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Jude Harrison
''Instant Star'' is a Canadian musical comedy-drama television series which aired from 15 September 2004 to 26 June 2008. The series stars Alexz Johnson as teenage singing competition winner Jude Harrison. The show chronicles Harrison's experience in the recording industry whilst focusing on character development. ''Instant Star'' was created by Linda Schuyler, who also co-created ''Degrassi''. In Canada, the show aired on CTV Television Network, CTV. In the United States, it aired on Noggin (brand), Noggin as part of its teen-oriented block, The N. Epitome Pictures produced the show, and both CTV and The N were involved in the production and financing. Four seasons of the show (each with 13 episodes) were made. CTV and The N both pulled funding following the fourth season, despite plans by Epitome Pictures to continue with a fifth season. The fourth and final season ended on June 26, 2008, in the United States. Overview In each episode of the show, Jude Harrison must deal with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Schuyler
Linda Schuyler (; née Bawcutt; born February 12, 1948) is a Canadian television producer. She is best known for being the co-creator and producer of the ''Degrassi'' franchise, which has spanned five series over four decades. She is a co-founder of Playing With Time, Inc. (with Kit Hood), and Epitome Pictures (with Stephen Stohn), the production companies involved with the franchise over its 40-year-long history respectively. Born in London, Schuyler immigrated to Canada with her family in the 1950s. As a school teacher, she began creating short films, and formed a creative partnership with television commercial editor Kit Hood. In 1979, Schuyler purchased the rights to adapt the Kay Chorao book ''Ida Makes A Movie'' into a film, of which ultimately became the genesis of ''Degrassi''. Schuyler also created ''Instant Star'', another commercially successful Epitome production. Schuyler has received multiple awards and accolades for her work. In 1994, she was made a Member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cory Lee
Cory Lee (born as Cory Lee Urhahn) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. She is most noted for playing the role of Karma in the television series '' Instant Star'', and Miss Oh on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Early life Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to a Chinese mother and German father. She grew up immersed in a musical environment. She attended Lord Byng Secondary School. At age 15, Lee turned down an offer from Sony Hong Kong to join the short-lived girl group Ris-K. Eager to explore her Chinese roots and to see the world, in 2002, Lee joined another group called NRG performing in Hong Kong. When the SARS outbreak hit China, Lee returned home to focus on her solo career. Lee aligned with Vancouver-based Hipjoint Production, and achieved "indy-cred" with her debut album ''What a Difference a Day Makes''. Its flagship single "The Naughty Song" was initially released through the club scene, which, in addition to the Juno nomination, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drake (entertainer)
Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor. Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he is credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip-hop music. Drake first gained recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV Television Network teen drama series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2001–2008) and began his music career by releasing the mixtapes '' Room for Improvement'' (2006), '' Comeback Season'' (2007), and '' So Far Gone'' (2009). After signing with Young Money Entertainment, Drake released his debut album ''Thank Me Later'' (2010), which debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. All of his subsequent albums—including ''Take Care'' (2011), ''Nothing Was the Same'' (2013), ''Scorpion'' (2018), '' Honestly, Nevermind'' (2022) and ''For All the Dogs'' (2023)—reached number-one in the US. '' Views'' (2016) led the ''Billboard'' 200 for 13 weeks and '' Certified Lover Boy'' (2021) set the then-recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey Farber
Stacey Farber (born August 25, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She played Ellie Nash in seasons 2 through 8 of the television series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. From 2010 to 2011, she starred in the CBC series '' 18 to Life.'' From 2014 to 2017, she played Sydney Katz on the Canadian medical drama ''Saving Hope'', and since 2023 she has had a lead role on '' The Spencer Sisters''. Stacey has also recurred on the Netflix drama series ''Virgin River'' and The CW superhero series ''Superman & Lois.'' Early life and education Farber was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to a Jewish family. She graduated in 2005 from the all-girls private school Branksome Hall. She completed her first year of university at York University in Toronto in 2007, then transferred to The New School's Eugene Lang College in New York City, graduating in 2009. Career In her role as Ellie Nash on ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'', Farber plays a troubled girl who has problems with depression and cuttin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin Fairlie
Kristin Louise Fairlie (born ) is a Canadian actress. In 1998, she won a Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble for her lead role in the Showtime original movie ''The Sweetest Gift''. As a voice actress, Fairlie has voiced the roles of the title character in '' Little Bear'', Bridgette in ''Total Drama'', Carrie in '' Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race'' and Emma in '' Stoked''. Career Fairlie made her feature film debut in ''The Scarlet Letter''. In 1999, she was among the winners of the Youth in Film Awards for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Made-for-Video: Young Ensemble for her role in the Showtime television film ''The Sweetest Gift''. Since then she appeared in the film ''The Virgin Suicides''. Fairlie voiced the supporting character of Nicole on the cartoon series ''Madeline''. Since then she has lent her voice to many cartoons but she is best known as the voice of Little Bear in the animated series '' Little Bear'' and '' The Little Bear Movie'', since she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miku Graham
__NOTOC__ Miku may refer to , a virtual singer. It may also refer to: People *Miku (みく), the vocalist for the Japanese rock band An Cafe *, member of the Japanese rock band Band-Maid *Miku Ishida (未来), Japanese teen idol *Miku Itō (美来), Japanese voice actress * Miku Kanemura (美玖), Japanese singer and model * Miku Koide (未来), Japanese water polo player *Miku Makita, Canadian ice dancer *, Japanese mixed martial artist * Miku Tanaka (born 2001), Japanese idol group of HKT48 *Miku Tanabe (生来), Japanese idol *Miku Tashiro (未来), Japanese judoka *The nickname of Venezuelan footballer Nicolás Ladislao Fedor Flores Fictional characters * Miku Hinasaki (深紅), a character from the video game series ''Fatal Frame'' * Miku Nekobe (美紅), a character from the manga ''Midori Days'' * Miku Izayoi (誘宵 美九), a character in the ''Date a Live'' series * Miku Imamura (今村 みく), a character in the tokusatsu ''Denji Sentai Megaranger'' * Miku Kohinata, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Sowerby
Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name including list of persons and characters with the name * Jane (surname), related to the given name including list of persons and characters with the name Film and television * ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama film starring Lee Min-ji * ''Jane'' (2017 film), an American documentary film about Jane Goodall * ''Jane'' (2022 film), an American psychological thriller directed by Sabrina Jaglom * Jane (British TV series), an 1980s British television series * Jane (American TV series), an educational adventure television series Music * ''Jane'' (album), an album by Jane McDonald * Jane (American band) * Jane (German band) * Jane, unaccompanied and original singer of "It's a Fine Day" in 1983 Songs * "Jane" (Barenaked Ladies song), 1994 * "Jane", a song by Ben Folds Five from their 1999 album ''The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Mess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Riabko
Kyle Riabko (born 29 September 1987) is a Canadian musician, composer and actor from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Before starring on Broadway in both '' Spring Awakening'' and ''Hair'', Kyle released a full-length album of original music on Columbia Records, and spent his teen years touring as an opening act for a wide range of artists, including: B. B. King, James Brown, John Mayer, Keb Mo, Buddy Guy, Jason Mraz, and others. Career Music career Riabko has been performing since the age of 10. At age 12, he toured Eastern Canada as part of the band Bluesway Express. He began his international music career during his junior year of high school when he toured with John Mayer, Delta Goodrem, Buddy Guy, The Pussycat Dolls and Jason Mraz, among others. He was signed to Aware/Columbia Records in 2003 on a five-year contract. ''Before I Speak'' His full-length album '' Before I Speak'' was released 19 April 2005, just a few months before his high school graduation. He wrote each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassie Steele
Cassandra Rae Steele (born December 2, 1989) is a Canadian actress and singer known for portraying Manny Santos on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Abby Vargas on '' The L.A. Complex''. In 2014, she played Sarah in the MTV horror television movie ''The Dorm''. She also voices Tammy Gueterman and Tricia Lange in Adult Swim's ''Rick and Morty''. Early life Steele is Eurasian/mixed and is of British/English descent on her father's side and Filipina descent on her mother's side. She began crafting her own songs to go with her poetry when she was in the first grade, she then began taking singing lessons. She attended London School of Dance in Scarborough, Ontario, and trained in ballet and jazz dance. She was also a gymnast for an unspecified amount of time. Career 2001–2010: ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and early work In 2001, Steele first appeared in a Fib Finder commercial alongside Cristine Rotenberg. She later, that year, appeared on an episode of ''Relic Hunter'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatiana Maslany
Tatiana Gabriele Maslany ( ; born September 22, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She rose to prominence for playing multiple characters in the science-fiction thriller television series ''Orphan Black'' (2013–2017), which won her a Primetime Emmy Award (2016) and five Canadian Screen Awards (2014–2018). Maslany is the first Canadian to win an Emmy in a major dramatic category for acting in a Canadian series. Maslany also appeared in television series such as '' Heartland'' (2008–2010), '' The Nativity'' (2010), ''Being Erica'' (2009–2011), '' Perry Mason'' (2020), and '' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law'' (2022) in the lead role of Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk. For starring in the romantic drama film '' The Other Half'' (2016), Maslany won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress. Her other notable films include '' Diary of the Dead'' (2007), '' Eastern Promises'' (2007), '' The Vow'' (2012), '' Picture Day'' (2012), '' Cas and Dylan'' (2013), '' Woman in Gold'' (2015), '' Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Warnock
Craig Warnock (born 22 February 1970) is an English actor. Warnock's best known role is that of Kevin in Terry Gilliam's ''Time Bandits'' (1981). Warnock has acted in ''To the Lighthouse'' (1983), an adaptation of the novel by Virginia Woolf and provides the voice of Dez's dad Clooney from ''Wishfart''. As a musician Warnock has played keyboards with These Animal Men These Animal Men were an English band active in the 1990s, as part of the New Wave of New Wave, and released two albums before splitting up in 1998. History These Animal Men These Animal Men formed in Brighton in 1989, signing to Hut Records, ... and Mo Solid Gold. Selected filmography References External links * 1970 births Living people English male film actors English male child actors Male actors from London People from Hammersmith Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham {{england-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Blackwood
Ian Blackwood (born August 12, 1982) is a Canadian photographer, musician/producer, and actor known for being the vocalist/guitarist of the now defunct Toronto-based punk rock band The Artist Life, and for playing Kyle Bateman on the CTV teen hit ''Instant Star''. Past musical projects also include the bands The Posts, The Artist Life and This is the Noise. Blackwood was also a technician for the band, Walk Off The Earth. Blackwood has been a member of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Arts ACTRA for over a decade and has been seen on many television and film productions such as Odd Squad (TVO), Heroes Reborn (NBC), Warehouse 13 (Syfy), Degrassi (CTV/EPITOME) and V Morgan Is Dead (Shaftesbury Films). He has also been featured in many Canadian and American commercial advertisements. He was the face of RBC Royal Bank of Canada for their "Someday" and "Not Business As Usual" campaignsRBC Brewery Adand had a podcast calleIan Blackwood Talks Smack He owns a priva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
