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Richard Roberts (actor)
Richard Charles Roberts (born November 13, 1965) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his work in various films and television. Early life Roberts was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. He studied acting at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, graduating in 1991. Career Roberts played Donald D'Arby in the series '' Traders'', for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award. He moved briefly to Los Angeles in 1998 appearing in the CBS series '' L.A. Doctors'' alongside Ken Olin and Sheryl Lee. Roberts returned to Canada to star in '' An American in Canada'', which ran for two seasons. Most recently, Roberts was featured in Michael McGowan's series '' Between'', guest starred opposite Kim Cattrall in ''Sensitive Skin'' (TMN/Movie Central), appeared in ''Zoom'' (Pedro Morelli), ''God and Country'' (Ken Finkleman) and the miniseries '' The Book of Negroes'' (CBC). Other work includes guest starring roles on ''Saving Hope'' (CTV/NBC), ''Copper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GLAAD
GLAAD () is an American non-governmental media monitoring organization. Originally founded as a protest against defamatory coverage of gay and lesbian demographics and their portrayals in the media and entertainment industries, it has since expanded to queer, bisexual, and transgender people. History Formed in New York City as Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation in 1985 to protest against what it saw as the ''New York Post''s defamatory and sensationalized AIDS coverage, GLAAD put pressure on media organizations to end what it saw as homophobic reporting. Initial meetings were held in the homes of several New York City activists as well as after-hours at the New York State Council on the Arts. This core founding group included film scholar Vito Russo; translator Gregory Kolovakos, then on the staff of the NYS Arts Council and who later became the organization's first executive director; Jewelle Gomez, the organization's first treasurer; writers Darrell Yates Ris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copper (TV Series)
''Copper'' is a television drama series created by Tom Fontana and Will Rokos for BBC America. It is set in 1860s New York City, during the American Civil War, and stars Tom Weston-Jones as an Irish immigrant policeman, or "copper", who patrols and resides in the Five Points neighborhood. Other cast members include Kyle Schmid, Ato Essandoh, Anastasia Griffith, Tessa Thompson and Franka Potente. The series was BBC America's first original scripted program after previously only airing co-productions and shows from the United Kingdom. Fontana, Rokos, Barry Levinson, and Christina Wayne were executive producers of the series. The first season of 10 episodes premiered on August 19, 2012. The series was renewed for a second season of 13 episodes, which premiered on June 23, 2013. On September 19, 2013, ''Copper''s cancellation was announced, three days before its second-season finale aired. Premise The series centers on Kevin "Corky" Corcoran, an Irish immigrant polic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise Lost
''Paradise Lost'' is an epic poem in blank verse by the English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The poem concerns the biblical story of the fall of man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's ''Aeneid'') with minor revisions throughout. It is considered to be Milton's masterpiece, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of all time. At the heart of ''Paradise Lost'' are the themes of free will and the moral consequences of disobedience. Milton seeks to "justify the ways of God to men," addressing questions of predestination, human agency, and the nature of good and evil. The poem begins in medias res, with Satan and his fallen angels cast into Hell after their failed rebellion against God. Milto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Jones
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader, preacher and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrated a mass murder–suicide which he described as “revolutionary suicide”, in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana on November 18, 1978, including the assassination of U.S. congressman Leo Ryan. Jones and the events that occurred at Jonestown have had a defining influence on society's perception of cults. As a child, Jones developed an affinity for Pentecostalism and a desire to preach. He was ordained as a Christian minister in the Independent Assemblies of God, attracting his first group of followers while participating in the Pentecostal Latter Rain movement and the Healing Revival during the 1950s. Jones's initial popularity arose from his joint campaign appearances with the movement's prominent leaders William Branh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passage (2008 Film)
''Passage'' is a 2008 documentary film partly based on the book ''Fatal Passage'' about Franklin's lost expedition, Sir John Franklin's lost expedition through the Northwest Passage. The film explores the fate of the doomed mission, including John Rae (explorer), John Rae's efforts to uncover the truth, and Jane Griffin (Lady Franklin), Lady Franklin's campaign to defend her late husband's reputation. The film also features Inuit, Inuk statesman Tagak Curley, who challenges claims made by Lady Franklin supported by her powerful friend, the story teller and "famous author Charles Dickens", widely reported at the time, that Aboriginal people were responsible for the signs of Human cannibalism, cannibalism among the remains of the doomed crew. It premiered at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto, Canada in April 2008. ''Passage'' has two main storylines. The first shows John Walker and crew making an historical fiction film ''Fatal Passage'' with a screenplay by Andrew Rai Berzins. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rae (explorer)
John Rae (, ; 30 September 1813 – 22 July 1893) was a Scottish surgeon who explored parts of northern Canada. He was a pioneer explorer of the Northwest Passage. Rae explored the Gulf of Boothia, northwest of the Hudson Bay, from 1846 to 1847, and the Arctic coast near Victoria Island from 1848 to 1851. In 1854, back in the Gulf of Boothia, he obtained credible information from local Inuit peoples about the fate of the Franklin Expedition, which had disappeared in the area in 1848. Rae was noted for his physical stamina, skill at hunting, boat handling, use of native methods, and ability to travel long distances with little equipment while living off the land. Early life Rae was born as the sixth of nine children at the Hall of Clestrain in Orkney in the north of Scotland with family ties to Clan MacRae. His father managed up to 300 tenant farmers for a local nobleman, Sir William Honyman, Lord Armadale and worked for many years as the Hudson Bay Company's chief repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life With Derek
''Life with Derek'' is a Canadian television teen sitcom that aired on Family Channel (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005, and ran for four seasons, ending its run on March 25, 2009. Reruns currently air on Family Channel and previously aired on multiplex sister channel Family Chrgd. The series stars Michael Seater as the titular character and Ashley Leggat as his step-sister Casey. These are the two oldest children in a stepfamily. It ended having aired 70 episodes, and was followed by one spin-off television film, entitled '' Vacation with Derek'', which was filmed in northern Ontario in fall 2009, and it aired on Family Channel on June 25, 2010. On May 12, 2020, Shaftesbury Films announced that a spinoff television film, titled ''Life with Luca'' and set 15 years after the original series, was in development. The spin-off feature film premiered in February 2023. Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Channel (Canadian TV Network)
Family Channel (commonly or simply known as Family) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by WildBrain Television Inc., a subsidiary of WildBrain. The network primarily airs children's television series, teen dramas, as well as other programming targeting a family audience. Despite having its own headquarters in the Brookfield Place (Toronto), Brookfield Place office in Financial District, Toronto, Financial District, the channel is transmitted from Corus Quay. Launched on September 1, 1988, it was originally a joint venture between the owners of the premium television services First Choice (now Crave (TV network) and Superchannel (later Movie Central); due to the split of Western International Communications, the network became a joint venture between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment. By 2001, Astral had acquired full ownership of the network; after the 2013 acquisition of Astral by Bell Media, the network and its sister channels were divested to WildBrain ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
