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Teri Garr can claim a career in show business by birthright. She was the daughter of Eddie Garr, a Broadway stage and film actor, and Phyllis Garr, a dancer. While she was still an infant, her family moved from Hollywood to New Jersey but, after the death of her father when she was 11, the family returned to Hollywood, where her mother became a wardrobe mistress for movies and television. While Garr's dancing can be seen in five Elvis Presley movies, her first speaking role in motion pictures was in the 1968 feature Head (1968), starring The Monkees. In the 1970s she became well established in television with appearances on shows such as Star Trek (1966), It Takes a Thief (1968) and McCloud (1970), and became a semi-regular on The Sonny and Cher Show (1976) as Cher's friend, Olivia. Garr has since risen to become one of Hollywood's most versatile, energetic and well-recognized actresses. She has starred in many memorable films, including Young Frankenstein (1974), Oh, God! (1977), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Mr. Mom (1983), After Hours (1985) and her Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Supporting Actress in Tootsie (1982). Other film roles include The Black Stallion (1979), One from the Heart (1981), The Escape Artist (1982), Firstborn (1984), Let It Ride (1989), Full Moon in Blue Water (1988), Out Cold (1989), Short Time (1990), Waiting for the Light (1990), Mom and Dad Save the World (1992), Perfect Alibi (1995), Ready to Wear (1994) and A Simple Wish (1997).- Actor
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Ryan Eggold was born on August 10, 1984 in Lakewood, California. His father is of German descent and his mother is of half Croatian and half Austrian-Jewish ancestry. Ryan's maternal grandmother was born in Vienna.
Eggold attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School, where he participated in many school plays and graduated in 2002. He went on to study at USC's esteemed theatre department, graduating in 2006, then landed several recurring television roles on CBS, HBO, Cartoon Network, ABC, The CW, and FX right out of college. He made his professional television debut on "Related" and his professional film debut on "Con: The Corruption of Helm" in 2006.
Eggold's other television credits include the A&E miniseries "Sons of Liberty," FX's "Dirt" with Courteney Cox and HBO's "Entourage." Eggold also starred as Tom Keen in the spin-off series "The Blacklist: Redemption."
Eggold stepped behind the camera to write, direct, produce and compose the film "Literally Right Before Aaron," which premiered at Tribeca film festival and was originally based on Eggold's award-winning 2011 short of the same name. The film follows a young man who attends the wedding of his ex-girlfriend. Cobie Smulders, Justin Long, John Cho and Kristen Schaal star.
On the big screen, Eggold played a supporting role in Spike Lee's Academy Award winning "BlacKKKlansman." He can also be seen in Eliza Hittman's new drama "Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always;" Other film credits include So Yong Kim's "Lovesong," opposite Riley Keough and Jena Malone; Gabriele Muccino's "Fathers and Daughters," opposite Amanda Seyfried and Aaron Paul; Tyler Perry's "The Single Moms Club;" Megan Griffiths' "Lucky Them," opposite Toni Collette and Thomas Hayden Church; "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby," with Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy; and Chris Lowell's directorial debut "Beside Still Waters."
On stage, Eggold starred in a revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," opposite Alec Baldwin and Laurie Metcalf, at the John Drew Theater at Guild Hall in East Hampton, N.Y.
Born and raised in Southern California, Eggold is a graduate of USC's theater program. When he's not acting, he plays in his a band as a musician and singer. He's looking to turn his attention to writing and directing more content in the near future.- Actor
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Gregg Henry has worked with many well-known filmmakers. For James Gunn: Slither (2006), Super (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). For Brian De Palma: Scarface (1983), Body Double (1984). Raising Cain (1992), Femme Fatale (2002), The Black Dahlia (2006), and Casualties of War (1989). For Paul Greengrass: United 93 (2006), and Jason Bourne (2016). Henry also stars in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and is maybe best known for the role of Val Resnick in Payback (1999).
Henry has numerous TV credits, notably as Hollis Doyle in Scandal (2012); Hit & Run (2021) for Netflix; The Riches (2007); The Killing (2011); The Following (2013); Chicago Med (2015); Hung (2009); Hell on Wheels (2011); Gilmore Girls (2000); Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021). In a chilling portrayal of the infamous Dennis Rader, Henry starred in the critically acclaimed The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005).
On stage, Henry most recently played the titular character in the brilliant and controversial production of Julius Caesar by the Public Theater and Oskar Eustis in Central Park. He's also performed at Seattle Rep, ACT Seattle, South Coast Rep, Old Globe Theater San Diego, and the Denver Center Theater. Henry has won thirteen Drama-Logue Awards, an L.A. Weekly Award, and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his stage work as producer and actor.
A composer and lyricist, Henry wrote both music and lyrics for Little Egypt: The Musical, which had a successful LA run and was accepted into the NYMF festival in NYC. He composed and wrote lyrics for two additional musicals, work-shopped at the LAByrinth Theater Summer intensives.
Henry plays the piano and has recorded several albums, as a professional singer and songwriter. Dwight Yoakam's cover of Henry's song, "The Back of Your Hand" for his album Population Me, reached #1 on CMT. Henry lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife Lisa James, a noted director for the American Theater.- Actor
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Armin Shimerman was born on 5 November 1949 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), The Hitcher (1986) and BioShock (2007). He has been married to Kitty Swink since 16 May 1981.- Writer
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Derek Cianfrance began making movies at age 13. He later attended The University of Colorado where he studied under avant-garde film legends Stan Brakhage and Phil Solomon. His first three films, 'Five O'clock Shadow', 'Raw Footage', and Brother Tied (1998), won consecutive Goldfarb Awards for best film. Raw Footage went on to be awarded a Special Deans Grant for Achievement in the Arts, as well as The Independent Film Channel's Award for Excellence in Student Filmmaking. He directed, wrote, shot, and edited his first feature, Brother Tied, at the age of 23. The film made its American premiere at The Sundance film festival where it was lauded as "one of the most striking American independent debuts in some time," by The Guardian's Jonathan Romney, and hailed a work of "visual genius," by New York Newsday's John Anderson. The film traveled to over 30 festivals and won international awards at 6, including The Orson Welles First Feature Film Award at Huntington, the Ecumenical Jury Award at Mannheim/Heidelberg, and Jury Prize for Bold, Original Expression at Florida. Cianfrance then ventured into documentary filmmaking where he explored a wide array of subjects and characters for both theatrical exhibition and TV. He has made portraits of musicians, Cassandra Wilson - Traveling Miles: Cassandra Wilson (2000), Mos Def - Work And Progress, Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay: The Last Interview (2002), Annie Lennox - Live In Toronto, gained access to Vietnam veteran biker clubs in Rolling Thunder - Ride For Freedom, exposed the mysterious world of crime photography for Shots in the Dark (2001), and revealed teen racing and Hispanic subculture in Quattro Noza (2003) for which he won best cinematographer at Sundance 2003. Cianfrance is currently in pre-production on his second narrative feature, Blue Valentine.- Actor
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Bryton James was born on 17 August 1986 in Lakewood, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Family Matters (1989) and The Vampire Diaries (2009). He was previously married to Ashley Leisinger.- Director
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Ted Wass was born in Lakewood, Ohio. He graduated from the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago, where he performed in a wide array of the classics, from Shakespeare to Ibsen to Joe Orton, Wass made his Broadway debut in the original production of Grease, playing the lead role of Danny Zuko. Then came the lead role in "They're Playing Our Song". These performances launched a professional acting career on stage and in films and television. His film credits include principal roles in Blake Edwards's Curse of the Pink Panther (1983), Oh, God! You Devil (1984), and The Longshot (1986). On television, Wass may be best known as "Danny Dallas" on Soap (1977). While starring as " Nick Russo" on the sitcom Blossom (1990), Wass began a career in directing.- Actor
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Hayden Byerly is an American actor. Born in Lakewood, Colorado and raised in Littleton, Colorado, Byerly moved to Los Angeles in 2011 to pursue a professional career after winning first prize in an acting competition. He is perhaps best known for his role as youngest sibling Jude Jacob on the ABC Family drama series The Fosters (2013), as well as for his recurring role as Micah Watson on the NBC series Parenthood (2010). He made his feature film debut starring as Nathan Vales in the horror-thriller 11/11/11 (2011), and has voiced the roles of Prince Gustav in the animated Disney series Sofia the First (2012) as well as Young David Mason in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012). He has appeared in numerous national commercials, most notably as the rambunctious son in the Oscar Mayer "Hey, Mom!" campaign.- Actor
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Born in 1964 in USA, after studying theater at the University of Colorado, he worked first in many theater projects, and then went on to work in many films and TV series, for example Friends (1994), the action film Perfect Target (1997) with Daniel Bernhardt and Brian Thompson, the fantasy film Ring of Steel (1994) and the Tv series Valley of the Dolls (1994). Pirri still works on many films and TV series.- Writer
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Veteran comic Pat McCormick was one of those second-tier funnymen whose careers enjoy great longevity on the stand-up and TV variety circuits but fall just short of making it to the all-stars. As a gag writer, however, he reigned supreme. Pat was born on June 30, 1927, in Lakewood, Ohio. Already a king-sized presence in high school, he proved himself a championship hurdler. Shortly after World War II he entered the Army. Discharged in 1948, he had initial designs on a law career but dropped out of Harvard Law School to work in advertising in New York City. On the sly he started writing comedy material for stand-up artists and for TV, forming a duo comedy act in the process with comedian-turned-writer Marc London, whom he had known from his days at Harvard. In the meantime Pat began writing special material for the likes of Phyllis Diller, Jonathan Winters and Henny Youngman.
Pat's big break came when he was hired by Jack Paar to write for his family talk show. This created a chain reaction, as his expertise with offbeat, often warped humor was utilized by Merv Griffin, Red Skelton, Danny Kaye, Lucille Ball, Bette Midler and, notably, Johnny Carson for 12 years on his "Tonight Show." Pat also wrote for such TV shows as "Candid Camera" and "Get Smart." In the '60s, at age 40+, he finally started appearing before the camera. He earned a job as announcer and regular straight man for Don Rickles on his short-lived TV variety show in 1968 and then became a regular on The New Bill Cosby Show (1972). Known for his towering but harmless girth, walrus-styled mustache and balding, combed-over hair style, Pat became a standard fixture on the talk show circuit and the ever-popular Friars Club roasts shown sporadically featuring contemporary comrades Jackie Gayle, Shelley Berman, Slappy White and Shecky Greene. His voice became a well-oiled instrument in hundreds of radio ads and commercials, many of which he wrote.
As for film, the 6'7", 270-pound comedian was best known for playing Big Enos Burdette alongside Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and its 1980 and 1983 sequels. He was also utilized by esteemed director Robert Altman in a couple of his films, portraying hefty President Grover Cleveland in Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) and Dina Merrill's moneybags husband in A Wedding (1978). He added to the innocuous fun in such popcorn movies as The Shaggy D.A. (1976), Scavenger Hunt (1979), The Gong Show Movie (1980), Under the Rainbow (1981) (for which he also wrote the screenplay), Doin' Time (1985), Rented Lips (1987), and his last, Ted & Venus (1991). On TV, besides the various variety and talk shows he frequented, he appeared as an actor in the sitcoms "Sanford and Son," "Laverne & Shirley," "The Golden Girls" and "Grace Under Fire," among others.
Following a massive stroke in 1998 which rendered him speechless and paralyzed, Pat was placed in permanent care at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. He passed away there on July 29, 2005, and was survived by son Ben and a grandson.- Actor
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Graduated from the University of New Orleans in 1999 where he won "Best Actor" for his portrayal of 'Pale' in 'Burn This'. He followed up with performances as Sebastian in 'Twelth Night' and Nicholas Beckett in 'What the Butler Saw'. Nick is the son of an Italian mother and a Spanish father. Real mother, Lisa Ann Collura, passed away in 1985.- Stunts
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Debbie Evans Stuntwoman
Debbie Evans is considered one of Hollywood's top stunt women. The writing was on the wall from the age of six when she started riding motorcycles in her hometown of Lakewood, California. By the age of nine she started competing in the sport of motorcycle trials. By 1976, she became the first woman to reach the rank of expert, successfully competing against the men. She was considered the best female observed trials rider in the United States, earning factory-backed sponsorship from Yamaha.
Her entertainment roots began with halftime shows at various stadium events, which included her famous headstand on the seat of a balancing motorcycle. Not one to shy away from the challenge of a male-dominated field, she accepted the offer to do a motorcycle jump over a 30-foot ravine for the movie Deathsport. This job would be the beginning a stunt career that would span decades, and garner her accolades and awards for future work to come. Shortly after her path started, things exploded for Debbie when she tied for second overall in the 1978 CBS Stunt Competition as the only female competitor, and won first place in the car race, beating out all of the top male stunt drivers. She has since been featured in Reader's Digest, Glamour Magazine, Cycle World, Dirt Bike, and on ESPN, The Montel Williams Show, Women's Entertainment Television, and Entertainment Tonight, just to name a few.
Debbie honed all aspects of her physical ability, performing just about every stunt there is, but never steering too far from her first love...motorcycles and cars! In 2002, Debbie won two Taurus World Stunt Awards for doubling Michelle Rodriguez in The Fast and the Furious, and has continued with the franchise, and actress, in the subsequent films. Debbie has won 7 Taurus World Stunts Awards, one of the highest acknowledgements in her industry. She has also been inducted into the American Motorcyclist (AMA) Hall of Fame, The Hollywood Stuntman's Hall of Fame, along with many other awards and nominations. Debbie has been had an amazing career with many memorable pieces of work. A few of her most notable sequences were for Carrie Anne Moss, in Matrix Reloaded where she drove a Cadillac CTS and rode a Ducati 996 in the famous freeway chase sequence. Also doubling for Michelle Rodriguez in the first Fast and Furious driving a car under a semi-truck, crashing and flipping it off the embankment into the field below. Debbie worked on many other Fast and Furious movies in all the female driving sequences Fast films 1,2,3,6,7, and 8. She has doubled for many of the leading ladies in Hollywood and was the stunt driving double for Angelina Jolie in Wanted, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Taking Lives.- Actor
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Zach was born in Lakewood, Ohio. At a young age he displayed a desire to perform. While on a trip to California with his parents, Zach was discovered by casting agent Fern Orenstein, who got him meetings with some of the top child agencies in Los Angeles. Zach signed with The Savage Agency. Not long after, the family packed up and moved to Los Angeles to pursue Zach's love of acting.
Two months later Zach had landed two commercials and a costar role on Scrubs. Since then Zach's talent has earned him numerous roles in film and television along side some of Hollywood's most beloved stars such as Adrien Brody, Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Stanley Tucci, and Abigail Breslin.
He has been hailed a "jug eared wonder" by the Chicago Tribune for his role in "Hollywoodland" and featured in Wonderland Magazine as one of the children expected to dominate the screen in 2008.
Zach's credits and fan base continue to grow but working along side Oscar winners has not changed him. When Zach is not working he loves swimming, video games, going to the movies, family game night, and stopping to be licked by the occasional Bull Dog.- Chez Starbuck was born on 26 July 1982 in Lakewood, Colorado, USA. He is an actor, known for Time Share (2000), Undressed (1999) and The Thirteenth Year (1999). He has been married to Whitney Ward since 5 January 2014.
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Best known for his three-year run on Fox's Mad TV (1995), Pat Kilbane made his mark on the show with outrageous physical comedy and uncanny celebrity impressions. Among his more memorable characters were Stan the Java Man, the shady Spishak spokesman, and the floppy superhero "Rubberman. Kilbane's impressions are too numerous to list, but notably his mimicry of Howard Stern and Lyle Lovett fooled some viewers into believing that the stars actually appeared on the show.
After the expiration of his contract with Mad TV (1995), Kilbane was signed to a two-year deal with Dreamworks, during which he appeared in the movies Evolution (2001) and EuroTrip (2004), and on ABC's hit show Spin City (1996). The deal culminated with The Pat Kilbane Show, a smart, edgy sketch comedy vehicle that Kilbane wrote and executive produced for Comedy Central.
Raised in Dayton, Ohio, Kilbane earned his bachelor's degree in French from Beloit College before beginning his career as a stand-up comedian. He headlined clubs throughout the United States and was featured on Showtime's Full Frontal Comedy (1996) as well as A&E's An Evening at the Improv (1981) and Comedy on the Road (1990). After moving to Los Angeles, he appeared in over a dozen national commercials, made guest appearances on The Single Guy (1995) and Arli$$ (1996), and played the role of the Anti-Kramer in the Emmy-nominated Seinfeld (1989) episode "Bizarro Jerry."- Stunts
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Elle Alexander is an Actress, Stuntwoman, Stunt Coordinator, Host and Voiceover Artist. She is the Vice President of the Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Pictures. She is a member of SAG/AFTRA. Elle has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film & Television production. She attended California State University, Long Beach then on to the U.S.C./Universal Studios Advanced Film Program where she received the Best Actress Award. She started out as a multi sport college athlete, competing in Basketball and Track & Field (Heptathlon). Elle was named "Athlete of The Year" from her High School. She received multiple scholarship offers for three sports (Basketball, Track and Softball). She also competed for the USA Sports Developement Basketball Team and competed for the US Team traveling the world. In college, she focused on directing, acting and comedy writing. Elle's acting career was boosted by her athletic ability. Her progression into stunts was just natural. Her training was intense covering all aspects of stunts from fire burns to weapons to cars to fights. Stunt Coordinating was next. She started writing/producing/directing and stunt coordinating for studios and that led to more shows. She was even the lead actress/wrestler "Danger" in the TV Series W.O.W., Women Of Wrestling where she was the World Champion as well as the Stunt Coordinator for the series. Elle is an accomplished Actress and Stunt Woman. She has appeared in numerous major feature films and television shows. She has doubled many of Hollywood's biggest star from Sigourney Weaver, Missi Pyle, Kristen Johnston, Natasha Hendstridge and more. Elle continues on as one of Hollywood's top Action Actresses and Stunt Women.- Actress
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The first actress to sign a contract with Universal in 1915, Gertrude Astor (born in Ohio as Gertrude Irene Astor) began her career playing trombone and saxophone on a riverboat. Towering over most of her leading men at 5'11", she often played golddiggers, rich socialites or a leading lady's best friend in such one-reeled films and feature length silents as Polly Redhead (1917), The Price of a Good Time (1917), The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit (1918), The Lion Man (1919), Mary Pickford's Through the Back Door (1921), The Wall Flower (1922), Alice Adams (1923), The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923), Stage Struck (1925), The Boy Friend (1926), Kiki (1926), The Strong Man (1926), Shanghaied (1927), The Cat and the Canary (1927) and Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) (as Little Eva's mother). The popular female stars she bolstered included Pickford, Norma Talmadge, Gloria Swanson, Patsy Ruth Miller, Colleen Moore, Shirley Mason, Olive Borden and Laura La Plante
With the advent of sound, Astor's career continued, landing her in a number of two-reel comedies, mostly with the Hal Roach studio and occasionally with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, the "Our Gang" gang and Charley Chase. "I've never been so embarrassed in all my life!" seemed to be one of her most used lines in films. Acting until the 1960s and often in bit parts (she once played a corpse in The Scarlet Claw (1944), her last movie bit was for John Ford in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). Astor often relayed her film memories to friends, fans and historians. At one point in her career she and actress Lilyan Tashman, were known as the most elegant and best dressed women in Hollywood. Astor died following a stroke on her 90th birthday at the Motion Piture Home in Woodland Hills.- Actress
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A native of Lakewood, Ohio, Holly studied acting in Chicago and was a member of the acclaimed Remains Theatre Company, where she starred in the American premieres of "Road", "Our Country's Good" and "Lloyd's Prayer", working, among others, with Tony award-winning director Robert Falls. She has been working in TV and Film in Hollywood for the last thirty+ years. When she was younger she played every famous (Jamie Lee Curtis, Ellen DeGeneres, Rene Russo, etc.) actress' best friend, then played wacky aunts (Aunt Judy in "Zenon, Girl of 21st Century"), TV moms (Mom to to Ashlee Simpson on "7th Heaven"), and sad and crying women experiencing trauma ("CSI," "The Practice"). Recently she created, wrote, produced and starred in "Speaking of Beauty," interviewing women of all ages and races about their views of beauty. "The Hollywood Beauty Detective," an exploration of beauty in a beauty obsessed culture, followed that. She has now founded and is the CEO of a nonprofit, "True Beauty Discovery," whose mission is to provide a platform for girls and women to understand that it is their individuality that makes them beautiful and powerful.- Dylan Klebold was an American high school senior from Lakewood, Colorado. He and his schoolmate Eric Harris were responsible for the Columbine High School massacre (1999). His psychological profile suggests that Klebold was "an angry depressive, who showed low self-esteem, anxiousness and a vengeful attitude toward individuals who he believed had mistreated him". He had not been diagnosed prior to his death.
In September 1981, Klebold was born in in Lakewood, Colorado. Lakewood is a home rule municipality (self-governing settlement), and one of the most populous cities in Colorado. In 1980, it had a population of about 114,000 people. Klebold's parents named him after the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914 -1953).
Klebold's parents were the engineer Thomas Klebold and his wife Sue Klebold (née Yassenoff, 1949-). Thomas initially worked as a sculptor, but found engineering to be a more lucrative profession. Sue worked in assistance services for the disabled, though she later changed her career to caring for people with brain diseases. Through his mother, Klebold was a great-grandson of multimillionaire Leo Yassenoff (1893-1971). Both parents were Lutheran, though Sue came from a Jewish family.
Klebold was raised in a religious household, and "attended confirmation classes in accordance with the Lutheran tradition." He spend the fist two classes of elementary school in Normandy Elementary School , and was then transferred to Governor's Ranch Elementary School . He was considered "exceptionally bright" as a child, and joined a program for students with "high intellectual potential". He was also interested in sports, regularly playing baseball, soccer and T-ball. During his elementary school years, Klebold was a Cub Scout.
After graduating from elementary school, Klebold enrolled at Ken Caryl Middle School. He reportedly found the transition to a new school difficult. Klebold was thought to be painfully shy, and rarely opened up to people. During his middle school years. Klebold befriended Eric Harris, who was a few months older than him. During Klebold's high school years. Harris became his best friend. - Emily Dorsch was born on 26 March 1979 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Fosse/Verdon (2019), The Defenders (2017) and House of Cards (2013).
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Dave Morick was born on 15 November 1934 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Hearts of the West (1975), Earthquake (1974) and Happy as the Grass Was Green (1973). He died on 5 January 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- David Lee Russek was born on 30 November 1968 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Blue Bloods (2010), The Young and the Restless (1973) and Catwalk (1992).
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Steve Tisch is an American film and television producer and sports employee that was born on February 14, 1949 on Lakewood Township, New Jersey.
After he attended Tuffs University, he was a producer for Columbia Pictures. He was production assistant on two 1971 movies Cry Uncle (1971) for Troma and Such Good Friends (1971) for Otto Preminger and Paramount. Although he was associate producer in the 1975 telemovie The Missing Are Deadly (1975), and a producer on the 1977 movie Outlaw Blues (1977), he met up with fellow producer Jon Avnet. Together he started Tisch/Avnet Productions, and eventually produced its first telemovie No Other Love (1979) in 1979. They eventually launched its divisions Tisch/Avnet Pictures, a motion picture division and Tisch/Avnet Television, a television division. They soon followed it up with Homeward Bound (1980). Afterwards, the duo struck a deal with Novacom, Inc. (later King Features Entertainment) to handle syndication of the telemovies.
Through Tisch/Avnet Pictures, the company produced Coast to Coast (1980) and Deal of the Century (1983), which bombed at the box office and Risky Business (1983), which was a box office success, which gave Tom Cruise his first leading role. For Tisch/Avnet Television, the company produced two telemovies for 1982, Prime Suspect (1982) and Something So Right (1982), the latter was a vehicle for former TV star Patty Duke, and in collaboration with writers and producers Shelley List and Jonathan Estrin.
In 1983, the Tisch/Avnet Pictures and Tisch/Avnet Television brands are phased out in favor of the Tisch/Avnet Productions name. Tisch and Avnet continues to produce telemovies like Calendar Girl Murders (1984), which was not a ratings hit, and The Burning Bed (1984), which gave Tisch and Avnet the biggest prolific and household names in television history, and it stared Farrah Fawcett, and spawned 11 Emmy nominations. Later that year, the duo produced another ratings success Silence of the Heart (1984), which gave Charlie Sheen his first acting role. Tisch and Avnet branched out into television series production by producing Call to Glory (1984), which was flopped by airing against competing shows, and fizzled out after one season. Tisch and Avnet would continue to produce two more television movies Triplecross (1986) and In Love and War (1987). Shortly afterwards, Tisch and Avnet broke up their partnership.
In 1985, Tisch launched his own company The Steve Tisch Company to produce feature films, starting with the 1986 film Soul Man (1986) for New World Pictures. Then the company branched out into television movies by producing Evil in Clear River (1988), Whisper Kill (1988) and Out on the Edge (1989), for Phoenix Entertainment Group, Judgment (1990) for HBO and Judgment (1990) for CBS. In 1989, Tisch, along with fellow producers Leonard Hill, Robert Greenwald, Frank von Zerneck, Robert M. Sertner, Michael Jaffe, Frank Konigsberg, Larry Sanitsky, Jon Avnet, Steve White and the film unit of cable company Spectacor launched Allied Communications Incl to syndicate television movies. During the company's run, he produced a few more theatrical movies like Big Business (1988), which was a success at the box office, Hot to Trot (1988), Heart of Dixie (1989), Heart Condition (1990) and Bad Influence (1990) underperformed and the television series Dirty Dancing (1988), which ran with poor ratings after one season.
Tisch was able to recover in the entertainment industry by producing one of the biggest achievements, Forrest Gump (1994), which was directed by Robert Zemeckis and starred Tom Hanks, which was a box office success, and won the most Academy Awards, including Best Picture, which gave Tisch the most successful producer in the entertainment industry. In 1994, he struck a production deal with New Line Cinema. During that time, Tisch also produced Corrina, Corrina (1994), Dear God (1996), Wild America (1997) and The Postman (1997) both of them met negative reviews, and they were bombed at the box office. The company also produced The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), which not only got negative reviews, but it was a minor hit at the box office. In 1998, he was executive producer on American History X (1998), despite the film flopped, it also got positive reception. In 1996, Tisch produced one more telemovie, The People Next Door (1996). As its company shifted its focus on theatrical movies, he produced Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), which was a box office success, and got positive reviews. It was a minority investor in Classic Media when the company started in 2000.
In 2001, Tisch merged his company with Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal's Black & Blu to form the production company Escape Artists. During that time the company produced A Knight's Tale (2001), and it was a box office hit. The next two features Alex & Emma (2003) and The Weather Man (2005) underperformed by the studios Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures, respectively at the box office, both of them got mixed critical reception. The studio produced a long streak of blockbusters hits after that, starting with The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) and continued with Seven Pounds (2008), both of them were directed by Gabriele Muccino and starred Will Smith, which Smith himself is also producing for his Overbrook Entertainment production company.
Tisch was named chairman and Executive Vice President of the New York Giants American football team in 2005. Tisch accepted the Vince Lombardi Trophy twice, when the Giants won Super Bowl XLII and again when they won Super Bowl XLVI. On April 30, 2008, Tisch along with the rest of the Giants team and administration were invited by President Bush to the White House to honor the Giants Super Bowl victory. In 2007, Tisch received the P.T. Barnum Award from Tufts University for his exceptional work in the field of media and entertainment
His profiling success at the box office continued via the Escape Artists company, like Knowing (2009) for Summit Entertainment, The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) and Hope Springs (2012) for MGM/Sony/Columbia and The Back-up Plan (2010) for CBS Films. In 2014, Escape Artists and Columbia Pictures produced two films The Equalizer (2014), which spawned a film sequel The Equalizer 2 (2018) and Sex Tape (2014). During 2015 and 2016, Escape Artists produced two films directed by Antoine Fuqua for The Weinstein Company, and The Magnificent Seven (2016) for MGM/Sony/Columbia. His Escape Artists company later branched out into television production in 2019 with Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019) for Epix and Servant (2019). He branched out into documentary by producing Why We Hate (2019).
He was in post production on The Man from Toronto (2022) for Columbia Pictures.- Actress
Lora Staley was born on 22 July 1953 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Thief (1981), Remington Steele (1982) and Risky Business (1983). She was previously married to Jack Blessing.- Make-Up Department
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Born in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Alan's earliest influence to follow a career in effects was the work of stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen. All the information that Alan could find about the foam latex process was contained in books and periodicals dealing with makeup, in particular foam latex prosthetics. that lead Big Al down the path of makeup effects.
In the late 80s, Al moved from Ohio to L.A. to pursue his career, and did very well, accruing well over 100 film credits during a 15 year stint in L.A. Finally deciding to have kids after 20 years of marriage, Alan moved his family back to Ohio to raise his kids in a respectable school system. After returning to Ohio, Alan went to work with ex-L.A. cohort Robert Kurtzman, one of the founding partners of Kurtzman, Nicotero and Berger FX Group, with whom Alan had worked with on a myriad of projects while in L.A., including such projects as "From Dusk 'till Dawn", "Spawn", and the TV mini-series "Dune", for which KNB and Al won an Emmy award for Best Special Effects.
Big Al has frequently served as the Makeup Effects Shop Supervisor and Coordinator for Precinct 13 Entertainment and Robert Kurtzman's Creature Corps (Kurtzman's companies in Ohio) over the last 14 years, and often served as VFX Supervisor for company projects, hearkening back to his days as a fervid fan of Ray Harryhausen.- Actress
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Someone you know has most likely quoted her, but there is so much more to Erica Beck than her iconic line "Aww! You guys made me ink!" as Pearl the Octopus in Pixar's Finding Nemo. She has worked with gaming houses, including Epic Games, and you can catch her on Clorox or LOL Surprise ads!
Residing in Brooklyn, NY since 2014, Erica's training includes a BFA in Musical Theatre and years of UCB improv comedy classes with the goal to never stop learning and growing as a VO artist. While working in VO she has also returned to her pursuit of on-camera acting as well as writing and producing her own projects. Her consistent training includes ongoing scene study with Stuart Rogers Studio as well as workshops and 1:1s with casting directors across commercial and theatrical mediums.
Some of the brands Erica has recently worked with include: 3M, Aldi, Capital One, CitiBank, Coca Cola, Durex, Fidelity, Homegoods, Neutrogena, Nissan, Nurtec, Pernod Ricard USA, PopTarts and Rice Krispies.- Camera and Electrical Department
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His mother talked him into watching The Wizard of Oz (1939) on his family's television when he was six years old. Samaras became fond of the tornado scene. After that scene ended, he had no interest in everything else from that musical film, not even the Wicked Witch. Samaras attended Lasley Elementary and O'Connell Junior High in Lakewood. His graduation was at Alameda International High School in 1976. In his twenties, he began to chase tornadoes for the science and humanity's safety every spring all over the United States until his tragic death.- Roberta Kathleen Parks was born on February 27, 1954 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. Daughter of Charles and Katherine, Roberta Kathleen was known to family and friends as "Kathy". She was a student at Oregon State University in Oregon, USA. She died on May 6, 1974 in Corvallus, Oregon, USA. She was 22 years old.
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Dee Hoty was born on 16 August 1952 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Hi Honey, I'm Home (1991), The Will Rogers Follies (1991) and The Equalizer (1985).- Liane Langland was born in 1957 in Lakewood, Colorado, USA. She is an actress, known for The Squeeze (1987), Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991) and Murder with Mirrors (1985).
- Lowell Murray was born on 13 October 1982 in Lakewood, Washington, USA.
- Makenna Weyburne was born in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. She is known for Mudblood: Part One (2021), Mudblood Part Three (2021) and Drive the Night Away (2023).
- Longtime professional wrestler "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Has wrestled in the U.S. in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and well as in Japan and numerous other American promotions.
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Elizabeth von Isser is an actress, producer, and writer known for her supporting role in The Wall starring Vicky Krieps as well as over 30 other projects including features, shorts, and audio dramas.
After leaving a successful career as an engineer in the Aerospace/Defense industry, she followed her passion in the performing and visual arts. While establishing herself as a painter and jewelry designer, Elizabeth performed for many years in community theatre segueing into film acting in 2016.
In 2020, she added voice actor to her resume, voicing a lead character in an award-winning audio soap opera and supporting characters in three other scripted audio dramas.
In 2022 she began writing her first screenplay and has also added Executive Producer to her list of credits. In 2023 the screenplay "Kate Hugo: Diamond Detective" won awards in three different screenplay competitions. The project is in pre-production with filming scheduled to begin spring of 2024.
She continues taking classes both online and in person, and her ambition is to be the very best at all she does. She lives in Tucson, Arizona, and has been married to her best friend for over 35 years. They are both proud of their greatest production - two adult sons, who continue to bring them joy and laughter.- Actor
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Kristoffer Cusick is a native of Southern California who began performing at a very young age. Involved in acting, singing, dancing, gymnastics and even ice skating as early as 3 years old, Kristoffer went on to become the California State's Youth Talent Ambassador in conjunction with the California State Fair system and Youth Focus Family. He competed in both his junior and senior years in High School as a finalist in the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Music Awards program.
He has performed around the world from Europe to Japan and performed on Broadway with the original casts of Saturday Night Fever, Wicked, Hands on a Hardbody and First Date. He released a solo pop album entitled 'Lost' and can be heard on the original cast albums of Wicked and First Date.- Writer
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Colin Wyckoff was born on 6 July 1994 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Moments with Heavy (2009), Downfall (2015) and Elliot Goes to School (2009). He died on 25 January 2015 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA.- Set Decorator
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Ellen Christiansen was born on 11 July 1957 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. She is a set decorator and actress, known for Far from Heaven (2002), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017).- Writer
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Mylo Carbia is an American screenwriter and novelist known for her work in the horror-thriller genre and trademark of surprise twist endings. Born and raised in Jackson, New Jersey, Carbia spent her childhood years writing to escape the horrors of growing up in a haunted house. As the daughter of the "Prince of Mambo" Eddie Carbia and goddaughter of actor Raul Julia, she was surrounded by the entertainment industry at an early age. By the age of 17, Carbia was already well-established in the local theater circuit as a prolific young playwright, winning the Troubadour Theatrical Society's Best Play Award at the age of 21. Her very first screenplay was optioned only 28 days after completion, earning Carbia a "three picture deal" with Global Screen Partners and the cover of Hollywood Scriptwriter in October 2003. Soon after, Carbia worked quietly on several television and film projects under her production company Zohar Films. In 2015, Carbia left ghostwriting to produce, write and direct feature films under her own name. She also wrote the first of two best-selling novels and earned the prestigious Silver Falchion Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fiction. Today, Carbia splits her time between New York City and Palm Beach, Florida. She lives with her husband and son, and has recently announced several major feature film projects due for release over the next two years.- Mary Slattery was born on 4 June 1915 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. She was married to Arthur Miller. She died on 12 December 2008 in Laguna Beach, California, USA.
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Ron Bush is an American actor known for 'St. Vincent' and 'Bloodline.'
Ron was born in Lakewood, New Jersey (but raised in Toms River), but found himself moving to Georgia for college. Initially, acting was not on his mind. Maybe as a kid, but he hadn't quite gotten the acting bug yet. While attending college at Georgia Tech, Ron Bush received his first exposure to the entertainment world in the form of an open call for background actors for the movie "Sweet Home Alabama." After four days on set, he was hooked. After a short(ish) stint in the 'real world,' working several different 9-5 jobs, Ron found his way back to the entertainment world. Since "Sweet Home Alabama," Ron has been the principal, supporting or lead role in more than 60 movies, commercials and industrial.
In 2011 he won best actor in a zombie feature in the 4th annual dead letter awards and was nominated for best actor in a feature in the World Music and Independent Film Festival, both for his leading role in the feature movie "Zombie Doomsday." This movie was shot in 9 hours and was 100% unscripted Improv.
While Ron grew up in Southern New Jersey, he moved down to Atlanta to attend Georgia Tech for his B.S. in Management and then Georgia State University for an MBA. He then left the Southeast for Baltimore and a short stint at the Smithsonian Institution. Baltimore is also where Ron made the decision to drop it all and make a go at acting full-time. After two years in Baltimore, Ron made the move to NY where he was able to add several more credits to his resume, including a scene with Bill Murray and Naomi Watts in 'St. Vincent,' co-stars in 'Louie' and 'Your Worst Nightmare' and several indie movies. Three years later, he made the move to Atlanta, where production was booming. Here, he was able to book several TV roles, including a Recurring Guest Star on Tyler Perry's show 'Too Close To Home' and a co-starring role on Netflix's hit show 'Bloodline.'- Actor
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Actor Hans Christianson was born in the small town of Lakewood, New Jersey, Hans Christianson had two aspirations as a child; the first was to play professional baseball and second, was to study acting. His childhood dream never died, and he managed to do both through college until an arm injury sidelined his big league aspirations. Determined to succeed, Christianson threw himself into the world of theatre and began laying the groundwork for a bright future as an actor. He studies with world renowned acting coach Adam Hill.
After college, Christianson moved to New York to test out his acting skills. In 2004, Christianson caught the eye of a casting director which landed him a small supporting role in the independent film "Games People Play: New York," as well as its sequel, "Games People Play: Hollywood" in 2005. Christianson is also no stranger to the small screen, appearing on hit shows such as the long running CBS television drama Guiding Light, NYPD Blue, CSI: New York and HBO's Sex in the City and OZ.
In addition to acting, Christianson has worked for one of the top ten publicity firms (PR Week Magazine) in the entertainment industry, The Michael Russell Group. During his time there, he became one of three publicists to handle the account for the Golden Globe Awards.- Gregory Wurster was born on 3 January 1962 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for L.A. Crackdown (1987), Disorganized Crime (1989) and Renegade (1992). He died on 9 March 2015 in Missoula, Montana, USA.
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Denise Sirkot was born on 10 July 1955 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. She is a producer and production manager, known for The Simpsons (1989), Jerry Maguire (1996) and As Good as It Gets (1997).- Writer
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Jim Bullock was born on 12 August 1923 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), A Christmas Carol (1979) and Private Benjamin (1980). He was married to Patricia Jean Hartman. He died on 12 May 2000 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Writer
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Jonathan Rinzler was a best-selling author of both reference books and novels, notably associated with the Star Wars franchise. An alumnus of the Parson's School of Design in Lower Manhattan, he graduated with a master's degree in comparative literature from New York University. Between 2001 and 2014, he served as executive editor of Lucasbooks, the publishing subsidiary of Lucasfilm. He penned more than 20 books, including definitive histories of the making of the original Star Wars movie as well as Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). He also wrote the scripts for two season six episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008). Rinzler left Lucasfim in 2016. Outside of Star Wars, he published books about the making of Indiana Jones, Planet of the Apes (1968), Alien (1979) and The Shining (1980). A 2018 novel, All Up, is a blend of history and speculative fiction dealing with the cloak-and-dagger world of astrodynamics during and after the Second World War and the space race, leading up to the Apollo 11 moon mission. Rinzler passed away at the premature age of 58 from pancreatic cancer on July 28 2021.- Actor
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An early interest in movies led George to persue a degree in Production at Wright State Unversity in Dayton, Ohio. Along the way, he began working for The Library of Congress, where he is now the leader of the Nitrate Film Vaults, also in Dayton, Ohio. While in college, George became friends with J.Todd Anderson, the Coen Brothers storyboard artist and now director in his own right. Mr. Anderson said that the first film he put Mr. Willeman in, he would give him a flat top haircut, which he did. Mr. Willeman and Mr. Anderson have also collaborated on several screenplays, none which have, as yet, come to fruition.- Editor
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Robert Estrin was born on 3 March 1942 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA. He is an editor and producer, known for Badlands (1973), A River Runs Through It (1992) and The Candidate (1972).- Actor
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Fred Munkachy was born on 5 January 1957 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and production manager, known for Leon (2014), The Bronze (2015) and Tempestuous.- John was born May 14, 1961, the youngest son of ten children born to a blue collar worker father and an opera singer mother who lost her voice in a house fire when John was 4 years old. He hitch-hiked across country at age 16. Moving to California after high school, he worked as a background "extra" actor in a slew of films and TV shows. When there was a strike that shut down film production, at age 20 he landed a job working as a private chef for singer Peggy Lee, for whom he worked for several months, living in her Bel Air mansion. He replaced Lee's former butler, Bernard Lafferty. A woman who used to hang out at Lee's house and often helped him with the kitchen and household chores while they had long conversations. John thought that this woman was someone who used to work for Lee. Years later John found out that she was billionairess Doris Duke, who only mentioned one person in her will when she died, her butler, Bernard Lafferty. John attended several universities and colleges, including the Cleveland Institute of Art, but does not have a degree. Other LA jobs he held included limousine driver, dog groomer, private chef, fitness trainer, and in the kitchen of the traveling circus, Cirqu du Soliel. Eventually John worked in the world of publishing of newspapers, magazines, and books. As a writer he has written several screenplays, two novels, and has been a ghost co-writer on several health-related books, including vegan recipe and nutrition books, and books about the medical and life insurance industries. The Slamdance Screenplay Competition described John's film script, "Faith, Hope, and Daniel," as "brilliant" and said it should attract the attention of major actresses seeking an Academy Award nomination. He is skilled in clay sculpture, as well as realistic drawing of the human form and nature. He has trained in opera and classical singing, as well as acting. A life long biker, he has biked the coast of California and the Hawaiian islands.
- Robert Soderberg was born on 22 June 1915 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for Guiding Light (1952), As the World Turns (1956) and General Hospital (1963). He died on 9 April 1996 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.