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Edith Gonzalez was born in Mexico in 1964, as part of a well-off middle-class family. From an early age, Edith showed a passion for acting. She was discovered at the age of 5 when her mother took her to see a popular Sunday show. The producer of a show was looking for a blond girl with blue eyes and saw her sitting in the crowd. Her first role was playing Cossette in "Los Miserables" at age 5. She was offered the role of the quintessential spoiled daughter in the Mexican telenovela Los ricos también lloran at the age of 15 which made her a known figure in Mexico and made people start to recognize her in the streets.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she kept busy taking part in numerous telenovelas, most notably Bianca Vidal and Rosa Salvaje, and a few movies filmed in Mexico City. In 1993, when she got the offer to play Monica in the seminal Corazon salvaje, a role she meant to decline, but accepted after much convincing from her brother. The series was seen across the world to much acclaim and became an instant classic.
After she finished filming Corazon salvaje, she became a bit selective of the roles she was offered, having appeared in a small number of TV series and films. Unfortunately, none of the follow up soaps or telenovelas she did after Corazon Salvaje were as successful. Her 1995 drama La Sombra Del Otro was one of the most undervalued telenovelas. Although the story and her performance are acclaimed by those who watched the novela, it did not receive the acceptance that was expected because it wasn't the traditional soft storyline. In 1997, Edith acted in La Jaula de Oro with Saul Lisazo, which again didn't have the rating it much deserved. The same year she became the lead in the successful musical "Aventurera", a live production lead by Carmen Salinas, where she interpreted a woman forced to prostitute herself after her mother abandons her at a young age. The musical is now in it's 13th year and has had many actresses in the lead role of Elena Tejero following Edith's exit, but Edith is considered by the public and the producer of the show as the best "Aventurera", and the one who sells the most. In 1999 she co-starred with Fernando Colunga in Nunca te Olvidare which was successful.
Afterwards, Edith took a break from acting, first by traveling to Paris, France to practice ballet and learn French, then from there to Los Angeles, California, USA to shoot a cosmetic ad campaign as well as learn English.
In 2001, Edith returned to Mexico to resume her acting career by taking part in the series Salomé in which she interpreted a cabaret dancer who falls in love with a wealthy married man and ends up pregnant with his child.
She attempted to get into American cinema, but had little success. Her only English-language film role was in 2003 where she played a Miami police detective alongside Eva Longoria Parker in the direct-to-video action thriller Señorita Justice which was filmed in Miami, Florida.
In 2004, Edith temporarily quit acting because of her pregnancy and choice to raise her infant daughter. From 2005 to 2007 she served as a judge in the successful dancing competition Bailando por un Sueno 1 and 2, Reyes de la pista, and Bailando por la boda de mi suenos. She also starred in two telenovelas. The first being Mundo de Fieras in which she interpreted the main villain, Jocelyn, who suffered from schizophrenia and was bipolar. Along with Mundo de Fieras she also starred once again in Aventurera, gaining the same popularity she had the first time (she starred in it from 2005-2008). The second soap opera was Palabra de Mujer (alongside Yadihra Carrillo, Ludwika Paleta, and Lydia Avila), in this she played TV producer Vanessa Noriega.
In 2008, Edith moved to Colombia where she starred in the production of Dona Barbara for Telemundo. The telenovela was based on the famous book, Dona Barbara, written by Venezuelan author Romulo Gallegos. It talks about the fight against barbarism, represented by Dona Barbara (Gonzalez), and civilization, represented by Santos Luzardo (character interpreted by Christian Meier). The soap opera broke records becoming Telemundo's most internationally sold soap opera ever.
In 2010, she returned to Mexico and co-starred in the juvenile telenovela Camaleones, starring Belinda and Alfonso Herrera. She later starred in the play Buenas Noches, Mama (Mexican version of Night Mother, written by Marsha Norman) alongside Rosa Maria Bianchi. The play was originally programmed to run for 10 weeks, but due to its success was extended and ended on June 4. In July she announced that she was engaged to economist Lorenzo Lazo, and that they were expecting a child. Unfortunately, with five months of gestation and a week before their wedding she lost the baby (later revealed that it was to be a girl). A month later they happily got married.
In October that same year, she surprised the public and the media when she announced that she had moved to the TV Azteca network (competitor of the largest television network in Mexico, Televisa, for which she worked more than 30 years). She signed a three year contract for 5 million dollars. She is also the new Hispanic figure for the Got Milk campaign, she posed with the famous milk mustache along with her 6 year old daughter, Constanza.- Actor
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Jamin Ruhren is known for The Path (2016) and Tales from the Trip (2019).Acid Betty- Writer
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Agnes Nixon was born on 10 December 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for All My Children (1970), One Life to Live (1968) and Loving (1983). She was married to Robert Henry Adolphus Nixon. She died on 28 September 2016 in Pennsylvania, USA.- Director
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- Alexis Raich has been acting since the tender age of six. Since she started she has never looked back. It has been her passion since as long as she can remember and she works incredibly hard whether it be an audition or a leading role. Alexis loves to analyze each character and do the research to understand the psychological journey each role takes. She has an insatiable curiosity for life and acting, always excited to discover something new. She loves what she does and it shows in her work. Alexis is best known for her guest lead on FOX's Fringe in the role of Emily Mallum. Alexis is a Producers session regular and has an impressive list of guest starring roles including appearances in hit shows such as Criminal Minds, Rizzoli and Isles, Chuck and Medium to name a few. Some of her film work includes the title role of Helen in Helen Alone, directed by Henrik Poulsen, scheduled to be released in 2015. She has a supporting role in the Asylum feature film Mercenaries, directed by Christopher Ray, which premiered at Comic-con last summer. Alexis was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the St. Tropez Film Festival, the Madrid International Film Festival and Worldfest Film Festival for her work in HELEN ALONE. She was also nominated for the Jury Award at the St. Tropez Film Festival for her work in the same title. Alexis is finishing up her second year in College studying Film and Business and is about to earn her first Associates degree in the Spring. Alexis is passionate about film, acting, reading and writing. She enjoys spending her free time analyzing films and television shows and being with her friends.She is the older sister of actresses Megan and Cameron Raich, both following in her footsteps. People have described Alexis as passionate, determined, tenacious, bright and spirited.
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Alfredo Ripstein Jr. was born on 10 December 1916 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a producer and production manager, known for La última noche (1948), Las visitaciones del diablo (1968) and Manos arriba (1958). He was married to Freida. He died on 20 January 2007 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Alicia von Rittberg, born on December 10, 1993 in Munich, made her debut in front of the camera at the age of six in the popular TV-show "Dingsda," in which small children had to explain different everyday concepts. But her real acting career began only a few years later: in 2006 she appeared in a series of the crime series "The Old One," followed by supporting roles in the television games Die Lawine (2007) and Die Sache mit dem Glück (2008). Alicia von Rittberg became known to a wider audience through the seven-part film series Meine wunderbare Familie (2008); In it she played the 13-year-old daughter of the main character. In the film biography Romy (2009), she played Romy Schneider in her teens. Shortly thereafter, she was seen in No Sky Over Whales (2009) as the daughter of Veronica Ferres played main character. Other supporting roles she had in the cinema comedy Eine ganz heiße Nummer (2011), in A Deal with Adele (2012) and in Christian Petzold's GDR drama Barbara (2012). A major role played by Rittberg as a humiliated Heimkind in the drama Und alle haben geschwiegen (2012). In 2013, she received the Günter Rohrbach Film Prize and the Young Talent Award at the Bavarian Television Prize for this performance. Positive reviews also got the TV play The Lost Daughter (2013), about a woman who is suddenly confronted after 16 years with her daughter once released for adoption. Rittberg also belonged to the family history ensemble On the Road with Elsa (2014) and the historical thriller The Midwife (2014). The latter role earned her the New Faces Award for Best Newcomer Actress. Rittberg had a small but significant role in the American second world war movie Fury (2014) starring Brad Pitt. She played in it a young German, who must host an American tank crew. Easier stuff was the romantic comedy Das Romeo-Prinzip (2015), which showed her as a shy student. Director Sönke Wortmann cast Alicia von Rittberg in a starring role in his acclaimed mini-series Charité (2017) as a combative and ambitious nurse. Another American production was the miniseries Genius (2017) on the life of Albert Einstein, in which played by Rittberg Anna Winteler, the daughter of the scientist Jost Winteler. In the same year she was an ambitious elite student to the ensemble of Alain Gsponer's Godless Youth (2017), a dystopian future after Ödön von Horvath's novel of the same name.
In addition to acting, Alicia von Rittberg studies economics in Friedrichshafen. - Actress
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Amanda Anka was born on 10 December 1968 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Lost Highway (1997) and Taxi (2004). She has been married to Jason Bateman since 3 July 2001. They have two children.- Actor
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Amedeo Nazzari was born on 10 December 1907 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Nights of Cabiria (1957), The Bandit (1946) and Chains (1949). He was married to Irene Genna. He died on 5 November 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Music Artist
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Ana Gabriel was born on 10 December 1955 in Sinaloa, Mexico. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Mask of Zorro (1998), Vikki Carr & Ana Gabriel: Cosas Del Amor (1991) and Caroline in the City (1995).- Writer
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Andrea Canning was born on 10 December 1972 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. She is a writer and actress, known for A Ruby Herring Mystery (2019), Deep Fake and Was I Really Kidnapped? (2019). She has been married to George Anthony Bancroft II since 7 June 2008. They have six children.- Actress
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Slender, strikingly beautiful strawberry blonde Anne Gwynne arrived in Hollywood a typical starry-eyed model looking to for top stardom. Not quite achieving her goal, she did become one of Universal Studio's favorite and revered cover girls while earning notoriety as one of cinema's finest screamers in 40's "B" horror films. She was able to extend her talents to include adventure stories, westerns, film noir and musical comedies before retiring in 1959.
The hazel-eyed beauty was born Marguerite Gwynne Trice in Waco, Texas, on December 18, 1918, the daughter of Pearl (née Guinn) and Jefferson Benjamin Trice, a clothing manufacturer. The family moved to St. Louis, Missouri when she was still a child. Following high school graduation, she studied drama at Stephens College. Accompanying her father to Los Angeles, she stayed and found work in a number of local community productions. She also supplemented her income as a swimsuit model for Catalina. A Universal studio talent agent happened to catch her in one of her theatre endeavors and the 20-year-old was tested and signed up in 1939.
Appearing in a few starlet bit parts as chorus girls or nurse types, Anne quickly earned her first female lead that same year with the western Oklahoma Frontier (1939) opposite cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown and continued on as a gorgeous co-star/second lead for such handsome leading men as Richard Arlen in Man from Montreal (1939); Robert Stack in Men of Texas (1942); she is best remembered, however, as a decorative lure for the monstrous antics of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Lon Chaney Jr., among others, in such movie chillers as Black Friday (1940), The Black Cat (1941), The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942), Weird Woman (1944), House of Frankenstein (1944) and Murder in the Blue Room (1944).
Anne certainly had the looks and talent but not the luck, seldom rising above second-string film fare. She nevertheless proved quite popular with the servicemen as a WWII wall pin-up and, as with many other lovely actresses, found TV and commercials to be viable mediums for her as her film career waned. She, in fact, co-starred in TV's first filmed series, the noirish crime series Public Prosecutor (1947) as D.A. John Howard's legal secretary and guested on such action-filled 50's programs as "Ramar of the Jungle," "Death Valley Days" and "Northwest Passage."
Later sporadic appearances on film included The Blazing Sun (1950), Call of the Klondike (1950) and Breakdown (1952), the last-mentioned effort executive produced by her husband Max M. Gilford. She returned to the horror film fold once more as the star of the quickly dismissed, "poverty row" cult programmer Teenage Monster (1957). Here Anne plays a caring mother whose home is hit by a meteor. This results in the death of her husband and the monstrous mutation of her son. She tries to shield her boy from outside forces to save him. After a decade of retirement, Anne returned to make a brief, matronly appearance in the film Adam at Six A.M. (1970).
Married to Gilford in 1945, the pair had two children. Daughter/actress Gwynne Gilford is married to actor Robert Pine. Her grandson is actor Chris Pine. Anne's health began to deteriorate in the '90s; a widow by this time, she was moved to the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California, where she died of complications from a stroke on March 31, 2003.- Annie Belle was born Annie Brilland on December 10, 1956 in Paris, France. Belle comes from a family of engineers and first developed an interest in acting while attending the Rue Blanche acting school in Paris. Annie acted in her first film while still in her teens in 1974. Among the notable directors that Belle starred in movies for are Jean Rollin, Joe D'Amato, Massimo Dallamano, and Ruggero Deodato. Known for her slender figure, porcelain complexion, and close-cropped hairstyle, Annie was especially memorable as the haughty Lisa in Deodato's brutal and controversial House on the Edge of the Park (1980). After acting in her last film in 1989, Belle received a college degree in psychology and subsequently went on to become a social worker for people diagnosed with mental illness.
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Arden Myrin was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), Shameless (2011) and Insatiable (2018). She was previously married to Dan Martin.- Actor
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Arnold Pinnock was born on 10 December 1967 in Birmingham, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Incredible Hulk (2008), The Porter (2022) and Exit Wounds (2001).- Actress
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She was the archetypal brassy, bosomy, Brooklynesque blonde with a highly distinctive scratchy voice. Barbara Nichols started life as Barbara Marie Nickerauer in Queens, New York on December 10, 1928, and grew up on Long Island. Graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School, she changed her reddish-brown hair to platinum blonde and worked as a post-war model and burlesque dancer. As a beauty contestant, she won the "Miss Long Island" title as well as the dubious crowns of "Miss Dill Pickle", "Miss Mink of 1953" and "Miss Welder of 1953", and also became a GI pin-up favorite. She began to draw early attention on stage (particularly in the musical "Pal Joey") and in television drama.
Barbara found herself stealing focus in small, wisecracking roles, managing at times to draw both humor and pathos out of her characters -- sometimes simultaneously. She seemed consigned to play strippers, gold-diggers, barflies, gun molls and other floozy types, but Barbara made the best of her stereotype, taking full advantage of the not-so-bad films that came her way. While most of them, of course, emphasized her physical endowments, she could also be very, very funny when given a decent script. By far the best of her work came out in one year: Pal Joey (1957), Sweet Smell of Success (1957) and The Pajama Game (1957). By the decade's end, though, her film career had allowed down, and she turned more and more to television, appearing on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Adam-12 (1968), The Twilight Zone (1959) (the classic "Twenty-Two" episode), The Untouchables (1959) and Batman (1966), to name a few.
Barbara landed only one regular series role in her career, the very short-lived situation comedy Love That Jill (1958) starring husband-and-wife team Anne Jeffreys and Robert Sterling. Barbara played a model named "Ginger". She also co-starred on Broadway with George Gobel and Sam Levene in the musical "Let It Ride" in 1961 and played roles in a few low-budget movies from time to time, including the campy prison drama House of Women (1962) and the science fiction film The Human Duplicators (1965) starring George Nader and Richard Kiel, who played "Jaws" in the James Bond film series.
A serious Long Island car accident in July 1957 led to the loss of her spleen, and another serious car accident in Southern California in the 1960s led to a torn liver. Complications would set in over a decade later and she was forced to slow down her career. Barbara eventually developed a life-threatening liver disease and her health deteriorated. In summer 1976, she was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, where she went into a coma. She awoke for a few days just before Labor Day, but sank back shortly after. She died at age 47 of liver failure on October 5 and was survived by her parents, George and Julia Nickerauer. She was interred at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale, New York.- Producer
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Bobby Flay was born on 10 December 1964 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction (2011), Boy Meets Grill with Bobby Flay (2002) and Entourage (2004).- Actor
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Burke Moses was born on 10 December 1959 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for All My Children (1970), Family Law (1999) and Younger (2015). He has been married to Paulette Moses since 18 June 1989. They have two children.- Actor
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Caleb Ross was born on 10 December 1981 in Whangarei, New Zealand. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for The Tribe (1999), Futile Attraction (2004) and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995).- Additional Crew
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Camelia Lynne was born on 22 September 1953 in Puerto Rico. She is an actress and writer, known for Fake-Out (1982), The Killing Time (1987) and Terror on Tour (1980). She has been married to Jeff Lynne since 19 September 2017. She was previously married to Kiefer Sutherland and Terry Kath.- Catherine Parks was born on 10 December 1956 in Tampa, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982), Weekend at Bernie's (1989) and The Man in the Family (1991).
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Chad Stuart was born on 10 December 1941 in Windermere, Cumbria, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for The Jungle Book (1967), Men in Black³ (2012) and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019). He was married to Judy Shelly, Victoria (Jill) Gelt Gibson and Valerie Romero. He died on 20 December 2020 in Hailey, Idaho, USA.- Director
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Charlie is a director, writer and producer who tries to make films with humanity, heart and humor. In 2023 he is in post production on his latest directorial effort, "The Book of Leah", staring Armand Assante. He is also executive producing the German feature film "Dylan Papermoon", which is currently filming in Bamberg under the direction of Rene G Daniel.
For 2024, Charlie is directing, co-writing, and producing a World War Two thriller entitled "Bodyguard of Lies" for Babieka Films ("The Promise", "Blade Runner 2049", etc.). In addition he is executive producing three television series, "Mexican High" based on the book by Liza Monroy, "1920 The Year of The Six Presidents" based on the book by David Pietrusza, and "Killer Ride" based on the series by TD Rizor. He also runs a young adult publishing label with former Dimension Films executive Michael Zoumas.
In addition, Matthau is also producing the feature "The Invitation" and "The Sugar Shack" with Judd Rubin and overseeing a young adult publishing label with former Dimension Films executive Michael Zoumas. They will publish four books in 2024 with an eye towards turning them into TV Series.
Matthau wrote and directed Freaky Deaky" based upon Elmore Leonard's book and which starred Christian Slater and Crispin Glover. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival where it was acquired by eOne, and released in 2013.
Matthau directed and produced The Grass Harp, based on Truman Capote's atmospheric tale of three Southern misfits who take up residence in a tree house. The film allowed Matthau to direct a stellar cast that included Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Mary Steenburgen, Nell Carter, and Edward Furlong. The film, distributed by Fine Line Features, premiered in October of 1996 and critics were glowing in their response". Lawrence Van Gelder of the New York Times reports: A success: a sweet, wise, funny, poignant film from director Charles Matthau who has extracted performances that are expert, sharp and distinctive." Says Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times: "A beguiling film in every way." "'The Grass Harp' succeeds so admirably it speaks volumes about Charles Matthau's own inimitable talents...a polished, touching insightful and exceedingly sensitive effort, says Wade Major of Entertainment Today.
Charlie made his feature directorial debut at age 24 with the offbeat comedy Doin Time on Planet Earth. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films nominated him for the Best Director Award. The film was also selected as one of the 10 Best Films of 1990 by the Council of Film Organizations.
Matthau has received numerous other awards for his work. The Academy of Family Films & Family Television voted Matthau: Best Director of the Year Award for his work on The Grass Harp. In September of 1997, the Matthau family was honored by the American Film Institute with it's first ever Platinum Circle Award, a newly created annual honor paying tribute to an entire family of talented artists.
Matthau also directed Her Minor Thing a romantic comedy starring Estella Warren, Christian Kane, and Michael Weatherly. This feature film, was released in early 2008 to favorable response, and continues to be popular on Lifetime. Also, Matthau directed Baby-O which is a musical set in the Las Vegas jazz world and features music by Duke Ellington and Johnny Mercer. The film stars Theresa Russell, David Proval, Robert Goulet, and Charles Durning.
In television, Matthau directed his father Walter and Carol Burnett in The Marriage Fool (aka Love After Death), about a widower who falls in love with another woman despite the disapproval of his children. Televised in the fall of 1998 on the CBS Television Network, "The Marriage Fool" was ranked the #1 program of the week with a 14.0 Nielsen rating and a 23 share.
Charlie previously won praise for directing and producing the 1993 television movie Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love, starring Ellen Burstyn. The film tells the moving story of a woman who takes to the road to save her grandson from becoming a foster child. The Hollywood Reporter characterized it as "wise, affecting television that should not be missed."
A graduate of the film school at the University of Southern California, Matthau wrote and directed the popular USC short The Duck Film, and I Was a Teenage Fundraiser. Matthau spends his spare time reading about history, losing money on sporting events, and raising funds for cancer research.- Clive Anderson was born on 10 December 1952 in Middlesex, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988), The World According to Smith & Jones (1987) and Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979). He has been married to Jane Hughes since 1981. They have three children.
- Clorindo Testa was born on 10 December 1923 in Benevento, Campania, Italy. He died on 11 April 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Conner Dwelly was born on 10 December 1998 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014), Passengers (2008) and The Predator (2018).- Actor
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Dan Blocker is one of the true television immortals, having played Hoss Cartwright -- the heart and soul of Bonanza (1959) -- for 13 seasons, before his untimely death in 1972 at the age of 43. "Bonanza" was the most popular TV series of the 1960s, ranked #1 for three straight seasons (1964-65 through 1966-67) and spending a then-unprecedented nine seasons in the Top 5. After Blocker's death, "Bonanza" -- still in the Top 20 with Hoss after being #8 the previous year -- didn't last another entire season.
The character of Hoss was conceived as a stereotype: The Gentle Giant. The 6'4", 300 lbs. Blocker filled Hoss's cowboy boots and ten-gallon hat admirably but brought something extra to the role, a warmth and empathy that helped ground the show. Personal accounts of Blocker testify to the fact that the man was gregarious and friendly to everyone. He brought that upbeat personality to the character of Hoss.
Hoss originally had been conceived as dull-witted, but ironically, Blocker's professional acting career was assured after he moved his family to California so he could pursue a PhD at U.C.L.A. A native of West Texas, he reportedly was discovered while making a call in a phone booth while outfitted in Western garb, including a straw cowboy hat, his standard dress being a native son of Texas, soon after arriving in California. Even after being cast in "Bonanza", he intended to complete his PhD, but the great success of the series made that impossible, due to the workload of 30+ episodes per year necessitating a 7AM-9PM work schedule five days a week.
Donny Dany Blocker made his debut on December 10, 1928 in De Kalb, Texas, weighing in at 14 lbs. He reportedly was the biggest baby ever born in Bowie County. By the age of 12, he already was 6' tall and weighed 200 lbs. (Towards the end of "Bonanza", he reportedly had ballooned past his stated weight of 300 to as much as 365 lbs.) A "TV Guide" story after his death reported that back in Texas, the young Dan once lifted a car off of a man after it slid off a jack and pinned him under the auto. "My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon to," Blocker said, "no good for a damn thing".
His father, Ora Blocker, a poor Texas farmer, was hurt by the Great Depression that began the year after Dan's birth. Ora Blocker lost the farm and later went into the grocery business. He moved his family to O'Donnell, which is just south of Lubbock, where he ran a grocery store. His "no good" son went to the Texas Military Institute, and in 1946 started his undergraduate work at Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, Texas), where he played football. It was there he fell in love with acting when he was recruited by a girlfriend to play a role in campus production of Arsenic and Old Lace as they needed a strong man to lift the bodies that the spinster aunts had dispatched up from the cellar.
After graduating in 1950 with a degree in English, Blocker went east where he did repertory work in Boston. A 1960 "TV Guide" article says that he appeared on Broadway in the 1950-51 production of King Lear, which starred Louis Calhern. The draft soon ended his apprenticeship, and he served in the Army in the Korean War, making sergeant. After being demobilized in 1952, he attended attended Sul Ross State Teacher's College (Alpine, Texas), earning a master's degree in dramatic arts. He taught English and drama at a Sonora, Texas high school before moving to Carlsbad, New Mexico, where he taught sixth grade. He then moved his family to California, where he again taught school while preparing for his PhD studies.
Blocker picked up bit parts in television, making his debut as a bartender in The Sheriff of Cochise (1956). His career rise was steady and rapid, and he appeared on many Westerns, including Gunsmoke (1955), Have Gun - Will Travel (1957), The Rifleman (1958), and Maverick (1957). He claimed his turn as Hognose Hughes on "Maverick", the comic Western starring James Garner, was the seminal role of his career. As Hoss, Blocker would often star in light-hearted episodes on "Bonanza". He was cast in the recurring role of "Tiny" Carl Budinger in the short lived Western series, Cimarron City (1958). Its cancellation after one season made him available for "Bonanza", which was "Cimarron City" creator David Dortort's next project. He had previously appeared on Dortort's Western series, The Restless Gun (1957).
"Bonanza" debuted in September 1959, shot in color, and R.C.A. made color TV sets and saw the program as a good advertisement for its wares. The company sponsored the first two seasons of the show, and the sponsorship and R.C.A.'s ownership of N.B.C. was likely why it wasn't cancelled after its shaky first season, when it placed #45 in the ratings for the 1959-60 season. The following year, it cracked the top 20 at #17, but it wasn't until it was shifted to Sundays at 9PM in the 1961-62 season that it became a ratings phenomenon, coming in at #2. It was the first of nine straight seasons in the top 5. Once "Bonanza" was ensconced as America's favorite Western, Blocker and his three co-stars, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts and Michael Landon were paid an extremely handsome salary that eventually rose to approximately $10,000 per episode each by the time Roberts quit after the sixth season, its first at #1.
Commenting on Roberts' departure, Landon said, "After he left we took one leaf out of the dining room table and we all made more money because we split the take three ways instead of four." Salary, royalties from Bonanza-related merchandise, and business ventures (Blocker started the Bonanza Steak House chain in 1963), and an eventual $1-million payout from NBC to buy out the residual rights of each of the three remaining stars made them all rich. "Bonanza" made Blocker a very wealthy man, but more importantly, it made him a television immortal. The series continues to be re-run in syndication 40 years after Hoss exited the stage.- Daevyd Avalon was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Daevyd is an actor, known for Elf (2003), Once Upon a Time (2011) and So Help Me Todd (2022).
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David Wells, actor in Los Angeles for 35 years, is known for his varied and eccentric characters, whether it be the recent recurring Father Pete, the pedophile priest on Shameless, to the time traveling Mr. Quiche opposite Jeff Daniels in The Grand Tour, to the grave-digging Milton in House. Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans know him as the iconic "cheese man" character. A veteran of over 50 films and 100 plus television appearances, career highlights include George C. Scott and Jack Lemmon's Inherit The Wind, Michael Douglas' Basic Instinct, and Eddie Murphy's Beverly Hills Cop.
Wells is also a film and theatre producer. He produced and starred in the feature film, Elephant Sighs, co-starring Ed Asner. For several years, Wells co-owned the Third Stage Theatre in Burbank, where he co-produced several theatre productions and housed many of famed playwright Justin Tanner's comedies.
As an acting teacher, Wells has taught such students as Tobey Maguire, Mila Kunis, Jenna Elfman, Gage Golightly, Brighid Fleming, R.J. Mitte, etc.- Actor
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Devlin is an actor best known for his endearingly oddball energy and his dynamic and powerful performances across stage and screen. He is also known as the sensationally entertaining host of the comedy podcast Faux Real on Wilder Entertainment having welcomed guests across the industry and pop culture including Patrick Brammall, Nova Miller, Vir Das, Britney Young, Shadi Petosky, Caroline Kepnes, Tiffany and Simmi Singh.
Devlin was born on December 10 (year undisclosed) in Covington, KY. He studied theatre at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville just over the river from St. Louis, MO where he worked on hundreds of set from 2005 to 2011. In 2012, he transitioned to Los Angeles where he quickly began appearing in a number of series across NBC, ABC, FOX, HBO, Showtime, and FX.
Besides working professionally as an actor since 2005, he can be seen on stage as a standup at venues throughout Los Angeles including the Comedy Store, the Laugh Factory, and Flappers. He is also a talented voiceover actor having voiced an array of characters across TV, film, and streaming.
He resides in Los Angeles where he is continually making his mark in the industry as an actor, producer, comedian, host, and voiceover talent.- Actress
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In addition to being Miss New Orleans in 1931, Dorothy Lamour worked as a Chicago elevator operator; band vocalist for her first husband, band leader Herbie Kaye; and radio performer. In 1936 she donned her soon-to-be-famous sarong for her debut at Paramount, The Jungle Princess (1936), and continued to play female Tarzan-Crusoe-Gauguin-girl-with make-up parts through the war years and beyond. The most famous of these was in the popular Bob Hope/Bing Crosby "Road" pictures - a strange combination of adventure, slapstick, ad-libs and Hollywood inside jokes. Of these she said, "I was the happiest and highest-paid straight woman in the business." As she aged, however, the quality of her films dropped. Among her serious films were Johnny Apollo (1940) and A Medal for Benny (1945).- Writer
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Though almost completely unknown, this man was one of the originators of a highly popular and groundbreaking new form of comedy and satire.
After working on the Harvard Lampoon as an undergraduate, Douglas C. Kenney co-founded the National Lampoon magazine and the National Lampoon Radio Hour.
Kenney had originally collaborated at Harvard with friend, Henry Beard, and founded the National Lampoon, where the two pooled their talents and created a radical new humor magazine. Humor that was sophomoric, rebellious, off-color, vulgar and just plain laceratingly funny.
The Lampoon's humor was considered radical. Not only was the magazine an all-time best seller - particularly the infamous cover of the gun pointed at the family pet: "If you don't buy this magazine, we'll kill this dog". Kenney had broadened his comic touch all over. He and other members of the Lampoon had written books - the most popular being the "1964 High School Yearbook Parody" in 1974 (co-edited by P.J. O'Rourke). Written like a real yearbook and spoofing all the things that make them almost embarrassing and funny in their own right, Kenney and his cohorts had certainly written a little masterpiece.
Another best-selling classic of his was the cult favorite "Bored of the Rings", a humorous little take on Mr. J.R.R. Tolkien's legendary best-seller. The book was a best-seller and thanks to the release of Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning live-action adaptation of the novel trilogy, the book got another printing. Kenney's legacy was living on.
Another piece of his was "Mrs. Agnew's Diary", that roasted the Nixon administration.- Actor
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Eduardo Pavlovsky was born on 10 December 1933 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and writer, known for Potestad (2002), Clouds (1998) and Cuatro caras para Victoria (1992). He died on 4 October 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Actress
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Emmanuelle Chriqui was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Moroccan Jewish immigrants, Liliane (Benisty) and Albert Chriqui. Her family moved to Toronto when she was two years old. At the age of 10, Chriqui appeared in a McDonald's commercial. She moved to Vancouver, guest-starring in series such as Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990), Forever Knight (1992), Once a Thief (1996) and PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996). Her first Hollywood role was in Detroit Rock City (1999). Her breakout performance came in 2000's Snow Day (2000), in which she played the foxy "Claire Bonner." She appeared in rock band Hinder's "Lips of an Angel" music video in 2006. Emmanuelle later starred in several films and was nominated for a DVD Exclusive Award as Best Actress for her performance in 100 Girls (2000). She also starred in the movie, Adam and Eve (2005), opposite Cameron Douglas. Chriqui increased her visibility by playing "Sloan" on the HBO hit show, Entourage (2004), and by starring opposite Adam Sandler in You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008). She reprise her role as Sloan in Entourage (2015).- Actor
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Enrique Castillo was nominated for a SAG Award for his stand-out role in Showtime's wicked series "Weeds" where he plays the lethal Cesar. He guest starred on the CBS hit show "NCIS" and "Outlaw" opposite Jimmy Smits; and on the HBO series "Enlightened". Most recently starred in the in the film "Kill The Dictator" which broke box office records in the Dominican Republic. His in a gut wrenching performance in Fanny Veliz's indie film "Homebound" has earned critical acclaim. He recent guest starred in TNT "Major Crimes" in June of 2014.
Enrique is most recognized for his film role of Montana in Taylor Hackford "Blood In Blood Out" where he played the inspirational (albeit terrifying) leader of the Mexican prison gang. When the film was released, The New York Times singled out Mr. Castillos's performance in their review. "Mr. Chapa, Mr. Bratt and Mr. Borrego are excellent, as are the members of the large supporting cast, notably Enrique Castillo, who appears as the leader of San Quentin's Chicanos." In Japan a film critic said of his performance of Montana "He plays the role with the wisdom of Torquemada and strength of a Sandinista warrior"
An accomplished actor/writer/director, Enrique began his career with Luis Valdez's Teatro Campesino in 1969. As part of the Teatro, Enrique participated in workshops with English theater director Peter Brook's theater group which included now Academy Award winner Helen Mirren. In the early 70's Enrique traveled with the Teatro to Paris when they represented the U.S. at the World Theater Festival. In 1978 Enrique made the move to Hollywood and was cast in the hit play "Zoot Suit", also created and directed by Luis Valdez, where he played the lead role of Henry Reyna opposite Edward James Olmos. Since then he has appeared in over 50 television shows and feature films, working with such notable film directors as Tony Scott, ("Déjà Vu") Taylor Hackford, ("Blood In-Blood Out") Stephen Frears ("The Hi-Lo Country") Wim Wenders ("The End of Violence") Gregory Nava ("My Family" and "El Norte") Oliver Stone ("Nixon") and Tim Burton ("Mars Attacks").
Mr. Castillo was one of the founding member of The Latino Theater Company in the mid 80's, where he starred in a variety of the company's productions and was also was a writer on two of the company's plays, Stone Wedding and the multi-award-winning play August 29.
In the mid 90's Enrique adapted and directed the award-winning play "The Last Angry Brown Hat", written by Alfredo Ramos which toured to rave reviews for over four years. He then wrote and directed "Veteranos: A Legacy of Valor", a theater piece honoring the military contributions by Latinos in America's defense which had two national tours to standing ovations and much critical acclaim. Veteranos was awarded a special recognition by the Hispanic Congressional Caucus at and received the prestigious Imagen Award for Best Live Theatrical Production in Los Angeles, CA.
Enrique has also written various screenplays including "Yo Solo" (I Alone), "The Cobra", "Valley of The Dead", "Deerdancer" and the screen version of The Last Angry Brown Hat. Valley of The Dead, the crime suspense thriller has been recently optioned by Concrete Images.
Enrique He is also Executive Producer of HOLA! LA the only English-language TV talk show hosted by Latinas airing on CBS2/KCAL9.- Ergün Demir was born on 10 December 1969 in Giresun, Turkey. He is an actor, known for 1001 Nights (2006), Ates (2016) and Serhat (2023).
- Eva Robins was born on 10 December 1958 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She is an actress, known for Tenebrae (1982), The Adventures of Hercules (1985) and Hercules (1983).
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Evgenia Dodina was born on 10 December 1964 in Belarus. She is an actress, known for One Week and a Day (2016), Killing Eve (2018) and Invisible (2011).- Fergus Anckorn was born on 10 December 1918 in Kent, England, UK. He was married to Lucy "Lucille" Hose. He died in March 2018 in the UK.
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Fionnula Flanagan was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. From an early age she grew up speaking both English and Irish on a daily basis. Her parents weren't native Irish speakers but wanted Fionnula and her four siblings to learn the language. Her mother used to say, "A nation without a language is a nation without a soul". Fionnula has said she will be forever grateful to them for that. She was educated at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin and in Switzerland. She moved to Los Angeles in 1968 and lives with her husband, psychiatrist Dr. Garrett O'Connor, in Beverly Hills. Of her enormous body of work, including stage, television and film, she might be most well-known for James Joyce's Women (1985), in which she plays six different women who had a profound influence on James Joyce's life. Besides giving an award-winning performance, she also wrote, adapted and produced the piece for the stage, and subsequently as a feature film. She believes Joyce is the most important writer in the English language, most notably for "Ulysses", "Finnegan's Wake" and "The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man". When she was growing up she thought the much lauded author was a good friend of her parents, because they were always saying, "Joyce said this, Joyce said that". When she was finally old enough to read Joyce for herself, the characters were like old friends.- Frank Senger was born on 10 December 1954 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Léon: The Professional (1994), 13 (2010) and Mickey Blue Eyes (1999). He died on 15 April 2016 in New York, New York, USA.
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Gabriela studied psychology, but she knew all the time that her real passion is acting. In 1992, she participated in a beauty pageant, and won the title of "Miss Venezuela International". Gabriela first appeared as an extra, which brought her the opportunity to earn bigger parts in the future. She appeared in Rosangelica (1993), where she played Karla. The role which led to her first lead role was her performance in Morena Clara (1994) where she showed all of her talent as bitchy Linda Prado. In 1994 her lead role was for soap opera Como tú, ninguna (1994). Her partner on the show was Venezuelan actor Miguel de León who later became her husband. Gabriela moved with her husband to Mexico. Two roles were offered to Gabriela. Poor and goodhearted Paulina and evil sarcastic Paola. La usurpadora (1998) broke all the records with audiences and become one of the most popular soap opera in Mexico, and in 120 other countries, and was translated into 25 languages. She later divorced. Gaby planned to surprise people with her singing talent in a later project. Her contract with "Televisa" expired in May 2001. Since she has become such a big star, there is no doubt that "Televisa" will offer her a new one.- Actor
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Gavin Houston was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey. He is known for his work as a regular on OWN's hit drama, The Haves and the Have Nots, and his work guest starring and recurring on prime time dramas such as Grey's Anatomy, Shameless, Roswell, New Mexico and many others. He is also know for his portrayal of the legendary vocal icon, Kenny "Babyface" Edmunds in the Toni Braxton biopic film, Unbreak My Heart. Gavin studied theater at the University of Florida, as well as in New York City where he performed in Off-Broadway productions such as August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Gem Of the Ocean, and Radio Golf, and Eugene O'Neil's Long Day's Journey Into Night. He also has a daughter, is an advanced scuba diver, ex-gymnast, football player, and martial artist. His family is originally from Guyana, South America.- Actor
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George J. Lewis was born on 10 December 1903 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Zorro's Black Whip (1944), Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949) and Malice in the Palace (1949). He was married to Mary Louise Lohman. He died on 8 December 1995 in Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA.- Actress
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A consummate singer and entertainer, Gloria Loring is the recording artist of the #1 hit song "Friends and Lovers," co-composer of television theme songs for Diff'rent Strokes (1978) and The Facts of Life (1979), an audience favorite from daytime TV's Days of Our Lives (1965), spokesperson for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the author of seven books, a keynote speaker, one of the few artists to sing two nominated songs at the Academy Awards, and is the mother of world-wide singing sensation Robin Thicke.
With eleven albums to her credit, Loring has performed all over North America and Australia. As an actress and singer, she's starred in musicals, movies of the week, prime time series and specials, and has hosted television shows and live events.
Gloria's new book, Coincidence is God's Way of Remaining Anonymous: Reflections on Daytime Dramas and Divine Intervention, details a series of extraordinary coincidences that transformed her life and offers prescriptive insight into how each of us can use coincidence for our own good and the good of those we love.
Gloria is a certified yoga instructor and an articulate champion of biomedical research. After her son Brennan was diagnosed with diabetes at age four, she created and self-published two volumes of the Days Of Our Lives Celebrity Cookbook which raised more than $1 million for diabetes research. In total, she has written and created six books benefiting people with diabetes.
Her newest musical show, TV Tunez, a celebration of television's best theme songs, draws from sitcoms and dramas, to westerns, sports, games shows and commercials, appealing to all demographics.
Honored with the Lifetime Commitment Award from JDRF and the 1999 Woman of Achievement Award from the Miss America Organization, Loring is listed in the World Who's Who of Women and Who's Who in America. She is married to Emmy Award-winning art director and production designer René Lagler and lives in Southern California.- Gonzalo Higuaín was born on 10 December 1987 in Brest, Finistère, France. He is an actor, known for Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (2011), Winner Stays (2014) and LaLiga (1954). He has been married to Lara Wechsler since January 2018. They have one child.
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Greg Giraldo was born on 10 December 1965 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Common Law (1996), Z Rock (2008) and Greg Giraldo: Midlife Vices (2009). He was married to MaryAnne McAlpin-Giraldo. He died on 29 September 2010 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.- Actor
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Gregg Berger Bio
Gregg Berger Voice / Actor Transformers, The Garfield Show, Spaced Invaders, More! Gregg Berger is an American Voice / Actor, who is Internationally known for his iconic roles as GRIMLOCK in G1Transformers and Transformers Fall of Cybertron, and the eagerly anticipated Power of the Primes, as Odie, Squeak, Harry and others from the Garfield franchise, Spirit from G.I. Joe, Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter from Spider-Man:The Animated Series, Agent Kay from the Men in Black Series, Sir Jecht from Final Fantasy, Eeyore from Kingdom Hearts 2, The Pain from Metal Gear Solid 3, The Gromble from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, and many more including, Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Droid General Kalani, Resident Evil: Raccoon City as Harley, Guild Wars 2 as Conrad and Duggadoo, Dishonored as Street Speaker and Halo Wars as Cutter. On camera, he had leading roles in the classic comedy Police Academy: Mission To Moscow and the Sci Fi Comedy cult classic Spaced Invaders as well as three pilots for CBS. As an animation voice-over talent, it's been a dog's life for Gregg Berger and that's just the way he likes it. He has been the voice of Odie the dog on Garfield since Odie has had an animated voice. He's also Squeak the Mouse, Harry the AlleyCat, Herman the Mailman and others on The Garfield Show on Cartoon Network. He also doesn't usually think of himself as a pig, but he sure enjoys playing one on TV. He is the voice of Orson Pig on U.S. Acres... as well as the voice of Cornfed Pig on Duckman. Gregg Berger is also the voice of Niles Crane's talking cockatiel 'Baby' on Frasier, and Barry The Parrot on Hot In Cleveland, The Gromble on Nickelodeon's Ahhh!!! Real Monsters! Eeyore in Kingdom Hearts2 and many of Disney Character Voices' Winnie The Pooh projects, Kraven the Hunter and Mysterio on Fox's Spiderman, Agent Kay in Men In Black, and Bill Licking on The Angry Beavers. He has careened through the galaxy as A.B. Sitter on Fantastic Max and has even had a blind date with Judy Jetson as Curly Quasar on The Jetsons, in addition to berating his favorite employee as Mr. Pinkley on Cathy. Of course, he also continues to guest star in various and sundry episodes of a great many other current animated series.
Gregg Berger's Interactive Game credits include, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron and Rise of the Dark Spark as GRIMLOCK (and Lockdown in RotDS)), Resident Evil: Raccoon City as Harley, Guild Wars 2 as Conrad and Duggadoo, Final Fantasy X and X-2 as Sir Jecht, Metal Gear Solid 3 as ThePain, Dishonored as Street Speaker, Halo Wars as Cutter, Spiderman Web of Shadows as Kingpin, X Men Origins:Wolverine as Fred Dukes aka The Blob, Brutal Legend as Ratgut, Star Wars: Episode One Racer and Star Wars: Phantom Menace, as PloKoon, DarthMaul, Wan Sandage, CyYunga, Kingdom Hearts2 as Eeyore, Winnie the Pooh/Eeyore Interactives, Curse of Monkey Island as Cutthroat Bill, Small Soldiers as Archer, Spyro as Hunter, ViewtifulJoe as Capt.Blue, Call of Duty, Legend of Kain as Turel, Gabriel Knight as Abbe Arnaud, WackyRacers.and many more. Search Gregg Berger at www.imdb.com for his complete credits. On stage he has appeared in Repertory Theater, Stock and Touring Productions across the country and has been directed by John Cassavetes, Davey Marlin-Jones, William Woodman, Robert Woodruff, Martin Charnin and more. Gregg Berger is the author of Think Globally... Act VOCALLY! And Voice Virtue and is the reader of the Audiobook. It is available on iTunes and Audible.com. For many years he has been associated with Famous Fone Friends, making calls in requested animated character voices to children in Pediatric Hospitals. Facebook: greggberger- Hal Baylor was born on 10 December 1918 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Big Jim McLain (1952), Evel Knievel (1971) and Emergency! (1972). He died on 5 January 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Harold Gould earned a Ph.D. in theater and taught speech and drama at Cornell University.
Pursuing off-Broadway work in the 1950s, he decided to practice what he preached and became a full-time professional actor in the 1960s.
He appeared in hundreds of TV programs during his distinguished performing career, usually playing a father, grandfather, or other varieties of authority figures.- Actor
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Harry Fowler was born on 10 December 1926 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Pickwick Papers (1952), Hue and Cry (1947) and Went the Day Well? (1942). He was married to Catherine Palmer and Joan Dowling. He died on 4 January 2012 in London, England, UK.- Actress
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Hilary Shepard was born and raised in New York City. In the late 1980s, Hilary, who has also sometimes been credited under her married name Hilary Shepard-Turner, was a lead singer and percussionist in the short-lived all-girl group the American Girls.
When that group disbanded, she turned to acting. Appearing in numerous motion pictures and television series, Shepard is known for playing the evil pirate queen Divatox in "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie," and after a maternity leave, during the latter half of "Power Rangers Turbo," replacing Carol Hoyt. She also had two roles on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine": the Benzite ensign Hoya and Lauren, one of the genetically enhanced humans, and played Zena in the film "Scanner Cop."
Shepard and actress Daryl Hannah co-created two board games, "Love It or Hate It" and "LIEbrary," the latter having been previewed by Hannah on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' in December of 2005.- Actress
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Holly de Jong was born on 10 December 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Electric Dreams (1984), GUM and Forbidden Love on the Shores of Greece (2022).- He began his dance lessons at an early age in his hometown, La Plata, and readily enters the Higher Art Institute of the Colon theatre in Buenos Aires. For your average ten (10) wins a scholarship of improvement in The School of American Ballet, where he remains a full year. His professional career began in 1991 as Principal Dancer the Argentinean Theatre of La Plata, and in July 1993, entered International competition for the Colon theatre in Buenos Aires, assuming the roles of First Dancer. In March 1995, he is invited by Anthony Dowel to joined the Royal Ballet in London and as Principal Dancer of the company occurs during 1995-2005 in all annual seasons the Covent Garden Royal Opera House In October 2005 he is invited by Ted Brandsen and joins as Principal Guest dancer at the Dutch National Ballet Dancer (Netherlands). His official debut was on April 4, 2006 with Swans lake- Since then, he comes in every season the company performed in the Het Muziektheater Opera House. During his career he has danced on some of the world's most important international stages and festivals In 2003 as the same time in his career as Principal dancer he began his career as choreographer creating ballets that have received excellent praise of specialized press, and have been performed at international festivals "Sylvia "Music by L. Delibes,"Floralis" Music by S. Prokofiev;Chopin Tales music by F. Chopin,"Nutcracker".Music by Tchaicowsky,"La Traviata" Music by G. Verdi. "God pay it. Swan Lake
His choreographic productions have been presented with great success at the Colon Theater in Buenos Aires, Solís Theater in Montevideo, Vail International Dance Festival, the Montreal Star Gala, Egypt Cairo Opera House, Madrid Theater, Verdi Theater in Italy, including other stages He is the principal dancer and the artistic director of Ballet national of Argentina During 2018 Iñaki Urlezaga made a worldwide farewell tour as dancer; and in this year 2019 Mr Urlezaga was called by Russia, San Petersburg, where he will prepare and present his choreography for La Dame de Pique, in special celebration of the 220th birthday anniversary of Pushkin (working here with Mr. Ezio Frigerio and Mrs. Franca Squarciapino) for the premiere in the Alexandrinski Theatre, and then in the Mariinsky Theatre (december 2019) and Bolshoi Theater (may 2020) - Israel Elejalde was born on 10 December 1973 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He is an actor, known for Parallel Mothers (2021), Love Above All Things (2016) and Magical Girl (2014).
- James Tratas was born in Vilnius, Lithuania in 1988.
From 2009 to 2014 he studied at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre where he obtained the bachelor's degree in acting. He started to work actively in film, TV and theatre in his first year of studies and gained national recognition before receiving a diploma. His first national break was after portraying a ruthless villain in a cult Lithuanian TV series Pasmerkti.
Soon after obtaining diploma in 2014, he left Lithuania to pursue an international acting career. Since then he worked in films with Oscar winning directors (Nikita Mikhalkov, Gabrielle Salvatores) in different countries such as UK, USA, Russia and Czech Republic.
He's currently residing in London where he continues to work in film, TV, and theatre. - Actress
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A true sunny delight, actress Jean Byron will be fondly remembered for her three-season-long role as vivacious "Natalie Lane", the grounding mom of "identical cousin" Patty Duke on The Patty Duke Show (1963), the one who was always around to help teenage Patty regroup when "a hot dog made her lose control". Jean was born with the unlikely marquee name of Imogene Burkhart in Paducah, Kentucky, in 1925. Musically inclined, she was a teen singer on radio before even graduating from high school. Her family subsequently moved to California which only spurred on Jean's interest in show business. Apprenticing on the local stage and continuing to work on radio, she earned her first contract with Columbia Pictures and chose the more adaptable name of Jean Byron for billing purposes.
Her movie career began uneventfully in 1952, co-starring with Johnny Weissmuller, in Voodoo Tiger (1952), one of a series of "Jungle Jim" adventure programmers. Uninspired roles, opposite a radioactive creature in The Magnetic Monster (1953) and as a handmaiden to Rhonda Fleming's "Cleopatra" in Serpent of the Nile (1953), had her wisely leaning towards TV as a more viable medium. Not only did she appear on the top TV shows of the day, but seemed to have an affinity for westerns, finding a steady stream of work on such programs as Yancy Derringer (1958), Fury (1955), My Friend Flicka (1955), Cheyenne (1955) and Laramie (1959) to her credit. The wholesome-looking blonde with the lovely, peaches-and-cream complexion also became a mild household fixture as an on-camera spokeswoman for such products as Revlon and Lux soap. At one time, she was known as "The Lux Girl". She earned a couple of recurring roles on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) comedy before solidifying her status on The Patty Duke Show (1963) from 1963 to 1966.
Following the series' demise, Jean was seen less and less, glimpsed here and there on late 60s and 70s TV. She also appeared on the dinner theater circuit and in musical stage shows, portraying "Mama Rose" in one production of "Gypsy". Retiring in the 1980s, she moved with her aged mother to Mobile, Alabama in the late 1980s to be closer to extended family. Her final appearance was a happy occasion with a nostalgic TV-movie reunion show that brought her back in touch with former cast members Patty Duke and TV husband William Schallert, among others, in 1999. The reunion took 33 years in the making, one for the TV record books. At one time, she was briefly married to handsome actor Michael Ansara, she had no children and never remarried. Jean died at age 80 after developing an infection following surgery for a hip replacement. She was buried in Mobile Memorial Gardens.- Actor
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John Colicos was born on 10 December 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Changeling (1980), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) and Battlestar Galactica (1978). He was married to Mona McHenry. He died on 6 March 2000 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- John J. York was born on 10 December 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for General Hospital (1963), Werewolf (1987) and Night of the Creeps (1986). He has been married to Vicki Manners since 15 August 1986. They have one child.
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Born in Princeton to Illinois natives Sherwin and Sherry Lynn, Justin grew up in a small town in central New Jersey. After discovering his love for the craft at age 19, he began taking various workshops and programs studying with some of the industry's most prominent teachers; Paramount film coach Bob McAndrew, Robert Easton and Margie Haber, to name a few. He went on to book small roles in ABC's "All My Children" and HBO's "Sex In The City", before auditioning and being selected to study with Tony award winning theater legend, Frank Langella. In four hour classes with an elite twelve students, it was here where Justin reached a deeper level in his work. Langella took a liking to Justin and they parted as friends, before Langella referred Justin to his agent. He then began to study with Emmy award winning director and Colombia University professor, Peter Miner. After working with Peter for a short time, He invited Justin to come to Colombia to work with various up and coming students in the directors program. Although Justin thoroughly enjoyed this, he withdrew after being cast on daytime television drama, One Life to Live, where he received praise for his work as troubled Navy SEAL vet, Wes Granger. He later went on to star in the film "Dry River Road", where he again played a down and out war vet, and the film got notoriety and fond review at the 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival. Involved in various other projects, Justin is up and back between New York and Los Angeles, where he continues to expand his work.- Actor
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Ken Campbell was born on 10 December 1941 in Ilford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Creep (2004), A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and Law & Order (1978). He was married to Prunella Gee. He died on 31 August 2008 in Epping Forest, Essex, England, UK.- Actor
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Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to parents William Branagh, a plumber and carpenter, and Frances (Harper), both born in 1930. He has two siblings, William Branagh, Jr. (born 1955) and Joyce Branagh (born 1970). When he was nine, his family escaped The Troubles by moving to Reading, Berkshire, England. At 23, Branagh joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he took on starring roles in "Henry V" and "Romeo and Juliet". He soon found the RSC too large and impersonal and formed his own, the Renaissance Theatre Company, which now counts Prince Charles as one of its royal patrons. At 29, he directed Henry V (1989), where he also co-starred with his then-wife, Emma Thompson. The film brought him Best Actor and Best Director Oscar nominations. In 1993, he brought Shakespeare to mainstream audiences again with his hit adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing (1993), which featured an all-star cast that included, among others, Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton and Keanu Reeves. At 30, he published his autobiography and, at 34, he directed and starred as "Victor Frankenstein" in the big-budget adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein (1994), with Robert De Niro as the monster himself. In 1996, Branagh wrote, directed and starred in a lavish adaptation of Hamlet (1996). His superb film acting work also includes a wide range of roles such as in Celebrity (1998), Wild Wild West (1999), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Valkyrie (2008) and his stunning portrayal of Laurence Olivier in My Week with Marilyn (2011), where once again he offered a great performance that was also nominated for an Academy Award.- Kristine was raised on a small self-sufficient farm in upstate New York. As a young girl, she took ballet and studied voice. At 14, she began modeling for Macy's. During her freshman year of high school, Kristine auditioned for and won the part of Marta in the musical The Sound Of Music. The following summer, the now-famous Mac-Haydn Theatre opened in DeBell's hometown, featuring The Sound Of Music as its last show of its season. Kristine auditioned for the part of Marta again, however producers felt her voice was too mature and cast her as the naughty postulant. This was the beginning of a fruitful four performance seasons with The Mac-Haydn Theatre. After graduation from high school and a year at Berkeley College studying Fashion Merchandising, Kristine began modeling for Ford Models in NYC. She later moved into acting and is known for starring in an X-rated film version of Alice in Wonderland . She was on the April 1976 cover of Playboy, photographed by Suze Randall, and appeared in the Helmut Newton pictorial, "200 Motels, or How I Spent My Summer Vacation"( August, 1976), from which 11 original prints were sold at auctions of Playboy archives by Butterfields in 2002 for $21,075 and three by Christies in December 2003 for $26,290. Kristine starred in a number of motion pictures including Meatballs (Bill Murray's first film and Ivan Reitman's directorial debut), Blood Brothers (Richard Gere's first film, directed by Robert Mulligan), and The Big Brawl (Jackie Chan's first American film). Kristine also starred in a number of television pilots throughout the early 1980's, and enjoyed many guest-star appearances in episodic television and movies of the week, including Night Court, and the award-winning soap opera The Young & The Restless. DeBell left the film and television industry in the mid-1980's to raise her children on a thoroughbred farm in upstate New York. Her passion for theater brought her back to the stage, and she began starring in many regional theater productions. One of her most memorable performances was as Blanche Dubois in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. Since moving back to Los Angeles in 2008, she has enjoyed steady work as a film and television actress.
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Kyle Bradstreet was born on 10 December 1979 in Rochester, New York, USA. Kyle is a producer and writer, known for Mr. Robot (2015), Secret Invasion (2023) and Copper (2012).- Lee Zimmer was born on 10 December 1923 in Hillside, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Outer Limits (1963), Nødlanding (1952) and My Mother the Car (1965). He died on 3 December 2006 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Lois Laurel was born on 10 December 1927 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Archive, Last of the Summer Wine (1973) and One Moment Please (1956). She was married to Tony Hawes and Rand Brooks. She died on 28 July 2017 in Granada Hills, California, USA.- Luisina Brando was born on 10 December 1945 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an actress, known for I Don't Want to Talk About It (1993), Nobody's Wife (1982) and Where Are You My Love, That I Cannot Find You? (1992).
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Born in Japan, Makoto Iwamatsu was living there with his grandparents while his parents studied art in the United States, when Japan and the U.S. went to war in 1941. His parents remained in the U.S., working for the Office of War Information, and, at the cessation of the conflict, were granted U.S. residency by Congress. "Mako", as he became known, joined his parents in New York and studied architecture.
He entered the U.S. Army in the early 1950s and acted in shows for military personnel, discovering a talent and love for the theatre. He abandoned his plans to become an architect and instead enrolled at the famed Pasadena Community Playhouse. Following his studies there, he appeared in many stage productions and on television. In 1966, he won an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his first film role, as the coolie "Po-Han" in The Sand Pebbles (1966). He worked steadily in feature films since.
He appeared on Broadway in the leading role in Stephen Sondheim's "Pacific Overtures", and co-founded and served as artistic director for the highly-acclaimed East-West Players theatre company in Los Angeles.
Following a long battle with cancer, Mako passed away on July 21, 2006, at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife, Shizuko Hoshi (who co-starred in episodes of M*A*S*H (1972)) as well, and his children and grandchildren.- Director
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Mark Gantt is a versatile American talent known for his roles as an actor, director, producer, and writer. His career began in the art department, props, and production of feature films, television shows, and commercials.
Mark's on-screen credits include appearances in popular television shows and films such as "Criminal Minds," "American Horror Story: Hotel," "Ocean's Eleven," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Dexter," "Major Crimes," and "The Arrangement" on E!.
Mark gained fame through his role as Neal Bannen in the Streamy Award-winning web series "The Bannen Way." The series achieved over 13 million streams on Sony's Crackle digital video network, becoming the fastest-growing property. It also transitioned into a feature film, reaching audiences through VOD, DVD, iTunes, Amazon, Cinemax, and Sony's AXN Network.
"The Bannen Way" was a hit, ranking as the sixth most-watched web series in February 2010. It received seven nominations at the 2010 Streamy Awards and won awards like Best Drama, Best Director, and Best Actor (Mark Gantt). The series also received the Groundbreaker Award at the 2010 LA Webfest.
Mark's directorial journey started with "Murder In Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story," based on real-life events. Premiering on Lifetime in September 2015, this marked a significant step in his career as a director.
Throughout his career, Mark had the privilege of collaborating with esteemed directors such as Steven Soderbergh, David O. Russell, Sam Raimi, and Robert Rodriguez, enriching his expertise in the industry.
Mark expanded his directorial portfolio with various projects, including "Intricate Vengeance" for Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's New Form Digital studio. His creative prowess extended to directing branded series for platforms like AOL, Lifetime, and the Better Sleep Council.
In 2020, Mark Gantt showcased his directorial skills with two feature films, "A Deadly Price For Her Pretty Face" and "Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate," both making their exclusive debut on Lifetime. Additionally, he crafted compelling commercials and promos for renowned brands like Fox, Capital One, ESPN, Nissan, and GMC.
In June 2022, Mark embarked on his most ambitious project yet, the horror thriller "Soul Mates." Written by Joseph Russo and Chris LaMont, the film revolves around Allison (Annie Ilonzeh) and Jason (Charlie Weber), two unwitting participants in a nightmarish dating service. As they navigate a twisted maze designed by the enigmatic Matchmaker and the duo must find their way out or risk being trapped forever. "Soul Mates" is set for exclusive theatrical release on October 20, 2023, and distributed through Faith Media Distribution.
Mark's storytelling prowess extends beyond acting and directing. He co-wrote "Her Deadly Boyfriend" with writer/director Evan Unruh, premiering on Lifetime on June 1, 2020. Moreover, Mark earned his first solo writing credit for the thrilling "Deadly Infidelity," which premiered on Lifetime on March 25, 2020, further solidifying his reputation as a versatile talent in the entertainment industry.
Mark's role as a producer encompasses projects like "Psychophonia," a thrilling film directed by his wife, Brianne Davis, where he also starred opposite Vedette Lim. Together, they produced two horror/sci-fi films, "The Night Visitor" and "The Night Visitor 2: Heather's Story."
Mark's talents extend to co-writing the Audible Original series "A Devil in the Valley" alongside notable figures like Paul Holes and retired FBI Special Agent Jim Clemente. This riveting series delves into the investigations that successfully connected a series of cold-case murders to serial killers who terrorized Contra Costa County in 1977 and 1978.
In August 2020, Mark Gantt and Brianne Davis launched "Secret Life," an engaging podcast exploring topics ranging from love and sex to money, food, addiction, and hidden taboos. The show features an array of guests, including celebrities and anonymous listeners, who bravely share their deepest secrets.
Mark Gantt's exceptional talent has earned him several accolades, including the Best Director award at the Philadelphia First Glance Film Festival and the Best of the Fest award at the Cinema Series Festival for his short film "Donor." His work on the branded series "Suite 7" earned nominations at the 2011 BANFF Rockies and the 2012 Webby Awards, with Shannen Doherty's performance receiving a Webby award for Best Performance.
Mark trained as an actor and director at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas and Allen Barton for over a decade, eventually teaching acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and conducting workshops on developing web series with Creator Up. In 2011, he hosted the first annual NATPE Digital Luminary Awards in Miami, Florida.
As Mark Gantt's career continues to evolve and captivate audiences, his upcoming theatrical release, "Soul Mates," promises to be another exhilarating chapter in his journey. Get ready to experience his unique storytelling and directorial prowess on October 20, 2023, when "Soul Mates" hits theaters.- Actor
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Mark Moseley was born on 10 December 1964. He is an actor, known for Shrek 2 (2004), Æon Flux (2005) and The Nutty Professor (1996).- Actress
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She is not the older sister of The White Stripes band mate Jack White, as we were originally led to believe. Rather, Megan Martha White, born in Detroit on December 10, 1974, is Jack Gillis White's former wife and current drummer. Meg's drumming style is unique in its simplicity, and Jack has often stated that this simplicity is essential to the White Stripes' childlike aesthetic. Meg has also acted as an occasional vocalist for the band, notably with the track "In the Cold, Cold Night" on the 2003 album "Elephant". Meg made her big screen debut with the Jim Jarmusch anthology Coffee and Cigarettes (2003). The White Stripes concert film White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights (2004) offers an opportunity to see Meg behind the drum kit.- Actress
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Melissa Roxburgh is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012), as Ensign Syl in the 2016 film Star Trek Beyond, as Olivia Tanis in The Marine 4: Moving Target., and as Michaela Stone in the NBC/Netflix science fiction drama series Manifest.- Actor
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Michael Clarke Duncan was born on December 10, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. Raised on Chicago's South Side by his single mother, Jean, a house cleaner, Duncan grew up resisting drugs and alcohol, instead concentrating on school. He wanted to play football in high school, but his mother wouldn't let him, afraid that he would get hurt. He then turned to acting and dreamed of becoming a famous actor.
After graduating from high school and attending community college, he worked digging ditches at People's Gas Company in Chicago. When he quit his job and headed to Hollywood, he landed small roles while working as a bodyguard. Duncan's role in the movie Armageddon (1998) led to his breakthrough performance in The Green Mile (1999), when his Armageddon co-star Bruce Willis called director Frank Darabont, suggesting Duncan for the part of convict John Coffey. He landed the role and won critical acclaim as well as many other Awards and Nominations, including an Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
After suffering a heart attack on July 13, 2012, he was taken to a Los Angeles hospital, in which his girlfriend Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth tried to save his life with CPR. Unfortunately, on September 3, 2012, Michael Clarke Duncan died at age 54 from respiratory failure.- Michael Earl Schoeffling is an American former actor and model, known for playing the role of Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles, Al Carver in Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, Kuch in Vision Quest, and Joe in Mermaids. Schoeffling was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and raised in South Jersey. He graduated from Cherokee High School in New Jersey, and majored in Liberal Arts at Temple University in Philadelphia. In the mid-1980s he began modeling for GQ, and photographer Bruce Weber paid for his acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in Manhattan.
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Newark, New Jersey native, Monique Dupree, also known by the title Tha True Original Gata and in some circles is referred to affectionately as The First Black Scream Queen. She has done independent horror films, fetish, comic-book, catalog and/or alternative modeling, local and national reality television and an occasional cross-over into mainstream television and cinema. This includes music, by way of her band Negro Childe(her former band with her husband) publishing, promotion, internet radio, fitness, production and pro-wrestling. (She tours behind the scenes in wrestling with former ECW star Tommy Dreamer in his promotion House of Hardcore as well as Impact Wrestling.) She is also a professional Cosplayer appearing at events and conventions. The most notable cosplay to date being, Wonderwoman, Nubia, Mohawk Storm and Marie Antoinette. Monique has 10 children with her husband, author Anthony Saint Thomas. She is involved in several grass-root charities and social outreach organizations. To date, Monique has completed upward of 100 films and television projects, inspired the creation of several comic-book heroines and consistently works and is for hire across the country and around the world.- Moyna MacGill was born on 10 December 1895 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Miriam Rozella (1924). She was married to Edgar Isaac Lansbury and Reginald Denham. She died on 25 November 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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FYI: I've written my own BIO. To be honest it felt more sincere than pretending like I hired some journalist to do a ton of research and come up with a non biased presentation. So here it goes.
Nia Peeples- What others have said: is an American actress, singer, dancer. For more than 30 years Nia has graced the screen with her talent and intelligence, her fearlessness and compassion, and her beauty. (Why thank you) Most known for her roles in the hit TV series Fame, Walker Texas Ranger, and Pretty Little Liars as well as her jaunt through the music industry with her number 1 record Trouble and the 3 music shows she hosted in that era, Nia is one of the first multi-racial performers to cross all genres and all platforms helping to lay the groundwork for bridging the gap between ethnic performers and leading roles in Hollywood.
Recently, with her son well on his music path, her daughter heading off to college, and her 4th marriage ending, Nia sold everything and went on "walk about" to realign with her greater purpose. After three years of wandering, Nia has returned with one book under her belt, The Little Apple Tree, and is in the middle of writing her second, "Confessions of a Serial Monogamist, Journey Through the Men I loved to the Me I Love, for which she interviewed all her significant others.
Nia's passion is empowering women and students. She is also a keynote speaker, works very closely with My Saint My Hero creating and launching empowering lines of jewelry, and continues to perform live.
(2018) Nia currently lives in Topanga, CA when she's not fasting at an ashram or studying quantum physics and sacred geometry:)- Olivia Scott-Taylor was born on 10 December 1991. She is an actress, known for Wild at Heart (2006), Doctors (2000) and Holby City (1999).
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Patch Mackenzie is an actress and producer, known for the role of Phyllis on the sitcom, "E/R" opposite Elliot Gould and Jason Alexander, and the movies: Serial, Fighting Back, House Calls, among others, as well as the famous "Girl on the plane" scene opposite Judd Hirsch in TAXI. She was also producer on the critically acclaimed feature Girlfriend and associate producer on the MOW, Broken Promises. Later became an acting coach and subsequently opened Cutler Management which has launched the careers of several young actors such as Austin Butler, Jackson Rathbone, Lindsey Shaw, Johnny Ortiz and Jonathon McClendon, etc. Lives in Brentwood, CA with a vacation home in Ashland, Oregon where she white water rafts, skis and kayaks during the day and takes in the theater at night. Attended Julliard and Carnegie Mellon. Has Afternoon Tea at 4 PM in lieu of lunch several days a week. Member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. FYI: Years ago, someone hacked my IMDB page and got it all wrong. ALL wrong. Patch Mackenzie was not born in December and is not yet 77 years old. I would rather IMDB had left it blank than publish inaccurate info on me written by someone other than me without my authorization. However, IMDB chose to accept info submitted on my life without checking the credibility of the source.- Patrick John Flueger was born on 10 December 1983 in Red Wing, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for Chicago P.D. (2014), Footloose (2011) and The 4400 (2004).
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Paul Hardcastle is a Producer, Composer, Musician, Radio presenter, Writer, Engineer, Multi-Instrumentalist He was born in London Kensington and Chelsea worked in a hi-fi shop and developed an interest in electronics in his teens.
He achieved some acclaim for his early singles notably in 1984 the Electro-funk/freestyle/instrumental track, (Rain Forest) which along with the track (Sound Chaser) hit number two on the dance chart. (Rain Forest) also hit number five on the soul chart and number fifty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100.
Since 1985 Paul has been married to his wife Dolores (*1966). Both have three children - Maxine (*1986), Paul Jr. (*1990) and Richard (*1997).- Peter Michael Goetz was born on 10 December 1941 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Father of the Bride Part II (1995), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) and My Girl (1991). He has been married to Constance Fleurat since 11 June 1966. They have two children.
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Peter Sarstedt was born on 12 December 1941 in New Delhi, British India. He was a composer, known for The Darjeeling Limited (2007), The Leading Man (1996) and Trap for Cinderella (2013). He was married to Joanna Sarstedt and Jill Hall. He died on 8 January 2017 in Sussex, England, UK.- Ralph Alexander was born on December 10, 1993 in Beirut, Lebanon. He graduated from ALBA University with a Bachelor's degree in Film studies and Filmmaking. Upon his graduation, he moved to the United States to pursue a career in film. After establishing himself in Champaign, Illinois, he moved to Chicago to pursue acting, appearing in minor roles in various motion pictures and TV series.
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Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman, also known as Raven, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, executive producer, and director. She began her career as actress, appearing as Olivia Kendall on The Cosby Show (1984) and Nicole Lee on Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992). She starred as Raven Baxter on the television series That's So Raven (2003), for which she was nominated for numerous accolades.
In music, Pearman released her debut studio album at the age of seven, Here's to New Dreams (1993), which saw the moderate commercial success. Her subsequent studio albums, Undeniable (1999), This Is My Time (2004), and Raven-Symoné (2008) saw some commercial success on the Billboard 200 chart. She also contributed vocals to several soundtracks from her Disney projects, including The Cheetah Girls (2003), That's So Raven (2003), and The Cheetah Girls 2 (2005), several of which were certified platinum and gold.
In 2011, she starred in the lead role on the sitcom State of Georgia (2011). She also joined the panel of the ABC daytime talk show The View (1997) from 2015 to 2016. Since 2017, Pearman has reprized her role as Raven Baxter on Raven's Home (2017), for which she was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming.- Actor
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Ray Bidwell Collins was an American actor in film, stage, radio and television. One of his best remembered roles was that of Lt. Arthur Tragg in the long-running series Perry Mason (1957). Collins was born in Sacramento, California, to Lillie Bidwell and William C. Collins, a newspaper drama editor. He started acting on stage at the age of 14. In the mid 1930s, now an established stage and radio actor, Collins began working with Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre (Welles himself called Collins "the finest actor I've ever worked with"), leading to some of his most memorable roles. Having already appeared on radio with Welles in "The Shadow" (a regular as Commissioner Weston) and in Welles' serial adaptation of "Les Miserables" from 1937, Collins became a regular on "The Mercury Theatre on the Air" program; through the run of the series, he played many roles in literary adaptations, from Squire Livesey from "Treasure Island" and Dr. Watson in "Sherlock Holmes" to Mr. Pickwick in an adaptation of "The Pickwick Papers". Collins' best known (albeit uncredited) work on this series, however, was in the infamous "The War of the Worlds" broadcast, playing three roles, including Mr. Wilmuth (on whose farm the Martian craft lands) and the newscaster who describes the destruction of New York. Along with other Mercury Theatre players, Collins made his first notable screen appearance in Citizen Kane (1941), as ruthless Boss Jim Gettys. He would also play key roles in Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) and Touch of Evil (1958). Collins appeared in over 90 films in all, including Leave Her to Heaven (1945), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and Crack-Up (1946), A Double Life (1947), two entries in the "Ma and Pa Kettle" series (as in-law Benjamin Parker), and The Desert Song (1953), in which he played the non-singing role of Kathryn Grayson's father. He displayed comic ability in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) and The Man from Colorado (1948). He may be best remembered for his work on television. He was also a regular as John Merriweather on the television version of The Halls of Ivy (1954) starring Ronald Colman.- Writer
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Reginald Rose was born on 10 December 1920 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for 12 Angry Men (1957), Studio One (1948) and The Defenders (1961). He was married to Ellen McLaughlin and Barbara E. Langbart. He died on 19 April 2002 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.- Scott Capurro was born on 10 December 1962 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Star Wars: Episode I - Racer (1999).
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Terayama Shuji was born the only son of Terayama Hachiro and Terayama Hatsu in Hirosaki City, Aomori on December 10th, 1935; but his birth and name were officially registered on January 10th, 1936. His father, an officer in the "thought police", leaves for the Pacific War in early 1941. He dies in September of 1945 of dysentery on the Indonesian island of Celebes, one month after HIroshima and the end of the war. Terayama himself lived through the Aomori air raids that killed more than 30,000 people when he was 9 years old.
After the war, Terayama's mother was forced to leave Aomori to find work at an American army base in Kyushu. Terayama was left to live with relatives, where he was given a place to sleep behind the screen in a movie theater. In 1954 he entered Waseda University, but soon fell ill with nephrotic syndrome when he was 19 years old. He spends the time working on his own poetry and writings, as well as reading many Japanese and western classics; he was particularly impressed with Leutreamont's Les Chants de Maldoror.
Since 1959, he mainly earned his life as writer of broadcasts or theatric drama. In 1960, he married producer Eiko Kujo, and with her formed the theatre company "Tenjo Sajiki", or the Peanut Gallery in 1967. In 1964, he won the Prix Italia for his radio drama "Yamamba". In 1970 his first feature length film "The Emperor Tamato Ketchup" shocked the world with graphic images of a children's revolt along Nazi themes. He continued to write, produce, direct and generally create some of the worlds best avant-garde art until his death of the terminal illness that plagued him at age 49 on May 4th 1983. Prolific to the end, he published nearly 200 literary works, and over 20 shorts and full length films as well as untold works of theater with Tenjo Sajiki and others.
He has no children, but his art lives on with annual theatre events, and every 10 years a full summer festivals featuring his life and works.- This tiny (4' 11"), appealing, coquettish-looking Hollywood actress had only a few active years in early talkies before her career took a bad hit. A few years after that she joined other shattered 1930s hopefuls (Peg Entwistle, Gwili Andre, Peggy Shannon) as tragic symbols of unrequited stardom.
Sidney Fox was born Sidney Liefer in New York City on December 10, 1907 (many resources inaccurately give 1910 as her birth date), the daughter of Joseph Liefer. Sidney began contributing to her family income as a teenager in a variety of ways - as a model on Fifth Avenue and a lovelorn columnist to, name two. At one point she entertained the thought of a law career, but her acting desires soon took over. She joined a stock company in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where she performed in such shows as "The Big Pond," "Wedding Bells," "The Ghost Train" and "Gregory's Woman."
Back in New York she made her Broadway debut in 1929 with the popular comedy "It Never Rains" at the Republic Theatre, then garnered more attention the next year with another comedy role in "Lost Sheep", which served as her breakthrough into films. Discovered by Universal mogul Carl Laemmle Jr., she was placed directly into a starring role opposite Bette Davis (in her film debut as well) in Bad Sister (1931). In an odd bit of casting, it was innocent-eyed Sidney who played the scheming, vixenish sister and the formidable Bette playing the timid, sympathetic one in a movie that also co-starred up-and-comer Humphrey Bogart.
Guided by Laemle, Jr., Universal continued their buildup of the pert and girlish brunette starlet with appearances in more pictures. Named one of 13 "Wampas Baby Stars" of 1931, she also began making the covers of such movie magazines as "Modern Screen" and "Movie Mirror". Sidney continued making strides in film comedy co-starring with Spencer Tracy in 6 Cylinder Love (1931) and, more importantly, Paul Lukas in Strictly Dishonorable (1931), the latter arguably the best role of her career as the Southern girl who attracts the attention of an Italian opera star (Lukas). Amazingly, she received top billing over Universal horror icon Bela Lugosi in her best-remembered film, Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), but Lugosi easily stole the proceedings from the rather overly dramatic ingénue.
Sidney's performances in film tended toward the saccharine and obviousness and this one-dimensional aspect hurt a number of her films, including the dramatic "soapers," Nice Women (1931), Afraid to Talk (1932) and, notably, Midnight (1934), in which she ineffectively re-teamed with Bogart. Sweet and simple in style, she seemed better suited towards lighter comedy and one of her better films at the time was Once in a Lifetime (1932) co-starring funny guy Jack Oakie. Targeted by gossip-mongers as to her "professional relationship" with Laemmle, Jr., she avoided the Hollywood limelight for a time and tried her luck appearing in such European features as Don Quixote (1933), directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst, and Die Abenteuer des Königs Pausole (1933) [The Adventures of King Pausole], but to little avail.
A stormy marriage to Universal Studios editor Charles Beahan (they married in December of 1932) did not help matters as she became more famous for her tabloid-feeding off-camera life than for the films she was making. They had no children. Her last three pictures -- Midnight (1934), Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) a School for Girls (1934) -- did nothing to reverse her downhill fortunes in Hollywood, although she remained a romantic leading lady throughout her career and was never reduced to bit parts. The following years included some work here and there on the Orpheum Theatre circuit, on radio and a brief return to Broadway in a replacement role. Then there was nothing.
Illness and depression set in, not helped by her unhappy, abusive marriage. On the morning of November 15, 1942, the 34-year-old actress was found dead in her Beverly Hills bedroom by her husband after consuming a fatal number of sleeping pills. A most probable suicide, she was buried in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Queens, New York. Little remembered today, lovely Sidney Fox remains a sad footnote in the Hollywood annals but her pictures still deserve a curious look. - Actress
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Staci B. Flood was born on 10 December 1974 in Santa Clara, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Dancelife (2007) and The Hot Chick (2002).- Stella Keitel was born on 10 December 1985 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Goodfellas (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).
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Stephanie Morgenstern's award-winning career spans many disciplines: beginning as an actor, she branched out into filmmaking, screenwriting, directing and showrunning. She was designated National Indie Treasure by Toronto's Eye Magazine, profiled in Montreal's Voir Magazine as a New Face to Watch, and selected as one of three 'Great Expectations' filmmakers at the Telluride International Film Festival in Colorado.
TELEVISION. Most recently, Morgenstern was Executive Producer on Season 2 of NBC/CTV's medical drama 'Transplant,' developing the season and character arcs with the writing room and writing the Season 2 Premiere episode with Mark Ellis. She has been working as a freelance television director for the last few years on hour-long drama such as 'Nurses,' (NBC/Global), 'Burden of Truth,' (CBC/CW), 'Killjoys' (Space Channel/Syfy), and 'Hudson & Rex' (CityTV).
Morgenstern was Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer and Showrunner, alongside Mark Ellis, of CBC's WWII espionage drama 'X Company.' It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Television Drama in its premiere year and, in the fall of 2017, wrapped its third and final season in Budapest. Morgenstern directed the two-part series finale. Prior to that, Ellis & Morgenstern were Co-creators, Writers, and Executive Producers on 'Flashpoint' (CBS/CTV/Ion), for which they were designated Showrunners of the Year by the Writers' Guild of Canada. They co-wrote twenty of the show's 75 episodes, earning both a Gemini and WGC Award for Best Writing in a Television Drama. The show received the Academy Board of Directors Tribute for Outstanding and Enduring Contribution to Canadian Television in 2013, the 2009 Gemini and 2013 Canadian Screen Awards for Best Dramatic Series, and the Innovative Producers Award at the Banff World Media Festival. The Academy also designated Flashpoint #2 out of the Top 25 Canadian television shows of all time, second only to Degrassi.
FILMMAKING. Morgenstern directed the critically acclaimed 'Remembrance,' a short WW2 drama which she co-wrote and co-starred in with Mark Ellis. It earned a Genie Award nomination for Best Short Live Action Film, won Best Canadian Short at the Worldwide Short Film Festival, and the Jutra Award for Best Short. It was also a Jury Award winner and quintuple nominee (including Best Direction and Best Drama) at Yorktown's Golden Sheaf Awards. 'Remembrance' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, won Certificates of Merit from both the San Francisco and Chicago International Film Festivals, and screened in the prestigious Filmmakers of Tomorrow section at Telluride. She and Ellis won TIFF's national Pitch This! Competition in 2005: the cash prize funded the development of 'Remembrance into longer dramatic form, which later became 'X Company.'
Morgenstern's first short was the bilingual Curtains/Rideau, co-directed with her brother Mark Morgenstern. Like 'Remembrance,' it was a Genie nominee for Best Short as well as a quintuple Golden Sheaf nominee. It earned her the award for Best Script at Yorkton, where she and her brother Mark also jointly won for Best Direction. Curtains/Rideau toured English and French language festivals extensively, and won the Palme D'Or at the Festival mondial du cinema de court metrage in Huy, Belgium.
ACTING. Fluent in English and French, Morgenstern was an actor for over 20 years. Her work spanned film ('Maelstrom,' Denis Villeneuve; 'The Sweet Hereafter,' Atom Egoyan; 'Revoir Julie,' Jeanne Crepeau), TV ('This is Wonderland,' 'At the Hotel,' CBC), and theatre across Canada ('A Midsummer Night's Dream,' Stratford Festival; 'Romeo and Juliet,' Globe Theatre; 'Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet,' Grand Theatre). She also provided the original English dub voice for Sailor Venus in the cult anime series 'Sailor Moon.'
EDUCATION. Stephanie was raised in Montreal where she began her career as a professional actor at the age of 15. She got her BA in English from McGill University, and studied drama at the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts. She then moved to Toronto to pursue her MA at York University's Graduate Programme in Social and Political Thought. Stephanie is also an alumna of the Women in the Director's Chair Master Class, and a graduate of the Berlinale Talent Campus.- Stephen Billington was born on 10 December 1964 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Braveheart (1995), Resident Evil (2002) and Coronation Street (1960).
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Born on December 10, 1978. Summer Joy Phoenix is the fifth and youngest child of Arlyn Phoenix and John Bottom, a carpenter. Summer was raised in Southern California, but spent her teen years in Central Florida, where she was born. She is an active supporter of numerous charities and activist groups, mainly concerning the environment, animal rights and vegetarianism. Summer has also appeared in many print ads in Europe.
Summer was married to actor Casey Affleck. She filed for divorce in July 2017.- Actress
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Susan Dey was born on 10 December 1952 in Pekin, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Partridge Family (1970), L.A. Law (1986) and Skyjacked (1972). She has been married to Bernard Sofronski since 20 February 1988. She was previously married to Leonard Hirshan.- Actress
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Susanna Reid is an award-winning English television presenter. She is best-known for fronting two long-running morning TV shows, Breakfast (2000) (2006-2013) and "Good Morning Britain" (2014-date).
She also appeared as a celebrity contestant on the 2013 series of "Strictly Come Dancing", finishing runner-up to Abbey Clancy.
In 2019, she took part in the annual "Soccer Aid" charity campaign as England's assistant manager, but she was defeated by her GMB co-presenter, Piers Morgan, who was co-managing the World XI team.
Aside from her TV journalism, Reid is also newspaper columnist for the Daily Mail.