People Adam Kalb has met in person
Even when you live in a different location, you can sometimes cross paths with different people when you come to the same place. I was born on September 4, 1998 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. live in Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA, but who knows who I can meet when I visit certain locations? We all like to meet our most favorite actors, but Big City Greens taught me a very important lesson for how we should treat them if we ever do see them in real life. Don't be an Amaryllis! "You have to learn that you can't just take a celebrity for yourself. They belong to all of us."-Officer Keyes, Impopstar
P.S. I really wish to one day soon meet Ashleigh Ball, Greg Cipes, John De Lancie, Patton Oswalt, Christy Carlson Romano, William Shatner, Ashley Tisdale, and Al Yankovic. My mom Linda met Rupert Everett at a Borders book signing at Center City in 1992, and later Colin Firth at the New York premiere of, my mom Linda, Uncle Chris and Uncle David met Melissa Joan Hart in New York during the filming of a dropped pilot for a Clarissa Explains It All spin-off in 1996, my mom Linda met Walter Koenig at a Philadelphia Comic-Con on December 3, 1997, and my uncle Chris (who has the same birthday as Liev Schreiber) went to the same college at the same time as Phil LaMarr. In the summer of 2016, at my high school I met the cousin of Devin Clark, the creator of Ugly Americans.
P.S. I really wish to one day soon meet Ashleigh Ball, Greg Cipes, John De Lancie, Patton Oswalt, Christy Carlson Romano, William Shatner, Ashley Tisdale, and Al Yankovic. My mom Linda met Rupert Everett at a Borders book signing at Center City in 1992, and later Colin Firth at the New York premiere of, my mom Linda, Uncle Chris and Uncle David met Melissa Joan Hart in New York during the filming of a dropped pilot for a Clarissa Explains It All spin-off in 1996, my mom Linda met Walter Koenig at a Philadelphia Comic-Con on December 3, 1997, and my uncle Chris (who has the same birthday as Liev Schreiber) went to the same college at the same time as Phil LaMarr. In the summer of 2016, at my high school I met the cousin of Devin Clark, the creator of Ugly Americans.
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- September 23, 2015: Met in parking lot of ACME/Citizens Bank in Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA
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Claire Margaret Corlett (also: Claire Brown) is a Canadian-born actress from Vancouver, British Columbia. She is primarily known for voice roles in animation: her first demo was recorded in 2004. She was only 5-years-old at the time. Corlett's first notable role in animation was voicing Sally Brown in the "Peanuts Motion Comics" (2008). The series consisted of 20 short film adaptations of the famous comic strip "Peanuts" (1950-2000). Corlett next voiced Tiny Pteranodon in "Dinosaur Train" (2009-2020). Corlett also voiced Dizzy, the tilting drum cement mixer in the American dub of "Bob the Builder" (2015-2018). The series was a British-Canadian co-production, and a reboot of the older series "Bob the Builder" (1999-2011). On the screen, Claire made her debut performance as Frank in Hallmark's, "Smart Cookies" at age thirteen. She fell in love with TV and Film and has continued to pursue a career beyond animation. In 2020, Corlett started dating her fellow voice actor Gabriel Christian Brown. By 2021, the couple lived together in Arizona and announced their engagement to each other on January 29, 2022. They were married to each other in November of the same year. She has never ceased working on new roles in animation, and she has gained a fan following for well-received older roles. Off of the mic, she works as a video editor for YouTube channels - "Black Gryph0n", amassing over 5 million subscribers, as well as the "Riggle's Picks" podcast. She is also an executive producer.August 13, 2017: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA- Actor
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Ian James Corlett was born on August 29, 1962 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Dragon Ball Z (1996), Greyhound (2020), Sausage Party (2016) and Dinosaur Train. He is also known (especially in Canada) as the creator of the animated series Being Ian and Yvon Of The Yukon.August 13, 2017: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Little known fact: Normally resides in Vancouver, but has another house in Los Angeles for recording Los Angeles-based cartoons, so he can do Vampirina and his daughter Claire can do Didn't I Say To Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?- Music Department
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Daniel Ingram is known for My Little Pony: The Movie (2017), My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks Animated (2014) and My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip (2019).August 13, 2017: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Little known fact: When I first met him, he pretended he was a made-up stunt double named Scuba.- Actress
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Madeleine Peters is a voice actress, primarily known for roles in animated series. Her best known role so far was Scootaloo in the long-running series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" (2010-2019). She also voiced the character in several spin-off projects.
Scootaloo was depicted as a pegasus filly who was unable to fly, but could use her wings to propel her scooter. She was the tomboy member of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, a club of fillies trying to discover their special talents. She was also the surrogate kid sister of the speedster pegasus Rainbow Dash, who she idolized. Peters has stated in an interview that Scootaloo was among her most rough-sounding and vocally challenging roles. Peters briefly lost her voice after recording the Cutie Mark Crusaders Song in Scootaloo's voice.
Peters' first major role in animation was playing Helen Lorraine in "Martha Speaks" (2008-2014), an animated adaptation of the eponymous children's book by Susan Meddaugh. Her character was the tomboyish owner of the talking dog Martha Lorraine (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain). This series lasted for 6 seasons and 96 episode.
Peters also voiced Emily Willows in the animated fantasy film "Barbie: Princess Charm School" (2011). Her character was the adoptive younger sister of the protagonist Blair Willows (voiced by Diana Kaarina). In the film, Emily managed to secure a scholarship for Blair, allowing Blair to attend the prestigious Princess Charm School.
Peters has gained followers among among animation fans for her past roles, though she has had relative few opportunities to act in the 2020s. By 2023, she was estimated to be 27-years-old, and had been cast in the new series "Super PupZ".August 13, 2017: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (also a student at the University of Arts in Maryland, which is why she has few other roles)
Little known fact: Her other big childhood role was Helen Lorraine in Martha Speaks, and Martha was voiced by Tabitha Saint Germain.
Despite what most people believe about Scootaloo being disabled, Madeleine Peters really thinks Scootaloo should be able to fly someday, and she really loves my idea of Scootaloo being Rainbow's lost baby sister, formerly known as Ultraviolet.- Director
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Kyle Rideout is known for Eadweard (2015), Deadpool (2016) and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010).August 13, 2017: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA- Actress
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Kelly Sheridan is a Canadian voice actress from Ottawa, Ontario. Her best known voice role was portraying the protagonist Barbie/ Barbara Millicent Roberts in a series of animated feature films. She portrayed the character from 2001 to 2010, and again from 2012 to 2015.
Sheridan was born in Ottawa, but later moved with her family to Vancouver. She studied acting at the Vancouver Youth Theatre. She received her college education from the Simon Fraser University, a public research university located in British Columbia. She graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in theater.
Sheridan voiced Ukyo Kuonji in the Viz Media dub of "Ranma ½" (1989-1992). Ukyo was portrayed as one of the four fiancees of the shape-shifter Ranma Saotome., and was the only one among them who used to be his childhood friend. Ukyo was portrayed as a skilled okonomiyaki chef, as the adolescent owner of a small restaurant, and as a martial artist who used a giant spatula as a primary weapon. She had tomboy tendencies, and had spend years cross-dressing as a boy. Ukyo maintained a friendly rivalry with fellow fiancee Akane Tendo, and was perfectly willing to team-up with all of the other fiancees against common threats.
Sheridan voiced the preteen singer Melody in the animated series "My Little Pony Tales" (1992), one of the co-protagonists in this version of the "My Little Pony" franchise. Melody was portrayed as self-centered and vain, but typically not malicious. She was the lead singer of her own band. The series only lasted for one season and 26 episodes.
Sheridan voiced the young female warrior Brynne in "Conan and the Young Warriors" (1994), an animated spin-off of Conan the Barbarian. In the series, Conan acted as the mentor to three rookie warriors with magical abilities. Brynne the archer was a former thief from Shadizar, and had the ability to cast illusions. Her archenemy was the sorceress Sulinara (voiced by Kathleen Barr), who was trying to steal Brynne's magical ring. The series only lasted for one season and 13 episodes.
Sheridan voiced the protagonist Hitomi Kanzaki in the Bandai dub of the fantasy series "The Vision of Escaflowne" (1996). Hitomi is initially depicted as a regular schoolgirl, but one gifted with precognitive abilities. She is mysteriously teleported to the extra-dimensional planet of Gaea, and gets involved in local conflicts. Having saved the life of the young king Van Fanel in their first meeting, she soon becomes his trusted companion and his love interest.
Sheridan voiced an alternate version of Hitomi Kanzaki in the animated film "Escaflowne" (2000), which did not resemble the original series. This version of Hitomi was initially a depressed and suicidal girl, with no genuine powers. When she is transported to Gaea and identified as the goddess depicted in a prophesy, she struggles to rebuild her confidence. She gets paired with a more violent and ruthless version of Van, as the film featured a much darker world than its predecessor.
Sheridan voiced Nikki in "Cardcaptors" (2000-2001). The series was n English-language adaptation of the anime series "Cardcaptor Sakura" (1998-2000), but changed the names and personalities of most of the characters. Nikki was the counterpart of Naoko Yanagisawa from the original series. Naoko was depicted as a bespectacled cheerleader, and as a close friend of the protagonist Sakura Avalon/Sakura Kinomoto. Naoko had a fascination with ghost stories and scary situations, which became plot relevant when her imagination unwittingly empowered the creations of a magical card.
Sheridan voiced the Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff in "X-Men: Evolution" (2000-2003). This version of the character was a young villain, rather than Marvel's famous superheroine. She had been locked up in an asylum by her father Magneto, and had much anger and resentment for the world surrounding her. Wanda was depicted as mentally unstable, though her hatred was primarily targeted at her father. Fellow villain Toad had an unrequited love for Wanda, a subplot directly inspired by Toad's infatuation with Wanda in the comics.
Sheridan voiced the demon slayer Sango in the Viz Media dub of "Inuyasha" (2000-2004), with her character being among the main cast of the series. Sango was the only female adolescent slayer from a village which had mastered the skill of demon slaying, and was the daughter of the village's leader. She used a giant boomerang as her primary weapon, a weapon constructed from demon bones. Sango was typically depicted as devoted to her job, and determined to eliminate her dangerous opponents. Having lost family members and allies in combat, Sango treated her few friends as her surrogate family. She had a sister-like relationship with the time-traveling adventurer Kagome Higurashi, and often treated Kagome's injuries. Sango also had a troubled romantic relationship with the lecherous Miroku, a Buddhist wandering monk and exorcist. They were each other's first love, but had problems in expressing their emotions.
Sheridan voiced the cafe owner Cotton Candy in the Generation 3 version of "My Little Pony", which primarily consisted of direct-to video- films. Cotton Candy was also originally depicted as her town's storyteller, but this premise was soon forgotten. Sheridan started voicing the character in 2003, and had appearances in films such as "A Charming Birthday" and "Friends Are Never Far Away". Generation 3 focused primarily on interpersonal relationships, rather than on fantasy adventures. In 2008, Sheridan started voicing the co-protagonist Cheerilee in a revamped version of Generation 3. This character was her group's wise storyteller. Cheerilee was the older sister of Scootaloo, and the two sisters were depicted as often arguing with each other.
Sheridan voiced Diana Lombard in "Martin Mystery" (2003-2006), an adaptation of the Italian comic book series "Martin Mystère" by Alfredo Castelli. Diana was depicted as the overachieving stepsister of the protagonist, and a fellow agent of the secret organization "The Center". Diana was depicted as a rational intellectual in contrast to her impulsive stepbrother, and typically tried to find rational explanations for paranormal mysteries. She had a love-hate relationship with Martin, as they acted as both rivals and allies to each other. Their relationship was different that their comic-book counterparts, who were a married couple rather than step-siblings.
Sheridan voiced the recurring character Mammoth Mutt in "Krypto the Superdog" (2005-2006), depicted as a female chihuahua with size-changing abilities. Mammoth was a member of Dog Star Patrol (DSP). She was based on a comic book character called "Mammoth Miss" who had appeared in Superboy comic books. Sheridan also voiced the reporter Lois Lane in her few appearances in this series.
Sheridan voiced Princess Morbucks/Himeko Shirogane in the English dub of "Powerpuff Girls Z" (2006-2007). Himeko was depicted as a wealthy classmate of the protagonists, and typically acted as their frenemy. She was neglected by her parents, and aimed to become the center of attention at school. But she had a secondary personality which was genuinely evil and had energy-based powers. The character was based on a major villain from the original series "The Powerpuff Girls" (1998-2005), the only female villain that had the same age as the protagonist trio. The original Princess Morbucks was in turn a parody of the character Annie Warbucks from the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" (1924-2010).
In "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" (2007-2009), Sheridan voiced Louise Halevy. Louise started out as a normal girl, but witnessed the deaths of her entire family in a wedding massacre. She also lost her left hand in the same attack. After receiving an artificial limb, Louise started working as a soldier. She was primarily motivated by revenge against those she considered responsible for the attack. She incorrectly thought that her ex-boyfriend Saji Crossroad was involved in the massacre that had changed her life.
Sheridan voiced an older version of Sango in the sequel series "Inuyasha: The Final Act" (2009-2010). The series adapted the last 21 volumes of the "Inuyasha" manga series by Rumiko Takahashi, which had been omitted by the previous adaptation. The first episode had Sango reuniting with her resurrected younger brother, Kohaku. By the end of the series, Sango had married Miroku and had retired from adventuring . She was trying to raise her twin daughters and her newborn son.
Sheridan voiced the Inhuman superheroine Crystal/Crystalia Amaquelin in the miniseries "Inhumans" (2013). Crystal has the ability to psionically control the four classical elements: air, earth, fire, and water. She has appeared in Marvel Comics stories since 1965, and has served as a member of both the Fantastic Four and the Avengers. In the same series, Sheridan voiced the electrically-powered heroine Nahrees and the healer Kalikya. Sheridan also voiced Elizabeth Howlett in the miniseries "Wolverine:Origin" (2013). Elizabeth was the mother of Wolverine/James Howlett, though she avoided interacting with him for most of his early life. She committed suicide after the violent deaths of both her husband and her secret lover, having already denounced her son as a "monster"
Sheridan voiced the Eternal heroine Sersi in the miniseries "Marvel Knights: Eternals" (2014). The character is an immortal with the ability to rearrange the molecular structure of matter, including that of living organisms. She is based on the mythological witch Circe from the "Odyssey", and has served as a member of the Avengers. She has also served as a love interest to her teammate Black Knight/Dane Whitman, though their relationship is undermined by periods of mental instability experienced by both characters.
Sheridan voiced the recurring villain Praxina in the English version of the magical girl series "LoliRock" (2014-2017). In the series, the evil wizard Lord Gramorr had usurped control of the world of Ephedia, but was magically bound to its central castle and was unable to leave it. He send the adolescent twins Praxina and Mephisto to planet Earth in order for them to deal with escaped nobility from their world, and to complete other magical tasks. The evil magical girl Praxina typically had the lion share's of the screen time among the villains, and had closer personal interactions with the series' heroines. At the end of the second season, Praxina starts wearing the mask of the recently deceased Gramorr, and starts being motivated by a need for revenge. She was intended to serve as the main villain of the third season, but that season was never produced.
Among Sheridan's best known television roles was the magic user Starlight Glimmer in the fantasy series "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" (2010-2019). She portrayed the character from 2015 to 2019. Originally introduced as the primary villain of the series' 5th season and as a new rival to protagonist Twilight Sparkle, Starlight later became a hero in her own right. She became Twilight's primary student/apprentice and housemate. Starlight was depicted as one of the most skilled magic users in the land of Equestria, but she had a tendency to act on impulse and did not fully understand the consequences of her own actions. She was shocked to learn that one of her time-travel schemes would have resulted in the creation of post-apocalyptic versions of reality, and afterwards struggled with self-doubt.
Sheridan voiced Indigo Zap in the animated film "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games" (2015). The character was a member of the Crystal Prep Academy Shadowbolts, a rival team to the protagonists in a competition involving both academic and athletic abilities. Indigo had a passion for winning, but was overly aggressive towards her rivals. She was frustrated with the timidity of her teammate Twilight Sparkle, but jumped to Twilight's defense when she saw her being intimidated by Sunset Shimmer (a member of the rival team). The character was reportedly based on the antagonist Lightning Dust from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", but lacked Lightning's distinctive recklessness.
Sheridan voiced Jochebed in a 2019 episode of the biblical-themed series "Superbook". Jochebed is typically portrayed as the biological mother of Moses, who was adopted and raised by a Pharaoh's daughter. She was also the mother of the high priest Aaron and the prophetess Miriam. Jochebed was typically portrayed as a distant ancestor of the Aaronite priests (Kohanim) depicted in ancient Jewish writings.
In the early 2020s, Sheridan had few new roles. She has not yet retired from acting, though whether she will return to the spotlight remains to be seen. She has gained a fan following due to her association with several popular animated series, and her memorable portrayal of some key characters.August 13, 2017: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA- Actress
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Cathy Weseluck is a Canadian actress and comedian of Russian descent. She has worked frequently as a voice actress for Ocean Productions, a Canadian media production and voice acting company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Weseluck has provided voice acting for both original animated series and for English adaptations of animated works from several countries. In addition, Weseluck has worked as a voice director and instructor, a singing director, and a casting coordinator.
Early in her career, Weseluck worked as an associate producer at CBC Radio, the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. A co-worker encouraged her to attempt to work in voice acting. She initially voiced advertisements for the Vancouver Centre Mall, before starting to work in animation.
In "Mobile Suit Gundam" (1979-1980), Weseluck voiced the regular character Mirai Yashima. Mirai was a member of an upper-class family and the helmsman of the mobile suit carrier White Base. In the same series, Weseluck voiced the young orphan Katz Kobayashi, who joined the crew of the White Base.
In "Maison Ikkoku" (1986-1988), Weseluck voiced Koizumi, a female member of the Puppet Club. She and her teammates were puppeteers and friends of the male protagonist, Yusaku Godai. In the anime OVA "Project A-ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group" (1987), Weseluck voiced Shiko "C-ko" Kotobuki. The character was a humanoid alien from the Alpha Cygnan race. Her female friends Eiko "A-ko" Magami and Biko "B-ko" Daitokuji had an intense rivalry over who gets to spend time with C-Ko. Weseluck also voiced C-Ko in the sequels "Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody" (1988) and "Project A-ko 4: FINAL" (1989).
In the English adaptation of "Ranma ½" (1989-1992), Weseluck primarily voiced Shampoo. Her character was a Chinese Amazon and one of the four fiancees of Ranma Saotome. She was betrothed to Ranma by the ritual laws of her village after he twice managed to defeat her in combat. Shampoo could shape-shift into a cat, which further complicated her relationship with Ranma. Ranma suffered from ailurophobia, a persistent fear of cats. Weseluck also voiced the recurring antagonist Azusa Shiratori, a martial artist and ice skater with kleptomaniac tendencies. Azusa was one of Ranma's opponents. In addition to these two major characters, Weseluck voiced the minor recurring character of Yuka. Yuka was a classmate of the regular character Akane Tendo and apparently one of Akane's closest friends.
In the Ocean Group dub of "Dragon Ball Z" (1989-1996), Weseluck voiced the child version of Trunks. The character was a human-alien hybrid, son of the reformed alien villain Prince Vegeta and the human scientist Bulma. She also voiced Maron, the beautiful but air-headed and fickle girlfriend of Krillin.
In a 1991 episode of "The New Adventures of He-Man", Weseluck voiced Teela. The character was a friend of He-Man from his original time period, though this series was instead set in the distant future. Teela was briefly sent into the future by the Sorceress of Grayskull, in order to cure He-Man's homesickness. Teela was one of the few Eternian characters to appear in this series, though Weseluck's version of the character had been redesigned to resemble She-Ra.
In the television series "Double Dragon" (1993-1994), Weseluck voiced the police officer Marian Martin, a major supporting character during the series' first season. The series was based on the then-popular video game series "Double Dragon" (1987-), where Marian was the main love interest for the twin brothers William "Billy" Lee and James "Jimmy" Lee.
In "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing" (1995-1996), Weseluck voiced the recurring character of Dorothy Catalonia. The character was introduced as a spy for the Romefeller Foundation, though she was eventually established to have her own agenda. Dorothy was trying to ensure an end to the current wars through arranging that the combatants were too traumatized to continue fighting. In the same series, Weseluck voiced the circus knife-thrower Catherine Bloom. Catherine was the estranged sister of the mobile suit pilot Trowa Barton.
In the short-lived series "Cybersix" (1999), Weseluck voiced the protagonist Cybersix. The character was a leather-clad gynoid (female android) who was trying to thwart the plans of the mad scientist who had created her. Cybersix maintained the regular job of a high school literature teacher, cross-dressing as a male to maintain a secret identity. The series was based on the Italian and Argentinian comic book series "Cybersix" (1991-1999) by Carlos Trillo and Carlos Meglia.
In "Inuyasha" (2000-2004), Weseluck voiced Mrs. Higurashi, the widowed mother of co-protagonist Kagome Higurashi. The character was aware that the daughter was regularly time-traveling to the feudal era, and her main concern was to provide her with food supplies. When the half-demon Inuyasha (Kagome's companion) time traveled into the future, Mrs. Hiugurashi provided him with a place to stay.
In the Generation 3 "My Little Pony" direct-to-video films, Weseluck voiced the young unicorn Rarity. Rarity was the main character in the animated film "My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow" (2006), where she accidentally teleported herself to a distant location. Her efforts to return home were part of the film's main plot. Weseluck voiced the young detective Near in "Death Note" (2006-2007). Near headed an organization searching for the serial killer Kira/Light Yagami, following the murder of the leading detective L. He served as the main antagonist to the series' villain protagonist. By the end of the series, Near became the new L.
In the magical girl series "Powerpuff Girls Z" (2006-2007), Weseluck voiced the supporting character of Ken Kitazawa. He was the child genius son of Professor Utonium. Ken set the series' events in motion, by accidentally granting superhuman powers to three teenage girls: Hyper Blossom/Momoko Akatsutsumi, Rolling Bubbles/Miyako Gotokuji, and Powered Buttercup/Kaoru Matsubara. Ken helped the girl start their careers as superheroines, while treating them as his surrogate sisters. The series was based on the animated series "The Powerpuff Girls" (1998-2005), but reinterpreted the personalities of the three main characters and removed their status as siblings to each other.
In "Storm Hawks" (2007-2009), Weseluck voiced the recurring villain Ravess. The character was nominally loyal to Master Cyclonis, the female sovereign of the Cyclonian Empire. But Ravess privately considered Cyclonis to be incompetent and unworthy of the throne. Ravess typically ignored orders by her own superiors, preferring instead to execute her own plans. She was eventually exiled after a failed term as a regent for the absent Cyclonis.
In "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" (2007-2009), Weseluck voiced the colonel Kati Mannequin, a member of the military forces of the Advanced European Union. Kati represented a faction who had managed to unify the European continent. She served the role of the tactical coordinator and commander in the army. Her love interest was the mobile suit pilot Patrick Colasour, who she eventually married. Patrick was slavishly loyal to her, following Kati whenever she changed her allegiance.
In a 2009 episode of "Iron Man: Armored Adventures", Weseluck voiced an animated version of Abigail Brand. The character was depicted as a SHIELD agent, held hostage by the supervillain Living Laser. The comic book version of Abigail is a human-alien hybrid with pyrokinetic powers, but the animated version was a seemingly normal human.
In "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" (2010-2019), Weseluck primarily voiced the supporting character Spike the Dragon. The character was a tiny purple dragon who served as the loyal assistant to the unicorn and magic user Twilight Sparkle. According to his origin episode, a filly Twilight had used magic to hatch his egg. He had stayed by her side ever since, and he had not socialized with other dragons until his pre-teen years. Subplots involving Spike included his cultural differences from other dragons, his efforts to control his dragon-like greed, his romantic attraction to the adult unicorn Rarity, the mutual efforts of Spike and Rarity to shield each other from danger, and his growing friendship with the female dragons Ember (the reigning Dragon Lord) and Smolder.
In the same series, Weseluck voiced two other recurring characters. She voiced Mayor Mare, the female mayor of Ponyville. The character mainly served as the local authority figure. The only major information on her background was that she dyed her mane gray, while her natural hair color was pink. She was embarrassed when her secret was published in a gossip column. The other recurring character voiced by Weseluck was the hard-working dressmaker Coco Pommel. The character was initially introduced as the soft-spoken assistant to the domineering fashion designer Suri Polomare. She soon befriended rival designer Rarity (who was friendlier to her than Suri), and at a later point was employed as a salesperson by Rarity.
In the animated film "Thor: Tales of Asgard" (2011), Weseluck voiced Valkyrie/Brunnhilde. The character was based on a popular comic book character, an Asgardian warrior woman who has served as a member of both the Defenders and the Avengers. The Marvel character was in turn based on Brunhild, a shield-maiden or Valkyrie prominently depicted in Germanic heroic legend. The original character played a central role in both the "Nibelungenlied" (written c. 1200) and the "Volsunga saga" (late 13th century).
In "Littlest Pet Shop" (2012-2016), Weseluck voiced the female rabbit Buttercream Sundae. Buttercream was energetic, sweet, and upbeat, but mischievous and impulsive. Her impulsive behavior tended to have negative consequences for those around her, but rarely for herself. One of her episodes depicted as suffering from a split personality, with the other persona being the bully Flash McCarrots.
Weseluck has entertained audiences for at least 35 years, and seems to have no plans to retire yet. She has gained a fan following due to her portrayal of memorable characters in several animated franchises, and for her versatility in portraying different character types.August 13, 2017: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Little known fact: She always wanted Spike to have a My Little Dragon spinoff with Garble (Vincent Tong), Ember (Ali Milner) and Smolder (Shannon Chan-Kent), used to film documentaries, auditioned to voice Princess Celestia
On June 30, 2020, she revealed that she refused to voice Spike in Pony Life because Friendship is Magic meant too much to her to play a whole new Spike. I'm with her on that, and that is why I continue to write all 26 MLP: FiM spec script ideas I came up with in 2017 and 2018. If Hasbro TV and their MLP: FIM fans care as much as I do about un-wasting Silver Spoon, Button Mash, Babs Seed, Pharynx and the Equal 4, and giving Twilight's school of friendship more prominence, this could be a great opportunity to bring back Cathy Weseluck, get Friendship is Magic up to 10 years, and have more Brony Cons after COVID through 2025 like the original plan. If the series had 2 more 26-episode seasons, 11 & 12, 300 episodes would be a great place to end it and give the Elements of Harmony books a 4th volume.- Actor
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Gabriel Brown was born in Annapolis, Maryland on February 2, 1990 but resides in Tucson, Arizona in a family of musicians. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the Navy, qualifying for the SEALs. After a sky diving accident that injured his leg, he cross-rated to Gunner's Mate but volunteered for the Navy choir instead. He eventually got shipped to Yokusuka, Japan and became the lead singer for the 7th Fleet Band Orient Express where they performed around South East Asia. He was honorably discharged in 2013.
After getting discharged he moved to Vancouver, Canada to become a voice actor. He found very little success, only getting small & uncredited roles, singing parts, and commercial voiceovers. He eventually moved back to Tucson, but continues to find roles.
Even though he was still in the Navy he was active on his Youtube channel and has released a few songs on various music platforms. He has found substantial success on Youtube by releasing his original music and impressions of singers and characters. He continues to release music and upload to Youtube and hopes to find a role that isn't just making animal sounds.July 27, 2018: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Little known fact: Has a Black Gryph0n MLP OC who could have but never made it into the show, met Michelle Creber in 2013, sings the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures theme song, lived in Vancouver for a while, moved to Tuscon, Arizona in 2016, voiced Becky in Finding Dory- Actress
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Michelle Creber is an award-winning Canadian actor, voice-actor and singer-songwriter based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Driven and deeply passionate about the performing arts from a young age, Michelle first appeared on stage singing at four years old, booked her first major voiceover gig (Lucy in Peanuts) at the age of seven; her first starring role in professional musical theatre at the age of nine (Annie); her first movie (Disney's Search For Santa Paws) at the age of ten and her first series regular role at the age of 14 (CBC's Strange Empire). Now as a young adult, Michelle has a resume and a wealth of experience that spans over a decade and a half, known around the world for her music and key roles in hit series such as My Little Pony, Ninjago, Peter Pan and more. Through it all, her motivation remains to make a positive difference in people's lives through meaningful and authentic storytelling.
An accomplished and prolific songwriter, Michelle has written hundreds of songs and has eight albums to her credit, including: Storm with sales and streams in over 130 countries and placement on the top-100 of the US / Canadian Billboard charts; On Display which also achieved top-100 status on the US Billboard charts; Timeless: Songs of a Century; A Creber Christmas (Volumes 1 & 2); and three albums with singer Gabriel Brown (Black Gryph0n): At Home, Tribute and their best-selling Getting Stronger. Michelle has also released several singles including Feels Like Summer, a co-write with Christopher Ward (writer of the hit Black Velvet), Luke McMaster and Arun Chaturvedi. Michelle's pop-centric music features unique stylings and uplifting messages, with the ultimate goal of inspiring listeners to be unapologetically themselves.
Michelle is an exceptional vocalist with incredible performance skills, who can blow the roof off with a fiery anthem and then move her audience with an intimate musical moment. She has a dedicated international fanbase covering six continents and has performed concerts in Germany, Poland, Thailand, Australia and the UK, as well as coast-to-coast throughout North America. Michelle is also proud to be an official ambassador for Kids Help Phone Canada.
In her own words, Michelle is a "huge hockey fan and adventure nerd" and spends her downtime hiking, cold plunging, doing escape rooms, playing floor hockey and having board game nights with friends and family.July 27, 2018: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Little known fact: When I did a perfect imitation of Apple Bloom's voice in 2019, she, her mom and Gabriel C. Brown were so surprised at my voice that they jokingly asked if I would take her job.- Music Department
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Monique was born the oldest of four children in Winnipeg, where from a very early age, she took a keen interest in singing, keyboards, acting and performance. After graduating from Westwood Collegiate, she pursued a duo career as a singer and an entrepreneur who owned and managed a music school which grew to an enrollment of 500 students. Finding that the growing business interfered too much with her performance time, Monique sold it and moved to Vancouver in the 90s, where she married pianist/composer Michael Creber. In 1999, daughter Michelle was born and before too long, Michelle was joining her parents on stage and in the studio.
Once on the West Coast, Monique started the next phase of her busy career, focusing more on performance, producing and studio work. She also started learning a new side of the entertainment business, becoming a manager for her daughter's career.
As a singer, Monique's voice can be heard on animated series such as My Little Pony, Friendship Is Magic, Martha Speaks & George of the Jungle, jingles, commercials, albums, audio books and soundtracks including Space TV's The Collector; a Leo Award-winning episode for best Musical Score.
As a performer, highlights include appearances on the Vicki Gabereau Show, Urban Rush, CBC Radio's The Early Edition and in the Vancouver International Jazz Festival as well as featured performances with Canadian luminaries such as The Nylons, Michael Burgess, Shari Ulrich, Jim Byrnes and the Rankin Family Sisters. Monique's voice is most often compared to that of Karen Carpenter and as such, Monique has been a featured guest vocalist in a variety of symphony orchestra concerts performing a Carpenters tribute. She has also been active in the Vancouver theatre scene as a musical director for many productions (including Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, Joseph, Hairspray, FAME, Little Women, Grease, Annie, Guys & Dolls and Aladdin) and as an actor (including "Marmee" in Little Women, "Ebenezer's Mother" in A Christmas Carol and "Mrs. Greer" in Annie).
Monique now has over 30 years of teaching experience as a singing, keyboard, acting & performance coach. In addition, she has trained teachers from all over the world and takes a special interest in coaching vocals for actors singing in film & TV productions. More recently, Monique added Personal Management to her repertoire and is working extensively with three busy young and upcoming artists; her daughter Michelle as well as Natalie Sharp and Gabriel C. Brown (aka Black Gryph0n).July 27, 2018: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA- Actress
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Ingrid Nilson voices characters on top animated shows and has appeared onscreen in multiple award-winning film and television productions. In 2020, she was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Female for her role as "Flea" in feature film The Curse of Willow Song (Best BC Film, VIFF 2020).
Ingrid holds an Honors Degree in Theatre from the University of British Columbia. She coaches acting and teaches animation voice-over for the post-secondary accredited Full-Time Program at On The Mic Training. Currently, she resides in Vancouver, BC where she competes in triathlons, writes and records music and enjoys time with her dog, Salsa.July 27, 2018: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA- Actress
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Lena Hall (Celina Consuela Gabriella Carvajal) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. Hall is a Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee who appears opposite Jennifer Connelly in TNT's science-fiction epic Snowpiercer (2020). Following her Tony-winning Broadway run in 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch,' Hall toured North America alongside Josh Groban on his "Stages" tour and portrayed the dual starring roles of Hedwig and Yitzhak in 'Hedwig' in Los Angeles (LA Drama Critics Circle nomination) and San Francisco. She originated the role of Nicola in the Tony-winning musical 'Kinky Boots,' and can be seen on HBO's Girls (2012) and Amazon Prime's Good Girls Revolt (2015), and heard voicing the role of Countess Coloratura in an episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010) (The Mane Attraction (2015)). Hall's most recent stage appearance was starring with Marisa Tomei in Lincoln Center Theater's 'How to Transcend a Happy Marriage.' In February 2018, Hall received widespread critical acclaim for her performance of the title role in the feature film Becks (2017), which won the U.S. Fiction Award at the LA Film Festival.July 28, 2018: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Little known fact: Is Filipino on her paternal grandfather's side (I'm half-Filipino on my father's side!), most favorite Mane 6 pony is Pinkie Pie- Writer
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M.A. Larson is known for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010), Sym-Bionic Titan (2010) and DC Super Hero Girls (2019).July 28, 2018: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Little known fact: Has a rejected MLP script "A Rainbow of Confessions" where he would have played Wind Striker, replaced by Rarity Investigates with Jan Rabson as Wind Rider- Actor
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Born and raised in Vancouver (but for a year in New Zealand), Peter began acting in grade nine. He joined the Vancouver Youth Theatre at 16, and began a comedy troupe called The Legend of Bonefish at nineteen. After toiling for a decade in clubs and cabarets, Peter finally made the move to film and television where he began to find roles immediately, and to voice acting where his breakout was longer in the making, but perhaps even more well-received when it came. Peter is committed to making his own work happen, by writing and performing in independent films, including co-producing some of those old cabaret sketches and popping them online twenty years after the fact. Peter's acting has taken him far and wide, from Ohio to Australia, New York and Uganda. He looks forward to discovering all of the places this craft may take him, both inside himself, and out there in the larger world.July 28, 2018: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA- Born in Melbourne, Australia, into a performance-oriented family, Bill Newton has been surrounded by and involved in entertainment communities, behind the scenes and/or on stage, for over 25 years. From Stage Manager to Lighting and Sound technician to 'walking the boards' as an actor in the theatre, he has demonstrated his passion for the performing arts and a fascination and dedication to every aspect of the creative process.
Bill's inclination for creativity and adventure led him around the world to follow opportunity and pursue his dreams. Taking his theatre 'chops' into the sound booth, he found a whole new world of possibility whose challenges and chances he embraces equally and wholeheartedly.
Now, a multi-award nominated voiceover performer, Bill is most well known for his roles in LEGO: Marvel Avengers, Monster Beach and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.July 28, 2018: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Little known fact: Moved from Australia to Vancouver in 2012 - Writer
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Amy Keating Rogers is known for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010), The Powerpuff Girls (1998) and The Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas (2003). She is married to Aaron. They have two children.July 28, 2018: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA- Actress
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Tabitha St. Germain (also known by the alias of Paulina Gillis) is a Canadian actress. She has made the transition from stage work to voice work, and has since become one of the core voice actresses working in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As Paulina Gillis, she won a Dora Award in 1995 for her performance in Assassins, the Stephen Sondheim musical.July 28, 2018: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Little known fact: grew up in South Africa between her time in Boston and Vancouver, denied the role of Pinkie Pie but would reprise Minty from G3 in Friendship is Magic if Minty ever got any speaking roles and met Rarity, Minty and Rarity do not have a last name
Pucca is probably a much bigger role for Tabitha than you think. She is known for making emotional squeals as Rarity in Friendship is Magic, and Pucca is a series where she and Brian Drummond as Garu communicate with only emotional squeals, which really shows off their talent as voice actors. Ashley Tisdale, who was a main character in Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch with Tabitha, also makes a lot of emotional squeals as Candace in Phineas and Ferb, and I believe Ashley could use a Pucca-type character of her own.- Director
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born January 1, 1960
August 29, 2018: Met at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, USA (my scriptwriting teacher!)- Stan Finegold is known for Apprentice (2009).August 29, 2018: Met at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania USA (my video editing teacher!)
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Andrea Libman is a Canadian actress from Toronto. She has often worked as a voice actress in animated works. Her best known roles were the regular characters Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie in the long-running fantasy series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" (2010-2019) and most of its spin-offs.
Her major characters were noted for their contradictory traits. Fluttershy was typically depicted as soft-spoken, gentle and caring towards nearly all animals, and extremely loyal towards her relatively few friends. But when acting sternly and assertively, she could intimidate fellow ponies, cockatrices, and giant dragons. Several episodes also explored Fluttershy's anger-management issues, as she had several instances of explosive rage. Pinkie Pie was typically depicted as an excitable and fun-loving baker, party organizer, and entertainer. She considered it her life's goal to bring joy to nearly everyone she met. But several episodes explored Pinkie's insecurities, her fears that her friends did not respect her or that they would eventually abandon her, and her self-doubt when confronted with skilled rivals.
Libman has had several other notable roles in animation. She voiced Ikuko Otonashi in the English dub of "Maison Ikkoku" (1986-1988). The character was depicted as the young niece of the series' female lead, Kyoko Otonashi. Libman voiced the rebellious girl Penny in the animated film "Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies" (1986). Her character sought help to overthrow the tyrannical regime of King Gurumes. Libman also voiced the child version of the regular character Chi-Chi in the Ocean dub of "Dragon Ball" (1986-1989). The character was initially depicted as a tough and temperamental girl, who grew up to become the wife of protagonist Goku. The adult Chi-Chi's main goal was to remind her superhuman husband and son to not neglect the challenges and obligations of normal life while pursuing adventures.
Libman voiced the sentient gynoid (female android) Roll in the OVA series "Mega Man: Upon a Star" (1993-1994). Roll is typically depicted as the sister of the protagonist Mega Man, though her age and personality vary wildly in adaptations of the Mega Man video game series. Libman voiced the Parisian boarding school girl Madeline in the second and third seasons of "The New Adventures of Madeline" (1993-2001). The series was based on a series of children's books by Ludwig Bemelmans. Libman also voiced the female dinosaur LaBrea in "Dino Babies" (1994-1996). Her character was the only female character among the series' 6 co-protagonists.
Libman voiced the younger version of the regular character AndrAIa in "ReBoot" (1994-2001), while Sharon Alexander voiced the adult version of the character. The character was depicted as a sentient Game Sprite from an Atlantis-themed game. AndrAIa's design was mermaid-like and she used a trident in combat. She was initially depicted as the new partner and best friend of Enzo Matrix, while she later became Enzo's long-term romantic partner.
Libman voiced Anita in the OVA series "Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge" (1997-1998), an adaptation of the video game series "Darkstalkers". In this media franchise, Anita was typically depicted as an emotionally detached orphan girl with unexplained psychic powers. She was the young ward and surrogate daughter of the vampire hunter Donovan Baine, who had rescued her life in their first encounter and then decided to become her self-appointed protector.
Libman voiced the co-protagonist Emmy in "Dragon Tales" (1999-2005). Her character was depicted as a 6-year-old human girl who used magic to travel to the fantasy world of Dragon Land, and befriended several young dragons. Her best friend was the female dragon Cassie. Emmy was depicted as athletic and intelligent, but impulsive. Libman voiced the human girl Lemony in "Yakkity Yak" (2002-2003). Her character was the love interest of the anthropomorphic pineapple Keo, and the best friend of the sentient robot Penelope (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain).
Libman was the first voice actress to voice the original character X-23 in a 2003 episode of "X-Men: Evolution". Her character was depicted in the series as a female clone of Wolverine, created by the espionage organization HYDRA. X-23 was depicted as a living weapon, who was "trying to become a real little girl". A new version of the character was soon introduced in Marvel's comic books, and eventually became a popular character in her own right. The comic book version of X-23/Laura Kinney was also initially depicted as a female clone of Wolverine, but she was later revealed to be his biological daughter.
Libman voiced Zipzee, a female Breezie (insect-like pony), in several direct-to video films of the Generation 3 incarnation of "My Little Pony". Libman started depicting the character in 2006. Zipzee was depicted as mainly interested in tending to her flowers, though she was allergic to pollen. Libman voiced the recurring character of Toodles Galore in a few episodes of "Tom and Jerry Tales" (2006-2008). Her character was depicted as an attractive white female cat, and the main love interest for co-protagonist Tom Cat.
Libman voiced the young technician Mileina Vashti in the second and last season of "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" (2007-2009). Mileina was depicted as an expert in electronics, robotics, physics, and mechanical engineering, but was frustrated at having to deal with repetitive tasks. She was romantically interested in the enigmatic Tieria Erde, despite the fact that his disembodied consciousness survived only within a computer.
Libman voiced the candy-maker Harmony Bear in "Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot" (2007-2010). Her character was part of the series' supporting cast. Harmony was also depicted in this series as the lead vocalist of the music group "Care Bear Honeys". Libman voiced the unicorn Sweetie Belle in the animated short films "My Little Pony: Meet the Ponies" (2008), which were created to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the "My Little Pony" franchise. Sweetie Belle was depicted as the only unicorn in Ponyville.
Libman voiced the co-protagonist Cathy Smith in "Monster Buster Club" (2008-2009). Cathy was a humanoid alien who had settled on Earth and had taken a human form. She appeared to be a normal 12-year-old girl, but she was actually 250 years and belonged to a species with long lifespans. She was still an adolescent by the standards of her species. Her superhuman powers included the ability to stretch her limbs and to communicate through telepathy.
Libman voiced the hairstylist and inventor Lemon Meringue in "Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures" (2010-2015). Lemon was depicted as creative and quick-thinking, but single-minded in the pursuit of her goals and overly competitive . In the 4th season of the series, Libman also voiced the new character of Sweet Grapes. The character was rather optimistic in trying to improve the mood and behavior of her twin sister Sour Grapes, who was perpetually in a foul mood and rarely demonstrated affection for others (including Sweet).
Libman voiced the anthropomorphic bee Maya in "Maya the Bee" (2012-2017). The series was an adaptation of the children's book "The Adventures of Maya the Bee" (1912) by Waldemar Bonsels, which has received several adaptations in the century following its original publication. In the original novel, Maya was exiled from her hive due to her interest in exploration. She remained loyal to her hive, and warned them in advance of a hornet attack on the bees.
Libman voiced the regular character of Cylindria in "Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures" (2013-2015). Cylindria was the bespectacled best friend of the heroic Pac-Man, and the brains behind some of his operations. A subplot of the series was that people assumed that Pac and Cylindria were romantically involved, despite Cylindria's seeming lack of interest in romance. The female ghost Pinky viewed Cylindria as her main rival in winning Pac's affection.
Libman voiced Bramble the Kelpie in a 2018 episode of "DuckTales". Kelpies are shape-shifting water spirits in Scottish folklore, often in horse form. They supposedly carried many riders into the depths of the waters in order to drown them. In the episode, Bramble and her ally Briar tried repeatedly to win the trust of the Duck family and their companions in order to lure them to their death. Since the Ducks were aware of the nature of kelpies, the plan never worked. The design of Bramble was based on the form of Twilight Sparkle, the protagonist of "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic".
By 2022, Libman was 38-years-old. She has had an active career since the 1990s, and seems to have no interest in retiring yet. She has gained a fan following due to her many memorable characters in animated series, and her connection to several long-running franchises. She seems likely to gain further key roles in animated works.August 2, 2019: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland
Little known fact: Andrea Libman is the first person I met who saw the plot resemblance between her DuckTales golf episode with Tara Strong, and the Gravity Falls golf episode with Quibble Pants, and she was the only voice actress to record from Vancouver in the DuckTales golf episode.- Director
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Jayson Thiessen is known for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010), Pucca (2004) and Enchantimals: Spring Into Harvest Hills (2020). He is married to Jocelan Thiessen.August 2, 2019: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA- Actress
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Nicole Lyn Oliver was born in Ottawa, Ontario. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from York University, a Masters Degree in Communication from Royal Roads University, and additional training from the British American Drama Academy in Oxford and London. She was a prominent member of the Union of BC Performers, she served on its executive board (2002-2005), chaired several committees, and continues to be part of the negotiation team during collective bargaining. She is married to Chris Ainscough, an award-winning composer in the film industry. They live in Vancouver with their two sons William and Grady.August 2, 2019: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA- Actress
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Britt McKillip was born on 18 January 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Trick 'r Treat (2007), Dead Like Me (2003) and Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar (2018).August 2, 2019: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA- Actress
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Rebecca Shoichet is a Canadian voice actress, primarily active since the early 2000s. In 2000, she moved from Victoria to Vancouver. She was hired by the Vancouver-based voice acting company Ocean Productions to voice various roles in the English dubs of Japanese anime. Her earliest prominent role was voicing Sota Higurashi in the fantasy adventure series "Inuyasha" (2000-2004), the younger brother of the female co-protagonist Kagome co-protagonist. She served as a replacement for Sota's previous voice actress Saffron Henderson. Shoichet has since voiced roles in both original English-language series and dubs.
Shoichet has served as a singer in the Vancouver-based music bands "Mimosa", "Side One", and "Soulstream". She has had theatrical roles in productions of the Vancouver Playhouse. She has also worked as an instructor in the voice-over training school "On The Mic Training ".
Shoichet voiced Marvel Comics' super-heroines She-Hulk/Jennifer Walters and Squirrel Girl/Doreen Green in an episode of "Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes" (2006-2010). She voiced the recurring super-villainess Sedusa/Sakurako Kintoki in "Powerpuff Girls Z" (2006-2007). The character was a seductive version of the mythological monster Medusa, with tentacles for hair. Shoichet also voiced the intelligence agent Abigail Brand in the motion comic "Astonishing X-Men" (2012).
Shoichet gained a prominent role as the singing voice of co-protagonist Princess Twilight Sparkle in the long-running fantasy series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" (2010-2019). She was reportedly cast after recording a demo for the series' theme song. Her voice sounded similar to that of Tara Strong, who provided Twilight's speaking voice. In the same series, Shoichet voiced the recurring characters Night Glider sand Sugar Belle. Sugar Belle served as the love interest and eventual wife for the supporting character Big McIntosh, and consequently the new sister-in-law of the prominent characters Applejack and Apple Bloom.
In the spin-off film series "Equestria Girls" (2013-2016), Shoichet was cast as the voice of Sunset Shimmer. Sunset was the main villainess of the original film, but she was developed as the protagonist of the sequel films and of a number of subsequent television specials. Shoichet continued voicing the character until the release of the final television special in 2019.
Shoichet voiced the Marvel Comics super-heroine Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers in the animated film "Lego Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum" (2020) and the web series "Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of the Thanostones" (2020) and "Marvel Battleworld: Treachery at Twilight" (2021). She also voiced the heroine Gamora in "Mystery of the Thanostones", which depicted the character as a Valkyrie.
By 2024, Shoichet was 49-years-old. Though she has not had any major recurring roles in the 2020s, she has not retired yet. Several of her past roles are still popular, and Shoichet is a well-known figure to animation fans.August 3, 2019: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA- Talent Agent
August 3, 2019: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, looks like Josh Brolin, considered himself "the Thanos of casting"- Writer
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Lauren Johanna Faust is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist and director. She developed My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, which had a good following among males. She also worked on The Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, The Iron Giant, Wander Over Yonder, Kid Cosmic and DC Super Hero Girls. She is married to fellow animator Craig McCracken and had a daughter.August 3, 2019: Met at BronyCon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA- Malcolm Nance is known for Stealing America, Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump (2020) and Dirty Wars (2013).born September 20, 1961
August 26, 2019: Met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Director
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Yaniv has worked for The Philadelphia Film Office, The Travel Channel, SpikeTV and The Sundance Channel.
In 2008 he started Yes Productions, LLC where he works as a Producer on streaming reality-TV shows "Haunted Destinations," "Road Trip," "Let's Dish" and "House of Levy," which have been featured on Fox News, Sirius Satellite Radio, The Wall Street Journal and DIYFrugal.com.
His list of recent short films includes "Life Just Happened," "The Piano Teacher", "Happiness" and "The Fallen" as well the non-fiction films "Making Love on the LOOP" and "Haunted Destinations."born August 11, 1982
August 29, 2019: Met at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, USA (my video production teacher!)
Friend of Bob Snow, a writer of DuckTales (2017)- Jessica Dalcanton is known for The Best Day Ever (2012).born October 12, 1982
September 1, 2021: Met at Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA (my original Improv teacher!) - Tim Gallagher is known for Mind Wiped (2022), Executioner: The Musical (1989) and Spaced Out (2006).born November 19
September 8, 2021: Met at Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA (my new Improv co-teacher!) - born September 19
September 10, 2021: Met at Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA (my new Improv co-teacher!) - Iain Campbell is known for Shudder (2021), Rainbow Cups (2015) and The Man Who Kept Hearing His Name Getting Called Out (2014).September 10, 2021: Met at Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
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February 8, 2022: Met at Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Worked as an intern on MadMen, writes for Ridley Scott's production company Scot-Free- Producer
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Jodi Schwartz is known for American Morning (2021) and 27 Candles (2021).February 16, 2022: Met at Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA- August 31, 2022: Met at Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
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Justin McGriff is known for The Amber Ruffin Show (2020), Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) and Non-Evil Twin (2023).September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Additional Crew
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Cassidy McKenna is known for Ghost in the Graveyard (2019), Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) and The Amber Ruffin Show (2020).September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Additional Crew
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Wally Feresten was born on 24 August 1965 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Celebrity Deathmatch (1998), Saturday Night Live (1975) and 30 Rock (2006).September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Additional Crew
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Ryan Reiss is known for Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore's Face Off (2005), Maya & Marty (2016) and Brklyn (2016).September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Camera and Electrical Department
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Stephen Gumbrecht is a writer and producer, best known for his work on the Olympics, Late Night with Seth Meyers, SNL, MTV, and VICE. He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage (2016 Rio Olympics). He writes ads for brands like Google, Patrón, and Beirsdorf. He's based in New York City.September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA
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Buck Buchanan is known for Late Night with Seth Meyers: Corrections (2021), Kitchen Boss (2011) and 48 Hours on ID (2010).September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Knarre is known for The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2014), Guy Court (2013) and Talking Metal (2007).September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Camera and Electrical Department
Charles Libretto is known for Late Night with Seth Meyers: Corrections (2021), The Amber Ruffin Show (2020) and Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014).September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Camera and Electrical Department
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Paul Martens is known for All My Children (1970), One Life to Live (1968) and Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997).September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Camera and Electrical Department
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Mike Zecca is known for Late Night with Seth Meyers: Corrections (2021), That Other Pregame Show (2013) and EliteXC Saturday Night Fights (2008).September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Writer
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Seth Meyers was born on 28 December 1973 in Bedford, New Hampshire, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Documentary Now! (2015), Saturday Night Live (1975) and New Year's Eve (2011). He has been married to Alexi Ashe Meyers since 1 September 2013. They have three children.September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Producer
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Michael Shoemaker is known for Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Saturday Night Live 25 (1999).September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Writer
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John Oliver was born on 23 April 1977 in Birmingham, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014), The Lion King (2019) and The Smurfs (2011). He has been married to Kate Norley since October 2011. They have two children.September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Actress
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Quinta Brunson is a writer, actress and Stand-Up Comedian living in LA. Born and raised in Philadelphia PA, Quinta started studying comedy in Chicago at the Second City. She moved to LA in 2013. Her 2014 viral series "The Girl Who's Never Been on a Nice Date" launched her into viral fame, eventually leading her to a relationship with BuzzFeed Motion pictures. She now develops shows in traditional and digital entertainment and performs stand up around the country.September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Composer
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Courtney Barnett is known for In the Fade (2017), The Choice (2016) and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016).September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA
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Crystal Waters was born on 19 November 1961 in Deptford Township, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Double Team (1997), Blue Streak (1999) and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995).September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Actress
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September 19, 2022: Met at Rainbow Observation Deck in New York City, New York, USA- Mersha Wambua is known for Love Leads to Death and No Joke (2021).December 13, 2022: Met at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, USA
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Stephen Tyrone Colbert (pronounced "cole-BEAR") was born on May 13, 1964 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the son of Lorna Elizabeth (Tuck) and James William Colbert, Jr., a doctor and medical school dean at Yale, Saint Louis University, and MUSC. He is the youngest of eleven children, and is of Irish Catholic background.
Stephen studied acting at Northwestern and performed with the Second City comedy troupe in Chicago before teaming up with fellow cast members Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello to create the sketch comedy Exit 57 (1995) for Comedy Central. During its two-season run in the mid-1990s, it garnered five CableACE nominations for best writing, performing, and comedy series. After the demise of Exit 57 (1995) from 1997 (until his departure in October 2005), Stephen was a correspondent on The Daily Show (1996), then hosted by Craig Kilborn. Initially billed as "The New Guy," Stephen became the show's longest-running correspondent before getting his own show, The Colbert Report (2005), which has done well in its slot following The Daily Show (1996).
At the time he left The Daily Show (1996), Stephen had been its longest-running and most diverse correspondent. In addition to his role as Senior Political Correspondent, he was one of the hosts of "Even Stepheven," a point-counterpoint assault featuring co-correspondent Steve Carell, and the host of "This Week in God," a recurring segment in which he reported on all things theological with the assistance of the "God Machine."
Stephen helped The Daily Show (1996) win numerous Emmy and Peabody Awards and contributed to "America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction" (Warner Books) which immediately topped the New York Times bestseller list and stayed there for 15 consecutive weeks.
His personality, intelligence, and leftist political satire could only have led him to The Colbert Report (2005), a half-hour nightly platform for him to give his tongue-in-cheek take on the issues of the day, and more importantly, to tell you why he thinks everyone else's take is just plain wrong.
His other notable credits include serving as both writer and cast member on The Dana Carvey Show (1996), writing for Saturday Night Live (1975), and providing the voice of Ace in Robert Smigel's "Ambiguously Gay Duo," which originated on The Dana Carvey Show (1996) and was a semi-regular feature in Smigel's "TV Funhouse" segment on SNL. He was also featured on "Mr. Goodwrench" commercials (2003-2005).
Stephen lives in northern New Jersey with his wife and three children.May 1, 2023: Met at Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City, New York, USA- Additional Crew
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Cara Washington is known for The Opera x Metamorphoses (2018), Happy to Help You (2024) and The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017).May 1, 2023: Met at Ed Sullivan Theatre New York City, New York, USA- Actor
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James Paul Marsden, or better known as just James Marsden, was born on September 18, 1973, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Kathleen (Scholz) and James Luther Marsden. His father, a distinguished Professor of Animal Sciences & Industry at Kansas State University, and his mother, a nutritionist, divorced when he was nine years old. James grew up with his four other siblings, sisters, Jennifer and Elizabeth, and brothers, Jeff and Robert. He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry. During his teen years, he attended Putnam City North High School which was located in Oklahoma City. After graduating in 1991, he attended Oklahoma State University and studied Broadcast Journalism. While in university, he became a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
While vacationing with his family in Hawaii, he met actor Kirk Cameron, and his actress sister, Candace Cameron Bure. They eventually invited James to visit them in Los Angeles. After studying in Oklahoma State for over a year and appearing in his college production, "Bye Bye Birdie", he left school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his interest in acting. James got his first job on the pilot episode of The Nanny (1993) as Eddie, who was Margaret Sheffield's boyfriend. He then became part of the Canadian television series, Boogies Diner (1994), which aired for one season. After that series ended, he got a brief role as the original Griffin on Fox's Party of Five (1994). His first big break came when he became the lead on the short-lived ABC series, Second Noah (1996). Although the show didn't last long, the young actor received enough exposure from the public and even managed to win the hearts of fellow teenage girls. In 1996, he attended an audition for a movie titled Primal Fear (1996) but unfortunately lost that role to Edward Norton. Two years later, he was offered a lead role in 54 (1998), which he turned down. The role later went to another actor, Ryan Phillippe.
James' star power increased when he starred in David Nutter's Disturbing Behavior (1998), alongside Katie Holmes and Nick Stahl, which had mixed reviews, but mostly positive ones. His role in the television series as Glenn Foy in Ally McBeal (1997), is probably one of his biggest achievement to date. He became one of the main cast members during the first half of season 5, where he showcased his singing abilities. It was in that show where he was able to grab the attention of audiences from different backgrounds. The 5' 10" star later played Lon Hammon Jr. in the romantic movie, The Notebook (2004), which was based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks of the same name. His movies, Lies and Alibis (2006) and 10th & Wolf (2006) was also released around the world to audiences in the year 2006. One of his most memorable roles to fans is his role as Cyclops in the X-Men (2000) movie franchise. The movie was well accepted by audiences and critics, which eventually made James one of the hottest stars since it was released. He was among the actors who starred in all three of the X-Men movies. James had the honor of working alongside Patrick Stewart, Famke Janssen and Hugh Jackman in the film. However, not many people know that he actually had to wear lifts for most of his scenes in the X-men movies, because his character Cyclops is supposed to be 6" 3" compared to a 5' 3" Wolverine. In reality, he is actually under 6' 0", shorter than Famke Janssen who plays his love interest, Jean Grey, and even shorter than Hugh Jackman who played Wolverine.
In the year 2006, he played Richard White in the highly anticipated movie, Superman Returns (2006), which coincidentally was directed by Bryan Singer, who also directed previous X-Men installments. Although he appeared in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), the third installment of the X-Men franchise, many would notice that he in fact had more screen time in 'Superman Returns', as Lois Lane's long awaiting fiancé who had to accept the fact that his fiancée is in love with the man of steel. James earned great reviews from that movie, which led to him getting more movie roles. In 2007, James played Corny Collins in the film Hairspray (2007), an adaption of the Broadway musical based on John Waters movie, Hairspray (1988). He joined a star-studded cast, starring alongside top names such as John Travolta, Queen Latifah and Michelle Pfeiffer. James not only acted in that movie, but also sang two of the film's songs, "The Nicest Kids In Town", and "Hairspray". Being part of Hairspray catapulted James to a different level of stardom as audiences got to see another side of him. His next role was in the Disney movie, Enchanted (2007), playing Prince Edward, where he acted alongside Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon and Patrick Dempsey. Once again, James had the opportunity to sing in two songs from the movie, "True Love's Kiss" and "That's Amore". Enchanted (2007) appealed to not only older audiences but also to those who were fans of Disney's network productions. Following his huge success in the years 2006 and 2007, James played the male lead role in the romantic comedy, 27 Dresses (2008), opposite actress Katherine Heigl in 2008. The movie did well at the box office, earning a gross revenue of over $159 million, which exceeded the expectations of crew members especially since it was under a $30 million budget.
Marsden played the male lead in the horror film, The Box (2009), based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by author Richard Matheson. He starred opposite Cameron Diaz in the movie.
He co-starred in Accidental Love (2015) (previously Accidental Love (2015), a politically-themed romantic comedy, directed by David O. Russell and filmed in Columbia, South Carolina. Marsden's recent film roles include the sequel comedy Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), the romantic drama The Best of Me (2014), and the comedy Unfinished Business (2015).
James was married to Lisa Linde, an actress known from her role in Days of Our Lives (1965). Lisa is the daughter of legendary country music songwriter Dennis Linde. The couple wed on July 22, 2000 and have a son, Jack Holden Marsden who was born on February 1, 2001, and a daughter, Mary James, who was born on August 10, 2005. They divorced in 2011. James has another son, born in 2012, with model Rose Costa.
Many would assume that with all this success achieved by James at this age, he would be somewhat high-headed but James mentioned that despite all the attention he's getting from the public eye, he tries to keep himself as grounded as possible. He even admits that he flies coach instead of first class while traveling with his family. In an interview he mentioned that he believes he has a certain responsibility to let his children know that he isn't special because of what he does, but who he is as a person. With a great humble attitude and a bright future ahead of him, there's definitely more to expect from this Oklahoma native.May 1, 2023: Met at Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City, New York, USA- Actress
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Joy Oladokun is known for Resident Alien (2021), Station 19 (2018) and Noah Kahan: Someone Like You ft. Joy Oladokun (2021).May 1, 2023: Met at Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City, New York, USA- Actor
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Charles Martinet was born on September 17, 1955 in San Jose, California, USA as Charles Andre Martinet. He is an actor and writer, best known for voicing many characters in Nintendo games including Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi in video games from 1991 to 2023, including the Super Mario series, Luigi's Mansion series, WarioWare series, Yoshi's Island series, Super Smash Bros series & more. He has also voiced some minor characters in the Mario franchise including Male Piantas, Isle Delfino Commercial, Big Top, Clawgrip, Tryclyde, Mouser and Wart. He also voiced many characters in Super Punch-Out!! (1994).
He also voiced for Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier (1995) as Pa Conshohocken, Ray Trace, PiTooie, and voiced Coliey Joe, Big Moe, Lar-Man in the Stooge Fighter 3 Mini Game as a brief side job for Sierra-Online company in 1995 before moving on to work for Nintendo on Super Mario 64, a Nintendo 64 game.
Charles Martinet starred in cameo film roles including Matlock (1989) in the episode "The Captain". He also played in The Dead Pool (1988), Nine Months (1995), and The Game (1997), he also did the character voices for Anastasia 1997. The non Disney animated movie Beauty and the Beast (1997) by Enchanted Tales.
Charles Martinet originally wanted to be in law school and wasn't interested in voice acting due to the fear of speaking in public, during his school year, one of his friends convinced him to drop out of Law School and become a voice actor, he finally decided to drop out of Law School and pursue after acting and voice acting. He voiced for Mario in Mario Teaches Typing (1991), and practiced voice acting as Super Mario, he later voiced in Super Punch Out (1994) on a Super Nintendo game and in 1995 voiced the some of the characters at Sierra-Online company in the PC game Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier (1995).
One day while Charles was relaxing at the beach, he got a phone call from his agent and was told that he got the part to play Super Mario in Super Mario 64 in the English version. Since then he has been voice acting for Nintendo video games. He also voiced in other video games including Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (1999), Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (2001), Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004), Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (2009), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011), Dragon Ball Legends (2018).
On April 5th 2023, The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) released, which he voiced Mario's dad in many languages (English, Catalan, European French, German, Italian, and European Spanish) He also voiced Giuseppe in nearly every language.
Charles Martinet retired as the voice of Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi in the Mario games on August 21st 2023 and became a Mario Ambassador for Nintendo the same day. His last Nintendo game he worked on before retiring was Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022) as the voice of Mario and Luigi (although that game got ''The Tower of Doooom'' and ''The Last Spark Hunter'' DLC released in 2023, and featured his voice) He was replaced by Kevin Afghani starting from Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) and WarioWare: Move It! (2023). However, Martinet's voice is still being reused in re-releases of Mario games which he voiced Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi in, starting from Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024).August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Kenny was raised in Southeast Texas and grew up playing on the beaches of Galveston and running through the surrounding pine forests of Sam Rayburn Lake. Always wanting to be part of something bigger, he joined the US Navy 7 months prior to his high school graduation. Upon graduating, boot camp in San Diego followed. Kenny served 6 years in the Submarine Service, completing 8 Strategic Deterrent Patrols aboard USS Ohio (SSBN 726) Blue Crew and achieved the rate of Sonar Technician First Class (E-6). After an Honorable Discharge, he worked for government contractors supporting the BQQ-6 sonar system.
It was during the first couple of years after the Navy that Kenny began to pursue the performance arts, buying a drum kit and driving his first wife bonkers. She eventually told him that he could sing better that he could play drums. Taking this opinion to heart, he began to seek bands that were looking for a singer. He sang for various bands for over a decade.
Always looking for a way to gain attention, he created a voice over website and started recording small projects at home. Gaining the attention of the right person at the right time, an audition for Bowser was recorded. Being cast as Bowser was a big surprise, but a challenge he was ready for. Beginning in 2004, Super Mario Strikers was the first title recorded.
Having a need to perform, Kenny decided to begin auditioning for local theater. The acting bug bit and he spent the next 15 years performing in live theater. Performances included comedies, musicals, dramas and an opera.
Kenny continued to work a "regular" job for about a decade after becoming the voice of Bowser. He now has become a full-time voice actor and is branching into animation and English dubbing of Japanese anime for Crunchyroll. He also makes appearances at conventions encompassing many genres.
With the kids grown, Kenny and his wife, Christina, spoil their pet(s) and eat too much!August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA - Actor
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Kellen Goff was born in Torrance, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach (2021), My Hero Academia (2016) and League of Legends (2009).August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Zach Aguilar was born on 21 February 1998. He is an actor, known for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train (2020), NieR Replicant: ver.1.22474487139... (2021) and Genshin Impact (2020).August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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David Matranga was born on 20 April 1975 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for My Hero Academia (2016), Dropa (2019) and Attack on Titan (2013).August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Justin Briner was born on 23 August 1991 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for My Hero Academia (2016), Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions (2016) and Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc (2018).August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Christopher Robin Sabat is an American voice actor and dubbing director who is known for his English-language dubs of anime and video games. He voiced Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Mr. Popo, Korin and Kami from Dragon Ball. Other voices include All Might from My Hero Academia and Garterbelt from Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt. He had two children.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Ian Sinclair is an American voice actor known for voicing Whis from Dragon Ball. He voiced in other anime and video games for Funimation and Sentai Filmworks including Borderlands 1 and 2, Panty and Stocking, Bamboo Blade, One Piece, Danganronpa, Space Dandy, Toriko, El Cazador de la Bruja and Street Fighter V.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actress
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Luci Christian was born on 18 March 1973 in Hico, Texas, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Vampire Hunter D (1985), The Boy and the Beast (2015) and Gatchaman The Movie (1978). She has been married to Michael Bell since 19 April 2008. They have two children. She was previously married to Christopher Berry.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Dante Basco was born on August 29, 1975 in Pittsburg, California as Dante Roman Titus Basco. He's an American actor & producer. He's best known as the voice actor for Prince Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) & Jake Long in American Dragon: Jake Long (2005). He's also known for his roles in Hook (1991), But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), Hang Loose (2012) & Fakin' Da Funk (1997).August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actress
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Tara Strong began her acting career at the age of 13 in Toronto, Canada. She landed several TV, film, and musical theater roles as well as her first lead in an animated series as the title role of "Hello Kitty." After a short run at Toronto's Second City theater company, she moved to Los Angeles with an extensive resume that included her own sit-com and well over 20 animated series. Upon arriving in Hollywood, she quickly made her mark in several TV and Film projects, such as "Party of Five," "National Lampoon's Senior Trip," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," and more. She has an iconic voice-over career, including roles such as Bubbles in "The Powerpuff Girls," Timmy Turner in "The Fairly OddParents," Dil Pickles in "Rugrats," Raven in "Teen Titans," "Batgirl," "Family Guy," "Drawn Together," "Ben 10," Melody in "The Little Mermaid 2," "Spirited Away," etc. She is Miss Collins on Nickelodeon's "Big Time Rush" and the current voice of "Harley Quinn." She is Emmy nominated, a Shorty Award winner, Twilight Sparkle in "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" and currently playing "Unikitty" in the new hit series. She appeared in the Hallmark Christmas movie, "A Very Merry Toy Store." She has 350,000 Twitter followers (@tarastrong) and has used her social media to raise several hundred thousand dollars for kids with cancer and animal rescue groups, as well as using her commanding voices for her anti-bullying platform. She lives in Los Angeles. From between 2000 and 2019 she was married to former actor and real estate agent Craig Strong. However, the couple went their separate ways in July 2019 and, eventually, they formally divorced in January 2022. They have two sons together.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Sound Department
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Brandon Rogers is an American comedian, actor, director, and writer who has become best known for his sketches, where he impersonates various outlandish characters, often lampooning the stereotypes associated with them. Rogers was born on August 3, 1988, in Hayward, California. Though he was fascinated by cinema and acting at a very young age, he decided to become an actor around the age of nine. After completing high school, he attended college in San Francisco. Since he could not break into the field of mainstream entertainment, he decided to pursue his passion through social media. He created a YouTube channel in 2006 which has now amassed over 5 million subscribers.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actress
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Jodi Benson was born on October 10, 1961 in Rockford, Illinois as Jodi Marie Marzorati. She has received worldwide recognition & critical acclaim as the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid (1989), Tour Guide Barbie in Toy Story 2 (1999), Weebo in Flubber (1997) as well as Thumbelina in Thumbelina (1994). Other projects include The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008), The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000), Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001), 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure (2002), Joseph: King of Dreams (2000), Balto: Wolf Quest (2001), Balto III: Wings of Change (2004) & Enchanted (2007).
She starred in Crazy For You as Polly Baker, receiving a Tony & Helen Hayes award nomination for best actress in a musical. Other Broadway credits include Smile, Welcome to the Club & Marilyn. Internationally, she has had the honor of sharing the stage w/ her husband Ray Benson at the European premiere of Ira Gershwin's My One & Only, starring as Miss Edythe Herbert. In Los Angeles, she starred in the critically-acclaimed Reprise/UCLA production of Babes in Arms, South Pacific, Flora the Red Menace, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady & Chess, for which she won the Best Actress Drama League Award.
She can be heard in over a dozen recordings & has a 6-part DVD series titled Baby Faith. Her animated works include Camp Lazlo! (2005), The Little Mermaid (1992), Batman Beyond (1999), The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2003), The Wild Thornberrys (1998), Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999), P.J. Sparkles (1992) as well as many others. On the concert stage, she has performed as a concert soloist w/ symphonies all over the world such as the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, The National Symphony, Cleveland Philharmonic, Dallas Philharmonic, Tokyo Philharmonic to name a few. She has starred in the Kennedy Center Honors for Ginger Rogers, The 25th Anniversary of Walt Disney, Central Park Disney Spectacular & Disney's 100 Years of Magic. She's honored to be the resident guest soloist for the Walt Disney Company/Disney Cruise Line & ambassador for feature animation. She gives thanks & praise to the Lord for her family, friends, her loving husband Ray as well as her precious children: son McKinley Benson & daughter Delaney.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- 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).August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Music Department
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Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to an Italian carpenter/stagehand father from Naples, Italy, and an African-American opera singer mother from Alabama. His parents, working in Europe at the time of his birth, settled in Manhattan by the time he was 6, and that's where he grew up.
Coming from a theatrical background, it was, perhaps, inevitable that young Giancarlo would appear on stage sooner or later, and he did, at age 8, appearing on Broadway as a slave child in "Maggie Flynn" in 1966.
More Broadway work followed through the 1960s and early '70s, followed by some small roles in movies. TV work followed in the 1980s, with increasingly significant parts in a string of high-profile series until he became well-established as a character player both on TV and in a number of movies.
He came very much to the public's attention playing Agent Mike Giardello in the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) in 1998 and since then has rarely been off our screens.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Emily Rebecca Swallow was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Sterling, VA and Jacksonville, FL.
She earned a BA in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Virginia and interned at the State Department, but an acting teacher at UVA noticed her passion and talent for acting and singing and encouraged her to pursue further training. She auditioned for the prestigious NYU Tisch Graduate Acting Program and was accepted into their MFA Program.
On television, Emily is best known for Supernatural (2005), The Mentalist (2008), How to Get Away with Murder (2014), Monday Mornings (2013), and the highly anticipated Disney+ Series The Mandalorian (2019). She can also be heard as the voice of Dracula's ill-fated true love, Lisa Tepes, in the Netflix series Castlevania (2017).
Emily continues to act on stage whenever she can, starring in world premieres of Donald Margulies play The Country House at LA's Geffen Playhouse, opposite Mark Rylance in Louis Jenkins' play Nice Fish at the Guthrie Theatre, in John Patrick Shanley's musical Romantic Poetry at Manhattan Theater Club and in High Fidelity on Broadway. In summer of 2018 she played a lady AND a charlatan opposite Tom Hanks' Falstaff in the Shakespeare Center Los Angeles production of Henry IV Parts 1&2. She was part of the LA Drama Critics' Circle Award-Winning 2016 production of Disgraced at the Mark Taper Forum in LA and she won the Falstaff Award for best Female Performer in 2010 for her performance as Kate in The Taming of the Shrew at the Old Globe in San Diego.
Emily is a gifted singer; she has done her share of musicals and rock concerts. In 2012, Emily and fellow singer/comedienne Jac Huberman created a stage show called Jac N Swallow, which they perform in New York at the Laurie Beechman Theater and Joe's Pub. They would like to do the show again; will someone please babysit Jac's kids?August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA - Actor
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Valdes moved to Miami at age 5 from Colombia, then moved again at age 12 to Marietta, Georgia. He studied at the University of Michigan with the actors of the theater group StarKid Productions. In 2011, after graduating, Valdes was devoted entirely to the theater.Between 2009 and 2011, he participated in theatrical productions of High School Musical and The Wedding Singer before starring in the national tour of Jersey Boys.From March 2013 to March 2014, he played the role of Andrej in the musical Once, in which he also performed on piano, guitar, ukulele, bass and percussion. In 2013, the musical was nominated for a Tony Award.In 2014, Valdes made his television debut in the American series Arrow, before appearing in the spin-off series, The Flash, as a series regular in the role of Francisco "Cisco" Ramón, an engineering genius. Cisco is part of the S.T.A.R. Labs team, along with Dr. Harrison Wells and Caitlin Snow, that help Barry Allen with his superpowers.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actress
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Danielle Nicole Panabaker was born in Augusta, Georgia. Her younger sister, actress Kay Panabaker, starred in the TV series Summerland (2004)(WB, 2004-05). Panabaker started acting at a summer camp before joining community theater productions when she was 10 years old. Panabaker moved to Naperville, IL, where she was a member of the Neuqua Valley High School speech team. At the age of 14, while most students her age were barely starting their high school careers, she graduated.
Panabaker followed her initial appearances in commercials with roles in television, including a part in the series The Guardian (2001) (for which she won a Young Artist Award), as well as other television series, including Malcolm in the Middle (2000), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Medium (2005), Summerland (2004), and the Disney Channel original movie Stuck in the Suburbs (2004). She also appeared in the Lifetime Television productions Sex & the Single Mom (2003) and Mom at Sixteen (2005), as well as the well-reviewed miniseries Empire Falls (2005). She considers "Empire Falls" to be her big break, as it gave her the confidence to pursue her career. In addition, Panabaker appeared in stage productions, with roles in musical theater, including "West Side Story," Pippin,":"Once Upon a Time," and "Beauty Lou and the Country Beast." In 2004, she starred in the ABC film Searching for David's Heart (2004), alongside former co-Disney star Raviv Ullman. In 2005, Panabaker co-starred in two widely-released theatrical films, Sky High (2005) and Yours, Mine & Ours (2005). Her next role was in the film Home of the Giants (2007), opposite Ryan Merriman and Haley Joel Osment. She also had a supporting role in the film Mr. Brooks (2007), opposite Kevin Costner. In the Disney Channel original movie Read It and Weep (2006), she plays Is, an alternate version of Jamie, who was played by her real-life sister, Kay Panabaker.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Gabriel Luna was born on 5 December 1982 in Austin, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), The Last of Us (2023) and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013). He has been married to Smaranda Luna since 20 February 2011.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Henry Franklin Winkler was born on October 30, 1945, in Manhattan, New York. His parents, Ilse Anna Maria (Hadra) and Harry Irving Winkler, were German Jewish immigrants who escaped the Holocaust by moving to the US in 1939. His father was the president of an international lumber company while his mother worked alongside his father. Winkler is a cousin of Richard Belzer.
Winkler grew up with "a high level of low self-esteem." Throughout elementary school and high school, he struggled with academics. This was due to what he would later identify as dyslexia. His parents expected him to eventually work with them at the lumber company. However, he had other plans as he saw roles on stage as the key to his happiness. Winkler's acting debut came in the eighth grade when he played the role of Billy Budd in the school play of the same name. Following his graduation from McBurney High School, Winkler was able to incorporate his learning disability and succeed in higher education. He received a Bachelor's degree from Emerson College in 1967 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama in 1970. He later received an honorary PhD in Hebrew Literature in 1978 from Emerson College.
Following college, his top priority was to become an actor. However, if this was unsuccessful, he wanted to become a child psychologist because of his deep interest in working with children. Like many other actors, he began his career by appearing in 30 commercials. His first major film role was in The Lords of Flatbush (1974) in which he played a member of a Brooklyn gang. After that, he was cast on a new ABC series which was set in the 1950s, Happy Days (1974). He was given the role of high school dropout and greaser Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli. The character was seldom seen during the first few episodes as ABC initially feared he would be perceived as a hoodlum. However, the character became extremely popular with viewers, and the show's producers decided to give Fonzie a more prominent role in the series.
Following this, the show's ratings began to soar, and Fonzie became a 1970s icon and the epitome of cool. His motorcycle, leather jacket, thumbs-up gesture, and uttering of the phrase "Aayyyy!" became television trademarks. Unlike many other 1970s stars who rose to fame in a short period of time and developed "big heads", Winkler managed to stay well-grounded and avoided falling into this trap. He was said to be more polite and agreeable even after his popularity soared. He remained on the series until its cancellation in 1984.
In the mid-1980s, with his Happy Days (1974) now behind him, Winkler decided to change his focus toward producing and directing. He produced and directed several television shows and movies, most notably MacGyver (1985) and Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996). In the mid-1990s and early 2000s, he was able to re-establish himself with a younger generation of moviegoers and TV viewers, appearing in the popular films, Scream (1996) and The Waterboy (1998) and on shows such as The Practice (1997) and Arrested Development (2003).
In 2018 after over 45 years in the entertainment industry, he won his first-ever Prime Time Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on the HBO series Barry (2018). In addition to his movie and film credits, Winkler is a well-accomplished author. Between 2003 and 2007, he co-authored 12 children's novels with Lin Oliver. The series is called "Hank Zipzer, the World's Greatest Underachiever." The books are based on his early struggles with dyslexia, and they sold more than two million books in that time.
Winkler has been married since 1978 to Stacey Winkler (nee Weitzman) with whom he has three children. Together, they are actively involved with various children's charities. In 1990, they co-founded the Children's Action Network (CAN), which provides free immunization to over 200,000 children. Winkler is also involved with the Annual Cerebral Palsy Telethon, the Epilepsy Foundation of America, the annual Toys for Tots campaign, the National Committee for Arts for the Handicapped, and the Special Olympics.
In September 2003, Winkler suffered a personal setback when John Ritter unexpectedly passed away. Winkler was on the set of 8 Simple Rules (2002) that day for a guest appearance and was one of the last people to talk to Ritter.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Anthony Michael Hall was born in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. His parents are Mercedes Hall, an actress-blues and jazz singer, and Larry Hall, who owned an auto body shop. His stepfather is a show-business manager. His sister, Mary Christian, is also a performer. He has Irish and Italian ancestry. Hall's given name was Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall, but he adopted the Anthony Michael moniker upon finding that another Michael Hall was already a member of the Screen Actors' Guild.
Hall began acting in commercials at the age of seven, and his breakthrough role was as Rusty Griswold in Vacation (1983) alongside Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. Following the success of Vacation (1983), Hall entered the defining period of his career, starring in three John Hughes classics: Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985) and Weird Science (1985). Wanting to avoid being typecast, Hall turned down roles in two subsequent 1986 Hughes films, Pretty in Pink (1986) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). His early television credits include the Emmy Award-winning "The Gold Bug", in which he played the young Edgar Allan Poe, as well as the TV movie Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982), and specials "The Body Human" and "Orphans, Waifs and Wards". On stage, he appeared in the Lincoln Center Festival's production of "St. Joan of the Microphone".
Following a one-year stint on Saturday Night Live (1975), excessive drinking and partying threatened to sidetrack Hall's career. However, he was able to regain control and has been sober since 1990, the year he played the role of Jim in Edward Scissorhands (1990). After a series of minor roles in the 1990s, he starred as Microsoft chairman Bill Gates in the television movie Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999). Since that time, Hall has focused on television work, including an 81-episode run on Stephen King's The Dead Zone (2002), but has managed to take on film projects as well, including the role of Mike Engel in The Dark Knight (2008).
In addition to acting, Hall has also pursued his musical talents, as songwriter and lead singer of his band, Hall of Mirrors, which was formed in 1998. Hall helps at-risk youth via the Anthony Michael Hall Literacy Club and lives in Los Angeles, Caifornia.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actress
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Intriguing, inspiring, and never less than interesting -- key adjectives in describing the career of Beverly D'Angelo, which has well passed the four-decade mark. Perhaps deserving better movies than she generally found herself in, she nevertheless was always an object of fascination and the one to watch...whatever the role. Hardly the shrinking violet type, Hollywood counted on her for her colorful personality, down-to-earth demeanor and scene-stealing capabilities.
Beverly Heather D'Angelo was born on November 15, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of musicians Priscilla Ruth (Smith), a violinist, and Eugene Constantino "Gene" D'Angelo, a bass player who also managed a TV station. Her maternal grandfather, Howard Dwight Smith, was the architect who designed the Ohio ("Horseshoe") Stadium at Ohio State University. Her mother had English, Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry, and her father was of Italian descent. Beverly once attended an American school in Florence, Italy.
Initially drawn to art, Beverly worked as a animator/cartoonist at Hanna-Barbera Productions before moving to Canada to pursue a rock singing career, To make ends meet she worked as a session vocalist and sang anyplace she could -- from coffeehouses to topless bars. At one point the teenager was invited to join up with rockabilly legend Ronnie Hawkins. Beverly's acting career started up when she left the Hawkins band and joined the Charlottetown Festival repertory company. She was touring Canada as Ophelia in "Kronborg: 1582", a rock musical version of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" when the renowned Colleen Dewhurst caught a performance and saw promise in both Beverly and the show. Eventually musical director Gower Champion got into the mix and the show was completely revamped, becoming the rock musical "Rockabye Hamlet", which made its way to Broadway in 1976. While the show itself was short-lived, Beverly's Ophelia attracted fine notices and she soon found herself on the West coast with film and TV opportunities. After this point, she seldom returned to the stage but did star alongside Ed Harris in the 1995 off-Broadway production of Sam Shepard's "Simpatico", which earned her a Theatre World Award.
A role in the TV miniseries Captains and the Kings (1976) led to bit parts in The Sentinel (1977) and in the Woody Allen classic Annie Hall (1977). A string of co-starring roles followed with First Love (1977), the Clint Eastwood starrer Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and the film adaptation of the hit counterculture musical Hair (1979). Best of all for Beverly was her powerhouse featured performance as the one-and-only Patsy Cline in the acclaimed biopic Coal Miner's Daughter (1980). Both she and Oscar winner Sissy Spacek (as fellow country singer Loretta Lynn) expertly supplied their own vocals.
Playing everything from tough-as-nails prostitutes, party girls and barflies to rich, prim widows and depressed, alcoholic moms, most of Beverly's output was solid during this time. Playing happening kind of gals, she customarily rose above much of the standard comedic or dramatic material given. An interesting gallery of offbeat characters came her way in a number of hit-or-miss features: Paternity (1981), Finders Keepers (1984), Big Trouble (1986), Maid to Order (1987), High Spirits (1988), Cold Front (1989), Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990), The Pope Must Diet (1991), Man Trouble (1992), Lightning Jack (1994), The Crazysitter (1994), Merchants of Venus (1998) and Sugar Town (1999). She also sang in a few of these films.
Beverly attracted mainstream notice as Chevy Chase's beleaguered wife in the comedy spoof Vacation (1983) and its three sequels. Stronger roles came with such films as the English/Irish production The Miracle (1991) and the Neo-Nazi film American History X (1998). She was also a favorite of director John Schlesinger who used her in Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) and Eye for an Eye (1996), among others. In the spoof Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1996), in which she served as associate producer, Beverly gamely starred as a chic Beverly Hills housewife who turns into a flying prehistoric reptile by night. Other offbeat independent filming includes Illuminata (1998), Merchants of Venus (1998), Weaver of Claybank (1915), Black Water Transit (2009), The House Bunny (2008), Episode #7.33 (2007), Bounty Killer (2013), Frat Pack (2018) and Dreamland (2016).
On TV, Beverly scored well as matricide victim Kitty Menendez in Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994) and earned an Emmy-nomination (and arguably gave the best performance) as Stella Kowalski opposite "Hair" co-star Treat Williams in the TV remake of A Streetcar Named Desire (1984). Other topnotch TV mini-movies included Sweet Temptation (1996) and Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993), in which she played Robert Blake's devout wife. On primetime she has been cast quite assertively in recurring parts -- she has been spotted on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as a defense attorney; Entourage (2004) as a talent agent; Shooter (2016) as a national security advisor; and Insatiable (2018) as a scheming beauty contestant coach.
Beverly's off-camera romantic life has been just as interesting. Following her relationship with "Hair" director Milos Forman, she married Lorenzo Salviati, an economics student who also was an Italian duke. She left Hollywood and lived with him in Europe, but separated after two years and returned. A six-year relationship with Irish director Neil Jordan was followed by one with Oscar-winning production designer Anton Furst; this ended tragically when, just weeks after their breakup, he committed suicide. A former union with the volatile Al Pacino produced twins Olivia and Anton, who were born in 2001.
These days, Beverly's career on camera has remained secondary to the raising of her children. Occasionally she has made use of her vocal talents performing at L.A. nightclubs and with a jazz band that included brother Jeff. From time to time she still lights up the screen as a brash professional or somebody's colorful mom; whatever time she has on screen, whether major or minor, it is always welcomed and never, ever less than...interesting.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actress
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Dana Barron is an American actress who is best known for her role as the original Audrey Griswold in the 1983 film National Lampoon's Vacation which she reprised in 2003's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure for NBC television. Barron was born in New York City. Her mother, Joyce McCord, is a stage actress. Her father, Robert Weeks Barron, was a director of commercials and a Congregationalist church pastor; Robert founded The Weist-Barron School of Television, the first commercial and soap opera acting for television school in the world.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Jason Patric was born on 17 June 1966 in Queens, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Lost Boys (1987), The Losers (2010) and Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997).August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Christopher Lloyd is an American actor with a relatively long career. His better known roles include drug-using taxicab driver Jim Ignatowski in the sitcom Taxi (1978), Klingon Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), inventor Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985-1990), the evil Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and deranged Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993).
Lloyd was born on October 22, 1938 in Stamford, Connecticut. His parents were lawyer Samuel R. Lloyd and singer Ruth Lapham (1896-1984). His maternal uncle was politician Roger Lapham, Mayor of San Francisco (1883-1966, term 1944-1948). His maternal grandfather was businessman Lewis Henry Lapham (1858-1934), co-founder of Texaco Oil Company. Lloyd is a distant descendant of indentured servant John Howland (c. 1592-1673), one of the passengers of the ship Mayflower and signers of the Mayflower Compact.
Lloyd was raised in the town Westport, Connecticut, which changed from a community of farmers to a suburban development during the 20th century. Many artists and writers from New York City settled in the town. Lloyd was educated at Staples High School. He was a co-founder of the Staples Players, the school's theatre company. Lloyd was interested in an acting career, and served as an apprentice at summer theaters in Mount Kisco, New York and Hyannis, Massachusetts. In 1957, he started pursuing acting classes in New York City. He took lessons at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, a full-time professional conservatory for actors. His acting teacher was Sanford Meisner (1905-1997), eponymous creator of the Meisner technique.
Lloyd made his New York theatrical debut in a 1961 production of the play "And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers" by Fernando Arrabal (1932-). He was reportedly a replacement for another actor. He made his Broadway debut in a 1969 performance of Red, White and Maddox (1969). Until the mid-1970s, Lloyd was primarily a theatrical actor. He performed both on Off-Broadway shows and in Broadway. Lloyd made his film debut in the role of psychiatric patient Max Taber in the drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). His first major role in television was drug-using taxicab driver Jim Ignatowski in the sitcom Taxi (1978). His character was an aging hippie, son of an affluent Boston family , and former student of Harvard University. Ignatowski was one of the sitcom's most colorful characters and Lloyd won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, Lloyd played most of his most notable film roles. Lloyd was first nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in Back to the Future (1985). The award was instead won by rival actor Roddy McDowall (1928-1998). He was nominated for the same award for his role as the evil Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). The award was instead won by rival actor Robert Loggia (1930-2015). Lloyd also performed as a voice actor, voicing the evil sorcerer Merlock in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) and historical figure Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) in Anastasia (1997). Lloyd had another notable television role when cast in the role of villain Sebastian Jackal in the sci-fi series Deadly Games (1995). He also played the character Dr. Jordan Kenneth Lloyd, the despised father of the series' protagonist Dr. Gus Lloyd (played by James Calvert).
Lloyd's last notable film role in the 1990s was playing the Martian Uncle Martin in My Favorite Martian (1999). The film was an adaptation of the classic sitcom My Favorite Martian (1963), and the character was previously played by Ray Walston (1914-2001). The film under-performed at the box office. In the 2000s, Lloyd played the role of recurring character Cletus Poffenberger in the comic sci-fi series Tremors (2003), and recurring character Professor Harold March in the sitcom Stacked (2005). As March, Lloyd played a retired rocket scientist who was a regular customer of the bookstore which served as the series' setting. In the 2010s, Lloyd returned to the role of Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in cameo appearances in A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) and Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie (2016), and as the protagonist of the short film Back to the Future: Doc Brown Saves the World (2015). By 2020, Lloyd has never retired from acting and continues to appear in various roles.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Steve Burns was born on 9 October 1973 in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Blue's Clues & You (2019), Netherbeast Incorporated (2007) and Blue's Treasure Hunt (1999).August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Dee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor from Indiana. He first became known for voicing Olmec in Legends of the Hidden Temple before voicing Daffy Duck in Space Jam. He is well-known for voicing Klaus in American Dad, the Clone Troopers in several Star Wars media, Ra's al Ghul in Batman: Arkham City, Momo and Appa in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Perry the Platypus in Phineas & Ferb, Sunny Jim in Lobo, Kevin the Sea Cucumber in SpongeBob SquarePants, Numbuh Four in Codename: Kids Next Door and Gravemind in Halo 2.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actress
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Colleen Clinkenbeard was born on 13 April 1980 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Wolf Children (2012), Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009). She has been married to Patric Carroll since 10 November 2012. They have one child.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Ryan Colt Levy was born on 12 February 1987 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Chainsaw Man (2022), My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021) and Moriarty the Patriot (2020).August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actress
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Kathleen Herles is an American Actress, born in New York, to immigrant parents from Lima, Peru. She began her career as a child actress, starring as the original voice of 'Dora', on Dora the Explorer (1997 -2008). She continued her role as 'Dora' on, Go, Diego Go! (2005). In lending her voice as the original Dora worldwide for over a decade, she can be seen and heard in academy award nominated films such as , 'Room,' starring Brie Larsen., and has made several appearances, as herself, on Sesame Street and Reading Rainbow.
Kathleen's voice has been recognized as one of the most captivating and iconic bilingual voices on television. She has been recognized and nominated for several awards by the NAACP and many more.
In 2019, she married and lives in New York. Herles is represented by Innovative Artists.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Richard Horvitz began acting professionally at the age of 10. As a child, he appeared in numerous stage productions. Among the most notable, the musical "Oliver!", starring Dick Shawn and Stubby Kaye. Also as a child, Richard starred in numerous commercials and made many television guest appearances on such shows as Diff'rent Strokes (1978), Head of the Class (1986), You Can't take it with you, Rags to Riches and many more. As an adult, Richard attended UCLA before leaving to star in the TBS original TV series Safe at Home (1985). In 1987, Richard starred along with Mark Harmon and Kirstie Alley in the Carl Reiner-directed film, Summer School (1987), for Paramount Studios. Most recently, Richard co-starred in the Warner Bros. film, The Informant! (2009) as Matt Damon's attorney, "Bob Zaideman". In 2011, Richard can be seen, alongside Steve Carell, in Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011). Other notable films include Race to Space (2001), The Legend of Galgameth (1996) for the Disney Channel and also the film Storm (1999), starring Martin Sheen. Richard also continues to make guest appearances on television, including numerous appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) and Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003). Fans of animation will recognize many of Richard's iconic characters, including "Zim" on Nickelodeon's Invader ZIM (2001), "Billy" on Cartoon Networks' The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2003) ("The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy"), "Dagget" on Nickelodeon's The Angry Beavers (1997) and many more. Video game titles include, "Psychonauts", "Destroy All Humans", "Kinectimals", "Metal Gear Solid 4" "Ratchet and Clank: Crack in Time" and many other games. Savvy viewers will also recognize Richard as the "Green Grapes" in the Fruit of the Loom commercials.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Felicia Day was born on June 28, 1979 in Huntsville, Alabama, USA as Kathryn Felicia Day. She is an actress and producer, known for her work on TV and the web video world. She has appeared in mainstream television shows and films, including Supernatural (2005) and a two-season arc on the SyFy series Eureka (2006). However, Felicia may be best known for her work in the web video world. She co-starred in Joss Whedon's Internet musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) and created and starred in the hit web series, The Guild (2007). Felicia is creative chief officer of her production company Knights of Good, which produced the web series Dragon Age: Redemption (2011) and the YouTube channel Geek & Sundry.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Lea Katherine Thompson was born May 31, 1961 in Rochester, Minnesota. She is the youngest of five children. Her parents are Barbara and Cliff Thompson. Since all her siblings were much older than her, Lea says it seemed like she had more than two parents. The family lived in the Starlight motel, all the kids sharing a room. Things began to look up for the family when Lea's father got a job in Minneapolis, where the family moved.
Lea's parents divorced when she was six, and her mother decided to maintain the family. This wasn't the easiest job, considering her mother was alcohol-addicted at the time. When she found the strength to quit drinking, she took a job playing the piano and singing in a bar to support Lea and her siblings. When Lea was seven, her mother remarried. Ever since Lea was little, she loved to dance -- ballet to be exact. She would practice three to four hours every day. Her first role was as a mouse in "The Nutcracker". After Lea turned fourteen, she had performed in more than 45 ballets on stages, such as The Minnesota Dance Theatre, The Pennsylvania Ballet Company, and The Ballet Repertory. She won scholarships to The American Ballet Theatre and The San Francisco Ballet. At age nineteen, she auditioned for Mikhail Baryshnikov, who later told her that she was "a beautiful dancer... but too stocky." Lea knew her dreams had been crushed. At that point, she decided to turn to acting. She began working as a waitress, also making 22 Burger King commercials and a few Twix commercials. She was perfect for these parts simply because she was the average girl-down-the-street, from the Midwest. Everyone who knows her can't believe she was and still is so completely different...trying to be independent and fight against the system. In 1982, Lea made some type of a computer game or interactive movie known as "Murder, Anyone."
Her first role was in the movie, Jaws 3-D (1983), as a water ski bunny, although she couldn't swim or ski, which she still can't! There, she met Dennis Quaid, who became her fiancée and acting coach. Her next role was in All the Right Moves (1983), where she acted opposite Tom Cruise. Director Michael Chapman was so disappointed with her performance, that he almost fired her. Between 1983 and 1984, Lea appeared in other "teen" movies, such as Red Dawn (1984), The Wild Life (1984), and Going Undercover (aka Going Undercover (1985)), and believes it was lucky that, in these movies, they were able to use anyone who could walk and talk! Lea's biggest known accomplishment, and her big break, came from the first Back to the Future (1985). It was the biggest hit of 1985, and Lea was suddenly the most wanted actress. She could have her pick of any role she wanted to take on. She chose Howard the Duck (1986). Although it was a George Lucas production, the critics turned the movie, and Lea, down. Afterwards, director Howard Deutch offered Lea a part in his movie, Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), but she refused. After he urged her to do it, she reconsidered. She won the Young Artist Award for best young actress. During filming, Howard and Lea fell in love, and she called it off with Dennis. She then went on to film The Wizard of Loneliness (1988), which was her first movie as a woman, rather than a youngster. Lea went on to film Back to the Future Part II (1989) and an episode of Tales from the Crypt (1989). She then married Howard Deutch. She continued filming Back to the Future Part III (1990), Montana (1990), and Article 99 (1992). Lea then took a break to stay home with her first born, Madelyn Deutch.
She jumped back into acting in Dennis the Menace (1993), where she says she just played herself. Then it was on to The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), Stolen Babies (1993), The Little Rascals (1994), and The Substitute Wife (1994). In 1994, she had her second child, Zoey Deutch. Lea then went into filming The Unspoken Truth (1995). It was then that she was first given the script of a new NBC sitcom, Caroline in the City (1995). It was probably the best decision Lea ever made. She won a People's choice Award for best actress in a new sitcom. Unfortunately, with all of NBC's problems, Caroline in the City (1995) kept being moved to a worse and worse time slot, giving it horrible ratings. The show ended after only four seasons. Bad ideas from the creators (Julia, etc.) didn't help, either.
Lea quickly went onto The Right to Remain Silent (1996), The Unknown Cyclist (1998), and A Will of Their Own (1998). She also guest-starred in the Friends (1994) episode, The One with the Baby on the Bus (1995), as "Caroline Duffy," and on The Larry Sanders Show (1992). Lea also did some stage work, including starring as "Sally Bowles" in "Cabaret." The show toured and also appeared on Broadway. She then did "The Vagina Monologues" in L.A. She had a stint in a dramatic role as a Chief Deputy Assistant District Attorney, "Camille Paris," on For the People (2002).
Thompson has starred in more than 30 films, 25 television movies, 4 television series, more than 20 ballets, and starred on Broadway in "Cabaret." Lea can currently be seen on ABC Family's Peabody Award winning hit show "Switched at Birth," where she acts and directs. Lea's movie credits include: "All the Right Moves," "Red Dawn," "Some Kind of Wonderful," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Howard The Duck," (star and vocals) Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar," the 2014 Sundance favorite Ping Pong Summer (2014), Fliegen (2005) starring Nicolas Cage, and The Year of Spectacular Men (2017), a film written by her daughter Madelyn Deutch. Thompson partnered with international Mirrorball Trophy holder Artem Chigvintsev on the 19th season of Dancing with the Stars (2005), placing sixth.
Lea lives in Los Angeles with her husband of over thirty years, film/television director Howard Deutch, and their two talented daughters, Madelyn and Zoey Deutch, along with many dogs, fish, horses, chickens, a cat, tortoise, and parrot. She supports and often performs for breast cancer, mental health, and Alzheimer's charities. Lea is currently writing her first book of essays.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Louis Diamond Phillips is an American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For Stand and Deliver (1988), Phillips was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won an Independent Spirit Award. Phillips made his Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of The King and I, earning a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal of King Mongkut of Siam. Phillips' other notable films include Young Guns (1988), Young Guns II (1990), Courage Under Fire (1996), The Big Hit (1998), Brokedown Palace (1999), Che (2008), and The 33 (2015). In the television series Longmire, he played a main character named Henry Standing Bear. He played New York City Police Lieutenant Gil Arroyo on Prodigal Son on FOX from 2019 to 2021.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Golden Globe-nominated actor / director Tom Cavanagh can be seen acting in and directing Warner Bros.' The Flash (2014) on the CW. He additionally just completed post-production on his short film Tom and Grant (2018) which he wrote, directed and starred in opposite his "The Flash" co-star Grant Gustin.
In addition to his current series, Cavanagh has extensive television, film and theatre credits. He starred on and directed NBC's Ed (2000) (for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance). He was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Showtime's critically acclaimed Bang Bang You're Dead (2002). Additional television credits include NBC's Scrubs (2001), CBS' Love Monkey (2006), ABC's Eli Stone (2008) and TNT's Trust Me (2009) opposite Eric McCormack. Recent film credits include the thriller 400 Days (2015), the upcoming indie Love & Debt (2019), Yogi Bear (2010) with T.J. Miller and Justin Timberlake, Two Weeks (2006) opposite Sally Field and the controversial Breakfast with Scot (2007) that was dubbed the 'gay hockey movie.' Theatre credits include Broadway turns in Shenandoah and more recently the Tony award-winning Urinetown. Directing is a major focus for Cavanagh and his additional credits include various theatre productions, the NY-based Money Game (2008), and the feature film Faith.
In his spare time, Cavanagh works closely with Nothing But Nets - a grassroots campaign of the United Nations Foundation to raise awareness and funding to fight malaria in Africa. Born in Ottawa, Canada, Tom actually lived in Ghana himself as a child and contracted the disease. Cavanagh splits his time between NYC and Vancouver where "The Flash" is filmed.August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA- Actor
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Javier "Harvey" Guillén is a Mexican-American actor who is best known for his role as the human familiar Guillermo de la Cruz in the 2019 television series "What We Do in the Shadows." Guillén has appeared in recurring roles on a number of television series, such as Alistair Delgado on "Huge" (2010), Cousin Blobbin on "The Thundermans" (2013-2018), George Reyes in "Eye Candy" (2015), and Benedict Pickwick on "The Magicians" (2017-2018). He also appeared in the 2013 film "The Internship."August 11, 2023: Met at Fan Expo in Chicago, Illinois, USA