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George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nina Bruce (née Warren), a former beauty pageant queen, and Nick Clooney, a former anchorman and television host (who was also the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney). He has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Clooney spent most of his youth in Ohio and Kentucky, and graduated from Augusta High School. He was very active in sports such as basketball and baseball, and tried out for the Cincinnati Reds, but was not offered a contract.
After his cousin, Miguel Ferrer, got him a small role in a feature film, Clooney began to pursue acting. His first major role was on the sitcom E/R (1984) as Ace. More roles soon followed, including George Burnett, the handsome handyman on The Facts of Life (1979); Booker Brooks, a supervisor on Roseanne (1988); and Detective James Falconer on Sisters (1991). Clooney had his breakthrough when he was cast as Dr. Doug Ross on the award-winning drama series ER (1994), opposite Anthony Edwards, Noah Wyle and Julianna Margulies.
While filming "ER" (1994), Clooney starred in a number of high profile film roles, such as Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), and One Fine Day (1996), opposite Michelle Pfeiffer. In 1997, Clooney took on the role of Batman in Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin (1997). The film was a moderate success in the box office, but was slammed by critics, notably for the nipple-laden Batsuit. Clooney went on to star in Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight (1998), Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line (1998), and David O. Russell's Three Kings (1999).
In 1999, Clooney left "ER" (1994) (though he would return for the season finale) and appeared in a number of films, including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Perfect Storm (2000) and Ocean's Eleven (2001). Collaborating once again with Steven Soderbergh, Ocean's Eleven (2001) received critical acclaim, earned more than $450 million at the box office, and spawned two sequels: Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007).
In 2002, Clooney made his directorial debut with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), an adaptation of TV producer Chuck Barris' autobiography. This was the first film under the banner of Section Eight Productions, a production company he founded with Steven Soderbergh. The company also produced many acclaimed films, including Far from Heaven (2002), Syriana (2005), A Scanner Darkly (2006) and Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005). Clooney won his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Syriana (2005), and was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005).
In 2006, Section Eight Productions was shut down so that Soderbergh could concentrate on directing, and Clooney founded a new production company, Smokehouse Productions, with his friend and longtime business partner, Grant Heslov.
Clooney went on to produce and star in Michael Clayton (2007) (which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor), directed and starred in Leatherheads (2008), and took leading roles in Burn After Reading (2008), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), and Jason Reitman's Up in the Air (2009). Clooney received critical acclaim for his performance in Up in the Air (2009) and was nominated for several awards, including a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award. He didn't win that year, but took home both Best Actor awards (as well as countless nominations) for his role as a father who finds out his wife was unfaithful as she lays in a coma in Alexander Payne's The Descendants (2011). Through his career, Clooney has been heralded for his political activism and humanitarian work. He has served as one of the United Nations Messengers of Peace since 2008, has been an advocate for the Darfur conflict, and organized the Hope for Haiti telethon, to raise money for the victims of the 2010 earthquake. In March 2012, Clooney was arrested for civil disobedience while protesting at the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C.
Clooney was married to actress Talia Balsam, from 1989 until 1993. After their divorce, he swore he would never marry again. Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman bet him $10,000 that he would have children by the age of 40, and sent him a check shortly after his birthday. Clooney returned the funds and bet double or nothing he wouldn't have children by the age of 50. Although he has remained a consummate bachelor, Clooney has had many highly publicized relationships, including with former WWE wrestler Stacy Keibler. In 2014, he married lawyer and activist Amal Clooney, with whom he has two children, twins.- Actor
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Michael Corbett Shannon was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Geraldine Hine, a lawyer, and Donald Sutherlin Shannon, an accounting professor at DePaul University. His grandfather was entomologist Raymond Corbett Shannon.
Shannon began his professional stage career in Chicago. His first acting role was in "Winterset" at the Illinois Theatre Center. Over the next several years, he continued working on the stage with such companies as Steppenwolf, The Next Lab and the Red Orchid Theatre. He subsequently relocated to London for a year, and performed on stage in London's West End in such productions as "Woyzeck", "Killer Joe" and "Bug".
While in Chicago, Shannon also kept busy in front of movie and television cameras, most notably in the big screen project Chicago Cab (1997), based on the long-running stage play "Hellcab". Kangaroo Jack (2003) marked the third Jerry Bruckheimer production in which Shannon has appeared. He also appeared in Bad Boys II (2003), directed by Michael Bay and starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, and in Grand Theft Parsons (2003), with Johnny Knoxville and Christina Applegate.
In addition, Shannon appeared in Pearl Harbor (2001), also directed by Bay. His other film credits also include Curtis Hanson's 8 Mile (2002); Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky (2001) with Tom Cruise; Carl Franklin's High Crimes (2002) with Morgan Freeman; John Waters' Cecil B. Demented (2000), and Joel Schumacher's war drama Tigerland (2000).- Actress
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Melinda Wrenn Schmidt is an American actress, best known for her starring role as NASA engineer and flight director Margo Madison in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. Other television roles include Julia Sagorsky in the period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2012-2013), as KGB handler Kate in the spy drama series The Americans (2014), as Dr Iris Campbell on the thriller series Person of Interest (2014-2016), as Megan Holter in the horror series Outcast (2016-2018). Her film roles include the horror film Preservation (2014), the biographical drama I Saw the Light (2015), the war film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), the romantic comedy, The Good Catholic (2017) and the science fiction horror film Nope (2022).- Actress
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Melissa Suzanne McBride (born May 23, 1965) is an American actress and former casting director, best known for her role as Carol Peletier on the AMC series The Walking Dead. McBride has garnered critical acclaim and received multiple awards and nominations for her role on the show.
McBride was born in Lexington, Kentucky to parents John Leslie McBride and Suzanne Lillian (née Sagley) (1937-2018). Her father owned his own business, and her mother studied at the historic Pasadena Playhouse. She had three siblings: John Michael (1957-1990), Neil Allen (1960-2008), and Melanie Suzanne (1962-2012).
McBride began her acting career in 1991, appearing in several television commercials for clients such as Rooms To Go; she was also a spokeswoman for Ford. She made her series television debut in a 1993 episode of ABC legal drama series Matlock, and later guest-starred in several other television drama series, including In the Heat of the Night; American Gothic; Profiler; Walker, Texas Ranger; and Dawson's Creek. In the last, she played Nina - a film buff who charms Dawson after his breakup with Jen - in the Season 1 episode "Road Trip" (1998) - and in 2003 returned to the series finale playing a different character.
In the 1990s, McBride had supporting roles in several made-for-television movies, such as Her Deadly Rival (1995) opposite Annie Potts and Harry Hamlin, Close to Danger (1997) with Rob Estes, Any Place But Home (1997), and Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999). In 1996, she appeared on the CBS miniseries A Season in Purgatory, based on Dominick Dunne's eponymous 1993 novel. From 2000 to 2010, she worked as a film and commercial casting director in Atlanta, Georgia and starred in several short films. In 2007, director Frank Darabont cast McBride as the "woman with the kids at home" in the ensemble-cast science-fiction horror film The Mist, alongside Thomas Jane, Laurie Holden, and Marcia Gay Harden. McBride was in contention for a bigger role in the film but did not want to take a significant amount of time away from her job as a casting director. The following year, she appeared in the Lifetime television movie Living Proof.
McBride's earlier relationship with Darabont led him to cast her as Carol Peletier in the AMC television drama series The Walking Dead - her biggest role to date. Peletier is a mid-forties widow and caring mother to preteen Sophia, fighting to survive in a violent post-apocalyptic world populated with flesh-eating zombies and the few surviving humans, some of whom are diabolical and even more dangerous than the zombies themselves. McBride did not audition for the role, which she thought was temporary. She was a recurring cast member in Season 1 and was promoted to series regular for Season 2. McBride's name appeared in the opening credits sequence beginning with the first episode of Season 4. Carol was supposed to have been killed off in the episode "Killer Within", but the producers eventually had a change of plans.
As the series progresses, McBride's character develops from being weak and dependent, into a strong, cunning, and loyal warrior. The direction of her character is contrasted between the two media. In the comic series, Carol is much younger and exhibits a neurotic, self-centered, and naive demeanor. Throughout her time in the comics, she grows increasingly unstable to the point of being self-destructive. The television show differs in these regards, as she is shown to be a stern, pragmatic, and compassionate individual who has been gradually building inner strength. Producers of the series, Scott M. Gimple and Robert Kirkman, said in 2014 that "Carol is her own unique character; it would be a disservice to Melissa McBride to say she's evolved into the Carol from the comics. The Carol in the TV show is a wholly original creation that we'll continue to explore on the show to great effect. Everyone in the writers' room loves that character, and we're thrilled with what Melissa has brought to the table. She has definitely become a character that is one to watch, and there's some really exciting stuff ahead for her."
McBride has received critical acclaim for her performance as Carol and won positive reviews from critics during Seasons 3, 4, and 5. Many critics praised McBride's performance in the Season 4 episode centered on her character, "The Grove". Others singled out Carol's actions in the Season 5 premiere, "No Sanctuary", which earned critical praise and positive fan reception. Despite the praise of some critics and a fan campaign, McBride did not receive a nomination for the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. However, she won the 40th Annual Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television, and was nominated for the 2014 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in Season 4. In March 2015, McBride was nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Leading Actress in a Television series, for her role as Carol. She once again won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television at the 41st Saturn Awards, for the second year in a row.- Actress
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Rachel Dratch grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts. After graduating from Dartmouth College with a degree in Drama and Psychology, she moved out to Chicago, where she studied with Del Close at Improvolympic. She was on the house team, "Victim's Family", with Adam McKay. Rachel went on to tour with the Second City Touring Company and eventually advanced to the Second City Mainstage, where she appeared in four revues: "Pinata Full Of Bees", "Citizen Gates", "Paradigm Lost" and "Promisekeepers Losers Weepers". For the latter two, she received the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actress in a Revue. After leaving the mainstage, she wrote and performed in the 2-person sketch show, "Dratch and Fey", with Tina Fey. The show was seen at Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in NYC, and the Aspen Comedy Festival. In the fall of 1999, Rachel joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975), where she performed for 7 years. Her memorable characters include Boston teen "Denise", the "Lovers" professors with Will Ferrell, junior high school student "Sheldon" and "Debbie Downer".- Actor
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James Albert Varney, Jr. was born in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nancy Louise (Howard) and James Albert Varney, Sr. He became interested in theater as a teenager, winning state titles in drama competitions while a student at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky. At age 15 he played Ebeneezer Scrooge in a local children's theater production of "A Christmas Carol", and by 17 was performing professionally in nightclubs and coffee houses. He chose Nashville rather than New York or Los Angeles as a place to pursue his acting career and, with advertising executive John R. Cherry III, turned "Ernest P. Worrell" into a cash cow, making commercials for clients ranging from soft drinks to food stores and, eventually, Disney. Even though Ernest's catchphrase "KnowhutImean?" became a national craze almost immediately, Jim worked in TV and film for more than a decade before his famous alter-ego hit the big screen in Ernest Goes to Camp (1987).- Actress
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Trace Lysette is an actress and producer best known for her recurring role as Shea in all 5 seasons of Amazon's critically acclaimed series Transparent and for the feature film Hustlers alongside Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B and Constance Wu.
She has also guest starred and recurred in other productions such as the drama series Midnight Texas based on the trilogy of the same name by U.S. writer Charlaine Harris, the choral series POSE, and Derek Waters' sketch comedy Drunk History. She also took part in Tarell Alvin McCraney's coming-of-age drama series David Makes Man, and Martin Gero's Quantum Leap reboot among others.
She most recently played the title role in Monica, opposite academy award nominees Patricia Clarkson and Adriana Barraza in Andrea Pallaoro's latest film which premiered at Venice Film Festival and received an eleven and a half minute standing ovation.- Actor
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Josh Hopkins was born on 12 September 1970 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Perfect Storm (2000), G.I. Jane (1997) and Only the Brave (2017).- Actor
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Pete Holmes was born on 30 March 1979 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for CollegeHumor Originals (2006), Crashing (2017) and Don't Think Twice (2016). He has been married to Valerie Chaney since 2017.- Leah Lail became interested in acting when her father took her to see "A Chorus Line" on Broadway. Raised on a horse farm just outside Lexington, Kentucky, the younger of two sisters, Lail grew up as an animal lover and an avid reader. Her father is in road construction, while her mother raised horses. At age 18, Lail started college as a political science major and received a scholarship to work and study for the Social Democratic Party in Bonn, the former West German capital. Lail transferred to the University of Southern California where she graduated summa cum laude with degrees in German and theater, with a minor in political science. As she took more acting classes, including a stint at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, she began to win roles on stage and television. One of her breakthrough roles was as Hank Kingsley's wife on HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show".
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Colton Ryan was born on 10 June 1995 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor, known for The Girl from Plainville (2022), Poker Face (2023) and Dear Evan Hansen (2021).- Dane DiLiegro has had quite the journey on his way to Hollywood.
Born in Massachusetts, he was a four-year starter for the NCAA Division I University of New Hampshire Wildcats basketball team. While attending UNH, Dane won a gold medal at the 2009 summer Maccabiah Games in Israel. He graduated with the second all-time rebounding record, Dane went on to put his 6'8" 245lb frame to use and play eight years of professional basketball playing for top-level teams in Italy and Israel.
While in Italy, Dane lived with and served as an apprentice for world-famous Tuscan butcher Dario Cecchini over a five year period. He is still heavily involved in culinary arts and maintains a YouTube channel surrounding food and travel.
In the summer of 2019, Dane retired from professional basketball to pursue acting. Within two weeks, he booked his first acting role as Muscle Monster in the Netflix show Sweet Home. He also appeared in The Walking Dead and Side Hustle. In 2021, Dane portrayed the titular character Ba'al in the fifth episode of American Horror Stories opposite Billie Lourde.
Additionally, Dane starred across Doja Cat in her music video Get Into It (Yuh).
Dane starred in Prey (2022) as The Predator and appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3.
Dane will appear in Tom Delonge's upcoming feature film Monsters of California, and Lucasfilm's upcoming Star Wars show, Skeleton Crew.
Dane lives in Los Angeles, and attends the Stella Adler Academy. He continues to pursue his dream of starring in film in television shows despite his large stature. - Grace Victoria Cox (born March 10, 1995) is an American actress, known for playing Melanie Cross in the CBS series Under the Dome (2014-15) and Veronica Sawyer in the Paramount Network series Heathers (2018).
Growing up in Lexington, Kentucky, Cox dreamt of becoming an actor. She studied writing and theater at a local school for the arts until moving to Los Angeles at age 17 to pursue acting professionally.
Cox appeared in the television series Under the Dome as Melanie Cross from 2014 to 2015. She also starred as Veronica Sawyer in the 2018 reboot of Heathers, a modern-day reboot of the 1989 film of the same name. - Brooklyn Shuck's an American actress, best known for: Matilda, Beaches, Randy Newman's Faust, and Sarah (2014) , and Sarah (2014).
Her parents are Tom, and Angie, and has two sisters; Raleigh, and Sydney.
Brooklyn's also been involved in several TV series as well as a couple of films including;Rise (2018), as Sadie Mazzuchelli, and Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014), as Cooper. - Actress
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Hattie Winston was born on 3 March 1945 in Lexington, Mississippi, USA. She is an actress, known for Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Jackie Brown (1997) and Becker (1998). She has been married to Harold Wheeler since 16 December 1978. They have one child.- Actress
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Tinashe was born on 6 February 1993 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Masked and Anonymous (2003), Out of Jimmy's Head (2007) and Two and a Half Men (2003).- Actress
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DeVore Ledridge is a teen actor and social media influencer. DeVore is known for starring on Disney Channel's "Bizaardvark" as "Amelia Duckworth," a Southern DIY diva who hosts a very popular lifestyle channel "Perfect Perfection with Amelia." Like the character she played, DeVore has been a DIY diva and beauty guru since childhood. DeVore's social media content consists of live videos, make-up tutorials and interests involving lifestyle, beauty, music and comedy. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, DeVore always enjoyed performing and creating content with friends. Their love for performing led them to attend the School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Lexington, Kentucky. They decided to pursue acting as a career after they participated in a Talent Showcase in Los Angeles at the age of 12. Shortly after, Ledridge booked their first national commercial opposite veteran actor John O'Hurley. When they are not working, they enjoy riding and jumping horses, playing piano and guitar, shopping, taking photos of street art and all things pertaining to fashion and beauty. Additionally, the young star is passionate about advocating against bullying and helping spread positivity.- Actor
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Fielden Edward Faulkner II was born on leap day (February 29), 1932, in Lexington, Kentucky, where his father owned and operated a prominent building supply company. His mother was a retired piano and music teacher. He was the second of two children; his sister (now deceased) was nearly 19 years old when he was born.
As a youth he was very creative with woodworking as well as mechanical drawing and other artistic skills. His affinity for performing began to appear when he became fascinated with the art of magic at the age of 11. He enjoyed showing his skills at this new hobby to friends and family, and by the time he was nearly 13 he was performing a full-fledged magic show for childrens birthday parties, service clubs and other gatherings. He eventually engaged the services of a local talent agent, who increased the fees for his act, which he continued to do through college.
He matriculated through the Lexington public school system and, when he entered high school, teamed up with a friend for a vaudeville-like comedy song-and-dance routine, billed as "Faulkner & Seeley--The Sunshine Twins." They performed at numerous high school events and service organizations in Lexington for two years.
During his high school junior year he became very aware of a tall, slender, extremely pretty brunette classmate named Barbara Baldwin who had transferred from her high school in western Kentucky. Fortunately for Ed, they were cast as Emily and George, the leads in their senior class play "Our Town". Ed and Barbara were married in real life after they graduated from the University of Kentucky in June 1954.
Prior to earning a B.S. degree in the Business College at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, he attended the University of Virginia for two years, majoring in Civil Engineering. While attending the University of Kentucky, his acting abilities were further stimulated by three leading roles in the University's outstanding Guignol Theater: "The Dover Road," "Born Yesterday" (as Harry Brock) and "Detective Story" (as the detective); in the latter, Barbara portrayed the detective's wife. No thoughts of becoming a professional actor occurred to him, since service in the US Air Force was required after being commissioned as a second lieutenant on completion of Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Kentucky and he was awarded his wings as a single-engine jet fighter pilot.
After two years Air Force service Ed returned to civilian life to fulfill his family obligation of managing the building supply business (because of age and serious health problems, his father could no longer actively participate in the business). After his father's death in 1957, Ed discovered that two former employees had caused severe damage to the business, so much so that the company had to be dissolved. It was at this juncture that the idea of becoming a professional actor became an option. After several discussions with the professor of the Drama Department at the University of Kentucky about the feasibility of going to Hollywood, he was encouraged to "give it a go." In the spring of 1958, and with the full support of his wife, Barbara, they and their daughter moved to Beverly Hills to test the unknown waters of Hollywood.
Through friends, Ed had the good fortune to be introduced to Andrew V. McLaglen, son of Academy Award-winning character actor Victor McLaglen. At that time Andrew was a CBS staff director, helming such notable western TV series such as Have Gun - Will Travel (1957), Gunsmoke (1955) and Rawhide (1959). McLaglen was aware of "Have Gun - Will Travel" star Richard Boone's interest in cultivating young unknown actors, and introduced Ed to the star. Faulkner was 6'3", 185 pounds and had knowledge of horsemanship, all pluses in those days when westerns dominated the TV landscape; Boone became a coach and mentor (along with McLaglen) and Ed was cast in an episode of the show within a month of arrival in California.
Over the next 18+ years he became a journeyman actor, appearing in over 250 TV programs and some 30 theatrical films and made-for-TV movies. He is perhaps best remembered for his appearance in top featured roles in six films with John Wayne, two with Elvis Presley and for working with such prominent actors as James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Maureen O'Hara, Doris Day, Jean Arthur, Brian Keith, Rock Hudson, Jim Hutton, Vera Miles and Katharine Ross.
In 1975 Ed took a sabbatical from the film industry and entered the business world by joining Sea Containers Inc., a publicly held company whose primary activity was the ownership and leasing of marine cargo containers to the marine transportation industry worldwide. He became president of the subsidiary office in San Francisco for five years, then became Director of Sales (western US and Canada) for the company's leisure division, world-renowned for the restoration and operation of the Orient Express--known today as The Venice Simplon-Orient Express--and owners of over 40 luxury hotels worldwide, including the Hotel Cipriani in Venice. He retired from the Sea Containers Group in 1987.
He occasionally does voice-overs and guest appearances on TV and in October 2008 did a two-hour interview for Turner Classic Movies Archive Files, which will air at appropriate times on TCM and TNT. Since 2004 he has been a guest at numerous film festivals across the United States (primarily Western-themed) and was recently honored at the 2007 Western Legends Round-Up in Kanab, Utah, with a plaque on their Little Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Ed and Barbara Faulkner reside in Palm Desert, California. They have three daughters, a son and five grandchildren.- Actor
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Kentucker Audley is a filmmaker and actor who received rave reviews from the New Yorker, Hollywood Reporter, and Indiewire for his lead performance in Amy Seimetz's directorial debut Sun Don't Shine. He has a supporting role in David Lowery's Ain't Them Bodies Saints opposite Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara, which premiered at the Sundance film festival. He starred in the Sundance hit V/H/S and Dustin Guy Defa's Bad Fever which premiered at SXSW. Audley wrote and directed the features Open Five and Open Five 2. LA Weekly says he's "maybe the most fascinating actor in current American penny-budgeted cinema." Also, he runs NoBudge, a blog that showcases true independent films. It's been called "innovative" (Filmmaker Magazine) and "indispensable" (GreenCine).- Producer
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Rick Harrison was born on 22 March 1965 in Lexington, North Carolina, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Pawn Stars (2009), Blood Sweat and Heels (2014) and Bob Dylan: Like a Rolling Stone (2013).- John Steadman was born James Lanford Steadman on July 20, 1909 in Lexington, South Carolina. Steadman worked in radio for three decades as a writer, producer, and announcer prior to embarking on an acting career in the early 1970's. An extremely colorful and distinctive character actor, John was often cast in both films and TV shows alike as a crotchety old coot. Steadman died at 83 from a lung ailment on January 28, 1993 in Montrose, California.
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Joyce Compton was born on 27 January 1907 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for The Awful Truth (1937), Christmas in Connecticut (1945) and Bedtime Story (1941). She was married to William Francis Kaliher. She died on 13 October 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Paul Michael Starnes was born on Janurary 1, in Lexington, Ky. He was raised on a farm and has great work ethic. He has a competitive spirit when he runs Cross Country and Track.
Paul Michael has amazing confidence, and a captivating personality and top-notch acting skills. The skill and the talent that Paul Michael Starnes brings to the table is something that is evident as we see him through out his career. After all, you can run, you can hide, but you can't ignore his talent. Paul Michael started acting at the age of four in a music video for Kristi Miller (2014). Paul Michael Starnes' outgoing personality and social media outlets lead him to his acting role in Christmas Cars (2019). Paul Michael is an actor in Christmas Cars (2019), where he plays P.J.
Paul Michael's fun loving personality lead him to these rolls also (2014) They Know Me Here music video by Kristi Miller, (2019) Duck Blind music video by John Schneider Maven Entertainment, (2020) Ky Cancer Center Commercial (2020), Stand on It by Maven Entertainment (2021) Poker Run by Maven Entertainment (2021) Stand On It music video by John Schneider Maven Entertainment, and (2022) Don't Let The Barn Door Hit Ya music video by Alex Miller. He was a background actor in Something's Brewing (2023) and Unsung Hero (2023).
Paul Michael continues to aspire to grow as an actor, singer, and general entertainer.- Actress
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Maria Arcé is an American TV and Feature Film actress. She began acting in the late 1990s, and became known after a series of roles in several major Hollywood films. Arcé gained initial fame during her teens while working as a commercial print model. One day Arcé caught the eye of an agent who convinced her to pursue acting more steadily. She worked her way up through music videos to working in numerous commercials. Arcé has been featured in National commercials for Mazda, Bud Light, Visa, and Verizon. Maria Arcé continued acting and gained additional fame in soap operas. Which led to dramatic and comedic roles in popular Television shows. Hollywood took notice of Maria Arcé's comedic timing, casting her in several Blockbuster Hits. Maria Arcé has recently become a stunt woman, performing utility stunts, precision driving, and fight sequences for the hit USA Network show Burn Notice. Aside from acting and stunt work; Arcé contributes to a number of different entertainment related programs as a field reporter.- Writer
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Joshua Conkel is a playwright, author, and screenwriter. Though born in Eastern Kentucky, he was raised as a Navy brat and moved around often as a child. His family eventually settled in Washington State, where Joshua attended Cornish College of the Arts where he first began to write plays. His work has been produced all over the world. In television, Joshua has been a writer for Netflix's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" and "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina". His original screenplay, "Cold Spell" was optioned by Miramax in 2018 and his short film, "Curmudgeons" (directed by Danny DeVito) has been a hit at film festivals around the world.- Actor
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Jake Etheridge was born on 25 April 1988 in Lexington, South Carolina, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Criminal Minds (2005), Magnum P.I. (2018) and Girl in the Basement (2021). He has been married to MacKenzie Porter since July 2020. They have one child.- Producer
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Daniel Dratch was born on 17 August 1969 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Monk (2002), Scorpion (2014) and Anger Management (2012).- Actress
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Dionne Quan is an Asian-American voice actress from Lexington, Massachusetts. She voiced Kimi from the Rugrats franchise starting with the 2000 film Rugrats in Paris and Trixie Tang from Butch Hartman's The Fairly OddParents franchise, both long running Nicktoons. She also voiced in other cartoons such as Curious George. She is legally blind and her scripts are written in braille.- Actor
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Orny Adams was born on 10 November 1970 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Teen Wolf (2011), Funny People (2009) and Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023).- Farah LeeAllen Fath was born in Lexington, Kentucky on May 1st, 1984. When she was only five, she decided to start a career in show-business. After finding success as a child model, she turned her attention to acting and at the age of 15 nabbed her first audition for the role of Mimi Lockhart on Days of our Lives. She would continue in the role for almost 8 years until 2007 when she moved to New York and took a part on One Life to Live (a part that was written specifically for her). After One Life to Live was canceled in 2011, Farah moved back to Los Angeles.
- Richard Harrison was born on 4 March 1941 in Lexington, North Carolina, USA. He was married to Joanne Rhue. He died on 25 June 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- Orville Sherman was born in Oklahoma, where his great-grandfather bought land in 1894. He appeared in numerous television episodes, mostly Westerns. Being born in the frontier may have given him an edge to playing cowboys. Although most of his screen time can be counted in seconds, he was good at his craft. Orville started tap dancing at age nine and left home at 19 to pursue his career.
According to the 1940 U.S. census, he was living as a boarder in Shawnee, Oklahoma, giving his occupation as "actor, dancer, director". He served in WWII, enlisting from Santa Fe, New Mexico where he was working with a small theater troupe. A few years later he was in New York on stage later traveling to England to appear on stage in "Oklahoma", where he met his future wife, actress Marcella Dodge.
They married in 1948 and came to California from New York City in 1956 and appeared in film and TV episodes until his death. Relatives of his brother said Orville was too occupied with work to attend his fathers funeral in 1959. He was divorced from his first wife in the 1960s. In 1973, he wed, secondly, to Jean Reno, a woman eight years his senior. That same year, he added the occupation of minister to his life, teaching speech at the church of Religious Science in Downey, California. Sadly, he died alone, with no known family (his marriage long since ended) from prostate cancer in Los Angeles, aged 68. - Music Artist
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Chris Stapleton was born on 15 April 1978 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Predator (2018), The Midnight Sky (2020) and The Do-Over (2016). He has been married to Morgane Stapleton since 27 October 2007. They have five children.- Actress
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Phoebe Legere is a New York-based singer and actress, known for her sensual stage performances while playing the accordion, violin and guitar. Her best-known song is "Marilyn Monroe," which she performs at the beginning of the film Mondo New York.- Actor
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Jesse Gallegos is quickly making a mark in cinema. He has appeared in the a variety of feature films and television shows alongside the industry's best. Jesse has also worked extensively in the independent film space, lending his talents to a myriad of projects such as Austin Film Festival's "Spaghetti Junction" and "#SLUT," which won the award for Best Ensemble Cast at the FirstGlance Film Festival.
Born to horse trainers in Lexington, Kentucky, Gallegos moved to Northern Louisiana as a young teenager. He grew up working on farms and began acting in school at a very young age, but it was basketball talent that propelled him to the next level. He was recruited to play for college but turned back to his true passion of acting once the opportunity presented itself. He threw himself headfirst into the world of film and television, not only honing his craft on stage, but also refining his talent as a writer, director and eventually as a producer.
Jesse is based in Atlanta, Ga where he pursues his creative arts in front and behind the camera. He loves sailing, board games, reading, yoga, dancing, sports, and making shorts with his creative film community.- Actor
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Kevin Scott Richardson was born on 3 October 1971 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001), Sex, Lies, and Sugar (2011) and This Is the End (2013). He has been married to Kristin Richardson since 17 June 2000. They have two children.- Actor
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Luce Rains is an American actor, horseman and western enthusiast, he booked his first gig at Universal Studios in 1975 and has been a Screen Actor's Guild Member since that time.
Luce has appeared in over 100 film and television productions, 30 plays, and worked with many of the industries top actors, directors, producers and film and theatre professionals.
Luce has also had the pleasure of working with a lot of Horses, Children, Dogs, Wranglers, Teamsters, Caterers, Cowboys, Grips, DP's, AD's, PA's and Assorted Crew members.
Thanks for the memories and the possibilities...- Actress
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Rubi Rose Benton was born in Lexington, Kentucky, where she was also raised, to Nardos Ghebrelul, her mother, an Eritrean immigrant dentist, and John Benton, her father, who is a lawyer and is of half African-American and half-Japanese descent. Her mother was born in Ethiopia although being an Eritrean. Her father is adopted so her paternal biological grandmother is of Japanese descent. She has an older sister named Scarlette and a younger sister named Coral. She lived for one year in Geneva, Switzerland. She moved to Atlanta, Georgia in her junior year of high school. She studied politics at Georgia State University. She grew up listening to Prince, Michael Jackson, Biggie, Marvin Gaye and Chaka Khan. She is influenced by Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, and Foxy Brown.
Rose first gained fame as the main model for hip-hop group Migos' music video for the single "Bad and Boujee". Around this time, she started regularly featuring on a Twitch stream with Jamaican-born East Coast Hip Hop Commentator DJ Akademiks. Rose started releasing her own music and made traction in 2019 with her single Rubi Rose: Big Mouth (2019). Rose made a cameo appearance in American rapper Cardi B's music video for her single Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion: WAP (2020), which was released on August 7, 2020. In 2019, she was signed by A&R Chris Turner to LA Reid's record label Hitco Entertainment. On December 25, 2020, Rose released her first official mix tape, For the Streets, featuring guest appearances from Future and PartyNextDoor. Rose was featured in the 2021 XXL Freshman List.
Some of her hits are Rubi Rose: The Truth (2021), Rubi Rose: Twork (2021), Rubi Rose: He in His Feelings (2020) and many more.
She has also made several musical collaborations with Cuban Doll and Renni Rucci, Fifa Flame, Dixie D'Amelio, among many others.- Composer
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Amanda Palmer was born on 30 April 1976 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. She is a composer and producer, known for How I Live Now (2013), Happy! (2017) and Nina Forever (2015). She has been married to Neil Gaiman since 2 January 2011. They have one child.- Actress
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Lucille Sharp was born in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. She is known for Sam (2017), Gotham (2014) and Downton Abbey (2010).- Actress
Caite Upton was born on 27 March 1989 in Lexington, South Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for Neron (2016), Holliston (2012) and Funny or Die Presents... (2007). She has been married to Charlie McNeil since 4 June 2016.- Music Department
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Brad Ellis is an American composer, musical director, orchestrator and jazz pianist. Ellis is perhaps most visible as the quiet teacher/piano accompanist for the high school kids on Glee, the Fox television show for which he is part of creator Ryan Murphy's musical production team. Ellis had a long association with the continuously evolving Off-Broadway satirical revue Forbidden Broadway.
His Brad Ellis Little Big Band has released recordings, as produced by Bruce Kimmel.
Ellis arranged, orchestrated and conducted members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for their 2006 album Unexpected Dreams: Songs from the Stars, in support of the Philharmonic's "Music Matters" fund for music education. The album featured performances by TV and film stars including Victor Garber, Lucy Lawless, and Scarlett Johansson.
In 2006 Ellis orchestrated and arranged the world premiere of Billy Joel's "Waltz Variations no.2 op.5", performed by Christoph Eschenbach and the Philadelphia Orchestra, for the 151st Anniversary Gala celebration of Philadelphia's Academy of Music.
He created, with Jason Alexander, Seven Broadway Shows in 7 Minutes. This witty medley was performed by Alexander with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, when the orchestra inducted its long-time conductor John Mauceri into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2007. Ellis is the composer of the original music for the 2009 Off Broadway run of The Tin Pan Alley Rag, which told the story of a fictional meeting between musical greats Scott Joplin and Irving Berlin.
Ellis has composed or played piano for many TV shows and films, including Gilmore Girls, Close to Home, Delovely and the DVD special features for Beauty and the Beast.
Brad was featured in interviews with People magazine, CNN.com and NPR about his character on Glee.
The Academy of Television Arts and Science (the Emmys) bestowed a certificate of honor to Brad Ellis, in June 2010, for his contributions of original music and lyrics to the opening number for 2009 Oscars, starring Hugh Jackman, as the host. Jackman was awarded the Emmy in 2009 for his performance of the opening number Ellis helped to create for the telecast.- Sammy Ogg was born on 30 October 1939 in Lexington, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Matinee Theatre (1955), The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952) and I Love Lucy (1951).
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Brad Holbrook was born in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Faded Love (2015), The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and The International (2009).- Actress
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Hope Riley was born on 3 August 1979 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Holiday (2006), 17 Again (2009) and How I Met Your Mother (2005). She was previously married to Tim Miner.- Gary McGurk was born on 20 August 1949 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor, known for Seabiscuit (2003), Bugsy (1991) and Babylon 5 (1993).
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Lisa Sloan, besides the film and television credits listed here, starred for a year in the Broadway Play Gemini playing Judith Hastings. She was the standby for Gilda Radner in the Broadway play Lunch Hour directed by Mike Nichols and the standby in the Broadway play The Speed of Darkness at the Belasco Theater in 1991. Lisa Performed lead roles Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons ( Ladyhouse Blues, Angel City and Living at Home) and in Regional Theaters including The Arena Stage in Washington D.C. , The Williamstown Theater Festival, The Robert Lewis Acting Company where she co-starred with Maureen Stapleton in The Club Champions Widow and The American Repertory Theater in Boston, where she starred as Helena in Midsummer Nights Dream, and Kathy in Terry by Terry.
Her film credits include The River, 8 Million Ways to Die, Starting Over, and Blue Heaven.
Her Television Credits include Guest Star on Dallas, Matlock, Family Ties, Fantasy Island, Our House, Paper Chase, LA Law, and leading role in the movie of the week: Miracle of the Heart: A Boystown Story.
She played the lead character of Nicole on The daytime drama The Edge of Night for Two years.
She is Artistic Director of Oracular Theater and created, starred in, an produced an Equity Show: Journey to the Oracle.
Lisa has a Master of Fine Arts in Acting and Performance Arts from Catholic University in Washington DC She has a Ph.D. from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Depth and Clinical Psychology.- Steffany Huckaby was born in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress, known for Greek (2007), Adam (2009) and Death Tunnel (2005).
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Brian Littrell was born on 20 February 1975 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) and This Is the End (2013). He has been married to Leighanne Littrell since 2 September 2000. They have one child.- Actress
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Eryn Rea was born in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The First Lady (2022), Shrill (2019) and Grey's Anatomy (2005).