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2gether (2gether Album)
''2gether'' is the debut album by 2gether, released in 2000. It includes the singles, "U + Me = Us (Calculus)", "Say It (Don't Spray It)", and "Before We Say Goodbye". It also contains "2Gether", which later became the theme song for the band's TV show. The name is a Wordplay of the word together. Most of the lyrics were written by the band's creators, Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn. Track listing Singles *"U + Me = Us (Calculus)" – released January 2000; did not chart. *"Say It (Don't Spray It)" – released April 2000; did not chart. *"Before We Say Goodbye" – released June 2000; did not chart. Personnel * Evan Farmer – vocals, background vocals, co-writing on "You're My Baby Girl" *Noah Bastian – vocals, background vocals * Michael Cuccione – vocals, background vocals, co-writing on "Visualize" *Kevin Farley – vocals, background vocals *Alex Solowitz – vocals, background vocals *Nigel Dick – writing *Andrew Fromm � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2gether (band)
2gether (usually stylized as 2ge+her, 2Ge+Her or 2GE+HER; pronounced "Together") was an American fictional boy band whose composition, songs, and formation story are a satirical approach to boy bands such as New Kids on the Block, 'N Sync and Backstreet Boys. They were part of a self-titled MTV TV movie and spin-off television series. The band, TV movie, and TV series were created by writers Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn, who also wrote many of their songs. Members Each member was "drafted" into the band to fill a particular niche or market to a particular group. * Jerry O'Keefe – "The Heartthrob" ( Evan Farmer), p. 14, 31, 76, 48, 63, 5. * Chad Linus – "The Shy One" ( Noah Bastian) * Jason "Q.T." McKnight – "The Cute One" ( Michael Cuccione) * Doug Linus – "The Older Brother" (Kevin Farley) * Mickey Parke – "The Bad Boy" ( Alex Solowitz) Their manager is Bob Buss ( Alan Blumenfeld). Performances In the movie, the band had a breakout single, "U + Me = Us (Calculus)," w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gunn (screenwriter)
Mark Gunn is an American screenwriter and producer based in Pasadena, California who wrote the screenplays for the films '' Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'' and ''Brightburn''. Life and career Mark Gunn was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the cousin of screenwriter James Gunn, actor and political writer Matt Gunn, former Senior Vice President of Artisan Entertainment Patrick Gunn, actor Sean Gunn, and writer Brian Gunn. Gunn is known for '' Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'' (2012), ''Bring It On Again'' (2004) and 2gether (2000). He was elected to the Writers Guild of America West Board of Directors in 2006. He attended St. Louis University High School and the College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is a private, Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the olde ... in Worcester, Massachusetts. Filmogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Dick
Nigel Dick (born 21 March 1953) is a British music video and film director, writer and musician from Catterick, England, now based in Los Angeles, California. He directed the Britney Spears videos " ...Baby One More Time" and " Oops!... I Did It Again", the Band Aid video " Do They Know It's Christmas?", as well as over 500Nigel Dick counts his works as Dick Films (DF), as of 4 June 2014 he reached DF514. Comparnigeldick.com/ref> other music videos. Education Educated at Gresham's School in Holt and the University of Bath, Dick began completing a degree in architecture before pursuing a career in the record business. He has studied mime and is also a graduate of Judith Weston's ''Acting for Directors'' class. Career Before success in the music and film industries, Dick worked as an architectural draughtsman, a clerk, a busker, a cab driver, a construction worker, a farm labourer, a motorcycle messenger, a salesman, a waiter, and served a spell in the Sewage Division of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Solowitz
Alexander Joshua Solowitz (born December 15, 1979) is an American actor, composer, singer, dancer, and producer. Solowitz was born in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California to a large Jewish family. He has a younger sister Aleeza Solowitz, a columnist who also works in the film industry and lives between Los Angeles and New York. He was in the fictional boy band 2ge+her portrayed in an MTV movie, as well as on the TV series of the same name. Later, he appeared on a number of television shows, including ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''Just Shoot Me!'', '' ER'', ''No Ordinary Family'', ''Cousin Skeeter'', and '' Justified''. He also appeared as Dave in "One Shot, One Kill", a first-season episode of ''NCIS''. Solowitz appeared in the film ''Gardens of the Night'' with John Malkovich. He also played Brett in the 1999 film ''Never Been Kissed'', Bobby "911" in the 2006 film ''Alpha Dog'', and Sebastian in the 2012 dark comedy '' Small Apartments''. He voiced the charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Farley
Kevin Prindiville Farley (born June 8, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and director. Early life Farley was born in Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the county seat of Dane County, Wisconsin, Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin b ..., the son of Mary Anne (née Crosby), a homemaker, and Thomas Farley, who owned an oil company, Scotch Oil. He is the younger brother of late comic Chris Farley and older brother of actor John P. Farley. Like Chris, Kevin attended and graduated from Marquette University. Career Farley portrayed Doug Linus in the fictional boy band 2gether (band), 2ge+her. He has appeared alongside many of his brother Chris' ''Saturday Night Live'' castmates, such as David Spade and Adam Sandler. He was credited in ''Tommy Boy'', ''Black Sheep (1996 film), Black Sheep'', and ''Beverly Hills Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cuccione
Michael James Cuccione (January 5, 1985 – January 13, 2001) was a Canadian child actor, singer, dancer, author, and cancer research activist. He was best known for his role as "Q.T." in the fictional boy band 2gether. Biography Personal life Cuccione was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, and raised in neighbouring Coquitlam. Entertainment career In July 1997, a request Cuccione made to meet ''Baywatch'' star David Hasselhoff led to a role in an episode on the show as real-life cancer patient Charlie Everett Dodson Hays. The producers of ''2ge+her'' had already agreed to shoot the movie (and later the series) in Vancouver when they discovered Cuccione and cast him in the part of Jason "QT" McKnight. The series was an immediate hit, as was the subsequent soundtrack from the show. The spoof boy band became so popular with fans and artists that they went on tour and opened for Britney Spears. Both soundtracks hit the Billboard Top 100. The 2ge+her movie was released on Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Bastian
Noah Dale Bastian (born August 26, 1979) is an American actor and TV personality best known for his role as Chad Linus in the MTV movie and series, ''2ge+her''. Bastian was born in San Jose, California. His TV appearances include guest roles on '' Maybe It's Me'', ''Everwood'' and '' JAG''. His first movie was a Disney movie, '' Johnny Tsunami'', and his latest, '' Ice Spiders'', premiered on the SCI FI on June 9, 2007. Noah also appeared in the independent film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ... '' The Adventures of Food Boy''. Bastian participated in a documentary about his struggles with drug addiction. The documentary, directed by his brother Tyler, failed to obtain funding through its 2013 Kickstarter campaign. He came out publicly in 2013. Filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vocals
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music, Japanese music, and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, ghazal, and popular music styles such as pop, rock, and electronic dance music. Singing can be formal or informal, arranged, or improvised. It may be done as a form of religious devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort, or ritual as part of music educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Farmer
Evan Ragland Farmer, Jr. (born July 28, 1972) is an American business owner, television host, radio host, actor, musician, designer/customizer, and author. He is best known for his lead role as Jerry O'Keefe in the MTV Film and follow up television series 2gether, and as host and carpenter within the home-makeover television genre including Emmy-nominated ''While You Were Out'' (TLC), ''Freestyle'' (HGTV), and ''Door Knockers'' (DIY). Early life Farmer was born in Ethiopia to American parents, and grew up in Towson, Maryland, and attended college at Tulane University, where he studied architecture. He married Andrea Smith, a Merrel Footwear executive in 2005. Career Music In 1997, Farmer was courted to join Russia's highest selling band in history: ''Na Na'' (also written Ha Ha). As part of the courtship, Farmer joined them on a stretch of their 1997 World Tour: '' Prykinda'' which included stadium performances throughout the former Soviet Union. Farmer ultimately declined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Gunn
Brian Gunn (born August 23, 1970) is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Early life and background Gunn has four brothers — filmmaker James, actor Sean, actor and political writer Matt, producer and former Executive Vice President of Artisan Entertainment Patrick — and a sister, Beth. Their parents are Leota Additional on May 5, 2017. and James F. Gunn, a lawyer. Gunn and his brothers all attended Saint Louis University High School In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denominat ..., where he graduated in 1988. Career As a writer, producer, and actor, Gunn is best known for '' Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'' (2012), '' Bring It On Again'' (2004), and '' 2gether'' (2000). Filmography References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVT Records
TVT Records (Tee-Vee Tunes) was an American record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 24-year history, the label released 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, KMFDM, Gravity Kills, The KLF, The Baldwin Brothers, Sevendust, Nothingface, the Wellwater Conspiracy, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Holloways, The Cinematics, Buck-O-Nine, DJ Hurricane, Speech and Pitbull. The label had a triple platinum release with Nine Inch Nails's '' Pretty Hate Machine'', two double platinum releases by Lil Jon, and platinum releases by Snoop Dogg and Tha Eastsidaz, Dashboard Confessional, Default and Ying Yang Twins, as well as gold releases by Sevendust, Gravity Kills, and The Black Crowes and Jimmy Page. Additionally, TVT achieved a gold release in Germany and Sweden with The Connells, and scored platinum and gold records in Canada with Default. In 2008, it filed for bankruptcy. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Word Play
Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement. Examples of word play include puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, double entendres, and telling character names (such as in the play '' The Importance of Being Earnest'', ''Ernest'' being a given name that sounds exactly like the adjective ''earnest''). Word play is quite common in oral cultures as a method of reinforcing meaning. Examples of text-based ( orthographic) word play are found in languages with or without alphabet-based scripts, such as homophonic puns in Mandarin Chinese. Techniques Some techniques often used in word play include interpreting idioms literally and creating contradictions and redundancies, as in Tom Swifties: :"Hurry up and get to the back of the ship, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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