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Born To Be Blue (film)
''Born to Be Blue'' is a 2015 internationally co-produced drama film directed, produced and written by Robert Budreau. The film stars Ethan Hawke and Carmen Ejogo. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is about American jazz musician Chet Baker, portrayed by Hawke. Plot The film is described as "semi-factual, semi-fictional". ''Varietys reviewer, Andrew Barker, noted that the film is "about a character who happens to share a name and a significant number of biographical similarities with Chet Baker, taking the legendary West Coast jazz musician's life as though it were merely a chord chart from which to launch an improvised set of new melodies". Set largely in 1966, Baker (portrayed by Ethan Hawke) is hired to play himself in a movie about his earlier years when he first tried heroin. He romances actress Jane Azuka (a fictional character, a composite of several of Baker's women in real life, portrayed here by C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Budreau
Robert Budreau is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer.Greg Colgan, "Ingersoll-raised Hollywood director Robert Budreau to star at Forest City Film Festival". '' Woodstock Sentinel-Review'', September 12, 2019. Budreau was born in London, Ontario, and raised in Ingersoll. He made a number of short films before releasing his feature debut, ''That Beautiful Somewhere'', in 2006. His second feature film, '' Born to Be Blue'', followed in 2015. In 2018 he released ''Stockholm'', for which he won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards and the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film. His fourth feature film, '' Delia's Gone'', entered production in 2020 and is slated for future release. Through his production firm Lumanity Productions, Budreau has also produced short and feature films by other directors."Developing filmmakers". ''Sudbury Star'', March 6, 2014. Filmography * ''Dylanology'' (2002) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Jazz Records
Pacific Jazz Records was a Los Angeles–based record company and label best known for cool jazz or West coast jazz. It was founded in 1952 by producer Richard Bock (1927–1988) and drummer Roy Harte (1924–2003). Harte, in 1954, also co-founded Nocturne Records with jazz bassist Harry Babasin (1921–1988). Some of the musicians who recorded for Pacific Jazz included Chet Baker, Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan, Joe Pass, Gerald Wilson, the Jazz Crusaders, Don Ellis, Clare Fischer, Jim Hall, Groove Holmes, Les McCann, Wes Montgomery, and Art Pepper. In 1957, Pacific Jazz Records changed its name to World Pacific Records to expand into a full-line label, with the Pacific Jazz imprint retained for jazz releases. In 1958 Richard Bock and World Pacific were instrumental in introducing Indian traditional music to the West via Ravi Shankar, who also recorded for World Pacific. Bock sold the label to Liberty Records in 1965, although he remained as an adviser until 1970. Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwasi Songui
Kwasi Songui is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing the role of Jon Jon Hendricks in '' Blue Mountain State''. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Songui, Kwasi Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Black Canadian male actors Canadian people of Zimbabwean descent Male actors from Montreal Concordia University alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Clark (actor)
Eugene Clark (born December 3, 1951) is an American-Canadian character actor and former football player. Early life Clark was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended Riverside Polytechnic High School. Career Football He was an actor four years before he began playing college football and he was an all-conference offensive guard at UCLA. Named to the first All-Star teams for both the Pacific-8 and the West Coast Athletic Conference, Clark also received All Star All American Honorable Mention Laurels, played in the Hula Bowl and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ninth round of the 1975 NFL draft. While he did not appear in a National Football League game, he did play in the Canadian Football League for 20 games for the Toronto Argonauts (in 1977 and 1978). Acting Clark had a prominent co-starring role as Sid Gomez in the 1990s science fiction show '' William Shatner's Tek War''. He also appeared on '' Night Heat'', '' RoboCop: Prime Directives'', ''The Twilight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Eve Harris
Barbara Eve Harris (born Barbara Evadney Reid-Hibbert; March 8, 1959) is a Canadian actress, known for her supporting performances on television. She may be best known for her role as FBI Agent Felicia Lang on ''Prison Break''. Life and career Harris was born in Tobago, to Jamaican parents, and immigrated with her family to Canada at the age of six. She has made over 60 television appearances and co-starred in a number of feature films. Harris starred in the Canadian drama series ''Side Effects'' from 1994 to 1996. For her performance on the show, she was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role. On American television she guest-starred in ''Knots Landing'', ''Party of Five'', ''The West Wing'', ''The Practice'', '' CSI: Miami'', '' ER'', '' JAG'', '' Commander in Chief'', '' Private Practice'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''NCIS'', ''Rizzoli & Isles'' and ''Revenge''. She also appeared in a number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Cobden
Joe Cobden (born October 7, 1978 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He started performing at age 10 as a street vaudevillian, touring festivals worldwide. In 1996, at age 17, Cobden enrolled at Concordia University's Theatre Performance Programme, in Montreal. Cobden played triplets in the television series ''Living in Your Car'', for which he received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 26th Gemini Awards in 2011,Mishki Vaccaro"Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods" ''Toronto Life'', August 4, 2011. as well as the lead role in the movie '' Peepers'', for which he was nominated for a 2011 Canadian Comedy Award (best actor). He was the sole voice role in the animated television series '' Knuckleheads'', for which he played over 60 characters was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series at the 5th C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janine Theriault
Janine Theriault (born 1975) is a Canadian actress known for her work in the films '' Bleeders'' (1997), ''Owning Mahowny'' (2003), and ''Relax, I'm from the Future'' (2022), as well as the TV series ''A Nero Wolfe Mystery'' (2001–2002), ''MVP'' (2008), '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2012), '' Being Human'' (2013–2014), and ''Bellevue Bellevue means "beautiful view" in French. Bellevue or Belle Vue may refer to: Places Australia * Bellevue, Queensland * Bellevue, Western Australia * Bellevue Hill, New South Wales Canada * Bellevue, Alberta * Bellevue, Newfoundlan ...'' (2017). Selected filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Theriault, Janine Canadian television actresses Living people 1975 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Boland
Katie Boland (born 1987 or 1988) is a Canadian actress, writer, director, and producer. She began her career as a child actress in film and television and has since branched out into adult roles, in addition to writing, directing, and producing her own projects. Early life Boland was born and raised in Toronto, and began her career as a child actor and her first role was in the CBS miniseries ''The Third Twin'' (1997), opposite Kelly McGillis and Jason Gedrick. Career In her youth, Boland became well known for her roles in the Canadian children's television shows ''Noddy (TV series), Noddy'' and ''The Zack Files''. Since subsequently starred in the drama miniseries ''Terminal City (TV series), Terminal City'' (2005). In 2007, Boland starred as Christine in the Hallmark Channel original film ''The Note (film), The Note''; she also starred in its 2009 sequel ''Taking a Chance on Love (film), Taking a Chance on Love''.In 2008, Boland appeared in Atom Egoyan's ''Adoration (2008 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Officer
Charles Officer (October 28, 1975 – December 1, 2023) was a Canadian film and television director, writer, actor, and professional hockey player. Early life and education Charles Officer was born in Toronto, Ontario on October 28, 1972. He was born to a Black British father and a Jamaican-Jewish Canadian mother, as the youngest of four children."Film Mighty Jerome to tour local schools for BHM" . '' Share'', February 5, 2014. Throughout his teenage years, Officer played competitive hockey. He was drafted by the of the |
Dan Lett
Daniel Frederick Lett (born April 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor. He has acted in films, theatre and television. His principal roles have been in the series ''F/X'', ''The X-Files'', ''E.N.G.'', ''Street Legal (Canadian TV series), Street Legal'', ''Wind at My Back'', and ''Made in Canada (TV series), Made in Canada''. Lett is a three-time Gemini Award winner. Partial filmography * ''Mrs. Soffel'' (1984) – Young Man (uncredited) * ''The Suicide Murders'' (1985, TV Movie) – Buddy * ''Big Deal (TV series), Big Deal'' (1985) – Bob Bowers * ''Blue Monkey (film), Blue Monkey'' (1987) – Ted Andrews * ''The Women of Windsor'' (1992, TV Movie) – Assistant Press Secretary * ''Paris, France (film), Paris, France'' (1993) - William / Michael's partner * ''The X-Files'' (1993, TV Series) - Sir Malcolm Marsden * ''Due South'' (1994-1998, TV Series) - Carver Dunn / Dr. Weingarten * ''Butterbox Babies'' (1995) - Robertson * ''Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story'' (1995, TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of Harmony, harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, scat singing, bent horn, pouched cheeks, and light-hearted personality have made him an enduring icon. In the 1940s, Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione, and balladeer Johnny Hartman. He pioneered Afro-Cuban jazz and won several Grammy Awards. Scott Yanow wrote: "Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Hanchard
Kevin Hanchard (born July 4, 1974) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles as Detective Arthur Bell in ''Orphan Black'' and Inspector Sematimba in ''The Expanse''. Hanchard currently appears as Superintendent Joseph Donovan in ''Hudson and Rex.'' Early life Hanchard was born in Toronto, Ontario, on July 4, 1974, to Jamaican immigrants. He graduated from University of Windsor, with a degree for Bachelor of Fine Arts. Career On stage, Hanchard is known primarily for his performances at the Stratford Festival and the Shaw Festival, including productions of ''Fuenteovejuna'', ''Macbeth'', ''Julius Caesar'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Topdog/Underdog'', ''The Millionairess'' and ''His Girl Friday''. He is a two-time nominee for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play, in 2009 for '' Miss Julie: Freedom Summer'' and in 2011 for '' Topdog / Underdog'' as well as was a shortlisted nominee in the Best Supporting Actor in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
