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Shay Mitchell (born Shannon Ashley Mitchell; April 10, 1987) is a Canadian actress, model, entrepreneur and author. She rose to prominence starring as Emily Fields in the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars (2010) (2010-2017).
She was born in Mississauga, Ontario, the daughter of Precious Garcia and Mark Mitchell. Her parents work in finance. Her father is of Scottish and Irish descent and her mother, a Filipina, is from the province of Pampanga, and left the Philippines at age 19. She has one younger brother named Sean. She is a first cousin-once-removed of Lea Salonga, singer and Tony Award-winning theater actress well known for originating the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon. Even as a young child, Mitchell was interested in performing arts, declaring to her parents that she would pursue such a career. Mitchell began dance lessons at the age of five, and she and several of her classmates toured the city to compete with a variety of other dance schools. At the age of 10, Mitchell's family moved to West Vancouver, British Columbia. Within a year of their arrival, an international modeling agency held an open casting call for teen and pre-teen girls who were vying for representation. Mitchell was one of the girls selected.
She attended Rockridge Secondary School and then later transferred to West Vancouver Secondary School where she graduated. She got the nickname Shay because she's a big fan of Jennifer Lopez aka J. Lo, so her friends called her "Shay Lo". By her late teens, Mitchell had successfully modeled for a variety of companies in cities as varied as Bangkok, Hong Kong and Barcelona, but she later returned to Toronto to study acting. After signing with her first theatrical agency Mitchell appeared in the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) and booked several national commercials. Mitchell guest starred in the Global series Rookie Blue and appeared in the music video for "Hold My Hand" by Jamaican rapper Sean Paul. In 2010, Mitchell appeared in a four-episode arc on the Disney XD series Aaron Stone as cheerleader Irina Webber. In December 2009, Mitchell was cast in the ABC Family (now Freeform) planned adaptation of the book series Pretty Little Liars. Initially, Mitchell auditioned for the role of Spencer Hastings. In January 2010, the series was picked up by ABC Family. The series centers on four friends up against an anonymous foe who threatens to reveal all their secrets whilst unraveling the mystery of the murder of their best friend. Mitchell portrays the role of Emily Fields, the "jock girl" of the group. The program gained quick popularity despite mixed critical reviews. The show ran for seven seasons and the series finale aired June 27, 2017.
In January 2011, Mitchell signed a contract with Procter & Gamble to be the spokesperson for the Pantene Nature Fusion shampoo line. Subsequent endorsements include American Eagle, Nike and Biore. In August 2017, Mitchell was cast in a starring role on the upcoming Lifetime television series You, in the role of socialite Peach Salinger. In September 2017, she was cast in the lead role in the ABC television pilot, The Heiresses (2018), adapted from the book with the same name from Sara Shepard and created by I. Marlene King. Mitchell co-authored the young adult novel Bliss with Michaela Blaney (2015). She also hosts her own YouTube lifestyle channel. In 2017, Mitchell started a production company Amore & Vita Inc. with manager David Dean Portelli and has already signed a contract with Warner Bros. Television Group. Mitchell supported Somaly Mam Foundation, a non-profit organization that fought sex trafficking until it ended operations in 2014. She has also worked with The Trevor Project alongside the Pretty Little Liars cast and the NOH8 Campaign. She works with the WE Charity, which helps communities develop educational resources, and she partnered with Represent Clothing to promote tees where half the proceeds went to GLAAD.- Actor
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Richard Harmon was born on 18 August 1991 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for The 100 (2014), I Still See You (2018) and The Age of Adaline (2015).- Actor
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Kyle Schmid was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is best known for History's "SIX", BBC America's "COPPER" and a number of feature films including David Cronenberg's "A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE".
He has been acting for a majority of his life. An early career in television lead way to Disney films and a number of Lifetime films for which he garnered a nomination for a Young Artist Award. Well known for playing Henry Fitzroy in the Lifetime series "BLOODTIES", he went onto take on the role of Henry Durham, in the Syfy Channel series "BEING HUMAN" and the role of Robert Morehouse in the BBC America series "COPPER". Kyle focused on film for a number of years following building leading characters until he landed the role of Alex Caulder in History's well respected, "SIX".
Most recently Kyle can be seen portraying Charlie Dick, in the Lifetime film recently nominated for 5 Critic's Choice Awards, "PATSY AND LORETTA". He also recently wrapped the new Netflix series, "I-LAND" in which he plays Moses and will be seen in "10 MINUTES GONE" along side Micheal Chicklis and Bruce Willis.- Actress
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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is a Canadian actress. She is known for her leading role as Devi Vishwakumar in the Netflix teen comedy series Never Have I Ever (2020-present) and Priya in the Pixar film Turning Red (2022). Ramakrishnan was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario. She graduated from Meadowvale Secondary School.- Actress
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Nesta Cooper was born on 11 December 1993 in Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Bliss (2021), The Edge of Seventeen (2016) and #Realityhigh (2017).- Actor
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Dameon J. Clarke is a Canadian-American actor and voice actor. His TV credits include Graceland, How to Get Away with Murder, 24, Castle, Supernatural and Prison Break, and his film work includes How to Be a Serial Killer and I Love You Phillip Morris. He has worked with numerous Academy Award winning actors and directors in many films and TV shows. Clarke began acting at the age of 11 in Canada. His first role was a made for TV movie called "Secrets of a Married Man" as William Shatner's son. After several years in front of the camera Clarke took a sabbatical from acting to finish school and would later return to his roots at the age of 25 and has been acting ever since.
While living in Dallas, Texas in the early 2000s, Dameon worked alongside Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr. and director Richard Linklater in a leading role in the film "A Scanner Darkly" which would later help launch his film and TV career. He also voiced major characters on anime shows, such as "Yu Yu Hakusho", "Fullmetal Alchemist", and the very popular "Dragon Ball Z", voicing the iconic character Cell. Clarke later moved to Los Angeles, CA around 2005 and started working in TV and Film in Recurring and Guest Starring roles. (He is one of the few actors to have Guest Starred on the entire CSI franchise and two of the NCIS franchise [NCIS LA and NCIS]). In 2008 Clarke starred in the film "How to be a Serial Killer" and won several best actor awards (including NY Horror Film Festival and LA Shriekfest Film Festival) for his portrayal of Mike Wilson. He guest starred in the first 2 seasons of "Graceland" as "A.D.I.C. Clarke" the Assistant Director in Charge of the F.B.I. on the USA Network.
Dameon has voiced over 200 characters, including "Handsome Jack" in the acclaimed video game series Borderlands 2, "Borderlands, The Presequel!"and "Tales from the Borderlands". After the release of Borderlands 2, the "Handsome Jack" character was so popular, that despite having killed him off, Gearbox Software developed "Borderlands, The Presequel!" to develop the character's back story and allow the player to play as the villainous character for the first time. Telltale Games" also brought the character back from the dead in "Tales From the Borderlands".
Clarke also won several awards for his portrayal as "Handsome Jack" including the notable Spike TV "VGA" (Video Game Award) for "Best Performance by a Human Male".
He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.- Music Artist
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Alessia Cara was born in Toronto, Canada on July 11, 1996. The Canadian songstress started off by producing acoustic cover songs, before she was later signed to Def Jam Recordings. Her debut album Know-it-All reached number 8 in the Canadian charts and number 9 on the Billboard 200 in the USA; the album's third single "Scars to Your Beautiful" reached number 8 in the US charts. In 2017, she and Russian DJ Zed collaborated on the single "Stay". She has received four Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist.- Actor
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Chris Violette is a Canadian-born TV and Film Actor. Known for joining the cast of Power Rangers SPD as Blue Ranger Sky, Chris has appeared on numerous television shows such as "Star Trek: Discovery", "Flashpoint", "Lost Girl", "Saving Hope" and "Bitten". Chris has recently expanded his passion for film and its industry by continuing with directing, writing, and producing.- Actor
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Born June 9th 1986 in Toronto, Adamo Ruggiero is a television/film/theatre actor and television host. His credits include: Degrassi- The Next Generation (Series, 2002-2008), Make The Yuletide Gay (Feature, 2009), The Neverending Story (Play, 2011) and The Next Star (Series, 2008-2012). Adamo is also an LGBT rights activist and public speaker; Out Magazine included Adamo in their "Out 100 honorees of 2009."- Actor
- Director
Ehren Kassam was born on 10 April 1997 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Coroner (2019), Degrassi: Next Class (2016) and Tokens (2019).- Writer
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Aaron Seltzer was born on 12 January 1974 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and director, known for Disaster Movie (2008), Date Movie (2006) and Epic Movie (2007).- Deanna Casaluce was born on 7 February 1986 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), Degrassi: Minis (2005) and Devil's Diary (2007).
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Lisa J. Lennox is a lovely, melodic, soprano, who has been performing since she was 3 years old. She has performed at the Gemini Awards. Lisa is trained in music and dance, and went to Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA) instead of a traditional high school to further her love of the performing arts. More recently, she has been performing on the Canadian TV show, "The Doodlebops", one of the many shows in Playhouse Disney on the Disney Channel.- Daniel Kelly is a Canadian actor who portrays Owen Milligan on Degrassi. He lives in Mississauga and attends Iona. He is dating Melinda Shankar, who plays Alli Bhandari. Owen was officially added to the Degrassi family/cast on the second half of Season 10. His character interacts with Anya, who is played by Samantha Munro. He also enjoys rapping and uploading them to his Youtube Channel.
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Named one of Variety's top TV scribes to watch in 2019, Greg Spottiswood created and Executive Produced the series All Rise (CBS); Remedy (Global); King (Starz, Showcase). He is also credited as writer on the season one finale of Frontier (Netflix) and award winning TV movies North of Hope, and Tripping the Wire. He has developed projects with Sony Pictures Television, Universal Television, Warner Bros. Television, among others. In addition to his writing and producing activity, Greg Spottiswood has worked as a story and editorial consultant on multiple award winning documentaries. Trained as an actor at The National Theatre School of Canada, he has performed in numerous TV, film and theater projects. His short film Noise won a Special Jury Mention at the Clermont Ferrrand Festival, among other awards.- Actor
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Blake McGrath was born on 21 November 1983 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and composer, known for Chicago (2002), Blake McGrath: Relax (2010) and Goosebumps (1995).- Producer
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Pat Bullard was born in Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is known for Grace Under Fire (1993), Call Me Fitz (2010) and Cristela (2014).- Stunts
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Canadian actor Craig Cyr is one of a handful of entertainers who successfully made the transition from professional athlete to respected actor and stunt performer. Craig was born on June 3rd 1972 in Mississauga Ontario and started his athletic aspirations on the soccer field finally to finish off his professional career as a well known Kickboxer and trainer. After a fight in Miami Florida he was approached by a producer to do a fight scene for a film, and from that moment on both his acting and stunt career have flourished with a wide array of TV series and films. He's best known for Storming Juno, One Last Breath and Bounty Hunters. Craig lives in Toronto and Orlando Fl.- Actress
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Natalie Appleton was born on 14 May 1973 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and composer, known for Honest (2000), All Saints: War of Nerves (1998) and Appleton: Everything Eventually (2003). She has been married to Liam Howlett since 6 June 2002. They have one child. She was previously married to Carl Robinson.- Rachel Appleton was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on the 19th of May 1992 to (now ex-All Saints star) Natalie Appleton and The Dream Boys stripper Carl Robinson. She was later moved to be brought up in London, England where she now lives with her mother, Natalie Appleton, and stepfather, Liam Howlett. As a very intellectual child, Rachel attends The Royal School in Hampstead, a north London prep-school. She also enjoys playing the guitar. When Rachel is older, she would like to follow her mother and aunt, Nicole Appleton (also ex-All Saints star), and uncle, Liam Gallagher, into the world of show business.
- Tara Shelley was born on 4 October 1990 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Mean Girls (2004), Total Recall 2070 (1999) and Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost (2007).
- Nick Goluza, born Nicholas Ivan Goluza is a Canadian Actor from Toronto, Ontario. Nick began acting and appearing in pageants at a very young age. He is well known for his roles in "Degrassi: The Next Generation" where he portrayed 'Todd' and "Andy and the Upside" where he played the title character.
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Cullen McFater is an award-winning Canadian director, cinematographer and actor, and the founder of Postromo Pictures. In 2021, at 22 years old, he wrote and directed his debut feature film: Daylight Again. His second feature film, Human Nature, was shot through the years of 2022 and 2023 in 17 countries around the world.
Additionally, he works on set as a cinematographer and camera operator, and teaches cinema at an arts academy in Toronto, Ontario. He can be found on Youtube, Vimeo and Twitter under Postromo Pictures.- Actor
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Anthony Carelli was born on 14 March 1974 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for WWE: OMG! - The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History (2011), WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 (2010) and WWE Saturday Morning Slam (2012). He has been married to Anna Babji since November 2015. They have one child.- Actor
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Jason Dean Fortune or better known as J.D. Fortune, the winner of the 2005 CBS reality series, Rockstar: INXS was born on September 1, 1973 in Missisauga, Ontario. J.D. was raised as a kid in Salt Springs, Pictou County by his mother. That eventually led him to carry his mother's maiden name, Fortune. His birth name is Jason Dean Benninson, Benninson being his estranged father's family name.
The 6' 2" tall star has been living in Canada almost all his life together with his younger sister Sarah-Jane. Even though J.D. frequently attended school, he dropped out not having go through his last few moments at his high school. In Canada, J.D. worked as a serviceman in the Canadian military, a martial arts teacher and an Elvis impersonator at local pubs.
Just before he was signed to do the CBS reality show, J.D. was apparently living in his car with his pug named Elvis after the rock and roll legend, Elvis Presley. After getting signed to do the reality television show, J.D. eventually moved to the rock star mansion where contestants of the reality show were asked to live in.
In Rockstar: INXS, J.D. was said to be overly-confident which resulted a controversy among his house mates. Eventually, after J.D. bottom three of the reality series, J.D. started to realized that he should just be himself and be more of a humble person. His humility finally paid as he was crowned the winner of the show and he became the new lead singer of INXS.
Being part of INXS is a great experience for J.D. as when he was younger, he used to be a fan of the band. His song, Pretty Vegas which he co-wrote and sang for INXS is the highest position that INXS has ever reached on music charts. The video itself was also deemed as a big hit as female fans got to see a more fit and toned version of J.D. Fortune.
The band's second single, Afterglow from the album Switch since signing J.D. also became a hit in Australia. The song was a tribute to the late Michael Hutchence who fronted the band and later committed suicide. Making the video also linked J.D. to model and actress Estella Warren romantically. The duo are no longer together as they are said to have eventually split.
J.D. is currently said to be working on some new solo project. Although it has not been confirmed whether is he still going to perform with INXS, the band's rep has said that J.D. did do their sophomore album with them. At the mean time, J.D. is mostly seen around attending music award shows. J.D. has so far proved to fans worldwide that he is able to take over Michael Hutchence's place as INXS's lead singer and hopefully, it'll stay that way. After all, it has been a magical experience for him, from an INXS fan to actually being in INXS!