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McG was born on 9 August 1968 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Terminator Salvation (2009) and Uglies (2024).

Stephanie Sheh is an American voice actress, ADR director, writer and producer. Born on April 10, 1977 in Kalamazoo, Michigan and raised in California, Sheh first gained interest in voice acting while attending high school, and upon graduating college would land her first major roles as Silky in Tenshi ni narumon (1999) and Mamimi Samejima in FLCL (2000). This eventually led to her landing more roles in anime series such as Hinuta Hyuuga in the Naruto franchise, Orihime Inoue in Bleach (2004), the title character from Eureka Seven (2005), Akira Kogami in Lucky Star (2007), and Yui Hirasawa in K-On! (2009). Sheh has also done work for numerous characters in video games, and in addition to reprising her anime roles in various games based on their respective series, she also voiced Tharja in Fire Emblem: Awakening (2012) and other installments in the Fire Emblem franchise and motion capture work as Cereza in Bayonetta (2009). Among her other roles include Usagi Tsukino in Viz Media's red of the Sailor Moon franchise, Yui in the Sword Art Online franchise, Lotte Yanson in Little Witch Academia (2017), and Nui Harime in KILL la KILL (2013).

Sean Chiplock was born on 21 June 1990 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) and Megaman (2010). He has been married to Ajai Tuchman since 21 December 2017.

Chase Yi was born on May 24th, 1992 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is an Asian-American actor, writer, filmmaker, and musician based in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Poetry and is the co-founder of Doyen Artists, a film production company focusing on narrative and commercial work.

Shannon Kane was born on 14 September 1986 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Brooklyn's Finest (2009), The Collection (2012) and Blood and Bone (2009).

Rick D. Wasserman is an American voice actor from Michigan who voiced in several animated projects and video games including Batman: Arkham City, The Last of Us, BioShock 2, Saints Row the Third, Lollipop Chainsaw, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Planet Hulk and Call of Duty. He is married to Tamara Ann Hogan.

Terry Rossio was born on July 2, 1960 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is a writer, known for Godzilla VS. Kong (2021), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Aladdin (1992), and Shrek (2001). Additional credits for Rossio include Deja Vu, G-Force, Lovestruck, The Long Ranger and Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

Jordan Klepper was born on 9 March 1979 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Bathroom Party (2012), The Daily Show (1996) and Poop Brunch (2013). He has been married to Laura Grey since 22 September 2013.

Valisa Tate was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Nolan and Vicki Fischer. She has an older brother, Jonathan, and a younger sister, Justyne. Throughout her formative years, she studied piano, cello, viola, ballet, jazz, modern, tap and gymnastics. She graduated from Kalamazoo Loy Norrix High School where she played varsity volleyball and tennis as well as ran track & field. She sang alto in the school choir and performed in the ensemble of "Barnum" and "Fame". While attending Michigan State University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Advertising, Valisa began commercial print modeling. She continued her studies in Atlanta, Georgia at Portfolio Center with an emphasis in Art Direction and Graphic Design. Shortly after graduating, Valisa moved to New York City to pursue a career as an Art Director. While working in the advertising industry for a number of years, Valisa managed to transition into a second career as a model, actor and stunt woman.

Nancy has been chosen by Gladys Magazine as a "Woman to Watch in 2023." She played Ruth Little (lead) in "Crown Prince of Christmas" (Great American Family) and Jessica Anderson (lead) in "The Pom Pom Murders" (Lifetime). Nancy has had Supporting Roles in Disney's "Cheaper By The Dozen" (opposite Zach Braff & Gabrielle Union), Tubi's "Tales of a 5th Grade Robin Hood" (opp Jon Lovitz), Lifetime's "Keeping Up with the Joneses" (opp Vivica A Fox), PureFlix "God's Not Dead: We The People" (opp David AR White) and ION Network's "Beaus of Holly." You can see her as Alice the Waitress in Sony Studio's Virtual Reality Video Game "Goundhog Day." Nancy has also had CoStar roles on Netflix GLOW (as Ms. Westover), MADtv (as Holly Hunter) & 24 (as Michelle Dessler's Assistant). She was the Narrator/Host on Disney's Baby Einstein Discovering Shapes DVD. You can see Nancy in National Commercials for Inspire Sleep, Offerpad, Servpro, Golf Now, Cox Communications, Red Robin Restaurant, The Travel Channel, Jimmy Johns, Gerber Life Insurance, PopSockets, and Cetera Financial Services. Her PSAs for Save the Bees and Love Has No Labels have gone viral.

Bret Green is an Emmy-nominated actor known for his work on shows like Jane the Virgin, Ratched, and The Inspectors. He earned a degree in public relations and marketing before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting. He grew up in Michigan with four siblings and has 17 nieces and nephews.

Moses Storm was born on 6 May 1990 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Arrested Development (2003), Conan (2010) and Unfriended (2014).

Jeff Pillars was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is known for Mr. Destiny (1990), Super Mario Bros. (1993) and Ernest in the Army (1998).

Chris O'Hara was born on 1 September 1975 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Chris was an assistant director, known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Circle (2017) and Ava (2020). Chris was married to Carissa O'Hara and Cindy. Chris died on 27 January 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Jordyn Jones was born on 13 March 2000 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Todrick Hall: Freaks Like Me (2014), Shake It Up (2010) and Dance Camp (2016).

James Leo Ryan was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for The Blacklist (2013), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and NCIS (2003).

Timothy Nordwind was born on 28 June 1976 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) and Friends with Benefits (2011).

Andre Ware was born in August 1965 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Hotel for Dogs (2009), Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) and Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995).

Frank Mills was born on 26 January 1891 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Those Who Dance (1930), Parole! (1936) and Charlie Chan's Courage (1934). He died on 18 August 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Maxine Semon was born on 8 April 1909 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for The Life of Riley (1948), Dragnet (1947) and I Love Lucy (1951). She died on 18 October 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Preston Lyford was born on 26 August 2004 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Darkroom (2025), Just Sally (2024) and Tennyson's Maud.

John Fountain was born on 6 August 1970 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is a director, known for My Life as a Teenage Robot (2002), Yin Yang Yo! (2006) and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999).

Larry grew up in and around Kalamazoo, Michigan. His family settled in nearby Mattawan (a town known for excellent educational standards and cows across the street from the high school). It was here that Larry developed a passion for the arts.

After graduating from High School in 1998, Larry became an on air personality at WIRX radio in nearby Benton Harbor. His on air characters and interactions with the public garnered the status of a "local celebrity". It was at this radio station that Larry fully realized acting as a profession. After nearly 5 years at the radio station, Larry left to enroll as a full time acting student at Western Michigan University's nationally acclaimed theater program.

Larry's work ethic and maturity blossomed as he worked at a local homeless shelter, maintained a full class load and continuously performed as leading roles in WMU's theater program. The most recognized role at Western was the nationally acclaimed production of "Othello" where Herron played the title role. Having never performed Shakespeare before, Herron enrolled in Oxford University's BADA program where he trained with Shakespeare professionals from the UK and around the world. Once "Othello" opened, it earned regional and national honors that literally brought the production to a weekend of performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

In a turn of fate, that production of "Othello" closed 24 hours before Herron and his mother, Donna Gardner, were due to graduate from Western.

After earning his Masters Degree and a few surfing lessons from UC San Diego in 2008, Larry moved to Los Angeles. He quickly found a close knit relationship with his good friends Ted Schachter and Brantley Brown at Schachter entertainment. Between auditions and shoots, Herron regularly tutors High School students and spends time with his dear friends and the love of his life, Tunisia Hardison.

Ferber initially studied acting. She then worked as a reporter in Milwaukee and Chicago. Travels through America and Europe followed. Ferber became the author of interesting novels with a cultural-historical background. She often designed the plot in such a way that a female figure was in the foreground. In her works she depicts changing environments and American life in a realistic style. Her books often reveal a socially critical attitude. She expanded her narrative approach to create broad family and homeland novels that she linked to the history of the USA or the respective regions. It features the lower Mississippi region in the early 19th century, the time of the fur trade in Seattle, the run on oil in Oklahoma and the settlement of Texas.

She also wrote social comedies as stage plays, which were successful, as well as short stories, dramas and her autobiography. Some of her novels have been made into films. The most famous example is probably "Giant", the film of the same name, in German: "Giganten". It was made into a film in 1956 by director George Stevens with stars such as James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Dennis Hopper and Rock Hudson. The film became a box office hit worldwide. Edna Ferber also provided the book for the musical "Show Boat" (premiered in 1927). It is about a critical attitude towards segregation and prejudices against blacks. This adaptation brought this socially critical, previously taboo topic to the musical stage for the first time. "Cimarron", a film title from 1960, is also based on the book title of the same name by Edna Ferber.

Her works include "Dawn O'Hara" (1911, German 1916), "Buttered Side Down" (1912), "Fanny Herself" (1917, German 1930: "This is Fanny"), "Half Portions " (1920), "The Girls" (1921, German 1928), "So Big" (1924, German 1927, "A Woman Alone" from 1962), "Show Boat" (1926, German 1929: "That Comedian Ship"), "Mother Knows Best" (1927), "The Royal Family" (1928, German 1931). This was followed by "American Beauty" (1931, German 1957: "The House of the Fathers"), "Dinner at Eight" (1932), "They Brought Their Women" (1933), "Come and Get it" (1935), "Stage Door" (1936), "A Peculiar Treasure" (191939), "Saratoga Drunk" (1941, German 1947), "The Land is Bright" (1941), "Great Son" (1945, German 1950) , "Bravo" (1948), "Ice Palace" (1958) and "Kind of Magic" (1963).

Jerry B. Jenkins was born on 23 September 1949 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Left Behind (2014), Left Behind III: World at War (2005) and Vanished (2016). He has been married to Diana Louise Whiteford since 1971. They have three children.