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Jeremy Jordan (singer, Born 1973)
Don Henson (born September 19, 1973), known professionally as Jeremy Jordan, is an American singer and actor from Hammond, Indiana. Biography Jordan's real name is Don Henson. He was born September 19, 1973, and his mother gave custody of him to his father, who later married another woman and had four more children, all of whom he placed in Mooseheart Child City (an orphanage) after his wife died from leukemia. Once they got to the orphanage, he and his brothers and sisters were separated and every year he spent there, from the third to eleventh grade, he had a different set of houseparents, some of them very violent. Jordan wanted to get involved in movies and sign with a talent agency in Chicago, but was forbidden since the orphanage was in Mooseheart (near North Aurora), forty miles away. When he was seventeen, before Thanksgiving 1991, he moved to Chicago to stay with a friend's parents. After a fight he was evicted from the house where he was living and ended up homeless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond ( ) is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. Located along Lake Michigan, it is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the only city in Indiana to border Chicago. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Indiana, eighth-most populous city in Indiana, with 77,879 residents. It was first settled in the mid-19th century and it is one of the oldest cities of northern Lake County. From north to south, Hammond runs from Lake Michigan down to the Little Calumet River; from east to west along its southern border, it runs from the Illinois state line to Cline Avenue. The city is traversed by numerous railroads and expressways, including the South Shore Line, Borman Expressway, and Indiana Toll Road. Notable local landmarks include the parkland around Wolf Lake (Indiana-Illinois), Wolf Lake and the Horseshoe Hammond riverboat casino. Part of the Rust Belt, Hammond has been industrial almost from its inception but is also home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twisted Desire
''Twisted Desire'' is a 1996 American crime thriller television film directed by Craig R. Baxley and written by twin brothers Carey and Chad Hayes. It stars Melissa Joan Hart, with real-life domestic partners Daniel Baldwin and Isabella Hoffman. The movie also stars Meadow Sisto, David Lascher, and R&B/pop star Jeremy Jordan. It aired on May 13, 1996, on NBC. The film is presented as based on real events: the 1990 murders of the parents of 14-year-old Jessica Wiseman. Jessica had her 17-year-old boyfriend, Douglas Christopher Thomas, shoot and kill her parents. Thomas was executed in 2000, when the death penalty for juveniles was still a legal punishment. Plot Jennifer Stanton is a rebellious teenager whose father William is overprotective and strict, while her mother Susan barely takes her side. William visibly hates Jennifers friends, the way she dresses, and even caused her boyfriend Brad to break up with her due to him feeling intimidated by her father. When Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany Murphy
Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack (; November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009) was an American actress and singer, known for her work in both comedy and drama. Born in Atlanta, Murphy moved to Los Angeles as a teenager to pursue a career in acting. Her breakthrough came when she co-starred as Tai Frasier in ''Clueless'' (1995), followed by independent films such as ''Freeway (1996 film), Freeway'' (1996), and her 1997 Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in a production of Arthur Miller's ''A View from the Bridge''. She finished the decade with supporting roles in ''Girl, Interrupted (film), Girl, Interrupted'' and ''Drop Dead Gorgeous (film), Drop Dead Gorgeous'' (both 1999). She voiced List of King of the Hill characters#Luanne Platter, Luanne Platter on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox's ''King of the Hill'' for the entirety of its original run (1997–2010). Murphy gained critical recognition for her roles in numerous high-profile film projects during the early 2000s, such as ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falling Sky
''Falling Sky'' (also known as ''Crocodile Tears'') is a 1998 American drama film starring Karen Allen, Brittany Murphy and Jeremy Jordan. It was released direct-to-video in the UK in 1999 and wasn't released in the US until August 26, 2005. It follows Emily, a girl who moves to Las Vegas with her alcoholic mother as she tries to pursue a singing career. Synopsis Emily and her alcoholic Alcoholism is the continued drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems. Some definitions require evidence of dependence and withdrawal. Problematic use of alcohol has been mentioned in the earliest historical records. The World Hea ... mother, Reese, have moved to Las Vegas for a fresh start and so Reese can pursue a singing career. Reese tells Emily that alcoholism runs in the family and she is at risk of having it too. Emily often finds herself in the maternal role, having to take care of her mother. After Reese kills herself in the bathtub, Emily finds a recorded tape say ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Barrymore
Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, talk show host, and businesswoman. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she has received multiple List of awards and nominations received by Drew Barrymore, awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award and nominations for nine Emmy Awards and a British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA. She was named one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time (magazine), Time'' in 2023. Barrymore rose to prominence as a child actor, child star with her breakout portrayal of Gertie in ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982), followed by headline parts in ''Firestarter (1984 film), Firestarter'' (1984), ''Poison Ivy (1992 film), Poison Ivy'' (1992), ''Boys on the Side'' (1995), ''Scream (1996 film), Scream'' (1996), ''Ever After'' (1998), ''Never Been Kissed'' (1999), ''Charlie's Angels (2000 film), Charlie's Angels'' (2000), and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, its 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Been Kissed
''Never Been Kissed'' is a 1999 American romantic comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell, and starring Drew Barrymore, Jessica Alba, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Leelee Sobieski, Jeremy Jordan, Molly Shannon, Garry Marshall, and John C. Reilly. Plot Josie Geller is an insecure 25-year-old copy editor for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' who has never had a real relationship. One day, her editor-in-chief, Rigfort, assigns her to report undercover at a high school to help parents become more aware of their children's lives. Her first day at South Glen South High School is miserable. Josie reverts to the old geek persona that ruined her first high school experience. She also has an unfortunate run-in with three obnoxious popular girls, Kirsten, Gibby and Kristin, and the school's most attractive and popular student, Guy Perkins. Josie loses hope but is reassured when a kind-hearted nerd named Aldys befriends her. Aldys, who loathes Guy and his gang, invites Josie to join the De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Hills, 90210
''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to as ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling via his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for 10 seasons on Fox from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, and is the first of six television series in the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' franchise. The series follows the lives of a group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California, as they transition from high school to college and into the adult world. "90210" refers to one of the city's five ZIP codes. The initial premise of the show was based on the adjustment and culture shock that twins Brandon ( Jason Priestley) and Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) experienced when they and their parents, Jim ( James Eckhouse) and Cindy ( Carol Potter), moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Beverly Hills, California. In addition to chronicling the characters' friendships and romantic relationships, the show addressed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airborne (1993 Film)
''Airborne'' is a 1993 American comedy-drama film about inline skating directed by Rob Bowman (director), Rob Bowman in his List of directorial debuts, feature film directorial debut, and starring Shane McDermott, Seth Green, Brittney Powell, Chris Conrad (actor), Chris Conrad, Jacob Vargas and Jack Black. Plot Mitchell Goosen is a teenager from California who loves to surf and rollerblade. His zoologist parents are given the opportunity for grant work in Australia for six months. Eager to accompany his parents to the surf-friendly shores of the South Pacific, he is dismayed to find out that he will not be joining them and instead will be living with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio, to finish the remainder of his high school semester. He arrives in the midst of a winter storm quickly coming to the realization that this is far from the free-spirited beach atmosphere that he has been accustomed to. To add to his disillusion, he meets his cousin Wiley, who at first glance i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahoo!
Yahoo (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web portal that provides the search engine Yahoo Search and related services including My Yahoo, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, y!entertainment, yahoo!life, and its advertising platform, Yahoo Native. It is operated by the namesake company Yahoo! Inc. (2017–present), Yahoo! Inc., which is 90% owned by Apollo Global Management and 10% by Verizon. Yahoo was established by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was one of the pioneers of the early Internet era in the 1990s. However, its use declined in the 2010s as some of its services were discontinued, and it lost market share to Facebook and Google. Etymology The word "yahoo" is a backronym for "Yet another, Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle" or "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle". The term "hierarchical" described how the Yahoo database was arranged in layers of subcategories. The term "oracle" was intended to mean "sourc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wannagirl
"Wannagirl" is a song originally recorded by Trey Lorenz. Also known as "Wanna Girl". Lorenz' rendition had been released in 1992 as a B-side on the European versions of his single, " Someone to Hold." Jeremy Jordan cover "Wannagirl" was covered by Jeremy Jordan and released in the spring of 1993. It was the follow-up single from his debut album '' Try My Love'' on Giant Records. It was co-written by Keith Thomas, who produced both versions. Jordan's version of "Wannagirl" became an international hit, peaking in the US at #28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #25 on ''Cash Box''. Background harmonies were retained from the original recording, but vocals were added by Audrey Wheeler, Chris Rodriguez, Cindy Mizelle and Emanuel Officer as well as some from Lorenz. Both versions are almost identical from a production standpoint, but the newer version features an extra breakdown and a different vocal arrangement starting at the 3:15 mark. A music video was released to promote t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
