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Belles De Jour
"Belles de Jour" is the 66th episode of the CW television series ''Gossip Girl'', as well as the season premiere of the show's fourth season. The episode was written by Joshua Safran and Stephanie Savage and directed by Mark Piznarski. It originally aired on Monday, September 13, 2010 on the CW. The episode filmed several scenes in Paris, a move that was heavily promoted by the show's network and commended by critics. A promotional video entitled "Oh Mon Dieu" used a French rendition of Nancy Sinatra's " These Boots Were Made For Walking" to advertise the season premiere. The episode received generally favorable reviews, with critics and fans praising Katie Cassidy for her performances as Juliet Sharp. The fourth season premiere opens with Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) and Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) spending their vacation in Paris to move on from their troubles. Vanessa Abrams (Jessica Szohr) returns to New York and finds Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley) living with Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gossip Girl
''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six seasons from September 19, 2007, to December 17, 2012. Narrated by the unknown, omniscient blogger "Gossip Girl" (voiced by Kristen Bell), the series revolves around the lives of privileged upper-class adolescents living in Manhattan's Upper East Side (UES). The series begins with the return of Upper East Side teenage "it girl" Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) from a mysterious absence. She is reunited with her frenemy Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and her mother Lily ( Kelly Rutherford), and she also meets Dan Humphrey ( Penn Badgley)—an aspiring writer from Brooklyn who is one of Serena's main love interests throughout the show. Other main characters include Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford), Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick), Jenny Hump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Identity (Gossip Girl)
"Double Identity" is the 67th episode of the CW television series, ''Gossip Girl'', as well as the second episode of the show's fourth season. The episode was written by Joshua Safran and Stephanie Savage and directed by Mark Piznarski. It originally aired on Monday, September 20, 2010, on the CW. Plot Serena and Blair both run into a different Chuck in Paris, who is discovered to now be living with Eva, a young French woman who saved his life after he was shot in Prague. Juliet suggests that tricking Vanessa to be with Dan might be the right thing to remove Dan from the Dan-Serena-Nate triangle. Rufus learns that Dan isn't Milo's father after he checks Georgina's and Milo's blood test. Serena finds Chuck, and discovers his plan to leave Paris under a different identity. Prior to Blair's date with Prince Louis Grimaldi, she visits Harry Winston, when Serena and a French detective arrive, and it is revealed to both Serena and Blair that Chuck had intended to propose to Blair bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl)
Nathaniel Fitzwilliam Archibald is a character in the best selling ''Gossip Girl'' book series. He is portrayed by Chace Crawford in the television series of the same name. In the novels, he is considered the primary male character, always being fought over by the two most prominent females, Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen. Novel series Nate Archibald is a lacrosse player at the elite St. Jude's School for Boys. His mother, Anne Archibald, is a French socialite, and his father, Captain Archibald, is a former Navy captain and a wealthy banker. His closest friends are Chuck Bass, Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf. He has been dating Blair since middle school. However, Nate is shown to have deep, unresolved feelings for Serena. They have sex during the summer at a wedding. He reveals this to Blair in the first novel after Serena returns, and right before they were supposed to lose their virginity to each other, which causes their first breakup. He gets together wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Badgley
Penn Dayton Badgley (born November 1, 1986) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his roles as Dan Humphrey in The CW teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' (2007–2012) and as Joe Goldberg in the Netflix thriller series ''You'' (2018–present). For ''Gossip Girl'', he received six Teen Choice Award nominations, and for ''You'', he earned MTV Movie & TV Award and Saturn Award nominations. Badgley first became known for portraying Phillip Chancellor IV on the soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' (2000–2001), which earned him a Young Artist Award nomination, and he followed this with roles in the comedy films ''John Tucker Must Die'' (2006) and ''Drive-Thru'' (2007). Badgley went on to appear in a number of films, such as the thriller '' The Stepfather'' (2009), the teen comedy-drama ''Easy A'' (2010), the financial thriller ''Margin Call'' (2011), the biographical film ''Greetings from Tim Buckley'' (2012) and the independent drama '' The Paper Store'' (2016). Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Humphrey
Daniel Randolph Humphrey is a fictional character in the bestselling ''Gossip Girl'' novel series. He is one of the central male characters in ''Gossip Girl'', where he is portrayed by Penn Badgley. Dan Humphrey is the son of Rufus Humphrey and has a younger sister, Jenny Humphrey. Dan's mother, Alison Humphrey, is absent for the majority of the series. Dan and his family live in Brooklyn, the alternative of the old-money and conservative Upper East Side. He attends St. Jude's Preparatory School for Boys on the West Side as a scholarship student. His life changed dramatically when his father, Rufus Humphrey, married the wealthy Lily van der Woodsen, moving the family to the Upper East Side. He is described as being attractive and sensitive, loves to write poetry, and one of his poems, "Sluts," was featured in ''The New Yorker''. He revealed his favorite word is "death" and drinks copious amounts of dark coffee. He overanalyzes and is easily frustrated. Dan is very close and pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Szohr
Jessica Karen Szohr (;) is an American actress. She started her screen career appearing on television shows such as ''My Wife and Kids'' (2003), '' Joan of Arcadia'' (2004), ''What About Brian'' (2007) and ''CSI: Miami'' (2007). She gained recognition in 2007 with her breakthrough role as Vanessa Abrams on The CW's teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' (2007–2012). She has appeared in feature films including the horror film ''Piranha 3D'' (2010), the comedy film ''I Don't Know How She Does It'' (2011), the comedy film ''The Internship'' (2013) and the comedy film ''Ted 2'' (2015). Her recent television credits include '' Complications'' (2015), ''Kingdom'' (2015), ''Twin Peaks'' (2017) and '' Shameless'' (2017–18). Since 2018, she has been a main cast member of the Fox/ Hulu science fiction series ''The Orville'', as Talla Keyali. Early life Szohr was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. She is of Hungarian and one-quarter Black ancestry. The oldest of five children (Megan, Daniel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Abrams
Vanessa Abrams is a fictional character in the ''Gossip Girl'' novel series. She is portrayed by Jessica Szohr in the television adaptation. Vanessa was introduced on the first season as a recurring character, but became a series regular after a successful run due to the popularity of her character. She left the series at the end of the fourth season. Novel series Described as sullen, with a shaved head and black clothing, Vanessa is a budding filmmaker and Constance student on scholarship. Her dream is to one day attend NYU and major in film. Her hippie artist parents live in Vermont but allowed her to move to Williamsburg, Brooklyn to live with her sister Ruby. In the first books, she stays away from Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen's social scene, resenting the Upper East Side way of life and preferring the company of Dan Humphrey, her best friend, and her sister Ruby. She has had a huge crush on Dan ever since they met on a fire escape when they were both locked out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton Meester
Leighton Marissa Meester (; born April 9, 1986) is an American actress, singer, and model. She is best known for her starring role as the devious socialite Blair Waldorf on ''Gossip Girl'' on The CW (2007–2012). She has also appeared in films such as ''Killer Movie'' (2008), ''Country Strong'' (2010), ''The Roommate'' (2011), ''Monte Carlo'' (2011), ''The Oranges'' (2011), '' The Judge'' (2014) and ''The Weekend Away'' (2022). She portrayed Angie D'Amato on the ABC sitcom ''Single Parents'' (2018–2020). Meester made her Broadway debut in ''Of Mice and Men'' (2014). In addition to acting, Meester has ventured into music. In 2009, she was featured on the Cobra Starship single "Good Girls Go Bad", which charted in the top ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. She released solo singles " Somebody to Love" (2009) and "Your Love's a Drug" (2010) on the Universal Republic label. Meester has also recorded songs for various soundtracks. Her debut album, '' Heartstrings'', was independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Lively
Blake Ellender Lively ( Brown; born August 25, 1987) is an American actress. Born in Los Angeles, Lively is the daughter of actor Ernie Lively, and made her professional debut in his directorial project ''Sandman'' (1998). She starred as Bridget Vreeland in ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' (2005) alongside its sequel ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'' (2008) to commercial success. She appeared opposite Justin Long in the comedy ''Accepted'' (2006) and gained notability and widespread recognition for her portrayal of Serena van der Woodsen in the CW teen drama television series ''Gossip Girl'' (2007–2012). She has starred in romantic comedies including ''New York, I Love You'' (2008) and ''The Private Lives of Pippa Lee'' (2009). Lively starred opposite Ben Affleck in the crime thriller '' The Town'' (2010) and appeared with her future husband Ryan Reynolds in ''Green Lantern'' (2011). She was in the ensemble cast of '' Savages'' (2012) and garnered acclai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PerezHilton
Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr. (born March 23, 1978), known professionally as Perez Hilton, is an American blogger, columnist, and media personality. His blog is known for posts covering gossip items about celebrities, and for posting tabloid photos over which he has added his own captions or "doodles". His blog has garnered controversy for its attitude, its former practice of outing alleged closeted celebrities, and its role in the increasing coverage of celebrities in all forms of media. In addition to his blogging, Hilton has written four books, hosts a podcast with Chris Booker, runs two YouTube channels, has appeared in various films and television shows, and has acted in two off-Broadway shows. In 2018, he was dubbed "the original celebrity social media influencer" by BroadwayWorld. Early life Hilton was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban parents. He was raised in Little Havana and Westchester, Florida, and later attended Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, an all-boys Catholi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
These Boots Were Made For Walking
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin' is a hit song written by Lee Hazlewood and recorded by American singer Nancy Sinatra. It charted on January 22, 1966, and reached No.1 in the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and in the UK Singles Chart. Subsequently, many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of styles: metal, pop, rock, punk rock, country, dance, and industrial. Among the more notable versions are the singles released by Megadeth, Billy Ray Cyrus and Jessica Simpson. Nancy Sinatra version The song was written by Lee Hazlewood; it was inspired by a line spoken by Frank Sinatra in the comedy-western film ''4 for Texas'' (1963): "They tell me them boots ain't built for walkin'." Nancy Sinatra's version of the song was released as a single in December 1965, as the second song to be taken from her debut album, ''Boots'' (1966), and was a follow-up to the minor hit "So Long, Babe". The song became an instant success and, in late February 1966, it topped the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra ( Barbato), and is best known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'. Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer and actress in November 1957 with an appearance on her father's ABC-TV variety series, but initially achieved success only in Europe and Japan. In early 1966 she had a transatlantic number-one hit with "These Boots Are Made for Walkin. A TV promo clip from the era features Sinatra in high boots, accompanied by colorfully dressed go-go dancers, in what is now considered an iconic Swinging Sixties look. The song was written by Lee Hazlewood, who wrote and produced most of her hits and sang with her on several duets. As with all of Sinatra's 1960s hits, "Boots" featured Billy Strange as arranger and conductor. Between early 1966 and early 1968, Sinatra charted on ''Billboards Hot 100 with 14 titles, ten of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
