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The Boys (2019 TV Series)
''The Boys'' is an American superhero television series developed by Eric Kripke for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, it follows the eponymous team of vigilantes as they combat superpowered individuals who abuse their abilities. The series features an ensemble cast that includes Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Chace Crawford, Laz Alonso, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, and Nathan Mitchell. Originally intended to be a feature-length film, the comic book series adaptation began its development in 2008 with Adam McKay set to direct the film. Due to creative differences between the crew and the studios that picked up the film, the project was left in development hell. The development for the project was revived in 2016 by Cinemax, which announced that it would be reworked as a television series. Kripke was recruited to be the showrunner of the series, while S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action (genre)
Action fiction is a literary genre that focuses on stories that involve high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of sub-genres, such as Spy fiction, spy novels, Adventure fiction, adventure stories, tales of terror and intrigue ("cloak and dagger") and Mystery fiction, mysteries. This kind of story utilizes Thriller (genre), suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the Conflict (narrative), conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or what the solution to the puzzle of a Thriller (genre), thriller is. Genre fiction Action fiction is a form of genre fiction whose subject matter is characterized by emphasis on exciting Action (narrative), action sequences. This does not always mean they exclude character development or story-telling. Action fiction is related to other forms of fiction, including action films, action games and analogous media in other formats such as manga and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomer Capone
Tomer Capone (also Kapon or Kappon or Capon, he, תומר קאפון; born July 15, 1985) is an Israeli actor. He has starred in popular Israeli exported television such as ''Hostages'' and the political thriller television series ''Fauda''. In 2016 he was awarded an Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor in ''One Week and a Day''. He stars in ''When Heroes Fly'' and in the Amazon series ''The Boys''. Biography Capone was born in Holon, Israel, the second child of business-owner parents. Raised in the city of Rishon LeZion, he is related to Israeli director Shay Capon. After graduating high school, in 2004 Capone was conscripted into the Israel Defense Forces. He served as a soldier and later a squad leader with the IDF's 202nd battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade. At the age of 26, he resided in the Hatikva Quarter of Tel Aviv, where he attended The Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio for a year. In a 2019 interview, he addressed the spelling of his surname: "It's suppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal H
Neal (Neil) is a given masculine name and surname of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Irish Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion". As a surname, Neil is traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages who was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill and MacNeil kindred. Most authorities cite the meaning of Neal in the context of a surname as meaning champion. Surname *Abbie Neal (1918–2004), American country music entertainer * Adam Neal (born 1990), English rugby league player * Alice B. Neal (1828–1863), American writer *Arthur Neal (1903–1982), English footballer *Blaine Neal (born 1978), American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball *Bob Neal (Atlanta sportscaster) (born 1942), American sports broadcaster *Bob Neal (Cleveland sportscaster) (1916–1983), American sports broadcaster * Charles Lincoln Neal (also known as "Link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Goldberg
Evan D. Goldberg (born September 15, 1982) is a Canadian-American filmmaker and comedian. He has collaborated with his childhood friend Seth Rogen on the films '' Superbad'', ''Pineapple Express'', ''This Is the End'', ''The Interview'', and ''Good Boys''. Personal life Evan Goldberg was born September 15, 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Jewish family. He was raised in Marpole. He attended Point Grey Secondary School (where he met and befriended Rogen) and McGill University, and is married to Lisa (Yadavaia) Goldberg. Career Goldberg started his writing career joining the staff of ''Da Ali G Show'' for its 2004 season, along with his childhood friend and comedy partner Seth Rogen. They collaborated on the films, ''Knocked Up'', '' Superbad'', ''Pineapple Express'', ''Funny People'', and ''The Green Hornet (2011 film), The Green Hornet'' with their production company Point Grey Pictures, named after Point Grey Secondary School. In a strategy to garner interest and fundi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Rogen
Seth Aaron Rogen (; born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian and filmmaker. Originally a stand-up comedian in Vancouver, he moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd Apatow's series ''Freaks and Geeks'', and then got a part on Apatow's sitcom ''Undeclared'', which also hired him as a writer. After landing his job as a staff writer on the final season of ''Da Ali G Show'', Apatow guided Rogen toward a film career. As a staff writer, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. His first movie appearance was a minor role in ''Donnie Darko'' (2001). Rogen was cast in a supporting role and credited as a co-producer in Apatow's directorial debut, ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' (2005). Universal Pictures subsequently cast him as the lead in Apatow's films ''Knocked Up'' (2007) and ''Funny People'' (2009). Rogen and his writing partner, Evan Goldberg, co-wrote the films '' Superbad'' (2007), ''Pineapple Express'' (2008), ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Lennertz
Christopher Joseph Lennertz (born January 2, 1972) is an American composer, songwriter, and conductor of film, television, and video game scores. His musical scores appeared in ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'', ''Hop'', ''Think Like a Man'', and ''Horrible Bosses'', and the video game series ''Medal of Honor'', created by Steven Spielberg. He composed the score for ''Supernatural'' and more recently ''Revolution'', two television series created by Eric Kripke. He also scored ''Galavant'' and ''Sausage Party'' with Alan Menken and Marvel's '' Agent Carter'' including a first ever Marvel musical number co-written with Tony award winning lyricist David Zippel. He wrote the songs for '' UglyDolls'' with Glenn Slater for Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Lizzo, Janelle Monae, and Blake Shelton. Currently he composes the score for the Netflix series ''Lost in Space'' and the ''Amazon Prime Video'' series '' The Boys'' from Kripke, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Life and career Lennertz was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Heyward
Susan Heyward is an American actress. She starred in the PlayStation Network original series '' Powers'' (2015–16) and HBO period drama ''Vinyl'' (2016). From 2018 to 2019, Heyward had a recurring role as Tamika Ward in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black''. On stage, she made her Broadway debut in the 2013 production of ''The Trip to Bountiful'' and in 2018-2019 played Rose Granger-Weasley in the Broadway production of ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child''. Life and career Heyward was born and raised in Atlanta Georgia and graduated with BFA from Carnegie Mellon University. She began her career appearing in Off-Broadway productions and guest-starring roles on television series including ''Law & Order'' and ''30 Rock''. In 2009, she was regular cast member in the short-lived Comedy Central comedy series ''Michael & Michael Have Issues''. In 2014, she had a recurring role in the Fox thriller series ''The Following''. In 2013, she made her Broadway debut appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valorie Curry
Valorie Mae Curry (born February 12, 1986) is an American actress. Her credits include ''Veronica Mars'' (2005–06), ''The Following'' (2013–14) and ''The Tick'' (2016–19).Gaede, Susan (December 1, 2010)"AEDE: Sonora grad cast in 'Twilight' movie" ''Orange County Register. Retrieved on 2013-06-29. She also starred as the titular character in the PlayStation 3 tech demo ''Kara'' (2012) and reprised the role in the video game '' Detroit: Become Human'' (2018). In 2023, she joined the cast of the Amazon Prime Video series '' The Boys'' as the superhero Firecracker. Early life Curry grew up with her brother David and sister Colleen in Orange County, California, graduating from Sonora High School in La Habra, California in 2004. She attended California State University, Fullerton, receiving a degree in theater. She has also worked with The Second City and Phantom Projects theatre groups, performing such roles as Jennie Mae in ''The Diviners'' and Monique in ''Out, Out, Brief Candl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jensen Ackles
Jensen Ross Ackles (born March 1, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dean Winchester in The WB/The CW, CW dark fantasy drama series ''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural'' (2005–2020) and appearing in television series such as NBC's ''Days of Our Lives'' as Eric Brady (earning him several Daytime Emmy Award nominations), super soldiers List of Dark Angel characters#Ben, Ben/X5-493 and Alec McDowell, Alec/X5-494 in Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox's ''Dark Angel (2000 TV series), Dark Angel'', Jason Teague (Smallville), Jason Teague in The WB/CW's ''Smallville (TV series), Smallville'', and Soldier Boy, Ben/Soldier Boy in Amazon Prime Video's ''The Boys (TV series), The Boys''. He also starred as the lead in the box office success ''My Bloody Valentine 3D'', and provided the voices of Jason Todd in the animated film ''Batman: Under the Red Hood'', and Batman, Bruce Wayne/Batman in the Batman: The Long Halloween (film), animated adaptation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Doumit
Claudia Doumit is an Australian actress. She portrayed Jiya Marri in the NBC series '' Timeless'' and is best known for her portrayal of Farah Karim from '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'' and Victoria Neuman from the Amazon Prime Video original series '' The Boys''. Early life and education Claudia Doumit was born on May 2, 1992 in Sydney, Australia. She is of Italian and Lebanese ancestry. She has one older brother named James. Doumit studied at the Actors College of Theatre and Television (ACTT) and The Actors Centre Australia. Although she was rejected from National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Kensington, Australia, she did attend a couple of classes. She also took a two-year intensive program with the Stella Adler Academy of Acting in Los Angeles. Career In 2016, Doumit began playing the role of Jiya Marri in the NBC series '' Timeless''. The series concluded in 2018. On 5 September 2019, it was announced that Doumit was cast as Victoria Neuman in the second seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aya Cash
Aya Rachel Cash is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Gretchen Cutler in the FX/FXX dark comedy series ''You're the Worst'' (2014–2019), as Stormfront in the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama series ''The Boys'' (2020–2022), and most recently as Cheryl Peterson in the Fox sitcom ''Welcome to Flatch''. She was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy for ''You're the Worst''. Cash also appeared in numerous films, including ''The Oranges'' (2011), ''Sleepwalk with Me'' (2012), '' Begin Again'' (2013), '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013), ''Mary Goes Round'' (2017), ''Game Over, Man!'' (2018), and ''Scare Me'' (2020). Early life Cash was born in San Francisco, California, to poet and novelist Kim Addonizio and Buddhist teacher Eugene Cash. On her mother's side, she is the granddaughter of tennis champion Pauline Betz and sports writer Bob Addie. Her father's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colby Minifie
Colby Minifie (born January 31, 1992) is an American actress. She began acting at the age of eleven and was a YoungArts scholar; she graduated from the City University of New York in 2014. She performed for four years with the National Dance Institute National Dance Institute (NDI) was founded in 1976 by New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d'Amboise. NDI works with mainstream, bilingual, and special education classes. NDI classes are taught by professional artists, who work with 6,50 .... She has appeared on and off Broadway, in television and in films.https://www.playbill.com/person/colby-minifie-vault-0000105511 Filmography Film Television Theater References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Minifie, Colby 1992 births Living people Actresses from New York (state) American film actresses American television actresses City University of New York alumni 21st-century American actresses American stage actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
