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Dan Angel, a multiple Emmy, Peabody and WGA award-winning writer and producer has been creating and supervising quality film and television production for over thirty years. His broad range of experience includes an extensive background in many genres from Science Fiction and Horror to branded family entertainment in all formats. He has been responsible for some of the biggest successes in both family series and long form movies over the past three decades.

Recently, Mr. Angel launched a new Family Film and Television Studio, Fezziwig Studios. Fezziwig has secured rights to over 200 high-profile properties including New York Times Best Selling titles as well as authors libraries.

Fezziwig Studios completed production on an adaptation of the New York Times Best-Selling book, Out of My Mind, by Sharon Draper, a partnership with Peter Saraf and Participant Media. Out of My Mind premiered on Disney+ in 2024 to rave reviews and a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It had its world premiere at Sundance in 2024 to a great reception and critical acclaim and continues to garner a number of awards and honors including a Best Picture Nomination for the Critics' Choice Awards, and a Peabody nomination. In 2022 Fezziwig Studios produced Rescued by Ruby for Netflix, the true story of the amazing Hero Dog of the Year. Rescued By Ruby, starring Grant Gustin, premiered to stellar ratings, finishing #2 across the globe in over 180 countries and has garnered several awards and had a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Fezziwig Studios made a major move in 2022, closing a deal with New York Times Best Selling author, Jodi Thomas. Fezziwig will control her library of over 70 titles. The first title, Ransom Canyon, is a Netflix original series based on the Best-Seller, starring Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly and James Brolin. Ransom Canyon premiered April 17 as the #1 series for Netflix. Fezziwig Studios has also closed deals on several Newbery winning best sellers including the classics, Julie of the Wolves and Wringer and is also developing The Great Brain books into a series with Nomadic. Having great success adapting big best-selling books, Mr. Angel secured the rights to the entire V.C. Andrews library, over 100 titles, and made a major deal with Lifetime to produce and launch this major brand, producing 18 films from the V.C. Andrews collection and garnering some of the highest ratings in Lifetime's history.

Mr. Angel won recognition when he Co-produced and co-wrote the hit family series, Goosebumps, for the FOX Network, winning the WGA Award for Best Children's Writing, a Gemini nomination for Best Children's Series and a TV Guide pick two years in a row as the best kid's shows on television. It is considered one of the most successful family series in television history. He followed that success with another hit R.L Stine series, The Haunting Hour. The Haunting Hour was nominated for 28 Emmy's and won 7, including the coveted Outstanding Children's Series award 3 years in a row. The Haunting Hour received over 50 awards and honors during its series run.

Mr. Angel was responsible for the inspirational film Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story. He served as the Executive Producer on this event movie for TNT. It stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Kimberly Elise and was directed by Thomas Carter. Gifted Hands had its worldwide premiere on TNT and was nominated for a number of honors including a Humanitas Prize, A Critics Choice for Best Picture, four Emmy nominations and it won Best Picture at the Image Awards and Best Picture at The Movie Guide Awards. It continues to be a number one best-selling title for Sony/Affirm.

Among his other noteworthy accomplishments, Mr. Angel secured the movie rights to the inspiring true story of Bill Porter after seeing an interview on ABC's "20/20". Mr. Angel served as Executive Producer of the movie, Door to Door, which he sold to TNT and Johnson and Johnson. It starred William H. Macy, Kyra Sedgewick and Helen Mirren and in 2003 Door to Door was not only one of the most watched, but also one of the most honored movies of all time, including AFI, Peabody, Emmy and Critics Choice honors. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences nominated Door to Door with more Prime Time Emmy nominations than any other program that year, twelve, and it won six Emmy Awards, the most of any program, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie. The six Emmy wins for Door to Door made it the most-ever garnered for TNT.

Mr. Angel has produced over 40 films for Lifetime, Hallmark, Universal and many other studios and networks. Many of his films have been the highest rated movies in those network's history. Mr. Angel and his partner, Billy Brown worked on many series including Executive Story Editor/Writers on the FOX TV hit, The X-Files, Supervising Producers, on Animorphs, and Spooksville and Creator, Writer, Executive Producers of the Award-winning John Carpenter Presents: Body Bags for Showtime.

Mr. Angel attended UCLA Film School. He currently lives with his wife in Santa Clarita, California and celebrates his blessed life with an amazing family including his three wonderful children and five amazing grandchildren.

Spencer Kayden was born in 1971 in Costa Mesa, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Big Stan (2007), The Horse Whisperer (1998) and C Me Dance (2009). She has been married to Mark Harelik since October 2004. They have one child.

Gregory J. Barnett was born on 17 April 1949 in Costa Mesa, Orange, California, USA. He is an assistant director and actor, known for 24 (2001), Armageddon (1998) and Predator (1987). He is married to Barbara Barnett. They have two children.

The son of an opera singer, Dan Gurney grew up in California and began his racing career by drag racing at the local strips. He began his professional career in 1955 and worked his way to Formula 1 four years later when he raced for Ferrari. He won his first grand prix race in 1962 and was considered one of the best young American drivers as he also won races in Can-Am, NASCAR and USAC. His greatest win was at the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix, when he became the only American to win a Formula 1 race in a car of his own design. After nearly winning the Indianapolis 500 as a driver, Gurney pretty much hung up his helmet and turned to race ownership where his team won the 1975 Indy 500. Gurney continued to own a racing team in the IMSA and CART Series. Gurney is considered one of the greatest American race drivers of all time.

Nick Candy was born on 4 April 1979 in Costa Mesa, California, USA. He is an assistant director, known for Fighting with My Family (2019), NCIS (2003) and House (2004). He has been married to Holly Valance since 29 September 2012. They have two children.

Joyce Westergaard was born on 28 September 1970 in Costa Mesa, California, USA. She is an actress and costume designer, known for Intrepid (2000), Don't Sleep Alone (1997) and Where Evil Lies (1995).

Suzy J. Kellems was born on 5 November 1961 in Costa Mesa, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Weird Science (1985).

Kathy Barbour was born on 6 April 1958 in Costa Mesa, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995), Matilda (1996) and City Dragon (1995).

Jason Peoples was born in Costa Mesa, California, USA.

Craig Moothart was born on 25 April 1963 in Costa Mesa, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Side Out (1990).

Nick DeMaggio was born on 27 December 1890 in Costa Mesa, California, USA. He was an editor, known for Pickup on South Street (1953), Night and the City (1950) and The Bride Wore Crutches (1940). He died on 23 January 1981 in Costa Mesa, California, USA.

April Ross was born and raised in Orange County, California. She took up volleyball when she was 13 years old and while attending Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, Ross was on both the track and volleyball teams, becoming the top volleyball recruit in the United States for her graduating class. She won the Gatorade National Player of the Year award as a senior and was the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Player of the Year in her junior and senior years.

This resulted in Ross earning a volleyball scholarship to the prestigious and world-renown University of Southern California (USC) where she enrolled in 2000. During her fours years at USC, playing the position of outside hitter, the team went to the NCAA Final Four three times and won the National Championship in 2002 and 2003. Individually, she earned numerous accolades including National Freshman of the Year and being named an All-American each of her four years.

Following her tenure at USC, Ross played professional volleyball in Puerto Rico for two years, but eventually all the years of competitive playing took their toll causing her great physical pain, particularly in her shoulders and knees, that she decided to retire from the sport. She would go on to work as a hostess at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California, while trying to figure out what career path to pursue in order to make a living for her future.

During this time, one of her former teammates from USC, Keao Burdine, convinced Ross to try out beach volleyball, insisting it was very different from indoor volleyball, and would not cause the same physical strains on her body. In 2006, Ross partnered on the beach volleyball circuit with Burdine, Barbra Fontana and Nancy Mason.

In 2007, Ross teamed up with Jennifer Kessy, who was also a former USC volleyball player. The pair immediately set themselves the goal of qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. During 2007, they became the lowest seeded team (29th) ever to win an FIVB event and in 2008, were in the semifinals in all but one AVP event. However, Kessy and Ross missed qualifying for the Beijing Olympics, despite finishing seventh in the world rankings, as they were ranked third among American teams with each country only allowed a maximum of two teams to participate in the Olympics.

By failing to qualify for the Beijing Olympics, Ross and Kessy decided to refocus their efforts on the 2012 Olympic Games in London. They decided to increase their cardiovascular workouts, adopt healthier diets, and hired a coach who would also travel with them to tournaments.

Their efforts paid off almost immediately when in 2009, Kessy and Ross appeared in the finals of nine of their 10 regular season AVP events, winning four times, and on the FIVB Tour they won the World Championships in Stavanger, Norway.

In 2012, Ross and Kessy achieved their goal by qualifying for the Olympic Games in London, where they represented the United States of America. Despite being seeded number four entering the games, the pair made an improbable and undefeated run to the Gold Medal game, with a record of 6-0, including a semifinal win against the number one ranked team in the world, Brazil's Larissa Franca and Juliana Silva, who had beaten Kessy and Ross in each of their previous nine meetings. Kessy and Ross would go on to win the Silver Medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

Alen Lapidis was born in 1978 in Costa Mesa, California, USA. He is known for StarCraft (1998), StarCraft: Brood War (1998) and World of Warcraft (2004). He has been married to Rachael Lynn Degenshein since 1 June 2008.