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Tina Cohen-Chang
Tina Cohen-Chang is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Jenna Ushkowitz and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Tina was developed by ''Glee'' creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Initially, she is a shy and insecure performer with a fake stutter, and member of the glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, where the show is set. As the series progressed, she became more independent and confident. Storylines Tina auditions for the glee club with the song "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry. Throughout the episode it is made clear that she speaks with a stutter. Her first solo performance as part of the club is "Tonight" from ''West Side Story''. Fellow club member Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) had wanted the solo for herself and quits New Directions in protest. Tina feels bad that she caused Rachel to quit, but Mr. Schuester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Cohen-Chang
Tina Cohen-Chang is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Jenna Ushkowitz and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Tina was developed by ''Glee'' creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Initially, she is a shy and insecure performer with a fake stutter, and member of the glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, where the show is set. As the series progressed, she became more independent and confident. Storylines Tina auditions for the glee club with the song "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry. Throughout the episode it is made clear that she speaks with a stutter. Her first solo performance as part of the club is "Tonight" from ''West Side Story''. Fellow club member Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) had wanted the solo for herself and quits New Directions in protest. Tina feels bad that she caused Rachel to quit, but Mr. Schuester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Camp" by Vogue (magazine), ''Vogue''. Pursuing a career in gospel music at 16, Perry released her debut album, ''Katy Hudson (album), Katy Hudson'', under Pamplin Music, Red Hill Records in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles at 17 to venture into Secularity, secular music, and later adopted the stage name "Katy Perry" from her mother's maiden name. She recorded an album while signed to Columbia Records, but was dropped before signing to Capitol Records. She rose to fame with ''One of the Boys'' (2008), a pop rock record containing her debut single "I Kissed a Girl" and follow-up single "Hot n Cold", which reached number one and three on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Adler
Allison Beth Adler (born May 30, 1967) is a Canadian-American television producer and writer. She is the co-creator of ''Supergirl'' and '' The New Normal'', and is also known for her work on ''Chuck'' and ''Family Guy.'' Early life Adler was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a Jewish family. Her grandfather and father were Holocaust survivors from Romania. They later became American citizens. Career Adler began her career by working on a TV series named ''Veronica's Closet'' in 1997. From 2001 to 2002, Adler produced 13 episodes of ''Family Guy'' and 16 episodes of ''Just Shoot Me!''; she was supervising producer for nine episodes of '' Still Standing''. She was co-executive producer on various shows, including '' Life As We Know It'', ''Women of a Certain Age'', and ''Emily's Reasons Why Not''. Adler produced ''Chuck'' as co-executive and executive producer from 2007 to 2010. Adler then joined the ABC series ''No Ordinary Family'' in May 2010 and in 2011 became a part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Shankman
Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27, 1964) is an American film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a permanent judge on season 6–7 of the television program ''So You Think You Can Dance''. He began his professional career in musical theater, and was a dancer in music videos for Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson. Shankman has choreographed dozens of films and directed several feature-length films, including ''A Walk to Remember'', '' Bringing Down the House'', ''The Pacifier'' and the 2007 remake of ''Hairspray''. His company, Offspring Entertainment (which he co-owns with his sister) produces films and television for various studios and networks. Shankman is also currently co-writing young adult novels for Simon & Schuster imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers. The books, co-written with author Laura Lee Sullivan, follow the story of rags to riches Lucille O'Malley as she becomes Hollywood's "it girl", navigating a murder mystery and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Time (Glee)
"The First Time" is the fifth episode of the third season of the American musical television series ''Glee'', and the forty-ninth overall. Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and directed by co-executive producer Bradley Buecker, it first aired on Fox in the United States on November 8, 2011. The episode features the preparations for performing ''West Side Story'' and the show's opening night, and the various events leading to the decisions by two of the show's student couples—Rachel (Lea Michele) and Finn (Cory Monteith), and Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss)—to begin having sex. While an advanced copy of the episode was released to several reviewers and was highly praised by them, the reviewers of the broadcast were not as generally enthusiastic. In particular, some of the plotting and resulting characterization came in for criticism. The performance of "America", however, was widely acclaimed, especially that of Santana (Naya Rivera) in the role of Anita. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Shum, Jr
Harry Shum Jr. (born April 28, 1982) is an American actor, dancer, choreographer, and singer. He is best known for his roles as Mike Chang on the Fox television series ''Glee'' (2009–15), Benson Kwan on the ABC television series ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2005-), and as Magnus Bane on the Freeform television series ''Shadowhunters'' (2016–19). He was nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance in ''Glee'', winning once. He won the award for The Male TV Star of 2018 in the E! People's Choice Awards for ''Shadowhunters''. Shum has appeared in the films '' Step Up 2: The Streets'' (2008), ''Step Up 3D'' (2010), ''White Frog'' (2012), '' Revenge of the Green Dragons'' (2014), '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'' (2016), ''Crazy Rich Asians'' (2018), the Hulu web series ''The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers'' (2010–2011) and the YouTube Originals series '' Single by 30'' (2016). In 2020, he starred in Universal's romantic drama '' All My Life''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audition (Glee)
"Audition" is the Glee (season 2), second season season premiere, premiere and twenty-third episode overall of the American television series ''Glee (TV series), Glee''. The episode was written by Ian Brennan (writer), Ian Brennan, directed by Brad Falchuk, and premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network on September 21, 2010. In "Audition", the glee club members attempt to attract new recruits, including Student exchange program, foreign exchange student Sunshine Corazon (Jake Zyrus) and transfer student Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet). A new football coach, Shannon Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones), arrives at McKinley High, and school blogger Jacob Ben Israel (Josh Sussman) provides updates on the glee club's summer break. The episode features eight musical and dance performances, five of which were released as Single (music), singles, available for Music download, download. Musical performances attracted mixed reviews from critics. Lea Michele's rendition of "What I Did for Love" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatricality
"Theatricality" is the twentieth episode of the American television series ''Glee''. The episode was written and directed by series creator Ryan Murphy, and premiered on the Fox network on May 25, 2010. In "Theatricality", glee club member Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz) has an identity crisis. The female club members and Kurt (Chris Colfer) pay tribute to Lady Gaga, performing in a selection of her costumes, while the rest of the male club members perform as Kiss. Rachel (Lea Michele) meets her mother Shelby (Idina Menzel), the coach of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline, and Finn (Cory Monteith) and his mother move in with Kurt and his father, leading to a confrontation between Kurt and Finn, and Finn continuing to control Kurt about keeping his sexuality away from him, and using scare tactics to keep Kurt away. The episode features cover versions of five songs, all of which were released as singles, available for digital download, and three of which are included on the soun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream On (Glee)
"Dream On" is the nineteenth episode of the American television series ''Glee''. The episode premiered on the Fox network on May 18, 2010. It was directed by Joss Whedon and written by series creator Brad Falchuk. Neil Patrick Harris guest-stars as former glee club star Bryan Ryan. Working as a school board auditor, he threatens to cut the glee club out of the budget, bitter at never having attained his own show-business dreams. Rachel (Lea Michele) attempts to find her birth mother, and Artie ( Kevin McHale) struggles with his desire to walk. The episode title is a reference to Aerosmith's song " Dream On", also performed during the episode. The episode features cover versions of seven songs, four of which were released as singles, available for digital download, and three of which are included on the soundtrack album '' Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers''. "Dream On" was watched by 11.59 million American viewers and received generally positive reviews from critics. Maureen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Barclay
Paris K. C. Barclay (born June 30, 1956) is an American television director, producer, and writer. He is a two-time Emmy Award winner and is among the busiest single-camera television directors, having directed nearly 200 episodes of television to date, for series such as ''NYPD Blue'', '' ER'', ''The West Wing'', '' CSI'', ''Lost'', ''The Shield'', ''House'', ''Sons of Anarchy'',''In Treatment'' and ''Glee''; and more recently '' Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story'', '' The Watcher'', and '' American Horror Story: NYC''. He also serves as an Executive Producer on many of the shows he directs, and occasionally as a writer or co-creator as well. From 2013 to 2017, Barclay served two terms as the President of the Directors Guild of America. For the past three years, he has been listed by Variety as “one of 500 most influential business leaders in Hollywood.” Early life Barclay was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Raised Catholic, he attended La Lumiere School, a pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speech Impediment
Speech disorders or speech impairments are a type of communication disorder in which normal speech is disrupted. This can mean stuttering, lisps, etc. Someone who is unable to speak due to a speech disorder is considered mute. Speech skills are vital to social relationships and learning, and delays or disorders that relate to developing these skills can impact individuals function. For many children and adolescents, this can present as issues with academics. Speech disorders affect roughly 11.5% of the US population, and 5% of the primary school population. Speech is a complex process that requires precise timing, nerve and muscle control, and as a result is susceptible to impairments. A person who has a stroke, an accident or birth defect may have speech and language problems. Classification Classifying speech into normal and disordered is more problematic than it first seems. By strict classification, only 5% to 10% of the population has a completely normal manner of speaking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin McHale (actor)
Kevin Michael McHale (born June 14, 1988) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. Formerly one of the two lead vocalists of the boy band NLT, McHale is best known for his role as Artie Abrams in the Fox comedy-drama series ''Glee''. From 2014 to 2016, he hosted the British panel show '' Virtually Famous'' on E4. In 2019, McHale and ''Glee'' co-star Jenna Ushkowitz began a podcast called ''Showmance'', where they recap ''Glee'' episodes and interview ''Glee'' cast and crew members, as well as other people. The podcast was rebranded in 2022 as ''And That’s What You Really Missed'' on iHeartRadio. Early life McHale was born in Plano, Texas to Christopher McHale and Elizabeth Payne, the youngest of four children. His older sister is a talent agent, and he got his start in acting by convincing her to let him audition for a local commercial. He grew up with actor and singer Demi Lovato. He moved to California with his parents as a teenager in order to pursue a career in the ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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