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Stephen Wilson Bethel born February 24, 1984, professionally known as Wilson Bethel, is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie and as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. He is also the star and creator of the web series Stupid Hype on the The CW's new online platform CWD. Bethel was born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, the son of Stephen Bethel and author Joyce Maynard. Before becoming a regular on The Young and the Restless, Bethel had been seen on television in various one-time roles on shows such as JAG, Cold Case, and NCIS.- Actor
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Actor Shepperd Strudwick had dark, dignified, matinée-styled good looks but with a slightly shady countenance that may have prevented him from attaining top "leading man" stardom in films. Nevertheless he earned distinguished marks in a number of films and returned most frequently to his first love, the theater, throughout his career.
The North Carolina native was born Shepperd Strudwick, Jr. on September 22, 1907, the son of a cotton mill executive. The scion of a prominent family that settled in Hillsborough, his descendants were comprised of doctors, scientists, architects, actors and painters, one of which, Edmund Charles Fox Strudwick, a physician, earned distinction as the first president of the North Caorlina Medical Society. Following high school Strudwick attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with designs on becoming a writer. At one point he was on the editorial staff of his college magazine. In between studies he also joined the university's drama club, the Carolina Playmakers, and ultimately decided to switch his major to drama.
Appearing in a number of college productions before his graduation, Strudwick moved to New York in 1928 to pursue a professional career. Almost immediately he won small parts in two Broadway plays, "The Yellow Jacket" and "Falstaff," both starring the shows' producer Charles Coburn and his wife, actress Ivah Wills. He followed those with "Under the Gaslight" (1929) and "The Life Line" (1930). Throughout the 1930s Strudwick enhanced a number of Broadway and regional productions, notably "Both Your Houses" (1933) "Let Freedom Ring" (1935) and Shakespeare's "As You Like It" (1937), the last in which he starred as Orlando. The Shakespearean cast included his first wife, actress Helen Wynn, whom he had married in May of 1936. The couple later appeared together in a 1939 Broadway production of "The Three Sisters" in which he played Vershinin and she Olga. Helen became the mother of his only child, Shepperd Strudwick III.
In the late 1930s, at the age of 31, Strudwick was summoned to Hollywood with a strong theatrical reputation preceding him. MGM hired him and he eventually gained some notice for his debonair portrayals of Southern-styled gents. He tested, in fact, for the part of Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939) but lost the role to Leslie Howard. At MGM his first two roles were biographical shorts, portraying noted Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis in the Oscar-winning biographical short That Mothers Might Live (1938) and the infamous 19th century Mexican bandit Joaquin Murrieta (1938). He then began to go through the supporting paces in secondary feature films. These included the romantic comedy Fast Company (1938) starring Melvyn Douglas and a couple of popular film series' entries: Congo Maisie (1940) starring Ann Sothern and Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940) headlining Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore. His last picture for MGM was the aviation film Flight Command (1940) starring Robert Taylor.
Strudwick changed both studios and his marquee moniker in 1941 after signing up with 20th Century Fox. Given the more suitable "leading man" name of John Shepperd, he nevertheless continued to use his real name under the New York stage lights. Tall and aristocratic-looking with a sleepy-eyed handsomeness, he characters seemed to induce suspicion or skepticism as to their intentions. At 20th he demonstrated "second lead" potential opposite some of the silver screen's most beautiful stars of the time: Gene Tierney, Loretta Young, Claudette Colbert and Carole Landis among them, but was unable to rise to the top romantic star ranks. His best chance came starring as the acutely melancholy poet in The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942) opposite Linda Darnell. Despite his abilities and fine work, however, he remained a second-tier performer.
By the post-war years, Shepperd was firmly entrenched in character roles, usually playing patrician fathers, corrupt politicians, reverends or sober-faced professional types. Parts in such film greats as Joan of Arc (1948), All the King's Men (1949) and A Place in the Sun (1951) came his way. A member in good standing at the Actors Studio, where he met his second wife, actress Margaret O'Neill, Strudwick went back to using his real name in both stage and film outings once his "leading man" chances had passed.
He made a strong return to Broadway in the 1950s in both comedic and dramatic productions including "Affairs of State" (1950), "The Bat" (1953), "The Ladies of the Corridor" (1953), "The Night Circus" (1958) and "Only in America" (1959). In 1962 he portrayed George in the matinée productions of the landmark Edward Albee drama "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" on Broadway and eventually took over the part in August of 1963.
Frequently on TV he was a regular dramatic guest player throughout the 1960s and 1970s on such shows as "The Twilight Zone," "The Defenders", "McMillan and Wife" and "The Name of the Game". He also joined the daytime drama circuit playing both stand-up gents and shady ones on such serials as As the World Turns (1956) and Another World (1964). He also had Emmy-nominated turns on the soaps One Life to Live (1968) and Love of Life (1951).
Shepperd capped his theatrical career with a Tony-nominated featured performance in "To Grandmother's House We Go" in 1981. Following his last acting part on a 1982 TV episode of "Nurse", Shepperd took ill and died of cancer in New York City on January 15, 1983. He was survived by both his son and his fourth wife, Mary Jeffrey, whom he married in 1977.- Yusuf Keith Gatewood is an American actor that portrays the role of Vincent Griffith, a witch formerly possessed by Finn Mikaelson, in The Originals. Initially joining Season 2 as a recurring actor, he became a series regular in the second half of the season. His television work includes several guest appearances on the television series such as Hack (2003), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006), CSI and CSI: Miami (2007).
- Amanda Batula was born on 24 July 1991 in Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA.
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As a director, Leif's independent feature film "The 60 Yard Line" won Best Comedy at the Wisconsin Film Festival, the Phoenix Comicon Film Festival, and the IFS Film Festival. The film eventually went on to get a theatrical release, premiering on over 90 screens. His short films (written and directed by him): "Passed the Brush" won Best Short at Vertical Movie Film Festival and the VertiFilms Prague Film Festival; "Heavy Stuff" won Best Comedy/Horror at the South Dakota Film Festival and the Die Laughing Film Festival; "Birth is Beautiful" won him Best Editing at the Reel Comedy Festival; and "Hyte" was nominated for Best Sci-Fi Short at Shockerfest. As a production designer, he won two LA Weekly Awards, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a Drama Critics Circle Award. As an actor, Leif has been in "The Amazing Spider-Man" (where he killed Uncle Ben) and "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2" (where he tried his best to kill Paul Blart). Other lead roles in features include "Don't Blink", "AWOL-72", and "Lunatics, Lovers and Poets" (which earned him a Best Lead Actor nomination at Method Fest Film Festival). He has guest starred on numerous TV shows, including: "Rebel", "NCIS", "S.W.A.T.," "The Crossing," "How to Get Away with Murder," "Chicago P.D.," and "Criminal Minds," to name a few. As a playwright, his stage play "The Zombie Effect" has had 3 sell-out runs in Los Angeles, and his stage play "Mark on Society" was on the short list for the Garland Awards. In his very limited free time, he skates as a banked track roller derby referee (under the name of Wild Bill Hiccup) for the L.A. Derby Dolls, where his wife (DoomsDaisy) and daughter (Chewblocka) both skate on teams. He usually refs for the national championships (Battle on the Bank) where...he also won a referee MVP award.- Actress
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Kristin Malko was born on 15 November 1982 in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Out of the Box (2020), Your Baby (2015) and Prison Break (2005). She has been married to Eric Rywalski since 13 July 2013. They have one child.- Joe Lanza was born on 29 May 1982 in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA. He is an actor, known for West Side Story (2021), Things Heard & Seen (2021) and The Half of It (2020).
- Ila Britton was born on 22 November 1916 in Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for The Untouchables (1959), Flight (1958) and Ben Casey (1961). She died on 30 January 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Ted Pappas was born in 1953 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for The Last Demon Slayer (2011), When a Man Comes Home (2007) and Frihed på prøve (2010).
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Juliana was born in New Jersey to Leonard and Ingrid LaBarbiera. In 1997, HBO released a documentary about Amy LaBarbiera, Juliana's older sister, who was undergoing multiple heart and lung transplants and ultimately passed away in 1996. The documentary won the CableACE award in 1997.
Juliana made the move to LA in July of 2016 after receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Chapman University. Since then, she has booked 5 commercials, including national spots for HomeGoods and ESPN. Juliana wrapped her first feature film at the start of 2022 and can be seen doing standup comedy at Flappers, Thousand Oaks Brewing, Fourth Wall Comedy, and Hollywood Improv.
Juliana is a Second City Conservatory Graduate, and completed 3 shows on their main stage: The Blech Pander Party, Flight Club, and Escape to Journalist Island.- Make-Up Department
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Samantha Reese's fascination with beauty started back when she was just an overactive toddler. It was her morning routine, that sparked her infatuation with beauty, hair and makeup in particular. At the young age of 11, Samantha convinced her mother to let her transform half of their finished basement (as she grew up in Michigan) into a full-service salon, as she had taught herself how to do basic hairstyling, makeup, and acrylic nails. To find customers, she and her childhood best friend set out on foot, in her quiet East Lansing, Michigan neighborhood, literally going door-to-door, soliciting her neighbors asking if they "needed [their] hair done."
Now, almost 2 decades later, after trying her hand at acting, while living in Los Angeles, hair and makeup artistry was still a part of the picture, as she did side jobs for film, TV and Music videos as a Makeup Artist. At the time, she didn't realize that those small (and some not so small) projects working behind the scenes, were seeds being planted for what she would ultimately be doing, and have such a passion for.
Today, Samantha works full time as a freelance makeup artist. She workshop on runway shows such as Atlanta International Fashion Week, Escada, Christian Dior, Etro, Versace, and more, for brands such as Porsche, and Home Depot, and a myriad of independent films and commercial ads.- Mary Jo Wold was born on 2 August 1995 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Babylon Fields (2007), I Know My Kid's a Star (2008) and The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (2007).
- Gaius Lee DuPree is a child actor. His most recent film works are: Relation Shipwreck (2015),Dead Redux (2016), A Little Different (2015), Rook (2014), ...to Ashes (2014), Insignifigance (2014), My Devil's Night, Back Where She Came From (2015), Doritos: ASL Doritos Baby - Crash the Super Bowl 2014 (2014) and Vamp Bikers the Series (2015).
It all began with a commercial job, as the "PYRAM Boy" (2014) with the PYRAM Company, selling Essential Oils, in Riverside, California. During doing this commerical job, he was recognized by a low budget filmmaker and he received his first movie role in Vamp Bikers the Series (2015) portraying the character "Kevin". While wrapping Vamp Bikers the Series (2014), the creator and the director were very pleased with his performance, and they recast him as "Kevin" in the Vamp Vamp Bikers the Series (2015). He was selected to portray an "A+" list character in My Devil's Night (2015), and he auditioned for the director Steve Habecker and cast director Rachael Lyne Farrokh shortly after his first film wrapped.
After Gaius Lee got cast by "My Devil's Night", the producer/ director, Nathan Vellappally of "Rook" (2014) noticed Gaius Lee, and he liked & cast him as a mafia's baby son, "William Pearson Jr". The creative writers of Dracula: The Dark World saw Gaius Lee in a screen-shot from Rook; and being inspired by Demo Reels of Gaius Lee's character, "William Pearson, Jr", he cast Gaius Lee as the main character, the Dark Prince. Gaius Lee continues to thrive throughout his multiple film resume.
Gaius Lee was born profoundly Deaf, to Jeffrey Lee DuPree and Thanya Marie DuPree in Tampa, Florida in 2013. He is a fifth generation deaf member of the DuPree family, second of 3 children. His two other brothers are Mason Lee DuPree and actor Phoenix Lee DuPree. Gaius has a sign name, of which is "GL" on the left shoulder, above the heart. His Deaf Mason Lee also shares same sign name, as part of the family's traditional sign names.
Gaius' primary language is American Sign Language, and he learned the sign 'milk', at two months old, making him the world's youngest person to learn sign language. He is being taught American Sign Language, of which depend upon facial expressions for grammar, and specific hand shapes for certain signs- by professionals and by his loving parents, of whom both are Native American Sign Language speakers. When Gaius reached five months old, his family decided to move to California to begin his film career after many people told them that he should be in film industry. - Nelson Martinez was born on 13 March 1989 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Corazón de León (2015), Tatted Souls (2017) and Friendly Fire (2013).
- Mike Luch was born on 28 April 1979 in Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA.
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Roy L. Shaw was born on 25 June 1982 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. He is a manager and writer.- Additional Crew
Zach Burhop was born on 25 December 1987 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. He is known for Rocket City Rednecks (2011), Pawn Stars (2009) and Mad Scientists (2011).- John Briggs was born on 1 February 1967 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Darcy's Off-White Wedding (2005).
- John Dee Holeman was born on 4 April 1929 in Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA. He died on 30 April 2021 in Roxboro, North Carolina,.
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Hamilton Harty was born on 4 December 1879 in Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland. Hamilton died on 19 February 1941 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.- Martin Baron was born on 24 October 1954 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA.
- Bunkie Blackburn was born on 24 April 1936 in Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA. He died on 28 February 2006 in Columbia, Tennessee, USA.
- Phill Cross was born on 16 October 1963 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA.
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Charlotte Michele Rich is an American born singer and actress from Hillsborough, New Jersey.
Charlotte studied performing arts all throughout her childhood and attended performing arts high school to study musical theater. After graduating high school she pursued performing arts in College and graduated with a bachelors degree from College of Saint Elizabeth in NJ.
Charlotte began her professional performing career when she was just 14 years old by appearing in local advertisements and commercials. When she was 18 years old she began working with multi-platinum producer Joshua Paul Thompson (Alicia Keys, Luther Vandross & O'TOWN). This in turn would help her gain more exposure by appearing on stage, in TV shows,independent films, music videos,commercials, and recording voice overs.
In the Winter of 2013 Charlotte released her debut album which was produced by platinum producer Robert Federici (Rockell) & multi-platinum producer Mark Salamone (Breaking Benjamin). She plans to continue doing more television/film and voice overs in the future.- Director
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Alexandra Schwartzberg was born on 1 July 1995 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. Alexandra is a director and writer, known for Catch a Likeness (2011).