The famous epic "Degrassi". Actors "Degrassi. The Next Generation"

Canadian youth series called"Degrassi: the next generation" is the last part of the cult project, an entire epic about the lives of children and adolescents from the same district in Toronto, De Grassi Street. Very interesting is the concept of this series. Before the audience goes the whole life of ordinary Canadian schoolchildren. They study at the same school, talk with their parents, walk with friends, swear and tolerate, even fight, and are experiencing serious problems. The heroes of this epic are real teenagers, not 25-year-old actors.

What is Degrassi? The summary of the series

The name "Degrassi" is well known to manyviewers. This is the name of the cycle of Canadian TV series for young people, who very realistically talked about the everyday life of teenagers in Canada, their problems, their hobbies. A feature of all seasons is that actors grow, change with their characters. The first part of "Degrassi" started back in 1979, after it there were several more parts. The final epic film was released in 1992 and was called "Farewell School". Only after 9 years the authors come up with the idea to withdraw the sequel. The first generation has grown, in the sequel we will speak about another, new generation. The series "Degrassi: The Next Generation" also tells viewers about teenage problems, but already about modern, relevant for the new millennium. Like the first parts, the sequel had a similar success. The world has changed, so have the experiences and problems of the youth.

Actors "Degrassi: The Next Generation"

Actors who were shot in the first parts,have grown, like their characters. Now the main characters will be new young heroes, played by the same young actors. In 2001, the screens appear, finally, the continuation of the beloved youth of the series Degrassi: The Next Generation. The basic idea has not changed - it is the same as that of its predecessors. In the center of the new seasons, the daily life of Canadian youth. Periodically, next to the young actors in the "Next Generation" there are matured characters from the previous parts. Their roles are played by the same actors, which is the continuity of the epic. Currently, the series continues to withdraw, in total, has already come out 14 seasons. Here they starred Stefan Brogren, Melinda Shankar, Luke Bilyk, Aislin Paul, Shane Kippel and others.

Neil Hope as Derek Wheeler

This actor comes from Toronto, from a dysfunctionalfamilies. When Neil Hope was 10 years old, he participated in the selection for the shooting episodic role of the series "Children from the street Degrassi." However, he and his work really liked the film crew, and his character decided to make it permanent in the series. Hope continued to appear in other parts of the series. When the shooting was over, Neil completely withdrew from the acting class, and nowhere was he shot. With the advent of the sequel "Degrassi: The Next Generation", actors from previous films were also invited. Periodically appeared in this project and Neil Hope, who also played Derek Wheeler, but already an adult man. It's only in the last few seasons that he has not appeared since he died in 2007.

Stacy Mistisain and Stefan Brogren

Actress Stacey Mystisain is an actress,which also continued to appear, as well as other actors in "Degrassi: the Next Generation". She played Caitlin Ryan, her first appearance in this project was in 1987. In three series of the project "Degrassi" you can see this actress. By 2008, Stacy appears in the "Next Generation".

Stefan Brogren today is not only an actor, but alsothe famous director and producer. He is the actor who played Archie Snake Simpson played in all parts of the popular Canadian TV series "Degrassi". In 1999, he even became the director of one episode of the series, which was dedicated to Halloween. Stefan Brogren twice won the "Gemini" award.

Nicole Stoffman and Pat Mastroiani

Young actors "Degrassi: the next generation "is just beginning to gain popularity, although many of them are already well known for other interesting paintings." Nicole Stoffman also had the longest leading dramatic role in this series, thanks to this role she was awarded the Gemini Award for Best Performance in the TV series "Degrassi." In the "Next Generation" the actors are different, the character Nicole-Stephanie Kay-was no longer coming in. Stoffman was seriously taken by jazz, and even at one time she was well known as a singer.
The most beloved of the audience character from "Degrassi"was the hero of Pat Mastroiani. The actor played in all parts of this project, even starred in several series of the film "Degrassi: The Next Generation." Actors and their roles merge for viewers into one image, which is not always pleasing to the artists themselves. So it was with Mastroiani. Appearing in the continuation of the series, he decided to withdraw from the project and finally tied with this image, despite the fact that he liked the audience.

What was the TV series remembered and what did actors "Degrassi: the next generation" face?

In the famous Canadian TV series are very interestingThe characters that can not be remembered by the audience. After all, they grew up with them, experienced difficult life periods, rejoiced and were upset. When you miss the life of heroes, you want to know their future destiny. What will happen to them next? Fans of the series could see this thanks to each new season, including "Degrassi: the next generation" (season 1). The actors of the previous parts, like their heroes, became adults. It is not surprising that on this series the previous generation of young people has grown up. New students have similar problems, but they solve them a little by other modern methods. Before the audience there is a real picture of the life of modern youth.