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Gia
''Gia'' is a 1998 American biographical drama television film about the life and times of one of the first supermodels, Gia Carangi. The film stars Angelina Jolie as Gia and Faye Dunaway as Wilhelmina Cooper, with Mercedes Ruehl and Elizabeth Mitchell. It was directed by Michael Cristofer and written by Cristofer and Jay McInerney. The original music score was composed by Terence Blanchard. Plot Gia Carangi is a Philadelphia native who moves to New York City to become a fashion model, and immediately catches the attention of powerful agent Wilhelmina Cooper. Gia's attitude and beauty help her rise quickly to the forefront of the modeling industry, but her persistent loneliness, especially after the death of Wilhelmina, drives her to use mood-altering drugs such as cocaine and heroin. She becomes entangled in a passionate affair with Linda, a make-up artist. Their love affair first starts when both pose nude for a photo shoot and make love afterward. Gia tries to get clean and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supermodel
A supermodel, also spelled super-model or super model, is a highly paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in ''haute couture'' and commercial modeling. The term ''supermodel'' became prominent in the popular culture of the 1990s. Supermodels usually work for prominent fashion designers and clothing brands. They may have multimillion-dollar contracts, endorsements, and campaigns. Supermodels have branded themselves as household names and worldwide recognition is associated with their modeling careers. They have been on the covers of leading fashion magazines. Claudia Schiffer stated in 2007 that, "In order to become a supermodel one must be on all the covers all over the world at the same time so that people can recognise the girls." History Origins An early use of the term ''supermodel'' appeared in 1891, in an interview with artist Henry Stacy Marks for ''The Strand Magazine'', in which Marks told journalist Harry How, "A good many mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gia Carangi
Gia Marie Carangi (January 29, 1960November 18, 1986) was an American model, considered by many to be the first supermodel. She was featured on the cover of many magazines, including multiple editions of ''Vogue'' and ''Cosmopolitan'', and appeared in advertising campaigns for luxury fashion houses such as Armani, Dior, Versace and Yves Saint Laurent. After Carangi became addicted to heroin, her career rapidly declined. In 1986, at age 26, she died of AIDS-related complications. Believed to have contracted it from a contaminated needle, she became one of the first famous women to die of the disease. Her life was dramatized in the 1998 HBO television film ''Gia,'' directed by Michael Cristofer and starring Angelina Jolie as Carangi. Early life and education Carangi was born on January 29, 1960, in Philadelphia, the third and youngest child of Joseph Carangi, a restaurant owner, and Kathleen Carangi (''née'' Adams), a homemaker. She had two older brothers. Her father was It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay McInerney
John Barrett "Jay" McInerney Jr. (; born January 13, 1955) is an American novelist, screenwriter, editor, and columnist. His novels include '' Bright Lights, Big City'', ''Ransom'', '' Story of My Life'', ''Brightness Falls'', and ''The Last of the Savages''. He edited ''The Penguin Book of New American Voices'', wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaptation of ''Bright Lights, Big City'', and co-wrote the screenplay for the television film ''Gia'', which starred Angelina Jolie. He was the wine columnist for '' House & Garden'' magazine, and his essays on wine have been collected in ''Bacchus & Me'' (2000) and ''A Hedonist in the Cellar'' (2006). His most recent novel is titled '' Bright, Precious Days'', published in 2016. From April 2010 he was a wine columnist for ''The Wall Street Journal''. In 2009, he published a book of short stories which spanned his entire career, titled ''How It Ended'', which was named one of the 10 best books of the year by Janet Maslin of ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methadone
Methadone, sold under the brand names Dolophine and Methadose among others, is a synthetic opioid agonist used for chronic pain and also for opioid dependence. It is used to treat chronic pain, and it is also used to treat addiction to heroin or other opioids. Prescribed for daily use, the medicine relieves cravings and removes withdrawal symptoms. Detoxification using methadone can be accomplished in less than a month, or it may be done gradually over as long as six months. While a single dose has a rapid effect, maximum effect can take up to five days of use. The pain-relieving effects last about six hours after a single dose. After long-term use, in people with normal liver function, effects last 8 to 36 hours. Methadone is usually taken by mouth and rarely by injection into a muscle or vein. Side effects are similar to those of other opioids. These frequently include dizziness, sleepiness, vomiting, and sweating. Serious risks include opioid abuse and respiratory depre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Donovan (actor)
Brian Donovan is an American voice actor. Donovan is best known for his role of Rock Lee from the critically acclaimed ''Naruto'' series. He has reprised his role of Rock Lee in '' Naruto: Shippuden'' and in 2010, he was cast as the voice of Salty in ''Alpha and Omega'' and its sequel. Donovan is also known as the lead role of Davis Motomiya from ''Digimon Adventure 02''. Biography Donovan was set to reprise his role as Davis Motomiya in '' Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna''. Due to the events of the COVID-19 pandemic and a fault in his home studio, however, the role was instead recast to Griffin Burns. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Batalla
Rick Batalla is an actor, theatre director and playwright. Biography He grew up in Santa Monica. He has worked both in front of the camera as a series regular ('' Payne'', ''HUD'', '' True Love''), and as a guest star ('' Married... with Children'', ''Living Single'', ''Brooklyn South'', ''8 Simple Rules'') on various television shows, and in films like ''Eraser'' with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and ''Gia'' with Angelina Jolie. Rick is also involved in LA Theater. He is a founding member of the Troubadour Theater Company, which takes current music, and sets it to the plays of Shakespeare. Plays * ''My Mexican Life'' * ''Blake…Da Musical'', Ovation Award-winning musical about Robert Blake Robert Blake may refer to: Sportspeople * Bob Blake (American football) (1885–1962), American football player * Robbie Blake (born 1976), English footballer * Bob Blake (ice hockey) (1914–2008), American ice hockey player * Rob Blake (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Haven
James Haven (né Voight; born May 11, 1973) is an American actor. He is the son of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand, and the older brother of actress Angelina Jolie. Early life Haven was born on May 11, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, to actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. His younger sister is Angelina Jolie, who became an actress. Their uncles are the singer-songwriter Chip Taylor and the geologist and volcanologist Barry Voight. On his father's side, Haven is of German and Slovak descent,Reitwiesner, William AddamsAncestry of Angelina Jolie 2010, William Addams Reitwiessner Genealogical Services. Retrieved May 24, 2011. and he is of French-Canadian, Dutch, Polish and German ancestry on his mother's side. Although Bertrand said she had Iroquois ancestry, Voight stated that Bertrand was "not seriously Iroquois", and a Huron woman born in 1649 is her only known Native American ancestor.Sessums, KevinWild at Heart. '' Allure''. November 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Considine (actor)
John William Considine III (born January 2, 1935) is an American writer and actor who wrote for, and made numerous appearances in, film and television from 1960 until 2007. Biography Early life Considine was born in 1935 in Los Angeles to producer John Considine Jr. His grandfathers were two pioneering vaudeville impresarios, Alexander Pantages and namesake John Considine Sr. He's the older brother of actor, writer and photographer Tim Considine and the paternal nephew of the late political reporter and newspaper columnist Bob Considine. Career Among the many television series on which Considine has appeared as a guest star are '' Adventures in Paradise'', '' Surfside Six'', ''The Aquanauts'', '' Lock-Up'', ''Sea Hunt'', '' Ripcord'', ''Combat!'', '' Straightaway'', ''My Favorite Martian'', ''The Twilight Zone'', '' The Outer Limits'', ''Perry Mason'', ''The F.B.I.'', ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'', ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''The Rockford Files'', '' The Devlin Connection'', ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Michael Cole
Eric Michael Cole (born September 21, 1976) is an American actor, producer, and editor. Early life Cole was born in Sacramento, California. He grew up in the Pacific Northwest, living in Hillsboro, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. Career His break-through role was in ''White Squall'' (1996) directed by Ridley Scott. Cole appeared in the television film ''Gia'' (1998) with Angelina Jolie. Additionally, he starred in, co-produced and edited ''In Memory of My Father'' (2005). In 2018, he appeared on the Alice in Chains' music videos "The One You Know "The One You Know" is a song by the American Rock music, rock band Alice in Chains, and the first single from the band's sixth studio album, ''Rainier Fog'', released on August 24, 2018. The single was released via Streaming media, streaming on M ..." and " Never Fade". Filmography References External links * *Eric Michael Cole Official Websiteericmichaelcole.com 1976 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Giambalvo
Louis Giambalvo (born February 8, 1945) is an American actor, frequently seen on television in guest roles. Early life and education Giambalvo was born and raised in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, where he attended Catholic school. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and MFA from Harpur College (now Binghamton University) and was a founding member of the avant-garde Colonnades Theater Lab in Greenwich Village, along with other members Danny DeVito and Peter Scolari. In 1979, Giambalvo moved to Los Angeles, California to begin his film and television career. Career His television credits include: ''Barney Miller'', ''Hart to Hart'', '' St. Elsewhere'', ''Hill Street Blues'', ''The Love Boat'', ''Remington Steele'', ''The A-Team'', ''Simon & Simon'', '' Fame'', ''Knots Landing'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', ''Brooklyn South'', '' Ally McBeal'', '' ER'', ''NYPD Blue'' (Mr. Bucci), ''Boston Legal'', ''Without a Trace'', '' CSI'', ''Ugl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Von Wangenheim
Christoph von Wangenheim (21 February 1942 – 9 March 1981) was a German fashion photographer of the late 1960s through the early 1980s. Biography Wangenheim was born in Brieg, during the Second World War, the son of Konrad Freiherr von Wangenheim, an aristocratic German Cavalry officer who became a well-known horse rider at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, winning a gold medal in Team Eventing. In 1944, while serving on the Eastern Front, his father was taken prisoner and held in a POW camp located in the Soviet Union. He remained imprisoned for almost ten years and was found hanged days before his intended release. After studying architecture for a period of time, Wagenheim decided to pursue his interest in photography. In 1965, he moved to New York City where he worked as a photographer's assistant for David Thorpe and James Moore until 1967. He started his own studio the following year and began working for the American edition of ''Harper's Bazaar'', and for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Enberg
Alexander Enberg (born April 5, 1972) is an American actor and film producer. He is sometimes credited as Alex Enberg. Biography Enberg is the son of television screenwriter and producer Jeri Taylor and sportscaster Dick Enberg. Career Actor Enberg has played young Vulcan engineers on two Star Trek series: Taurik on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (''TNG'') and Vorik on '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He also played the reporter on the ''TNG'' episode "Time's Arrow", and the non-canon Crewman Austin Chang in '' Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force'' and '' Star Trek: Elite Force II''. He guest starred in the episode " I’ve Got A Crush On You" of ''Lois & Clark''. In 2007, Enberg played the role of Jason, the crazy theater director, in the independent feature film, ''Never Say Macbeth''. Special effects designer In 2006, Enberg designed the special effects for a short film, ''Fartman: Caught in a Tight Ass'', which aired on ''Howard TV'', Howard Stern's iN Demand Cable Channel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
