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UglyDolls
''UglyDolls'' is a 2019 animated musical adventure-comedy film directed by Kelly Asbury and written by Alison Peck, from a story by Robert Rodriguez, who also produced. It is based on the plush toys of the same name by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim, and follows a group of them as they try to find owners in the "Big World" despite their flaws. The film stars the voices of Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton, Wanda Sykes, Gabriel Iglesias, Wang Leehom, Nick Jonas, and Pitbull. ''UglyDolls'' was theatrically released by STX Films, the first animated film produced by the company. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $32 million worldwide, and was the last film directed by Kelly Asbury, who died in June 2020 from cancer. Plot In a hidden universe within a toy factory, deformed dolls, or UglyDolls, are dropped into a tunnel leading to the secluded town of Uglyville. Among these dolls is Moxy, who dreams of the 'Big World' and being loved by a child, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne (born Kelly Brianne Clarkson, April 24, 1982), known professionally as Kelly Clarkson, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Rising to fame after winning the American Idol season 1, first season of ''American Idol'', she has established a multi-decade career in music and television and is credited with having a lasting impact on talent show, televised talent shows. Known as a vocal powerhouse and versatile performer, she was named one of the greatest singers in history by publications such as ''Rolling Stone'' and ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''. Signed to RCA Records in 2002, Clarkson released her chart-topping debut single, "A Moment Like This", which became the best-selling single of the year in the US. Her Contemporary R&B, R&B and gospel music, gospel-influenced debut album, ''Thankful (Kelly Clarkson album), Thankful'' (2003), entered the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 at number one. Clarkson shifted genres to pop rock for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reel FX Creative Studios
Reel FX Animation (Reel FX), formerly known as Reel FX Creative Studios and Reel FX Entertainment, is an American computer animation and visual effects studio based in Dallas, Texas, with offices in Hollywood, California, and Montreal, Quebec. Known for its multiple projects on animated films/series and visual effects for live-action films. The studio primarily produces animated features, short films, and television series. Among them is the studio's first original animated feature film, ''Free Birds'', released in 2013. A year later, '' The Book of Life'' was released. The film received several nominations, including Best Animated Feature Nominations from the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice Awards, Producers Guild Awards and Annie Awards. In 2020, Reel FX Animation teamed up with Warner Animation Group (now Warner Bros. Pictures Animation) on '' Scoob!''. In addition, the studio released '' Rumble'', a co-production with Paramount Animation and '' Back to the Outback'' with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Jonas
Nicholas Jerry Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Jonas began acting on Broadway at the age of seven, and released his debut single in 2002; this caught the attention of Columbia Records, where Jonas formed a band with his older brothers, Kevin and Joe, known as the Jonas Brothers. The group released their debut studio album, '' It's About Time,'' through the Columbia label in 2006. After leaving Columbia Records and signing with Hollywood Records, the group released their self-titled second studio album in 2007, which became their breakthrough record. The band became prominent figures on the Disney Channel during this time, gaining a large following through the network, and appeared in the widely successful musical television film '' Camp Rock'' (2008) and its sequel '' Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'' (2010), as well as two of their own series, '' Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream'' (2008–2010) and '' Jonas'' (2009–2010). The ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Asbury
Kelly Adam Asbury (January 15, 1960 – June 26, 2020) was an American film director, writer, voice actor, and illustrator. He was best known for directing the animated films '' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'' (2002), ''Shrek 2'' (2004), '' Gnomeo & Juliet'' (2011), '' Smurfs: The Lost Village'' (2017), and '' UglyDolls'' (2019). Early life Asbury was born on January 15, 1960, in Beaumont, Texas, the son of Josephine Margaret (Lebeouf) and Donald Leslie Asbury. His father Donald died from cancer when Asbury was 12. He attended Lamar University for two years before transferring to the renowned California Institute of the Arts in 1980, where he studied animation and filmmaking. Career Asbury got his start at Walt Disney Feature Animation from 1983 to 1995, and contributed storyboards for several animated films including ''The Little Mermaid'' and ''Beauty and the Beast'', as well as Pixar's first feature film, ''Toy Story''. In 1993, he was the assistant art director on Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STX Entertainment
STX Entertainment is an American independent entertainment and media company. Founded in March 2014 by film producer Robert Simonds and TPG Growth managing partner Bill McGlashan, the studio produces film, television, and digital media projects. In April 2020, STX announced that it would merge with the Indian studio Eros International. The merger was completed in July 2020, and STX became a division of ErosSTX. In December 2021, Jahm Najafi announced his intention to acquire STX from the merged company for $173 million–a sale completed in April 2022. Eros remains a minority, non-voting shareholder. History In 2012, Simonds and McGlashan began work on conceptualizing a media company based on the idea of producing medium-budget projects with a star attached, a method that had gone out of style with Hollywood studios. The conversation led to the launch of STX Entertainment in 2014 (the "S" standing for Simonds, the company's founder; the "T" standing for TPG Growth, whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun-Min Kim
Uglydoll is a brand and series of plush toys created by Sun-Min Kim, based on an idea by Kim and her husband David Horvath. The Uglydoll line was launched on February 14, 2001, and was awarded the ''Specialty Toy of the Year'' award by the Toy Industry Association in 2006. Origin Uglydoll started with a letter Horvath wrote to Kim after she had to move away due to an expiring student visa. The letter had a cartoon of his character "Wage" at the bottom with the words, "Working hard to make our dreams come true so we can be together again soon," next to it. As a surprise gift, Kim sewed a doll of Wage and sent it to Horvath in the mail. Horvath showed Wage to his magazine publisher friend, Eric Nakamura, owner of the'' Giant Robot'' magazine and store, who thought Horvath was pitching him a product and immediately ordered a few more for his shop. Horvath wrote to Kim asking her to sew more while sending emails with stories about Wage, Babo, and Ice-Bat's first-ever adventur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music, country singer, songwriter and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin (Blake Shelton song), Austin" from his Blake Shelton (album), self-titled debut album. "Austin" spent five weeks at number one on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. The now Platinum album, Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries ("All Over Me" and "Ol' Red"). His second and third albums, 2003's ''The Dreamer (Blake Shelton album), The Dreamer'' and 2004's ''Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill'', are gold and platinum, respectively. His fourth album, ''Pure BS'' (2007), was re-issued in 2008 with a cover version, cover of Michael Bublé's pop hit "Home (Michael Bublé song), Home" as one of the bonus tracks. His fifth album, ''Startin' Fires'' was released in November 2008. It was followed by the extended plays ''Hillbilly Bone'' and ''All About Tonight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Horvath
David Z. Horvath (May 28, 1971) is an American illustrator, comics artist, toy designer and author best known for creating the popular Uglydoll characters as well as the world they inhabit, The Uglyverse, with his wife, Sun-Min Kim. The toy line began in 2001 with a single plush toy called Wage, hand sewn by his sweetheart and creative partner, Sun-Min Kim for David as a gift, and grew into the brand. Kim and Horvath were later married. Today they live in Los Angeles and have two kids: a daughter and a son. Along with a plush Uglydoll line, he is also the author and illustrator of 12 ''Uglydoll'' books, including the four "Ugly Guides" and a series of comic books, and the Bossy Bear series of children’s books. His books have been reprinted in Korean, Japanese, and Spanish. Education Horvath attended Parsons: The New School For Design. Characters David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim are the creators of multiple characters and toy lines including: * Uglydolls * Bossy Bear, Bis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Yvette Sykes (born March 7, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on ''The Chris Rock Show'', for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America. She is also known for her recurring roles on CBS' ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' (2006–10), and HBO's ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2001–2011). She received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series nominations for her roles in American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''Black-ish'' (2015–2022), and Amazon Prime Video, Amazon's ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2020). She currently stars in the Netflix original series ''The Upshaws'' (2021–), the Max (streaming service), HBO Max comedy series The Other Two (TV series), ''The Other Two'' (2019–2023), and ''The Good Fight'' (2021). Aside from her television appearances, Sykes has also had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alibaba Pictures
Alibaba Pictures Group Limited is a Chinese film company under the Alibaba Group. The film company was formerly ChinaVision Media, of which Alibaba Group bought a majority stake in late 2014. It subsequently was renamed from ChinaVision to Alibaba Pictures Group. By April 2015, it was the largest Chinese film company by worth, with a market value of US$8.77 billion and by June of the same year it was worth US$9.6 billion. According to researchers, Françoise Paquienséguy and Miao He, there are almost 30 companies, varying from investment groups to media and film studios, under the Alibaba umbrella. “These include, but are not limited to, such leading companies as ''Youku Tudou Inc''., ''Enlight Media'', ''Huayi Brothers'', ''Bona Film Group'', ''Wasu Media'', ''Sina Weibo'', ''XiamiMusic'' and ''Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club''. In addition, Ma Yun also occasionally engages in capital operations, such as establishing ''Yunhuang and Yunxi'' Capital…” (Paquienségu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Lennertz
Christopher Joseph Lennertz (born January 2, 1972) is an American songwriter and composer of film, television, and video game scores. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Italy. His musical scores have appeared in ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'', '' Hop'', '' Think Like a Man'', and '' Horrible Bosses'', and the video game series ''Medal of Honor'', created by Steven Spielberg. He composed the score for ''Supernatural'', ''Revolution'', and '' The Boys'', all television series created by Eric Kripke. He has collaborated with film directors Tim Hill, Matthew O'Callaghan, Seth Gordon, Tim Story, Tyler Perry, Josh Greenbaum and Kelly Asbury. He also has appeared in '' Galavant'' and '' Sausage Party'' with Alan Menken and Marvel's '' Agent Carter'', including a first-ever Marvel musical number co-written with Tony award winning lyricist David Zippel. He wrote the songs for '' UglyDolls'' with Glenn Slater. He composed the score for the Netflix series '' Lost in Space'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
