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- Danielle Campbell is an American actress best known for her role as Davina Claire On the CW Original series The Originals. She has starred in other works such as the Prison Break, Starstruck, and You Can Change Your Family. She lives in New York City, where she shoots the leading role on CBS All- Access Tell Me A Story.
Campbell is primarily from Chicago, Illinois. Her parents are Georganne and John Campbell, and she has a younger brother, Jay. She was discovered in a hair salon in Chicago at the age of 10. Her first big break was as a guest star on Prison Break, appearing in five episodes. She also played the character of Darla in the 2008 movie The Poker House. In 2010, she appeared in the Disney Channel television series Zeke and Luther, portraying Dani after starring in the television movie StarStruck in the same year. But she never signed a development deal with the company. She starred in the movie Prom, released on April 29, 2011, co-starring with Nicholas Braun and Aimee Teegarden. In 2013, she received a starring role in the television series The Originals, where she portrays the role of a powerful sixteen-year-old witch named Davina. In late 2013, Campbell was announced to star in the 2015 film 16 South, alongside Luke Benward. Campbell has worked in numerous other films leading up to the 2018 SXSW premier of the Ron Howard film You Can Choose Your family.
She lives in New York City and Los Angeles. - Actress
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Nicholle is probably best known for her role as Maggie Sheffield on hit CBS series "The Nanny" or Ryce Newton in Universal's "Beethoven" and "Beethoven's 2nd" feature films.
Most recently Nicholle portrayed Vicky White in the dramatic true story of her jailbreak in TUBI's "Prisoner of Love".
Nicholle portrayed Peter Scolari's daughter, Miriam Loeb, on Fox's "Gotham" and Reoccurred as Brassy Blonde, Maureen, on SHOWTIME's "Masters of Sex". She played the sexually frustrated mother of two, Debby, on the NBC comedy "About a Boy" (TV Series) And a struggling plantation actress, Hazel-Fay on STARZ's "Survivor's Remorse" (TV Series).
She starred alongside Emmy-winner Christine Lahti, in the title role of the CBS movie, "The Book of Ruth", in which she portrays an emotionally abused young woman desperately seeking independence from her over-bearing mother.
Nicholle was cast in the very first comedy series made for the Independent Film Channel's (IFC) "The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman". Starring Laura Kightlinger (The Black Dahlia, Will & Grace), Nicholle plays her very ambitious best friend and partner in crime, Tara Winsel, who will sell her soul to make it in Hollywood.
Other credits include: "Criminal Minds", "Beverly Hills 90210" and "For My Daughter's Honor", "Panic" "The Princess Diaries".
Nicholle was the first actress to ever voice Kara/Supergirl in the animated series "Justice League", "The New Batman Adventures" and "Superman: The Animated Series".
Nicholle was born in Hinsdale, Illinois and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.- Actor
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Chris Klein was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, on March 14, 1979, to Terese (Bergen), a kindergarten teacher, and Fred Klein, an engineer. He is of German, Irish, and English descent. After spending the first thirteen years of his life there, he moved with his family to Nebraska. It was while he was in high school that Klein was discovered by director Alexander Payne, who was busy casting his upcoming film, Election. Klein won the role of Paul Metzler in Payne's film, which opened to enthusiastic reviews. As Paul, Klein played the dim but sweet football player persuaded by Matthew Broderick's Jim McAllister to run against the unopposed Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) in the school's student council election. The film was released in April 1999 to positive reviews. Soon after, Klein found a steady amount of work in the film industry while briefly attending TCU, where he studied theater and was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He was next seen in American Pie, which opened on July 9, 1999, and was a box office success. Klein reprised his American Pie role in American Pie 2 and American Reunion. In 2002, Klein had a role in the Mel Gibson Vietnam War film, We Were Soldiers. Klein has also appeared in several teen movies, including Just Friends (2005), American Dreamz (2006). In 2014, Klein was cast as an American pilot in the Damien Lay film The Uberkanone. He co-starred in the 2014 comedy indie film Authors Anonymous with Kaley Cuoco.- Pete Ploszek is an American actor. He was born in La Grange, Illinois but grew up across New Jersey, Maine, and Ohio before settling in St. Charles, Illinois. He played football at Princeton University and earned an MFA in Acting from the USC School of Dramatic Arts. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife.
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Heather Tom is a 5-time Emmy Award winner and has starred as Katie Logan on CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) since 2007, where she has also directed nearly 20 episodes of the show over the past three years. In 2018, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team.
In 2013, Variety included Heather on its list of "Daytime TV Impact Honorees" to celebrate innovators from daytime television. Of the 30 nominees representing all genres including network executives, producers, and news anchors, Heather was the only actor listed.
As a film director, her award-winning shorts Serenity (2017) and Bigfoot's Love Slave (2017) have played numerous festivals across the globe - including Festival de Cannes, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Cinequest, Vail, Cleveland, Florida, Omaha, Boston, LA Shorts Fest, HollyShorts, LA Comedy Festival, Canberra, Pittsburgh, and more.
Heather has also starred in ABC's The Young and the Restless (1973), on Broadway, co-hosted The View (1997) with Barbara Walters, Entertainment Tonight (1981), and The Talk (2010). She made five appearances on Politically Incorrect (1993) with Bill Maher and was a regular guest on MSNBC and Fox News as an advocate for women's health. She worked on both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's 2008 campaigns, and is involved with Planned Parenthood, Feminist Majority, She Votes, and Rock the Vote.
Heather resides in Los Angeles with her husband, James, and two dogs, Henry and Ella. In 2012, their best production ever was the birth of their son, Zane. She is a proud member of the Directors Guild of America.- Actor
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David Tom was born in Hinsdale, Illinois. At a young age, David began regular appearances in large national commercials as well as modeling projects. After moving to Los Angeles and appearing in several reoccurring television shows, David soon landed the role of Whitey in the hit film Pleasantville (1998). He then booked the role of Billy in The Young and the Restless (1973), where he worked alongside his sister, Heather and received an Emmy Award. Heather Tom. David continued his love of acting in work on many projects including Pleasantville, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Party of 5, CSI, NCIS, One Life to Live and ALL My Children. Since this time, David has appeared in several additional film and network pieces.- Actor
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Kyle Brandt was born on 24 January 1979 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Jim Rome on Showtime (2012) and NFL 360: Who If Not Us (2022). He has been married to Brooke Kopanski since 18 September 2010. They have two children.- Producer
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Tara Ansley was born on 7 September 1988 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. She is a producer, known for Tragedy Girls (2017), Beast Beast (2020) and Summer Night (2019).- Actress
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Cheryl Felicia Rhoads was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for After Once Upon a Time (2008), Of Service (2018) and Against the Grain (1993).- Jack Ketchmark was born on 1 November 1967 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Liberator (2012).
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Loie Fuller was born on 15 January 1862 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. She was an actress and director, known for Le lys de la vie (1920), Danse serpentine (1897) and Programme Nadar (1896). She died on 1 January 1928 in Paris, France.- Actress
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Alexandra Kidd, the daughter of Domenica Piragine, a former drama teacher, and Vincent Louis, a high profile class action lawyer, was born and raised in Hinsdale, Illinois. Kidd is of Italian, Irish, and French Canadian descent. Alexandra began violin and ballet at age three.
She was discovered in a restaurant while she was in high school. Alexandra then landed the featured dancer role in the motion picture, The Break-Up (2006) starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. As busy as Alexandra was, between acting, singing, and dancing, she still made the Deans list and the National Honors Society.
Alexandra Kidd move from Hinsdale to Los Angeles became a major step for her career. Alexandra studied Theatre, Communications and Screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University. She loves Loyola Marymount because it was always her dream to attend school there, and it took her years to slowly convince her father. She attended law school on an academic scholarship.
Alex Kidd is the most upbeat, breath of fresh air, like her name exudes...she's always smiling.
Alex Kidd has won at least 3 awards for her work in PURITY and THE PERFECT GIRL as the writer, director, producer, and star. Alex is a rising, young Hollywood Star.
Alexandra won Best Actress in a Short Film for Purity: A Dark Film, in the New York International Film Festival 2010. She won Best Film Noir in the Beverly Hills New Media Fest 2011. In addition to her awards, she has produced other films of her own, including the feature film Purity: From Light to Dark.- Actor
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Dizzy Reed was born on 18 June 1963 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Still Life (2006), Holyman Undercover (2010) and Guns N' Roses Appetite for Democracy 3D Live at Hard Rock Las Vegas (2014). He has been married to Lisa Reed since 5 July 1990. They have two children.- Writer
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Stephen J. Smith was born on 20 August 1981 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Summer of 84 (2018), Don't Open the Door and Angel of Dust.- Jerry Harris was born on 14 July 1999 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA.
- Kyle Kleckner was born on 24 March 1983 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA.
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Brady Hallongren is an American Film Editor & Producer residing in Los Angeles with a career spanning over 2 decades. He grew up in the Chicago area in Elmhurst, attended Southern Illinois University Film School and then received his Masters Degrees in Film Editing at the American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI). Brady's the CEO of Whiskey Panda Studios and Rocket Panda Post.
Brady started his career working in 35mm film on an Oxberry Animation Stand creating opening & closing titles along with assisting on Opticals for films such as Narc (2002) and Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001). He then worked his way through various positions in production & post production into being a Film Editor and Producer.- Actor
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Jimmy Byron was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Alphas (2011), Air Crash Investigation (2003) and Nikita (2010).- Slim, shapely and sensuous brunette stunner Cynthia Hall was born on April 1, 1951 in Hinsdale, Illinois. Cynthia was a dental assistant prior to working as a Bunny at the Playboy Club in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. She was featured as one of the Bunnies of 1970 in the August, 1970 issue of "Playboy." Hall was the Playmate of the Month in the March, 1971 issue of "Playboy." Her sole foray into acting was as Marilla in the 1973 made-for-TV feature "The Fabulous Doctor Fable." She worked with Paul Willies on Coastal Pathways in Virginia Beach from 1990 to 1992. Cynthia Hall went on to start her own alternative newspaper called "Dimensions."
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Anna Christopher grew up in Hinsdale, Illinois, writing stories and riding horses. She attended Northwestern University where she made her first films and later received an MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute. Christopher's shorts have screened at film festivals worldwide including the Cannes Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival and NBC Universal Comedy Short Cuts. Her work has won a student Emmy, numerous audience awards, and Best Family Pilot at The New York Television Festival. In 2010, Anna completed "Appointment in Vancouver," a documentary following Olympic skier Casey Puckett to the Vancouver Games. Anna is writing feature screenplays while pursuing her feature directing debut of her own adaptation of Sloppy Firsts, the beloved first novel in Megan McCafferty's New York Times best-selling young adult series.- Anne Froelich was born on 8 December 1913 in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA. She was a writer, known for Harriet Craig (1950), Easy Come, Easy Go (1947) and Shining Victory (1941). She was married to Philip Taylor. She died on 26 January 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Lisa Hallbauer was born on 17 November 1982 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. Lisa is a producer, known for Ant-Man (2015), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018).- Director
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Self-taught photography after the tragic loss of her daughter, Ayla Croft was able to reconnect with people again through photography. Thankfully, Ayla had many connections & was able to jump into the deep end right away doing portrait photography. Six weeks in she was the VIP photographer for Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham. Soon after she received many publications from Ok Magazine to Playboy Spain.- Megan Josephine Miskiewicz (also known as Megan Josephine) is an independent scholar, author, and comedian based in Chicago.
Her acting credits include I Don't Care (2018) and current projects include "Brunettes Prefer Sunshine," about love and friendship in the present day, and a children's book about a little girl who doesn't have a birthday.
She is a graduate of DePaul and Northwestern universities. - Andrew Jacob DeHart was born on 13 August 1990 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Day 1 (2016), Dead Girls (2014) and PUTA: People for the Upstanding Treatment of Animals (2011).
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Robert J. Thompson was born on 3 August 1959 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is known for Up Front Tonight (1998), Your Money (1992) and Consider This (2013).- Dan Sorkin was born on 6 April 1927 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bob Newhart Show (1961) and Biography (1987). He died on 6 June 2016 in Walnut Creek, California, USA.
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Mark-Brian is known primarily as a stage actor and playwright. He was born in the Chicago area in 1965. At the age of 2 his mother moved to Mexico where he grew up in the rural central town of Irapuato, Guanajuato. Because of this he is completely fluent and bilingual in Spanish. He moved to Dallas, Texas in December of 1979. He began studying acting at the Arts Magnet School in Dallas, Texas. He also studied Ballet and became a professional Ballet Dancer while attending college at Southern Methodist University in which he earned his B.A. in Antrhopology, graduating at the age of 19. Besides Ballet, he also began performing in Theatre. He wrote his first theatrical script, "Persistence in Memory," in 1987 which was performed with much success. He lived in the Los Angeles area for a 3 year period in which he completed a second degree in Spanish Literature at California State University Fullerton. He moved back to Dallas in 1992. By 2005 he had performed in well over 50 theatrical productions and had formed his own Theatre production company Mark-Brian Sonna Productions (aka MBS Productions). He continues acting and authoring plays, such as the recent "Killing Thomas," the highly acclaimed comedy "Kiss the Boys," and "...a moment in the life of Willa Dee Arvis" as well as directing, and producing the very popular "Theatre of Death" plays for the Halloween season, and "Theatre of Love" for the Valentine season. Besides acting for the stage, he has made frequent appearances and cameos in numerous independent short films, local television programs, and comedy videos.- Additional Crew
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Michael Wolinski was born on 20 April 1974 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The After School Special (2000), The Dirty Immigrants: All for One (2004) and Drawing Blood (2005).- Jean McNally was born on 29 May 1959 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for You Can't Hurry Love (1988) and St. Elsewhere (1982).
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Stuart Allard was born on 18 August 1984 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Bob Zula (2019), Zombie Lawyer (2012) and One Midnight Kiss (2014).- Jeffrey La Berdia was born in Hinsdale Illinois. Parents of Robert and Marcia LaBerdia of Chicago. He first started singing at age four and was in his first play at age eight. Jeffrey later attended Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, where he excelled in musical plays and bands. His first lead role was as Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar. . Jeffrey continued to do Musicals throughout College and beyond but felt he had been there, done that and make his debut in film in 2001, in Shallow Hal (2001). 2016 - He lives in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and is working on his debut album as a Singer Songwriter.
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Lucas Degani was born on 24 January 1989 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is known for Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) and The New Mutants (2020).- Editor
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Rob Kurland is a veteran of film and video post-production. As the Director of Video Production/Post-Production for a Chicagoland startup, Rob has led teams creating work for Fortune 100 companies. During this time, he continued to grow his skills and create new workflows by incorporating automation processed through render farms, which gave the team, and himself, more time to collaborate and try new concepts in less time. Rob's goal was always to find the best ways of working together so that his team would feel supported and empowered to take creative risks.
As the co-founder of Dynamo & Sons Inc., he nurtures bold ideas for storytelling, calling on his experience in abstract, narrative, and documentary film, and commercial video to guide the work.- Editorial Department
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Joshua Bennett was born on 2 February 1982 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is an editor, known for The Chase (2007), This Revolution (2005) and Strange Inheritance (2015).- Camera and Electrical Department
Erik DeGroot was born on 3 June 1982 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is known for Adam (2009), The Hamiltons (2006) and Paraiso Travel (2008). He died on 19 April 2023 in Coldwater, Michigan, USA.- Visual Effects
Matthew Doll was born on 20 June 1983 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. Matthew is known for Iron Man (2008), Battleship (2012) and Priest (2011).- Gabrielle Lydia was born on 15 July 1986 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Dead Man's Party (2016), Screamfest's Rules of Movie Etiquette (2022) and Asian She Competitive Mourning (2019).
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Kathleen Truitt was born on 29 May 1982 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Boston Girls (2010), Joshua (2007) and Knots (2004). She has been married to Jeff Niggemeyer since 1 November 2008. They have one child.- Writer
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Jeffrey Wolinski was born on 27 June 1978 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Drawing Blood (2005), The Pastime and The After School Special (2000).- Nate McGee is the youngest of three children. He is the son of Virginia Lovell and Nat McGee. He has an older brother named Charles "Chuck" Simms and a sister named Monica Lovell. Nate was born on January 30, 1986 in Hinsdale, Illinois. He later moved to Bolingbrook IL, and Topeka KS, before finally settling in Newton Ks. He attended high school at Newton Senior High School, and went on to graduate with a bachelor's degree in Psychology at Wichita State University. During his college years he became a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Additionally during this year he undertook the 10 Week Challenge sponsored by ABC Family in conjunction with the ABC Family show Greek. He became a finalist and was cast on the show Rush'd. Following his experiences in Los Angeles, Nate completed his Master's Degree in School Counseling at Wichita State University.
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Janet Aldrich grew up in Illinois, the daughter of Fran and George Wallerich, the youngest of 4. The year her parents divorced, she saw Bob Fosse 's film of "Cabaret (1972)", which awoke in her a lifetime passion for acting and singing. Janet then went to high school in the SF Bay area, and graduated from University of Miami. She originally majored in pre-law philosophy, then switched majors to theatre after being cast as Maria in West Side Story at the Ring Theatre alongside Ray Liotta as Riff and Steven Bauer as Diesel A trained soprano with a substantial belt, her first professional job in the theatre was at the Coconut Grove Theatre's production of "Bubblin' Brown Sugar" understudying the role of Sophie Tucker. There she met her first 2 mentors, Chapman Roberts and Elliott Lawrence, who planted the seeds for a New York career. After graduating with a BFA and touring with a show in South America in a show, she moved to New York and met Bob Fosse, her new mentor. She was discovered by her first agent in a showcase production in which she played Joan Crawford. Her first professional performance was on Ryan's Hope (1975) as nurse Ethel Lanson, her third was a national tour of "Annie" as the Star To Be. From there Ms. Aldrich went on to an illustrious New York Broadway and Paris career. Just after her third out of five Broadway shows, which was written and directed by Mr. George Abbott, she flew off to Paris and starred in Jérôme Savary's French production of "Cabaret" as Sally Bowles, replacing Ute Lemper. Despite so many French people saying her American accent was charming, she learned it's better for her to sing on French TV than to answer questions. Her co-star and French mentor, Jacqueline Danno, produced several demo recordings of her original songs. She appeared on CBS' Guiding Light (1952) as three different co-star/guest stars, As the World Turns (1956), and NBC's Another World (1964). Long ago the head of daytime casting at ABC at the time told her that ABC soaps don't do humor. Janet married Carlos Valdes-Dapena mid-career, and performed on- or headed to Broadway while pregnant, twice. Thanks to casting directors Sue Crystal and Jim Pitt, her first appearance on Saturday Night Live (1975) was 6 months after giving birth to her first-born child. Just two minutes before airing, she was called into the sound booth and told her character, Sheba, would not be doing her Egyptian dance with G.E. Smith's trio behind her as performed earlier, but instead to Madonna's recording of "Justify My Love". She responded, "Oh great! I can make that even funnier!" For her flexibility and ease at finding the comedy on a dime, she was asked to return to SNL for 3 years until the extended cast was added. She now lives in Montclair, New Jersey near her first child, and enjoys being a "Glamma" to 2 granddaughters between appearances. She records Audiobooks in her spare time.- Patrick Fitzgerald was born on 27 March 1984 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA.
- Kevin Kasper was born on 23 December 1977 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is married to Lisa. They have three children.
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Bob Goold was born on 24 April 1951 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is known for The Wedding Singer (1998), Serendipity (2001) and Scream (1996). He died on 24 November 2019 in Barstow, California, USA.- Additional Crew
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Jon Weber was born on 6 January 1979 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (2003), Tron: Evolution (2010) and Whatcha Want (2000).- Ann Bannon was born on 15 September 1932 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. She was previously married to ???.
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Kaylan Eggert was born on 9 November 1981 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Modern Marvels (1993), Married with Secrets (2016) and Prison Diaries (2011).- Tom Rouen was born on 9 June 1968 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He has been married to Amy Van Dyken since 10 March 2001.
- Peter Roskam was born on 13 September 1961 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is married to Elizabeth. They have four children.