Danielle Brisebois
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Danielle Anne Brisebois (born June 28, 1969) is an American actress, producer
, songwriter
and singer. In the 1990s she recorded two solo albums, Arrive All Over You
and Portable Life
, and was a member of the New Radicals
. She is most recognized for her role as Stephanie Mills
on the sitcoms All in the Family
and its spin-off
Archie Bunker's Place
, as well as playing Molly in the original Broadway cast of Annie
. Danielle went on to become a successful songwriter responsible for such hits as Natasha Bedingfield
's "Unwritten
" and "Pocketful of Sunshine".
. She began her career early, appearing in her first movie, The Premonition (1976
), at the age of seven. In 1977, she appeared in an episode of Kojak
and began starring in the original Broadway
cast of Annie
as the youngest of the orphans, Molly. (Jay-Z
later sampled a clip of Brisebois from Annie for his song "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
").
In the late 1970s, she joined the cast of All in the Family
later also starring in its spin-off Archie Bunker's Place
in the early 1980s. She was nominated for six Young Artist Award
s from 1980 to 1984, winning two; in 1981 as Best Young Actress in a TV Special for Mom, the Wolfman and Me and in 1982 as Best Young Actress in a Television Series for Archie Bunker's Place. In 1982 she was also nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, again for Archie Bunker's Place. Brisebois also appeared in several episodes of Battle of the Network Stars
and Circus of the Stars
in the early 1980s and played the daughter of William Devane
's character on Knots Landing
in the series' fifth season.
In the late 1980s, she had several single-episode appearances in various TV series, including Hotel
, Mr. Belvedere
, Murder, She Wrote
, Tales from the Darkside
, Days of our Lives
.
She ranked in the Top 50 (#50) of VH1
's 100 Greatest Kid Stars.
Danielle was also photographed emerging from an egg by David LaChapelle
and appears in his first book LaChapelle Land.
in the early 1990s by providing backing vocals
on Intoxifornication
, the 1992 album by rock singer Gregg Alexander
; this marked the beginning of a long-standing collaboration with Alexander, who co-wrote, produced and sang on her first solo album Arrive All Over You
in 1994. Despite a disappointing commercial performance in U.S, the album became a minor hit in Europe, Arrive All Over You performed well critically and continues to maintain a cult following. Mackenzie Wilson of Allmusic described the album as "an earnest and impressive effort.. [that] went largely unnoticed during the reign of gangsta rap and grunge" and compared it favourably to Alanis Morissette
's Jagged Little Pill
. Brisebois' cover of "Gimme Little Sign
" was also a minor hit in Europe.
In 1998, Brisebois became a member of Alexander's New Radicals
group, who scored their greatest successes with the hit single "You Get What You Give
" and the million-selling album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
. She provided distinctive female vocals to the group's sound on tracks such as "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough
" and "Jehovah Made This Whole Joint For You".
Alexander quickly disbanded the group in 1999, but went on to produce and co-write Brisebois' second solo album, Portable Life
, which was originally scheduled to be released on October 26, 1999. Promotional copies of the album and the single "I've Had It" were distributed, reviews appeared in the press and an "I've Had It" video was even shot, but for unknown reasons RCA Records
cancelled the release at the last minute. The album was delayed until September 30, 2008, when it was released as a digital download
via iTunes
and Amazon.com
. A compilation album of Arrive All Over You-era tracks, entitled Just Missed the Train
, was also released through Sony BMG on September 26, 2006.
Brisebois has written and produced numerous songs for various other artists, including Carly Smithson
, Clay Aiken
, Kelly Clarkson
, Sophie Ellis-Bextor
, Paula Abdul
and Kylie Minogue
. She co-wrote Natasha Bedingfield
's Top 10 hits "Unwritten
" and "Pocketful of Sunshine", and Donna Summer
's comeback hit "Stamp Your Feet
".
In November 2008, Brisebois reunited with Alexander, former New Radicals guitarist (and current Paul McCartney
guitarist) Rusty Anderson and producer Rick Nowels as The Not So Silent Majority. She sings lead vocals on their song "Obama Rock", supporting the election of Barack Obama
.
In 2009, Danielle won multiple BMI Awards both in the US and UK. "Pocketful of Sunshine" won two of the top awards; the Robert S Musel award for Song of the Year as well as the College Song of the Year, also winning a third award for Film and Television for "Unwritten". Brisebois also has two songs on Leona Lewis' new album "Echo" including "Alive" and "Let It Rain".
Danielle has recently been in the studio with Greyson Chance and Cady Groves among other notable artists.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, 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...
and singer. In the 1990s she recorded two solo albums, Arrive All Over You
Arrive All Over You
Arrive All Over You is Danielle Brisebois' debut album, released on May 10, 1994 by Epic Records. It includes the singles "What If God Fell From The Sky", "Gimme Little Sign" and "I Don't Wanna Talk About Love"...
and Portable Life
Portable Life
Portable Life is the second album by Danielle Brisebois. Originally scheduled for October 26, 1999, the album's release was delayed until September 2008, when RCA Records released the album as a digital download on iTunes and Amazon MP3...
, and was a member of the New Radicals
New Radicals
New Radicals were an American pop rock band active in the late 1990s, centered on frontman Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all of their songs and was the sole constant member...
. She is most recognized for her role as Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills (All in the Family)
Stephanie Mills was a character on the 1970s American television situation comedy All in the Family and the follow-up series, Archie Bunker's Place....
on the sitcoms All in the Family
All in the Family
All in the Family is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. In September 1979, a new show, Archie Bunker's Place, picked up where All in the Family had ended...
and its spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons, until its cancellation in 1983...
, as well as playing Molly in the original Broadway cast of Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
. Danielle went on to become a successful songwriter responsible for such hits as Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...
's "Unwritten
Unwritten
Unwritten can refer to:-* Unwritten, an album by Natasha Bedingfield* Unwritten , a song on that album* The Unwritten, an American comic book series* Unwritten, an episode of the TV show House....
" and "Pocketful of Sunshine".
Acting career
Danielle Brisebois was born in Brooklyn, New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. She began her career early, appearing in her first movie, The Premonition (1976
1976 in film
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film...
), at the age of seven. In 1977, she appeared in an episode of Kojak
Kojak
Kojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973, to March 18, 1978, on CBS. It took the time slot of the popular Cannon series, which was moved one hour earlier...
and began starring in the original Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
cast of Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
as the youngest of the orphans, Molly. (Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
later sampled a clip of Brisebois from Annie for his song "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
"Hard Knock Life " is a single from rapper Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. It samples the song "It's the Hard Knock Life" from the Broadway musical Annie. The song was produced by The 45 King and at the time of its release, was the most commercially successful Jay-Z single. The RIAA...
").
In the late 1970s, she joined the cast of All in the Family
All in the Family
All in the Family is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. In September 1979, a new show, Archie Bunker's Place, picked up where All in the Family had ended...
later also starring in its spin-off Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons, until its cancellation in 1983...
in the early 1980s. She was nominated for six Young Artist Award
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
s from 1980 to 1984, winning two; in 1981 as Best Young Actress in a TV Special for Mom, the Wolfman and Me and in 1982 as Best Young Actress in a Television Series for Archie Bunker's Place. In 1982 she was also nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, again for Archie Bunker's Place. Brisebois also appeared in several episodes of Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars is the name of 19 US television specials featuring competitions among teams of popular television performers representing the three major broadcast networks at that time: ABC, CBS, and NBC.- History :...
and Circus of the Stars
Circus of the Stars
Circus of the Stars was an annual television special, broadcast by the CBS network in the United States, in which celebrities performed circus-type acts. There were 19 shows in total, the first being broadcast in 1977 and the last in 1994. Over the years the series featured many leading movie and...
in the early 1980s and played the daughter of William Devane
William Devane
William Joseph Devane is an American film, television and theater actor.-Life and career:Devane was born in Albany, New York in 1937 or 1939 , the son of Joseph Devane, who was Franklin D. Roosevelt's chauffeur when he was Governor of New York...
's character on Knots Landing
Knots Landing
Knots Landing is an American primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered on the lives of four married couples living in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle...
in the series' fifth season.
In the late 1980s, she had several single-episode appearances in various TV series, including Hotel
Hotel (TV series)
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty....
, Mr. Belvedere
Mr. Belvedere
Mr. Belvedere is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from March 15, 1985, until July 8, 1990. The series was based on the Lynn Aloysius Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel Belvedere, which was later adapted into the 1948 film Sitting Pretty...
, Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
, Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series produced by George A. Romero; it originally aired from 1983 to 1988. Similar to Amazing Stories, The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, The Outer Limits, and Tales From The Crypt, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot...
, Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
.
She ranked in the Top 50 (#50) of VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's 100 Greatest Kid Stars.
Danielle was also photographed emerging from an egg by David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique, sexualized, and often humorous style.-Early life:...
and appears in his first book LaChapelle Land.
Music career
Brisebois began her career as a recording artistMusician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
in the early 1990s by providing backing vocals
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
on Intoxifornication
Intoxifornication
Intoxifornication is the second album by Gregg Alexander, released on May 5, 1992.It includes five tracks that had already been released on Alexander's 1989 debut album Michigan Rain.Both "Smokin' In Bed" and "The Truth" were released as one-track promotional...
, the 1992 album by rock singer Gregg Alexander
Gregg Alexander
Gregg Alexander is an American singer/songwriter and producer, best known as the frontman of the New Radicals, who scored the international hit "You Get What You Give" in late 1998. Earlier in life he recorded two solo albums, Michigan Rain and Intoxifornication...
; this marked the beginning of a long-standing collaboration with Alexander, who co-wrote, produced and sang on her first solo album Arrive All Over You
Arrive All Over You
Arrive All Over You is Danielle Brisebois' debut album, released on May 10, 1994 by Epic Records. It includes the singles "What If God Fell From The Sky", "Gimme Little Sign" and "I Don't Wanna Talk About Love"...
in 1994. Despite a disappointing commercial performance in U.S, the album became a minor hit in Europe, Arrive All Over You performed well critically and continues to maintain a cult following. Mackenzie Wilson of Allmusic described the album as "an earnest and impressive effort.. [that] went largely unnoticed during the reign of gangsta rap and grunge" and compared it favourably to Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
's Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette. It was Morissette's first internationally released album, and her first studio album after the three year hiatus following her break with MCA Records. The album marked a shift from her style...
. Brisebois' cover of "Gimme Little Sign
Gimme Little Sign
"Gimme Little Sign" is a classic soul music song by Brenton Wood. It was released in 1967 on the album The Oogum Boogum Song. It was written by Jerry Winn, Alfred Smith and Joseph Hooven...
" was also a minor hit in Europe.
In 1998, Brisebois became a member of Alexander's New Radicals
New Radicals
New Radicals were an American pop rock band active in the late 1990s, centered on frontman Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all of their songs and was the sole constant member...
group, who scored their greatest successes with the hit single "You Get What You Give
You Get What You Give
"You Get What You Give" is a song by the New Radicals. It was an international hit, the first and most successful single from their album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too. It reached No. 30 on Billboard Hot 100 Airplay in January 1999, No. 36 on the overall Hot 100 and No. 8 on the Billboard...
" and the million-selling album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too is the only album by the New Radicals, released in late 1998 by MCA Records. Two singles were released off it in 1998 and 1999, "You Get What You Give" and "Someday We'll Know"....
. She provided distinctive female vocals to the group's sound on tracks such as "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough
Mother We Just Can't Get Enough
"Mother We Just Can't Get Enough" is a song by the New Radicals from the album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too. There hasn't been proof either way to show if this song released to retail as a single or not, however numerous 1-track promotional-only copies exist as well as 4-track pressings from...
" and "Jehovah Made This Whole Joint For You".
Alexander quickly disbanded the group in 1999, but went on to produce and co-write Brisebois' second solo album, Portable Life
Portable Life
Portable Life is the second album by Danielle Brisebois. Originally scheduled for October 26, 1999, the album's release was delayed until September 2008, when RCA Records released the album as a digital download on iTunes and Amazon MP3...
, which was originally scheduled to be released on October 26, 1999. Promotional copies of the album and the single "I've Had It" were distributed, reviews appeared in the press and an "I've Had It" video was even shot, but for unknown reasons RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
cancelled the release at the last minute. The album was delayed until September 30, 2008, when it was released as a digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
via iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
. A compilation album of Arrive All Over You-era tracks, entitled Just Missed the Train
Just Missed the Train
Just Missed the Train is a Danielle Brisebois compilation album released on September 26, 2006. It contains numerous tracks from her 1994 debut Arrive All Over You and the rare B-sides "Sinking Slow", "Pretty Baby", and an acoustic version of "Just Missed the Train".-Track listing:#"What If God...
, was also released through Sony BMG on September 26, 2006.
Brisebois has written and produced numerous songs for various other artists, including Carly Smithson
Carly Smithson
Carly Smithson is an Irish soul/pop rock singer-songwriter and actress from San Diego, California who was the sixth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2001, Smithson released her first studio album for MCA Records called Ultimate High. Smithson was dropped from the record...
, Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken
Clayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and author who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. RCA Records offered him a recording contract, and his multi-platinum debut album Measure of a Man was released...
, Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
, Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...
, Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
and Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
. She co-wrote Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...
's Top 10 hits "Unwritten
Unwritten (song)
"Unwritten" is a song by English singer Natasha Bedingfield. Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, and Wayne Rodriguez wrote it for her debut album, Unwritten. The single was released as the album's third UK single and second US single...
" and "Pocketful of Sunshine", and Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
's comeback hit "Stamp Your Feet
Stamp Your Feet
"Stamp Your Feet" is a song by Donna Summer released as the first official single from her 2008 album, Crayons. The song was written by Summer, Danielle Brisebois, and Greg Kurstin, who also produced the track.-American Idol performance:...
".
In November 2008, Brisebois reunited with Alexander, former New Radicals guitarist (and current Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
guitarist) Rusty Anderson and producer Rick Nowels as The Not So Silent Majority. She sings lead vocals on their song "Obama Rock", supporting the election of Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
.
In 2009, Danielle won multiple BMI Awards both in the US and UK. "Pocketful of Sunshine" won two of the top awards; the Robert S Musel award for Song of the Year as well as the College Song of the Year, also winning a third award for Film and Television for "Unwritten". Brisebois also has two songs on Leona Lewis' new album "Echo" including "Alive" and "Let It Rain".
Danielle has recently been in the studio with Greyson Chance and Cady Groves among other notable artists.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Premonition | Janie Bennett | |
| 1978 | Slow Dancing in the Big City | Ribi Ciano | |
| 1978 | King of the Gypsies King of the Gypsies (film) King of the Gypsies is a 1978 Paramount motion picture drama starringEric Roberts, Sterling Hayden, Shelley Winters, Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields, Annette O'Toole, and Judd Hirsch.... |
Young Tita | |
| 1978 | The Stableboy's Christmas | Tammy | made-for-TV movie |
| 1978 | If Ever I See You Again | Morrison Child | |
| 1980 | Mom, the Wolfman and Me | Jenny Bergman | made-for-TV movie |
| 1987 | Big Bad Mama II | Billy Jean | |
| 1990 | Kill Crazy | Libby | direct-to-video |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets As Good as It Gets As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by James L. Brooks and produced by Laura Ziskin. It stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic, obsessive-compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as a single mother with an asthmatic son, and Greg Kinnear as a gay artist. The screenplay was... |
Singer | |
| 2006 | Life After Tomorrow | Herself | documentary about Annie |
Albums
- Arrive All Over YouArrive All Over YouArrive All Over You is Danielle Brisebois' debut album, released on May 10, 1994 by Epic Records. It includes the singles "What If God Fell From The Sky", "Gimme Little Sign" and "I Don't Wanna Talk About Love"...
(1994) - Just Missed the TrainJust Missed the TrainJust Missed the Train is a Danielle Brisebois compilation album released on September 26, 2006. It contains numerous tracks from her 1994 debut Arrive All Over You and the rare B-sides "Sinking Slow", "Pretty Baby", and an acoustic version of "Just Missed the Train".-Track listing:#"What If God...
(2006) - Portable LifePortable LifePortable Life is the second album by Danielle Brisebois. Originally scheduled for October 26, 1999, the album's release was delayed until September 2008, when RCA Records released the album as a digital download on iTunes and Amazon MP3...
(2008)
Singles
- "What If God Fell From The SkyWhat If God Fell From The Sky"What If God Fell from the Sky" is a song by Danielle Brisebois, the first single off her 1994 album Arrive All Over You. The song is often compared to Joan Osborne's "One of Us", but in fact preceded it. In 2004, it was featured in the soundtrack to the film Saved!...
" (1994) 188# (Australia charts) - "Gimme Little SignGimme Little Sign"Gimme Little Sign" is a classic soul music song by Brenton Wood. It was released in 1967 on the album The Oogum Boogum Song. It was written by Jerry Winn, Alfred Smith and Joseph Hooven...
" (1995) #75(UK charts) 23# (Swe charts) - "I Don't Wanna Talk About LoveI Don't Wanna Talk About Love"I Don't Wanna Talk About Love" is a song by Danielle Brisebois, the third single off her 1994 album Arrive All Over You.-Single track listing:...
" (1995) - "I've Had It" (1999, promotional single only)
Songwriting credits
- Natasha BedingfieldNatasha BedingfieldNatasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...
- "UnwrittenUnwrittenUnwritten can refer to:-* Unwritten, an album by Natasha Bedingfield* Unwritten , a song on that album* The Unwritten, an American comic book series* Unwritten, an episode of the TV show House....
" #1 Single Billboard Pop 100 - "Pocketful of Sunshine" #5 Single Billboard Hot 100
- "We're All Mad"
- "Drop Me In The Middle"
- "Piece of Your Heart"
- "All I Need" f/ Kevin Rudolph
- "Try"
- "When You Know You Know"
- "Good On Me" (B Side)
- "Unwritten
- Leona LewisLeona LewisLeona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....
- "Alive"
- "Let It Rain"
- Donna SummerDonna SummerLaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
- "Stamp Your FeetStamp Your Feet"Stamp Your Feet" is a song by Donna Summer released as the first official single from her 2008 album, Crayons. The song was written by Summer, Danielle Brisebois, and Greg Kurstin, who also produced the track.-American Idol performance:...
" #1 Single Billboard Dance Chart - "Driving Down Brazil"
- "Crayons" f/ Ziggy Marley
- "Stamp Your Feet
- Kylie MinogueKylie MinogueKylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
- "Boombox"
- "I'm Just Here For The Music"
- "My Image Unlimited"
- Greyson ChanceGreyson ChanceGreyson Michael Chance is an American pop rock singer and pianist whose April 2010 performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a sixth-grade music festival became a hit on YouTube, gaining over 43 million views. Two of his original compositions, "Stars" and "Broken Hearts", gained over 5 and 7...
- "Light Up The Dark"
- "Heart Like a Stone"
- "Purple Sky"
- David ArchuletaDavid ArchuletaDavid Archuleta, is a former United States Air Force Airman of Okinawan stationary troops and is currently an American male kickboxer.-Biography:...
- "Things Are Gonna Get Better"
- Paula AbdulPaula AbdulPaula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
- "I'm Just Here For The Music"
- Kelly ClarksonKelly ClarksonKelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
- "Just Missed The Train"
- Samantha StollenwerckSamantha StollenwerckSamantha Stollenwerck is an American singer-songwriter. She has recorded 2 full length albums, “Square One” and “Carefree” and also released a 4 song EP, “Summerlove”...
- "Carefree"
- "Is This My Life"
- Mandy MooreMandy MooreAmanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...
- "Someday We'll Know"
- Clay AikenClay AikenClayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and author who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. RCA Records offered him a recording contract, and his multi-platinum debut album Measure of a Man was released...
- "Perfect Day"
- New RadicalsNew RadicalsNew Radicals were an American pop rock band active in the late 1990s, centered on frontman Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all of their songs and was the sole constant member...
- "Someday We'll Know"
- Kimberly Locke
- "Everyday Angels"
- Leigh Nash
- "Just A Little"
- JameliaJameliaJamelia Niela Davis , best known mononymously as Jamelia, is an English singer-songwriter, model, entertainer, television presenter and actress. She is most famous for her use of a cappella and prolific work in the R&B genre...
- "Tripping Over You"
- Carly Hennessy
- "Beautiful You"
- "No One's Safe From Goodbye"
- Trine ReinTrine ReinTrine Rein is a Norwegian-American singer, who belongs to the exclusive group of Norwegian artists who have sold more than a million records. Trine was born in San Francisco in 1970, and therefore has both US and Norwegian citizenship.-Successful debut:...
- "Just Missed The Train"
Awards won
- 1981 Young Artist AwardYoung Artist AwardThe Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
- Best Young Actress in a TV Special; for Mom, the Wolfman and Me - 1982 Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a Television Series; for Archie Bunker's Place
- 2009 BMI - The Robert S. Musel Award; for "Pocketful of Sunshine"
- 2009 BMI - College Song; for "Pocketful of Sunshine"
- 2009 BMI - Pop Award; for "Pocketful of Sunshine"
- 2009 BMI - Cable Award; The HillsThe HillsThe Hills is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. The show uses a reality television format, following the personal lives of several young adults living in Los Angeles, California, but tends towards a narrative format more commonly found...
Nominations
- 1980 Young Artist Award - Best Juvenile Actress in a TV Series or Special; for All in the Family
- 1981 Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a Television Series; for Archie Bunker's Place
- 1982 Golden Globe Award39th Golden Globe Awards----Film - Drama: On Golden Pond ----Film - Musical or Comedy: Arthur The 39th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1981, were held on January 30, 1982.-Best Actor - Drama: Henry Fonda - On Golden Pond...
- Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV; for Archie Bunker's Place - 1983 Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a Television Series; for Archie Bunker's Place
- 1984 Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a Television Series; for Archie Bunker's Place
External links
- Danielle Brisebois' official website
- Danielle Brisebois at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...
- "Don't Wanna Talk About Love", "What If God Fell From The Sky" and "Gimme Little Sign" music videos (via AOL Music)