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Jon Voight is an American actor of German and Slovak descent. He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as paraplegic Vietnam War veteran Luke Martin in the war film "Coming Home" (1978). He has also been nominated for the same award other two times. He was first nominated for his role as aspiring gigolo Joe Buck in "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), He was last nominated for the award for his role as escaped convict Oscar "Manny" Manheim in "Runaway Train" (1985). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for his role as sports journalist Howard Cosell (1918-1995) in "Ali" (2001).
In 1938, Voight was born in Yonkers, New York. His parents were professional golfer Elmer Samuel Voight (original name Elemír Vojtka) and his wife Barbara Agnes (Kamp). His paternal grandfather was a Slovak immigrant, as were the parents of his paternal grandmother. His maternal grandfather was a German immigrant, as were the parents of his maternal grandmother. His maternal great-uncle was political activist Joseph P. Kamp (1900-1993), a leader of the anti-communist organization "Constitutional Educational League".
Voight has two siblings: volcanologist Barry Voight (1937-) and singer-songwriter James Wesley Voight (pseudonym Chip Taylor, 1940-). Barry is most famous for first predicting and then investigating the eruption of Mount St. Helens (1980). James is most famous for writing the hit songs "Wild Thing" (1965) and "Angel of the Morning" (1967).
Voight was educated at Archbishop Stepinac High School, an all-boys Roman Catholic high school located at White Plains, New York. At the time, the school was operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. He took an interest in acting in his high school years, performing a comedic role in the school's annual musical, "The Song of Norway". He graduated in 1956, at the age of 18.
Voight continued his education at The Catholic University of America, located in Washington, D.C.. He majored in art, and graduated in 1960. He was 22-years-old at the time of graduation. He then moved to New York City, having decided to pursue an acting career.
In the early 1960s, Voight primarily worked as a television actor. He guest starred in episodes of then-popular television series, such as "Naked City", "The Defenders", "NET Playhouse", "12 O'Clock High", and "Gunsmoke". His first notable theatrical role was playing the illegal immigrant Rodolfo in a 1965 Off-Broadway production of the play "A View from the Bridge" (1955) by Arthur Miller (1915-2005). In the play, Rodolfo is the love interest of the American girl Catherine, and disliked by her uncle and guardian Eddie Carbone (who is in love with his niece).
Voight made his film debut in the superhero comedy "Fearless Frank" (1967), playing the role of the eponymous superhero. Frank was depicted as a murder victim who gets resurrected and granted superpowers by a scientist. Voiight's second film role was playing historical gunman and outlaw Curly Bill Brocius (1845-1882) in the Western film "Hour of the Gun" (1967). The historical Brocius was an an enemy of the Esrp family, and was killed by Wyatt Earp (1848-1929).
Voigh't third film appearance was "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), his first great success. He played the role of a naive hustler from Texas who tries to become a gigolo in New York City. The film was critically acclaimed, and became the only X-rated feature to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Voight was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, but the award was instead won by rival actor John Wayne (1907-1979).
Voight's first role in the 1970s was playing lieutenant Milo Minderbinder in the black comedy "Catch-22" (1970). The film was based on a 1961 satirical novel by Joseph Heller (1923-1999), and offered a satirical view on war and bureaucracy. Voight's next role was playing the left-wing student A in the political drama "The Revolutionary" (1970).
Voight found further critical acclaim with the thriller film "Deliverance" (1972), playing Atlanta businessman Ed Gentry. In the film, Gentry and his first are targeted by villainous mountain men in the northern Georgia wilderness. The film earned about 46 million dollars at the domestic box office, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
His subsequent roles included idealistic schoolteacher Pat Conroy in "Conrack" (1974), journalist Peter Miller in "The Odessa File" (1974). His next great success was playing paraplegic war veteran Luke Martin in "Coming Home" (1978), in a role inspired by the life of war veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic (1976-). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for this film. His co-star Jane Fonda (1937-) won her second Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in this film.
Voight's early 1980s roles included conman Alex Kovac in "Lookin' to Get Out" (1982) and widowed father J. P. Tannen in "Table for Five" (1983). His next big success was the role of escaped convict Oscar "Manny" Manheim in "Runaway Train" (1985). He was again nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, but the Award was instead won by rival actor William Hurt (1950-).
Voight's next role was that of Jack Chismore in the drama film "Desert Bloom" (1986). Chismore is depicted as a war veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who is trying to raise three stepdaughters. He frequently abuses his stepdaughter Rose Chismore (played by Annabeth Gish), but is genuinely concerned for her safety when Rose runs away from home. This film was Voigh's last film role for several years, as he took a hiatus from acting.
Voight returned to acting with the drama film "Eternity" (1990), where he was also the screenwriter. The film deals with reincarnation, as a medieval war within brothers continues in modern American politics. Following his return to acting, Voight started appearing frequently in television films and miniseries. He also guest-starred in a 1994 episode of "Seinfeld", playing himself.
Voight returned to film acting with the crime drama "Heat" (1995), where he had a minor role as a fence. He had a more substantial role in the spy film "Mission: Impossible" (1996), where he played spymaster James Phelps. The film was an adaptation of the popular television series "Mission: Impossible" (1966-1973), about the adventures of a group of secret agents. The role of James Phelps was previously played by actor Peter Graves (1926-2010). The film was a great commercial success, earning about 458 million dollars at the worldwide box office.
Voight appeared in six different films in 1997, one of the busiest years of his career. The most notable among them was the horror film "Anaconda" (1997), where he played obsessive hunter Paul Serone, the film's main antagonist. The film won about 137 million dollars at the box office, despite a mostly negative critical reception. For this role, Voight was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor. He lost the award to rival actor Kevin Costner (1955-).
His next notable role was that Thomas Brian Reynolds, agent of the National Security Agency (NSA) in the action thriller "Enemy of the State" (1998). In the film, the NSA conspires to expand the surveillance powers of intelligence agencies over individuals and groups, at the cost of American citizens' right to privacy. The film was another box office success in Voight's career, earning about 251 million dollars at the box office.
In the same year, Voight played inspector Ned Kenny in the crime film "The General" (1998). The film was loosely based on the career of Irish crime boss Martin Cahill (1949-1994), who was nicknamed "the General". The film was critically acclaimed and director John Boorman won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director.
Voight's next notable role was that of domineering coach Bud Kilmer in the sports film "Varsity Blues" (1999). The film dealt with the difficulties in the life of the players of a Texas-based high school football team, and was not expected to attract much attention by audiences. It earned about 54 million dollars at the box office, making it a modest box office hit. It is credited with introducing Voight to a next generation of fans.
Voight's final film in the 1990s was "A Dog of Flanders" (1999), based on a 1872 novel by Ouida (1839-1908). He played the role of artist Michel La Grande, the mentor of Nello (played by Jeremy James Kissner), who is eventually revealed to be Nello's biological father. The film failed at the box office, failing to earn as much as its modest budget.
Voight appeared in no film released in 2000, but had a busy year in 2001. He appeared in several box office hits of the year. He played President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945, term 1933-1945) in the war drama "Pearl Harbor", Lara Croft's father Lord Richard Croft in the action film "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider", coal-miner and working class father Larry Zoolander in action comedy "Zoolander", and sports journalist Howard Cosell in the biographical film "Ali". For his role in "Ali", Voight was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The award was instead won by rival actor Jim Broadbent (1949-). It was Voight's fourth and (so far) last nomination for an Academy Award.
Voight had a notable role playing Pope John Paul II (1920-2005, term 1978-2005) in the miniseries "Pope John Paul II" (2005). He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, but the award was instead won by rival actor Andre Braugher (1962-).
Voight had a supporting role as John Keller, United States Secretary of Defense in the science fiction film "Transformers" (2007). The film was based on the Transformers toy line by Hasbro.It earned about 710 million dollars at the box office, one of the most commercially successful films in Voight's career.
In 2009, Voight had a notable television role, playing Jonas Hodges, the CEO of a Virginia-based private military company in the then-popular television series "24" (2001-2010, 2014). He was a main antagonist in the seventh season of the series. His role was inspired by the careers of Hessian colonel Johann Rall (c. 1726-1776), German industrialist Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1907-1967), and private military company CEO Erik Prince (1969-).
His 2010s notable film roles include the role of Dracula's enemy Loonardo Van Helsing in the horror film "Dracula: The Dark Prince" (2013), football coach Paul William "Bear" Bryant (1913-1983) in the sports drama "Woodlawn" (2015), and newspaper owner Henry Shaw Sr. in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (2016). "Fantastic Beasts" earned about 814 million dollars at the worldwide box office, being one of the most commercially successful films that Voight ever appeared in.
In 2020, was 82-years-old, and he is still working as an actor.- Actor
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Born and raised in Yonkers, N.Y. Youngest of three sons. His father was a heating contractor and his mother was a school teacher. As a young boy he fell in love with Saturday Night Live and the film Raging Bull. Being inspired by both John Belushi and Robert DeNiro, he became a part of a Children's Repertory Company in New York. He continued in his studies receiving his BA in theater from Marymount Manhattan College. A few years out of school he was cast on the Fox sitcom, LOVE AND MARRIAGE, which brought the NY-bred Palladino to Los Angeles. His career-defining role came a few years later on TV's ER in 2000 as Dr. Dave Malucci. In 2005 he starred in the FX series created by Steven Bochco and Chris Gerolmo, OVER THERE, as Sgt. Scream. Throughout his career he has shown a real diversity, moving seamlessly from comedy to drama in both film and television. Erik has won a TV Guide award for best drama, ER, 2000. He also has two Screen Actors Guild nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, ER, both 2000 and 2001. Palladino was starring on both the number one TV show in the US (ER) and the number one box office film (U-571) in the same week. Erik is happily married to Jaime Palladino since 2005. They have a daughter, Paloma, along with two sons, Roman and Enzo. In his spare time he is a rock singer, having played in several bands, including No Happy Faces and Hearing Red.- Actor
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Carlos Alazraqui is an American actor and comedian known for his roles as Rocko from Rocko's Modern Life, Spyro the Dragon in the 1998 video game of the same name, Lazlo and Clam from Camp Lazlo, Denzel Crocker from The Fairly OddParents, James Garcia in Reno 911, the Taco Bell chihuahua, and Puma Luco from El Tigre.- Actor
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Comedian, saxophonist, composer, actor and musician, he performed within the orchestras of Charlie Spivak, Shep Fields and Claude Thornhill as saxophonist. Later, as super-hip jazz musician "Cool Cees" in television skits, he played tenor saxophone, and sang with the satirical trio "The Hair Cuts" (with Carl Reiner and Howard Morris). He sang the lead role in "Little Me" on Broadway. Joining ASCAP in 1955, his popular song compositions include "I Wrote This Song for Your Birthday" and "Was That You?".- Lawrence Monoson, a New York native is a veteran actor. Born on August 11, 1964, in Yonkers, Lawrence is easily known for his early film roles starting back in the early to mid 1980s. Monoson appeared in the film The Last American Virgin (1982), followed three years later with a role in the horror movie Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984). Going into the 1990s, Lawrence Monoson mostly found work throughout various television series, including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), JAG (1995), Touched by an Angel (1994), ER (1994) and Prince Street (1997). As the 21st century arrived, Lawrence continued working mostly on the small screen, with work on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and CSI: Miami (2002). He also co-starred in the direct-to-video sequel Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004). His work has been strongly focused in television where he added more episodic contributions in NCIS (2003), Cold Case (2003), The Closer (2005) and CSI: NY (2004).
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Michael Fox first "trod the boards" in grade school plays in his hometown of Yonkers, New York. After toying with the idea of becoming a history teacher, Fox did "something as foreign to my nature as one could think of", becoming a "boomer" (a migratory railroad worker) and taking jobs as a brakeman with various lines. His interest in acting was rekindled in the mid-'40s and he appeared in several "little theater" plays in Los Angeles. An acting-directing stint in a Players Ring production of "Home of the Brave" caught the eye of Harry Sauber, an associate of exploitation mogul "Jungle Sam" Sam Katzman, and Fox landed his first film role (A Yank in Indo-China (1952)). He appeared in dozens of movies (and innumerable TV episodes) in the decades since; one of his regular TV roles was as the coroner in the courtroom drama Perry Mason (1957).- Actor
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Steven Tyler was born on 26 March 1948 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Be Cool (2005), Epic (2013) and Wayne's World 2 (1993). He was previously married to Teresa Barrick and Cyrinda Foxe.- Actress
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Cathy DeBuono was born on 20 March 1970 in Yonkers, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for And Then Came Lola (2009), Along Came Wanda (2021) and How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea (2020).- Actor
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American character actor specializing in tough guys and heavies. A native of Yonkers, New York. He worked on the Broadway stage and then became an increasingly familiar figure in Westerns and crime dramas, after World War II. Although almost as familiar a presence in films as his contemporaries Warren Oates, Robert J. Wilke, and Leo Gordon, for some reason Lambert never became as well-known, despite having appeared in a great number of similar roles and films. His credits are often confused with those of the Scottish actor of the same name, Jack Lambert.- Lane Bradford was born on 29 August 1922 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), The Invisible Monster (1950) and The Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958). He was married to Joan Irene Velin and Mary Schrock. He died on 7 June 1973 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
- Born in turn-of-the-century Yonkers, New York, Robert Shayne (born Robert Shaen Dawe) worked at a variety of jobs before his interests ultimately turned toward acting. He appeared in a succession of legit theater productions throughout the 1930s and even appeared in a few films, making a comedy short in New York in 1929, two features in 1934 and a comedy short shot in New York in 1937. In 1942 he signed with Warner Brothers and trekked to Hollywood, where he became a contract player at their Culver City studios. Warners starred the newly-arrived stage actor in a series of two-reel Westerns before graduating him to supporting roles in "A"-level features. In 1946 he left the studio to freelance. Several years later he got involved in the infant medium of TV, where he played the part for which he is best remembered--Inspector Henderson in the series Adventures of Superman (1952).
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Actor/rapper Lil' Zane was named after his dad and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been writing and rhyming since he was 10. When he was 11 he approached Worldwide Entertainment CEO Kevin Wales outside an Atlanta talent show and told him he wanted to be a star. Zane got his big break on 112's "Anywhere" song. He earned props for his writing skills on "Angels With Dirty Faces" for Sean 'Diddy' Combs's album. He grew up listening to LL Cool J and Whodini and wants to use his music as a stepping stone to get into other things like acting and hosting a talk show. His LP on Priority Records, "Young World The Future", is in stores. When he was told that he was wanted to do a rap verse on the song "Anywhere" he only had 30 minutes to write his verse, because they booked the studio time until 12 and it was 11:30 when he got there.- Producer
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Paul Teutul Sr. was born on 1 May 1949 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Wild Hogs (2007), American Chopper: The Series (2002) and Algorithm: BLISS (2020). He has been married to Beth Dillon since 29 July 2007. He was previously married to Paula Teutul.- Producer
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Amy Anzel was born on April 7, 1973 in Yonkers, New York, USA. She is an actress, reality TV star, presenter and entrepreneur. Amy appeared as herself on the first ever series of The Bachelor (2002) and is also known for her work on Kick-Ass 2 (2013), Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz (2007) and Witchwise (2006). Amy regularly presents her brand, Hollywood Browzer Beauty on QVC UK and QVC Deutschland. In 2013, Amy also appeared on Channel 4's The Sound of Musicals where she competed in producing a West End musical.- Producer
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André Nemec (born 1972) is an American writer and producer known for his work on feature films such as Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Without Remorse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Wonder Park. In television, André most recently wrote and produced Netflix's adaptation of "Cowboy Bebop"; Amazon Prime's original series and expanding universe "Citadel", and Epix's horror series, "From". André is also the co-creator of ABC Studios dramas "October Road," "Life on Mars" and "Happy Town; and further credits include "Alias", "Fastlane" and "Profiler".
André and his writing partner, Josh Appelbaum, remain active in film and television and produce through their Midnight Radio banner alongside Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg.- Priscilla Garita was born in Yonkers, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Good Trouble (2019), Bosch (2014) and Ray Donovan (2013).
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Antony Blinken was born on 16 April 1962 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Addiction (1995), Café (1990) and Histoire d'Eau (1995). He has been married to Evan Ryan since 2 March 2002. They have two children.- Gladys Lloyd was born on 11 October 1895 in Yonkers, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Two Seconds (1932) and Smart Money (1931). She was married to Edward G. Robinson and Ralph Lent Westervelt. She died on 6 June 1971 in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Alec John Such was born on 14 November 1951 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Bon Jovi: Livin' on a Prayer (1986), Bon Jovi: Runaway (1984) and Live from Studio Five (2009). He died on 4 June 2022.- Joe Howard was born on 24 November 1948 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The World's Fastest Indian (2005), Anger Management (2003) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). He was previously married to Sharon Howard.
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Leander Suleiman was born in Yonkers, New York, USA. Leander is an actor, known for SNL 1975, Bandit (2022) and Sweet Magnolias (2020).- Director
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Gregori J. Martin is a 2x Emmy® Award-winning director, 5x Emmy® Award-winning producer, 5x Emmy®-nominated writer, and the founder, CEO, and chairman of LANY Entertainment.
Best known as the creator, director, and show-runner of his 23x Emmy® Award-winning and 59x Emmy®-nominated multi-camera drama series The Bay, seen on several streaming services such as Tubi, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Popstar! TV, TenPlay Australia and more, Martin has also been Emmy®-nominated for his work on the POP-TV situation family comedy This Just In, where he served as a director, writer, and co-executive producer for two seasons.
Over his years in the entertainment industry, as a director, writer, and producer, Martin has been involved in over two dozen feature motion pictures and television projects, and has several more in development. His recent director credits include The Raven, a re-imagining of Edgar Allan Poe's poems The Raven and Annabel Lee, with an expected release date sometime in the late fall of 2024, and the 2021 holiday film, The Magic, on Amazon Prime Video. An 8 part spin-off of The Bay, called yA, a young adult limited drama series he co-wrote and co-directed is also in post-production. The Southside, based on the true story and tragic death of his cousin, Robert Areizaga Jr., received rave reviews and lots of awards accolades in the festival circuit. In addition, Martin's limited mini-series, A Place Called Hollywood, a satire that tells the cutting-edge story of a young man who pursues his dream in becoming a famous actor and gives a glimpse of the harsher side of Hollywood, also received multiple awards and is being distributed by a variety of steaming services, including Amazon Prime Video and Tubi.
Prior to LANY Entertainment, Martin served as the director, writer, and president of the independent film production company Gruntworks Entertainment for approximately 4 years. At Gruntworks, Martin directed and co-produced half a dozen feature motion pictures with a slew of well recognized film and TV faces. Some of these titles include, The Intruders, also available on Amazon Prime Video, and Jack Rio, seen on Popstar! TV.
Often collaborating with Associated Television International (ATI), Martin was the director and co-executive producer on the television pilot The Agency and is continuously in development on multiple new productions with ATI. In 2013, Martin served as a story consultant and behind the scenes producer for the TV Guide Network (TVGN) documentary Who Shot the Daytime Soap?, and was also the director, producer, and writer for The Disciples, a mini-series developed by ATI and sold to SONY Entertainment.
Recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Martin recently received his fifth Emmy® Award as creator and executive producer of The Bay and his second Emmy® Award for "Outstanding Directing in a Digital Drama Series." Martin has directed over 100 episodes of The Bay and the series is in production on their ninth season.
Residing in Hollywood, CA, Martin is a proud Nuyorican and father of two.- Actor
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Clayton LeBouef was born on 12 November 1954 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Meteor Man (1993), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and The Wire (2002).- Actor
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Tommy Dreamer was born on February 14, 1971 in Yonkers, New York, USA as Thomas Laughlin. He is an actor and director, known for ECW on Sci-Fi (2006), WWE Raw (1993) and ROH: All Star Extravaganza (2002) and his own promotion House of Hardcore (2012). He presently works for Impact Wrestling.- Wendy Foxworth was born on 19 February 1966 in Yonkers, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), Homecoming (2005) and Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys (1990). She is married to Bo Foxworth.
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Danny Doherty was born and raised in Yonkers, New York, coming from an Italian-Irish background. From an early age he was surrounded by creative artists working in and around the business. He has a natural talent to mimic his favorite actors and amazing comedy timing, and has been described in reviews as as a natural born artist. His favorite pastime growing up was putting on theatrical and musical plays for family and friends. Danny started his path to Hollywood while a break dancer at age 11, and from there he became a DJ around the New York City area. At the age of 21 his father and mentor passed away and it drove him professionally and increased his determination to develop his talent. At the age of 27, he decided to become a professional actor, taking acting courses at Purchase College in New York. He then began to immerse himself in the New York City Theater scene where he landed several lead and supporting roles in plays. He can be seen on Blue Bloods on CBS , Difficult People on Hulu ,Gotham on FOX , Marvels The Defenders and Orange is the New Black on Netflix , along with many more up coming Television projects .He can also be seen in such feature films as Backfire ,The Descending and Bloodrunners along side ICE T he continues to be vigorously active in Theater as a company member in the prestigious HExTC Theater group in New York City .- Actor
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Joseph Della Sorte was born on 5 May 1934 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Godfather Part II (1974), Toma (1973) and Airwolf (1984). He was married to Oleta. He died on 20 July 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Jadakiss was born on 22 May 1975 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Blade II (2002), Exit Wounds (2001) and Are We There Yet? (2005).- Writer
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Scott Christian Sava is an animator, illustrator, director, writer, producer and part-time Hobbit! Over the last twenty years, Scott Christian Sava's work has brought some of the world's most beloved characters to life in film, television, comics, and games. From Casper the Friendly Ghost to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to Star Trek and Spider-Man. Scott's unique talents and vision have been called upon by Disney, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, and more. In 2000 he founded Blue Dream Studios, which has produced work for Star Wars, X-Files, Aliens vs. Predator, Spider-Man, and other franchises, in addition to creating its own line of kids graphic novels. The studio's first feature film, Animal Crackers, is now on Netflix and was the Summer of 2020's #1 animated movie in the world.
Scott and his wife and two kids live in Franklin, TN. Scott's mission, simply put, is to make "the world a kinder, gentler place, one story at a time.- Eddie Tamblyn was born on 5 January 1908 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Flood (1931), The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1933) and Money Means Nothing (1934). He died on 22 June 1957 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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Declan Baldwin is a NYC based producer and the founding partner of Big Indie Pictures. Having completed work on almost fifty film and television productions Declan has worked in several capacities and genres.
Among his producing credits are: Manchester by the Sea (Exec Producer). Manchester received six Oscar nominations in 2016, winning two; Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. Still Alice (Co-Producer). Julianne Moore won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2015. Captain Fantastic (Exec Producer). Viggo Mortensen received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his performance. Far From Heaven (Co-Producer). The film received four Oscar nominations in 2003 and swept the Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature Film. Other producing credits include Adventureland, The True Adventures of Wolfboy, The Dark Half, Rough Magic and many others.
Declan's television credits as a producer include two prime-time specials for NBC and the HBO Original Films production of The Laramie Project. Both NBC specials were directed by awarding winning documentary filmmaker Ken Bowser. "Time and Again" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award; The Laramie Project was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film Made for Cable Television. For his efforts on The Laramie Project Declan was a 2002 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, and a David L. Wolper Producer of the Year nominee at the 2003 Producers Guild Awards..
Declan is a native New Yorker and a long-standing member of both the DGA (Directors Guild of America) and the PGA (Producers Guild of America).- Frances Foster was born on 11 June 1924 in Yonkers, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Clockers (1995), Malcolm X (1992) and Crooklyn (1994). She was married to Robert Stansfield Foster and Morton Goldsen. She died on 17 June 1997 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
- Muriel Kirkland was born on 19 August 1903 in Yonkers, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Secret of the Blue Room (1933), Little Man, What Now? (1934) and Hold Your Man (1933). She was married to Staats Cotsworth. She died on 26 September 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Bowlegged Lou was born on 24 June 1961 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for House Party (1990), Coach Carter (2005) and The Meyerowitz Stories (2017).- Actor
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Lou Wills Jr. was born on 26 December 1927 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Hank (1965), Get Smart (1965) and It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! (1975). He died on 7 August 2019 in Sebring, Florida, USA.- Actor
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A seasoned actor working in film, television and theater since 1996. Joseph is a member of the On the Road Repertory Group and studies with renowned acting coach Alice Spivak. Along with acting, Joseph is also a writer and filmmaker. Known as a leading man and a character actor that can easily transform from drama to comedy, action and romance. Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, Martin Mcdonagh and Neil Simon are some of his favorite writers. Represented by Drew Elliot at Artist International Management in NYC.- Director
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Arthur Davis is among the most overlooked & forgotten members of Warner Brother's "Golden Age". He has been overshadowed by other animation directors, including Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones & Robert Clampett. A serviceable animator, Davis came to Warner Brothers with fellow animator Frank Tashlin, after working for Columbia Screen Gems. Davis continued to work for Tashlin's animation unit until 1944, when Tashlin left to pursue a career in live-action. He then worked as an animator in Bob Clampett's animation unit until 1945, when Clampett left over contract disputes with Edward Selzer. Davis completed several cartoons, that were already in production, such as "The Goofy Gophers" (1947), for which the dialogue had already been recorded. Davis' cartoons can be recognized by their laid-back attitude, and their characters' predilection for wearing bow ties. While not a ground-breaker like Jones, he did manage to direct one of the funniest Bugs Bunny cartoon shorts, of Bowery Bugs (1949), a retelling of the Steve Brodie/Brooklyn Bridge legend, [just like an ode]. Among the most popular Daffy Duck cartoons, (with Elmer Fudd & an unnamed fox), he directed is What Makes Daffy Duck (1948). In the early 1950's, cost-cutting measures at Warner Brothers forced the break-up of the Davis animation unit, and he was folded into Friz Freleng's unit. After spending the rest of the 50's as an animator, Davis directed one final Warner's cartoon, "Quackodile Tears," using Freleng's unit, in 1962. Following this, Davis left Warner Brothers & after working as an animator for Walter Lantz and a story-boarder for Hanna-Barbera, he joined Freleng's production company, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, as a director, in 1968. Once there, Davis made two of the last truly classic Pink Panther cartoon shorts, "Pinkcome Tax" & "In the Pink of the Night." But at the start of the 70's, DePatie-Freleng's cartoons suffered an overall decline in quality. Neither Davis nor any of the studio's other directors were able to bring anything special to generally uninspired stories featuring the Pink Panther and DePatie-Freleng's lower second-rate characters (Ant & Aardvark, Blue Racer & others). At the end of the 70's, DePatie-Freleng dissolved and Freleng returned to Warner's, bringing much of the staff with him. Davis worked briefly as a sequence director for TV specials featuring classic Warner's characters, then moved to Hanna-Barbera. Working once again as a sequence director on their Saturday morning and syndicated cartoon series, Davis stayed there until his retirement in the mid-late 80's. Davis passed away in 2000, at the age of 94. He was 36 days from reaching 95.- Mary Calvi was born on 11 June 1969 in Yonkers, New York, USA. She is a writer, known for 321 ciak (2012), America's Hidden Stories (2019) and CBS 2 News This Morning (1987). She is married to Mike Spano. They have three children.
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Maury Terry was born on 29 June 1946 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Biography (1987), Unsolved Mysteries (1987) and Mugshots (2000). He died on 10 December 2015.- Actor
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Educated at Collegiate Prepitory-Columbia Extension Institute, Hugh Trevor-Thomas was planning an altogether different future for himself until following the advice of his distant relative, producer William Le Baron. He left New York where he had successfully begun his own insurance company (Thomas and Blomer, Inc.) and instead decided to pursue an acting career. After completing a positive screen test reportedly directed by actor Richard Dix, he made his film debut at the end of the silent era. Often cast in collegiate roles, this handsome, ingratiating young actor continued as a successful leading man in both sound features as well as radio. In 1931, he once more turned his attention to the insurance business, forming another company. Although not appearing in films for the next two years, he was still in demand and roles continued being offered for his consideration. Sadly, as it was, both careers were abruptly ended by his death two weeks after his 30th birthday; dying from post-operative complications following an appendectomy.- Austin Wright was born on 6 September 1922 in Yonkers, New York, USA. Austin was a writer, known for Nocturnal Animals (2016). Austin was married to Sara Hull. Austin died on 23 April 2003 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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Scott Robinson, has produced and managed film and television productions for over two decades. He has worked with Fox Television Studios, Fox Digital, A&E, ESPN and Freedom Films.
Between 2009-12, Robinson worked as a studio executive and producer for Emmett/Furla Films on a wide range of features including The Frozen Ground (Nicholas Cage and John Cusack). Broken City (Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe), Fire With Fire (Josh Duhemel, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson), Freelancers (50 Cent, Forest Whitaker, Robert De Niro), Touchback (Kurt Russell), All Things Fall Apart (50 Cent, Mario Van Peebles), and Caught in the Crossfire (Chris Klein, Adam Rodriguez).
In 2013, Robinson opened a new production studio, Drama Free Zone, and teamed with Drew Hall from Frame29Films to produce Convergence (Clayne Crawford, Ethan Embry, Mykelti Williamson) and Nigel & Oscar vs. The Sasquatch (Paul Brittain, Adam Herschman, Neil Flynn, Tim Meadows). Both films will be releasing shortly. They are currently in development on the epic sci-fi film Aether. Robinson lives and works in both Los Angeles and New Orleans.- Animation Department
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Often cited as one of the greatest animators of all time, Vladimir 'Bill' Tytla was born of Ukrainian immigrant parentage in Yonkers, New York, in October 1904. His close-knit family strongly supported his artistic inclinations. By the tender age of nine he had become set on his course after attending a screening of Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) (a creation by America's first successful pioneer animator, Winsor McCay, filmed for use in his vaudeville act). Emotionally volatile and prone to truancy, Tytla studied briefly at the New York Evening School of Industrial Design but yearned for work in his chosen field. In 1920, he was hired to write title cards for Paramount animations, at six days a week for $1.50 a day. His prodigious output earned him the nickname "Tytla the Titler". His first gigs as animator were on Mutt & Jeff cartoons for the Barré-Bowers Studio in the Bronx and for Paul Terry in Greenwich Village, bringing to life 'Aesop's Fables'. Dissatisfied with the poor standard of animation at 'Terrytoons', Tytla traveled abroad in 1928 and spent eighteen months in Europe touring countless museums and galleries and attending art classes. He studied sculpture (under the French master Charles Despiau) and painting (significantly influenced by the works of Dutch renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder). He returned to New York with more strings to his bow and immediately slotted in to his old job as a more accomplished and sophisticated animator. A colleague, Art Babbitt, became one of his closest friends. When Babbitt joined the Disney Organisation in 1932, he urged Tytla to follow. Two years later, Tytla traded in his job security at 'Terrytoons', moved to the West Coast to join Disney as a bona fide animator, albeit at a reduced salary. Before long, Tytla gained a reputation as one of the fastest and best draftsmen in the business. Over time, he acquired a new, rather more complimentary, sobriquet as "The Michelangelo of Animation".
One of Tytla's great strengths was an intuitive flair for character animation and for imbuing his creations with feeling. There was also a three dimensional quality to his work, very much the product of his new-found expertise in sculpture. As chief animator of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), he created both Doc and Grumpy. He also brought to life the villainous puppet master Stromboli in Pinocchio (1940), the monstrous demon Chernabog in Fantasia (1940), the delightful Jose Carioca and Pedro the Mail Plane in Saludos Amigos (1942), and, perhaps most memorably, the baby elephant Dumbo (1941) (plus his assorted fellow pachyderms). Had it not been for joining a strike action (led by his friend Babbitt) by 300 members of the Cartoonists Guild in support of better wages and film credits for assistants and production staff, Tytla may have seen out his career at Disney. As it turned out, the strike led to bitter acrimony between management and union supporters. Babbitt was fired in 1941, having incurred Walt Disney's lasting wrath. Following a lengthy legal case, he was briefly reinstated for a year. Like Babbitt, Tytla began to feel uncomfortable in this divisive environment and left the company in 1943. He was later to regret that decision. Back at his old stomping grounds at 'Terrytoons' and Paramount, he became more and more dissatisfied with modernist trends and methodologies in animation, plus lower-than-ever standards. This added to the law of diminishing returns in his own work. By the 1950's, Tytla was working on television commercials for Tempo Productions in New York's 'Animation Alley'. He briefly headed his own production company by the end of the decade, but business acumen had never been his forte and the venture failed. The last few years of his life were marred by ill-health, including blindness in his left eye. He died on his Connecticut dairy farm in December 1968. Tytla's contributions to animation were indelible. In his own words, the key ingredient being "the feeling and vitality you get into the work".- Nick Gionta was born in 1965 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Spookies (1986), Street Trash (1987) and Spike of Bensonhurst (1988).
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Michael Consiglio was born on 23 February 1983 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Freezer Burn (2007), Going Very Badly (2014) and First Kiss (2012).- Robert Nadder was born on February 15, 1935 to Assyrian parents in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was a film actor, known for Foxy Brown (1974), Mission: Impossible (1966) and The Main Event (1979) as well as work in television. He died on December 13, 1995 in Atherton, California, USA.
In the decades before joining the national touring company of The Great White Hope in the early 1970s, which ultimately took him to California where he relocated, Nadder acted in various theater productions in NYC, including an ensemble role in The Devils (1965-66). Summers he performed at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. - Bill was born in Yonkers, New York, but grew up in the Bronx. Interested in story telling from a young age, at eleven, he was cast in a production of "Victoria Regina" in New York City. At one of the performances, he had the good fortune to meet Helen Hayes. Things were never the same.
He has performed with theater companies in Norway, Germany, Virginia and Texas. Since 2000, he has concentrated on film and TV, but from time to time enjoys performing at local theater showcases. While living overseas, he learned German, and is also able to converse in French and American Sign Language. He has a good ear for accents, and enjoys playing characters which allow him to use one of those many voices of foreigners who now have their green cards, and permanently reside in his head. These foreign friends have allowed him to play a wide range of characters. Most recently he was British, as Old Ben Mickelson in "Comanche Moon," a German psychologist in "The Gray Man, The Story of Serial Killer Albert Fish," a German pathologist, in the homicide thriller, "A Killer Within," a Latino pharmacist in "Carried Away," and an elderly Jewish man in "Spare Change." Since 2003, he has been a regular voice talent with FUNimation Productions, performing as numerous characters in a wide variety of stories.
On stage, he used his accents to play a deaf man in "Are You Listening?," a piece he wrote based on personal experiences as well as impressions from Mark Medoff's "Children of a Lesser God." He also won actor of the year playing Vladimir Pachinko, a musician in Sarajevo during the civil war in the former Yugoslavia.
Since 2001, Bill has presented "The Care and Feeding of Actors" to students in undergraduate film programs at local colleges and universities. He developed this seminar in an effort to help students find, cast, and direct local professional actors. He is also asked to serve as judge for local film festivals, and has served as the Education Coordinator for the Board of Directors of the Dallas Producers Association.
His broad perspective is rooted in his many life adventures, which include lumberyard worker, teacher, New York taxi driver, bus driver, counselor, pilot, university faculty member, photographer and writer. He enjoys bringing the seasoning of these experiences to each of his roles. - Mark Casella was born on 4 September 1953 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Bulletproof (1996), Cop Land (1997) and Vacancy (2007).
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Vanessa Rodriguez Spencer was born on 23 October 1977 in Yonkers, New York, USA. She is a casting director and producer, known for Entourage (2004), McFarland, USA (2015) and The Call (2013). She has been married to Chris Spencer since 24 June 2006. They have two children.- Barbara Voight was born on 2 January 1910 in Yonkers, New York, USA. She was married to Elmer Samuel Voight. She died on 3 December 1995 in Jupiter, Florida, USA.