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Lisa Ann Walter was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Parent Trap (1998), Bruce Almighty (2003) and Shall We Dance? (2004). She was previously married to Sam Baum.- Actress
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Kate Siegel (born August 9, 1982) is an American actress and screenwriter. She is known for her collaborations with her husband Mike Flanagan, appearing in the acclaimed horror films Oculus (2013), Hush (2016), which she also co-wrote, Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), and Gerald's Game (2017). Siegel also starred as Theodora Crain in the Netflix supernatural horror series The Haunting of Hill House (2018).
Siegel made her acting debut in the film The Curse of The Black Dahlia, which was released on January 23, 2007. That same year she went on to star in Hacia La Oscuridad which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 28, 2007. She also appeared in Steam alongside Ruby Dee and Chelsea Handler. In 2008, Siegel appeared in the short film Knocked Down, which was directed by Ted Collins. In 2009, she made her television debut in Ghost Whisperer as Cheryl. In 2010, she appeared in Numb3rs as Rachel Hollander. She then appeared in an episode of Castle. That same year she appeared in the drama-thriller Wedding Day.
In 2013, Siegel appeared in Man Camp. That same year she appeared in Oculus, a horror film written and directed by Mike Flanagan. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2013, and was released in April 2014. She also appeared in an episode of Mob City. In 2014, she appeared in Demon Legacy.
In November 2015, it was revealed that she and Mike Flanagan would be adapting the young adult novel 13 Days to Midnight into a film.
In 2016, Siegel made her screenwriting debut opposite her husband Mike Flanagan in Hush, the film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2016, and was released on Netflix on April 8, 2016. In July 2016, she starred in a commercial for Stelara psoriasis medication. That same year, Siegel appeared in Ouija: Origin of Evil, also directed by Flanagan, which was released on October 21, 2016.
In 2017, Siegel starred alongside Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood in the film adaptation of Stephen King's Gerald's Game. The film was released on September 29, 2017, by Netflix.
In 2018, Siegel had a starring role as Theodora Crain in the Netflix supernatural horror series The Haunting of Hill House, based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel of the same name.
Siegel is married to director Mike Flanagan since 2016. They have one son, Cody Paul Flanagan (born November 26, 2016).- Producer
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Rian Johnson was born in Maryland and at a young age his family moved to San Clemente, California, where he was raised. After graduating from high school, he went on to attend the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. His first feature film, Brick (2005), was released in 2005 and was the metaphorical building block that launched his career. He is a director, writer, and musician, among other areas of expertise.
His second feature, The Brothers Bloom (2008), proved his ability to tell an exciting story with A-list actors, and the visionary Looper (2012) cemented him as a modern science-fiction icon. Among his highest-rated work are three episodes of the critically acclaimed Breaking Bad (2008). His filmography made him a strong candidate to write and direct Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017), the penultimate episode of the 'Star Wars' series. Lucasfilm was pleased with his work and announced that we would write and direct a 'Star Wars' trilogy separate from the main Skywalker story.- Actor
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Dan Futterman was born on 8 June 1967 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Capote (2005), A Mighty Heart (2007) and The Birdcage (1996). He has been married to Anya Epstein since 23 September 2000. They have two children.- Actor
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Known for his charming looks and deep personality, Michael Ealy blessed the movie screen with his role in Barbershop (2002). When he left Silver Spring, Maryland, with a degree in English, he headed off to New York. From there he performed in several stage productions, including the Off-Broadway hits "Joe Fearless" and "Whoa-Jack". He's appeared in Showtime's Soul Food (2000), on NBC's Law & Order (1990) and the ABC sitcom Madigan Men (2000).
When he moved to Los Angeles, he landed a lead role in "Barbershop" after a friend informed him about it. In addition, he appeared in Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) and Jerry Bruckheimer's Bad Company (2002), directed by Joel Schumacher. The natural, blue-eyed actor can be seen in HBO's Baseball Wives (2002).- Actor
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Genial, pleasant-voiced character actor Paul Benedict was born in New Mexico on September 17, 1938, and made hosts of stage, film and TV appearances in a career lasting five decades. The son of a doctor, he was diagnosed with acromegaly by an endocrinologist who happened to catch the nascent actor in a stage play. He underwent medical treatment that successfully prevented the advancing of the disease. Following military service with the Marine Corps., Paul went on to a highly successful entertainment career using his spade-sized jaw and large nose often to humorous effect.
Following his graduation from Suffolk University, Benedict began acting at the Theatre Company of Boston and performed with such up-and-coming hopefuls as Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino before moving to New York in 1968. Decades laterk, Pacino remembered his old colleague when he revived Eugene O'Neill's one-act, two-person drama "Hughie" on Broadway in 1996. Paul was cast as the hotel night clerk who listens patiently and endlessly to the forlorn ramblings of Pacino's hustler character. Paul made his unofficial Broadway debut in 1968 with "Leda Had a Little Swan," but it closed just before it officially opened. He then went on to appear in "Little Murders" (1969), "The White House Murder Case" (1970) and "Bad Habits" (1974).
Benedict began his on-camera career with the little seen western film spoof The Double-Barrelled Detective Story (1965) and then was seen in another spoof, the political satire The Virgin President (1968). He continued in a quirky, humorous vein in Norman Lear's Cold Turkey (1971), as well as Taking Off (1971), They Might Be Giants (1971), The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971), Deadhead Miles (1972), Up the Sandbox (1972) and The Front Page (1974). Lear took a liking to Paul and began using him as a guest on some of his classic TV comedies, including "Maude" and "All in the Family," before casting him as Harry Bentley, the polite but put-upon white Englishman next door neighbor to affluent black couple Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley on the decade-long comedy series The Jeffersons (1975). It remains his best known oddball comedy role. Another familiar character would be The Mad Painter on the long-running children's PBS show Sesame Street (1969).
He played an fascinating assortment of erudite, toothy and tweedy characters on film, one of his best remembered being that of Reverend Lindquist in Jeremiah Johnson (1972). He also played the emissary of the governor in The Front Page (1974), a slave trader in Mandingo (1975), an untalented Shakespearean stage director in The Goodbye Girl (1977); an eccentric butler in The Man with Two Brains (1983); another butler in Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988); a business college professor in Cocktail (1988); a warden in The Chair (1988); a film school teacher in The Freshman (1990); an irritated judge in The Addams Family (1991); and a professor in Isn't She Great (2000).
Benedict made an impression as a stage director as well, including "Any Given Day," the original production of "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune," and the Obie-winning "The Kathy and Mo Show." His final Broadway appearance was as Mayor Shinn in the 2000 revival of "The Music Man" and he took his final curtain call with Pinter's "No Man's Land" at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
On TV, Paul made appearances on some of TV's most popular shows, including "Sweepstakes," "Mama Malone," "Murder, She Wrote," "The New Twilight Zone," "A Different World," "Tales from the Crypt," "Seinfeld" and "The Drew Carey Show." On film, Paul became a stock player for Christopher Guest and his hilarious "mockumentary" features -- This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Waiting for Guffman (1996) (as the long-awaited guest) and A Mighty Wind (2003).
Unmarried, the 70-year-old actor died of natural causes on December 1, 2008, at his home in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.- Actor
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Jessie was born in a leap year on 2/29/92. He leap his way through school earning academic excellence from elementary to college as a top honor student. He graduated high school as class salutatorian before moving straight to the Dean's List in college, studying culinary arts and earning the honor of being a member of the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society.
Jessie was inspired to act at an early age. When his family moved to Los Angeles in 2003, he landed guest-star roles in numerous television shows including Without a Trace, Numbers, the Mentalist, Criminal Minds, Lincoln Heights, Hannah Montana and Summer Camp. Jessie's first big break came in 2011 playing the lead role of Lyle Hugginson in Cartoon Network's television movie called Level Up. The project became a well-loved TV series and Jessie reprised his role throughout the show's 2 seasons.
Leaping on to present day, Jessie can be seen on a variety of different movies and TV series like (The Boys) on Amazon as A-TRAIN, (Tales of The Walking Dead) on AMC as DAVON, (Smile) a Paramount movie as Trevor, (Shaft) on Netflix as JOHN SHAFT JR. a.k.a. JJ, (Independence Day Resurgence) a 20th Century Fox Movie as DYLAN HILLER, (The Banker) on Apple TV as TONY, (Dangerous Lies) on Netflix as ADAM, (Almost Christmas) on Universal pictures as EVAN, (When the game stands tall) Mandalay pictures as Tayshon, (Seal Team) animation on Netflix as QUINN, (Survivors Remorse) on STARZ as CAM CALLOWAY and many other great movies, television and voiceovers.- Chris was born and raised in the tiny Western town of Silver City, New Mexico. He moved to Houston, Texas at 16 and attended The Kinkaid School. He has been seen on Stage, TV and Film ever since graduating with a degree in Acting from Carnegie-Mellon University. Working opposite of multiple Oscar winners, he's been described as an "old-school character actor" and is often unrecognizable on screen. His work has varied from Netflix's Emmy nominated Sci-fi series "Altered Carbon'" where he played the fan and critic's favorite Poe to the upcoming Western saga Horizon directed and starring Kevin Costner. He also produces and stars in the award-winning serial podcast, Agent Stoker where he plays the title character. Chris splits his time between Los Angeles and Portland with his wife actress Erin Way, their son, and their incredible dog, Maude.
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Lewis Black was born on 30 August 1948 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Inside Out (2015), Man of the Year (2006) and Accepted (2006).- Actor
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Ryan Pinkston was born on February 8, 1988 in Silver Spring, Maryland to parents Linda and Mark. He studied karate from age 4 and by 9 had earned his second degree in Wushu and first degree in Tae Kwon Do. He holds World Titles in the United States, France, Canada, and Central America, including Individual Grand Champions and Synchronized Teams with his team partner, Anthony Atkins. Ryan began auditioning in 2002 after receiving a call from a talent agent who saw him on "The Most Talented Kids" episode on the Jenny Jones Show. Within a month, he had a starring role in Spy Kids 3-D and was pulling pranks on unsuspecting celebrities on the first season of Punk'd. Although the next few years were busy, Ryan was adamant about staying in Maryland and finishing school with his friends. He moved to LA a month after his high-school graduation.- Actor
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Dave Fennoy was born on 20 January 1952 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game Series (2012), StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010) and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008). He is married to Ilene Fennoy. They have one child.- Actor
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Wayne Duvall was born on 29 May 1958 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Lincoln (2012) and Werewolves Within (2021). He has been married to Denise Renee Guillet since 29 December 2002.- Actress
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Cara Delizia was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, on April 10th, 1984. Her biggest TV breakthrough was in Disney Channel's Original Series So Weird (1999), in which she played "Fiona Phillips" - a girl who is being chased by the paranormal. She was a bit player in the movies Under the Gun (1995) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993).- Born Katherine Hunter, this skinny bombshell of an actress started off with a guest appearance on Hawaii Five-O (1968) but got her first break when she starred alongside Meat Loaf, of all people, in the 1980 film Roadie (1980). After that, she landed a role in Porky's (1981) as Wendy Williams, the only female member of the gang. While merely a sex object in the first film, her character really evolved in the second film, giving her much more depth than most of the male stars in the subsequent films. A very pretty, and surprisingly versatile actress, it is a shame she did not stick to films after loyally finishing off the Porky's trilogy. Kaki currently resides in Moab, Utah, where she juggles being a white water rafting instructor and building houses.
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Timmy Cappello was born on 3 May 1955 in Silver Lake, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Lost Boys (1987), Happily (2021) and Rolling Vengeance (1987).- Director
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Kimmy Gatewood was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is a director and actress, known for GLOW (2017), The Baby-Sitters Club (2020) and Girls5eva (2021).- Actor
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Darrell Britt-Gibson was born on 4 August 1985 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and Keanu (2016).- Actor
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Patrick Cannon Levis was born on January 23rd, 1982, in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. Ever since he was little, acting was his passion. He started acting in several commercials, and by the age of twelve, he had a role in the original cast of the Broadway play "BIG! The Musical." After this he starred in Brink! (1998), a Disney Channel original movie, and shortly after was cast in the role of Jack Phillips in So Weird (1999). Patrick also made another Disney Channel movie with Frankie Muniz called Miracle in Lane 2 (2000) and also starred in the TV movie Inside the Osmonds (2001), where he played Donny Osmond. In 2001, Patrick was cast in the role of Grant Stage in the sitcom Maybe It's Me (2001), which aired on the WB.- Writer
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Phylicia Pearl Mpasi was born on 16 November 1993 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for The Color Purple (2023), We Stay Looking (2020) and Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023).- Actress
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Lyn Alicia Henderson is a native of Silver Spring, Maryland and a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park. A born entertainer, her first show stopping performance was at a talent show where she walked across the stage on her hands at the age of 7. By the age of 17 she earned her SAG card by booking the role of rich girl, Alexandria on a local television show called "In Our Lives" After graduating college in 3 years she spent time in NY doing theatre before making her way to Los Angeles. There she began performing stand-up comedy and improv before landing a 15 year stint as paramedic Pam Olbes on the hit television show "ER".
A versatile character actor she is known for playing a wide range of roles from diverse walks of life. She has played doctors, veterinarians, nurses, paramedics, flight medics, flight attendants, scientists, therapists, social workers, lawyers, camera assistants, stage managers, producers, executives, musicians, coaches, sales associates, receptionists, employees, waitresses, ticket agents, high school students, college students, med students, interns, sex ED instructors, professors, police officers, detectives, soldiers, war vets, bomb techs, fire inspectors, car salespersons, pregnancy instructors, alcoholics, victims, survivors, parking coordinators, lesbians, sisters, wives, sad Mothers, angry Mothers, suburban mothers, poverty stricken mothers, hippie chicks and the ubiquitous woman #1, #2 and #3.
She is also known for writing, starring and producing the award-winning short film "Short On Sugar", which had a 3 year run on HBO and Cinemax. Additionally, Lyn Alicia plays the guitar and writes groovy uplifting folk music.- Writer
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Rebecca Sugar is an American animator, television writer, television producer, and singer-songwriter from Maryland. Her primary claims to fame are serving as the show creator of the hit animated series "Steven Universe" (2013-2019), and one of main writers and storyboard artists for the animated series "Adventure Time" (2010-2018). She has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards throughout her career.
In 1987, Sugar was born to a Jewish family in Silver Spring, Maryland, the 5th most-populated settlement in Maryland (following Baltimore, Columbia, Waldorf and Germantown). Sugar has commented that she still regularly celebrates Hanukkah as an adult.
Sugar was a student of Montgomery Blair High School, but also received visual arts lessons through a program of the (unaffiliated) Albert Einstein High School. During her high school years, Sugar drew comic strips for the school's newspaper, "Silver Chips". She won a writing award for one of her comic strips. After her graduation, Sugar attended the "School of Visual Arts" in New York City.
During her time as a college student, Sugar directed short animated films. She had a close working relationship with fellow animator Ian Jones-Quartey, who would later become first her long-term boyfriend and then her husband. She provided background artwork for "nockFORCE", a web animation series which Jones-Quartey had launched on YouTube.
In 2010, Sugar published her first graphic novel, "Pug Davis". It featured a gay couple who work as astronauts. Shortly after, Sugar was hired as a storyboard revisionist for the television series "Adventure Time". A month later, she was promoted to a full storyboard artist due to the quality of her work. Sugar was encouraged by the show's creative team to use her own life experiences as inspirations for the character development of Marceline the Vampire Queen, one of the show's main characters. At that time, Sugar took writing advice from co-workers who had experience in working on indie and underground comics. She was told to "not hold anything back" when it came to writing.
Sugar continued working on "Adventure Time" until its 5th season, while also working on her own series "Steven Universe" since 2013. Sugar eventually quit working on "Adventure Time" as she found the workload of simultaneously working full-time on both series to be overly challenging. She later wrote a song used in the 7th season of "Adventure Time".
For "Steven Universe", Sugar worked as the show's executive producer throughout its run. She also served as a storyboard artist for several of the show's episodes. Sugar directed the spin-off film "Steven Universe: The Movie" (2019) and co-produced the sequel mini-series "Steven Universe Future" (2019-2020). The show placed an emphasis on the importance of "healthy interpersonal relationships" to one's well-being. She has credited her own relationship with her brother as an inspiration for the show's close emotional bonds between characters.
In 2019, Sugar married her boyfriend Ian Jones-Quartey. They had been romantically involved since 2008. In 2020, Sugar served as the narrator in a video criticizing the poor living conditions of detainees held by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In both 2020 and 2021, Sugar and her husband worked on a series of public service announcements with anti-racist messages. The announcements were released through Cartoon Network's YouTube channel.
In late 2021, Sugar served as an uncredited singer for a Christmas special based on the animated series "Amphibia". She had written the lyrics for her own music number. Her involvement was commented on in a press release. By 2022, Sugar is 34-years-old and shows no signs of retiring. She has not announced further plans for her career.- Actor
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Owen Harn is an American actor of Spaniard, Irish and British descent. Owen was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. His mother was a nurse and his father a construction manager. At the age of six, Owen knew he wanted to be an actor after watching his first talent show in Elementary school. In first grade he was punished for imitating other students and teachers. At that point he knew that he was onto something special, so he continued creating characters and doing impressions.
At the age of 12 Owen moved to Largo, Florida with his father and older brother, after his mother passed away when he was only 9 years old. Florida became his home, where he was able to get the hard training and true life experiences he needed to become a well trained actor. He knew he had to take the negative experiences and turn them into positives. He considered every experience, good or bad as a form training. After high school, he went into theatre and improvisation where he learned to develop a plethora of characters in which he still uses today.
In 2009 Owen attended The Performers Studio Workshop in Tampa, FL where he became a professional actor and booked his first job on the TV show in Miami, FL "Burn Notice". After that job, he never looked back and continued to work. Although, it was Owen's dream to be a comedic actor, he was able to find his niche as a character actor. He also knew he had to be taken seriously as an actor before it was time to show the comedic side of him.
Owen can be seen on AMC's "Into the Badlands", "The Walking Dead", HBO's "True Detective", The theatrical film "Max" and Cinemax's "Banshee". In 2016 Owen made his comedy debut as he Guest Starred on HBO's "Vice Principals" alongside Danny McBride and Walton Goggins. Also in 2016 he Guest Starred on Cinemax's new drama series "Quarry". Owen can be seen alongside Jeremy Irons and Jack Huston in the indie comedy "An Actor Prepares". Owen will also appeared in Sundance's "Hap and Leonard", FOX's "Gotham", CMT's "Still The King" and POP Network's "Swedish Dicks". Owen worked with Kevin Hart, filming the comedy "Night School" and "Cobra Kai" season 5.
Coming in 2023 Owen will be on Netflix's new 1 hour drama series called "Florida Man" starring Edgar Ramirez.- Actor
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Edgerly was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and moved at the age of 2 with his mom and two brothers to Savannah, Georgia.
He attended Benedictine Military High School and the University of Georgia later on, where he would entertain his friends with lots of impressions. After a season of rugby at the university, he tried his hand at stand-up comedy at the urging of his roommates. A 10-year career touring the country followed (where his ability to do voices came in handy), punctuated by the occasional TV appearance on Nickelodeon. He relocated to Orlando in his early 20s and then later, he relocated to Los Angeles. Edgerly has since settled into the world of voiceover, in which he provides voices for movies, TV shows, and video games, and he still does the occasional stand-up gig around town.
Edgerly is currently the voice of Gobber the Belch in Dragons: Riders of Berk, taking over from Craig Ferguson.- Actress
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Crystal Chappell was born on 4 August 1965 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Venice the Series (2009), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Guiding Light (1952). She has been married to Michael Sabatino since 6 January 1997. They have two children. She was previously married to Scott Fanjoy.- Actor
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Ato Blankson-Wood was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Detroit (2017).- Actress
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The New York Times called her a "busy indie actress". Jennifer is also a busy writer, director and producer now living in Los Angeles.
Prediger's first film role was as an out-of-town guest and temptress in 'Uncle Kent', a film directed by Joe Swanberg that premiered at Sundance in 2011 and was purchased by IFC. She has also gone to Sundance with three other films - as the composting love interest in 'The Foxy Merkins' in 2014 (dir. Madeleine Olnek), the nosy roommate in 'A Teacher' in 2013 (dir. Hannah Fidell) and as the tentative Vice Principal in 'First Girl I Loved' in 2016 (dir. Kerem Sanga). Jennifer plays an obsessed cinephile in the Gotham Award nominated comedy 'Red Flag' (dir. Alex Karpovsky), released by Tribeca Film. Jennifer is the star of the dark comedy 'Living Room Coffin' and the site specific fringe festival playwright in the upcoming feature 'Hollywood Fringe'. Prediger also has leading roles in 'Richard's Wedding' and 'Applesauce' (dir. Onur Tukel) and 'Pollywogs' (dir. Karl Jacob).
Jennifer plays a lusty doctor in 'The Strange Eyes of Dr. Myes' (dir. Nancy Andrews) which won a Gotham Award for Breakout Series. She also appears in 'Uncle Kent 2' (dir. Todd Rohal) and '7 Chinese Brothers', 'Infinity Baby' and 'Frances Ferguson' (dir. Bob Byington) - all of which premiered at SXSW. She plays opposite Max Casella in Applesauce (dir. Onur Tukel) which premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival.
'Apartment Troubles' (formerly Trouble Dolls) is her first feature film as a director and writer, co-directed and written with Jess Weixler. The film stars Prediger and Weixler and features Megan Mullally, Will Forte and Jeffrey Tambor, and was released by Gravitas in spring 2015 and aired on Showtime. She also produced 'Song of Back and Neck' (dir. Paul Lieberstein) that premiered at Tribeca in 2018.
As a journalist, Prediger wrote and produced videos for Newsweek.com, Nerve.com, Grist.org and Washingtonpost.com among others. She's been a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered and contributed some jokes to The Onion and voice overs to Onion Radio News. She wrote and was the on-line personality for a workplace advice column called HEY PENNY for Slate V. Prediger also played, wrote and directed 'Ask Umbra', the "world's most trusted eco advice columnist," on Grist.org.- Leslie Graves (the original Brenda Clegg) was born on September, 29th 1959 in Albuquerque or Silver City, New Mexico. She started her carrier in entertainment industry in the late '60s and early 70s when she was very young (approximately at age of 10) with small roles in a Broadway play "A Cry of Players" (1968-1969) written by William Gibson and in several TV series: Sesame Street (1969, first 13 episodes), Mary Tyler Moore Show (1972, just the episode titled "Baby Sit-Com"), Here We Go Again (1973). After that, she disappeared for about ten years. Her come back in early '80 was marked by some nude photos (OUI Magazine, a Playboy corporation affiliate, tributes her the honor of the cover and photo shoot by Phillip Dixon in November 1980 and again in May 1981 a photo shoot by five photographers) and small roles in slasher movies: Piranha: the Spawning (1981) and Death Wish II (1982). This helped her to be noticed and finally she apparently found her way to success when CBS in 1982 cast her, at age of 23, for the role of Brenda Clegg in the daytime soap Capitol, for which she is still remembered with admiration. She found in Carolyn Jones (the original Myrna Clegg) a sort of second, supportive mother both on the Capitol set and in her life. When Carolyn died, Leslie was devastated. One day in late Summer, 1984, Leslie passed out on the set of the CBS sudser. Heroin overdose. She recovered but left the show for good.
Her last appearance to the public was the nude photo shoot by Jean Rougeron in October 1984 issue of the magazine OUI. And nothing about her was known until the Soap Opera Weekly announced her death in Los Angeles area in August, 23rd 1995 due to an AIDS-related illness. Married to Jerry Schoenkopf, they had two children: a girl (Amanda) and a boy (Jimmy, b. 1994). - Talent Agent
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Randi Goldstein was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.- Casting Director
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Melissa DeLizia was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is a casting director, known for You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023), PEN15 (2019) and Drunk History (2013).- Actor
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The Award winning actor Erik Fellows is most known for his role as Troy Winston in the long-running NBC's daytime soap opera "Days of our Lives." He's also had lead roles in movies such as 2019's "Being Rose," with Cybill Shepherd & James Brolin. "Texas Heart," "American Cowslip," playing opposite to Icons such as Val Kilmer , Cloris Leachman, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd , Rip Torn & Peter Falk. Erik also starred in films "Jonny's Sweet Revenge" & the action thriller "Break Even." And he is part of the long-time running television series "CSI NY" and "NCIS Los Angeles," and his series regular roles in the multiple Emmy award-winning series "The Bay" as Damian Blackwell and his Best Lead actor win at the 2022 Indie Series awards - role as Bobby in the hit series Purgatory on Popstar! TV and his latest comedy releases are the romantic comedy and hilarious "Divorce Bait" playing the role of (Samuel Grey) as the artsy and overly confident photographer (Ex boyfriend) role playing opposite to Vannessa Vasquez as (Alexis Laguna) in the film which has been really well received with great reviews and has quickly become an audience favorite. Erik's 2nd comedy release in 2022, now as the role of (Jimmy Starr) in the recently released dark comedy "Starf*cker" in which Erik is already receiving praise for his dynamic and vivacious performance in the film.- Music Department
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Myles Frost is the winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in MJ The Musical. He made history, becoming the youngest solo actor to ever win the award. Myles is also a winner of the 76th Annual Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut Performance during the 2021-2022 theatrical season, a winner of the 2022 Chita Rivera Award, a 2022 Drama League Award Nominee, a 2022 Drama Desk Award Nominee, and a 2022 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominee. Myles Frost is a multi-talented, self-trained pianist, actor, singer, songwriter, dancer, music producer, audio engineer, and even an avid golfer, but that's just the tip of the iceberg for his aspiring talent. His acting and music credits include ALL IN, where he studied and executed his debut role of Shane; an autistic 14-year-old child, and Netflix's hit show FAMILY REUNION (Season 1 and 2), respectively adding original music. In the fall of 2021, Myles appeared in a biopic movie "Big 50" THE DELRHONDA HOOD STORY as Clarence, which aired on BET Networks and is available on all BET Plus streaming platforms. He was also a contestant on NBC's THE VOICE SEASON 13. Myles Frost is a passionate artist with a variety of professional work, all of which has culminated in the preparation and mastery for his ultimate role to date: landing the coveted lead role as Michael Jackson in Broadway's MJ The Musical. It has provided the perfect backdrop for Myles to showcase years of honing all his talents for the world to see and the reason why he is a multiple award winner and nominee.- Cinematographer
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Brandon Cox was born on 15 March 1974 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Cut Throat City (2020), Line of Duty (2019) and Marauders (2016).- Animation Department
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Tom Cook was born on 23 May 1952 in Silver Creek, New York, USA. He is known for He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) and We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993). He has been married to Karen L. Cook since 2 March 1991. They have five children.- Actress
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Jayne Valseca was born on 5 September 1966 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Stella (1990), We Have Your Husband (2011) and Dateline NBC (1992). She was married to Eduardo Valseca. She died on 3 May 2012 in Potomac, Maryland, USA.- Actress
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She was the first to break the color barrier of the American Lawn Tennis League in 1950 and played in the U.S. National Tennis Championship in Forest Hills. She became the first African-American player to play in Wimbledon in 1951. She won the French Championship in 1956. She won in Wimbledon in 1957, the trophy presented to her by Queen Elizabeth. She successfully defended her Wimbledon title in 1958. She won the U.S. National Tennis Championship at Forest Hills in 1957 and 1958. She retired from Tennis in 1958 and played for a while with the Harlem Globetrotters. She also broke the color barrier in golf, launching her golf career in 1964 and joining the LPGA.- Tim Dever was born on 10 July 1969 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for Barney: Let's Go to the Zoo (2001), Barney's Christmas Star (2002) and Be My Valentine, Love Barney (2000). He is married to Kathy Dever. They have three children.
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Kieren van den Blink was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Mine, Tyranny (2008) and Wolverine and the X-Men (2008).- Lal Baum was born on 14 October 1937 in Silver Bow, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Immortal (1969), The Rockford Files (1974) and Chandler (1971). He was married to Tisha Sterling, Sevim Ipar and Stella Ann Stephenson. He died on 21 July 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Gregory Calpakis was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for iZombie (2017), Gilrfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014-15), The Chris Isaak Show (2004), Andromeda (2004), Liberty Stands Still (2002), Stardom (2000) and Cold Squad (1998). Calpakis is also known for playing Det. Nicco Sevallis in 59 episodes of the police procedural television series Cold Squad, from 1999-2003.
Calpakis landed the role of Jessica Pare' lover, NHL's hockey winger Steve Bourque, in Denys Arcand's feature film Stardom (2000). Subsequently, he was chosen to play Detective Nicco Sevallis in 58 episodes of the police procedural television series Cold Squad, from 1999 to 2002. Along with his work on episodic television shows, Calpakis has appeared in 7 films working alongside such incredible talents as, John Malkovich, Greta Scacchi, Dan Aykroyd, Jessica Pare, Jamie Sheridan, Marlee Matlin, Jeff Fahey, Winston Reckert and Brian Markinson.
Calpakis is a dual US/Canadian citizen.- When Charles Bradstreet accompanied his brother to try-outs for a play, a script was thrust into Charles' hands, he was asked to read the part, and he was ultimately given the lead (a Los Angeles production titled "Come to My House"). Later, while managing a bar called Billingsley's (frequented by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby et al.), he was offered a movie contract at Columbia - then was rejected by studio Harry Cohn, who knew that Bradstreet had once thrown his (Cohn's) nephew out of Billingsley's! Bradstreet did later land an MGM contract, playing a series of small roles there, then freelanced. He played his best-known role in _Bud Abbott, Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)_, accepting it (even though he thought it was a step backwards career-wise) because he was friendly with its director, 'Charles T. Barton'. According to Bradstreet, he was offered the chance to play Tarzan and the lead in TV's "Gunsmoke", but turned down both offers. When "the glamour went out of" acting for him, he got into real estate.
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Rita Rani Ahuja was born on 10 December 1978 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Steven Universe (2013), I Am Woman (2019) and Speechless (2016).- Actor
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Matthew Thomas Carmody was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, a suburb just outside of Washington, D.C. He is the youngest of five boys raised by his mother, Kathleen and father, Donald. He grew up in the small town of Kensington where he studied art, played guitar and supported himself by owning and operating a carpet cleaning business. He eventually moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. While working as a production assistant on commercials and music videos, Matt began studying acting at the famed Loft Studio in Hollywood, the former school of Sean Penn, Meg Ryan, Michelle Pfiefer, Nicolas cage and many others. Soon he began perfoming in local theater and booking commercials and guest appearances on television. His first big break was landing a leading role in the television pilot, "West Point, USMA". The show wasn't picked up but Matt has been working steadily ever since. He still plays music and draws editorial cartoons (some even published!), but he is no longer cleaning carpets.- Lizz Robbins is an African-American print model and actress from the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. Robbins attended Virginia State University where she majored in English and minored in Mass Communications. While at Virginia State, she was on the cheerleading squad and a staff writer for the Virginia Statesman. Robbins started modeling in high school when asked by a classmate to participate in a photography project. In 2005, she was a semi-finalist in the Maxim Hometown Hotties contest which led to a small article in The Washington Post. In the Fall of 2004, she released a successful 2005 Swimsuit Calendar. After mass exposure from the Swimsuit Calendar, she was asked by the assistant editor of King Magazine to enter their first Webgirl of the Year contest. She won the contest. This led to her being named Remy Martin's first ever Spokesmodel in 2006. She can also be seen as the Poster Model for Natural Ice beer in the Spring of 2007.
Robbins has been a Jet Magazine Beauty of the Week twice (2002 & 2005).
Robbins can be seen flirting with Detective Kima Greggs on the "All Due Respect" episode during season 3 of The Wire.
Though she's considered a hip-hop model she has never been in a mainstream hip hop music video.
A die-hard sports fan, Lizz is currently pursing a career in sports entertainment. - Despite a productive NBA and ABA career, Spencer Haywood will always be remembered as the man who opened the door for underclassmen college basketball players to leave college early to play in the pros, thereby creating the "Spencer Haywood rule." Haywood attended the University of Detroit on a basketball scholarship and helped the United States Olympic team to a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Games. In 1968, after two seasons in college, Haywood decided to try to enter the NBA draft, citing family financial hardship. The NBA, however, at the time prohibited players from entering the draft until four years after their high school graduation. Haywood then was signed by the maverick ABA's Denver Rockets, where he played for one season, leading the ABA in scoring as a rookie. Since he now had a professional season under his belt, Haywood decided to challenge the NBA rule once again and signed with the Seattle Supersonics in 1969. Commissioner Walter Kennedy, however, prohibited Haywood from playing any games with the Sonics. Haywood and his agent took the NBA and Kennedy to court and won a decisive, but bittersweet, victory, as Haywood was roundly booed throughout NBA arenas in his first years with the Sonics. One PA announcer went so far as to say, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have an illegal player on the court," prior to one of his games. Try as he may, Haywood could never shake the controversy of those early years. After several seasons with the Sonics and New York Knicks, Haywood signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1981. Haywood seemed to be thriving as a veteran role player during the Lakers championship run until it was discovered he was a drug addict. Lakers' coach Pat Riley suspended Haywood from the postseason and he was cut by the Lakers after their championship. Haywood retired in 1983 after finishing his career with the Washington Bullets.
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Rahne Jones was born on 4 May 1987 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is an actress, known for Pose (2018), Motivated! (2022) and The Politician (2019).- Rick Leventhal was born on 24 January 1960 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He has been married to Kelly Dodd since 10 October 2020. He was previously married to Penny Daniels.
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Chad Shields is an emerging independent producer and filmmaker. As a DGA assistant director, he has worked on projects for Amazon, Netflix, Apple TV+, and several major studios. Chad produced Juan Felipe Zuleta's debut feature, Unidentified Objects, which premiered in Toronto and gone on to win laurels at numerous festivals including Outfest, Frameline, and Fantastic Fest. He is a 2022 PGA Create producing fellow developing, We Were Born Dead, a magically real, supernatural thriller set during the Colombian Conflict. A Black American and veteran, Chad is acutely aware of the lack of representation in the industry and volunteers his time as a tutor for public school STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) programs as well as at the Urban Scholar Film Academy to expand the pipeline for future generations of filmmakers.- Animation Department
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Steven Sugar was born on 15 August 1990 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. Steven is known for Steven Universe (2013), Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) and Bravest Warriors (2009).- Michael Kevin Darnall was born on 25 August 1979 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for The Wire (2002) and Titan Safety Systems (2006).
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Carmen Pilar Golden was born on 18 May 1984 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. Carmen Pilar is a writer and producer, known for God Friended Me (2018), Beyond Black Beauty and Hawaii Five-0 (2010).