Friday the 13th Alumni That I Have Met...
This is a list of Friday the 13th Alumni who have autographed my copy of the book "Crystal Lake Memories". 45 Signatures and still counting.
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Kane Hodder was born on April 8, 1955 in Auburn, California. He is best known for his role as horror icon Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988), Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), Jason Goes to Hell (1993), and Jason X (2001). He is also known for his role as the deformed serial killer Victor Crowley in Hatchet (2006), Hatchet II (2010), and Hatchet III (2013).- Actor
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Discovered by a casting magazine "Dramalogue" for the role of mindless killer Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982), Richard Brooker also gained the supporting role of the warrior Oghris in "Deathstalker" (1983). It was the only acting experience of Brooker, who later started creating completely a different professional career.
Born in 1954, Richard Brooker was originally from the UK, where he was a son of C.S.M.I. (Canadian forces school of Military Intelligence) of the British Cavalry. He was also an avid polo player and sailor. He has performed as a trapeze artist and stage manager in a circus throughout the world and trained and performed with horses. Later he trained horses again for stunts and stunt coordination and worked in all areas of television and film production.
At the end of 1980s, Brooker quit his acting career and became a technical and production manager, and also an independent producer, mainly for Polo Championships, Horse shows, Fox Sports and many others. In the period 1999-2002, he was executive in Charge Of Production for six daily shows, produced in Digital Television for AENTV (Alternative Entertainment Network) based in Los Angeles, California. He also directed 42 episodes of 1993 TV Series "Bill Nye the Science Guy".
Richard Brooker died from an apparent sudden heart attack in Los Angeles on April 8, 2013 at age 58.- Actor
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C.J. Graham is known for Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), Alice Cooper: He's Back (the Man Behind the Mask) (1986) and Friday the 13th: Vengeance (2019).- Actor
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Thom Mathews was born on 28 November 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) and Bloodmatch (1991). He has been married to Karla Jensen since 10 May 2014. He was previously married to Karina Poszar.- With an illustrious career spanning 45 years, Lar Park Lincoln has etched an enduring legacy in film, television, and live performances. Beyond being a seasoned actress, she is the founder and CEO of Actors Audition Studios, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Lar's contribution to television includes her memorable five-year portrayal of dual characters on "Knots Landing," where she collaborated with luminaries such as Michele Lee, William Devane, and Nicolette Sheridan. Her career continued when she secured the lead role in "Children of the Night," depicting the true story of a young teenage prostitute alongside Kathleen Quinlan and Mario Van Peebles. Lar earned the prestigious Bronze Halo award for her gritty portrayal in the film, for her outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry. Throughout her diverse career, Lar has graced guest star roles alongside notable figures such as Michael Landon, Angela Lansbury, Pat Morita, and Christina Applegate. Her presence has extended to The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986), Entertainment Tonight (1981), numerous local and syndicated talk and radio shows, countless podcasts, and magazine covers. Additionally, Lar served as a celebrity on-air guest for the QVC channel for an impressive 19 years, presenting beauty and travel products. Her own clothing line, the Piper Alexander Collection, a coordinating mother/daughter line named after her children, consistently sold out every season. Lar's personal journey has been marked by resilience, facing advanced breast cancer, navigating encounters with stalkers, and coping with the profound loss of both her husband and parents, all while raising her young children. Taking a hiatus from Los Angeles, Lar found solace upon her return to Texas, where she dedicated herself to nurturing her family. Today, Lar's daughter, Piper, follows in her footsteps as an actor and resides in France, while her son, Trevor, works in engineering and serves on the worship band at church. Lar takes pride in being a grandmother to three, with one girl and two identical twin boys. Continuing to leave her mark in the entertainment industry, Lar has recently completed five film projects. Simultaneously, she shapes the next generation of actors through Actors Audition Studios. With one published book, "Get Started, Not Scammed," and her second, "Slate: The Audition before the Audition," set to release in mid-January 2024, Lar is also in the process of completing her autobiography, "Lucky Girl." Her journey is a testament to resilience, creativity, and a passion for shaping the future of the entertainment world.
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Dana Kimmell was born on 26 October 1959 in Texarkana, Arkansas, USA. She is an actress, known for Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Texas (1980). She has been married to John Anderson since 18 September 1982. They have four children. She was previously married to Mark Plambeck.- Dick Wieand is known for Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), The In-Laws (1979) and Murder, She Wrote (1984).
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Shavar Ross was born on 4 March 1971 in Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), Diff'rent Strokes (1978) and A Taste of Us (2004). He has been married to Jacqueline Ross since 15 December 1992. They have two children.- Actor
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Ted White was born on 25 January 1926 in Krebs, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Starman (1984), Romancing the Stone (1984) and Escape from New York (1981). He was married to Jerilyn White. He died on 14 October 2022 in California, USA.- 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).
- Ken Kirzinger was born on 4 November 1959 in Saskatchewan, Canada. He is an actor, known for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Watchmen (2009) and Paycheck (2003).
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Veteran character actor Robert Englund was born in Glendale, California, to Janis (MacDonald) and John Kent Englund, an aeronautics engineer. Since 1973, Robert has appeared in over 75 feature films and starred in four TV series. He has starred alongside Oscar-winners Henry Fonda, Susan Sarandon and Jeff Bridges. Since 1984 he's achieved international fame as the iconic boogeyman Freddy Krueger in the hit franchise A Nightmare on Elm Street and its seven sequels. Englund has guest starred in hundreds of hours of TV most recently Bones, Criminal Minds and Hawaii 5-0. He will soon be seen starring in the horror film Fear Clinic, and the English thriller The Last Showing, he can be heard as the voice of the Evil Beaver in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon show.- Actress
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Camilla More was born on 15 October 1957 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), The Dark Side of the Moon (1990) and General Hospital (1963).- Actress
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Carey More was born on 15 October 1957 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Once Bitten (1985) and Days of Our Lives (1965).- Actor
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Miguel A. Núñez Jr. is an Afro-Latino actor and writer who played Harris Grant from The Family Business, Marcus Taylor from Tour of Duty, Spider from The Return of the Living Dead, Biscuit from Life, and the Voodoo Maestro of Spooky Island from the 2002 Raja Gosnell/James Gunn film Scooby-Doo. He also collaborated with Eddie Murphy in several films.- Warrington Gillette was born on 7 October 1960 in Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Time Walker (1982) and Penny Dreadful (2005).
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Steve Dash was born on 14 March 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for 9½ Weeks (1986), Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) and Equalizer 2000 (1987). He was married to Loretta Fountain. He died on 18 December 2018 in Florida, USA.- Actress
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Born in Los Angeles, California, the fourth of five daughters, she was dubbed "the baby with the beat" by her family - a title she earned for her frequent song and dance routines. Aronson began her professional acting career at a young age. In the height of her success, she left acting to attend UCLA as a Theater Arts major. Upon graduating from UCLA, Judie followed a unique idea she had, and was successful in creating several eclectic stores, which were featured in Los Angeles Magazine's "top 50 stores in LA" issue.- Actress
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Kimberly Beck became familiar to American audiences in 1965 as Kim, the deaf-mute daughter of David (William Smithers) and Doris Shuster (Gail Kobe) in the TV hit series "Peyton Place"; she is the sole witness to the accidental death of Joe Chernak (Don Quine) which soon becomes a murder trial that sends Rodney Harrington (Ryan O'Neal) to jail.- Director
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Writer/director/producer Danny Steinmann was the son of noted East Coast art collector Herbert R. Steinmann. Danny made his debut as both writer and director with the funky hardcore porno picture High Rise (1973), on which he used the alias Danny Stone. Steinmann was a production associate on Arthur Hiller's The Man in the Glass Booth (1975) and served as an associate producer on the offbeat Gene Roddenberry made-for-TV supernatural fright feature Spectre (1977). In addition, Danny headed a production company in Puerto Rico that made TV commercials for such companies as International House of Pancakes, Chase Manhattan Bank and Wesson Oil.
Danny directed and co-wrote the perverse psycho horror winner The Unseen (1980). Dissatisfied with the finished version of the film, Steinmann attributed his directorial credit to the pseudonym Peter Foleg. He followed this film with the terrifically trashy teen exploitation action/revenge thriller doozy Savage Streets (1984). Steinmann hit the relative big time with the mean-spirited slice-'n'-dice sequel Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985). Although the movie was a financial success, the production was very troubled and proved to be his cinematic swan song. He was announced as the director for a proposed sequel to the notorious The Last House on the Left (1972) but, alas, this project never came to be.- Actress Tiffany Helm was born on May 12, 1964. She's the daughter of Peter Helm and veteran actress Brooke Bundy. Tiffany studied dance with Roland Dupree and was a member of "The Beverly Hills Mime Troupe". She started modeling in her mid-teens. Helm made her film debut with a small role in Hard to Hold (1984). She had her sole starring part as "Kate Haskell" in The Zoo Gang (1985). Tiffany portrayed "Violet" in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985). Helm also portrayed innocent juvenile delinquent "Andrea Eldridge" in the babes-behind-bars parody Reform School Girls (1986). Moreover, Tiffany made guest appearances on such TV shows as Freddy's Nightmares (1988), 21 Jump Street (1987), You Again? (1986), Santa Barbara (1984), The Young and the Restless (1973), Bare Essence (1983) and Likely Stories, Vol. 3 (1983). She also appeared as Italian scientist, Francesca Sabatini in the 1996 video game Rama (1997) (1997). Tiffany Helm left acting to devote herself to her portrait photography business. She has recently returned to the screen and can be seen in a few upcoming Canadian productions, including Come True (2020) (2020),Red Letter Day (2019) (2019) and Stephen Kings In the Tall Grass (2019) (2019).
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Bill Randolph was born on 11 October 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Dressed to Kill (1980) and Double Negative (1985).- Actress
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Amy Steel's acting career began in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1973 when she attended Westtown school of dramatic arts. After two summers of dramatic training, Amy joined Barley-Sheaf Players and starred in two productions. She temporarily left the theatre to further pursue her academic career at the prestigious Kent school in Kent, Conneticut. After three years at Kent, Amy left to attend a small college in Palm Beach, Florida where she majored in communications and broadcasting. It was there that John Casablancas, President of the renowned Elite model Agency discovered her.
Amy left Florida for New York in June 1979. Career opportunities in modelling, television and film soon followed. Amy has appeared in many television commercials, several soap operas and many hit movies. Today her film and TV career continues to shine.- Actress
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Adrienne was born in and raised Oyster Bay, Long Island and did her first commercial when she was six months old, and has stayed at it with a brief hiatus or two ever since. She has also studied voice and dance, being continually involved in some phase of show business. She has done numerous television and radio commercials.
Adrienne is also a member of the Joseph Jefferson Theatre Company, and her professional credits include summer stock and off-Broadway productions including "W.H. Auden". After the success of Friday the 13th (1980), she appeared in its sequel and than became a voice actress (with voice roles in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995), and many others). Her return to acting took place in 2009, with the science fiction/horror film Psychic Experiment (2010).- Actress
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Betsy Palmer was probably best known for playing Jason Voorhees' mother in the horror film Friday the 13th (1980), but her career as an actress began many years before.
Palmer was born Patricia Betsy Hrunek in East Chicago, Indiana, to Marie (née Love), who launched the Chicago Business College, and Rudolph Vincent Hrunek, a Czech-born industrial chemist. Palmer played a young female officer opposite Jack Lemmon in Mister Roberts (1955), and appeared in another war film the same year, The Long Gray Line (1955). Throughout the late 1950s, Palmer was recognized as a news reporter on Today (1952) on NBC, then became largely involved in television. She remained in made-for-TV films and notable guest appearances, before playing the murderous avenging mother, Mrs. Voorhees, in the horror film Friday the 13th (1980). She also continued working in television, and appearing in low-budget films like The Fear: Resurrection (1999). Palmer spent her later years between her home in New York City and Sedona, Arizona.
Betsy Palmer died of natural causes on a Friday, May 29, 2015, at a hospice care center in Danbury, Connecticut.- Actor
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Ari Lehman is the actor/singer who has the unique honor of having played the role of the First Jason Voorhees in the Paramount Classic Horror Film "Friday the 13th" (1980). The original "Boy In The Lake" himself, Ari played a crucial role in the film's famous final scene, in which he suddenly emerges from the icy waters of Crystal Lake. Working with Special Effects Master Tom Savini at an early age gave Ari a deep appreciation for the Horror Greats including Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and Vincent Price. Since 2009, Ari records and tours the US and Europe with his Horror Rock Band, First Jason, based in Chicago.
A native New Yorker, Ari grew up in Westport, CT, where he trained in Classical music and Jazz Piano. Recognized at an early age for his musical abilities, Ari was presented with an All-State Award for Excellence in Jazz Piano and a generous scholarship to Berklee School of Music by the famous jazz educator, Dr. Billy Taylor.
Also actively engaged in performance and theatre, Ari heard about an audition being held in Westport, for a new movie, "Manny's Orphan's", about a group of inner-city orphans who play Soccer, directed by Sean S. Cunnngham. Ari snuck into the audition and landed the 80-line role of "Roger", a pre-pubescent comic character who is obsessed with girls. This role led to Ari getting the call to play Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th" from Sean S. Cunningham himself, who famously asked him "Can you swim?", Ari replied "Yes!" and the rest is Horror History.
After the release of "Friday the 13th", Ari returned to New York City where he studied Jazz Piano in its breeding ground with the great Joanne Brackeen and enrolled in NYU studying Big Band Orchestration and Jazz Piano with recognized Masters Jim McNeely and Vladmir Shafranov. Interestingly, Ari's career led him to become a prominent touring Keyboardist for some of the top names in Reggae and African music, with whom he toured throughout the US, Europe and West Africa, working for Bob Marley's own Tuff Gong Records and Interscope Records.
As a seasoned recording artist and professional musician, Ari went on to receive acclaim with his own World Rock and Reggae band, when, upon moving to Chicago in late 2002, he was contacted by Horror fans who eagerly invited him to attend an East Coast Horror Convention. In response to their enthusiasm, Ari became a regular on the Horror Convention Circuit, and immediately saw a great opportunity to give Jason Voorhees a musical voice on the Punk and Metal scene. Ari proceeded to draw upon his 20 years' experience as a professional musician and recording artist and created First Jason specifically for Horror Fans, especially the fans of Jason Voorhees and "Friday the 13th".
First Jason has performed in Punk/Metal clubs, Film Festivals, and Horror Conventions throughout the United States. The engaging showmanship and superior musicianship have consistently received enthusiastic response and have developed a strong following.
First Jason has performed at Horrorhound Weekend, Fangoria Weekend of Horrors, Rock and Shock, Days of the Dead, and Flashback Weekend Horror Conventions, as well as The Milwaukee Metal Massacre, Savagefest, The Whisky A Go-Go, and many of the top Punk/Metal venues throughout the US. First Jason has performed concerts in Spain, France and Germany and at The Fantasy Horror Awards in Orvieto, Italy.
Ari Lhman has appeared in E!, Entertainment Weekly, Blender Magazine, Chicago Reader, The Chicago-Sun Times, Illinois Entertainer, Denver CBS4-TV News, and Fangoria Radio. He has also appeared at Horror events in Germany, Italy, France, Holland and the United Kingdom.
Ari has also composed, performed and recorded a number of soundtracks for independent films, including Alexia Anastasio's critically acclaimed all-female "Salome", and Vamp Films "Vampira the Movie" which received the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for the Best Independent Film of 2007.
First Jason is signed to Thc Music and released "Jason Is Watching" in 2009.- Marta Kober was born on 23 October 1963 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Neon Maniacs (1986) and Rad (1986).
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Larry Zerner was born on 8 September 1963 in Hollywood, California, USA. He is an actor and legal representative, known for Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982), Fame (1982) and Death House (2017).- Actor
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John Furey was born in the USA. John is an actor, known for Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Tracker (2001) and All My Children (1970). John has been married to Denise Galik since 1991.- David Kagen owns an acting school in Studio City, California, David Kagen's School of Film Acting. He's been coaching actors at all levels including Alec Baldwin, Ted Danson, Robin Wright-Penn, Kyle Secor, Scott Lawrence and Dale Midkiff for over 35 years. He continues to work in film and television and will be appearing on House this season. Kagen has taught acting at Yale School of Drama, USC, Syracuse University and has led workshops in Paris, London, Tel Aviv, Montrel, Toronto, Boston, New York and Los Angeles. He holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in Acting. He also attended the Julliard Preparatory School where he studied piano.
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Darcy DeMoss was born on 19 August 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Can't Buy Me Love (1987), Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) and Clown Fear (2020). She has been married to Jack Lippman since 2000.- Actor
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Tom Fridley was born on 15 February 1965 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), Face/Off (1997) and Phenomenon (1996).- Actor
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Kevin Spirtas started his career as a stage actor on Broadway, and then worked his way into film and television. Starting in 1995, he began using the name Kevin Spirtas professionally. He is known for starring in the films Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988), as Nick, and The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984), as Roy, and for his runs on Days of Our Lives (1965) and Winterthorne (2015). He co-created and stars in a web soap opera called "After Forever", where he plays a gay character, something that feels right for the openly gay actor.- Actor
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Became a member of Actor Equity acting in Children's theatre performing in over 13 Equity shows in Niles, Illinois. Was the Assistant Entertainment Director for the Mill Run Theatre in Chicago, Illinois and worked with over 100 different Stars including Lana Turner, Sammy Davis Jr., Woody Allen, Jack Benny, Jerry Lee Lewis, Robert Alda, Vivian Blaine, Eddy Arnold, Pearl Bailey, Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Harry Belafonte, David Brenner, Glen Campbell, Ray Charles, Nancy Wilson, Dionne Warwick, Jerry Vale, Danny Thomas, Sandler and Young, Don Rickles, and many more. As a professional actor; He also Co-Starred as Mr. Shepard in Friday the 13 Part VII, The New blood. John was the Cat-Con in Andrel Konchalovsky's Runaway Train with Eric Roberts and John Voight, He played a reporter in Native Son with Geraldine Page and Matt Dillon. He can be seen in such Movies as Mel Brook's To Be or Not to Be with Jose Ferrer and Tim Matheson, Again, played a reporter in Sir Richard Attenborough's Chaplin. He has worked extensively in television starring opposite Mark Harmon was his best friend n the Prince of Bel Air. He was requested back by the Producers for the final episode of "Mash"to play the Ambulance Attendant. He co-starred "In the Heat Of The Night" with Carrol O'Conner. He has produced and directed over ten stage plays. He also appeared in Twelve Angry Men at The Rita Hayworth Theater, directed by Walter Koeing of Star Trek fame. He also studied acting with Gordon Hunt, Cory Allen, and Byrne Piven. John is currently the President of Laddie O Productions and Executive Director of the Film Actor's studio where he and Gregory Avellone have produced and /or directed 50 Short films and in 1997 produced a festival short film screening in the Chaplin Theatre at the Raleigh Studios. He produced Gregory Avellone's Tina Gets Her Man, which can be seen on PBS. He produced and starred in the "The Red House" which was distributed in the USA,Canada,Germany,etc. He was requested by the Director and Producer to play a key supporting role, "The Preacher" at the end of the movie, "Peter Five Eight" that was filmed in the Mt Shasta area September 11,2021. He is attached to several film projects currently in development as a Director/ Producer and as Actor.- Actress
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Jensen Dagget was born and raised in Connecticut. She has several various credits to her name; most of them television roles (including a recurring role on the Tim Allen classic 90s television sitcom show, Home Improvement (1991)). Her films include The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992), and Telling You (1998).- Actor
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Vincent Craig Dupree is known for South Central (1992), Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) and Eastwick (2009).- Producer
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Like William Girdler, Oliver Hellman or even Ed Wood, Sean S. Cunningham had a successful career of starting films cheap and fast. Originally from New York, Cunningham had a vast knowledge of directing films and came to Hollywood. He started about the same time Wes Craven did. Cunningham meets Craven and decided to make a comedy-romance film called Together (1971). Then they both shocked the world with the rape and ultra-violence of The Last House on the Left (1972). Craven directed the flick and Cunningham financed and produced. However Cunningham wanted to get a mix of comedy and horror and made Case of the Full Moon Murders (1973) and then started other comedy films like Manny's Orphans (1978) and Here Come the Tigers (1978) . Struggling in Hollywood Cunningham saw John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) and wanted to make a follow up type film but would possibly regret it. Cunningham brought Friday the 13th (1980) into the cinema in 1980, a year of many other horror films. Friday the 13th (1980) was a shocking, gory and violent film about camp counselors being slashed by a killer and had Betsy Palmer in the lead role. Little did Cunningham know that Friday the 13th would have never ending sequels. Cunningham gladly avoided all of them and Friday the 13th remains one of the most popular horror films in history. Instead Cunningham wanted to make it big when he brought a best-selling novel to the screen, A Stranger Is Watching (1982) with Rip Torn, but it was a disappointment. Cunningham went downhill with the over sexed teen comedy Spring Break (1983) and The New Kids (1985). Cunningham then produced House (1985) and several of its sequels. Cunningham next entered the world of underwater terrors after The Abyss (1989) was released. Cunningham did a follow up called DeepStar Six (1989), but it was a flop, however it beat another 1989 underwater thriller Leviathan (1989) at box office receipts. Cunningham was finished with directing and moved on to producing films and teaching. He produced House III: The Horror Show (1989), My Boyfriend's Back (1993) and Friday the 13th's last sequel Jason Goes to Hell (1993). Cunningham then did yet another follow up to Friday the 13th with Jason X (2001).- Actress
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Carol Locatell was born on 13 December 1940 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), Coffy (1973) and The Family Stone (2005). She was married to Gregory Prestopino. She died on 11 April 2023 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.- Actor
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Ron Sloan is known for 13 Fanboy (2021), Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) and Banzai Runner (1987). He is married to Lisa.- Actress
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Erin Gray was born on January 7, 1950 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Gray moved with her family from Hawaii to California when she was eight years old and graduated from Pacific Palisades High School. She was fifteen when a chance meeting with Nina Blanchard, head of one of Hollywood's top model agencies, convinced her what she wanted to do in life. Moving to New York City, she became one of the town's most sought-after models, in elite company with Farrah Fawcett, Veronica Hamel and Susan Blakely. Television viewers encountered her commercials for Breck, Max Factor, Clairol, Camay Soap and RC Cola, and a classic spot--for English Leather cologne--in which she provocatively declared, "My men wear English Leather--or they wear nothing at all!" Between modeling assignments, she studied acting with well-known coach Warren Robertson and, when television movie offers came in, she was ready.
Universal was impressed by her performances on such series as Police Story (1973) and Gibbsville (1976) and signed her to a seven-year contract. Under that pact, the studio co-starred her as a tough-minded newspaper reporter in Irwin Shaw's Evening in Byzantium (1978). Her performance scored with both critics and audiences, and led directly to her role as Colonel Wilma Deering in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979). As a result, she has become a regular commuter between Hollywood and New York City, the hub of the magazine and fashion world. Many women admired her commanding role as Colonel Wilma Deering, while many men admired her beautiful looks and shapely figure.- Actress
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Jeannine Taylor was born on 2 June 1954 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for Friday the 13th (1980), The Edge of Night (1956) and The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982). She has been married to James McConnell since 3 February 1990.- Actor
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Actor/SFX wizard/stuntman/director Tom Savini was born in Pittsburgh. Inspired by the film Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), a young Savini became fascinated with the magic and illusion of film. He spent his youth in his room creating characters by tirelessly practicing make-up. Later, as a combat photographer in Vietnam, Savini saw first-hand the gruesome carnage for which he later gained fame, simulating it on screen.
He has acquired a remarkable cult following among film fans, primarily due to his ground-breaking SFX in the "splatter movie" explosion of the early 1980s. Along with fellow special make-up legends Dick Smith and Rob Bottin, Savini was one of the key SFX people behind the startling make-up & EFX seen in the fantasy/horror genre films of the 1980s-'90s. Savini was heavily influenced by the remarkable silent-era actor Lon Chaney, and he sought to emulate the amazing theatrical make-up effects that were a hallmark of Chaney's career. In Savini's insightful book "Grande Illusions", he speaks of his early attempts at applying prosthetics to his face using "spearmint gum", having misinterpreted that he was meant to actually use "spirit gum"! His first work was in low-budget fare, providing SFX and make-up for independently made horror films such as Deranged (1974) and Martin (1977).
He really caught the attention of horror buffs with his grisly effects in the cult George A. Romero-directed zombie film Dawn of the Dead (1978), and then in the controversial slasher film Friday the 13th (1980), the movie generally identified as the kickstart for the aforementioned "splatter movie" genre. Savini also contributed the incredible EFX & make-up to other splatter thrillers such as Maniac (1980), The Burning (1981), Creepshow (1982) and Romero's third "Dead" film, Day of the Dead (1985) (for which he won a Saturn Award). In 1990, Savini directed his feature film debut Night of the Living Dead (1990), the remake of the original zombie-classic.
Not content with only being behind the lens, however, Savini has appeared in dozens of films, and can be seen demonstrating his capable acting skills as "Morgan, the Black Knight" in Knightriders (1981), as "Blades", one of the biker gang members in Dawn of the Dead (1978) and as "Sex Machine", another leather-clad biker--but this time with a groin-mounted gun--in the wild vampire film From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).- Actor
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Large (6'1"), affable, and commanding character actor Irwin Keyes was born on March 16, 1952 in New York City. Keyes grew up in Amityville, New York and graduated from Amityville Memorial High School in 1970. He acted in his first play "The Lower Depths" by Maxim Grody while attending college. Frequently cast as likable lugs, brutish goons, and imposing authority figures, Irwin acted in a diverse array of movies in such genres as horror ("Friday the 13th," "Guilty as Charged," "House of 1000 Corpses"), comedy ("The Private Eyes," "Zapped!;" hilarious as Wheezy Joe in "Intolerable Cruelty"), thriller ("Dream Lover"), science fiction (both "Oblivion" pictures), and action ("The Warriors," "The Exterminator" and its sequel). Keyes achieved his greatest enduring popularity with his recurring role as endearingly oafish bodyguard Hugo Majelewski on the hit sitcom "The Jeffersons." Among the TV shows that Irwin made guest appearances on are "Laverne & Shirley," "Police Squad!," "Moonlighting," "Married with Children," "thirtysomething," "Growing Pains," "Tales from the Crypt," and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Moreover, Keyes not only acted in TV commercials and music videos (he was very touching as a struggling down on his luck actor in the music video for "Good Enough" by Prozak), but also did voice overs for video games. Irwin lived in Los Angeles, California and continued to act with pleasing regularity right up until his death at age 63 on July 8, 2015.- Actress
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Cute, spunky and appealing brunette actress Robbi Morgan was born on July 19, 1961. Robbi made her movie debut playing the titular character, as a little girl, in the touching drama, Me, Natalie (1969). Morgan did a wickedly funny and dead-on impression of Mae West while singing the hysterically bawdy song, "Oh, You Nasty Man", as part of a talent show in Curtis Harrington's excellent Depression-era horror winner, What's the Matter with Helen? (1971). Robbi achieved her greatest enduring cult cinema popularity with her memorably sweet portrayal of bubbly'n'perky hitch-hiking camp counselor "Annie" in the landmark slasher classic, Friday the 13th (1980). She not only had co-starring roles in the made-for-TV pictures, Forbidden Love (1982) and I Married a Centerfold (1984), but also made a guest appearance on the TV show, The Fall Guy (1981). Morgan performed stunts for the comedy feature, The Great Outdoors (1988). Besides her regrettably sparse film and TV credits, Robbi also acted in a Broadway stage production of the musical comedy, "Barnum", which ran from 1980 to 1982. Robbi Morgan has been married to actor and game show host, Mark L. Walberg, since 1987; the couple are the proud parents of two children.- Melanie Kinnaman was born on 18 December 1953 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), The Once and Future Smash (2022) and Best of the Best (1989).