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Ricki Lake was born in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, surprisingly as a blond. She has one sister, who is one year younger than she, named Jennifer. Her father, Barry, is a pharmacist, and her mother, Jill, is a homemaker. The two currently reside in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ricki attended Hastings Elementary as a child, went on to Farragut Middle, and then attended Hastings High, for two years. At the end of her sophomore year, she transferred to the Professional Children's School, in New York, to focus on perfecting her craft as an actress. Also, Ricki began singing professionally at the age of nine, in cabarets and clubs. After finishing high school, she attended Ithaca College for one year. During final exams in her freshman year, she received a call from her agent, telling her to audition for the lead in a John Waters film. Unsurprisingly, she landed the role as "Tracy Turnblad." Thus, Hairspray (1988) marked Ricki Lake's movie debut. She then went on to act in 15 more movies and had a recurring role in ABC's China Beach (1988), for one season. At one point in her life, she hit rock-bottom. Then, she decided to take charge of her life and make a dramatic change. She began eating right and exercising and soon lost over 125 pounds. In 1993, she was chosen, out of a hundred people, to host her own daytime talk show. After only three years, Ricki Lake (1992) became rated second in its time frame. Also, in 1993, she met the man of her dreams. At a Halloween party, she locked eyes with Rob Sussman, a political illustrator, who was to become her husband. It was love at first sight, on both sides. The two married in Las Vegas in March 1994 but divorced in 2004.- William Lee Scott was born on 6 July 1973 in Hudson, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Butterfly Effect (2004), October Sky (1999) and Gone in 60 Seconds (2000). He has been married to Charlene Bloom since 2002. They have two children.
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- Producer
Peter Strauss has focused on theater for the last few years. He recently performed the role of Leonardo da Vinci in "Divine Rivalry" at Hartford Stage, Ben Bradlee in "Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers" for the New York Theater Workshop, Sigmund Freud in "Sabina" for Primary Stages and in "The Outgoing Tide" as an Alzheimer's patient for the Delaware Theater and Primary Stages in NY. Recent film roles are Warner Brothers' feature "License to Wed" with Robin Williams and as the U.S. President in Columbia's "XXX: State of the Union," and two independent films "Drawing Home" and "Sugar Baby." He completed the English voiceover for Albert Lamorisse's 1953 French film "White Mane" and as the narrator for Tracey Ullman's "State of the Union" series for Showtime.
Strauss is well known for his long list of starring roles in motion pictures-for-television, including "The Jericho Mile" for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special. Strauss has also received Emmy Award nominations for his roles in the mini-series "Rich Man, Poor Man" and "Masada" as well as five Golden Globe Nominations.
Strauss was born in New York City and grew up in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, where he was introduced to the theatre via the Croton Shakespeare Festival. His summers were spent with stock companies including the Pocono Playhouse in Pennsylvania and Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. He attended the Hackley School for Boys in Tarrytown, New York and graduated from Northwestern University in 1969, committed to an acting career.
He made his Broadway debut in Tom Griffin's "Einstein and the Polar Bear" in 1981. His other theatrical credits include the plays "The Dance Next Door", "The Mind with the Dirty Man" and "The Trial of the Catonsville Nine" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and "A Cry of Players" at Baltimore's Center Stage.
His feature film credits include Soldier Blue (1970), The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972), The Last Tycoon (1976), The Secret of NIMH (1982), Flight of Black Angel (1991) and Nick of Time (1995).
Strauss' many television credits include starring in the TV films Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977), Angel on My Shoulder (1980), A Whale for the Killing (1981), Heart of Steel (1983), Under Siege (1986), _ Penalty Phase (1986) (TV), Proud Men (1987), 83 Hours 'Til Dawn (1990), Fugitive Among Us (1992), Men Don't Tell (1993), Thicker Than Blood (1994), Reunion (1980), The Yearling (1994), In the Lake of the Woods (1996), My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story (1998), A Father's Choice (2000) and Murder on the Orient Express (2001), as well as the miniseries Tender Is the Night (1985), Kane & Abel (1985), Brotherhood of the Rose (1989), Trial: The Price of Passion (1992) and Texas Justice (1995). His latest mini-series appearances were Seasons of Love (1999), with Rachel Ward and Hume Cronyn, (which he executive-produced) and as La Hire in the CBS four-hour mini-series Joan of Arc (2005).
Strauss starred for one season in the CBS drama series Moloney (1996) and the PAX drama series Body & Soul (2002).
Strauss is married to actress Rachel Ticotin and lives in Ojai, California, where he also operates a commercial citrus enterprise that produces 440 tons of citrus per year.- Actress
- Writer
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Stephanie Kirves is an American actress and writer. Always a passionate creator and performer, she made her on-stage debut at the age of seven, and then started to train on-camera as a teenager. Stephanie is also a trained singer and voice actor. She has starred in many indie films, web series, and shorts in the Southeast market, as well as the greater NYC area. Best known for her work as a scream queen, she can be seen in starring roles in award-winning horror films "The Pumpkin Man", "Forest of Death", and "The Red Clock".
Stephanie is also a screenwriter and aspiring author, focusing on innovatively working to combat the ecological crisis and destigmatize mental illness. Her feature film writing debut, Parallel Lives, has won awards in multiple screenwriting festivals. On top of all this, she has also juggled a career as a full-time student, earning her B.S. in Environmental Studies at the University of Central Florida in 2020.- Henry Kulky was born on 11 August 1911 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964), Love Nest (1951) and Target Hong Kong (1953). He died on 12 February 1965 in Oceanside, California, USA.
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- Soundtrack
Shaye Cogan was born on 20 September 1923 in Hudson, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Jack and the Beanstalk (1952), Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) and Mister Rock and Roll (1957). She died on 12 June 2009 in Modesto, California, USA.- Christine Chubbuck was born on 24 August 1944 in Hudson, Ohio, USA. She died on 15 July 1974 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
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TV credits include NCIS, New Girl, The Goldberg's, Hacks and For All Mankind. Films include Father Stu, SyFy, Lifetime movies, and festival films like Single (SXSW) and Endless Video (Palm Springs International Festival). Notable commercials include Zoosk "Dart Player," CarMax's NBA Steph Curry campaign and Dorito's 'Crash The Super Bowl' contest winner, "Office Thief."
Actor/Writer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Of Scottish and Italian descent. Has studied acting with Lesly Kahn, Stan Kirsch, Margie Haber, improvisation with The Groundlings and Acme Comedy.
He's 5'11" but 3,000" on the Empire State Building. If he owes you money, he's sorry.- Rita Montone was born on 7 March 1949 in Hudson, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Children (1980), Maniac (1980) and Street Hunter (1990).
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- Director
Chester Erskine was born on 29 November 1903 in Hudson, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for All My Sons (1948), The Egg and I (1947) and Take One False Step (1949). He was married to Sally. He died on 7 April 1986 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- David Petraeus was born on 7 November 1952 in Cornwall on Hudson, New York, USA. He has been married to Hollister Knowlton since 6 July 1974. They have two children.
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Peter Callahan was born and raised in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. A high school dropout, he drove a taxi for several years before returning to school, eventually earning a Master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. His feature, "Against the Current", had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009. Distributed by IFC Films, it stars Joseph Fiennes, Justin Kirk, Elizabeth Reaser, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Mary Tyler Moore. His first feature, "Last Ball", was the sole U.S. film selected for the 2001 San Sebastian Film Festival new director's competition. "Out and About" is his first acting role.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Michael Gorrin was born on 7 November 1914 in Hudson County, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), And Justice for All (1979) and Green Fields (1937). He died on 15 May 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Frances Lear was born on 14 July 1923 in Hudson, New York, USA. She was a costume designer, known for Divorce American Style (1967), He & She (1967) and All That Glitters (1977). She was married to Norman Lear. She died on 30 September 1996 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Ben Corbett was born on 6 February 1892 in Hudson, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Code of the Cactus (1939), 45 Calibre Echo (1932) and Six-Gun Trail (1938). He was married to Edna May Haynes and Helen. He died on 19 May 1961 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Edwina Robbins was born on 18 January 1884 in Hudson County, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Man Who Couldn't Beat God (1915), The Turn of the Road (1915) and The Win(k)some Widow (1914). She was married to Henry B. Robbins. She died on 12 December 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
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- Soundtrack
Jack C. Smith was born on 27 October 1884 in Hudson, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Phantom Creeps (1939), Frontier Scout (1938) and Arizona Days (1937). He was married to Ruth ?. He died on 14 January 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Producer
- Writer
- Actor
David L. Corrigan was born in Hudson, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Spellbound (2023), Strange Fruit (2004) and Last Night (1998).- Indian Larry was born on 28 April 1949 in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, USA. He was married to Andrea (Bambi) Cambridge. He died on 30 August 2004 in Concord, North Carolina, USA.
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- Art Department
- Director
Wes Jenkins was born on 6 May 1952 in Hudson, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Lego Island (1997), Mario's Time Machine (1993) and Mario Is Missing! (1992). He was married to Kyle Bogertman. He died on 24 September 2017 in Austin, Texas, USA.- Mike Dodge was born on 18 July 1937 in Hudson, Wisconsin, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon (2007) and The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark (2007). He died on 29 October 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Songwriter ("And the Green Grass Grew All Around"), singer, actor and author, a charter member of ASCAP (1914) and one of its directors (1914-1925). He appeared in minstrel shows and later became a music publisher. His wife was Maude Nugent Jerome. His Broadway stage scores include "Piff! Paff! Pouf!", "Lifting the Lid", "The Ham Tree" and "Up and Down Broadway". His chief musical collaborators included "Walter Donaldson', Louis Hirsch, Jean Schwartz, Harry Tierney, and 'Harry Von Tilzer', and his other popular-song compositions include "Chinatown My Chinatown", "Get Out and Get Under the Moon", "Bedelia", "Row Row Row", "Mr. Dooley", "My Pearl Is a Bowery Girl", "Picture Me Down in Tennessee", "On the Old Fall River Line", "Old King Tut", and "That Old Irish Mother of Mine".
- Dorothy Caruso was born on 6 August 1893 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for The Great Caruso (1951). She was married to Enrico Caruso. She died on 16 December 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- Robert Menendez Jr. was born on 12 July 1985 in Hudson County, New Jersey, USA.
- Actress
Lauren Yohe was born on 9 November 1967 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA. She is an actress. She is married to Konstantin von Krusenstiern. They have two children.