who plays rose on two and a half men

On television, Lynskey achieved fame with her portrayal of Rose on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003–15). From 2015–16, she starred as Michelle Pierson on the HBO series Togetherness, earning a Critics' Choice Award nomination for her performance. She also provided the voices of Beatrice in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014), and Megan on Disney XD's Future-Worm! (2016–18). She currently plays Molly Strand on Hulu's Castle Rock (2018–present).

Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born 16 May 1977)[1] is a New Zealand actress and voice actress. She is known for playing soft-spoken, yet quirky and often flawed women.[2][3] She first gained recognition as teenage murderess Pauline Parker in Peter Jackson's 1994 drama Heavenly Creatures. This was followed by supporting roles in a succession of American comedies, such as Ever After (1998), Coyote Ugly (2000), and Sweet Home Alabama (2002).

After relocating permanently to Los Angeles, Lynskey established herself as a character actress with appearances in films such as Shattered Glass (2003), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Away We Go, Up in the Air, The Informant! (all 2009), Win Win (2011), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). She received critical acclaim for her leading role in the comedy-drama Hello I Must Be Going (2012), which proved to be a turning point in her career.[4] She has since starred in Happy Christmas (2014), The Intervention (2016), and I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017). These and other roles have made her a prominent part of the American independent film scene.[5]

Lynskey was born in New Plymouth, New Zealand,[1] to Kay Lynskey, a former nurse, and Tim Lynskey, an orthopedic surgeon.[6] She is the oldest of five children, and has three brothers and one sister.[6] Her surname is Irish.[6]

During her childhood, Lynskey's family moved to England for one year before returning to New Zealand.[6] She attended New Plymouth Girls' High School, where she was involved in the drama department and school plays.[6] After high school, Lynskey studied at Victoria University of Wellington.[7]

Lynskey made her feature film debut at age 16, starring as Pauline Parker in Heavenly Creatures, a psychological drama based on the notorious Parker–Hulme murder case. She auditioned for the role of Pauline when a casting director visited her high school.[8] Prior to this, 500 girls had been considered for the part, but "none were right".[9] Fran Walsh, the film's co-writer, admired Lynskey's "quiet intensity", and said "we knew immediately that she was right for the role".[9] The film, which was directed by Peter Jackson and co-starred Kate Winslet, was met with critical acclaim  upon its release in 1994.[10][11] Roger Ebert praised Jackson for casting "the right two actresses", noting that "there is a way Lynskey has of looking up from beneath glowering eyebrows that lets you know her insides are churning".[12] Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman described Lynskey as "extraordinary",[13] while Richard Corliss wrote in his review for Time, "The film's serendipitous stroke was to find Winslet and, especially, Lynskey, a first-time actress. They are perfect, fearless in embodying teenage hysteria".[14] Heavenly Creatures received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay,[15] and is considered to be one of the best New Zealand films of all time.[16][17][18] Lynskey was named Best Actress at the 1995 New Zealand Film and Television Awards.[4] She regards working with Jackson and Winslet as an important learning experience.[19][20]

After a two-year gap, during which she finished high school and auditoned opposite Daniel Day-Lewis for a role in The Crucible (1996),[20] Lynskey returned to acting in 1997 with the independent drama Foreign Correspondents, which gained attention for being the first film in history to use crowdfunding.[21] The following year, she broke into the mainstream when she appeared as Drew Barrymore's "nice" stepsister in Ever After, a re-imagining of the Cinderella story.[22] The film was a commercial and critical success.[23][24]

In 1999, she appeared in four features: Detroit Rock City, with Edward Furlong; The Cherry Orchard, with Charlotte Rampling; Shooters, with Gerard Butler; and the cult hit But I'm a Cheerleader, which is often cited as a favorite among fans of LGBT cinema.[25][26] Next, she played a key role in the romantic comedy Coyote Ugly (2000), alongside John Goodman, and starred as an intrepid thrill seeker in the award-winning New Zealand film Snakeskin (2001). For the latter, she received strong reviews[27][28] and a nomination for Best Actress at the Nokia New Zealand Film Awards.[29]

In 2002, Lynskey played the childhood best friend of Reese Witherspoon in Sweet Home Alabama, which had a record-breaking opening weekend in North America.[30] She then appeared opposite Katie Holmes in the psychological thriller Abandon, and made her television debut in Rose Red, a miniseries scripted by Stephen King. The series was a ratings hit with an average of 18.5 million viewers over three consecutive nights.[31]

In 2003, Lynskey played a writer for The New Republic in Shattered Glass, a film based on the career of former journalist Stephen Glass (played by Hayden Christensen). Jeff Otto of IGN called it "a tension-filled drama with great performances".[32] Later that year, she landed the part of Rose, the devious—but lovable—neighbor of Charlie Harper (played by Charlie Sheen) on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men. After initially appearing in the pilot episode as a guest character, Lynskey was invited to become a series regular, and went on to appear frequently throughout the show's first two seasons.[2] Despite leaving the main cast in 2005 to concentrate on film work,[33] she continued to make guest appearances on the show up until its final episode, which aired in February 2015.[34]

Honestly, doing three or four episodes a year enabled me to pay my mortgage and do independent films. I had this double life: I had this whole indie side of my career, and people in that world didn't know I was on this huge sitcom. Then, people would recognize me from Two and a Half Men and think that I never had another job. But I couldn't have done one without the other.

In 2006, she had a supporting role in Clint Eastwood's epic war drama Flags of Our Fathers, based on the book of the same name about the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima. Next, she appeared as a principal character on the FOX series Drive (2007), co-starred in the miniseries Comanche Moon (2008), and returned to New Zealand to star in Show of Hands (also 2008), which earned Lynskey a nomination for Best Actress at the Qantas Film and Television Awards.[36]

In 2009, Lynskey was praised for her performance in Away We Go, directed by Sam Mendes, playing an adoptive parent who has suffered a series of miscarriages. Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe called it "the best performance in the movie".[37] She then co-starred opposite Matt Damon in Steven Soderbergh's The Informant!, a dark comedy based on the true story of ADM whistleblower Mark Whitacre. The film was described as "devilish fun" by Rolling Stone's Peter Travers.[38] In his review for The Independent, Geoffrey Macnab wrote, "Sterling support comes from Melanie Lynskey, as Whitacre's ever-loyal wife".[39] Soderbergh told The Los Angeles Times, "She is so watchable. You never quite know what you're going to get, you just know it's going to be good. Her rhythms are really unusual, like her cadence and her reaction times to things, and the way she sort of lays out a sentence. It's just really, really interesting".[40] Lynskey counts her time working on The Informant! as one of her favorite experiences.[41]

Also in 2009, she appeared as Edward Norton's pregnant fiancÃ©e in Leaves of Grass, and as George Clooney's younger sister in Up in the Air. The latter was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.[42] The film's director, Jason Reitman, had never cast a foreign actor to play an American in any of his previous films,[40] but Lynskey said that she "tricked" him into giving her the part by not speaking to him during her audition, therefore concealing her real accent. Reitman said he was "thrilled" by this.[43] In October 2009, Lynskey was presented with a Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival.[44]

In 2010, Lynskey appeared in the independent drama Helena from the Wedding, alongside Gillian Jacobs. In his review of the film, Jon Frosch of The Hollywood Reporter noted that "it feels full of both the ache and the joy of real life", and singled out Lynskey's performance as a highlight.[45] The following year, she received praise for her portrayal of a recovering drug addict in Win Win, opposite Paul Giamatti.[46][47] Writing for Time, Mary Pols said, "[Lynskey] has become one of the most reliably intriguing supporting actresses in film [...] she had small parts in Away We Go, The Informant! and Up in the Air [...] she was wonderful in all three. In Win Win she gives a very different kind of performance and is even better".[48]

In 2012, Lynskey appeared in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World with Steve Carell, and starred in the romantic comedy Putzel.[49] She also had a key role in the film adaptation of Stephen Chbosky's novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower, playing the mentally disturbed Aunt Helen.[50] Due to the nature of the character, Lynskey said it had been a difficult decision to take the part.[51]

Lynskey's performance in Hello I Must Be Going (2012), where she played Amy, a dispirited 30-something who finds herself having to move back in with her parents, was particularly well received by critics.[52][53] It was a landmark film for Lynskey because, for the first time in her career, she appeared in every single scene.[54] She described the experience as "a lot of pressure", and said she initially assumed that the part would be given to Michelle Williams or Maggie Gyllenhaal.[54] Speaking of his decision to cast Lynskey, director Todd Louiso said, "I knew if I cast her, the film had the potential to resonate on a thousand different levels".[54] Kenneth Turan of The Los Angeles Times wrote, "If you know the name Melanie Lynskey, you're already planning to see her in Hello I Must Be Going. If you don't, this film will have you making up for lost time. That's how good an actress she is".[55] USA Today called the film "a funny, well-written, involving and emotionally honest tale", while noting that "Lynskey brings dimension and intelligence to a role that might have come off as unsympathetic".[56] The performance earned her a nomination for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor.[57] In 2015, Screen Rant placed Lynskey's portrayal of Amy at #6 on their list of the 20 Best Acting Performances of The Last 5 Years.[58]

In 2013, she co-starred with David Krumholtz in The Big Ask. The film received mixed reviews, but Lynskey's performance was considered to be one of its high points.[59][60][61] She next starred in the comedy-drama Happy Christmas (2014), directed by Joe Swanberg. Lynskey was praised for her portrayal of Kelly, an aspiring novelist whose passion for writing is rekindled when her sister-in-law (played by Anna Kendrick) comes to visit.[62][63] The film drew attention for being almost entirely improvised.[64] Stephen Holden of The New York Times commented, "The performances in Happy Christmas are so natural that the actors melt into their characters".[65] That same year, she appeared with Amy Poehler in David Wain's satirical romantic comedy They Came Together, and played the female leads in We'll Never Have Paris,[66] opposite Simon Helberg, and Goodbye to All That, opposite Paul Schneider. In his review of the latter, Bilge Ebiri called the film "charming, beautiful, and sad", and described Lynskey as "fantastic".[67] In April 2014, she was named an Emerging Master honoree at the RiverRun International Film Festival.[68]

Also in 2014, Lynskey was the voice of Beatrice, an ill-tempered bluebird, in Cartoon Network's ten-part miniseries Over the Garden Wall. Kevin Johnson of The A.V. Club described Beatrice as "the series' standout character", noting that "Lynskey steals the show with her amazing putdowns and passive-aggressiveness, smartly avoiding overdone sass or sarcasm".[69] The series went on to receive three Creative Arts Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Animated Program.[70]

From 2015 to 2016, Lynskey played Michelle Pierson on the HBO series Togetherness, which focused on the lives of two couples living under the same roof. The show—which was created, written and directed by the Duplass brothers—ran for two seasons, and was praised for its intimate storytelling and the performances of its cast.[71][72] Robert Lloyd of The Los Angeles Times wrote, "[Lynskey] is all deep waters and live wires; soft and steely, trying on new personas for size, her Michelle becomes the series' gravitational center. You can feel her feeling".[73] The performance earned her a nomination for the 2015 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.[74] Although she eventually missed out on a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2016, Lynskey was singled out as a worthy candidate on numerous occasions in the run-up to that year's ceremony.[75][76][77] In March 2016, it was announced that HBO had decided not to renew Togetherness for a third season.[78] Lynskey later compared this to having her "heart broken by someone I'm still in love with".[79]

For her role in The Intervention (2016), Lynskey received the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Individual Performance at the Sundance Film Festival.[80] In his review for IndieWire, Russ Fischer pointed out Lynskey's "tremendously good comic timing",[81] while Ethan Anderton of /Film noted, "Lynskey is the standout, delivering a performance that is genuine, funny and touching all at the same time".[82] The film was the directional debut of Clea DuVall, who wrote the character of Annie, an uptight alcoholic, specifically for Lynskey.[83] She attended therapy before the film went into production to prepare herself for working with DuVall—her close friend of several years—and later said, "I didn't want anything to happen to our friendship and a big challenge was being able to stick up for myself and my perspective in regard to the script and this character".[83] Also that year, she starred in the independent features Rainbow Time, Little Boxes, and The Great & The Small,[84] and co-starred with Robert Webb in the BBC Two comedy Our Ex-Wife.[85]

In 2017, Lynskey received praise for her portrayal of Ruth, a downtrodden vigilante, in the comedic thriller I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore.[86][87][88] The film's director, Macon Blair, wrote the character with Lynskey in mind.[89] The role was physically challenging for her, as it involved several stunts and the use of prosthetics.[89][90] Peter Debruge of Variety felt that Lynskey's performance was her "best work yet",[91] while Time Out's Joshua Rothkopf described her as "seething and magnetic".[92] The film, which co-starred Elijah Wood, was awarded the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.[93] Lynskey received a nomination for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress.[94] That same year, she starred in the controversial drama And Then I Go,[95] opposite Justin Long; the Australian miniseries Sunshine, opposite Anthony LaPaglia; the movie adaptation of Margaret Mahy's The Changeover, opposite Timothy Spall; and the anthology horror film XX, in which her character frantically tries to hide her husband's body after finding him dead. In her review of the latter, Stephanie Zacharek of Time wrote, "The picture has a wry, comic charge, and Lynskey, terrific as always, brings a grace note of pathos to the wicked proceedings".[96]

Next, she starred in the independent drama Sadie (2018); Variety's Joe Leydon described it as "equal parts coming-of-age story and slow-burn thriller [...] quietly absorbing and methodically disquieting", adding that Lynskey's work was "strong" and "compelling".[97] Writing for Birth.Movies.Death, Jacob Knight commented, "Lynskey reminds us of what a treasure she is in any movie, creating this ball of raw concern in Sadie's mom, Rae [...] It's an incredibly nuanced performance".[98]

As of July 2018, she stars as Molly Strand on the psychological horror series, Castle Rock. Her character is described as "a woman with a rare medical condition who's barely scraping by as a real estate agent in a town where every third property is the site of someone's worst nightmare".[99] Set in the Stephen King multiverse, the show is named after the fictional town that features in many of King's works, and also stars André Holland, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Skarsgård. Castle Rock premiered on Hulu on 25 July 2018,[100] and has received positive reviews from critics. Jacob Oller of Paste called it a "compellingly sketched mystery", adding that Lynskey's portrayal of Molly is "so delicately complex that you're drawn physically closer to the screen trying to suss out how she's really feeling",[101] while Rolling Stone's Alan Sepinwall feels the series is "the latest example of how much humanity and grounding Melanie Lynskey can bring to the most surreal and macabre of stories — it's a tradition that goes back to when she was a teenager in Heavenly Creatures".[102]

Lynskey describes herself as a character actress.[54] "Even when I'm reading a script where I'm supposed to be looking at the lead role, I'll find myself gravitating toward some small weirdo in a few scenes instead".[103] Regarding her acting technique, Lynskey has said, "I don't have any training [...] so the only thing I have to go on is my own instinct. So if a director gives me a note that doesn't feel like it's in line with my instinct, it's very hard for me to do something that sort of feels like a lie. So, I'll argue it, and I can get kind of feisty because I feel it in my body, I know what is right".[104]

Asked by an interviewer in 2012 on how she felt about typically being cast—up to that point—as a supporting player rather than a lead, Lynskey said it was something she had thought about a lot, and that the "meaty" parts are written for men, or Meryl Streep.[54] "For a while, I was only being sent fat-girl parts", she said. "Seriously? Sometimes I feel like I'm making some kind of radical statement because I'm a size 6".[54] She has subsequently taken on leading roles in a variety of independent films and has been labelled an "indie queen".[105][106][107][108]

Speaking in 2017 about taking risks in her film work, she said, "I want to tell stories about women who are interesting and complicated and not like people you've seen before [...] There aren't that many opportunities [to do that] except in the independent film world. I've made films that have cost $50,000 for the entire film. If you're willing to work like that, you get chances to do really creative, interesting stuff".[5]

Lynskey is often complimented on her ability to perform an American accent.[109][110][111][112]

In 2012, Lynskey starred as an animated version of herself in an airline safety video for Air New Zealand.[113]

In February 2013, she participated in a Live Read performance of David Mamet's screenplay for the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross. The performance was directed by Jason Reitman, who assembled a cast of women (Robin Wright, Catherine O'Hara, Maria Bello, Lynskey, Mae Whitman and Carla Gugino) to read the all-male script. Lynskey portrayed the role of George Aaronow, which was originally played by Alan Arkin.[114][115]

She appeared on several occasions as part of The Thrilling Adventure Hour, a staged production and podcast in the style of old-time radio that was held monthly in Los Angeles. The show ran from March 2005 to April 2015.[116]

In 2015, she featured in the music video for the song "Waiting on Love" by Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers. The video "tells the story of a world under attack by an unlikely villainâ€”a couple (Lynskey and Jason Ritter) blinded by love and oblivious to the threat they pose to the world around them".[117]

In August 2016, it was revealed that Lynskey was attached to star in a television series written by Pamela Ribon.[118] Based on the memoir Drunk Mom by Jowita Bydlowska,[119] the series was reported to be in the early stages of development. Lynskey described it as a "dream" part.[118] However, the project has yet to materialize.

In June 2018, Lynskey was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[120]

In 2001, Lynskey met American actor Jimmi Simpson during the filming of Rose Red, in which they both appeared.[121] They became engaged in 2005 and married on 14 April 2007, in a chapel on Lake Hayes, near Queenstown, New Zealand.[122] Lynskey filed for divorce from Simpson on 25 September 2012, citing irreconcilable differences.[123] The divorce was finalized on 23 May 2014.[124] In February 2017, she became engaged to actor Jason Ritter after four years of dating.[125]

Lynskey lives in Los Angeles.[126] She is best friends with Clea DuVall, whom she met when they appeared together in But I'm a Cheerleader.[118] She has been a vegetarian since age 10,[6] and suffers from misophonia.[19]


who is executed at the end of a tale of two cities

Darnay is put on trial for treason against the Kingdom of Great Britain, but the key eyewitness testimony against him is undermined when his defense counsel directs attention to Sydney Carton, a barrister who has been assisting in the case. The two men bear a strong resemblance to one another, and Darnay is acquitted as a result. Later, Darnay succeeds his uncle as Marquis when the latter is stabbed to death in his sleep by a French revolutionary. Both Darnay and Carton express their love for Lucie Manette, but Darnay courts and marries her. As the French Revolution begins, Darnay is arrested and brought before a tribunal, where the crimes of his uncle and father are brought to light. He is sentenced to death by guillotine, but Carton takes his place so that he and his family can escape.

Charles Darnay

Charles Darnay, Charles D'Aulnais or Charles St. EvrÃ©monde, is a fictional character in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

Darnay is a wealthy gentleman who spends time in both France and England during the time of the story. However, he resents how the lower classes are extorted and kept in extreme poverty by the upper class. Darnay specifically resents the views of his uncle, Marquis St. Evrèmonde, who has no respect for the people in poverty. He abandons his own family name in favor of his mother's, D'Aulnais, which he later alters to "Darnay"; relocating to London, he finds work as a tutor of French language and literature.

In the 1935 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation, Charles Darnay is portrayed by Donald Woods.

In the 2008 Broadway musical/play adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Darnay is played by Aaron Lazar.

In the 1989 Masterpiece Theater Movie, Charles Darnay is played by Xavier Deluc.


what kind of peppers are used for pepperoncini

Peperoncino (Italian: [peperonˈtʃiːno]; plural peperoncini [-ni]; sometimes spelled pepperoncino or pepperoncini in English)[a] is the generic Italian name for hot chili peppers, specifically the cultivars of the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens.[2] The sweet pepper is called peperone (plural peperoni) in Italian.[3]

Peperoncino

For the dish with a similar name in Japanese culture, see Spaghetti aglio e olio

For the sweet pepper sometimes known by the same name, see Friggitello

The peperoncino probably came to Italy in the early 16th century, subsequent to Christopher Columbus having taken samples from the New World to Europe in 1492. Like the tomato, the peperoncino was first considered a decorative and possibly poisonous plant before it was adopted into Italian cuisine. It might have become popular as a food long before the cookbooks attest to its use. These cookbooks were written for the upper classes, while the peperoncino was a cheap and convenient food for the lower classes.[2]

Pietro Andrea Mattioli first described peperoncini in 1568 and mentioned how much hotter they were than other varieties of pepper from Asia. Peperoncino was used in a cookbook recipe for the first time in 1694, by the Neapolitan cook Antonio Latini. In his recipe for Salsa alla Spagnola chopped peperoncini, tomatoes and some onion are combined with peppermint, salt and oil, to be served as a relish.[4]

In Italian cuisine peperoncini are used with moderation and the flavour is considered more important than the heat. As a consequence the Scoville rating serves only as a rough guide to the heat, which is quite varied among the different cultivars.[5]

The peperoncino is especially important in Calabrian cuisine. In late summer, peperoncini are stitched on wires and hung from buildings. They are left to dry in spots with sunlight and ventilation to conserve them, allowing their use in cooking until the next harvest. They are eaten whole, fried until crisp, crushed, pickled, powdered or as a paste.[6] A typical peperoncino from Calabria rates 15,000[7] to 30,000[8] on the Scoville scale.

Notable Calabrian dishes which use peperoncini are the condiment Bomba Calabrese and the spreadable pork sausage 'Nduja. It is also used in dishes of other regional cuisines of Southern and Central Italy, such as the Roman Arrabbiata sauce.

Since 1992 the annual Peperoncino Festival has been held in the town of Diamante in Calabria. Organized by the Accademia Italiana del Peperoncino, the festival now attracts tens of thousands of visitors. It is held for four days surrounding the first weekend of September on the town's seaside promenade. The festival has a large market where local food products made with peperoncini are sold and hosts a peperoncino-eating contest.[9]


who played cassie on young and the restless

Cassie Newman is a fictional character from the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. Portrayed by Camryn Grimes, the character was first introduced in 1997 by William J. Bell as the biological daughter of Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) whom she previously gave up for adoption. Grace Turner (Jennifer Gareis), Sharon's best friend, originally tracked Cassie down in hopes of reuniting her with Sharon, but later decided to keep the girl for herself; a year passed before Sharon learned Cassie was her daughter, regaining custody with her husband Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow), who adopted her and became her father by law.

Cassie Newman

In 2005, the producers decided to kill off Cassie by having her die from injuries sustained in a car accident. The character's death was felt in storyline for years to follow, leading to the dissolution of her parents' marriage and numerous events thereafter. Grimes continued to recur in the role throughout the years following her character's death, usually in dreams or as a hallucination to the mentally ill.[1][2] Grimes' final return as Cassie's ghost was over the course of 2013 to 2014, during which the actress would return to The Young and the Restless as a main cast member, as Cassie's previously unknown twin sister, Mariah Copeland.[3] Grimes was the subject of universal acclaim for her portrayal of Cassie, becoming the youngest recipient of the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2000, at age 10.

When she debuted, Cassie was 6 years old, having been born on January 8, 1991.[4] She was adopted by Alice Johnson (Tamara Clatterbuck) as an infant. However, in 1994, Alice disappeared and left her in the care of her elderly mother Millie. Sharon's best friend Grace Turner (Jennifer Gareis) later tracked down Cassie and took her for herself.[5] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that Grace wanted Cassie as a "pet" despite knowing Sharon was her biological mother.[5] As she grew up, she went from a sweet child to a "rebellious" teen who began to lie to her parents.[6] She also wanted to hang out with older kids at school, like Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) and Lily Winters (Christel Khalil). She was grounded because of her "rebellious streak".[6] Cassie was described as a "good girl" who wanted to "fit in" but began cutting classes, giving her parents attitude and "a whole host of other angsty teenage pleasantries."[7]

Cassie died following a car crash on the episode that aired May 24, 2005.[4] Grimes said that she has missed the show since leaving, and was shocked to find out that Cassie was killed off. She stated: "If it's meant to happen, it's meant to happen. Everything happens for a reason, I think."[8] Of Cassie's last scene, she said it was "ridiculously hard [...] If you watch my death scene, where Sharon is crying over me - I'm supposed to be dead - but I'm crying."[8] If Cassie wasn't killed off, Grimes wanted her to have a love interest, stating: "I always wanted a love interest. If I'd stayed on the show, I had hoped that was where it would go eventually.[8]

Liberty Kontranowski of About.com labeled Cassie's death as one of the "saddest and hardest-hitting storylines" of daytime. After her death, her parents began 'Cassie's Foundation', a movement "to prevent teenage drinking and driving."[7]

Cassie was born in 1991, when her then sixteen-year-old mother Sharon Collins (Sharon Case) was pressured to sleep with her high school boyfriend, Frank Barritt (Phil Dozois), which she did. Sharon gave the child up for adoption, as she and her mother were financially struggling, and Frank wanted nothing to do with the child. Three years later, in 1994, Sharon moves to Genoa City, where she meets and eventually marries Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow), son of wealthy business tycoon Victor Newman (Eric Braeden).

In 1997, Sharon and Nick's newborn son, Noah Newman (Robert Adamson) becomes ill and it is believed that he may die. As a result, Sharon's best friend Grace Turner (Jennifer Gareis) tracks down the baby Sharon gave up for adoption, Cassie, who had been adopted by a woman named Alice Johnson (Tamara Clatterbuck). However, Alice abandoned Cassie, and her frail, elderly mother Millie ended up caring for her. Millie reluctantly allows Grace to bring Cassie to Genoa City. When Noah survives, Grace decides to keep Cassie, wanting to raise the six-year-old with her boyfriend Tony Viscardi (Nick Scotti). Sharon meets Cassie, unaware that she is her daughter. A year later, Sharon learns the truth about Cassie being her daughter. In the process, Grace attempted to run away with Cassie, but her plans are foiled. Cassie is soon adopted by Sharon and Nick. At age eleven, Cassie almost drowns in a frozen pond.

In 2003, Frank Barritt shows up in town, surprising Sharon and Cassie at Fenmore's Boutique, without divulging to Cassie who he is. Cassie and Frank share another encounter at Crimson Lights. Frank, having read about her near-death in the pond, wants to form a relationship with his daughter. Nick warns Frank to stay away, and Sharon simply tells Cassie that Frank is someone from her past. Later, Cameron Kirsten (Linden Ashby) murders Frank and frames Sharon. At the time of his death, Frank had plans to look into his parental rights with Cassie. Nick and Sharon tell Cassie that Frank was her father, and the prospect of never knowing her biological father devastates her.

In 2005, Cassie turns fourteen and yearns to be a part of the "popular kids" clique at school. She develops a crush on Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei), who is two years older than her, and socializes with the older teens: Daniel, Lily Winters (Christel Khalil), Colleen Carlton (Lyndsy Fonseca), Devon Hamilton (Bryton James), and Sierra Hoffman (Asia Ray Smith). The five of them laugh behind Cassie's back at her attempts to act mature around them. Cassie begins rebelling, skipping classes and being rude to her parents. One night, Cassie attends a party, despite telling her parents that she was going to see a movie. At the party, she finds a drunken Daniel passed out, and decides to drive him home to the Newman ranch, where he lives with his mother Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford). Cassie, who is under-age and without a license, crashes the car, injuring herself significantly, and Daniel to a lesser extent. Daniel and Cassie are both rushed to the hospital with no memories of the crash, and it is believed that Daniel drove while intoxicated. A severely injured Cassie remembers that she was driving, and staggers out of the hospital to find Daniel and tell him. Nick finds her at Crimson Lights where she collapses, and dies hours later at the hospital with Nick and Sharon by her side; she manages to tell Nick part of the truth, and promises her parents that they will have another daughter. In grief over her death, Nick cheats on Sharon with Phyllis, resulting in the birth of a daughter, Summer Newman (Hunter King), which ends his marriage to Sharon.

After her death, Cassie appears on multiple occasions to both Nick and Sharon as a spirit or in a dream. In 2009, she visits Sharon in a dream, while she is pregnant with Nick's child. Sharon gives birth to a daughter, Faith Newman (Alyvia Alyn Lind), who is stolen at birth by Adam Newman (Michael Muhney), and it is believed for six months that she was stillborn. Nick and Sharon are reunited with Faith in 2010. Before this, Cassie visits Sharon and assures her that she will be reunited with her daughter. In 2013, Cassie made various appearances as an apparition to Sharon while she was off her bipolar disorder meds, and had altered DNA test results between Nick and Summer in order to get closer to Nick. Cassie continued appearing in dreams and visions to Sharon throughout 2014.

She was awarded the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2000 for her portrayal of Cassie, becoming the youngest winner to receive the award, at age 10, beating Kimberly McCullough, who won at age 11. Grimes was credited in 2009 as the medium's most talented younger actresses right up until the end, and her character's death is named #41 in the list of The 100 Most Memorable Moments in Soap History, both recognitions by Soaps Hunks.[9]

After Cassie was killed off, fans were upset. According to Akron Beacon Journal, some fans were "depressed" and angry that Cassie was killed off. They also hoped that she could possibly be "brought back to life" like the character of Taylor Forrester (Hunter Tylo) on the show's sister-soap, The Bold and the Beautiful.[10] Liberty Kontranowski of About.com praised the character, stating "Cassie was a great character, brilliantly played by the Emmy-winning Camryn Grimes. It was devastating to see her go, but it was a story that will continue to impact the members of Genoa City for years to come."[7]


who wrote the song manic monday for the bangles

"Manic Monday" is a song by the American pop rock band The Bangles, and the first single released from their second studio album, Different Light (1986). It was written by American musician Prince, using the pseudonym "Christopher". Originally intended for the group Apollonia 6 in 1984, he offered the song to The Bangles two years later. Lyrically, it describes a woman who is waking up to go to work on Monday, wishing it were still Sunday where she could relax.

Manic Monday

The song, which was released on Monday January 27, 1986 by Columbia Records, received generally positive reviews from music critics and some comparisons with The Mamas & the Papas' "Monday, Monday". It became The Bangles' first hit, reaching number two in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as in Austria, Canada, Germany and Ireland, and peaked within the top five of New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland. It was later certified silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The song has been covered by a number of other artists.

Prince wrote "Manic Monday" in 1984, and recorded it as a duet for the band Apollonia 6's self-titled album; however, he eventually pulled the song.[4] Two years later, he offered the single to The Bangles under the pseudonym "Christopher",[5][6] a character he played in the 1986 film Under the Cherry Moon.[7] It was rumored by various writers that after Prince listened to the band's 1984 debut album All Over the Place, he gave the song to Bangles rhythm guitarist Susanna Hoffs, so that in return she would sleep with him.[8][9][10]

Debbi Peterson explained in an interview with MTV UK in 1989 about why Prince gave them the song: "[Prince] really liked our first album. He liked the song 'Hero Takes a Fall', which is a great compliment, because we liked his music. He contacted us, and said, 'I've got a couple of songs for you. I'd like to know if you're interested,' and of course we were. One of the songs Prince brought to the group was 'Manic Monday', written under the pseudonym of Christopher." Peterson talked about the evolution of what Prince brought them: "It was a Banglefication of a Prince arrangement. He had a demo, that was very specifically him. It was a good song, but we didn't record it like 'This is our first hit single! Oh my God! I can feel it in my veins!' We just did the song, and the album, and then sat back and thought about it."[11]

A pop song written in D Major, "Manic Monday" moves at a tempo of 116 beats per minute and is set in common time.[12] The song has a sequence of G–A7–D–G–A7–D as its chord progression.[12] Lyrically, the song is about someone waking up from a romantic dream at six o'clock on Monday morning, and facing a hectic journey to work when she would prefer to still be enjoying relaxing on Sunday—her "I-don't-have-to-run day".[2] Actor Rudolph Valentino is referred in the first verse.[2]

The single received generally positive reviews by music critics, some of them compared the song with the single "Monday, Monday" by the band The Mamas & the Papas.[13][14][15] In a review for AllMusic, Mark Deming said that the single "was a far cry from anything the Bangles had recorded before";[16] while Matthew Greenwald, also from the website, said "It's a clever and deceptively simple pop narrative, an infectious pop confection... There is also an excellently written bridge that shows Prince/ Christopher to be an excellent craftsman, and, to their credit, the Bangles carry it off with style and wit".[13] Robert Hilburn from Los Angeles Times called the song "a candidate for best single of the year".[14] Dorian Lynskey commented about the painful rhyming of "Sunday" with "I-don't-have-to-run day."[3]

Mark Moses from The Phoenix said "the lack of lyrical substance is so glaring that Prince's lame 'Manic Monday' seems like a thematic highlight".[17] Greg Baker of The Miami News wrote in the album's review that "the song should put [T]he Bangles on the 'pop 'n' roll' map".[18] A writer in Toledo Blade noted that "Manic Monday" was "infectious" and, along with "If She Knew What She Wants", both were "refreshingly melodic".[19] Chris Willman from Los Angeles Times commented: "The first single 'Manic Monday' represents slumming songwriter Prince's attempt mostly successful save for the inevitable getting down interlude to concoct a modern day Mamas and the Papas hit."[15]

"Manic Monday" debuted at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100, on the week ending January 25, 1986,[20] and reached a peak of number two, on the issue dated April 19, 1986,[21] being blocked from the top of the chart by Prince and the Revolution's single "Kiss".[21] In the United Kingdom "Manic Monday" debuted at number 85 on February 8, 1986, and entered the top 40, at number 24, on February 22, 1986.[22] The song eventually reached its peak position, at number two, the next month.[22] In Germany, the single debuted at number 29 on March 17, 1986, reaching the top 10 in the next three weeks, and its peak, also at number two, on April 14, 1986, where it stayed two weeks.[23] It remained in the top 10 for four more weeks leaving the charts on July 20, 1986.[23]

In Switzerland "Manic Monday" debuted at number 12 on March 30, 1986, becoming the highest debut of the week.[24] It reached its peak two weeks later at number four, where it remained another week.[25] In the Netherlands, the single debuted at number 43 on February 22, 1986; and managed to reach number 24.[26] It stayed on the chart for seven weeks.[27] In Norway, "Manic Monday" debuted at number nine in the 10th week of 1986, becoming the second highest debut of the week.[28] It also reached the number four two weeks later, where it stayed another two.[29] The song also peaked within the top five in the Austrian,[30] the Irish,[31] and the New Zealand charts.[30]

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12" maxi (1985)[30]

12" maxi (1986)[30]


who sings lean with it rock with it

"Lean wit It, Rock wit It" is a song by Atlanta rap group Dem Franchize Boyz from their album On Top of Our Game. The recording features Peanut and Charlay and was produced by Maurice "Parlae" Gleaton.

Lean wit It, Rock wit It

The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. Maurice "Parlae" Gleaton produced the recording. The music video shows them snap dancing. The song is considered to be the turning point in Dem Franchize Boyz career as it brought them into mainstream hip hop and also wide spread the subgenre of snap music. Lyrics from the chorus of the song were sampled in the Twenty One Pilots song Holding On to You.

Korn and Dem Franchize Boyz did a mash-up of their respective hit singles at the time, "Coming Undone" and "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It", titled "Coming Undone Wit It". The mashup was produced by Jermaine Dupri and Scott Spock from The Matrix, and was first released on AOL in April 2006. The mash-up has new parts by both groups exclusively for the song. A video for "Coming Undone Wit It" was released on the DVD portion of Korn's Chopped, Screwed, Live and Unglued. This is the official remix to "Coming Undone" and "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It".