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Emily Ellen Rudd is an American actress. She played Cindy Berman in the Netflix horror film trilogy Fear Street. In 2018, appeared in the Amazon anthology series The Romanoffs. and Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams. In 2021, she appeared in Fear Street Part Two: 1978 and Fear Street Part Three: 1666 in the dual roles of Cindy Berman and Abigail. In 2021, she was also cast in a recurring role in Hunters. In 2021, she was also cast in the romantic comedy science fiction film Moonshot. In August 2023, Rudd starred as Nami in the Netflix live-action series 'One Piece,' adapted from the manga of the same name.- Writer
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Born and raised in New York City: in both Queens & Manhattan. He attended the school of Communication at Boston University. He often collaborates with his brother Josh Safdie.
He is a director, writer, editor and actor known for Daddy Longlegs(2009),Heaven Knows What(2014), Good Time (2017), Uncut Gems (2019) and Oppenheimer (2023).- Actor
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William George Zane, better known as Billy Zane, was born on February 24, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois, to Thalia (Colovos) and William Zane, both of Greek ancestry. His parents were amateur actors and managed a medical technical school. Billy has an older sister, actress and singer Lisa Zane. Billy was bitten by the acting bug early on. In his early teens, he attended Harand Camp of the Theater Arts in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. In 1982, he attended the American School in Switzerland. His high school days were spent at Francis Parker High School in Chicago, Illinois. Daryl Hannah and Jennifer Beals also attended Parker, prior to Billy's attendance.
Soon after graduating from high school, Billy decided to venture out to California to attempt acting for the first time. Within three weeks, he won his very first big screen role in Back to the Future (1985), playing the role of Match, one of Biff Tannen's thugs. He would later reprise that role for the sequel Back to the Future Part II (1989). Then after a small role in the science fiction horror film Critters (1986), he landed starring roles in several television films. Billy played villain Hughie Warriner in the Australian thriller film Dead Calm (1989), where he met his future wife, Lisa Collins.
He also co-starred in Memphis Belle (1990), a film version of a 1944 documentary about a World War II bomber. In 1991, he appeared as John Justice Wheeler on several episodes of David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks (1990). Billy starred as the eponymous superhero in The Phantom (1996) and as Caledon Hockley in the billion dollar grossing Titanic (1997). Then, he starred in the television movie Cleopatra (1999) where he met his soon-to-be fiance, actress Leonor Varela from whom he subsequently separated. In 2005, he had a recurring role as the poetry loving ex-demon Drake on the television series Charmed (1998).- Actor
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Daniel Kaluuya is a British actor and writer. He is best known for Get Out (2017), Black Panther (2018) and for portraying Fred Hampton in Judas & The Black Messiah (2021).
He had a supporting role in Sicario (2015).
He also starred in the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits".
For his work in Get Out he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Kaluuya also had minor roles in Johnny English Reborn (2011) and Kick-Ass 2 (2013).
His film debut was Shoot the Messenger (2006).- Actor
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Born February 24, 1947, in East Los Angeles, at The First Japanese Hospital to Pedro Olmos and Eleanor Huizar. Raised on Cheesebrough's Lane, he attended Greenwood Elementary and Montebello Junior High. He then graduated from Montebello High School in 1964. After which he received an Associative Arts Degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice at East Los Angeles College in 1966. Olmos since then has gone on to receive many accolades from the City of Montebello, including the Alumni of The Year from Montebello High School in 2014, and Man of the Year Award from The Mexican American Opportunity Foundation in 2015.
He has achieved extraordinary success as an actor, producer and humanitarian. The Tony, Emmy and Academy Award® Nominated actor, is probably best known to young audiences for his work on the SYFY television series "Battlestar Galatica" as Admiral William Adama. Although the series kept the actor busy during its run from 2003 through 2009, it didn't stop him from directing the HBO movie "Walkout" in 2007, for which he earned a DGA Nomination in the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television category.
Olmos' career in entertainment spans over 30 years. In that time he created a signature style and aesthetic that he applies to every artist endeavor, often grounding his characters in reality and gravitas. His dedication to his craft has brought him attention across the industry, and with audiences worldwide.- Actress
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Helen Shaver has built a lasting legacy, both behind and in front of the
camera. She has directed hundreds of hours of television ranging from
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) to Castle (2009), from The Unit (2006) to The Outer Limits (1995). Her film, Summer's End (1999), a Showtime feature starring James Earl Jones, won multiple Emmy awards for Outstanding Children's Special, Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special and Helen was
nominated for her direction. Her producing credits include Judging Amy (1999)
for CBS, Showtime's Due East (2002) starring Cybill Shepherd and Robert Forster and the independent feature We All Fall Down (2000), for which she also received a Best Supporting Actress award.
It was Martin Scorsese who first suggested Helen direct. Working with him and other such greats as Steven Spielberg, Robert Rodriguez, Sam Peckinpah, Brian De Palma, Helen amassed a wealth of knowledge and
experience in the collaborative world of cinematic storytelling.
Helen first appeared on the silver screen at 22 years old, starring in
a series of award-winning Canadian films; Best Supporting Actress for
Who Has Seen the Wind (1977) and Best Actress for In Praise of Older Women (1978). Hollywood took note and in 1977 she co-starred in The Amityville Horror (1979) directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Larry Gelbart's United States (1980), Martin Scorsese's, The Color of Money (1986), John Schlesinger's The Believers (1987), Donna Deitch's Desert Hearts (1985), Andrew Fleming's The Craft (1996),
and a trip to China with Donald Sutherland to realize Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990) broadened her education.
MAWD (Mother Actress Wife Director), Helen's production company, has
three theatrical features in development, as well as a feature-length
documentary. MAWD continues to expand becoming an umbrella for young
filmmakers who Helen has mentored.- Actress
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Bonnie was raised by her mother, and her mother's large Irish Catholic
family in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Her mother is one of 9 children! Bonnie
started acting and singing at a young age, appearing in all the high
school plays at Poly Prep Country Day School in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
She attended Boston College as a Musical Theater major, and left to
move back home to New York to try acting professionally. Bonnie sang in
many bands in the NYC music scene, and had a development deal to sing
her own music at 17 years old. She was noticed by a modeling scout
while waiting tables in NYC, and did some modeling in New York, and
Europe, only to return more focused on acting. She packed her bags and
moved to Los Angeles at age 22, very quickly had a band and then an
agent. One of her first auditions, after getting an agent, was for the
lead role in CBS's mini-series, Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999), in which she also sang. She
now lives in Los Angeles.- Actor
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Dominic Chianese is an American actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos (1999-2007), Johnny Ola in The Godfather Part II (1974), and Leander in Boardwalk Empire (2011-2013). Chianese was born in the Bronx, New York. His father was a bricklayer. His paternal grandfather immigrated to the United States from Naples in 1904 and settled in the Bronx. Chianese graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1948.- Actor
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Stephen Wilson Bethel born February 24, 1984, professionally known as Wilson Bethel, is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie and as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. He is also the star and creator of the web series Stupid Hype on the The CW's new online platform CWD. Bethel was born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, the son of Stephen Bethel and author Joyce Maynard. Before becoming a regular on The Young and the Restless, Bethel had been seen on television in various one-time roles on shows such as JAG, Cold Case, and NCIS.- O'Shea Jackson Jr. is an American actor and musician. O'Shea is the son of rapper Ice Cube and he portrayed his father in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton (2015), which was his feature film debut.
His older brother Darrell is also a rapper under the name Doughboy, which is the nickname of the character his father portrayed, Darin "Doughboy" Baker, in his first film Boyz n the Hood (1991). - Actor
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Tall (6' 4"), agile, energetic, and ever-so-confident as both actor and
singer, especially on the award-winning Broadway stage, Barry Bostwick
possesses that certain narcissistic poise, charm and élan that reminds
one instantly (and humorously) of a
Kevin Kline -- both were quite brilliant in
their respective interpretations of The Pirate King in "The Pirates of
Penzance". Yet, for all his diverse talents (he is a Golden Globe
winner and was nominated for the Tony Award three times, winning once),
Barry is indelibly caught in a time warp. Even today, 35 years after
the fact, he is indelibly associated with the role of nerdy hero Brad
Majors in the midnight movie phenomena
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).
While it is extremely flattering to be a part of such a cult
institution, Barry's acting legacy deserves much more than this.
He was born Barry Knapp Bostwick on February 24, 1945, in San Mateo,
California, one of two sons of Elizabeth "Betty" (Defendorf) and Bud Bostwick (Henry Bostwick), a city
planner and actor. A student at San Mateo High School, he and
his elder brother Peter use to put on musicals and puppet shows for the
neighborhood kids. Barry attended San Diego's United States
International University's School for the Performing Arts in 1967, and
switched from music to drama during the course of his studies. He also
worked occasionally as a circus performer, which would come in handy on
the musical stage down the line. He subsequently moved to New York and
attended the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at New York
University.
Making his stage debut at age 22 in a production of "Take Her, She's
Mine," Barry performed in a number of non-musical roles in such
productions of "War and Peace" (1968) and "The Misanthrope (1968).
Making his 1969 Broadway debut in "Cock-a-Doodle Dandy", which ran in
tandem with "Hamlet" in which he was featured as Osric, it was his
portrayal of the swaggering, leather jacket-wearing 50s "bad boy" Danny
Zuko in the 1972 Broadway high-school musical smash "Grease" that put
Barry's name prominently and permanently on the marquee signs.
Originating the role, he was nominated for a Tony but lost out that
year to the older generation (Phil Silvers
for "A Funny Thing Happened...").
In the midst of all this star-making hoopla, Barry was also breaking
into films with a minor role in
Jennifer on My Mind (1971)
and leading parts in the comedy spoofs
Road Movie (1973) and
The Wrong Damn Film (1975).
It all paled after winning the role as
Susan Sarandon's simp of a boyfriend in
the
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975),
which featured a delicious Tim Curry
camping it up as a transvestite monster-maker. The movie, based on the
macabre 1973 British stage musical "The Rocky Horror Show," packed the
midnight movie houses with costumed fans replicating every move and,
word and offering puns and props aplenty in recapturing the insanity of
the show.
While the "Rocky" association hit like a tornado, Barry ventured on and
tried to distance himself. He created sparks again on Broadway,
garnering a second Tony nomination for the comedy revival "They Knew
What They Wanted" in 1976. He finally took home the trophy the
following year for the musical "The Robber Bridegroom" (1977), which
relied again on his patented bluff and bravado as a Robin Hood-like
hero. Following top roles in the musicals "She Loves Me" and "The
Pirates of Penzance", Barry turned rewardingly to film and TV.
The two-part feature
Movie Movie (1978), which played like
an old-style double feature, was a great success, performing alongside
esteemed actor George C. Scott. Barry
excelled in both features, but especially the musical parody. He fared
just as well on the smaller screen in TV movies, playing everything
from historical icons (George Washington) to preening matinée idols
(John Gilbert), and winning a Golden Globe for his role as a military
officer in the epic miniseries
War and Remembrance (1988).
A variety of interesting roles followed in glossy, soap-styled fare,
farcical comedies and period drama.
A welcomed return to Broadway musicals in the form of "Nick & Nora" (he
as sleuth Nick "The Thin Man" Charles) was marred when the glitzy
production folded after only nine perfs. Instead, the prematurely
grey-haired actor found steadier success in sitcoms as a smug comedy
foil to Michael J. Fox playing
Mayor Randall Winston for six seasons in
Spin City (1996). He later enjoyed
a recurring role as a dauntless attorney on
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).
Then again, Barry could be spotted pitching items in commercials or
hamming it up in family-oriented Disneyesque entertainment in the
"Parent Trap" and "101 Dalmatian" mold.
In 1997, Bostwick was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 10 days later
had his prostate removed. The operation was successful and in 2004, he
won the Gilda Radner Courage Award from the Roswell Park Cancer
Institute. Just a year earlier he appeared on an episode of "Scrubs" as
a patient also having prostate cancer. Barry married somewhat late in
life. For a brief time he was wed to actress
Stacey Nelkin (1987-1991), but has since
become a father of two, Brian and Chelsea, with second wife
Sherri Jensen Bostwick, an actress who appeared
with Barry in the TV movie
Praying Mantis (1993).- Actor
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Halfway through a PhD in physics at Cambridge University, Ben met
Alexander Armstrong (who was also
studying there) in 1992. Instead of finishing his PhD, Ben chose to
scrap science for comedy and started playing at the Comedy Club
Footlights, Cambridge. After four years of touring pubs and underground
comedy clubs, the pair appeared on 'Saturday Night' as (now one of
their most well-known sketches) Euro-Rock duo 'Strijka.' The year 1996
saw the pair nominated for the Perrier Award and were given their first
commissioned series,
Armstrong and Miller (1997).
Broadcast first on the Paramount Channel, which was then followed by
three further series shown on Channel Four (1997, 1999 & 2001). Ben and
Alexander took "The Armstrong and Miller Show" on tour in November 2001
and did a 17-day back-to-back stint. The success of "Armstrong and
Miller"
(1997)_ gave Ben a springboard to work on other projects. _Passion Killers (1999)_
and The Blind Date (2000) are just
two of the television films that enabled Ben to go more mainstream and
show that he is capable of straight acting as well as his cheeky-chappy
side shown in
Armstrong and Miller (1997).
Ben is not shy of the big screen either. August 2001 saw the release of
Steve Coogan's:
The Parole Officer (2001), in
which Ben played small-time criminal Colin; in 1999, he starred
alongside Ray Winstone and
Robert Carlyle in the comedy
drama_ There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)_. Most people may not
recognize Ben as the voice of ITV's Digital Monkey that stars alongside
fellow comedian Johnny Vegas in the infamous adverts, which has led to
a wad of merchandise and a string of 15-minute programs yet to be
shown. March 2002 saw Ben as a snotty hotel concierge in
Jez Butterworth's film
Birthday Girl (2001). With further
future projects lined up for 2002 (including a six-part series called
The Book Group (2002), to be
shown later on), only time will tell if the 35-year-old will remain
underground or leap out into the mainstream audience.
Since 2003, Ben has continued his successful solo and comedy career. He
played Rowan Atkinson's sidekick Bough in
the 2003's blockbuster
Johnny English (2003). He went to
Canada to film
The Prince and Me (2004).
Mainstream audiences started to take notice in 2005, when
The Worst Week of My Life (2004)
aired in BBC1. It was so successful that a second series was
commissioned for the following year. In 2006, the BBC wanted a pilot
comedy show from Ben and Alexander - they hadn't made a show together
since
Armstrong and Miller (1997)
(4th series) which aired in 2001. This pilot led to
The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007)
not only coming back to television but to a more mainstream audience -
being shown on BBC1 on Friday nights in 2007. After 14 years on the
comedy circuit, the pair were finally rewarded with a BAFTA for best
comedy program in 2010. Four series later, the duo decided to tour the
UK again and played 62 shows up and down the country between September
and November 2010.
Summer of 2011: He released his directorial debut film
Huge (2010).
Winter of 2011 saw Ben in the Caribbean for the BBC's
Death in Paradise (2011).
His first book, "It's Not Rocket Science," is being released in summer
2012.
Ben was in the theater production of "The Ladykillers" in the West End.- Actress
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Beth Alison Broderick was born on February 24, 1959 in Falmouth,
Kentucky, USA but was raised in Huntington Beach, California. Beth was
always very interested in theater as a child and she graduated from the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California at age 18.
After that, she moved to New York and began her professional acting
career. She stopped acting for a few years to dedicate herself to
dealing with the AIDS crisis in the early eighties. When she was 27,
she started acting again and she made her debut in 1988 when she played
the sexy neighbor who seduces a young, innocent
Jonathan Silverman in
Stealing Home (1988). In 1990, she
appeared in
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990).
She has also appeared in several theater productions like "Carnal
Knowledge", "Triplets in Uniform" and "Zastrozzi, the Master of
Discipline" (which she also co-produced). In New York, she has starred
in "The Mousetrap", "The Lion in Winter" and many more. Beth is not
only an actress, she is also a writer and she has written "A Cup of
Joe", "Wonderland" and "Literatti" with
Dennis Bailey. Beth is also a
director and she has directed an episode of
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
called
Making the Grade (2001).
She has been active in the battle against AIDS since 1984 and she is
the founding director of "Momentum", one of the first organizations in
New York established to assist people with AIDS. Beth was also a
founding member of the Celebrity Action Council of the City Light
Women's Rehabilitation Program at the Los Angeles Mission, which
provides hands-on service to homeless women, helps them to overcome
substance abuse and learn job skills to help them reclaim their lives
and families.- Actress
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Jenny O'Hara was born in Sonora, California, USA. Jenny is an actor and director, known for Devil (2010), Mystic River (2003) and Extract (2009). Jenny has been married to Nick Ullett since 20 July 1986. They have two children. Jenny was previously married to August Dorr Watkins II.- Lanie McAuley is an actress and singer based in Los Angeles. She is best known for her recurring role as musician Emma Rogers on Hallmark's Chesapeake Shores, and as Liza in the Netflix apocalypse drama How It Ends starring Forest Whitaker.
Originally from Vancouver, McAuley got her start in entertainment when she booked a Mattel commercial at the age of one. She proceeded to work on over 100 commercials as a child and teenager, namely for Barbie and Bratz dolls. After attaining her Bachelor of Commerce degree at the Sauder School of Business at UBC, she turned her attention to film & TV.
Before moving to Los Angeles, McAuley spent 3 years living in Nashville, where she wrote and recorded music for her pop project, MCAULEY. She released her first single in 2019, titled "Animal." - Actress
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Tawny Newsome is know for playing Angela Ali in Netflix's Space Force, Ensign Beckett Mariner in Star Trek: Lower Decks, Gabby in IFC's Brockmire, and Chelsea Leight-Leigh in Pluto's Bajillion Dollar Properties. You may have also caught her in fun comedies like NBC's Superstore, IFC's Sherman's Showcase, and NBC's Perfect Harmony. She also hosts the Official Star Trek Podcast, Star Trek: The Pod Directive along with Paul F. Tompkins.
Before LA, she had mainly been writing and performing her work on the Second City Mainstage in Chicago, or touring around with her bands (Four Lost Souls, Jon Langford). As a longtime collaborator of Langford's, for years they've made quirky, outsider country music with a shifting lineup of performers. Recently they had the pleasure of recording an album in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with some of the original Muscle Shoals Sound session players.
Her most recent project is a completely DIY rock record, made with fellow singer and longtime friend, Chicago indie darling Bethany Thomas. 'Material Flats' is a debut-for-the-two-of-them, 8 track, garage, punk, pop (with some alt-country splashes) fully independent album. She and Bethany co-wrote all of the tracks in June of 2020, whilst sheltering in place together in Tawny's home and studio in the Mojave desert. Tawny even engineered the record herself. It's a windy, weird, desert-punk album with a sweet side and an undercurrent of anxiety. Out everywhere October 9th 2020.- Actress
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Martha Kelly was born on 24 February 1968 in Torrance, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Marriage Story (2019) and Euphoria (2019).- Director
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William Todd Field was born in Pomona, California, and began acting after graduating from high school in Portland, Oregon, where he was raised. A budding jazz musician as well, he skipped college in favor of a move east to New York to study acting. Once there, he began performing with the Ark Theatre Company as both an actor and musician.
Field subsequently won a role in Woody Allen's nostalgic Radio Days (1987). Then had an independent Spirit Award-nominated turn in Victor Nunez's Sundance Film Festival Grand jury Prize-winner Ruby in Paradise (1993). He also starred in Nicole Holofcener's_Walking and Talking (1996)_ which won the Grand Special Prize at the Deauville Film Festival. Other credits include Scott Ziehl's_Broken Vessels (1998)_ in which Field starred and produced, and'Stanley Kubrick''s final masterpiece, Eyes Wide Shut (1999) in which he played the mysterious "Nick Nightingale".
In 1999, Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Field has a deceptive facade of all-American clean-cut looks that allows him to suggest a wide range of emotions and thoughts behind such a regular-guy appearance; in "Ruby in Paradise" he expressed such uncommon decency and intelligence you had to wonder how Ashley Judd's hardscrabble Ruby could ever have considered letting him get away. In "Eyes Wide Shut" he's the likable med school dropout
turned saloon piano player, and in Broken Vessels he's an increasingly raging sociopath. In all these roles Field has the precious gift of being able to surprise you and to command your attention on screen."
However, it was precisely at this point in his career that Field decided to leave acting behind and try instead to make a name for himself as a writer/director.
His first film When I Was a Boy (1993) was selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center as part of their New Directors/New Films series and was shown at the Museum of Modern Art.
His next film, Nonnie & Alex (1995) received both the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival and the Best Film prize at the Aspen Film Festival. The film was honored
with a special citation from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Field was honored with the Franklin J. Schaffner Award for Excellence from the AFI, one of the highest honors the institute ever bestows upon a filmmaker.
In 2001, Field made his feature writing/directing debut with In the Bedroom (2001), an intensely emotional portrayal of the repercussions of family tragedy on a New England couple. The film received five Academy Award nominations, three Golden Globe nominations, and Field was named both Screenwriter and Director of the year by the National Board of Review. Internationally acclaimed by critics, the film was named Best Picture of the Year by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, The New York Observer, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
In 2006, Field co-wrote and directed Little Children (2006). The film, starring Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson, won numerous awards from the nation's top critics associations including writing awards for Field and Perrotta. The movie received three Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture of the Year, and was nominated for three Academy Awards.
In 2022 Field's next film, "TÁR," premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival to universal acclaim, becoming only the fourth film in history to be named Best of the Year by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the London Film Critics' Circle as well as the National Society of Film Critics. "TÁR" was named the year's best by more critics than any other film released in 2022. The film received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture of the Year, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.- Actor
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Bryce Papenbrook was born on February 24, 1986 in Los Angeles, California as Bryce Austin Papenbrook. He's an American voice actor known for works such as Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (2012), Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013), Sword Art Online (2012), Attack on Titan (2013) & Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019). His parents are voice actors Debbie Rothstein & Bob Papenbrook. He graduated from UCLA w/ a degree in political science in 2007.- Tall, dour-faced and slouch-shouldered character actor Abe Vigoda proved himself in both gritty dramatic roles and as an actor with wonderful comedic timing.
Vigoda was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Lena (Moses) and Samuel Vigoda, a tailor -- both Russian Jewish immigrants. His father was a tailor on the Lower East Side. He made his first stage appearance at the age of 17 and plodded away in small theater shows for over 20 years. For the majority of film-goers, Vigoda first came to prominence in The Godfather (1972) as the double-crossing Tessio, pleading to no avail with Robert Duvall to save his life "for old times' sake". Vigoda had roles in a few nondescript TV films before landing the plum role of the dour, unsmiling, urinary tract-tormented Sgt. Phil Fish on the sitcom Barney Miller (1975), his best-known role. The character of Fish proved popular enough to be spun off to his own (albeit short-lived) series, Fish (1977).
With his long, blank, rarely smiling face, he remained in high demand in mafioso-type roles, and for a while in the mid-1980s, he was mistakenly believed to have been dead, leading a producer to remark, "I need an Abe Vigoda type actor", not realizing Vigoda was still alive. The 1990s and beyond became busy again for Vigoda, making appearances in North (1994), The Misery Brothers (1995), A Brooklyn State of Mind (1998), and Crime Spree (2003). He continued acting into his 90s, surprising audiences with his entertaining style.
Vigoda died in his sleep on January 26, 2016, , a month before his 95th birthday, in suburban Woodland Park, New Jersey. He was interred in Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, New York. - Laurie Kynaston was born on 24 February 1994 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Cradle to Grave (2015), Fool Me Once (2024) and Intrigo: Dear Agnes (2019).
- She made her screen acting debut with a role in the film Liar in 1997.
In 1998 she had roles in television feature A Bright Shining Lie and
the series Brimstone. In 1999 she appeared in two episodes of The
Practice. In 2001 she had roles in the series Strong Medicine and The
Guardian, the television features Just Ask My Children and Stranger
Inside and the film Cowboy Up. In 2002 she appeared in the series JAG
and had a role in the Steven Spielberg film Minority Report. In 2003
she had roles in Touched by an Angel and Mister Sterling. In 2005 she
appeared in Medical Investigation, CSI and Cold Case. In 2006 she had a
role in the film When a Stranger Calls and the series The Unit. In 2007
she appeared in the film Zodiac and the series Without a Trace and Big
Love. In 2008 she had roles in the series ER, 90210, True Blood,
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Swingtown and Criminal Minds.
She played Denise Rattray, a vampire hunting drug dealer, in True
Blood. In 2009 she appeared in Lie to Me and Saving Grace. In 2010 she
had roles in the films The Steamroom and Taxi Ballad and the series
Justified, Terriers, Bones and In Plain Sight. In Justified she guest
starred in the first season episode "The Lord of War and Thunder" as
Sonya Toomey. She had a recurring role in Terriers as Steph for five
episodes.
In 2011 she appeared in the short Tumbling, the film Sissy and the
series The Whole Truth and Army Wives. - Actress
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With over 300 television appearances to her credit, Debra Jo Rupp is perhaps best known for her role as the hilarious and beloved high-strung mom 'Kitty Forman' in the long-running FOX comedy series "That '70s Show." Her performance established her as a sitcom legend, and one of TV's Favorite Moms of all time!
Debra Jo was welcomed into the Marvel Universe with her memorable turn as 'Mrs. Hart' in Marvel Studios' "WandaVision" for Disney+.
Fans of "That '70s Show" can now look forward to Debra Jo reprising her iconic role of 'Kitty Forman' in the upcoming "That '90s Show" for Netflix! Debra Jo and Kurtwood Smith ('Red Forman') will anchor the new spin-off series, for which they will also serve as executive producers. Set in Wisconsin in 1995, they play grandparents to 'Leia' (daughter of 'Eric' and 'Donna') who visits over the summer and bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids, under the watchful eye of 'Kitty' and the stern glare of 'Red.' Production is scheduled to begin Q1 2022 on 10 episodes.
Debra Jo's memorable television roles include Phoebe's sister-in-law 'Alice' on "Friends," Jerry's Booking Agent 'Katie' on "Seinfeld," and more recently as Beth and Randall's social worker 'Linda' on "This is Us" and Abby's mother, 'Janice Phillips,' on "The Ranch." Notable guest-starring roles include "NCIS: Los Angeles," "From the Earth to the Moon" directed by Sally Field, and "The Office." She also previously starred in the ABC comedy series, "Better With You."
She made her feature film debut with Tom Hanks in "Big." She went on to play Jay Baruchel's mom in "She's Out of My League" and Jamie Kennedy's mom in "Kickin It Old Skool." Additional feature credits include "The Opposite Sex" with Mena Suvari, Geoff Stults and Kristin Chenoweth, "She Wants Me" with Josh Gad, Charlie Sheen and Hilary Duff, "Clockwatchers" with Toni Collette and Parker Posey, "Lucky 13" and "Sgt. Bilko" with Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd.
Debra Jo has lent her voice to the Emmy-winning "Teacher's Pet" with Nathan Lane (both cartoon and feature film), "Garfield," "Air Buddies" and various other projects with tiny animals.
Debra Jo has a rich and impressive theatre background and has appeared on and off-Broadway for the past four decades. She appeared on Broadway with Kathleen Turner and Charles Durning in the 1990 revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." She starred off-Broadway in Cynthia Heimel's "A Girl's Guide to Chaos" (American Place Theatre), "Frankie and Johnnie in The Clair de Lune" (Westside Arts) and "The Butcher of Baraboo" (Second Stage Theatre) directed by Judith Ivey. She has also starred in numerous regional productions at Williamstown Theatre, Barrington Stage Company, Chester Theatre Company and Berkshire Theatre Group.
In recent years, Debra Jo has enjoyed getting back to her theater roots. She starred off-Broadway in the one-woman show, "Becoming Dr. Ruth," based on the life of pioneering radio and television sex therapist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer. She was nominated for both a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award, in the category of Outstanding Solo Performance.
In 2019, she starred off-Broadway in Bekah Brunstetter's play, "The Cake," at The Manhattan Theatre Club, after originating the role at The Echo Theater Company (Los Angeles), Barrington Stage Company (Pittsfield, MA) and Geffen Playhouse (L.A.). For her performance in "The Cake," Debra Jo won the L.A. Stage Ovation Award and L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award.
Aside from acting, Debra Jo's eclectic interests range from gardening, needlepointing and grilling, to playing Bridge, video war games and Fantasy Football. During Covid lockdowns, she kept herself occupied by taking long walks in the snow and ordering huge boxes of Nacho Cheese Doritos in small bags in order to consume as much salt as possible! She also recorded a multitude of Cameo videos, with proceeds helping to keep local restaurant workers afloat in The Berkshires. Ever by Debra Jo's side are her loyal Yorkies, Olive and Martini, who have both had all their knees replaced and are looking forward to their impending move to the west coast where "That '90s Show" will film.- Born in Seattle, Washington, in 1922, as Solomon Krakovsky, to Russian
Jewish immigrants, Hill became interested in the theater as a little
boy. After graduation from high school, he served in the Naval Reserve
(1940-44). From there, he worked alongside a young, unknown star
Marlon Brando in "A Flag is Born." His
real acting debut came about in 1950, when he co-starred opposite
Hedy Lamarr in
A Lady Without Passport (1950),
and his career took off from there.
For the rest of the 1950s and 1960s, he co-starred in B-movies such as:
The Goddess (1958),
Kiss Her Goodbye (1959),
A Child Is Waiting (1963),
The Slender Thread (1965).
Hill also became a leading character actor guest-starring in a wide
variety of shows such as:
Schlitz Playhouse (1951),
Danger (1950),
Playwrights '56 (1955),
Studio One (1948),
Playhouse 90 (1956),
Naked City (1958),
Espionage (1963),
Dr. Kildare (1961),
Ben Casey (1961), among many
others. Another guest-starring role on
Rawhide (1959), led him to starring
on
Mission: Impossible (1966).
Though the series lasted seven seasons, Hill was not pleased with his
role because he refused to abide by the production schedule that
required working on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, being an Orthodox
Jew. Hill was fired after 1 season, and was replaced in the series by
Peter Graves. After his firing, he
went on a sabbatical from acting, to focus on selling homes in real
estate, hence he moved to New York.
After his long absence from acting, he returned to the small screen
with the TV mini-series, King (1978).
The 1980s saw Hill returning to the box office, co-starring in such
blockbuster films such as:
It's My Turn (1980), opposite
Jill Clayburgh and
Michael Douglas,
Eyewitness (1981),
Yentl (1983),
Garbo Talks (1984), opposite
Anne Bancroft and
Carrie Fisher,
On Valentine's Day (1986), and
it's sequel, Courtship (1987), he
played a Mafia Don in
Arnold Schwarzenegger's another
blockbuster film, Raw Deal (1986), then,
in a blockbuster ten movie
Running on Empty (1988),
followed by The Boost (1988),
White Palace (1990), and one of the
last films, Billy Bathgate (1991).
In the 1990s, at 68, after a 23-year-absence from the small screen, he
reestablished his career, as the last minute replacement for a starring
role in Law & Order (1990), where
he played the role of a pragmatic District Attorney, Adam Schiff, a
character whom everyone grew to love. Despite not appearing in the
pilot episode of the series, he quickly became one of Hollywood's
likable and bankable stars, where he often had scenes, that were
filmed, only in court. His co-stars on the show consisted of actors who
have also made bankable names like Hill himself like
Chris Noth, former
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
alumnae, S. Epatha Merkerson,
Sam Waterston, and newcomers
Jill Hennessy and
Benjamin Bratt. On
Law & Order (1990) he was also
nominated for Emmies twice, but did not win. The entire cast was
shocked when, in 2000, he left his role to enjoy his retirement. Before
then, the entire cast appeared with Hill on
Larry King Live (1985), to
say goodbye to a legendary star. - Actor
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Rob Morgan was born on 24 February 1973 in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Mudbound (2017), Don't Look Up (2021) and Bull (2019).- Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Koch was heavily involved in both
local community and high-school theater productions. He attended the
Theatre School at DePaul University.
Alexander Koch made his acting film debut as "Frank" in Eddie O'Keefe's
independent short film The Ghosts. The film centers on "Frank", the
tough yet thoughtful leader of the 1950's greaser gang, who descends on
a modern town and falls in love with the daughter of a preacher. The
film premiered at the 2011 Brooklyn Film Festival and went on to
receive accolades from the Los Angeles Times, Chicago International
Film Festival and Geneva Film Festival. Koch's stellar portrayal of
"Frank" landed him in Los Angeles in 2012, where he auditioned for his
first television pilot and was cast for the role of "Junior Rennie". - Actor
- Production Manager
- Soundtrack
John Vernon was a prolific stage-trained Canadian character player who
made a career out of convincingly playing crafty villains,
morally-bankrupt officials and heartless authority figures in American
films and television since the 1960s. Vernon was directed by some
stellar filmmakers, including
Alfred Hitchcock
(Topaz (1969));
George Cukor
(Justine (1969));
Don Siegel
(Dirty Harry (1971)) and
Clint Eastwood
(The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)).
After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and honing his
skills in Canadian theatre and television, Vernon made his US film
debut in John Boorman's noir/gangster
classic Point Blank (1967) as a
trusted friend who betrays Lee Marvin. He
again failed to inspire confidence as the ineffectual mayor of San
Francisco in Dirty Harry (1971).
Vernon may be best remembered as the sinister Dean Vernon Wormer in
John Landis'
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), a role he
reprised for the TV spin-off
Delta House (1979). This led to
more film comedy roles, a highlight being Mr. Big in the blaxploitation
spoof
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988).- Actor
- Music Department
- Additional Crew
Dennis Waterman was born on 24 February 1948 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for New Tricks (2003), Sweeney 2 (1978) and Minder (1979). He was married to Pam Flint, Rula Lenska, Patricia Maynard and Penny Dixon. He died on 8 May 2022 in Spain.- Actor
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- Producer
Eddie McGee was born on 24 February 1979 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and assistant director, known for The Human Race (2013), Road to Terzetto and Confidant (2020).- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Emilio Rivera has discovered that turning your life around is the key
to making dreams come true. His acting credentials have allowed him to
top the list of successful Latino actors. His resume continues to grow
with starring roles in films such as High Crimes (2002) with Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman
and the much anticipated film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts.
Emilio was born in San Antonio, Texas as the oldest child of four
brothers and three sisters. When Emilio was a young boy his family
moved to an area of Los Angeles nicknamed Frog Town and Emilio
continued to seek the attention of those around him. His first
experience with acting was in his third grade production of
"Rumpelstiltskin". Emilio admits his childhood was not easy growing up
as a minority in a poor section of town.
Underneath the exterior Emilio's passion for acting thrived and after
much soul searching Emilio decided to take his biggest risk and pursue
acting. The training, discipline and extensive hours of studying
changed Emilio life forever. Those around him were amazed at the
positive yet radical change in Emilio and realized he had found his
true passion in life. In between his time studying Emilio worked as a
mechanical engineer.
His first feature role was in the TV series Renegade (1992) with Lorenzo Lamas. He
left his day job behind after he landed a role in the feature film
Con Air (1997) co-starring Nicolas Cage. Emilio has appeared in countless
commercials, television programs and feature films including Traffic (2000),
The Cable Guy (1996), NYPD Blue (1993), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), JAG (1995), and ER (1994).- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Fala Chen was born in China and raised in Atlanta, GA, USA. A recipient of MFA in Drama from The Juilliard School, Fala's mother tongue is in Mandarin, but she is known to be multilingual, and can speak fluently in English, Cantonese, and Japanese as well. Some of her notable TV and film work include her lead roles in Heart of Greed (2007), Steps (2007), Moonlight Resonance (2008), Turning Point (2009), No Regrets (2010), Triumph in the Skies 2 (2013), Will Power (2013), Tales from the Dark 2 (2013), and Despicable Me 3 (Cantonese) (2017). Her latest film, The Treasure, is pending release and was directed by Gordon Chan and Ronald Tsang. Her debut on the theatre stage came in summer 2016 with Skylight - the premiere of Chinese adaptation of the 1995 British play by David Hare that debuted in West End and Broadway. The play was scheduled to run for 24 shows at the Lyric Threatre HKAPA, and due to overwhelming responses, 11 additional shows were added, making that a total of 35 shows running across 1 July 2016 to 14 August 2016. Starring alongside Dayo Wong and Terrance Lau, Skylight was sold out within a few hours, and it received raving positive reviews including praises for Fala's performance as a theatre actor. Fala is the spokesperson for Olay in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. She is also the Ambassador for Hong Kong Cancer Fund's Pink Revolution Campaign, promoting awareness on breast cancer.- James Joseph Sloyan was born on February 24, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana; his family moved to Europe when he was a young boy, living in Rome, Capri, Milan, Switzerland, and Ireland.
When he was 17, his family moved back to the United States and settled in upstate New York, where he managed a theater. He received a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and after two years he went to work for Joseph Papp at the New York Shakespeare Festival.
In 1962, he was drafted into the United States Army; after four years he returned to the NYSF and performed in 28 plays and choreographed all the onstage fights. He also appeared in the original off-Broadway stage version of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". - Actor
- Producer
- Director
Geoff Bell didn't start acting until he was 29. He enrolled in a Morley College theatre course. Since then, Geoff has gone on become one of Britain's top character actors who has appeared in over 50 movies since 2000, as well as some quality TV series. Geoff has just started to venture into writing and directing, His first film "Bacon" won the first-time director award at the Venice film festival.- Actress
- Writer
Kate Mulvany was born in Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia. She is an actress and writer, known for Hunters (2020), The Twelve (2022) and The Great Gatsby (2013). She has been married to Hamish Michael since 7 July 2015.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Menacing looking Italian American actor who developed into the
quintessential on-screen hoodlum via several strong roles in key crime
films of the early 1970s. Lettieri played the villain against some of
Hollywood's biggest screen names including chasing
Steve McQueen in
The Getaway (1972), intimidating
Charles Bronson in
Mr. Majestyk (1974), threatening
'John Wayne' in McQ (1974) and, arguably in
his most well known role, as Virgil "The Turk" Sollozo trying to
eliminate Marlon Brando in
The Godfather (1972).
He was already 36 years old when he made his on screen debut in
The Hanged Man (1964),
and remarkably several years later was associate producer on the
disturbing kidnapping drama
The Night of the Following Day (1969)
starring Marlon Brando. He really hit his
strides in the early 1970s starring in many high profile films, before
unfortunately succumbing to a heart attack at just 47 years of age. One
of the most convincing "heavies" of modern cinema.- Actress
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Ramona had no acting training prior to her role on
Outnumbered (2007), making her
exactly what the producers were looking for. When Ramona was five, she
was spotted by the script writer's wife at a birthday party and was
immediately recommended for the role of "Karen" because of her
"Interesting personality" and ability to be "sure of herself without
being precocious". Ramona took on the role of "Karen Brockman" and, in
2007, five-year-old Ramona captured the hearts of people all over
Britain with her quick wit and childish charm. Ramona can still be seen
as "Karen" on the BBC1 today, three years after her debut.
In 2009, Ramona booked the role of "Imogen Pollock" in the made-for-TV
Movie Enid (2009), detailing the
life of children's writer Enid Blyton.
Later in 2009, Ramona became the first child to win the British Comedy
Award for "Best Female Comedy Newcomer".
Outnumbered (2007) also won two
other comedy awards on the night, including "Best TV Comedy".
Ramona Marquez's father,
Martin Marquez, and uncle,
John Marquez, are both actors.- Born on 24 February 1940 in Rochester, New York, Pete Duel moved to
West Hollywood in 1963 following a tour with the National Road
Company's "Take Her, She's Mine". After landing small guest spots on
various TV series, Pete was cast in a recurring role alongside Sally Field
on Gidget (1965) in 1965. The series only lasted one season but Pete was
immediately cast in another Columbia Screen Gems comedy series Love on a Rooftop (1966)
with Judy Carne. The series gained good reviews but was once again
canceled after one season. Pete then signed a seven-year contract with
Universal Studios in July 1967. Guest spots and movie roles followed
and, in 1970, he was offered the part of Hannibal Heyes on a comedy
Western pilot Alias Smith and Jones (1971), loosely based on the 1969 hit movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). The
pilot was sold to the ABC network and a series was commissioned. The
series was a big hit with the youth audience and Duel became subject
matter for teen magazines, gaining a loyal following. When news of his
sudden death by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound was reported
on TV and radio on December 31st 1971, it came as a shock to his family
and friends. Early suspicion of foul play soon gave way to evidence
pointing to death by suicide with depression and serious alcohol
problems seen as contributing factors. Following a memorial service at
the Self-Realization Temple in California on January 2nd 1972, Pete's
body was flown to Penfield, New York. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery
following a memorial service at Penfield Baptist Church. - Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Tena Desae is a model turned actress who debuted in Bollywood with Yeh Faasley (2011) and made her Hollywood debut almost a year later with The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011). Desae appeared on television for the first time in the Netflix television series Sense8 (2015), which follows the story of eight strangers who find themselves growing mentally and emotionally connected, as Kala Dandekar, an successful Hindu pharmacist in Mumbai.
The Bengaluru born model first came into limelight when she participated in Reality show Get Gorgeous. Though she did not win the contest she was offered a contract with Elite Model India Management Private Limited which powers the reality show, even before the eventual winner. After that she never looked back since then and has 90+ commercials to her credit.
She was also one of the models in the 2012 Kingfisher calendar.- Actress
- Producer
Melinda Naud was born on 24 February 1955 in New York, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Happy Days (1974), Operation Petticoat (1977) and Black Sheep Squadron (1976).- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Kasi Lemmons was born on 24 February 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Harriet (2019), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Candyman (1992). She has been married to Vondie Curtis-Hall since 19 August 1995. They have two children.- Actress
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Her career may have only lasted a dozen years, and the number of films slightly more than twenty, but Barbara appeared in some interesting productions. As a young girl, she was a model. While completing her studies at UCLA, she co-starred in half a dozen movies for 20th Century Fox. Lawrence appeared in the critically acclaimed A Letter to Three Wives (1949).
In 1952, she was cast in Here Come the Nelsons (1952), which was the film version of their popular radio programme. Rock Hudson was also in the cast. The following year, Lawrence was cast with Gig Young in Arena (1953), which was a 3-D feature film from MGM. As originally shown, special 3-D glasses were required to view the picture to bring all the action of the Rodeo to your seat. In 1954, she was cast in Her Twelve Men (1954), which was the last film that Greer Garson made at MGM. In 1955, she was cast as Gertie Cummings in Oklahoma! (1955), which was filmed in TODD-AO wide-screen. After making a few movies in 1957, she retired.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Jonathan Ward was born on 24 February 1970 in Elkridge, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Steel Magnolias (1989), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) and The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (1987). He is married to Jamie. They have two children.- Actress
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sherrie Rose is an award winning and critically acclaimed filmmaker,
actress and writer. She studied writing at UCLA and previously electrical engineering and
theatrical performance as dual majors on the Dean's list at USF.
She has starred in over
60 films and television shows and is best known for her starring role
in the feature film
Me and Will (1999) opposite
Patrick Dempsey and showcasing
the talents of Keanu Reeves and
Seymour Cassel which she also
co-produced, directed and wrote. The feature opened The Women in Film
series for Sundance.
She has been involved with the creation, writing and development of
100's projects from conception to distribution and accomplished the
unprecedented feat of writing, directing, producing and starring in her
own film and has sold numerous scripts as a writer and has been
published in magazines and books.
She has a camaraderie with actors and directors which has allowed her
to hire and work with such incredible talents as
Jada Pinkett Smith and
Billy Zane who acted with her in
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995),
Mickey Rourke in the feature
Out in Fifty (1999) that she
co-produced, Jonathan Kaplan
from The Accused (1988) with
Jodie Foster that she acted in the feature
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that she worked with on commercials and music videos. She was entered
for an Emmy Nomination for her role in the television series
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
opposite Yul Vazquez from
Magic City (2012) that
William Friedkin, from
The Exorcist (1973) directed her in.
She appeared in such hit show's as the pilot episode of FX's,
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
opposite Charlie Hunnam and
Married... with Children (1987)
with Ed O'Neill and
Katey Sagal and
Miami Vice (1984).
She is
an activist working with IFAW and other non-profit organizations
concentrating on children, animals and the environment. She lives on a
ranch with her son and their rescue animals.- Actor
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James Farentino was an American actor, with many appearances in film and television. He is better known for playing fisherman and apostle Simon Peter in the miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977), and revenge-seeking psychiatrist Dr. Nick Toscanni in the soap opera "Dynasty". He played the role of Toscanni from 1981 to 1982.
Farentino was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He studied drama and acting in a Catholic school. He was frequently cast in guest-star roles in television through the 1950s and 1960s. His first recurring role was that of lawyer Neil Darrell in the legal drama "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers" (1968-1972). He appeared in 19 of the series' 29 episodes.
Farentino found critical acclaim in his role as Simon Peter in "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, but the award was instead won by rival actor Howard Da Silva (1909-1986).
Farentino next found a notable recurring role in the soap opera "Dynasty" as psychiatrist Dr. Nick Toscanni. Originally introduced as an old friend of protagonist Blake Carrington (played John Forsythe), Carrington was eventually revealed as a secret enemy of Carrington who held a grudge against him. Toscanni's vengeful plots were among the main subplots of the series' second season, but he was then written out.
In the 1990s, Farentino continued working an an actor, but he gained more notoriety for his personal life. In 1991 he was arrested for cocaine possession, and in 1993 he was charged with stalking his former girlfriend Tina Sinatra. Later he had a troubled marriage with his fourth wife Stella Farentino.
In the 2000s, Farentino entered retirement from acting, due to health problems. In 2010, Farentino was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor battery, because he tried to physically remove a man from his house. Farentino was briefly held by the Los Angeles Police Department. He was released after posting a 20,000 dollars bond.
In January 2012, Farentino died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His death was caused from complications due to a right hip fracture. He was 73-years-old at the time of death, dying a full month before his 74th birthday.- Actress
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Michelle Lukes is a mixed race, British actress from London. She trained at Bristol Old Vic and graduated in 2007 winning the Newton Blick award for versatility. Michelle is best known for playing Series Regular Sgt Julia Richmond in the HBO/Sky production 'Strike Back', and Lisa Torres in the BBC drama 'Doctors'. Her voice and image were recently used for the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians where she plays the much loved role of Kelly. Michelle comes from a theatre background and has had numerous stage roles for the RSC, National Theatre and Salisbury Playhouse. Before going to Drama School, she spent a few years in London's West End. Michelle is an accomplished dancer, singer and she also plays the piano.- Rising film/TV star, Isaac Gabriel Arellanes (born February 24, 2005) is a Hopi/Latino teen from Phoenix, Arizona. He is a member of the Coyote Clan and his maternal lineage comes from Hotevilla, a village located on Third Mesa of the Hopi reservation. He is the first ever acknowledged Native American Daytime Emmy nominee in the younger programming category for his character, Ruben Reyna.
Isaac began acting at the age of 9 and booked his first guest star role at 11 in NBC's doctor drama series, "The Nightshift". He followed that up with a starring role in the film "Cucuy: The Boogeyman" part of the SY-FY network's 31 Days of Halloween. Shortly after wrapping that film he was cast to play Young Daniel in HBO's critically acclaimed series "Euphoria". He captured his first lead role as Ruben Reyna in season 1 & 2 in the Emmy Award winning kids series, "Ghostwriter" for Apple TV+. Shortly after completion of that series, Isaac began work on the Netflix Feature Film "Blue Miracle" co-starring alongside Dennis Quaid and Jimmy Gonzales.
My Life With The Walter Boys is an adaptation of the popular Wattpad book by Ali Novak. The Netflix series boasts a large cast where he plays Isaac Garcia, a live in nephew of the Walter Family. Late 2022, Isaac jumped back into film, this time alongside A-lister Michael Peña in A Million Miles Away, a biopic on the life of Jose Hernandez, the first migrant farmworker to travel to space. Following a small role on NBC's Quantum Leap, Isaac began work as Carter Redbow in the Wind River sequel, Wind River: Rising. In this film he partners with Martin Sensmiere, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife tracker, as his teenage protege on the reservation. Despite facing an impending writer's strike in May 2023, Isaac was able to secure and complete a role on the critically acclaimed comedy Reservation Dogs.
Isaac is a former competitive dancer who enjoys skateboarding. He is a prolific gamer and spends some of his free time volunteering for his family's non-profit, Hopi Relief. Isaac is committed to investing time and other resources back into our indigenous communities. - Actress
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Marisa Mell was born on 24 February 1939 in Graz, Austria. She was an actress, known for Danger: Diabolik (1968), Under Siege (1980) and One on Top of the Other (1969). She was married to Henri Tucci. She died on 16 May 1992 in Vienna, Austria.- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Crista Flanagan is an American actress, writer and producer from Mount Vernon, Illinois. Flanagan went on to the University of Evansville in Indiana, where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree. She then received her Masters Degree from The University
of California, Irvine. Flanagan primarily works in television and film. She is married to makeup artist, Alexei Dmitriew.- Producer
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Paula Zahn was born on 24 February 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Murphy Brown (1988), Great Performances (1971) and Mobster Confessions (1993). She was previously married to Richard Cohen.- Actor
- Producer
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Bas Rutten is a world-renowned mixed martial artist who has also made a
name for himself outside the ring as an actor, host, and television
personality.
As an actor Rutten can be seen co-starring in the Kevin James feature film Here Comes the Boom (2012) for Columbia Pictures. Rutten previously appeared in Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) and lent his talents to the voice cast of Zookeeper (2011).
Rutten is the co-host of the weekly MMA news program Inside MMA on
HDNet, and he can be seen this fall hosting the self-defense show Punk
Payback for Fuel TV. Rutten has provided color commentary for several
fight organizations including the former Pride Fighting Championships.
Rutten is a former three-time King of Pancrase World Champion and UFC
Heavyweight Champion. Born and raised in Holland, his devotion to
martial arts began after sneaking into a movie screening of Bruce Lee's
Enter the Dragon. First known as a devastating stand up striker with 11
career wins by knockout, Rutten also dominated with 14 wins by
submission and went undefeated in his final 22 fights.