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Paula Brancati
Paula Brancati (born June 6, 1989) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her work on Canadian television, including roles on ''Being Erica'', ''Slasher'', ''Dark Oracle'', and most notably for playing Jane Vaughn on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Early life Brancati was born in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. She attended the regional arts program at St. Elizabeth Catholic High School, and studied with the CharActors Theatre Troupe. She is of Italian descent. Career Brancati has starred on numerous television series, most notably as Jane Vaughn on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Jenny Zalen on ''Being Erica''. Brancati is a co-founder of BrancSeater Productions and has produced seven films for the production company, including ''People Hold On''. Brancati has several theatre credits and has been nominated for two Dora Awards. In 2016, Brancati portrayed Miss Honey in ''Matilda the Musical ''Roald Dahl's Matilda'', simply known as ''Matilda'' or ''Matil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornhill, Ontario
Thornhill is a suburban district in the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada, split between the City of Vaughan (its western portion) and the City of Markham (its eastern portion), with Yonge Street forming the municipal boundary. Thornhill is situated along the northern border of Toronto, centred on Yonge, and is also immediately south of the City of Richmond Hill. Once a police village, Thornhill is still a postal designation. As of 2016, its total population, including both its Vaughan and Markham sections, was 112,719. History Early history Thornhill was founded in 1794. For a fuller account of Thornhill's early history, see Isabel Champion, ed., Markham: 1793–1900' (Markham, ON: Markham Historical Society, 1979), 297–301; 70f., 97f., 140f., 170, 335. The original boundaries were the northern bounds of the Ladies Golf Club on the east side of Yonge and further north on the west side of Yonge; southern end between John Street and Arnold Avenue/Elgin Street. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quest
The Quest may refer to: Film * ''The Quest'' (film), a 1996 martial-arts film * ''The Quest'' (1986 film), an Australian fantasy film * ''The Quest'' (1915 film), an American silent film written by F. McGrew Willis Publications * ''The Quest'' (DeMille novel), a novel by Nelson DeMille * ''The Quest'' (novel), a 2007 novel by Wilbur Smith * '' The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World'', a 2011 book by Daniel Yergin Television * ''The Quest'' (1976 TV series), a 1976 Western television series starring Kurt Russell * ''The Quest'' (1982 TV series), a 1982 TV series starring Perry King and Noah Beery Jr. * ''The Quest'' (2014 TV series), a fantasy-based reality competition series on ABC * "The Quest" (''Stargate SG-1''), an episode of ''Stargate SG-1'' * ''The Librarians'' (2014 TV series) or ''The Quest'', an American fantasy television series Music * ''The Quest'' (ballet), a 1943 ballet by Frederick Ashton with music by William Walton * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Me Fitz
''Call Me Fitz'' is a Canadian television series produced by E1 Entertainment, Amaze Film & Television, and Big Motion Pictures. The half-hour comedy stars Jason Priestley as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, a morally bankrupt used-car salesman whose consequence-free life is complicated by the arrival of do-gooder Larry (Ernie Grunwald), another salesman who claims he is Fitz's conscience. The series is co-produced by Movie Central (western Canada) and The Movie Network (central/eastern Canada), for airing on those two channels and their jointly owned channel HBO Canada (Canada wide). The first thirteen-episode season of the show premiered on HBO Canada in September 2010, with subsequent seasons premiering in September 2011, 2012, and October 2013. The series was filmed in New Minas, Nova Scotia. Synopsis The show stars Priestley as Richard Fitzpatrick, a used-car salesman walking a fine line of acceptable behaviour on the lot alongside a new salesman, do-gooder Larry, who claims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperately Seeking Santa
''Desperately Seeking Santa'' is a television movie starring Laura Vandervoort and Nick Zano. It premiered on ABC Family on November 27, 2011 in their Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block. It is directed by Craig Pryce. It was filmed under the title ''Hunky Santa''. Plot Jennifer Walker, PR manager for an aging shopping mall, runs a contest to replace the traditional mall Santa Claus with a "hunky Santa". But complications ensue when she falls in love with contest winner (and struggling restaurateur) David Moretti. Cast *Laura Vandervoort as Jennifer Walker *Nick Zano as David Moretti *Paula Brancati as Marissa Marlet * John Bregar as Neal McCormick *Patrick Garrow as Edgar Hillridge * Natalie Krill as Brittany * Gerry Mendicino as Mr. Moretti *Katie Griffin as Sonia Moretti *Lisa Berry Lisa Berry (born November 6, 1979) is a Canadian actress, seen regularly on television with appearances in '' The Colony'', '' Northpole: Open for Christmas'', ''Comb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degrassi Takes Manhattan
''Degrassi Takes Manhattan'' is a 2010 Canadian television film based on the teen drama television series ''Degrassi'', which was known as ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' prior to this film. The film premiered in Canada on MuchMusic on 16 July 2010 and in the United States on TeenNick on 19 July 2010. It was directed by veteran ''Degrassi'' actor-director, Stefan Brogren. ''Degrassi Takes Manhattan'' is the second feature-length movie of the ''Next Generation'' cast, and the third feature-length film in the Degrassi (franchise), ''Degrassi'' franchise, the first being 1992's ''School's Out (1992 film), School's Out''. For syndication purposes, the film will also be shown as a four-part episode titled "The Rest of My Life". This movie brought TeenNick its highest ratings ever, the most watched telecast on the network, and the most watched telecast by teens on the evening of 19 July. An extended version of the film was released as a bonus on the show's season 9 DVD on 20 July 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life With Derek
''Life with Derek'' is a Canadian television teen situation comedy that aired on Family Channel (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005, and ran for four seasons, ending its run on March 25, 2009. Reruns aired on Family Channel and multiplex sister channel Family Chrgd until September 2016. The series stars Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the two oldest children in a stepfamily. It ended having aired 70 episodes, and was followed by one spin-off television film, entitled ''Vacation with Derek'', which was filmed in northern Ontario in fall 2009, and it aired on Family Channel on June 25, 2010. On May 12, 2020, Shaftesbury Films announced that a spinoff television film, titled ''Life with Luca'' and set 15 years after the original series, was in development. The spin-off feature film will premiere in February 2023. Plot George Venturi ( John Ralston), a divorced man from London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartland (Canadian TV Series)
''Heartland'' is a Canadian family comedy-drama television series which debuted in Canada on CBC on October 14, 2007. The series is based on the ''Heartland'' book series by Lauren Brooke and follows Amy Fleming and her older sister Louise "Lou" Fleming on their Alberta-based family ranch, 'Heartland', where they live with their widowed grandfather Jack Bartlett, their father Tim Fleming and hired farmhand Ty Borden. While experiencing the highs and lows of life on the ranch, the family bonds and grows closer. With the airing of its 139th episode on March 29, 2015, ''Heartland'' surpassed '' Street Legal'' as the longest-running one-hour scripted drama in Canadian television history. On June 2, 2021, CBC renewed the series for a fifteenth ten-episode season. The show has been picked up for a Season 16 of 15 episodes on June 1, 2022 and started production on the same day, and it premiered on October 2, 2022 in Canada. In the United States, the series has wide distribution thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Generation Characters
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jump In!
''Jump In!'' is a 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie, which premiered on January 12, 2007. It was released on Disney Channel UK on April 27, 2007. The film, starring Corbin Bleu and Keke Palmer, revolves around a young boxer, Izzy Daniels (Bleu), who trains to follow in his father's footsteps by winning the Golden Gloves, Golden Glove. When his friend, Mary (Palmer), asks him to substitute for a team member in a Double Dutch (jump rope), Double Dutch tournament, Izzy discovers his new love for the sport. At the same time, he discovers true love in Mary and he deals with the conflict between him and his father about boxing. Filming took place from June–July 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Plot Isadore "Izzy" Daniels (Corbin Bleu) is a star boxing, boxer in Brooklyn, hoping to win the Golden Gloves, like his father and coach Kenneth (David Reivers). Izzy competes in an exhibition match against Rodney (Patrick Johnson Jr.), his classmate and the neighborhood bully, and wins u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela's Eyes
''Angela's Eyes'' is an American crime drama series that aired from July 16 until October 15, 2006 on Lifetime, running for 13 episodes. The show aired Sundays at 10 p.m. Lifetime announced that the show would not be picked up for a second season. Premise ''Angela's Eyes'' followed Angela Henson Anderson, an FBI agent who had a gift for knowing when people were lying by reading their body language Body language is a type of communication in which physical behaviors, as opposed to words, are used to express or convey information. Such behavior includes facial expressions, body posture, gestures, eye movement, touch and the use of space. .... Her imprisoned parents Colin and Lydia Anderson were the two most notorious spies in the U.S. After an adolescence haunted by their mistakes, Angela decided to put her gift of seeing liars to good use and spend her time putting away the "bad guys". Main cast Episodes Every title of the episodes contains the word " eye" excludi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cow Belles
''Cow Belles'' is a 2006 romantic teen comedy Disney Channel Original film that stars American pop recording artists Alyson Michalka and Amanda Michalka, better known as sister duo Aly & AJ. It premiered on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel and was watched by over 5.8 million viewers. On May 10, 2019, Aly & AJ revealed that they're working on a sequel for ''Cow Belles''. Plot Taylor (Alyson Michalka) and Courtney Callum (Amanda Michalka) are two thoroughly spoiled yet well-intentioned sisters whose widower father, Reed Callum ( Jack Coleman), owns Callum Dairy. The girls’ mother died prior to the events of the movie. Their house keeper Corrine helps take care of the girls now. Taylor has just gotten her driving license, after almost failing the test at the beginning of the movie. They leave the house to depart for a shopping trip, but leave a towel on the stove, starting a house fire. Shocked by their carelessness and over spending, and deciding the girls should star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painkiller Jane
Painkiller Jane is a fictional superhero created by Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada for Event Comics in 1995. Originally a five-issue mini-series, the character went on to star in numerous crossover titles with the likes of the Punisher, Vampirella, and Hellboy. After Event comics, the character was exclusively written by Jimmy Palmiotti and drawn by various artists as it jumped from publisher to publisher. The series relaunched at Dynamite Entertainment with the first mini-series selling out. After that Icon- an independent label for creator owned work at Marvel comics, published two mini-series. The character then came back to PaperFilms, a company owned by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner where it is currently published. Painkiller Jane has been published all over the world in at least 8 languages to date. The comics have been the basis for a television film and series. Fictional character history Jane Vasko begins as an undercover police officer attempting to infiltrate the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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