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Birk Balthazar
This is a list of the characters featured in the Disney Junior animated series, ''Sofia the First''. Main * Princess Sofia Balthazar-Winslow I née Cordova (voiced by Ariel Winter) is an 8-year-old girl. A kind and adventurous village girl who becomes a princess after her mother, Miranda, marries King Roland II. Sofia is a mix of ethnic nationalities: Galdiz, Miranda's homeland, and Freezenburg, the homeland of her deceased biological father Birk Balthazar. After becoming part of the royal family, she becomes the current bearer of the mystical Amulet of Avalor, which Roland made her promise never to take off. It grants her various magical abilities, namely the ability to understand and transform into animals. The Amulet is later revealed to have been the refuge of Elena of Avalor, another princess for 41 years, whom Sofia would eventually Elena and the Secret of Avalor, release. It can also summon Disney Princesses to help her, with Sofia eventually helping other princesses in nee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Junior
Disney Jr. (formerly Disney Junior) is an American pay television network owned by the Disney Branded Television sub-division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Aimed mainly at children two to seven years of age, its programming consists of original first-run television series, films, and select other third-party programming. , Disney Jr. is available to approximately 45,000,000 pay television households in the United States—down from its 2015 peak of 74,000,000 households. In recent years, Disney Jr. has lost carriage with the growth of streaming alternatives including its parent company's Disney+, and has generally been depreciated by Disney in current retransmission consent negotiations with cable and streaming providers. Notably, the channel has recently been dropped in negotiations with Charter Spectrum in 2023 and with Verizon Fios in 2025. History Origins The Walt Disney Company first attempted to launch a 24-hour subscr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulan (1998 Film)
''Mulan'' is a 1998 American animated musical film, musical Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. Based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, the film was directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft and produced by Pam Coats, from a screenplay by Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, and the writing team of Raymond Singer and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, and a story by Robert D. San Souci. Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, Miguel Ferrer, and BD Wong star in the English version as Mulan (Disney character), Mulan, Mushu, List of Disney's Mulan characters#Shan Yu, Shan Yu, and Captain Li Shang, respectively, while Jackie Chan provided the voice of Li Shang for the Chinese dubs of the film. The film's plot takes place in China during an unspecified Imperial dynasty, where Mulan (Disney character), Fa Mulan, daughter of aged warrior Fa Zhou, impersonates a man to take her father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Brady
Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular cast member on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' He was the host of the daytime talk show '' The Wayne Brady Show'', the original host of Fox's '' Don't Forget the Lyrics!'', and he has hosted '' Let's Make a Deal'' since its 2009 revival. Brady also performs musical theatre; he portrayed Lola/Simon in the Tony Award–winning musical '' Kinky Boots'' on Broadway from November 2015 to March 2016, and played Aaron Burr in the Chicago production of ''Hamilton'' from January 2017 to April 2017. Brady has won five Emmy Awards. He won his first Emmy Award for his work on ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' in 2003, two more in the next year for ''The Wayne Brady Show'', and two for ''Let's Make a Deal''. He has also been nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for his cover of the Sam Cooke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Gunn
Timothy MacKenzie Gunn (born July 29, 1953) is an American author, academic, and television personality. He served on the faculty of Parsons School of Design from 1982 to 2007 and was chair of fashion design at the school from August 2000 to March 2007, after which he joined Liz Claiborne (now Kate Spade & Company) as its chief creative officer. Over 16 seasons, Gunn has become well known as the on-air mentor to designers on the reality television program '' Project Runway''. Gunn's popularity on ''Project Runway'' led to two spin-off shows; Bravo's '' Tim Gunn's Guide to Style'' and Lifetime's '' Under the Gunn'', as well as five books. In addition to being an executive producer, Gunn has served as mentor for the teen designers on '' Project Runway: Junior''. He also provides the voice of Baileywick, the castle steward in the Disney Junior television show ''Sofia the First'' and narrated the sitcom '' Mixology''. Early life Gunn was born in Washington, D.C. His father worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Harnell
Jess Harnell (born December 23, 1963) is an American voice actor. His roles include Wakko Warner in ''Animaniacs'', Captain Hero in '' Drawn Together'', Jerry in the first two seasons of '' Totally Spies!'', Ironhide in the first three ''Transformers'' films directed by Michael Bay, and the titular character in the ''Crash Bandicoot'' franchise. Harnell has also been the announcer for '' America's Funniest Home Videos'' since 1998. Early life Harnell was born on December 23, 1963, at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Teaneck, the son of Joe Harnell (a jazz composer) and his wife Alice (née Penslar) Harnell. Career In 1989, Harnell provided the voices of Br'er Rabbit and many other critters for the Splash Mountain attraction at Disneyland Park. Harnell also recorded some new character dialogue for the subsequent Walt Disney World version of the attraction. He has continued to reprise the role of Brer Rabbit in new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Willingham
Travis Willingham is an American voice actor known for his character portrayals in video games and English anime Dubbing, dubs. His notable roles include Roy Mustang in the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' franchise, Cleo in ''Glass Fleet'', Ginko in ''List of Mushishi episodes, Mushishi'', Portgas D. Ace in ''One Piece (1999 TV series), One Piece'', Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka in ''List of Ouran High School Host Club episodes, Ouran High School Host Club'', Yu Kanda in ''List of D.Gray-man episodes, D. Gray-man'', and Cameron Campbell in ''Camp Camp''. Willingham's video game roles include Guile (Street Fighter), Guile in the ''Street Fighter'' franchise, Knuckles the Echidna in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor in various Marvel Comics, Marvel games, and Isaac Frost in Fight Night Champion. He has been a cast member of the web series ''Critical Role'' since 2015, in which he and other voice actors play ''Dungeons & Dragons''. He co-founded the production co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Ramirez
Sara Elena RamĂrez Vargas (; born August 31, 1975) is an American actor. Born in Mazatlán, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, RamĂrez moved from Mexico to the United States at eight years old, eventually graduating with a fine arts degree from the Juilliard School. RamĂrez began acting in Broadway theatre, Broadway productions, making their debut in Paul Simon's ''The Capeman'', and later ventured into film and television roles. RamĂrez's breakthrough came with their portrayal of the original Lady of the Lake in the 2005 Broadway musical ''Spamalot'', winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. On ''Grey's Anatomy'', they were Callie Torres, one of the longest-running LGBT characters in US television history, appearing in 11 seasons and 239 episodes. RamĂrez's volunteered addition of the character's bisexuality marked one of the earliest series regular queer roles on primetime television. After departing from the series, RamĂrez came out as bisexual and later non-bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Cantu
Nicolas Cantu (born September 8, 2003), known by his internet pseudonyms Junky Janker and TheCAN2Network, is an American actor, internet personality, video producer, and former animator. Cantu is best known for being the third voice of Gumball Watterson in the Cartoon Network animated television series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' (2017–2019) and the voice of Leonardo in the animated film '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem'' (2023) and its Nickelodeon television adaptation ''Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (2024). Cantu is also well known for starring as Elton Ortiz in the AMC television series '' The Walking Dead: World Beyond'' (2020–2021) and as Hark in the film ''The Fabelmans'' (2022). His YouTube channel has over 415,000 subscribers. Early life Nicolas Cantu was born on September 8, 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico and raised in Austin, Texas. He is of Mexican descent; both of his parents are from Mexico City. His father is a lawyer and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Callison
Zachry Dean Callison (born October 23, 1997) is an American actor and singer. He is primarily known as the voice of the titular character Steven in the ''Steven Universe'' franchise. Career Callison began acting on television in 2009, with a recurring role on '' Diary of a Single Mom''. For the next few years, he had a variety of one-off television roles. In 2013, he was cast in the main voice role of Prince James on ''Sofia the First'', and in the lead voice role of Steven Universe. He is also known for his role as Billy from '' I'm in the Band'' and additional voices from '' Kinect Disneyland Adventures''. He voiced King Tut in '' Mr. Peabody & Sherman'', Young Jiro in '' The Wind Rises'', and Billy Batson in the direct-to-video films '' Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam'' and '' Justice League: War''. In January 2018, Callison released his debut single, "War!", followed by the singles "Curtain Call" and "She Don't Know". In August 2018, he released his debut EP, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darcy Rose Byrnes
Darcy Rose Byrnes (born November 4, 1998) is an American and Irish actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her roles as Abby Newman on ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', Penny Scavo on ''Desperate Housewives'', Princess Amber on ''Sofia the First'' and '' Elena and the Secret of Avalor'', Ikki on ''The Legend of Korra'', and Maricela in '' Spirit Riding Free''. In addition to contributing original music to the show, Byrnes recurs in the role of Harper Schapira, in Season 1 and Season 2, on the Disney+ series '' Big Shot'' (2021/2022). In May of 2024, Darcy Rose Byrnes began her run as Mary Lane in the 25th Anniversary production of '' Reefer Madness: The Musical'' at The Whitley on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles. Chris Willman of Variety wrote "Byrnes is a real songbird, and literally wide-eyed in her innocence — part Mary Pickford, part Jeannette McDonald. (Eventually, she’s kind of a hopped-up Bettie Page, too.)" And declared " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave (2012 Film)
''Brave'' is a 2012 American animated fantasy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, co-directed by Steve Purcell, and produced by Katherine Sarafian, with John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Pete Docter serving as executive producers. The story was written by Chapman, who also co-wrote the film's screenplay with Andrews, Purcell, and Irene Mecchi. The film stars the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, and Craig Ferguson. Set in the Scottish Highlands, the film tells the story of Princess Merida of DunBroch (Macdonald) who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by expressing the desire not to be betrothed. When Queen Elinor (Thompson), her mother, falls victim to a beastly curse and turns into a bear, Merida must look within herself and find the key to saving the kingdom. Merida is the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
