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Summerland (TV Series)
''Summerland'' is an American drama television series created by Stephen Tolkin and Lori Loughlin. It is centered on a clothing designer in her 30s, Ava Gregory (Loughlin), raising her niece and nephews after their parents die in a tragic accident. They live with three of Ava's friends who also help raise the kids in the fictional city of Playa Linda, California. ''Summerland'' premiered on June 1, 2004, on The WB. The series ran for a total of 26 episodes over two seasons. Its cancellation was announced on May 15, 2005, and the last episode aired on July 18, 2005. A soundtrack was released on March 19, 2005, and the show has been syndicated in many countries. Synopsis Overview The series follows Ava Gregory (Lori Loughlin), a fashion designer, and her housemates and niece and nephews as they learn to cope with a life-changing event and each other. After the death of their parents, Bradin ( Jesse McCartney), Nikki (Kay Panabaker), and Derrick Westerly (Nick Benson) leave their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police procedural, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, Drama (film and television)#Teen drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular Setting (narrative), setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of Mood (literature), moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of Conflict (process), conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of Film industry, cinema or television that involve Fiction, fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fashion Designer
Fashion design is the Art (skill), art of applied arts, applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction, and natural beauty to clothing and its Fashion accessory, accessories. It is influenced by diverse cultures and different trends and has varied over time and place. "A fashion designer creates clothing, including dresses, suits, pants, and skirts, and accessories like shoes and handbags, for consumers. They can specialize in clothing, accessory, or Jewellery, jewelry design, or may work in more than one of these areas." Fashion designers Fashion designers work in a variety of ways when designing their pieces and accessories such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings and clothes. Due to the time required to put a garment out on the market, designers must Fashion forecasting, anticipate changes to consumer desires. Fashion designers are responsible for creating looks for individual garments, involving shape, color, fabric, trimming, and more. Fashion designers attempt to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American Rock music, rock and Country music, country singer-songwriter. He has released 30 studio albums and three as a former member of Whiskeytown. In 2000, Adams left Whiskeytown and released his debut solo album, ''Heartbreaker (Ryan Adams album), Heartbreaker'', to critical acclaim. The album was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize. The following year, his profile increased with the release of the UK certified-gold ''Gold (Ryan Adams album), Gold'', which included the single "New York, New York (Ryan Adams song), New York, New York". During this time, Adams worked on several unreleased albums, which were consolidated into a third solo release, ''Demolition (Ryan Adams album), Demolition'' (2002). Working at a prolific rate, Adams released the rock (album), classic rock-influenced ''Rock n Roll (Ryan Adams album), Rock N Roll'' (2003), after a planned album, ''Love Is Hell (Ryan Adams album), Love Is Hell'', was rejected by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but he left for Atlanta in 1997 with fellow guitarist Clay Cook, with whom he formed the short-lived rock duo Lo-Fi Masters. After their split, Mayer continued to play at local clubs, refining his skills and gaining a minor following. He performed at the 2000 South by Southwest festival, and was subsequently signed by Aware Records, an imprint of Columbia Records through which he released his debut extended play (EP), ''Inside Wants Out'' (1999). His first two studio albums—''Room for Squares'' (2001) and ''Heavier Things'' (2003)—were both met with critical and commercial success; the former spawned the single "Your Body Is a Wonderland", which won Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, while the latter peaked atop the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howie Day
Howard Kern Day (born January 15, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter. Beginning his career as a solo artist in the late 1990s, Day became known for his extensive touring and in-concert use of sampler (musical instrument), samplers and effects unit, effects pedals to accompany himself. He self-financed and self-released his first album, ''Australia (Howie Day album), Australia'', in 2000. Day eventually signed a recording contract with major label Epic Records in 2002 and has since re-released his debut as well as producing a follow-up, ''Stop All The World Now''. Despite initially sluggish sales, ''Stop All The World Now'' was certified gold in early 2005, and has produced a number of singles, including the hits "She Says (Howie Day song), She Says" and "Collide (Howie Day song), Collide", Day's most successful to date. "Collide" later became Day's first platinum single, eventually selling 1.5 million downloads. After a five-year tour before the release of ''Stop All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Penguins
The Penguins were an American doo-wop group from Los Angeles, California, that were active during the 1950s and early 1960s. They are known for their 1954 hit song, " Earth Angel", which was one of the first rhythm and blues songs to cross over to the pop charts. The song would ultimately prove to be their only success. The song peaked at No. 8 on the US ''Billboard'' Best Sellers in Stores pop chart but had a three-week run at No. 1 on the R&B chart. Early career The original members of The Penguins were tenor Cleveland Duncan (July 23, 1935 – November 7, 2012), Curtis Williams (baritone/bass)(December 11, 1934 – August 10, 1979), Dexter Tisby (tenor)(March 10, 1935 – May 2019) and Bruce Tate (baritone)(January 27, 1937 – June 20, 1973). Duncan and Williams were former classmates at Fremont High School in Los Angeles, California, and Williams had become a member of The Hollywood Flames. In late 1953, they decided to form a new vocal group and added Tisby and Tate. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by their vocal harmonies, adolescent-oriented lyrics, and musical ingenuity, they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era. The group drew on the music of Traditional pop, older pop vocal groups, 1950s rock and roll, and black R&B to create their unique sound. Under Brian's direction, they often incorporated classical music, classical or jazz elements and Recording studio as an instrument, unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways. The Beach Boys formed as a garage band centered on Brian's songwriting and managed by the Wilsons' father, Murry Wilson, Murry. Jardine was briefly replaced by David Marks during 1962–1963. In 1963, they enjoyed their first national hit with "Surfin' U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy Carlson Romano
Christy Carlson Romano (born March 20, 1984) is an American actress, podcaster, and singer. On the Disney Channel, she played Ren Stevens on ''Even Stevens'' and voiced the titular character from ''Kim Possible''. Early life Romano was born on March 20, 1984, in Milford, Connecticut, the youngest of four children of Anthony and Sharon (née Carlson) Romano. Romano was raised Catholic. She is of Italian descent. She began her career at six years old when she was cast in several national tours of Broadway shows, including '' Annie,'' ''The Will Rogers Follies'' with Keith Carradine, and ''The Sound of Music'' with Marie Osmond. She made her first feature film appearance in 1996 as a singing "Chiquita Banana" in Woody Allen's ''Everyone Says I Love You''. She also appeared in '' Henry Fool'' (1997) and '' Looking for an Echo'' (2000). Career Film and television Romano made her Broadway debut in 1998 as Mary Phagan in the musical ''Parade'' by Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Source Cue
Diegetic music, also called source music, is music that is part of the fictional world portrayed in a piece of narrative media (such as a film, show, play, or video game) and is thus knowingly performed and/or heard by the characters. This is in contrast to non-diegetic music, which refers to incidental music or a score that is heard by the viewer but not the characters, or in musical theater, when characters are singing in a manner that they would not do in a realistic setting. Etymology The term refers to diegesis, a style of storytelling. In her 1987 work '' Unheard Melodies'', Claudia Gorbman was influential in establishing the terms "diegetic" and "non-diegetic" (derived from narrative theory) for use in academic film music studies. From there, its usage spread to other disciplines. Film Source music was sometimes used as scores from the earliest days of Hollywood talkies, in some cases—such as '' The Public Enemy'' (1931)—using it to the exclusion of any underscoring; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan Browning
Logan Laurice Browning (born June 9, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Samantha White in the 2017 Netflix satirical-drama series ''Dear White People (TV series), Dear White People''. She is also known for playing Sasha (Bratz), Sasha in the 2007 film ''Bratz (film), Bratz: The Movie'', Brianna Brown in ''Meet the Browns (TV series), Meet the Browns'', Jelena Howard on the VH1 series ''Hit the Floor (TV series), Hit the Floor'', and Zora in the PlayStation Network series ''Powers (American TV series), Powers''. Early life Browning was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is biracial; her mother is white and her father is African American. Her adoptive father is mixed race and her mother is of African-American ancestry. Growing up, she did a lot of activities, from dancing for a local ballet company to cheerleading in junior high. She attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Career In 2003, Browning studied acting from a young age by taking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Harrington
James H. Harrington III, professionally known as Jay Harrington, (born November 15, 1971) is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as the title character in the ABC sitcom '' Better Off Ted'' in 2009–2010, and from 2017 to 2025 as Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay in '' S.W.A.T.'' Early life Harrington was born and raised in Wellesley, Massachusetts to Judy and Terry Harrington. He has two brothers, actor Adam and Matt. As a child, his family spent summers on Cape Cod up the road from The Harwich Junior Theater. He attended Wellesley High School and then studied theater at Syracuse University. Career Harrington has been featured as Dr. Simon O'Keefe on the WB drama '' Summerland'', FBI Special Agent Paul Ryan on FOX's short-lived '' The Inside'', and Steve on NBC's version of ''Coupling''. He appeared in a recurring role on the police drama series ''The Division''. He has also had roles on '' A.U.S.A.'', ''The Shield'', '' Time of Your Life'', '' Private Practice'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Patrick Jones
Tyler Patrick Jones (born March 12, 1994) is an American actor known for his recurring role as Ned Banks on the CBS television show ''Ghost Whisperer''. Filmography Commercials * ''Hallmark'' (2001) – Daniel * ''Macy's Super Saturday Sale'' (2002) * ''Home Depot'' (2003) * ''Walt Disney World: Magical Gatherings'' (2003) * ''Yahoo'' (2006) * ''Dairy Queen'' (2008) References External linksOfficial website* Tyler Patrick Jones Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee ... 1994 births Living people Male actors from California American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
