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Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
''Care Bears Nutcracker Suite'' is an animated television film featuring the Care Bears characters. Produced by the Canadian animation studio Nelvana in 1988, it is loosely based on the 1892 ''Nutcracker'' ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (adapted in turn from E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King"). The film was directed by Joseph Sherman and Laura Shepherd, and produced by Nelvana's founders: Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith. It serves as the series finale for ''The Care Bears Family'' animated series. In this special, a schoolteacher tells some children a version of the ''Nutcracker'' story which features the Care Bear Family. While helping a sad girl named Anna, the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins meet a wooden soldier and a group of malicious rats from a place called Toyland. Entering this place, Anna and the Family learn that an evil Vizier is planning to destroy it with the help of his rodent army, and has his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Sherman
Joseph Howard Sherman (1945 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia – January 9, 2006 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) was a Jewish Canadian poet and visual arts editor. He was named to the Order of Canada The Order of Canada () is a Canadian state order, national order and the second-highest Award, honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the Canadian Centennial, ce ... in 2003. Husband to Ann Sherman. Father of Rebekah Sherman Condon and Matthew Sherman. Grandfather to Autumn West, David West, and Ariel West. Selected publications * ''Birthday''. (New Brunswick Chapbooks, 1969). * ''Chaim the Slaughterer''. (Oberon Press, 1974). * '' Lords of Shouting''. (Oberon Press, 1982). * ''Thought Games/Other Voices''. (The League of Canadian Poets, 1983). * ''Translations Two'' (poems translated into German by Astrid Brunner). (Privately published, 1984). * ''Transcription (9 years after)''. (CCAG&M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Lionsgate Studios Corp. (simply known as Lionsgate Studios) is a Canadian-American film and television production and distribution conglomerate, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, and primarily based in Santa Monica, California. It was formed on May 14, 2024, after Starz Entertainment, previously known as ''Lionsgate'', spun off its film and television businesses. Lionsgate Studios' portfolio includes Lionsgate Canada (formerly known as Entertainment One or eOne), 3 Arts Entertainment, Pilgrim Media Group, Lionsgate Films, a minority stake in 42, and a stake of joint venture Amblin Partners. Through Lionsgate Films, the company also releases films under the Summit Entertainment and eOne Films labels. Background Following the completion of acquisition of Entertainment One from Hasbro on December 27, 2023, Lionsgate revealed its intention to split its film and television assets into its own company, whose Studios division would merge with a special-purpose acqui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Strong
Tara Lyn Strong (; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as '' The Powerpuff Girls'', '' The Fairly OddParents'', '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', ''Teen Titans'', '' Xiaolin Showdown'', '' Ben 10'', '' Drawn Together'', '' The New Batman Adventures'', '' Rugrats'', '' The Proud Family'', '' Chowder'', '' Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'', '' Unikitty!'', and '' DC Super Hero Girls''. She has also voiced characters in the video games '' Mortal Kombat X'', '' Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', '' Jak and Daxter'', '' Final Fantasy X'', '' Final Fantasy X-2'', '' Blue Dragon'', and '' Batman: Arkham''. Strong has earned Annie Award and Daytime Emmy nominations and won an award from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Early life Strong was born as Tara Lyn Charendoff in Toronto, Ontario, on February 12, 1973, the younger daughter of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Beattie (actor)
Michael Beattie is a Canadian actor. He has played voice roles in several Illumination studio animated films, starting with '' The Lorax'' in 2012. Filmography Film * '' Care Bears Nutcracker Suite'' - The Nutcracker (voice) * '' Swept Away'' - Todd * '' The Bet'' - Detective * '' Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' - Angus MacDougall (voice) * '' The Lorax'' - 2nd Marketing Guy (voice) * '' Minions'' - VNC Announcer, Walter Jr. (voice) * ''The Secret Life of Pets'' - Tattoo (voice) * '' Despicable Me 3'' - TV Show Host / Scar-Faced Man (voice) * '' The Grinch'' - Store Clerk (voice) * '' The Secret Life of Pets 2'' - Lead Wolf / Skinny Cat (voice) * '' Minions: The Rise of Gru'' - VNC Announcer (voice) Television * '' Countdown to Looking Glass'' - Youth #1 (Television film) * '' The Edison Twins'' - Russell (Episode: "One Way Ticket") * '' Beverly Hills Teens'' - Buck Huckster, Wilshire Brentwood (voice) (Episode: "Dream Date") * '' The Care Bears'' - (voice) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Hampshire
Keith Hampshire (born 23 November 1945) is an English-born singer and actor. He recorded three songs which were top ten hits in Canada, and hosted the CBC Television show ''Keith Hampshire's Music Machine''. His voice has been compared to David Clayton-Thomas."Keith Hampshire: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Keith Hampshire" ''AllMusic'' Review by Steve Leggett In the United States his highest charting single,"Daytime Night-time", reached No. 51 on . Early life Hampshire was born in |
Luba Goy
Luba Goy (; born November 8, 1945) is a Canadian actress, comedian and one of the stars of '' Royal Canadian Air Farce''. Life and career Goy was born in Haltern, Germany, to Ukrainian parents and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They immigrated to Canada in 1951. She is a graduate of the Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, Ontario. In 1969, she graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada, then went on to act in theatre productions in Stratford, Ontario. In 1971, she joined "The Jest Society", a comedy troupe, which evolved into the Royal Canadian Air Farce in 1973. In the early 1980s, she starred (as herself, alongside Billy Van) in an educational series on computers called ''Bits and Bytes''. Produced by TVOntario, the show was aired by PBS stations in the United States. Later that decade, she played ''Lotsa Heart Elephant'', ''Treat Heart Pig'' and ''Gentle Heart Lamb'' in Nelvana's animated Care Bears franchise. As part of the Air Farce team, Goy has won 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Roman
Susan Roman (born April 17) is a Canadian television and voice actress and voice director, best known for voice acting the role of Lita/Sailor Jupiter in the Canada DiC (and later Cloverway/CWi) dub of the anime ''Sailor Moon''. She is one of the few voice actors to remain throughout the entire run of the Sailor Moon series. Career Early in her career, she appeared in Rabid, and starred in the television series Flappers. She was also a runner-up for the role of Chrissy in Three's Company. Roman's other best-known role was the voice of Melissa Raccoon from the second season of '' The Raccoons'' until the end of the series. She also provided the vocal characterization for Snowy's dog sounds in the television series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. In 2000, Roman voiced James the Red Engine in ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''. She has also played Mayor Amelia in the English version of '' Mega Man Legends'', Mega Man Trigger in the English version of '' Mega Man Legends 2'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Dermer
Bob Dermer (born 1946) is a Canadian actor who first made his contributions to Canadian television in 1965 as an actor in Ottawa on a late night serial called ''Milk and Honey'' which ran for 200 episodes. Prior to '' Readalong'', Dermer was also on several Canadian children's shows such as '' Hi Diddle Day'' which ran for 10 years on the CBC followed by '' Pencil Box'' which ran for another six years. Early life Dermer was born in Ottawa, Ontario. Career In the 1980s, Dermer appeared on the children's show ''Today's Special'', playing a puppet character named Sam Crenshaw, and starred in the animated ''Raccoons'' series and specials as Ralph Raccoon (and various other characters.) He was the voice of Grumpy Bear in the ''Care Bears'' films and TV series of that era. In the middle of airing ''Today's Special'' in 1984, Dermer was nearly killed in a car accident and suffered from a broken clavicle and thoracic ribs and lost his left eye. He was unable to perform for five mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stocker (voice Actor)
John Stocker is a Canadian voice actor. His career in voice acting began in the 1970s. Life and career In 1973, he joined a comedy troupe called the Zoo Factory, whose members consisted of Dan Hennessey, Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen and Jerelyn Craden. On television, Stocker played the voice of Beastly, the clumsy and frantic, but smart villain on the Nelvana version of the ''Care Bears'' television series '' The Care Bears Family''. He also voiced The Rat King in the series finale '' Care Bears Nutcracker Suite''. He and Zoo Factory alumnus Dan Hennessey appeared as Thomson and Thompson on ''The Adventures of Tintin''. In the film industry, he voiced the Cheshire Cat, as well as The Wizard's assistant Dim, in 1987's '' The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland'', and he played a character named Sol in 1993's '' Look Who's Talking Now''. He was also the voice director on ''Beyblade'', '' Medabots'', '' Committed'', '' Pandalian'', ''Sailor Moon'', ''Caillou'', '' The Amazing Spiez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Hennessey
Daniel Robert Hennessey (September 11, 1942 – November 13, 2024) was an American-born Canadian voice actor. He was perhaps best known for voicing Brave Heart Lion in the ''Care Bears'' franchise. In addition to his well-received voice work in ''Care Bears'', he provided the voice for Father Bear in '' Little Bear'', Chief Quimby in ''Inspector Gadget'', George Raccoon and Train Engineer Sid in '' The Raccoons'', Thomson in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', Bully Koopa in '' The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'', Zed and Tackleberry in ''Police Academy'' and Genghis Rex in ''Dinosaucers''. He was a voice director for the animated superhero television series ''X-Men''. Hennessey died on November 13, 2024, from complications of Parkinson's disease in Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about west of Toronto. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is the regional Admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melleny Brown
Melleny Melody (born Melleny Brown), also known as Melleefresh, is a Canadian actress and singer. Biography Melleny Brown was born in Toronto, Ontario. Originally known for her vocal work in cartoons, she played Cheer Bear and Baby Tugs in DIC Entertainment and Nelvana's animated ''Care Bears'' franchise. During the 1980s, she starred as female villains in ''Inspector Gadget'', and '' Star Wars: Ewoks''. She also appeared in Nelvana's first feature film, ''Rock & Rule'', in 1983. During the 1990s, Brown legally changed her name to Melleny Melody and became active in the dance music scene, first in live performances in Toronto and then as a recording artist. Though her legal name remains Melleny Melody, she now records under the Melleefresh moniker. She is also the president of the label Play Records, which produces and releases electronic dance music. In 2008, Melleefresh was nominated for a Juno Award for her collaboration with deadmau5, entitled "Afterhours".Juno Awards of 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Moore (actress)
Tracey Moore (born January 17, 1960) is a Canadian voice actress and director. She is most noted as the voice of Princess Toadstool in '' The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'', and the singing voice of Strawberry Shortcake in '' Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures''. She began her career primarily in musical theatre roles, most notably playing Anne Shirley in productions of '' Anne of Green Gables: The Musical'' in the 1980s. She has also had occasional live-action film roles, most notably in the 1990 film '' Defy Gravity''; she was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992."The Genie nominees". ''Edmonton Journal'', October 14, 1992. Moore was also briefly the voice of Serena/Sailor Moon in the North American version of the anime ''Sailor Moon'' for 13 consistent episodes (before Terri Hawkes was the established voice for the titular character) as well as the voices of Marvel characters in '' X- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
