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- Rose Abdoo is currently playing Selma in "Reboot" on Hulu and Josefina in "Hacks" on HBO/Max. Rose is known for her television role as Gypsy in "Gilmore Girls" and Gypsy & Berta in the Netflix movies "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life." She was the recipient of the TVLine Best Comedy Revelation of 2016 for her dual role. Rose has over 110 television & movie credits, Other notable TV appearances: "Parenthood," "Scandal," "Grey's Anatomy," "Grace & Frankie," "The Comeback," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." She is known to young fans as Señorita Rodriguez from "That's So Raven." Rose's film appearances include "The Guilt Trip" with Barbra Streisand, "My Best Friend's Wedding" and George Clooney's Oscar nominated "Good Night & Good Luck." She is the voice of several characters in "Hotel Transylvania 1&2" and is currently voicing several characters on the new series "Madagascar: A Little Wild." Rose plays Bev in "Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar" the critically acclaimed comedy film from Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumalo. Rose is also a recipient of L.A. Weekly's Female Solo Performer of the Year award.
- Donald Adams was born in Calgary, Alberta and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. He studied at the Vancouver Playhouse Acting School before beginning a thirty-plus year stage career, with engagements at the Stratford Festival, Second City, Tarragon Theatre, Bard on the Beach, and Touchstone Theatre, among many others. Over the years, he has worked with such luminaries as Bette Davis, Tennessee Williams, George C. Scott, and William Hutt. He now resides by the sea in Garden Bay, BC, and enjoys a thriving film and TV career. In his spare time, Donald writes and records his own songs.
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Marty Adams was born on 12 September 1981 in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Saw IV (2007), The Second City Project (2015) and Hemlock Grove (2013).- Sam Albert is known for At the Formal (2012).
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Phatt Al is known for Ordinary Sheeple (2022), American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007) and Orphan Black: Echoes (2023).- Actress
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Renee Albert was born in Duluth, Minnesota. She is an alumni of The Second City in Chicago. Other theater credits include the Goodman Theatre (Chicago), the Brave New Workshop (Minneapolis), and the Garry Marshall Theatre (Los Angeles). Renee appears as Bananas Foster in The Tony Martini Variety Hour and is a proud member of The Mortified After School Orchestra (Dorkestra).- Actor
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Scott Adsit performed on the mainstage of Chicago's Second City, between 1994 and 1998, and, alongside Saturday Night Live (1975)'s Rachel Dratch and Tina Fey, was one of the driving forces behind such groundbreaking revues as "Pinata Full of Bees" and "Paradigm Lost". An in-depth look at his craft is available in the PBS documentary, Second to None (2001). A 1995 sketch he performed with former SNL head writer, Adam McKay, "Gump", was included as one of Second City's all-time best on the CD's which come with the book "Second City" by Sheldon Patinkin. Scott has proudly described the mission of comedy as "changing the world with our funny skits and songs".- Actor
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Bill Alton was one of the founding members of Chicago's Second City, along with Edward Asner, Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers and others. Both his wife, Dolores Alton, and his ex-wife, Zohra Lampert, were also members of the troupe. He got involved with the "Second City" while attending the University of Chicago after fighting in World War II. He also appeared with "The Compass". His live theatrical debut was in "Three Blind Mice", with Melvin Douglas and he also appeared on That Was the Week That Was (1962) and General Electric Theater (1953). He went on to appear in numerous television commercials such as the Thom McCann "Man in the Shoe" until the early 1970s, when he switched to directing. A winner of numerous awards for his direction of such commercials as "You're the Cream in my Coffee" and "Take the Nestea Plunge", Bill retired from directing in the 1980's to begin teaching acting in New York City and at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. Late in life, Bill appeared on Broadway in "Our Town", which was taped for broadcast on PBS and "UbU" with Oliver Platt. Bill passed away at the Actor's Fund Retirement Home in Englewood, New Jersey in 1998.- Scott Allman is known for Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (1998), The Second City's 149 1/2 Edition (1994) and Shock Asylum (1997).
- Rebecca Sage Allen is known for I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006), Space Hospital (2007) and Streetriffs (2002).