Cast and Crew I've had the opportunity to meet and chat with.
by themattram | created - 08 Feb 2013 | updated - 08 Feb 2013 | PublicPeople I've met and held conversations with.
1. Nicolas Cage
Actor | Face/Off
Nicolas Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola in Long Beach, California, the son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (whose brother is director Francis Ford Coppola) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang. He is of Italian (father) and Polish and German (mother) descent. Cage changed his...
2. Rainn Wilson
Actor | The Office
Rainn Wilson lives in Los Angeles with his wife, fiction writer Holiday Reinhorn (Big Cats), and his son, Walter McKenzie Wilson who was born in 2004. He grew up in Seattle, Washington but graduated from New Trier H.S. in Winnetka, Illinois. After attending both Tufts University and the University ...
3. Jack Black
Actor | School of Rock
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black was born on August 28, 1969 in Santa Monica, California and raised in Hermosa Beach, California to Judith Love Cohen & Thomas William Black, both satellite engineers. He is of Russian Jewish & British-German ancestry. Black attended the University of California at Los ...
4. Brandon Routh
Actor | Superman Returns
Brandon James Routh (pronounced like "south") was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up in nearby Norwalk. He is the son of Catherine (Lear), a teacher, and Ronald Routh, a carpenter. He has English, Scottish, and German ancestry. Brandon attended the University of Iowa and starred in many ...
5. William Fichtner
Actor | Crash
A small-town guy with a big heart, William Fichtner has been captivating the hearts of Western New Yorkers for decades. Bill was born in 1956 on Long Island, New York, to Patricia A. (Steitz) and William E. Fichtner. He is of German, Irish, and English descent.
Fichtner was raised in Cheektowaga, ...
6. James Landry Hébert
Actor | 1883
Some would say that actor James Landry Hébert (pronounced "Ayy-Bear") was born in Lafayette, LA in 1984. Others would argue that after spending most of his adolescence on an Indian reservation the actor was born while studying theater at Louisiana State University. And still others, James included,...
7. Aníta Briem
Actress | Journey to the Center of the Earth
Anita Briem is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her role as Jane Seymour on The Tudors and her role as Hannah Ásgeirsson in Journey to the Center of the Earth. Briem was born in Reykjavík and is the daughter of drummer Gunnlaugur Briem of Mezzoforte and back-up vocalist Erna Þórarinsdóttir. ...
8. Tom Atkins
Actor | Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Handsome, rugged, versatile and charismatic character actor Tom Atkins was born on November 13, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Atkins initially became an avid horror film fan in his childhood days; Howard Hawks' immortal classic The Thing from Another World (1951) made an especially strong ...
9. Peter Mayhew
Actor | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Peter Mayhew was born on May 19, 1944 in Barnes, London, England, to Constance Elizabeth (Yeates) and Walter Henry Mayhew. Later resident in Texas, this former resident of Yorkshire, England, was working as a hospital attendant at the King's College Hospital in London when film producer Charles H. ...
10. Matt Czuchry
Actor | The Resident
Matt Czuchry is an American Actor and Producer known for his work on The Resident (2018), The Good Wife (2009) and Gilmore Girls (2000).
Matt graduated from College of Charleston with Summa Cum Laude honors, and B.A degrees in the disciplines of both History and Political Science. In his senior year...
11. Geoff Stults
Actor | Wedding Crashers
Geoff Stults was born in Detroit and raised in Colorado. Attended Whittier College from 1994-1998, where he performed in some theatrical productions and played division III football. Played professional Football in Europe as a wide receiver. He acted in the long running show, 7th Heaven (1996), in ...
12. Jesse Bradford
Actor | Bring It On
Jesse Bradford was born Jesse Bradford Watrouse in Norwalk, Connecticut. Both of his parents, Curtis Watrouse and Terry Porter, are actors who have appeared in many television commercials. Jesse has been acting almost constantly since his big debut in a Q-Tip commercial when he was an 8-month-old ...
13. James Wolk
Actor | Mad Men
James Wolk was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to Edie (Elson), an art teacher, and Robert Wolk, a shoe store owner. His family is Jewish. James graduated from North Farmington High School, and worked in his father's store as a teenager. He graduated from the University of Michigan drama school...
14. Nikki Blonsky
Actress | Hairspray
Nicole Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and Internet personality, who is best known for her breakthrough role as Tracy Turnblad in the film Hairspray (2007), for which she won a Critics' Choice Award and received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award and a ...
15. Randall Newsome
Actor | One Night in Miami...
Randall Newsome was born in the USA. Randall is an actor and assistant director, known for One Night in Miami... (2020), TURN: Washington's Spies (2014) and Chicago Fire (2012).
16. Jamie Teer
Actress | Drive Angry
Jamie Teer is known for Drive Angry (2011), ShiKeiKee (2008) and Blood Sun Town (2013).
17. Patrick Lussier
Editor | Drive Angry
Patrick Lussier is known for Drive Angry (2011), My Bloody Valentine (2009) and Terminator Genisys (2015).
18. Todd Farmer
Writer | Jason X
Todd Farmer was born in November 1968. He is a writer and actor, known for Jason X (2001), Drive Angry (2011) and My Bloody Valentine (2009).
19. Nick Gillard
Stunts | Wanted
Nick Gillard was born in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Wanted (2008), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).
20. Eric Alba
Visual_effects | Inside Man
Eric Alba is known for Inside Man (2006), Drive Angry (2011) and Wing Commander (1999).
21. Ted Hope
Producer | The Ice Storm
Over a 35-year career, Ted's been a producer on over 70 films, studio executive on over 60, CEO of a start-up streamer, co-head of 3 production companies, executive director of a film society & festival, a Professor Of Practice at 2 universities, and founder of a post-production facility, 2 ...
22. Brian Pearson
Cinematographer | From Scratch
Brian Pearson was born in 1967. He is a cinematographer, known for From Scratch (2022), See (2019) and Into the Storm (2014).
23. Glenn Neufeld
Visual_effects | The Sum of All Fears
Glenn Neufeld is known for The Sum of All Fears (2002), No Way Out (1987) and Paycheck (2003).
24. Peter Levin
Director | Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
Peter Levin was born on December 3, 1932 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967), The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972) and Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003). He was married to Audrey Davis Levin. He died on...
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