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Grand Army (TV Series)
''Grand Army'' is an American teen drama television series created by Katie Cappiello that premiered on Netflix on October 16, 2020. It is loosely based on Cappiello's ''Slut: The Play''. In June 2021, the series was canceled after one season. Premise The series follows the lives of Joey Del Marco, Dom Pierre, Sid Pakam, Jayson Jackson, and Leila Kwan Zimmer at Grand Army Plaza, Grand Army High School, a public high school, in Brooklyn, New York. The students wrestle variously with challenges including rape culture, racism, sexual identity, bullying, violence, and terrorism. Cast Main *Odessa A'zion as Joey Del Marco, a high school junior from Stuyvesant Town who is also on the school's dance team *Odley Jean as Dominique "Dom" Pierre, a Haitian-American high school junior from East New York who is also on the school's women's basketball team. *Amir Bageria as Siddhartha "Sid" Pakam, a closeted gay Indian-American high school senior from Jackson Heights, Queens, Jackson Heights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Lee Olsen
Steven Lee Olsen (born November 25, 1985, in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian country music artist and songwriter. He released his debut single "Now" in 2009 on RGK Records, taken from his 2009 debut album ''Introducing Steven Lee Olsen''. He followed his debut single with the release of another single "Make Hay While the Sun Shines". Olsen has also written songs for singers such as Craig Morgan, Garth Brooks, Dallas Smith, Rascal Flatts, and Kevin Borg, in addition to " Blue Ain't Your Color" by Keith Urban. He has also toured in the 2009 CMT on Tour Live show, along with Jason Blaine, Tara Oram and The Higgins. In April 2014, Olsen signed with Columbia Nashville. Later that year, he released his major-label debut single, " Raised by a Good Time", which was certified Gold by Music Canada in August 2015. He released his debut album ''Timing Is Everything'' on his own label SLO Circus Records in 2018. In 2021, Olsen signed a joint record deal with Universal Music Canada and The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East New York
East New York is a residential neighborhood in the eastern section of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, United States. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are roughly the Cemetery Belt and the Queens borough line to the north; the Queens borough line to the east; Jamaica Bay to the south, and the Bay Ridge Branch railroad tracks and Van Sinderen Avenue to the west. Linden Boulevard, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Atlantic Avenue are the primary thoroughfares through East New York. East New York was founded as the Town of New Lots in the 1650s. It was annexed as the 26th Ward of the rapidly growing city of Brooklyn in 1886, and became part of New York City in 1898. During the latter part of the twentieth century, East New York came to be predominantly inhabited by African Americans and Latinos. East New York is part of Brooklyn Community District 5, and its primary ZIP Codes are 11207, 11208, and 11239. It is patrolled by the 75th Precinct of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisexuality
Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, which is also known as '' pansexuality.'' The term ''bisexuality'' is mainly used in the context of human attraction to denote romantic or sexual feelings toward both men and women, and the concept is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation along with heterosexuality and homosexuality, all of which exist on the heterosexual–homosexual continuum. A bisexual identity does not necessarily equate to equal sexual attraction to both sexes; commonly, people who have a distinct but not exclusive sexual preference for one sex over the other also identify themselves as bisexual. Scientists do not know the exact cause of sexual orientation, but they theorize that it is caused by a complex interplay of genetic, hormonal, and envi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Griffin
Katie Griffin (born January 14, 1973) is a Canadian actress and singer. She has had roles in several television movies and feature films. In cartoons, her best-known roles include the voices of Sailor Mars in the original English Canadian dub of ''Sailor Moon'', and Alex in ''Totally Spies!''. She is also the voice of Laugh-a-Lot Bear in '' Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot'' and as a plush toy. She also voiced Farmer Shire in '' Corn & Peg''. Biography Griffin grew up in Scarborough, Ontario. Her mother was a teacher, and her father was an air traffic controller. When she was 8, she attended Edgewood Junior Public School and played the role of The Artful Dodger in her school play, which garnered notice from her mother, who was the school director, of her talent. Looking back at that period, Griffin said that she was more inspired by watching movies than theatre, especially concerning strong women, and cited her mom as a huge influence. Griffin also attended David and Mary Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Castillo
Alexandra Castillo (born 14 June 1971) is a Chilean-Canadians, Canadian actress and dancer. She is sometimes credited as Alex Castillo. Life and career Castillo was born in Santiago, Chile as Alexandra Cecilia Castillo-Smith. As a child, her family moved to Toronto, where she was raised. She got her start on stage through dance, having studied both ballet and flamenco from childhood. Through high school and university, she did theatre and commercials. After completing a master's degree in Latin American studies. As of late 1990s, Castillo appeared in several television series and films. She guest-starred in ''The Dead Zone (TV series), The Dead Zone'', ''This Is Wonderland'', ''Fringe (TV series), Fringe'' and ''Warehouse 13''. In 2013, Castillo was cast as series regular on ABC series ''Lucky 7 (TV series), Lucky 7''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo, Alexandra 1971 births Chilean emigrants to Canada Chilean film actresses Canadian people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Iacono
David Iacono (born June 20, 2002) is an American actor and model. On television, he is best known for his role in the Amazon Prime series ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' (2022–2023). His films include ''Cinnamon'' (2023). Early life and education Iacono is from Brooklyn, New York. He is of Italian and Puerto Rican descent. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. He went to school with fellow ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' star Lola Tung. In 2020, Iacono mentioned wanting to study Filmmaking at the School of Visual Arts. Career Iacono was a child model for print magazines and commercials. At six years old, he made his feature film debut in the crime horror '' Choose'', which premiered in 2011. He went on to appear in the 2014 comedy-drama film ''St. Vincent''. He made his television debut in 2015 with appearances in the NBC drama '' The Slap'' and the HBO miniseries ''Show Me a Hero''. After a number of small guest roles, Iacono had his first major television roles in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany Adebumola
Brittany Adebumola (born November 4, 1996) is an American actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the Netflix series ''Grand Army'' (2020), the CW reboot of '' 4400'' (2021), and the Hulu series '' The Other Black Girl'' (2023). Early life Adebumola is of Nigerian and Jamaican descent. She grew up in Florida and moved to Brooklyn at the age of 14 where she attended Clara Barton High School. She took acting classes with Opening Act and the Art Effect, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Career Adebumola made her television debut in the 2020 Netflix teen drama series ''Grand Army'' as Tamika Jones. The following year, she starred as Shanice Murray in the CW reboot of the science fiction series '' 4400''. She also made guest appearances in episodes of the Paramount+ series '' Guilty Party'' and the CBS series '' The Equalizer''. In 2023, Adebumola had a main role as Malaika in the Hulu adapt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keara Graves
Keara Kristen Graves (born 26 April 1999) is a Canadian actress, YouTuber, and singer. They gained prominence through their role on the Family Channel (Canadian TV network), Family Channel musical series ''Lost & Found Music Studios''. Early and personal life Graves was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie to Kathryn Greco and former NHL player Steve Graves. They have an older sister, Alexandra "Alexa". They are of Italians, Italian descent on their mother's side and Irish descent on their father's. The family moved to Whitby, Ontario, Whitby when Keara was 4. They attended a Roman Catholic Secondary School before moving to Toronto in 2017. Graves is queer, genderfluid, and uses they/she pronouns. They married Lauren Rice on 19 November 2020. Filmography Film Television Web References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Graves, Keara Living people 1999 births 21st-century Canadian actors 21st-century Canadian singers Actors from Ontario Canadian non-bin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Meyer
Sydney M. Meyer (born 15 September 1995) is a Canadian actress. She starred in the Netflix series ''V Wars'' and Shudder’s '' Slasher: Flesh & Blood''. Her other television work includes the third season of the Freeform series ''Shadowhunters'', ''Grand Army'', also on Netflix, and the FX on Hulu adaptation of '' Y: The Last Man''. Early life and education Meyer was born to a white British mother and a black South African father who had fled Apartheid with his family when he was younger. She grew up in London, Ontario with her two older brothers. Sydney took classes at Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts when she was a child. Deciding normal school was not for her, she moved to Toronto at 15 to transfer from A.B. Lucas Secondary School to the Etobicoke School of the Arts. She also took summer courses at Stratford Shakespeare School and briefly danced with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. She then went on to train at the New York Film Academy and the American Academy of Dramatic A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper West Side
The Upper West Side (UWS) is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by Central Park on the east, the Hudson River on the west, West 59th Street to the south, and West 110th Street to the north. The Upper West Side is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Hell's Kitchen to the south, Columbus Circle to the southeast, and Morningside Heights to the north. Like the Upper East Side opposite Central Park, the Upper West Side is an affluent, primarily residential area with many of its residents working in commercial areas of Midtown and Lower Manhattan. Similarly to the Museum Mile district on the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side is considered one of Manhattan's cultural and intellectual hubs, with Columbia University and Barnard College located just to the north of the neighborhood, the American Museum of Natural History located near its center, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School located at the sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese-American
Chinese Americans are Americans of Han Chinese ancestry. Chinese Americans constitute a subgroup of East Asian Americans which also constitute a subgroup of Asian Americans. Many Chinese Americans along with their ancestors trace lineage from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, as well as other regions which are inhabited by large populations of the Chinese diaspora, especially Southeast Asia and some other countries such as Australia, Canada, France, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Chinese-Americans include Chinese from the Chinese circle and around the world who became naturalized U.S. citizens and their natural-born descendants in the United States. The Chinese American community is the largest overseas Chinese community outside Asia. It is also the third largest community in the Chinese diaspora, behind the Chinese communities in Thailand and Malaysia. The 2016 Community Survey of the US Census estimates a population of Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Harlem
East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or and historically known as Italian Harlem, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City, roughly encompassing the area north of the Upper East Side and bounded by 96th Street to the south, Fifth Avenue to the west, and the East and Harlem Rivers to the east and north. Despite its name, it is generally not considered to be a part of Harlem proper, but it is one of the neighborhoods included in Greater Harlem. The neighborhood is one of the largest predominantly Hispanic communities in New York City, mostly made up of Puerto Ricans, as well as sizeable numbers of Dominican, Cuban and Mexican immigrants. The community is notable for its contributions to Latin freestyle and salsa music. East Harlem also includes the area formerly known as Italian Harlem, in which the remnants of a once predominantly Italian community remain. The Chinese population has increased dramatically in East Harlem since 2000. East Harlem has historicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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