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Pasquale Mastroianni
Pasquale "Pat" Mastroianni (born December 22, 1971) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Joey Jeremiah in the '' Degrassi'' franchise, for which he received a Gemini Award in 1988. Biography Mastroianni grew up in Toronto, the son of Angela and Angelo Mastroianni. He is of Italian heritage. He later recalled that he had first heard about the audition of '' Degrassi'' over his school's PA system. Mastroianni was among the cast of ''Degrassi'' that were named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors by the Ontario branch of UNICEF Canada UNICEF Canada, also known as the Canadian National Committee for UNICEF, is one of 36 UNICEF National Committees based in industrialized countries. UNICEF is a child-focused humanitarian organization, working in over 190 countries. It was founde ... in 1989. Along with cast member Amanda Stepto, Mastroianni visited the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City. After '' Degrassi High'' ended in 1992, Mastroianni worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Street (TV Series)
''Liberty Street'' was a Canadian drama television series, which aired on CBC Television in 1995. An ensemble cast drama, it centred on the tenants of an apartment building in Toronto, Ontario. Produced by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler, the team behind the long-running ''Degrassi'' series of television shows, ''Liberty Street'' was an attempt to create a similar series depicting the lives of a group of young adults living on their own for the first time. Background The pilot film, ''X-Rated'', aired on February 27, 1994."CBC's X-Rated cute show full of clichéd youth spewing clichés". ''Vancouver Sun'', February 26, 1994. Although it was picked up to series, it was retitled as ''Liberty Street'' and some of the roles were rewritten and recast. The series premiered on January 11, 1995, with 13 episodes in its first season. It was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 16, 1995."Four new characters move to Liberty Street". ''Vancouver Sun'', September 16, 1995. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Cops
''Top Cops'' is a documentary program broadcast in the United States on the CBS television network from 1990 to 1993. Reruns aired on the USA Network in 1996. Each episode of ''Top Cops'' consisted of two to three segments featuring commended police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ... officers and dramatic recreations of the events leading to their having been honored. External links * CBS original programming 1990 American television series debuts 1993 American television series endings 1990s American crime television series Television series by CBS Studios Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television series featuring reenactments {{US-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School's Out (1992 Film)
''School's Out!'' (also referred to on home video as ''Degrassi High: School's Out'') is a Canadian television movie based on the ''Degrassi'' teen drama franchise created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Premiering on CBC Television on January 5, 1992, the movie served as a finale to the series ''Degrassi High'' and its predecessor ''Degrassi Junior High,'' as well as the ''Degrassi Classic'' era of the franchise. The movie, centered on the Degrassi students during their first summer post-graduation, primarily focuses on the relationship between Joey Jeremiah (Pat Mastroianni) and Caitlin Ryan (Stacie Mistysyn); after Caitlin politely rejects Joey's marriage proposal, he begins becoming romantically involved with Tessa Campanelli (Kirsten Bourne), while also still being involved with Caitlin; he has sex with both, with Tessa being first, and brags about it with his friends. Later, Joey's friend Archie "Snake" Simpson (Stefan Brogren), frustrated of his inability to get a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwood (TV Series)
''Northwood'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Nick Orchard. It centres on the lives of teenagers living in the eponymous fictional North Vancouver suburb. It ran on the CBC from March 4, 1991 to January 15, 1994. Most initial reviews of the series were mixed, with criticism given to its excessive melodrama, lack of comic relief, and production values, though praise was given to the acting performances. Having replaced '' Degrassi High'' in its time slot, ''Northwood'' also drew multiple comparisons to the outgoing show. As it progressed, reviews became more positive. A soundtrack album, ''Let It Be Me'', was released in 1992. It is composed of adult contemporary covers by cast members of the show. Cast * Lochlyn Munro as Jason Williams * Brigitta Dau as Maria Giovanni * Byron Lucas as Kirk Huber * Trevor Hughes as Peter Anderson * Tasmin Jones as Karin Anderson * Darrell Dennis as Brian Potter * Maggie Blue O'Hara as Nicole Williams * Gabe Khouth as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of The Worlds (1988 TV Series)
''War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction television series that ran for two seasons, from October 7, 1988 to May 14, 1990. The series is a sequel to the 1953 film ''The War of the Worlds'', a loose adaptation of the 1898 novel of the same title by H. G. Wells, using the same war machine designs and often incorporating aspects from the film, radio adaptation, and the original novel into its mythology. Though the original film's producer, George Pal, envisioned a TV series from the same film sometime in the 1970s, it was not until the late 1980s that a series was finally realized, this time by television producer Greg Strangis. The show was a part of the boom of first-run syndicated television series being produced at the time. It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Premise According to the series, rather than being killed outright by germs at the end of the 1953 film, the aliens had all slipped into a state of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Legal (Canadian TV Series)
''Street Legal'' is a Canadian legal drama television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994 before returning with six new episodes starting March 4, 2019."'Street Legal' reboot among new shows in CBC's 2018/19 lineup" '''', May 24, 2018. ''Street Legal'' was the longest-running one-hour scripted drama in the history of Canadian television, holding the record for twenty years before being surpassed by '''s'' 139th episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degrassi Junior High
''Degrassi Junior High'' is a Canadian television series and the second series in the ''Degrassi'' franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. A successor but not a direct spin-off of ''The Kids of Degrassi Street'', it debuted on CBC on 18 January 1987 and ended after three seasons on 27 February 1989. The series also debuted on PBS in the United States on 26 September 1987 and ended there on 15 April 1989. A non-union production by Hood and Schuyler's Playing With Time, Inc, Kate Taylor of WGBH Boston also served as the show's executive producer, and the series was produced in association with the United States Corporation for Public Broadcasting with participation of Telefilm Canada. The series centred around an ensemble cast of seventh, eighth, and later ninth gradeThe ninth grade, which is considered the beginning of high school in North America, was added to the junior high in the show's third season as a creative decision. students attending the titular Degrass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
''Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure'' is a 2011 American direct-to-video musical romantic comedy film and ''High School Musical'' spin-off starring Ashley Tisdale. The film looks at Sharpay Evans' life after graduation, trying to obtain a role in a Broadway show. The film was released as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on April 19, 2011. It then premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on Disney Channel on May 22, 2011. It is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be released on home media before being broadcast on Disney Channel. Plot Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) performs a dance number at the Lava Springs Country Club ("Gonna Shine"). There, she meets famous producer and casting director Jerry Taylor (Pat Mastroianni), who offers her a chance to star in his newest show on Broadway. Sharpay asks her father, Vance ( Robert Curtis Brown), to let her move to New York City on her own. He hesitantly accepts, but he has a condition; if the plan backfires and she is not in a show by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40 Is The New 20
''40 Is the New 20'' is a 2009 Canadian comedy film written and directed by Simon Boisvert and starring Pat Mastroianni, Claudia Ferri, Bruce Dinsmore and Diana Lewis. Cast * Pat Mastroianni as Gary *Claudia Ferri as Jennifer * Bruce Dinsmore as Simon *Lynne Adams as Pat *Diana Lewis as Cindy Reception The film has a 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang ..., based on six reviews with an average rating of 4.04/10. References External links * * Canadian comedy films English-language Canadian films 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films English-language comedy films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla (1998 Film)
''Godzilla'' is a 1998 American monster film directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich, serving as a reimagining of the ''Godzilla'' franchise, owned and created by Toho Co., Ltd. It is the 23rd film in the franchise and the first ''Godzilla'' film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. The film stars Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, and Harry Shearer. The film was dedicated to Tomoyuki Tanaka, the co-creator and producer of various ''Godzilla'' films, who died in April 1997. In the film, authorities investigate and battle a giant monster who migrates to New York City to nest its young. In October 1992, TriStar Pictures announced plans to produce a trilogy of ''Godzilla'' films. In May 1993, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio were hired to write the script. In July 1994, Jan de Bont was announced as the director. De Bont left the project in December 1994 due to budget disputes and Emmerich was hired in May 1996 to di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
