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- Erin Allin O'Reilly was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for The Big Bang Theory (2007), NCIS (2003) and Grey's Anatomy (2005). She has been married to Scott David Brooks since 27 May 2012.
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Greg Yaitanes is a visionary, Emmy-winning director and producer known for his ability to build new worlds through technical ingenuity while preserving his refined artistic aesthetic on-screen.
Yaitanes currently serves as Executive Producer and Director on Apple TV+'s "Presumed Innocent," the upcoming limited series from David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV, which is currently in production. The series, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Negga, is based upon Scott Turow's 1987 courtroom thriller and was turned into a 1990 feature starring Harrison Ford.
Yaitanes served as the Co-Executive producer of HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragon," for which he also directed three episodes including the critically acclaimed season finale. The final episode "The Black Queen" drew in HBO's largest global audience, surpassing the international viewership of "Game of Thrones." The series won Best Drama Series at the 2023 Golden Globes and was nominated for Best Drama Series at this year's Critics Choice Awards.
Prior to that, Yaitanes Executive Produced and Directed "Castle Rock" for J.J. Abrams and Stephen King, as well as for Jordan Peele's "The Twilight Zone." Additionally, Yaitanes served as Showrunner, Executive Producer, and sole director for Netflix's "Manhunt: Unabomber", Cinemax's revered series "Quarry" as well as the rave-reviewed cult favorite "Banshee." It was his work on the global phenomenon "House" that earned him a Primetime Emmy® Award in 2008 for 'Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.' Between "House" and "Banshee," Greg has led his team to 29 Emmy nominations and six wins. His 30-year career includes a myriad of acclaimed episodes for "The Old Man", "Snowfall", "Grey's Anatomy", "Genius: Picasso" "Lost" and the pilot episode of "Bones" which ran for 13 seasons.
Yaitanes is also known for his technological foresight and is a respected name in Silicon Valley. An early angel investor in Twitter, Square, and Pinterest, Greg continues to advise, invest and give talks around the world on his directorial process, the symbiosis of technology & storytelling and his passion for efficiency. In 2015 Yaitanes co-founded and launched the popular clean cosmetics brand Kosas.
Yaitanes currently resides in Los Angeles with his three kids; Van, Leo, and Electra and his fiancé Eve.- Actress
Lauren Tsai was born on 11 February 1998 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Moxie (2021), Legion (2017) and Game of Spy (2022).- Edmund Donovan was born on 24 August 1990 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Civil War (2024), Your Monster (2024) and Gossip Girl (2021).
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- Music Department
Billy Squier was born on 12 May 1950 in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Battleship (2012) and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009). He has been married to Nicole Schoen since 2002.- Olive Dunbar was born on 30 March 1925 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Lottery (1969), Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972). She was married to William Keene. She died on 8 February 2017 in Ithaca, New York, USA.
- Clifford Workman was born on 20 April 1938 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Hell's Angels '69 (1969) and Sonny Barger Confronts VDC (1965). He died on 31 March 2012 in New Harbor, Maine, USA.
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- Actor
Jeff Sagansky was born on 26 January 1952 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and production manager, known for Remember (2015), The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) and Woke Up Dead (2009).- Producer
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Bill Callahan was born in 1971 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Scrubs (2001), Lethal Weapon (2016) and Spin City (1996). He has been married to Sarah Mira Frank-Meltzer since 24 May 2008.- Actor
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- Director
Born in Wellesley, MA, USA, Buxton grew up in Larchmont, NY, USA, graduated from Northwestern University (BS) and Syracuse University (MS). After service in the U.S. Army in the Korean War, he worked in local television as a producer-director in Buffalo, N.Y. and Chicago, IL and then began his performing career as a stand-up comedian, TV host (Discovery '70 (1962), Get the Message (1964)), and stage performer ("Brigadoon", "Bye Bye Birdie", "The Tender Trap", etc.). His television writing, producing and directing work included The Odd Couple (1970), Happy Days (1974), Mork & Mindy (1978), among many others, and he created the Peabody Award-winning series Hot Dog (1970) for NBC which starred Woody Allen and Jonathan Winters. As a film and TV actor, he has appeared in Overboard (1987), Beaches (1988), Frankie and Johnny (1991), Face of a Stranger (1991), With a Vengeance (1992) and Roommates (1994), as well as many series and specials. He wrote and created voices for Woody Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) and has done cartoon and commercial voices for innumerable projects.- Producer
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- Writer
Amy Goodman Kass is an award-winning documentary director and showrunner. Her recent work includes Peacock's "I Love You, You Hate Me," about the surprising dramatic backstory of Barney the Dinosaur, and "Title IX: 37 Words That Changed America," featuring basketball legend Candace Parker, for Turner Sports. Prior to that, she was executive producer and showrunner of "Love Fraud," which aired on Showtime after making history as the first series ever to premiere on opening night at the Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for a 2021 Emmy Award, Independent Spirit Award, Critics Choice Award, and Cinema Eye Honor. Previously, Amy was director and showrunner of Fox Nation's "In the Valley of Sin" and she has overseen docuseries including A&E's "Undercover High" (Banff and Realscreen Awards), National Geographic's "I Am Rebel" (executive produced by Doug Liman), and PBS's "America Revealed" (James Beard Award). Amy's feature documentary work includes History Channel's "Rebuilding the World Trade Center" (three Realscreen Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Royal Television Society Award), HBO's "Alive Day Memories" with James Gandolfini (Emmy-nominated and recipient of the inaugural Television Academy Honor), and TLC and Wellspring's award-winning "Girlhood" (Tribeca, Berlin, SXSW, and Nantucket Film Festivals). In addition to directing, producing, and writing dozens of documentary hours, garnering multiple Emmy nominations, Amy has led or created content for FilmAid, The Screenwriters Colony, National Institute of Mental Health, and the World Science Festival. At The New School, she has served as Assistant Professor of Culture and Media and Part-Time Faculty in the Media Studies graduate program. Amy is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.- Composer
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Composer best known for his film scores and percussion-oriented music. He was educated at the Music Academy of the West in California on a scholarship. He was also a private music student of Donald Pond and Gyorgy Sandor, and did military service in the United States Army. He joined ASCAP in 1962.- Dornford Yates was born on 7 August 1885 in Wellesley House, Upper Walmer, Kent, England, UK. Dornford was a writer, known for Hannay (1988) and BBC2 Play of the Week (1977). Dornford died on 5 March 1960 in Umtali, Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe].
- Roger Baldwin was born on 21 January 1884 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Reds (1981), The Wobblies (1979) and Traveling Hopefully (1982). He died on 26 August 1981.
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Melville Baker was born on 24 April 1901 in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for The Gilded Lily (1935), The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) and Downstairs (1932). He was married to Dorothy Gilliam, Mary and Gladys Franklin Gould. He died on 10 April 1958 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Producer
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Jeff Fager was born on 10 December 1954 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer, known for 60 Minutes II (1999), 60 Minutes Sports (2013) and 60 Minutes (1968).- Donald Lambro was born on 24 July 1940 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Inside the Republican Revolution: The First Hundred Days (1995). He was married to Jacquelyn Killmon. He died on 24 April 2023 in Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA.
- Leigh Kunis was born on 20 January 1983 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA.
- Jack Sanford was born on 18 May 1929 in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 7 March 2000 in Beckley, West Virginia, USA.
- Bob Porter was born on 20 June 1940 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Linda. He died on 10 April 2021 in Northvale, New Jersey, USA.
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- Camera and Electrical Department
Peter M. Warren was born on 12 April 1978 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. Peter M. is an editor, known for Zodiac (2007), Pedestrian Crossing (2016) and Hot Rush (2002).- Katlin Rivers began acting in Seattle in school plays and was a member of the Seattle Children's Theater and other drama clubs in the Seattle area. At 14 her family moved to Los Angeles and Katlin booked her first acting jobs immediately as a costar on 7th Heaven and the lead in a Columbia U. thesis film. She plays a teen drug addict in director Tony Kaye's Montana Meth series of commercials and is the lead in a new AFI film entitled Penny Dreadful. At 16, Katlin attends college and has finished recording her first CD, playing guitar, singing and writing all of the songs. She has written numerous songs for other artists as well. Katlin voice can be heard on numerous national commercials and several animated projects. Katlin's brother Michael (two years younger) is also an actor and recently appeared as a guest star on "Monk."
- Greg Comella was born on 29 July 1975 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA.