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Raquel Alessi
Raquel Nazzarena Alessi (born March 7, 1983) is an American retired actress and model who starred on the FOX series '' Standoff''. She portrays the title character in the 2009 film ''Miss March'', alongside Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore from the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know. Life and career Alessi was born in Los Angeles, California. She attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles, and later moved on to develop her acting talents at New York University, where she studied theater performance. While at the college she appeared in several plays including ''King Lear'' and ''Uncle Vanya''. After attending college, Alessi landed a small role in '' Carlito's Way: Rise to Power''. In 2007, she was cast in a featured role in the Marvel Comic's superhero film '' Ghost Rider''. Alessi was cast as the younger version of the character Roxanne Simpson, which would be played later in the movie by Eva Mendes. She is widely recognized for her role as Lia Mathers in the FOX tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FamilySearch
FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization and website offering genealogical records, education, and software. It is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is part of the Church's Family History Department (FHD). The Family History Department was originally established in 1894, as the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU); it is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch maintains a collection of records, resources, and services designed to help people learn more about their family history. Facilitating the performance of Latter-day Saint ordinances for deceased relatives is another major aim of the organization. Although it requires user account registration, it offers free access to its resources and service online at FamilySearch.org. In addition, FamilySearch offers personal assistance at more than 6,400 FamilySearch centers in 140 countries, including the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Family Tree section allows u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle (TV Series)
''Castle'' is an American crime mystery comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC for a total of eight seasons from March 9, 2009, to May 16, 2016. The series was produced jointly by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. Created by Andrew W. Marlowe, it primarily traces the lives of Richard Castle ( Nathan Fillion), a best-selling mystery novelist, and Kate Beckett ( Stana Katic), a homicide detective, as they solve various unusual crimes in New York City. Detective Beckett is initially infuriated at the thought of working with a writer and goes to great lengths to keep him out of her way. However, the two soon start developing feelings for each other. The overarching plot of the series focused on the romance between the two lead characters and their ongoing investigation of the murder of Beckett's mother. On May 12, 2016, it was announced that despite some cast members signing one-year contracts for a potential ninth season, the show had been canceled. Premise Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From Los Angeles
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Births
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican City, Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Indian reservation, Native American re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up Close With Carrie Keagan
Carrie Keagan (born July 4, 1980) is an American television personality, actress, writer, and producer, known as the host of ''Up Close with Carrie Keagan'', '' Big Morning Buzz Live'' on VH1 and for her appearances as a panelist on Fox News Channel's ''Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld'', the E! talk show ''Chelsea Lately'', Vh1 Classic's '' Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp'' and her numerous hosting duties for E!, VH1 and G4's ''Attack of the Show!''. Early life Carrie Keagan was born on July 4, 1980, in Buffalo, New York, US, as Carrie Nile, the niece of singer-songwriter Willie Nile. She grew up in Amherst, New York, and attended Buffalo State College. She changed her name . Career Hosting and reality television Keagan hosts No Good TV's original programming, including series ''Up Close with Carrie Keagan'' and ''In Bed with Carrie''. She guest co-hosted E!'s ''The Daily 10''; co-anchored Emmy, Oscar and Golden Globe red-carpet coverage for TV Guide Network; and conducted backstage covera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dig It! (film)
''Dig It!'' is a jazz album by The Red Garland Quintet, recorded in 1957 and 1958 but not released on the Prestige label as PRLP 7229 until 1962. Reception Harvey Pekar wrote in the December 6, 1962 issue of ''DownBeat'' magazine: "This Lp is another in the series of excellent informal sessions Garland and Coltrane made for Prestige in the late '50s." Track listing #"Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 9:24 #"Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn) – 3:26 #"CTA" (Jimmy Heath) – 4:42 also already issued on ''Taylor's Wailers'' #"Lazy Mae" (Garland) – 16:06 Personnel * Red Garland – piano * John Coltrane – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4) * Donald Byrd – trumpet (1, 4) * Jamil Nasser – bass (1, 3, 4) * Paul Chambers – bass (2) * Art Taylor – drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classificat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kids Incorporated
''Kids Incorporated'' (also known as ''Kids Inc.'') is an American children's television program that began production in the mid-1980s and continued airing into the mid-1990s. It was largely a youth-oriented program with musical performances as an integral part of every episode. The pilot episode was shot on September 1, 1983, and the series aired in syndication from September 1, 1984, to December 26, 1985, and on The Disney Channel from November 3, 1986, to January 9, 1994. Reruns aired on The Disney Channel until May 30, 1996. Plot The show revolves around a group of children and teenagers who performed in their own rock group called Kids Incorporated. They struggled to deal with issues ranging from crushes to peer pressure to child abuse, while performing regularly at a local former music club called The P*lace, which was really called The Palace, but the first "a" in the sign burned out and was never replaced. The action took place on abstract "stagey" sets and the plots in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Keaton
Joshua Luis Wiener (born February 8, 1979), known professionally as Josh Keaton, is an American actor. He is known for his many voice roles, including Takashi "Shiro" Shirogane in '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'', Spider-Man in various media in addition to Electro in the video game ''Marvel's Spider-Man'', Jack Darby in '' Transformers: Prime'' and the adolescent Hercules in ''Hercules''. He was also the voice of Ryu Hayabusa in the console versions of '' Ninja Gaiden'', and the voice of Revolver Ocelot in '' Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater''. He is also the voice of King Anduin Wrynn in the MMORPG ''World of Warcraft'' and Tyler in '' Pokémon Concierge''. Early life Keaton was born outside of Los Angeles in Hacienda Heights, California on February 8, 1979, to a father from New York City, and a mother from Lima, Peru. He has three sisters: Danielle, Alitzah (Ali Navarro), and Sabrina. He is fluent in Spanish which he learned first as a child, and later English. As a child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonwalker
''Moonwalker'' is a 1988 American experimental film, experimental anthology film, anthology musical film starring Michael Jackson. Rather than featuring one continuous narrative, the film expresses the influence of fandom and innocence through a collection of short films about Jackson, several of which are long-form music videos from Jackson's 1987 album ''Bad (album), Bad''. The film is named after the dance technique known as the Moonwalk (dance), moonwalk, which Jackson was known for performing. The film was released theatrically in Europe and South America, but Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. canceled plans for a Christmas 1988 theatrical release in the United States. ''Moonwalker'' was released on VHS, and remained #1 on ''Billboards Video Chart for 22 weeks. ''Moonwalker'' also spent 14 weeks at #1 on Billboards Top Video- Cassette sales chart In 1989, ''Moonwalker'' was honoured with a certification of 800,000 copies sold by the Recording Industry Association of Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidsongs
''Kidsongs'' is an American children's media franchise that includes Kidsongs Music Video Stories on DVD and video, the Kidsongs TV series, CDs of children's songs, songbooks, sheet music, toys, and a merchandise website. It was created by producer Carol Rosenstein and director Bruce Gowers of Together Again Video Productions. The duo had produced and directed over 100 music videos for Warner Bros. Records and took their idea of music videos for children to the record label. Warner Brothers funded the first video, "A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm". Shortly thereafter, a three-way partnership formed between TAVP, WBR, and View-Master Video, with TAVP responsible for production and WBR and View-Master responsible for distribution to video and music stores, and toy stores respectively. Development The home video series was launched with four ''Kidsongs'' "Music Video Stories" being announced at New York's Toy Fair in February 1986. "A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm" was one of those fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Chances (miniseries)
''Lucky Chances'' is a 1990 television mini-series written by Jackie Collins and based on her bestselling novels '' Chances'' and '' Lucky''. It starred Vincent Irizarry, Sandra Bullock, Eric Braeden, Nicollette Sheridan, Anne-Marie Johnson, Phil Morris, David McCallum, Richard Anderson and Robert Duncan McNeill. It was directed by Buzz Kulik Seymour "Buzz" Kulik (July 23, 1922 – January 13, 1999) was an American film director and film producer, producer. He directed 72 films and television shows, including the landmark CBS television network anthology series ''Playhouse 90'' .... Cast References External links * * 1990s American television miniseries 1990 American television series debuts 1990 American television series endings Santangelo novels American English-language television shows {{US-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
