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Bill Murray is an American actor, comedian, and writer. The fifth of nine children, he was born William James Murray in Wilmette, Illinois, to
Lucille (Collins), a mailroom clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, who
sold lumber. He is of Irish descent. Among his siblings are actors
Brian Doyle-Murray,
Joel Murray, and
John Murray. He and most of his
siblings worked as caddies, which paid his tuition to Loyola Academy, a
Jesuit school. He played sports and did some acting while in that
school, but in his words, mostly "screwed off." He enrolled at Regis
College in Denver to study pre-med but dropped out after being arrested
for marijuana possession. He then joined the National Lampoon Radio
Hour with fellow members Dan Aykroyd,
Gilda Radner, and
John Belushi. However, while those three
became the original members of
Saturday Night Live (1975),
he joined
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (1975),
which premiered that same year. After that show failed, he later got
the opportunity to join
Saturday Night Live (1975), for which he earned his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series. He later went on to star in comedy films, including Meatballs (1979), Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981), Tootsie (1982), Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), Scrooged (1988), What About Bob? (1991), and Groundhog Day (1993). He also co-directed Quick Change (1990). Murray garnered additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring in Lost in Translation (2003), which earned him a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also received Golden Globe nominations for his roles in Ghostbusters, Rushmore (1998), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), St. Vincent (2014), and the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge (2014), for which he later won his second Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie.- Actress
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Nikaido Fumi has been active in the movie industry a dozen years and already has as many nominations and wins to her name. She was born in American outpost Okinawa in 1994 and first appeared on screen in 2009. She had won an award celebrating young actresses for the film Himizu at the Venice Film Festival by 2011. She was also newcomer of the year at the 36th Japan Academy in the same year. Nikaido was scouted by Sony Music Artists at age twelve after her photograph appeared in the Okinawan edition of Picture Book Of Beautiful Girls, which is a free publication that features local amateurs as models. Coincidentally, she had dreamt of being an actress. This afforded her the opportunity to pitch products in advertisements as early as 2007. She also took advantage of her physique to do modelling for Nicola magazine. She commuted between Okinawa and Tokyo for work until moving to Tokyo for high school. More recently she has expressed a dislike for acting in serials and stated that she wants to act in movies only. Nikaido enrolled in Keio university of Tokyo, where she resides, and studied management and English. Her father is a Tokyo native cook and her mother is an Okinawan who took her to the cinema often. Her favourite foods are turnip and steak. No word on whether she likes them together or if she prefers to consume these separately.- Producer
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The younger brother of Joel, Ethan Coen is an Academy Award and Golden Globe winning writer, producer and director coming from small independent
films to big profile Hollywood films. He was born on September 21, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In some films of the brothers- Ethan & Joel wrote, Joel directed and Ethan produced - with both editing under
the name of Roderick Jaynes; but in 2004 they started to share the three main duties plus editing.
Each film bring its own quality, creativity, art and with one project more daring the other.
His film debut was in 1984 dark humored thriller Blood Simple (1984) starring Frances McDormand (Joel's wife) and M. Emmet Walsh in a deep story revolving
a couple of romantic lovers followed by an insisting private eye. The film received critical acclaim, some award nominations to Ethan (best writing at the Film Independent Spirit Awards)
and became a cult following over the years. Their second work was the comedy Raising Arizona (1987) starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter as a unusual couple trying to create
their family by kidnapping babies from a rich family.
Miller's Crossing (1990) was the third film of the brothers, a mob drama with heavy influences from several criminal dramas and with a stellar cast that included
Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, Albert Finney, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro and Jon Polito (the latter three would become regular actors in the Coen's films).
Their views on the Hollywood era of the 1930's was the central theme is the great Barton Fink (1991), created from a writers block both brothers suffered during the making of their previous
film. John Turturro stars as a writer who suffers from a breakdown when he's commissioned to a big budget Hollywood project. The film was a breakthrough for the Coens marking their first
win at the Cannes Film Festival (Joel got the Palme d'Or) and the first time a film of their received Oscar nominations. The underrated comedy The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) was what followed; but no one
could predict their next big and boldest move that would definitely put Ethan and Joel on the spotlight once and for all.
The comedy of errors Fargo (1996) was a huge critical and commercial success. With its crazed story of a man who hires two loonies to kidnap his own wife and a pregnant policewoman tracking
the leads to the crime, Ethan and Joel came at their greatest moment that couldn't be missed. The film received several awards during award season and the Coen's got their first Oscar in the Best Original
Screenplay category. What came next was the underrated yet hilariously good The Big Lebowski (1998) starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, John Turturro and Steve Buscemi.
Those masterpieces made their career in the late 1990's cementing the duo as one of the greatest writers and directors of their generation, if not, from all time.
The Odyssey retold for the 1930's in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000); the intelligent noir The Man Who Wasn't There (2001); the comedy Intolerable Cruelty (2003) and a remake The Ladykillers (2004) marked their way into the early 2000's.
Certaintly of period of minor hits and some downer moments.
The big return was with the highly acclaimed No Country for Old Men (2007), where the brothers swooped at the Oscars with three wins: Best Picture, Screenplay and Writing, an adaptation from the Cormac
McCarthy's novel.
A Serious Man (2009), Burn After Reading (2008), True Grit (2010), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Hail, Caesar! (2016) and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) were the subsequent films, all well received by audiences or got awards recognition, mostly
nominations.
A shift from tone and career move was writing with other writers and for another directors: for Angelina Jolie's Unbroken (2014), for Spielberg in Bridge of Spies (2015) and George Clooney in Suburbicon (2017).
As for personal life, Ethan has been married to Tricia Cooke since 1990. Tricia works as an assistant editor in several of the Coen brothers films.- Actress
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Nancy Travis was born in New York City, to Theresa, a social worker,
and Gordon Travis, a sales executive. She lived in Baltimore and Boston
before returning to her birthplace to study drama at New York
University. Her first job out of school was with New York's American
Jewish Theater, after which she hit the road, joining the national tour
of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach
Memoirs." She has maintained a connection to the stage throughout her
career. A founding member of the New York-based off-Broadway theater
company Naked Angels, she appeared in their production of
Frank Pugliese's play "Aven-U Boys, " as
well as "King of Connecticut" with
Frances McDormand. She also performed
in the Broadway run of the award-winning play "I'm Not Rappaport" with
Cleavon Little and
Judd Hirsch. More recently, she appeared in
Athol Fugard's "My Children, My Africa,"
which the author directed at the La Jolla Playhouse. No stranger to
television, Travis starred with
Peter Gallagher and
Isabella Rossellini in the
Tom Cruise-directed segment of the Showtime
anthology series
Fallen Angels (1993).- Actress
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- Director
Cheryl Ruth Hines was born on September 21, 1965 in Miami Beach,
Florida, to Rosemary (Graham) and James Hines, and grew up in
Tallahassee, Florida. She went to West Virginia University, Florida
State University and graduated from the University of Central Florida.
She studied theater and television production, but it was not until she
moved to Los Angeles and studied at the Groundlings Theater that she
felt she had really learned anything about comedy. Her first teacher
there was Lisa Kudrow. She learned to
improvise and write comedy sketches. This experience helped her prepare
for the role of Larry David's wife
on HBO's
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000).
The dialogue on the situation comedy is improvised, so she feels right
at home. She still performs at the Groundlings Theater when she has a
chance.- Actress
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Maggie stars as "Althea" on the popular AMC series "Fear the Walking Dead". She is most often recognized from the hit series "Lost" , "Californication" on Showtime, and the "Taken" and "Twilight" franchises. Maggie has also starred on Broadway in William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Picnic" directed by the Tony-nominated director Sam Gold . Maggie was named one of Variety's Top 10 Actors to Watch.- Actor
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As an Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Rob Morrow is a critically
acclaimed actor, writer, and director with an established career in
television spanning over three decades.
Morrow starred in
The Whole Truth (2010)
opposite Maura Tierney. Produced by
Jerry Bruckheimer, the legal drama
chronicles how a case is built from the perspective of both the defense
and the prosecution. The show aired Wednesday nights at 10:00PM on
ABC.
On the big screen, Rob will next star in the independent film
The Good Doctor (2011) opposite
Orlando Bloom. He was recently seen in
Rob Reiner's
The Bucket List (2007) starring
opposite Jack Nicholson and
Morgan Freeman, which grossed
over $170 million worldwide.
Morrow's other film credits include: Michael Hoffman's critically
acclaimed film,
The Emperor's Club (2002)
opposite Kevin Kline;
Robert Redford's Oscar-nominated
film Quiz Show (1994) opposite
Ralph Fiennes and
John Turturro;
Daisy von Scherler Mayer's
The Guru (2002) opposite
Heather Graham;
Albert Brooks' comedy
Mother (1996); Bruce Beresford's
Last Dance (1996)opposite
Sharon Stone; and Sean Smith and
Anthony Stark's
Into My Heart (1998) opposite
Claire Forlani and Jake Weber.
Morrow recently starred on the long running CBS hit drama,
Numb3rs (2005). He is also well known
for his critically acclaimed portrayal of New York doctor gone-to
Alaska, Joel Fleischman, on the hit television series,
Northern Exposure (1990),
which garnered him three Golden Globes and two Emmy Award nominations
for "Best Actor in a Dramatic Series." He also starred on the
critically acclaimed Showtime original television series,
Street Time (2002).
His other television credits include starring as John Wilkes Booth in
the TNT movie
The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998),
Lifetime's Custody (2007)
opposite James Denton, the CBS Hallmark Entertainment mini-series
Only Love (1998) opposite
Marisa Tomei, the Showtime movie
The Thin Blue Lie (2000)
opposite Randy Quaid and Paul Sorvino and the CBS movie,
Jenifer (2001) opposite Laura
San Giacomo, Annabella Sciorra, Jane Kaczmarek, and Marisa Tomei.
As a director, Rob's credits include three episodes of
Numb3rs (2005), an episode of HBO's
crime drama Oz (1997), three episodes of
Showtime's original television series
Street Time (2002), and three
episodes of CBS' highly lauded drama
Joan of Arcadia (2003).
Morrow made his directorial debut with
The Silent Alarm (1993), which
premiered at the 1993 Seattle Film Festival, and went on to screen at
the Hamptons, Boston, Edinburgh, and Sundance Film Festivals, with its
television debut on Bravo. He also directed
Maze (2000), an independent feature, which
he wrote, produced and co-starred in with
Laura Linney in November 2001.
A native New Yorker, Morrow began his theater career working for Tom
O'Horgan and Norman Mailer. On Stage, Morrow starred in the hit
Broadway show The Exonerated, a drama based on the true tales of six
innocent death-row inmates, opposite Penn Jillette and Mia Farrow.
Morrow also appeared in Third Street, at the Circle Repertory Theatre
and London's West End production of Birdy. He has also been committed
to the theater as a founding member of the nonprofit ensemble Naked
Angels, along with Marisa Tomei,
Fisher Stevens,
Ron Rifkin and
Nancy Travis, among others.
Morrow is on the Board of Directors of Project ALS. Co-founded by
Jenifer Estess, who was diagnosed with
ALS in 1997, Project ALS is committed to funding the research necessary
for finding effective treatments and a cure for people living with ALS,
a fatal neuromuscular disease.- Actress
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Christian Marie Serratos (born September 21, 1990) is an American actress who plays Rosita Espinosa in AMC's The Walking Dead TV series, based on the comic book of the same name. She is also known for playing Suzie Crabgrass in the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and Angela Weber in The Twilight Saga series.
Serratos was born in Pasadena, California and raised in Burbank, California. Her mother is a jewelry designer, and public relations and marketing agent at ACSPR and is of Mexican descent. Her father is a set construction worker of Italian descent. She began figure skating when she was 3 and continued competitively, saying, "My coaches were talking about the Olympics and it was really crazy. Now, I just do it for fun." At the age of 7, she signed with the Ford Modeling Agency.
Serratos played Suzie Crabgrass in the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, which debuted in 2004 and ended in 2007 after three seasons.
Serratos' role as Angela Weber in Twilight won her the "Young Supporting Actress" award in the Best Performance in a Feature Film category at the 30th Young Artist Awards. Serratos reprized the role in Twilight's sequels The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. In 2011, she appeared in The Black Keys video for their song "Howlin' for You".
She played the recurring character of Rosita Espinosa in the fourth season of AMC's series The Walking Dead, making her first appearance at the end of the tenth episode, "Inmates". For her character Rosita, she was upped to series regular in the fifth season, and was added to the series' main credits in the seventh season.
She ranked at No. 65 on Maxim's "Hot 100" list for 2010. In the March 2015 issue of Playboy magazine, Serratos was featured in the "After Hours" section.
Serratos is an animal activist. She has posed for a number of PETA campaigns promoting a vegan lifestyle. In March 2017, Serratos revealed that she is expecting her first child with her longtime boyfriend, New Politics singer David Boyd. On Mother's Day 2017, Serratos announced that she'd welcomed her first child, a baby girl, whose name she later revealed to be Wolfgang Serratos Boyd.- Actor
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Ryan Guzman (Gooz-MAHN) is a former MMA fighter who caught the notice of Hollywood. After starring as a series regular on the ABC series, "Notorious," Ryan can currently be seen fighting fires on the upcoming 4th season of Fox's "9-1-1." Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, "9-1-1" became Fox's top series after its early 2018 launch. He can also currently be seen in the horror film "The Cleansing Hour" (October 2020) from AMC Networks/Shudder.
Born in Texas and raised in his hometown of Sacramento, Ryan Guzman never thought of becoming an actor, much less a professional dancer. At the age of seven, he developed an interest in martial arts and earned his first black belt in Tae Kwon Do by the age of ten. This led him into the octagon as a MMA fighter in Sacramento until his fighting license expired in 2010. A gifted athlete, he was also a sought-after left-handed pitcher with a fastball clocked between 87-90 miles per hour. A shoulder injury ended this career dream while Guzman was still a teenager, which transitioned later into a career in print modeling and soon after, acting.
Guzman worked successfully in San Francisco starting with LOOK Modeling Agency at the age of 18 and later in Los Angeles, he joined the esteemed Wilhelmina Agency at 22. Guzman has since starred in television commercials for Old Navy, Gillette, Candies and Oprah Winfrey Network. He has modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch, Affliction and Reebok among others.
After success in modeling, Guzman signed on with a talent manager, and went into the audition process as a professional actor. Just a few short months later, he booked the male lead for "Step Up Revolution" (Lionsgate).
He followed the success of the film with another lead in the indie film "Beyond Paradise" and supporting roles in the indie films "There's Always Woodstock" directed by Rita Merson and "April Rain" directed by Luciano Saber. After the international success of "Step Up Revolution," Ryan reprised his role as 'Sean' in "Step Up: All In" alongside fan favorite female from the past films, Briana Evigan.
Ryan's career elevated once more when he starred as the male lead opposite Jennifer Lopez in the Universal Studios thriller "The Boy Next Door." Helmed by "Paranormal" producer, Jason Blum, and director Rob Cohen, the film centered on Ryan's character, a teenage boy who lived next to Lopez's character. He went on to star as the male lead in the iconic 80's live-action remake of "Jem and the Holograms," playing 'Rio Racheco,' the road manager and love interest for Jem.
Next, Ryan joined as the main cast in "Everybody Wants Some," the sequel to "Dazed and Confused," from writer and director Richard Linklater, that centers around a group of guys on a baseball team in the 80s. The film released to great reviews in April 2016. Guzman continued on to play alongside Sylvester Stallone in "Backtrace." Most recently in film, Ryan was seen playing opposite Edward James Olmos in the indie film "Windows on the World" and playing the lead role in the indie thriller "The Cleansing Hour."
In 2017, Ryan was awarded the Horizon award from the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts and in 2019, the city of Sacramento proclaimed May 15th "Ryan Guzman Day." Ryan resides in Los Angeles with his family.- Actor
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Born in Rhinebeck, New York, he got into acting
when he was 5 years old, after his sister had appeared in 30-odd
commercials. Since then he has acted opposite some of the best actors
in Hollywood as a bright, expressive actor with complexity,
sensitivity, and emotion. He attended film school at USC and got a
degree in cinema and television production. He plans on continuing his
acting career while also following his aspirations of becoming a
director.- Actress
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Allison Scagliotti was born on September 21, 1990 in Monterey, California, USA as Allison Glenn Scagliotti. She is an actress, known as Claudia Donovan on Warehouse 13 (2009), as Maddie Clifford on Redemption Maddie (2007) and as Sawyer on Read It and Weep (2006). Her most recent television series is Stitchers (2015), on ABC Family, where she plays the character, Camille Engelson.- Actress
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Autumn Reeser saw her breakout role as the individualist Taylor Townsend on the popular Fox drama series "The O.C." Since then she's become known for her intelligent and heartfelt performances in roles such as firecracker junior agent Lizzie Grant on HBO's "Entourage" and become an in-demand and beloved star in Hallmark movies.
Acting came into Autumn's life as a clear calling when she was six years old and her parents took her to see her first play at the community theater in the small surf town of Carlsbad, California. She begged to audition for the next one, the jumping off point for a lifelong love-affair with art, musical expression and the exploration of the human character and psyche. Strongly connected to Spirit, she followed her guidance to apply for only one college, a new musical theatre program being launched at UCLA, and was accepted. After many late nights waitressing to support herself and rigorous training at various acting programs throughout Los Angeles, she began working steadily in film and TV and has not stopped since.
Her first role was as an alien girl on 'Star Trek: Voyager' at the age of 20, followed by honing her comedic chops on sitcoms such as 'The George Lopez Show' and 'Grounded For Life', and pouring her heart out in dramas such as 'Cold Case' and 'CSI'. Her breakout role came in 2005, as the quirky-cute and socially awkward Taylor Townsend on the final two seasons of The O.C. (2003), for which
she received high critical acclaim. She's also known for her role
as firecracker junior agent Lizzie Grant on HBO's
'Entourage' as scientist Katie Andrew in ABC's
No Ordinary Family (2010),
along with actors Michael Chiklis,
Julie Benz. In 2012, she
starred as sexy weapons expert Kylie Sinclair in Shawn Ryan's short-lived
political thriller Last Resort (2012), on ABC. She also appeared as Dr. Gabrielle Asano on Hawaii 5-0, sports agent Abby Bruce opposite John Stamos on Necessary Roughness, and lead the cast in numerous romances for Hallmark.
In 2021 she directed her first short film and earned her first executive-producer credit for developing Hallmark's "The 27-Hour Day," followed by 'The Wedding Veil' trilogy with Lacey Chabert and Ali Sweeney, which was Hallmark's most-watched series of 2022.
In addition to her film and television career, she has appeared onstage in "For the Record: Tarantino" at Rockwell, "The OC Musical" at the Montelban, "Too Much Sun" at the Odyssey, and numerous cabarets. She is a member of The WorkJuice Players alongside Paul F. Tompkins and Busy Phillips, best known for their ongoing radio play series and podcast, "The Thrilling Adventure Hour." In the last few years, she has directed two new musicals: 'City of Light' at Feinsteins 54 Below in New York and 'Modern' in USC's LiveRead Workshop program and is the co-creator of the musical 'Particle.'
Autumn lives in Los Angeles with her sons Finn & Dash and has served on the board of the SAG-AFTRA union. She is an advocate for women, performers and working parents, as well as a counselor and intuitive guide. She offers mentorship to artists through her website.- Actor
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Henry Gibson was born on 21 September 1935 in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Before appearing in films and television series, he was a child star on
the stage during the 1940s and during the late 1950s he was an
intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force. His screen debut came in
1963 when he was cast in the
Jerry Lewis film
The Nutty Professor (1963).
He made two other small film appearances in the early 1960s in
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) and
The Outlaws Is Coming (1964),
in which he played a rather hip Indian named Charlie Horse. His
breakthrough came in 1968 when he was cast as a member of the regular
cast of
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967).
He stayed with the show until 1971, when he left and continued his
career as a character actor. His best known film role was probably his
performance in Nashville (1975). He
played Haven Hamilton, a smarmy Country and Western singer. For this
role he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and was awarded the
National Film Critics Award for best supporting actor. Gibson's career
carried on through the 1980s and 1990s when he appeared in many films,
such as
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
and The 'Burbs (1989). He also
provided voice-overs for many children's animated series like
The Smurfs (1981),
The Wuzzles (1985) and
Galaxy High School (1986).
His most recent appearance have been in the
Paul Thomas Anderson drama
Magnolia (1999) and the independent film
The Year That Trembled (2002).- Actor
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Handsome Texan Luke Cunningham Wilson was born in Dallas in 1971 to Irish-American parents originally from Massachusetts. The son of Laura (Cunningham), a photographer, and Robert Andrew Wilson, an advertising executive, he was raised with two brothers, Owen Wilson (the middle one) and Andrew Wilson (the eldest one). The three would all go on to make their careers in film, with Luke Wilson discovering his love of acting while a student at Occidental College. In 1993, the brothers Wilson collaborated with Wes Anderson to make Bottle Rocket (1993), which was initially a 13-minute short. The gleefully optimistic story of three Texans who aspire to become successful thieves Bottle Rocket (1993) premiered at the 1993 Sundance Festival where it attracted the attention of director James L. Brooks. With Brooks' help, the short became a full-length feature film released in 1996 under the same name, Bottle Rocket (1996). Afterwards, Wilson moved to Hollywood, setting up house with his two brothers and Anderson. The same year, Wilson also appeared in the coming-of-age drama Telling Lies in America (1997). After large roles in three 1998 comedies, Best Men (1997), Bongwater (1998), and Home Fries (1998) (the latter two co-starring Drew Barrymore), Wilson went on to star in another three comedies the following year. The first, Dog Park (1998), was a Canadian film directed by link=tt0096626] alum Bruce McCulloch and featured Wilson as one of a group of twenty-something's undergoing the trials and tribulations of love. Blue Streak (1999) starred the actor as the sidekick of robber-turned-policeman Martin Lawrence, while Kill the Man (1999) (which premiered at the 1999 Sundance Festival) cast him as the owner of a small copy center competing with a large chain store across the street. Though he would stick closely to comedy through 2001 with roles in Charlie's Angels (2000) and Legally Blonde (2001), Wilson took a turn for the sinister in the thrillers Bad Seed (2000) and Soul Survivors (2001) before teaming again with his brother Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson to give one of his most memorable performances as Richie in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). In 2003, Wilson reprised two past roles, appearing in both Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003). That same year, he also scored a hit as one of the stars of Todd Phillips' Old School (2003). The year 2004 saw Wilson embark on The Wendell Baker Story (2005), a film he starred in, co-directed with brother Andrew Wilson.
Although he made his film debut in the acclaimed independent film Bottle Rocket (1996), he initially got more recognition for his real-life role as Drew Barrymore's boyfriend than for his acting. Fortunately for Wilson, his onscreen talents outlasted his relationship with Barrymore, and he has enjoyed steady employment and increasing visibility through substantial roles in a number of films.- Writer
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Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947, at the Maine General Hospital in Portland. His parents were Nellie Ruth (Pillsbury), who worked as a caregiver at a mental institute, and Donald Edwin King, a merchant seaman. His father was born under the surname "Pollock," but used the last name "King," under which Stephen was born. He has an older brother, David. The Kings were a typical family until one night, when Donald said he was stepping out for cigarettes and was never heard from again. Ruth took over raising the family with help from relatives. They traveled throughout many states over several years, finally moving back to Durham, Maine, in 1958.
Stephen began his actual writing career in January of 1959, when David and Stephen decided to publish their own local newspaper named "Dave's Rag". David bought a mimeograph machine, and they put together a paper they sold for five cents an issue. Stephen attended Lisbon High School, in Lisbon, in 1962. Collaborating with his best friend Chris Chesley in 1963, they published a collection of 18 short stories called "People, Places, and Things--Volume I". King's stories included "Hotel at the End of the Road", "I've Got to Get Away!", "The Dimension Warp", "The Thing at the Bottom of the Well", "The Stranger", "I'm Falling", "The Cursed Expedition", and "The Other Side of the Fog." A year later, King's amateur press, Triad and Gaslight Books, published a two-part book titled "The Star Invaders".
King made his first actual published appearance in 1965 in the magazine Comics Review with his story "I Was a Teenage Grave Robber." The story ran about 6,000 words in length. In 1966 he graduated from high school and took a scholarship to attend the University of Maine. Looking back on his high school days, King recalled that "my high school career was totally undistinguished. I was not at the top of my class, nor at the bottom." Later that summer King began working on a novel called "Getting It On", about some kids who take over a classroom and try unsuccessfully to ward off the National Guard. During his first year at college, King completed his first full-length novel, "The Long Walk." He submitted the novel to Bennett Cerf/Random House only to have it rejected. King took the rejection badly and filed the book away.
He made his first small sale--$35--with the story "The Glass Floor". In June 1970 King graduated from the University of Maine with a Bachelor of Science degree in English and a certificate to teach high school. King's next idea came from the poem by Robert Browning, "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came." He found bright colored green paper in the library and began work on "The Dark Tower" saga, but his chronic shortage of money meant that he was unable to further pursue the novel, and it, too, was filed away. King took a job at a filling station pumping gas for the princely sum of $1.25 an hour. Soon he began to earn money for his writings by submitting his short stories to men's magazines such as Cavalier.
On January 2, 1971, he married Tabitha King (born Tabitha Jane Spruce). In the fall of 1971 King took a teaching job at Hampden Academy, earning $6,400 a year. The Kings then moved to Hermon, a town west of Bangor. Stephen then began work on a short story about a teenage girl named Carietta White. After completing a few pages, he decided it was not a worthy story and crumpled the pages up and tossed them into the trash. Fortunately, Tabitha took the pages out and read them. She encouraged her husband to continue the story, which he did. In January 1973 he submitted "Carrie" to Doubleday. In March Doubleday bought the book. On May 12 the publisher sold the paperback rights for the novel to New American Library for $400,000. His contract called for his getting half of that sum, and he quit his teaching job to pursue writing full time. The rest, as they say, is history.
Since then King has had numerous short stories and novels published and movies made from his work. He has been called the "Master of Horror". His books have been translated into 33 different languages, published in over 35 different countries. There are over 300 million copies of his novels in publication. He continues to live in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, and writes out of his home.
In June 1999 King was severely injured in an accident, he was walking alongside a highway and was hit by a van, that left him in critical condition with injuries to his lung, broken ribs, a broken leg and a severely fractured hip. After three weeks of operations, he was released from the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.- Actor
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David Wenham is an Australian actor who is known for his portrayals of Faramir from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Friar Carl from the Van Helsing franchise and Dilios from 300. He also acted in Moulin Rouge, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Dark City, Top of the Lake, SeaChange and Peter Rabbit.- Actress
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Shelley Conn is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Dean Indira Shetty in Amazon's No.1 show, Gen V (2023), as Beelzebub in Good Omens 2 (2023), and as Lady Mary Sharma in the hugely successful Netflix series, Bridgerton (2022). Other notable appearances include Isabella in the film Love Sarah (2020), and as Dr Elizabeth Shannon in the Steven Spielberg series Terra Nova (2011). Shelley Conn was born in Barnet in north London to Anglo-Indian parents. As the daughter of a British Army Officer, she moved home and countries many times as a child, living in Germany and Gibraltar before settling in Hampshire. She is of mixed heritage, which includes Indian, Portuguese, Burmese and English. After being a student at Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke, she trained at Bretton Hall College of Performing Arts and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She began her career on London stages and in small roles on British television. After appearing in independent films and two seasons at the RSC including All's Well That Ends Well (2003/2004) with Judi Dench she landed a breakthrough role as Ashika Chandirimani in the BBC political drama Party Animals (2007) which has led to a long and varied career in theatre film and television, both in the UK and the US. She lives in London.- Actor
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Paulo Costanzo was born on September 21, 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He grew up in Brampton, a suburb of Toronto, of Italian (father) and Jewish (mother) descent. He attended Mayfield Secondary School for the Arts, then attended one year at Ryerson University for theater, but dropped out when he started to land Toronto based television and film roles.
In his first major television role he starred opposite 'Linda Hamilton, Scott Speedman and Alfred Molina in the Barbra Streisand produced Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1998), in which he played a Jewish teen in hiding from the Nazis in 1939 Belgium. Shortly thereafter, he landed the role of quirky alien Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthil on Nickelodeon's Animorphs (1998), which ran for two seasons. When he was 21, he attended an international cattle call audition for an unnamed Dreamworks film. A week later he received a call from his agent: after seeing his tape, Todd Phillips wanted Paulo to fly to New York to screen test for Road Trip (2000). After testing for Phillips and Ivan Reitman, he was offered the role of Rubin Carver. This marked the beginning of his professional career in the United States.
He played major supporting roles in several films including Josie and the Pussycats (2001) and 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), and starred opposite Woody Harrelson and Alicia Silverstone in Scorched (2003). From 2005-2006, he played kid genius Michael Tribbiani opposite Matt LeBlanc on the Friends (1994) spin off, Joey (2004), during which time he also headlined Douglas Coupland's Everything's Gone Green (2006), a festival darling which won numerous awards. He starred in the cult horror hit, Splinter (2008), which won Six Scream Awards including best picture, and he starred opposite J.K. Simmons, Scott Caan, and Harvey Keitel in A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010).
From 2009-2015 he starred as Evan R. Lawson on the USA tent pole, Royal Pains (2009) for its eight seasons, directing three episodes. In 2015, he recurred as Shed Garvey on Syfy's The Expanse (2015), and played the critical role of Ray Halle in four episodes of HBO's Emmy-winning drama The Night Of (2016). In 2017 he starred opposite Marisa Tomei and Minnie Driver in the high concept short film Laboratory Conditions and can be seen as Lyor Boone, chief political advisor to the President, opposite Kiefer Sutherland on ABC's hit show Designated Survivor (2016).- Music Artist
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- Actress
Audrey Faith McGraw known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer, actress and record producer. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Hill's first two albums, Take Me as I Am (1993) and It Matters to Me (1995), were major successes and placed a combined three number ones on Billboard's country charts. She then achieved mainstream and crossover success with her next two albums, Faith (1998) and Breathe (1999). Faith spawned her first international success in early 1998, "This Kiss", while Breathe became one of the best-selling country albums of all time, led by the huge crossover success of the songs "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me". It had massive sales worldwide and earned Hill three Grammy Awards.- Kristine Frøseth is a Norwegian actress and model. Frøseth was born to Norwegian parents and her early life was spent travelling back and forth between the United States and Norway due to her father's work.
Frøseth was scouted at a mall fashion show in Norway by local agency Heartbreak. She has modeled for brands such as Prada, Armani, MiuMiu, Chloe, Chanel... Frøseth began her acting career with the 2017 film Rebel in the Rye. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Gail Russell was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 21, 1924. She
remained in the Windy City, going to school until her parents moved to
California when she was 14. She was an above-average student in school
and upon graduation from Santa Monica High School was signed by
Paramount Studios.
Because of her ethereal beauty, Gail was to be groomed to be one of
Paramount's top stars. She was very shy and had virtually no acting
experience to speak of, but her beauty was so striking that the studio
figured it could work with her on her acting with a studio acting
coach.
Gail's first film came when she was 19 years old with a small role as
"Virginia Lowry" in
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)
in 1943. It was her only role that year, but it was a start. The
following year she appeared in another film,
The Uninvited (1944) with
Ray Milland (it was also the first time Gail
used alcohol to steady her nerves on the set, a habit that would come
back to haunt her). It was a very well done and atmospheric horror
story that turned out to be a profitable one for the studio. Gail's
third film was the charm, as she co-starred with
Diana Lynn in
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)
that same year. The film was based on the popular book of the time and the
film was even more popular.
In 1945 Gail appeared in
Salty O'Rourke (1945), a story
about crooked gamblers involved in horse racing. Although she wasn't a
standout in the film, she acquitted herself well as part of the
supporting cast. Later that year she appeared in
The Unseen (1945), a story about a
haunted house, starring Joel McCrea. Gail
played Elizabeth Howard, a governess of the house in question. The film
turned a profit but was not the hit that Paramount executives hoped
for.
In 1946 Gail was again teamed with Diana Lynn for a sequel to "Our
Hearts Were Young and
Gay"--Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946).
The plot centered around two young college girls getting involved with
bootleggers. Unfortunately, it was not anywhere the caliber of the
first film and it failed at the box-office. With
Calcutta (1946) in 1947, however, Gail
bounced back with a more popular film, this time starring
Alan Ladd. Unfortunately, many critics
felt that Gail was miscast in this epic drama. That same year she was
cast with John Wayne and
Harry Carey in the western
Angel and the Badman (1947).
It was a hit with the public and Gail shone in the role of Penelope
Worth, a feisty Quaker girl who tries to tame gunfighter Wayne. Still
later Gail appeared in Paramount's all-star musical,
Variety Girl (1947). The critics
roasted the film, but the public turned out in droves to ensure its
success at the box-office. After the releases of
Song of India (1949),
El Paso (1949), and
Captain China (1950), Gail married
matinée idol Guy Madison, one of the
up-and-coming actors in Hollywood.
After The Lawless (1950) in 1950
Paramount decided against renewing her contract, mainly because of
Gail's worsening drinking problem. She had been convicted of operating
a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, and the studio
didn't want its name attached to someone who couldn't control her
drinking. Being dumped by Paramount damaged her career, and film roles
were coming in much more slowly. After
Air Cadet (1951) in 1951, her only film
that year, she disappeared from the screen for the next five years
while she attempted to get control of her life. She divorced Madison in
1954.
In 1956 Gail returned in
7 Men from Now (1956). It
was a western with Gail in the minor role of Annie Greer. The next year
she was fourth-billed in
The Tattered Dress (1957), a
film that also starred Jeanne Crain and
Jeff Chandler. The following year
she had a reduced part in
No Place to Land (1958), a
low-budget offering from "B" studio Republic Pictures.
By now the demons of alcohol had her in its grasp. She was again absent
from the screen until 1961's
The Silent Call (1961) (looking
much older than her 36 years). It was to be her last film. On August
26, 1961, Gail was found dead in her small studio apartment in Los
Angeles, California.- Actress
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Kareena was born to Sindhi-speaking Babita (nee Shivdasani) and
Punjabi-speaking Randhir Kapoor in Bombay, India. She has an elder
sister, Karisma.
She is born in a family that have been actors for generations,
including her paternal great-grandfather, Prithviraj Kapoor; her
grandfather, Raj Kapoor; her paternal uncles, Shammi, Shashi, Rishi,
and Rajiv; as well as aunt, Neetu Singh, & Jennifer Kendall, the wives
of Rishi and Shashi respectively. On her maternal side, her
grandfather, Hari Shivdasani, and aunt, Sadhana, have been actors in
their own rights.
As a child she studied in Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu, Bombay, and
thereafter was enrolled in Dehra Dun's prestigious Welham Girls'
Boarding School. Then she re-located to Harvard for approximately 3
months to take a course in information technology and microcomputers.
Upon her return to India, she joined the Government Law College in
Churchgate, Bombay, but left it after one year, to enroll in the
Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting School.
Her film debut was in the year 2000 with Refugee (2000) along with the debut
of Amitabh Bachchan's son, Abhishek. She went on to appear in 31 other
Hindi movies, and has thus far won four awards for her performances in
Refugee (2000), Chameli (2003), Dev (2004), and Omkara (2006).
She is one of the most sought-after actresses in Bollywood, considered
bankable, with an enviable A-listing and as of June 2007 is to appear
in
'Tashan', 'Lajjo', 'Kismat Talkies' amongst others.
In 2012, she married actor Saif Ali Khan,
son of actress Sharmila Tagore.- Actor
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Cedric Smith was born on 21 September 1943 in Bournemouth, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Avonlea (1990), The Campbells (1986) and X-Men: The Animated Series (1992).- Actor
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Rob Benedict is an actor best known for his roles in TV and films
including "Felicity", "Supernatural" and the movie Waiting...
Born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, Benedict received a degree in
Performance Studies from Northwestern University. After graduating, his
passion for theater lead him to performing in regional theaters across
the country, including the critically acclaimed South Coast Repertory
Theater in Costa Mesa, California. In addition he developed a one-man
show based on the life of James Dean which he performed in Chicago and
Los Angeles.
In Los Angeles he began performing in improv and sketch comedy shows.
Soon he ventured into the world of stand-up comedy and hosted a monthly
show called "Die Laughing" in which he performed with the likes of Tig
Navaro, Paul F. Tompkins and Zach Galifiankis.
After a handful of guest star roles in tv, he was cast as "Richard
Coad" in the critically acclaimed series "Felicity", which ran for 4
years on the WB. Since then, Rob has acted in more than 70 episodes of
television and film over his 20 plus year career.
In CBS's Threshold Benedict played physicist Lucas Pegg, member of a secret government team investigating the first contact with an extraterrestrial species. In seasons 4, 5, 10, 11, 14 and 15 of Supernatural he plays a writer, Chuck Shurley, previously thought to be a prophet of the lord but later revealed to be God. On Alias Benedict was Sydney Bristow's short-term CIA partner, Brodien. Additional early television series credits include Birds of Prey and Come to Papa, with guest appearances on NCIS, CSI, Monk, Medium, Chicago Hope, NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Snoops, Burn Notice, and Beverly Hills, 90210.
More recent television credits include a recurring roles in Bosch, NCIS: New Orleans, Masters of Sex, Fox's Touch, Franklin & Bash, and the digital series Susanna with Anna Paquin. He also appeared as the irreverent power agent Jeremy Berger in the Starz Original comedy series Head Case. Other recent guest star appearances are NCIS: Hawaii, On The Verge, Documentary: Now!, NCIS: Los Angeles, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Shameless, Psych and Law and Order: Los Angeles.
His feature film credits include A Little Help, with Jenna Fischer, State of Play with Russell Crowe. In 2005 he starred as Calvin in the cult comedy Waiting... with Ryan Reynolds, and later revised the role in the sequel Still Waiting. Other films include Kicking & Screaming, with Will Ferrell, Group Sex, Say Goodnight with Aaron Paul, Two Days, with Paul Rudd, The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, starring Rosario Dawson, and Not Another Teen Movie.
In 2011, he co-wrote and starred in the independent short film Lifetripper, which made its debut at the LA Short Film Festival. He also co-wrote and played Miles Davis-Davidson in the Unauthorized Hangover 2 Documentary, which was featured on the DVD of The Hangover Part II. In 2013 he wrote, produced and starred in the 30 minute short film The Sidekick, which starred Jordan Peele, Lizzy Caplan, Ike Barinholtz, Ron Livingston and Jason Ritter.
In 2017 he wrote, produced and starred in the 10 episode series Kings of Con with friend and fellow actor Richard Speight Jr.[1] The series first aired on Comic-ConHQ and later, CW seed. The comedy series is set behind the scenes at fan conventions, based loosely on their real life experiences at said conventions.
In 2019 he had a starring role in the independent feature 30 Miles From Nowhere, with Carrie Preston, and in 2021 he starred in the Justine Bateman film Violet with Olivia Munn.
When not acting, Benedict can be seen and heard as the front man of the
LA based rock band Louden Swain, whose 8th record, "Foolish", will be released in Spring of 2022.- Actor
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Scott Evans was born on 21 September 1983 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Barbie (2023), Almost Love (2019) and Grace and Frankie (2015).- Actress
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Aleksa Palladino was born on 21 September 1980 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Boardwalk Empire (2010), Halt and Catch Fire (2014) and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). She was previously married to Devon Church.- Actress
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Jessica St. Clair was born on 21 September 1976 in Westfield, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for She's Out of My League (2010), Life as We Know It (2010) and Wanderlust (2012). She has been married to Dan O'Brien since 15 July 2006. They have one child.- Actor
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Best known as Robert the Bruce in
Braveheart (1995), Angus McFadyen has
enjoyed a fine career in the film business. He has been in a variety of
different films and television shows over his life, playing such well
known roles as Edward
'Blackbeard' Teach, Robert the
Bruce, and Orson Welles.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland on the twenty-first of September in 1963,
Angus lived a colourful childhood, being raised in such places as the
Philippines, Singapore, and France. Angus found himself back in
Britain, however, when it came to education. He enrolled in the
University of Edinburgh, and Central School of Speech and Drama in
London.
Angus' first role was the role of Philip in the film made for
television,
The Lost Language of Cranes (1991).
The film centers on a young man (Angus) who must tell his parents that
he is gay. Playing the role of his father was fellow Scottish actor
Brian Cox. Angus then acted in the
television film
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight (1993)
and also on the television show
Takin' Over the Asylum (1994)
which was about a salesman who runs a radio station in an institution.
This led to the biggest role of Angus's career.
In 1995, Mel Gibson's epic classic,
Braveheart (1995) was released, with
Angus in the role of Robert the Bruce. Next to the flamboyantly hero of
William Wallace, Robert the Bruce was the human character, the man who
wanted to make the right choice, but was drawn to compromise. The
brilliant portrayal of the Bruce was sadly unnoticed by any awards, a
tragic insult to Angus's brilliant performance.
After Braveheart (1995) won Best
Picture, Angus acted in the independent film
Nevada (1997), before giving the most
over-the-top performance of his career in the action/fantasy
Warriors of Virtue (1997).
While the movie was a disaster critically and commercially, Angus's
performance as the demented villain Komodo is fondly remembered by a
cult following to this day. Another role for Angus was in the romantic
comedy Still Breathing (1997).
Regrettably, none of these matched up to
Braveheart (1995)'s success. He moved
on to Joseph's Gift (1999) which
starred Freddy Rodríguez. Angus
also co-starred alongside such names as
Don Cheadle and
Ray Liotta when he played Peter Lawford in
the HBO film
The Rat Pack (1998).
Angus also played the role of Orson Welles
in Tim Robbins's third directorial
film Cradle Will Rock (1999).
Although the film received a nomination for the Palme D'Or at Cannes,
it was a financial flop, but Angus rebounded with the Shakespearean film
Titus (1999) which also featured
Anthony Hopkins,
Jonathan Rhys Meyers,
Alan Cumming and
Jessica Lange. Angus played the
role of Lucius, eldest son of Titus Andronicus (played by Hopkins).
Directed by Julie Taymor, who would go on
to direct
Across the Universe (2007),
the film was a critical triumph and Angus delivered a solid
performance, but with mediocre box office results. With the new
millennium, Angus once again took up a very well-known character: the
Greek God Zeus in
Jason and the Argonauts (2000).
After the noir film
Second Skin (2000), Angus acted
in a number of poorly received films. One such film was the action film
Styx (2001) which starred
Peter Weller. A year later, Angus
acted in the comedy film
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
alongside a number of famous names as
Sandra Bullock,
Ellen Burstyn,
Maggie Smith, and
Ashley Judd. The film was a commercial hit,
albeit with mixed reviews. That same year, Angus took the role of
Vice-Counsel Dupont in
Equilibrium (2002). The film, also
starring Christian Bale,
Sean Bean,
Taye Diggs, and
Emily Watson, is about a world set
in the future, where a Fascist regime forbids all emotions from being
shown. The film, though clearly well-made and well-acted by all, did
not get a wide release. It had already made a profit through
international sales, and the studio chose to keep it a successful
profit rather than risk a big release.
Equilibrium (2002) has since gained a
cult following, but at the time of its initial release, Angus moved on
to act in the television series
Miracles (2003) which was about the
supernatural.
After "Miracles", Angus acted as Marcus Crassus in a more historically
accurate version of
Stanley Kubrick's film
Spartacus (1960), the character of Bill
in "The Pleasure Drivers", and the lead in the dramatic film
The Virgin of Juarez (2006).
He then played the pirate warlord Blackbeard in a television film of
the same name. The film received mixed reviews.
What then emerged was the second major role of MacFadyen's career: the role
of Jeff Denlon in Saw III (2006).
Denlon is a man obsessed with revenge, and he is led into a series of
traps that test his ability to forgive. The film was a smash hit for
its 10 million dollar budget, earning almost two hundred million
dollars worldwide. Angus co-starred in the box office bomb
Redline (2007) the same year as he
returned to the "Saw" franchise with the fourth film. It was also a
success at the box office, though reviews for this film were lower than
the previous films.
Angus continues making films, starring as the outlaw Will Tunney in his
new western film
Shadowheart (2009), which may
be a reference to the film that made him famous. Angus has appeared on
television in the series "Californication" and "Killer Wave". He has
also acted in the upcoming mystery film "San Saba (2008)" and the
thriller film Unnatural Causes (2008). His
character of Jeff makes a reappearance in
Saw V (2008), and he acted in two
thrillers. One is the film
Pound of Flesh (2010) alongside
Malcolm McDowell which revolves around
a corrupt college professor, and the other is the crime thriller
Assassins Run (2013)
alongside Christian Slater. Angus
also acted in the second season of
Lie to Me (2009), to positive
acclaim, and the
Cameron Crowe comedy
We Bought a Zoo (2011), starring
Matt Damon.
After a number of independent films, Angus found success playing two different historical figures on television in 2014. The first was detective and spy Allan Pinkerton in the Canadian series The Pinkertons (2014). Although it was short-lived, the second one was much more impactful; the British frontiersman and army officer Robert Rogers in the highly acclaimed AMC series TURN: Washington's Spies (2014). Angus appeared in 31 episodes across four seasons, even as he also made his directorial debut with the Shakespearean film Macbeth Unhinged (2016), which featured a number of collaborators from "Turn" and "Titus".
Since then, Angus has continued to find steady work, including as a guest star in the historical series Strange Angel (2018), and in the independent comedy Business Ethics (2019). He also returned to his iconic film role in a sequel film titled Robert the Bruce (2019). Angus not only reprised his role as the Bruce, he also co-wrote the film's screenplay. Sadly, the film was mostly overlooked by critics and audiences, arguably due to the film Outlaw King (2018) released by Netflix the prior year. Angus later rebounded with a recurring role of Jor-El on the well-liked CW television series Superman & Lois (2021).- Actress
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Ricki Lake was born in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, surprisingly as a
blond. She has one sister, who is one year younger than she, named
Jennifer. Her father, Barry, is a pharmacist, and her mother, Jill, is
a homemaker. The two currently reside in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ricki
attended Hastings Elementary as a child, went on to Farragut Middle,
and then attended Hastings High, for two years. At the end of her
sophomore year, she transferred to the Professional Children's School,
in New York, to focus on perfecting her craft as an actress. Also,
Ricki began singing professionally at the age of nine, in cabarets and
clubs. After finishing high school, she attended Ithaca College for one
year. During final exams in her freshman year, she received a call from
her agent, telling her to audition for the lead in a
John Waters film. Unsurprisingly,
she landed the role as "Tracy Turnblad." Thus,
Hairspray (1988) marked Ricki Lake's
movie debut. She then went on to act in 15 more movies and had a
recurring role in ABC's
China Beach (1988), for one
season. At one point in her life, she hit rock-bottom. Then, she
decided to take charge of her life and make a dramatic change. She
began eating right and exercising and soon lost over 125 pounds. In
1993, she was chosen, out of a hundred people, to host her own daytime
talk show. After only three years,
Ricki Lake (1992) became rated
second in its time frame. Also, in 1993, she met the man of her dreams.
At a Halloween party, she locked eyes with Rob Sussman, a political
illustrator, who was to become her husband. It was love at first sight,
on both sides. The two married in Las Vegas in March 1994 but divorced
in 2004.- Actor
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David James Elliott was born on 21 September 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Trumbo (2015), JAG (1995) and Exploding Sun (2013). He has been married to Nanci Chambers since 8 October 1992. They have two children.- Actor
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The son of a legendary actress
(Mary Martin) and a district
attorney, Larry Martin Hagman was born on September 21, 1931 in Fort
Worth, Texas. After his parents' divorce, he moved to Los Angeles,
California to live with his grandmother. When he was 12, his
grandmother died and he moved back to his mother's place, who had
remarried and was launching a Broadway career. After attending Bard
College in New York State, he decided to follow his mother's acting
road. His first stage tryout was with the
Margo Jones Theatre-in-the-Round in
Dallas, Texas. He then appeared in the New York City Center production
of "Taming the Shrew", followed by a year in regional theater. In his
early-to-mid twenties, Larry moved to England as a member of the cast
of his mother's stage show, "South Pacific", and was a member of the
cast for five years. After that, he enlisted in the United States Air
Force, where he produced and directed several series for members of the
service.
After completing his service in the Air Force, Larry returned to New
York City for a series of Broadway and off-Broadway plays, esp. "Once
Around the Block", "Career", "Comes a Day", "A Priest in the House",
"The Beauty Part", "The Warm Peninsula", "The Nervous Set" among many
others. He began his television career in 1961 with a number of guest
appearances on shows as "The ALCOA Hour". He was later chosen to be in
the popular daytime soap opera
The Edge of Night (1956),
in which he starred for two years. But that was his start, he later
went on to become the friendliest television star in the NBC sitcom
I Dream of Jeannie (1965),
in which he played the amiable astronaut Anthony Nelson. In the series,
his life was endangered by this gorgeous blonde bombshell genie played
by Barbara Eden. The series ran for five
years and after that, he continued his success in
The Good Life (1971) and
Here We Go Again (1973), as
well as a number of guest-starring roles on many series. He was also
with Lauren Bacall in the television
version of the hit Broadway musical
Applause (1973).
In 1977, the soap opera Dallas (1978)
came aboard and Larry's career was secured. He credits "Superchick" for
convincing him to do the show. This program of an excessively rich
Texas family, was one of the best, beloved, most-watched shows of all
time as he portrayed the role of the evil yet perverted millionaire
J.R. Ewing, the man who loved to be hated. The series ran for an
amazing 14 1/2 seasons and the "Who shot J.R.?" episode remains the
second highly-rated television show in the history of the satellite.
Since his name was familiar with Texas, it was suiting that he hosted
"Lone Star" (1985), an eight-part documentary series related to the
history of Texas, for the Public Television Stations. That aired while
celebrating the 150th anniversary of Texas as an independent republic.
In the spring of 1987, Kari-Lorimar released "Larry Hagman--Stop
Smoking for Life". Proceeds from this home video were donated to the
American Cancer Society.
In July 1995, he needed a liver transplant in order for him to regain
his life back after years of strong drinking that led to cirrhosis. He
went over to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for this where he spent seven
weeks in the hospital, and an operation took 16 hours but saved his
life. In July 1996, one year after he had a new liver, he served as the
National Spokesperson for the 1996 U.S. Transplant Games presented by
the National Kidney Foundation and, on November 2, he later received
the Award for his efforts in escalating public awareness of the concept
of organ donation. He continued to serve as an advocate of organ
donation and transplantation until his death. In November 1996, he
starred in
Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996),
a 2-hour movie in which the ratings were a huge success for CBS, as
well as in the network's drama series
Orleans (1997) when his role of Judge
Luther Charbonnet gave him some of the best reviews of his
36-year-career.
When he was feeling better than he had for so many years, he completed
his two movie projects:
The Third Twin (1997), a
four-hour miniseries based on the author's best-selling novel, that
aired on CBS, and Mike Nichols's
Primary Colors (1998), a film
based on the best-selling book by a journalist,
Joe Klein. Starring in that film were
John Travolta,
Emma Thompson,
Billy Bob Thornton,
Kathy Bates and
Adrian Lester. Larry played Governor
Picker, an antipolitics politician who stands a grave danger crisis to
the governor's bid for office. Primary Colors was his second
presidential film having also appeared in
Oliver Stone's
Nixon (1995). Following these movies, his
second Dallas reunion movie,
Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998),
aired on CBS. He also served as executive producer.
Away from films, Larry was actively involved in a series of civic and
philanthropic events. An adamant non-smoker, he served as the
chairperson of the American Cancer Society's "Great American Smokeout",
from 1981 to 1992. Larry Hagman died at age 81 on November 23, 2012 at
Medical City Dallas Hospital in Dallas, Texas from complications of
throat cancer.- Ahna O'Reilly is an American actress who is best known for her role in Tate Taylor's "The Help." She was recently seen in the Snoy film adaption of "Where The Crawdads Sing." Additional film credits include "Bombshell", "The Friend", "Jobs", "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", and "Marshall." Her television credits include "The Morning Show", "Kingdom", "How I Met Your Mother", and "Reverie."
On the New York stage, Ahna starred opposite Steven Pasquale in The Roundabout Theater Company's production of "The Robber Bridegroom," directed by Alex Timbers The show received outstanding reviews and was nominated for a Lortel Award for Outstanding Revival. - Producer
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Jerry Bruckheimer is a film and television producer born on September 21, 1943 in Detroit. He graduated from high school in 1961 before it was moving to Arizona. He started his career in 1968 to produce television commercials and advertising for the firm BBD&O in New York.
He left the commercial industry, and branched out into film production and served as associate producer for Dick Richards on the films The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) and Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975). He started out his production company Jerry Bruckheimer & Associates and then served as producer on the following two films Farewell, My Lovely (1975) and March or Die (1977) before the duo broke up.
He then became an independent producer, serving his job on his films American Gigolo (1980), Defiance (1980), Thief (1981), Cat People (1982) and Young Doctors in Love (1982) throughout the early 1980s, for one of their major studios.
In 1979, Don Simpson met Bruckheimer while working on "American Gigolo" for Paramount. In 1982, Simpson left Paramount Pictures to start out its own independent company with a deal at Paramount, and weeks later, Simpson's production services were merged with Bruckheimer's. During his lifetime, he produced films in the 80s and 90s for Paramount like Flashdance (1983), Thief of Hearts (1984), Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and its sequel Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Top Gun (1986) and Days of Thunder (1990), most of them met with success.
After the minor failure of "Days of Thunder", Simpson and Bruckheimer severed its ties with Paramount, and signed a deal with The Walt Disney Studios. In the mid 90s, both Simpson and Bruckheimer produced The Ref (1994), Bad Boys (1995), Crimson Tide (1995), Dangerous Minds (1995) and The Rock (1996). In 1995, Simpson and Bruckheimer terminated its relationship, and the next year Simpson died.
Bruckheimer expanded its activity on television with a deal at Touchstone Television. He produced two shows Dangerous Minds (1996) for ABC and Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1997) for Rysher Entertainment and TV affiliates and two telepics Max Q (1998) and Swing Vote (1999), both for ABC.
The next few Bruckheimer productions after Simpson died in the late 90s and the early 2000s were Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998), Enemy of the State (1998), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) and Coyote Ugly (2000). In 1998, he established Technical Black Films to produce the film Remember the Titans (2000). In 1999, his Bruckheimer production company signed a deal with Ridley Scott and Tony Scott's Scott Free Productions to produce films over a two year period.
In 2000, Bruckheimer hit big with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). The success of the show led to spinoffs CSI: Miami (2002), CSI: NY (2004) and CSI: Cyber (2015). He followed the franchise up with the reality show The Amazing Race (2001), of which it is also an success made Bruckheimer a major producer for the CBS network. In 2001, he signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television to produce TV shows. He followed up his TV career with Without a Trace (2002) and Cold Case (2003).
In 2001, he produced two war films Pearl Harbor (2001) and Black Hawk Down (2001). The former received negative critical reaction, and the latter gained them critical acclaim. He followed up in 2002 with Bad Company (2002). Throughout the 2000s, Bruckheimer was an active entertainment producer, working on the films Kangaroo Jack (2003), Veronica Guerin (2003), King Arthur (2004), Glory Road (2006), Deja Vu (2006), Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) and G-Force (2009) for Disney Studios, and the TV shows Profiles from the Front Line (2003), Skin (2003), E-Ring (2005), Just Legal (2005), Close to Home (2005), Justice (2006), Eleventh Hour (2008), Dark Blue (2009) and The Forgotten (2009).
He is the creative force for franchise films. In 2003, he made a sequel to his "Bad Boys", Bad Boys II (2003) and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and he launched the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, starting with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and spawning sequels like Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) and the "National Treasure" franchise, comprising of two films National Treasure (2004) and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007).
In 2007, he had to partner with MTV to create a game studio, and joined the ZeniMax board of directors. In 2009, he launched Jerry Bruckheimer Games, and by 2011 rumored to be worked on three titles, before it was shut down in 2013.
By the 2010s, he was in declining force, and his films Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010), The Lone Ranger (2013), 12 Strong (2018) and Gemini Man (2019) are turned out to be box office disappointments, and his TV shows Miami Medical (2010), Chase (2010), The Whole Truth (2010), Hostages (2013), Training Day (2017) and Council of Dads (2020) turned out to be failures after one season.
In 2013, he signed a deal with Paramount Pictures to produce follow-up films to "Top Gun" and "Beverly Hills Cop" and their deal with Disney ended. Three years later, he terminated its deal with Warner Bros. Television and a year later signed with CBS Television Studios. His minor box office success rolled in with Deliver Us from Evil (2014). His only big TV hits came in from the decade were Lucifer (2016) and L.A.'s Finest (2019).
Bruckheimer was named as one of the investors of a proposed sports arena in Las Vegas, and had been rumored to be the leading choice by the National Hockey League (NHL) to own an expansion hockey team that would play in the arena. Bruckheimer was also named as one of the investors of a proposed Seattle-based NHL expansion team whose application was submitted in early 2018. The NHL Board of Governors voted to approve the team, named the Seattle Kraken, on December 4, 2018, which will start play in the 2021-22 season. Jerry Bruckheimer was part of an investment group that also included Tim Leiweke (Oak View Group) and David Bonderman (minority owner NBA's Boston Celtics).
He is currently on post-production on the sequel to his 1986 film "Top Gun", Top Gun: Maverick (2022) for Paramount Pictures.- Actor
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Dave Coulier was born on 21 September 1959 in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Fuller House (2016), Full House (1987) and America's Funniest People (1990). He has been married to Melissa Bring since 2 July 2014. He was previously married to Jayne Modean.- Actor
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Rudy Youngblood is Native American of Comanche and Cree decent. Growing up, he never called one place home, but went to school and graduated in the small town of Belton,Texas. He is proud of his roots. Prior to making his on-screen debut in Mel Gibson's Oscar nominated film, "Apocalypto"(2006), Youngblood worked as a laborer in a variety of fields. For instance, he toured for three seasons with Peter Buffet's Native American Dance/Theatrical Production, "Spirit-The Seventh Fire", as a warrior protector. Rudy was also part of the Native American Dance Theatre. However, in 2005, Youngblood decided to move to Los Angeles to create his own theatrical production. It was at this point he was cast for the lead role of 'Jaguar Paw' in Apocalypto. Youngblood spent weeks preparing for the filming of the movie, for which he had less than a month to learn the Yucatan Mayan language. In addition, due to his natural athleticism, he performed all his own stunts, including a death-defying 175 ft free fall during the waterfall scene and running in front of a live two hundred pound jaguar. According to stunt coordinator Mic Rodgers, "Rudy is the purest athlete I've ever met. He has his head together and is totally on top of his game. If he wasn't an actor, he could very well be a stuntman." Youngblood also starred in other films, including the lead role as 'Brandon' in the 2010, MMA film, "Beatdown", a natural role for Youngblood considering he was no stranger to the world of mixed martial arts.
(As of May 2016) When it comes to cinema, Youngblood is currently working on several up coming pictures, side by side with the best in the business. Rudy recently had the pleasure of working with director Russell Friedenberg for the upcoming movie release Wind Walkers. Also debuting this year is Crossing Point by Daniel Zirrilli. He is currently attached to several other pictures, including The Dance of the Blue Tattoo. He is executive producer, and also starring in the upcoming film Say Something. Rudy is also co-producer and leading role in upcoming film AG-1 Adrift.
Rudy is very talented and is one of the few mainstream Native American actors of his generation. He has endured many struggles in his life and prevailed hardships as a child and young adult. Many would have faltered and taken a different direction when faced with the obstacles that life placed on his path. He loves being able to speak and motivate youth across the country when given the opportunity. To Youngblood, youth are the future, so he feels obligated and privileged to share his knowledge with them. He hopes his struggles are one example which will motivate youth to strive for success, have a positive outlook on life, and encourage individual personal growth.- Actor
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Lorenzo Brino was born on 21 September 1998 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for 7th Heaven (1996). He died on 9 March 2020 in Yucaipa, California, USA.- Actor
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Born and raised in Los Angeles, Lesure served in the Air Force Academy
before attending the University of Southern California, where he
received his bachelor's degree in theater. During his time at USC, he
also studied abroad at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England.
While there, he performed in the productions Hair and The Island. In
addition, he was able to fulfill a life long dream - becoming an
amateur boxer. Lesure
has also worked in a professional theater company in Los Angeles, where
he played the role of Macduff in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Lesure made his series debut on the comedy For Your Love, co-starring
actress Holly Robinson-Peete. He has also appeared in recurring roles
on the series The New Adventures of Old Christine, Lipstick Jungle, The
Division and Alias. His other television credits include guest-starring
roles on Lost, Sherri and Seinfeld. He also gave a memorable
performance as a resolute military officer on the acclaimed series
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
On the big screen, Lesure has appeared in various independent films, as
well as such high-profile features as The Ring 2, starring Naomi Watts;
Our Family Wedding, alongside America Ferrera; and Crimson Tide,
starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman.
Lesure earned a 2006 MIB Prism Award for Outstanding Male Actor in a TV
Drama for his work in Las Vegas. A sports enthusiast, he has twice been
named MVP of the Basketball Entertainment League. Noted for his charity
work, Lesure is the recipient of the Celebrity Honoree and
Distinguished Support Awards from the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation.
He resides in Los Angeles, CA.- Actor
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Before embarking on a career as a mainstream pop vocalist, Billy Porter
built a substantial reputation as a theatrical singer in Broadway
productions such as Grease and Smokey Joe's Cafe. He made his initial
impact by placing 'Love Is On The Way' on the soundtrack to the film
First Wives' Club, in 1996. His debut album, Untitled, was firmly
anchored in traditional R&B territory, with several key ballads
included (such as a cover version of Glenn Jones's 'Show Me') in an
attempt to win over mainstream radio. His backing band featured several
musicians better known for their work in the theatre, including Warren
J. McCrae, Gary Haase and Peter Zizzo (his producer). Unsurprisingly
for a multi-faceted performer, Porter's record company was keen for
their artist to be seen live, and his support slot to Sounds Of
Blackness in New York in May 1997 attracted some encouraging reviews
prior to his own headlining dates.- Actress
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Taral Hicks (born on 21, September 1974 in Queens, New York) is an
African American R&B singer and actress, sister of singer D'Atra Hicks.
She began her film career with a role alongside Robert De Niro in the
1993 film "A Bronx Tale." Her subsequent film roles were small, 1995's
"Just Cause" with Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne, 1996's
"Educating Matt Waters" and "The Preacher's Wife" with Whitney Houston.
It wasn't until 1997 in the HBO original film "Subway Stories" that
audiences began to take notice. As the "Woman with Flowers" who sang to
her mother on the payphone, her performance was widely deemed to be one
of the best in the film.
In 1997, Hicks signed a deal with Motown Records and released an album
entitled "This Time." The single "Ooh, Ooh Baby," produced and written
by, and featuring Missy Elliott, charted on the Billboard R&B singles
chart. However, the lead single intended to debut her singing career
was "Distant Lover," an uptempo track produced by Teddy Riley. The
album didn't take off until the second single, "Silly," a remake of the
classic R&B hit by Deniece Williams was released. Featuring a
black-and-white video directed by Hype Williams, the single charted
well on the R&B chart. After collaborating on the video for "Silly,"
Hype Williams cast Hicks in his directorial film debut (and in her
largest role to date), 1998's "Belly" as Kisha, DMX's girlfriend. The
video for "Silly" appeared in one of the film's scenes.
Following the film's release in 1998, Hicks was absent from film and
music until 2000, when she appeared on screen in the short film "Are
You Cinderella?" with actor Wood Harris. Two television guest roles
followed: 2002's "100 Centre Street" in the episode titled "Fathers",
and in a 2003 episode of "Soul Food: The Series" titled "The New Math".
Her later film roles were in independent films such as 2005's "The
Salon," with Vivica A. Fox, Dondre Whitfield and Darrin Henson, 2006's
"Forbidden Fruits" with Ella Joyce, Fredro Starr and R&B singer Keith
Sweat, 2007's "Humenetomy," and 2008's "Ex$pendable."- A native Californian of Swedish descent, Sigrid Valdis (the professional stage name of Patricia Annette Olson) was raised in the Westwood and Brentwood neighborhoods of Los Angeles, and attended exclusive private schools, including Marymount High School. Upon graduation, she moved to Europe, then to New York City to continue the modeling career she had begun as a teenager. While working as a designer's showroom and runway model, she met and married a businessman in the fashion
industry.
After the birth of her first child, Melissa, she began studying at Stella Adler's Theatre School while working on her first feature film. Her natural talent and on-screen demeanor were impressive, and she found herself back in California in 1964 in pursuit of a promising acting career. Over the next 18 months, she would accumulate an impressive list of credits and on-camera time: Her first film, Two Tickets to Paris (1962) starring Joey Dee of "Peppermint Twist"
fame, was followed by big screen roles in Marriage on the Rocks (1965) (alongside Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin), Our Man Flint (1966) (starring James Coburn and Lee J. Cobb), and The Venetian Affair (1966) (with Robert Vaughn).
The exposure of appearing in films brought her a plethora of work in television and opportunities to work with TV legends such as
Phil Silvers, Steve Allen, Red Skelton and Sid Caesar. She shared the small screen with
the likes of Allan Sherman, Dennis Hopper, Henry Silva, Robert Conrad and Ross Martin. Her numerous credits include Kraft Mystery Theater (1961), Arrest and Trial (1963), and The Wild Wild West (1965).
She also performed on stage, most notably during the summer of 1968 when, with Bob Crane and Abby Dalton, she starred in a touring production of the comedy "Cactus Flower". In addition to the exposure and the opportunity to work with Hollywood's biggest names, she was becoming recognized for her ability to perform effectively in various types of roles in multiple genres and settings. She succeeded in movies and television, comedy and drama, commercials, sitcoms and skits, and was equally successful in lead and supporting roles. She was widowed in 1967, just a short time after she had begun to gain exposure on a weekly network television show.
Valdis caught the eye of Hogan's Heroes (1965) producer Edward Feldman in 1965, leading to her guest appearance as Gretchen in Episode 10. When the second season began, Feldman brought her under contract as a regular cast member, playing the role of Hilda, Col. Klink's secretary. On October 16, 1970, Sigrid and Crane were married on the set of the show. At that time, theirs was the first reported "actual" marriage to be performed on a sound stage. A year later they had a son, Robert Scott Crane. Sigrid retired from acting following Scott's birth so that she could devote herself to her husband and family.
Although the Cranes were separated during part of 1977, they reconciled in 1978. However, Sigrid met with tragedy again a few months later when Crane was murdered. Amid this turmoil and fear, she moved from the Los Angeles area to protect her family from the constant media scrutiny invited by the case. - Parvati Shallow was born on 21 September 1982 in Vero Beach, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Isolated (2013), Into the Blue 2: The Reef (2009) and Survivor (2000).
- Cute, perky, and engaging brunette actress Rebecca Balding was born on September 21, 1948, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The sweet, comely, and spirited Balding first began acting on television in the mid 1970s. She
played an eager-beaver cub reporter on three episodes of
Lou Grant (1977). She achieved
her greatest and most enduring popularity as Carol David, the young lady who becomes a surrogate mother for gay Jodie Dallas' (Billy Crystal child on comedy program Soap (1977). She portrayed David Naughton's receptionist
girlfriend in the sitcom Makin' It (1979). Balding tackled two substantial starring roles in a couple of hugely enjoyable early 1980s horror pictures: She was the endearingly spunky college student heroine of the superior slasher winner The Silent Scream (1979) and an equally likable damsel in distress in the immensely entertaining creature feature The Boogens (1981). Alas, her fright film scream queen phase proved to be sadly fleeting.
She racked up an impressively large volume
of guest spot credits on numerous TV shows: Among the television
programs she's appeared in are ER (1994),
Melrose Place (1992),
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990),
Home Improvement (1991),
MacGyver (1985),
Our House (1986),
Family Ties (1982),
Trapper John, M.D. (1979),
Hotel (1983),
Matt Houston (1982),
Gimme a Break! (1981),
The Insiders (1985),
Cagney & Lacey (1981),
This Is the Life (1952),
I'm a Big Girl Now (1980),
Supertrain (1979),
Barnaby Jones (1973),
The Bionic Woman (1976), and
Starsky and Hutch (1975).
She gave a touching performance as
Edward Asner's estranged dejected daughter in the made-for-TV drama gem
The Gathering (1977) and its lesser, more mawkish sequel, The Gathering, Part II (1979).
Late in her career, she popped up in a steady recurring part as Phoebe (Alyssa Milano)'s boss Elise Rothman on Charmed (1998). She was married to producer James L. Conway from 1981 until her death at 73 in 2022. She was also survived by two daughters. - Tracy Reed was born on 21 September 1941 in Barnet, Middlesex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), A Shot in the Dark (1964) and Casino Royale (1967). She was married to Christopher McCabe, Bill Simpson, Neil Hallett and Edward Fox. She died on 2 May 2012 in West Cork, Ireland.
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Alfonso Ribeiro was born in New York on September 21, 1971. Alfonso's
family is from Trinidad & Tobago. Although rumor has been that he is of
Dominican descent, he has stated in an interview that this is false.
Neither he nor his family are from the Dominican Republic; they
originate from Trinidad & Tobago.
Ribeiro began his career when he debuted on the PBS show "Oye Ollie."
After getting the starring role in the Broadway musical "The Tap Dance
Kid" Ribeiro was spotted by
Michael Jackson who cast him in
one of the singer's many Pepsi commercials of that decade. At the age
of 10 Ribeiro dabbled as a musician, releasing singles such as "Dance
Baby," "Not Too Young (To Fall In Love)", "Sneak Away With Me" and
"Time Bomb". It was about this time that he was cast as
Ricky Schroder's best friend on the
long-running series
Silver Spoons (1982).
He attended California State University at Los Angeles after the end of
the series, and was later cast as Carlton Banks on the popular series
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990).
An avid race car driver, Ribeiro resides in Los Angeles where he
participates in celebrity car races.- Producer
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The outspoken, wise-cracking comedic socialite and star of
The Simple Life (2003),
Nicole Camille Escovedo was born in Berkeley, California on September
21, 1981. She is the adopted daughter of singer
Lionel Richie and his then-wife,
Brenda Harvey, and socialite Paris Hilton's
former best friend. Richie had been looked after by the Richies since
she was 2-years-old but was not legally adopted by them until she was
nine-years-old. Shortly after Nicole's adoption was formalized,
Lionel's affair with another woman became public knowledge which
resulted in a bitter split, which was highly publicized by the tabloid
press. Nicole began attending weekly sessions with a psychotherapist
and remained in therapy throughout her childhood. Lionel later
re-married, giving Nicole two half-siblings: Myles (born 1994) and
Sofia (born 1998). In 1986, Richie started kindergarten at The Buckley
School, in Sherman Oaks, California, where she met
Paris Hilton. Richie graduated from
Montclair College Preparatory School in 1999. She also studied Arts and
Media for two years at the University of Arizona before dropping out
and returning to California.
She starred alongside best friend, fellow socialite
Paris Hilton, in the hugely successful
reality series,
The Simple Life (2003).
Richie is now engaged to Good Charlotte
singer Joel Madden and the couple
have two children together: daughter Harlow Winter Kate Madden (born
January 11, 2008)[33] and son Sparrow James Midnight Madden (born
September 9, 2009). She has made an acting appearance in the
comedy-drama film,
Kids in America (2005), followed
by guest appearances in television series, including
Eve (2003),
Six Feet Under (2001) and
American Dreams (2002),
8 Simple Rules (2002)
and Chuck (2007).- Actress
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Ann Elder was born on 21 September 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Get Smart (1965), The Wild Wild West (1965) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964).- Actress
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Serena Scott Thomas was born on 21 September 1961 in Nether Compton, Dorset, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Inherent Vice (2014), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Hostage (2005). She was previously married to Scott J. Tepper.- Actor
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Robert James Hoffman III was born in Gainesville, Florida, the son of
Charlotte and Robert Hoffman II, and moved with his family to Madison,
Alabama when he was seven. He has one younger brother, Chris, and two
younger sisters, Ashley and Lauren. He attended Bob Jones High School.
He discovered his passion for dancing after seeing Michael Jackson's
Thriller. He briefly attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts.- Riley Dandy gripped audiences attention with her foul mouthed and ruthless final girl "Tori Tooms" in the instant holiday horror classic "Christmas Bloody Christmas". This is a stark shift from where she began her film success as the leading lady with the Netflix's romantic comedy "That's Amor". Which that rose to No. 2 in the US and No. 4 Worldwide opening week. She continued with her scene stealing role in the HBO Max film "A Hollywood Christmas" which topped the HBO Max most watched film at No. 1.
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Dawn Addams was born in Felixstowe, East Suffolk, England, the daughter of Captain James Ramage Addams, an R.A.F. officer. Much of her childhood was spent in Calcutta, India, where her father was stationed, and she later attended schools in England and California. Though Dawn took her first screen test at the age of thirteen, she did not start acting until after her graduation from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Her career commenced on the repertory stage, with tours of both Britain and continental Europe. Signed to a contract by MGM in 1950, Dawn appeared in her first feature film, Night Into Morning (1951). She acted in several other well-received A-grade productions, including Plymouth Adventure (1952), Young Bess (1953) and The Robe (1953). For Otto Preminger's vaguely controversial The Moon Is Blue (1953), Dawn's services were rented out by MGM to United Artists. In January 1953, she joined other MGM contract stars on a USO tour of Korea. In Charles Chaplin's A King in New York (1957) she had another starring opportunity as an advertising woman who gets involved with royalty. That seemed to mirror her personal life, since Dawn became an actress-princess (prior to Grace Kelly getting that gig) by marrying the Italian nobleman Don Vittorio Massimo in 1954. The marriage ended after just four years in separation and was finally dissolved in 1971.
By the early 1960s, offers of glamorous roles had diminished, and Dawn was down to playing hapless heroines in European co-productions, second string horrors like The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) (as Jekyll's wife Kitty who ends up being raped and driven to suicide by his evil alter-ego, Mr. Hyde) and potboilers like Fritz Lang's final directorial effort The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960). She spent the remainder of her career alternating between stage and television work in England, eventually remarrying and settling down in Malta. In April 1985, Dawn was treated for cancer in Florida but died soon after at a London hospital at the age of 54.