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An exciting, eclectic actor, Tim Abell is a man of his own making and when that making includes teaching ballroom dancing, horse training, writing, cooking, acting, producing and being a US Army Ranger with the 75th Ranger Regiment, you can see it is a formidable combination.
From the Maryland and Virginia area, as a young man Tim took up martial arts and boxing. He found a respect for wildlife conservation and a love for the land while hunting and fishing with his elders. At the age of 17 he joined the army, and owing to outstanding leadership skills, was promoted during basic training. He advanced quickly, attending AIT, Airborne School and Ranger School, all at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was assigned to the 2nd Ranger Battalion, Ft. Lewis, Washington, as a Ranger after enduring the Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP).
Gaining further promotions, Tim also achieved a substantial number of awards due to his expertise in many varied fields. During his final year in the Army he served with the 3rd US Infantry, "The Old Guard", Caisson Platoon. Here he excelled as a horseman and played Robert E. Lee and Andrew Jackson, charging into battle on his trusty steed, in the US Army dramatic re-enactment of the History of the United States Torch Light Tattoo, at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, and a longer version called "The Spirit of America" performed in various places.
After five years of service Tim left the army to go to college. Once there he was encouraged to join the Arthur Murray Dance Studio and was soon teaching class to support himself through college. It was here that Tim first got involved with the theatre. Just short of graduating he took the decision to leave college and head to Los Angeles, where he took classes with Jeff Corey while searching for that all-important break.
Early on, after a series of low-budget films and many theatre projects, his break came, when April Webster recommended that Jerry Bruckheimer cast him in Soldier of Fortune (1997) as Benny Ray Riddle, a former Marine scout/sniper recruited by the Pentagon to work as part of a covert team. The syndicated series ran for two seasons. Then followed a series of films that made much of Tim's military experiences, including The Base (1999), where he starred opposite Mark Dacascos in a performance that had him compared to a young Willem Dafoe, and The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001) which also starred Treat Williams and Bill Nunn.
Tim was to find himself starring with Dacascos again in the film adaptation of Lisa Gardner's book "The Perfect Husband". In Instinct to Kill (2001) Tim played psychotic killer Jim Beckett with Missy Crider as his long-suffering wife.
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001) for CBS, saw a change of direction for Tim into historical costume drama, which was then followed by roles alongside James Caan and Daniel Stern in Jason Bloom's award-winning "Dead Simple" a.k.a Viva Las Nowhere (2001), and in the much acclaimed We Were Soldiers (2002) starring Mel Gibson. Guest-starring roles in the television series' CSI: Miami (2002), NCIS (2003) and JAG (1995) bought Tim face to face with David Caruso, Mark Harmon and David James Elliott.
In recent projects Tim has been behind the camera as well as in front of it. He was co-producer on the multi-award-winning film Soldier of God (2005), directed by W.D. Hogan and produced by Mir Bahmanyar. To date, "Soldier of God" has won Best Feature Film awards for 2005 at The Deep Ellum Film Festival in Dallas, The Stratford upon Avon International Film Festival in England and The Berkley Film Festival in California. As well as being co-producer on "Soldier of God", Tim took on the emotional intensity of portraying the eponymous anti-hero, Rene. It was a tour de force for this talented actor.
Tim also starred in and was associate producer on the Thadd Turner-written Miracle at Sage Creek (2005) starring David Carradine, Wes Studi, Michael Parks and Irene Bedard. Further films with Thadd Turner in 2006 will see Tim star alongside Shania Twain, Michael Madsen and Kris Kristofferson in _Buttermilk Sky (2007)_ and _Hard Ride, The (2007)_ .
He has recently finished filming "The Tom Campbell Water Story", a.k.a "Breathe", in Florida and Santa Barbara, California. The film, directed by and starring Don Murray, is based on the true story of three scuba divers trapped in an underwater cave.- Actor
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Chaney Kley was born on 20 August 1972 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Darkness Falls (2003), Legally Blonde (2001) and The Shield (2002). He died on 24 July 2007 in Venice, California, USA.- Actor
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Jack Dempsey's life story could have been a Hollywood script. Born to a dirt-poor farming family, young Dempsey took up boxing with his older brother. Turning professional under the name Kid Blackie, Dempsey fought in saloons, coal-mining towns, back allies, lumberjack camps, and numerous hick and tank towns around the United States. Pocessing speed, toughness, and one-punch knockout power, Dempsey quickly started racking up a series of knockouts. Defeats to "Fireman" Jim Flynn, Willie Meehan, and Jack Downey, kept Dempsey in the minor circuit. It wasn't until he met manager Jack "Doc" Hearns did Dempsey's career take off. After scoring 5 consecutive first round knockouts, Dempsey met Jess Williard for the World's Heavyweight Boxing Title on July 4, 1919. Dempsey butchered the 6 ft 6 inch 270 pound Williard, knocking him down seven times in round one, and finally stopping him in the third. Dempsey became the first fighter to generate a million dollar gate. His knockouts over Luis Firpo and George Carpienter are legendary. He lost his tile after almost 7 years to Gene Tunney. Lost to Tunney in the "Battle of the Long Count" and retired. In 1931, at 36, Jack Dempsey announced his comeback and fought hundreds of exhibitions. He knocked-out over 40 opponents, sometimes 3 or 4 in one night. In 1940, at 45, he returned for the final time and knocked out 3 opponents in one month. Dempsey went on to run his famous restaurant on Broadway for almost 50 years.- Actor
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Matthew Ludwinski was born on 22 September 1980 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Kiss Me, Kill Me (2015), Going Down in LA-LA Land (2011) and Between Love & Goodbye (2008).- Actress
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Born to parents of Spanish, Filipino, and Norwegian ancestry, Miss Tweeden grew up in Virginia as a self-proclaimed "tomboy". After graduating from Osbourn Park Senior High in 1991, she pursued a career in modeling. Upon moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado, she worked briefly as a Hooters waitress before winning her modeling job, gaining first place in the Venus International Model Search in 1992. From there, she traveled the United States doing promotional appearances and hosted the 1993 Venus Model Search competition, which she returned to host in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. During this time, she relocated to Los Angeles, modeling for Fredericks of Hollywood, Hooters (appearing in their 1993 & 1994 calendars), Playboy magazine (as a cover girl), and Playboy's Book of Lingerie, in the November/December 1994 issue. She also appeared in the video Edenquest: Pamela Anderson (1995). In 1996, she landed a spot on the ESPN2 show Fitness Beach (1996), as well as a layout in the August 1996 issue of Playboy magazine. In 1997, she was chosen as the model for the lead character in a No Mercy comic book, titled "Coven 13". She continued modeling for various magazines, including Playboy, and put out her first calendar in 1998, featuring the photographs of Mario Barberio.
Returning to the small screen, she became a regular on the half-hour Fox Sports Net/Speed Channel motor-cross show High Octane (2002) and also hosted Fox Sports Net's Bluetorch TV (2000), an extreme sports show. In addition, Leeann was a correspondent for an installment of E!'s Wild On... (1997) series. She can currently be seen on The Best Damn Sports Show Period (2001) also on Fox Sports Net, and her pictorials can be found all over the Internet.- Pamela Donnelly grew up in Manassas, Virginia and worked as a model in Milan and New York City before becoming an actress. She was discovered by David Guc, her first acting agent, in 1982 and was quickly hired into a succession of popular roles on daytime television, including The Edge of Night, One Life to Live, and culminating with All My Children (1970) in 1987. She worked as Feature Editor for Hit Parader Magazine from 1989-1992 and combined her affinity for classic rock music and writing in traveling all over the world to interview and write about bands including Van Halen, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Def Leppard. She appeared as an actress in music videos, including KISS. After her 1993 divorce from Tommy Shaw, guitarist for the rock band Styx, she went back to college and graduated Summa Cum Laude from NYC's Columbia University. She became a teacher and college admissions counselor after relocating back to the D.C. area in the late 90s, but kept her love of performance alive by producing, writing and performing in a series of successful plays and musicals, including "An American Song" (musical), "The Angel Sings at Midnight" (musical), and "Open Me Carefully" (drama). Pamela has appeared in numerous national and international commercials, industrials, voice-overs, films and television shows. She relocated to Los Angeles in summer 2007, and established two businesses -- Valley Prep Tutoring Services and GATE College System. Her first book, SWAT Team Tactics for Getting Your Teen Into College, went to #1 on the Amazon best-seller list in Education. Since the release of her second book, 4 Keys to College Admissions Success, Pamela has been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, NBC, ABC, CNN and more as a national media expert in college admissions. Her love of performance is now channeled toward her mission to equalize access to higher education--her GATE College System digital platform features Pamela on-camera helping teens and parents navigate the often-confusing world of college admissions.
- Adam Vernier was born in Manassas, Virginia. While living in Chicago at 5 years old, Vernier auditioned for and was the second choice for the part of "Danny" in the movie The Shining. Adam has worked for years on stage (Equity), television shows (SAG-AFTRA), feature films (SAG), straight to television movies (SAG-AFTRA), commercials (SAG), industrial training videos (SAG) and on and on. He is also a Notary Public in the State of Florida which allows him the privilege of performing wedding ceremonies which he does often. Vernier plays Sheriff Guidry in "Queen Sugar" on the OWN network (seasons 3,4 and 5) and "Gavin" on Netflix's "Outerbanks" as well as Ted Claiborne on Disney Plus series "The Right Stuff". Vernier is also known for the role of Officer Jim Tuttle on season two (2017) of "Outcast" from Robert Kirkman. Vernier is a long term Board member for SAG-AFTRA. He is married and has 2 children and resides in Florida, "playing" at the theme parks with his family every chance he gets! Vernier is a lover of life that refuses to leave anything in the tank when he is done. His mom is a retired nurse in Florida, his father a retired pilot in Los Angeles and he has a sister who is a business owner in New Orleans.
- Busty and shapely blue-eyed blonde bombshell Deanna Merryman was born on July 7, 1972 in Manassas, Virginia. The daughter of a preacher, Deanna grew up in a conservative household and still goes to church on a regular basis. Among the publications Merryman has posed for pictorials in are "Playboy," "Mystique," and "Ironman." Moreover, Deanna has also modeled for Swimsuit International. She appeared as herself on "Howard Stern" and had a recurring role as Carla on the soft-core cable TV series "Hot Springs Hotel." In addition, Merryman has acted in a handful of lowbrow soft-core comedies. Deanna makes jewelry as a hobby.
- Film actress and spokesperson Cheri King was born and raised in the Washington, DC suburb of Manassas, Virginia. She is of English, Italian, and Native American ancestry. Descendant of the 21st President of the United States Chester Alan Arthur, cousin to actor Robert Duvall and country music singer and song writer Ty Herndon.
- Alicia Del Aguila was born on August 9th 2004 in Manassas VA. She started performing on stage when she was 1 year old. Born into a family of artists, she got involved with acting, modeling, dancing, and singing.
Alicia entered the entertainment business professionally as an actress when she was 9 years old. She has completed several commercials and other productions throughout her career. Her first commercial was for UVA children's hospital in early 2014. In addition, she was a runway model for Luxottica USA Group for their latest line of Disney's children eyewear. Plus, she has appeared in multiple commercials, such as: Florida's Natural Orange Juice and Disney's Lifestyles Resorts; resulting in becoming SAG-Eligible.
She has continued to work on multiple productions, including: Disney, Universal, Allegra, and Visit Orlando Campaign. In addition to commercial work, she has completed 3 movies: Monsters at Large (2018), Robo-Dog: Airborne (2017), and No Place in This World (2017). - Camera and Electrical Department
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Mike Wilson was born on 2 August 1975 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Rustin (2023), Really Love (2020) and RBG (2018).- Martha Sunny von Bulow was born on 1 September 1932 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. She was married to Claus von Bülow and Prince Alfred von Auersperg. She died on 6 December 2008 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
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Jason M. Roberts was born on 20 July 1982 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Taken (2008), 500 Days of Summer (2009) and Richard Jewell (2019).- Ashley Hopkins was born on 31 August 1982 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for The Many (2025), Facade: Chapter 4 and The Hunt.
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Josh Rachford was born on 28 December 1985 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Desire (2014), Z (2011) and The Newsroom (2012).- Actor
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John Poague was born on 10 September 1963 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for In the Name of Justice (1999), Safehouse (2008) and Bigfoot at Holler Creek Canyon (2006).- Director
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Leia Everett is a filmmaker from Portland, OR. She started filmmaking by creating stop-motion skits with her American Girl dolls on YouTube when she was twelve. She found a niche for comedy from those videos and had since pursued an interest in writing and directing. She studied Narrative Film Production at California State University, Long Beach.- Katie Gillette was born on 25 May 1975 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for New Fist of the North Star (2003), Final Fantasy: Unlimited (2001) and Wedding Peach (1995). She has been married to Patrick Thornton since 7 December 2002.
- Jillian is a professional stage and screen actress, singer and model from Northern Virginia. Her love of acting and singing began at age 9, when she went to a musical theatre summer camp. She has performed and modeled from Florida to New York, starring in independent films and walking the runway at NYFW. She is also a drummer, guitarist and vocalist for her rock band, Broken Little Pieces, and is lead singer for the retro band The Songmasters.
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Kristopher Tapley was born in Manassas, Virginia, USA. Kristopher is an actor and cinematographer, known for Not for the Moment (2000).- Lena was born and raised in Manassas, VA with four younger siblings and a dream to be an actress. After becoming a mother, she laid down that dream to become a registered nurse and provide for her family. Despite this she has never stopped acting. Moving to Pittsburgh, PA in 2016, she found local theaters to perform in and used them as an outlet for her passion to perform. Additionally, she's been able to work on a few small movies in her area and much to her delight they were horror films - her favorite. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Lena found herself a front-line worker in a global crisis. With theaters shut down, she quickly became desperate for a way to fuel her creativity and escape the stress around her. This led to her writing her first novel, Bite Shift, a paranormal romance about a nurse who is turned into vampire and instantly needs to figure out how to handle it all without falling apart. Being published and released in May 2021, Lena fell in love with writing and unable to stop telling the stories inside of her. Meanwhile, she has started a podcast called The Beautiful Dead and continues to work with local filmmakers.
- Lucky Whitehead was born on 2 June 1992 in Manassas, Virginia, USA.
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Travis Harvel was born on 20 December 1991 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Project Paranormal (2022).- Actor
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Nick Clavio was born on 5 February 1982 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Unfigured Out (2013).- Brandon Hogan was born on 1 April 1988 in Manassas, Virginia, USA.
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Thomas Wadsworth was born on 13 December 1982 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. He is a producer, known for Dreamworld (2006), Alleyball (2006) and The Small Assassin (2011).- Producer
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Dave Zimmermann was born on 4 October 1965 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. He is a producer and production manager, known for The Gristle (2001), Torture TV (2002) and Cardio Striptease (2003).- Special Effects
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Dick Cross was born on 3 July 1941 in Manassas, Virginia, USA. He is known for Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) and My Cousin Vinny (1992). He died on 27 September 2019 in Conyers, Georgia, USA.