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Vedette Lim
Vedette Lim (born November 14, 1979) is an American actress. Early Life Lim was born in Arizona and raised in Seattle, Washington. After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and studied at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Career Following her studies at Tisch, Lim primarily worked in theater and commercials. Her television debut came in 2007 with a role in ABC’s '' Six Degrees''. In 2008, she played a small role as Amy on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns''. In 2009, Lim moved to Los Angeles to further pursue her acting career. In 2010, she landed roles in various television series, including ''Love Bites'', ''Franklin & Bash'', ''Medium'' and ''Parenthood''. She later appeared in several independent and short films before being cast as Naomi, Tara Thornton’s love interest, in the fourth season of HBO’s ''True Blood'' in 2011. That same year, she appeared alongside Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher in Ivan Reitman's rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares Mexico-United States border, an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. Its Capital city, capital and List of largest cities, largest city is Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, which is the most populous state capital and list of United States cities by population, fifth most populous city in the United States. Arizona is divided into 15 List of counties in Arizona, counties. Arizona is the list of U.S. states and territories by area, 6th-largest state by area and the list of U.S. states and territories by population, 14th-most-populous of the 50 states. It is the 48th state and last of the contiguous United States, contiguous states to be a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman (; October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022) was a Canadian film director and producer. He was known for his comedy films, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. Reitman was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. Films he directed include ''Meatballs (film), Meatballs'' (1979), ''Stripes (film), Stripes'' (1981), ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), ''Twins (1988 film), Twins'' (1988), ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989), ''Kindergarten Cop'' (1990), ''Dave (film), Dave'' (1993), ''Junior (1994 film), Junior'' (1994) and ''Draft Day'' (2014). Reitman also served as producer for such films as ''Animal House, National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978), ''Heavy Metal (film), Heavy Metal'' (1981), ''Space Jam'' (1996) and ''Private Parts (1997 film), Private Parts'' (1997). Early life Ivan Reitman was born in the town of Komárno, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), on October 27, 1946, the son of Klara (Raab) and Ladislav "Leslie" Reitman. Both of Reitman's parents were History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Actresses Of Chinese Descent
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3 Body Problem (TV Series)
''3 Body Problem'' is an American science fiction television series created by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss and Alexander Woo. The third streaming adaptation of the Chinese novel series ''Remembrance of Earth's Past'' by former computer engineer Liu Cixin, its name comes from its first volume, '' The Three-Body Problem'', named after a classical physics problem dealing with Newton's laws of motion and gravitation. The eight-episode first season was released on Netflix on March 21, 2024. The series follows a diverse cast of characters, primarily scientists, who all come into contact with an extraterrestrial civilization, leading to various threats and humanity-wide changes. While the two previous series adaptations, the animated ''The Three-Body Problem in Minecraft'' (2014–2020) and the live-action ''Three-Body'' (2023), were exclusively in the novels' original Mandarin, ''3 Body Problem'' is mostly in English and modifies part of the original works' Chinese setting to inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%. History Launch as a mail-based renta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnum P
''Magnum'' is a Latin word meaning "Great (other), great". Magnum may also refer to: Businesses and organizations * Magnum Research, a firearms maker * Magnum Semiconductor, a spin-off of Cirrus Logic * Magnum Photos, a photojournalist cooperative * Magnum Berhad, a Malaysian gaming company Art and entertainment Music * Jeff Magnum, former bassist of the Dead Boys * Magnum (band), English rock band * Magnum (band), Latin-tinged Southern California funk band Magnum, first album "Fully Loaded" (1974) * Magnum (musician) (born 1973), stage name of Sami Wolking * Magnum Force (album), ''Magnum Force'' (album), the second album from hip hop duo Heltah Skeltah Other uses in arts and entertainment * Magnum, a fictional characters and commander of the Autobots * Magnum, a member of the Elementals (Marvel Comics), Elementals in Marvel Comics *''Magnum, P.I.'', a 1980s American crime drama television series ** Thomas Magnum, the lead character **Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series), ''Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FBI (TV Series)
''FBI'' is an American police procedural television series created by Dick Wolf and Craig Turk that premiered on CBS on September 25, 2018. The series is produced by Wolf Entertainment, CBS Studios and Universal Television, with Dick Wolf, Arthur W. Forney, Peter Jankowski and Turk serving as executive producers, and it follows the agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in New York City. It is the first series in the ''FBI'' franchise. ''FBI'' received a straight-to-series commission for 13 episodes on September 20, 2017. The series features an ensemble cast including Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Jeremy Sisto, Ebonée Noel, Sela Ward, Alana de la Garza, John Boyd and Katherine Renee Turner. In April 2024, the series was renewed through its ninth season, ensuring its airing through the 2026–2027 network television schedule. The seventh season premiered on October 15, 2024. Premise ''FBI'' centers on the inner workings of the New York City field offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren German
Lauren German (born November 29, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Lori Weston in '' Hawaii Five-0'' Leslie Shay in '' Chicago Fire'' and Chloe Decker in ''Lucifer'' She also starred in the films ''A Walk to Remember'' (2002), ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2003), '' Born Killers'' (2005), '' Standing Still'' (2005), '' Hostel: Part II'' (2007), '' It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine.'' (2007), and '' The Divide'' (2011). Early life Lauren German was born in Huntington Beach, California, on November 29, 1978, the daughter of Holly and vascular surgeon Richard German. Her father was born in the U.S. to an English mother and Dutch father. She attended Los Alamitos High School and trained as a dancer at the Orange County High School of the Arts, then enrolled at the University of Southern California to study anthropology before moving to New York City to study at the Actors Studio. Career German's first work was on stage in ''Peter Pan'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Fire (TV Series)
''Chicago Fire'' is an American procedural drama series broadcast by NBC. The series was created by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt and the series is the first installment of the Chicago (franchise), ''Chicago'' franchise. It stars Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund, Lauren German, Charlie Barnett (actor), Charlie Barnett, David Eigenberg, Teri Reeves, Eamonn Walker, Yuri Sardarov, Christian Stolte, Joe Miñoso, Kara Killmer, Dora Madison Burge, Steven R. McQueen, Miranda Rae Mayo, Annie Ilonzeh, Alberto Rosende, Daniel Kyri, Adriyan Rae, Hanako Greensmith, Jake Lockett, Jocelyn Hudon and Dermot Mulroney, it premiered on October 10, 2012. , the series has aired 272 episodes. In April 2023, the series was renewed for a twelfth season, which premiered on January 17, 2024. On May 5, 2025, the series was renewed for a fourteenth season. Plot The show explores the professional and personal lives of the firefighters, rescue personnel, and paramedics of the Chicago Fire Departm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halo 4
''Halo 4'' is a 2012 first-person shooter video game developed by 343 Industries and published by Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 video game console. ''Halo 4''s story follows a Human genetic enhancement, genetically enhanced human supersoldier, Master Chief (Halo), Master Chief, and his artificial intelligence construct Cortana (Halo), Cortana, as they encounter unknown threats while exploring an ancient civilization's planet. The player assumes the role of Master Chief who battles against a new faction that splintered off from remnants of the Covenant (Halo), Covenant, a former military alliance of Extraterrestrial life in fiction, alien races, as well as a new enemy: mechanical warriors of the Factions of Halo#Forerunner, Forerunner empire known as the Prometheans. The game features a new selection of weapons, enemies, and game modes not present in previous titles of the series. Development of ''Halo 4'' began in 2009 and continued until September 2012. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
