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- Three-time Emmy-nominated actress Arianne Zucker has played many roles, but she is best known for the character of "Nicole Walker" on NBC's hit daytime drama, Days of Our Lives (1965). Arianne began playing her role in 1998 and has received three Daytime Emmy nominations and one Soap Opera Digest Award win for her portrayal as the unlucky-in-love vixen. Arianne began her career in modeling, when she was 16 years old. She immediately traveled to Paris, France after winning her first modeling contest. From there, she has traveled to Australia, Japan and finally back to New York City. During this time, Arianne also booked many national and international commercials, such as Mazda Miata and McDonald's. Arianne's independent film career started with a short film called Looking for Bobby D (2001) and she began to generate work in television by landing the role of "Brenda Collette" in CSI: Miami (2002). Her work was noticed by writer Karen Harris (General Hospital (1963), All My Children (1970)) and was asked to play the role of "Winnifred Marshall" in Life in General (2008), a comedy based on the life of a writer and the behind the scenes of the making of a television show. Arianne continued on as "Jessica" in the horror film, The Last Resort (2009), directed by Brandon Nutt. 'Devantiy', an Emmy-nominated web series chose Arianne to guest star as Julie Regis (2013) as the uptight sister of Andrew Regis, the ruthless jewelry scion. Her latest film role in The Contractor (2013), she played Kate, the best friend of "Elizabeth Chase" (Christina Cox). Her latest film role is in post-production for Lifetime called The Assistant (2016). Zucker plays the lead role of "Suzanne Austin" (2016). While not working on "Days of Our Lives", Arianne co-created the non-profit organization, Arrow-Heart Adventure Camps, in September of 2007 with her brother, Todd Zucker. They are a brother-sister team that believe in positively, mentor-ship and giving teens a chance to live to their full potential. Todd and Arianne have since tested the adventure camp in three different countries, U.S. London, England, and South Africa. We are committed to enriching the lives of young teens through a challenging outdoor adventure. We inspire kids to want to make better choices, build character, confidence, credibility and critical thinking skills.
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Josh Zuckerman was born on 1 April 1985 in Stanford, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), Surviving Christmas (2004) and Feast (2005).- Actress
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Constance Zimmer is well-known for playing a number of standout characters in notable projects. Starting in 2005, and for six seasons, she played the role of "Dana Gordon' on HBO's critically acclaimed series "Entourage," she reprises that role when Warner Bros. released the "Entourage" film on the big screen in 2015.
Her most awarded role was when she starred in Lifetime's drama series "UnReal," which premiered in 2015. Constance was nominated for an Emmy and won the Critics Choice award for her portrayal of "Quinn" the executive producer of a fictional dating show. The show also won a Peabody, among many other awards it received during it's 4 season run. Zimmer was also seen in multiple seasons of the Netflix Emmy® nominated original series "House of Cards," executive produced by David Fincher, while recurring in, HBO's "The Newsroom," executive produced by Aaron Sorkin.
Zimmer most recently has directed 5 episodes of Television and can also be seen in "Big Sky" and "The Calling" both created by David E. Kelley, which reunited them as she was also a series lead on ABC's Boston Legal, earning her another SAG Award nomination for ensemble cast. As well as a series lead on the show "Condor" and has had major recurring roles on "Good Trouble," "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D," "A Million Little Things," "Grey's Anatomy," "Shameless," "The New Adventures of Old Christine," to name a few.
Zimmer's feature film credits include "Run the Tide" with Taylor Lautner, "The Babymakers" opposite Paul Schneider and Olivia Munn; "Results" with Guy Pearce and Cobie Smulders, which premiered in 2015 at The Sundance Film Festival; "Demoted" opposite Sean Astin and Michael Vartan, and the Warner Bros. feature "Chaos Theory" starring Ryan Reynolds and Emily Mortimer.
You can hear her voice as a series lead in "Transformers: Robots in Disguise," as well as various episodes of "BoJack Horseman," "Shadow Dairies," "Krapopolis," "Wonder Woman: Bloodlines" and "Angel of Vine."
She resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Russ, an Emmy award winning director, and their daughter.- Actor
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Mark Zuckerberg is the founder, chairman and CEO of Facebook, which he founded in 2004. Mark is responsible for setting the overall direction and product strategy for the company. He is also the co-founder and co-CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which is leveraging technology to help solve some of the world's toughest challenges - from eradicating disease, to improving education, to reforming the criminal justice system. Mark studied computer science at Harvard University before moving to Palo Alto, California in 2004.- Kim Zimmer was born on 2 February 1955 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Body Heat (1981), Guiding Light (1952) and MacGyver (1985). She has been married to A.C. Weary since 29 August 1981. They have three children.
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Natalie Zea is an American actress known for her performances on television. Zea began her acting career in theatre. Her first major role was on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2000-2002), where she played the role of Gwen Hotchkiss. Her breakout role was on the ABC prime time soap opera Dirty Sexy Money as socialite Karen Darling, where she starred from 2007 to 2009. Zea also has made many guest appearances on television, starred in a number of independent and made-for-television movies, and had recurring roles in The Shield, Hung, Californication, and The Unicorn.- Actor
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Kevin Joseph Zegers started acting at the tender age of six. He has starred in more than 40 films, including Air Bud (1997), Dawn of the Dead (2004), and Transamerica (2005), and has also appeared in several modeling campaigns.
Kevin was born in Woodstock, Ontario, to Mary-Ellen (Veldman), a teacher, and James Zegers, a quarry worker. All of his grandparents were Dutch immigrants. He lives in Los Angeles, CA, with his wife, agent Jaime Feld (CAA). Their daughters, Zoë Madison and Blake Everleigh, were born on August 17, 2015.- Actor
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Jake Zyrus (known as Charice Pempengco prior to his gender transition) was born in Cabuyao, Philippines. When he was three years old, he witnessed his abusive father point a gun at his mom during an episode of domestic violence. Along with his mother and younger brother Carl, they left their father searching for a better life.
Zyrus was very young when his mother noted that his rendition of Happy Birthday was very high-pitched and on-key. When he was four years old, his mother Raquel came home to discover Zyrus standing on top of the kitchen table singing Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On. She initially thought the radio was on, and Celine was singing. Zyrus had learned to operate the karaoke machine by observing his mother, who was a singer in a band, practice with her bandmates. It was then that Zyrus' singing talent was discovered.
At the age of seven, with money hard to come by and with little food to put on the table, Zyrus urged his mother to teach him how to sing and let him join singing contests to help support their family. He went around the provinces of Laguna and Batangas, entering amateur singing contests in town fiestas and later, on little known shows on television. He started winning most of the competitions he joined, often borrowing money from friends and neighbors for the bus fare and then paying them back after winning. He estimates he joined 80-100 singing contests all in all.
In 2005 when he was twelve years old, he joined Little Big Star, a singing contest for children on TV network ABS-CBN, loosely patterned after American Idol. He was eliminated after the first round but was called back as a wild card contestant later on in the show. From there, he was a consistent top scorer in the elimination rounds but only wound up as a third placer in the finals due to low text votes. Dejected as he was counting on winning the grand prize of P1 million pesos ($20,000) for his family, he wanted to give up on singing. He made minor appearances on TV shortly after Little Big Star, dancing backup and singing in the background on variety shows, but he had fallen off the radar. He eventually decided to give it all up and return to regular schooling.
Little did he know that David Dueñas (a.k.a FalseVoice), a fan of him, was so in awe of his powerful vocals and performances on Little Big Star that he started uploading them on YouTube. His videos were racking up millions of hits online, and one of his videos caught the eye of StarKing, a Korean variety show. In 2007, StarKing invited then 15-year old Zyrus to come to South Korea to perform. Dressed in pink and wearing pigtails, Zyrus blew the roof off the set as he performed a hair-raising and powerful rendition of And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going from the Dreamgirls soundtrack. The studio audience was floored to hear such a big voice coming out of such a small child.
The video of that StarKing performance went viral on YouTube, garnering millions of views until the producers of The Ellen Degeneres Show took notice. Ellen aired an on-air invitation for Zyrus to come to her show. A month later, in December 2007, Zyrus and his mother flew to America for the first time to appear on the show, where Zyrus sang And I Am Telling You and Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You. The audience was blown away, giving Zyrus the first two standing ovations she had ever received in his life. Zyrus went home to the Philippines, an instant celebrity.
In May 2008, Zyrus was invited to guest on Oprah, for a themed show called World's Smartest Kids. He sang "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston and bought the audience to their feet, giving him another standing ovation. No one was more impressed than Oprah Winfrey herself, though, incredulously asking him, "Girl, that was fantastic! Who are you?!"
The next day, Charice and his mother were already on a plane waiting to take off for the Philippines when Oprah called to stop the plane and bring them back to her office. Oprah had been so impressed with the child and couldn't get him off her mind. Oprah listened to Zyrus' story and told him, "Don't lose hope. I promise you something big will happen." She then called legendary music producer David Foster who took Zyrus on under his wing.
Zyrus, as David Foster's protégé, suddenly found himself singing duets with Andrea Bocelli in Italy and with his idol Celine Dion in Madison Square Garden. He also shared the stage with other big names such as Michael Buble and Josh Groban. He performed at three of President Barack Obama's pre-inauguration galas and made a cameo appearance as himself in 2009's Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. He also appeared on the Oprah show three more times after his initial appearance, the most recent one being last May 11, 2010, a day after his 18th birthday, to debut his international album CHARICE. His single Pyramid with singer Iyaz topped the Billboard Dance chart at #1. During its first week, his album sales landed him in the #8 spot on the US Billboard Hot 200 chart, making him the first-ever Asian artist in history to enter the Billboard top 10.
In June 2010, it was announced that Zyrus landed a recurring guest role on the hit TV series Glee, playing the character of Sunshine Corazon, a Filipino foreign exchange student to rival actress Lea Michele's character, Rachel Berry.- Actor
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Chris Zylka was born on May 9, 1985 in Ohio, U.S. as Christopher Michael Settlemire, but later took his mother's maiden name, "Zylka". He attended Howland High School and graduated in 2003. His hobbies have included guitar, painting, association football, basketball, baseball and reading. He studied Art at The University of Toledo in Ohio for two years, but dropped out and moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue acting.
Zylka began his career with a guest appearance on 90210 in 2008. He was soon cast in a recurring role in Everybody Hates Chris before also having guest appearances on the shows Hannah Montana, Cougar Town and Zeke and Luther. Zylka would then land another recurring role as Joey Donner, for 16 episodes, in 10 Things I Hate About You (2009). Zylka began to move into films around this time, starring as Brigg in the Made-for-TV horror My Super Psycho Sweet 16 (2009) and My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 (2010). Zylka also appeared in Kaboom (2010).
Zylka is known for his role as Jake Armstrong in the CW series The Secret Circle (2011), and for his roles in the movies Shark Night (2011), Piranha 3DD (2012), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), and Tom Garvey in the HBO series The Leftovers (2014).- Daniel Zolghadri is known for Funny Pages (2022), Eighth Grade (2018) and Tales from the Loop (2020).
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Sheri Moon Zombie was born Sheri Lyn Skurkis. She is the daughter of Carol A. and William B. Skurkis, and has Lithuanian and Polish ancestry. She was raised in Torrington, Connecticut, from a young age. In her late teens, Sheri moved to California, but continued to spend a great deal of time in the New England state, due to education and work commitments. Throughout her twenties, Sheri was a model and a dancer, appearing in many music videos. These were mostly for her then-musician boyfriend, Rob Zombie, whom she later married in 2002 on Halloween. Sheri didn't start acting until 2002, when she landed the role of "Baby" in the horror, House of 1000 Corpses (2003), which was directed by her now-husband, Rob Zombie. This was her first role in a number of commercially successful horror flicks that he directed, including The Devil's Rejects (2005), Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009), as well as a brief film segment for Grindhouse (2007) called "Werewolf Women of the SS". She also had an additional role in Tobe Hooper's Toolbox Murders (2004). Her next film role is The Lords of Salem (2012), which is to be directed by Rob Zombie. Further to her movie roles, she has starred in one episode, each, of Californication (2007) and CSI: Miami (2002), the latter being directed by her husband. She has also lent her voice to a character in the animated film, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009), again directed by her husband. Her early roles led to USA Today describing her, in 2007, as one of the modern era's "Scream Queens", with this colourful image still persisting in 2011. Unlike many "Scream Queens", Sheri has acquired a large male fanbase, due to certain roles allowing her to exhibit her natural beauty and shapely figure. Finally, in addition to her acting success, she has ventured into the world of clothing design, with her obvious talent finally bursting through. The range is known as "Total Skull" and includes a variety of short sleeve and long sleeve T-shirts for both men and women, as well as hats, hoodies, masks, bandanas and scarfs.- Actor
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Ozie Nzeribe, also known as "ZMNY" is a 21 year old international rapper with genres reaching hip-hop, melodic and lyrical rap, R&B, and Afro beat.
He's an Actor, Model, Humanitarian and well-rounded scholar who will appear as a series regular role on "Swagger", with Kevin Durant's basketball drama series on Apple TV produced by CBS. Just appeared in a guest starring role on Jamie Foxx's "Dad Stop Embarrassing Me". He will also be in the upcoming film, "I Want It All" in the role of Ty, alongside, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Rick Ross, Lil Durk, Nas, Busta Rhymes and more.
You may have seen him in his recurring role on the hit Showtime series, "Shameless" as Todd, an oversized scary kid with a big heart.
Catch him in "The Mr. X Family Show" on the Africa Independent Television network, Beyoncé's "Black is king" film/music video, and in an upcoming American Drama Miniseries, "Little Fires Everywhere" starring Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon.
Ozie has appeared in Adidas commercial with Childish Gambino and has also appeared in Louis Vuitton's 2019 Men's Spring Print Campaign.
Ozie, "Zmny" at age 13 recorded a song "Hater-Free" with R & B artist Ray J Norwood. He also collaborated with popular African and American hip hop artists. Ozie was the youngest to have a "Grammy Party" approved by the Grammy's Recording Academy Governance.
Ozie is a role model for kids of all ages and uses his platform to help inspire and empower. As a Youth Ambassador, Ozie has touched many teens' lives internationally. Especially in Nigeria, where he sponsors and donates to a youth charity group to help end racism and poverty in their communities. Ozie's compassion compels him to go in the streets of Lagos around Christmas time to clothe and feed the impoverished. Ozie's empathetic quality is honorable.
As a stellar student, Ozie received several Estella Awards due to his excellent grades and humanitarian efforts.- Actor
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Gillian Amalia Zinser is an American actress, known for her appearances as Ivy Sullivan in 90210.
She attended New York University in New York City, NY. Prior to 90210, she appeared in Southland, Cold Case and Cupid.
She played a recurring role in 90210 during the second season from 2009 to 2010, as a young Californian surfer named Ivy Sullivan. In February 2010, she was signed as a regular cast member for the third season of the show.
In 2011 Zinser starred in her first feature, The Truth Below for MTV, and in Liars All with Matt Lanter.
She grew up in Washington, D.C. and now resides in Venice, California.- Actor
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Ian Ziering (pronounced 'EYE-an, Zare-ring') was born on March 30, 1964, and was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. By the mid-1970s, young Ian was landing spots in national commercials at the age of 12, which led to roles in various soap operas and stage plays, most notably Guiding Light (1952), the Broadway production of I Remember Mama and, in a national touring production of Peter Pan. In 1981 he made his feature film debut in Endless Love (1981) (as Brooke Shields's little brother) - a film that also marked the big-screen debuts of Tom Cruise and James Spader.
However, in 1990, Ziering landed the role that would change his life - 'Steve Sanders' on the teen drama, Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). The show brought instant, worldwide fame to the cast. Ian was suddenly an international heartthrob and played the role for the show's entire ten-year run. During his years on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) he was also featured in various films and television shows, including Russell Crowe's No Way Back (1995), What I Like About You (2002) and Melrose Place (1992), to name a few.
Since Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Ziering has appeared on numerous television shows including CSI: NY (2004), JAG (1995) and Fran Drescher's Happily Divorced (2011). In addition, he has continued to be one of the most in-demand actors for various animated films and television shows including Spider-Man (2003), Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series (1996), Batman Beyond (1999) and Biker Mice from Mars (1993). In 2005, in a real change of pace from his normal acting roles, Ziering also appeared in the Tony Scott feature film thriller, Domino (2005), with Keira Knightley. Other film credits include National Lampoon's: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2011), That's My Boy (2012) with Adam Sandler, An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars (2012) with Nia Vardalos, Snake & Mongoose (2013), and, Christmas in Palm Springs (2014).
In 2007, Ziering showed the world that he was a true triple threat when he signed on to the fourth season of the hit ABC series, Dancing with the Stars (2005). A fan and judge favorite with his partner, two-time Mirror Ball Champion Cheryl Burke, the pair eventually danced their way into the show's semifinals. In addition to his ongoing acting roles and voice over work, Ian is a much sought-after television host and, was most recently seen hosting HGTV's A-List Pets.
2013 proved to be a pivotal year for Ziering both professionally and personally. At the age of 49, Ian became a Las Vegas headliner when he starred as the celebrity guest host of the award-winning production of Chippendales at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Taking on this new role, the actor hit the gym and dropped 30 pounds, transforming himself into a fit and muscled man, thrilling the sold-out audiences. His Chippendales engagement brought him a new wave of fans and international acclaim, thrusting him once again into the limelight. The engagement was such a huge success, establishing Ian as a major Las Vegas box-office draw, he was asked to return to the show in Summer 2014 for another sold-out run at the Rio with the world-famous brand.
However, it was during his final week with the Chippendales in 2013 that Ian's small-budget film Sharknado (2013) aired on the SyFy Channel and instantly became a social media and worldwide phenomenon. Garnering more than 5,000 Tweets per minute during its initial broadcast - more than any other television show to date - Sharknado (2013) became an instant science fiction, cult classic and, even received a theatrical release in movie theatres around the world due to its popularity with fans.
The franchise exploded so much that in July 2014 Ian reprised his role as Fin Shepard in SyFy's Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014), and the film went on to devour the world and become an even bigger pop culture phenomenon than the first. The record-setting sequel had nearly 4 million viewers in its first broadcast and went on to claim the title as the "Most social movie on TV ever" by garnering one billion (that is NOT a typo) Twitter impressions. At one point, Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014) held all top 10 trending topics in the United States with more mentions on Twitter than #MileyCyrus on the day of the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (2013), and #kimye on Kim Kardashian and Ye's wedding day. Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) stormed the world in July 2015 and chomped its way to over 2 billion Twitter impressions - doubling those of Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014). Generating more Twitter activity than every episode of the final season of Mad Men (2007), every episode of last Season's The Bachelor (2002) and Hillary Clinton's Presidential announcement, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) trended #1 in the United States and #2 worldwide. The latest film in the hit franchise, Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016), debuted on July 31, 2016 on SyFy.
A true philanthropist, Ian used his brains, brawn (and his heart) when he competed on NBC's 7th Season of the hit series, The Celebrity Edition of The Apprentice (2004). Along with his other contestants, Ian endured challenging tasks that tested his ability to work with his colleagues while ultimately raising over $320,000 for the EB Medical Research Foundation (www.ebkids.org). Ian is proud to be the fourth highest celebrity fundraiser in the history of The Celebrity Edition of The Apprentice (2004). Inspired by his entrepreneurial tasks during The Celebrity Edition of The Apprentice (2004), Ian has created a new clothing line, Chainsaw Brands (ChainsawBrands.com), featuring classic American style athletic leisure and apparel. In keeping with his philanthropic nature, a portion of all proceeds from the sale of his signature line will benefit those less fortunate. In addition, in February 2016, Ian launched CelebrityHideaways.com, a luxury destination based website for the discerning traveler looking for unique experiences typically frequented by the rich and famous. His extensive travel over the last 30 years lends itself to revealing the less beaten path for site visitors to browse, get information, and book their perfect vacation.
And, it's not just his professional career that is soaring. Ian's personal life has seen some wonderful changes as well over the last few years. He and his wife, nurse Erin Ziering, welcomed their second daughter, Penna Mae in 2013. Their first daughter, Mia Loren, was born on the same day, two years earlier. The quintessential father and family man, Ian was named DaddyScrubs "Daddy of the Year 2013," an award which recognizes fathers who are extremely proactive in raising their children. In June 2016, Ian and his wife launched the family blog, AtHomeWithTheZierings.com, a creative resource for other families. Ian currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and daughters. Follow Ian on Twitter and Instagram- @IanZiering.- Actress
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Nikki Ziering was born on 9 August 1971 in Norwalk, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for American Wedding (2003), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) and Gold Diggers (2003). She was previously married to Ian Ziering.- Actress
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Zhou Xun is an internationally acclaimed Chinese actress and singer.
She caught international attention through her roles in Lou Ye's Suzhou River in 2000 and Dai Sijie's film adaption of the book of same name Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress in 2002. In 2003, she starred in the television remake of Jinyong's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes as "Huang Rong" with actor Li Yapeng. Zhou then successfully entered the Hong Kong film market in Peter Chan's Perhaps Love in 2005. This role gained her the Best Actress award in the Hong Kong Film Awards. Aside from acting, she has also released solo albums in 2003 titled "Summer" and in 2005 "Come Across", and sang for "Baober In Love," "Xin Bian Guo Le Xi San Meng You Xian Jing," and "Perhaps Love" motion picture soundtracks.- Actress
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Colleen Zenk was born on 20 January 1953 in Barrington, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for As the World Turns (1956), Annie (1982) and The Comedian (2016). She was previously married to Mark Pinter and Michael Crouch.- Susanne Zenor was born on 26 November 1947 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress, known for The Way We Were (1973), Play It Again, Sam (1972) and The Baby (1973). She was previously married to Edward Mallory, J.S. Johnson and Robert Eugene Cavallo.
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Hannah Zeile decided in grade school that she wanted to be an actress and to prove it, she did a play every year- memorizing everyone else's lines as well as her own. Getting lots of kudos and experience from these school plays, Hannah couldn't be confined to the small stage any longer; she wanted to pursue acting on a bigger level. She wanted to do film and TV.
Born in LA, her parents instilled a strong work ethic in their daughter- letting her know that she had their full support but there was a catch; she had to attend a professional acting school for one year before turning pro. Fate had its say, though-- the astute acting coach immediately saw Hannah's talent and potential and suggested that Hannah should be out there auditioning sooner than later- and she proved to be right! Hannah was signed immediately by a Hollywood agent and manager and wasted no time in booking print and commercials and she even landed a recurring role on the FX series, Anger Management.
After the show ended she took a hiatus from showbiz to finish high school but once her diploma was in hand, she jumped back into auditioning and in true Hannah form, booked her first audition back, which happened to be the role of 'teen Kate' in the critically acclaimed NBC series, This is Us. Season 2 of This is Us premiered in September and Hannah joined the cast as a series regular.- Actor
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Vitaly Zdorovetskiy was born on 8 March 1992 in Murmansk, Russia. He is an actor and director, known for Slasher Party (2019), 211 (2018) and Bad Agents (2018).- Actor
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Rafal Zawierucha was born in 1986, in Cracow, Poland. He is an international actor. In 2012 he graduated from National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. After the first year in Theater Academy as the one of the best students he got an invitation to the acting workshop in Watermill Center, New York 2008 Summer Program with one of the most famous theater director Robert Wilson. When he was still in the Academy, he got a main part in "Heritage", a great movie directed by one of the best Polish directors, Andrzej Baranski. A year after finishing school he joined to the one of the famous stage in the country Warsaw Modern Theatre - "Teatr Wspolczesny" where he took part in plays such as 'Hamlet' , "When the Barbarians Came", "Platonov", "Bucharest Calling" and "Fantazy".
In the cinema area, he is best known for Heritage (2011), Gods (2014), and Afterimage (2016) directed by Andrzej Wajda. He is also a host of a documentary TV series for Discovery Canal plus - "Film Poland" and "Film Europe", where he traveling around Poland and the rest of Europe looking for places known from famous movies. During trips he met producers, directors and movie people, who have worked by the best films in the history of the world culture. In 2018 he starred in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" as Roman Polanski. The next movie that he booked in US was "The Soviet Sleep Experiment" shooting in Minneapolis.- Janet Zarish was born on 21 April 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Seinfeld (1989), Mystic Pizza (1988) and The Next Big Thing (2001). She was previously married to Mark Blum.
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Lawrence Zarian was born on 19 May 1965 in Glendale, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Kickback, V, Counterpart (2017) and Days of Our Lives (1965). He is married to Jennifer Dorogi.- Actor
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Gregory Zarian is an award-winning actor, model and host. He can recently be seen in a recurring role on the third season of the hit HBO series "Westworld" and in the feature film, "86 Melrose Avenue," available on VOD. "86 Melrose Avenue" is about an ex-marine with PTSD who storms an art gallery, taking a group of hostages and forcing them to confront their complex past and looming mortality. Zarian portrays one of the main hostages, for which he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at Overcome Film Festival.
In May 2020, Zarian was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Performance by a supporting Actor in a Digital Drama" for his role on the Emmy-winning web series, "Venice the Series." Gregory can also be seen in the new "Mystery Incorporated" pilot episode, which is a live-action series based on the characters from "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?", but with a modern filter for a new generation. He portrays Sherriff Sam Rogers, dad of Shaggy. The pilot premiered in April 2022 and was met with rave reviews and quickly garnered over 2.6 million views within two months. Next, Gregory will be seen in Netflix romantic comedy "Eat Your Heart Out," the film "Roasted", the holiday film "The Magic."
He has also reoccurred on "Days of Our Lives" and "General Hospital," and guest starred on "Criminal Minds," "Bones," "Castle," "Revenge", "The Mentalist", "The Family Business" and "Entourage," among others. Some of his film credits include the award-winning "From Zero to I Love You," "Woman on the Edge," Carl Weber's "The Choir Director," and the multi award-winning "Reconciliation." He has also appeared in over 100 commercials. Zarian is an anti-bullying advocate and an active supporter of the organizations The Trevor Project, Free2Luv and Project Angel Food.- Jason Zimbler, aka Funky Ferg, was born on July 27, 1977, and weighed in at a bulky 7 lbs, 7 oz. At the age of two, he moved to the Canarsie section of Brooklyn. At the age of 6, Jason began a long and storied career in the entertainment industry.
Gainful employment began on the long-running, little-watched, and soon-forgotten soap opera The Edge of Night (1956). Following a one-year tenure on the show, after which the show was canceled, the family moved to Livingston, New Jersey.
Soon after high school began, Jason was cast as the annoying little brother (some would say a part he was born to play) in a Nickelodeon pilot titled Clarissa Explains It All (1991), in which he played the role of Ferguson, Clarissa's persnickety younger brother. Once the show was picked up for an extended run, scheduling conflicts arose between taping the show in Orlando and high school, and Jason was forced (reluctantly) to enroll in an all-girls school near his home.
After two and a half years, Jason was ready to leave the nest for college. Just as the show ended its run, college began for Jason in South Bend, Indiana. Despite having survived countless perils to this point, college was no picnic. A veteran of thrice-changed majors and numerous cocktail parties, Jason emerged relatively unscathed and ready for the real world. - Actor
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Dominic Zamprogna was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Dominic is an actor and producer, known for Tin Star (2017), Battlestar Galactica (2004) and General Hospital (1963). Dominic has been married to Linda Leslie since 1 November 2009. They have three children.- Actor
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From Pennsylvania to the set of Bewitched (2005), this East-Coast native has come a long way. When writer/director Nora Ephron (Sleepless in Seattle (1993), When Harry Met Sally... (1989)) hand-picked Joe Zymblosky to play the role of "Randall" the over eager assistant to Will Ferrell's "Jack Wyatt" in "Bewitched" he had no idea that what was initially a one day walk-on role would turn into a four month contract. What's even better is that all of his scenes are with Will Ferrell and Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman!
Prior to "Bewitched", Joe landed a string of comedic roles in film and television. He played a nerdy hall-monitor in Monk (2002) working opposite Emmy Award winner Tony Shalhoub; got "pranked" in the "Girls Behaving Badly" free car skit and did a madcap turn in the recent National Lampoon film Lost Reality 2 (2005). Joe further demonstrated his range as "Kid" in the Los Angeles stage Premiere of award winning playwright Sam Shepard's "The Unseen Hand" where Los Angeles Weekly called him "hilarious!"
His passion for comedy is also balanced by his love for drama. Since the age of six, he has been involved in theater productions from Pennsylvania to Boston. Zymblosky went on to study William Shakespeare at Oxford University and business at Copenhagen Business School and then moved to Los Angeles three years ago, where he is now in The Second City's conservatory program and continues to train with Lesly Kahn & Co.
Aside from his love of acting, Joe is also a classically trained pianist, an accomplished equestrian and an awarded ski racer. He practices yoga, kickboxing, trampoline acrobatics and can recite a popular food chain's menu song from the 1980s or the Greek alphabet on demand.- Born in Honduras, José moved to New York City at the age of 7. His first film was Riding the Rails. Jose rode on freight trains and lived in homeless shelters during the 4 months of filming. When he returned to NYC his then agent secured him an audition for Alive directed by Frank Marshall.
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Dan Zukovic was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is known for Scammerhead (2014), The Last Big Thing (1996) and Dark Arc (2004).- Actress
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Cozi Zuehlsdorff's career began when she was cast as Hazel in the feature film Dolphin Tale (2011) alongside Harry Connick Jr. and Morgan Freeman. She went on to star in the sequel, Dolphin Tale 2 (2014). In 2017 she starred with Willie Nelson in Pure Country Pure Heart (2017), in which she played a young country music singer. In 2018 she starred opposite Broadway star Heidi Blickenstaff as Ellie Blake in the Disney Channel Original Movie Freaky Friday (2018). Along the way, Cozi has also appeared in David E. Kelley's Monday Mornings (2013), and Disney Channel's series Liv and Maddie (2013), K.C. Undercover (2015), and Mighty Med (2013).
As a musician, Zuehlsdorff has experienced success in the world of electronic dance music, both as a writer and featured performer on several singles, and streams-to-date for her features are over 100 million. Trained as a classical pianist, she uses her talents as a songwriter for her own solo career as well as for other artists and films including the original song "Brave Souls," which plays during the end credits of "Dolphin Tale 2" and "What It's Like to be Me," the opening theme song of the Disney Channel Original Movie Freaky Friday.
Zuehlsdorff also has a passion for musical theater and has performed as Aurora in the Lythgoe Panto production of "Sleeping Beauty" and Brigitta in the regional 3D Theatricals version of "The Sound of Music." A native of Orange County, Calif., she enjoys swimming, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.- Actor
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Brendon Zub is a Canadian actor whose life adventures and diverse skill set have helped him carve out a unique career and emerge as a sought-after and versatile actor.
Born in Vancouver, Brendon's family soon moved to Calgary, Alberta where he grew up as a Pastor's kid, class clown, and sports junkie, channeling most of his energy into becoming a professional baseball player. However, at age 10 his family moved to Hungary as missionaries where his dreams of baseball were quickly replaced with soccer, basketball, and embracing a new culture. Here his love of acting was born while watching old Classic Hollywood era movies on the sole English-speaking channel. But it wasn't until being transferred to an international boarding school in Germany that he began to hone his acting skill with drama class and a lead role in the High school play. Realizing he had a better chance at acting than pro sports, Brendon set his sights on pursuing an acting career.
Brendon can be recognized from numerous roles on TV such as ABC's "The Good Doctor", FOX's "Fringe", The CW's "Batwoman", "Charmed", "Supernatural", "iZombie", "Emily Owens", "The 100" and "The Flash". He has also starred in various Hallmark and Lifetime movies, most notably "The Christmas Calendar" in which he starred opposite Laura Bell Bundy and received a 2018 Leo Award nomination for Best Lead Actor, and a second nomination in 2020 for his performance in "Made for you, with Love"
Off Camera, Brendon can be found scuba diving off BC's coast, skiing in Whistler, playing hockey, training Brazilian Jiujitsu, or roaming bookstores for the latest in high fantasy.- Actor
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A critically acclaimed actor and Academy Award nominated producer, Waleed Zuaiter has an impressive international profile with a career spanning across theatre, film and television.
Currently, you can watch Zuaiter on your screens headlining the all-star cast in Fremantle/Euston Films' and Channel 4 UK's Baghdad Central. The show premiered to rave reviews in the UK, the Middle East (a StarzPlay Arabia Original), in the US on Hulu, as it continues healthy sales worldwide. (May 2020)
Waleed produced and starred in OMAR, from writer/director Hany Abu-Assad. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2014 Academy Awards© and won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival (2013), the Grand Prize, Best Feature at the Dubai International Film Festival (2013), Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (2013), and many other accolades around the globe.
Waleed was inspired to build on the network of Omar's investors and the greater world cinema industry that embraced him and the film. It was an unbelievable dream come true. "Producing Omar taught me a lot of things, but what I found most gratifying was that I was doing something far bigger than myself. We created jobs for many others and a platform for much deserved and undiscovered talent." Building on the success of Omar, and in the spirit of doing something greater than oneself, Zuaiter and his partners founded FlipNarrative, a development and production company, and are sourcing a growing slate of content to inspire many more stories and talent from the region and far beyond. Their mission is aimed at amplifying underrepresented - and historically misrepresented voices - around the world.
In television and film, Waleed is well known for a variety of roles, such as 'Amin Al-Hafez' in Netflix's The Spy, 'Samir Abboud' in Netflix's Altered Carbon, 'Vincent' on USA's Colony. In film, 'Sami' in Here and Now, 'Charlie' in 20th Century Women, 'Kamran Barkawi' in London Has Fallen. On Broadway and off, George Packers Betrayed, David Greig's The American Pilot, Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul, David Hare's Stuff Happens (Drama Desk Award), and Eliam Kraiem's Sixteen Wounded. Waleed also performed alongside Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in Mother Courage at The Public Theatre.
Born in California, Waleed grew up in Kuwait and then returned to the United States to study philosophy and theatre at George Washington University. He now resides in Los Angeles with his wife, son and daughter.- Actor
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Michael was born in New York City on May 25, 1960 to Warren and Jane Zorek. he was raised in Manhattan with a sister two years older, attending PS 6 and Riverdale Country School in the Bronx. At Riverdale he was a classmate of David Yazbek and Keith Levenson, graduating in 1978. He attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio where he majored in Drama along with Fellow classmate, Allison Janney. After graduating in 1982 he delivered singing telegrams in New York City before moving to Los Angeles in the fall of '82. Three weeks after arriving in Los Angeles he auditioned for and won the role of Bubba Beauregard in the 1983 film, "Private School." This was followed by roles in films and television before slowing down in the mid 1980s. Michael supported himself by working at Music Plus, Ed Debevic's and The Virgin Megastore. In 1995, Michael moved back to New York where he worked at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square. in 1998, Michael joined a Public Relations firm and met Shelly Friedland who became his wife in September of 2000. In March of 2002, their son Jeremy was born and three months later Michael became a stay at home father. In March of 2006 their daughter Diana was born. Both children model and Jeremy has a budding acting career. Michael occasionally auditions through Jeremy's manager, Ingrid French.- Actor
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Ben is currently one of the creators, producers and stars of the hit gay web series, "Where the Bears Are!" The award-winning comedy mystery is a worldwide success with over 50 MILLION VIEWS online and was named "Best Gay Web Series" of 2012 and 2018 by Queerty.com. He also creates original comedy content for his youtube channel.
He's also the original writer of the Sony PIctures movie, "Jack and Jill" starring Adam Sandler, Al Pacino and Katie Holmes. Ben's other feature projects include Tom, Dick and Harry, and Weddingville for New Line, Housemom for MGM, My Gay Ghost for Patriot Pictures, and I Hate Valentine's Day for Revolution Studios.
For television, Ben co-wrote two sketch comedy pilots with Joey Soloway and Faith Soloway of Transparent, including Headcheese for MTV, and Mall-o-rama for ABC. He also wrote and performed in Bob Odenkirk's sketch pilot for FOX entitled, Next!
Ben is best known for his work in the Chicago Improv and Theatre scene, as well as the Los Angeles Alternative Comedy scene. Born and raised in Kansas, he went on to attend Indiana University, where he studied Music and Theatre. After graduation, he moved to Chicago, where he studied improvisation at the famed Second City.
He was also a founding member of Chicago's Annoyance Theatre, where, under the direction of Improv God, Mick Napier, he co-wrote and performed in such hits as, The Real Live Brady Bunch, That Darn Anti-Christ and Manson: The Musical. He also co-wrote and directed the highly successful, Tippi Portrait of a Virgin: An Afterschool Special Gone Bad. While there, Ben performed with Jon Favreau, Andy Richter, Steve Carrell, Melanie Hutsell, Jane Lynch, Matt Walsh, Kate Flannery, and Jeff Garlin, among many talented others.
After performing in The Real Live Brady Bunch in New York, L.A. and San Francisco, Ben moved to Los Angeles, where he co-wrote, directed, and performed in several stage hits including, Not Without My Nipples!, with Janeane Garofalo and Molly Shannon, Baby Jesus and his Holiday Pixies with Ana Gasteyer, Theatre a Go-Go's production of Valley of the Dolls, and the runaway hit, Phoxes, a stage version of the 1980 Jodie Foster cult movie.
Ben was also a fixture in the Los Angeles Alternative Comedy scene where he performed regularly with people like Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Sarah Sliverman, Zack Galifinakis, and Fred Armisen among others, in hit shows like Laura Milligan's Tantrum, Character Assassination, Beachwood Palace Jubilee, Media Whore, For Entertainment Purposes Only, and Slap and Tickle, among others.
Ben is also the head writer/director of the highly successful sketch comedy group, Margot's Bush, along with fellow performers Sam Pancake, Melanie Hutsell, Pat Towne, Loretta Fox, Joe Liss, Brett Paesel and Eliza Coyle.
Ben and writing partner, Stephen Falick, co-wrote and co-directed the 80s dance spoof, Can't Stop Dancing!, which featured Ben, along with Janeane Garofalo, Noah Wyle, Ileanna Douglas, Kathy Griffin, Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Fred Willard, Anthony Edwards and Margaret Cho. The film was an audience favorite at The Palm Springs Film Festival, The Seattle Film Festival and Outfest.
Ben also starred in the indie feature comedy, The Thin Pink Line, along with Jason Priestley, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, and Mike Myers among others.- Winter Ave Zoli was born in New Hope, Pennsylvania. At 11 she moved with her family to Prague, Czech Republic, where she was able to fully plant her Czech roots from her fathers side of the family. She attended middle school and high school at the International School of Prague. She developed a love for the stage and transitioned from ballet to musical theatre and the craft of acting. She began to work professionally at 13 and developed her resume' through acting opportunities on European and American productions that came through Prague. At 17 she attended the Carnegie-Mellon summer-school theater program, and at 19 she enrolled in the Atlantic Theater Company acting school in Manhattan, New York, founded by playwright David Mamet and actor William H. Macy. After she graduated from the professional program, she moved to Los Angeles, where she resides.
- Adam Zolotin was born on 29 November 1983 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Jack (1996), Leave It to Beaver (1997) and Players (1997).
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Robert Bartleh Cummings, more famously known as Rob Zombie, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on January 12, 1965. He is the oldest son of Louise and Robert Cummings, and has a younger brother, Michael David (aka Spider One; b. 1968), who is the lead singer of Powerman 5000. Growing up, Zombie loved horror movies, which have greatly influenced his music and filmmaking career; in 1983, he graduated from Haverhill High School. After graduating, he moved to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design, also briefly working as a production assistant on Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986).
Zombie and his then-girlfriend, Sean Yseult, co-founded the band White Zombie, named after the Bela Lugosi classic horror film of the same name (White Zombie (1932)). The band released their debut studio album, 'Soul-Crusher', in 1987; their second, 'Make Them Die Slowly', followed in 1989, but generated little buzz.
Following the release of their fourth extended play, however, White Zombie caught the attention of Geffen Records, who in 1992 went on to release their third studio album, 'La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One'. This album sold over two million copies in the U.S., becoming the band's breakout hit. White Zombie's fourth and final album, 'Astro-Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head', was released in 1995 to critical and commercial success, ultimately becoming their most successful album. The band released a remix album in 1996 and disbanded the same year, officially breaking up in 1998.
Rob Zombie began working on a debut album in 1997; 'Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International' came out in 1998, selling over three million copies. Zombie formed his own record label, Zombie-A-Go-Go Records, in 1998.
Zombie composed the original score for the video game Twisted Metal III (1998) and designed a haunted attraction for Universal Studios in 1999. In 2000, he began working on his directional debut, House of 1000 Corpses (2003). Inspired mainly by classics such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), the film was delayed until 2003 due to distributional issues. Though criticized for its explicit depictions of violence and gore, it went on to gross over $16 million and has garnered a cult following.
Zombie's second studio album, 'The Sinister Urge', was released in 2001 and sold over a million copies. In 2002, he married his longtime girlfriend Sheri Moon Zombie, who has appeared in all of his movies to date and often accompanies him on tour to choreograph dance routines and create costumes. Zombie released a sequel to 'House of 1000 Corpses' in 2005, entitled The Devil's Rejects (2005). Although it received much more positive reviews than its predecessor, it was still criticized for its violent content. He released his third studio album, 'Educated Horses', the following year.
In 2007, Zombie decided to focus on his work as a filmmaker for a while; the same year, he would release his most polarizing movie to date: Halloween (2007), a remake of the 1978 classic of the same name (Halloween (1978)). It received a mixed reception, but was a box office hit, and still currently resides as the top Labor Day weekend grosser. Zombie directed a fictitious trailer entitled 'Werewolf Women of the SS' (inspired by the exploitation flick Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975)) for Grindhouse (2007). In 2009, Zombie directed Halloween II (2009), which was critically panned, and The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009), which was based upon one of his comic book series.
Also in 2009, Zombie began working on a new album; 'Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool' came out the following year. In 2011, he directed a horror-themed commercial for Woolite, and began work on a new film, The Lords of Salem (2012). Unlike Zombie's previous efforts, 'The Lords of Salem' focused more on building suspense and a nightmarish, surreal atmosphere and less on brutal violence and excessive profanity. It ultimately received mixed reviews; just after its release, Zombie came out with his fifth studio album, 'Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor', his lowest-selling to date.
Zombie lent his voice to the superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). He also began work on 31 (2016), which tells the story of five carnival workers who are trapped and forced to fight for survival against a gang of murderous clowns. It premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in January, and will be released in September. In April, Zombie's sixth studio album, 'The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser', was released. Additionally, he has signed on to direct a film on the life of zany comic Groucho Marx, though a release date is uncertain.
Zombie is most recognized for his heavy metal style of music, influenced by his love of classic horror, and his exploitation/splatter-type movies. Overall, he has sold an estimated fifteen million albums worldwide, and his films have grossed over $150 million in total.- Actor
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Luca Matteo Zizzari is an Anglo-Italian actor best known for his portrayal of Matteo in the hit TV series "Peaky Blinders". He studied Acting under the mentoring of method acting teacher Sam Rumbelow and Meisner teacher Gary Condes, in London. He also attended drama school in London. Luca had always wanted to become an actor however It was only after watching Robert DeNiro's mesmerizing performance in Raging Bull that he felt compelled to follow his dream and passion.- Ryan Zane was born on 15 June 1974 in British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor.
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Born in Nutley, NJ, Nick Zano's passion for the movies began when he first watched Goodfellas (1990) at the age of 12. He had long dreamed of becoming a Navy Seal, but all that changed in one afternoon at the cinema. Shortly after that, Zano and his family moved south to West Palm Beach, Florida, where he finished his high school education. Throughout his high school years, he was active in both the drama and TV production departments. In his junior year, Zano and his closest friends produced a weekly television program at Wellington High School. The wildly humorous and offbeat skit comedy show landed Zano in detention quite often, where he would kill time by writing a series of short films. Those shorts, which he starred in and helped to direct, made their way to the JVC Universal Film Competition semifinals 3 years in a row.
Shortly after high school, he was offered a position with "Prelude Pictures" (Lost in Space (1998), Black Dog (1998)) in Television and Feature Film Development. During that time, he also acted as Associate Producer on the World AIDS Day TV special, Living Positive, hosted by Lou Diamond Phillips. In June 2001, Zano made the move to LA, where he began the daily grind of auditioning. His quick wit and charming sense of humor immediately made him a favorite among casting directors, who would call him in for reads even when the character description was totally opposite to his looks. Zano has a mental Rolodex overflowing with movie knowledge, which helped him land the hosting gig on MTV's Movie House (2002), which premiered on the cable channel in May 2002. After his move to LA, Zano remained close with his sisters and his Mom, who always supported and inspired him. Zano resides in Los Angeles.- Actor
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Zach Zagoria was born in the USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Obliterated (2023), Baskets (2016) and Zoey 102 (2023).- Actor
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Justin was born in Bakersfield, Ca and is of Mexican - American decent. At nineteen years old he joined Seat of Your Pants theatre company where he found his love for the arts. He spent the next three years starring in several award winning productions including Harry Gibson's stage adaptation of Trainspotting. Which, years later, went on to do two more runs in Los Angeles, all of which were critical hits. In the year 2000, he made the move to Los Angeles to pursue roles in film and television.- Actress
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"Amazing Grace" Zabriskie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She wrote her own original poetry, then performed at coffee shops and various artist hangouts in Atlanta. She was also a wonderful silk-screen printmaker. She moved to Hollywood and made her acting debut in Norma Rae (1979). She went on to appear in over 80 movies. She gave an acclaimed performance as Mrs. Ames in East of Eden (1981), the adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel. Grace appeared in the highly acclaimed and Oscar-nominated An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and The Big Easy (1986), set in her beloved New Orleans. She worked with producer and director David Lynch, and was a series regular in the cult favorite Twin Peaks (1990) as Sarah Palmer, the part with which she is most often identified. She also appeared in Lynch's Wild at Heart (1990) the same year. She has played a wide variety of roles, and gave a terrific performance in the Oscar-nominated Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and showed great character depth as the lonely and despondent widow in The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995).
Grace's more recent roles were in the zany Sparkler (1997) and in the big-name feature No Good Deed (2002), based on a short story by Dashiell Hammett. A woman of many talents, she is currently creating her own original paintings, unique sculptures and woodwork art that can be viewed in Los Angeles galleries.
Her visual arts, which include creating lamps or "sculptures with light" as she calls them, are available from the L.A.-based ArtHaus.- Actress
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Zuniga was born in San Francisco, California to Agnes A. Zuniga (née Janawicz) and Joaquin Alberto Zuniga Mazariegos. Her mother is a Unitarian minister, of Polish and Finnish descent, and her father, originally from Guatemala, was an emeritus professor of philosophy at California State University, East Bay. Zuniga has two sisters: Jennifer Zuniga and Rosario Zúñiga.
In her early teens, Zuniga expressed interest in acting, and attended the Young Conservatory program of the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco. After her parents divorced, Zuniga moved with her mother and sister from Berkeley, California to Reading, Vermont, where she spent the remainder of her teenage years. Zuniga graduated from Woodstock Union High School in Woodstock, Vermont, in 1980, after which she returned to California and enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles to study theater arts. After leaving college, Zuniga was close friends and roommates with fellow actress Meg Ryan.
Zuniga made her film debut in a supporting part in the slasher film The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982), while a student at the University of California, Los Angeles. She was then cast in the 1984 horror film The Initiation (1984), opposite Vera Miles and Clu Gulager. This was followed by a lead role, opposite John Cusack, in Rob Reiner's film, The Sure Thing (1985).
In 1986, she starred as Princess Vespa in Mel Brooks' memorable cult comedy Spaceballs (1987), followed by a supporting part in the science fiction horror sequel, The Fly II (1989). From 1992 to 1996, Zuniga portrayed Jo Reynolds on the wildly popular soap opera Melrose Place (1992), which garnered Zuniga wider mainstream exposure. Her role on the series would be followed by numerous appearances on television series, including a lead role as Shelly Pierce on American Dreams (2004) from 2004 to 2005, and a recurring on the popular CW series, One Tree Hill (2003), as Victoria Davis, a role which she played from 2008 until 2012.- Actress
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Leslie Zemeckis is a best-selling author, actress, and award-winning documentarian. Critically acclaimed films include "Behind the Burly Q," the true story of old-time burlesque in America which ran on Showtime. The award-winning "Bound by Flesh" about conjoined twin Daisy and Violet Hilton, and the award-winning "Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer" chronicling the extraordinary world of the first female tiger trainer, Mabel Stark, in the early part of the 20th century and her award-winning film "Grandes Horizontales" about the lives and loves of the 19th Century courtesans in Paris has won numerous Best Documentary awards at festivals throughout the world and will soon be streaming.
Zemeckis is the author of three best-sellers, "Behind the Burly Q," the definitive oral history of burlesque, "Goddess of Love Incarnate; the Life of Stripteuse Lili St. Cyr" and "Feuding Fan Dancers" (an SCIBA finalist for best bio of the year), about Sally Rand, Faith Bacon and the golden age of the showgirl. She is currently at work writing about the January 2018 debris flow tragedy in Montecito.- Actor
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Zeeko Zaki was born on 18 January 1990 in Alexandria, Egypt. He is an actor and producer, known for Six (2017), 24: Legacy (2016) and Stuck in Love. (2012).- Actor
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Michael Zegen was born on 20 February 1979 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), Boardwalk Empire (2010) and Frances Ha (2012).- Actor
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After graduating from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Ben got his start in television production on such shows as Comedy Central's Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist, NBC's Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and CBS' Late Show with David Letterman where, as Stupid Pet Trick Coordinator, Ben contributed a segment to the show's 1998 Emmy win (Dalmatian riding a tricycle via satellite from the Nagano Winter Olympics).
A long time sketch comedy performer and improvisor, Ben has studied with such accomplished performers as Upright Citizens Brigade founding members Amy Poehler and Matt Besser, Kids in the Hall founding member Kevin McDonald, and Patty Guggenheim, Roy Jenkins, and Lisa Schurga of The Groundlings, where he advanced to the level of Writing Lab.
In 2015, Ben created the web series Bad Shorts, which was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and featured as part of iO West's Annual Los Angeles Scripted Comedy Festival.
Ben has also written comedy for the likes of Martin Short, Robin Williams, Laraine Newman, Andrea Martin, Patton Oswalt, Marc Maron, Paul F. Tompkins and many more.- Actress
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Ziyi Zhang is a Chinese actress and model. She is best known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004), and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).
She made her feature film debut in The Road Home (1999).
For her work in Memoirs of a Geisha she was nominated for an Golden Globe for Best Actress.- Vanessa Zima was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, to parents Dennis and Marie, and is the sister of actresses Madeline Zima and Yvonne Zima. "Zima", a Polish surname, is her mother's maiden name; Vanessa's maternal grandfather was of Polish descent, while her other ancestry is Italian, German, and Irish.
Zima moved to LA and began her film career at the age of eight in The Baby-Sitters Club (1995), with Larisa Oleynik and Rachael Leigh Cook. She later appeared in a recurrent role as Daniel Benzali's daughter on Murder One (1995), and shortly afterwards took on the role of "Penny Jackson" in Ulee's Gold (1997), from her older sister, Madeline, who had other commitments.
This led to her role in Wicked (1998), playing Julia Stiles' younger sister, and guest-starring roles on The Visitor (1997), Crisis Center (1997) and Family Law (1999). Vanessa then landed her first starring role in the independent film Zoe (2001).
When not working, Vanessa enjoys choreography and dance. - Alina Zilbershmidt is known for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013), The Preachers House (2018) and Mourners, Inc. (2017).
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Chip Zien was born on 20 March 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor, known for Howard the Duck (1986), United 93 (2006) and The Siege (1998). He is married to Susan Pillarre. They have two children.- Actor
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Mo Zelof is known for Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019), Grandma (2015) and One Day at a Time (2017).- Actress
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Nora Angela was born and grew up in El Paso, Texas. She spent several years attending elementary school in Richardson, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, before moving back to El Paso. When she was 14 she moved to Dallas where she attended the McKinney High School for several years. She attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science for one year.
At the age of 18 she moved to California to pursue an acting career. She appeared in a number of films like Tart (2001), American Pie 2 (2001), R.S.V.P. (2002), May (2002), 'The Song of Rose (2003)'and others as well as in several TV series. She is best known for her role as Laynie Hart from the WB's show, Everwood.- Actress
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Alexis most recently starred in the HBO Max pilot "Camp Friends" from Jax Media, director Todd Biermann, and EP Adam Goodman. She can be seen starring alongside Iris Apatow in the short film "Vodka", written & directed by Roxy Sorkin, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June. Her own short film, "the beginning & the middle" (which she wrote & directed), premiered this year at festivals such as BFI Flare (London's premier LGBTQIA+ film festival), OutFest, and NFFTY to name a few. She was selected by OutFest as one of three filmmakers to be awarded the inaugural Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grant for her work. She starred in Jill Gutowitz's short "The Ladies" alongside Lisa Ann Walter, which also premiered at OutFest this year.
Alexis previously had a memorable guest star turn on season one of "Ramy" in the episode titled "Mikaela," and heavily recurred on "The Goldbergs" for ABC. She starred in seasons one and two of the AT&T/Fullscreen series "Guilty Party" as well as the Go90 series "Embeds." On the feature side, she starred in the Netflix original feature "Coin Heist" and can recently be seen in the 2020 rom com "Hooking Up" alongside Brittany Snow and Sam Richardson.
In 2018, Alexis was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Digital Series for "Zac & Mia."
She developed a ½ hour dark comedy series for FX, is developing her own original pilot, and is writing her first feature (a queer rom com about more than just coming out; it's also about brunch). She previously directed and starred in a branded commercial for Google.
Her additional credits include YouTube Red's anthology series "12 Deadly Days" and "Modern Family" as well as the Mike Flanagan features "Ouija: Origin of Evil" and "Like.Share.Follow."
With the backing of a strong social media following and a unique voice, Alexis G. Zall is a young & cutting-edge queer creator who has crossed over into traditional media seamlessly and continues to grow as a writer/performer/director on all platforms.
Alexis has over 1 million YouTube subscribers and close to 400K Instagram followers.- Actress
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Zina Zaflow was born on 3 May 1980. She is an actress and writer, known for Grey's Anatomy (2005), 24 (2001) and Gnome Alone (2017).- Actor
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Omid Zader is an American film and television actor of Persian descent. He was born in Tehran, Iran to an Iranian father and mother. At the age of 10, his parents decided to immigrate to Holland in 1995 in order to provide a better future for him and a fresh new beginning for themselves. Omid and his family lived in Holland for 4 years until an opportunity presented itself for him and his family to immigrate to the United Sates. His parents decided to live in Los Angeles, since there is a huge Persian population there, in order for them to feel a bit closer to their home country.
He received his bachelor's degree in Sociology from California State University, Northridge and graduated in 2009. It was in those early college days that he started to garner an interest in stunt work in film and television. He trained for many years in several different facilities with a variety of mentors 4 to 5 times a weeks for years, since it is such a physically demanding career. He also started practicing a variety of different types of Martial Arts throughout the years, Muay Thai and Escrima being his top favorite disciplines. Through stunt work however, Omid started to fall in love with acting. He then pursued his new career goal by going through a variety of acting classes and seminars in order to get him more prepared for the years to come. Some of Omid's work can be seen on movies such as 3 Days to Kill, acting opposite Kevin Costner, to Guest-Starring roles on T.V. shows such as Major Crimes, Grimm and The Thundermans. He also has over 100 film and T.V. show credits as a stunt actor as well.
Today, Omid is the Co-Founder of Turbo Panda Productions, LLC, a Los Angeles based production company, and its affiliated post production company, Rocket Panda Post, based out of Burbank, CA. Omid and Turbo Panda Productions have multiple producing credits on various films, television shows, music videos and pilots and most notably, an episode of Sesame Street's live segments. When he is not working on sets or in the office, he enjoys many outdoors activities such as mountain biking, camping and hiking. He has also been an avid Eminem fan ever since his teenage years and would love to one day collaborate with him on any capacity.- Actor
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William Zabka was born on 20 October 1965 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Karate Kid (1984), Back to School (1986) and Hot Tub Time Machine (2010). He has been married to Stacie Lynn Doss since 2008. They have two children.