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Love Don't Cost A Thing (film)
''Love Don't Cost a Thing'' (stylized as ''Love Don't Co$t a Thing'') is a 2003 American teen comedy film written and directed by Troy Beyer and starring Nick Cannon and Christina Milian. It also stars Steve Harvey, Kenan Thompson, and Kal Penn. The film is a remake of the 1987 film ''Can't Buy Me Love'' and takes on its title from the Jennifer Lopez song of the same name. The remake was not produced by Disney (which the original was). Plot Alvin Johnson is an extremely intelligent nerd who is skilled in designing car engines. He has also taken up a job as a pool cleaner, to raise money to buy a camshaft, a part needed to build an engine for a scholarship project that will ensure him a full ride to the school of his choice. When Alvin is not working he spends his time hanging out with his friends rebuilding a car. Realizing that he and his friends are on the verge of graduating high school, Alvin grows frustrated with the lack of memories he created for himself over the last f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Beyer
Troy Byer is an American psychologist, author, director, screenwriter, and actress. For most of her acting career she was credited as Troy Beyer. Early life and education Byer was born in New York City to an African-American mother and Jewish father. Career After landing a bit part in Francis Ford Coppola's '' The Cotton Club'' (1984), Byer moved to Los Angeles, and became a regular on the ABC prime-time soap opera ''Dynasty'' in 1986, playing Jackie Deveraux, the daughter of Diahann Carroll's character Dominique Deveraux. Since then, Byer acted in features such as '' Disorderlies'' (1987), ''The Five Heartbeats'' (1991) as Baby Doll, ''Weekend at Bernie's II'' (1993), ''Eddie'' (1996), Robert Altman's ''The Gingerbread Man'' (1998), and ''John Q'' (2002). In 1997, Byer made her screenwriting debut with ''B*A*P*S.'' In 1998 she made her directing debut with her next screenplay, ''Let's Talk About Sex'' (1998) which she as well starred in; the film was picked up by Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is an American film distributor within the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company. It handles theatrical and occasional digital distribution, marketing, and promotion for films produced and released by the Walt Disney Studios, including Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures, though it operates its own autonomous theatrical distribution and marketing unit in the United States. The company was originally established by Walt Disney in 1953 as Buena Vista Film Distribution Company Inc. (later renamed Buena Vista Distribution Inc. and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Inc.). It took on its current name in late 2007. History Before in 1953, Disney's productions were previously distributed by: * M.J. Winkler Pictures (1924–1926), * Film Booking Offices of America (1926–1927), * Universal Pictures (1927–1928), * Celebrity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Scott
Stuart Orlando Scott (July 19, 1965 – January 4, 2015) was an American Sports commentator, sportscaster and anchor on ESPN, including on ''SportsCenter''. Known for his hip-hop style and use of catchphrases, Scott was also a regular for the network in its National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL) coverage. Scott was born in Chicago and resided in the back of London Towne Houses on Chicago's Southeast side. After relocating to North Carolina in his youth, Scott graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He began his career with various local television stations before joining ESPN in 1993. Although there were already accomplished African-American sportscasters, his blending of hip hop with sportscasting was unique for television. By 2008, he was a staple in ESPN's programming, and also began on American Broadcasting Company, ABC as lead host for their coverage of the NBA. In 2007, Scott had an appendectomy and learned that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Scherzinger ( ; ; born June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She was a member of the girl group and dance ensemble the Pussycat Dolls between 2003 and 2010. With The Pussycat Dolls discography, two albums and over 55 million records sold worldwide, the Pussycat Dolls became one of the world's List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling female groups of all time. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Scherzinger began acting at the age of 14 and studied musical theatre at Wright State University. In pursuit of a musical career, Scherzinger dropped out of college and toured with the American rock band Days of the New before finding mild success with Eden's Crush, a girl group created through The WB's talent competition show ''Popstars''. After taking on minor acting roles, Scherzinger became the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. Scherzinger carved out a solo career outsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reagan Gomez-Preston
Reagan Gomez-Preston is an American television, film and voice actress. She is known for her roles as Zaria Peterson on The WB sitcom ''The Parent 'Hood'' (1995–1999) and Roberta Tubbs on the FOX animated comedy ''The Cleveland Show'' (2009–2013). Gomez-Preston also starred in the short-lived UPN sitcom '' Love, Inc.'' in the 2005–2006 season as Francine. Early life Gomez-Preston was born in Detroit, Michigan to a Puerto Rican mother, Cheryl Gomez and an African American father, Dr. Bennett Preston. She has a younger brother named Kyle. When Gomez-Preston was young, her mother worked for the Detroit Police Department.Chery Creative Concepts.com Due to verbal abuse, written racist epithets, death threats, and a commanding officer expressing interest in a relationship with her, she filed a sexual harassment suit against the Detroit Police Department, which she won, receiving an award somewhere between $800,000 and $1.2 million. After this Cheryl Gomez moved the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nichole Galicia
Nichole Galicia (born 1975) is a Panamanian actress and model. Life and career Galicia was born as Nichole Mercedes Robinson in Panama, and began her career as a fashion model in Madrid at the age of 13. She later moved to New York City and worked as a commercial model for Pepsi and Gap Inc., Gap, and appeared in ''Elle (magazine), Elle'' and ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue''. In 2003, she made her acting debut playing a supporting role in the comedy film ''Love Don't Cost a Thing (film), Love Don't Cost a Thing''. She later appeared in films ''Torque (film), Torque'' (2004) and ''Dirty (2005 film), Dirty'' (2005). From 2004 to 2006, she had a recurring role in the Showtime drama series ''Huff (TV series), Huff''. In 2012, Galicia played the supporting role of Sheba in the Western film ''Django Unchained'', written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Galicia first met Tarantino when she auditioned for the part of a cheerleader in his 2007 film ''Death Proof''. She later starred in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Schuman
Melissa Amber Schuman (born August 21, 1984) is an American singer and actress best known for being a member of the American girl group Dream and their platinum hit " He Loves U Not". Schuman gained some success in acting with appearances in movies, including '' Love Don't Cost a Thing'', ''The Hollow'' and '' Silent Scream''. Schuman has appeared on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' and hosted '' TRL''. Career In 2002, after Schuman announced she was leaving Dream to focus on her acting career and a solo album, she appeared in '' Love Don't Cost a Thing'' and ''The Hollow'', and starred in '' Silent Scream''. She recorded a song with ''The Hollow'' costar Nick Carter called "There for Me" in 2004. She had plans to release her first single "Don't" but the single and solo album were scrapped, however on November 16, 2010, the single was released to iTunes. On November 15, 2010, Schuman's previously unreleased solo album ''Stereotyped'' was released to iTunes. 2008–2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Sarpong
Samuel Osei Sarpong Jr. (19 December 1974 – 26 October 2015) was a British-born American actor, model, and musician. He performed in over sixty feature films and fifty-five television shows, including such films as ''Carmen The Hip Hopera'', '' Love Don't Cost a Thing'', '' Keeping Up with the Steins'', '' Anchor Baby'' and ''No Weapons'', for which he won best lead actor at the San Diego Black Film Festival. He was also the host on MTV's '' Yo Momma'' for three seasons. He was one of the first black male models for designer Tommy Hilfiger and was the face of the brand for over six years. Personal life and death Sam Sarpong was born in London and moved to Los Angeles with his father, Sam Sarpong Sr., who is a native of Ghana, when he was 11 years old. He attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California, where he was a basketball star. When his father moved to Pasadena, Sarpong lived with a friend's family so he could continue attending El Camino Real. When hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elimu Nelson
Elimu Nelson (pronounced Ee-lii-muu, meaning knowledge and education in Swahili) is an American actor. His latest film in which he has a major role is '' Love Don't Cost a Thing''. He has had supporting roles in movies such as ''Dance Flick'', ''Love & Sex'', ''The Hard Easy,'' and ''Unspeakable''. He has made television guest-starring appearances on '' Pacific Blue'', ''Undressed'', '' JAG'', ''The Practice'' and '' City of Angels'' and the TNT feature ''Passing Glory''. Early life Nelson was born in Orange, New Jersey of African American descent, but raised in Milton, Massachusetts. The elder of two, he excelled in basketball and soccer at an early age. Elimu attended Milton High School and graduated in 1991. Elimu then graduated from Syracuse with a Bachelor of Science in Speech Communication, with a concentration in African American Studies and Spanish. After graduation he made his way to Los Angeles after a brief stint in NYC. Upon arriving in LA he hit the ground running w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Monique Clark
Ashley Monique Clark (born December 1, 1988) is an American actress best known for her role as Sydney Hughley (D. L. Hughley's TV daughter) on the ABC and UPN television sitcom, ''The Hughleys''. She has received two NAACP Image Award nominations throughout her career and won a Young Artist Award in 1999. Career Clark made her professional television debut in 1996 as a member of a Bluebird troop in an episode of ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''. The following year, she played a young version of Brandy Norwood's titular character on the sitcom, ''Moesha''. Clark had a recurring role as Jaleen on the soap opera '' Sunset Beach'' where she appeared in eight episodes. She had a minor role in the 1997 film ''Liar Liar'' as a child at a party. In 1998, she was cast as Sydney Hughley, the daughter of D. L. Hughley's character, in sitcom ''The Hughleys''. The series aired on both ABC and UPN from 1998 to 2002. She received two NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Youth Actor in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Vanessa Bell Calloway ( Bell; born March 20, 1957) is an American actress. Beginning her career as a dancer, Bell Calloway became known for her film roles as Princess Imani Izzi in the 1988 comedy ''Coming to America'' and its sequel. Since then, Bell Calloway appeared in more than 150 film and television productions. She is a nine-time NAACP Image Awards nominee. Bell Calloway appeared in films '' Death Spa'' (1988), '' What's Love Got to Do with It'' (1993), '' The Inkwell'' (1994), '' Crimson Tide'' (1995), ''Daylight'' (1996), '' The Brothers'' (2001) and '' Biker Boyz'' (2003). Bell Calloway had several starring roles on television series and movies, include first African American prime time soap opera, '' Under One Roof'' (1995). She later played recurring roles on '' Hawthorne'', '' Shameless'' and ''This Is Us''. From 2016 to 2022, she starred as Lady Ella Johnson in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, '' Saints & Sinners'' and in 2022 began starring in BET+ crime dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadillac Escalade
The Cadillac Escalade is a full-size luxury SUV manufactured by General Motors and marketed by their luxury division Cadillac. It was the luxury brand's first major entry into the SUV market. The Escalade was introduced for the 1999 model year in response to an influx of new luxury SUVs in the late 1990s such as the Mercedes-Benz M-Class, Range Rover, Lexus LX, and (especially) Ford's 1998 debut of the Lincoln Navigator. The Escalade project went into production only ten months after it was approved. The Escalade is built in Arlington, Texas. The term " escalade" refers to a siege warfare tactic of scaling defensive walls or ramparts with the aid of ladders or siege towers. More generally, it is a French word which is the noun-equivalent form of the French verb ''escalader'', which means "to climb or scale". The Escalade is currently sold in North America and select international markets (Europe and Asia) where Cadillac has official sales channels. The Escalade ESV (Escalade S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
