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Spectacular!
''Spectacular!'' is a 2009 musical comedy-drama film that aired on Nickelodeon and YTV. It stars Canadian singer Nolan Gerard Funk, Australian singer Tammin Sursok, Victoria Justice and Simon Curtis with Matthew Bennett, Andrea Lewis, Shannon Chan-Kent, Joel Ballard, and Avan Jogia. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, it premiered February 16, 2009 on Nickelodeon, and YTV on May 8, 2009. The soundtrack was released on February 3, 2009, with a full webstream on MTV.com released the previous week. ''Spectacular!'' attracted 3.7 million viewers during its premiere. Plot As the opening credits roll, a band called Flux, apparently with no singer, starts to play at a nightclub. Among the audience is a girl named Courtney Lane (Tammin Sursok). Interspersed with the scenes of the band playing, lead singer Nikko Alexander (Nolan Gerard Funk) calmly walks into the club through the back, barely making his cue for "Don't Tell Me". At the end of the song, he kicks over one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spectacular! (soundtrack)
''Spectacular!: Music from the Nickelodeon Original Movie'' is the soundtrack album, soundtrack for the TV movie ''Spectacular!''. The album was released on February 3, 2009 by Nickelodeon Records. The soundtrack was released in the UK on October 19 by Sony Music. The album contains songs from the movie, such as "Don't Tell Me" by the show's headlining star, Nolan Gerard Funk. Other songs, such as "Something to Believe In" and "Everything Can Change", are sung by the whole cast. "Don't Tell Me" and "Everything Can Change" were released as promotional singles on November 11, 2008, and got music videos. The song “Eye of the Tiger” was also used for 2010 film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Commercial performance The album peaked at number 44 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and . The song "Break My Heart" peaked at number 95 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On iTunes, the soundtrack hit the very top for bestselling soundtrack, if only for a short amount of time. The majority of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammin Sursok
Tammin Sursok (born 19 August 1983) is a South African-born Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles on television as Dani Sutherland on ''Home and Away'', Colleen Carlton on ''The Young and the Restless'', and Jenna Marshall on ''Pretty Little Liars''. Early life Sursok was born to musicians Daryl and Julie Sursok in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. When she was six, her family immigrated to Australia. Early on, Sursok was involved with the Sydney Youth Musical Theatre where she pursued her interests in acting, music, and dance. She also studied at the Trinity Speech and Drama College. Sursok was educated at Ravenswood School for Girls, in Gordon, Sydney, studying speech and drama in her final years of school. Career 2000–2004: ''Home and Away'' In 1999, after completing Year 10, Sursok acquired an agent and landed her first audition for a role in the long-running Australian drama series ''Home and Away''. She was cast in the role of Dani Sutherland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Curtis (actor)
Simon Curtis (born March 18, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Born in Michigan and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he first gained recognition for his role as Royce Du Lac in the 2009 film ''Spectacular!'' before venturing into pop music, during which he released his debut extended play ''Alter Boy'' in 2008, his debut full-length studio album, ''8Bit Heart'' in 2010, and in 2011, he released his second studio album (and first commercial release) '' RA''; the two later releases were released through his independent label, BoyRobot Records. ''RA'' debuted at number 20 on '' Billboards Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Early and personal life Simon Curtis was born in the state of Michigan, United States, and spent his earliest years in Alpena.Chris Azzopardi"Simon Says" '' Between the Lines'', November 17, 2011 . His family later moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. At the age of ten, he was diagnosed with leukemia. He graduated from Jenks High School in 2004. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Justice
Victoria Dawn Justice (born February 19, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She has received several accolades, including two Young Artist Awards and nominations for three Imagen Awards, an NAACP Image Award, and three Kids' Choice Awards. Justice made her acting debut with a guest appearance on the comedy drama series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2003), and rose to fame on Nickelodeon, playing Lola Martinez on the comedy drama series ''Zoey 101'' (2005–2008), Tori Vega on the teen sitcom ''Victorious'' (2010–2013), and Jordan Sands in the television comedy horror film '' The Boy Who Cried Werewolf'' (2010). She subsequently appeared in the romantic comedy film '' The First Time'' (2012), the teen film ''Fun Size'' (2012), the comedy drama film ''Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List'' (2015), the teen comedy film '' The Outcasts'' (2017), the romance film ''Trust'' (2021), the comedy film ''Afterlife of the Party'' (2021), and the romantic comedy film ''A Perfect Pairing'' (2022), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Lewis
Andrea Desiree Lewis (born August 15, 1985) is a Canadian actress and singer known for her role as Hazel Aden in the long-running TV series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Television and film Lewis appeared with Diahann Carroll in the biopic ''The Natalie Cole Story''. She also acted with Naomi Judd in ''A Holiday Romance'', which was a television Christmas special. In 1998, she played Cassandra in ''Down in the Delta''. In 2001, she played Brigette in an episode of '' Soul Food: The Series'' on Showtime, returning in 2003 for one episode, playing Dana. She also began her role as Hazel Aden in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''. In 2002, she played Hilary Duff's best friend Carla Hall in the made-for-television movie ''Cadet Kelly''. In 2003 and again in 2006, she was nominated in the category of Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) for her role in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' at the Young Artist Awards. In 2006, after five seasons, her c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolan Gerard Funk
Nolan Gerard Funk (born July 28, 1986) is a Canadian actor and singer known for portraying Hunter Clarington in the musical comedy-drama television series ''Glee'', Collin Jennings in the comedy-drama television series ''Awkward'', "Angel Eyes" in the drama series '' Counterpart'' and Conrad Birdie in the 2009 Broadway revival of the musical ''Bye Bye Birdie''. Life and career Funk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2001, his first role came when he played a boy named Ryan in the '' Seven Days'' episode "The Brink". In 2002, he starred in the short film ''Moon in the Afternoon'' as Alexander and appeared in the '' Taken'' episode "High Hope" as Young Eric Crawford. In 2003, he appeared in Marvel live-action film '' X2'' as a captured X-Kid and guest-starred in Nickelodeon's series ''Romeo!''s episode "Minimum Cool" playing a Bully named Booker. In 2004, he appeared in ''The L Word'' episode "Losing It" as a boy named Malcolm. From 2004 to 2006, he guest-starred in the Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avan Jogia
Avan Tudor Jogia (; born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor. He first received recognition for portraying Danny Araujo in the television film '' A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story'' (2006). After moving to the United States in his late teens, he landed various television roles within series such as '' Caprica'' (2009–2010). Jogia had his breakthrough for playing Beck Oliver in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Victorious'' (2010–2013), and rose to mainstream prominence for his roles as Danny Desai in the drama series '' Twisted'' (2013), Tutankhamun in the miniseries '' Tut'' (2015), Roman Mercer in the paranormal action series '' Ghost Wars'' (2017–2018) and Ulysses Zane in the comedy series ''Now Apocalypse'' (2019). Numerous credits in television and cinema include ''Spectacular!'' (2009), ''Finding Hope Now'' (2010), ''Rags'' (2012), ''Ten Thousand Saints'' (2015), '' I Am Michael'' (2015) and '' Zombieland: Double Tap'' (2019). His directorial debut came in 2011 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Chan-Kent
Shannon Chan-Kent (born September 23, 1988) is a Canadian voice and stage actress. She is known for her roles as Silver Spoon and Smolder and the singing voice of Pinkie Pie in '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', Misa Amane in the English dub of ''Death Note'', and the Biskit twins and Youngmee Song on ''Littlest Pet Shop''. She also portrays Joy Pepper in the rebooted '' Superbook'', the Chief in ''Pucca'', Courtney's best friend Janet in ''Spectacular!'', and Amy Rose in ''Sonic Prime''. In addition to her voice acting career, she is also an opera singer (Soprano), having graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in Opera from the University of British Columbia. Shannon has performed with the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra as well as with local theater productions. Filmography Animation *'' 16 Hudson'' – Mrs. Wu, Joyce *''Adventures of Ayuma'' - Noxana *'' Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale'' – Delphine *'' Barbie: Princess Charm School'' – Princess Isla *''Barbie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britt Irvin
Brittney Elizabeth Irvin (born November 10, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She has also done voiceover work for Ocean Productions. Irvin is best known for playing Katie in '' Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular'' and its sequel '' Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy''. She was first billed as Britt Irvin in a 2001 episode of ''The Outer Limits'', and is still sometimes billed as Brittney Irvin in recent work, such as her voice work as Jade in ''Bratz'', and in two of the three episodes of ''Aliens in America'' in which she appeared in 2007. She also voiced Sunny Flare in '' My Little Pony: Equestria Girls''. Early life Britt Irvin was born Brittney Elizabeth Irvin in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and raised in Surrey, British Columbia. She began dancing ballet and singing in festivals starting around 1990 when she was 6 years old. She worked on two musicals at age 10, ''Show Boat'' and ''A Christmas Carol'', did voice work in the television series "Nilus the Sandman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Germann
Gregory Andrew Germann ( ; born February 26, 1958) is an American actor who is known for playing Richard Fish on the television series '' Ally McBeal'', which earned him a Screen Actors Guild award. He also is known for his roles as Eric "Rico" Morrow on the sitcom ''Ned & Stacey'', Tom Koracick in ''Grey’s Anatomy'' and as Hades in Season Five of ''Once Upon a Time''. Early life Germann was born in Houston. The family moved to the Lookout Mountain outside of Golden, Colorado. His mother, Marlene Marian (née Faulkner), was a homemaker and his father, Edward A. Germann, was a playwright and professor. While living in Colorado, Germann expressed interest in acting. He starred in stage plays during his middle and high-school years, before moving to New York in 1982. Career Early work He started in several Broadway plays while in New York, including a role in 1982 alongside Matthew Broderick in the play ''Fancy This'', which Germann also co-wrote. He received praise for roles i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Bennett
Matthew Ray Bennett (born April 9, 1968) is a Canadian actor, writer and director. He is best known for portraying Detective Len Harper on ''Cold Squad'' and his recurring roles as Aaron Doral cylon model number five in the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' and Daniel Rosen in ''Orphan Black''. Career At the age of 20 he moved from his hometown of Toronto, Ontario to Vancouver, British Columbia to pursue an acting career. He studied theatre school for two years and after that acted in TV series including ''The X-Files'' and ''The Commish'' and telefilms such as ''A Killer Among Friends'', ''Anything for Love'' and ''Relentless: Mind of a Killer''. He currently lives in Vancouver but works in Toronto as well. Matthew is best known for his part as Detective Len Harper on the Canadian police drama ''Cold Squad'' for which he has been nominated for both a Gemini and Leo award. Next to that he played the lead role of Lieutenant James Calley on the Showtime series ''Total Recall 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott McAboy
Scott McAboy (born February 21, 1975 in Malibu, California) is an American director and producer best known for the children's movies '' Splitting Adam'', '' Jinxed'', ''Big Time Movie'', '' Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library'', ''Swindle'', '' Saved'', ''Son of the Beach'' and ''The Fairly OddParents''. McAboy won the Leo Award for Best Direction in a Youth or Children's Program or Series and Best Youth or Children's Program or Series for '' Splitting Adam'' in June 2016. ''Santa Hunters'' and also won a Leo Award in 2015 for Best Youth or Children's Program or Series. Most recently, McAboy won a Leo Award (2018) for Best Direction in a Youth or Children's Program or Series and Best Youth or Children's Program or Series for '' Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library'' (2017). 2021 projects include '' Malibu Rescue'', an action feature for Netflix and the series that follows. Films * ''Inferno'' (1998) * ''The Apartment Complex'' (1999) * '' The Burbs'' (2002) * ''Revenge'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
