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Sneakerella
''Sneakerella'' is a 2022 American musical comedy film directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum and written by David Light & Joseph Raso, Tamara Chestna, Mindy Stern, and George Gore II. A re-imagining of the classic fairy tale ''Cinderella'', the film stars Chosen Jacobs, Lexi Underwood, Devyn Nekoda, Bryan Terrell Clark, Kolton Stewart, Hayward Leach, Robyn Alomar, Yvonne Senat Jones, Juan Chioran, and John Salley. Produced by Disney Channel and Jane Startz Productions, the film was released on Disney+ on May 13, 2022. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. ''Sneakerella'' was nominated for 11 Children's and Family Emmy Awards at its inaugural ceremony, winning four awards including Outstanding Fiction Special and Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program. Plot In Queens, teenage El works in his late mother's shoe store "Laces", now run by his stepfather Trey, who overworks El instead of his stepbrothers Zelly and Stacy. El closes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Children's And Family Emmy Awards
The 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), to honor the best in American children's and family-oriented television programming in 2021 and 2022. The eligibility period ran from January 1, 2021, to May 31, 2022; starting the following year, the eligibility window will be from June 1 to May 31 every year. The winners were announced during two ceremoniesone focused on creative and technical arts, and the other dedicated to performances and programmingthat were held at Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles on December 10 and 11, 2022. Dancer and media personality JoJo Siwa hosted the December 10 ceremony, while the December 11 ceremony was hosted by actor and comedian Jack McBrayer. On November 17, 2021, the NATAS announced the creation of the Children's and Family Emmy Awards to recognize the best in children's and family television. The organization cited an "explosive growth in the quantity and quality of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devyn Nekoda
Devyn Nekoda is a Canadian actress and dancer. She has appeared in numerous television series from a young age, and appeared in the 2023 slasher film ''Scream VI''. Early life Nekoda was brought up near Brantford, Ontario where she went to school. She studied circus arts, gymnastics, and played soccer. She started dancing at age two in Simcoe, Ontario. Career A child actress and dancer, she appeared in ''Utopia Falls'' and ''Backstage''. she previously also had a role as Arlene in Canadian spin-off '' Degrassi: The Next Generation.'' She had a recurring role as Riley is in the first series of the Netflix show ''Ginny & Georgia'', and in 2022 appeared in the Disney musical comedy film ''Sneakerella'', a 21st-century update on the Cinderella story. Nekoda appears in the 2023 film ''Scream VI ''Scream VI'' is an upcoming American slasher film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick, with original franchise writer and cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
"A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" is a song written and composed by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston for the Walt Disney film ''Cinderella'' (1950). In the song, Cinderella (voiced by Ilene Woods) encourages her animal friends to never stop dreaming, and that theme continues throughout the entire story. The song was inspired off of Franz Liszt’s Transcendental Etude No. 9 (Ricordanza). This song was also performed by Lily James for the soundtrack of the live-action version of ''Cinderella'' in 2015. In April 2020, Demi Lovato and Michael Bublé performed the song for The Disney Family Singalong on ABC. The song was also featured in the 2022 Disney+/Disney Channel original film '' Sneakerella'', sung by Chosen Jacobs and Lexi Underwood. "Dreams" as a recurring Disney theme Thematically, the lyrics recall the sentiments expressed in " When You Wish Upon a Star" from ''Pinocchio'' (1940). In equating a dream with a wish, the song establishes that Cinderella is using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gore II
George Owen Gore II (born December 15, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for portraying Gregory "G" Williams on the FOX series ''New York Undercover'' from 1994 to 1998 and Michael Kyle, Jr. on the ABC sitcom ''My Wife and Kids'' from 2001 to 2005. He was also one of the main characters in the cast of the comedy ''Second Generation Wayans''. Throughout his career, Gore has received four NAACP Image Award nominations. Career Gore made his acting debut at age 9 in 1992, appearing as Brian in ''Juice''. His first major role was Gregory "G" Williams, the son of Malik Yoba's character, on crime drama ''New York Undercover'', appearing on the series from 1994 to 1998. Gore received several accolades for his work on ''New York Undercover'', all nominations: three NAACP Image Awards, one Young Artist Award (1997), and a YoungStar Award (1998). He had a small role in horror film '' The Devil's Advocate'' (1997). While continuing his acting career as a teenager, Gore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, also known as Liz Allen, is an American film and television director. She has directed and executive produced six TV pilots, all of which have been picked up to series. In 2020 she directed and executive produced the pilot for the ice skating drama ''Spinning Out'' for Netflix and episodes of the dark comedy '' Dead to Me''. She has directed three wide release theatrical films, including ''Ramona and Beezus'' for 20th Century Fox starring Joey King, Selena Gomez, Ginnifer Goodwin and Sandra Oh. Life and career Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum is a graduate of Cornell University. She attended graduate school at the University of Southern California where she was the recipient of the Jack Nicholson Directing Scholarship for the strongest directing candidate of her class, and she was also shortlisted for an International Clio Award for a spec Coca-Cola commercial she directed. Her 25-minute thesis film ''Eyeball Eddie'', an edgy dark comedy depicting a stormy r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chosen Jacobs
Chosen Jacobs (born July 1, 2001) is an American actor and singer best known for his recurring role as Will Grover on the CBS television series ''Hawaii Five-0'' and his role as Mike Hanlon in the 2017 film adaptation of the Stephen King novel ''It'', and its follow-up ''It Chapter Two''. Filmography Films Television Awards and nominations * Endless Mountains Film Festival ** 2016 — Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie — ''Remnants'' (Won) ** 2018 — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (with Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Jaeden Lieberher, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff and Jeremy Ray Taylor Jeremy Raymond Taylor (born June 2, 2003) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ben Hanscom ''It'' is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. ''It'' was his 22nd book and his 17th novel written under his own name. T ...) (Won) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Chosen 2001 births Living people 21st-century Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexi Underwood
Lexi Underwood is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Pearl Warren in '' Little Fires Everywhere''. She also played Athena in ''Will vs the Future,'' a comedic science fiction series created and executive produced by Tim McKeon and Kevin Seccia, and directed by Joe Nussbaum. Career Underwood made her professional theatrical debut in November 2013 at age ten, at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. in their acclaimed production of Charles Dickens’ ''A Christmas Carol'' as Want/Urchin Girl. On December 15, 2014, Underwood performed in ''Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol'' for the Actors Fund of America's one night only benefit concert, which was directed by Peter Flynn and musically directed by John McDaniel. In November 2015, Underwood was cast as Young Nala in the Disney Theatrical Productions’ ''The Lion King''. Underwood performed with the North-American Touring Company from January to August 2015 and covered Broadway in the same role. On October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Salley
John Thomas Salley (born May 16, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player, talk show host, and actor. He was the first player in NBA history to win championships with three franchises (since joined by Robert Horry, Danny Green (basketball), Danny Green, and LeBron James), as well as the first player in the NBA to win a championship in three different decades (since joined by Tim Duncan). After being drafted in the first round out of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets basketball, Georgia Tech in the 1986 NBA draft, the -tall Salley played both Power forward (basketball), power forward and center (basketball), center for the Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Panathinaikos BC, Panathinaikos and Los Angeles Lakers. He was a long-time host of the former Fox Sports Net show ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period''. He is a vegan activist, chef, and wellness entrepreneur. Early life and college career Salley was born in Brooklyn, New York (state), New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinderella
"Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. The protagonist is a young woman living in forsaken circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune, with her ascension to the throne via marriage. The story of Rhodopis, recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo sometime between around 7 BC and AD 23, about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt, is usually considered to be the earliest known variant of the Cinderella story.Roger Lancelyn Green: ''Tales of Ancient Egypt'', Penguin UK, 2011, , chapter "The Land of Egypt" The first literary European version of the story was published in Italy by Giambattista Basile in his ''Pentamerone'' in 1634; the version that is now most widely known in the English-speaking world was published in French by Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is approximately southwest of Toronto in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, the town of Hamilton became the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe. On January 1, 2001, the current boundaries of Hamilton were created through the amalgamation of the original city with other municipalities of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth. Residents of the city are known as Hamiltonians. Traditionally, the local economy has been led by the steel and heavy manufacturing industries. During the 2010s, a shift toward the service sector occurred, such as health and sciences. Hamilton is ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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