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Foster Boy
''Foster Boy'' is a 2019 American drama film directed by Youssef Delara and starring Shane Paul McGhie, Matthew Modine and Louis Gossett Jr. Shaquille O’Neal served as an executive producer of the film. Cast *Shane Paul McGhie as Jamal Randolph *Matthew Modine as Michael Trainer *Michael Hyatt as Shaina Randolph *Michael Beach as Bill Randolph * Lex Scott Davis as Keisha James * Anand Desai-Barochia as Sanjay *Julie Benz as Pamela Dupree *Louis Gossett Jr. as Judge George Taylor *Evan Handler as Samuel Collins *Dominic Burgess as Dan Cohen * Amy Brenneman as Kim Trainer *Jordan Belfi as Jeff *Krystian Alexander Lyttle as Young Jamal *Grant Harvey as Joey Poule *Brendan Morrow as Young Joey Poule Production James Earl Jones was originally going to play the role played by Gossett. Reception Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Paul Deratany
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Michael Hyatt
Charlene "Michael" Hyatt is a British-born American actress. Before her work in film and television, she performed on stages throughout the United States, particularly in ''Ragtime'' on Broadway. She has played Brianna Barksdale on ''The Wire'', Dr. Noelle Akopian on ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' and Detective Sheila Muncie on ''Ray Donovan''. Early life Hyatt was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, to Jamaican-born parents, Vera Hyatt, an art historian, museologist, and former deputy director of the National Gallery of Jamaica, and Charles Hyatt, an actor, broadcaster, and comedian. As a child, Hyatt was exposed to art and theater from the work of both of her parents during the 1970s in Jamaica. Hyatt migrated to the United States with her mother and two siblings when she was 10 years old. The family lived in Maryland and then Washington, D.C. Hyatt has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Howard University and received her Master of Fine Arts from New York University's Tisch School of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RogerEbert
''RogerEbert.com'' is an American film review website that archives reviews written by film critic Roger Ebert for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' and also shares other critics' reviews and essays. The website, underwritten by the ''Chicago Sun-Times'', was launched in 2002. Ebert handpicked writers from around the world to contribute to the website. After Ebert died in 2013, the website was relaunched under Ebert Digital, a partnership founded between Ebert, his wife Chaz, and friend Josh Golden. Background Two months after Ebert's death, Chaz Ebert hired film and television critic Matt Zoller Seitz as editor-in-chief for the website because his IndieWire blog PressPlay shared multiple contributors with RogerEbert.com, and because both websites promoted each other's content. ''The Dissolve''s Noel Murray described the website's collection of Ebert reviews as "an invaluable resource, both for getting some front-line perspective on older movies, and for getting a better sense of who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children. , ''NYT'', May 5, 2003. Accessed Dec 15, 2011. It also funds research on the role of media in the lives of children and advocates publicly for child-friendly policies and laws regarding media. Founded by in 2003, Common Sense Media reviews (And allows users to do the same, divided into adult and child sections) s, movies, streaming/ |
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances in film, television, and theater, and "one of the greatest actors in American history". With a career spanning six decades, Jones is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Jones's voice has been praised as a "a stirring basso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas" to his projects, including live-action acting, voice acting, and commercial voice-overs. Born with a childhood stutter, Jones has said that poetry and acting helped him overcome the disability. A pre-med major in college, he served in the United States Army during the Korean War before pursuing a career in acting. Since his Broadway debut in 1957, he has performed in several Shakespeare plays including '' Othello'', ''Hamlet'', ''Coriolanus'', and ''King Lear''. Jones made his film debut in Stanley Kubrick's 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Harvey
Grant Harvey (born June 30, 1984) is an American actor who is known for starring in films and television series such as '' Animal Kingdom'', '' The Crossing'', ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'', '' Thumper'' and ''Billy Boy''. Early life Harvey was born and raised in Hawthorne, Nevada, to parents Debbie and John Harvey. Harvey holds a Journalism degree from the University of Nevada, Reno. Career Harvey landed his first acting gig on ABC Family's ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'', marking the start of his acting career. He guest-starred on TV series ''Masters of Sex'', ''Supernatural'', ''Lucifer'', '' CSI'', '' NCIS'' and ''Criminal Minds''. He had a recurring role in Dan Fogelman's '' The Neighbors''. In 2017, Harvey starred in a drama-crime movie ''Billy Boy'', and Jordan Ross' movie '' Thumper'', produced by Cary Joji Fukunaga. In April 2018, Harvey appeared as Roy in '' The Crossing'' and in 2019 as Colin, in the fourth season of TNT Trinitrotol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Belfi
Jordan Belfi is an American actor. He is best known for his work on HBO's ''Entourage'', in which he plays agent Adam Davies, the nemesis of Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven). Early life Belfi was born in California and graduated from Wesleyan University in 2000. Career Belfi also had a recurring guest star role in the CBS series '' Moonlight'', starring as the female lead's boyfriend. Belfi also appeared briefly in the ''Gilmore Girls'' Season 5 episode "The Party's Over". He also guest starred on ''Hawaii Five-0'' as Spenser Owens in Season 1 Episode 14 "He Kane Hewa' Ole." In 2012, he guest starred on two episodes of ''Grey's Anatomy'' as Nick during season 8. Belfi had a role on HBO's ''Entourage'', in which he played agent Adam Davies, the nemesis of Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ari Gold in the comedy series '' Entourage'', for which he won a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Emmy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Brenneman
Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964) is an American actress and producer. She worked extensively in television, coming to prominence as Detective Janice Licalsi in the ABC police drama series ''NYPD Blue'' (1993–1994). Brenneman next co-created and starred as Judge Amy Gray in the CBS drama series ''Judging Amy'' (1999–2005). She received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for these roles. In subsequent years, Brenneman has had starring roles as Violet Turner in the Shonda Rhimes medical drama series ''Private Practice'' (2007–2013), and as Laurie Garvey on the HBO drama series '' The Leftovers'' (2014–2017). She is also known for her recurring role as Faye Moskowitz on ''Frasier'' and has starred in various films, including ''Heat'' (1995), ''Fear'' (1996), ''Daylight'' (1996), ''Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her'' (2000), '' Nine Lives'' (2005), and ''The Jane Austen Book Club'' (2007). Early life Brenneman was born in New London, Connecticut, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Burgess
Dominic Burgess (born 29 July 1982) is an English actor. He is known for his appearances in several television adverts and series such as ''Raising Hope'', ''Doctor Who'', ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'', and '' Feud: Bette and Joan''. Early life Burgess was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He attended Newcastle-under-Lyme School, performing in school productions of ''Death of a Salesman'' and ''Twelfth Night'', among others. He gained a place at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) and won a Dance and Drama Awards Scholarship on the three-year Acting course. He auditioned for his first professional role on graduation day in his last year at ALRA for the film ''Batman Begins''. Career Burgess' first TV credit was on the BBC flagship series and worldwide hit, ''Doctor Who'' as a game show contestant, Agorax. He moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and made subsequent appearances in ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' , ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' and '' The Leftove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Handler
Evan Handler (born January 10, 1961) is an American actor who is best known for playing Harry Goldenblatt, a divorce attorney and later husband of Charlotte York on ''Sex and the City'' (2002–2004) and its revival series ''And Just Like That…'' (2021–present), and Charlie Runkle, Hank Moody's comically bumbling friend and agent, on ''Californication'' (2007–2014). Recently, he starred as Eastern District US Attorney Jacob Warner in the Starz drama ''Power''. Early life Handler was born in New York City, to secular Jewish parents Enid Irene, a mental health administrator, and Murry Raymond Handler, an agency owner and advertising designer. He was raised in the Town of Cortlandt, New York, near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, and attended Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, New York. After graduating from high school a year early, he moved to New York City and worked as an intern at the Chelsea Theater Center. During that time he appeared in the Off-Broadway plays ''Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Benz
Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972) l is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on '' Dexter'' (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress and the 2009 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Benz has also starred in the television series '' Roswell'' (1999–2000), ''Desperate Housewives'' (2010), ''No Ordinary Family'' (2010–2011), ''A Gifted Man'' (2011–2012), '' Defiance'' (2013–2015), ''Hawaii Five-0'' (2015–2017), ''Training Day'' (2017) and ''Love, Victor'' (2021). Her film credits include '' Jawbreaker'' (1999), '' The Brothers'' (2001), ''Rambo'' (2008), ''Saw V'' (2008), '' Punisher: War Zone'' (2008), and '' The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day'' (2009). Early life Benz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, grew up in Murrysville, and graduated from Franklin Regional High School. Her mother, Joanne Marie (née Seemill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
