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Danielle Ryan Chuchran was born in Upland, California, but moved to Utah shortly afterward. She started her career with some ads before she won her first role at age 7 in "Little Secrets." With her part as Thing One in "The Cat in the hat" she consolidated her position as child actress and did several films and series afterwards. Since "Minor Details" she has appeared in most of projects of John Lyde and Mainstay Productions.

Danielle is quite sporty. She is an accomplished rider, and besides several other hobbies she loves to go shooting, both guns and archery. She likes to perform her own stunts and fighting scenes for her roles, a passion that started all the way back with her Thing One role, and today includes some serious rock climbing in her newer movie "Survivor." She is also an animal lover and enjoys spending time with her dog and her horses.

Gary "Litefoot" Davis, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, has been a notable figure in Indian Country for nearly 30 years. First recognized for his considerable achievements in music, film and television with eight award winning albums, as well as award-winning starring roles in such films as, The Indian in The Cupboard (Paramount Pictures) and appearances on television programs such as, House of Cards (Netflix) and numerous inspirational concert tours which have taken him to nearly every tribal nation in the United States.

Mr. Davis recently launched IndigiStudios, an indigenous film and production company focused on a slate of theatrical, episodic, and documentary projects all centered around the company's mission of reclaiming the indigenous narrative in film and television. The first project released by IndigiStudios is the documentary short film written and directed by Davis, Strong Hearts: An Indigenous Love Letter To My Sons. It will be followed by several other film projects he intends to either write, direct or produce.

In 2022, Davis will lend his voice acting talents to various roles in an upcoming animated indigenous children's cartoon series for Netflix.

In addition to his pursuits in the arts, Mr. Davis has served as the chief executive officer at prominent national tribal economic development organizations, is a member of the Forbes Finance Council and is a seasoned entrepreneur having started his first business in 1992. His consulting firm, Davis Strategy Group, serves an array of tribal and corporate clients.

His ascension in national tribal economic development began in 2007, when he became Vice-President of U.S. Native Affairs for the Triple Five Group (owners of the Mall of America) and co-chair of the National Indian Gaming Association's, American Indian Business Network. He has since led the largest annual gathering of tribal and indigenous entrepreneurs in North America, operated multiple federal programs, and led various initiatives related to business and entrepreneurship across Indian Country.

He has twice testified before the U.S. Senate and is astute at policy matters related to Indian Country. He is a relentless advocate for tribal sovereignty and advancing business in Indian Country and has been appointed as an ambassador for the U.S. Department of Energy's Minorities in Energy (2015) and Equity in Energy (2020) initiatives as well as an appointment to the U.S. Small Business Administration's Council on Underserved Communities (2016).

He is an accomplished international public speaker and has presented to audiences ranging from colleges and universities, major corporations, to serving as the featured keynote speech at the World Indigenous Business Forum in Guatemala City, Guatemala and providing remarks at Hannover Messe, the world's largest trade fair for industrial technology, in Hannover, Germany.

Mr. Davis is a recipient of the prestigious Sevenstar Award from the Cherokee Nation Historical Society and received the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency's National Director Special Recognition Award in 2015. Mr. Davis was also recognized by Scholastic Books in their publication "Native American Heroes" in 2019.

Taylor Kalupa was born and raised in San Dimas, CA. She began dancing at the age of 3 and became involved with competitive dancing at the age of 7. She danced and competed at Just Plain Dancin & Co which was named the Number 1 dance studio in North America. She was discovered by International Fashion and Editorial Photographer Kimberly Metz during a photo shoot for a specialized dance troupe called Team Rave L.A. which was designed to perform at non-competitive, non-profit venues in California. Shortly after she signed with a top children's agency for modeling and dance.

She was cast as a principal actress in Dave Navarro's music video Rexall which was produced by Emmy Award winning Honey. She was picked by renowned fashion photographer Robert Erdmann for a Japanese Vogue photo shoot with actor Tobey Maguire. Taylor was then cast in the BBC's Drew Barrymore Story as one of Drew Barrymore's friends. Next Taylor worked on Lifetime's Blush: The Search for America's Greatest Makeup Artist (2008), in which she portrayed Marilyn Monroe. Taylor stars as the lead female role in a movie from the producers of God's Not Dead (2014) called The Pastor (2025), which also co-stars actors Kevin Sorbo, T.C. Stallings, and Hector Echavarria. She portrayed the true story of Olympic bi-athlete Kari Swenson in Into the Wild (2017).

Taylor is most known for her role as Jessica Meyer in the 2019 ABC drama, The Fix (2019), produced by famed O.J. Simpson case prosecutor Marcia Clark, her role in The Menendez Murders: Episode 7 (2017) / The Menendez Murders: Episode 8 (2017) on NBC, in which she portrays Lyle Menendez's fiance/wife Anna Eriksson, and her role as Cassandra in the global hit television series The Chosen.

Jordyn Raya James was born in Upland, California. Having a diverse ethnicity of African-American, Korean and Caucasian, Jordyn began her performance career at the age of 18 months modeling for Carter's and made her first T.V. appearance in 2014 on the second season of ABC's Bet on Your Baby. No stranger to the camera Jordyn has grown with a passion for performance, arts, and music with a strong affection for playing the piano. Jordyn's short film debut was in the role of "Young Yuna", the Malaysian Indie R&B singer/ songwriter for the She's Mercedes International Women's Day campaign for Mercedes Benz called the Female Bond.

Jordyn now reoccurs on the web series Kids React, People vs. Food and Try not to Smile or Laugh produced by Fine Brothers Entertainment. Commercial spots include Doc McStuffins baby nursery Ap and Disney Aqua Beads. Besides acting and modeling, Jordyn loves gymnastics and swimming

Eric was born in Upland, Ca to the parents of Gene and Effie Walker. In 1972 his family moved to the San Fernando Valley city of Sherman Oaks where his father worked as senior programer analyst for the Sunkist orange company. It was always his mother Effie's dream to get her children into acting. The break finally paid off, when Eric was choosen out of a group of kids at age six to be in a Jack In The Box commercial. On February 6, 1976, it was cut short by the death of Eric's mother. Having nothing but his mother's dream, Eric bugged his dad to get him into acting for the next four years. Finally his sister Teressa came up with the idea to ask a friend that she went to school with who was into acting, for a couple of agents phone numbers. She called a couple of them and the first agent she called signed Eric. Some of his earlier credits include: The Television Series, Webster(TV)as the football player. Having It All with Dyan Cannon as Peter her nephew. Little Spies for Walt Disney. Eric's big break came when George Lucas cast him in the lead role of Mace Towani in the spin off to the Star Wars Saga, The Ewok Adventure. Since then he has appeared in the films Less Than Zero, She's Out of Control, And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird (1991). And the Television shows: The Marshall Chronicles, and Miracle Alley. In 1992 Eric formed his own production company Starlight Entertainment, and is working on several Television and Film projects.

Rex Hamilton was born on 15 March 1924 in Upland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Police Squad! (1982) and We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala (1987). He was married to Maud Marie Moulton. He died on 7 March 1985 in San Diego, California, USA.

California Born, Montana/Michigan raised, Justin found his footing on the stage in 1997. Moving to Manhattan in 2002, New York City was his home for 14 years. He currently resides in Los Angeles as an Actor, Producer and an Award winning Director. His work in Film, Television, and the Web Series ranges from the USA to Europe, Korea and China. Television Work includes the Emmy nominated History Channel original series 'The Men Who Built America' as Thomas Edison. His film work has also been critically acclaimed, most notably for his performance in the Cannes Film Festival Indie 'A Proper Violence.'

Keri Caye was born in Upland, California and grew up in Pomona, Los Angeles, and Anaheim, California. She is of Irish and French-Jewish ancestry. Caye made her acting debut in "The American Sportsman" fishing off San Diego's Guadalupe Islands (1969) and later launched her career in such films as "Surrender" (1987) "Baby Girl Scott," "Snoops" (1989) "The Slap Maxwell Story," (1987), "Frank's Place" (1987-88).

Jim Bray was born on 23 February 1961 in Upland, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Roller Boogie (1979) and The Big Show (1980).

Jack Couffer was born on Dec 7, 1924, in Upland, California. While growing up near the foothills in Glendale, he became fascinated with natural history and raised hawks, owls, squirrels, skunks and coyotes. During his high school years he worked afternoons as a student assistant at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. It was on his 17th birthday, during a museum collecting trip to California's Channel Islands, that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The museum party was marooned for two weeks on Santa Rosa Island, as all West Coast ports were immediately closed following the attack. At the museum Jack's mentor, an expert on bats, was approached by the War Department to research a secret project that would use bats as carriers of miniature incendiary bombs. As part of this team Jack was drafted into the army in June 1943, a few months before high school graduation. Half of his military service was spent on this seemingly nutty, but surprisingly valid, idea. Jack has written of this bizarre scheme in his book "Bat Bomb, World War II's Other Secret Weapon". The remainder of his military duty was as a crewman on high-speed PT-type air-sea rescue boats.

After the war he worked for a few years as a commercial fisherman and paid crewman on yachts. In December 1947 he married Joan Burger. Shortly thereafter, while living aboard their schooner, he enrolled at the University of Southern California to major in zoology. However, he attended a lecture in the new Department of Cinema Studies and fell to the exciting teaching gift of department head Slavko Vorkapich. Jack collaborated with two fellow students, Conrad Hall and Marvin R. Weinstein, in a class project that won the first (now annual) ASC student film award and sold to TV. Flush with this success, the partners formed a production company, Canyon Films, and became entrepreneurs while still university students. At USC Jack became friends with practicing filmmaker/instructors Irving Lerner, Andrew Marton, Laslo Benedek and Stirling Silliphant. Lerner employed the partners of Canyon Films as the production team on a feature shot in South Carolina called Edge of Fury (1958). There Jack met young actress Jean Allison, who 45 years, three husbands (and two wives) later he would meet again. His son, Mike Couffer, now a biologist, was born January 7, 1962, and, as a teenager, collaborated with his father on a series of natural history adventure books for children.

With his abilities as both a naturalist and film maker, Jack joined Walt Disney Studios as a cameraman on the early "True-Life Adventure" series. One of the great experiences of their early careers was a Disney assignment in what was then one of the most remote and least-visited spots on earth. Jack and Conrad and a helper sailed a 32-foot ketch to the Galapagos Islands where they lived off the land and filmed wildlife for nearly a year. Jack worked at Disney for more than ten years in a variety of functions--writer, director, producer, cameraman--and participated there in the making of more than two dozen movies. He separated from Joan in 1975. Since then, he has worked on TV and feature films for most of Hollywood's major production companies and many independents. He has published 11 books of both fiction and non-fiction. His travels took him to Africa in 1972, where he fell in love with the country and a lady at the same time. He lived in Kenya for 32 years and 'Marchesa Sieuwke Bisleti' was his companion until her death in February 2005. Jack is now sharing his life in California with retired actress Jean Allison (Toorvald) who was the ingénue in the first feature film he shot.

Justin Johnson is an acclaimed guitarist and composer known for his innovative soundscapes that blend roots music with modern textures, making his music an ideal fit for film, television, and video games. With a global following and endorsements from top music brands, Johnson's music has been featured in numerous high-profile productions, showcasing his ability to create emotionally resonant, cinematic compositions.

Johnson's original compositions and recordings have been licensed for major projects across a variety of mediums. His song "Midnight at the Crossroads" was licensed to Florentine Films for Ken Burns' Jackie Robinson (2016) documentary, while his haunting rendition of "In the Pines" was featured in a national ad campaign for Dodge. Other works have been used by Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, PBS, and more.

A skilled collaborator, Johnson has co-written and produced award-winning film scores, such as the soundtrack for Dragon Song (2019), and contributed to major music projects including Netflix's The Ice Road (2021). He has worked with notable artists such as John Carter Cash, Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), and Bootsy Collins, adding depth and authenticity to both independent and blockbuster productions.

In addition to his original works, Johnson's session guitar contributions and music production can be heard on projects such as the Johnny Cash Forever Words album, which set unreleased Johnny Cash poetry to music, and Bootsy Collins' World Wide Funk. His involvement in the King Records tribute project saw him collaborating with music legends like Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler.

Beyond performance, Johnson is a sought-after educator. His expertise in slide guitar and blues has also been captured in the feature-length documentary Strung Together (2015). He further shares his passion for guitar through his expansive instructional platform, JustinJohnsonGuitar.com, devoted to teaching guitar technique and theory to a global audience, continuing his dedication to preserving and promoting musical heritage.

Bob Ralston was born on 2 July 1938 in Upland, California, USA. He has been married to Josephina "Fietje" Tangel since 3 March 1963. They have two children.

Tangelene Bolton was born on May 29, 1991 in Upland, California. She grew up in Flemington, NJ in a musical household. Her mother is from the Philippines and her father is of English, Irish and Scottish descent.

Tangelene first got her start working for A-list composers Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Interstellar), Henry Jackman (X-Men, Captain America), and Bobby Tahouri (Game of Thrones, Iron Man). A Berklee College of Music Film Scoring graduate, Tangelene's distinct music style is a mashup of Neoclassical, electronic, folk, and jazz. She boldly turns classic and traditional sounds into exciting and new territories.

Always on the grasp of the next new innovative idea, Tangelene loves deep and thought-provoking collaborations that push the envelope in how we tell stories that transform our culture and future.

Aundrea Fimbres was born on 29 June 1983 in Upland, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Danity Kane: Damaged (2008), So You Think You Can Dance (2005) and All About Aubrey (2011).

Connor Webb was born on 15 September 1995 in Upland, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The O.C. (2003), Grapple! (2010) and Gambil (2012).

James Marcus Haney was born on 7 April 1988 in Upland, California, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Viola (2006), Austin to Boston (2014) and Just. (2007).

Shannon Gayle Esparza was born in Upland, California. At age 14, Shannon and her family moved to New Orleans, where she studied theatre in both high school and at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Conservation from LSU, she moved back to California in 2004. A few months later, she booked her first-ever feature film audition.

Shannon is a performer in several Los Angeles based cirque troupes: The Lucent Dossier Experience, L'Unkles Boink, Bijoulette, The New Fangled Opry, Fire Groove Entertainment, The Grande Artique, and various other collaborations. She has performed at numerous festivals and venues; including Burning Man, Lightning In A Bottle, Electric Daisy Carnival (Las Vegas), Electric Forest (Michigan), The Hollywood Improv, and in Italy, Copenhagen, Costa Rica, Australia, Fiji, and the UK.

Shannon resides in Los Angeles, California.

Shell Danielson is an actress and screenwriter, better known for soap opera roles. She played the characters Laken Lockridge (in "Santa Barbara"), Dominique Stanton (in "General Hospital"), and Bunny Hutchinson (in "The Young and the Restless").

As a screenwriter, she was one of the main writers of the original "Power Rangers" television series, and also contributed to a number of sequels and spin-offs. Her career highlight was co-writing the film "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie" (1997). The film earned a worldwide total of $9.6 million at the box office.

Lance W. Lanfear is a Producer, Line-Producer, and DGA Award-winning member of the Directors Guild of America. As an LP and DGA Unit Production Manager (UPM), Lance has overseen many successful productions on a variety of media platforms in multiple Emmy nominated genres. Recent credits include the critically acclaimed Netflix dark comedy THE VINCE STAPLES SHOW, Peabody nominated bilingual smash GENTEFIED, Donald Glover's surreal vision SWARM on Prime, and teen supernatural series LIGHT AS A FEATHER on Hulu. Lance took home the DGA Award (2022) for Apple's BEST FOOT FORWARD comedy in Children's Programs.

He received his degree from Claremont McKenna College (within the Claremont Colleges consortium), where he dual majored in Film Studies and Psychology. Lance has amassed twenty-five years of professional experience in all aspects of feature, television, and commercial production.

Known for staying levelheaded and calm when faced with challenges, Lance's strength is in his consistent, creative and budget-minded approach to each project's unique story and vision.

Lance resides in Burbank, California with his family. When he's not pushing to elevate a script to screen, you can usually find him coaching and playing baseball with his three young boys - Ben, Carter, & Dylan.

Ryan Olsen was born on 5 May 1979 in Upland, California, USA. He is an actor, known for A League of Their Own (1992).

James Runcorn was born on 31 May 1974 in Upland, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Love Is (2007), Dumplings (2023) and Unplugged (2014). He has been married to Tena Runcorn since 18 December 1993. They have seven children.

Nicholas Anthony Bird was born and raised beneath the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains in Alta Loma, California where he dreamed of one day becoming a professional baseball player. Unfortunately, during a game of pick-up football, he blew out his left knee and ended any hopes of a career in professional sports. After graduating from Alto Loma High School, he attended Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, and finally Columbia College - Hollywood in Tarzana, California.

For the past six years, he has been writing and directing feature motion pictures, film shorts, music videos and commercials. Nick began his long journey into the world of motion picture directing while attending Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, where he met Mr. Art Shepard, Head of the Theater Department. Shepard introduced Nick to the theater and, more specifically, the idea of directing theater.

After two years at Chaffey College, Nick made the short move west to Los Angeles and began attending the prestigious Columbia College-Hollywood. The two also attended a directing class taught by industry veteran Corey Allen, the man who directed the pilots of such classic televisions shows as Star Trek: The Next Generation and Murder, She Wrote and who starred opposite James Dean in the classic 1955 film, Rebel Without A Cause. During this time Nick also worked as an intern for Mark Canton at The Canton Company and was involved in such films ad Angel Eyes with Jennifer Lopez and the remake of Get Carter starring Sylvester Stallone.

After graduation, Bird attended one of the best acting schools in the country, Playhouse West, in hopes of honing his skills as a director. In doing so he was afforded the opportunity to work with such talented actors as Jeff Goldblum, Scott Caan, James Franco and Mark Pellegrino - all of whom he forged long-lasting friendships with. He also directed several music videos, commercials and short films including one entitled The Bathroom, a dramatic comedy that delves into the relationships of various people at an engagement party.

Text: Robert Coffie, is known for his work on American Muscle (2014), Crooked Arrows (2012), and Cowboys & Indians (2011). This star was born in upland California, to parents Bob and Josie. He started performing magic at age 8; and later becoming an apprentice to the famous magician Harry Blackstone JR. Robert performed professionally in the united states on stage and in Las Vegas. His Magic and talent grew bigger by capturing the hearts of people around the world, Robert decided to pursue his talent and special effects with magic by using his talent in the film industry. This began when Robert attended college where he studied cinematography and took extensive courses in acting, soon after Robert appeared on PBS Sunday art News TV series. Robert is no stranger to performing on stage or in front of the camera; he has appeared in several movies, including "Cowboys & Indians" where he played the character McHale; A scruffy cowboy in search of gold. Throughout the filming Robert earned special recondition from cast and crew in a bad windstorm saving all audio. Robert has appeared in many other TV series. Including "12 Corazones" a popular dating show On Telamundo, A Spanish Television Network; Where Robert brought magic to the stage; He Opened for the new 2012 season of "12 Corazones." Robert also appeared in many other T.V. movies, "American Muscle", "Hostage Do or Die" FBI take over(TV Series) Robert since then has been in acting in many blockbuster movies. He has walked red carpets with many well-known stars such as Quentin Tarantino, Halle Berry, kiss, Many Disney kids, as well as Rolling Stone magazine, surf magazine, expose entertainment & fashion magazine, Teen Hollywood magazine, and many many more. Truly a magical artist, perfectionist at heart. One of the finest performers in the art of magic; and with over 30 years of experience. Born in Upland California in the year 1970, to parents Bob and Josie Coffie. Roberts love for magic was first influenced by his by his father at the young age of eight. When his father performed the silk vanish and the lit cigarette Vanish in Robert's shirt. Shortly after Robert started performing his own magic for family and friends. His parents had learned by watching him perform that he had excellent finger dexterity and decided to influence his skills; by enrolling him in piano lessons. Because of his father who was a musician thought this was great for him. Robert was learning at a very high Speed, and reading sheets of music in such a short amount of time. All to which came to a end when his piano teacher moved to France; and his parents had trouble finding a piano teacher that would teach him at a very young age. Coloring and drawing was another extraordinary talent that Robert had even had a younger age. His Mother Josie did not realize until after the piano lessons had ended that Robert had a new talent at the art table. His parents then decided to hire a private art tutor. This went on a short time and ending with oil paintings. Robert had grown more to love of the art of magic rather than drawing, painting oils, and playing piano. Performing on stage was in his blood. It was really no surprise the Talent Robert had being a Grandson of the worlds greatest female impersonator Frances Blair. Magic continued through his younger years. He was now attending high school; and at the tender age of 17, and eager to broaden his skills in magic. After a brief search he came across a magic shop located in Montclair California, known as The House of Humor. He visited this shop every day after school; Spending all of his lunch money on magic props and books. The course of his studies had ranged from fire with magic, appearing and disappearing of objects using silks, ropes, rope and chain escapes, floating affects, slights with cards, slight of hand manipulations, and dove magic. Donnie Ferguson was an associate at the magic shop and was familiar with Robert's passion for the art of magic. Visits continued regularly. One day at the magic shop Robert noticed an older man demonstrating a magic trick to Donnie; known as the scotch and soda trick. Upon witnessing the demonstration Roberts approached the two men and came to the conclusion that the other magician was extremely good. His name Harry Blackstone Jr. At the time Robert had no idea that the man was a professional magician. Blackstone noticed Roberts passion for the art of magic, so begin teaching Robert simple tricks. Blackstone asks Robert if he would like to attend his magic show ? ''The Magic and Music'' His answer was of course yes. Afterwards Blackstone performed yet another trick for Robert which consists of having Robert pick a card. The selected card was replaced into the deck of cards; However the card selected card ended up in Blackstone's coat pocket. Days later came the show and it was the first live magic performance on stage Robert had ever been to. After the magic show Robert meet Blackstone's wife and kids; along with a few visits to Blackstone's house in Redlands California. Blackstone and Robert became long friends. Robert went through his teenage years performing magic for birthdays, churches, schools and country clubs. Robert moved to Yucca Valley California, and opened a magic shop that Blackstone would visit from time to time. Robert then moved to Las Vegas Nevada; Attempting to find work and with no luck. Robert started visiting every magic shop he could. He attend the magicians awards as a special guest in Las Vegas Nevada. There he met the famous magician and comedian Billy McComb. Mr. McComb took some time to go over card techniques with Robert. Shortly after Robert met Michael Moschen. at the Excalibur Hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is said that Michael Moschen. was the hand double for the crystal ball illusion for David Bowie in the Jim Henson film Labyrinth.

Adam Emery was born on 24 March 1997 in Upland, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Reunion: 13 Worth Remembering (2009).

Nickolas Perry was born in 1967 in Upland, California, USA. He is an editor and director, known for Speedway Junky (1999), The Hunting of the President (2004) and Boys Life 2 (1997).