|
Little Shop (TV Show)
''Little Shop'' is a 1991 animated fantasy comedy television series that aired on Saturday mornings on the Fox Kids TV network, about a teenager and a giant talking plant. ''Little Shop'' was based on the 1960 Roger Corman film ''The Little Shop of Horrors''; Corman served as a consultant. The concept of the adaptation is credited to Ellen Levy and Mark Edward Edens, and the series was produced by Tom Tataranowicz. The horror elements in previous versions of the story, in which characters are eaten by the plant, are toned down for children in this series. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Marvel Productions. The series is not available on Disney+. Synopsis Self-proclaimed nerd Seymour Krelborn, an adolescent boy who works in a flower shop, is friends with a talking Venus flytrap named Junior. Junior sprouts from a 200-million-year-old seed and has the ability to talk and hypnotize people. Only Seymour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Shop Of Horrors
''The Little Shop of Horrors'' is a 1960 American horror comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a farce about an inadequate florist's assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human blood. The film's concept may have been inspired by "Green Thoughts", a 1932 story by John Collier about a man-eating plant. Hollywood writer Dennis McDougal suggests that Griffith may have been influenced by Arthur C. Clarke's 1956 science fiction short story "The Reluctant Orchid" (which was in turn inspired by the 1905 H. G. Wells story "The Flowering of the Strange Orchid"). The film stars Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, and Dick Miller, who had all worked for Corman on previous films. Produced under the title ''The Passionate People Eater'', the film employs an original style of humor, combining dark comedy with farce and incorporating Jewish humor and elements of spoof. ''The Little Shop of Horrors'' was shot on a budget of $28,000 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus Flytrap
The Venus flytrap (''Dionaea muscipula'') is a carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United States in North Carolina and South Carolina. It catches its prey—chiefly insects and arachnids—with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves, which is triggered by tiny hairs (called "trigger hairs" or "sensitive hairs") on their inner surfaces. When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves contacts a hair, the trap prepares to close, snapping shut only if another contact occurs within approximately twenty seconds of the first strike. Triggers may occur with a tenth of a second of contact. The requirement of redundant triggering in this mechanism serves as a safeguard against wasting energy by trapping objects with no nutritional value, and the plant will only begin digestion after five more stimuli to ensure it has caught a live bug worthy of consumption. ''Dionaea'' is a monotypic genus closely relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Jones (voice Actor)
Richard Jones (born c. 1957) is a Canadian voice actor, voice director, writer and content developer. Since 1982, he has worked with Fox, Disney, Universal, Hanna-Barbera, Alphanim, Cinar and Nelvana. Jones has been nominated for a Gemini Award twice in 1988 and 2003. Bio During his early years, Rick obtained an undergraduate degree in biology. Whilst he was working on a geology thesis, a friend from Carleton University working at the school radio station asked him to do a voice for an ad, which helped start Rick's career. His first work was in the special ''The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings''. Filmography Voice work - series and games * ''The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings'' (1983) - Tender Heart Bear/Good Luck Bear/Birthday Bear * ''The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine'' (1984) - Tender Heart Bear/Good Luck Bear/Birthday Bear * ''The Velveteen Rabbit'' (1985) - Rabbit 1/Rabbit 2 * ''The Raccoons'' (1985–1992) - Sidekick/Delivery Ape/Master of Ceremonie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Hennessey
Dan Hennessey (born August 25)https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Dan-Hennessey/ is a Canadian voice director and voice actor who, early on in his career, performed with a children's comedy troupe The Zoo Factory (with John Stocker, Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen, and Jerelyn Homer). That same year, in 1973, he played Claudius, King of Denmark in his first film, a Canadian adaptation of Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' play. A decade later, he was the voice of Chief Quimby and other characters on DiC's ''Inspector Gadget'' and starred as Dizzy in Nelvana's first feature film, ''Rock & Rule''. His best-known role is the voice of Brave Heart Lion in the animated ''Care Bears'' franchise (he also voiced Loyal Heart Dog). Career During the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, Hennessey had many voice roles to his credit, appearing both in animation and live-action, in films, series, and specials. During this time, Dan also worked as a voice director in the same areas. From 1995–2003, Hennessey vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Francks
Don Harvey Francks (February 28, 1932 – April 3, 2016), also known by his stage name Iron Buffalo, was a Canadian actor, musician and singer. Career Don Harvey Francks was born on February 28, 1932, and was adopted shortly after his birth. His mother worked at a music store and his father was an electrician. As a child, he performed on Vancouver radio doing imitations of singers. After dropping out of high school at age 15, he worked in several jobs. In 1955, he won a recurring role on the CBC-TV program '' Burns Chuckwagon from the Stampede Corral''. After guest appearances on television shows during the late 1950s, he received his first lead role in the 1959–60 CBC-TV program '' R.C.M.P.'', playing Constable Bill Mitchell. During the 1960s, he had roles on the US television programs '' Mission: Impossible'', ''Jericho'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''The Wild Wild West'', and '' Mannix''. His most famous film part was in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of '' Finian's R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Strong
Tara Lyn Strong (née Charendoff; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as ''The New Batman Adventures'', ''Teen Titans'', ''Teen Titans Go!'', ''Rugrats'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'', ''The Fairly OddParents'', ''The Proud Family'', ''Xiaolin Showdown'', ''Ben 10'', ''Chowder'', ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'', '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', ''Unikitty!'', and '' DC Super Hero Girls''. She has also voiced characters in the video games ''Mortal Kombat X'', ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Jak and Daxter'', '' Final Fantasy X'', '' X-2'', ''Blue Dragon'', and '' Batman: Arkham''. She has earned Annie Award and Daytime Emmy nominations and won an award from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Early life Strong was born Tara Lyn Charendoff in Toronto, Canada, on February 12, 1973, the younger daughter of Syd and Lucy Charendoff. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Reynolds (actor)
Mike Reynolds (November 21, 1929 – July 2, 2022) was an American voice actor and writer. Career Reynolds had been a voice actor in animation and anime movies since 1973 until 2004, and had also been a screen actor in movies. His most distinctive acting characteristic was his gruff, gravely voice. He used his voice in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise until 2002. Two of his best-known roles are the voice of General Ivar in ''VR Troopers'', Captain Mutiny in '' Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy'', and Gennai from the American English dub of ''Digimon Adventure''. Reynolds has also made appearances on Larry David's show '' Curb Your Enthusiasm''. Dubbing roles Anime dubbing * ''8 Man After'' - Chief Tanaka * ''Aesop's Fables'' - The North Wind * '' Akira'' - Mr. Nezu (Animaze dub) * '' Aladdin and the Magic Lamp'' - The Genie of the Ring (Samuel Goldwyn Co. dub version) * '' Appleseed'' - Elder * ''Arc the Lad'' - Bibiga * ''Armitage III'' - Lt. Larry Randolph * '' Around the World wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Kwan
Jennie Kwan is an American television, film, and voice actress. She played Samantha "Sam" Woo on ''California Dreams'', Satoko Hojo in '' Higurashi When They Cry'', and voiced Suki, a character on ''Avatar: The Last Airbender''. Career Kwan began acting at age 11 when she started performing with the touring company, "Kids of the Century". Her first television role was in 1991 as the voice of Audrey in ''Little Shop'', a series based on the 1986 film '' Little Shop of Horrors''. She is best known as Samantha "Sam" Woo, a foreign exchange student from Hong Kong in the NBC sitcom ''California Dreams'' who first appeared in the show's second season. She joins the band as its keyboardist. She competes on the twenty-fourth season of ''Worst Cooks in America ''Worst Cooks in America'' is an American reality television series that premiered on January3, 2010, on Food Network. The show takes 12 to 16 contestants (referred to as "recruits") with very poor cooking skills through a cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Michelson
Lisa Paulette Michelson (March 31, 1958 – September 14, 1991) was an American voice actress. She was best known for providing the voices of Satsuki Kusakabe in the Streamline Pictures dub of ''My Neighbor Totoro'' and Kiki in the Streamline dub of ''Kiki's Delivery Service''. She also provided the voices for Rasa in ''The World of the Talisman'', Addy in ''Zillion'', the Android Girl in the "Presence" segment of ''Robot Carnival'' and additional voices in '' Fist of the North Star Movie''. She was sometimes credited as or Lisa Michaelson or Lisa Snegoff. She was married to Gregory Snegoff. Michelson died of injuries sustained in a car accident in Los Angeles, California on September 14, 1991. The end credits of the American localization of ''Robot Carnival'' are dedicated to her. Filmography * ''My Neighbor Totoro'' (1988, Satsuki Kusakabe) ( Streamline Pictures) * ''Kiki's Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese Anime, animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Slade
Barbara Slade is a writer, creator and producer of children’s programming. Based in London, England, she travels extensively, heading up shows for the international market. Career Barbara (both a British and U.S. citizen) began her screenwriting career in London when her first show “Brown Bear’s Wedding” starring Helena Bonham Carter, Joss Ackland and Hugh Laurie aired on ITV, Christmas Day. It sold to most major territories, and was nominated for five Emmy awards including ‘Best Writer’. Barbara returned to America, where she continued her career, writing and developing series for Nickelodeon, Disney, ABC, Fox and many other networks worldwide. She has written features for Working Title and Disney and has received numerous awards including a ‘Humanitas’ for one of her episodes of ‘Rugrats’. Among many others, Barbara developed and served as Head Writer for “Angelina Ballerina” and “Rotten Ralph”. Barbara has worked as a head writer/producer for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Cuden
Steve Cuden (born September 25, 1955, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American screenwriter, director, lyricist, playwright, author, theater lighting designer, artist, and teacher. He is best known for his work on the Broadway musical, ''Jekyll & Hyde'', as well as his writing for numerous television series. Biography The eldest son of Dr. Charles L. Cuden and Helen M. Cuden, he graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1973. Cuden attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1973–1976 and the University of Southern California from 1976–1978, from where he graduated with a B.A. in Theater. Upon graduation from USC, he became the USC School of Theater's Master Electrician. Cuden was married to Lisa Ann Kranz from 1993–1996, but the marriage ended in divorce. Cuden received an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television in 2010. He began teaching Screenwriting at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2011. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert N
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
