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Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 53,491. It is the county seat of Marion County and the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2007 population of 324,857.
Ocala is located near the site of Ocale or Ocali, a major Timucua village and chiefdom during the 16th century. The modern city takes its name from the historical village, the name of which is believed to mean "Big Hammock" in the Timucua language.Hernando de Soto passed through Ocale during his famous expedition through what is today the southeastern United States in 1539. Ocale is not mentioned in any later accounts; it appears to have been abandoned in the wake of de Soto's attack.
In 1827 the U.S. military outpost of Fort King was established near the present site of Ocala as a buffer between Seminoles and white settlers. The fort saw service during the Second Seminole War and later acted as the first courthouse for Marion County in 1844. Fort King was the genesis of the modern city of Ocala, which was established in 1846. Greater Ocala is known as the "Kingdom of the Sun".Rail service reached Ocala in June 1881, encouraging economic development. Two years later, much of the Ocala downtown area was destroyed by fire on Thanksgiving Day, 1883. Buildings were rebuilt with brick, granite and steel rather than lumber. By 1888, Ocala was known state-wide as "The Brick City".
Actors: Brian Lynch (writer), Brian Lynch (actor), Brian Lynch (producer), Rachel Walker (actress), Leah Warren (actress), Michael Clinkenbeard (actor), Acie Blaze (editor), Acie Blaze (director), Acie Blaze (actor), Noble Lee Lester (actor), Shawanna Paris (actress), Cre8 (actor), Christopher Villafane (producer), Roosevelt Owens (actor), Jay Verkamp (composer),
Plot: Wilbur is a game designer working for Gamecorp in Orlando, FL. His best friend and co-worker Jamal tells him he wants him to meet his new girlfriend, Tanya, who has a friend named Ashley that she'd like Wilbur to meet. When they arrive to meet the girls, Wilbur sees two very attractive girls waiting for them, one white and one black. He assumes Jamal's girlfriend Tanya to be the black girl and Ashley the blonde. He's mistaken. Ashley is the black girl. And beautiful at that. Wilbur and Jamal must juggle the pressures of new relationships with a new job developing an urban video game for George Robertson, a wanna-be Rap Mogul, along with the family and societal pressure involved with interracial dating.
Genres: Comedy,