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Tove Christensen
Tove Christensen (born February 2, 1973) is a Canadian- American film producer and actor. He is the older brother of actor Hayden Christensen. Early life Christensen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Alie, an American speechwriter for the heads of large companies, and David Christensen, a Canadian software program writer and communications executive. His father is of Danish descent, and his mother has Italian and Swedish ancestry. He has a younger brother, actor Hayden Christensen, and two younger sistersHejsaanKaylen He attended the University of Pennsylvania. Career Christensen has been a producer and an actor. He is best known for producing the film '' Shattered Glass'', in which his brother, Hayden, starred, working with actors Peter Sarsgaard, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, Melanie Lynskey, and Hank Azaria. Christensen also produced '' The Education of Charlie Banks'', which starred Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Ritter. He has acted in one film, '' Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over , and the fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of its residents are not native English speakers, 47.8 percent are native speakers of nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosario Dawson
Rosario Isabel Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in the 1995 independent drama '' Kids''. Her subsequent film roles include '' He Got Game'' (1998), '' Josie and the Pussycats'' (2001), ''Men in Black II'' (2002), '' The Rundown'' (2003), '' Rent'' (2005), ''Sin City'' (2005), '' Clerks II'' (2006), ''Death Proof'' (2007), ''Seven Pounds'' (2008), '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' (2010), ''Unstoppable'' (2010), ''Zookeeper'' (2011), ''Trance'' (2013), '' Top Five'' (2014), '' Zombieland: Double Tap'' (2019), and '' Clerks 3'' (2022). Dawson has provided voice-over work for Disney/Marvel, Warner Bros./DC Comics, and ViacomCBS's Nickelodeon unit. She is also recognized for her portrayal of the live-action Ahsoka Tano in the Star Wars franchise. Dawson had several roles in film and television adaptations of comic books. These include Gail in ''Sin City'' (2005) and '' Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'' (2014), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Durst
William Frederick Durst (born Frederick Allen Mayne III; August 20, 1970) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and director. He is the frontman and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has released six studio albums. Early life Durst was born Frederick Allen Mayne III in Jacksonville, Florida, but soon moved to Orlando and then to a farm in Cherryville, North Carolina, at one year old. His mother Anita had him rechristened as William Frederick Durst after remarrying Bill Durst, a local police officer. Shortly after, Durst's parents had another child, his half-brother Cory Durst. In the fifth grade, he moved to Gastonia, North Carolina, where he graduated from Hunter Huss High School. As a child, Durst was bullied, which he incorporated into his music. At the age of 12, Durst took an interest in breakdancing, hip hop, punk rock, and heavy metal. He began to rap, skate, beatbox, and DJ. Leaving the Navy after two years (1988– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Ray (screenwriter)
Billy Ray (born 1962) is an American screenwriter and film director. He began writing for television and movies in 1994 with ''Color of Night.'' He has written numerous films including the first ''The Hunger Games (film), Hunger Games'' film (2012), ''Richard Jewell (film), Richard Jewell'' (2019), and ''Captain Phillips (film), Captain Phillips'' (2013) earning an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Oscar nomination for the latter. Biography Ray was born in Los Angeles, and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California. He is from a American Jews, Jewish family, and attended Steven Wise Temple and Birmingham High School. Starting in 2003, he began to direct as well as write; his first film was ''Shattered Glass (film), Shattered Glass,'' inspired by the true story of Stephen Glass, a journalist who fabricated a majority of his stories. He was nominated for Most Promising Filmmaker by the Chicago Film Critics Association and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film, also written by Whedon, although they are separate and unrelated productions. Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner of the series under his production tag Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on March 10, 1997, on The WB and concluded on May 20, 2003, on UPN. The series follows Buffy Summers (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar), the latest in a succession of young women known as "Vampire Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Slayers". Slayers are chosen by fate to battle against vampires, demons and other forces of darkness. Buffy wants to live a normal life, but learns to embrace her destiny as the series progresses. Like previous Slayers, she is aided by a Watcher (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Watcher, who guides, teaches and trains her. Unlike her predec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor. His film work includes Chip Sutphin in '' Serial Mom'' (1994), Emmanuel "Cereal Killer" Goldstein in '' Hackers'' (1995), Stu Macher in '' Scream'' (1996), Stevo in '' SLC Punk!'' (1998), Brock Hudson in '' She's All That'' (1999), Dennis Rafkin in '' Thirteen Ghosts'' (2001), and Jerry Conlaine in '' Without a Paddle'' (2004). He is perhaps best known for his role as Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the live-action movies '' Scooby-Doo'' (2002) and '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (2004) as well as in certain animated releases, with the actor serving as the voice of Shaggy since Casey Kasem retired from the role in 2009. In 2023, he gained renewed recognition for his role as William Afton, a manipulative serial killer, in '' Five Nights at Freddy's''. U.S. entertainment publication ''The Hollywood Reporter'' stated that he had entered "his Renaissance era" in popular culture, noting that the movie had the thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Potter
Monica Potter (June 30, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles in the films ''Con Air'' (1997), ''Patch Adams (film), Patch Adams'' (1998), and ''Along Came a Spider (film), Along Came a Spider'' (2001). She also appeared in the horror film, ''Saw (2004 film), Saw'' (2004), and ''The Last House on the Left (2009 film), The Last House on the Left'', a 2009 remake film. Potter has also appeared on television, as a series regular on ''Boston Legal'', as well as a Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe-nominated role as Kristina Braverman in the NBC drama series ''Parenthood (2010 TV series), Parenthood'' (2010–2015). She was a series regular in the CBS drama ''Wisdom of the Crowd''. Potter is also known as the founder and principal owner of Monica Potter Home, an upscale home goods, natural skin care and home decor business in Cleveland, Ohio. With the family business struggling to make money, the company was featured on the reality TV show, ''The Profit (TV s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Crudup
William Gaither Crudup (; born July 8, 1968) is an American actor. He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in '' Jesus' Son'' (1999). He went on to star in numerous high-profile films, including '' Almost Famous'' (2000), '' Big Fish'' (2003), '' Mission: Impossible III'' (2006), ''Watchmen'' (2009), '' Public Enemies'' (2009), '' The Stanford Prison Experiment'' (2015), '' Jackie'' (2016), and '' Alien: Covenant'' (2017), in both lead and supporting roles. Crudup is a four-time Tony Award nominee, winning once for his performance in Tom Stoppard's play '' The Coast of Utopia'' in 2007. He has also starred in the streaming television series '' Gypsy'' (2017), and '' The Morning Show'' (2019–present), which earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Critics' Choice Television Awards, and '' Hello Tomorrow!'' (2023). In June 2023, he married British actress Naomi Watts. Early life Crudup was born in Manhasset, New York. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Sutherland
Donald McNichol Sutherland (17 July 1935 – 20 June 2024) was a Canadian actor. With a career spanning six decades, he received List of awards and nominations received by Donald Sutherland, numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards as well as a BAFTA Award nomination. Considered one of the best actors never nominated for an Academy Award, he was given an Academy Honorary Award in 90th Academy Awards, 2017. Sutherland rose to fame after roles in the war films ''The Dirty Dozen'' (1967), ''M*A*S*H (film), M*A*S*H'' (1970), and ''Kelly's Heroes'' (1970). He subsequently appeared in many leading and supporting roles, including ''Klute'' (1971), ''Don't Look Now'' (1973), ''The Day of the Locust (film), The Day of the Locust'' (1975), ''1900 (film), 1900'' (1976), ''Fellini's Casanova'' (1976), ''Animal House'' (1978), ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film), Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' (1978), ''Ordinary People'' (1980), ''Max Dugan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Without Limits
''Without Limits'' is a 1998 American biographical sports film. It is written and directed by Robert Towne and follows the relationship between record-breaking distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his coach Bill Bowerman, who later co-founded Nike, Inc. Billy Crudup plays Prefontaine and Donald Sutherland plays Bowerman. It also stars Monica Potter, Jeremy Sisto, Judith Ivey, Matthew Lillard and William Mapother. The film was produced by Tom Cruise (Cruise and Mapother are cousins) and Paula Wagner, and released and distributed by Warner Bros. Due to a very low-key promotional campaign, the $25 million film grossed only $777,000 at the box office, even though it received positive reviews from many major critics. Sutherland received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film. Plot The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Ritter
Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor. The son of actors John Ritter and Nancy Morgan, he is known for his work in television series such as ''Joan of Arcadia'' (2003–2005), ''Gravity Falls'' (2012–2016), '' Another Period'' (2015–2018), '' Kevin (Probably) Saves the World'' (2017–2018), '' Raising Dion'' (2019–2022), and '' Matlock'' (2024–). For his portrayal of Mark Cyr on NBC's '' Parenthood'' (2010–2014), Ritter was nominated for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor. Ritter made his feature film debut in '' Mumford'' (1999). Subsequent credits include '' Swimfan'' (2002), '' Freddy vs. Jason'' (2003), '' Raise Your Voice'' (2004), '' Happy Endings'' (2005), '' The Education of Charlie Banks'' (2007), '' W.'' (2008), '' The Perfect Family'' (2011), '' Wild Canaries'' (2014), '' The Meddler'' (2015), '' Carrie Pilby'' (2016), '' Bitch'' (2017), '' The Tale'' (2018), and '' Frozen II'' (2019). Ritter is married t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Adam Eisenberg ( ; born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, filmmaker, and playwright. Recognized for playing smart but awkward characters in both comedies and dramas, his accolades include a British Academy Film Award and nominations for two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Eisenberg made his television debut with the short-lived comedy-drama series '' Get Real'' (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the film '' Roger Dodger'' (2002), he starred in films such as '' The Squid and the Whale'' (2005), '' Adventureland'' (2009) and '' Zombieland'' (2009). He gained wider recognition for starring as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's film ''The Social Network'' (2010), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Eisenberg then starred in the Woody Allen films '' To Rome with Love'' (2012) and '' Café Society'' (2016), the heist films '' Now You See Me'' (2013) and its 2016 sequel, and independent dramas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
