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- Philip Ettinger was born on 8 September 1985 in Fair Lawn, Bergen, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for First Reformed (2017), Compliance (2012) and Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017).
- Character actor Sunshine Parker was born Lloyd Olen Parker on June 10, 1927 in Lawn, Texas. Sunshine served in the Army as a paratrooper photographer during World War II. Often cast in minor roles as either derelicts or amiable old geezers, Parker acted in his first TV show in 1969 and appeared in his first movie in 1979. Sunshine was especially memorable as the easygoing Emmet in Road House (1989) and the ill-fated Edgar in Tremors (1990). Outside of his film and television work, Parker was also part of the original MET Theater in Hollywood, California in the early 1980's. Sunshine died of pneumonia on February 17, 1999 at age 71 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California. At the time of his death Parker was survived by two brothers and two sisters.
- Kitty Menendez was born to a middle-class family in suburban Chicago, where her father owned an air-conditioning business. Her home life was very unhappy, with a cruel, abusive father and a despondent, battered mother. While Kitty was still a child her father abandoned the family to move in with a mistress. Embittered, she turned into a moody and depressed child and had few friends. Eventually she cut off all contact with her father, whom she came to despise. She attended college at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. There she met her future husband, Jose Menendez, whom she married in 1964. Both of their families were opposed to the marriage, his because her parents were divorced, hers because of Jose's Cuban heritage. In their early married life she was an elementary school teacher, but after giving birth to her children, Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez, she became a full-time homemaker. As her husband climbed up the corporate ladder, their life looked idyllic on the surface. Intelligent, attractive, charming in public, she appeared to be the ideal wife and mother. However, those who came to know her described her as a high-strung woman who had great difficulty coping with stress, and her husband's repeated extramarital affairs drove her to despair. She coped with her problems by consuming increasing amounts of alcohol and prescription pills and some of her friends feared she had become dependent on them.. In 1987 she attempted suicide, ingesting a bottle of sleeping pills. She recovered, but she and Jose continued to have marital problems, and their relationships with their sons became increasingly strained. On August 20, 1989, she and her husband were shot to death in their living room while watching television together. The killers were their sons.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Jillian Morgese was born on 25 September 1989 in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Much Ado About Nothing (2012), Happiness Is an Illusion (2022) and Loren & Rose (2022).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Donna Vivino is a veteran of screen and stage since age 7. A New Jersey native, she was the Original Young Cosette in Les Miserables on Broadway. She is best known for playing Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked and as Serena Maxwell on the web-series "Submissions Only". Her son is Hendrix Lizzack.- Rory Markham was born in 1982 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Bad Boys for Life (2020), Bumblebee (2018) and Rogue Warfare: The Hunt (2019).
- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Dan Donegan was born on 1 August 1968 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Transformers (2007), The One (2001) and Dawn of the Dead (2004).- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Benjamin Mehl is a writer and comedian from Fair Lawn, NJ. He has performed stand up all over the country from New York at the Broadway Comedy Club, to Los Angeles at The Comedy Store, Ice House, HaHa Comedy Club, Flapper's, among others. When he is not doing stand up, he is working as a writer and producer with his production company Three Mighty Lions.- Producer
- Actor
- Casting Department
Joe Toronto was born on 23 August 1985 in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Happy Hunting (2017), Escape the Night (2016) and Manifest West (2022).- Producer
- Make-Up Department
- Writer
Robert James Atton was born in the suburbs of the windy city in Oak Lawn, Illinois on November 28, 1982, and raised for a short time in Chicago, IL, until eventually moving to the suburb of Worth, IL. He was lucky number two born out of four having survived his premature birth only weighing two pounds, thirteen ounces and spending the first three and a half months of his life on an incubator.
He was raised by two great parents, his father, Robert, a Police Officer and his mother, Laura, a Registered Nurse. He also survived life with three wonderful sisters, his older Melissa, who is a schoolteacher, his younger sister Christy, a schoolteacher as well and his youngest sister Donna, a Licensed Professional Counselor. He is also a strong believer in God.
Robert is a graduate of The Illinois Center for Broadcasting in 2013 and Flashpoint Chicago a campus of Columbia College Hollywood in 2020.- Actor and Singer, Samantha Scanlan, was born and raised in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the Chicago College of Performing Arts Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University, with a minor in Vocal Performance. She has had over 10 years of classical vocal training. She now resides in Los Angeles.
- Stephen I. Diener, international music and entertainment executive, and media entrepreneur. After graduating from Tulane University, he began his professional career in New York City at Young & Rubicam and Revlon. Pursuing a love for the arts and entertainment, he entered the music industry and held various executive positions at CBS Records International before departing to Paris to head CBS Records France.
Diener relocated to Los Angeles where he was named President of ABC Records in 1977. At the time, the ABC roster included such multi-platinum recording artists as Steely Dan, Tom Petty, Jimmy Buffett and The Commodores, among many others. Subsequently, he would lead and oversee the sale of the ABC record label to MCA Corporation.
Returning to CBS International in the early 80s, relocating to Miami as Executive Vice President where he oversaw the marketing operations of the European and Latin American divisions. Later, as a pioneer in the home video business, he was named President of 20th Century Fox Video at the birth of the industry.
In the mid-80s, he served as Chairman/CEO of Heron Communications, a privately-owned home entertainment company, after which he led a private-equity acquisition of the legendary Fred Astaire Dance Studios where he also served as Chairman/CEO. - Steve Zad was born on 17 August 1986 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Guardian (2001), Lying Eyes (1996) and Making Love (2000).
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actress
Julie Bernstein was born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA. She is known for Animaniacs (1993), Histeria! (1998) and Pinky and the Brain (1995). She is married to Steven Bernstein.- Jim Finn was born on 9 December 1976 in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA. He was previously married to Rosa Blasi.
- Actor
- Casting Department
Todd Rogers was born on 1 December 1964 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Rock, Scissors & Paper (2007), The Perfect Fraudman (2012) and Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (2007).- Art Department
- Actor
- Set Decorator
Born in 1974. Attended Homewood/Flossmoor high school and went on to study at SIUE.
He left early in his 2nd year and couch surfed in Chicago. He became a pawn broker at Royal Loan Bank and State Pawners.
He moved to Los Angeles, California in February 1995
He has worked in film, television and commercials for over 20 years- Actress
- Additional Crew
Florence Pepper was born on 13 April 1921 in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for All the President's Men (1976), You're Unfair to Me (1941) and AfterMASH (1983). She died on 14 April 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Art Department
- Additional Crew
- Casting Department
T.J. Searl was born on 24 March 1980 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA. T.J. is known for Will & Grace (1998), The Morning Show (2019) and Dell: Tales of Transformation (2018).- Additional Crew
Stephen Oetjen was born on 11 January 1970 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA. He is known for The CMT Music Awards (2005), 2010 CMT Music Awards (2010) and 2011 CMT Music Awards (2011).- Special Effects
- Art Department
- Make-Up Department
Don Ehrenhaft was born on 8 December 1981 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA. Don is known for Serial: Amoral Uprising (2009) and Ruthless (2007).- Tim Byrdak was born on 31 October 1973 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA.
- Kevin's first time speaking in front of a large crowd was at his eighth grade graduation at St. Gerald School in Oak Lawn, Illinois. From that day on, he was "addicted" to speaking in open forums and sought larger groups to entertain. After receiving a two-year degree in science from Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, he received a B.S. from Illinois State University in math with endorsements to teach. He then went back to Moraine Valley, but this time as a math instructor. On the side, he took acting classes, performed at open mics, did stand-up at various clubs, and became a regular on Chicago's Cable Access "The Gentleman Growchowski Show". In May of 2003, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue fame.
He began his LA experience performing at various variety shows and open mic nights, doing stand-up comedy at small venues, playing the guitar and doing card tricks on Venice Beach, entering (and winning) turkey gobbling contests, attending animal welfare events like "Right to Arm Bears", and speaking and/or performing in front of a crowd whenever the opportunity presented itself. His first time in front of a large crowd of people in LA was on the Steve Harvey's "Big Time" stage. When the audience was asked if any brave souls wanted to come to the stage and tell a joke, Kevin was one of the few. With his joke, the audience had first gave quite a negative, mocking response. Determined and even more excited, he paused and told another one. Slowly, applause filled the room.
He then got a role in an episode of National Lampoon's, Master Debaters where he played a zany math professor. His next endeavor was a speaking role in, All That I Need, which made its way to the Cannes Film Festival in France as well as many theaters around America in December 2005. Tony Tarantino was also part of the cast. While promoting the movie, he received some publicity for a couple surprising "stunts".
Kevin had also interned at various offices in the "biz" including Burrows Boland Casting, when they were casting for Resident Evil 3. During this time, he obtained an agent, Jack Scagnetti, who had represented Quentin Tarantino. The next project was the film "Nerd Boy", where Kevin played the only white person working in an African-American barber shop. The movie will come to DVD at Blockbusters in March, 2008.
He is now represented by Michael Zanuck. - Nick Francone was born on 23 June 1969 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Dream Breakers (1989). He has been married to Jocelyn Francone since 8 November 2003.
- Writer
- Director
Renne Leatto was born on 28 October 1952 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA. Renne was a writer and director, known for Shamu TV (1996), Dolphins: Our Friends from the Sea (1985) and Company of Animals (1994). Renne died on 7 December 2016 in Orlando, Florida, USA.- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Ed Koziarski was born on 22 September 1975 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Homesick Blues (2005), The First Breath of Tengan Rei (2009) and Uncanny Terrain.- Producer
Paul McVay was born on 26 June 1973 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA. He is a producer, known for Mediatrix (2011), Monsters, Creatures & FX Artists of Horror, Fantasy & Sci-fi (2015) and The Drive-In Asylum *Double Feature* (2020).- Special Effects
- Art Department
- Set Decorator
Patti Ehrenhaft was born on 24 August 1982 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA. Patti is a set decorator, known for Serial: Amoral Uprising (2009) and Ruthless (2007).- Dwayne Goodrich was born on 29 May 1978 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA.
- A former rugby player, Michael grew up on the south side of Chicago. An Alumnus of the University of Miami, he is an actor appearing in multiple television pilots in Chicago, in commercial work, and movie roles including Canal Street (2018) as a reporter. He has previously worked in the Autism field as a behavioral specialist. He has 3 sisters. Michael is a signed print and commercial model on top of the acting and goes by michaelscanlon_ on instagram.