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- Alex Breckenridge was born on May 15 1982 in Darien, Connecticut before
moving to California when she was 12. Breckenridge first got an
interest in acting at 13 when she performed in local theater
productions and soon moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.
Her first film was the independent comedy picture Locust Valley (1999). She followed
up this performance with guest spots on several successful series,
including Dawson's Creek (1998) and Freaks and Geeks (1999), and supporting roles in the films
Big Fat Liar (2002), Orange County (2002) and the short film D.E.B.S. (2003), which won the award for
Best Short at the 2003 New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. After
appearing on the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), Alex was offered her own series, the
UPN drama pilot Mystery Girl. Sadly, UPN chose to have only one
female-led detective series in the 2004-2005 season and Mystery Girl
was not picked up. In 2005, Alex appeared in the ABC Family movie
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005) and took on the role of Michele Weinberger, played by Lisa Kudrow
in the original 1997 film. She also began work on the animated sitcom
Family Guy (1999), voicing celebrities such as Cybill Shepherd and Christina Aguilera. In 2006, Alex
is breaking into the mainstream with a lead role in the comedy movie
She's the Man (2006). She currently lives in Hollywood. - Actor
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- Director
Imposing, barrel-chested and often silver-haired Brian Dennehy was a prolific US actor, well respected on both screen and stage over many decades. He was born in July 1938 in Bridgeport, CT, and attended Columbia University in New York City on a football scholarship. Brian majored in history, before moving on to Yale to study dramatic arts. He first appeared in minor screen roles in such fare as Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Semi-Tough (1977) and Foul Play (1978) and proved popular with casting directors, leading to regular work. However, he really got himself noticed by movie audiences in the box-office hit First Blood (1982) as the bigoted sheriff determined to run Vietnam veteran "John Rambo" (played by Sylvester Stallone) out of his town. Dennehy quickly escalated to stronger supporting or co-starring roles in films including the Cold War thriller Gorky Park (1983), as a benevolent alien in Cocoon (1985), a corrupt sheriff in the western Silverado (1985), a tough but smart cop in F/X (1986) and a cop-turned-writer alongside hit man James Woods in Best Seller (1987). In 1987, Dennehy turned in one of his finest performances as cancer-ridden architect "Stourley Kracklite" in Peter Greenaway's superb The Belly of an Architect (1987), for which he won the Best Actor Award at the 1987 Chicago Film Festival. More strong performances followed. He reprised prior roles for Cocoon: The Return (1988) and F/X2 (1991), and turned in gripping performances in three made-for-TV films: a sadistic small-town bully who gets his grisly comeuppance in In Broad Daylight (1991), real-life serial killer John Wayne Gacy in the chilling To Catch a Killer (1992) and a corrupt union boss in Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992). In 1993, Dennehy appeared in the role of police "Sgt. Jack Reed" in the telemovie Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993), and reprised the role in four sequels, which saw him for the first time become involved in co-producing, directing and writing screen productions! Demand for his services showed no signs of abating, and he put in further memorable performances in Romeo + Juliet (1996), as bad-luck-ridden "Willy Loman" in Death of a Salesman (2000) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award), he popped up in the uneven Spike Lee film She Hate Me (2004) and appears in the remake Assault on Precinct 13 (2005). The multi-talented Dennehy also had a rich theatrical career and appeared both in the United States and internationally in dynamic stage productions including "Death of a Salesman" (for which he picked up the 1999 Best Actor Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award), "A Touch of the Poet", "Long Day's Journey into Night" (for which he picked up another Tony Award in 2003) and in Eugene O'Neill's heart-wrenching "The Iceman Cometh."- Actor
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John started the improvisational duo group, "Sal's Meat Market", in
Bridgeport, Connecticut with fellow actor and friend Ray Hassett. He was later affiliated
with the ensemble group, "The Downtown Cabaret". Coincidentally, he was
a friend of Susan Ryan, the mother of
Meg Ryan. A mutual friend, also associated with
"The Downtown Cabaret", was the daughter-in-law of actress
Mabel Albertson, the sister of actor
Jack Albertson.- Actor
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Robert Mitchum was an underrated American leading man of enormous ability, who sublimated his
talents beneath an air of disinterest. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Ann Harriet (Gunderson), a Norwegian immigrant, and James Thomas Mitchum, a shipyard/railroad worker. His father died in a train accident when he was two, and Robert and his
siblings (including brother John Mitchum, later also an actor) were raised
by his mother and stepfather (a British army major) in Connecticut, New
York, and Delaware. An early contempt for authority led to discipline
problems, and Mitchum spent good portions of his teen years adventuring
on the open road. He later claimed that on one of these trips, at the age of 14, he was
charged with vagrancy and sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, from which
he escaped. Working a wide variety of jobs (including ghostwriter for
astrologist Carroll Righter), Mitchum discovered acting in a Long Beach,
California, amateur theater company. He worked at Lockheed Aircraft,
where job stress caused him to suffer temporary blindness. About this
time he began to obtain small roles in films, appearing in dozens
within a very brief time. In 1945, he was cast as Lt. Walker in Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
and received an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor. His star
ascended rapidly, and he became an icon of 1940s film noir, though
equally adept at westerns and romantic dramas. His apparently lazy
style and seen-it-all demeanor proved highly attractive to men and
women, and by the 1950s, he was a true superstar despite a brief prison
term for marijuana usage in 1949, which seemed to enhance rather than
diminish his "bad boy" appeal. Though seemingly dismissive of "art," he
worked in tremendously artistically thoughtful projects such as
Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter (1955) and even co-wrote and composed an oratorio produced
at the Hollywood Bowl by Orson Welles. A master of accents and seemingly
unconcerned about his star image, he played in both forgettable and
unforgettable films with unswerving nonchalance, leading many to
overlook the prodigious talent he can bring to a project that he finds
compelling. He moved into television in the 1980s as his film
opportunities diminished, winning new fans with The Winds of War (1983) and War and Remembrance (1988).
His sons James Mitchum and Christopher Mitchum are actors, as is his grandson Bentley Mitchum.
His last film was James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997) with Casper Van Dien as James Dean.- Actor
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A social misfit, was kicked out of every school he ever attended, due
to his uncontrollable wit. His mother (Frances) died of breast cancer
when Richard was 18. His father (Charles) committed suicide when he was
22. A dedication is written to him in Richard Belzer's "UFOs, JFK, and
Elvis: Conspiracies You Don't Have To Be Crazy To Believe" (Ballantine
Books, 1999).- Actor
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Kyle was born in 1983 to a pharmacological lecturer and a former
concert pianist. Though born in Bridgeport, Connecticut he was brought
up in Alexandria, Virginia and studied History of Art at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg. However he abandoned his studies to come
to England and enroll at RADA, where he met his wife, actress Phoebe
Fox, whom he married in 2010. Since graduating Kyle has garnered
excellent reviews for his stage work in 'The Government Inspector' at
the Young Vic, 'The Faith Machine' at the Royal Court and 'Long Day's
Journey into Night' at the Apollo, as well as playing Gaveston in the
National's controversial 'Edward II'. On television he contributed an
excellent cameo in the sitcom 'Bad Education' as an all-American boy
who was actually from Dudley in the Midlands and played sympathetic but troubled Francis in the BBC remake of 'Poldark'.- Actor
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Connecticut-born actor Bill Smitrovich (on May 16, 1947) started his
acting career rather late. A Masters degree holder from Smith College
and a former acting teacher at the University of Massachusetts, the
hefty actor earned his big break in an understudy role in the world
premiere of Arthur Miller's "The American Clock" at the Spoleto Festival, a
production that went to Broadway. Other stage parts have included "Food
from Trash," "Requiem for a Heavyweight," "Far East" and "Frankie &
Johnny at the Claire de Lune." Bill was a founding member of the No
Theatre Company, now in association with the Wooster Group, whose
members included Willem Dafoe and the late Spalding Gray. Bill made his 1978 New
York debut in the company's production of "The Elephant Man."
In the early 1980s he started tackling film and TV roles, often playing good
cops and assorted villainous types. He made his film debut in a small
role in A Little Sex (1982) and went on to play a prime part in the TV-movie pilot
of Miami Vice (1984). A co-starring detective part on the series Crime Story (1986) led to
more visibility. He finally became a household face (if not quite a
name) as former construction worker-turned-restaurateur Drew Thatcher,
the father of three on the critically acclaimed dramatic series
Life Goes On (1989). Co-starring with Patti LuPone (of "Evita" fame), they played
parents to a son born with Down Syndrome (portrayed by Chris Burke). The
much-admired family-oriented show, which went on to deal with other
topical themes such as AIDS, lasted four seasons.
Since then Bill has
involved himself in raising public consciousness and sensitivity of
Down Syndrome. He has hosted the annual "Life Goes On Celebrity Golf
Classic" for the Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles. Following
this TV success, Bill co-starred on the A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001) with Timothy Hutton and
Maury Chaykin, had a recurring chief prosecutor role on The Practice (1997) and played a
lieutenant in the Fox hit series Millennium (1996). His many film roles include
Key Exchange (1985), Renegades (1989), The Trigger Effect (1996) with Dermot Mulroney, Independence Day (1996) with Will Smith, a
strong role as a public defender in Rob Reiner's Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Air Force One (1997) and,
more recently, as a general in Kevin Costner's Cuban Missile Crisis drama
Thirteen Days (2000). He also played Alexander Haig in the TV-movie biopic on Ronald Reagan
starring James Brolin and Judy Davis.
Married to Shaw Purnell and the father of two, he has played a number of high-ranking officials, both good or corrupt, over the years. Most of Bill's recent work into the millennium has been on the small screen with guest appearances on such popular shows as "Nash Bridges," "NYPD Blue," "24," "Numb3rs," "Law and Order," "Criminal Minds," "Brothers & Sisters," "Desperate Housewives," "Boston Legal," "Castle," "Californication," "Two and a Half Men" and "Grey's Anatomy," with regular/recurring roles on such series as The Practice (1997), Without a Trace (2002), The Event (2010), The Last Ship (2014) Dynasty (2017). Occasional big screen supports include Thirteen Days (2000), Iron Man (2008), The Rum Diary (2011),Eagle Eye (2008), Ted (2012) and its sequel Ted 2 (2015), The November Man (2014), Bitch (2017) and Valley of Bones (2017)- Actor
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John Newman Mitchum was the September child of a Norwegian mother and
an Irish/Blackfoot father whom he never knew, as he was killed in a
tragic train yard accident in 1919. His two-years-older brother Robert
filled the role as best as he could, while their older sister Annette
studied the lively arts and eventually joined a traveling vaudeville
team. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the young family moved to Rising
Sun, Delaware, where farm life didn't agree with the young boys. Scarce
opportunities took them to New York City, where the streets of Hell's
kitchen taught the brothers to fight, a skill they developed so well
they earned the moniker 'them ornery Mitchum boys'. Eventually, when
the Great Depression deepened, the family was forced to separate with
the intention of meeting up with sister Annette, who had married a
sailor and moved to California, changing her name to Julie. The teenage
boys set out with little more than clean handkerchiefs to find their
way across the country by the only means they could: hitchhiking and
riding the rails. Their somewhat aimless journey took them to places
they had never been; where their Eastern accents were not welcome, so
they quickly learned that accurately mimicking the local dialect would
keep them out of trouble--some of the time! While brother Robert fairly
quickly discovered his place in Hollywood legend, John sought his
destiny on the high seas, professionally boxing, or conducting a choir.
When the opportunity for acting came along John found his perfect niche
as a character actor, mostly playing heavies since he was an imposing
figure of a man. John's roles had him playing alongside a wide range of
celebrities, from Humphrey Bogart in "Knock On Any Door" (1949) to
Gladys Knight in "Pipe Dreams" (1976), Clint Eastwood of "Dirty Harry"
(1971) to John Wayne in "Chisum" (1970), appearing in 58 films overall.
It was during production of "Chisum" that John Wayne offered his voice
for an anthology of John's poetry that seeks to uplift US
culture, "America, Why I Love Her", a recording for which Mitchum was
nominated for a Grammy in 1973. John was a consummate storyteller (as
was his brother Robert), and with his fascination with US history
in particular he was ever-ready to regale anyone with a thoughtful,
interesting, and insightful anecdote, especially if a guitar was
available. It was the wedding of music and history that brought him to
create the recording "Our Land, Our Heritage" with Dan Blocker; big
"Hoss" from "Bonanza", in 1964. Mitchum had some recurring roles
throughout his television career; such as "Pickalong" from "Riverboat",
or "Hoffenmueller" from "F-Troop", over 150 appearances in all during
the span of a half-century career. The brothers Mitchum legacy has been
well-preserved in his often hilarious autobiography, "Them Ornery
Mitchum Boys", published in 1989. The subjects range from brother
Robert escaping a Georgia chain-gang to his "poontang" interview; from
John surviving an attacking whale on a three-masted schooner to his
adventures riding the rails, developing a great love and respect for
the people of the United States.- Actress
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Actress, author, producer, and Photoplay's "Most Popular Actress of
1961," the daughter of Ice Capades skating stars and choreographers
Nathan and Edith Walley. She was skating with her parents at age three,
but resisted her father's urging to continue, opting to study acting at
the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts. Her stage debut was at 14, in a
summer-stock production of "Charley's Aunt". When she moved to Arizona
to raise her three sons, she co-founded two children's theater
companies (Pied Piper Productions and Sedona Children's Theater),
introducing live theater and teaching acting to disadvantaged children.
She also founded the Swiftwind Theater Company, writing film scripts
and training American Indian actors and production-crew members. Her
1990 short film Legend of 'Seeks-to-Hunt-Great' (1989), starring Michael Horse, was awarded the National
Cine Golden Eagle, the Oklahoma Tribal Council Award for best fiction
film, the 1991 Algrave (Portugal) International Video Festival
best-of-festival award, and the American Indian Film Festival's best
short-subject award. She incorporated the story line -- an Indian boy's
appreciation of nature while following a mountain lion -- into her 1993
children's book "Grandfather's Good Medicine." Deborah Walley also
wrote scripts for her own production companies, for other children's
films, and for Disney Animation, for which she supplied cartoon
voice-overs.- Actor
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Handsome, rugged, and talented Italian-American actor Tony Musante was
born on June 30, 1936 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to an accountant
father and a school teacher mother. He attended both Northwestern
University and Oberlin College. Tony worked as a school teacher prior
to beginning his acting career in Off-Broadway theater in 1960. In 1962
Musante married his writer wife Jane Sparkes. He made his film debut in
1965 in "Once a Thief." Musante gave a chillingly believable and
electrifying portrayal of nasty punk hoodlum Joe Ferrone in the harsh
and hard-hitting "The Incident," a role which he had previously played
in the hour long made-for-TV drama "Ride With Terror." Tony won a best
actor award at the Mar del Plata Film Festival for his outstanding
performance in "The Incident." Musante went on to act in a handful of
features made in Italy; he was especially memorable as brash Mexican
revolutionary Paco Roman in the superior spaghetti Western "The
Mercenary" and as imperiled American writer Sam Dalmas in Dario
Argento's masterful giallo murder mystery thriller "The Bird With the
Crystal Plumage." In addition, Tony played more than his fair share of
Mafiosa types: He was genuinely frightening as vicious hit man Paul
Rickard in "The Last Run;" spot-on as smooth heel Eddie Hagan in Robert
Aldrich's supremely gritty "The Grissom Gang;" excellent as Eric
Roberts' mob-connected Uncle Pete in "The Pope of Greenwich Village;"
and once again splendid as shrewd mob capo Nino Schibetta on the gritty
cable TV prison drama "Oz." Musante had a starring role as real life
chameleon-like New Jersey cop Dave Toma on the short-lived TV series
"Toma." After Tony left the show due to creative differences with the
producers, the program was changed to "Baretta" with Robert Blake in
the lead. Among the TV shows Musante had guest spots on are "The Alfred
Hitchcock Hour," "The Fugitive," "Marcus Welby, M.D.," "The Rockford
Files," "Medical Story" (Tony was nominated for an Emmy award for his
performance in the episode "The Quality of Mercy"), "Police Story,"
"The Equalizer," "Night Heat," and "Nothing Sacred." Moreover, Tony had
a recurring part on the popular daytime soap opera "As The World
Turns." On stage Musante appeared in the Broadway productions of "P.S.,
Your Cat Is Dead!" (Tony was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his
acting in this particular play), "A Memory of Two Mondays/27 Wagons
Full of Cotton," and "The Lady from Dubuque." Musante died at age 77 on
November 26, 2013 in New York City.- Music Artist
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John Mayer was born on 16 October 1977 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Bucket List (2007), Vengeance (2022) and Vampire Academy (2014).- Actress
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Adriana was born into an operatic family. Her father Guido, an immigrant from Italy, taught music in New York City. Her mother Maria, originally from Naples, sang at the Royal Opera. Her sister Louise was a noted opera singer & voice teacher. At 18, she was chosen by Walt Disney to voice Snow White in his first full-length animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). He had been looking for a fresh as well as natural voice & asked her father if any of his students might be suitable. Upon hearing Adriana's voice, he
realized his search was over. In the days of studio contracts & indenture, Walt wanted to keep the mystery of Snow White's voice,
so except for a bit part in The Wizard of Oz (1939), she didn't do any other film work. When Jack Benny wished to have her appear on his radio show, Walt refused-he owned the voice & it couldn't be used anywhere else. She tried opera singing, invested in real estate & the stock market while living a full life.- Producer
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Dan Curtis was born on 12 August 1927 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Burnt Offerings (1976), Dark Shadows (1966) and War and Remembrance (1988). He was married to Norma Mae Curtis. He died on 27 March 2006 in Brentwood, California, USA.- Actress
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This pert and pretty number was probably better known for her
not-so-private off-camera escapades than for her commendable "B" work
as a light comedienne in 30s and 40s films. Nevertheless, actress Arline Judge enlivened a number of them with her blue-eyed, brunette beauty and
colorful characterizations. Her numerous marriages and divorces (8)
equaled that of the more notable Hollywood husband-hunter Lana Turner. She topped Ms. Turner only if you consider that Arline married 8 different men; Lana's eight marriages included one remarriage (to actor Stephen Crane). The two ladies even shared an ex-husband!
Connecticut-born Arline arrived on February 21, 1912. Her father, a
newspaperman, moved his family to New York City while Arline was still
young. She was eventually enrolled at the Ursuline Academy in the Bronx
where, among other things, she studied dance. Briefly working in
vaudeville, nightclubs and other New York musical shows, the
petite-framed, eye-catching chorine was noticed for films in 1930 by an RKO
talent agent who spotted her in the Broadway revue "The Second Little
Show," and signed.
Arline made her film debut with a flashy bit part in Bachelor Apartment (1931). After
appearing fairly non-descriptively in An American Tragedy (1931) and Three Who Loved (1931), among
others, she finally had people taking notice of her as a tawdry
good-time girl in Are These Our Children (1931). 1931 also marked the year of marriage #1 to Wesley Ruggles, nearly 24 years her senior (she was 19; he was 42), who directed her in the afore-mentioned movie. She subsequently gave birth to their son Wesley, Jr. Nicknamed "One-Take Sally", Arline proved adaptable at both snappy comedy and teary drama, easily alternating her services between
a wacky Wheeler and Woolsey farce such as Girl Crazy (1932) or Helen Twelvetrees weepie such as
Young Bride (1932). Her characters were often more trouble than they were worth as
her scheming waitress in Is My Face Red? (1932) and adulterous wife in Flying Devils (1933) can
attest.
After losing her RKO contract in 1933, Arline freelanced with lesser
studios as various suspiciously-motivated ladies and was often cast for
amusement. She enjoyed her many couplings with comic actor Jack Oakie in
Looking for Trouble (1934), Shoot the Works (1934) and King of Burlesque (1936), and also worked time and again with her
husband in the films Roar of the Dragon (1932), Shoot the Works (1934)Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936).
Arline could always be counted on to sparkle up lightweight comedy
material such as College Scandal (1935), Here Comes Trouble (1936) and, the Sonja Henie capade One in a Million (1936) with
her trademark effervescence.
Divorced from Ruggles by 1937, she immediately got caught up in a
tabloid triangle that resulted in marriage #2 (only hours after her
divorce was finalized) with one of her battling beaus, Daniel Reid
Topping, owner of football's Brooklyn Dodgers. This marriage to Topping, who in 1945 (after their 1940 divorce) co-purchased the New York Yankees, lasted about two years and produced another son, Daniel, Jr. Marriage #3 less than a month and came in the form of hotel executive James Bryant.
The trials and tribulations of Arline's hectic private life took up a
lot of time and severely hampered the momentum of her film career. Five
years after her last movie, she finally resurfaced again in the
uneventful comedy Harvard, Here I Come! (1941), which led to a few war-era "B" and "C" rankers including The Lady Is Willing (1942), Song of Texas (1943), G.I. Honeymoon (1945) and From This Day Forward (1946). A bit part as
a manicurist in the Harold Lloyd comedy The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) (aka _Mad Wednesday) ended
her 1940s movie run. In between there an eight-day marriage #4 to
Royal Air Force Captain James Adams in 1942; a slightly longer marriage #5 to
ad exec Vincent Morgan Ryan in 1945); and marriage #6 to wealthy sportsman Henry (Bob) Topping, brother of second husband Daniel. After her second Topping family divorce, Henry went on to marry Lana Turner. Marriage #7 was to insurance man George Ross III (1949-1950), and marriage #8 in 1955 to Beverly Hills inventor Edward Cooper Heard, her final union ending a lengthy (for her) 5 years.
Interspersed with all this marriage mayhem were some isolated TV guest
roles in the 50s and early 60s in such series as "Perry Mason" and a final leap back in films as
the mom of William Wellman Jr. in the poorly acted drama A Swingin' Summer (1965), which included
surf music (!), and a role as one of the strangling victims of The Crawling Hand (1963), a
low-grade horror opus.
By the mid-60s Arline had given up on pursuing both career (save a few commercials) and husbands. She lived out her final years in her West Hollywood digs and was found dead of natural causes ("aspiration of gastric contents") on February 7, 1974, just shy of her 62nd birthday . She was survived by her two sons and buried in her home state of Connecticut.- Producer
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Academy Award, eight-time Emmy nominated, and Peabody, DGA, and Sundance winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger has been a pioneering force in nonfiction filmmaking for over three decades. In a recent Bloomberg profile, Berlinger was described as a "true crime hit factory" for Netflix, whose work has "redefined crime documentaries as a vehicle for social justice." The article quoted Adam Del Deo, VP for original documentary series at Netflix: "He's the gold standard in true crime. The moral compass that he has, the sense of responsibility he has for victims and for getting the story right and shining a light on it, that is something that is very unique." Berlinger is the creator of landmark documentaries such as Sundance winner BROTHER'S KEEPER, which influenced a generation of documentarians and the PARADISE LOST Trilogy, which helped lead to the release of the wrongfully-convicted West Memphis Three, and METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER, a film that redefined the rockumentary genre. CRUDE, which examined the dire issue of oil pollution in the ancestral homeland of thousands of Ecuadorians in the Amazon Rainforest, won 22 human rights, environmental and film festival awards and triggered a high profile First Amendment battle with the Chevron Corporation. Eight of Berlinger's films, including his Emmy-nominated 2012 Paul Simon documentary, UNDER AFRICAN SKIES, have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and have earned three Grand Jury Prize nominations. He has also received multiple awards from the Directors Guild of America, the National Board of Review, the Independent Spirit Awards and the Critics Choice awards.
Berlinger holds a streak of chart-topping series on Netflix, attracting enormous audiences and igniting global conversation by becoming the first filmmaker to simultaneously cover the same subject in scripted and unscripted forms with CONVERSATIONS WITH A KILLER: THE TED BUNDY TAPES and EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL, AND VILE, which starred Zac Efron, Lilly Collins, and John Malkovich and sold to Netflix in a Sundance bidding war for almost $10 million. The recently released film GHISLAINE MAXWELL: FILTHY RICH and doc series BERNIE MADOFF: THE MONSTER OF WALL STREET also both debuted as the #1 documentaries upon their release.- After leaving acting, Bob McQueeney became a golf pro. After he and his
wife separated, he studied to be a Catholic priest. He was ordained and
for the last twenty years of his life served as the director of the
Padre Pio Foundation in Cromwell, Connecticut. His wife Patricia became
one of Hollywood's most popular agents. - Writer
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After being discharged from the U.S. Navy after World War II,
Ed Warren was an itinerant house and
sign painter traveling around New England. However, with his wife
Lorraine Warren, née Lorraine Moran, he
became known as a demonologist employed in investigating reports of
haunted houses. They attained national renown in 1975 when they wrote
up their reports of their investigation of the
George Lutz house in Amityville,
Long Island, New York. The Lutz family moved into the house, which had
been the site of the murder of five members of the DeFeo family the
previous year. The Lutz family moved out after 28 days, claiming that
they had been chased out by ghosts and other demons. Although some felt
that the story was a hoax, the Warrens swore that, after their
investigation, the house was haunted. The Warrens were the founders of
the New England Society for Psychic Research.- Julie Mitchum was born on 23 July 1914 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. She was an actress, known for House on Haunted Hill (1959), The High and the Mighty (1954) and Hit and Run (1957). She was married to Elliot Sater. She died on 21 February 2003 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
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Lorraine Warren was born on 31 January 1927 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016) and Amityville II: The Possession (1982). She was married to Ed Warren. She died on 18 April 2019 in Monroe, Connecticut, USA.- Gary Howard Klar was born on 24 March 1947 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Day of the Dead (1985), Big (1988) and Hackers (1995). He died on 31 December 2020.
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Connecticut native Joe Ochman has acted professionally in films, television, stage, commercials, video games, animation, anime and recorded books for... gulp... forty years. For a TV-addicted, movie-cartoon-avid-reading-comic-book-sci-fi freak, it's been the perfect way to make a living.
Joe's voice has been heard in diverse roles all over the anime universe, in shows like Naruto, Marvel's Blade, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, all 3 Godzilla movies, Digimon, Gundam Origins, JoJos Bizarre Adventure, Hunter x Hunter, Revisions, Twin Star Exorcists, Little Witch Academia, Duel Masters, Wolf's Rain, Cowboy Bebop, Mon Colle Knights, Shinzo, and many, many more.
In animated TV, Joe recurs as Mayor Bourgeois (Chloe's father) on Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, and as Mayor Billington on Disney Junior's Doc McStuffins.
Joe is the current voice of Jiminy Cricket for Disney.
In the gaming world, Joe most recently had the honor of voicing Jiminy in Kingdom Hearts III. He also worked on World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth. He voiced (another!) Chloe's father, William Price in Life Is Strange, and voiced (and motion-captured) Professor Harold MacDougall in Red Dead Redemption and its Undead Nightmare DLC. He also voiced roles in Fallout 4, Dishonored 2, Final Fantasy XV, World of Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, The Evil Within, Murdered: Soul Sacrifice, Dragon's Dogma, Diablo III, Command & Conquer 4 and many more.
On camera on TV, he guest starred on Disney Channel's Best Friends Whenever, Bones on Fox, Showtime's House of Lies and Weeds, and Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior for CBS. Joe recurred as a guest star on CSI and Sleeper Cell. He has shown up on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lois & Clark, Seinfeld, Will & Grace, House, West Wing, NYPD Blue, Desperate Housewives, That's My Bush and many others.
In film, he has worked on Blumhouse's Truth Or Dare and The Purge:Anarchy, Never Been Kissed, Space Jam, Officer Down and a bunch of indie films: Saving Lincoln, House of the Rising Sun, Black And Blue, Dead Game and Donald And Dot Clock Found Dead In Their Home, among others.
In animated film, he appeared in the Oscar-nominated Ernest & Celestine, the National Film Award winning Delhi Safari and the Annie and Cesar Award winning Zarafa.
Historically speaking, he played a very stoned ghost of Benjamin Franklin in How High (a role he also played - straight and alive - in The Franklin Spirit, a multi media presentation in the US Pavilion at the 2005 World Expo in Aichi, Japan...and on the Today Show!).
History and non-fiction feature prominently in Joe's audiobook work, including such titles as She Has Her Mother's Laugh, Chasing Phil, Countdown to Zero Day, Antifragile, Law of the Jungle, Island of Vice, The Revolution Was Televised, Would You Baptize An Extraterrestrial? and Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? - plus fiction like Justin Cronin's The Summer Guest.
The stage has always been Joe's first love, though, and he has fulfilled that romance in dozens of plays. He also writes for film and TV, coaches acting - on camera and voice - to an eclectic celebrity clientele (including Guardians Of The Galaxy's Dave Bautista and rock legend Alan Parsons), and is an award winning stage director.- Writer
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Larry Kramer was born on 25 June 1935 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Women in Love (1969), The Normal Heart (2014) and Lost Horizon (1973). He was married to William David Webster. He died on 27 May 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Writer
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- Actor
Brett C. Persson was born on 18 September 1973 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Brett C. is a writer and producer, known for Just a Passing Moment in Time (2022), A Lost Soul Found in the Darkness (2023) and A Leaf on the Wind (2022). Brett C. has been married to Kimberly Persson since 17 April 1993. They have three children.- Actress
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
Deja Kreutzberg was born on 8 November 1982 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Sorority Row (2009), Random Encounters (2013) and To Save a Life (2009).- Actor
- Producer
- Art Department
Lance Paul was born on November 15, 1985 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to
parents Vicki Jo Hoover and Robert Paul Hoover. Lance was raised in
Naples, FL with his younger sister Savanna Leigh and Dallas. His late
uncle was a theatre teacher at the local high school and was Lance's
main influence into the acting world. Lance moved out to Los Angeles,
CA in 2010 to pursue his acting and modeling career full time. Lance
Paul is best known for his recent role in Realm of Souls as Paul. He
has also been a producer and storyboard artist for the films Realm of
Souls, Perdition and Closing Doors. He currently resides in Hollywood,
CA.- Alicia Calaway was born on 1 May 1968 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for Half & Half (2002), Survivor (2000) and Hollywood Squares (1998).
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Vic Savage was born on 14 August 1933 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Creeping Terror (1964) and Street-Fighter (1959). He was married to Lois A. White. He died on 25 May 1975 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA.- Actor
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An award-winning actor, Joseph Nicholas "Joey" Ambrosini was born on September 17, 2001 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the only child of Michele Ambrosini. He was raised in an Italian ancestry by his mother and Joseph Romeo Jr., who was married to his mother for ten years. Although he was born in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was raised in the suburban town of Monroe, Connecticut. Joey was inspired to get into acting by his all-time favorite actor, Christian Bale, and was introduced to the field in 2017 by film producer, David Gere.
Joey made is first ever film appearance in 2018 for a film called Vault (2019) where he played a Casino Patron alongside Theo Rossi, Clive Standen, and Samira Wiley followed by playing one of Santa's elves in My Adventures with Santa (2019) before landing his first speaking role in a feature film as Perry in Burial Ground Massacre (2021).
Joey would reprise the role of Perry for the sequel of Burial Ground Massacre, under the title Damon's Revenge (2022). Following the reprising role, he would land all different types of parts in films such as Johnny & Clyde (2023), Junkyard Dogs (2022), and Alarmed (2023). Throughout the year and having the pleasure in working in those films, Joey would also have the pleasure in working with A-list talents including Pooch Hall, Avan Jogia, Jason London, and more.
Joey took film production as an elective at Masuk High School for three years, starting as a sophomore, taught by teachers, Jonelle DiSette, Joe Carrino, and Nancy DePietro. Both Carrino and DePietro took part in creating the two documentaries Joey produced during his junior and senior year. After graduating from Masuk High School, Joey began his days as a college student at Housatonic Community College (now called CT State Housatonic) in Bridgeport, Connecticut, studying acting, under the guidance of Geoffrey Sheehan, Vanessa R. Butler, and Tonisha Cohen-King.
As a college student, Joey would perform in a total of four different plays, directed by Geoffrey Sheehan, all in one night for three nights straight. The plays were Marionettes, Incorporated, The Vampire's Desire, The Strange Journal of Professor Drake, and The Vengeful Corpse. Joey also performed in two other plays that Sheehan would direct that were not performed in front of a public audience but a class audience. Those two plays were A Modest Proposal and Eukiah. The following year, Joey would land the role of Caliban in the play Rough Magic. The character was created by legendary William Shakespeare for his play, The Tempest, where Rough Magic was written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. He then graduated in May 2023 with an associate degree in theater arts.
Joey Ambrosini is passionate about making dreams come true and hopes to inspire a lot of passionate minds for the world of acting and entertainment as how he was inspired to live his dream in becoming a professional actor. He is managed by Charles Lago of DTLA Entertainment Group and represented by Made Worldwide Agency, based in New York City.- Rick Lawless was born on 31 December 1960 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor, known for Herman's Head (1991), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) and Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (2000).
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Lisa Addario was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. She is a writer and director, known for Love Nonnie (2020), Parental Guidance (2012) and Dear Dictator (2017). She has been married to Joe Syracuse since 21 September 1997. They have two children.- Producer
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- Production Manager
One of the most powerful men in Hollywood during the 1920's, Benjamin
Percival Schulberg began his career as a reporter on the streets of New
York. He had his first fling with the film industry after being hired
as an assistant editor for a movie magazine. This work later enticed
him to write several screenplays of his own, having joined the
publicity department of a small studio, William Swanson's Rex (which,
in June 1912, was absorbed into Universal). Schulberg then moved on to
Famous Players as head of publicity, and, in 1919, founded his own
production company, Preferred Pictures. Having secured a prestige
signing of the actor Lon Chaney, Schulberg
first hit the big time with the oriental drama
Shadows (1922). However, his greatest
coup as an independent producer was to discover and promote the
'It Girl', 18-year old red-head Clara Bow,
who became the definitive
'jazzbaby' of the 1920's. Having acquired the right for the risqué novel by Percy Marks
about jazz and flappers, he starred Clara in
The Plastic Age (1925). In the
same picture, he also introduced an unknown actor named Luis Alonso,
who was destined for stardom under the name
Gilbert Roland.
Unable to compete with the majors, Preferred Pictures filed for
bankruptcy in 1925. However, the immense box-office success of "The
Plastic Age" prompted Adolph Zukor at
Paramount to offer Schulberg the position of head of the West Coast
studios (while William LeBaron presided
over the Eastern unit) and vice-president in charge of production,
working directly under Jesse L. Lasky.
Moving to Paramount, he took his company and Clara Bow with him. During
his tenure between 1925 and 1932, Schulberg became one of the most
popular and creative producers in the business. He was instrumental in
making Paramount the leading film company in Hollywood during the
20's, by recruiting top directors, like Josef von Sternberg,
Ernst Lubitsch and
William A. Wellman. He was also in
the forefront of technical innovation and helped the studio make a
smooth transition from silent to sound films. Alas, Clara Bow, whom he
had touted as the 'Anna Held of the Talkies', failed to make the grade,
despite attempts to change her image. As a result, she left Paramount
in 1931. The following year, Schulberg himself was ousted from his
position during a studio-wide purge, which also claimed Lasky and head
of sales Sidney Kent.
Schulberg continued on as an independent producer, with Paramount's
B-unit and with Columbia, but with little financial or artistic
success. Among the films he made during this period, only a few stand
out, notably the comedy
Three Cornered Moon (1933)
and the crime drama
Meet Nero Wolfe (1936), which
first introduced the corpulent, sedentary detective in the shape of
actor Edward Arnold. Disenchanted,
Schulberg retired in 1943, lamenting an 'indifferent and forgetful
industry'.- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Vinnie Vincent was born on 6 August 1952 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Tommy Boy (1995), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) and Rock Star (2001).- Producer
- Writer
- Production Manager
Melora Donoghue was born on 10 April 1973 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Melora is a producer and writer, known for Canvas, Pure Life and Abundant Sunshine (2009).- Yamilet Hidalgo was born on 17 May 1970 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for The Specialist (1994), Other Voices, Other Rooms (1995) and Cafe and Tobacco (2003).
- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Bruce Rasmussen was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Conners (2018), Without a Trace (2002) and Freddie (2005). He has been married to Leslie Rasmussen since 1989. They have two children.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Daym Drops was born on 24 September 1977 in Bridgeport, Connecticut USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Kid Temper Tantrum (2012), The Devil Inside (2017) and Eating Off Script.- Cindy Glover was born on 3 October 1970 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- Producer
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Iadarola was born on 5 February 1983 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Addicts Anonymous (2013), The Damage Report with John Iadarola (2018) and TYT University (2011). He is married to Arlene Santana.- John Forrest was born on 14 May 1931 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Great Expectations (1946), The Franchise Affair (1951) and Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951). He died on 28 March 2012 in London, England, UK.
- Hank Stohl was born on 1 July 1927 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Capricorn One (1977), Drive-In (1976) and Diabolique (1996). He was married to Anita Hey, Anita Heh Zakowski and Ruth Zakowski Getz. He died on 15 December 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Charles Schnee was born on 6 August 1916 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Red River (1948), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and The Crowded Sky (1960). He was married to Mary Zavian. He died on 29 November 1962 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Stunts
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- Writer
Born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Chris began studying
Martial Arts in grade school and further developed an interest in Stunt
work and Filmmaking. He taught Martial Arts privately focusing on
Aikido and other styles of Japanese martial arts. He holds several
ranks in various Martial Arts including Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Jeet Kune Do,
and Shotokan Karate. He is 1 of only 3 Full Certified Jeet Kune Do Instructors in Connecticut with direct teaching lineage to Bruce Lee.
He was inspired by Steven Spielberg after meeting
him in 1997 on the set of "Amistad" and subsequently Wrote, Directed
and Edited his first feature length film "Murals".
His first film experience was working as a Stuntman and Fight Scene Coordinator in the
film "On the Burn".
He later went on to work with Shonda Rhimes
(creator of TV's Grey's Anatomy) and Will Smith, Omar Epps & CCH
Pounder as a still photographer for the film "Blossoms and Veils".
After seeing the film "Above the Law" in 1988 he was inspired to become
a Police Officer. He has maintained a very active and very intense career in Law Enforcement for over 19 years earning some of the departments highest awards including The Police Medal of Merit, The Police Combat Cross, multiple Achievements for Outstanding Arrests and as well as being promoted to the rank of Police Sergeant.
Ironically this profession lead him to later become a personal bodyguard to Steven Seagal almost 20 years after first being inspired by him. While on the set of "Pistol Whipped" Robinson grew a common bond with Steven Seagal and was even cast as a Stuntman in the film as well as playing the role of a responding Police Officer after a major shootout scene involving Steven Seagal.
In 2016 he was subsequently cast as the lead Sergeant for his Department in A&E's New Series called "Live PD" a Police Documentary Series hosted by Dan Abrams in which 6 individual towns/cities nationwide are followed and filmed live as police officers respond to calls for service. He is featured in Season #1, (Episodes #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 & 9 playing himself as Sgt. Chris Robinson.
In one of the episodes of Live PD, he responded to a fire where he and other responding officers helped clear an entire house of people where he himself also took in a lot of smoke inhalation and later required medical attention. As the episode continued, he responds to the call of an unresponsive 1 year old infant, in which his compassion and emotional response was caught live on camera nationwide as he began breaking down in tears speaking about the loss of a child and the effects it has on some officers. This incident went viral instantaneously in which multiple posts on Twitter and other forms of social media quickly became overwhelming supportive, showing the true human side to police officers nationwide. It was a response that changed the way people looked at cops nationwide. Dan Abrams "the host of Live Pd" himself tweeted just moments afterwards that the entire studio and even himself got choked up over Sgt. Robinson's emotional and heartfelt response.- Juan Ayala is an Latin-American actor known for his wide range of characters both onstage and onscreen. Born and raised in Connecticut, his obsession with music led to his first musical theatre performance at 12 years old and he was bitten by the acting bug. He went on to attend Housatonic Community College as a Theater Arts major and worked with several professional theatre companies across Connecticut. In 2016, Juan made an unexpected turn to pursuing work in television, film and commercials, going on to book several spots for brands like Sprint, Blink Fitness and the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of 'Prince of Broadway'. His network television credits include the ABC drama 'For Life' and a three-season spanning role on the FBI thriller 'Blindspot' as Agent Woods.
Juan resides in Brooklyn, NY and is represented by Entertainment Lab and JL David Agency. - Janet Sarno received her MFA from the Yale Drama School where she twice won the Hill Award for Excellence in Acting. She appeared on Broadway in Dylan, Equus, Knockout, The Apple Doesn't Fall, and Fish in the Dark.
Off-Broadway, she appeared in Six Characters in Search of an Author, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, Sweatshop, Mama's Little Angels, Marlon Brando Sat Right Here (Villager Award), Everyday a Visitor, and Chasing Jack.
She spent fourteen summers at Williamstown Summer Theatre in leading roles. She taught acting and directed the Limelighters Theatre Group.
. - Alexis Lariviere was born in July 2003 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for Ethan Song (2021), The Last Visit (2017) and Stalker's Prey (2017).
- Patricia McQueeney was born on 16 September 1927 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. She was married to Robert McQueeney. She died on 4 September 2005 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Actor
- Producer
Brendon Rogers, born in Bridgeport, CT is an award winning actor, director and producer. Despite an early interest in being a writer, Rogers was encouraged by his Stratford High School theater arts teacher, Francis Piazza, to continue to pursue acting. Rogers followed his advice and enrolled in The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, where he would go on to meet his future friend and collaborator Jamian Nass. After college, Rogers appeared in several theatrical and independent film productions in CT before moving to central Florida in 2000 look after his parents, who had moved there earlier, and to take advantage of that state's film incentives at the time.
His time in the Orlando area saw Rogers develop a prolific theater resume, including his award winning performances as "Nick" in Joe DiPietro's "Over the River and Through the Woods", "David Kahn" in Andrew Bergman's "Social Security", "Roat" in Frederick Knott's "Wait Until Dark" and as "Lucifer" in the world premiere production of Jamian Nass' "Alice and the Angels". Often cast as ruthless villains or cold blooded cynics, some of Rogers other notable stage roles include "Jack Lawson" in David Mamet's "Race", "Gary/Roger" in "Noises Off", "Van Helsing" in "Dracula", "Jonathan" in "Arsenic and Old Lace", "Mr. Franklin" in "Children of a Lesser God", "Ross" in "The Elephant Man", "Willie Conklin" in "Ragtime", "Henry VIII" in "A Man For All Seasons" and "Hollywood" in "The Eight: Reindeer Monologues" among many others. In addition to acting, Rogers also won awards for directing a number of stage productions including Ira Levin's "Deathtrap", "Hello, Dolly!" and Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" along with several others.
While working in the Orlando-area theater circuit, Brendon came to meet his friend and producing partner Sonny Dyon. Together they became two of the core members of QiCo Films and have gone on to collaborate on the crime thriller short film Clarity (in which they both appeared) and the horror short, The Grove. Clarity became the first short film to ever win the Audience Choice Award at the Central Florida (CENFLO) Film Festival in 2015 and The Grove became the second to do so in 2016. The Grove also went on to win "Best Horror Short" at the Studio City Film Festival. In addition to working on their first feature length QiCo film together, Dyon and Rogers are also developing an animated series called Relatively Super starring Gary Anthony Williams, Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, Jon Heder and Micheal Dorn. While continuing to collaborate with Dyon, Rogers also keeps busy with acting projects independent from QiCo Films, including playing the titular role on the mystery/thriller audio podcast The Adventures of Gerard Dupris.
In 2017 Brendon Rogers succeeded Bob Cook as Executive Director of the CENFLO Film Festival and has since relocated the festival to the Epic Theatres at Mount Dora, FL for it's 13th year.
When not acting, producing and developing a literary series, Brendon enjoys traveling home to New York and New England, catching up on his DVR queue and writing about himself in the third person.- Director
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Tom McGowan was born on 26 July 1921 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Aristocats (1970), Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969) and The Aristocats. He died on 17 February 2011 in Malibu, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Charles Zucker was born on 28 May 1958 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Teen Wolf (1985), The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006) and Modern Girls (1986).- Len Belzer was born on 14 May 1941 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was married to Emily Squires. He died on 30 July 2014 in Manhattan, New York, USA.