Actors from Degrassi: The Next Generation to Appear at Universal City Walk; FUNimation's Ultimate Box Set Signing Party Offers Fans a Chance to Meet Stars and Get Autographs.FORT WORTH, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. -- To celebrate the release of the Degrassi: The Next Generation Ultimate Box Set for season one, FUNimation Productions, Ltd. is throwing an Ultimate Box Set Signing Party inside the Sam Goody Sam Goody is a music and entertainment retailer in the United States and formerly in the United Kingdom. It is owned and operated by Musicland, which itself is owned by former rival Trans World Entertainment which also runs Suncoast Motion Picture Company and, until January 2006, flagship store at the Universal City Walk. The event, to take place Saturday, October 2 from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., will feature four actors from season one who can also be seen in the new season of Degrassi: Miriam McDonald Miriam Katherine McDonald (born July 26, 1987) is a Canadian actress, best known as Emma Nelson of the hit television series . Biography Miriam A. MacDonald was born in the Canadian town of Oakville, Ontario. (Emma), Aubrey Graham Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian actor and rapper. He is known for playing Jimmy Brooks, the physically disabled character on . As a rapper, Graham uses the stage name Drake (Jimmy), Melissa McIntyre Melissa Erin McIntyre (born May 31, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Ashley Kerwin on the television series . Career McIntyre had relatively humble beginnings in acting, as she was a participant of many community theatre plays as a small (Ashley) and Shane Kippel Shane Warren Kippel (born June 4, 1986) is a Canadian television actor. As of 2001, he appears as a regular cast member in the part of Gavin "Spinner" Mason on , which is broadcast on CTV in Canada, ABC in Australia, and The N in the United States. (Spinner). The actors will meet and greet fans and autograph box sets. "Degrassi: The Next Generation is one of those series that draws you in and never lets go. It has developed a tremendous fan following," said Gen Fukunaga, president of FUNimation. Degrassi, a fictional teen drama, tackles controversial subjects in a realistic way. The series delves into issues including, eating disorders eating disorders, in psychology, disorders in eating patterns that comprise four categories: anorexia nervosa, bulimia, rumination disorder, and pica. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-starvation to avoid obesity. , safe sex, friendships, self-esteem, physical abuse and terminal illness. Degrassi: The Next Generation airs regularly Friday nights at 8:00 p.m. (ET) and 10:00 p.m. (ET) on The N. The N, the nighttime network for tweens and teens, will kick off a new season of Degrassi: The Next Generation, on Friday, October 1 from 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. (ET). About FUNimation FUNimation Productions, Ltd. is a full-service brand management company and one of the nation's leading independent home video entertainment companies. The company has in-house production, licensing, Internet, marketing, and home video sales and distribution divisions. For additional information on FUNimation and its properties visit www.funimation.com, or contact Jeff Dronen at 817-788-0627, ext. 251, or pr@funimation.com. About The N The N, the nighttime network for tweens and teens, is a programming arm of MTV Networks and is currently available in 40 million households via cable, digital cable and satellite television. The N's mission is to be the authentic voice for teens and help them figure out their lives with relevant, topical programming on-air and online at the network's web site www.the-n.com. The N airs everyday from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (ET). The N and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. |
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