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Greg Kinnear was born on June 17, 1963, in Logansport, Indiana, USA to Edward Kinnear, a career diplomat with the US State Department, and Suzanne (nee Buck) Kinnear, a homemaker. He has two brothers -- James, vice president-investments at Wachovia Securities in Arizona who was born in 1957, and Steve, a business manager with the Billy Graham Training Center in North Carolina who was born in 1959. His family moved often, including Lebanon and Greece. While a student in Athens, Greg first ventured into the role of talk show host with his radio show "School Daze With Greg Kinnear".

Returning to college in the States, he attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, graduating in 1985 with a degree in broadcast journalism. He headed out to Los Angeles, landing his first job as a marketing assistant with Empire Entertainment. He auditioned to be an MTV VJ, but was not selected and became an on-location reporter for the channel. He had bit parts on L.A. Law (1986) and Life Goes On (1989). He would later become the creator, co-executive producer, and host of Best of the Worst (1991) (1990-91). His breakthrough was as first host of Talk Soup (1991) (1994), when he left the show for the NBC late-night talk show, Later (1994).

In 1994, Kinnear had his first big screen role, as a talk show host in the Damon Wayans comedy Blankman (1994). In 1995 he won the role of David Larrabee in Sydney Pollack's remake of Billy Wilder's 1954 classic Sabrina (1995). Next was the lead in the 1996 comedy Dear God (1996). In 1997, he was cast in James L. Brooks's blockbuster comedy-drama As Good as It Gets (1997), receiving an Oscar nomination as best supporting actor. In his next film, the romantic comedy A Smile Like Yours (1997), he starred opposite Lauren Holly as part of a couple trying to have a baby. The film met with lukewarm reviews and a low box office.

His next film, You've Got Mail (1998), struck gold. He played Meg Ryan's significant other, a newspaper columnist. Next he played Captain Amazing in Mystery Men (1999). His more recent films have Nurse Betty (2000), Loser (2000), and Someone Like You (2001).

Med was a great jazz saxophone player, band leader and big band musician. To say he was only an actor is the equivalent of saying Dwight D. Eisenhower was a military general without mentioning that he was also President of the United States. Flory was primarily a musician, with acting as a sideline.

American character actor Joe Higgins was most prominent playing the character of a sheriff in commercials and public service announcements. An actor from the age of nine, he attended the University of Dayton (Ohio) and worked in radio while a student. He entered television and played recurring roles on such television series as The Rifleman (1958) and Arrest and Trial (1963). His 1969 automobile commercial as a gravel-voiced sheriff became enormously popular, and Higgins played the character in scores of commercials, print ads and public appearances, twice winning the CLIO award for commercial actors. In addition to his acting, he earned a Ph.D. in Aviation Education from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He died in 1998. Services were held at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills and his ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean off the channel Islands north of Los Angeles by his two children; Brian and Valerie.

Joel Rush was born on 26 August 1981 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), 11-95 (2020) and Party Down (2009).

John McGreevey was born on 21 December 1922 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. He was a writer, known for The Waltons (1972), The Farmer's Daughter (1963) and Black Saddle (1959). He was married to Nota Louise Scholl. He died on 24 November 2010 in Laguna Hills, California, USA.

Michael Mandell was born on 11 June 1959 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for I Love You Phillip Morris (2009), New Year's Eve (2011) and Person of Interest (2011). He died on 26 July 2020.

Tiny, blue-eyed Ann Christy started in films with a bit part in Long Pants (1927) with Harry Langdon. She was then signed by one of the three major producers of silent comedy, Al Christie, to appear in a series of short comedies filmed at Paramount. It was there that she was spotted by Harold Lloyd, who saw in her the perfect down-to-earth New York girl he needed as co-star for his next film, Speedy (1928). This gag-laden comedy was filmed on location in New York and was popular with the public and critics alike. That same year she was selected as a WAMPAS baby star, but the promise of stardom was never fulfilled. Upon her return from New York, only minor roles in minor films came her way. She appeared in The Water Hole (1928), a Zane Grey western, and then ended up in a film for Chesterfield Pictures--a "Poverty Row" outfit--and Mack Sennett short comedies. Her career over before it had really begun, Ann Christy retired from film acting in 1932.

Mark Racop began studying filmmaking at the age of two, when he was always asking his father, "How do they DO that?" The elder Racop would answer, "Trick photography." The lad began reading every single "making of" book that he could lay his hands on, and was soon even making his own movies.

Long before fanfilms were the norm, Racop made three Batman fan films in high school and college. It was the third film that changed his life, when he entered it in the David Letterman Scholarship contest at Ball State Univeristy, where Racop was majoring in telecommunications with a film emphasis. He won a $3,500 scholarship, and this award opened many doors.

After working on several professional movies, Racop decided again to get back into filmmaking. "Starship 1: Havoc On Homeworld" (aka "Rock n Roll Starship") was his first professional effort.

Racop owns an 8,300 square foot movie studio in Logansport, Indiana, where he shoots movies, commercials, documentaries, and music videos.

Walker Whiteside was born on 16 March 1869 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Melting Pot (1915), The Belgian (1918) and Animated Weekly, No. 27 (1912). He was married to Leila Wolston McCord. He died on 17 August 1942 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA.

Tim Dorsey was born on 25 January 1961 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. Tim was a writer, known for Florida Roadkill. Tim was married to Janine Losey . Tim died on 26 November 2023 in Islamorada, Florida Keys, Florida, USA.

Duncan Cramer was born on 22 June 1901 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. He was an art director and production designer, known for Four Star Playhouse (1952), The Woman in the Window (1944) and Terry and the Pirates (1952). He died on 14 February 1980 in Orange County, California, USA.

Alysia Ferguson was born on 30 May 1981 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. She is an actress and costume designer, known for Yesterday's Tomorrow (2007), The Girl in the Woods (2005) and The Quantum Requiem (2008).

Salem Tutt Whitney started out with his younger brother Homer singing and dancing for nickels and dimes on the streets of their home town of Logansport, Indiana. A graduate of Manual High School in Indianapolis, like his brother, Salem studied for the ministry, but eventually went with his brother into vaudeville. From 1904 to 1906, they appeared in S. H. Dudley's Smart Set company; from 1906 to 1909, they were the leading performers in the Black Patti's Troubadors company; afterwards, they organized the Smart Set Company No. 2, and after gaining full financial and creative control of the company in 1916, they called it the "Smarter Set" company, and traveled the country for over a decade. Both Whitney and Tutt were known throughout the African-American theatrical world as pioneers and innovators; Whitney himself either composed the music or the lyrics for over fifty songs and wrote (in whole or in part) twenty-five musical comedies. Starting in 1930, Salem Tutt Whitney appeared in 640 Broadway performances of "Green Pastures"; he portrayed Noah.

Robert Roderick was born on 14 June 1915 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. He is known for The Naked Dawn (1955), The Snow Creature (1954) and The Neanderthal Man (1953). He died on 17 October 1993 in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA.

Martin Monahan was born in Logansport, Indiana, USA. He is known for Food Depot (2014), The Gateway (2015) and Helena Pembroke-Cumberton (2014).

Jerron is co-writer of the produced original swing musical Big City and an award-winning screenwriter with a focus on horror and horror-comedy. He has written or co-written more than a dozen screenplays, both on spec and for indie producers. Jerron was one of the writers on IDLE GIRL for Rad Entertainment and PHANTOM FUN WORLD for Jonestown Films.

From an early age, Jerron has worked many different jobs--bus boy, comic shop clerk, pizza manager, liquor store clerk, big box retail sales, call center, human resources, and more!--all of which added material to his story-prone creative side. Even his hobbies fueled his future screenwriting. Reading comic books, playing Dungeons & Dragons, being on stage and behind the scenes in community theater--it's all grist for the story mill.

After studying telecommunications at Ball State University and film at University of Nevada Las Vegas, Jerron has proven that no amount of schooling is as helpful or insightful as a lifetime in the real world. He currently splits time between that silly real world and a world of monsters, blood, and horror.

Maibelle Heikes Justice was born in 1871 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. Maibelle Heikes was a writer, known for The Glory of Yolanda (1917), Orphan Sally (1922) and The End of the Trail (1916). Maibelle Heikes died on 11 March 1926.

Edna Goodrich was born on 22 December 1883 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Who Loved Him Best? (1918), Armstrong's Wife (1915) and Queen X (1917). She was married to Nat C. Goodwin. She died on 26 May 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.

Homer Tutt and his brother Salem Tutt Whitney were vaudevillians who traveled the country singing, dancing and performing in all venues. They started out in their home town of Logansport, Indiana singing and dancing for pennies. After the family moved to Indianapolis, both brothers went to work to help their widowed mother, but soon went out on the road. They appeared with the S. H. Dudley "Smart Set Company" from 1904 to 1906, and then with the Black Patti Troubadors from 1906 to 1908. In 1908, the brothers organized "The Southern Smart Set Company" and traveled the country for several years with the troupe. A number of Black actors, including James Baskette and blues singer Mamie Smith,appeared in those productions. Settling in New York City after 1928, Homer Tutt appeared on Broadway in "The Green Pastures" and "Deep Harlem".

Aaron Heilman was born on 12 November 1978 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. He has been married to Kerri since 14 December 2002.

Shaun Fox acted and assisted in the production of the award winning The After School Special (2000). He helped with the lighting design for the film, as well as being in charge of post-production advertising and serving as publicist for Michael Wolinski and Jeffrey Wolinski (Director/ Writers/Actors. Shaun also assisted in the production of 'My Brother's Light', the follow-up to 'The After School Special', where he provided still photography for the project and helped with project co-ordination and make-up. Shaun is currently shooting a documentary on first time filmmakers on the film festival circuit. Along with Michael Wolinski and Jeffrey Woliski, Shaun Fox also co-owns/co-manages Tripod Films, LLC.

India Jobelmann was born on 22 October 1920 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Instrumental Treason (2004). She was married to Herman Jobelmann and Louis Zerbe. She died on 1 February 2019 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

George Tichenor was born on 2 February 1920 in Logansport, Indiana, United States. He died on 25 September 1998 in Logansport, Indiana, United States.