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Caillou
''Caillou'' ( ; , stylized in lowercase) is an animated educational children's television series that aired on Teletoon (both English and French versions) with the first episode airing on the former channel on September 15, 1997 until the fourth season. After that, the fifth season channel was moved to Treehouse TV, and the series finale aired on April 17, 2011. It also aired on PBS and the PBS Kids Channel. A series reboot was announced in 2023 with a release date set to debut later that year on Peacock with 52 eleven-minute episodes, but was delayed for undisclosed reasons to February 15, 2024, with a batch of seven episodes. Based on the books by Hélène Desputeaux, it focuses on a four-year-old boy named Caillou who is fascinated by the world around him. The series was produced in Canada by the CINAR Corporation (later Cookie Jar Entertainment), while the fifth and final season was produced in association with the South African studio Clockwork Zoo. The series recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaclyn Linetsky
Jaclyn Michelle Linetsky (January 8, 1986 – September 8, 2003) was a Canadian actress who played the title character on ''Caillou'' and Megan O'Connor on '' 15/Love''. Early life Jaclyn Michelle Linetsky was born on January 8, 1986, at the Jewish General Hospital to Jewish parents, Terry (née Weiner) and Larry Linetsky. She had two older siblings, Kelly and Derek. Linetsky was raised in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, then moved to Hampstead, a suburb in Montreal, Quebec. She graduated from St. George's School of Montreal in 2003, and she gave a speech at the graduation ceremony. Career Linetsky began acting at age eight, performing in theatre productions. Her first major gig was in a milk radio advertisement at age 10. Linetsky provided the voice of the title character in the animated series ''Caillou'' from 2000 until her death in 2003. She also provided the voices for Bitzi in the animated series '' Daft Planet'' (2002); Lori Mackney in the second season of '' What's with An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caillou (book Series)
''Caillou'' (; stylized in lowercase) is a Canadian series of children's books. Beginning with a 1989 book written by Christine L'Heureux, the books also include materials created by illustrator and writer Hélène Desputeaux. The authorship of and revenues from the book series have been the subject of several disputes regarding the respective legal and financial rights of Desputeaux, L'Hereux, and the publisher Les Éditions Chouette. History In 2013, Canada Post announced plans to issue a commemorative postage stamp featuring the character, but the stamp was not issued. As of 2015, more than 15 million copies of books in the series had been sold worldwide since the inception of the series in 1989.Laura Godfrey"News from the North: February 2015: Chouette Celebrates Caillou’s 25th Anniversary" ''Publishers Weekly'', February 26, 2015. The books are the source material for a long-running children's television series produced from 1997 to 2011 on Teletoon (now Cartoon Network ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène Desputeaux
Hélène Desputeaux (; born July 10, 1959) is a Canadian educator, writer and illustrator from Quebec. With writer Christine L'Heureux, she created and illustrated the character Caillou, who has appeared in a series of children's books and a television series. Career Desputeaux has produced more than 100 children's books. In 1995, she received the Médaille Raymond-Blais for her body of work. Desputeaux and the publisher Éditions Chouette went to court to resolve a dispute over the ownership of the Caillou character. A Quebec arbitrator found that the character was jointly owned. This decision was reversed by the Quebec Court of Appeal, which found that the arbitrator could not rule on the question of copyright, but the appeal court's ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court of Canada. Selected works * ''The Emperor's New Clothes'' (1984), text by Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Bovaird
Lindsay Anne Bovaird (born February 28, 1992) is a Canadian former actress best known for voicing the title character in the animated TV series ''Caillou'', after the previous voice actress Jaclyn Linetsky died in a car crash. She also voiced Elsa in '' Creepschool'', Zaza in '' Dragon Hunters'', Denim Farqueson in '' The Tournament'', and Juju in '' Potatoes and Dragons''. Early life Bovaird was born in Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ..., the youngest of two daughters to Roslyn (née Rowat) and Terry Bovaird. Filmography References External links * 1992 births Actresses from Montreal Anglophone Quebec people Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Living people 21st-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryn McAuley
Bryn McAuley is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Caillou on the Caillou, television series of the same name, Anne Shirley on ''Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series'', Gina Lash in ''Angela Anaconda'', Skye Blue in ''Carl²'', Becky Lopez in ''George Shrinks'', Harriet in ''Franklin (TV series), Franklin'', Laney Penn in ''Grojband'', Suzi in ''Camp Lakebottom'', Quills in ''Numb Chucks'', Amy and Samey in ''Total Drama: Pahkitew Island'', Taylor in ''Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race'', Mavis Dracula in ''Hotel Transylvania: The Series'', Eleanor in ''The Day My Butt Went Psycho!'' and Bea in ''Top Wing''. Early life McAuley was born in Toronto to Marilyn McAuley, a casting director. She began acting as a child, initially onscreen in various Canadian feature films alongside fellow young Canadian actors Michael Cera and Alison Pill. Career Her acting career began when she was invited to try out for some roles when she was four; she was accepted into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Little
Pauline Little is a Scottish-born Canadian voice, film, and television actress. She voices the twins Lotus and Jasmine in '' The Little Flying Bears'', Maya in ''Maya the Bee'', Francine in ''Samurai Pizza Cats'' and Caillou's Grandma in ''Caillou''. She can also be seen in ''The Day After Tomorrow'' and '' Last Exit''. Her stage roles included the 1993 production of Peter Cureton's ''Passages''."Passages is eloquent adieu by writer with AIDS". ''Montreal Gazette'', 1993-10-22. Personal life Born in Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ... to theatrical parents, Little was raised in Montreal. Pauline graduated with a BFA in Theatre Performance from Concordia University in 1982 and began acting soon after. She started in theatre and then moved on to movies a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine L'Heureux
Christine L'Heureux () is a Canadian educator, author, and publisher who, with illustrator Hélène Desputeaux, created ''Caillou'', a successful series of children's books A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''chi ... that later spawned an animated television series with the same name in 1997. References Canadian children's writers in French Living people Canadian women children's writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clockwork Zoo
Clockwork Zoo (formerly Octagon CSI), based in Cape Town, South Africa, was South Africa's largest animation studio from 2005 until its closure in 2011. After creating the local action-adventure teen show Urbo: The Adventures of Pax Afrika, the company produced the animation for several international television series, including the fifth season of Caillou co-produced with Loogaroo Animation Studio, and the Cookie Jar Group, '' Mr. Baby'' for Xilam, and the Playhouse Disney series Florrie's Dragons, co-produced by Wish Films. History 2005-2010: Early career ''Clockwork Zoo'' is Africa's largest animation studio and home to several of South Africa's most prolific storytellers and content creators. Starting in 2005 with URBO: The Adventures of Pax Afrika, the young animation division quickly grew to 30 people, producing 104 half-hour episodes. After a move from local to more international work and a change from Flash to Toon Boom as preferred medium, the studio worked on Mr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen David
Ellen David is a Canadian actress. She was co-nominated for a 2007 Gemini Award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series in '' The Business'' episode ''Check Please'' and nominated for a 2005 Prix Gemeaux for Meilleur rôle de soutien féminin : comédie (Best supporting actress: Comedy). She also won the Award of Excellence from the Montreal chapter of the ACTRA Awards in 2015. Career Her other animated and live-action roles include: ''Tripping the Rift'', ''Arthur'', '' The Little Lulu Show'', '' Mambo Italiano'', ''Law & Order'', '' Ciao Bella'', '' Naked Josh'', ''For Better or For Worse'', ''Mona the Vampire'', '' Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings'', ''Postcards from Buster'', ''Animal Crackers'', '' Fred's Head'', ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'', '' Pig City'', '' Daft Planet'', ''What's with Andy?'', '' Splinter Cell'', '' The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo'', ''Sirens'', ''Largo Winch'', '' 2001: A Space Travesty'', '' A Walk on the Moon'', ''Random Enc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Télétoon
Télétoon (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment that broadcasts animated series aimed at kids, teens, and adults. Its name is a portmanteau of " télévision" and "cartoon". Télétoon was launched on September 8, 1997, as a bilingual service owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc.; a consortium of Western International Communications and Astral Media (via their specialty channel Family Channel), Shaw Communications (via its specialty channel YTV), and the animation studios Cinar and Nelvana. With subsequent acquisitions and divestments, Corus became the sole owner in 2014. Télétoon's English-language counterpart, which launched in October 1997 as "Teletoon", would later be relaunched by Corus as a Canadian version of Cartoon Network on March 27, 2023. As of 2013, Télétoon along with its English-language counterpart Teletoon has been available in over 7.3 million Canadian households. History It was licensed in 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookie Jar Group
The Cookie Jar Group, commonly known as simply Cookie Jar and formerly known as CINAR, was a Canadian animation studio, production company, media production and distribution company that existed from 1976 until it was folded into DHX Media, now WildBrain, on December 25, 2014. The company was first established in 1976 as CINAR Films Inc., a Montreal-based studio that was heavily involved in children's entertainment. Its business model, which included the licensing of its properties into educational markets, had a significant impact on its success; by 1999, CINAR held CDN$1.5 billion of the overall children's television market. In the 2000s, CINAR became the subject of CINAR scandal, multiple business scandals, including accusations that the company had used offshore accounts to transfer money out of the company, had plagiarized the concept of one of its series, and had obfuscated the involvement of U.S. screenwriters in its productions in order to continue receiving Canadian ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PBS Kids
PBS Kids (stylized as PBS KIDS) is the branding used for nationally distributed children's programming carried by the U.S. public television network PBS. The brand encompasses a daytime block of children's programming carried daily by most PBS member stations, a 24-hour channel carried on the digital subchannels of PBS member stations (sometimes called the PBS Kids Channel or PBS Kids 24/7), and its accompanying digital platforms. PBS Kids programming typically targets children between the ages of 2 and 8, with a focus on live-action and animated series featuring educational and informative ( E/I) components; some of its programs were developed under grants with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as part of PBS and CPB's " Ready-to-Learn" initiative. From 2004 to 2013, a late-afternoon sub-block known as PBS Kids Go! broadcast programming targeting elementary school-aged viewers 6 to 8; the brand was discontinued in 2013 to focus more on the main PBS Kids brand. PBS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
