Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-50 of 1,383
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Sylvester Stallone is an athletically built, dark-haired American actor/screenwriter/director/producer, the movie fans worldwide have been flocking to see Stallone's films for over 40 years, making "Sly" one of Hollywood's biggest-ever box office draws.
Sylvester Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, in New York's gritty
Hell's Kitchen, to Jackie Stallone (née
Labofish), an astrologer, and
Frank Stallone, a beautician
and hairdresser. His father was an Italian immigrant, and his mother's
heritage is half French (from Brittany) and half German. The
young Stallone attended the American College of Switzerland and
The University of Miami, eventually obtaining a B.A. degree. Initially, he
struggled in small parts in films such as the soft-core
The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970),
the thriller Klute (1971) and the comedy
Bananas (1971). He got a crucial career
break alongside fellow young actor
Henry Winkler, sharing lead billing in the
effectively written teen gang film
The Lords of Flatbush (1974).
Further film and television roles followed, most of them in uninspiring
productions except for the opportunity to play a megalomaniac,
bloodthirsty race driver named "Machine Gun Joe Viterbo" in the
Roger Corman-produced
Death Race 2000 (1975). However,
Stallone was also keen to be recognized as a screenwriter, not just an
actor, and, inspired by the 1975 Muhammad Ali-Chuck Wepner fight in
Cleveland, Stallone wrote a film script about a nobody fighter given
the "million to one opportunity" to challenge for the heavyweight
title. Rocky (1976) became the stuff of
cinematic legends, scoring ten Academy Award nominations, winning the
Best Picture Award of 1976 and triggering one of the most financially
successful movie series in history! Whilst full credit is wholly
deserved by Stallone, he was duly supported by tremendous acting from
fellow cast members Talia Shire,
Burgess Meredith and
Burt Young, and director
John G. Avildsen gave the film an
emotive, earthy appeal from start to finish. Stallone had truly arrived
on his terms, and offers poured in from various studios eager to secure
Hollywood's hottest new star.
Stallone followed Rocky (1976) with
F.I.S.T. (1978), loosely based on the life
of Teamsters boss "Jimmy Hoffa", and
Paradise Alley (1978) before
pulling on the boxing gloves again to resurrect Rocky Balboa in the
sequel Rocky II (1979). The second
outing for the "Italian Stallion" wasn't as powerful or successful as
the first "Rocky", however, it still produced strong box office.
Subsequent films Nighthawks (1981) and
Victory (1981) failed to ignite with
audiences, so Stallone was once again lured back to familiar territory
with Rocky III (1982) and a fearsome
opponent in "Clubber Lang" played by muscular ex-bodyguard
Mr. T. The third "Rocky" installment far
outperformed the first sequel in box office takings, but Stallone
retired his prizefighter for a couple of years as another
series was about to commence for the busy actor.
The character of Green Beret "John Rambo" was the creation of
Canadian-born writer
David Morrell, and his novel was
adapted to the screen with Stallone in the lead role in
First Blood (1982), also starring
Richard Crenna and
Brian Dennehy. The movie was a surprise
hit that polarized audiences because of its commentary about the
Vietnam war, which was still relatively fresh in the American public's
psyche. Political viewpoints aside, the film was a worldwide smash, and
a sequel soon followed with
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985),
which drew even stronger criticism from several quarters owing to the
film's plot line about American MIAs allegedly being held in Vietnam.
But they say there is no such thing as bad publicity, and "John
Rambo's" second adventure was a major money spinner for Stallone and
cemented him as one of the top male stars of the 1980s. Riding a wave
of amazing popularity, Stallone called on old sparring partner Rocky
Balboa to climb back into the ring to defend American pride against a
Soviet threat in the form of a towering Russian boxer named "Ivan
Drago" played by curt Dolph Lundgren in
Rocky IV (1985). The fourth outing was
somewhat controversial with "Rocky" fans, as violence levels seemed
excessive compared to previous "Rocky" films, especially with the
savage beating suffered by Apollo Creed, played by
Carl Weathers, at the hands of the
unstoppable "Siberian Express".
Stallone continued forward with a slew of macho character-themed films
that met with a mixed reception from his fans.
Cobra (1986) was a clumsy mess,
Over the Top (1987) was equally
mediocre, Rambo III (1988) saw Rambo
take on the Russians in Afghanistan, and cop buddy film
Tango & Cash (1989) just did not
quite hit the mark, although it did feature a top-notch cast and there
was chemistry between Stallone and co-star
Kurt Russell.
Philadelphia's favorite mythical boxer moved out of the shadows for his
fifth screen outing in Rocky V (1990)
tackling Tommy "Machine" Gunn played by real-life heavyweight fighter
Tommy Morrison, the great-nephew
of screen legend John Wayne. Sly
quickly followed with the lukewarm comedy
Oscar (1991), the painfully unfunny
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992),
the futuristic action film
Demolition Man (1993), and the
comic book-inspired
Judge Dredd (1995). Interestingly,
Stallone then took a departure from the gung-ho steely characters he
had been portraying to stack on a few extra pounds and tackle a more
dramatically challenging role in the intriguing
Cop Land (1997), also starring
Robert De Niro and
Ray Liotta. It isn't a classic of the genre,
but Cop Land (1997) certainly surprised
many critics with Stallone's understated performance. Stallone then
lent his vocal talents to the animated adventure story
Antz (1998), reprised the role made famous
by Michael Caine in a terrible
remake of Get Carter (2000), climbed
back into a race car for Driven (2001),
and guest-starred as the "Toymaker" in the third chapter of the
immensely popular "Spy Kids" film series,
Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003).
Showing that age had not wearied his two most popular series,
Stallone has most recently brought back never-say-die boxer Rocky
Balboa to star in, well, what else but
Rocky Balboa (2006), and Vietnam
veteran Rambo (2008) will reappear after a
20-year hiatus to once again right wrongs in the jungles of Thailand.
Love him or loathe him, Sylvester Stallone has built an enviable and
highly respected career in Hollywood, plus, he has considerably
influenced modern popular culture through several of his iconic film
characters.- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
French actress and model Eva Gaëlle Green was born on July 6, 1980, in Paris, France. Her father, Walter Green, is a dentist who appeared in the 1966 film Balthazar (1966). Her mother, Marlène Jobert, is an actress turned children's book writer. Eva's mother was born in Algeria, of French, Spanish, and Sephardic Jewish heritage (during that time, Algeria was part of France), and Eva's father is of Swedish, French, and Breton descent. She has a fraternal twin sister, Joy. Eva left French school at 17. She switched to the American School in France for one year. She left the American School and studied acting at Saint Paul Drama School in Paris for three years, then had a 10-week polishing course at the Weber Douglas Academy of dramatic Art in London. She returned to Paris as an accomplished young actress, and played on stage in several theater productions: "La Jalousie en Trois Fax" and "Turcaret". There, she caught the eye of director Bernardo Bertolucci. Green followed a recommendation to work on her English. She studied for two months with an English coach before doing The Dreamers (2003) with Bernardo Bertolucci. During their work, Bertolucci described Green as being "so beautiful it's indecent".
Green won critical acclaim for her role in The Dreamers (2003). After "The Dreamers", Green played the love interest of cult French gentleman-thief, Arsène Lupin (2004), opposite Romain Duris. In 2005, she co-starred, opposite Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson, in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), produced and directed by Ridley Scott. The film brought her a wider international exposure. She turned down the femme fatale role in The Black Dahlia (2006), that went to Hilary Swank, because she didn't want to end up typecast after her role in "The Dreamers". Instead, Eva accepted the prestigious role of "Vesper Lynd", one of three Bond girls, opposite Daniel Craig, in Casino Royale (2006) and became the fifth French actress to play a James Bond girl, after Claudine Auger in Thunderball (1965), Corinne Cléry in Moonraker (1979), Carole Bouquet in For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Sophie Marceau in The World Is Not Enough (1999). She achieved international recognition for the film, one of the highest-grossing Bond movies ever.
Since then, Green has starred in the films Dark Shadows (2012), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). She also starred as Vanessa Ives in Showtime's horror drama Penny Dreadful (2014). Her performance in the series earned her a nomination for Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.
Since her school years, Green has been a cosmopolitan multilingual and multicultural person. Yet, since her father always lived in France with them and her mother, she and her twin sister can't speak Swedish. She developed a wide scope of interests beyond her acting profession and
became an aspiring art connoisseur and an avid museum visitor. Her other activities, outside of acting, include playing and composing music, cooking at home, walking her terrier, and collecting art. She shares time between her two residencies, one is in Paris, France, and one in London, England.- Producer
- Writer
- Actor
Kevin Darnell Hart is an African-American comedian and actor who is known for his roles in the Jumanji sequels including Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), Undeclared (2001), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Think Like a Man (2012), Ride Along (2014), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), Central Intelligence (2016) and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019). Hart's comedic reputation continued to grow with the release of his first stand-up album Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man (2009). He has since released four more comedy albums: Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny (2010), Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (2011), Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013), and Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016). In 2015, Time magazine named him on its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2017, he launched the Laugh Out Loud Network, a subscription video streaming service in partnership with Lionsgate. He has 4 children from two marriages.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Geoffrey Roy Rush was born on July 6, 1951, in Toowoomba, Queensland,
Australia, to Merle (Bischof), a department store sales assistant, and
Roy Baden Rush, an accountant for the Royal Australian Air Force. His
mother was of German descent and his father had English, Irish, and
Scottish ancestry. He was raised in Brisbane, Queensland, after his
parents split up.
Rush attended Everton Park State High School during his formative
years. His early interest in the theatre led to his 1971 stage debut at
age 20 in "Wrong Side of the Moon" with the Queensland Theatre Company.
Known for his classical repertory work over the years, he scored an
unexpected hit with his Queensland role as Snoopy in the musical
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown". A few years later he moved to
France to study but subsequently returned to his homeland within a
short time and continued work as both actor and director with the
Queensland company ("June and the Paycock," "Aladdin," "Godspell,"
"Present Laughter," "The Rivals"). In the 1980s Rush became a vital
member of the State Theatre Company of South Australia and showed an
equally strong range there in such productions as "Revenger's Tragedy,"
"A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Mother Courage...and Her Children,"
"Blood Wedding," "Pal Joey," "Twelfth Night" and as The Fool in "King
Lear".
Rush made an inauspicious debut in films with the feature
Hoodwink (1981), having little more than
a bit part, and didn't carry off his first major role until playing Sir
Andrew Aguecheek in a movie production of
Twelfth Night (1986). Yet, he
remained a durable presence on stage with acclaimed productions in "The
Diary of a Madman" in 1989 and "The Government Inspector" in 1991.
Rush suffered a temporary nervous breakdown in 1992 due to overwork and
anguish over his lack of career advancement. Resting for a time, he
eventually returned to the stage. Within a few years film-goers finally
began taking notice of Geoffrey after his performance in
Children of the Revolution (1996).
This led to THE role of a lifetime as the highly dysfunctional piano
prodigy David Helfgott in Shine (1996).
Rush's astonishing tour-de-force performance won him every conceivable
award imaginable, including the Oscar, Golden Globe, British Film Award
and Australian Film Institute Award.
"Shine" not only put Rush on the international film map, but atypically
on the Hollywood "A" list as well. His rather homely mug was made
fascinating by a completely charming, confident and captivating
demeanor; better yet, it allowed him to more easily dissolve into a
number of transfixing historical portrayals, notably his Walsingham in
Elizabeth (1998) and Leon Trotsky in
Frida (2002). He's also allowed himself to
have a bit of hammy fun in such box office escapism as
Mystery Men (1999),
House on Haunted Hill (1999),
The Banger Sisters (2002),
Finding Nemo (2003) and
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
More than validating his early film success, two more Oscar nominations
came his way in the same year for
Quills (2000) (best actor) and
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
(support actor) in 2000. Geoffrey's amazing versatility continued into the millennium with his portrayal of the manic, volatile comedy genius Peter Sellers in the biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). He also merited attention as Lionel Logue in The King's Speech (2010), Basil Hunter in The Eye of the Storm (2011), Hans Hubermann in The Book Thief (2013), artist/sculptor Alberto Giocometti in Final Portrait (2017) and Michael Kingley Storm Boy (2019).
Rush's intermittent returns to the stage have included productions of
"Marat-Sade," "Uncle Vanya," "Oleanna," "Hamlet" and "The Small
Poppies". In 2009 he made his Broadway debut in "Exit the King"
co-starring Susan Sarandon. His marriage
(since 1988) to Aussie classical actress
Jane Menelaus produced daughter Angelica
(1992) and son James (1995). Menelaus, who has also performed with the
State Theatre of South Australia, has co-starred on stage with Rush in
"The Winter's Tale" (1987), "Troilus and Cressida" (1989) and "The
Importance of Being Earnest" (as Gwendolyn to his Jack Worthing). She
also had featured roles in a few of his films, including Quills (2000) and The Eye of the Storm (2011).- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Leon "LeeBoy "Frierson was born in Anaheim and raised everywhere in Southern California, making pit stops in San Diego, Los Angeles, Ontario, and landing in Pomona. His talents were recognized at an early age when he used to dance and write rhymes at the age of 7 with heavy influence from Too Short, Eazy-E and MC Hammer. However, it was his acting career that took off and catapulted him into the entertainment industry. After doing a few small commercials, Leon earned a spot as the youngest cast member on All That of Nickelodeon by the age of 10 and become known for his signature character "Leroy" from Leroy and Fuzz. He completed three seasons alongside the most notable cast, including Kenan and Kel, Amanda Bynes, and Nick Cannon, all while becoming more and more inspired by meeting some of his favorite music artists that appeared as guests on the show.
As a teenager, Leon continued to act in movies, on television, and on stage with LA's infamous Amazing Grace Conservatory. There, he honed his skills in music and performance and used them to start Don't Get Clowned and Club Circus, which created a huge buzz in the Inland Empire after battling Tommy the Clown and other popular groups during the "Clown Dance" era. Two of his comrades in Club Circus, later known as Marvel the Gr8 and Sun Whoa, joined together to create The Circuit after realizing their shared passion to create music. Their discography includes mixtapes hosted by DJ K-Sly, Illroots and Mick Boogie. After internal conflict forced a split between The Circuit members, LeeBoy continued to make music as a solo artist, still keeping close ties with Marvel the Gr8 and the Random Citizens.
LeeBoy's renewed career as a solo artist started off with shows where he opened for N.O.R.E., The LOX, Soulja Boy and The Game with tons of local appearances in between. His style of rap is intricate, comedic, very melodic but most of all West Coast! After being called Pimpin' Ass Lee for years in the streets of Pomona, he took on the tag "S.L.A.P." (Something Like A Pimp) to define the next stage of his career in music. Check out his first single and video "Get It" featuring Marvel the Gr8 here. As a media personality, LeeBoy continues to incorporate his music through Instagram content, known for performing the intro music for his "LeeBoy and Fuzz" IG parody series.
Today, LeeBoy is using his platform to celebrate his family, career and blackness. As the creator of LeeBoyTV and BrotherLee Media, Leon is dedicated to developing content that is informative, yet light-hearted and entertaining. Support his content @LeeBoyTV on IG, YouTube and on the Prime Nostalgia Podcast, where he co-hosts alongside show creator Prime.- Actress
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Janet Leigh was the only child of a couple who often moved from town to town. Living in apartments, Janet was a bright child who skipped several grades and finished high school when she was 15. A lonely child, she would spend much of her time at movie theaters. She was a student, studying music and psychology, at the University of the Pacific until she was "discovered" while visiting her parents in Northern California. Her father was working the desk at a ski resort where her mother worked as a maid. Retired MGM actress Norma Shearer saw a picture of Janet on the front desk and asked if she could borrow it. This led to a screen test at MGM and a starring role in The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947). MGM was looking for a young naive country girl and Janet filled the bill perfectly. She would play the young ingénue in a number of films and work with such stars as Errol Flynn, Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Orson Welles and Judy Garland. She appeared in a number of successful films, including Little Women (1949), Angels in the Outfield (1951), Scaramouche (1952), Houdini (1953) and The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), among others. Janet would appear in a variety of films, from comedies to westerns to musicals to dramas. Of her more than 50 movies, she would be remembered for the 45 minutes that she was on the screen in the small-budget thriller Psycho (1960). Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this 1960 classic would include the shower scene that would become a film landmark. Even though her character is killed off early in the picture, she would be nominated for an Academy Award and receive a Golden Globe. Her next film would be The Manchurian Candidate (1962), in which she starred with Frank Sinatra. For the rest of the decade, her appearances in films would be rare, but she worked with Paul Newman in Harper (1966). In the 1970s she appeared on the small screen in a number of made-for-TV movies. In 1980, she appeared alongside her daughter Jamie Lee Curtis in The Fog (1980), and later, in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). Janet Leigh died at age 77 in her home in Beverly Hills, California on October 3, 2004.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Gregory Edward Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Terrea Smith (née Oster), an American-born actress, and Maurice Smith, a British-born film producer. His brother is actor Douglas Smith.
Gregory has starred in over 25 feature films, including The Patriot (2000), opposite Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger; Closing the Ring (2007), directed by Richard Attenborough which premiered at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival; Small Soldiers (1998), opposite Kirsten Dunst and produced by 'Steven Spielberg'; Nearing Grace (2005), opposite Jordana Brewster and David Morse which opened the 2005 L.A. Film Festival to critical acclaim; and Book of Love (2004), opposite Frances O'Connor and Bryce Dallas Howard and which premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Additionally, he has starred in over 100 episodes of television, most notably as the protagonist in The WB's hit series Everwood (2002) which aired for four seasons. Smith is also an accomplished producer and photographer. In 2008, he developed and produced a comedy for Sony Screen Gems which starred Kenan Thompson, Zachary Levi and Fran Kranz.
As a photographer, he travels all over the world photographing the different people he encounters. As an entrepreneur, Smith co-founded theU.net - an immersive student network that releases high production value, high energy youth oriented video tours of the most popular colleges in the USA. He and his partner raised $1 million to both develop and execute the concept. He also structured a deal co-branding theU.net with AOL Time Warner subsidiary, The WB. He will launch his next technology startup company imminently. In 2009, he starred in Reginald Harkema's Manson, My Name Is Evil (2009) which had its world premiere at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival. 2010 was a busy year for Smith, who starred in four movies. In Jim Sheridan's Dream House (2011), he stars opposite Daniel Craig as the gothic young man who is obsessed with the unsolved murders of Craig's family. In Chaz Thorne's Whirligig (2010), he plays the lead "Nicholas", in a coming of age story about a lost young man whose shameless lies lead him all the way to discovering the truth. He also filmed a segment of Josh Stolberg's anthology film Conception (2011). In the film, Smith stars with Julie Bowen as one of nine couples dealing with sex, love and the almost inevitable consequence: pregnancy. Most recently, he filmed Hobo with a Shotgun (2011) which was directed by Jason Eisener. Eisener's trailer for this film won Quentin Tarantino's Grind House competition. Beginning summer 2010, Greg has played "Dov Epstein" in the new ABC/Global television series Rookie Blue (2010). This series follows a group of recent graduates from the police academy as they try to navigate their ways as rookie officers.
Gregory splits his time between Los Angeles and Toronto. He is mainly of English and Ashkenazi Jewish descent, with small amounts of Dutch, German, Swedish, and Norwegian, ancestry.- Audrey Fleurot was born on 6 July 1977 in Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines, France. She is an actress, known for The Intouchables (2011), Spiral (2005) and Un village français (2009).
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Jennifer Saunders was born July 6, 1958 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, to Jane, a biology teacher, and Robert Thomas Saunders, an RAF pilot. She attended Central School of Speech and Drama where she met her comedy partner Dawn French. Like many of the early 80s groundbreaking "alternative" comedians she began her career as comedienne/actress/writer with Dawn French at "The Comedy Store" in London, where she met fellow comedians Adrian Edmondson (later her husband), Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle and Peter Richardson, who later opened his own club, "The Comic Strip", where these comedians quickly formed a regular format.
The Comic Strip team were transferred to television screens with great success as they all starred alongside each other in The Comic Strip Presents (1982). After The Comic Strip she starred in a few episodes of The Young Ones (1982), Girls on Top (1985) and Happy Families (1985). Afterwards she and Dawn French wrote a TV show of their own, French and Saunders (1987), which was an immense success due to the double act's genius writing, brilliant acting performances and hilarious spoofs of world famous blockbusters and bands.
It was in one of the episodes of "French and Saunders" that the audience had the pleasure of watching a sketch about an uptight daughter and a crazy, neurotic mother that became a comedy classic sitcom. When the BBC next asked Saunders to write something, she just couldn't come up with any ideas, so she decided to expand on that sketch, making it more outrageous and therefore funnier - Absolutely Fabulous (1992) was born.
Perhaps by coincidence Saunders had created one of the most loved, funny, and creative TV Shows in BBC history. Three series were made, in 1995 the show was put on hold until Saunders began writing again and came back with a fourth series in 2001. She is always ready for charity as well, she has been doing "Comic Relief" with a lot of her comedy companions ever since 1986. Jennifer Saunders, one of the most loved TV faces in Britain, will hit the screens with her fifth series of Absolutely Fabulous in 2003.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Geraldine James, Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) was born on July 6, 1950
in Maidenhead, Berkshire. She was educated at Downe House, a girls'
independent school in Newbury, Berkshire, and later, at Drama Centre
London. Geraldine has made several film and television appearances, she
was nominated four times a BAFTA TV Award for her performances in
Dummy (1977),
The Jewel in the Crown (1984),
Band of Gold (1995), and
The Sins (2000).- Actor
- Writer
Killian Scott was born on 6 July 1985. He is an actor and writer, known for '71 (2014), Calvary (2014) and Damnation (2017).- Music Artist
- Actor
- Producer
50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson) is an American rapper, actor, producer, and entrepreneur.
He began a musical career and in 2000 he produced Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records, but days before the planned release he was shot and the album was never released. In 2002, after Jackson released the compilation album Guess Who's Back?, he was discovered by Eminem and signed to Shady Records, under the aegis of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records.
With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre (who produced his first major-label album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'), Jackson became one of the world's best selling rappers and rose to prominence with East Coast hip hop group G-Unit (which he leads de facto). In 2003, he founded G-Unit Records, signing his G-Unit associates Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. Jackson had similar commercial and critical success with his second album, The Massacre, which was released in 2005. He released his fifth studio album, Animal Ambition, in 2014 and as of 2019 is working on his sixth studio album, Street King Immortal.
During his career Jackson has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and won several awards, including a Grammy Award, thirteen Billboard Music Awards, six World Music Awards, three American Music Awards and four BET Awards. He has pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), the Iraq War film Home of the Brave (2006) and Righteous Kill (2008).- Actor
- Director
Brian Van Holt was born on 6 July 1969 in Waukegan, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Joe vs. Carole (2022), Den of Thieves (2018) and Cougar Town (2009).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Stocky, genial-looking supporting actor Ned Beatty was once hailed by Daily Variety as the "busiest actor in Hollywood."
Ned Thomas Beatty was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to Margaret (Fortney) and Charles William Beatty. He grew up fishing and working on farms. His hometown of St. Matthews, Kentucky, is hardly the environment to encourage a career in the entertainment industry, though, so when asked, "How did you get into show business?" Beatty responded, "By hanging out with the wrong crowd." That "crowd" includes some of the industry's most prominent names, such as John Huston, Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman, Paul Newman, Richard Burton, Charlton Heston, Marlon Brando and Robert Redford.
Beatty garnered praise from both critics and peers as a dedicated actor's actor. He started as a professional performer at age ten, when he earned pocket money singing in gospel quartets and a barber shop. The big city and bright lights did not come easy, though. The first ten years of Beatty's career were spent at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia. He then moved on to the Erie Playhouse in Pennsylvania, the Playhouse Theater in Houston, Texas, and the prestigious Arena Stage Company in Washington, D.C. He was also a member of Shakespeare in Central Park, Louisville, Kentucky. Later, he appeared in the Broadway production of "The Great White Hope". At the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, he won rave reviews when he starred in "The Accidental Death of an Anarchist."
In 1971, Beatty was chosen by director John Boorman for the role of Bobby Trippe in the hit film/backwoods nightmare Deliverance (1972). Co-star Burt Reynolds and Beatty struck up a friendship, and Ned was then cast by Burt in several other films together, including White Lightning (1973), W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975), and the abysmal Stroker Ace (1983). Ned's talents were also noticed by others in Hollywood and he was cast in many key productions of the 1970s turning in stellar performance, including an Academy Award nomination of Best Supporting Actor for his role in Network (1976). Beatty was also marvelous in Nashville (1975), under fire from a crazed sniper in The Deadly Tower (1975), an undercover FBI man in the action comedy Silver Streak (1976), as Lex Luthor's bumbling assistant, Otis, in the blockbuster Superman (1978) ... and he returned again with Gene Hackman to play Otis and Lex Luthor again in Superman II (1980).
Beatty continued to remain busy throughout the 1980s with appearances in several big budget television productions including The Last Days of Pompeii (1984). However, the overall caliber of the productions in general did not match up to those he had appeared in during the 1970s. Nonetheless, Beatty still shone in films including The Big Easy (1986) and The Fourth Protocol (1987). Into the 1990s, Beatty's work output swung between a mixture of roles in family orientated productions (Gulliver's Travels (1996), Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1990), etc.) taking advantage of his "fatherly" type looks, but he could still accentuate a hard edge, and additionally was cast in Radioland Murders (1994) and Just Cause (1995). His many other films include The Toy (1982), All the President's Men (1976), Wise Blood (1979), Rudy (1993), Spring Forward (1999), Hear My Song (1991) -- for which he earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor -- Prelude to a Kiss (1992), He Got Game (1998) and Cookie's Fortune (1999). Beatty's numerous television credits include three years on the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), Streets of Laredo (1995) and The Boys (1993).
Beatty received an Emmy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in Friendly Fire (1979) opposite Carol Burnett, and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Family Channel's Magic Hour: Tom Alone (1989). Other notable credits include The Wool Cap (2004), The Execution of Private Slovik (1974), A Woman Called Golda (1982), Pray TV (1982), the miniseries Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985), Lockerbie: A Night Remembered (1998) and T Bone N Weasel (1992). He also had a recurring role on Roseanne (1988) and performed musically on television specials for Dolly Parton and The Smothers Brothers.
In 2001, Beatty returned to his theatrical roots starring in London's West End revival production of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" with Brendan Fraser. He also appeared in the production on Broadway in 2003/2004 with Jason Patric and Ashley Judd. In 2006, Beatty completed three features to be released next year: The Walker (2007); Paul Schrader's film also starring Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily Tomlin; Paramount Pictures' Shooter (2007) starring Mark Wahlberg; and Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Mike Nichols's film with Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julia Roberts. Also in the 21st century, Beatty turned out a terrific performance in the popular Where the Red Fern Grows (2003). Blessed with eight children, Ned Beatty enjoyed golf and playing the bass guitar. He gave himself until the age of 70 to become proficient at both. He died at age 83 of natural causes on June 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Hailing from rural Western Australia, Cody made his auspicious stage debut as the lead in the National Theatre's production of 'War Horse'. He played David Madson on the Emmy and Golden Globe winning Limited Series: 'American Crime Story, The Assassination of Gianni Versace', Michael Langdon (The Antichrist) and Xavier Plympton in the Ryan Murphy anthology series 'American Horror Story' and Duncan Shepherd in the globally acclaimed series 'House of Cards'.- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Tia Mowry was born on 6 July 1978 in Gelnhausen, Hesse, Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for Sister, Sister (1994), The Hot Chick (2002) and The Game (2006). She was previously married to Cory Hardrict.- Actor
- Visual Effects
- Soundtrack
From Caped Crusader to Canine Crusader
Little did aspiring actor Burt Ward know that learning martial arts in addition to his mental and athletic prowess would change his life forever.
As a teen-age, Burt had all the makings of a true boy wonder. As an all around athlete, strong in martial arts, wrestling, track, tennis and golf, combined with a sharp intellect, playing "first board" in chess for Beverly Hills High School, achieving the top 3% in the U.S. in math and science tests at UCLA, and becoming the world's fastest reader - Burt tested before the American Medical Society in Beverly Hills, California and was clocked at 30,000 words per minute with 90% comprehension (the average reader reads 240 words per minute with 40% comprehension). Burt was featured in an article entitled, "Will the Real Boy Wonder Please Stand Up" and subsequently appeared on the national television educational show "Read Right."
With the help of his father, a prominent real estate broker in Beverly Hills, CA, Burt became one of the youngest real estate agents in California, and met producer, Saul David, who arranged for him to sign with a Hollywood agent. His first interview was set up at 20th Century Fox Studios, and a few weeks later, Burt was called back for a screen test with Adam West. Holder of a brown belt in karate at the time, Burt showed off his athletic ability for the producers by demonstrating some falls and tumbles, and even broke a one-inch pine board with his hand. Later, Burt attained his black belt from his instructor, All Korean champion, Young Ik Suh. Burt was friends with Bruce Lee. A special piece of movie trivia is that Bruce Lee's first filmed fight scene of his career was fighting Burt Ward. In October 2015, Burt was inducted into the International Karate and Kickboxing Hall of Fame.
Executive Producer William Dozier commented about Ward's tall size in comparison to Adam West, and the new Boy Wonder prospect replied, "I promise you, sir, I won't grow anymore." Dozier laughed and told Burt that he would hold him to that.
2
It wasn't until six weeks after the screen test that Burt learned that he had won the coveted role of Robin, the Boy Wonder in the new "Batman" TV series for ABC-TV. He was everything they wanted. All he had to do was just be himself.
Batman Was an Overnight Sensation!
Biff, Bam, Boom! The Ratings Soared!
Burt and Adam West made hundreds of personal appearances together and were featured in dozens of magazine articles, including the cover of Life magazine.
Years later, when accepting Harvard's "Man of the Year" award, Burt brought one of his original Robin costumes, even then valued at six figures. Some students came up to him dressed as security guards and told him they would keep the costume safe. Then, in the middle of Burt's speech, one student stood up and asked, "When is a costume not a costume? When it's stolen." The lights dimmed and the students grabbed the costume and made off. After snapping photos with one another in the cape, they later called Ward and gave the costume back. The ringleader of the gang? Harvard Lampoon editor, Conan O'Brien.
From "Caped Crusader" to "Canine Crusader"
In 1994, Burt and his wife, Tracy Posner Ward, philanthropist and daughter of former corporate raider and billionaire, Victor Posner, rescued a Great Dane in distress. From this experience, they learned about dozens of other Great Danes also needing homes. When they called weeks later to see what had happened to the others, they was horrified to hear that they had all been destroyed. Both Burt and Tracy have a huge love for animals. They made a decision, and created a rescue for Great Danes and other giant dog breeds.
Located 50 miles east of Los Angeles, Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions is a nonprofit charity created by Burt and Tracy. Gentle Giants has rescued and adopted more than 15,500 giant breed and small breed dogs during their 22 years of operation. All of their dogs are socialized and behaviorally trained, and live communally together in their home. Gentle Giants is now the largest giant breed dog rescue in the world and rescues and finds homes for 45 different dog breeds, ranging from 2 lbs. to 300 lbs.
Traditionally, giant breed dogs usually have short lifespans, living 6-8 years or 7-9 years, depending upon the breed. Spending millions of dollars of their own money and more than a decade of research and testing, and combining their special care and feeding program with their own all natural Gentle Giants dog food, Burt and Tracy have successfully doubled the average lifespan of their rescued giant breed dogs, and significantly lengthened the average lifespan of their rescued small and medium breed dogs as well, with dogs living as long as 27 active, healthy years.
Gentle Giants Products manufacturers all natural Gentle Giants dog food which is sold in more than 1,250 stores in California, and in 339 Walmart Supercenters in Oregon,
3
Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina and Florida. Gentle Giants dog food is sold nationally through mail order on Chewy.com, Walmart.com, and Amazon.com. In California, Gentle Giants is sold in Walmart Supercenters, Stater Bros. Ralphs, and Gelson's.
Gentle Giants has a spectacular new line of wet (canned) dog food, with 90% Beef, 90% Chicken, and 90% Salmon. Gentle Giants Products also has a new line of super premium dog supplements and super premium dog treats.
The Caped Crusader has truly evolved into the Canine Crusader.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Brian Posehn was born on 6 July 1966 in Sacramento, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Run Ronnie Run (2002), The Sarah Silverman Program. (2007) and Knights of Badassdom (2013). He has been married to Melanie Truhett since 4 September 2004. They have one child.- Actress
- Writer
Camille Sullivan is an award winning Canadian actress. Most recently, Camille starred in the critically acclaimed horror/thriller, Hunter Hunter, opposite Devon Sawa and Nick Stahl. She played a leading role in the limited series, Unspeakable for CBC and starred in the film, Kingsway, directed by Bruce Sweeney. In 2018, Camille was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Leading Actress for her work in the CTV limited series, The Disappearance, and honored with the Women in Film UBCP/ACTRA Artistic Achievement Award for her body of work.
Camille has twice been nominated for Gemini Awards; once for her portrayal of Detective Amy Lynch, series lead, on CTVs' Shattered, and then again for her portrayal of Francine Reardon, the volatile cocaine and alcohol addicted ex-wife of a west coast crime boss, in Chris Haddocks' Intelligence for CBC. Camille has also won five UBCP/ACTRA Awards for her performances in the films; Hunter Hunter, Kingsway, the much lauded Ally Was Screaming, The Birdwatcher opposite Gabrielle Rose and the completely improvised Sisters and Brothers from director Carl Bessai. Her other recent television credits include recurring roles on; Big Sky, The Man in the High Castle, Rookie Blue and Hellcats. Other television credits include guest starring roles on; Proof, Motive, Falling Skies, Combat Hospital, Alcatraz, Flashpoint and The Killing.- Actor
- Sound Department
Billy Mauch was born on 6 July 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Penrod's Double Trouble (1938), The Prince and the Pauper (1937) and Roseanna McCoy (1949). He was married to Marjorie Barnewolt. He died on 29 September 2006 in Palatine, Illinois, USA.- Actor Casey Sander has been a seasoned Hollywood veteran for over
thirty years, since moving to Los Angeles from Washington State. Sander
started his career doing comedy with The Groundlings. Since then, he
has been seen in over 300 episodes of television shows, 25 movies of
the week, 18 feature films and countless commercials, both in front of
the camera and as a voice over artist as well. Sander may be best known
as a series regular on Home Improvement and Grace Under Fire, where in
1993, he won a People's Choice Award for "Best New Comedy" as a regular
cast member. He also had a pivotal leading role as Capt. Dan Gruber in
"16 Blocks" and was 5th billed. An ex-professional baseball player in
the California Angels organization and college football player at The
University of Puget Sound, Mr. Sander has used his athletic background
and acting fame to co-sponsor celebrity/sport charity events that have
donated more than one million dollars to Cancer research. Sander has
recently been a major recurring character on The Big Bang Theory, Sons
of Anarchy, Justified and The Middle and Guest Starred on some of TV's
hottest shows such as: Silicon Valley, NCIS Los Angeles, Mad Men, The
Mentalist, CSI: NY, Harry's Law, The Glades, Criminal Minds, NCIS,
Rules of Engagement, etc... Casey recently got off of a 20 episode
series for Nickelodeon. - Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Grant Goodeve was born on July 6, 1952 in Middlebury, Connecticut, USA as Grant MacKenzie Goodeve. He is best known for his work on the series Eight Is Enough (1977-1981), Northern Exposure (1990-1992), and Dynasty (1982-1983) as well as a great many guest starring roles. For 15 years, Grant has been the host of the NW travel show, "Northwest Backroads" . He also makes his living as a voice-over artist. Grant has been married to Deborah Lynn Ketcham since May 20, 1978. They have three children and 6 grand-children.- Actor
- Soundtrack
The son of Edwin Schallert, drama editor
of the "Los Angeles Times" and the dean of West Coast critics, William
Schallert became interested in an acting career while at UCLA in 1942.
After graduation, he became involved with the Circle Theater
(eventually becoming one of its owners) and made his film debut in
The Foxes of Harrow (1947).
He then became ubiquitous in movies and TV ever since, and from 1979 to 1981,
he was president of the Screen Actors Guild. He stayed active with
SAG projects and said he never gave retirement a thought.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Allyce Beasley was born on 6 July 1951 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Moonlighting (1985), Legally Blonde (2001) and Loaded Weapon 1 (1993). She has been married to James G Bosche since 15 January 1999. She was previously married to Vincent Schiavelli and Christopher Wilson Sansocie.- William Lee Scott was born on 6 July 1973 in Hudson, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Butterfly Effect (2004), October Sky (1999) and Gone in 60 Seconds (2000). He has been married to Charlene Bloom since 2002. They have two children.
- Editor
- Actor
- Editorial Department
Robert J. Mauch was born on 6 July 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an editor and actor, known for The Prince and the Pauper (1937), Penrod's Double Trouble (1938) and Warner Brothers Presents (1955). He was married to Georgia "Gigi" Shattuck Culhane. He died on 15 October 2007 in Santa Rosa, California, USA.- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Tamera Darvette Mowry was born on July 6, 1978, two minutes before her twin sister, Tia Mowry, in Gelnhausen, Hesse, Germany, to Darlene Mowry and Tim Mowry, who was serving in the U.S. Army at the time of her birth and later became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department, when the family moved to California. Her mother worked as a security guard and managed Tamera and Tia's acting careers. When the girls were 16, they discovered tremendous success with their hit TV series, Sister, Sister (1994), about twins who are separated at birth who learn of each other and come back together in their teen years which became a huge hit. After "Sister, Sister" ended in 1999, she was in many movies and shows such as Seventeen Again (2000), The Hot Chick (2002), Twitches (2005) and Double Wedding (2010). On May 15, 2011, she married her boyfriend of six years, Adam Housley, in Napa Valley, and the couple has two children.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Former College Football standout at San Diego State University where he played Defensive End. Was a first round Draft Pick of the New York Giants in 1969 where he played for 3 seasons before finishing his 13 year career with the Los Angeles Rams.
Actor John Frederick Dryer was born in Hawthorne, California, on July 6, 1946, son of Charles F. Dryer and Genevieve Nell Clark. Raised in Lawndale, California, he attended Lawndale High School and El Camino College. Before acting, he played football for 14 years. In college, Dryer played for the Aztecs of San Diego State University, under Head Coach Don Coryell, for the seasons 1967-1968. The 6' 6", 225-pound defensive end # 77 was named First Team All-American in 1968 and played in the College All-Star Game, East-West Shrine Game and Hula Bowl in 1969. A two-year letterman and starter, Dryer received the Chase Memorial Trophy as the school's top defensive lineman in 1968.
On September 15, 1967, he was among those players who first stepped onto the brand-new San Diego Stadium (Qualcomm Stadium), when the Aztecs defeated Tennessee State 16-8 in front of 45,822 fans. In 1988, Fred was inducted into the Aztec Hall of Fame. On May 28, 1997, he was named to the College Football Hall of Fame. He was considered among the most dominant pass rushers in college football history. The induction ceremony happened on August 16, in South Bend, Indiana. On November 8, he returned to San Diego to be honored during night's Homecoming game against the Spartans of San Jose State University. Dryer started his professional career on the football field in 1969, when he was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round (the 13th pick overall). But as he didn't like New York very much, he left the Giants after three seasons and returned to California to play for the Los Angeles Rams, which he did from 1972 to 1981, when he retired. On October 21, 1973, the defensive end # 89 set an NFL record by registering 2 safeties in a single game, against Green Bay Packers.
With the Rams, Fred made the Pro Bowl in 1970 and 1975 and played in Super Bowl XIV in 1980, when the L.A. team was defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dryer was considered a maverick due to his playing style - and was one in his own life. He loved birds because he heard a song of freedom in the sound of flapping wings. For three years, while playing for the New York Giants, he lived in a Volkswagen van. And he was a joker - on and off the football field. During the drills (and games), Fred played the role of stand-up comic. One of his talents was to do Tommy Prothro's voice, his head coach in 1972. After stopping playing, Fred did sportscasting on CBS, quitting after 10 games because he felt he had no freedom in that job; besides, he was tired of traveling. In the 80s, he started acting. In 1979, he began studying with actress and acting coach Nina Foch. With the movies Gus and Prime Time, he got his Screen Actors Guild card. His first important role was in The Starmaker, where he played Melanie Griffith's stepfather. In 1982, Fred auditioned for Cheers. One of 3 finalists, he lost the male lead to actor Ted Danson. Later, he made several guest appearances on the show as Dave Richards, Sam's former Boston Red Sox teammate turned sportscaster.
In 1984, Fred was chosen to play the leading role of the TV series Hunter: LAPD Homicide Detective Sergeant Richard Hunter, a mobster's son turned cop. Hunter, created by Frank Lupo and produced by Stephen J. Cannell, is TV's version of Clint Eastwood's violent big screen cop Dirty Harry. Hunter's partner is Sergeant DeeDee McCall, a beautiful and tough widow, known around the squad as "The Brass Cupcake", played by Stepfanie Kramer. Hunter ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. Besides running in the USA, Hunter was sold to many countries: Brazil, Japan, Canada, England, France, Australia, Italy, Germany, Spain, Philippines, Korea, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Dubai, Brunei, Iceland, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Paraguay, Israel - 88 overall. In many of these places, the show goes on running till today. Fred is the biggest star in China - millions of Chineses watch Hunter every week. But, although being a worldwide hit, Hunter didn't get much recognition by the Hollywood industry and the critics. Fred directed several Hunter episodes: A Child is Born, The Jade Woman, The Girl on the Beach, Ring of Honor, The Incident as well as produced 44 of them (6th and 7th seasons). After Hunter, through his own company (Fred Dryer Productions), Fred returned to his popular role from TV on The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. (1995). In the same year, he produced and starred on a new TV series: Land's End, shot entirely in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Since Land's End ended, Fred has been making movies and guest appearances on TV shows, as well as returned to play Hunter. Dryer enjoys playing golf and working out. When he was a football player, he used to surf and dive for abalone. Since those times, Fred has neither eaten red meat nor drunk soda; his diet is composed of vegetables and chicken. Another thing he very much likes is construction - he says if he wasn't in acting and producing, he would be in construction. Fred and his brother Charlie helped their father Charles build his house. In 1993, Fred built a 5-million mansion in Los Angeles, which was sold few years ago, because he didn't get used to living in such a luxurious place. His father died on September 14, 1963, and his mother in 1994. Fred got married in May of 1983 to actress and Playboy centerfold Tracy Vaccaro, who worked with him on Hunter and Land's End. Fred still lives in Los Angeles.- A tall, willowy, highly attractive blonde, Canadian leading lady Rosemary Forsyth was born in Montreal on July 6, 1943, who moved to New York at age 5 with her divorced mother who found work as a model. Rosemary was keen on the idea of acting and studied drama both in high school. Inspired by her mother, she became a teenage model and attended the Wynn Handman Drama School.
In the mid 1960s, Rosemary attracted the attention of Universal and was groomed for TV and films. The soft, demure beauty with a similar classic elegance and resemblance to Grace Kelly showed quite
a bit of promise amid the rugged surroundings as the young ingénue or romantic co-star to a number of top male veterans.
James Stewart in
Shenandoah (1965) (for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination for "Promising Newcomer"),
Charlton Heston in
The War Lord (1965), and both
Dean Martin and
Alain Delon in
Texas Across the River (1966)
all utilized her services in their respective films.
Marrying actor Michael Tolan in 1966, Rosemary took a leave of absence from filming to have their child, daughter Alexandra. While the occasion, of course, was a joyous and fulfilling one, it managed to put a damper on her career. She returned to filming with the so-so film Where It's At (1969)
starring Robert Drivas and the very
mediocre Dick Van Dyke comedy vehicle
Some Kind of a Nut (1969),
never quite reaching the peak prior to her maternity time off.
Rosemary showed up regularly on the small screen, however, in a slew of
standard 70s TV-movies and episodic guest roles. On daytime, she took
over the role of Laura Horton on
Days of Our Lives (1965)
from 1976-1980 and also had regular, albeit brief, parts on
Santa Barbara (1984) and
General Hospital (1963).
In recent years, she has popped up as more and arch matron types on such popular
shows as Monk (2002),
NYPD Blue (1993), and
Without a Trace (2002). She also appeared in several films, often as mom or various professional types, including the crime comedy Exit to Eden (1994), the music dramedy Girl (1998), the dark drama Valerie Flake (1999) and the sci-fi horror Ghosts of Mars (2001). She made her last appearances to date on TV with "Providence," "Boston Public," "Monk," "NYPD Blue" and "Without a Trace," having been last seen featured in the tender family-oriented TV movie Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008) starring Jeff Daniels and Marlee Matlin.
Rosemary divorced actor/husband Tolan in 1970 and married and divorced twice more.. - Producer
- Writer
- Actor
Moshe Kasher was born on 6 July 1979 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), Another Period (2013) and Betty (2020). He has been married to Natasha Leggero since 11 October 2015. They have one child.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Sebastian Cabot was an English actor, often working as a voice actor in animation.
On 6 July, 1918, Cabot was born in London. He dropped out of school in 1932, to work in an automotive garage. He was eventually hired as both a chauffeur and a valet for actor Frank Pettingell (1891-1966). He learned to speak smoothly to fit his new profession, and became acquainted with several actors.
Cabot became interested in starting an acting career of his own, and started appearing regularly in theatre. His film debut was the gambling-themed comedy film "Foreign Affaires " (1935), where he was an uncredited extra. His first credited role was in the spy film "Secret Agent" (1936).
Cabot primarily worked in his native United Kingdom until the 1950s, when he moved to the United States. There he had roles in such films as "Westward Ho, the Wagons! " (1956), "Johnny Tremain" (1957), and "The Time Machine" (1960).
Cabot appeared mostly in guest star roles in television throughout the 1960s. His first major role in the medium was that of college professor Dr. Carl Hyatt in the detective television series "Checkmate" (1960-1962). Hyatt was depicted as a member of a detective agency which works to prevent crimes before they can take place. The series lasted for 70 episodes.
His voice acting credits started in radio, before he became a regular voice actor for the Disney studio. He voiced Sir Ector (King Arthur's adoptive father) in "The Sword in the Stone" (1963) and Baghreera the black panther (one of Mowgli's mentors) in "The Jungle Book". He was the original narrator of the Winnie the Pooh film series, serving in this role in "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree" (1966), "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" (1968), "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too" (1974), and "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (1977).
Cabot had another major television role as traditional "gentleman's gentleman" (valet) Giles French in the sitcom "Family Affair" (1966-1971). The series lasted for 138 episodes, and several members of the cast were nominated for Emmy Awards. Cabot himself was nominated for a 1968 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series". The award was instead won by rival actor Don Adams (1923-2005).
Cabot's next significant television role was that of hotel owner Winston Essex, the host of the anthology horror television series "Ghost Story" (1972-1973). His last notable live-action roles were in two television films. He played Kris Kringle in "Miracle on 34th Street" (1973), and appeared in "The City That Forgot About Christmas" (1974).
Cabot survived his first stroke in 1974, and then mostly retired for show business. He lived his final years in Deep Cove, British Columbia, a suburb of Victoria. In 1977, he was hospitalized following a second stroke. He never recovered, dying in the Victoria hospital. He was 59 years old. He was cremated, and his ashes were buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.- Actor
- Music Department
- Producer
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani was born in July 06, 1985 to Mr. Jagjit Singh Bhavnani & Mrs. Anju Bhavnani in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is an Indian actor and model working in the Bollywood industry. Singh had always wanted to be an actor since his childhood. However, during his college days he felt that the idea of acting was far-fetched and focused on creative writing. While pursuing his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University (Bloomington), Singh again became interested in acting and after coming back to India, he started auditioning for lead roles in the Hindi film industry. In 2010, Singh auditioned for the lead role in the Yash Raj Films venture called Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), and got selected. The romantic comedy was set in the world of wedding planning and required Singh to portray a typical Delhi guy called Bittoo Sharma. The director of the film, Maneesh Sharma, sent him to the Delhi University campus during the recess of the film, and from there, Singh drew his inspiration for the character. After its release, Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) became a critical and commercial success, with Singh's portrayal of Bittoo being lauded by
critics. He went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut award
at the 56th Filmfare Awards.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Alessandro Juliani presently makes his living as an actor, voice actor, singer, composer, and sound designer.
He once commanded the Battlestar Galactica for 27 minutes.
He frequently lends his voice to the animated programs that your kids/grand-kids/socially awkward uncles currently binge.
He was born in Montreal, before he resided in Vancouver to this day.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Richard Beckinsale was an English actor, primarily known for his roles in sitcoms. His best known characters were prison inmate Leonard Arthur "Lennie" Godber in "Porridge" (1974-1977) and its sequel series "Going Straight" (1978), and medical student Alan Moore in "Rising Damp" (1974-1978).
Beckinsale was born in the suburban town of Carlton, Nottinghamshire, which is part of the Borough of Gedling. His father Arthur John Beckinsale was Anglo-Burmese, while his mother Maggie Barlow was English. Beckinsale claimed to be a distant cousin of actor Charles Laughton (1899-1962).
Beckinsale attended College House Junior School in Chilwell, and performed in many school plays. His first notable role was that of Dopey the Dwarf in a school play adaptation of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". He also appeared in school plays while attending Alderman White Secondary Modern School. In 1962, he decided to drop out of school and pursue a career as a professional actor. At age 15, Beckinsale was too young to attend drama school. He financially supported himself through a series of odd jobs.
In 1963, Beckinsale was enrolled at Nottingham College, Clarendon, pursuing a drama teacher's training programme. In 1965, Beckinsale applied for training the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). He was accepted there with his second audition, one of only 31 applicants accepted. During his training, Beckinsale accepted a comedy award. He graduated in 1968.
Following his graduation, Beckinsale started appearing in repertory theatre. He toured the United Kingdom with such roles as the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz", Sir Andrew Aguecheek in "Twelfth Night", and the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet. He made his television debut in 1969, playing a one-shot police officer character in the soap opera "Coronation Street". He next gained a minor role in the drama series "A Family at War" (1970-1972).
His first major television role was that of leading Geoffrey Scrimshaw in the sitcom "The Lovers" (1970-1971). The premise was having a mismatched couple, with a romantic girl paired with a sex-obsessed boyfriend. It was a minor ratings hit and brought some much-needed fame to Beckinsale.
Beckinsale's career reached new heights with the hit sitcoms "Porridge" and "Rising Damp". He also appeared in the sequel series "Going Straight", with the humorous concept of former prison inmates trying to rebuild their lives and seeking honest jobs. His final major role was as the leading actor in the sitcom "Bloomers", but only five episodes were completed before his death.
In December, 1978, while filming episodes for "Bloomers", Beckinsale suffered from dizzy spells. He was worried about his health and sought medical help, but his doctor reassured him that his only health problems were "an overactive stomach lining, and slightly high cholesterol". He subsequently had further signs of ill health, but he attributed them to his nerves.
By 18 March, 1979, Beckinsale was suffering from pain in his chest and arms, but decided against seeking further help. He went to bed, and was found dead the next morning. He had died during the night due to a heart attack. At the time of his death, his wife Judy Loe was recovering in hospital after having an operation. A post-mortem examination revealed that his recent health problems were the results of undiagnosed coronary artery disease. He was only 31 at the time of his death.
Beckinsale was cremated in Bracknell, Berkshire, and his remains were taken to Mortlake Crematorium. A memorial service for him was attended by 300 people, a testament to his popularity. In his will, he left about 65,000 pounds for his wife and daughters. Only 18,000 pounds were left after taxes.- Actress
- Producer
- Executive
Shelley was born July 6, 1947 and was a model from age 16. Then in the
1970s she was Charlie's perfume girl in TV commercials, after which she
went on to appear in bit parts in TV shows and movies. However, her big
break came in 1979 when Charlie's Angels (1976) was casting a replacement for Kate Jackson.
Hack was chosen to play Tiffany Welles, however, she lasted only 1
season before she herself was replaced. Hack has lasted a lot longer
than some people would have after leaving Charlie's Angels (1976).- Actor
- Producer
Brian Letscher was born and raised near Detroit, Michigan. After
graduating with an Economics degree and playing football for The
University of Michigan, Brian moved to New York City to pursue acting.
After a stint with the Public Theater Shakespeare Lab, he quickly
landed roles in film (Kate and Leopold, Puccini For Beginner's),
television (Law and Order: CI, SVU) and theatre (Burning Blue).
Brian also began working with The Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea,
Michigan. He played the lead role of Bo Decker in William Inge's "Bus
Stop" and the production earned The Detroit Free Press' "Best Play"
award. Brian became a produced playwright when The Purple Rose
developed and produced a full equity run of his first play, "When The
Lights Come On", about his experiences in the world of college
football.
Since moving to Los Angeles six years ago, Brian has appeared in two
dozen television shows while becoming a member of The Pacific Residents
Theatre Company and continuing to write and develop his own work.
He can currently be seen recurring on ABC's "Scandal".- Actress
- Composer
- Writer
Kate Marie Nash is an English actress, musician, singer and songwriter.
Nash launched her music career in 2005. Her 2007 single "Foundations" became a hit and brought her to public attention in the UK. Her debut album, Made of Bricks, peaked at No. 1 in the UK and was a moderate international success. Nash subsequently won the award for Best British Female Artist at the 2008 Brit Awards. Her second studio album, My Best Friend Is You, was released in 2010 and reached the top 10 in the UK and Germany. After her departure from a major label, Nash self-released her third studio album, Girl Talk, in 2013, but it failed to match the commercial success of her previous records. Her fourth and most recent studio album, Yesterday Was Forever, was also released independently in 2018, funded by her fans via a Kickstarter campaign.
Aside from music, Nash has starred in films such as the drama Greetings from Tim Buckley (2012), the comedy Powder Room (2013), and the comedy-drama Syrup (2013). She played Rhonda "Britannica" Richardson in the Netflix comedy-drama series GLOW (2017-2019). She is also a feminist activist who campaigns against gender inequality.- Dylan was born in Vancouver, BC, and has been an actor since he was four years old. Over the years he has gained a great deal of experience working on a wide variety of projects. Most recently, Dylan was cast in Shaftesbury's "Ruby and The Well" seasons 1 and 2 as Sam Price. In 2021, Dylan played Young Clark Kent in CW's Superman and Lois. Additionally, Dylan had previously been cast as Luca in The 100 season 7 and as Sam Thomas in Netflix's The Baby-sitters Club. He also portrayed Steve Murphy and Evan Gallico on ABC's "The Good Doctor." In 2017 he was cast in the Netflix Original Series, "A Series of Unfortunate Events," as Duncan & Quigley Quagmire - playing two of the three Quagmire triplets.
Outside of acting, Dylan is passionate about travel and foreign culture. Aside from his native English, he is proficient in French, Spanish, and Italian. He also loves hockey, having played all throughout his childhood. - Actor
- Director
- Music Department
Attended the East Meadow Public School System. In High School he stole
the leads of all the plays. He was in Theatre Guild. Graduating in
1996, he was voted Most-Dramatic in the Senior Superlatives although he
spent much of senior year in Florida filming The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (1996). He also plays in
a folk band originally named 28 Orange Street, later renamed 'Common
Rotation'.- Actress
- Writer
- Music Department
Della began singing in her hometown of Detroit when she was 6 years
old. As a teenager, she toured with gospel great
Mahalia Jackson and, at the age of 18,
she formed the Meditation Singers and became the first performer to
take gospel music to the casinos of Las Vegas. She was a vocalist with
the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra and began
making her own records. She was nominated for a Grammy Award as Best
Female Soloist in Gospel music in 1987. She lived in Los Angeles with
her husband, producer Franklin Lett.- Actor
- Producer
- Sound Department
Matt O'Leary was born on 6 July 1987 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Frailty (2001), Time Lapse (2014) and Live Free or Die Hard (2007).- Originally from Gulfport, Mississippi, Symba realized at a very early age that she wanted to be an actress -
and her first break came after winning the "Miss Teen All-American"
pageant in Miami. A New York-based modeling agent spotted her there and
asked her to move to the Big Apple. Later, in 1991, her "big break"
came after winning $100,000 as the Spokesmodel Winner on
Star Search (1983). Although she
loved New York, finally she could afford to move to Hollywood to
further pursue her long-held dream of becoming a working actress. She
made her acting debut on the comedy series
Blossom (1990) and followed up with
guest appearances on over 50 television shows such as
Veronica's Closet (1997),
Friends (1994),
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993),
Star Trek: Voyager (1995),
CSI: Miami (2002),
CSI: NY (2004),
Dexter (2006),
Mr. Sunshine (2011),
Better with You (2010),
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008),
Life (2007),
The West Wing (1999),
Will & Grace (1998),
That's So Raven (2003),
The Bold and the Beautiful (1987),
Days of Our Lives (1965),
and Girlfriends (2000), among
many others. She has also booked Lead and Supporting roles in several
films, such as
L.A. Confidential (1997),
All About Steve (2009) (in which,
by sheer coincidence, she booked a scene with her ex-boyfriend,
Thomas Haden Church - which was
later cut before the film was released), First Finish,
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994),
and Abandoned Minds. And she has Hosted many shows, as well - from
Co-Hosting the poker pilot Final Table Challenge, with
John Daly, to The Bikini Open and
The Geraldo Rivera Show (1987) - to numerous live and
Internet events.
Booking many national and regional commercials, throughout the years,
has helped allow Symba to remain focused on her craft. For 7 years, she
also starred in the eye-catching and comical "Remarkable Mouth" TV
commercials in which she lip-syncs to incredibly fast montages
promoting radio stations. During her stint as The Remarkable Mouth, she
filmed almost sixty spots for around the United States, as well as for
several countries around the globe, including Lithuania, Portugal,
Australia, and Brazil - often in different languages. A few of these
spots can now be seen on YouTube. Symba also made personal appearances
all over the country meeting fans of these award-winning commercials.
Symba writes, directs, and produces, as well. She mainly writes
screenplays - but has also written spec pilots for TV, created
commercial campaigns, and written for the thereat, too. Her smash hit
play, the outrageous comedy "Lana's Pupil, (Every Woman's Guide to
Golddigging)", had audiences rolling - and asking for more.
Aside from the entertainment business, she is working on getting a
design patent for an invention that she hopes will revolutionize an
entire industry.
Symba has never been married and has no children. She resides in Los
Angeles, California, (2011). - Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Nathalie Baye was born on 6 July 1948 in Mainneville, Eure, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Catch Me If You Can (2002), Laurence Anyways (2012) and Venus Beauty Institute (1999).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Kim Ji-woon was born in Seoul, South Korea. He began his career as an actor before becoming a stage director with productions such as "Hot Sea" in 1994 and "Movie, Movie" in 1995. He then began scripting for films, his first work, 97's "Wonderful Seasons" won Best Screenplay award at Korea's Premier Scenario contest, whilst his follow up The Quiet Family (1998) became not only his directorial debut, but also the source material for Takashi Miike's remake The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) in 2001.
With an official selection at the Berlin International Film Festival and Best Film award at the Fantasport Film Festival for "A Quiet Family", his next film, 2000's The Foul King (2000), was an instant domestic hit, maintaining the #1 spot for over 6 months, with over 2 million admissions, it was also a worldwide festival crowd-pleaser. The short Coming Out (2000) and his contribution to 3 Extremes II (2002) (alongside segments from Peter Ho-Sun Chan and Nonzee Nimibutr) followed and then he made the 2003 horror A Tale of Two Sisters (2003).
He is a fan of film-noir and claims that many of his films contain elements of noir, often mixed with black comedy. His movie A Bittersweet Life (2005) his full on film-noir gangster thriller masterwork.- Actress
- Soundtrack
One of the first two contract players for
Walt Disney Studios, she made her debut in
Song of the South (1946) as a
poor white child fascinated by the stories told by Uncle Remus. She
made several more films as a child star, then left film for 8
years. She returned as an ingénue in
Rock, Pretty Baby! (1956), and
followed that by several more films and TV episodes, retiring from Hollywood completely
at the end of 1970, except for a brief cameo in
Grotesque (1988).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Born and raised in Alabama as Ann Steely, O'Donnell attended high school and college in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, then worked as a stenographer to finance a trip to Hollywood, where she was spotted by a talent scout, leading to her being signed to a contract by producer Samuel Goldwyn.
Recognizing her talent and appeal through a thick Southern accent, Goldwyn arranged rigorous voice & theatrical training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and elsewhere, bestowed on her a winsome Irish stage name, and cast her in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). This film's success boded well for Cathy's career, and soon she was starring in the now-classic They Live by Night (1948). However, her rise in films was checked when, on Sunday, April 11th, 1948, at age 24, she married 48-year-old producer Robert Wyler, older brother of one of Hollywood's most accomplished directors, William Wyler, whose own long-term contract with Goldwyn had recently ended acrimoniously. The irate Goldwyn abruptly canceled her contract; thereafter she had no lasting association with any studio or producer. Her most memorable roles of the 1950s were in classic films noir, such as Detective Story (1951), where her sincere, sweet girl-next-door persona was at odds with those films' dark, gritty milieu. Her last and most famous film was Ben-Hur (1959), after whose enormous success she worked on TV until 1961. Belying Goldwyn's opinion, her marriage to Wyler proved happy, though childless. Her death on their 22nd wedding anniversary, Saturday, April 11th, 1970, followed a long struggle with cancer.- Larsa Marie Pippen is an Assyrian-American businesswoman, model, socialite and reality television personality. She is an original main cast member on Bravo's reality TV series The Real Housewives of Miami, appearing since its premiere in 2011, rejoining in 2021.
Pippen was born to Assyrian parents, her mother from Lebanon and father from Syria; and was raised in Chicago, Illinois.
Pippen is a mother to Scotty Jr., Preston, Justin and Sophia, all of whom she shares with her ex-husband Scottie Pippen. Scottie and Larsa first split in 2016 after almost 2 decades of marriage but reconciled, until 2018 when they began the separation process. Their divorce was finalized on December 15, 2021, with all issues resolved amicably, continuing to focus on "co-parenting their remaining minor children". - Actress
- Producer
- Director
Brittany Underwood was born on 6 July 1988 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for One Life to Live (1968), Hollywood Heights (2012) and The Goldbergs (2013).- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Nnamdi Asomugha (born July 6, 1981) is a former All-Pro NFL defensive back from Los Angeles, California. Nnamdi began his professional football career with the Oakland Raiders after being selected in the first round of the 2003 NFL draft. A four-time All-Pro selection, Asomugha emerged as one of the League's best defensive backs, earning him starting positions in the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Pro Bowls. During the 2011 off-season, Asomugha was considered the top free agent on the market, and was featured on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated' after signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. On December 27, 2013, he signed a one-day contract with the Oakland Raiders and retired after 11 seasons in the NFL. Prior to joining the NFL, Asomugha was a standout free safety at the University of California, Berkeley, from which he graduated with a degree in corporate finance.
Asomugha made his professional acting debut in 2008 on the CW Network sitcom The Game (2006). In 2009, he played the role of Ken Shaw in the season premiere of Friday Night Lights (2006) Season 4 (East of Dillon (2009)). In 2010, he appeared on the TNT drama Leverage (2008) as Walle in the Season 3 episode The Scheherazade Job (2010). In the fall of 2012, Nnamdi appeared in his first feature-length film, Fire with Fire (2012), alongside Bruce Willis, Josh Duhamel, and Rosario Dawson. He wrote, produced and starred in his first short film, Double Negative (2013).
Nnamdi is the chairman of the Asomugha Foundation, a 501(3)c he founded with his family. The foundation works to support two key programs: Asomugha College Tour for Scholars (ACTS) and Orphans and Widows in Need (OWIN). ACTS is an 18-month-long mentorship program through which he personally takes a group of high-achieving high school students on an all-expenses-paid trip to a city where they visit the local colleges and universities. Upon their return home, the students engage in leadership, civic, and humanitarian activities, demonstrating that success is also found in giving back. OWIN, which was founded by Nnamdi's mother, Dr. Lilian Asomugha, works to position widows and orphans in Africa for economic success and independence through education, spiritual guidance, and vocational training.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jeremy Steven Suarez is an African American actor from Chicago, Illinois known for playing Jordan Thomkins from The Bernie Mac Show and voicing Koda from Disney's Brother Bear franchise. He also acted in Jerry Maguire, Fat Albert, Treasure Planet, The Ladykillers and The Proud Family. He is married to his wife Maria.