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The Longshots
''The Longshots'' is a 2008 American comedy-drama sports film directed by Fred Durst, based on the real life events of Jasmine Plummer, the first girl to participate in the Pop Warner football tournament with the Harvey Colts lead by Head Coach Richard Brown Jr. The film stars Ice Cube and Keke Palmer, their second film together after '' Barbershop 2: Back in Business'', and was released on August 22, 2008. Plot Minden, Illinois, is a former factory town with a failing economy and a pathetic football team that no one believes in. Curtis Plummer, a washed-up former football player, returns home broke and directionless until he meets his niece Jasmine, the daughter of his no-good brother Roy. Jasmine has worn her father's watch ever since he left five years ago in the hopes that he will one day return. Her mother Claire asks Curtis to take care of Jasmine after school as she is too busy with her job at the local diner. Curtis realizes Jasmine has a talent for throwing a football, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Durst
William Frederick Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and director. He is the frontman and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has released seven studio albums. He appears as a secret playable character in the video games ''Fight Club'', '' WWF Raw'', and ''WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It''. Since 2006, Durst has worked on a number of independent films. He co-starred in ''Population 436'', and made his directorial debut in 2007, with ''The Education of Charlie Banks''. He followed with '' The Longshots'' in 2008. His latest film, '' The Fanatic'', came out in 2019. Early life He was born Frederick Allen Mayne III in Jacksonville, Florida, but soon moved to Orlando and then a farm in Cherryville, North Carolina, at one year old. His mother had his name rechristened as William Frederick Durst after remarrying. In the fifth grade, he moved to Gastonia, North Carolina, where he graduated from Hunter Huss Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Plummer
Jasmine Plummer (born c. 1993 Harvey, Illinois ) is an American football player who was the first-ever female quarterback for a Pop Warner football team. At the age of 11 years old, she made history as the first female quarterback in the 56th Annual Pop Warner Super Bowl (Junior Pee Wee division); however, her team, the Harvey Colts, lost in the semifinals. In 2008, Plummer was portrayed by Keke Palmer in the biographical film ''The Longshots''. Early life and youth career In spring 2001, 8-year-old Plummer started playing tackle football with others in her neighborhood. Her mother, Cassandra Johnson, learned of this when Jasmine severely injured her knee while playing, requiring 23 stitches. A few weeks later, Plummer returned to playing football in the neighborhood park. Plummer's uncle, Fred Johnson, noticed her ability to throw a football with a tight spiral and quite a bit of velocity. After difficult negotiations with her mother, Fred enrolled Plummer into the Pop Warner p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Plummer
Glenn E. Plummer (born August 18, 1961) is an American film and television actor best known as Timmy Rawlins in '' ER'' (1994-2007), and Vic Trammel in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008-2009). Biography Plummer was born in Richmond, California. Career Plummer has appeared in numerous films and television series, primarily in supporting roles or small bit parts, such as High Top in ''Colors.'' His prominent roles came in the films ''Menace II Society'', ''Speed'', ''Bones'', ''Showgirls'', '' South Central'', ''The Day After Tomorrow'', '' The Salton Sea'' and ''Saw II''. In 2014, he produced and was a collaborating writer of the horror thriller film ''Teeth and Blood''. Plummer was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in ''Pastime A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time. Hobbies include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthquake (comedian)
Nathaniel Stroman, known professionally as Earthquake, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist and radio personality. He presently hosts a radio show entitled, ''Quakeshouse'' for SiriusXM and Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Network. His first Netflix special entitled ''Chappelle's Home Team- Legendary: Earthquake'' was produced by Dave Chappelle and his Magic Lemonade production entity in February of 2022. Earthquake performed a half-hour HBO special as part of the series '' One Night Stand'', which first aired on August 26, 2005. His film credits include a small role in Kevin Smith's film ''Clerks II'' (2006), and a supporting role in the film, ''The Longshots'' (2008). His television appearances include a recurring role on CBS sitcom '' The Neighborhood'' (2018-2021) starring Cedric the Entertainer'','' cameos on '' South Side'' (2019), ''In the Cut'' (2017), and more. Earthquake's additional television credits include a recurring role as Chris' Uncle Mike, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Colyar
Michael K. Colyar (born February 9, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, entertainer, voiceover artist, television/radio personality, and author. Early life and education Born in Chicago, Illinois, Colyar was raised in the Robert Taylor Homes public housing project and later relocated to the Morgan Park area. Colyar attended Morgan Park High School, graduating in 1975. Shortly after high school, Colyar attended Olive-Harvey junior college and later Chicago State University. Other information Colyar is the author of ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The White House, I Knocked on the Door and a Brother Answered'', which was published in August 2012. Colyar began embarking on his 100 City tour of "Michael Colyar's Momma" in June 2018. ''Los Angeles Sentinel'', June 28 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Aisenberg
Alan Aisenberg (born March 18, 1993) is an American actor and television producer. He is best known for his role as Baxter Bayley on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black''. Life and career Aisenberg was raised in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and picked up acting at a Jewish Community Center in Tenafly, New Jersey at a very young age. While attending college at the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, he co-founded a production company known as Deverge. Aisenberg made his screen debut in the 2007 horror film ''Unholy''. He later made his television debut in 2008 with a minor role in the Nickelodeon series '' The Naked Brothers Band'' before landing roles in a number of films, as well as television series such as ''Mozart in the Jungle'' and ''Inside Amy Schumer''. In June 2015, Aisenberg began his recurring role as correctional officer Baxter "Gerber" Bayley on the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black''. On January 29, 2017, Aisenberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrett Morris
Garrett Isaac Morris (born February 1, 1937) is an American actor, comedian and singer. He was part of the original cast of the sketch comedy program ''Saturday Night Live'', appearing from 1975 to 1980, and played Jimmy on ''The Jeffersons'' (1983–1984). Morris also had a role as Junior "Uncle Junior" King on the sitcom ''The Jamie Foxx Show'', which aired from 1996 to 2001. Morris had a starring role as Earl Washington on the CBS sitcom ''2 Broke Girls'', from 2011 to 2017. He is also known for his role in the sitcom ''Martin'' as Stan Winters, from 1992 to 1995, and the film ''Cooley High''. He played Slide in ''Car Wash'' (1976), and Carl in '' The Census Taker'' (1984). Early life and career Morris was born on February 1, 1937, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and grew up in the poverty-stricken Gert Town neighborhood in its 17th Ward. A church-choir singer from his youth, he trained at the Juilliard School of Music and graduated from Dillard University in 1958. Early in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofi Siriboe
Nana-Kofi Siriboe (born March 2, 1994) is an American actor and model. He is best known for his role as Ralph Angel Bordelon on the television series ''Queen Sugar'' (2016–present). He has also appeared in films such as ''The Longshots'' (2008) and ''Girls Trip'' (2017). Life and career Born Nana-Kofi Siriboe in Los Angeles, California to Koshie Mills and Kwame Siriboe. His parents are of Ghanaian descent. He is the middle child and has two brothers, actors Kwame Boateng and Kwesi Boakye. As a model, Siriboe signed with Wilhelmina Models and Vision Los Angeles. He made his professional acting debut in the film ''The Longshots'' (2008). He later appeared in the films ''Prom'' (2011), ''Whiplash'' (2014) and ''Straight Outta Compton'' (2015). On television, he had a recurring role on the comedy-drama series ''Awkward'' from 2014 to 2015. Since 2016, Siriboe has starred on the drama series ''Queen Sugar'', for which he gained attention and three consecutive NAACP Image Award nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Bridges
Chloe Marisa Suazo Bridges, (born December 27, 1991), known professionally as Chloe Bridges, is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Zoey Moreno in the sitcom '' Freddie'' (2005–2006) and as Dana Turner in the Disney Channel original film '' Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'' (2010). She has starred in the films ''Forget Me Not'' (2009), ''Family Weekend'' (2013), ''Mantervention'' (2014), ''The Final Girls'' (2015), and ''Nightlight'' (2015). She has also portrayed Donna LaDonna in ''The Carrie Diaries'', Sydney in ''Pretty Little Liars'', and Kibby in ''Daytime Divas''. Career From 2005 until 2006, Bridges portrayed the role of Zoey Moreno in the ABC sitcom ''Freddie'', starring alongside Freddie Prinze Jr. For this role, she was credited under her birth name, Chloe Suazo. In 2006, she guest-starred as the character in an episode of ''George Lopez''. She has appeared in commercials for Adelphia and AT&T. Bridges originally auditioned for the role of Mitchie Torres in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debby Ryan
Deborah Ann Ryan (born May 13, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She started acting professionally onstage at the age of seven, and was later discovered during Disney Channel's nationwide search for new talent. Ryan's work for Disney Channel includes starring roles in the series ''The Suite Life on Deck'' (2008–2011), the film ''16 Wishes'' (2010), the series '' Jessie'' (2011–2015), and the film ''Radio Rebel'' (2012). She also appeared in the drama film '' What If...'' (2010) and the Netflix series '' Insatiable'' (2018–2019). She gained prominence in music by contributing vocals to the soundtracks of her Disney projects and later formed the band The Never Ending in 2013, with whom she released the EP ''One'' (2014). Early life Deborah Ann Ryan was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on May 13, 1993. She has a brother. Her father's job as a civilian consultant to the U.S. military required the family to move to numerous places around Europe, and they lived in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Goodwin
Malcolm Goodwin (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor, known for his role as Clive Babineaux in The CW supernatural comedy-drama series '' iZombie'' (2015-2019). In 2022, Goodwin portrayed Oscar Finlay in the Amazon Prime Video series '' Reacher''. Life and career His love for acting began during his time with the Julia Richman Talent Unlimited Program in New York City. He later trained at SUNY Purchase College Acting Conservatory, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts and Film. Goodwin has directed and produced independent commercials, sketches, short films, music videos and public service announcements. In 2011 he appeared in the music video for the song "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO. He has been featured in articles for ''Interview'', ''L.A. Confidential'', ''King'', ''Vibe'', and ''Venice''. Goodwin also had minor roles in various films and TV shows, such as '' American Gangster'', ''Detroit 1-8-7'', '' Leatherheads'', ''The Longshots'', ''Crazy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Beach
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on natural and man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter of which separates the Beach from the mainland city of Miami. The neighborhood of South Beach, comprising the southernmost of Miami Beach, along with Downtown Miami and the PortMiami, collectively form the commercial center of South Florida. Miami Beach's population is 82,890 according to the 2020 census. Miami Beach is the 26th largest city in Florida based on official 2019 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. It has been one of America's pre-eminent beach resorts since the early 20th century. In 1979, Miami Beach's Art Deco Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Art Deco District is the largest collection of Art Deco architecture in the world and comprises hundreds of hotels, apartments and other struct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
