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Best known for Directing critically acclaimed audience pleasing fare, filmmaker Jay Russell has an impressive track record of telling compelling stories with emotional resonance.
Russell completed his postgraduate studies at Columbia University in New York City, where he studied under the tutelage of Academy Award winning director Milos Forman. After receiving his MFA in Screenwriting and Directing, Russell was invited to attend the Sundance Institute Film Workshop. It was there Russell developed his first film, "End of the Line", a tale of two down-and-out railway workers played by Levon Helm and Wilford Brimley. The cast also included Kevin Bacon, Mary Steenburgen, and Holly Hunter.
Russell then developed a number of projects for Imagine Entertainment and TriStar Pictures. Russell also produced and directed documentary series and specials for NBC, CBS, The Learning Channel, and the Discovery Channel. At that time Russell wrote, produced, and directed episodes of "Great Drives", a miniseries on America's most famous highways.
During the filming of "Great Drives, " Russell met Pulitzer-nominated author Willie Morris who was working on an autobiographical memoir about his childhood, "My Dog Skip", which became a national bestseller. Russell secured the movie rights to the book, which led to the Russell Produced and Directed film adaptation of Warner Bros./Alcon release, "My Dog Skip", which starred Kevin Bacon, Frankie Muniz, Luke Wilson and Diane Lane. The film was a hit with critics and audiences alike and went on to score numerous awards, including the Critic's Choice Award for Best Family Film.
Russell followed up with Walt Disney's "Tuck Everlasting", starring Alexis Bledel (Handmaid's Tale) along with Academy Award winners, Sir Ben Kingsley, William Hurt, and Sissy Spacek. The well received fantasy was also nominated for a Critic's Choice Award for Best Family Film.
Next, Russell tackled his most commercial project yet with Disney/Touchstone Pictures' "Ladder 49." The film, an ode to the heroism of firefighters starred Academy Award nominee John Travolta and Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as a pair of Baltimore firemen who share a father and son relationship that forges the backbone of this emotionally satisfying film. "Ladder 49" remains one of the top October weekend openers of all time and went on to make over $100 + million in worldwide box office.
Next, Sony Picture's "Water Horse: Legend of the Deep," was one of the best-reviewed family films of its year. Starring Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin, Brian Cox and Academy Award winner Emily Watson, the film was nominated by the Visual Effects Society for the groundbreaking digital work of the world-famous New Zealand FX company, Weta Digital. Worldwide, "The Water Horse," became Russell's second $100 + million dollar moneymaker in a row.
In different media, Russell produced the World Premiere of the theatrical stage production of the classic thriller, "Rear Window," adapted by Keith Reddin and directed by Tony Award Winner, Darko Tresnjak, starring Kevin Bacon, McKinley Belcher III, Melinda Page Hamilton, Robert Stanton, and John Bedford Lloyd. He also co-wrote his first graphic novel "Black Sparrow," published by John Carpenter's Storm-King Productions.
Russell has numerous projects in development and continues to make documentary films.- Actor
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Corbin Pitts is a filmmaker, actor, and Eagle Scout who also enjoys soccer, playing percussion, scuba diving, singing, and dancing, in addition to writing, directing, and editing films with his own production company, Heroe Productions Entertainment LLC. He has been acting since he was five years old and started his production company when he was only eleven. TV credits: Corbin can be seen as the recurring character, Mike Ardoin, in True Detective Season 3 on HBO, recurring character, Stockboy Sam, in Mystery League on AR PBS, and as Fisher Davis in the TV pilot, Catch-Em Lane. Film credits: Crescent City, Murder at Hollow Creek, Ghosts of the Ozarks, Salad Days, The Red Sedan, Kronos, It Knows, Better, The Birthday Bully, Policy, Paulsy, Splitting Maul, Not the End, Red Courage, Antiquities, Love to Letter, Toy Wars, With You, Seating Clayton, The Third Save, among others. Theatre credits: (Regional) The America Project: A New Musical (Off-Broadway Workshop, NYC), The Music Man in Concert Broadway National Tour featuring Shirley Jones/Patrick Cassidy (Winthrop); Arkansas Repertory Theatre: Willy Wonka Jr (Mike Teavee), World Premiere of Project Elan, ELF, Mary Poppins (Michael Banks US); Argenta Community Theater: Billy Elliot the Musical (Billy Elliot), World Premiere of During Wind and Rain (Frierson Stroud), World Stage Premiere of Mrs. Miniver (Toby Miniver), Newsies (Les Jacobs), Jesus Christ Superstar (Ensemble), A Christmas Carol (Henry/Tiny Tim/Young Ebby), A Chorus Line (Lightboard Operator); Murry's Dinner Playhouse: ELF the Musical (Michael Hobbs), The Nerd (Thor Waldgrave); Arkansas Festival Ballet credits: The Nutcracker and Snow White. Corbin has been featured nationally and internationally in print ads and catalogs and has been seen in many commercials including the child Warrior King in the Game of War commercial (Mariah Carey spokesperson).- Emily Deaver was born on 17 September 1991 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. She is an actress, known for Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) and Salvation (2014).
- Sally Riggs was born on 28 July 1948 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Till Death Us Do Part (1965). She was married to Vincent Insalaco. She died on 2 December 2006 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
- Jeremy Davis was born on 8 February 1985 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is an actor, known for Paramore: Misery Business (2007), Paramore: Crushcrushcrush (2007) and Paramore: Ignorance (2009). He has been married to Kathryn Camsey since 30 September 2011.
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Jackey Hall was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. She is known for The Invited (2014), Biohazard: Patient Zero (2012) and Supersize Squad (2015).- Actor
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Zeke Taylor (born December 29, 2005) is an American actor and internet personality. He is best known for his role as Jaden Newman in the fantasy comedy web television series Merman Academy (2015). Taylor reprised his role as Jaden Newman in the film Merman Academy: The Movie (2020). He is also known for his role as Hakeem Zeki in the dark fantasy mystery television series Lucid Nonsense (2020), his role as Markus Cruz in the series The Chosen One, and for his role as Easton Zeki in the 2021 fantasy film Outsider: The Movie. Taylor is also notable for his online presence.
Zeke Taylor was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States and has Native American and Portuguese roots.- Kesse Wallace was born in 1982 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
- Phyllis Kirklin was born on 16 October 1949 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. She is an actress, known for One False Move (1991) and Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989).
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Justin Nickels was born on 15 November 1982 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Strangers (2014), Station 19 (2018) and Shotgun Stories (2007). He has been married to Mallory Nickels since 15 October 2011.- A.J. Burnett was born on 3 January 1977 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He has been married to Karen since 16 October 2000. They have two children.
- Michael W. Finnell was born on 24 December 1973 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is an actor, known for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and The White River Kid (1999).
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- Visual Effects
Christopher Fulmer was born on 20 September 1974 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is an actor, known for The Awakening (2019), Sunflower Facade and #TextMeWhenYouGetHome (2022). He was previously married to Rebecca Fulmer.- Actor
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Buddy Masters was born on 1 February 1974 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Uncorked (2020), Vengeance: Killer Neighbors (2019) and 10/31: Part 3 (2022).- Editorial Department
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Shelton Jacobs was born on 12 August 1980 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is an assistant director, known for Girl in Woods (2016), The Secret Life of... (2002) and AutoManiac (2005).- Brian Christopher Roberson was born on 9 December 1989 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is an actor, known for Yellow (2013), Castle Road (2013) and Ancestors (2018).
- Alan was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas, on October 11, 1980. He grew up in Conway, Arkansas, where he ended up studying drama at the University of Central Arkansas. All it took was one play, and he discovered that he loved acting. When he saw the chance to become an extra in Come Early Morning (2006) he jumped at it. He hopes to move to either New York City or Los Angeles to continue his acting career and to also try to get work behind the camera as a Producer/Director. He is the youngest of two older sisters. One of his sisters, Stacy Odom, is also an actor. His other sister, Denise McDaniel-Lamkin, is a lawyer. He is also a musician. He played the viola for the Conway Symphony Orchestra and the University Symphony Orchestra in his home town of Conway, Arkansas.
- Position: Running Back, #20 Weight/Height: 222 lbs, 6'1" Birthday: 8/27/87 Alma Mater: University of Arkansas Hometown: Little Rock, AK
After losing DeMarco Murray in 2015 free agency, the Dallas Cowboys called upon Darren McFadden to fill the shoes for the 2014 NFL rushing leader. McFadden came to Dallas after a seven-year career with the Oakland Raiders, who drafted him in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. McFadden left Oakland as the club's sixth-best rusher, totaling 4,247 yards while placing eighth all-time with 25 touchdowns and fourth with 1,038 carries. He began his Cowboys career as a reserve back but took over the starting role for the final 10 games of the 2015 season. He flourished in the starting spotlight, finishing the year with a career-high 239 carries and his second 1,000-yard season (1,089, second in his career and fourth in the league in 2015). In his second season in Dallas, McFadden spent the first four months of the season on Reserve/NFI with an elbow injury. He was activated on Dec. 13 and played in the final three games, starting one. Through his career, he has rushed for 100-or-more yards 18 times and rushed for 100 yards in back-to-back games four times. McFadden is also a proven threat to catch the ball out of the backfield, hauling in 254 passes for 2,114 yards and five touchdowns.