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Jennifer Gimenez
Jennifer Gimenez is an American model, actress, reality television personality, and addiction recovery advocate. She has appeared in music videos for Tupac Shakur, Babyface and Mick Jagger, in films such as ''Blow'', ''Vanilla Sky'', '' The Sweetest Thing'', and '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'', and on TV shows such as '' The Bold and the Beautiful'' and ''Karen Sisco''. She ranked 77 on '' Maxim'' magazine's 2001 Hot 100 list. She has appeared as the sober living House Manager for the VH1 reality television series, ''Sober House'',"Sober House 2 With Dr. Drew – Peep the Cast" . February 25, 2010 a spinoff of '' |
John Cusack
John Paul Cusack (; born June 28, 1966)(28 June 1996)Today's birthdays ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', ("Actors John Cusack is 30") is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and political activist. He is a son of filmmaker Dick Cusack, and his older sisters are actresses Joan and Ann Cusack. Cusack began acting in films during the 1980s, starring in coming-of-age dramedies such as ''The Sure Thing'' (1985), '' Better Off Dead'' (1985), and '' Say Anything...'' (1989). He then started appearing in independent films such as ''Eight Men Out'' (1988), '' The Grifters'' (1990), '' True Colors'' (1991), and ''Bullets Over Broadway'' (1994). Cusack began appearing as a leading man in such film as the comedic films ''Grosse Pointe Blank'' (1997), the action thriller ''Con Air'' (1997), the animated musical ''Anastasia'' (1997), the psychological drama ''Being John Malkovich'' (1999), and the romantic comedies '' High Fidelity'' (2000), ''America's Sweethearts'' (2001), '' Serendipity'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amateur Porn Star Killer
''Amateur Porn Star Killer'' is an American horror film series, currently consisting of three films. Created by Shane Ryan, the original film was theatrically released in 2007. First film The first chapter of the series is a mockumentary about a snuff film shot, mainly consisting in a confrontation between the director of the snuff (played by the same Shane Ryan) and his 13-years-old victim (Michiko Jimenez). According to Ryan, it was filmed in one weekend. The film received mixed reviews. According to the book ''From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse'', the film is "a postmodern take on the transgressive reality film, using the genre's format as a position from which to critique it". DVD Verdict's critic Gordon Sullivan panned the film, writing that it could be interesting as a 15-minute short, and referring to it as "boring" and lacking both "a competent audiovisual scheme and a compelling narrative". Sequels The other chapters of the film reprise the scheme of the first fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shareeka Epps
Shareeka Epps (born July 11, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for starring in the 2006 film '' Half Nelson'', alongside Ryan Gosling. She won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in the film. Life and career After being discovered in junior high school, Epps starred in the low budget, short film ''Gowanus, Brooklyn'' alongside Matt Kerr, playing the role of "Drey", a high school student. The short film won the Short Filmmaking Award at "Sundance Film Festival" in 2004. The success of ''Gowanus, Brooklyn'' led to a full-length feature film, '' Half Nelson''. Released August 11, 2006 the story concerns an inner city middle-school teacher who forms a friendship with one of his students after she discovers that he has a drug habit. Epps reprised her role as "Drey" and the role of the teacher was replaced by Ryan Gosling. The film also starred rising star Anthony Mackie. For '' Half Nelson'', Epps won the Gotham Independent Film Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Pasquale
Steven Pasquale (pronounced ; born November 18, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the New York City Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician Sean Garrity in the series '' Rescue Me''. He made his television debut on the HBO series '' Six Feet Under'', playing a love interest for David. He has also starred in the film '' Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'', and as Scott in '' American Son'', on both stage and screen. Life and career Pasquale was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He attended Bishop McDevitt High School, a Roman Catholic school in Harrisburg, PA. He attended the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University as a theatre major for one semester before moving to New York, where he starred in numerous theatre productions. He originated the role of Fabrizio in the Seattle cast of '' The Light in the Piazza.'' However, scheduling conflicts with '' Rescue Me'' prevented him from reprising the role on Broadway, a disappointment he described as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiko Aylesworth
Reiko M. Aylesworth (born December 9, 1972) is an American film, television and stage actress, best known for her role on the television series '' 24'' as Michelle Dessler. Early life, career start Aylesworth was born December 9, 1972, in Evanston, Illinois, and is of Dutch, Welsh, and Japanese ancestry. Her given name ''Reiko'' (礼子) is Japanese; her surname Aylesworth is English. She lived in Springfield, Illinois, from 1987 to 1988, where she first became interested in acting. After understudying in several productions at the Springfield Theatre Centre, Aylesworth was cast in the role of Consuelo in ''West Side Story'', while her family was preparing to move to Seattle, Washington. When her family left for Seattle, she remained in Springfield with family friends for the duration of the play's run.Nick Rogers, "All in a Day's Work; '24' Actress Landed Her First Role in Springfield," ''State Journal-Register'', February 6, 2003, Entertainment Section. After joining her family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Strause
Greg and Colin Strause, known professionally as The Brothers Strause, are American film directors, producers and special effects artists. They are known for directing the 2007 film '' Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'' and the 2010 film '' Skyline.'' The brother duo are also founders of Hydraulx, a special effects company. Life and career They began experimenting with visual effects in their early teens using Amiga computers. In 1995, they moved to Los Angeles and started working on the special effects for films such as '' The Nutty Professor'' (1996) and '' The X-Files''. In 1996, they formed a digital effects company with partners Edson Williams and Mat Beck that was called Pixel Envy, which they worked on until 2002. From there they moved on to big-budget films such as '' Volcano'' and the iceberg sequence of James Cameron's Academy Award-winning '' Titanic''. They then broke into the music video and commercial arena, handling the special effects for artists such as U2, Britn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Strause
Greg and Colin Strause, known professionally as The Brothers Strause, are American film directors, producers and special effects artists. They are known for directing the 2007 film '' Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'' and the 2010 film '' Skyline.'' The brother duo are also founders of Hydraulx, a special effects company. Life and career They began experimenting with visual effects in their early teens using Amiga computers. In 1995, they moved to Los Angeles and started working on the special effects for films such as '' The Nutty Professor'' (1996) and '' The X-Files''. In 1996, they formed a digital effects company with partners Edson Williams and Mat Beck that was called Pixel Envy, which they worked on until 2002. From there they moved on to big-budget films such as '' Volcano'' and the iceberg sequence of James Cameron's Academy Award-winning '' Titanic''. They then broke into the music video and commercial arena, handling the special effects for artists such as U2, Britn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Requiem
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal. It is usually, but not necessarily, celebrated in the context of a funeral (when it is often called a Funeral Mass). Musical settings of the propers of the Requiem Mass are also called Requiems, and the term has subsequently been applied to other musical compositions associated with death, dying, and mourning, even when they lack religious or liturgical relevance. The term is also used for similar ceremonies outside the Roman Catholic Church, especially in Western Rite Orthodox Christianity, the Anglo-Catholic tradition of Anglicanism, and in certain Lutheran churches. A comparable service, with a wholly different ritual form and texts, exists in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches as well a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dedee Pfeiffer
Dorothy Diane "Dedee" Pfeiffer (born January 1, 1964) is an American actress, the younger sister of Michelle Pfeiffer. She began her career appearing in films include ''Vamp (film), Vamp'' (1986), ''The Allnighter (film), The Allnighter'' (1987) and ''The Horror Show'' (1989). Pfeiffer later starred as Cybill's daughter, Rachel, in the CBS sitcom ''Cybill'' (1995-1997) and as Sheri DeCarlo-Winston in the UPN sitcom ''For Your Love (TV series), For Your Love'' (1998-2002). In 2020, she began starring as Denise Brisbane in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC crime drama series, ''Big Sky (American TV series), Big Sky.'' Early life Pfeiffer was born on January 1, 1964, in Midway City, California, the daughter of Donna (''née'' Taverna), a homemaker, and Richard Pfeiffer, a heating and air-conditioning contractor. She is the younger sister of actress Michelle Pfeiffer. She also has an older brother, Rick, and a younger sister, Lori. Her parents were originally from North Dakota. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Harper (director) , American composer and musician
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Scott Harper may refer to: * Scott Harper (candidate), Democratic candidate for Illinois's 13th congressional district * Scott Harper (composer) Scott Elder Harper (born Scott Gleckler; December 22, 1952) is an American composer, arranger and musician for motion picture and television scores and orchestra, as well as a multi-instrumentalist, conductor, and session-player for pop music. Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
