Brie Larson
Encyclopedia
Brie Larson is an American
actress and pop rock
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 debut album Finally Out of P.E.
was released in October 2005.
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
.
' imprint, Casablanca Records
, without label's executive, Tommy Mottola, even seeing her in person. Both tracks were written with Michael Binikos and Craig Bartock, who did not believe in her potential to write songs at that time. Later that same year, she posted another track called "Not a Freak" and recorded a music video for it, which was available for purchase online. In late spring of 2004, Brie removed all the songs in her website due to contract restrictions with the record label and was in the process of producing new music for her first album.
In October of that year, the first single from her debut album, "She Said
", was available to listen via her official website. Radio KOL was the first radio to play the song. Brie started promoting the single in a radio promotion tour and recorded live performances for AOL Sessions on October 11, 2004. Besides "She Said", she sang two songs, "Ugly" and "Loser In Me". A music video, directed by Chris Applebaum, was shot in November or December 2004, after the Thanksgiving Day, but a source say it was filmed on January 9, 2005. In December 2004, the single was available for download in iTunes Music Store, while the CD single format was released on January 11, 2005, same date it was sent to radios across the country.
The video for the song was featured on MTV
's TRL
as a PreRL on April 4. The song peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100
Single Sales and the single was the 99th best-selling single of 2005, according to Soundscan.
In the summer of 2005, Larson toured with Hollywood
recording artist Jesse McCartney
and had a concert at KISS FM
for more than 20,000 people. Towards the end of the summer, Larson also joined the Teen People's Rock 'n Shop Tour. "Whatever" was announced to be her intended second single, but was cancelled.
After her album had been pushed back numerous times, her record label released Finally Out of P.E. - The DVD on May 24, 2005, featuring her music video for "She Said" and the 'Making of the Video' plus her Sessions@AOL performances. Her debut LP, Finally Out of P.E.
, was finally released on October 18, which has sold 3,500 copies in United States
.
Larson released a follow-up single, "Life After You
". The song debuted on AOL
's Kids Online on June 27. She also sang the end credit track in the movie Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus. A music video featuring Larson performing the song appears as a bonus feature on the movie's DVD.
, "Coming Around". The soundtrack entered in the Billboard 200
.
On March 1, 2006, Larson performed an acoustic set of new songs at L.A.'s famous Viper Room. New material included "Dear Universe", "Powershift", "Stilts and the Titanic", and "Superstition". Larson also performed "Falling Into History" a track from her debut album, and "Closer to Fine" - a cover of the Indigo Girls
song. "Stilts and the Titanic" was later released as a demo version on Larson's Official Myspace in the summer 2006.
blog that she will be recording a 5 track EP with new material, and will provide backing vocals for artist Caitlin Crosby
's latest album. Larson's EP will include a re-recorded version of Ugly, a track from her debut album, and new songs titled "Dear Universe" (previously performed at Larson's Viper Room show in March 2006), "Sharpen My Nails", "Arielle", and "If All Goes Well". She performed "Black Sheep" along with the band Metric in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
. In 2010, Larson has started her own Indie record label as well using the name "Big Brass Stacks" which is also the name of her online store.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress and pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
/songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. She is best known for her roles in United States of Tara, Sleepover, Remember The Daze
Remember the Daze
Remember the Daze is a 2007 drama film released in theatres in April 2008. The film was directed by Jess Manafort. The plot of the movie has been described as "a glimpse into the teenage wasteland of suburbia 1999 that takes place over 24-hours, and the teenagers who make their way through the last...
and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley. The film is about Scott Pilgrim , a young Canadian musician, meeting the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers , an American delivery girl...
. Her debut album Finally Out of P.E.
Finally Out Of P.E.
Finally Out of P.E. is the debut album of American singer and actressBrie Larson. The album features 13 tracks, most of then were written by Brie, and focuses on the ups and down of being a teenager....
was released in October 2005.
Acting career
Larson's first job was performing in sketchesSketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
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
Robert Schimmel
Robert George "Bob" Schimmel was an American stand-up comedian whose material was often X-rated and controversial. He was perhaps best known for his comedy albums and his appearances on HBO and The Howard Stern Show...
was diagnosed with cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. After being "on hold" for ten months FOX
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
canceled the show. She later auditioned for a new show for The WB called "In Your Dreams." She landed the role of Bob Saget
Bob Saget
Robert Lane "Bob" Saget is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. Although he is best known for his roles as Danny Tanner in Full House, host of America's Funniest Home Videos and Future Ted Mosby on How I Met Your Mother, Saget is also known outside of television for his blue...
's younger daughter, Emily. The show was selected for the 2001-2002 fall season and was renamed "Raising Dad
Raising Dad
Raising Dad is an American television series that aired on the WB from September 2001 until May 2002. The series starred Bob Saget, Kat Dennings, Brie Larson, Riley Smith, Beau Wirick, and Jerry Adler.-Premise:...
". The show was then canceled after twenty-seven episodes. Larson was also cast in the pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
for the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
sitcom Hope and Faith, however she and some of the other cast members were dropped after the unaired pilot.
In 2003
2003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
, Larson was cast as Courtney Enders in the Disney Channel Original Movie Right on Track
Right on Track
Right on Track is a Disney Channel Original Movie. It was produced by Don Schain and directed by Duwayne Dunham; written by Sally Nemeth and Bruce Graham. The movie debuted on March 26, 2003 in the U.S.- Plot :...
, a film based on a true story. In July
July 2004
July 2004: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-Events:July 2004: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-Events:...
2004
2004 in film
The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
, she co-starred with a large cast of teen actors in the film Sleepover
Sleepover (2004 film)
Sleepover is a 2004 American teen film directed by Joe Nussbaum and starring Alexa Vega and Sara Paxton.-Plot:On the last day of 8th grade before their freshman year in high school, Julie Corky has a slumber party with 3 best friends, Hannah Carlson , Yancy Williams , and Farrah James...
. She also had a small role in the movie 13 Going on 30
13 Going on 30
13 Going on 30 is a 2004 American romantic comedy fantasy film starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. It has a similar premise to the classic short story Rip Van Winkle, in which a young person falls asleep and wakes up many years later as an older person...
. Larson also appeared in the film Hoot
Hoot (film)
Hoot is a 2006 American family comedy film based on Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name. It was directed by Wil Shriner and produced by New Line Cinema and Walden Media. Hoot was released on May 5, 2006....
, opposite actors Logan Lerman
Logan Lerman
Logan Wade Lerman is an American actor, known for playing the title role in the 2010 fantasy-adventure Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. He appeared in commercials in the mid 1990s, before starring in the series Jack & Bobby , and the movies The Butterfly Effect and Hoot...
and Cody Linley
Cody Linley
Cody Martin Linley is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his recurring role as Jake Ryan in the television series Hannah Montana and for being a contestant on the seventh season of Dancing With The Stars, in which he was partnered with Julianne Hough.-Career:Linley made his acting...
, both of whom are very good friends of hers. The film opened on May 5, 2006
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
. Larson's voice is also featured in the movie Farce of the Penguins
Farce of the Penguins
Farce of the Penguins is a 2007 American direct-to-video parody of the 2005 documentary March of the Penguins. The motion picture features Samuel L. Jackson as narrator, with the two main characters being voiced by Bob Saget, who also wrote and directed the film, and Lewis Black...
as a teenage penguin. She played Angie in the 2007
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
/drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
Remember the Daze
Remember the Daze
Remember the Daze is a 2007 drama film released in theatres in April 2008. The film was directed by Jess Manafort. The plot of the movie has been described as "a glimpse into the teenage wasteland of suburbia 1999 that takes place over 24-hours, and the teenagers who make their way through the last...
.
Larson appeared in the 2008 short film The Babysitter, written and directed by David H. Steinberg
David H. Steinberg
David H. Steinberg is a screenwriter and film director. He wrote the screenplays for American Pie 2, Slackers, National Lampoon's Barely Legal, and American Pie Presents: The Book of Love.-Career:...
and co-starring Josh Cooke
Josh Cooke
-Biography:Cooke was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Harriton High School, a small public high school in Rosemont, a suburb of Philadelphia. He was a member of Harriton Theater Company and directed a show his senior year. He has received acting awards including the James Pendleton...
, Molly Hagan
Molly Hagan
-Youth:Hagan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth and John Robert Hagan. She was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana.-Career:She featured in the series Herman's Head which ran on Fox from 1991 to 1994...
and John Kapelos
John Kapelos
John Kapelos is a Canadian actor from London, Ontario. He is best known for his portrayals of janitor Carl Reed in The Breakfast Club and Detective Donald Schanke in Forever Knight....
. The film can be seen exclusively online at Atom Films
Atom Films
Atom.com is a broadband entertainment network offering original short subject films, animations, and series by independent creators...
.
Larson appeared in an episode of Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
in January 2008. She also has a role as Kate in the 2008 film, Tanner Hall, directed by Francesca Gregorini
Francesca Gregorini
Francesca Gregorini is an Italian-American singer and songwriter. -Youth:...
and Tatiana von Furstenberg
Tatiana von Fürstenberg
Tatiana Desirée Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg or Princess Tatiana Desirée zu Fürstenberg ) is an American rock singer and filmmaker - and daughter of fashion designers Diane and Egon von Fürstenberg-External links:...
.
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
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley. The film is about Scott Pilgrim , a young Canadian musician, meeting the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers , an American delivery girl...
. For the role, Larson recorded a cover of Metric
Metric (band)
Metric is a Canadian indie rock and New Wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles...
'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
The League
The League is an American sitcom that premiered on FX on October 29, 2009. The series, set in Chicago, is a semi-improvised comedy about a fantasy football league, its members, and their everyday lives.-Synopsis:...
as Ashley.
In 2012, Larson will appear in the film adaptation of the popular 1980s
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
tv show 21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street (film)
21 Jump Street is an upcoming 2012 action-comedy film based off the TV series of the same name. The film is written by Jonah Hill and directed by Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller.-Plot:...
. She will play Molly and will co-star with Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum
Channing Matthew Tatum is an American actor and film producer. He began his career as a fashion model and appearing in television commercials for Pepsi and Mountain Dew before turning to film roles...
and Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill Feldstein , known professionally as Jonah Hill, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. Hill is best known roles for his roles in Superbad, Knocked Up, and Get Him to the Greek. He made his theatrical debut in I Heart Huckabees, alongside Jason Schwartzman and Dustin...
.
Early demos and first album (2003–2005)
In the beginning of 2003, Brie started promoting songs in her own personal website and was already planning to release an album. The first song posted was "Go" (later renamed to "Go, Goodbye" and re-recorded for her first album). According to her, the song was about "two great people who just aren't great together" and along with "Invisible Girl", were the tracks that led Brie to sign a record deal with Universal RecordsUniversal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
' imprint, Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records was an American record label started by Neil Bogart, who partnered with Cecil Holmes, Larry Harris, and Buck Reingold in 1973, and based in Los Angeles. The label was formed after all of them had left Buddah Records and secured financing by Warner Bros. Records to start the venture...
, without label's executive, Tommy Mottola, even seeing her in person. Both tracks were written with Michael Binikos and Craig Bartock, who did not believe in her potential to write songs at that time. Later that same year, she posted another track called "Not a Freak" and recorded a music video for it, which was available for purchase online. In late spring of 2004, Brie removed all the songs in her website due to contract restrictions with the record label and was in the process of producing new music for her first album.
In October of that year, the first single from her debut album, "She Said
She Said
"She Said" is the debut single of the pop/rock singer Brie Larson.-Music video:The music video was directed by Chris Applebaum and was filmed on January 9, 2005 and was supposed to be shot at a beach, but it rained so they filmed it at a fast food restaurant...
", was available to listen via her official website. Radio KOL was the first radio to play the song. Brie started promoting the single in a radio promotion tour and recorded live performances for AOL Sessions on October 11, 2004. Besides "She Said", she sang two songs, "Ugly" and "Loser In Me". A music video, directed by Chris Applebaum, was shot in November or December 2004, after the Thanksgiving Day, but a source say it was filmed on January 9, 2005. In December 2004, the single was available for download in iTunes Music Store, while the CD single format was released on January 11, 2005, same date it was sent to radios across the country.
The video for the song was featured on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's TRL
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
as a PreRL on April 4. The song peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
Single Sales and the single was the 99th best-selling single of 2005, according to Soundscan.
In the summer of 2005, Larson toured with Hollywood
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
recording artist Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney is an American singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career...
and had a concert at KISS FM
Kiss FM
-United States:* KISS-FM , a brand name used for several Top 40 stations, many owned by Clear Channel Communications including:** KBKS-FM, better known as "106.1 KISS-FM", in Seattle** KHKS-FM, better known as "106.1 KISS-FM", in Dallas...
for more than 20,000 people. Towards the end of the summer, Larson also joined the Teen People's Rock 'n Shop Tour. "Whatever" was announced to be her intended second single, but was cancelled.
After her album had been pushed back numerous times, her record label released Finally Out of P.E. - The DVD on May 24, 2005, featuring her music video for "She Said" and the 'Making of the Video' plus her Sessions@AOL performances. Her debut LP, Finally Out of P.E.
Finally Out Of P.E.
Finally Out of P.E. is the debut album of American singer and actressBrie Larson. The album features 13 tracks, most of then were written by Brie, and focuses on the ups and down of being a teenager....
, was finally released on October 18, which has sold 3,500 copies in United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Larson released a follow-up single, "Life After You
Life After You
"Life After You" is the second single from Brie Larson's debut album Finally Out Of P.E..-Charts:The song debuted on AOL's Kids Online on June 27, but the official release date for the single was July 5 and July 12 . The song was a regular in Radio Disney but only a minor success in United States...
". The song debuted on AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
's Kids Online on June 27. She also sang the end credit track in the movie Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus. A music video featuring Larson performing the song appears as a bonus feature on the movie's DVD.
2006–2007
In 2006, Larson co-wrote and performed a song on the original soundtrack for the film HootHoot (film)
Hoot is a 2006 American family comedy film based on Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name. It was directed by Wil Shriner and produced by New Line Cinema and Walden Media. Hoot was released on May 5, 2006....
, "Coming Around". The soundtrack entered in the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
.
On March 1, 2006, Larson performed an acoustic set of new songs at L.A.'s famous Viper Room. New material included "Dear Universe", "Powershift", "Stilts and the Titanic", and "Superstition". Larson also performed "Falling Into History" a track from her debut album, and "Closer to Fine" - a cover of the Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
song. "Stilts and the Titanic" was later released as a demo version on Larson's Official Myspace in the summer 2006.
2008–present
Larson announced on October 22, 2008 to fans via her official MyspaceMyspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
blog that she will be recording a 5 track EP with new material, and will provide backing vocals for artist Caitlin Crosby
Caitlin Crosby
Caitlin Crosby is an American singer-songwriter and actress.-Life and career:While in junior high school, Crosby began playing music in church bands. During her teenage years, she was accepted into Beverly Hills High School theater program, where she first began her acting career...
's latest album. Larson's EP will include a re-recorded version of Ugly, a track from her debut album, and new songs titled "Dear Universe" (previously performed at Larson's Viper Room show in March 2006), "Sharpen My Nails", "Arielle", and "If All Goes Well". She performed "Black Sheep" along with the band Metric in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley. The film is about Scott Pilgrim , a young Canadian musician, meeting the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers , an American delivery girl...
. In 2010, Larson has started her own Indie record label as well using the name "Big Brass Stacks" which is also the name of her online store.
Albums
Finally Out Of P.E.Finally Out Of P.E.
Finally Out of P.E. is the debut album of American singer and actressBrie Larson. The album features 13 tracks, most of then were written by Brie, and focuses on the ups and down of being a teenager....
- Released: October 18, 2005 (U.S.)
- U.S. sales: 3,500
- RIAA certification: -
- Singles:
- 2005: "She SaidShe Said"She Said" is the debut single of the pop/rock singer Brie Larson.-Music video:The music video was directed by Chris Applebaum and was filmed on January 9, 2005 and was supposed to be shot at a beach, but it rained so they filmed it at a fast food restaurant...
" - 2005: "Life After YouLife After You"Life After You" is the second single from Brie Larson's debut album Finally Out Of P.E..-Charts:The song debuted on AOL's Kids Online on June 27, but the official release date for the single was July 5 and July 12 . The song was a regular in Radio Disney but only a minor success in United States...
"
- 2005: "She Said
Singles
| Release Date | Single | Album | Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
Hot 100 Sales | Mediabase Top 40 Mediabase Mediabase is a music industry service that monitors radio station airplay in 180 US and Canadian markets. Mediabase publishes music charts and data based on the most played songs on terrestrial and satellite radio, and provides in-depth analytical tools for radio and record industry professionals... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2005 | "She Said She Said "She Said" is the debut single of the pop/rock singer Brie Larson.-Music video:The music video was directed by Chris Applebaum and was filmed on January 9, 2005 and was supposed to be shot at a beach, but it rained so they filmed it at a fast food restaurant... " |
Finally Out Of P.E. Finally Out Of P.E. Finally Out of P.E. is the debut album of American singer and actressBrie Larson. The album features 13 tracks, most of then were written by Brie, and focuses on the ups and down of being a teenager.... |
- | 31 | 69 |
| July 5, 2005 | "Life After You Life After You "Life After You" is the second single from Brie Larson's debut album Finally Out Of P.E..-Charts:The song debuted on AOL's Kids Online on June 27, but the official release date for the single was July 5 and July 12 . The song was a regular in Radio Disney but only a minor success in United States... " |
Finally Out Of P.E. | - | - | 110 |
Film and television roles
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 2003 in film The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,... |
Right On Track Right on Track Right on Track is a Disney Channel Original Movie. It was produced by Don Schain and directed by Duwayne Dunham; written by Sally Nemeth and Bruce Graham. The movie debuted on March 26, 2003 in the U.S.- Plot :... |
Courtney Lee Enders Courtney Enders Courtney Lee Enders is a licensed NHRA Drag Racer-Life:Courtney, a racecar driver for NHRA, is the younger sister of the ZaZa Energy/Cagnazzi Powered NHRA Pro Stock National Speed Record Holder Erica Enders.. She attended Cypress Springs High School and drove a Jr. Dragster with her sister, Erica... |
| 2004 2004 in film The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol... |
Madison Madison (film) Madison is a semi-fictional 2001 film about APBA hydroplane racing in the 1970s. It stars James Caviezel as a driver who comes out of retirement to lead the Madison, Indiana community-owned racing team.-Background:... |
Racing Girl #2 |
| 13 Going on 30 13 Going on 30 13 Going on 30 is a 2004 American romantic comedy fantasy film starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. It has a similar premise to the classic short story Rip Van Winkle, in which a young person falls asleep and wakes up many years later as an older person... |
Six Chick | |
| Sleepover | Elizabeth "Liz" Daniels | |
| 2006 2006 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006... |
Hoot Hoot (film) Hoot is a 2006 American family comedy film based on Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name. It was directed by Wil Shriner and produced by New Line Cinema and Walden Media. Hoot was released on May 5, 2006.... |
Beatrice "The Bear" Leep |
| 2007 2007 in film This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007... |
Remember the Daze Remember the Daze Remember the Daze is a 2007 drama film released in theatres in April 2008. The film was directed by Jess Manafort. The plot of the movie has been described as "a glimpse into the teenage wasteland of suburbia 1999 that takes place over 24-hours, and the teenagers who make their way through the last... |
Angie |
| Farce of the Penguins Farce of the Penguins Farce of the Penguins is a 2007 American direct-to-video parody of the 2005 documentary March of the Penguins. The motion picture features Samuel L. Jackson as narrator, with the two main characters being voiced by Bob Saget, who also wrote and directed the film, and Lewis Black... |
Teenage Penguin (voice) | |
| 2008 2009 in film The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note... |
House Broken House Broken (2009 film) House Broken, also known as No Place Like Home , is an American film directed by Sam Harper, released in 2009.-Plot:In order to enjoy his retirement, a father takes drastic measures to get his twenty something, slacker sons to move out and fend for themselves.-Cast:*Danny DeVito as Tom... |
Susan "Suzy" Decker |
| Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts... |
Krista Eisenburg Slam (A.K.A. "Slambook") (guest-starring) (TV Show) | |
| 2009 2009 in film The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note... |
Tanner Hall Tanner Hall (film) Tanner Hall is a 2009 drama film that centers on four girls coming-of-age in boarding school. It was written and directed by Tatiana von Fürstenberg and Francesca Gregorini... |
Kate "Kaitlin" |
| Just Peck Just Peck (film) Just Peck is a 2009 American comedy film. The film was directed by Michael A. Nickles and written by Marc Arneson.-Cast:*Keir Gilchrist ... Peck*Brie Larson ... Emily*Marcia Cross ... Cheryl Peck*Adam Arkin ... Mike Peck... |
Emily | |
| 2009–2011 2009 in film The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note... |
United States of Tara | Katherine "Kate" Gregson |
| 2010 2010 in film The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and... |
Greenberg Greenberg (film) Greenberg is a 2010 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach. The film stars Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans and Jennifer Jason Leigh... |
Sara |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley. The film is about Scott Pilgrim , a young Canadian musician, meeting the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers , an American delivery girl... |
Envy Adams | |
| 2011 2011 in film The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :... |
The Trouble with Bliss | Stephanie Jouseski |
| "Rampart Rampart - Places :* Ramparts of Quebec City, the only remaining fortified city walls in the Americas, north of Mexico* Rampart, Alaska, a village** Rampart Airport, near the village** Rampart Canyon, on the Yukon River, named for the village... " |
Helen | |
| "The League The League The League is an American sitcom that premiered on FX on October 29, 2009. The series, set in Chicago, is a semi-improvised comedy about a fantasy football league, its members, and their everyday lives.-Synopsis:... " |
Ashley (guest-starring) | |
| 2012 2012 in film The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2012... |
"21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street (film) 21 Jump Street is an upcoming 2012 action-comedy film based off the TV series of the same name. The film is written by Jonah Hill and directed by Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller.-Plot:... " |
Molly |
| 2013 | My Nightmare | Emmalee "Emee" Smith |