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Jaime Pressly
Pressly at the Slim-Fast Fashion Show in January 2008
Born
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly
(1977-07-30) July 30, 1977 (age 40)
Kinston, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation
Actress, model
Years active
1991–present
Spouse(s)
Simran Singh (m. 2009–11)
Children
1
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977)[1][2] is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing Joy Turner on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards (winning one) as well as a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has also appeared in films such as Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (1997), Joe Dirt (2001), The Oogieloves (2012), DOA: Dead or Alive (2006), and I Love You, Man (2009). She is currently in the cast of the CBS sitcom, Mom.
Contents
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1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Modeling and early roles
2.2 Film and television
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
4.3 Music videos
4.4 Video games
5 References
6 External links
Early life[edit]
Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina,[2] the daughter of Brenda Sue (née Smith), a dance instructor, and James Liston Pressly, a car salesman. She was raised in a Christian family. [3] In 1992, she moved with her family to Costa Mesa, California, where she spent the first semester of her high school sophomore year.[4] She spent her childhood and early teenage years training as a gymnast, which led her to modeling jobs.[5]
Career[edit]
Modeling and early roles[edit]
At age fourteen, Pressly appeared on her first cover, Teen Magazine,[6] and became the official spokesmodel for the International Cover Model Search.[7] At fifteen, she left school and went to Japan on a modeling contract.[4] She succeeded in having herself legally emancipated from her parents at the age of fifteen so she could travel to Japan, as neither of her parents could make the trip.[4]
Pressly starred as Violet in the 1997 film Poison Ivy: The New Seduction. In 1998 she starred as Nikki on the short-lived TV series Push, and also played a recurring role as the undead assassin Mika in the TV action series Mortal Kombat: Conquest. From 1999-2001, she played "Audrey" on the drama series Jack and Jill. Pressly starred in the independent film Poor White Trash, playing scheming gold-digger Sandy Lake. Pressly appeared in a number of films in 2001, including Not Another Teen Movie (playing Priscilla, a high school cheerleader) and Torque, as a crazed, motorcycle-riding criminal; and as a Southern love interest in the comedy Joe Dirt, opposite David Spade.[8]
In 2001, she was made the new spokesmodel for Liz Claiborne Cosmetics and its fragrance Lucky You. In 2002, she was ranked #8 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World". In 2003, she launched a lingerie line, J'Aime, which later became a full sleepwear and ready-to-wear line. In 2006, Maxim magazine named her #34 on its annual list;[9] she is also featured in its gallery.[10] Pressly posed nude for the March 1998 and February 2004 issues of Playboy. She also appeared nude in the May 2006 issue of Allure.[11]
Film and television[edit]
Pressly at the 2009 premiere of I Love You, Man
Pressly guest-starred in episodes of several TV shows. In an episode of the WB series Charmed, she played Mylie, a mermaid trying to find love; (Alyssa Milano, who played Phoebe, later guest-starred on My Name is Earl.[12]) Other series on which she made guest appearances were The Twilight Zone, Fastlane, Las Vegas, Becker, Night Man, Silk Stalkings, and others. She appeared in an episode of the prank series Punk'd.[13]
In 2005, Pressly was cast in the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl, as Joy Turner. In 2007, she won an Emmy Award[14] for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the show.[15]
Pressly sang "Fever" in an appearance with the band The Pussycat Dolls.[16] She has appeared in a number of music videos, including "The Space Between" by Dave Matthews Band, "Girls of Summer" by Aerosmith, and the Marilyn Manson cover of "Tainted Love". On May 31, 2006, she hosted the first annual VH1 Rock Honors.[17]
Pressly was a producer, as well as a star, in the 2005 movie Death to the Supermodels. She hosted the October 7, 2006, episode of Saturday Night Live. She guest-starred on an episode of MADtv (season 11), playing Hillary Clinton in a parody of My Name Is Earl, "My Name Is Dubya", in which George W. Bush (Frank Caliendo) makes a list of all the bad things he has done in the past and rectifies them one by one.[18]
On December 3, 2009, it was announced that she would guest-star on an upcoming episode (series 4, episode 10) of the CBS comedy, Rules of Engagement. She would play a possible surrogate mother for Jeff and Audrey (Patrick Warburton and Megyn Price).[19] She reprised her role in the fifth-season premiere (series 5, episode 1). She appeared in the Fox sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter, which aired from November 30, 2011 to March 20, 2012. In July 2012, Pressly starred in Jimbo Lee's Abby in the Summer.[20]
In 2013, TV Land announced that Pressly was cast in the lead role for Jennifer Falls as Jennifer Doyle, a mother of a teenaged daughter, who must move in with Doyle's mother after being fired from a high-paying job. Doyle becomes a waitress in her brother's bar.[21]
Personal life[edit]
Pressly has revealed in interviews that she briefly struggled with bulimia as a teenager.[8] In 1996, she met DJ Eric Calvo (DJ Eric Cubeechee), and started dating in 2004. After Pressly became pregnant, the two were engaged in October 2006. Pressly gave birth on May 11, 2007, in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to their child, Dezi James Calvo.[22] In a February 2007 interview on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Pressly said she wanted the child to be bilingual (English/Spanish) to reflect Calvo's Cuban heritage. Pressly told People that Dezi's name is part of a running joke, as Calvo would do a Desi Arnaz impersonation, calling Pressly "Luuucy" when he came home each night.[23] In November 2008, the couple announced their separation.[24]
Nine months later, in July 2009, Pressly announced her engagement to entertainment lawyer Simran Singh.[25] They wed on September 26, 2009, at the Dick Clark estate, on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.[26] On January 21, 2011, Pressly filed for divorce from Singh, citing irreconcilable differences.[27][28]
On January 5, 2011, two weeks before filing for divorce, Pressly was arrested in Santa Monica, California for suspicion of driving under the influence.[29] She eventually pleaded no contest and received three years of informal probation.[29]
Pressly said in a 2006 interview with Esquire that she almost purchased a ticket for a flight on one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, but decided not to take the flight, because she felt it left too early in the morning.[30]
On June 7, 2017, Pressly announced she is expecting twins with her longtime boyfriend Hamzi Hijazi.[31][32]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1996 Mercenary Pre-teen American Girl
1997 Poison Ivy: The New Seduction Violet
1997 The Journey: Absolution Allison
1997 Against the Law Sally
1998 Can't Hardly Wait Beth Credited as "Jamie Pressly"
1998 Ringmaster Angel Zorzak
1999 Inferno Dottie Matthews
2000 100 Girls Cynthia
2000 Poor White Trash Sandy Lake
2001 Not Another Teen Movie Priscilla Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Line ("Oh, it's already been broughten!")
2001 Ticker Claire Manning
2001 Joe Dirt Jill
2001 Tomcats Tricia
2002 Demon Island Tina
2004 Torque China
2005 Death to the Supermodels Tiffany Courtney Producer
2006 Bachelor Party Vegas Herself
2006 DOA: Dead or Alive Tina Armstrong
2008 Horton Hears a Who! Mrs. Quilligan Voice
2009 I Love You, Man Denise McLean
2010 Beauty & the Briefcase Kate White
2010 6 Month Rule Claire
2012 The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure Lola Sombrero
2014 Finders Keepers Alyson Simon
2014 A Haunted House 2 Megan
2014 Making the Rules Abby Executive producer
2017 Austin Found Crystal Clemens
Television[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1998 Push Nikki Lang Main cast
1998 Silk Stalkings Kara Delaney Episode: "Teacher's Pet"
1998 Night Man Yvette Episode: "Double Vision"
1998–99 Mortal Kombat: Conquest Mika 3 episodes
1999–2001 Jack & Jill Audrey Griffin Main cast
2000 Best Actress Karen Kroll TV movie
2001 Going to California Kylie Guartz Episode: "This Year's Model"
2002 Charmed Mylie Episode: "A Witch's Tail, Part 1"
2002 The Twilight Zone Cindy Episode: "Sensuous Cindy"
2002 The Johnny Chronicles Charlie TV movie
2003 Fastlane Sara Matthews Episode: "Strap On"
2003 Becker Grace Episode: "Sister Spoils the Turkey"
2004 Happy Family Alex 2 episodes
2004 The Karate Dog Ashley Wilkenson TV movie
2004 Evel Knievel Linda Bork TV movie
2005 Entourage Herself Episode: "My Maserati Does 185"
2005–09 My Name Is Earl Joy Turner Main cast (96 episodes)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Comedy Series
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Comedy Series
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
2006 Mad TV Herself Episode: "11.13"
2006 Las Vegas Kerry Kowalski Episode: "Coyote Ugly"
2006 Saturday Night Live Herself/Host Episode: "Jaime Pressly/Corrine Bailey Rae"
2009 Rex Jaime TV movie
2010 Rules of Engagement [33] Pam Milton 2 episodes
2010 Smoke Screen Britt Shelley TV movie
2010 Livin' on a Prayer Steph TV movie
2011–13 Raising Hope Donna 3 episodes
2011–12 I Hate My Teenage Daughter Annie Watson Main cast (13 episodes)
2012 Bad Girls Melinda TV movie
2012 The Greatest Footie Ads Ever Deneice TV movie
2013 Two and a Half Men Tammy 2 episodes
2013 Phineas and Ferb Rosie Voice, Episode: "Mind Share"
2013 Melissa & Joey Meredith Episode: "A New Kind of Christmas"[34]
2014 Hollywood Game Night Herself Episode: "50 Charades of Grey"
2014 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself (Guest Judge) Episode: "Drag Queens of Comedy"
2014 Hot in Cleveland Kelly Episode: "Surprise!"
2014 Jennifer Falls Jennifer Doyle Main cast
2014–present Mom Jill Kendall Recurring (season 2)
Main cast (season 3–present) (50 episodes)
2017 The Guest Book Christy Episode: "Story Four"
Music videos[edit]
Year
Artist
Song
2001 Dave Matthews Band The Space Between
2002 Aerosmith Girls of Summer
2002 Marilyn Manson Tainted Love
2003 Youngbloodz Lean Low
2010 Jaron Lowenstein Pray For You
2013 Michael Bublé It's A Beautiful Day
Video games[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2008 Saints Row 2 Jessica Parish Voice
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Hall, Sarah (May 11, 2007). "Jaime Pressly Has a New (Little) Man". E! Online. Archived from the original on May 13, 2007.
Jump up ^ Harrington, Maureen (May 11, 2007). "My Name Is Earl's Jaime Pressly Has a Son". People. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
Jump up ^ Staff (November 5, 2008). "Jamie Pressly and Her Fiancé Separate". People. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
Jump up ^ Garcia, Jennifer (July 31, 2009). "Jaime Pressly Is Engaged!". People. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
Jump up ^ Jordan, Julie (September 26, 2009). "Jaime Pressly Marries in Malibu". People. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
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Jump up ^ Spargo, Chris (June 7, 2017). "It's BOYS: Jaime Pressly reveals that she and boyfriend Hamzi Hijazi are expecting twins this fall". Daily Mail. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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Jump up ^ "Melissa and Joey: Episode Info > A New Kind of Christmas". MSN Entertainment, TV.MSN.com. Microsoft. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
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Scoobert "Scooby" Doo
Scooby-Doo character
First appearance
"What a Night for a Knight" (Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode)
Created by
Joe Ruby
Ken Spears
Iwao Takamoto
Voiced by
Don Messick (1969–1996)
Hadley Kay (1997)
Scott Innes (1998–2008, 2017)
Neil Fanning (2002–2004)
Frank Welker (2002–present)
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Species
Dog
Gender
Male
Breed
Great Dane
Scoobert "Scooby" Doo[1] is the eponymous character and protagonist of the animated television franchise of the same name created in 1969 by the American animation company Hanna-Barbera. Scooby-Doo is a male Great Dane and lifelong companion of amateur detective Shaggy Rogers, with whom he shares many personality traits. Named after a nonsense vocal line in Frank Sinatra's hit song "Strangers in the Night", he features a mix of both canine and human behaviors (reminiscent of other funny animals in the Golden age of American animation), treated by his friends more or less as an equal while speaking in a famous (and much parodied) speech impediment. His catchphrase is "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!"
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6 Reception
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History
Writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears created the original Scooby-Doo series, Scooby-Doo, Where are You!, for Hanna-Barbera for CBS's 1969–70 Saturday morning cartoon schedule. Originally titled Mysteries Five, the dog who later became Scooby was originally more of a sidekick character – a bongo-playing dog named "Too Much" whose breed varied between Great Dane and sheepdog between treatments.[2][3] By the time the series was pitched to the network as Who's S-S-Scared? in early 1969, Too Much was solidified as a cowardly Great Dane. Both the dog and the series would be renamed Scooby-Doo by Fred Silverman, CBS's head of daytime programming, between its unsuccessful first pitch and a second pitch which earned the show a green light. Silverman came up with the name from the syllables "doo-be-doo-be-doo" in Frank Sinatra's hit song "Strangers in the Night".[4]
Taking notes from a Hanna-Barbera colleague who was also a breeder of Great Danes, Production designer Iwao Takamoto designed the Scooby-Doo character with a sloping chin, spots, a long tail, a sloped back, and bow legs – all traits in direct opposition to those of a prize-winning purebred Great Dane.[5] In defining the personality of the dog, Ruby and Spears looked for inspiration to the characters played by Bob Hope in his horror-comedies – a coward who shows traits of bravery when his friends are in danger.[2] Veteran H-B voice artist Don Messick was the original voice of Scooby and spent decades working on the character.
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! premiered on CBS on September 13, 1969, at 10:30 am. EST and ran for two seasons, for a total of 25 episodes. Its final first-run episode aired on October 31, 1970.
Personality
In most incarnations of the series, Scooby is regarded as a unique Great Dane dog who is able to speak in broken English, and usually puts the letter "R" in front of words and noises made. Other incarnations, such as A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, present talking dogs as quite common in the larger fictional universe. In recent years (most notably in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated), Scooby is able to speak in complete sentences and has more dialogue, though partially retaining his speech impediment. He consistently shows about the same level of intelligence as his friends, while also being subject to the same knack for clumsiness and moments of being dimwitted as well.
Different iterations of the character have been developed and expanded in the various series featuring the characters, many of them contradicting, such as the original series and recent live-action movies where Shaggy and Scooby first meet as older teenagers for the first time. This contradicts the animated series A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, where they know each other from almost infancy, though the films may be seen as having a different continuity altogether than the cartoon products. As an adult canine, Scooby is usually treated as a mix of a pet and a friend by his companions.
In all versions of the character, Scooby and Shaggy share several personality traits, mostly being cowardly and perpetually hungry. Yet their friends (Fred, Daphne, and Velma) encourage them to go after the costumed villains, usually with "Scooby Snacks". The biscuit-like dog treat or cookie snack is usually shaped like a bone or, in later versions of the cartoons, Scooby's dog tag. However, Scooby's inherent loyalty and courage do often force him to take a more heroic stance even without any prodding. Scooby is also extremely ticklish, and this is seen in many of the television series and movies.
Scooby has a speech impediment and tends to pronounce most words as if they begin with an "R"; however, most characters are able to understand him almost perfectly. In most iterations, he keeps his sentences relatively short, usually using charades for anything longer than three or four words. His catchphrase, usually howled at the end of every production, is "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!" or "Rooby-Rooby-Roo". Scooby was voiced by Don Messick through Arabian Nights in 1994, after which point Messick quit smoking; quitting smoking changed his voice and prevented him from achieving the same raspy vocal effect (despite Messick's efforts, he suffered a career-ending stroke in 1996 and died in 1997, before any further Scooby-Doo productions were made). Messick is also known for providing the voice of the dogs Astro on The Jetsons and Muttley (who snickered).[6] The characteristic speech impediments of Scooby and Astro are so similar that Astro's signature phrase, "Ruh-roh!", is popularly and improperly attributed to Scooby (as in "Ruh-roh, Raggy!"); of the two voices, Scooby's had a deeper and throatier timbre than Astro's.
Appearance and anatomy
Scooby is brown from head to toe with several distinctive black spots on his upper body and does not seem to have a melanistic mask. He is generally a quadruped but displays bipedal 'human' characteristics occasionally. Scooby also has opposable thumbs and can use his front paws like hands. He has a black nose and wears an off-yellow, diamond-shaped-tagged blue collar with an "SD" (his initials) and has four toes on each foot. Unlike other dogs, Scooby only has one pad on the sole of each of his feet (so that it was easier to draw in the Scooby-Doo Annuals).
Scooby has a fully prehensile tail he can use to swing from or press buttons. Both his head and tail are malleable and useful as a communication aid or creating a distraction.
Creator Iwao Takamoto later explained that before he designed the character, he first spoke to a Great Dane breeder, who described to him the desirable characteristics of a pedigree dog. Takamoto then drew Scooby as the opposite of this. He said "I decided to go the opposite [way] and gave him a hump back, bowed legs, small chin and such. Even his color is wrong."[7]
According to the official magazine that accompanied the 2002 movie, Scooby is seven years old.
Voice actors
Don Messick originated the character's speech patterns and provided Scooby-Doo's voice in every Scooby-Doo production from 1969 until 1994's Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights. Voice actor Hadley Kay voiced the character for a brief period in 1997, for two episodes of Johnny Bravo, and a few television commercials. Scott Innes (also the then-voice of Shaggy) voiced Scooby-Doo in four late 1990s/early 2000s direct-to-video films and continued to voice the character regularly for toys and video games (such as Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights) until 2008. Neil Fanning provided the voice of the computer-generated Scooby-Doo in the 2002 live-action film and its 2004 sequel. Frank Welker (also the voice of Fred since 1969) has voiced Scooby since 2002, taking over beginning with What's New, Scooby-Doo? and other spin-offs including the live-action prequels Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster. Dave Coulier and Seth Green have both voiced the character in Robot Chicken.
Voiced By:
Don Messick (1969–1996; All Scooby-Doo media from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! in 1969 until Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights in 1994, including 1995 video game Scooby-Doo Mystery and 1996 Burger King commercial)
Hadley Kay (1997; Johnny Bravo and some commercials)
Scott Innes (1998–2008, 2017; Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost, Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, and various video games, specials, talking toys, and commercials)
Neil Fanning (2002–2004; Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, video game)
Frank Welker (2002–present; What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!, and various direct-to-DVD films, video games, and commercials)
Voiced by in unofficial material and other languages:
Mark Hamill (2001; Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back)
Dave Coulier (2005; Robot Chicken)
Seth Green (2007; Robot Chicken)
In Brazil, the actor Orlando Drummond has been the voice of Scooby-Doo for 35 years, getting into Guinness World Records as the longest serving voice actor for one character. As of 2012, Drummond still is the only voice for Scooby-Doo in the country.
In Bulgaria, Scooby-Doo has been voiced by many different actors but mostly by Radoslav Rachev and Georgi Spasov.
In France, Scooby-Doo is voiced by Pierre Collet, Jacques Torrens, Claude Bertrand, and Eric Missoffe.
In Italy, Scooby-Doo is voiced by Sergio Gibello, Enzo Consoli, Pietro Ubaldi and Nanni Baldini.
In Romania, Scooby-Doo is voiced by Florian Silaghi.
In Albania, Scooby-Doo has been voiced by Genci Fuga and Lorenc Kaja.
In Denmark, Scooby-Doo is voiced by Lars Thiesgaard.
In Germany, Scooby-Doo is voiced by Willi Roebke and Thomas Piper.
In Japan, Scooby-Doo has been voiced by Kazuo Kumakura and Naomi Kusumi.
In Hungary, Scooby-Doo was voiced by Attila Hanko, in the first two seasons of The Scooby-Doo Show, and is now voiced by Gabor Vass and Gabor Melis.
In Sri Lanka, Scooby-Doo is voiced by Gaminda Priyaviraj.
In Spain, Scooby-Doo is voiced by David García Vázquez and Cristopher Santana.
In Sweden, Scooby-Doo is voiced by Stefan Frelander.
In Portugal, Scooby-Doo is voiced by Rui de Sá.
In Poland, Scooby-Doo is voiced by Ryszard Olesiński in most movies and by Wiktor Zborowski, Jacek Jarosz and Jan Kulczycki in '89 version of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo.
In Russia, Scooby-Doo is voiced by Nikita Semenov-Prozorovskiy in cartoons and by Boris Bystrov in films.
In Mexico, Scooby-Doo is voiced by Ismael Larumbe Sr., Francisco Colmenero, and Antonio Gálvez.
In Netherlands, Scooby-Doo is voiced by Huub Dikstaal.
Appearances in other media
Scooby-Doo and Shaggy made a non-speaking cameo in Teen Titans Go! episode, "I See You" when Cyborg and Beast Boy were rapping.
Scooby-Doo appeared twice in Cartoon Network's The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as a character who is described as being on the "wrong show" along with the other principal members of Mystery Inc.
Scooby-Doo has appeared in Johnny Bravo in the episodes "Bravo Dooby-Doo" and "'Twas the Night" during the first season voiced both times by Hadley Kay.
In an episode of Yin Yang Yo! called "Slumber Party of Doom", Scooby and Shaggy make two cameos. The first being Shaggy complaining about Yin and Yang stealing their montages and Scooby saying, "It sucks!"
Scooby-Doo and Shaggy made a cameo appearance in Looney Tunes: Back in Action complaining to Matthew Lillard (who played Shaggy) about his performance in the first live-action Scooby-Doo movie. They both threaten to come after Lillard if he ruins the sequel. Scooby-Doo states that he will give him a "Scooby snack" and begins growling viciously.
Scooby-Doo appears as a guest in a 1996 video called Kids for Character.
Scooby-Doo also appears in an episode of Drawn Together.
Scooby-Doo was once impersonated by David Beckham in an animated Scooby-Doo promo from the United Kingdom.
Scooby-Doo appears in the Robot Chicken episode "Operation: Rich in Spirit" voiced by Dave Coulier (who previously imitated Scooby's voice in Full House). He is amongst Mystery Inc. members who end up killed by Jason Voorhees except Velma. Seth Green voices him in the episode "Ban on the Fun" when in the segment that parodies the Laff-A-Lympics in the style of the Munich massacre. This time, Scooby did not get killed.
In an episode of Robotboy, when Robotboy and his 'mother' escape from police with a big speaker, a dog which looks like Scooby hangs on to the speaker and follows them home.
In an episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, this alludes to The New Scooby-Doo Movies where Batman originally starred in. However, with some meddling from Bat-Mite, not only were the dynamic duo able to fight unlike in the original appearance, but he also removed Shaggy and Scooby's cowardice allowing them to, for the first time, fight the villains toe to toe.
In the episode "Saturday Morning Fun Pit" (7ACV19), on the Futurama series, Bender is re-conceived as a parody of Scooby-Doo, they call him Bendee Boo.
Scooby-Doo is a playable character alongside Shaggy in the crossover video game Lego Dimensions. His character includes a large sandwich called the "Scooby Snack". Frank Welker reprises the role.
Scooby-Doo makes a cameo in the 1988 Disney film Oliver & Company. During the song "Perfect Isn't Easy", he appears on a black-and-white photo at the right front of Georgette's portrait collection.
Reception
Casey Kasem, the previous voice actor for Shaggy Rogers, said that Scooby is "the star of the show—the Shaquille O'Neal of the show." Kasem explained "People love animals more than they love people. Am I right or wrong? They give more love to their pets than they give to people. Scooby is vulnerable and lovable and not brave, and very much like the kids who watch. But like kids, he likes to think that he's brave."[8]
See also
Joe Ruby
Ken Spears
Iwao Takamoto
Don Messick
Scooby-Doo
William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
List of fictional dogs
Cartoon portal
Television in the United States portal
Fictional characters portal
References
Jump up ^ Scooby-Doo's Snack Tracks: The Ultimate Collection (Compact disc liner notes). Rhino Records. p. 4. R2 75505.
^ Jump up to: a b Shostak, Stu (February 5, 2012). "Interview with Joe Ruby and Ken Spears". Stu's Show. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
Jump up ^ Ruby and Spears (2002).
Jump up ^ Scooby Doo : Scooby History Cinema.com
Jump up ^ (2006). Interview with Iwao Takamoto. Eerie Mystery of Scooby-Doo and Dynomutt's History [documentary featurette from The Scooby-Doo/Dynomut Hour: The Complete Series DVD bonus features]. New York, Los Angeles, CA: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. Excerpt: "The Great Dane was supposed to be the biggest dog around ... and there was a woman [at the studio] who actually bred and reared Great Danes. So, she came over, and spent a solid hour describing all of the positive things that makes a prize-winning Great Dane. And I selected about five things, I think, and went in the opposite direction. For instance, a good, strong straight back, so I sloped his back. A strong chin, so I under-swung his chin ... and I think straight hind legs she mentioned. So I bowed them ..."
Jump up ^ Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons: "Scooby-Doo Facts" interior
Jump up ^ "Scooby-Doo creator dies aged 81". BBC. January 9, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
Jump up ^ Sigesmund, B.J. "The Inside Dope." Newsweek. June 14, 2002. Available at Lexis-Nexis.
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Australia
Language
English, German
Genre
Novel-Historical Fiction
Published
2005 Picador
Media type
Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages
584
ISBN
033036426X
OCLC
183612599
LC Class
PZ7.Z837 Boo 2007
For additional editions see The Book Thief > Editions at Goodreads.com
The Book Thief is a 2005 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak and is his most popular work.
Published in 2005, The Book Thief became an international bestseller and was translated into several languages. It was adapted into a 2013 feature film of the same name.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Characters
2.1 Liesel Meminger
2.2 Hans Hubermann (Papa)
2.3 Rosa Hubermann (Mama)
2.4 Rudy Steiner
2.5 Max Vandenburg
2.6 Ilsa Hermann
2.7 Werner Meminger
2.8 Liesel's Mother
3 Themes
3.1 Mortality
3.2 Language, reading, and writing
3.3 Love
4 Recognition
5 Film adaptation
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
After the death of Liesel's young brother, Liesel arrives at the home of her new foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann, distraught and withdrawn. During her time there, she is exposed to the horrors of the Nazi regime, caught between the innocence of childhood and the maturity demanded by her destructive surroundings. As the political situation in Germany deteriorates, her foster parents harbor a Jewish boxer named Max. Hans, who has developed a close relationship with Liesel, teaches her to read in secret. Recognizing the power of writing and sharing the written word, Liesel not only begins to steal books that the Nazi party is looking to destroy, but also writes her own stories, and share the power of language with Max.
Characters[edit]
Liesel Meminger[edit]
The protagonist of the story, she is an adopted girl on the verge of adolescence, with blonde hair that is "a close enough brand of German blonde" and a "smile that is starving" when she shows it. Her eyes, however, are brown. She is fostered by the Hubermanns after her biological father "abandons" their family, her brother dies, and her mother is forced to send her to a foster home due to her political belief (communism), which is forbidden at the time. Liesel is the "book thief" referred to in the title. Liesel is fascinated by the power of words, as shown in the quotation, "I have hated the words and I have loved them." She steals books from snow, fire, and the mayor's wife.[1]
Hans Hubermann (Papa)[edit]
Liesel's foster father and husband of Rosa, Hans is a former German soldier during World War I, accordion player, and painter. He develops a close and loving relationship with Liesel, and becomes a main source of strength and support for her throughout the novel. He, like Liesel, doesn't have much experience with reading. Together, the two help each other with reading and write all the words they learn on a wall in the basement with his cans of white paint.[1]
Rosa Hubermann (Mama)[edit]
Liesel's sharp-tongued, often abrasive, foster mother, she has a "wardrobe" build and a displeased face, brown-grey tightly-cinched hair often tied up in a bun, and "chlorinated" eyes. Despite her temper, she is a loving wife to Hans and mother to Liesel. To supplement the household income, she does washing and ironing for five of the wealthier households in Molching.
Rudy Steiner[edit]
Liesel's neighbor, Rudy, has bony legs, blue eyes, lemon-colored hair and a penchant for getting in the middle of situations when he shouldn't. Despite having the appearance of an archetypal German, he does not directly support the Nazis. As a member of a relatively poor household with six children, Rudy is habitually hungry. He is known throughout the neighborhood because of the "Jesse Owens incident", in which he colored himself black with mud one night and ran one hundred meters at the local sports field. He is academically and athletically gifted, which attracts the attention of Nazi Party officials, leading to an attempted recruitment. His lack of support for the Nazi party becomes problematic as the story progresses. Rudy becomes Liesel's best friend, and eventually falls in love with her, always trying to get a kiss out of her.
Max Vandenburg[edit]
A Jewish fist-fighter who takes refuge from the Nazi regime in the Hubermann's basement. He is the son of a WWI German soldier who fought alongside Hans Hubermann, and the two developed a close friendship during the war. He has brown, feather-like hair and swampy brown eyes. During the Nazi reign of terror, Hans agrees to shelter Max and hide him from the Nazi party. During his stay at the Hubermanns' house, Max befriends Liesel, because of their shared affinity for words. He writes two books for her and presents her with a sketchbook that contains his life story, which helps Liesel to develop as a writer and reader.[1]
Ilsa Hermann[edit]
The wife of the mayor of Molching who employs Rosa Hubermann. She entered depression after the death of her only son in the Great War. Ilsa allows Liesel to visit and read books in her personal library. She also gives Liesel a diary, which leads Liesel to write her own story, "The Book Thief".[1]
Werner Meminger[edit]
Liesel's little brother who dies on the train ride to Rosa and Hans Hubermann's home. He was laid next to the tracks in a town that Liesel could not name. In that incident, Liesel steals her very first book, "The Grave Digger's Handbook".
Liesel's Mother[edit]
Liesel's mother is only mentioned in the story a few times. Liesel's father was taken away by the Nazi's prior to the novel starting because he was a Communist, and the reasons her mother - Paula Meminger - was taking both her children to foster care was to save them from Nazi persecution. Liesel's mother met the same fate as her father, but Liesel eventually realizes her mother gave her away to protect her.
Themes[edit]
Mortality[edit]
The book is introduced by the character/narrator Death, which underlines that mortality is very present in the lives of each character. Throughout the novel, the deaths of prominent characters reaffirm the presence of mortality. Because the novel takes place during World War II, death and genocide are nearly omnipresent in the novel.
Death is presented in a manner that is less distant and threatening. Because Death narrates and explains the reasons behind each character's destruction, as well as explains how he feels that he must take the life of each character, death is given a sense of care rather than fear. At one point, Death states "even death has a heart," which reaffirms that there is a care present in the concept of death and dying.[2]
Language, reading, and writing[edit]
These three things act as symbols of freedom and expression throughout the story. As symbolic elements, they provide liberation and identity to the characters who are able to wield their power. They also provide a framework for Liesel's coming of age. In the beginning of the novel, she obtains a book at her brother's funeral, one that she is unable to read. As the story progresses, she slowly learns how to read and write because of the tutelage of her foster father Hans. At the end of the story, her character arc is heavily defined by her ability to read and write. The development of her literacy mirrors her physical growth and strength developing over the course of the story.
Language, reading, and writing also serve as social markers. The wealthy citizens in the story are often portrayed as owning their own libraries and being literate, while the poor characters are illiterate and do not own any books.
The Nazi burning of books is also represented in the novel. Symbolically, Liesel's continuous rescue of the books the Nazis burn represents her reclaiming freedom and fight against being controlled by the Nazis.[2]
Love[edit]
In the midst of the damage that war, death, and loss have caused Liesel and the other characters in the book, love is seen as an agent of change and freedom. Liesel overcomes her traumas by learning to love and be loved by her foster family and her friends. In the beginning of the novel, Liesel is traumatized not only by the death of her brother and her separation from her only family, but also as a result of the larger issues regarding war-torn Germany and the destruction by the Nazi party. As Liesel's foster father Hans develops a relationship with her, healing and growth are a direct result. This pattern is reflected in the relational dynamic between the Hubermann family and Max. In the midst of governmental policies that reflect on who is worthy of love and acceptance, the Hubermanns' relationship with Max defies the Nazi regime. Further, the love that Max and Liesel develop through their friendship creates a strong contrast to the hate that is the backdrop of the story.
The theme of love also intertwines with the themes of identity and language/reading because all of these themes have the purpose of providing freedom and power in the midst of chaos and control.[2]
Recognition[edit]
2006: Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (South East Asia & South Pacific)
2006: School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
2006: Daniel Elliott Peace Award
2006: Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year
2006: National Jewish Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature [3]
2006: Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book[4]
2007: Michael L. Printz Honor Book[5] The Printz award is given to the best book for teens, based only on the quality of the writing.
2007: Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature
Film adaptation[edit]
Main article: The Book Thief (film)
A film adaptation was released on November 2013.[6] It was directed by Brian Percival. Michael Petroni wrote the script. Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson portrayed the Hubermanns, Ben Schnetzer was Max Vandenburg, Nico Liersch was Rudy Steiner, and Sophie Nélisse was Liesel Meminger. John Williams wrote the music soundtrack.[7][8] Much of the movie was filmed in Görlitz, Germany. Many of the characters are missed out, giving Franz Deutscher (Levin Liam), who is a boy who picks on Liesel and the leader of Rudy's Hitler youth squad, a bigger role.[9][10]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d Zusak, Markus (2005). The Book Thief. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Concept Analysis The Book Thief" (PDF). Retrieved May 4, 2015.
Jump up ^ Jewish Book Council. "NJBA Winners".
Jump up ^ "2006 Blue Ribbons". The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
Jump up ^ "Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books". American Library Association. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
Jump up ^ "'The Book Thief' sets November release date". Entertainment Weekly.
Jump up ^ "John Williams to Score 'The Book Thief' – Film Music Reporter". filmmusicreporter.com.
Jump up ^ drjgardner (27 November 2013). "The Book Thief (2013)". IMDb.
Jump up ^ Roxborough, Scott. "'The Book Thief' Begins Shooting in Germany". The Hollywood Reporter.
Jump up ^ "The Book Thief movie adaptation gets a director By Molly Driscoll". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
External links[edit]
The Book Thief on FantasticFiction.co.uk
The Book Thief study guide, quotes, themes, literary devices, teacher resources
Schaefer, Sandy. "'Downton Abbey' Director Hired For 'The Book Thief'". Screen Rant.
The Book Thief on IMDb
Who exactly is The Book Thief aimed at? The Guardian
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Works by Markus Zusak
The Underdog (1999)
Fighting Ruben Wolfe (2000)
When Dogs Cry (2001)
The Messenger (2002)
The Book Thief (2005)
Underdogs (2011)
Bridge of Clay (TBC)
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