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Missi Pyle was born Andrea Kay Pyle on November 16, 1972 in Houston, Texas, and was raised in Memphis, Tennessee. The daughter of Linda and Frank Pyle, she has four older siblings, sisters Debbie and Julie, and brothers Sam and Paul. Pyle attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated in 1995. Since then, Pyle has had a significant career in many films and television series. She has also established in parallel a singing career as a member of the country-rock band Smith & Pyle with actress Shawnee Smith.
Pyle has started an acting career playing a minor role in the comedy film As Good as It Gets (1997) starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt. Her following notable roles were in the sci-fi parody Galaxy Quest (1999), Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002) where she played her first role as a villain, Tim Burton films Big Fish (2003) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) starring Johnny Depp and Christopher Lee, Just My Luck (2006) starring Lindsay Lohan, and Soccer Mom (2008) where she had a double role. Pyle has also played guest roles on many television series such as Mad About You (1992) also starring Helen Hunt, Frasier (1993), The One with Ross' Teeth (1999), Ally McBeal (1997), three episodes of Two and a Half Men (2003), three episodes of Boston Legal (2004), Grey's Anatomy (2005), two episodes of Heroes (2006), and two episodes of The Mentalist (2008). Pyle is also an occasional voice actress, and has voiced characters in one episode of series Family Guy (1999) and two episodes of American Dad! (2005).
Pyle began a career as a singer when she met Shawnee Smith in 2007 while filming an ABC comedy pilot. Pyle stated that her dream was to be in a rock band, and Smith gave her the opportunity by creating the country-rock band Smith & Pyle in Los Angeles, California. Their debut album "It's OK to Be Happy" (2008) was recorded in Joshua Tree, California and was released under their own record label when they became business partners. Their first live performance was in Texas on January 18, 2008 and since then, the band performed in many other states, especially in West Virginia, until May 29, 2010 in California. In 2011, the actresses officially disbanded before their second album was completed.- Director
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David Leitch is a billion dollar film director, actor, stuntman, writer, producer, and stunt coordinator. He co-directed John Wick (2014) with Chad Stahelski, on which he also served as producer. David directed Atomic Blonde (2017) starring Charlize Theron. David also directed the box office smash and critically acclaimed Deadpool 2 (2018). He is also the director of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019).
Leitch was a stunt double for Brad Pitt five times, Matt Damon multiple times as well, including The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).- Actress
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She has show biz in her blood. Martha Plimpton was born November 16,
1970, in New York City to two actors: Keith Carradine and Shelley Plimpton. Martha began
her career at age 8, when her mom had a friend of hers, composer
Elizabeth Swados, enroll her in an actors' workshop. At age 10, she got a small
part in Rollover (1981), and also made a series of Calvin Klein commercials.
Her first substantial film role was as a tomboy in The River Rat (1984); the
following year, Steven Spielberg cast her in The Goonies (1985). Martha met River Phoenix while
they were both filming The Mosquito Coast (1986), but since she was only 15 at the time,
she did not go out with him. Even though she had a small part in the
movie, it established her as a serious actress. Martha appeared in
movies such as the screwball comedy Stars and Bars (1988) and, that same year, she
was paired again with Phoenix in Running on Empty (1988). They dated for a while and
then broke up. For a while, she was engaged to actor Jon Patrick Walker.
As if making movies didn't keep her busy enough, Martha frequently
worked at theaters and made her Chicago debut with the Steppenwolf
Theatre Company Ensemble in "The Libertine" in 1996. As a member of
that ensemble, she received a National Medal of Arts award in the
autumn of 1998. As for movies, Colin Fitz Lives! (1997) and Eye of God (1997) in which she plays
the starring role, have been run at the Sundance Film Festival.
Although some recent movies have had low box office (Pecker (1998) $2.1
million, and 200 Cigarettes (1999) $6.8 million), Martha's performances shine and she
often rises above her material.
Perhaps recalling how important acting lessons were to her as a child,
she donates her time and efforts to the "52nd Street Project" which is
a not-for-profit organization dedicated to matching the inner-city
children with professional theater artists to create original theater,
by writing, directing and performing their own plays. Perhaps one of
the inner-city kids she is coaching will be the next famous actress in
Hollywood.- Actress
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Maggie Gyllenhaal was born on November 16, 1977 in New York City, New York as Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal, the daughter of producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Swedish, English, and German (father) descent.
She made her film debut in Waterland (1992). She had sporadic roles throughout her teenage years though she took a break to attend Columbia University where she graduated w/ a degree in literature in 1999. In addition, she briefly studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, which helped w/ her post-graduation transition back into acting.
Soon after graduating, she had supporting roles in Cecil B. Demented (2000) & Donnie Darko (2001). Her breakout role came later when she starred in Secretary (2002), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. She followed that up w/ supporting roles in 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Adaptation. (2002), & Mona Lisa Smile (2003) among other movies. She received her 2nd Golden Globe nomination for playing a recent prison parolee in Sherrybaby (2006). She followed that up w/ roles in World Trade Center (2006), Stranger Than Fiction (2006) & The Dark Knight (2008).
In 2009, she received great acclaim for her role in Crazy Heart (2009), which earned her 1st Oscar nomination. Since then, she has been seen in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010), Hysteria (2011) & Won't Back Down (2012).- Actor
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Pete Davidson is an American comedian and actor who is a featured player on Saturday Night Live (1975), as of September 2014. He was raised on Staten Island, New York, and is the son of Amy (Waters) and Scott Matthew Davidson. Pete's father, a firefighter, died during the 9/11 attacks.
Davidson attended St. Joseph High School, a Catholic school. Before SNL, he appeared on the shows Wild 'N Out (2005), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003), Guy Code (2011), and in the film School Dance (2014).- Marg Helgenberger is an established dramatic actress whose prominence
has been steadily increasing. Her work has been noted on stage, film
and TV. Most of her career has been spent in dramatic roles on
television, but she has also had a noteworthy presence in feature
films.
Helgenberger earned a degree in drama at Northwestern University. A
talent scout recruited her from there to work on the soap opera Ryan's Hope (1975)
where she appeared over the course of the next four years.
Throughout the 1990s Helgenberger took on numerous roles in made-for-TV
movies and as a guest star on many TV series. In particular she
appeared in many movies made specifically for the Lifetime cable
network and also for Showtime. She won critical acclaim for In Sickness and in Health (1992),
Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998) and Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000).
In TV series she won an Emmy for her portrayal of a hard-bitten
prostitute who catered to Vietnam War soldiers, in the series China Beach (1988).
She also was George Clooney's love interest in a multi-episode arc of the
monumentally successful TV series ER (1994).
In feature films, Helgenberger has appeared in Tootsie (1982), Steven Spielberg's
Always (1989), Species (1995) and In Good Company (2004).
Her greatest claim to fame on the silver screen may be when she played
opposite Julia Roberts as a chemical exposure victim in the popular movie
Erin Brockovich (2000).
Helgenberger is most known for her TV role as a crime scene
investigator in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). She shared in CSI's 2005 Screen Actors Guild
award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series.
In her personal life, Helgenberger is the daughter of a cancer survivor
and is very active in supporting research for breast
cancer. - Actress
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Lisa Bonet was born in San Francisco, California, to Arlene Joyce (Litman), a teacher, and Allen Bonet, an opera singer. She has lived most of her life in New York and Los Angeles; in L.A., she attended Reseda High School and Celluloid Actor's Studio. Her father was African-American and her mother was Ashkenazi Jewish (from a family from Poland and Russia). Her parents divorced when she was young. She began acting in commercials at the age of 11. At age 16, she landed the role of Denise Huxtable in the hit comedy series The Cosby Show (1984). The show made her a popular actress. In the mid '80s, she met Lenny Kravitz at a New Edition concert in Los Angeles. At the time, Lenny was a struggling, unknown musician who went by the name Romeo Blue. It wasn't long after they started dating that Lisa and Lenny's relationship was all over the tabloids. The two lovers were said to be soulmates, as they shared a neo-hippie persona and biracial background (Lenny is also half-black, half-Jewish). In 1987, Lisa and Lenny got married (they went to Las Vegas and eloped), and they had a daughter named Zoë in 1988. By 1989, Lenny had landed a record deal and recorded his first album, "Let Love Rule." Lisa co-wrote a couple of songs on the album and was said to have been the inspiration for most of the album. Lisa even directed Lenny's first video for "Let Love Rule." But Lisa and Lenny's relationship was full of problems from the start, including intense scrutiny from the media and Lenny's reported infidelities. It was around this time that Lisa made a deliberate attempt to shed her "goody-two-shoes" Cosby daughter image by making the controversial movie Angel Heart (1987), in which she had racy nude and sex scenes. The backlash from making Angel Heart (1987) is rumored to have prompted Lisa's exit from The Cosby Show (1984). But with Bill Cosby's help, Lisa landed in another comedy series, A Different World (1987), in which she starred as a student at a historically black university. But perhaps because of her personal problems, Lisa began showing up late for work (or sometimes not at all), and she was fired from the series. She and Lenny separated in a bitter breakup and eventually divorced in 1993. Lenny's second album, "Mama Said," filled with songs about heartache, is said to be mostly about Lisa. After her divorce from Lenny, Lisa faded from the high-profile stardom she had experienced when she was in a relationship with him, while Lenny became more famous than his ex-wife. No longer an in-demand actress, Lisa occasionally made B movies, many of which went straight to video. In 1992, Lisa started dating yoga instructor Bryan Kest. They began living together and it was around that time that Lisa legally changed her name to Lilakoi Moon, although she still uses the name Lisa Bonet for her entertainment career. Lisa has said that she has deliberately cut back on acting so that she could spend more time with her family. However, she did make a brief return to the spotlight in 1998 by co-starring with Will Smith in the big-budget hit movie Enemy of the State (1998), and had an important role in High Fidelity (2000). Lisa has since become friends with her ex-husband Lenny again. And, in an "aren't we all just one big happy family" situation, her best friend is Cree Summer, a former co-star on A Different World (1987) who released an album produced by her long-time friend Lenny Kravitz. It was Lisa who suggested that Lenny produce the album, and Lisa directed a promotional video for the album. As of 2007, Lisa lives in the Los Angeles area with her children.- Actress
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Edgley was born in Perth. She is the daughter of concert and circus
promoter Michael Edgley, known for bringing the Moscow State Circus to
Australia during the 1980s. Her mother, Jeni Edgley, is involved in
managing a 250-acre health retreat. As a child, Gigi Edgley performed
both in and out of school. She also took several years of ballet, jazz,
and character dance. She became mainly interested in acting and had her
first professional theatrical engagement at the Twelfth Night Theater.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Queensland University of
Technology in 1998. In 1999 she began acting steadily in Australia on
T.V. As a believer in the school of method acting, Gigi has developed a
broad set of skills and experiences for her roles. She is proficient in
ballet, jazz, character dance, singing, and martial arts. Her early TV
and film work included several independent productions (with later
Farscape (1999) co-star Anthony Simcoe), as well a guest star spot on the
popular Australian series Water Rats (1996) and a role in Australian TV Mini-Series
titled The Day of the Roses (1998).
She is undoubtedly best known for her role as Chiana on the science
fiction TV series Farscape (1999). She originally was hired for only one
episode, and her character was supposed to die at the end of the hour.
The creators however decided to keep her around for a few more
episodes. At the beginning of Season 2, she was promoted to be a
regular on the show. She appeared in total of 68 episodes of the
series. Her character's nickname (Pip) was actually coined by her
co-star Ben Browder.
Between seasons, she has appeared in other guest starring roles on TV,
including the popular internationally aired series The Lost World (1999) and
BeastMaster (1999). After the cancellation of Farscape she pursued other
projects including a role in the Australian TV drama BlackJack (2003).
She has also appeared in many popular Australian TV shows
such as The Secret Life of Us (2001) and Stingers (1998).
In 2004 She reprised Her role as Chiana in the SciFi Channel miniseries
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2003).
In 2006 She starred as the female lead in critically acclaimed
Australian Drama/Thriller Last Train to Freo (2006). Her role was nominated
for a Best Actress in a Lead Role by the Film Critics Circle of
Australia. She also had a minor supporting role in the 2007 USA Network
TV miniseries The Starter Wife (2007). Also in 2007 and 2008 she garnered two
feature length movie roles. In 07 it was the Sci-Fi movie, Showdown at Area 51 (2007),
and in 08 she was back at work down under in the movie
Newcastle (2008). In 2009 She began work on the Aussie T.V. series Rescue Special Ops (2009) as Lara Knight.- Actor
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Mackenyu was born in Los Angeles, November 16, 1996, and is the son of actor, producer, director, and martial artist Shin'ichi Chiba. Growing up in Los Angeles, he appeared in a few films and TV shows while he was in school and had many interests that included learning to ride horseback, Kyokushin Karate, gymnastics, water polo, and wrestling as well as interest in music that led him to learn piano at age ten and later learning to play saxophone and flute.
Mackenyu rose to fame as an actor after landing the role of Wataya Arata in the Chihayafuru trilogy (2016) that earned him the 40th Annual Japan Academy Newcomer of the Year Award in 2017. His fame grew dramatically after his supporting role as Cadet Ryoichi in the feature Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) and his lead role in the racing action movie Over Drive (2018). Mackenyu was cast as the villain, Enishi Yukishiro, in the blockbuster Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter (2021) and then as Scar in Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge Of Scar and Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation (2022).
In 2021, Mackenyu was cast as Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix live action series adaptation of One Piece (2023), and as the lead, Seiya, in the feature Knights of the Zodiac (2023). Mackenyu also stars in two Disney+ projects in 2023, the original live action/ anime mixed feature, Dragons of Wonderhatch and the drama series, House Of The Owl.- Tammy Lauren was born on 16 November 1968 in San Diego, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Wishmaster (1997), Mork & Mindy (1978) and Homefront (1991). She has been married to Guri Weinberg since 31 January 1997.
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Park Hyung-sik was born on 16 November 1991 in Yongin, South Korea. He is an actor, known for Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017), The Juror (2019) and High Society (2015).- Actor
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One of the truly great and gifted performers of the century, who often suffered lesser roles, Burgess Meredith was born in 1907 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was educated in Amherst College in Massachusetts, before joining Eva Le Gallienne's Student Repertory stage company in 1929. By 1934 he was a star on Broadway in 'Little 'Ol Boy', a part for which he tied with George M. Cohan as Best Performer of the Year.. He became a favorite of dramatist Maxwell Anderson, premiering on film in the playwright's Winterset (1936). Other Broadway appearances included 'The Barretts of Wimpole Street'. 'The Remarkable Mr Pennypacker', 'Candida', and 'Of Mice and Men. 'Meredith served in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II, reaching the rank of captain. He continued in a variety of dramatic and comedic roles often repeating his stage roles on film until being named an unfriendly witness by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the early 1950s, whereupon studio work disappeared. His career picked up again, especially with television roles, in the 1960s, although younger audiences know him best for either the Rocky (1976) or Grumpy Old Men (1993) films. Meredith also did a large amount of commercial work, serving as the voice for Skippy Peanut Butter and United Air Lines, among others. He was also an ardent environmentalist who believed pollution one of the greatest tragedies of the time, and an opponent of the Vietnam War. Burgess Meredith died at age 89 of Alzheimer's disease and melanoma in his home in Malibu, California on September 9, 1997.- From the age of nine, Noah Gray-Cabey has established quite a name for himself, both as a musician and an actor.
Beginning when he was four, Noah performed classical piano in several venues throughout New England and Washington and journeyed to Jamaica for his first tour with the New England Symphonic Ensemble. In July 2001, Noah continued on to Australia, and at age five, became the youngest soloist ever to perform with an orchestra at the Sydney Opera House, as well as the Queensland Conservatory and the International String Convention in Brisbane.
Noah made his television debut in December 2001 and has continued a steady presence, performing on 48 Hours (1988), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), Good Morning America (1975), Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000), The Wayne Brady Show (2002), Steve Harvey's Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge (2003) and The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986). Noah's acting experience includes a guest starring role on CSI: Miami (2002), and three wonderful years on My Wife and Kids (2000) with Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell, where he played the ultra-precocious Franklin Aloysius Mumford - a role for which he earned three consecutive Young Artist Award nominations (one of the nominations - in the year 2006 - he won the Award). Recently, Noah has completed filming on the feature film Lady in the Water (2006), written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan which is due in theaters in the summer of 2006.
Noah, whose hobbies include animals, airplanes, inventing and fencing, lives in Los Angeles with his parents, two brothers, a sister, two dogs and one cat. - Jack Champion was born on 16 November 2004 in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Avatar 3 (2025) and The Night Sitter (2018).
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Gemma Atkinson was born on 16 November 1984 in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Hollyoaks (1995), Devil's Pass (2013) and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008).- This beautiful, stylish, London-born blonde started out quite promisingly on the stage and in late 1960s films before phasing out her career in the 1990s. Joanna Pettet was born Joanna Jane Salmon and raised in Canada. Her father, a British Royal Air Force pilot, was killed in WWII. Her trek to New York to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse paid off with subsequent Broadway roles in "Take Her, She's Mine" (debut: understudy to Elizabeth Ashley), "The Chinese Prime Minister" and "Poor Richard" with Alan Bates, which earned her the Theatre World Award in 1965.
A steady role on The Doctors (1963) daytime soap occurred around this time. Escorted to Hollywood, Pettet stood her ground among the other talented hopefuls such as Candice Bergen, Shirley Knight, Jessica Walter and the late Joan Hackett and Elizabeth Hartman in the glossy Ivy League film soap The Group (1966). Continuing, she proved a diverting love interest in the British thriller Robbery (1967) and in the French/English co-production The Night of the Generals (1967), and was one of the more interesting figures to come out of the elephantine James Bond spoof Casino Royale (1967), in which she played the fetching, exotic-dancing Mata Bond.
A versatile player, she was unfortunately cast in roles that emphasized her beauty rather than her talent. Playboy magazine took an interest, and she graced a nude pictorial in 1968, the same year she married actor Alex Cord. A host of bad films, however, such as Blue (1968) and The Best House in London (1969), put the kibosh on her film career. In the 1970s she was prominently
featured in run-of-the-mill TV movies such as The Weekend Nun (1972), Pioneer Woman (1973), A Cry in the Wilderness (1974), A Midsummer Nightmare (1975) (aka "Appointment with a Killer"), Captains and the Kings (1976), Sex and the Married Woman (1977) and The Return of Frank Cannon (1980). Series work included Night Gallery (1969) and
Harry O (1973), but none of this stretched her abilities. By the late 1970s she was appearing in "has-been" shows like Fantasy Island (1977) and The Love Boat (1977). She was little seen after that; her career ended in low-budget work such as Double Exposure (1982), Sweet Country (1987) and Terror in Paradise (1991). Since then, Pettet has been out of the scene.
She was divorced from Cord in 1989. Her only child, Damien Zachary Cord, fell into a fatal coma after an acute heroin overdose in 1995, aged 26. She later became the caregiver and companion of her friend, actor Alan Bates, until his death from cancer in 2003. - Actor
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Clu Gulager was born William Martin Gulager in Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma. His nickname was given to him by his father for the clu-clu birds (known in English as martins, like his middle name) that were nesting at the Gulager home at the time Clu was born. He grew up on his uncle's ranch as a cowhand and when he was old enough he joined the United States Marine Corps for a stint from 1946-1948. He got the acting bug being in army plays so when he left he used the GI Bill of Rights to study acting. During this time he met his wife, actress Miriam Byrd-Nethery. They wed in 1952 and had two children: John (born 1957) and Tom (born 1965) The couple was married for more than 50 years until her death in 2003 from cancer.
Gulager's career started off as bit parts on popular western shows usually playing the heavy. Shows like Wanted Dead or Alive, Have Gun Will Travel, Laramie, Riverboat. He scored big with The Untouchables as "Mad Dog Coll", which led to him being offered the role of "Billy the Kid" on The Tall Man from 1960-1962, which also starred Barry Sullivan as "Pat Garrett". The show was pulled after two seasons reportedly because the powers that were didn't like kids seeing Billy the Kid as a hero.
His next big break was playing Deputy Emmett Ryker on The Virginian from 1964-1968. During this time he also fared very well as Lee Marvin's sidekick in the 1964 TV film The Killers, which was considered too violent for TV so it went to theaters. Having being burned out being a TV star he tried to break into films, mostly as a character actor. His stand out films were The Last Picture Show (1971, playing Ellen Burstyn's lover), McQ (1974) with John Wayne, and A Force of One (1979) with Chuck Norris, with whom he would later work in the 1990s on Walker, Texas Ranger.
Gulager was also cast in San Francisco International Airport, with Lloyd Bridges, which failed big time. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s he was in almost every show around, playing bit parts. Then the unthinkable happened: he found a second career as a horror film actor; he followed the footsteps of other TV actors who were stuck in TV hell, like Doug McClure (his costar from The Virginian) and Christopher George. Both men found new careers in B-movies and late night horror films. Gulager finally got a lead part in Dan O'Bannon's cult classic The Return of the Living Dead (1985). He also was in A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985).
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he appeared in TV and in the occasional horror flick. In 2005 he started acting in his son's horror films -- the Feasts movies and Piranha DD in his 80s. Not letting age get in his way, he was a horror fan favorite and still showed up at conventions at almost 90.- Actor
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Miguel Sandoval was born on 16 November 1951 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Sharp Objects (2018), Clear and Present Danger (1994) and Jurassic Park (1993). He is married to Linda Sandoval. They have one child.- Actor
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Harry Lennix is an accomplished film, television, and stage actor. His recent credits include Warner Bros.' "Man of Steel", The
CW's "Emily Owens, M.D.", Fox's "Dollhouse," HBO's "Little Britain," as
well as the critically acclaimed series "24" as Walid Al-Rezani.
Harry Joseph Lennix III was born November 16, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, to Lillian C. (Vines), a laundress, and Harry Lennix, Jr., a machinist. He is of African-American and Louisiana Creole descent. He was not always certain he wanted to be an actor. An A student, he decided to act in his high school's play while he waited for the baseball season to begin. Lennix attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he was recognized in "Who's Who Among American College Students." He majored in Acting and Direction at Northwestern and upon graduation stayed teaching in Chicago for a bit, before moving to New York, and from there to Los Angeles, California.
He has appeared in a veritable bevy of movies and guest-starring roles in many popular television shows such as ER (1994), Diagnosis Murder (1993), Century City (2004), and House (2004).
Lennix
made his Broadway debut in August Wilson's Tony nominated play, Radio
Golf. He was seen on the big screen in Working Title's "State of Play."
In 2006, Lennix starred in the Golden Globe nominated ABC show
"Commander in Chief" as Jim Gardner, the Chief of Staff. His other
appearances include the Oscar winning film "Ray," "The Matrix:
Reloaded," and "The Matrix: Revolutions." Lennix received critical
acclaim and a Golden Satellite Award as Aaron in Julie Taymor's "Titus"
starring Anthony Hopkins. A host of other film credits include "Across
the Universe," "Barbershop 2," and "Love and Basketball." Lennix
starred his as the legendary Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. in Showtime's
"Keep The Faith Baby," for which he won a Black Reel Award and was
nominated for both an NAACP Image Award and a Golden Satellite Award.
He continued to make his presence known with recurring roles on "ER"
and "Diagnosis Murder" and other guest starring appearances on shows
such as "Law & Order: Los Angeles." Lennix has directed and appeared in
stage productions across the country, including the Northlight Theater
Company's production of Permanent Collection, at the Greenway Arts
Alliance in Los Angeles. Under his directing consultation, it was
remounted at Los Angeles' Kirk Douglas Theater.
He directed the stage
version of Robert Townsend's The Five Heartbeats, which received 3
NAACP Theater Award nominations and The Glass Menagerie for the
Steppenwolf Theater Company. As a stage actor, Lennix was the first
distinguished recipient of an Ollie Award for his portrayal of Malcolm
X at the Goodman Theater in Chicago and two Joseph Jefferson Citations
for his roles in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Caught in the Act. He
also starred as King Hedley II, another play by August Wilson, at the
Mark Taper Forum. In 2001, he was part of the first American company to
be invited to the Royal Shakespeare Company in the production of
Cymbeline. Lennix has also been extremely active in his native Chicago
community where he was an English and music teacher before becoming an
actor.
He founded Legacy Productions with renowned director Chuck Smith
in 1989. The company is dedicated to promoting significant works about
the African American experience. He is on the staff of the Goodman
Theater Co. He also is active in various civic groups and is on the
Advisory Council for his alma mater, Northwestern University.
He resides in Los Angeles. Harry has two older brothers and an older sister, and often returns to Chicago to visit his remaining family.- Patricia received her first break into acting very soon after she
graduated from Stephens College in the mid 1940s. Almost immediately
after graduating, she received a contract from Columbia Pictures. They
recognized that she had the rare combination of beauty, grace and
intelligence that would serve her well throughout her long and
well-respected career. When she first signed with Columbia Pictures,
she was known as Patricia White. A few years later, in the late 1940s,
she met Philip Barry Jr., who was to become her husband. Philip was a
television producer-director and the son and namesake of the well-known
playwright Philip Barry. By 1950, Patricia began using her married
name, Barry. Patricia and Philip shared a long and happy
marriage that only ended upon his death on May 16, 1998. During their
marriage, they collaborated on several projects. Her husband Philip
wrote and she acted in episodes of Matinee Theatre (1955) in the late 1950s.
Her husband also produced several television programs that she acted
in. They include: The Alcoa Hour (1955), a major dramatic TV series than ran
from 1955 to 1957, a well-known TV horror film called Crowhaven Farm (1970), and two made-for-TV biographies, First, You Cry (1978), and
Bogie (1980). Patricia Barry may well have been one of the hardest working
actresses of her time, having performed over 130 movie and television
roles. She died of age-related causes on October 12, 2016, at age 93. - Actor
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Royal Dano was undoubtedly one of the best, most quirky and striking
character actors to ever grace the big and small screen alike in a
lengthy and impressive career which spanned 42 years.
Royal Edward Dano was born on November 16, 1922 in New York City, to Mary Josephine (O'Connor) and Caleb Edward Dano, a newspaper printer. He was of mostly Irish descent (his mother was an immigrant). Royal ran away from home at age twelve and
lived in such states as Texas, Florida and California. He struck a deal
with his father to continue his education, but still be able to travel
around the country. Dano eventually attended New York University. His
performing career began as part of the 44th Special Service Provisional
Company during World War II. Dano soon branched out to the New York
stage and made his Broadway debut with a small role in the hit musical
"Finian's Rainbow." He was nominated by the New York Critic's Circle as
one of the Promising Actors of 1949. Tall and lean, with a gaunt face,
dark hair, a rangy build, and a very distinctive deep croaky voice,
Dano was usually cast in both movies and TV shows as gloomy and/or
sinister characters. He appeared most often in westerns and worked
several times with James Stewart and director Anthony Mann. He made his
film debut in Undercover Girl (1950). Dano's more memorable roles include
the Tattered Soldier in The Red Badge of Courage (1951), a sickly bookworm
bad guy in Johnny Guitar (1954), Elijah in Moby Dick (1956), Peter in King of Kings (1961), a cattle rustler in The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972), a coroner
in Electra Glide in Blue (1973), a profanity-spewing preacher in Big Bad Mama (1974), Ten Spot in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), a weary factory line
worker in Take This Job and Shove It (1981), a lightening rod salesman in
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983), a caterwauling minister who showed up at the doors of newly widowed wives of test pilots, and sang "Eternal Father Strong To Save" in The Right Stuff (1983). He was a
stuffy high school teacher in Teachers (1984), rascally zombie old-timer
Gramps in House II: The Second Story (1987), a cantankerous farmer in
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988), and in his last part, a cemetery
caretaker in George A. Romero's The Dark Half (1993). Among the numerous TV
shows Dano did guest spots on are Twin Peaks (1990), Amazing Stories (1985), CHiPs (1977), Quincy M.E. (1976), Fantasy Island (1977), Little House on the Prairie (1974), Kung Fu (1972), Ben Casey (1961), Planet of the Apes (1974), Cannon (1971),
Playhouse 90 (1956), Lost in Space (1965), Gunsmoke (1955), Bonanza (1959), Wagon Train (1957), The Virginian (1962), Hawaii Five-O (1968), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958), Night Gallery (1969), Route 66 (1960), The Rifleman (1958), and
Rawhide (1959). Moreover, Dano did the voice of the animatronic Abraham
Lincoln for Walt Disney's Hall of Presidents for both Disneyland and
Disney World. Dano also portrayed Lincoln on the Omnibus (1952) television
series. He's the father of actor Rick Dano. Royal Dano died at age
71 of a heart attack on May 15th, 1994.- Ona Grauer was born on 16 November 1975 in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. She is an actress, known for House of the Dead (2003), Elysium (2013) and Firewall (2006). She is married to Aaron Dudley. They have two children.
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Kimberly Brown began acting in commercials for the Ford Agency at the age of five. She
appeared in her first Broadway show at age seven and made history by
being in three Broadway shows by the age of nine: "Four Baboons Adoring the Sun", "Les
Miserables" and "Showboat". She earned a Daytime Emmy nomination at 11 for
her portrayal of "Marah Lewis" on Guiding Light (1952).- Actress
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- Director
Emma Ishta is an Australian actress known for Stitchers (2015-2017), I Smile Back (2015), and Manhattan Love Story (2014). She studied as a vocalist at the Queensland Conservatory of Music until her modeling career brought her to Sydney, Paris, London, and eventually New York. She is married to New York playwright Daniel McCabe.- Actor
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Mark Benton was born on 16 November 1965 in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Anna and the Apocalypse (2017), Early Doors (2003) and The Second Coming (2003). He has been married to Sarah Gardner since 2002. They have three children.- Actress
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Gwynyth Walsh was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada but was raised in
Vancouver, British Columbia. Walsh earned her Bachelor's degree in Fine
Arts from the University of Alberta and started her career appearing on
stage, across Canada and in the United States, in many classics,
including. For William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing", she won
a Dramalogue Award in the Best Actress Category for her portrayal of
Beatrice. She is perhaps best remembered for the recurring role of the
Klingon B'Etor, sister of Lursa, from the House of Duras in all the
versions of Star Trek, except
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001). She also
appeared in the feature length film
Star Trek: Generations (1994).
Only in the
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
episode
Random Thoughts (1997),
did she not play the Klingon B'Etor. In 1993, Walsh starred in the
psychological thriller
The Crush (1993), where her husband was
played by Kurtwood Smith.
In 1998, Gwynyth began another role she is also well-remembered for,
Dr. Patricia Da Vinci (City of Vancouver Coroner's Pathologist),
ex-wife of the title character, Dominic Da Vinci, in the award-winning
Da Vinci's Inquest (1998).
In 2002, she appeared in the Sci-Fi Channel miniseries
Taken (2002), with
Matt Frewer,
Anton Yelchin,
Rob LaBelle and
Brian Markinson. She has been in many
popular dramas and sci-fi series, in Canada and the United States, such
as Stargate SG-1 (1997),
Supernatural (2005) and
Smallville (2001). In 2006, she
played Esther Heyman in the well-regarded A&E film about the ill-fated
9-11 Flight 93 (2006). The
same year, she played a role in the critically-acclaimed
Commander in Chief (2005),
starring Geena Davis as The President. The
next year, she appeared in the Sci-Fi Channel miniseries
Tin Man (2007), a retelling of "The
Wizard of Oz". She continues to stay busy, both on stage and on camera
and seems to be in demand in Canadian television. She divides her time
between Los Angeles and Vancouver.- Actress
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Brooke Elliott was the star of Lifetime's hit television series Drop Dead Diva for six seasons. For her work on Drop Dead Diva (2009) , she received the 2012 Women's Image Network Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series" as well as the 2010 Gracie Award for "Female Rising Star in a Comedy Series". She was also nominated for a 2014 and a 2011 PRISM Award for "Best Performance in a Comedy Series" as well as a 2009 Satellite Award for "Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical". Brooke began her career in theatre, making her Broadway debut in the Boy George composed/Rosie O'Donnell produced musical, Taboo, where she moved from the ensemble to the leading role of Sue. She later appeared in Schonberg and Boublil's original Broadway musical, The Pirate Queen. She was in the original cast of the First National Tour of Wicked as well as the Broadway tour of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Brooke also directed Season 1 of the web-series, Say Hello.- Actor
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Michael Irby is an American actor and producer. He was born November 16, 1972 in Palm Springs, California USA. He is most known for his portrayal of Charles Grey on The Unit (2006-2009). Other credits include HBO's Barry (2108), Seal Team (2017) True Detective (2015), Almost Human (2014), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), Flightplan (2005), and Fast Five (2011). He will next be seen in the SOA spin-off, MayansMC.- Actress
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The multifaceted Ellen Albertini was a student of dance and piano at
the age of five, and obtained a B.A. and M.A. in theater from Cornell
University. She moved to New York, and studied and worked with the
legendary likes of Hanya Holm,
Martha Graham,
Michael Shurtleff,
Uta Hagen,
Marcel Marceau, and
Jacques Lecoq in Paris. She was an
acting coach before she made her debut film appearance in
American Drive-in (1985), and
later became memorable as the rapping grandmother in
The Wedding Singer (1998),
"Disco Dottie" in 54 (1998) and the homophobic
grandmother in
Wedding Crashers (2005).- Actress
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- Writer
Born in Chicago from Irish parent, blonde, tall and very beautiful, Maeve Quinlan entered in the professional tennis circuit at age 16, appearing in several major tournaments and eventually reaching seed position #95 in world rankings, before turning to acting; she has starred in many films in supporting roles such as The Florentine (1999) with Tom Sizemore, co-star in Totally Blonde (2001) with Krista Allen and also in controversial film Ken Park (2002) in Rhonda's role followed by a role in another film thriller Net Games (2003) with C. Thomas Howell; in 2004, is lead actress in film The Drone Virus (2004) and plays supporting role in film comedy Criminal (2004) with John C. Reilly, while in 2005 she plays another supporting role in The Nickel Children (2005), but Maeve Quinlan is best known for her role as secretary Megan Conley/Brenda in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) series Tv; she then went on to work on many other TV series and films as South of Nowhere (2005) plays Paula Carlin, star and product series Tv 3Way (2008), co-star in Not Easily Broken (2009) with Taraji P. Henson, and is the lead actress star in film Tv Teenage Bank Heist (2012); recently co-star in films as Double Daddy (2015), the thriller The Stalker Club (2017) and in The Sinister Surrogate (2018); Maeve Quinlan continues to act and to be appreciated by directors for her versatility and acting skills.- Actor
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Brandon Larracuente sparks his passion for entertainment and reignites his inspirations at every corner. Pushing the bounds of storytelling, his performances transcend the screen and touch the hearts of viewers. The Thirteen Reasons Why actor continues to explore new creative avenues and roles as he sets himself up for his directorial debut coming in 2022.
Born and raised in New York, Larracuente's original passion was baseball. Playing competitive sports for over 10 years taught him the discipline and dedication that he brings to his crafts each and every day. The actor, who recently started directing, has worked on some of the most socially impactful shows in the past few years. Both Netflix's Thirteen Reasons Why, a show that tackles mental health, and Freeform's Party of 5, a complex drama surrounding immigration, have left views with a sense of representation, education, and meaning alongside entertainment. These stories, the ones that feel real and raw, are the stories that Larracuente's passion was meant for.
Larracuente got his start doing off-broadway plays in New York City before moving to Florida and booking commercial work. Little did he know, an open casting call his mom found on Facebook would turn into his first recurring television role, a 3-year run on television drama Bloodline. Working alongside professional actors turned Larracuente's passion from baseball to acting as he began honing in on his craft.
Once moving to LA, Larracuente's career began to snowball, booking multiple projects including Netflix's Bright. In his spirit of dedication, Larracuente also finished a 4-year bachelor's degree in Communication remotely, studying in between shoots. Brandon Larracuente has since dove into producing and directing. His upcoming directorial debut, short film Saturday Morning is his first project starring alongside his wife Jazmin Garcia-Larracuente. The power couple is working to create a diverse production company with strong values in representation and story that combines their passions for producing, Brandon's love for directing, and Jazmin's knack for writing.
Living by the motto his mother always told him, "remember who you are," Larracuente exemplifies the drive, dedication, and discipline it takes to succeed in Hollywood. By constantly honing in on his crafts, re-igniting his passions, and searching for meaningful projects, Larracuente is set to touch the hearts of viewers for years to come.- Actor
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Milo Gibson, born 16 November 1990. His first leading role is in All the Devil's Men directed by Matthew Hope and co-starring William Fichtner and Sylvia Hoeks will be released later this year. Milo will next be seen starring in the WW II action drama feature Hurricane: Squadron 303, opposite Game Of Thrones' Iwan Rheone. He is the sixth son of Mel Gibson, whom recently came to act, having worked as an electrician before studying drama in Santa Monica, California. In 2016, Milo played a supporting role in the critically acclaimed war film Hacksaw Ridge directed by Mel Gibson with an all-star cast of Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington and Teresa Palmer. Milo's next film cast him as famous mob boss Al Capone in Gangster Land (2017), then he co-starred In Peter Facinelli's Breaking & Exiting, and took on a role in The Tribes of Palos Verdes starring Jennifer Garner.- Brandi Glanville was born on 16 November 1972 in Salinas, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Hungover Games (2014), Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016) and Missing at 17 (2013). She was previously married to Eddie Cibrian.
- Alexa Havins was born on 16 November 1980 in Artesia, New Mexico, USA. She is an actress, known for The Astronaut Wives Club (2015), Torchwood (2006) and Proxy (2013). She has been married to Justin Bruening since 5 June 2005. They have three children.
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During his student-actor days at San Diego State University, Leisure
roomed with Robert Hays. Graduating with a degree in fine arts, he pursued
acting jobs for 6 years before landing a bit part in "Airplane!", which
ironically starred his former roomie. Acting prospects continued to be
dim, and Leisure was living out of his VW bus. Taking a girlfriend's
advice, he joined a workshop on tv commercial acting, and soon started
his spokesman career pitching for Bell Atlantic Yellow Pages and
appearing as superliar "Joe Isuzu" in a series of outrageous Isuzu
commercials.- Although younger brother Dean Stockwell
is perhaps the better known actor of the two, Guy Stockwell was a
strong, seriously handsome and highly reliable performer over the years, appearing in
over 30 films and 200 television shows. The son of Broadway singing baritone
Harry Stockwell, his mother, Elizabeth Margaret Veronica, a former chorus girl/dancer who once went by the stage name of "Betty Veronica," sent both Dean and Guy to an open call
for a 1943 Broadway show entitled "The Innocent Voyage," which was to
star famed acting teacher
Herbert Berghof. The play needed about a
dozen children and, by chance, both boys were cast. Dean went
immediately into films for MGM and became a popular post-war child star
while Guy had to wait until adulthood before coming into his own.
Following high school he attended the University of California where he
majored in psychology and philosophy.
Guy started his career off in minor film and TV bits, then was given
his big break in 1961 as a regular cast member of the outdoor sea
adventure
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
as first mate to star Gardner McKay. He
played the role for one season. Following that in 1963 he became one of
11 performers who made up the company for
Richard Boone's television
anthology series. Guy became a Universal contract player in 1965 and
went straight into several standard tales of adventure and intrigue,
including The War Lord (1965),
Tobruk (1967) and
Blindfold (1966). Initially promoted as
a dashing Errol Flynn type in
swordplay adventures and outdoor epics, the studio had him star in the
remake of Gary Cooper's French
Foreign Legion classic
Beau Geste (1966) opposite another
film up-and-comer Doug McClure. He
co-starred with McClure again, this time as the villain, in
The King's Pirate (1967) while
vying for beauties Jill St. John and
Mary Ann Mobley. He also earned the role
of Buffalo Bill Cody in a remake of Cooper's
The Plainsman (1966). Playing a
villain again in the glossy soaper
Banning (1967) with
Robert Wagner and Ms. St. John,
most of Guy's high-profile roles came off routine at best and the films
failed at the box office. He made his last picture for Universal
co-starring with
Anthony Franciosa in
In Enemy Country (1968) before
his contract ended.
Guy subsequently gravitated towards the small screen and local stage.
He created the Los Angeles Art Theater along the way where he played
leading roles in well-received productions of "Hamlet" and his own
adaptation of "Crime and Punishment.". Gaining respect in later years
as an acting teacher, he wrote a textbook for actors called Cold
Reading Advantage (1991) and taught acting (as an alumnus at the
University of California) for two years in their masters program.
Subsequent character parts in films were a bit offbeat to say the
least, having gained some weight over time. He was also involved in
extensive voice-over work.
Married and divorced three times, he had two children, Doug and
Victoria, by first wife Susan; an adopted son, Kerry, by second wife
Sandy; and had several stepchildren by his marriage to third wife Olga.
Guy suffered from diabetes in later years and died of complications in
2002. He was 68. - Actress
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Christine Harnos was born November 16, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 1986 she signed with Elite Models and worked in both New York and Japan. Soon thereafter she was cast as the female lead in Disney's, The Rescue. She went on to star in numerous films including, Denial, with Robin Wright and Jason Patric; The Cool and the Crazy, opposite Jared Leto; and Universal's, Dazed and Confused. From 1994-2003 Christine appeared as 'Jennifer Greene' on the award winning TV series, ER. She would later star in the critically acclaimed film, Getting Off (Remembering Sex), with Amy Ryan and Garret Dillahunt. In 2003 Christine took a hiatus from acting to pursue a degree in child development at Mills College. In 2006 she co-created the circus outreach organization, Circus Remedy , and continues to serve as its Executive Director. From 2008-2009, Christine also served as Executive Director of the Emma Center, providing female abuse survivors with holistic healing services. Christine returned to the entertainment industry as a producer of the documentary, Here is Something Beautiful (etc., on the American writer Richard Brautigan. She also co-produced the feature film, Halo of Stars, starring Pal Sverre Hagen, Holliday Grainger, Keti Mchedlishvili, Lukas Haas, Harry Treadaway, Janos Derzsi and Lilly Collins, set for release in 2019.- Actor
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James Parks is an American actor who has worked with distinguished
independent film directors Quentin Tarantino, John Sayles, Robert Rodriguez, Kevin Smith, and David Lynch. His career of over twenty years
and his love for acting was inspired by his father, veteran actor
Michael Parks, and began with classical training and work in
Shakespearean theater. He has since worked consistently in film,
television and theater, appearing most notably in Quentin Tarantino's film The Hateful Eight (2015), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Amigo (2010), In ascolto (2006), and in episodes of Deadwood (2004) (pilot), True Blood (2008), and a number of other popular TV series. He stars alongside Caroline Goodall in The Elevator (2015), an
English-language suspense film shot in Rome by Italian director Massimo Coglitore.
Most recently, James Parks plays Niles Gilbert on the TV series The Son (2017) on AMC, with Pierce Brosnan leading the ensemble.
James is also a writer for film and movie events for television.- Actor
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Noted for his dangerous, chameleon-like portrayals while possessing the
scariest-looking pair of eyes in the business, leathery-looking Steve
Railsback has mesmerized us over the years with a number of weird,
often warped roles both on film and television. While never achieving
the degree of stardom deserved, he, like the equally infamous and
unpredictable Dennis Hopper, always
commands interest whether the material is good or inferior.
Born on November 16, 1945 in Dallas, Texas, he was raised in Wichita Falls.
Participation in a local college production of "Cinderella" at the age
of 7 spurred his interest in acting. After graduating from high school,
he took a job as a shoe salesman and eventually made enough money to
leave his native Texas and relocate to New York in order to pursue
acting in 1967.
As a student of Lee Strasberg and the
Actors Studio, Railsback was forced to work menial jobs in order to
initially survive, but he eventually became a regular fixture in the
New York theatre scene in the late 1960s/early 1970s, appearing in such
stage productions as "The Bluebird", "Orpheus Descending" and "This
Property Is Condemned". While working out at the Studio, he caught the
attention of renowned director Elia Kazan,
who noticed his strong potential, and offered the fledgling actor a
showy role in the low-budget film
The Visitors (1972). However, he
returned to the theatre with roles in "The Petrified Forest", "One
Sunday Afternoon" and "The Cherry Orchard" before making his Broadway
debut in the short-lived
José Quintero-directed production
of "The Skin of Our Teeth" starring
Elizabeth Ashley in 1975.
Following a second film role with
James Woods in
Cockfighter (1974) and the title role
in the PBS piece
Charlie Siringo (1976),
Steve delivered one of the most shockingly vivid lead roles ever
present in a miniseries with his all-consuming reincarnation of cult
leader and mass murderer Charles Manson
in
Helter Skelter (1976).
While the new guy on the block was unjustly ignored at Emmy time,
Hollywood could not help but pay attention to this electrifying
performer. Thanks primarily to Railsback, the miniseries was the
highest-rated television movie at the time until
Roots (1977) came along the following
year.
Eager to avoid the threat of being typecast in "psycho" parts, Steve
complemented this infamous role with a much more humane performance in
the miniseries
From Here to Eternity (1979),
tackling the role of Pvt. Robert E. Lee Pruitt (made memorable on
screen by the late Montgomery Clift)
and making it completely his own. His next big movie role, as a
fugitive who happens upon a film set in the bizarre and brilliant black
comedy The Stunt Man (1980) with
the equally compelling
Peter O'Toole, assured Hollywood
that his stunning Charlie Manson portrayal was no fluke.
More cutting-edge parts in a variety of genres came his way throughout the
1980s, but without the quality of production to back them up. Such
films as the mystery
Deadly Games (1982); the Australian
sci-fi thriller Turkey Shoot (1982);
the horror film
Trick or Treats (1982); the
animal adventure
The Golden Seal (1983); the
cocaine abuse drama Torchlight (1984);
the bizarre British sci-fi horror film
Lifeforce (1985); the
John Candy/Eugene Levy
action comedy
Armed and Dangerous (1986);
the rock-and-roll drama
Scenes from the Goldmine (1987);
and the ho-hum thriller dramas
Distortions (1988),
The Survivalist (1987) and
Nukie (1987) more often than not wasted his
unique gifts.
While falling into quirky low-budget or direct-to-video fare for some
time, Railsback has also dabbled in writing, producing and directing on
occasion, such as the Vietnam POW story
The Forgotten (1989). At
the turn of the century, Steve came to attention once again with a
showy role as he delved inside the complex mind of another
schizophrenic madman.
Ed Gein (2000),
about infamous serial killer/cannibal Ed Gein
(in which he also served as executive producer) once again showed
Hollywood that the actor was a master at the game of weird.
Into the millennium, Railsback has appeared in mostly minor films, with
roles in Zigs (2001),
Slash (2002),
Neo Ned (2005),
Syndrome of the Trespasser Island (2004),
Plaguers (2008),
Ready or Not (2009),
Follow the Prophet (2009), Infiltrators (2014), Wild in Blue (2015), Gone Are the Days (2018) and It Wants Blood! (2019). On
television, he has had occasional roles tailored to his off-beat, strange ways guesting on such series as "The Practice," "Family Law," "The District," "The Handler," "Supernatural," "The Mentalist," "Femme Fatales" and "Decker."- Actress
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Francesca Scorsese was born on 16 November 1999. She is an actress and director, known for We Are Who We Are (2020), The Departed (2006) and The Aviator (2004).- Writer
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- Script and Continuity Department
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi was born on 16 November 1993 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for The Color Purple (2023), We Stay Looking (2020) and Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023).- Actor
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Film and television actor, singer, model and dancer with the worlds greatest Pop stars Gustavo Carr is from Irvine, CA by way of Milwaukee, WI. He started working in the entertainment industry as a dancer at a young age landing his very first audition for a television commercial dancing with MC Hammer. He has since danced with Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, The Spice Girls and Paula Abdul. He then transitioned into a modeling career with iconic brands like Harley Davidson and H&M's fashion campaign and short film directed by David La Chapelle. Most people recognize him from his film and television appearances such as playing the male lead opposite of Hayden Panettiere In the Universal Pictures franchise Bring It On " All Or Nothing". He has Guest Stared/Co-Stared in two Emmy nominated TV shows, Hulu's East Los High and CW's Crazy Ex Girlfriend. Gustavo currently has a recurring role in Lee Daniel's new hit TV show Star on Fox where he plays Young Jahil(Benjamin Bratt).
Gustavo is located in Venice Beach, CA.- Actress
- Stunts
Stephi Lineburg was born on 16 November 1982 in Dover, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Richie Rich (1994), Blown Away (1994) and City by the Sea (2002).- Actor
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- Music Department
Dean McDermott was born on 16 November 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Open Range (2003), Due South (1994) and Tracker (2001). He has been married to Tori Spelling since 7 May 2006. They have five children. He was previously married to Mary Jo Eustace.- Actor
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Isaiah is from Atlanta, Georgia. Isaiah always knew he loved to entertain people everywhere he went but never knew how far it would get him. He always took an interest in acting but never knew where that interest would lead him. In 2009 he finally started acting seriously with his depute in a student film called "no way out." After his experience on that set he loved the craft of acting even more. Since then he took years to train and learn techniques that worked best for him. He trained with Carl Ford and many more great acting coaches. After he discovered himself as an actor, worked on multiple short films, T.V. pilots, movies, PSA's (public service announcements). He's even found himself helping behind the camera as well with being apart of a sound crew and being a production assistant. With having this training and experience under his belt he was able to sign with an agency. Isaiah plays Leon Simmons on FX's Snowfall.- Actress
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India Ennenga was born on 16 November 1994 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Treme (2010), The Irishman (2019) and The Returned (2015).- Actress
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Eva Pope was born on 16 November 1967. She is an actress and producer, known for Somewhere Boy (2022), Maternal (2023) and Waterloo Road (2006). She is married to Laurence Lassalle. They have one child. She was previously married to Laurence Lassalle.- Actress
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One of the saddest tales ever to come out of Hollywood has to be that
of Barbara Payton. A blue-eyed, peroxide blonde sexpot who had a lot
going for her, her life eventually disintegrated, mostly by her own
doing. Things started out well enough for Barbara Lee Redfield, born on
November 26, 1927, in Cloquet, Minnesota. From a modest, blue-collar
background, she grew up to be a drop-dead gorgeous young woman and,
following a quickie marriage at age 19, decided to leave home for good
to try to capitalize on her good looks in Tinseltown. She headed for
Hollywood in 1948 and, within a short time, was placed under contract
by Universal, where she began the typical starlet route of bit parts.
She reached her peak with routine but promising co-star work opposite
James Cagney in Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950), Gary Cooper in Dallas (1950) and Gregory Peck in Only the Valiant (1951). Although
her talent was overshadowed by her brassiness and looks, her slightly lurid appeal seemed to be enough to carry her through.
Caught up in the glitz and glamour, however, her career started taking
second place to a reckless life full of capricious romances involving a
number of top stars and producers, many of them married. One of her
more famous trysts ended up making headlines for her, and none of them
favorable. She was juggling two boyfriends at the same time, classy "A"
actor Franchot Tone and muscular "B" actor Tom Neal, and they fought almost to
the death for Barbara's affections. On September 13, 1951, the men
engaged in a deadly brawl and when it was over, Tone was in the
hospital with broken bones and a brain concussion. Barbara ended up
with both a black eye and a tarnished reputation. She married Tone
after he recovered, but left him after only seven weeks and returned to
the violence-prone Neal. That abusive relationship lasted four years,
though they never married. During that time Barbara's career had
plummeted to the point where she was making such dismal features as
Bride of the Gorilla (1951). She went to England to try to rejuvenate her career, but no
dice; it was over and her life was skidding out of control. Her once
beautiful face now blotchy and her once spectacular figure now bloated,
Barbara sank deeper into the bottle. From 1955 to 1963 there were
various brushes with the law - among them passing bad checks, public
drunkenness and, ultimately, prostitution. She was forced to sleep on
bus benches, was beaten and bruised by her tricks, and lost teeth in
the process. In 1967, after failed efforts to curb her drinking, she
finally moved in with her parents in San Diego to try to dry out. It
was too late. On May 8, 1967, the 39-year-old former starlet was found
on the bathroom floor - dead of heart and liver failure. Somehow
through all this misery she managed a tell-all book ironically entitled
"I Am Not Ashamed" (1963).- Actor
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Versatile actor with over 100 Film and TV credits. Many Guest TV appearances. Comedies and dramas.
Usually plays blue collar/tough guy characters. Television Academy Member. Screen Actors Guild over 20 years.
Started his career in New York City and made his way to Los Angeles in 2001.
US Navy Veteran. Son of Italian Immigrants. Animal Lover.- Actor
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Demore Barnes was a shy student at Sir Oliver Mowat High School in
Toronto when some friends cajoled him into hosting the school's
Christmas assembly. The performance was a hit, giving Barnes the
confidence to try out for Squawk Box, a sketch comedy show on YTV.
(Canada's version of Nickelodeon) He was eighteen years old, and it was
his first professional audition. He got the job. And the beginning of a
career in acting was launched. The show lasted one season, by which
time Barnes knew he wanted to pursue acting as a career. He applied to
Ryerson University's theatre program, but a successful audition for the
CBC kids show," Street Cents", sidetracked his academic aspirations.
He spent the next three seasons on the show doing sketch comedy.
"Street Cents" allowed him to hone his comedic talents, but he felt the
need to expand his range and challenge himself. For a while, that
something else was a series roles in television and movies and cable
shows, including a turn as the tribal warrior, Mudo on the nationally
syndicated Tia Carrere show," Relic Hunter." Also, in the television
movies, "White Lies", with Sarah Polley and Lynn Redgrave, "Second
String" starring Jon Voight, "Blackout" with Jane Seymour In less than
a year, Barnes was cast as Benjamin Hardaway on "The Associates", and
thrust into a media maelstrom. For that role, Demore was nominated for
two consecutive years for the Gemini award (Canada's equivalent of
Emmy) as Best Lead Actor in a drama series. In addition, Demore was the
winner of the BFV and Black Film Award for best performance in a
dramatic series.
"The Associates" lasted two seasons, after which Demore he was ready
for a big change: moving to Los Angeles It was a tough decision, but it
was clear at that point that the roles that Demore was seeking were
often cast long before they came to Canada. It was a huge decision for
someone with such close ties to family and friends, who loved his
career and his country, but the next logical step, nonetheless.
Demore arrived in Los Angeles in January 2003. He fully expected to
step off the plane and start working; after all, that was always the
case. Everything had fallen into his lap. This was not the case. What
did fall into his lap, however, was an opportunity to work with the
acting coach Larry Moss. Once again, he was in the right place at the
right time. One phone call and he was in. Demore had no idea how
extraordinarily difficult it was to be accepted into a class with the
man for whom there was always a one year waiting list. For the first
time, Demore was having an opportunity to study acting. He studied and
waited and believed in himself. As a Canadian with no working papers he
had to wait for the right project and the right role.
And then came The Unit. After Demore's first audition for David Mamet,
Mamet looked up at him and said, what you just did there is what they
call demanding the part. You just demanded that part". Demore's
response was decidedly Demore, "Well, I do want the part, David". And
the rest as they say, was history.