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Jenna Fischer is best known for playing Pam Beesly on the acclaimed television show The Office, for which she received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress and two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Comedy.
She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but was raised mostly in St. Louis, Missouri. Jenna watched her mom, Anne, perform in church plays when she was young, which instilled a love of theater and performance.
A trained theater actress, Fischer returned to her roots after wrapping The Office. She starred in the Off-Broadway play Reasons to Be Happy, written and directed by Neil LaBute and co-starring Josh Hamilton, Leslie Bibb, and Fred Weller. She went on to star in the world premiere of Steve Martin's newest play Meteor Shower, an absurdist comedy opposite Greg Germann and Josh Stamberg, for a record-breaking run at the Old Globe Theatre.
In October 2019, Fischer and The Office cast-mate and real-life best friend Angela Kinsey launched a podcast called Office Ladies on the Earwolf platform, which has become wildly popular, landing in the Top Ten globally every week and receiving over 200 million downloads in its first two years. In January 2021, Office Ladies won iHeart Radio's Podcast of the Year award.
She is the author of two books: The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide, in which she details her journey from St. Louis to Hollywood to become a working actress, and the forthcoming Office BFF's: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There (co-authored with Angela Kinsey), which is a memoir of their best friendship and time working on The Office.- Actress
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Shelley Lee Long was born at 7:15 am on Tuesday, August 23, 1949 in Indian Village, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, the only child of Ivadine (Williams), a schoolteacher, and Leland Long, a teacher who had previously worked in the rubber industry. Shelley attended school at Kekionga Junior High for grades 6-9 and at South Side High School for grades 10-12. She enrolled at Northwestern University in 1967 as an undergraduate studying drama. Her first job was at the university as a meal plan checker. She left Northwestern to pursue a dual career in acting and modeling. She also had a brief marriage to her first husband that ended in divorce. In Chicago, she became a member of the celebrated Second City troupe, in addition to writing, producing and co-hosting a popular Chicago magazine program called "Sorting It Out" in 1975. The show ran for three years on a local NBC station and won three Emmy Awards for Best Entertainment Show.
She met her second husband, Bruce Tyson (a securities broker), on a blind date in 1979. They were married in October, 1981. In 1982, she played the character Diane Chambers in the new NBC comedy series, Cheers (1982). She played the part for five years, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1983, winning Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1983, for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 1985 and a Quality TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1986. She gave birth to a daughter, Juliana, on March 27, 1985. On her summer hiatus from "Cheers", Long made feature films, receiving a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress for Irreconcilable Differences (1984). In 1987, she starred in the hit comedy Outrageous Fortune (1987) with Bette Midler. Soon after, she left "Cheers" after five years to embark on a film career. However, her films Hello Again (1987) and Troop Beverly Hills (1989) were not hits, and she returned to television appearing in the final episode of Cheers in 1993. That same year, she appeared in her own television series "Good Advice" (1993) which was canceled. She returned to feature films playing Carol Brady in the The Brady Bunch Movie (1995). The film became a hit and spawned a sequel, A Very Brady Sequel (1996), which wasn't a hit. She returned to television playing the title role in "Kelly Kelly" (1998), which was canceled after a few episodes. She also played Diane Chambers a few times on "Frasier", the spinoff of Cheers. Her personal life took a huge blow when her husband divorced her in 2004 after more than 20 years of marriage. She recovered and continued on with her career, appearing in guest-starring roles on television, including a recurring role on Modern Family (2009). She supported her daughter Juliana Long Tyson's decision to follow in her footsteps as an actress. She also encouraged Juliana to get married, which she did in 2015, to management consultant Ryan Kissick. Shelley herself never remarried after her two divorces but continues to work in television.- Actress
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Carole Lombard was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 6, 1908. Her parents divorced in 1916 and her mother took the family on a trip out West. While there they decided to settle down in the Los Angeles area. After being spotted playing baseball in the street with the neighborhood boys by a film director, Carole was signed to a one-picture contract in 1921 when she was 12. The film in question was A Perfect Crime (1921). Although she tried for other acting jobs, she would not be seen onscreen again for four years. She returned to a normal life, going to school and participating in athletics, excelling in track and field. By age 15 she had had enough of school, though, and quit. She joined a theater troupe and played in several stage shows, which were for the most part nothing to write home about. In 1925 she passed a screen test and was signed to a contract with Fox Films. Her first role as a Fox player was Hearts and Spurs (1925), in which she had the lead. Right after that film she appeared in a western called Durand of the Bad Lands (1925). She rounded out 1925 in the comedy Marriage in Transit (1925) (she also appeared in a number of two-reel shorts). In 1926 Carole was seriously injured in an automobile accident that resulted in the left side of her face being scarred. Once she had recovered, Fox canceled her contract. She did find work in a number of shorts during 1928 (13 of them, many for slapstick comedy director Mack Sennett), but did go back for a one-time shot with Fox called Me, Gangster (1928). By now the film industry was moving from the silent era to "talkies". While some stars' careers ended because of heavy accents, poor diction or a voice unsuitable to sound, Carole's light, breezy, sexy voice enabled her to transition smoothly during this period. Her first sound film was High Voltage (1929) at Pathe (her new studio) in 1929. In 1931 she was teamed with William Powell in Man of the World (1931). She and Powell hit it off and soon married, but the marriage didn't work out and they divorced in 1933. No Man of Her Own (1932) put Carole opposite Clark Gable for the first and only time (they married seven years later in 1939). By now she was with Paramount Pictures and was one of its top stars. However, it was Twentieth Century (1934) that showed her true comedic talents and proved to the world what a fine actress she really was. In 1936 Carole received her only Oscar nomination for Best Actress for My Man Godfrey (1936). She was superb as ditzy heiress Irene Bullock. Unfortunately, the coveted award went to Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld (1936), which also won for Best Picture. Carole was now putting out about one film a year of her own choosing, because she wanted whatever role she picked to be a good one. She was adept at picking just the right part, which wasn't surprising as she was smart enough to see through the good-ol'-boy syndrome of the studio moguls. She commanded and received what was one of the top salaries in the business - at one time it was reported she was making $35,000 a week. She made but one film in 1941, Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941). Her last film was in 1942, when she played Maria Tura opposite Jack Benny in To Be or Not to Be (1942). Tragically, she didn't live to see its release. The film was completed in 1941 just at the time the US entered World War II, and was subsequently held back for release until 1942. Meanwhile, Carole went home to Indiana for a war bond rally. On January 16, 1942, Carole, her mother, and 20 other people were flying back to California when the plane went down outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. All aboard perished. The highly acclaimed actress was dead at the age of 33 and few have been able to match her talents since.- Big, brawny, blond-haired Eric Bruskotter owns an equally sizable and extensive acting career that transcends well over 20 years. Bruskotter, who was born on March 22, 1966 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, originally appeared most commonly in television. His first acting gig came in the form of an episode of Amazing Stories (1985). He did a few other television appearances before landing a more consistent role on the series Tour of Duty (1987), playing a member of a platoon set in the backdrop of the Vietnam War. This series lasted from 1987 up until 1989; however, Bruskotter managed to stay busy with each year as time spiraled into the 1990s. His film roles at that point in time included Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), playing an arrogant gym bully, opposite Jason Scott Lee as the lead role of martial artist Bruce Lee. 1997 would see the return of Bruskotter in a familiar soldier-type role, when he appeared in the science fiction cult movie Starship Troopers (1997). In this he played an unlucky trooper who lost his life during a training course accident. Other acting roles in his impressive resume include episodes on Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), JAG (1995), Angel (1999), 24 (2001) and Law & Order: LA (2010).
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Dan Butler was born on 2 December 1954 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Frasier (1993), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011). He has been married to Richard Waterhouse since 12 September 2010.- Actor
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The gangly York is best remembered as the first and most frustrated "Darrin Stephens" on the long-running TV series Bewitched (1964). He left the series in 1969 because of a chronic back ailment. He later founded Acting for Life, a private fund-raising effort for the homeless which he managed from his home, where he was bedridden with a degenerative spine injury.- Actor
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Robert Rusler - actor, athlete, writer, and natural performer - was born on September 20, 1965, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He soon moved to Hawaii, where he lived on Waikiki Beach and started surfing and skateboarding on a semi-professional level. At a young age his family moved to Los Angeles, where he began his martial arts career and entered many competitions. Then the bug struck to become an actor and Robert, right out of high school, met his manager and began taking acting classes at the Loft Studio with Peggy Feury and William Traylor. Soon thereafter he landed his first starring role, opposite Anthony Michael Hall and Robert Downey Jr. in John Hughes Weird Science (1985). He then starred opposite Marshall Bell and Robert Englund in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) . Later projects included Thrashin' (1986) opposite Josh Brolin (and all of his top professional skateboarding idols) and _Vamp (1986/I)_ opposite Grace Jones and Chris Makepeace, for which he received the award for Best Actor in a Science Fiction or Horror Film. Robert then starred opposite Bridget Fonda and Phoebe Cates in the cult classic feature film Shag (1988), which landed him numerous Teen Magazine interviews and features. Soon thereafter, he landed his first television series, Fox's The Outsiders (1990), which was Executive Producer Francis Ford Coppola's first television venture. His next project was starring opposite Tim Matheson and Brooke Adams in Stephen King's Emmy award-winning movie of the week, Sometimes They Come Back (1991). He then took another turn at the world of episodics as a series regular in Babylon 5 (1993), where he gained a huge international following and fan club. Robert's most recent industry accomplishments were in Warner Bros.' _Underworld, The (1997/II) (TV)_ by Academy Award-winning writer Christopher McQuarrie, followed by the controversial drama Wasted in Babylon (1999), where Robert again received critical acclaim for his innovative performance. When he is not gracing the screen, Robert enjoys surfing, snowboarding, motocross, golfing, traveling, and his new found love; creating and writing projects which he would like to produce and direct in the future.- Make-Up Department
Stephanie Cozart Burton was born on 10 November 1953 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. She is known for White Men Can't Jump (1992), In Living Color (1990) and The Talk (2010). She has been married to LeVar Burton since 3 October 1992. They have one child.- Actor
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Born in Indiana, raised in Hawaii, Storm is a world class martial artist who has trained in various styles for over 19 years. Storm holds belts in Arashi-Ryu Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Ninjitsu, Jujitsu and Northern Shaolin Kung Fu.
If you ask three time "Martial Art Masters Hall of Fame" inductee Storm how his action career started, you might not expect to hear that his Mother forced 8 year old Storm to take Karate because he was "hyperactive and clumsy". However, hardly anything about Storm is as it appears. Storm was born "Juan Ricardo Ojeda" to an African-American Father and Puerto Rican Mother and was then adopted by a Native American-Caucasian mother and Mexican-American father. Storm was brought up in the Asian/Polynesian culture of Honolulu, Hawaii. Storm truly is an "All American" - melting pot meets cultural mosaic - one that always had to check the box marked "other." In high school Storm was shy and started break-dancing as a way of trying to "fit in". This quickly became his passion and eventually led to Storm winning over 200 dance competitions in the genres of hip hop and break-dance. Storm received a dance scholarship, which paved the way for him moving to LA and dancing in music videos.
Although dancing was his passion, it only provided him with enough money for rent and a diet of ramen noodles and pop tarts with little left for anything else. Being devoted to the martial arts, Storm found himself stopping by and observing an outdoor Northern Shaolin class on his way home from work. Eventually Storm was approached by the teacher and asked to join, thus allowing him to broaden his knowledge of the martial arts. Wanting to further pursue his creative energies Storm began acting. He then graduated from the Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Acting Academy. While playing the role of Bayu on the television series, Conan The Adventurer, Storm developed the unique style that he is known for. This brand of action is a combination of martial arts, acrobatic skill, comedic timing, and an almost balletic grace. Storm has since gone on to work with Jet Li, Samo Hung, Sir Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Kelly Hu, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Michelle Rodriquez, Neal McDonough and Kristanna Loken.- Actor
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A well known character actor, Vigran was originally a law school graduate. He later chose to pursue acting, and performed in hundreds of radio shows with the likes of Jack Benny, Bob Hope and Jimmy Durante. He appeared frequently as various villains on the TV Series Adventures of Superman (1952), and made several guest appearances on television series like The Brady Bunch (1969) and I Love Lucy (1951).- Drake Hogestyn was born on 29 September 1953 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982) and Otherworld (1985). He has been married to Victoria Post since 31 December 1986. They have four children.
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Cass began his career in the motion picture industry as an extra - but soon he was alternating between acting parts and stunt work. The stunt work eventually prevailed and Cass went on to become one of Hollywood's top stunt co-ordinators and Second Unit Directors. This led to his producing several films which, in turn, led to first-unit directing.
Dave has co-produced Miramax Films' Texas Rangers (2001); a trio of Burt Reynolds' TV movies titled Hard Time (1998), for the TNT network - writing one episode, and directing another, Hard Time: The Premonition (1999). He has also co-written several other films including Enter the Devil (1972) and Hard Ground (2003). Dave was the director of The Hallmark Channel's mini-series, Johnson County War (2002), another take on the infamous Wyoming cattle wars, this one an adaptation by Larry McMurtry. Cass has directed two Gentle Ben TV movies, plus Night of the Wolf (2002), starring Anne Archer and Robert Urich, for Animal Planet.
And from Hallmark, again, David directed a city girl/country boy love story, Straight from the Heart (2003), which garnered the highest ratings ever for a Hallmark Channel TV Movie.- Jan Schweiterman was born on 30 September 1972 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Good Burger (1997), NightMan (1997) and Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997).
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Jill Bennett is an award-winning Los Angeles producer/writer/actor dedicated to creating opportunities for underrepresented filmmakers.
She began her career in Los Angeles at The Sacred Fools Theatre playing Apemantus, in their award-winning production of Timon of Athens alongside Jon Hamm.
Her viral hit We're Getting Nowhere, regarded by the press as "the video blog that started it all" for LGBTQ new media, led to a development deal with Viacom and a string of roles in television and film. In addition to serving on the Screen Actor's Guild LGBTQ National Board, she has spoken on LGBTQ media issues in over two dozen cities worldwide, including on the main stages at San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Munich Gay Pride.
Her producing experience ranges from charity events to live specials, theatre, radio, new media, and film. She has produced three award-winning micro-budget projects that played in the international film festival circuit and went on to acquire worldwide distribution.
Jill's comedy series Second Shot won picture of the year at London's LFest. She won two Audience Choice Awards at Logo's NewNowNext Awards and Curve Magazine has nominated her in four separate categories over the years, with three wins going to her two-season ensemble comedy We Have to Stop Now. Her most recent feature, Under the Influencer, is due to hit the film festival circuit in 2024.- Patrick McVey was born on 17 March 1910 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for North by Northwest (1959), Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and Party Girl (1958). He was married to Courteen Landis. He died on 6 July 1973 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Indiana-born, Lyn Thomas acted on stage before she came to Hollywood in the late 40s, working under contract to Eagle Lion, Hal Wallis Productions and 20th Century-Fox and yet never catching the proverbial brass ring. Throughout the 1950s, she appeared in many B movies and TV series (including The Abbott and Costello Show, Adventure s of Superman, The Millionaire, Dragnet and General Electric Theatre); she also frequently appeared on TV commercials and billboards. In 1960, Thomas made her final screen appearance and then (in her words) "got married, married, married." Now (1999) living at a California golf club with her husband of 21 years ("That's a record"), the happily retired Thomas has become a popular guest at Western cons.
- Julia Barr is an American actress, most famously for her role playing Brooke English on the soap opera, All My Children. She played the role for over 30 years, first debuting as Brooke in 1976 and exiting the show in 2006. Barr made special appearances as Brooke, reprising her role in both 2010 and 2011. Barr grew up in Fort Wayne, and made her acting debut at the age of 13 in a production of Peter Pan. She graduated as a theater major from the University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, and went on to spent two years at the Studio Arena Theater in Buffalo, New York. She earned her equity card performing at the Studio Arena Theater and starred in a small role in "A Girl in My Soup" which also starred Van Johnson. Not long after marrying her first husband, Barr moved to New York City and continued working in the theater until she was cast as mafia daughter Serena Szabo on Ryan's Hope. The role was supposed to be a two year contract, but the character was written off after only six months. Barr was then cast as the spoiled rich niece of Phoebe Tyler on All My Children, replacing Elissa Leeds as Brooke English. Her character quickly became a fan favorite and garnered eight Emmy nominations for her performance, winning in 1990 and again in 1998. Barr married husband Richard Hirschlag in 1982, and had a daughter, Alison in 1984. In her spare time Barr works with a variety of animal rights organizations and is a spokesperson for The Fund For Animals. Most recently, she has signed a contract to reprise her famous role as Brooke English in Prospect Park's online version of All My Children.
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Filmmaker, Youtube Creator and Producer of many feature films and documentaries, J. Horton is known for boldly crossing genre boundaries and 'getting it done." In addition to his prolific work in the film industry, he's gained a lot of traction in recent years as a Youtube personality. His Channel The J. Horton is a go to spot for filmmakers wanting to learn more about the business side of filmmaking.- Actress
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Andrea Russett was born on 27 June 1995 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016), Expelled (2014) and Sickhouse (2016).- Sharon Rose Gabet is an actor, a registered nurse and certified yoga teacher trained at Shambhava School of Yoga, Boulder, CO. Born and raised in Indiana, she received a degree in nursing from Purdue, completed the MFA Acting Program at Cornell University, moved to New York City, was accepted into the famed Actor's Studio and worked with Lee Strasberg, Elia Kazan, Lee Grant and Arthur Penn. She enjoyed a dozen years as an Eighties soap star, garnering two Best Actress Daytime Emmy nominations for her portrayal of Raven Whitney on 'The Edge of Night' (1977-1984).
After her third child was born with autism, Sharon Rose began a twenty-year study and exploration of alternative medicine, holistic healing, spirituality, metaphysics, psychology, philosophy, astrology and astronomy. Her professional resume includes experience as a nurse, energy therapist, workshop facilitator, astrologer, actor and author ('Spiritual Magic', 'From the Raven to the Dove'). She loves traveling around the world's ancient archaeological sites and lives with her daughter among the California Redwoods. - Jan Russell Stine was born on April 29, 1938 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. Jan was the son of Jan J. N. Stine and Bernardine Anne Bowers. His father was employed as a spray painter, later becoming a plant foreman, and his mother was employed as a glove inspector. Jan became interested in acting during his high school years at Fort Wayne Central High School, appearing in a number of high school plays and becoming the leader of the local affiliate of The National Thespian Society. He relocated to California and trained at the Pasadena Playhouse as an actor. He was in over thirty movies and television programs and was known for The Donna Reed Show (1958), Wise Use of Credit (1960), Claudelle Inglish (1961) and Munroe (1963). His final acting appearances were as Timmy and Runt in two episodes of the television series Hank (1966). Following his acting career he completed a Master of Arts degree, became a school teacher followed by a change in career to become a nursing home and rehabilitation center administrator. He died on November 13, 2010 from complications caused by throat cancer in La Verne, California, USA.
- Karl Bruskotter was born on 22 March 1966 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Tour of Duty (1987), Rented Lips (1987) and Mad About You (1988).
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Allison Flanagan was born on 6 December 1982 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Party with Me (2020), Curvature (2010) and Devil's Crossing (2011).- Producer
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Jim Leonard was born and raised in small towns in Indiana. He attended Hanover College, then moved to New York where he was lucky enough to become a playwright-in-residence at the prestigious Circle Repertory Theatre. Jim premiered numerous plays Off Broadway. He learned to write for TV and movies from the late-great Robert Altman who advised him not to worry too much about proper screenplay format, and instead to just write a letter to the director, telling him what you wanted to see, how you wanted it to feel, and what people said. Jim moved to Los Angeles where he's been writing letters to directors ever since.- Son of Joe and Barb Resig, John was born Fort Wayne Indiana where he attended Bishop Dwenger High School. A Theatre/English Major at Hanover College, John was also a Beta Theta Pi, where he partied harder than you. John lives a warped Peter Pan existence on theCHIVE Campus in Venice Beach, CA.
John Resig is the Co-Founder of theCHIVE, Probably the Best Site in the World. John is also the Co-Founder of theCHIVERY, Chive Charities, theBERRY, theBRIGADE, Tapiture, and Resignation Brewery.
John has played the goofy town deputy, Kevin Ellis, on True Blood for 6 seasons. - Actor
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Peter Joseph Lewis was born on 27 April 1989 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Dark Dice (2018), The Boar Knight (2022) and Infection (2020).- Actor
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Randy Thompson was born on 25 September 1954 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Montana Run (1992), Singles (1992) and Stages (1990).- Actress
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Debbie Campbell was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. She is an actress, known for Mare of Easttown (2021), Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021) and Night Comes On (2018).- Actor
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Maurice Hill was born on 1 March 1918 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Space Patrol (1950), Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) and Airplane! (1980). He died on 17 July 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Jason S. Gray was born in Ft. Wayne Indiana on January 21, 1977, and is the oldest of three children. Jason is the CEO and owner of Expand Your LA; www.expandyourla.com, California's only hiking company that specializes in waterfalls. After graduating from North Side High School in 1995, he attended Ball State University in Muncie Indiana where he was majoring in Vocal Performance with hopes to become a professional opera singer. After a brief stint in college, Jason soon realized that his true passion was on stage and in front of the camera performing for others. He did numerous plays in the Midwest before relocating to California in 2003 to make his mark in the Entertainment Industry. Since then, he has been very busy working full time as a CEO, actor, casting director, stuntman, producer, executive producer, and consultant and also is the creator of "Green Guys." Jason has over 25 professional credits to his name since 2006 because of his unique ability to play over 10 different ethnicities on the big screen. He has been cast as the antagonist, bad guy or killer in most past projects, which prompted him to "reinvent" himself from a serious dramatic actor to comedic funny man, to show both his range and more of his natural comedic persona. His ultimate goal is to retire early, become a world traveler and motivational speaker to keep youth off of drugs and out of gangs.- Actor
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Cameron began his acting career in Indiana on his 8th birthday when he auditioned for a youth theater production of The Jungle Book and was cast as a wolf. Over the next two years he did four more plays including playing Ollie Herdman twice in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. After that he began working in two feature length indie movies and 1 short with Windsong Pictures where he learned a lot about the differences of live theater and film. At 11, he began going voice-over work for local radio and TV. By this time he was hooked on acting. In late 2004 he starred in a civic theater production of A Christmas Carol: The Musical as Tiny Tim, and in early 2005 he starred as Ugly in a Broadway Jr production of Honk! After many rave reviews he set out for Hollywood that summer. After only a couple months he started landing speaking roles on television. His big break came with the role of Helmut in the Warner Bros/Broken Lizard film Beerfest.
Although acting has become his top priority, Cameron enjoys skateboarding, hiking, playing video games and sports, and instant messaging with friends in California and Indiana.- Actress
Peyton Drew was born on 20 July 1993 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. She is an actress, known for Black Antenna, Alice in Chains: Black Antenna (2019) and Slipknot: Unsainted (2019).- Dean Corll was born on 24 December 1939 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He died on 8 August 1973 in Pasadena, Texas, USA.
- Martha Merrill was born on 22 February 1916 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for And She Learned About Dames (1934), George White's Scandals (1934) and Living on Velvet (1935). She was married to Emanuel Manheim and Parrish. She died on 2 April 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Penny Nickels was born on 27 December 1965 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for California Dreams (1992), Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993) and Rules of Engagement (2007). She died on 5 September 2015 in West Hollywood, California, USA.- Native from Colorado, Jeridan stays active in outdoor activities. Those she enjoys the most are bicycling, skiing, swimming, horseback riding, water rafting and rock climbing. Placing Nationally in the Junior Olympics gave Jeridan the drive to continue running in both races and marathons. From an early age Jeridan was involved in all areas of the arts; specifically theater, music, and dance. She was Elected student body representative in Student Government through out school. After high school Jeridan spent time in New York where she won an International talent competition and was scouted to move to Los Angeles to work in Entertainment. Jeridan attended Loyola Marymount University receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. In addition, she graduated from a professional acting conservatory and has also gained extensive knowledge specializing in wine, thus, becoming one of her favorite hobbies.
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Tim Tuttle was born on 23 September 1968 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Eidolon (2010). He has been married to Cathy since 1 October 1999. They have one child.- Lois Geary was born on 25 July 1929 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for The Last Stand (2013), Silverado (1985) and Sunshine Cleaning (2008). She died on 28 June 2014 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
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Cory Krueckeberg is a creative chameleon having written, produced, edited, designed and/ or directed for all of SPEAKproductions acclaimed films, which have won over 60 awards and screened at more than 300 film festivals around the world. As a writer his first feature, the cult-hit musical fantasy Were the World Mine, was chosen by The New York Times as Critics' Pick, calling it "Movie Musical Magic." His follow up screenplay, Mariachi Gringo, premiered as Miami Int'l Film Festival's Opening Night film and won the top prize at Guadalajara, Latin America's top film festival. About it, the New York Times proclaimed, "¡Hurra! Mariachi Gringo is right on pitch." And about his screen adaptation of celebrated Off-Broadway musical, Hello Again, The New York Times declared "The movie musical needs more ambitious creators like them." At the Cleveland International Film Festival, Cory was honored as "Someone to Watch" with a retrospective of his first five feature and short films, including Getting Go, an experimental hybrid of narrative, art film and documentary which Parade magazine called "the steamiest movie on Amazon Prime." Cory has a BFA from the Professional Actor Training Studio at the University of Illinois, is a member of Actor's Equity Association and once upon a time made a living acting on stages all across the country. He lives in Harlem with business and life partner, Tom Gustafson and their greyhound, Pippin.
Select film festivals include Tribeca, Chicago International, Woodstock, Raindance, Heartland, Cinequest, Frameline, Nashville, Florida, Rhode Island and Provincetown. Distributors include HBO, Netflix, Music Box Films, The Orchard, Cinelatino, Wolfe, Alphaville, Sony Music, Amazon Prime, Peccadillo, Pivot and Air Canada.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Ed Viesturs was born on 22 June 1959 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Vertical Limit (2000), Frontline (1983) and Messner (2002). He has been married to Paula Viesturs since 1996.- Additional Crew
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Kiley Vorndran was born on 8 October 1990 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is a director, known for Why We Race (2013), Feminist Rapper (2013) and When Hope Calls (2019).- Producer
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Meet Ben Richards, working from development to distribution.
Intravision Entertainment A young but growing original content library includes independently produced feature titles, "ANGELS OF PERDITION", "MOIRA", and "THE FORGE RECLAMATION".
Intravision Talent Working diligently to be the strongest advocate every step of the way in the complicated entertainment employment process. Union and non-union.
Intravision Production Storytelling (scripted and unscripted) experience with a strong track record in finishing on time and under budget. Assembling a crew based on your creative vision or run-and-gun shooting.- Actor
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Tex Hill was born on 20 February 1944 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Return of the Lone Ranger (1961), Code of the Rangers (1972) and American Playhouse (1980). He was married to Claudia J. Edwards, Janet Hubert and Dianna Monk. He died on 28 February 2014 in Wickenburg, Arizona, USA.- Actor
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Jeff Weekley was born on 20 July 1965 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015), The Last Movie Star (2017) and Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016).- Actress
Strikingly beautiful Dorothea Durham was a popular dancer in the 1930's and 1940's, who also appeared in Hollywood films. Dorothea's beauty and graceful, sensual dancing style was often written about in African American newspapers of the time. She headlined at popular clubs such as Sebastian's Cotton Club and Rhumboogie, and theater revues billed as Garbo, after the actress Greta Garbo, possibly because her of her aloofness, like the actress.
Dorothea started her dance career in popular Chicago and Harlem nightclubs and was one of the women brought out to California to become apart of the thriving African American nightclub nightlife on Central Avenue in the 1930's and 1940's, known as the Harlem of the West. Her beauty and talent got her into films. She appeared in most of all the black cast musical numbers in Hollywood films, including "Cabin In The Sky" and "Stormy Weather." Dorothea also was a sensation in Duke Ellington's Jump For Joy. She was once married to musician Jackie Kelso.- Make-Up Department
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Dee is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana. An "almost Christmas" baby, born December 28. After graduating high school she moved to Nashville, Tennessee and graduated from Tennessee State University and Meharry Medical College, where she majored in Dental Hygiene. After working in the field over ten years she decided to explore a career in the entertainment industry as a Makeup Artist.
Dee enrolled at The American Institute of Modeling, in Nashville. Her training there in fashion, modeling and makeup, increased her interest in the industry. She gained valuable experience and exposure working as an extra on the set of the Warner Brothers production of "Roots - The Gift".
In 1994 she began working with Iman Cosmetics. During her 8 years there, heading up special events as well as managing the line. She was asked to work on several projects including an independent film, "Born To Preach", by Creative Arts Ministries, several fashion shows, weddings, and a dinner theater.
Dee moved to Los Angeles, California in 2002 where she has been involved in projects including, plays, fashion shows, films, photo shoots, and weddings. She attended an Academy of Cosmetic Arts in Burbank, California, where she continued to study beauty, fashion, and runway makeup techniques as well as special fx. Her most recent endeavor is to combine all of her skills for film, theater, and television.- Kenneth Loechner was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana and started his production education under the guidance of Will Neumeyer at the Martin Fischer Media Arts Center at Concordia Lutheran High School. For the past seven years Kenneth has known exactly what he wants to do with the rest of his life, he wants a career in film production. He has been blessed with more opportunities in this field than most people his age and he wants nothing more than to continue utilizing these experiences to create films that are both visually and emotionally stimulating.
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Gene Morford was born on 10 June 1939 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Titan A.E. (2000) and Le Mans (1971). He died on 27 August 2005 in Chatsworth, California, USA.- Director
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Jason Maurer was born on 13 April 1971 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Delgo (2008), Ripening (2011) and Sweet Revenge (2014). He has been married to Sherrie Stewart since 19 August 1995.- Actor
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Ryan Yerrick was born on 12 February 1986 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Mini (2007).