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J.R. Villarreal
J.R. Villarreal (born September 28, 1992) is an American actor, producer, and second-line director, best known for his roles as Javier in 2006 film ''Akeelah and the Bee'', Black Scorpion on the ''Disney Channel'' action-comedy series ''Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion'', and Tio Tonio on Netflix's ''On My Block''-spinoff series ''Freeridge''. Career Early career: ''Akeelah and the Bee'' Inspired by early-2000s teen sitcoms ''That's So Raven'', ''Boy Meets World'', ''Even Stevens'', and ''Smart Guy'', Villarreal began acting at 10 years old, appearing in network procedurals ''Without a Trace'', ''Cold Case'', and ''House'', among others. In 2006, he received acclaim for his role as Javier Mendez, a talented 12-year-old Mexican-American contestant from upscale LA suburb Woodland Hills who competes in the Scripps National Spelling Bee alongside actress Keke Palmer in ''Akeelah and the Bee'', eventually becoming her friend (and subsequent love interest) in the film after extending a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston, Texas
Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of Harris County, Texas, Harris County, as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the List of Texas metropolitan areas, second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth. With a population of 2,314,157 in 2023, Houston is the List of United States cities by population, fourth-most populous city in the United States after New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and the List of North American cities by population, sixth-most populous city in North America. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle. Comprising a land area of , Houston is the List of United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. Throughout his career, he has gained recognition for his roles on stage and screen as militant and authoritative characters. List of awards and nominations received by Laurence Fishburne, His accolades include six Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Fishburne first came to prominence appearing in ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979) and achieved further recognition for his supporting role in ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991). Later, he became known for portraying Morpheus (The Matrix), Morpheus in The Matrix (franchise), ''The Matrix'' trilogy (1999–2003) and the Bowery King in John Wick, ''John Wick'' film series (2017–). For his portrayal of Ike Turner in ''What's Love Got to Do with It (1993 film), What's Love Got to Do with It'' (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He has also won six Emmy Awards for various television p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Whisperer
''Ghost Whisperer'' is an American supernatural television series, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005, to May 21, 2010. The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon ( Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts. While trying to live as normal a life as possible—she is married and owns an antique store—Melinda helps earthbound spirits resolve their problems and cross over into the light, or the spirit world. Her tasks are difficult and at times she struggles with people who push her away and do not believe in her gift. In addition, the ghosts are mysterious and sometimes menacing at first, and Melinda must use the clues available to her to understand the spirits' needs and help them. The show was created by John Gray and was produced by Sander/Moses Productions, executive producer, and Jennifer Love Hewitt in association with ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios. On May 18, 2010, CBS canceled the series after five seasons. Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strong Medicine
''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Whoopi Goldberg, who made cameos on the series, and by Tammy Ader. It starred Rosa Blasi, Janine Turner, and Patricia Richardson. It was the highest-rated original drama on basic cable in 2001. Overview ''Strong Medicine'' brings together the worlds of two completely different doctors, Dr. Luisa "Lu" Delgado, and Dr. Dana Stowe. Lu is a single mother running a free clinic in the inner-city. Dana is a Harvard graduate and top female health specialist. The two come together when Dr. Lydia Emerson wants to combine Rittenhouse Hospital's practice with Lu's financially failing clinic to provide the best care for the patients of both doctors. The staff and its visitors tend to be racially, politically, and economically diverse. A core class/political duality in the epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spare Parts (2015 Film)
''Spare Parts'' is a 2015 biographical drama film directed by Sean McNamara and produced by David Alpert, Rick Jacobs, Leslie Kolins Small, George Lopez, and Ben Odell. It is based on the ''Wired'' magazine article "La Vida Robot" (Robot Life) by Joshua Davis, about the true story of a group of students from a mainly Latino high school, who competed in the 2004 MATE ROV competition. The film was released by Lions Gate Entertainment on January 16, 2015. Plot In 2004, four Mexican students arrive at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB); born in Mexico, raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where they attend an underfunded public high school. Oscar Vazquez goes to an Armed Forces Career Center to enlist into the U.S. Army; while he is waiting for his interview, he sees a video announcement and brochures about a Marine Underwater Robotics Competition, an event sponsored by NASA and the United States Armed Forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landman (TV Series)
''Landman'' is an American drama television series created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, inspired by the podcast ''Boomtown'' hosted by Wallace. Starring Billy Bob Thornton as a landman for an oil company, the show premiered on November 17, 2024, on Paramount+. In March 2025, the series was renewed for a second season. Synopsis ''Landman'' is set within the world of oilfields in West Texas, where "roughnecks and wildcat billionaires are fueling a boom so big it's reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics." The lead character, Tommy Norris, can be abrasive, as is the out-of-town lawyer investigating a fatal accident early in the season. Cast Main * Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a combination of a petroleum Landman and an Operations VP at M-Tex Oil. * Demi Moore as Cami Miller, Monty's wife and Tommy's friend * Jon Hamm as Monty Miller (Season 1), the owner of M-Tex with a long personal and professional relationship with Tommy * Ali Larter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Sheridan
Sheridan Taylor Gibler Jr. (born May 21, 1970), known professionally as Taylor Sheridan, is an American writer, producer, director and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series ''Yellowstone'' and creator of its prequels '' 1883'' (2021) and ''1923'' (2022). Sheridan has written several films, including the screenplay for '' Sicario'' (2015), for which he was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for '' Hell or High Water'' (2016), which was nominated for three other Oscars, including Best Picture. Sheridan also wrote and directed the 2017 neo-Western crime film '' Wind River'' and wrote the 2018 sequel to ''Sicario''. Sheridan got his start portraying Danny Boyd in ''Veronica Mars'' (2005–2007) as well as portraying David Hale in the FX television series ''Sons of Anarchy''. He has since created several series for Paramount+, including th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenni Rivera
Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera (July 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and producer known for her work within the regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of Banda (music), banda, mariachi and Norteño (music), norteño. In life and death, several media outlets including CNN, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'', Fox News, and ''The New York Times'' have labeled her the most important female figure and top-selling female artist in regional Mexican music. ''Billboard'' magazine named her the "top Latin artist of 2013", and the "best selling Latin artist of 2013". Rivera began recording music in 1992. Her recordings often had themes of social issues, infidelity, tax evasion and inflation. Rivera released her first studio album, Poco a Poco, in the mid 1990s, failing to attain commercial success; however, she rose to prominence in the United States and Mexico with her 2005 album, ''Parrandera, Rebelde y Atrevida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United We Fall (TV Series)
''United We Fall'' is an American television sitcom, created by Julius Sharpe, that aired from July 15 to August 26, 2020 on ABC. It starred Will Sasso and Christina Vidal Mitchell as a couple with young children whose household is turned upside down when his mother (Jane Curtin) moves in with them. In September 2020, the series was canceled after one season. Plot A couple with young children and overzealous extended families lets the husband's judgmental mother move in with them. Cast Main * Will Sasso as Bill Ryan, an engineer and father with two young daughters. He and his wife Jo strive to raise their family as hands-off as possible, which often annoys his mother Sandy. * Christina Vidal Mitchell as Jo Rodriguez, Bill's wife who works for her family's contracting firm called Chuy & Sons Construction. * Ella Grace Helton as Emily Ryan, Bill and Jo's older daughter who is both very intelligent and slightly antisocial. * Guillermo Díaz as Chuy Rodriguez, one of Jo's brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast Television broadcaster, television and radio Radio network, network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company. ABC is headquartered on Riverside Drive in Burbank, California, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Team Disney – Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network maintains secondary offices at 77 66th Street (Manhattan), West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, which houses its broadcast center and the headquarters of its news division, ABC News (United States), ABC News. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. The youngest of the "Big Three (American television), Big Three" American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Team One
''Ghost Team One'' is a 2013 independent comedy horror film directed by Scott Rutherford and Ben Peyser, and starring Carlos Santos and J.R. Villarreal as two roommates who try to prove their house is haunted in order to impress a beautiful girl played by Fernanda Romero. The film premiered at the 2013 Slamdance Film Festival and was released in theaters on October 11, 2013. Characters * Carlos Santos as Sergio * J.R. Villarreal as Brad * Fernanda Romero as Fernanda * Tony Cavalero as Chuck * Meghan Falcone as Becky * James Babson as JW Menapace * Scott MacArthur as Elder Kent * Craig Stott as Elder Ammon * Damien Boisseau as Sergio Reception ''Ghost Team One'' was released theatrically nationwide by Paramount Studios on October 11, 2013. The film received mixed reviews, with a 36% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Andy Webster of ''The New York Times'' credited the success of the film to "...the improvisational energy of Mr. Santos and Mr. Villarreal, whose ease, chemistry an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
