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Chasing Life
''Chasing Life'' is an American television drama series that aired on Freeform (TV channel), ABC Family from June 10, 2014, to September 28, 2015. The series is adapted from the Televisa Spanish-language Mexican television series ''Terminales''. Ordered for 13 episodes, on November 27, 2013, an additional seven episodes were added to the series order, bringing the season to 20 episodes. On July 15, 2014, ABC Family ordered another episode to air as a Christmas special, bringing the episode order to 21. On November 6, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season. Slated to premiere on August 17, 2015, the season two premiere was moved up to July 6. ''Chasing Life'' was canceled on October 2, 2015. Premise ''Chasing Life '' follows 24-year-old April, who is a smart and quick-witted aspiring journalist trying to advance her career at a Boston newspaper by impressing her hard-nosed editor. When not pursuing the latest scoop, April tries to balance her ambitious career with her f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italia Ricci
Stephanie Italia Ricci (; born October 29, 1986) is a Canadian-American actress. She's known for starring as April Carver in the 2014–2015 ABC Family television series ''Chasing Life'', and for playing White House Chief of Staff and Special Advisor Emily Rhodes in the television drama series ''Designated Survivor'' from 2016 to 2019. Career Ricci made her major acting debut in 2007, in the '' American Pie'' direct-to-video film, '' Beta House''. She then went on to have a recurring role on the Disney XD series ''Aaron Stone''. Ricci also appeared in the music video "Hate" by Plain White T's as the ex-girlfriend. During 2009, Ricci began appearing in American productions with minor roles in '' How I Met Your Mother'', '' House,'' and ''Greek''. During that same year, she had a recurring role in the Comedy Central series ''Secret Girlfriend'' as Sasha. In 2010, she co-starred in the Cartoon Network live-action series '' Unnatural History'' as Maggie Winnock. She also appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Michael Foster
Scott Michael Foster (born March 4, 1985) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Captain John Paul "Cappie" Jones in the ABC Family comedy-drama series ''Greek'' (2007–11), Leo Hendrie in the ABC Family drama ''Chasing Life'' (2014–15) and as Nathaniel Plimpton III in ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (2017–19). Foster has also had recurring roles on ''Californication'' (2012), '' Halt and Catch Fire'' (2014), ''Once Upon a Time'' (2014), and ''You'' (2021). Early life Foster was born in Winfield, Illinois, at Central DuPage Hospital. He has two sisters. He later moved to Highland Village, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, where he became interested in acting as early as elementary school. He went to Briarhill Middle School, and later attended Edward S. Marcus High School where he was involved in theater until he graduated in 2003. He attended Collin College for one semester with a focus on acting, but soon left his studies to pursue a professional career in that field. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasing Life
''Chasing Life'' is an American television drama series that aired on Freeform (TV channel), ABC Family from June 10, 2014, to September 28, 2015. The series is adapted from the Televisa Spanish-language Mexican television series ''Terminales''. Ordered for 13 episodes, on November 27, 2013, an additional seven episodes were added to the series order, bringing the season to 20 episodes. On July 15, 2014, ABC Family ordered another episode to air as a Christmas special, bringing the episode order to 21. On November 6, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season. Slated to premiere on August 17, 2015, the season two premiere was moved up to July 6. ''Chasing Life'' was canceled on October 2, 2015. Premise ''Chasing Life '' follows 24-year-old April, who is a smart and quick-witted aspiring journalist trying to advance her career at a Boston newspaper by impressing her hard-nosed editor. When not pursuing the latest scoop, April tries to balance her ambitious career with her f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Schneider (actor)
Stephen Schneider (born August 9, 1980) is an American actor, writer and entrepreneur, best known for his roles as Jeremy Santos on ''Broad City'', and Ty Wyland on ''You're the Worst''. Early life Schneider was born in Sharon, Massachusetts, to a Jewish family. Personal life In 2013, Schneider married actress Jenn Proske (who converted to Judaism Conversion to Judaism ( he, גיור, ''giyur'') is the process by which non-Jews adopt the Jewish religion and become members of the Jewish ethnoreligious community. It thus resembles both conversion to other religions and naturalization. " ... upon marrying him). Filmography Film Television References External links * Living people 1980 births American male film actors American male television actors Jewish American male actors People from Sharon, Massachusetts Emory University alumni {{US-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Irwin (actor)
Tom Irwin (born June 1, 1956) is an American film, television, and stage actor. Irwin is best known for his roles as Adrian Powell in the Lifetime comedy-drama series ''Devious Maids'' and as Graham Chase in the mid-1990s drama ''My So-Called Life''. Early life and education Born in Peoria, Illinois, Irwin graduated from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. He joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1979, where he performed alongside Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, Joan Allen, and Gary Sinise. Career Irwin has been on the faculty of The Theatre School at DePaul University and Columbia College Chicago. He is a class instructor at Steppenwolf Theatre Company West School of Drama in Los Angeles. He has appeared in over thirty Steppenwolf productions, and won a Joseph Jefferson Award for his performance as Tom in Steppenwolf's production of ''The Glass Menagerie''. His first starring television role was in 1991, in the short-lived ABC television series, ''My Lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-Hall is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and television director. As an actor, he is known for his role as Dr. Dennis Hancock on the CBS medical drama '' Chicago Hope'' created by David E. Kelley and as Ben Urich in the Netflix TV series ''Marvel's Daredevil''. He wrote, directed and starred in the cult film ''Gridlock'd''. Early life Curtis-Hall was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Angeline, a nurse, and Curtis Hall, a construction company owner. Designer Kevan Hall is the brother of Vondie. They also have a sister, Sherrie. All of them attended Presentation Our Lady of Victory grade school in Detroit where they were taught by the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the only all black order of nuns in the United States. Career Initially a stage actor, Curtis-Hall was a member of the original cast of the Broadway musical ''Dreamgirls''. He originated the role of Marty, James "Thunder" Early's original manager. Curtis-Hall has appeared in numerous fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker Mack
Parker Mack Klebenow, known professionally as Parker Mack, is an American actor, writer, musician, and director, who is best known for his role as Finn Madill in the ''Freeform (TV channel), Freeform'' drama ''Chasing Life,'' and as Felix Turner in the MTV romantic comedy series, ''Faking It (U.S. TV series), Faking It.'' Life and career Mack was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Kristen and Lindsay Klebenow. As a child, Mack worked as a model for companies such as Kohl's, Kohls and Shopko. He began acting when he was six years old, when he booked his first job as a boy in a ''Bounce Around'' commercial. In 2013, Mack attended the John Rosenfeld Acting Studio in Los Angeles, studying under David Sullivan. He graduated Hinsdale Central High School in the class of 2015. Mack is of mostly German descent (including ethnic Germans from Russia), along with Finnish and Scottish. He has two older sisters, Kathryn and Kelley Mack, who is also an actor. Parker has lived in five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora Perrineau
Aurora Perrineau is an American actress and model. She is best known for starring as List of Jem characters#Jem and the Holograms, Shana Elmsford in ''Jem and the Holograms (film), Jem and the Holograms'' (2015), the live-action film adaptation of the 1980s animated television series ''Jem (TV series), Jem'' and her role as Detective Dani Powell in Fox's ''Prodigal Son (TV series), Prodigal Son''. Early life Perrineau was born to model Brittany Perrineau and actor Harold Perrineau. Career Perrineau is a model signed to Click Model Management, Inc. In 2012, Perrineau starred in the direct-to-video film ''Air Collision (film), Air Collision''. In 2014, Perrineau appeared in episodes of ''Newsreaders'' and in ''Chasing Life'' as Margo. In April 2014, it was announced that Perrineau was cast in the role of Shana in the film based on the hit 1980s cartoon ''Jem (TV series), Jem and the Holograms''. The film came under fire for casting Perrineau, a straight-haired, biracial actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Mientus
Andrew Michael Mientus (born November 10, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for starring in the Broadway musicals '' Spring Awakening'', ''Les Misérables'', and ''Wicked'', and on television in the NBC musical drama '' Smash'' and as Hartley Rathaway, aka the Pied Piper, in the hit CW series ''The Flash''. Early life Mientus was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, son of Jean Marie ( Gleeson) and Robert J. Mientus. He is of Polish, Italian, and Irish descent. Before starting his career in theatre, Mientus was a fan of the musical '' Spring Awakening.'' After seeing the show at the Atlantic Theatre Company, he created a Facebook group for his friends and himself to discuss the show on. However, Mientus began to notice strangers (fellow fans) were joining the group, and soon one of the producers from ''Spring Awakening'' contacted Mientus and asked him to make his group the official show Facebook page, which Mientus could moderate. He agreed, and was later recommended by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Waring
Todd Waring (born April 28, 1955) is an American actor, best known for replacing Tom Hanks in the roles in both the television series version of ''Nothing in Common'', as well as ''Splash, Too''. Early life Waring was born in Ballston Spa, New York. Career Waring has played minor roles in various films and television series, including ''The Stiller and Meara Show'', ''Wings (NBC TV series), Wings'' and ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. On ''NYPD Blue'', he portrayed Malcolm Cullinan in a story arc as a rich man who committed murder. In 2007, he appeared in the short films ''Wilted'', ''Dr. In Law'', ''Spaghetti (2007 film), Spaghetti'', ''Catch (2007 film), Catch'', ''Oh, Boy.'', and ''Keep Off Grass'', which were made during the film-making reality series ''On the Lot''. Todd portrayed Todd Scheller, who is John Abbott (character), John Abbott's ex-cell mate on ''The Young and the Restless'' on November 27, 2007. Filmography Film Television References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrin Dungey
Merrin Melissa Dungey (born August 6, 1971) is an American film and television actress, known for her roles on the television series ''The King of Queens'', ''Alias'', '' Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Summerland'', ''Conviction'', '' The Resident'' and '' The Fix''. She also appeared as Ursula on ''Once Upon a Time''. Since March 2022, Dungey plays series regular Kam in ''Shining Vale''. Early life and education Dungey was born and raised in Sacramento, California, * a "Born on August 6, 1971, in Sacramento, California..." — Pg. 125, ¶ 3. * b "After graduating from Rio Americano High School in 1989..." — Pg. 126, ¶ 3. the younger daughter of Don Dungey, a general services manager and Judith Dungey. As a child she was active in ballet and dance as well as piano. Dungey was also an accomplished ice skater. Dungey graduated in 1989 from Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, California. After high school Dungey earned a degree of Bachelor of Arts from UCLA in 1993. Dungey has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Gelula
Dylan Nicole Gelula (born May 7, 1994) is an American actress who is best known for her role of Xanthippe on ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', as well as her work in independent film. In 2016, Gelula made her film debut as the lead actress with romantic drama film ''First Girl I Loved,'' directed by Kerem Sanga. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and won the audience award for Best Of NEXT. Gelula's performance in the film as Anne received rave reviews from various critics. She has since appeared in the films ''Flower'', ''Support the Girls'', '' Under the Eiffel Tower'', ''Her Smell'', and had the lead role of "Maggie" in Cooper Raiff's 2020 debut feature '' Shithouse'', which won the Best Narrative Film prize at SXSW Film Festival. Early life Gelula was born on May 7, 1994, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was raised in Reform Judaism. She attended Lower Merion High School and recalls having a difficult time in high school, having been "very lonely, but ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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