Brie Larson
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| Birth name | Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers |
| Born | October 1, 1989 |
| Origin | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, pop rock, acoustic, Teen pop |
| Occupations | Actress, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Casablanca (2004–2006) Universal Music (2007–2010) Big Brass Stacks (2010-Present) |
Brie Larson (born Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers; October 1, 1989) is an American actress and singer/songwriter. She is best known for her roles in United States of Tara, Sleepover, Remember The Daze and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Her only album Finally Out of P.E. was released in October 2005.
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[edit] Acting career
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Larson's first job was performing in sketches on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Soon after, she was cast in the television series Schimmel, which was announced but never aired, since right before filming Robert Schimmel was diagnosed with cancer. After being "on hold" for ten months FOX canceled the show. She later auditioned for a new show for The WB called "In Your Dreams." She landed the role of Bob Saget's younger daughter, Emily. The show was selected for the 2001-2002 fall season and was renamed "Raising Dad". The show was then canceled after twenty-seven episodes. Larson was also cast in the pilot for the ABC sitcom Hope and Faith, however she and some of the other cast members were dropped after the unaired pilot.
In 2003, Larson was cast as Courtney Enders in the Disney Channel Original Movie Right on Track, a film based on a true story. In July 2004, she co-starred with a large cast of teen actors in the film Sleepover. She also had a small role in the movie 13 Going on 30. Larson also appeared in the film Hoot, opposite actors Logan Lerman and Cody Linley, both of whom are very good friends of hers. The film opened on May 5, 2006. Larson's voice is also featured in the movie Farce of the Penguins as a teenage penguin. She played Angie in the 2007 comedy/drama Remember the Daze.
Larson appeared in the 2008 short film The Babysitter, written and directed by David H. Steinberg and co-starring Josh Cooke, Molly Hagan and John Kapelos. The film can be seen exclusively online at Atom Films.
Larson appeared in an episode of Ghost Whisperer in January 2008. She also has a role as Kate in the 2008 film, Tanner Hall, directed by Francesca Gregorini and Tatiana von Furstenberg.
Larson played the character Kate Gregson on the Showtime series United States of Tara. The show premiered on January 18, 2009 and was cancelled on May 23, 2011 with its final episode airing on June 20, 2011.
Larson played Envy Adams, Scott Pilgrim's ex-girlfriend in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. For the role, Larson recorded a cover of Metric's song "Black Sheep." This version can only be heard in the film, as Metric's version is on the soundtrack.
Larson has appeared on two episodes of FX's tv show The League as Ashley.
In 2012, Larson will appear in the film adaptation of the popular 1980s tv show 21 Jump Street. She will play Molly and will co-star with Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill.
[edit] Music career
Brie Larson has launched a career as a singer, releasing her only album in a major record label in 2005 and performing in live concerts throughout the United States since then. A second album came to production and was completed but never released. Most recently, Brie revealed plans to release an EP, but that also never reached the public. She didn't give up on her career as a singer, but it is not known when she will release new songs.[1] Her last public appearance as a singer was in 2010, when she performed "Black Sheep" along with the band Metric in the movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.[2]
Brie's interest in being a singer started in early 2003, when she began to promote her songs through her personal website and was already showing interest in releasing an album. The first leaked was "Go", a song about "two great people who just aren't great together", in her own words[3] and along with "Invisible Girl", were the tracks that led Brie to sign a record deal some time after with Casablanca Records,[4] an Universal Records imprint. Both songs were produced and written with the help of Michael Binikos and Craig Bartock.[5] That same year, she leaked another track, "Not a Freak" and this time there was even a music video for it, which was available for purchase online.[6] In late spring of 2004, Brie removed all the songs in her website due to Casablanca's contract restrictions and was in the process of recording new songs for her first album.[7]
In October of that same year her willingness to release an album was coming closer and "She Said", the first single from her yet-to-be-released debut album at that time was available to listen via her official website[8] gaining an official release in iTunes in December[9] and was sent to radios across the country in the following month.[10] Despite having been the 99th best-selling CD single in the country in 2005 according to Soundscan and peaking at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales, the song failed to reach the Top 40 of the most played songs in the country, receiving low airplay. She also recorded live performances for AOL Sessions on October 11, 2004.[11]
Her only released album, "Finally Out of P.E.", went on sale in late 2005 and sold 3,500 copies in United States.[12] Before its release, her record label released a DVD featuring "She Said" music video, the making of it and her AOL Sessions performances. A second single went to radios during the summer of 2005, "Life After You", being much less successful than the first one.
The whole album was focused in teenage audiences and that became clear while she was playing in Teen People's Rock in Shop Tour, went on tour with Jesse McCartney and received a lot of airplay from children-oriented radios like Radio Disney and Radio KOL. The music video for "She Said", directed by Chris Applebaum,[13] showed a story about a bored fast food restaurant worker who was aiming to sing and, that way, "finding herself". She also sang "Hope Has Wings", the song from the credits of the movie Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus. A music video for the song appears as a bonus feature on the movie's DVD.[14]
However, this part of her career seems to bring some regrets to Brie:
(...) my lack of "knowing" made it hard. My youth made it hard. I was the perfect target for the typical ways of labels. They made me do so so so many things I regret. So many things I will even say I'm embarrassed by.—Brie Larson, Interview with Stylus Magazine
In 2006, she recorded a song slightly different from her previous works for the soundtrack of the Hoot movie, "Coming Around", co-wroted with Jacques Brautbar and Rami Perlman,[15] vocalist and guitarist of a Los Angeles-based independent band. On March 1, 2006, Larson performed an acoustic set of new songs at L.A.'s famous Viper Room.[16] The songs played were "Dear Universe", "Powershift", "Stilts and the Titanic", "Superstition", a cover of Indigo Girls' "Closer to Fine" and "Falling Into History", a track from her album. From the new songs, the only one to be leaked in a studio recording was "Stilts and the Titanic",produced and co-written by Binikos. avaliabe to listen and download as a demo version in Larson's Official Myspace in the summer 2006.
On October 22, 2008 she announced to fans in a blog published in ther official Myspace page that she will be recording a 5 track EP with new material and will provide backing vocals for artist Caitlin Crosby's latest album.[1] The EP was to include a re-recorded version of Ugly (a track from her album) and four new songs: "Dear Universe", "Sharpen My Nails", "Arielle", and "If All Goes Well".[1]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Album
- Released: October 18, 2005 (U.S.)
- U.S. sales: 3,500[12]
[edit] Singles
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- 2005: "She Said"[10]
- 2005: "Life After You"[18]
[edit] Film and television roles
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2001-2002 | Raising Dad | Emily Stewart |
| 2003 | Right On Track | Courtney Lee Enders |
| 2004 | Madison | Racing Girl #2 |
| 13 Going on 30 | Six Chick | |
| Sleepover | Elizabeth "Liz" Daniels | |
| 2006 | Hoot | Beatrice "The Bear" Leep |
| 2007 | Remember the Daze | Angie |
| Farce of the Penguins | Teenage Penguin (voice) | |
| 2008 | House Broken |
Susan "Suzy" Decker |
| Ghost Whisperer | Krista Eisenburg Slam (A.K.A. "Slambook") (guest-starring) (TV Show) | |
| 2009 | Tanner Hall | Kate "Kaitlin" |
| Just Peck | Emily | |
| 2009–2011 | United States of Tara | Katherine "Kate" Gregson |
| 2010 | Greenberg | Sara |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Envy Adams | |
| 2011 | The Trouble with Bliss | Stephanie Jouseski[20] |
| Rampart | Helen | |
| The League | Ashley (guest-starring) | |
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street | Molly[21] |
| 2013 | My Nightmare | Emmalee "Emee" Smith |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Brie Larson | blog on Myspace
- ^ http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/film/article/brandon-routh-on-scott-pilgrim-108797
- ^ Official Website. August 8, 2003. Archived from the original. Retrieved on 2010-11-09.
- ^ Brie Larson > Profile. American Music Channel. Retrieved on 2010-11-09.
- ^ Moore, David. "Bunnies, Traps, and Slip ‘n’ Slides: An Interview with Brie Larson", Stylus Magazine, September 19, 2007. Retrieved on 2010-11-09.
- ^ Brie filmed her first music video for the single. October 8, 2003. Archived from the original. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ Official Website. June 2, 2004. Archived from the original. Retrieved on 2010-11-09.
- ^ Brie Larson. Coming Soon // Debut Album Coming 2005. October 9, 2005. Archived from the original. Retrieved on 2010-11-09.
- ^ Daily News. Tommy2.net, December 29, 2004. Retrieved on 2010-11-09.
- ^ a b FMQB.com. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ "Aol Sessions" (2002) - Episode List. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2010-11-09.
- ^ a b Friedman, Roger. "Mariah's Up, So Where's Tommy?", Fox News, January 4, 2006. Retrieved on 2010-11-09.
- ^ Chris Applebaum > Credits. Retrieved on 2010-11-09
- ^ Brie Larson, official website, news section. Retrieved on 2012-01-30.
- ^ ASCAP ACE - Search. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ http://tommy2.net/content/?p=163 May 2, 2006 concert review from Tommy2.Net
- ^ Brie Larson | AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ FMQB.com Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ Brie Larson - IMDb. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1483756/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232829/
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