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Tiger Cruise (film)
''Tiger Cruise'' is a Disney Channel Original Movie that debuted on Disney Channel in the United States on August 6, 2004. It stars Hayden Panettiere and Bill Pullman. The film's fictional events are intertwined with the real-life events of the September 11 attacks in which USS ''Constellation'' was, as depicted, actually returning from her 2001 Western Pacific deployment with "tigers" on board when the September 11 terrorist attacks occurred. Plot Teenager Maddie Dolan hails from San Diego. She looks forward to the day her father Gary, a Commander in the U.S. Navy, retires from military service so that he can share Maddie's life at home with her sister Kiley and their mother Kate. Maddie's dad invites her to participate in Operation Tiger, a week-long cruise for military families and their friends aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Constellation''. She agrees and soon hits it off with fellow teens Anthony and Tina. Tina is fascinated by the military, her elder sister Grace being a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Sandor
Anna Sandor is a Hungarian-born Canadian/American film and television screenwriter.Tom McMahon, "A marriage made for TV". ''Windsor Star'', December 20, 1986. Sandor began her career as an actress, becoming a writer in her mid-twenties. Her films have garnered numerous major awards, including multiple Emmy nominations, three Humanitas Prizes, the Writers Guild of America Award and the Gemini Award. She has also won the Margaret Collier Award for lifetime achievement in the Canadian industry. Her Canadian credits include the television films ''A Population of One'' (1980), '' The Running Man'' (1981), ''Charlie Grant's War'' (1985),Donald Martin, "A Canadian hero finally gets his due". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 26, 1985. ''The Marriage Bed'' (1986), ''Mama's Gonna Buy You a Mockingbird'' (1987) and '' Two Men'' (1988),Hester Riches, "Two Men rooted in stepfather's memories of war". ''Vancouver Sun'', November 17, 1988. and episodes of the television series ''King of Kensingto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Show
An air show (or airshow, air fair, air tattoo) is a public event where aircraft are exhibited. They often include aerobatics demonstrations, without they are called "static air shows" with aircraft parked on the ground. The largest air show measured by number of exhibitors and size of exhibit space is Le Bourget followed by Farnborough, while Dubai air show and Singapore Air Show are both claiming the third place. The largest air show or fly-in by number of participating airplanes is EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, commonly known as "Oshkosh" after its location in Wisconsin, with approximately 10,000 airplanes participating each year. The biggest military airshow in the world is the Royal International Air Tattoo, at RAF Fairford in England. Outline Some airshows are held as a business venture or as a trade event where aircraft, avionics and other services are promoted to potential customers. Many air shows are held in support of local, national or military charities. Military ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Niven
Barbara Lee Niven (née Bucholz; born February 26, 1953) is an American actress, writer and producer, best known for her performances in Hallmark and Lifetime movies, and for television roles in ''Pensacola: Wings of Gold'', ''One Life to Live'', ''Cedar Cove'', and ''Chesapeake Shores''. Niven had the leading role in the independent film ''A Perfect Ending'' (2012). She is also a motivational speaker, media trainer and animal rights activist, and a National Ambassador for American Humane. Early life Barbara Lee Bucholz was born in 1953 in Portland, Oregon, to parents George and Edie Bucholz. She has two sisters, Shelley and Kim, and attended David Douglas High School. She has stated that she knew when she was five that she wanted to be an actress. She grew up hunting and fishing and was a senior in high school before she got involved in acting. After high school, she attended college for six months, worked as export coordinator for a foundry, a general contractor, sold commerci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Weeks
Gary Weeks (born June 4, 1972) is an American film and television actor; he is also a film producer and screenwriter. Biography Gary Weeks was born in Wiesbaden, Hessen, Federal Republic of Germany in a U.S. airbase. He was raised in Georgia, attended high school at Lakeside High School in Alabama, and he attended The University of Georgia and Georgia State University. Weeks has appeared in over 50 television productions and more than 25 film productions. He is best known as Luke Maybank in the Netflix series ''Outer Banks'', Campbell in the television series ''Burn Notice'' and as Nick Newport Jr. in ''Parks and Recreation.'' His recent feature films include '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), ''Greenland'' (2020), '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), ''Instant Family'', ''Five Feet Apart'' (2019). Weeks has also written/produced/directed films such as '' Deadland'' and ''Meth Head Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Ellis (actor)
Christopher Ellis (born April 14, 1956) is an American character actor. Early life Ellis was born in Dallas, Texas. He grew up in Frayser, a suburb of Memphis, in a middle class/working class area. He always wanted to be an actor because of what he saw on television. It took him seven years to finish college however, because "I have always been shiftless". During those years Chris became involved in community theatre in Memphis, Tennessee, where "I did and do still think the quality of the work has always been quite good". By the time he moved to New York, he had worked with many excellent actors in about two dozen plays, classical and contemporary. "I cannot imagine what might have supplanted that background for a newcomer in New York." Career His first part in either television or film came in 1979, where he played a truck driver in the television movie ''The Suicide's Wife'', which starred Angie Dickinson. The role resulted in little further work. After working in regiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ty O'Neal
Ty O'Neal McClary (born August 2, 1978) is an American actor. Career He is best known for playing the ice-skating cowboy Dwayne Robertson in '' D2: The Mighty Ducks'' and '' D3: The Mighty Ducks''. McClary became close with Kenan Thompson while working on the films. The two lived together for a while during filming. In 2001 he portrayed real-life outlaw Clell Miller in American Outlaws alongside Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, and Gabriel Macht. Today, O'Neal is a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). His events are team roping, tie-down roping, and steer wrestling. TY also frequently hosts for Western Sports Round-Up, a rodeo centric sports show for the Cowboy Channel. He also is a main anchor for the cowboy channel and does many more TV broadcasting for them. He has appeared in a frequently played Holiday Inn commercial as a bull rider. Personal life O'Neal married his wife Christie in 2005. Christie McClary is also a rodeo cowgirl who had previously modele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Evans (actor)
Troy Evans (born February 16, 1948) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Desk Clerk Francis "Frank" Martin in the television drama series '' ER'', and more recently for his role as Detective II Johnson (Barrel) in Amazon's TV series '' Bosch.'' He has also appeared in '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', ''Under Siege'', ''Teen Wolf'', ''Kuffs'', ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'', ''Black Dahlia'', '' Demolition Man'', ''The Frighteners'', '' Tiger Cruise'', ''View from the Top'' and ''Article 99'' among others. He voiced Thistle Jinn in the 2013 animated adventure film '' Epic''. He served with the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam, and was later cast as SFC Bob Pepper in the TV series ''China Beach'' which was set during the Vietnam War. Selected filmography *''Rhinestone'' (1984) – Rhinestone Heckler / Bettor *''Teen Wolf'' (1985) – Dragon Basketball Coach *''Modern Girls'' (1986) – Club Owner *''Near Dark'' (1987) – Plainclothes Officer *''Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Dean Ryan
Lisa Dean Ryan (born April 30, 1972) is an American actress. She played Wanda Plenn, the girlfriend of the eponymous character in the series ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', appearing in the series from 1989 to 1992.Gene I. Maeroff, Gene ed. (1998). Educating television. "Imaging education: The media and schools in America", p. 214. Shortly afterwards she co-starred as Jessica Cohen in the series ''Class of '96'', which ran for one season in 1993. The following year, she co-starred as Maria Cavalos in the MTV series ''Dead at 21''. The series ended after thirteen episodes. She has also guest starred in ''21 Jump Street'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Boy Meets World'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', ''NYPD Blue'' and ''Cold Case''.Lisa Dean Ryan Biography (1972-) Film Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jansen Panettiere
Jansen Rayne Panettiere (born September 25, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in films ''The Perfect Game'', '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'', ''The Martial Arts Kid'' and '' How High 2''. His elder sister is actress Hayden Panettiere. Early life Panettiere was born on September 25, 1994, in Palisades, New York, to Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan Lee "Skip" Panettiere, a fire department lieutenant. Career Jansen had a supporting role in the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Tiger Cruise'', which starred his sister Hayden (this is one of only two productions to date in which both siblings have featured onscreen, the other being '' The Forger'' – Jansen lent his voice to ''Racing Stripes'', in which Hayden appeared). He portrayed the voice of Truman X in ''The X's''. He starred as Lucas Malloy in the made-for-television Nickelodeon film '' The Last Day of Summer'', which first showed July 20, 2007. It was released on DVD on August 28, 2007. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehcad Brooks
Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as Matthew Applewhite in the second season of ABC's series ''Desperate Housewives'' (2005–2006), Jerome in '' The Game'', his leading role as Terrance "TK" King in the USA series '' Necessary Roughness'' (2011-2013) and James Olsen in the CBS/The CW series ''Supergirl''. In 2022, he began his portrayal of NYPD Detective Jalen Shaw on the NBC police procedural drama ''Law & Order'', with the start of the series' 22nd season. Early life Brooks was born and raised in Austin, Texas, where he attended L.C. Anderson High School. Brooks is the son of ''Austin American-Statesman'' editorial writer Alberta Phillips and former pro football player Billy Brooks; his stepfather is lawyer Gary Bledsoe. After graduating from high school in 1999, he attended the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television. Brooks mentioned on a September 2010 epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Collins
Bianca Suzanne Collins (born August 17, 1988) is an American actress, curator, and writer. She is probably best known for her role as Patti Perez in the Nickelodeon series ''Unfabulous'', and as Lulu in the Teen Nick program '' Gigantic''. Biography Bianca Collins was born in San Diego, California. She now resides in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas. She is a graduate of Chaminade College Preparatory, West Hills, California and the University of Southern California (USC). At USC, Bianca's major was Sociology, while she minored in Screen writing. Career Her acting career began in 1996, with her first role in the pre-Broadway workshop of Paul Simon's play ''The Capeman'', starring Marc Anthony. Her role was written out of the play before its short 1998 Broadway run. Collins was a member of the 1997 20th anniversary Broadway cast of ''Annie'', both as July and Duffy. She continued as a member of the 1998–1999 national touring company for the musical. Her on-stage acting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense. It was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. As a symbol of the U.S. military, the phrase ''The Pentagon'' is often used as a metonym for the Department of Defense and its leadership. Located in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the building was designed by American architect George Bergstrom and built by contractor John McShain. Ground was broken on 11 September 1941, and the building was dedicated on 15 January 1943. General Brehon Somervell provided the major impetus to gain Congressional approval for the project; Colonel Leslie Groves was responsible for overseeing the project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which supervised it. The Pentagon is the world's largest office building, with about of floor space, of which are used as offices. Some 23,000 military and civilian employees, and another 3,000 non-defense sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
