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Lola Glaudini is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Elle Greenaway on CBS's Criminal Minds and for her role as Deborah Ciccerone-Waldrup on HBO's The Sopranos. Glaudini was born in Manhattan, New York. Her father, Robert Glaudini, is a playwright of Italian descent, and in whose play The Poison Tree she appeared at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.- Actress
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Katherine Marie Heigl was born on November 24, 1978 in Washington, D.C.,
to Nancy Heigl (née Engelhardt), a personnel
manager, and Paul Heigl, an accountant and executive. Her father is of
German/Swiss-German and Irish descent, and her mother is of German
ancestry. A short time after her birth, the family moved to New Canaan,
Connecticut, where Katherine was to spend the majority of her
childhood; the youngest member of her family, Katherine--or "Katie" as
she is nicknamed--has two elder siblings, John and Meg. Tragically, her
older brother Jason died in 1986 of brain injuries suffered in a car
accident, after being thrown from the back of a pickup truck. When
doctors determined he was brain-dead, the family made the difficult
decision to donate his organs. Not only did this painful chapter give
Katherine a greater perspective and appreciation for life, but it
motivated her to use her celebrity to promote the importance of organ
donation.
Katherine was first thrust into the limelight as a child model. An
aunt, visiting the family in New Canaan, took a number of photographs
of Katherine, then aged nine, in a series of poses to advertise a hair
care product she had invented. Upon returning to New York, with
permission from Katherine's parents, she sent the photos to a number of
modeling agencies. Within a few weeks, Katherine had been signed to
Wilhelmina, a renowned international modeling agency. Almost
immediately, she made her debut in a magazine advertisement and soon
followed this with an inaugural television appearance in a national
commercial for Cheerios breakfast cereal.
Following a number of commercials and modeling assignments for Sears
and Lord & Taylor, she made her big-screen debut in
That Night (1992), which starred
Juliette Lewis and
C. Thomas Howell. It was then that she
realized that acting rather than modeling was her passion. In 1993,
Katherine appeared in
Steven Soderbergh's
critically-acclaimed Depression-era drama,
King of the Hill (1993), before
landing her first leading role as a rebellious teenager, alongside
Gérard Depardieu, in
My Father the Hero (1994).
During this time, Katherine continued to attend New Canaan High School,
balancing her academic studies with work on films and modeling, which
she undertook during holidays, vacations and weekends.
In 1995, she played "Sarah Ryback", the niece of
Steven Seagal's character, in
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995),
which was her "debut" in the action film genre. Acting was now becoming
a stronger focus for Katherine, although she still modeled extensively,
appearing regularly in magazines such as "Seventeen". Television
appearances on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
and
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
soon followed, before she took the lead role in Disney's
Wish Upon a Star (1996)
in 1996. It was also during that year that Katherine's parents divorced
and, following her graduation from high school in 1997, she moved with
her mother into a four-bedroom house in Los Angeles' Malibu Canyon
area. This enabled her to focus upon acting with the guidance and
support of her mother, who now managed her career.
In 1997, Katherine portrayed "Taffy Entwhistle",
Rita Hayworth's stand-in, in
Stand-ins (1997) and was also cast as
the beauteous "Princess Ilene" in the European production,
Prince Valiant (1997). She then
made her made-for-TV movie debut, co-starring with
Peter Fonda in a re-working of the
classic Shakespearean play,
The Tempest (1998), updated
with an American Civil War theme. In this film, she played "Miranda
Prosper", a young woman torn between her love for both her father and a
Union soldier. Bug Buster (1998) and
Bride of Chucky (1998)
represented a venture into the horror genre for Katherine. While both
films could be described as rather tongue-in-cheek despite their gory
emphases, Bride of Chucky (1998)
was the better received, both critically and commercially.
In 1999, Katherine decided to branch out into series television when
she accepted the role of the haughty, yet vulnerable, "Isabel Evans",
on Roswell (1999), a show that
blended teen angst with sci-fi drama. Though she had never planned to
embark on a career in television, the role of Isabel, a teenager with a
secret life, was an offer she found impossible to refuse. In the
series, Isabel, her brother Max
(Jason Behr) and their friend Michael
(Brendan Fehr) are aliens passing as humans
in Roswell, New Mexico, as they desperately try to hide the truth from
government agencies, the people of Roswell and even their own adopted
families. To publicize her role on the show, Katherine graced the
covers of magazines such as "TV Guide", "Maxim" and "Teen" and was
interviewed on
Later (1994)
and
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999).
Along with her mother Nancy, she also appeared in an episode of the
Sci-Fi TV talk show,
Crossing Over with John Edward (2001),
during which she spoke with
John Edward, a psychic medium,
about her late brother, Jason. During the three years
Roswell (1999) was in production,
Katherine found time to work on several movies.
100 Girls (2000), an independent film
released in 2001, is the story of a college freshman who meets the girl
of his dreams in an elevator during a blackout, and spends the rest of
the movie trying to find her again. Her cameo role is that of Arlene,
the competitive tomboy. The second film,
Valentine (2001), a horror film
starring David Boreanaz and
Denise Richards, appeared in U.S.
theaters on February 2, 2001. In this movie, which is based upon the
1996 novel by Tom Savage, Katherine
plays "Shelley", a medical student who meets a sudden demise.
In the spring of 2001, Katherine accepted a role in NBC's
Critical Assembly (2002),
a two-hour original television thriller. Katherine and
Kerr Smith
(Dawson's Creek (1998))
co-starred as brilliant and politically concerned college students who
build a nuclear device to illustrate the need for a change in national
priorities, but are betrayed by a fellow student when the bomb ends up
in the hands of a terrorist. Unfortunately, the telefilm, directed by
Eric Laneuville, written by
Tom Vaughan, and based on the
best-seller "The Seventh Power" by
James Mills, was shelved when its
storyline was deemed too close for comfort to the events of September
11, 2001. It was eventually broadcast in 2003. Since the cancellation
of Roswell (1999) in the spring of
2002, Katherine has been busy with various projects, including an
appearance on UPN's update of the classic television series,
The Twilight Zone (2002).
That episode, entitled
Cradle of Darkness (2002),
aired on October 2, 2002, and featured Katherine in the role of a woman
who goes back in time to stop one of the most notorious murders in
history. In addition, she completed a movie,
Descendant (2003), a psychological
thriller inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's
"The Fall of the House of Usher". She has also starred as "Romy" in
ABC/Touchstone's two-hour telepic,
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005),
a prequel to the 1997 feature,
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997).
During the summer of 2002, Katherine made a major decision in the
direction of her career when she signed on for representation in all
areas with the William Morris Agency, one of the biggest and most
prestigious agencies in the entertainment industry. She is now being
represented by Norman Aladjem at Paradigm
Agency and being managed by Nancy Heigl and
Stephanie Simon and
Jason Newman at Untitled
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Sarah Hyland was born in New York City to actors
Melissa D. Canaday and
Edward James Hyland. She began in
the business at the age of 4 with commercial work and voice overs. Her
first film was
Private Parts (1997). She then
moved on to
The Object of My Affection (1998)
and then spent time on
Another World (1964) as "Rain
Wolfe", a child found in the park, and fostered by Josie and Gary.
Sarah would go on to work with Amy Carlson
("Josie" on AW) several more times:
Falcone (2000),
Law & Order (1990) and
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005).
Sarah was cast as one of the young "Audrey Hepburns" in
Jennifer Love Hewitt's
The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)
the same year she was cast as "Molly" in ABC's
Annie (1999) starring
Kathy Bates,
Audra McDonald,
Alan Cumming,
Victor Garber and
Kristin Chenoweth,
Joe Gould's Secret (2000) and
Falcone (2000). Aside from all of her
film and television work, Sarah studied voice, ballet, jazz, hip-hop,
tap, Theatre Dance, and performed with her tap and Theatre dance class
at "Reel to Real" at Lincoln Center as invited performers.
A New York-born and raised girl, Sarah spent much of her time working
in film, television, and voicing many radio ads, as well as traveling
with her father,
Edward James Hyland, while he worked
at many different theaters in the country. She was home schooled by her
mother until 2nd grade and then attended Public School. In 6th Grade,
she was accepted into PPAS (Professional Performing Arts School) where
she stayed until she graduated in 2008. When Sarah turned 18, she moved
to Los Angeles, CA and, within two weeks, had landed a pilot named "My
American Family". Once picked up the name was changed to
Modern Family (2009). To date,
Sarah portrays "Haley Dunphy", the eldest Dunphy child.
Modern Family (2009) has won
multiple awards most notably the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Before moving to L.A., Sarah did a multitude of film and television
and, at the age of 11 1/2, she made her stage debut at Papermill
Playhouse in Millburn, NJ in the title role of "Annie". From there,
Sarah added many more stage productions to her resume including "Bad
Girls", "Dark Part of the Forest" and both productions on and off
Broadway of "Grey Gardens" in the role of "Jackie Bouvier". "Grey
Gardens" was nominated for Best Musical at the Tony Awards, and
Christine Ebersole and
Mary Louise Wilson won Best Actress
and Best Supporting Actress Tony's for their work.
William Ivey Long won for his costume
design. Sarah also did many development workshops including: "A Little
Princess", "Bye Bye Birdie', and "Shrek, the Musical", to name a few.
Sarah has worked with some of the top talent in the Industry:
Tim Robbins,
Stanley Tucci,
Ian Holmes,
Steve Martin,
John Turturro,
Hope Davis,
Keir Dullea,
Frances Fisher,
Brooke Shields,
Kim Raver,
Lindsay Price,
Timothy Busfield, among so many other
incredible talents. She has guest starred on
Touched by an Angel (1994),
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
and twice on
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).
Her second turn on Hothouse (2009) gave
her a breakthrough role where she portrayed "Jennifer Banks", a student
at a school for the gifted who kills her roommate in a drug fueled
rage.
Her work on
Lipstick Jungle (2008) as
Brooke Shields's daughter further
showcased her talent and, because of LJ's cancellation, drew her to Los
Angeles and the role of "Haley Dunphy" on
Modern Family (2009).
Sarah has a maltipoo named Barkley, and is happily living in the Los
Angeles Area. She is the Face of "Wallflower Jeans". Sarah's brother,
Ian Donovan Hyland, is also an actor and,
even though most think Ian is her older brother, he is really 4 years
her junior. Her father is a stage and film actor based in New York, and
her mother is an acting coach to young actors.- Actor
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Garret studied journalism at the University of Washington and received an MFA from New York University's Graduate Acting Program. He performed on and off Broadway and in theaters around the country before he also began pursuing film and television roles. A self described workaholic, he enjoys a reputation as a highly respected and sought after performer known for his focused and immersive style.
Garret Lee Dillahunt was born in Castro Valley, California to working class parents. He has two brothers.- Saoirse-Monica Jackson was born on 24 November 1993 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK. She is an actress, known for The Flash (2023), Derry Girls (2018) and The Five (2016).
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Colin Lewes Hanks is an American actor. He was born in Sacramento,
California, to actors Samantha Lewes and
Tom Hanks. Colin is best-known for his work as
"Jack Bailey" in the series,
The Good Guys (2010) and as
"Alex Whitman" in Roswell (1999).
Hanks' best-known film role may be in the teen movie,
Orange County (2002), with
Jack Black and
John Lithgow. His best-known
television role was "Alex Whitman", the love interest of
Katherine Heigl in the science fiction
series, Roswell (1999) between 1999
and 2001. Hanks also made an appearance in an episode of
The O.C. (2003). He appeared in part
eight of the HBO mini-series,
Band of Brothers (2001).- Actress
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Shirley Henderson was the eldest of three sisters born into a working-class family in the village of Kincardine in Fife, Scotland. As a teenager she sang locally and performed in school drama clubs. Her first break came when she watched a singer on the Opportunity Knocks (1956) TV talent program and decided she could do as well. She entered and won a talent competition at Butlins Holiday Camp and from there graduated to local music club gigs. She was later accepted by London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She performed on stage in England's National Theatre company, which led to a role on the British TV drama Hamish Macbeth (1995) with future Trainspotting (1996) co-star Robert Carlyle.- Actor
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Billy Connolly was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. He left school to work in the shipyards, becoming a welder, and joined the Territorial Army (in the parachute regiment) at around the same time. He developed an interest in folk music, eventually being an accomplished banjo player and a member of the band Humblebums with Gerry Rafferty (later of Baker Street fame). The jokes he told between songs eventually took over his act and he became a full-time comedian. Already a big star in Scotland, he became a household name in the UK after appearing on Parkinson (1971) in the early seventies. Billy has released many recordings and videos of his concert performances over the years. He has expanded his repertoire to include acting, appearing in a number of television dramas and films, most recently in the USA. In the 90s he made two documentary series for the BBC, about Scotland and Australia respectively, and in 1997 he starred in the award winning film Mrs. Brown (1997). He is one of the UK's top comedians.- Hande Erçel is a distinguished actress known for her roles in 'The Daughters of the Sun' (2015), 'Hayat: Love Without Words' (2016), 'Halka' (2019), Love Is in the Air (2020) and 'Another Love' (2023).
Raised in Turkey, Hande pursued her education at the 'Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.' Discovered for her talents, she made her debut with minor roles in series like 'Calikusu,' 'Tatar Ramazan,' and 'Cilgin Dershane Universitede.' Her breakthrough came with the leading role of Selin Yilmaz in the youth series 'Günesin Kizlari.'
In addition to her acting career, Hande won the title of 'Miss Turkey' in 2012, signaling her early success in the modeling industry. This multifaceted talent has continued to make significant contributions to the entertainment world, with a diverse range of roles in various genres. - Producer
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Stephen James Merchant is an English actor, comedian, director, presenter and writer.
Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series The Office (2001-2003), and co-writer, co-director, and co-star of both Extras (2005-2007) and Life's Too Short (2011-2013). With Gervais and Karl Pilkington, he hosted The Ricky Gervais Show in its radio, podcast, audio-book, and television formats; the radio version won a bronze Sony Award. He also provided the voice of the robotic "Intelligence Dampening Core" Wheatley in the 2011 video game Portal 2. Merchant co-developed the Sky1 travel series An Idiot Abroad (2010-2012) and co-created Lip Sync Battle (2015-present). In 2021 he starred in, co-wrote, co-produced, and co-directed the 12-part comedy crime series The Outlaws.
Merchant has also performed as a stand-up comedian, which led to him writing and starring in the HBO series Hello Ladies (2013-2014), which was based on his stand-up material. He starred in his first play, Richard Bean's The Mentalists, at London's Wyndham's Theatre in 2015. He also appeared as the mutant Caliban in the superhero film Logan (2017), and as serial killer Stephen Port in the 2022 television drama Four Lives. He has received numerous accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four British Comedy Awards.- Actor
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Conleth Hill was born on November 24, 1964 in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. His great work of exquisite artistic generosity, intelligence, sensation and insights both on stage and screen reflects the wide range of his unique acting qualities as a superb "chameleon" in memorable tour-de-force transformations of charisma, subtlety and profoundness including brilliant interpretations of roles, such as in Blue Heaven (1992), Game of Thrones (2011), Whatever Works (2009), National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well (2009), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011), Suits (2011) and National Theatre Live: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2017).- Actress
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Award-winning Canadian actress Karine Vanasse is internationally recognized for her dazzling performances in both English and French.
Vanasse stars as Detective Lise Delorme in the critically acclaimed CTV series Cardinal for which she received a 2019 Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Actress. Other notable television credits include the ABC series Revenge and Pan Am. She recently garnered two prix Gemeaux nominations and one prix Artis nomination for her role as Justine Laurier in Blue Moon. Vanasse has also appeared in the Quebecois television shows 30 Vies and 2 frères, as well as the mini-series Killer Wave, October 1970 and the TV movie Marie-Antoinette.
On the big screen, Vanasse widely known for her role as Valerie in Denis Villeneuve's, Polytechnique. She also served as producer and played a key role in the project's development. The film premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and went on to win nine Genie Awards including Best Picture, and to Vanasse for Best Female Performance.
Over the course of her career Vanasse has appeared over twenty feature films including lead roles in dramas All the Wrong Reasons, En Solitaire, Switch, the comedy French Immersion, the romantic-dramedy I'm Yours, as well as the short film Tomorrow's Shadows. Other credits include Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, the Quebec thriller Angle mort, Rhonda's Party, Andre Mathieu, Ma Fille Mon Ange, Sans Elle, Head in the Clouds, Un Homme et Son Peche, Du Pic Au Coeur and Lea Pool's Emporte-Moi. Vanasse's breakthrough performance in Emporte-Moi earned her a Chlotrudis Award, the Gala des Jutra Award, the Festival du film Francophone de Namur Award and the Filmcan Festival Award for Best Actress.
In 2017, Vanasse reunited with Pool for Et au pire, on se mariera and starred in De père en flic 2 which was Quebec's highest grossing film of the year. Most recently, she appeared in the Canadian feature film Trench 11 and French feature Malek.- Actress
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Denise Michelle Crosby was born on November 24, 1957 in Hollywood,
California. Denise graduated from Hollywood High School in 1975 and attended Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz where she enrolled in the Drama Department. Forming part of the extensive Crosby family dynasty, this
striking leading actress, daughter of entertainer
Dennis Crosby, has appeared in
film and television since the early 1980s. A photo spread in a 1979
issue of Playboy magazine and a role in the soap opera
Days of Our Lives (1965) in
1980 allowed Denise to break through to stardom. She had a small role
in 48 Hrs. (1982), playing the villain's girlfriend, and parts in
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
and
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
(both critically unsuccessful). Her career began to pick up in the
mid-1980s. She appeared in a variety of films and made-for-TV movies,
including Stark (1985),
Malice in Wonderland (1985)
(playing Carole Lombard),
Desert Hearts (1985),
Eliminators (1986) and
Miracle Mile (1988).
In 1987, Denise caught her big break playing Lieutenant Tasha Yar in
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
Although not a huge role, the character allowed Denise to build a
sizable fan base that exists to this day. In 1988, she left the series
due to the diminishing size of her role, but returned as a guest star
in the early 1990s. In 1989, she played the mother of a dead toddler
who was brought back to life through an ancient curse in
Stephen King's somewhat hokey
horror novel film adaptation
Pet Sematary (1989). Remaining in
the horror genre, Denise played a similar role of a mother who
discovers her young daughter's doll is evil in the
Child's Play (1988) clone
Dolly Dearest (1991).
The 1990s brought few opportunities to Denise, but she worked
consistently, appearing in a television series in 1993, and made
numerous guest appearances, including a couple of episodes of the
raunchy cable series
Red Shoe Diaries (1992),
which were subsequently released on video. There were also roles in
Relative Fear (1994),
Mutant Species (1995),
Dream Man (1995) and
Executive Power (1997).
More high-profile work arrived in the form of a small role in
Jackie Brown (1997), playing a
public defender, and a sizable part as a pregnant mother in the hit
disaster movie Deep Impact (1998).
She gained recognition as a "Star Trek" fan by producing and presenting
Trekkies (1997) and its sequel
Trekkies 2 (2004).
Since 2000, Denise has appeared on television in guest roles on
The X-Files (1993),
JAG (1995),
The Agency (2001),
Threat Matrix (2003),
Eyes (2005) and
Dexter (2006). She acted in the
award-winning short film
The Bus Stops Here (2003), had
a leading role in the western/horror indie film
Legend of the Phantom Rider (2002)
and has recently appeared in a horror film by legendary genre director
Tobe Hooper,
Mortuary (2005). This capable
actress continues to appear on television and in film. Best known for
her "Star Trek" days, Denise embraces her fans often at conventions and
was appearing opposite her husband Ken Sylk in
the drama film
Ripple Effect (2007).- Actress
Born and raised in Manhattan Beach, California, Amanda Wyss, was discovered playing the titular character (Rhoda Penmark) in a production of "The Bad Seed" at an LA theater. She quickly found work in commercials before landing a guest starring role in television's science fiction hit Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), followed by a recurring role on When the Whistle Blows (1980). She won a Best Young Artist award for her work in the ABC After School Special She Drinks a Little (1981), before sharing the stage with Eva Marie Saint in the stage production of "The Country Girl".
Major motion pictures came next, including hits such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Better Off Dead (1985), Silverado (1985) and the award-winning indie film, Powwow Highway (1988). She has worked extensively in television, with recurring roles on Cheers (1982), St. Elsewhere (1982), Cagney & Lacey (1981), Highlander (1992) and more recently, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Dexter (2006), Murder in the First (2014) and All Rise (2019), among many other guest starring roles.
She was awarded Best Actress honors at the Santa Monica International Film Festival for the horror film Oct 23rd (2016), she starred alongside genre favorites in the Syfy Channel original movie, The Sandman (2017) produced by the legendary Stan Lee, and broke hearts in her critically acclaimed performance in the award winning drama,The Id (2015). Next, she made a return to westerns with her award winning turn in, Badland (2019).- Actor
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Dwight Schultz is an American actor who is known for playing Howling Mad Murdock from The A-Team and Reginald Barclay from Star Trek: The Next Generation. He is also known for his voice work as Mung Daal from Chowder, Professor Pyg from Batman: Arkham Knight, Vulture from Spider-Man video games, Dr. Animo from Ben 10 and Eddie the Squirrel from CatDog. He is married to Wendy Fulton and has a daughter.- Actress
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Elena Satine was born in Tbilisi, Georgia and grew up in Sochi. She began her professional career at the tender age of 6 when she appeared on the popular children's variety show "Morning Star". On a spontaneous trip to New York City, the young actress attended an open call for at the Professional Performing Arts School, and got accepted on the spot. After graduating with honors, Elena continued her dramatic studies at the renowned Moscow Art Theater School.- Actress
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Jennifer Robertson was born on 24 November 1971 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for Schitt's Creek (2015), Twitches (2005) and Comedy Inc. (2002).- Actress
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Raised in a working-class Ohio town, Danielle Nicolet moved with her
family to southern California to train in gymnastics. She competed
through her teenage years, but finally admitted that acting was her
dream. She has always played unpredictable characters, whether they be
dramatic or comedic. Early on she appeared most notably in National
Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993),
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992),
Where Truth Lies (1996),
Shadow of Doubt (1998) and
Race (1998). She spent six
seasons as "Caryn" on the Emmy-winning sitcom
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996),
and has since established herself as a truly versatile and engaging
star. In 2005 Entertainment Weekly named her "the breakout star of the
network" for her turn on the sitcom
Second Time Around (2004).
She has since twice been deemed "favorite character to watch" for her
work as the cross-bearing head of the ICU on the TNT hospital drama,
Heartland (2007) and as the
insecure and oversexed pal of
Debra Messing and
Judy Davis on the USA Network series
The Starter Wife (2008).
Danielle has also appeared in the films
Ticking Clock (2011),
Alpha Males Experiment (2009) and
Rocker (2006).- Actress
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Geraldine Fitzgerald was the only actress to appear as both Laurence Olivier's
wife and Rodney Dangerfield's mother-in-law, which surely qualifies her as running
the gamut (if not the gauntlet, in the latter case) of A to Z for
co-starring with cinema immortals. The Irish lass appeared in many
masterpieces of Hollywood's Golden Age, including Wuthering Heights (1939) and Dark Victory (1939),
to say nothing of her late-career screen work in the blue-collar
white-trash classic, Easy Money (1983).
She was born in Dublin, Ireland, on November 24, 1913, and made her
theatrical debut at her hometown's Gate Theater in 1932. She appeared
in English films from 1934 to 1937 before emigrating to New York City,
where she acted with Orson Welles (who had appeared at the Gate when he was
all of 16 years old as a protégé of Micheál MacLiammóir). In 1938 she made her
Broadway debut with Welles' Mercury Theater in their production of
George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," but her connection with Welles was
sundered when she was signed by a Warner Bros. talent scout and
decamped to Hollywood. Her first American film turned out to be a
masterpiece. Her portrayal of Isabella, the wife of Olivier's
Heathcliff in William Wyler's "Wuthering Heights" brought her a Best
Supporting Actress Oscar nomination in her very first role in
Tinseltown. She followed that up with a supporting turn in the Bette Davis
three-hankie tearjerker "Dark Victory." Other major films she appeared
in at Warner Bros. were Shining Victory (1941), The Gay Sisters (1942) and Watch on the Rhine (1943), but her career
was stymied by a rebellious streak. Like Warner Bros. divas Davis and
Olivia de Havilland, Fitzgerald refused roles she disliked and was put on
suspension by the studio. Unlike Davis and de Havilland, however, she
never won an Oscar, nor did she ever become a star. She matured into a character actress, appearing in a wide variety of
quality movies, including Ten North Frederick (1958), The Pawnbroker (1964), Rachel, Rachel (1968) and Harry and Tonto (1974). In
later years she appeared in several hit comedies, among them Arthur (1981).
Fitzgerald appeared on Broadway and off-Broadway in many plays,
including revivals of the works of Irish-American playwright Eugene
O'Neill (I)'; she was Mary Tyrone in a 1971 off-Broadway production of
"Long Day's Journey into Night" opposite Robert Ryan and was in the 1977
Broadway revival of "A Touch of the Poet" with Jason Robards. She also
appeared earlier that year on Broadway in the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony
Award-winning play "The Shadow Box." The previous year she had
performed in her own cabaret act for a one-week engagement on Broadway,
which she then revived in New York nightclubs as "Streetsongs." In
addition to singing, she would reminisce about her life. Later, she
received Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations for directing "Mass
Appeal," a play about Catholic priests.
Geraldine Fitzgerald died in New York City on July 19, 2005, of
complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 91 years
old.- Gwilym Lee was born on 24 November 1983 in Bristol, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), The Great (2020) and Fresh Meat (2011).
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Asim Chaudhry is an award winning actor and writer from West London known for co-creating the hit show 'People Just Do Nothing' which started as a YouTube web series that Asim shot and edited. Asim is best known for his comic creation 'Chabuddy G' for which he won the RTS comedy performance award in 2017 and he was nominated for a BAFTA comedy performance in the same year and again in 2018. Asim co writes and plays Terry Patel in the EMMY winning sitcom 'Hoff The Record'. In 2018, he began as a contestant on UKTV's sixth series of Taskmaster, airing from May to July. On Christmas Eve 2018 Chaudhry appeared with Stephen Merchant in odd couple Christmas road trip comedy Click and Collect on BBC One.- Actress
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Nicole Power was born on 24 November 1989 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Glamorous (2023), Kim's Convenience (2016) and Strays (2021).- Renate Reinsve was born on 24 November 1987 in Solbergelva, Viken, Norway. She is an actress, known for The Worst Person in the World (2021), Oslo, August 31st (2011) and Welcome to Norway (2016).
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Clayton Cardenas was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Mayans M.C. (2018) and American Crime (2015).- Peyton Meyer was born on 24 November 1998 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He is an actor, known for Girl Meets World (2014), He's All That (2021) and American Housewife (2016). He has been married to Taela LaCour since 11 October 2021. They have one child.
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Aaron Pedersen was born on 24 November 1970 in Alice Springs, Australia. He is an actor and producer, known for Mystery Road (2013), Goldstone (2016) and Mystery Road (2018). He was previously married to Lisa Serma.- Actor
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Stanley Livingston was born on 24 November 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for My Three Sons (1960), The Aftermath (1982) and Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfolds (1995). He has been married to Paula Drake since 19 December 2015. He was previously married to Sandra Livingston.- Actress
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Cortellesi debuted in the show business at the age of 13, as a singer for "Cacao meravigliao", the jingle of the popular RAI TV show "Indietro tutta!" by Renzo Arbore. At 19 she began studying as an actress at the Teatro Blu in Rome (the same theatre school that Kim Rossi Stuart, Gianmarco Tognazzi, Claudia Gerini, Stefania Rocca, and Claudio Santamaria, among others, have attended).
She began her career in television with the show "Macao", presented by Alba Parietti, but eventually reached nationwide popularity as a comic actress in the TV show "Mai dire Gol" by the Gialappa's Band (2000), which, in particular, showcased her skills at parodying famous people, a genre where she collected some of her most appreciated performances (the latest one being her parody of Milan's mayor Letizia Moratti in the 2010-2011 edition of the popular TV show "Zelig").
After "Mai dire Gol", Cortellesi has collaborated in several other TV Show of the "Mai dire..." franchise by Gialappa's Band. Other major performances of Cortellesi on television include the 2004 edition of the San Remo Music Festival and the leading role in the TV movie "Maria Montessori: Una vita per i bambini", a biography of Maria Montessori, for which Cortellesi received the "Maximo Award" at the Roma Fiction Fest.
Her career in cinema includes several appreciates performances in comedies and comic movies, including a leading role in "Tu la conosci Claudia?", a very popular production starring the comic trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo. In 2008, she was nominated for the David di Donatello award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie "Piano, solo" by Riccardo Milani. In 2011 she won the David di Donatello for Best Actress for her leading role in "Escort in Love".
One of her most appreciated theatrical performances was "Gli ultimi saranno gli ultimi" ("Last will be last") by Massimiliano Bruno, which has been staged 189 times from 2005 to 2007 in over 50 theatres, and for which Cortellesi has collected a number of awards.
As a singer, Cortellesi has been described by Mina as "one of the best Italian voices" and has cooperated with several notable Italian musicians, including Elio e le Storie Tese, Renato Zero, Claudio Baglioni, Frankie hi-nrg mc, and Neri per Caso.
Cortellesi married director Riccardo Milani on October 1, 2011. The couple have a daughter, Laura, born January 24, 2013.- Actor
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Lior Raz was born on 24 November 1971 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is an actor and writer, known for Fauda (2015), Hit & Run (2021) and 6 Underground (2019). He has been married to Meital Berdah since 2008. They have three children.- Director
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A Serbian film director. Born in 1954 in Sarajevo. Graduated in film
directing at the prestigious Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in
Prague in 1978. During his studies, he was awarded several times for
his short movies including Guernica (1978), which took first prize at
the Student's Film Festival in Karlovy Vary. After graduation, he
directed several TV movies in his hometown, Sarajevo. In collaboration
with the screenwriter Abdulah Sidran in
1981, he made the successful feature debut
Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981)
which won the Silver Lion for best first feature at the Venice Film
Festival. Their subsequent work, human political drama
When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
unanimously won top prize at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival as well as
FIPRESCI prize and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language film
Oscar. In 1989 he won the Best Director award at Cannes for
Time of the Gypsies (1988), a film
about the life of a gypsy family in Yugoslavia scripted by
Gordan Mihic. His first English language
movie, Arizona Dream (1993)
starring Johnny Depp,
Jerry Lewis and
Faye Dunaway and scripted by his USA
student, David Atkins was
awarded the Silver Bear at the 1993 Berlin Film Festival.
Underground (1995), a bitter
surrealistic comedy about the Balkans, scripted by
Dusan Kovacevic, won him a
second Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995.- Actress
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Born in November 1963 to working-class parents, Lisa Maxwell was raised
on an East London housing estate, and as a child was encouraged by her
mother to pursue her obvious talent for entertaining, enrolling at the
local drama school for weekend classes. Her first big break came in the
early 1980s when she fought off 3000 contenders to become co-presenter
of No Limits (1985), a pioneering
youth programme which featured in the BBC's early evening schedule. In
years to come, she built on this success with a stint as children's
presenter on Thames TV's popular "Splash", and also acted as a foil to
Russ Abbot and
Les Dennis, both popular comedians of
their day.
By the early 1990s, Lisa had been rewarded with her own weekly
entertainment series,
The Lisa Maxwell Show (1991)
and in 1993, she tried her luck as an actress in America, although her
audition for the role of Daphne in
Frasier (1993) proved unsuccessful,
partly due to a misunderstanding. During her time in the US, however,
she did nonetheless secure roles in numerous popular series, among them
Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993)
and the crime drama
Murder, She Wrote (1984).
Returning to Britain, she appeared in the London stage version of
Grease and starred alongside Shane Richie
in the popular musical, Boogie Nights. During this period, further
acting roles followed, including her appearance in the BBC series,
In Deep (2001). In 2002, she joined
the cast of British television's longest-running police drama,
The Bill (1984), portraying Acting
DI Samantha Nixon, and her character remains a central figure to plot
lines. Happily settled in her private life, a daughter was born to her
in 1999.- Lucy Liemann was born on 24 November 1973 in Barnet, Middlesex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Strays (2023) and Hotel Babylon (2006). She has been married to Nigel Harman since 2011. They have one child.
- Zoe Levin (born November 24, 1993) is an American actress. She played Emily in the 2013 film Palo Alto and Tasha in Beneath the Harvest Sky. She portrayed Kara Souders in the Fox TV show, Red Band Society. She plays Tiffany "Tiff" Chester in the 2019 Netflix dark comedy, Bonding. She is also part of the 2019 film The Long Home, directed by James Franco.
Levin was born in Chicago. She is from a Jewish family.
She began acting at an early age and had tried out for her first professional play when she was 13. She then relocated to Los Angeles to study communication and fine arts at Loyola Marymount University. Her acting career kicked off in 2010 when she was selected to play a role in David Schwimmer's film, Trust. This came after her performances at Chicago's Looking Glass Theatre. - Actor
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Cal MacAninch was born on 24 November 1963 in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Downton Abbey (2010), Calibre (2018) and Mr Selfridge (2013). He is married to Shauna Macdonald. They have three children.- Actor
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Tough, virile, wavy-haired and ruggedly handsome with trademark
forlorn-looking brows that added an intriguing touch of vulnerability
to his hard outer core, actor Howard Duff and his wife-at-the-time,
actress Ida Lupino, were one of Hollywood's
premiere film couples during the 1950s "Golden Age". Prior to that,
Duff had relationships with a number of the cinema's most dazzling
leading ladies, including Ava Gardner (just
prior to her marriage to musician Artie Shaw)
and Gloria DeHaven.
Duff's talent first manifested itself on radio as
Dashiell Hammett's popular private eye
"Sam Spade" (1946-1950), and eventually extended to include stage, film
and TV. While never considered a top-tier movie star and, despite his
obvious prowess, never considered for any acting awards, Howard Duff
was an undeniably strong good guy and potent heavy but perhaps lacked
the requisite charisma or profile to move into the ranks of a
Burt Lancaster,
Kirk Douglas or
Robert Mitchum. His career spanned over
four decades.
His full name was Howard Green Duff and he was born in Bremerton,
Washington on November 24, 1913. Growing up in and around the Seattle
area, he attended Roosevelt High School where he played basketball. It
was here that he also found an outlet acting in school plays and,
following graduation, studied drama. He eventually became an acting
member of the Repertory Playhouse in Seattle. Military service
interrupted his early career and he served with the U.S. Army Air
Force's radio service from 1941 to 1945. Upon his discharge, he
returned to his acting pursuits and won the role of "Sam Spade" on NBC
Radio in the role Humphrey Bogart made
famous in
The Maltese Falcon (1941).
Lurene Tuttle played his altruistic
secretary "Effie" on the series. He eventually left the program when
his film career settled in and
Stephen Dunne took over the radio
voice of the detective in 1950 for its final season.
Duff's post-war movie career started completely on the right foot at
Universal with the hard-hitting film noir
Brute Force (1947), in which he
received good notices as an ill-fated cellmate to
Burt Lancaster,
Charles Bickford and others. Quite
well-known for his radio voice by this time, he was given special
billing in the movie's credits as "Radio's Sam Spade". This was
followed by equally vital and volatile performances in the prescient
semi-documentary-styled police drama
The Naked City (1948) and in
Arthur Miller's taut family drama
All My Sons (1948) starring
Lancaster, again, and
Edward G. Robinson.
After such a strong showing, Howard career went into a period of
moviemaking in which his films were more noted for its entertainment
and rousing action than as character-driven pieces. A number of them
were routine westerns that paired him opposite some of Hollywood's
loveliest ladies: Red Canyon (1949)
with Ann Blyth,
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
with Yvonne De Carlo and
The Lady from Texas (1951)
with Mona Freeman. Other adventure-oriented
flicks that more or less came and went included
Spaceways (1953),
Tanganyika (1954),
The Yellow Mountain (1954),
Flame of the Islands (1955),
Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956)
(title role),
The Broken Star (1956) and
Sierra Stranger (1957). Howard
also began appearing infrequently on the stage in the early 1950s with
such productions as "Season in the Sun" (1952) and "Anniversary Waltz"
(1954).
Those films that rose above the standard included gritty top-billed
roles in
Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949),
Illegal Entry (1949),
Shakedown (1950),
Spy Hunt (1950) and
Woman in Hiding (1950), the last
a film noir which paired him with Ida Lupino
for the first time. Here, he plays the hero who saves Lupino from a
murdering husband
(Stephen McNally). In 1951, he
married Ms. Lupino, already a well-established star at Warner Bros.,
who was coming into her own recently as a director. The couple had one
daughter, Bridget Duff, born in 1952.
Lupino and Duff co-starred in four hard-boiled film dramas during the
1950s -- Jennifer (1953),
Private Hell 36 (1954),
Women's Prison (1955) and
While the City Sleeps (1956).
The demise of the studio-guided contract system had an effect on
Howard's film career and offers started drying up in the late 1950s.
Fortunately, he found just as wide an appeal on TV, appearing in a
number of dramatic showcases for
Science Fiction Theatre (1955),
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
and Climax! (1954). And, in a change
of pace, the married couple decided to go for laughs by starring
together in the TV series
Mr. Adams and Eve (1957).
Here, they played gregarious husband-and-wife film stars "Howard Adams"
and "Eve Drake". Many of the scripts, though broadly exaggerated for
comic effect, were reportedly based on a few of their own real-life
experiences. They also guest-starred in an entertaining hour-long
episode of the
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
in 1959 with the two couples inadvertently booked at the same vacant
lodge, together. The show ends up a battle-of-the sexes, free-for-all
with the two gals scheming to add a little romance to what has
essentially become a fishing vacation for the guys. The 1960s bore more
fruit on TV than in film. Sans Lupino, Duff went solo as nightclub
owner "Willie Dante" in the tongue-in-cheek adventure series
Dante (1960), which lasted less than a
season. A few years later, the veteran co-starred with handsome rookie
Dennis Cole in what is perhaps his
best-remembered series, the police drama
The Felony Squad (1966), which was
filmed in and around Los Angeles. Duff directed one of those episodes,
having directed several episodes of the silly sitcom
Camp Runamuck (1965), a year or
so earlier. In between series work were guest assignments on such
popular primetime shows as
Bonanza (1959),
The Twilight Zone (1959),
Burke's Law (1963) and
Combat! (1962).
The marriage of Ida and Howard did not last, however, and the famous
married couple separated in 1966 after 15 years of marriage. Ida and
Howard didn't officially divorce, however, until 1984. Howard later
married a non-professional, Judy Jenkinson, who survived him. While
much of Howard's work in later years was standard, if unmemorable,
every now and then he would demonstrate the fine talent he was. A
couple of his better film performances came as a sex-minded,
booze-swilling relative in
A Wedding (1978) and as
Dustin Hoffman's attorney in the
Oscar-winning drama
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). He
also enjoyed a villainous role in the short-lived series
Flamingo Road (1980) and had a
lengthy stint on
Knots Landing (1979) during the
1984-1985 season. Duff died at age 76 of a heart attack, on July 8,
1990, in Santa Barbara, California.- Actress
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Rachel Chagall was born on 24 November 1952 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Nanny (1993), Gaby: A True Story (1987) and The Simple Life (1998). She is married to Greg Lenert. They have two children.- Actress
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Julia Sarah Stone was born on 24 November 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Honey Bee (2018), Weirdos (2016) and The Killing (2011).- Actor
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson recently directed the world premiere of his play Your Blues Ain't Sweet Like Mine at The Two River Theater and the world premiere of Dominique Morriseau's Paradise Blue at Williamstown Theater Festival. Other credits include The Piano Lesson (Lucille Lortel, Joseph A. Callaway, Audelco, OBIE), The Happiest Song Plays Last (Second Stage), and My Children My Africa, Seven Guitars, and The First Breeze of Summer at Signature Theater where he served as Associate Artist of the season dedicated to the Negro Ensemble Company. Regionally, Ruben has directed at A.C.T. San Francisco, The Two River Theater Company, The McCarter Theater, and The Kennedy Center. His screenplay Lackawanna Blues garnered numerous awards including The Humanitas Prize, National Board of Reviews, NAACP Image Award, and The Christopher Award, and nominations for an Emmy, Golden Globe, and WGA. As an actor Ruben has received a Tony Award, two OBIE Awards, and a Helen Hayes Award. He most recently performed in August Wilson's solo show How I Learned What I Learned. Ruben served as co-artistic director along with Stephen McKinley Henderson to record August Wilson's American Century Cycle comprised of the entire canon of his plays. Ruben holds an MFA from Wayne State University, a BA from Binghamton University, and Honorary Doctorate Degree's from both Wayne State University and Buffalo State College.- Actress
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Lisa Howard was born on 24 November 1963 in London, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Moonstruck (1987), Highlander (1992) and The War of the Roses (1989). She has been married to Daniel Cerone since 17 December 1994. They have two children.- Actor
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Born and living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Jordan began his acting career at age 3 in local and national commercials and has appeared in multiple TV series and films shot mainly in Toronto, Montreal and Nova Scotia.
His credits include the recurring role of Alex on CBC's "Mr. D", principal role Emory in EPIX's Chapelwaite, Noah in Camboy, Luke, in the feature film "Birthmarked"; principal role of Greg in Creeped Out; the principal role of Bobby in Iain MacLeod's "You Ruined Our Life!"; Heinrich in the CBC miniseries "Pure"; Young Garland Wuornos in "Haven"; Zap in the animated series "You and Me"; Brian in Mike Clattenburg's film "Moving Day".
Jordan has won multiple awards from across North America for his work in the field.
Jordan also appeared in many short films including the principal role of Young Conrad in the award winning short "Ingrid and the Black Hole"; the lead Gary in "Playing House"; and Scott in Some Things Won't Sleep.- Actress
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Candy Darling was born on 24 November 1944 in Long Island, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Women in Revolt (1971), The Death of Maria Malibran (1972) and Flesh (1968). She died on 21 March 1974 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
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Maya Kazan was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Mosaic (2018), Jane the Virgin (2014) and The Knick (2014). She has been married to Ted Feldman since 28 April 2018. They have one child.- Actor
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Glenn Withrow was born in Highland Heights, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Last Champion (2020), The Outsiders (1983) and Rumble Fish (1983). He has been married to Hallie Todd since 25 May 1991. They have one child.- David Neidorf was born on 24 November 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Platoon (1986), Hoosiers (1986) and Bull Durham (1988). He is married to Pauline Naomi Lyders. They have two children.
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Shanti Roney was born on 24 November 1970 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Vägen ut (1999), Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) and Stockholm (2018).- Actor
- Casting Department
- Casting Director
Jack Hogan was born and raised in North Carolina and studied architecture
at the University of North Carolina. In 1948, bored by college life, he
left U.N.C. and spent the next four years in the navy. During this
time, he decided to become an actor and once discharged, he enrolled at
the Pasadena (Calif.) Playhouse. In 1955, Jack headed to New York to
study at the American Theatre Wing. A year later, he returned to
Hollywood where a string of acting jobs, both in films and on TV,
followed. In 1962, he signed to play the quick-tempered, troublesome,
womanizer Pvt. Kirby, in ABC's hit series, Combat! (1962). After Combat! (1962) left
the air in 1967, Jack's TV career included on-going appearances on
Adam-12 (1968) and Sierra (1974). In the early 1980s, he moved to Hawaii where he
supervised the operation of his building business. During his 10-year
stay, he garnered a recurring role Jake and the Fatman (1987) and served as the casting
director for Magnum, P.I. (1980). Recently, Jack, twice divorced and the father of
two, returned to take up residence in Chapel Hill. Jack's favourite
pursuits include painting, fishing, reading and poetry.- Actor
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Kevin Breznahan was born on 24 November 1968 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Winter's Bone (2010), Alive (1993) and There Will Be Blood (2007).- Actor
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- Soundtrack
Donald Dunn was born on 24 November 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) and Rush Hour (1998). He was married to June. He died on 13 May 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.- Actor
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At 6' 4", Brandon Molale is no stranger to standing out on the big
screen.
Brandon, a former college and pro football player, is best known from
his scene-stealing performance as Kevin Ward, the obnoxious NY Jets
Quarterback in Mr. Deeds (2002)
starring Adam Sandler and as Blazer
in
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004).
Brandon continues to be one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood.
Molale's good looks, athletic prowess and talent often get him cast in
very physical roles. He has appeared in over 200 feature films and
television shows. Brandon is involved with numerous national and local charities.
Raised in Concord, California, Molale is also known as "Hollywood Dog".
He played football for the Fresno State Bulldogs where he graduated
with a BA in Advertising and Marketing. It was in college that he
started taking drama and acting classes. His football skills led him to
performing football stunts in
The Waterboy (1998) starring
Adam Sandler.
Molale lives in Los Angeles with his son. Brandon collects
vintage guitar picks from famous rock bands and guitarists.- Max was born in Leytonstone, London and studied French and Italian at Queens' College, Cambridge. He claims to have caught the acting bug aged 12, when his school needed a little person to play Puck in its production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The sixth form girls' fawning over him and backcombing his hair had him hooked for life. He went on to train with the National Youth Theatre and at the École Jacques Lecoq in Paris. He has worked extensively in London theatre, playing leading roles in the West End and for such companies as the Royal Court, Donmar Warehouse, Shakespeare's Globe, Almeida, Young Vic and National Theatres, winning an Ian Charleson award along the way. His television roles have included messianic martyr Robert Southwell in Will for TNT, and notorious rake Monk Adderley in Poldark for the BBC. On film he's played privileged junkie Brown in Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen, and charmer David in the Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody.