Smallville (TV Series)
''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar/Gough Ink, Tollin/Robbins Productions, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Television. Initially broadcast by the WB, the show premiered on October 16, 2001. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, the series' later United States broadcaster until its tenth and final season ended on May 13, 2011. ''Smallville'' follows the coming-of-age adventures of teenage Clark Kent ( Tom Welling) in his fictional hometown of Smallville, Kansas, before he formally becomes the Man of Steel. The first four seasons focus on the high school life of Clark and his friends, his complicated romance with neighbor girl Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk), and his friendship with future nemesis Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum). From season five onwards, ''Smallvi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Action Fiction
Action fiction is a literary genre that focuses on stories that involve high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of sub-genres, such as spy novels, adventure stories, tales of terror and intrigue ("cloak and dagger") and mysteries. This kind of story utilizes suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or what the solution to the puzzle of a thriller is. Genre fiction Action fiction is a form of genre fiction whose subject matter is characterized by emphasis on exciting action sequences. This does not always mean they exclude character development or story-telling. Action fiction is related to other forms of fiction, including action films, action games and analogous media in other formats such as manga and anime. It includes martial arts action, extreme sports action, car chases and vehicles, suspense action, and action come ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Schneider (screen Actor)
John Richard Schneider (born April 8, 1960) is an American actor and country music singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Beauregard "Bo" Duke in the American television action/comedy series ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' (opposite Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach and James Best), Jonathan and Martha Kent, Jonathan Kent in the 2001–11 TV series ''Smallville'', and James "Jim" Cryer on the television series ''The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series), The Haves and the Have Nots'', created by Tyler Perry. Alongside his acting career, Schneider has been a singer since the early 1980s, releasing nine studio albums and a greatest hits package, as well as eighteen singles. This total includes "I've Been Around Enough to Know", "Country Girls", "What's a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This), What's a Memory Like You", and "You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight", all of which reached the top of the Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' country singles charts. Early life Schneider was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Louis Febre
Louis Febre (born June 21, 1959) is a Mexican born composer, best known for his work on the television series ''Smallville''. He also won an Emmy Award for his score to '' The Cape'' in 1997. Life Born in the city of Saltillo, Mexico, Febre composed his first works for the piano at age 8 while studying piano at a private academy in Northern Mexico. In 1973, his family moved to Los Angeles where he continued his study of the piano under the tutelage of Robert Turner and Françoise Régnat. Febre went on to formal composition study with Lorraine Kimball and Frank Campo. During this period, he wrote several chamber works and other large form compositions. He is married to Lisa Febre, a Los Angeles-area multi-instrumentalist performer and teacher. Career In 1992, Febre was employed by B-movie company PM Entertainment, where he discovered his true compositional passion: film scoring. In 1996, he met his mentor John Debney, a partnership that would produce successful collaborat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mark Snow
Mark Snow (born Martin Fulterman; August 26, 1946) is an American composer for film and television. Among his most famous compositions is the theme music for science fiction television series ''The X-Files''. The theme reached no. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Snow also wrote the music for another Chris Carter series, ''Millennium A millennium (plural millennia or millenniums) is a period of one thousand years, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting point (ini ...'', and the background music scores for both shows, a total of 12 seasons. Works Television series Television films Theatrical films Video games Notes References External links * GSA MusicAgency representation with Randall D. Larson, ''Soundtrax'': Episode 2008-11, 23 May 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Snow, Mark 1946 births Ambient musicians American film score composers American television compo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Remy Zero
Remy Zero was an American alternative rock band from Birmingham, Alabama, formed in 1989. It was composed of August Cinjun Tate (vocals, guitar), Shelby Tate (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Cedric LeMoyne (bass), Jeffrey Cain (guitar, vocals), and Louis Schefano (drums), who was later replaced by Gregory Slay (drums, percussion). History Before Remy Zero had released any full-length albums, Radiohead found their demo tape and invited them to be part of the US tour for ''The Bends (album), The Bends''. After that, Remy Zero moved from Alabama to Los Angeles to record their first album. The self-titled record received little recognition or sales. The subsequent album, ''Villa Elaine'', generated some acclaim. ''Villa Elaine'' was recorded when the band was living in an apartment of the same name in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood. Remy Zero's third album, ''The Golden Hum'', was also received well. A 50-second version of the song "Save Me (Remy Zero song), Save Me" from ''The Golden ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Save Me (Remy Zero Song)
"Save Me" is a song by American alternative rock band Remy Zero. Taken from their album ''The Golden Hum'', it reached number 27 on the United States ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Alternative Airplay, Modern Rock charts, and acted as the theme song for the Superman-based television series ''Smallville''. In a callback to ''Smallville'', the song was later used on ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash'' episode ''Elseworlds (Arrowverse), Elseworlds, Part 1'', which featured part of the original Smallville set. The shorter version of this song is from the Smallville compilation CD: Smallville#Smallville: The Talon Mix (2003), ''Smallville: The Talon Mix'' (2003). The Smallville (Season 1), Season 1 finale, titled "Tempest (Smallville), Tempest", features Remy Zero appearing at the Spring Formal and performing the theme version of "Save Me" and "Perfect Memory (I'll Remember You)". Music video The music video for "Save Me", directed by Phil Harder, was filmed in Minneapolis, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Callum Blue
Daniel James Callum Blue (born 19 August 1977), known professionally as Callum Blue, is an English actor. Best known for his roles on the Showtime series ''Dead Like Me'' and ''The Tudors'', as well as his roles as Zod in the American television series ''Smallville'', Alex in the British television series ''The Secret Diary of a Call Girl'' alongside Billie Piper, and Andrew Jacoby in the film '' The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement'' alongside Anne Hathaway Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Anne Hathaway, various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Awar .... Filmography References External links * 1977 births 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts English male film actors English male television actors Living people Male actors ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Justin Hartley
Justin Scott Hartley (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor. He has played Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Passions'' (2002–2006), Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on The CW television series ''Smallville'' (2006–2011), and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' (2014–2016) which earned him a Daytime Emmy nomination. He also had recurring roles in the third season of the television drama series ''Revenge'' (2013–2014) and in the final three seasons of the drama series ''Mistresses'' (2014–2016). Hartley gained wider attention for starring as Kevin Pearson in the NBC drama series ''This Is Us'', from 2016 to 2022, for which he was thrice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He has since starred in the films ''A Bad Moms Christmas'' (2017) and ''The Noel Diary'' (2022). Early life Hartley was born when his family was residing in Knoxville, Illinois, and born at the near ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sam Witwer
Sam Witwer (born October 20, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Crashdown in ''Battlestar Galactica'', Davis Bloome in ''Smallville'', Aidan Waite in '' Being Human'', Mr. Hyde in ''Once Upon a Time'', Ben Lockwood in ''Supergirl'', and Rupert Chipping in '' Riverdale''. Witwer has worked on numerous projects in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, having first provided his voice and likeness for Starkiller in the '' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' video game series. He later notably voiced Darth Maul in the television series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and ''Star Wars Rebels'', as well as the film '' Solo: A Star Wars Story''. He has also voiced the Son and Emperor Palpatine in ''The Clone Wars'' and ''Rebels'', respectively. Witwer portrayed protagonist Deacon St. John through motion capture for the video game ''Days Gone'' by Bend Studio. Early life Witwer was born on October 20, 1977, and grew up in Glenview, Illinois, a small suburb outside of Chicago. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cassidy Freeman
Cassidy Freeman (born April 22, 1982) is an American actress and musician. She is known for her roles as Tess Mercer in The CW's superhero drama ''Smallville'', Amber Gemstone in the HBO series ''The Righteous Gemstones'', and Cady Longmire in A&E's modern western '' Longmire''. Early life and education Freeman was born in Chicago, Illinois, to prominent Chicago-area attorneys Glynna and Lee Freeman, who also own a cattle ranch in Montana. She is the youngest of four children, with three brothers, two of whom are voice actor Crispin Freeman and musician Clark Freeman. Her third brother Ryan is adopted. Her father is Jewish. Her mother has German, English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. Freeman graduated from The Latin School of Chicago, and then ''magna cum laude'' from Middlebury College in 2005 with degrees in theater and Spanish. Career Acting Freeman has appeared in several shorts, feature films and television series. She starred in the thriller film ''YellowBrickRoad' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laura Vandervoort
Laura Dianne Vandervoort (born September 22, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Sadie Harrison in the CTV teen drama series ''Instant Star'', Arla "The Bolt-Gun Killer" Cogan in the Syfy supernatural drama series '' Haven'', Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) in The CW serial drama series ''Smallville'', and as Lisa in the ABC science fiction series '' V'' (2009). In 2014, she starred in the Space channel drama series '' Bitten'', a television adaptation of Kelley Armstrong's book series ''Women of the Otherworld'' as Elena Michaels. Early life and career Vandervoort was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She is the daughter of a Canadian mother and a Dutch father. In the first weeks of her life, she contracted meningitis, resulting in a severe sickness that lasted a few months. Her parents were initially told she was not going to survive. Growing up, Vandervoort was involved in several sports such as football, karate (where she is a second-degree black belt) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aaron Ashmore
Aaron Richard Ashmore (born October 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles on American television series such as Jimmy Olsen on ''Smallville'', Steve Jinks on '' Warehouse 13'' and Johnny Jaqobis on the Canadian television series ''Killjoys''. He is the identical twin brother of actor Shawn Ashmore. Career Aaron Ashmore is known for playing Marc Hall in '' Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story''. Since then, he has appeared in the films ''Safe'', ''A Separate Peace'', and ''A Bear Named Winnie''. He has also had guest roles on television shows such as '' The Eleventh Hour'', ''The West Wing'', and '' 1-800-Missing''. Ashmore played the recurring role of Troy Vandegraff on the UPN television series ''Veronica Mars'', as well as the role of Agent Steve Jinks on the Syfy show '' Warehouse 13''. He was cast as Jimmy Olsen for the sixth season of ''Smallville'' on the WB television network and continued to play him into its eighth season. Two years after leaving the show, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |