Wizards of Waverly Place is an
Emmy Award-winning live-action
Disney Channel Original Series which premiered on October 12, 2007 on
Disney Channel.
[www.emmys.com/nominations?tid=123 Emmy Awards 2009] The series was created by Todd J. Greenwald, and stars
Selena Gomez,
David Henrie and
Jake T. Austin as three siblings with magical abilities.
The series began filming in July 2009 in
High Definition for its third season.
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Premise
The WW show centers on the Russo family, which includes
Alex (
Selena Gomez), her younger brother
Max (
Jake T. Austin), and their older brother
Justin (
David Henrie); Alex's best friend
Harper (
Jennifer Stone) is also part of the storyline. The three Russo siblings are wizards and live with their
Italian-American father
Jerry (
David DeLuise), a former wizard, and their
Mexican-American mother,
Theresa (
Maria Canals Barrera) who is a as mortal. The siblings have to keep their secret safe.
