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''The Flash'' is an American superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, airing on The CW. It is based on the Barry Allen incarnation of DC Comics character the Flash, a costumed superhero crime-fighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds. It is a spin-off of ''Arrow'', existing in the same fictional universe known as the Arrowverse. The series follows Barry Allen, portrayed by Grant Gustin, a crime scene investigator who gains super-human speed, which he uses to fight criminals, including others who have also gained superhuman abilities. Initially envisioned as a backdoor pilot, the positive reception Gustin received during two appearances as Barry on ''Arrow'' led to executives choosing to develop a full pilot to make use of a larger budget and help flesh out Barry's world in more detail. The series is primarily filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ''The Flash'' premiered in North America on October 7, 2014, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superhero Fiction
Superhero fiction is a genre of speculative fiction examining the adventure fiction, adventures, personalities and ethics of costumed crime fighters known as superheroes, who often possess Superpower (ability), superhuman powers and battle similarly powered criminals known as supervillains. The genre primarily falls between hard fantasy and soft science fiction spectrum of scientific realism. It is most commonly associated with American comic books, though it has expanded into :Superhero fiction by medium, other media through adaptations and original works. Common plot elements Superheroes A superhero is most often the protagonist of superhero fiction. However, some titles, such as ''Marvels'' by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross, use superheroes as secondary characters. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a type of stock character possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers" and dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartley Sawyer
Hartley Sawyer (born January 25, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Kyle Abbott on the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' and Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man on The CW series ''The Flash''. Career In March 2013, Sawyer was cast in the role of Kyle Abbott on the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. He made his debut on April 24, 2013. In December of the same year, it was announced that he would exit the role; he made his final appearance on January 27 the following year. In 2014, he starred in the thriller ''Kept Man'', and the Geek & Sundry superhero comedy ''Caper''. In 2015, Sawyer hosted and co-wrote the documentary series ''Courageous Leaders'', and starred in the Wall Street drama ''SPiN''. In July 2017, Sawyer was cast in The CW's superhero drama ''The Flash'' as Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man, a fast-talking private investigator who is able to stretch his body to any shape or form. The character first appears in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermott Downs
Dermott Daniel Downs (born May 25, 1962) is an American television director, actor, producer and cinematographer. He is well known for his work on the U.S. remake of ''The Tomorrow People'', and for his vast contributions to The CW's ''Arrowverse''. Career Downs first started his career as a child actor; appearing in such films as '' The Morning After'', ''Escape to Witch Mountain'', and ''Freaky Friday''. In his adulthood, he segued into cinematography; working on films ''Secret Lies'' and '' Takedown'', and television series ''CSI: Miami'', '' CSI: New York'' and ''Justice'', among others. He later began a career in directing. First helming an episode of a series he was doing photography work on; ''Justice''. Since then he has directed installments of '' Close to Home'', '' K-Ville'', '' Dark Blue'', ''Nikita'', ''Common Law'', '' Gotham'', ''Criminal Minds'', and ''Supergirl''. ''Chase'' In 2010, Downs became a producer and director on the NBC series ''Chase''. Ultimately, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Roberts
Brooke Roberts is an American television and comic book writer. She is known for her work on the ABC legal drama ''Boston Legal'' and for The CW's superhero series ''The Flash''. Life and career She lived in France as a teenager. Roberts served in the US Army as a cryptologic linguist in the Arabic language. She received an honorable discharge in September 2013. Her first foray into show business was on the NBC sitcom ''Inside Schwartz'', as a writers' assistant. Roberts went on to serve as an assistant to the writers of such series as '' 3-South'', ''The Bernie Mac Show'', '' Love, Inc.'', ''Family Guy'' and ''Boston Legal''. Her first television script was co-written, with Sanford Golden and Karen Wyscarver, for the ''Boston Legal'' episode "Tea and Sympathy". ''Alice in Arabia'' In March 2014, Eikmeier was embroiled in a controversy with her ABC Family pilot ''Alice in Arabia'', which depicted the story of an American girl being swept from her status quo and placed with h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Ogawa
Carlton Susumi Ogawa (August 29, 1934 – September 23, 2006) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. In 1956 he was the coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boat ... of the Canadian boat which won the silver medal in the eights event. References External links Carlton Ogawa's profile at Sports Reference.com 1934 births 2006 deaths Canadian male rowers Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers of Canada Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron And Todd Helbing
Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing are American sibling screenwriters who had formerly worked as a team. They are known for their work on the Starz series ''Spartacus'' and '' Black Sails'', and for The CW superhero drama ''The Flash''. They stopped writing together after Season 3 of ''The Flash'', splitting into separate careers. Career In 1999, Todd first got his start on the drama ''Melrose Place'', where he served as an assistant production coordinator. He then had positions on such projects as ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and ''The Twilight Zone''. He and his brother first worked together on the HBO series ''Carnivàle''; Todd as an assistant production coordinator, and Aaron as a writers assistant. Todd then spent 2009 as a script coordinator on ''Entourage'', while Aaron worked on the cable dramas '' Saved'' and ''Brotherhood'', also as a script coordinator. The first script the two co-wrote was for the Superman prequel series ''Smallville''’s season seven episode "Hero". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Schechter (producer)
Sarah Schechter is an American television and film producer. Schechter is the chairperson and partner at Berlanti Productions, and the co-founder of Berlanti-Schechter Films. In October 2020, with 17 scripted series then on the air, she became one of the most prolific producers in television history. Early life and education Schechter was born in Boston and grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts and New York City. Her father, Danny Schechter, a grandson of Russian-Jewish immigrant socialists, was a human rights activist, author, filmmaker and television producer. She attended the preparatory school Milton Academy, and in 1998 graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz with a degree in film theory. Career Schechter began her career in New York, working for the documentarian Barbara Kopple and on independent film projects. She later moved to Los Angeles, where she spent six years working for the producer Barry Mendel, and nine years as a development executiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Stanton
Gabrielle Gail Stanton (born in South Orange, New Jersey) is an American television writer and producer. She is known for her work on the ABC series ''Grey's Anatomy'' and ''Ugly Betty'', for The CWs ''The Flash'', and for Syfys Stephen King adaptation series '' Haven''. Life and career After attending the all-girls Kent Place School in Summit, New Jersey and graduating from the women's Barnard College and Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, Stanton worked as the national publicity coordinator in the New York office of the Public Broadcasting Service until 1991. In 1992 she made her way into the film industry as the assistant to writer-producer George Zaloom on the film ''Encino Man'' and later appeared in the 1998 film ''Free Enterprise'' in a minor role as the character "Gabrielle", while her then husband and writing partner Harry Werksman also appeared in the film as "Harry". She also worked on the movie Edward Scissorhands. It was also in 1998 that she broke into tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nutter
David Nutter (born 1960) is an American television and film director and television producer. He is best known for directing pilot episodes for television. In 2015, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, for his work on the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. Early life and education Nutter was born in 1960. He graduated from Dunedin High School in Dunedin, Florida, in 1978. He subsequently graduated from the University of Miami, where he originally enrolled as a music major.David Nutter: the networks' head starter Caroline Parry. The Broadcast Interview. Broadcastnow.co.uk. Media Business Insight Limited. September 23, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2015 Career Nutter started hi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Cor
Jon Cor (born November 17, 1984) is a Canadian actor and author, best known for playing Hodge Starkweather in '' Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments,'' and Brick in '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island''. Early life Cor studied theatre arts at Fanshawe College. Career He is known for playing the role of Jake in ''Beaver Falls'', Brick in '' Total Drama Revenge of the Island'', Zach Creed in ''Being Erica'', Jake Byers in ''The Boy She Met Online'', and Hodge Starkweather in the TV series '' Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments''.''Saw 3D'' as Ryan. He has appeared in the seventh season of ''The Flash The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...'' as Mark Blaine/Chillblaine. Writing In 2004, Cor wrote the novel ''In Heat''. Filmography Films TV References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efrat Dor
Efrat Dor ( he, אפרת דור; born 6 January 1983) is an Israeli actress. She is best known for portraying Magdalena Gross in the film '' The Zookeeper’s Wife'', as Lizzie DeLaurentis in the Amazon show ''Sneaky Pete'', and as Eva McCulloch in ''The Flash''. Early life Dor was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel, to a family of Aschkenazi Polish-Jewish descent. She grew up in its neighboring affluent town of Omer with her parents, a writer and an engineer, and three brothers. Her Polish-Jewish grandmother's mother, father, and his brother were all murdered by the Germans under the Third Reich."Interview with Efrat Dor" ''Cliché Magazine'' 13 July 2017, accessed 06 June 2019 Dor attended Eshel Ha'Nasi high school where she studied drama. She also trained as a ballet dancer at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaMonica Garrett
LaMonica Garrett (born May 23, 1975) is an American actor and former professional Slamball player. He is best known for Deputy Sheriff Cane in '' Sons of Anarchy'' (2011–2014), Mike Ritter in ''Designated Survivor'' (2016–2018), John in '' Primal'' (2019), Mar Novu / Monitor and Anti-Monitor in the Arrowverse (2018–2020), and Thomas in ''1883'' (2021–2022). Early years and sports career LaMonica Garrett was born in San Francisco, California. He was named after former Oakland Raiders quarterback Daryle Lamonica, of whom his parents were fans. During high school, Garrett was a football player. When his family moved to Los Angeles, he and a friend were transferred to Burbank High School. Garrett has said that although his friend made the varsity team, he was held back on the junior varsity team due to his ego and attitude. In an interview with ''Muscle and Fitness'' magazine, he refers to this setback as a "wake-up call, which taught him both humility and accountability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
