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Frank Langella was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, to Angelina and Frank A. Langella, a business executive. He is of Italian descent.

A stage and screen actor of extreme versatility, Frank Langella won acclaim on the New York stage in "Seascape" and followed it up with the title role in the Edward Gorey production of "Dracula". He repeated the role for the screen in Dracula (1979) and became an international star. Over the years, he has done occasional films but prefers to concentrate on his first love, the legitimate theatre. His stage performance ranged from Strindberg drama ("The Father") to Noël Coward comedy ("Present Laughter"). He also appeared in several productions for the New York Shakespeare festival.

Son of character actor Robert Keith and stage actress Helena Shipman. He grew up on the road with his parents while they toured in plays. First appeared at age 3 in film Pied Piper Malone (1924) with his father. Began acting in radio programs and on stage before World War II. Joined the Marines and served as a machine gunner. Returned to Broadway stage after the war and branched out into television and film. Worked as an extra in several films before achieving speaking roles and subsequent stardom.

Rick Gomez was born in Bayonne, New Jersey on June 1st. He is the first-born son and was born on his father's birthday. In 1987 the family moved to South Plainfield, New Jersey where Rick went to school. He graduated from South Plainfield High School and promptly moved to New York City to pursue his acting career.

Sandra Dee was born Alexandria Zuck on April 23, 1942 in Bayonne, New Jersey, to Mary (Cymboliak) and John Zuck. She was of Carpatho-Rusyn descent. Her mother envisioned a show business career for her daughter and would often lie about her age in order to get Sandy where she wanted to go. For example, her mother enrolled her in school early so she could have a head start. Sandy was only four years old when she entered the second grade. Sandra was an extremely pretty young lady, which enabled her to get into modeling. In fact, she was already very successful at her craft by the time she was 12 years old. This in turn led to television commercials for local companies, an added benefit for the young model.

Through her mother's prodding and the talent scouts, Sandra was signed to do a movie when she was 14 called Until They Sail (1957), released in 1957. While the film didn't exactly top the charts, it would lay the foundation for Sandra's career. The new young actress was then signed to two more films for 1958, The Reluctant Debutante (1958) and The Restless Years (1958), both with a young actor, John Saxon. In 1959, Sandra appeared in five productions with Gidget (1959) and A Summer Place (1959) being the two most popular. Sandra was 17 years old and becoming the heartthrob of teenage boys all across America. In 1960, Sandra appeared in only one film, Portrait in Black (1960), but is remembered by her for something else. She married teen idol Bobby Darin in December of that year. It may have sunk a few teen boys' hearts, but most still were enamored of her. Her work, once again, took off. The 1961 releases were Come September (1961), Romanoff and Juliet (1961), and as Tammy Tyree in Tammy Tell Me True (1961).

Sandra had replaced the ever-popular Debbie Reynolds in the "Tammy" series, but the film and its 1963 sequel, Tammy and the Doctor (1963), didn't do all that well at the box-office. The films were now slowing for Sandra. The last few that she made were I'd Rather Be Rich (1964), That Funny Feeling (1965), A Man Could Get Killed (1966), Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967), and Rosie! (1967). By 1967, her marriage to Darin ended and so did her film career. There was little call for a teenage movie star to play daughters and such, when everyone knew that she was a divorcée. Plus, the face of movies had changed and sugary stories were not the ones that people wanted to see. Sandra did nail down the part of "Nancy Wagner" in 1970's The Dunwich Horror (1970).

In the 1970s, Dee made a few appearances in made-for-television movies, but it was the film Grease (1978) that made her famous to a new generation. While she was not in the film, one of the popular songs was "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee".

Sandra's last silver screen role was in Lost (1983). She died of kidney complications on February 20, 2005.

George R.R. Martin is an American novelist and short-story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television producer. He is known for his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire, which was later adapted into the HBO dramatic series Game of Thrones (2011).

Martin serves as the series' co-executive producer, and also scripted four episodes of the series. In 2005, Lev Grossman of Time called Martin "the American Tolkien."

James Urbaniak was born on 17 September 1963 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Oppenheimer (2023), The Fabelmans (2022) and The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023). He has been married to Sara Pocock since 30 March 2017. He was previously married to Julie Marie Anderson.

Tammy Blanchard was born on 14 December 1976 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Into the Woods (2014), The Invitation (2015) and The Good Shepherd (2006).

Joshua Gomez was born on 20 November 1975 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Chuck (2007), BioShock (2007) and Invasion (2005). He has been married to Amy Pham since 2011. They have one child.

Walter Olkewicz was born on 14 May 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), The Client (1994) and 1941 (1979). He died on 6 April 2021 in Reseda, California, USA.

Mark Shera was born on 10 July 1949 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Barnaby Jones (1973), Taken (2002) and S.W.A.T. (1975).

A popular character actor who played straight man to, among other comic greats, Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin, Jack Benny, and Red Skelton, Leeds accompanied Hope on 14 international USO tours. Appeared on Broadway with Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller in "Sugar Babies." Leeds' long television career peaked during the 1950s and 1960s but continued through the 1980s.

Edmund Lyndeck was born on 4 October 1925 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Big Daddy (1999), Road Trip (2000) and Enchanted (2007). He died on 14 December 2015 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

Mehdi Nebbou was born in Bayonne, France, to a German nurse and an Algerian self made man.

While Nebbou was studying filmmaking at the Berlin Film School in the early 2000s, the young director Filippos Tsitos asked him for help in finding non-professional actors for his first film My Sweet Home (2001). Tsitos ended up offering Nebbou one of the main roles in it. The film was selected in the Official selection at the Berlin Film Festival in 2001, as only film representing Germany. And so began Nebbou's career as an actor.

In 2004, the director Samir Nasr offered him his leading role in the film Folgeschäden (2004), which won the Golden Gate Award for best film at the San Francisco Film Festival.

2005 was a turning point in Nebbou's career thanks to the film Schläfer (2005) by German film director Benjamin Heisenberg. The film received excellent reviews and was selected for the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2006 he then played Ali Hassan Salameh in the Steven Spielberg blockbuster film Munich (2005).

In 2007 for his performance in Teresas Zimmer (2006), directed by German film director Constanze Knoche, he won the award for best actor First Steps Awards.

In 2007 he worked in Cash (2008) with Jean Dujardin, Jean Reno and Valeria Golino.

In 2008 Nebbou worked in the Ridley Scott film Body of Lies (2008) with Leonardo DiCaprio. There he played Nizar, an Iraqi linguistics doctorate turned Al-Qaeda operative who approaches CIA to defect after being enlisted by his jihadist superiors for suicide bombing.

In addition, he played in several French TV series and films, among them as a disabled ex-middleweight boxing world champion in Sweet France (2009) for which he won the award for best actor at 2009 at the Rochelle TV Festival.

He also played Mustafa Larbi, a sadistic and unpredictable drug dealer in Season 2 of Spiral (2005), the successful Canal+ TV series.

In 2010 he played Bruno in the Salvatore Allocca Italian romantic comedy Come trovare nel modo giusto l'uomo sbagliato (2011) and in 2011 Amin in the French action film Special Forces (2011) with Diane Krüger.

In 2012, he acted as male lead in an Indian blockbuster film English Vinglish (2012) with the legendary actress Sridevi, directed by Gauri Shinde.

In 2014 and 2015, he shines in a German mini-series Mann/Frau (2016) as a delirious character in the reminiscent of the actor's performances of Sacha Baron Cohen and reveals Nebbou's talents as a quirky and unpredictable comedian.

In 2016, he is the co-lead in the social drama The Fixer (2016) directed by Romanian director Adrian Sitaru. The film has been pre-selected for the Oscars 2017 for best foreign film, representing Romania.

In 2018, he co-stars in the 50's thriller with co-stars Veerle Baetens and Anne Coesens in Mothers' Instinct (2018) directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse. The film has been selected at the Toronto Film Festival in 2018.

Being multilingual, Nebbou co-stars between 2015 and 2021 in several international series, on different channels and platforms, such as in US Homeland (2011) season 5, French The Bureau (2015) Season 1 & 2, Norwegian Okkupert (2015) Season 2, German Deutschland 86 (2018), Italian Baby (2018) in all 3 seasons, in the dark German comedy series The Last Word (2020) where he confirms his talent for comedy.

In 2021 he stars in the upcoming French cop-comedy series as lead HPI Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (2021) with co-star Audrey Fleurot.

In 2021, he co-stars in House of Gucci (2021) directed by Ridley Scott.

Neil Kaplan was born on 9 March 1967 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016), StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).

Jim Norton was born on 19 July 1968 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Spider-Man (2002), Cop Out (2010) and Top Five (2014). He has been married to Nikki Norton since 2022.

Jordan Alan was born on 24 May 1967 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Terminal Bliss (1990), Gentleman B. (2000) and Pipeline (2007). He was previously married to Amanda Righetti.

Nick Warnock was born in 1976 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Janked (2011), Justified (2010) and The Last Act (2012).

Allison Fiona is a French Model and Internet Celebrity. She is extremely popular on social media for her bold pictures. She has over million followers on Instagram and Facebook. Fiona is currently living in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Allison Fiona was born and brought up in Bayonne, France. Fiona loves to do horse riding. She studied at Etablissement scolaire Albert le Grand. Fiona loves the culture of India. She often wears a saree and shared photos on her Instagram profile.

Robin Trocki, born June 30, 1956 in Bayonne, NJ moved to LA in 1991 and became an active member of both ARC and LA Goal, with both programs providing exceptional services for developmentally disabled adults. Robin worked in the bakery dept. at Ralph's for 17 years, but will be most remembered for her role of Jean Sylvester on the TV show Glee, playing Sue Sylvester's older sister, and building awareness for Down's Syndrome.

Tim Ryan was born on 5 July 1899 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for From Here to Eternity (1953), The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943) and Detective Kitty O'Day (1944). He was married to Irene Ryan. He died on 22 October 1956 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Safy Nebbou was born on 27 April 1968 in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. He is a director and writer, known for Le cou de la girafe (2004), Bad Seeds (2012) and Who You Think I Am (2019).

Marcus de Vere was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. Marcus is an actor, known for Luke Cage (2016), Treasure Trouble (2019) and Blue Bloods (2010).

Cute-as-a-button, diminutive (5'2"), green-eyed brunette Sally O'Neil (sometimes billed as Sally O'Neill was a silent and early sound leading lady who maintained her leading status throughout her movie career. Born on October 23, 1908, in Bayonne, New Jersey, her father, Thomas Francis Patrick Noonan, was a judge and her mother, Hannah Kelly, a one-time singer with the Metropolitan Opera. One of 11 children, Sally's younger sister, who billed herself as Molly O'Day, became a well-known movie actress around the same time.

Sally was educated in a convent and started in vaudeville where she was billed as "Chotsie Noonan" (her real name was Virginia Louise Concepta Noonan). She started in silents at age 17 and found an early penchant for playing unassuming Pickford-like innocents in short films.

Sally moved quickly into starring roles with the lightweight feature film Don't (1925) opposite John Patrick that was billed as "a rip-roaring picture of rebellious youth!" in which she plays a Clara Bow-type party girl. She quickly found stardom with her second film, the dramedy Sally, Irene and Mary (1925) co-starring as flighty, naïve chorus girl Mary opposite the more worldly Constance Bennett and virtuous Joan Crawford. As a result of this success, she was named (as was sister Molly) a Wampas Baby Star in 1926.

The actress became a mildly popular MGM commodity (in both lead and second lead categories) in a number of films, including Mike (1926) opposite William Haines; the comedy The Auction Block (1926) starring Charles Ray and Eleanor Boardman in which she played a third wheel flirt; the action romancer Battling Butler (1926) opposite Buster Keaton; the sports comedy Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) again opposite Haines; the title romantics in both Frisco Sally Levy (1927) and Becky (1927); and the dramedy The Callahans and the Murphys (1927) as the Callahan daughter of feisty Marie Dressler.

Elsewhere for other studios, Sally co-starred with her sister Molly in the silent romantic drama The Lovelorn (1927) as well as the dramatic features Mad Hour (1928) and Bachelor's Paradise (1928) and the romantic musical comedy Broadway Fever (1929).

Possessing a strong New Jersey accent and developing a severe case of stage fright did not help things come the advent of talking pictures. While Sally certainly maintained in pictures for nearly another decade, her star diminished and she never made it into the top tier. Such representative early sound films include another feature opposite sister Molly (Sisters (1930)) and the flashy title roles in Kathleen Mavourneen (1930) and The Brat (1931). She played a Broadway gold-digger in Ladies Must Love (1933); a vixen in the drama By Appointment Only (1933); a woman caught between two men in the adventure Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1934); and a female reporter in Too Tough to Kill (1935). Her last picture was a starring role as an Irish lass in the obscure British production Kathleen (1937).

Following this, Sally faded view, but turned to Broadway with "When We Are Married" (1939) and "The Old Foolishness" (1940). She also toured with the USO until the 1950s. Divorced from James Kenaston in 1952, Sally married businessman Stewart S. Battles a year later. They divorced in 1957, but would remarry. She died of pneumonia at the age of 59 on June 18, 1968.

An east coast native, born in Bayonne, New Jersey is Kevin Stapleton. He attended the University of Colorado and ventured in a brief tenure in business. It was after leaving the business world, Kevin pursued a new path into acting. Moving to New York, he studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse and The Actor's Studio. His first break in acting began in 1993 on an episode of Melrose Place. Following 1993, Kevin has found a decently steady stream of work across several television series and television movies. His acting repertoire also include a three-year tenure on One Life to Live and episodes on both Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He also made a rare appearance as the leading hero of the Sci-Fi creature outing, Cyclops (2008) (TV).

Academy Award/BAFTA/Golden Globe/PGA nominee Raymond Mansfield is a veteran producer, financier and a founding partner of QC Entertainment. Mansfield's passion for storytelling has led him to a nearly 25-year career dedicated to shepherding a diverse array of filmmaker-driven films. Mansfield has been integrally involved in all aspects of film production, from financing to development, packaging, on-set production, and sales and distribution.

Since launching in 2015, QC -- standing for Quality Control -- has quickly become a go-to company for producing and financing distinct director-driven films and television. QC Entertainment are the Academy Award nominated producers behind two of the most impactful films of the past decade - "Get Out" and "BlacKkKlansman." Involved in every aspect from development to production to release, both films led to back-to-back Academy Award Best Picture nominations and Academy Award winning screenplays for the company along with being critical and commercial successes.

Most recently, Mansfield is executive producing "Poacher" Richie Mehta's follow up to hit Netflix series "Delhi Crime." This true crime series premiered in the official Indie Episodic section of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. QC fully financed and produced the 8-episode first season of the show which follows Indian Forest Service officers, NGO workers, police constables and good samaritans who risk their lives investigating the largest ivory poaching ring in the history of India. Mansfield is also currently producing "It Lives Inside," a PG-13 horror/thriller written & directed by Bishal Dutta. Starring Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan & Betty Gabriel the story follows an Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity who unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness. NEON (Best Picture winning distributor behind "Parasite") will release. The film premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film & TV Festival where it won the Audience Award for the Midnighters section. Additionally, Mansfield is executive producing David Stassen's mockumentary "Maximum Truth," which he co-wrote alongside the film's star Ike Barinholtz. Co-starring is Dylan O'Brien with Max Minghella, Kiernan Shipka, Blake Anderson, Mark Proksh and Seth Rogan appearing. To be released by eOne/Momentum.

In 2020, Mansfield served as Producer on Lionsgate's social thriller "Antebellum." The film, starring Janelle Monaé, marked the feature directorial debut for Advocacy filmmakers Gerard Bush + Christopher Renz (Bush + Renz) - best known for their pioneering advertising work engaged in the fight for social justice. Marque Richardson, Eric Lange, Jack Huston, Kiersey Clemons, Tongayi Chirisa, Gabourey Sidibe, Rob Aramayo, Lily Cowles and Jena Malone co-star. Mansfield also served as Executive Producer on "The Wrong Missy," a broad comedy co-produced with Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. Upon its May 2020 release, the film quickly became among the Top Netflix films of all time with over 59 million subscribers watching in the first 28 days of release.

Mansfield's prior producing credits include: "BlacKkKlansman" from visionary film director Spike Lee, which premiered in Official Competition at the Cannes International Film Festival and went on to win the 2018 Grand Prix, and was nominated for six Academy Awards (including Best Picture), four Golden Globe awards (including Best Motion Picture - Drama), and five BAFTA awards (including Best Film); Ike Barinholtz's feature directorial debut "The Oath" based on his original screenplay and starring Barinholtz, Tiffany Haddish, Carrie Brownstein, Billy Magnussen, Meredith Hagner, Jon Barinholtz, Nora Dunn, Chris Ellis and John Cho; and Andrew Bowler's "Time Freak" starring Asa Butterfield, Sophie Turner and Skyler Gisondo, which was adapted from Bowler's Academy Award nominated short film of the same name.

Mansfield served as Executive Producer on Jordan Peele's feature directorial debut "Get Out," which QC developed, produced & financed from the initial pitch through its successful release. The acclaimed film became a global box office smash, culminating with Peele winning an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor - Daniel Kaluuya; as well as Zoe Lister-Jones' directorial debut "Band Aid" starring Lister-Jones, Adam Pally and Fred Armisen. QC financed and produced the film which was made by an all-female production crew and premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section.

Prior to QC, Mansfield was Co-Founder & Co-President of Movie Package Company (MPC), a packaging/finance/production company with a focus on the business aspects of filmmaking; structuring risk mitigated investment opportunities for financiers interested in the field of entertainment. Over the course of his career, Mansfield has raised millions for film "packaging" - development, production and distribution financing - structured numerous finance models, and negotiated worldwide distribution deals, intellectual property deals, and above-the-line talent deals.

Mansfield's highlights prior to QC include: "The Messenger," directed by Academy Award nominee Oren Moverman and starring Academy Award nominee Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Steve Buscemi and Samantha Morton, which received multiple Academy Award nominations including Best Screenplay & Best Lead Actor; crime-thriller "Dog Eat Dog," written and directed by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Palme d'Or nominee Paul Schrader, and starring Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage and Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe, which closed the Cannes International Film Festival 2016 Director's Fortnight; "Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter," starring Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi and co-produced with Academy Award winner Alexander Payne, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section and went on to garner multiple Independent Spirit Award nominations; and "And So It Goes" directed by Academy Award nominee Rob Reiner and starring Academy Award winners Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton.

Early in his career, Mansfield spent several years working with Bernie Mac while with management/production company, 3 Arts Entertainment, where he played a role in 20th Century Fox's television series "The Bernie Mac Show."

Mansfield has been nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award and the PGA's Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. Films he has Produced, Executive Produced or been a production executive on have garnered twelve Academy Award nominations (incl. two wins), seven Golden Globe nominations (incl. one win), seven BAFTA nominations (incl. one win), two AFI Awards for Movie of the Year, a Grammy Award for "Best Instrumental Composition," and many other prestigious nominations and wins including from the DGA, WGA, SAG and PGA. Mansfield's films have also premiered and received awards at the world's leading film festivals including Cannes, Toronto, Sundance, Berlin and SXSW, amongst many others worldwide.

Mansfield graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Radio-Television-Film.