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Born in Danbury, Connecticut, USA, to Greg and Mary, Jonathan Brandis began his career at age 5, acting in several television commercials. He also appeared in small parts in several films and TV shows before his first starring role in the 1990 film The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990). He starred in popular films such as Ladybugs (1992) and starred as Lucas Wolenczak in Steven Spielberg's television series SeaQuest 2032 (1993). He doubled up his high school courses so he could finish a year early for his role on SeaQuest. After his career stalled for a bit, he was hoping his role in serious drama film Hart's War (2002) would relaunch it. However, most of his scenes ended up being cut from the finished film. This caused him to fall into a deep depression in which he would drink heavily and tragically end his own life on November 12th, 2003.- Actress
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Jenna von Oÿ was born on 2 May 1977 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Blossom (1990), A Goofy Movie (1995) and The Parkers (1999). She was previously married to Brad Bratcher.- Actor
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Christopher Briney is an American actor and director, best known for Dalí Land (2020) and the series The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022). Born in Connecticut, Briney studied Film, TV, Voice-over and Commercial Acting at Pace University. In addition to acting, he is also a filmmaker and his main hobbies are taking pictures and playing baseball. The young actor has made some plays, such as "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, and some short films.- Writer
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Jeremy Lloyd was born on 22 July 1930 in Danbury, Essex, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Are You Being Served? (1977) and 'Allo 'Allo! (1982). He was married to Elizabeth Moberly, Collette Northrop, Joanna Lumley and Dawn Bailey. He died on 23 December 2014 in London, England, UK.- Actress
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Sarah Nicklin is an American actress and producer known for her timeless girl next door quality and ability to combine fragility with strength in her characters.
Born in Connecticut, she appeared in her first play "Bye Bye Birdie" in 6th grade. She then went on to graduate Emerson College with a BFA in acting. She appeared in the indie cult hit "Nun of That", which granted her local notoriety.
She has been nominated for Best Actress in multiple film festivals around the US for her roles in Angel City Horror, Exhumed, Victimized, Choices, Escape The Dark, and Debeaked.- Actor
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Comedian, musician and songwriter, renowned for his deadpan delivery and an uncanny ability to send up musical acts. The son of a warrant officer in the Royal Artillery, Innes learned to play piano from the age of seven and guitar at fourteen. He began to make a name for himself in 1963 when he joined the off-beat Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band which grew in popularity from playing the London pubs to becoming a fully-fledged professional outfit featured in the TV series Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967) and in the Beatles film Magical Mystery Tour (1967) (for which Innes wrote the song "Death Cab for Cutie"). Another successful Innes song, "I'm the Urban Spaceman", was produced by Paul McCartney. After the band broke up acrimoniously in 1970, Innes launched a solo career which brought him into the orbit of the Monty Python crew.
He wrote several songs for the Pythons and contributed the whistling to Eric Idle's brilliant opus "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life". He also played multiple parts in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), two of his characters ending up being squashed variously by a cow and by a giant wooden rabbit. Having taken on the sobriquet of 'The Seventh Python' (courtesy of Terry Gilliam), Innes went on to provide the music for Rutland Weekend Television (1975), a BBC2 spoof series created by Idle, purportedly featuring Britain's smallest TV network broadcasting from England's smallest county. The show culminated in the 1978 mockumentary The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) which brought into being The Rutles, a musical send-up of The Beatles. The 'Prefab Four' consisted of Innes (who wrote the lyrics, composed and produced the music) as 'Ron Nasty', Ricky Fataar as 'Stig O'Hara', Eric Idle as 'Dirk McQuickly', and John Halsey as 'Barry Wom', aka Barrington Womble. The band had the unqualified support of George Harrison, a self-declared Rutles fan who had gone on record saying that "he liked The Rutles better than he did the Beatles". Rutles titles -- invariably Beatles soundalikes -- included "All You Need is Lunch", "W.C. Fields Forever", "Blue Suede Schubert", "Cheese and Onions" and "A Hard Day's Rut".
At the end of the seventies, Innes resumed his patented affinity for cheeky musical pastiches as host of the BBC series The Innes Book of Records (1979) (and an accompanying album). In the eighties, he starred as a magician in the children's television program Puddle Lane (1985), did voice-over work, composed the music for the animated series Jane (1982) (based on a World War II comic strip) and took part in the 2008 Rutles 30th anniversary tour. As late as 2010, Innes assembled The Idiot Bastard Band which performed (unrehearsed) 'silly pub songs' and included among their alumni Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer from The Young Ones (1982). That same year he went on a 'semi-retirement tour' of Britain and the U.S. with a show of "immature themes, comedy, and a lot of sing-alongs" entitled A People's Guide to World Domination. Comic genius and all-round entertainer Neil Innes died on December 30 2019 at the age of 75.- Director
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Kyle Rankin was born on 13 September 1972 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Run Hide Fight (2020), Night of the Living Deb (2015) and Infestation (2009).- Director
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Efthemia Papadopoulos was born in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. Dr. Papadopoulos is a producer, director, and writer, known for The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus (2022), The Heart in the Robot (2017) and Overwatch (2016). As the Executive Producer and Director of Sports Herstory, the documentary film is in development and is a comedy documentary about sports. Dr. Papadopoulos' work in business intelligence in entertainment spanned music, film and video game.- Actor
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David Chandler was born on 3 February 1950 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Hide and Seek (2005), The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987) and Streetwalkin' (1985). He is married to Janet Elizabeth Muir. They have two children.- Additional Crew
Shayne Hindes was born on 9 November 1993 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She is known for Chicago P.D. (2014).- Director
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Colin turned a love of movies, obsession with technical geekery, and acting hobby into a career making films. As a student, he made several award-winning CGI animations and VFX-driven short films. Since graduating from Wesleyan University in 2007, he has been working with Connecticut-based independent production company Synthetic Cinema International.
In 2011, Colin directed Steve Niles' Remains, the first original feature for NBCUniversal's Chiller Network. He has since directed two additional features for the network: Dead Souls and Deep in the Darkness, both based on novels by Michael Laimo. His next film will be Wishin' and Hopin', a Christmas story about a 10 year old boy in 1964 based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Wally Lamb.
In addition to directing, Colin produces for SCI and also supervises post production and VFX, delivering films on time and on budget.
He believes that a good director should know what everyone on set does and how they do it, setting the tone for the cast & crew with his energy. You'll usually find Colin standing by camera, close to the performance.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Robert Andrew Reeves was born on 8 May 1968 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. Robert Andrew was an assistant director and production manager, known for Kingpin (1996), Dumb and Dumber (1994) and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995). Robert Andrew died on 11 May 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Gilberte Najamy was born on 11 April 1952 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She was previously married to Andria Donnell Elliot.
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James Siciliano was born in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. James is a producer and writer, known for Rick and Morty (2013), South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014) and Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son (2019).- Haven Anne Stashenko was born in Danbury, CT. She is a child model and actor. She landed her first acting role in Isabel Hagan's upcoming feature film On a String after her mother suggested she audition. Soon after she was chosen for the upcoming short film Paramnesia. In addition to acting she enjoys competitive figure skating.
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A native of Newtown, Connecticut, Patrick is a writer, director, producer and actor. He's been working in independent film for over 10 years. His spec-comedy 'Golden and Gone' won Best Screenplay at the 15th LA Comedy Festival Screenplay Competition in May 2014 and was a finalist in the comedy category at the 2014 Creative World Awards, Screen Craft Awards and Austin Film Festival. His newest spec, 'The Fragile Satisfactions of Us and Them' won the Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest hosted by Sheldon Turner and The Writer's Store in September 2014. 'Fragile Satisfactions' also garnered 'special mention' at the 2015 London Independent Film Festival (UK), was a finalist in the 2015 Manchester International Film Festival Screenplay Competition (UK) and is a semifinalist in the Academy's 2015 Nicholl Fellowship.
Patrick produced the award-winning web series 'Keeping Up with the Downs' (in which he also co-wrote and co-starred) and the short film 'A Drowning Man' with Hanover Street Productions.
Patrick also works as an actor, most notably as Agent Whitaker on Showtime's Web Therapy and as a principal in more than 50 national commercial campaigns. He's a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA and is a graduate of the theatre department at The Catholic University of America (Washington D.C.) and The London Dramatic Academy (UK).
Patrick lives in Los Angeles.- Make-Up Department
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Glen Alden was born on 22 August 1902 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Happy Days (1929), Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) and Gunsmoke (1955). He died on 20 July 1983 in San Diego, California, USA.- Art Department
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Carrie Leigh was born on 14 September 1980 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She is a producer, known for I Am Legend (2007), A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) and Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005).- Lindsey Jacobellis was born on 19 August 1985 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
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Born in Danbury, CT, his parents were performers and he and his sister Katherine grew up working in carnivals. He took up guitar and moved to Greenwich Village in 1960, performing under the name Dino Valenti. While there, he wrote the folk-rock classic "Get Together," a song which was originally released in 1964 by the Kingston Trio. Many other folk artists covered the song but it was the 1966 recording by The Youngbloods that is the most well-known. It was originally released in July 1967 to little fanfare but when re-released in 1969, the song reached #5 on the Billboard Top 100 by September of that year.
As Dino Valenti, Powers is also known for being the lead singer of the psychedelic blues-rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service on several of their albums. He left NY for Los Angeles in 1964 and met David Crosby, who soon had recorded a version of "Get Together" and had asked Powers to join him in a new band to be called The Byrds. However, Powers hated LA and moved later that year to San Francisco, where he played frequently on the coffee house circuit. However, folk was soon going electric, as typified by the success of the very band Powers had turned down a chance to join. In 1965, he met lead guitarist John Cipollina and the two planned to form a psychedelic rock band but problems with the law took Powers in a different direction. He served two years while Cipollina went on to actually form the band they had planned, Quicksilver Messenger Service. They were signed by Capitol Records in 1967, about the same time that Powers was released from prison, having had to sell all publishing rights to "Get Together" in order to pay his legal fees. Cipollina invited him to join the band but instead, he signed with Epic as a solo artist.
Somewhat bitter after his prison experience and difficult to work with during the over-budget sessions, the album was released in 1968 with the last name of his stage moniker Valenti misspelled "Valente." Sales were very poor and live dates in New York City to promote the album had only a few people showing up. The release was a failure that Powers never got over and that caused Epic to drop him immediately, as they were already furious over his behavior in the studio and the expense of recording. He moved back to New York in 1969 but in early 1970, he accepted Cipollina's still-open offer to join Quicksilver as its lead singer. That summer, the band went to Hawaii and recorded material for its next two albums, with Powers' singing some of his best compositions, "Fresh Air" and the prescient "What About Me." Although most critics did not like the more melodic direction that the band took with Powers, both albums did well enough and the two songs especially received heavy national airplay on the budding FM rock stations that were multiplying across the country. However, by the time those two albums were released, Cipollina had quit the band and other personnel shifts took place. Powers stayed for another two albums and the remnants of the band eventually dissolved in 1979.
Powers stayed in the San Francisco area. He had brain surgery for an arteriovenous malformation in the late 1980s, after which he suffered short-term memory loss and had to deal with the side effects of anti-convulsive medications. Still, he performed with members of the Marin County music scene until his death.- Soundtrack
Julia DeMato was born on 7 March 1979 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.- Actor
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Bernard Setaro Clark was born on 27 July 1972 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor, known for Darkest Adversary (2004), Germ (2013) and The Dark Red (2018). He has been married to Carri Haigh since 2005.- Actor
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Robert Shanley was born on 21 July 1912 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for This Is the Army (1943). He died on 30 June 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Music Department
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Charles Ives was born on 20 October 1874 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was a composer, known for Run Lola Run (1998), The Thin Red Line (1998) and Neruda (2016). He was married to Harmony Twitchell. He died on 19 May 1954 in New York City, New York, USA.- Maya Jennings Daley was born on 17 April 1998 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for Art Less (2016) and The Sniper (2015).
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Alan Cassidy was born on 12 December 1942 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Incredible Hulk (1978), Riptide (1984) and Hardcastle and McCormick (1983). He died on 19 June 2019 in Orem, Utah, USA.- Composer
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Erin Murray Quinlan is an NYC and London based composer and writer for film and theater. EMQ studied composition and creative writing at Berklee College of Music, play-writing at the University of Oxford, and composition with professors from Juilliard at the EAMA Nadia Boulanger Institute at the Schola Cantorum in Paris. She is also a composer/lyricist at the Tony Award-winning BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Advanced Workshop in NYC, and a protege of accomplished UK-based musical theater writer and director Paul Boyd. She is included in Scott Pfitzinger's Composer Genealogies: A Compendium of Composers, Their Teachers, and Their Students.- Peter Ashdown was born on 16 October 1934 in Danbury, Essex, England, UK.
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Frank Ridgeway was born on 7 April 1930 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and art director, known for Bionic Six (1987), DuckTales (1987) and Dennis the Menace (1986). He died on 4 October 1994 in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.- Actor
Tony Lagarto was born on November 25, 1966. He was raised in the Danbury, Connecticut, the town of his birth, along with three older sisters and two younger brothers.
His first job was for a local printing company, but then worked for a large business machines corporation for nine years in their computer department.
After moving to Washington, DC, in 1995 he began a career in graphic arts and web design, which led to the creation of jerriblank.com, a fan site dedicated to Strangers with Candy (1999). The website was recognized by the show's creators/writers/stars, as well as by fans, as an invaluable resource for all things related to the Comedy Central cult hit. This recognition gave him a position as an honorary member of the "Strangers With Candy" crew plus a cameo in the film version and a job as the official designer and webmaster of strangerswithcandymovie.com.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Pete Lutz was born on 14 February 1978 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He is an editor and director, known for Live at Moog (2009), Snip the Wire (2010) and Tom's Fantastic Party (2011).- Actress
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Emily Padgett was born on 20 September 1984 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for Louie (2010), Soul Doctor (2023) and Race Night at Bowman Gray (2018).- Sound Department
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Toby Dalsgaard was born on 8 July 1975 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. Toby is a director and writer, known for Mighty Joe Young (1998), What Dreams May Come (1998) and Any Given Sunday (1999).- Jennie Cyr was born on 6 February 1954 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She died on 19 July 1977 in Penobscot County, Maine, USA.
- Izzy Singer was born on 10 March 1913 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Rachel, Rachel (1968), Looking Up (1977) and The Bride (1973). He died on 22 November 1982 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
- Sean Bagley was born on 8 March 1962 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor, known for Igor and the Lunatics (1985) and The World's Astonishing News! (2000).
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Al Klink was born on 28 December 1915 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Satan in High Heels (1962), The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956) and Monsanto Night Presents Benny Goodman (1974). He died on 7 March 1991 in Bradenton, Florida, USA.- Editorial Department
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David Moberg was born on 22 May 1998 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. David is an assistant director and editor, known for Horse (2017), Cockroach (2023) and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022).- Rachel Salazar was born on 17 June 1980 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for Twisted (1986).
- Born Nicholas Stephan Ramsey, award winning American actor Nico Ramsey was born in Danbury, Connecticut November 28, 1994. Making his acting debut at the young age of five, Nico played Wolf #6 in the Missoula Children's Theatre production of "Little Red Riding Hood" in Portland, Oregon. Since then, Nico has appeared in over a dozen live theatrical plays and musicals all over the country performing everywhere from The Bass Hall in Fort Worth, Texas to the live music stages of Disney World in Orlando, Florida. In 2009, Nico was the youngest to be nominated for a Betty Lynn Buckley Award for his performance in Peter Pan the Musical. As Nico continued to grow older he realized that his passion really was in film. Shortly after the completion of Peter Pan, Nico began studying acting for film in Dallas, Texas using the methods and technique of Sanford Meisner. Within months Nico began booking lead and supporting roles in small films all around the state of Texas. After his first year of college, Nico was offered a internship at Detour Film Production in Austin, Texas where he interned for director Richard Linklater.
- Troy Curtis (born as Troy Tuminelli) is an East Coast-native actor, singer, and entrepreneur. At a young age Troy would sing at the dinner table with his family, sadly to be let down by his father, as he would tell him to "shut up." This empowered Troy to obtain a voice for himself and encouraged him to be heard. At this young age, Troy developed a passion for the world of performance art and music.Whether it is singing or acting, he was determined to take the world by storm with his creative aptitude. Known to be the first non-Spanish speaking member of the well known group, Menudo, during their MDO era, Troy was able to debut his singing and dancing abilities to the Hispanic community. MDO, a Puerto Rican pop rock band, following in the footsteps of Menudo, expanded their followers from Puerto Rico to all of Central America. Troy joined the MDO family in 2000, making their single Te Quise Olvidar a hit on the top of Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks, on MDO's Subir Al Cielo album released by Sony Music. With MDO, Troy has toured the world and sang in front of 500K screaming fans, and has shared the stage with musical legends such as Christina Aguilera, The Backstreet Boys, Cheyenne, and Celia Cruz. After leaving MDO in 2001, Troy was signed to play Nico Castaneda in the American soap opera Guiding Light. Troy was featured in 86 episodes over the year as a lead actor. He was responsible for writing, and singing all of the songs featured on the show during his time there. This allowed Troy to express his musical talents and to further develop himself as a performer. Following Troy's role on Guiding Light, he landed the lead role in the off Broadway production of Job in Job and the Snake. This biblical rock musical about the struggle between good and evil was the launching pad to incorporating spirituality in Troy's future work.In 2007, Troy began writing and producing music for himself. To date, Troy has 60 songs written, recorded and published. Troy has surrounded himself with a group of stellar coaches including acting coach Susan Basset (who coached Nicole Kidman, Jamie Foxx, Tom Cruz, etc.), vocal coach Donald Lawrence (who has worked with Bono, Lady Gaga, etc.), and vocal trainer William Riley (who has worked with Celine Dion, Faith Hill, etc.). He continues to work with these professionals on a daily basis.In 2000, Troy formed Premier Talent Entertainment - a full service entertainment planning company, producing creative and special events catering to all occasions. Troy provides his clients with world class entertainers including DJ's, live bands, MC's, motivational dancers, celebrity performers and specialty entertainment, and often jumps in as the MC or host to infuse the event and audience with his infectious energy. One of Troy's most current projects includes Kim Kardashian's Welcome to New York City Party, which took place in August of 2011. In 2012, Troy formed Troy Curtis Inc. as an umbrella company for acting, entertainment, and mind, body, and soul.Tapping into his spiritual well-being, Troy recently began to focus on what he loves to do most - Life Coaching, where he believes life is about helping people get to the next level. In this new endeavor he focuses on mind, body, and soul, and trains some of the most influential people of our time. Troy's new found relationship with his spiritually opened up a whole new realm of fulfillment in his life. One of Troy's most cherished projects includes Hip Hop Mediation, where he teaches children how to manage their energy, how to stay focused, and how to have better social skills.
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Brian Hoven was born on 6 December 1973 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Core (2003), The Italian Job (2003) and A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004).- Additional Crew
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Rachel Connolly was born on 12 November 1971 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She is a director and assistant director, known for The Sticky Fingers of Time (1997), Story of a Bad Boy (1999) and Wing's Castle Documentary (2001).- H.P. Keeler was born on 19 January 1889 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer, known for Drag Harlan (1920), Breakers Ahead (1918) and Revenge (1918). He was married to Estelle M.. He died on 9 April 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Big Mike was born on 1 July 1981 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
- Garry Gray was born on 1 March 1979 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. Garry is known for CMT Presents: Karaoke Revolution Country (2006) and Karaoke Revolution Party (2005). Garry has been married to Kristina Miller since 31 October 2004.
- Frank Conniff was born on 24 April 1914 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He died on 25 May 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.
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SteadiRed was born on 12 June 1988 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. SteadiRed is a cinematographer and director, known for The Viking Witch (2021), Clika and Virtual Runway (2021).- Nick Mitchell was born on 8 April 1981 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
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Aurelio was born in Danbury, Connecticut on September 29, 1973 to Pasquale and Vittoria Muraca. He has one younger sister, Orlandina (Dina), born in 1976. He began life watching such television shows such as the Flintstones and Gilligan's Island. His first words were "Dabba-Doo" and his parents affectionately gave him the nickname of "Gilligan" due the fact he wore a cap like the infamous first mate and as he grew, was too skinny (by Italian standards). As he grew, he had a fascination with the classic Universal Monsters and Godzilla movies. His interests were to differ from other children as he became increasingly determined in looking for UFOs at night and hunting Bigfoot after seeing a particularly scary trailer for the film, "Legend of Boggy Creek." The first film he ever saw was "Superman: The Movie" which has added to his lifelong obsession with the super hero. He also started to impersonate film funny men like Jerry Lewis by pouring soup all over his head at age three, and dancing around the family living room like the beatnik beach bum played by Dick Shawn in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World".
This also led to him becoming a life-long film buff and he has an almost Encyclopedia-like knowledge of film history.