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Peyton List (actress, born 1998)
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Peyton Roi List is an American actress and model. She is known for playing Emma Ross on the Disney Channel comedy series Jessie and its spinoff Bunkd, List appeared in various films and television episodes as a young child and modeled for tween magazines and companies. In 2011, she joined the cast of Jessie as Emma Ross, in 2015, she reprised the role in the spinoff series Bunkd. She starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Swap in 2016, List was born in Florida, but moved to New York City at the age of four, and grew up in the Carroll Gardens and Red Hook neighborhoods of Brooklyn. She has two brothers, Spencer and Phoenix, both are actors and models and she lives in Los Angeles, California. She attended The Carroll School for elementary school, and the New Voices School for Academic and Creative Arts for middle school and she later attended Oak Park High School in Oak Park, California, where she graduated in 2016. List is also a member of the Disney Channel Circle of Stars. List began modeling both by herself and with her brother Spencer, List was a 2011 model for Justice magazine. She has also appeared on the cover of the American Girls 2009 Back to School issue and she has appeared in over four hundred advertisements in various formats for various companies. She appeared alongside Robert Pattinson in the film Remember Me as a girl who bullies Pattinsons characters little sister, in 2010, List appeared in the Disney film The Sorcerers Apprentice, and in Lifetime Movie Networks Secrets in the Walls, alongside Jeri Ryan and Kay Panabaker. List starred in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules and Diary of a Wimpy Kid and she had a major role as Holly Hills, the crush of Greg. From 2011 to 2015, she starred as Emma Ross, the eldest of four children, on the Disney Channel series Jessie alongside Debby Ryan and her Diary of a Wimpy Kid co-star Karan Brar. On February 25,2015, it was announced that Jessie would end after its season. She performed with Ingrid Michaelson at one of Michaelsons concerts, Peyton List shares the same name with a fellow actress, Peyton List. The younger List was interviewed by Access Hollywood, saying she uses Peyton R, union SAG-AFTRAs policy avoids actors with the same name, this instance went unnoticed. They appeared in the same scene — when the older List starred on As the World Turns as Lucy Montgomery, years later, the younger List cited confusion when they stayed at the same hotel — they received daily call sheets and voicemails for each other. Peyton List at the Internet Movie Database Peyton List on Twitter
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Disney Channel
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Disney Channels programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. Disney Channel – which formerly operated as a premium service – originally marketed its programs towards families during the 1980s, most of Disney Channels original programming is aimed at kids ages 9–16, while its Disney Junior programs are targeted at children 8 years and under. As of January 2016, Disney Channel is available to approximately 93.9 million pay television households in the United States. The Disney Sunday Movie, a version of the Walt Disney anthology television series, began on the channel in 1986 concurrent with ABCs version until 1988 and NBCs The Magical World of Disney. Disney Channel Original Movies series of made for television movies started on August 23,1997 with Northern Lights supplanting the previous Disney Channel Premiere Films banner.2 million viewers. The Cheetah Girls films were also successful in terms of merchiandise. The first film in 2003 was the first made-for-TV movie musical in Disney Channels history, and had a worldwide audience of over 84 million viewers. The second movie was the most successful of the series, bringing in 8.1 million viewers in the U. S. Disney Junior – Disney Junior is a block that features shows targeted at children aged 3–9. Which debuted on February 14,2011, it airs Monday through Fridays from 8,00 a. m. –2,00 p. m. and weekends from 6,00 to 9,00 a. m. Disney Junior carries one of the few programs on Disney Channel that feature classic Disney characters as of 2013, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Other programs currently seen in this block include Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Sheriff Callies Wild West, Sofia the First, Miles from Tomorrowland, The Lion Guard and Doc McStuffins. C. Saturdays from 8, 00-11,00 p. m. and Sundays from 7, Saturday nights feature repeats of recent episodes of the channels original series or an occasional film telecast. Encores of the respective nights programs typically air between 11,00 p. m. and 2,30 a. m, Eastern/Pacific each night during that weekend. Out of This World Weekend – a weekend of shows having space themed episodes, Weekend – a weekend of shows having mystery themed episodes. This was the first special weekend, Summer Adventure Weekend – a weekend of shows with vacation themed episodes. Flash Forward Weekend – a weekend of shows related to time travel, freaky Freakend – a weekend of shows featuring paranormal themed episodes. April Fuel Week – a week of shows featuring special episodes, Weekend – a weekend of shows featuring guest stars from other Disney Channel shows, occurs mostly in April. Programming seen during Disney Nighttime included older feature films, along with original concert specials, variety specials, mystery Night – ran each Tuesday evening starting at 9,00 p. m. Eastern/Pacific from 1990 to 1993, focused on mystery films from the 1930s to the 1960s
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MarVista Entertainment
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MarVista Entertainment is an American independent film studio, based in Century City, Los Angeles, California. MarVista was founded in 2003 by Fernando and Joseph Szew as a distributor of third party programming. MVDE was launched in 2014 to handle distribution and licensing of the digital content in North America. Beginning after acquiring capital investments in 2011, the company began creating its own television. In 2016, MarVista and SpectreVision announced an agreement to co-produce four horror and thriller films over the following two years
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Under Wraps (film)
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Under Wraps is a 1997 television film, and is considered to be the first Disney Channel Original Movie by the Disney Channel. It was included by the network in its 100 Original Movies celebration from May–June 2016, three 12-year-old kids discover a mummy in the basement of a dead mans house. It comes alive due to the conjunction of the moonlight during that time of the month and they are scared of him at first, but with time discover he is friendly, if clumsy and confused. The kids name the mummy Harold, and decide he will take up residence in one kids bedroom. After paying a visit to their Halloween-obsessed friend, Bruce, they discover that if the mummy is not put back in his coffin before midnight on Halloween, the mummy will cease to exist. However, the sarcophagus is in the hands of the man, known as Mr. Kubat. Upon finding out that the mummy has escaped from the coffin, he orders his henchmen to look for the mummy and bring it back in time, on top of that, there are a few other obstacles that follow by. For one thing, Harolds unusual appearance may attract unwanted attention as Halloween night draws closer, meanwhile, they find out that Harold used to be in love with another mummy who comes alive at the end. It is currently available on iTunes and Amazon Video, under Wraps at the Internet Movie Database
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You Lucky Dog
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You Lucky Dog is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie, first aired on June 27,1998. It stars Kirk Cameron and was directed by Paul Schneider, Jack Morgan is a dog therapist, once famous for being able to read his dogs mind. Although Jack cannot read the minds of dogs, he still operates a canine mind-reading business. Mr. Mooney and his wife bring their dog to see Jack, dissatisfied with Jacks inability to read his dogs mind, Mr. Mooney, who is a friend of the city mayor, threatens to have his business closed down. After the Mooneys leave, a man named Clyde Windsor brings his dog, Lucky, to see Jack. Jack informs Windsor that Lucky is bothered by three individuals that live with him, two weeks later, the city closes down Jacks business. Simultaneously, Windsors personal driver, Calvin Bridges, informs Jack that Windsor has died, Windsors lawyer, Allison Kent, reads Windsors will to his niece and two nephews, Margaret, Lyle, and Rueben. The will reveals that the three individuals receive nothing from the estate of Windsor, who chose Lucky to inherit his money, Jack meets with Allison and is informed that he is Windsors chosen trustee for Luckys $64 million trust fund. Jack agrees to move into the mansion and become Luckys new owner, as required by the trust fund, thus forcing Lyle, Margaret and Rueben to move out. Windsors relatives meet with Mr. Phister, a lawyer who will only take the case to trial for 30 percent of the money in their uncles trust fund. Windsors relatives, who are used to living a lifestyle, instead plot to regain the mansion. One night, Jack begins acting like a dog after Lucky becomes overly excited about dog bones he had buried in the mansions backyard. Jack joins Lucky in his search for bones, and later tears up furniture with Lucky, the next day, to help Lucky get over the death of his owner, Jack and Calvin take him to a local shopping mall. At the malls pet store, Jack signs additional paperwork for Allison and also meets her daughter, Nicole, however, Allison tells her daughter that their apartment is not a suitable living environment for a puppy. In the malls food court, Lucky becomes excited at the scent of food, Jacks mind once again transforms into that of a dogs. Jack and Lucky devour leftover food on tables and inside a trash bin, after numerous failed attempts, Windsors relatives agree to Phisters expensive offer to take the case to trial and have Jack declared mentally incompetent. At the courthouse, Jack demonstrates his ability to read Luckys mind, Jack discovers through Luckys thoughts that Lyle likely poisoned his uncle. Lyle threatens the courtroom with a gun after Jack accuses him of murdering his uncle, Lucky knocks Lyle over, and he is arrested along with Margaret and Rueben
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Brink!
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Brink. is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie set in the backdrop of aggressive inline skating. On the first day of school, the Soul-Skaters and Team X-Bladz race on school grounds, Boomer, a skater for Team X-Bladz, is seriously injured during the race, while Brink and Val are both caught and suspended. Brink learns that his family is in trouble, his father Ralph has been on disability for six months. Brink goes against the wishes of Ralph and his friends and joins Team X-Bladz for $200 a week, Brink keeps this a secret from his friends and family. Brinks father gets him a job at Pup-N-Suds, a dog grooming business, brinks friends discover that he has been skating for Team X-Bladz to train for an upcoming local competition. Brinks friends feel he betrayed them and choose to ignore him upon discovering his alignment with Team X-Bladz, the Soul-Skaters and Team X-Bladz later agree to a downhill race, with Gabriella against Brink. Although Val offers his friendship to Brink in an attempt to keep him with X-Bladz and he tries to warn Brink not to go through with the race as Val has something bad planned for him and encourages him to leave X-Bladz while he still can. During the race, Val intentionally sabotages Gabriellas part of the course by tossing gravel onto the road, Gabriella wipes out big and sustains minor injuries. At this point, all of the Soul-Skaters disown Brink as their friend, they call him a sell-out, later, Ralph learns about the accident from Gabriellas mother and has a heart-to-heart talk with Brink. Brink finally confesses his reasons for joining Team X-Bladz and wanting to be a somebody from it. He admits that though he got what he wanted, it has gotten him into a mess, as he has lost his friends, Ralph reveals that although the family is in financial trouble, Brink should not be skating for money and rather for fun. Inspired by his father, Brink meets Val at the local boardwalk, Brink reveals his disgust with Val for sabotaging the race and injuring Gabriella. This leads to an argument between both boys and Brink to toss a milkshake in Vals face, Val calls Brink a coward and a traitor in itself, revealing that he did not have the nerve to finish the race and in the process has no friends. Boomer disagrees and calls Val out for who he is inside and he reveals his own friendship with Brink and why he left X-Bladz after his injury. Boomer admits that he had witnessed Val cheating in past competitions, Brink closes the argument by telling Val off that he is not a true skater for skating for money rather than fun and challenges him at the in-line skating competition. Val readily accepts his challenge and leaves with the other X-Bladz, Boomer walks away with Brink, thanking him for showing Boomer the meaning to skate for fun and will show his support for him. In the days before the competition, Brink meets his friends at the skate yard, after giving them new skates and equipment, Brink tells them of his plan to sponsor the team under the name Team Pup N Suds. They accept Brink as their friend again, as friends once again, they compete in the competition with their families support
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Halloweentown (film)
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Halloweentown is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Duwayne Dunham. It is the first installment in the Halloweentown series, and stars Kimberly J. Brown, Debbie Reynolds and her mom offers no clear explanation. Gwens mother Aggie, who is a witch, shows up for her annual Halloween visit. The children are happier to see Aggie than Gwen is, as Aggie openly encourages the children to get involved in Halloween. Unknown to Marnie, Aggie is intent on training Marnie as a witch, before heading home, Aggie reads the children a bedtime story called Halloweentown, a mystical place where witches, vampires and monsters of all sorts live in peace. Sophie points out a drawing of a witch in the book that resembles Marnie, Aggie does nothing to stop Marnie from imagining such a thing, Gwen and Aggie then get into an argument. Gwen insists Marnie will be raised as a person and not a witch. Aggie says she disagrees, but actually she is there for another reason, Gwen thinks they just moved, but Aggie says it is not that simple. Aggie desperately asks for Gwens help, but Gwen declines, when Aggie leaves to return home, Marnie and Dylan follow her. They see Aggie getting onto a bus, and sneak onto it through the back door. When they arrive in Halloweentown, Aggie does not see Marnie and Dylan getting off the bus, at the same time, Marnie and Dylan realize Sophie snuck onto the bus. They begin looking for Aggie, and are approached by Kalabar and he whistles for a cab which is driven by Benny, a skeleton with a bad sense of humor. The children find their grandmothers home, and against her better judgment and she says she will start Marnies witch training, but has to take care of the bad thing first. She shows her grandchildren what she is talking about, in her cauldron and she says she must activate Merlins talisman with a spell and potion to defeat the demon. In town, the family is introduced to Luke, a goblin who was made handsome by a shadow demon and he makes a clumsy pass at Marnie, which she turns down on the spot. Gwen arrives in Halloweentown with plans to bring her children home, Gwen cannot find another bus back to the mortal world and decides to see if the mayor can do anything to help. She is shocked to see that the mayor is Kalabar, an ex-boyfriend of hers, Kalabar briefly leaves to handle another problem, Gwen and her children see Aggie walking somewhere with Luke. Sensing Aggie might be in trouble, they follow Aggie and Luke to a movie theater
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Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film)
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Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie, starring Kirsten Storms as the eponymous heroine, and directed by Kenneth Johnson. The film was based on the book Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century written by Marilyn Sadler and Roger Bollen, the film was originally conceived as a pilot for a potential television series. The film was the first under the Disney Channel Original Movie banner to produce a sequel, Zenon, a third and final installment was also produced, Zenon, Z3. The year is 2049 and Zenon Kar is a 13-year-old girl who lives with her family on an Earth-orbiting space station, after getting into trouble with the space stations commander, Edward Plank, Zenons parents punish her by sending her to Earth to live with her Aunt Judy. On Earth, Zenon experiences trouble fitting in with other kids, likewise, Zenon considers the children at her school woefully out of touch with pop culture. Homesick, Zenon often communicates with her best friend on the station, Nebula Wade. Eventually, Zenon makes friends on Earth with two boys, Andrew and Greg, along the way the kids learn to be more accepting of one another and to look past first impressions. During her time on Earth, Zenon uncovers a plot masterminded by station bigwig Parker Wyndham to use a virus to crash the space station. When Zenon tries to warn her parents of the danger, Commander Plank, Plank believes that her story is only a ploy to get back onto the space station to attend an upcoming concert by her idol Proto Zoa and his pop-rock group Microbe. Andrew and Greg join in to help Zenon find a way to save the people on the space station, Andrew creates a computer anti-virus, but Zenon must get Andrews disk to the space station. Zenon goes to the yard, hoping to sneak onto a rocket to the space station. Proto Zoa, who is about to depart from the concert, recognizes Zenon from a Dance with Proto Zoa contest and has her, upon arrival, Commander Plank is shocked to see Zenon, but lets her stay when he becomes smitten with Aunt Judy. Plank still wont believe Zenons story, especially when Wyndham accuses her of trying to sabotage the station, Zenon manages to load Andrews anti-virus program on the stations computers in time. Wyndham is arrested with his assistant Lutz while everyone else enjoys the Microbe concert, Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century was a failed pilot for a proposed television series. It was directed by Kenneth Johnson, the film was produced by de Passe Entertainment for cable televisions Disney Channel, and executive produced by Suzanne de Passe and Suzanne Coston. Filming began in August 1998, in Vancouver, British Columbia, the rocket launch yard scenes were filmed at the Plaza of Nations. Zenon was originally slated to air on the Disney Channel in December 1998, walt Disney Home Video released it on VHS in September 2000. The film is available on iTunes and Google Play, the special edition Version on VHS has a Bonus Feature of Disney’s Travelers
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Can of Worms (film)
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Can of Worms is a science fiction comedy film and is part of the Disney Channel Original Movie lineup. Mike Pillsbury, a boy who believes that he is an alien and does not belong on Earth, uses a satellite dish one night to send a message to outer space. Two weeks earlier, Mike is telling a story to his friend Nick. In Mikes story, a war breaks out two different alien groups, resulting in a baby alien being sent to Earth to be raised as a human. Nick becomes annoyed with the story, as it represents Mikes unusual feelings that he is not meant to be on Earth, Mike is injured during a football game and sees an alien as part of a hallucination. Mike then wonders if football is the sport for him, but his father. Mike is surprised when Katelyn Sandman, a girl at school. Mikes foe, Scott Schriebner, who is a player on Mikes football team, Mike, upset about the party, abruptly leaves and sends his message to outer space later that night. A thunder strike subsequently destroys the satellite dish, the next day, an alien dog named Barnabus appears, with the ability to speak through a translating device. Barnabus explains that because of Mike, the door has been opened. Barnabus tells Mike that he represents an organization specializing in disaster relief and rights violations. Barnabus explains that time is limited, as aliens with ulterior motives are travelling through the stargate to find Mike. During a telephone conversation with Katelyn, Mike is disgusted by The Boms way of consuming food, leading Katelyn to believe that Mike is distracted, the Bom angrily leaves after Mike refuses to sue. Nick believes that Mike is going crazy after being told about the aliens, Mike accepts Barnabus offer to take him to a place where he can be alone, but first tries to make amends with Katelyn. However, The Loafer Alien arrives and prevents Mike from meeting with Katelyn, the alien proposes becoming Mikes agent, representing him throughout the galaxy and eventually having him star in a weekly television series about his life as an immigrant. Nick is stunned when multiple aliens arrive with various offers for Mike and that night, Katelyn visits Mikes house and also becomes aware of the aliens. Mike prepares to make a deal one of the aliens to be taken off the planet. Jay unexpectedly arrives and is sucked into the stargate by the Thoad, Barnabus says the Thoad will continue capturing specimens until he finds the perfect one
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The Thirteenth Year
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The Thirteenth Year is a 1999 comedy-drama Disney Channel Original Movie. It was released May 15,1999, the film was directed by Duwayne Dunham, who has directed other children and Disney movies, including Little Giants and Halloweentown. Cody Griffin is a teenager, his birth mother is a mermaid who left him on the Griffins boat when he was a baby to avoid being captured. As she left, she was spotted by Mr. Wheatly, Cody establishes himself as a quick swimmer in the town he lives in, and has a girlfriend named Sam. Hes under a lot of pressure from a big swim meet coming up and because hes failing biology, hes partnered with Jess Wheatly, after Codys 13th birthday, he begins to feel strange. As he wakes up in the morning, he turns off his alarm clock, ignoring it, Cody drinks from a milk container, which he notices is stuck to his hand, he later also drinks large amounts of water. He goes to Jess for help, who agrees to figure out whats going on with him as long as Cody teaches him to swim in return. Jess runs various tests, learning Cody can generate electricity, climb walls, talk to fish, swim extremely fast, Jess concludes that Cody is turning into a merman. Despite all the odd things happening to him, as well as the objection of his parents when they found out. He not only wins the meet and beats Sean, but breaks the speed record. Sean sees the scales and surmises Cody cheated, following him into the locker room, Cody avoids him by sticking to the ceiling, but Sean says he saw something and will find out what. Cody safely makes it out of the stadium and goes home with his parents after they find out he wasnt in his room, however, the scales are lasting longer now. Cody tries calming his parents by claiming nobody saw him change, but Jess shows up and tells them he saw everything, Sam arrives and faints at the sight of Codys scales. When she comes to, she is freaked out, Cody tells her hes still the same guy and to not be afraid. While sworn to secrecy for Codys safety, Sam is disturbed by the discovery, the next morning Cody takes a swim, and meets his mermaid mother, however, Jesss father, who is the obsessed fisherman, spots them and ends the reunion. Later that day, Cody meets Sam at the beach and she apologizes and they share a kiss. Cody then walks into the water with her, saying something he wants to show her. Codys mother appears, with Sam complimenting her beauty, however, Cody suddenly gasps in pain, writhing on the ground, he tells Sam to get his parents
