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Spectacular!
''Spectacular!'' is a 2009 musical comedy-drama film that aired on Nickelodeon and YTV. It stars Canadian singer Nolan Gerard Funk, Australian singer Tammin Sursok, Victoria Justice and Simon Curtis with Matthew Bennett, Andrea Lewis, Shannon Chan-Kent, Joel Ballard, and Avan Jogia. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, it premiered February 16, 2009 on Nickelodeon, and YTV on May 8, 2009. The soundtrack was released on February 3, 2009, with a full webstream on MTV.com released the previous week. ''Spectacular!'' attracted 3.7 million viewers during its premiere. Plot As the opening credits roll, a band called Flux, apparently with no singer, starts to play at a nightclub. Among the audience is a girl named Courtney Lane ( Tammin Sursok). Interspersed with the scenes of the band playing, lead singer Nikko Alexander ( Nolan Gerard Funk) calmly walks into the club through the back, barely making his cue for "Don't Tell Me". At the end of the song, he kicks over o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spectacular! (soundtrack)
''Spectacular!: Music from the Nickelodeon Original Movie'' is the soundtrack for the TV movie ''Spectacular!''. The album was released on February 3, 2009 by Nickelodeon Records. The soundtrack was released in the UK on October 19 by Sony Music. The album contains songs from the movie, such as "Don't Tell Me" by the show's headlining star, Nolan Gerard Funk. Other songs, such as "Something to Believe In" and "Everything Can Change", are sung by the whole cast. "Don't Tell Me" and "Everything Can Change" were released as promotional singles on November 11, 2008, and got music videos. The song “Eye of the Tiger” was also used for 2010 film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Commercial performance The album peaked at number 44 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and . The song "Break My Heart" peaked at number 95 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On iTunes, the soundtrack hit the very top for bestselling soundtrack, if only for a short amount of time. The majority of the soundtrack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammin Sursok
Tammin Sursok (born 19 August 1983) is an Australian and American actress. She is best known for her roles on television as Dani Sutherland on ''Home and Away'', Colleen Carlton on ''The Young and the Restless'', and Jenna Marshall on ''Pretty Little Liars''. Early life Sursok was born to musicians Daryl and Julie Sursok in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. When she was six, her family immigrated to Australia. Early on, Sursok was involved with the Sydney Youth Musical Theatre where she pursued her interests in acting, music, and dance. She also studied at the Trinity Speech and Drama College. Sursok was educated at Ravenswood School for Girls, in Gordon, Sydney, studying speech and drama in her final years of school. Career 2000–2004: ''Home and Away'' In 1999, after completing Year 10, Sursok acquired an agent and landed her first audition for a role in the long-running Australian drama series ''Home and Away''. She was cast in the role of Dani Sutherland, the reb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Justice
Victoria Justice (born February 19, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She rose to fame on Nickelodeon, playing Lola Martinez on the comedy drama series '' Zoey 101'' (2005–2008) and Tori Vega on the sitcom '' Victorious'' (2010–2013). For these roles, she won a Bravo Otto, a Kids' Choice Award, and two Young Artist Awards. She also starred in the musical '' Spectacular!'' (2009) and the comedy horror film ''The Boy Who Cried Werewolf'' (2010) for the network. Justice began her music career recording songs for the soundtracks of her acting projects, including the ''Spectacular!'' soundtrack (2009). Her first commercial successes came with the ''Victorious'' soundtrack album and extended plays, all of which appeared on the ''Billboard'' 200. She then launched a solo career with Columbia Records and released her debut single "Gold" in 2013, but left the label that same year after reported creative differences. Justice led the MTV thriller television serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Curtis (actor)
Simon Curtis (born March 18, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Born in Michigan and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he first gained recognition for his role as Royce Du Lac in the 2009 film ''Spectacular!'' before venturing into pop music, during which he released his debut extended play ''Alter Boy'' in 2008, his debut full-length studio album, ''8Bit Heart'' in 2010, and in 2011, he released his second studio album (and first commercial release) '' RA''; the two later releases were released through his independent label, BoyRobot Records. ''RA'' debuted at number 20 on ''Billboards Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Early and personal life Simon Curtis was born in the state of Michigan, United States, and spent his earliest years in Alpena.Chris Azzopardi"Simon Says" '' Between the Lines'', November 17, 2011, via HighBeam Research. His family later moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. At the age of ten, he was diagnosed with leukemia. He graduated from Jenk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolan Gerard Funk
Nolan Gerard Funk (born July 28, 1986) is a SAG award nominated Canadian actor and singer, known for portraying Hunter Clarington in the musical comedy-drama television series ''Glee'', Collin Jennings in the comedy-drama television series '' Awkward'', FBI agent Van White in The Flight Attendant "Angel Eyes" in the drama series '' Counterpart'' and Conrad Birdie in the 2009 Broadway revival of the musical ''Bye Bye Birdie''. Life and career Funk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is also a German citizen. He competed nationally in gymnastics until he was 13 and competed as a national diver. In 2001, his first role came when he played a boy named Ryan in the '' Seven Days'' episode "The Brink". In 2002, he starred in the short film ''Moon in the Afternoon'' as Alexander and appeared in the '' Taken'' episode "High Hope" as Young Eric Crawford, produced by Spielberg. In 2003, he appeared in Marvel live-action film '' X2'' as a captured X-Kid. From 2004 to 2006, he guest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avan Jogia
Avan Tudor Jogia (; born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, singer, author and director. He first received recognition for portraying Danny Araujo in the television film '' A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story'' (2006). After moving to the United States in his late teens, he landed various television roles on television series such as ''Caprica'' (2009–2010) and, famously, ''Victorious'' (2010–2013). Jogia rose to mainstream prominence for his roles as Danny Desai in the drama series '' Twisted'' (2013), Tutankhamun in the miniseries ''Tut'' (2015), Roman Mercer in the paranormal action series '' Ghost Wars'' (2017–2018) and Ulysses Zane in the comedy series '' Now Apocalypse'' (2019). Numerous credits in television and cinema include ''Spectacular!'' (2009), '' Finding Hope Now'' (2010), ''Rags'' (2012), '' Ten Thousand Saints'' (2015), '' I Am Michael'' (2015) and '' Zombieland: Double Tap'' (2019). His directorial debut came in 2011 with the short film ''Alex''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Germann
Gregory Andrew Germann ( ; born February 26, 1958) is an American actor who is known for playing Richard Fish on the television series ''Ally McBeal'', which earned him a Screen Actors Guild award. He also is known for his roles as Eric "Rico" Morrow on the sitcom ''Ned & Stacey'', Tom Koracick in ''Grey's Anatomy'' and as Hades in Season Five of ''Once Upon a Time''. Career Early work He started in several Broadway plays while in New York, including a role in 1982 alongside Matthew Broderick in the play ''Fancy This'', which Germann also co-wrote. He received praise for roles in the 1982 musical ''Chicago'', and the 1983 musical ''The Wizard of Oz''. He continued to have roles in plays before seeing a poster for wanted actors for a film in 1985. He moved to Hollywood to find film success, and got his first role in the teen comedy film, ''The Whoopee Boys'' in 1986. The supporting role in that film helped Greg's career, so he could star in bigger and mainstream films. His next f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Lewis
Andrea Desiree Lewis (born August 15, 1985) is a Canadians, Canadian actress and singer, known for her role as Hazel Aden in the long-running TV series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Early life One of two children, Lewis is the daughter of Caribbean-born parents. Her mother is from Jamaica and her father is from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vincent. Career Lewis made her feature flim debut in 1998 as Cassandra in Maya Angelou, Maya Angelou's directorial debut ''Down in the Delta''. The following year, she acted with Naomi Judd in the television Christmas special ''A Holiday Romance''. In 2001, Lewis appeared with Diahann Carroll in the biopic ''The Natalie Cole Story''. The same year, she played Brigette in an episode of ''Soul Food: The Series'' on Showtime (TV network), Showtime, returning in 2003 for one episode, playing Dana. She also began her role as Hazel Aden in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''. She would stay as a regular on the show until her characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Chan-Kent
Shannon Chan-Kent (born September 23, 1988) is a Canadian voice and stage actress. She is known for her roles as Silver Spoon and Smolder and the singing voice of Pinkie Pie in ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', Misa Amane in the English dub of ''Death Note'', and the Biskit twins and Youngmee Song on ''Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series), Littlest Pet Shop''. She also portrays Joy Pepper in the rebooted ''Superbook (2011 TV series), Superbook'', the Chief in ''Pucca (TV series), Pucca'', Courtney's best friend Janet in ''Spectacular!'', and Amy Rose in ''Sonic Prime''. In addition to her voice acting career, she is also an opera singer (soprano), having graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in Opera from the University of British Columbia. Shannon has performed with the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra as well as with local theater productions. Filmography * References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan-Kent, Shannon 1988 births Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britt Irvin
Brittney Elizabeth Irvin (born November 10, 1984) is a Canadian actress who has also done voiceover work for Ocean Productions. Irvin is best known for playing Katie in '' Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular'' and its sequel '' Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy''. She was first billed as Britt Irvin in a 2001 episode of ''The Outer Limits'', and is still sometimes billed as Brittney Irvin in recent work, such as her voice work as Jade in '' Bratz'', and in two of the three episodes of '' Aliens in America'' in which she appeared in 2007. She also voiced Sunny Flare in '' My Little Pony: Equestria Girls''. Early life Britt Irvin was born Brittney Elizabeth Irvin in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and raised in Surrey, British Columbia. She began dancing ballet and singing in festivals starting around 1990 when she was 6 years old. She worked on two musicals at age 10, ''Show Boat'' and ''A Christmas Carol'', did voice work in the television series "Nilus the Sandma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Iscove
Robert Iscove is a Canadian film and television director, television producer and a choreographer. Filmography Film * '' She's All That'' (1999) * '' Boys and Girls'' (2000) * '' From Justin to Kelly'' (2003) * '' Love N' Dancing'' (2009) Miniseries * '' The Lawrenceville Stories'' (1987-1989) * '' Firestarter: Rekindled'' (2002) TV movies * '' Love and Larceny'' (1985) * '' Shattered Dreams'' (1990) * ''The Flash'' (1990) * ''Mission of the Shark'' (1991) * ''Breaking the Silence'' (1992) * '' Without Warning'' (1994) * ''Cinderella'' (1997) * ''Spectacular! ''Spectacular!'' is a 2009 musical comedy-drama film that aired on Nickelodeon and YTV. It stars Canadian singer Nolan Gerard Funk, Australian singer Tammin Sursok, Victoria Justice and Simon Curtis with Matthew Bennett, Andrea Lewis, Shan ...'' (2009) * '' Whiskey Business'' (2012) References External links * Canadian choreographers Canadian television directors Canadian television producers Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin McNulty (actor)
Kevin McNulty (born December 8, 1955) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in '' Ernest Goes to School'', ''Timecop'', ''Fantastic Four'', '' John Tucker Must Die'', '' Snakes on a Plane'', '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'', and as Mel Ivarson on the rural airline drama series ''Arctic Air''. He is also known for his role as Farmer McDonough on the Apple TV+ musical comedy series ''Schmigadoon!''. Biography His appearance in science fiction films and television productions has been prolific. McNulty grew up in Rossland, British Columbia. He studied music and acting at Washington State University and graduated from Studio 58, Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He put his acting skills to work first on stage, working for two years from 1984 to 1985 at the Stratford Festival. In 1986, McNulty made his break in screen work. Since that time, he continued on an extensive track of television and film work. Filmography Film Television Awards and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
