Almost Famous Folks
Posts dedicated to people on the screen that aren’t quite famous…. Yet
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 >
Emmanuelle Vaugier: You Recognize Her From Everything
Mar 16th
Emmanuelle Vaugier has one of those faces that you simply recognize. The problem is, once you recognize that you’ve seen her face before, it becomes difficult to pinpoint from where. Well, rest easy boys and girls cause she’s been in just about everything.
Okay maybe that was a bit hyperbolic, but the Vancouver born and raised bilingual Emmanuelle really has appeared in a lot of mainstream network TV shows in the past while. We’ll start at the beginning though so you can all get a good sense of where she’s coming from.
Emmanuelle got her start in TV acting like a lot of More >
Hockey Canada’s Darling Cassie Campbell
Feb 18th
Okay, so Cassie Campbell isn’t really almost famous considering she is one Canada’s greatest hockey heroes of all time, but for those of you who have been watching the Olympic coverage of late and are not familiar with the educated female voice of hockey, here’s some background info.
Cassie Campbell is basically Canada’s broadcasting darling. No, she doesn’t cover the weather in a one-piece pantsuit, no she doesn’t anchor a local news show and no she doesn’t waste her time with ridiculous human interest stories about places and people that nobody should care about – Cassie Campbell is a bruisingly (is that a More >
Astrix? Astroid? Blah She’s Jasika Nicole
Jan 20th
Welcome to Wednesday. Grab your coffee, sit your ass down at your desk and pretend it’s Friday…. Okay, now that reality has set in, so can that mid week depression. Need a little pick-me-up? Check out Jasika Nicole. Who? I’m not surprised you ask. Jasika Nicole plays Astrid Farnsworth on the hit FOX show Fringe. If you follow the Bloated Penguin then you’ll already know my devotion to this show.
Anyways, back to Jasika, or Astrid. Even though Fringe carries tons of over-arching themes and a web of different stories throughout, one of the big reasons I watch is the comedic timing between More >
Andrea Anders
Jan 5th
Anyone out there watch Better Off Ted? I’ve been following this show for a while now and with the second season well in, I’ve started to notice the timing and skill of Andrea Anders. Anders plays Linda Zwordling, the product testing, hilarious female voice of the show. Better Off Ted actually began as an introduction to Linda’s company Veridian Dynamics so we get to see stories unfold around her as she gets to know her coworkers and working environment. Although product testing isn’t a new concept, bringing this aspect to the small screen on a weekly basis is quite new. As More >
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