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Neil Sedaka was born on 13 March 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Deadpool (2016), Transsiberian (2008) and Better Off Dead (1985). He has been married to Leba Strassberg since 11 September 1962. They have two children.- Actor
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He was born to Brian and Jo Clayton. His siblings are Sarah Jane and Sebastian Clayton - who maintains a website for him. Adam lived in Kenya for a short time when he was around two years old. He moved to Ireland when he was five. His father was a pilot for the airlines. Adam's mother was friends with Edge's mother. Adam was sent to boarding school and was expelled, whereupon he was sent to a school in Dublin - a progressive school because it was nondenominational - he met Paul Hewson aka Bono.- Adina Porter was born and raised in New York City, more specifically, The South Bronx. She is a first generation American; her father was born and spent his youth in Sierra Leone, Africa, while her mother was born in Bermuda. As a young child, Porter entertained her parents by staging plays in the family living room. They noticed her artistic streak and enrolled her in a children's acting class at St. Mark's AME Church in Harlem; her first acting teacher was the legendary Butterfly McQueen who ran the church's holiday programs.
During her early high school years, Porter was encouraged by a teacher to audition for High School of Performing Arts AKA the Fame (1982) school. She followed that advice, auditioned and was accepted. After that, Porter studied acting and graduated from SUNY Purchase. During her senior year, the university held showcases for New York agents, where she was "discovered" by a talent agent.
Porter then went on to work steadily in the theatre, appearing in off Broadway plays and in regional theatre. Porter has worked in many of the best venues, with some of the country's best stage directors: George C. Wolfe, 'Lisa Peterson (II)', Mark Wing-Davey, Richard Foreman, Don Scardino, Michael Greif, and Risa Bramon Garcia. Other theatre credits include The Debutante Ball by Beth Henley at Manhattan Theatre Club, numerous plays at the NY Shakespeare Festival, and most notably her Obie Award-winning performance in Venus, written by Suzan-Lori Parks. In 2001, Porter made her Broadway debut in The Women, directed by Scott Elliott. This was her second project with Elliot, having collaborated with him at The Williamstown Theatre Festival, in the classic 'Arthur Miller (I)' play A Ride Down Mt. Morgan.
Porter has made her mark in all areas of entertainment: television, film and theatre. She is most recognizable from seven seasons as Lettie Mae Thornton in HBO's cornerstone series True Blood (2008). Viewers also know her as Kendra James from three seasons of the Aaron Sorkin HBO drama, The Newsroom (2012). This past year Porter made a Guest Star appearance as the leader of the Guilty Remnant on The Leftovers (2014). This marked Porter's sixth venture with HBO, along with memorable performances in highly acclaimed HBO films Lackawanna Blues (2005) and Gia (1998).
In addition to her work on HBO, Porter portrays fierce, Grounder warrior, Indra, in CW's post-apocalyptic hit, The 100 (2014). This season she also starred as Pearly Mae, in WGN's period piece, Underground (2016) was cast in ABC's The Jury (2016), opposite Archie Panjabi and Jeremy Sisto, as well as guest starring in Shonda Rhimes The Catch.
Porter appeared as Gwen Walker for two seasons of NBC's American Dreams (2002). She has worked in pivotal roles on numerous TV series including Code Black (2015), Grey's Anatomy (2005) , Murder House (2011) , Glee (2009) , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) , We'll Always Have Bourbon Street (2012) , Fight (2007) , Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011) Private Practice (2007) and House (2004) , among many others.
On the big screen, Porter will soon be seen alongside Shirley MacLaine in The Last Word (2017) and more recently, starred opposite Emily Mortimer in Wig Shop (2016). Additional film credits include: multi award-winning The Social Network (2010), The Peacemaker (1997), and About Sunny (2011) , and others.
Porter spends most of her spare time chasing after her two children. She splits her time between Los Angeles and New York. - Animation Department
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Al Jaffee was born on 13 March 1921 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974), Bum Future (2013) and When We Went MAD!. He was married to Joyce Revenson and Ruth Ahlquist. He died on 10 April 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Composer
Alberto Ponce is known for Gallero (2008).- Actor
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Alec is trilingual. Fluent in French, Mandarin, and English. He has earned his black belt in Shao Lin Kung Fu, has studied piano since he was six years old. Alec has a love of language and people and will continue to study languages and cultures throughout his life.- Writer
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Àlex Pastor was born on 13 March 1981 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a writer and producer, known for Carriers (2009), The Last Days (2013) and The Natural Route (2004).- Actress
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Alexa was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She moved several times in her youth, being a "military brat," with the main constant being her love of the arts and passion for acting on stage and in film.
Graduated in 2012 from the highly selective drama program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She was a National Semi-Finalist at The English Speaking Union's National Shakespeare Competition held at Lincoln Center in New York City, and attended the North Carolina Governor's School Summer Conservatory for theater in 2011. Alexa was invited to speak at TEDx Raleigh and spoke about female roles in Shakespeare's plays. A Merit Award Winner of the Young Arts Award given by the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts for Theater.- Actor
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Alfonso Dosal was born in Mexico on March 13, 1985. He is an actor, known for A que no me dejas (2015), The Color of Passion (2014), Para volver a amar (2010), El cártel (2009), and Marina (2006). He debuted as actor in 2006 in Marina, then in 2009 he starred in La mina del oro and in the series Ellas son la alegria del hogar. In 2010, he starred in Para volver a amar with Rebecca Jones, Alejandro Camacho, René Strickler, Alejandra Barros, África Zavala, and others. That role made him a winner in the category of Best Young Actor in Premios Tvy Novelas in 2011. In 2014, he starred in El color de la pasion with Erick Elias, Esmeralda Pimentel, and Claudia Ramírez. Then, in 2015 he starred in A que no me dejas with Camila Sodi and Osvaldo Benavides.- Actress
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Alyssa Leigh Austin was actually born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California. She was raised in the San Fernando Valley, but attended Beverly Hills High School. She was a child star, represented by legendary talent agent, Iris Burton. Alyssa is best known for her portrayal of Matilda in "A Simple Twist of Fate."- Amir Ali Said was born on 13 March 1996 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Inside Man (2006), Chappelle's Show (2003) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
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André Téchiné was born on 13 March 1943 in Valence, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. He is a writer and director, known for Wild Reeds (1994), Rendez-vous (1985) and Being 17 (2016).- Actress
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Andrea Edwards was born on 13 March 1986 in Ocala, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for That's So Raven (2003), Bratz (2007) and Befria dig från mig (2012).- Andrés Escobar was born on 13 March 1967 in Colombia. He died on 2 July 1994 in Medellin, Colombia.
- A versatile actress, Annabeth Gish weathered the transition from child actor to adult, with a variety of dramatic and comedic roles on film and television.
Anne Elizabeth Gish was born on March 13, 1971 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and moved with her family to Cedar Falls, at the age of two. Her parents were both teachers; her father, Robert Gish, was an English professor at the University of Northern Iowa, her mother, Judy, taught at Malcolm Price Laboratory School. Performing in community theater productions throughout her childhood, Gish began her professional acting career, at the age of eight, by appearing in a number of commercials. She made her screen debut, at the age of 13, in the teen film, Desert Bloom (1986), opposite Jon Voight, and, in following years, has found success in film and television. Gish starred in the films, Hiding Out (1987), with Jon Cryer, Mystic Pizza (1988), with Julia Roberts, and on Shag (1988), opposite Phoebe Cates and Bridget Fonda. She also played the lead role, as rape victim "Lyn McKenna", in the TV movie, When He's Not a Stranger (1989). Gish went on to graduate from Cedar Falls' Northern University High School in 1989. In addition to acting, Gish took time to focus on her academic career and attended Duke University. Studying English as well as theater, she graduated with honors, in 1993, with a BA in English.
Gish returned to screens in the mid-1990s, with appearances in supporting roles, in films Wyatt Earp (1994), The Last Supper (1995) and critical praise biopic, Nixon (1995). The next year, Gish appeared in the ensemble cast movie, Beautiful Girls (1996). On television, Gish played the younger sister of Dana Delany's character in True Women (1997), a epic miniseries, based on the best seller novel by Janice Woods Windle. Her other credits include the miniseries, Scarlett (1994), the short-lived Patricia Wettig's drama series Courthouse (1995), the box office bomb superhero film, Steel (1997), a supporting role on Ashley Judd's success thriller, Double Jeopardy (1999), and several other independent films.
Most recently, Gish played "Special Agent Monica Reyes" on the cult series, The X-Files (1993) (2001-2002), for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television. She also starred in the Showtime drama, Brotherhood (2006) (2006-2008) and appeared in recurring roles on The West Wing (1999) (2003-2006), Flashforward (2009) (2010), Pretty Little Liars (2010) (2011-2012) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) (2011-2012). In 2012, she starred on the ABC drama series, Americana (2012), as Ashley Greene's character's mother. - Actress
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April Matson (born March 13th 1981, California) is an American actress, best known (as of July 2006) for the ABC Family cable television network series, Kyle XY (2006), which will also air on the ABC broadcast network. She was also featured on the Fox network television series, Quintuplets (2004), alongside Andy Richter, and in the 2005 film short, Forsaken (2005).
She trained at the Elsinore Theatre, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and also studied sketch comedy at The Second City troupe's school in Los Angeles. Matson has honed her acting skills in numerous theatrical productions, a rejected pilot for MTV, and several independent films. In 2002, Matson made a guest appearance on American Dreams (2002). Kyle XY (2006) premiered on June 26th 2006 for its first season run of 10 episodes.- Actor
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Arturo Gil has a rare form of dwarfism and only stands three and half feet tall. His height hasn't stopped him from doing anything unless it's a vertical issue. A step stool or a ladder comes in handy. Gil was born in New Orleans, Louisiana but was raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and is bilingual English/Spanish.
Art's career expands over two decades and has traveled the world working on various films. He's a versatile actor and has played many different kinds of roles from mythical, to aliens, monsters, and even a drag queen.
Gil would like to encourage writers, producers, directors and film companies to use actors with dwarfism or disabilities in films and television, to create a more realistic reflection of our world. "Let's make it real!".- Bárbara Mujica was born in 1943 in Argentina. She was an actress, known for A dos aguas (1987), Cuatro mujeres para Adán (1966) and El amor tiene cara de mujer (1964). She was married to David Stivel and Óscar Rovito. She died on 1 August 1990 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Barry Hughart was born on 13 March 1934 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Bridge of Birds. He died on 1 August 2019 in the USA.
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Bart Burns was born on 13 March 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Seven Days in May (1964), Mike Hammer (1958) and Frances (1982). He was married to Fern Frances (Christensen) Bennett. He died on 17 July 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Benjamin Mouton was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. After receiving his degree in English from the University Of S.W. Louisiana, he went to New York to study acting at the respected American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he received the prestigious Jehlinger Award in 1984. In 1997 he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Lone Star Awards (Texas' annual entertainment awards) for his performance as Clyde Smith in The Whole Wide World (1996), which was an official entry at the Sundance Film Festival in 1996. He has starred or been featured in over 15 feature films and many stage and television productions. He is currently producing his second independent feature, which he also co-wrote.- Actor
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Bentley Green is quickly emerging as the brightest young talent in entertainment.
Starring in 61st STREET alongside Courtney B. Vance, produced by Michael B. Jordan, Green shows depth and emotional range rarely seen in young performers. The series which premiers in the Winter of 2022 showcases the dark heart of the infamous Chicago criminal justice system as police and prosecutors investigate a deadly drug bust that threatens to unravel the police department's code of silence.
Green, a Dallas native was a born entertainer. At 6 years old he appeared on ELLEN where he captured America's hearts and wowed audiences with his hip hop skills. His scripted television debut came on the YouTube series EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY where he portrayed a young Michael Jackson and Tootie Ramsey. The series boasts 3.5 billion views in its 10-year run, making it one of the most popular series on the platform. Green has since been seen in recurring roles on SNOWFALL (FX), SWEET MAGNOLIAS & MR. IGLESIAS (Netflix), THE GOOD DOCTOR (ABC), and more.
Being raised in a single-parent household, Green openly shares his unapologetic reverence for his mother and proudly wears the mantle of 'being the man of the house' which he often references in his music and interviews. Green strives to teach and help generations, leading by example with his infectious personality and boyish swag. In his free time he enjoys basketball frequently playing in both charity and semi-pro tournaments and hanging out with his favorite person in the world; his mother, LaTonya Mitchell.- Bill Cunningham was born on 13 March 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 25 June 2016 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Brandon Ruckdashel comes from suburban Minnesota. When he was fourteen, his family moved to Utah, where Brandon acted on stage for the first time as Westley / Man In Black in "The Princess Bride" and the following year as one of the ensemble members in his first musical "Lil Abner."
Moving again, this time to Virginia, Brandon continued his theatrical studies at the E.C. Glass School. His Junior year Brandon tackled a dream role as Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar and his Senior year he was awarded "Best Actor in Virginia 2000" for his performance in Pippin as Pippin at the Virginia Theatre Association conference.
During the summer of his senior year Brandon attended North Carolina School of the Arts intensive summer acting program and decided that he pursued acting as a career. Brandon became a Musical Theater Major at East Carolina University and performed in many musical comedies and plays. After his final performance of Nutcracker for the Dance Arts Theater there, he packed his bags & moved to New York.
Brandon immediately found work and during his first year in New York. He appeared in a number of movies including Ivan Reitman's "Super Ex-Girlfriend" and the indie film "The Landscapers Daughter." Last Summer Brandon played the lead character Hotdog in the musical "Surf's Up!" He also starred in the feature film "Virgil," playing the title character Virgil; the film will have its theatrical release next year.
Brandon was the lead in the controversial play "Ascension," which opened in New York to rave reviews. He played Lorenzo Sabatino, an attractive, charismatic, dangerous young man. More recently he played Twist in the musical "Twist" in Los Angeles, again to rave reviews.
On television he was the lead in the HBO/Cinemax series Coed Confidential and in a spin-off feature Cougar School as well in the television feature Sex Spirit. Brandon also has played recurring guest star roles in the Here Network series The Lair and in the HBO/Cinemax series Life On Top as well as in the Jerry Zucker pilot National Debt.
On film Brandon played Virgil, a naive young man caught in the decadent 1920's Parisian demimonde, in the independent feature Virgil and Marty, a Wall Street manipulator, in the new Lionsgate feature Changing The Game. He plays Det. Benesh in upcoming feature The Meat Puppet.
In addition to film and television, Brandon has continued his stage work. In Los Angeles he played Chip in the musical The Next Big Thing and Twist in the Drama Desk Award nominated Twist. In New York he starred in George Carr's A Body Without A Head and in Alexander Pushkin's Little Tragedies.- Brennan Murray is an American actor and the first unofficial cartoon human best known for playing Wendell Brixby in Video Game High School (2012). He was born on March 13, 1988 and grew up in sunny South Florida. He began performing in plays after accidentally dancing into his middle school drama teacher. Brennan attended Western High School where he was heavily involved in Florida State Thespians, taking on drama club president and winning The 2006 Cappie Award for Best Comedic Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Nathan Detroit in Guys & Dolls. After attending Florida State University and studying abroad in London, he quickly moved to Hollywood, California in the summer of 2010. That same year, he booked his first television appearance on Disney's Good Luck Charlie (2010) and scored a tiny role opposite Josh Gad in the feature film, She Wants Me (2012). He has since appeared in several network TV shows including Cougar Town (2009) and Jane the Virgin (2014), a handful of independent feature films and over a dozen web series. He has a leading role in the indie feature, Swell (2019). Brennan won the 2016 Indie Series Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for his portrayal of Michael Darling in the adaptation of J.M. Barrie's The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy (2014). He voices multiple roles, including Tyronius, opposite Aidy Bryant in Amazon's first animated series, Danger & Eggs (2015). In the spring of 2017, Brennan wrote, produced and starred in a handful of viral videos tackling real issues in funny ways for ATTN. He resides in downtown Los Angeles, California, and was an avid Hillary Clinton supporter throughout the 2016 election. Brennan volunteers regularly with the Young Storytellers of LA.