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Natasha Leggero is an American comedian, actress and writer. She rose to fame after appearing as the host of the MTV reality television series The 70s House in 2005, and as a regular round-table panelist on Chelsea Handler's late-night talk show Chelsea Lately from 2008 to 2014. Leggero created the Comedy Central period sitcom Another Period (2015-2018) with Riki Lindhome, which she starred in as Lillian Abigail Bellacourt, a daughter of the fictional Bellacourt family. As a voice actress, Leggero has starred in several adult animated sitcoms, voicing the roles of Callie Maggotbone in Ugly Americans (2010-2012), Ethel in Brickleberry (2013-2015) and Shannon in Hoops (2020). She also starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Free Agents (2011) as Emma Parker, in the Showtime comedy series Dice (2016-2017) as Carmen, and in the CBS sitcom Broke (2020) as Elizabeth.- Actress
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Jodi Benson was born on October 10, 1961 in Rockford, Illinois as Jodi Marie Marzorati. She has received worldwide recognition & critical acclaim as the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid (1989), Tour Guide Barbie in Toy Story 2 (1999), Weebo in Flubber (1997) as well as Thumbelina in Thumbelina (1994). Other projects include The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008), The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000), Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001), 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure (2002), Joseph: King of Dreams (2000), Balto: Wolf Quest (2001), Balto III: Wings of Change (2004) & Enchanted (2007).
She starred in Crazy For You as Polly Baker, receiving a Tony & Helen Hayes award nomination for best actress in a musical. Other Broadway credits include Smile, Welcome to the Club & Marilyn. Internationally, she has had the honor of sharing the stage w/ her husband Ray Benson at the European premiere of Ira Gershwin's My One & Only, starring as Miss Edythe Herbert. In Los Angeles, she starred in the critically-acclaimed Reprise/UCLA production of Babes in Arms, South Pacific, Flora the Red Menace, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady & Chess, for which she won the Best Actress Drama League Award.
She can be heard in over a dozen recordings & has a 6-part DVD series titled Baby Faith. Her animated works include Camp Lazlo! (2005), The Little Mermaid (1992), Batman Beyond (1999), The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2003), The Wild Thornberrys (1998), Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999), P.J. Sparkles (1992) as well as many others. On the concert stage, she has performed as a concert soloist w/ symphonies all over the world such as the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, The National Symphony, Cleveland Philharmonic, Dallas Philharmonic, Tokyo Philharmonic to name a few. She has starred in the Kennedy Center Honors for Ginger Rogers, The 25th Anniversary of Walt Disney, Central Park Disney Spectacular & Disney's 100 Years of Magic. She's honored to be the resident guest soloist for the Walt Disney Company/Disney Cruise Line & ambassador for feature animation. She gives thanks & praise to the Lord for her family, friends, her loving husband Ray as well as her precious children: son McKinley Benson & daughter Delaney.- Actor
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A native Minnesotan, Joel McKinnon Miller started out studying opera and theatre at University of Minnesota-Duluth. After college, he joined John Houseman's The Acting Company, a classical theatre touring company based in New York City where he spent 3 years (1984-87) touring the US. He then performed Off-Broadway and in regional theatre.
Joel made his television debut in 1991 on CBS with Murphy Brown. His numerous television credits include The X-Files (1999), Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001), Everybody Loves Raymond (2005) and American Horror Story (2011). Features include The Truman Show (1998), Friday After Next (2002) and Super 8 (2011).
From (2006-2011) Joel played Don Embry on the HBO series Big Love. His most recognizable role to date, however, was playing Detective Norm Scully for 8 seasons on the NBC hit series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Joel's next project, The Staircase, with Colin Firth, Toni Collette and Juliette Binoche comes out soon on HBOMax.- Actor
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Born December 27, 1962 in Rockford, Illinois, US as Joseph Mantello, he is an American actor, director, and producer, best known for his work in Broadway theatre. His mother Judy was of half Italian descent and his father Richard Mantello, an accountant, was of Italian descent. He graduated the North Carolina School of the Arts and in 1984 moved to New York City. His first acting roles were in the plays "Walking the Dead" and "The Baltimore Waltz" and in 1993 he played Louis in the original Broadway production of Tony Kushner's "Angels in America". The production won both Tony and Drama Desk awards, and Mantello himself was nominated for both as well. He later switched from acting to directing, winning the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2003 for Richard Greenberg's "Take Me Out" and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical a year later for Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins". He directs a wide variety of shows on Broadway, his directing credits include the hit musical "Wicked" and the play "The Boys in the Band", which was later made into the movie The Boys in the Band (2020). He also returns to acting from time to time, both on Broadway (as Ned in Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart" and as Tom in Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie") and in television (in a smaller role of Mickey in The Normal Heart (2014) and as Dick Samuels in Hollywood (2020), both directed by Mantello's friend Ryan Murphy). In 2018 he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. He lives in New York City with his partner Paul Marlow.- Producer
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Shawn Ryan was born on 11 October 1966 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Shield (2002), S.W.A.T. (2017) and Timeless (2016). He has been married to Cathy Cahlin Ryan since 25 April 1998. They have two children.- Actor
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Stephen Wallem is a SAG Award-nominated actor best known as Thor Lundgren for seven seasons on the Emmy-winning Showtime series "Nurse Jackie". He worked as a stage actor and After Dark Award-winning cabaret singer in Chicago before moving to New York to make his television debut on "Nurse Jackie." Other appearances include Randall on Louis CK's surprise mini-series "Horace and Pete" and Chad on "Difficult People."
He was recently seen as Horton the Elephant in "Seussical" and the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz" at The Muny in St.Louis, and made his professional opera debut in New York City Opera's "Anna Nicole". Stephen continues to appear in cabaret and theater in Manhattan including "A Burly Night Music" at Birdland, "Off the Wallem" at Don't Tell Mama, the Sondheim, "Unplugged" series at 54 Below and playing Hazel in the Encores! production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Pipe Dream" at New York City Center. His performance in "Bedroom Secrets" earned him the 2014 Fringe NYC Overall Excellence in Acting Award. He also teamed with Edie Falco for a sold-out run of the original cabaret "The Other Steve and Edie" at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Chicago Cabaret Professionals named Stephen their National Honoree for 2014. National tours include "Forever Plaid", "Into the Woods", and "Scrooge" starring Richard Chamberlain. Stephen has accrued nearly 2500 performances as both Jinx and Sparky in various companies of "Forever Plaid" including Chicago (Royal George Cabaret), Las Vegas, (Flamingo Hilton and Gold Coast Hotel), Denver Center for Performing Arts, Drury Lane Oakbrook, and the first national tour. He portrayed Judas/Padre in Court Theatre's acclaimed production of "Man of La Mancha" (Joseph Jefferson Award, After Dark Award) and reprised his performance at Long Wharf Theatre. He became a staple at the Ravinia Festival, appearing with Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald and Michael Cerveris in "A Little Night Music", "Passion", and "Sunday in the Park with George".
Because of "Nurse Jackie" incorporating his own experiences as a Type 1 diabetic into Thor's story-line, Stephen was asked to serve as the celebrity ambassador for "Picture This: Diabetes", a national diabetes awareness campaign sponsored by Entertainment Industries Council and Novo Nordisk. On behalf of the campaign, Stephen has spoken in Chicago, Atlanta and on Capitol Hill as well as appearing in a national public service announcement. He also received the 2012 JDRF Angel Award with sister Linda. Stephen served as host of the Marriage Equality USA National Gala in 2013 and the Empire State Pride Agenda Gala in 2014. He was also a keynote speaker at the Human Rights Campaign gala in Philadelphia.- Actress
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Tenitra Michelle Williams was born on July 23, 1979 in Rockford, Illinois. When she was a child, she never imagined being in one of the most successful female groups in the country. When she was 17, she had a friend who was playing the keyboard for famous R&B star: Monica so, of course, she told him, like any other fan would do, to tell the star hi. Weeks later, she received a phone call from that friend telling her there were openings for a background singer, so she went on a flight to Atlanta for auditions and became Monica's background dancer. Then, about 3 years later, she received a call telling her she would be in the R&B/popular group, Destiny's Child. From then on, she, with the group, won numerous awards, including 2 Grammys, MTV VMA's, and "Soul Train Lady of Soul" Award and recorded her first album, with the group, which is titled "Survivor".- Actress
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Jodi Russell (born Jodi Varble) was born in the small Midwestern town of Rockford, Illinois. She was the youngest daughter born to parents Jerry, a truck driver and mechanic and Arlene Varble, who ran her own cake decorating business. Living in a small town, surrounded in farmland, meant Jodi's best asset was using her imagination. It was her time as a model that helped Jodi realize her love for being in front of an camera. She began modeling at the age of 15 modeling in Chicago and enjoying a successful tenure on the runway and in pageants during the mid 1980s. Jodi's acting career started in 1991 with an obscure, feature film titled "Lethal Justice". Progressing through the 1990s, Jodi made appearances more consistently across television with credits on Silk Stalkings (1991) and Conan the Adventurer (1997). As the 21st century arrived, Jodi continued her acting with more television works starting with Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000), followed by two episodic appearances on Touched by an Angel (1994) and Everwood (2002). From the mid 2000s onward, Jodi's career switched to include working credits in feature films including the romance comedy Blind Dating (2006) starring Chris Pine and Jane Seymour and Dark Matter (2007) starring Meryl Streep. She had a rare, main starring role in the romance drama Reflections in the Mud (2009). Jodi then completed two consecutive film projects in 2011 beginning with the old-western drama, Redemption: For Robbing the Dead (2011) and the crime drama 3 of a Kind (2012) winning her first 'best actress' award at the Houston Film Festival.- Actor
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Andre Rosey Brown was born on 7 February 1956 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Tango & Cash (1989) and Kingpin (1996). He was married to Debra Lynn Loomis. He died on 18 July 2006 in Northridge, California, USA.- Actor
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Rus Blackwell is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Gordon Hopewell on Banshee. He is also known for the role of Cmdr. Lee Atkins on Six. His other work includes roles in the Oscar and Emmy award-winning projects Monster, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, HBO's Recount and From the Earth to the Moon.- Actor
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Tom Gallop was born on 17 August 1966 in Rockford, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and Will & Grace (1998).- Actress
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Kathryn Layng was born on 20 September 1960 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989), White Frog (2012) and The Marrying Man (1991). She has been married to David Henry Hwang since 17 December 1993. They have one child.- A beautiful auburn-haired lass with blue/grey eyes, Andra Martin was born Sandra Hildur Rehn (pronounced 'Wren') in Rockford, Illinois, of Swedish ancestry. She grew up on her parent's farm, attended high school in her home town and harboured dreams of becoming a star. Andra's first step on that projected career path was to spend two years studying speech and drama at Northwestern University. Her next stop was New York where she finagled her first job as a model while continuing part-time acting studies under the personal tutelage of Lee Strasberg. Strasberg was suitably impressed, considered her 'a natural' and recommended her to Joshua Logan to screen test for the female lead in Sayonara (1957) (opposite Marlon Brando). Alas, that fell through as did another audition at Warner Brothers for the part in Marjorie Morningstar (1958) which had already been earmarked for Natalie Wood. Universal-International eventually took up the option and signed the budding starlet under contract.The publicity machine went rapidly into top gear, comparing Andra to Hollywood's biggest and brightest, a melding of the attributes of Elizabeth Taylor and Betty Grable with the brains of a Katharine Hepburn. Sadly, her subsequent casting would tend to emphasize her beauty rather than her talent.
Andra only appeared in three pictures for Universal, none of them particularly good. The first was a second lead in a so-so romantic drama (The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958)) as the 'other woman', competing with Lana Turner for the affections of Jeff Chandler. Her character, a pilot, gets killed towards the end. Her other outing was a second-billed role in The Big Beat (1958), a youth-oriented musical which featured no less than fifteen musical numbers. Unsurprisingly, with just 81 minutes of screen time, there was little room for the semblance of a plot (or acting, for that matter). Number three was one of Universal's quota quickies, a lame horror film (The Thing That Couldn't Die (1958)) which cast Andra as a water diviner with telepathic abilities (!). She also made a few of films under contract to Warners, notably the submarine drama Up Periscope (1959) (as the perfunctory female lead) and the Clint Walker western Yellowstone Kelly (1959) (as the love interest, a captive Arapaho girl). By the end of the 50s, the newly minted Deb Star was earning $200 per week.
While her movie career was going nowhere, Andra managed quite well in securing spots as featured leading lady on many popular TV shows on the Warners roster, including Bronco (1958), Cheyenne (1955), 77 Sunset Strip (1958), The Alaskans (1959), Bourbon Street Beat (1959) and Hawaiian Eye (1959). In August 1958, she married Bronco star Ty Hardin (over the objections of their respective managers and Warner Brothers TV execs, who argued that such a union would ruin their romantic appeal to the public). The marriage ended in divorce in 1962. Andra left the film business following her second marriage to a department store heir which lasted six years. A third marriage, however, endured from 1970 until Andra's passing on May 3 2022 at the age of 86. - Ilah Davis was born in 1956 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Hardcore (1979). She died on 22 September 2007 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Kelly Bensimon was born on 1 May 1968 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Innocence (2013), Good Bones (2016) and Supermodel (2015). She was previously married to Gilles Bensimon.
- Aaron Milo was born on September 28, 1984, just outside of Chicago in Rockford, IL. Milo caught the acting bug at the age of 8, when his mother was working in the costume shop of a local community theatre. He grew up doing regional theatre, and had his first New York City experience at the age of 14 and saw 10 Broadway shows in 6 days.
While Milo loved the stage, he decided that he wanted to try out film, and at 17 he attended summer film camp at UCLA. He fell in love with California and film production on that trip, and established that California would be his future home. After graduating high school, he switched career goals for college and got his Bachelor's degree from Columbia College Chicago in Marketing Communication. He spent 6 months interviewing for jobs in that realm of business, and found himself longing more than ever for a career in film.
Milo packed up, and headed for the California sun, where he spent 2 years working hard to support himself and to pursue his goals in film. After all the hard work he finally landed his debut role in the comedy Eating Out Drama Camp as the leading man Benji.
Milo is continuing to pursue his career and living in Los Angeles. - Actress
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Cory Crow was born on 29 July 1977 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988).- Actor
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With an athletic build and a baritone voice, actor Marcus Brown commands your attention when he steps into any room. Born on the West End of Rockford IL, Brown moved to Los Angeles in 1987 without knowing he was going to pursue a career in acting. In 1990, Oct 12th, he started his career in theater and commercials, making a living from commercials in the mid 2000's until the present. He's dubbed the "Commercial King" because of his bookings of over 200 national spots. He's recurring on HBO's upcoming TV series "Barry" as "Vaughn". He's also producing and directing a documentary called "Black Chrome". The documentary explores the genesis of African American motorcycle clubs and their effect on Harley Davidson's design and biker culture of today. This Documentary has segued into a film called "Soul On Bikes" that Marcus will also be co-producing. It's a story about the first African American Motorcycle club called the "East Bay Dragons" based out of Oakland California.- Actor
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Tim Maculan has sustained a career in theatre, film, television, voice overs and commercials for over 20 years. He is best known professionally for his reoccurring role of the compassionate Father Jack in all five seasons of the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning HBO series Six Feet Under (2001), and the acerbic, riotous Waiter on the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning CBS comedy, Cybill (1995). Tim's character earned a GLAAD media award nomination in 1997.
In and around his work on these two iconic television programs, Tim has guest starred in over thirty television shows including the critically acclaimed Dexter (2006), Grey's Anatomy (2005), Entourage (2004), The Drew Carey Show (1995), Friends (1994), _"Dharma and Greg" (1997-2002)_, The Larry Sanders Show (1992), and even managed to put in two full seasons as Donald Grisswald on Aaron Spelling's Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998).
Some of Tim's film work includes Spider-Man 3 (2007) (Dir. Sam Raimi), Inside Out (2005) (with Steven Weber), Matchstick Men (2003) (Dir. Ridley Scott), Duplex (2003) (with Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore), Give or Take an Inch (2003). Not bad for a young man who could only dream of playing Jeff Douglas in a community theatre production of Brigadoon in his home town of Rockford, Illinois.
As a freshman, Tim started acting in high school productions as well as in local community and professional theaters (and notably worked at Falmouth Playhouse with Van Johnson and William Shatner). After studying at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and The DePaul/Goodman School of Drama, he left Chicago for New York City where he began his professional career as an actor working in summer stock and regional theatre across the country.
A member of The Actors Space, Inc. in New York, Tim appeared in their revival of "Hatful of Rain" and a earned critical acclaim for his work in "Found a Peanut" - a show that would launch his career in television when it was remounted in Los Angeles, inviting Tim to move west. Though he quickly began working in television, he never let his true love for the theatre wan, creating the role of Ezra Twain in the world premiere of "Diva" at La Jolla Playhouse, working in a national tour of "Beauty and the Beast" as Cogsworth, a production of "South Pacific" for the North Carolina Theatre of Raleigh and turning in lauded performances in Los Angeles for "Trouble Waters," "Laughing Wild," "Celebrity" (The Actors Gang), "Death Benefits" (which was later made into a feature film, The Settlement (1999) and "Theft" for The Hudson Theatre, among others. Most recently he had the opportunity of working in New York City again on 'Gary Garrison (III)''s provocative collection of plays, "Verticals and Horizontals" at the Cherry Lane Theatre.- Sharon Sachs was born on 21 June 1962 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Grimm: Grimm Makeup & VFX (2011), Episodes (2011) and Will & Grace (1998).
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Silvia "Punkin" Mathis was born Silvia Delores Mathis to Sylvester Mathis, Jr., a Builder and Business Owner, and Maye Catherine Mathis, a Title One Reading Teacher and Educational Activist, in Rockford, Illinois, USA.
She is a producer, actress, screenwriter, director, and vocalist known for roles including Alfree Grimes on A Woman's Place (1997), Screen Door Jesus (2003), City Girls (2007), and Dr. Wendy in the hit web series Between Women (2011) She has been married to Mitch Manning since January 30, 2008. They are a blended family, and together they have six children.
Silvia, the founder and CEO of Punkin Studios, has been instrumental in developing, selling, and producing a diverse range of films, shorts, documentaries, and series for over 20 years. Collaborating with emerging filmmakers, she has mentored and coached.
With an impressive three decades in the business, Silvia is renowned for her unwavering commitment to quality, compassionate demeanor, adaptable creativity, practical methodology, and knack for bringing people together, ultimately enhancing production value. Her astute decision-making abilities have allowed her to implement changes that positively impact teams across all production phases. This has garnered her the respect of high-level and esteemed film, television, and theater colleagues.
Punkin Studios was established with one goal: to conceive, source, and develop innovative multimedia content that nurtures kindness and ignites the imagination. It is a place where creative dreams become a reality!
In 2020, Silvia signed a first-look deal with TAPAS MEDIA (recently acquired by Korean entertainment giant Kakao for $510 million). In May 2023, she entered into an overall representation and development agreement with Sandstone Artists.
Silvia consistently shines across various industry sectors. As a distinguished songwriter, she received a Gold Record for her Co-Writing Quiet Time by Regina Belle and Barry White (Passion: CAPITOL Records).
As a versatile singer-songwriter and producer, Silvia has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning artists Bobby Caldwell, Fred Hammond, Roberta Flack, Ann Nesby, Carvin Haggins, and American Idol's Randy Jackson. In addition, she was instrumental in the production of an anniversary event celebrating Diana Ross' legendary Central Park concert in collaboration with Fathom Entertainment at New York's Paley Center.- Music Department
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Rick Nielsen was born on 22 December 1948 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Small Soldiers (1998) and 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).- Actress
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Marin Mazzie was born on 9 October 1960 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Passion (1996), Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and V (1984). She was married to Jason Danieley. She died on 13 September 2018 in New York City, New York, USA.- Andrea Walters was born on 3 July 1953 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Lucky Numbers (2000), General Hospital (1963) and Death Doll (1989). She was married to Mark Ganzel and Mike Saccone. She died on 27 November 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
- Stephanie Bellars was born on 25 January 1976 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Ready to Rumble (2000), WCW Monday Nitro (1995) and WSU: Push It to the Limit (2008). She was previously married to Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein.
- Gene B. Collens was born on 22 December 1933 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Hardcastle and McCormick (1983), Laverne & Shirley (1976) and Happy Days (1974). He died on 2 March 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Marcia Hinds was born in Rockford, Illinois, USA. She is known for I Spy (2002), Easy A (2010) and John Tucker Must Die (2006).- Actor
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Kip Addotta was born on 16 June 1944 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Crocodile (2000), For da Love of Money (2002) and The Larry Sanders Show (1992). He was married to Lynn Johnson and Mary Josephine Bennett. He died on 13 August 2019 in the USA.- Actress
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Paris Bennett was born on 21 August 1988 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Aunt Bam's Place (2012), Sistas (2019) and Mama I Want to Sing (2011).- Keelie Oar was born on 14 February 1966 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. She died on 26 April 2015 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
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Jack Shea was born on 24 April 1913 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), Million Dollar Pursuit (1951) and Peter Gunn (1958). He died on 17 July 1972 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.- Ricky Busker was born in 1974 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Big Shots (1987).
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Aaron Farb was born in Rockford, Il on March 12, 1981. After finishing school with a double major in Fine Art (intaglio printmaking) and business marketing, Aaron established a company with his father building custom log cabins. While the company was a success, the artist within eventually opened the door to the world of cinema. While Michael Mann's film Public Enemies (2009) was on location in Wisconsin, Aaron was hired as Christian Bale's standin. After booking several films and commercials in Chicago, it was time to close the shop and follow this new passion to Los Angeles. Aaron's natural intensity and connectedness quickly began drawing attention. His studio film debut was across from Leonardo DiCaprio as Officer Jones, in Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar (2011). He has continued his work with Hollywood greats such as Joaquin Phoenix and Paul Thomas Anderson in The Master (2012), Harrison Ford in 42 (2013), Alex Kurtzman in People Like Us (2012), and Jeremy Renner in Kill the Messenger (2014). His television work includes his role as Simons on Sony Playstation's Powers (2015), Homeland (2014), Drop Dead Diva (2014), Grimm (2012)(TV), and Revolution (2012)(TV).- Actor
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Andrew is an Actor, Writer and Director of film and stage. Andrew graduated with an Acting degree from Rockford College and has studied with The Second City Training Center for over five years in Improv, Comedy Writing, Stand-up and more. He performs stand-up, improv, and sketch shows on a regular basis in Chicago. Andrew created 'Thorpedo Productions', producing stage and film works since 2010.- Actor
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Like many actors, Christian's first exposure to the craft was during a Grade 7 school talent show when he had a leading role in something called, "Mr. Rapsavage's Dating Service," a comedy skit about two old men who visit a dating service to spice up their life. The skit brought down the house with its slapstick comedy and humor and Christian's love of acting was born.
Following drama classes throughout high school, Christian put his acting career on hold to complete his education and embark on his professional career. During that time, Christian moved to Victoria, British Columbia where, a few years later, thanks to the involvement of his oldest son, actor Michael David Stewart (Motive, When We Rise, Dark Waters of Crime), he became involved in the booming Victoria film industry and his acting career was reborn.
Beginning with a small background appearance on the Brightlight Pictures series "Alienated" in 2003 and then on the CBS series "Stephen King's The Dead Zone" in 2005, Christian has now appeared in well over 50 film and television productions, as well as a number of commercials, and educational and documentary videos. In 2011 Christian played a judge on the Red Letter Films series "Dark Waters of Crime (Eaux troubles du crime)" and has since played a lead role in various episodes of the series in Season 5 (2012), 6 (2013) and 7 (2014). Notable film and television appearances include "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale" (2007), "The Mermaid Chair" (2006), "Impact" (2009), and Kid Cannabis (2014). He worked on the Emmy nominated children's series "Spooksville" (2013) and on the Fox series "Gracepoint" which aired in the fall of 2014.
Most recently Christian has appeared frequently in a number of Hallmark Production TV Movies including the very popular Gourmet Detective, Emma Fielding Mysteries and Fixer Upper franchises, as well as in the Chesapeake Shores television series.- Writer
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Orville H. Hampton was born on 21 May 1917 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and cinematographer, known for One Potato, Two Potato (1964), The Atomic Submarine (1959) and Red Snow (1952). He was married to Rosemary Ann Sheridan and Ruth Villemin. He died on 8 August 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- George Boswell was born on 29 September 1958 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He has been married to Teresa Boswell since 2 September 1978.
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Earl Wilson was born on 3 May 1907 in Rockford, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), Cavalcade of Broadway: Leon and Eddie's (1950) and Cavalcade of Broadway: Village Barn (1950). He was married to Rosemary Lyons. He died on 16 January 1987 in Yonkers, New York, USA.- Actress
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This swinging singer from WWII was born on April 14, 1921 in Rockford, Illionois to non-professionals. A gorgeous, fresh-faced, blue-eyed blonde doll blessed with a natural vocal talent, Betty Jane Rhodes was initially discovered on radio and was recording by age 8. Her promising contralto helped her to earn a contract at age 15 with Paramount and immediately made her debut in _Forgotten Faces (1936/I)_ initially billing herself as Jane Rhodes. She played Marsha Hunt's kid sister in her second film The Arizona Raiders (1936) in which she sang "My Melancholy Baby". Still a teenager, she played the femme lead in the Universal serial Jungle Jim (1937) opposite Grant Withers's rugged hero. She went on to warble again in such lively film fare as The Life of the Party (1937), Having Wonderful Time (1938), Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! (1940) and even in the Tim Holt western Along the Rio Grande (1941).
Having been borrowed frequently by other studios, Paramount paid more attention to her by setting her up with the minor wartime musical Sweater Girl (1942), in which introduced the classic "I Don't Want to Walk Without You", and also giving her leads in Salute for Three (1943) opposite Macdonald Carey and You Can't Ration Love (1944). Her film career faded fast after this and she later recorded for RCA and Decca Records, making hits out of such songs as "Rumors Are Flying" and "Buttons and Bows". Married to the late Willet H. Brown, the broadcasting pioneer and co-founder of the Mutual Broadcasting System, the company that ran her program "Adventures in Rhythm," she was initially dubbed the "First Lady of Television". In the 60s she continued performing in clubs and cabarets.
Retired for some time, her husband died in 1993 and left her quite wealthy. She and Willet had one child together, Kimberly. Of Betty's stepchildren, Michael, Peter and Patricia, son Michael J. Brown followed in his father's footsteps with Brown Broadcasting. She died at age 90 on December 26, 2011, in Los Angeles.- Actor
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Jack Sydow was born on 7 October 1921 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for What Planet Are You From? (2000), Frasier (1993) and Annie Get Your Gun (1967). He died on 28 May 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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George Nichols was born on 28 October 1864 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Flirt (1922), The Midnight Express (1924) and Jess (1912). He was married to Viola Alberti. He died on 20 September 1927 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
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André D. Brown was born on 7 February 1956 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Last Dragon (1985), The Uptown Comedy Club (1992) and The Bronx War (1991).- Make-Up Department
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Shaun Smith was born in Rockford, Illinois, USA. Shaun is known for Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), 300 (2006) and Conan the Barbarian (2011).- James Valentine was born on 18 February 1930 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for The DuPont Show of the Month (1957), Camelot (1982) and Play of the Week (1959).
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- Additional Crew
- Director
Mario N. Bonassin was born on 21 January 1972 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He is a director, known for La Vie En Rose (2007), America Is Sinking (2023) and Alien Conquest (2021).- Actor
- Writer
Loyal Underwood was born on 6 August 1893 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Limelight (1952), The Man Who Woke Up (1921) and Fighting Bill (1921). He died on 30 September 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Born in the Chicago area to Italian immigrants, (his mother from Rome, his father from Sicily), Nino Cimino grew up working at his family's Italian restaurant.
In 2001, in his early twenties, Nino moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of being an actor. After studying acting for 2 years at the Promenade Playhouse under Piero Dusa, Nino began auditioning, booking the first ever commercial audition that he went out for.
Shortly after graduating from acting school, Nino started his own production company, Cimino Productions. Through Cimino Productions, Nino is able to write and produce material that he can act in. Known mostly for playing "Nick Romano" in the American Mobster movie franchise, 2010's American Mobster: Miami Shakedown and 2021's American Mobster: Retribution, Nino has made multiple films of all different genres, in which he writes, produces, and acts in the films. One film of note was the 2021 Holiday movie "A Wiseguy Christmas", which was nominated for Best Picture Comedy at the Santa Clarita International Film Festival.
Nino has a daughter named Marley, that he co-parents with Marley's mother. Marley spends half her time living in Florida with her mother and half her time living in Los Angeles with Nino. Already seeing Marley's natural talent for performing, (Marley has acted in a couple movies herself), Nino hopes to one day act with his daughter in a film.- Animation Department
Bob Youngquist was born on 22 August 1905 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He is known for Sleeping Beauty (1959), Fantasia (1940) and The Magical World of Disney (1954). He died on 3 August 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
- Writer
Sarah McDermott was born in Rockford, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Splatter: Love, Honor and Paintball (2010) and Collapse of the Living Dead (2011).- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Peter Albert was born on 18 July 1959 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He is known for Thirteen Days (2000), Hearts in Atlantis (2001) and Thank You for Smoking (2005).