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Charleene Closshey
Charleene Closshey (born January 15, 1981, in Plant City, Florida) is an American stage and screen actress, musician, composer, and producer known for her starring roles in the romantic-comedy feature '' No Postage Necessary'' (2018) and the holiday film '' An Evergreen Christmas'' (2014). Closshey made her Broadway debut in the musical ''Once.'' With writer-director Jeremy Culver, Closshey also produced ''No Postage Necessary'', the first film released via blockchain technology. Early life Closshey was raised in Plant City, Florida, and started playing piano and reading music at age 2. She spent much of her childhood learning to play various instruments, including the flute, clarinet, harp, and viola. One of Closshey's baby photos appeared on the wrapping of Northern Bathroom Tissue. Closshey graduated valedictorian of her high school class at Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in Lakeland, Florida, in 1999, where she was president of the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typically ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Florida
The Miss Florida competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss America pageant. Florida has twice won the Miss America crown. In the fall of 2018, the Miss America Organization terminated Miss Florida organization's license as well as licenses from Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia. In December 2018, the Miss America Organization reinstated licensing for the Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant Inc., along with the organizations in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Lindsay Bettis of Ponte Vedra Beach was crowned Miss Florida 2022 on June 25, 2022 at Youkey Theater in Lakeland, Florida. She competed for the title of Miss America 2023 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut in December 2022 where she was a finalist for both the Women in Business and Equity & Justice awards along with Non-finalist Social Impact Pitch winner, Gallery of past titleholders File:Rosemary Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Kay
Robert Kay is a British actor whose credits include '' Fugitive Pieces'', '' Heroes Reborn'', ''Pinocchio'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'', and Peter Pan in the ''Once Upon a Time'' television series. Career Kay's family moved to the Czech Republic, where he saw a note for English-speaking children to be extras in a film on a school noticeboard. Despite a lack of previous acting experience, this led to him getting a speaking part in '' The Illusionist'', but his scenes were eventually cut from the film. After small roles in ''Hannibal Rising'' and '' My Boy Jack'', the Canadian production company making '' Fugitive Pieces'' asked him to play the part of young Jakob, which involved a 9-week shooting schedule, three of which were on Greek islands. The people who made '' Fugitive Pieces'' had auditioned more than 150 boys before finding 10-year-old Robbie, who had been living in Prague for two years. He spent a year studying acting, singing, and dancing at one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Blagden
George Paul Blagden (born 28 December 1989) is an English stage and film actor. He is best known for his role as Louis XIV in the French-produced television series drama ''Versailles.'' He also played Grantaire in the 2012 film adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and Athelstan in the television series ''Vikings'' (2013–2016). Early life and education Blagden began singing at age 13, performing in various choirs and his own rock band. After studying at Old Buckenham Hall School, he was accepted into Oundle School with a drama scholarship and appeared in the school's Stahl Theatre in such roles as The Baker in ''Into the Woods'' and Marc in '''Art'''. Also while at Oundle, Blagden became a member of the National Youth Theatre and was selected as one of four students to participate in a masterclass with Sir Ian McKellen. Following his graduation, he studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, from which he graduated in 2011. He has a younger sister, Katie, who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Judd
Naomi Judd (born Diana Ellen Judd; January 11, 1946 – April 30, 2022) was an American singer and actress. In 1980, she and her daughter Wynonna (born Christina Claire) formed the duo known as The Judds, which became a very successful country music act, winning five Grammy Awards and nine Country Music Association awards. The Judds ceased performing in 1991 after Naomi was diagnosed with hepatitis; while Wynonna continued to perform as a solo artist, she occasionally reunited with her mother for tours as The Judds. Naomi struggled with mental health issues throughout her life. She died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 30, 2022, the day before she and Wynonna were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Early life Judd was born to Pauline Ruth "Polly" (née Oliver) and Charles Glen Judd on January 11, 1946, in Ashland, Kentucky. Her father owned a gas station. Her brother Brian died of leukemia in 1965 at the age of 17; Naomi Judd's first child, Christina Clai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Loggia
Salvatore "Robert" Loggia ( , ; January 3, 1930 – December 4, 2015) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Jagged Edge'' (1985) and won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Big'' (1988). In a career spanning over sixty years, Loggia performed in many films, including ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'' (1965), three ''Pink Panther'' films, '' An Officer and a Gentleman'' (1982), '' Scarface'' (1982), ''Prizzi's Honor'' (1985), ''Oliver & Company'' (1988), '' Innocent Blood'' (1992), '' Independence Day'' (1996), '' Lost Highway'' (1997), ''Return to Me'' (2000), and ''Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie'' (2012). He also appeared on television series including the Walt Disney limited series, ''The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca'' (starring role-1958), ''Mancuso, FBI'' (in which he starred-1989–1990), ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (2001), ''The Sopranos'' (2004), ''Men of a Certain Age'' (2011), and was also the sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
