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Vivien Cardone was born on April 14, 1993 in Port Jefferson, New York. She has three siblings. She began appearing at the age of 3 months in national campaign commercials for Pizza Hut, Sears, Pillsbury, Sherman Williams, and Prudential to name a few. She had her first big-screen role as Marcee Herman in the Academy Award-winning film "A Beautiful Mind", and completed four seasons of The WB's "Everwood" as Delia Brown. She is named after actress Vivien Leigh.- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Jackie Geary was born in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for 13 Reasons Why (2017), White House Down (2013) and NCIS (2003). She has been married to Jamison Haase since 4 June 2010. They have two children.- A pleasant, attractive leading lady, Cathy Downs was an "outdoors type" who worked as a model before she became a Fox contract player in 1944. In the late 1940s she was being groomed for major success -- e.g., she played the title role in John Ford's My Darling Clementine (1946) -- but most of her subsequent movie roles were in low-budget westerns, action and horror pictures. She was married to Joe Kirkwood Jr., an actor and producer who played Joe Palooka in a series of low-budget 1940-'50s films. They acted together in a short-lived TV series The Joe Palooka Story (1954). She is well-regarded in science-fiction fan circles as a memorable heroine of 1950s sci-fi flicks.
- Marcie Daneal Leeds was born on November 14, 1977 in Port Jefferson, New York. She was just 3 years old when she moved to California with her family and her younger brother. She began acting at the age of 6 years old, getting her first job as young Lucy Baines Johnson in the movie of the week, "LBJ, the Early Years." She had a small part but that began the snowball of roles shortly, thereafter. After a series of short guest starring roles Leeds had the audition that would boost her to stardom. At age 11, she auditioned to play the young Hillary Whitney in Beaches, and was instantly lifted to stardom. She was last seen in a guest starring role on the series "Parenthood", starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Ed Begley, Jr. She played Gary's (Leonardo DiCaprio) girlfriend. She has since quit the acting business and pursued a professional career in medicine. Driven by her education, Leeds attended medical school at Ross University Medical School on Dominica. She graduated with an M.D. in 2006 and is attending a surgical residency in Phoenix, Arizona with her brother Steven Leeds.
- Ted Chiang was born in 1967 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. He is a writer, known for Arrival (2016), Division by Zero and Understand.
- Keren Gilbert was born on 11 August 1972 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Beer League (2006), Pledge This! (2006) and TV: The Movie (2006). She has been married to Jonathan Ross Gilbert since 31 August 1996. They have three children.
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- Director
Robert Klane was born on 17 October 1941 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Weekend at Bernie's (1989), Tracey Takes On... (1996) and National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985). He was married to J.C. Scott, Anjanette Comer and Linda L Tesh. He died on 29 August 2023 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Christopher Capelluto was born on 22 February 1989 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Park 51 (2013), Zombie Stew (2007) and Last Stop (2008).- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Susan-Kate Heaney grew up in Port Jefferson Station, New York, where her passion for acting began at a very young age. Susan-Kate Heaney is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Acting, and has studied at the Abbey Theater in Ireland, HB Studios and with Lesly Kahn.
For years, she has been performing her comedic solo show Mop-oholic at various theaters in New York and Los Angeles (UCB, the PIT, Second City, iO West). The show is a retelling of her life spent talking to her mop collection and it's all true! She has over 35 mops, each with a different personality.
Most recently, Susan-Kate can be seen on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), The Mindy Project (2012), and Masters of Sex (2013), as well as performing her one-woman show Facebook with Mom and variety show The Quirks live at Comedy Central Stage, VS Theater and The Hollywood Fringe.
In 2012, Susan-Kate moved to Los Angeles to focus on film/television work.- Raymond Bongiovanni was born on 1 November 1954 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. He died on 5 June 1996 in New York City, New York, USA.
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- Director
- Writer
Michael Tessler (he/them) is an award-winning queer film and television producer and the CEO & Head of Creative of Multihouse.
Michael has worked for both INE Entertainment and AMS Pictures in television development. Some of his credits includes Legends of the Deep, Alaskan Killer Bigfoot on Discovery+, and Discovery Live: Into the Blue Hole with Sir Richard Branson. He was a producer on The Great Global Cleanup featuring Zac Efron and most recently was a director and producer for Lifetime's #TextMeWhenYouGetHome true crime drama and the 50th M*A*S*H Anniversary special. He was the lead producer and co-writer on the award-winning Revolutionary War narrative feature film One Life to Give and has helped produce and develop over a dozen network series. He is series regular on the hit-show The Reel Rejects.
Michael has been featured in a variety of publications including The Los Angeles Times, MSN, KPCC, LAist, The Wall Street Journal, and TechRepublic.
He has received awards and accolades from former U.S. President George W. Bush, Congressman Adam B. Schiff, Los Angeles City Council CD13, the New York State Senate, the New York State Assembly, and United Nations. He previously served as the chairman of the International Youth Congress and was the keynote speaker of the Nigerian National Youth Peace Summit in 2018.
He served three term as a board member on the Hollywood Studio District Neighborhood Council in Los Angeles and served as the district chair until 2023.
Michael firmly believes that entertainment can and should be used a platform to better the world.- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Carl J. Grasso is an actor, playwright, and a member of the Dramatist Guild. Mr. Grasso has been acting and writing for more than twenty years, and recently is co-starring in two Amazon Prime horror films "Theater of Horror and "The Bloody Nun."
Carl J grew up in Sound Beach, New York, and had an interest in the theater when he got to college. He joined the theater club at Suffolk College on Long Island, and learned about the theater and acting through the excellent programs offered.
He got his Bachelor of Arts at SUNY Stony Brook University, where he studied the mechanics of play-writing. It was at Stony Brook, where he met his mentor Jonathan Levy, a Manhattan Theatre Club playwright. Through Levy's teachings, Carl J learned never to settle for mediocre and that all writing is re-writing. With acting, he self-studied by absorbing Stanislaski, William Gillette, Uta Hagen, and Lee Strasburg.
He has written and directed theatrical productions, music videos, and short films. He is working on his fifth full-length stage play and a novella.
Carl J. Revitalized his acting career in 2013 after a bout with Pneumonia, which hospitalized and almost killed him.
On acting, Mr. Grasso's motivation is making sure the audience doesn't fall asleep half-way through ANY of the productions he is either acting in or directing.
"On acting, I say keep it fresh, keep it engaging, so you're audience doesn't catch some "z's" and most important keep it real. You want somebody in the audience to identify with you. Whatever character you're playing, if there is some element that an audience member can feel, that's where you want to go. When choosing an acting part in a play or a movie, My most significant caveat is one thing: Don't bore me. Cast me in the right role. If I don't like the part, I don't do it. I don't do mediocre." - Carl J Grasso 2020- Stunts
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Matt Emig was born on 9 July 1987 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Deadpool 2 (2018), Black Panther (2018) and Birds of Prey (2020).- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Director
As an Executive Producer, Craig has overseen series for CNN, NetFlix, Syfy, Esquire, PBS, Travel Channel, History, A&E, TLC, Bravo, CBS, Fox, ABC Family, Sportsman Channel, The Weather Channel, Food Network, Discovery, Speed Channel, Tennis Channel, Spike and Pop TV. Additionally, Craig was the Line Producer on feature films Girlfight (Screen Gems/United Artists), and Edge of Seventeen (Strand Releasing). Craig holds a B.S. degree in Finance from the Stern School of Business and an M.F.A. from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.- Actor
- Producer
Rob Hinderliter was born on 3 April 1986 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Wakefield (2016).- Additional Crew
- Location Management
- Production Manager
Jason Salzman was born on 2 February 1975 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. He is a production manager, known for Eagle Eye (2008), Hulk (2003) and I See You (2019).- Actor
- Additional Crew
Brenden Donovan was born on 27 September 1980 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Stateside (2004), Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009) and The Apprentice (2004).- Brian (Christopher Kleppe) McDonald is the eldest son of Carol Kienzle and John Robert Kleppe. As a graduate of The Boston Conservatory of Music Dance and Theatre, Brian has had much success performing all over the country in shows like, Miss Saigon & Forever Plaid. Although it was a brief 6 seconds Brian's screen debut was in the Michael Jackson,"BAD" video in which he played a rich prep student.
On April 22, 2002, Brian was announced winner of the LA Weekly Award for his portal of Gaveston in the Circle X Theatre Company's production of Brecht's Edward II at the Actors Gang Theatre in Hollywood, directed by Michael Michetti.
Brian is an avid supporter of many AIDS foundations and has directed & produced benefits raising thousands of dollars for organizations around the nation. - Writer
- Additional Crew
Chris Michael is a magician and sleight-of-hand advisor for film. Originally from Long Island, New York, Chris has worked remotely from Richmond Virginia, and now Washington, D.C. for the majority of his film and TV work as a consultant, advisor, and writer. Chris Michael is most well known for Instagram live videos where he performed magic and dangerous stunts for celebrities and stars from shows like America's Got Talent. With two successful national tours and hundreds of corporate speeches and performances, Chris Michael is one of the most renown magicians of his generation.- Diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome (a form of Autism) at age 10, Gravino is a certified college coach for individuals with Asperger's syndrome. She attended graduate school at Caldwell College in Caldwell, New Jersey, where she earned her Masters degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (2009). She has been writing since the age of 10, and is presently working on "The Naughty Autie," a dating and sexuality book for young adults and adults on the spectrum. She has been featured in the Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation annual newsletter, and her article, "I Can Write, I Can Cook: Asperger's Syndrome, Prenatal Testing, and the Journey to Existence" was published in the Spring 2009 issue of Autism Spectrum Quarterly. She has been speaking publicly at autism conferences all over the country since age 14, and uses her degree to work as an Asperger's syndrome college coach, working with faculty and students alike to help the students thrive and succeed both academically and personally in a college setting.
- Shari Emami was born in Port Jefferson, New York. She comes from Italian, Irish-Catholic, English and Iranian (Persian) decent. Her father is Iranian (Emami-Naini) and mother is Italian/Irish, Capurso/Connolly. Her great grandfather and grandfather are part of the imam jomeh, a famous high clergy priest known in Iran for the city of Naine.
Shari was an active in drama, dance, violin in high school. She had friends involved in the industry, but never knew if that was what she really wanted to do. She got a small part in the movie "Man on the Moon", and an indie film titled "Momento Mori." When she was 19 she was discovered by a manager from an agency in L.A. and she got signed. She was off being sent for commercial print work and for ads such as GAP, Rampage, Sears. She became well known on the internet as a model as well, and also did trade shows and spokesmodel gigs.
In 2002 she was cast in a Sci Fci series, but it never got picked up. After a long haul with her agency, she decided to part ways and start up her first passion.. music. She graduated from college (The Art Institute), in Los Angeles and decided to pursue her music dreams. She came in for 2004 for one of her songs under the "suggested artists" category for her song "Release." for VH1 Save the Music.
In 2005 she was accepted to American University and Hofstra University. She deferred her acceptance to go to MI in L.A. to study music. She also recorded music with James Lugo and studied privately with English instructor Jon Dunmore Sinclair. She has just finished recording her EP album "Love, Lies and Goodbyes" and still sings and acts. - Tom Veryzer was born on 11 February 1953 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. He was married to Vivian. He died on 8 July 2014 in Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.
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- Actress
Robin Timpanaro Lagrassa was born in Port Jefferson, New York as Robin Maria Timpanaro. She is of Italian descent. Her father Gaetano "George" Timpanaro was a clarinet/saxophone player. Her mother Authilia Maria Marcatante, a singer. They both traveled with a band before settling down in Port Jefferson where they opened Timpy's Pizza. Her father also opened up a nightclub called the El Cid. Robin loved to sing and perform as a child and would often perform in talent shows. From the age of 5 she said two things to her mother ...I want to grow up and be a movie star and live in California and I want to go to Paris. In 2005 she moved to Los Angeles and got into the industry. Although she appeared in some films, she has made her career as a TV/film acct. In 2013 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and battled and beat the disease. She decided to finally travel to France alone in 2015 as a part of her very own Eat, Pray, Love experience. First Nice, then Cassis, Avignon and finally Paris.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Geordie Wimmer was born on 21 August 1972 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an assistant director and producer, known for Firsthand (2003), NFL Total Access (2003) and The Last Word with Jim Rome (1997).- Actress
- Stunts
Heather Joy Budner was born on 13 March 1979 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Big Bang (2003), Flowers (2004) and A Summer Song (2010).- Writer
- Director
- Casting Director
Gregg Zehentner was born on 15 August 1980 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. Gregg is a writer and director, known for Dawn of the Friend (2004), Into the Dark (2018) and Edge of Fear (2018).- Alexis Manta was born on 25 September 1989 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for All My Children (1970).
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Jim Fleigner was born on 18 October 1967 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Rounding First (2005), From the Top of the Key (1999) and Last Writes (2001).- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Gregory Behrens was born on 15 February 1989 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. Gregory is a director and writer, known for Midnight in Mattituck (2011), The Windmill & the Watershed (2009) and Days and Nights (2014).- Actor
- Set Decorator
Anthony Fym was born on 21 November 1979 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. He is an actor and set decorator, known for Cool as Hell (2013) and Catch of the Day (2014).- Gerry Hayden was born on 14 November 1964 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. He was married to Claudia Fleming. He died on 2 September 2015 in Southold, New York, USA.
- Weylin Sternglanz was born on 13 June 1974 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for If I Were Dictator (2008) and Red Walker's Secret (2005).
- Courtney Weinstein was born on 5 February 1980 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Generation Ax (2001). She has been married to Jesse Brown since 1 November 2008.
- Actress
- Art Department
Lauren Rachel Sternberg was born and raised in Port Jefferson, New York. She is the sister of film producer Mark Andrew Sternberg. She has had a lifelong passion for art and illustration and continues to involve herself in related projects, including artwork featured in "Boyz of Summer" (2012) She has also been involved as an occasional contributor for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) since 2004.- Writer
- Actor
- Casting Department
Alex Desjardin was born on 2 April 1998 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Art Less (2016), As It Were (2016) and The Sniper (2015).- Marisa Barbarise was born on 15 July 1996 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Set Decorator
- Art Department
- Producer
Alexis Karpf was born on 2 February 1984 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. She is a set decorator and producer, known for Hole in the Wall (2008), The Gold & the Beautiful (2009) and Cleaver's Destiny (2013). She has been married to Nick S. Cross since 15 October 2011.- Animation Department
Julie Jacob was born on 1 September 1972 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. Julie is known for The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (2003).- Camera and Electrical Department
- Production Manager
- Sound Department
Michael Angelo Gawrych was born on 3 December 1985 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. He is a production manager, known for The Foreclosure (2009), Kill Katie Malone (2010) and Alone (2010).- Laura Wagner was born on 19 January 1970 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA.
- Joseph Licausi was born on 8 August 1994 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for A Crime to Remember (2013).