''Tony Orlando and Dawn'' from 1974 until 1976 along with Tony Orlando and Joyce Vincent Wilson. In the late 1970s, Hopkins began working as an actress, playing roles on various sitcoms, including Isabelle Hammond on ''Bosom Buddies'' (1980–82), Adelaide "Addy" Wilson on ''Gimme a Break!'' (1983–87) and ''Family Matters'' (1989–1997) as Rachel Baines–Crawford. As lead actress, Hopkins starred on ''Getting By'' from 1993 to 1994. In recent years, Hopkins was a regular cast member on ''Half & Half'' (2002–06) portraying Phyllis Thorne, '' Are We There Yet?'' (2010–13), and short-lived '' Partners'' (2014). In film, Hopkins co-starred in 1984 science fiction film ''Trancers'' and in its sequels ''Trancers II'' (1991) and ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Affion Crockett
Affion Crockett (born August 12, 1974) is an American actor and comedian. Early life Crockett was raised in Germany and Fayetteville, North Carolina. Career Crockett appeared in HBO's ''Def Comedy Jam'' in 1996, demonstrating his impressions and physical comedy. He was a cast member of the game show ''Wild 'n Out'', starring Nick Cannon. He has appeared on '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'', '' Blackish'', co-starred in the films '' A Haunted House 1'' & '' 2'' with Marlon Wayans, ''Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins'' with Martin Lawrence, '' Soul Men'' with Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, ''The Wedding Ringer'' with Kevin Hart and Josh Gad, and ''Pixels'' with Adam Sandler. In 2016, Affion was a contestant playing for charity, on Season 3, episode 18 of the game show idiotest Crockett starred in and produced his own sketch comedy show for Fox titled ''In the Flow with Affion Crockett'', which was executive produced by Jamie Foxx. He wrote, produced, and rapped on his debut comedy alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and seemingly meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference, a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally united. A fairy-tale-style happy ending is a typical feature. Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies. However, a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres, not a single new genre. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. Description The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Root (magazine)
''The Root'' is an African American-oriented online magazine. It was launched on January 28, 2008, by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Donald E. Graham. History It was owned by Graham Holdings Company through its online subsidiary, The Slate Group. In 2015, Graham Holdings sold ''The Root'' to Univision Communications. The site was subsequently re-launched under the Kinja platform used by other Gizmodo Media Group (formerly Gawker Media) websites. GMG was later succeeded by G/O Media as owner of ''The Root''. In July 2017, the blog ''Very Smart Brothas'', co-founded by Damon Young and Panama Jackson, became a vertical of ''The Root''. Danielle Belton was editor-in-chief at ''The Root'' between 2017 and 2021, when she was appointed editor of HuffPost. On April 14, 2021, it was announced that Vanessa De Luca had been appointed editor-in-chief. Since April 2021 ''The Root'' has seen substantial staff turnover with 15 out of the 16 full-time staffers resigning following internal tensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children. , ''NYT'', May 5, 2003. Accessed Dec 15, 2011. It also funds research on the role of media in the lives of children and advocates publicly for child-friendly policies and laws regarding media. Founded by in 2003, Common Sense Media reviews (And allows users to do the same, divided into adult and child sections) s, movies, streaming/ |
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