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Switched At Birth (season 1)
The first season of '' Switched at Birth'', an American drama television series, began airing on ABC Family on June 6, 2011, and concluded on October 22, 2012, after 30 episodes. The one-hour scripted drama revolves around two young women who were switched at birth and grew up in very different environments. While balancing school, jobs, and their unconventional family, the girls, along with their friends and family experience deaf culture, relationships, classism, racism, audism, and other social issues. On August 1, 2011, ABC Family announced that they were ordering more episodes for the first season of ''Switched at Birth'', bringing the first season to a total of 30 episodes. The series continued with a winter premiere on January 3, 2012, ending on March 20, 2012, with 12 episodes. The series began airing its remaining 8 episodes for its first season, beginning September 3, 2012. Cast Main * Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe * Lucas Grabeel as Toby Kennish * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeform (TV Channel)
Freeform may refer to: __NOTOC__ Computers *Freeform surface modelling, via computer-aided design (CAD) *Freeform solid modeling, via computer-aided design (CAD) *Freeform machine, 3D printing * Freeform, a collaborative application developed by Apple Inc. Entertainment * Freeform composition *Freeform (TV channel), an American television channel *Free-form radio, in which the disc jockey is given total control over what music to play *Freeform Five, UK electro-house band *Freeform jazz, free jazz, subgenre where artists improvise without any preset form or rhythm *Freeform Portland, a Portland listener-supported radio station *Freeform role-playing game, a type of role-playing game with minimal or no rules * Freeform, Electronic music genre Other uses *Freeform crochet and knitting Freeform crochet and knitting is a seemingly random combination of crochet, knitting and in some cases other fibre arts to make a piece that is not constrained by patterns, colours, stitches or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlee Matlin
Marlee Beth Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an American actress, author, and activist. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. Deaf since she was 18 months old, Matlin made her acting debut playing Sarah Norman in the romantic drama film '' Children of a Lesser God'' (1986), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. She is the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award, as well as the youngest winner in the Best Actress category. Matlin starred in the police drama series ''Reasonable Doubts'' (1991–1993), which earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations, and her guest roles in ''Seinfeld'' (1993), ''Picket Fences'' (1993), ''The Practice'' (2000), and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2004–05) earned her four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. For her role in ''CODA'' (2021), she won the Screen Actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Brooks (actor)
Jason Maxwell Brooks (born May 10, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Peter Blake on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' and Sean Monroe on ''Baywatch, Baywatch Hawaii''. Career Brooks started his career as an actor in 1990 when he was 24 years old. He had recurring appearances on the television shows The Pretender (TV series), The Pretender and ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. ''He played Bacarra, a warlock. in an episode of ''Charmed''. He also appeared in an episode of the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' as Rick in "The One with the Ballroom Dancing" in season four. Brooks voiced the protagonist, Ronan O'Connor, of the 2014 action film, action-adventure film, adventure video game, ''Murdered: Soul Suspect''. Personal life He married Corinne Olivo on February 20, 1994. They have two sons. He is the son in law of actress Danica d'Hondt and brother-in-law of America Olivo, Neve Campbell, and Christian Campbell. Filmography Film Television References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Muirhead
Oliver Muirhead (born 29 May 1957) is an English character actor, known for often portraying pompous country gentlemen. In 1986, he also directed the musical pantomime '' A Christmas Held Captive''. In addition to acting, Muirhead has also lent his voice to various animated series such as '' P.J. Sparkles'' and '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' and the video games '' Zork: Grand Inquisitor'', ''Dead to Rights'', ''The Hobbit'' and ''Eragon''. He is known in the United States for his appearances in 1990s commercials for Tombstone Pizza. He also had a memorable cameo as a sarcastic jeweller in the ''Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...'' episode " The One with the Ring". In 1991, he starred in the soap opera '' Santa Barbara'' as Mr. Marx: he hired Gina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manish Dayal
Manish Patel (born June 17, 1983), known professionally as Manish Dayal, is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Raj Kher in The CW hit teen series '' 90210'' as well as in the films '' The Hundred Foot Journey'' (2014) and ''Viceroy's House'' (2017). Since 2018, he has featured as a main cast member of the Amy Holden Jones-created Fox medical drama series '' The Resident''. Early and personal life Dayal was born Manish Patel to an Indian Gujarati family in Orangeburg, South Carolina. His parents, Hema and Sudhir Patel, are from Gujarat. He has a sister, Neisha Patel, who is a vascular neurology fellow at Columbia University Medical Center. He uses his grandfather's first name, Dayal, as his stage surname. He attended Marshall Elementary School and later went to Heathwood Hall in Columbia, South Carolina. He subsequently obtained a degree in International Business from George Washington University. After he graduated in 2005, he moved to New York to pursue his acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassi Thomson
Cassi Nicole Thomson (born 14 August 1993) is an Australian-born American actress and singer. She is known for her recurring role as Cara Lynn Walker in the television series ''Big Love'' and for her role as Nikki Papagus on the series '' Switched at Birth''. She has also guest starred in several television series, such as ''Without a Trace'', '' ER'', ''House M.D.'', and ''CSI: Miami''. Life and career Thomson was born in Queensland, Australia. She lived on a ranch in Vanuatu until she was 5 years old after which her family moved to New Haven, Missouri, in the United States. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Thomson is an actress, appearing on film and television. She played recurring roles in the TV shows ''Big Love'' and '' Switched at Birth''. She co-starred in the small-budget movie Cop Dog at age 15 in 2008. She starred in the 2014 reboot film ''Left Behind'' with Nicolas Cage and Chad Michael Murray. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Michael Davis
Charles Michael Davis (born December 1, 1984) is an American actor, model, producer, and director. He is best known for his roles as Marcel Gerard on The CW television drama '' The Originals'' (2013–2018) and Zane Anders on the TV Land original series '' Younger'' (2017–2021). He also starred as Special Agent Quentin Carter on '' NCIS: New Orleans''. Life and career Davis was born in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Stebbins High School in the Dayton suburb of Riverside and from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is of African American and Filipino descent. His father is from Kentucky and his mother is from Manila. Davis got his start at an Actors, Models, and Talent for Christ (AMTC) event. Davis has done print modeling and commercials for Nike and FootLocker. Davis has had guest and recurring appearances in several notable television shows, including ''That's So Raven'', '' Switched at Birth'', and ''Grey's Anatomy''. In 2011, he landed a recurring role on BET's ''The G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Lane
Ryan Thomas Lane (born November 23, 1987) is an American actor. Beginning his professional career at the age of nineteen, Lane is best known for his portrayal of Cincinnati Reds center-fielder Dummy Hoy, William Ellsworth Hoy in the DOC: The Documentary Channel, Documentary Channel biography ''Dummie Hoy#Legacy, Dummy Hoy: A Deaf Hero'', and for his recurring role as List of Switched at Birth characters#Travis Barnes, Travis Barnes on the ABC Family drama series ''Switched at Birth (TV series), Switched at Birth'', which earned him the RJ Mitte Diversity Award at the 2013 Media Access Awards. Early life Lane was born on November 23, 1987, in Fullerton, California to parents William, who is hard of hearing, and Jill Lane. Lane was born deaf and diagnosed at two weeks old with congenital nerve deafness. He has two older sisters, Kristyn (b. 1983) and Hayley (b. 1986) who are both hearing. His parents divorced when he was eight and he then split his time between living with his fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meeghan Holaway
Meeghan Holaway is an American actress/singer working in theatre, film and television. She originated the role of Florence Greenberg in the Broadway musical ''Baby It's You!''. Her first television appearance was on ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. She is best known for guest and recurring roles on a number of notable TV series. Early life Holaway was born in Seattle. She has a B.A. from Pomona College in Claremont, California, where she graduated with honors and became a Rhodes Scholarship finalist and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Career After graduation, Holaway worked in New England and New York doing regional theatre, including the Oldcastle Theatre Company in Bennington, Vermont, in plays like ''Baby Its You'' ''and Les Miserables''. She also sang with a 1950s cover band and various cabaret groups. She played Beth in the first run of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, ''Dinner With Friends'' Off-Broadway. She moved to Los Angeles and began working in TV and film. She has sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Redford
David Blair Redford (born July 27, 1983) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles such as Scotty Grainger on ''The Young and the Restless'', Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on ''Passions'', Ethan Whitehorse on ''The Lying Game'', Tyler "Ty" Mendoza on '' Switched at Birth'' and Simon Waverly on '' Satisfaction'' and Thunderbird on '' The Gifted.'' Early life Redford grew up in the suburb of Canton, Georgia and attended Sequoyah High School. He is of Irish, French, German and Native American descent. He worked for several summers in Georgia's Renaissance Festival performing and doing stunts, creating a pirate character named "Rusty Compass." He is an avid tennis player, and turned down scholarships upon graduating high school in order to act. Career Redford got his start with a win in a Warner Bros. open call that granted him a seat as a team member of the WB Road Crew. After about a year and a half on the Road Crew, he moved to Los Angeles. After a short time there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tania Raymonde
Tania Raymonde Helen Katz, is an American actress and artist. Her career first caught traction when she played the recurring character of Cynthia Sanders on the Fox sitcom '' Malcolm in the Middle'' between 2000 and 2002, followed by the role of Alex Rousseau in the ABC series '' Lost'' from 2006 to 2010. She has since played Carla Rinaldi on MTV's ''Death Valley'' (2011), starred in the horror film ''Texas Chainsaw 3D'' (2013), and portrayed Jodi Arias, the title role in the TV movie '' Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret'' (2013). In April 2015, she joined the cast of the TNT series '' The Last Ship''. Since 2016 she has starred in the Amazon Prime Video series '' Goliath''.'''' Early life Tania Raymonde Helen Katz was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents Anne-Marie and Jon Katz. Her father is a Jewish American of Polish-Jewish descent, and her mother is French, a Catholic from Corsica. Career Raymonde's first television role was as Alice/Young Syd in the "Syd in Wond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Wiehl
Christopher Wiehl (born ) is an American actor. Life and career Wiehl was born in Yakima, Washington and is of Danish and German descent. His father, Dick Wiehl, was an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts degree in dramatic arts. He is the younger brother of author and Fox News Channel legal analyst Lis Wiehl. Wiehl starred in several plays during college including ''Henry V'', ''The Owl and the Pussycat'' and ''Lonestar''. Perhaps his most prominent role has been as the quarterback Derek McConnell in ESPN's short-lived series ''Playmakers''. Wiehl has made guest appearances on television shows including ''Popular'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Birds of Prey'' and ''Charmed'' (for the episode Animal Pragmatism). He had a spotlight role in the 2000 film ''Broken Hearts Club'' as J.Crew Guy. He also played a small role in the movie ''Can't Hardly Wait''. Wiehl was a guest star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
