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James Michael Tyler was born in Mississippi. The youngest of five children, he was raised by a retired United States Air Force captain father and a homemaker mother. At age 11, he moved to Anderson, South Carolina to live with his sister.

A Tigers fan, he enrolled at Clemson University and majored in Geology. While getting his B.S., Tyler joined the Clemson Players and found a love of theatre and started acting. He went on to receive an MFA in Acting from the University of Georgia.

After a brief stint selling cars in Olympia, WA, he moved to Los Angeles, CA. Upon arriving in Hollywood, he worked in both the service and entertainment industries. He was a bar-back at the Palace, sold keyboards at Guitar Center, and was a barista at the Bourgeois Pig. He also worked his way up as an extra and production assistant. Ultimately, Tyler gained acclaim playing the role of Gunther in "Friends".

When not acting, Tyler liked to play Rocket League on PS4 and record music in his home studio.

He was a founding member, along with Keith King, of the collaborative improvisational band "Red Felt Pig".

Tyler preferred to be called by his middle name, Michael.

He lived in Hollywood with his wife Jenn and their leopard gecko, Rodni.

Gil Peterson was born on 28 February 1936 in Winona, Mississippi, USA. He is an actor, known for The Cool Ones (1967), Emergency! (1972) and The Brain Machine (1972). He was previously married to Betty Jo Barrick, Janet Lucille Wood and Johnice Thomas.

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples was born on 28 December 1914 in Winona, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Wag the Dog (1997), The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) and The Help (2011). He was married to Oceola Staples. He died on 19 December 2000 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Little Sammy Davis was born in 1928 in Winona, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for The Midnight Ramble Sessions: Volume 1 (2005) and Little Sammy Davis (2002). He died on 16 February 2018 in Middletown, New York, USA.

E.W. Hammons was born on 2 December 1882 in Winona, Mississippi, USA. He was a producer, known for The Death Kiss (1932), A Study in Scarlet (1933) and Topa Topa (1938). He was married to Violet Handy. He died on 31 July 1962 in New Rochelle, New York, USA.

Nickie Morgan was born in Mississippi and after moving around with her family, landed in Austin, Texas where she fell in love with the theatre at the age of 13. Although Nickie doesn't credit her only feature film (Fade to Black/2001) as her finest work, she realizes that in doing FTB, she grew as an artist and respects the dedication and hard work that goes into making a low budget film. Her career as a well-traveled event specialist has left little time for theatre and film, but she loves nothing more than going to a movie or a night watching a good musical.