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Charmed (season 1)
The first season of ''Charmed'', an American supernatural drama television series created by Constance M. Burge, originally aired in the United States on The WB from October 7, 1998, through May 26, 1999. Paramount Home Entertainment released the complete first season in a six-disc DVD box set on February 1, 2005, and was released as a high-definition blu-ray on October 30, 2018. Synopsis The Halliwell sisters discover that they are descendants of a long line of witches when they inherit a house from their grandmother and find the family's Book of Shadows. They learn that they each have a unique power. The strong-willed Prudence "Prue" Halliwell (Shannen Doherty) can mentally move objects with her mind via her eyes and hands, reserved Piper Halliwell (Holly Marie Combs) is able to temporarily freeze time, and the uninhibited Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano) has the mental power of premonition. Together they have the "Power of Three", which they must use to fight demons a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannen Doherty
Shannen Maria Doherty (; April 12, 1971 – July 13, 2024) was an American actress. During her career Shannen Doherty filmography, in film and television, Doherty played a number of notable characters, including Jenny Wilder in ''Little House on the Prairie (TV series), Little House on the Prairie'' (1982–1983); Maggie Malene in ''Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film), Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' (1985); Kris Witherspoon in ''Our House (American TV series), Our House'' (1986–1988); Heather Duke in ''Heathers'' (1989); Brenda Walsh (Beverly Hills, 90210), Brenda Walsh in ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–1994), ''90210 (TV series), 90210'' (2008–2009), and ''BH90210'' (2019); Rene Mosier in ''Mallrats'' (1995); and Prue Halliwell in ''Charmed'' (1998–2001). Early life Shannen Maria Doherty was born on April 12, 1971, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Tom and Rosa Doherty. She was raised in her mother's Southern Baptist faith. Career Child acting: 1982–1988 In 1982, Doherty had g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Halliwell
Phoebe Halliwell is a fictional character from the American television series ''Charmed'', played by Alyssa Milano from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006. The character was originally played by Lori Rom in the unaired pilot episode. However, Rom quit the series, and a new pilot was filmed with Milano in the role of Phoebe. The character was created by Constance M. Burge and is based on Burge herself. Phoebe is introduced into ''Charmed'' as the youngest sister to Prue (Shannen Doherty) and Piper Halliwell ( Holly Marie Combs). She is one of the original featured leads and, more specifically, a Charmed Oneone of the most powerful witches of all time. Phoebe initially possesses the power of premonition, which enables her to see into the future and the past. To make up for initially only having a passive power, Phoebe develops martial arts skills in order to better assist her sisters when they fight evil beings. As the series progresses, she also gains the active powers of levit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Schulze
Matthew Steven Schulze (born July 3, 1972) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Vince in ''The Fast and the Furious'' and ''Fast Five''. Early life Schulze was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He grew up in St. Louis and has spent a good deal of time in the rough neighborhoods of East St. Louis. At age 16, he moved to Atlanta, where he had studied guitar at the prestigious Atlanta Institute of Music. He moved back to St. Louis at age 17 and taught guitar for a year. He moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to be a studio musician, but ended up doing both modeling and acting. Career Schulze made his big screen debut in 1998's action film ''Blade'', as the character Crease. He was also in an episode of ''Charmed'', titled "Dream Sorcerer", in which he went into the dreams of women and killed them. In 1999, Schulze was cast in a leading role in Woody Keith's film ''Dementia (1999 film)''. His next film was the teen comedy '' Boys and Girls'', where he had a small r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cho
John Cho (born Cho Yo-Han; June 16, 1972) is an American actor known for his roles as Harold Lee in the '' Harold & Kumar'' films, and Hikaru Sulu in the ''Star Trek'' rebooted film series as well as '' Better Luck Tomorrow'', '' Columbus'', and '' Searching'' which made him the first Asian American actor in history to headline a mainstream thriller film in Hollywood. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in ''Searching''. He also made history in American television in the 21st century as the first Asian American actor cast as a romantic lead in a romantic comedy series when he starred as Henry Higgs in the 2014 sitcom '' Selfie''. In addition to his role in ''Selfie'', Cho has had lead roles in series such as ''FlashForward'', '' Off Centre'', and '' The Afterparty'', and recurring roles in '' Sleepy Hollow'' and '' Difficult People''. In his early career, Cho attained recognition for his guest starring role in the fantasy t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Denison
Anthony John Sarrero (born September 20, 1949), also known by his stage name Anthony Denison (also credited as Anthony John Denison and Tony Denison), is an American actor. Early life The eldest of three, he was born and raised in Harlem. He worked for John Hancock Insurance as a life insurance agent in Poughkeepsie (city), New York, Poughkeepsie, New York, while pursuing his acting career, starring in several stage productions around New Paltz, New York. His stage surname "Denison" was taken from his friend Jan Denison during his days as an actor and director at a nonprofit theater in the late 1970s. Career Denison is most recently known for his role as Lieutenant Andy Flynn in ''The Closer'' (2005–2012) and its Spin-off (media), spin-off ''Major Crimes (TV series), Major Crimes'' (2012–2018). He is well known for his role as Crime boss, mob boss Ray Luca on the NBC Crime film, crime drama ''Crime Story (U.S. TV series), Crime Story'' (1986–1988). Afterwards, he starred a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Ashford
Matthew Nile Ashford (born January 29, 1960) is an American actor and producer. He is known for playing the role of Jack Deveraux on the NBC Daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' (1987 to present). In 2012, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on ''Days of Our Lives''. He has also won five Soap Opera Digest Awards. He stars as Steve Jensen on the web series '' The Bay'' (2010 to 2023). He is also a producer on the series, which has won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards. In 2017, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for his work on ''The Bay.'' Ashford has also produced several films. Early life Ashford was born in Davenport, Iowa. His father was a civil engineer and his mother was an executive secretary. He is the sixth of eight children, with three sisters and four brothers. Ashford is of Irish descent. His sisters got him involved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Gómez (actor)
Carlos Gómez (born January 1, 1962) is an American actor. Life and career Gómez was born in New York, to Cuban Americans, Cuban American parents, the son of Cora Gomez. He is an actor who has starred in both film and on the small screen since the late 1980s. His first part in a film came in the form of a dancer looking to make it big in ''Dance to Win'' (1989). One of his more notable performances is considered to be as gay paramedic Raul Melendez in ''ER (TV series), ER'' (1995–1996). He has, among other roles, guest-starred as a repeating support villain on the hit television show ''Charmed'' as the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Internal Affairs Department Inspector (and undercover demon) Rodriguez pressuring the regular character Andy Trudeau. He first appeared in the 20th episode of the first season "List of Charmed episodes#Second half, 1st season, The Power of Two", and his final appearance was in the 22nd episode of the season (its finale) "List of Charmed ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Christian
Shawn Patrick Christian (born December 18, 1965) is an American television and film actor. Life and career After graduating from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, in 1989 with a degree in marketing, he moved to Chicago to pursue an acting career. He starred in numerous stage productions and began appearing in commercials. He worked on stage with improvisational company Improv Olympic. In 1994, he was the first male spokesman on '' Star Search''. He landed his first television role as Mike Kasnoff also in 1994 on ''As the World Turns''. In 1995, he was nominated for "Hottest Male Star" by ''Soap Opera Digest'' magazine. He starred on the show until 1997 before moving to Los Angeles. In 1999, he had a recurring role in The WB television series ''Charmed'' as Josh, the love interest of Piper Halliwell, played by Holly Marie Combs. He also landed the role of Johnny Durant on WB's short lived series '' Summerland''. In 2002, he portrayed the role of Ross Raybu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristine Rose
Cristine Rose is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Angela Petrelli on the hit NBC science fiction drama ''Heroes (U.S. TV series), Heroes''. Career She was a regular on the short-lived television series ''Ferris Bueller (TV series), Ferris Bueller'' which was a TV remake of the famous film ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' which she co-starred in with a then-unknown Jennifer Aniston. She also had major recurring roles on ''Picket Fences'' as Lydia Brock, as Barbara Norton on ''Grace Under Fire (TV series), Grace Under Fire'', and on ''Providence (American TV series), Providence'' as Cynthia Blake. She also had recurring roles on ''Ellen (TV series), Ellen'' as Susan, and on ''Charmed'' as Claire Pryce, in both shows' premiere seasons; both characters were the boss of the series lead's characters in their respective jobs. Rose has had guest roles in various shows, including ''7th Heaven (TV series), 7th Heaven'', ''Life Goes On (TV series), Life Goes On'', ''Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Krause
Brian Jeffrey Krause (born February 1, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Leo Wyatt on The WB television series ''Charmed'' (1998–2006) and for portraying the lead role of Charles Brady in the 1992 horror film '' Sleepwalkers''. Early life Krause was born in El Toro, California, the son of Alice and Jeff Krause. He has a brother named Patrick. Krause was adopted. He grew up in Southern California and took his first acting class at The Actors Workshop while in junior high. In his teens, he studied karate and attended El Toro High School, where he graduated in 1987. He continued his education at Orange Coast College. Career 200px, Krause at the London Film and Comic Convention in July 2012 Krause landed his first role in 1989 as a student in the TV series '' TV 101''. He then starred in the made-for-TV-movie ''Match Point'', the ''CBS Schoolbreak Special'' "American Eyes", and ''An American Summer'', before landing his first major role as Richard Lest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh-Allyn Baker
Leigh-Allyn Baker (born March 13, 1972) is an American actress. She had recurring roles on ''Charmed'' and as Ellen on ''Will & Grace'', and a starring role as mother Amy Duncan (Good Luck Charlie), Amy Duncan on the Disney Channel sitcom ''Good Luck Charlie''. She also provided the voice of Abby on the animated Nickelodeon series ''Back at the Barnyard''. Career Baker has done voice work in video games for the ''Star Trek'' and ''X-Men'' franchises and guest starred in television shows such as ''That '70s Show'', ''Early Edition'', and ''Yes, Dear'', among other series. She also starred in the short-lived 1996 sitcom ''The Last Frontier (1996 TV series), The Last Frontier'' and voiced Lu Zhi in the 2010 game ''Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer''. Baker is also known to television audiences for her recurring roles as Hannah Webster in the first season of ''Charmed'' and as Ellen, the long-time friend of Grace Adler (Debra Messing) on ''Will & Grace'', a role she played from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Roberts (actor)
Neil Roberts is an English actor, known for portraying Rex Buckland in ''Charmed'', List of Family Affairs characters#Gavin Arnold, Gavin Arnold in ''Family Affairs'', Richard in ''Disney's Life Bites'', List of Emmerdale characters (2016)#DS Jason Wise, DS Jason Wise in ''Emmerdale'', Glenn Donovan in ''Hollyoaks'' and the default voice of The Dark Urge in ''Baldur's Gate 3''. Life and career Roberts trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School; following his graduation, he played the titular role in various productions of ''Hamlet''. Roberts' is best known for the recurring role of Rex Buckland in ''Charmed'' and as the default voice for The Dark Urge character in the game ''Baldur's Gate 3''. In 2024 Roberts was cast as the barrister Warren Finn in EastEnders. From 2016 to 2023, he appeared in the ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' as DS Jason Wise. In 2016, he appeared in an episode of the BBC One, BBC soap opera ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'' as Ricky D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
