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Steve Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Dorothy (Wilson), a restaurant hostess, and John Buscemi, a sanitation worker. He is of Italian (father) and English, Dutch, and Irish (mother) descent. He became interested in acting during his last year of high school. After graduating, he moved to Manhattan to study acting with John Strasberg. He began writing and performing original theatre pieces with fellow actor/writer Mark Boone Junior. This led to his being cast in his first lead role in Parting Glances (1986). Since then, he has worked with many of the top filmmakers in Hollywood, including Quentin Tarantino, Jerry Bruckheimer, and The Coen Brothers. He is a highly respected actor.- Alison Lohman was born in Palm Springs, California, to Diane (Dunham), a patisserie owner, and Gary Lohman, an architect. She grew up in a family with no showbiz connections but she always wanted to perform. By age 9, she had landed her first professional, theatrical role playing "Gretyl" in "The Sound of Music" at Palm Desert's McCallum Theater. At 11, Alison won the Desert Theater League's award for "Most Outstanding Actress in a Musical" for the title role in "Annie" and, by age 17, she had appeared in 12 different productions. An accomplished singer, she performed as a featured solo vocalist for Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope and the Desert Symphony. As a senior in high school, Alison was an awardee of the National Foundation of the Advancement of the Arts. The offer of a scholarship to NYU's Tisch School soon followed but, instead, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film. She attended a session of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
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Jonah Zeiger is an actor, director, producer, and writer who has worked in both film and theatre. He produced the student Academy Award-winning short, "True Confessions of a Sushi Addict" and the award-winning short/independent pilot, "The King of URLs." He also wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning short, "The Art Police." He appeared on the SciFi Channel in "Dead Battery." He holds an MFA in film production and directing from NYU Film School. He founded the Visiting Artists Series at DePaul University's School of Cinematic Arts where he presented and interviewed such figures as Werner Herzog, Tim Robbins, Paula Wagner, Christine Vachon, and Tom DiCillo. He teaches at Northwestern University in Leadership for Creative Enterprises and serves as liaison to the film and television industry for the University. He also serves as VP and Chair of Programming for IFP Chicago.- Make-Up Department