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- Schuyler Grant was delivered by her dad in Los Gatos, California, on April 29, 1971. She graduated from her high school in Sebastopol, California, with a class size of around 300. During her high school years, she portrayed "Diana Barry" in the Canadian mini-series Anne of Green Gables (1985). She later went to Columbia University: majoring in History and minoring in Theatre. Since then, Schuyler has done numerous theatrical productions; including "MacBeth" and "The Importance of Being Earnest" (with Eric Stoltz). Just a few years ago, Schuyler married her college sweetheart, jazz musician Jeff Krasno.
- Derek Smith was born on 24 September 1982 in Los Gatos, California, USA. He is an actor, known for What/If (2019), Narcos: Mexico (2018) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).
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Christopher Michael French was born on April 23, 1982 in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. He is a composer and multi-instrumentalist living in Los Angeles. He is best known for the film Unlovable, HBO series On Tour with Asperger's Are Us, Harley Quinn,l on HBO Max, as founder of alternative rock band Annie Automatic and for his experimental electronic work. He has been a musician all his life, starting with guitar around age 12, experimenting with his own recordings on tape machines as a teenager, and touring / recording with different bands through his early career. Education includes the Musician's Institute for Recording Engineering and Berklee College Of Music for Film Scoring & Orchestration. French is represented by First Artists Management.- Actor
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Justin Powell is an award winning actor and director. Recent credits include a lead in the upcoming feature Rolling, as well as performing in Not Another Midsummer which was nominated for Best Play at the prestigious Broadway World's Los Angeles Theater Awards. Series regular role in the new series Outli(a)rs which premiered in competition at the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts, (alongside projects featuring Eva Longoria, Tom Hanks, Queen Latifah) and was mentioned on Deadline here. Other TV credits include co-star roles in Bosch: Legacy (Amazon), and Wild West Chronicles, (NBC/Peacock). Studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Upright Citizens Brigade and have trained with Lesly Kahn, Anthony Meindl and John Markland.- Karlee graduated from UC Berkeley and also studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris. She studied acting under Larry Moss and The Meisner Technique Studio. Karlee also studied Somatic Experiencing under Peter Levine. She had a private practice as a trauma practitioner helping people with their pain and stress in all areas of life.
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Aisling "Tucker" Moore-Reed is scheduled go to trial Dec. 3, 2019 in Jackson County Circuit Court, Oregon, facing felony charges of murder and first and second-degree manslaughter allegedly shooting her uncle Shane Moore in Jackson City, Oregon, allegedly captured on video. Moore-Reed went on to audition for the leading role of "From the Dark" under the pseudonym "Wyn Reed."- Born in Los Gatos, California, Kevin grew up in Havertown, Pennsylvania. He attended Washington and Lee University, where he majored in Journalism and was captain of the basketball team. After working for a sports marketing firm in Philadelphia, Kevin quit his job and moved to New York to study acting. He studied with Wynn Handman and Greg Zittel. Kevin worked steadily in New York on stage and in front of the camera before moving to Los Angeles in 1999. In 2009, he enrolled in the MFA Acting program at The Ohio State University. Over the following three years, he was consistently involved in the university's partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which culminated in premiering Kelly Hunter's adaptation of The Tempest at the RSC in 2014. In 2013 Kevin joined the faculty of the OSU Department of Theatre. Since 2015 he has been the director of the OSU Shakespeare and Autism Project. Kevin is also the Head of Acting and Directing at OSU. He regularly returns to theater, film and television. His most recent credits include Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; Heartland; and his solo show Scrap Heap. Kevin and his wife Lisa have a daughter, Eirann, and a son, Kavanagh.
- Jason Jurman was born on 6 November 1979 in Los Gatos, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bedford Diaries (2006), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Cougar Club (2007). He died on 11 October 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Crime novelist and creator of the private eye Lew Archer, Ross MacDonald is often linked to his predecessors Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler as a master of the "hard-boiled" school of detective fiction, but MacDonald added a psychological depth and a unity of theme which was unique.
MacDonald was born Kenneth Millar in Los Gatos, California. His parents were Canadian, and the family moved back to Canada when Kenneth was three, after which his father abandoned them. For most of his youth Millar was shunted around from relative to relative; at one point his mother even considered putting him in an orphanage but relented right at the orphanage gates, and poverty, rootlessness and the search for family would become major motifs in his work. He attended schools in Ontario, graduating from the University of Western Ontario in 1938, then doing graduate work at the University of Toronto and the University of Michigan.
He had been writing short, light pieces for school newspapers but turned to more serious work during a stint in the US Naval Reserve during World War II. His first books were published under his own name, but in 1949 he brought out "The Moving Target" under the pen name John MacDonald in order to avoid confusion with his wife, Margaret Millar, who also wrote crime fiction. However, John D. MacDonald, creator of the Travis McGee series, complained that John MacDonald was his own real name, and perhaps Millar should get another pen name, so he settled on Ross MacDonald.
"The Moving Target" marked the first appearance of Lew Archer; the name was taken from "Ben-Hur" author Lew Wallace and the name of Sam Spade's murdered partner Miles Archer in Dashiell Hammett's "The Maltese Falcon." A moderate success, "The Moving Target" was followed by "The Drowning Pool" in 1950 (filmed later as The Drowning Pool (1975)) and 19 more, including "The Barbarous Coast" (1956), "The Galton Case" (1959), "The Wycherly Woman" (1961), "The Goodbye Look" (1969), "The Underground Man" (1971), "Sleeping Beauty" (1973) and his last, "The Blue Hammer" (1976).
During the 1960s and 1970s his critical reputation grew: he was the subject of a Newsweek cover story in 1971, and Nobel Prize-winning British author William Golding said that his works were "the finest series of detective novels ever written by an American author." His audience base was widened with film versions of "The Moving Target" (as Harper (1966), with Paul Newman and "The Drowning Pool" (also with Newman, 1975). A film version of an early Kenneth Millar book, "Blue City" (1947, filmed as Blue City (1986)), was less successful.
MacDonald passed away at his home in Santa Barbara, California, after a three-year battle with Alzheimer's Disease. - Actress
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Dolores is an actor, voice artist and writer. She was an Irene Ryan nominee and won a Hal Todd Award for Excellence in Acting for her role as Mary Warren in The Crucible at San Jose State University. She is Bowser Jr. in many of the Nintendo games, Earl Grey in Backyard Soccer, Ernie Steele in Backyard Basketball and Vinnie the Gooch in Backyard Baseball. Theatre roles include: Lord Talbot in Henry VI part I, Lizzie in The Rainmaker, Florence Unger in The Odd Couple and Gwen in Fifth of July. Dolores wrote, directed and produced the short film Typhoid Mary which earned her a nomination for Best Actress and Best Drama from the Oregon Cinema Arts Festival. The film screened at film festivals around the globe and received laurels from Ireland, New Jersey, Ohio, Seattle, Los Angeles and Canada. Dolores wrote the treatment and co-wrote the screenplay for the award-winning short film radio-head. She portrays Mary, a woman who is experiencing homelessness. She is the voice of Billy Blue Hair and performs in radio theatre.- Producer
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Bob Merrick dove head first into Hollywood over 25 years ago, working behind the scenes on such films as Wild Wild West, Deep Impact, Cast Away, What Lies Beneath, Three Kings, 13 Going on 30, Rent, Across The Universe, Iron Man 3, Ant-Man and the Wasp and most recently, Sweet Magnolias for Netflix Studios.
In 2005, he wrote a bi-weekly column called Love Handles for Out, chronicling his struggles with body image and finding love. Additionally, he wrote celebrity interviews and entertainment features that were published in the magazine.
For 6 years, he hosted The Baub Show, a live podcast broadcast through Universal Broadcasting Network, averaging 30,000 listeners a show and featuring guests like Octavia Spencer, James Franco, Christina Applegate, Fortune Feimster, and Marianne Williamson. In addition to his own weekly show, he could often be heard co-hosting Dirty Pop with Lance Bass on SiriusXM.
Merrick has had notable cameos in Kathy Griffin's My Life On The D-List and VH1's My Fair Brady. Still, it was being a featured dancer in Richard Simmon's iconic DVD series, Sweatin' to the Oldies 5, that he considers a pinnacle of his career... so far...- Producer
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Jason Chaffetz was born on 26 March 1967 in Los Gatos, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Freshman Year (2009), Kudlow (2021) and Fox Across America w/ Jimmy Failla (2020). He has been married to Julie Johnson since 22 February 1991. They have one child.- Director
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Mayer Adelberg is a film director and composer. He focuses primarily on documentary projects and commercial content, and also occasionally works on narrative films. He is known for The Rock Collection (2022) and his sound work on Paly (2020) and Election Night (2020). Mayer is based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. In his free time, he is an avid pianist and percussionist.- Actor
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Alex Arleo was born on 1 February 1987 in Los Gatos, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Sharknado (2013), 40 Days and Nights (2012) and Girls of Sunset Place (2012).- Jess Rizo is best known as a working actress and director currently based in Los Angeles, California. She is of Sicilian, Mexican and Native American decent, fluent in Spanish. Jessica was raised in Silicon Valley, California, though having spent a lot of time in Mexico as a child. Jessica, took to arts from a young age, orchestrating variety shows starring herself and anyone she could conceivably persuade to join in. Survived by the loss of both her parents from a very young age, Jessica's will to achieve at the highest level continuously amazes those around her. Don't let her big screen ambition fool you, as she has a heart of gold having donated time and service to the homeless community for many years far beyond her silver screen success and pursuits.
She is making her presence stronger with every corner she rounds making her directorial debut with A New Day. A feature length documentary, exploring the journey of a Skid Row based basketball team, documenting their success', and failures on a very gripping road to recovery. As individuals and as a team throughout the duration of a basketball season, she witnessed a heart wrenching journey unlike anything she could have fathomed. The project has great traction and we hope to see it on the big screen very soon.
Jess, can be seen in numerous television and film productions notably her lead role as Stacia in action thriller, Assassins Code playing opposite John Savage. She has also appeared in 15 national commercial and print campaigns including, Clinique, Wet n' Wild, Wells Fargo, Amazon, Chevy, Sprint, Holiday Inn, Eagle One, Old Navy, Diet Pepsi, Hair Sanity and many more. Jess guest-stars on hit Netflix television show, One Day At A Time, where she played opposite Judy Reyes, in the role of Esther.
When acting was not a primary focus, Jessica had career success' in perhaps unlikely fields of landscape design, mortgage lending, and gold trading. She excelled at anything she put her mind and heart to, but always knew her true love will be the arts and entertainment of full time acting career. Stay tuned for whats next. - Tracey Flint was born on 18 August 1968 in Los Gatos, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Providence (1991), Rage (1995) and The Life and Loves of a Male Stripper (1987). She has been married to Paul Vician since 1995. They have two children.
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Ashley Bower was born in Los Gatos, California, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Chicago Med (2015), How to Get Away with Murder (2014) and Station 19 (2018).- Actress
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Raven haired beauty, whose intellect and impressive abilities is only exceeded by her popularity. Widely regarded as possessing a remarkable aptitude and passion for dance, Ashley grew up living with her father in the Bay Area of Northern California. She began taking dance lessons when she was about six. Able to duplicate any dance step or movement with little effort or study, she was considered a natural talent. Joining a local cheerleader squad a few years later, she and her fellow cheerleaders were sent to Florida for the National Championships, after garnering a State title in California. Amazingly, by junior high school, she was already being recognized by her mentors and peers as a highly competent and skilled choreographer. Working closely with her father on location, during numerous film shoots, she developed a love for the movies. Thus initiating the dramatic side of her artistic talents, where she later excelled in acting, producing, and even directing in her High School.- Actor
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Nicholas Thurkettle was born on 31 August 1977 in Los Gatos, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Buildout, Wild West Chronicles (2020) and A Ghost Waits (2020).- Producer
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A specialist in the emerging world of virtual production & interactive storytelling, Brian bridges the technical and creative elements through a diverse background in film production and real-time game engine development. He served as the Lead VR/AR Experience Producer at the Technicolor Experience Center, creating experiences that pushed the limits of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality. His projects have showcased at the World Economic Forum, Sundance New Frontiers, SXSW, the Cannes Lions New Directors' Showcase, Venice Biennale Film Festival, the New York Television Festival, Screamfest and more. Wonder Buffalo: The VR Experience (2017) was a finalist in the Television Academy's 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards juried category for Outstanding Innovation In Interactive Programming.
Brian received his M.F.A. in Film Production from USC's School of Cinematic Arts, prior to which he attended the University of California, Los Angeles as a Regents Scholar and received his B.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing. He co-founded Shatterproof Films with director John Berardo and co-wrote and produced Initiation (2020), which is their debut feature. The company works closely with the USC Media Institute for Social Change and the USC Entertainment Technology Center.- Producer
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Shani Bayne's experience in film, television, and commercial production is as diverse as it is extensive. From acting and modeling to development and distribution, Shani has proven to be a well rounded producer capable of bringing concept to completion. This Silicon Valley Native has lived all over the world and now resides in Los Angeles, California, where she primarily works as a freelance commercial producer for some of the biggest production companies and studios in the business.- Actress
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Parissa Koo is Chinese from her dad's side and Persian from her mom's, hence "Persianese". Born in Los Gatos, CA, she grew up performing on the stage.
After high school, she auditioned for American Idol and The Glee Project Season 2 which eventually led her to moving to Los Angeles, CA to pursue television, film, and theatre. Parissa has co-starred on The Disney Channel, USA Network, Funny or Die, and the YouTube Web series, Gal Pals. She has performed in numerous musicals in LA as well as the Norwegian Cruise Line Escape.
Parissa has modeled for Jansport and Wiseguise Face Masks, as well has appeared in commercials for Capitol One and Freeform.
She was last seen in For the Record's Love Actually Live at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and as a featured performer on Jimmy Kimmel Live.- Music Department
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Greg grew up in Los Gatos, California. As early as he can remember, he was immersed in the sounds of the Bay Area - from the Monterey Jazz Festival to the ethnic sounds in Santa Cruz, to the consistently eclectic San Francisco music scene, he absorbed the diverse blend of musical styles. His musical journey began with trumpet at age 9. Drums became his sole passion after receiving his first set of drums at age 12, teaching himself by playing along to records. He moved to Los Angeles in 1984 and began ten years of touring and recording as a sideman. During his travels, he also began collecting percussion instruments from around the world. As he became familiar with these instruments, he was particularly interested in their melodic and tonal capabilities. He could finally use drums to compose his own music, and continue his deepening interest in exploring the true power of rhythm.
Greg eventually set up his own studio and began composing and producing not only his own material, but also music for film and television. He discovered how important it is to record in real time, without the artifice of looping or sequencing - a rare approach in today's musical landscape. He realized this was the only way to truly tap into the devotional spirit of music in which so many of his influences were deeply rooted. This approach laid the foundation for his work with Vas.- Visual Effects
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Mike L. Murphy was born on 29 January 1975 in Los Gatos, California, USA. He is a director, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010).- Actress
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Heather Charles, was born and raised in San Jose, California. She started acting at age 4 in church, school and community theater productions. She moved to Los Angeles in April 2001.
In 2005, Heather co-produced her first independent film giving her more opportunities to work being the camera. She has also written several screenplays and has been getting more involved in the stunt community as well.