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''The Swan Princess'' is an animated film series that began with the 1994 film '' The Swan Princess''. There are twelve films in the series as of 2023. Films ''The Swan Princess'' (1994) ''The Swan Princess'' is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy film based on the ballet ''Swan Lake''. Starring the voices of Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, and Sandy Duncan, the film was directed by a former Disney animation director, Richard Rich, and produced by Nest Family Entertainment / Rich Animation Studios and with a music score by Lex de Azevedo. The story follows the relationship between Princess Odette and Prince Derek, who, pushed together by their respective parents, dislike each other as children and teenagers, but develop romantic feelings for each other as adults, get married, and are established as the future rulers of the kingdom. It was released theatrically on November 18, 1994, where it received mixed reviews from critics. ''The Swan Princess: Escape from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Rich (filmmaker)
Richard James Rich is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. Biography Rich is the founder and owner of Crest Animation Productions. Rich started his career in the mailroom of the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Studios in 1972 and would give piano lessons during lunch breaks. He was chosen by John Lounsbery to be an assistant director for ''Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too'' based on his musical expertise. He made his directorial debut on ''The Fox and the Hound''. After leaving Disney in 1986, Rich established Crest Animation Productions, Rich Animation Studios, later renamed RichCrest. He directed ''The Swan Princess'' in 1994 and its eleven sequels. Besides feature films, Rich has produced direct-to-video series such as ''Animated Stories from the New Testament'', ''Animated Stories from the Bible'', ''Animated Stories from the Book of Mormon'', ''Animated Hero Classics'', and ''K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments''. His more recent credits include acting as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Animation Studios
Crest Animation Productions (formerly RichCrest Animation Studios, Rich Animation Studios and originally Rich Entertainment) was an Indian-American animation studio that operated from 1986 to 2013. Headquartered in Burbank, California, it was founded on March 15, 1986 by Richard Rich. Crest's most well known work include '' Alpha and Omega'' and '' The Swan Princess.'' The studio initially made some traditional animated films, but later exclusively relied on computer animation until its closure in 2013. History The studio was founded by film director Richard Rich in 1986, who previously worked at Walt Disney Productions. He initially had 26 employees, most of them coming from Disney such as former marketing chief Matt Mazer. Around that time, Rich was contacted by Jared F. Brown to produce half-hour animated videos based on audio cassettes of the Book of Mormon for his Living Scriptures firm. They subsequently expanded to educational animated Christian and historical videos for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Vinovich
Steve Vinovich (born January 22, 1945) is an American actor. Biography Vinovich was born on January 22, 1945, in Peoria, Illinois. Vinovich has appeared in several feature films such as B.J Wert in 1987's ''Mannequin'', and Dr. Novos in the 1994 comedy ''The Santa Clause''. He also voiced Puffin in the 1994 animated film '' The Swan Princess'' and one of the only three actors of the original cast to reprise his role for the two direct-to-video sequels (the other two being Michelle Nicastro as Princess Odette and James Arrington as Sir Chamberlain). He appeared in '' The Foreigner'' at Corn Stock Theatre in Peoria, Illinois the summer of 2013 and has appeared in Broadway shows including ''Waitress'', '' All The Way, Lost in Yonkers, The Grand Tour ''The Grand Tour'' is a British motoring television series, created by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, and Andy Wilman, for Amazon Prime Video, and premiered on 18 November 2016. The programme was devised in the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Stone (voice Actor)
Doug Stone is a voice actor who is best known for providing the English voice of Psycho Mantis from the popular video game '' Metal Gear Solid'', as well as the voice of Matt Trakker and several other characters in '' M.A.S.K.'', and Dragonborg in '' Beetleborgs Metallix''. Filmography Anime dubbing * '' .hack//Liminality'' – Guard D * ''Ai Yori Aoshi'' – Aoi's Father * '' Arc the Lad'' – Ambassador, Dernitas, George, Soldier * ''Argento Soma'' – Dr. Ernest Noguchi * '' Armitage III'' – Lowell Gantz * '' Black Magic M-66'' – Major * ''BlazBlue Alter Memory'' – Valkenhayn R. Hellsing * '' Blue Dragon'' – General Orehill * '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' – Victor * '' Boys Be...'' – Furata * '' Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran'' – Tonto Sharakusai * '' Chobits'' – Tetsuya Ohmura * '' Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'' – Noble (Ep. 1), Kusakabe (Ep. 5, 7 & 8) * '' Cosmo Warrior Zero'' – Chief, Soldier A * ''Cowboy Bebop'' – Van * '' Daphne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Hadary
Jonathan Hadary (born October 11, 1948) is an American actor. Early life and education Born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Bethesda, Maryland, Hadary arrived at Tufts University already an accomplished actor. He was cast in many shows at Tufts, both student and faculty directed. During his sophomore year, he became an understudy for the Boston company of '' You're a Good Man Charlie Brown''. This being the Vietnam era, the actor playing Charlie Brown was drafted. The actor playing Schroeder was moved to the Charlie Brown role, and Hadary took the part of Schroeder. He finished the Boston run of the show and then toured with it for some time. Career Hadary made his New York City stage debut in the 1976 Playwrights Horizons staging of Albert Innaurato's '' Gemini''. Critical acclaim for the off-Broadway production resulted in it transferring to PAF Playhouse and then to Circle Repertory Company, and finally to Broadway, where it ran for 1819 performances. Hadary w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Zippel
David Joel Zippel (born May 17, 1954) is an American musical theatre and film lyricist, composer, songwriter, director, and producer. Early life and education Zippel was born on May 17, 1954, in Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Falling in love with theater as a child, Zippel first articulated his life's ambition to become a lyricist and director in junior high school. He attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he contributed lyrics to an equity production of "a bizarre political musical" called ''Rotunda'', which had a brief run in Washington, D.C. before he graduated with a B.A. in 1976. In 1979, Zippel obtained a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. At Harvard Law School, Zippel continued to pursue his ambition of writing several pop songs with singer Pamala Stanley, which appeared on her 1979 debut album, ''This Is Hot'', and collaborating on three songs with Wally Harper, Barbara Cook's musical director, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Cope
Kenneth Charles Cope (14 April 1931 – 11 September 2024) was an English actor and scriptwriter. He was best known for his roles as Marty Hopkirk in '' Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'', Jed Stone in ''Coronation Street,'' Ray Hilton in '' Brookside'', Sid in '' The Damned'' and as a minor member of the ''Carry On'' team. Early life Kenneth Cope was born on 14 April 1931 in Wavertree, Liverpool (at the time in Lancashire, now in Merseyside), England. Career After training to be an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Cope began playing character roles in films from the mid-1950s, and between 1961 and 1966 gained attention for his regular role in ''Coronation Street'' as the shady Jed Stone, a part he returned to in 2008. In May 1963 he issued a single with Tony Hatch on the Pye label, inspired by Mike Sarne, titled "Hands Off, Stop Mucking About" b/w "Why Am I So Shy". The single was credited to Ken Cope and the Breakaways. He boasted: "It'll get me a golde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Sills
Douglas Howard Sills (born July 5, 1960) is an American actor and singer. He made his professional stage acting debut with principal roles in the national tours of ''Into the Woods'' and ''The Secret Garden''. He is most well-known for his leading roles in the Broadway production and national tour of ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', the Broadway production of ''Little Shop of Horrors'', and the national tour of ''The Addams Family''. Early life Sills was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Rhoda (Nemeth) and Archie Sills, and grew up in the suburb of Franklin, in a Jewish household. He was friends (and did amateur theatrics and films) with both Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. Sills attended Cranbrook School, from which he graduated in 1978, and the University of Michigan where he majored in music. He then continued his education at the American Conservatory Theater in California. Career During the 1990s, Sills built a reputation as a stage character actor, especially in the profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Wylie
Adam Augustus Wylie (born May 23, 1984) is an American actor, magician and a former Crayola spokesman. He played Zack Brock, the youngest son of Doctor and Sheriff Brock's children, on ''Picket Fences'' from 1992 to 1996. Wylie is also a voice actor; his voice roles include Brainiac 5 in '' Legion of Super Heroes'' (2006–2008), Pierce Wheels in the '' Ben 10'' franchise (2008–2011), and Peter Pan in ''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' (2012–2015). Early life Wylie was born in San Dimas, California, the son of Karen and Leonard Wylie. He is one of five children, including brothers Eric, Ben, Aaron, and sister, Tai. He started his acting career at the age of four in a candy commercial. He attended Upland Christian Schools in Upland, California and Condit Elementary in Claremont, California. Career Voice-over work By the age of nine, Wylie was busy with voice-over work, including the voice of young Prince Derek in '' The Swan Princess'' (1994), and David in '' All Dogs Go t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard McGillin
Howard McGillin (born November 5, 1953, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. He is known for originating the role of John Jasper in '' The Mystery of Edwin Drood'' (1985) and for portraying the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's '' The Phantom of the Opera'' from 1999 to 2009 on Broadway. Biography Early life and career McGillin was born in Los Angeles, California. His father William was an accountant, and his mother Margaret was an administrator at Santa Barbara City College."Richard Samson, Howard McGillin." '''' September 22, 2013 McGillin graduated from [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Callaway
Liz Callaway (born April 13, 1961) is an American actress, singer and recording artist, who is best known for having provided the singing voices of many female characters in animated films, such as Anya (Anastasia), Anastasia in ''Anastasia (1997 film), Anastasia'', Odette in ''The Swan Princess'', Princess Jasmine, Jasmine in the ''Aladdin'' sequels ''The Return of Jafar'' and ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'', adult Kiara in ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'', and a dancing napkin ring in ''Beauty and the Beast (1991 film), Beauty and the Beast''. She was also the original Ellen in the Broadway production of ''Miss Saigon''. Early life, family, and education Callaway was born in Chicago, Illinois to Shirley Callaway, a singer, pianist, and vocal coach, and John Callaway, a journalist. Her sister is actress, composer, and singer Ann Hampton Callaway, with whom she sang the theme song for the Fran Drescher comedy series ''The Nanny'', which Ann Hampton Callaway also composed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Lowenthal
Yuri Lowenthal (born March 5, 1971) is an American voice actor known for his work in cartoons, anime, and video games. Some of his prominent voice roles in video games include Peter Parker / Spider-Man in various video games associated with the character, notably the incarnation featured in the '' Marvel's Spider-Man'' series by Insomniac Games and in '' Marvel Rivals'' by NetEase Games, Lorath Nahr in Blizzard Entertainment's '' Diablo III'', The Prince in Ubisoft's ''Prince of Persia'', Hayate/Ein in ''Dead or Alive'', Matt Miller in '' Saints Row: The Third'' and '' Saints Row IV'', The Protagonist in ''Persona 3'', Yosuke Hanamura in ''Persona 4'', Pure Vanilla Cookie in '' Cookie Run: Kingdom'', Dainsleif in ''Genshin Impact''. His roles in animations and anime include Sasuke Uchiha in ''Naruto'', teenage Ben Tennyson in ''Ben 10'', Jinnosuke in ''Afro Samurai'', Simon in ''Gurren Lagann'' and Suzaku Kururugi in ''Code Geass''. He has a production company, Monkey K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
