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Ryan Destiny
Ryan Destiny (born January 8, 1995) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. Destiny is best known for her roles in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox TV musical drama ''Star (TV series), Star'', the Freeform (TV channel), Freeform sitcom ''Grown-ish,'' and as the two-time Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Claressa Shields, Claressa Shields in the Claressa Shields biopic, The Fire Inside (film), ''The Fire Inside'' (2024) directed by Rachel Morrison. Early life and education Destiny was born in Detroit, Michigan. Her father is a member of the 1990s R&B group Guesss. Destiny attended West Bloomfield High School. In January 2011, Destiny won a singing contest to attend the red carpet premiere of Justin Bieber's ''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, Never Say Never''. Career Music In junior high school, 12-year-old Destiny formed a musical trio group called New Limit. Managed by her mother Dawn, the trio auditioned for ''America's Got Talent'' in 2010, and they made it to the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Toronto International Film Festival
The 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 5–15, 2024. The festival opened with David Gordon Green's film ''Nutcrackers (film), Nutcrackers'', and closed with Rebel Wilson's directorial debut film ''The Deb (film), The Deb''. Key programming announcements The first programming announcements were released on June 18, 2024. A second batch of films was announced on July 9, and the opening and closing galas were announced on July 16. Full program announcements began on July 22, with the gala and special presentations lineups announced that day and several other programs announced over the course of that week.Jeremy Kay"Toronto film festival adds Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, Edward Burns, David Mackenzie titles" ''Screen Daily'', July 22, 2024. The full festival schedule, including numerous late additions, was announced on August 13. In addition to new and current films, the schedule included anniversary special event screenings of Damien Chazelle's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America's Got Talent
''America's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated as ''AGT'') is an American talent show competition, and is part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle (as well as distributed by) and Syco Entertainment, and broadcasts on the NBC television network. It premiered on June 21, 2006, after plans for a British edition in 2005 were suspended, following a dispute within the British broadcaster ITV. Production would later resume in 2007, following the success of the first season. Each season is mainly run during the network's summer schedule, and has featured various hosts over the course of the program's history. The current host is Terry Crews. The program attracts a variety of participants from across the United States and abroad, who possess some form of talents. Acts range from singing, dancing, comedy, magic, stunts, variety and other genres. Each participant or act who auditions, attempts to secure a place in the liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He made his directorial film debut with ''Shadowboxer'' (2005), followed by ''Precious (film), Precious'' (2009) which earned him Academy Award nominations for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture. He has since directed ''The Paperboy (2012 film), The Paperboy'' (2012, which he co-wrote), ''The Butler'' (2013), ''The United States vs. Billie Holiday'' (2021), and ''The Deliverance (film), The Deliverance'' (2024). He also produced the films ''Monster's Ball'' (2001), ''The Woodsman (2004 film), The Woodsman'' (2004), ''Tennessee (film), Tennessee'' (2008), ''Pimp (2018 film), Pimp'' (2018), and ''Concrete Cowboy'' (2020). Daniels has co-created and co-executive produced the TV series ''Empire (2015 TV series), Empire'' (2015–2020) and ''Star (TV series), Star'' (2016–2019), both set in the music industry. Early life Daniel ... [...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] |
Los Angeles Film Festival
The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episodic television and panel conversations. The LA Film Festival was a qualifying festival in all categories for the Independent Spirit Awards, and also a qualifying festival for the short films categories of the Academy Awards. History Since 2001, it had been run by the non-profit Film Independent, which since 1985 has also produced the annual Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica. The festival began as the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival in 1995. The LAIFF ran for six years until it was absorbed into Film Independent in 2018. The first LAIFF took place over the course of five days in a single location: the historic Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. In 1996, the LAIFF expanded to include the Directors Guild of America Building in Holly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ty Hodges
Eric Tyrone "Ty" Hodges II is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is known primarily for his roles in Disney Channel films and television shows, including his role as Larry Houdini in '' Don't Look Under the Bed'' and Larry Beale in ''Even Stevens''. Early life Hodges grew up in Miami, Florida. He is of Trinidadian and Bajan descent. Career At age 16, he appeared as the main character in Janet Jackson's " Go Deep" music video. He appeared as Larry Houdini in the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Don't Look Under The Bed'' and in a recurring role as Larry Beale on the Disney Channel series ''Even Stevens'' and '' The Even Stevens Movie''. He starred in MTV's reality show '' twentyfourseven''. Other television credits include ''Boston Public'', '' Felicity'', and ''NYPD Blue''. In 2006, Hodges appeared alongside Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff in the feature film '' Material Girls''. Other film credits include '' Holes'', ''The United States of Leland''. He has tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raven-Symoné
Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman-Maday (; born December 10, 1985), also known as Raven, is an American actress, singer, and director. She has received List of awards and nominations received by Raven-Symoné, several accolades, including five NAACP Image Awards, two Kids Choice Awards, Kids' Choice Awards, three Young Artist Awards, and five Emmy Award nominations. In 2012, she was included on VH1's list of "100 Greatest Child Stars of All Time". Raven-Symoné began her career as a child actress, rising to fame as Olivia Kendall on ''The Cosby Show'' (1989–1992) and Nicole Lee on ''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' (1993–1997). When she was 15 years old, she landed the titular leading role of Raven Baxter on the Disney Channel television series ''That's So Raven'' (2003–2007), for which she earned numerous awards; she reprised her role on the spin-off series ''Raven's Home'' (2017–2023), which she also executive produced. Her film credits include ''Dr. Dolittle (1998 film), Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meagan Good
Meagan Monique Good (born August 8, 1981) is an American actress and model. She first gained critical attention for her role in the film '' Eve's Bayou'' (1997) prior to landing the role of Nina in the Nickelodeon sitcom '' Cousin Skeeter'' (1998–2001). Good received further prominence after starring in the films '' Deliver Us from Eva'' (2003), '' Roll Bounce'' (2005) and '' Stomp the Yard'' (2007). In 2012, Good featured in an ensemble cast of the film '' Think Like a Man''. The following year, she played Joanna Locasto, the lead character on the NBC drama series ''Deception'', and starred in the comedy '' Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues''. Good has also had supporting roles in the films '' One Missed Call'' (2008), '' Saw V'' (2008), '' The Unborn'' (2009), and as the superhero version of Darla Dudley in the DCEU films '' Shazam!'' (2019) and ''Shazam! Fury of the Gods'' (2023). She co-produced and starred in Tyler Perry's '' Divorce in the Black'' (2024) for Amazon Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garcelle Beauvais
Garcelle Beauvais (, formerly Beauvais-Nilon; born November 26, 1966) is a Haitian-American actress and television personality. She is best known for her starring roles in the sitcom ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' and the crime drama series ''NYPD Blue''. She also appeared in the films ''Coming to America'' (1988) and its sequel, '' Coming 2 America'' (2021), '' White House Down'' (2013), and '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017). In 2020, Beauvais became a part of the main cast on the reality television series '' The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'', where she remained for five seasons before announcing her departure after season 14. She also co-hosted the daytime talk show ''The Real'' (2020–2022) alongside Adrienne Bailon, Loni Love, and Jeannie Mai for its final two seasons. Early life Beauvais was born in Saint-Marc, Haiti to Marie-Claire Beauvais, a nurse, and Axel Jean Pierre, a lawyer. Her parents divorced when she was 3 years old, and when she was 7 she moved with her mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Winter Sun (U
Low Winter Sun may refer to: * Low Winter Sun (British TV series), a 2006 British crime drama series. * Low Winter Sun (American TV series), the 2013 American remake of the British series. {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Idle Man
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
