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Celeste O'Connor was born on December 2, 1998 in Nairobi, Kenya and raised in Baltimore, MD. They attend college, studying Public Health and Pre-Medicine. Celeste began their career as an actress with their first major role in an independent film, Selah and the Spades (2019) directed by Tayarisha Poe. Celeste recently wrapped Freaky (2020) directed by Chris Landon and starring Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton.- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Born and raised in Cape Town South Africa, Brandt immigrated with her family to Auckland, New Zealand in her late teens. Discovered by local casting directors, Brandt took on the role of "Naevia" in the Starz hits, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" and "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena." Working with producers Steven S. D Knight and Sam Raimi, she captivated audiences with her performance and became one of the show's breakout stars.
She starred in the hit Netflix series, Lucifer which had a 6 year run, playing the fan favorite Vertigo/DC comic book character, Mazikeen. Lucifer went on the break binge records and was named the top binged show in 2021 by Forbes.
Brandt can next be seen opposite Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira in the 6 episode limited Walking Dead spin-off which airs in 2024. She is also starring opposite Jason Ritter, Anthony Carrigan and Chris Meloni in the adult animated comedy, Captain Fall which airs July 2023 on Netflix.
Lesley-Ann is now permanently based in Los Angeles.- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Born to immigrants in New York City, Lucy Liu has always tried to balance an interest in her cultural heritage with a desire to move beyond a strictly Asian-American experience. Her mother, Cecilia, a biochemist, is from Beijing & her father, Tom Liu, a civil engineer, is from Shanghai. Once relegated to "ethnic" parts, the energetic actress is finally earning her stripes as an across-the-board leading lady.
She graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1986 & enrolled in NYU. However, she was discouraged by the dark and sarcastic atmosphere, so she transferred to the University of Michigan after her freshman year. She graduated w/ a degree in Asian Languages & Cultures, managing to squeeze in some additional training in dance, voice, fine arts & acting. During her senior year, she auditioned for a small part in a production of Alice in Wonderland and walked away with the lead. Encouraged by the experience, she decided to take the plunge into professional acting. She moved to L.A., splitting her time between auditions & food service day jobs. She eventually scored a guest appearance as a waitress on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). That performance led to more walk-on parts in shows like NYPD Blue (1993), ER (1994) & The X-Files (1993). In 1996, she was cast as an ambitious college student on Rhea Perlman's ephemeral sitcom Pearl (1996).
She first appeared on the big screen as an ex-girlfriend in Jerry Maguire (1996) (she had
previously filmed a scene in the indie Bang (1995), but it was shelved for 2
years). She then waded through a series of supporting parts in small films before landing her big break on Ally McBeal (1997). She initially auditioned for the role of Nelle Porter, which went to Portia de Rossi. However, writer-producer David E. Kelley was so impressed w/ her that he promised to write a part for her in an upcoming episode. The part turned out to be that of growling, ill-tempered lawyer Ling Woo, which she filled w/ such aplomb that she was signed on as a regular cast member.
The "Ally" win gave her film career a much-needed boost-in 1999, she was cast as a dominatrix in the Mel Gibson action flick Payback (1999) & as a hitchhiker
in the ill-received boxing saga Play It to the Bone (1999). The following year brought even larger roles: first as the kidnapped Princess Pei Pei in Jackie Chan's western Shanghai Noon (2000), then as one-third of the comely crime-fighting trio in Charlie's Angels (2000).
When she's not hissing at clients or throwing well-coiffed punches, she keeps busy w/ an eclectic mix of off-screen hobbies. She practices the martial art of Kali-Eskrima-Silat (knife-and-stick fighting), skis, rock climbs, rides horses &plays the accordion. In 1993, she exhibited a collection of multimedia art pieces at the Cast Iron Gallery in SoHo (New York), after which she won a grant to study & create art in China. Her hectic schedule doesn't leave much time for romantic intrigue, but she says she prefers to keep that side of her life uncluttered.- Rena was born in Arcadia, California, to Susan (Franzblau), a
psychology professor, and Martin Sofer, who was a Conservative Jewish
Rabbi. She moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when her parents divorced.
She was discovered at age 15 by a New York talent agent and started
modeling before turning to acting. She appeared on
Another World (1964) for a
short time and then went to Loving (1983),
where she played Rockie McKenzie for 3 years. She made her first mark
on television when she joined fellow ABC-soap
General Hospital (1963) as
savvy record promoter Lois Cerullo. Not only did her portrayal win her
a vast amount of fans, she also won a
'Best Supporting Actress' Daytime
Emmy and network executives considered creating a spin-off series based
on Lois and her on-screen husband Ned. It was on General Hospital she
met Wally Kurth,
her on-screen spouse who became her real-life husband and father to her
daughter Rosabel Rosalind Kurth. In the mid-'90s, Sofer made the leap
to primetime, guest starring in a number of series before appropriately
landing a regular part on primetime soap
Melrose Place (1992) which
turned to be the series' final season. Starring and recurring roles on
the sitcom
Just Shoot Me! (1997) and the
dramedy Ed (2000) widened her exposure. A
string of flop series followed
(Oh, Grow Up (1999);
The Chronicle (2001);
Coupling (2003) and
Blind Justice (2005), but Sofer
proved she had staying power and scored roles on the big screen in
movies with Ben Stiller
(Keeping the Faith (2000)) and
Steven Soderbergh's
Traffic (2000). After taking a brief
hiatus to give birth to a daughter with her second husband, TV director
Sanford Bookstaver, she returned to
the small screen in 2006 with recurring roles in two hit shows
24 (2001) and
Heroes (2006), as the
long-suffering wife to two shady characters, a power broker and an
aspiring politician, respectively. In 2010, she tackled a season-long
story arc as Margaret Allison Hart, an attorney with a hidden agenda on
NCIS (2003).
In 2013 she returned to her daytime roots, taking on the role of
enigmatic jewelry designer Quinn Fuller on
The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
receiving rave reviews. - Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Joe Lo Truglio was born in Ozone Park, Queens and was raised in Margate, Florida. He is the son of Helen (Lynch) and Joseph Lo Truglio, and is of Italian and Irish descent. His childhood
revolved around collecting Mad magazines, shooting horror movies on a
Super 8, fishing in his backyard canal, and drawing homemade comics. He
graduated Coconut Creek High School in 1988, where he was a member of
Thespian troupe 2617, and there, along with classmate Russell Scherker,
in category Duo Scene at Thespian VII district competition at
Santaluces High School, snagged the coveted "Critic's Choice". The
scene performed: the screwball, banter-laden opening scene of "Say
Goodnight, Gracie".
He attended NYU Film school where he met his future colleagues and
co-founded the cult sketch group, "The State". Also during this time,
he indulged in "Jagger-Induced, Midnight Sidewalk-Stencil Missions".
After a short run on MTV, he and his cohorts were pistol-whipped by the
realities of network television.
After The State's hiatus in 1996, he hunkered down in Hell's Kitchen
and immersed himself in commercial, video-game, and TV episodic work.
He found a local watering hole, played poker, and trash-talked LA,
where, ironically, he would move to 10 years later.
Around the millennium, with "Wet Hot American Summer" and "The Station
Agent", independent film work came back into the fray. It was all
coming full-circle, the only missing element being a Super 8 camera.
Now, he balances writing and producing web series and firebranding its
originality over mainstream media with bike rides and matinées. He
relishes jumping back and forth between studio and indie flicks.
Guinness and Jameson is still his favorite buddy-comedy.- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Steven Bauer (born Esteban Ernesto Echevarría Samson) is a Cuban-born American actor. Bauer began his career on PBS, portraying Joe Peña, the son of Cuban immigrants on Qué Pasa, USA (1977-1980) and is perhaps most famous for his role as the Cuban drug lord Manny Rivera in the 1983 crime drama Scarface, in which he starred alongside Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer. He also played the drug cartel leader Eladio Vuente in Breaking Bad and in Better Call Saul and as the retired Mossad agent Avi Rudin in Ray Donovan (2013-2020).- Music Artist
- Actress
- Music Department
Britney Jean Spears was born on December 2, 1981 in McComb, Mississippi & raised in
Kentwood, Louisiana. As a child, Britney attended
dance classes, and she was great at gymnastics, winning many
competitions and the like. But, most of all, Britney loved to sing. At
age 8, Britney tried out for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989),
but was turned down due to her young age. This directed her to an
off-Broadway show, "Ruthless", for a 2-year run as the title character.
At age 11, she again tried for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989)
and, this time, made it as a mouseketeer alongside many stars of today
(Justin Timberlake and
JC Chasez of *NSYNC
and Ryan Gosling). Her big break,
however, came when she was signed as a Jive Recording Artist in the
late 90s. With the release of her debut album, "...Baby One More Time"
in early 1999, Britney became an international success, selling 13
million copies of "Baby" and 9 million (as of July 2001) of her
sophomore album, "Oops!...I Did It Again", released in May of 2000.- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Daniela was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Portuguese-born parents, Catarina Lia Azancot Korn- an audiologist, and Moisés Carlos Bentes Ruah, an otolaryngologist, both of Jewish descent. She lived in the US until she was five and speaks Portuguese and English fluently. Daniela attended St. Julian's School in Portugal where she grew up, landing her first acting role at the age of 16. She kept working on diverse projects while finishing high school and at the age of 18, she moved to England to do a B.A. in Performing Arts at the London Metropolitan University. In 2007, she moved to New York to
study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and
Film Institute. Shortly after Daniela was cast as Special Agent Kensi Blye on the CBS hit drama NCIS Los Angeles, airing for 14 seasons.- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Annalise Nicole Basso is an American film and television actress, writer, and producer. Her older siblings, Alexandria Basso and Gabriel Basso, are also actors. She has starred in the films The Life of Chuck, Oculus (2013), Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), and Bedtime Stories (2008). In 2016, her film Captain Fantastic (2016) debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. From 2019 until 2022, she starred in the television series Snowpiercer (2020). She produced her first film Blind River in 2022.- Alfred Lewis Enoch was born December 2, 1988 in Westminster, London, England, the son of English actor William Russell (William Russell Enoch) and Brazilian doctor Etheline Margareth Lewis. He is an actor, known for his role as Dean Thomas in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (2005), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)_ (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) (2009), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) (2011). More recently, he has played Philotus in Timon of Athens (2012), and Titus Lartius in Coriolanus (2013 - 2014), by William Shakespeare, both at the Donmar Warehouse theater.
- Actor
- Producer
Brendan Coyle was born in Corby, Northamptonshire to an Irish father
and Scottish mother; his parents moved to Corby from County Tyrone,
Ireland. Brendan holds Irish citizenship and has previously lived in
Dublin and London. However, according to a video clip from the site for
"Rockface" he resides in Norfolk.
Brendan is also the great nephew of footballing (i.e. soccer) legend
Sir Matt Busby of Manchester United fame.
Brendan trained at drama school in Dublin, founded in the late 1960s as
the Focus Theatre, was co-founded by his aunt Mary Elizabeth
Burke-Kennedy. Brendan started there in 1981 and then received a
scholarship to Mountview Theatre School in England in 1983. He has
directed at least two plays at Mountview since graduating from there.
Brendan has done a number of stage, television, and movie productions,
including the play "The Weir" for which he won an Olivier Award for
Best Supporting Performance award for his part as the bartender,
Brendan. He continues to work on stage, in film and on television.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Dennis Christopher was born on 2 December 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Django Unchained (2012), Breaking Away (1979) and Fade to Black (1980).- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Jana Kramer was born on 2 December 1983 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for One Tree Hill (2003), Friday Night Lights (2006) and Entourage (2004). She was previously married to Mike Caussin, Johnathon Schaech and Michael Gambino.- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Fred Hechinger was born on 2 December 1999 in New York. He is an actor and producer, known for News of the World (2020), The Pale Blue Eye (2022) and The Woman in the Window (2021).- Actress
- Producer
Suzy Nakamura was born on 2 December 1973 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), Modern Family (2009) and Dead to Me (2019). She was previously married to Harry Hannigan.- Actress
- Soundtrack
One of the finest classical and contemporary leading ladies ever to grace the 20th century American stage, five-time Tony Award winner Julie Harris was rather remote and reserved on camera, finding her true glow in front of the theatre lights. The freckled, red-haired actress not only was nominated for a whopping total of ten Tony awards and was a Sarah Siddons Award recipient for her work on the Chicago stage, she also earned awards in other areas of the entertainment industry, including three Emmys (of 11 nominations), a Grammy and an Academy Award nomination. (Note: Harris would hold the record for the most competitive Tony performance wins (five) for a couple of decades. Angela Lansbury finally caught up with her in 2009 and singer/actress Audra McDonald surpassed them both in 2014 with six). While Harris certainly lacked the buoyancy and glamor usually associated with being a movie star, she certainly made an impact in the early to mid 1950s with three iconic leading roles, two of which she resurrected from the Broadway stage. After that she pretty much deserted film.
Born Julie Ann Harris on December 2, 1925, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, she was the daughter of William Pickett, an investment banker, and Elsie L. (née Smith) Harris, a nurse. Graduating from Grosse Pointe Country Day School, an early interest in the performance arts was encouraged by her family. Moving to New York City, Julie attended The Hewitt School and later trained as a teenager at the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp in Colorado. A mentor there, Charlotte Perry, saw great hope for young Julie and was insistent that her protégé study at the Yale School of Drama. Julie did just that -- for about a year.
Also trained at the New York School of Drama and one of the earliest members of the Acting Studio, young Julie made her Broadway debut in 1945 at age 19 in the comedy "It's a Gift". Despite its lukewarm reception, the demure, diminutive (5'3"), and delicate-looking thespian moved on. She apprenticed on Broadway for the next few years with ensemble parts in "King Henry IV, Part II" (1946), "Oedipus Rex" (1946), "The Playboy of the Western World" (1946), "Alice in Wonderland" (as the White Rabbit) (1947), and Macbeth" (1948).
More prominent roles came her way in such short-lived Broadway plays as "Sundown Beach" (1948), "The Young and Fair" (1948), "Magnolia Alley" (1949) and "Montserrat (1949). This led to her star-making theatre role at age 24 as sensitive 12-year-old tomboy Frankie Addams in the classic drama "The Member of the Wedding" (1950) opposite veteran actress Ethel Waters and based on the Carson McCullers novel. The play ran for over a year. The Member of the Wedding (1952) would eventually be transferred to film and, despite being untried talents on film, director Fred Zinnemann wisely included both Harris and young Brandon De Wilde (as young John Henry) to reenact their stage triumphs along with Ms. Waters. Harris, at 27, received her first and only Academy Award nomination as the coming-of-age Georgian tomboy.
It wasn't long before Julie's exceptional range and power won noticed nationwide. In 1952, she received her first "Best Actress" Tony Award for creating the larger-than-life role of Sally Bowles in "I Am a Camera," the stage version of one of Christopher Isherwood's Berlin stories ("Goodbye to Berlin" (1939). (Note: In the 1960s, Isherwood's play would be transformed successfully into the Broadway musical "Cabaret".) Harris again was invited to repeat her stage role in I Am a Camera (1955) with Laurence Harvey and Shelley Winters, winning the BAFTA "Best Foreign Actress" Award. That same year Harris starred opposite the highly emotive James Dean (she had top billing) as his love interest in the classic film East of Eden (1955), directed by Elia Kazan from the John Steinbeck novel. Strangely, Julie's brilliance in the role of Abra was completely overlooked come Oscar time...a terrible miscarriage of justice in this author's view.
After this vivid film exposure, Julie's love for the theatre completely dominated her career focus. She continued to increase her Broadway prestige with such plays as "Mademoiselle Colombe" (title role) (1954), "The Lark" (Tony Award: as Joan of Arc) (1955), "The Country Wife" (1957), "The Warm Peninsula" (1959), "Little Moon Over Alban" (1960) (which she took to Emmy-winning TV), "A Shot in the Dark" (1961), "Ready When Your Are, C.B.!" (1964), "Skyscraper" (1965), "Forty Carats" (Tony Award) (1968), "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little" ) (1971), "The Au Pair Man" (1973) and "In Praise of Love" (1974). In between she gave stellar performances on TV with her Joan of Arc in The Lark (1957); title role in Johnny Belinda (1958); Nora in Ibsen's A Doll's House (1959); Catherine Sloper in The Heiress (1961); title role in Victoria Regina (1961) (for which received an Emmy award); Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion (1963), and title role in Anastasia (1967).Be
In later years Harris reaped praises and honors for her awe-inspiring one-woman touring shows based on the lives of certain distaff historical figureheads. Her magnificently tormented, Tony-winning "First Lady" Mary Lincoln in "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln" (1972) was the first to be seen on stage and TV, followed by another Tony (and Grammy) Award-winning performance as poetess Emily Dickinson in "The Belle of Amherst" (1976) (directed by close friend Charles Nelson Reilly, as well as her early 1980s solo portrait of author Charlotte Brontë in "Bronte," which started out as a radio play. Julie was now placed among the theatre's luminous "ruling class" alongside legendary veterans Helen Hayes, Katharine Cornell and Judith Anderson.
As time wore on, Harris would become equally respected on film and TV for her portrayals of over-the-edge neurotics, wallflowers and eccentric maiden aunt types as witnessed by her co-starring roles in the films The Haunting (1963), Hamlet (1964) (as Ophelia), Harper (1966), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), The Bell Jar (1979), and the TV-movies How Awful About Allan (1970) and Home for the Holidays (1972). Perhaps a step down performance wise, the veteran actress, after a period of ill health, became a household name with her regular series work as Lilimae on the TV soap Knots Landing (1979).
At age 60, Harris continued to impress on Broadway with her 1990's versions of Amanda Wingfield in "The Glass Menagerie" and Fonsia Dorsey in "The Gin Game" for which she received her tenth and final Tony nomination. She also toured successfully with a production of "Lettice and Lovage".
Unlike many other actors whose film roles disintegrated with appearances in bottom-of-the-barrel lowbudgets, Julie's final two supporting films roles were in two nicely constructed period romantic comedies -- The Golden Boys (2008) and The Lightkeepers (2009).
Ill health dogged Julie's later years (she battled breast cancer in 1981 and suffered two strokes -- one in 2001 (while performing in the Chicago play "Fossils") and again in 2010). Nevertheless, she continued to work almost until the end, including narrating five historical documentaries and giving Emmy-winning voice to such women suffragettes as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Married and divorced three times, Julie had one son by her second marriage -- Peter, who became a theatre critic. She also spent time enjoying the benefits of receiving special awards and honors for her full body of work. Among these, she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1979, was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994, received a "Special Lifetime Achievement" Tony Award in 2002 and was a 2005 Kennedy Center honoree.
Harris died on August 24, 2013, of congestive heart failure at her home in West Chatham, Massachusetts. She was 87.- Actor
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Dan Gauthier was born on 2 December 1963 in Prineville, Oregon, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Teen Witch (1989), Tour of Duty (1987) and One Life to Live (1968). He has been married to Lisa Fuller since 22 April 1990. They have one child.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Dan Butler was born on 2 December 1954 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Frasier (1993), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011). He has been married to Richard Waterhouse since 12 September 2010.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Bill Erwin was born on 2 December 1914 in Honey Grove, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), Somewhere in Time (1980) and Home Alone (1990). He was married to Lucy Frances MacLachlan. He died on 29 December 2010 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
Big, burly character actor, one of the toughest of screen heavies. New York-born Leo Gordon's combination of a powerful physique, deep, menacing voice and icy, withering glare was guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of even the bravest screen hero. Director Don Siegel, who used Gordon in his prison film Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954), once said that "Leo Gordon was the scariest man I have ever met"--this coming from a man who had directed
John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and Bette Midler! Siegel wasn't talking about just Gordon's screen presence. As a "heavy", Gordon was the real deal--before becoming an actor (he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Gordon served five years in San Quentin State Prison for armed robbery (during which he was shot several times point-blank by police--and survived). "Riot in Cell Block 11" was filmed at Folsom State Prison--where Gordon also served time--and the Folsom warden remembered him as a troublemaker.At first he refused to allow the film to be shot there if Gordon was to be in it, but Siegel was able to convince him that Gordon was no threat to the prison.
Contrary to his image, though, Gordon was not just a one-note villain. He did play sympathetic parts on occasion, notably in the western Black Patch (1957)--which he also wrote--and in Roger Corman's civil rights drama The Intruder (1962), and turned in first-rate performances, especially in the latter film. Gordon was also a screenwriter, turning out several screenplays for Corman. He wasn't just limited to writing low-budget sci-fi films, either; he penned the screenplay for the WWII epic Tobruk (1967), writing in a meaty part for himself as Kruger, a tough sergeant in a platoon of German Jews masquerading as Nazi soldiers to help blow up a German oil storage facility.
Leo Gordon died in Los Angeles, CA, in 2000 at age 78 of heart failure.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Keith Szarabajka is an American actor from Illinois known for acting in The Equalizer, Angel, Argo and The Dark Knight. He also voice acted in several animated series and video games including Halo 4, Batman: Arkham Knight, Mass Effect, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Teen Titans, Dead Space, Ultimate Spider-Man, L.A. Noire and Fallout: New Vegas.- Actor
- Director
Trond Fausa was born on 2 December 1972. He is an actor and director, known for The Bothersome Man (2006), Lilyhammer (2012) and Alene menn sammen (2006). He has been married to Lena Kristin Ellingsen since 16 August 2014. They have two children.- Afra Saraçoglu was born in Balikesir-Edremit, Turkey. She completed her primary and high school studies in Antalya. She started her literature education in Eskisehir University and in 2016, she intimidate her education to start her first acting career in a Turkish movie "Ikinci Sans". In 2017, she started a role in a Turkish TV series called "Fazilet Hanim Kizlari" which is still currently on TVs, as the character called "Ece".
In 2018, Continuing her career climb Saraçoglu was offered to be the face of sportswear brand Hummel. - Actress
- Music Department
- Composer
Toronto native Cassie Steele joins the cast of THE L.A. COMPLEX as
Abby. The aspiring Canadian actress is best known for her role as Manny
Santos on 10 seasons of the internationally acclaimed drama series
Degrassi: The Next Generation. Cassie was a 2003 nominee and the 2002
winner of a Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble Actor in a TV Series
for her portrayal of Manny Santos. THE L.A. COMPLEX will premiere in
Canada starting on January 12, 2012.
Cassie's other television credits include a lead role in the Disney MOW
Lamont's Maccabees, young Sydney in the series Relic Hunter (2002 Young
Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series),
Julie in Full Court Miracle (2004 Young Artist Award nomination for
Best Performance in a TV Movie), and a guest appearance on Doc. In the
summer of 2007 Cassie played the role of Blu in three episodes of the
hit CTV dramatic series Instant Star.
Cassie's love of the arts extends beyond acting. As a talented
singer/songwriter, Cassie released her debut album "How Much for Happy"
in 2005 and her second album "Destructo Doll" in July 2009. Cassie is
currently hard at work on her third album.
When Cassie is not working on set she can be found painting, taking
photos, spending time with her friends, swimming, and working out with
her trainer. She also spends 99% of her time with her dogs.- Song Ha-yoon was born on 2 December 1986 in Bucheon, Korea. She is an actress, known for Fight for My Way (2017), Ghost (2012) and Strongest Chil Woo (2008).
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- Producer
Oliver Cooper was born on December 2, 1989 in Toledo, Ohio. In 2009, at the age of 19, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an actor and quickly landed an internship at CONAN. While taking an acting class, a fellow classmate told him that Warner Brothers was looking for fresh young faces to star in the Todd Phillips produced Project X and that Cooper would be perfect. With no representation, Oliver enlisted his friend, a former child star, Shaun Weiss, to help him secure an audition. Judd Apatow, who had worked with Weiss on Heavyweights, put in a call to the casting office. With a head shot taken on a cell phone camera, and against-all-odds, Cooper landed one of the lead roles in his very first audition. His debut performance as Costa earned him two MTV Movie Award nominations for Best Comedic Performance and Best On-Screen Dirtbag.
Following up on the success of Project X, Oliver booked a supporting role in Runner Runner opposite Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck as well as a season arc on the popular Showtime series Californication as Levon, the illegitimate son of David Duchovny and Heather Graham's characters.
In 2013 Cooper co-wrote and produced Four Dogs with his frequent collaborator Joe Burke who also directed the film. It premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival to rave reviews and is available to stream on Amazon Prime. Shortly thereafter he developed a pilot for Comedy Central called The King of Chicago, which he co-wrote with Cody Oz and produced alongside Scott Stuber.
Oliver has since gone on to star in many shows and movies highlighted by his role as Wheeler, the stoner with a heart of gold, in the three season Amazon series Red Oaks, produced by Steven Soderbergh and directed by David Gordon Green. In 2018 Cooper appeared in Jason Reitman's The Front Runner alongside Hugh Jackman as young campaign aid Joe Trippi; and as Todd Krizelman, co-founder of the globe.com in Matthew Carnahan's National Geographic mini series Valley Of The Boom. Oliver also made a memorable appearance in season 2 of David Fincher's critically acclaimed Netflix series, Mindhunter, as infamous serial killer David Berkowitz aka The Son of Sam.- Actress
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- Soundtrack
Connie Booth was born on 2 December 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Monty Python's and Now for Something Completely Different (1971) and Fawlty Towers (1975). She has been married to John Lahr since 19 August 2000. She was previously married to John Cleese.- Barney Walsh was born on 2 December 1997 in Westminster, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), Death in Paradise (2011) and The Larkins (2021).
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Eric Jungmann was born on 2 December 1981 in Orlando, Florida, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Bite Size Halloween (2020) and Night Stalker (2005).- Music Artist
- Actress
- Composer
Nelly Kim Furtado was born on December 2, 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada to Maria Manuela Furtado (née Neto), a motel cleaner & António José Furtado, a stonemason. She first gained fame with her trip hop inspired debut album, Whoa, Nelly! (2000), which was a critical and commercial success that spawned two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, I'm Like a Bird and Turn Off the Light. The first of the two singles won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Furtado's introspective folk-heavy 2003 second album, Folklore, explored her Portuguese roots. Its singles received moderate success in Europe, but the album's underperformance compared to her debut was regarded as a sophomore slump.
Furtado's third album, Loose (2006), was a smash hit and became her best selling album with more than 12 million copies sold worldwide, also making it one of the best selling albums of the 2000s. Considered a radical image reinvention, Furtado continued to explore her Latin heritage while leaning heavier into hip hop. The album spawned four successful number one singles worldwide; Promiscuous, Maneater, Say It Right & All Good Things (Come to an End). Her Timbaland collaboration, Give It to Me (2007) in the same era also topped the charts in the US and overseas. Furtado's critically acclaimed duet with James Morrison, Broken Strings, also topped the charts in Europe in 2008.
She released her first Spanish language album, Mi Plan, in 2009, which won her a Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album. In 2012, Furtado released her nostalgia inspired fifth album The Spirit Indestructible. Furtado split with her management and went independent thereafter, releasing her indie-pop sixth album, The Ride (2017) under her own label, Nelstar Entertainment.
Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide, making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. She has won several awards throughout her career, including one Grammy Award from seven nominations, one Latin Grammy Award, ten Juno Awards, one BRIT Award, one Billboard Music Award, one MTV Europe Music Award, one World Music Award, and three Much Music Video Awards. Furtado has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame, and was awarded Commander of the Order of Prince Henry on February 28, 2014 in Toronto by Aníbal Cavaco Silva, the then-President of Portugal.- Ana Lucía Domínguez was born on 2 December 1983 in Santafe de Bogotá, Colombia. She is an actress, known for Pasión de gavilanes (2003), Las Bandidas (2013) and Perro Amor (2010). She has been married to Jorge Cárdenas since 27 September 2008. She was previously married to David Alberto García Henao.
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Spheeris is often referred to as a 'rock 'n roll anthropologist'.
In 1974 she formed the first Los Angeles music video production company, ROCK 'N REEL. She
concluded her music video work with the Grammy-nominated, "Bohemian Rhapsody" video for
"Wayne's World".
Spheeris' feature film debut was the 1979 documentary on the Los Angeles punk scene, "The Decline
of Western Civilization" which was received with stunning and unanimous critical praise. In 1983
she wrote and directed "Suburbia", produced by Roger Corman. It is a disturbing and prophetic story
of rebellious, homeless kids squatting in abandoned houses, trying to make new families, and protecting
one another. "Suburbia" won first place at the Chicago Film Festival. Almost 25 years later her
documentary, "The Decline of Western Civilization, Part III" would eerily mirror the events she
scripted in "Suburbia".
In the mid-80s she directed "The Boys Next Door", starring Charlie Sheen and Maxwell Caulfield, then
"Dudes" starring John Cryer, Flea, and Daniel Roebuck. Both films have attained cult classic status.
"The Decline of Western Civilization, Part II: The Metal Years" was released in 1988, again to
spectacular critical acclaim. Commentaries from Ozzy Osbourne, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Alice
Cooper, Lemmy of Motorhead, Poison, etc. make it one of the most memorable pieces of rock film
history.
In 1992, Spheeris directed her seventh feature, and first studio film, "Wayne's World" at Paramount
Pictures. Subsequently she directed and produced "The Beverly Hillbillies" (Fox), wrote and directed
"The Little Rascals" (Universal), then directed "Black Sheep" (Paramount), etc.
In 1999, Spheeris documented The Ozzfest, America's most successful summer concert tour, and the
reunion performances of the original Black Sabbath. Both as director and one of the cinematographers,
Spheeris achieved a remarkable and historic film which offers the audience a unique view of life on the
road: "We Sold Our Souls For Rock 'N Roll".
(2016) She is currently touring with her Producer/daughter Anna Fox, screening "The Decline" trilogy in
support of the Shout Factory DVD release.- Actress
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Colleen Rennison was born on 2 December 1987 in Canada. She is an actress, known for Boot Camp (2008), Down River (2013) and Stargate SG-1 (1997).- Actress
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Cathy Lee Crosby, Founder & CEO of CLC Entertainment
Studios, is an internationally recognized star, multi-talented actress,
entertainer, writer and producer. Her diverse career includes:
representing the U.S. in international tennis competition (she attained
a career high ranking of #7 in singles and #4 in doubles), serving as
Special Ambassador to Children for the United Nations, working as a
member of the Board of Directors of the Congressional Awards (she
was nominated and confirmed by both the House and the Senate of
the United States), founding and serving as Chairperson of the Get
High on Yourself Foundation; and she entertained the troops with Bob
Hope on his last Christmas Tour of the Middle East.
She has starred in over 75 feature films, mini-series and television
productions, including the first movie of the iconic comic book
"Wonder Woman," which to date is the highest rated show starring a
female ever on television with a 49% share! Cathy Lee also became a
household name and fan-favorite when she starred in the top-ten hit
TV series, "That's Incredible!" on ABC.
Cathy Lee made her Off Broadway debut starring in the play Almost Perfect, directed by Geraldine Fitzgerald.
She also wrote, directed and starred in two plays, Zoot Suit: The Real Story and the first theatrical adaptation
of the book, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? For the latter production, Cathy Lee received the "Outstanding
Contribution to the Arts Award" from the City of Los Angeles. She formed her own production company
whose first project was the highly acclaimed movie based on the book, One Child. She produced the film and
starred in the title role.
Cathy Lee's first book," Let the Magic Begin"© (Simon & Schuster) made its debut on Oprah. The book
received glowing reviews and endorsements from such noted authors, athletes and entertainers as Larry King,
Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Reba McEntire, Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield, Wayne Dyer and Dan Millman. She is writing her next book titled "Life is a Work of Art, So Why Not Make it a Masterpiece!"©.
Cathy Lee has also been actively involved in many charitable foundations including the Special Olympics,
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Children's Hospital, City of Hope, the USO and Babies with Aids.
In recognition of her longstanding service to children and the less fortunate, Cathy Lee was recently bestowed
the most prestigious honor of being knighted "Lady Cathy Lee Crosby" in the Royal Order of Saint John, the oldest humanitarian organization in the world.
After a 7 year hiatus from the entertainment business to care for two beloved family members at the end of
their lives (keeping a promise she had made to them some 20 years earlier), Cathy Lee is back in Hollywood
with a groundbreaking new company called CLC Entertainment Studios. It is the vehicle she is using to
create, produce and distribute quality, one-of-a-kind, life-affirming and highly profitable entertainment
projects that will enrich peoples' lives all over the world.- Actress
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Yvonne Orji was born on 2 December 1983 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. She is an actress and writer, known for Insecure (2016), Vacation Friends (2021) and Night School (2018).- Director
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Garth Davis's work has been recognized in every major award show around the world. His rigorous commitment to detail, cinematic sensibilities and deep appreciation of the actor-director relationship are his trademark. Garth most recently directed Foe for Amazon, based on the novel of the same name and starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal. It premiered at the 2023 New York Film Festival. He is best known for his directorial feature debut Lion, which was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture, and for which Garth won a DGA Award. Garth's second feature film Mary Magdalene starred Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix, and on the television side he directed Top of the Lake alongside director Jane Campion, for which he received Emmy and BAFTA nominations.- A prolific character actor of imposing presence, Robert F. Simon
drifted into acting via the Cleveland Playhouse, hoping that this would
cure his natural propensity for shyness. After training at the Actor's
Studio in New York he had a ten year run on Broadway (1942-52) in
which he cut his teeth--both as actor and as stage manager--on anything
from drama to musical comedy. In a roundabout way, he was even able to
fulfill his original career goal of becoming a traveling salesman: as
understudy to the great Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman in
Arthur Miller's "Death of a
Salesman".
Robert started in films in 1950, but over the years came often to be typecast
in stereotypical roles of benevolent authoritarianism or grouchy
executive stress. At times he drew unkind reviews from the critics. He
was considerably better served by the small screen, where, for some 35
years, he became a familiar face as generals, police captains, doctors,
journalists and attorneys. We may remember him most fondly as
George Armstrong Custer's disapproving superior, General Alfred Terry,
in Custer (1967); as the sympathetic,
long-suffering father of Darrin Stephens in
Bewitched (1964); or as Maynard M.
Mitchell, one of the wackiest of generals ever to have served in the
Korean War (or any other war), in
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Donald Woods, a prolific cinema and television character actor whose
career spanned 75 films and 150 TV programs over 40 years, was born
Ralph L. Zink on December 2, 1906, in Brandon, Manitoba. (He legally
changed his name to Donald Woods in 1945.) His family eventually
departed Canada for California, and young Ralph was raised in Burbank.
He became an actor after graduating from the University of California
at Berkeley.
The self-described "King of the Bs" made his reputation playing in
low-budget, B-unit westerns and mysteries, and later was a popular
guest actor on TV programs, including western shows such as Wagon Train (1957). He
also appeared in nearly 100 stage productions and was busy on the
radio. In the 1950s, Woods hosted two TV series, The Orchid Award (1953) and Hotel Cosmopolitan (1957)
and was a regular on the series Tammy (1965).
After his acting career was over, Donald Woods established himself as a
successful real estate broker in Palm Springs, California. It was there
that he died on March 5, 1998, at the age of 91.- Jonathan Frid's career in drama began when he first "offered his soul" to the theater as a young boy at a preparatory school in Ontario,
Canada. Following his graduation from McMaster University, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in the UK and later earned a Master's Degree in Directing from the Yale School of Drama.
He was a leading actor in English and Canadian repertory and went on to work in many of the most celebrated regional theaters in the United States, including the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, and the American Shakespeare Festival under the direction of John Houseman, performing with Katharine Hepburn in "Much Ado About Nothing".
Frid appeared in major roles on-and-off Broadway, in such productions as "Roar Like A Dove", "Murder in the Cathedral" and "Wait Until Dark". However, it was his portrayal of a complex, conflicted vampire on ABC-TV's daytime drama series Dark Shadows (1966) (he also had a cameo role in the motion picture House of Dark Shadows (1970)) which garnered him his greatest fame in the United States. Other film credits included co-starring roles in The Devil's Daughter (1973) (with Shelley Winters) and Seizure (1974) (Oliver Stone's directorial debut).
In 1986, Frid joined the Broadway production of "Arsenic and Old Lace" (co-starring with Jean Stapleton). He won critical acclaim for his villainous turn as the homicidal nephew and spent ten months with the play's national tour. That same year, Frid founded his own production company, "Clunes Associates", to create and tour a series of one-man readers' theater shows across North America. Frid continued to perform his one-man shows, now under the banner of "Charity Associates", to raise money for a variety of charities. Combining the arts of his voice and his zest for entertaining", as one critic put it. In June 2000, he returned to the traditional professional stage in the play "Mass Appeal" at the Stirling Festival Theatre in Stirling, Ontario. - Chinese Canadian actor, Ricky He, has quickly become a regular in television.
Ricky can next be seen in the Russo Brothers' new sci-fi horror series From (EPIX) which premieres February 20th.
Previously, Ricky starred in ABC's Good Doctor and was the lead of Disney Channel's Freaky Friday musical movie. He also appeared in A Million Little Things (ABC), Trial & Error (NBC), and Arrow (The CW).
Hailing from Vancouver, Ricky attended the University of British Columbia and studied Psychology before he decided to pursue a career in acting. In addition to his love for the arts, he speaks fluent Cantonese and Mandarin and is an amateur Muay Thai fighter.
Ricky currently resides in Vancouver. - Actor
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, Wilson J Heredia was always surrounded by
music. His mother was a seamstress and his father was a super. But they
were both very musical. He studied medicine, and thought about
advertising, but he realized he had to express himself, so he got into
acting. He worked at a railway station in NY before he auditioned for
the musical, RENT. He said he needed the $300 a week. Unbeknownst to
him, his stint with the hit-musical would bring him popularity as a
singer, dancer and actor, fans from all over the world and both the
1996 Tony award and Drama Desk award for Best Featured Actor in a
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Henry Kingi was born on 2 December 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Venom (2018), Predator 2 (1990) and Bad Boys II (2003). He was previously married to Lindsay Wagner and Eilene Frances Davis.- Actress
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Gwyneth was born in London to English/ Welsh parents who both worked for the BBC, - her father, Colin directed 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' and 'Late Night Line Up'- weren't keen on her becoming an actress. She didn't go to drama school but had acting lessons at her school. She made her acting debut in the Theatre Upstairs at Lonon's Royal Court Theatre in 'Live Like Pigs' playing the Cockney daughter of a gypsy family. Her television work includes a toothpaste commercial but she's best known for playing Cassandra in 'Only Fools and Horses' She made her film debut at the age of 12 in 'Nothing But the Night.Tonyman 5- In 2022, actor on the rise Andre Dae Kim will star in Peacock's brand-new supernatural thriller series, "Vampire Academy." Slated to premiere on September 15th, 2022, and based on the bestselling books by Richelle Mead, "Vampire Academy" is set in a world of privilege and glamour, where two young women's friendship transcends their strikingly different classes as they prepare to complete their education and enter royal vampire society. Andre shines as Christian Ozera, an intelligent, thoughtful, yet snarky Royal Moroi vampire who has become an outcast and shunned by high society due to his parent's unforgivable societal sins. Well-read and hungry for knowledge, he searches for faith-based answers and discovers a kindred spirit who is also looking for the truth. In addition to "Vampire Academy," Andre recently held a recurring role Netflix's hit series "Locke & Key," and starred as Chief Kyle in the critically acclaimed, Emmy nominated Paramount+ series "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."
Andre landed his first big break joining the cast of the Canadian YA drama series "Degrassi: The Next Generation" in the thirteenth season. From 2013-15, he starred as smart and sarcastic high school student Winston Chu, an instant fan favorite. Andre went on to reprise the role in "Degrassi: Next Class" from 2016-17 and appeared in the film "Degrassi: Don't Look Back" in 2015. Post "Degrassi," Andre landed roles on "Schitt's Creek" for CBC/PopTV, "Salvation" for CBS, "American Gods" for Starz, "Northern Rescue" opposite Kathleen Robertson and "The Hardy Boys" for Hulu. In film, Andre starred in the short drama "Whistleblower" (2018) as Tim, a distraught teenager who struggles with being able to trust the people around him after documenting a humiliating incident that involved older students.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in the Toronto area, Andre grew up with an innate love for film. While both of his parents are not in the entertainment industry, the trio loved to watch movies with favorites being the "Indiana Jones" franchise and "Lord of the Rings." Andre was also drawn to Japanese animation, noting Ghibli's "Totoro" and "Kiki's Delivery Service" as two of his favorites. Andre attended a high school that was rooted in the arts, furthering his interest in the craft. Upon graduation he began auditioning for local acting roles in the Toronto area, and he has been working ever since.
When he isn't on set you can find Andre gaming, playing volleyball, and he also loves anime and is an avid foodie. He is also experienced in martial arts, jiu-jitsu, and can play the guitar as well as the Ukulele. Andre currently lives in the Toronto area. - Actor
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Tom Prior is an exceptional talent in the realm of acting and filmmaking.
After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2012 he has brought his undeniable presence to notable films such as "The Theory of Everything," where he portrayed the role of Robert Hawking, the son of Eddie Redmayne's character. His performance in "Kingsman: The Secret Service" showcased his versatility and ability to play an action hero. He left a memorable mark on television audiences with his appearances in the British ITV series "Endeavour."
Tom Prior delivered an extraordinary lead performance in the highly acclaimed and multi-award winning film "Firebird" (2022)". Set against the backdrop of the Soviet Air Force during the Cold War, Tom's portrayal of love and connection in the face of adversity transcended the boundaries of traditional storytelling. His acting earned him a Breakout Performance nomination for the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA),
Through his multifaceted contributions to "Firebird," as co-writer, a producer and later the music supervisor, Tom showcased his ability to craft compelling narratives that has touched the hearts of audiences worldwide. Firebird secured numerous accolades at the 60+ international film festivals it played at.
His captivating performances on screen and stage are just a glimpse into his profound journey of self-discovery and his quest for truth and adventure.
With a newfound understanding of the inter-connectedness of body, mind, and spirit, Tom's acting talent has soared to new heights.
Tom's artistic expression continued to evolve as he took on the role of Private Love in "Blood on The Crown" (2022). Through his performances, he not only entertained audiences but also shed light on profound truths.
Even on London's prestigious West End stages, Tom's commitment to self-discovery and personal growth shone brightly. His magnetic presence in productions such as "Tory Boyz," "Prince of Denmark," and "Romeo & Juliet" captivated audiences and reflected his deep exploration of the human condition.
Tom's passion for Truth has led him beyond the realms of filmmaking and into the depths of meditation, the mysteries of quantum physics, and embarked on many transformative consciousness expanding experiences.
In his ongoing passion and curiosity, he actively shares his learnings which have been influenced by Shakespeare, Rumi, Rupert Spira, Eckhart Tolle, Mooji, Dr. Joe Dispenza and A Course In Miracles (ACIM).
Tom now coaches and speaks about these deep insights into reaching liberation from the limitations of the mind.
His quests have taken him to the far corners of the Earth including Rwanda, Uganda, Bhutan, Nepal, Brazil and Antarctica.- Serena Evans was born on 2 December 1959 in Westminster, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Thin Blue Line (1995), The Merry Wives of Windsor (2011) and Never Come Back (1990). She has been married to Daniel Flynn since 1990. They have two children.
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Arch Hall Jr. was born on December 2, 1943 in Van Nuys, the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, the only child of actor, writer and producer Arch Hall Sr. He began his career as a teen film actor and musician, appearing in a number of early 1960s films that were all produced by his father. Most of Hall Jr.'s films featured his particular musical abilities, a teenager's tenor voice and guitar riffs played with swamp blues inflection. Hall was also the front man for the rock n' roll combo Arch Hall Jr. and the Archers. The band, formed with high school friend Alan O'Day (who later wrote No. 1 pop hits in the 1970s) played in a number of Sunset Strip clubs such as the Whisky-a-Go-Go and Pandora's Box.
For the most part, Hall appeared in six feature films in the 1960s. The films produced by the Halls and their associates, which at one point included cult director Ray Dennis Steckler, are considered B-movies. Hall's roles ranged from a dune buggy-driving teenager to a rock n' roll singing spy wearing a white dinner jacket. His first film was that of being the leader of a teenage gang of car thieves in the 1961 independent film The Choppers (1961). His second role was Eegah (1962) as the lead protagonist, which has won him the most recognition, due in part to the television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 featuring the movie in a 1993 episode, and the late night comedy horror series Elvira's Movie Macabre.
His third role was that of playing a young musician named Bud Eagle who tries to make a living and deal with the corruption of the music business in Los Angeles in Wild Guitar (1962). In The Sadist (1963), Hall portrayed a psychopathic killer, named Charlie Tibbs, who terrorizes a trio of helpless people in a remote auto junkyard in the desolate Antelope Valley area of California which also netted him some praise for his performance which was loosely based on teenage spree killer Charles Starkweather.
In the comedy spoof The Nasty Rabbit (aka: Spies-a-Go-Go) (1964), Hall played Britt Hunter, a secret government agent trying to locate a Russian spy trying to use a rabbit to unleash a deadly virus at a remote Dude Ranch. In the western Deadwood '76 (1965) Hall played a drifter named Billy May who is mistaken for outlaw Billy the Kid which leads to some drastic consequences.
After appearing in his last film, Hall quit his acting career and became an airline pilot (his father had flown with the Army Air Force during the Second World War). In 1967, he went to work as a pilot for the cargo carrier Flying Tiger Airlines as an apprentice co-pilot on the L-1049H, and eventually became a captain flying the Boeing 747. In 1989, Flying Tiger was purchased by FedEx and Hall flew the DC-10 until he retired in 2003. He also flew airplanes for a private company with businesses in the U.S. and Japan.
Hall wrote the novel Apsara Jet, which was published in 2001 under the pen name Nicolas Merriweather (a name often used by his father). The book draws on Hall's knowledge of both commercial airlines and Southeast Asia in telling the story of a Vietnam War vet who gets involved in the illegal drug trade.
A career-spanning 51-page interview with Hall appears in the book Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers (McFarland & Co., 2005) by Tom Weaver. Hall's anthology, Wild Guitar, was released on Norton Records. The anthology, with liner notes and biography, collects the original '60s output of Arch Hall Jr. and the Archers, much of which was unreleased at the time.- Meghan Black was born on 2 December 1978 in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for X-Men: Evolution (2000), Carrie (2002) and Elf (2003).
- Lisa Kreuzer was born on 2 December 1945 in Hof, Bavaria, Germany. She is an actress, known for The American Friend (1977), Alice in the Cities (1974) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). She was previously married to Wim Wenders.
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Justus Von Dohnanyi was born in 1960 in Lubeck (Northern Germany) as a
son of the conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi; his uncle is the
politician Klaus von Dohnanyi. He worked at the city theaters in
Frankfurt and Zurich and at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg after
studying at the Hochschule fur Musik und darstellende Kunste in
Hamburg. His first appearance in the American cinema was in Jakob the Liar (1999). He
was seen on the PBS presentation of Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (2000) as well as in the James
Bond adventure The World Is Not Enough (1999). He has made many appearances on German
television, mostly in TV movies. In 2001 he was awarded a Deutsche
Filmspiel Award in Gold as Best Supporting Actor for his role in
The Experiment (2001).