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"Time Stands Still" is a two-part episode of the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. It aired on CTV in Canada on 5 & 12 October 2004. In the two-part episode, Rick Murray (Ephraim Ellis), ostracized after he physically abused his girlfriend in the previous season, brings a gun to school and shoots and paralyzes Jimmy Brooks (credited as Aubrey Graham, now known as Drake), when ...
He and Dr. Sally are the only two Degrassi Junior High and/or Degrassi High adult characters to appear on-screen on Degrassi: The Next Generation (Joey's Mom is an unseen character in "Drive") [14] Daphne Hatzilakos: Melissa DiMarco: 2–4, 9 (recurring); 5–7 (regular); 8 (guest appearance) Daphne is the divorced mother of Peter Stone.
Degrassi: The Next Generation became notable for featuring several actors who went on to achieve wider recognition and stardom since their time on the series, [136] [137] [138] most notably actor-turned-rapper Drake, who played Jimmy Brooks, [139] a basketball star who became physically disabled after he was shot by a classmate. When asked ...
Before his rap career took off, Drake starred on Degrassi from 2001 to 2009, and portrayed Jimmy, a basketball player who becomes paralyzed from the waist down after a classmate shoots him.
Drake didn't want his Degrassi: The Next Generation character to be in a wheelchair — and made a big deal about it.. For the 20th anniversary of the show's premiere, the A.V. Club spoke with ...
The Degrassi universe was created in 1979 by Playing With Time, a production company owned by former schoolteacher Linda Schuyler and her partner Kit Hood. The franchise began with The Kids of Degrassi Street, which was spawned out of three half-hour short films, and came to prominence with the critical and commercial successes of Degrassi Junior High, which debuted in 1987, and Degrassi High ...
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At 15, Drake was introduced to a high school friend's father, an acting agent. He found Drake a role on the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation, in which Drake portrayed Jimmy Brooks, [46] a basketball star who became physically disabled after he was shot by a classmate. When asked about his early acting career, Drake ...