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Ben Henrickson
Benjamin "Ben" Henrickson is a character on the HBO series ''Big Love''. He is portrayed by Douglas Smith. Ben is the second child and oldest son of Bill Henrickson with his first and once legal wife, Barbara Henrickson. As of "The Lost Boys", he is 17 years old. He becomes a priesthood holder in season 2. Biography Like most teenagers, Ben is full of raging hormones, which he struggles to control in keeping with the views on sexuality in his religion; he desires to be chaste but finds little support for this desire among his friends or from his older girlfriend, Brynn. Ben and Brynn were steadily dating, but she felt that the Mormon views on chastity and sexuality amounted to brainwashing and saw no reason to reserve sexual relations for marriage. This led to conflict between her and Ben until she eventually made it known to him that she would have nothing to do with him unless he would be willing to sleep with her. After struggling for a few weeks without her, Ben came to Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Love
''Big Love'' is an American drama television series that aired on HBO from March 12, 2006 to March 20, 2011. It stars Bill Paxton as the patriarch of a fundamentalist Mormon family in contemporary Utah that practices polygamy, with Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin portraying his wives. The series charts the family's life in and out of the public sphere in their Salt Lake City suburb, as well as their associations with a fundamentalist compound in the area. It features key supporting performances from Amanda Seyfried, Grace Zabriskie, Daveigh Chase, Matt Ross, Mary Kay Place, Bruce Dern, Melora Walters, and Harry Dean Stanton. The series premiered in the United States on March 12, 2006, following the sixth-season premiere of the HBO series ''The Sopranos''. ''Big Love'' was a success for HBO, running for five seasons before concluding its run on March 20, 2011. ''Big Love'' received widespread critical acclaim, and earned several major awards and nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark V
Mark V or Mark 5 often refers to the fifth version of a product, frequently military hardware. "Mark", meaning "model" or "variant", can be abbreviated "Mk." Mark V or Mark 5 can specifically refer to: In technology In military and weaponry * BL 13.5 inch Mk V naval gun (1912); British gun that was a defining feature of the super-dreadnought ''Orion''-class battleships * QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun (1914); British naval gun used for coastal defense and anti-aircraft * Mark V tank, a series of variations of the World War I Mark I tank ** Mark V Composite tank in Estonian service; specific design and service of the Mark V tank as used by Estonia * BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V; World War I British gun, heavy and short-range * Mk 5 mine (1943); British anti-tank mine used in World War II * Supermarine Spitfire Mk V; 1941 British fighter aircraft augmented with high-altitude capability * Mark 5 nuclear bomb (1952–1963); American nuclear bomb * Mark V Special Operations Craft (1995), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Smith (actor)
Douglas Alexander Smith is a Canadian actor known for his work on the HBO series ''Big Love'' as Ben Henrickson. His other work includes '' Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'', ''Terminator Genisys'', ''Vinyl'', ''Miss Sloane'', ''When We Rise'', ''The Alienist'' and the second season of HBO's '' Big Little Lies''. Early life Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Terrea ( née Oster), an American-born teacher, and Maurice Smith, a producer of low-budget films who is originally from the United Kingdom. Smith's mother appeared in several of the films that his father produced during the 1980s. He is the younger brother of actor Gregory Smith. Career Smith has been acting since he was cast as Malvolio in his fourth grade production of Shakespeare's comedy ''Twelfth Night''. Audiences first saw him on the big screen as a young version of Brendan Fraser's character in '' Blast from the Past'' (1999). As a teenager, he went to Australia to play the lead role as an Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Henrickson
William Orville "Bill" Henrickson is a fictional character in the HBO series ''Big Love'', portrayed by Bill Paxton. The protagonist of the series, he is the head of a polygamous family. He is married to three wives, Barbara Henrickson, Nicolette Grant and Margene Heffman. He has fathered nine children with these three women, and a tenth child with Ana. Biography Bill was born to Frank Harlow and Lois Henrickson at the Juniper Creek compound, a fictitious community that practices fundamentalist Mormon principles including polygamy. His grandfather, Orville Henrickson, was the prophet of Juniper Creek. His accountant was Roman Grant and they went out on a trip where Orville died under mysterious circumstances likely at the hands of Roman, who survived the crash. Roman Grant seized the power and the role of prophet shortly after Orville's death. Bill spent most of his childhood in this community with his brother Joey and late sister Margaret, but at fourteen was thrown out of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Henrickson
Barbara "Barb" Dutton Henrickson is a character on HBO's ''Big Love'' portrayed by Jeanne Tripplehorn. Barb is the first wife of Bill Henrickson. Barb was raised in a traditional Mormon family, outside polygamy. Bill and Barb met while in college, and married soon afterwards. Together, they had three children. Barb almost died of uterine cancer after the birth of Tancy "Teeny" Henrickson, the youngest of Barb's children, right before Bill married his second wife Nicolette "Nicki" Grant and later, his third wife Margene Heffman. Biography Barb grew up in a traditional, non-polygamous LDS family. Her parents were Rockefeller Republicans, and her mother campaigned for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s. Barb's mother and sister disowned her because she followed Bill into polygamy; her sister is shown as the modern, one-husband wife, raising her three children, and holding down a job and good status in the local community. However, repeated references are ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicki Grant
Nicolette Eugenia "Nicki" Grant is a character in ''Big Love'', an HBO television series set among contemporary polygamists in Utah. The role is played by Chloë Sevigny. The show focuses on the family of Bill Henrickson; Nicki is the second of Henrickson's three wives, and the mother of three of his children: Cara Lynn (with JJ Walker), Wayne, and Raymond. Characterization Nicki tends to be spiteful, selfish, hypocritical, manipulative, dishonest and cold. She often apologizes by saying, “Well, that’s just the way it is.” Like her mother, she has a nonchalant attitude toward things like guns and fraud (i.e. fake birth certificates). When Margene asks her to ask if her mother can make her a fake driver's license, Nicki says, “It’s not that easy. Do you think she just carries the equipment around with her all the time?” Nicki retains a strong belief in "the principle" of polygamy, as well as modesty in dress and a deep suspicion of the world outside the compound. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margene Heffman
Margene "Margie" Heffman is a character on ''Big Love'', the fictional HBO television series set among contemporary polygamists in Utah. The role is played by Ginnifer Goodwin. The show focuses on the family of Bill Henrickson William Orville "Bill" Henrickson is a fictional character in the HBO series ''Big Love'', portrayed by Bill Paxton. The protagonist of the series, he is the head of a polygamous family. He is married to three wives, Barbara Henrickson, Nicole ...; Margene is the third of Henrickson's three wives, and the mother of three of Henrickson's children: Aaron, Lester, and Nell. Biography Margene is Bill Henrickson's third wife, and his youngest. She was raised by her single mother Ginger in a small town in Colorado, after her father left when she was 3. Later, she and her mother moved to Salt Lake City where she attended high school, She was enroll in a Catholic school. Margene mentions an aunt who everything to a gambling addiction. Her mother had an uncle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Henrickson
Sarah Elizabeth Henrickson is a character on the HBO series ''Big Love''. She is portrayed by Amanda Seyfried. Sarah is the eldest child of Bill Henrickson with his first and legal wife Barbara Henrickson Barbara "Barb" Dutton Henrickson is a character on HBO's ''Big Love'' portrayed by Jeanne Tripplehorn. Barb is the first wife of Bill Henrickson. Barb was raised in a traditional Mormon family, outside polygamy. Bill and Barb met while in colle .... Though only a supporting character in the first two seasons, Sarah became popular in the show in its third season until actress Amanda Seyfried decided to depart the show to focus on her movie career at the end of season four. She returned in the series finale in the last scene. Biography Season 1 Sarah, age 16 in season 1, struggles with the choices her parents made when she was a child to follow the fundamentalist principle of polygamy. She works in a fast food restaurant and meets Heather, who becomes her best friend who k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alby Grant
Albert "Alby" Grant, played by Matt Ross, is a fictional character from the HBO series ''Big Love''. The character is loosely based on the real life polygamist leader Warren Jeffs. Overview The character of Alby Grant was first introduced in the show's pilot episode. He is a hard-line member of the fictional polygamist group United Effort Brotherhood (UEB) and is one of the many sons of Roman Grant (Harry Dean Stanton), the "Prophet" of the organization. His mother is Roman's sixth wife, Adaleen (Mary Kay Place), and Nicki (Chloë Sevigny), Bill Henrickson's second wife, is his sister. Tall and slender, Alby has a pale, smooth-featured face, sleek brown hair, and cold brown eyes. Alby, who usually accompanies his aging father on rounds, sees himself as being groomed for the sect's number one position. Both Roman and Alby dislike protagonist Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton), whom they view as morally wayward, anti-compound, and disloyal, among other things. Bill is a successful bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolescent Sexuality
Adolescent sexuality is a stage of human development in which adolescents experience and explore sexual feelings. Interest in sexuality intensifies during the onset of puberty, and sexuality is often a vital aspect of teenagers' lives. Sexual interest may be expressed in a number of ways, such as flirting, kissing, masturbation, or having sex with a partner. Sexual interest among adolescents, as among adults, can vary greatly, and is influenced by cultural norms and mores, sex education, as well as comprehensive sexuality education provided, sexual orientation, and social controls such as age-of-consent laws. Sexual activity in general is associated with various risks and this is heightened by the unfamiliar excitement of sexual arousal, the attention connected to being sexually attractive, and the new level of physical intimacy and psychological vulnerability created by sexual encounters. The risks of sexual intercourse include unwanted pregnancy and contracting a sexually tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexuality And The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints
Sexuality has a prominent role within the theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which teaches that gender is defined in the premortal existence, and that part of the purpose of mortal life is for men and women to be sealed together, forming bonds that allow them to progress eternally together in the afterlife. It also teaches that sexual relations within the framework of opposite-sex marriage are healthy, necessary, and ordained of God. While official church messaging is relatively liberal regarding sex within opposite-sex and heterosexual marriages, it retains conservative doctrines regarding premarital sex. In accordance with the law of chastity, LDS Church doctrine bars sexual activity outside of heterosexual marriage. Chastity The LDS Church teaches its members to obey the law of chastity, which is a code of morality and modesty. Under this code, all members are taught to be "morally clean in their thoughts, words, and actions" and to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Love Characters
Big or BIG may refer to: * Big, of great size or degree Film and television * ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks * '' Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show * ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show presented by Richard Hammond * ''Big'' (TV series), a 2012 South Korean TV series * '' Banana Island Ghost'', a 2017 fantasy action comedy film Music * '' Big: the musical'', a 1996 musical based on the film * Big Records, a record label * ''Big'' (album), a 2007 album by Macy Gray * "Big" (Dead Letter Circus song) * "Big" (Sneaky Sound System song) * "Big" (Rita Ora and Imanbek song) * "Big", a 1990 song by New Fast Automatic Daffodils * "Big", a 2021 song by Jade Eagleson from '' Honkytonk Revival'' * The Notorious B.I.G., an American rapper Places * Allen Army Airfield ( IATA code), Alaska, US * BIG, a VOR navigational beacon at London Biggin Hill Airport * Big River (other), various rivers (and other things) * Big Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
