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Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black was born on August 28, 1969 in Santa Monica, California and raised in Hermosa Beach, California to Judith Love Cohen & Thomas William Black, both satellite engineers. He is of Russian Jewish & British-German ancestry. Black attended the University of California at Los Angeles. While at UCLA, he was a member of Tim Robbins' acting troupe & it was through this collaboration that led to his 1992 film debut in Bob Roberts (1992). Although he was just a background voice in his first film, Jack's appearances in such television shows as The X-Files (1993), his breakthrough performance in High Fidelity (2000) & his rock-comedy band, Tenacious D have created an ever-growing cult following.- Producer
- Director
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David Fincher was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado, and was raised in
Marin County, California. When he was 18 years old he went to work for
John Korty at Korty Films in Mill Valley. He
subsequently worked at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) from 1981-1983.
Fincher left ILM to direct TV commercials and music videos after
signing with N. Lee Lacy in Hollywood. He went on to found Propaganda
in 1987 with fellow directors Dominic Sena,
Greg Gold and
Nigel Dick. Fincher has directed TV
commercials for clients that include Nike, Coca-Cola, Budweiser,
Heineken, Pepsi, Levi's, Converse, AT&T and Chanel. He has directed
music videos for Madonna,
Sting,
The Rolling Stones,
Michael Jackson,
Aerosmith,
George Michael,
Iggy Pop,
The Wallflowers,
Billy Idol,
Steve Winwood,
The Motels and, most recently,
A Perfect Circle.
As a film director, he has achieved huge success with
Se7en (1995),
Fight Club (1999) and,
Panic Room (2002).- Actor
- Producer
Armand Douglas Hammer was born in Los Angeles, California, to Dru Ann (Mobley) and Michael Armand Hammer, a businessman. His great-grandfather, Armand Hammer, was a prominent tycoon and philanthropist who ran the company Occidental Petroleum for many decades. Armie's ancestry includes Russian-Jewish, English, Scots-Irish, and German. He has a younger brother, Viktor Hammer (Armie and Viktor share the same first names as their great-grandfather and his brother). His father is chairman and CEO of the Armand Hammer Foundation, where his mother is a board member. His parents also serve together on the boards of the Los Angeles Dream Center and Knoedler & Hammer Galleries in New York. In addition, his father is a member of the board of trustees for Oral Roberts University, and his mother, a former bank loan officer, teaches Bible study in Los Angeles.
His family moved to Dallas, Texas, when he was approaching school age. They moved to the Cayman Islands in 1993, where they stayed for 5 years. While here, Armie attended the Grace Christian Academy, a school that his father set up. They returned to Los Angeles when Armie was thirteen. He attended L.A. Baptist High School and Calvary Junior High School. He made his stage debut playing "Rooster Hannigan" in a 6th-grade production of "Annie". He left school in the 11th grade so that he could pursue acting. His parents were keen for him to continue his studies, so he took courses at Pasadena City College and UCLA.
He had various small parts, before being cast as Billy Graham in Billy: The Early Years (2008). His breakthrough role came when he played the "Winklevoss Twins" in The Social Network (2010), in a dual role. He has since played "Clyde Tolson" in J. Edgar (2011), "Prince Alcott" in Mirror Mirror (2012), and starred in the title role, John Reid, in the 2013 version of The Lone Ranger (2013), opposite Johnny Depp as Tonto.
In 2015, Hammer starred with Henry Cavill in the spy thriller The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), playing Russian spy Illya Kuryakin and American agent Napoleon Solo, respectively. His 2016 films include the historical drama The Birth of a Nation (2016), the thrillers Nocturnal Animals (2016) and Mine (2016), and the crime drama Free Fire (2016). In 2017, he voiced Jackson Storm in the CGI sequel Cars 3 (2017), and starred as Oliver, an American scholar, in the drama Call Me by Your Name (2017), opposite Timothée Chalamet. For the role, Armie received his first Golden Globe nomination, for Best Supporting Actor.
In 2018, he played David in the drama Hotel Mumbai (2018), and starred as real life taxation law expert Martin D. Ginsburg in On the Basis of Sex (2018), a biopic of Martin's wife, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. More recently, he headlined the unusual horror film Wounds (2019) and was Maxim de Winter in the drama-thriller Rebecca (2020).
Armie was married to actress, model, and television personality Elizabeth Chambers in 2010. They announced their divorce in July 2020. They have two children, a boy and a girl.- Actor
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Ben Gazzara's screen career began with two critically acclaimed roles
as heavies in the late 1950s. He turned to television in the 1960s but
made a big screen comeback with roles in three
John Cassavetes films in the
1970s. The 1980s and 1990s saw Gazzara work more frequently than ever
before in character parts. If he never became the leading man his early
films and stage work promised, he had a career notable for its
longevity. He was born Biagio Anthony Gazzara on August 28, 1930, in
New York City. The son of a Sicilian immigrant laborer, he grew up on
New York's tough Lower East Side. After seeing
Laurette Taylor in "The Glass
Menagerie," Gazzara decided he wanted to become an actor. He studied
engineering (unhappily) but quit after receiving an acting scholarship
(he worked under well-known coach
Erwin Piscator).
Gazzara then joined the Actors Studio, where a group of students
improvised a play from
Calder Willingham's novel End as a
Man. The tale of a brutal southern military academy reached Broadway
slightly changed in 1953 but with Gazzara still in the principal role.
It was a star making part (he won a Theatre World award) and he then
played leads in the original productions of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
(1955) and "A Hatful of Rain" (1955) (he was nominated for a Tony).
Bigger names Paul Newman and
Don Murray played those last two
roles on the big screen but Gazzara made his movie debut in
The Strange One (1957) the film
version of "End as a Man." The film was a critical but not commercial
success. His next role was as the defendant in
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
which was a big hit.
Gazzara followed this with an Italian venture co-starring
Anna Magnani,
The Passionate Thief (1960), two
Hollywood films
The Young Doctors (1961) and
Convicts 4 (1962) and then another
Italian film
Conquered City (1962).
None of these did much for his career, and he turned to television. He
appeared in the successful series
Arrest and Trial (1963) and
Run for Your Life (1965).
In between, he made
A Rage to Live (1965), a film
version of John O'Hara's novel. He
returned to films in
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
and with a cameo appearance in
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969).
His buddy in the cameo was
John Cassavetes, who directed
and co-starred with him in
Husbands (1970), a critical success.
Gazzara made two more well-received films with his good friend
Cassavetes:
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
and Opening Night (1977).
Gazzara's other films in the 1970s were undistinguished apart from the
sprawling
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
and a rare leading role in director
Peter Bogdanovich's
Saint Jack (1979).
Bloodline (1979) and
They All Laughed (1981) (also
directed by Bogdanovich) were only notable because of Gazzara's
off-screen relationship with co-star
Audrey Hepburn (ironically,
Gazzara had declined to make his screen debut in
War and Peace (1956) starring
Hepburn).
Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
was another lead for Gazzara, but it received a mixed critical
reception. Other big-screen roles in the 1980s were scarce apart from
Road House (1989), a
Patrick Swayze vehicle that Gazzara
believed out of all his films had been the most repeated on television.
He worked much on the small screen, including the groundbreaking
television movie
An Early Frost (1985),
playing the father of an AIDS victim.
The 1990s saw Gazzara working like never before, appearing in 38
films. Most were for free-to-air television or cable but he also worked
on the big screen in
The Spanish Prisoner (1997),
The Big Lebowski (1998),
Happiness (1998) and
Summer of Sam (1999). His
television work included a guest appearance as an executive assistant
attorney in a 2001 episode of
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)- a nice touch since
the predecessor of
Law & Order (1990) and its
spin-off series.
Gazzara has often returned to the stage throughout his career-in "The
Night Circus" (1958) (where he met second wife
Janice Rule), "Strange Interlude" (1963),
"Traveller Without Luggage" (1964), Hughie/Duet (1975) (nominated for a
Tony), "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1976) (again Tony nominated),
and "Shimada" (1992). He has also worked as a director on episodes his
series
Run for Your Life (1965)
and
The Name of the Game (1968)
and the television movies
A Friend in Deed (1974)
and
Troubled Waters (1975)
featuring his friend Peter Falk. The
unreleased Beyond the Ocean (1990)
(which he also wrote) was his final film as a director.
In 2003 Gazzara appeared in the independent
Dogville (2003) adding
Lars von Trier to the list of interesting
and acclaimed directors with whom he has worked. There can't be many
actors who can boast that they have acted in films by
Otto Preminger
(Anatomy of a Murder (1959)),
John Cassavetes,
Joel Coen
(The Big Lebowski (1998)),
Spike Lee
(Summer of Sam (1999)), and
Lars von Trier, among others. Ben Gazzara
died at age 81 of pancreatic cancer on February 3, 2012.- Actress
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Born In England, raised in Canada. BFA Acting University of Windsor. Amanda spent 12 seasons on Stargate SG-1 (1997) and its spin-offs, Stargate: Atlantis (2004) and Stargate Universe (2009), as "Samantha Carter". She then took on the lead role of "Dr. Helen Magnus" on the television series Sanctuary (2008), a project she had been nurturing from its inception on the internet.
Tapping has come to secure a strong and direct influence on her projects from behind the lens. She was an Executive Producer of Sanctuary (2008) and also sat in the director's chair for several episodes. She previously directed the Stargate SG-1 (1997) episode, Resurrection (2004), in 2004, which garnered her a Leo Award nomination for Best Director. She has also directed three episodes each of Primeval: New World (2012), Arctic Air (2012) and Continuum (2012). She has also directed Strange Empire (2014), Olympus (2015), Dark Matter (2015) and X Company (2015). Tapping has also earned four Leo Awards for Best Actress, has been nominated for two Gemini Awards and four Saturn Awards and won the 2005 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Amanda's love of comedy lead her to co-found the all female Canadian comedy troupe, Random Acts. Her work in the short film Breakdown (2006) earned her the Canadian Comedy Award in 2007. She also did films like Space Milkshake (2012), Random Acts of Romance (2012), Taken Back: Finding Haley (2012) and Kid Cannabis (2014). She was Naomi on 7 episodes of the 8th season of Supernatural (2005). She also played a recurring character on the sitcom Package Deal (2013).
Tapping has had the pleasure of supporting various charities and organizations such as The Coast Foundation, a support agency for people with mental disabilities, The Canadian Cancer Society, UNICEF and V-Day by performing in "The Vagina Monologues" to help end violence against women and girls worldwide. She also sits on the leadership council for The Waterkeeper Alliance. Amanda launched the charitable foundation "Sanctuary for Kids" in 2009 to support both local and global children's charities helping children in crisis. To date they have raised over $650,000. Their work takes them to Nepal, Haiti and the downtown east side of Vancouver. She was honored with Women in Film's "Woman of Vision" award. She also received the YWCA Women of Distinction "Connecting the Community" Award. She was awarded The Jules Verne Award in Paris for her humanitarian work. She was offered an Honorary Life Membership from the University College of Dublin Law Society and received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from The University of Windsor.- Actor
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Brian Earl Thompson was born on August 28, 1959 in Ellensburg, Washington. Raised on the Columbia River in Longview, he learned the value of academics and athletics, as the son of two teachers and the second of six siblings. His interest in acting was first sparked during his senior year of high school with the role of the Russian ballet instructor, Boris Kolenkhov, in the comedy "You Can't Take it With You". Under the pretense of attending Central Washington University to play football and study business management, he quietly auditioned for every available play, treading the boards for a dozen school productions, from musicals and operas to the more lighthearted fare of Neil Simon.
Earning a scholarship to the University of California-Irvine, he sailed through a three-year Master of Fine Arts program, learning from such theatrical luminaries as playwright Edward Albee, Robert Cohen and Jerzy Grotoswski, and supplementing his education through work with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. He began to audition theatrically before graduation, and by that time, he had his SAG card, an agent and five professional credits, including James Cameron's The Terminator (1984), where he and Bill Paxton's clothes were forcibly removed by a naked Arnold Schwarzenegger. About a year after Arnold took Brian's clothes, Sylvester Stallone wanted a hack at Brian as well. After seven auditions and a screen test, Brian earned the right to get impaled on a meat hook, then burned alive, Stallone's Cobra (1986). This began a string of credits that has left Thompson in and around some of Hollywood's biggest and most projects.
Brian has tackled two superhero roles as well: first, Conan the Librarian (1999), starring red in the title role, a PBS special to encourage kids to read. He also earned critical acclaim playing the larger-than-life role of Hercules in Jason and the Argonauts (2000). Probably the first role that demanded use of his classical background as well as his 6' 3" muscled frame. Brian says that no gym can claim him as a member, and that his physique is kept honed by years of windsurfing and kitesurfing. Taking a curiously "musical" approach to his craft, the actor continually seeks fresh rhythms for each new role. Brian verifies his well-rounded nature with a resume that lists such special skills as martial arts (black belt Hapkido), piano and sushi rolling. He currently resides at home with his son Jordan and daughter Daphne.- Actress
- Producer
American actress and model Sarah Roemer starred as the love interest of
Shia LaBeouf's character in the thriller
Disturbia (2007). She was born in San
Diego, California, and began modeling at the age of 15 after she was
discovered buying coffee at a local 7-Eleven while attending Horizon
Jr/Sr High School. At the age of 17 she moved away from her family to
New York.
She began her acting career playing Lacey in
Takashi Shimizu's
The Grudge 2 (2006). She later
co-starred with Joseph Cross in
Falling Up (2009). She was the leading
actress in David R. Ellis'
Asylum (2008),
Katherine Brooks'
Waking Madison (2010) and in
Fired Up! (2009). She co-starred with
Golden Globe winner Richard Gere and
three-time Oscar nominee Joan Allen
in
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009).- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Jason Priestley was born on 28 August 1969 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Call Me Fitz (2010) and Cas & Dylan (2013). He has been married to Naomi Lowde-Priestley since 14 May 2005. They have two children. He was previously married to Ashlee Petersen.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Actor of Puerto Rican descent who gained fame making many memorable films in the 1980s and 1990s due to his villainous physical appearance. Guzmán was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico on August 28, 1956 and raised in New York City's Greenwich Village and the surrounding Lower East Side neighborhood. His mother Rosa worked in a hospital and Benjamin Cardona, his stepfather, was a TV repairman. Guzman presently resides in Vermont with his wife and kids.- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Carly graduated from high school in Vancouver in 1998. She made her
American screen debut in
I've Been Waiting for You (1998).
Her most noticeable roles to date are "Molly White" in
Trapped in a Purple Haze (2000),
and "Sam McPherson" in TV's
Popular (1999). She auditioned for
roles on Roswell (1999) before she
landed the role of "Sam McPherson".- Actress
- Soundtrack
Canadian-born actor Katie Findlay received rave reviews in 2017 for their work as "Lucy" opposite Jay Baruchel in the final season of FXX's critically-acclaimed comedy series Man Seeking Woman (2015).
Television audiences may also know Findlay as "Rebecca" from the first season of How to Get Away with Murder (2014) or their previous starring role of "Maggie Landers" on the CW's The Carrie Diaries (2013). They first garnered attention in 2011 as "Rosie Larsen" in the AMC series The Killing (2011), and was used as the face of the marketing campaign for the show's breakthrough first season. They have guest starred on multiple television shows, including the CBS All Access's re-imagined The Twilight Zone (2019), co-developed and narrated by Jordan Peele.
They're always happy to find musical projects, and appeared as "Rizzo" in a limited engagement production of the musical Grease, hosted at Toronto's historic Winter Garden Theatre in the winter of 2018. They also starred in Lost Generation, a musical project for digital platform Go90 with music and lyrics written by Grammy and Tony award-winning composer Duncan Sheik.- Steffiana De La Cruz was born on 28 August 1974 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Zookeeper (2011) and Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015). She has been married to Kevin James since 19 June 2004. They have four children.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Barbara Goldbach was born to Howard and Marjorie Goldbach in Queens, New York. Her father was a policeman. She met her first husband Augusto Gregorini in New York while she worked as a model and he was visiting from Italy for business tourism in 1966. Barbara followed him to Italy to be with him and they married in 1968. They had two children, Francesca Gregorini and Gianni Gregorini. During Gianni's birth, he had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, nearly choking him, and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, although a later operation improved his condition.
In 1975, Barbara and Augusto Gregorini separated when she moved to Los Angeles, California. The couple separated in 1978, sharing custody of their two children. Barbara met Ringo Starr on the set of the comedy Caveman (1981), and they became a couple during the filming. Ringo and Barbara were on a holiday in December 1980 when her daughter called to inform them that John Lennon had been shot. Ringo and Barbara went to New York City to console Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon. Ringo and Barbara married on April 27, 1981.
Her acting career began in Italy, where she played Nausicaa in Odissea (1968), a television adaptation of Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey", directed by Franco Rossi and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. Bach co-starred with two other "Bond Girls", Claudine Auger and Barbara Bouchet in the mystery Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971) and had small roles in other Italian films. In 1977, she played Russian secret agent Anya Amasova in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). The following year, she appeared in the war film Force 10 from Navarone (1978), which also starred Robert Shaw and Harrison Ford.- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Kelly grew up in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, where she was a star
athlete, playing soccer, basketball and was even undefeated in Western
Massachusetts in the high hurdles. She moved to NYC right out of high
school to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She graduated
with the highest honor, The Charles Jehlinger Award. While in New York,
she performed off-Broadway, in regional Shakespeare, and on several TV
shows. Making the leap to Broadway, she debuted as "Elaine Robinson" in
the original cast of "The Graduate", starring opposite
Kathleen Turner and
Jason Biggs. Her career brought her
west after 5 years in New York. Since moving to LA, she has worked
consistently in film and TV, but never forgetting her roots in the
theater.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Daniel Stern was born in Bethesda, Maryland, to a social worker father
and a day care manager mother. He has been acting professionally since
the age of seventeen. Following his high school graduation, he
auditioned for the Washington Shakespeare Festival seeking a job as a
lighting engineer but ended up as "a strolling player with a lute" in
their production of "As You Like It." Shortly thereafter, he made his
way to New York where he "took a couple of acting lessons" and began to
assemble an impressive portfolio of such off-Broadway credits as
"Split," "Frankie and Annie," "The Mandrake," and "The Old Glory." In
addition, director Peter Yates cast him as one of the four Indiana
teenagers in the highly acclaimed film
Breaking Away (1979). Variety in
acting roles appeals to Stern. Following "Breaking Away," he appeared
in Woody Allen's
Stardust Memories (1980),
Claudia Weill's It's My Turn (1980)
and John Schlesinger's
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
before returning to New York to appear off-Broadway in the two
character play "How I Got That Story," which led to critical acclaim
and a starring role in Barry Levinson's
Diner (1982). Other film credits include
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982),
Blue Thunder (1983),
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986),
The Boss' Wife (1986),
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988),
Born in East L.A. (1987) and
D.O.A. (1988) In addition to his
voice-over work on the series, Stern directed several episodes of the
popular and critically acclaimed television comedy,
The Wonder Years (1988).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Wallis was born in Houma, Louisiana, to Qulyndreia (Jackson) Wallis, a teacher, and Venjie Wallis, Sr., a truck driver. She has one sister, Qunyquekya, and two brothers, Vejon and Venjie, Jr. "Quven", the first part of her name, combines the first syllables of her parents' first names. Wallis, at age five, auditioned for her very first acting job, the starring role in Beasts of the Southern Wild, even though the minimum age to be considered was six. She eventually beat out 4,000 others for the role of Hushpuppy, the indomitable child prodigy and survivalist who lives with her dying father in the backwoods bayou squalor of Louisiana. At that time, she was just six years old during the filming. Wallis is the first person born in the 21st century to receive an Academy Award nomination. In May 2014, Wallis was named the face of Armani Junior, Giorgio Armani's line for children and teens. This makes her the first major child celebrity to be the face of a luxury brand.- Actor
- Music Department
- Producer
Billy Boyd was born in 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Mary and William
Boyd. The talented young boy, inspired by Star Wars to try acting, got
his first taste of it in his school's production of Oliver Twist when
he was 10. Boyd's parents were extremely supportive, driving over two
hours to get him to the performances, but sadly they passed away when
he was 12. He was thereafter raised by his grandmother. He realized
that he enjoyed acting very much and told his school counselor that was
what he wanted to be, but the counselor discouraged this choice and
told him to "keep it secret". When he was 17 he left school and went to
work in a book-binding workshop. He worked there 4 years as an
apprentice and 2 years as a workman. Ironically, during the years he
worked at the book-binders, the Lord of the Rings trilogy was printed
and bound there, many copies bound by his hands. After the 6 years as a
book-binder, he was thoroughly sick of it. Billy planned on going to
America for a year, but before he went he called the Royal Scottish
Academy of Music and Drama and asked about applying for when he got
back. But it so happened that they still had space for that year and
they asked him if he wanted to apply and he did. He was at the drama
school in a 3-year course for his bachelor of arts degree, meanwhile
studying everything from Shakespeare to puppet-making. During this time
Billy had a few small roles in TV series such as "Down Amongst The
Boys" and "Taggart". After graduating he performed in many plays like
'The Slab Boys', 'The Diary of Adrian Mole' etc. at The St. Andrews
theatre which were his first paying roles. He then received a call from
his agent about the Lord of the Rings movies and if he would like to
audition for them. He went along not expecting much, but within a few
months Peter Jackson came out to Scotland to meet him and to audition
him personally. While rehearsing for a show he received a call from his
agent who said that the part of Pippin had been offered to him - if he
wanted it. The rest is history.- Esther Hall was born on 28 August 1970 in Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Queer as Folk (1999), Weekend Retreat (2011) and Rome (2005).
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David Soul achieved pop icon status as handsome, blond-haired,
blue-eyed Detective Kenneth Hutchinson on the cult "buddy cop" TV
series Starsky and Hutch (1975), Soul also had a very successful singing career
recording several albums, with worldwide number one hit singles
including "Silver Lady" & "Don't Give Up on Us Baby".
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, David Soul is the son of a minister who was
at one time serving as the religious affairs advisor to the U.S. High
Commission in Berlin. At 24 years of age, young Soul joined a North
Dakota musical revue, was noticed by a keen-eyed talent scout, and
signed to a studio contract. He went on to study acting with the Irene
Daly School of The Actors Company, and with the Columbia Workshop in
Hollywood. He first appeared on TV in small roles in shows including
I Dream of Jeannie (1965), Flipper (1964) and All in the Family (1971). Regular TV work kept coming in for Soul
including making masked appearances on The Merv Griffin Show (1962), as the popular singer
known only as "The Covered Man."
In 1973, Soul was fortunate enough to be cast as one of the corrupt
motorcycle cops in the Clint Eastwood thriller Magnum Force (1973), where his talents came
to the attention of several TV execs who were looking for someone to
play one of the lead roles in the upcoming Starsky and Hutch (1975) TV series. After
four seasons, the show came to an end, yet Soul's talents were still in
demand. He quickly went on to appear as the meek writer turned
terrified vampire hunter Ben Mears in the chilling television
mini-series Salem's Lot (1979), and then as Jake in the interesting television
movie Homeward Bound (1980).
Several undemanding movies and TV series appearances followed for Soul.
However in 1988 he scored rave reviews for his portrayal of real life,
cold-blooded cop killer Michael Lee Platt in In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988). It was considered
highly controversial for its intense level of violence in a made for TV
production.
David Soul remained very busy throughout the 1990s and beyond, in both
film and on stage productions. He has toured internationally in several
theater productions, including playing the narrator in the
critically-acclaimed production of Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, plus
a successful UK tour performing in Ira Levin's Deathtrap. Fans of the
original TV series were glad to see Soul back with Paul Michael Glaser doing a
cameo appearance in the big-budget movie version of Starsky & Hutch (2004).
Throughout his life, Soul has continually championed social causes
often utilizing his own funds to raise awareness on issues including
the impact of the Vietnam War, the shutdowns in the US steel industry,
animal welfare, world hunger and HIV education. Soul has for several
years made his home in the United Kingdom, where he has appeared at the
Edinburgh Festival, on several British TV shows and has become a keen
soccer fan supporting English club, Arsenal FC.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Charles Rocket was born on 28 August 1949 in Bangor, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for Dumb and Dumber (1994), Dances with Wolves (1990) and Titan A.E. (2000). He was married to Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Crellin. He died on 7 October 2005 in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA.- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Emma Samms was born on 28 August 1960 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for General Hospital (1963), Dynasty (1981) and Goliath Awaits (1981). She has been married to Simon McCoy since 9 October 2021. She was previously married to John Holloway, Tim Dillon and Bansi Nagji.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
John Allen Nelson was born on 28 August 1959 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for 24 (2001), Crisis (2014) and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015). He has been married to Justine Eyre since 23 September 2007. He was previously married to Åse Samuelsson.- Nick Emad Tarabay is a Lebanese-American actor. He is best known for portraying Ashur on the Starz TV series Spartacus. Tarabay was born in Beirut, Lebanon to a large family. His mother and father still reside in Lebanon as does his younger brother and a large extended family of cousins, uncles and aunts. He moved to New York after high school. As a clothing salesman, he worked for Hugo Boss and Gucci, while studying acting at the T. Schreiber Studio and appearing in Off-Off-Broadway plays. He moved to Los Angeles in 2004, where he studied under Larry Moss and appeared in their studio's staging of John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Kristin Booth is a versatile performer experienced in film, television
and theatre.
Booth's feature film credits include several Toronto International Film
Festival film selections, including
Defendor (2009) and
This Beautiful City (2007);
as well as the heist thriller,
Foolproof (2003), opposite
Ryan Reynolds,
On the Line (2001),
Detroit Rock City (1999),
Gossip (2000),
Cruel Intentions 2 (2000)
and Kardia (2006).
Kristin won her first Gemini Award in 2005, for her guest performance
in the ReGenesis (2004) episode,
Spare Parts (2004).
She received her second Gemini Award nomination, for her portrayal of
"Connie Lewis", in the new CBC series,
M.V.P. (2008), which also aired on ABC
Soapnet. Other television include:
American Wife (2010), TNT's
six-part mini-series,
The Company (2007), opposite
Chris O'Donnell and
Alessandro Nivola,
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story (2006),
Kaw (2006),
Burn: The Robert Wraight Story (2003),
Salem Witch Trials (2002),
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999),
A Tale of Two Bunnies (2000),
Jewel (2001) and
Sleep Murder (2004),
opposite Jason Priestley. She has also
had lead roles in the series,
The Newsroom (1996),
Daring & Grace: Teen Detectives (2000),
and has guest-starred in various series, including
Supernatural (2005),
1-800-Missing (2003),
This Is Wonderland (2004),
Traders (1996),
La Femme Nikita (1997),
Puppets Who Kill (2002) and
Show Me Yours (2004), among
others. Kristin also starred in the pilot,
My Best Friend's Girl (2008),
for CBS.
On stage, Kristin appeared with the prestigious "Soulpepper Theatre
Company", garnering rave reviews for her portrayal of "Olivia" in
"Twelfth Night". She was welcomed back to the company to play the title
role in Ferenc Molnár's "Olympia".
Most recently, Kristin appeared in her recurring role on
The Border (2008), guest-starred
on Rookie Blue (2010) for ABC,
Flashpoint (2008) for CBS and CTV
(third Gemini nomination), and
The Listener (2009) for NBC and
CTV. She also appeared in two independent Canadian features,
At Home by Myself... with You (2009),
for which she was nominated for a 2010 ACTRA award and
Crackie (2009). Next up for this busy
actor, starring opposite Olympia Dukakis
and Brenda Fricker, in
Thom Fitzgerald's feature film,
Cloudburst (2011). Ms. Booth also
voices the lead character in the animated series,
Producing Parker (2009),
alongside Kim Cattrall (Fourth Gemini
Nomination). She recently starred, opposite
Alyssa Milano, in Lifetime's
Sundays at Tiffany's (2010),
based on the book by NYT best-selling author,
James Patterson, and portrays
Ethel Kennedy in the
controversial mini-series,
The Kennedys (2011), opposite
Greg Kinnear,
Katie Holmes,
Tom Wilkinson and
Barry Pepper.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Richard Cabral was born on 28 August 1984 in East Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for End of Watch (2012), Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) and Walk of Shame (2014). He has been married to Janiece Sarduy since 24 October 2014.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Nancy Kulp wore many hats: Publicity person, actress, linguist, would-be politician,
and teacher. Originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Kulp attended college in Florida,
then headed for Hollywood to work in publicity for the movies, not star in them. Soon
after arriving in Hollywood, Kulp was convinced by director George Cukor and
casting director Billy Gordon that she should be in front of the camera, not
behind the scenes. She then began a solid career as a character actress in films and
television, including two memorable roles: on The Bob Cummings Show (1955) as bird-loving
"Pamela Livingstone", and on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as the long-suffering, lovesick, and
bird-loving "Miss Jane Hathaway". After the Hillbillies ended its 9-year run, Kulp found
work in theater, Broadway, and television, and dabbled in politics, making an unsuccessful
1984 run for Congress in Pennsylvania. Later, she taught acting and retired to a farm in
Connecticut and, later, Palm Springs, where she died of cancer in 1991.- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Rossovich, considered one of the nicest people to work with, is
also a devoted family man. He and his wife Eva have two kids, Roy and
Isabel. For three months each year, the family lives at their home in
Sweden, where Eva is from, so that the kids can have both sides of
their parents' upbringing. Rick lives in Ojai, California.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Eugene Byrd was born on 28 August 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004), Sleepers (1996) and Dead Man (1995).- Actor
- Soundtrack
One of the movies' most memorable tough guys, Simon Oakland actually
began his career as a concert violinist, turning to acting in the late
1940s. After a long string of roles in Broadway hits, including "Light
Up the Sky," "The Shrike" and "Inherit the Wind," Oakland made his film
debut as the tough but compassionate journalist who speaks up for
Susan Hayward's
"Barbara Graham" in
I Want to Live! (1958). He would
go on to play a long series of tough guy types, albeit usually on the
right side of the law, in such films as
The Sand Pebbles (1966),
Tony Rome (1967),
Psycho (1960), and, most notably, nasty
Lieutenant Schrank in
West Side Story (1961). He was
also a frequently seen face on TV, at one point serving as a regular or
semi-regular on four different series at once. Much respected by his
co-workers as a total professional, he died, after a long battle with
cancer, one day after his 68th birthday.- Actor
- Soundtrack
A versatile veteran of film, television and theater, Ken Jenkins began
his acting career performing in high school theater productions in his
hometown of Dayton, Ohio. "I was fortunate to discover the world
through the words of
William Shakespeare,
George Bernard Shaw,
Arthur Miller and
Tennessee Williams, and to discover
in myself a love for the theater that has shaped my life", says
Jenkins. Jenkins went on to study acting at Antioch College while
continuing to perform on Broadway and in regional companies throughout
his college years. In 1969, he co-founded and served for three years as
Associate Artistic Director for the prestigious Actor's Theatre of
Louisville, which became known as a breeding ground for some of
America's best new playwrights, including
Beth Henley and
Marsha Norman. Jenkins continued to work
with the theater as an actor, director and writer through 1983.
Over his 30 years in the theater, Jenkins has been associated with an
average of 10 plays a year as an actor, director or playwright. He has
portrayed "Hamlet" and "Cyrano" and performed in other classics by
Shakespeare, Ibsen, Shaw and Molière. One of his favorite roles,
however, was "The Duke", which he played opposite his son,
Daniel Jenkins, in the 1985
Broadway musical, "Big River".
In 1987, Jenkins appeared in John Sayles'
critically acclaimed feature film,
Matewan (1987) which opened the actor to
the joys of acting for the camera. Most recently seen in
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
with Morgan Freeman and
I Am Sam (2001) with
Sean Penn, his other feature-film
credits include
Courage Under Fire (1996),
The Abyss (1989),
Air America (1990) and
Last Man Standing (1996).
Jenkins' television credits include a co-starring role for two seasons
on Homefront (1991), two seasons on
Wiseguy (1987), nine seasons on Scrubs (2001) and guest-star roles
on The X-Files (1993),
Family Law (1999) and
Chicago Hope (1994). He has also
appeared in the television movies
Thirst (1998),
Hiroshima (1995),
And the Band Played On (1993).
Jenkins is an avid woodworker and a skilled dog trainer. He is married
to Katharine Hepburn's niece, actress
Katharine Houghton, probably best
remembered as playing Hepburn & Tracy's daughter in the classic
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).- Megan Ferguson was born on 28 August 1983 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), Gossip Girl (2021) and Soundtrack (2019). She has been married to Nico Evers-Swindell since 29 October 2011. They have two children.
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Born into a vaudeville family, O'Connor was the youthful figure cutting
a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. His best-known
musical work is probably Singin' in the Rain (1952), in which he did an impressive dance
that culminated in a series of backflips off the wall. O'Connor was
also effective in comedic lead roles, particularly as the companion to
Francis the Talking Mule in that film series.- Actress
- Animation Department
- Composer
Kim Se-jeong, better known by Sejeong, is a South Korean singer and actress signed under Jellyfish Entertainment.
She is a member of Gugudan and its subgroup Gugudan SeMiNa, and a former member of the girl group I.O.I.
She served as host of the show "Talents for Sale" in 2016 and was named a permanent MC for the show "Get it Beauty" in January 2017. She made her acting debut in the 2017 television drama "School 2017," which is the seventh installment in the popular "School" franchise. She also has been a cast member of "Busted!" since 2018.
Sejeong played the leading role in the 2019 mystery romantic-comedy "I Wanna Hear Your Song" and in the 2020 super hero drama OCN's "The Uncanny Counter", who set a new record for the highest viewership ratings ever achieved in OCN history.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Shalita Grant was raised in Petersburg, Virginia and attended high school at the Baltimore School for the Arts in Maryland where she was a YoungArts Winner in Theater and Presidential Scholar in the Arts. At 17, she received a scholarship to attend the Julliard School for her B.F.A. in Drama, graduating in 2010.
In the first season of NCIS: New Orleans (2014), her role as former ATF turned NCIS Agent Sonja Percy, was recurring and was soon followed with a promotion to series regular at the start of the second season. Grant also starred as contraband slave, Aurelia Johnson, in the PBS original Civil War mini-series, Mercy Street (2016). Her television guest star credits include The Good Wife (2009), Battle Creek (2015), Bones (2005), and Melissa & Joey (2010). Her film features include shorts Empire Corner (2010), Invisible (2010), and Oscar-nominated documentary, Rehearsing a Dream (2006).
Grant's stage credits include "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" at the Lincoln Center, "The Philanderer" (The Pearl Theatre Company), "Measure for Measure", "The Winter's Tale" and "Merchant of Venice" (The Public Theater). In spring of 2013, she continued her role of Cassandra in "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" on Broadway, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination for Featured Actress in a Play and won the 2013 Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut.
Following her Tony Award nomination, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue television where she fondly recalls her struggles in auditioning 54 times within one year for various roles and, at one point, while running out of savings, briefly turned to bartending before landing a series of guest star roles and finally series regular. Grant splits her time between New Orleans, Louisiana, where NCIS: New Orleans is filmed, and Los Angeles, California.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Melody Kay was born in Detroit and raised in New York City. She traveled between N.Y.C. and Los Angeles California working on Broadway, film and television productions throughout her childhood, teenage and young adult years. She has thoroughly enjoyed the last 17 years as a stay at home mom but just recently announced her return to the acting industry and is looking forward to this next chapter in her career.- Roxie Roker was born on 28 August 1929 in Miami, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for The Jeffersons (1975), ABC Afterschool Specials (1972) and Fantasy Island (1977). She was married to Sy Kravitz. She died on 2 December 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Producer
Arguably one of Latin America's widely-known talents, backed by years of remarkable performances in television and film, Alfonso's stardom was first introduced by his leading role in one of the most successful television series in the history of Latin America, "Rebelde". Rebelde became a grossing machine alongside with the creation of the band RBD, which Herrera took part of, and amassing more than 89 awards, including Best International Band by Billboard Latin Music Awards.
As an Actor, Alfonso Herrera decides to look for memorable and unique characters. In Mexican Theatre we can remember his creation of Michal in "Pillowman" and Gus in "Swimming with Sharks", achieving in this last one, next to Demian Bichir and Ana de la Reguera, full houses and standing ovations. In Film, his participation in "The Perfect Dictatorship" by Luis Estrada, one of 2014's highest grossing local picture attracting 4.2 million admissions and earning some $13 million becoming the fourth top grossing pic in Mexican film history at that time, and positioning himself as one of the best actors of his generation.
Recently, with the film "The Chosen", he opens in the Spanish Market as Ramon Mercader, a Catalan communist and Soviet agent who at varying points assumed the identities of three different characters, having to speak English, Spanish and French.
In Television, we can see him on the Netflix Series created by the Wachowski Sisters "Sense8", with an endearing character that grounded the story that challenges the viewer because of it's originality and uniqueness. Simultaneously we can find him playing Father Tomas in the FOX series "The Exorcist", TV Series that continues the story of the iconic 1971 film directed by William Friedkin.
He delights us once again with his work in the play "Dead Poets Society", premiere in Latin America of this great Classic.- Francesca Xuereb is an American actress best known for her roles in Room 203 (2022), and Sex Lives of College Girls (2021). Born August 28, 1998, in Detroit, Michigan, She made her acting debut in 2020 with the film Murmur by director Mark Polish. She's also made appearances on Tinder's Swipe Night (2021), SEAL Team (2021), and Pam and Tommy (2022). Xuereb studied acting at Loyola Marymount University and graduated in 2020 starting her career during the pandemic.
- Debra Mooney was born on 28 August 1947 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA. She is an actress, known for Domestic Disturbance (2001), Everwood (2002) and Anastasia (1997).
- With her stunning beauty, winning brash'n'bubbly personality, considerable
vitality, and solid acting skills. She set the stage for 70's Blonde Bombshell.
Lindsay was born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 28, 1950. Bloom began her show
business career as a participant in beauty contests. She won the titles
Miss Arizona and Miss USA in 1972. Lindsay was terrific as the
sexy'n'sassy hick chick in the delightfully dippy redneck comedy hoot
Sixpack Annie (1975)
leaving the campy comedies she got to show her serious acting skills playing
the lead as Legendary Actress Jean Harlow
in
Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell (1977),
Bloom was excellent as female lead
loyal secretary Velda on the TV series
The New Mike Hammer (1984) Bloom now known as the "Other Hazzard Hottie on the
hit TV show the Dukes of Hazzard
and appeared
as herself in several episodes of the game show
Super Password (1984). Among
the TV shows Lindsay Bloom has done guest spots on are
Trapper John, M.D. (1979),
Dallas (1978),
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979),
Vega$ (1978),
Charlie's Angels (1976),
Barnaby Jones (1973),
Rhoda (1974),
Starsky and Hutch (1975),
Wonder Woman (1975), and
Emergency! (1972). - Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Andy Karl is an Olivier Award winning American stage, TV, and film actor. He moved to New York City at a young age to pursue acting. On television, Karl is perhaps most well-known for his role as Sgt. Mike Dodds in Season 17 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).
Karl's wide variety of stage roles include Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman the Musical, Kyle the UPS Guy in Legally Blonde The Musical, Tommy DeVito in Jersey Boys, Rocky Balboa in Rocky The Musical (Tony nomination), Bruce Granit in On The Twentieth Century (Tony nomination), and Phil Connors in Groundhog Day (Olivier Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Tony nomination). Other theatre includes Wicked, 9 to 5, The Wedding Singer, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Altar Boyz.
Karl met his wife Orfeh while they were both appearing in Saturday Night Fever on Broadway, and the couple married in 2001. They have appeared on stage together many times including the popular Legally Blonde: The Musical (2007). They made their American Songbook concert debut at Lincoln Center in 2016, and in 2017 released an album of their acclaimed show "Legally Bound - Live at Feinstein's/54 Below".
Karl and Orfeh live in Manhattan, New York City with their rescue dogs.- Born in Detroit and raised in New Orleans, Carolyn Kearney began
studying at the Pasadena Playhouse in the mid-1950s, and was soon
acting in stage productions, opposite veterans
Stuart Erwin,
Edward Everett Horton,
Gladys Cooper,
Leo G. Carroll and
Cecil Kellaway. In addition to many TV
appearances, her films included the horror thriller,
The Thing That Couldn't Die (1958)
and Damn Citizen (1958), the latter
shot in her old stamping grounds of New Orleans, with Kearney as a drug
addict. After two and a half years of addiction to Xanax, due to a
physician's error, she kicked the habit in 1987, later writing one of
the essays for the book "Prescription Drug Addiction" and helping to
found "Benzodiazepine Anonymous", a 12-step program for recovering
addicts. Her first husband was screenwriter
Harold Jack Bloom; her second,
advertising executive-writer Alan Hirshfeld. - Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Kyle Orlando Massey was born on August 28, 1991, in Atlanta, Georgia.
His first acting job was in "The Wizard of Oz," but his big break came
after he was cast in the popular Disney sitcom
That's So Raven (2003), where
he starred as Cory, the mischievous, money-obsessed brother of the main
character, Raven-Symoné. Massey is also the
star of the Disney Channel original movie
Life Is Ruff (2005), in
which his hip-hop single "It's a Dog" is featured. He even starred in a
music video of "Yin Yang Yo," which premiered in September 2006. Kyle
is now the star of
Cory in the House (2007), a
spin-off of "Raven."- Jonathan Whitesell was born in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for The X-Files (1993), The 100 (2014) and The Kill Team (2019).
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in the Maryland suburb of
Bladensburg, Richards discovered his love for acting at an early age
and enrolled in a performing arts high school where he appeared in
several plays a year. Academically confident and determined to move out
to Los Angeles to pursue his acting aspirations, Richards applied to
only one college - the University of Southern California (USC). Not
only was he accepted, he also won numerous scholarships and grants to
study theater. Upon graduation from USC, Richards began working
steadily in film, television and theater. Playing a rapping bike
messenger who believes he is an alien abductee in the Mark Taper
Forum's (Los Angeles) production of "Space," he began to earn
recognition and rave reviews.
Richards was introduced to fans of "Angel" during the series' first
season the rogue, street-savvy vampire hunter Charles Gunn. In season
five, his character was transformed into a "take-no-prisoners" lawyer
at the evil law firm Wolfram and Hart. In "Conviction," Richards
returns to the "letter of the law" in his role as Billy Desmond, an
ambitious and brilliant assistant district attorney who does not lose.
On the big screen, Richards has appeared in the feature films "Why Do
Fools Fall in Love?" and "Good Burger." He also starred in the
television movies "Critical Assembly," "The Temptations" and "Mutiny."
Richards also guest-starred on "The Practice," "Chicago Hope," "The
Cosby Show" and "Any Day Now." Last summer, Richards won critical
notices in Kenneth Lonergan's "Lobby Hero" at the prestigious Old Globe
Theatre.- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Michel Franco was born on 28 August 1979 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a producer and writer, known for New Order (2020), Chronic (2015) and After Lucia (2012).- Music Artist
- Actress
- Composer
LeAnn started singing at age 3, and has sold over 20 million records
since. She was born August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi. By age 7,
LeAnn made her stage debut in a Dallas musical production of "A
Christmas Carol". Later, she would sing "The Star Spangled Banner" to
open Dallas Cowboys football games. By age 11, LeAnn recorded her first
album on an independent label only available in local stores in Dallas:
"All That" which featured her signature song "Blue". This got the
attention of Curb Records. In 1996, 14-year-old LeAnn recorded a
major-label album. In 1997, LeAnn released "You Light Up My Life:
Inspirational Songs" which debuted on 3 Billboard Magazine charts at
the same time: Pop, Country, and Contemporary Christian (that had never
been achieved before by a country singer). That year, LeAnn released
"How Do I Live" which would set a record by staying #1 on Billboard
Magazine's "Hot 100" chart for 69 weeks. LeAnn starred in the TV-movie
Holiday in Your Heart (1997), based on a book which she had co-authored. Capping a great
year for the 15-year-old LeAnn, she won an American Music Award, 2
Grammy awards, 3 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 4 Billboard Music
Awards. In 1998, LeAnn won a Lone Star Film & Television Special Award
for Rising Star Actress. In 1999, LeAnn released a namesake CD,
offering her interpretations of 11 Country standards, including "Crazy"
and "I Fall to Pieces" (originally recorded by Patsy Cline in 1960). LeAnn
made a cameo in Coyote Ugly (2000) (the low budget movie that raked in big bucks)
and she also recorded 4 Diane Warren songs, including "Can't Fight the
Moonlight", for the movie soundtrack. An amazing career and, since she
is only 18, I am sure there will have to be mini-bio updates in the
future.- Alana Thompson was born on 28 August 2005 in McIntyre, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for The Screen Junkies Show (2011), Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (2012) and Mama June: From Not to Hot (2017).
- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Charles Boyer studied philosophy before he went to the theater where he gave
his debut in 1920. Although he had at first no intentions to pursue a
career at the movies (his first movie was Man of the Sea (1920) by Marcel L'Herbier) he used
his chance in Hollywood after several filming stations all over Europe.
In the beginning of his career his beautiful voice was hidden by the
silent movies but in Hollywood he became famous for his whispered
declarations of love (like in movies with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich or Ingrid Bergman).
In 1934 he married Pat Paterson, his first and (unusual for a star) only
wife. He was so faithful to her that he decided to commit suicide two
days after her death in 1978.- Actress
- Executive
Lexi Underwood was born on 28 August 2003 in Cheverly, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and executive, known for Cruel Summer (2021), Little Fires Everywhere (2020) and The First Lady (2022).