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Calista Kay Flockhart was born 11 November, 1964 in Freeport, Illinois. Her mother, Kay (Honohan), was a school teacher, and her father, Ronald Flockhart, worked for Kraft Foods Inc. She has Irish, Scottish, German, and English ancestry. Calista was named after her great-grandmother.
Flockhart attended Rutgers University in New Jersey to study acting. After college, she worked in regional theatre in Cleveland, Louisville, Chicago and Houston for $400 for eight weeks of work. In 1994, she got her first Broadway role playing "Laura" in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie", for which she was recognized with the Theater World and Clarence Darwent Awards. She's also played in an all-star production of Anton Chekhov's "The Three Sisters" playing "Natasha". She wasn't too fond of TV before Ally McBeal (1997), but did take part in a 1992 episode of the HBO series Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992). She did take part in many movies, but among them is the remake of The Birdcage (1996). Calista played the fiancée of Robin Williams's son. In 1997, she appeared in Telling Lies in America (1997) as the object of Brad Renfro's obsession.
Calista has established herself in New York, Chicago and elsewhere with an impressive stage and theater repertoire. She worked in the off-Broadway productions of "The Loop", "All for One", "Sophistry", "Wrong Turn at Lungfish", "Beside Herself" and "Bovver Boys". She also starred in non-NYC productions, such as "The Three Sisters" in Chicago, and "Our Town" and "Death Takes a Holiday" at the Williamstown Theater Festival.- Music Artist
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Sebastian Bach was born on 3 April 1968 in Freeport, Bahamas. He is a music artist and actor, known for Rock of Ages (2012), Gilmore Girls (2000) and Swearnet (2014). He has been married to Suzanne T. Le since 22 August 2015. He was previously married to Maria Bierk.- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Ravi Patel was born on 18 December 1978 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Transformers (2007), Meet the Patels (2014) and Master of None (2015). He has been married to Mahaley Patel since 8 November 2015. They have one child.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Born in Freeport, Pennsylvania, Don Taylor studied law, then speech and drama at Penn State University, where as a freshman he began taking part in college stage productions. Hitchhiking to Hollywood in 1942, the youthful Taylor screen-tested at Warner Brothers but was rejected because of his draft status. MGM, not as fussy, signed him to a contract and immediately put him to work, assigning him the minuscule role of a soldier in director Clarence Brown's sentimental slice of Americana, The Human Comedy (1943). More minor roles followed before Taylor enlisted in the Army; but even there he continued to act: Playwright/screenwriter Moss Hart chose him to play one of the leads in the United States Army Air Forces' production of Hart's play, "Winged Victory." Taylor met his first wife, actress Phyllis Avery, when she was also in Winged Victory. Returning to civilian life, Taylor resumed his work in pictures with a top role in the trend-setting crime drama The Naked City (1948). In later years Taylor became a film and TV director, being nominated for an Emmy for his direction of an episode of The Farmer's Daughter. Taylor met his second wife Hazel Court when he directed her in a 1958 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955).- Stunts
- Actor
Jay Hieron is an actor who currently stars as the undefeated boxer "The Prophet" in the new Amazon Prime drama, 7TH AND UNION, opposite Mexican superstar, Omar Chaparro. Previously, he appeared in THE EQUALIZER 2 opposite Academy Award Winner, Denzel Washington. Additional TV credits include hit series RAY DONOVAN; DAREDEVIL; LETHAL WEAPON and IRON FIST. He will next be seen in BOBCAT MORETTI opposite Vivica A. Fox and Taryn Manning.- Tammy Sytch was born on 7 December 1972 in Freeport, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for ECW Wrestling TNN (1999), WrestleMania XII (1996) and WWF Superstars (1986).
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- Actor
Brandon Tartikoff was a graduate of Yale University, and started his career out at WLS-TV in Chicago. He switched jobs to ABC in New York in the mid-1970s, and moved to NBC in 1977 where he became a programming executive hired by Dick Ebersol. Tartikoff took over programming duties from Fred Silverman in 1980. In 1982, Tartikoff had a second recurrence of Hodgkin's disease, which he was first diagnosed with and beat in the 1970s. Tartikoff was responsible for many programming hits during his years at the helm of NBC. In 1985, he finally got NBC back up to number one. He left NBC in 1991, and moved over to Paramount Pictures and became its chairman. Tartikoff left Paramount eighteen months later to help care for his daughter, injured in a 1991 car accident. He formed his own production company in 1995, and died of a third recurrance of Hodgkin's disease in 1997.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Executive
Tom Ortenberg served as CEO at Open Road Films, a theatrical distribution company founded in 2011 by AMC Entertainment and Regal Entertainment Group, the two largest exhibition companies in the United States.
Born and raised in Briarcliff Manor, New York, he graduated from Penn State University in 1982. It was while at Penn State that Tom recognized his passion for film, showing recent theatrical movies on campus to raise money for non-profit student organizations.
He spent over 12 years at Lionsgate Entertainment, opening their Los Angeles office in 1996 and serving as President of Theatrical Films until he left in 2009 to take the same position at The Weinstein Company.
Tom began his film career with Columbia Pictures in 1985, and joined Hemdale Film Corporation in 1989, where he served as President of Distribution and Marketing before joining Lionsgate.
Tom is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and is a Trustee of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). He was named by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the most influential people in Independent Film.
Tom and his family reside in Santa Monica, California.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Wade Nichols was without a doubt one of the most handsome and sensual male porn actors to emerge during the 1970's Golden Age of Adult Cinema. Nichols was born as Dennis Posa on October 28, 1946 in Freeport, New York. His father was a florist and his mother worked in the children's section of a local library. Nichols loved to draw and paint pictures while growing up as a kid as well as was a member of the rifle team in high school. Following graduation from high school in 1964, Wade studied pottery and design at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art. While a student at this particular college Nichols won a role in a touring company production of the play "The Trojan Women." Wade moved to New York City in 1968 and got a job working as a commercial artist for the women's clothing company Jiffy Simplicity.
Nichols left his office job and worked as a male escort before making his hardcore gay porn film debut in 1975. Wade subsequently appeared in a handful of both straight and gay X-rated movies alike throughout the mid to late 1970's, with an especially memorable turn in the hardcore classic Barbara Broadcast (1977) as the hunky kitchen worker who makes love to C.J. Laing. Moreover, Nichols in 1979 recorded the disco album "Like an Eagle" for Casablanca Records using the name Dennis Parker and toured Europe to promote said album. Wade also first began playing the character of Police Chief Derek Mallory on the daytime soap opera The Edge of Night (1956) in 1979 under the same alias. Alas, Nichols's character was eventually written out of the show due to the fact that Nichols was seriously ill from AIDS. He died at age 38 of complications from AIDS on January 28, 1985. Nichols was survived by his mother, his older brother Richard, and his partner at the time of his death.- Josephine Jacqueline Jones was born in 1960 in Freeport, Bahamas. She is an actress, known for Christina (1984), Black Venus (1983) and Love Circles (1985).
- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Louella Parsons was born on 6 August 1881 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Hollywood Hotel (1937), Without Reservations (1946) and Starlift (1951). She was married to Dr. Henry Watson Martin, John McCaffrey Jr. and John Demont Parsons. She died on 9 December 1972 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Daniel Levins was born on 7 October 1953 in Freeport, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Grease (1978), The Goodbye Girl (1977) and Can't Stop the Music (1980). He was married to Judith Blazer and Eugene Gabriel-Thomas Walsh. He died on 15 September 2015 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.- Erik Larson was born on 1 January 1954 in Freeport, New York, USA. He is a writer, known for No One Goes Alone, The Devil in the White City and In the Garden of Beasts.
- Geoff Rodkey was born on 6 November 1970 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. He is a writer, known for RV (2006), Daddy Day Care (2003) and Daddy Day Camp (2007).
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Abraham Quintanilla Jr. was born on 20 February 1939 in Freeport, Texas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Selena (1997), Love Bites (1993) and All Star Cast: Viviras Selena (1997). He has been married to Marcella Quintanilla since 8 June 1963. They have three children.- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
David G. Russell was born in Freeport, Texas, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Ahsoka (2023), Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021) and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008).- Casting Director
- Casting Department
- Additional Crew
Carol Goldwasser is an independent casting director who has worked for over twenty years in Los Angeles and New York. She has cast actors who have received Kid's and Teen Choice Awards, Imagen Awards, Young Artist Awards, and Emmy Award nominations for their roles. Her telefilm work includes the 2018 musical remake of "Freaky Friday." Series work includes "Cousins for Life," "Austin & Ally" (Kids Choice Awards Favorite TV show), "Hannah Montana" (Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Comedy, multiple Emmys), "Dog with a Blog" (multiple Emmy award nominations), and "I'm in the Band." She has been nominated for twelve Casting Society of America Artios Awards for excellence in casting, winning the honor twice, and was a Heller Award nominee for Television Casting Director of the year. Carol is a member of the Television Academy and the Casting Society of America.- Actor
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- Director
At 18 John interned in a post production company to learn the craft of film editing, further enhanced his skills through several jobs in production and post production, and went on from there to work in editing on many notables films. Also studied acting for seven years with Sharon Carnicke, Professor and Associate Dean of Theatre, USC, Currently studying acting with Steve Eastin. Also studied screen writing. John directed his first music video in 1996. Produced and directed a short "American Bullies" in 2013. Co-wrote and produced Big Top Evil in 2018.- Michael Krebs has portrayed Lincoln for various occasions throughout the United States since 1994. Most recently appearing in The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (2016) and Field of Lost Shoes (2015). As producer of With Lincoln Productions, an artist ensemble, Krebs appeared in President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address 150th Anniversary (2015) (TV)_ and President Lincoln's Inauguration Re-enactment (2011) in Washington DC. Krebs has performed for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, the Hoover Presidential Library, Gerald Ford Museum, Gettysburg, New Salem Historic Site, and educational programs to hundreds of schools throughout the U.S. Working at Chicago Historical Society from 1996-2005, Krebs appeared weekly in the Voices From History Program, portraying President Lincoln in the highly successful exhibits "The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America" and "The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden," also with their Distance Learning Center in opening Wet with Blood, an examination of Lincoln's assassination archives. He participated with Library of Congress on Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library. As a guest speaker at Carl Sandburg College, he was part of President Clinton's address in January of 1995. Prior, he portrayed candidate Lincoln in the 1994 C-Span live broadcast re-enactment of the Lincoln-Douglas Galesburg Debate (1994) held at Knox College. Appearing as Lincoln in _"Conspiracy?" (2004) (TV) {The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (#1.8)}_ qv. Also in Hatchett Books Group's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (featured in demo reels) Like Mr. Lincoln, Michael stands 6'4" without his boots.
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Renee Blakeslee was born on 22 August 1982 in Freeport, Texas, USA. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Beyond the Darkness (2018), First Kill (2014) and De Nada (2016).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Bruce Mitchell was born on 16 November 1880 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Three Miles Up (1927), Dynamite Dan (1924) and Speed Madness (1925). He was married to Edith. He died on 26 September 1952 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
American circus star Margaret Nearing was 4 when she sang for the troops in WWI. At 7, she and her sister Rose (9), without benefit of poles or umbrella's, were the youngest and only "song and dance" tight wire act in the world. The Davies Sisters grew up on the road, working circuses, rodeos, theaters and State Fair's across the country and in Hawai'i. While in San Francisco in 1930, and now known as the Nearing Sisters, they had their own show on radio KFWI, sang and danced tap and soft shoe at the Casino Theater, and appeared on opening night at the new Fox Theater. In 1933, the beautiful, blue eyed, curly haired, platinum blonde soprano started working the major movie studios where she was known as "The little lady with the big voice". In 1935, she sang in the first coast to coast radio broadcast (San Francisco to New York). In 1936, she moved to Hawai'i and married famed hula dancer, legislator and Real Estate Broker Kenneth Olds (a descendant of the royal houses of Tahiti and Hawai'i). They have four children, Nalani-Alua Napoleon, Kenneth Olds Jr., Francine McLaughlin and Mauliola Aspelund. Nearing spent the rest of her life in Lanikai on the Island of O'ahu where in 1961 she co-founded the "Mortgage Players" which she directed, choreographed, and costumed until 1983 when she died of throat and lung cancer at the age of 70.- Bob Hightower was born on 5 March 1919 in Freeport, Florida. He was an actor, known for The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). He was married to Betsy Ross. He died on 14 April 1970 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA.
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Sonja Wyss was born on 22 July 1967 in Freeport, Bahamas. She is a director and writer, known for Winterstilte (2008), She/Her (2016) and Greifensee (2013).- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Steve was born on the Texas Gulf Coast in 1964, graduated from art school in Houston in 1988 and moved to Austin to pursue a career in video games. He was a key player in the development of critically acclaimed titles like the BAFTA award winning "Deus Ex" and critically acclaimed "Dishonored". Steve enjoys writing, painting, and spending time with his wife Holly and their cat Hiro.- Additional Crew
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Transportation Department
Logan Wolfe Edler was born on 25 March 1977 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. Logan Wolfe is an assistant director, known for I Am Legend (2007), Jumper (2008) and Men in Black³ (2012).- Daughter of vaudeville comedian and dancer Tom Smith. She knew she was born to fly at the age of 6 when she took her first airplane ride. She started taking lessons at the age of 8. She was fortunate at that time to have parents who supported her in what she wanted to do. Her mother didn't want to deny her daughter opportunities just because of her gender and her father had always had a passion for planes. These things helped her in her quest to fly.
Her first world record was the endurance record she set on January 31, 1929 of 13 hours, 16 minutes, and 45 seconds. During that flight was the first time she had ever landed at night. In April of 1929, Elinor again broke the endurance record making it now 26 hours, 23 minutes, and 16 seconds.
Elinor then married a year or two later and had two children. While she was pregnant with her third child, she thought maybe she shouldn't be flying; that she should be home taking care of the children. So, she quit flying. Almost 25 years passed before she piloted a plane again. - Writer
- Actor
Tiffany Thayer was born on 1 March 1902 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Chicago Deadline (1949), King of Gamblers (1937) and Fatal Lady (1936). He was married to Tanagra. He died on 23 August 1959 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.- Charles J. Guiteau was born on 8 September 1841 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. He died on 30 June 1882 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Erica Foster was born on 19 August 1994 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2017), Soul Sessions (2018) and Are You Dead Yet? (2024).
- Terrence Lore Smith was born on 27 October 1942 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. Terrence Lore was a writer, known for The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973). Terrence Lore died on 7 December 1988 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
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- Writer
Shaun graduated from Parker High School in Janesville, Wisconsin in 2005. His family still lives in Janesville, WI. His father's name is Tom, and his mother's name is Donna and he has one older sister, Andria of Nashville, TN. Shaun moved out to Los Angeles, California in the summer of 2008, and has been a union member of the Screen Actors Guild since 2010.- Writer
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Alfred Cohn moved to Cleveland, where he got a newspaper job. After getting married, he moved to Galveston, Texas, to run a newspaper. He then moved to Arizona, where he served as secretary to the constitutional convention of Arizona when it was admitted as a state in 1912.
Eventually, he moved to Hollywood and began writing scripts, completing a total of over 100 during his lifetime. He then went on to become head collector for the Port of Los Angeles, and became Commissioner of Police. He also wrote several books, some garnering best-selling labels.
His wife Grace (whom he married in Cleveland) and he had three children: Dorothy, Jackson, and Adrienne. Grace died in the 1940s from dropsy, and he from a heart condition in the early 1950s.- Additional Crew
Terry Schoonhoven was born in 1945 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. He is known for Quicksilver (1986) and Mur murs (1981). He was married to Sheila. He died on 21 December 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Preston Pearson was born on 17 January 1945 in Freeport, Illinois, USA.
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- Actress
- Producer
Teresa LeCompte was born on 12 September 1982 in Freeport, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Critical Fumble (2014), The Evil Within (2011) and Glorious (2012). She has been married to Nickolas Nielsen since 13 August 2011.- Music Department
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Ted Snyder was born on 15 August 1881 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. He is known for Allied (2016), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and Magic in the Moonlight (2014). He died on 16 July 1965 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Lenna Paytas was born on 14 August 1958 in Freeport, Illinois, USA.
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- Additional Crew
Ralph Stein was born on 24 May 1894 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. He was an actor. He died on 2 May 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Duffy Jackson was born on 3 July 1953 in Freeport, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Revolutionary Road (2008). He was married to Marina. He died on 3 March 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.- Scott Evers was born on 1 March 1944 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) and True Romance (1993). He died on 20 January 2021 in Freeport, Illinois, USA.
- Director
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Robert Yde was born on 29 December 1924 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Get Reel (2003) and Real Life 101 (1998). He was married to Cassie Yde. He died on 18 December 2006 in Longwood, Florida, USA.- John Barnosky was born on 18 May 1964 in Freeport, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Life 101 (1995). He died on 9 December 2021 in Randallstown, Maryland, USA.
- Chris Dieterich was born on 27 July 1958 in Freeport, New York, USA.
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- Director
Shanea Strachan, was born in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. A performer since childhood, she started ballet at the young age of 5. Shanea was born a gifted poet and writer and began writing at the age of 8. Her roots in entertainment started out in music. Throughout her childhood into her teenage years, she performed in several girl groups including a Female Rap Group with her childhood best friend. Shanea's childhood dream was Acting and at the age of 11, she taught herself how to screenwrite.
In High School Shanea became involved in the Drama Club and in 2008, she took the lead as Merline Evans in Freeport Players Guild's Production of Telcine Turner's 'Woman Take Two'. High School also nurtured Shanea's love for Filmmaking. During her senior year, with just a camcorder and several friends, she directed and produced her first short film, 'Bad Bet' which she created to raise awareness for Teenage Pregnancy.
After graduating High School at the age of 16, Shanea left her home in the Bahamas in pursuit of her dreams. She enrolled at Northeast Community College as a Broadcasting: Television & Radio major. She competed in Forensics (Speech & Debate) during her two years at Northeast, traveling across the country and winning over a dozen trophies for her work as an interpretive performer. She was also involved in Theatre and worked as a Radio DJ for KHWK/Hawk TV.
After obtaining her Associate's Degree, Shanea enrolled at New Mexico Highlands University where she later graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts: Video & Audio Production, becoming the first Bahamian to graduate from the University. It was during her studies at Highlands that Shanea was able to focus on her love of Acting. She co-wrote, produced, and acted in the Pilot episode of the web series 'Life Is Clay'.
In 2014, Shanea relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico to pursue her career in acting. She was featured in numerous independent projects, earning her a SAG-AFTRA eligibility. Shanea has worked as a background actor on several major television shows such as The CW's The Messengers & NBC's The Night Shift, along with feature films for Paramount Pictures & 20th Century Fox.
In 2016, Shanea relocated to Atlanta, Georgia where she worked for one year in the Georgia Film Industry. She has appeared on an episode of Lee Daniel's FOX show STAR and BET's The Quad. In 2017, she returned home to The Bahamas and began working for the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas where she produced original content for Bahamian television. Shanea later went on to pursue her Master of Arts in Producing Film and Television from Bournemouth University in Bournemouth, England.
Today, Shanea dedicates her time to writing and producing content. Her passion lies in telling untold stories and creating impactful and inspiring content that addresses social and human issues with the aim to educate, inspire, and entertain. She also enjoys working with new talent and helping the dreams of others come true.- Composer
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Dan Goebel was born on 7 February 1973 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. Dan is a composer, known for Tie a Yellow Ribbon (2007), Jesus' Son (1999) and Stalk Footage (2003).- Frank Reich was born on 4 December 1961 in Freeport, New York, USA.
- Darius Gage is An up and coming Actor / Director who has appeared as an extra on the show Chicago Fire and the Movie Chi-RAQ As we 'll as others , he was born on November 10th 1987 to Dwayne and Pamela Gage in the city of Freeport IL, he has 2 siblings Shanna and DeRon Gage , Darius also has 2 children , Dallas Gage and Dasch Gage , Darius grew up playing drums , fell in love with drums since he was 2 years old, he loved to entertain. He first appeared in the hit NBC series Chicago Fire , and he's done other work since then. Darius plans to appear in more films soon.
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An aspiring filmmaker since the age of 8, but the cards dealt by life kept him away until the age of 40.
As a member of the Top One Percent Society (TOPS), Charles sees the universe in a unique way. The stories he writes and directs are describing that universe with lots of back-story, symbolism, metaphors, witted historical connections and intertwined threads. Watch for the play on words, puns, running gags and obscure references that are all linked and associated with the story behind each movie. Charles' movies aren't just entertainment, they are seeds of thought.- Cedric Mack was born on 14 September 1960 in Freeport, Texas, USA.