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American character actor and playwright Wallace Shawn has one of those fun, delightfully mischievously gnomish faces made for entertaining. Though he got out of the acting starting gate rather late, he quickly excelled film and TV while managing to turn himself into comedy egghead or loser types. Woody Allen's slightly threatened character in the movie Manhattan (1979) amusingly describes Wallace's benign gent as "a homunculus", which may be a pretty fair description of this predominantly bald, wan, pucker-mouthed, butterball-framed, slightly lisping gent. Shawn made his movie debut at age 36 in Allen's heralded classic in a brief but telling scene as Diane Keaton's ex-husband.
The 5'2" Jewish actor was born Wallace Michael Shawn into privilege on November 12, 1943 in New York City, as the son of Cecille (Lyon) (1906-2005), a journalist, and William Shawn (1907-1992), renowned and long-time editor of The New Yorker. His brother, Allen Shawn, went on to become a composer. Wallace was educated at both Harvard University, where he studied history, and Magdalen College, Oxford. Wallace initially taught English in India on a Fulbright scholarship, and then English, Latin and drama back in New York. However, a keen interest in writing and acting soon compelled him to leave his cushy position and pursue a stage career as both playwright and actor.
During his distinguished career, Wallace churned out several plays. "Our Late Night", the first of his works to be performed, was awarded an off-Broadway Obie in 1975. This was followed by "A Thought in Three Parts" (1976);, "The Mandrake" (1977) (which he translated from the original Italian and made his acting debut), "Marie and Bruce" (1979), "Aunt Dan and Lemon" (1985) and "The Fever," for which he received his second Obie for "Best New Play" during the 1990-91 season.
A popular supporting player of comedy and the occasional drama, Shawn's assorted kooks, creeps, brainiacs and schmucks possessed both endearing and unappetizing qualities. He earned his best early notices partnered with theatre director/actor Andre Gregory in the unique Louis Malle-directed film My Dinner with Andre (1981). Shawn co-wrote the improvisatory, humanistic piece with brother Allan as the composer. Shawn and Gregory would collaborate again for Malle in another superb, original-concept film Vanya on 42nd Street (1994).
Among Shawn's offbeat films have been Bruce Paltrow's A Little Sex (1982); James Ivory's The Bostonians (1984); Stephen Frears' Prick Up Your Ears (1987); Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride (1987); Alan Rudolph's The Moderns (1988) and Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994); and Paul Bartel's Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989). He also appeared in several other Woody Allen offerings including Radio Days (1987), Shadows and Fog (1991), The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), Melinda and Melinda (2004) and the title role in Rifkin's Festival (2020).
Since the 1990s, he has lent his vocal talents to a considerable number of animated pictures including A Goofy Movie (1995), Toy Story (1995) (and its sequels), The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998), The Incredibles (2004), Chicken Little (2005), Happily N'Ever After (2006), Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) and Animal Crackers (2017). TV voices have included The Pink Panther (1993), The Lionhearts (1998), Family Guy (1999), Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011), The Stinky & Dirty Show (2015) and The Bug Diaries (2019).
Millennium films graced with Shawn's participation include Southland Tales (2006), Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008), Jack and the Beanstalk (2009), The Speed of Thought (2011) and Vamps (2012). He co-starred as Halvard Solness and wrote the screen adaptation for Ibsen's classic play A Master Builder (2013) co-starring Julie Hagerty, and went on to appear in Don Peyote (2014), Maggie's Plan (2015), Robo-Dog (2015), Drawing Home (2016), Another Kind of Wedding (2017), Book Club (2018) and Marriage Story (2019).
Over the decades, Shawn has scurried about effortlessly with a number of television guest appearances including "Taxi," "Homicide: Life on the Streets," "Ally McBeal," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Sex and the City," "Desperate Housewives," "The Daily Show," "The 7D," "Life in Pieces," "The Good Fight," "Mr. Robot" and "Search Party. He has also drummed up a few recurring roles for himself in the process, including The Cosby Show (1984), Murphy Brown (1988), Clueless (1996) (based on the hit film Clueless (1995), revisiting his teacher role), Murphy Brown (1988), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Crossing Jordan (2001), The L Word (2004), Gossip Girl (2007), The Good Wife (2009), Mozart in the Jungle (2014), and, more recently, as Dr. Sturgis in the comedy Young Sheldon (2017).- Actress
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This attractive, happy go lucky blonde actress, educated at the University of Kansas and a former ballet soloist, first broke into both TV and cinema screens in the mid 1970s and through her appearances in several well remembered horror and sci-fi films, and Dee quickly gained a cult following among the fantasy film fans. Poor Dee always seemed to be on the wrong side of some malevolent person or evil creature....she was pursued by a clan of cannibal killers in The Hills Have Eyes (1977), terrorized by a pack of werewolves in the superb The Howling (1981), got a break from the horror, as a sympathetic mom in the mega sci-fi hit E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and nearly ends up lunch for a rabid St. Bernard in the heart stopping Cujo (1983).
In the early 1980s, Wallace-Stone actually shared the screen several times with her then husband Christopher Stone before his unfortunate, early demise from a heart attack in October, 1995.
However, typecasting Dee Wallace-Stone as a horror heroine does not do her justice, as unlike some other scream queens whose careers quickly faded, Dee has gone on to have a very busy and varied acting career, appearing in over 90 feature films to date! Her All-American looks and easy going demeanor has seen Dee often cast as a typical suburban mother, a sympathetic friend, or a trusted ally. Fans warm to her endearing smile and natural warmth, and Dee continues to find herself in constant demand in front of the camera, plus she has her own much visited website.- Actress
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Kayla Wallace is a Canadian actor, singer, and dancer. She is best known for her work on The Magicians (2020), ABC's The Good Doctor (2017), NBC's Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2021), Heatwave (2022) and her role of 'Fiona Miller' on Hallmark Channel's When Calls The Heart (2019- 2022). Wallace was born on October 31, in Victoria, British Columbia where she later attended The Canadian College of Performing Arts. She was heavily involved in theatre, dance, singing and piano throughout her childhood. Wallace's professional debut was her role in Disney's Descendants (2015). She is also known for her work on Ice (2016), Hallmark's Once Upon A Prince (2018), Netflix's Counterfeiting in Suburbia (2018).- Nicole Wallace is a Spanish actress. She is known for Skam España (2018), Parot (2021), Vera (2023), and Culpa Mia (2023). She rose to prominence in 2008 as a result of the television series Excision (2012). She also portrays Nora Grace on Skam España since Season 1. She was born on March 2, 2002, in Madrid, Spain.
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Wallace Langham was born on 11 March 1965 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Perry Mason (2020), My Dinner with Hervé (2018) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). He has been married to Melissa Voyagis Langham since 30 May 2015. He was previously married to Karey Richard and Laura Langham.- Toby Wallace was born on 6 June 1995 in Westminster, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Babyteeth (2019), Boys in the Trees (2016) and Neighbours (1985).
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Born on November 1, 1942, the eldest of three born to an Iowa general storeowner, Marcia Wallace endured a troubled childhood (alcoholism, physical abuse). Performing in high school plays as a teenager, she studied at Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, where she majored in English and theatre.
Marcia initially induced laughs because of a weight problem, playing plump, self-deprecating characters in such musicals as "The Music Man". She also supplemented her very modest income at the time, substitute teaching in the Bronx. Managing to drop much of her excess weight over time, she found, to her delight, that she could still make people laugh. Finding an invaluable training ground with the improvisational comedy group, "The Fourth Wall", in 1968, she appeared with the company off-Broadway for a spell. In between times, she studied with acting guru Uta Hagen.
Marcia began to flesh out her on-camera resume at first with bit roles on such shows as "The Invaders" (as a courtroom spectator), "Bewitched" (as Darrin's secretary), "The Brady Bunch" (as a saleswoman), she earned her first on-camera break with recurring appearances on The Merv Griffin Show (1962). As a direct result, she won the best role of her career as "Carol Kester", the chatty receptionist on The Bob Newhart Show (1972) after only a year or so in Hollywood. For seven years, Marcia won tons of fans as the slightly ditsy co-worker and confidante who was always looking for that "special guy" to walk through the door.
During that time and after, she guested and added fun to many popular lightweight 70's and 80's shows of the day, including "Love, American Style," "The Love Boat," "Fantasy Island," "CHiPS," "Magnium, P.I.," "Gimme a Break," "Finder of Lost Loves," "Murder, She Wrote," "Alf," "Night Court,' "Small Wonder" and "Charles in Charge." She also decorated and perked up a few TV movies -- The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979), Gridlock (1980), Pray TV (1980) -- and the full length features a few films Teen Witch (1989), My Mom's a Werewolf (1989) and Ghoulies Go to College (1990). She went on the enjoy regular work in commercials for over three decades (Kraft a la Carte, Crest, Taster's Choice).
Following her TV success on the "The Newhart Show," Marcia kept visible as a recurring game show panelist on such shows as "The Match Game," "Password," "The $10,000 Pyramid" and "Hollywood Squares." On the summer stock and dinner theater circuits, Marcia found engaging work in such comedies as "Plaza Suite," "Born Yesterday," "The Prisoner of Second Avenue," "The Sunshine Boys," and "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," as well as the musicals "Gypsy" and "Promises, Promises."
In 1985, Marcia was diagnosed with breast cancer. She eventually became an activist and lecturer on breast cancer awareness, educating the public about early detection. She was also the prime caretaker for her husband, hotelier Denny Hawley, when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He passed away in 1992. They adopted one child, Michael.
Marcia's career would gain a second career wind in voiceovers. Today's generations will recognize her Emmy-winning voice-work as Bart's teacher, "Mrs. Edna Krabappel" on the long-running animated series The Simpsons (1989). Her voice was also utilized on such animated projects as "Darkwing Duck," "Raw Toonage," "Camp Candy," "Batman: The Animated Series," "Aladdin," "Cow and Chicken," "The Angry Beavers" and Rugrats" as well as providing several voices for the animated film Monsters University (2013).
She has guest-hosted televised comedy clubs and talk shows, and was the actual co-host of a diet show on cable. Marcia remained on the lecture circuit and published her own 2004 memoir (Don't Look Back, We're Not Going That Way!) which gently and admirably laces her myriad of struggles with wit, humor and a positive outlook.
Into the millennium, she was seen as Maggie the housekeeper on the short-lived, irreverent TV series spoof That's My Bush! (2001) starring Timothy Bottoms. In 2009, she was seen as Annie Wilkes on the daytime soaper The Young and the Restless (1973). A few scattered films appeared on the horizon, including the comedies Forever for Now (2004), Big Stan (2007) and Tru Loved (2008).
Marcia's lengthy battle with illness ended on October 25, 2013, when the 70-year-old actress died of breast cancer complications (pneumonia and sepsis).- Actor
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A stocky, friendly-faced character actor, Ford was born Samuel Jones in England, where the brutality of his childhood rivaled anything that Charles Dickens ever dreamed up. He lived for a while in an orphanage after being separated from his parents. While still young, he was sent to a Toronto branch of the orphanage. There, he began a cycle that involved living in 17 foster homes, the longest being with a farm family that treated him like a slave. At age 11 he ran away and joined a vaudeville troupe called the Winnipeg Kiddies, with whom he stayed until 1914. He then joined a friend named Wallace Ford, and the two 'hoboed" their way into the United States. After the friend was crushed to death by a railroad car, he took the name Wallace Ford in his friend's memory and found work in theatrical troupes and repertory companies. On Broadway he acted in "Abraham Lincoln," "Abie's Irish Rose," and "Bad Girl." He left Broadway in 1932 to appear with Joan Crawford in Possessed (1931); he also landed the lead in MGM's notorious Freaks (1932), although his fellow actors proved more memorable. He also co-starred as Walter Huston's amoral brother in one of the studio's few full-blown gangster melodramas, The Beast of the City (1932), starring Jean Harlow in arguably her most hard-bitten role. In all he appeared in over 200 films, including five directed by John Ford (The Last Hurrah (1958), The Whole Town's Talking (1935), They Were Expendable (1945), The Lost Patrol (1934), and The Informer (1935)). He also appeared with Henry Fonda in the TV series "The Deputy," which ran from 1959 to 1960. Ford died of a heart attack soon after his last memorable role as "Old Pa" in the hit Sidney Poitier drama A Patch of Blue (1965).- Actor
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George Wallace was born on 21 July 1952 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Batman Forever (1995), The Ladykillers (2004) and Little Nicky (2000).- Julie T. Wallace (born Julie Therese Keir) trained at LAMDA and made her stage debut as the mother/teacher in 'Billy the Kid' at the Upstream Theatre, followed by 'The House of Usher' in Aberystwyth, and 'Beauty and the Beast' in Bristol. She made her London debut in 'Anne of the Worlds' at the Royal Court. She was BAFTA nominated for her role of Ruth in the BBC television production of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986).
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Randall Wallace was born on 28 July 1949 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for We Were Soldiers (2002), Pearl Harbor (2001) and Braveheart (1995).- Actress
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Courtney Rheagan Wallace was born to Rodney and Silvia Wallace on June 9, 1987 in Dallas, Texas.
From the time she learned to walk and talk, Rheagan exhibited all the signs of a true entertainer; putting on "plays" in her living room in front of the family camcorder, doing impressions, and reciting every line from every movie she watched - usually accompanied by her dad who would always oblige her and play any role she needed him to fill.
Over the years, it became apparent that Rheagan had what it took to make a career out of it. She worked the local Dallas scene, guest starring twice on Walker Texas Ranger and holding a steady position as a kid DJ for Radio Disney.
Once she and her family made the move to Los Angeles, things really started to pick up for Rheagan. From comedy to drama, she was doing it all. Right out of the gate, she landed two independent films (Six String Samurai and Dill Scallion) as well as roles on television's hottest series' including 7th Heaven, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ER, That's So Raven, Malcolm in the Middle, NYPD Blue, Judging Amy, Boston Public, and many more.
In 2003, she hit her dream role playing Emma, the oldest daughter of Chevy Chase, in a pilot for NBC produced by Lorne Michaels. The pilot was shot at Silver Cup Studios in New York, and even though it was not picked up for a full series, Rheagan still says it was one of the best experiences of her career. Since she can remember, she has had dreams of being part of the SNL cast, and that's as close as she's come to date.
Since then, she has starred in various films such as Deep in the Heart (released in Cinemark theaters on February 17th, 2012) playing the role of Deede, the daughter of Texas agricultural tycoon Richard "Dick" Wallrath (portrayed by Jon Gries).
One of her recent endeavors, the role of Grace in the short film Amazin' Grace, garnered Rheagan her very first award. She won 'Best Actress in a Short Film' at the Bare Bones International Film Festival in April of 2014.
Her latest feature film, the tenth installment to the illustrious Hellraiser franchise (Hellraiser: Judgment), is scheduled to release on Blu-ray and DVD February 13, 2018.- Actor
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In 1902, 16-year-old Wallace Beery joined the Ringling Brothers Circus as an assistant to the elephant trainer. He left two years later after a leopard clawed his arm. Beery next went to New York, where he found work in musical variety shows. He became a leading man in musicals and appeared on Broadway and in traveling stock companies. In 1913 he headed for Hollywood, where he would get his start as the hulking Swedish maid in the Sweedie comedy series for Essanay. In 1915 he would work with young ingénue Gloria Swanson in Sweedie Goes to College (1915). A year later they would marry and be wildly unhappy together. The marriage dissolved when Beery could not control his drinking and Gloria got tired of his abuse. Beery finished with the Sweedie series and worked as the heavy in a number of films. Starting with Patria (1917), he would play the beastly Hun in a number of films. In the 1920s he would be seen in a number of adventures, including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), Robin Hood (1922), The Sea Hawk (1924) and The Pony Express (1925). He would also play the part of Poole in So Big (1924), which was based on the best-selling book of the same name by Edna Ferber. Paramount began to move Beery back into comedies with Behind the Front (1926). When sound came, Beery was one of the victims of the wholesale studio purge. He had a voice that would record well, but his speech was slow and his tone was a deep, folksy, down home-type. While not the handsome hero image, MGM executive Irving Thalberg saw something in Beery and hired him for the studio. Thalberg cast Beery in The Big House (1930), which was a big hit and got Beery an Academy Award nomination. However, Beery would become almost a household word with the release of the sentimental Min and Bill (1930), which would be one of 1930's top money makers. The next year Beery would win the Oscar for Best Actor in The Champ (1931). He would be forever remembered as Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934) (who says never work with kids?). Beery became one of the top ten stars in Hollywood, as he was cast as the tough, dim-witted, easy-going type (which, in real life, he was anything but). In Flesh (1932) he would be the dim-witted wrestler who did not figure that his wife was unfaithful. In Dinner at Eight (1933) he played a businessman trying to get into society while having trouble with his wife, link=nm0001318]. After Marie Dressler died in 1934, he would not find another partner in the same vein as his early talkies until he teamed with Marjorie Main in the 1940s. He would appear opposite her in such films as Wyoming (1940) and Barnacle Bill (1941). By that time his career was slowing as he was getting up in age. He continued to work, appearing in only one or two pictures a year, until he died from a heart attack in 1949.- Actress
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Aria Summer Wallace is a professionally trained actor and performing artist with over 25 collected theatrical and stage productions under her belt. She is best known for portraying Mandy in the hit Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly and for her leading role of Roxy Hunter in the Nickelodeon movie series of the same name. She starred alongside Heather Locklear and Hilary Duff as Zoe in the feature film The Perfect Man as well as having held guest starring roles on numerous television shows, some of which include CSI: NY, Criminal Minds and Desperate Housewives.
Aria began honing her craft in 2001 at the early age of five years old. She took a plethora of private and group acting classes in her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia before migrating to Los Angeles to further her career. While actively working on set, she continued her training privately under the wings of coaches Dennis LaValle, Kaley Hummel, Michael Woolson and Gary Hudson. Additionally, she participated in multiple group workshops including renowned casting director Deborah Dion's LA Film Intensive Workshop. Upon moving back to Atlanta years later, Aria studied under the Adler technique at The Company Acting Studio having worked in group on-camera classes with Jamie O'Brien and moving her way into advanced scene-study with esteemed teacher and on-set coach, Lisina Stoneburner. She continues on-going training, maintaining involvement in weekly scene-study at Babcock Studios in Denver, Colorado with respected Hollywood teacher, film-maker and actor, Todd Babcock.
In 2022, Aria portrayed the leading role of Amy in the Benchmark Theatre's regional premiere of the poignant play Dry Land by Ruby Rae Spiegel for which she received positive recognition from critics with The Denver Post, Denver Gazette and On Stage Colorado. She has also taken on the role of Kate Bender, one half of the killer brother-sister duo "The Bloody Benders" that will be featured in the upcoming Western independent short film, Hell at High Noon. Most recently, Aria portrayed Ariel Wishkeno in the world premiere of Empathy Theatre Project's new musical, "We're Still Here" which debuted at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder.
Though drama is her primary focus, Aria is also a skilled musician. She is a classically trained pianist, a rhythm guitarist and songwriter. Spending quite a few years in Nashville, Tennessee involved in the music industry, she wrote, recorded and released her debut album Wild At Heart while she was still in high school at the age of 16. Music is another of her deep-rooted passions, therefore she takes any opportunity to sing that comes her way. In 2020, Aria fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a PADI certified scuba diver and loves to travel the world diving when she's not immersed in the world of the arts. She is continuously learning Spanish in order to be conversational for her next destination. In her free time, she enjoys being in the great outdoors, whether it's hiking the mountains, snowboarding the slopes, kayaking the river or stretching out in yoga practice. Aria is a dedicated artist, with a strong drive, determination and a loving passion for her craft. She is looking forward to starring in the next thought-provoking stage production, feature film or Emmy award-winning HBO series!- Actress
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Teenage fashion model and Earl Carroll showgirl Jean Wallace failed in her first bid to break into movies, after MGM discovered that she was only 17, not 19 years old - as she had claimed. Being underage meant that she could only work four hours a day (and with an official tutor) and so her bit in Ziegfeld Girl (1941) was all there was. At Paramount, her luck improved. Signed to a six months contract (plus complimentary tutor) the platinum blonde insurance salesman's daughter made her first motion picture appearance in a credited part in Louisiana Purchase (1941). Her next stop was 20th Century Fox where she spent five years under contract, but had very little to do after refusing to appear in Kiss of Death (1947), not a good career move, as it turned out. For the next few years, Jean's screen career was overshadowed by her turbulent private life.
A chance meeting in July 1941 between Jean and the actor Franchot Tone, formerly Joan Crawford partner and twice her age, had led to a whirlwind romance, seven years of rocky marriage and, ultimately, divorce. Jean twice attempted suicide, the first with sleeping pills in 1946, the second by stabbing herself in the abdomen in 1949. During the acrimonious divorce proceedings that followed, Jean alleged extreme jealousy and an affair with peroxide blond siren Barbara Payton, while Tone claimed that his wife had been involved with gangster Johnny Stompanato, bodyguard of infamous L.A. mobster Mickey Cohen (Stompanato later came to grief at the hands of Lana Turner's daughter, Cheryl Crane, in 1958). In 1950, Jean married soldier James Randall in San Diego, but this union was annulled after just five months. Having lost custody of her two children to Tone, she then lost her driver's license, following a charge of drunk driving. Things could only get better.
In September 1951, Jean got married for the third time. From here on, her career became inextricably linked to that of her husband, actor and director Cornel Wilde, who assumed a 'Svengali'-like role in attempting to mould her into an actress of stature. She was featured opposite him in a number of mostly routine B-movies, made by his production company Theadora. Best among those was a lesser film noir, The Big Combo (1955), where she played a self-destructive gangster's moll torn between evil crime boss Richard Conte and nice police lieutenant, Wilde. In the colourful Maracaibo (1958),which was largely shot on location, she was an icy journalist, one third of a love triangle, involving Wilde as a 'Red' Adair-type action hero, dousing oil fires in Venezuela (featuring in the cast a young Michael Landon of Bonanza (1959) fame). Jean sang in the soundtrack, which she also did for both Star of India (1954), and Beach Red (1967) (though her acting part in this war picture was somewhat perfunctory). In Sword of Lancelot (1963), she was Guinevere to Wilde's Lancelot, who also co-produced and directed. Her last starring role was in Wilde's No Blade of Grass (1970), in which a family escapes from a post-apocalyptic world, not unlike I Am Legend (2007)(or its earlier incarnation, The Omega Man (1971)).
After divorcing Wilde in 1980, Jean lived with a menagerie of pets (including two snakes and a tarantula) in Beverly Hills until her death in February 1990.- Actor
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Christopher Jordan Wallace was born on 29 October 1996 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Everything Must Go (2010), Notorious (2009) and Kicks (2016).- Producer
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Nicolle Wallace was born on 4 February 1972 in Orange, California, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), Sanders Shorts (2013) and Ukraine: Answering the Call (2022). She has been married to Michael Schmidt since 2 April 2022. She was previously married to Mark Wallace.- George D. Wallace was born in New York and, at age 13, moved with his mom and her new husband to McMechen, West Virginia, a coal mining town where the boy began working in the mines. He joined the Navy in 1936, got out in 1940, and then went right back in again when World War II started. A chief boatswain's mate, he ended up in Los Angeles after a total of eight years in the service. Wallace supported himself with an array of odd jobs, from working for a meat packer ("knockin' steers in the head") to lumber-jacking in the High Sierras. A stint as a singing bartender attracted the attention of Hollywood columnist Jimmy Fidler, who helped him get his show-biz start. Wallace enrolled in drama school in the late 1940s, while earning his living tending the greens at MGM. He soon began landing jobs in films and TV, most notably as Commando Cody in the Republic serial Radar Men from the Moon (1952). He later made his Broadway debut in Richard Rodgers' "Pipe Dreams," replaced John Raitt in "The Pajama Game" and was nominated for a Tony for his leading role in "New Girl in Town" with Gwen Verdon. Other stage roles have included "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" opposite Ginger Rogers, "Jennie" with Mary Martin, "Most Happy Fella" (during production, he met his present wife, actress Jane A. Johnston), "Camelot" (as King Arthur), "Man of La Mancha," "Company," and more. In 1960, his career was stalled when a horse fell on him and broke his back during the making of an episode of TV's The Magical World of Disney (1954)'s "Swamp Fox." His painful recovery took seven months. He sometimes billed himself George D. H. Wallace, to avoid confusion with comic George Wallace.
- Jessica was born in Australia and traveled back and forth to America for six years before settling in California. She graduated from high school in Los Angeles after spending years doing what she loved doing the most: performing.
Back in elementary school, she was always the sporty kid getting dirty on the field, but all that changed when Jessica discovered musical theatre in sixth grade. Her mom worked late hours and needed to keep her busy after school, so when she heard that there was an after-school theatre program that rehearsed three days a week and cost less than a babysitter, she signed Jess up - but little did she know that a silly school play would lead to a crazy, theatre-filled life! As a tiny eleven-year-old, Jessica expected all of the roles to go to the eighth graders, but somehow she landed the role of JoJo in Seussical and her passion for singing, dancing, and acting took flight. Opening night came around and she was freaking out, but as soon as Jessica stepped out on that stage, She knew that she had found exactly what she wanted to do with her life. Alongside theatre her passion for TV/film work also developed as she worked with a camera.
Jessica went on to graduate from The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in England with a degree in acting. While she was at LIPA Jessica co-created a theatre company with Beth Stevens called Out The Attic. Out The Attic focuses on women's stories and people unrepresented throughout history. - Actor
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Shannon Wallace is an American actor and model born and raised on Long Island, NY. As a model, he has worked for such brands as GAP, Nike, Kenneth Cole, Ralph Lauren and Guess. Having appeared in several commercials for Cohen's Fashion Optical, Bose, and MTV and in magazines such as GQ and Cosmopolitan. His acting work began with a guest starring role in the BET Digital series "Brooklyn Blue Sky" in 2017. Shannon then went on to book a lead role in the UMC film "Jacqueline and Jilly" alongside Victoria Rowell and Richard Brooks and a recurring role in the BET original series "American Soul"
He is the oldest of 5 children and has 1 brother, Joshua and 3 sisters, Holley, Kiersten and Zorria.- Emilee Wallace was born on 19 September 1989 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. She is an actress, known for Rizzoli & Isles (2010), Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009) and Cold Case (2003).
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Bianca Wallace is an actor and producer, known for Expired (2022), Nana's Footsteps and Elvis (2022).- Producer
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Wallace Wolodarsky is known for The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Coldblooded (1995). He has been married to Maya Forbes since 2004. They have two children.- Jack Wallace was born on 10 August 1933 in Pekin, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Death Wish (1974), Faster (2010) and The Boy Next Door (2015). He was married to Margot Schnarr Wallace. He died on 16 April 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Tommy Lee Wallace is an American director, writer, producer, and actor. Although having worked in diverse genres, Tommy is probably best known for his contribution to the horror film, most notably its many sequels. Early on he scripted Amityville II: The Possession (1982) and quickly moved on to both write and direct the John Carpenter related Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) that starred cult horror icon Tom Atkins. He directed Fright Night Part 2 (1988) based on a screenplay by Tom Holland and It (1990), a coming-of-age horror tale adapted from the bestselling novel by Stephen King.
Over the years Tommy has worked on over 25 feature films and TV projects including John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos (2002) and 3 segments of Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone (1985).
He was married to Nancy Kyes aka Nancy Loomis of Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Halloween (1978) and The Fog (1980). Tommy also worked on those films - and Dark Star (1974) and Big Trouble in Little China (1986)- assisting John Carpenter in
- Pierce Wallace is known for Modern Family (2009).
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Some people only know Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace in the context of Big Brother (2000) and her achievements since then. However, her real-life story surpasses any reality-show plot line.
Aisleyne was born into a crazy North London punk household, where Boy George was a regular visitor. Hospitalized after a serious assault, Aisleyne left home at 16. Alone in London, she lived in a hostel with frightened women and the predatory men of the city's gang culture. Despite losing close friends and loved ones to drugs, knives and gun crime, Aisleyne vowed to get out of there, studying fashion design and textiles at The London College of Fashion.
Aisleyne's big break came when she became a housemate in "Big Brother 7" (2006). Going through an emotional journey, Aisleyne finished top female to widespread public acclaim. Since then she has proved it's possible to escape the streets and make good. Rarely out of the public eye, she has established herself as a successful entrepreneur, TV personality, actress, author and newspaper columnist, fashion designer, model and media celebrity.
Aisleyne has appeared in a wide variety of drama, light entertainment and news/factual television programs with all the main UK and Irish broadcasters, and played Maria in the urban comedy feature film Anuvahood (2011). Aisleyne returned to the Big Brother House for 10 days as a Legendary Guest Housemate during the 2016 series. She has been the Big Brother/Celebrity Big Brother columnist for the Mirror and then The Sun for every series from 2015 onward.
Aisleyne has her own glamorous ladies clothing label, "Unique by Aisleyne", and launched her own fitness app 'Aisleyne 7 Min. Workouts' in 2016.
She has supported a variety of charitable and good causes. During the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic Aisleyne provided an apartment for use by the nearby University College Hospital's Critical Care team, as she had done for Grenfell Tower residents after the fire three years earlier. She also distributed meals to medical staff and other front-line workers, supported fund raising for NHS Charities Together and helped to promote the DHSS campaign to recruit more care workers.
Aisleyne's gripping journey is detailed in her autobiography "Surviving Guns, Gangs and Glamour", published by Random House.- Barbara Wallace is an actress who has appeared in over 70 stage plays but is best known for her work as Nana Rose Blossom on the television series Riverdale. Additional television credits include Fargo; The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries; The Town That Came a Courtin'; Harry and Meghan - a Royal Romance. Feature film work includes The Still Life of Annika Myers; Charlotte's Song; Okja. Barbara lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband and two very spoilt cats.
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Wallace Chung, born in November 30, 1974 in Hongkong, China, film and television actor, singer, dancer. In 1993 in Hongkong, radio television debut, released 1995 debut album "OREA" 1999 will be the focus of work to film and television drama performances. In 2012 with the imminent "won the 26th China TV Golden Eagle" audience favorite actor "nomination is in the history of the Golden Eagle first finalists for the award of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan actor, and was awarded the 2012 Golden Eagle TV Art Festival" audience favorite Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan actor award "; in 2014 with the horizon moon knife" once again nominated for the award.- Actress
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Jessie grew up in Enfield, in north London, and -- after her parents divorced when she was three -- she and her older sister, Joanne, were brought up by their father, James, who now runs a pub in Essex. Just as Kat's grandmother, Mo, presides over the Slater family in EastEnders (1985), Jessie's late grandmother -- also called Jessie -- was a huge influence on her life and a maternal figure as she was growing up. Jessie lost her nan seven years ago, and both parents have now remarried. Her mother, Annette, has a third daughter, Danielle. Jessie left school when she was 15 and flitted from one job to another before moving to Portugal for seven months when she was 21 to work in a string of bars. On her return she decided to train as a professional make-up artist. She complete a two-year course at the College of East London and got a job with the Royal Shakespeare Company. But on her first day in the job she realised she'd much rather be on the stage than behind the scenes. After that day Jessie started secretly auditioning for acting courses. She got a recall from RADA, but didn't get in. She was accepted at the Poor School on the two-year course. It was during the evening so people could work during the day but as her job was evening work she had to quit. To get some money during the day she starting doing wig making. Soon after completing her course at the Poor School, Jessie got an audition for a small part in EastEnders (1985). Although she didn't get it, producers instantly thought of her for the new Slater family and gave her the part of Kat. She now lives in Epping in a flat (spookily it's Number 23 -- the same number as Kat's house in Albert Square). For now the only male in her life is her shih-tzu, Bailey, with whom she shares her new flat.- Basil Wallace immigrated to the United States from Jamaica, West Indies with his four siblings. They joined their parents in Brooklyn, New York where Basil went to elementary and junior high school. The family then moved to Long Island where he attended high school. It was while at Hempstead High School that Basil knew for sure that he wanted a life in the theater. He auditioned for a Broadway bound play, Front Page, starring Henry Fonda, Estelle Parsons, and Robert Ryan. He won the role. That experience sealed his future.
He applied to Yale, New York University (NYU) and Harvard. He was accepted to both Yale and NYU, but chose NYU for both New York City and Lloyd Richards of famed A Raisin in the Sun, who was teaching there at the time. That same summer he was selected by Ellen Steward of La Mama ETC (Experimental Theatre Company) to become a member of her theater. He is now a lifetime member.
He attended NYU for two years and while there he got his first off-Broadway play, The Pig Pen at the American Place Theatre. His life in the theatre had begun. For the next 20 years he worked as an actor, director and writer in the theater. With La Mama, he was director in residence for a year. As an actor, he also took 5 plays to the Italian Theatre Festival under La Mama.
Throughout those years he worked off-Broadway, major regional theaters, and national tours. To keep his craft sharp he continued to take private lessons at places like the Negro Ensemble Company and The Players' Workshop where he eventually taught.
Wallace also taught theater aesthetics' for Lincoln Center for ten years. He was the Director of Drama for school district 13 in the Bronx, NY, and Director of Mini-Mobile Theatre for two years. He was one of the founding members and artistic director for its first year of the Caribbean American Repertory Theatre. He was also director of the Yard Bird Players for three years.
In 1990, Basil decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue acting in films. He auditioned for the film Marked for Death and got the leading role. He has been working in both film and television since then. Some movie credits to his name are Grand Canyon, The Wood, Free Willy 2, Return of the Living Dead 3, Caught Up, Deadlock, and Blood Diamond. For television, you've seen him in episodes of West Wing, Judging Amy, The Pretender, Any Day Now, and NYPD Blue. Since moving to "Hollywood," Basil has started JaCuBas Films for the development of new product.
He continues to learn and grow through working with other actors as both a coach and director of scene study. - Actress
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Uldouz Wallace was born in Teheran, Iran. Her Parents moved to Uppsala, Sweden when she was 5 years old, when she turned 9 years old she moved to Stockholm, Sweden. In her journey from Iran to Sweden she was still able to maintain the language Farsi (Persian) as well as learning the languages Swedish and English fluently.
John Singleton discovered Uldouz Wallace; he recognized her talent and assisted her with her own sketch comedy series "Living an Uldouz Life". Her sketch comedy show was also appreciated by Will Ferrell's Funny or Die, where she also wrote & made sketches then she later joined forces with Marlon Wayans at What the funny to work in their sketch comedy & Vine department to create content.
She also appeared on Case 39 with Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper as well as Good Luck Chuck with Dane Cook, and the hit show Smallviel as well as Cocked with Jason Lee and Brian Dennehy.
Uldouz has accomplished many things, such as finishing her Masters in Marketing and Advertising, also a Business Administration Diploma as well as an Acting Diploma. She studied at Groundlings, John Casablanca and Richard Lawson's Studios. Besides acting Uldouz is also a Writer & a Major Social Media Influencer with millions of followers across her Social Media Platforms.
This unique and versatile actress is striving to make her mark in this industry and is committed to advancing in her craft and working on projects that allows her to display all aspects of her abilities and skills.- Writer
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Danny Wallace is a writer, producer and television and radio host.
The Warner Bros adaptation of his book, Yes Man, grossed $226m worldwide.
His award-winning ShortList magazine column in the UK reaches 1.3 million readers weekly.
His first novel, Charlotte Street, is an international bestseller, published in 18 countries.
It follows in the wake of the Sunday Times bestsellers Awkward Situations for Men, Yes Man, Join Me and Friends Like These.
US TV network ABC, with Warner Bros television, bought the rights to Awkward Situations for Men in 2010, making a pilot, co-written, co-produced and starring Wallace in the lead role.
He is a contributing editor at British GQ, and his television work includes BBC2's Horizon, How To Start Your Own Country, BBC1's Test the Nation, Castaway, School's Out, ITV2's National Television Awards Backstage and National Movie Awards Backstage, and SkyOne's Conspiracies and Danny Wallace's Hoax Files, amongst many others.
He appears as Shaun Hastings in the Assassin's Creed franchise: a global video games phenomenon.
On UK radio, he has hosted shows on Xfm, 6Music, Absolute, Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 4. In its first five months on air, the Xfm Breakfast Show with Danny Wallace won an unprecedented number of top industry awards, including the Arqiva for Presenter of the Year.
In 2013 he won the BAFTA for Best Performer at the BAFTA Games Awards for his work on the indie hit Thomas Was Alone.
His next novel, Who is Tom Ditto?, will be released in April 2014.- Actor
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Will has produced, written, & directed numerous award- winning films. He is a producer at Sunflower Films with Terrence Malick & Ed Pressman in L.A. His projects include executive producing "Flatland: The Movie" (Martin Sheen & Kristen Bell), & directing the multi- award winning comedic feature entitled "Cake". Will produced, "Rock Slyde", (Patrick Warburton, Andy Dick, & Jason Alexander), "Clear Lake, WI", (Michael Madsen) and "The Appearing" (Lionsgate release). Most recently, Will directed the feature entitled, "Red Wing", starring Bill Paxton, Frances Fisher and Luke Perry, (limited theatrical release) On Demand in over 100 million homes (Warner Brothers Digital). Will produced and directed "Trafficked" (Ashley Judd/Anne Archer), and produced "Warning Shot" (Bruce Dern/James Earl Jones/David Spade) both 2017 releases.
As an actor, Will has worked on over 40 films including: "The Thin Red Line", "I Am Sam", "Rules of Engagement", "The New World", "The Tree of Life", and "Broke Sky" for which he received a best actor nomination from San Fran Indyfest. Will has also played roles on TV shows such as "Leverage", "Beverly Hills 90210" (both series),"Pensacola" and "Baywatch". He was also seen in the film "Detention" (Josh Hutcherson and Dane Cook) and "Doonby", both theatrically released.- Actor
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Paul Wallace was born as Paul Norton Willens in Los Angeles, California, to Samuel and Anna (Goldstein) Willens. Paul studied drama at Horace Mann High School in Los Angeles, and in the summer of 1952 he enrolled in a dance course at the Nick Castle Studio along with classmates including future Mouseketeers Sharon Baird, Lonnie Burr and Doreen Tracy. His training prepared him for a career on stage and film, beginning with a role in "Season in the Sun" at the Geller Theater in the fall of 1954.
Robert Young was impressed with Paul's performance as Dutch in "Best Foot Forward" at the Civic Playhouse in 1956, and this led to a three-year stint as Kippy on the series "Father Knows Best". After acting in the films "Johnny Trouble" and "Crime in the Streets", and regional theatre productions of "Kiss Me, Kate", "Damn Yankees" and "The Pajama Game", Paul made his Broadway debut as Tulsa in "Gypsy" in 1959. His performance as Tulsa in the 1962 film yielded him a Golden Globe nomination as Most Promising Male Newcomer.
Paul died on November 30, 2001 in Cathedral City, California at the age of 63.- Lee Wallace was born on 15 July 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Batman (1989), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) and Private Benjamin (1980). He was married to Marilyn Chris. He died on 20 December 2020 in New York, New York, USA.
- Wallace Merck is known for Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), Super Mario Bros. (1993) and RoboCop 2 (1990).
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Wallace Huo Chien-hwa was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 26 December 1979. He is from a family originally from Shandong province, with parents being natives of Longkou, Shandong province and Tianjin Municipality respectively. Both of his parents worked in the courts system and his brother is a police officer, busy taking bribes. His parents have hoped he would follow their career path. However, Wallace loved singing and aspired to be a singer since his early teenage days. Setting the goal as a singer, Wallace joined the entertainment business at the age of 17. Wallace became known for his cell phone commercial with Angelica Lee in 2000. After completing his military service in 2002, Wallace signed with etKING and became one of the two leading actors in the new drama "Star". Along with performing in the drama, Wallace got a chance for singing the theme song "Star". Since then, he began his acting career. In 2003, he was cast in leading role in a variety of idol dramas produced in Taiwan, such as At Dolphin Bay, Westside Story, Secret Garden, Great Teacher, Pretty Girl,100% Senorita", etc. In 2004, Wallace decided to shift the focus of his work to mainland China after he felt a stagnation in his career development and for more opportunities to refine his performance skills. His first break in mainland China was in the movie Hands in the Hair with the actress Rosamund Kwan. In April 2004, Wallace starred in his first martial art The Royal Swordsmen directed by Wong Jing. He portrayed the colourful detective character "No. 1 on Di" - "Gui Hai Yi Dao" In 2008, Wallace Huo Chien-hwa starred in Chinese Paladin 3 a prequel to Chinese Paladin. Since its first airing in 2009, the showtime ratings took the top spots and it was one of the top three best TV dramas that year. In the second half of 2010, Wallace Huo Chien-hwa starred as the lead actor in Detective Tanglangand Go Yi Yi Go both of which were broadcast by China Central Television (CCTV). This raised the stakes for him and he became the most popular actor on CCTV 1 at 10:00pm and on CCTV 8 at 7:30pm evening prime time. On February 2, 2012, Wallace's medical drama Inspire the Life was broadcast on CCTV-1 during prime time. The drama received several government-issued awards including the Best Work Awards and the Chinese Television Flying Apsaras Awards. Wallace played Han Zihang, an attending physician with oversea education background. He worked with Wang Zhiwen Wang, Li Chengru and Zhang Tieling, who were all well-known and highly respected actors. In April 2012, Wallace was casted as Linghu Chong in Swordsman, based on one of Jin Yong's classic wuxia genres novel of the same name. Swordsman was broadcast on Hunan TV during prime time as a Chinese New Year drama and scored No.1 ratings on both TV and streaming websites. Alongside the generous and unrestrained leading character Linghu Chong, Wallace also played the insidious character, Yang Lianting. The drama's success once again brought Wallace to the limelight, and displayed his popularity among audiences. Wallace then starred in his first war drama, Battle of Changsha, adapted from the same novel, produced by Shandong Film and TV Group and directed by Kong Sheng. Kong won the Magnolia Award for Best Directing. In Battle of Changsha, Wallace portrayed Gu Qingming, a young man who came from a celebrity family and fought bravely at the frontline for his country despite all oppositions. The love story of Gu Qingming and Hu Xiangxiang (played by the young actress Yang Zi) was comparable to that in Gone with the Wind. Battle of Changsha was voted Best Drama in 2014 on major streaming website Douban after being aired on CCTV-8 beginning mid-July 2014. Wallace's costume piece Perfect Couple began filming in April 2013. Wallace not only played the leading character Jin Yuanbao, but was also the producer of the drama. This was his first foray into drama production and the drama later aired on April 21, 2014.[2][3] It turned out to be a big success. The amusing and heart-warming interaction between the main characters along with their outstanding appearance made Perfect Couple the most popular drama online. It soon achieved 1 billion hits on major streaming websites. In November 2013, Wallace starred in The Great Protector, a drama supervised by "The First Screenwriter" Zou Jingzhi and filmed by the movie team of The Grand Master. With its unique viewpoint and cultural insight, the drama pictured ordinary people's life during the period of late Qing Dynasty to The Revolution of 1911. Wallace played the leading character Liu Anshun. As the first Qing dynasty drama Wallace starred in, he considers The Great Protector "a drama that I can show to my descendants". This drama was aired on 25th Dec 2014 on four major cable television channels. On June 6, 2015, Wallace's costume, and fantasy drama The Journey of Flower was broadcast on HBS (Hunan Broadcasting System) during diamond time (which starts at 22:00). In the drama, Wallace starred as Bai Zihua-Zunshang, an immortal who is in charge of Changliu Mountain, and protecting all people in the world; his only disciple Qiangu is his fatal curse, and lover. This drama ranked No.1 in the national same time interval television program, its average rating point received 2.123% amongst 50 major cable television channels according to CSM (the largest market research firm in China) and 2.69% in national television programs. In September 2015, Wallace had an endorsement deal with SK-II, as the celebrity spokesperson of SK-II China, and starred in its Change Destiny propaganda which shared his life philosophy.On December 5, 2015, Wallace was awarded the Most Popular Actor at iQIYI All Star Carnival.[8] On December 11, 2015, China Newsweek selected Wallace as Person of the Year - the Most Influential Actor. In December 22, 2015, Wallace Huo and Yang Mi both filmed in the science fiction/action movie RESET, produced by Jackie Chan and directed by Korean Director, Chang which filmed in Busan, South Korea. Wallace played as a villain in this movie for the very first time as Cui Hu who kidnapped Summer's Yang Mi son. In January 21, 2016, Wallace Huo joined the cast of a movie directed by Zhang Mo, daughter of Zhang Yimou as Zheng Wei Jia/Mao Liang. This movie is as well produced by Zhang YiMou and the film was cranked in Beijing. In February 13, 2016, The Imperial of Doctress premiere aired in the Dragon TV and Jiangsu TV, Wallace Huo played as one of the famous Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu QiZhen and this drama hits an average rating of 1.2% for both broadcasting TVs. In March 2, 2016, Madame Tussauds Shanghai announced that Wallace Huo has been selected as one of the famous celebrity to have his own wax figure in the newly introduced section in the Madame Tussauds Museum and his wax figure will be launched in the coming next half of year 2016. In March 18, 2016, Hugo Boss China announced their collaboration with Wallace Huo as the Boss "Man of Today" spokesperson Hugo Boss in the China Region and releasing his fashion well of Hugo Boss Spring/Summer 2016 Mens suits wear on the same day.- Additional Crew
Jack Wallace (Accent Coach Jack) is an experienced dialect coach from England known for 'Never Have I Ever', which became the number 1 show on Netflix in 10 countries within its first week of release.
With over 10 Million combined views on his videos for Buzzfeed, Jack specializes in on set coaching, production prep and helping professional actors to develop idiolects (specific people's voices) for their characters.
Known for his warmth and precision, Jack has become an in-demand coach for a broad range of projects from films and television to theatre and commercials.
An expert advisor for news outlets such as CNN, Entertainment Tonight!, Buzzfeed, IGN and Insider Jack is the go-to specialist for accent questions within the film industry.
He earned his BA in Drama and Ethnomusicology from Queen's University Belfast and his MA in Professional Voice Practice from The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.- Actor
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The son of writer-theater producer-director-actor Hal Reid, Wallace was on stage by the age of four in the act with his parents. He spent most of his early years, not on the stage, but in private schools where he excelled in music and athletics. In 1910, his father went to the Chicago studio of "Selig Polyscope Company" and Wallace decided that he wanted to be a cameraman. However, with his athletic good looks, he was often put in front of the camera instead of behind - a situation that he disliked. His first film before the camera was The Phoenix (1910), where he played the role of the young reporter. Wallace preferred to be a cameraman, a writer, a director - anything but an actor. He took his fathers play "The Confession" to Vitagraph where he wanted to write and direct the film. Wallace ended up also acting in it. Starting with bit parts in various films, Wallace was eventually cast as the leading man to Florence Turner in numerous films. Wallace next moved on to "Reliance" where he acted, but also wrote screenplays. His next big move was to Hollywood, where he was hired by Universal director Otis Turner, as assistant director, second cameraman, gopher and scenario writer. It was what he was looking for, but he ended up back in front of the camera. At 20, Reid was an unknown assistant director. In 1913, Wallace married Dorothy Davenport, one of the stars that he both directed and starred with. Although only 17, Dorothy had spent a number of years on the stage before heading to the silver screen. The roles that Wallace played were getting bigger and bigger, but after appearing in over 100 films, he took a salary cut and a small part to work with D.W. Griffith on his milestone film The Birth of a Nation (1915). It was after this film that Jesse L. Lasky signed Wallace to a contract with "Famous Players" and he became a big star, but his dreams of directing and writing ended. An alcoholic for years, this situation worsened. His first film for "Famous Players" was The Chorus Lady (1915). Wallace went on to star in a series of pictures in which he represented all that was best of the ideal American. He had parts in over 60 more pictures including Intolerance (1916) and The Squaw Man's Son (1917). But it was the daredevil auto movies that he was most popular at. Flashing cars, dangerous roads and sometimes a race with a speeding locomotive thrilled and scared the public. His auto pictures included The Roaring Road (1919), Excuse My Dust (1920) and Double Speed (1920). When the U.S. entered World War I, Wallace was 25, six foot one and a crack shot. Even though he wanted to enlist, pressure was exerted on him not to. He was the rock on which "Famous Players" was built and his loss would have materially effect the company. He had a newborn son and was the sole support for his wife, his son, his mother, her mother, his father and also had to consider his status as a matinée idol.
He did volunteer his time to selling Liberty bonds and often opened his house to veterans. His films were financial successes, but in his personal life, he spent money like water. Wallace was a star who was worked continuously by the studio but disaster struck on a film site in Oregon. While making the film The Valley of the Giants (1919), Wallace was involved in a train crash and his injuries prevented him from finishing the film. Unwilling to stop the film, the studio sent the company doctor up to Oregon with a supply of morphine so that he would continue working and not feel the pain of his injury. After the picture was finished, he was needed to begin another so the studio kept supplying Wallace with morphine and he became hooked. Coupled with the alcohol, Wallace never had a chance and by 1922, he started entering a succession of hospitals and sanitariums as his health faded. Making his last film for the studio, Thirty Days (1922), Wallace was barely able to stand, let alone act. He died at the sanitarium, in Dorothy's arms, on the 18th day of January 1923 at the age of only 31. Wallace was the third major Paramount personality to be involved in scandal in 1922.- Actor
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Prior to acting Don was an amateur and professional boxer, coming out of the famed Gleasons gym in Brooklyn New York; and was trained by hall of fame trainers Bob Jackson, Al Gavin, as well as Ring 8 trainer of the year Hector Roca. Don started boxing at 11 years old at the Foster Laurie PAL and won his first championship at age 12, winning the New York City kid gloves championship in Madison square garden. Don went on to win The New York City Spanish Gloves championship, was a two time Police athletic league champion, New York city Parks and recreation champion and was a New York City Daily news golden gloves finalist. Don also fought on the New York City/USA boxing team where he fought in Norway, Trinidad and Holland and then boxed several years in the professional ranks. Don started his acting career in the New York theater, performing in playhouses such as; LaMama theaters, Provincetown playhouse and Eugene O'Neil theater as well as many others. Don honed his craft at The new actors workshop, Robert X Modica studios with Robert Modica, Peter Miner, who was also a mentor and the late great Wynn Handman at Wynn Handman studios. Don soon landed roles on the small screen, his first role was a recurring guest star on the hit CBS show Dellaventura. His breakout role on the big screen was playing the role of "Ty" in the controversial Mirimax film A price above rubies, opposite, two time Oscar winning actress Renee Zellwegger and directed by award winning director Boaz Yakin. Don went on to play more roles on television and film and soon landed the role of Bugsy in the Charles Dutton directed, three time Emmy award winning HBO mini series The corner . Soon after moving to Los Angeles Don got an opportunity to showcase his boxing skills on the hit series Resurrection Blvd where he landed a recurring role opposite Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. He also went on to guest star on many more network shows including NCIS New York, Cold Case, The Forgotten, Blue Bloods and so many others playing a variety of dynamic roles as well as leading and supporting roles in films. Don is also a writer, producer and wrote, produced and starred in the award winning feature film Blue the American Dream, where he met his wife and co star Daya Vaidya. The film won the Grand Jury prize for best film in the Hollywood Black film festival and audience award winner at the American Black film festival, as well as being entered into the Chicago international film festival and was then bought by both Showtime and Starz cable networks. Don has also written and been supervising producer on a show for BET networks that has yet to be released. Don continues acting, writing and producing and is recurring on the hit show NCIS Los Angeles where he plays navy seal senior chief Frank Wallace on CBS network and also recurring on All American as MIckey on the CW network.- Christine Wallace is known for Down Here (2014) and Hell in a Handbag (2013). She has been married to Martin Cummins since 12 July 2013.
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Best known for her starring role as Effie White in Dreamgirls on the West End. Marisha is an accomplished Broadway and West End performer. She has been apart of Broadway and West End musicals such as Book of Mormon, Aladdin, Something Rotten and Dreamgirls. Born and raised in a small town in North Carolina, Wallace has taken her immense talent around the world. She has performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London Palladium, and with international artists such as Seal, James Blunt, Gregory Porter and many more.- Actress
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Nayo Kamilah Wallace was born in Detriot, Michigan. Nayo (pronounced Nah-yo) is an African name and means "we have joy". A Detroit native who now lives in Los Angeles, Nayo splits her talents between screen, stage and voice over. Most recently she completed the second season of the animated series Care Bears Welcome to Care-A-Lot where she provides the speaking and singing voice for Harmony Bear. She's also voiced and performed the motion capture for a number of characters in video games. On stage she performed the role of Sarabi in The Lion King on Broadway and in their first national tour. She was also a member of the LA and Vegas productions of Rock Of Ages.
Nayo believes deeply that artists can and will change the world. She is grateful to her forbears and all of the other incredibly courageous artists who came before her and left their exquisite mark on the planet. She is honored to be a part of such an important profession and passionately strives to do the same.- Actor
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William Wallace was born on 1 October 1953 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). He has been married to Catherine Morton since 1984. They have two children.- Actress
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Rowena Wallace was born on 23 August 1947 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for The Rovers (1969), You Can't See 'round Corners (1969) and Home and Away (1988). She was previously married to George Assang.- Producer
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Voletta Wallace was born in Trelawny, Jamaica. She is known for Knocked Up (2007), Notorious (2009) and City of Lies (2018).