Life with Derek (2005)


Life with Derek
Release Date18 September 2005
GenreFamily
CountryCanada
Filming LocationsCorner Brook, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
LanguageEnglish, French, Spanish
ColorColor

Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005 and ran for four seasons ending on March 25, 2009. The series starred Ashley Leggat and Michael Seater as the two oldest children in a stepfamily. It ended with 70 episodes and 1 spin-off television film, entitled Vacation with Derek.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Derek Venturi

Casey MacDonald

Lizzie MacDonald

Edwin Venturi

Nora MacDonald

George Venturi

Marti Venturi

Arnold Pinnock
Paul

Kit Weyman
Sam

Ralph

Sally

Truman

William Greenblatt
Sheldon Schlepper 

John Nelles
Principal Lassiter

Michael Kanev
Tinker

Michelle

Cole Starr
Young Derek Venturi

Jessica Levy
Amanda

Jon Cor
James Burton

Linda Davis

Receptionist

Cameron Ansell
Teddy

Patrick

Derek Moran
Andrew

Loren Amaral
Little Girl

Camden Angelis
Clara

Nicole Samantha Huff
Yvette

Director

Craig Pryce

Ron Murphy

Steve Wright

Ben Weinstein

Paul Fox

Writer

Daphne Ballon

Jeff Biederman

Bernice Vanderlaan

Alex Pugsley

Brian Hartigan

Matt MacLennan

Edward Riche

Suzanne Bolch

John May

Al Schwartz

Graham Seater

Producer

Jeff Biederman
producer

Paul Pope
producer

Suzanne French
producer

Shane Kinnear
executive: Shaftesbury Sales Company

Laurie McLarty
line producer / producer

Daphne Ballon
executive producer

Scott Garvie
executive producer

Christina Jennings
executive producer

Original Music

Gary Koftinoff

Cinematographer

Arthur E. Cooper

Milan Podsedly

Editor

Jean Coulombe

Craig Webster

Ben Wilkinson

Casting Director

Robin D. Cook

Production Designer

Marilyn Kiewiet

Art Director

Pam Hall

Set Decorator

Kathee Reardigan

Laura E. Penney

Costume Designer

Victoria Dobson

Makeup Department

Gail 'Freddie' Godden
hair stylist

Kathleen Graham
makeup artist

Dorothy Martin
key makeup artist / second key makeup artist

Jackie Saunders
assistant hair stylist / first assistant hair stylist

Production Manager

Sandra Walmark
executive in charge of production: Family Channel

Swin Chang
executive in charge of production: Family Channel

Sandra Gillen
post-production supervisor

Betty Orr
production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Andrew McNeill
assistant director / trainee assistant director

Kelly Stone
second assistant director

Juliana Conceicao
trainee assistant director

Katherine Hann
third assistant director

Ainsley Kendrick
trainee assistant director

Tony Poffandi
first assistant director

Michael J. Bowman
first assistant director

Dale MacLean
first assistant director

Ben Weinstein
second unit director

Art Department

Christian Huffman
graphics designer

Shelley Cornick
key scenic artist / assistant props 

Paul Wade
head carpenter

William Poulter
lead decorator

Davin Snip
property master

Tyler Unrau
props

Lori Bennett
art department trainee

Laura E. Penney
on-set dresser

Debbie Vatcher
property master / assistant property master

James Chalmers-Gow
carpenter

Gregg Davis
carpenter

Nick Dawson
paint laborer / painter

Bernard Dennis
carpenter

Jason Hussey
lead scenic painter

Dennis Keough
paint laborer / painter

Kenny Marche
carpenter

George McPhee
carpenter

Crystal Parsons
scenic painter

Marty Sexton
construction coordinator

Wally Snow
carpenter

Meghan McMaster
paint laborer / painter

Frank Croft
painter

Sound Department

Mark Beck
sound editor / sound effects editor

Alan deGraaf
sound re-recording mixer / re-recording sound mixer

John Gare
sound re-recording mixer / re-recording sound mixer

Sid Lieberman
foley artist

Matthew Hussey
first assistant sound editor / assistant sound editor

Doug Johnston
production sound mixer

Bruce Moffitt
boom operator

Jonas Kuhnemann
dialogue editor

John Dykstra
foley recordist

Cailey Milito
assistant sound editor

Richard Calistan
adr recordist

Randy Wilson
foley recordist

Dave Fritz
assistant adr recordist

Visual Effects

Greg Edwards
digital dailies

Rob LeBlanc
digital dailies

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert J. Petrie
gaffer

Karl Simmons
key grip

Kevin Neshevich
first assistant camera

Peter Battistone
first assistant camera

Mark O'Neill
second assistant camera / second assistant camera: "b" camera

Keith Burgess
second assistant camera

Simon Dalrymple
camera operator

Sean Doran
best boy / best boy grip

Ted Hart
camera operator

Nigel Markham
camera operator

Flora Planchat
electrician / lighting technician

Marvin Midwicki
camera operator

Patrick McGowan
director of photography: second unit

Steve Wilkie
still photographer

Ron O'Connell
assistant camera

Tim Murphy
best boy lighting

Mike Nieuwland
camera trainee

Casting Department

Sarah MacDonald Anderson
casting: Newfoundland

Sara Kay
casting associate

Maggie Keiley
casting: New Foundland / casting: Newfoundland

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Anita K. Schapansky
set costumer

Heather Rovet
assistant costume designer

Elaine Layden
wardrobe dailies

Marie J. Sharpe
assistant costume designer

Deborah Clarke
on-set costume supervisor

Kylie Cook
assistant set costumer

Editorial Department

Ed Ham
on-line editor

Mark Kueper
colorist

Marcel Brassard
assistant editor

Music Department

Andrea Higgins
music supervisor: Arpix Media Inc. / music supervisor: Arpix Media Inc

Gary Koftinoff
composer: opening theme

Ron Proulx
composer: opening theme

Transportation Department

Jason Andrews
driver

Chris Brothers
driver

Rick Simms
driver

Mark Sexton
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Duncan Morin
legal services

Debbie Wilkinson
production coordinator

Alex Pugsley
creative consultant / story editor

Mike Nieuwland
production assistant

Brent Stephenson
production assistant

Jeff Biederman
executive story editor

Sarah MacKinnon
assistant to producers

Janis Mudie
assistant to producers

Anthony Pangalos
assistant production coordinator

Brian Hartigan
story editor

Matt Schiller
script coordinator

Lynn Andrews
production coordinator

Sue Baldaro
unit publicist

Patsi Chalmers-Gow
production secretary

Jennifer De Boer
post-production accountant

Joan Dewling
assistant production accountant

Rebecca Herr
publicity coordinator

Jill Knox-Gosse
production accountant

Mitchell Kriegman
creative consultant

Tiffany Martin
assistant to producers

Nick Bolger
production assistant

Todd Buttenham
production assistant

Erin French
production assistant

Karen March
craft service

Steven Tsang
assistant craft service

Kevin Chandoo
opening title designer

Maureen Bradley
tutor

Stephanie Miller
script supervisor

Thanks

Mark Sexton
thanks

Production Company

Life With Derek IV
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Shaftesbury Films
-

Distributor

Family Channel, The

Disney Channel

Disney Channel

Disney Channel

Disney Channel

Koch Vision

Shaftesbury Sales Company

Miscellaneous

Arpix Media
music supervision






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