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Carla Gallo is an American actress from Brooklyn, New York City. Her ancestry includes primarily Germans and Italians. She has had several recurring roles in television series. Her most notable role so far was that of supporting character Daisy Wick in the police procedural "Bones". Her character was an impulsive intern with a habit of non-stop talking. Gallo played this role for nearly a decade, from 2008 to 2017.
Gallo received her college education at Cornell University, a research university located in Ithaca, New York. She graduated with a degree in theater. She made her film debut in the black comedy film "Spanking the Monkey" (1994). She portrayed Toni Peck, the adolescent girlfriend of protagonist Ray Aibelli (played by Jeremy Davies). Toni is unaware that her boyfriend has a sexual relationship with his own mother Susan Aibelli (played by Alberta Watson). Toni is surprised when a jealous Susan attacks and injures her, in retaliation for sleeping with Ray. The film was a minor box office hit, earning 1,4 million dollars at the box office. That was about 7 times the size of the film's budget.
By 1999, Gallo started appearing in guest roles in various television series. Her earliest appearances in television series included episodes of the police procedural "Law & Order" and the medical drama "ER". She gained her first recurring role in the sitcom "Undeclared" (2001-2002), which focused on the lives of college freshmen. Gallo portrayed Lizzie Exley, a neurotic psychology student. Lizzie served as the main love interest of protagonist Steven Karp (Jay Baruchel), despite the fact that she was already dating an older man. The questionable nature of Steven and Lizzie's relationship was one of the series' main subplots. The series received critical acclaim, but suffered from low ratings throughout its first and only season. It was ranked as the 93rd most viewed show of American television at the time.
In 2003, Gallo joined the cast of the dark fantasy television series "Carnivàle" (2003-2005). The series was set in the 1930s, and mainly depicted traveling performers at a carnival. Gallo played the dancer Libby Dreifuss, the elder of the two surviving daughters of striptease artist Rita Sue Dreifuss (played by Cynthia Ettinger) and her manager Felix "Stumpy" Dreifuss (played by Toby Huss). During the first season, Libby's role focused on her lesbian relationship with her only friend, the fortune-teller Sofie Bojakshiya (played by Clea DuVall). After Sofie discovers that Libby was keeping secrets from her, she berates Libby and ends their relationship. In the second season, Libby's role focused on her ill-fated marriage to roustabout Clayton "Jonesy" Jones (played by Tim DeKay). She married him against the objections of both her parents, despite knowing that Jonesy was both a former lover of her mother and a former love interest of Sophie. The series only lasted for two seasons and 24 episodes, though the writers had planned the plot developments of a third season.
In 2008, Gallo joined the cast of police procedural "Bones" in its 4th season. Her character of intern Daisy Wick was developed as a knowledgeable and astute assistant to the protagonist Temperance "Bones" Brennan (played by Emily Deschanel), but her impulsiveness and motormouth nature were her main character flaws. Ongoing subplots about Daisy involved her on-and-off romantic relationship with FBI psychologist Lance Sweets (played by John Francis Daley), her treatment of Temperance as both a role model and as a surrogate family member, and getting used to the role of a single mother following the death of Sweets. Daisy ended the series as the lead anthropologist of the National Forensic Lab.
Also in 2008, Gallo joined the cast of the comedy-drama series "Californication" during its second season. She played the role of porn star and aspiring Hollywood actress Daisy, both a client and a lover for publicity agent Charlie Runkle (played by Evan Handler). Their relationship caused the end of Charlie's marriage to Marcy Runkle (played by Pamela Adlon). Gallo left the series following its 3rd season, having played Daisy for 11 episodes.
In 2009, Gallo joined the cast of the comedy-drama series "Men of a Certain Age" (2009-2011), which dealt with the experiences of three middle-aged men. Gallo played Annie, the young girlfriend of retired actor Terry Elliot (played by Scott Bakula). Annie was frequently annoyed at his immature behavior and his tardiness in their dates. The series lasted for 2 seasons and 22 episodes.
In 2014, Gallo had the supporting role of Paula Faldt-Blevins in the comedy film "Neighbors". Paula had a sexual relationship with frat boy Scoonie Schofield (played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse). This relationship motivated Paula's jealous ex-husband Jimmy Blevins (played by Ike Barinholtz) to scheme against the entire fraternity. The film earned 270.7 million dollars at the worldwide box office. In the summer of 2014, Gallo gave birth to her first daughter. In May 2017, Gallo gave birth to her second daughter. She eventually married her long-term partner Mark Satterthwaite. Her husband is a professional screenwriter.
Gallo returned to the role of Paula in the sequel film "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" (2016). Paula had resumed her relationship with Jimmy, and was expecting her first baby. But she eagerly joined in an escalating conflict between her friends and a new sorority. The conflict was motivated by the incompatible money-making schemes of the two groups. It was eventually resolved through a mutually beneficial deal. The film earned 108.8 million at the worldwide box office, and decent reviews about several of its subplots.
In 2018, Paula portrayed film producer Lucy Fisher (1949-) in the biographical film "A Futile and Stupid Gesture ". The film covered the life of comedy writer Douglas Kenney (1946-1980), and portrayed several of Kenney's associates throughout his career. The real Kenney was killed in an accidental fall from a cliff, leaving behind notes for various unfinished projects. The film was released in the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, to lukewarm reviews.
Gallo has continued her career to the early 2020s. In May 2022, she was hired as part of the main cast of the upcoming series "Platonic". Filming started within the same month. By 2022, Gallo was 46-years-old. She has no plans to retire yet, and she has managed to keep her audience entertained for nearly 30 years.- Actor
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Patrick Fischler was born on 29 December 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Mad Men (2007), Happy! (2017) and Mulholland Drive (2001). He has been married to Lauren Bowles since 27 May 2005. They have one child.- Daniel Kountz was born on 16 October 1978 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is an actor, known for Mad Men (2007), Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001) and Ghost Whisperer (2005). He has been married to Kimberly J. Brown since 19 April 2024.
- Known to audiences worldwide as spitfire advertising executive "Pete Campbell" on Matthew Weiner's Golden Globe, Emmy, and SAG Award-winning drama series Mad Men (2007), Vincent Kartheiser has actually been acting since he was a teen. Starting with Untamed Heart (1993), alongside Marisa Tomei, Kartheiser accumulated an impressive number of credits during his youth, inclusive of Little Big League (1994), Iron Will (1994), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), and Alaska (1996). He has since appeared in the likes of Another Day in Paradise (1998) with James Woods and Melanie Griffith; Crime + Punishment in Suburbia (2000); and most recently, the sci-fi thriller In Time (2011), which reunited him with his Alpha Dog (2006) co-star, Justin Timberlake.
During his Mad Men (2007) hiatus, Kartheiser filmed the indie, Beach Pillows (2014), and performed the lead role in "Death of the Novel", which brought him back to his stage roots, that originated at the renown Guthrie theatre.
Kartheiser previously starred on Joss Whedon's Angel (1999), and has guest-starred in numerous other series, including ER (1994), BBC America's Money (2010), and The Cleveland Show (2009). He's also lent his voice to the big screen's Rango (2011) and will next lead the cast of FOX's High School USA! (2013).
A native of Minneapolis, MN, Kartheiser was named after Vincent van Gogh and grew up surrounded by his works. - Actor
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Sommer returned to Cleveland in 2008 to teach a master class at the Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Play House graduate program. He earned an MFA in the program in 2004.
Sommer planned his future in improv comedy during his Play House days. He has performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade improv troupe, but the bulk of his career has been in television and film.
Sommer's career is a fulfillment of a childhood dream. He was born in Toledo, and lived in Rocky River and Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio). When he was eight his family moved to Stillwater, Minnesota and graduated from Stillwater Area High School in 1996 and went on to study theater at Concordia College in Moorhead.
He did odd jobs and improv after graduating from college, but wanted to act full time. He saw an ad in a theater magazine about the Cleveland Play House graduate program and applied.
He and his wife, Virginia Donohoe Sommer, met as graduate students. The couple moved to New York in 2004, married the following year and moved to Los Angeles in 2007. Virginia Sommer is a full-time mom to the couple's two children (Beatrice c. 2007 and Patrick Ryan, August 31, 2010).
At the start of his career, he wished for one legacy job -- something to tell the grandchildren about. With 'Mad Men' he has that.- Actor
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A native of Orange County, California, Brian Krause is best known for his portrayal of Whitelighter Leo Wyatt on Aaron Spelling's popular program Charmed (1998) [1998-2006/The WB] opposite Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty. He starred on the popular program for eight seasons and appeared in 154 episodes.
Since wrapping Charmed (1998), Krause has starred in numerous TV programs, including The Closer (2005) (TNT), Ties That Bind (2006) (Lifetime), Devil's Diary (2007) (Lifetime), Beyond Loch Ness (2008) (Sci Fi Channel), Warbirds (2008) (Sci Fi Channel) and CSI: Miami (2002) (CBS).
Among the actor's previous television credits are: Highway to Heaven (1984), Tales from the Crypt (1989), The Bandit Series (e.g., Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994)), Family Album (1994), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), High Tide (1994) and Return to Cabin by the Lake (2001).
Krause's film credits include: Desertion (2008), Jack Rio (2008), Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) with Milla Jovovich, An American Summer (1990) with Brian Austin Green, December (1991) with Balthazar Getty and Jason London, Stephen King's Sleepwalkers (1992) with Alice Krige and Mädchen Amick, The Liars' Club (1994) with Wil Wheaton, Breaking Free (1995) with Christine Taylor and Jeremy London, Mind Games (1996) with Soleil Moon Frye, Trash (1999) with Jaime Pressly and Jeremy Sisto, The Mission (2005) with Jacklyn Zeman and Alex Hyde-White and Protecting the King (2007) with Tom Sizemore and Peter Dobson.
Krause was born in 1969 in El Toro, California. He graduated in 1987 from El Toro High School. He has an older brother, Patrick. He resides in the San Fernando Valley. Away from the studios, he enjoys golfing, surfing and jogging. Prior to making his mark as an actor, he juggled various part-time jobs -- including driving a pie truck and hanging drywall.- Actor
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Best known for his portrayal of adman Paul Kinsey on Mad Men, Michael began his career in the New York theater and has also played a wide range of characters in film and television.
As a musician he enjoys playing acoustic guitar, clawhammer banjo, and ukulele.
He also loves to work with horses, both in the saddle and on the ground. He recently adopted a Percheron draft horse named Rosie, and volunteers for a program that provides equine therapy for veterans and children with disabilities.
An avid chess player since childhood, he also enjoys camping, off-roading, and fishing. He can also often be found tinkering and making stuff in his garage workshop.
These days he most enjoys getting to know his newborn daughter, Emma George Gladis.
Also a writer and producer, Michael has multiple projects in development.- Actress
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Julie McNiven (born October 11) is an American actress and singer. McNiven was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, and got her start in local community theatre productions. She is best known for her recurring roles in Mad Men and Supernatural. McNiven had a recurring role in the 2010-2011 second season of Stargate: Universe.
McNiven studied swinging trapeze as a teenager at French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts. She also attended the summer program at Circle in the Square. She is a graduate of Salem State University (Salem, Massachusetts).
In 2010, McNiven married Michael Blackman Beck, with whom she has one son, Tasman Scott Beck.- Actor
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A character actor in the truest sense, Eric's roles have ranged from J. Edgar Hoover in Boardwalk Empire (2010) to Navy SEAL James Case in American Sniper (2014).
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Eric moved to Los Angeles to study theatre at The University of Southern California where he earned his BA. His film and television career took off shortly thereafter with a breakout role in HBO's hard hitting, topical miniseries Generation Kill (2008) and continued with recurring roles on many of cable television's most critically acclaimed series like Ozark (2017) , Mad Men (2007) , Big Love (2006) , Bosch (2014) and For All Mankind (2019). Next Eric can be seen opposite Daisy Edgar-Jones & David Strathairn in the adaptation of Delia Owen's best Selling Novel Where the Crawdads Sing (2022).
With Series Regular roles that include The Killing (2011) , The Brink (2015) , Six (2017) and The Right Stuff (2020) , Eric has proven to be a cable television commodity. In addition to on-camera work, he has lent his voice to several animated television shows and video games.
Eric resides in California with his wife and kids.- Actor
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Eric Nenninger was born on 19 November 1978 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for One Day at a Time (2017), Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) and Generation Kill (2008). He has been married to Angel Parker since 10 August 2002. They have two children.- Erin Sanders is an actress, writer, and director who is best known for her portrayal of the iconic Quinn Pensky on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101.
Following Zoey 101, Erin worked on CBS's The Young and the Restless playing Eden Baldwin, the daughter of Michael Grossman. Shortly thereafter, the creator of the new Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush approached Erin for the role of Camille. He was a longtime fan of hers and wrote the role with her in mind. So she returned to Nickelodeon, while continuing her work in adult drama securing a variety of guest-starring roles on networks including NBC, AMC, CBS, ABC, HBO, and Showtime.
Erin will star in the upcoming series Six Degrees of Separation slotted for release later this year.
In addition to her acting, Erin began screenwriting in 2018. In 2020, she began pre-production for her short film, By Nature, which she wrote and will also direct and star in.
Erin stars in the The Call, a love letter to horror films of the 80's. See The Call now in theatres and drive-ins. - Actor
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Aaron Staton was born on 10 August 1980 in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for L.A. Noire (2011), Mad Men (2007) and The Nanny Diaries (2007). He has been married to Connie Fletcher since 18 December 2006. They have one child.- Music Artist
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Bing Crosby was born Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr. in Tacoma, Washington, the fourth of seven children of Catherine (Harrigan) and Harry Lincoln Crosby, a brewery bookkeeper. He was of English and Irish descent. Crosby studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane but was more interested in playing the drums and singing with a local band. Bing and the band's piano player, Al Rinker, left Spokane for Los Angeles in 1925. In the early 1930s Bing's brother Everett sent a record of Bing singing "I Surrender, Dear" to the president of CBS. His live performances from New York were carried over the national radio network for 20 consecutive weeks in 1932. His radio success led Paramount Pictures to include him in The Big Broadcast (1932), a film featuring radio favorites. His songs about not needing a bundle of money to make life happy was the right message for the decade of the Great Depression. His relaxed, low-key style carried over into the series of "Road" comedies he made with pal Bob Hope. He won the best actor Oscar for playing an easygoing priest in Going My Way (1944). He showed that he was indeed an actor as well as a performer when he played an alcoholic actor down on his luck opposite Grace Kelly in The Country Girl (1954). Playing golf was what he liked to do best. He died at age 74 playing golf at a course outside Madrid, Spain, after completing a tour of England that had included a sold-out engagement at the London Palladium.- Actress
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Audrey Wasilewski is an actor/voice-over artist who's work can be seen and heard across film, television and video games. Starting her professional career in Baltimore/Washington DC theatre, she worked with the Woolly Mammoth & Everyman Theatre companies and portrayed "Barbara Demarco" in over 1200 performances of the long-running comedy SHEAR MADNESS at the Kennedy Center. She was introduced to TV audiences as a series regular "Gwen Sheridan" on the ABC drama PUSH in 1998. She lives in Los Angeles with her partner Lyle Kanouse.- Actress
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Katherine Boecher was born on 10 August 1981 in Beaumont, Texas, USA. She is an actress and assistant director, known for The Spy Next Door (2010), Crossroads (2002) and Supernatural (2005). She has been married to Lukas Behnken since 15 July 2006. They have two children.- Actress
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Trisha started her career as a professional ballet dancer, actress and choreographer. As a child, she choreographed her first show, a community theater production of Annie. Her love of choreography eventually transitioned to directing for theater, where she directed numerous live productions in New York and Los Angeles.
She has coached and taught actors including Lenny Kravitz, Glen Powell, Julianne Hough, Kathryn Morris, Suki Waterhouse, David Hornsby and comedians Pete Davidson and Sebastian Maniscalco.
She began directing for film and television in 2017. Her short films 6 Angry Cubans (2019), Roommates (2019) and her series pilot So Foreign (2019) have received multiple festival nominations since submissions began in April 2019, with 6 Angry Cubans taking home top honors at the Austin Short Film Comedy Festival, the San Diego Short Film Comedy Festival, the Atlanta Comedy Festival, and the Dominican Film Festival in New York City.- Actor
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Jeffrey Vincent Parise was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Supernatural (2005), High Desert (2023) and The Love Witch (2016).- Music Department
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Singer, composer and author Frankie Laine was born March 30, 1913 in Chicago. His real name was Francesco Paulo LoVecchio and he lived in Chicago's Little Italy. Frankie was the oldest of eight children born to Sicilian immigrants John and Anna Lo Vecchio, who had come from Monreale, Sicily near Palermo. His father first worked as a water-boy for the Chicago Railroad and he was eventually promoted to laying rails. His father subsequently went to a Trade School and became a barber. One of his most famous clients was gangster Al Capone. Frankie made his first appearance in a choir at the Immaculate Conception Church where he was an altar boy. At 15, he performed at the Merry Garden Ballroom in Chicago while attending Lane Technical School. He supported himself by working as a car salesman, bouncer in a beer parlor and as a machinist. He also sang at a weekly radio station (wins) for $5.00 per week. The program director for wins convinced him to change his name to Frankie Laine after he auditioned for the radio. His name was stretched out to Frankie because opera singer Frances Lane (Dorothy Kirsten) and Fanny Rose (Dinah Shore) were singing at nearby radio station WNEW. At 18, he went to Baltimore and participated in a marathon dance contest after coming off the heels of winning ones in Stamford, CT. and Chicago. Laine set an all-time marathon dance record of 3501 hours in 145 consecutive days in 1932 at Wilson's Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey and his competition was an Olympic miler named Joey Ray and included 101 other contestants. Altogether, he participated in 14 marathons, winning three, second once and fifth twice. His last contest was back in Chicago at the Arcadia where a 14-year-old girl was disqualified because the judges found out her age. She later became successful singer, Anita O'Day.
Laine moved to Los Angeles, California and worked at a defense plant. One day, he noticed a boy struggling in a neighborhood swimming pool and saved him from drowning. His name was Ronnie Como, son of singer Perry Como. Coincidentally, Laine replaced Como on the Frankie Carlone band. Laine was working at Hollywood and Vine in the Billy Berg Club when he was discovered by Hoagy Carmichael after Carmichael heard him sing his song "Old Rocking Chair". The house trio was led by none other than Nat 'King' Cole. Laine introduced the song "That's My Desire" at the Vine Street Club in Hollywood, California. He was also a first class jazz singer and, by 1952, he was among the top recording stars and had his own show at the London Palladium. He also made a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II. In 1950, he married Nan Grey, an actress, and raised her two children from a previous marriage. He joined ASCAP in 1952, and his chief musical collaborator was Carl Fischer. He toured Britain in 1988, singing as vigorously as ever. He has experienced open heart surgery (quad by-pass) and still performs. In the 1980s, he observed children in a park without shoes in the wintertime and petitioned radio stations across the United States to raise money to buy shoes at Christmas time for poor families with children. Thousands and thousands of dollars have been raised to benefit this effort. Some of Laine's finest hits include "That's My Desire" (1947), "Mule Train" (1949), "Jezebel, Cry of the Wild Goose" (1950), "On the Sunny Side Of The Street" (1951), "I Believe" (1953) and "Moonlight Gambler" in 1957. He sang the title song for the hit TV series, Rawhide (1959), that starred Clint Eastwood in the early 1960s. He co-wrote "We'll Be Together Again". His wife passed away in recent years and he makes his home in San Diego, California.- Ned Vaughn grew up in Huntsville, Alabama and first acted at age 8 in a community theatre production of "Oliver!" The son of an artist and a civilian Army public affairs specialist, he mixed acting with athletics and music until leaving high school. In college, he began to concentrate seriously on pursuing a career as an actor.
A year and a half later, he dropped out of college and took the bold step of moving to New York with $600 and a one-way rental car. To make ends meet, he worked as a doorman at the Wellington Hotel while auditioning and studying at the famed HB Studio.
Ned won quick success in TV commercials, but was still working as a doorman when his big break came. He auditioned for a starring role in the feature film "The Rescue" and was ultimately cast as the heroic son of a captured Navy Seal. After shooting the film in New Zealand and Hong Kong, he moved to Los Angeles, where he has lived and worked ever since.
Ned's rich career has taken him around the world, from submarines to mountaintops, but the role he cherishes most is that of husband and father. He and his wife Adelaide were married in 1997 and are the happy, busy parents of five children. - Actress
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Joanne Baron is a veteran theater, television, and film actress with over 120 credits. Trained by William Esper and an observer of Sanford Meisner's private class, she later became a teacher working with William Esper in his New York private studio. Ms. Baron has produced and starred in several films including Perfume with Jeff Goldblum and Allie And Me with Lainie Kazan as well as co creating and starring in the web series Joanne Brown Is Here. Ms. Baron also has frequently performed in cabarets opening for singer Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston's mother.- Actor
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James was born in Crystal Lake, Illinois, and grew up in Kennesaw, Georgia. He is a graduate of the DePaul Theatre School in Chicago (BFA Acting) also formerly known as the Goodman School of Drama. He's performed in several regional theaters across the country including The Goodman Theatre in Chicago, The Contemporary American Theatre Festival in Shepherdstown, WV and Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. He's also been an ensemble member for The Interact Theatre Company based out of North Hollywood and he continues to pursue his passion for the stage. He has also been studying comedy improvisation at The Upright Citizen's Brigade (UCB) in Hollywood.- Actor
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Karimah Westbrook is an American television and film actress. After crashing an audition and snagging a role in the Paramount box office hit Save the Last Dance (2001), she has never looked back. A Chicago native, the youngest of two, Westbrook was inspired by actress Whoopi Goldberg growing up. After falling in love with the theater, she realized she had a strong desire to perform and decided to pursue an acting career. She attended schools such as The Academy of Dramatic Arts-West.
Westbrook earned recognition for her performance as Ginnie in the Sony Classics critically acclaimed bio-pic Baadasssss! (2003) opposite actor/director Mario Van Peebles. Baadasssss! (2003) was voted "One of the Best Movies of the Year" by Ebert and Roeper. Since moving to Los Angeles, the Chicago native has amassed an impressive list of T.V. and film appearances, including supporting roles in The Rum Diary (2011) opposite Johnny Depp, Bolden (2019), a Jazz bio-pic where her character Alice Bolden ages from her 20's to her 50's, and American Violet (2008) opposite Oscar nominee Alfre Woodard. Always up for a challenge, Westbrook learned to speak Mandarin Chinese when she worked opposite international film star Sylvia Chang in the award winning festival hit American Fusion (2005).
A firm believer in creating her own opportunities,Westbrook talents extends to writing and producing. Her first film production, a short drama entitled Best Kept Secret (2006), became a finalist in the 'Lens on Talent (2009)' filmmakers competition. Since then, Westbrook has produced projects such as A Fire in a Dovecot (2010), Watts and Volts (2009), and Pastor Stuart (2009) .
Just as she finds it essential to explore every aspect of her talent, Karimah also believes in giving back. Dedicated to giving back to her community, for several years Karimah served as a mentor for A Place Called Home - a youth center in Los Angeles that helps young adults in the inner city to find success and self reliance. She remains on the center's Leadership Council who's mission remains the same.
Whether she is writing, producing, or giving back, this gifted actress has a powerful and captivating way of delivering a performance.- Andy Umberger is an American actor who spent the early part of his career in New York City, where he was primarily a stage actor and appeared in three Broadway shows: "City of Angels," "Passion" and "Company." In the late 90s he and his wife moved to Los Angeles. Since then he has had supporting roles in over 15 films and has guest starred on over 80 television shows, with recurring roles on 10 different series, including "Mad Men," "Weeds," "Boston Legal," "The West Wing" "Desperate Housewives," "ER," and as D'Hoffryn in "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer."
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In 2000, while shooting an episode of The Fugitive in Seattle, Director James Frawley told Matt he thought he would be very busy if he went to LA.. Jump to 2005, at age 47, he moved to L.A. with 7 credits to his name and in 2023 has 133. So, Mr. Frawley was correct. Some recent work includes: Recurring on Kingdom Business on BET and The Game on Paramount +, The feature Devotion with Glen Powell and Jonathan Majors, and Agent Game with Mel Gibson. You may remember him as Sheriff White in The Judge. He has made 19 skit appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live and 11 on Conan. Before all this, he started out doing radio in Buffalo, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle. He took a break from radio and spent eleven years on the road doing stand-up. Voice over work is another passion. Recent clients include Dodge Ram, California Milk and Discover Card. He narrated two seasons of Murder Among Friends for Investigation Discovery Channel. His promo work includes The Daytona 500, The Voice and Nascar Race Hub. He has Source Connect so he can voice anything from his home studio.- Music Artist
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Peggy Lee was Born Norma Dolores Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, on May 26, 1920. At age four her mother died. Peggy's father, a railroad station agent, remarried but later left home, leaving Peggy's care entrusted to a stepmother who physically abused her. Peggy later memorialized this in the calypso number "One Beating a Day", one of 22 songs she co-wrote for the autobiographical musical "Peg", in which she made her Broadway debut in 1983 at the age of 62. As a youngster Peggy worked as a milkmaid, later turning to singing for money in her teens. While singing on a local radio station in Fargo, the program director there suggested she change her name to Peggy Lee. Peggy's big break came when Benny Goodman hired her to sing with his band after hearing her perform. Peggy shot to stardom when she and Goodman cut the hit record "Why Don't You Do Right?" and went out on her own to record such classics as "Fever", "Lover", "Golden Earrings", "Big Spender" and "Is That All There Is?" - the latter winning her a Grammy Award in 1969. Peggy's vocal style provided a distinctive imprint to countless swing tunes, ballads and big band numbers. She was considered the type of performer equally capable of interpreting a song as uniquely as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Bessie Smith. Her 1989 album, "Peggy Sings the Blues", was a Grammy Award nominee. Peggy was a prolific songwriter and arranger and her 1990 "The Peggy Lee Songbook" contained four songs she wrote with guitarist John Chiodini. Peggy also wrote for jazz greats Duke Ellington, who called her "The Queen", and Johnny Mercer, and composer Quincy Jones. Also in 1990 Peggy was awarded the coveted Pied Piper Award presented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). She made her mark in Hollywood as an actress, winning an Academy Award nomination for her role as the hard-drinking singer in the jazz saga, Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) and composed songs for the 1955 Walt Disney animated classic Lady and the Tramp (1955). The animated film featured a character named Peg, a broken-down old showgirl of a dog, whose provocative walk was based on the stage-prowl of Peggy Lee. Later she sued Disney and won a landmark legal judgment for a portion of the profits from the videocassette sale of the film. Peggy's private life was racked by physical ailments, a near-fatal fall in 1976, diabetes and a stroke in 1998. She was married four times, all ending in divorce. She and first husband, guitarist Dave Barbour, had a daughter, Nicki, her only child. Peggy and Dave were on the verge of a reconciliation in 1965, but he died of a heart attack before the couple got back together. Peggy has left a vast legend of music that is constantly finding new generations of fans.- Music Artist
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On Saturday, June 15th, 1996, an era in jazz singing came to an end, with the death of Ella Fitzgerald at her home in California. She was the last of four great female jazz singers (including Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Carmen McRae) who defined one of the most prolific eras in jazz vocal style. Ella had extraordinary vocal skills from the time she was a teenager, and joined the Chick Webb Orchestra in 1935 when she was 16 years old. With an output of more than 200 albums, she was at her sophisticated best with the songs of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, of George Gershwin, and of Cole Porter. Her 13 Grammy awards are more than any other jazz performer, and she won the Best Female Vocalist award three years in a row. Completely at home with up-tempo songs, her scat singing placed her jazz vocals with the finest jazz instrumentalists, and it was this magnificent voice that she brought to her film appearances. Her last few years, during which she had a bout with congestive heart failure and suffered bilateral amputation of her legs from complications of diabetes, were spent in seclusion.- Actor
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Actor and filmmaker Joseph Culp was born in Los Angeles, a son of actor Robert Culp. He began acting in school plays at the age of nine. He trained as an actor in both New York and Los Angeles under various teachers, including Stella Adler, Herbert Berghof, Uta Hagen, Arthur Sherman, Kenneth MacMillan and John Lehne. He has been working in theatre, film and television since 1982. He most recently produced, directed, co-wrote and co-starred in the feature film Welcome to the Men's Group (2016) which stars Timothy Bottoms and Stephen Tobolowsky. He also produced and co-starred in the short Voice of Life (2013) by Norwegian director Knut Erik Jensen.
Culp produced and starred in the award-winning feature film, The Reflecting Pool (2008), the first investigative drama to challenge the official story of 9/11. Directed by Jarek Kupsc. Culp won international critical acclaim for his performance in Hunger (2001), an adaptation of Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun's 1890 masterpiece, written and directed by Maria Giese. In "Hunger" Culp co-produced and stars as "Charlie Pontus", a lonely screenwriter living on the brink of physical and spiritual starvation in Los Angeles. At the San Francisco IndieFest "Hunger" film received "Pick of the Pack" from the San Francisco Examiner, saying, "Joseph Culp's agreeable performance makes this one a champion!" SF Indie Fest wrote, "Joseph Culp's exquisitely naked performance and writer/director Giese ragged, guerrilla-video style add immeasurably to the bracing austerity of the film charging it with all the primitive beauty of an ancient Russian icon painting". Hunger (2001) is the first digital film made of a classic work of literature, the first American version of a Knut Hamsun novel, and was shot guerrilla-style on the streets of Los Angeles on a budget not exceeding $10,000.
"Hunger" won Best Feature at the 2007 Moondance International Film Festival and Best Underground Film at the 2007 FAIF Festival. Culp's other film credits include starring roles in Alan J. Pakula's Dream Lover (1986), Monte Hellman's Iguana (1988), The Arrival (1991), the lead in the action thriller Assault on Dome 4 (1996).
Culp is known to comic fans as the first actor ever to play "Doctor Doom" in the first film version of Marvel Comics' series The Fantastic Four (1994). He co-starred with Laurie Metcalf in The Secret Life of Houses (1994) on PBS, and for Mexican director María Novaro' (Danzón (1991)) in her tale of Mexican border life, El jardín del Edén (1994). He co-starred with John Savage in the sci-fi film Firestorm (1996) and was featured in HBO's Full Eclipse (1993), Ron Howard's Apollo 13 (1995), Mario Van Peebles' Baadasssss! (2003), and Panther (1995) and the western Los Locos (1997). He appeared with Mia Kirshner, Jean-Hugues Anglade and Connie Nielsen in the noir-thriller Innocents (2000), directed by Gregory Marquette, and starred opposite Ray Wise and Sonya Smith in the award-winning sci-fi comedy Cyxork 7 (2006), directed by John Huff. His many television appearances include House (2004) ER (1994), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Highway to Heaven (1984) and made-for-television movies such as Project: Tinman (1990), Blue Bayou (1990) and A Doctor's Story (1984). He co-starred with Richard Thomas in Hallmark's Wild Hearts (2006). Culp notably appeared in a recurring role as "Archie Whitman", the depression-era father of Jon Hamm's "Don Draper" in the critically acclaimed AMC series Mad Men (2007).
Joseph Culp directed the short film "Traces" (2011) which held premieres at Nordkapp Film Festival in Norway, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Tucson Film & Music Festival, and Hollywood Film festival. In addition to working in film and television, Culp has continued a commitment to the theater. In 2004, he starred in the New York stage premiere of "Foul Shots", by Raymond J. Barry and Barry's "Awake in a World That Encourages Sleep" (2011-2012) in both New York and Los Angeles. Theatre credits include "Summer and Smoke", directed by the late Kenneth MacMillan; opposite Ron Leibman in "Children of Darkness" at The Actor's Studio, and "A Wilder Evening - Six Short Works by Thornton Wilder", which he produced and directed and performed. He received a Drama Logue award for his performance as a rebel Irish coal miner in Jason Miller's "Nobody Hears a Broken Drum" in Los Angeles.
Joseph Culp is the founder of the Los Angeles-based "Walking Theatre Group/Workshop" (since 1992) where he performs as an actor, writer and director as well as conducting ongoing research in the training and practice of the "Walking-In-Your-Shoes" transpersonal technique and its use in creative process. He co-founded the Walking-In-Your-Shoes body/mind technique WIYS, which combines aspects of intuitive movement and spontaneous empathy. The workshop is open to the public and supports theater and film artists developing new material. The script for the 9/11 feature, "The Reflecting Pool", was developed in the workshop. He acted and directed his own adaptations of two short stories by Franz Kafka, "The Judgment" and "In the Penal Colony", which he performed with the Walking Theatre Group.
He directed an evening with the Walking Theatre Group - "Welcome to the Great Beyond", where the audience participated in a public demonstration and exploration of the "Walking-In-Your-Shoes" transpersonal process. Joseph also directed group shows of new work from the Walking Theatre Workshop, "Reclamation (series 1-5)". "Winter Walks" and "Food for Thought". His original musical-play "The Hound (An American Poem)" about a spiritual journey on the Greyhound Bus was developed with the Walking Theatre Group at the Electric Lodge in Venice, California. He is working on a book about the "Walking" technique for use in related workshops and groups. He is married to Lauren Culp and has two children, Jackson and Sedona.- Actor
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Mr. Chieffo, an actor for over four decades was born and raised in New York where he studied acting at The Juilliard School. His credits include working with renowned directors Barry Levinson on Disclosure, Tony Scott on Crimson Tide, Lawrence Kasden on I Love You To Death, Harold Becker on Mercury Rising, Mike Mills on Beginners as well as perhaps his favorite with Curtis Hanson playing the coroner in L.A. Confidential, to name a few.
A sampling of television shows Michael has guest starred are: Better Call Saul, Castle, Mad Men, Criminal Minds, The Closer, The Mentalist, Without a Trace, , Bones as well as West Wing, Boston Legal, CSI, Roswell and a particular "fan favorite", The X-Files as the deranged Carl Wade.
Favorite roles include playing the great Art Carney opposite Brad Garrett's Jackie Gleason in the CBS movie Gleason and playing Dave Madden/Reuben Kincaid in Come On Get Happy, The Partridge Family Story on ABC.
Michael was gratified to play the lead role of "Curtis" an extremely social phobic man in the Independent Feature Unreal Estate, directed by Todd Malkin and Nick Huntington. Unreal Estate premiered at the IFS Film Festival and was honored with Best Dramatic Feature Film award and ultimately won Best Picture of the entire festival.
Mr. Chieffo completed roles on the features Ben and Ara, and Ben Affleck's Live by Night, as well as playing Billie Jean King's Dad in Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' Battle of the Sexes. Recently he was thrilled to Guest on NCIS.
Most recently Mr. Chieffo was honored to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor by the Chlotrudis Society in 2022 for his turn in Fully Realized Humans directed by Joshua Leonard.
Michael is very happily married to actress Beth Grant and they have a daughter Mary Chieffo who has followed in the family's theatrical tradition.- Producer
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Multi-hyphenate artist Lukas Behnken is a Film Producer, Social Movement Architect, Vision Coach, Actor, DGA UPM and founder of Sterling Light Productions, focused on social justice initiatives and community impact through film. Social Action beacon and change maker through media, Lukas' first documentary, Mully, continues to raise both awareness and funds. To date, more than 60 million dollars has been raised to aid orphaned children as a direct result of Mully being watched.
As an actor, Lukas made his television debut on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 1998, going on to appear in more than 50 film and television shows alongside industry titans such as Chris Pine, Forest Whitaker, Christina Hendricks, Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames, Blythe Danner, Holly Hunter, Sarah Drew, Christina Ricci and more.- Actress
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Alexa Alemanni is an actress and producer, known for Mad Men (2007), Lucifer (2016) and The Librarians (2014). She was previously married to Joe Boothe.- Actor
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Trever O'Brien was born on 19 January 1984 in Newport Beach, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Gridiron Gang (2006), In Time (2011) and Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995). He has been married to Jennifer Castelli since 24 February 2008. They have two children.- Actor
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JD Cullum is the son of two-time Tony Award-winning actor John Cullum (Northern Exposure (1990)) and noted modern dancer/choreographer, playwright and novelist Emily Frankel. Cullum is a member of The Antaeus Company, a group of experienced and talented actors whose goal is to form a permanent resident classical ensemble for the City of Los Angeles (http://antaeus.org/). Two of his own plays have been produced in L.A.- Actress
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Kate Norby was born on 1 August 1976 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Devil's Rejects (2005), Big Love (2006) and Mad Men (2007). She has been married to Thomas Nelson Martin III since 7 June 2009.- Actor
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La Monde Byrd is an actor, writer, director and producer. He began his acting career while studying at Central State University. He went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts from the American Film Institute. La Monde's first feature length script placed in the top 15% of the Nicholl Fellowships Competition. He has directed and produced films that have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival and others.- Hal Landon Jr. was born on 23 May 1941 in Long Beach, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Eraserhead (1977) and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991).
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Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Went to New York in 1980 to study at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Studied privately with various teachers for ten years and made a living as an actor doing over 300 commercials and industrials. Moved to Los Angeles in 1990 to chase down more television and film work. Michael resides in scenic Van Nuys, CA.- Actor
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Matt Corboy was born on 4 June 1973 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He is an actor, known for The Descendants (2011), This Is Us (2016) and The Shield (2002). He has been married to Kara McNamara Corboy since 4 August 2001.- Music Artist
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The preeminent singing sister act of all time with well over 75 million records sold by which the swinging big-band era could not be better represented were the fabulous Andrews Sisters: the blonde melodic mezzo Patty Andrews, the brunette soprano Maxene Andrews and the red-headed contralto Laverne Andrews.
With their precise harmonies and perfectly syncopated dance moves, the girls reached heights of worldwide fame still unattained by any group which followed. They delivered an optimistic, upbeat war campaign that instilled hope, joy and allegiance through song, comedy, and lively movement. Providing a musical security blanket to a war-torn country via records, films, radio, clubs, stages, canteens, they bravely traveled overseas war zones emphasizing through song the motto that America was strong and proud ... and to keep on singing and swinging! Unfortunately, while the adhesive harmonies of The Andrews Sisters were intricately close, their personal harmonies were more discordant.
Second only to perhaps Bob Hope in commitment and extensive USO touring, the girls' profound influence extends even today with such current pop idols as Bette Midler, The Pointer Sisters, Barry Manilow, The Manhattan Transfer and Christina Aguilera. All have reinvented themselves in Andrews Sisters' style at one time or another. .
Hailing from Minnesota, eldest sister LaVerne Sophie was born on July 6, 1911, followed by Maxene Angelyn on January 3, 1916, and finally Patricia Marie on February 16, 1918. Greek father Peter was a restaurateur in the Minneapolis area; their mother Ollie was a Norwegian homemaker. Childhood was, for the most part, lost to them. The girls' musical talents were quickly identified and they started performing on the road as youngsters, entering assorted kiddie contests and often winning for their efforts. They practically grew up on the vaudeville circuit, roughing it and toughing it with various bands and orchestras.
Signed by orchestra leader Leon Belasco in 1937, the girls made their very first recordings with "There's a Lull in My Life" (an early solo by Patty), "Jammin'" and "Wake Up and Live." Subsequent radio work eventually led to the Decca Records label. Although LaVerne read music and was, in fact, an accomplished pianist, the trio learned by sense memory, pure instinct and a strong ear. Patty, the youngest, became the lively melodic leader, engulfed by the warm harmonies of LaVerne and Maxene.
The old Yiddish song "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" was translated into English for them by Sammy Cahn and the girls walked off with their first huge hit in late 1937 (and paid a flat fifty dollars and no royalties!). An overnight sensation upon release wherein it sold more than a million copies, their contract was immediately revised by Decca and throughout the rest of the decade, they recorded smash after smash -- "The Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel!)," "Well, All Right," "Hold Tight, Hold Tight" (with Jimmy Dorsey ), "Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh!," and their first two duets with Bing Crosby in 1939: "Ciribiribin" and "Yodelin' Jive" (both featuring jazz violinist Joe Venuti and his orchestra).
The country was absolutely enthralled and captivated. Universal responded in like by signing them to some of their nonsensical "B" musicals derived purely for escapism as the U.S. prepared itself and became embroiled in WW2. Their first appearance co-starred the zany and sometimes corny antics of The Ritz Brothers in an unflattering ditty called Argentine Nights (1940). The frizzy-bobbed trio were introduced as a sort of specialty act with the songs "Hit the Road," "Oh, He Loves Me" and "Rhumboogie." This was followed by a 1-2-3 punch back at the recording studio with their renditions of the rollicking "Beat Me, Daddy, Eight to the Bar," a reinvention of the WW1 waltz "I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time" and the soft, sentimental ballad "Mean to Me."
Their second film was the above-average Bud Abbott - Lou Costello vehicle Buck Privates (1941), which solidly showcased the tunes "You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith," "Bounce Me Brother with a Solid Four," "I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time," and their infectious signature jump hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." The girls vocalized perfectly and stepped in swinging time for two other Bud Abbott - Lou Costello comedies, In the Navy (1941) and Hold That Ghost (1941).
Box-office sellouts on stage and in personal appearances across the nation, they were given their own radio show in late 1944, which continued through 1946, featuring such weekly guest stars as Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Eddie Cantor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Carmen Miranda, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, Rudy Vallee, and many other prominent celebrities. In late1947, CBS Radio signed the sisters as regulars on "Club Fifteen" (they appeared three times a week for five years with alternating hosts Bob Crosby and crooner Dick Haymes.
In 1942, Universal decided it was the right time to spruce them up and give them a bit more on-screen persona by featuring them front-and-center in what turned out to be an unfortunate string of poorly-produced "quickies." In Give Out, Sisters (1942), they posed as rich society matron types out to better their careers while featuring their big hit "Pennsylvania Polka." In Private Buckaroo (1942), they put on a show for servicemen singing, among others, the huge hit "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree with Anyone Else But Me". The plots may have been pancake-thin but they were sure-fire morale boosters and needed war-time tension relievers. No trained actresses by any margin, the girls emanated a down-home naturalness and appeal with a comedic flair that attracted audiences coast-to-coast.
In later films, the girls played everything from "lonely hearts" club managers in Always a Bridesmaid (1943), to elevator operators in How's About It? (1943), to war-time factory workers in Swingtime Johnny (1943). The girls were also featured in Universal's Follow the Boys (1944) and Paramount's Hollywood Canteen (1944), popular all-star productions designed to promote the war effort. With a never-say-die flair, they finished up their Universal contract rather inauspiciously with Her Lucky Night (1945), just as WW2 had come to an end.
Still highly in demand in the recording studio, on radio, on stage and in clubs, they had no trouble moving on. In the post-war years, they appeared in Paramount's Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt (1947) and teamed with Bing Crosby on "You Don't Have to Know the Language." The picture was the highest-grossing film of that year. The Disney company also utilized the girls' voices in their cartoon features Make Mine Music (1946) and Melody Time (1948).
All three girls experienced down times in their personal lives as well during the late-1940s. There were rumblings amid the group. Maxene and Patty went through painful divorces (Maxene split with the group's manager Lou Levy; Patty lost agent and husband, Martin Melcher to singer Doris Day), and lost their parents within a year of each other, as did their mentor Jack Kapp of Decca Records. Moreover, the girls squabbled over their parents' estate shares and individual career desires.
In 1953, Patty, the group's lead, declared she was going solo. LaVerne and Maxene attempted to duo for a time until Maxene attempted suicide, of a drug overdose in 1954, heartbroken over the brittle breakup of the group. LaVerne denied the suicide attempt to reporters. The girls reunited in 1956 and worked constantly for the next decade in recording studios (Capitol and Dot), on stages throughout the world (frequently in England), and in countless guest-star television spots.
LaVerne's serious illness in 1966, however, promptly ended the trio permanently. She died of liver cancer in May of the next year. Maxene retired shortly after and became Dean of Women at a Tahoe, Nevada college. Patty, ever the trouper, continued on television, in clubs and in film cameos...wherever there was an audience.
In 1973, Patty and Maxene reunited for their first Broadway musical, the nostalgic "Over Here" (Tony-winning Janie Sell played the LaVerne counterpart) in which they performed their old standards following the show's second act; but it did little to repair the strained Patty/Maxene off-stage relationship, especially since LaVerne wasn't around to foster peace-making tactics. As Maxene blamed Patty's husband, Walter Weschler, as an instigator in separating her from Patty, the estrangement remained permanent until Maxene's death in 1995.
The two sisters did reunite briefly when they earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987. The group was also inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. Patty sang in shows and on cruise ships while Maxene continued soloing and did quite well for a time in such musical shows as "Pippin" and "Swing Time Canteen" (the latter as late as 1995).
Plagued by heart problems (she suffered a massive heart attack in 1982), Maxene died of a second coronary on October 21, 1995. Patty remained in seclusion in her Northridge home near Los Angeles with husband Wally for years. After his death in 2010, Patty began a slow and steady decline and died on January 30, 2013, just two weeks before her 95th birthday.
Fortunately, The Andrews Sisters' legendary feuding can never overshadow their exhaustive musical contributions and unparalleled success during 36 years of performing together. In 1987, the group was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star for their recording work. The following year, they were among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.- Actress
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Adria's grandfather, Sam Tannenbaum, was a song-plugger for Irving Berlin who changed his German surname to Tennor to sound more American. Her grandmother taught her all these songs as she grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. She studied acting and directing at New York University's Tisch School for the Arts. Her first role was as a 12-year-old boy talking about porn in Tompkins Square Park with an amnesiac in Hal Hartley's movie, Amateur (1994). With a few more film roles under her belt, Tennor moved to Los Angeles and works regularly in film and television. She also performs her solo work onstage: "There's Not a Lot of Coat Check Work in LA," "Electro Magnetic Stripper," and most recently "Strip Search," inspired by her studies in pole dancing with Sheila Kelley at The S Factor Studio.
Adria also writes and produces onscreen work. Her films Cracked (2015) and Pie (2018) have won awards and laurels internationally. She also stars in the digital series Fetish (2019) which she directed, co-created and produced with partner Kristen Tracy.- Ryan Cutrona is an American actor. He shares two Screen Actors Guild Awards with the Ensemble of Mad Men for his role as 'Grandpa Gene', Betty Draper's father. He is perhaps best known for playing gruff authority figures and military men in films and on television, in both dramatic and comedic roles.
He collaborated with Joe Frank on his Peabody Award winning National Public Radio series': "Work In Progress", "Somewhere Out There", "In The Dark", and "The Other Side"; produced at legendary KCRW.
He has performed at noted theater festivals, including The Theater Of Nations, and on stages in New York City (New York Theater Workshop, Vineyard Theater) and Los Angeles (Mark Taper Forum, Geffen Playhouse).
His World Premiere performances of texts by Samuel Beckett (La MaMa ETC, Performance Space New York [PS 122]) have been hailed by Mel Gussow in The New York Times as "...a direct emanation of Beckett's vision".
Admitted by Martin Landau and Mark Rydell, he has been a member of the Actors Studio for 30 years. He lives in Los Angeles, where he has enjoyed a long association with, among others, some Padua Playwrights. - Rich Hutchman was born in Belfast, N. Ireland. His family moved to the Detroit area when he was 4, fleeing the civil unrest that was taking place in Ireland at the time. He attended Benjamin Franklin High in Livonia, MI, and went on to receive a B.A. in Theater Arts from Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, MI. After college, he pursued acting in Chicago for the next 10 years. He worked for Lookingglass Theater, Steppenwolf Theater, and many others. He moved to Los Angeles in 1998 on the heels of the horror movie Stricken. He has worked consistently in Film/TV since his arrival, listing Mad Men, Deja Vu, and Space Hospital as some of his favorite projects. He continues to do theater with Buzzworks Theater Company, based in Silverlake.
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Akie Kotabe has long been sought after for his compelling presence on screen, and has built an impressive career playing a variety of roles in television and film.
Notable film roles include Dead Man in Joe Lynch's Everly, an action/thriller starring Salma Hayek, appearing on the big screen in Matt Reeves's The Batman & Neill Blomkamp's Gran Turismo, as well as starring in the independent films Clay's Redemption and Decrypted.
TV credits include playing Diego in Silo, Ben Nakamura in The Man in the High Castle, Akira Takahashi on Mad Men, and providing the voice of Kyan in the hit animated series Go Jetters. The versatile actor has also featured in the Emmy award-winning prime-time shows CSI: Miami and Without a Trace, and has enjoyed appearing in series ranging from Marvel Studios' The Falcon and The Winter Soldier to Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Akie, who is fluent in English and Japanese, was born in Lansing, Michigan, and has lived all around the world - including long spells in Europe, Asia and South America - spent his childhood years growing up in Austin, Texas. His desire to act was sparked at the age of 20, when a spur-of-the-moment whim saw him successfully audition for a student film while he was studying to complete a degree in Computer Science at the University of Texas.
Akie caught the bug and moved to Los Angeles in 2005 after working in theatre in Japan for a year. Within a few months, he landed the main role in a national commercial for Cingular Wireless, directed by Oscar-winner Errol Morris, and hasn't looked back since.- Actor
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Michael Yurchak was born on 20 December 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Club Dread (2004), Beerfest (2006) and A River Runs Through It (1992).- Actor
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Born in The Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey, he grew up in the small town of River Vale. He graduated from Pascack Valley Regional High School and attended Bergen Community College in Paramus New Jersey. In the early 80s he started performing in local theater, then brought his talents to the Off-Broadway stage. By the mid 80s he did the New York Soap Opera circuit and was cast in a few supporting movie roles; such as Tommy in "Sea Of Love", opposite Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin. In 1990 he moved to California in pursuit of his acting career, where he was cast in the series role of Eddie G. in a pilot for a TV series called, "The World According To Straw", starring Kevin Pollak. He soon went on to Guest Star on Ally McBeal as Michael Young. Since then he has appeared on over 30 television shows, including Criminal Minds, Without A Trace, CSI: Miami and NCIS on CBS. He has also Guest Starred on the final episode of NYPD Blue, the hit FOX show 24, as Joe Prado, Boston Legal, Heroes, Mad Men, Harry's Law and Rizzoli & Isles, to name a few. He has also written theatrical scripts, two of which have been optioned (Outlaws and Lunatics, Refuge). He also wrote a television pilot "You, Me and Johnny" that was produced and filmed at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach.- Actor
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Patrick Cavanaugh was born on 3 August 1977 in Vallejo, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Mad Men (2007), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) and Casting Call (2017).- Born on Governors Island, New York County, New York, actress Norma Maldonado has had a love for acting since childhood. She is of Puerto Rican and Spanish heritage. Norma's father, Juan Arturo Maldonado, was in Air America for the US Air Force. Her family frequently relocated and required her to adapt to many new surroundings.
Life would change dramatically when she was 12, her father was killed in action. Her mother, Olga Ventura Maldonado, a professional flamenco dancer of Andalusian decent, then moved the family to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she was exposed to being on a television sound stage with weekly visits to WAPA Studios, watching her mother's friends tape weekly variety shows . Her acting career began at age 14 when she joined the union to perform in various stage performances throughout San Juan, Puerto.
She has starred in dozens of film and television projects including Showtime's Hombre, The Good Doctor,Recurring Guest Star on Jane The VIrgin and The Fosters. She had guest roles in The Librarians, Superior Donuts, Amazon's Mad Dogs, Mad Men,Breaking Bad, The Closer among many others. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology at the University of Puerto Rico and completed one year of clinical Psychology at Albizu University. Later, she went on to earn a Masters in Communications from the University of Georgia.
Over the years, she developed an ear for languages and accents. Her fluency in English, Spanish, and Serbian has helped open doors to many interesting roles, including that of a rape counselor in a short film for the United Nations. She helps St. Jude's Children Hospital, Susan G. Komen Foundation, and groups working to stop the sex trafficking of children and young people