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Firebuds
''Firebuds'' is an American animated television series created by Craig Gerber, produced by Electric Emu Productions and Disney Television Animation. The series premiered on Disney Junior on September 21, 2022. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on November 1, 2023. In June 2023, the series was renewed for a third season. Plot In a world where human and talking cars co-exist, a group of kids and their rescue vehicle buddies go through the communities of Gearbox Grove and Motopolis and help keep them safe from danger. Characters Main * Bo Bayani (voiced by Declan Whaley) is a Filipino-American boy who is an aspiring firefighter. He is the leader of the Firebuds. * Flash Fireson (voiced by Terrence Little Gardenhigh in season one and Carter Jones in season two) is Bo's firetruck vroom-mate. He gets very hyperactive, especially when rescuing people and vehicles. * Violet Vega-Vaughn (voiced by Vivian Vencer) is an Japanese-American g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Gerber (creator)
Craig Gerber is an American executive producer and creator of children's television programming, best known for Disney Junior's ''Sofia the First'', which ran from 2012 to 2018 and ''Elena of Avalor'', which ran from 2016 to 2020 and '' Firebuds'' which began airing on September 21st, 2022. Gerber has been praised for creating shows that deal with blended families, breaking gender stereotypes, difficulty fitting into society, and representation of Latin culture. Early life Gerber was raised in outer suburban New York. His mother and father divorced when he was eight years old. His father remarried and had another son, while his mother had a boyfriend who had a daughter of his own. Having a family that was not “together” made Gerber feel uneasy, but after he discovered that these kinds of families were more common than he thought, he was inspired to create ''Sofia the First''. Gerber is of Jewish background. Education and early career Gerber graduated from University of Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Black
Beau Black (born August 5, 1983) is an American composer, producer, musician, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist from New York City, New York. He served as the primary songwriter for Disney's television show ''The Lion Guard'', and received a Daytime Emmy Creative Arts nomination in 2017 in the category ''Outstanding Original Song'' for the ''Lion Guard'' song "Sisi Ni Sawa" (with Sarah Mirza, Ford Riley and Kevin Hopps) He received a 2nd Daytime Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program" for “As You Move Forward” from The Lion Guard. Life and work Beau Black is the son of Jay Black, lead singer of Jay and the Americans and his mother is Andi Black. Black’s first album of original music, ''Meant to Be'', was released in 2008. Black has worked on shows including ''Miles from Tomorrowland'', '' Penn Zero: Part Time Hero'', ''The Lion Guard'', ''Mickey and the Roadster Racers'', '' Firebuds'', '' TrollsTopia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Rauch
Melissa Ivy Rauch (born June 23, 1980) is an American actress, model and comedian. She is known for playing Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'', for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2013. From 2004 to 2008, Rauch worked as a regular contributor on the VH1 series ''Best Week Ever''. Rauch's other acting credits include playing Tina on the American remake of ''Kath & Kim'' and Summer on the HBO fantasy horror drama ''True Blood''. Rauch also starred in, co-wrote and co-produced the 2015 sports comedy-drama film '' The Bronze'' and provided the voice of DC character ''Harley Quinn'' in the 2017 animated film '' Batman and Harley Quinn''. Rauch also had supporting roles in ''I Love You, Man'' (2009), '' Ice Age: Collision Course'' and '' Flock of Dudes'' (both 2016), and ''Ode to Joy'' and '' The Laundromat'' (both 2019). Early life Rauch was born to Susan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederik Wiedmann
Frederik Wiedmann (born 1981 in Stuttgart) is a German composer. He composed the scores for the 2014 films '' Sniper: Legacy'' as well as ''Field of Lost Shoes''. Wiedmann also composed the score for the 2007 film ''Return to House on Haunted Hill ''Return to House on Haunted Hill'' is a 2007 American horror film and the sequel to the 1999 film ''House on Haunted Hill''. Directed by Víctor Garcia and written by William Massa, the film stars Amanda Righetti, Tom Riley, Cerina Vincent and ...'' (building on Don Davis' score from the first film for some scenes). As of 2012, he is responsible for composing the score to the television series '' Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' and '' Beware the Batman''. Most recently, he composed the score for " Tremors 5: Bloodline" and '' Shut In''. He also composed the music for ''The Dragon Prince'' Filmography Feature films Animated films Television Notes External links * Official website 1981 births German film score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atticus Shaffer
Atticus Ronald Shaffer (born June 19, 1998) is an American actor known for playing Brick Heck on the ABC sitcom '' The Middle'' (2009–2018), as well as for voicing Edgar in the film '' Frankenweenie'' (2012) and Ono on the Disney Junior series ''The Lion Guard'' (2016–2019), and for his brief appearance in ''Hancock'' (2008). Career ''The Middle'' The role for which Shaffer is thus far most well-known is that of Brick Heck, a character in the American television sitcom ''The Middle''. The role was played by Shaffer during the show's entire nine-season run, from 2009 to 2018. Brick is the youngest of the three Heck siblings, and is highly intelligent and smarter than most people his age. He loves to read and has an ongoing fascination with fonts. Brick is socially awkward, and repeatedly overlooked by the members of his family, such as forgotten birthdays. The series and its cast were nominated dozens of times for awards, and won over a dozen collectively. In a ''Wired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvette Nicole Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown (born August 12, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, writer and host. She starred as Shirley Bennett on the NBC sitcom ''Community'', as Dani in the 2015 version of ''The Odd Couple'' on CBS and as Dina Rose on the ABC sitcom '' The Mayor''. Brown has had guest roles in television shows such as ''Drake & Josh'', ''That '70s Show'', ''The Office'', ''Boston Legal'', ''Chuck'', ''The Soul Man'', '' Mom'' and ''Big Shot''. In 2021, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role in '' A Black Lady Sketch Show''. In addition to television, she has had supporting roles in films such as '' (500) Days of Summer'', ''Tropic Thunder'', ''Repo Men'', '' Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'', and '' Avengers: Endgame''. She voiced "Harper" in the video game '' Minecraft: Story Mode'' in addition to Cookie on ''Pound Puppies'', Luna on ''Elena of Avalor'' and Principal Amanda Waller on '' DC Super Hero Girls''. She has hosted Syfy cosplay series '' Cosplay Melee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Diamond Phillips
Louis Diamond Phillips ( born Upchurch; February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For ''Stand and Deliver'' (1988), Phillips was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won an Independent Spirit Award. Phillips made his Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of ''The King and I'', earning a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal of King Mongkut of Siam. Phillips' other notable films include '' Young Guns'' (1988), ''Young Guns II'' (1990), ''Courage Under Fire'' (1996), ''The Big Hit'' (1998), ''Brokedown Palace'' (1999), '' Che'' (2008), and ''The 33'' (2015). In the television series '' Longmire'', he played a main character named Henry Standing Bear. He played New York City Police Lieutenant Gil Arroyo on '' Prodigal Son'' on FOX from 2019 to 2021. Early life Phillips was born February 17, 1962, at the Subic Bay Naval Station in the Philippines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Morales (actress)
Natalie Morales (born February 15, 1985) is an American actress and director. She starred in the 2008 ABC Family series ''The Middleman'' and had a main role in 2009 on the first season of the USA Network series '' White Collar''. In 2010, she appeared in the feature films '' Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' and '' Going the Distance''. Morales also had a starring role in the Fox comedy series '' The Grinder'', the NBC sitcom ''Abby's'', and recurring roles in the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'', HBO's '' The Newsroom'' and the Netflix series ''Dead to Me''. Her directorial debut film, the teen comedy ''Plan B'', was released May 28, 2021, on Hulu. She also directed '' Language Lessons'', a film she co-wrote with Mark Duplass and stars in. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and was released in September 2021. Early life A native of Miami, Florida, Morales is of Cuban descent. She attended St. Agatha Catholic School and Southwest Miami Senior High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Victor Dixon
Brandon Victor Dixon (born September 23, 1981) is an American actor, singer and theatrical producer. As a musical theatre actor, he is known for Tony Awards, Tony Award-nominated Broadway theatre, Broadway performances as Harpo in the 2005 musical ''The Color Purple (musical), The Color Purple'' and Eubie Blake in ''Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed'' (2016). He originated both roles, as well as the leading role of Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. in ''Motown: The Musical'' (2013) on Broadway, which earned a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. In 2016, Dixon assumed the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway company of ''Hamilton (musical), Hamilton''. Off-Broadway as well as in London's West End theatre, West End, Dixon played the role of Hayward Patterson in ''The Scottsboro Boys'' and was nominated for a 2014 Laurence Olivier Awards, 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Laurence Olivier Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaChanze
Rhonda LaChanze Sapp, known professionally as LaChanze (; born December 16, 1961), is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical in 2006 for her role as Celie Harris Johnson in ''The Color Purple''. Early life and education Born in St. Augustine, Florida, to Walter and Rosalie Sapp, her stage name "LaChanze" (Creole: the charmed one) is taken from her grandmother. After moving to Connecticut, her childhood love of singing and dancing caused her mother to enroll her in the Bowen Peters Cultural Arts Center in New Haven. There she discovered her love for performing. At Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport, LaChanze made her debut as Lola in the school production of ''Damn Yankees''. After high school, LaChanze studied drama at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, before transferring to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she studied Theater and Dance. Career Her first summer jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Andrés
José Ramón Andrés Puerta (born 13 July 1969) is a Spanish chef, and founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), a non-profit devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters. A Spanish-born and raised cook, he is often credited with bringing the small plates dining concept to America. He owns restaurants in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami Beach, Orlando, Chicago, and New York City. He was awarded a 2015 National Humanities Medal at a 2016 White House ceremony for his work with World Central Kitchen. In addition, he has received honorary doctorates from Georgetown University, George Washington University, Harvard University, and Tufts University. Early life and education José Ramón Andrés Puerta was born in Mieres, Asturias, Spain. Andrés family moved to Catalonia when he was 6. He enrolled in culinary school in Barcelona at the age of 15, and when he needed to complete his Spanish military service at age 18, he was assigned to cook for an admiral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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