Grayson Russell
Grayson Russell (born May 1, 1998) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' and the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series. Life and career Russell was born on May 1, 1998 in Clanton, Alabama, the son of Crystal and Jerry Russell, who have a Christian music ministry. He attended public high school in Clanton at Chilton County High School, home of the Tigers, and graduated from there in 2016. He later attended Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, for a brief time. His acting career began at the age of six, when he appeared as Cowboy Grayson, in a series of television commercials for a local car dealership. Other commercials include appearances in a regional McDonald’s spot, and a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee commercial. Russell’s film career began with an open casting call for a role in ''Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.'' His mother, Crystal Russell, has stated that Grayson auditioned to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Clanton, Alabama
Clanton is a city in Chilton County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. At the 2020 census, the population was . The city is the county seat of Chilton County. Clanton is near the site of the geographic center of the U.S state of Alabama. History The area that would become Clanton was known as "Goose Pond" and nearby "Ranch" when Baker County (later renamed Chilton County) was founded on December 30, 1868. Soon thereafter (May 1871) the town of Clanton took its name from the South and North Alabama Railroad station of that name. A couple of actions solidified the name of the town. First, during the Alabama Legislative actions to allow the vote to set the permanent location of the courthouse (January - March 1871), their amendments changed the nominated name from "Baker's" to "Clanton." Finalizing the name change was an official application in May 1871 by the Postmaster to the Federal Postal System to re-designat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Disney Channel
Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company. Launched on April 18, 1983 under the name The Disney Channel as a premium channel on top of basic cable television systems, it originally showcased programming towards families due to availability of home television sets locally at the time. Since 1997, as just Disney Channel, its programming has shifted focus to target mainly children and adolescents, with a major focus on girls. The channel showcases original first-run children's television series, theatrically-released and original television films and other selected third-party programming. As of , Disney Channel is available on basic cable and satellite in over 190 million American and global homes. Original programming/content on/from the channel spans television, online, mo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Space Warriors (2013 Film)
''Space Warriors'' is a 2013 American film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Thomas Horn, Josh Lucas, and Danny Glover. The film was released in the United States on May 31, 2013. Plot The movie begins with a narration by Jimmy who tells his story of why he wants to go into space and be an astronaut. In the movie Jimmy Hawkins (Thomas Horn) is a young boy who dreams up becoming an astronaut, just like his father, Andy (Dermot Mulroney). His dream comes true when he wins a scholarship to Space Camp led by Commander Philips (Danny Glover) given by Col. Roy Manley (Josh Lucas). Col. Manley travels around the world recruiting young cadets. However, Jimmy's mother, Sally (Mira Sorvino), refuses because of an incident at NASA, when Andy was fired over a big fight. So Jimmy fakes a voice recorder to make it sound like his father has let him go to space camp, then lies to his mother that he is going on a fishing trip with Andy. When he arrives at Space Camp, he becomes a member of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Characters
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise contains a large cast of characters. It centers on protagonist Greg Heffley, his best friend Rowley Jefferson, and Greg's family: his mother Susan, father Frank, and brothers Rodrick and Manny. Main characters Greg Heffley Gregory "Greg" Heffley is 12 years old. Greg's actions can be antagonistic at times, including terrorizing kids, trying to steal money from a church collection basket, lying in compulsion picking on other students, playing pranks on his best friend, selling falsely advertised "fitness water," and praying for bad things to happen to others. He also is a very bad friend. However, he also demonstrates a degree of kindness in some of his actions. He helps his brother with his homework, gets his friend a date for a dance, and forgives his friends. In the film series, Greg is portrayed by Zachary Gordon in the first three films, and Jason Drucker in ''The Long Haul'' and by Brady Noon in the animated films. Rowley Jeff ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid (2010 Film)
''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's 2007 book of the same name. The film stars Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron. Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Chloë Grace Moretz also have prominent roles. It is the first installment in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series. and was followed by three sequels, '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' (2011), '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'' (2012), and '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul'' (2017). 20th Century Fox released the film theatrically in the US on March 19, 2010. The film earned $75.7 million on a $15 million budget and was followed by three sequels: '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' (2011), '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'' (2012), and '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul'' (2017). An animated reboot was released to Disney+ in 2021 titled ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''. Plot 11-year-old Greg Heffley is apprehensive about begin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks' films have grossed more than $4.9 billion in North America and more than $9.96 billion worldwide, making him the fourth-highest-grossing actor in North America. Hanks made his breakthrough with leading roles in a series of comedy films which received positive media attention, such as ''Splash'' (1984), ''The Money Pit'' (1986), ''Big'' (1988) and ''A League of Their Own'' (1992). He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor for starring as a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in ''Philadelphia'' (1993) and the title character in '' Forrest Gump'' (1994). Hanks collaborated with film director Steven Spielberg on five films: ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), ''Catch Me If You Can'' (2002), ''The Terminal'' (2004), '' Bridg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Greyhound (film)
''Greyhound'' is a 2020 American war film directed by Aaron Schneider and starring Tom Hanks, who also wrote the screenplay. The film is based on the 1955 novel '' The Good Shepherd'' by C. S. Forester, and also stars Stephen Graham, Rob Morgan, and Elisabeth Shue. The film follows a commander in the US Navy on his assignment commanding a multi-national escort destroyer group of four defending an Allied convoy of thirty-seven merchant and troop ships. They come under attack by German U-boats in early 1942 during the Battle of the Atlantic, only a few months after the United States officially entered World War II. ''Greyhound'' was initially scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on June 12, 2020, by Sony Pictures Releasing, but was eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic after previously being delayed indefinitely. The distribution rights were then sold to Apple TV+, which released the film digitally on July 10, 2020. It received positive reviews f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Apple TV+
Apple TV is a digital media player and microconsole developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is a small network appliance hardware that plays received media data such as video and audio to a television set or external display. Since its second generation model, it is an HDMI-compliant source device and can only be connected to an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen television through HDMI to function. Apple TV lacks integrated controls and can only be controlled remotely, either through an Apple Remote, Siri Remote or some third party infrared remotes. Since the fourth generation model, Apple TV runs tvOS with multiple pre-installed software applications. Its media services include streaming media services, TV Everywhere-based services, local media sources, and sports journalism and broadcasts. At a March 2019 special event, Apple lessened attention on the Apple TV because of its lack of success. To generate additional revenue, they instead released Apple TV+ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Season Of Miracles
''Season of Miracles'' is a 2013 American Christian-themed drama film directed by Dave Moody and starring John Schneider, Grayson Russell, Andrew Williams, and Nancy Stafford. Based on writer Rusty Whitener's award-winning novel ''A Season of Miracles'', the story is set in Alabama during the 1970s and follows a group of twelve-year-olds and their championship little league baseball season. The film is the third feature-length movie produced by Elevating Entertainment Motion Pictures in Nashville, TN and is distributed in the US by Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment. Plot ''Season of Miracles'' chronicles the Robins, an underdog Little League team through their 1974 season with newcomer and autistic baseball savant, Rafer (Grayson Russell). Team leader Zack (Andrew Williams) takes Rafer under his wing despite taunting from their rivals, the Hawks. Their Coach ( John Schneider), manager Rebecca (Sydney Morgan Layne), and the rest of the Robins encourage Rafer as the team rises toward ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Series Episodes
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dog Days (film)
The term dog days refers to the hottest and most humid time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Dog Days may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Dog Days'' (1925 film), an ''Our Gang'' short film * ''Dog Days'' (1970 film), a Swedish dark comedy * ''Dog Day'' (film), a 1984 crime-drama starring Lee Marvin * ''Dog Days'' (2001 film), an Austrian feature film directed by Ulrich Seidl * ''Dog Days'' (2018 film), an American comedy film * ''Dog Days of Summer'' (film), a 2007 American independent feature film * ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'' (film), a 2012 film Television * ''Dog Days'' (Japanese TV series), released in 2011 * ''Dog Days'' (U.S. TV series), a 2002 American series * "Dog Days", an episode of the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' Literature * ''A Dog Day: or the Angel in the House'', a 1902 children's book written by Walter Emanuel and illustrated by Cecil Aldin * ''Dog Days'', a 1998 novel by Daniel Lyons * ''Dog Days'', a 2006 n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rodrick Rules (2011 Film)
''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' is a children's novel by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, based on the FunBrain.com version. It is the sequel to ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'', followed by ''The Last Straw''. The hardcover was released on February 1, 2008.The Book is in Stores , February 1, 2008 ''Rodrick Rules'' was named ''New York Times'' bestseller among awards and praise. A live-action movie based on the book was released on March 25, 2011 and an [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |