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Tadanobu Asano's a Japanese film actor. His father suggested he take on what became his first role in the TV show Kimpachi Sensei at 16. His film debut was Swimming Upstream (1990) though his first major critical success was in Shunji Iwai's Fried Dragon Fish (1993). His first critical success in the West was in Kore-eda Hirokazu's Maborosi (1995), in which he played a man who inexplicably throws himself in front of a train, widowing his wife & orphaning his infant son. His best known works internationally are the samurai films Taboo (1999) & The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003). It was on the set of Iwai's Picnic (1996) that he met & fell in love with J-Pop idol Chara. They married soon after learning she was pregnant with their first child, Sumire. While best known for characters who are psychologically offbeat, if not downright psychotic (e.g. Kakihara in Ichi the Killer (2001)), he has been described by those who know him as a down-to-earth family man. He has directed commercial TV spots for Chara. Hesistant to identify himself as an actor, he most readily describes himself as a vocalist, referring to Mach 1.67, the band he has w/ director Gakuryû Ishii. He's also an artist & sometimes works as a model, most notably for the Japanese designers Takeo Kikuchi & Jun Takahashi.- Director
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Born in Tokyo in 1962. Originally intended to be a novelist, but after graduating from Waseda University in 1987 went on to become an assistant director at T.V. Man Union. Snuck off set to film Mou hitotsu no kyouiku - Ina shogakkou haru gumi no kiroku (1991). His first feature, Maborosi (1995), based on a Teru Miyamoto novel and drawn from his own experiences while filming August Without Him (1994), won jury prizes at Venice and Chicago. The main themes of his oeuvre include memory, loss, death and the intersection of documentary and fictive narratives.- A Youngstown, Ohio native, Naté relocated to Los Angeles from NYC where she trained and worked theatrically. Since, she has graced the stage in theatre productions such as "DeadBeat" directed by Dan Martin, "Milk Crates" written by NAACP Award winner Markietha Singleton directed by Javon Johnson, and Jorge Sanchez's original play "Misunderstood" produced by Morris Chestnut. She made her TV debut as Shon Shon on season three of John Singleton's hit FX show "Snowfall" followed by an appearance as Kia on season eight of Bounce Network's "Family Time" directed by Bentley Evans. You can catch her latest work as Amber on the hit ABC comedy "Abbott Elementary" written by Quinta Brunson.
- Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Nate grew up jumping between the Rockies of the Wasatch Front and Southeast Asia. From five years spent living across Singapore, Thailand, and Laos, Nate speaks Thai and Lao fluently. After high school Nate was accepted into the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and in 2020 graduated from the BA (Hons) program. From his training in London, Nate's focus was shifted from classical theatrical acting to screen acting and has been an active film actor since 2022.
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Donald Stewart "Don" Cherry was born February 5, 1934. Don is a Canadian ice hockey commentator for CBC Television and sports writer. Don is a retired professional hockey player and NHL coach. Cherry co-hosts the "Coach's Corner" intermission segment on the long-running Canadian sports program "Hockey Night in Canada". He has also worked for ESPN as a commentator during the latter stages of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Nicknamed Grapes, he is a Canadian icon known for his outspoken manner, flamboyant dress, and staunch Canadian nationalism.- Writer
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Nate Varrone is a Lebanese/Italian comedian and TV writer living in Los Angeles, CA. He is an alum of The Second City Mainstage in Chicago, IL. His work has been featured on Vulture, Comedy Central, and McSweeney's. He was selected to be in Comedy Central's "Up Next" Showcase in 2019 at Clusterfest. He's a member of the Middle Eastern Writers Committee in the WGA. He was a writer for the Emmy Nominated series Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News. He is also the creator of the most iconic character of the 21st century: Mr. Simp.- Aubrey Wood was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She is the daughter of Nancy (an artist) and Michael (a mechanic and antique car dealer) Wood. After begging her parents to find her an agent at age 7, Aubrey began acting in commercials and theatre in New York alongside her 5 siblings. She worked at her father's small gas station and was also a competitive horseback-rider as a teenager. After high school, she attended film school at The School of Visual Arts in New York. Shortly after enrolling, Aubrey dropped out to pursue her love of acting in Los Angeles. She is best known for her role as "Mina" on Justified (2010)
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Joy Williams is a four-time Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and actress from Santa Cruz, CA who resides in Nashville, TN with husband, Nate Yetton and son, Miles Yetton. She is best-known as one half of the popular duo The Civil Wars. Joy made her acting debut in July of 2016 as Janine Beckwith on the Showtime series Roadies, created by Cameron Crowe, JJ Abrams and Winnie Holzman. She continues to write and record music in addition to exploring new creative experiences as an actress. (July 2016).- Nate Shue was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Princeton, New Jersey. His mother, Jennifer Hageney, was a talent agent and his father is actor, Andrew Shue. Shue graduated from Santa Clara University in 2020 where he majored in Theatre and Communications as well as playing Division 1 Soccer for the Broncos. Shue made is his acting debut at the age of 10 as en extra in "Gracie", a film produced by and starring his father. Shue would, however, put acting on hold to focus on his pursuits on the soccer field. In his senior year at Santa Clara he would end up starring on stage in the lead role of Rick in the university's production of the play "Dry Powder", a contemporary Wall Street drama written by Sarah Burgess.
He is the nephew of actress, Elisabeth Shue and Director/Producer, Davis Guggenheim. - Additional Crew
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Nate is an international headliner and paid regular at the LA Comedy Store and NY Comedy Cellar among others. He played Jonah Hill's brother "Phil" in the hit Netflix series "Maniac" and was a cast member on TruTV's "World's Dumbest". Both of Nate's one hour comedy specials, "Live at the Green Mill" and "Preferred Customer" are distributed by All Things Comedy, and his album "Eggshell" was featured in the Pandora "Comedy Spotlight" at Pandora.com. He's been featured on the animated Netflix series "F is for Family" and Comedy Central's "Roast Battle". He's also been on AXS Gotham Comedy Live, Tosh.0, Comedy Central's "Mash-up", and he wrote for 3 seasons of "Ridiculousness" on MTV. Nate has performed at The Just for Laughs Montreal, Northwest comedy festivals, as well as the Bridgetown, and HBO Las Vegas Comedy Festivals. He has dozens of appearances on top podcasts, including multiple appearances on "Bill Burr's Monday Morning Podcast", and "You Made it Weird" with Pete Holmes. He has written for "A Prairie Home Companion" with Garrison Keillor, and was featured on the "Best of the Bob & Tom Radio Show". He has performed on multiple arena tours with Bill Burr, headlines clubs and theaters internationally, and has multiple full length comedy albums available on iTunes and digital streaming platforms globally.- Nate Meeker is an actor and comedian originally from Columbus, Ohio. After working as a consultant out of college, he quickly decided that the corporate world was not for him and chose to pursue acting and comedy full-time. Nate trains with acting coach, Michael Luggio, and has appeared in multiple projects including A Sheep Consultation (2022) and Hard Drive (2022).
Nate also regularly performs stand-up comedy and holds residencies at Broadway Comedy Club and Greenwich Village Comedy Club in New York City. You can also find him online as he has over 720,000 followers on social media with his videos amassing over 220 million views. - Writer
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Writer/Director Paul Bunch's unique voice is rooted in his broad range of experiences. While growing up in South-Central Los Angeles he attended Hollywood Professional School where he discovered his talent as an actor and writer and was cast in a play opposite Tatum O'Neal.
Paul spent many years honing his craft. He studied acting under Howard Fine, finishing in his Master Class and was a member of the Groundlings School of Improv for 3 years. Paul joined the comedy troupe Wenches and Wrenches and began to write and direct short films winning awards in Festivals around the world.
Paul has worked with some of the most talented people in Hollywood. As Executive Producer he worked with Bradley Cooper, Dax Sheppard and Kristen Bell in the feature film Hit and Run and Terrence Howard and Anita Briem in Pranksters. As a partner at RiverRock Films, Paul is in charge of creative development and has adapted three best-selling novels and recently wrote and directed the Action/Comedy Bachelor Lions with James Maslow, Mitchel Musso and Jon Lovitz. He will begin work this summer on his next feature, a script he also wrote, 7 Days as a Kingpin.- Actor
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Nate Ruegger is a writer & director of folk horror movies.
Sharing a birthday with Edgar Allen Poe, Nate Ruegger was born into horror. His first memory was hiding behind his fingers while watching Ghostbusters. His bedtime stories were Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. His family movie nights were Hitchcock double features. At an early age, he had the good fortune to work for Steven Spielberg - and after that, there was no turning back.
Nate's passion for writing & directing folk horror took him to Dartmouth College, USC's School of Cinematic Arts, and the festival circuit with the "Trust Me" short (reviewed by Bloody Disgusting as "nightmare fuel") while garnering acclaim along the way - such as Nicholl Fellowship quarter-finalist and a nomination for Best Director at Nightmares Film Festival.
Nate is in development on his feature debut based on the viral folk horror short "Trust Me" with over 1 million views across Facebook and YouTube.- Nate has a role in the Hulu film: The Good Mother, lead by two-time Academy Award winner Hillary Swank. Nate is your lovable Boy Next Door. Nate's a dedicated Actor who starred in the Cannes officially selected film: The Way We Were. He was a featured actor in the Music Video by the Platinum selling Rapper: Redman entitled "Black Man in America". He was also a guest star on an episode of the Oxygen Network's Buried in the Backyard. Nate has studied at Berg's Studios at Michelle Danner's Acting School. Nate also received his B.F.A. in acting from the University of the Arts. His hobbies include reading Graphic Novels, Boxing and Playing Video Games.
- Nate is a Well Rounded Warrior who operates as an actor, pro athlete, stuntman, performing singer/guitarist, adventurer, speaker, author, engineer, life mentor, and mission worker. He's traveled to over 35 countries on 5 continents, and lived abroad as an expat in Africa, Norway, and in the Dominican Republic.
Nate was the lead for a short film called "FREE", and had his first feature film role in the 2022 movie "Pursuit of Freedom"
He is "PassioNate" about life. His love for people, for his family, and his faith in God are the reasons why he lives to make a difference in the world.
Nate is a 7 season American Ninja Warrior competitor, and a 3 time National Finalist. After fighting through 3 season ending injuries, he had the 2019 Run of the Year, after beating one of the toughest finals courses while battling through severe dehydration from food poisoning and several prior injuries. In college, he suffered a life altering severe burn injury on his legs, which left him in the hospital critical care unit for almost a month. The injury ended his dream of playing American Football, but it deepened his faith in God, and later gave him the perseverance to pursue competing as a ninja warrior athlete.
In 2020, Nate became the Grand Champion of Exatlón USA - world's toughest reality TV athletic competition, which lasted over 7 months in a remote part of the Dominican Republic. He was featured in over 150 TV episodes.
He's been viewed by over 10 million through 3 different TV networks since 2016.
He goes by the motto No Limits Nate, because he believes there is No Limit to what God can do through our lives.
Nate's other hobbies include motorcycle riding, piloting, music performance (guitar/singing), and extreme sports. - Camera and Electrical Department
Nate LaBruzza is a partner & key first camera assistant at Wild Rabbit Aerial Productions. In the past decade, Nate has traveled the world and amassed thousands of hours on set at the forefront of drone aerial cinematography, VFX, and sports live broadcast.
Nate LaBruzza is from Logan, UT and resides in Los Angeles, CA & Atlanta, GA.- Victor Trotter is a versatile actor who brings an intellectual presence to the screen. Based in Los Angeles, Victor continues to make headway in his career, notably as the lead role in a New York Film Academy short titled, 'Better Than Frank'.
He studied musical theater at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, working with a master of the Alexander Technique, Prof. Marlene Johnson. Victor has also received training from D.M. Patrick Evans in the form of voice diction and intensive vocal lessons, which has led him to pursue a career in voiceover acting in addition to his onscreen endeavors. - Actor
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Nate Bartoshuk was born in Redwood City, California where he began acting in high school in local theatre productions. He would train with the ACT San Francisco Young Conservatory before leaving the Bay Area to pursue a BA in Theatre Arts at Pepperdine University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. The List called Nate a "standout" actor in the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and the LA Times gave Nate a shoutout for his "good grasp of physicality and little details" while handling the challenges of performing masked during the Covid pandemic as Steve Harrington in Netflix's Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience.
Nate has also enjoyed early success and recognition for both his play and screenwriting. While studying at Pepperdine University, his first play, "Call Center" was an official selection for The Road Theatre's 10th Annual Summer Playwrights' Festival in 2018. In 2021, his first feature film, "People Live Here" received the distinction of Semifinalist from The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, placing it in the top 1.8% of submissions out of a pool of over 8,000 screenplays.
In 2022 Nate performed in and wrote for the Netflix immersive theatre event Stranger Things: The Experience.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Originally from Colorado Springs, Nate Wood is a dual citizen grip, gaffer, cinematographer, & photographer based in Toronto, Ontario.
With a strong eye for raw story telling, Nate aspires to capture the essence of the unique personalities he highlights throughout his work.
Nate graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Film and Television degree from Sheridan College in 2021.- Writer
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Nate Reynolds was born in Los Angeles, CA. He spent his formative years in Portland OR. and attended the Art Institute of Seattle with a major in Animation. He returned to Los Angeles in 2001 and began working as an Illustrator, storyboard artist and animator. After a decade in the animation industry Nate created Urban Revolution and started producing his own Intellectual properties. He also works behind the scenes as an Associate Creative Director marketing some of Hollywood's biggest films.- Actor
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Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 16th of 1986. A descendant of Giovani Boccaccio and survivors of WWI & II. His mother Liliana Irene Boccacci was a ballet dancer and instructor, native to Argentina. His father Tomas Alberto Boccacci was a computer programmer for different airlines and metro rail companies also native to Argentina. His grandfather Alberto Tomas Boccacci was the first Chemical Engineer from Argentina and on his mother's side, his grandfather Nilson Jaurigui was a farmer native to Argentina, he was a founder of a town called Loberia where the family today still has farmland. He was introduced to Charlie Chaplin's movie City Lights by his grandfather as a little boy that got him hooked wanting to make and act in films. Lilo spent some time going to school in Valbone, France, Buenos Aries, Argentina and in Miami Florida where his family survived the destructive force of Hurricane Andrew. Coming from modest means and surviving his encounter with cancer at 13 years old, Lisandro dreamed of one day being a leading man in Hollywood movies. First studied theater at Union High school in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he ran lights and sound and created the sets during stagecraft classes. He was too shy to act at the time. He obtained his Associates at the Tulsa Community College where he studied theater and film. He continued his theater and film studies at the University of Tulsa where he had a major role as a filmmaker creating green screen sequences for TU 1984, the 4th stage play created in the United States and Rocky Horror Picture Show. He obtained his bachelor's at the University of Tulsa with a minor in Entrepreneurship. During his time in education, he battled cancer two more times with surgeries and radiation treatments. Aside from education, he started making films when he was little and finished his first no budget feature film on his own at the age of 15 with a handheld camera. Three of his no budget movies have premiered at Cinemark by Tulsa and is quickly moving up in the professional world. He is a director/writer alumnus for the Taliesin Nexus program which include mentors like Paul Guay (Liar Liar) and Bill Marsilii (DeJavu) in Los Angeles California. He has training by certified CSA, The Actor Factory in Norman, Oklahoma and will continue to do so. National Award-Winning Filmmaker. Multiple award-winning pencil sketch artist. He resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a huge fan of the Outsiders House Museum, known to take the tours multiple times and the person credited with coming up with the idea of creating Lenticular images with Tulsa Past creator Patrick McNicholas, which is published once a month in Tulsa People. Supporter and collaborator for creating awareness for Gold Star Families and Gold Star Families Monument. He is known for working as an extra and is fortunate to have been part of many huge productions that come to Oklahoma. Lisandro has a mix bag of experience of working as a zero-budget indie filmmaker on his own, a solid education, in which he plans to continue his studies at Harvard, the experience working as a PA for four years and the drive to break into acting. Lisandro is now working hard to find an agent, manager, representation and his next leading role. His first leading role in a low budget film is Stray Kids which is completed and moving on to distribution and release soon.- Actor
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N.A.T.E. or (Nathan Allen Erasmus Thurman) is a Kansas City born, Los Angeles based Actor. Thurman is an Alumni of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, as well as a Veteran of The United States Navy. Thurman has appeared in countless Theatrical and Film productions from 2009-2023.
Thurman is so adaptable in his craft that at times he feels even he could add colors to the chameleon. Thurman specializes in a Physical ( Pantomime/Commedia dell' arte), Vocal (International Phonetic Alphabet/Dialects/Langauges), and Style (Vaudeville/Alexander/Meisner/Stanislavski/Hagen/Adler/Strasberg).
Thurman is Ethnically Ambiguous, with an age range is between 18-28. Thurman also speaks numerous International and Native Languages including regional dialects/accents from all over the world. Thurman aims to paint life like a picture, " A picture is worth a thousand words; but, a word is worth a trillion pictures."- Writer
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Nate Gualtieri is a transmasculine writer from the Boston area now based in Los Angeles. His recent credits include the Sundance 2024 Special Jury Award-Winning feature Desire Lines, a narrative documentary starring Theo Germaine and Aden Hakimi. Nate was previously a staff writer on the Berlanti/CW series Gotham Knights. Nate is an alumnus of the 2023 Film Independent Project Involve Fellowship, and a graduate of the USC screenwriting program. His postgraduate resumé includes over five years of experience as TV writing support staff, including Tiny Pretty Things on Netflix and The Morning Show on Apple TV+. His latest short film, Wrong Bathroom, was produced through Film Independent and premieres in 2024. Nate's directing portfolio showcases both established and emerging transgender talent, including River Gallo (Ponyboi) and Ian Harvie (Transparent). His previous short film, Piercing, premiered at the 2022 Outfest LA Film Festival and received an inaugural Trailblazer Grant from the Transgender Film Center. With work that showcases both the tender and toxic sides of masculinity, Nate is passionate about finding big stakes in grounded stories.- Cinematographer
Nate Spicer is a cinematographer based in Louisville Kentucky who has been lucky with the opportunity to work on a variety of films of varying budgets and genres, working with a close team of collaborators to shape darkness, light, and camera movement into something more than the sum of its parts.
In addition to his narrative and commercial work he's worked as a cinematographer on the team that produced Peabody winning Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor for ABC New 20/20.
He's shot music videos for Grammy nominated Code Orange, All Time Low, New Found Glory, Spiritbox, Motionless in White, and many other artists. His top video has over 49 millions views on Youtube alone.
He's shot commercial work for brands like Bulleit Bourbon, Old National Bank, and General Electric.
He earned his degree in Television and Film Production from Western Kentucky University.- Actor
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Nate Sherman is a comedic actor, improvisor, author, and print model originating from Cincinnati, Ohio. He's known for his comedic work on the award winning web series "Fam Club", "Laff Tracks" on TruTV, and "Sex Sent Me to the ER" on TLC. Author of the fantasy novel "Smitten", if you're into vampires.