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Lexx
''Lexx'' (also known as ''LEXX: The Dark Zone Stories'' and ''Tales from a Parallel Universe'') is a science fiction television series created by Lex Gigeroff and brothers Paul Donovan (writer), Paul and Michael Donovan (producer), Michael Donovan. It originally aired on April 18, 1997, on Canada's Citytv as four made-for-TV movies. Beginning with season two, the format changed to a traditional TV series with each episode running 45 minutes long. The series follows a group of mismatched individuals aboard the organic spacecraft Lexx as they travel through two universes and encounter planets, including a parody of Earth. The narrative includes irony, parody, and sex comedy, and explores ideas of fatalism, reincarnation, the afterlife, and the paradigm of good and evil. The series is a Canadian and German co-production with some additional funding from Channel 5 (UK), Channel 5. Syfy, Sci Fi Channel purchased the series from Salter Street Films and began airing episodes from seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Habermann
Eva Felicitas Habermann (born 16 January 1976) is a German actress who has appeared in numerous films and TV series. She is best known for playing the role of Zev Bellringer in the television series ''Lexx''. While studying for (the German equivalent of) her Senior High School diploma ("Advanced Placement" courses only), Habermann received singing and dancing lessons. Soon after graduation, she obtained her first television role in ''Lexx''. She also moderated the children ''Pumuckl TV'' broadcast on German TV (1995/1996). Habermann appeared in the ZDF series '' Rosa Roth'' and the ARD series '' Gegen den Wind'' as well as appearing in the Rosamunde Pilcher film ''Two Sisters''. Due to two-year hiatus between seasons 1 and 2, and scheduling conflicts, she was unable to commit to the second season of ''Lexx'', although she agreed to appear in the first two episodes, allowing the writers to end her character properly. In 1999, she took drama lessons and played in such German T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Dubin
Ellen Dubin is a Canadian actress.Ellen Dubin's bio at northernstars.ca She is best known for her part in the television mini-series '''', playing the role of Giggerota."Lexx actress has Sudbury connection" by Chris Krejlgaard, '''' (24 March, 2001) inal Edition Retrieved from From 2004 to 2006, Dubin starred in the TV series '' |
Paul Donovan (writer)
Paul Donovan is a Canadian television and film writer, director and producer best known as the creator of the science-fiction TV series ''LEXX''. He co-founded Salter Street Films (SSF) with his brother Michael Donovan. Biography Donovan was born in Canada on June 26, 1954. He grew up interested in science and film, and earned a B.Sc. in Physics from Dalhousie University, and graduated from London Film School. In 2009 he was awarded an honorary doctorate of Law from Dalhousie. The IMDb credits '' South Pacific 1942'' as the first film he directed, and in 1981 the Donovan brothers founded Salter Street Films,"Award-winning Salter Street Films closes" at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Downey (actor)
Brian Downey (born 31 October 1944 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian actor best known for his portrayal of Stanley Tweedle in the science-fiction television series ''Lexx''. Career Downey is a character actor who has appeared in various films and guest starring roles on TV, including '' Up at Ours'' and a recurring role on ''Millennium''. His first film role was in a 1986 Andy Jones film called ''The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood'', which features the entire cast of CODCO. Downey has enjoyed a long professional relationship with ''Lexx'' creator Paul Donovan, dating back at least to 1988, when Donovan cast Downey in the time travel adventure film '' Norman's Awesome Experience''. Downey would star on ''Lexx'' through four made-for-TV films and the subsequent three-season TV series. He also appeared as Cardinal Juan de Mella in Donovan's medieval TV thriller ''The Conclave''. Downey has worked with Jessica Lange, JoBeth Williams, Sam Rockwell, and directors such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McManus (Canadian Actor)
Michael McManus (born April 15, 1962) is a Canadian actor who played the ex-assassin Kai in the science fiction series ''Lexx''. Early life Michael McManus was born on April 15, 1962, in London, Ontario London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River (Ontario), Thames River and N ..., Canada. Career He has appeared in various television and film roles including '' Forever Knight'', ''A Taste of Shakespeare'', and the 1994 film ''Paint Cans'', opposite Neve Campbell. Filmography Film Television Award nominations References External links * Fan site!-- As quoted: "Some woman (Maya Xiong) purchased Michael McManus's domain name, www.michael-mcmanus.com, and built a webpage dedicated to Kai. 'It's a little weird,' said McManus. 'I think she's pretty energetic.'"http://www.lexxlight.ru/Theatre/yukon-news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lex Gigeroff
Alexander Kier Gigeroff (June 29, 1962 – December 25, 2011), known professionally as Lex Gigeroff, was a Canadian television writer and actor best remembered as a co-creator of the science fiction series ''Lexx''. He also appeared in the comedy series '' Liocracy'' and the short film '' Treevenge''. Biography Gigeroff was born in Ottawa. His father Alex K. Gigeroff (1931–2016) was a prominent artist, playwright and writer on criminology and the law who belonged to Macedonian Canadians: both of his parents were poor immigrants from Macedonian villages and "Gigeroff" was his father's immigrant's assigned name. Lex's brother Andre Haines is an artist and musician who also contributed to the ''Lexx'' series as an actor and songwriter. Gigeroff grew up in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. When he was 10 he wrote a play for Cub Scouts which was picked up as a project for a youth group in Toronto and eventually staged. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Simon
Marty Simon is a Canadian drummer, composer and music director. In the 1970s, Simon was part of Mylon LeFevre's Holy Smoke Band and later formed the rock band Sharks (band formed 1972), Sharks in London with Andy Fraser and Chris Spedding. His songwriting credits include works with Celine Dion, Wilson Pickett, and Rick Ross. Simon has collaborated with artists such as Brian Eno, Leslie West, and Serge Gainsbourg. As a film and TV composer, he is best known for scoring the sci-fi TV series ''Lexx'' (1996–2002), contributing to 65 episodes. Early life and education Simon was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Arthur and Miriam Simon, who were originally from Winnipeg. His musical talent emerged at age 5 when he played the piano by ear. In the mid-1960s, Simon played in local bands influenced by The Beatles. He attended Concordia University (then Sir George Williams University) in 1966, where he met drummer Corky Laing. Simon's first studio experience came in 1967 with his band The Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia Seeberg
Xenia Seeberg (born Anke Wesenberg; 4 April 1967) is a German film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Xev Bellringer in the science fiction television series ''Lexx''. She also debuted as a singer in 1996 on the EMI Electrola label with her maxi single "Heartbeat". Several of her songs, including "Heartbeat", have appeared on compilations such as ''Dance Fever'' (1996), '' Dancemania 4'' (1997) and ''Absolute Music 20'' (1999).DiscogsXenia/ref> From 2003 to 2011, she was married to actor Sven Martinek. They have one son Philip-Elias (born 2005). She is the lead singer of the band Vertikals. In April 2005, Seeberg appeared on the cover of the German edition of ''Playboy''. She was ranked No. 84 on the ''Maxim'' Hot 100 Women of 2001. Seeberg stands tall; speaks German, English, and French; and has degrees in Latin and philosophy. She studied theater at the Lee Strasberg school. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Habeck
Michael Habeck (23 April 1944 – 4 February 2011) was a German actor, best known in Germany as the German voice of Oliver Hardy and Danny DeVito. Life Habeck was born in Bad Grönenbach. "After his training at the Ruth von Zerboni acting school in Munich, Michael Habeck had engagements at various German stages, including the Munich Kammerspiele, the Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen and at the Munich Volkstheater." As part of the Ruhr Festival in 1974, Habeck appeared as Lennox in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, which was recorded by ARD and broadcast on television. For years, Michael Habeck was present in television productions for children through the characters Oswin in the German preschool series '' Rappelkiste'' (1973–1984) and dubbing Ernie in ''Sesame Street'], Barney Rubble in ''The Flintstones'', Baby Fozzie in '' Muppet Babies'' (1984–1991) or as Mr. Rabbit in '' The Animals of Farthing Wood'' (1993–1996). In the animated series The Simpsons from 1991 to 1993. h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doreen Jacobi
Doreen Jacobi (born 28 February 1974) is a German actress and former model. Education Between 1992 and 1993, Jacobi studied English, American Studies and Theater Studies. From 1994, she took private drama lessons in London and New York City. In 1995 she completed various dance classes at the Actor's Center in Sydney. From 2008 to 2011, she studied Information Technology at the University of Potsdam and graduated with an MBA degree. Acting Jacobi became known in the early 1990s through the German ZDF television series '' Our Teacher, Doctor Specht''. She was part of the main cast and, in parallel with her preparatory school studies, made 13 episodes between 1990 and 1992. In 1997 she achieved a major audience with a leading role in the Sat.1 action series ''HeliCops – Einsatz über Berlin''. Other engagements, mostly in television films and series, followed. Modelling In 1993 she was discovered by a model scout of the agency Berlin Models. and took second place in Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
