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Fired Up (film)
''Fired Up!'' is a 2009 American teen sex comedy film directed by Will Gluck (in his directorial debut) who is also credited with writing the film under the pseudonym Freedom Jones. The film's plot revolves around two popular high school football players who decide to attend a cheerleading camp for the summer to get close to its 300 female cheerleaders. The film was released on February 2, 2009 by Screen Gems. The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and audiences and was a commercial flop, having grossed $18.5 million against a $20 million budget. Plot Nick Brady and Shawn Colfax are two popular football players at the fictional Gerald R. Ford High School who manage to get out of football camp and later con their way into the cheerleading squad after overhearing a conversation about the camp's abundant female population of three hundred cheerleaders. Their objective is to infiltrate the cheerleading camp in order to meet girls. While attending a cheer camp, Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Gluck
Will Gluck (born November 7, 1978) is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter, songwriter, and composer. Life and career Gluck is the son of American academic and Japanologist Carol Gluck and architect Peter L. Gluck. He began his career as a television writer, working on such shows as ''Grosse Pointe'', ''Luis'' and ''Andy Richter Controls the Universe.'' He co-created and produced the Fox series '' The Loop'' with Pam Brady. He then became a feature director and his first effort was the film '' Fired Up'' which was released on February 20, 2009. His next film was 2010's ''Easy A'', starring Emma Stone, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci, Lisa Kudrow, and Penn Badgley among others, which he also rewrote and produced. It grossed $75 million worldwide and was nominated for a People's Choice Award, Golden Globe Award (for Stone), Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy (which it won), GLAAD award, A.C.E. award, among others. His project '' Frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Film
Teen film is a film genre targeted at teenagers, preteens, or young adults by the plot being based on their special interests, such as coming of age, attempting to fit in, bullying, peer pressure, first love, teen rebellion, conflict with parents, and teen angst or alienation. Often these normally serious subject matters are presented in a glossy, stereotyped or trivialized way. Many teenage characters are portrayed by young adult actors between the ages of 20 and 30. Some teen films appeal to young males, while others appeal to young females. Films in this genre are often set in high schools and colleges, or contain characters who are of high school or college age. Types Teen film genres include * Teen drama * Teen comedy Additional types of teen films can be divided again into sub-categories. These can be found at list of teen films. Beach films Early examples of the genre in the United States include the " beach party films" of the 1950s and 1960s, such as the '' Gidge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Blaiklock
Michael "Mookie" Blaiklock is an American actor and writer who has starred in the television series ''Secret Girlfriend'' and ''Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23''. Biography Blaiklock was born and raised in Ashland, Massachusetts. While at Emerson College in Boston, he wrote and performed in the sketch group Swolen Monkey Showcase. In addition to being a series regular on ''Secret Girlfriend'' and ''Don't Trust the B--- in Apartment 23'', Blaiklock has appeared on ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'', ''The Sarah Silverman Program'', '' Hung'', ''Melrose Place'', ''Desperate Housewives'', and in the feature film ''Fired Up!''. Blaiklock was nicknamed Mookie as a child after NBA basketball player Mookie Blaylock. He is a frequent performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (shorter UCB Theatre) is an American improvisational theatre company and training center founded by the Upright Citizens Brigade troupe members Matt Besser, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masi Oka
is a Japanese actor, producer, and digital effects artist who became widely known for starring in NBC's '' Heroes'' as Hiro Nakamura and in CBS's '' Hawaii Five-0'' as Doctor Max Bergman. Early life Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan, to Setsuko Oka. His parents divorced when he was one month old; he was raised in a single parent family and has never met his father. He was six years old when his mother and he moved to Los Angeles from Japan. At age eight, he appeared on the CBS-TV game show '' Child's Play''. In 1987, a 12-year-old Oka was featured as one of several children on the cover of ''Time'' magazine, for the article "Those Asian-American Whiz Kids." Though he was not featured in the article itself, he was acquainted with the photographer who conducted the shoot. In 1988, he placed fourth in the California state MATHCOUNTS competition and was one of the four students to represent the state of California in the national competition. Oka attended Brown University, where he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Cho
Smith Cho is an American actress and realtor of Korean descent. She has appeared in movies, on television and in commercials. Career Acting Cho has appeared in such movies as ''Bad Boys II'', ''Norbit'', '' Fired Up'', and ''Blades of Glory'', and had a lead role in ''Ping Pong Playa''. She has had numerous roles on television, including a starring role in '' Emily's Reasons Why Not'', and has appeared in over 25 commercials. Cho also played Zoe Chae in the 2008 NBC series ''Knight Rider''. In 2009 Cho appeared on ''Ugly Betty'' as an editor who shares Betty's office. In September 2009, Cho was cast as series regular Leslie in the NBC situation comedy '' 100 Questions''. In 2012, Cho appeared in a recurring role in the hour-long ABC drama ''Jane by Design''. Cho appeared in NBC's 2011 pilot ''Lovelives''. Other work Cho works as a real estate agent in the Los Angeles area. In 2021 she opened a liquor store in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Filmography Film Television Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Tubiola
Nicole Tubiola is an American actress. She is known for her role as Danielle "Dani" Davis on ''Wildfire'' (2005–2008). She has appeared in films ''Fired Up!'' (2009) and '' My Fake Fiance'' (2009). Private life Tubiola grew up in Bullhead City, Arizona and graduated in 1997 at Mohave High School. She married ''Wildfire'' co-star, actor Kieren Hutchison on August 10, 2003, and on September 5, 2007, she gave birth to a boy named Quinn. Career On April 19, 2009, Tubiola also starred in '' My Fake Fiancé'' as Courtney which aired on ABC Family. In 2012 she appeared on the New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island coun ... soap opera '' Shortland Street'', playing drug and addiction counsellor "Rose Moore". Filmography References External links * American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Sandvig
Steven Jacob "Jake" Sandvig (born September 8, 1986) is an American actor and nurse. He is best known for playing Hugh Pyne in '' Twenty Good Years'' and Preston Shackleton in '' Cracking Up''. In 2009, he made a guest appearance in '' Ruby & the Rockits''. He is also known for his roles in ''Easy A ''Easy A'' (stylized as ''easy A'') is a 2010 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck, written by Bert V. Royal, starring Emma Stone, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thomas Haden Church, Dan Byrd, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgle ...'' and '' Sky High''. Filmography Guest appearances References External links *Official Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandvig, Jake 1986 births American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of Norwegian descent Living people People from Clovis, California 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie McClurg
Edith Marie McClurg (born July 23, 1945) is an American actress and comedian. She has played supporting roles in the films ''Carrie'' (1976), ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), and ''Elvira: Mistress of the Dark'' (1988), and bit parts in ''Cheech and Chong's Next Movie'' (1980), ''Mr. Mom'' (1983), '' Back to School'' (1986), ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987), ''A River Runs Through It'' (1992), '' Natural Born Killers'' (1994), and ''Flubber'' (1997). On television, McClurg regularly performed on ''The David Letterman Show'', before playing Bonnie Brindle in ''Small Wonder'' (1985–1987) and Mrs. Patty Poole on ''The Hogan Family'' (1986–1991). As a one-off character, she has appeared in ''Alice'', ''Mr. Belvedere'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''Roseanne'', ''Full House'', ''Seinfeld'', ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', ''Hannah Montana'', '' Crashbox'' and ''Portlandia''. Since 1977, she has also appeared in numerous commercials. As a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margo Harshman
Margo Cathleen Harshman (born March 4, 1986) is an American actress known for the roles of series regular Tawny Dean on ''Even Stevens'', Sheldon Cooper's assistant Alex Jensen on ''The Big Bang Theory'', and Timothy McGee's wife Delilah Fielding-McGee on '' NCIS''. Early life and family Margo Harshman was born in San Diego, San Diego County, California. She has two older sisters, an older brother and a younger brother. She's related to former baseball pitcher Jack Harshman and former University of Washington and Washington State University basketball coach Marv Harshman. Harshman lived in La Costa, San Diego County, California and attended school there until she was 12, after which she moved to Orange County, California. There she finished the rest of her education, first at Hewes Middle School and then at Foothill High School. In August 2002, she became a freshman in Community College. Career Harshman's grandmother entered her in a beauty pageant at the age of two. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayley Marie Norman
Hayley Marie Norman is an American actress, writer, and creator best known for her roles in ''Kenan'', '' A.P. Bio'', ''Hancock'', ''Chris Rock's Top Five'', ''Adam Ruins Everything'', ''Fired Up!'', and ''Norbit''. Norman has written, produced, and starred in a number of online videos and sketches that have been featured by ''Funny or Die'' and collectively garnered millions of views. The digital series she produced and starred in, ''Hello Cupid'', was accepted into Tribeca Film Festival and picked up by BET in 2015. Early life Norman signed with her first agency at seven years old after being spotted in a restaurant by Cindy Crawford. She traveled extensively to pursue modeling, acting, and even modeled regularly for Mattel, doing a series of ads for the African-American Barbie doll. Norman is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. She was also a house team performer and writer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Career 2006–2010 In 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliette Goglia
Juliette Rose Goglia (born September 22, 1995) is an American actress, singer and musician. She is best known for portraying Sierra in the Disney Channel series ''That's So Raven'', Hannah West in the CBS series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', and Eve Henry on ''The Michael J. Fox Show''. Early life Goglia was born in a suburb of Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Susan Stokey, an actress, and Carmine Goglia, a scenic painter of Italian descent. Her maternal grandfather was game show host and producer Mike Stokey. She has one older brother named Dante and one older sister named Emily. Career Goglia made her film debut as Colleen O'Brian in the 2004 Hallmark Channel original film ''The Long Shot'', followed by a minor role in the feature film '' Garfield: The Movie''. Goglia has appeared on several television shows, such as Joanie on ''Two and a Half Men'' and as Sierra on ''That's So Raven'' for two episodes each. Her longest-running television role to date is as one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collins Pennie
Collins Pennie (born June 20, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in '' Prom Night'' as Ronnie Heflin, and in ''In Time'' as Time Keeper Jaeger. He also starred in the films ''Fame'' and '' Stomp the Yard: Homecoming''. Early life Pennie was born in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. He is of Trinidadian descent. Career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Pennie began his career with roles on NBC's hit drama ''Law & Order'' and as a drug-addicted thief on ''Without a Trace''. His television work quickly caught the eye of Ford Model Management, who signed Pennie, leading him to a successful "ck one" fragrance campaign for Calvin Klein. Pennie currently resides in Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta. While not on camera, he spends most of his time dancing, writing and mastering his many crafts. Pennie hit the stage in the summer of 2010, appearing in ''Rent'' with actors Neil Patrick Harris and Wayne Brady, performing in a three-day limited engagement at the Hollywood Bowl. Penni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
