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Vampirina
''Vampirina'' is a computer-animated children's television series created by Chris Nee. Based on the ''Vampirina Ballerina'' series of books written by Anne Marie Pace and published by Disney-Hyperion, the series was announced in March 2016 and premiered on Disney Junior and Disney Channel on October 1, 2017. It features much of the staff that has worked on another program created by Nee, ''Doc McStuffins.'' The series ended on June 28, 2021, after 3 seasons and 75 episodes. Premise ''Vampirina'' follows the story of Vampirina "Vee" Hauntley who becomes the new kid on the block after she and her family move from Transylvania to Pennsylvania to open a local bed and breakfast called the Scare B&B for visiting ghouls (including vampires) and goblins. The Hauntley family have to learn to do things the "Pennsylvania way," especially when Vee is at school, all while keeping their monster lives a secret from humans so they don't scare them. Characters Main * Vampirina "Vee" Hauntley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Marie Pace
Anne Marie Pace is an American author, known for her ''Vampirina Ballerina'' books. She attended the College of William & Mary, where she graduated in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in English. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Pace wrote for children's magazines. Bibliography *''Never Ever Talk to Strangers'' (2010, Scholastic, illustrated by Guy Francis) *''A Teacher for Bear'' (2011, Scholastic, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka) *''Pigloo'' (2016, Henry Holt, illustrated by Lorna Hussey) *''Groundhug Day'' (2017, Disney-Hyperion, illustrated by Christopher Denise Christopher Denise is an American artist and author. He illustrated two of Brian Jacques' '' Redwall'' picture books. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Bag Films
Brown Bag Films (BBF) is an Irish television CGI and computer animation production studio owned by Canadian production studio 9 Story Media Group and based in Dublin with 2D and 3D animation facilities based in Bali, Toronto and formerly Manchester. Founded in 1994 by Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O'Connell, the studio is well known for the production of CGI-animated and computer-animated television series and short films, including ''Give Up Yer Aul Sins'' and '' Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty''. The studio has garnered a number of awards, including Academy Award nominations for ''Give Up Yer Aul Sins'' (Best Animated Short Film at the 73rd Academy Awards) and ''Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty'' (Best Animated Short Film at the 83rd Academy Awards), 6 Emmy Awards for ''Peter Rabbit'', an Emmy award for ''Bing'' and a number of BAFTA, Emmy and Annie Award nominations for their shows; ''Octonauts'', ''Doc McStuffins'' and ''Henry Hugglemonster''. Brown Bag Films have produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathal Gaffney
Brown Bag Films (BBF) is an Irish television CGI and computer animation production studio owned by Canadian production studio 9 Story Media Group and based in Dublin with 2D and 3D animation facilities based in Bali, Toronto and formerly Manchester. Founded in 1994 by Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O'Connell, the studio is well known for the production of CGI-animated and computer-animated television series and short films, including ''Give Up Yer Aul Sins'' and '' Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty''. The studio has garnered a number of awards, including Academy Award nominations for ''Give Up Yer Aul Sins'' (Best Animated Short Film at the 73rd Academy Awards) and ''Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty'' (Best Animated Short Film at the 83rd Academy Awards), 6 Emmy Awards for '' Peter Rabbit'', an Emmy award for ''Bing'' and a number of BAFTA, Emmy and Annie Award nominations for their shows; ''Octonauts'', ''Doc McStuffins'' and ''Henry Hugglemonster''. Brown Bag Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Van Der Beek
James William Van Der Beek (; born March 8, 1977) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery in the WB series ''Dawson's Creek'' and Johnny "Mox" Moxon in '' Varsity Blues'' (1999). He played a fictionalized version of himself on the cult ABC sitcom ''Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'', starred in '' CSI: Cyber'' as FBI Special Agent Elijah Mundo, and as Matt Bromley on the FX drama '' Pose''. Early life and stage career Van Der Beek was born in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, son of Melinda (née Weber) (1950-2020), a former dancer and gymnastics teacher, and husband James William Van Der Beek, a cellular phone company executive and former professional baseball pitcher. He is partly of Dutch ancestry; his last name translates to " from the creek". Van Der Beek played the role of Reuben in his middle school production of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. At the age of 15, he asked his mother to take him into New York Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Nee
Christine Nee is an American children's television screenwriter and producer. Nee is best known as the creator of ''Doc McStuffins'', which she conceived as ''Cheers'' for preschoolers. She has previously worked as an associate producer on several international versions of ''Sesame Street''. Career Nee said that while she did not originally connect with any shows because she did not see herself "represented onscreen," she first tried to be an actor. Realizing she couldn't fit in, she worked on scripts for ''Blue's Clues'' in 2001 and ''Wonder Pets'', continuing to work as a producer, the latter on ''Deadliest Catch'' for two episodes. Nee conceived of her award-winning show, ''Doc McStuffins'' while in the shower after her son had visited the doctor for asthma a few days before. It was her idea to make the lead character female and she readily agreed when Nancy Kanter, the creative head of Disney Junior, suggested that she should be African-American. Although some at Disney were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabella Crovetti
Isabella Veneranda-Patricia Cramp (born December 18, 2004), who originally performed as Isabella Cramp, shifted to Isabella Crovetti-Cramp, and now performs as Isabella Crovetti, is an American actress and voice actress. Career Cramp began her acting career at age five, when she started playing small roles on television and in commercials. She has acted in several television series since then, most notably her role as Abby Weaver in ABC's sitcom, '' The Neighbors'' (2012–2014). She voices Shine in the Nick Jr. program, ''Shimmer and Shine'', which premiered in August 2015. Cramp played young Joy in the 2015 film ''Joy The word joy refers to the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune, and is typically associated with feelings of intense, long lasting happiness. Dictionary definitions Dictionary definitions of joy typically include a sense of ...''. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cramp, Isabella 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham (born March 16, 1967) is an American actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Lorelai Gilmore on The WB/ CW television series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–2007), for which she received nominations for Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe and Satellite Awards, and as Sarah Braverman on the NBC television drama '' Parenthood'' (2010–2015). Graham's film work includes roles in '' Sweet November'' (2001), '' Bad Santa'' (2003), '' The Pacifier'' (2005), '' Because I Said So'' (2007), and '' Evan Almighty'' (2007). She published her debut novel with Ballantine Books in 2013, ''Someday, Someday, Maybe''. In 2016, Graham reprised her role as Lorelai Gilmore on Netflix's reunion miniseries '' Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life'' and published a memoir, ''Talking as Fast as I Can''. Her third book, ''In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It'' was published in 2018. In 2021, she began playing Alex Morrow in '' The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers''. Early life Graham was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Brian Stokes Mitchell (born October 31, 1957) is an American actor and singer. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central leading men of the Broadway theater since the 1990s. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2000 for his performance in '' Kiss Me, Kate''. Early life Mitchell was born in Seattle, Washington, the youngest of four children of George Mitchell, an electronics engineer, and his wife Lillian (née Stokes), a school administrator. Mitchell grew up at various U.S. military bases overseas, where his father was a civilian engineer for the U.S. Navy. As a young boy, he lived in San Diego, California, where he began acting in school musicals. He did not attend college, having begun performing professionally while a student at Patrick Henry High School, although he did have private teachers in both acting and voice in his teen years. He has said that he studied film scoring, orchestration, and conducting through UCLA. Prior to ''Ragtime'', he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell Whitfield
Mitchell Whitfield (born September 8, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Barry Farber in ''Friends'' (1994-2000), Dr. Bruce Hampton in ''Minor Adjustments'' (1995-1996), and Stan Rothenstein in ''My Cousin Vinny'' (1992). Life and career Whitfield was born in Brooklyn, New York. He guest-starred in several episodes of ''Friends'' as Dr. Barry Farber, Rachel Green's orthodontist ex-fiancé, whom Rachel left at the altar on their wedding day. He also appeared in ''Dharma & Greg''; ''Murder, She Wrote''; ''Diagnosis Murder'' and ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' as well as ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. In the 1992 film ''My Cousin Vinny'', Whitfield starred as Stan Rothenstein, opposite Ralph Macchio. He also appeared in an episode of ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''. As a voice actor, Whitfield voiced Phobos on ''W.I.T.C.H.'' and Donatello in the '' TMNT'' film. He played Benjamin, a Marine friend of Eddie Birdlace, in ''Dogfight''. As of 2015, Whitfield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cree Summer
Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969) is a American-Canadian actress and singer. She has worked extensively in animation, voicing long-running characters such as Susie Carmichael in '' Rugrats'' and Elmyra Duff in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and related media. In live action, she is known for playing Winifred "Freddie" Brooks on the NBC sitcom '' A Different World''. Early life Summer was born in Los Angeles on July 7, 1969, and grew up on the Red Pheasant Reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada. Her parents are Don Francks, a Canadian actor and musician, and Lili Clark from North Richmond, California, an African American adopted member of the Plains Cree First Nations. She and her family also traveled and lived around British Columbia during her childhood, and she started public school at the age of nine in Toronto. Her brother, Rainbow Sun Francks, is an actor and a former MuchMusic VJ. Career Acting Summer's acting career began in 1983 when she was cast as Penny in the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti LuPone
Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer best known for her work in musical theater. She has won three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, two Grammy Awards, and was a 2006 inductee to the American Theater Hall of Fame. LuPone began her professional career with The Acting Company in 1972 and made her Broadway debut in '' Three Sisters'' in 1973. She received the first of eight Tony Award nominations for the 1975 musical '' The Robber Bridegroom''. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Eva Perón in the 1979 original Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's '' Evita''. She played Fantine in the original London cast of ''Les Misérables'' and Moll in ''The Cradle Will Rock'', winning the 1985 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her work in both. She won a second Tony Award for her role as Rose in the 2008 Broadway revival of '' Gypsy''. For her performance as Joanne in Stephen Sondheim's '' Company'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Yvette Sykes (born March 7, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on '' The Chris Rock Show'', for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America. She is also known for her roles on CBS' ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' (2006–10), HBO's '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2001–present), and ABC's '' Black-ish'' (2015–present). She currently stars in the Netflix original series '' The Upshaws'' which premiered on May 12, 2021, with Kim Fields and Mike Epps, and has appeared in the HBO Max comedy series ''The Other Two'', as well as playing Allegra Durado, a new, powerful, and "messy"-brained partner in a legal firm on Paramount+'s acclaimed ''The Good Fight.'' Aside from her television appearances, Sykes has also had a career in film, appearing in '' Monster-in-Law'' (2005), '' My Super Ex-Girlfriend'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
