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American Musical And Dramatic Academy
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) is a private conservatory for the performing arts located in New York City and Los Angeles, California. The conservatory offers both Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees and two-year certificates in professional performance. Programs are offered in acting, musical theatre, dance, and performing arts. It is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre. History AMDA was founded in 1964 by Philip Burton and the New York theatre community. By 1970, the school had outgrown its original location on East 23rd Street and moved into a new building on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. A few years later, further growth prompted a move to the Ansonia Building. In the 1990s a second location, which is now the principal location of AMDA New York, was opened near Lincoln Center. In 2003 the school expanded west by opening AMDA Los Angeles in the Vine Tower Building. AMDA is a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) granting performing arts c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private College
Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities may be contrasted with public universities and national universities. Many private universities are nonprofit organizations. Africa Egypt Egypt currently has 20 public universities (with about two million students) and 23 private universities (60,000 students). Egypt has many private universities, including The American University in Cairo, the German University in Cairo, the British University in Egypt, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Misr University for Science and Technology, Misr International University, Future University in Egypt and Modern Sciences and Arts University. In addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Estrada
Henry Enrique Estrada (born March 16, 1949) is an American actor and police officer. He is known for his co-starring lead role as California Highway Patrol officer Francis (Frank) Llewelyn "Ponch" Poncherello in the police drama television series ''CHiPs'', which ran from 1977 to 1983. He later became known for his work in Spanish-language ''telenovelas'', his appearances in reality television shows and infomercials and as a regular voice on the Adult Swim series ''Sealab 2021''. Early life Estrada was born on March 16, 1949, in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York, the son of Carmen Moreno, a seamstress, and Renildo Estrada. His parents are of Puerto Rican descent. Career 1970–2000 In the 1970 film version of '' The Cross and the Switchblade'', Estrada made his film debut in the role of Nicky Cruz alongside Pat Boone, who played the role of David Wilkerson. In 1972, Estrada co-starred with George C. Scott and Stacy Keach as LAPD Officer Sergio Duran in the movie ''The New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretchen Mol
Gretchen Mol (born November 8, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She is known for her role as Gillian Darmody in the HBO series '' Boardwalk Empire'' (2010–2014). She also appeared in the films ''Rounders'' (1998), ''Celebrity'' (1998), '' The Thirteenth Floor'' (1999), ''The Notorious Bettie Page'' (2005), in which she played the title character, '' 3:10 to Yuma'' (2007), and '' Manchester by the Sea'' (2016). Early life Mol was born on November 8, 1972, in Deep River, Connecticut, where her mother, Janet (née Morgan), is an artist and teacher, and her father is a teacher at RHAM High School. She went to high school with Broadway actor Peter Lockyer, with whom she performed in school musicals and plays. Her brother, Jim Mol, is a director and editor in the film industry. Mol attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy and graduated from the William Esper Studio. She took a job for a while as an usher at Angelika Film Center in New York. She had followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyne Mas
Carol Patricia Mas (born October 20, 1955), professionally known as Carolyne Mas, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and producer. She broke out of the Greenwich Village music scene boom of the late 1970s, along with other artists such as Steve Forbert, The Roches, and Willie Nile. She is credited with having started the Songwriter's Workshop at the Cornelia Street Cafe in 1977, which later went on to become the Songwriter's Exchange, featuring singer-songwriters such as Jack Hardy and Suzanne Vega. Although she remains relatively unknown in the United States, except for a loyal cult of fans, she managed to gain popularity in Europe and Canada, mostly due to the use of television as a promotional tool in these markets. Her records did well in the charts in Canada, but her greatest success was in Germany, where a live album, '' Mas Hysteria'', was released by Phonogram. It was originally intended to promote her upcoming appearance on Rockpalast in January 1981, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rizwan Manji
Rizwan Manji (born October 17, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known best for his portrayals of Ray Butani on ''Schitt's Creek'', Tick Pickwick on '' The Magicians'', Rajiv Gidwani in the NBC Universal TV series '' Outsourced'', and Jamil in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) television series ''Peacemaker'' (2022–present) and film ''Shazam! Fury of the Gods'' (2023). Early life Manji was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Indian parents who emigrated from Tanzania. His family is Ismaili-Muslim of Gujarati Indian descent, and he has said that his religion is very important to him. When Manji was in grade one, he and his family moved to Calgary, Alberta, where he was raised.Ryan, Andrew (October 6, 2010). "Outsourced, in this case, is 'a great honour'". ''The Globe and Mail'' (Toronto). p. R4. He graduated from Crescent Heights High School. Manji's parents wanted him to go to university to earn a degree, but he wanted to be an actor.Hall, Jamie (September 30, 2010). "Actor finds way ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caissie Levy
Caissie Levy (born April 15, 1981) is a Canadian-American actress and singer, mainly known for her work in musical theatre on Broadway and in the West End. Her early Broadway credits included Penny Pingleton in ''Hairspray'' and Sheila in ''Hair'', a role she also played in the West End. She originated the role of Molly Jensen in the West End and Broadway productions of '' Ghost: the Musical'' and played Fantine in the 2014 Broadway revival of ''Les Misérables''. Levy also originated the role of Elsa in '' Frozen'' on Broadway. Early life Levy was born in Ontario to Mark Levy, a general practitioner, and Lisa Levy, an administrator at her husband's medical practice. Both her parents are Jewish. Her two elder brothers, Robi and Josh (known as "The Levy Brothers"), are film directors, writers, and producers. Levy attended Camp Ramah in Canada. She graduated from Westdale Secondary School in 1999, then attended New York's American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). Career A wee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hailey Kilgore
Hailey Frances Kilgore (born February 16, 1999) is an American actress and singer. Kilgore's breakthrough role was as Ti Moune in the Broadway theatre, Broadway revival of List of coming-of-age stories, coming-of-age One-act play, one-actMusical theatre, stage musical ''Once on This Island'', a performance for which the 19-year-old was nominated for the 72nd Tony Awards, 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees in the category. Early life and acting career Hailey Frances Kilgore was born in Humble, Texas. She was adopted at birth by Rebecca and Eric Kilgore of Portland, Oregon. Her family moved to the Portland suburb of Happy Valley, Oregon, Happy Valley when she was still in grade school. Kilgore began competing in pageants when she was 9. In 2012, Kilgore was named National American Miss Oregon Pre-Teen, and won the National NAM Spokesmodel competition. In 2015, she won the Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Kaplan
Neil Charles Kaplan is an American voice actor, audiobook narrator, entertainer, and comedian. Biography Kaplan got his start as a comedian doing impressions of presidents such as Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. He also impersonated a little-known journalist at the time, Dan Rather. He then started work on video games, including several ''Star Wars'' titles. From there he went on to do such shows as ''Power Rangers'', '' Digimon: Digital Monsters'' and most recently, '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise''. One of his most well known voices is Hawkmon from '' Digimon''. He was once a contestant on the game show '' Street Smarts''. On that appearance, he showed off some of his other impressions, including one of Gilbert Gottfried. He was a guest to the Power Morphicon (in Los Angeles) in June 2007 and August 2010, to Armageddon (in Australia and New Zealand) in October 2007, and to AVCon: Adelaide's Anime & Video Games Festival (in Australia) in July 2018. He also created the telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Jo Johnson
Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6, 1970) is an American actress, musician and filmmaker. As an actress, Johnson is known for her roles as Kimberly Hart on ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', Julie Emrick on '' Felicity'', and Jules Callaghan on '' Flashpoint''. Johnson has directed short films including ''Bent'' (2013) and ''Lines'' (2014), along with two feature-length films, ''The Space Between'' (2017) and ''Tammy's Always Dying'' (2019). Early life Amy Jo Johnson was born on October 6, 1970, in Hyannis, Massachusetts, the daughter of Greig Johnson Sr., a car salesman, and Christine Johnson (d. 1998), a clothing store manager. She has two siblings, a brother and a sister. Though born in Hyannis, Johnson grew up in Dennis, Massachusetts, and attended Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School. As a child, she studied gymnastics. Career Acting Johnson moved to New York City at 18 to pursue an acting career. She attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the American Musical an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Jackson (actor)
Christopher Neal Jackson (born September 30, 1975) is an American actor, singer, musician, and composer. He began his career in 1995 starring in the Off-Broadway musical '' Time and the Wind'' by composer Galt MacDermot at the age of 20. He made his Broadway debut in 1997 as an ensemble member in the original Broadway cast of Disney's ''The Lion King''. He remained with the show for several years, ultimately taking over the role of Simba. He went on to perform leading roles in several more Broadway musicals and plays, including '' After Midnight'', '' Bronx Bombers'', ''Holler If Ya Hear Me'', and ''Memphis''. He drew critical acclaim in several projects with Lin-Manuel Miranda: originating the roles of Benny in ''In the Heights'' and George Washington in the smash hit ''Hamilton''. For the latter role he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He also collaborated with Miranda on the Disney film '' Moana'' in which he provides the singing voice of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Grace
Adam Keith Grace (born May 16, 1975) is an American actor, magician, and musician best known as a founding member of the rock/Americana band Truth & Salvage Co. He began his acting career in the 1995 Broadway show Busker Alley at the St. James Theater in New York City. Grace's other film and television appearances include the 2003 film '' Shade'', Union Jack on Channel 4, The Sharon Osbourne Show, the Court TV series Fake Out, The Takedown, as well as Last Call with Carson Daly, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, other films, commercials, and television shows. Grace was also a professional magician and inventor of magic tricks. Currently Grace is the Founder oConjuror Community an online club for magicians and performers. Early years Grace was born in Louisville, Kentucky and was raised in Tupelo, Mississippi by his mother, Maxine Grace, and father Keith Grace, a Baptist minister. Grace also started in magic at age 6, after being fooled by his father's "Kit Kat" trick. At age 7, his mother en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Fisher (actor)
Ray Fisher (born September 8, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of the superhero Victor Stone / Cyborg in the DC Extended Universe media franchise, first appearing in a cameo in the film '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016) and then in a lead role in the films ''Justice League'' (2017) and its 2021 director's cut. In television, he played roles in the third season of the crime drama series ''True Detective'' and the limited series ''Women of the Movement''. He made his Broadway debut in the 2022 revival of the play ''The Piano Lesson''. Early life and education Fisher was born on September 8, 1987, in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up in Lawnside, New Jersey, where he was raised by his mother and grandmother. Fisher attended Haddon Heights High School. He worked at the concession stand of the Cinemark theater in Somerdale during this time. Fisher became involved in musical theatre through his high school English and history teachers. His firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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