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Albania
Albania (
i/ælˈbeɪniə/ al-BAY-nee-ə, Albanian: Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Gheg Albanian: Shqipnia), officially known as the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë pronounced Albanian pronunciation: [ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾiːs]), is a country in Southern Europe. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which links the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea.
Albania is a member of the UN, NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Council of Europe, World Trade Organisation, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and one of the founding members of the Union for the Mediterranean. Albania has been a potential candidate for accession to the European Union since January 2003, and it formally applied for EU membership on 28 April 2009.
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Argentina
Argentinai/ˌɑrdʒənˈtiːnə/, officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina [reˈpuβlika aɾxenˈtina]), is a country in South America, the continent's second largest by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations.
Argentina's continental area is between the Andes mountain range in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east. It borders Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Chile to the west and south. Argentine claims over Antarctica, as well as overlapping claims made by Chile and the United Kingdom, are suspended by the Antarctic Treaty of 1961. Argentina also claims the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are administered by the United Kingdom as British Overseas Territories.
A recognised middle power, Argentina is Latin America's third-largest economy, with a "very high" rating on the Human development index. Within Latin America, Argentina has the fifth highest nominal GDP per capita and the highest in purchasing power terms. Analysts have argued that the country has a "foundation for future growth due to its market size, levels of foreign direct investment, and percentage of high-tech exports as share of total manufactured goods", and it is classed by investors as middle emerging economy. Argentina is a founding member of the United Nations, Mercosur, the Union of South American Nations, the Organization of Ibero-American States, the World Bank Group and the World Trade Organization, and is one of the G-15 and G-20 major economies.
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Australia
Australia (
/əˈstreɪljə/), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent as well as the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north; the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east.
For at least 40,000 years before European settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians, who belonged to one or more of roughly 250 language groups. After discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in subsequent decades; the continent was explored and an additional five self-governing Crown Colonies were established.
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Austria
Austria (i/ˈɒstriə/ or /ˈɔːstriə/; German: Österreich [ˈøːstɐˌʁaɪç] (
listen)), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich (help·info)), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.47 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,855 square kilometres (32,377 sq mi) and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 metres (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 metres (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speak local Austro-Bavarian dialects of German as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other local official languages are Burgenland Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene.
The origins of modern-day Austria date back to the time of the Habsburg dynasty when the vast majority of the country was a part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Austria became one of the great powers of Europe and, in response to the coronation of Napoleon I as the Emperor of the French, the Austrian Empire was officially proclaimed in 1804. In 1867, the Austrian Empire was reformed into Austria-Hungary.
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Belgium
Belgium (i/ˈbɛldʒəm/ BEL-jəm), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi), and it has a population of about 11 million people. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups, the Dutch-speakers, mostly Flemish (about 60%), and the French-speakers, mostly Walloons (about 40%), plus a small group of German-speakers. Belgium's two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. The Brussels-Capital Region, officially bilingual, is a mostly French-speaking enclave within the Flemish Region. A German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in the political history and a complex system of government.
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Brazil
Brazili/brəˈzɪl/ (Portuguese: Brasil, IPA: [bɾaˈziw]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil, listen (help·info)), is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi). It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos form part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to the rank of kingdom and the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was formed. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese colonial empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal.Independence was achieved in 1822 with the formation of the Empire of Brazil, a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system. The country became a presidential republic in 1889, when a military coup d'état proclaimed the Republic, although the bicameral legislature, now called Congress, dates back to the ratification of the first constitution in 1824. Its current Constitution, formulated in 1988, defines Brazil as a Federal Republic. The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities.
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Brunei
Bruneii/bruːˈnaɪ/, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: نڬارا بروني دارالسلام), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak, Malaysia, and it is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. It is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo, with the remainder of the island belonging to Malaysia and Indonesia. Brunei's population was 401,890 in July 2011.
The official national history claims that Brunei can trace its beginnings to the 7th century, when it was a subject state of the Srivijayan empire under the name P'o-li. It later became a vassal state of Majapahit empire before converting to Islam in the 15th century. At the peak of its empire, the sultanate had control that extended over the coastal regions of modern-day Sarawak and Sabah, the Sulu archipelago, and the islands off the northwest tip of Borneo. The thalassocracy was visited by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 and fought the Castille War in 1578 against Spain. Its empire began to decline with the forced ceding of Sarawak to James Brooke and the ceding of Sabah to the British North Borneo Chartered Company. After the loss of Limbang, Brunei finally became a British protectorate in 1888, receiving a resident in 1906. In the years after the Japanese wartime occupation during World War II, it formalised a constitution and fought an armed rebellion. Brunei regained its independence from the United Kingdom on 1 January 1984. Economic growth during the 1970s and 1990s, averaging 56% from 1999 to 2008, has transformed Brunei Darussalam into a newly industrialised country.
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Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°45′N 25°30′E / 42.75°N 25.5°E / 42.75; 25.5
Bulgariai/bʌlˈɡɛəriə/ (Bulgarian: България, IPA: [bɤ̞ɫˈɡarijɐ]), is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and the Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 14th-largest country. Its location has made it a historical crossroad for various civilisations and as such it is the home of some of the earliest metalworking, religious and other cultural artifacts in the world.
Prehistoric cultures began developing on Bulgarian lands during the Neolithic period. Its ancient history was marked by the presence of the Thracians, and later by the Greeks and Romans. The emergence of a unified Bulgarian ethnicity and state dates back to the First Bulgarian Empire, which dominated most of the Balkans and functioned as a cultural hub for Slavic peoples during the Middle Ages. With the downfall of the Second Bulgarian Empire in 1396, its territories came under Ottoman rule for nearly five hundred years. The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 resulted in the Third Bulgarian State, recognised in 1908. The following years saw several conflicts with its neighbours, which prompted Bulgaria to align with Germany in both World Wars. In 1946 it became a Communist republic with a single-party system until 1989, when the Communist Party allowed multi-party elections. After 1990 Bulgaria transitioned to democracy and a market-based economy.
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Canada
Canada ( /ˈkænədə/) is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Spanning over 9,900,000 km2 (3,800,000 sq mi), Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, and its common border with the United States is the longest land border in the world.
The land that is now Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French colonial expeditions explored, and later settled, along the region's Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy; the Canada Act 1982 severed the vestiges of legal dependence on Britain.
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Croatia
Croatia (i/kroʊˈeɪʃə/ kroh-AY-shə; Croatian: Hrvatska pronounced [xř̩ʋaːtskaː]), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska listen (help·info)), is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles) and has diverse, mostly continental and Mediterranean climates. Croatia's Adriatic Sea coast contains more than a thousand islands. The country's population is 4.29 million, most of whom are Croats, with the most common religious denomination being Roman Catholicism.
In the early 7th century the Croats arrived in area of present-day Croatia. They organised the state into two dukedoms by the 9th century. Tomislav became the first king by 925 AD, elevating Croatia to the status of a kingdom. The Kingdom of Croatia retained its sovereignty for nearly two centuries, reaching its peak during the rule of Kings Peter Krešimir IV and Dmitar Zvonimir. Croatia entered a personal union with Hungary in 1102. In 1527, faced with Ottoman conquest the Croatian Parliament elected Ferdinand I of the House of Habsburg to the Croatian throne. In 1918, after World War I, Croatia was included in the short-lived State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs that declared independence from Austria–Hungary and co-founded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. A Croatian state briefly existed during World War II as a fascist puppet state. After the war, Croatia became a founding member and a federal constituent of the Second Yugoslavia, a socialist state. In June 1991, Croatia declared independence, which came into effect on 8 October of the same year. The Croatian War of Independence was fought successfully during the four years following the declaration.
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Cyprus
Cyprusi/ˈsaɪprəs/ (Greek: Κύπρος, Kýpros, IPA: [ˈcipɾos]; Turkish: Kıbrıs, IPA: [ˈkɯbɾɯs]), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía, IPA: [cipɾiaˈci ðimokɾaˈtia]; Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti, IPA: [ˈkɯbɾɯs dʒumhuɾijeˈti]), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria, Lebanon, northwest of Israel and north of Egypt. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and the Republic of Cyprus is a member state of the European Union.
The earliest known human activity on the island dates back to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains from this period include the well-preserved Neolithic village of Khirokitia, which has been declared a World Heritage Site with an "enhanced protection" status in the event of armed conflict by UNESCO, along with the archaeological sites of Paphos and the Painted Churches of the Troodos Region. Cyprus is home to some of the oldest water wells in the world.
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic (i/ˈtʃɛk/ CHEK;Czech: Česká republika, pronounced [ˈtʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka] ( listen), short form Česko Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛskɔ]) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the north, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. Its capital and largest city, with 1.3 million inhabitants, is Prague.
It is a pluralist multi-party parliamentary representative democracy, a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group.
The Czech state, formerly known as Bohemia, was formed in the late 9th century as a small duchy around Prague, at that time under dominance of the powerful Great Moravian Empire (which reached its greatest territorial extent during the reign of Svatopluk I from the House of Mojmír). After the fall of the Empire in 907, the centre of power was transferred from Moravia to Bohemia, under the Přemyslids. During the rule of Přemyslid dukes/kings and their successors, the Luxembourgs, the country reached its greatest territorial extent (13th–14th century). Life in the country was significantly affected by the Hussite wars, during which it faced economic embargo and crusades from all over Europe. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy as one of its three principal parts alongside the Archduchy of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary. The Bohemian Revolt (1618–20) led to the further centralization of the monarchy including forced recatholization and Germanization. During radical reforms in the 18th century the Bohemian Crown was even de facto abolished (1749). In the 19th century the Czech lands became the industrial powerhouse of the monarchy and the core of the Republic of Czechoslovakia which was formed in 1918, following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire after World War I.
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Denmark
The Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Kongeriget Danmark, pronounced [ˈkɔŋəʁiːəð ˈdanmɑɡ̊] ( listen)) is a constitutional monarchy and sovereign state consisting the country of Denmark in northern Europe and two autonomous constituent countries, the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland in North America. The kingdom is a unitary state with some power being devolved from Denmark proper to Greenland and the Faroe Islands; this polity is referred to as the Danish Realm. Denmark proper is the hegemonial area, where judicial, executive, and legislative power resides. The Faroe Islands are defined to be a community of people within the kingdom, and the Greenlandic people are defined as a separate people with the right to self-determination.
Denmark is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, located southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. The country consists of a large peninsula, Jutland and many islands, most notably Zealand, Funen, Lolland, Falster and Bornholm, as well as hundreds of minor islands often referred to as the Danish Archipelago.
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Estonia
Estonia
i/ɨsˈtoʊniə/ (Estonian: Eesti), officially the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariik), is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia (343 km), and to the east by Lake Peipus and the Russian Federation (338.6 km). Across the Baltic Sea lies Sweden in the west and Finland in the north. The territory of Estonia covers 45,227 km2 (17,462 sq mi), and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. The Estonians are a Finnic people, and the official language, Estonian, is closely related to Finnish.
Estonia is a democratic parliamentary republic divided into 15 counties. The capital and largest city is Tallinn. With a population of 1.29 million, it is one of the least-populous members of the European Union, Eurozone and NATO. Estonia has the highest GDP per person among former Soviet republics. Estonia is listed as a "High-Income Economy" by the World Bank and as an "advanced economy" by the International Monetary Fund; the country is an OECD member. The United Nations lists Estonia as a developed country with a Human Development Index of "Very High". The country is also ranked highly for press freedom, economic freedom, democracy and political freedom and education.
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Finland
Coordinates: 65°N 27°E / 65°N 027°E / 65; 027
Finlandi/ˈfɪnlənd/ ( Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland (help·info)), officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.
Around 5.4 million people reside in Finland, with the majority concentrated in the southern region. It is the eighth largest country in Europe in terms of area and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. Finland is a parliamentary republic with a central government based in Helsinki and local governments in 336 municipalities, and an autonomous region of the Åland Islands. About one million residents live in the Greater Helsinki area, which consists of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa, and a third of the country's GDP is produced there. Other larger cities include Tampere, Turku, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Kuopio.
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France
France (Englishi/ˈfræns/ FRANSS or /ˈfrɑːns/ FRAHNSS; French: [fʁɑ̃s] ( listen)), officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as l’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is the largest western European country and it possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, covering 11,035,000 km2 (4,260,000 sq mi), just behind that of the United States (11,351,000 km2 / 4,383,000 sq mi).
Over the past 500 years, France has been a major power with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and around the world. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonised great parts of North America and Southeast Asia; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, France built the second largest colonial empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Caribbean and Pacific Islands.
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Germany
Germany (i/ˈdʒɜrməni/), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ( listen)), is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state and the largest economy in the European Union. It is one of the major political powers of the European continent and a technological leader in many fields.
A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, was documented before AD 100. During the Migration Period, the Germanic tribes expanded southward, and established successor kingdoms throughout much of Europe. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation while southern and western parts remained dominated by Roman Catholic denominations, with the two factions clashing in the Thirty Years' War, marking the beginning of the Catholic–Protestant divide that has characterized German society ever since. Occupied during the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of Pan-Germanism inside the German Confederation resulted in the unification of most of the German states into the German Empire in 1871 which was Prussian dominated. After the German Revolution of 1918–1919 and the subsequent military surrender in World War I, the Empire was replaced by the Weimar Republic in 1918, and partitioned in the Treaty of Versailles. Amidst the Great Depression, the Third Reich was proclaimed in 1933. The latter period was marked by Fascism and World War II. After 1945, Germany was divided by allied occupation, and evolved into two states, East Germany and West Germany. In 1990 Germany was reunified.
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Greece
Greecei/ˈɡriːs/ (Greek: Ελλάδα, Ellada, IPA: [eˈlaða] ( listen) historically in Katharevousa and Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, Hellas, IPA: [eˈlas] and [helːás] respectively), officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Elliniki Dimokratia, IPA: [eliniˈci ðimokraˈtia]), is a country in Southern Europe, politically considered part of Western Europe.Athens is the capital and the largest city in the country (its urban area also including Piraeus). The population of the country is around 11 million.
Greece has land borders with Albania, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of mainland Greece, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the 11th longest coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 mi) in length, featuring a vast number of islands (approximately 1,400, of which 227 are inhabited), including Crete, the Dodecanese, the Cyclades, and the Ionian Islands among others. Eighty percent of Greece consists of mountains, of which Mount Olympus is the highest at 2,917 m (9,570 ft).
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Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°16′42″N 114°09′32″E / 22.27833°N 114.15889°E / 22.27833; 114.15889
Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港) is one of two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is known for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour. With a land mass of 1,104 km2 (426 sq mi) and a population of seven million people, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Hong Kong's population is 95 percent ethnic Chinese and 5 percent from other groups. Hong Kong's Han Chinese majority originate mainly from the cities of Guangzhou and Taishan in the neighbouring Guangdong province.
Hong Kong became a colony of the British Empire after the First Opium War (1839–42). Originally confined to Hong Kong Island, the colony's boundaries were extended in stages to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and then the New Territories in 1898. It was occupied by Japan during the Pacific War, after which the British resumed control until 1997, when China resumed sovereignty. The region espoused minimum government intervention under the ethos of positive non-interventionism during the colonial era. The time period greatly influenced the current culture of Hong Kong, often described as "East meets West", and the educational system, which used to loosely follow the system in England until reforms implemented in 2009.
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Hungary
Hungaryi/ˈhʌŋɡəri/ (Hungarian: Magyarország [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡ] ( listen)) is a country, which is located in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The country's capital, and largest city, is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group, and is a Schengen state. The official language is Hungarian, also known as Magyar, which is part of the Finno-Ugric group and is the most widely spoken non-Indo-European language in Europe.
Following a Celt (after c. 450 BC) and a Roman (AD 9 - c. 430) period, the foundation of Hungary was laid in the late 9th century by the Hungarian prince Árpád, whose great-grandson Saint Stephen I was crowned with a crown sent by the pope from Rome in 1000 AD. The Kingdom of Hungary lasted for 946 years, and at various points was regarded as one of the cultural centres of the Western world. After about 150 years of partial Ottoman occupation (1541–1699), Hungary was integrated into the Habsburg Monarchy, and later constituted half of the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy (1867–1918).
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Iceland
Icelandi/ˈaɪslənd/ (Icelandic: Ísland, IPA: [ˈislant]) is a Nordic European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The country has a population of about 320,000 and a total area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Reykjavík, with the surrounding areas in the southwestern region of the country being home to two-thirds of the country's population. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active. The interior mainly consists of a plateau characterised by sand fields, mountains and glaciers, while many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle.
According to Landnámabók, the settlement of Iceland began in AD 874 when the chieftain Ingólfur Arnarson became the first permanent Norse settler on the island. Others had visited the island earlier and stayed over winter. Over the following centuries, Norsemen settled Iceland, bringing with them thralls (slaves) of Gaelic origin. From 1262 to 1918 Iceland was part of the Norwegian and later the Danish monarchies. Until the 20th century, the Icelandic population relied largely on fisheries and agriculture, and the country was one of the poorest and least developed in the world. Industrialisation of the fisheries and aid from the Marshall Plan brought prosperity in the years after World War II, and by the 1990s it was one of the world's wealthiest countries. In 1994, Iceland became party to the European Economic Area, which made it possible for the economy to diversify into economic and financial services.
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Indonesia
Indonesia (i/ˌɪndəˈniːʒə/ IN-də-NEE-zhə or /ˌɪndoʊˈniːziə/ IN-doh-NEE-zee-ə), officially the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia Indonesian pronunciation: [rɛpʊblɪk ɪndɔnɛsɪa]), is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 17,508 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected legislature and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indonesia is a founding member of ASEAN and a member of the G-20 major economies. The Indonesian economy is the world's 17th largest economy by nominal GDP.
The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the 7th century, when Srivijaya and then later Majapahit traded with China and India. Local rulers gradually absorbed foreign cultural, religious and political models from the early centuries CE, and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished. Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Muslim traders brought Islam, and European powers brought Christianity and fought one another to monopolize trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery. Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II. Indonesia's history has since been turbulent, with challenges posed by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a democratization process, and periods of rapid economic change.
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Israel
Coordinates: 31°N 35°E / 31°N 35°E / 31; 35
Israel, officially the State of Israel ( /ˈɪzriːəl/ or /ˈɪzreɪəl/; Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Medīnat Yisrā'el, IPA: [me̞diˈnät jisʁäˈʔe̞l] ( listen); Arabic: دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل, Dawlat Isrāʼīl, IPA: [dawlat ʔisraːˈʔiːl]), is a parliamentary republic in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank in the east, Egypt and the Gaza Strip on the southwest, and the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea to the south, and it contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel is defined as a Jewish and Democratic State in its Basic Laws and is the world's only Jewish-majority state.
Following the adoption of a resolution by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 29 November 1947 recommending the adoption and implementation of the United Nations plan to partition Palestine, on 14 May 1948 David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization and president of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, declared the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz Israel, to be known as the State of Israel, a state independent from the British Mandate for Palestine. Neighboring Arab states invaded the next day in support of the Palestinian Arabs. Israel has since fought several wars with neighboring Arab states, in the course of which it has occupied the West Bank, Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. Portions of these territories, including east Jerusalem, have been annexed by Israel, but the border with the neighboring West Bank has not yet been permanently defined.[neutrality is disputed] Israel has signed peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, but efforts to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict have so far not resulted in peace.
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Italy
Italyi/ˈɪtəli/ (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy (Italian: Repubblica italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world.
Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious centre of Western civilisation as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the decline of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Byzantines and later, the Normans, among others. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
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Japan
Japani/dʒəˈpæn/ (Japanese: 日本 Nihon or Nippon; formally 日本国 
Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, literally the State of Japan) is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with over 127 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people lived in Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan is in Chinese history texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from other nations followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, victory in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War and World War I allowed Japan to expand its empire during a period of increasing militarism. The Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937 expanded into part of World War II in 1941, which came to an end in 1945 following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since adopting its revised constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament called the Diet.
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Latvia
Latviai/ˈlætviə/ (Latvian: Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia (border length 343 km), to the south by Lithuania (588 km), to the east by the Russian Federation (276 km), to the southeast by Belarus (141 km), and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden. With 2,067,887 inhabitants and a territory of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi) it is one of the least populous and least densely populated countries of the European Union. The capital of Latvia is Riga. The official language is Latvian and the currency is called Lats (Ls). The country has a temperate seasonal climate.
The Latvians are a Baltic people, culturally related to the Lithuanians. Together with the Finno-Ugric Livs (or Livonians), the Latvians are the indigenous people of Latvia.Latvian is an Indo-European language and along with Lithuanian the only two surviving members of the Baltic branch. Indigenous minority languages are Latgalian and the nearly extinct Finno-Ugric Livonian language. In terms of geography, territory and population Latvia is the middle of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Latvia and Estonia share a long common history: historical Livonia, times of German (Teutonic Order), Polish-Lithuanian, Swedish, Russian, Nazi German and Soviet rule, 13th century Christianization and 16th century Protestant Reformation. Both countries are home to a large number of ethnic Russians (26.9% in Latvia and 25.5% in Estonia) of whom some are non-citizens. Latvia is historically predominantly Protestant, except for the region of Latgalia in the southeast which is historically predominantly Roman Catholic.
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Lithuania
Lithuania (i/ˌlɪθuːˈeɪniə/ or /ˌlɪθjuːˈeɪniə/; Lithuanian: Lietuva), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika) is a country in Northern Europe, the largest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark. It borders Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and a Russian exclave (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the southwest. Lithuania has an estimated population of 3.2 million as of 2011, and its capital and largest city is Vilnius. The Lithuanians are a Baltic people, and the official language, Lithuanian, is one of only two living languages (together with Latvian) in the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.
For centuries, the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea was inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s the Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, who was crowned as King of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the first Lithuanian state, on 6 July 1253. During the 14th century, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the largest country in Europe: present-day Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were territories of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. With the Lublin Union of 1569, Lithuania and Poland formed a voluntary two-state union, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Commonwealth lasted more than two centuries, until neighboring countries systematically dismantled it from 1772 to 1795, with the Russian Empire annexing most of Lithuania's territory.
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Malaysia
Malaysia (i/məˈleɪʒə/ mə-LAY-zhə or i/məˈleɪsiə/ mə-LAY-see-ə) is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 329,847 square kilometres (127,350 sq mi) separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo. Land borders are shared with Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei, and maritime borders exist with Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. In 2010 the population exceeded 27.5 million, with over 20 million living on the Peninsula.
Malaysia has its origins in the Malay Kingdoms present in the area which, from the 18th century, became subject to the British Empire. The first British territories were known as the Straits Settlements, whose establishment was followed by the Malay kingdoms becoming British protectorates. The territories on Peninsular Malaysia were first unified as the Malayan Union in 1946. Malaya was restructured as the Federation of Malaya in 1948, and achieved independence on 31 August 1957. Malaya united with Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore on 16 September 1963, with si being added to give the new country the name Malaysia. However, less than two years later in 1965, Singapore was expelled from the federation. Since independence, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with GDP growing an average 6.5% for almost 50 years. The economy has traditionally been fuelled by its natural resources, but is expanding in the sectors of science, tourism, commerce and medical tourism.
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Malta
Maltai/ˈmɒltə/, officially known as the Republic of Malta (Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, 80 km (50 mi) south of Sicily, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya, with Gibraltar 1,755 km (1,091 mi) to the west and Alexandria 1,508 km (937 mi) to the east. Malta covers just over 316 km2 (122 sq mi) in land area, making it one of the world's smallest states. It is also one of the most densely populated countries worldwide. The de facto capital city of Malta is Valletta; the largest town, Birkirkara. The main island comprises many towns, which together form one Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) with a population of 368,250 according to Eurostat. The country has two official languages, Maltese (constitutionally the national language) and English.
Throughout history, Malta's location has given it great strategic importance, and a succession of powers including the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Habsburg Spain, Knights of St John, French and the British ruled the islands. Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 and became a republic in 1974, whilst retaining membership in the Commonwealth of Nations. Malta was admitted to the United Nations in 1964 and to the European Union in 2004. Malta is also party to the Schengen Agreement and in 2008 it became part of the eurozone.
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Mauritius
Coordinates: 20°12′S 57°30′E / 20.2°S 57.5°E / -20.2; 57.5
Mauritiusi/məˈrɪʃəs/ (Mauritian Creole: Moris; French: Maurice, pronounced: [mɔˈʁis]), officially the Republic of Mauritius (Mauritian Creole: Republik Moris; French: République de Maurice) is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 870 kilometres (540 mi) east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues, Tromelin and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius Island is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion 170 km (110 mi) to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 570 km (350 mi) to the east. The area of Mauritius is 2040 km2; its capital city is Port Louis.
The United Kingdom took control of the islands in 1810, from France during the Napoleonic Wars, and Mauritius became independent from the UK in 1968. It is a parliamentary republic and is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the African Union, La Francophonie and the Commonwealth of Nations.
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Mexico
Mexico (i/ˈmɛksɨkoʊ/; Spanish: México, IPA: [ˈmexiko] ( listen)), officially the United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos (help·info)), is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States of America; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost two million square kilometres (over 760,000 sq mi), Mexico is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the thirteenth largest independent nation in the world. With an estimated population of over 113 million, it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country. Mexico is a federation comprising thirty-one states and a Federal District, the capital city.
In Pre-Columbian Mexico many cultures matured into advanced civilizations such as the Olmec, the Toltec, the Teotihuacan, the Zapotec, the Maya and the Aztec before the first contact with Europeans. In 1521, Spain conquered and colonized the territory from its base in México-Tenochtitlan, which was administered as the Viceroyalty of New Spain. This territory would eventually become Mexico as the colony's independence was recognized in 1821. The post-independence period was characterized by economic instability, the Mexican-American War and territorial cession to the United States, a civil war, two empires and a domestic dictatorship. The latter led to the Mexican Revolution in 1910, which culminated with the promulgation of the 1917 Constitution and the emergence of the country's current political system. Elections held in July 2000 marked the first time that an opposition party won the presidency from the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands (i/ˈnɛðərləndz/; Dutch: Nederland [ˈneːdə(r)lɑnt] or [ˈneɪ̯də(r)lɑnt] (
listen); West Frisian: Nederlân; Papiamento: Hulanda) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with some islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. It is a parliamentary democracy organised as a unitary state. The country capital is Amsterdam and the seat of government is The Hague. The Netherlands in its entirety is often referred to as Holland, although North and South Holland are actually only two of its twelve provinces (a case of pars pro toto; see terminology of "the Netherlands").
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses ‒ that of the North and South Islands ‒ as well as numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans.
During its long isolation, New Zealand developed a distinctive biodiversity of both animal and plant life. Most notable are the large number of unique bird species, many of which became extinct after the arrival of humans and introduced mammals. With a mild maritime climate, the land was mostly covered in forest. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions caused by the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates clashing beneath the earth's surface.
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NHK
NHK (日本放送協会, nippon housou kyoukai; official English name: Japan Broadcasting Corporation) is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.
NHK operates two terrestrial television services (NHK General TV and NHK Educational TV), two satellite television services (NHK BS-1 and NHK BS Premium, both now high-definition television services), and three radio networks (NHK Radio 1, NHK Radio 2, and NHK FM).
NHK also provides an international broadcasting service, known as NHK World. NHK World is composed of NHK World TV, NHK World Premium, and the shortwave radio service NHK World Radio Japan. World Radio Japan also makes some of its programs available on the internet.
Until the 1940s, NHK was a national radio broadcasting monopoly.
On 22 March 1925, one and a half years after the Great Kantō earthquake, Radio Japan produced the first radio broadcast in the country, transmitting from Atago Hill just north of the Tokugawa Tombs in Shiba Park. The first programme included Beethoven, classical Japanese music, and a play by Ōyō. In the same year, there were also broadcasts from Ōsaka and Nagoya.
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Norway
Norwayi/ˈnɔrweɪ/ (Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål) or Noreg (Nynorsk)), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and the subantarctic Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of about 5 million. It is the second least densely populated country in Europe. The majority of the country shares a border to the east with Sweden; its northernmost region is bordered by Finland to the south and Russia to the east; in its south Norway borders the Skagerrak Strait across from Denmark. The capital city of Norway is Oslo. Norway's extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea, is home to its famous fjords.
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Pakistan
Pakistan (i/ˈpækɨstæn/ or i/pɑːkiˈstɑːn/; Urdu: پاکستان) (Urdu pronunciation: [paːkɪˈst̪aːn] ( listen)), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان), is a sovereign country in South Asia. It sits at the crossroads of the strategically important regions of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west and north, Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast. It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north, and it shares a marine border with Oman.
The territory of modern Pakistan was the site of several ancient cultures, including the Neolithic Mehrgarh and the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilisation, and has undergone invasions or settlements by Hindu, Persian, Indo-Greek, Islamic, Turco-Mongol, Afghan and Sikh cultures. Thus the area has been ruled by numerous empires and dynasties, including the Indian Mauryan Empire, the Persian Achaemenid Empire, the Arab Umayyad Caliphate, the Mongol Empire, the Mughal Empire, the Durrani Empire, the Sikh Empire and the British Empire. As a result of the Pakistan Movement led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and India's struggle for independence, Pakistan was created in 1947 as an independent nation for Muslims from the regions in the east and west of India where there was a Muslim majority. Initially a dominion, Pakistan adopted a new constitution in 1956, becoming an Islamic republic. A civil war in 1971 resulted in the secession of East Pakistan as the new country of Bangladesh.
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Philippines
The Philippinesi/ˈfɪlɨpiːnz/ FI-lə-peenz (Filipino: Pilipinas [ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs]), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas) is a sovereign country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam. The Sulu Sea to the southwest lies between the country and the island of Borneo, and to the south the Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia. It is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea. Its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and its tropical climate make the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons but have also endowed the country with natural resources and made it one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world. An archipelago comprising 7,107 islands, the Philippines is categorized broadly into three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Its capital city is Manila.
With an estimated population of about 98 million people, the Philippines is the 7th most populated Asian country and the 12th most populated country in the world. An additional 12.5 million Filipinos live overseas. Multiple ethnicities and cultures are found throughout the islands. In prehistoric times, Negritos were some of the archipelago's earliest inhabitants. They were followed by successive waves of Austronesian peoples who brought with them influences from Malay, Hindu, and Islamic societies. Trade introduced Chinese cultural influences which remain to this day.
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Poland
Polandi/ˈpoʊlənd/ (Polish: Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska; Kashubian: Pòlskô Repùblika; Silesian: Polsko Republika), is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres (120,726 sq mi), making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world and the sixth most populous member of the European Union, being its most populous post-communist member. Poland is a unitary state made up of 16 voivodeships. Poland is a member of the European Union, NATO, the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), European Economic Area, International Energy Agency, Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, International Atomic Energy Agency, G6, Council of the Baltic Sea States, Visegrád Group, Weimar Triangle and Schengen Agreement.
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Portugal
Portugali/ˈpɔrtʃʉɡəl/ (Portuguese: Portugal, IPA: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula . Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are part of Portugal. The country is named after its second largest city, Porto, whose Latin name was Portus Cale.
The land within the borders of the current Portuguese Republic has been continuously settled since prehistoric times: occupied by Celts like the Gallaeci and the Lusitanians, integrated into the Roman Republic and later settled by Germanic peoples such as the Suebi, Swabians, Vandals and the Visigoths. In the 8th century most of the Iberian Peninsula was conquered by Moorish invaders professing Islam, which were later expelled by the Knights Templar under the Order of Christ. During the Christian Reconquista, Portugal established itself as an independent kingdom from León in 1139, claiming to be the oldest European nation state.
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Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (/ˌpɔrtə ˈriːkoʊ/ or /ˌpwɛərtə ˈriːkoʊ/), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, [esˈtaðo ˈlibɾe asoˈsjaðo ðe ˈpweɾto ˈriko]—literally, "Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"), is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
Puerto Rico (Spanish for "rich port") comprises an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands, the largest of which are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest by land area of the Greater Antilles. However, it ranks third in population amongst that group of four islands, which also include Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Jamaica. Due to its location, Puerto Rico enjoys a tropical climate and also experiences the Atlantic hurricane season.
Originally populated for centuries by indigenous aboriginal peoples known as Taínos, the island was claimed by Christopher Columbus for Spain during his second voyage to the Americas on November 19, 1493. Under Spanish rule, the island was colonized and the indigenous population was forced into slavery and nearly wiped out due to, among other things, European infectious diseases. The remaining population was emancipated by King Charles I in 1520. Spain possessed Puerto Rico for over 400 years, despite attempts at capture of the island by the French, Dutch, and British. The Spanish Crown, in an attempt to keep Puerto Rico from gaining its independence, revived the Royal Decree of Graces of 1815. The decree was printed in three languages — Spanish, English and French — and it fostered the immigration of hundreds of non-Spanish European families.
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Republic of Ireland
Ireland (/ˈaɪərlənd/ or /ˈɑrlənd/; Irish: Éire, pronounced [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen)) is a sovereign state in Europe occupying about five-sixths of the island of Ireland. Its capital is Dublin. The population of the state was 4.59 million in 2011. It is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy, with an elected president serving as head of state. In the 1937 constitution, the name of the state is given as simply "Ireland". The Constitution of Ireland (Article 4) and the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 provides that the "Republic of Ireland" (Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann) is "the description of the state".
Ireland is a member of the European Union, the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the World Trade Organisation and the United Nations. A developed country with the seventh highest Human Development Index, Ireland is also highly ranked for press freedom, economic freedom and democracy and political freedom.
The modern Irish state was established in 1922 as the Irish Free State, a dominion within the British Empire, following the Anglo-Irish Treaty which brought an end to the Irish War of Independence. The partition of Ireland had already been provided for in previous British legislation in 1921 in response to opposition to Irish Home Rule or independence by Unionists, who formed a majority in the north-eastern part of the country. Six of the nine counties in the northern province of Ulster were established under that legislation as Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, with which the Irish state shares its only land border. The state is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south east, and the Irish Sea to the east.
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Russia
Russiai/ˈrʌʃə/ or /ˈrʊʃə/ (Russian: Россия, tr. Rossiya; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə] ( listen)), also officially known as the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация, tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə] ( listen)), is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk, and the US state of Alaska by the Bering Strait. At 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. Russia is also the eighth most populous nation with 143 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning nine time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources and is the largest producer of oil and natural gas globally. Russia has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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San Francisco
San Francisco (/ˌsæn frənˈsɪskoʊ/), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.6 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland. The only consolidated city-county in California, it encompasses a land area of about 46.9 square miles (121 km2) on the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, giving it a density of about 17,179 people per square mile (6,632 people per km2). It is the most densely settled large city (population greater than 200,000) in the state of California and the second-most densely populated large city in the United States after New York City. San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 13th most populous city in the United States, with a population of 805,235 as of the 2010 Census. The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metropolitan area has a population of 4,335,391.
In 1776, colonists from Spain established a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for Francis of Assisi a few miles away. The California Gold Rush of 1849 propelled the city into a period of rapid growth, increasing the population in one year from 1,000 to 25,000, and thus transforming it into the largest city on the West Coast at the time. After three-quarters of the city was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire, San Francisco was quickly rebuilt, hosting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition nine years later. During World War II, San Francisco was the port of embarkation for service members shipping out to the Pacific Theater. After the war, the confluence of returning servicemen, massive immigration, liberalizing attitudes, and other factors led to the Summer of Love and the gay rights movement, cementing San Francisco as a center of liberal activism in the United States.
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia (i/ˌsaʊdi əˈreɪbi.ə/ or i/ˌsɔːdiː əˈreɪbi.ə/; Arabic: السعودية as-Su‘ūdīyah[citation needed] or incorrectly as-Sa‘ūdīyah, officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: المملكة العربية السعودية al-Mamlakah al-‘Arabīyah as-Su‘ūdīyah Arabic pronunciation (help·info)), is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab world, after Algeria. It is bordered by Jordan, and Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south. The Red Sea lies to its west, and the Persian Gulf lies to the east. Saudi Arabia has an area of approximately 2,250,000 km2 (870,000 sq mi), and it has an estimated population of 27 million, of which 9 million are registered foreign expatriates and an estimated 2 million are illegal immigrants. Saudi nationals comprise an estimated 16 million people.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded by Abdul-Aziz bin Saud (known for most of his career as Ibn Saud) in 1932, although the conquests which eventually led to the creation of the Kingdom began in 1902 when he captured Riyadh, the ancestral home of his family, the House of Saud, referred to in Arabic as the Al Saud. The Saudi Arabian government, which has been an absolute monarchy since its inception, refers to its system of government as being Islamic, though this is contested by many due to its strong basis in Salafism, a minority school of thought in Islam. The kingdom is sometimes called "The Land of the Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Al-Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca), and Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (in Medina), the two holiest places in Islam.
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Serbia
Serbiai/ˈsɜrbiə/, officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Република Србија / Republika Srbija, pronounced [rɛpǔblika sř̩bija]), is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans. Serbia borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; the Republic of Macedonia to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the west; additionally, it borders Albania through Kosovo, whose status as part of Serbia is disputed. Serbia covers an area of 88,361 km2 and has a population of just over 7.1 million, while the capital and largest city is Belgrade.
The arrival of the Serbs to the Balkans in the 7th century, established several states, eventually forming the Serbian Empire in the 14th century. By the 16th century, Serbia was conquered and occupied by the Ottoman Empire, at times interrupted by the Habsburgs. In the early 19th century the Serbian revolution re-established the country as the region's first constitutional monarchy, which subsequently expanded its territory and pioneered the abolition of feudalism in the Balkans. The former Habsburg crownland of Vojvodina united with Serbia in 1918. Following World War I, Serbia formed Yugoslavia with other South Slavic peoples which existed in several forms up until 2006, when the National Assembly of Serbia declared independence and the legal succession to the former State Union. In February 2008 the parliament of UNMIK-governed Kosovo, Serbia's southern province, declared independence, with mixed responses from international governments.
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Singapore
Singapore (i/ˈsɪŋəpɔər/ SI-ngə-pohr), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to its south. Singapore is highly urbanised but almost half of the country is covered by greenery. More land is being created for development through land reclamation.
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Slovakia
The Slovak Republic (short form: Slovakiai/sloʊˈvɑːkiə/ or /sləˈvækiə/; Slovak: Slovensko (help·info), long form Slovenská republika (help·info)) is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi). Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is the capital, Bratislava, and the second largest is Košice. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, United Nations, OECD and WTO among others. The official language is Slovak, a member of the Slavic language family.
The Slavs arrived in the territory of present day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries during the migration period. In the course of history, various parts of today's Slovakia belonged to Samo's Empire (the first known political unit of Slavs), Principality of Nitra (as independent polity, as part of Great Moravia and as part of Hungarian Kingdom), Great Moravia, Kingdom of Hungary, the Austro-Hungarian Empire or Habsburg Empire, and Czechoslovakia. A separate Slovak state briefly existed during World War II, during which Slovakia was a dependency of Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1944. From 1945 Slovakia once again became a part of Czechoslovakia. The present-day Slovakia became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
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Slovenia
Slovenia (i/sloʊˈviːniə/ sloh-VEE-nee-ə, Slovene: Slovenija), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija, [reˈpublika sloˈveːnija]) is a Slavic nation state, situated in South-Central Europe, at the crossroad of main European cultural and trade routes. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Croatia to the south and southeast, and Hungary to the northeast. It covers 20,273 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.05 million. It is a parliamentary republic, member of the European Union and NATO. Relative to its geography, history, economy, culture, and language, it is a very diverse country distinguished by a transitional character. It is characterised by a high economic and social level. Its capital and largest city is Ljubljana.
The territory of Slovenia is mainly hilly or mountainous and has an exceptionally high landscape and biological diversity and a mosaic structure, which are a result of natural attributes and the long-lasting presence of humans. Four major European geographic units interweave here: the Alps, the Dinaric Alps, the Mediterranean, with a small portion of coastline along the Adriatic Sea, and the Pannonian Plain. The climate is temperate and significantly influenced by the variety of territory, with a strong interaction of the continental climate, the sub-Mediterranean climate and Alpine climate across most of the country. The country is one of the water-richest in Europe, with a dense river network, a rich aquifer system, and significant karstic underground watercourses. Over half of the territory is covered by forest.
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South Africa
Coordinates: 30°S 25°E / 30°S 25°E / -30; 25
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It is divided into nine provinces and has 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline. To the north of the country lie the neighbouring territories of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an enclave surrounded by South African territory.
South Africa is multi-ethnic and has diverse cultures and languages. Eleven official languages are recognised in the constitution. Two of these languages are of European origin: South African English and Afrikaans, a language which originated mainly from Dutch that is spoken by the majority of white and Coloured South Africans. Though English is commonly used in public and commercial life, it is only the fifth most-spoken home language. All ethnic and language groups have political representation in the country's constitutional democracy comprising a parliamentary republic; unlike most parliamentary republics, the positions of head of state and head of government are merged in a parliament-dependent President.
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South Korea
South Korea ( listen), officially the Republic of Korea (Hangul: 대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk listen), is a sovereign state in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The name "Korea" is derived from Goryeo, a dynasty which ruled in the Middle Ages (an initial "G" in Korean is pronounced like an English "K").
Its neighbors are China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the Korea Strait to the south. South Korea lies in the north temperate zone with a predominantly mountainous terrain. It covers a total area of 99,392 square kilometers and has a population of almost 50 million. The capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of 9,794,304.
Archaeological findings show that the Korean Peninsula was occupied by the Lower Paleolithic period.Korean history begins with the founding of Gojoseon in 2333 BC by the legendary Dan-gun. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea under Silla 668 AD, Korea went through the Goryeo Dynasty and Joseon Dynasty as one nation until the end of the Korean Empire in 1910, when it was annexed by Japan. After liberation and occupation by Soviet and U.S. forces at the end of World War II, the nation was divided into North and South Korea. The latter was established in 1948 as a democracy, though political turmoil and times of military rule and martial law characterized much of the period until the foundation of the Sixth Republic in 1987.
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Spain
Spain (i/ˈspeɪn/ SPAYN; Spanish: España, pronounced: [esˈpaɲa] ( listen)), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a sovereign state and a member of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north and north east by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.
Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco. Furthermore, the town of Llívia is a Spanish exclave situated inside French territory. With an area of 504,030 square kilometres (194,610 sq mi), it is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union after France, and the fourth largest country in Europe after Russia, Ukraine and France.
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Sweden
Sweden (i/ˈswiːdən/ SWEE-dən; Swedish: Sverige [ˈsværjɛ] ( listen)), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige (help·info)), is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland, and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Øresund.
At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the third largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of about 9.4 million. Sweden has a low population density of 21 inhabitants per square kilometre (54 /sq mi) with the population mostly concentrated to the southern half of the country. About 85% of the population live in urban areas. Sweden's capital city is Stockholm, which is also the largest city.
Sweden emerged as an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century, the country expanded its territories to form the Swedish Empire. The empire grew to be one of the great powers of Europe in the 17th and early 18th century. Most of the conquered territories outside the Scandinavian Peninsula were lost during the 18th and 19th centuries. The eastern half of Sweden, present-day Finland, was lost to Russia in 1809. The last war in which Sweden was directly involved was in 1814, when Sweden by military means forced Norway into a personal union. Since then, Sweden has been at peace, practicing "non-participation in military alliances during peacetime and neutrality during wartime". However, Sweden has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1995 and is a member of the OECD.
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Switzerland
Switzerland (German: die Schweiz[ˈʃvaɪts]; French: Suisse [sɥis(ə)]; Italian: Svizzera [ˈzvit͡sːɛra]; Romansh: Svizra [ˈʒviːtsrɐ] or [ˈʒviːtsʁːɐ]), in its full name the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in western Europe, where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8 million people is concentrated mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are the two global cities and economic centres of Zurich and Geneva.
The Swiss Confederation has a long history of armed neutrality—it has not been in a state of war internationally since 1815—and did not join the United Nations until 2002. It pursues, however, an active foreign policy and is frequently involved in peace-building processes around the world. Switzerland is also the birthplace of the Red Cross and home to a large number of international organizations, including the second largest UN office. On the European level, it is a founding member of the European Free Trade Association and is part of the Schengen Area – although it is notably not a member of the European Union, nor the European Economic Area.
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Taiwan
Taiwan (i/ˌtaɪˈwɑːn/ TY-WAHN; Chinese: 臺灣 or 台灣; pinyin: Táiwān; see below), officially the Republic of China (ROC; Chinese: 中華民國; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó), is a state in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China now governs the island of Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa), which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands. Neighboring states include the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east and northeast, and the Philippines to the south. Taipei is the capital city and economic and cultural centre of the country, and New Taipei is the most populous city.
The earliest evidence of inhabitation of Taiwan dates back to the late Paleolithic era. The island of Taiwan was mainly inhabited by Taiwanese aborigines before being colonized in the 17th century by the Dutch and the Spanish Empire. The first Han Chinese polity on Taiwan began when Koxinga's troops defeated Dutch forces and established the Kingdom of Tungning. The island was subsequently ruled by the Qing Dynasty after the kingdom's defeat in the Battle of Penghu in 1683, a period that lasted for over 200 years. Following Japan's victory over the Qing Dynasty in the first Sino-Japanese war, Taiwan was ceded to Japan under the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895.
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Thailand
Thailand ( /ˈtaɪlænd/ TY-land or /ˈtaɪlənd/;Thai: ประเทศไทย, RTGS: Prathet Thai), officially the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย, RTGS: Ratcha Anachak Thai; IPA: [râːt.tɕʰā ʔāːnāːtɕàk tʰāj] ( listen)), formerly known as Siam (Thai: สยาม; RTGS: Sayam), is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea to the southwest.
The country is a constitutional monarchy, headed by King Rama IX, the ninth king of the House of Chakri, who, having reigned since 1946, is the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history. The king of Thailand is titled Head of State, Head of the Armed Forces, the Upholder of the Buddhist religion, and the Defender of all Faiths.
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Turkey
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (help·info)), is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia (mostly in the Anatolian peninsula) and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea and Cyprus are to the south; the Aegean Sea is to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north. The Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles (which together form the Turkish Straits) demarcate the boundary between East Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia.
Turkey is one of the six independent Turkic states. The vast majority of the population are Muslims. The country's official language is Turkish, whereas Kurdish and Zazaki languages are spoken by Kurds and Zazas, who constitute 18% of the population.
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TV3 Ireland
TV3 is a free-to-air commercial television network in Ireland. Launched on 20 September 1998 it was Ireland's first commercial broadcaster. The channel is operated by TV3 Group owned by Tullamore Beta Limited a subsidiary of Doughty Hanson & Co. TV3 competes with the Irish national broadcaster's RTÉ ONE for the title of Ireland's most watched television channel.
The TV3 Group was established in January 2009. The network operates TV3 and its sister channel 3e and its online service tv3.ie. The networks studios is located at Ballymount, Dublin. TV3 was initially the first channel from the network launched in 1998. The network expanded in 2008 when TV3 purchased rival channel Channel 6 and rebranded the channel in January 2009 as 3e. In November 2008, tv3.ie website was rebranded, with the intention to develop it into an entertainment portal. Catch up facilities, as well as exclusive content is available for TV3 programming as are news, weather, sport and entertainment updates. In October 2011, 3Player a video-on-demand service was launched.
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Ukraine
Ukraine (i/juːˈkreɪn/ yew-KRAYN; Ukrainian: Україна, transliterated: Ukrayina, [ukrɑˈjinɑ]; Russian: Украина; Crimean Tatar: Ukraina) is a country in Central and Eastern Europe. Ukraine borders the Russian Federation to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after the Russian Federation.
According to a popular and well established theory, the medieval state of Kievan Rus was established by the Varangians in the 9th century as the first historically recorded East Slavic state which emerged as a powerful nation in the Middle Ages until it disintegrated in the 12th century. By the middle of the 14th century, Ukrainian territories were under the rule of three external powers—the Golden Horde, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Kingdom of Poland. After the Great Northern War (1700–1721) Ukraine was divided between a number of regional powers and, by the 19th century, the largest part of Ukraine was integrated into the Russian Empire with the rest under Austro-Hungarian control. A chaotic period of incessant warfare ensued, with several internationally recognized attempts at independence from 1917 to 1921, following World War I and the Russian Civil War. Ukraine emerged from its own civil war, and on December 30, 1922 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic became one of the founding republics of the Soviet Union. The Ukrainian SSR's territory was enlarged westward during the civil war shortly before, and after World War II, and further south in 1954 with the Crimea transfer. In 1945, the Ukrainian SSR became one of the founding members of the United Nations.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies. The United Kingdom has fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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Vietnam
Vietnam ( listen), formally the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam; listen), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. With an estimated 91.5 million inhabitants as of 2012, it is the world's 13th-most-populous country, and the eighth-most-populous Asian country. The name Vietnam translates as "South Viet", and was officially adopted in 1945. The country is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east.
The Vietnamese became independent from Imperial China in 938 AD, following the Battle of Bạch Đằng River. Successive Vietnamese royal dynasties flourished as the nation expanded geographically and politically into Southeast Asia, until the Indochina Peninsula was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century. The First Indochina War eventually led to the expulsion of the French in 1954, leaving Vietnam divided politically into two states, North and South Vietnam. Conflict between the two sides intensified, with heavy foreign intervention, during the Vietnam War, which ended with a North Vietnamese victory in 1975.
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Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer. As of 2009, Spelling's eponymous production company Spelling Television holds the record as the most prolific television writer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits.Forbes ranked him the 11th top-earning dead celebrity in 2009.
Spelling was born in Dallas, to Pearl (née Wald) and David Spelling (originally Spurling), a tailor, who were Jewish immigrants from Russia and Poland, respectively. Spelling had a brother, Daniel Spelling (died 2009), who lived in San Francisco, and who appeared on daughter Tori Spelling's television show Tori And Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood.[citation needed]
At the age of 8, Spelling lost the use of his legs psychosomatically, due to trauma caused by constant bullying from his schoolmates, and was confined to bed for a year. During this time, he read a vast number of books, which stimulated his imagination.[citation needed]
Spelling attended Forest Avenue High School, during WWII he served in the United States Armed Forces, and later attended Southern Methodist University, graduating in 1949, where he was a cheerleader. He married actress Carolyn Jones in 1953, and they moved to California. They divorced in 1964. With his second wife, Candy Gene (née Marer), whom he married in 1968, he had two children, Randy Spelling and Tori Spelling.
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Alex Black
Alexander Anthony ″Alex″ Black (born April 20, 1989) is an American television and motion picture actor. Black was born in Redwood City, California. He has appeared in several popular movies, as well as minor role on Charmed. He mostly recently portrayed Seth Powers in Nickelodeon's hit series, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. He is also seen on a commercial of Wal-Mart for the PlayStation 3 and Ocean's Thirteen.
His older brother, Tony Black, is also an actor.
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Alison Schapker
Alison Schapker is an American television writer and producer.
She was a staff writer on the hit ABC series Alias and wrote several of its episodes along with her writing partner, Monica Owusu-Breen. She has also worked on the shows: Charmed, Lost, Brothers & Sisters, and currently Fringe.
The Lost writing staff, including Schapker, were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons.
In 2003, Schapker joined the espionage-action series Alias in its third season as an executive story editor and writer. At the beginning of season four, she was promoted to producer, and by the final season, she had been named supervising producer. During her three-season span, Schapker co-wrote twelve episodes total. The installments are as follows:
In 2006, Schapker was brought on to develop the first season of the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters as a writer and supervising producer. She then went on to become co-executive producer at the start of season two, and then held the position of executive producer throughout seasons three and four. At the conclusion of the fourth season, Schapker left the show. Episodes she co-wrote are as follows:
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Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and former singer, known for her childhood role as Samantha Micelli in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and an eight-year stint as Phoebe Halliwell on the series Charmed. She was also a series regular on the original Melrose Place portraying the role of Jennifer Mancini. Milano has a female sports apparel line, Touch.
Alyssa Milano is the daughter of Lin, a fashion designer and talent manager, and Thomas M. Milano, a film music editor. Milano was born in Brooklyn and grew up on Staten Island. She has a younger brother, Cory (born in 1982), who is also an actor. In a 2003 interview, Milano recalled having had a good childhood, having grown up in a "loving, true family."
Milano is a cousin to actors Eric Lloyd and Emily Ann Lloyd.
Milano began her career at age eight after winning a role in an open audition for a national tour of Annie. She was one of the four picked out of an audition with over 1,500 girls. She appeared in television commercials and off-Broadway productions.
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Ana Ortiz
Ana Ortiz (born January 25, 1971) is an American actress and singer. She is a native of Manhattan, but was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a regular cast-member on the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty, in which she plays the title character's older sister, Hilda Suarez. The role earned her the ALMA Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2007.
Ortiz was born in Manhattan and is the daughter of Angel L. Ortiz, a former Philadelphia City Council member of Puerto Rican descent, and an Irish American mother.
As a child, Ortiz originally dreamed of becoming a ballerina, and she studied ballet for eight years, until the pain of dancing en pointe forced her to pursue a different artistic discipline.
Switching to singing, Ortiz attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City and later the University of the Arts in Philadelphia before making her professional stage debut in a regional theater production of Dangerous Liaisons. Her additional stage credits include portraying Chrissy in a European touring production of Hair, regional theater productions such as Dog Lady and the Cuban Swimmer and in the South Coast Repertory Theater's production of References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot.
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Austria
Austria (i/ˈɒstriə/ or /ˈɔːstriə/; German: Österreich [ˈøːstɐˌʁaɪç] ( listen)), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich (help·info)), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.47 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,855 square kilometres (32,377 sq mi) and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 metres (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 metres (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speak local Austro-Bavarian dialects of German as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other local official languages are Burgenland Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene.
The origins of modern-day Austria date back to the time of the Habsburg dynasty when the vast majority of the country was a part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Austria became one of the great powers of Europe and, in response to the coronation of Napoleon I as the Emperor of the French, the Austrian Empire was officially proclaimed in 1804. In 1867, the Austrian Empire was reformed into Austria-Hungary.
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Beatrice Rosen
Beatrice Rosen (born November 29, 1984, also credited as Béatrice Rosen and Béatrice Rosenblatt) is a French actress.
She was born in New York City in the United States, although raised in Paris where she started acting at the age of 10.
In 2004 she took her career to an international level; working in films and television in the US, and in the UK in 2008. She appeared in the 2009 film 2012 as Tamara.
She played a role in the eighth season of the WB series Charmed as innocent Maya Holmes as Piper Halliwell's first new identity. She appeared in the fourth season of the WB series Smallville as Dawn Stiles, a girl who wanted desperately to be prom queen. She also portrayed Gabrielle la Claire, daughter of the French ambassador in the 2004 film Chasing Liberty, and Natascha in The Dark Knight opposite Christian Bale. She appeared in Sharpe's Peril, the latest installment of the popular Sharpe series, starring opposite Sean Bean in 2008.
Rosen will appear in David E. Kelley's upcoming legal drama Harry's Law, which is expected to air on NBC during the 2010-11 television season.
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Brad Kern
Brad Kern is a distinguished television producer and writer best known recently for his work as head writer and executive producer on the hit supernatural drama Charmed, which he was showrunner on for all eight seasons. Before that, he was showrunner and executive producer of the award winning Fox series New York Undercover, and his previous credits include Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., and Hill Street Blues. He began in television as a staff writer on Remington Steele in 1985. He is currently one of the executive producers of the Fox action adventure drama Human Target.
Kern was hired as the showrunner when the presentation pilot was sold to series, and shared the job of executive producer of Charmed with the show's creator Constance M. Burge for the first two seasons. Burge left the series after the fourth season leaving Kern as the sole producer through the end of the series. At the end of the series, he overtook ownership of the "Hero" version of the Book of Shadows. This version was the main and most complete one, pivotal to the shooting of the series usually kept under lock and key. The other prop versions were sold in auction. He and Holly Marie Combs were both candidates for who would keep the Book, but he won due to his argument stating the fact that he himself had written most of it.
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Brandon Quinn
Brandon Quinn (born October 7, 1977, in Aurora, Colorado) is a television and film actor. He started his career in 1998 as Charlie Murphy in the film Express: Aisle to Glory.
He has acted in other TV series and films such as Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Nightmare Room, Big Wolf on Campus, What I Like About You, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Malachance, and Charmed.
Quinn moved to Montreal, Canada, where he met his wife, Rachel Catudal. The couple now live in Los Angeles with their daughter, Chloe (2006) and son, Ezra.
Quinn attended Rangeview High School.
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Brian Krause
Brian Jeffrey Krause (born February 1, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Leo Wyatt on the WB Network TV series Charmed from 1998 to 2006.
Born in El Toro, California to Alice and Jeff Krause, he is the younger of their two children. His older brother is named Patrick. Brian grew up in Southern California and took his first acting class with R. J. Adams at The Actors Workshop while in junior high as a way to avoid a bully in physical education class. In his teens, he studied karate, and attended El Toro High School, graduating in 1987. He continued his education at Orange Coast College where he played and lettered in soccer, scoring four goals as a midfielder and forward.
Krause landed his first role in 1989 as a student in the TV series TV 101. He then starred in the made-for-TV-movie Match Point, the CBS Schoolbreak Special "American Eyes", and An American Summer, before landing his first major role as Richard Lestrange in Return to the Blue Lagoon. He was a co-star in the Bandit series prior to his most notable role of Leo in the WB Network series Charmed (1998–2006). Brian originally auditioned for the role of Andy Trudeau, but was cast as Piper's handyman love interest, Leo Wyatt. Due to budget restrictions in the 8th season, he only appeared in the first 10 episodes, and in the last 2 episodes. After Charmed, he has appeared in made-for-TV-movies and TV shows such as Mad Men and The Closer. Currently, he is portraying a minor character in the videogame L.A. Noire, lending his voice and image to it.
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Cameron Litvack
Cameron Litvack (b. 23 September 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American television producer and screenwriter.
As a producer, he has worked on sixteen episodes of V (2009), sixteen episodes of Ugly Betty's first season and two episodes of Charmed's eighth season. As a writer, he has worked on ten episodes of Charmed', three episodes of V (2009), two episodes of Ugly Betty's first season and a single episode of Smallville's first season.
The demon character "Litvack" that appeared on the sixteenth episode of the second season of Charmed was named after his father, a WB executive at the time.
The character "Dr. Litvack," a neurosurgeon that appeared in the "Lexmas" episode of 'Smallville was named after his brother Zachary Litvack, an actual neurosurgeon.
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Daniel Cerone
Daniel Howard Cerone is a television writer and producer. He wrote and produced episodes for the series Dexter, Charmed and The Mentalist. He created and produced the short-lived Dean Cain drama Clubhouse.
Cerone joined the crew of Dexter as a co-executive producer and writer for the first season in 2006. Cerone was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2008 ceremony for his work on the first season of Dexter. He was promoted to executive producer for the second season in 2007. He was again nominated for the WGA award at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the second season of Dexter. Cerone remained an executive producer and writer for the third season in 2008. He left the crew after the third season.
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Darryl Morris
This page is about a fictional character, for the radio presenter see Darryl Morris (Presenter)
Darryl Morris is a fictional character on the WB television series Charmed. He was portrayed by Dorian Gregory.
A lieutenant (promoted from inspector) in the San Francisco Police Department, he was once the partner of inspector Andy Trudeau. Darryl has a wife named Sheila and two sons, Darryl Jr. and Michael. His father's name is Luther Morris.
Darryl followed in his father's footsteps by pursuing a career in law enforcement. At first Darryl is suspicious of the Halliwell sisters' recurring connection to mysterious murders and crimes. However, a few months after his partner's death, the Halliwells reveal to him that they are really good witches trying to bring justice and protection to the world. Over the years, he helps them cover up unsolved cases related to demonic activity, granting them favours and giving them general support, even if it was just by visiting Piper after Leo had become an elder.
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Dave Hoover
David Harold Hoover (May 14, 1955 – September 4, 2011) was an American comic book artist and animator, most notable for his art on DC Comics' The Wanderers limited series, as well as lengthy runs on DC's Starman and Marvel Comics' Captain America.
Hoover received his B.S. in Media Arts & Animation from the Art Institute of Philadelphia; and his Associate of Specialized Technology in Visual Communication from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
Hoover started his career in animation, first as a layout artist for Filmation Studios from 1977–1985, and during that time also worked for several other animation studios including Hanna Barberra and Mihan Productions.
Over his career as an animator, Hoover worked on such shows as Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, The Archie Show, Tarzan, Flash Gordon, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra: Princess of Power, The Super Friends, The Smurfs, Men in Black: The Series, Godzilla, RoboCop: Alpha Commando, and many more.
Hoover also worked on two animated feature films, Fire and Ice (1983), the Frank Frazetta-inspired movie; and Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985).
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Dorian Gregory
Dorian Gregory (born January 26, 1971) is an American actor most notable for playing Darryl Morris on the television show Charmed, and as the fourth and final permanent host of Soul Train, replacing Shemar Moore.
Dorian was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Cleveland, Ohio until age nine when he and his family moved to Los Angeles, California. Gregory began his acting career with guest roles on such series as Baywatch, Beverly Hills, 90210, Sister, Sister, among others. He played his first major role in Baywatch Nights, where he belonged to the regular cast from 1996-97.
In 1998, Dorian Gregory received the role of the police officer Darryl Morris in the successful series Charmed, which he played until 2005. In 2002, he replaced cosmetic surgeon Jan Adams as one of the hosts of the male-oriented daytime talk show, The Other Half, which was cancelled the following year.[citation needed]
He has hosted several events like BET Anniversary and Achievement Awards with Debbie Allen and Shirley Moore, Black Stuntwomen Beach Competition, and Elite Lee Jeans Model Look with Roshumba Williams and Angelica Bridges. He has also hosted a radio show on Black Writers, supports minority Film Makers, appeared at high school dedication to support better educational opportunities. He is a founding member of Epiphany Theater Group, established by writer/producer/director Bill Duke.[citation needed]. In 2010, Gregory made an impromptu appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in the "Jaywalking segment". Jay Leno was apparently unaware of who Gregory was until he informed him.
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Drew Fuller
Andrew Alan "Drew" Fuller (born on May 19, 1980) is an American actor and former male model. He is best known for his portrayal of Chris Halliwell in the television series Charmed and for playing soldier Trevor LeBlanc on Lifetime's Army Wives.
Fuller was born in Atherton, California and grew up in Newport Beach; he has a younger sister, Hilary. He has Russian, Scottish and English ancestry. Fuller was discovered by an agent when he was twelve years old, after a family friend put him on the cover of UCLA Magazine.
Deciding to wait a few years, Fuller eventually entered the modeling world at age sixteen and quickly became a top model for such companies as Prada, Club Med, and Tommy Hilfiger. He has starred in many commercials including J.Crew, Subway, Toyota and Pepsi opposite Britney Spears. He also took part in the music video for The Calling's Wherever You Will Go, playing the new boyfriend of the betrayed teenage girl whose relationship is focused on in the video. Fuller became known for playing Chris Halliwell on Charmed, a starring and guest star role from seasons 5-8 of the show. In the series, his character is the second son of Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Leo (Brian Krause) and engages in time travel to save his older brother Wyatt (Wes Ramsey). Fuller's most recent roles are on The Ultimate Gift, a drama released on March 9, 2007, and on the series Army Wives which airs on Lifetime. He also co-starred in ABC Family's television movie The Circuit. Fuller has finished filming for an independent feature film, The Kane Files: Life Of Trial.
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Geoff Stults
Geoffrey Manton "Geoff" Stults (born December 15, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his regular roles on 7th Heaven, October Road and Happy Town. He most recently starred as Major Walter Sherman in The Finder.
Stults was born in Detroit, Michigan, but raised in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado. He graduated from Manitou Springs High School. He moved to Los Angeles and began to perform in the college theatre productions while attending Whittier College, in Whittier, California.
He played professional football in Austria as a wide receiver for the Klosterneuburg Mercenaries (now known as Danube Dragons).
Stults started his acting career at the age of seven by doing commercials alongside his brother George. He appeared on Everybody Loves Raymond as a mailman in the episode "What's with Robert?". He received his first major role in 2002 as Ben Kinkirk, a fireman at the department where Mary Camden was training and Mary's soon-to-be new love interest, on the show 7th Heaven. The role of Ben's brother Kevin Kinkirk was portrayed by George Stults, his real life brother, with whom he currently lives in Los Angeles. Stults also portrayed Eddie Latekka for two seasons on the popular ABC drama series October Road.
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Greg Vaughan
James Gregory Vaughan, Jr (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor.
Vaughan is the son of James Gregory Vaughan, Sr., and Barbara Ann Alt. Greg has Greek & Native American ancestry.[citation needed]
Vaughan was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in Mesquite, Texas. His grandparents were also a big part of his life, and lived in the small town of Fredericksburg, Texas, just outside of Austin. He spent summers in the country, and worked at his grandparents' restaurant, bussing tables.[citation needed]
Vaughan married Dutch model and actressTouriya Haoud on June 4, 2006. On May 4, 2007, Touriya gave birth to a son named Jathan James Vaughan. On January 19, 2010, Touriya gave birth to their second son, Cavan Thomas Vaughan. On Aug 24, 2011 they announced they are expecting their third child in March 2012. On March 6, 2012 Touriya give birth to their third son, Landan Reid.
The actor and former male fashion model has starred in soap operas such as The Young and the Restless and General Hospital. His best known role to date is that of the adult Lucky Spencer in the latter, whom he played from 2003 to October, 2009.
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Holly Marie Combs
Holly Marie Combs (born December 3, 1973) is an American film and television actress and producer whose roles have included a portrayal in Charmed as Piper Halliwell and another in Picket Fences, where she received a Young Artist Award for her role, as Kimberly Brock. She now stars in the ABC Family original series Pretty Little Liars as Ella Montgomery.
Combs was born in San Diego, California. At the time of her birth, her mother, Lauralei Combs (née Berckhem), was sixteen years old and her father was seventeen. Combs' biological parents married, but the two split up after two years, feeling they were too young to make a marriage work. While Combs was learning to walk, she hit her head on a marble table, resulting in a scar over her right eyebrow. She went through many different homes with her mother, often having very little privacy, while her mother attempted to pursue an acting career. When Combs was seven, she and her mother moved to New York City. She was 12 when her mother married her stepfather. In New York City, Combs attended Beekman Hill Elementary and then the Professional Children's School.
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Huld
In Scandinavian mythology, Huld is only referenced by völva or seiðkona, that is a woman who practiced the seiðr. She is mentioned in the Ynglinga saga, Sturlunga saga and a late medieval Icelandic tale. In the latter source, she is Odin's mistress and the mother of the demi-goddesses Þorgerðr and Irpa. As her name suggests, Huld may be in origin the same being as the Huldra and the German Holda.
In the Ynglinga saga it is related that she was first hired to kill the Swedish king Vanlade, by his wife Drífa. She "hag-rode" him to death.
Snorri also quoted some lines from Ynglingatal composed in the 9th century:
Later she was hired by Vanlade's grandchildren to kill his son Visbur.
It is said in Sturlunga saga that Sturla Þórðarson entertained King Magnús lagabœtir with a story about Huld in 1263, which he told "better and more cleverly than any of those present had heard before" (betr ok fróðligar en nokkurr þeira hafði fyrr heyrt, er þar váru). According to Sturlunga saga, the story was about a great troll-woman and was well received by the king's followers and by the queen; it took a good part of the day to tell.
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Julian McMahon
Julian Dana William McMahon (/ˈdʒuːliən məkˈmɑːn/; born 27 July 1968) is an Australian actor and former fashion model. He is best known for his portrayals of Cole Turner in The WB hit series Charmed, womanizing plastic surgeon Christian Troy on the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning TV show Nip/Tuck, and Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
McMahon was born in Sydney, Australia, the second of the three children of William "Billy" McMahon, MP and future Australian Prime Minister, and his wife Sonia McMahon, a former occupational therapist and fashion icon. He has an older sister, Melinda, and a younger sister, Deborah. McMahon has Irish ancestry.
McMahon was educated at Sydney Grammar School, a private boys school.[citation needed] He briefly studied Law at the University of Sydney and Economics at the University of Wollongong,[citation needed] but this bored him and he started a successful modeling career. Because of this, he became known in the fashion capitals Milan, London, New York, Rome, and Paris.[citation needed]
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Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Christine Cuoco ( /ˈkeɪliː ˈkwoʊkoʊ/ KAY-lee KWOH-koh; born November 30, 1985) is an American film and television actress. She first came to attention for her role as Bridget Hennessy on the Emmy Award-winning sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–2005). She later starred as Billie Jenkins on the final season of the supernatural drama series Charmed (2005–2006). She has gained international acclaim and recognition for her current role as Penny on the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning comedy series The Big Bang Theory (2007–present), which became the highest rated comedy on television among adults 18–49 for the 2009–10 season. Cuoco's success within the television industry has launched her film career, appearing in films such as Lucky 13 (2005), The Penthouse (2010), Hop (2011), and The Last Ride (2011).
As a child, Cuoco was once a nationally-ranked amateur tennis player, a sport she took up when she was three years old but had to give up when she was six. Her role as Maureen McCormick in the 2000 TV movie Growing Up Brady brought her much attention, as well as a role on the CBS sitcom Ladies Man. In 2004 in addition to her role on 8 Simple Rules in which she played a teenager, she had starring roles on the NBC miniseries, 10.5, on the ABC Family original movie, Crimes of Fashion, and in the independent film, Debating Robert Lee. In 2000 she starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Alley Cats Strike.
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Krista Vernoff
Krista Vernoff (born 1972) is an American screenwriter.
Much of Vernoff's work has been in the medium of television, as a script (or teleplay) writer.
She has worked on a number of American television shows, including:
Vernoff is best known for her time as a member of the creative team at the popular drama Grey's Anatomy. She is credited as an executive producer, and has also written episodes of the show. An episode Vernoff wrote, "Into You Like a Train", was nominated for a Best Writing Emmy Award.
Vernoff is credited with the introduction of the catchphrase, "seriously" into the dialogue of Grey's Anatomy episodes. Series creator Shonda Rhimes says that Vernoff used it frequently in the writer's room, and "said correctly, it can convey sarcasm, dismay, disbelief, a sense of moral and ethical superiority, and gentle chastising punishment, all at once."
According to Vernoff on the Grey's Anatomy iTunes Podcast, the episodes "Six Days Pt. 1 and 2" were written as a dedication to Vernoff's father, Bob Verne, who died in much the same way as Dr. George O'Malley's father in the series.
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Lori Rom
Lori Rom (born Loren Rom on August 16, 1975, in Red Bank, New Jersey) is an American actress.
Rom attended Carnegie Mellon University's drama conservatory, where she also worked through school. She was originally selected to play the role of Phoebe Halliwell in the television series Charmed; however, she left the series after filming the pilot and Alyssa Milano took over the role of Phoebe. She has also guest starred on Party of Five, CSI: NY, Jack and Jill and other TV series. Her other work besides television include a December 1998 run in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night as Viola at The Kresge Foundation, and a 2006 Neosporin commercial. She has also done motion capture work for the character Claire Redfield in the CG animated film Resident Evil: Degeneration.
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Monica Breen
Monica Owusu-Breen is an American television producer and screenwriter.
She is well known for her work on such shows as: Charmed, Alias, Brothers & Sisters, Lost, and currently Fringe. She often collaborates with screenwriter Alison Schapker.
The Lost writing staff, including Breen, were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons.
Breen is a 1990 graduate of Brown University.
In 2003, Breen joined the espionage action series Alias in its third season as a executive story editor and writer. At the beginning of season four, she was promoted to producer, And by the final season, she had been named supervising producer. During her three season span, Breen co-wrote eleven episodes total. The installments are as follows:
In 2006, Breen was brought on to develop the first season of the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters, as a writer and supervising producer. She then went on to become co-executive producer at the beginning of season two, and then held the position of executive producer throughout seasons three and four. At the conclusion of the fourth season, Breen left the show. The eleven episodes she co-wrote are as follows:
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Nathalie Kelley
Nathalie Kelley (born 3 March 1985) is a Peruvian-born Australian actress, most notable for playing Neela in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in 2006, along with her appearance in the music video of Bruno Mars's 2010 single "Just the Way You Are". She is also known for role as Dani Alverez in the second season of the ABC drama series Body of Proof.
Nathalie Kelley was born in Lima, Peru to a Peruvian mother and Argentine father. She moved to Sydney, Australia, and dreamed about being an actress when she was 13 years old. She attended North Sydney Girls High School on Sydney's north shore, coincidentally the same school as Nicole Kidman. When she was 16 she became a salsa dancer, which helped her get the money to finish her education. The "Miss Latin America competition" also earned her a much-needed $1,000, before she took a year off and went to Brazil. The things Kelley saw there prompted her to shun show business and come home to launch herself into a social science degree at the University of New South Wales. She volunteered with Indigenous Australian youth in the inner-city suburb of Redfern before moving to Los Angeles and eventually becoming a film actress.
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Paul Ruditis
Paul Ruditis is an American author.
Ruditis was born and raised in Philadelphia. He attended West Chester University where he majored in Theatre Arts with a directing emphasis. After graduation he moved to Los Angeles where he began working at Paramount Pictures where he worked as a tour guide and usher. Eventually, he took a position working in the studio's licensing department where he worked my way up to middle management before quitting to focus on writing.
Ruditis' first publication was in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer short story collection, which was being edited by a friend. Since then he has published tie-in novels and official guides to many hit television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Angel, Queer as Folk, Star Trek, Roswell, The West Wing, Alias, Prison Break, Bones, The Brady Bunch, The Hardy Boys, The Girls Next Door and Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. He also wrote a guide to the film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
He has also published original fiction including the DRAMA! series and the controversial young adult book Rainbow Party.
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Roger Daltrey
Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944), is an English singer, musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also producing films. In 2008 he was ranked number 61 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest singers of all time.
Roger Harry Daltrey was born in the Hammersmith area of London, but was brought up in Acton, the same working class suburban district that produced fellow Who members Pete Townshend and John Entwistle. He was one of three children born to parents Irene and Harry Daltrey, and grew up with two sisters, Gillian and Carol. Harry Daltrey worked for a water closet manufacturer, and Irene Daltrey was told she would be unable to have children because of losing a kidney in 1937. Nevertheless, she went into labour during a World War II air raid and gave birth to her son at the nearby Hammersmith Hospital, West London. At the age of three, the young Roger swallowed a rusty nail which had to be surgically removed, leaving a visible scar. At the age of five, the rust from the nail caused an ulcer in his stomach which required him to be hospitalised.
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Rose McGowan
Rose Arianna McGowan (born September 5, 1973) is an American actress and singer. She is well known for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB Television Network supernatural drama series Charmed. She played Ann-Margret alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Elvis Presley in the CBS mini-series Elvis. In 2008, she was guest programmer and co-host of TCM's film-series program, The Essentials.
She made her film debut in the 1992 comedy Encino Man, where she played a small role. Her performance as Amy Blue in the 1995 dark comedy film The Doom Generation brought her to a wider attention, and received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. McGowan then appeared in the 1996 hit horror film Scream and starred alongside Ben Affleck in the 1997 coming-of-age feature Going All the Way. Later, she appeared in several Hollywood films, including Devil in the Flesh (1998), Jawbreaker (1999), Ready to Rumble (2000), Monkeybone (2001) and The Black Dahlia (2006). In 2007, she was cast in the double-feature film directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino Grindhouse. She also portrayed the character Grace in the crime thriller film Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008).
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Shannen Doherty
Shannen Maria Doherty (English pronunciation: /ˈdoʊ.ərti/; born April 12, 1971) is an American actress, producer, author and television director, known for her work as Heather Duke in Heathers (1989), as Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–1994) and its spinoff series 90210, and as Prue Halliwell in Charmed (1998–2001).
Doherty was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Rosa Elizabeth (née Wright), a beauty parlor owner, and John Thomas Doherty, Jr., a mortgage consultant. She has an older brother (by four years) named Sean. Doherty has Irish Catholic ancestry on her father's side and English, Scottish, and northern Irish ancestry on her mother's side. She was raised in her mother's Southern Baptist religion.
Doherty had guest spots on TV series including Voyagers! and Father Murphy. When a casting notice was released in Hollywood for a regular role on the popular Little House on the Prairie, she jumped at the opportunity and eventually won the role of Jenny Wilder at the age of 11, thanks in part to actor/producer Michael Landon seeing her guest spot on Father Murphy,[citation needed] which he also produced. Doherty stayed in the series until the show's cancellation in 1983. In 1982, Shannen lent her voice talents to the animated film The Secret of NIMH. In 1985, Doherty starred as Maggie Malene in teen-comedy movie, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, alongside actresses Helen Hunt and Sarah Jessica Parker.
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Witch of Endor
The witch of Endor, sometimes called the medium of Endor, was a woman who apparently called up the ghost of the recently deceased prophet Samuel, at the demand of King Saul of the Kingdom of Israel in the First Book of Samuel, chapter 28:3–25. The witch is absent from the version of that event recounted in the deuterocanonical Book of Sirach (47:19–20).
After Samuel had died, he was buried in Ramah. After Samuel's death Saul received no answer from God from dreams, prophets, or the Urim and Thummim as to his best course of action against the assembled forces of the Philistines. Consequently Saul, who had earlier driven out all necromancers and magicians from Israel, sought out a medium, anonymously and in disguise. Following the instruction of her visitor, the woman claims that she sees the ghost of Samuel rising from the abode of the dead. The voice of the prophet's ghost, after complaining of being awakened from his long sleep, berates Saul for disobeying God, and predicts Saul's downfall, with his whole army, in battle the next day, then adds that Saul and his sons will join him, then, in the abode of the dead. Saul is shocked and afraid, and following the encounter his army is defeated and Saul commits suicide after being wounded.
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Zack Estrin
Zack Estrin is an American television producer and screenwriter.
He has produced many episodes in the television series Prison Break, Point Pleasant, Tru Calling, Miracles and Charmed, as well as the 2000 film Stranger Than Fiction. He has also written a number of episodes for Prison Break, Tru Calling, Point Pleasant and Charmed.
Estrin, as co-executive producer of Prison Break, is set to write the script of its anticipated spin-off, Prison Break: Cherry Hill, along with Prison Break's executive producer Matt Olmstead, both of whom conceived the idea for spin-off with other executive producer Dawn Parouse.
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Charmed
The three Halliwell sisters discover that they are descendents of a line of female witches. Each has a special ability (stopping time, moving objects, seeing the future), and they can also combine their abilities into the "Power of Three" to fight demons, warlocks, and other evils.
Cast
- Brian Krause
- Alyssa Milano
- Rose McGowan
- Holly Marie Combs
- Shannen Doherty
- Julian McMahon
- Dorian Gregory
- Jason Simmons
- Kristopher Simmons
- Kaley Cuoco
- Drew Fuller
- Greg Vaughan
- Ted King
- Rebecca Balding
- Jennifer Rhodes
- Ivan Sergei
- Season 1
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Episode 1: Something Wicca This Way Comes
Prue Halliwell: Phoebe, I do not have special powers. Now where is the cream? [cream moves down coun...
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Episode 2: I've Got You Under My Skin
Piper Halliwell: A toast to the power of three. Whether we like it or not....
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Episode 3: Thank You for Not Morphing
Prue Halliwell: Um, hi. You must be Mr. Wyatt.::Phoebe Halliwell: The handyman?::Leo Wyatt: Call me ...
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Episode 4: Dead Man Dating
[Yama appears in the distance and is galloping toward Piper and Mark Chao]::Mark Chao: Yama!::Piper:...
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Episode 5: Dream Sorcerer
Prue Halliwell: [mumbles] Can't fall asleep. Can't fall asleep....
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Episode 6: The Wedding from Hell
Kirsten: Word of advice. You keep your eyes closed and your mouth shut. In twenty-four hours Jade wi...
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Episode 7: The Fourth Sister
Aviva: I like mirrors; they never lie to you. They always tell the truth whether you like it or not....
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Episode 8: The Truth Is Out There... and It Hurts
Prue Halliwell: Hannah, why are you always such a bitch to me?::Hannah Webster: Because it's my miss...
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Episode 9: The Witch Is Back
Prue Halliwell: Great, so I'm being hunted by a warlock and the San Francisco P.D....
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Episode 10: Wicca Envy
Piper Halliwell: Oh my God, Prue. [Piper is chasing Leo slightly undressed, freezes Leo and than sli...
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Episode 11: Feats of Clay
Phoebe Halliwell: Yep. Look, I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but why are you here... with ...
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Episode 12: The Wendigo
Phoebe Halliwell: Okay, I'm great with phones, better with people, I'm very computer friendly, and w...
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Episode 13: From Fear to Eternity
Prue Halliwell: If he can kill thirteen unmarried witches before midnight, he'll be freed from the u...
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Episode 14: Secrets and Guys
Piper Halliwell: A good witch is a clean witch....
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Episode 15: Is There a Woogy in the House?
Piper Halliwell: I thought he was gonna kill me. I didn't even have a chance to freeze him. Where'd ...
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Episode 16: Which Prue Is It, Anyway?
Piper: This is ridiculous. This is like the parent trap, with a B Cup!::Phoebe: I think I just found...
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Episode 17: That '70s Episode
Prue Halliwell: What are we going to do when we see a bad guy?::Young Prue: She's gonna cry. [referr...
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Episode 18: When Bad Warlocks Turn Good
Prue Halliwell: I'm just following my instincts, and they've never led me wrong before, at least not...
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Episode 19: Out of Sight
Eric Lohman: How do you explain your sister's purse magically jumping from her right shoulder to her...
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Episode 20: The Power of Two
Phoebe Halliwell: [she is at the cemetery along with Prue and they heard a noise] Where's Buffy when...
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Episode 21: Love Hurts
Prue Halliwell: Okay, so that spell switched all of our powers.::Piper Halliwell: Am I going to get ...
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Episode 22: Déjà Vu All Over Again
Piper Halliwell: [Rodriguez rings the doorbell repeatedly] That's a little too anxious. That's not a...
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Episode : Unaired Pilot
Inspector Andy Trudeau: [seeing Phoebe holding Kit] Is that your cat?::Phoebe Halliwell: It is now.:...
- Season 2
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Episode 1: Witch Trial
Phoebe Halliwell: [to Piper about Dan] I saw him first!...
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Episode 2: Morality Bites
Phoebe Halliwell: What did I do Premonition the man to death?...
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Episode 3: The Painted World
Prue Halliwell: Stop. You're obsessing.::Piper Halliwell: Well it runs in the family.::Prue Halliwel...
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Episode 4: The Devil's Music
Phoebe Halliwell: Keep an eye on me.::Prue Halliwell: You're kind of hard to miss in that outfit....
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Episode 5: She's a Man, Baby, a Man!
Darla: Congratulations, Prue. Your days of having trouble with men are over. See you at tonight's mi...
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Episode 6: That Old Black Magic
Prue Halliwell: I suppose you just have one thousand dollars cash in your pocket.::Jack Sheridan: Wo...
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Episode 7: They're Everywhere
Piper Halliwell: Jack's not a warlock.::Prue Halliwell: He's a jerk....
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Episode 8: P3 H2O
Sam Wilder: In case you didn't get the memo, I'm not one of the good guys anymore....
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Episode 9: Ms. Hellfire
Darryl Morris: Begs the same question. How come she's got the bullets in her body if you didn't fire...
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Episode 10: Heartbreak City
Piper Halliwell: But you're still going to have to back up the Cupid claim.::Cupid: OK, fine. Dan, J...
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Episode 11: Reckless Abandon
Piper: Wow. You're like Macgyver with estrogen.::Dan Gordon: Thanks....
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Episode 12: Awakened
Phoebe Halliwell: Is that because I can work tonight or is it because I am now Phoebe Halliwell, col...
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Episode 13: Animal Pragmatism
Prue: So, Um... do you need help with anything?::Piper: What happened to doing nothing?::Prue: I'm f...
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Episode 14: Pardon My Past
Piper Halliwell: I'm getting a migraine....
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Episode 15: Give Me a Sign
Piper: You said it was a trap.::Phoebe: [checking out Bane] A tall, dark and naked trap....
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Episode 16: Murphy's Luck
Prue Halliwell: Alright, here goes. From this moment on your pain is erased, your bad luck as well, ...
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Episode 17: How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans
Piper Halliwell: All right, I'm only doing this for you guys. But if I get killed, I'm gonna haunt b...
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Episode 18: Chick Flick
Phoebe: Hello, privacy!::Prue: Hello, axe murderer!...
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Episode 19: Ex Libris
Leo Wyatt: Prue!::Prue Halliwell: Leo! Nice orbs!::Piper Halliwell: Okay, bye. Out. Go on, sicko!...
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Episode 20: Astral Monkey
Leo Wyatt: [from behind Phoebe, thinking she is Piper] Ever done it on a cloud?::Phoebe Halliwell: [...
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Episode 21: Apocalypse, Not
Phoebe Halliwell: Look at them. They'll all live to dance another day, and what do we get? We saved ...
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Episode 22: Be Careful What You Witch For
Piper Halliwell: Where are you off to?::Prue Halliwell: Lunch date with Dick.::Phoebe Halliwell: Dul...
- Season 3
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Episode 1: The Honeymoon's Over
Phoebe: Something good happened. Can't you just accept that?::Cole: [Cole shakes his head]::Cole: It...
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Episode 2: Magic Hour
Piper: We have to find a way of hiding the rutabaga.::Prue: The rutabaga?::Piper: It's code word for...
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Episode 3: Once Upon a Time
Cole Turner: It's a long drive home. Do you think I could use your restroom?::Phoebe Halliwell: Numb...
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Episode 4: All Halliwell's Eve
Phoebe: So, you're an angel?::Cole: Oh, this? No, not really.::Phoebe: That's okay, neither am I....
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Episode 5: Sight Unseen
Abbey: No, you're wrong, Abbey's gone forever. She's a loser and you're a winner. And now I'm gonna ...
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Episode 6: Primrose Empath
Phoebe: So, how bout those 9ers?::Cole: The what?::Phoebe: The 9ers, the 49ers, the football team. [...
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Episode 7: Power Outage
Phoebe Halliwell: What's the matter Prue, jealous, all work and not play make you even more boring!...
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Episode 8: Sleuthing with the Enemy
Cole: Is there something wrong Phoebe? Something you're not telling me.::Phoebe: Don't you think you...
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Episode 9: Coyote Piper
Leo: [Prue stabs Piper with a knife in a plan to get a possesed soul out of her] Prue! I can't heal ...
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Episode 10: We All Scream for Ice Cream
Victor Bennett: Head for the slide. Up at the top, that's our way out.::Prue Halliwell: Aah! Daddy!:...
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Episode 11: Blinded by the Whitelighter
Leo: Why don't you go into the front room and meet Natalie?::Phoebe: Who's Natalie?::Piper: Oh she's...
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Episode 12: Wrestling with Demons
Darryl: Prue asked me to check out a manager named Kellman. He paid all of Tom's bills after he disa...
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Episode 13: Bride and Gloom
Cole: You're the only one who knows I'm alive.::Phoebe: Actually that's not true. I couldn't keep ly...
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Episode 14: The Good, the Bad and the Cursed
Outlaw: See you in hell.::Cole: Been there, done that....
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Episode 15: Just Harried
Prue Halliwell: No, I'm free. I'm not going back....
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Episode 16: Death Takes a Halliwell
Cole: I can't do that. If the demons get to you, they'll find out the way to get to me is to kill Ph...
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Episode 17: Pre-Witched
Prue Halliwell: Okay, Sweetie, can we try to contact the dead now, please?...
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Episode 18: Sin Francisco
Phoebe Halliwell: I don't know, I don't know. One minute I was telling him why my paper was late, th...
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Episode 19: The Demon Who Came in from the Cold
Phoebe: I'm so glad you made it back before my graduation.::Cole: I wouldn't miss it for the world. ...
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Episode 20: Exit Strategy
Piper: Leo!::Prue: Uh, he's our whitelighter::Phoebe: And our brother-in-law::Piper: I don't know wh...
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Episode 21: Look Who's Barking
Piper: [after Prue has turned into a dog to track a banshee] Well at least we know she understands w...
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Episode 22: All Hell Breaks Loose
Dr. Griffiths: Who the hell are you?::Shax: The End!...
- Season 4
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Episode 1: Charmed Again: Part 1
Cole: [after Patty explains about Paige] Who's Sam?::Leo: Her Whitelighter::Cole: The apple doesn't ...
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Episode 2: Charmed Again: Part 2
Phoebe: I figured only one of us could break down at a time, otherwise, we'd both be useless....
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Episode 3: Hell Hath No Fury
Phoebe: Well, because she's our sister.::Piper: Not for long. [Piper and Phoebe run out of the attic...
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Episode 4: Enter the Demon
Phoebe: [Phoebe and Cole are practicing defense moves] If you wanted to be on top, all you had to do...
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Episode 5: Size Matters
Piper: Now that I've been five inches tall, I'll never complain about my height again...
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Episode 6: A Knight to Remember
Piper Halliwell: Nice! [after a sword fight]::Phoebe Halliwell: Wow!::Piper Halliwell: Leo!::Phoebe ...
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Episode 7: Brain Drain
Phoebe: Is something wrong.::Piper: No. Everything is just right.::Paige: Except my chair...::Piper:...
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Episode 8: Black as Cole
[after finding out half-demon Cole posed as a DA]::Paige Matthews: You were a demon *and* a lawyer? ...
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Episode 9: Muse to My Ears
Cole: [the Charmed ones are being inspired by a muse] I think Leo should orb me down to the Underwor...
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Episode 10: A Paige from the Past
Leo Wyatt: They would have died anyway, it was their destiny. Just like it was your destiny to be sa...
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Episode 11: Trial by Magic
Phoebe Halliwell: Okay, do we have to call him the rat demon? Because it's very hard to be appropria...
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Episode 12: Lost and Bound
Piper: [after injuring Ludlow] Power of three spell?::Phoebe: I don't have one.::Paige: I did one.::...
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Episode 13: Charmed and Dangerous
The Seer: Oh, I didn't do this for your future, I did it for mine....
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Episode 14: The Three Faces of Phoebe
Old Phoebe: I never married you, Cole, I called it off. And once I found out you were the Source, my...
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Episode 15: Marry-Go-Round
The Seer: A dark priest to perform the ceremony. At night, in a cemetery, and of course the groom wi...
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Episode 16: The Fifth Halliwell
[after Phoebe invites her sisters to help her lingerie shop for Piper's honeymoon]::Paige Matthews: ...
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Episode 17: Saving Private Leo
Phoebe Halliwell: I'm Phoebe, Mr. Turner's new wife....
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Episode 18: Bite Me
Paige Matthews: You know, what, Cole? Just bite me....
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Episode 19: We're Off to See the Wizard
Paige Matthews: Oh, thank God we found you.::Phoebe Halliwell: It's too late.::Paige Matthews: Hey, ...
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Episode 20: Long Live the Queen
Paige: She's like Piper light. All the personality without any of those messy emotions....
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Episode 21: Womb Raider
Phoebe: No wait I'm only two months pregnant....
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Episode 22: Witch Way Now?
Phoebe Halliwell: You're pregnant!::Piper Halliwell: Who's pregnant?::Phoebe Halliwell: *You're* pre...
- Season 5
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Episode 1: A Witch's Tail: Part 1
Mylie: I'm not evil or anything.::Phoebe Halliwell: I've heard that one before....
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Episode 2: A Witch's Tail: Part 2
Cole Turner: All you have to do to free yourself is admit how you truly feel about me... in your hea...
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Episode 3: Happily Ever After
Cole Turner: This is your sister and I swear I had nothing to do with it....
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Episode 4: Siren Song
Piper Halliwell: Kiss this bitch.::[goes to blow up a demon but instead creates a heap of flowers in...
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Episode 5: Witches in Tights
Paige Matthews: Head rush... Let's do it again!...
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Episode 6: The Eyes Have It
Piper Halliwell: But magic is a part of who you are.::Dr. Ava Nicolae: No, relying on magic is what ...
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Episode 7: Sympathy for the Demon
Paige Matthews: Prue was this awesome witch with a full-time job, and I quit my job to be a full-tim...
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Episode 8: A Witch in Time
Bacarra: I'm Bacarra, I've come here from the future.::Cole: ... Well, I can't say I've heard that b...
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Episode 9: Sam I Am
Piper: How are we supposed to trust them when they don't answer our questions?::Leo: Leo says nothin...
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Episode 10: Y Tu Mummy También
Jeric: We won't give up her body without a replacement.::Cole Turner: Well, I figured. How do you fe...
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Episode 11: The Importance of Being Phoebe
Phoebe: All right, don't call me "sweetie". You can't hold a person prisoner and then call them "swe...
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Episode 12: Centennial Charmed
Cole Turner: This is all messed up. How'd it get messed up? You have no idea what I've given up for ...
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Episode 13: House Call
Witch Doctor: Whoever these witches are, they're magnets for evil. It's drawn to their powers.::Head...
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Episode 14: Sand Francisco Dreamin'
Paige Matthews: [She's talking with Phoebe by cell phone, about why San Francisco is upset] Besides,...
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Episode 15: The Day the Magic Died
Paige: These were mine and now they're yours. Chain mail top from my club days. Steel toed boots fro...
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Episode 16: Baby's First Demon
Piper Halliwell: Oh, don't be sorry, Paige. You were brave, and you inspired me to fight and you mad...
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Episode 17: Lucky Charmed
Piper: Take Wyatt out of here.::Leo: But I -::Piper: No, no arguing, just orb, ok? You were the only...
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Episode 18: Cat House
Phoebe Halliwell: Wait a minute, you just said something.::Paige Matthews: I did. Was it smart?...
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Episode 19: Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun
Tull: Xavier? Where are you?::Piper: You're stepping on him....
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Episode 20: Sense and Sense Ability
Piper: Read my lips! Is there anything in here that will get our senses back?::Phoebe: Piper, I can'...
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Episode 21: Necromancing the Stone
Piper: Paige! There will be no talk of testicle-orbing in front of the child!::Leo: And not around h...
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Episode 22: Oh My Goddess!: Part 1
Piper Halliwell: What are you going to do? Scwry for mother nature and have a wicked word with her?...
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Episode 23: Oh My Goddess!: Part 2
Chris Perry: What can I do to get you two over the hump here?::Phoebe: Try saying this - it always w...
- Season 6
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Episode 1: Valhalley of the Dolls: Part 1
Phoebe Halliwell: No. Because Piper doesn't complain about anything anymore. Ever since Leo left to ...
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Episode 2: Valhalley of the Dolls: Part 2
Piper Halliwell: I need some space from you. I mean, who knows? This might actually turn out to be a...
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Episode 3: Forget Me... Not
Piper Halliwell: You can't. Not if you're truly neutral, that is. 'Cause, you see, if you get rid of...
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Episode 4: The Power of Three Blondes
Paige Matthews: Everyone in the world thinks we're these trashy blondes. I do have to hand it to the...
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Episode 5: Love's a Witch
Paige Matthews: I know how much you loved him, how much it hurts to have lost him, but you have to l...
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Episode 6: My Three Witches
Leo Wyatt: You had to kill a Valkyrie. Whitelighters don't kill, or did you not read the manual?...
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Episode 7: Soul Survivor
Zahn: Tonight, I have a special treat for yoy. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to purchase one of t...
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Episode 8: Sword and the City
Mordaunt: It's simply a transfer of power, that's all. And now, all that remains to do is to elimina...
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Episode 9: Little Monsters
Piper Halliwell: Ok, listen to me. You will not orb down to your little friend. Do you understand me...
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Episode 10: Chris-Crossed
Phoebe Halliwell: [after Elise suggests Phoebe go see Jason in Hong Kong] It's just another airport,...
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Episode 11: Witchstock
Phoebe Halliwell: What about Grams?::Leo Wyatt: She didn't make it.::[The basement door opens and a ...
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Episode 12: Prince Charmed
Leader of the Order: I find your lack of faith... disturbing....
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Episode 13: Used Karma
Phoebe Halliwell: You have every right to be very upset with me. I know I've been a very, very bad g...
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Episode 14: The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell
Piper Halliwell: [after Piper loses her head] Great. Ju-u-ust great....
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Episode 15: I Dream of Phoebe
Chris: If Piper and Leo don't screw, I'm screwed!...
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Episode 16: The Courtship of Wyatt's Father
Piper Halliwell: [about Wyatt] He was a really good boy and only made Mummy freeze the room once....
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Episode 17: Hyde School Reunion
Victor Bennett: I do know that Chris loves you.::Piper: Yeah?::Victor Bennett: Yeah...
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Episode 18: Spin City
Chris Halliwell: No, no, no. I was just wondering how it went with the doctor.::Piper Halliwell: Wel...
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Episode 19: Crimes & Witch Demeanors
Gideon: So then, despite what Barbas would have you believe, regardless of outside influences, the s...
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Episode 20: A Wrong Day's Journey Into Right
Chris Halliwell: He tried to run me over with his porsche! Not cool....
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Episode 21: Witch Wars
Clea: You'd think that demons invented Reality Shows, but somehow, humans thought of it first....
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Episode 22: It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World: Part 1
Phoebe Halliwell: It's okay. We've been through worse. We'll get through this. We'll figure it out. ...
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Episode 23: It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World: Part 2
Gideon: Leo, listen to me. You know what happens. You know what Chris came here to stop. Let me fini...
- Season 7
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Episode 1: A Call to Arms
Phoebe Halliwell: [walking down stairs with Paige to see Leo an Piper kissing] Oh! All right, stop i...
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Episode 2: The Bare Witch Project
Piper Halliwell: Uh, look, we're kind of in a hurry, so cliff notes version. Demon killed Lady Godiv...
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Episode 3: Cheaper by the Coven
Penny 'Grams' Halliwell: That my being a witch was such an important part of my life and what it mea...
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Episode 4: Charrrmed!
Old Paige: Well, now I'm a ma'am....
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Episode 5: Styx Feet Under
Angel of Death: You don't understand. People have to die in order, according to my list. Otherwise, ...
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Episode 6: Once in a Blue Moon
Paige: Do you think we should put some snacks in the cage?::Phoebe: Like what, a wildebeest?::Piper:...
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Episode 7: Someone to Witch Over Me
FBI Agent Kyle Brody: With all the scrapes that I've slipped out of, it's the only reason I think wh...
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Episode 8: Charmed Noir
Piper Halliwell: Who would shoot a gnome? And why is the G silent?...
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Episode 9: There's Something About Leo
Piper Halliwell: The potion blew up, and, uh, Leo's an Avatar....
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Episode 10: Witchness Protection
The Seer/Kiera: LEO!::Piper: Did she just call for Leo?::Phoebe: Ugh! I thought he was our whiteligh...
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Episode 11: Ordinary Witches
Paige Matthews: Cool, Raiders of the Lost Ark. I always wanted to see that. Christmas in New York, n...
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Episode 12: Extreme Makeover World Edition
Avatar Alpha: The spell will put everyone to sleep. But only for a few hours. Just long enough to er...
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Episode 13: Charmageddon
Leo Wyatt: Good. I mean that's normal. You don't want to go around just having it all be glossed ove...
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Episode 14: Carpe Demon
Piper Halliwell: Do we look merry to you?...
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Episode 15: Show Ghouls
Phoebe Halliwell: Cabaret Fantome, deadly fire. Maybe Darryl's friend isn't so crazy after all. The ...
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Episode 16: The Seven Year Witch
Piper Halliwell: What are you exactly? Ghost, demon, poltergeist, nightmare?::Cole Turner: None of t...
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Episode 17: Scry Hard
Leo Wyatt: Yeah. No, no. Don't let Wyatt see.::Piper Halliwell: Honey, why don't you go upstairs?::L...
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Episode 18: Little Box of Horrors
Phoebe Halliwell: Magical boys will be magical boys.::Leo Wyatt: Yeah, well, try telling that to his...
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Episode 19: Freaky Phoebe
Phoebe Halliwell: Great! I'll meet you downstairs. I'm going to go slip into something a little bit ...
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Episode 20: Imaginary Fiends
Phoebe Halliwell: Maybe it was an imaginary friend.::Piper Halliwell: No. Imaginary friends are imag...
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Episode 21: Death Becomes Them
Darryl Morris: It's a friendly warning. What they're doing... and what they're all about, it's above...
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Episode 22: Something Wicca This Way Goes
New Piper: What's going on?::Leo Wyatt: What? I don't know.::New Phoebe: Boy, sure hope nobody died ...
- Season 8
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Episode 1: Still Charmed and Kicking
The Brunette: I can't believe how many leprechauns are at my urn.::Brown-Haired Woman: They always h...
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Episode 2: Malice in Wonderland
Piper: Last year you had a premonition that you would have a daughter which means that this year you...
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Episode 3: Run, Piper, Run
Paige Matthews: Don't worry, we'll have you out of that unflattering colour in no time!...
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Episode 4: Desperate Housewitches
Leo: [talking about Piper making Wyatt a costume for a school play, Piper wants to use magic] You wa...
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Episode 5: Rewitched
Phoebe: [Piper and Phoebe chiding Billie about casting a love spell on Phoebe and Dex, which caused ...
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Episode 6: Kill Billie: Vol.1
Phoebe: I'm pregnant.::Paige: Dex?::Phoebe: No some guy I met at a gas station... yes, of course, De...
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Episode 7: The Lost Picture Show
Billie Jenkins: I'm pretty much caught up here, but I charge ten bucks an hour to babysit.::Sam Wild...
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Episode 8: Battle of the Hexes
Billie Jenkins: I think this whole thing's just a little outdated. You know, it might used to have b...
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Episode 9: Hulkus Pocus
Phoebe Halliwell: No, Piper! It's Billie. [Billie growls menacingly] No! Don't! You might blow her u...
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Episode 10: Vaya Con Leos
Angel of Destiny: There's one more battle on the horizon for you three. One unlike you've ever faced...
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Episode 11: Mr. & Mrs. Witch
[After Billie's parents got turned into assassins]::Billie Jenkins: What is going on?::Phoebe: Piper...
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Episode 12: Payback's a Witch
Billie Jenkins: Do you want me to call for his guns?::Paige Matthews: No, no! You can't use magic. T...
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Episode 13: Repo Manor
Paige: Well, you wanted to live like us. Now you get to die like us....
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Episode 14: 12 Angry Zen
Piper Halliwell: [after witnessing something she and Billie can't explain] Forget it, Jenkins... it'...
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Episode 15: The Last Temptation of Christy
Henry Mitchell: I mean, I faced demons and fireballs, magical suitors, orbing... I mean, I think I p...
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Episode 16: Engaged and Confused
Coop: You always say that, and that is exactly why I'm here. You always think that you never have ti...
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Episode 17: Generation Hex
Coop: Can't run from love Phoebe, you know that::Phoebe: Oh, does it look like I'm running? Because ...
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Episode 18: The Torn Identity
Paige Matthews: Okay. Did they just vanquish a demon that can't be vanquished?::Phoebe Halliwell: Wh...
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Episode 19: The Jung and the Restless
Billie Jenkins: Because. Because I don't like it, okay? It sucks. I just... I feel like I walked out...
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Episode 20: Gone with the Witches
Piper Halliwell: I'm saying that I they they did to the laeprachasuns what the Triad did to them.::P...
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Episode 21: Kill Billie: Vol. 2
Victor Bennett: [while playing Candyland] Unless you draw a double red, you don't stand a chance, my...
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Episode 22: Forever Charmed
Patty Halliwell: Did we miss anything?::Piper Halliwell: No, well, we changed the past and fixed the...
karaoke
Well, you're sorry for what you've done
I kept still while you strung me up
I've got to know what you're asking for
Can a taste of love be so wrong?
You may find your love is gone
I've got to know how you've been before
And you told me, why with your charmed eyes
Can't get you out of my head
When it comes around with an awful sound
I'll be on my way
Try to bruise what I've been before
There's nothing left to adore
Show me the place where you start to heal
I can't bear your complaints
I lie down and go insane
You've got to know how I'd been before
And you told me why with your charmed eyes
Can't get you out of my head
When it comes around, with an awful sound
I'll be on my way
Well, you're sorry for what you've done
I kept still while you strung me up
I've got to know what you're asking for
Can a taste of love be so wrong?
You may find your love is gone
I've got to know how you've been before
And you told me, why with your charmed eyes
Can't get you out of my head
When it comes around with an awful sound
I'll be on my way
And you told me, why with your charmed eyes
Can't get you out of my head
When it comes around with an awful sound
My mouth is dry, my head is hot
Somebody tell me just what is this thing I've got
Doctor, doctor, help me please
This spell has got me dropped down to my knees
Talkin' 'bout charmed, baby
Talkin' 'bout charmed, baby
Talkin' 'bout charmed, baby
Talkin' 'bout charmed, baby
Must be a potion, gotta be a pill
Gotta be somethin' that can cure me of these chills
Doctor help me, what do you say?
"There ain't nothin' that can make this go away"
Talkin' 'bout charmed, baby
Talkin' 'bout charmed, baby
Talkin' 'bout charmed, baby
What should I say
To show you I felt the same
What can I do to make you see the proof?
Now all my angst
Is gone and I give my thanks
To whatever you see that brought you back to me
And everyday looks bright
Cuz now a familar sight is standing right next to me
And I'm no longer sad
You know that you drove me mad
you are the one that I adore
I never wanted you to leave
The things I said I didn't mean
I never told you so
I never thought you'd go
My life is meaningful again
You're in my arms, you're my best friend
I never told you though, I never thought you'd go
What do I know
Not much so I guess I'll go
and pretend that everything is all okay
what did I do when I left my heart with you
and I never even asked to have it back
chorus
and I never want to do what you wanna do
and I never wanna go where you wanna go
third times a charm
I wonder why I'm praying on
my hands and knees I'm healing out the stupid
shit you made me see I've come so
far forgetting pushing out my
demons through poetic my
therapy these pussies chasing me
don't you leave the light on
us I don't know when that
I'll be home
I've meant no harm to me or
anyone who helped me through this
fucked up recovery you
kept me company I'll never starve again
I've feeding off my release and give you
back to my Mary hey pussies look at me
don't you leave the light on
us I don't know when that
I'll be home
you made me feel
you made me cry
you made me wonder
if you're ever gonna come
back home and pet your
little boy and make my life
where you been sitting on your healthy heavenly high
cloud
kicking your legs like a little child again like a kid
where you been cause we?e sitting here waiting for you
to come home so we can be a family
yes we can
I wanna gouge your shit talking eyes out
I wanna gouge them all out
you charmed me
lost like a child at the mall I? lost
you made me feel
you made me cry
you made me wonder
if you?e ever gonna come
back home and pet your
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Charmed 8x01 Still Charmed And Kicking part 1
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- Duration: 10:01
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
Charmed 8x01 Still Charmed And Kicking - part 1
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Charmed 8x01 Still Charmed And Kicking - part 1
Charmed Funny Clips
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- Duration: 6:43
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
Funny clips from Charmed Season 7 Episode 3 "Cheaper by the Coven" I do not own Charmed, all copyrights belong to Brad Kern, and everyone else involved...
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Funny clips from Charmed Season 7 Episode 3 "Cheaper by the Coven" I do not own Charmed, all copyrights belong to Brad Kern, and everyone else involved...
- published: 25 Feb 2007
- views: 429066
- author: SarahV17
Charmed Ex Libris 2x19 - Part 1 [ FULL EPISODE ]
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- Duration: 10:51
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
This is from Charmed, episode 2x19 Ex libris Part 1 ╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣ ╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣ ╚═╩══╩═╩═╩═╩╝╚╩═╩═╝ and let me know what you think about this episode! Btw: I own nothing
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This is from Charmed, episode 2x19 Ex libris Part 1 ╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣ ╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣ ╚═╩══╩═╩═╩═╩╝╚╩═╩═╝ and let me know what you think about this episode! Btw: I own nothing
- published: 28 Jun 2009
- views: 108394
- author: piperfromcharmed
The funniest scene from Charmed TV Series
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- Duration: 3:52
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
Meeting of blind Piper, deaf Phoebe and mute Paige
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Meeting of blind Piper, deaf Phoebe and mute Paige
- published: 23 Jul 2007
- views: 219678
- author: xXxSNzuzzie
Charmed - Holly Marie Combs and Brian Krause - 2012 Wizard World Chicago
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- Duration: 41:45
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
The Charmed Q&A; panel with Holly Marie Combs (Piper Halliwell) and Brian Krause (Leo Wyatt) at the 2012 Wizard World Chicago Comic Con.
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The Charmed Q&A; panel with Holly Marie Combs (Piper Halliwell) and Brian Krause (Leo Wyatt) at the 2012 Wizard World Chicago Comic Con.
- published: 13 Aug 2012
- views: 24612
- author: HonestReviewsCorner Corner
Charmed Mistakes!
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- Duration: 3:47
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
I just want to be clear that I NOTICED the mistakes in the video. these Mistakes are found out by other fans! Also I think that some of the mistakes aren't really true too but I just wanted to know what others think about it. Some people put rude comments like I have seen the mistakes wrong =S Just see me as the video editor please =D Ratings and comments are appreciated
http://wn.com/Charmed_Mistakes!
I just want to be clear that I NOTICED the mistakes in the video. these Mistakes are found out by other fans! Also I think that some of the mistakes aren't really true too but I just wanted to know what others think about it. Some people put rude comments like I have seen the mistakes wrong =S Just see me as the video editor please =D Ratings and comments are appreciated
- published: 10 Apr 2008
- views: 518499
- author: Yviana
Charmed - Funny Moments
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- Duration: 7:06
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
THE EPISODES ARE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN!!!!!! These are a couple of my favourite scenes from Charmed. So enjoy. Please comment and rate! Sorry for the small screen. I´m new at that. I don´t own anything.
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THE EPISODES ARE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN!!!!!! These are a couple of my favourite scenes from Charmed. So enjoy. Please comment and rate! Sorry for the small screen. I´m new at that. I don´t own anything.
- published: 13 Jan 2009
- views: 146186
- author: CharmedOneLexie
Charmed : Access all areas Living Featurette
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- Duration: 21:25
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
A Living TV special behind the scenes of Charmed and the 150th episode.
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A Living TV special behind the scenes of Charmed and the 150th episode.
- published: 27 Jun 2011
- views: 18625
- author: charmedontv
Charmed - Sisters Final Fight - All About Us
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- Duration: 2:54
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
This charmed video is about the sisters final fight against the other sister (billie and christy) and the theme of sisterhood is shown here Song: All About Us - tATu Disclaimer: None of these clips are mine, this is purely a fan-made video and the clips belong to Aaron Spelling, Brad Kaern, and the cast and crew of Charmed. I also do not claim to own or have produced the music or songs that are feature is this video or any others. This is just for entertainment. I don't own the song used or help in their production.
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This charmed video is about the sisters final fight against the other sister (billie and christy) and the theme of sisterhood is shown here Song: All About Us - tATu Disclaimer: None of these clips are mine, this is purely a fan-made video and the clips belong to Aaron Spelling, Brad Kaern, and the cast and crew of Charmed. I also do not claim to own or have produced the music or songs that are feature is this video or any others. This is just for entertainment. I don't own the song used or help in their production.
- published: 30 Nov 2007
- views: 363064
- author: Conor224
Charmed Season 1 Opening Credits
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- Duration: 0:50
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
This is a charmed opening credits that i made of season one, enjoy, and ask before you steal.... i mean ask me if you want to use it.
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This is a charmed opening credits that i made of season one, enjoy, and ask before you steal.... i mean ask me if you want to use it.
- published: 22 Oct 2006
- views: 243601
- author: p3jojoba
Charmed - Charmed Children
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- Duration: 3:57
- Updated: 19 Dec 2012
A video about the children on Charmed, and the Charmed ones as or acting as children, themselves. Since these questions have been asked countless times, the episode where Prue and Piper are kids is called That 70s Episode, and it's Season 1, Episode 17. And the episode where Piper, Phoebe, and Paige act like kids is Cheaper By the Coven. Season 7, Episode 3 The song is I'm Just a Kid by Simple Plan.
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A video about the children on Charmed, and the Charmed ones as or acting as children, themselves. Since these questions have been asked countless times, the episode where Prue and Piper are kids is called That 70s Episode, and it's Season 1, Episode 17. And the episode where Piper, Phoebe, and Paige act like kids is Cheaper By the Coven. Season 7, Episode 3 The song is I'm Just a Kid by Simple Plan.
- published: 08 May 2006
- views: 910467
- author: kjcharmedfreak
Holly Marie Combs Interview - Charmed & Pretty Little Liars
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- Duration: 6:14
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
Holly Marie Combs Interview - Charmed & Pretty Little Liars
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Holly Marie Combs Interview - Charmed & Pretty Little Liars
- published: 10 Jul 2012
- views: 29232
- author: RedCarpetNewsTV
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
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- Duration: 4:01
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
Semi-charmed life by 3rd eye blind
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Charmed "Bring Back My Sister" Trailer
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- Duration: 2:36
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
(Watch in 720p HD) Please Rate and Comment.. Enjoy! Charmed - "Piper Halliwell" "Holly Marie Combs" "Prue Halliwell" "Shannen Doherty" "Phoebe Halliwell" "Alyssa Milano" "Paige Matthews" "Rose McGowan" "Leo Wyatt" "Brian Krause" "Cole Turner" "Julian McMahon" James Constance Design - Dimitri "James" Nicolopoulos Season One: Something Wicca This Way Comes, Wicca Envy, Deja Vu All Over Again Season Two: Witch Trial, Heartbreak City, Pardon My Past, Be Careful What You Wish For Season Three: All Halliwells Eve, Power Outage, Blinded By The Whitelighter, The Demon Who Came In From The Cold, All Hell Breaks Loose Season Four: Charmed Again, Charmed Again Part 1, Charmed Again Part 2, Hell Hath No Fury, Charmed And Dangerous, Long Live The Queen Season Five: Centennial Charmed Season Six: Chriss-Crossed, Prince Charmed Season Seven: There's Something About Leo, Something Wicca This Way Goes Season Eight: Vaya Von Leos, Engaged And Confused, Kill Bille: Vol 2, Forever Charmed Trailer, Movie ,Epic, Episodic, Theatrical, Teaser, Promo James Constance, Dkn Designs, Wicca, Witches, Power of Three, Magic, Heaven, Angels, Spirits, Elders, Whitelighter, Good, Evil, Witchcraft, Vanquish, The Source, Underworld, Hell, Demons, Warlocks, Book of Shadows, Spells, To Call A Lost Witch, Angel of Death, Angel of Destiny, Sisters, Action, Suspense, Sexy, Drama, Moments, Talking, Dramatic, Sisterhood, Bond, Love, Loss, Angry, Grieve, Sacrifice, Sad, Crying, Happy, Fight, Battles, Sacrifice ...
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(Watch in 720p HD) Please Rate and Comment.. Enjoy! Charmed - "Piper Halliwell" "Holly Marie Combs" "Prue Halliwell" "Shannen Doherty" "Phoebe Halliwell" "Alyssa Milano" "Paige Matthews" "Rose McGowan" "Leo Wyatt" "Brian Krause" "Cole Turner" "Julian McMahon" James Constance Design - Dimitri "James" Nicolopoulos Season One: Something Wicca This Way Comes, Wicca Envy, Deja Vu All Over Again Season Two: Witch Trial, Heartbreak City, Pardon My Past, Be Careful What You Wish For Season Three: All Halliwells Eve, Power Outage, Blinded By The Whitelighter, The Demon Who Came In From The Cold, All Hell Breaks Loose Season Four: Charmed Again, Charmed Again Part 1, Charmed Again Part 2, Hell Hath No Fury, Charmed And Dangerous, Long Live The Queen Season Five: Centennial Charmed Season Six: Chriss-Crossed, Prince Charmed Season Seven: There's Something About Leo, Something Wicca This Way Goes Season Eight: Vaya Von Leos, Engaged And Confused, Kill Bille: Vol 2, Forever Charmed Trailer, Movie ,Epic, Episodic, Theatrical, Teaser, Promo James Constance, Dkn Designs, Wicca, Witches, Power of Three, Magic, Heaven, Angels, Spirits, Elders, Whitelighter, Good, Evil, Witchcraft, Vanquish, The Source, Underworld, Hell, Demons, Warlocks, Book of Shadows, Spells, To Call A Lost Witch, Angel of Death, Angel of Destiny, Sisters, Action, Suspense, Sexy, Drama, Moments, Talking, Dramatic, Sisterhood, Bond, Love, Loss, Angry, Grieve, Sacrifice, Sad, Crying, Happy, Fight, Battles, Sacrifice ...
- published: 14 Jun 2011
- views: 30915
- author: Dimitri Nicolopoulos
Charmed - Billie - Kaley Cuoco
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- Duration: 2:00
- Updated: 08 Dec 2012
This video is about Kaley cuoco and her character, Billie, in the final season of the Tv hit show Charmed.
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This video is about Kaley cuoco and her character, Billie, in the final season of the Tv hit show Charmed.
- published: 21 Aug 2007
- views: 58452
- author: angyo9
Générique Charmed (Saisons 1 à 8)
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- Duration: 6:42
- Updated: 25 Dec 2012
TOUS les génériques de Charmed de la saison 1 à 8: Saisons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 et 8 en VF et 6 et 7 en VO.
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TOUS les génériques de Charmed de la saison 1 à 8: Saisons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 et 8 en VF et 6 et 7 en VO.
- published: 09 Jun 2008
- views: 272845
- author: AnatomyFan
charmed 9X01 prue de retour partie 2
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- Duration: 5:27
- Updated: 20 Nov 2012
une suite comme promis :) ( j'en ferrais d'autre)
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une suite comme promis :) ( j'en ferrais d'autre)
- published: 29 May 2011
- views: 12766
- author: fab44117
Third eye blind- Semi-Charmed life (with lyrics)
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- Duration: 3:59
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
Third eye blind- Semi-Charmed life (with lyrics)I'm packed and I'm holding, I'm smiling, she's living, she's golden and she lives for me, She says she lives for me, Ovation, She's got her own motivation, she comes round and she goes down on me, And I make her smile, It's like a drug for you, Do ever what you want to do, Coming over you, Keep on smiling, what we go through. One stop to the rhythm that divides you, And I speak to you like the chorus to the verse, Chop another line like a coda with a curse, And I come on like a freak show takes the stage. We give them the games we play, she said, I want something else, to get me through this, Semi-charmed kind of life, I want something else, I'm not listening when you say, Good-bye. The sky it was gold, it was rose, I was taking sips of it through my nose, And I wish I could get back there, Some place back there, Smiling in the pictures you would take, Doing crystal myth, Will lift you up until you break, It won't stop, I won't come down, I keep stock, With a tick tock rhythm and a bump for the drop, And then I bumped up. I took the hit I was given, Then I bumped again, And then I bumped again. How do I get back there to, The place where I fell asleep inside you? How do I get myself back to, The place where you said, I want something else to get me through this, semi-charmed kind of life, I want something else, I'm not listening when you say, good-bye, I believe in the sand beneath my toes, The beach gives a feeling, An ...
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Third eye blind- Semi-Charmed life (with lyrics)I'm packed and I'm holding, I'm smiling, she's living, she's golden and she lives for me, She says she lives for me, Ovation, She's got her own motivation, she comes round and she goes down on me, And I make her smile, It's like a drug for you, Do ever what you want to do, Coming over you, Keep on smiling, what we go through. One stop to the rhythm that divides you, And I speak to you like the chorus to the verse, Chop another line like a coda with a curse, And I come on like a freak show takes the stage. We give them the games we play, she said, I want something else, to get me through this, Semi-charmed kind of life, I want something else, I'm not listening when you say, Good-bye. The sky it was gold, it was rose, I was taking sips of it through my nose, And I wish I could get back there, Some place back there, Smiling in the pictures you would take, Doing crystal myth, Will lift you up until you break, It won't stop, I won't come down, I keep stock, With a tick tock rhythm and a bump for the drop, And then I bumped up. I took the hit I was given, Then I bumped again, And then I bumped again. How do I get back there to, The place where I fell asleep inside you? How do I get myself back to, The place where you said, I want something else to get me through this, semi-charmed kind of life, I want something else, I'm not listening when you say, good-bye, I believe in the sand beneath my toes, The beach gives a feeling, An ...
- published: 10 Apr 2008
- views: 69546
- author: benjykenjy
Orson Welles bitches about Harry Cohn
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- Duration: 8:20
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
Harry Cohn ruined a scene by inserting music into it.
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Harry Cohn ruined a scene by inserting music into it.
- published: 07 May 2008
- views: 110616
- author: cavettbiter
The Divine Comedy - Charmed Life
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- Duration: 5:22
- Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Live At The Palladium DVD.
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||Charmed|| Opening Credits
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- Duration: 7:02
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
All Charmed since da beginning in the opening credits. I do not own any of the opening credits of Charmed. Found dem online.
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All Charmed since da beginning in the opening credits. I do not own any of the opening credits of Charmed. Found dem online.
- published: 08 May 2007
- views: 105802
- author: macciv
Paige Tells Henry She's a Witch
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- Duration: 1:12
- Updated: 25 Dec 2012
Short clip from 8x14 (s08e14) episode of Charmed, 12 Angry Zen. This is a moment where Paige tells Henry she's a witch. Nice music is playing. PS If you know where to get the music from this exact scene, please let me know!
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Short clip from 8x14 (s08e14) episode of Charmed, 12 Angry Zen. This is a moment where Paige tells Henry she's a witch. Nice music is playing. PS If you know where to get the music from this exact scene, please let me know!
- published: 19 Mar 2007
- views: 67506
- author: Rouge26
Charmed Theme Song Full with Lyrics
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- Duration: 4:28
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
The title says it all. I made this a few days ago. I love this show. I was searching on here this song with lyrics, but there were no lyric videos, so i decided to make one. I OWN NOTHING! No copyright infringement intended Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com My Formspring: Formspring.me/Nazish01 My Blog site: nazish0151.wordpress.com My Goodreads account www.goodreads.com
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The title says it all. I made this a few days ago. I love this show. I was searching on here this song with lyrics, but there were no lyric videos, so i decided to make one. I OWN NOTHING! No copyright infringement intended Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com My Formspring: Formspring.me/Nazish01 My Blog site: nazish0151.wordpress.com My Goodreads account www.goodreads.com
- published: 26 Oct 2009
- views: 112309
- author: HDAA01
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"Wrong impression" Charmed -Short Opening-
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:26
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Well... it's been a WHILE since my last special opening credits, so i wanted to make this short opening 4 u to know that i'm still alive! ^^
-Only the sisters-
Program:
Ulead VideoStudio 11
Song:
Wrong Impression - Natalie Imbruglia
-PLZ COMMENT AND RATE!-
http://wn.com/Wrong_impression_Charmed_-Short_Opening-
Well... it's been a WHILE since my last special opening credits, so i wanted to make this short opening 4 u to know that i'm still alive! ^^
-Only the sisters-
Program:
Ulead VideoStudio 11
Song:
Wrong Impression - Natalie Imbruglia
-PLZ COMMENT AND RATE!-
- published: 13 May 2008
- views: 5106
- author: litokun91
"Valkyrie Vixens" Charmed 6 x 01/02 Special Opening Credits!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:53
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
PLEASE READ BEFORE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS!
An Opening Credits of two of my favorite episodes! Valhalley of the Dolls Parts 1 & 2
-PLEASE COMMENT AND RATE-
Programs:
*Ulead VideoStudio 10
*SonyVegas 7
http://wn.com/Valkyrie_Vixens_Charmed_6_x_01_02_Special_Opening_Credits!
PLEASE READ BEFORE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS!
An Opening Credits of two of my favorite episodes! Valhalley of the Dolls Parts 1 & 2
-PLEASE COMMENT AND RATE-
Programs:
*Ulead VideoStudio 10
*SonyVegas 7
- published: 25 Jun 2008
- views: 5927
- author: litokun91
That´s So Phoebe! Opening
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:50
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
-Inspired by thecombusted-
i just watched it and i thouhg that it would be funny to do it... specially 4 the music... i really liked it!
So enjoy it! Plz Comment and rate! no effects just fun! =D
P.D. I´ll repeat this again IS NOT MY IDEA... IS THECOMBUSTED´S
http://wn.com/That´s_So_Phoebe!_Opening
-Inspired by thecombusted-
i just watched it and i thouhg that it would be funny to do it... specially 4 the music... i really liked it!
So enjoy it! Plz Comment and rate! no effects just fun! =D
P.D. I´ll repeat this again IS NOT MY IDEA... IS THECOMBUSTED´S
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 26153
- author: litokun91
Charmed Alternative Opening Season 4 without Phoebe Ver. II
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:48
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is an alternative opening credits from charmed season 4 without phoebe!
What if the source would kill phoebe and leo could save prue and piper...
NO FAN FIC AVIABLE JUST FUN!
Please COMMENT and RATE!
-DO NOT STEAL-
http://wn.com/Charmed_Alternative_Opening_Season_4_without_Phoebe_Ver_II
This is an alternative opening credits from charmed season 4 without phoebe!
What if the source would kill phoebe and leo could save prue and piper...
NO FAN FIC AVIABLE JUST FUN!
Please COMMENT and RATE!
-DO NOT STEAL-
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 19930
- author: litokun91
Charmed/Bones Opening Creds!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:48
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
An opening credits by request for Aerynv! with david boreanaz y emily deschanel from the series bones! =D
hope u like it!
DON´T FORGET!
to COMMENT AND RATE!
-DO NOT STEAL!-
http://wn.com/Charmed_Bones_Opening_Creds!
An opening credits by request for Aerynv! with david boreanaz y emily deschanel from the series bones! =D
hope u like it!
DON´T FORGET!
to COMMENT AND RATE!
-DO NOT STEAL!-
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 10235
- author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits Season 10 with Prue
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:50
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
An opening Credits for charmed season 10 with shannen doherty as the trip to the future the they did in the season 2 show her... PLEASE KOMMENT AND RATE!!!! =D=D=D=D
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Credits_Season_10_with_Prue
An opening Credits for charmed season 10 with shannen doherty as the trip to the future the they did in the season 2 show her... PLEASE KOMMENT AND RATE!!!! =D=D=D=D
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 81160
- author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits Season 9
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:50
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Just a charmed credits that i made just for fun =D PLZ COMMENT AND RATE!!!
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Credits_Season_9
Just a charmed credits that i made just for fun =D PLZ COMMENT AND RATE!!!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 7539
- author: litokun91
Sexy Charmed Opening Credits! Ver. II
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is another sexy credits... with rose and without prue! hope u like it! please COMMENT AND RATE!
http://wn.com/Sexy_Charmed_Opening_Credits!_Ver_II
This is another sexy credits... with rose and without prue! hope u like it! please COMMENT AND RATE!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 3103
- author: litokun91
Charmed Pilot Episode Opening Credits Ver. III
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:51
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
That´s my last opening credits from the unaired charmed pilot... COMMENT & RATE! =D
http://wn.com/Charmed_Pilot_Episode_Opening_Credits_Ver_III
That´s my last opening credits from the unaired charmed pilot... COMMENT & RATE! =D
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 1981
- author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits Twisted Powers!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:52
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is an opening for charmed with the all four sisters with all their powers changed! hope you enjoy it! please COMMENT AND RATE!
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Credits_Twisted_Powers!
This is an opening for charmed with the all four sisters with all their powers changed! hope you enjoy it! please COMMENT AND RATE!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 4190
- author: litokun91
Sexy Charmed Opening Credits!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a sexy Charmed Opening credits... Without Paige Sonner i´ll Will Add Her!
http://wn.com/Sexy_Charmed_Opening_Credits!
This is a sexy Charmed Opening credits... Without Paige Sonner i´ll Will Add Her!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 17955
- author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits - 2 x 02 Morality Bites
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:50
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
A Special opening Credits For The 2 x 02 Morality bite episode! one of my favorite episodes... please comment and rate!
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Credits_2_x_02_Morality_Bites
A Special opening Credits For The 2 x 02 Morality bite episode! one of my favorite episodes... please comment and rate!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 5440
- author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits - 3 x 06 Primrose Empath
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:53
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
A New Opening Credits... For My Prue´s Favorite Episode... Primrose Empath... Made By Me! PLEASE COMMENT AND RATE! =)
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Credits_3_x_06_Primrose_Empath
A New Opening Credits... For My Prue´s Favorite Episode... Primrose Empath... Made By Me! PLEASE COMMENT AND RATE! =)
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 3429
- author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits - 1x19 Out Of Sight
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:52
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is an special Opening Credits For the 1 x 19 Episode of charmed (Out Of Sight) hope you enjoy it!
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Credits_1x19_Out_Of_Sight
This is an special Opening Credits For the 1 x 19 Episode of charmed (Out Of Sight) hope you enjoy it!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 1946
- author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Buffy Style - Season 3
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:03
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Season 3!!! Opening Credits Buffy Style and Theme!!!
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Buffy_Style_Season_3
Season 3!!! Opening Credits Buffy Style and Theme!!!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 23324
- author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Buffy Style - Season 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:04
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Second Opening Season 2 Buffy Style and Theme!
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Buffy_Style_Season_2
Charmed Opening Buffy Style - Season 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:01
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Charmed Opening Credits Buffy Style and theme! =D Season 1
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Buffy_Style_Season_1
Charmed Opening Credits Buffy Style and theme! =D Season 1
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 9913
- author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits Without Phoebe
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:57
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
That´s my own version of opening credits... Without phoebe! =D
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Credits_Without_Phoebe
That´s my own version of opening credits... Without phoebe! =D
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 1939
- author: litokun91
Charmed Pilot Episode Opening Credits Ver. II
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:00
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Ok... there´s another opening version created by me about the pilot episode of Charmed =D Enjoy it! ^^
http://wn.com/Charmed_Pilot_Episode_Opening_Credits_Ver_II
Ok... there´s another opening version created by me about the pilot episode of Charmed =D Enjoy it! ^^
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 1140
- author: litokun91
"San Francisco Dreamin'" Charmed Special Opening Credits!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:50
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
My 2008´s first Video!
An alternative credits for the charmed "san francisco dreamin´" episode!
hope u like it!
COMMENT AND RATE!
-DO NOT STEAL-
http://wn.com/San_Francisco_Dreamin'_Charmed_Special_Opening_Credits!
My 2008´s first Video!
An alternative credits for the charmed "san francisco dreamin´" episode!
hope u like it!
COMMENT AND RATE!
-DO NOT STEAL-
- published: 31 Jan 2008
- views: 7751
- author: litokun91
Charmed Pilot Episode Opening Credits Ver. I
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:02
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is an opening Charmed credits of the pilot episode with Lori Rom as phoebe is no THAAAAAAAT good... but i like it! i Hope you like it too =D... xD So... Enjoy it! ^^
http://wn.com/Charmed_Pilot_Episode_Opening_Credits_Ver_I
This is an opening Charmed credits of the pilot episode with Lori Rom as phoebe is no THAAAAAAAT good... but i like it! i Hope you like it too =D... xD So... Enjoy it! ^^
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 6309
- author: litokun91
"Piper's Ghosts" A Charmed Spin Off!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:20
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Ok, so I decided to create this whole new story called Piper's Ghosts, inspired by "Ghost Whisperer" and the episode 1 x 04 "Dead man dating" from Charmed.
DON'T STEAL! -COMMENT AND RATE!-
So it goes like this:
"After Shax attacks, Leo got a warning from the elders, and he could arrive in time to the manor to save both Prue and Piper, after that he helps Cole in the underworld to rescue Phoebe from the source, after a long wait, Leo and Cole finally arrives home with Phoebe completely safe.
They continued their destiny and they all together found out about Paige, Using their new "Power of four" to vanquish the source of all evil, a few months after they receive the unexpected visit from the Angel of Destiny, and he offers them this new life completely demon-free, after all they faced and the many times that they were close to be death they all decided to take that offer to embrace their new destiny without magic.
Phoebe receives an offer from a new "Bay mirror" on LA, so she decide to move out with the new powerless Cole, and form a new happy family by themselves, but she frequently visit her sisters at the manor.
From the other side Prue, Piper and Paige continue their lives without magic living together on the manor, Prue continued as a photographer, and has a lot of success with it, She and Piper, convince Paige to take her promotion as a Social Worker so she, finally could move on with her life without magic. As a social worker she could continue helping others as she could make it as a whiteligther and Piper Just continued with her club, and Leo.
But how a life magic-free is to good to be truth, Piper suddenly started to hear voices, cries from others, she couldn't believe that situation, she asked Leo to talk with his sources and find out if the Elder had anything to do with that, but they didn't knew about her new gift, apparently musts of the people who died, has some kind of unfinished business to attend, so they decided to choose en Ex-Charmed one to help them with that.
Now Piper can't avoid the ghost's calls, so with her sisters she has to help the ghost's to solve their unfinished to-do list, unfortunately not all the ghost's are good, not all of them has the same intentions so Piper must difference between each situation to make the right choice".
Starring:
Holly Marie Combs
Shannen Doherty
And Rose McGowan
With Brian Krause
And Alyssa Milano
Created by:
Harold V. Torre A
Programs:
Ulead VideoStudio 10
Sony Vegas 7
Music:
Dido - Here with me
http://wn.com/Piper's_Ghosts_A_Charmed_Spin_Off!
Ok, so I decided to create this whole new story called Piper's Ghosts, inspired by "Ghost Whisperer" and the episode 1 x 04 "Dead man dating" from Charmed.
DON'T STEAL! -COMMENT AND RATE!-
So it goes like this:
"After Shax attacks, Leo got a warning from the elders, and he could arrive in time to the manor to save both Prue and Piper, after that he helps Cole in the underworld to rescue Phoebe from the source, after a long wait, Leo and Cole finally arrives home with Phoebe completely safe.
They continued their destiny and they all together found out about Paige, Using their new "Power of four" to vanquish the source of all evil, a few months after they receive the unexpected visit from the Angel of Destiny, and he offers them this new life completely demon-free, after all they faced and the many times that they were close to be death they all decided to take that offer to embrace their new destiny without magic.
Phoebe receives an offer from a new "Bay mirror" on LA, so she decide to move out with the new powerless Cole, and form a new happy family by themselves, but she frequently visit her sisters at the manor.
From the other side Prue, Piper and Paige continue their lives without magic living together on the manor, Prue continued as a photographer, and has a lot of success with it, She and Piper, convince Paige to take her promotion as a Social Worker so she, finally could move on with her life without magic. As a social worker she could continue helping others as she could make it as a whiteligther and Piper Just continued with her club, and Leo.
But how a life magic-free is to good to be truth, Piper suddenly started to hear voices, cries from others, she couldn't believe that situation, she asked Leo to talk with his sources and find out if the Elder had anything to do with that, but they didn't knew about her new gift, apparently musts of the people who died, has some kind of unfinished business to attend, so they decided to choose en Ex-Charmed one to help them with that.
Now Piper can't avoid the ghost's calls, so with her sisters she has to help the ghost's to solve their unfinished to-do list, unfortunately not all the ghost's are good, not all of them has the same intentions so Piper must difference between each situation to make the right choice".
Starring:
Holly Marie Combs
Shannen Doherty
And Rose McGowan
With Brian Krause
And Alyssa Milano
Created by:
Harold V. Torre A
Programs:
Ulead VideoStudio 10
Sony Vegas 7
Music:
Dido - Here with me
- published: 24 Aug 2008
- views: 11067
- author: litokun91
The WB's Charmed Season 4 Opening Credits Ver. I
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:15
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
http://wn.com/The_WB's_Charmed_Season_4_Opening_Credits_Ver_I
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Pilot opening (better version!)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:50
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is the version b of the pilot's opening
http://wn.com/Pilot_opening_better_version!
Charmed - 1x01 trialer
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:20
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
I download it from "PURE MAGIC"
http://wn.com/Charmed_1x01_trialer
charmed 1x02 '' I've got you under my skin''
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:38
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer
http://wn.com/charmed_1x02_''_I've_got_you_under_my_skin''
Charmed - 1x03 - Trailer
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:56
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
That's the trailer, that i make for my site. I hope you'll like it. Please leave com.
http://wn.com/Charmed_1x03_Trailer
That's the trailer, that i make for my site. I hope you'll like it. Please leave com.
- published: 24 Jun 2009
- views: 2054
- author: michał Zagu
Charmed - 1x03 - opening credits
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:58
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Opening credits 1x03 ...p.s.... leave a coment
http://wn.com/Charmed_1x03_opening_credits
Opening credits 1x03 ...p.s.... leave a coment
- published: 24 Jun 2009
- views: 485
- author: michał Zagu
charmed 1x04 '' dead man dating''
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:20
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer
http://wn.com/charmed_1x04_''_dead_man_dating''
Charmed - Dream Sorcerer (Music Video)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:01
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Season 1
Episode 5
Dream Sorcerer
Music by:
Kylie Minogue - Too Far
http://wn.com/Charmed_Dream_Sorcerer_Music_Video
Season 1
Episode 5
Dream Sorcerer
Music by:
Kylie Minogue - Too Far
- published: 30 Jul 2009
- views: 588
- author: michał Zagu
charmed 1x07 "The fourth sister''
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:28
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer
http://wn.com/charmed_1x07_The_fourth_sister''
charmed 1x09'' The wendigo"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:21
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer
http://wn.com/charmed_1x09''_The_wendigo
charmed 1x10 ''Wicca Envy''
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:23
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer
http://wn.com/charmed_1x10_''Wicca_Envy''
Les Légendaires - Trailer 1x12
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:33
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Websérie Les Légendaires sur CharmedWater - Trailer 1x12
http://wn.com/Les_Légendaires_Trailer_1x12
Websérie Les Légendaires sur CharmedWater - Trailer 1x12
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 146
- author: michał Zagu
charmed 1x14'' Secrets and Guys''
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:23
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
trailer
http://wn.com/charmed_1x14''_Secrets_and_Guys''
charmed 1x15'' Is there a woogy in the house''
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:31
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer
http://wn.com/charmed_1x15''_Is_there_a_woogy_in_the_house''
Charmed 1x16 "Wich Prue is it, anyway?" Trailer
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:31
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer for charmed 1x16, from... another network
http://wn.com/Charmed_1x16_Wich_Prue_is_it,_anyway?_Trailer
Trailer for charmed 1x16, from... another network
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 12742
- author: michał Zagu
Charmed 1x17 "That 70's episode" trailer
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:32
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer for charmed 1x17, from theWB
http://wn.com/Charmed_1x17_That_70's_episode_trailer
Charmed 1x18 "When bad warlocks go good" trailer
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:22
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer for charmed 1x18, from theWB
http://wn.com/Charmed_1x18_When_bad_warlocks_go_good_trailer
Charmed 1x19 "Out of sight" trailer
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:32
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer for Charmed 1x19, from theWB
http://wn.com/Charmed_1x19_Out_of_sight_trailer
Charmed 1x20 "The power of two" trailer
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:33
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer for charmed 1x20, from theWB
http://wn.com/Charmed_1x20_The_power_of_two_trailer
Charmed 1x21 "Love hurts" trailer
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:22
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer for charmed 1x22, from theWB
http://wn.com/Charmed_1x21_Love_hurts_trailer
Charmed 1x22 , 2x01 Opening Credits
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:47
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Charmed 1x22 , 2x01 Opening Credits
http://wn.com/Charmed_1x22_,_2x01_Opening_Credits
Charmed 2x01 "Witch trial" trailer
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:32
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer for the 2nd season premiere of charmed, from theWB
http://wn.com/Charmed_2x01_Witch_trial_trailer
Trailer for the 2nd season premiere of charmed, from theWB
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 25573
- author: michał Zagu
Charmed 2x02 "Morality bites" trailer
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:32
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Trailer of charmed 2x02, from theWB
http://wn.com/Charmed_2x02_Morality_bites_trailer
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Charmed bloopers
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:20
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
a blooper taken of charmed scenes
http://wn.com/Charmed_bloopers
Holly Marie Combs about the worst costume
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:30
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a video about Holly
http://wn.com/Holly_Marie_Combs_about_the_worst_costume
Holly Marie Combs about 8x22
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:45
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a video about Holly
http://wn.com/Holly_Marie_Combs_about_8x22
Holly Marie Combs about the charmed elements
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:49
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a video about Holly
http://wn.com/Holly_Marie_Combs_about_the_charmed_elements
Holly Marie Combs about gueststars
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:41
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a video about Holly
http://wn.com/Holly_Marie_Combs_about_gueststars
Holly Marie Combs(1)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:12
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a video about Holly
http://wn.com/Holly_Marie_Combs1
Holly Marie Combs(2)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a video about Holly
http://wn.com/Holly_Marie_Combs2
Rose McGowan says "Thanks"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:07
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a video about Rose
http://wn.com/Rose_McGowan_says_Thanks
Rose McGowan
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:07
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a video about Rose
http://wn.com/Rose_McGowan
Rose McGowan(2)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:28
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a video about Rose
http://wn.com/Rose_McGowan2
Rose McGowan(3)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:40
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a video about Rose
http://wn.com/Rose_McGowan3
Rose McGowan(4)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:35
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a video about Rose
http://wn.com/Rose_McGowan4
Charmed 90210
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:32
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
My Charmed titles with the Beverly Hills 90210 theme!!
http://wn.com/Charmed_90210
My Charmed titles with the Beverly Hills 90210 theme!!
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 16230
- author: michał Zagu
Charmed 90210 Season 8
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:59
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
My Charmed opening for Season 8!
http://wn.com/Charmed_90210_Season_8
Charmed Opening - Prison Break style
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:30
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
I made this video, based on the great show Prison Break and charmed offcourse
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Prison_Break_style
I made this video, based on the great show Prison Break and charmed offcourse
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 10608
- author: michał Zagu
Charmed Opening "Alias Style"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:25
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a charmed opening in Alias style, made by me. It Take a long time to make this... really xD so plz comment
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Alias_Style
This is a charmed opening in Alias style, made by me. It Take a long time to make this... really xD so plz comment
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 13897
- author: michał Zagu
Charmed -- Relax P4 Credits
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:31
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
These credits are bit different and about 30 seconds shorter than normal. To the song Relax, Take It Easy by Mika. All four sisters are there.
http://wn.com/Charmed_-_Relax_P4_Credits
These credits are bit different and about 30 seconds shorter than normal. To the song Relax, Take It Easy by Mika. All four sisters are there.
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 637
- author: michał Zagu
Charmed opening style CSI: MIAMI
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:41
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Charmed: CSI: MIAMI
http://wn.com/Charmed_opening_style_CSI_MIAMI
Charmed Opening Style Angel
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:47
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Charmed generique avec le style du generique d' Angel!
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Style_Angel
Charmed generique avec le style du generique d' Angel!
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 26352
- author: michał Zagu
Charmed Opening Roswell Style
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:46
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Well...another charmed opening but this in Rosewell Style. I made this opening because Roswell is my new favourite show...XD
Music: "Here with me" by Dido
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_Roswell_Style
Well...another charmed opening but this in Rosewell Style. I made this opening because Roswell is my new favourite show...XD
Music: "Here with me" by Dido
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 12384
- author: michał Zagu
Charmed Opening ''Friends Style''
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:43
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a charmed opening in Friends style made by me ;) Hope you enjoyed plz comment.
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_''Friends_Style''
This is a charmed opening in Friends style made by me ;) Hope you enjoyed plz comment.
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 27468
- author: michał Zagu
Charmed Opening in 4400 Style
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:59
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
A special Charmed Opening, not just is it based on the 4400 opening but it's also using clips from Season Five's episode The Mummy's Tomb only.
I'm really impressed as I think it looks so much like the credits they do have just with my own Charmed twist. It's not the same font either has I no idea what that is and where to get it. So I settled with something simular. Hope you all like it.
http://wn.com/Charmed_Opening_in_4400_Style
A special Charmed Opening, not just is it based on the 4400 opening but it's also using clips from Season Five's episode The Mummy's Tomb only.
I'm really impressed as I think it looks so much like the credits they do have just with my own Charmed twist. It's not the same font either has I no idea what that is and where to get it. So I settled with something simular. Hope you all like it.
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 3954
- author: michał Zagu
Charmed-Who's the Boss Style.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:03
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Here is a video i made with the theme song from Who's the Boss. Please leave comments. Thank you
http://wn.com/Charmed-Who's_the_Boss_Style
Here is a video i made with the theme song from Who's the Boss. Please leave comments. Thank you
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 10533
- author: michał Zagu
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Phoebe & Cole Charmed
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:50
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
A Phoebe/Cole fanvideo of all their hot scenes.
Footage isn't mine.
song:
Push - Enrique Iglesias
:( The audio got muted..
http://wn.com/Phoebe_Cole_Charmed
A Phoebe/Cole fanvideo of all their hot scenes.
Footage isn't mine.
song:
Push - Enrique Iglesias
:( The audio got muted..
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 2327
- author: EC babylollipop
SEXY CHARMED - BED
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
My first sexy charmed video with the song bed by j. hoilday It took forever to make this so plz comment, rate and enjoy!
http://wn.com/SEXY_CHARMED_BED
My first sexy charmed video with the song bed by j. hoilday It took forever to make this so plz comment, rate and enjoy!
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 367019
- author: EC babylollipop
Sexy Charmed Scene
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:11
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
the sexy scene from charmed 6x06 Fantasies in the flesh(my three witches)
http://wn.com/Sexy_Charmed_Scene
the sexy scene from charmed 6x06 Fantasies in the flesh(my three witches)
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 48994
- author: EC babylollipop
Sexy Charmed
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:53
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Sexy Charmed
http://wn.com/Sexy_Charmed
Charmed - Don't stop
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:19
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
A music video of the four charmed sisters and their lovers...
http://wn.com/Charmed_Don't_stop
A music video of the four charmed sisters and their lovers...
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 37295
- author: EC babylollipop
Charmed - Cole Phoebe Lovestory
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:44
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Let's make history a lot of gorgeous scenes from Charmed with an absolute beautiful song.
http://wn.com/Charmed_Cole_Phoebe_Lovestory
Let's make history a lot of gorgeous scenes from Charmed with an absolute beautiful song.
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 468005
- author: EC babylollipop
Charmed - Sex Bomb
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:53
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Indeed, the Charmed ones are sex bombs ! A clip made with only season 1 episodes and the exciting song of Tom Jones
http://wn.com/Charmed_Sex_Bomb
Indeed, the Charmed ones are sex bombs ! A clip made with only season 1 episodes and the exciting song of Tom Jones
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 7856
- author: EC babylollipop
VERY HOT CHARMED ONES!!!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:13
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Charmed / Streghe ... Britney Spears - I'm a slave 4 you!
http://wn.com/VERY_HOT_CHARMED_ONES!!!
Charmed / Streghe ... Britney Spears - I'm a slave 4 you!
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 119157
- author: EC babylollipop
Allyssa very hot
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:36
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Allyssa very hot scene
http://wn.com/Allyssa_very_hot
Shannon Doherty is sexy
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:27
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Shannon Doherty is lookin hot in these clips, look at those nipples man. and those legs. tha bomb!!
http://wn.com/Shannon_Doherty_is_sexy
Shannon Doherty is lookin hot in these clips, look at those nipples man. and those legs. tha bomb!!
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 273761
- author: EC babylollipop
Charmed hot stuff
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:30
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
When charmed girls are hott.
My firs video!
http://wn.com/Charmed_hot_stuff
When charmed girls are hott.
My firs video!
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 130903
- author: EC babylollipop
Charmed Men are (Hot)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:23
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This is a vid for the sexy/hot guys of charmed early seasons. Leo, Cole, and Andy. Song "Hot" by Avril. Hope you like it.
http://wn.com/Charmed_Men_are_Hot
This is a vid for the sexy/hot guys of charmed early seasons. Leo, Cole, and Andy. Song "Hot" by Avril. Hope you like it.
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 94309
- author: EC babylollipop
The Charmed One's are naughty girls !!!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:25
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Hot scenes from the tv show "Charmed" . Just enjoy the sexy female characters !
http://wn.com/The_Charmed_One's_are_naughty_girls_!!!
Hot scenes from the tv show "Charmed" . Just enjoy the sexy female characters !
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 20699
- author: EC babylollipop
CHARMED - COLE - THE REASON (He is so hot!)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:52
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
He's hot!
http://wn.com/CHARMED_COLE_THE_REASON_He_is_so_hot!
Sexy Charmed 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:26
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
i redid it..... (srry 1 parts messed up)
http://wn.com/Sexy_Charmed_2
i redid it..... (srry 1 parts messed up)
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 135705
- author: EC babylollipop
Charmed - It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Video
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:58
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Not literally! A Charmed video about being evil, lustful, or dark.
http://wn.com/Charmed_It's_A_Bad,_Bad,_Bad,_Bad_Video
Not literally! A Charmed video about being evil, lustful, or dark.
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 163867
- author: EC babylollipop
Piper - Sexy Little Thug
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:13
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Piper
http://wn.com/Piper_Sexy_Little_Thug
CHARMED - HOT and SEXY GIRLS (prue, piper phoebe, paige)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:01
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
pls leave a comment:)
This video was a little experiment.
http://wn.com/CHARMED_HOT_and_SEXY_GIRLS_prue,_piper_phoebe,_paige
pls leave a comment:)
This video was a little experiment.
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 52898
- author: EC babylollipop
The Sexy Moments of Charmed
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:56
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Moments
http://wn.com/The_Sexy_Moments_of_Charmed
Sexy Charmed
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:30
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Sexy Moments from charmed 50 cent candy shop
plz comment
http://wn.com/Sexy_Charmed
Sexy Moments from charmed 50 cent candy shop
plz comment
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 235475
- author: EC babylollipop
Alyssa Milano -Sexc
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:59
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
A music Vid about Alyssa Milano to the song 'I'm in love with a stripper' by T-Pain =D
http://wn.com/Alyssa_Milano_-Sexc
A music Vid about Alyssa Milano to the song 'I'm in love with a stripper' by T-Pain =D
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 1545950
- author: EC babylollipop
Charmed Sexy Dance
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:37
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
this is a charmed vid with pipers dance scence to the remix of the pink panther song
http://wn.com/Charmed_Sexy_Dance
this is a charmed vid with pipers dance scence to the remix of the pink panther song
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 14329
- author: EC babylollipop
Rose McGowan Charmed Wet T Shirt SEXY!!!!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:22
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
this is a nice scene from the Charmed episode witch's tale
I DO NOT OWN THIS VIDEO. I MAKE NO PROFIT FROM IT. THIS VIDEO IS FOR ENTERTAIMENT PURPOSES ONLY.
http://wn.com/Rose_McGowan_Charmed_Wet_T_Shirt_SEXY!!!!
this is a nice scene from the Charmed episode witch's tale
I DO NOT OWN THIS VIDEO. I MAKE NO PROFIT FROM IT. THIS VIDEO IS FOR ENTERTAIMENT PURPOSES ONLY.
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 100288
- author: EC babylollipop
0:26
"Wrong impression" Charmed -Short Opening-
Well... it's been a WHILE since my last special opening credits, so i wanted to make this ...
published: 13 May 2008
author: litokun91
"Wrong impression" Charmed -Short Opening-
Well... it's been a WHILE since my last special opening credits, so i wanted to make this short opening 4 u to know that i'm still alive! ^^
-Only the sisters-
Program:
Ulead VideoStudio 11
Song:
Wrong Impression - Natalie Imbruglia
-PLZ COMMENT AND RATE!-
- published: 13 May 2008
- views: 5106
- author: litokun91
0:53
"Valkyrie Vixens" Charmed 6 x 01/02 Special Opening Credits!
PLEASE READ BEFORE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS!
An Opening Credits of two of my favorite episod...
published: 25 Jun 2008
author: litokun91
"Valkyrie Vixens" Charmed 6 x 01/02 Special Opening Credits!
PLEASE READ BEFORE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS!
An Opening Credits of two of my favorite episodes! Valhalley of the Dolls Parts 1 & 2
-PLEASE COMMENT AND RATE-
Programs:
*Ulead VideoStudio 10
*SonyVegas 7
- published: 25 Jun 2008
- views: 5927
- author: litokun91
0:50
That´s So Phoebe! Opening
-Inspired by thecombusted-
i just watched it and i thouhg that it would be funny to do it....
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
That´s So Phoebe! Opening
-Inspired by thecombusted-
i just watched it and i thouhg that it would be funny to do it... specially 4 the music... i really liked it!
So enjoy it! Plz Comment and rate! no effects just fun! =D
P.D. I´ll repeat this again IS NOT MY IDEA... IS THECOMBUSTED´S
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 26153
- author: litokun91
0:48
Charmed Alternative Opening Season 4 without Phoebe Ver. II
This is an alternative opening credits from charmed season 4 without phoebe!
What if the ...
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
Charmed Alternative Opening Season 4 without Phoebe Ver. II
This is an alternative opening credits from charmed season 4 without phoebe!
What if the source would kill phoebe and leo could save prue and piper...
NO FAN FIC AVIABLE JUST FUN!
Please COMMENT and RATE!
-DO NOT STEAL-
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 19930
- author: litokun91
0:48
Charmed/Bones Opening Creds!
An opening credits by request for Aerynv! with david boreanaz y emily deschanel from the s...
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
Charmed/Bones Opening Creds!
An opening credits by request for Aerynv! with david boreanaz y emily deschanel from the series bones! =D
hope u like it!
DON´T FORGET!
to COMMENT AND RATE!
-DO NOT STEAL!-
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 10235
- author: litokun91
0:50
Charmed Opening Credits Season 10 with Prue
An opening Credits for charmed season 10 with shannen doherty as the trip to the future th...
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits Season 10 with Prue
An opening Credits for charmed season 10 with shannen doherty as the trip to the future the they did in the season 2 show her... PLEASE KOMMENT AND RATE!!!! =D=D=D=D
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 81160
- author: litokun91
0:50
Charmed Opening Credits Season 9
Just a charmed credits that i made just for fun =D PLZ COMMENT AND RATE!!!...
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits Season 9
Just a charmed credits that i made just for fun =D PLZ COMMENT AND RATE!!!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 7539
- author: litokun91
1:06
Sexy Charmed Opening Credits! Ver. II
This is another sexy credits... with rose and without prue! hope u like it! please COMMENT...
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
Sexy Charmed Opening Credits! Ver. II
This is another sexy credits... with rose and without prue! hope u like it! please COMMENT AND RATE!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 3103
- author: litokun91
0:51
Charmed Pilot Episode Opening Credits Ver. III
That´s my last opening credits from the unaired charmed pilot... COMMENT & RATE! =D...
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
Charmed Pilot Episode Opening Credits Ver. III
That´s my last opening credits from the unaired charmed pilot... COMMENT & RATE! =D
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 1981
- author: litokun91
0:52
Charmed Opening Credits Twisted Powers!
This is an opening for charmed with the all four sisters with all their powers changed! ho...
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits Twisted Powers!
This is an opening for charmed with the all four sisters with all their powers changed! hope you enjoy it! please COMMENT AND RATE!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 4190
- author: litokun91
1:06
Sexy Charmed Opening Credits!
This is a sexy Charmed Opening credits... Without Paige Sonner i´ll Will Add Her!...
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
Sexy Charmed Opening Credits!
This is a sexy Charmed Opening credits... Without Paige Sonner i´ll Will Add Her!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 17955
- author: litokun91
0:50
Charmed Opening Credits - 2 x 02 Morality Bites
A Special opening Credits For The 2 x 02 Morality bite episode! one of my favorite episode...
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits - 2 x 02 Morality Bites
A Special opening Credits For The 2 x 02 Morality bite episode! one of my favorite episodes... please comment and rate!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 5440
- author: litokun91
0:53
Charmed Opening Credits - 3 x 06 Primrose Empath
A New Opening Credits... For My Prue´s Favorite Episode... Primrose Empath... Made By Me! ...
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits - 3 x 06 Primrose Empath
A New Opening Credits... For My Prue´s Favorite Episode... Primrose Empath... Made By Me! PLEASE COMMENT AND RATE! =)
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 3429
- author: litokun91
0:52
Charmed Opening Credits - 1x19 Out Of Sight
This is an special Opening Credits For the 1 x 19 Episode of charmed (Out Of Sight) hope y...
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits - 1x19 Out Of Sight
This is an special Opening Credits For the 1 x 19 Episode of charmed (Out Of Sight) hope you enjoy it!
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 1946
- author: litokun91
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CHICK
“Chick” is a humorous true-life story about male-female relations. Infatuation and its con...
published: 05 May 2011
author: Mayki
CHICK
“Chick” is a humorous true-life story about male-female relations. Infatuation and its consequences are depicted in a ironic way: meeting a guy, dancing, having fun, a sexual act. A man, giddy with the charm of a femme fatale, leaves a room. He is followed by failure and doom.
Credits: WRITER AND DIRECTOR: Michał Socha,PRODUCERS: Michał Socha, Platige Image, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Marcin Kobylecki, MENTOR : prof. Hieronim Neumann(Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw), ANIMATION: Michał Socha, MUSIC: Paweł Szamburski (clarinet), Karol Maśluszczak (piano), Tomasz Bandyra (bass), Roman Ślefarski (drums), Dj Lenar (gramophone), SOUND DIRECTOR: Jarosław WÓjcik, SOUND DESIGN : Maciej Tęgi, MUSIC MIX : Rafał Smoleń, THEATER MIX: Tomasz Dukszta c.a.s., DIGITAL POSTPRODUTION: WFDiF Małgorzata Rogulska (Laboratory Manager), PROMOTION & DISTRIBUTION : Platige Image
© Copyright - All Rights Reserved. Distribution by any means is strictly forbidden.
1:00
Lurpak - Lightest
Directed by Dougal Wilson
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Lurp...
published: 13 Jan 2012
author: Blink
Lurpak - Lightest
Directed by Dougal Wilson
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Lurpak and Wieden+Kennedy are giving healthy food a bright and cheerful makeover with their new campaign for Lurpak® Lightest Spreadable, and they wisely brought in Dougal to help them spread the word. Fresh from an incredible year rounded off by his immensely popular 'The Long Wait' for John Lewis, Dougal lends his uniquely charming touch to a good cause: getting people to eat more vegetables.
Celebrating cooking in its most vibrant form, we're reminded that healthy food doesn't have to be boring. In fact, with the help of past collaborators such as editor Joe Guest and art director Andy Kelly, Dougal makes it look downright spectacular. There's also a catchy little ditty that'll stay in your head all day, with the stars of the show providing not only a riot of colour but musical accompaniment as well.
Watch the video, sing along and get chopping! But watch your fingers...
2:02
Virgile
Virgile is very shy guy who's trying to date a charming girl by turning himself into funny...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: Flying V
Virgile
Virgile is very shy guy who's trying to date a charming girl by turning himself into funny and manly characters.
This is the very first movie from Flying V = Clément Soulmagnon & Gary Levesque, two classmates from the 2008 Supinfocom prom.
Just one year after achieving successfully school with student movies "Gary" & "Yankee Gal", they are proud to present their new short film made in Paris at Wizz Design.
5:25
The Smiths vs Lana Del Rey - This Charming Video Game (mashup)
The Reborn Identity - This Charming Video Game (slow version)
- The Smiths - This Charming...
published: 18 Feb 2012
author: Reborn Identity
The Smiths vs Lana Del Rey - This Charming Video Game (mashup)
The Reborn Identity - This Charming Video Game (slow version)
- The Smiths - This Charming Man
- Lana Del Rey - Video Games
Mashup & video by The Reborn Identity
www.rebornidentity.com
www.twitter.com/rebornidentity
www.facebook.com/therebornidentity
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0:57
Charmed Opening Credits Without Phoebe
That´s my own version of opening credits... Without phoebe! =D...
published: 21 Jan 2008
author: litokun91
Charmed Opening Credits Without Phoebe
That´s my own version of opening credits... Without phoebe! =D
- published: 21 Jan 2008
- views: 1939
- author: litokun91
0:50
Pilot opening (better version!)
This is the version b of the pilot's opening...
published: 24 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Pilot opening (better version!)
This is the version b of the pilot's opening
- published: 24 Jun 2009
- views: 1688
- author: michał Zagu
0:20
Charmed - 1x01 trialer
I download it from "PURE MAGIC"...
published: 24 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed - 1x01 trialer
I download it from "PURE MAGIC"
- published: 24 Jun 2009
- views: 5381
- author: michał Zagu
0:38
charmed 1x02 '' I've got you under my skin''
Trailer...
published: 24 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
charmed 1x02 '' I've got you under my skin''
Trailer
- published: 24 Jun 2009
- views: 1193
- author: michał Zagu
0:56
Charmed - 1x03 - Trailer
That's the trailer, that i make for my site. I hope you'll like it. Please leave com....
published: 24 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed - 1x03 - Trailer
That's the trailer, that i make for my site. I hope you'll like it. Please leave com.
- published: 24 Jun 2009
- views: 2054
- author: michał Zagu
0:58
Charmed - 1x03 - opening credits
Opening credits 1x03 ...p.s.... leave a coment...
published: 24 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed - 1x03 - opening credits
Opening credits 1x03 ...p.s.... leave a coment
- published: 24 Jun 2009
- views: 485
- author: michał Zagu
1:20
charmed 1x04 '' dead man dating''
Trailer...
published: 25 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
charmed 1x04 '' dead man dating''
Trailer
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 1165
- author: michał Zagu
5:01
Charmed - Dream Sorcerer (Music Video)
Season 1
Episode 5
Dream Sorcerer
Music by:
Kylie Minogue - Too Far...
published: 30 Jul 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed - Dream Sorcerer (Music Video)
Season 1
Episode 5
Dream Sorcerer
Music by:
Kylie Minogue - Too Far
- published: 30 Jul 2009
- views: 588
- author: michał Zagu
1:28
charmed 1x07 "The fourth sister''
Trailer...
published: 25 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
charmed 1x07 "The fourth sister''
Trailer
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 593
- author: michał Zagu
0:21
charmed 1x09'' The wendigo"
Trailer...
published: 25 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
charmed 1x09'' The wendigo"
Trailer
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 609
- author: michał Zagu
0:23
charmed 1x10 ''Wicca Envy''
Trailer...
published: 25 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
charmed 1x10 ''Wicca Envy''
Trailer
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 1068
- author: michał Zagu
0:33
charmed 1x11
Trailer...
published: 25 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
charmed 1x11
Trailer
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 464
- author: michał Zagu
0:33
Les Légendaires - Trailer 1x12
Websérie Les Légendaires sur CharmedWater - Trailer 1x12...
published: 25 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Les Légendaires - Trailer 1x12
Websérie Les Légendaires sur CharmedWater - Trailer 1x12
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 146
- author: michał Zagu
0:23
charmed 1x14'' Secrets and Guys''
trailer...
published: 25 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
charmed 1x14'' Secrets and Guys''
trailer
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 500
- author: michał Zagu
0:31
charmed 1x15'' Is there a woogy in the house''
Trailer...
published: 25 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
charmed 1x15'' Is there a woogy in the house''
Trailer
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 630
- author: michał Zagu
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CHICK
“Chick” is a humorous true-life story about male-female relations. Infatuation and its con...
published: 05 May 2011
author: Mayki
CHICK
“Chick” is a humorous true-life story about male-female relations. Infatuation and its consequences are depicted in a ironic way: meeting a guy, dancing, having fun, a sexual act. A man, giddy with the charm of a femme fatale, leaves a room. He is followed by failure and doom.
Credits: WRITER AND DIRECTOR: Michał Socha,PRODUCERS: Michał Socha, Platige Image, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Marcin Kobylecki, MENTOR : prof. Hieronim Neumann(Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw), ANIMATION: Michał Socha, MUSIC: Paweł Szamburski (clarinet), Karol Maśluszczak (piano), Tomasz Bandyra (bass), Roman Ślefarski (drums), Dj Lenar (gramophone), SOUND DIRECTOR: Jarosław WÓjcik, SOUND DESIGN : Maciej Tęgi, MUSIC MIX : Rafał Smoleń, THEATER MIX: Tomasz Dukszta c.a.s., DIGITAL POSTPRODUTION: WFDiF Małgorzata Rogulska (Laboratory Manager), PROMOTION & DISTRIBUTION : Platige Image
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1:00
Lurpak - Lightest
Directed by Dougal Wilson
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Lurp...
published: 13 Jan 2012
author: Blink
Lurpak - Lightest
Directed by Dougal Wilson
Subscribe - http://www.blinkprods.com/index.php#!subscribe
Lurpak and Wieden+Kennedy are giving healthy food a bright and cheerful makeover with their new campaign for Lurpak® Lightest Spreadable, and they wisely brought in Dougal to help them spread the word. Fresh from an incredible year rounded off by his immensely popular 'The Long Wait' for John Lewis, Dougal lends his uniquely charming touch to a good cause: getting people to eat more vegetables.
Celebrating cooking in its most vibrant form, we're reminded that healthy food doesn't have to be boring. In fact, with the help of past collaborators such as editor Joe Guest and art director Andy Kelly, Dougal makes it look downright spectacular. There's also a catchy little ditty that'll stay in your head all day, with the stars of the show providing not only a riot of colour but musical accompaniment as well.
Watch the video, sing along and get chopping! But watch your fingers...
2:02
Virgile
Virgile is very shy guy who's trying to date a charming girl by turning himself into funny...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: Flying V
Virgile
Virgile is very shy guy who's trying to date a charming girl by turning himself into funny and manly characters.
This is the very first movie from Flying V = Clément Soulmagnon & Gary Levesque, two classmates from the 2008 Supinfocom prom.
Just one year after achieving successfully school with student movies "Gary" & "Yankee Gal", they are proud to present their new short film made in Paris at Wizz Design.
5:25
The Smiths vs Lana Del Rey - This Charming Video Game (mashup)
The Reborn Identity - This Charming Video Game (slow version)
- The Smiths - This Charming...
published: 18 Feb 2012
author: Reborn Identity
The Smiths vs Lana Del Rey - This Charming Video Game (mashup)
The Reborn Identity - This Charming Video Game (slow version)
- The Smiths - This Charming Man
- Lana Del Rey - Video Games
Mashup & video by The Reborn Identity
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0:31
Charmed 1x16 "Wich Prue is it, anyway?" Trailer
Trailer for charmed 1x16, from... another network...
published: 25 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed 1x16 "Wich Prue is it, anyway?" Trailer
Trailer for charmed 1x16, from... another network
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 12742
- author: michał Zagu
0:32
Charmed 1x17 "That 70's episode" trailer
Trailer for charmed 1x17, from theWB...
published: 25 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed 1x17 "That 70's episode" trailer
Trailer for charmed 1x17, from theWB
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 15985
- author: michał Zagu
0:22
Charmed 1x18 "When bad warlocks go good" trailer
Trailer for charmed 1x18, from theWB...
published: 25 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed 1x18 "When bad warlocks go good" trailer
Trailer for charmed 1x18, from theWB
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 12332
- author: michał Zagu
0:32
Charmed 1x19 "Out of sight" trailer
Trailer for Charmed 1x19, from theWB...
published: 25 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed 1x19 "Out of sight" trailer
Trailer for Charmed 1x19, from theWB
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 9455
- author: michał Zagu
0:20
Charmed bloopers
a blooper taken of charmed scenes...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed bloopers
a blooper taken of charmed scenes
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 181194
- author: michał Zagu
0:30
Holly Marie Combs about the worst costume
This is a video about Holly...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Holly Marie Combs about the worst costume
This is a video about Holly
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 79272
- author: michał Zagu
0:45
Holly Marie Combs about 8x22
This is a video about Holly...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Holly Marie Combs about 8x22
This is a video about Holly
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 6176
- author: michał Zagu
0:49
Holly Marie Combs about the charmed elements
This is a video about Holly...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Holly Marie Combs about the charmed elements
This is a video about Holly
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 17068
- author: michał Zagu
0:41
Holly Marie Combs about gueststars
This is a video about Holly...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Holly Marie Combs about gueststars
This is a video about Holly
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 12256
- author: michał Zagu
0:12
Holly Marie Combs(1)
This is a video about Holly...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Holly Marie Combs(1)
This is a video about Holly
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 568
- author: michał Zagu
0:06
Holly Marie Combs(2)
This is a video about Holly...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Holly Marie Combs(2)
This is a video about Holly
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 472
- author: michał Zagu
0:07
Rose McGowan says "Thanks"
This is a video about Rose...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Rose McGowan says "Thanks"
This is a video about Rose
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 2835
- author: michał Zagu
0:07
Rose McGowan
This is a video about Rose...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Rose McGowan
This is a video about Rose
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 352
- author: michał Zagu
0:28
Rose McGowan(2)
This is a video about Rose...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Rose McGowan(2)
This is a video about Rose
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 1590
- author: michał Zagu
0:40
Rose McGowan(3)
This is a video about Rose...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Rose McGowan(3)
This is a video about Rose
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 1507
- author: michał Zagu
0:35
Rose McGowan(4)
This is a video about Rose...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Rose McGowan(4)
This is a video about Rose
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 3294
- author: michał Zagu
1:32
Charmed 90210
My Charmed titles with the Beverly Hills 90210 theme!!...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed 90210
My Charmed titles with the Beverly Hills 90210 theme!!
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 16230
- author: michał Zagu
0:59
Charmed 90210 Season 8
My Charmed opening for Season 8!...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed 90210 Season 8
My Charmed opening for Season 8!
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 13138
- author: michał Zagu
Vimeo results:
5:07
CHICK
“Chick” is a humorous true-life story about male-female relations. Infatuation and its con...
published: 05 May 2011
author: Mayki
CHICK
“Chick” is a humorous true-life story about male-female relations. Infatuation and its consequences are depicted in a ironic way: meeting a guy, dancing, having fun, a sexual act. A man, giddy with the charm of a femme fatale, leaves a room. He is followed by failure and doom.
Credits: WRITER AND DIRECTOR: Michał Socha,PRODUCERS: Michał Socha, Platige Image, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Marcin Kobylecki, MENTOR : prof. Hieronim Neumann(Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw), ANIMATION: Michał Socha, MUSIC: Paweł Szamburski (clarinet), Karol Maśluszczak (piano), Tomasz Bandyra (bass), Roman Ślefarski (drums), Dj Lenar (gramophone), SOUND DIRECTOR: Jarosław WÓjcik, SOUND DESIGN : Maciej Tęgi, MUSIC MIX : Rafał Smoleń, THEATER MIX: Tomasz Dukszta c.a.s., DIGITAL POSTPRODUTION: WFDiF Małgorzata Rogulska (Laboratory Manager), PROMOTION & DISTRIBUTION : Platige Image
© Copyright - All Rights Reserved. Distribution by any means is strictly forbidden.
1:00
Lurpak - Lightest
Directed by Dougal Wilson
Subscribe - http://www.blinkprods.com/index.php#!subscribe
Lurp...
published: 13 Jan 2012
author: Blink
Lurpak - Lightest
Directed by Dougal Wilson
Subscribe - http://www.blinkprods.com/index.php#!subscribe
Lurpak and Wieden+Kennedy are giving healthy food a bright and cheerful makeover with their new campaign for Lurpak® Lightest Spreadable, and they wisely brought in Dougal to help them spread the word. Fresh from an incredible year rounded off by his immensely popular 'The Long Wait' for John Lewis, Dougal lends his uniquely charming touch to a good cause: getting people to eat more vegetables.
Celebrating cooking in its most vibrant form, we're reminded that healthy food doesn't have to be boring. In fact, with the help of past collaborators such as editor Joe Guest and art director Andy Kelly, Dougal makes it look downright spectacular. There's also a catchy little ditty that'll stay in your head all day, with the stars of the show providing not only a riot of colour but musical accompaniment as well.
Watch the video, sing along and get chopping! But watch your fingers...
2:02
Virgile
Virgile is very shy guy who's trying to date a charming girl by turning himself into funny...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: Flying V
Virgile
Virgile is very shy guy who's trying to date a charming girl by turning himself into funny and manly characters.
This is the very first movie from Flying V = Clément Soulmagnon & Gary Levesque, two classmates from the 2008 Supinfocom prom.
Just one year after achieving successfully school with student movies "Gary" & "Yankee Gal", they are proud to present their new short film made in Paris at Wizz Design.
5:25
The Smiths vs Lana Del Rey - This Charming Video Game (mashup)
The Reborn Identity - This Charming Video Game (slow version)
- The Smiths - This Charming...
published: 18 Feb 2012
author: Reborn Identity
The Smiths vs Lana Del Rey - This Charming Video Game (mashup)
The Reborn Identity - This Charming Video Game (slow version)
- The Smiths - This Charming Man
- Lana Del Rey - Video Games
Mashup & video by The Reborn Identity
www.rebornidentity.com
www.twitter.com/rebornidentity
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0:30
Charmed Opening - Prison Break style
I made this video, based on the great show Prison Break and charmed offcourse...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed Opening - Prison Break style
I made this video, based on the great show Prison Break and charmed offcourse
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 10608
- author: michał Zagu
0:25
Charmed Opening "Alias Style"
This is a charmed opening in Alias style, made by me. It Take a long time to make this... ...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed Opening "Alias Style"
This is a charmed opening in Alias style, made by me. It Take a long time to make this... really xD so plz comment
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 13897
- author: michał Zagu
0:31
Charmed -- Relax P4 Credits
These credits are bit different and about 30 seconds shorter than normal. To the song Rela...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed -- Relax P4 Credits
These credits are bit different and about 30 seconds shorter than normal. To the song Relax, Take It Easy by Mika. All four sisters are there.
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 637
- author: michał Zagu
0:41
Charmed opening style CSI: MIAMI
Charmed: CSI: MIAMI...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: michał Zagu
Charmed opening style CSI: MIAMI
Charmed: CSI: MIAMI
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 2727
- author: michał Zagu
3:50
Phoebe & Cole Charmed
A Phoebe/Cole fanvideo of all their hot scenes.
Footage isn't mine.
song:
Push - Enrique...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Phoebe & Cole Charmed
A Phoebe/Cole fanvideo of all their hot scenes.
Footage isn't mine.
song:
Push - Enrique Iglesias
:( The audio got muted..
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 2327
- author: EC babylollipop
3:55
SEXY CHARMED - BED
My first sexy charmed video with the song bed by j. hoilday It took forever to make this s...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
SEXY CHARMED - BED
My first sexy charmed video with the song bed by j. hoilday It took forever to make this so plz comment, rate and enjoy!
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 367019
- author: EC babylollipop
1:11
Sexy Charmed Scene
the sexy scene from charmed 6x06 Fantasies in the flesh(my three witches)...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Sexy Charmed Scene
the sexy scene from charmed 6x06 Fantasies in the flesh(my three witches)
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 48994
- author: EC babylollipop
2:53
Sexy Charmed
Sexy Charmed...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Sexy Charmed
Sexy Charmed
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 39319
- author: EC babylollipop
6:19
Charmed - Don't stop
A music video of the four charmed sisters and their lovers......
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Charmed - Don't stop
A music video of the four charmed sisters and their lovers...
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 37295
- author: EC babylollipop
3:44
Charmed - Cole Phoebe Lovestory
Let's make history a lot of gorgeous scenes from Charmed with an absolute beautiful song....
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Charmed - Cole Phoebe Lovestory
Let's make history a lot of gorgeous scenes from Charmed with an absolute beautiful song.
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 468005
- author: EC babylollipop
3:53
Charmed - Sex Bomb
Indeed, the Charmed ones are sex bombs ! A clip made with only season 1 episodes and the e...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Charmed - Sex Bomb
Indeed, the Charmed ones are sex bombs ! A clip made with only season 1 episodes and the exciting song of Tom Jones
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 7856
- author: EC babylollipop
4:13
VERY HOT CHARMED ONES!!!
Charmed / Streghe ... Britney Spears - I'm a slave 4 you!...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
VERY HOT CHARMED ONES!!!
Charmed / Streghe ... Britney Spears - I'm a slave 4 you!
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 119157
- author: EC babylollipop
0:36
Allyssa very hot
Allyssa very hot scene...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Allyssa very hot
Allyssa very hot scene
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 81748
- author: EC babylollipop
1:27
Shannon Doherty is sexy
Shannon Doherty is lookin hot in these clips, look at those nipples man. and those legs. t...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Shannon Doherty is sexy
Shannon Doherty is lookin hot in these clips, look at those nipples man. and those legs. tha bomb!!
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 273761
- author: EC babylollipop
0:30
Charmed hot stuff
When charmed girls are hott.
My firs video!...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Charmed hot stuff
When charmed girls are hott.
My firs video!
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 130903
- author: EC babylollipop
3:23
Charmed Men are (Hot)
This is a vid for the sexy/hot guys of charmed early seasons. Leo, Cole, and Andy. Song "H...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Charmed Men are (Hot)
This is a vid for the sexy/hot guys of charmed early seasons. Leo, Cole, and Andy. Song "Hot" by Avril. Hope you like it.
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 94309
- author: EC babylollipop
3:25
The Charmed One's are naughty girls !!!
Hot scenes from the tv show "Charmed" . Just enjoy the sexy female characters !...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
The Charmed One's are naughty girls !!!
Hot scenes from the tv show "Charmed" . Just enjoy the sexy female characters !
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 20699
- author: EC babylollipop
3:52
CHARMED - COLE - THE REASON (He is so hot!)
He's hot!...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
CHARMED - COLE - THE REASON (He is so hot!)
He's hot!
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 102830
- author: EC babylollipop
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5:07
CHICK
“Chick” is a humorous true-life story about male-female relations. Infatuation and its con...
published: 05 May 2011
author: Mayki
CHICK
“Chick” is a humorous true-life story about male-female relations. Infatuation and its consequences are depicted in a ironic way: meeting a guy, dancing, having fun, a sexual act. A man, giddy with the charm of a femme fatale, leaves a room. He is followed by failure and doom.
Credits: WRITER AND DIRECTOR: Michał Socha,PRODUCERS: Michał Socha, Platige Image, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Marcin Kobylecki, MENTOR : prof. Hieronim Neumann(Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw), ANIMATION: Michał Socha, MUSIC: Paweł Szamburski (clarinet), Karol Maśluszczak (piano), Tomasz Bandyra (bass), Roman Ślefarski (drums), Dj Lenar (gramophone), SOUND DIRECTOR: Jarosław WÓjcik, SOUND DESIGN : Maciej Tęgi, MUSIC MIX : Rafał Smoleń, THEATER MIX: Tomasz Dukszta c.a.s., DIGITAL POSTPRODUTION: WFDiF Małgorzata Rogulska (Laboratory Manager), PROMOTION & DISTRIBUTION : Platige Image
© Copyright - All Rights Reserved. Distribution by any means is strictly forbidden.
1:00
Lurpak - Lightest
Directed by Dougal Wilson
Subscribe - http://www.blinkprods.com/index.php#!subscribe
Lurp...
published: 13 Jan 2012
author: Blink
Lurpak - Lightest
Directed by Dougal Wilson
Subscribe - http://www.blinkprods.com/index.php#!subscribe
Lurpak and Wieden+Kennedy are giving healthy food a bright and cheerful makeover with their new campaign for Lurpak® Lightest Spreadable, and they wisely brought in Dougal to help them spread the word. Fresh from an incredible year rounded off by his immensely popular 'The Long Wait' for John Lewis, Dougal lends his uniquely charming touch to a good cause: getting people to eat more vegetables.
Celebrating cooking in its most vibrant form, we're reminded that healthy food doesn't have to be boring. In fact, with the help of past collaborators such as editor Joe Guest and art director Andy Kelly, Dougal makes it look downright spectacular. There's also a catchy little ditty that'll stay in your head all day, with the stars of the show providing not only a riot of colour but musical accompaniment as well.
Watch the video, sing along and get chopping! But watch your fingers...
2:02
Virgile
Virgile is very shy guy who's trying to date a charming girl by turning himself into funny...
published: 30 Jun 2009
author: Flying V
Virgile
Virgile is very shy guy who's trying to date a charming girl by turning himself into funny and manly characters.
This is the very first movie from Flying V = Clément Soulmagnon & Gary Levesque, two classmates from the 2008 Supinfocom prom.
Just one year after achieving successfully school with student movies "Gary" & "Yankee Gal", they are proud to present their new short film made in Paris at Wizz Design.
5:25
The Smiths vs Lana Del Rey - This Charming Video Game (mashup)
The Reborn Identity - This Charming Video Game (slow version)
- The Smiths - This Charming...
published: 18 Feb 2012
author: Reborn Identity
The Smiths vs Lana Del Rey - This Charming Video Game (mashup)
The Reborn Identity - This Charming Video Game (slow version)
- The Smiths - This Charming Man
- Lana Del Rey - Video Games
Mashup & video by The Reborn Identity
www.rebornidentity.com
www.twitter.com/rebornidentity
www.facebook.com/therebornidentity
Youtube results:
3:26
Sexy Charmed 2
i redid it..... (srry 1 parts messed up)...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Sexy Charmed 2
i redid it..... (srry 1 parts messed up)
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 135705
- author: EC babylollipop
4:58
Charmed - It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Video
Not literally! A Charmed video about being evil, lustful, or dark....
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Charmed - It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Video
Not literally! A Charmed video about being evil, lustful, or dark.
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 163867
- author: EC babylollipop
3:13
Piper - Sexy Little Thug
Piper...
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
Piper - Sexy Little Thug
Piper
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 41718
- author: EC babylollipop
4:01
CHARMED - HOT and SEXY GIRLS (prue, piper phoebe, paige)
pls leave a comment:)
This video was a little experiment....
published: 24 Nov 2010
author: EC babylollipop
CHARMED - HOT and SEXY GIRLS (prue, piper phoebe, paige)
pls leave a comment:)
This video was a little experiment.
- published: 24 Nov 2010
- views: 52898
- author: EC babylollipop
photo: Creative Commons / Axou
24 Dec 2012
Steve Jobs was controversial in life, and now his high-tech mega-yacht is associated with a controversy long after his death. The former Apple CEO's ship was impounded in Amsterdam in the middle of a financial battle over a disputed bill. Phillippe Starck, a French product designer and architect, has alleged that Jobs' heirs owe him 3 million euros for his work on Venus, the 256-foot yacht Jobs commissioned before his death ... ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal
27 Dec 2012
Washington. Six people, including two young children, were left dead in weather-related accidents, as winter snowstorms complicated travel for many Americans in the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday. Snow totals in parts of Indiana ranged from 6 to 12 inches, CNN reported. About 350 snowploughs were clearing roads throughout the city. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told residents they should avoid nonessential travel ... IANS ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)
photo: AP / Adel Hana
25 Dec 2012
Thousands of Christians from the world over have packed Manger Square in Bethlehem to celebrate the birth of Jesus in the ancient West Bank town where he was born. For their Palestinian hosts, this holiday season was an especially joyous one, with the hardships of the Israeli occupation that so often clouded previous Christmas Eve celebrations eased by the United Nations' recent recognition of an independent state of Palestine ... - AP. ....(size: 9.3Kb)
photo: AP
26 Dec 2012
News of defection comes as activists say 20 people, including eight children, have been killed by shelling in north of country. Assad’s forces are hitting back at a string of rebel advances across the country. Photograph. Abdalghne Karoof/REUTERS. The head of Syria's military police has defected from the army and declared allegiance to the uprising against the president, Bashar al-Assad, according to a video and a Syrian security source....(size: 3.4Kb)
Yahoo Daily News
27 Dec 2012
Charm bracelets remain a must-have jewelry choice for gal’s of all ages, Great Ideas Group, Inc. announces their new Seashore Charm Bracelet ... Showcased are a wide variety of design themes such as a good-luck elephant charm bracelet, wardrobe charm bracelet, shoe & handbag charm bracelet, keys-to-heart charm bracelet and travel theme charm bracelet....(size: 2.1Kb)
IMDb
27 Dec 2012
TVLine met up with Josh Dallas, who plays Prince Charming, to get a peek at ... As a Charming Celebration Gets Underway, »....(size: 0.7Kb)
Yahoo Daily News
27 Dec 2012
Charm bracelets remain a must-have jewelry choice for gals of all ages, Great Ideas Group, Inc ... We showcase a wide variety of design themes such as a good-luck elephant charm bracelet, wardrobe charm bracelet, shoe & handbag charm bracelet, keys-to-heart charm bracelet and travel theme charm bracelet. Each charm bracelet is unique, hand crafted, beautiful, with some including hand-set stones....(size: 2.2Kb)
NZ Herald
27 Dec 2012
We're about to enter the Chinese year of the snake, and retail commentator Jon Bird says shop operators can expect consumers to be pretty serpent-like in 2013. "When you look at the characteristics of the snake - it's pretty close to the customer-type that retailers are facing now and in the near future," says Bird, chairman of retail marketing specialists IdeaWorks ... they've got to be places where customers want to hang out." ... By. ....(size: 2.5Kb)
Stockhouse
27 Dec 2012
These brand new state-of-the-art spaces provide a breathtaking welcome for guests ready to experience sophisticated New Orleans charm ... Depart from the ordinary and discover the epitome of district class and old-world charm at JW Marriott New Orleans, a premier French Quarter hotel located in the business district and one block from the excitement of Bourbon Street....(size: 2.5Kb)
New York Daily News
27 Dec 2012
You’d never guess that what was on its mind was awakening consciences about a very divisive domestic issues ... They charm and cajole people who just want the best for their families and for whom a lot of cash from Steve’s firm, Global, would help ... But Dustin’s got bigger hurdles than that ... More “Local Hero” with sass than “Erin Brockovich” with gas, “Promised Land” is directed by Gus Van Sant with a slow, loose pace and confident charm ... ....(size: 2.8Kb)
The Examiner
27 Dec 2012
Actress Kate Winslet's wedding with Ned Rocknroll was done under a "Titanic" veil of secrecy. The pair apparently tied the knot in New York earlier this month ... Also read. "Janet Jackson engaged again ... Will Kate Winslet's wedding to Ned Rocknroll be the moment of truth and the "charm" she's been in search of? After all, these nuptials mark her third time walking down the aisle ... 'Charmed' and still hotJanet Jackson engaged again ... ....(size: 2.9Kb)
Yahoo Daily News
27 Dec 2012
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| Charmed | |
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| Genre | Supernatural drama Fantasy Action Comedy-drama |
| Format | Serial drama |
| Created by | Constance M. Burge |
| Starring | Holly Marie Combs Alyssa Milano Rose McGowan Shannen Doherty Brian Krause Dorian Gregory Julian McMahon Drew Fuller Kaley Cuoco T.W. King Greg Vaughan Karis Paige Bryant |
| Opening theme | "How Soon Is Now?" by Love Spit Love |
| Composer(s) | J. Peter Robinson and others |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 178 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Brad Kern Constance M. Burge Aaron Spelling E. Duke Vincent |
| Location(s) | San Francisco |
| Camera setup | Panavision |
| Running time | 40–45 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | The WB |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original run | October 7, 1998 (1998-10-07) – May 21, 2006 (2006-05-21) |
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| Website | |
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network.[1] The series was created by writer Constance M. Burge and was produced by Aaron Spelling and his Spelling Television company, with the show runner being writer-director Brad Kern.
The series follows the four Halliwell sisters—Prue, Piper, Phoebe and, later, Paige (who replaces Prue from season 4 onwards). The sisters are the culmination of the most powerful line of good witches in history and are known as The Charmed Ones in the supernatural community, whose prophesized destiny is to protect innocent lives against evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to hold normal working lives in modern day San Francisco. Keeping their supernatural identities separate and secret from their ordinary lives often becomes a challenge for them, with the exposure of magic having far-reaching consequences on their various relationships and resulting in a number of police and FBI investigations throughout the series.
The first episode, "Something Wicca This Way Comes", garnered 7.70 million viewers, breaking the record for the highest rated debut for the Warner Brothers Network.[2] In January 2006, producer Brad Kern declared that Charmed was the longest running hour-long series featuring all female leads (Murder, She Wrote ran for 12 seasons but only has a single female lead, and The Facts of Life ran for 9 seasons but was a 30-minute sitcom).[3] However, this has now been surpassed by Desperate Housewives, which also ran for eight seasons but had more episodes. The series finale, "Forever Charmed", ended with a season high of 4.49 million viewers.[4]
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Production[link]
Development[link]
In 1998, the Warner Brothers Television Network began searching for a drama series, and looked to Spelling Television, which had produced the network's most successful series 7th Heaven, to create it. Expanding on the popularity of supernatural-themed dramas, the production company explored forms of mythology to find mythological characters they could realize with contemporary storytelling.[5]
In order to create the series, Burge was hired as the creator as she was under contract with 20th Century Fox and Spelling Television after conceiving the drama Savannah.[5] When the theme of witchcraft was first pitched to her, she was aware of stereotypes of witches (flying brooms, black cats, and warts). After Wicca research, she changed her perspective[6] and aimed at telling a story of good witches who looked and acted like ordinary people. With this, her initial concept was a series set in Boston, Massachusetts[6] about three friends and roommates who were all witches.[5] However, executive producer E. Duke Vincent lacked confidence, asking "Why would anybody want to watch a show about three witches?" He proposed that the series focus on family values and developed the series-long mantra of it being about "three sisters who happen to be witches, not three witches who happen to be sisters." Spelling warmed to Burge's ideas and, after the concept was re-crafted to be a series about three sisters (now living in San Francisco) descended from a line of witches,[6] it was pitched to the Warner Brothers' Susanne Daniels, who liked it, allowing the series to begin development.[5]
Shannen Doherty, having worked with Spelling on Beverly Hills, 90210, auditioned for the role of Piper Halliwell but won the role of Prue Halliwell. After the third season, Doherty left the series.
The series was titled Charmed after Spelling's suggestion of House of Sisters was dropped, and the three lead roles were cast to Doherty, Combs, and Lori Rom. Burge wrote the pilot's script. They filmed a 28-minute version (the "unaired pilot", never aired on network television) with which the series was picked up by the WB. The majority of the pilot had to be re-filmed after Rom quit and Alyssa Milano took her role, however some of the scenes from Unaired Pilot stayed unchanged. Also, the role of Andy Trudeau was played by a different actor than Ted King. Upon its debut, Charmed received the largest audience for a series premiere in the network's history.[2] The first season of twenty-two episodes was picked up by Warner Brothers after two shows aired.
Executive producers[link]
Executive producers Aaron Spelling and Duke Vincent maintained their roles until the series ended. Burge became an executive producer when she was hired to create the series and write the pilot. After the short "unaired pilot" was shown to the WB and the series was picked up by the network, Kern was recruited as the fourth executive producer and as the show runner in order to decipher how the series would develop over the course of its run. While Kern remained with the show until its end, between the second and third seasons Burge was not an executive producer. She remained as executive consultant until the end of season four when she left Charmed.
Writing and format[link]
Scripting was done by a large number of writers. Kern did the most writing, with a total of 26 episodes, as well as directing one of them. The writers with the most writing credits other than Kern include Daniel Cerone, Curtis Kheel, Zack Estrin, Chris Levinson, Krista Vernoff, Sheryl J. Anderson, Monica Breen, Alison Schapker, Cameron Litvack, and Jeannine Renshaw.[7] Burge wrote seven episodes for the first and second seasons before leaving her position as executive producer. Scripting was carried out after group brainstorms took place, discussing the events of the episodes, the emotions of the characters, and the mythology involved. Robert Masello, an executive story editor for the series, credits himself as the only demonologist hired for a series, in order to add his experience to the storyline.[8]
| “ | Charmed is the only show that has a licensed fully bonded demonologist, which is me, on staff and as a result because I've written books about demonology and the occult of witchcraft, I'm there to answer questions about how a demon would behave. | ” |
However, as Combs revealed in The Women of Charmed documentary, the series aimed at following a mythology created by fantasy, and not adhering to Wiccan rules too closely, for fear of coming under criticism for either not being "technically correct enough" or missing the truth completely.[8] Between the second and the third season, Burge left, leaving her former position to executive producer Kern. Burge remained as creative consultant until season four.[9] Burge's departure resulted in changes in the story structure of the show, from a "demon of the week" system to using third- or half-season-long story arcs. In addition, more importance was given to the protagonists' personal lives. The serial connection of episodes culminated in the second half of season four. Despite the ratings increasing during season four's final story arc from 4.19 to 4.21, Warner Brothers asked Kern to abandon the serial system. This led to the largely episodic structure of season five, and resulted in the two systems being balanced from the sixth season onwards.
Logo and symbols[link]
File:Charmed 1998 logo.svg
A Triquetra, the series' logo as seen throughout the show.
During the show's run, the Warner Brothers Television Network used two official logos to represent the series. The first was used during the first and second seasons and featured the name Charmed underlined and with a triple-aspect symbol above it. The second logo was introduced at the start of the third season and remained until the series ended. It was written in a different font and is still underlined and sometimes featured a triquetra above the name. This logo was designed by Margo Chase. Although the second logo replaced the first in all promotional material by the Warner Brothers, such as posters and television adverts, the first remained to be used on official merchandise after the third season, including on the covers of the novel series, the DVDs, the official Charmed magazine and the Charmed Comics.
Music[link]
Charmed shares the theme song "How Soon Is Now?" with the 1996 Columbia Pictures feature film, The Craft, appearing under the opening credits in a cover by Psychedelic Furs frontman Richard Butler's hiatus band, Love Spit Love. The song was originally written and composed by The Smiths. Unusually, the series has had three different end title themes (by Tim Truman, J. Peter Robinson and Jay Gruska), with the theme used dependent on the tone of the episode. In stripped (daily) reruns on US cable tier TNT, "How Soon Is Now?" appears in a 5-second abbreviated 'tag' form to accommodate additional advertising; no music appears under closing credits as they are 'stacked' under an ad or over the succeeding show's opening tag.
The song appeared on the soundtrack album TV Themes: Popular Favorites, released by the St. Clair record label on September 6, 2005,[10] as well as its follow-up TV Themes: Sex and the City and Other Favorites, on August 30, 2005.[11] It also appeared on Your Favorite Television Themes, released by Artemis Strategic on June 7, 2005.[12] The song always appeared on the compilations in its full-length version of 4 minutes and 20 seconds.
Unfortunately for the producers, the song's license expired before the Season 8 DVDs went into production. After efforts to get it back in time for the Region 1 release failed, it was replaced by a generic hard-rock instrumental theme. The Netflix instant streaming of the series also includes this generic hard-rock instrumental theme rather than the original theme.
Played over the opening credits after the hard-rock instrumental theme in Episode 12 ("Awakened") of Season 2, is "American Doll (Live at Reed College)," written and composed by Andi Starr, and performed live by her band. The song is from her album Supergirl.
Plot[link]
"Before Melinda was burned at the stake, she vowed that each generation of Warren witches would become increasingly stronger, culminating in the arrival of three sisters [...] the most powerful witches the world has ever known- The Charmed Ones."
Phoebe Halliwell, "Something Wicca This Way Comes" (series premiere)
(Written by Constance M. Burge)
(Written by Constance M. Burge)
In 1998, the three known Halliwell sisters (Prue, Piper, Phoebe Halliwell) move back into their childhood home, The Halliwell Manor, after their Grams' funeral. When Phoebe comes across the family's Book of Shadows (a family heirloom book containing centuries of knowledge, spells, and magic learned or created by the Halliwell matriarchs). Phoebe learns that she and her sisters are the most powerful witches ever in the history of Witchcraft and the world, destined to protect both innocents and the world at large from demons, warlocks, and other evil creatures. Phoebe, reasonably thinking the book is a novelty reads the book's initial inscription—an inscription which also happens to be the incantation which activates the Halliwells' "Charmed" powers once all of the sisters are back at the manor.
By the end of the first episode, each sister learns that she has a unique power and that they can each cast spells and brew potions. Prue, the eldest, had the power of telekinesis—(the ability to move objects with her mind), and in season 2 she developed the power to astral project. Piper, the middle sister, has the power to effectively "freezing" people/objects. As she grows more proficient, she learns how to freeze only certain people or objects or body parts, as she wishes. As her powers grow, she is able to make molecules move so fast they explode (season 3). Phoebe, the youngest, initially possesses the power of premonition, which evolves into being able to receive visions of both the future and the past. She later picks up the powers of levitation (season 3), and empathy (season 6), the latter allowing her to sense and tap into others' emotions (and sometimes, powers).
During the first two seasons, the sisters would face various evil beings from week to week. However, they discover in season 3 that their true enemy is the Underworld's ruler, the Source of All Evil. Prue is later killed in the Season 3 finale by The Source's personal assassin- Chax. While grieving Prue's loss, Piper and Phoebe discover that they have a half-sister—Paige Matthews, who had been the secret love child of the sisters' witch mother and her guardian angel ("Whitelighter"), Sam. Paige's abilities represent her dual heritage as both a witch and Whitelighter; like Prue she possesses a form of telekinesis, but she has to verbally call for objects to teleport ("orb") them to their intended destination. As she learns to control the dual sides of her ancestry, Paige also learns how to orb herself and others, and eventually she receives her own Whitelighter charges to train and protect as they learn witchcraft. Paige, after falling in love with her future husband, develops the ability to heal others with the touch of her hand (season 8).
The Source, responsible for all of the attacks on the sisters, becomes the main villain during Season 4 until he is finally vanquished. After the Source's vanquish, an annual season-long storyline and several multi-episode antagonists were introduced in subsequent seasons (the "Big Bad" television format). These included Phoebe's ex-husband Cole until mid-season 5; the scheming, misguided Whitelighter Elder, Gideon, throughout season 6; the Avatars—consequentalist Utopia-advocating neutral beings— until mid-season 7; the demon Zankou, until the season 7 finale; and in season 8, powerful sister witches Billie and Christy, who fall under the influence of the evil demonic Triad (who earlier featured as early-season 3 antagonists). On top of the supernatural issues in Charmed, the characters had to contend with serious issues in the day-to-day world of the mortals — such as relationships, careers, marriage, childbirth, illness and the deaths of their loved ones. The sisters also had to fight to prevent the exposure of the existence of magic to the community at large, contending with several police and FBI investigations.
The sisters also faced romantic storylines. Prue's only featured love interest is Inspector Andy Trudeau, a childhood friend, who dies in the season 1 finale. Piper's central love interest throughout the series is the sisters' Whitelighter Leo; their early relationship was problematic due to the forbidden nature of witch-Whitelighter relationships, and so in season 2 a love triangle forms with Piper, Leo and her neighbour Dan Gordon. Eventually, the two manage to marry and consecrate their union in season 3, and have two sons—Wyatt, in season five, and Chris, in season six. The couple separate due to supernatural circumstances at the end of the fifth season, and later reunite in the sixth; the final episode shows them to have a daughter, many grandchildren, and grow old together. Phoebe's relationship history involved many dates in the first 2 seasons, and a tortured relationship with half-demon Cole Turner in the show's third, fourth and fifth seasons; they had a turbulent marriage in the fourth, and in the fifth he played the role of aggressive ex. Phoebe had a number of multi-episode mortal boyfriends in subsequent seasons before meeting a cupid, Coop, in the eighth season, whom she marries and has three children with in the finale episode flashforward. Paige, like Phoebe, had several multi-episode mortal boyfriends, as well as male witch and magic "addict" Richard Montana (season 6) and unstable FBI agent-come-Whitelighter Kyle Brody (season 7). In the eighth season she becomes committed to mortal parole officer Henry Mitchell, with whom she marries and—in flashforwards—is shown to have three children with.
Characters[link]
See also: List of Charmed Characters
Cast and characters[link]
Main protagonists[link]
- Born October 28, 1970, Prue is the eldest sister. Born with telekinesis, she handles her power so well that she is often referred to as the "super-witch" by Phoebe and Piper. She is strong-willed, feisty and intelligent, so she often takes charge of situations and has always been overprotective of her two sisters, Piper and Phoebe. Having spent her childhood taking care of her two younger sisters after the death of their mother, she feels responsible for them and shows a fierce determination at whatever she does, including fighting demons. This sense of responsibility occasionally leads to clashes with the more free-willed Phoebe, but the two grow closer as the series progresses. On May 17, 2001, three years into the craft, she is killed by Shax, a powerful demonic assassin sent by the Source of All Evil. Prue was 30 when she died. While in the episode "Death Takes a Halliwell" the Angel of Death foreshadows Prue's death, the season-three finale, "All Hell Breaks Loose", remains as a cliffhanger. Prue's death is not established until the premiere episode of the fourth season, "Charmed Again", in which we begin the season with an anguished Piper trying to resurrect her spirit. Instead, the sisters' grandmother appears, telling her that Prue is safe and with their mother and that seeing her now would only hurt her chances at accepting that Prue was not going to come back. It is explained that (in the previous season's finale) before Tempus the demon reset time, Prue and Piper were both attacked by Shax (Shax threw them through a wall- but the blast was incredibly powerful) and left near death. After Tempus turned back the clock, Phoebe was caught in the underworld and unable to intervene. She had been forced into the Underworld by The Source in exchange for Tempus' services. So unlike the first time, when Leo had arrived with barely enough time to save both of them, this time he rescued his wife, Piper, but was unable to save Prue. Doherty never appears as Prue again, not even in family photos. In the fifth season episode "Cat House", during the "flashbacks" that the girls visit, only her back is shown, and also she is seen as a dog, when she was transformed in Season 3. Even in the afterlife, Prue is said to still help her sisters; it is suggested that she sometimes turns the pages of the Book of Shadows. In the season seven finale, Prue's influence is seen when her astral projection power is summoned via a spell by the sisters, which allows them to finally defeat Zankou,[13] after which Piper says, "Thank you, Prue" when the power's effect has ended. Also, in the later seasons Prue's telekinetic 'jingle' can be heard whenever the front door of the manor closes by itself. The jingle sounds the same way it was heard when Prue herself would close the door with a wave of her finger in the first and second seasons. In Charmed comics, Prue is alive and is living in a witch body named Patience. She eventually meets Paige and see Phoebe and Piper again.
- Born August 7, 1973, Piper is the middle child. Upon Prue's death, she becomes the eldest- and most powerful sister. Her powers include the ability to freeze time, temporarily suspending objects, enemies and movement. At first, her powers were limited to the room or area she was currently in, but as the series progressed, her mastery over the power grew to much higher levels, allowing her to freeze and unfreeze specific parts of a person's body and on a much larger scale. Piper wasn't able to freeze good witches,and never gained the ability to do so.Later, Piper's power grew to allow her to blow up objects at will (through molecular combustion) by rapidly speeding up the movement of atoms instead of slowing them to a stop, causing their molecular bonds to separate from one another, usually killing low level demons in one blast and often creating an accompanying fiery explosion. Although initially afraid to use this new and highly destructive power for fear of hurting someone, she eventually becomes skilled enough in the use of her new power to attack and injure enemies without making them explode if she chose, or to cause only a small break in an object's structural integrity, causing it to fall apart or crack without being completely combusted. Piper is the most concerned with having a normal life of the three, and always has reservations about her life as a Charmed One. When she becomes a Charmed One, she is quiet and reserved, often having to mediate between Prue and Phoebe. As the show progresses, she gains a stronger persona and takes more authority after Prue dies. She eventually becomes the mother of two sons Wyatt and Chris, with her husband Leo Wyatt- Halliwell, and goes to great lengths to protect her children, as Wyatt is believed to be the chosen child and many demons, warlocks and witches are after him. In the series finale, the final montage shows her with a daughter and later a granddaughter.[14] Piper's love of food steers her to a culinary career, which leads her to open her own club, and as revealed in the last episode, her own restaurant. She is the best potion-maker among the Charmed Ones, an outgrowth of her abilities as a cook. Holly Marie Combs, portraying Piper, is the only cast member who appears in every episode of Charmed, including the original unaired pilot.
- Phoebe, born November 2, 1975 is the baby of the family and is a spontaneous, free-spirited young woman. She was born with the power of premonition, which enabled her to see into the past as well as the future, usually locating a demon in need of vanquishing or an innocent in need of saving. Her powers often served as the catalyst for that episode's mission. Her premonitions can usually only be accessed by making physical contact with an item or person that is somehow linked to the vision she experiences. Later, this ability allows her to project herself into the future and the past, which gives her a much more in-depth look at what is to come or what has already happened. Finally, after desiring for a long time that her powers would evolve and she would possess an "active power" (unlike the involuntary nature of her premonitions), Phoebe gains the power of levitation, which she often combines with her proficient martial arts skills and kickboxing. Later, she also gains the power of empathy, which allows her not only to feel the emotions of others, but also to copy the powers of someone attacking her (since the Charmed Ones' powers are directly linked to the emotions of those who use them). Then later, Phoebe loses access to all of her active powers (she keeps only her ability to cast Power of Three spells and make potions), because she misused her abilities for personal gain. She later regains the power of premonition.She is a romantic, and becomes a successful columnist and author. For most of her life, she had a turbulent relationship with Prue, but the two eventually grew very close. After Prue's death, she becomes the middle sister. Her longest relationships are with Cole Turner, which lasted over 2 years and produced a son, but The Seer steals their son (to her own demise), and with Coop, a Cupid. In 2006, the Angel of Destiny marries Phoebe and Coop, as seen in the series finale, and they eventually have three daughters. She continues to work at the Bay Mirror and writes a book on finding love.
- When the property was given a green light to go to series, actress Rom (from the pilot) was unavailable. Producer Aaron Spelling called Milano, fresh from her short-term guest appearance on Melrose Place, to fill the role. Major portions of the first episode were re-shot, some scenes rewritten and new scenes added to create a full one-hour debut episode titled "Something Wicca This Way Comes". Alyssa Milano is one of two main cast members (along with Holly Marie Combs) to have appeared in all of the aired episodes.
- Born on August 2, 1977, Paige is the youngest of the four and is the half-sister of Piper, Prue and Phoebe. She has Prue's power of telekinesis but with a twist because she is half whitelighter. She has the power to orb things to her. Prue only had to think about something to move it, Paige must reach out to it and call for it, this is known as 'tele-orbing'. She also has the Whitelighter abilities of Orbing and Glamouring (to shapeshift into a different human appearance). She finally receives the power to heal in the middle of season 8. After a secret love affair with her Whitelighter, Samuel Wilder, the Charmed Ones' mother, Patty Halliwell, gave birth to a fourth daughter. In fear of their daughter's safety and the legacy of the other sisters, the fourth daughter was orbed to a church and entrusted to the arms of a nun named Sister Agnes. She was told that the baby would be in great danger otherwise, and to be sure the baby's name begins with a "P". Sister Agnes, later in "Charmed Again (Part 2)", described what had happened to a troubled Paige, who was investigating her origin while being manipulated by the Source of All Evil. The nun told Paige she had come from "angels", because she had witnessed the parents appear in an orbing of lights. As a baby, Paige was adopted by the Matthews family, and she grew up as an only child unaware of her magical roots. While in school, Paige often got into trouble. Her adoptive parents died in a car accident with Paige in the car. However, she closed her eyes and orbed out, which saved herself but not her parents. Paige had no memory of how she had survived, and she found out that she had orbed out of the car in the Season 4 episode "A Paige from the Past". Her personality is bold and vibrant, adding a new dynamic to the show from Season 4 onwards. Paige comes into the craft quickly, and aids in the vanquish of The Source of All Evil. She is driven to become a "full-time witch" and has a hard time finding a career. After the death of Gideon, Paige begs the Elders to keep Magic School open. They agree only if Paige becomes the headmistress and runs the school to guarantee the students' safety. Eventually, she resigns and hands the role over to her brother-in-law Leo Wyatt. Paige marries mortal parole officer Henry Mitchell, and they have twin daughters and a son, Henry Jr.
Supporting[link]
- Leo Wyatt is the sisters' Whitelighter in the beginning, and soon becomes romantically involved with Piper but since he is a Whitelighter and Piper a witch, their relationship is rocky, with the Elders postponing their engagement until they can prove they can balance their careers and their relationship. Leo's magical promotions provide the show's portrayal of a supernatural ladder of success and struggle between career and family. His relationship with Piper is the first of many conflicts between the Halliwells and the Elders. He becomes the husband of Piper. In the later series Leo becomes an Avatar in order to save his family from the everlasting battle between good and evil, until he is made human again as a result of the Elders deciding he can no longer struggle being an Elder and Piper's husband without consequences. He is father to Wyatt Halliwell, Chris Halliwell and Prudence Melinda Halliwell.
- Morris was Trudeau's partner in Season 1 and takes over the role as the Halliwells' police connection after Trudeau's tragic death. He continues to cover up for the sisters once he learns their secret, even after the events which lead to him almost being executed through a lethal injection, if reluctantly, until his wife later forces him to move to the east coast. After almost being executed, he angrily lets it be known he wants nothing more do do with the Halliwells and refuses to talk to them, answer calls or help them get police files. However, he finds out the Charmed Ones were willing to give up their powers to save him and realizing how much good the sisters do for the community, Morris forgives them and he still considers them family.
- Cole is a half-demon, half-human. He is first seen in Season 3, Episode 1 when he first insinuates himself into the Charmed Ones' lives by serving as prosecuting district attorney on a case for which the girls were witnesses. It is eventually revealed that Cole was sent to spy on and kill the sisters by the evil Triad. Cole and Phoebe eventually fall in love and he betrays the Triad in order to stay with Phoebe. She then discovers that he is the demon Belthazor, but instead of vanquishing him, she chooses to save him, unbeknownst to her sisters. She eventually tells them the truth, and Cole comes back to be with her. At one point his demon half is vanquished, and he becomes fully mortal, after which he is able to marry Phoebe. Unfortunately, he becomes infected and eventually is overcome by the powers of the Source of All Evil after he helps the sisters vanquish it. With the help of the demonic Seer, he tricks Phoebe into a demonic wedding and impregnates her with a demonic child, which causes Phoebe to temporarily turn evil and side with him against her sisters. Phoebe eventually comes to her senses and the sisters vanquish Cole (again). However, Cole finds a way to come back, this time as an invincible super-demon with even more powers than before. He tries to get Phoebe back, but she repeatedly denies him, because he betrayed her and turned her evil and also because she realizes their love can never work. After trying to get her back time and time again, he goes crazy and tries to get the sisters to kill him and to kill himself many times, all unsuccessful. He eventually gives up completely and joins the Avatars, only to betray the Avatars by rewinding time and changing history by killing Paige before she ever meets her sisters, thereby creating an alternate universe in which he was never vanquished and therefore never visited the demonic Wasteland where he gained his invincibility and allowing the sisters to finally kill him for good.
- Chris is Piper and Leo's second son. He traveled back in time in order to save his elder brother Wyatt from turning evil. Originally using the alias Chris Perry, he set up a scheme where most of the Elders died so Leo would get promoted to Elder and he could become the Charmed Ones' Whitelighter, allowing him to get close enough to Wyatt to protect him. Phoebe eventually finds out Chris is actually Leo and Piper's younger son in The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell. His adult form dies at the hands of Gideon just before he is born. He later reappears twice, once in Someone to Witch Over Me and again in the series finale.
- Billie is Paige's charge, and a student of the sisters for most of the show's final season, helping them to maintain their normal lives. At first overconfident in her abilities, her talents eventually rival those of the sisters. She spent most of the season trying to find her elder sister Christy, who had been kidnapped 15 years ago by demons. She does not know, however, that Christy has been turned evil under the demons' influence. After Christy briefly sways her to betray the Halliwells, Billie eventually sides with them in the series finale and is forced to kill her sister in self-defense.
- Trudeau is the sisters' childhood friend and Prue's high school sweetheart and first love. He serves as the sisters' initial connection to the police force once he learns of the girls' supernatural activities, as well as the first conflict between the girls' secret and normal lives when Prue begins dating him again only to break up with him when (under the influence of the Truth Spell) he tells her he can't handle dating a witch because he wants his future kids to have a normal life. The demon Rodriguez kills Trudeau while he is trying to protect Prue in the finale of season one. In the unaired pilot, this character was portrayed by actor Chris Boyd.[15]
- Dan moves into the house next door with his niece, Jenny, and over time, falls in love with Piper. They date for a time. However, as much as Piper wants a normal relationship, Dan cannot take the place of Piper's first love, Leo. When Piper breaks up with him for Leo, he obsesses over it and keeps coming up with various pieces of evidence proving that Leo "isn't who he says he is" since his Army records are from 60 years ago and there's no current record of him anywhere. He gets hit with a rapid aging curse by a trickster genie and Piper has to tell him about magic because of it, after which he totally shuns her and tells her he wants nothing to do with her. She eventually gets the genie to take away his memory of the whole thing, and he later moves away, at the end of season two.
Episodes[link]
Main article: List of Charmed episodes
The series began its first season on October 7, 1998 and aired for eight years until its finale on May 21, 2006. During its eight seasons, 178 episodes were aired, making Charmed the longest running hour-long television series with all female leads.[16] The series ended when its American network was shut down to merge into a new network station. Each season consists of 22 episodes with the exclusion of the fifth and sixth seasons which contain 23 episodes including their double-episode premiers and double-episode finales.
Specific Charmed episodes are detailed in the following by-season articles:
| Actor/Actress | Character | Main cast seasons | Recurring/guest seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannen Doherty | Prudence "Prue" Halliwell | 1, 2, 3 | N/A | 67 episodes (Including the unaired pilot) |
| Holly Marie Combs | Piper Halliwell | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | N/A | 179 episodes (Including the unaired pilot) |
| Alyssa Milano | Phoebe Halliwell | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | N/A | 178 episodes |
| Rose McGowan | Paige Matthews | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | introduced in episode 1 & becomes a regular | 112 episodes |
| Brian Krause | Leo Wyatt | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Recurring in Seasons 1-2, 13 episodes, Regular in seasons 2–8, 154 episodes | 167 episodes |
| Dorian Gregory | Darryl Morris | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | Regular in seasons 1-7 | 71 episodes |
| Julian McMahon | Cole Turner | 3, 4 & 5 | Guest in season 7 | 57 episodes |
| Drew Fuller | Christopher Perry "Chris" Halliwell | 5, 6, 7 & 8 | Guest is seasons 5, 7 & 8, Regular in Season 6 | 25 episodes |
| Kaley Cuoco | Billie Jenkins | 8 | Regular in season 8 | 22 episodes |
| Ted King | Andy Trudeau | 1 | Regular in season 1 | 22 episodes |
| Greg Vaughan | Dan Gordon | 2 | Guest in 18 episodes | 18 episodes |
Reception[link]
Critical reception[link]
Critical reception of Charmed has been generally favorable and positive. The Entertainment Weekly critic Karyn L. Barr, in her retrospective review of the first season, argued that "for seven seasons, the Halliwell sisters have charmed the pants off audiences with their wonderful Wiccan ways", labelling it as a "crafty cult classic":[17]
Magically delicious the 1st, 3rd, and even 20th time ... this supernatural Spelling series remains spellbinding thanks to its proper balance of quirky humor [and] drama...die-hard and not-so-die-hard fans will still be charmed, I'm sure.—Entertainment Weekly, January 31, 2005
During the first season, EW writer Ken Tucker, speaking on the comparisons between Charmed and rival series, argued: "spike-heeled where Buffy is fleet-footed, Charmed is Charlie's Angels with a Ouija board". As well as the show's action sequences—describing the Halliwells as "superheroes"—he notes that the series "plays up the stars' separate-but-equal charms" and admires both its "casting and pop-culture timing".[18] The Guardian agrees with Alyssa Milano's description of Charmed as "perfect post-feminist girl-power", praising the balance between action and emotion as the "three sibling sorceresses know mischief, but are accessibly feminine".[19] EW critic Gillian Flynn states that "the charm of Charmed is that it knows what it is: a guilty-pleasure fantasy", and gave credit to its mythology as well as the grounded characterisations of the sisters: "they call otherworldly beings 'dude' and get peeved over wondrous inconveniences".[20]
During the third season, PopMatters' Michael Abernethy credited it as "more enjoyable than most shows in the good vs evil genre" largely due to the strength of the performers. He also recognised the use of humour in creating "unexpected turns in stock storylines [which are] more interesting than one might expect". The monster of the week format is frequent during the early-half of the series, however Abernethy states that, despite this, "the writers tend to explore the sibling dynamics to keep the show from growing redundant".[21] Christel Loar, also of PopMatters, agrees that "episodes go beyond the demon-of-the-week formula to tap into the relationships of the characters and their...flaws. Charmed...succeeded by combining sisterhood with the supernatural". She also claims that the Halliwells' struggle for normal lives, "stability, and a sense of self is one of the reasons Charmed strikes such a chord with its viewers".[22] Leigh H. Edwards, during the fourth season, asserts that the show effectively "explores some big questions (free will... who is running the universe)", whilst paying attention to domestic issues including sibling rivalry, absent parents and love troubles.[23]
Reviewing the final season, EW's Aubry D'Arminio asserted "A FITTING FINALE?... There's nothing like watching our witchy sisters kick evil's tail once and for all". She also described the lack of bonus features on the DVDs as "criminal considering it was TV's longest-running [all-female lead] show".[24] In PopMatters' conclusion of the last season, Jon Langmead argued that the series' run had many appealing elements including "smart casting", and "an attention to relationship drama that was smarter and more nuanced than it ever received credit for":[25]
Largely because of its Aaron Spelling-pedigree, Charmed rarely got notice for, more often than not, being smarter and more entertaining than much of its competition. It never got the critical nods ... but Charmed had plenty to offer and was often much better than it needed to be.—PopMatters, December 4, 2007
American ratings[link]
Charmed proved to be a success early on, with the series' premiere episode "Something Wicca This Way Comes" pulling in more than 7.7 million viewers. The show was ranked the #2 rated show on The WB network (tied with Dawson's Creek and Buffy the Vampire Slayer) with an average of 5.5 million viewers per episode. The show was also extremely successful during its second season with an average of 4.8 million per episode and again tying with Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the #2 slot; during the show's third season, it again placed second, with an average of 4.9 million viewers per episode.
| Season | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Viewer rank (#) | Network rank (#) | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 7, 1998 | May 26, 1999 | 1998–1999 | 118[26] | 2 | 5.4 |
| 2 | September 30, 1999 | May 18, 2000 | 1999–2000 | 120[27] | 2 | 4.8 |
| 3 | October 5, 2000 | May 17, 2001 | 2000–2001 | 117[28] | 2 | 4.9 |
| 4 | October 4, 2001 | May 16, 2002 | 2001–2002 | 129[29] | 6 | 4.2 |
| 5 | September 22, 2002 | May 11, 2003 | 2002–2003 | 128[30] | 4 | 4.5 |
| 6 | September 28, 2003 | May 16, 2004 | 2003–2004 | 154[31] | 5 | 4.3 |
| 7 | September 12, 2004 | May 22, 2005 | 2004–2005 | 132[32] | 7 | 3.5 |
| 8 | September 25, 2005 | May 21, 2006 | 2005–2006 | 132[33] | 5 | 3.6 |
| 1–8 | October 7, 1998 | May 21, 2006 | 1998–2006 | 128 | 4 | 4.4 |
Awards and accolades[link]
Main article: Charmed awards and nominations
Charmed has gathered several awards and nominations.[34] The series was nominated for four Saturn Awards during its run, including Best Network Television Series for its first season and two nominations for lead actress Shannen Doherty. Rose McGowan won a Family Television Award in 2005 for Favorite Sister, whilst co-star Alyssa Milano has been nominated for a Kids' Choice Award and Teen Choice Award. McGowan, after having also appeared in feature film Grindhouse, also won a Spike Award for Femme Fatale in 2007. Charmed won two ASCAP Awards for its music composers, Tim Truman and Jay Gruska, and has received recognition for its young actors, having been nominated for five Young Artist Awards, with guest star Alex Black winning once for his role in the fourth season episode "Lost and Bound". The series has also received further nominations from the International Horror Guild, TV Guide Awards, Teen Choice Awards, amongst others.
In 2006, Spelling Television and series producer Brad Kern claimed Charmed was the longest running hour-long series in television history featuring all-female leads.[3][35][36][37][38] The record applies only to hour-long television series with multiple female leads (The Facts Of Life being the longest running 30-minute show with all-female leads, and Murder She Wrote being the longest running hour-long show but with a singular female lead).[3] Kern stated "It's a remarkable accomplishment... It's something we're all immensely proud of",[3] whilst lead actress Rose McGowan described it as "a huge achievement".[36] However, this record has now been surpassed with Desperate Housewives (also with multiple female leads) reaching eight seasons but producing more episodes.
In 2000, Cult TV Awards placed Charmed within its top 50 cult television series of the century at number four.[39] In 2007, AOL Television ranked each Charmed One within its top fifteen of the greatest witches in television history—Paige twelfth, Prue ninth, Phoebe seventh and Piper third.[40] In 2008, the characters appeared again on AOL TV Squad's list of the 20 Top TV Witches, but Paige had moved to thirteenth, Prue had moved to tenth, and Phoebe and Piper remained at seventh and third respectively.[41] Despite its longevity, a loyal following and critical acclaim, some of the stars of the show have claimed it was never promoted very extensively by The WB (especially in comparison to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which ran on the same network for five years). Just before the series finale, Combs said that they'd "never been treated that well" by The WB, and McGowan said that the network considered them its "ugly stepchild."[42]
Distribution[link]
Multimedia[link]
Syndication[link]
United States[link]
Ever since the show quit airing on The WB, TNT airs two episodes every weekday morning at 8 am and 9 am Eastern. For many years, it aired a third episode at 10 am Eastern, but this ended around 2009. WE tv recently began airing two episodes each weeknight at 6 pm and 7 pm Eastern
Canada[link]
Cosmo TV airs one episode every weekday morning.
International syndication[link]
Other countries where Charmed airs include the following:
| International syndication | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country / Region | Name | Television Network | Dubbing / Subtitles |
 Albania |
Shtrigat (English: "The Witches") | Digitalb | Albanian subtitles |
 Argentina |
Charmed | Sony Entertainment Television[43] | Spanish subtitles |
 Austria |
Charmed – Zauberhafte Hexen (English: "Charmed – Magical Witches") | ORF1,[44] ProSieben Austria[45] | German |
 Australia |
Charmed | Network Ten (1999–2007),[46] Eleven (2012-), Sci Fi,[47] Fox Classics | None |
 Belgium |
Charmed | 2BE[48] | Dutch subtitles |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Čini (English: "Spells") | Pink BH | Bosnian subtitles |
 Brazil |
Charmed (Liv and Sony Entertainment Television), Jovens Bruxas (English: "Young Witches")(Band) | Sony Entertainment Television,[49] People+Arts,[50] Band | Portuguese subtitles (Liv and Sony Entertainment Television), Portuguese dubbing (Band) |
 Brunei |
Charmed | RTB TV3 | None |
 Bulgaria |
Чародейките"(Charodeikite; English: "Charmed") | Diema[51] | Bulgarian |
 Canada |
Charmed | Cosmopolitan TV | None |
 Croatia |
Čarobnice (English: "Sorceresses") | Nova TV | Croatian subtitles |
 Cyprus |
Οι μάγισσες του Σαν Φρανσίσκο (English: "The Witches of San Francisco") | Sigma TV[52] | Greek subtitles |
 Czech Republic |
Čarodějky (English: "The Witches") | Prima TV, Prima COOL, Prima love, Nova TV, Nova Cinema | Czech dubbing |
 Denmark |
Heksene fra Warren Manor (English: "The Witches from Warren Manor") | TV3[53] | Danish subtitles |
 Estonia |
Võluvägi (English: "Witchcraft") | Kanal 11 | Estonian subtitles |
 Finland |
Siskoni on Noita (English: "My Sister Is A Witch") | Nelonen | Finnish subtitles |
 France |
Charmed | Métropole 6,[54] Téva, W9. | French |
 Germany |
Charmed – Zauberhafte Hexen (English: "Charmed – Magical Witches") | ProSieben,[55] Kabel Eins, Sixx | German dubbing |
 Greece |
Οι Μάγισσες (English: "The Witches") | Star Channel[56] | Greek subtitles |
 Hong Kong |
聖女魔咒 | TVB Pearl | Hong Kong Cantonese subtitles |
| Hong Kong |
Charmed | STAR TV World | None |
 Hungary |
Bűbájos Boszorkák (English: "Charming Witches") | TV2 | Hungarian |
 Iceland |
Heillanornir (English: "Charming Witches") | SkjárEinn | Icelandic subtitles |
 Indonesia |
Charmed | JakTV Kompas TV Indovision |
Indonesian subtitles |
 Ireland |
Charmed | TV3 | None |
 Israel |
מכושפות (English: "Enchanted") | Channel 3 | Hebrew subtitles |
 Italy |
Streghe (English: "Witches") | Fox,[57] Rai Due, AXN Sci Fi | Italian dubbing |
 Japan |
チャームド | NHK, AXN | Japanese dubbing |
| Latin America | Charmed | Sony Entertainment Television[58] | Spanish subtitles |
 Latvia |
“Amulets” (English: "Charm") | LNT, SET, LMK, Muz-TV Baltic | Latvian dubbing,on SET Latvian subtitles |
 Lithuania |
San Francisko Raganos (English: "Witches of San Francisco") | LNK,[59] TV1 | Lithuanian dubbing |
 Macedonia |
Волшебнички (English:"Witches") | А1[60] | Macedonian subtitles |
 Malaysia |
Charmed | TV3 | None |
 Mauritius |
Charmed | Mcb 1 | French |
 Malta |
Charmed | Living TV[61] | None |
 Mexico |
Hechiceras (English: "Witches") | Canal 5 | Spanish |
 Netherlands |
Charmed | NET 5[62] | Dutch subtitles |
 New Zealand |
Charmed | Terrestrial: TV3 (first run) Cable: BOX (re-runs) Cable: Vibe (re-runs) |
None |
 Norway |
Charmed (English:) | TV3[63] | Norwegian subtitles |
 Pakistan |
Charmed | Star World | None |
 Philippines |
Charmed | Velvet, AXN Beyond | None |
 Poland |
Czarodziejki (English: "Witches") | Hallmark, Polsat, Fox Life, Sci Fi Channel | Polish |
 Portugal |
As Feiticeiras (English: "The Witches") | AXN[64] | Portuguese subtitles |
 Puerto Rico |
Charmed Hechiceras (English: "Sorceresses") – (2009–2010) |
TNT (Seasons 1–8) WAPA (Seasons 1–8) |
Spanish dubbing |
 Russia |
Зачарованные (Zacharovannyie [zətɕɪˈrovənnɨjə], "Charmed") | STS, Muz-TV | Russian dubbing |
 Singapore |
Charmed | TCS Fifth Frequency | Singapore Mandarin subtitles |
 Serbia |
Čari, Чари (English: "Charms") | Pink, Prva | Serbian subtitles |
 Slovakia |
Čarodejnice (English: "Witches") | Markíza[65] | Slovak dubbing |
 Slovenia |
Čarovnice (English: "Witches") | Kanal A | Slovene |
 South Africa |
Charmed | M-Net Series, SABC 3, SABC 1 | None |
 South Korea |
참드 | ChDonga | unknown |
 Spain |
Embrujadas (English: "Bewitched") | Telecinco (first running), Cuatro (re-running), Cosmopolitan[66] | Spanish dubbing |
 Sweden |
Förhäxad (English: "Bewitched") | TV3 | Swedish subtitles |
 Switzerland |
Charmed – Zauberhafte Hexen (English: "Charmed – Magical Witches") | ProSieben Schweiz, SF2[67] | German |
 Taiwan |
聖女魔咒 (English: "Divine Girls & Magical Spells") | Taiwan Television | Taiwanese Mandarin subtitles |
 Thailand |
N/A | True Series[68] | Thai subtitles |
 Turkey |
Charmed | DiziMax[69] | Turkish |
 Saudi Arabia |
Charmed | MBC 4[70] | Arabic subtitles |
 Ukraine |
Всі жінки відьми (Vsi zhinky vidmy), English: "All Women Are Witches") | 1+1, TET | Ukrainian dubbing |
 United Kingdom |
Charmed | Terrestrial: Five (seasons 1–7), Channel 4 (season 8) Cable: Trouble, Living TV,[61] E4, CBS Drama |
None |
| Charmed | TNT (reruns), WE tv (reruns), The WB (orig. network) (October 7, 1998 - May 21, 2006) | ||
 Vietnam |
Phép Thuật (English: "Magic") | Terrestrial: VTV1, VTV3 Cable: VCTV7 |
Vietnamese dubbing |
Online[link]
TNT has released full episodes of Charmed for viewing with their "DramaVision" video player on the network website.[71] As of February 14, 2009, the new TheWB.com website (Web streaming successor to The WB) did not offer the shows.
Netflix has released the full series via their Instant Streaming as of July 1st 2011.
Spin-offs[link]
[edit] Mermaid
Charmed's executive producers Brad Kern, Aaron Spelling and E. Duke Vincent developed a one-hour pilot episode for The WB Television Network in early 2005, entitled Mermaid. It was written by Kern and filmed in Miami during Charmed's seventh season, at the same time as "Something Wicca This Way Goes?".[72][73]
As work progressed on the fifth season's double-episode premier, "A Witch's Tail", the theme of mermaids was recognized to have potential for its own series,[74] even though the episode was never meant to be a backdoor pilot for a television spin-off.
The series plot[75][76] is centred on a mermaid, Nikki, who is rescued by a young man when she washes ashore in Miami. Her savior, Matt Johnson, is a lawyer living with a roommate and engaged to the daughter of his boss. Initially, he is in utter disbelief of Nikki's nature, until it is proven true. According to the series mythology, mermaids are a race of creatures whose evolution took place underwater. The mermaids originate from a sunken city and have supernatural abilities, including superhuman strength and agility, as well as being able to see in the dark, read emotions and have a connection with other sea creatures. However, another race of creatures who began their existence underwater, but have since adapted onto dry land, include Luger who is hunting Nikki. Nikki, meanwhile, attempts to enact a normal life by working as a waitress at a local restaurant while living with Matt and his roommate. She begins assisting Matt in his attempts to help people: as the villainous Luger assesses, mermaids are drawn to protecting the innocent, it's "in their blood".
During the casting process, Kern "looked in London and New York and New Zealand, Hollywood, Florida, Melbourne and Sydney" and, after interviewing around 300 people, discovered "a fresh new face" in Australian Nathalie Kelley who played the lead role of Nikki. Geoff Stults was then cast as Matt, and Roger Daltrey as principal antagonist Eric Luger.[77] Brandon Quinn, who later went on to play Homeland Security Agent Murphy in Charmed's eighth season, played Matt's "goofy best friend" in Mermaid.[78] He spoke of his roles in both series:
[In Mermaid] I was the party man...in the pilot, I had no job; I was a permanent bachelor. And when Brad [Kern] told me about [Agent Murphy], he was, like, 'He's a Homeland Security agent, he's 180 degrees opposite from what you played in my pilot this year, but I really think you could do it.' And I was, like, 'Wow, thanks for trusting me with Agent Murphy.'
Additionally cast in main roles were Ana Ortiz[79] (who went on to star in Ugly Betty) and Beatrice Rosen[80] who, along with Quinn, developed a recurring role in Charmed's eighth season as Maya Holmes, an innocent whose image Piper Halliwell inadvertently uses as her false identity 'Jenny Bennett'.
The pilot was considered to have a good chance of being picked up, but when The WB and UPN merged into The CW, the resulting network passed on the show. Speaking on the failure of the series to be picked up, Kern also revealed that 20th Century Fox and Fox Entertainment Group "decided at the last second to cut the budget in half", which resulted in the number of shooting days to be reduced, thus decreasing the quality of the pilot in being able to "'sell' the concept".[81]
Comic books[link]
Main article: Charmed (comic book)
On March 15, 2010, Zenescope Entertainment announced that it had acquired the rights, from Fox Consumer Products, to publish comic books and graphic novels based on Charmed.[82][83][84] Author Paul Ruditis was hired as lead writer of the project with Zenescope's Raven Gregory co-authoring with him for the first three issues. Dave Hoover was hired to do the interior artwork while David Seidman was hired as the series' main cover artist, however many other artists will contribute various variant covers for the series.
The new series takes place roughly "a year and a half" after "Forever Charmed", to allow time for "Piper, Phoebe, and Paige time to have some of those kids we all saw in the flash-forwards during the series finale."[citation needed] Because "Forever Charmed" provided a "serene happy ending for the characters, not a great set up for continuing their story", Raven and Ruditis "address that on page one of issue one and then shake things up a bit."[citation needed] Familiar characters will appear in the first few issues, but the writers wish to try to strike a balance that does not alienate potential new readers.[85]
In the first issue we see that each sister is now living happily with their husbands and has entered into motherhood and while magic still plays a role in their lives, they are currently demon free and perusing other endeavours. Piper is hoping to finally open her own restaurant while Phoebe is preparing to return to work as an advice columnist after giving birth to her first daughter, Prue. Paige is still working as a whitelighter but is balancing that job with being a mother of two twin girls. However, the Charmed Ones must soon face up to the fact that their normal happy lives are about to be disturbed by the forces of evil when they discover that all of their past innocents are in danger.
The comic became an instant success with the first issue has sold out of its initial 17,000 copy print run in under three weeks and has mostly received mixed to positive reviews from critics and fans.
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| Holly Marie Combs | |
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 Holly Marie Combs on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards 1993 |
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| Born | Holly Marie Combs (1973-12-03) December 3, 1973 (age 38) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Holly Donoho |
| Occupation | Actress/Producer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse | Bryan Travis Smith (1993–1997) David W. Donoho (2004–2011; 3 children) |
Holly Marie Combs (born December 3, 1973)[1] is an American film and television actress and producer whose roles have included a portrayal in Charmed as Piper Halliwell and another in Picket Fences, where she received a Young Artist Award for her role, as Kimberly Brock.[2][3] She now stars in the ABC Family original series Pretty Little Liars as Ella Montgomery.
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Early life[link]
Combs was born in San Diego, California. At the time of her birth, her mother, Lauralei Combs (née Berckhem), was sixteen years old and her father was seventeen.[4] Combs' biological parents married, but the two split up after two years,[5] feeling they were too young to make a marriage work. While Combs was learning to walk, she hit her head on a marble table, resulting in a scar over her right eyebrow. She went through many different homes with her mother, often having very little privacy, while her mother attempted to pursue an acting career. When Combs was seven, she and her mother moved to New York City. She was 12 when her mother married her stepfather. In New York City, Combs attended Beekman Hill Elementary and then the Professional Children's School.
Career[link]
Although she had a number of minor roles in the late 1980s, including a brief speaking part in Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July, Combs' major acting debut arrived in the 1992 TV drama series Picket Fences. She auditioned for the role of Kimberly while she was in New York. The casting agent told her that she wasn't right for the part because she "didn't have a big enough heart." Combs retorted, "If you're looking for someone with a big heart, what the hell are you doing in New York?" She was later called back and offered the job.[4] Picket Fences ran for four years, winning Combs critical acclaim and a Young Artist award.[2][3]
In 1992, Combs made her appearance in Simple Men, Chain of Desire, and Dr. Giggles, in which she plays its protagonist, the 19-year-old daughter of Cliff De Young's character and girlfriend of Glenn Quinn's character, Jennifer Campbell.
In 1996, she starred alongside Alyson Hannigan and Tangi Miller in a pilot called Friends for Life. The pilot wasn't picked up.
In 1997, she played real-life convicted murderess Diane Zamora in the television movie Swearing Allegiance, a far cry from her other good-girl roles. Combs was with her friend Shannen Doherty when Doherty was given the pilot script for Charmed. Doherty took Combs along to the audition when Combs said she wanted to take part in the audition. Combs auditioned for the role of Prue Halliwell and Doherty for Piper Halliwell, but they ended up switching roles. Alyssa Milano and Combs both became producers for Charmed in the fifth season.[6] For the first three seasons of Charmed (which debuted in 1998 and was a hit TV series, ending in May 2006), Combs played the second oldest of the three sisters. When the eldest, Doherty, left after the third season and Rose McGowan joined the cast for the fourth season, Combs played the eldest sister for the remaining five seasons of the show. All the while she was the youngest of all four actresses.
In 2008, Combs signed a contract with Lifetime Television to produce and star in a new TV series, Mistresses which was originally scheduled to air in January 2009, but was not picked up.[7][8]
Combs made her television comeback in June 2010 on ABC Family's new show Pretty Little Liars. Combs plays Ella Montgomery, the mother of main character Aria Montgomery (played by Lucy Hale). The new series premiered on ABC Family June 8, 2010.[9] Pretty Little Liars has been extended for another 12 episodes, making Season 1 a total of 22 episodes and currently in its third season.
Combs attended Anaheim Comic Con with former Charmed co-stars Shannen Doherty (Prue) and Victor Webster (Coop) on April 17, 2010.
Personal life[link]
In 1993, Combs married Bryan Travis Smith, they divorced in 1997.[10] She then went on to marry former Charmed key-grip and long-time boyfriend David Donoho on February 14, 2004. They are the parents of three sons: Finley Arthur Donoho, (born April 26, 2004), Riley Edward Donoho, (born October 26, 2006) and Kelley James Donoho, (born May 26, 2009), all born by caesarian section (with Kelley being an emergency C-section). Combs kept her third pregnancy a secret due to it being high risk with a delivery at 35 weeks.[11] Combs filed for divorce for her second marriage in November 2011 citing irreconcilable differences.[12]
Combs smoked cigarettes from the age of fifteen until giving up when she was pregnant with her first child.[13]
Filmography[link]
Movies[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | Walls of Glass | Abby Hall | Classmate |
| 1988 | Sweet Hearts Dance | Dens Boon | |
| 1989 | New York Stories | Helena, Costume Party Girl | |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Jenny Turner | |
| 1990 | Hotel Terror | Kristen Vast | Unreleased |
| 1991 | Nobody Can Hear You Scream | Melinda Ashwood | |
| 1992 | Simple Men | Kim Fields | |
| 1992 | Dr. Giggles | Jennifer Campbell | |
| 1992 | Chain Of Desire | Diana Richards | |
| 1994 | A Perfect Stranger | Amanda Hale | |
| 1994 | Island City | Erin Sloan | |
| 1995 | A Reason To Believe | Sharon Digby | |
| 1995 | Speed Dating | Pam Thomas | Unreleased |
| 1995 | Evil in the Basement | Karen Ford | |
| 1996 | Sins of Silence | Sophie DiMattio | |
| 1997 | Our Mother's Murder | Alex Morell | |
| 1997 | Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder | Diane Zamora | |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Herself | Uncredited |
| 2002 | Search For Odysseus | Bethany Campbell | Unreleased |
| 2003 | See Jane Date | Natasha Nutley | |
| 2007 | Panic Button | Katherine Alden | aka Point of Entry |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Guiding Light | Louisa Young | 2 episodes |
| 1991, 1994 | As the World Turns | Denise Jones | 5 episodes |
| 1991 | Rockenwagner | Emma Jacobs-Smith | Unaired TV pilot |
| 1992 | Mr Right | Penny Lenz | Unaired TV pilot |
| 1992–1996 | Picket Fences | Kimberly Brock | Received Young Actor's Award for role |
| 1996 | Friends for Life | Claire Webber | Unaired TV pilot |
| 1997 | Relativity | Anne Pryce | Guest star: season 1, episode 14 |
| 1998–2006 | Charmed | Piper Halliwell | Main role |
| 2009 | Mistresses | Janey Satterfield | Unaired pilot |
| 2010–present | Pretty Little Liars | Ella Montgomery | Aria's mother |
Producer[link]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–2006 | Charmed | Seasons 5–8 |
| 2009 | Mistresses | Co-producer |
Writer[link]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mistresses | Idea |
References[link]
- ^ Holly Marie Combs: Biography. MSN Movies.
- ^ a b "Holly Marie Combs — Awards". IMDb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001061/awards. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- ^ a b "Young Artist Award". youngartistawards.org. http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms14.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ a b Deanna Kizis (December 2000). "Holly Charms Hollywood". Cosmopolitan. http://charmed-net.de/en/webtv/show_article.asp?id=47.
- ^ Ask Men.com Feature
- ^ "Charmed – Full Cast and Crew". IMDb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158552/combined. Retrieved 2006-06-21.
- ^ Charmed Holly Is One of Lifetime's Mistresses. Today's News: Our Take. TV Guide.
- ^ HollyMCombs.com. "News" – "Holly News: 2009".
- ^ http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/10/holly-marie-combs-pretty-little-liars/
- ^ "Charmed star Holly Marie Combs files for divorce from second husband David Donoho". People Magazine. November 11, 2011. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2060523/Charmed-star-Holly-Marie-Combs-files-divorce-second-husband-David-Donoho.html.
- ^ Holly Marie Combs Welcomes Son Kelley James. People. Celebrity Babies
- ^ Gina Serpe (November 11, 2011). "Holly Marie Combs No Longer Bewitched by Husband, Files for Divorce". E!. http://www.eonline.com/news/holly_marie_combs_no_longer_bewitched/274740. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "The Charming Holly Marie Combs". ePregnancy Magazine. June 4, 2004. http://www.hollymcombs.com/EPreg.html. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
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| Brian Krause | |
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| Born | Brian Jeffrey Krause[1] (1969-02-01) February 1, 1969 (age 43) El Toro, California, United States |
| Spouse | Beth Bruce (1996 - 2000) (divorced) |
| Website | |
| www.briankrause.us | |
Brian Jeffrey Krause (born February 1, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Leo Wyatt on the WB Network TV series Charmed from 1998 to 2006.
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Biography[link]
Background[link]
Born in El Toro, California to Alice and Jeff Krause, he is the younger of their two children. His older brother is named Patrick. Brian grew up in Southern California and took his first acting class with R. J. Adams at The Actors Workshop while in junior high as a way to avoid a bully in physical education class. In his teens, he studied karate, and attended El Toro High School, graduating in 1987. He continued his education at Orange Coast College where he played and lettered in soccer, scoring four goals as a midfielder and forward.
Career[link]
Krause landed his first role in 1989 as a student in the TV series TV 101. He then starred in the made-for-TV-movie Match Point, the CBS Schoolbreak Special "American Eyes", and An American Summer, before landing his first major role as Richard Lestrange in Return to the Blue Lagoon. He was a co-star in the Bandit series prior to his most notable role of Leo in the WB Network series Charmed (1998–2006). Brian originally auditioned for the role of Andy Trudeau, but was cast as Piper's handyman love interest, Leo Wyatt. Due to budget restrictions in the 8th season, he only appeared in the first 10 episodes, and in the last 2 episodes. After Charmed, he has appeared in made-for-TV-movies and TV shows such as Mad Men and The Closer. Currently, he is portraying a minor character in the videogame L.A. Noire, lending his voice and image to it.
Filmography[link]
Film roles[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | An American Summer | Joey | |
| Return to the Blue Lagoon | Richard Lestrange | ||
| December | Tim Mitchell | ||
| 1992 | Sleepwalkers | Charles Brady | |
| 1993 | The Liars' Club | Pat | |
| 1994 | Family Album | Greg Thayer | TV movie |
| 1995 | Naked Souls | Edward | |
| Extreme Blue | Bart | ||
| Breaking Free | Clay Nelson | ||
| 1996 | Mind Games | Matt Jarvis | |
| 1998 | Get a Job | Mike | |
| 1999 | Dreamers | Pete | |
| Trash | Will Fowler | ||
| 2000 | The Party | The Husband | |
| 2005 | In the Blink of an Eye | Jay | |
| 2006 | To Kill a Mockumentary | Danson | |
| 2007 | Protecting the King | Jeff | |
| 2008 | Jack Rio | Billy Rafferty | |
| Warbirds | Jack Toller | ||
| Triloquist | Detective | ||
| Beyond Loch Ness | James Murphy | ||
| The Thacker Case | Jason Michaels | ||
| A Seductress in My Blouse | Michael Taylor | ||
| 2009 | Desertion | Brandon | |
| Nowhere to Hide | Edward Crane | ||
| Growth | Marco | ||
| 2012: Supernova | Kelvin | ||
| The Gods of Circumstance | Jim Jeff Jones | ||
| Hospital Daughter | Dr. Tyler Stevenson | ||
| 2010 | The Secrets of Valleyoaks Cave | Jason Patterson | |
| TBK: The Toolbox Murders | Detective Shane Cole | ||
| You're So Cupid | Daniel Valentine | ||
| Breaking into Hell | Dale Wilkinson | ||
| Cyrus | Cyrus Dancer |
Television roles[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ann Jillian | Tom | episodes "Love: 15", "The Crush" |
| 1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Tex Crandall | episode "House of Horror" |
| 1995 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Billy Kramer | episode "Collision Course" |
| 1996 | High Tide | Scott Wilson | episode "Killshot" |
| 1997–1998 | Another World | Matt Cory | series regular |
| 1998–2006 | Charmed | Leo Wyatt | series regular |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Robert Whitten | episode "Cyber-lebrity" |
| 2008 | The Closer | Tom Merrick | episode "Controlled Burn" |
| 2008 | Mad Men | Kess | episode "The Mountain King" |
| 2010 | Castle | Father Aaron Lowe | episode "Under The Gun" |
Television movies and miniseries[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Match Point | Bart | |
| 1990 | CBS Schoolbreak Special: "American Eyes" | Matt Henderson | |
| 1994 | Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel | Lynn | |
| 1994 | Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit | Lynn | |
| 1994 | Bandit: Bandit Bandit | Lynn | |
| 1994 | Bandit: Bandit Goes Country | Lynn | |
| 2006 | Ties That Bind | David | |
| 2007 | Devil's Diary | Father Mark Mulligan | |
| 2010 | Next Stop Murder | Jeff |
References[link]
- ^ "Biography". BrianKrause.us. http://briankrause.us/bio.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
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| Date of birth | February 8, 1969 |
| Place of birth | El Toro, California, United States |
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| Kaley Cuoco | |
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 Cuoco at The Big Bang Theory panel at the 2008 Comic-Con convention |
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| Born | Kaley Christine Cuoco (1985-11-30) November 30, 1985 (age 26) Camarillo, California, US |
| Residence | San Fernando Valley, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress, voice actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Known for | 8 Simple Rules Charmed The Big Bang Theory |
| Website | |
Kaley Christine Cuoco ( /ˈkeɪliː ˈkwoʊkoʊ/ KAY-lee KWOH-koh; born November 30, 1985)[1] is an American film and television actress. She first came to attention for her role as Bridget Hennessy on the Emmy Award-winning sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–2005). She later starred as Billie Jenkins on the final season of the supernatural drama series Charmed (2005–2006). She has gained international acclaim and recognition for her current role as Penny on the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning comedy series The Big Bang Theory (2007–present),[1] which became the highest rated comedy on television among adults 18–49 for the 2009–10 season.[2] Cuoco's success within the television industry has launched her film career, appearing in films such as Lucky 13 (2005), The Penthouse (2010), Hop (2011), and The Last Ride (2011).
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As a child, Cuoco was once a nationally-ranked amateur tennis player, a sport she took up when she was three years old but had to give up when she was six.[1] Her role as Maureen McCormick in the 2000 TV movie Growing Up Brady brought her much attention, as well as a role on the CBS sitcom Ladies Man. In 2004 in addition to her role on 8 Simple Rules in which she played a teenager, she had starring roles on the NBC miniseries, 10.5, on the ABC Family original movie, Crimes of Fashion, and in the independent film, Debating Robert Lee.[1] In 2000 she starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Alley Cats Strike.
Cuoco was named number 77 on FHM-Us 100 Sexiest Women in 2005 and number 21 in 2008.[3] She was also named number 28 on Maxim's annual Hot 100 list in 2010 and number 13 in 2011.
She began voicing the character of Brandy Harrington on the Disney Channel's cartoon, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, later in 2004.
Cuoco played Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules. Bridget was the eldest child, despite Cuoco being six years younger than her on-screen little sister (Amy Davidson), and was portrayed as "the most beautiful girl in the school." She had several boyfriends throughout the series and used her feminine wiles to exert significant control over the boys she encountered.
In the eighth season of the hit cult TV show Charmed, Cuoco appeared as Billie Jenkins a young powerful witch who was also one of whitelighter Paige Matthews' charges. Executive producer Brad Kern stated Kaley's character was initially brought in as a possible spin-off. In 2004 Cuoco co-starred in the movie The Hollow with Nick Carter and Kevin Zegers.
In September 2007, Cuoco began a starring role in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. She plays Penny, an aspiring actress and employee at The Cheesecake Factory who lives across the hall from two nerdy scientists, Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Leonard (Johnny Galecki). Prior to the 2010–2011 season, she earned $60,000 an episode for the series, the same as Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons. In 2010 the cast negotiated a raise for each actor to make $200,000 per episode.[4] On September 13, 2010, she broke her leg in a horse-riding accident and missed two episodes of the series.[5]
Cuoco also starred in the Lifetime film To Be Fat Like Me, which premiered on January 8, 2007.[6] She also played a minor role in the Prison Break episodes "The Message" and "Chicago" as well as taking the leading female role in the comedy horror spoof Killer Movie in 2008.
In 2011 Cuoco appeared in Allure magazine's annual "Naked Truth" feature. The photograph, which appeared in the May issue, was taken by Patrick Demarchelier.[7] That same year, she appeared in the films Hop and The Last Ride.[8] She was also chosen to host both the 2011 Teen Choice Awards[9] and the 2012 People's Choice Awards.[10]
Personal life[link]
While working on The Big Bang Theory, Cuoco dated co-star Johnny Galecki for two years. They kept their relationship private until they broke up.[11][12]
In October 2011 Cuoco announced her engagement to boyfriend Josh Resnik, an addiction specialist and former bassist for Danzig.[13] However, in March 2012 she revealed that she was no longer engaged.[14]
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Quicksand: No Escape | Connie Reinhardt | Television film |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | Karin Carter | |
| 1997 | Picture Perfect | Little Girl | |
| 1997 | Toothless | Lori | Television film |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder | Charlotte Stillwater | Television film |
| 2000 | Alley Cats Strike | Elisa Bowers | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2000 | Growing Up Brady | Maureen McCormick | Television film |
| 2000 | Can't Be Heaven | Teresa Powers | Credited as Kaley Cuaco |
| 2003 | Merry Mickey Celebration, AA Merry Mickey Celebration | Herself | |
| 2004 | Debating Robert Lee | Maralee Rodgers | |
| 2004 | 10.5 | Amanda Williams | Television film |
| 2004 | Crimes of Fashion | Brooke | Television film |
| 2004 | Hollow, TheThe Hollow | Karen | |
| 2005 | Lucky 13 | Sarah Baker | |
| 2006 | Separated at Worth | Gabby | Television film |
| 2006 | Wasted | Katie Cooning | |
| 2006 | Bratz: Passion 4 Fashion — Diamondz | Kirstee Smith | |
| 2007 | To Be Fat Like Me | Alyson Schmidt | Television film |
| 2007 | Cougar Club | Amanda | |
| 2008 | Killer Movie | Blanca Champion | |
| 2010 | Penthouse, TheThe Penthouse | Erica Roc | |
| 2011 | Hop | Samantha O'Hare | |
| 2011 | Last Ride, TheThe Last Ride | Wanda | Post-production |
| 2012 | Peterson: Untouchable, DrewDrew Peterson: Untouchable | Stacy Peterson | Television film |
| 2013 | Psychotic | Carly Banks | Pre-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | My So-Called Life | Young Angela Chase | Episode: "Father Figures" |
| 1994 | Northern Exposure | Miranda (Randi) | Episode: "Hello, I Love You" |
| 1996 | Ellen | Little Ellen Morgan | Episode: "The Bubble Gum Incident" |
| 2000 | Homewood PI | Lauren Crane | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2000 | Don't Forget Your Toothbrush | Ashley | |
| 2000– 2001 |
Ladies Man | Bonnie Stiles | 8 episodes |
| 2001 | 7th Heaven | Lynn | Episode: "Relationships" |
| 2002 | First Monday | Alyssa | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Ellen Show, TheThe Ellen Show | Vanessa | Episode: "Shallow Gal" |
| 2002 | Nightmare Room, TheThe Nightmare Room | Kristin Ferris | Episode: "My Name Is Evil" |
| 2004 | Help, TheThe Help | Carly Michaels | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2004 | Complete Savages | Erin | Episode: "For Whom the Cell Tolls" |
| 2004 | Punk'd | Herself | Season 3 Episode 3 |
| 2002– 2005 |
8 Simple Rules | Bridget Hennessy | Main role |
| 2005– 2007 |
Loonatics Unleashed | Paula Hayes/Weather Vane | Episode: "Weathering Heights" Episode: "Acmegeddon: Part 1" Episode: "Acmegeddon: Part 2" |
| 2006 | Secrets of a Small Town | Misty Anders | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2004– 2006 |
Brandy and Mr. Whiskers | Brandy Harrington | Voice; main role |
| 2004– 2009 |
6teen | Chrissie Baldwin | Voice; supporting character |
| 2005– 2006 |
Bratz | Kirstee Smith | Voice |
| 2005– 2006 |
Charmed | Billie Jenkins | Main role (Season 8) |
| 2007 | Prison Break | Sasha | Episode: "The Message" and "Chicago" |
| 2007– present |
Big Bang Theory, TheThe Big Bang Theory | Penny | Main role |
Awards[link]
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| Year | Result | Award | Category | Nominated work |
| 1993 | Nominated | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress in a Cable movie | Quicksand: No Escape |
| 2000 | Nominated | YoungStar Awards | Best Young Actress/Performance in a Miniseries/Made-For-TV Film | Growing Up Brady |
| 2003 | Nominated | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actress | 8 Simple Rules |
| Nominated | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | ||
| Won | Choice TV Breakout Star: Female | |||
| 2004 | Nominated | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | |
| Nominated | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Adult Performer in a Teenage Role | ||
| 2006 | Won | Method Fest | Best Ensemble Cast | Debating Robert Lee |
| 2010 | Nominated | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | The Big Bang Theory |
| 2011 | Nominated | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | |
| 2012 | Nominated | People's Choice Awards | Favorite TV Comedy Actress | |
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- ^ "Kaley Cuoco to Host 2012 People's Choice Awards". People's Choice. http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca%7C. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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- ^ "Kaley Cuoco Secretly Dated Big Bang Theory Costar for 2 Years". US Weekly. http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/news/kaley-cuoco-secretly-dated-big-bang-theory-co-star-for-two-years-2010299#ixzz1quPGR0ue. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
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| Orson Welles | |
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 Welles in 1937 (age 21) photographed by Carl Van Vechten |
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| Born | George Orson Welles (1915-05-06)May 6, 1915 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 1985(1985-10-10) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Cremated |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Todd School for Boys |
| Occupation | Actor, film director, theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, film producer, radio personality |
| Years active | 1931–85 |
| Influenced by | John Ford, William Shakespeare, Fritz Lang, Joseph Conrad |
| Influenced | Tim Burton, Christopher Nolan, John Carpenter, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Height | 6'1" |
| Spouse | Virginia Nicholson (1934–40) Rita Hayworth (1943–48) Paola Mori (1955–85) |
| Partner | Dolores del Río (1938–41) Oja Kodar (1966–85) |
| Parents | Richard Hodgdon Head Welles, Beatrice Ives |
| Awards | 1941 Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for Citizen Kane 1970 Academy Honorary Award |
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George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, writer and producer who worked extensively in theater, radio and film. He is best remembered for his innovative work in all three media, most notably Caesar (1937), a groundbreaking Broadway adaption of Julius Caesar and the debut of the Mercury Theatre; The War of the Worlds (1938), the most famous broadcast in the history of radio; and Citizen Kane (1941), which many critics and scholars name as the best film of all time.
After directing a number of high-profile theatrical productions in his early twenties, including an innovative adaptation of Macbeth and The Cradle Will Rock, Welles found national and international fame as the director and narrator of a 1938 radio adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds performed for the radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was reported to have caused widespread panic when listeners thought that an invasion by extraterrestrial beings was occurring. Although these reports of panic were mostly false and overstated,[1] they rocketed Welles to instant notoriety.
His first film was Citizen Kane (1941), which he co-wrote, produced, directed, and starred in as Charles Foster Kane. It is often considered the greatest film ever made. Welles was always an outsider to the studio system and directed only 13 full-length films in his career. While he struggled for creative control in the face of studios, many of his films were heavily edited and others were left unreleased. His distinctive directorial style featured layered and nonlinear narrative forms, innovative uses of lighting such as chiaroscuro, unusual camera angles, sound techniques borrowed from radio, deep focus shots, and long takes. He has been praised as a major creative force and as "the ultimate auteur."[2] Welles followed up Citizen Kane with other critically acclaimed films, including The Magnificent Ambersons in 1942, and Touch of Evil in 1958.
In 2002, Welles was voted the greatest film director of all time in two separate British Film Institute polls among directors and critics,[3][4] and a wide survey of critical consensus, best-of lists, and historical retrospectives calls him the most acclaimed director of all time.[5] Well known for his baritone voice,[6] Welles was also a well regarded actor and was voted number 16 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars list of the greatest American film actors of all time. He was also a celebrated Shakespearean stage actor and an accomplished magician, starring in troop variety shows in the war years.
Early life[link]
Welles was born May 6, 1915, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, son of Richard Hodgdon Head Welles (1873, Missouri – December 28, 1930, Chicago, Illinois) and Beatrice (née Ives; 1882 or 1883, Springfield, Illinois – May 10, 1924, Chicago, Illinois).[7] He was raised Roman Catholic.[8] Despite his parents' affluence, Welles encountered many hardships in childhood. In 1919, his parents separated and moved to Chicago. His father, who had made a fortune as the inventor of a popular bicycle lamp,[9] became an alcoholic and stopped working. Welles's mother, a concert pianist, played during lectures by Dudley Crafts Watson at the Chicago Art Institute to support her son and herself (the oldest Welles boy, "Dickie", had been institutionalized at an early age because he had learning difficulties). Beatrice died of jaundice in 1924 in a Chicago hospital a few days after Welles's ninth birthday.[10] After his mother's death, Welles ceased pursuing his interest in music. He was taken in by Dudley Crafts Watson and lived with the family at Watson's family home, "Trillium Dell", on Marshman Avenue in Highland Park, Illinois. At the age of ten, Orson with Watson's third daughter, Marjorie (of the same age), ran away from home. They were found a week later, singing and dancing for money on a street corner in Milwaukee. His father died when Orson was 15 during the summer after Orson's graduation from Todd School for Boys, an independent school in Woodstock, Illinois. Maurice Bernstein, a physician from Chicago, became his guardian.
At Todd School, Welles came under the influence of Roger Hill, a teacher who later became Todd's headmaster. Hill provided Welles with an ad hoc educational environment that proved invaluable to his creative experience, allowing Welles to concentrate on subjects that interested him. Welles performed and staged his first theatrical experiments and productions there. Following graduation from Todd, Welles was awarded a scholarship to Harvard University. Rather than enrolling, he chose to travel. Later, he briefly studied for a time at the Art Institute of Chicago.[11] He returned a number of times to Woodstock to direct his alma mater's student productions.
Early career (1931–1934)[link]
After his father's death, Welles traveled to Europe with the aid of a small inheritance. Welles later reported that while on a walking and painting trip through Ireland, he strode into the Gate Theatre in Dublin and claimed he was a Broadway star. The manager of Gate, Hilton Edwards, later said he had not believed him but was impressed by his brashness and some impassioned quality in his audition.[12] Welles made his stage debut at the Gate in 1931, appearing in Jew Suss as the Duke. He acted to great acclaim, which reached the United States. He performed smaller supporting roles as well. On returning to the United States he found his fame ephemeral and turned to a writing project at Todd School that would become the immensely successful Everybody's Shakespeare and subsequently, The Mercury Shakespeare. Welles traveled to North Africa while working on thousands of illustrations for the Everybody's Shakespeare series of educational books, a series that remained in print for decades.
An introduction by Thornton Wilder led Welles to the New York stage. In 1933, he toured in three off-Broadway productions with Katharine Cornell's company, including two roles in Romeo and Juliet.[13] Restless and impatient when the planned Broadway opening of Romeo and Juliet was canceled, Welles staged a drama festival of his own with the Todd School, inviting Micheál Mac Liammóir and Hilton Edwards from Dublin's Gate Theatre to appear, along with New York stage luminaries. It was a roaring success. The subsequent revival of Cornell's Romeo and Juliet brought Welles to the notice of John Houseman, who was casting for an unusual lead actor for the lead role in the Federal Theatre Project.
By 1935 Welles was supplementing his earnings in the theater as a radio actor in Manhattan, working with many of the actors who would later form the core of his Mercury Theatre. He married Chicago actress Virginia Nicholson in 1934 and that year he shot an eight-minute silent short film, The Hearts of Age with her. The couple had one daughter, Christopher. She made her only film appearance in 1948, taking the role of Macduff's son in Welles's film Macbeth and later became known as Chris Welles Feder, an author of educational materials for children.
Theatre and radio (1936–1940)[link]
Federal Theatre Project[link]
[edit] Macbeth
Main article: Voodoo Macbeth
In 1936, the Federal Theatre Project (part of Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration) put unemployed theater performers and employees to work. Welles was hired by John Houseman and assigned to direct a play for the Federal Theatre Project's Negro Theater Unit. He offered them Macbeth.[14] The production became known as the Voodoo Macbeth, because Welles set it in the Haitian court of King Henri Christophe, with voodoo witch doctors for the three Weird Sisters. Jack Carter played Macbeth. The incidental music was composed by Virgil Thomson. The play opened April 14, 1936, at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem and was received rapturously. It later toured the nation. When the lead actor, Maurice Ellis, fell ill on tour, Welles quickly boarded an airplane to fly to the location and stepped into the part, playing the role in blackface.[15] At the age of 20, Welles was hailed as a prodigy. A few minutes of the Welles production of Macbeth was recorded on film in a 1937 documentary called We Work Again.[16]
[edit] Horse Eats Hat
Main article: Horse Eats Hat
After the success of Macbeth, Welles mounted the farce Horse Eats Hat, an adaptation by Welles and Edwin Denby of Eugène Labiche's play, Un Chapeau de Paille d'Italie.[17] The play was presented September 26 – December 5, 1936, at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York.[18]:334 Joseph Cotten was featured in his first starring role.[19]
[edit] The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
Welles consolidated his "White Hope" reputation with Dr. Faustus, which used light as a prime unifying scenic element in a nearly blacked-out stage.
Faustus was presented January 8 – May 9, 1937, at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York.[18]:335
[edit] The Second Hurricane
In 1937 American composer Aaron Copland chose Welles to direct The Second Hurricane, an operetta with a libretto by Edwin Denby that is one of Copland's least known works. Presented at the Henry Street Settlement Music School in New York for the benefit of high school students, the production opened April 21, 1937, and ran for its scheduled three performances.[18]:337 Among the few adult performers in the production was actor Joseph Cotten, Welles's longtime friend and collaborator, who was paid $10 for his performance.[20]
[edit] The Cradle Will Rock
Main article: The Cradle Will Rock
In 1937, Welles rehearsed Marc Blitzstein's highly political operetta, The Cradle Will Rock. It was originally scheduled to open June 16, 1937, in its first public preview. Because of severe federal cutbacks in the Works Progress projects, the show's premiere at the Maxine Elliott Theatre was canceled. The theater was locked and guarded to prevent any of the government-purchased materials being used for a commercial production of the work. In a last-minute move, Welles announced to waiting ticket-holders that the show was being transferred to the Venice, about twenty blocks away. Some cast, as well as some crew and audience, walked the distance on foot. The union musicians refused to perform in a commercial theater for lower non-union government wages. The actors' union stated that the production belonged to the Federal Theater Project and could not be performed outside that context without permission. Lacking the participation of the union members, The Cradle Will Rock began with Blitzstein introducing the show and playing the piano accompaniment on stage with some cast members performing their parts from the audience. This impromptu performance was well received by its audience. It afterward played at the Venice for two weeks in the same informal way.
Mercury Theatre[link]
Main article: Mercury Theatre
Resigning from the Federal Theatre, Welles and Houseman formed the Mercury Theatre, of which Welles became executive producer and whose repertory company eventually included actors such as Agnes Moorehead, Joseph Cotten, Dolores del Río, Ray Collins, George Coulouris, Frank Readick, Everett Sloane, Eustace Wyatt and Erskine Sanford, all of whom would continue to work for Welles for years. The first Mercury Theatre production was a melodramatic and heavily edited version of William Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar, set in a contemporary frame of fascist Italy. Cinna the Poet dies at the hands not of a mob but of a secret police force. According to Norman Lloyd, who played Cinna the Poet, "it stopped the show." The applause lasted more than ten minutes and the production was widely acclaimed.
In the second year of the Mercury Theater, Welles shifted his interests to radio as an actor, director and producer. He played Hamlet for CBS on The Columbia Workshop, while adapting and directing the play. In July 1937, the Mutual Network gave him a seven-week series to adapt Les Misérables, which he did with great success. That September, Mutual chose Welles to play Lamont Cranston, aka The Shadow, anonymously and in the summer of 1938 CBS gave him (and the Mercury Theatre) a weekly hour-long show to broadcast radio plays based on classic literary works. The show was titled The Mercury Theatre on the Air, with original music by Bernard Herrmann, who would continue working with Welles on radio and in films for years.
[edit] The War of the Worlds broadcast
Main article: The War of the Worlds (radio drama)
Their October 30, 1938 radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells brought Welles instant fame. The combination of the news bulletin form of the performance with the between-breaks dial spinning habits of listeners from the rival and far more popular Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy program was later reported in the media to have created widespread confusion among listeners who failed to hear the introduction, although the extent of this confusion has recently come into question.[1][21][22] Panic was reported to have spread (after citation from rumors) among many listeners who believed the news reports of a Martian invasion. The myth of the result created by the combination was reported as fact around the world and disparagingly mentioned by Adolf Hitler in a public speech a few months later.[23] The 1975 docudrama The Night That Panicked America was based on events centering around the production of, and events that resulted from, the program.
Welles's growing fame soon drew Hollywood offers, lures which the independent-minded Welles resisted at first. The Mercury Theatre on the Air, which had been a "sustaining show" (without sponsorship) was picked up by Campbell Soup and renamed The Campbell Playhouse.[24]
On October 28, 1940, Welles met H.G. Wells in San Antonio, Texas; a local radio station KTSA recorded the conversation, which was likely the only meeting between the two.
Hollywood (1939–1948)[link]
RKO Radio Pictures president George Schaefer eventually offered Welles what generally is considered the greatest contract ever offered to an untried director: complete artistic control. RKO signed Welles in a two-picture deal; including script, cast, crew, and most importantly, final cut, although Welles had a budget limit for his projects. With this contract in hand, Welles (and nearly the entire Mercury Theatre troupe) moved to Hollywood. He commuted weekly to New York to maintain his commitment to The Campbell Playhouse. (DEBATE: Film historians have cast doubt on the accuracy of this claim of complete control. Based on much later access to the said contract, UK film critic Alexander Walker averred, in a BBC radio documentary about Kane, that Welles did NOT have final cut of his films. Something that would seem to be confirmed by RKO's mashing of Welles' follow-up movie to Kane, "The Magnificent Ambersons"?).
Welles toyed with various ideas for his first project for RKO Radio Pictures, settling on an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, which he worked on in great detail. He planned to film the action with a subjective camera (a technique later used in the Robert Montgomery film Lady in the Lake). When a budget was drawn up, RKO's enthusiasm cooled because it was greater than the previously agreed limit. RKO also declined to approve another Welles project, The Smiler With the Knife, based on the Cecil Day-Lewis novel, ostensibly because RKO executives lacked faith in Lucille Ball's ability to carry the film as the leading lady.
In a sign of things to come[citation needed], Welles left The Campbell Playhouse in 1940 due to creative differences with the sponsor. The show continued without him, produced by John Houseman. In perhaps another sign of things to come[citation needed], Welles's first experience on a Hollywood film was narrator for RKO's 1940 production of The Swiss Family Robinson.
[edit] Citizen Kane
Main article: Citizen Kane
Production[link]
RKO, having rejected Welles's first two movie proposals, agreed on the third offer, Citizen Kane, for which Welles co-wrote, produced, directed, and performed the lead role.[25]
Welles found a suitable film project in an idea he conceived with screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, (who was then writing radio plays for The Campbell Playhouse). Initially entitled The American, it eventually became Welles's first feature film (also his most famous and honored role), Citizen Kane (1941).
Mankiewicz based his original notion on an exposé of the life of William Randolph Hearst, whom he knew socially but came to hate, having once been great friends with Hearst's mistress, Marion Davies. Mankiewicz had been banished from her company because of his perpetual drunkenness. Mankiewicz, a notorious gossip, exacted revenge with his unflattering depiction of Davies in Citizen Kane for which Welles bore most of the criticisms.[citation needed]
Kane's megalomania was modeled loosely on Robert McCormick, Howard Hughes, and Joseph Pulitzer as Welles wanted to create a broad, complex character, intending to show him in the same scenes from several points of view.[citation needed] The use of multiple narrative perspectives in Conrad's Heart of Darkness influenced the treatment.
Supplying Mankiewicz with 300 pages of notes, Welles urged him to write the first draft of a screenplay under John Houseman, who was posted to ensure Mankiewicz stayed sober. On Welles's instruction, Houseman wrote the opening narration as a pastiche of The March of Time newsreels. Orson Welles explained to Peter Bogdanovich about the writers working separately by saying, "I left him on his own finally, because we'd started to waste too much time haggling. So, after mutual agreements on storyline and character, Mank went off with Houseman and did his version, while I stayed in Hollywood and wrote mine."[25] Taking these drafts, Welles drastically condensed and rearranged them, then added scenes of his own. The industry accused Welles of underplaying Mankiewicz's contribution to the script, but Welles countered the attacks by saying, "At the end, naturally, I was the one making the picture, after all—who had to make the decisions. I used what I wanted of Mank's and, rightly or wrongly, kept what I liked of my own."[18]:54
Charles Foster Kane is based loosely on parts of Hearst's life. Nonetheless, autobiographical allusions to Welles were worked in, most noticeably in the treatment of Kane's childhood and particularly, regarding his guardianship. Welles then added features from other famous American lives to create a general and mysterious personality, rather than the narrow journalistic portrait intended by Mankiewicz, whose first drafts included scandalous claims about the death of the film director Thomas Ince.
Once the script was completed, Welles attracted some of Hollywood's best technicians, including cinematographer Gregg Toland, who walked into Welles's office and announced he wanted to work on the picture. Welles later described Toland as "the fastest cameraman who ever lived."[25] For the cast, Welles primarily used actors from his Mercury Theatre. He invited suggestions from everyone but only if they were directed through him. Filming Citizen Kane took ten weeks.[25]
Reaction[link]
Mankiewicz handed a copy of the final shooting script to his friend, Charles Lederer, husband of Welles's ex-wife, Virginia Nicholson, as well as the nephew of Hearst's mistress, Marion Davies. Gossip columnist Hedda Hopper saw a small ad in a newspaper for a preview screening of Citizen Kane and went. Hopper, realizing immediately that the film was based on features of Hearst's life, reported this back to him and he threatened to give "Hollywood, Private Lives" if that was what it wanted. Thus began the struggle over the attempted suppression of Citizen Kane.
Hearst's media outlets boycotted the film. They exerted enormous pressure on the Hollywood film community by threatening to expose fifteen years of suppressed scandals and the fact that most of the studio bosses were Jewish. At one point, the heads of the major studios jointly offered RKO the cost of the film in exchange for the negative and all existing prints, fully intending to burn them. RKO declined and the film was given a limited release. Hearst intimidated theater chains by threatening to ban advertising for any of their other films in any of his papers if they showed Citizen Kane.
The film was well-received critically, with Bosley Crowther, film critic for the New York Times calling it "close to being the most sensational film ever made in Hollywood".[26] By the time it reached the general public, though, the publicity had waned. It garnered nine Academy Award nominations (Orson nominated as a producer, director, writer, and actor), but won only for Best Original Screenplay, shared by Mankiewicz and Welles. Although it was largely ignored at the Academy Awards, Citizen Kane now is hailed as one of the greatest films ever made. Andrew Sarris called it "the work that influenced the cinema more profoundly than any American film since The Birth of a Nation."[25]
The delay in its release and its uneven distribution contributed to its average result at the box office, making back its budget and marketing, but RKO lost any chance of a major profit. The fact that Citizen Kane ignored many Hollywood conventions also meant that the film confused and angered the 1940s cinema public. Exhibitor response was scathing; most theater owners complained bitterly about the adverse audience reaction and the many walkouts. Only a few saw fit to acknowledge Welles's artistic technique. RKO shelved the film and did not re-release it until 1956.
During the 1950s, the film came to be seen by young French film critics such as François Truffaut as exemplifying the "auteur theory", in which the director is the "author" of a film. Truffaut, Godard and others inspired by Welles's example made their own films, giving birth to the Nouvelle Vague. In the 1960s Citizen Kane became popular on college campuses as a film-study exercise and as an entertainment subject. Its frequent revivals on television, home video, and DVD have enhanced its "classic" status and ultimately it recouped its costs. The film still is considered by most film critics and historians to be one of the greatest motion pictures in cinema history.
[edit] The Magnificent Ambersons
Main article: The Magnificent Ambersons (film)
Welles's second film for RKO was The Magnificent Ambersons, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Booth Tarkington. George Schaefer hoped to make money with this film, since he lost money with Citizen Kane. Ambersons already had been adapted for The Campbell Playhouse by Welles, for radio, and he then wrote the screen adaptation. Toland was not available, so Stanley Cortez was named cinematographer. The meticulous Cortez, however, was slow and the film lagged behind schedule and over budget. Prior to production, Welles's contract was renegotiated, revoking his right to control the final cut.
[edit] Journey into Fear
At RKO's request, simultaneously, Welles worked on an adaptation of Eric Ambler's spy thriller, Journey into Fear, which he co-wrote with Joseph Cotten. In addition to acting in the film, Welles was also producer. Direction was credited solely to Norman Foster. Welles later stated that they were in such a rush that the director of each scene was determined by whoever was closest to the camera.
CBS then offered Welles a new radio series called the Orson Welles Show. It was a half-hour variety show of short stories, comedy skits, poetry, and musical numbers. Joining the original Mercury Theatre cast for the show was Cliff Edwards, the voice of Jiminy Cricket, "on loan from Walt Disney". The variety format was unpopular with listeners and Welles soon was forced to limit the content of the show simply to telling a one half-hour story for the entirety of each episode.[citation needed]
[edit] It's All True
Main article: It's All True (film)
To further complicate matters during the production of Ambersons and Journey into Fear, Welles was approached by Nelson Rockefeller and Jock Whitney to produce a documentary film about South America. This was at the behest of the federal government's Good Neighbor policy, a wartime propaganda effort designed to prevent Latin America from allying with the Axis powers. Welles saw his involvement as a form of national service, since his physical condition[clarification needed] excused him from direct military service.
Expected to film the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Welles rushed to finish the editing on Ambersons and his acting scenes in Journey into Fear. Ending his CBS radio show, he lashed together a rough cut of Ambersons with Robert Wise, who had edited Citizen Kane, and left for Brazil. Wise was to join him in Rio to complete the film, but never arrived. A provisional final cut arranged via phone call, telegram, and shortwave radio was previewed without Welles's approval in Pomona in a double bill, to a mostly negative audience response, particularly to the character of Aunt Fanny played by Agnes Moorehead. Whereas Schaefer argued that Welles be allowed to complete his own version of the film, and that an archival copy be kept with the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, RKO disagreed. With Welles in South America, there was no practical means of having him edit the film.
As a result of the difficult financial circumstances that RKO found itself in across the period 1940–42, major changes occurred at the studio in 1942[27] Floyd Odlum took over control of RKO and began changing its direction. Rockefeller, the most significant backer of the Brazil project, left the RKO board of directors. Around the same time, the principal sponsor of Welles at RKO, studio president George Schaefer, resigned. The changes throughout RKO caused reevaluations of many projects. RKO took control of Ambersons, formed a committee, which was ordered to edit the film into what the studio considered a commercial format. They removed fifty minutes of Welles's footage, re-shot sequences, rearranged the scene order, and added a happy ending. Koerner released the shortened film on the bottom of a double-bill with the Lupe Vélez comedy, Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost. Ambersons was an expensive flop for RKO, although it received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Agnes Moorehead.
Welles's South American documentary, entitled It's All True, budgeted at one million dollars with half of its budget coming from the U.S. Government upon completion, grew in ambition and budget while Welles was in South America. While the film originally was to be a documentary on Carnaval, Welles added a new story which recreated the journey of the jangadeiros, four poor fishermen who had made a 1,500-mile (2,400 km) journey on their open raft to petition Brazilian President Vargas about their working conditions. The four had become national folk heroes; Welles first read of their journey in TIME. Their leader, Jacare, died during a filming mishap. RKO, in limited contact with Welles, attempted to rein in the production. Most of the crew and budget were withdrawn from the film. In addition, the Mercury staff was removed from the studio in the U.S.
Welles requested resources to finish the film. He was given a limited amount of black-and-white stock and a silent camera. He completed the sequence, but RKO refused to support any further production on the film. Surviving footage was released in 1993, including a rough reconstruction of the "Four Men on a Raft" segment. Meanwhile, RKO asserted in public that Welles had gone to Brazil without a screenplay and that he had squandered a million dollars. Their official company slogan for the next year was, "Showmanship in place of Genius" – which was taken as a slight against Welles.
Director for hire (1943–1946)[link]
On returning to Hollywood, Welles found no studios interested in hiring him as a film director after the twin disasters of The Magnificent Ambersons and It's All True. Welles next worked on radio. CBS offered him two weekly series, Hello Americans, based on the research he'd done in Brazil, and Ceiling Unlimited, sponsored by Lockheed, a wartime salute to advances in aviation. Both featured several members of his original Mercury Theatre troupe. Within a few months, Hello Americans was canceled and Welles was replaced as host of Ceiling Unlimited by Joseph Cotten. Welles guest-starred on a great variety of shows, notably guest-hosting Jack Benny shows for a month in 1943. He took an increasingly active role in American and international politics and used journalism to communicate his forceful ideas widely.
In 1943, Welles married Rita Hayworth. They had one child, Rebecca Welles, and divorced five years later in 1948. In between, Welles found work as an actor in other directors' films. He starred in the 1944 film adaptation of Jane Eyre, trading credit as associate producer for top billing over Joan Fontaine. He also had a cameo in the 1944 wartime salute Follow the Boys, in which he performed his Mercury Wonder Show magic act and "sawed" Marlene Dietrich in half after Columbia Pictures head Harry Cohn refused to allow Hayworth to perform.
In 1944, Welles was offered a new radio show, broadcast only in California, Orson Welles' Almanac. It was another half-hour variety show, with Mobil Oil as sponsor. After the success of his stand-in hosting on The Jack Benny Show, the focus was primarily on comedy. His hosting on the Jack Benny show included several self-deprecating jokes and story lines about his being a "genius" and overriding any ideas advanced by other cast members. The trade papers were not eager to accept Welles as a comedian, and Welles often complained on-air about the poor quality of the scripts. When Welles started his Mercury Wonder Show a few months later, traveling to armed forces camps and performing magic tricks and doing comedy, the radio show was broadcast live from the camps and the material took on a decidedly wartime flavor. Of his original Mercury actors, only Agnes Moorehead remained working with him. The series was cancelled by year's end due to poor ratings.
While he found no studio willing to hire him as a film director, Welles's popularity as an actor continued. Pabst Blue Ribbon gave Welles their radio series This Is My Best to direct, but after one month he was fired for creative differences. He started writing a political column for the New York Post, again called Orson Welles's Almanac. While the paper wanted Welles to write about Hollywood gossip, Welles explored serious political issues. His activism for world peace took considerable amounts of his time. The Post column eventually failed in syndication because of contradictory expectations and was dropped by the Post.
Post-war work (1946–1948)[link]
[edit] The Stranger
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In 1946, International Pictures released Welles's film The Stranger, starring Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, and Welles. Sam Spiegel produced the film, which follows the hunt for a Nazi war criminal living under an alias in America. While Anthony Veiller was credited with the screenplay, it had been rewritten by Welles and John Huston. Disputes occurred during the editing process between Spiegel and Welles. The film became a box office success and it helped his standing with the studios.
In the summer of 1946, Welles directed a musical stage version of Around the World in Eighty Days, with a comedic and ironic rewriting of the Jules Verne novel by Welles, incidental music and songs by Cole Porter, and production by Mike Todd, who would later produce the successful film version with David Niven. When Todd pulled out from the lavish and expensive production, Welles alone supported the finances. When he ran out of money at one point, he convinced Columbia president Harry Cohn to send him enough to continue the show, and in exchange, Welles promised to write, produce, direct, and star in a film for Cohn for no further fee. The stage show soon failed, due to poor box-office, with Welles unable to claim the losses on his taxes. The complicated financial arrangements concerning the show, its losses, and Welles's arrangement with Cohn, resulted in a tax dispute with the IRS.
At the same time in 1946 he began two new radio series, The Mercury Summer Theatre for CBS and Orson Welles Commentaries for ABC. While Summer Theatre featured half-hour adaptations of some of the classic Mercury radio shows from the 1930s, the first episode was a condensation of his Around the World stage play, and remains the only record of Cole Porter's music for the project. Several original Mercury actors returned for the series, as well as Bernard Herrmann. It only was scheduled for the summer months, and Welles invested his earnings into his failing stage play. Commentaries was a political vehicle for him, continuing the themes from his New York Post column. Again, Welles lacked a clear focus, until the NAACP brought to his attention the case of Isaac Woodard. Welles brought significant attention to Woodard's cause. Soon Welles was being hanged in effigy in the South and theaters refused to show The Stranger in several southern states.
[edit] The Lady from Shanghai
The film Welles was obliged to make for Cohn in exchange for Cohn's help in completing Around the World in Eighty Days ended up being The Lady from Shanghai, filmed in 1947 for Columbia Pictures. Intended to be a modest thriller, the budget skyrocketed after Cohn suggested that Welles's then-estranged second wife Rita Hayworth co-star.
Cohn disliked Welles's rough-cut, particularly the confusing plot and lack of close-ups, and was not in sympathy with Welles's Brechtian use of irony and black comedy, especially in a farcical courtroom scene. Cohn ordered extensive editing and re-shoots. After heavy editing by the studio, approximately one hour of Welles's first cut had been removed, including much of a climactic confrontation scene in an amusement park funhouse. While expressing displeasure at the cuts, Welles was appalled particularly at the musical score. The film was considered a disaster in America at the time of release, though the closing shootout in a hall of mirrors has since become one of the touchstones of film noir. Not long after release, Welles and Hayworth finalized their divorce.
Although The Lady From Shanghai was acclaimed in Europe, it was not embraced in the U.S. until several decades later. Influential modern critics including David Kehr have subsequently declared it a masterpiece, with Kehr calling it "the weirdest great movie ever made."[citation needed] A similar difference in reception on opposite sides of the Atlantic followed by greater American acceptance befell the Welles-inspired Chaplin film Monsieur Verdoux, originally to be directed by Welles starring Chaplin, then directed by Chaplin with the idea credited to Welles.
[edit] Macbeth
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Orson Welles and Jeanette Nolan in Macbeth (1948)
Prior to 1948, Welles convinced Republic Pictures to let him direct a low-budget version of Macbeth, which featured extremely stylized sets and costumes, and a cast of actors lip-syncing to a pre-recorded soundtrack, one of many innovative cost-cutting techniques Welles deployed in an attempt to make an epic film from B-movie resources. The script, adapted by Welles, is a violent reworking of Shakespeare's original, freely cutting and pasting lines into new contexts via a collage technique and recasting Macbeth as a clash of pagan and proto-Christian ideologies. Some of the voodoo trappings of the famous Welles/Houseman Negro Theatre stage adaptation are also visible, especially in the film's characterization of the Weird Sisters, who create an effigy of Macbeth as a charm to enchant him. Of all Welles's post-Kane Hollywood productions, Macbeth is stylistically closest to Citizen Kane in its use of long takes and deep focus photography. Shots of the increasingly isolated Scottish king looming in the foreground while other characters address him from deep in the background overtly reference Kane.[citation needed]
Republic initially trumpeted the film as an important work but decided it did not care for the Scottish accents on the soundtrack and held up general release for almost a year after early negative press reaction, which included Life's comment that Welles's film "doth foully slaughter Shakespeare."[28] Welles left for Europe, while his co-producer and lifelong supporter Richard Wilson reworked the soundtrack. Welles ultimately returned and cut twenty minutes from the film at Republic's request and recorded narration to cover the gaps. The film was decried as another disaster. Macbeth had its share of influential fans in Europe, especially the French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau, who hailed the film's "crude, irreverent power" and careful shot design, and described the characters as haunting "the corridors of some dreamlike subway, an abandoned coal mine, and ruined cellars oozing with water."[29]
In the late 1970s, a fully restored version of Macbeth was released that followed Welles's original vision, and all prints of the truncated theatrical release have gradually been withdrawn from circulation, turning Welles's compulsory recut version—which has the distinction of being created by the director himself—into something of a lost work.[citation needed]
Europe (1948–1956)[link]
Welles left Hollywood for Europe in late 1947, enigmatically saying that he had chosen "freedom."[citation needed] In Italy he starred as Cagliostro in the 1948 film Black Magic. His co-star, Akim Tamiroff, impressed Welles so much that Tamiroff would appear in four of Welles's own productions during the 1950s and 1960s.
[edit] The Third Man
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Joseph Cotten as writer Holly Martins and Orson Welles as Harry Lime in The Third Man (1949)
The following year, Welles starred as Harry Lime in Carol Reed's The Third Man, alongside Joseph Cotten, his good friend and co-star from Citizen Kane, with a script by Graham Greene and a memorable zither score by Anton Karas. The film was an international smash hit, but unfortunately for Welles, he had turned down a percentage of the gross in exchange for a lump-sum advance.[citation needed] A few years later, British radio producer Harry Alan Towers would resurrect the Lime character for radio in the series The Lives of Harry Lime. The 1951 series included new recordings by Karas and was very successful, running for 52 weeks.[citation needed] Welles claimed to have written a handful of episodes—a claim disputed by Towers, who maintains they were written by Ernest Borneman—which later would serve as the basis for the screenplay by Welles, Mr. Arkadin (1955).[citation needed]
Welles also appeared as Cesare Borgia in the 1949 Italian film Prince of Foxes, with Tyrone Power and Mercury Theatre alumnus Everett Sloane, and as the Mongol warrior Bayan in the 1950 film version of the novel The Black Rose (again with Tyrone Power).
[edit] Othello
During this time, Welles was channeling his money from acting jobs into a self-financed film version of Shakespeare's play Othello. From 1949 to 1951, Welles worked on Othello, filming on location in Europe and Morocco. The film featured Welles's old friends, Micheál Mac Liammóir as Iago and Hilton Edwards as Desdemona's father Brabantio. Suzanne Cloutier starred as Desdemona and Campbell Playhouse alumnus Robert Coote appeared as Iago's associate Roderigo.
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Orson Welles in Othello (1952)
Filming was suspended several times as Welles ran out of funds and left to find other acting jobs, accounted in detail in MacLiammóir's published memoir Put Money in Thy Purse. When it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival it won the Palme d'Or, but the film did not receive a general release in the United States until 1955 (by which time Welles had re-cut the first reel and re-dubbed most of the film, removing Cloutier's voice entirely), and it played only in New York and Los Angeles.[citation needed] The American release prints had a technically flawed soundtrack, suffering from a complete drop-out of sound at every quiet moment. Welles's daughter, Beatrice Welles-Smith, restored Othello in 1992 for a wide re-release. The restoration included reconstructing Angelo Francesco Lavagnino's original musical score (which was inaudible) and adding ambient stereo sound effects (which weren't in the original film). The restoration went on to a successful theatrical run in America, but was the subject of great controversy among film scholars.[by whom?] A print of the U.S. version was released on laserdisc in 1995 but soon withdrawn after a legal challenge by Beatrice Welles-Smith.[citation needed] The original Cannes version has survived but is not available commercially.[citation needed]
In 1952, Welles continued finding work in England after the success of the Harry Lime radio show. Harry Alan Towers offered Welles another series, The Black Museum, which ran for 52 weeks with Welles as host and narrator. Director Herbert Wilcox offered Welles the part of the murdered victim in Trent's Last Case, based on the novel by E. C. Bentley. In 1953, the BBC hired Welles to read an hour of selections from Walt Whitman's epic poem Song of Myself. Towers hired Welles again, to play Professor Moriarty in the radio series, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring John Gielgud, and Ralph Richardson.
Welles briefly returned to America to make his first appearance on television, starring in the Omnibus presentation of King Lear, broadcast live on CBS October 18, 1953. Directed by Peter Brook, the production costarred Natasha Parry, Beatrice Straight and Arnold Moss.[30] While Welles received good notices, he was guarded by IRS agents, prohibited to leave his hotel room when not at the studio, prevented from making any purchases, and the entire sum (less expenses) he earned went to his tax bill.[citation needed]
In 1954, director George More O'Ferrall offered Welles the title role in the 'Lord Mountdrago' segment of Three Cases of Murder, co-starring Badel. Herbert Wilcox cast Welles as the antagonist in Trouble in the Glen opposite Margaret Lockwood, Forrest Tucker, and Victor McLaglen. Old friend John Huston cast him as Father Mapple in his 1956 film adaptation of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, starring Gregory Peck.
[edit] Mr. Arkadin
Welles's next turn as director was the film Mr. Arkadin (1955), which was produced by his political mentor from the 1940s, Louis Dolivet. It was filmed in France, Germany, Spain, and Italy on a very limited budget. Based loosely on several episodes of the Harry Lime radio show, it stars Welles as a billionaire who hires a man to delve into the secrets of his past. The film stars Robert Arden, who had worked on the Harry Lime series; Welles's third wife, Paola Mori, whose voice was dubbed by actress Billie Whitelaw; and guest stars Akim Tamiroff, Michael Redgrave, Katina Paxinou and Mischa Auer. Frustrated by his slow progress in the editing room, producer Dolivet removed Welles from the project and finished the film without him. Eventually five different versions of the film would be released, two in Spanish and three in English. The version that Dolivet completed was retitled Confidential Report. In 2005 Stefan Droessler of the Munich Filmmuseum oversaw a reconstruction of the surviving film elements. Included in a DVD box set (The Complete Mr. Arkadin) released by The Criterion Collection, it is considered by Welles scholar and director Peter Bogdanovich to be the best version of Welles's original intentions for the film.[citation needed]
In 1955, Welles also directed two television series for the BBC. The first was The Orson Welles Sketchbook, a series of six 15-minute shows featuring Welles drawing in a sketchbook to illustrate his reminiscences for the camera (including such topics as the filming of It's All True and the Isaac Woodard case), and the second was Around the World with Orson Welles, a series of six travelogues set in different locations around Europe (such as Venice, the Basque Country between France and Spain, and England). Welles served as host and interviewer, his commentary including documentary facts and his own personal observations (a technique he would continue to explore in later works). A seventh episode of this series, based on the Gaston Dominici case, was suppressed at the time by the French government, but was reconstructed after Welles's death and released to video in 1999.[citation needed]
In 1956, Welles completed Portrait of Gina. Dissatisfied with the results—Welles recalled he had worked on it a lot and the result looked like it—he left the only print behind at the Ritz Hotel in Paris.[citation needed]} The film cans would remain in a lost-and-found locker at the hotel for several decades, where they were discovered after Welles's death. The work posthumously aired on German television under the title Viva Italia, a 30-minute personal essay on Gina Lollobrigida and the general subject of Italian sex symbols.[citation needed]
Return to Hollywood (1956–1959)[link]
In 1956, Welles returned to Hollywood, guesting on radio shows (notably as narrator of Tomorrow, a nuclear holocaust drama produced by the Federal Civil Defense Administration). He guest starred on television shows, including I Love Lucy, and began filming a projected pilot for Desilu, owned by Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz, who had recently purchased the former RKO studios. The film was The Fountain of Youth, based on a story by John Collier. Originally deemed not viable as a pilot, the film wasn't aired until 1958. It won the Peabody Award for excellence. Welles's next feature film role was in Man in the Shadow for Universal Pictures in 1957, starring Jeff Chandler. Around this time period, however, Welles began to suffer from weight problems that would eventually cause a deterioration in his health.
[edit] Touch of Evil
Welles stayed on at Universal to direct (and co-star with) Charlton Heston in the 1958 film Touch of Evil, based on Whit Masterson's novel Badge of Evil. Welles, who wrote the screenplay for the film, claimed never to have read the book.[citation needed] Originally only hired as an actor, Welles was promoted to director by Universal Studios at the insistence of Charlton Heston.[citation needed] Reuniting many actors and technicians with whom Welles had worked in Hollywood in the 1940s (including cameraman Russell Metty (The Stranger), make-up artist Maurice Siederman (Citizen Kane), and actors Joseph Cotten, Marlene Dietrich, and Akim Tamiroff), filming proceeded smoothly, with Welles finishing on schedule and on budget, and the studio bosses praising the daily rushes. Nevertheless, after the end of production, the studio re-edited the film, re-shot scenes, and shot new exposition scenes to clarify the plot.[citation needed] Welles wrote a 58-page memo outlining suggestions and objections, stating that the film was no longer his version—it was the studio's, but as such, he was still prepared to help with it.[citation needed] The studio followed a few of the ideas, but cut another 30 minutes from the film and released it.[citation needed] The film was widely praised across Europe, awarded the top prize at the Brussels World's Fair.[citation needed]
In 1978, a longer preview version of the film was discovered and released. In 1998, editor Walter Murch and producer Rick Schmidlin, consulting Welles's memo, used a workprint version to attempt to create a version of the film as close as possible to that Welles outlined in the memo.
As Universal reworked Touch of Evil, Welles began filming his adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote in Mexico, starring Mischa Auer as Quixote and Akim Tamiroff as Sancho Panza. While filming would continue in fits and starts for several years, Welles would never complete the project.[citation needed]
Welles continued acting, notably in The Long, Hot Summer (1958) and Compulsion (1959), but soon returned to Europe.
Return to Europe (1959–1970)[link]
He continued shooting Don Quixote in Spain and Italy, but replaced Mischa Auer with Francisco Reiguera, and resumed acting jobs. In Italy in 1959, Welles directed his own scenes as King Saul in Richard Pottier's film David and Goliath. In Hong Kong he co-starred with Curt Jürgens in Lewis Gilbert's film Ferry to Hong Kong. In 1960, in Paris he co-starred in Richard Fleischer's film Crack in the Mirror. In Yugoslavia he starred in Richard Thorpe's film The Tartars and Veljko Bulajić's "Battle of Neretva".
Throughout the 1960s, filming continued on Quixote on-and-off until the decade, as Welles evolved the concept, tone and ending several times. Although he had a complete version of the film shot and edited at least once, he would continue toying with the editing well into the 1980s, he never completed a version film he was fully satisfied with, and would junk existing footage and shoot new footage. (In one case, he had a complete cut ready in which Quixote and Sancho Panza end up going to the moon, but he felt the ending was rendered obsolete by the 1969 moon landings, and burned 10 reels of this version.) As the process went on, Welles gradually voiced all of the characters himself and provided narration. In 1992, the director Jesús Franco constructed a film out of the portions of Quixote left behind by Welles. Some of the film stock had decayed badly. While the Welles footage was greeted with interest, the post-production by Franco was met with harsh criticism.
In 1961 Welles directed In the Land of Don Quixote, a series of eight half-hour episodes for the Italian television network RAI. Similar to the Around the World with Orson Welles series, they presented travelogues of Spain and included Welles's wife, Paola, and their daughter, Beatrice. Though Welles was fluent in Italian, the network was not interested in him providing Italian narration because of his accent, and the series sat unreleased until 1964, by which time the network had added Italian narration of its own. Ultimately, versions of the episodes were released with the original musical score Welles had approved, but without the narration.
[edit] The Trial
In 1962 Welles directed his adaptation of The Trial, based on the novel by Franz Kafka and produced by Alexander Salkind and Michael Salkind. The cast included Anthony Perkins as Josef K, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Paola Mori and Akim Tamiroff. While filming exteriors in Zagreb, Welles was informed that the Salkinds had run out of money, meaning that there could be no set construction. No stranger to shooting on found locations, Welles soon filmed the interiors in the Gare d'Orsay, at that time an abandoned railway station in Paris. Welles thought the location possessed a "Jules Verne modernism" and a melancholy sense of "waiting", both suitable for Kafka. The film failed at the box-office. Peter Bogdanovich would later observe that Welles found the film riotously funny. During the filming, Welles met Oja Kodar, who would later become his muse, star and mistress for the last twenty years of his life. Welles also stated in an interview with the BBC that it was his best film.[31]
Welles played a film director in La Ricotta (1963)—Pier Paolo Pasolini's segment of the Ro.Go.Pa.G. movie, although his renowned voice was dubbed by Italian writer Giorgio Bassani.[18]:516 He continued taking what work he could find acting, narrating or hosting other people's work, and began filming Chimes at Midnight, which was completed in 1966. Filmed in Spain, it was a condensation of five Shakespeare plays, telling the story of Falstaff and his relationship with Prince Hal. The cast included Keith Baxter, John Gielgud, Jeanne Moreau, Fernando Rey and Margaret Rutherford, with narration by Ralph Richardson. Music was again by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino. Jess Franco served as second unit director.
[edit] Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight was based on Welles's play Five Kings which condensed five of Shakespeare's plays into one show in order to focus on the story of Falstaff. Welles produced the show in New York in 1939 but the opening night, where part 1 was acted, was a disaster and part 2 was never put on. He revamped the show and revisited it in 1960 at the Gate Theatre in Dublin. But again, it was not successful. However, this later production was used as the base for the movie. The script contained text from five plays: primarily Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2, but also Richard II, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Keith Baxter played Prince Hal, and internationally respected Shakespearean interpreter, John Gielgud, played the King, Henry IV. The film's narration, spoken by Ralph Richardson, is taken from the chronicler Raphael Holinshed. According to Jeanne Moreau, Welles delayed filming for two weeks due to stage fright. Welles held this film in high regard and considered it, along with The Trial, his best work. As he remarked in 1982, "If I wanted to get into heaven on the basis of one movie, that's the one I'd offer up."[32]
In 1966, Welles directed a film for French television, an adaptation of The Immortal Story, by Karen Blixen. Released in 1968, it stars Jeanne Moreau, Roger Coggio and Norman Eshley. The film had a successful run in French theaters. At this time Welles met Oja Kodar again, and gave her a letter he had written to her and had been keeping for four years; they would not be parted again. They immediately began a collaboration both personal and professional. The first of these was an adaptation of Blixen's The Heroine, meant to be a companion piece to The Immortal Story and starring Kodar. Unfortunately, funding disappeared after one day's shooting. After completing this film, he appeared in a brief cameo as Cardinal Wolsey in Fred Zinnemann's adaptation of A Man for All Seasons—a role for which he won considerable acclaim.
In 1967 Welles began directing The Deep, based on the novel Dead Calm by Charles Williams and filmed off the shore of Yugoslavia. The cast included Jeanne Moreau, Laurence Harvey and Kodar. Personally financed by Welles and Kodar, they could not obtain the funds to complete the project, and it was abandoned a few years later after the death of Harvey. The surviving footage was eventually edited and released by the Filmmuseum München. In 1968 Welles began filming a TV special for CBS under the title Orson's Bag, combining travelogue, comedy skits and a condensation of Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice with Welles as Shylock. Funding for the show sent by CBS to Welles in Switzerland was seized by the IRS. Without funding, the show was not completed. The surviving film clips portions were eventually released by the Filmmuseum München.
In 1969, Welles authorized the use of his name for a cinema in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Orson Welles Cinema remained in operation until 1986, with Welles making a personal appearance there in 1977. Also in 1969 he played a supporting role in John Huston's The Kremlin Letter. Drawn by the numerous offers he received to work in television and films, and upset by a tabloid scandal reporting his affair with Kodar, Welles abandoned the editing of Don Quixote and moved back to America in 1970.
Final years (1970–1985)[link]
Welles returned to Hollywood, where he continued to self-finance his own film and television projects. While offers to act, narrate and host continued, Welles also found himself in great demand on television talk shows. He made frequent appearances for Dick Cavett, Johnny Carson, Dean Martin and Merv Griffin.
Welles's primary focus during his final years was The Other Side of the Wind, an unfinished project that was filmed intermittently between 1970 and 1976. Written by Welles, it is the story of an aging film director (John Huston) looking for funds to complete his final film. The cast includes Peter Bogdanovich, Susan Strasberg, Norman Foster, Edmond O'Brien, Cameron Mitchell and Dennis Hopper. Financed by Iranian backers, ownership of the film fell into a legal quagmire after the Shah of Iran was deposed. While there have been several reports of all the legal disputes concerning ownership of the film being settled, enough disputes still exist to prevent its release.
Welles portrayed Louis XVIII of France in the 1970 film Waterloo, and narrated the beginning and ending scenes of the historical comedy Start the Revolution Without Me (1970).
In 1971 Welles directed a short adaptation of Moby-Dick, a one-man performance on a bare stage, reminiscent of his 1955 stage production Moby Dick—Rehearsed. Never completed, it was eventually released by the Filmmuseum München. He also appeared in La Décade prodigieuse, co-starring with Anthony Perkins and directed by Claude Chabrol, based on a detective novel by Ellery Queen. That same year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an honorary award "For superlative artistry and versatility in the creation of motion pictures". Welles pretended to be out of town and sent John Huston to claim the award. Huston criticized the Academy for awarding Welles while they refused to give him any work.
In 1972, Welles acted as on-screen narrator for the film documentary version of Alvin Toffler's 1970 book Future Shock. Working again for a British producer, Welles played Long John Silver in director John Hough's Treasure Island (1972), an adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, which had been the second story broadcast by The Mercury Theatre on the Air in 1938. Welles also contributed to the script, his writing credit was attributed to the pseudonym 'O. W. Jeeves'. Welles original recorded dialog was re dubbed by Robert Rietty.
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Orson Welles in F for Fake (1973), a film essay and the last film he completed.
In 1973, Welles completed F for Fake, a personal essay film about art forger Elmyr de Hory and the biographer Clifford Irving. Based on an existing documentary by François Reichenbach, it included new material with Oja Kodar, Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart and William Alland. An excerpt of Welles's 1930s War of the Worlds broadcast was recreated for this film, however none of the dialogue heard in the film actually matches what was originally broadcast. Welles filmed a five minute trailer, rejected in the US that featured several shots of a topless Kodar.
Welles hosted and narrated a syndicated anthology series, Orson Welles's Great Mysteries, over the 1973–1974 television season. It did not last beyond that season; however, the program could be perceived as a television revival of the Mercury Theatre whose executive producer Welles had been in the 1930s and 1940s. 1974 also saw Welles lending his voice for that year's remake of Agatha Christie's classic thriller Ten Little Indians produced by his former associate, Harry Alan Towers and starring an international cast that included Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer and Herbert Lom.
In 1975, Welles narrated the documentary Bugs Bunny: Superstar, focusing on Warner Bros. cartoons from the 1940s. Also in 1975, the American Film Institute presented Welles with its third Lifetime Achievement Award (the first two going to director John Ford and actor James Cagney). At the ceremony, Welles screened two scenes from the nearly finished The Other Side of the Wind. In 1978 Welles narrated the theatrical release The Late, Great Planet Earth.
In 1976, Paramount Television purchased the rights for the entire set of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe stories for Orson Welles.[33][34] Welles had once wanted to make a series of Nero Wolfe movies, but Rex Stout – who was leery of Hollywood adaptations during his lifetime after two disappointing 1930s films – turned him down.[35] Paramount planned to begin with an ABC-TV movie and hoped to persuade Welles to continue the role in a mini-series.[36] Frank D. Gilroy was signed to write the television script and direct the TV movie on the assurance that Welles would star, but by April 1977 Welles had bowed out.[37] In 1980 the Associated Press reported "the distinct possibility" that Welles would star in a Nero Wolfe TV series for NBC television.[38] Again, Welles bowed out of the project due to creative differences and William Conrad was cast in the role.[39]
In 1979 Welles completed his documentary Filming Othello, which featured Michael MacLiammoir and Hilton Edwards. Made for West German television, it was also released in theaters. That same year, Welles completed his self-produced pilot for The Orson Welles Show television series, featuring interviews with Burt Reynolds, Jim Henson and Frank Oz and guest-starring The Muppets and Angie Dickinson. Unable to find network interest, the pilot was never broadcast. In 1979 Welles also appeared in the biopic The Secret of Nikola Tesla, and a cameo in The Muppet Movie as Lew Lord.
Beginning in the late 1970s, Welles participated in a series of famous television commercial advertisements. For two years he was on-camera spokesman for the Paul Masson Vineyards,[40] and sales grew by one third during the time Welles intoned what became a popular catchphrase: "We will sell no wine before its time."[41] He was also the voice behind the long-running Carlsberg "Probably the best lager in the world" campaign,[42] promoted Domecq sherry on British television[43] and provided narration on adverts for Findus, though the actual adverts have been overshadowed by a famous blooper reel of voice recordings, known as the Frozen Peas reel.
In 1981, Welles hosted the documentary The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, about Renaissance-era prophet Nostradamus. In 1982 the BBC broadcast The Orson Welles Story in the Arena series. Interviewed by Leslie Megahey, Welles examined his past in great detail, and several people from his professional past were interviewed as well. It was reissued in 1990 as With Orson Welles: Stories of a Life in Film. Welles provided narration for the tracks "Defender" from Manowar's album Fighting the World and "Dark Avenger" on Manowar's 1982 album, Battle Hymns. His name was misspelled on the latter album, as he was credited as "Orson Wells".[44]
During the 1980s, Welles worked on such film projects as The Dreamers, based on two stories by Isak Dinesen and starring Oja Kodar, and The Orson Welles Magic Show, which reused material from his failed TV pilot. Another project he worked on was Filming The Trial, the second in a proposed series of documentaries examining his feature films. While much was shot for these projects, none of them was completed. All of them were eventually released by the Filmmuseum München.
In 1984, Welles narrated the short-lived television series Scene of the Crime. During the early years of Magnum, P.I., Welles was the voice of the unseen character Robin Masters, a famous writer and playboy. Welles's death forced this minor character to largely be written out of the series. In an oblique homage to Welles, the Magnum, P.I. producers ambiguously concluded that story arc by having one character accuse another of having hired an actor to portray Robin Masters.[45] He also, in this penultimate year released a music single, titled "I Know What It Is To Be Young (But You Don't Know What It Is To Be Old)", which he recorded under Italian label Compagnia Generale del Disco. The song was performed with the Nick Perito Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers and produced by Jerry Abbott who was father to famed Metal Guitarist Dimebag Darrell[1].
The last film roles before Welles's death included voice work in the animated films The Enchanted Journey (1984) and The Transformers: The Movie (1986), in which he played the planet-eating robot Unicron. His last film appearance was in Henry Jaglom's 1987 independent film Someone to Love, released after his death but produced before his voice-over in Transformers: The Movie. His last television appearance was on the television show Moonlighting. He recorded an introduction to an episode entitled "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice", which was partially filmed in black and white. The episode aired five days after his death and was dedicated to his memory.
Personal life[link]
Relationships and family[link]
In 1934, Welles eloped with Chicago-born actress and socialite Virginia Nicolson. From around 1937 Welles embarked on a string of extra-marital affairs with various ballerinas he had met on Broadway, and the couple divorced in 1940 after Welles's affair with Vera Zorina was vaguely mentioned in Walter Winchell's column.[citation needed]
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Welles with Dolores del Rio at the premiere of Citizen Kane (1941).
Since 1932, Welles had fallen in love with the older Mexican actress, Dolores del Río. They lived a torrid romance between 1938 and 1942.[46] They acted together in the movie Journey into Fear (1943) but the affair ended soon after filming ended. Rebecca Welles, the daughter of Welles and Hayworth, met Dolores in 1954 and said: "My father considered her the great love of his life...She was a living legend in the history of my family".[47] Welles once remarked that he was incredibly impressed by her lingerie, which had been handmade by nuns in France.
Welles married Rita Hayworth in 1943. The couple became estranged by 1946 – Welles blamed Hayworth for making unfounded accusations of infidelity, and after he was turned out of the marital bed he then actually started to have affairs, which in turn prompted Hayworth to have affairs of her own. They briefly reconciled in 1947 during the making of The Lady from Shanghai, before finally separating. In 1948 Hayworth filed for divorce, her reason to the press being, "I can't take his genius any more."[48] During his last interview and only five hours before his death, Welles answered Merv Griffin's suggestive comment "But one of your wives—oh, I have envied you so many years for Rita Hayworth", by calling her "one of the dearest and sweetest women that ever lived" and saying that he was "lucky enough to have been with her longer than any of the other men in her life."[49]
In 1955 Welles married Italian actress Paola Mori (née Countess Paola di Girifalco), an Italian aristocrat. The couple had a "shotgun wedding" after Welles impregnated Mori (who was then the leading lady in his film Mr. Arkadin), and Mori's Catholic parents feared for their family's reputation if the two did not marry.[50] They were wed in London on May 8, 1955, and their daughter was born in New York on November 13, 1955, six months later.[18]:417, 419 Estranged for decades, the couple never divorced.
Croatian-born actress Oja Kodar became Welles's longtime companion both personally and professionally from 1966 onwards, and they lived together for the last 19 years of his life. They first met in Zagreb in 1962, while Welles was filming The Trial, and embarked on a passionate, short-lived affair which ended when Paola Mori had a cancer scare and Welles returned to his wife. Kodar assumed Welles had left for good, and Welles hired a private detective to track down Kodar, to no avail. Three years passed, and Kodar was by then living in Paris and in a relationship with a struggling young actor. When they saw a press feature that Welles was in Paris, the young actor persuaded a reluctant Kodar to use her influence with Welles to get him a job. When she telephoned him, Welles immediately rushed to her hotel room, broke down the door, and pulled out a small metal box from his jacket. It contained a love letter to her. He had been carrying it every day for the last three years, in case he might meet her again one day.[citation needed]
With the passing years, Welles's domestic arrangements became more complicated. From 1966 he always maintained at least two separate homes, one with Kodar, the other with Mori and their daughter Beatrice, but he was an infrequent visitor to the home with Mori, citing the demands of work. In the 1960s and 1970s he shared houses just outside Paris and Madrid with Kodar. Although British tabloids reported his affair with Kodar as early as 1969 (which was a factor in his moving permanently to the USA in 1970), both Mori and Beatrice remained oblivious as to Kodar's existence until 1984. Welles set up a home with Mori and Beatrice in the United States (first in Sedona, then in Las Vegas), ostensibly because the climate would be good for his asthma. But while they lived in Las Vegas, he spent most of his time in Los Angeles, where he openly shared a house with Kodar. When Mori found out about Kodar in 1984, she threw him out of their Las Vegas house, and she and Beatrice did not see him for the last year of his life, although they still talked regularly on the telephone.[citation needed]
This situation had serious ramifications for the copyright status of his work after his death. Welles left Kodar his Los Angeles home and the rights to his unfinished films, and turned the rest over to Mori. Mori contended that she should have been left everything, and a year after Welles's death, Mori and Kodar finally agreed on the settlement of his will. On the way to their meeting to sign the papers, however, Mori was killed in a car accident in August 1986. Mori's half of the estate was inherited by Beatrice, who refused to come to an arrangement with Kodar, who she blames for undermining her parents' marriage. Legal wranglings between the two have persisted for over 25 years, leading to complex ongoing legal battles over who owns his unfinished films – legal action by Beatrice has at least three times prevented Welles's last film, The Other Side of the Wind, from being completed.[citation needed]
Welles had three daughters from his marriages: Christopher Welles Feder (born March 27, 1938, with Virginia Nicolson); Rebecca Welles Manning (December 17, 1944 – October 14, 2004, with Rita Hayworth); and Beatrice Welles (born November 13, 1955, with Paola Mori). His only known son, British director Michael Lindsay-Hogg (Sir Michael Lindsay-Hogg, 5th baronet, born May 5, 1940), is from Welles's affair with Irish actress Geraldine Fitzgerald, then the wife of Sir Edward Lindsay-Hogg, 4th baronet. Although Hogg knew Welles sporadically and occasionally worked as his assistant, and had long been rumoured to be his son given their strong physical resemblance, he refused to believe such rumours until he eventually took a paternity test in 2010.[51] In her autobiography, In My Father's Shadow, Welles Feder wrote about being a childhood friend and neighbor of Lindsay-Hogg's and always suspecting he might be her half-brother.[52]
After the death of Rebecca Welles Manning in 2004, a man named Marc McKerrow was revealed to be her biological son, and so the direct descendant of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. McKerrow's reactions to the revelation and his meeting with Oja Kodar are documented in the 2008 film Prodigal Sons.[citation needed]
Some of Welles's claimed familial ties have not held up under scrutiny. Despite the persistent urban legend, promoted by Welles himself, he was not the great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln's wartime Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles. Perhaps the genesis of the myth dates to a 1970 interview on The Dick Cavett Show during which Welles remarks about his venerable great-grandfather Gideon Welles. Orson Welles's father was Richard Head Welles, son of Richard Jones Welles; Gideon Welles had no son by that name. His sons were Hubert (1833–1862), John Arthur (1845–1883), Thomas G. (1846–1892), and Edgar Thaddeus Welles (1843–1914).[citation needed]
Physical characteristics[link]
Welles achieved a height of six feet at the age of 14.[53] Peter Noble's biography describes him as "a magnificent figure of a man, over six feet tall, handsome, with flashing eyes and a gloriously resonant speaking-voice"[54] According to a 1941 physical exam taken when he was 26, Welles was 6 feet (183 cm) tall and weighed 218 pounds (98.9 kg). His eyes were brown.[55] Other sources cite that he was 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) tall, but the slates from costume tests made during the 1940s show him as 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm). Welles gained a significant amount of weight in his 40s, eventually rendering him morbidly obese, at one point weighing nearly four hundred pounds (181.4 kg). His obesity was severe to the point that it restricted his ability to travel, aggravated other health conditions, including his asthma, and even required him to go on a diet in order to play the famously portly Sir John Falstaff.[56] Some have attributed his over-eating and drinking to depression over his marginalization by the Hollywood system.[57]
Religious beliefs[link]
In April 1982, Merv Griffin interviewed Welles and asked about his religious beliefs. Welles replied, "I try to be a Christian, I don't pray really, because I don't want to bore God."[58] After the success of his 1941 film Citizen Kane, Welles announced that his next film would be about the life of Jesus, and that he would play the lead role. However, Welles never got around to making the film.[59] He narrated the Christian documentary The Late, Great Planet Earth as well as the 1961 Biblical film about the life of Christ, King of Kings.
Politics[link]
Welles was politically active from the beginning of his career. He remained a man of the left throughout his life, and always defined his political orientation as "progressive". He was a strong supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, and often spoke out on radio in support of progressive politics. He campaigned heavily for Roosevelt in the 1944 election. For several years, he wrote a newspaper column on political issues and considered running for the U.S. Senate in 1946, representing his home state of Wisconsin (a seat that was ultimately won by Joseph McCarthy). In 1970, Welles narrated (but did not write) a satirical political record on the administration of President Richard Nixon entitled The Begatting of the President. He was also an early and outspoken critic of American racism and the practice of segregation.
In the 2006 book, Whatever Happened to Orson Welles?, writer Joseph McBride made several controversial claims about Welles. Though Welles said otherwise during his lifetime, McBride claimed Welles left America in the late 1940s to escape McCarthyism and the Hollywood blacklist.[60] McBride also claimed, in spite of the sexual content of Welles's contemporary work (F for Fake and the unfinished Other Side of the Wind which contained an explicit – for the time – sex scene involving Oja Kodar), that Welles was extremely puritanical about sex based on his comment to Peter Bogdanovich that The Last Picture Show was "a dirty movie".[61]
Welles once told Cahiers du cinéma about sex in film, "In my opinion, there are two things that can absolutely not be carried to the screen: the realistic presentation of the sexual act and praying to God."[62]
Death and funeral[link]
On October 10, 1985, Welles did his final interview on The Merv Griffin Show. He died several hours later of a heart attack at his home in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, and was found slumped over his typewriter, working on a new film script.[63] His death came on the same day as his Battle of Neretva co-star Yul Brynner. He was cremated two days later.
Welles's funeral was the subject of some dissent among his family. It was handled by his estranged widow Paola Mori (she had not seen him since she had thrown him out of their family home a year earlier) and his youngest daughter Beatrice Welles. On the pretext that "daddy left no money for funerals or anything else", Beatrice planned for it to be "a simple affair" which deliberately excluded "Hollywood types". Welles's eldest daughter Chris has written of her horror at arriving in "a slum" district of downtown Los Angeles and finding that the funeral took place in a building that "looked more like a hot sheets motel than a funeral home", and that the funeral was booked in a small, bare, sparsely furnished shabby back room which "had the look of a cheap motel room", and had no music or flowers. No ministers, speakers or ceremony had been organized, and so the mourners simply sat in silence by Welles's cremated remains until Welles's 90-year-old former teacher and mentor Roger Hill gave an impromptu eulogy. Paola Mori had refused to allow most of Welles's friends to attend, limiting the mourners to just nine: herself, Welles's three daughters, Roger Hill, and three of Welles's friends (Gary Graver, Prince Alessandro Tasca di Cuto and Greg Garrison), as well as the doctor who had signed Welles's death certificate. Welles's companion for the last 20 years, Oja Kodar, was not invited, nor were either of his ex-wives. Regarding the proceedings, Hill exclaimed at the funeral itself "This is awful! Awful!" Hill took particular exception to Welles having been cremated to save money, since "Orson never wanted to be cremated. He hated the whole idea of cremation. Thank God he doesn't know what they did to him!"[64]
Welles's ashes were taken to Ronda, Spain, where they were buried in an old well covered by flowers, within the rural property of a long time friend, retired bullfighter Antonio Ordóñez.[65]
Filmography[link]
Main article: Orson Welles filmography
Unfinished projects[link]
Welles's reliance on self-production meant that many of his later projects were filmed piecemeal or were not completed. Welles financed his later projects through his own fundraising activities. He often also took on other work to obtain money to fund his own films.
[edit] Don Quixote
Main article: Don Quixote (unfinished film)
In the mid-1950s, Welles began work on Don Quixote, initially a commission from CBS television. Welles expanded the film to feature length, developing the screenplay to take Quixote and Sancho Panza into the modern age. Filming stopped with the death of Francisco Reiguera, the actor playing Quixote, in 1969. Orson Welles continued editing the film into the early 1970s. At the time of his death, the film remained largely a collection of footage in various states of editing. The project and more importantly Welles's conception of the project changed radically over time. A version of the film was created from available fragments in 1992 and released to a very negative reception.
[edit] The Merchant of Venice
Main article: The Merchant of Venice (unfinished film)
In 1969 Welles was given another TV commission to film a condensed adaptation of The Merchant of Venice.[66] Although Welles had actually completed the film by 1970 the finished negative was later mysteriously stolen from his Rome production office.[67]
[edit] The Other Side of the Wind
Main article: The Other Side of the Wind
In 1970 Welles began shooting The Other Side of the Wind. The film relates the efforts of a film director (played by John Huston) to complete his last Hollywood picture and is largely set at a lavish party. By 1972 the filming was reported by Welles as being "96% complete",[68] though it is likely that Welles had only edited about 40 minutes of the film by 1979.[69] In that year, legal complications over the ownership of the film forced the negative into a Paris vault where it remained until 2004, when Peter Bogdanovich (who also acted in the film) announced his intention to complete the production. As of 2009, legal complications over the Welles estate have kept the film from being finished or released. Some footage is included in the documentaries Working with Orson Welles (1993) and Orson Welles: One Man Band (1995).
Other unfinished projects[link]
- Heart of Darkness: Welles's projected first film in 1940, planned in extreme detail and with some test shots filmed. (The footage is now lost.) It was planned to be entirely shot in long takes from the point of view of the narrator, Marlow, who would be played by Welles, seeing his own reflection in the window as his boat sailed down river. The project was abandoned because it could not be delivered on budget, and Citizen Kane was made instead.[18]:30–33, 355–356
- It's All True: Welles did not originally want to direct this 1942 documentary on South America, but after its abandonment by RKO, he spent much of the 1940s attempting to buy the negative of his material from RKO, so that he could edit and release it in some form. The footage remained unseen in vaults for decades, and was assumed lost. Over 50 years later, some (but not all) of the surviving material saw release in the 1993 documentary It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles.
- Monsieur Verdoux: In 1944, Welles wrote the first-draft script of this film, which he also intended to direct. Charlie Chaplin initially agreed to star in it, but later changed his mind, citing never having been directed by someone else in a feature before. Chaplin bought the film rights and made the film himself in 1947, with some changes (Welles said the gallows scenes were written by Chaplin, but that much of the film was unchanged from his own script). The final film credits Chaplin with the script, "based on an idea by Orson Welles".
- Cyrano de Bergerac: Welles spent around nine months c. 1947-8 co-writing the screenplay for this along with Ben Hecht, a project Welles was assigned to direct for Alexander Korda. He began scouting for locations in Europe whilst filming Black Magic, but Korda was short of money, so sold the rights to Columbia pictures, who eventually dismissed Welles from the project, and then sold the rights on to United Artists, who in turn made a film version in 1950, which was not based on Welles's script.[18]:106–108
- Around the World in Eighty Days: After Welles's elaborate musical stageshow of this Jules Verne novel, encompassing 38 different sets, he began shooting some test footage in Morocco for a film version in 1947. The footage was never edited, funding never came through, and Welles abandoned the project. Nine years later, the stage show's producer Mike Todd made his own award-winning film version of the book.[18]:402
- Moby Dick—Rehearsed: a film version of Welles's 1955 London meta-play, starring Gordon Jackson, Christopher Lee, Patrick McGoohan, and with Welles as Ahab. Using bare, minimalist sets, Welles alternated between a cast of nineteenth-century actors rehearsing a production of Moby Dick, with scenes from Moby Dick itself. Kenneth Williams, a cast member who was apprehensive about the entire project, recorded in his autobiography that Welles's dim, atmospheric stage lighting made some of the footage so dark as to be unwatchable. The entire play was filmed, but is now presumed lost. The recording was made during one weekend at the Hackney Empire theatre.[70]
- Histoires extraordinaires: The producers of this 1968 anthology film, based on short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, announced in June 1967 that Welles would direct one segment based on both "Masque of the Red Death" and "The Cask of Amontillado" for the omnibus film. Welles withdrew in September 1967 and was replaced. The script, written in English by Welles and Oja Kodar, is in the Filmmuseum Munchen collection.[71]
- One-Man Band: This Monty Python-esque spoof in which Welles plays all but one of the characters (including two characters in drag), was made around 1968-9. Welles intended this completed sketch to be one of several items in a television special on London. Other items filmed for this special – all included in the "One Man Band" documentary by his partner Oja Kodar – comprised a sketch on Winston Churchill (played in silhouette by Welles), a sketch on peers in a stately home, a feature on London gentlemen's clubs, and a sketch featuring Welles being mocked by his snide Savile Row tailor (played by Charles Gray).[72]
- Treasure Island: Welles wrote two screenplays for this in the 1960s, and was eager to seek financial backing to direct it. Eventually, his own screenplay (under the pseudonym of O.W. Jeeves) was further rewritten, and formed the basis of the 1972 film version directed by John Hough, in which Welles played Long John Silver.
- The Deep: An adaptation of Charles Williams' Dead Calm. The picture was entirely set on two boats and shot mostly in close-ups, and was filmed off the coasts of Yugoslavia and the Bahamas, between 1966 and 1969, with all but one scene completed. Originally planned as commercially viable thriller, to show that Welles could make a popular, successful film. It was put on hold in 1970 when Welles worried that critics would not respond favourably to this film as his theatrical follow-up to the much-lauded Chimes at Midnight, and Welles focused instead on F for Fake. It was abandoned altogether in 1973 due to the death of its star Laurence Harvey. The Munich Film Museum holds a restored copy, with title cards filling out the missing scene.[citation needed]
- Saint Jack. In 1978 Welles was lined up by his long-time protégé Peter Bogdanovich (who was then acting as Welles's de facto agent) to direct this adaptation of the 1973 Paul Theroux novel about an American pimp in Singapore. Hugh Hefner and Bogdnovich's then-partner Cybill Shepherd were both attached to the project as producers, with Hefner providing finance through his Playboy productions. However, both Hefner and Shepherd became convinced that Bogdanovich himself would be a more commercially viable director than Welles, and insisted that Bogdanovich take over. Since Bogdanovich was also in need of work after a series of box office flops, he agreed. When the film was finally made in 1979 by Bogdanovich and Hefner (but without Welles or Shepherd's participation), Welles felt betrayed and according to Bogdanovich the two "drifted apart a bit".[73]
- Filming The Trial: After the success of his 1978 film Filming Othello made for West German television, and mostly consisting of a monologue to the camera, Welles began shooting scenes for this follow-up film, but never completed it.[74] What Welles did film was an 80 minute question-and-answer session in 1981 with film students asking about the film. The footage was kept by Welles's cinematographer Gary Graver, who donated it to the Munich Film Museum, which then pieced it together with Welles's trailer for the film, into an 83 minute film which is occasionally screened at film festivals.
- The Big Brass Ring: A script of this project was eventually adapted and filmed by George Hickenlooper in 1999 as a play-within-a-film, about Orson Welles's production of the play. Welles's complete screenplay was one of his last projects, written in the early 1980s. During the last years of his life, Welles struggled to get financing for the planned film; however, his efforts at casting Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, and Paul Newman as the main character were unsuccessful. All of the actors turned down the role for various reasons.
- Cradle Will Rock: Welles planned on writing and directing a film centered around the 1937 staging of The Cradle Will Rock. Rupert Everett was slated to play the young Welles. However, Welles was unable to acquire funding. Tim Robbins later directed a similar film, but it was not based on Welles' script.
- King Lear: At the time of his death, Welles was in talks with a French production company to direct a film version of the Shakespeare play, in which he would also play the title role.
- An adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Ada for which Welles flew to Paris to discuss the project personally with the Russian author.
Awards and honors[link]
Further information: List of awards and nominations received by Orson Welles
- The American Film Institute ranked Citizen Kane as the greatest American movie. These other Welles films were nominated for their list: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942, director/producer/screenwriter); The Third Man (1949, actor); Touch of Evil (1958, actor/director/screenwriter); and A Man for All Seasons (1966, actor).
- Citizen Kane was nominated for numerous prizes at the 1941 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role. The only Oscar won, however, was Best Original Screenplay, which Welles shared with Herman J. Mankiewicz.
- The Magnificent Ambersons was nominated for four 1942 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
- The Stranger was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1947.
- Othello won the Palme d'Or at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.
- In 1968 Welles was nominated for Best Foreign Actor in a Leading Role at the 21st British Academy Film Awards for his performance in Chimes at Midnight.
- Welles was given the first Career Golden Lion award in the Venice Film Festival in 1970.
- In 1970, Welles was given an Academy Honorary Award for "superlative and distinguished service in the making of motion pictures."[75] Welles did not attend the ceremony: "I didn't go because I feel like a damn fool at those things. I feel foolish, really foolish. ... I made piece of film and said that I was in Spain, and thanked them."[76]
- Welles was given the American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award in 1975.
- In 1978, Welles was presented with the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Career Achievement Award.
- In 1979, Welles was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.
- In Paris on February 23, 1982, President François Mitterrand presented Welles with the Order of Commander of the Légion d'honneur, the highest civilian decoration in France.[77][18]:449
- In 1982, Welles was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture at the Golden Globe Awards for his role in Butterfly, and won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Recording for his role on Donovan's Brain.
- In 1983, Welles was made a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.[78]
- Welles was awarded a Fellowship of the British Film Institute in 1983.
- In 1984, Welles was given the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award.
- The 1992 audiobook version of This is Orson Welles by Welles and Peter Bogdanovich was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album.[79][80]
- In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Welles as the 16th Greatest Male Star of All Time.
- When asked to describe Welles's influence, Jean-Luc Godard remarked: "Everyone will always owe him everything." (Ciment, 42)
- A highly divergent genus of Hawaiian spiders "Orsonwelles" is named in his honor (Hormiga et al. 2003)
- He won three Grammy Awards, each win in the category of Best Spoken Word Recording: in 1976, for "Great American Documents" (shared with Helen Hayes, Henry Fonda and James Earl Jones; in 1978, for the original motion picture soundtrack to Citizen Kane; and in 1981, for a recording of Donovan's Brain.
- In 2008 a statue of Welles sculpted by Oja Kodar was erected in the town of Split, Croatia.[81]
Popular culture[link]
- One of the recurring celebrity characters on the influential Canadian sketch comedy TV show Second City Television was John Candy's impersonation of Welles. On SCTV, Candy-as-Welles appeared in an embarrassing array of commercials, talk shows, and other low-budget productions. It's unknown whether or not Welles ever saw Candy's impersonation.
- Author Kim Newman has featured Orson Welles as a character in several stories from his Anno Dracula series.
- Although the character Brain from the animated series Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain was not initially modeled after Welles, Maurice LaMarche was shown a picture of Brain and tasked with finding a voice for the character. LaMarche immediately thought of Welles[82] and decided to do his Welles impersonation. LaMarche also played Welles in The Critic (where his "later work", ads for such products as 'Mrs. Pell's Fishsticks', is referenced) and in the Futurama episode "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences", in which he performs a War of the Worlds-like play.
- In Tim Burton's 1994 film Ed Wood, the character Orson Welles (played by Vincent D'Onofrio and dubbed by Maurice LaMarche) makes a brief "cameo appearance", giving advice to director Edward D. Wood, Jr. who idolises Welles. Inspired, Wood proceeds to finish his film Plan 9 from Outer Space, sometimes called one of the worst films of all time. Though Ed Wood is based on Wood's life, in reality the scene is entirely fictional: Wood never met Orson Welles. D'Onofrio would again portray Welles in the 2005 30-minute film Five Minutes Mr. Welles concerning Welles's role in the film The Third Man.
- In Peter Jackson's 1994 film Heavenly Creatures, the character Pauline Parker (played by Melanie Lynskey) attempts to include a picture of Orson Welles in the pantheon of beauty Juliet Hulme (played by Kate Winslet) has crafted, but is rebuffed.
- The 1996 film The Battle Over Citizen Kane, which chronicles the battle between Welles and Hearst, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
- A 1999 HBO docudrama, RKO 281, tells the story of the making of Citizen Kane, starring Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles.
- Tim Robbins's 1999 film Cradle Will Rock chronicles the process and events surrounding Welles and John Houseman's production of the 1937 musical by Marc Blitzstein. In it, Welles is played by actor Angus MacFadyen.
- Playwright and actor Austin Pendleton wrote the 2000 play Orson's Shadow about Welles and his collaboration with Laurence Olivier. It deals with the time that Welles directed Laurence Olivier in a production of Eugène Ionesco's play Rhinoceros.
- In Michael Chabon's 2000 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, the three main characters meet Orson Welles and attend the premiere of Citizen Kane, then stay up all night discussing the film's impression upon them afterwards.
- The film Fade to Black (2006) is a fictional thriller based on Welles's 1948 journey to Rome to star in the movie Black Magic.[83]
- The final segment of The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror XVII" (2006) features a parody of Welles's 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast in which, having been fooled once, the people of Springfield refuse to believe that an actual alien invasion is taking place. Welles was again voiced by Maurice LaMarche in the episode.
- Me and Orson Welles (2009), based on Robert Kaplow's novel, stars Zac Efron as a teenager who convinces Welles (Christian McKay) to cast him in Welles's 1937 production of Julius Caesar.
- In March 2012, citizens of Woodstock, Illinois, and Wellesnet, the Orson Welles web resource, began petitioning the United States Postal Service to issue a stamp in 2015 to honor Orson Welles on the 100th anniversary of his birth.[84][85]
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- ^ Chris Welles Feder, In My Father's Shadow: A Daughter Remembers Orson Welles (Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 2009) pp.1–9 contains a detailed description of the funeral
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| Name | Welles, Orson |
| Alternative names | Welles, George Orson |
| Short description | Broadcaster, director, actor |
| Date of birth | May 6, 1915 |
| Place of birth | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
| Date of death | October 10, 1985 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles, United States |
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