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Matthew Daddario
Matthew Quincy Daddario (born October 1, 1987) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alec Lightwood in the television series ''Shadowhunters'' (2016–2019). Early life Daddario was born and raised in New York City, the son of Christina Daddario, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor and former head of NYPD Counterterrorism under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. His older sister is actress Alexandra Daddario. Daddario's paternal grandfather was Emilio Daddario, a Democratic representative to the United States House of Representatives for the state of Connecticut from 1959 to 1971. He is of Italian, English, Irish, and Slovak ancestry. Daddario attended the Collegiate School, before graduating with a degree in economics from Indiana University Bloomington in 2010. Career Daddario made his major film debut as Aaron in the romantic drama film ''Breathe In'', which was directed by Drake Doremus. In the same year he had a supporting role as Channing in the Vinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Americans
Slovak Americans (also known as Slovakian Americans) are Americans of Slovak descent. In the 1990 Census, Slovak Americans made up the third-largest portion of Slavic ethnic groups. There are currently about 790,000 people of Slovak descent living in the United States. History Eighteenth century Isaacus Ferdinand Šaroši was the first known immigrant from the territory of present-day Slovakia, then part of the Kingdom of Hungary. Šaroši arrived in the religious colony of Germantown, Pennsylvania, founded by Mennonite preacher Francis Daniel Pastorius, to serve as a teacher and a preacher. Šaroši apparently returned to Europe after two years. In 1754, Andreas Jelky, an ethnic German from the village of Baja, left the Kingdom of Hungary to train as a tailor. After some travel in Europe, he eventually reached South American shores, via the West Indies, on a Dutch trading ship. After being proclaimed emperor in Madagascar and bearing letters of recommendation from Benjamin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Ladouceur
Robert Eugene Ladouceur (born July 3, 1954) is a retired American football coach. He began coaching the De La Salle High Spartans in Concord, California in 1979 when he was 25 years old. He took over a program that never had a winning season since the school's establishment in 1965. His first season as head coach resulted in their first winning season. His second season resulted in their first appearance in the California Prep Football State Rankings and began De La Salle's evolution into a perennial champion. From 1992 to 2004, he guided the team to 12 consecutive undefeated seasons, setting a national winning streak record for high school football of 151 consecutive wins—a record in US amateur sports exceeded only by the 159-game winning streak of Passaic High School in men's basketball and the 459 match win streak of Brandon High School in men's wrestling. Ladouceur was enshrined to the National High School Hall of Fame in 2001. His team topped the USA Today rankings fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ludwig
Alexander Richard Ludwig (born May 7, 1992) is a Canadian actor and country musician. He first began his career as a child, and then received recognition as a teenager for starring in the films '' The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising'' (2007) and '' Race to Witch Mountain'' (2009). He is also known for starring as Cato in ''The Hunger Games'' (2012). He is also known for his supporting roles as Shane Patton in '' Lone Survivor'' (2013), and Dorn in '' Bad Boys for Life'' (2020) and '' Bad Boys: Ride or Die'' (2024). He starred as legendary Viking Björn Ironside in the History Channel series ''Vikings'' (2014–2020) and had a lead role in the Starz drama series '' Heels'' (20212023). As a musician, Ludwig released his debut album ''Highway 99'' via BBR Music Group on August 26, 2022. Early life Alexander Richard Ludwig was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Sharlene (née Martin), a former actress, and Harald Horst Ludwig, a businessman and former co-chair of Lionsg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Dern
Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Born to actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, Dern embarked on an acting career in the 1980s, and rose to prominence for her performances in ''Mask'' (1985), and in David Lynch's films '' Blue Velvet'' (1986) and '' Wild at Heart'' (1990). She received nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role of the titular orphan in the drama film '' Rambling Rose'' (1991), and her first Golden Globe for her performance in the television film '' Afterburn'' (1992). She achieved international recognition for her role as Ellie Sattler in Steven Spielberg's adventure film ''Jurassic Park'' (1993), a role she later reprised in the sequels, ''Jurassic Park III'' (2001) and ''Jurassic World Dominion'' (2022). After winning two Golden Globes for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Caviezel
James Patrick Caviezel Jr. ( ; born September 26, 1968) is an American actor. He played Jesus in ''The Passion of the Christ'' (2004), Tim Ballard in Sound of Freedom (film), ''Sound of Freedom'' (2023), and starred as John Reese (Person of Interest), John Reese on the CBS series ''Person of Interest (TV series), Person of Interest'' (2011–2016). He also played Slov in ''G.I. Jane'' (1997), Private Witt in ''The Thin Red Line (1998 film), The Thin Red Line'' (1998), Detective John Sullivan in ''Frequency (2000 film), Frequency'' (2000), Catch in ''Angel Eyes (film), Angel Eyes'' (2001), and Edmond Dantès in ''The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film), The Count of Monte Cristo'' (2002). Early life Caviezel was born in Mount Vernon, Washington, the son of Margaret (née Lavery), a homemaker and former stage actress, and James Caviezel, a Chiropractic, chiropractor. He has a younger brother, Timothy, and three sisters, Ann, Amy, and Erin. He was raised in a tight-knit Catholic Churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Game Stands Tall
''When the Game Stands Tall'' is a 2014 American sports drama film directed by Thomas Carter. The plot concerns a record 151-game 1992–2003 high school football winning streak by De La Salle High School of Concord, California. It stars Jim Caviezel as coach Bob Ladouceur, Laura Dern as Bev Ladouceur, Michael Chiklis as assistant coach Terry Eidson and Alexander Ludwig as running back Chris Ryan. The film is an adaptation of the 2003 book of the same name by Neil Hayes, published by North Atlantic Books. De La Salle head coach Bob Ladouceur retired in January 2013 after winning his last Open Division state championship in December 2012. The film was released on August 22, 2014. Plot Bob Ladouceur, the coach of the De La Salle Spartans, watches his team win the championship of their undefeated 2003 season. Following tradition, the seniors share their stories about what the team means to them. The juniors, including Ladouceur's son Danny, celebrate with team captain Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Scott (filmmaker)
Ken Scott (born in 1970 in Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadians, Canadian screenwriter, actor, Film director, director, and comedian. He is best known as a member of the comedy group Les Bizarroïdes with Martin Petit, Stéphane E. Roy and Guy Lévesque, and as screenwriter of the films ''Seducing Doctor Lewis'', ''The Little Book of Revenge (Guide de la petite vengeance)'', and ''Starbuck (film), Starbuck'', as well as television series ''Le Plateau''. Life and career Scott gained a degree in cinematography at the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1991. His first widely seen work was a series of commercials for cheese made between 1995 and 1998. In 2000, he played the theatrical role of Monsieur Pearson in the play ''Propagande'', written by Stéphane E. Roy. In 2002, he wrote episodes for the television series ''Le Plateau'', in which he also played the role of François Chamberland. In 2008, Scott produced his first feature film, ''Sticky Fingers (2009 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delivery Man (film)
''Delivery Man'' is a 2013 comedy-drama film written and directed by Ken Scott (filmmaker), Ken Scott, produced by DreamWorks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment. It is a shot-for-shot remake of the 2011 Canadian film ''Starbuck (film), Starbuck'', and stars Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, and Cobie Smulders. It was released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (through the Touchstone Pictures banner) on November 22, 2013, received mixed reviews and grossed $53 million. Plot David Wozniak is a deliveryman for his family's butcher shop, pursued by thugs to whom he owes $80,000. His girlfriend Emma, an New York City Police Department, NYPD officer, is pregnant with his child. One day, David returns from work to find a lawyer representing a sperm bank (where he gave 693 donations and earned a sum of $24,255 during his student years) who tells him that the clinic gave his samples to women in the clinic and that he has fathered 533 children. Of those, 142 have joined a class action lawsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Vaughn
Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for starring as a leading man in numerous comedy films during the late 1990s and 2000s. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award and a Saturn Awards, Saturn Award. Vaughn made his acting debut in the sports drama film ''Rudy (film), Rudy'' (1993). He had his career breakthrough with the comedy ''Swingers (1996 film), Swingers'' (1996). He starred in a string of successful comedy films such as ''Old School (2003 film), Old School'' (2003), ''Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' (2004), ''Wedding Crashers'' (2005), ''The Break-Up'' (2006), ''Fred Claus'' (2007), ''Four Christmases'' (2008), ''Couples Retreat'' (2009), ''The Dilemma'' (2011), ''The Internship'' (2013), and ''Delivery Man (film), Delivery Man'' (2013). He is also known for his dramatic roles playing Nick Van Owen in ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997), and Norman Bates in ''Psycho (1998 film), Psyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drake Doremus
Drake Doremus (; born March 29, 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing the films ''Like Crazy'' (2011), which won the Grand Jury Prize Dramatic at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, ''Douchebag (film), Douchebag'' (2010), which was in Dramatic competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and ''Equals (film), Equals'' (2015). Career Doremus studied directing at the AFI Conservatory, being the youngest fellow ever accepted into the film school. Doremus' mother, Cherie Kerr, was a founding member of the legendary L.A. The Groundlings. Doremus grew up on Kerr's stage, performing with the Orange County Crazies, starting at the age of six as an improv comedy player. He went on to produce and direct for that organization, including his own original works. At the recommendation of a talent agent in 2008, Doremus was introduced to producer Jonathan Schwartz (producer), Jonathan Schwartz, who would produce his subsequent four films. His 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
