document_title: List of High School Musical characters

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text: List of High School Musical characters

text: Main cast

text: Troy Bolton

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Troy Bolton

High School Musical film series character

Portrayed by
Zac Efron

First appearance
High School Musical

Last appearance
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Occupation
Student
Caddy/Waiter
Assistant Golf Instructor

[show]Family

Parents
Jack Bolton (father)
Lucille Bolton (mother)

text: Troy Bolton is the main protagonist of the first three films. Depicted as one of East High's most popular students, Troy is also the captain of the school's varsity basketball team, a position he earned in his junior year after joining the team as a sophomore.[1] The majority of the student body, especially Troy's best friend, Chad Danforth, expects Troy to lead East High to victory. Troy is the only child of Jack and Lucille Bolton; Jack is also the coach of the East High basketball team and puts additional pressure on Troy to excel. Troy is also involved with the school's golf team. In the first film, Troy meets Gabriella Montez at a ski lodge karaoke party on New Year's Eve. When the school year resumes, Troy finds that Gabriella is a new student at East High. For fear of what his father, friends, and classmates would think, Troy asks Gabriella not to mention his singing performance to anybody else. However, the secret eventually gets out when Troy and Gabriella unintentionally audition for the winter musical after singing in the auditorium. The news throws East High's social order out of balance. Troy finds himself having to choose between Gabriella and the musical callbacks or his team and the championship game. Although his friends initially try to thwart Troy's chances of being cast as the musical's lead, they help him make both the game and the callbacks, which had been scheduled on the same afternoon. Troy and Gabriella earn the lead roles, somewhat angering the drama department's president, Sharpay Evans. In High School Musical 2, Sharpay has her mind set on capturing Troy's affections and coming between him and Gabriella. Troy, Gabriella, and their friends are hired at a local country club, Lava Springs, but are weary of their new-found employment when they learn the club is owned by Sharpay's parents. Sharpay uses her wealth, power, and influence over Troy, tempting him with college opportunities in exchange for him singing with her at the club's Midsummer Night Talent Show. Troy gives into Sharpay's plot, causing Gabriella, Chad, and their friends to see Troy as a whole new person. Although Troy is being offered a college scholarship, he soon realizes he must not compromise his character while on the quest for his future, and returns to his old self. In the franchise's third film, Troy once again feels uncertain about his future as high school graduation draws near. While Troy is set to attend the University of Albuquerque, he begins to have second thoughts about other schools he and his father talked about. Coach Bolton and Chad are both insistent on Troy attending the university, but he decides to attend University of California, Berkeley in order to pursue both basketball and theater and to be closer to Gabriella, who enrolls at Stanford University.

text: In the first three films, Troy is portrayed by Zac Efron, with Drew Seeley providing his singing voice in the first film. The reason for this dubbing is still somewhat unclear, although Efron has told Rolling Stone that the songs for the first film were written prior to casting and out of his vocal range.[2] Casting for the role was a multi-audition process, and candidates for the role included Hunter Parrish[3] and Sterling Knight.[4] Efron had previously audition for a Disney Channel pilot that was not picked up by the network a few years prior to casting for High School Musical.[5] Although the franchise will continue with a fourth film, Efron and his character will not be returning.[6]

text: In other media

text: Efron reprised the role in the short film High School Musical 4 on Saturday Night Live.[7]

text: In Life with Archie: Archie Love Veronica: Lodge—A Complaint!, when Betty Cooper is talking about how all the men she has dated have all been nothing but "clone[s] of Archie", she lists Troy Bolton as one of those she has dated.

text: Gabriella Montez

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Gabriella Montez

High School Musical film series character

Portrayed by
Vanessa Hudgens

First appearance
High School Musical

Last appearance
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Other names
Gabby

Occupation
Student
Lifeguard

[show]Family

Parents
Ms. Montez (mother)

text: When the two settle in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Gabriella's mother promises they will not relocate until she graduates high school. Gabriella begins attending East High mid-year in the first film. Hoping to escape the "freaky genius girl" reputation she had earned at her previous schools,[8] she does not join any extracurricular activities. Her first friend at East High is Troy Bolton, whom she had met at a ski lodge karaoke party on New Year's Eve, however she quickly makes friends with Taylor McKessie, who finds out about Gabriella's various academic accomplishments and urges her to join the school's nation decathlon team. Gabriella is hesitant, but eventually agrees. Having unearthed a passion for performing at the karaoke party, Gabriella decides to audition for the school musical, but is too late. It is only when the musical's director, Ms. Darbus, overhears Gabriella singing with Troy that she gives them both a callback. Gabriella is uncertain about perusing the lead role, especially when Taylor and the other members of the decathlon team tell her that the musical will take her focus off the upcoming decathlon event. Taylor and her friends stage an intervention, which portrays Troy as not caring about Gabriella or the musical. Heartbroken, Gabriella drops out of the running for the lead role. However, Taylor eventually confesses what she did and helps Gabriella make the decathlon and the musical auditions. Gabriella and Troy earn the lead roles, beating out Sharpay Evans, who had previously tried to thwart her chances of making the callbacks. In the second film, Gabriella has maintained her romance with Troy, and the couple, along with their friends, get jobs at the Lava Springs country club. Seeking revenge, Sharpay lures Troy away from Gabriella and his friends, showering him with various luxuries, including promising college opportunities. After Troy repeatedly breaks his promises and backs out of his commitments, Gabriella breaks up with him, only for the couple to reunite. In High School Musical 3: Senior Year, a Stanford-bound Gabriella is uneasy about the fast pace her life has taken. Before graduation, Gabriella briefly considers taking classes at the local university for a year and going to Stanford when she is ready, much to the dismay of Taylor and Ms. Montez. Troy urges Gabriella to accept an early orientation. Gabriella goes to Stanford but must drop out of the school musical (allowing Sharpay to fill the lead role) and miss prom. Wanting his last dance at East High to be with Gabriella, Troy drives to Stanford and the two share an intimate prom of their own. He convinces Gabriella to return to East High for opening night of the musical and for graduation. Gabriella will attend Stanford and study law. She was referenced by Sharpay in Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure.

text: Gabriella, who was named for the daughter of High School Musical writer Peter Barsocchini but modeled after a girl Barsocchini met before his teenage years,[9] is portrayed by Vanessa Hudgens in the first three films of the franchise. Hudgens had previously auditioned for other Disney Channel projects.[5] During auditions, Hudgens was paired with Zac Efron, who landed the role of Troy, at each callback,[10] with director Kenny Ortega saying "We tried to separate them and try them with other partners but it didn’t work. The magic was already there between them."[11] Following Hudgens' 2007 nude photo scandal, reports claimed that Adrienne Bailon and other actresses would replace Hudgens in the third film of the franchise.[12] However, Disney had denied the reports[13] and Hudgens returned for High School Musical 3. Hudgens will not, however, reprise her role for High School Musical 4.[14]

text: Sharpay Evans

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Sharpay Evans

High School Musical film series, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (spinoff) character

Portrayed by
Ashley Tisdale

First appearance
High School Musical

Last appearance
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Occupation
Student
Star on Broadway

[show]Family

Parents
Vance Evans (father)
Darby Evans (mother)

Siblings
Ryan Evans (twin brother)

text: Sharpay Evans is the main antagonist of the films and the co-president of the East High drama department alongside her twin brother, Ryan, with whom she has starred in 17 school productions.[15][16] Sharpay appears to have the most power in the drama department, leaving Ryan as her right-hand man. However, the sibling loyalty is not always mutual. Classmate Taylor McKessie suspects that if Sharpay "could figure out how to play both Romeo and Juliet, her own brother would be aced out of a job."[17] Sharpay's family is very affluent; their wealth stems from the country club, Lava Springs, her parents own. In High School Musical, Sharpay is shown as being somewhat popular. Students on campus seem to fear her, as they scour to make room for her in the hallways or cafeteria. Fear also appears to be the reason why other students, such as Kelsi Nielsen, remain a part of Sharpay's posse. Sharpay is sometimes the victim of playful jokes and light teasing from the East High basketball team, despite the fact that one of their star players, Zeke Baylor, has a crush on Sharpay. Sharpay's talents are challenged for the first time when Gabriella Montez and Troy Bolton are called back for the lead roles in the musical. To ensure that she and Ryan remain in the spotlight, Sharpay convinces Ms. Darbus, the musical's director, to switch the date of the callbacks to the same day as Troy's district championship basketball game and Gabriella's national decathlon. However, Troy and Gabriella still manage to make the callbacks and are cast in the lead roles of Arnold and Minnie. In the second film, Sharpay seems to have gained more popularity, with adoring fans wanting her signature in their yearbooks at the end of the school year. Sharpay plans to steal Troy away from Gabriella during summer vacation. She has the manager of Lava Springs, Mr. Fulton, hire Troy to work at the country club, ordering him to do so, whatever it takes. The cost of Troy's employment is the employment of Gabriella and their friends. Realizing that she must now try to win Troy's affections with extreme measures, Sharpay brings Troy into the high class world of her family, which eventually leads to his promotion and college opportunities. Sharpay also convinces Troy to sing with her in the Midsummer Night Talent Show, abandoning plans to enter the show with Ryan. Ryan begins to step out of Sharpay's shadow and Troy eventually begins to free himself from Sharpay's grip. Sharpay is unable to perform at the talent show, but does join Troy and Gabriella's duet in the background, along with their other friends. Despite having little involvement in the show, the fixed competition's prize, the Star Dazzle Award, was going to be given to her, but she selflessly awards the prize to her brother, who arranged Troy and Gabriella's duet. By the third film, Sharpay's popularity seems to be limited among admiring boys. In her senior year, Sharpay meets Tiara Gold, a British transfer student eager to learn the ropes at East High by becoming Sharpay's student. Tiara's dedication is impressive, but it turns out to be a facade. On opening night of the spring musical, Tiara attempts to upstage Sharpay, but fails. Sharpay does not received a scholariship to the Juilliard School like she had hoped and will study the dramatic arts at the University of Albuquerque, but has agreed to return to East High to assist Ms. Darbus with the drama department and to continue her reign over Tiara.

text: Sharpay becomes the main protagonist in her independent film, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, where she believes she is offered a role on Broadway and travels to New York with her dog, Boi. Her father agrees to give her a one-month limit to prove that she can stand on her own: if she fails, then she will work for him at the Lava Springs Country Club. While in New York, she meets Peyton Leverette, the son of her mom's college friend, who takes her to a new apartment after she got thrown out of a penthouse for refusing to throw her dog out. After finding out that the agents really want her dog, not her, she befriends the star, Amber Lee Adams, who manipulates her into doing chores, being her manager in exchange for her dog's role, until she sees Amber Lee's true face. Roger, whose dog is on competition with Sharpay's, helps expose Amber Lee to the world, almost causing the show to be cancelled. Peyton shows a video of Sharpay's secret performance to convince the agents that she can save the show by replacing Amber Lee Adams. Sharpay's performance turns her into a star on Broadway and she starts dating Peyton.

text: Sharpay is portrayed by Ashley Tisdale in the four films of the series. Tisdale, who was previously known for her starring role on the Disney Channel series "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody", insists that she was not offered the role of Sharpay and had to audition, also claiming that she almost didn't get the role because the Disney executives did not think she could play the "mean girl" role based on her performance in "The Suite Life".[18] Tisdale said that she went into the auditions at the last minute,[10] but felt very comfortable in front of the Disney executives, as she already knew them.[18] To ensure that viewers loved to hate her character, Tisdale looked to Rachel McAdams' performance in Mean Girls.[18]

text: Ryan Evans

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Ryan Evans

High School Musical film series, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure' character

Portrayed by
Lucas Grabeel

First appearance
High School Musical

Last appearance
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Occupation
Student
Star

[show]Family

Parents
Vance Evans (father)
Darby Evans (mother)

Siblings
Sharpay Evans (twin sister)

text: Ryan Evans is the twin brother of Sharpay Evans. Like his sister, Ryan is very much involved with musical theater and performing. However, his interests do not end at theater, as he also enjoys playing baseball and won the junior league world series sometime before the film series. Ryan is well known for wearing different styles of hats. In the first film, Ryan is depicted as being dim-witted and completely submissive to Sharpay, though this could be because he likes Troy and Gabriella. When Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez threaten Ryan and Sharpay's chances of being cast as the leads at East High's winter musical, Ryan assists Sharpay in making sure Troy and Gabriella's scheduled conflict with the callback dates. The plan falls through and Troy is cast in the lead role. In High School Musical 2, Ryan plans on enjoying the summer at his family's country club, Lava Springs, and entering the Midsummer Night Talent Show with Sharpay. However, he begins to step out of his sister's shadow when she decides to enter the talent show with Troy. Ryan decides to help Gabriella and her friends, who have felt abandoned by Troy, stage an act for the talent show. This causes a rift in his relationship with Sharpay, who still expects him to be at her side. In the end, Ryan is awarded the Star Dazzle Award at the talent show for his directional work. In the third film of the franchise, with more independence by himself and being less controlled by his sister, Ryan is a candidate for a scholarship to the Juilliard School for dance. He is competing for one scholarship with Sharpay, Troy, and shy composer Kelsi Nielsen. The school's scouts will attend opening night of the East High spring musical to determine who will be the recipient. Ryan is the choreographer of the show while Kelsi is the composer. Through their work together, Ryan attend prom together with Kelsi, but only as friends. He receive a scholarship to Juilliard.

text: At the end of Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, Ryan is on a break from his musical tour around the country and pays a visit to his sister Sharpay after she became a star on Broadway to congratulate her. While Sharpay goes to chase Boi, Ryan enjoys her bed until it folds back into the closet, taking Ryan with it.

text: Ryan is played by Lucas Grabeel in the first three installments of the franchise. Corbin Bleu, who was later cast as Chad Danforth, auditioned for the role of Ryan.[10] Grabeel had previously appeared in Disney Channel's Halloweentown High.

text: Only after the end of the franchise, David Simpatico, one of the writers, revealed Ryan's homosexuality, described he as a "coded gay" – characters without revealed sexuality by the rules of the studios, a controversial topic when talking to children and teenagers.[19] Ortega based the character on his own adolescence: "I see a lot of myself in Ryan. Yeah, I knew I was gay in high school, but I didn't tell anybody".[20]

text: Chad Danforth

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Chad Danforth

High School Musical film series character

Portrayed by
Corbin Bleu

First appearance
High School Musical

Last appearance
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Occupation
Student
Caddy/Waiter

[show]Family

Parents
Charlie Danforth (father)
Mrs. Danforth (mother)

text: Chad Danforth is Troy Bolton's best friend and teammate. Chad is known for wearing shirts with eccentric phrases and messages on them. In the third film, those messages are all environment-friendly. In High School Musical, Chad is gearing up for the district championship basketball game and assumes Troy, also the team captain, is doing the same. However, news soon spreads around school that Troy and Gabriella Montez, a new student, have auditioned for the school musical and have been called back for the lead roles. Hoping to keep Troy's head in the game, Chad and his teammates stage an intervention while Taylor McKessie and her friends, who want Gabriella to stay focused on the national decathlon team, do the same with Gabriella. The plan is successful, but Chad and Taylor soon realize that they hurt their close friends. After admitting their guilt, they help Troy and Gabriella make the callbacks, as well as the game and decathlon. At the end of the film, Chad asks Taylor on a date. In the second film, Chad and Taylor seem to have maintained a relationship. Hoping to save up for a car, Chad takes a job at the Lava Springs country club for the summer, alongside Troy, Gabriella, Taylor, and their friends. Chad reluctantly agrees to participate with the other employees in the Midsummer Night Talent Show at the club. His friendship with Troy also hits a wall when Troy compromises himself for luxuries at the country club. The two, however, make up. In High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Chad is looking forward to playing basketball with Troy at the University of Albuquerque following high school graduation. He is initially upset when Troy decides to attend the University of California, Berkeley instead, but accepts the fact that he and Troy cannot stay together forever. Chad also struggles with asking Taylor to prom, but finally succeeds after several tries.

text: Corbin Bleu portrays Chad Danforth in the first three films of the franchise. Bleu originally auditioned for the role of Ryan Evans, but was suggested for the role of Chad instead.[10] Bleu had auditioned for Disney Channel projects in the past.[5]

text: Taylor McKessie

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Taylor McKessie

High School Musical film series character

Portrayed by
Monique Coleman

First appearance
High School Musical

Last appearance
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Occupation
Student
Event/Activities Coordinator

[show]Family

Siblings
Unnamed older sister

text: Taylor McKessie is the president of the science club at East High and a member of the school's national decathlon team. Taylor is a feminist and admires many important women in history. She is also shown to have a wide range of knowledge, including anything from computers to the daily lunch special in the school cafeteria. In the first film, she is shown as finding the school's athlete as tribal. She is also impressed at the intellect of new student Gabriella Montez. Articles of Gabriella's academic achievements at her old schools are placed in Taylor's locker. Although Gabriella did not slip the articles in the locker, she agrees to join the decathlon team at Taylor's suggestion. However, when Gabriella's interest begins to turn to the school musical and Troy Bolton, Taylor teams up with Troy's best friend, Chad, to make sure they can keep their friends away from one another and focused on the prize. While Chad and his basketball teammates explain to Troy that they will not win the district championship game if he is involved with the musical, they film him saying that the musical and Gabriella are not important. Taylor show Gabriella the footage and she is left heartbroken. Realizing the magnitude of what they have done, Taylor and Chad work together again to make sure Troy and Gabriella make the musical callbacks. Taylor's role in the plan is to set off a chemical reaction that would result in the evacuation of the national decathlon. At the end of the film, Taylor is asked out by Chad. In High School Musical 2, Taylor, Gabriella, Chad, Troy, and their friends are hired at the Lava Springs country club, owned by the parents of Sharpay Evans, the school drama queen. Taylor is the first to notice that Troy is changing and being pulled into Sharpay's world. She tries to convince Gabriella that Troy is no longer the nice guy she fell for. In High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Taylor is editor of the school yearbook. While she will attend Yale University and study political science (with the goal of becoming President of the United States), she pushes Gabriella to accept an early orientation at Stanford University while joining the others for a last spring musicale.

text: Taylor is portrayed by Monique Coleman in the first three films of the series. Coleman had previously auditioned for Disney Channel.[5]

text: Other East High students

text: Kelsi Nielsen

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Kelsi Nielsen

High School Musical film series character

Portrayed by
Olesya Rulin

First appearance
High School Musical

Last appearance
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Occupation
Student
Pianist

text: Kelsi Nielsen is a songwriter and composer and student at East High. She is very introverted and is very intimidated by Sharpay Evans, the president of the school's drama department. In High School Musical, Ms. Darbus, the director of the school's winter musical, allows Kelsi to compose the music. During the auditions, Sharpay and her brother, Ryan, perform one of Kelsi's original songs, "What I've Been Looking For", but with an upbeat arrangement. When Kelsi tells Sharpay that she imagined the song to be much slower, Sharpay belittles her and Kelsi retreats. After auditions, Kelsi is approached by Troy and Gabriella, who tell her she does not have to be intimidated by Sharpay. She offers to show them how the song they sang is supposed to sound. Troy and Gabriella sing the duet ballad and Ms. Darbus, who had re-entered the auditorium, gives them a callback. Kelsi works with Troy and Gabriella to ensure that they beat out Sharpay and Ryan for the lead roles. The second film shows Kelsi, Troy, Gabriella, and their friends working at the Lava Springs country club, which is owned by Sharpay's family. Kelsi's job is playing the piano in the dining room. She is also the rehearsal pianist for Sharpay. She has a mutual love interest in Jason Cross, but never been shown a relationship. Although, in the third film he attends prom with Ryan when he invites her to work together, but only as friends. Kelsi receive scholarships for the Juilliard School, where she will study music.

text: Kelsi is portrayed by Olesya Rulin in the first three films of the series. Rulin, who had previously starred in Disney Channel's Halloweentown High alongside Lucas Grabeel, was cast in her High School Musical role immediately after her own high school graduation.[21]

text: Zeke Baylor

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Zeke Baylor

High School Musical film series character

Portrayed by
Chris Warren, Jr.

First appearance
High School Musical

Last appearance
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Occupation
Student
Chef

text: Zeke Baylor is one of East High's most talented basketball players. He appears to be very close to Jason Cross, Troy Bolton, and Chad Danforth. He also is attracted to Sharpay Evans. In High School Musical, he is one of several students to reveal a secret passion following Troy Bolton's audition for the school musical. Zeke's passion is baking, which impresses Sharpay at the end of the film. In High School Musical 2, Zeke is one of many East High students to be hired to work at Sharpay's family's country club, Lava Springs. He assists Chef Michael in the kitchen. His crush on Sharpay still remains, but the two are not seen together until the end of the film. In High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Sharpay asks Zeke to prom and he joins his friends in a final musical, but also has to work hard to pass his Family Science Class.

text: Chris Warren, Jr. portrays Zeke in the first three High School Musical films. Although his character graduates in the third film, Warren stated after High School Musical 2 that he planned to appear in two more sequels, indicating possible involvement in High School Musical 4: East Meets West.[22]

text: Jason Cross

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Jason Cross

High School Musical film series character

Portrayed by
Ryne Sanborn

First appearance
High School Musical

Last appearance
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Occupation
Student
Dishwasher

text: Jason Cross is a member of the East High School boys' varsity basketball team and one of Troy Bolton, Chad Danforth, and Zeke Baylor's good friends. He tends to ask questions or make statements that make him come off as a kiss-up or unintelligent. In High School Musical, he works as a bus boy at Lava Springs country club. He has a mutual love interest in Kelsi Nielsen, but never been shown a relationship. In the third film he attends prom with Martha Cox, but only as good friends, when Kelsi goes with Ryan. While he joins his friends on a final musical before graduation, he also has to spend time to study for his finals. At the end of the movie, he finally earns enough scores to graduate.

text: Jason is portrayed by Ryne Sanborn in the first three films of the series.

text: Martha Cox

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Martha Cox

High School Musical film series character

Portrayed by
Kaycee Stroh

First appearance
High School Musical

Last appearance
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Occupation
Student
Culinary Assistant

text: Martha Cox is an East High School student and member of the national decathlon team. In wake of Troy's audition for the winter musical in High School Musical, Martha confesses that she enjoys hip-hop dancing. In High School Musical 2, Martha works at the Lava Springs country club as part of the kitchen staff. She becomes a cheerleader in the third film and participates in a final musical with her friends.

text: Martha is portrayed by Kaycee Stroh in the first three films in the franchise. Stroh took some of her dance students to audition for High School Musical as background dancers . Director Kenny Ortega pulled her aside and asked her to audition for the role of Martha, choosing her.[23]

text: Tiara Gold

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Tiara Gold

High School Musical film series character

Portrayed by
Jemma McKenzie-Brown

First appearance
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Occupation
Student
Personal Assistant

text: Tiara Gold is a British transfer student who takes a job as Sharpay Evans' assistant to learn the ropes at East High. She shows some initial interest in musical theater, but is careful not to upstage Sharpay. Due to her dedicated presence during rehearsals for the spring musical, Ms. Darbus casts Tiara as an understudy. Tiara later overhears Gabriella Montez talking to Taylor McKessie about an early orientation at Stanford University, which would make Gabriella unable to perform as the lead in the musical. Tiara informs Sharpay, who is impressed by her dedication. Gabriella leaves for the orientation, allowing Sharpay to take over her part. Tiara, in turn, takes over Sharpay's former role. During opening night, Sharpay is embarrassed after having to perform with Jimmie Zara, Troy Bolton's understudy. When she goes back to her dressing room, she finds Tiara in her costume. Tiara tells Sharpay that she is the new queen of the drama department and that it is time for Sharpay to move aside. Sharpay, in retaliation, upstages Tiara onstage. Later, Tiara learns that Sharpay will be returning occasionally to East High after graduation to help Ms. Darbus with the drama department and, undoubtedly, continue to upstage Tiara.

text: Tiara is portrayed by Jemma McKenzie-Brown in High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Disney star Selena Gomez has admitted to turning down the role,[24] while Ali Lohan reportedly auditioned for the role.[25] Although Brown was originally set to star in High School Musical 4: East Meets West,[26] it has since been confirmed that she will not reprise her role.[27]

text: Jimmie Zara

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Jimmie Zara

High School Musical film series character

Portrayed by
Matt Prokop

First appearance
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Other names
"Rocketman", "The Rocket"

Occupation
Student

text: Jimmie Zara, also known as "the Rocket" or "Rocketman", is a member on the East High School boys' varsity basketball team. In the final game of High School Musical 3: Senior Year, he is used as somewhat of a secret weapon and scores the winning basket. He looks up to Troy Bolton and has a small crush on Sharpay Evans. He is Troy's understudy for the spring musical and is able to perform with Sharpay on opening night.

text: Matt Prokop portrays Jimmie in the third film of the series. Disney star Tony Oller auditioned for this role.[28] Prokop has stated that he signed on for three potential films, including High School Musical 3.[29] However, Prokop has since confirmed that he will not be in the fourth film, as Disney wanted to go in a new direction.[30]

text: Donny Dion

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Donny Dion

High School Musical film series character

Portrayed by
Justin Martin

First appearance
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Created by
Peter Barsocchini

Profile

Occupation
Student

text: Donny Dion is a member of the East High School boys' varsity basketball team. It is unclear whether or not he is a player or an equipment manager or towel boy. Nevertheless, he looks up to Chad Danforth and evens asks to have Chad's gym locker after he graduates. His best friend is Jimmie Zara. Donny is portrayed by Justin Martin in High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Martin almost gave up on auditioning for the roll because the casting directors told him he was too little.[31]

text: Susan

text: Susan is a girl who auditions for the winter musical but did not get the role even though Ms. Darbus was impressed with some hand gestures she made. She is portrayed by Anne Kathryn Parma.

text: Alan

text: Alan is a boy who auditions for the winter musical but did not get the role. He is portrayed by Nick Whitaker.

text: Cyndra

text: Cyndra is a girl who auditions for the winter musical and is not happy when she does not get the role. She is portrayed by Falcon Grace.

text: Other characters

text: Peyton Leverett

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Peyton Leverett

High School Musical film series character

Portrayed by
Austin Butler

First appearance
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure

Profile

Occupation
Student of New York University

[show]Family

Parents
Unnamed mother

text: Peyton Leverett is the male protagonist and love interest of Sharpay Evans in Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure. He is a film student at New York University who is assigned by his mother to keep an eye on Sharpay while she's in town, and immediately finds her interesting and decides to make her his filming subject of "A special story in New York".

text: He is the one who helps Sharpay locate a studio apartment, encourages her to pursue her dreams, adapt to her surroundings and reminds her of who she really is when she is about to lose herself. When Sharpay becomes Amber Lee Adam's secretary, she loses time to spend with Peyton. Peyton becomes frustrated with her ignorance to Amber Lee's ambitions, Boi and Countess's newfound relationship and lack of time to spend with him. The two have an argument and Peyton drops her from his project until she apologizes to him the next day.

text: After Amber Lee quit the show, Peyton shows the agents and producers a video of Sharpay's secret rehearsal to prove that she can save the show. The producers are so impressed by her performance that they re-hire Sharpay as the lead of "A Girl's Best Friend". Sharpay expresses her worries and anxiety, but Peyton manages to help her maintain confidence and then kisses her. He is last seen greeting Sharpay's parents seconds before the show starts.

text: Peyton is portrayed by Austin Butler, who had also starred with Ashley Tisdale in Aliens in the Attic, where they played each other's paternal cousins.

text: Roger Elliston

text: Roger Elliston is a young, wealthy boy who shares most of Sharpay's personality and appears in Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, where he and Sharpay compete each other to win a role for their dogs. He continuously attempts to win the role for his dog, Countess, by cheating. Eventually, he and Sharpay find out that Amber Lee Adams has forced to producers to remove the dogs from the show, and both are forced to come together to reveal Amber Lee Adams' true image to the world.

text: Although they manage to expose Amber Lee's true self to the world, this results in Amber Lee quitting the show, Sharpay getting fired and almost causing the show to be cancelled. When the producers re-hire Sharpay, she demands that Boi and Countess share the role of Shelby equally, much to Roger's pleasure.

text: Roger is portrayed by Bradley Steven Perry.

text: Amber Lee Adams

text: Amber Lee Adams is a support character who appears in Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure. She is a famous film star who is about to hired as the main character on Broadway in a show called "A Girl's Best Friend". She is always sweet and kind to those around her, but that is only for her image. In truth, she is self-absorbed, demanding, mean, and manipulative, much like Sharpay in the previous films.

text: She fires her secretary for being late and then hires Sharpay to do her chores and keep check of her schedules, and manipulates her to do her bidding by acting kind in front of her. In the end, she gets tired of the dogs, Boi and Countess, and demands the producers remove the dogs from the show. Sharpay hears this and works with Roger to expose Amber Lee's true face to the world.

text: Amber Lee Adams is played by Cameron Goodman.

text: Parents and adults

text:
Jack Bolton is Troy Bolton's father and the coach of the East High boys' varsity basketball team. He is angry when he finds out that Troy auditioned for the school musical weeks before the district championship game in. He voices his disapproval but changes his mind when he sees how talented Troy is. When Troy begins working at the Lava Springs country club, Jack advises Troy to keep his eye on college. Jack is once again angry with Troy when he learns Troy is considering other schools besides the University of Albuquerque; however, he comes to terms with Troy's decision to enroll at the University of California, Berkeley. Coach Bolton is played by Bart Johnson in the first three films of the series.
Ms. Darbus is the overly-dramatic musical director at East High. Her classroom serves as homeroom for Troy Bolton, Gabriella Montez, Sharpay Evans, Ryan Evans, Chad Danforth, Taylor McKessie, Kelsi Nielsen, and other students. She has an intense dislike of cell phones, particularly when they ring in the theater. She and coworked Coach Jack Bolton do not always see eye-to-eye. In the first film, Ms. Darbus is convinced that Troy and Gabriella only auditioned for the musical to mock it. In the end, she casts them as the leads. In High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Ms. Darbus submits Troy's name for a scholarship to the Juilliard School without his knowledge. Ms. Darbus is portrayed by Alyson Reed in the films.
Ms. Montez is the single mother of Gabriella Montez. Gabriella has stated that she and her mother relocated several times. They move to Albuquerque halfway through Gabriella's junior year, and she promises Gabriella that it is a permanent arrangement until she graduates. Ms. Montez is very proud of Gabriella for being accepted to Stanford University and does not agree with her daughter when she suggests taking a year off after high school. As Gabriella's graduation approaches, Ms. Montez puts the house up for sale. It is unclear what happened to Ms. Montez's husband. He has only been mentioned once, by Gabriella as she recollects her childhood, and is presumably dead. Ms. Montez is portrayed by Socorro Herrera in the first and third films.
Vance Evans is the wealthy father of Sharpay and Ryan Evans and the owner of the Lava Springs country club. He holds the highest record on the club's golf course, which he built himself. His alma mater is the University of Albuquerque. He is very impressed by Troy Bolton and offers him opportunities through his connections with the university. Vance is portrayed by Robert Curtis Brown in the second and third films.
Darby Evans is the wealthy mother of Sharpay and Ryan Evans and the wife of Vance Evans. She approves the hiring of several East High students to the Lava Springs country club, much to the dismay of Sharpay, who only wanted Troy Bolton to work there. She is very interested in yoga, has a unique relationship with both students, and is unskilled at golf. She is portrayed by Jessica Tuck in the second and third films.
Thomas Fulton is the manager of the Lava Springs country club. He is obligated to take Sharpay Evans' orders. In doing so, he hires Troy Bolton to work at the club. He is uptight and prefers structure and discipline. He is portrayed by Mark L. Taylor in High School Musical 2.
Dave Matsui is the principal of East High. He is first seen welcoming Gabriella Montez to East High. He also seems to have to deal with the quarrels between Coach Jack Bolton and Ms. Darbus. He insists that they need to learn to work together, although he seems to have more interest in Coach Bolton's side of the argument. Principal Matsui is portrayed by Joey Miyashima in High School Musical and High School Musical 3: Senior Year.
Lucille Bolton is Troy Bolton's mother and Jack Bolton's wife. She is depicted as being somewhat annoyed with Troy and Jack's extreme dedication to basketball. Lucille is portrayed by Leslie Wing in the first three installments of the series.
Charlie Danforth is the father of Chad Danforth and friend of Jack Bolton. He is portrayed by Corbin Bleu's real-life father, David Reivers in the third film. His unnamed wife is portrayed by Yolanda Wood in the third film.
An unnamed chemistry teacher at East High. She is portrayed by Irene Santiago-Baron.
Ms. Falstaff is a librarian at East High. In the first film, she constantly reminds Chad to keep quiet in the library. She is portrayed by Joyce Cohen.

text: Others

text:
Jackie, Lea, and Emma are Sharpay Evans' friends, sometimes called the "Sharpettes". The girls are sometimes collectively known as the Sharpettes, as they often act as back-up singers and dancers for Sharpay, but are never referred to as such in the film series. It is apparent that they do not attend East High School and spend the majority of their time with Sharpay during the summer at her family's country club, Lava Springs. They seem to be equally as pampered as Sharpay, but always follow her every order. Jackie, Lea, and Emma are only portrayed in High School Musical 2, by Tanya Chisholm, Kelli Baker, and McCall Clark, respectively. Baker had a role as a cheerleader and dancer in the first film.
Boi is Sharpay's dog who appears in High School Musical 2, High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, Boi is taken to New York with Sharpay. He is given an opportunity to participate in a play called "A Girl's Best Friend" on Broadway, which Sharpay initially believed was her opportunity until the casting agent clarified her mistake. Boi meets another dog called Countess and they fall in love with each other, but their owners initially fail to see their affections. He is portrayed by director Kenny Ortega's dog, Manly "Little Pickles" Ortega.
Countess is Roger Elliston's well-trained dog who appears in Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure. Countess meets another dog called Boi and they fall in love with each other, but their owners initially fail to see their affections.
Lupe, Tiffany and Dena are Sharpay's friends in Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure who help her to show her father that she's determined to take an offer for Broadway. They are portrayed by Alessandra Cannito, Lauren Collins and Shadia Ali, respectively.
Jerry Taylor is a famous Broadway producer who offers Sharpay's dog, Boi, the chance to star in his latest show. He is portrayed by Pat Mastroianni in Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure.
Gill Samms is a producer of Jerry's show. He is portrayed by Alec Mapa in Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure.
Neal Roberts is another producer of Jerry's show. He is portrayed by Jack Plotnick in Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure.


document_title: Indian national calendar

question_text: which is the first month of the indian national calendar

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text: Indian national calendar

text: Calendar structure[edit]

text: The calendar months follow the signs of the tropical zodiac rather than the sidereal zodiac normally used with the Hindu calendar.

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text:
#
Month (Sanskrit)
Length
Start date (Gregorian)
Tropical zodiac
Tropical zodiac (Sanskrit)

1
Chaitra
30/31
March 22/21
Aries
Meṣa

2
Vaishākha
31
April 21
Taurus
Vṛṣabha

3
Jyēshtha
31
May 22
Gemini
Mithuna

4
Āshādha
31
June 22
Cancer
Karkata

5
Shrāvana
31
July 23
Leo
Siṃha

6
Bhaadra
31
August 23
Virgo
Kanyā

7
Āshwin
30
September 23
Libra
Tulā

8
Kārtika
30
October 23
Scorpio
Vṛścika

9
Agrahayana
30
November 22
Sagitarius
Dhanur

10
Pausha
30
December 22
Capricorn
Makara

11
Māgha
30
January 21
Aquarius
Kumbha

12
Phalguna
30
February 20
Pisces
Mīna

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text: In leap years, Chaitra has 31 days and starts on March 21 instead of March 22. The months in the first half of the year all have 31 days, to take into account the slower movement of the sun across the ecliptic at this time.

text: The names of the months are derived from older, Hindu lunisolar calendars, so variations in spelling exist, and there is a possible source of confusion as to what calendar a date belongs to.

text: Years are counted in the Saka Era, which starts its year 0 in the year 78 of the Common Era. To determine leap years, add 78 to the Saka year – if the result is a leap year in the Gregorian calendar, then the Saka year is a leap year as well. Its structure is just like the Persian calendar.

text: Adoption[edit]

text: Senior Indian Astrophysicist Meghnad Saha was the head of the Calendar Reform Committee under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Other members of the Committee were: A. C. Banerjee, K. K. Daftari, J. S. Karandikar, Gorakh Prasad, R. V. Vaidya and N. C. Lahiri. It was Saha's effort, which led to the formation of the Committee. The task before the Committee was to prepare an accurate calendar based on scientific study, which could be adopted uniformly throughout India. It was a mammoth task. The Committee had to undertake a detailed study of different calendars prevalent in different parts of the country. There were thirty different calendars. The task was further complicated by the fact that religion and local sentiments were integral to those calendars. India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, in his preface to the Report of the Committee, published in 1955, wrote: “They (different calendars) represent past political divisions in the country ... . Now that we have attained Independence, it is obviously desirable that there should be a certain uniformity in the calendar for our civic, social, and other purposes, and this should be done on a scientific approach to this problem.” [2]

text: Usage started officially at 1 Chaitra 1879, Saka Era, or 22 March 1957. However, government officials seem to largely ignore the New Year's Day of this calendar in favour of the religious calendar.[3]


document_title: Ozark (TV series)

question_text: where is the netflix show the ozarks filmed

text: Ozark (TV series)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Financial planner Marty Byrde suddenly relocates the family from the Chicago suburb of Naperville to the summer resort community of Osage Beach, Missouri[12] after a money laundering scheme goes wrong, and he must make amends to a Mexican drug cartel by setting up a bigger laundering operation in the Ozarks. When the Byrdes arrive in Missouri, they become entangled with local criminals including the Langmores and Snells.[6]

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde, a self-employed financial advisor, based in Chicago before moving to the Ozarks. In 2007, he and his business partner began to launder money for a Mexican drug cartel.[4]
Laura Linney as Wendy Byrde (née Davis), Marty's wife, and Charlotte and Jonah's mother. Formerly a public relations operative for political campaigns, after moving to the Ozarks she becomes an advance person and stager for a local realtor, and then a lobbyist for Marty's proposal to construct a casino.[10]
Sofia Hublitz as Charlotte Byrde, Marty and Wendy's 15-year-old daughter, who strives to return to Chicago[4]
Skylar Gaertner as Jonah Byrde, Marty and Wendy's 13-year-old son, who learns money laundering from Marty and has his fellow students pay him for doing their homework
Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore, a 19-year-old woman who is part of a local criminal family[12]
Jordana Spiro as Rachel Garrison, owner of the Blue Cat hotel and bar, and Marty's reluctant business partner
Jason Butler Harner as Roy Petty, an FBI agent investigating Marty (seasons 1–2)
Esai Morales as Camino Del Rio ("Del"), a ruthless crime lord for a Mexican cartel for whom Marty launders money (season 1)
Peter Mullan as Jacob Snell, an established local crime lord (seasons 1–2)
Lisa Emery as Darlene Snell, Jacob's wife
Charlie Tahan as Wyatt Langmore, Russ's elder son and Ruth's cousin (recurring season 1, main season 2)

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text: Recurring[edit]

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Carson Holmes as Three Langmore, Russ's younger son, Wyatt's brother and Ruth's cousin
McKinley Belcher III as Trevor Evans, an FBI agent and Petty's ex-lover
Robert C. Treveliar as Sheriff John Nix, who is indebted to the Snells
Kevin L. Johnson as Sam Dermody, a real estate agent in the Ozarks
Evan George Vourazeris as Tuck, employee at the Blue Cat and Jonah's first friend in the Ozarks
Trevor Long as Cade Langmore, Ruth's father and brother of Russ and Boyd. Initially shown to be incarcerated, he is later paroled. (seasons 1–2)
Michael Mosley as Pastor Mason Young (seasons 1–2)
Harris Yulin as Buddy Dyker, the Byrdes' terminally ill tenant (seasons 1–2)
Michael Tourek as Ash, an enforcer for the Snells (seasons 1–2)
Marc Menchaca as Russ Langmore, Wyatt and Three's father, Ruth's uncle, and Boyd and Cade's brother (recurring season 1, guest season 2)
Josh Randall as Bruce Liddell, Marty Byrde's Chicago business partner (season 1)
Christopher James Baker as Boyd Langmore, uncle of Ruth, Wyatt and Three, and Russ and Cade's brother (season 1)
Adam Boyer as Bobby Dean, owner of the Lickety Splitz strip club (season 1)
Bethany Anne Lind as Grace Young, Pastor Mason Young's pregnant wife (season 1)
Sharon Blackwood as Eugenia Dermody, Sam's controlling, overbearing mother who works for her son's real estate business (season 1)
Joseph Melendez as Garcia, an enforcer for Del (season 1)
Janet McTeer as Helen Pierce, Chicago-based attorney who represents the cartel (season 2)[13]
Darren Goldstein as Charles Wilkes, a wealthy businessman and political donor (season 2)
Damian Young as Jim, Wilkes' right-hand man (season 2)
Nelson Bonilla as Nelson, Pierce's enforcer (season 2)
Melissa Saint-Amand as Jade, a stripper who forms a bond with Sam (season 2)
Pedro Lopez as Jorge Mendoza, a member of the Navarro Cartel (season 2)

text: Production[edit]

text: The show is set at a modest waterfront resort at Lake of the Ozarks, inspired by the Alhonna Resort and Marina, where series creator Dubuque worked as a dock hand while attending college in Missouri during the 1980s.[14] Most of the shooting locations are in the Atlanta area at Lake Allatoona and Lake Lanier, rather than at the Lake of the Ozarks, because of tax breaks offered by the state of Georgia.[15][16] The film crew constructed a set in Georgia after extensively studying the Alhonna Resort property.[14] Some scenes are filmed at Chicago locations.[17] Only a few scenes of the pilot were shot in the city of Lake Ozark, Missouri; these include shots of the locally famous "Welcome To Lake Of the Ozarks" sign and the "Injun Joe Muffler Man" statue. Originally, Jason Bateman was supposed to be the sole director for the first season, but scheduling conflicts prevented it, so he directed only the first two and last two.[18] The series was renewed for a 10-episode second season on August 15, 2017.[7]

text: Opening credits[edit]

text: Graphic designer Fred Davis created a white letter 'O', which is featured on a black background at the beginning of each episode. Within the quartered circle of the 'O' are four symbols which foreshadow the main plot points in that episode. Additionally, each of these hand-drawn symbolic images are formed to represent the remaining letters in "Ozark". For example, for episode one, a kneeling man represents "Z"; a building represents "A"; a gun represents "R"; and a falling man represents "K".[19]

text: Episodes[edit]

text: SeasonEpisodesOriginally released110July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)210August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)

text: Season 1 (2017)[edit]

text:
No.overallNo. inseasonTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date11"Sugarwood"Jason BatemanStory by : Bill Dubuque & Mark Williams Teleplay by : Bill DubuqueJuly 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
Marty Byrde and his partner Bruce are Chicago-based financial advisers who launder money for a Mexican drug cartel.  Bruce and the trucking company owners who move the cash skim $8 million, which causes their cartel contact Del to kill Bruce, Bruce's fiancée Liz, and the father-son trucking company owners.  To save his own life, Marty uses a promotional flier Bruce showed him as the inspiration for a spur-of-the-moment claim that the Ozarks are a good potential location for laundering, and that if allowed to live, he will wash $500 million in five years.  Partly persuaded, Del gives Marty a few days to replace the $8 million Bruce stole, and then tells him to move his family to the Ozarks and prove his claim by laundering it in three months.  Marty's wife Wendy is having an affair with Sugarwood, and follows his advice to leave Marty and take their two children and as much money as she can secure, which causes Del to have Sugarwood killed.
22"Blue Cat"Jason BatemanStory by : Bill Dubuque & Mark Williams Teleplay by : Bill DubuqueJuly 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
Wendy, Marty and their two children arrive in the Ozarks and begin to meet local residents, including several members of the Langmore family who work at the hotel where they are staying.  Marty attempts to find local businesses he can invest in so that he can commence money laundering for the cartel, while Wendy goes house hunting.  Charlotte and Jonah disregard their parents' instructions to guard the hotel room, with Charlotte falling for a ruse planned by cousins Ruth and Wyatt Langmore.  Ruth enters the vacant hotel room and steals part of the $8 million Marty is supposed to launder.  Marty risks his life to recover the cash from Ruth, Wyatt and other Langmores, but it is clear they will continue to be trouble.  The FBI discovers the remains of Bruce and the others who were killed with him, which makes them suspicious of Marty's sudden move from Chicago.  Agent Roy Petty decides to follow Marty to the Ozarks, convinced he is somehow involved.  Marty considers committing suicide so Wendy can collect his life insurance and flee with the children, but changes his mind after he realizes that the Blue Cat inn and restaurant might be a suitable place to invest in.
33"My Dripping Sleep"Daniel SackheimRyan FarleyJuly 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
The Byrdes move into a lakefront house while Buddy, the terminally ill homeowner, moves to the basement.  FBI Agent Trevor Evans, Roy's former boyfriend, follows Roy's instructions to approach the Byrdes, who are not intimidated and continue maintaining their innocence.  The Byrdes are made aware that while skimming money, Bruce was also an FBI informant.  Trevor sees that Roy is becoming obsessed, foretelling continued problems for the Byrdes.  Charlotte and Jonah are told the real reason for their move to the Ozarks, and Jonah does online research to learn more about the cartel.  Wendy gets a job as an advance person and "stager" for the real estate broker she dealt with when buying Buddy's house.  Charlotte's job interview does not end well after she spots Wyatt outside the store and punches him in retaliation for his ruse at the hotel.  Marty begins activities at the Blue Cat, despite the suspicions of Rachel, the primary owner.  Ruth uses her knowledge of the Byrdes' cash to persuade Marty to hire her as a dishwasher at the Blue Cat, and informs her cousins and uncles that her plan is to learn Marty's money laundering operation, and then kill him and take the money.
44"Tonight We Improvise"Daniel SackheimPaul KolsbyJuly 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
Marty gathers information on Lickety Splitz, a money-losing strip club; turned away by the owner previously, he still intends to control it so he can use it for money laundering.  Jonah finds the carcass of a coyote and cuts it open, causing his parents to worry it is a sign of future troubles.  They are relieved to find that he was only studying the vultures that came to feed.  Marty hires Ruth to break into the Lickety Splitz safe.  Working undercover, Roy watches Marty at the Blue Cat, and develops an interest in Russ Langmore, Wyatt's father and Ruth's uncle.  Bobby Dean, the owner of Lickety Splitz, is arrested because of Ruth's plan, and Marty gains access to the safe.  He posts Bobby's bail and uses the information from the safe to force Bobby to sell the club.  Jacob and Darlene Snell are revealed as major heroin dealers, for whom Bobby was laundering money.  They kill Bobby as retaliation for losing the club, and to keep their drug business secret.  Marty shares business secrets with Jonah, including how to make new cash used in drug transactions look old so it can be mixed with cash from legitimate business before being deposited at the bank.
55"Ruling Days"Andrew BernsteinMartin ZimmermanJuly 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
Bobby's body turns up at the Byrdes' boat dock, which they unconvincingly explain away as an accident.  Shown copies of the sale documents for the strip club, the sheriff realizes he has no evidence the Byrdes had a motive to kill Bobby, and takes no further action.  Jacob Snell attempts to persuade Marty to launder money for him at Lickety Splitz.  Marty sees Mason Young, the local pastor, holding boat-based Sunday services on the lake, and realizes that building Mason a church could present an opportunity to launder money.  Marty asks Ruth to run the strip club over the Fourth of July weekend, which leads to him hiring her as the full time manager.  She betters Bobby's management with actions, including hiring new staff, that turn Lickety Splitz into a moneymaker.  Roy continues to use Russ as a fishing guide, and attempts to kiss him, provoking a violent reaction.  Ruth continues to follow her incarcerated father Cade's advice to learn more about Marty's money laundering, and discovers the hiding place where he stashed the $8 million he brought from Chicago.
66"Book of Ruth"Andrew BernsteinWhit AndersonJuly 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
The Snells show Marty their operation, and inform him they have been using Mason's church on the lake to distribute heroin.  They warn Marty to stop church construction, with implied threats to Mason's pregnant wife Grace if Marty does not persuade him to resume boat-based services.  Marty appears likely to meet the three-month deadline for laundering the $8 million he brought from Chicago, and he and Wendy temporarily reconcile in celebration.  During sex, Marty intentionally reminds her of an encounter with Sugarwood.  She then discovers the video Marty's private investigator made, which causes an angry confrontation.  Charlotte works at the Blue Cat, and turns down Wyatt's "anti-tourists" party invitation to go with Zach, a tourist from Chicago.  She drinks with Zach and loses her virginity, and Zach departs for Chicago the next day without saying goodbye, prompting Wyatt to tell her the tourists always leave, and she is now "one of us", i.e. a permanent local resident.  Russ acknowledges he is gay, and begins a sexual relationship with Roy.  Ruth and Russ devise a plan to kill Marty at Cade's instigation.  Russ tells Roy, who secretly intervenes.  Wendy opens Del's package, and Marty and she recognize the contents as a warning to speed up the money laundering.
77"Nest Box"Ellen KurasAlyson FeltesJuly 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
Mason does not end construction at the church, and to dissuade the Snells from killing him, Marty hands over the $700,000 of cartel cash he has not yet laundered.  Marty tells Mason the Snells are drug dealers, and want him to resume services on the lake.  The Snells tell Mason Marty was only constructing the church so he could launder money.  Understanding Marty's claims of philanthropy and temporary construction delays are false, Mason burns down the building's framework.  Charlotte and Jonah start school, and Charlotte is depressed about the family's changed circumstances.  After she skips classes to take a bus to Chicago, Ruth and Wendy catch up in St. Louis and bring her back.  Roy convinces Russ to try starting a bait and tackle shop and get Marty to invest.  Roy also convinces Russ to say that he will not be involved in any more attempts to kill Marty.  Cade tells Ruth not to visit him in prison again unless Marty is dead.  After returning home, Charlotte goes for a night swim.  Ignoring Buddy's advice to stay near the shore, she swims far into the lake.  After nearly allowing herself to drown, she touches bottom and realizes the water is not as deep as she thought.  She giddily makes her way back to shore, her depression gone.
88"Kaleidoscope"Ellen KurasRyan FarleyJuly 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
A flashback to 2007 shows Wendy and Marty driving when she reveals she is pregnant again.  While discussing the news, they are involved in a car accident that causes a miscarriage which results in Wendy's extended period of depression.  Wendy unsuccessfully attempts to reenter the job market after the births of her children.  As a public relations operative for political campaigns, she is revealed to have worked for Bobby Rush's early Congressional campaigns and Barack Obama's campaigns for the Illinois Senate.  Del approaches Marty and Bruce to launder the cartel's money and after reviewing Del's ledgers they decline, but agree to reconsider.  Marty expects Wendy will be opposed, but to his surprise, she approves.  Bruce and Marty commit to work for Del, and Del has his previous financial advisor Louis killed in front of them.  Not only was Louis skimming, which Del suspected and Marty confirmed when analyzing the ledgers, he was also informing to Roy at the FBI.  Roy has a steady boyfriend and fledgling FBI career, but a difficult relationship with his mother, who is a heroin addict.  Unhappy at the FBI's insistence on pursuing terrorists rather than drug dealers, Roy plots to get his way.
99"Coffee, Black"Jason BatemanWhit AndersonJuly 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
Buddy taught Jonah to shoot, and after realizing a cartel operative is shadowing the Byrdes, Jonah has Tuck buy him a rifle in a straw purchase.  Marty and Wendy previously convinced her employer Sam's mother Eugenia to deposit her savings in Marty's new "investment fund".  Her $900,000 replaces the $700,000 Marty paid the Snells.  With this influx, he completes laundering the $8 million on time.  The cartel immediately delivers $50 million – the first of the $500 million Marty promised to wash.  Eugenia dies in an accident, and Sam wants access to her savings to pay for her elaborate funeral.  Instead, Marty and Wendy volunteer to pay, and end up buying the funeral home.  Roy reveals to Russ that their relationship is a ploy, and he recorded Russ's admission of trying to kill Marty.  This forces Russ to turn informant against Ruth, who Roy intends to turn informant on Marty.  Instead, Russ and his brother Boyd plan to rob and kill Marty to finance a life on the run.  Ruth suspects Russ is an informant and intends to kill Marty. Realizing she will be blamed she acts first, killing Russ and Boyd with the same method she had earlier tried on Marty.
1010"The Toll"Jason BatemanChris MundyJuly 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
The Byrdes try to be supportive of Wyatt and his brother Three, but Wyatt suspects Marty killed Russ and Boyd.  Mason's conscience renders him unable to preach on the lake.  He arrives home to find the Snells retaliated; Grace is gone, but he discovers a newborn.  Marty decides it is not safe if his family stays.  Garcia, the cartel operative intervenes to keep them from leaving.  Jonah sneaks out and returns with his rifle.  When he attempts to shoot Garcia, he finds Buddy unloaded it.  Buddy holds a shotgun on Garcia as Wendy and the children depart, then shoots him.  Rachel finds part of the $50 million, which she takes as she drives away.  Del tortures Marty to find out where Garcia is. Marty explains a plan to use the cartel to distribute Snell heroin, while the Snells allow a casino on their property to launder cartel money.  Del is intrigued and intends to explain away Garcia's death if there’s a deal.  Del and the Snells agree, but Darlene kills Del when he replies to her putdowns with one of his own.  Wendy and the children decide to stay and face the risks with Marty rather than flee without him.

text: Season 2 (2018)[edit]

text:
No.overallNo. inseasonTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date111"Reparations"Jason BatemanChris MundyAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Darlene and Ash cremate Del's body on the Snell farm.  Marty and Jacob send Ash to Chicago with Del's car and credit cards to establish Del's presence there, enabling them to claim he was not in the Ozarks. Without Del there to negotiate, Marty and the Snells meet with Helen Pierce, the Navarro Cartel’s attorney, to discuss the casino. Marty discusses with State Senator Brock Mercer the possibility of introducing legislation to allow casino construction.  Mercer's apprehensive and tells Marty to go to "the lake house". Marty and Wendy learn this is the home of businessman and political donor Charles Wilkes and meet him there to persuade him to back the legislation. Helen shows the Byrdes video of Ash using Del's credit card in Chicago.  She will overlook Del's death (and Garcia's) in exchange for "reparations" from the Snells, but does not tell Marty what will be satisfactory.  At Darlene's insistence, the Snells refuse to offer money, but Jacob understands a life must be paid, and kills Ash to save Darlene.  Marty and Wendy hide the truth from Charlotte and Jonah but acknowledge to each other that Ash's death satisfied the Navarros, meaning the casino project is still alive.
122"The Precious Blood of Jesus"Jason BatemanDavid MansonAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
The Kansas City Mafia sends Mercer an unsubtle message, causing state senate support for the casino bill to waver.  Marty capitalizes on Buddy's prior relationship with Mafia head Frank Cosgrove to reach agreement that the casino will be unionized, which keeps the project viable.  Wendy attends a prayer breakfast to woo faltering senators, and resorts to blackmail.  Wilkes makes a play for Wendy as the price for obtaining the vote of the last senate holdout, but Wendy rebuffs him.  Wendy sees Mason preaching on the streets of Jefferson City, baby Zeke at his side.  Rachel's drug and drinking binge causes her to wreck her car, leading Roy to turn her into an informant against Marty and send her back to the Blue Cat.  Cade is paroled and rebuffs the job Ruth persuaded Marty to offer.  Marty gives Ruth more responsibilities, including entrusting her with the cash to pay for acquiring and moving the riverboat that will house the casino.  Darlene looks for someone to love and nurture in Ash's place and asks Jacob if they can adopt a baby.  Cade robs a diner to show Ruth that he has not changed and demands her help in locating Marty's money.
133"Once a Langmore..."Andrew BernsteinAlyson FeltesAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
The casino bill passes, but Senator Blake commits suicide. The Byrde businesses are shut down by state inspectors at Roy's instigation, while the Byrdes wonder who pulled the strings. Wilkes wants a large casino-adjacent development in exchange for his aid, but the Snells will not sell more land. The Snells, Marty, and Jonah go hunting to discuss it, and Jonah kills a deer. The Snells torch Wilkes's boat as a warning to stop pressuring them. Wendy talks Mrs. Blake out of suing Wilkes for wrongful death by promising a charity in Senator Blake's name. Rachel attempts to obtain evidence against Marty and Roy uses stolen drugs to keep her in line. Ruth tries to buy the boat repair shop where her father works, giving Marty a new business for laundering, and creates a problem that persuades the owner to sell. Charlotte spends time with Wyatt, who continues pondering the deaths of Russ and Boyd. The Byrdes have dinner at the Snell house to celebrate their rapprochement, which features venison from Jonah's deer. Jonah uses his half of the $10,000 Charlotte took to open a bank account as Michael Fleming, the alias he received when the Byrdes fled after Garcia's death.
144"Stag"Andrew BernsteinRyan FarleyAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Wyatt's suspicion that Marty killed Russ and Boyd is heightened by Charlotte's admission that the Byrdes were at the scene. Roy pressures Rachel for useful information, including pretending to be a Blue Cat bar customer. Rachel has bathroom sex with a bar pickup and calls him Marty to irritate Roy, who is monitoring her transmitter. To deflect Marty's suspicion from her, Rachel suggests the man from the Blue Cat (Roy) might be a police officer. An infuriated Roy threatens her with a violent end if she does not produce evidence. The Byrdes' planned bribe of a state gaming official ends when Wendy correctly suspects a trap. Wendy tries to provide money to Mason, who angrily refuses. Marty pays scant attention to Ruth while handling other problems, so she confides in Rachel, who uses the relationship to gather evidence for Roy. He obtains a search warrant for the Byrde home, where he identifies himself to Marty and Wendy for the first time. Sam runs Lickety Splitz in name because as a felon, Ruth cannot be associated with Marty during state scrutiny of the casino application. Buddy's health declines, and he’s hospitalized, but he recovers after returning home.
155"Game Day"Phil AbrahamPaul KolsbyAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
The FBI finds Charlotte's half of the $10,000 she took, which Roy brings up during Marty's interrogation in the hopes that he will turn informant.  Roy also informs him that Ruth tried to kill him by wiring the dock the same way she did when she killed her uncles.  Roy makes Ruth look like an informant, and Helen asks the Byrdes whether she can be trusted.  Marty hesitates before saying yes, then races to the Langmores to warn Ruth.  Ruth admits she tried to kill Marty, but says she will not try again because circumstances have changed, so he vouches for her to Helen, but Helen's associates subject Ruth to waterboarding interrogation.  Ruth does not crack, and Helen tells Marty she is impressed with Ruth's willpower.  Marty reminds Wendy that she cheated on him, and Charlotte overhears and informs Jonah.  Charlotte and Jonah discuss using what is left of their money took to buy a van and run away.  Helen tells the Snells to burn their poppies so Roy will not find any evidence, but Darlene resists.  Wendy brings Darlene adoption information, which is a ploy to enable Buddy to gain access to the Snell farm and burn the field.
166"Outer Darkness"Phil AbrahamNing ZhouAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Buddy dies in Wendy's car as they leave the Snell farm, and the Byrdes arrange an elaborate funeral.  Jonah uses Buddy's Rolodex to contact his friends, and the large crowd at the service includes Frank and his Kansas City associates.  Roy leads a raid on the Snell farm, and Jacob says the burned field was an intentional controlled fire.  Roy scoffs, but is ecstatic to find buried bones.  Mason returns, hoping the bones include Grace's remains, and volunteers Zeke for DNA testing.  Marty and the Snells disinter several Snell ancestors and use their remains to replace the bones the FBI found, throwing off the test results and enabling Jacob to claim authorities desecrated his family's ancient burial places.  Roy interrogates Wilkes, who offers to inform on Marty in exchange for Wendy's protection, but she refuses to leave Marty.  Ruth agrees to help her father with his illegal activities, deciding that working with Marty will not produce the long term benefits she hoped for.  Marty promises Rachel that after the casino is approved, he will return the Blue Cat to her.  She kisses Marty to prevent him from revealing more, and reveal Roy's transmitter.
177"One Way Out"Alik SakharovMartin ZimmermanAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Marty wants to keep Rachel working at the Blue Cat and use her to feed Roy misinformation.  Wendy is suspicious of both Rachel and Marty's relationship with her.  The police take Zeke into state custody, prompting Mason to kidnap Wendy and hold her in the basement of his home while demanding Marty's aid in getting Zeke back.  Cade and Ruth attempt to steal the FLIR System from an expensive boat and sell it to a black-market buyer.  The owner is unexpectedly home, forcing them to flee empty-handed.  Ruth tells Cade she believes Marty's cartel money may be hidden at the funeral home and agrees to help him steal it.  Marty and Wilkes succeed in retrieving Zeke from state custody.  Marty brings him to Mason but ends up killing Mason during a confrontation afterwards.  Marty and Wendy clean up the basement of Mason's house and cremate his body at the funeral home, then take Zeke home as a supposed foster child.  The Byrdes use the baby to help present a likable family image during a news interview arranged by a public relations representative trying to create positive coverage of the casino project.
188"The Big Sleep"Alik SakharovDavid MansonAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Rachel overdoses after Roy stops supplying her and she purchases heroin.  Heroin distributed by the Navarros is laced with Fentanyl, and numerous ODs are traced to the Snells; Darlene spiked it as revenge for the cartel's insistence on burning the poppy field.  The Navarros ambush the Snells.  Ruth and Cade break into the funeral home, but find no cash.  Wyatt is expelled for aiding Jonah during a school fight, but Marty gets it rescinded, keeping alive Wyatt's chances for admission to Mizzou.  Charlotte steals an expensive book for Wyatt, which he refuses, explaining the disparity in punishment if a Langmore is blamed instead of someone like her.  Wendy uses the laundering network Jonah created to donate to Wilkes's charity.  When Wendy informs him he accepted cartel money, he realizes he is blackmailed into continuing to support the casino project.  Marty learns Roy's mother is an addict and has a Navarro associate supply her with drugs.  Roy returns home to care for her, enabling Marty to send Rachel to Miami for addiction treatment.  After buying a van and living in it to stay away from home, Charlotte informs her parents of her desire for emancipation.
199"The Badger"Ben SemanoffPaul Kolsby & Martin ZimmermanAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Charlotte hires an attorney for her emancipation case.  Jacob and Darlene survive the ambush, though Jacob is wounded.  Marty and Helen inform Jacob that riparian rights and eminent domain enable the government to seize land for the casino if the Snells will not sell.  Jacob acquiesces, and decides to kill Darlene to keep the peace.  As he moves to stab her on their morning walk, he suddenly collapses.  Darlene tells him she poisoned his coffee and they pledge their love to each other before he dies.  Wilkes arranges for the Byrdes to meet the gaming commissioners and the chairman requests a non-union site in exchange for his support, to which Marty agrees, despite knowing it will anger Cosgrove.  The casino is approved, and Marty arranges an exit for his family that includes fleeing to Australia and leaving cartel business in Ruth's hands, to which Ruth agrees.  Cade and Wyatt rob Lickety Splitz, and Ruth does not identify them to the sheriff, but does try to recover and return the money.  Wyatt is accepted to Mizzou; he is not sure about going, but Ruth is determined to send him to keep him from a life of crime.
2010"The Gold Coast"Amanda MarsalisChris MundyAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Roy returns to finish pending business before his Chicago transfer.  He goes fishing and argues with Cade, who kills him and sinks his body.  Darlene wants Zeke, and shaves Jonah's head as a warning, forcing the Byrdes to hand Zeke over.  Marty shows Ruth details of cartel business in preparation for his family’s departure, including the location of the cartel's $50 million – Buddy's mausoleum.  Knowing he was recognized while hiding Roy's car, Cade plans to flee before he is arrested.  He tries blackmailing Ruth for money by threatening to tell Wyatt she killed Russ and Boyd.  Instead, Ruth tells Wyatt, who drives away in anger. Angry that Cade attacked Charlotte while trying to find Marty's money, Wendy meets Cade and offers him $500,000 to leave town.  He takes it and drives away, but the payoff is a ruse and a Navarro associate kills him.  At the casino's opening ceremony, Helen tells the Byrdes she is returning to Chicago.  Wendy tells Marty the family is not fleeing to the Gold Coast because it is safer to stay.  Frank blows up Marty's office as a warning to solve the union versus non-union labor issue.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: Season 1[edit]

text: The first season of Ozark received positive reviews, with major praise aimed at Bateman's performance. On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20] On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a approval rating of 68%, with an average rating of 6.81/10 based on 62 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Ozark hasn't yet reached the same level as the classic crime dramas to which it will inevitably be compared, but its satisfyingly complex plot – and a gripping performance from Jason Bateman – suggest greater potential."[21]

text: Brian Lowry of CNN wrote, "While the fish-out-of-water concept is one of TV's oldest, Ozark carves out its own path with clever twists—including a late-in-the-run flashback explaining how the cartel came into his life—and the sheer strength of the performances."[22] TV critic Sonia Saraiya of Variety wrote that Ozark is "smart, well-crafted, and says something," and that the series "comes together under Bateman's disarming and deceptively complex performance as Marty."[23] Tim Dowling of The Guardian wrote "Laura Linney is, as ever, magnificent".[24]

text: Critics compared Ozark positively to Breaking Bad, both of which involve a seemingly normal protagonist suddenly immersed in a world of crime. Nick Hanover wrote in Film Daily, "Once you get past the surface similarities, Ozark shines as something special and inventive, an intense crime opera where the scenery is as much the star as anyone in the cast."[25]

text: Season 2[edit]

text: The second season received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[26] On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 67%, with an average rating of 6.11/10, based on 27 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Engaging and entertaining – if not particularly challenging – Ozark's descent into darker waters is kept afloat by another superb turn from Laura Linney."[27] Alison Foreman of Mashable noted how the female characters are not just "emotional fodder" for the male characters, stating "Season 2 of Netflix's Ozark, however, champions female stories through all 10 of its episodes with an array of women that rivals the ensemble complexity of HBO's The Sopranos."[28]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Year

Awards

Category

Recipient

Result

Ref.

2018

Golden Globe Awards

Best Actor – Television Series Drama

Jason Bateman

Nominated

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Location Managers Guild Award

Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Television

Wes Hagan, Kevin Dowling

Won

[30]

People's Choice Awards

The Drama TV Star of 2018

Jason Bateman

Pending

[31]

The Bingeworthy Show of 2018

Ozark

Pending

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman

Nominated

[32]

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Jason Bateman (for "The Toll")

Nominated

Daniel Sackheim (for "Tonight We Improvise")

Nominated

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)

Ben Kutchins (for "The Toll")

Nominated

Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)

Derek R. Hill, John Richardson, & Chuck Potter (for "My Dripping Sleep")

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman

Nominated

[33]

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Laura Linney

Nominated

Writers Guild of America Awards

New Series

Whit Anderson, Bill Dubuque, Paul Kolsby, Mark Williams, Martin Zimmerman, Ryan Farley, Alyson Feltes and Chris Mundy

Nominated

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