Backbeat 1994 (LA) premiere
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1. Stephen Dorff
Actor | Blade
Stephen Dorff was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Nancy and Steve Dorff, a composer. Chosen from over 2000 young men from around the world, he auditioned and won the coveted role of "PK" in John G. Avildsen's The Power of One (1992) in 1992, starring opposite Morgan Freeman, John Gielgud and Fay ...
2. Ian Hart
Actor | Backbeat
Ian Hart, born in England, began acting while a student in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. He stumbled into acting almost accidentally, but was cast in the play "The Government Inspector". He continued to work in British theatre and television, and first gained recognition for portraying John ...
3. Iain Softley
Director | Backbeat
Softley was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, London, and Queens' College, Cambridge University, where he was a member of the college's dramatic society, the BATS, and directed a number of highly-praised theatrical productions. He worked for Granada TV and the BBC before becoming a director...
4. Finola Dwyer
Producer | Brooklyn
Finola Dwyer was born on July 10, 1963. She is a producer and editor, known for Brooklyn (2015), An Education (2009) and The Quiet Earth (1985).
5. Keith Richards
Soundtrack | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Keith Richards is an internationally recognized iconic figure in contemporary culture and popular music as a singer, guitar player, songwriter, film actor, and public figure. He was voted 10th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine, and was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of ...
6. Pia Zadora
Actress | The Lonely Lady
Pia Zadora was born on May 4, 1954 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for The Lonely Lady (1983), Butterfly (1981) and Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984). She has been married to Michael Jeffries since January 7, 2006. She was previously married to Jonathan Kaufer and Meshulam ...
7. Reese Witherspoon
Producer | Wild
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Betty Witherspoon, a registered nurse & John Draper Witherspoon, a military surgeon. Reese spent the first 4 years of her life in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, where her father served as a lieutenant colonel in the ...
8. Justine Bateman
Producer | Violet
Born in Rye, New York, writer/director/producer/author Justine Bateman's directorial feature film debut of her own script, Violet (2021), stars Olivia Munn, Luke Bracey, and Justin Theroux. The film premiered at SXSW and The Toronto Film Festival in 2021. It was released in theaters, to much ...
9. Tori Spelling
Actress | Scary Movie 2
Tori Spelling was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of author Candy Spelling and Hollywood producer Aaron Spelling. With her father producing many popular television shows in the 1970s, Tori had an early flair for showbusiness. She appeared on many of her father's shows, which gained her more ...
10. Jennifer Tilly
Actress | Bound
An actress who always attracts audiences' attention, Jennifer Tilly is by turns funny, sexy, compassionate, compelling and often all at once. She has been playing unforgettable characters ever since she started her career as an actress.
Jennifer Tilly was born Jennifer Ellen Chan in Harbor City, ...
11. Richard Edson
Actor | Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The great character actor Richard Edson's first feature film role came in Jim Jarmusch's 1983 cult hit, Stranger Than Paradise (1984), where he played "Eddie", one of the main characters. Edson then had small, but memorable, roles in other big hits such as Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), John ...
12. Billy Wirth
Actor | The Lost Boys
Wirth attended Collegiate Prep School in Manhattan and Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Discovered by photographer Bruce Weber while at Brown University, he started modeling in New York City in the mid 80s for such magazines as Seventeen, GQ, Interview, and teen magazines. While at ...
13. Soleil Moon Frye
Actress | Punky Brewster
Soleil Moon Frye began acting at the age of two, after seeing her father, veteran actor Virgil Frye, and brother, Meeno Peluce, on TV. Her father got her an agent, Herb Tannen & Associates in Hollywood, and her career soon took off. Her mother, Sondra Peluce, became her manager. At age eight, she ...
14. Nigel Sinclair
Producer | The Way Back
Nigel Sinclair is known for The Way Back (2010), End of Watch (2012) and Snitch (2013).
15. Michael Kuhn
Michael Kuhn is known for Fargo (1996), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994).
16. Russell Schwartz
Producer | Down by Law
Russell Schwartz was born in 1948. He is known for Down by Law (1986), A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988) and They All Laughed (1981).
17. Don Was
Soundtrack | Mad About You
Don Ferguson first became known to music audiences as a founding member of Was (Not Was), which he formed with childhood friend David Weiss in his hometown of suburban Detroit under the stage names Don Was and David Was. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Was (Not Was) released four studio ...
18. Andrew Shue
Actor | The Rainmaker
Andrew Shue was born on February 20, 1967 in South Orange, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Rainmaker (1997), Melrose Place (1992) and Gracie (2007). He was previously married to Amy Robach and Jennifer Hageney.
19. Samuel L. Jackson
Actor | Pulp Fiction
Samuel L. Jackson is an American producer and highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000), Formula 51 (2001), Black Snake Moan (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), ...
20. Debi Mazar
Actress | Empire Records
Deborah Anne Mazar Corcos (born August 13, 1964) is an American actress and television personality, known for playing sharp-tongued women. She began her career with supporting roles in Goodfellas (1990), Little Man Tate (1991) and Singles (1992), followed by lead roles on the legal drama series ...
21. Alan Rosenberg
Actor | The Wanderers
Alan Rosenberg was born on October 4, 1950 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Wanderers (1979), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and Miracle Mile (1988). He was previously married to Marg Helgenberger and Robin Bartlett.
22. Elizabeth Berkley
Actress | Showgirls
Elizabeth Berkley was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to Jere, a gift basket business owner and Fred Berkley, a lawyer. She has an older brother, Jason (b. 1969). Her family is Jewish. By five, she was taking tap and jazz classes with Barbara Fink and ballet classes at Detroit Dance Company. ...
23. Jake Busey
Actor | Starship Troopers
Jake spent his childhood in sunny southern California, as well as a plethora of film sets around the country. His childhood similar to a "military brat", a series of strung-together extended-stay location shoots, alternating with tours on the road with his father's various bands and associates. In ...
24. Sybil Danning
Actress | Battle Beyond the Stars
Statuesque 5'7" blonde beauty Sybil Danning reigns supreme as one of the sexiest, most dynamic, and commanding actresses to achieve cult B-movie queen status. Born in Austria as daughter of US Army major and Austrian mother she grew up on army bases in New Jersey, Maryland and Sacramento, CA.. ...
25. Tuesday Knight
Actress | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Tuesday Knight was born in Brentwood, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), The Theory of the Leisure Class (2001) and Mistress (1992). She has been married to Paul Gregory since 2016.
26. Nick Savalas
Actor | Erotika zevgaria
Nick Savalas was born on February 24, 1973 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Erotika zevgaria (1976), House Arrest (1996) and Beyond Reason (1985).
27. Megan Ward
Actress | Encino Man
Megan Ward was born on September 24, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Megan is an actor, known for Encino Man (1992), Joe's Apartment (1996) and Dark Skies (1996). Megan has been married to Michael Shore since July 29, 1995. They have two children.
28. Soleil Moon Frye
Actress | Punky Brewster
Soleil Moon Frye began acting at the age of two, after seeing her father, veteran actor Virgil Frye, and brother, Meeno Peluce, on TV. Her father got her an agent, Herb Tannen & Associates in Hollywood, and her career soon took off. Her mother, Sondra Peluce, became her manager. At age eight, she ...
29. Michael Des Barres
Actor | MacGyver
Michael Des Barres is a European Marquis, raised in England and living in Los Angeles. As the host of Little Steven's Underground Garage on SiriusXM Radio Channel 21, he is heard by more than six million listeners, five days a week (5am-8am and 9pm-midnight PT). He has appeared in over 150 hours of...
30. Lisa Zane
Actress | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Lisa Zane was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Lisa is an actor and writer, known for Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), The Nurse (1997) and Monkeybone (2001).
31. Josh Evans
Actor | The Doors
Josh Evans was born on January 16, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and actor, known for The Doors (1991), Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and The Price of Air (2000). He has been married to Roxy Saint since October 2012. They have one child. He was previously married to ...
32. David Barry Gray
Actor | Nixon
A longtime student of acting, David grew up on and around the stages of New York City. He is a graduate of NYC's High School of Performing Arts. He studied extensively after high school, with his prime mentor, Anthony Abeson. He also attended H.B. Studios, where he had the pleasure of studying with...
33. Loree Rodkin
Producer | Without Disguise
Loree Rodkin is known for Without Disguise (2017) and The Gun, the Cake and the Butterfly (2013).
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