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- Jonathan Cheban was born on 21 February 1974 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for By Any Means (2017), Food Fight (2024) and Party On (2013).
- Martin Elfand was born and raised in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles. Elfand started in the entertainment industry as an agent with CMA, eventually representing talent such as Candace Bergin and Al Pacino. Elfand moved into motion picture production by working with producer Martin Bregman, developing the project "Serpico" starring Al Pacino, and eventually producing low-budget money-maker "Kansas City Bomber" starring Raquel Welch. Elfand soon championed a new project based on a true-life bank robbery in Brooklyn. Elfand and Bergman produced "Dog Day Afternoon" starring Al Pacino, leading to multiple Academy-Award nominations, including one for Elfand for Best Picture. Elfand and Dog Day Afternoon lost the Oscar to One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and Michael Douglas, but Elfand's career was soaring. He was approached to work with Warner Bros as Head of Motion Picture Production. He stayed in that position for one year, then opted to return to motion picture production. After producing "It's My Turn" with Michael Douglas and Jill Clayburgh, Elfand hit pay dirt with his film for Paramount Pictures, "An Officer and A Gentleman" starring Richard Gere, newcomer Debra Winger, and Louis Gossett, Jr., directed by Taylor Hackford. The film's production was rocky and intense, but the film was a huge hit, earning well over $125 million dollars in domestic box office in 1982, nominated for multiple Academy Awards, and winning Best Song and Best Supporting Actor (Louis Gossett, Jr.). Paramount Pictures asked Elfand to produce what it considered to be the next big thing, the return of the Biblical genre. The film "King David" was directed by Bruce Beresford, starring Richard Gere, Edward Woodward, and Alice Krieg as Bathsheba. The film was a critical failure, and a box office failure. Elfand moved back to the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, developing and producing "Clara's Heart" directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Whoopi Goldberg and Neil Patrick Harris. Elfand re-teamed with Bruce Beresford again on the screwball comedy "Her Alibi" starring Tom Selleck and produced "Talent For The Game" directed by Robert Young and starring Edward James Olmos.
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George Finkel was born on 29 July 1936 in Paris, France. George was a producer and director, known for Major League Baseball on NBC (1947), 1986 World Series (1986) and 1976 World Series (1976). George died on 17 April 2019 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Bob Gorelick has been active in the film business since 1981. A graduate of NYU Film school, he began his career in New York as a production assistant. He then worked as a film loader, 2nd ac, 1st ac, and later a Steadicam and conventional camera operator. Bob's early influences came mostly from his father, a graphic designer, art director, and photographer who instilled in him a passion for art, design, and photography. Bob has a long list of credits that display his versatility and ability to work with a wide range of Directors and Cinematographers with a wide range of styles. He cites his experiences with many of the best filmmakers of the past 40 years as a major factor in how he approaches his job and what he brings to the table. Bob has been recognized 3 times by the SOC for his operating work on "The Dark Knight" (2009), and "Stranger Things" (2016 and 2017). He continues to contribute to movies and television projects and looks forward to meeting new talented and creative people along the way.- Writer
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Ed Decter was born in 1959. He is a writer and producer, known for There's Something About Mary (1998), The New Guy (2002) and The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003).- Actor
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Dan Futterman was born on 8 June 1967 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Capote (2005), A Mighty Heart (2007) and The Birdcage (1996). He has been married to Anya Epstein since 23 September 2000. They have two children.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Dick Colean was born on 18 June 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Blade Runner (1982), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). He died on 4 June 1997 in Saint George's, Grenada.- Adam Zolotin was born on 29 November 1983 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Jack (1996), Leave It to Beaver (1997) and Players (1997).
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Alan Vavrin is known for Lost (2004), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).