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Huge (TV Series)
''Huge'' is an American teen drama television series that aired on ABC Family. The series is based on the young adult novel series of the same name by Sasha Paley. The hour-long drama series revolves around eight teens sent to a summer weight loss camp called Camp Victory. Winnie Holzman (creator of ''My So-Called Life'') and her daughter Savannah Dooley wrote the plot. Casting began in January, with production beginning in April 2010. The series premiered on June 28, 2010, at 9 p.m. with 2.53 million viewers. On October 4, 2010, ABC Family announced that ''Huge'' was not getting an extra episode order, therefore canceling the show. Cast and characters * Nikki Blonsky as Willamena ("Will") Rader – sardonic and opinionated, she resents being sent to fat camp by her parents. She thinks that "fat camp" teaches campers to hate their bodies, and rather than hate her extra weight, she'd rather embrace it. She's regularly rude and sarcastic, but through her relationship with Becca and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Drama
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panic Attack
Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear and discomfort that may include palpitations, sweating, chest pain or chest discomfort, shortness of breath, trembling, dizziness, numbness, confusion, or a feeling of impending doom or of losing control. Typically, symptoms reach a peak within ten minutes of onset, and last for roughly 30 minutes, but the duration can vary from seconds to hours. Although they can be extremely frightening and distressing, panic attacks themselves are not physically dangerous. The essential features of panic attacks remain unchanged, although the complicated DSM-IV terminology for describing different types of panic attacks (i.e., situationally bound/cued, situationally predisposed, and unexpected/uncued) is replaced with the terms unexpected and expected panic attacks. Panic attacks function as a marker and prognostic factor for severity of diagnosis, course, and comorbidity across an array of disorders, including but not limited to anxiety disord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Lagomarsino
Ron Lagomarsino is an American film, theatre and television director. Life and education Lagomarsino is from San Francisco, California. He is an alumnus of Santa Clara University and Tisch School of the Arts. Directing credits His television credits include ''Pretty Little Liars'', ''The Unit'', ''Once and Again'', ''Ghost Whisperer'', ''The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire'', '' Big Shots'', '' Homefront'', ''Picket Fences'', ''The Trials of Rosie O'Neill'', ''My So-Called Life'', ''What About Brian'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Joan of Arcadia'', ''Side Order of Life'', ''Shark'', '' Another World'', ''thirtysomething'', ''One Life to Live'', ''Running Mates'', ''Hart of Dixie'', ''Baby Boom'', ''Hooperman'', ''Love Monkey'', ''Snowglobe'', ''Century City'', ''My Sister's Keeper'', '' The Fosters'', ''Pop Rocks and Mistresses'' Awards and nominations In 1985, Lagomarsino was nominated for a Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Director of a Play, for the play, '' Digby''. Two years later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Liddi-Brown
Allison Liddi-Brown is an American television director and producer. Liddi-Brown received her B.A. in Drama and her M.F.A. in Directing from the University of California, Irvine, where she studied under Professor Keith Fowler. She made her television directorial debut on the first season of the Nickelodeon series, ''The Secret World of Alex Mack''. She then went on to direct episodes for a number of notable television series namely, ''The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo'', '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', ''Even Stevens'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''CSI: NY'', ''Chuck'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', '' Friday Night Lights'' and ''Gossip Girl'' among other series. In 2010, Brown won the Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Children's Program for directing the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Princess Protection Program'' starring Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tia Texada
Tia Texada (born December 14, 1971) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Sgt. Maritza Cruz on the NBC series ''Third Watch'', and her recurring role as an undercover agent Ribera on ''The Unit'' for CBS. Other roles include, ''In Plain Sight'', '' Saving Grace'', ''Chuck'' for NBC, HBO's ''Mind of the Married Man'', ''Everybody Hates Chris'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Batman Beyond'', ''Static Shock'', '' Firebreather'', and ''Handy Manny''. She was the voice of Maybelline New York for 15 years, the number-one selling cosmetic brand in the world, appearing prominently in the brand’s "Maybe Shes Born With it... Maybe It's Maybelline" campaign, which was named Brand of the Year and Launch of the Year for Lash Sensational. She was the first female live announcer for the ESPY Awards, where she worked alongside Justin Timberlake, Jamie Foxx, LeBron James, and Samuel L. Jackson for seven years. She was the voice of the winning Golden Trailer award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Dooley
Paul Dooley (born Paul Brown; February 22, 1928) is an American character actor, writer and comedian. He is known for his roles in ''Breaking Away'', ''Sixteen Candles'', and ''Popeye''. Early life Dooley was born Paul Brown on February 22, 1928, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Ruth Irene (née Barringer), a homemaker, and Pete James Brown, a factory worker. He has said that Parkersburg had few attractions that interested him, as there were not many cultural opportunities. He enjoyed listening to comedians on the radio, especially Jimmy Durante. Dooley was a cartoonist as a youth and drew a strip for a local paper in Parkersburg. In 1946, he joined the United States Navy and served for 2 years before then returning home and graduating from West Virginia University in 1952. Career After graduating from West Virginia University, Dooley went to New York City to try his luck in the entertainment industry. He initially found work as a clown for children's birthday pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asexuality
Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity. It may be considered a sexual orientation or the lack thereof. It may also be categorized more widely, to include a broad spectrum of asexual sub-identities. Asexuality is distinct from abstention from sexual activity and from celibacy, which are behavioral and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal, social, or religious beliefs. Sexual orientation, unlike sexual behavior, is believed to be "enduring". Some asexual people engage in sexual activity despite lacking sexual attraction or a desire for sex, for a number of reasons, such as a desire to physically pleasure themselves or romantic partners, or a desire to have children. Acceptance of asexuality as a sexual orientation and field of scientific research is still relatively new, as a growing body of research from both sociological and psychological perspectives has begun to deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Jarman
Zoe Anne Jarman (born December 16, 1982) is an American actress, comedian and writer best known for her roles on ''Huge'' and ''The Mindy Project''. Biography Jarman was raised in Nashville, Tennessee and a 2001 graduate from Hillsboro High School. Jarman's career has mostly concentrated on comedic performances. Her best known roles are Poppy in the 2010 ABC Family series ''Huge'', and Betsy Putch on the first two seasons of the FOX sitcom ''The Mindy Project''. She has also made guest appearances on ''The Office'', '' The Birthday Boys'', and ''Modern Family''. Jarman is a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, where she has performed her multiple one-woman shows. Jarman is also a screenwriter, and has written for the Comedy Central series ''Workaholics'' and the Netflix series ''Master of None ''Master of None'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series, which was released for streaming on November 6, 2015, on Netflix. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is a twelve-step program founded in 1960 for people with problems related to food including, but not limited to, compulsive overeaters, those with binge eating disorder, bulimics and anorexics. Anyone with a problematic relationship with food is welcomed; OA's Third Tradition states that the only requirement for memberships is a desire to stop eating compulsively. OA was founded by Rozanne S. and two other women in January 1960. The organization's headquarters, or World Service Office, is located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Overeaters Anonymous estimates its membership at over 60,000 people in about 6,500 groups meeting in over 75 countries. OA has developed its own literature specifically for those who eat compulsively but also uses the Alcoholics Anonymous books ''Alcoholics Anonymous'' and ''Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions''. The First Step of OA begins with the admission of powerlessness over food; the next eleven steps are intended to bring memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Wysocki
Jacob Wysocki (born June 20, 1990) is an American actor and comedian. Life and career Wysocki became interested in acting while still in high school. During these years, he also performed with ComedySportz and started to act in school plays. Afterwards he was cast as ''Dante Piznarski'' in the ABC Family drama series ''Huge''. He took his first leading role in 2011 alongside John C. Reilly in the dramedy ''Terri''. latimes.com, access date 26 April 201 In 2014 he starred in the horror movie '' Unfriended
''Unfriended'' is a 2014 computer screen supernatural horror film directed by Levan Gabriadze and p ...
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Harvey Guillén
Javier "Harvey" Guillén (; born ) is an American actor who is best known for his role as the human familiar Guillermo de la Cruz in the 2019 television series ''What We Do in the Shadows''. Career Guillén has appeared in recurring roles on a number of television series, such as Alistair Delgado on ''Huge'' (2010), Cousin Blobbin on ''The Thundermans'' (2013–2018), George Reyes in '' Eye Candy'' (2015), and Benedict Fenwick on '' The Magicians'' (2017–2018). He also appeared in the 2013 film ''The Internship''. Beginning in 2019, Guillén has played the role of Guillermo, the vampires' human familiar, in the FX television series ''What We Do in the Shadows''.Stuever, Hank"''What We Do in the Shadows'' finds a little life left in the mockumentary format" ''The Chicago Tribune'', March 26, 2019 He was also set to appear in Quibi's science fiction drama series ''Don't Look Deeper'', before the platform shut down in December 2020. Guillén has received considerable acclaim fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
