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Barbra Streisand is an American singer, actress, director and producer and one of the most successful personalities in show business. She is the only person ever to receive all of the following: Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, Cable Ace, National Endowment for the Arts, and Peabody awards, as well as the Kennedy Center Honor, American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement honor and the Film Society of Lincoln Center Chaplin Award.
She was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1942 to Diana Kind (née Ida Rosen), a singer turned school secretary, and Emanuel Streisand, a high school teacher. Her father died when she was 15 months old. She has a brother, Sheldon, and a half-sister, Roslyn Kind, from their mother's remarriage. As a child she attended the Beis Yakov Jewish School in Brooklyn. She was raised in a middle-class family and grew up dreaming of becoming an actress (or even an actress / conductor, as she happily described her teenage years at one of her concerts).
After a period as a nightclub singer and off-Broadway performer in New York City she began to attract interest and a fan base, thanks to her original and powerful vocal talent. She debuted on Broadway in the 1962 musical comedy "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" by Harold Rome, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and a New York Drama Critics Poll award. The following year she reached great commercial success with her first Columbia Records solo releases, "The Barbra Streisand Album" (multiple Grammy winner, including "Best Album of the Year") and "The Second Barbra Streisand Album" (her first RIAA Gold Album); these albums, mostly devoted to composer Harold Arlen, brought her critical praise and, most of all, public acclaim all over the US. In 1964 she had another smash Broadway hit when she portrayed legendary Broadway star Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl" by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill; the show's main song, "People", became her first hit single and she appeared on the cover of Time magazine. After many TV appearances as a guest on various music and variety shows (such as an episode of The Judy Garland Show (1963), for which she was nominated for an Emmy), she signed an exclusive contract with CBS for a series of annual TV specials. My Name Is Barbra (1965) (which won an Emmy) and Color Me Barbra (1966) were extremely successful.
After a brief London stage period and the birth of her son Jason Gould (with then-husband Elliott Gould), in summer 1967 she gave a memorable free concert in New York City, "A Happening in Central Park", that was filmed and later broadcast (in an edited version) as a TV special; then she flew to Hollywood for her first movie, Funny Girl (1968), a filming of her stage success. The picture, directed by William Wyler, opened in 1968 and became a hit in the US and abroad, making her an international "superstar" and multiple award winner, including the Best Actress Oscar. After a series of screen musicals, such as Gene Kelly's Hello, Dolly! (1969) and Vincente Minnelli's On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970), she wanted to try comedies, resulting in such films as The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) and What's Up, Doc? (1972). She turned to dramas and turned out Up the Sandbox (1972) and the classic The Way We Were (1973), directed by Sydney Pollack and co-starring Robert Redford. The song "The Way We Were" (written by Marvin Hamlisch and Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman) became one of her biggest hits and most memorable and famous songs.
She returned to TV for a new special conceived as a musical journey covering many world musical styles, Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments (1973), then returned (for contractual reasons) to her Fanny Brice role in a sequel to her hit "Funny Girl" film, Funny Lady (1975), and the next year turned out one of her most personal film projects, A Star Is Born (1976), one of the biggest hits of the year for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress and her second Oscar, for the song "Evergreen". Always extremely busy on the discography side, averaging one album a year throughout the '70s and '80s, she had a string of successful singles and albums, such as "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (duet with Neil Diamond), "Enough is Enough" (with Donna Summer), "The Main Event" (from her film The Main Event (1979) with her friend Ryan O'Neal) and the album "Guilty", written for her by The Bee Gees' Barry Gibb, which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
She debuted as a director with the musical drama Yentl (1983), in which she also portrayed a Jewish girl who is forced to pass herself off as a man to pursue her dreams. The movie received generally positive reviews and the beautiful score by Michel Legrand and lyricists Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman stands up as one of Streisand's finest musical works. The film received several Oscar nominations, winning in two categories, but she was not nominated as Best Director, which disappointed both her and her fans, many of whom consider this the Academy's biggest "snub".
In 1985 her album "The Broadway Album" was an unexpected runaway success, winning a Grammy Award and helping to introduce a new generation to the world of American musical theater. In 1986 she performed in a memorable concert, after 19 years of stage silence, "One Voice". She returned to the screen in Nuts (1987), a drama directed by Martin Ritt, in the role of a prostitute accused of murder who fights to avoid being labeled "insane" at her trial. In 1991 she appeared in The Prince of Tides (1991), which many consider to be the pinnacle of her screen career, playing a psychiatrist who tries to help a man (Nick Nolte) to find the pieces of his past life. The film received seven Oscar nominations (but again NOT for Best Directing), but she did receive a nomination from the DGA (Directors Guild of America) for Best Director. In 1994 she returned to the stage after 27 years for a series of sold-out concerts (for the televised version of one of these, she won another Emmy).
In the 1990s she broke several personal records: with two #1 albums ("Back to Broadway" in 1993 and "Higher Ground" in 1997) and became the only artist to achieve a #1 album on the Billboard charts in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s (she extended this record into the 21st century in 2009 with the jazz album "Love is the Answer"). In 1996 she starred in her third picture as director, The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996), with Jeff Bridges and Lauren Bacall. The film had a "the girl got the guy" ending, and the same happened to her in real life--the next year she married well known TV actor James Brolin.
In 2000 she focused her career again on concerts ("Timeless") and in 2006-07 with a European tour. She made only two more films--a supporting role as a sex therapist mother in the Ben Stiller comedy Meet the Fockers (2004) and its sequel, Little Fockers (2010), alongside Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. She published a book, "Passion for Design", in 2010 and celebrated her friendship with the Bergmans with an entire album of their songs, "What Matters Most" (2011), that debuted in the top 10.
After a long break from filming, she returned in a starring role for the 2012 holiday season with The Guilt Trip (2012), a mother/son picture co-starring Seth Rogen and directed by Anne Fletcher, and is working on putting together a film version of the well-known Jule Styne musical "Gypsy". In almost 50 years of career, Streisand has contributed to the show business industry in a personal and unique way, collecting a multi-generational fan base; she has a powerful and recognize vocal range, and a raucous and often self-deprecating sense of humor, which doesn't prevent her from showing the serious and dramatic sides of her personality. Her strong political belief in social justice infuses her professional career and personal life, and she makes no bones about what she believes; her willingness to put her money where her mouth is has resulted in some truly vicious attacks by many who hold opposite political views, but that hasn't stopped her from acting on her beliefs. She has been honored with the Humanitarian Award from the Human Rights Campaign, an Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Humanities from Brandeis University in 1995, an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2013 and the bestowing by the government of France the title of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters. She supports many humanitarian causes through the Streisand Foundation and has been a dedicated environmentalist for many years; she endowed a chair in environmental studies in 1987 and donated her 24-acre estate to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. In addition, she was the lead founder for the Clinton Climate Change Initiative. This effort brought together a consortium of major cities around the world to drive down greenhouse gas emissions. She is a leading spokesperson and fund-raiser for social and political causes close to her heart and has often dedicated proceeds from her live concert performances to benefit programs she supports.- Actor
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Lawrence Taylor was born on 4 February 1959 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Any Given Sunday (1999), The Waterboy (1998) and In Hell (2003). He has been married to Lynette Rose Gordon since 7 July 2007. He was previously married to Maritza Cruz and Deborah Belinda Cooley.- John Dee was born on 12 April 1913 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Adventures in Babysitting (1987), The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) and Read All About It! (1979). He died on 29 March 1994 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Actor
- Music Department
Bruce Hornsby was born on 23 November 1954 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Backdraft (1991), Oldboy (2013) and World's Greatest Dad (2009). He has been married to Kathy Lynn Yankovich since 31 December 1983. They have two children.- Paul Marin was born on 20 July 1927 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Being There (1979), Private Benjamin (1980) and The Man Who Wasn't There (1983). He was married to Doris. He died on 11 June 2016 in Delray Beach, Florida, USA.
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Jonathan A. Moody grew up in Williamsburg, VA. He is a screenwriter, filmmaker, actor, and podcaster. His production company Sick Flick Productions is hard at work making new content. His podcast network, "The Indie Film Cafe Network" is constantly making new episodes. Sick Flick Productions is finishing up the feature anthology "Scream Queen Campfire"- Director
- Editor
- Producer
Ken Jacobs was born on 25 May 1933 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and editor, known for New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903 (2007), Return to the Scene of the Crime (2008) and Star Spangled to Death (2004). He is married to Flo Jacobs. They have two children.- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Nancy Gunn is a producer, director, writer, stage manager, production manager, and professor of theatre and media. Her producing credits include documentaries and documentary series (Heroes of Iwo Jima, Shaq's Big Challenge), and competition reality (The Amazing Race, Hell's Kitchen). She has been nominated for a Producer's Guild Award and has won an Emmy Award.- Actress
- Casting Department
Susyn Elise Duris was born on 7 January 1962 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for Life Tracker (2013), Hollywood Wasteland (2010) and Coming Up for Air (2005).- Writer
- Actress
Deborah Feldman was born on 17 August 1986 in Williamsburg, New York City, New York, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Unorthodox (2020), #Female Pleasure (2018) and Kölner Treff (1976).- Betty Smith was born on 15 December 1896 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), Joy in the Morning (1965) and Hour Glass (1946). She died on 17 January 1972.
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- Music Department
David Berman was born on 4 January 1967 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Tail Lights Fade (1999), The English Teacher (2013) and Passenger Side (2009). He was married to Cassie Berman. He died on 7 August 2019 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.- Hattie Wiener was born on 25 May 1936 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for It's Always Been You! (2020), F*** I Love NY (2020) and Extreme Cougar Wives (2012).
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David Tarleton is the chair of the Department of Film and Media Arts and a professor of film at Syracuse University.
An Emmy-nominated producer, director and editor, David has created programs for Sony Pictures, The Muppets, Apple TV+, Syfy, Walt Disney Pictures, 3Net, Fox, Comedy Central, Disney Channel, Tokyopop, Mattel, Universal, Warner Brothers, Baby Einstein, Showtime, Learn360, Random Media and more.
David is producer and director of the award-winning feature film "Hunter," a supernatural thriller set in Chicago, distributed by Random Media. David produced and directed the groundbreaking 3D science fiction anthology television series "Dark Secrets," for cable channel 3Net, which played domestically, internationally, and on Netflix. He is executive producer, director and editor of the award-winning improv comedy series "Dorkumentary," starring Adria Dawn, and was editor of the Webby Award-winning Muppets series "Statler and Waldorf From The Balcony," for Disney. His breakthrough film as producer, director and editor, the gothic fairy-tale "Dinner," premiered at Slamdance, played on SyFy, and was distributed worldwide.
David produced and edited the award-winning feature documentary "What Babies Want," narrated by Noah Wyle, and its follow-up "Reducing Infant Mortality." He produced and edited the documentaries "The Making of Warriors of Heaven and Earth," and "The Making of Double Vision," for Sony Pictures. He was also a producer, DP and editor on the pilot for "Dark Secrets," and senior editor for "The Pat Kilbane Show" for Comedy Central. He was VFX Supervisor for the award-winning feature documentary "Head Games," directed by Oscar Award-winning documentarian, Steve James. David was the senior editor at Wirebreak, a pioneering Internet television studio.
David co-founded the award-winning production company Tarleton/Dawn Productions in 2004 with his wife, Adria Dawn. The company has produced over thirty films, numerous plays, a streaming series, and has an education division. Recent projects include Telly Award-winning films "Karen," and "Gray Area," which he produced and directed. David is also a partner in Revealing Media Group, which produces the award-winning socially activist short film series "Kids Matter," including the Emmy-nominated "Identity," and the short films "Unsafe," "Blackout," "Help," "Pressure," "Viral," "Excluded," and "Bystander," distributed throughout the world, which he produced, co-directed, shot and edited.
He is producer of the upcoming feature documentary "SafeZone," about Syrian refugees in Lebanon, which spun off the award-winning short films "SafeZone: Fatima's Journey," "SafeZone: Potato Girls," and "SafeZone: Four Years Later." He is also in post-production on the all-greenscreen film "The Photographist," an adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen story.
David also produces and directs theatre. With his wife, Adria Dawn, he produced and co-directed "Dorkumentary Live!" at Stage 773 in Chicago. He produced and directed the play "The Miss Firecracker Contest," and executive produced "Rock N Roll Sex Machine," both in Los Angeles. He directed the plays "Sweeney Todd," "No Exit," and "The Indian Wants the Bronx," in Virginia.
David has served as a juror for numerous film festivals and awards, and was a programmer for the Slamdance Film Festival for nearly a half decade. For twelve years he worked as an actor/historian at Colonial Williamsburg, in Virginia. His writing has been published in CineMontage and Screen Magazine. He organized the CILECT Global Postproduction Symposium, an international conference connecting academics and professional filmmakers from around the world.
Before coming to Syracuse University, he was a professor and director of graduate programs in Cinema and Television Arts at Columbia College Chicago. He primarily teaches film directing and editing. He holds an M.F.A. in Cinema-Television from the University of Southern California, studied filmmaking at New York University, acting at Northwestern University, and has a Bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Virginia. He is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Motion Picture Editor's Guild and the University Film and Video Association, where he is Co-Chair of the Entertainment Industry Caucus. He can be found on the web at davidtarleton.com.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Jennifer Hook was born on 3 June 1986 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. She is a cinematographer and director, known for Intervention (2019), My Name Is Lamar (2017) and Cat Dexx: Inkosi (2018).- Parker Kane was born on 7 April 1964 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Tales from the Crypt (1989). He died on 3 February 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Tyke Riggs was born on 15 September 1990 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Miss Guided (2008).
- John E. Sarno was born on 23 June 1923 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Martha Lamarque and Penny Patt. He died on 22 June 2017 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
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- Actress
- Writer
Laurel Vail was born on 2 January 1981 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. She is a director and actress, known for Delivery: The Beast Within (2013), What Metal Girls Are Into (2017) and Leading Ladies (2010).- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
John Hornsby was born on 13 June 1956 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Backdraft (1991), Tin Cup (1996) and World's Greatest Dad (2009).- Location Management
Mario Salerno was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is known for Leaves of the Tree (2015), Breitbart News (2005) and EWTN News Nightly (2013).- Shawn Springs was born on 11 March 1975 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.
- Renay Rossi was Born in Williamsburg, Virgina on April 14th of 1981. At 2 months of age she was adopted by her parents, Philip Johnson, retired Air Force Colonel and Renay Johnson, a homemaker. She has a younger brother, Andrew Johnson who her adoptive parents gave birth to in 1982. Renay and her brother grew up moving and visiting many places throughout the world in which their fathers work took them.
- Allison Beauchamp was born on 12 June 1996 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for A Taste for Blood (2014).
- Mel Gray was born on 16 March 1961 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.
- Editorial Department
- Editor
- Actor
J. Ayscue was born on 30 August 1971 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. He is an editor and actor, known for Dinner (2000), America's Next Top Model (2003) and Are You the One? (2014).- Music Department
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Vic Thrill was born on 21 February 1971 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer, known for Hall Pass (2011), Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill and Billabong Odyssey (2003). He has been married to MaryClare Campion since 18 August 2006.- Additional Crew
Joseph Kramer was born on 7 December 1924 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Smart Home Nation (2021). He was married to Joan Glassman. He died on 30 August 2021 in Leonia, New Jersey, USA.- Eura Neal was born on 21 September 1899 in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA. She was married to William Burdette Neal. She died on 11 February 2003 in Union City, Fulton County, Georgia, USA.
- Presbrey made his stage debut at the Boston Theatre in 1874. Writer of seven "Raffles" (the amateur cracksman) films, Presbrey also wrote adapta-tions for "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary," "The Courtship of Miles Standish" and "The Barrier." He was also a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of the Mecca Temple in New York City.
- Robb Warren was born on 16 December 1963 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Pursuit of Honor: The Rise of George Washington (2006), Vom Pionier zum Millionär (2010) and Nature, Art, and Science (1998). He has been married to Erin York Warren since 24 October 1998. He was previously married to Marla JoAnn Forseman.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
Thomas Williams was born on 16 February 1978 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. He is a producer, known for Big Fish in Middlesex (2006).- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Michael Lemley was born on 18 July 1997 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. He is a director and writer, known for The Colonial Parkway: The Foundation of Our Economy (2015), Dimensional (2015) and Amy's Organic Garden (2015).