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Lauren German
Lauren Christine German is an American actress. She had her first major role in the 2002 teen romantic drama film ''A Walk to Remember'', followed by roles in the horror films ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2003) and '' Hostel: Part II'' (2007). From 2011 to 2012, German had a main role as DHS agent Lori Weston in the second season of the CBS police drama ''Hawaii Five-0'', and from 2012 to 2015, she starred as Leslie Shay in the NBC drama '' Chicago Fire''. From 2016-2021, she appeared as detective Chloe Decker in the American fantasy comedy-drama ''Lucifer''. Early life German was born in the Orange County suburb of Huntington Beach, California Her father Richard German is a vascular surgeon. Her paternal grandfather, James German, was Dutch; born in Amsterdam in 1909. He immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands with his family as a child. The remainder of Lauren's ancestry is English. She attended Los Alamitos High School and Orange County High School of the Arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is commonly known simply as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con or SDCC. The convention was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970 by a group of San Diegans that included Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger, Ron Graf, and Mike Towry; later, it was called the "San Diego Comic Book Convention", Dorf said during an interview that he hoped the first Con would bring in 500 attendees. It is a four-day event (Thursday–Sunday) held during the summer (in July since 2003) at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. On the Wednesday evening prior to the official opening, professionals, exhibitors, and pre-registered guests for all four days can attend a pre-event "Preview Night" to give attendees the opportunity to walk the exhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange County High School Of The Arts
Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA, ), is a 7th–12th grade public charter school located in downtown Santa Ana, California. The school caters to middle and high school students with talents in the performing, visual, literary arts, culinary arts and more. The educational program prepares students for higher education institutions or employment in the professional arts industry. In 2010 the school's academic and arts programs were ranked with silver medal status in the '' U.S. News & World Report'' "Best High Schools" list. In 2012 the school changed its name from Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA) to its current name, Orange County School of the Arts. History Originally, this arts program began in 1983 as Los Al Players, a summer musical theatre camp for ages 4 – 16 founded by Terry Bigelow, Jean Parks, and Ralph Opacic in Los Alamitos, CA. Los Al Players grew into the Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA) in 1987 and reorganized as a public charte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standing Still (film)
''Standing Still'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Matthew Cole Weiss and starring an ensemble cast including Adam Garcia, Amy Adams, Aaron Stanford, Melissa Sagemiller, Jon Abrahams, Mena Suvari, Colin Hanks and James Van Der Beek. Written by Matthew Perniciaro and Timm Sharp, the film is about a group of lifelong friends who reunite at a wedding and revisit their complicated relationships of the past. The film was Matthew Cole Weiss's feature film debut as a director. Plot The day before the wedding of Elise and Michael in LA, their college friends gather to attend the bachelor and bachelorette parties and then the ceremony the next day. Rich and Samantha are the best man and maid of honor, and themselves a couple, although Rich is wary of the idea of marriage, while Samantha is pushing him to consider it, while hiding her pregnancy from him. Sam Malone, nicknamed "Pockets" because he can always find the right item in his pockets (and to mask the fact that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Killers
''Born Killers'' (also known as ''Piggy Banks'') is a 2005 American crime drama film directed by Morgan J. Freeman and starring Jake Muxworthy, Lauren German, Tom Sizemore, Kelli Garner, and Gabriel Mann. It was released on DVD on December 11, 2007, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Cast * Jake Muxworthy as John * Gabriel Mann as Michael * Tom Sizemore as Dad * Lauren German as Gertle * Kelli Garner as Archer * Dylan Sprouse as Young John * Lin Shaye as Willow Production Principal photography took place in Utah. Sexual misconduct allegations During the making of the film in 2003, Tom Sizemore was told to leave the set after he allegedly touched the genitals of an anonymous child actress. Sizemore denied any wrongdoing, and was allowed back on the film set after the Salt Lake County prosecutor's office decided against going forward with the case "due to witness and evidence problems." In May 2018, the unnamed actress, then aged 26, filed a lawsuit seeking at least $3 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Biel
Jessica Claire Timberlake (née Biel ; born March 3, 1982) is an American actress and model. She has received various accolades, including a Young Artist Award, and nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as Mary Camden in the family drama series ''7th Heaven (TV series), 7th Heaven'' (1996–2006), in which she achieved recognition. In 1997, Biel won the 19th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Performer in a Feature Film, Young Artist Award for her role in the drama film ''Ulee's Gold''. She received further recognition for her lead role as Sally Hardesty, Erin Hardesty in the horror film ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2003). Biel has since starred in such films as ''The Rules of Attraction (film), The Rules of Attraction'' (2002), ''Blade: Trinity'' (2004), ''Stealth (film), Stealth'' (2005), ''The Illusionist (2006 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Ranger (2003 TV Movie)
''The Lone Ranger'' is a 2003 American western action television film. It was an attempt by The WB to revive the ''Lone Ranger'' franchise for a new generation. The character first appeared in 1933 in a radio show conceived either by WXYZ (Detroit) radio station owner George W. Trendle, or by Fran Striker, the show's writer. The radio series proved to be a hit and spawned a series of books (largely written by Striker), an equally popular television show that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several movies. The film, intended as a pilot for a new television series, stars Chad Michael Murray as the Lone Ranger (the name of the Ranger's secret identity was changed from "John Reid" to "Luke Hartman") and Nathaniel Arcand as his Native American companion Tonto. Plot This version takes a look at the character in the years before he became a legend. It all begins with the introduction of Luke Hartman, a 20-year-old Boston law student who witnesses the murder of his brother, a T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Walk To Remember (novel)
''A Walk to Remember'' is a novel by American writer Nicholas Sparks, released in October 1999. The novel, set in 1958–1959 in Beaufort, North Carolina, is a story of two teenagers who fall in love with each other despite the disparity of their personalities. ''A Walk to Remember'' is adapted in the film of the same name. Writing Sparks wrote the manuscripts for ''A Walk to Remember'', his third novel, in the summer of 1999. He wrote it in North Carolina, which is the setting of the novel. Like his first published novel ''The Notebook'', the prologue to ''A Walk to Remember'' was written last. The title ''A Walk to Remember'' was taken from one of the tail end pages of the novel: "In every way, a walk to remember." The novel is written in first-person, and its narrator is a seventeen-year-old boy, living in the 1950s. The novel was inspired by Sparks' sister, Danielle Sparks Lewis, who later died of cancer in June 2000. Although the story is largely fictional, certain parts were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and philanthropist. He has published twenty-three novels and two non-fiction books, some of which have been ''New York Times'' bestsellers, with over 115 million copies sold worldwide in more than 50 languages. Eleven of his novels have been adapted to film, including '' The Choice'', '' The Longest Ride'', '' The Best of Me'', '' Safe Haven'' (on all of which he served as a producer), '' The Lucky One'', ''Message in a Bottle'', ''A Walk to Remember'', ''Nights in Rodanthe'', '' Dear John'', '' The Last Song'', and ''The Notebook''. Sparks lives in North Carolina, where he contributes to a variety of local and national charities. He also sets many of his novels in that area. In 2011, he launched the Nicholas Sparks Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to improving cultural and international understanding through global education experiences for students of all ages. Early life N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her debut single, "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Her debut studio album, '' So Real'' (1999), received a platinum certification from the RIAA. The title single from her reissue of ''So Real'', " I Wanna Be With You" (2000), became Moore's first top 40 song in the US, peaking at number 24 on the Hot 100. Moore subsequently released the studio albums ''Mandy Moore'' (2001), ''Coverage'' (2003), ''Wild Hope'' (2007), '' Amanda Leigh'' (2009), '' Silver Landings'' (2020), and '' In Real Life'' (2022). Overall Moore has sold 2.7 million albums in the US according to Billboard. Moore made her feature film debut in 2001, with a minor voice role in the comedy film '' Dr. Dolittle 2'', before starring as Lana Thomas in the comedy film ''The Princess Diaries''. She received recognition for her starring role as Jamie Sullivan in the romantic dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane West
Shannon Bruce Snaith (born June 10, 1978), better known as Shane West, is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He is known for his portrayal of Eli Sammler in the ABC family drama '' Once and Again'', Landon Carter in ''A Walk to Remember'', Dr. Ray Barnett in the NBC medical drama '' ER'', Michael Bishop in The CW spy drama ''Nikita'' and in the WGN fantasy adventure historical drama '' Salem'' as John Alden. West received critical acclaim for his performance portraying Darby Crash in the biopic '' What We Do Is Secret''. As well as acting, West has performed with punk rock band the Germs, Jonny Was, and the Twilight Creeps. Early life West was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Leah Catherine ( Launey), a lawyer, and Don Snaith, a drugstore owner.Shane West - Biography ''Yahoo! Movies'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Walk To Remember
''A Walk to Remember'' is a 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Adam Shankman and written by Karen Janszen, based on Nicholas Sparks' 1999 novel of the same name. The film stars Shane West, Mandy Moore, Peter Coyote and Daryl Hannah, and was produced by Denise Di Novi and Hunt Lowry for Warner Bros. Pictures. The novel's 1950s setting was changed to the late 1990s to early 2000s for the film, as the producers were concerned it might not appeal to teenage audiences. The film was shot in the summer of 2001 for 39 days in Wilmington, North Carolina, with many of the sets borrowed from the television series ''Dawson's Creek''. The film, as with the book, is dedicated to Sparks' sister Danielle, whose cancer-afflicted life inspired the story. ''A Walk to Remember'' was theatrically released on January 25, 2002, and was a box office success, grossing $47.5 million against its $11.8 million budget. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxim (magazine)
''Maxim'' is an international men's magazine, devised and launched in the UK in 1995, but based in New York City since 1997, and prominent for its photography of actors, singers, and female models whose careers are at a current peak. ''Maxim'' has a circulation of about 9 million readers each month. Maxim Digital reaches more than 4 million unique viewers each month. ''Maxim'' magazine publishes 16 editions, sold in 75 countries worldwide. History ''Maxim'' was founded by Felix Dennis in 1995 and expanded to the United States in 1997. ''Maxim'' has expanded into many other countries, including Australia. In 1999, MaximOnline.com (now maxim.com) was created. It contains content not included in the print version, and focuses on the same general topics, along with exclusive sections such as the "Girls of ''Maxim''" galleries and the "Joke of the Day". "Maxim Video" contains video clips of interviews, music videos, photo shoots, and original content. On December 2001, Edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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