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Descendants (franchise)
''Descendants'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of Disney Channel Musical film, musical fantasy films. The franchise was created by Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott, with the first three films directed by Kenny Ortega, the fourth directed by Jennifer Phang and the fifth directed by Kimmy Gatewood. The ''Descendants'' franchise is set in a Fictional universe, universe that continues the narratives of List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, Disney's animated classic films. The series stars Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson and Booboo Stewart, and each film follows the lives of the teenage children of four Disney Villains who reside on the Isle of the Lost. They are invited to the kingdom of Auradon by the teenage son of Belle (Disney character), Queen Belle and Beast (Disney character), King Beast. The first film premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie in July 2015. Due to its success, a sequel was produced and premiered across six Disney-owned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josann McGibbon
Josann McGibbon is an American screenwriter who previously teamed with Sara Parriott in one of the longest writing partnerships in Hollywood; they were a team for 33 years from 1986 to 2019. Biography The team's first major success as screenwriter, screenwriters was the early Brad Pitt film, ''The Favor (1994 film), The Favor''. Their biggest hits since then include ''Three Men and a Little Lady'' and ''Runaway Bride (1999 film), Runaway Bride''. In 2007, McGibbon and Parriott co-wrote and produced the hit Debra Messing miniseries, ''The Starter Wife (miniseries), The Starter Wife''. ''The Starter Wife'' received 10 Emmy nominations in 2007, including one for best screenwriting, and they won an Emmy Award. It was also nominated for Golden Globe and Writers Guild awards, and was then produced as a series, also on USA Network. McGibbon and Parriott wrote and co-produced the Disney Channel movie, ''Descendants (2015 film), Descendants'' which was directed by Kenny Ortega and prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Boyce
Cameron Mica Boyce (May 28, 1999 – July 6, 2019) was an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, appearing in the 2008 films ''Mirrors'' and ''Eagle Eye'', along with the comedy film '' Grown Ups'' (2010) and its 2013 sequel. His first starring role was on the Disney Channel comedy series '' Jessie'' (2011–2015). Continuing to work with Disney, Boyce achieved further prominence as Carlos, one of the title characters in the musical fantasy '' Descendants'' franchise, which included three television films (20152019). He also starred as the titular role in the Disney Junior series ''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' (2012–2014), and as the lead of Disney XD's '' Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything'' (2015–2017). Prior to the '' Descendants 3'' premiere in 2019, Boyce died at the age of 20 due to complications from epilepsy. Posthumously, he headlined the thriller film ''Runt'' (2020) and was a series regular on the Amazon Prime Video supernatural thrille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim James (musician)
Timothy James Price is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. James is the co-founder of Rock Mafia. James co-wrote the songs " Potential Breakup Song" by Aly & AJ, " Come Back to Me" by Vanessa Hudgens, " See You Again" by Miley Cyrus, " Naturally" and " Love You like a Love Song" by Selena Gomez & the Scene. James collaborates with production partner Antonina Armato. He has also worked with The Cheetah Girls. He also sang "Twist My Hips" on the show ''Shake It Up: Break It Down'', which he sang with Nevermind. He provided the vocals for the League of Legends 2016 World Championship Music Video, "Ignite". Tim also provided vocals for the song " Take You Down" by electronic music producer Illenium Nicholas Daniel "Nick" Miller (born December 26, 1990), professionally known as Illenium (stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, music producer, and songwriter. He has released five studio albums, his most recent being ''Illenium'', .... References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonina Armato
Antonina Armato is an American songwriter, record producer, music producer and businesswoman. She is the co-founder and member of Rock Mafia, a record production/songwriting team. She has worked with Justin Bieber, Zedd, Gwen Stefani, Demi Lovato, Christina Aguilera, Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, No Doubt, Wyclef Jean, Green Day, Sheena Easton, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Flo Rida, Ellie Goulding, Tokio Hotel, Descendants 3, AGNEZ MO, Jojo Siwa, and BTS. Career 1980s–1990s One of Armato's first major hits was " I Still Believe", which reached number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for Brenda K. Starr after being featured on her self-titled album. The track was later covered by Mariah Carey. Armato wrote the song about her first love, later recalling that she "felt every word of it". She co-wrote the 1990 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one single, " She Ain't Worth It", by Glenn Medeiros and Bobby Brown, and also wrote or co-wrote the majority of the ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Mafia
Rock Mafia is an American record production team, consisting of Tim James and Antonina Armato who have been active since the early 2000s. They have written and produced 38 top ten singles, and have sold over 50 million records worldwide. They have worked with artists such as JoJo Siwa, Brit Smith, Eminem, Marshmello, Quavo, Diplo, Illenium, Zedd, Gwen Stefani, Young Thug, Tiesto, No Doubt, Wyclef Jean, Green Day, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Hoku, Flo Rida, Ellie Goulding, Aura Dione, Tokio Hotel, Bebe Rexha, and Armin van Buuren. In the 2000s, they worked extensively with Disney stars signed to Hollywood Records, mainly Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez. Aside from their production work, the duo have released one mixtape and a string of singles, most notably " The Big Bang" and "Morning Sun" featuring Miley Cyrus. Career In 2008, Rock Mafia's remix of Miley Cyrus' " See You Again" was released as a single. late 2010, Rock Mafia released a son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Anders
Adam Anders (born October 10, 1975) is a Sweden, Swedish film, television and music producer who has sold more than 100 million albums and in recent years has become one of the most in-demand executive producers for music-driven film and television. Anders is the CEO of Anders Media, and its record label Deep Well Records, a sub-label of Capitol Music Group. In 2023, Anders made his directorial debut with the film, ''Journey to Bethlehem'', a musical retelling of The Nativity Story, co-written by Peter Barsocchini and Anders, starring Fiona Palomo, Milo Manheim, and Antonio Banderas. In 2013, Adam was named No. 15 in Hollywood Reporter's Top 35 Hitmakers. Anders' work has earned him four Grammy Award nominations, and two People's Choice Awards. As the Executive Music Producer for ''Glee (TV series), Glee'', Anders' musical productions have helped put ''Glee'' on the iTunes Top Songs chart, including original songs that he wrote, such as "Loser Like Me (song), Loser like Me" (landin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nessim Lawrence
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy The Kingdom of Israel (Hebrew: מַמְלֶכֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, ''Mamleḵeṯ Yīśrāʾēl'') was an Israelite kingdom that may have existed in the Southern Levant. According to the Deuteronomistic history in the Hebrew Bible ..., according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions, Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damascus in the late 9th/early 8th centuries BCE to commemorate a victory over two enemy kings, contains the phrase (), which is translated as "Davidic line, House of David" by most scholars. The Mesha Stele, erected by King Mesha of Moab in the 9th century BCE, may also refer to the "House of David", although this is disputed. According to Jewish works such as the ''Seder Olam Rabbah'', ''Seder Olam Zutta'', and ''Sefer ha-Qabbalah'' (all written over a thousan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malia Baker
Malia Simphiwe Baker (born December 18, 2006) is a Canadian actress. She is better known for her roles as Mary Anne Spier in the streaming series ''The Baby-Sitters Club'', Gabby Lewis in the television series ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'', and Chloe Charming in the film '' Descendants: The Rise of Red'' and its sequel '' Descendants: Wicked Wonderland''. She is also set to feature in ''Harvest Moon'', ''Spider & Jessie'', ''Thena'', and ''Hair of the Bear.'' Career 2018–2019: Beginnings Baker made her acting debut in ''Hope at Christmas'', a TV movie in which she was uncredited. She then went on to have her first TV role featuring in one episode of ABC's ''A Million Little Things'', a family drama television series created by DJ Nash. In 2019, she also featured in an episode of The CW's superhero television series, ''The Flash''. As well as appearing in an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. 2020–present: Breakthrough In 2020, Baker starred in season 1 of ''The Baby- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kylie Cantrall
Kylie Lorena Cantrall (born June 25, 2005) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and social media personality. She played the lead role as Gabby Duran in the television series ''Gabby Duran & the Unsittables'' (2019–2021), a recurring role as Dani in the fourth season of '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series'' (2023), and the lead role as Red in the '' Descendants'' films '' Descendants: The Rise of Red'' (2024) and its sequel '' Descendants: Wicked Wonderland'' (2026). Cantrall also voiced in her film debut as Savannah Meades in the animated film ''Ron's Gone Wrong'' (2021). As a singer, she has recorded several singles, with her debut EP ''B.O.Y.'' being released on May 7, 2025. Early life Cantrall's father is a music producer while her mother is a dancer and choreographer. She began learning how to dance at three years old while also going with her father to recording sessions. She was in a dance competition in Las Vegas when she was seven years ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheyenne Jackson
Cheyenne David Jackson (born July 12, 1975) is an American actor and singer. His credits include leading roles in Broadway musicals and other stage roles, as well as film and television roles, concert singing, and music recordings. After beginning his acting career in regional theatre in Seattle, Washington, Jackson moved to Manhattan and was an understudy in the Broadway productions of '' Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (2002) and '' Aida'' (2003). He next originated the role of Matthew in the workshop production of '' Altar Boyz'' (2004) for the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and was replaced by Scott Porter for the Off-Broadway run. Jackson's first leading role on Broadway was in '' All Shook Up'' (2005), which earned him a Theatre World Award for "Outstanding Broadway Debut". Since then, on the New York stage, he has starred in ''The Agony & the Agony'' (2006), '' Xanadu'' (2007; Drama League, Drama Desk nominations), '' Damn Yankees'' (2008), '' Finian's Rainbow'' (2010; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Anne McClain
China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) is an American actress and singer. McClain's career began when she was seven years old, portraying Alexis in the film ''The Gospel'' (2005), and then China James in ''Daddy's Little Girls'' (2007). She then received recognition for starring as Jazmine Payne in the television series ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne'' (2007–2012; 2020–present) and as Charlotte McKenzie in the film '' Grown Ups'' (2010) and its sequel ''Grown Ups 2'' (2013); and became internationally known for starring as Chyna Parks in the Disney Channel television series '' A.N.T. Farm'' (2011–2014), and as Uma in the Disney Channel films '' Descendants 2'' (2017), ''Descendants 3'' (2019), and '' Descendants: The Rise of Red'' (2024). She also voiced Freddie in '' Descendants: Wicked World''. In 2018, McClain began starring in The CW superhero series ''Black Lightning'' (2018–2021) as Jennifer Pierce / Lightning. She also reprised her character Jazmine Payne on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth; July 24, 1968)Kristin Chenoweth Biography '''' , accessed December 1, 2014; according to her autobiography, she was named Kristi Dawn Chenoweth upon her adoption five days after her birth. is an American actress and singer, with credits in , film, and television. In 1999, she won a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
