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Tak And The Power Of Juju (TV Series)
''Tak and the Power of Juju'' is an American animated television series that aired from August 31, 2007, to January 24, 2009. Loosely based on the 2003 video game of the same name, the show consists of two eleven-minute stories per half-hour episode. It was co-produced by THQ and Nickelodeon. The series was produced by Nick Jennings and directed, among others, by Mark Risley, Jim Schumann, and Heiko Drengenberg. This was the second CGI Nickelodeon series, after '' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', and is also the first overseen by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The show continued to air reruns on Nicktoons until September 3, 2012. 26 episodes were produced. Characters Main * Tak (voiced by Hal Sparks) is a 14-year-old apprentice who lives with his mentor Jibolba. He wields various forms of magic derived from the Jujus, magical creatures from another dimension. Tak's mother is the Aurora Juju and his father is a Pupununu. * Jeera (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) is the Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Jennings (artist)
Nicholas Robert Jennings (born July 8, 1965) is an American director, artist, writer, and producer best known for his work on the Nickelodeon shows ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', as well as the Cartoon Network series ''Adventure Time''. He has also worked as a background artist for many animated television series. History In 1988, Nick Jennings did the layouts for ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' while working at Colossal Pictures at San Francisco. Accolades In late 2013, it was announced that Jennings, along with several other members of the ''Adventure Time'' staff, had been nominated for an Annie Award The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in American cinema and television. Origina ... for "Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production." On July 31, 2014, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children, it is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 2 to 17, along with a broader family audience through its programming blocks. The channel began as a test broadcast on December 1, 1977, as part of QUBE, an early cable television system broadcast locally in Columbus, Ohio. On April 1, 1979, the channel was renamed Nickelodeon and launched to a new nationwide audience, with '' Pinwheel'' as its inaugural program. The network was initially commercial-free and remained without advertising until 1984. Nickelodeon gained a rebranding in programming and image that year, and its ensuing success led to it and its sister networks MTV and VH1 being sold to Viacom in 1985. Nickelodeon began expanding as a franchis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Krajewski
Thomas B. Krajewski (born April 2, 1977) is an American television writer and podcast producer/host. He is known for his work on '' YooHoo & Friends'', ''Buddy Thunderstruck'', ''Hello Kitty Stump Village'' and ''Action Dad'' and then as Tom “Super Volcano” Krajewski on the "Half Hour Happy Hour" podcast with Alison and Alex. Early life In 1987 at the age of 10, Tom decided he wanted to act after seeing Michael J. Fox in ''Back to the Future''. Tom's mother, Ann, suggested the Winchester Cooperative Theatre. Tom memorized the Gettysburg Address in order to audition for Willy Wonka and he won a small role. The following year, he was chosen to play the lead role of Pinocchio, at the same theater. Tom continued to audition for a number of roles including a young John F. Kennedy Jr. for a miniseries on the Kennedy family, and was offered the role. Career Following graduation from Winchester High School, 1995, he attended Emerson College, receiving a itle of degreein film, in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Birdsong
Mary Evans Birdsong (born April 18, 1968) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and singer. In addition to her work in theater and voice acting, she was a regular cast member on '' Reno 911!'' and appeared in the HBO series '' Succession''. Early life Birdsong was born in Florida and grew up on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, one of five sisters. She graduated from Southern Regional High School in 1986. Birdsong is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she earned a BFA in acting. Career Film and television Birdsong made her on-screen debut in the 1996 TV film ''Live On Tape''. She is best known as Deputy Cherisha Kimball on the comedy series '' Reno 911!'' (2005–2007, 2020–2022) and its two spin-off movies in 2007 and 2021. She is also known for playing Nancy McDonald in Rob Zombie's '' Halloween II'' and Kai Mitchell opposite George Clooney in the Alexander Payne film '' The Descendants''. She appeared alongside Adrien Brody in the stoner comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimera (mythology)
According to Greek mythology, the Chimera, Chimaera, Chimæra, or Khimaira ( ; ) was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature from Lycia, Asia Minor, composed of different animal parts. Typically, it is depicted as a lion with a goat's head protruding from its back and a tail ending with a snake's head. Some representations also include dragon's wings. It was an offspring of Typhon and Echidna and a sibling of monsters like Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra. The term "chimera" has come to describe any mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals, to describe anything composed of disparate parts or perceived as wildly imaginative, implausible, or dazzling. In other words, a chimera can be any hybrid creature. In figurative use, derived from the mythological meaning, "chimera" refers to an unrealistic, or unrealisable, wild, foolish or vain dream, notion or objective. Family According to Hesiod, the Chimera's mother was a certain ambiguous "she", wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Knight
Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played recurring roles such as Newman on the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on the NBC sitcom ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1996–2001). Knight also voiced Igor on '' Toonsylvania'' (1998–1999), Mr. Blik on '' Catscratch'' (2005–2007) and Baron Von Sheldgoose on ''Legend of the Three Caballeros'' (2018). In film, he played Dennis Nedry in ''Jurassic Park'' (1993), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Knight additionally acted in the films '' Dead Again'' (1991), '' JFK'' (1991), '' Basic Instinct'' (1992), '' To Die For'' (1995), '' Space Jam'' (1996), '' For Richer or Poorer'' (1997), and '' Rat Race'' (2001). He provided the voices of Tantor in ''Tarzan'' (1999), Al McWhiggin in ''Toy Story 2'' (1999), and The Elf Elder in '' Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon'' (2014). Early life Wayne Elliot Knight was born on August 7, 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Schneider
Danielle Caroline Schneider (born January 1, 1975) is an American actress, writer, and improvisational comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She co-created and starred in the Hulu reality TV parody series '' The Hotwives'' and currently co-hosts (alongside Casey Wilson) the podcast ''Bitch Sesh''. Life and career Schneider originally hailed from Atlanta, Georgia, before moving to Boca Raton, Florida at age 13. She graduated in 1993 from Spanish River Community High School. She is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Schneider appeared regularly as a panelist on ''Best Week Ever'' and various other VH1 commentary programs. She has played a Paris Hilton-like debutante on Fox's '' My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss'', she starred in Trio's ''The Pop Culture Round-Up: White Noise'', Comedy Central's ''Contest Searchlight'' with Denis Leary, was a cast member of VH1's prank show ''Sledgehammer'', guest-starred on NBC's ''Happy Family'' and Comedy Central' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Bennett
Jeff Bennett (born October 2, 1962) is an American voice actor. He voiced the titular character of ''Johnny Bravo'', Dexter and Dee Dee's Dad in ''Dexter's Laboratory'', List of The Powerpuff Girls characters#Ace, Ace, List of The Powerpuff Girls characters#Grubber, Grubber, and List of The Powerpuff Girls characters#Big Billy, Big Billy in ''The Powerpuff Girls'', Peter Puppy in ''Earthworm Jim (TV series), Earthworm Jim'', Brooklyn in ''Gargoyles (TV series), Gargoyles'', Hämsterviel in the ''Lilo & Stitch (franchise), Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, Clay Bailey in ''Xiaolin Showdown'', Petrie in ''The Land Before Time'' franchise, List of Curious George characters, The Man With the Yellow Hat in ''Curious George'', Clank in ''Tinker Bell (film series), Tinker Bell'' and List of Madagascar characters#Kowalski, Kowalski in the ''The Penguins of Madagascar, Penguins of Madagascar'' series (replacing Chris Miller (animator), Chris Miller). In 2012, Bennett was awarded an 39th Annie A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Winchell
April Terri Winchell (born January 4, 1960) is an American actress, writer, and radio host. Since 1996, she has been the voice of Clarabelle Cow. Early life Born on January 4, 1960, in Whitestone, New York, but raised in the Greater Los Angeles Area"Mugging It Up" '' The Register Leisuretime Magazine''. May 12, 1963. p.1 5. Retrieved April 18, 2025. "Ventriloquist Paul Winchell and his youngest daughter, April, aged 3, clown for the camera on his KABC-TV show (Sunday evenings at 7). Winchell, whose wife helps with the show, would like to try a unique video approach to emotional therapy for children." (primarily [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindy Sterling
Mindy Lee Sterling (born July 11, 1953) is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress who has amassed multiple live action and voice-over credits across film and television. Her accolades include nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. In film, Sterling played Frau Farbissina in the ''Austin Powers'' series (1997–2002) and appeared in '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'' (1999), '' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000), '' All About Nina'' (2018), and '' Bobcat Moretti'' (2023). On television, she played Francine Briggs on the Nickelodeon series ''iCarly'' (2007–2012), Mitzi Kinsky on the ABC series ''Desperate Housewives'' (2010–2011), Susan Skidmore on the Disney Channel series '' A.N.T. Farm'' (2011–2013), Bobbie on the Vimeo series '' Con Man'' (2015–2017), and Linda Schwartz on the ABC series '' The Goldbergs'' (2017–2023). Sterling provided the voice of Miss Endive on the Cartoon Network series ''Chowder'' (2007–2010), Lin Beifong on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Cavanagh
Megan Cavanagh (born 1960) is an American actress. Early life and education Cavanagh was born in 1960 in Chicago, the daughter of Jim and Rita. Raised in River Forest along with her four siblings, Cavanagh went to Oak Park and River Forest High School, graduating at 16 in 1977. She attended Rosary College in River Forest (now Dominican University (Illinois), Dominican University), graduating in January 1982. Career Film Cavanagh made her film debut in Penny Marshall's ''A League of Their Own'' (1992), co-starring with Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell and Lori Petty. Film critic Vincent Canby of ''The New York Times'' praised the film, writing: "''A League of Their Own'' is one of the year's most cheerful, most relaxed, most easily enjoyable comedies. It's a serious film that's lighter than air, a very funny movie that manages to score a few points for feminism in passing." He went on to list Cavanagh as among "the excellent supporting players" of the movie, as di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dannah Phirman
Dannah Phirman () is an American actress, comedian and writer who is best known for voicing Becky Botsford/the titular superheroine, on the PBS Kids animated TV series ''WordGirl'' and Penny on the Nickelodeon animated TV series '' The Mighty B!'', and for co-starring as Narge Hemingway in the Adult Swim series ''Newsreaders''. She is also the co-creator and co-star of the Hulu reality TV parody series '' The Hotwives''. She was a member of the long-running sketch comedy troupe Respecto Montalban, one of the original improv groups at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Biography Phirman majored in theater at SUNY Geneseo and graduated in 1997. After moving to New York City in 1998 she became involved with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater where she was a part of the improv sketch group Respecto Montalban. Phirman teaches sketch comedy writing and improv, and has performed in two-person shows like ''Eye Candy'' (with Danielle Schneider), which went to the 2002 U.S. Comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
