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Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
''Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure'' is a 2011 American direct-to-video musical romantic comedy film and '' High School Musical'' spin-off starring Ashley Tisdale. Set a year after the events of '' High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' (2008), the film centers on Sharpay Evans' life after graduation and her efforts to obtain a role in a Broadway show. ''Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure'' was released as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on April 19, 2011. It then premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on Disney Channel on May 22, 2011. It is the only Disney Channel Original Movie to be released on home media before being broadcast on Disney Channel. Plot Sharpay Evans ( Ashley Tisdale) performs a dance number at the Lava Springs Country Club ("Gonna Shine"). There, she meets famous producer and casting director Jerry Taylor ( Pat Mastroianni), who offers her a chance to star in his newest show on Broadway. Sharpay asks her father, Vance ( Robert Curtis Brown), to let her move to New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Lembeck
Michael Lembeck (born June 25, 1948) is an American actor and television and film director. He is best known as Max Horvath in ''One Day at a Time (1975 TV series), One Day at a Time'' (1979–1984). Life and career Lembeck was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Caroline Dubs and Harvey Lembeck, an actor and comedian. His parents practiced the Jewish faith. He began acting in the late 1960s and directing in the 1970s. His most notable acting role was as Julie Cooper (Mackenzie Phillips)'s husband, Max Horvath, on the sitcom ''One Day at a Time (1975 TV series), One Day at a Time''. He played newscaster Clete Meizenheimer on the series ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman''. In 1975, he appeared on ''Barney Miller'' in the episode "Hair" as Officer Guardeno. He also played Kaptain Kool of the fictional band Kaptain Kool and the Kongs on ''The Krofft Supershow'' from 1976 to 1978. He is also known for his role as Vinnie Fazio in ''The Boys in Company C'' in 1978. He was a member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy evolved from Ancient Greek comedy, Middle Ages, medieval romance, and 18th-century Restoration comedy, later developing into sub-genres like Screwball comedy, screwball comedies, career woman comedies, and 1950s Sex comedy, sex comedies in Hollywood. Over time, the genre has expanded beyond traditional structures, incorporating unconventional themes, challenging gender roles, and addressing adult topics while maintaining its core focus on romance and humor. A common convention in romantic comedies is the "Meet cute, meet-cute", a humorous or unexpected encounter that creates initial tension and sets up the romantic storyline. History Comedies, rooted in the fertility rites and satyr plays of Ancient Greek comedy, ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Grabeel
Lucas Stephen Grabeel ( ; born November 23, 1984) is an American actor, musician, producer, comedian, and television writer. He is best known for his role as Ryan Evans in the ''High School Musical'' film series (2006–2011). His other film appearances include '' Halloweentown High'' (2004), '' Return to Halloweentown'' (2006), '' Alice Upside Down'' (2007), and '' The Adventures of Food Boy'' (2008). He appeared as a young Lex Luthor and Conner Kent in the superhero television series ''Smallville'' (2006–2011). In 2011, Grabeel released his debut extended play, ''Sunshine,'' and began playing Toby Kennish in the ABC Freeform drama series '' Switched at Birth,'' appearing until 2017. He has also provided voice acting roles for various animated series, including Deputy Peck in Disney Junior's '' Sheriff Callie's Wild West'' (2014–2017), the title character in Netflix's '' Pinky Malinky'' (2019), and Kyle/Mist in ''My Adventures with Superman'' (2023). Early life Grabeel w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%. History Launch as a mail-based renta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (CKCS) is a British list of dog breeds, breed of toy dog of spaniel type. Four colours are recognised: Blenheim (chestnut and white), Tricolor (dog), tricolour (black/white/tan), black and tan, and ruby; the coat is smooth and silky. The lifespan is usually between eight and twelve years. The Cavalier King Charles changed dramatically in the late seventeenth century, when it was inter-bred with flat-nosed breeds. Until the 1920s, it shared the same history as the smaller King Charles Spaniel. Breeders attempted to recreate what they considered to be the original configuration – a dog resembling Charles II of England, Charles II's spaniel of the English Civil War period, when supporters of the king were known as Cavaliers. History During the early part of the 18th century, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, kept red and white King Charles type spaniels for hunting. The duke recorded that they were able to keep up with a trotting h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage, television, or in film, movies. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associated terms include teenage actor or teen actor, an actor who gained popularity as a Adolescence, teenager. Many child actors find themselves struggling to adapt as they become adults, mainly due to typecasting. Macaulay Culkin and Lindsay Lohan are two particularly famous child actors who eventually experienced much difficulty with the fame they acquired at an early age. Some child actors have successful acting careers as adults; for example Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore, Jake Gyllenhaal, Selena Gomez. Other child actors have gone on to successful careers in other fields, including director Ron Howard, politicians Lech Kaczyński, Lech and Jarosław Kaczyński, and singer Jenny Lewis. Regulation In the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Mastroianni
Pasquale Mastroianni (born December 22, 1971), known professionally as Pat Mastroianni, is a Canadian actor who is best known for his role as Joey Jeremiah in the ''Degrassi'' television franchise, playing the role as a student in ''Degrassi Junior High'' (1987–89) and '' Degrassi High'' (1989–91), and reprising the role as an adult on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2001–06). In 1988, he received a Gemini Award for ''Degrassi Junior High''. Biography Mastroianni grew up in Toronto, the son of Angela and Angelo Mastroianni. He is of Italian heritage. He later recalled that he had first heard about the audition of ''Degrassi'' over his school's PA system. Mastroianni was among the cast of ''Degrassi'' that were named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors by the Ontario branch of UNICEF Canada in 1989. Along with cast member Amanda Stepto, Mastroianni visited the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City. After '' Degrassi High'' ended in 1992, Mastroianni worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV By The Numbers
TV by the Numbers was a website devoted to collecting and analyzing television ratings data in the United States that operated from 2007 to 2020. It was a part of Nexstar Media Group's Zap2it television news/listings site. History An Internet and statistical analyst, Robert Seidman had previously worked for IBM and Charles Schwab, and published an online newsletter about the Internet and AOL before founding TV by the Numbers; Bill Gorman had been an AOL executive until 1998, and had read Seidman's column. Friends since the early 1990s when they met near Washington, D.C., both were fond of television, as Gorman loved numbers and Seidman enjoyed statistics relating to it; the subject of television ratings data entered into one of their conversations. Gorman was dismayed at being unable to find other blogs devoted solely to television data, and after a Google search confirmed this, he and Seidman thought of the idea for a website devoted solely to the subject. In Gorman's words, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American pay television television channel, channel that serves as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Launched on April 18, 1983, under the name The Disney Channel as a pay television, premium channel on top of basic cable television systems, it originally showcased programming towards families due to availability of home television sets locally at the time. It dropped the "The" word from the name in 1997, thus getting rebranded as just Disney Channel, with its programming since till date shifting focus to target mainly children and adolescents ages 6–14. The channel showcases original first-run children's television series, art release#Film, theatrically released and original television films and other selected third-party programming. , Disney Channel is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel Original Movie
Since its launch on April 18, 1983, American cable and satellite pay television channel Disney Channel airs and/or releases/distributes original first-run television films under the banner names of Disney Channel Premiere Films until October 1997, Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) until March 2023, Disney Original Movie until August 2024, and eventually reverted back to the Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) label in July 2025. Most of these films were subsequently released on home video formats such as VHS, DVD, or more recently, Blu-ray, while others were not. Beginning with '' Princess Protection Program'' in 2009, releases of DCOMs on DVD months following their television premieres got reduced to a week after television premieres. The 2009 television film also became the first DCOM to appear in high-definition widescreen, although DCOMs have been produced in such a format since the release of '' Go Figure'' on June 10, 2005. The highest-rated premiere for the banne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Theatre
Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences#-re, -er, American and British English spelling differences), many of the List of Broadway theaters, extant or closed Broadway venues use or used the spelling ''Theatre'' as the proper noun in their names. Many performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations also use the spelling ''theatre''. or Broadway, is a theatre genre that consists of the theatrical performances presented in 41 professional Theater (structure), theaters, each with 500 or more seats, in the Theater District, Manhattan, Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Broadway and London's West End theatre, West End together represent the highest commercial level of live theater in the English-speaking world. While the Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway thoroughfare is eponymous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharpay Evans
The following article is a list of characters appearing in the High School Musical (film series), ''High School Musical'' film series. Currently, the characters who appear in ''High School Musical'', ''High School Musical 2'', and ''High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' are listed. The first three films focus on the List of characters from High School Musical (film series)#Main cast, six main characters. The first film chronicles events occurring over several weeks in their junior year of high school, with the second film taking place the following summer. The third film is set in the final semester of senior year. Classmates and parents of these characters, as well as various other characters, are also featured. Main cast Troy Bolton Troy Bolton is the protagonist of the first three films. Depicted as one of East High's most popular students, Troy is also the captain of the school's varsity basketball team, a position he earned in his junior year after joining the team as a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
