Lindsey Shaw Movies
The archetypal middle-American everygirl, Nebraskan actress Lindsey Shaw first reached viewers in the mid-2000s when the then-teenager signed for a lead role in the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. In that program -- a silly and goofy sitcom about a sixth grader's adventures at a new middle school -- Shaw played Mose, the lead character's one and only female friend and the object of affections from the local tough. That series folded after three seasons, and the actress went on to play high-schooler Claire Tolchuck, the popular older sister of awkward main character Justin (Dan Byrd), on the culture-clash comedy Aliens in America, which lasted just one season. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- 2007
This CW sitcom was set in Medora, Wisconsin, where dwelled the Tolchuck family: Father Gary (Scott Patterson), mother Franny (Amy Pietz), son Justin (Dan Byrd) and daughter Claire (Lindsay Shaw). Desperate to fit in with the cool kids at school, the nerdish Justin (who narrated the series, Malcolm in the Middle style) decided if he couldn't make friends, he'd "import" one. Thus, he talked his parents into being the sponsors for an exchange student from Pakistan, an amiable Muslin teenager named Raja (Adhir Kalyan). Though Justin and Raja formed an immediate bond, mom Claire was a bit frightened by her guest, her head filled with news reports of middle-east terrorism and such. Conversely, dad Gary was quite impressed by Raja's courtesy, loyalty, and strong work ethic--and besides, he was getting $500 a month for sponsoring the kid. As for Claire, she was too preoccupied with being the "dream girl" of every jock in school, and the actual girlfriend of classmate Jeffrey (Harlan Jackson), to concern herself with Raja. In case the reader hasn't caught on by now, the purpose of this series was to dispel viewers in the post-9/11 era of the idotic assumption that every Muslim posed an eminent threat to the American way of life: Indeed, Raja may have been the most lovable and nonthreatening TV alien since Robin Williams' Mork From Ork. Aliens in America debuted October 1, 2007. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dan Byrd, Adhir Kalyan, (more)
