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Alexander Conti
Alexander Biagio Conti (born 1 September 1993) is a Canadians, Canadian actor. He made his acting debut in the film ''Finding Forrester'' (2000). Since then, he has been nominated for five Young Artist Awards. Biography Conti was born in Brantford, Ontario, of Italian and Brazilian heritage. He is the youngest of four children. His older brothers, Adam Conti and Jordan Conti, are also actors. His sister Brittany also aspires to be an actress. He has expressed his love of performing and has characterized continuing to act as his "greatest desire". He has acted in commercials, radio, animation voice overs, and television series. His first real acting experience was in the Showtime Networks series, ''Street Time'', on which he was a regular. He has also worked with Director Andy Wolk, alongside Peter Falk. Film credits Conti's film work includes roles in ''The Pacifier'', ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2'', and ''Case 39'' (as Diego Ramirez). He has roles in movies like: ''Gooby (fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brantford
Brantford ( 2021 population: 104,688) is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by Brant County but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independent of the county's municipal government. Brantford is situated on the Haldimand Tract, and is named after Joseph Brant, a Mohawk leader, soldier, farmer and slave owner. Brant was an important Loyalist leader during the American Revolutionary War and later, after the Haudenosaunee moved to the Brantford area in Upper Canada. Many of his descendants and other First Nations people live on the nearby Six Nations of the Grand River reserve south of Brantford; it is the most populous reserve in Canada. Brantford is known as the "Telephone City" because the city's famous resident, Alexander Graham Bell, invented the first telephone at his father's homestead, Melville House, now the Bell Homestead, located in Tutela Heights south of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dog Pound (film)
''Dog Pound'' is a 2010 Canadian direct-to-video psychological thriller film directed and co-written by Kim Chapiron. It is a Canadian remake of the British borstal film '' Scum''. This is Chapiron's only film to go direct-to-video. Plot Butch, Davis and Angel are teenagers who have been sentenced to Enola Vale juvenile detention center in Montana. Correctional officer Sands does their initial intake, focusing on Butch, who has been imprisoned for attacking and blinding a correctional officer at another facility. Goodyear, a tough but fair officer, urges the new inmates to follow the rules and quietly serve their time so they can earn a second chance on the outside. At first, Butch attempts to conform to the rules, but soon he and his friends are attacked by the chief bully Banks and his thugs, Eckersley and Loony. Refusing to reveal the names of his attackers, Butch is sent to solitary confinement. Once out, he immediately exacts revenge on Banks, Eckersley, and Loony. Butch s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Di-Gata Defenders
''Di-Gata Defenders'' is an animated series created by Greg Collinson that was produced by LuxAnimation and Nelvana Entertainment. The series follows the travels and adventures of six teenagers, part of an organization called the Di-Gata Defenders. Their mission as heroes is to defend RaDos against evil factions. The series aired for two seasons. Creation In 2005, Nelvana Entertainment created a project called Funpak. It was designed to allow creators to pitch and create 5 minute interstitials. At the time, Greg Collinson didn't plan on pitching anything for this project until a colleague of his discussed about it on a train ride. He spent two weeks creating the "bible" for his series idea, which was initially named Power Stone Warriors. In this bible, he planned out the prototype characters, factions, and the universe the series would take place in. He later meets with the executives at Nelvana and Greg pitches his bible to them. Pleased with the promise this series had, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overruled!
''Overruled!'' is a Canadian children's television sitcom about high school kids with problems, which are taken to Teen Court, hosted by Judge Tara; the series aired on Family Channel in Canada and Disney Channel in the United Kingdom. It premiered on July 10, 2009, in the United Kingdom and September 13, 2009, in Canada. In Canada, Family Channel premiered the show by airing episodes from the second season first. Then after the thirteenth episode of season 2, the channel ran all 13 episodes of season 1. Plot The show centers around Jared "The Coop" Cooper and his friends: Russell "Rusty" Dougal, an eccentric transfer student, Kaleigh Stewart, one of the lawyers at teen court, and Tara Bohun, the judge at teen court. When Teen Court is in session, Tara is the judge, Rusty is the court clerk, and Kaleigh and Coop are the lawyers. As the cases often involve all of them, they all have to stay fair in court despite their friendships and prejudices which usually leads to more proble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyland
''Skyland'' (full French title: "Skyland, Le Nouveau Monde", or "Skyland, The New World"), is an animated television series developed in France in partnership with Canada and Luxembourg for television channels France 2 in France, Teletoon in Canada, Nicktoons in the United States, ABC in Australia and CITV in the United Kingdom. The show is a co-production between Paris's Method Films and Toronto's 9 Story Entertainment. A 60-minute, worldwide preview was aired on November 26, 2005, at multiple times during the day and the following day. The program was hosted by Chase Francisco. It was launched on April 22, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. on Teletoon. On July 2, 2006, an encore of the one-hour pilot aired on Nicktoons Network, with the full series commencing on Saturday, November 18, 2006. Plot Prior to the beginning of the story, in the 23rd century, the Earth has shattered into billions of pieces which orbit around a central core. In this new world, named Skyland, an evolved form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kojak (2005 TV Series)
''Kojak'' is an American crime drama television series starring Ving Rhames. It is a remake of ''Kojak'' starring Telly Savalas. The series lasted for one season, airing on USA Network from March 25 to May 22, 2005. Premise Rhames portrays Lieutenant Theo Kojak of the New York City Police Department, a skilled plain clothes detective with a shaved head and an affinity for jazz, fine clothing, and lollipops. As in the original ''Kojak'', he is fond of the catchphrase "Who loves ya, baby?" Cast *Ving Rhames as Lieutenant Theo Kojak *Chazz Palminteri as Captain Frank McNeil * Michael Kelly as Detective Bobby Crocker * Chuck Shamata as Detective Henry Messina *Roselyn Sánchez as ADA Carmen Simone * Sybil Temtchine as Detective Emily Patterson Episodes Broadcast It aired on the USA Network in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the series aired on ITV4 ITV4 is a British free-to-air television channel which first aired on 1 November 2005. It is owned by ITV plc. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grid
The Grid are an English electronic dance group, consisting of David Ball (formerly of Soft Cell) and Richard Norris, with guest contributions from other musicians. They are best known for the hits "Swamp Thing", "Texas Cowboys", "Crystal Clear", "Rollercoaster" and "Floatation". Band members * Richard Norris – keyboards, drum programming * David Ball – keyboards, programming * Sacha Rebecca Souter – vocals History The Grid formed in 1988, after both Ball and Norris had worked with Psychic TV on the '' Jack the Tab – Acid Tablets Volume One'' album. They recorded the track "Meet Every Situation Head On" together as "M.E.S.H.". The Grid had their first success with their debut single, "Floatation", released on East West Records in 1990. They went on to release a string of ten UK hit singles and four albums, and toured the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. The group's 1994 album '' Evolver'' reached No. 14 in the UK Albums Chart. The lead single from this album, "Swa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peep And The Big Wide World
''Peep and the Big Wide World'' is an Animated series, animated children's television series, preschool television series created by Danish-Canadian animator Kaj Pindal. It revolves around the lives of Peep, Chirp, and Quack, as viewers discover, investigate, and explore the world around them. The show was based on the 1988 short film of the same name produced by the National Film Board of Canada, which itself is based on the 1962 short film ''The Peep Show'', also produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The series premiered on April 12, 2004, on Discovery Family, Discovery Kids and on TLC (TV network), TLC as part of their ''Ready Set Learn!'' children's block in the United States, and on TVOKids in Canada. It was produced by WGBH-TV, WGBH Boston (through its kids division WGBH Kids) and 9 Story Media Group (formerly 9 Story Entertainment; in its debut production), in association with TVOntario and Discovery Family, Discovery Kids and is distributed by Alliance Atlantis ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Time
''Street Time'' is a drama television series created by Richard Stratton. The series stars Rob Morrow, Michelle Nolden, Alexander Conti, Scott Cohen, Erika Alexander and Christopher Bolton. The series aired on Showtime for two seasons from June 23, 2002, to October 29, 2003. Cast *Rob Morrow as Kevin Hunter *Michelle Nolden as Rachel Goldstein *Alexander Conti as Timmy Liberti * Scott Cohen as James Liberti * Erika Alexander as Dee Mulhern *Christopher Bolton as Peter Hunter *Kate Greenhouse as Karen Liberti * Allegra Fulton as Ann Valentine *Simon Reynolds as Steve Goldstein *Jack Knight as Sean Hunter *Terrence Howard as Lucius Mosley *Jeffrey James as James Liberti Jr. *Rod Wilson as Joe Ennis * Jeff Pustil as Gene * Kathryn Zenna as Pia *Robert Smith as Ron Skouras * Gail Maurice as Skye Nighthawk *Craig Eldridge as Chase MacPherson * Richard Chevolleau as Adonis *Don Francks as Mr. Goldstein *Shant Srabian as Saad *Juan Carlos Velis as Gusano Guzman *Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missing (Canadian TV Series)
''Missing'' (originally titled ''1-800-Missing'') is a Canadian crime drama television series based on the ''1-800-WHERE-R-YOU'' book series by Meg Cabot. The series aired on the A-Channel network and W Network in Canada, and on Lifetime in the United States from August 2003 to February 2006. The theme song was "This Dream Is Real", performed by actress Gloria Reuben, was heard during the first season, while the second season, it was replaced with a song called "Till I Find You" performed by Kina, which was heard during the opening credits as well. Synopsis The series is centred on Jess Mastriani, played by Caterina Scorsone, a woman in her twenties who receives psychic abilities after being hit by lightning. She is employed by a special FBI Task Force because she has visions which, once interpreted, contain clues that will help her find missing people. The series initially starred Gloria Reuben as Brooke Haslett, Jess's skeptical partner. Other stars of the series duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braceface
''Braceface'' is a coming-of-age teen drama animated television series co-produced by Nelvana Limited and Jade Animation (Shenzhen) Company that aired on Teletoon (now known as "Cartoon Network" in Canada). The show features U.S. actress Alicia Silverstone from the teen comedy film '' Clueless'' (who also voiced the title character for the first two seasons) serving as executive producer. The episodes focus on the misadventures of Sharon Spitz, a high school student who often struggles with an unusual ability occurring in her braces, which often makes mishaps in her daily life. Although considered to be an iconic feature in the series, later episodes started to drop this narrative in favour of tackling real-life issues. Unlike most animated TV shows which take place in fictional cities or states/provinces, etc., this one takes place in the real-life town of Elkford, British Columbia. Summary The show, set in Elkford, British Columbia, depicts the travails of a teenaged Sharon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Witch's Garden
''The Good Witch's Garden'' is a Hallmark Channel television film, the sequel to '' The Good Witch''. It premiered on Hallmark Channel on February 7, 2009. Plot Cassie Nightingale ( Catherine Bell) has settled into Middleton and is busy making Grey House into a bed and breakfast. Her boyfriend, Chief of Police Jake Russell ( Chris Potter), and his kids, Brandon ( Matthew Knight) and Lori ( Hannah Endicott-Douglas), are happy to have Cassie in the neighborhood, but before long, a stranger named Nick ( Rob Stewart) appears. He knows more than he should and uses his charms to gain Martha Tinsdale and the rest of the city council's trust. He reveals himself to be the sole heir of the Grey Lady's lover, the actual owner of Grey House. The Lady appears to have simply taken the house after his mysterious disappearance. Papers prove this entitlement to legal ownership, yet Jake Russell is suspicious and eager to help a bewildered Cassie. Cassie hands over the house and later finds it for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
