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Alexandra Shipp
Alexandra Shipp (born July 16, 1991) is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film '' Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B'' (2014) and Kimberly Woodruff in the film ''Straight Outta Compton'' (2015). Shipp is best known for playing Storm in the ''X-Men'' franchise, starting with '' X-Men: Apocalypse'', Abby Suso in the 2018 romantic comedy ''Love, Simon'', and Susan Wilson in musical drama '' tick, tick... BOOM!'' Early life Shipp was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Her mother is a Kundalini yoga teacher, and her father James Sr. is a marketing executive. She has two brothers, James and Jordan, and a stepsister, Kasia. Shipp was educated at Squaw Peak Elementary School, Arizona School for the Arts, and St. Mary's Catholic High School in Phoenix. She moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career. Career In 2009, Shipp made her acting debut with a minor role in '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Sque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, fifth-most populous city in the United States and the List of capitals in the United States, most populous state capital in the country. Phoenix is the most populous city of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley and Arizona Sun Corridor. The metro area is the Metropolitan statistical area, 10th-largest by population in the United States with approximately 4.95 million people , making it the most populous in the Southwestern United States. Phoenix, the seat of Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa County, is the largest city by population and area in Arizona, with an area of , and is also the List of United States cities by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Squeakquel
''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'' is a 2009 American live-action animated jukebox musical comedy film directed by Betty Thomas and written by Jon Vitti and the writing team of Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. It is based on Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipettes. It is the sequel to ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' (2007) and the second installment in the live-action ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' film series. The film stars Zachary Levi, David Cross and Jason Lee. Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney return to voice the Chipmunks from the previous film. Christina Applegate, Anna Faris and Amy Poehler voice the new characters. The film sees the Chipmunks entering high school under the care of Dave Seville's cousin, Toby. Meanwhile, Ian Hawke recruits the Chipettes to restore his career. ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'' was released in the United States on December 23, 2009, by 20th Century Fox. The film received generally negative reviews from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dude (2018 Film)
''Dude'' is a 2018 American Coming-of-age film, coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Olivia Milch and written by Milch and Kendall McKinnon. The film stars Lucy Hale, Kathryn Prescott, Alexandra Shipp, Awkwafina, Austin Butler, and Michaela Watkins. It was released on Netflix on April 20, 2018. Plot Best friends Lily, Chloe, Amelia, and Rebecca are at junior prom, where Chloe's brother Thomas shares a tender moment with Lily while discussing his upcoming move to college. As they are about to kiss, they are interrupted by their friends. On his way home from prom, Thomas is killed in a car crash. A year later, the girls are in their final two weeks of high school. Chloe and Lily dream of attending college in New York City together, with the former attending New York University, NYU and the latter attending Columbia University, Columbia. Rebecca develops a crush on the school librarian, Mr. Bemis, while Amelia navigates her parents' divorce. Despite their challenges, the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Hale
Karen Lucille Hale (born June 14, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including seven Teen Choice Awards (the most for any actress in a single series), a Gracie Awards, Gracie Award, a People's Choice Award, and two Young Hollywood Awards. After early recognition for her roles as Becca Sommers in the series ''Bionic Woman (2007 TV series), Bionic Woman'' (2007) and Rose Baker in the series ''Privileged (TV series), Privileged'' (2008–2009), Hale received her breakthrough role as Aria Montgomery in the Freeform (TV channel), Freeform series ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017), for which she received global stardom and critical acclaim. She starred as Stella Abbott in ''Life Sentence (TV series), Life Sentence'' (2018), Katy Keene, the titular character in ''Katy Keene (TV series), Katy Keene'' (2020) and DC Lake Edmunds in ''Ragdoll (TV series), Ragdoll'' (2021). She has appeared in films such as ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Prescott
Kathryn Prescott (born 4 June 1991) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Emily Fitch on the E4 teen drama series '' Skins'' (2009–2010) and the titular character in the MTV teen drama '' Finding Carter'' (2014–2015). Career In July 2008, Prescott and twin sister Megan appeared in an episode of soap opera ''Doctors'', playing twin sisters Amy and Charlotte Wilcox in "Dare, Double Dare, Truth". Beginning in early 2009, Prescott played Emily Fitch in series 3, 4 and 7 of ''Skins'', with characters known as the "second generation". Prescott stated on her official website in March 2010 that she had a role in the pilot of ''Goth''. Prescott starred as Carter Stevens/Lyndon Wilson on MTV'S '' Finding Carter''. She then, in 2019 appeared in the movie ''A Dog's Journey'' as CJ. Personal life Kathryn was born in Palmers Green, London, England. She is six minutes older than her twin sister, Megan. In providing her "Top Ten Playlist" on the ''Skins'' official websi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Lendeborg Jr
Jorge is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name George. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese . It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' had been rarely given in Western Christendom since at least the 6th century. The popularity of the name however develops from around the 12th century, in Occitan in the form '' Jordi'', and it becomes popular at European courts after the publication of the ''Golden Legend'' in the 1260s. The West Iberian form ''Jorge'' is on record in Portugal as the name of Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550). List of people with the given name Jorge * Jorge (footballer, born 1939), Brazilian footballer * Jorge (footballer, born 1946), Brazilian footballer * Jorge (Brazilian singer), Brazilian musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Robinson (American Actor)
Nicholas John Robinson (born March 22, 1995) is an American actor. As a child, he appeared in a 2008 stage production of ''A Christmas Carol'' and ''Mame'', after which he had a main role in the television sitcom '' Melissa & Joey'' (2010–2015). Robinson went on to play a supporting role in the adventure film '' Jurassic World'' (2015) and took on lead roles in several teen dramas, including '' The Kings of Summer'' (2013), '' The 5th Wave'' (2016), '' Everything, Everything'' (2017), and ''Love, Simon'' (2018). He has since starred in the drama miniseries '' A Teacher'' (2020) and ''Maid'' (2021). Early life Robinson was born on March 22, 1995, in Seattle, Washington. He has four younger siblings. Robinson initially attended Seattle Preparatory School, but left in the middle of his freshman year and moved to Los Angeles after booking a regular role on '' Melissa & Joey''. He graduated from Campbell Hall School in 2013. He was accepted to New York University’s College of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halle Berry
Halle Maria Berry ( ; born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant of 1986 and also placing sixth in Miss World 1986. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy ''Boomerang'' (1992), alongside Eddie Murphy, which led to roles in ''The Flintstones'' (1994) and ''Bulworth'' (1998) as well as the television film '' Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' (1999), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Berry established herself as one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s. For her performance of a struggling widow in the romantic drama ''Monster's Ball'' (2001), Berry became the only African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the first woman of color. Berry took on high-profile roles such as Storm in four installments of the ''X-Men'' film series (2000–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Singer
Bryan Jay Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is the founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions and has produced almost all of the films he has directed, as well as multiple television series. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Singer directed his first short film, ''Lion's Den (1988 film), Lion's Den'' (1988). On the basis of that film, he received financing for his next film, ''Public Access (film), Public Access'' (1993), which was a co-winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. In the mid-1990s, Singer received critical acclaim for directing the neo-noir crime thriller ''The Usual Suspects'' (1995). He followed this with another thriller, ''Apt Pupil (film), Apt Pupil'' (1998), an adaptation of a Stephen King novella about a boy's fascination with a Nazi war criminal. In the 2000s, he became known for big budget superhero films such as ''X-Men (film), X-Men'' (2000), for which Singer won the 2000 Saturn A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TheWrap
''TheWrap'' is an American online news organization that covers the business of entertainment and media. It was founded by journalist Sharon Waxman in 2009 and is based in Los Angeles. The site features original reporting, analysis, and editorial coverage of the entertainment industry, with particular focus on Hollywood film, television, and streaming media. History ''TheWrap'' was launched in January 2009 by Sharon Waxman, a former Hollywood correspondent for ''The New York Times'' and ''The Washington Post''. The site was created to offer in-depth business coverage of the entertainment industry, including breaking news, analysis, and opinion. In November 2015, TheWrap expanded its editorial and digital operations with a series of key hires. Tim Molloy rejoined as Deputy Managing Editor, joining Thom Geier in leading editorial operations. Andrew Curry was named Director of Audience Development, overseeing editorial partnerships, social media strategy, and audience engagemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A New Beat
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
