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List Of Switched At Birth Characters
'' Switched at Birth'' is an American television drama series centering on Bay Kennish and Daphne Vasquez, who at the age of 15 learn that they were switched at birth. The wealthy Kennish family must struggle with the fact that their biological daughter is deaf from having meningitis as a child and must accept the character of working-class, recovering alcoholic Regina Vasquez, Daphne's single "mother". Bay and Daphne attempt to find out how their lives would have been if they hadn't been switched. The one-hour-long series premiered on June 6, 2011. Main characters Bay Madeline Kennish-Vasquez Played by Vanessa Marano, Bay Madeline Kennish-Vasquez (born Daphne Paloma Vasquez) is the rebellious legal daughter of John and Kathryn Kennish; and biological daughter of Regina Vasquez and Angelo Sorrento. Bay is often bratty, which tends to lead to most of the conflicts within the series, especially with her boyfriends and Daphne. She is shown to be a talented graffiti artist. In the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switched At Birth (TV Series)
''Switched at Birth'' is an American teen and family drama television series that premiered on ABC Family on June 6, 2011. The one-hour scripted drama is set in the Kansas City metropolitan area, and revolves around two teenagers who were switched at birth and grew up in very different environments: one in an affluent suburb, and the other in a working-class neighborhood. According to ABC Family, it is "the first mainstream television series to have multiple deaf and hard-of-hearing series regulars and scenes shot entirely in American Sign Language (ASL)". The show's debut was ABC Family's highest-rated series debut to date. The series won an honorary Peabody Award in 2013, and on July 30, ABC Family ordered a third season which premiered on January 13, 2014. On August 13, 2014, ABC Family renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on January 6, 2015. On October 21, 2015, ABC Family (later rebranded as Freeform) confirmed the series had been renewed for its fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Adler (actor)
Max Adler (born January 17, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dave Karofsky on the television series ''Glee'' (2009–2015). Early life Adler was born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York, the eldest son of Lisa (née Kobrin) and Doug Adler. A year after Adler was born, his family relocated to Fountain Hills, Arizona, then to Scottsdale, Arizona. Adler attended Horizon High School, where he was a First Chair All-State show choir member. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. Adler has a younger brother named Jake, born in 1992. Career After various roles in a number of productions, Adler was cast in a minor recurring role in the Fox television series ''Glee'' as school jock and bully Dave Karofsky. ''Glee'' creator Ryan Murphy was impressed with his acting and wanted to write more with him. In the November 2010 episode "Never Been Kissed", written to tackle the issue of LGBT youth bullying, Karofsky is revealed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyle DiMarco
Nyle DiMarco (born May 8, 1989) is an American model, actor, and deaf activist. In 2015, DiMarco was the winner of The CW's reality television series ''America's Next Top Model'' in season 22, becoming the second male winner and the first deaf winner. In the following year, he and professional dance partner Peta Murgatroyd were the winners of the ABC televised dance competition '' Dancing with the Stars'' in season 22. Early life DiMarco was born in Queens, New York as Nyle Thompson, explaining in 2016 that at some unspecified point, "We changed our last name from Thompson to DiMarco (our mother's maiden name)." He is of English, Scottish, Italian and German descent. DiMarco grew up in Frederick, Maryland, where he attended the Maryland School for the Deaf, and went on to graduate from Gallaudet University in 2013, with a degree in mathematics. American Sign Language (ASL) is his native language but he uses English fluently in writing. Nyle also gets by with lip reading and no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RJ Mitte
Roy Frank "RJ" Mitte III (; born August 21, 1992) is an American actor, best known for playing Walter "Flynn" White Jr. on the AMC series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013). Like his character on the show, he has cerebral palsy. After moving to Hollywood in 2006, he began training with a personal talent manager. They sought acting opportunities where his disability would serve to educate viewers, which led him to audition for the role in ''Breaking Bad''.RJ Mitte — Breaking Bad Is Good Interview ABILITY Magazine. Early life Mitte was born in . He was delivered by emergency[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassi Thomson
Cassi Nicole Thomson (born 14 August 1993) is an Australian-born American actress and singer. She is known for her recurring role as Cara Lynn Walker in the television series ''Big Love'' and for her role as Nikki Papagus on the series '' Switched at Birth''. She has also guest starred in several television series, such as ''Without a Trace'', '' ER'', ''House M.D.'', and ''CSI: Miami''. Life and career Thomson was born in Queensland, Australia. She lived on a ranch in Vanuatu until she was 5 years old after which her family moved to New Haven, Missouri, in the United States. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Thomson is an actress, appearing on film and television. She played recurring roles in the TV shows ''Big Love'' and '' Switched at Birth''. She co-starred in the small-budget movie Cop Dog at age 15 in 2008. She starred in the 2014 reboot film ''Left Behind'' with Nicolas Cage and Chad Michael Murray. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geocaching
Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world. As of 2021 there were over a million active players in the United States. Geocaching can be considered a Location-based game. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook and sometimes a pen or pencil. The geocacher signs the log with their established code name and dates it, in order to prove that they found the cache. After signing the log, the cache must be placed back exactly where the person found it. Larger containers such as plastic storage containers (Tupperware or similar) or ammo boxes can also contain items for trading, such as toys or trinkets, usually of more sentimental worth than financial. Geocaching shares many aspects with benchmarking, trigp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Kane (actor)
Matt Kane (born Matthew Robert Kane, 18 January 1991) is an English-American actor, writer and director with US dual citizenship. Early life Kane was born in Bristol and educated at The Castle School, and attended acting classes at the ITV West Television Workshop in Bristol, where he performed in numerous theatre productions and short films. Career Kane is best known for playing the main role of 18-year-old Stephen Mackinnon in the BBC teen drama series ''The Cut'', alongside Samuell Benta, Lara Goodison, Connor Scarlett and Tosin Cole. He appeared prominently in the first two seasons of the drama series, but had a less important role in Series 3, appearing in four episodes out of twelve. His acting experience includes appearances in the BBC drama ''Casualty'', Channel 4's ''Skins'', the independent film '' The Dinosaur Project'' as Luke, Jace in ABC Family's '' Switched at Birth'' and as John Darling in Season 3 of ABC's ''Once Upon a Time''. His feature directorial debut ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Ilonzeh
Annette Ngozi Ilonzeh (born August 23, 1983) is a Nigerian-American actress. From 2010 to 2011, she played Maya Ward on the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'', and later starred as Kate Prince in the short-lived ABC reboot of ''Charlie's Angels''. She later had recurring roles on shows such as ''Arrow'', ''Drop Dead Diva'' and ''Empire''. In 2017, Ilonzeh played Kidada Jones in the biographical drama film ''All Eyez on Me'', and starred in the thriller '' 'Til Death Do Us Part''. In 2018, she started co-starring as Emily Foster in the NBC drama '' Chicago Fire''. Life and career Ilonzeh was born in Grapevine, Texas, and went to Colleyville Heritage High School. Her father is a Nigerian of Igbo descent, and her mother is white. In 2007, she made her television debut in an episode of the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother''. She had bit roles in the movies '' He's Just Not That Into You'', '' Miss March'' and '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief''. Ilon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Butler
Austin Robert Butler (born August 17, 1991) is an American actor. He began his career on television, first in roles on the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon and later on teen dramas, including recurring parts on The CW's ''Life Unexpected'' (2010–2011) and '' Switched at Birth'' (2011–2012). He gained recognition for starring in ''The Carrie Diaries'' (2013–2014) and ''The Shannara Chronicles'' (2016–2017). Butler made his Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of ''The Iceman Cometh'' and played Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino's film ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' (2019). In 2022, he achieved worldwide recognition for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Elvis Presley in the musical biopic ''Elvis'', winning the AACTA Award for Best Actor and receiving a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. Early life Butler was born on August 17, 1991, in Anaheim, California, the son of Lori Anne (née Howell), an aesthetician, and David Butler. The two divorced when he was seven. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Michael Davis
Charles Michael Davis (born December 1, 1984) is an American actor, model, producer, and director. He is best known for his roles as Marcel Gerard on The CW television drama '' The Originals'' (2013–2018) and Zane Anders on the TV Land original series '' Younger'' (2017–2021). He also starred as Special Agent Quentin Carter on '' NCIS: New Orleans''. Life and career Davis was born in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Stebbins High School in the Dayton suburb of Riverside and from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is of African American and Filipino descent. His father is from Kentucky and his mother is from Manila. Davis got his start at an Actors, Models, and Talent for Christ (AMTC) event. Davis has done print modeling and commercials for Nike and FootLocker. Davis has had guest and recurring appearances in several notable television shows, including ''That's So Raven'', '' Switched at Birth'', and ''Grey's Anatomy''. In 2011, he landed a recurring role on BET's ''The G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Redford
David Blair Redford (born July 27, 1983) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles such as Scotty Grainger on ''The Young and the Restless'', Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on ''Passions'', Ethan Whitehorse on ''The Lying Game'', Tyler "Ty" Mendoza on '' Switched at Birth'' and Simon Waverly on '' Satisfaction'' and Thunderbird on '' The Gifted.'' Early life Redford grew up in the suburb of Canton, Georgia and attended Sequoyah High School. He is of Irish, French, German and Native American descent. He worked for several summers in Georgia's Renaissance Festival performing and doing stunts, creating a pirate character named "Rusty Compass." He is an avid tennis player, and turned down scholarships upon graduating high school in order to act. Career Redford got his start with a win in a Warner Bros. open call that granted him a seat as a team member of the WB Road Crew. After about a year and a half on the Road Crew, he moved to Los Angeles. After a short time there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maiara Walsh
Maiara Kylior Walsh (born February 18, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She played Ana Solis on the sixth season of the ABC show ''Desperate Housewives'', Meena Paroom on the Disney Channel sitcom ''Cory in the House'' and Simone Sinclair on the ABC Family series '' Switched at Birth''. Early life Walsh was born in Seattle, Washington, to a Brazilian mother and an American father. Her family moved to São Paulo, Brazil when she was one year old where Portuguese became her first language. After a few years, they moved back to Seattle where Maiara took an interest in music and the arts, diving into every musical and play offered by her school. At 11, she moved to Simi Valley, California to pursue her acting career and graduated from Royal High School. Career In 2010, Walsh guest-starred on CW's ''The Vampire Diaries'' as Sarah. In 2011 she co-starred in ''Mean Girls 2'' as Mandi Weatherly, an A-list cliché girl also known as a "Plastic". Walsh was also on the '' Dr. Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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