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Eric Mabius was born in Pennsylvania, the second of two sons of Elizabeth (née Dziczek) and Craig Mabius. His father has Austrian and Irish ancestry, and his mother is of entirely Polish descent. Eric spent much of his early life in Massachusetts. Upon graduating from high school, he attended the renowned arts school, Sarah Lawrence College. Immersing himself in acting, writing and film theory, college became the jumping-off point for Mabius' first roles in the theater in smaller Off-Broadway productions.
He first came to the attention of movie fans with his film debut in Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), where he played the object of Heather Matarazzo's character's affection, a teen rock star. Since then, he has taken on a wide variety of roles, avoiding being typecast. He has appeared in more than 27 films - seven of which screened at Sundance - and over a dozen television projects. He earned favorable notice for his performance as a high school gang leader in Black Circle Boys (1997). More roles followed, his best known being in the box office smash Cruel Intentions (1999), where he plays a prep school athlete who gets blackmailed. He got a starring role in The Crow: Salvation (2000), a sequel to the Brandon Lee film from a few years earlier. Another horror film which he appeared in was the science fiction action film Resident Evil (2002), in which he plays a policeman in the future. He won another prominent role in the Showtime TV drama The L Word (2004), which won him a new audience. He starred in another TV series, the high tech drama Eyes (2005), but although the series was well received, it never found an audience. But his standing wasn't damaged, and he continues to have a devoted fan base, particularly among audiences of independent films. In 2006, he gained more aplomb for his role in the surprise hit series Ugly Betty (2006), playing a womanizing executive. While he greatly appreciates his fans, he is a private person who does not seek the limelight. Thus, he does not show up at events which draw tabloid photographers.
In February of 2006, he married his girlfriend of five years, interior designer Ivy Sherman, in New Orleans.- Actress
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Nancy Kulp wore many hats: Publicity person, actress, linguist, would-be politician, and teacher. Originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Kulp attended college in Florida, then headed for Hollywood to work in publicity for the movies, not star in them. Soon after arriving in Hollywood, Kulp was convinced by director George Cukor and casting director Billy Gordon that she should be in front of the camera, not behind the scenes. She then began a solid career as a character actress in films and television, including two memorable roles: on The Bob Cummings Show (1955) as bird-loving "Pamela Livingstone", and on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as the long-suffering, lovesick, and bird-loving "Miss Jane Hathaway". After the Hillbillies ended its 9-year run, Kulp found work in theater, Broadway, and television, and dabbled in politics, making an unsuccessful 1984 run for Congress in Pennsylvania. Later, she taught acting and retired to a farm in Connecticut and, later, Palm Springs, where she died of cancer in 1991.- Actor
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Bobby Troup was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. As a songwriter, Troup is mostly remembered for writing the hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" (1946), about a cross-country drive through the highway U.S. Route 66. Tne song was originally performed by Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio, and a second version was performed by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters. Both versions were 1946 hits, and the song has since received many covers. As as an actor Troup is mostly remembered for playing Dr. Joe Early in the medical drama "Emergency!" (1972-1977).
Troup was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the Hill School, a preparatory boarding school located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. In his college years, Troup attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated with a degree in economics.
Troup's first success as a songwriter was writing "Daddy" (1941), a hit song performed first by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra. Popular versions of the song were then recorded by Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby, Kay Kyser, and The Andrews Sisters. However, his music career was interrupted by World War II service.
Troup enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 1942. He was trained as an officer, and then assigned to train African-American marine recruits at the camp Montford Point (modern Camp Gilbert H. Johnson), located in Jacksonville, North Carolina. In 1943, Troup became a recreation officer. He helped build a recreation hall, basketball court, and outdoor boxing ring. He also founded the first African-American band of U.S. Marines, and composed the song "Take Me Away from Jacksonville". The song is still used as an anthem by North-Carolina-based Marines.
While still serving with the Marines, Troup composed the popular song "Snootie Little Cutie" (1942) . It was first recorded by singers Frank Sinatra and Connie Haines. Following the end of the War, Troup returned to his music career. "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" was his first post-war hit as a songwriter. Other hits included "The Girl Can't Help It" (1956) performed by Little Richard, "The Meaning of the Blues" (1957) performed by Julie London, and "My City of Sydney" (1969) performed by Tommy Leonetti.
Troup released 10 records with his own recordings between 1953 and 1959. Despite his success as a songwriter, none of his records as a singer or pianist were commercially successful. His greatest success through the decade placed him in the producer's role, for Julie London's version of the hit song "Cry Me a River" (1955). It became a gold record.
Troup started acting as a side career. He made his film debut as an uncredited musician in the romantic comedy "Duchess of Idaho" (1950). He had credited roles in musical films such as "Bop Girl Goes Calypso" (1957), "The High Cost of Loving" (1958), and "The Five Pennies" (1959). Troup played then-recently deceased bandleader Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956) in the biographical "The Gene Krupa Story" (1959). His last film role was that of disgruntled staff sergeant Gorman in the military-themed comedy "M*A*S*H" (1970).
Troup had a more substantial career in television. He was cast as a fictionalized version of himself in the short-lived series "Acapulco" (1961). He had guest-star roles in popular series such as "Perry Mason", "Dragnet", and "Mannix". He found success in his long-running role of Dr. Joe Early in "Emergency". Early was depicted as a neurosurgeon, working at Rampart General Hospital. The series lasted for 6 seasons, and a total of 122 regular episodes. Six television films based on the series were broadcast between 1978 and 1979.
In the 1980s, Troup appeared in the stalker-themed television film "The 25th Man" (1982), which was intended as a pilot for a television series. His last television appearance was a guest-star role in a 1985 episode of the detective series "Simon & Simon". Troup was 67-years-old at the time.
Troup lived in retirement until 1999. He died due to a heart attack in February 1999. He was 80-years-old at the time of death. He was survived by his second wife Julie London, who died in October 2000.- Actress
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Virginia Gregg was born on 6 March 1916 in Harrisburg, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Operation Petticoat (1959), Police Story (1973) and Crime in the Streets (1956). She was married to Jaime Del Valle. She died on 15 September 1986 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Richard Sanders was born on 23 August 1940 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), Men of Honor (2000) and Day of the Tentacle (1993). He is married to Marilynn Marko-Sanders.- Actress
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Ciara Renee (born 19 October 1990), is a NYC actress, model, singer and dancer. Renée replaced Patina Miller in the Tony-Award winning Broadway revival of Pippin as Leading Player. She also appeared in Big Fish on Broadway, as The Witch, as well as regional productions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Broadway workshops of Hamilton and Bull Durham. Highly active in the New York City concert circuit, Renée often plays Joe's Pub, 54 Below, Le Poisson Rouge, and Highline Ballroom.- Actor
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Matt Cook was born on 12 July 1984 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Champions (2023), Man with a Plan (2016) and The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022).- Actress
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Audrie Neenan made her Broadway debut opposite Faye Dunaway in William Alfred's "Curse of an Aching Heart", directed by Gerald Gutierrez. She has also appeared in such shows as "The Odd Couple" (as "Florence Unger" in the female version) at the Broadhurst and, as "Irma Kronkite" in "Picnic" with Debra Monk at the Roundabout. She is also a versatile regional actress, appearing in plays at the Seattle Rep, The Apollo ("Tintypes", for which she won the Joseph Jefferson award), the Chicago Shakespeare Festival, the Actor's Theatre of Louisville, and, most recently, the Yale Rep, where she starred in "The Adventures of Amy Bock". She is also a frequent television guest star, appearing in such shows as Friends (1994), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993), Cosby (1996) and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). She is a company member of Chicago's famous, "The Second City".- Actor
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With over 3500 episodes of television under this belt, Eric has been providing "love in the afternoon" for NBC Daytime for the last 18 years. His portrayals of Ethan Winthrop on "Passions" and currently Brady Black on "Days of Our Lives" have resulted in numerous industry accolades. He made daytime history in 2014 by being the first actor ever to win an Emmy in the Best Supporting Actor category for "Days of Our Lives." His television credits expand into primetime (Extant, NCIS, Rizzoli & Isles), and his musical theater repertoire consists of over 40 productions, including his critically acclaimed role as the Pharaoh in the Osmond Broadway Tour of "Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Fans of the DC Universe will most notably recognize him as Justice League member and futuristic superhero Booster Gold from the CW series "Smallville".- Actress
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Pauline began as a model, appearing on the covers of magazines such as Cosmopolitan, McCall's and Ladies Home Journal. She was married to Jefferson Machamer, a cartoonist, from 1934 until his death in 1960. In 1962, she married minister Dodd Watkins, who died in 1972. She has three children: Wendy, Tom, and Laurie.- Director
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Kimberly Peirce was born on 8 September 1967 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a director and producer, known for Boys Don't Cry (1999), Stop-Loss (2008) and Carrie (2013).- Actor
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Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and partially raised in Rochester, New Hampshire and its environs, Steve moved back to the Harrisburg area just in time for kindergarten. Throughout his schooling, he was proficient in art, writing, skateboarding really fast, being in rock bands, making people laugh, taking martial arts classes, reaching high shelves, and eating a hearty lunch. After graduating high school and working full time in a book warehouse for just over one year, Steve decided to go to college. While flipping through the course catalog, Steve saw that he could major in Theatre and Performing Arts, and decided to give it a try. It has ranked among the top 5 best decisions he's ever made. After being cast in over a dozen plays and three indie movies during his first two years as an actor, he decided to move to Los Angeles and continue the adventure! That adventure continues.- Actor
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Ian Parks was born on 21 September 1984 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and editor, known for Where the Bears Are (2012) and The Devil's in the Details (2013).- Producer
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Carol Barbee was born on 22 November 1959 in Harrisburg, North Carolina, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Raising Dion (2019), Dash & Lily (2020) and Touch (2012). She has been married to Carlos Lacamara since 1989. They have two children.- Actor
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Grover Dale was born on 22 July 1935 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), Half a Sixpence (1967) and Copacabana (1985). He was previously married to Anita Morris.- Terry Mross was born in Harrisburg, Arkansas, a rural farming community, in 1951. He is the youngest of four children and graduated from T.A. Futrall High School in Marianna, Arkansas. Mross' first role was in Merhcant/Ivory's The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991) starring 'Vanessa Redgrave'_. It was Ms. Redgrave who encouraged him to pursue acting as a career. Cast by Don Phillips as "Coach Conrad" in Dazed and Confused (1993)_ (directed by Richard Linklater) is the role for which he is best known. His most fun role was that of "Sheriff Cooper" in the Phil Cruz directed indie entitled Andre the Butcher. Mross is also a Country and Western and R&B singer, plays electric guitar and owns a Fender Telecastor.
In 1973 Terry worked as a DJ at KFFA Radio in Helena, Arkansas. At various times he guest hosted the King Biscuit Time Radio Show, sitting in for "Sunshine" Sonny Payne. Mross was a guest on the show in September of 2016 and was interviewed by Payne. Sonny begins each show with "Pass the biscuits 'cause it's King Biscuit Time". A play on this line was in the movie "O' Brother, Where Art Thou? The show originally featured Sonny Boy Williamson playing live every day at noon. It is the longest running show in history having been broadcast more than 17,000 times. B.B. King, Levon Helm and others credit this program as a big influence on their musical style while growing up in the Delta. Levon said when he was a child he'd go to town at noon and buy some donuts and a coke then go to the radio station to watch the show live. - Producer
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Annie Marter is a film and television producer based in Los Angeles. Her credits include: The Devil All the Time, Leave No Trace, Nobody, The Guilty, Transcendence, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Visitor, Relic, Floodplain, Shadow in the Cloud, The Door in the Floor, Girl Interrupted, and Sunshine Cleaning.- Actor
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Robert Stevenson was born on 10 October 1915 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Get Smart (1965), Zero Hour! (1957) and State Department: File 649 (1949). He was married to Margaret (Peggy) Constance. He died on 4 March 1975 in Northridge, California, USA.- Producer
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Edwin Sherin was born on 15 January 1930 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Law & Order (1990), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). He was married to Jane Alexander and Pamela Nichol Vevers. He died on 4 May 2017 in Lockport, Nova Scotia, Canada.- Nancy Wickwire was born on 20 November 1925 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The DuPont Show of the Month (1957), Camera Three (1955) and Profiles in Courage (1964). She was married to Basil Langton. She died on 10 July 1974 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Mark Zimmerman was born on 19 April 1952 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), Delivery Man (2013) and Law & Order (1990).
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Jeffrey Marcus was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Frozen (2013), Freaky Friday (2003) and Just Like Heaven (2005).- Producer
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Carmen Finestra was born on 26 June 1947 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Cosby Show (1984), Home Improvement (1991) and Where the Heart Is (2000).- Vicki Juditz was born on 29 November 1957 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for The Toxic Avenger (1984), The First Turn-On!! (1983) and The Munsters Today (1987). She was previously married to Alan Kirschenbaum.
- Candace Gingrich was born on 2 June 1966 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Friends (1994) and LateLine (1998).
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Dan Hartman was born on 8 December 1950 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Oliver & Company (1988), Scrooged (1988) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995). He died on 22 March 1994 in Westport, Connecticut, USA.- Writer
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Arch graduated in 1972 from the Harrisburg Academy. From 1972 to 1976 he studied Theater and Filmproduction at Emerson College in Boston, where he later had a production company. He established a friendship with cinematographer Conrad Hall, who was very influential in his life. Arch moved to Los Angeles in his early twenties, where he was a concert lighting designer while teaching himself how to write screenplays. In 1982 he married and moved to Virginia, and was teaching high school English and Tae Kwon Do when in 1990, he got the idea for "Sleepless in Seattle," after four unsold scripts and a failed off-Broadway attempt. Since the sale of the "Sleepless" script, he has written nonstop for virtually every studio in town, as well as producers Brian Grazer, Mark Johnson, Lauren Shuler-Donner, and directors Penny Marshall, Ron Howard and Barry Levinson. To date, four other movies have been made from Arch's scripts: Disney's "Iron Will," a production rewrite, "Sealed With a Kiss," an original romantic comedy for CBS," "Saving Milly," an adaptation of the Mort Kondracke memoir that scored a Humanitas Nomination for Arch's screenplay, and the indie comedy "Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys," which Arch also directed.
Arch is also co-producer and book writer for "Sleepless in Seattle - the Musical." He has remarried and lives in Malibu.- Producer
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Newt Gingrich is an American politician, author, and historian who served as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. In 2012, Gingrich was a candidate for the presidential nomination of his party.
A professor of history and geography at the University of West Georgia in the 1970s, Gingrich won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1978, the first Republican in the history of Georgia's 6th congressional district to do so. He served as House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995. A co-author and architect of the "Contract with America", Gingrich was a major leader in the Republican victory in the 1994 congressional election. In 1995, Time named him "Man of the Year" for "his role in ending the four-decades-long Democratic majority in the House".
As House Speaker, Newt Gingrich oversaw passage by the House of welfare reform and a capital gains tax cut in 1997. Gingrich played a key role in several government shutdowns. He resigned altogether from the House on January 3, 1999.
Since leaving the House, Newt Gingrich has remained active in public policy debates and worked as a political consultant. He founded and chaired several policy think tanks, including American Solutions for Winning the Future and the Center for Health Transformation. He ran for the Republican nomination in the 2012 presidential election, but ultimately endorsed front runner Mitt Romney, who won the nomination.- Writer
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Songwriter ("A Boy Is a Curious Thing"), auhor, director, producer and actor, educated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Between 1928 and 1938 he was a Broadway stage actor and appeared in several films, and from 1938 to 1942 he was a writer for radio, films and stage productions, and later television. Joining ASCAP in 1954, his chief musical collaborators included William Lava, Walter Schumann, Paul Smith, Gill George, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, and Oliver Wallace. His other popular-song compositions include "I'll Remember", "I Wonder", "Following the Leader", "Stingaree", "Now to Sleep", "Together Time", "Break of Day", and "We'll Smoke the Blighter Out".- Actor
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Bowman began his acting career on the television show North Shore before being cast as Steve Jenkins, a plane survivor often confused with the character "Scott", on the first season of Lost. Bowman later joined the cast of Prison Break as Agent King, and can be seen in numerous television shows and feature films such as Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, and Magnum PI.
In addition to acting, directing, producing, and writing, Christian has worked extensively in Advertising and Commercial production. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Radio Television Film from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
While was the recipient of the 'Excellence in Producing' award by the Longhorns Creative Foundation in Austin. Bowman has also provided philanthropy work for a variety of social causes, including a Human Trafficking Awareness campaign with Mathew McConaughey, through his marketing media production company, Last Pull Productions. In LA, Bowman has worked with the Screen Actors Guild and the Los Angeles Film School. In Hawaii, he is not only Chief Marketing Officer for Sight and Sound Productions as well as Island Sound Studios, but Bowman also continues to Produce and Direct for Sight and Sound Productions.
Bowman resides in Honolulu, Hawaii and is theatrically represented by Kathy Muller Agency.- C.S. Keys is a prominent Television Weathercaster in San Diego, California. A 4 time Emmy nominee with 2 statues, C.S. was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His appearance in "Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story" marks his second screen appearance as an actor. C.S. Keys is an Absolute Oakland Raiders fanatic and a highly sought after motivational Speaker. His charity works, foundations etc. are too numerous to mention but C.S. has won numerous awards for his support of Civic Issues, Children's Issues and Education. While working in Pittsburgh, Pa., then Mayor Tom Murphy declared Sept. 22, 1996 as "C.S. Keys Day", by proclamation, in recognition of his numerous contributions to the community of Pittsburgh C.S. Keys is a graduate of North Carolina Central University in Durham, with a BA in English/Media Journalism.
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Dale Swann was born on 21 January 1948 in Harrisburg, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Tango & Cash (1989), Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) and Drop Zone (1994). He died on 9 April 2009 in Alton, Illinois, USA.- Additional Crew
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Park Dietz was born on 13 August 1948 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer, known for Kiss the Girls (1997), Law & Order: LA (2010) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). He was previously married to Laura Helene Bekeart.- Jaclyn Keys was born on 17 September 1985 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Straight Wedding and Jaded Hope (2011).
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Pianist, arranger and composer Marlin Skiles was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in December 1906. He studied music at his local conservatory, later perfecting his training under Ernst Toch in Los Angeles. By the 1920's, he was employed as a pianist, arranger and orchestrator with big name dance bands like those of Paul Whiteman and Irving Aaronson and His Commanders. In Hollywood from 1932, he was under contract at Republic and Columbia (1944-1948), often writing incidental music for second features. He occasionally composed original soundtracks for better productions, like A Thousand and One Nights (1945) or Dead Reckoning (1946). Skiles served as musical director for Columbia's mega-hit Gilda (1946), starring Rita Hayworth in her most famous role. He became a member of ASCAP that same year. Skiles worked as a free-lancer from the 1950's and retired in 1971.- Visual Effects
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Harrison Ellenshaw was born on 20 July 1945 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Tron (1982), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) and The Black Hole (1979). He was previously married to Christine Logan.- Anita Humes was born on 10 October 1940 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. She was married to Gene Chappelle. She died on 30 May 2010 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Marie Sullivan was born on 14 May 1910 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988). She was married to Barry Sullivan. She died on 5 January 1991 in Ojai, California, USA.
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Dan Hertzog graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in May 1991 with a BA in Cinema-Television Production. From there, he rapidly worked his way up from a production assistant in LA to an ad agency producer in New York City. He moved back to Los Angeles in January 1996 only to find himself crisscrossing the country countless times to freelance at a handful of ad agencies, including FCB, Bates USA, Grey, and Ogilvy.
Then, after more than ten years in the ad industry, Dan returned to the world-renowned AFI Conservatory to immerse himself in the study of more narrative, visual storytelling. He went on to receive his MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute in December 2004. His AFI thesis film, The Passage of Mrs. Calabash, was later honored for Artistic Achievement in Cinematography at the 2006 Emerging Cinematographer Awards.
After graduating, Dan continued to occasionally freelance as a senior and then executive producer at Ogilvy & Mather in LA. His many years of hands-on experience in both production and post-production eventually led to stints consulting for ad agencies interested in building out their in-house production capabilities; shooting TV commercials and web content for dozens of brands along the way.
Passionate about visual storytelling, he continued to seek out opportunities to further his ventures in more narrative work. In 2014, Dan traveled to Indonesia to lens the dramatic short Earthbound for writer/director Robin Shou. He was recognized again by the International Cinematographers Guild for his work on that collaboration at the 2016 Emerging Cinematographer Awards.
Some of his more recent work includes the award-winning It's On Us "Illogical" PSA campaign, the music video for Shayna's "Harvey Weinstein", the 1950s family drama Life in Kodachrome, and the holiday romance 12 Days of Giving.- Wayne Maugans has been working in theater, film, and television for more than thirty years. He has appeared on and off-Broadway and at regional theaters across the country. Some of his favorite roles include Steve Heidebrecht in August: Osage County (Broadway); Tom in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, directed by Joseph Chaikin (Yale Rep); Chris in All My Sons by Arthur Miller, directed by Timothy Douglas (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Austin in True West by Sam Shepard, directed by Robert Rechnitz (Two River Theatre), and Ed in The Wake by Tammy Ryan directed by John J. Wooten (Premiere Stages). Other theaters Wayne has worked at include the Williamstown Theater Festival, Atlantic Theater Company, The Cleveland Play House, The Living Theatre, La MaMa ETC, Capital Rep, Primary Stages, Hudson Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theater Company, Theater for the New City, Seaside Music Theatre, Coconut Grove Playhouse, 59E59, 7 Stages, Blue Heron Theatre, and HERE Performing Arts Center.
Wayne began his career studying vocal performance at the New England Conservatory of Music from 1982 - 84. He transferred to the Acting program at New York University in 1986, earning his BFA in Acting in 1988. While at NYU, Wayne studied with Judith Malina and Hanon Reznikov, eventually becoming an ensemble member of the world-renowned Living Theatre. He also studied acting with William H. Macy and Stephen Schachter at the newly-formed Practical Aesthetics Workshop (PAW), which became Atlantic Theater Company.
In 1991 Wayne was cast in the world premiere of Ancient Boys by playwright Jean-Claude van Itallie at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. It was there that Wayne met internationally-acclaimed (six-time OBIE Award winning) director Joseph Chaikin, and began a decade long collaboration. From 1993 until his death in 2003, Wayne acted in six productions and workshops directed by Chaikin, including a 10-year collaborative project about disability. Wayne also co-taught a series of acting and directing workshops with Mr. Chaikin from 1997 until 2002.
Wayne continues to pursue directing opportunities alongside his acting. His earliest directing experience came while still a student at NYU, where he directed Heat by William Hauptman. In 2005 Wayne directed the world premiere of Trailerville by novelist John Dufresne at the Blue Heron Theatre in NYC, a project that began with a fan letter from Wayne to Mr. Dufresne in 2003. Other directing projects include Blue Notes by Sam Henry Kass (NADA), auto-da-fe by Tennessee Williams featuring Marylouise Burke (Main Street Arts Center, Nyack), and the world premiere of Uncle by Dean Gray (Blue Heron Theatre). In 2008 Wayne attended the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, and was accepted into the Directing program at Brooklyn College, graduating with an MFA in 2010.
In 2012, while directing the world premiere of Obama 44 by Mario Fratti for La MaMa's 50 Anniversary Season, Wayne formed Voyage Theater Company as an artistic home from which to produce plays from around the world.
Wayne is an avid SCUBA diver and spends as much time under water as possible. - Born in Harriburg, Pennsylvania in 1976, web designer Jennifer Ringley became famous in 1996 when she set up a webcam in her murky dorm room at Dickenson College. The webcam was set to snap a photograph every five minutes, 24 hours a day, non-stop, no matter what Ringley was doing, and posted the image on the internet for all the world to see. This peek into her life (the life of a young, pretty blonde woman, it should be added), and her lack of inhibition about sharing it, posed previously-unasked questions about the relationship between the individual and internet technology, and sparked a phenomenon. The private life of a person, including sleep, homework, grooming, and even sexual experiences, were all there for billions to see and share, erasing the boundary between public and private life.
When Ringley moved to Washington DC in 1998, she wired her new abode with multiple webcams, established jennicam.org, and became a true internet superstar. Soon the site was getting millions of hits every day, she was appearing on talk shows around the world, was the subject of doctoral dissertations, condemnations by the Catholic Church and intense, generally overheated analysis by scholars of every stripe. Ringley and her little webcams even served as the inspiration for several movies, including Edtv and The Truman Show, and arguably the popularity of reality shows can indirectly be traced to her "Jennicam" as well. Despite that, Ringley doggedly continued to live a relatively normal life, and apparently had little interest in using the webcam fame to broker a career as an actress -- her film and television roles were limited to a single guest appearance on a TV show, playing a Jennifer Ringley type character.
After years of sharing her life with the planet, Ringley shut down the "Jennicam" on New Year's Day of 2004, and her private life became private for the first time since she was in college. - Writer
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Matt Nye is a writer, director, producer, and editor. He began his career in 2004 at the age of 17, adapting and directing "Caligula C.E.O." for his high school's theater program. At 20, he wrote, directed, and produced a no budget indie feature while attending his junior year at university. The film "Two for Three" screened at Tribeca Cinemas later that year and received distribution through Amazon. Since graduation, he's self-funded a number of low budget short films, has written several feature-length screenplays, and a pilot for a television series.
As a working professional, he's been employed by national organizations, government agencies, and global corporations in Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York City, and Los Angeles. Several of his feature-length narrative projects are in-development and seeking financing.
In 2024, his films "Anyone for President" and "Happy Hour" screened at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood. His scripts "Throne of Blood" and "Venor" have been recognized by the Academy Nicholl Fellowship and the Austin Film Festival.- Judy Cannon was born on 16 June 1932 in Harrisburg, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964), Cop Shop (1977) and A Comedy Tale of Fanny Hill (1964). She was married to Ron Garabedian. She died on 29 March 2011 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
- Patrice Walters was born on 26 September 1952 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and The Practice (1997). She died on 30 March 2016 in Venice, California, USA.
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- Producer
Tina Gloss has over 20 years' experience Acting in Films, Television, Commercials and on Stage with 12 of them in Hollywood. She has also performed in Pittsburgh and the Detroit areas. She is a graduate of West Virginia University's Professional Actors Training Program. She now resides in the Detroit area, still acting and teaching classes on Performing for the Camera.- Pat McGeehan was born on 4 March 1907 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Okefenokee (1959), The Loretta Young Show (1953) and The Law and Mr. Jones (1960). He died on 3 January 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Gene Arrington was born on 7 November 1965 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Family Matters (1989), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) and M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994).
- Joe Verroca was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Joe is an actor, known for No Retreat, No Surrender (1985), Hunter's Blood (1986) and L.A. Heat (1989). Joe has been married to Christine since 4 October 1997. They have one child.
- Visual Effects
Nick Levenduski was born on 12 April 1981 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Nick is known for Black Panther (2018), The Meg (2018) and Aquaman (2018). Nick died on 6 April 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Lindsay Czarniak was born on 7 November 1977 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Aquarius (2000), Ghosts Don't Exist (2010) and NFL Network Special (2017). She has been married to Craig Melvin since 15 October 2011. They have two children.