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Darrin Brown (born October 28, 1970) is a Canadian 1st Assistant Director and former actor best known for his role as Dwayne Myers on the Degrassi television series. [1] [2] [3]
Brown was born in Toronto, Ontario. In 1992, Brown received a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University). Currently, Brown works predominantly in film as an assistant director.
Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian television series and the second series in the Degrassi franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. A successor but not a direct spin-off of The Kids of Degrassi Street, it debuted on CBC on 18 January 1987 and ended after three seasons on 27 February 1989. The series also debuted on PBS in the United States on 26 September 1987 and ended there on 15 April 1989. A non-union production by Hood and Schuyler's Playing With Time, Inc, Kate Taylor of WGBH Boston also served as the show's executive producer, and the series was produced in association with the United States Corporation for Public Broadcasting with participation of Telefilm Canada.
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series and the fourth series in the Degrassi franchise, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. As a direct follow-up to Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, the series centred around a new ensemble cast of students at the fictional Degrassi Community School who faced challenges such as sex, teen pregnancy, bullying, date rape, drug abuse, body image, homosexuality, domestic violence, gang violence, self-injury, suicide, abortion, and mental disorders. Various characters from the previous two series also returned as adults in recurring or guest roles.
Degrassi is a Canadian teen drama franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. Set in Toronto, Ontario, the franchise originated from a string of short films about children living on the eponymous De Grassi Street, before adopting the format of focusing on an ensemble cast attending the fictional namesake school while they confront various social issues related to adolescence. The franchise spans five main series: The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Degrassi: Next Class. Alongside the main series, the Degrassi franchise includes a variety of other media, including television movies, documentaries, books, and soundtracks.
Degrassi Talks is a Canadian non-fiction documentary television series and part of the Degrassi franchise created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. Running six episodes from February 29 to March 30, 1992, it revolved around six actors from Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High taking the role of journalists, interviewing teenagers across Canada about various topics that had been addressed in the series including abuse, substance addiction, homophobia, and teenage pregnancy. The series also included man-on-the-street interviews as well as statistics on screen. The theme song was composed by actors Stacie Mistysyn and Keith White. Coinciding with the series, companion books based on the episodes were released by Boardwalk Books, with interviews of the actors as introductions.
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Stefan Brogren is a Canadian actor, director, and producer. He is best known as Archie "Snake" Simpson in the Degrassi franchise of television shows.
Linda Schuyler, is a Canadian television producer. She is best known for being the co-creator and producer of the Degrassi teen drama franchise, which has spanned five series over four decades. She is a co-founder of Playing With Time, Inc., and of Epitome Pictures, the production companies involved with the franchise over its 40-year-long history respectively.
Tabitha is an American fantasy sitcom and a spin-off of Bewitched that aired on ABC from September 10, 1977 to January 14, 1978. The series starred Lisa Hartman in the title role as Tabitha Stephens, the witch daughter of Samantha and Darrin Stephens who was introduced on Bewitched during its second season.
John Stephen Stohn is an American-born Canadian entertainment lawyer and television producer. He is best known for his involvement with the Degrassi teen drama franchise, particularly as an executive producer on Degrassi: The Next Generation. Until 2018 he was the president of Epitome Pictures Inc., which he and his wife Linda Schuyler founded in 1992 and was sold to DHX Media in 2014. On June 7, 2019, he was installed as Chancellor of Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.
The fourth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation commenced airing in Canada on 7 September 2004, concluded on 14 February 2005 and contains twenty-two episodes. Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. This season depicts the lives of a group of high school sophomores and juniors as they deal with some of the challenges and issues teenagers face such as bullying, dysfunctional families, school shootings, mental disorders, STDs, disabilities, gambling, homosexuality, and inappropriate student-teacher relationships.
The seventh season of Degrassi: The Next Generation commenced airing in Canada on 14 January 2008, concluded on 23 June 2008, and consists of twenty-four episodes. Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. This season takes place during the winter/spring semester of the school year that began in season six and continues to depict the lives of a group of high school sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduates as they deal with some of the challenges and issues young adults face, such as rape, school violence, cancer, drug use, prostitution, sexual misconduct, racism, sexism, parenthood, HIV and relationships.
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Melinda Leanna Shankar is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring as Alli Bhandari in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2008-2015) and as Indira "Indie" Mehta in the YTV series How To Be Indie (2009-2011), for which she won several awards, including a Canadian Screen Award in 2013.
"It's Late" is the eleventh episode of the first season of Canadian teen drama series Degrassi Junior High. It aired in Canada on CBC on April 5, 1987. The episode was written by Yan Moore and directed by Kit Hood. In the episode, Christine "Spike" Nelson becomes pregnant after having sexual intercourse with Shane McKay at a party. Meanwhile, Arthur gives Yick romantic counselling when the latter is in love with a girl.
Degrassi Classic novels are a series of mass market paperback novelizations of the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High. Released by James Lorimer & Co. from 1988 to 1992, the novels sometimes adapted plots from the series, but also elaborated on plots not addressed completely on the series. The books would often center on a particular character on the show, although the novel Exit Stage Left is based on the overall series. A thirteenth book, based on the characters Arthur and Yick and written by Kathryn Ellis, remains unreleased. Lorimer reprinted several of the books at the height of Degrassi: The Next Generation's popularity in 2006.
"A New Start" is a two-part episode that serves as the premiere of the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi High. Both parts aired on CBC in Canada on November 6, 1989, and on PBS in the United States on January 13, 1990. The episode was written by Yan Moore and directed by Kit Hood.
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