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Single Ladies (TV Series)
''Single Ladies'' is an American comedy-drama television series that debuted on May 30, 2011, as a two-hour television film on VH1. Created by Stacy A. Littlejohn and produced by Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment, the series chronicles the lives of three friends—Val, Keisha and April (and later Raquel)—and their relationships. VH1 announced on February 28, 2014, that ''Single Ladies'' was canceled. It was announced on April 8, 2014, that BET Networks ordered a fourth season which would air on Centric. ''Single Ladies'' returned on March 18, 2015 with Melissa De Sousa joining the cast. Cast Main * Stacey Dash as Valerie "Val" Stokes (season 1): An aspiring fashion mogul who purchased a fashion boutique in "one of the hottest areas of Atlanta," the VH1 website says, "Ultimately, she's a "good girl" looking for a good man." Val has relocated to Milan and sold her boutique over to Raquel. * D. B. Woodside as Malcolm Franks (seasons 1–3): He turned his father's jew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc.) are handled with realism and subtlety, while preserving a humorous tenor. The term "dramedy" began to be used in the television industry in the 1980s. Modern television comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series, but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcom, sitcoms. History In Theatre of ancient Greece, Greek theatre, plays were considered comedies or tragedies (i.e. drama): the former being light stories with a happy ending, and the latter serious stories with a sad ending. This concept even influenced Theatre of ancient Rome, Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period. Theatre of that era is thought to have long-lasting infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LeToya Luckett
LeToya Luckett-Coles (born March 11, 1981) is an American R&B singer and actress. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a founding member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. As a member of Destiny's Child, she achieved four US Top 10 hit singles, " No, No, No", " Bills, Bills, Bills", "Jumpin', Jumpin'", and " Say My Name", sold over 25 million records, and won two Grammy Awards. In the 2000s, she began her solo career after leaving the group and signing a record deal with Capitol Records. Her solo debut album, '' LeToya'' (2006), debuted at number-one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA, that same year. The lead single, " Torn", reached the Top 40 in the U.S., and set records on BET's top ten countdown show '' 106 & Park.'' Luckett was awarded Top Songwriter at the 2006 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards. Luckett's second solo album, '' Lady Love'' (2009), debuted at number-one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Salmon
Colin Roy Salmon (born 6 December 1961) is an English actor. He is known for playing Charles Robinson in three James Bond films and James "One" Shade in the ''Resident Evil'' film series. He has had roles on many television series such as ''Doctor Who'', ''Merlin'', ''Arrow'', and '' The Musketeers''. He also played General Zod on the Syfy series ''Krypton'' and provided his voice and likeness as Agent Carson in the PlayStation VR video game '' Blood & Truth''. In 2023, he joined the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' as George Knight. Early life Colin Roy Salmon was born on 6 December 1961 in Bethnal Green, London, England, the son of Sylvia Ivy Brudenell Salmon, a nurse. He is of Jamaican descent. He grew up in Luton and attended Ashcroft High School. On leaving school, Salmon became the drummer in the punk rock band the Friction, which he formed along with three friends from high school.Ogg, Alex (2006), "Friction", in ''No More Heroes: A Complete History of UK Punk from 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Montgomery
Anthony Dwayne Montgomery (born June 2, 1971) is an American actor and graphic novelist. He is best known for his portrayal of Ensign Travis Mayweather on the UPN science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' (the fifth live-action series in the ''Star Trek'' franchise). Montgomery played Andre Maddox on the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' from 2015 to 2019. He is the grandson of guitarist Wes Montgomery. Early life Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Ball State University with a degree in performance theater and drama. Montgomery did stand-up comedy briefly after graduation, before moving to California. Career Film and television Sometimes credited as "A.T. Montgomery", his first starring role was in the horror-comedy '' Leprechaun in the Hood'' (2000), for which he also contributed writing and vocals for several songs. He had a recurring role on the television series '' Popular'' before being cast in ''Star Trek: Enterpri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Fox
Ulrich Alexander Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Bahamian-Canadian actor and former basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was the owner of the eSports franchise Echo Fox until his departure from the franchise in October 2019. His acting credits include roles in '' Oz'', '' He Got Game'', '' One Tree Hill'', ''Ugly Betty'', '' The Game'', ''The Big Bang Theory'', '' Meet the Browns'', '' Melrose Place'', '' Mr. Box Office'', '' Sin City Saints'', '' Krystal'', '' Sharknado'', '' Greenleaf'', '' Morning Show Mysteries,'' '' All Rise'' and '' Holes''. Early life Ulrich Alexander Fox was born on July 24, 1969, in Toronto, Canada, the son of Dianne Gerace, who was an Olympic high jumper and women's pentathlete, and Ulrich Fox. His father is Bahamian and his mother is Canadian of Italian and Scottish descent. Fox's family moved to his father's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren London
Lauren Nicole London (born December 5, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films and televisions shows including ''ATL (film), ATL'' (2006), This Christmas (2007 film), ''This Christmas'' (2007), ''Madea's Big Happy Family (film), Madea's Big Happy Family'' (2011), ''Baggage Claim (film), Baggage Claim'' (2013), ''The Game (2006 TV series), The Game'' (2013–2015), ''Games People Play (2019 TV series), Games People Play'' (2019), ''Without Remorse (film), Without Remorse'' (2021), and ''You People'' (2023). In 2022, London and Puma (brand), PUMA collaborated on the L.A Love Story project. The footwear and Clothing, apparel collection is inspired by her hometown, Los Angeles. Items also feature her late boyfriend Nipsey Hussle, who was fatally shot on March 31, 2019, in Los Angeles. Early life London was born to an African-American mother and an Ashkenazi Jewish father in Los Angeles. After attending Palisades Charter High School into her second year, Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Hilton
Tyler James Hilton (born November 22, 1983), is an American musician, actor, and author. He is known for playing Chris Keller, a prominent recurring character in the WB/ CW series '' One Tree Hill,'' and Elvis Presley in the Johnny Cash biopic '' Walk the Line.'' His professional career in music began in 2000. Early years Hilton was born in Palm Springs, California to Kristy and Robert George Hilton. Raised in Bermuda Dunes, California, Hilton grew up around music and began teaching himself Elvis Presley songs at an early age. After a brief stint in Northern California, his family moved back to the Palm Springs area, where he wrote his first song about a girl named Rhian, whom he attended school with. Hilton's family made another move back to Coachella Valley for his high school endeavours, where, at La Quinta High School, he started a band with some of his classmates. The band did not show much progress, so Hilton began to enter open mic nights and went to local coffee sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilky Jones
Tilky Montgomery Jones (born June 24, 1981) is an American actor and singer. He was a member of the band Take 5 from 1997 to 2001. Life and career Jones was born Tilky Montgomery Jones on June 24, 1981 in Charleston, South Carolina and raised in Vero Beach, Florida. At the age of 11 he began acting in equity productions at Riverside Theatre and was the youngest attendee to be accepted into the Broadway Musical Theatre Project of Tampa, co-founded by Ann Reinking. Tilky then moved on to acting in national commercials, and received his SAG card by the age of 13. At 15 his agent presented him with a unique opportunity to join the boy band Take 5, spear headed by Lou Pearlman, the creator of Back Street Boys and N’SYNC. After the breakup of his band, Take 5. Between 2003 and 2007, he made three appearances on CW television series '' One Tree Hill'', in three different roles. In 2010, it was announced that he would join the television pilot of ''Single Ladies,'' and played the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timon Kyle Durrett
Timon Kyle Durrett (born July 12, 1973) is an American actor. He starred in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series ''Queen Sugar'' (2016–2021) and the 2022 comedy film, ''Cheaper by the Dozen''. Life and career Durrett was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the Alcorn State University where he was a member of the basketball team. Soon after, he moved to Los Angeles and began acting career appearing in the small independent films and guest-starring roles in television series such as '' Girlfriends'', ''Eve'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''Heroes'', ''Castle'' and '' Single Ladies''. He also appeared in the comedy films ''Like Mike'' (2002) and '' Barbershop: The Next Cut'' (2016). In 2016, Durrett was cast in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series ''Queen Sugar'' created and executive produced by Ava DuVernay. He was a regular cast member during the show' first two seasons and appeared in a recurring basic later to its finale in 2021. In 2022, he appeared in '' Cherish ... [...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] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nearly 1.4 million, while its Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city has 3.2 million residents. Within Europe, Milan is the fourth-most-populous List of urban areas in the European Union, urban area of the EU with 6.17 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan) is estimated between 7.5 million and 8.2 million, making it by far the List of metropolitan areas of Italy, largest metropolitan area in Italy and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is the economic capital of Italy, one of the economic capitals of Europe and a global centre for business, fashion and finance. Milan is reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
