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The Sun
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Nineties film star with TWO huge movie hits unrecognizable with bushy beard on day out in LA – do you know who he is?
WITH his big bushy grey beard, this actor looks unrecognizable from his clean shaven days as a 90s film star. Now 52, this Hollywood star appeared in TWO very famous movies - but can you guess who it is? 7 7 7 The actor in question is Christopher Daniel Barnes, who is known for several blockbuster films, including The Little Mermaid and The Brady Bunch. Back in the day he was known for his more clean cut look. These days Christopher looks unrecognizable with a big bushy beard, with a dark moustache. He likes to keep fans up-to-date with what he's up to on Instagram. There are lots of pics on his grid of him meeting fans at comic events. BECOMING A STAR Christopher started working as a child model, before becoming an actor at the age of eight. He starred in numerous sitcoms throughout the 80s, before landing his big break as the voice of Prince Eric in the Disney classic movie, The Little Mermaid. After this he went onto star in The Brady Bunch films, playing young Greg Brady. Single along with the Little Mermaid in this timeless classic However, Christopher is perhaps best known by Spider-Man fans for voicing the titular role in the 90s cartoon. Other annimations he's lent his voice to include Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990 to 1992), Jackie Chan Adventures (2000 to 2005) and Speckles: The Tarbosaurus (2012). Christopher also had guest roles in huge shows like Beverly Hills, 90210, The Golden Girls and Malcolm & Eddie. These days he has focused his attention on being a writer, and regularly publishes short stories. Away from his career, Christopher married his long-time partner Rebecca Guyadeen in 2012. 7 7 7
The Sun
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Meet the real voice behind Squid Game's famous doll, and where you've seen her on TV before without realising
IT'S one of the most famous faces in the South Korean TV show. But as Squid Game returns to Netflix for a third series, people are only just finding out who voices the infamous doll - and they've seen her on the small screen before. 7 7 7 Reagan To is the 13-year-old star whose voice has become synonymous with the English dub of the programme - with her singsong "Red light, green light" providing the backdrop for the shocking first game in series one. She took to Facebook recently to share a Reel which showed her voicing the character in series one in 2021, season two in 2024 and season three this year. "Thank you Squid Game for having me since 2021. Season 1, 2, and 3 - the voice of the Squid Game doll," Reagan wrote alongside the video. This time around, the most famous song from the series is arguably Hide and Seek - where she sings "Hide hide, it's time to play, don't let your hair give you away". In a post on her Instagram page, Reagan revealed it took her a whole two hours to get the song perfect. "Fun fact: recorded for two hours for the hide and seek song," she wrote over the top of the Instagram video. "Another Squid Game haunted song gets stuck in my head, sorry," Reagan added in the caption. She was quickly praised in the comments section, with one writing: "It's too impressive that you've been doing it for 5 years and it's just getting better and better!" "Loved the new season and the songssss," another praised. "So amazing my friend!" a third added. Squid Game viewer spots major filming blunder "This is so cool - I love your voice!" someone else said. Reagan also voiced character Ga-Yeong in the English dub of Squid Game. Others admitted that they'd finally figured out where they'd seen Reagan before. She's also famous for her role in the TV show Young Sheldon, in which she starred as Mei-Tung - Sheldon's class competitor who he enlists to tutor him. "Pain is the best teacher," she's famous for telling Sheldon, while rapping him on the knuckles with a pencil when he gets the answer wrong. "Are you that girl from Young Sheldon?" one person asked in the comments on the Instagram. "Yes!" Reagan replied. The third season of Squid Game has broken records for Netflix, after becoming the biggest-ever TV launch for the streaming service - racking up more than 60.1 million views in its first three days of release. As well as Squid Game and Young Sheldon, Reagan appeared in Jane the Virgin and voiced Big Girl Ember in Disney film Elemental. 7 7 7
Daily Mail
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lizzie McGuire star Jake Thomas is now unrecognizable as he reveals surprise career pivot
You may remember actor Jake Thomas for his role as Lizzie McGuire's mischievous little brother, Matt, on the hit 2001 Disney show - but it turns out that he's not so little anymore. The popular show ran on the Disney Channel for two seasons from 2001 to 2004 but he also reprised the role for the beloved 2003 film. He landed the role when he was just 11 years old. Now, aged 35, the actor looks a lot different from his days on Disney, but is still heavily involved in the business. Nowadays, Thomas is all grown-up. In an exclusive interview with FEMAIL, Thomas revealed what he's up to these days, and how his life has changed since being on the show all those years ago. After taking a bit of a break from acting to attend college, the star now resides in Los Angeles and is exploring a myriad of different projects. Fans might be surprised to know that the actor is now dedicating his focus to MindsEye, which is an action-adventure video game set in the near-future fictional desert city. Thomas provides both the voice and performance capture for character Marco Silva. 'This honestly is no different from on camera acting,' Thomas told of his new role. 'You have to use your imagination way more because you're on a small soundstage, and you just kind of have to imagine everything that's happening,' he continued. He said that his character, Silva, is one that you'll only be able to figure out by playing the game, as he's quite complex. 'Silva kind of runs the city without really running the city,' the Cory in the House actor said. 'All the cars are his own companies, all of the robots that are throughout the whole city are of his own companies, and he's a little bit of, I would say, maniacal a**hole, but you kind of have to play the game to find out if he's a good guy or a bad guy,' he shared. However, this is not his first foray into video games. 'The first video game I was in was probably 20 something years ago. It was a PlayStation two video game called Brave: The Search for Spirit Dancer, in which I played the title character,' he explained. 'But completely different experience, because that was me in a voiceover booth,' he continued. 'Really no reference to go off of for anything.' Thomas detailed that the technology nowadays is so advanced, especially as he worked on MindsEye. They had him wearing a helmet complete with two tiny cameras pointing at his face that tracked all of his facial movements, capturing every single detail from his performance. In addition to acting in MindsEye, Thomas is still pretty involved in the children's television world. 'I have been directing for commercials with a lot of Nickelodeon promos, toy commercials, stuff like that,' Thomas revealed to 'I kind of rely on my background as a as a child actor,' he said. 'I know what it's like to, you know, be a kid on set and make that a fun and enjoyable experience. It's really been a blessing.'Lizzie McGuire star Jake Thomas sports drastically different look as he reveals surprise career pivot Taking from his time on set as a kid, he wants to encourage an environment where the young talent can just have fun. Thomas said that nothing should ever be 'too serious' while on set. 'Have fun, keep attitudes great, and just make it a fun experience for the kids,' he said. 'It really doesn't have to be that complicated.' And as for the rest of the Lizzie McGuire cast? It's definitely a mixed bag as to what they're all up to. 'Everybody from the cast is really, kind of doing their own stuff, really just a wide spread of different things,' he shared. 'I mean, we've got lawyers, we've got people who are now just doing filmmaking and writing and then and singing and then real estate,' he continued. 'Everybody's doing a little bit of everything.'
Forbes
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Fortnite's AI Darth Vader Is Unfortunately Very Funny
Fortnite The internet is currently littered with hundreds of clips of Fortnite players talking to Darth Vader via voice chat, who is no longer a bot saying a few canned lines, but a Google Gemini-powered AI character that can respond to player queries in real time. There are many, many ethics conversations to be had about this. In this instance, Fortnite is using AI to clone and repurpose a dead actor's voice, James Earle Jones, to make this feature. However, Jones signed his voice rights over to Disney before his death and his family is supportive of this new addition to Fortnite. So, is tech that can be abused and threatens the jobs of voice actors okay to use when the actor in question gives specific permission to use it? I'm not sure about the complicated answer to that, though it does seem kind of creepy and unsettling to me. But if you understandably take the side this is a bad idea, the unfortunate truly is that Fortnite AI Vader is actually very funny. No, I'm not talking about Darth Vader being jammed through the wall of his prompts to swear or say racial slurs, but it's the breadth of his conversation and knowledge of real world info in addition to seemingly knowing the names and back story of every Fortnite character who talks to him. Here's a collection of videos I've found that are some of the funniest, and more are appearing by the hour: Darth Vader on whether Epic should acquiesce to the popular fan request of adding lightsaber mining tools to Fortnite: FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Darth Vader pumps up Peter Griffin: Darth Vader tells a player they're adopted: Darth Vader seemingly threatens to kill a player in real life: Darth Vader learns about Ichiban Kasuga: Darth Vader accuses a player of cheating: Darth Vader participates in the 'Italian Brainrot' meme: Darth Vader talks Hatsune Miku's use of the Force: Unlimited bacon confuses Darth Vader: Darth Vader is concerned about Goku: Darth Vader says a popular phrase: Darth Vader asked if he's in Kingdom Hearts 4: Darth Vader on his alleged foot fetish: Darth Vader ragequits a party: Darth Vader gives Leon S. Kennedy relationship advice about Ada Wong: Darth Vader gives his McDonald's order: Is a lot of this is stupid Gen Z meme stuff? Sure, a lot of it, but guess who mostly plays Fortnite at this point. Whatever you think of this, it's abundantly clear that the vast majority of the Fortnite playerbase is not concerned with AI ethics and just wants to make Darth Vader say funny things. And I mean, he is. Expect to see a lot more of this in the future, for better or worse. But probably worse. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
