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Brandon Larracuente sparks his passion for entertainment and reignites his inspirations at every corner. Pushing the bounds of storytelling, his performances transcend the screen and touch the hearts of viewers. The Thirteen Reasons Why actor continues to explore new creative avenues and roles as he sets himself up for his directorial debut coming in 2022.
Born and raised in New York, Larracuente's original passion was baseball. Playing competitive sports for over 10 years taught him the discipline and dedication that he brings to his crafts each and every day. The actor, who recently started directing, has worked on some of the most socially impactful shows in the past few years. Both Netflix's Thirteen Reasons Why, a show that tackles mental health, and Freeform's Party of 5, a complex drama surrounding immigration, have left views with a sense of representation, education, and meaning alongside entertainment. These stories, the ones that feel real and raw, are the stories that Larracuente's passion was meant for.
Larracuente got his start doing off-broadway plays in New York City before moving to Florida and booking commercial work. Little did he know, an open casting call his mom found on Facebook would turn into his first recurring television role, a 3-year run on television drama Bloodline. Working alongside professional actors turned Larracuente's passion from baseball to acting as he began honing in on his craft.
Once moving to LA, Larracuente's career began to snowball, booking multiple projects including Netflix's Bright. In his spirit of dedication, Larracuente also finished a 4-year bachelor's degree in Communication remotely, studying in between shoots. Brandon Larracuente has since dove into producing and directing. His upcoming directorial debut, short film Saturday Morning is his first project starring alongside his wife Jazmin Garcia-Larracuente. The power couple is working to create a diverse production company with strong values in representation and story that combines their passions for producing, Brandon's love for directing, and Jazmin's knack for writing.
Living by the motto his mother always told him, "remember who you are," Larracuente exemplifies the drive, dedication, and discipline it takes to succeed in Hollywood. By constantly honing in on his crafts, re-igniting his passions, and searching for meaningful projects, Larracuente is set to touch the hearts of viewers for years to come.- Sean Maher is well known to television and film audiences for his role as Dr. Simon Tam in Joss Whedon's feature Serenity. The film was based on the critically acclaimed series Firefly.
Maher was born and raised in New York, where he attended the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. He moved to Los Angeles after landing the coveted title role in the FOX drama Ryan Caufield: Year One. Upon the cancellation of that series, Maher secured a holding deal with FOX and collaborated with the network on the well-loved series Party of Five as well as Darren Star's The $treet.
With the birth of his daughter in 2007, Maher took a few years off from acting to be a stay-at-home dad.
Additional TV credits include The Mentalist, Human Target, and Warehouse 13.
In 2011 while playing closeted gay man Sean Beasely in 1960s Chicago on NBC's provocative The Playboy Club, Maher used the role as a platform to come out publicly as a gay man himself. Entertainment Weekly graciously covered the story and Maher regards that decision as one of the highlights of his professional career.
Sean appeared in the Season 2 finale of Looking for HBO, directed by Andrew Haigh. Additionally, he was seen recurring as Mark Scheffer (aka Shrapnel) on the hit series Arrow for The CW. Maher won praise for his portrayal of Don John in Joss Whedon's feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and starred in the indie sci-fi feature ISRA-88, as well as the feature People You May Know. He starred opposite Academy Award Nominee June Squibb in the short film The Visit.
Maher reunited with many of his Firefly colleagues for the series Con Man.
He is also the voice of Nightwing for the Warner Bros/DC Comics animated universe.
Maher is a yoga enthusiast and LGBT advocate. In 2016, he married his partner of 10 years, Paul. He has two children. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Morgana King was born on 4 June 1930 in Pleasantville, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Saga (1977). She was married to William Dennis DeBerardinis and Tony Fruscella. She died on 22 March 2018 in Palm Springs, California, USA.- Scott McKay was born on 28 May 1915 in Pleasantville, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Play of the Week (1959), Armchair Theatre (1956) and Kiss and Tell (1945). He was married to Anna-Marie Hickey, Ann Sheridan, Joan Morgan and Margaret Spickers. He died on 16 March 1987 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Music Department
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- Producer
Grammy Award winning super-producer and a formidable musical force, with a trail of outstanding accomplishments. He has added to the hit lists of music talents such as Whitney Houston, George Michael, Mariah Carey, Sam Smith, Mary J. Blige, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Jay Z, Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Drake, Big Sean, Toni Braxton, Britney Spears, Cher, Destiny's Child, TLC, N'Sync, Backstreet Boys, The Spice Girls, Maroon 5 and countless others. These artists know that having the "Darkchild" touch on their Song puts it on the fast track toward reaching Number One.- Stunts
- Actor
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Victor Magnotta was a personal friend of Martin Scorsese. They went to NYU together. He also wanted to be a priest but he ended up joining the Special Forces when the Vietnam broke out. After Vietnam he became a stunt man. He had bits in almost all Scorsese's films. The Taxi Driver (1976)'s "mohawk" idea came up during a dinner conversation about Magnotta's Vietnam experience with Scorsese and De Niro -- De Niro was asking questions about the Special Forces and amongst many of his war horror stories, Magnotta explained the meaning of the "mohawk" and the shaved head. De Niro had the idea to use it in the film. Victor Magnotta died performing a stunt that he did for the movie Orphans (1987).- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
John Monks Jr. was born on 24 February 1910 in Pleasantville, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The House on 92nd Street (1945), Where's Charley? (1952) and The West Point Story (1950). He died on 10 December 2004 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.- Estelle Bernadotte was born on 26 September 1904 in Pleasantville, New York, USA. She was married to Carl Erik Sixten Ekstrand and Folke Bernadotte. She died on 28 May 1984 in Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden.
- Chips (1940-1946) was a German Shepherd-Collie-Husky mix owned by Edward J. Wren of Pleasantville, New York and loaned to the U.S. Army during the second World War. He served as a trained sentry dog and reputedly was the most decorated war dog from World War II for his service in eight campaigns. He was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, a Purple Heart, a European theater ribbon with an arrowhead device (assault landing), and eight battle stars.
- Johnny Craig was a comic illustrator and writer whose work appeared in many comics, but is most closely associated with the classic EC horror comics. Craig had no formal training, but managed to get a job working as an assistant for M.C. Gaines, publisher of All-American Comics, and later Eduational Comics (EC). Over the course of several years, he gradually learned the craft of drawing comics. Never a very fast drawer, he was nevertheless respected by his peers for his craftsmanship and care. When William Gaines took over EC Comics after the death of his father, he deciced to focus on the more popular horror and science fiction comics.
Craig became the editor of "The Vault of Horror", writing and drawing many stories for that line, as well as designing the "host", the Vault Keeper. Craig and EC became the center of controversy in the 50s after the publication of Dr. Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocents" and the subsequent Congressional hearings investing the link between juvenile deliquency and comics. Ironically, while Craig's work was generally staid compared to other EC artists, it was his cover to "Crime SuspenStories #22" that was diplayed in the Senate as an example of the depravity of horror comics.
After the collapse of EC's horror comics line, Craig temporarily left comics and worked in the advertising industry. He found this unsatisfying, though, as it left him with little time for drawing. In the 1960s, he returned to comic illustrating, first unsuccessfully in the super-hero line, but later finding his niche in the 1970s revivals of the horror comics. After retiring from comics in the 80s, he suplimented his income by drawing recreations of his famous 1950s EC covers and characters for comic art collectors. - When PT 109 was filmed Jerry was a second-class air control man stationed at NAS Key West on Boca Chica Island. Base personnel were offered the opportunity to take leave to act as extras in the movie. Jerry says that his work as a mere extra made him more than triple his military salary. During the filming one of the airplanes used in the movie was damaged. The film company wanted to continue to use the plane, but Willie Mount, the FAA representative, refused to allow an unsafe plane to be flown for any reason.
Jerry served the Navy for 28 1/2 years and was stationed all over the world in various capacities. Although he loved acting he chose first to serve his country. He was active in small theater groups when stationed in locations long enough to allow him the opportunity and appeared in some foreign films while stationed in South America, Italy and Spain. While stationed in California, Jerry acted as an extra in many productions, intentionally and inadvertently. His favorite roles were those he played entertaining his 5 children when they were young. His oldest daughter recalls vivid encounters with house elves and Santa while growing up.
He retired from the USN in 1987 as a MasterChief Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Operator. Since then he has continued to act in local live theaters and at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire and Great Dickens Christmas Faire. His favorite role is playing Father Christmas for children and hospital patients during the Holidays. - Folke Bernadotte was born on 8 February 1931 in Pleasantville, New York, USA. He has been married to Christine Marie Glahns since 2 July 1955. They have four children.
- Ralph Peterson was born on 20 May 1962 in Pleasantville, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Linea. He died on 1 March 2021 in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Editorial Department
- Producer
Janice Lin was born on 31 August 1976 in Pleasantville, New York, USA. Janice is a producer, known for The Amazing Race (2001), Kitchen Nightmares (2007) and Whale Wars (2008).