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Mack was born in Germany but moved with her family to Long Beach, California, when she was 2. She began acting at 4 with print work and commercials, and began studying at The Young Actors Space in Los Angeles when she was 7. Before joining the cast of Smallville (2001), Allison starred in the short-lived and sorely under-rated Fox television comedy Opposite Sex (2000). Prior to that, she was a regular on Hiller and Diller (1997), working alongside great talents such as Richard Lewis, Kevin Nealon, and Eugene Levy. Allison has also guest-starred in the WB family drama 7th Heaven (1996) as a teenager caught up in the "cutting" trend.

Mack has starred in many movies for television, including the cable film My Horrible Year! (2001), which was directed by Eric Stoltz and starring Karen Allen, Mimi Rogers, and Stoltz himself. She was also in A Private Matter (1992) with Sissy Spacek and Aidan Quinn, Living a Lie (1991) with Peter Coyote and Jill Eikenberry, Unlikely Angel (1996) with Dolly Parton and Roddy McDowall, and Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (1996) starring Mary Tyler Moore and Linda Lavin. Allison is also an accomplished dancer and singer and she currently living in Los Angeles. She enjoys reading, going to movies and plays and spending time with her friends and family.

Rainer Reiners was born, the youngest of five children on a small farm in a tiny village in Northern Germany, where he lived a childhood of unimaginable freedom.

At 15 he was forced to move to the Palatinate. There was a new father and he had to attend the high school. He became a left-wing radical, grew his hair long, learned to play the guitar, dropped out of school and sought his happiness in such unpretentious occupations as construction worker, miner and lumberjack.

He didn't find it, either professionally or otherwise. He wrote love songs full of weltschmerz and just missed becoming the German answer to Leonard Cohen. Then he became a lighting technician, which enabled him to witness the wonderful one-man play, "The Double Bass", by Patrick Süskind.

In 1985, he attempted to become a film director by studying advertising in Berlin, hoping to somehow become the German answer to Woody Allen. He also performed "The Double Bass" on stage and afterwards switched his field of study to acting at Die Etage, Berlin, a program from which he graduated in 1990.

Since then, Rainer has worked in many theatre productions as well as in international films, TV movies and series.

Benjamin Spiegel is an experienced executive leader with a background in marketing, innovation, digital transformation, as well as visual effects and post-production. His career is marked by varied leadership roles where he has actively contributed to guiding digital transformation, nurturing innovation, and building critical digital capabilities. At P&G Beauty, in the role of Global Chief Digital Officer, Spiegel was instrumental in driving evolution within business units and aiding in the portfolio's growth. While serving as an Executive in Residence at BayPine, he collaborated with portfolio companies to craft and execute strategies for digital transformation.

As the former CEO of MMI Agency, Spiegel transformed the agency from a smaller, traditional entity into a digital leader recognized globally, attracting Fortune 100 clients, expanding its global footprint, and significantly boosting its EBITDA margin. In his capacities as VP of Innovation and Managing Partner at WPP and GroupM, he played a key role in forging new capabilities within extensive agency networks, directly engaging with media and technology partners, and overseeing Joint Business Plans.

Spiegel's advisory roles extend to boards of Snapchat, Twitter, TikTok, and NATO, where he provided strategic insights on digital strategies and innovation. His entrepreneurial side is demonstrated through his co-founding of HighDegree, a cybersecurity startup that achieved success before its acquisition by IronNet.

In addition to his executive roles and contributions to digital marketing and innovation, Spiegel has a notable involvement in the entertainment industry. He has been the executive producer on a number of TV shows, including "Nash Bridges" and "7 Days," showcasing his versatility and broad skill set that spans across different sectors. This blend of experience in digital and creative fields underscores Spiegel's unique ability to drive innovation and transformation across industries.

Dirk Böhling was born on 30 November 1964 in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Golden Glove (2019), Nr. 10 (2021) and Up! Up! To the Sky (2008).

She grew up in her hometown and attended school there until 1976, graduating from high school. She then worked as a stewardess for Lufthansa for seven years. She got her start in the media in 1983 with a traineeship at Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Kiel and Hamburg. Christiansen then became a business editor at NDR, where she also presented the "Hamburg-Journal" from 1985 to 1987. In August 1987, shortly before she turned 30, she was appointed co-presenter of "Tagesthemen" alongside Hans Joachim Friedrichs, succeeding Ulrike Wolf.

Here Christiansen became a recognized presenter, who was particularly noticeable for her objectivity-driven style and was promoted to "Miss Tagesthemen". For her journalistic achievements she received the "Golden Camera" from "HÖRZU" and the "Bavarian Television Prize" in 1993. In September 1993, her six-part report series "Report: Sabine Christiansen", produced by WDR, began. A year later her book was published: "Hope has many faces - encounters from Tibet to Sicily" (second edition 1995). In the book, the television reports on Tibet, Sicily, Guatemala, Los Angeles, Burma and Lebanon are joined by reports on Romania, Kenya and Belfast.

In 1995, Christiansen received the "Special Honor" from the Adolf Grimme Institute, the highest honor the institute can bestow. The reasoning was that her "presentation of the daily topics is particularly impressive due to her excellent mastery of the journalistic craft and her exceptional stylistic confidence." In 1995 Christiansen married Theo Baltz. The marriage was divorced at the beginning of 2003. In September 1997, Christiansen made the decision to finally leave the "Tagesthemen" and create his own program format. This was launched on January 4, 1998 under the name "Sabine Christiansen".

The Sunday talk show, designed between information and entertainment, established itself within a very short time and, with an average of more than four million viewers, was one of the most successful formats on German television. The political talker made her film debut on January 4, 2004: Christiansen played herself in "Tatort". In the public debate about the social significance of neo-Nazi parties such as the NPD and DVU, which were significant in the state elections of September 2004 in Brandenburg and Saxony After winning votes, Christiansen spoke out clearly against inviting right-wing radical politicians to her talk show.

She moderated a chancellor duel with Maybrit Illner twice: in 2002 between Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his challenger Edmund Stoiber, and in 2005 between Schröder and Angela Merkel. As a Unicef ambassador, in connection with the flood disaster in South Asia at the turn of the year 2004/05, she also increasingly campaigned for aid programs for the benefit of the numerous children who had lost their families and homes as a result of the seaquake. In May 2006 she conducted the first interview with US President George W. Bush on German television. In June 2006, Sabine Christiansen announced that she would give up her political talk show in 2007 and move to Paris for personal reasons.

On June 24, 2007, she hosted her last show "Sabine Christiansen" on ARD after 447 episodes. Anne Will took over this format on September 16, 2007. On June 30, 2008, she married the textile manufacturer Norbert Medus in Paris. Medus is divorced and has two children.

Maria Reinhardt was born in 1982 in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Maria is a director and writer, known for Wagnisse (2006), Der Bleistift-weg-mach (2008) and Fire Water Earth Air and Time (2016).

Thilo von Westernhagen was born on 14 January 1950 in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was a composer, known for Tatort (1970), Domino (1982) and Das Traumauto (1988). He was married to Monika and Monika Borchfeldt. He died on 11 January 2014 in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Carola Rackete was born on 8 May 1988 in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Hartwig van der Neut was born in 1970 in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He is a director and producer, known for The Old Men's Way (1998), Elements (2004) and Alles oder Nichts (2018).

Benni Stark was born in 1985 in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Dagmar Andreasen was born on 28 December 1910 in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Circus Casablanca (1981) and Blomsten og forræderiet (1975). She died on 10 May 1991.

Jan F. Kurth was born on 9 September 1982 in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He is a composer, known for EL SEPTIMO SENTIDO. I am a dancer. Von der Kunst zu leben (2017), Living Earth (2013) and Playland USA (2019).

Sarah Gorf-Roloff was born in 1982 in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Sarah is a director and writer, known for Wagnisse (2006), Familie Rabel fährt in den Urlaub (2009) and Die Schönheit der Mathemathik (2020).