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Billy Douglas (One Life To Live)
Billy Douglas is a fictional character on the American soap opera '' One Life to Live''. Newcomer actor Ryan Phillippe played the role from April 1992 until May 1993. The character is the first openly gay teenager featured in a television series, and Phillippe's breakthrough role is considered groundbreaking in daytime television. Creation Casting and background In 1992, ''One Life to Live'' executive producer Linda Gottlieb hired a fresh-faced 17-year-old Ryan Phillippe to play the newly created role. Phillippe said he was warned against playing the "risky" role at the height of the AIDS crisis in the United States. Phillippe said that when he auditioned to play the character, he "had no idea Billy was gay." He initially expressed reservation to pursue the opportunity, telling ''Entertainment Weekly'' in 1992, "I thought, 'What is my family going to think? What about my friends?' But I realized that for he characterBilly, the torment is a hundred times that." Show head writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Phillippe
Matthew Ryan Phillippe (; born September 10, 1974) is an American actor. After appearing as Billy Douglas on the soap opera '' One Life to Live'', he came to fame in the late 1990s with starring roles in films including '' I Know What You Did Last Summer'', '' Cruel Intentions'', and '' 54''. In the 2000s, he appeared in several films, including '' Gosford Park'' (2001), '' Crash'' (2004), '' Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006), '' Breach'' (2007), '' Stop-Loss'' (2008), ''MacGruber'' (2010), and '' The Lincoln Lawyer'' (2011). In 2010, Phillippe played photographer Greg Marinovich in '' The Bang Bang Club'', and then in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger in the USA Network thriller drama '' Shooter'' (2016–2018). Early life Phillippe was born in New Castle, Delaware. His mother, Susan, ran a day care center in the family's house; his father, Richard Phillippe, was a chemist. Phillippe has three sisters, and is of part French descent. He graduated from Barbizon in Wilmington, Delawar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleventh Grade
Eleventh grade, 11th grade, junior year, or grade 11 (called Year 12 in Wales and England and fifth form in Jamaica) is the eleventh, and for some countries final, grade of secondary schools. Students are typically 16–17 years of age, depending on the country and the students' birthdays. Australia In Australia, Year 11 is the twelfth year of education and fifth year of high school education. Although there are slight variations between the states, most students in Year 11 are aged around fifteen, sixteen or seventeen. In Queensland, Year 11 students are the youngest in the country, as they usually enter at age fifteen. In New South Wales, Year 11 is the shortest year as it only lasts three whole terms. Year 12 begins its first term where Year 11 would have its fourth. Year 11 is followed by Year 12, the final year of high school. Bangladesh In Bangladesh, students get admitted in the 11th grade after passing the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations. Educational i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sloan Carpenter
This is a list of characters from the ABC Daytime soap opera, '' One Life to Live'', that began their run between the beginning of 1990 and the end of 1999. Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe is a fictional character on the American soap opera '' One Life to Live''. Peter Bartlett played the role from May 1991 until the series ended on January 13, 2012. He returned to the role April 29, 2013, when the show resumed on Hulu, iTunes, and FX Canada via The Online Network. Nigel is the longtime butler and confidante of billionaire Asa Buchanan. In 2009, Barlett began also playing the role of Nigel's cousin, Neville Smythe. In early 2003, Nigel is romantically linked to Roxy Balsom. In October 2006, David Vickers finds out that Asa once had an affair with David's mother, Emma Bradley, but Asa denies it. Later, David's brother Spencer Truman claims to be Asa's son, but a DNA test proves otherwise. A conversation between Asa and Nigel hints that there is more to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wortham Krimmer
Robert Krimmer (born November 24, 1953) is an American lawyer and former actor. Formerly known professionally as Wortham Krimmer (his first wife's maiden name as his first name), Krimmer has reverted to his birth name of Robert Krimmer. With appearances on ''St. Elsewhere'', ''Hill Street Blues'', and the soap operas, ''Knots Landing'' and ''Days of Our Lives'', Krimmer is best known by soap fans as Reverend Andrew Carpenter on the ABC soap opera '' One Life to Live''. He is also known for playing the mad Emperor Cartagia in the 4th season of the science fiction series ''Babylon 5''. In addition, he was featured on the Showtime drama ''The Paper Chase'' for the second, third and final seasons as Zeiss, a student and member of the Law Review, and on ''Family Medical Center'' (1988–1989) as Dr. Alexander Raines. Prior to his acting career, Krimmer attended the JD/MBA program at University of California Hastings College of Law and Berkeley. He left the program upon being offer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Carpenter (One Life To Live) , in Gaston County, North Carolina
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Andrew Carpenter may refer to: * Andrew Carpenter (''One Life to Live''), ''One Life to Live'' character * Andrew Carpenter (baseball) (born 1985), American baseball pitcher *Andy Carpenter, character in books by David Rosenfelt *Andy Carpenter, anglicisation of Andries Carpentière (1672-1737), Dutch or French sculptor active in Britain See also *Andrew Carpenter House The Andrew Carpenter House on State Road 1820 in Gaston County, North Carolina, is believed to have been built for Andrew Carpenter shortly after his marriage to Sophia Smith on April 19, 1831.North Carolina State University Library, Special Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homophobia
Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred or antipathy, may be based on irrational fear and may also be related to religious beliefs. Negative attitudes towards transgender and transsexual people are known as transphobia.* *"European Parliament resolution on homophobia in Europe" Texts adopted Wednesday, 18 January 2006 – Strasbourg Final edition- "Homophobia in Europe" at "A" point * * Homophobia is observable in critical and hostile behavior such as discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientations that are non-heterosexual. Recognized types of homophobia include ''institutionalized'' homophobia, e.g. religious homophobia and state-sponsored homophobia, and ''internalized'' homophobia, experienced by people who have same-sex attractions, regardless of how they identi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanview
Llanview, Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American soap opera ''One Life to Live''. The city exists in the same fictional universe as cities from other existing or defunct American Broadcasting Company, ABC daytime dramas, including Pine Valley (All My Children), Pine Valley, Pennsylvania from ''All My Children'', Port Charles, New York (fictional city), Port Charles, New York from ''General Hospital'', and Corinth, Pennsylvania from ''Loving (TV series), Loving''. Overview The community is a fictional suburb of Philadelphia. It is thought to be modelled after the Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chestnut Hill section of the city, although the prevalence of Welsh language, Welsh placename elements may suggest an inspiration from the Welsh Tract, Welsh settlements in the area such as the Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Upper Merion and Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Lower Merion Townships, nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Hogan
Jonathan Hogan (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Hogan made his New York City stage debut in the off-Broadway Circle Repertory Company's highly successful production of '' The Hot l Baltimore''. He remained with the company for ''Fifth of July'' (for which he composed the incidental music), '' Balm in Gilead'' (sharing a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Acting), '' Burn This'', and '' As Is'', all of which eventually transferred to Broadway. The last garnered him Drama Desk and Tony Award nominations as Best Actor in a Play. Additional Broadway credits include '' Comedians'', ''The Caine Mutiny Court Martial'', and '' The Homecoming''. Hogan's television credits include stints on the soap operas '' The Doctors'', ''Ryan's Hope'', '' As the World Turns'', and ''One Life to Live'' and appearances on '' L.A. Law'', '' Quantum Leap'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Law & Ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homophobia
Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred or antipathy, may be based on irrational fear and may also be related to religious beliefs. Negative attitudes towards transgender and transsexual people are known as transphobia.* *"European Parliament resolution on homophobia in Europe" Texts adopted Wednesday, 18 January 2006 – Strasbourg Final edition- "Homophobia in Europe" at "A" point * * Homophobia is observable in critical and hostile behavior such as discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientations that are non-heterosexual. Recognized types of homophobia include ''institutionalized'' homophobia, e.g. religious homophobia and state-sponsored homophobia, and ''internalized'' homophobia, experienced by people who have same-sex attractions, regardless of how they identi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courage
Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront Suffering, agony, pain, Risk, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, hardship, even death, or threat of death; while moral courage is the ability to ethics, act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, discouragement, or personal loss. The Cardinal virtues, classical virtue of fortitude (''andreia, fortitudo'') is also translated "courage", but includes the aspects of perseverance (virtue), perseverance and patience. In the Western tradition, notable thoughts on courage have come from philosophers Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Aquinas, and Søren Kierkegaard, Kierkegaard, as well as Christian beliefs and texts. In the Hindu tradition, mythology has given many examples of bravery, valor and courage, with examples of both physical and moral courage exemplified. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero
A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''hero'' is often used to refer to any gender, though ''heroine'' only refers to women. The original hero type of classical epics did such things for the sake of glory and honor. Post-classical and modern heroes, on the other hand, perform great deeds or selfless acts for the common good instead of the classical goal of wealth, pride, and fame. The antonym of ''hero'' is '' villain''. Other terms associated with the concept of ''hero'' may include ''good guy'' or '' white hat''. In classical literature, the hero is the main or revered character in heroic epic poetry celebrated through ancient legends of a people, often striving for military conquest and living by a continually flawed personal honor code. The definition of a hero has changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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