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Also played the character Ho-Jon on the television series M*A*S*H. He played the cabin boy to Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) and Trapper John McIntyre (Wayne Rogers). He appeared in 7 episodes in the first and second seasons (1972-73). He left in Season two when money was raised for him to come to the states to attend college.- Actor
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1950s and 60s second lead actor Keith Andes fits into the tall, handsome, strapping and highly virile mold that encompassed the likes of George Nader, Guy Madison, and Jeffrey Hunter. Although he may not be as well remembered as the aforementioned, he managed to maintain a reliable career on radio (from age 12), stage, TV and films for over three decades.
Born John Charles Andes on July 12, 1920, in Ocean City, New Jersey, Keith found work on radio singing and acting throughout his high school years. While serving with the Air Force during WWII, he performed in the patriotic 1943 Broadway stage show "Winged Victory" and, after being seen by studio mogul Darryl F. Zanuck, was given a minor part in the film version the following year.
Keith returned to Hollywood in the post-war years and won the role of one of Loretta Young's brothers (the others being Lex Barker and James Arness) in the classic film The Farmer's Daughter (1947). His enviable physique and photogenic good looks made the blond looker an obvious choice to continue in both rugged adventures and beefcake drama but his output was fairly minimal. In Clash by Night (1952), one of his best roles, he dallied hot and heavy with a young Marilyn Monroe and, in Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952), he demonstrated some expert swashbuckling skills.
Meanwhile on the musical front, Keith proved he had a resilient baritone. He won a Theatre World Award for "The Chocolate Soldier" in 1947 and, subsequently, starred in "Kiss Me Kate" with Anne Jeffreys of TV's Topper (1953) fame. More notably, he appeared opposite Lucille Ball in her only Broadway musical "Wildcat" in 1960, winding things up playing "Don Quixote" for over 400 performances in "Man of La Mancha" in 1968. Ironically, the movie studios did not take advantage of Keith's musical prowess, appearing in a bland role with Jane Powell and singing one musical number in The Girl Most Likely (1957).
Beside numerous episodic appearances on such popular 60's and 70's shows as "Have Gun, Will Travel," "The Rifleman," "77 Sunset Strip," "Perry Mason," "The Outer Limits," "Daniel Boone," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Star Trek," "I Spy," "Petticoat Junction," "Gunsmoke," "Cannon" and "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," Keith co-starred in two television series: This Man Dawson (1959) and the sitcom Glynis (1963), the latter starring popular Brit actress Glynis Johns. Both were short-lived. He occasionally found voiceover work.
After a minor part in the film And Justice for All (1979), Keith made his final appearance as Father Adam in the TV movie drama Blinded by the Light (1980) ). He then retired, bought and lived on a boat and ran charters on trips to Catalina and Mexico. Twice married and divorced, Keith had two children (Mark and Matt) by first wife, Jean Alice Cotton. Mark Andes became a rock musician. Keith's second wife was actress/dancer/choreographer Shelah Hackett.
Sadly, his final years were marred by extreme ill health, including bladder cancer, and he committed suicide in his Santa Clarita, California home at age 85.- Animation Department
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Ruben A. Aquino was born on 18 December 1953 in Okinawa, Japan. He is known for Mulan (1998), The Little Mermaid (1989) and Meet the Robinsons (2007).- Melanie Atmadja is known for Bring It On (2000) and Disney Sing-Along Songs: Beach Party at Walt Disney World (1995).
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She was born Nora Villamayor to a large, poor family in Iriga City, Camarines Sur. At age 5 she was selling water at the railroad station. The family lived in a nipa house with only one gasera to provide light, and sometimes Nora went to school barefoot. Then Tinseltown beckoned. She began to make films and was paired with Tirso Cruz III. As Guy and Pip, they were a popular pair for many years until they parted ways professionally. From musicals, Nora graduated to dramatic roles. And what an actress she turned out to be! She remains one of the very best.- Joanna Bacalso was born in Cebu, Philippines. She is an actress, known for Snow Dogs (2002), Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) and Bedazzled (2000). She has been married to Matthew Garel since 1998. They have one child.
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At 12 years old, Brandon landed his first big break with the starring role of "Mowgli" in Walt Disney's "Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story." It went straight to video and is still being shown domestically as well as foreign. That same year, 1997, he filmed the Disney Channel movie "P.U.N.K.S." where he played a leading role as Johnny Pasiotopolis, with Henry Winkler, Randy Quaid and Jessica Alba. Brandon then filmed a movie called "Wind River," where he had a supporting role of a native American Indian named Pantsuk. Brandon's TV career started in late 1997 when he guest starred in the UPN series, "Sparks," starring James Avery, Miguel Nunez & Robin Givens. He went on to guest star on the Saturday morning NBC sit com, "City Guys," as a smart-aleck street kid named Ernesto, in 1998. It was just a few months later when the producers of "City Guys" cast Brandon as the series regular, Cray, the youngest child of a multi-ethnic foster family on their then newest show called "One World." This show filmed 3 seasons and is still running reruns every Saturday morning on NBC. More recently, Brandon has guest starred on the hit FOX TV series, "Boston Public." He also has two recurring roles, one on a Disney Channel TV series called "Even Stevens" playing the role of Zach Estrada, and the other on a mid season replacement on NBC called "Go Fish" where he plays an Eastern Indian teenager, Sumir. Brandon's real claim to fame thus far is his starring role on Disney Channel's hit movie "Johnny Tsunami." He played the title role of Johnny, a Hawaiian teen surfer turned snowboarder. It's a great family movie that both kids as well as adults can enjoy.- Vivian Bayubay is known for Out of the Box (1998) and Sesame English (1999). She has been married to Bret Frederick McLaughlin since 2 June 2001.
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Joy made her feature film debut in a movie called, what else, The Debut. The film is one of the first Filipino American stories to be told on the big screen and was filmed in 1997. In the movie she plays Annabelle Manalo, the love interest to Dante Basco's Ben. Joy enjoyed working opposite Dante, because Dante is an inspiration to Filipino Americans, and she knows Dante's earlier work in Hook. Joy was in a club promoting for a friend, that's where the casting people found her for The Debut. After the Debut, she had a small role in Ghost World as part of 3 rappers at the high school graduation early in the film (she played the Asian rapper Jade). She was then cast in 2001 as Ashley in Not Another Teen Movie, a parody of various teen movies from the 80s/90s/2000. Her role of Ashley is a parody of the Asian cheerleader in Bring It On played by Nicole Bilderback. Joy then decided to try television and she was cast as Casey Leong(a ghost character who returned) in the General Hospital spin off Port Charles. She then played Casey's twin sister Marisa. This time this role was permanent and she was featured in the opening credits. Joy then played Casey again for while before the show got canceled. Joy did the narration of the amateur independent movie called Lumpia. This was made in 1996 before The Debut.- Actress
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Tia Carrere, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, was discovered in a grocery store and landed the female lead in the film Aloha Summer. She then moved to Los Angeles and continued her ascent in the acting world as a series regular on General Hospital as well as a string of guest starring roles on MacGyver, Quantum Leap, Married With Children, and Friday the 13th among others. With her iconic breakthrough role as Cassandra in Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2, Tia was able to showcase both her considerable singing as well as acting chops. Wayne's World was a worldwide phenom and set the stage for the femme fatale role of Juno Skinner in James Cameron's film True Lies, opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger; the computer whiz Jingo Asakuma in Rising Sun opposite Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes; and her very own series lead as Sydney Fox in Relic Hunter. Other work includes Nip/Tuck, In Plain Sight, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and many more. Subsequently Tia returned to her Hawaii roots starring in Disney's animated film Lilo & Stitch, while on the musical front, being nominated four times and winning the Grammy twice with her records 'ikena and Huana Ke Aloha. She also co-hosted and performed during the ceremony. Lately, Tia can be seen in Michael Patrick King's series AJ & the Queen starring RuPaul, Amblin Films "Easter Sunday" starring JoKoy and Mindy Kaling's Never Have I Ever. She also just released a single and video of a song she wrote called "I'm Still Here".- Actress
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Emy Coligado was born in Geneva, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Three Stooges (2012), Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) and Men in Trees (2006).- Actor
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Michael Copon is an American actor known for a variety of film and television roles including that of Lucas Kendall in Power Rangers: Time Force and Felix Taggaro in One Tree Hill.
Kick starting his career in 2001, Copon was chosen by the Fox Kids Network to portray Lucas Kendall in Power Rangers: Time Force. Given the lengthy audition process for the role, Copon stood out from the crowd and became a series lead as the Blue Ranger. Though the progression of the show introduced a new lineup in the next series, Copon reprised his role in Power Rangers: Wild Force in the two-part episode of 'Reinforcements from the Future'. Capturing attention in the role, Copon soon landed a recurring role during One Tree Hill's second season as Felix Taggaro. Other notable appearances include those in Scrubs, That's So Raven, Hawaii Five-0, Beyond The Break, and Reno 911!
Copon's film work includes standout roles in Bring It On: In It To Win It, and as Mathayus in The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior. Copon has also applied himself to a number of horror films, including Night of the Demons, Killer Holiday and 247 Fº .
Beyond his film and television commitments, Copon is also a talented singer, releasing 'Let's Get Nasty' on iTunes in 2010 and appeared (and subsequently won) the competition on VH1's But Can They Sing?
In 2019, Michael Copon is set to appear as Nicholai in the television series Dystopia, a science fiction thriller that aims to rewrite history.- Actress
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Marita de Lara is an American actress known for This Is Us, Hawaii Five-0, Hidden Gems, and The Shield. Soap audiences know her from General Hospital, Port Charles, Bold & the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives and One Life to Live . The daughter of two physicians, she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University School of Drama. As a dancer, Marita trained in classical ballet at the Baltimore Ballet and Washington Ballet and danced with the Metropolitan Dance Company of Baltimore. Marita was raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She originated the role of Pocahontas in the Disney/MGM stage musical, The Spirit of Pocahontas. Indigenous theatre credits include: Honor Song for Crazy Horse at New Dramatists in NYC. Manu and the Red Flowers, Island of the Blue Dolphins, and The Sign of the Beaver. Other New York, national tour and Equity regional theatre credits : Godspell, Chicago, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Hair and Miss Saigon, The Good Times Are Killing Me and Hana's Suitcase. Marita can be seen in several national commercials as the ethnically ambiguous, aspirational mom. Marita is married to actor/writer, Steve Sobel. They have two kids, Lulu and Axel. Marita is an advocate for autism rights for children.- Desiree Del Valle was born on 28 May 1982 in the Philippines. She is an actress, known for Medusae (2017), Maalaala Mo Kaya (1991) and Nasaan ka, Elisa? (2011).
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Ivan Dorschner is known for Meant to Be (2017), The One That Got Away (2018) and Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition (2006).- With numerous commercials under his belt, including spots for American Online, MTV, Time Warner Cable and Domino's, Allen Evangelista is a promising up-and-comer. Evangelista was offered a holding agreement to possibly star in a Fox series. Since then he has co-starred on ABC's "Once and Again" and "Alias", shot a lead role in "Mozart and the Whale" with Josh Hartnett ". Evangelista was a regular guest on Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101", and spent 5 seasons on ABC Family's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager".
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Christina Fandino is known for Love & Other Drugs (2010), Miss Castaway and the Island Girls (2004) and The Violin (2018).- Actress
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Ginger Gonzaga is an actor, writer, improviser and director. She is best known for her memorable performances on The Duplass Brothers series 'Togetherness,' (as the millennial antagonist Christie opposite Amanda Peete) and their musical for 'Room 104' (as the singing love interest opposite Bryan Tyree Henry) both on HBO. After playing Maggie, the impressionable free spirit on Showtime's 'I'm Dying Up Here' (Opposite Melissa Leo and Clark Duke) she joined their Michel Gondry directed series Kidding as Vivian, a sardonic but soulful cancer patient. For Hulu's 'Chance,' she played the bilingual coyote Lorena (opposite Hugh Laurie and Ethan Suplee) and for Netflix's 'Spaceforce,' a satirical version of AOC dubbed "AYC" (opposite Steve Carrel and John Malkovich). Ginger was also a regular on ABC's Mixology, and TBS's Wrecked, as well as the host of Hulu's comedic daily pop culture recap show 'The Morning After,' for which she also wrote. Other television credits include her recurring roles on Tad Quill's Jane Lynch comedy Angel from Hell, Fx's Legit and Netflix's 'Grace and Frankie,' and 'Blindspotting' for Starz. She starred as Helen in True Lies opposite Steve Howey and Nikki in Marvel's She Hulk for Disney+ opposite Tatiana Maslany
Ginger's film debut was in Seth MacFarlane's popular 2012 comedy Ted, followed by Demetri Martin's dramedy and Tribeca Film Festival Winner Dean (opposite Demetri Martin and Gillian Jacobs), and Henry Phillips's And Punching the Clown, (opposite J.K Simmons and Jim Jefferies).
As a writer she has sold shows to Warner Brothers and HBO, and made her directorial debut with the short film 'Your Day' starring herself and Jason Ritter, which she also wrote.
Ginger also sings and composes. She received B.A in Political Science/International Relations and a minor in Chinese from UC Santa Barbara before training at The Groundings and Second City Theaters.- Pia Hamilton (née Manalo) is an actress known for her work in the first three seasons of Barney & Friends from 1992 to 1995. She also appeared in the home videos Sing and Dance with Barney (1999) and Read with Me, Dance with Me (2003). She is married to Dustin Hamilton.
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Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born in Salinas, California. Her family moved to San Diego, California, while she was still a toddler. She has a younger sister, Stella Hudgens, who is also an actress. Her mother, Gina Hudgens (née Guangco), an office worker, is from the Philippines. Her father, Greg Hudgens, a firefighter, was from a family from Missouri and Illinois.
Vanessa was interested in acting and singing at a young age, inspired by her grandparents, who were musicians. At the age of 8, she started appearing in musical theater. She fell deeper in love with the arts and began studying acting, singing, and dance more seriously with Jailyn Osborne. Vanessa very briefly attended Orange County High School of the Arts. After years of auditioning, she began seeing some success. This prompted her family to move to Los Angeles, California. She started homeschooling, so she missed out on the high school experience, and she finally landed her breakthrough role in High School Musical (2006).- Cinematographer
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Matthew Libatique is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with director Darren Aronofsky on the films Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), Black Swan (2010), Noah (2014) and Mother! (2017). He also shot Bradley Cooper's directorial debut film, A Star Is Born (2018).
Libatique also work as an cinematographer in the films Tigerland (2000), Phone Booth (2002), Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Venom (2018).
He has received two Academy Awards nominations for Best Achievement in Cinematography, one for Black Swan and the other for A Star Is Born.- Actor
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C.J. Manigo was born on 14 May 1991 in Torrance, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Awaken the Dead (2007), Lizzie McGuire (2001) and iCarly (2007).- Actor
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Alejandro Mapa, a Filipino-American, got his professional break as "Alec Mapa" when he was cast to understudy, and then succeeded BD Wong in the Broadway production of 'M. Butterfly'. Mapa later played the role on the national tour. Mapa returned to Broadway in a 1992 adaptation of 'L'Hôtel du libre échange' (by Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desvallières), re-titled, 'A Little Hotel on the Side'.
The next year, Mapa was back on Broadway in a Stratford Festival inspired production of Shakespeare's 'Timon of Athens'. Off-Broadway, he earned a nomination at the 2001 Lucille Lortel Awards for his performance in Jessica Hagedorn's play 'Dogeaters', and was featured in every play in the 'Whitelands' trilogy, a series of plays about gay Asian men written by Chay Yew: 'Porcelain' (1992), 'A Language of Their Own' (1995), and 'Wonderland' (1999).
On television, he has had guest appearances on numerous programs, including "The Jamie Foxx Show" (1996), "Roseanne" (1988), "Seinfeld" (1989), "NYPD Blue" (1993), "Heartland" (2007/I), "Friends" (1994), "Murder One" (1995), "Law & Order" (1990), "Holding the Baby" (1998), and "Dharma & Greg" (1997). He had a recurring role as "Vern" on Desperate Housewives (2004) (2004) and a featured role in the short-lived 2001 comedy, "Some of My Best Friends" (2001). He played "Adam Benet" in the UPN comedy "Half & Half" (2002).
He wrote and performed in a one-man play, 'I Remember Mapa', about his experiences growing up gay in San Francisco. Mapa was a featured performer on the Logo original stand-up comedy series Wisecrack. In 2006, he appeared as "Vern", Gabrielle's personal shopper, on "Desperate Housewives" (2004). He had a recurring role on the 2006-10 series "Ugly Betty" (2006) as "Suzuki St. Pierre", the flamboyant host of a fictional gossip and news show (who, it is revealed, is actually a straight-and married-journalist named Byron Wu) and voiced the character of Rick's flamboyantly gay uncle, "Bakla", on the 2007-09 animated series, "Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World" (2007).
Mapa's film credits including "Bright Lights, Big City" (1988), "Playing by Heart" (1998), "Connie and Carla" (2004), and "Marley & Me" (2008), among others. He was featured in "Super Sweet 16: The Movie" (2007) (TV) and "True Loved" (2008). He played a hair stylist in "You Don't Mess with the Zohan". In 2008, he hosted Logo's reality dating program "Transamerican Love Story" (2008), in which transgender producer and actress Calpernia Addams selected from eight potential suitors. That same year, he also hosted Dancing with Dogs (2008) (TV) on Animal Planet.
Mapa also performed on the 2009 Atlantis Freedom Caribbean Cruise, headlining in the Arcadia Theater. In 2010, he became a co-host of Logo's "The Gossip Queens" (2010), a daily series in which he helps present celebrity gossip. In his act, he jokes that he is sometimes confused with Rex Lee, who played "Lloyd" on the HBO dramedy Entourage (2004).- Sandra McCoy was born and raised in San Jose, California. Her mother, Madeline McCoy, was a high school P.E. teacher, tennis coach, and aerobics instructor. Her father, Gary McCoy, was the director of database management at the county Sherrif's Department and a private pilot. Her brother, who was two years her junior, enjoyed playing basketball and wrestling. All three passed away in the fall of 1993 in a tragic airplane accident that left Sandra as the sole survivor. Thanks to the values, aspirations, and love for life that her family had instilled in her, Sandra managed to endure with flying colors. She had trained in dance and gymnastics since she was eight years old, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business after attaining a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Santa Clara University. Though her first attempt at Hollywood success, a four-girl pop group, fell through, Sandra has continued to to enjoy several other successes in the film industry as both an actress and a dancer. Her first real break into the business was booking the lead role in the NSYNC "Pop" music video, from which she will forever be known as the "Dirty Pop" Girl. In addition, she also cheered for the Los Angeles Lakers in the season of 2002-2003, and appeared in Music Video Beauties of 2004, her calendar debut. She currently resides in Los Angeles pursuing an acting career. In her spare time, Sandra enjoys hanging out with her girlfriends, jogging, watching movies, doing volunteer work, and eating chocolate!
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Anthony Padilla is an American YouTuber, actor, comedian, host, writer, director, producer, editor, and internet personality. He's most known for being the co-founder of the YouTube channel, Smosh (2005), with his friend Ian Hecox. He was known for being an actor, writer, director, producer, and editor on Smosh (2005), until he left in 2017. After leaving Smosh (2005), he started a personal channel where he became known for his series, I Spent A Day With... (2018), where he served as the creator, writer, director, and host.
On June 20, 2023, Anthony and Ian announced that they bought Smosh (2005) back. Since then, he's added writing and acting on the Smosh (2005) channels to his list of duties and stepped back from some of the behind-the-scenes stuff on his own channel.- Sacheen Padilla was born on 12 March 1976 in the Philippines. She is an actress, known for The Lost Archives of Quincy Taylor (2009), Revenge (2011) and Two and a Half Men (2003). She has been married to Mark Shamoon since 22 September 2018. They have one child.
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Van Partible was born on 13 December 1971 in Manila, Philippines. He is a writer and director, known for Johnny Bravo (1997), The Amazon Women (1997) and Shorty McShorts' Shorts (2006).- 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.- Actress
Charee Pineda was born on 27 September 1990. She is an actress, known for Alon (2008), Mulawin vs Ravena (2017) and Sisa (2008).- Actress
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Daughter of an Army vet, Jessica was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. She is the middle child to an older brother, David, and a younger sister, Jackie. When she was 3, her family relocated to San Francisco, California until she was 12 years old. They moved to Anaheim, California where Jessica stayed until she moved to Los Angeles to pursue higher education.
While in school, she signed with a commercial agent and booked her first commercial for Kellogg's Raisin Bran Crunch. She continued to book commercials, which helped her pay off her education. A year later, Jessica signed with a theatrical agent and booked her first television role as Alyssa, the white ranger on Disney's Power Ranger's Wild Force.
In 2009, Jessica began writing her first book and launched her own line of vintage-inspired swimsuits.- Actor
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Anthony Ruivivar was born on 4 November 1970 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Starship Troopers (1997), Tropic Thunder (2008) and Beware the Batman (2013). He has been married to Yvonne Jung since 4 January 1998. They have two children.- Actress
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Jessica Sanchez was born on 4 August 1995 in Chula Vista, California, USA. She is an actress, known for American Idol (2002), Glee (2009) and The Clash (2018).- Composer
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Amy Vachal is known for Abandon (2014), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) and The Voice (2011).- Actress
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Camile Velasco was born on 1 September 1985 in Makati City, Philippines. She is an actress, known for The Big V (2008), The Black Eyed Peas: Bebot, Version 2 (2006) and The Black Eyed Peas: Bebot, Version 1 (2006).- Actress
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Cassie is a singer, actress, model, songwriter, and dancer. Albums: Me&U, Long Way 2 Go Official Girl ft. Lil'Wayne Is it you
Cassandra is a 5 time National Grand Champion Twirler, because of twirling is how her modeling career started. Cassandra models for Abercrombie, Target, Jcpennys, Walmart, Dalias, Seventeen Magazine, Victorias Secret. She is part of OP Team, has a record deal with Bad Boys Entertainment And producer Ryan Leslie. Cassandra has a Baccalaureate of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Psychology from UIW.
Cassandra loves to sing, dance, shop and spend quality time with Family. She has a daughter named Cali who is 11yrs old. Her modeling manager is Trevor Donovan. Movie: Step Up 2, Perfect Match- Producer
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Juanita Bartlett was born on 8 November 1927 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for The Rockford Files (1974), The Greatest American Hero (1981) and Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983). She died on 25 February 2014 in Mission Hills, California, USA.- Animation Department
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Cesar Magsombol was born on 5 January 1951 in the USA. He is known for RoboCop: Alpha Commando (1998), X-Men: The Animated Series (1992) and X-Men: Evolution (2000).- Art Department
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Zeus Cervas was born on 19 September 1974 in Walnut, California, USA. He is a writer, known for SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2012) and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004).- Actor
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Darren Criss was born on 5 February 1987 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Little White Lie (2009), Glee (2009) and A Very Potter Musical (2009). He has been married to Mia Swier since 16 February 2019. They have one child.- Art Department
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- Lippy Espinda was born on 2 November 1913 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for Inferno in Paradise (1974), Hawaii Five-O (1968) and He Is My Brother (1975). He died on 7 June 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
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Victoria Racimo was an award-winning filmmaker, writer, producer and actress. She wrote, directed and produced the recently released documentary, One Day (2015), for which she won Best Director in the Equus Film Festival in NYC. The film is narrated by Josh Charles. She wrote two animation specials: "A Toucan Can" (starring Jason Alexander) and "Pirate Jack" (starring Alice Cooper). With Alicia Keys, she co-wrote the book and app "Blue Moon" based on a story by Keys.
She was Executive Producer on the HBO comedy film, Casi casi (2006). Victoria was commissioned by the State of Virginia to write and direct the original drama "Journey of Destiny" in celebration of America's 400th Anniversary at Jamestown, which aired on CBS. She also co-wrote the Regnery published book "All the King's Horses: The Equestrian Life of Elvis Presley". Victoria is an avid supporter of equine welfare. She died on November 29, 2020.- Vanessa Aspillaga was born on 16 September 1972 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Morning Glory (2010), Leave the World Behind (2023) and Love & Other Drugs (2010).
- Spring Inés Peña was born in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for How to Hack Birth Control (2021), Veer! (2012) and The Rider.
- Christine Mascolo hails from the mile-high city of Denver, Colorado, born on June 21, 1997. Her father is a Federal contractor originally from New York and her mother is a high-school mathematics teacher born and raised in Manila, Philippines. Christine is of Scotch-Irish, Italian, and Filipino descent. She has an older brother with whom she shares a competitive passion for soccer and Tae Kwon Do. This exotic beauty, with reddish-brown hair and an adorable voice, has been the target of talent scouts since early childhood, but it was only at the age of nine that Christine finally decided to pursue a career in entertainment. Within months of her decision, she found representation with top agencies in both her hometown of Denver and in Los Angeles and has been consistently training and auditioning since. The road to Tinseltown may be long and narrow, but with hard work, determination, and top caliber representation, she is bound to have a bright future in Hollywood.
- Joseph has dark brown hair and brown eyes. He plays the clarinet, and he played with the Metropolitan Opera in N.Y.C for two years. He does charity work for handicapped people, and the people from Ocilla, Georgia appreciated his work so much that they had one-mile street named after him. His hobbies are reading, tennis, and gardening.
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David Cadiente was born on 11 December 1937 in San Diego, California, USA. He was an actor, known for They Live (1988), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). He died on 26 December 2010 in Florida, USA.- Stunts
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Jeff Cadiente is known for Jurassic World (2015), 24 (2001) and Bad Boys II (2003). He has been married to Jacqueline Cryan since 28 June 2014. They have one child.- Actress
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Raquel Pomplun was born in San Diego, CA and raised in Tijuana, B.C., Mexico. She moved back to San Diego, CA in 2000. Pomplun speaks fluent English and Spanish.
She is an actress, model, dancer, and also a broadcaster. Pomplun has appeared on numerous magazine covers and print advertising for companies such as Mercedes-Benz. Pomplun appeared in the Paramount Pictures' motion picture, "The Gambler" starring Mark Wahlberg, "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D" and Fox's "Lucifer." One of her most recent works is as a lead in the horror movie "Warnings."
The actress produced and stars in the online comedy sketch series "Chocolate Milk Series" alongside actress/model Malorie Mackey. Pomplun also stars as the lead in the premium short form series "Infini" (working title) for HollyShorts Studios.
On March 2018, Pomplun started a new venture in the world of stand up comedy. She has performed in Flappers Comedy Club and participated in various comedy contests. Pomplun, alongside Irina Voronina, produces "The Melting Pot Show," a comedy show that promote the cultural diversity our country has, because we are after all, a melting pot.
She is a dreamer with her feet on the ground that is setting sail to a dynamic and full of surprises career in the acting and modeling industries. Stay tuned for more #Pomplunation.- Henry Amargo was born on 18 July 1933 in San Diego, California, USA. He was an actor, known for I Spy (1965), Border Patrol (1959) and Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958). He died on 24 September 1978 in San Diego, California, USA.
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Liza Del Mundo was born on 8 March 1975 in San Diego, California, USA. She is an actress, known for W.I.T.C.H. (2004), People Like Us (2012) and Strange World (2022). She has been married to Mark Vencer since 10 February 2001. They have three children.- Tracy Lynn Cruz, born January 29, 1976 in Westminster (Orange County), California, USA, is a Filipino-American actress most famously known for playing Ashley Hammond, the Yellow Turbo Ranger in Power Rangers Turbo (1997) and the Yellow Space Ranger in Power Rangers In Space (1998) aka "the season that saved the Power Rangers franchise!" and also guest-featured in two Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999) episodes.
- Vanessa Viola, the daughter of a Filipino, Irish, and German father and Filipina mother, is the fourth child of five. Their loving and very protective father moved his family onto a ten acre farm in a small town in Northern California. Living out in the "boondocks" left a lot of time for Vanessa's imagination and creativity to flourish and having two older brothers turned her into a tough little girl. Vanessa was scouted by a model agent. At 16, she was chosen as a model in the Macy's Passport Show in San Francisco where she shared the runway with supermodels Vendetta, Rebecca Romign, and Marcus Schenkenberg. That summer she graduated from high school and went on to get her degree in Media Arts from CSU, Chico. While in college she learned the "behind the scenes" of film making. Although she tried to hide it, her true passion was in acting. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream. Determined to hone the craft she immediately started taking acting classes and six months later was signed by a manager. A National TV commercial for Verizon Wireless quickly followed before Vanessa booked roles on ABC's General Hospital, MTV's The Andy Dick Show, and ABC's short lived sitcom My Adventures in Television. Later, she branched out into film booking her first supporting role in the short, "Liquid Confidence," produced by Brett Ratner. Her first short film to circulate the festivals, "Frame of Mind," directed by Simon Joeker, was recently picked up by HBO Latin. Most recently she booked her first lead role in an independent feature, "Against the Grain," directed by Tyronne Laforrest. She can also be found in ads for Nike Women, Yamaha Speakers, Suzuki, and countless commercials with major brands such as Jack in the Box, Motorola, Burger King, Toyota, and Right Guard.
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Ashley Spencer Taylor Villegas Argota-Torres (or as she refers to as "the longest name ever") started acting at five years old. She appeared in multiple television shows including "The Division", "MAD TV", "The Wayne Brady Show", and "The Shield". At only 10 years old, she became the youngest performer ever to win five times in a row at "Amateur Night at the Apollo", which led to her becoming a Star of Tomorrow at "Showtime At The Apollo". At 11 years old, she toured in Disney's hit Broadway musical, "The Lion King", as Young Nala. She was also a semi-finalist on the Arsenio Hall hosted "Star Search" in 2003, where Ben Stein commented, "This girl has the best stage presence out of any young performer I've ever seen."
Shortly after guest starring on Nickelodeon's "iCarly", Ashley starred as the loyal, quirky, fun-loving assistant, Lulu, on the hit Nickelodeon show "True Jackson, VP". The show ran for three seasons. Directly after filming that show, she booked her second starring role in another Nickelodeon show where she played Kelly in "Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures". After filming, she briefly attended her dream school, New York University, before returning to Los Angeles for work. As soon as she came home, Ashley worked on her debut album with songwriter Rebekah White. Her debut single, Limitless, is available on all digital platforms.
Ashley was also fortunate enough to return to her first love, musical theater, in the Lythgoe Family musical production of "Aladdin and His Winter Wish" as Princess Jasmine alongside Ben Vereen and Bruce Vilanch. After that, she filmed a recurring role on Disney XD's number one show, "Lab Rats", where she played the evil bionic soldier, S-1. Her Disney Channel Original Movie, "How To Build A Better Boy", premiered shortly after that to 4.6 million viewers, and became the number one event on the Watch Disney Channel App, with one million people tuning in before the premiere.
After shooting small spots on Freeform's "Chasing Life" and NBC's pilot "Cabot College", produced by Tina Fey, Ashley recurred on Freeform's "The Fosters" as Lou, the lead singer of the band Someone's Little Sister. Due to the amount of fans asking for the music they heard Ashley performing in multiple episodes, Freeform surprised fans (and Ashley!) by releasing a "Someone's Little Sister EP", which included the four songs she sang on the show in her first season. The EP shot to number 18 on the iTunes Alternative chart and broke the Top 100 on the iTunes overall chart.
In between filming more television shows (such as Disney's "Girl Meets World", a series regular role as Abigail on "Liberty Crossing") and films (Sony Pictures "The Cover Versions" as Amber), Ashley has starred in many live stage productions in Los Angeles. For four years, she originated and played the role of Juliet in the Bradley Bredeweg/Rockwell Table and Stage production of "Romeo & Juliet: Love Is A Battlefield" (now known as "Invincible"), a modern take on the classic story of Romeo & Juliet, set to the epic anthems of Pat Benatar. She has also starred in multiple productions at Rockwell Table and Stage in their "Unauthorized Musical Parody" series, playing Regina George in "UMPO: Mean Girls", Allison in "UMPO: Hocus Pocus", Becca in "UMPO: Bridesmaids", Biana Stratford in "UMPO: 10 Things I Hate About You", and Cher Horowitz in "UMPO: Clueless".
In 2019, Ashley and her husband, Mick, started Mismo Productions and released their podcast, also named "Mismo". They interview creatives about their day to day lives in the business to show everyone that no matter where someone is in their careers, we are all uniquely the same-- we're all Mismo. The podcast is has more than 16,000 listens. Mismo Productions also released their first short film, "The Last Flight", a parody of the Michael Jordan documentary, "The Last Dance". It was directed, produced, and edited by Ashley and written by, produced by, and starring Mick. More information about Mismo can be found here.
Ashley often teaches acting classes at Actors Giving Back in Los Angeles, CA and is on the Advisory Committee for The Actor's Fund's "Looking Ahead Program". She is also Taco Bell's number one fan.- Director
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Aimee Galicia Torres was born and raised in Southern California and is the first generation of two Filipino Immigrant parents. At an early age, her dream was to be a film director and create films that inspire and brought change. With 18 years of experience as a Cinematographer, for the last 6 years, Aimee has been directing and shooting a medical docuseries called the "OHNI Case Files."
OHNI Case Files is a medical docuseries and tv show. Based on the stories of the Osborne Head and Neck Institute, OHNI Case Files depicts the experiences of a highly-specialized team of head and neck surgeons. Real-time footage includes complex surgery, compelling patient stories, international missions, and the human experience, shown through the eyes of this exceptional surgical team.
Aimee is an active voting member for the Documentary Peer Category for the TV Academy as well as an associate member of the Society of Camera Operators. Aimee shares a passion for filmmaking and humanitarian work. She has been on four international medical missions, Belize, India, Peru, and Guatemala, documenting the stories of patients with the Osborne Head and Neck Foundation. In her spare time, she volunteers as a therapy dog handler with her dog Laney visiting hospitals, schools, and retirement homes.- Animation Department
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Pres Romanillos was born on 11 January 1963 in Zamboanga City, Philippines. He is known for Aladdin (1992), The Little Mermaid (1989) and WALL·E (2008). He was married to Jeannine Romanillos. He died on 17 July 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Rich Kiamco is known for Dear Edward (2023), Broadway Comedy Club Presents: The Mating Game (2020) and 3 Men and a Chick Flick (2006).
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A first-generation American, born of Filipino descent.
Was a child model in a series of experimental reading primers in the early 1960s depicting real-life San Francisco children interacting with each other and adults.
Has also appeared, uncredited, in the television series "thirtysomething" and the feature film spoof "Repossessed."
Is also a director and producer for the stage.- 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).- Remi Abellira was born on 13 August 1957 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Magnum, P.I. (1980), A Rock and a Hard Place (1999) and Big Hawaii (1977).
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- Jon Jon Briones was born in Quezon City, Philippines as Ernesto Briones. He is an actor and singer who first left the Philippines at the age of 23 to venture to London and join the original cast of Miss Saigon. Since then he has traveled all over the world appearing on stage, television and in film. He has been married to actress/singer Megan Johnson Briones since 1996. They have two children who are also in the business, Isa and Teo, and they now reside in Los Angeles.
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Robert Lopez is the Tony®-, Grammy®-, Emmy®- and Oscar®- winning co-creator of the worldwide smash-hit Broadway musicals "Avenue Q" and "The Book of Mormon." Together with his wife and collaborator Kristen Anderson-Lopez, he co-wrote songs for the feature films "Winnie the Pooh (2011)" and "Frozen (2013)", as well as "Finding Nemo: The Musical," a beloved fixture in Disney's Animal Kingdom since 2006.
He shared two Emmy® Awards for his music for Nickelodeon's Wonder Pets! (2006) and an Emmy® nomination for his work on the musical episode of Scrubs (2001). His work has been featured on South Park (1997), The Simpsons (1989) and Phineas and Ferb (2007)," as well as 3rd & Bird (2008) and Johnny and the Sprites (2005)." He has won Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Lucille Lortel, Frederick Loewe and Edward Kleban awards.
Lopez, a Yale College graduate, lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their two daughters.- Actor
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Alfredo Narciso was born on 8 July 1973 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Dark Tower (2017), The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022) and Manifest (2018).- Actor
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Film and television actor, singer, model and dancer with the worlds greatest Pop stars Gustavo Carr is from Irvine, CA by way of Milwaukee, WI. He started working in the entertainment industry as a dancer at a young age landing his very first audition for a television commercial dancing with MC Hammer. He has since danced with Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, The Spice Girls and Paula Abdul. He then transitioned into a modeling career with iconic brands like Harley Davidson and H&M's fashion campaign and short film directed by David La Chapelle. Most people recognize him from his film and television appearances such as playing the male lead opposite of Hayden Panettiere In the Universal Pictures franchise Bring It On " All Or Nothing". He has Guest Stared/Co-Stared in two Emmy nominated TV shows, Hulu's East Los High and CW's Crazy Ex Girlfriend. Gustavo currently has a recurring role in Lee Daniel's new hit TV show Star on Fox where he plays Young Jahil(Benjamin Bratt).
Gustavo is located in Venice Beach, CA.- Actress
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Her youthful ambition and undeniable talent have taken Jasmine into other creative arenas. She has been featured in print advertisements for Target National, Mary Kate and Ashley, American Girl, Levi's, Hilary Duff, Robinsons May, Macys, Mervyns, Girl Scouts, Sparklets Drinking Water, Kohls as well as principal roles in television commercials for Chevrolet, The Dog, Kellogs, Zellers, Marshalls, and McDonald's. Jasmine has also made guest starring appearances on Disney's "That's So Raven," Touchstone Pictures' "My Wife and Kids" starring Damon Wayans, and she has also gone on to become Ms. Hawaiian Tropic and Ms. Royal Essence. She has recently finished shooting a pilot for a Disney sitcom "House Broken", a spin-off of Disney's The Suite Life of Zach and Cody, starring Brian Stepanek. She also has a reoccurring role on the ABC's prime time show "The Nine", and a guest role on the television series "Threat Matrix". She has also been featured in Kanye West's music video "Jesus Walks" and Frankie J.'s "How To Deal".- Producer
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Ryan was born in Denver, CO and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. He's since studied and performed improv at i.O. West, UCB and The Groundlings. In 2014 he started working behind the camera, and produced and edited multiple web series and sketch videos.
In 2017 he worked on his first docuseries for Netflix, "Made in Mexico." He quickly discovered he had a knack for working in unscripted television, thanks in large part to his extensive improv training and experience. He's since produced shows for Hulu, Amazon, CBS, FOX and Bravo, both behind the camera and in post-production.- Writer
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Brian Yuzna was born on 30 August 1949 in Manila, Philippines. He is a writer and producer, known for The Dentist (1996), Beyond Re-Animator (2003) and Faust (2000). He is married to Cathy Yuzna. They have four children.- Actor
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Hammett was born in San Francisco, California on November 18, 1962, to Teofila (Oyao) and Dennis L. Hammett, a merchant seaman. He learned guitar at age 15 and joined Metallica to replace Dave Mustaine in 1982. He has won several Grammys with Metallica and participated in their class action law suit against Napster. His father had Irish, English, Scottish, and German ancestry, and his mother's family is Filipino.- Raised under a strict religious background where dance was not widely accepted, Ryan practiced in secrecy throughout his high school years, until an opportunity arose to audition for the very first season of So You Think You Can Dance. With little to no experience, his efforts surprisingly propelled him to become a finalist, and his career in dance was coincidentally born. Due to the image exposure, his reputable asymmetric hairstyle and fashion became widely revered. Shortly following, he co-founded the company, Quest Crew, which received success as 1st place champions of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. The added notoriety as leaders in dance provided work alongside noted artists and features within high productions of TV, Film, and Music. As Quest Crew continues to be a leader of organized dance in the industry, the adaptability and star quality of members such as Ryan have come to expose new heights and present greater responsibility in features which demand much more than dance alone.
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Charles Klapow is known for High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), High School Musical (2006) and Dancing Ninja (2010).- Additional Crew
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Dominic Sandoval was born on 15 October 1985 in Sacramento, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009), Smosh (2005) and Agents of Secret Stuff (2010).- Art Department
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Alfredo Alcala was born on 23 August 1925 in Talisay, Occidental Negros, Philippines. He is known for Talusaling (1955), Ukala: Ang walang suko (1954) and Walis ni Tenteng (1965). He was married to Lita. He died on 8 April 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Jake Manabat's role as Hee Cho on HBO's Bored to Death helped the show garner a GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Individual Episode. He can also be seen on Dietland on AMC, Lilyhammer on Netflix, and Hunting Season on Vimeo. Theater credits include the Broadway revival of M. Butterfly directed by Julie Taymor and starring Clive Owen, the National Tour of RENT directed by Michael Greif, The White Snake written and directed by Mary Zimmerman at the Guthrie Theatre and the Wuzhen Theatre Festival in China, Jen Silverman's Crane Story at the Cherry Lane Theatre, and workshops at The Public Theater of Philip Himberg's Paper Dolls. Jake received his MFA from the A.R.T./MXAT Institute at Harvard University.
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Romeo Tanghal was born in the Philippines. He is known for The Transformers: The Movie (1986), RoboCop: Alpha Commando (1998) and G.I. Joe (1985).- Art Department
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Tony DeZuniga was born on 8 November 1932 in the Philippines. He was a writer, known for Jonah Hex (2010), Jonah Hex: Motion Comics (2010) and Die Hard Arcade (1996). He died on 11 May 2012 in Las Piñas City, Philippines.- Writer
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Michelle Malkin was born on 20 October 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Michelle Malkin Investigates (2016), Michelle Malkin Sovereign Nation (2020) and Rocky Mountain Heist (2014). She has been married to Jesse Dylan Malkin since 24 July 1993. They have two children.- Maria Quiban was born on 28 October 1968 in Cebu City, Philippines. She is an actress, known for First Daughter (2004), Blood Work (2002) and Step Brothers (2008).
- Frances Rivera was born on 4 September 1970 in the Philippines.
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Leah Borromeo is known for The Mortician of Manila (2019), Rebel Geeks (2015) and This Is Europe (2018).- Writer
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Cassidy Hubbarth was born on 19 September 1984 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Get Up (2018), Battle of the Network Stars (2017) and The Jump (2016).- Cher Calvin was born on 1 August 1974 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Hancock (2008), Pandemic (2007) and Criminal Minds (2005).
- Jose Llana was born in Manila, Philippines and raised near Washington, D.C. He moved to New York City after high school to attend The Manhattan School of Music Conservatory as a classical voice major. At the age of nineteen, during his freshman year, he landed his first starring role on Broadway in The King and I as Lun Tha opposite Lou Diamond Phillips and Donna Murphy. Other Broadway: Chip Tolentino in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Drama Desk Award), Wang Ta in Flower Drum Song (starring opposite Lea Salonga), Angel in Rent, Jessie-Lee in Streetcorner Symphony. Off-Broadway: Gabey in On the Town (Delacorte Theater, NYSF) and Saturn Returns at The Public Theater. Regional: Martin Guerre (Guillaume, Guthrie Theater), Ballad of Little Jo (The Steppenwolf Theater, Jefferson Nomination - Best Supporting Actor), Candide (The Prince Theater, Barrymore Nomination - Best Actor).
- George Salazar is an LA-based actor, singer, and musician best known for originating the role of "Michael Mell" in "Be More Chill," which garnered him a Lucille Lortel Award and two Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations. His performance of "Michael in the Bathroom" has been streamed over 40 million times. He was most recently seen on stage in 2019 when he played "Seymour Kreborn" opposite Mj Rodriguez in the critically-acclaimed Pasadena Playhouse production of "Little Shop of Horrors." Salazar is half-Filipino and half-Ecuadorian.
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Neile Adams was born in Manila, the Philippine Islands on July 10, 1932 as María Ruby Neilam Arrastia y Salvador of Eurasian descent as her DNA attests. Her bloodline, to clarify erroneous reports, consists of 26% mixture of Chinese, Japanese, Mongolian, 7% Polynesian and 67% Spanish Basque and English, although her maternal grandmother's name was changed from Sulse to Schultz when that family emigrated to Spain from Germany. She spent WW2 in Japanese-occupied Manila, came to America in 1948, graduated high school the following year from Rosemary Hall (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in Greenwich, Connecticut and immediately went to New York to study dancing where she got a scholarship at the Katherine Dunham School of Dance. To ward off being cast exclusively as a "señorita" or in just plain old Spanish-speaking parts because of her name, her mother claimed Adams was her father's middle name. Never having seen nor met her father she soon became Neile Adams.
In 1953, she was cast as a dancer in "Kismet" and shortly became one of the lead dancers in the show. When the show closed in 1955 she was offered a showy role in the Versailles Nightclub where George Abbott and Bob Fosse caught her performance and offered her the Carol Haney role in "The Pajama Game" just as soon as her contract ended with the club. To meet both deadlines she performed at night and rehearsed during the day. She met Steve McQueen shortly thereafter and married four months after their formal introduction. The couple had two children, Terry McQueen (born 1959) and Chad McQueen (born 1960). The marriage legally ended in 1972. Neile is the grandmother of actor Steven R. McQueen. She remarried in 1980 to Alvin Toffel, a political campaign manager and president of the Norton Simon Museum. This union lasted until Toffel's passing in 2005.
Broadway credits: featured dancer in "Kismet", starred in "Pajama Game" opposite John Raitt and Julie Wilson, and Broadway-bound "At The Grand" opposite Paul Muni. She married McQueen while filming MGM's This Could Be the Night (1957) when she was under contract. Adams opened the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas in 1958 with Dick Shawn and Vivian Blaine. Television revues later became her main staple as she raised her family. She appeared on such programs as Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948), The Bob Hope Show (1950), The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom (1957), The Patrice Munsel Show (1956), The Eddie Fisher Show (1957) and The Walter Winchell Show (1956), among others. She played opposite McQueen and villainous Peter Lorre on a macabre episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and starred in two other Hitchcock episodes. In the '60s and '70s she guest-starred in almost all the popular dramatic shows, such as The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964), Vega$ (1978), Fantasy Island (1977), The Rockford Files (1974), The Bionic Woman (1976) and Love, American Style (1969), to name a few. On film, she played Burt Reynolds' wife in Fuzz (1972), was directed by Billy Wilder in Buddy Buddy (1981) and appeared in Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981). Adams continues to perform her cabaret shows in L.A., New York, London and Paris.- Siena can currently be seen starring in the 2022 Netflix franchise live action series, "Resident Evil" as well as in the recently released, blockbuster franchise film, "F9" / "Fast and Furious 9" in a supporting role. The Disney + original movie, "Upside Down Magic", was released in 2020 with Siena starring as the evil antagonist, Reina.
"No Good Nick" fans will recognize Siena as the titular role of "Nick", in the Netflix original series "No Good Nick", alongside Sean Astin and Melissa Joan Hart. In early 2018, Siena starred in both the Nickelodeon series "Star Falls", and the Warner Brothers/Nickelodeon feature, "Alex & Me", an inspirational soccer movie also starring Olympic Gold medalist, Alex Morgan.
Siena was born and raised in Hawai'i and began her career in early 2013 at the age of 8, booking a recurring role on ABC's Texas Ranger drama, "Killer Women" with Tricia Helfer and Michael Trucco. She went on to become a recurring guest star on multiple series: TVLand's "Teachers", Nickelodeon's "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn. She also guest starred on Disney's, "Sydney to the Max"; Raven's Home and CBS's "Hawai'i Five 0".
Siena has earned several Young Entertainer and Young Artist award nominations and in 2017, she won "Best Guest Starring Young Actress 12 & Under" at the Young Entertainers Awards held at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California.
Outside of acting, Siena's passions are found in the outdoors. She can often be found hiking, surfing or skateboarding and in addition, is very involved in helping to save the Coral Reef. - Actor
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Eileen Boylan was born in Acton, California, USA. She is an actress and production designer, known for Dakota Skye (2008), Sleepover (2004) and South of Nowhere (2005). She has been married to Ben Seton since 7 June 2013.- Director
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Louie del Carmen is a director, writer, artist and creator born on August 19, 1967 in Cavite City, Philippines. He is known for his work on Luck (2022) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Frozen II (2019) and The Star (2017) where he served as Story Supervisor.
His feature film and television credits include Spellbound (2024) Us Again (2020), Abominable (2019) Kung Fu Panda (2008), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), Dragons: Riders of Berk (2012), Disney's Kim Possible (2002) and Nickelodeon's Rugrats (1999) Invader Zim (2002) and The Mighty B! (2007), Cartoon Network's The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2004)- Art Department
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Ronnie del Carmen joined Pixar Animation Studios in the summer of 2000 during the production of "Finding Nemo" and became a story supervisor on the film. He did production design on the Academy Award®-nominated short film, "One Man Band" and story work on Oscar®-winning, "Ratatouille." Del Carmen was Head of Story on Disney/Pixar's Academy Award winning feature, "Up" and is the co-director of Disney/Pixar's "Inside Out."
Del Carmen also made his directorial debut with the short film "Dug's Special Mission" released on the "Up" DVD and Blu-Ray. In addition to his work on feature and short films he contributed his artistic talents to the illustrating the children's book, "My Name is Dug," written by Kiki Thorpe.
Del Carmen attended the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising. Ronnie moved to the United States in 1989 and served as a storyboard artist for Batman: The Animated Series and then worked for DreamWorks, as a story supervisor.- Actress
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T.V. Carpio was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. T.V. is an actor, known for Across the Universe (2007), Limitless (2011) and The Client List (2011).- Producer
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Pia Clemente is known for Mabel (2013), Nine Inch Nails Live: Beside You in Time (2007) and Our Time Is Up (2004).- Actor
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Eugene Cordero was born in Detroit, Michigan. He is an actor and writer, known for Loki (2021), Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Tacoma FD (2019). He has been married to Tricia McAlpin since 18 June 2011. They have two children.- Director
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Rik Cordero was born and raised in Queens, New York and is known for applying unusual, non-traditional shooting methods in his work. He was nominated for Video Director Of The Year at the 2009 BET Awards and was the recipient of the Best Film Award for his feature film, "Inside A Change" which made its world premiere at the 2009 HBO New York International Latino Film Festival. In 2010, Cordero was featured in Sprite's print and television ads for their "Spark" campaign and directed "The World Is Watching", a documentary about the culture of New York City high school basketball produced by Nike and narrated by Spike Lee. In 2011 Cordero was a featured director for SHOOT Magazine's 9th Annual New Director's Showcase held at the DGA Theater and was also a recipient of an American Advertising Federation Mosaic Award for the US Marine Corps "Where I'm From" national campaign (JWT/Uniworld). In 2012 he was named one of the 100 Most Influential Artists of the Complex Decade by Complex Magazine and was recently nominated for a Best Hip Hop Music Video Award for AK-69's "Start It Again" at the 2013 MTV Japan Video Music Awards.