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- Demond Wilson was born on 13 October 1946 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor, known for Sanford and Son (1972), The New Odd Couple (1982) and Me and the Kid (1993). He has been married to Cicely Loise Johnston since 3 May 1974. They have six children.
- Actor
- Producer
Sonny Shroyer was born in Valdosta, Georgia, a small city on the Georgia-Florida border. Shroyer, whose given name is Otis Burt Shroyer Jr., grew up steeped in the traditions of the deep South. He worked in the tobacco warehouses pushing tobacco buggies and helped his father in their fruit stand-ice cream parlor business. His prowess in high school football landed him a football scholarship at Florida State University (he later ended up playing football in the movie The Longest Yard (1974) with another FSU football player, Burt Reynolds). However, his football career was cut short by an injury, and Shroyer finished his education at the University of Georgia, where he earned his degree in business.
In 1961 he posed in football gear for a photographer who was shooting pictures for the back cover of the program for the Georgia-Georgia Tech football game. That picture launched his professional career. After many more print ads and commercials, Sonny landed his first movie roles in Sixteen (1972) with Mercedes McCambridge and Payday (1973) with Rip Torn. His movie career blossomed with many more films, including Gator (1976), The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977), The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance (1978), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978) and a TV miniseries, Freedom Road (1979). While working on "Freedom Road," Shroyer, who had gained quite a reputation for playing a "bad guy", was cast in the role of "Enos," the big-grinned, bumbling, dipstick deputy of The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) television series. His popularity on the show prompted Warner Brothers and CBS to spin him off into his own series, Enos (1980). "Enos" ran 17 episodes and was nominated for two "Peoples Choice" awards, and for Shroyer as "Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Program."
Shroyer remains active in a variety of television network appearances and feature films. Appearances of note have been in the Emmy-winning NBC hit television series I'll Fly Away (1991), where he played bigoted, abusive father Bobby Slocum, and as a possessed ex-deputy sheriff in the television series American Gothic (1995). He has played a smooth-talking ladies man in a Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998) episode and a murderer-rapist in Today's F.B.I. (1981). Additionally, his credits include television appearances as a disturbed parent on In the Heat of the Night (1988). He also played University of Alabama head coach Bear Bryant Paramount's smash hit Forrest Gump (1994) with Tom Hanks.
Sonny makes numerous benefit appearances, helping out with projects such as the Los Angeles Special Olympics, Muscular Dystrophy, The Cystic Fibrosis Telethon, and the American Cancer Society. He also assisted the "Get High On Life, Not Drugs," sponsored by the Boston Police Department, and recently made a film called "Methamphetamine: Terrorist Attack in South Georgia" produced by friend Bob Brabham. He recently completed a movie called A Tale About Bootlegging (2005), an independent comedy for the whole family. He plays a small town sheriff in the mountains of North Carolina.
When free from public appearances and film or television commitments, he returns to his hometown of Valdosta, where he lives with his wife, Paula.- Andrea Powell was born in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, best known for The Resident (2022), The Righteous Gemstones (2019), Ender's Game (2013), and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012), and The Gates (2010). She has been married to Paul Ferguson since 1993. Andrea is a member of the Cherokee Nation.
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Born in Georgia but raised in Houston since the age of 7, this self-described "Prince of Darkness" was compelled to use the comedy stage as his philosophic soapbox. At 13, he would sneak out of his suburban house to hustle his way onto open-mike night rosters. In two brief decades, Hicks worked his way up the sweat-stained comedy ladder to national exposure on The Tonight Show, Late Show with David Letterman and an HBO cable special. Rolling Stone named him the "hot stand-up" of 1993. He was the hit of the 1990 and 1991 Just for Laughs comedy festivals in Montreal. Dead at 32, the enigmatic Hicks was admired, reviled and misunderstood. - The Montreal Gazette, March 28, 1994- Music Artist
- Actor
- Composer
In junior high, Rhett learned how to play the drums. When he was old enough, he would go onstage with his father, Rhett Akins, and play the drums for him. A band was then put together in high school called The High Heeled Flip Flops.[3] Besides music, he did not have a career choice in mind. After high school, Rhett went to college at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. He there played as a member of Tau Phi for their cowboy show and for frat parties, where he got used to the crowd.
Rhett is married to Lauren Gregory, whom he has known since first grade. The couple married on October 12 2012.- Stunts
- Actor
Tripp Pickell was born on 21 May 1974 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor, known for Magnum P.I. (2018), Dawn of Don Damage Vol. 1 (2024) and Pam & Tommy (2022).- Emory Bass was born on 12 August 1925 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for 1776 (1972), Dark Shadows (1966) and Kojak (1973). He died on 4 March 2015 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Singer Billy Joe Royal enjoyed a successful musical career which spanned over forty years and encompassed the pop, rock, and country music genres. He was born on April 3, 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia and raised in Marietta, Georgia. Royal hailed from a family of musical entertainers. Billy Joe made his public debut at age five in a first-grade performance for the PTA and sang on his uncle's radio show at age eleven. At age fourteen Royal learned how to play the steel guitar and joined the Georgia Jubilee. He fronted his own rock band at age sixteen which performed around Atlanta. In addition, Billy Joe was a local singing sensation at the Bamboo Ranch in Savannah, Georgia in the 1950's and early 1960's.
Royal recorded a single in 1962 that flopped. Billy Joe scored a massive top 10 hit in 1965 with "Down in the Boondocks," which peaked at #9 and turned Royal into a teen idol for a short spell. The follow-up songs "I Knew You When," "I've Got To Be Somebody," and "Cherry Hill Park" all likewise cracked the Billboard top 40. When Royal's career faltered in the late 1970's, he became a regular performer in both Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. Billy Joe bounced back in the 1980's as a country singer; the songs "Burned Like a Rocket," "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow," and "Tell It Like It Is" were all top 10 country chart hits. Royal acted in the Shakespearean rock opera "Catch My Soul," made an uncredited appearance singing the folk ballad "Mountain Woman" in the bizarre horror picture "A Name for Evil," and narrated the groovy rock documentary "Mondo Daytona." He also acted in several TV commercials. His signature tune "Down in the Boondocks" is featured on the soundtracks for the films "Glory Road" and "Riding in Cars with Boys." Among the albums Billy Joe recorded were "Stay Close to Home," "Now and Then, Then and Now," and "His First Gospel Album," which was his last album. Moreover, Royal continued to perform on stage in country bars all over the South. He died in his sleep at age 73 at his home in North Carolina on October 6, 2015.- Composer
- Writer
- Actor
Rhett Akins was born on 13 October 1969 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. He is a composer and writer, known for Something to Talk About (1995), Black Dog (1998) and Country Strong (2010).- M. Elizabeth Hughes was born in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. She is a producer, known for Short Term 12 (2013), Sasquatch (2021) and Lorena (2019).
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Daryn Beasley was born on 20 October 1980 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor, known for Snakes on a Train (2006).- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Director
John Bring was born on 1 July 1981 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Kung Fu (2021), Supernatural (2005) and A Gingerbread House (2015).- Randall Godfrey was born on 6 April 1973 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA.
- Mary Catherine Burns was born on 19 April 2001 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. She is a composer, known for Artist Block (2023), Better Than I Was (2023) and Who's Gonna Sleep First?.
- Additional Crew
- Actress
Leigh Collins was born on 12 July 1980 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for Luke Bryan Farm Tour (2012) and Making the Band (2000).- Tim Drew was born on 31 August 1978 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA.
- Actor
Dwight Martin was born on 20 May 1921 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. He was an actor. He died on 4 January 2017 in Hebron, Connecticut, USA.- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
The multi-talented Kyle Townsend is a prolific producer, composer, and songwriter who performs under the stage name Frank Wonder. His work has earned 3 Grammy Award nominations, and 3 Academy Award nominations for Best Song. He has created music for an illustrious list of Grammy and Oscar-winning recording artists including Celine Dion, Mary J. Blige, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Hudson, Andra Day, Common, and many others.- Kyle Ragan was born on 7 January 1980 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor, known for Maid of Heaven (2016).
- Molefi Kete Asante is an African-American professor and philosopher. He is a leading figure in the fields of African-American studies, and communication studies. Molefi is a professor in the Department of Africology at Temple University, where he founded the PhD program in African-American Studies. He is president of the Molefi Kete Asante Institute for Afrocentric Studies.
Asante is known for his writings on Afrocentricity, a school of thought that has influenced the fields of sociology, intercultural communication, critical theory, political science, the history of Africa, and social work. He is the author of more than 66 books and the founding editor of the Journal of Black Studies. He is the father of author and filmmaker M.K. Asante. - Nancy Elizabeth Kammer was born on 27 March 1953 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for Lianna (1983), One Dollar (2018) and Ovid and the Art of Love (2019).
- Additional Crew
- Art Department
Rachel M. Spurlock was born on 2 February 1980 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. She is known for Big Momma's House 2 (2006), Yo Momma (2006) and The Adam Carolla Project (2005).- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Louis Lomax was born on 16 August 1922 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Frontiers of Faith (1951), ABC News Close-Up (1960) and The Danny Thomas Hour (1967). He was married to Robinette (Grivel) Kirk, Wanda K. (Baker) Harris and Delores Newsome. He died on 30 July 1970 in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, USA.- Desi Relaford was born on 16 September 1973 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA.
- Charlie Norwood was born on 27 July 1941 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. He was married to Gloria Wilkinson. He died on 13 February 2007 in Augusta, Georgia, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
Composer Jerry Johnson was born in Valdosta, Georgia in 1969 and later grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah until he was 17. In 1989 he attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. While he was living in Los Angeles he met many interesting characters that would deeply influence his life and later become lifelong friends. Among them was Writer, Producer Jim Houck who he would later work with on the film "The Writer". In the early 90's he moved to Boston, Massachusetts where he attended the Berklee College of Music for 5 years studying jazz and classical composition. In 1996 he moved to the Czech Republic which he insists was one of the best decisions he made in life. He describes Prague in the mid 90s as one of the most beautiful places on earth. While living in the Czech Republic he discovered his love of travel and spent the better part of over a decade traveling the world and studying the music of various cultures.- Visual Effects
- Editorial Department
- Production Manager
Joseph Langdale was born on 21 February 1974 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. Joseph is a production manager, known for The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Last Knights (2015) and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012).- Additional Crew
Newton Perry was born on 6 January 1908 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. He is known for Shooting Mermaids (1941), Crystal Champions (1929) and The Human Fish (1940). He died on 22 November 1987 in Ocala, Florida, USA.- Additional Crew
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Location Management
Tina Marie Sauls was born in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. Tina Marie is known for American Made (2017), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and Zombieland (2009).