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June Diane Raphael is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She has starred in TV comedy programs Burning Love, Adult Swim's NTSF:SD:SUV::, and Grace and Frankie. Notable film work includes supporting roles in Year One and Unfinished Business, as well as her 2013 Sundance film Ass Backwards, which she co-wrote and starred in with her creative partner Casey Wilson. She also co-hosts the movie discussion podcast How Did This Get Made? alongside Jason Mantzoukas and her husband Paul Scheer.

A gorgeous, pneumatic blonde rival to pouty sex kitten Ann-Margret, singer/dancer/actress Joey Heatherton was also a product of the swinging 60s and taunted the film and TV variety scenes with her own version of a purring young sexpot. Born in 1944 as "Davenie Johanna Heatherton" and the daughter of veteran song-and-dance man Ray Heatherton (1909-1997), Joey trained in ballet as a youngster and started her career off as a teen performer on the New York stage as one of the children in "The Sound of Music". She also began recording about that same time. She went on to gain national exposure as a regular on Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948), portraying an innocent young coed who developed a crush on the star. The gimmick worked and Joey eventually tried to parlay this success into an acting career.

The payoff worked. She started to appear in such TV dramas as The Virginian (1962), The Doctors and the Nurses (1962) and Route 66 (1960). For a time, she showed extreme promise, playing troubled, vulnerable, often neurotic young girls opposite cinema's established or up-and-coming talent of the day, including the films, Twilight of Honor (1963) with Richard Chamberlain and Nick Adams, Where Love Has Gone (1964) starring Bette Davis and Susan Hayward, and My Blood Runs Cold (1965) opposite Troy Donahue. The promise was short-lived, however, but since music was deemed her forte anyway, Joey wisely refocused on her musical gifts and went on to project a mod, sulky "Lolita" image fully-decked out in mini-skirts and go-go boots. A much better singer than Ann-Margret and an equally good dancer, she appealed to the male masses in droves with her high-octane dance moves and saucy glances as huge selling points. By the late 60s, the talented, all-round entertainer had developed into a solid Vegas showroom and TV variety favorite. On the plus side as well, she had soldiers swooning on both land and sea as she toured with Bob Hope on his USO tours. She proved quite fetching in the TV movie, The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969) with Lee Majors, and was part of the eclectic casting in Of Mice and Men (1968) that toplined George Segal and Nicol Williamson. On top of all this, she was seductively pitching RC Cola and Serta mattresses in TV ads on a regular basis.

Joey's problems began in 1971, stemming with a major tabloid-troubled marriage and divorce from Lance Rentzel. The 70s also saw a radical change in audience taste as witnessed by her diminishing popularity. Despite showing extreme potential as a Billboard chart-maker with a "Top 40" pop hit in the Ferlin Husky song, "Gone", in 1972, Hollywood made it nearly impossible for her to escape the blast-from-the-past image, finding herself more and more unemployable as the decade wore on. She did enjoy a fun, short-lived fling on a summer variety series, that co-starred her beloved dad Ray Heatherton, (Joey & Dad (1975)).

Unfortunately, Joey encountered other problems in the throes of her career decline, with a life-threatening substance addiction and eating disorder which deeply hindered any game attempts to climb back into favor. She was crassly featured in the critically-panned Richard Burton starrer, Bluebeard (1972); portrayed Xaviera De Vries in the lurid The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977) to little fanfare; and then pretty much disappeared, except as eccentric tabloid fodder or popping up unexpectedly in the cult John Waters film, Cry-Baby (1990), or the April 1997 Playboy spread.

On her side, however, she is a survivor and Hollywood has always encouraged big comeback stories. If anybody has ever proven to be a certifiable talent deserving of such, it's Joey Heatherton. She remains, however, a prime example of how devastating and destructive a fickle entertainment business can be.

Christopher Nicholas Smith was born on 20 June 1982 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), Enough Said (2013) and Little Children (2006). He has been married to Rebecca Delgado Smith since 2009.

Seth Grahame-Smith was born on 4 January 1976 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Lego Batman Movie (2017), It (2017) and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). He has been married to Erin Stickle since 2004.

A devoted Angelino, a native New Yorker (well...actually, Long Islander), Alan is proud that for the past 40 years, he has appeared in the homes and on the screens of people all over the United States and in the world.

In college, at Sarah Lawrence among the first 3 classes of men admitted to the school, Alan studied with Charles Carshon as well as with Irene and Sonia Moore in New York City. While at Sadie Lou, Alan also worked with Will Leach, John Braswell and Julie Bovaso, all renowned NY Theater artists and all sadly no long with us.

For graduate school, Alan attended the American Conservatory Theater during the glory days of William Ball, Allen Fletcher and Ed Hastings. Graduating with the first class of MFA artists in 1977, Alan met his wife the amazing Katherine James and together they founded Free Association Theater creating theater in SF Bay Area and in Los Angeles once they moved in 1982.

Alan is one of the most recognized and hardest working character actors in the business; having appeared as a Guest Star on more than 300 television shows and performing in several dozen films.

He also maintains an active theater career, always devoted to his roots as a classically trained repertory actor. Alan is a Resident Artist at A Noise Within in Pasadena and a proud company member of Theatricum Botanicum for the past 30 something years. He has performed most of the great Shakesperean clowns as well as many other classical and modern roles. Always counting on performing in 2-5 plays each year while maintaining an active film and television career. His role as Ira in the Broadway production (having replace Ron Orbach in the original Broadway run) and on the first National Tour of Neil Simon's Laughter On the 23rd Floor is surely a great highlight of his theatrical career.

With his brilliant wife, Katherine James, Alan founded Free Association Theater, dedicated to producing original works and adaptations of classical theater literature. They also run ACT of Communicationsm a full service trial consulting firm as the first people to apply the skills of the theater artist to the law. Specializing in training attorneys and their witnesses to be effective communicators in and out of the courtroom, ACT is the most renowned company as Consultants in the Art of Advocacy.

Alan and Katherine live in Culver City and are the proud parents of two grown sons, Nathan, a rock and roll musician and entrepreneur and Jordan, a brilliant plaintiff attorney. They have two gorgeous granddaughters, Perspehone and Athena.

Mark Allen Shepherd was born on 7 January 1961 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Babylon Vista (2001) and FedCon XXII (2013).

Tammy Parks is a former Penthouse Centerfold turned porn star. Her most notable films are The Dinner Party (lesbian scene) and Strap-on Sally #8 (all girl). After just a handful of porn titles she opted for soft-core fare like Titanic 2000 and Smooth Operator. Most of her erotic scenes are girl on girl. Very beautiful brunette.

Jack Koenig was born on 14 May 1959 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for I.Q. (1994), Marci X (2003) and Clean (2021).

Doris Kearns Goodwin was born on 4 January 1943 in Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Lincoln (2012), American Horror Story (2011) and An Unfinished Love Story. She was previously married to Richard N. Goodwin.

Rory Albanese is a multi-Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer and Writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He has been a key part of The Daily Show since 1999, including Co-Authoring "Earth The Book" with Jon Stewart and the Daily Show writers. Outside The Daily Show Rory is an accomplished stand-up comedian; he has toured the country with Lewis Black as well as on his own, entertained American troops in Afghanistan with the USO, was a featured performer on John Oliver's New York Comedy Show on Comedy Central and starred in his own Comedy Central half hour special in 2010. He spends his free time keeping the streets of New York City safe by employing the lost art of 'Vigilante Justice'.

Judy Clark was born on 9 June 1924 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Bruce Gentry (1949), Junior Prom (1946) and The Kid Sister (1945). She was married to George Myers and Ron Zalimas. She died on 27 December 2002 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

Nicholas Cortland was born on 10 October 1940 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Bear Island (1979), Frogs (1972) and Mannix (1967). He died on 21 August 1988 in New York City, New York, USA.

Diana Rice was born on 24 October 1987 in Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Barney's Great Adventure (1998).

Elizabeth MacDonald was born on 2 January 1962 in Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for The Evening Edit (2014), Forbes on Fox (2000) and Varney & Company (2010).

John Vogt was born on 15 September 1966 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. John is an art director and production designer, known for Cold Souls (2009), Cloned: The Recreator Chronicles (2012) and Sleepwalk with Me (2012).

Brooke Ellison was born on 20 October 1978 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for Hope Deferred (2009), The Brooke Ellison Story (2004) and Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024). She died on 4 February 2024 in Stony Brook, New York, USA.

Karen Ryan was born in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. She is a producer and production manager, known for Nimona (2023), Big Hero 6 (2014) and Moana (2016).

John Salvatore was born on 3 November 1961 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Producers (2005), Lay the Favorite (2012) and Mail Order Wife (2004).

Maralyn Hershey was born on 24 January 1949 in Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, USA.

Director/Cinematographer David S. Barron has over twenty-seven years of experience in television and film productions. He created his first television show in 1990, titled The Naked Truth. A half-hour music magazine show on cable TV. He formed amfilms in Atlanta in 1994, and ever since the HD revolution took off, amfilms became amfilms HD in 2006, and amFILMS 4k, in 2016.

He is partnered with Executive Producer, Angela Rich of Really Rich Productions. David is repped with Angela in Los Angeles CA. Together they are developing TV concepts, and pitching projects to television networks, and others in development.

In 2001, David moved to Los Angeles to pursue greater creative endeavors in Hollywood, CA. During this time, the reality television genre was born on American TV, and David found his true calling: shooting unscripted, non-fiction television. David is a firm believer that his futuristic vision, combined with his ability to create, will be destined for success.

In addition, David has shot over 800 days reality/docu-soap/challenge TV coverage for network and cable outlets like ABC, NBC, FOX, the WB, ESPN, TLC, LIFETIME, DISCOVERY SCIENCE HD, WETV, SPIKETV, MTV, NATGEO, VH1, and BRAVO. Such titles include REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA and DC: TI and TINY: The Family Hustle, BASKETBALL WIVES, CATCH A CONTRACTOR, DARE TO WEAR, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES, TAMAR AND VINCE, PUNK'D 2.0, STARTING OVER, TRADING SPOUSES, THE SCHOLAR, ROCK OF LOVE, FLAVOR OF LOVE, etc. In 2005, STARTING OVER won a daytime Emmy, and had a successful three-year run on NBC. In addition to television series, David has shot four independent features: THE PINK CONSPIRACY, THE CURSED, BREAK and RIPPLE. Three were scheduled for theatrical release in 2009 and 2010. THE CURSED premiered on February 6, 2010 on the Syfy Channel. In 2014, David held two titles with the short feature film RIPPLE, where he was an executive producer, and director of photography. RIPPLE was selected for CANNES 2014 short film showcase in a non competition category and was awarded best short film at Pasadena Film Festival in 2015. Another short film he shot, Strangers In A Book, won best cinematography at San Diego's FANtastic Film Fest.

David has worked with the following talent: Jimmy Carter, Bruce Willis, Susan Sarandon, Janet Jackson, Bret Michaels, Flavor Flav, Al Gore, John McCain, LeBron James, Melina Kanakaredes, Gary Sinise, Patti Labelle, Bill Withers, Lorenzo Lamas, Mercedes Mc Nab, James Russo, Sarah Thompson, John Force, Robert Downey Jr., Chad Everette, Jon Heder, Richard Tyson, Stephen Furst, Pearl Jam, Van Halen, William Fichtner, Don Dokken, Dick Dale, Peter Bogdanovich, Gena Rowlands.

David is an accomplished director/cinematographer with credits ranging from music videos, feature films, TV, crowd funding campaigns, and corporate productions. In addition, he is an outstanding video editor with training for non-linear systems such as: Avid, Premiere Pro CC, and Final Cut Pro. He began his career at CNN in 1989, where he was trained in remote field production operations and post-production editing. For twelve years he covered US presidents, Super Bowls, Republican and Democratic Conventions, undercover police operations and other breaking news stories. David graduated with BA in Journalism, from Georgia State University in Atlanta, in 1989.

In addition to his television credits, Barron has directed and produced over 40 cable music shows (The Naked Truth), 100+ music videos, a dozen commercials, and numerous corporate films. He is also an accomplished post production editor, with over 25 years experience in delivering projects on time and on budget. One particular project he shot in 2005, a documentary titled, My Child: Mothers of War, won Director's Choice in 20006, at San Jose's Cinequest Film Festival, a top ten US film festival.

He is a trained and qualified cinematographer, with experience in shooting all film and video formats including 4k. David graduated with a Journalism degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta, in 1989.

Joe Pontillo was born in Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, USA. Joe is an actor and editor, known for Hank Is Evil: The Movie (2014), Social Media Killed the Super Villain (2020) and Street of the Dead (2008).

Amy Rilling was born on 16 April 1976 in Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Scrubs (2001), Hell's Kitchen (2005) and Hell's Kitchen (2004).

Rich Drezen was born February 4, 1985 at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, New York. He broke the family tradition of becoming a pharmacist at the age of 3 when he began drawing, and by the time he was 16, he was making his first animated short films.

Rich's animation talents have earned him his first film award. His Luckyzilla short, "Atomix", won Best Short Animation Award from The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in May, 2006.

His animated superhero character Luckyzilla, which he created at the age of 10, has appeared in the Massapequa High School newspaper, "The Chief", and has appeared on screen at The Village East Cinemas as part of The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in May, 2006. Rich adapted the character into his first live-action film later that year.

Rich seeks to bring to the world his fresh new vision of entertainment whether it be through films or otherwise.

Christopher Lee Bythewood was born on 1 October 1978 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. Christopher Lee is a producer and writer, known for Trüebadour, Premonition (2007) and If It Isn't Love... (2023).

Mark Hamlet was born on 5 February 1954 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Asockalypse! (2016), Completely Normal (2015) and As the World Turns (1956).