Jessie (television) Half-hour live-action comedy series on Disney Channel, premiering on September 30, 2011. Jessie Prescott, a small-town girl leaves behind her Texas roots and finds a job in New York City as a nanny to a high-flying couple’s four precocious kids—Emma, Ravi, Luke, and Zuri. While Jessie’s new big city life is full of …
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Jessica Rabbit Roger Rabbit’s human female wife in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, with an uncredited speaking voice provided by Kathleen Turner, though she was credited in later Roger Rabbit shorts. The singing voice was provided by Amy Irving. A Jessica’s shop at Pleasure Island at Walt Disney World, featuring lingerie and other items, opened on …
See moreJersey, The (television) Half-hour original series on Disney Channel; beginning September 24, 1999. Two teens’ love of sports takes on a life of its own through the fantastic powers of an old football jersey. Each time the 13-year-old cousins don the jersey, they enter a magical portal that transports them into the world of professional …
See moreJennings, Peter (1938-2005) One of America’s most distinguished journalists, he joined ABC News in 1964. For more than 20 years, beginning in 1983, he served as anchor and senior editor of World News Tonight. He was named a Disney Legend in 2006.
See moreJennie Project, The (television) Disney Channel Original Movie; premiering on July 13, 2001. Dr. Hugo Archibald has brought home from Africa a chimpanzee named Jennie. Originally mischievous and destructive, but eventually accepted as a member of the family, Jennie, who is learning sign language, develops a close relationship with 11-year-old Andrew. But there are problems …
See moreJerky Boys, The (film) A pair of young men from Queens, New York, create outrageous characters with their voices when they make phone calls to the unwary, but they get in trouble both with the law and the mob. Released on February 3, 1995. Directed by James Melkonian. A Touchstone film in association with Caravan …
See moreJenny Foxworth Rich girl who finds Oliver in Oliver & Company; voiced by Natalie Gregory.
See moreJefferson in Paris (film) Historical drama about Thomas Jefferson’s five years, 1784 to 1789, in romantic, politically-charged, prerevolutionary Paris, where he was originally appointed by the Continental Congress to assist Benjamin Franklin as minister to the court of King Louis XVI but later took over the post when Franklin returned to America. While in Paris, …
See moreJarre, Maurice (1924-2009) Composer, wrote the musical scores for Island at the Top of the World, The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark, and Dead Poets Society.
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Jay, Tony (1933-2006) Actor; provided the voice of Monsieur D’Arque in Beauty and the Beast and Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and that of Shere Khan on television in Tale Spin and on film in The Jungle Book 2. He narrated Treasure Planet.
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