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

The Canadian youth series titled "Degrassi: The Next Generation" is the last part of the cult project, an entire epic about the lives of children and adolescents from one area 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 many viewers. 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. Feature of all seasons is that actors grow, change together with their characters. The first part of "Degrassi" started back in 1979, after it was a few 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, grew, like their characters. Now the main actors will be new young heroes, played by the same young actors. In 2001, on the screens appears, finally, the continued fall in love with the 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 midst 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 been released 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 an unhappy family. 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 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 left the acting class, and did not act anywhere. 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 passed away in 2007.

Stacy Mistisain and Stefan Brogren

Actress Stacey Mystisain is an actress who also continued to act 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 also a famous director and producer. He, as an actor who played Archi-Snake-Simpson played in all parts of this 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" are just starting to gain their popularity, although many of them are already well known for other interesting pictures. In Nicole Stoffman was the longest leading dramatic role in this series. Due to this role, she was awarded the "Gemini" award for the best performance in the "Degrassi" TV series. In the "Next Generation" actors are already different, the character Nicole - Stephanie Kay - has not appeared. Stoffman got carried away seriously 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 tie 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 interesting characters, which can not be remembered by the audience. After all, they grew up with them, experienced difficult life periods, rejoiced and were upset. When you pass through the life of the heroes, you want to know their fate. 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.