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Kevin Kline was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Margaret and Robert
Joseph Kline, who owned several stores. His father was of German Jewish
descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. After attending Indiana
University in Bloomington, Kline studied at the Juilliard School in New
York. In 1972, Kline joined the Acting Company in New York which was
run by John Houseman. With this
company, Kline performed Shakespeare across the country. On the stage,
Kline has won two Tony Awards for his work in the musicals "On the
Twentieth Century" (1978) and "The Pirates of Penzance" (1981). After
working on the Television soap
Search for Tomorrow (1951),
Kline went to Hollywood where his first film was
Sophie's Choice (1982). He was
nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance. His work in the
ensemble cast of
The Big Chill (1983) would again be
highly successful, so that when
Lawrence Kasdan wrote
Silverado (1985), Kline would again be
part of the cast. With his role as Otto "Don't call me Stupid!" West in
the film
A Fish Called Wanda (1988),
Kline would win the Oscar for Supporting Actor. Kline could play
classic roles such as Hamlet in
Hamlet (1990);
or a swashbuckling actor like
Douglas Fairbanks in
Chaplin (1992); or a comedic role in
Soapdish (1991). In all the films that
he has worked in, it is hard to find a performance that is not well
done. In 1989, Kline married actress
Phoebe Cates.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon is an American actor known for his performances in the Western crime drama series Longmire, the second season of Fargo, and the second season of Westworld. In 2022 he plays the lead role in the AMC series Dark Winds. He also features in the 2021 FX on Hulu series Reservation Dogs, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Hawkeye (2021), and Echo (2023).
McClarnon was born in Denver, Colorado, the son of a Hunkpapa Lakota mother and a father of Irish ancestry. He grew up near Browning, Montana, where his father worked at Glacier National Park for the National Park Service. He would often visit the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, where his mother grew up, and often stayed with his maternal grandparents on weekends and for longer visits. His mother lived on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. When his father was relocated to Omaha, Nebraska, for work, the family lived in the Joslyn Castle and Dundee neighborhoods. McClarnon has a fraternal twin brother.- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Australian actress Eliza Taylor is perhaps best known for anchoring the drama THE 100 as 'Clarke Griffin' on The CW for 7 seasons. Since the show's onset, Eliza made waves playing the network's first openly bisexual lead character. In the film space, Eliza starred in the indie thriller THUMPER opposite Pablo Schreiber and Lena Headey, which premiered to rave reviews at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. She was also seen as the lead in the Netflix holiday romantic comedy CHRISTMAS INHERITANCE and in Roger Donaldson's action-thriller THE NOVEMBER MAN with Pierce Brosnan. She got her start as 'Janae Timmins' in the Australian TV staple NEIGHBOURS.- Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen is an English actor and model. He is best known for his role as Adrian Griffin in the 2020 adaptation of The Invisible Man and for his roles as Luke Crain and Peter Quint in the Netflix television programs The Haunting of Hill House (2018) and The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) respectively. He also had a recurring role in the 2013 television series Dracula.
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Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham was born on October 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in El Paso, Texas. His father, Fred Abraham, was a Syrian (Antiochian Orthodox Christian) immigrant. His mother, Josephine (Stello) Abraham, was the daughter of Italian immigrants. Born with the first name "Murray", he added an "F." to distinguish his stage name.
Primarily a stage actor, Abraham made his screen debut as an usher in George C. Scott's comedy They Might Be Giants (1971). By the mid-1970s, Murray had steady employment as an actor, doing commercials and voice-over work. He can be seen as one of the undercover police officers along with Al Pacino in Sidney Lumet's Serpico (1973), and in television roles including the villain in one third-season episode of Kojak (1973). His film work of those years also included the roles of a cabdriver in The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), a mechanic in The Sunshine Boys (1975), and a police officer in All the President's Men (1976).
Beyond these small roles, Abraham continued to do commercials and voice-over work for income. But in 1978, he decided to give them up. Frustrated with the lack of substantial roles, Abraham said, "No one was taking my acting seriously. I figured if I didn't do it, then I'd have no right to the dreams I've always had". His wife, Kate Hannan, went to work as an assistant and Abraham became a "house husband". He described, "I cooked and cleaned and took care of the kids. It was very rough on my macho idea of life. But it was the best thing that ever happened to me". Abraham appeared as drug dealer Omar Suárez alongside Pacino again in the gangster film Scarface (1983). He also gained visibility voicing a talking bunch of grapes in a series of television commercials for Fruit of the Loom underwear.
In 1985, he was honored with as Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for the acclaimed role of envious composer Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1984), an award for which Tom Hulce, playing Mozart in that movie, had also been nominated. He was also honored with a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, among other awards, and his role in the film, is still considered to be his most iconic as the film's director Milos Forman inspired the work of the role with Abraham's wide range of qualities as a great stage and film actor.
After Amadeus, he next appeared in The Name of the Rose (1986), in which he played Bernardo Gui, nemesis to Sir Sean Connery as William of Baskerville. In the DVD audio commentary, his director on the film, Jean-Jacques Annaud, described Abraham as an "egomaniac" on the set, who considered himself more important than Sean Connery, since Connery did not have an Oscar. That said, the film was a critical success. Abraham had tired of appearing as villains and wanted to return to his background in comedy, as he also explained to People Weekly magazine in an interview he gave at the time of its release.- Actor
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BD Wong was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He made his
Broadway debut in "M. Butterfly." He is the only actor to be honored
with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award,
Clarence Derwent Award, and Theater
World Award for the same performance. He starred in the television
series
All-American Girl (1994),
and has made guest appearances on
Sesame Street (1969) and
The X-Files (1993). He was in the
off-Broadway musical revival of "As Thousands Cheer" and followed with
a critically acclaimed performance as "Linus" in the revival of "You're
a Good Man, Charlie Brown," returned to SVU, and is now starring in the
revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Pacific
Overtures."- Actress
- Producer
- Executive
Dervla (meaning "Daughter of a poet") Kirwan was born in October 1971
in Churchtown, Dublin. Her father worked in insurance and her mother
was a French and English teacher. She has two older sisters. She was
just 15 when she landed her first role in the BBC Drama Troubles (1988) and a
year later she got a part in the first part of Billy Roche's "Wexford
Trilogy," which ran from 15 Feb-19 Mar 1988 at the Bush Theatre,
London. She played this role again when the plays were made into a TV
series broadcast 31 July 1993. Her stage work continued with "Poor
Beast In The Rain," the second part of the Wexford Trilogy, (Bush
theatre 13 Nov-22 December 1992/TV 7 August 1993), "Hush" (Royal Court
Theatre 10 Aug-7 Sept. 1992), "Water Music" (Cockpit Theatre 23 Sept-17
October 1992), "Once A Catholic" (Tricycle Theatre 18 December 1992)
and "An Absolute Turkey" (Globe Theatre 27 Dec 1993). Her only feature
film to date is December Bride (1990) although she is currently waiting to hear about
3 or 4 film projects. On television she has appeared in A Time to Dance (1992) (12
Jan-2 February 1992), Goodnight Sweetheart (1993) (which she quit at the end of the 1996
series, handing over the character to Elizabeth Carling), and Ballykissangel (1996). On October
8th 1996 she won the National Television Award for 'Most Popular
Actress' for her role as Assumpta in Ballykissangel.- Actress
- Writer
Paola Lázaro is a Puerto Rican actress and dramatic writer who currently portrays Juanita Sanchez, better known as "Princess", in Season 10 of the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead.
Paola was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She holds an MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University.
Her play Tell Hector I Miss Him at Atlantic Theater was nominated for a Drama League Award for Best Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play and for an Outer Critics Circle Award for the John Gassner Playwriting Award. In 2017 she was selected as a Sundance Theatre Lab writer with her play There's Always the Hudson (2017 Relentless Award finalist) and as a Sundance Institute Time Warner Storytelling Fellow. Paola is Atlantic Theater Company's 2016-2017 Tow Playwright-in-Residence. In 2015 she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her role in To the Bone. She was recently selected for the Van Lier Playwright Residency at the Public Theater 2018-2020.- Actor
- Music Department
- Producer
Raúl Eduardo Esparza is an American stage, screen, and voice actor. Considered one of Broadway's leading men since the 2000s, he is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Bobby in the 2006 Broadway revival of Company and for his television role as New York Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Rafael Barba in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, where he had a recurring role in Season 14 and was promoted to a series regular in Seasons 15 to 19.- Actress
- Soundtrack
She passed her 9 GCSEs with A* and A grades in between working for
several terms away from school on the Famous Five. From there she went
to 6th form college where she got 3 grade A levels and an academic
prize in the Arts. Her parents are both freelance broadcasters and she
has two cousins who are young film directors - one of them the
promising Serbian director
Stevan Filipovic.- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Isidora Goreshter was born on 24 October 1981 in Long Beach, California, USA. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Paranoia (2013), Shameless (2011) and A Leading Man (2013).- Actress
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Casey Wilson was born on 24 October 1980 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Gone Girl (2014), Ass Backwards (2013) and Bride Wars (2009). She has been married to David Caspe since 25 May 2014. They have three children.- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Jacqueline will next be seen in the independent film, THE CONVERT, directed by Lee Tamahori and opposite Guy Pearce. She can also be seen starring in the limited series SIGNIFICANT OTHERS for ABC and SAVAGE RIVER opposite Katherine Langford for Dynamic Television, for which she was nominated for an AACTA. She will next be seen in the new feature film, FORCE OF NATURE, from director Robert Connolly and Made Up Stories. Her most recent film work can be viewed in James Wan's feature film MALIGNANT for New Line as well as in Michael Budd's latest feature, RUBY'S CHOICE. Other TV work includes the hit CBS series, THE 4400, the FOX series MENTAL, the Australian series BLOOM, the Netflix series PINE GAP, HALIFAX: RETRIBUTION, opposite William H. Macy in DREAMSCAPES & NIGHTMARES, and the miniseries SAFE HARBOUR from NBC/Matchbox, which is currently streaming on Hulu. Other film work includes PALM BEACH, THREE SUMMERS (directed by Ben Elton), GATEWAY, and HARMONY. She won the 2018 Most Outstanding Supporting Actress Logie (Australian Emmys) for her role as "Gabe" in ROMPER STOMPER: NEXT GEN for STAN and was also the 2017 recipient of the Screen Legend Award at CinefestOz alongside director, Scott Hicks. Jacqueline also made her Broadway debut in John Crowley's Tony Award-nominated THE PRESENT opposite Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh.- Actress
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Shenae Grimes-Beech, previously credited as Shenae Grimes, is a Canadian actress. She portrayed Annie Wilson on The CW series 90210, a spin-off of Fox's Beverly Hills, 90210. Prior to that, she had a recurring role on the television series Naturally, Sadie, and played Darcy Edwards on the CTV series Degrassi: The Next Generation for four seasons.- Actress
- Producer
Born and raised on a dairy farm in Southern Illinois. She attended
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where she studied Theater
and Business. She moved to Los Angeles in 1992. She later moved to New York City to do an off-Broadway show in 2013, and now calls NYC her primary home. In addition to her acting, she owns and
runs her own accounting firm with offices in Los Angeles and New York City. Her
accounting firm opened in 1999, and handles entertainment and corporate
financing and tax consulting.- Music Artist
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- Producer
Aubrey Drake Graham was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Dennis
Graham, an African-American musician born in Memphis, Tennessee, and
Sandi (Sher) Graham, a Canadian Jewish educator. As a young man, Drake
appeared in several commercials, for such retailers as Sears and GMC.
In 2001, Drake rose to fame playing the role of "Jimmy Brooks", a
character on
Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001),
a basketball star who is confined to a wheelchair after being shot by a
classmate. In 2006, Drake launched his music career by releasing his
first mix tape, "Room for Improvement". Three years later, his third
mix tape, "So Far Gone", garnered him critical and commercial success,
and, the following year, he released his official debut album, "Thank
Me Later", to generally positive reviews. Aubrey Drake Graham has
established himself as a multi-talented young Canadian, and the
entertainment industry has great expectations for him.- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Martin Campbell knows how to entertain an audience when he steps behind
the camera. When he directed
The Mask of Zorro (1998), the
movie earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and launched
the international careers of
Antonio Banderas and
Catherine Zeta-Jones. Next, when he
helmed Vertical Limit (2000), the
film was well received by the critics and earned over $200 million in
worldwide box-office sales. In addition, Campbell is credited with
rejuvenating the James Bond franchise when he directed
GoldenEye (1995),
Pierce Brosnan's first outing as the
famed British spy, which went on to gross more than $350 million. He
also directed Daniel Craig's debut Bond feature as well,
Casino Royale (2006).
Born in New Zealand, Campbell moved to London where he began his career
as a cameraman. He went on to produce the controversial British feature
Scum (1979), as well as
Black Joy (1977), which was selected
for competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Campbell made his
directorial debut on the British police action series
The Professionals (1977)
and continued with the popular BBC series
Shoestring (1979) and Thames TV's
Minder (1979)
Considered one of the U.K.'s top directors by the mid-'80s, he directed
the highly praised British telefilm,
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983).
For his work on
Edge of Darkness (1985), a
five-hour BBC miniseries about nuclear contamination in England that
depicted murder and high-ranking corruption, he won six BAFTA awards.
Campbell's first Hollywood movie was
Criminal Law (1998) and he went on
to direct Defenseless (1991) and
No Escape (1994). Some of his American
credits include directing HBO's
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
and two episodes of NBC's
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993),
among others. He also directed the epic romance
Beyond Borders (2003) starring
Angelina Jolie and
Clive Owen.- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Ashton Sanders was born on 24 October 1995 in Carson, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Moonlight (2016), The Retrieval (2013) and Captive State (2019).- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
John Edward Kassir is an American actor and producer from Baltimore, Maryland who is known for voicing the Crypt Keeper from Tales from the Crypt. He also played Jibolba from Tak and the Power of Juju, Deadpool in various Marvel games and cartoons, Ralph from Reefer Madness and many more roles.- Actor
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When someone told Brad Johnson he'd come a long way, his usual response was, "Well, I had a long way to come." Born on a small ranch in Tucson, Johnson, the son of a horse trainer/used car salesman, did everything from shoeing horses to repossessing cars to serving as a hunting and fishing guide. His humble beginnings nurtured his modesty and quiet strength and had critics comparing him to
John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and James Stewart.
Brad's route to stardom was speedy, dramatic and somewhat circuitous. He joined the Pro Rodeo circuit in 1984 and was spotted wrestling steers in Wyoming by a casting director looking for cowboys to use as extras in a beer commercial. After this first break came a three-year run as the Marlboro Man, then numerous Calvin Klein print ads and more commercials. After a serious knee injury sidelined his rodeo career, Johnson headed for Hollywood.
Within five months of his arrival, Roger Corman cast him to star in Nam Angels (1989). Soon after, Steven Spielberg discovered Johnson and offered him the coveted role of Ted Baker, Holly Hunter's love interest in Always (1989). When asked about her co-star, Holly described Brad as "all twisted steel and sex appeal." The Spielberg film led Johnson to Paramount for John Milius's Flight of the Intruder (1991). An exclusive three-picture deal at Paramount followed.
With 60 hours of television, 11 pilots and over 25 films to his credit, there was no slowing down. Johnson's Los Angeles-based High Lonesome Productions and his producing partner Lou Pitt had several projects in different stages of production.
Brad lived with his wife Laurie and their eight children on a ranch in the mountains of Colorado.- Stunts
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Emily Brobst was born on 24 October 1984 in Wisconsin, USA. She is an actress, known for The Darkest Minds (2018), The 5th Wave (2016) and Godzilla (2014).- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Natalie Anderson was born on 24 October 1981 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Fool Me Once (2024), Memory (2022) and Happy Valley (2014). She has been married to James Shepherd since 6 June 2008. They have one child.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Karen Austin has worked continually on film, television and stage in a wide variety of roles. She received an MA in Theatre and Philosophy from Northwestern University. She won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and a Dramalogue Award for Lead Performance for the play NUTS. Known for her role as John Candy's wife in Summer Rental. She has one daughter, Olivia.- Raelee Hill was born on 24 October 1972 in Brisbane, Australia. She is an actress, known for Farscape (1999), Superman Returns (2006) and Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2003).
- Actress
- Producer
Amy Bailey is a US/UK dual citizen. She studied dance from a young age with the Houston Ballet. As a teenager she performed with the Joffrey Ballet in New York and London Ballet Theatre in England. Amy was a professional ballerina in the UK and abroad for several years, additionally training with coaches from Cirque du Soleil and performing around the world as an acrobat and aerialist for 6 years.
Amy started her acting career in the theatre. A triple threat, she has received rave reviews for numerous starring roles, ranging from West End musicals such as The Producers and Guys & Dolls, to Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam - the latter two garnering Best Actress nominations for Off West End Awards. Amy was the first actress to reprise the role of "Linda" after Diane Keaton on a British stage.
Film and TV credits began with roles in the film adaptation of the musical Nine starring Daniel Day Lewis and Nicole Kidman and in Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland. This was followed by 3 seasons playing the popular and controversial character "Kwenthrith" on the multiple award-winning series Vikings. Amy featured as fan favourite "Clementine" in SyFy's Dominion and guest-starred in a comedic turn as Karina Volsky, a Russian character in Major Crimes. She also stars as the mysterious and violent "Kayla" in Sony's biggest VR game to date, Blood & Truth. The game broke records upon its release in 2019 and won high acclaim for its actors' exceptional motion capture work. A sequel is in the works.
Amy is actively involved in the comedy improvisation scene in both London and L.A., having trained at the famed Groundlings Theater, and featuring in comedy improv troupes at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She has collaborated as a writer for several projects, including Netflix comic Katherine Ryan's BBC3 series and the upcoming fashion drama DNA.
Amy enjoys collaborations with several fashion labels, and starred in an award-winning short film for Italian Vogue for designer Marios Schwab's "Chiara Skura" collection.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
David Castañeda is a Mexican-American actor. In 2019, Castañeda began portraying Diego Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy. Castañeda was born in Los Angeles and was raised in Sinaloa, Mexico. He returned to the United States when he was 14 and attended William Workman High School in California. Castañeda initially studied civil engineering in college with the intention of taking over the family business after he finished his studies. However, he became interested in film direction and switched to major in film production and international business in 2007 at California State University, Fullerton. Castañeda then moved into acting and started auditioning for roles. He studied part-time while pursuing an acting career, eventually graduating in 2015.- Actress
- Soundtrack
She graduated from Marymount High School, Tarrytown, N.Y. and then from Adelphi College, NY. She married another Adelphi graduate, Lee Philips (actor, director) and were later divorced amicably. After studying with Sanford Meisner, she married F.X. Toole (the writer of Million Dollar Baby (2004) under the pseudonym used for Jerry Boyd), in Mexico City where daughter Erin was born. They later divorced amicably.
She did the play, Teach Me How To Cry, written by Patricia Joudry and was spotted by an agent, Doovid Barskin, who signed her. In 1960 she met the perfect man, Phil Toorvald, a Stanford University senior studying electrical engineering. She had two children with Phil in quick succession, Sven and Tina, raised another girl (adopted), and then raised that girl's two daughters.
Jean's first feature part had been in 1952 in the film Edge of Fury (1958) where she had met first-time cameraman Jack Couffer. Fifty years later, after each had survived the loss of long time spouses they now share their lives together in retirement.- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Hudson Yang was born on 24 October 2003 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Fresh Off the Boat (2015), The Sisterhood of Night (2014) and Honor Student (2023).- Christian Fandango Sundgren was born on 24 October 1992. He is an actor, known for Blackwater (2023), Evil (2023) and Barracuda Queens (2023).
- Director
- Actor
- Producer
James Whitmore Jr. was born on 24 October 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Black Sheep Squadron (1976), Hunter (1984) and Tequila and Bonetti (1992). He has been married to Salesha Ali since 28 March 1972. They have four children.- The youngest of four children, she grew up in The Woodlands, Texas, and started her career doing modeling and commercials in nearby Houston. After doing some month-long stunts in Los Angeles, she moved there permanently with her mother. Her first name was given because her parents expected her to be a boy, her middle name Bliss is her mother's maiden name.
- Margaret "Maggie" Blye attended the University of Texas, before transferring to UCLA in her senior year. She was quickly spotted by a talent agent, and the agent booked Maggie for her first audition in the Oscar-nominated film "Summer and Smoke" starring Geraldine Page. Maggie went on to participate, and star, in many feature films, working with some of the best in the business: "Hombre" with Paul Newman, "Waterhole #3" with James Coburn, "Hard Times" with Charles Bronson, "Diamonds Are For Breakfast" with Marcello Mastroianni, "Ash Wednesday" with Elizabeth Taylor, and the original "The Italian Job" with Michael Caine. In addition, her television roles included extensive guest stars and in numerous television series pilot trials. Maggie joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1968. Maggie was active in organizations, serving for many years on the Foreign Language Film Award (FLFA) Screening Committee. After a two year battle with cancer, Maggie passed away peacefully on March 24, 2016 at her home in West Hollywood, California, with her sister, Judy Blye Wilson, and her brother, John Richard Blye by her bed side. Per her wishes, Maggie was laid to rest next to her parents at Forest Park Lawn in Houston, Texas on March 30, 2016.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Emily Barclay was born on 24 October 1984 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. She is an actress, known for In My Father's Den (2004), Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) and Suburban Mayhem (2006).- Kate Miller is known for her extensive work throughout all venues of the show business industry. In addition to her recent roles in Hightown, Blue Bloods, Ramy, God of War: Ragnarök and The Trial Of The Chicago 7, (for which she is a recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble), Kate started her career on Broadway making her debut as an original cast member opposite Carol Burnett in Ken Ludwig's farcical comedy Moon Over Buffalo. She also played all the female roles in Sir Peter Hall's Broadway/London revival of the period drama Amadeus, starring alongside Michael Sheen. In addition, Kate has been seen in numerous soap operas including The Young & The Restless and One Life to Live. She has also been heard consistently since her career began as the voice of various animated characters, notably Debbie Dupree in Sealab 2021, as well as countless commercial campaigns, movie and television promos, narration and many video games - including motion capture.
Kate Miller is of English, Irish and Lebanese descent. She feels lucky to be "ethnically ambiguous" and as such, has portrayed a number of roles with varying ethnic backgrounds such as Italian, British, French, Irish, Russian, Jewish, and Scandinavian. She frequently plays high brow white collar characters as well as tough working class Italian American Jersey girls.
She resides in New York, Los Angeles, and Palm Springs. She originally hails from West Virginia.
She has been married to actor John DiMaggio since 2014. - Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
Jennifer Butler was born on 24 October 1963 in Panorama City, California, USA. She was a costume designer, known for Groundhog Day (1993), Firestarter (1984) and The Last of the Mohicans (1992). She was married to Bill Murray. She died on 12 January 2021 in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
After studying Psychology in graduate school Burgess continued his training at the famed Playhouse West in Los Angeles where he would spend 4 years under the instruction of Robert Carnegie and Oscar nominated actor Jeff Goldblum.
Known for a wide range of memorable characters, some of his credits include: the antagonist Ray Budds in the blockbuster film "Remember the Titans" opposite Academy Award winner Denzel Washington; His tenure as a series regular on the flagship drama "Army Wives" (Lifetime) portraying the conflicted Ranger & family man, Eddie Hall. In the Warner Brothers thriller, "The Reaping" Burgess stars as David Winter the husband of Katherine played by Oscar winner Hilary Swank.
Additionally Burgess has recurred as Randy Roberts on the smash hit "Nashville" (ABC), Bobby Irons on the CW favorite "One Tree Hill" & Jeff Rumson on the comedy series "Marry Me" with Lucy Liu. Notably, he was nominated for Best Actor at the Boston Film Festival for his turn as Bruce Snow in the award winning thriller "Insignificant Others". Recently, Burgess has been a series regular on the long running hit CBS show "The Young and the Restless".- Actress
- Director
- Soundtrack
Adrienne Eliza Bailon was born on October 24, 1983 in New York City, New York to Nilda Felix & Freddy Bailon. She was raised by her parents & her stepfather Joe Felix. She has a sister named Claudette, who's 3 years older. When they were younger, they would sing for family & friends at home. They knew that singing was what they wanted to do when they grew up.
Her major breakthrough occurred 1 fateful day in 1999. She was singing w/ her church at Madison Square Garden when Ricky Martin walked through the doors. He asked that the 4 best singers from her choir be chosen to sing backup for him at his concert that night. She was 1 of those singers. Although this was exciting, her real breakthrough came when she was asked to join the R&B group 3 Little Women along w/ Naturi Naughton & Kiely Williams. Its self-titled debut"3LW was released in 2000 & went double platinum. A week before the release of its 2nd album A Girl Can Mack, Naturi Naughton left the group. The
members of now include Adrienne, Kiely Williams & Jessica Benson.- Catherine was born in Sydney, New South Wales Australia in 1974. She was a model and actress in Sydney before being brought over to Los Angeles for the series, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. Her interests include singing/songwriting, dancing, piano, horse riding, scuba diving, hiking, aerobics, weight training, pilates, yoga and spinning.
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- Writer
Hollywood born Robert Clotworthy is an American actor and Voice Over Artist. His father, Bill Clotworthy was an advertising executive and later the network censor for Saturday Night Live. At the age of fifteen Robert was noticed by several Los Angeles casting directors and immediately started working in television commercials as well as television shows and movies. Over his long career he has had the privilege of working alongside some of the biggest stars in Hollywood including Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper (American Sniper).
As a Voice Over Artist Robert is one of he most recognized voices in the business and has narrated hundreds of hours television including the History Channel Series Ancient Aliens and The Curse of Oak Island. George Lucas selected Robert to be the narrator of the Emmy nominated documentaries Empire of Dreams: The Making of the Star Wars Trilogy and Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed. Director Rawson Marshall Thurber cast Robert as the opening narrator for his film, Red Notice (2021) and Elizabeth Banks picked him to be the voice of Charlie her film adaptation of Charlie's Angels (2019).
Robert also works extensively in animation and video games. His voicing of Jim Raynor in the iconic StarCraft video game series is hailed by both critics and fans around the globe and earned him a BTVA nomination.- Rick Ravanello started his acting career back in 1996. He earned numerous television and film roles which eventually led to
an audition that landed in the hands of Steven Spielberg of Dreamworks SKG.
Spielberg quickly had Ravanello flown to Los Angeles where he met with Tom Hanks and Tony To. They discussed an upcoming project titled "Band of Brothers". Ravanello did not film the mini-series but Spielberg offered him a deal to star in an upcoming Dreamworks television project.
After his arrival in L.A., he earned a role in Hart's War (2002), in which he worked alongside Bruce Willis in Prague, Czech Republic. "The Cave" put him back onscreen with fellow "Hart's War" actor and friend Cole Hauser a couple of years later. Ravanello proved himself to be a very versatile performer with a range from character roles to the leading man.
The eldest son of Richard and Katherine Ravanello, the actor has three younger brothers, Chris,
Lawrence, and the late Michael. (Michael sustained a brain injury back in 1994, which has left him hospitalized until his death.)
Ravanello supports many charitable groups including those that support The United States Military to those supporting cancer patients and their families. He loves to play golf and is an avid martial arts practitioner, with Muay Thai being a particular favorite. - Actor
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David Nelson was born on October 24, 1936 in New York City to Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Nelson. He attended Hollywood High School. He later was a film producer (The Nelson Co.) and director, who directed several episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952).
Nelson had two sons with his first wife, June Blair. Daniel Blair Nelson was born on August 20, 1962 and James Eric Nelson was born June 8, 1966. After that marriage ended in divorce, he remarried to Yvonne O'Connor Huston in 1975, adopting her three children.
His stepdaughter Teri Nelson Carpenter was once married to game show host Chuck Woolery. His twin nephews Matthew and Gunnar, perform as The Nelsons. Matthew Nelson performs with Red37 and Gunnar Nelson is a radio host. His niece, Tracy Nelson, is an accomplished actress.- Actor
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With an audience of nearly 5 million people on TikTok, comedic actor/director Ben Giroux's viral digital content has amassed hundreds of millions of views - including his celebratory music video phenomenon "Back to the 90s" that soared to 100 million views, charted on Billboard, and landed Giroux in Las Vegas with The Backstreet Boys.
On camera, Giroux has recurred as The Toddler on Nickelodeon's "Henry Danger" & "Danger Force" franchise for nearly a decade, in addition to Coach Fener on Netflix's "The Big Show Show", Superintendent Bonavich on Disney's "Coop & Cami Ask The World", Little Zach on the CW's "Hart of Dixie", and the Dark Warrior on Disney's "Mighty Med". He has appeared in over 100 episodes of television including appearances on "Will & Grace" (NBC), "NCIS" (CBS), "Bones" (FOX), "Psych" (USA), "House, M.D." (FOX), "Anger Management" (FX), "2 Broke Girls" (CBS), "Sam and Cat" (Nickelodeon), "Best Friends Whenever" (Disney), "Weird Loners" (FOX), "Family Tree" (HBO), and more. Giroux can also be seen in the upcoming Snoop Dogg-produced film "Bromates" from the writer of "Old School".
As a voice actor, Giroux stars as Nate Wright in Nickelodeon's "Big Nate" animated series (Paramount+). Giroux's other recent notable voice credits include the Emmy-winning "Love, Death, & Robots" (Netflix) and the role of Jimmy Olsen in "DC Superhero Girls" (Cartoon Network). Giroux has previously starred as Robin in "Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" from Warner Brothers Animation, Mikey Munroe in Butch Hartman's Nickelodeon animated series "Bunsen is a Beast", and Casey in "The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners" interactive game. He also voices multiple characters in Amazon's "Rocky & Bullwinkle" reboot as well as Nickelodeon's "The Adventures of Kid Danger", "The Loud House", and "Blaze & The Monster Machines".
Giroux has collaborated with some of the biggest comedy directors in entertainment including The Farrelly Brothers, Christopher Guest, and David O'Russell. Behind the camera, he has directed dozens of viral commercials, short films, and music videos - most recently show-running, writing, and directing the "That Totally Made Up Comedy Show" pilot for the CW network and directing a comedy music video for Vanilla Ice. Giroux is also the show-runner, writer, and director for the Facebook Watch series "We Need to Talk" starring MTV's Nev Schulman ("Catfish: The TV Show"). On stage, Giroux travels the country yearly with "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" alumni, starring in comedy holiday pantos for Nigel Lythgoe and Lythgoe Family Productions.
Under his Small Red Cape production banner, Giroux is developing multiple optioned television properties with his writing partner, comedic actor Arnie Pantoja.- Actress
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Maggie Pierce was born on 24 October 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Tales of Terror (1962), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967). She was married to Jerry Minskoff. She died on 5 April 2010 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA.- Writer
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Bob Kane was an American comic book writer and artist of Jewish descent, most famous for co-creating Batman and several members of Batman's supporting cast. Kane was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1994 and into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996.
Kane was born under the name "Robert Kahn" in New York City. His father was the engraver Herman Kahn, and his mother was the housewife Augusta. Both of his parents were originally from Eastern Europe.
Kane attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, where he was friends with future comic book writer Will Eisner. Following his graduation, he legally changed his name to "Robert Kane" and enrolled at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art to study art. The school was a private college, located at Cooper Square on the border of the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan.
Kane originally wanted to become an animator, and in 1934 he was hired as a trainee animator by the animation studio Fleischer Studios (1921-1942), headed by the brothers Max Fleischer (1883-1972) and Dave Fleischer (1894-1979). He worked for up to two years in the production of animated short films, but had left the studio by 1936.
Kane entered the comics field in 1936, as a freelance penciler and inker. His early work was published in the magazine "Wow, What A Magazine!," which was edited by cartoonist Jerry Iger (1903-1990). Kane's most notable contribution was the comic serial "Hiram Hick", which he both drew and inked.
In 1936, Jerry Iger and .Will Eisner partnered to create their own company, "Eisner & Iger" (1936-1939). It was a comic book packager, producing complete comic stories that could be sold to publishers that did not have their own creative staff. In 1937, Kane was hired by this upstart company.
Kane's early work included the anthropomorphic animal series "Peter Pupp" (published by the magazine "Wags" in the United Kingdom and by Fiction House's "Jumbo Comics" in the United States), the comedy series "Ginger Snap" (published in "More Fun Comics"), the comedy series "Oscar the Gumshoe" (published in "Detective Comics"), the comedy series "Professor Doolittle" (published in "Adventure Comics"), and the adventure series "Rusty and his Pals" (published in "Adventure Comics). Among them, Peter Pupp stood out for its "overtones of mystery and menace".
By 1939, Superman had become a major hit for an early incarnation of DC Comics and there was a new market for comic book superheroes. Interested in creating his own superhero Kane started working on a new character, "Bat-Man". Kane said his influences for the character included actor Douglas Fairbanks' film portrayal of the swashbuckler Zorro; Leonardo da Vinci's diagram of the ornithopter, a flying machine with huge bat-like wings; and the 1930 film "The Bat Whispers", based on Mary Rinehart's mystery novel "The Circular Staircase" (1908).
Kane had already used Bill Finger as a ghost writer for his early comic strips. He asked Finger to provide additional ideas for Batman, and to write the initial Batman stories. Following a number of Finger's suggested redesigns, "Batman" debuted in "Detective Comics" #27 (May, 1939). It became a major hit for an early incarnation of DC Comics.
Early Batman stories were written and penciled by Bob Kane's own art studio (located in The New York Times building) and then sold for publication. Kane received the sole credit for whatever he and his staff created. Finger remained the main writer of the series, while Jerry Robinson (1922-2011) and George Roussos (1915-2000) were hired as Kane's art assistants. The four of them are jointly credited for introducing most of Batman's early supporting characters and memorable villains.
By the early 1940s, DC Comics demanded more Batman stories than the Bob Kane studio could produce. In response, DC hired its own writers and artists to work on additional stories, though Bob Kane continued to receive the sole credit for the stories. The most notable of these "ghost artists" was Dick Sprang (1915-2000) who remained attached to the Batman series for at least a decade, and co-created a popular new villain, the Riddler. Among the ghost writers of Batman, the most notable was Gardner Fox (1911-1986), who introduced some of Batman's notable equipment.
From 1943 to 1946, Bob Kane focused entirely on the Batman newspaper comic strip, and no longer produced new Batman stories for comic books. In his absence, Jerry Robinson became the main penciler for the Batman stories. Additional ghost artists of the period included Jack Burnley (1911-2006) and Win Mortimer (1919-1998). Several Batman-related covers were designed by Fred Ray (1920-2001), who was also the primary Superman cover-artist of the 1940s,
In 1946, the Batman newspaper comic strip ended, and Bob Kane started producing comic book stories for Batman again. He eventually hired his own ghost writers and ghost artists, The most notable among them were Lew Sayre Schwartz (1926-2011), the main artist of the Batman series between 1946 and 1953, and Sheldon Moldoff (1920-1967), the main artist of the series between 1953 and 1967. Schwartz is mainly remembered for co-creating a popular villain, called Deadshot. Moldoff is remembered for co-creating the villains Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze, the second version of the villainous Clayface, Batman's allies Bat-Mite, Bat-Girl/Betty Kane, and Batwoman/Kathy Kane, and Batman's pet dog Ace the Bat-Hound.
In the 1960s, Kane found work in television animation., He created the television series "Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse" (1960-1962), featuring two anthropomorphic animal superheroes. Courageous Cat was a parody of Batman, while sidekick Minute Mouse was a parody of Robin. Kane subsequently created the television series "Cool McCool" (1966-1967), depicting the adventures of an inept secret agent.
In 1966 or 1967, Kane chose to retire from his work in comic books and animation. He was 52-years-old and had been working on the field for three decades. He started producing "fine art" works for exhibitions in galleries. His work as a painter was prolific, though comic book historians have noted that he again hired ghost artists to help him produce the paintings.
In 1989, Kane was hired as a consultant for the live-action "Batman" (1989) film directed by Tim Burton. He served in the same consulting role for its three sequels, released between 1992 and 1997. In 1998, Kane was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he eventually died. He was 83-years-old and had lived in retirement for two decades.
Kane was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. Several of the characters Kane created remain popular, and he continues to receive posthumous credit in works based on his creations.- Actress
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Singapore-born, Houston-raised Tila "Tequila" Nguyen has become a pop
culture sensation. She is one of the most popular personalities in
cyberspace, breaking records on MySpace, with a record breaking 1.4
million friends, as well as Facebook.
Raised in a Buddhist temple, the Vietnamese teenager soon rebelled
against her strict upbringing, developing into an outspoken tomboy
before being discovered by international magazine editors. Since then,
this Texan beauty has graced the covers of numerous magazines including
Maxim UK and Stuff, was listed on Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100" list, and
has been featured in Rolling Stone's "Hot Issue".
A musician at heart, Tila's has recorded with numerous platinum and
multi-platinum producers such as Lil Jon,
Junior Sanchez and
Leor Dimant (aka DJ Lethal). A versatile
artist, Tila has made numerous television and film appearances,
including a cameo opposite
Adam Sandler in the Universal
Pictures feature
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007).
Her "Tequila" nickname originates from a near fatal drinking
experience. Ironically, Tila is allergic to alcohol.- Brian Peck was born on 24 October 1930 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Nicholas Nickleby (1957), Mary Barton (1964) and An Englishman's Castle (1978). He was married to Jennifer Wilson. He died on 3 April 2021 in Cannes, France.
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Julie Lake was born on 24 October 1982 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Orange Is the New Black (2013), Immaculate (2018) and Mental (2016). She has been married to Jeff Cahn since December 2015. They have one child.- Actor
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Tim Pocock was born on 24 October 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor and producer, known for X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Camp (2013) and Dance Academy (2010).- Producer
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Wendy Neuss was born on 24 October 1954 in Livingston, New Jersey, USA. She is a producer and production manager, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and King of Texas (2002). She was previously married to Patrick Stewart.- Lincoln Lewis is an Australian actor who began acting at thirteen, appearing in shows like The Sleepover Club, Mortified and H2o before making his way to the big screens in 2005 with films Aquamarine and Voodoo Lagoon.
However, it wasn't until appearing on Home and Away in 2007 that he became a household name, winning a Logie for his role as Geoff Campbell, lasting 567 episodes until leaving to star in the largely popular film adaptation of Tomorrow, When the War Began - Released worldwide in 2010.
Following this, Lewis become a regular on Australian TV, with roles in Neighbours, Underbelly: Razor, House Husbands, SLiDE, Gallipoli, Tricky Business, Rescue: Special Ops, as well as making appearances as himself on Dancing with the Stars, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation, Hell's Kitchen Australia, and Australia's Next Top Model.
Through the years, Lincoln's other film titles include the shark horror film Bait, Aussie rom-com Spin Out, sci-fi film After Earth - starring Will and Jaden Smith, and 33 Postcards alongside Guy Pearce which for his role, Lincoln won "Male Star of tomorrow" award at the Gold Coast's 2011 Australian International Movie Convention.
More recently, Lincoln starred alongside Travis Fimmel in Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan and in late 2020 Lincoln starred alongside Australian icon, John Jarratt, in paranormal horror film The Possessed.
Throughout 2021, Lincoln starred in action film Black Site alongside Michelle Monaghan, Jason Clarke and Jai Courtney while at the same time preparing for Channel Seven's "All Stars" season of Dancing with the Stars. Concluding 2021 shooting alongside Brian Brown and Greta Scacchi in "Darby and Joan".