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John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard Morrison, a pharmacist. He was of English, Scottish, Ulster-Scots, and Irish ancestry.
Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from Iowa to the warmer climate of southern California, where they tried ranching in the Mojave Desert. Until the ranch failed, Marion and his younger brother Robert E. Morrison swam in an irrigation ditch and rode a horse to school. When the ranch failed, the family moved to Glendale, California, where Marion delivered medicines for his father, sold newspapers and had an Airedale dog named "Duke" (the source of his own nickname). He did well at school both academically and in football. When he narrowly failed admission to Annapolis he went to USC on a football scholarship 1925-7. Tom Mix got him a summer job as a prop man in exchange for football tickets. On the set he became close friends with director John Ford for whom, among others, he began doing bit parts, some billed as John Wayne. His first featured film was Men Without Women (1930). After more than 70 low-budget westerns and adventures, mostly routine, Wayne's career was stuck in a rut until Ford cast him in Stagecoach (1939), the movie that made him a star. He appeared in nearly 250 movies, many of epic proportions. From 1942-43 he was in a radio series, "The Three Sheets to the Wind", and in 1944 he helped found the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, a Conservative political organization, later becoming its President. His conservative political stance was also reflected in The Alamo (1960), which he produced, directed and starred in. His patriotic stand was enshrined in The Green Berets (1968) which he co-directed and starred in. Over the years Wayne was beset with health problems. In September 1964 he had a cancerous left lung removed; in 1977 when Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope was being made, John Waynes archive voice was used for the character Garindan ezz Zavor, later in March 1978 there was heart valve replacement surgery; and in January 1979 his stomach was removed. He received the Best Actor nomination for Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) and finally got the Oscar for his role as one-eyed Rooster Cogburn in True Grit (1969). A Congressional Gold Medal was struck in his honor in 1979. He is perhaps best remembered for his parts in Ford's cavalry trilogy - Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Rio Grande (1950).- Actor
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Actor Wayne Knight achieved television immortality assaying the role of the frenetic mailman, "Newman", nemesis of the eponymous lead character in the classic TV series Seinfeld (1989). He also appeared in Jurassic Park (1993) as "Dennis Nedry" and in one of the most notorious scenes in American cinema as one of the detectives interrogating Sharon Stone during her leg crossing in Basic Instinct (1992).
Wayne Eliot Knight was born to Grace (Monti) and William Edward Knight. He is of Italian and English descent. Knight was raised and lived in Cartersville, Georgia, until attending the University of Georgia in 1972. Despite being an honor student, Knight left school to join the Barter Theatre company in Abingdon, Virginia, before graduating. (He finally secured a BFA degree in 2008.) Following an internship of two years, Wayne was hired for the professional company and earned his Equity card. Now a professional actor, Knight moved back to New York, where he made his Broadway debut, at the age of 23, in the long-running comedy "Gemini" in 1979. Through the years, he has established himself as a leading character actor in television as a regular or recurring character in seven series, in film (ranging from Dirty Dancing (1987) to JFK (1991)), on the stage, and as a voice artist in animation.
In TV Land's original sitcom The Exes (2011), Knight plays homebody "Haskell Lutz", who lives in an apartment with "Phil" (Donald Faison) and "Stuart" (David Alan Basche), right across the hall from his divorce attorney, "Holly" (Kristen Johnston).- Actress
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Actor, director, and writer Sarah Wayne Callies most recently starred in the ABC series "The Company You Keep". On the comedy front, Sarah appeared as Anita Dyck in the breakout comedy series, "Letterkenny." Prior to that, Sarah starred in the NBC series "Council Of Dads." Sarah is best known for nuanced and complex leading roles in hit television series including the USA series "Colony," as Lori Grimes in the AMC mega-hit "The Walking Dead", and on FOX's "Prison Break" as Sara Tancredi. Sarah also starred in the critically acclaimed NatGeo limited series, "The Long Road Home," based on the Martha Raddatz book of the same name.
Sarah led the Sundance TV/CBC limited series, "Unspeakable," where she also kept into directing. Sarah also directed an episode of the final season of "Colony." Since then, Sarah has directed several episodes of "The Good Doctor," the CBS hit "Fire Country," "Family Law," and most recently Netflix's "Firefly Lane."
As a film actress, Sarah appeared in Giancarlo Esposito's "The Show," opposite Josh Duhamel and Famke Jannsen, 20th Century Fox's "The Other Side of the Door," Voltage Pictures' "Pay the Ghost," opposite Nicolas Cage, Warner Brothers' and Broken Road's geo-thriller, "Into the Storm," and "Black November" opposite Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger.
Expanding her passion for storytelling, Sarah is the creator, writer, director, and voice of the science fiction, post-apocalyptic scripted podcast "Aftershock," the second season of which released in April of last year from iHeart radio. Most recently, Sarah launched her podcast "Prison Breaking" which she co-hosts with Paul Adelstein - a rewatch podcast for FOX's, "Prison Break"." As a writer, Sarah has several screenplays in development with various television and motion picture entities.
Sarah is a dual-citizen of the United States and Canada.- Actor
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Possessing his father's durable good looks, vigor and charm, this tall, strapping, exceedingly handsome second son of John Wayne had huge boots to fill in trying to escape his legendary father's shadow and corral Hollywood fame on his own terms. But attempt he did and, looking back, he may not have achieved the outright stardom of his father but certainly did quite admirably, making over 40 films in his career -- nine of them with his dad.
One of four children born to John Wayne and his first wife, Josephine Alicia Saenz., Patrick John Wayne carried his father's name, so it seems natural that a similar destiny would be in the making. Patrick made his debut film bit at age 11 in his father classic western Rio Grande (1950) and proceeded to apprentice in The Quiet Man (1952), The Sun Shines Bright (1953), The Long Gray Line (1955), Mister Roberts (1955), and The Searchers (1956), some with and some without his father's name above the title credits. All the above-mentioned films, however, were helmed by family friend and iconic director John Ford. Following high school, he attended Loyola University and graduated in 1961 (older brother Michael Wayne had graduated five years earlier).
During this time, he went out on his own to star in his own film, the second-string oater The Young Land (1959). Realizing he was not quite ready to carry his own film, he returned to the family fold and gained more on-camera confidence throughout the 1960s supporting his father in The Alamo (1960), Donovan's Reef (1963), McLintock! (1963), and The Green Berets (1968). A few exceptions included a role in Ford's sprawling epic Cheyenne Autumn (1964), his turn as James Stewart's son in the frontier adventure Shenandoah (1965) and in An Eye for an Eye (1966) in which he and Robert Lansing played bounty hunters. He co-starred in the short-lived comedy western series The Rounders (1966).
Following work on his dad's Big Jake (1971), Patrick broke away again and sought success on his own. Interestingly, he earned more recognition away from the dusty boots and saddle scene and into the sci-fi genre. His career peaked in the late 1970s as the titular hero braving Ray Harryhausen monsters and saving Tyrone Power's daughter Taryn in the popular matinée fantasy Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), then battled more special effects creatures in the Edgar Rice Burroughs film adaptation of The People That Time Forgot (1977).
Patrick was a smoother, more gentlemanly version of the Wayne package with a completely captivating smile and accessible personality. He co-starred as a romantic love interest to Shirley Jones in another brief TV series Shirley (1979), and occasionally forsook acting chores to emcee game shows and syndicated variety series. Although the scope of his talent was seldom tested over the years, he was a thoroughly enjoyable presence on all the popular TV shows of the 1970s and 1980s, including "The F.B.I.," "Marcus Welby," "Police Woman," "Grizzly Adams," "Charlie's Angels," "Fantasy Island," "Matt Houston," "Fantasy Island" and "Murder, She Wrote."
Ending his film and TV just before the millennium, his last appearances were on "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" and "Silk Stalkings" and with the films Young Guns (1988) (as Pat Garrett), the comedy crimer Her Alibi (1989) and the action adventures Chill Factor (1989) and Deep Cover (1997).
Following the death of his elder brother Michael in 2003, Patrick Wayne became Chairman of the John Wayne Cancer Institute. Divorced in 1978 from Peggy Hunt, he is married (since 1999) to Misha Anderson.- Actor
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Tough around the edges and with a handsome durability, Alabama-bred Wayne Rogers was born in Birmingham on April 7, 1933. He graduated from Princeton with a history degree in 1954 and joined the Navy before giving acting a thought. During his military service, however, he became associated with theater by happenstance and decided to give it a try after his discharge.
Studying with renowned acting teacher Sanford Meisner and dancer Martha Graham at the Neighborhood Playhouse, Rogers toiled for years in off-Broadway and regional plays ("Bus Stop", "No Time for Sergeants") and had a short stint on the daytime soap The Edge of Night (1956) before making a minor dent in films, including small roles in Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), The Glory Guys (1965) and Cool Hand Luke (1967). Rogers finally hit co-star status opposite Robert Bray in the short-lived TV western series Stagecoach West (1960) and co-produced and wrote the script for the cult sci-fi cheapie The Astro-Zombies (1968) in-between.
It wasn't until 1972, when the 39-year-old actor nabbed the role of "Trapper John," a Korean War surgeon, in the classic comedy series M*A*S*H (1972), that he found elusive stardom. Alongside Alan Alda's "Hawkeye Pierce", the TV show was a huge hit and the two enjoyed equal success at the beginning. Slowly, however, Wayne's character started getting the short end of the stick as the wry, sardonic, highly appealing Alda became a resounding audience favorite. Frustrated at turning second-banana to Alda, he quit the series (his character was discharged) after three seasons amid a contractual dispute. Mike Farrell replaced him in the cohort role of "B.J. Hunnicut" and the show enjoyed several more award-winning seasons
TV movies came Wayne's way throughout the late '70s and a couple more comedy series, including House Calls (1979), in which Wayne received a Golden Globe nomination, but nothing would equal the success he found during the M*A*S*H (1972) years. Sporadic filming in Once in Paris... (1978), The Hot Touch (1981), The Gig (1985) and The Killing Time (1987) also failed to raise his standard, nor did his starring work in the TV movies He's Fired, She's Hired (1984), The Lady from Yesterday (1985), One Terrific Guy (1986), American Harvest (1987), Drop-Out Mother (1988), Miracle Landing (1990).
Broaching the millennium, Rogers was lesser seen, but found some featured roles in such films as Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Love Lies Bleeding (1999), Frozen with Fear (2001) and Three Days of Rain (2002). He would be last glimpsed in the Hollywood-themed comedy Nobody Knows Anything! (2003) in which he also served as producer. Wayne found renewed respect as a businessman and investor in later years, managing the affairs of such stars as Peter Falk and James Caan, among others. He died on New Year's Eve of 2015 of complications from pneumonia. He was 82.- Producer
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Wayne Brady was born in Columbus, Georgia and lived in Orlando, Florida. At 16, Brady had already decided on a career in the military. Little did he know that a chance performance in a high school play would garner him not only rave reviews but also permanently alter his long-range plans. Soon, he was heavily involved in the central Florida theater community, performing in numerous stage productions including "A Chorus Line", "Fences", "A Raisin in the Sun", "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "I'm Not Rappaport". Brady moved to Las Vegas and then to Los Angeles in 1996, where he began working in theater and television. He performed at the prestigious Mark Taper Forum in its production of "Blade to the Heat". He also garnered guest starring roles in such television series as NBC's I'll Fly Away (1991) and The Home Court (1995) and In the Heat of the Night (1988) for CBS. Currently, Brady is busy hosting the VH-1 series, Vinyl Justice (1998), which premieres in August. Brady has also been honored with several nominations for his work in theater, including Best Actor in a Musical for "Cotton Patch Gospel" at the distinguished Edyth Bush Theatre. He was named Sak Theatre's 1992 Rookie of the Year for TheatreSports/Improv.- Actor
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Wayne Newton was born on 3 April 1942 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Vegas Vacation (1997), Licence to Kill (1989) and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990). He has been married to Kathleen McCrone since 9 April 1994. They have one child. He was previously married to Elaine Okamura.- Actor
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His father was an insurance executive; his mother died when he was four. He attended Western Michigan University then worked as a statistician in Cleveland where he joined a Shakespeare repertory company. Two years later he had a minor role in "The American Way" in New York. He was rejected by the army in World War II but volunteered as an ambulance driver in North Africa. He returned to critical acclaim on Broadway (Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill). He was the earned a Tony award for acting ("Finian's Rainbow", 1947) for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He moved to Los Angeles in 1977 though his movie credits go back to Portrait of Jennie (1948) and Adam's Rib (1949). Among his many television roles were a bank official in his own comedy series, Norby (1955), James Merrick, a heart patient in the episode Heartbeat (1957), the part of Inspector Queen in the Manfred Lee's Ellery Queen (1975) series and of "Digger" Barnes in Dallas (1978). In his last feature film, he played an inquisitive but slightly senile train conductor in the irreverent comedy, " Finders Keepers"(1985).- Director
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Writer/Director Wayne Yip graduated with a degree in Graphic Design at Oxford & Cherwell College in 2004. His career began initially in music videos but naturally progressed to short films. After the multiple award-winning short film 'Diego's Story', he directed Tom Bidwell's Would Like To Meet for Channel 4's 'Coming Up'. Wayne directs TV shows in both the UK and US.- Actor
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For over three seasons Brendan Wayne has played in "Mandalorian" in Disney+'s flagship series as well as the Book of Boba Fett. Wayne grew up amidst Hollywood royalty. From Loretta Young to Maureen O'Hara, Wayne was able to look no further than his own aunts and uncles to derive inspiration. His greatest influence, though, continues to be his grandfather, American legend John Wayne. Knowing the high expectations placed on the Wayne family name, Brendan worked hard to hone his craft. Brendan studied at American Academy of Dramatic Arts and then followed in his grandfather's footsteps by attending film school at the University of Southern California.
Wayne began his professional career opposite David Boreanaz on ANGEL. He started his working relationship with Jon Favreau on COWBOYS AND ALIENS alongside Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde. Wayne has also recurred on SONS OF ANARCHY and MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. He's particularly proud of his work on ANGEL AND THE BADMAN, a remake of a John Wayne movie. He was thrilled to have been able to participate in breathing new life into a project that his grandfather had a large part in creating.
Brendan dedicates his free time to supporting young women's soccer. He has recently accepted a head coaching position at his local high school. Keeping with his family's Western traditions, Brendan is also an avid horseman. Brendan is a father to three beautiful girls who are his absolute life. He has been happily married for more twenty years to actress and acting coach, Sara Arrington.- Actor
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Randy Wayne was born on 7 August 1981 in Moore, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Reagan (2024), Hellraiser: Judgment (2018) and To Save a Life (2009).- Actor
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Wayne Duvall was born on 29 May 1958 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Lincoln (2012) and Werewolves Within (2021). He has been married to Denise Renee Guillet since 29 December 2002.- Actor
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Wayne Robson was born on 29 April 1946 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Cube (1997), Wrong Turn (2003) and The Red Green Show (1991). He was married to Lynn Woodman. He died on 4 April 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Carol was a beautiful comedienne who appeared as the "Matinee Lady" on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). She regularly appeared during one of Carson's recurring sketches known as "The Tea Time Movie." Carson played the lecherous character "Art Fern" who would make references to Carol's ample bosom. She played opposite Carson in over 100 sketches. She also played on one of the most popular episodes of I Spy (1965) opposite Robert Culp. While Carol seemed to make no attempt to downplay her role as a dim-witted sex symbol, in reality she did make many attempts to hone her acting skills by working in the multitude of situation and sketch comedies that were popular throughout the 1970s. Any performer will tell you that comedy is not easy, but Carol and sister Nina managed quite well working opposite some of the most respected talent in the entertainment business. Both Nina and Carol appeared in different episodes of Bewitched (1964) in the 1960s.
Carol had one son, Alex, with rock artist and photographer Barry Feinstein. She died under extremely suspicious circumstances during a 1985 vacation in Mexico, and the events surrounding her untimely demise have to date gone unresolved. Although it may never be proven, many involved with the case suspected foul play was involved. But many will always remember Carol fondly for her charm and cheerful nature on many classic TV shows and a movie released in 1968. - Actor
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Ethan Wayne was born on 22 February 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Big Jake (1971) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985). He was previously married to Gina Rivadenegry.- Actor
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Wayne Péré was born in southern Louisiana and began his acting training at LSU under the tutelage of John Dennis - the founder of the ITP company at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. He has appeared in nearly 150 film and TV productions over his 30 year career and worked with Oscar and Emmy winning directors and actors on numerous award winning projects. He can currently be seen on Showtimes "Your Honor" starring Bryan Cranston.- John Wayne Gacy was born in 1942 and grew up in a working-class neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. His father, John Stanley Gacy (1900-1969), was an alcoholic and beat him frequently during his violent rages. As Gacy grew up, he began to develop a identity crisis - doubting his own masculinity. At the age of 11, he suffered a blow to the head from a swing. Over the next five years, he had frequent blackouts until doctors found a clot in his brain that was removed with medications. Following that, he would feign 'heart problems' for attention.
He graduated from business college and started to work as a shoe salesman. Gacy married a co-worker worker, whose family owned a KFC in Waterloo, Iowa and began to work there as Manager. He gradually earned the respect of the local Jaycees. In May 1968 he was arrested for sexual misconduct with a young male employee. Gacy actually hired a thug to beat up the witness, which failed, and only increased the charges against him. He plead guilty to sodomy and was sentenced to 10 years. Gacy was a model prisoner and was paroled in 1970 after serving only 18 months.
He then moved to Chicago where he began his life anew as a building constructor. Gacy became popular with his new neighbors and colleagues. He would throw theme parties and often dress up as 'Pogo the Clown' for children's parties and charity shows. Gacy was also involved with the Democratic party and even had his picture taken with then First Lady Rosalynn Carter (wife of former President Jimmy Carter).
On February 12, 1971 he was once again charged with sexual misconduct towards a young man. The witness did not show up in court and the charges were dropped. He finished his parole on October 18, 1971. Gacy committed his first murder on January 3, 1972. His modus operandi would be to drive around town looking for young male runaways, ex-jailbirds or even male prostitutes. Gacy's victims ranged in age from 9 to 20 years. He would flash them a 'badge' or a 'gun' pretending to be an officer of the law and 'arrest' them. Gacy would then befriend them and take take them home where he showed them tricks with 'magic handcuffs'. Once he had subdued his victim he would torture, sodomize and garrote them. Then he would bury them in a crawl space beneath his house. When he ran out of space he began to dump bodies in neighboring rivers. After he divorced his second wife in 1976 the killings escalated as he had the house to himself. On October 25, 1976 he committed a double homicide! In December 1977 he actually let one of his victims leave after he had 'done' with him.
On December 12, 1978 he killed his 33rd and last victim; a 15-year-old boy, named Robert Piest, who lived in his neighborhood. This was Gacy's one big mistake. The victim had told someone he was going to see his "contractor" about a job and was never seen again. The "contractor" turned out to be Gacy. When the police dropped by his house they noticed the smell from the decomposing corpses underneath. When they saw his police record, it wasn't hard for them to get a search warrant of his house. A total of 29 bodies were extracted from the crawlspace and five more from the nearby river, of which 9 remain unidentified. Gacy was judged sane by the court psychiatrists and in 1980 was charged with 21 counts of life for murders committed before June 21, 1977 when Illinois reinstated the death sentence. For the 12 committed since then he got the death sentence. - Actor
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American actor who had early success as a sunny juvenile, but whose career declined following World War II, in which he was a highly-decorated hero. A native of Los Angeles, Morris played football at Los Angeles Junior College, then worked as a forest ranger. Returning to school, he studied acting at Los Angeles Junior College and at the acclaimed Pasadena Playhouse. A Warner Bros. talent scout spotted him at the Playhouse and he signed with the studio in 1936. Blond and open-faced, he was a perfect type for boy-next-door parts and within a year had made a success in the title role of Kid Galahad (1937). While filming Flight Angels (1940), Morris became interested in flying and became a pilot. With war in the wind, he joined the Naval Reserve and became a Navy flier in 1942, leaving his film career behind for the duration of the war. Assigned to the carrier Essex in the Pacific, Morris shot down seven Japanese planes and contributed to the sinking of five ships. He was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals. Following the war, Morris returned to films, but his nearly four-year absence had cost him his burgeoning stardom. He continued to topline movies, but the pictures, for the most part, sank in quality. Losing his boyish looks but not demeanor, Morris spent most of the Fifties in low-budget Westerns. A wonderful performance as a weakling in Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957) might have given impetus to a new career as a character actor, had Morris lived. However, he suffered a massive heart attack while visiting aboard the aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard in San Francisco Bay and was pronounced dead after being transported to Oakland Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. He was 45. His last film was not released until two years after his death.- Actor
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Wayne Wilderson was born on 30 January 1966 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Mick (2017), Veep (2012) and Mascots (2016).- Pilar Wayne was born on 3 September 1928 in Peru. She is an actress, known for Sabotear en la selva (1953), Hollywood Greats (1977) and Live! On City Line (1987). She was previously married to Jesse L. Upchurch, Stephan Steward, John Wayne and Richard Weldy.
- Wayne Pygram was born on 13 October 1959 in Cootamundra, Australia. He is an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) and Farscape (1999).
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Wayne Kramer was born in South Africa, where he graduated from the Johannesburg School for Art, Drama and Music. His feature film debut came in 2003 with "The Cooler," a romantic drama set in Las Vegas and starring William H. Macy as a professional casino jinx and Maria Bello as the cocktail waitress who changes his luck. "The Cooler" was selected for competition in the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and opened the 2003 Los Angeles Film Festival. Alec Baldwin received an Oscar® nomination for his portrayal of an old-school casino boss, and won the National Board of Review's Best Supporting Actor award. The Lionsgate release also received Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Online Film Critics award nominations for both Baldwin and Bello. Kramer won the Special Jury Prize at the Cognac Festival du Film Policier. Kramer was nominated for a 2004 Golden Satellite Award and a 2004 Edgar Allan Poe (along with Frank Hannah) for his screenplay to The Cooler, which also received a 2003 Special Mention For Excellence in Filmmaking from the National Board of Review
Wayne followed up "The Cooler" with "Running Scared," a gritty action thriller for New Line Cinema. Paul Walker starred as a New Jersey mob foot soldier who spends a harrowing night chasing down a gun used to kill a dirty cop. The film also starred Vera Farmiga, Chazz Palminteri and Elizabeth Mitchell. "Running Scared" was released in 2006 and has since become a cult favorite among action fans.
Next, Wayne wrote, produced (along with Frank Marshall) and directed "Crossing Over," an ensemble drama about illegal immigration in Los Angeles. The film stars Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Jim Sturgess, Ashley Judd, Cliff Curtis, Alice Eve and Alice Braga. "Crossing Over" was released by The Weinstein Company in 2009.
Most recently, Wayne directed the black comedy ensemble "Pawn Shop Chronicles," which was released by Anchor Bay in 2013. The film stars Paul Walker, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Elijah Wood, Thomas Jane, Vincent D'Onofrio and Lukas Haas.
Wayne will next direct the dystopian sci-fi love story "Ecstasia," based on his upcoming novel, with Scott Eastwood attached to star.
Kramer's other credits include the original screenplay for "Mindhunters" (2004), directed by Renny Harlin and released by Dimension Films.- Director
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Wayne Rose was born in Red Deer, Canada of mixed heritage (First Nation/Native American, Ojibwe), growing up on the family farm in rural Alberta. After graduating from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Wayne began his film and television career in Vancouver, working his way up through the ranks - storyboard artist, stunt performer, actor, assistant director and production manager - always with the goal to direct and produce. It wasn't long before he found himself in New Zealand directing full time 2nd Units on the action/FX heavy series, Hercules - The Legendary Journeys and Xena - Warrior Princess. He has since gone on to direct episodes of hit shows such as Smallville, The 100 and Battlestar Galactica.
Battlestar Galactica's "Blood on the Scales", directed by Wayne was named by TV Guide Magazine in June of 2009, one of the Top 100 Television Episodes of All Time. Coming in at Number 43, it was the only episode of the iconic show to be named. Several of Wayne's other Battlestar Galactica projects have been nominated for awards, with his "Razor Flashback Featurette - Free Fall" winning the 2008 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Special Class-Short Format Live-Action Entertainment Program" and his Battlestar Galactica - "Face of the Enemy" Web Series being awarded the 2009 Streamy Award for Best Dramatic Web Series. He is also a recipient of the 2005 George Foster Peabody Award (Significant and Meritorious Achievement in Broadcasting and Cable).
Wayne's work ethic and sense of adventure has taken him across the globe, working extensively across Canada, the U.S., New Zealand (where he obtained his New Zealand citizenship, enabling him to work in both New Zealand and Australia), in Qatar, where he produced and directed the first ever international sci-fi/fantasy television series from the Middle East, Medinah, in Thailand and Italy with Blood and Treasure for CBS and most recently back in Thailand directing the "young adult" series, The Ocean Eyes. Wayne is a member of both the Directors Guild of America and the Directors Guild of Canada. He lives in Los Angeles and holds three passports - U.S., Canada and New Zealand.- Actress
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Aissa Wayne was born on 31 March 1956 in Burbank, California, USA. She is an actress, known for McLintock! (1963), The Alamo (1960) and Hollywood Greats (1977).- Actor
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Wayne Wang is a key figure in the development of independent filmmaking, alternating major Hollywood studio films such as »The Joy Luck Club« with smaller, independent work like »Smoke«. Continuing to work in the two different worlds, Wang directed an independent digital film, »The Center of the World«, with Molly Parker and Peter Sarsgaard, followed by Sony/Revolution's hit comedy »Maid in Manhattan« with Jennifer Lopez. His most recent effort, »Because of Winn-Dixie«, based on the children's novel by Kate DiCamilo, opened in 2005. His latest Hollywood film, »Last Holiday«, with Queen Latifah and Gerard Depardieu, was loosely based on a 1950 J.B. Priestly film of the same name.- Actor
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Wayne Federman is a Los Angeles-based comedian, actor, producer, writer, USC professor, and musician. He is best known for his stand-up comedy appearances, his recurring role on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, his scholarship on stand-up comedy history, and his many film and television roles.
Wayne grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and Plantation, Florida. His first musical instrument was drums and, at age 14, played local weddings. He also taught himself ventriloquism and performed at various school (South Plantation High School) functions as well as local churches and service organizations. While in Florida Federman made his film debut as an extra in John Frankenheimer's Black Sunday, shot at the Miami Orange Bowl.
In the fall of 1977, Wayne was accepted to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. There he studied with legendary acting coaches from the Group Theater: Stella Adler and Harold Clurman. Wayne also began developing his stand-up at various New York comedy clubs. It was during these years that he first incorporated music into his act. He closed his sets by playing Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix on an electric ukulele.
Federman made his national television debut on the syndicated program Comedy Tonight in 1986. He also appeared in two stand-up comedy home videos: New Wave Comedy and The Dodge Comedy Showcase.
In LA, Federman began booking television commercials and appeared in dozens of national spots for clients, including Eureka Vacuums, Holiday Inn, U.S. Navy, Wendy's, Taboo, Jeep-Eagle, McDonald's, Glad Bags, Sprite, Total Raisin Bran, Ford, U.S. Olympic Team, Suzuki Samurai, Sizzler, Del Monte, U.S. Cellular, Coors, Geico, and 7-11.
Federman also began landing small television parts which led him to roles in high profile films such as Legally Blonde, Jack Frost, 50 First Dates, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Step Brothers, Funny People, Sweetwater, and The House.
Federman produced the 2022 HBO documentary George Carlin's American Dream. He also produced Don Rickles' web series Dinner with Don, Judd Apatow's Netflix stand-up special The Return, and HBO's Emmy-winning The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling.
Wayne wrote two books: The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle, and (with Marshall Terrill) the authorized biography of NBA basketball legend Pistol Pete Maravich. Both books were Amazon bestseller.
Wayne co-wrote and starred in Max and Josh, a short film that premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Volkswagen Relentless Drive Award.
Federman was a founding member of the musical group Truck Stop Harrys, along with Tudor Sherrard and Matthew Porretta. Federman co-wrote several songs for the film Dill Scallion, and was the music director and keyboardist for Maria Bamford's critically acclaimed The Special Special Special!.
Wayne Federman was the head monologue writer for NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He also wrote for the Independent Spirit Awards, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, DGA Awards, WGA Awards, Critics Choice, and the Creative Arts Emmys.
Federman has received one Emmy Award nomination and three WGA Award nominations and for his work.- Actor
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Kevin Wayne is an American actor best known for The Magnificent Seven (2016). Kevin is also a working producer, director and writer. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Kevin attended Hueytown High School, where the football coaches urged Kevin daily to play for the Golden Gophers, but he chose to play ice hockey. He started playing at the age of 7 and played college hockey at UAH.
While Kevin always wanted to act, he started modeling in 1990 after being recruited by a local modeling agency. His acting career started when he played the role of a Russian terrorist in Under Siege (1992) in Mobile, AL.
His film company, Kevin Wayne Films LLC, also houses Black Scorpion Films LLC and Authenticious Films LLC, which he started in 2009. Kevin also developed a non-profit organization that targets giving dead beat dads a second chance, offering fathers another opportunity to build a relationship with their children.- Actor
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Wayne Wilcox was born on 11 December 1978 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for Rent (2005), Gilmore Girls (2000) and Only Children (2018).- Actor
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Busy American character actor, renowned for his numerous portrayals of Benjamin Franklin on both stage and screen. Born Fredd Wiener in Akron, Ohio, Fredd worked briefly as a delivery boy at Warner Brothers before being called up for military service during World War II. Being appointed as a 'special service' NCO, he was put in charge of providing entertainment for troops as writer, producer and actor of army productions. After demobilisation, he supported himself by working a daytime job at J. C. Penney's department store in New York while also taking nightly drama classes at the American Theatre Wing (along with fellow alumni Lee Marvin, Martin Balsam and James Whitmore). Fredd's career developed slowly at first. In 1947, he lost out to another Wayne (David, who ended up winning a Tony Award) for the role of Og the leprechaun in "Finian's Rainbow". Undeterred, Fredd eventually landed his breakthrough role on Broadway two years later as Brewster Ames II in the musical comedy "Texas, Li'l Darlin". From there, he went on to appear once more on Broadway (in the 1951 satirical play "Not for Children" by Elmer Rice) and in the original London Theatre Royal cast of "South Pacific" as the 'comic relief' character Luther Billis. Regularly on television from the early 50s -- beginning with live anthology dramas -- Fredd became a familiar presence in popular fare across all genres, including The Twilight Zone (1959) (twice), Perry Mason (1957), 77 Sunset Strip (1958), Have Gun - Will Travel (1957), The Rockford Files (1974) and (a little more recently) Simon & Simon (1981). Bringing Benjamin Franklin to life he guested in a fondly remembered two-part instalment of Bewitched (1964), appeared in "Go Fly a Kite" at Aldo Tambellini's Gate Theatre in New York and toured nationwide and internationally with his painstakingly researched and hugely successful one-man stage show which he also wrote, produced and directed (audio-taped as "Benjamin Franklin, Citizen" in 1976).- Actor
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Wayne Allwine was an American voice actor, sound editor and artist who was well-known for voicing Walt Disney's mascot Mickey Mouse from 1977 until his death from diabetes complications in 2009. He was succeeded by Bret Iwan. He was married to Minnie Mouse voice actress Russi Taylor and had four children. He also did sound editing for Frankenweenie, The Black Cauldron and The Great Mouse Detective.- Music Artist
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Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. He is commonly regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, and often cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman, joining Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label. From then on, Wayne was the flagship artist of Cash Money Records before ending his association with the company in June 2018.- Actor
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Damien Wayne Echols was born on 11 December 1974 in West Memphis, Arkansas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for West of Memphis (2012), Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011) and Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996). He has been married to Lorri Davis since 3 December 1999.- Actor
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Wayne Tippit was born on 19 December 1932 in Lubbock, Texas, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for JFK (1991), Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998) and Nurse Betty (2000). He was married to Carole Macho. He died on 28 August 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Wayne Gretzky, nicknamed "The Great One, " is widely considered the greatest hockey player of all-time. At the time of his retirement at the end of the 1998-99 NHL season he was the NHL's all-time scoring leader in Goals, Assists & Points in both the regular season & Stanley Cup Playoffs. He led the NHL in scoring a record 10 times, was Captain of 4 Stanley Cup Championship teams, and was named the league's MVP a record 9 times. He is the only NHL player ever to score 200 Points in a season, and did so 4 times in the span of 5 years. A great ambassador of pro sports, he was also named the NHL's Most Gentlemanly Player 4 times and received the Order of Canada (their highest civilian honor) in 1998. Upon his retirement in 1999, his trademark jersey No. 99 was retired by the NHL.- Actor
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Wayne Heffley was born on 15 July 1927 in Bakersfield, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Orca (1977), Turner & Hooch (1989) and King Kong (1976). He was married to Lynne Dalton, Ilene Nemerski, Jeanne Gash, Dorothea Heß and Mary Holder. He died on 19 November 2008 in Montrose, California, USA.- Wayne Foskett was born on 9 December 1963 in Riddings, Derbyshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Game of Thrones (2011), Silent Witness (1996) and Chancer (1990).
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Wayne Dalglish was born on 12 September 1990 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), Wonder Woman (2017) and Peacemaker (2022).- Toni Wayne was born on 25 February 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Meet the Stars #3: Variety Reel #1 (1941) and The Making of 'The Quiet Man' (1992). She was married to Donald Leon LaCava. She died on 6 December 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Wayne Mattei is known for Young Rock (2021), Never Too Late (2020) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017).- Wayne Alexander grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in California. He received his training at the Los Angeles City College Theater Academy and went on to the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco to receive his baptism by fire into what it meant to have a life in the theater, appearing in over 25 productions there. The training he received performing in repertory has held him in good stead ever since. At ACT he also learned stage fencing, which lead to theater work as a fight choreographer. His theater work, doing mostly classical theater in Los Angeles, has put him on a first name basis with Shakespeare's Hamlet, Romeo, Benedick, Iago, Proteus, Berowne, Claudio and Edmund the Bastard, to name a few. He has appeared on stages in New York, beginning on Broadway with a production of Simon Gray's The Common Pursuit, A Streetcar Named Desire and at the Williamstown Theater Festival in an original production of Oedipus. Back in Los Angeles Wayne pursued a career in film and television, appearing in many episodic series and commercials. He is most noted for his work on the sci-fi series Babylon 5, and, on film, in Touchstone Picture's Spaced Invaders, because of it's cult status on college campuses, in which he played the meek, put upon gas station attendant, Vern, who, upon encountering the leader of a Martian invasion force, is transformed into the Zorro-like, robot-slave Verndroid.
- Wayne Northrop was born on 12 April 1947 in Sumner, Washington, USA. He is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Dynasty (1981) and L.A. Law (1986). He has been married to Lynn Herring since 9 May 1981. They have two children.
- Wayne Grayson was born on 8 May 1972 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000) and Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light (2004). He has been married to Shannon Rhea Thomason since 2 April 2006. They have two children.
- Allan Wayne Anderson is known for Trace (2021), Gaslit (2022) and NoHo: A North Hollywood Story (2020).
- Nina Wayne was born on 18 September 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for The Night Strangler (1973), Camp Runamuck (1965) and Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966). She was previously married to John Drew Barrymore and David Wheeler.
- Marisa Wayne was born on 22 February 1966 in Burbank, California, USA. She has been married to Tony Ditteaux since 4 May 2005. They have two children.
- John Wayne Bobbit made national headlines when his Ecuadorian wife, Lorena, sexually maimed him on grounds of cheating, abuse, forcing her to get an abortion, and other heinous acts. He appeared in a gimmick adult biopic of his own life, as well as a dominatrix video in order to pay his medical (a nine-hour operation) and legal bills. Eventually he began dating someone new, publicly claiming that they would remain abstinent until they married, but after a while he got thrown in jail for hitting her. Early in 1997, he became a minister at a Las Vegas church, but told Comedy Central's The Daily Show (1996) that a sequel to John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut (1994) was not out of the question.
- Wayne Maunder was born in Four Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, on December 19, 1937, and raised in Bangor, Maine. Major league baseball attracted his early interest, and even though he had several tryouts, he didn't succeed. He then switched to psychiatry while at Compton Junior College in California, but decided on another change, this time to drama. A part in an amateur play fired his desire to further his acting, and he headed off to New York and hopefully Broadway. Wayne studied at Stella Adler's Drama Group during the day, and at night, Grand Central Station saw him waiting on tables, which is an occupation most theater actors seem to rely on in the lean times. For the next two years, he studied and acted, when he could, in stock companies. Some of his work included roles in Hamlet, Othello and a stint in Much Ado About Nothing with the American Shakespeare Company on Long Island. He headed back to LA when a theatrical agent signed him up after watching him perform in The Knack. Wayne was 29 years old when he landed the lead role of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in the 20th Century Fox television production about Custer, which was later titled The Legend of Custer (1968) for USA theatrical release. He grew a mustache and his blonde hair long for the character. The 1967-produced series was full of stunts, action and believable stories, which captured the viewer, but unfortunately not enough of them because its run lasted only 17 episodes. Scott Lancer, the Boston-educated oldest son of Murdoch Lancer was a role the Lancer producers thought ideal for him, and Wayne was signed up in 1968. This series was also made by 20th Century Fox, and Wayne was required for action scenes as well as horse riding. Gone were the long hair and mustache, but that didn't stop him from receiving generous amounts of fan mail and appearing in television and teen magazines at the time. In 1971, he appeared in The Seven Minutes (1971) and on television in Kung Fu (1972) and Chase (1973). In 1981, Porky's (1981) was his only reported role. He now spends his time behind the camera, producing independent films.
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Robert Wayne Grace was an American actor of prolific output, on screen from 1971. His career began with drama classes at Wayne State University and San Francisco State College. He then studied under Sanford Meisner in New York and first acted off-Broadway before relocating to the West Coast. After several appearances on the San Francisco stage, he eventually moved to L.A. to commence a four-decade long tenure in films and on TV. Balding and latterly bearded, Grace was first glimpsed on screen as a bartender in Robert Altman's moodily atmospheric western McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971). Thereafter, he was most often cast in small supporting roles as lawmen, army officers or other authority figures with a certain amount of gravitas. His notable appearances have included Sheriff James Hamilton in the Humbug (1995) episode and General Ulysses S. Grant in The Lazarus Man (1996). During the later phase of Grace's screen career, he was much associated with the Star Trek franchise, having a predilection for playing Klingon characters (Governor Torak in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Fleet Admiral Krell in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)), as well as providing Klingon voices for several video games, including Star Trek: Starfleet Command (1999) and Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000). He also essayed a Cardassian Legate in the Wrongs Darker than Death or Night (1998) episode, his costume subsequently being sold at e-bay. From the late 90's until his retirement in 2011, Grace focused increasingly on voicing video game characters.- Wayne Dobson, He is a passionate, motivated Durham based actor. He is most known for his recent credit in the final series of BBC's Happy Valley acting alongside James Norton. Also having a featured role in Channel 4's Hollyoaks as a drug dealer with many more projects behind him. Wayne is slowly but surely making a name for himself in the industry and is actively getting more and more featured acting roles within TV/film and continues to widen his skill set with an acting coach and learning new things to broaden his roles within the acting industry.