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- Born in Chicago, but raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Rachel Melvin had always known she was going to pursue a career in acting. Rachel moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career immediately after graduating from high school in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2003. She booked her first audition in early 2004 for the independent horror film, Boo (2005).
Rachel recently wrapped a leading role in Dumb and Dumber To for Universal. The film reunites Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels with their iconic characters, it is slated for release in November of this year. In addition she just completed the dramatic indie film Madtown opposite Milo Ventimiglia and the psychological drama Sleepwalker with Ahna O'Reilly. Other films include the spoof comedy Zombeavers written and directed by Jordan Rubin,which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. Rachel started her career on the long running soap opera Days of Our Lives earning her two Daytime Emmy nominations. - Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Senta has been in show business since she was six months old. She kicked off her career in Chicago with a diaper commercial showcasing her naked bottom. Senta must have done something right, as she has since appeared in more than one hundred national commercials...thankfully clothed. At the age of seven, she landed the role of "Molly" in the National Touring Company of Annie and racked up a whopping four hundred and eighty-seven performances all over the country. While pursuing her high school diploma at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, Senta co-starred in the blockbuster films, Home Alone and Home Alone 2, as "Tracy McCallister". After graduation at the age of sixteen, she migrated to LA to attend USC's School of Theatre, where she got her bachelors degree. Her most recent television credits include large recurring roles on MTV's Faking It and Nickelodeon's Bella & The Bulldogs. Senta has guest starred on numerous network and cable shows including Jane The Virgin, NCIS, Greek, Castle, The Mentalist, Rizzoli & Isles, The Ghost Whisperer, and Everybody Loves Raymond. She's incredibly proud of her work on the Emmy award-winning Beakman's World, as "Phoebe" the lab assistant, which is still in syndication all over the world. You can see her dubbed into Portuguese, it's true. Senta has appeared in the feature films Ten Years Later, Can't Hardly Wait, D.C. Cab, Boiler Maker, and Tequila Body Shots, just to name a few. Despite her continuous work in the entertainment industry, most of Senta's fans know her best from the ABC drama, My So-Called Life, in which she played Brian Krakow's love interest, "Delia". She is an alumna of The Second City and you can check her out on twitter: @sentammoses.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Originally from Elmhurst, Illinois, Campbell started his career in film school at Columbia College (Chicago) and went on to the legendary improv-comedy theater, The Second City, where he earned his comedy chops, working alongside, among others, Steve Carell, Bob Odenkirk, and Chris Farley. This led to his film debut in Home Alone (1990).
A role on Fox's Herman's Head (1991) followed, and Campbell's move to Los Angeles was assured. He has appeared in such classic films as Groundhog Day, Armageddon, and in many episodes of television. In 1996, he starred in Local Heroes (1995), a Fox Network sitcom developed by Witt-Thomas Productions. Also a voice talent, he has voiced a wide variety of advertisements, television shows, television cartoons, and will be heard as Boomer the Bear, in Paramount's animated feature, Wonder Park (2019).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jake Choi is an American actor born and raised in Queens, New York.
Choi received his training at The Lee Strasberg Institute in New York. He also studied with renowned teachers Bob Krakower and Ted Sluberski.
He has performed throughout New York on stage, film and TV. Choi currently resides in Los Angeles.- Actress
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Catherine E. Coulson began her professional association with director David Lynch when she worked as assistant director on Lynch's legendary feature debut Eraserhead (1977). This is when the two began discussing the idea of a woman who carried a log around with her. Coulson spent much of her career working behind-the-scenes before finally bringing the Log Lady to life on Lynch's cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990). The Log Lady was one of the most puzzling and emblematic of the show's characters, and she has ensured Coulson a permanent place in the hearts of cult TV fans.- Ian Michael Smith was born on 5 May 1987 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Simon Birch (1998).
- Mark Venturini was born on 10 January 1961 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) and Knight Rider (1982). He died on 14 February 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Writer
- Producer
Scott Beehner was born in Elmhurst, IL and raised in Omaha, NE. He is the oldest of seven children, including stand-up comedian, Johnny Beehner. Scott received his BA in Theatre from Fordham University at Lincoln Center in NYC and his MFA from the Actors Studio MFA Program at the New School also in NYC. Scott has been a Main Company Member of the Groundlings since 2009. He is married to actress, Eileen O'Connell.- Leslie grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma with a creek full of crawdads and thistles in the backyard. She is of Scott-Irish & Norwegian descent. Her mother was an English teacher - passionate about Women's Rights. Her father was a southpaw baseball pitcher and businessman. She was an athlete competing in a Junior Olympic Gymnastics program in Oklahoma till age 11. When the family moved, Leslie transitioned to dance, acting and choir. She made her Broadway debut at 17 as the ingenue lead in La Cage Aux Folles and joined NBC's daytime drama Search For Tomorrow as a contract player at 18.
- Actor
- Executive
- Composer
Eric B. was born on 8 November 1963 in Elmhurst, New York, USA. He is an actor and executive, known for Limitless (2011), The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011).- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Mark Pavia was born in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He is known for Sick Nick, Fender Bender (2016) and The Night Flier (1997). He is married to Julie Entwisle.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Born in Queens, NY, Thunders is best known as the lead guitarist for the New York Dolls in the early 1970s and unintentionally helped inspire the Punk movements in New York City and London. He later formed The Heartbreakers and went on to a solo career. His career was often interrupted by issues related to drug addiction, and he died under suspicious circumstances in a New Orleans, LA, hotel room at 38 years old.- Rick Snyder was born on 27 January 1951 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for U.S. Marshals (1998), The Net (1995) and The Human Stain (2003). He has been married to Susan Shirley Tyra since 1981. They have two children.
- Roland Drew was born on 4 August 1900 in Elmhurst, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940), Hitler: Beast of Berlin (1939) and Wildcat Bus (1940). He was married to Dorothy Dearing. He died on 17 March 1988 in San Monica, California, USA.
- Director
- Visual Effects
Jake Bohringer was born on 5 December 1997 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He is a director, known for Damian and Most Dangerous (2022).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Kevin Cotteleer was born on 5 March 1975 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Men in Black II (2002), Kiss Me (2014) and Agent Carter (2015).- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Director
Sarah Gobble was born on 16 August 1983 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Hooker with a Heart of Gold (2010), Nostalgia Critic (2007) and 80's Dan (2011). She has been married to David Gobble since 8 May 2016. They have one child. She was previously married to Brian Lewis.- Writer
- Producer
- Editor
David Lee was born outside Chicago, Illinois in 1958. He attended Arizona State University where he studied film and played varsity football. He has had experience acting on the stage, the small screen and the big screen. He has written several films including "Day of Redemption".- Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Casey was born on 14 October 1963 in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, USA. He is known for The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Running Scared (2006) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). He was married to Kathleen Mary Sheridan Casey. He died on 16 August 2008 in Clinton, New Jersey, USA.- James King was born on 2 June 1970 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He died on 3 April 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
John P. McCann is an American writer and voice actor. He is known for writing several episodes of family friendly cartoons for WB Animation such as Freakazoid, Animaniacs, Ozzy & Drix, Pinky Elmyra and the Brain and Batman Beyond. He would also write the episodes of an adult oriented web cartoon based on DC's Lobo, which is a notable departure from his usual works.- Jeff Hornacek was born on 3 May 1963 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He has been married to Stacy Nelson since 7 June 1986. They have three children.
- Ryan Smekrud was born on 10 June 2003 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for The Neighborhood.
- Timothy O'Rourke was born on 20 October 1957 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He died in June 1978 in Norwood Park Township, Illinois, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Duncan Filson was born on 25 August 1959 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He is known for Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), Ski Patrol (1990) and Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1991). He was married to Kari Nelson. He died on 9 November 2021 in Boise, Idaho, USA.