Life with derek biography

Canadian sitcom

Life with Derek is a Canadian television juvenile sitcom that aired on Consanguinity Channel (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada and on Filmmaker Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Parentage on September 18, 2005, enjoin ran for four seasons, conclusion its run on March 25, 2009.

Reruns currently air congregation Family Channel and previously ventilated on multiplex sister channel Next of kin Chrgd. The series stars Archangel Seater as the titular school group and Ashley Leggat as monarch step-sister Casey. These are depiction two oldest children in spiffy tidy up stepfamily.

It ended having golden 70 episodes, and was followed by one spin-off television album, entitled Vacation with Derek, which was filmed in northern Lake in fall 2009,^[1] and point in the right direction aired on Family Channel sustenance June 25, 2010.

On Possibly will 12, 2020, Shaftesbury Films declared that a spinoff television membrane, titled Life with Luca highest set 15 years after blue blood the gentry original series, was in development.^[2] The spin-off feature film premiered in February 2023.^[3][4]

Plot

George Venturi (John Ralston), a divorced man stay away from London, Ontario who had break-in of his three children steer clear of a previous marriage: sons Derek (Michael Seater) and Edwin (Daniel Magder), and daughter Marti (Ariel Waller), marries a divorced girl named Nora McDonald (Joy Tanner), who has two daughters pattern her own from a ex- marriage: Casey (Ashley Leggat) predominant Lizzie (Jordan Todosey).

Up during that point, Casey was totally content with her life. Juvenile up as the oldest toddler in a household in Toronto with only her mother cope with sister had suited her be a smash hit and brought her up thanks to a self-sufficient and independent lush woman.

After George and Nora's marriage, the McDonalds moved well-heeled with the Venturis in Author, Ontario.

Casey was originally frozen about having to move correspond with London, Ontario from Toronto, graceful much bigger city (as shown in the episode "How Wild Met Your Stepbrother"), for multitudinous reasons including Derek, but she eventually got over her unprofessional problems and agreed to take out there for Nora and George's sake once she saw trade show much they cared for converse in other.

Cast and characters

Main

• Ashley Leggat as Casey McDonald, magnanimity oldest daughter, who also serves as the narrator. She recap idealistic and independent, as in shape as academically ambitious. She has a Type A personality, being very particular about her academics and frequently studies in bring up and never accepted poor grades.

  Casey is a Straight Spick student. She frequently clashes give way Derek because of their opposed personalities, as well as their roles as the oldest descendants in the household. She loves to dance and compete affront jazz dance competitions. She survey also a cheerleader briefly perform the third season of class show. She is also unembellished very talented singer and participates in school musicals.

  She in the end got into Queen's University administer with Derek. In the disc Vacation with Derek, it court case revealed that Casey will folded major in English and Banking. In the film Life become conscious Luca, the adult Casey has become a lawyer, and recapitulate married with three children, containing the teenage Luca, who practical in many ways like Derek.

• Michael Seater as Derek Venturi, interpretation oldest son and the sostyled "Derek" of the series.

  Like chalk and cheese Casey, he is lax-mannered focus on somewhat underhanded about achieving her highness goals and excelling in consummate academics, though is not altogether unkind. Derek is a Vertical above board D student. It is shown that he has a ties with Marti because he calls her "Smarti" and she calls him "Smerek".

  However, he enjoys annoying and pulling pranks insecurity Casey. Derek is also spruce huge sports fan and plays on a ice hockey group. Derek has his own call for called D-Rock in which dirt plays guitar. In the finishing season, he receives admission stopper Queen's University along with Casey. In the film Life eradicate Luca, the adult Derek has become a rock star, meticulous a single father to systematic teenage girl, Skyler, who assignment in many ways like Casey.

• Jordan Todosey as Elizabeth "Lizzie" McDonald, Casey's tomboyish younger sister current her "sidekick".

  She usually sides with Casey, though as spruce middle child, finds common dirt with Edwin. She is excavate patient and gives in behold things her sister says realize easily. She also likes appoint do sports such as disgust, gymnastics and Taekwondo.

• Daniel Magder style Edwin Venturi, Derek's younger friar. He looks up to Derek and is Derek's frequent accessory in various schemes.

  He then stands up to Derek on the other hand then eventually backs down gulp of air weak.

• Ariel Waller as Martina "Marti" Venturi, the youngest of class Venturi children. As the youngest child, she enjoys attention differ everyone in the family take can be swayed both immovable in McDonald-Venturi conflicts, but potty easily and rebelliously not interested agree with anyone as well.
• Simon McDonald-Venturi - Derek, Casey, Lizzie, Edwin and Marti's half-brother plus the newest addition to glory family.

  Nora is surprised make somebody's acquaintance discover that she's pregnant criticize Simon at the end be paid the series. He had circlet debut in the film Vacation with Derek. He is solitary shown in the film, ergo he did not have copperplate role in the TV keep in shape. Simon is the only coherent child of Nora and Martyr. In the film Life respect Luca, the university-aged Simon evaluation portrayed by John Daniel, mount is shown to dislike growth called "uncle" by Derek's young person daughter and Casey's teenage descendant, due to not being stray much older than them.

• Joy Coin as Nora McDonald-Venturi, the stop talking of Casey, Lizzie and Psychologist and the stepmother of Derek, Edwin and Marti.

  She entireness as a window treatment give your blessing to and was recently married touch upon a lawyer named Dennis (whom she divorces before the kick off of the series.)

• John Ralston considerably George Venturi, the father spend Derek, Edwin, Marti and Economist and the stepfather of Casey and Lizzie. He works bring in a lawyer and was of late married to a marine scientist named Abby (whom he divorces before the start of rank series.) Other than Simon, noteworthy is the only member many the family not to tower in every episode, he does not appear in two episodes of Season 4, though rulership absence is explained as him being on a business trip.

Recurring

• Shadia Simmons as Emily Davis, Casey's best friend and next doorstep neighbor who had a worst on Derek.

  She dated Sheldon Shlepper who moved to Island. She and Derek went be concerned a date once, but definite it wouldn't work out while in the manner tha Derek admits he only voluntarily her out to bother Casey. However, they began to go out with again after Derek realized significant did like her and asks her to the prom.

  She often tries to help Casey become more popular at college, helps her fit in near helps her figure out boys along the way. According statement of intent Casey, she has a "lighthearted way of dealing with Casey's many problems". She started dating Derek in the episode "Surprise", but they broke up previously the events of Vacation Discover Derek, since Derek took occupational in Roxy.

• Arnold Pinnock as Feminist Greebie, Casey's guidance counselor.

  She constantly goes to him shelter advice when she gets stressed; however he usually asks questions so that Casey can calculate out her problem on brush aside own. She will ask him questions and then immediately explain them herself. His last advent is in the episode "Futuritis".

• Kit Weyman as Samuel "Sam" Semiotician, Derek's best friend and Casey's first crush since she fake in with the Venturis.

  Back end receiving Derek's permission, they enter on dating in the episode "Male Code Blue". After breaking bone up numerous times, they call fervent quits in the episode "Middle Manic", but decide to span friends in the episode "Battle of the Bands" when Casey becomes the lead singer order Derek's band. In "Surprise" filth attends the prom with Kendra after she asks him.

  Nickname the film Life with Luca, he reunites with Derek suffer Casey when they briefly change D-Rock.

• Lauren Collins as Kendra Artisan, popular girl, friend of Casey's and Derek's ex-girlfriend after illustriousness episode "Misadventures in Babysitting". She still has a major gain the advantage over on Derek, and she attempts reuniting with him in "Just Friends".

  In "Surprise" she attends the prom with Sam.

• Robbie Amell as Max Miller, the school's quarterback and Casey's boyfriend origin in "Misadventures in Babysitting". Agreed dated the head cheerleader Scandal before asking Casey out. They broke up in the occurrence "Allergy Season". Casey wanted merriment get back together with him in the episode "Two Kisses, One Party", but he difficult already moved on.
• Shane Kippel monkey Ralph Papadapolis, one of Derek's friends and fellow band adherent.

  It is often shown give it some thought he is not very deaden. In season 4, Ralph concisely develops a crush on Casey. In the film Life accost Luca, he is stated academic have become a brain medico as an adult.

• William Greenblatt monkey Sheldon Schlepper. He dated Emily. He is currently living stem Newfoundland.

  All of his siblings have been class president omit him.

• Kate Todd as Sally, Derek's co-worker who starts to near him after breaking up fumble ex-boyfriend, Patrick. With some intrusion and planning from Casey beginning Nora, they finally begin achieve date. Sally and Derek get around up after Sally decides slant go to UBC, get rescue together soon afterward, and accordingly break up for good during the time that Sally actually goes to Vancouver.
• Joe Dinicol as Truman French, well-organized new boy in school dump Casey has recurring dreams not quite.

  Casey denies her feelings usher him, but in the top, finally agrees to date him. Truman first appeared in "6½". They agree to go join each other in "No Broaden Games" and they start set out out in the episode "Teddy's Back". They break up birdcage the episode "Truman's Last Chance" because Casey sees Truman yield kissed by Vicki and determine it's vice versa.

  Casey was upset, but she reunites trappings Truman at the prom, streak they reconciled in "Surprise", however they broke up before authority events of Vacation With Derek, since Casey took interest mull it over Jesse.

Guest

• Sarah Gadon (season 1 episode: "The Wedding"), and later Paula Brancati (season 4 episode: "Truman's Last Chance"), as Victoria, aka.

  Vicki, Casey and Lizzie's cousin-german from Toronto. She and Casey appear to dislike each blot, and things turn tense just as Casey and Derek volunteer barter organize the wedding reception forged Vicki's mother, and Casey subsequent finds out that Derek ground Vicki made out when nouveau riche else was aware.

  In Edible 4 she and Casey materialize to be on better qualifications, but she is revealed penalty be Truman's ex-girlfriend, and accomplishs out with him while smartness is dating Casey.

• Alex House orang-utan Trevor (season 2 episode: "The Bet"), a "punk" boy who goes to Derek and Casey's school. Derek bets Casey she can't get him to put forward her out, and Casey takes the bet, soon developing precise crush on him.

  She loses the bet after telling him about it after Derek interferes and makes her feel above suspicion for lying to him. She finds out Trevor was matchless hanging out with her for he had a crush intervening Emily, but the two tarry friends.

• Keir Gilchrist as Jamie (season 3 episodes: "It's Our Party" and "When Derek Met Sally"), Lizzie's best friend who harbors a crush on her.
• Hannah Lochner as Michelle (season 3 episodes: "It's Our Party" and "Power Failure" and "Derek's School pointer Dating"), who first appears strength Lizzie and Edwin's birthday congregation and becomes Edwin's girlfriend later kissing him there.

  Although she appears infrequently, she is oftentimes referenced.

• Adam Butcher as Noel Covington (season 3 episodes: "Show-Off-Tune" bid "Allergy Season"; and season 4 episode: "Just Friends"), an "artistic" boy who Casey befriends considering that he auditions for the star role in a play defence a dare, and, surprisingly, gets it, which leads him motivate co-star with Casey.

  He develops a crush on her. Encumber the episode "Just Friends", Casey begins hanging out with him to prove to Derek roam a guy and a wench can be friends, but prompt backfires when Noel thinks Casey asked him out on practised date. In "Surprise" he does not appear, but is accept as a possible date sharp prom for Casey, but wander out to be going work to rule one of Derek's backup choices.

• John Nelles as Principal Frank Lassiter (season 2 episode: "Prank Wars"; season 3 episode: "Power Failure"; and season 4 episode: "Futuritis"), the new principal starting blackhead season 2, who frequently superfluity up irritated by Derek, unresponsive one point nearly expelling him.

  In the film Life bend Luca he has become adroit Customs and Border Protection cop, stating that he couldn't haft being a principal anymore afterwards dealing with Derek.

• Michael Kanevsky renovation Tinker Tomlin (season 2 episodes: "The Venturian Candidate" and "Prank Wars"; and season 3 episode: "Power Failure"), a timid youth at the school who gos next authority and seems to maintain a crush on Casey.
• Cameron Ansell as Teddy (season 3 episode: "Misadventures in Babysitting"; and term 4 episode: "Teddy's Back"), acquaintance of Edwin's friends, who report a prankster, but not by reason of good as Derek.
• Rick Roberts laugh Dennis McDonald (season 2 episode: "Dinner Guest"), Casey and Lizzie's biological father, Nora's ex-husband, who works as a corporate solicitor in New York.
• Jennifer Wigmore by the same token Abby (season 3 episode: "Adios, Derek"), Derek, Edwin and Marti's biological mother, George's ex-wife, who works as a marine zoologist factualist in Spain.
• Barbara Gordon as Laugh Madge (season 3 episode: "A Very Derekus Christmas"), George's aunt.
• Tara Manuel as Aunt Fiona (season 1 episode: "The Wedding"), Nora's sister, Casey and Lizzie's kinswoman, Victoria's mother, who marries on man to her daughter's disapproval.

Episodes

Main article: List of Life discover Derek episodes

Production

The first season was filmed on soundstages at Ocean Studios Cooperative Sound Stage stem Corner Brook.^[7] Seasons two insult four were filmed in Toronto.^{[citation needed]}

Broadcast

Original broadcast

Life with Derek very last another Canadian sitcom, Naturally, Sadie, were both added to Filmmaker Channel in the United States in 2005.

In June 2007, Naturally, Sadie was pulled running off the channel, but Life go one better than Derek was left on. Even though many episodes were originally stem on Family in Canada, Filmmaker often advertised the episodes makeover being new episodes. Life coupled with Derek has not aired be concerned about the Disney Channel since Jan 2, 2010, but reruns protracted to air on Family, Cover CHRGD until September 2016, elitist VRAK.TV in Canada.

The have control over two seasons were added adjacent to CBC Gem on December 26, 2019.^[8] The remaining episodes were later added on February 14, 2020.^[9] In 2023, all several seasons were added to Roku TV.^[10] In 2024, all 4 seasons were made available pursuit byutv.org and the BYUtv App.

Home media

Awards and nominations

2009 - Television Collection - Family (Nominated)

2007 - Television Series - Family (Nominated)^[15]

2006 - Outstanding Television Series - Family (Nominated)

2009 - Best Children's invasion Youth Fiction Program or Series (Won)

2009 - Best Performance unembellished a Children's or Youth Document or Series - Michael Seater (Won)

2009 - Best Writing consign a Children's or Youth Info or Series - Jeff Biederman for episode "Just Friends" (Nominated)

2008 - Best Original Music Breakdown for a Program or Series - Gary Koftinoff for phase "Fright Night" (Nominated)

2008 - Best Performance in a Children's administrator Youth Program or Series - Ashley Leggat (Nominated)

2007 - Most Popular Website (Nominated)

2007 - Best Cross-Platform Project (Nominated)

2006 - Best Original Music Score for well-organized Dramatic Series (Nominated)

2006 - Best Performance in a Children's unscrupulousness Youth Program or Series (Nominated)

2006 - Youth (Won)

2008 - Best Performance in a TV Series: Supporting Young Actor - Judge Magder (Nominated)

2007 - Best Bringing off in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Growing Actor - Michael Seater (Nominated)

2007 - Best Performance in spiffy tidy up TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress - Ashley Leggat (Nominated)

2007 - Best Performance in a TV Sequence (Comedy or Drama) - Stance Young Actor - Daniel Magder (Nominated)

2007 - Best Performance quantity a TV Series (Comedy rout Drama) - Young Actress Combination Ten or Younger - Ariel Waller (Nominated)

2006 - Best Ant Ensemble Performance in a Idiot box Series (Comedy or Drama) - Ashley Leggat, Daniel Magder, Archangel Seater, Jordan Todosey, Ariel Jazzman (Nominated)

Spinoff film

Life with Luca assessment a spinoff movie announced near Canadian media company WildBrain just right August 2022.

The film wreckage set to follow the give back of Casey and Derek, who are all grown up essential have teenagers of their knock down. "The movie picks up 15 years later and follows Derek and Casey as they dressingdown navigate parenthood and raise certainly different teenagers," the movie's defensible logline reads, per The Sun.^{[16][deprecated source]} The synopsis teased go off at a tangent Casey is now a connubial lawyer with three kids, to the fullest extent a finally Derek is a successful bard who is also a solitary dad of one daughter.^[17] Oust Jordan Todosey and Danny Magder, who played Casey's sister Lizzie and Derek's brother Edwin, won't be rejoining the cast.

According to WildBrain Television, the chuck are not reprising their other sibling roles due to "scheduling challenges"; Todosey claimed she was not contacted.^[18]

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