Almost Famous Folks
Posts dedicated to people on the screen that aren’t quite famous…. Yet
The Next Big Aussie Import Teresa Palmer
Dec 15th
How people get their kick-starts in their careers is always baffling. In the case of Australian performer Teresa Palmer, it’s actually pretty interesting. Growing up in Adelaide Australia, Palmer dabbled in and out of the entertainment biz when she was a young teenager. She was seen in a few Aussie commercials and took acting classes here and there; but before her big break, Palmer had her eyes set on helping animals (isn’t that sweet….) and had plans to run a shelter. Amidst all of the plans to save the little furry ones, Palmer also needed to make some cash to More >
Abigail Spencer Filling The Big, Small And Computer Screens
Dec 3rd
Morning all,
Happy Friday and welcome to another installment of Almost Famous. To be fair, this actress is quite well known for her work, but over the next couple of years you’ll be hearing a lot from her so here’s an opportunity to get up to date on one of the next big things. This week we’ll be taking a look at Abigail Spencer. Who? Well, I’m glad you asked.
The middle of three siblings, Abigail Spencer was born and raised in Florida where she spent most of her youth. It wasn’t long before she caught the performance bug and made her way to More >
Kick It With Katheryn Winnick
Oct 13th
Whoa it’s been a long time since we last did one of these.
Credit Zoe Bell, credit Kill Bill or credit whoever you want, but the stereotype of the female martial artist always being Asian is now completely out the window. Whether you believed if before or not, high-flying kicks, gun-wielding chicks and head-bashing beautiful women aren’t just from Hong Kong anymore (yes I’m going somewhere with this, trust me).
When it comes to stunt people fans rarely get a glimpse of their faces, but in the case of Etobicoke’s Katheryn Winnick we should be glad she can perform most of her own stunts.
Katheryn Winnick is currently More >
All About Gibby
Sep 10th
Morning all,
Welcome to the best day of the week – FRIDAY!!!! Time to undo the top button from your pinstriped shirt, let out the tie and sip hot chocolate instead of your morning coffee. Wow I hope I didn’t really describe you there cause that would be terrible and I suggest a vacation.
Onto the daily and in this case it’s a different kind. Today I’m going to talk about my favourite character from iCarly, none other than Gibby. Who? Well good sirs and madams, I’m glad you asked.
To get the full scope of brilliance behind the genius that is Gibby, More >
Child Star Survivor Allison Scagliotti
Jul 8th
Back in the early 90′s it wasn’t that uncommon to see a kid star go on to different things. Take for example Keri Russell, you know the girl who grew up to play Felicity and then opposite Tom Cruise in MI:3. So it wasn’t that uncommon. Then something strange happened. Kids became child stars on youth networks and… that was it. With the exception of the High School Musical kids, not a lot of others look like they can break away. Call it lack of talent, bloated lifetime contracts, or whatever you want, but the fact remains, child performers on kid networks More >
Meet Sophie Wu, You’ll Hear From Her
May 28th
Wow, haven’t done one of these in a very long time, but here we go.
This installment of Almost Famous focuses on a really new face to movies and television, Sophie Wu. Who?
Sophie Wu is mostly recognized for her small, yet memorable part in the movie Kick-Ass. Although she has barely any lines, she plays the friend of Katie Deauxma, Erika Cho. In her most memorable scene, she is actually making out with Clark Duke‘s character, but other than that you probably have no idea who she is. Well, Sophie Wu is a British actress who trained at the London Academy of More >
Meet Jessica Lucas
Apr 21st
Dear Taj Pannun – You’re Welcome.
For those of you who couldn’t stand the shaky cam, first person style of the 2008 flick Cloverfield, Jessia Lucas‘ face is probably new – unless you frequent the CW and are a fan of the resurrected Melrose Place. But I’ll get into that a little bit later as this profile is going to go into more background information than anything. Jessica Lucas is another talented Vancouver girl who is going to make a huge splash in Hollywood sooner or later. Her career started on stage, like most, and after some childrens’ parts in prodictions of More >
One Reason To Watch CSI:NY
Apr 1st
I’ll admit, I’m not a huge fan of the CSI Series as a whole. I’ve popped in a few episode of the original Vegas-centric series once or twice, but I find the show a little too graphic (I draw the line with close-up shots of bones snapping). When the franchise decided to branch off into other cities, mainly Miami and New York, I rolled my eyes. It’s formulaic, it’s kind of predictable, and although I haven’t seen a new episode in a while, I haven’t heard or seen anything that would make me want to watch… Until now.
During one of my More >
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