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Donald Frank Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 29, 1964. His childhood found him moving from city to city with his family: mother Bettye (née North), a teacher; father Donald Frank Cheadle Sr., a clinical psychologist; sister Cindy; and brother Colin. After graduating from high school in Denver, Colorado, Cheadle attended and graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a bachelor¹s degree in fine arts. Encouraged by his college friends, he attended a variety of auditions and landed a recurring role on the hit series Fame (1982), which led to feature film roles in Dennis Hopper's Colors (1988) and John Irvin's Hamburger Hill (1987).
Early in his career, Cheadle was named Best Supporting Actor by the Los Angeles Film Critics for his breakout performance opposite Denzel Washington in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995). His subsequent film credits include Traitor (2008), an international thriller that he produced, starring opposite Guy Pearce; Kasi Lemmons's Talk to Me (2007), with Chiwetel Ejiofor; the 2006 Oscar-winning Best Picture, Crash (2004), which Cheadle also produced; Hotel Rwanda (2004), for which his performance garnered Oscar, Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics and Screen Actors Guild award nominations for Best Actor; Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007), starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney; Mike Binder's Reign Over Me (2007) with Adam Sandler; the Academy Award-winning Traffic (2000) and Out of Sight (1998), with George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, both films also directed by Soderbergh; Paul Thomas Anderson's acclaimed Boogie Nights (1997) with Julianne Moore and Mark Wahlberg; Bulworth (1998), directed by and starring Warren Beatty; Swordfish (2001), with John Travolta and Halle Berry; Mission to Mars (2000) with Tim Robbins and Gary Sinise; John Singleton's Rosewood (1997), for which Cheadle earned an NAACP Image Award nomination; Brett Ratner's The Family Man (2000), starring Nicolas Cage; and the independent features Manic (2001) and Things Behind the Sun (2001).
Cheadle was honored by the CineVegas Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Festival and received ShoWest's Male Star of the Year award. He is also well-recognized for his television work, including his portrayal of Sammy Davis Jr. in HBO's The Rat Pack (1998), for which he received a Golden Globe Award and a Best Supporting Actor Emmy nomination. That same year, he also received an Emmy nomination for his starring role in HBO's adaptation of the best-selling novel A Lesson Before Dying (1999), opposite Cicely Tyson and Mekhi Phifer.
He also starred for HBO in Eriq La Salle's Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996). Cheadle's TV series credits include his two-year stint in David E. Kelley's acclaimed series Picket Fences (1992), a guest-starring role on ER (1994) (earning yet another Emmy nomination) and a regular role on The Golden Palace (1992) He also starred in the live television broadcast of Fail Safe (2000) opposite George Clooney, James Cromwell, Brian Dennehy, Richard Dreyfuss, and Harvey Keitel. He also co-executive produced the TV version of Crash (2008).
His most recent big-screen appearances have been in Antoine Fuqua's ensemble crime thriller Brooklyn's Finest (2009) and Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2 (2010), another mainstream breakthrough where he played Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, replacing Terrence Howard from the first film. The Guard (2011), an art-house hit directed by John Michael McDonagh and co-starring Brendan Gleeson, followed.
Cheadle stars in House of Lies (2012) on Showtime. Late in 2012, he was seen in Flight (2012), Robert Zemeckis's return to live-action filmmaking. In 2013, he reprised his role as Rhodey in Iron Man 3 (2013). Among his projects in development is a movie based on the life of jazz legend Miles Davis.
A talented musician who plays saxophone, writes music and sings, he is also an accomplished stage actor and director and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Spoken Word Album for his narration/dramatization of the Walter Mosley novel 'Fear Itself.'
Other notable off-stage achievements include the 2007 BET Humanitarian Award for the cause of the people of Darfur and Rwanda, and sharing the Summit Peace Award by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome with George Clooney for their work in Darfur.- Music Artist
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Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and television judge. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy", "Sail On", "Three Times a Lady" and "Still", with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Lady" for Kenny Rogers. The following year, he wrote and produced the single "Endless Love", which he recorded as a duet with Diana Ross; it remains among the top 20 bestselling singles of all time, and the biggest career hit for both artists. In 1982, he officially launched his solo career with the album Lionel Richie, which sold over four million copies and spawned the singles "You Are", "My Love", and the number one single "Truly".- Cinematographer
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James Chressanthis is known for his cinematography on Greenleaf (2018), The Tale (2018, additional photography), Gone (2018), The Family (2016), American Horror Story (2015), In My Dreams (2014), The Watsons Go To Birmingham (2013), Hide (2012), Ghost Whisperer (2005-2010), The Reagans (2004), The Music Man (2003), Chicago (2002, additional photography), Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) and Urban Legend (1998). He also directed the Cannes Premier feature documentary No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009).- Director
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Gabriela was born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil in May of 1988. She immigrated to the states at the age of 16, and a few years later joined the U.S. Navy. After her days in the service, she earned her associates, bachelors and masters degrees in directing/filmmaking. In 2015 she met her soon-to-be wife, Callie Schuttera and the pair created their production company, Poison Pictures. Gabriela's first feature film 'Blue', received critical acclaim with over 30 festival wins on the circuit including multiple for Best Director and Best Picture. 'Blue' was recently purchased for distribution by Gravitas Ventures and premieres on worldwide VOD on Oct. 22nd 2019. Gabriela's other directorial work includes commercial campaigns, corporate videos, comedy specials and live shows. Her second feature film 'The Last Conception' is currently in post-production and is expected to premiere in 2020.- Production Manager
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Jeff Seemann is a producer/director with a passion for the horror genre. In 2022, he made his feature-length debut as a director with "Terror Trips". That same year, he teamed up with Buddy Cooper and produced "Mutilator 2", the long-awaited sequel to "The Mutilator". In 2016, he directed and produced the award-winning short film called "Elly".
In 2023, he continues his journey through the horror genre with "Dead Slate", before moving on the "Final Cut" and "Centerville".
His resume includes working with some of the legends of the horror industry;- He worked with Scott Beck and Bryan Woods ('A Quiet Place') on the set of 'Haunt', which was also produced by Eli Roth. Jeff also appears on-screen in the film.
- He worked on the 2020 reboot "Wrong Turn: The Foundation" with several horror movie veterans. Once again, Jeff appears in the film (and performs his first on-screen kill).
- He worked with director Joe Berlinger on the Ted Bundy bio-film 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, And Vile'
- He worked with director Joe Lynch ('Mayhem') on the set of 'Point Blank'
- He was the First Assistant Director for a still unnamed/unreleased film starring Bill Moseley and Bill Oberst Jr.
- He was the script supervisor for 'Secrets At The Lake', starring Ana Hutchison ('Cabin In The Woods') and Nicky Whelan ('Tragedy Girls', 'Halloween II')
- He has also worked on horror films such as 'Shookum Hills', 'Confessions Of An Exorcist', and 'Strangers: Prey At Night'
Also, he takes a trip every October to Burkittsville, Maryland to tour the locations of the original 'The Blair Witch Project'.
He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in the summer of 2016 while simultaneously working on three separate films.- Producer
MJ Caballero was born in Granada, Spain. Since she was a child, movies and television have been her passion. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Audiovisual Communication and right after finishing her studies she started working in the production department of some of the most renown tv series at the time: Sin Tetas No Hay Paraiso, Los Misterios de Laura (adapted by NBC as The Mysteries of Laura) or El Secreto de Puente Viejo. She is also de Line Producer of the critically acclaimed webseries Libres, which has been awarded in over 10 festivals around the world. MJ moved to Los Angeles in 2013 to perfect her skills as a producer, where she got a Certificate in Business and Management of Entertainment at UCLA extension. Since living in Los Angeles she has worked in the production of several feature films, pilot episodes and short films. For her, production is not a job, but a lifestyle.- Actress
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Callie has earned international acclaim for her performance in Blue (2019). She voices the beloved villain, Vivian Lobdow, on the popular Darkest Night podcast and can also be heard as a series regular on the new "Fall of Roanoke" podcast created by John Carpenter. Callie is also the recognizable face of Wise Up Online, the international English learning program. Schuttera was born in Cincinnati OH and earned a B.F.A. in acting from the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). After moving to Los Angeles, Callie began working in film and voice overs. In 2017, She co-created Poison Pictures Production House with Gabriela Ledesma. Poison Pictures is a leading indie producer of feature films, commercials, stand-up comedy, documentary and live events. The company's first feature film Blue premiered on VOD in 2019 and since then, the company has released numerous other feature titles and continues to develop new work across multiple genres and formats.- Judith Scott was born on 22 December 1965 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for Guess Who (2005), Fracture (2007) and Flightplan (2005).
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Jerry Springer was born on 13 February 1944 in Highgate, London, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Domino (2005), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Ringmaster (1998). He was married to Margaret 'Micki' JoAnn Velten. He died on 27 April 2023 in Evanston, Illinois, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Sam Wilkerson is known for Promise (2021), Jonny Loquasto: Physical. Therapy. (2021) and 7 Days to Vegas (2019).- Camera and Electrical Department
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Heidi Ewing is a director and producer known for Jesus Camp (2006), The Boys of Baraka (2005), Detropia (2012) ,12th &Delaware (2010), Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016), One of Us (2017) and Freakonomics (2010). She is currently completing her (currently untitled) first narrative feature which was filmed in Mexico in the fall of 2018.- Sound Department
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Jay Petach is known for I Am Number Four (2011), The Marine (2006) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008).- Additional Crew
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Rustin Davis is known for Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) and Angels & Demons (2009).- Additional Crew
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Tony Palmer was born on 29 August 1941 in Barnet, London, England, UK. He is a director and editor, known for Testimony (1987), Great Performances (1971) and Wagner (1983). He is married to Michela. They have three children. He was previously married to Angela Huth.- Actress
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Nino Shengelaia is a film & TV producer and actor. She received her two-year Meisner conservatory training at the Maggie Flanigan Studio in New York, NY. Originially born in the country of Georgia, Nino moved to the United States with her family when she was 3 years old and is based in Los Angeles, California.- Producer
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Brian Gee was born on 19 June 1981 in Carmichael, California, USA. He is an editor, known for Taken 3 (2014), Fugitive Zero (2020) and Paranormal Activity 4 (2012).- Cinematographer
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