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Motocrossed
''Motocrossed'' is a 2001 Disney Channel Original Movie about a girl named Andrea Carson who loves motocross, despite the fact that her father finds her unsuited for the sport, being that she is "just a girl". When her twin brother Andrew dislocates his knee just before a big race, their father is forced to go to Europe to find a replacement rider. In the meantime, Andrea secretly races in Andrew's place with her mother's help. The movie is a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Twelfth Night''. The film also had a lot of product placement as many of the clothing, motocross gear and bikes seen were from real extreme sports companies like for example Vans, Suzuki, No Fear and Fox Racing. Plot The fast-moving Carson family gets ready to take on their next challenge as eldest son Andrew (Trever O'Brien) gears up for a motocross race with the hopes of winning a corporate sponsorship. Twin sister Andrea "Andy" Carson (Alana Austin) finds herself in a bind when her love for mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alana Austin
Alana Austin is an American retired film and television actress. She played the role of Abby Logan in the sitcom ''Ink'' and starred in the Disney Channel Original film ''Motocrossed''. Career Austin was born in Palm Springs, California. She is the daughter of Steven Kent Austin a film producer who was the founder and chairman of the now-defunct Tag Entertainment.TAG Entertainment entry in a Reuters investment site TAG Entertainment entry in the Businessweek stock report [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riley Smith
Riley Smith (born April 12, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on television, such as recurring roles in the series '' 24'', ''Joan of Arcadia'', '' 90210'', ''True Blood'' and '' The Messengers'', and starring roles on the television series ''Drive'', ''Frequency'', and ''Nancy Drew ''. Early life and education Smith's parents are Russ and Roxanne Smith. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and raised in Marion, Iowa on his parents’ horse ranch. He became an accomplished rider, competing in a horse show for the first time when he was 9 years old. When he was 15, he placed 4th in 3-Year-Old Mares division at the American Quarter Horse Youth World Championship, and at 16 won the American Quarter Horse Youth World Championship. When he was 17, he became president of the 50,000-member youth association, becoming the youngest person to serve as president of American Quarter Horse Youth Association. He graduated from Alburnett Junior-Senior High School i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelfth Night
''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as Cesario) falls in love with the Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man. The play expanded on the musical interludes and riotous disorder expected of the occasion, with plot elements drawn from the short story "Of Apollonius and Silla" by Barnabe Rich, based on a story by Matteo Bandello. The first recorded public performance was on 2 February 1602, at Candlemas, the formal end of Christmastide in the year's calendar. The play was not published until its inclusion in the 1623 First Folio. Characters * Viola – a shipwrecked young woman who disguises herself a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Carhart
Timothy Carhart (born December 24, 1953) is an American actor. He starred in the CBS drama ''Island Son'' (1989–90) and has had recurring roles in ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–03) and '' 24'' (2002). He also starred in the 1992 Broadway revival of ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. His film appearances include ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), '' Pink Cadillac'' (1989), ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991), and ''Beverly Hills Cop III'' (1994). Early life Carhart was born Timothy Grunig in Washington, D.C. and attended junior high and high school in Evanston, Illinois. He travelled to Izmir and Ankara in Turkey, and to Verdun in France, before returning to the U.S. and studying theater. Television work Carhart made his television acting debut in NBC's 1978 mini-series ''The Awakening Land''. Throughout the 1980s, Carhart made guest appearances on several television series, including ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', ''Miami Vice'' and '' Crime Story''. Carhart also appeared in two epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloma Wright
Aloma Wright (born March 10, 1950) is an American actress, widely known for her roles as Laverne Roberts on the NBC/ABC comedy series '' Scrubs'' (2001–2009), Maxine Landis on the NBC daytime drama series ''Days of Our Lives'' (2008–2015), Mildred Clemons on the ABC drama series ''Private Practice'' (2011–2013), Gretchen Bodinski on the USA Network drama series '' Suits'' (2015–2019), and Viola in ''Tyler Perry's Young Dylan''. Early life Wright was born in New York and raised in California. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Career Wright began her acting career on stage, before appearing in films like ''Stuart Saves His Family'', '' Devil in the Flesh'', and ''Shadow Hours'', and television shows such as ''Suddenly Susan'', ''Dangerous Minds'', ''Frasier'', ''Friends'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Ally McBeal'', '' Girlfriends'', and ''Judging Amy''. She also had a recurring role in the Fox series ''Power Rangers i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Pastrana
Travis Alan Pastrana (born October 8, 1983) is an American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several disciplines, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called ''Nitro Circus'' and the rallycross racing series Nitro Rallycross. Pastrana has also driven in NASCAR, most recently competing part-time in the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 40 and the No. 45 for Niece Motorsports. He drove for two years in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series, running a part-time season in 2012 and a full season in 2013. He is a four-time Rally America champion and has also raced in the Global RallyCross Championship, Monster Jam, and Race of Champions. Early life Pastrana was born on October 8, 1983. He is of Puerto Rican descent by his grandparents from his father's family. His uncle, Alan Pastrana, played as a quarterback from 1965 to 1968 at the Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel Original Movie
Many television films have been produced for Disney Channel, an American family-oriented basic cable channel and former premium television channel since its launch on April 18, 1983. Until October 1997, films were released under the banner name of Disney Channel Premiere Films; since then, the films are currently released under the Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) banner. Most of these films were subsequently released on VHS, DVD, or, more recently, Blu-ray. However, many more entries in the Disney Channel film library were never released in any home video format. Originally, the films were released on DVD months after their Disney Channel premieres, but beginning with ''Princess Protection Program'' in 2009, DVDs for DCOMs have been released one week after their television premieres. Also, although DCOMs have been produced in widescreen HD format since mid-2005, the 2009 release of ''Princess Protection Program'' became the first DCOM to appear in widescreen DVD viewing f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Terra
Scott Weston Terra (born June 25, 1987) is an American former actor perhaps best known for his role as Mike Parker of the 2002 film ''Eight Legged Freaks'' and Young Matthew Murdock in the 2003 film ''Daredevil''. Terra also played Sam Finney in '' Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star''. Filmography *''Spin City'' (1996), episode "Miracle Near 34th Street" (aired Dec 17, 1997) - Justin *'' One Zillion Valentines (1998), animated short film - voice of Milton *'' Shadrach'' (1998) - Paul *''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990), episode "I Wanna Reach Right Out and Grab Ya" (aired April 13, 1999) - Peter Foley *''Charmed'' (1999), episode "Out of Sight" (aired May 5, 1999) - David *''Touched by an Angel'' (1994), episode "The Occupant", (aired Oct 13, 1999) - Lonnie at 10 *'' The Perfect Nanny'' (2000) - Ben Lewis *'' Going Home'' (2000) (TV) - Dylan * '' Then Came You'' (2000), pilot episode "Then Came You" (aired March 22, 2000) - Small Boy *''Ground Zero'' (2000) - Justin Stevenson * ''Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Roman
Film Roman, LLC is an American independent animation studio currently based in Woodland Hills, California and formerly in Burbank. It was previously owned by Starz Inc., which is now a division of Lionsgate, and later by Waterman Entertainment, the production company of producer Steve Waterman. Founded by veteran animator and director Phil Roman on October 26, 1984, it is best known for providing animation for the ''Garfield'' primetime specials, based on Jim Davis' comic strip of the same name. The studio also produced the animated series ''The Simpsons'', ''The Critic'', ''King of the Hill'', '' Family Guy'', ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'', ''The Goode Family'', and ''Dan Vs.''. History Background Phil Roman, veteran alumnus of MGM Animation/Visual Arts and Bill Melendez Productions, founded Film Roman on October 26, 1984 as a means to continue the production of the ''Garfield'' television specials, since Melendez's own studio was unable to work on both the ''Peanuts'' and ''Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary-Margaret Humes
Mary-Margaret Humes is an American actress. She won the Miss Florida USA pageant and was third runner up in the 1975 Miss USA. Humes later began working as a television actress, appearing in a more than 50 shows, most notable playing Gail Leery, the title character's mother in the WB drama series ''Dawson's Creek'' from 1998 to 2003. Life and career Humes was born at Mercy Hospital in Watertown, New York. She attended Watertown High School ('72) and competed as Miss Thousand Islands in the 1974 Miss New York State contest. She won the Miss Florida USA pageant and was third runner up in the 1975 Miss USA pageant behind eventual winner and fellow actress Summer Bartholomew of California. In 1981, Humes made her big screen debut as the Vestal Virgin Miriam in the Mel Brooks's comedy film ''History of the World, Part I''. Later Aaron Spelling cast her for the pilot for the action-adventure series ''Velvet'' alongside Leah Ayres, Shari Belafonte, and Sheree J. Wilson. During 1980s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Boyum
Steve Boyum (born September 4, 1952) is a long-time Hollywood stunt performer, television director, and film director. He has appeared in over 60 films as a stunt performer. He has lived in Malibu, California since 1974. Selected filmography Director * ''Meet the Deedles'' (1998) * ''Johnny Tsunami'' (1999) * ''Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire'' (2000) * ''Stepsister from Planet Weird'' (2000) * ''Motocrossed'' (2001) * '' Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice'' (2002) * '' Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision'' (2003) * ''King Solomon's Mines'' (2004) * ''La Femme Musketeer'' (2004) * '' Supercross'' (2005) * ''Supernatural'' (2006–2016) * ''Numbers'' (2007–2009) * '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (2009) * ''Human Target'' (2010–2011) * ''Hawaii Five-0'' (2011–2013) * ''Castle'' (2011) * ''Revolution'' (2012–2014) * ''Forever'' (2014) * '' Black Sails'' (2015–2017) * '' Rush Hour'' (2016) * ''Lethal Weapon'' (2016–2018) * ''Blood & Treasure'' (2019) * '' The Boys'' (2020) Stunt performer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel Original Movie Films
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names the Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to the Walt Disney Company in 1986. Early on, the company established itself as a leader in the animation industry, with the creation of the widely popular character Mickey Mouse, who is the company's mascot, and the start of animated films. After becoming a major success by the early 1940s, the company started to diversify into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. Following Walt's death in 1966, the company's profits began to decline, especially in the animation division. Once Disney's shareholders voted in Michael Eisner as the hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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