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Fat Albert (film)
''Fat Albert'' is a 2004 American live-action/animated comedy film based on the 1972 Filmation animated television series ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' created by Bill Cosby. Kenan Thompson stars as the title character. ''Fat Albert'' transforms the cartoon characters into three-dimensional humans, who have to come to grips with the differences that exist between their world and the real world. The film acts as a continuation of the series; Fat Albert and the gang leave their 1970s cartoon world, and enter the 2000s real world to help a teenage girl, Doris Robertson (Kyla Pratt), deal with the challenges of being unpopular. The film was released on December 25, 2004, and grossed $48 million against a $45 million budget. It has a 23% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which calls it "bland but good-natured" in its critical consensus. Plot Doris Robertson, a depressed teenager, is grieving the death of her grandfather and resisting her foster sister Lauri's efforts to engage s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Zwick
Joel Zwick (born January 11, 1942) is an American film director, television director, and theater director.Mann, Iris (June 1, 2016)"'Hillary and Monica': An Unlikely Meeting" '' Jewish Journal''. He worked on the television series '' Perfect Strangers'', ''Full House'', and ''Family Matters'', and directed the films ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'', ''Second Sight'', and ''Fat Albert''. Biography Zwick was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish family. His father was a cantor from an Orthodox background, and Zwick had his bar mitzvah at an Orthodox synagogue. He graduated from James Madison High School in 1958. Zwick then went to Brooklyn College ('62), where he taught in the School of Film. Zwick has directed 21 television pilots, all of which have continued on to successful runs as weekly series. He is married to Dr. Candice Zwick, a psychologist. They have three daughters, Hillary, Jodi and Lara, and one son, Jamie. Despite a popular misconception, he is not related to fello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film ''Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Carter
Aaron Charles Carter (December 7, 1987November 5, 2022) was an American singer and rapper. He came to fame as a teen pop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of the 21st century, with his four studio albums. Carter began performing at age seven, after the formation of his brother Nick's group the Backstreet Boys, and released his self-titled debut album in 1997 at age nine, selling a million copies worldwide. His second album ''Aaron's Party (Come Get It)'' (2000) sold three million copies in the United States, and Carter began making guest appearances on Nickelodeon and touring with the Backstreet Boys shortly after the record's release. Carter's next album, ''Oh Aaron'', also went platinum, and in 2002 he released what would be his last studio album in over 15 years, '' Another Earthquake!'', followed by his 2003 '' Most Requested Hits'' collection. Carter appeared on ''Dancing with the Stars'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Cash
Dylan Joseph Cash (born November 30, 1994) is an American child actor, known for his role as Michael Corinthos on ABC's daytime drama ''General Hospital''. Career He began the role, on General Hospital, on a recurring basis in March 2002, but was put on contract in April 2005 following increased story-line. He was released from his contract in April 2008, as show executives wanted to explore recasting and ultimately aging the character. As a result, Cash's Michael suffered a gunshot wound to the head and fell into a "permanent" coma. Cash last aired on May 16, 2008, as Michael was checked into a facility for his state. Dylan returned to ''General Hospital'' on December 29, 2008 for one episode, when his TV parents Sonny and Carly Corinthos visited Michael at the hospital on his birthday. He also appeared in the 2004 hit ''Fat Albert''. He was in ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' as Billy. Filmography *''The Cat That Looked at a King'' (2004) (V) as Boy *''Fat Albert'' (2004) as Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keri Lynn Pratt
Keri Lynn Pratt (born September 23, 1978) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Missy Belknap in ''Jack & Bobby'' and as Dee Vine in the film, ''Drive Me Crazy''; which was her debut role. Personal life Pratt, who was born in Concord, New Hampshire, graduated from Pinkerton Academy in Derry. She married John Barneson in October 2011 at Hampstead Congregational Church in Hampstead, New Hampshire. Career Pratt was a student at the Hampstead Dance Academy, and after graduation began her career at the Broadway Dance Center. She was Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1994 and competed in the Miss Teen USA 1994 pageant. She has guest starred on such series as ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' ER'', ''House'', ''Bones'', ''Veronica Mars'', '' Law and Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Nip/Tuck'', '' 7th Heaven'', ''That '70s Show'', and ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''. In 2005, she portrayed a 16-year-old girl named Lauren Westley on '' Law & Order: Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Overton
Richard Overton (born August 10, 1954) is an American screenwriter, actor and comedian. His writing credits include ''Dennis Miller Live'', and his acting credits include ''Beverly Hills Cop'', ''Groundhog Day'' and ''Mrs. Doubtfire''. Life and career Overton was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, the son of Nancy Overton (née Swain), a singer, and Hall Overton, a teacher and music arranger. He grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where he attended Dwight Morrow High School. Overton made his first onscreen appearance in the 1982 film ''Young Doctors in Love'', followed by a small role in '' Airplane II: The Sequel'' later that year. In 1987, he wrote an episode of '' The New Adventures of Beans Baxter'' while also appearing in various films and television shows including ''Willow'', ''Amazing Stories'' and '' Million Dollar Mystery''. In 1992, he landed a role in the FOX Network sketch comedy show ''The Edge''. The show ended in 1993. Later that year, Overton appeared in tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Greczyn
Alice Hannah Meiqui Greczyn (born February 6, 1986) is an American actress and model best known for roles in the films ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', '' Shrooms'', ''House of Fears'' and ''Sex Drive''. She is also well known as Sage Lund in '' Lincoln Heights'', and as Madeline "Mads" Rybak in ''The Lying Game''. Early life Greczyn was born in Walnut Creek, California and lives in Hollywood, California. She is the oldest of five children. As a child, Greczyn competed in figure skating. She was home-schooled in Colorado, graduated early from high school, and started taking classes at Front Range Community College when she was 15 or 16. Informed that she had to be 18 to take Colorado's nursing test, she decided to try modeling and relocated to California. Greczyn is of European and Asian descent. On her heritage, Greczyn stated, "I'm mainly French, Japanese, and Polish, but there's also Chinese, Korean, German, Irish, Native American, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Swedish, and Czech." A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omarion
Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984), better known by his stage name Omarion, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actor and dancer. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the boy band B2K. The group achieved success in the early 2000s with their singles " Gots ta Be", " Uh Huh", " Girlfriend", and the number-one hit " Bump, Bump, Bump". After the group disbanded in 2004, Omarion embarked on a solo career, with the release of his debut solo album, '' O'' (2005), which debuted at the top of the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. He was also featured on the single "Let Me Hold You" by Bow Wow, which reached the top 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''O'' received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. His second solo album, '' 21'' (2006), became his second chart topper in the United States, and spawned the hit single " Ice Box". He released his third solo album, '' Ollusion'' in 2010. His fourth solo album, '' Sex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonso McAuley
Alphonso McAuley (born April 21, 1979) is an American actor and social media personality. McAuley played Cassius Sparks on Fox's comedy television series '' Breaking In'' and played Hutch in ABC's '' The Middle''. Early life and education McAuley was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and raised in Los Angeles. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and Afro-Ethnic studies from California State University, Fullerton. Career McAuley played Bucky in the ''Fat Albert'' movie. He also played Orsten Artis in the 2006 film ''Glory Road'', based on the true story of the Texas Western Miners, and Walt in the film ''Pride''. He went on to co-star with Tatyana Ali in the sitcom ''Love That Girl!''. He also voiced the rooster Drake in ''The Lion of Judah''. He is featured in the music video for "Miracle" by Matisyahu. He also featured in the YouTube comedy series ''Merman King Mah-Doo'', a story about an exiled merman king living on dry land, though this series appears to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Frazier
Aaron Frazier (born July 21, 1979) is an American actor, who is best known for playing Old Weird Harold in the 2004 film ''Fat Albert ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' is an American animated television series created, produced, and hosted (in live action bookends) by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert and himself. Film ...''. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1979 births Living people American male film actors {{US-film-actor-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jermaine Williams
Jermaine Charles Williams is an American actor, producer, and dancer. He dances for the Norwood Kids Foundation. He is from Rialto, California. He is best known for his role as Mush Mouth in ''Fat Albert'' and Noel in ''Stomp the Yard''. He appeared in the spoof film ''The Comebacks'' as iPod. He co-starred as Coleman "The Slaw" Galloway in the Disney Channel Original Series ''The Jersey ''The Jersey'' is an American comedy television series based on the '' Monday Night Football Club'' books by Gordon Korman. The series aired on Disney Channel from January 30, 1999, to March 23, 2004. Premise Nick Lighter, Morgan Hudson, Colem ...''. Filmography References External links * Living people American male dancers African-American male dancers African-American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Place of birth missing (living people) 1982 births 21st-century African-American people 20th-century Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marques Houston
Marques Barrett Houston (born August 4, 1981) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer, songwriter, and actor. A member of the R&B group IMx, Immature/IMx from 1990 until 2002, Houston went solo in 2003. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Roger Evans in the television comedy ''Sister, Sister (TV series), Sister, Sister''. As a solo artist, Houston has released a number of successful studio albums that went platinum in the United States. Early life Houston was born on August 4, 1981, in Los Angeles, California, to Michael and Carolyn Houston. He is the older cousin of B2K's J-Boog. Houston began acting at an early age. Music career Music beginnings In 1992, Houston became a founding member of the R&B group Immature (also known as IMx). The members of the group include Young Rome, Jerome "Romeo" Jones and Don "Half Pint" Santos (later replaced by Kelton "LDB" Kessee), along with Chris Stokes (record producer), Chris Stokes, who is their manager. During this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
