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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] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haylie Duff
Haylie Katherine Duff (born February 19, 1985) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Sandy Jameson in the television series '' 7th Heaven'', Amy Sanders in ''Lizzie McGuire'' and Summer Wheatly in ''Napoleon Dynamite''. An avid food blogger, Duff had her own cooking show, '' The Real Girl's Kitchen'', in 2014. She is the older sister of Hilary Duff. Early life The older sister of Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff was born in Houston. Duff's mother, Susan Colleen Duff (née Cobb) is a film producer who was a co-executive producer of '' A Cinderella Story'' (2004), a producer of '' The Perfect Man'' (2005) and '' Material Girls'' (2006), and the manager of Hilary; she was previously a homemaker. Her father, Robert Erhard "Bob" Duff, a partner and owner in a chain of convenience stores with his father, John B. Duff, resides at the family home in Houston to maintain the family's business. She began her acting career as an offshoot of her early dance training. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Famous Jett Jackson
''The Famous Jett Jackson'' is a coming-of-age television series for the Disney Channel. The show is about a boy named Jett Jackson ( Lee Thompson Young) who plays a teenage secret agent on a fictional show-within-a-show called ''Silverstone''. Premise Jett Jackson previously lived with his actress mother in Los Angeles, but missed his home and his friends. Longing for a relatively normal life, Jett succeeds in getting the production of ''Silverstone'' moved to the fictional city of Wilsted, North Carolina, thus providing jobs to townspeople while affording Jett the chance to live with his father, Sheriff Woodrick "Wood" Jackson, and his great-grandmother, Miz Coretta (whom Jett calls Nana). Keeping in touch with his mother Jules by video link on his computer (though by the third season she also moved to Wilsted), Jett now spends part of his time with family, friends and school, and the rest living the life of a working actor and celebrity. In doing so, Jett often ends up in stick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David And Lisa
''David and Lisa'' is a 1962 American drama film directed by Frank Perry. It is based on the second story in the two-in-one novellas ''Jordi/Lisa and David'' by Theodore Isaac Rubin; the screenplay, written by Frank Perry's wife Eleanor Perry (née Rosenfeld), tells the story of a bright young man suffering from a mental illness which, among other symptoms, has instilled in him a fear of being touched. This lands him in a residential treatment center, where he meets Lisa, a similarly ill young woman who displays a split personality. The film earned Frank Perry a nomination for the 1963 Academy Award for Best Director and one for Eleanor Perry for her screenplay. The film was later adapted into a stage play in 1967 and a made-for-television film in 1998. Plot David Clemens is brought to a residential psychiatric treatment center by his apparently caring mother. He becomes very upset when one of the residents brushes his hand, as he believes that being touched can kill h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey (; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American television presenter, talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African-American of the 20th century and was once the world's only Black billionaire. By 2007, she was often ranked as the most influential woman in the world. Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a single teenage mother and later raised in inner-city Milwaukee. She has stated that she was molested during her childhood and early teenage years and became pregnant at 14; her son was born preterm birth, prematurely and died in infancy. Winfrey was then sent to live with the man she calls her father, Vernon Winfrey, a barber in Nashville, Tennessee, and landed a job in radio while s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Culpo
Olivia Frances Culpo (born May 8, 1992) is an American model, actress, and media personality. Culpo has won Miss Rhode Island USA, Miss USA 2012, and Miss Universe 2012. Early life and education Olivia Frances Culpo was born on May 8, 1992, in Cranston, Rhode Island, to Susan and Peter Culpo. She is the third eldest of five siblings. She grew up in Cranston's Edgewood (Cranston), Edgewood neighborhood and is of Italian descent with some Irish ancestry on her mother's side. Culpo graduated from St. Mary Academy – Bay View and attended Boston University but did not graduate. She began studying the cello in second grade and played in the Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, the Rhode Island Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble, the Bay View Orchestra, and the Rhode Island All-State Orchestra. She attended the Brevard Music Center, in Brevard, North Carolina, for two summers, and has performed with the Boston Accompanietta. Career Pageantry After winning the 2012 Miss Rhode Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus As A Boy (film)
''Venus as a Boy'' is a 2021 American romantic drama film written, directed and produced by Ty Hodges. Along with Hodges, it was produced by Gian Franco, Roya Rastegar and Sanjay M. Sharma. It stars Hodges, Olivia Culpo, Trace Lysette, Bai Ling, Estelle, Gilles Marini, Daniel Bonjour and Stacy Barthe. Set against the vibrant Los Angeles art scene, the film follows an artist living in Venice Beach who embarks on a chance romance with a famous influencer. Principal photography began on August 27, 2019, in Los Angeles, California, and wrapped on October 14, 2019. The film had its world premiere at 20th Tribeca Film Festival on June 14, 2021. It was released exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on demand on September 24, 2021, by American entertainment company Lost Ones and on Hulu on February 15, 2022 as part of Hulu’s celebration of black stories for Black History Month. Cast Production Ty Hodges, Gian Franco, Roya Rastegar and Sanjay M. Sharma served as producers on th ... [...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] |
A Girl Like Grace
''A Girl Like Grace'' is a 2015 coming of age drama film directed by Ty Hodges. It stars Ryan Destiny, Meagan Good, Raven-Symoné, Garcelle Beauvais, Romeo Miller and Paige Hurd. Plot Grace, a Haitian-American girl, deals with issues like bullying at her school and a friend's suicide. Cast *Ryan Destiny as Grace *Meagan Good as Share *Garcelle Beauvais as Lisa *Raven-Symoné as Mary *Paige Hurd as Andrea *Romeo Miller as Jason *Ty Hodges as Matt * Blair Redford as Billy Release The film was released on June 18, 2015 at the LA Film Festival. Reception Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film two stars out of five and wrote, "Gritty, uneven coming-of-age drama has drugs, sex, violence." Geoff Berkshire of ''Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ... [...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] |
Miles From Home (2006 Film)
''Miles from Home'' is a 2006 drama film written by, directed by and starring Ty Hodges. Cast *Ty Hodges as Miles Conway *Meagan Good as Natasha Freeman *Stacey Meadows Jr. as Mookie *Ryan Gill as Peaches *Tasha Smith as Keisha Knight Release The film was released at the San Francisco Black Film Festival on June 11, 2006. Reception Dennis Harvey of ''Variety'' gave the film a mixed review and wrote, "...the screenplay has some sketchy aspects. But Hodges evinces a sure hand with actors and the tale’s grittier side." Reece Pendleton of the ''Chicago Reader The ''Chicago Reader'', or ''Reader'' (stylized as ЯEADER), is an American alternative newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, noted for its literary style of journalism and coverage of the arts, particularly film and theater. The ''Reader'' has been ...'' also gave it a mixed review calling it "uneven but lively" and wrote, "...it works surprisingly well, enhanced by the excellent performances and the director’s natural fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voices United
The United Church of Canada (UCC; ) is a mainline Protestant denomination that is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in Canada and the second largest Canadian Christian denomination after the Catholic Church in Canada. The United Church was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Protestant denominations with a total combined membership of about 600,000 members: the Methodist Church (Canada), the Congregational Union of Ontario and Quebec, two-thirds of the congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and the Association of Local Union Churches, a movement predominantly of the three provinces of the Canadian Prairies. The Canadian Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church joined the United Church of Canada on January 1, 1968. Membership peaked in 1964 at 1.1 million. From 1991 to 2001, the number of people claiming an affiliation with the United Church decreased by 8%, the third largest decrease among Canada's large Christian denominations. In 2011, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
