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Mark Samuels
Mark Samuels (born in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian choreographer, dancer and movement coach. As a professional dancer, he is known for performing with major recording artists such as Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliot, Mario, Maestro Fresh Wes, Jully Black and Shawn Desman. As a choreographer, Mark is best known for his contributions in ''Disneys Descendants'', ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'', '' The Magicians'', '' An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight'', ''Honey Girls'', Latin Pop boy band CNCO and Juno Award winner, Savannah Ré. Early life Mark was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Both his parents are of Indo-Jamaican descent. They moved from Kempshill, Jamaica to Toronto in 1973 to start a family. He has two siblings, Wayne Samuels and Jeff Samuels. Mark grew up in Jane and Finch, an area known as one of the roughest neighbourhoods in Canada. At 13 years old, Mark started his dance journey in middle school at a talent show, performing an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada and the List of North American cities by population, fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multiculturalism, multicultural and cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with Toronto ravine system, rivers, deep ravines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine United States Minor Outlying Islands, Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in Compact of Free Association, free association with three Oceania, Pacific Island Sovereign state, sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Palau, Republic of Palau. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders Canada–United States border, with Canada to its north and Mexico–United States border, with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received multiple accolades throughout his career, including a Tony Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for a Grammy Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. On television, he is known for playing the title character on the ABC series ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' (1989–1993), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, as well as Barney Stinson on the CBS series ''How I Met Your Mother'' (2005–2014, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf on the Netflix series '' A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (2017–2019). Harris is also known for his role as the title character in Joss Whedon's musical '' Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' (2008) and a fictional version of hims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booboo Stewart
Nils Allen "Booboo" Stewart Jr. (born January 21, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for playing Seth Clearwater in ''The Twilight Saga'', Warpath in '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'', Jay in the Disney television film franchise '' Descendants'' and Willie in '' Julie and the Phantoms''. Early life Booboo Stewart was born in Beverly Hills, California. His father, Nils Allen Stewart, is a professional stuntman. His mother is of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean descent while his father is of Russian, Scottish, and Native American (Blackfoot) descent. Stewart is the older brother of actress Fivel Stewart. He was a former member of T-Squad, a Disney hip-hop/pop group, and performed with his sisters, Fivel and Maegan, as part of "TSC" (The Stewart Clan). Career Early career During 2006–2010 Stewart appeared or starred in several independent, direct-to-video, or TV films. He also hosted six episodes of the children's show ''Blue Dolphin Kids'' in Hawaii, and did stunt wo ... [...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'' film franchise. He appeared in all three television films from 2015 to 2019, in addition to various spin-off media. He also starred in the titular role of Jake in the second and third seasons of the Disney Junior series '' Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' (2012–2014). Boyce was featured as the lead of Disney XD comedy series '' Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything'' (2015–2017). Ahead of the '' Descendants 3'' premiere in 2019, Boyce died at the age of 20 due to complications from epilepsy. Post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell Hope
Mitchell Hope is an Australian actor. He played the role of Ben in the first three movies of the '' Descendants'' franchise and voiced the character in animated productions, starred in the 2021 Australian comedy film ''Love You Like That (film), Love You Like That'', and was part of the ensemble cast of ''Let It Snow (2019 film), Let It Snow''. Personal life Hope resides in Melbourne, Australia, and has two younger brothers. Filmography References External links * Living people Australian male film actors 21st-century Australian male actors Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Carson
Sofía Daccarett Char (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series '' Austin & Ally''. In 2015, she received recognition as Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Descendants''. She later reprised her role in its two sequels and other work in the franchise. Carson has since starred in the films '' Adventures in Babysitting'' (2016), '' Tini: The Movie'' (2016), '' A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits'' (2016) and ''Songbird'' (2020). She also starred as Ava Jalali in the Freeform drama series '' Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists'' (2019). As a voice actress, she also had roles in '' My Little Pony: A New Generation'' (2021) as Pipp Petals and in '' Spider-Man'' (2017) as Keemia Marko / Sandgirl. She also starred in the Netflix films '' Feel the Beat'' (2020) and '' Purple Hearts'' (2022). Carson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dove Cameron
Dove Olivia Cameron (born Chloe Celeste Hosterman; January 15, 1996) is an American singer and actress. She became famous for her double role of the eponymous characters in the Disney Channel comedy series '' Liv and Maddie'', for which she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming. Cameron continued her work with the Disney Channel and portrayed Mal in the '' Descendants franchise'' (2015-2021). In 2016, Cameron starred in the NBC live television musical '' Hairspray Live!''. On stage, from 2018 to 2019, she played the role of Cher Horowitz in an off-Broadway rendition of the 1995 film '' Clueless'', and in 2019, she debuted on the London stage with her portrayal of Clara Johnson in the musical '' The Light in the Piazza''. Cameron further starred in the comedy thriller ''Vengeance'' (2022). As a singer, Cameron made her debut with the soundtrack album to ''Liv and Maddie'' (2015). In the same year, she released her debut single, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Ortega
Kenneth John Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American filmmaker, touring manager, and choreographer. He is known for directing the films ''Newsies'', '' Hocus Pocus'', ''The Cheetah Girls 2'', ''High School Musical'', ''Michael Jackson's This Is It'', '' Descendants'', and ''Julie and the Phantoms''. He also choreographed the films ''St. Elmo's Fire'', ''Pretty in Pink'', ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', and ''Dirty Dancing''; and directed multiple concert tours for Cher, Gloria Estefan, Miley Cyrus, and Michael Jackson. For his work, Ortega was honored with both a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Disney Legend Award in 2019. Early life Ortega was born in Palo Alto, California, the son of Madeline, a waitress, and Octavio "Tibby" Ortega, a factory worker. He also has a sister, Debra Ortega. Both of his parents were also born in Palo Alto, though his paternal grandparents were Spanish immigrants. He attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, where he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murdoch Mysteries
''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick Bisson as the fictional William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The series was titled ''The Artful Detective'' on the Ovation cable TV network in the United States, until season twelve. Synopsis The series takes place in Toronto starting in 1895 and follows Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) of the Toronto Constabulary, who solves many of his cases using methods of detection that were unusual at the time. These methods include fingerprinting (referred to as "finger marks" in the series), blood testing, surveillance, and trace evidence. Some episodes feature anachronistic technology whereby Murdoch sometimes uses the existing technology of his time to im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Becker
Paul Becker is a Canadian director, choreographer, writer, and producer. He is best known for choreographing ''Deadpool 2'', '' Disney's Descendants'', '' Mirror Mirror'', ''Twilight'', Disney Animation's Ralph Breaks the Internet, and The Kissing Booth, The Kissing Booth 2, The Kissing Booth 3, directing episodes of ''Julie and the Phantoms'', and producing '' Canada's Got Talent''. Life and career Becker was born in Victoria BC, Canada. He attended St. Andrew's High School and graduated from Spectrum Community School. He got his break as a dancer in the Academy Award winning feature film Chicago. He was the series choreographer for HBO's The Last of Us, where he created the movement for the "Clickers", but most of his work is of the musical genre where he choreographed A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix, '' Riverdale'' on CW Network as well as ''Once Upon a Time'', Syfi's '' The Magicians''. Disney animation studios brought Paul on as a consultant and choreogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nivea
Nivea (, stylized as NIVEA) is a German personal care brand that specializes in skin and body care. It is owned by the Hamburg-based company Beiersdorf Global AG. The company was founded on 28 March 1882, by Paul Carl Beiersdorf. In 1890, it was sold to Oscar Troplowitz. Troplowitz working with Beiersdorf's associate, Paul Gerson Unna, and the German chemist Isaac Lifschütz, developed a new skin care cream. In 1900, Lifschütz developed the first stable water-in-oil emulsion, Eucerit. This was the origin of Eucerin. ''Nivea'' comes from the Latin adjective ''niveus'', ''nivea'', ''niveum'', meaning "snow-white". During the 1930s, Beiersdorf produced various products such as tanning oils, shaving creams, shampoo, facial cleanser, and toners. In World War II, the trademark "NIVEA" was expropriated in many countries. After the war, Beiersdorf bought the rights back. During the 1980s, the NIVEA brand expanded into a wider global market. History Paul Carl Beiersdorf estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
