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Devon Graye was born on 8 March 1987 in Mountain View, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Nope (2022), I See You (2019) and 13 Sins (2014).- Actor
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Few actors ever managed a complete image transition as thoroughly as did Dick Powell: in his case, from the boyish, wavy-haired crooner in musicals to rugged crime fighters in film noirs. Powell grew up in the town of Little Rock, Arkansas, one of three brothers (one of them, Howard, ended up as vice president of the Illinois Central Railroad). He worked his way through schooling, sidelining as a soda jerk and a grocery clerk before entering the world of show biz as a singer (tenor) and banjo player with the Royal Peacock Orchestra in Louisville, Kentucky. He then got a gig with the Charlie Davis band and toured with them throughout the mid-west, appearing at dance halls and picture theaters. He next worked as a master of ceremonies and this rounded him off as an entertainer even before he was signed by a Warner Brothers talent scout in 1932. Looking rather younger than his actual years, Powell soon found himself typecast as clean-cut singing juveniles in a series of exuberant musicals with lavish production numbers like 42nd Street (1933), one of two dozen similar pictures he made for the studio.
In 1935, Powell's salary amounted to $70,000. Two years later, he had become one of Hollywood's top ten box office stars, yet was paid just half of what he had earned as an MC. A keen businessman with an eye for profit, Powell had already invested wisely in land and property. When he left Warners in 1939 with no discernible acting opportunities in sight, he was in no way short of money. He was, however, desperate to escape his image, declaring "I knew I wasn't the greatest singer in the world and I saw no reason why an actor should restrict himself to any one particular phase of the business". He fairly jumped at the chance to act in non-singing roles, joining Paramount in 1940 to appear opposite Ellen Drew in the sparkling Preston Sturges comedy Christmas in July (1940). This was followed by two marital farces featuring his then-wife, Joan Blondell, both efforts receiving only a lukewarm response at the box-office. Still dissatisfied with lightweight roles, Powell lobbied hard to get the lead (eventually scored by Fred MacMurray) in Double Indemnity (1944) but was knocked back. Instead, he was slotted into more of the same fare, refused to comply and was suspended.
His box office credo now at a low ebb, Powell tried his luck at RKO and at last managed to secure a lucrative role: that of hard-boiled private eye Philip Marlowe in Raymond Chandler's Murder, My Sweet (1944). The author himself approved of the casting, though the director (Edward Dmytryk) fought off initial misgivings. The result proved nothing if not a tangible hit for RKO. Bosley Crowther of the New York Times remarked " ...and while he may lack the steely coldness and cynicism of a Humphrey Bogart, Mr. Powell need not offer any apologies. He has definitely stepped out of the song-and-dance, pretty-boy league with this performance". In short order, offers suddenly kept coming. Having successfully reinvented himself, Powell now found steady work on radio, respectively as "Richard Rogue" and then "Richard Diamond, Private Eye". In films, he remained on cue for wise-cracking tough guy roles in Cornered (1945) and Johnny O'Clock (1947). His most challenging role yet was as best-selling novelist James Lee Bartlow in MGM's epic drama The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)]. Powell also dabbled at directing, though he only helmed six pictures in total: among them a minor film noir, Split Second (1953)], and an above-average submarine drama, The Enemy Below (1957)]. Having quit film acting in the mid-50s, he began to concentrate primarily on producing TV drama as host and executive producer of his own award-winning anthology show, The Dick Powell Theatre (1961). He was also co-founder and managing director of Four Star Television (which had its studios where Republic had formerly existed and which would subsequently become CBS Cinema Center).
Dick Powell died prematurely of lung cancer in January 1963 at the age of 58. He was survived by his third wife, the actress June Allyson.- Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Assaf Cohen grew up in Palo Alto, lived for a number of years in the Middle East, and attended UC Berkeley where he earned a Bachelors degree in Integrative Biology. Later, he continued his classical training by earning a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, under the instruction of renowned acting instructor William Esper. Regional theater credits include leading roles at South Coast Rep, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Marin Shakespeare Festival, Marin Theatre Company, TheatreWorks, PCPA Theaterfest and The Magic in San Francisco. Cohen practices Tae Kwon Do and speaks Hebrew, Arabic and Spanish.
- Sean Patrick Small was born on 8 August 1992 in Mountain View, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022), The Just (2018) and Utensils (2018).
- Grant Mattos was born on 12 March 1981 in Mountain View, California, USA. He is married to Christina Cox.
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Marcia Lynn Anthony was born on September 3 in Mountain View, CA, USA. Growing up in a Navy family, she lived and traveled the world, but calls Virginia home. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. After serving almost 7 years in the Navy she divided her focus into acting and moved to Los Angeles, CA, where she now both serves and performs. She is an actress known for Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2022), NCIS: Hawai'i (2021), and Shooter (2018).- Actor
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Jon Prescott was born on 10 August 1981 in Mountain View, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Holiday (2006), Howl (2010) and Parts Per Billion (2014).- Arash DeMaxi was born on 8 September 1998 in Mountain View, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Irrational (2023), Partner Track (2022) and The Equalizer (2021).
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Rodney Bingenheimer was born on 15 December 1947 in Mountain View, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Repo Man (1984), Up in Smoke (1978) and Inevitable Grace (1994).- Nicole Nieth was born on 20 June 1970 in Mountain View, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Spanglish (2004), ER (1994) and The Yellow Bird (2001).
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- Sound Department
Victor Chi was born in Mountain View, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Shameless (2011), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) and Wish Dragon (2021).- Art Department
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Susan A. Burig was born in Mountain View, California, USA. Susan A. is an actor and producer, known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). Susan A. was previously married to Tim Flattery.- Visual Effects
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Todd Hansen was born on 21 December 1987 in Mountain View, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Lego Movie (2014), The Lego Batman Movie (2017) and The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017).- Cinematographer
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Joshua R. Turner, SOC is a Los Angeles based cinematographer and Emmy nominated camera operator from Twain Harte, California. He is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild and Society of Camera Operators, as well as an alumni of San Diego State University. In addition to traditional camera work for cinema and television, he also operates cameras under water as a scuba diver and in the air as a skydiver and wingsuit pilot.- Actress
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Kathy McCarthy was born in Mountain View, California, USA. She is an American actress, writer, producer & director. McCarthy studied at the highly acclaimed repertory theatre Playhouse West in North Hollywood, CA under the direction of notable teacher Robert Carnegie and academy award nominated actor Jeff Goldblum, and was an ensemble cast member in the popular theatrical play and LA's longest running drama: Welcome Home Soldier. McCarthy earned a Liberal Arts degree with an emphasis in psychology and business from Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri.- Director
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Ben Rekhi is an award-winning filmmaker of mixed Indian and American descent. After working with the Coen Brothers in the camera department of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Rekhi was hired by George Clooney to shoot the behind the scenes for "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind." Rekhi went on to produce the Independent Spirit Award-nominated "Bomb the System", direct the SXSW Audience Award winner "Waterborne", and write the English Dialogues for Ben Kingsley in the Bollywood film "Teen Patti." In 2010, Rekhi joined film finance company IM Global and spent five years at the company during its rapid expansion. While there he was a producer on "Plush" for director Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight") and went on to oversee the Hindi-language film slate in India for Jason Blum ("Get Out," "Paranormal Activity"). Rekhi returned to directing with "The Ashram," a spiritual thriller starring Academy Award Winner Melissa Leo, Kal Penn, and Radhika Apte, which was released by The Orchard. His third feature "Watch List" was a crime thriller co- financed by Bron Studios ("Joker") and executive produced by XYZ Films ("The Raid"). The film was nominated for 11 Filipino Oscars, ultimately winning two (for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor). His fourth film "The Reunited States," a documentary executive produced by Van Jones and Meghan McCain, released on Amazon before its nationwide PBS premiere in 2022. Ben is in post-production on "The Other Side," a documentary about a behavioral program for ex-cons, and attached to direct "Last Man In Tower," based on the book of the same name by Aravind Adiga who also wrote "White Tiger," upon which the Netflix hit film is based. He is represented by Roar Management in Los Angeles.- Nadia Dina Ariqat was born on 22 June 1983 in Mountain View, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Date Movie (2006), Seed of Chucky (2004) and The Celebrity Look-Alike Show (2003).
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Brian DeAngelis was born and raised in Mountain View, CA. He is a comedy writer and producer best known for his work with USC Comedy. Brian has produced a variety of short-form and episodic content for USC School of Cinematic Arts, SiliconAngle Media, and Spiked Juice Box including Aggie's Spirits (2022), Kyle's Kreamery (2021), and Get Kissed or Die Brian (2021).- Actress
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Emmy Newman is the great-niece of Oscar-winner Paul Newman and granddaughter of production manager Arthur Newman. She was born in the Bay Area, California. She was educated at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon where she studied both Psychology and Theater. While attending, she was awarded an academic scholarship for her work in the Theater Department, recognized for her performance as Queen Marguerite in Ionesco's "Exit the King," and received a vocal scholarship to study singing.
As a child, she loved singing, acting and dancing and participated in many school musicals and community theater. It wasn't until college that she decided she wanted to pursue acting as a career. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles to continue her family legacy in the film industry. She has been in commercials and several short films, including "Life is Horrible," (2016) which won Best Comedy at the United International Film Festival. She studies at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and is excited for what is to come.- Actor
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Luis Huizar was born on 25 August 1975 in Mountain View, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Sorpresa Desde El Infierno (2022), Soy Familia Soy Michoacano (2015) and El Inocente (2018). He has been married to Vianey Huizar since 27 January 1993. They have four children.- Producer
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Jessica Buchanan was born on 9 October 1983 in Mountain View, California, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Surface (2005), Bullseye (2015) and 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty (2014).- Slim, lovely, and shapely blue-eyed blonde bombshell Athena Lundberg was born on April 12, 1986 in Mountain View, California. Her parents are Donald and Melodie Lundberg. She's named after the Greek goddess of war. Athena's family moved from Sunnyvale, California to Lathrop, California when she was a little girl. Lundberg attended Lathrop Elementary School and Sierra High School. She was home schooled during her final high school years and received a diploma from Manteen Adult School. Athena aspired to be a "Playboy" Playmate ever since she was sixteen years old. Lundberg's wish came true at age nineteen after she participated in Playboy TV's "Sexy Girls Next Door" contest and won the opportunity to become a Playmate. Athena was the Playmate of the Month in the January, 2006 issue of the famous men's magazine. She has a small part in the romantic comedy "Kissing Strangers." Lundberg lives in Hollywood, California.
- Paula Wayne was born on 3 November 1934 in Mountain View, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for Everglades! (1961), The Danny Thomas Hour (1967) and Judd for the Defense (1967). She was married to Robert L. Shelley and Robert Meyerson. She died on 9 November 2018 in Florida, USA.
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Kenneth Jezek was born on 13 April 1962 in Mountain View, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Come What May (2009), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Gene Kelly Newspaper Dance Tribute Featuring Cole Newburg (2021). He has been married to Karen Kelly since 1989. They have two children.- Nick Spangler was born on 11 May 1985 in Mountain View, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Legion of Grads (2013), I Take Thee Zoe (2015) and The Grote-est Showman (2019).