Miss Saigon 2019 opening night premiere
Thursday July 18th, Hollywood Pantages Theatre 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
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- Red Concepcion is an exciting and dynamic performer. With more than a decade's worth of shows under his belt, he has portrayed a wide array of characters and has consistently churned out electric performances.
Red has recently won two of the most prestigious theatre awards in his homeland, the Philippines. He won the Aliw Award Best Actor in a Musical and the Gawad Buhay! Award for his star turn as Adam/Felicia in "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert".
Red's strong voice, expressive dancing and unique flair for comedy has made him a much sought-after actor in Manila, where he has appeared in such hit musicals as "Cinderella", "West Side Story", "Hairspray" and a number of original works.
Red has also been lauded for his work in plays such as the Manila productions of "The Normal Heart", where he played Tommy Boatwright, and "Equus" where he made waves as disturbed Alan Strang.
Red is just as comfortable in front of the camera as he is on stage. He was most recently seen as the tough but loveable dishwasher Sam in "The Boston: The Kitchen Musical", a musical comedy series which aired around Asia and in the United States on Myx TV.
Red hopes to reach a wider audience, and intends to be able to perform on a global scale one day.
He has achieved this dream through a star turn as co-lead The Engineer in the 2017-2018 European tour of "Miss Saigon", and as of August 2018 leads the new US TOUR of MISS SAIGON as "The Engineer" - Stacie Bono was born on 9 July 1982 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She is an actress, known for When a Man Falls (2007), Less Than or Equal To (2021) and Billions (2016).
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Jennifer is an award-winning actor, writer, producer, and advocate for authentic storytelling. Born in the Philippines, and raised in the Seattle area, Jennifer made her professional debut as a performer with Broadway, touring, and regional credits. As an emerging screenwriter, her original pilot won the Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition 2021 as a top selection from judge Susan Soon He Stanton (Emmy Award-winning, WGA and Peabody Award-winning writer/producer on HBO's "Succession"). Jennifer is a 2022 cohort with the Unlock Her Potential mentor-ship program with show-runner/producer Brian Yorkey, a 2023 NAMT Writers Residency Grant recipient, and a 2024 cohort with the prestigious Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove residency at Goodspeed Musicals.- Special Effects
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Michael Garcia is known for Who Am I? (1998), The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002).- Indonesian born and Malaysian raised, Savira Windyani is a classically trained actress based in Los Angeles, professionally known for her principal role as 'Lexx' in her feature film debut, 'Unfriended: Dark Web'(2018) by BH Tilt and Bazelev Productions.
Long before acting came into her life, Savira was part of a choir at her school in Malaysia, Cempaka International School, and performed in various performances for the Prime Minister of Malaysia, UN conventions, the Royal Family of Malaysia and several charities. At the age of 10, these performances led to her first professional theater production at Broadway Asia playing one of the King's princesses in 'The King and I'. Ever since then, she's acted and performed in various musical theater productions at school where her passion for acting developed. Straight after graduation, at the age of 17, she took a leap of faith and moved to Los Angeles on her own to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she received her classical training for 2 years on a partial scholarship.
After performing her graduation play, 'Amazing Grace' by Michael Cristofer, playing the role of 'Vivian', Savira was immediately scouted by theatrical representation who led her to landing a principal role in her feature film debut, 'Unfriended: Dark Web' that had a worldwide theatrical release in 2018. Aside from acting, Savira is an avid martial artist, studying Japanese Ju Jitsu under Vince Cecere. Diving into the world of action, her and her partner, Michael S. Garcia, wrote and choreographed an action short film that gained recognition in several film festivals including the Mammoth Film Festival, and the Artemis Women In Action Film Festival where they won for 'Best Fight Choreography' in 2020. Over the short course of her career, she's appeared on several other award winning short films, TV Movies, commercials, and won the Leah-Daniels Butler Monologue Challenge over the beginning of the pandemic. Next, she'll be seen in the Netflix limited series with Lana Condor called 'Boo, Bitch.' - Actress
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Brooke Lewis Bellas, also known as Brooke Lewis, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and spent her summers at the Jersey shore. She is a multiple Telly Award-winning actress and producer, known for the mystery, thriller iMurders (2008)(STARZ) opposite Billy Dee Williams, Gabrielle Anwar and Frank Grillo, the mobster movie Sinatra Club (2010)(Netflix) opposite Michael Nouri, Danny Nucci and Jason Gedrick, the mystery, thriller Polycarp (2007)(SHOWTIME) opposite Charles Durning and Michael Pare, and her comedic mobster Vampire "alter ego" character and passion project "Ms. Vampy". After growing up and beginning her creative dreams in Philly, she moved to New York City and got her first "break" playing Donna Marsala in the Actors' Equity Off-Broadway hit comedy "Tony n' Tina's Wedding". She made her living acting in New York for four years, before heading to Hollywood. Never forgetting her ties to the LOVE and Rocky statues, she launched Philly Chick Pictures in 2002 to create more opportunities for herself as an actress. In 2001, she had the privilege of playing the lead role of Stacey in the film teaser that won 3rd place on the first season of Project Greenlight (2001) on HBO. In 2007, she played Dr. Grace Sario in Polycarp (2007) on SHOWTIME and had the title 'Scream Queen' bestowed upon her in the entertainment industry. In 2010, she was honored with the 'B-Movie Award for Scream Queen Of The Year' for her work in Slime City Massacre (2010). In 2015, she was a guest at the prestigious SAG-AFTRA Foundation Independent Features Screening Series with The Mourning (2015). In 2016, she was honored with the 'Mary Pickford Award' to "Highlight Women in The Film Arts" at Zed Fest. In 2017, she was honored by the prestigious Actors Awards with the 'Best Actress In A Drama Award' for her work in Sprinkles (2010). In 2017, she was also acknowledged with the honorable 'Stella Adler Acting Award' at the Action On Film International Film Festival, 'Grace Kelly Gold Actor Award' at the West Coast International Film Festival, as well as the Los Angeles Film Awards 'Inspiring Woman in a Film' Award. In 2018, she was honored by the prestigious Actors Awards with the 'Best Actress In An Indie Film Award' for her work in Psycho Therapy (2016) and the West Coast International Film Festival with the 'Legendary Actress' Jury Award. In 2019, she was inducted into The Carney Board for the honorable Carney Awards Character Actor Hall Of Fame created in honor of character actor icon Art Carney. In 2020, she was honored in the best-selling historical commemorative coffee table book '1000 Women In Horror, 1895-2018' and at the NOVA Fest with the 'Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series Award' for her work opposite star Casper Van Dien in Stripped (2024). In 2021, she was inducted into the Phillytainment 'PA Celebrity Hall Of Fame'. In 2022, she was honored by the prestigious Actors Awards with the 'Best Actress Award' for her work in Red Rooms (2023). In 2023, the Actors Awards Jury honored her with the 'Best Villain Award' for her work in A Voice in Violet (2023). In 2024, she was inducted into The WorldFilmGeek 'Hall Of Fame'. She has been fortunate to work opposite a long list of talented veteran actors, which includes, Mark Ruffalo, Ryan Phillippe, Andy Richter, Charles Durning, Michael Madsen, Bronson Pinchot, Billy Dee Williams, Gabrielle Anwar, Tony Todd, William Forsythe, Michael Nouri, Danny Nucci, Joey Lawrence, Dominique Swain, Courtney Gains, and many others. She is a passionate Philanthropist who has performed on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre and the Palace Theatre to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and is a 'Rowdy Activist' for The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, has been an active force in several charities supporting Breast Cancer Awareness for the Busted Foundation and The Lynn Sage Foundation, Women Empowerment as a Board Certified Life Coach, and is a Celebrity Ambassador for the Breaking The Chains Foundation. She is a proud member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA), The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences- New York Chapter (NY NATAS) and San Francisco/Northern California Chapter (SF/NorCal NATAS) and Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards, and Children's & Family Emmy Awards Judge, Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA), Online Film & Television Association, Hollywood Radio & Television Society, Women In Film, Alliance for Women in Media and Gracie Awards Judge, Film Independent, Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS), and the National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA). And, during football season, you will find her watching the games and cheering for the Philadelphia Eagles!- Producer
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Justin's favorite movie of all time is the 1986 animated classic, The Transformers, and his favorite dark comedy/horror film is The Lost Boys. His favorite band is the 80's glam-slam-kings-of-noise, Poison, and his favorite author is John Steinbeck. His script for SHERYL was a quarterfinalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, and his script for his fantasy comedy feature, Darryn the Bold and the Sword of Boldness was a finalist in multiple screenwriting competitions, including the Austin Film Festival in three categories. It was also the 2022 #1 fantasy comedy script and the #3 fantasy script of all time on Coverfly's Red List. He was also the writer for The Living Remain, a virtual reality video game, selected by Oculus as part of its indie-developer START program and called the "best VR campaign since Resident Evil 4." He is also the founder of BxB Studios, a multimedia production studio designed to create fun, empowering stories with heart.
Justin holds a BA in creative writing and studied feature film writing at UCLA Extension under Michael Weiss (Journey to the Center of the Earth) and improv comedy and sketch writing at Upright Citizen's Brigade. He has written three fiction books, all of which reached the top ten in their respective genres on Amazon. As a composer, his music has been featured in programming for WWE, National Geographic, and Swiffer. Justin also has nearly twenty years of corporate writing experience, working with Starbucks, CitiBank, AMC Theatres, and more.
Justin lived in Japan for two years and is conversational in Japanese... or at least he used to be. He lives in the Los Angeles area, California.- Actress
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Anthea Neri-Best is an actress, singer, and human empowerment ambassador who appears as Kailani on TruTV's Tacoma FD, NBC's Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Mr. Mayor and as a chef and judge on Yummy TV's HMExpress. She can also be seen in numerous commercials and heard in many video games. Throughout her career, Anthea has performed at Carnegie Hall, Dodgers' Stadium, the Staples Center, and Lincoln Center; and she was a top-four finalist on GMA7's Pinoy Pop Superstar. In addition, she has appeared in Here Lies Love, Oliver!, Mamma Mia!, and the off-Broadway musical, Disenchanted. Follow Anthea: @officialanthea/www.officialanthea.com- Actor
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Evan Daigle is an actor best known for playing the series regular role of Toby in the television series, "Claws" executive produced by Rashida Jones and Will McCormick. Evan starred opposite Niecy Nash and Dean Norris in the hour-long dark comedy on the TNT network for 4 seasons. Evan recently appeared on the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated limited series, "Daisy Jones & The Six" in a recurring role. Evan received his acting training in theatre from Loyola University New Orleans where he studied classical theatre techniques as well as on camera techniques. Evan also trained in the Suzuki Method of Actor Training with Ann Mahoney. Evan is openly gay and uses he/him pronouns.- Actor
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Dante Basco was born on August 29, 1975 in Pittsburg, California as Dante Roman Titus Basco. He's an American actor & producer. He's best known as the voice actor for Prince Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) & Jake Long in American Dragon: Jake Long (2005). He's also known for his roles in Hook (1991), But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), Hang Loose (2012) & Fakin' Da Funk (1997).- Director
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Elizabeth Wood is known for White Girl (2016), Spiritual Crisis and Autopilot (2010). She has been married to Gabriel Nussbaum since 6 June 2009. They have two children.- Actress
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Beth Dover has quickly become known in the entertainment industry for the charismatic characters she has brought to life on screen. Whether it be her undeniable comedic timing or her ability to improv and play in any situation thrown her way, Dover is one to watch, this year. She can currently be seen co-starring on the Golden Globe, Emmy, and SAG Award-winning series "Orange is the New Black" for Netflix. Introduced during season three, Dover shines as Linda Ferguson, an administrative stickler for MCC, the private company that owns Litchfield prison. Linda also just happens to be Caputo's (Nick Sandow) girlfriend. "Orange is the New Black" premiered season five on June 9, 2017.
In addition to "OITNB" Dover will be seen reprising her role as Shari in Netflix's "Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later," a follow up to the eight-episode limited series "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp" starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Christopher Meloni, Janeane Garofalo, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler, Chris Pine, Jon Hamm and Kristen Wiig. The show was released on August 8, 2017. Lastly, Dover can be seen returning to season three of Comedy Central's historical satire series "Another Period" (release date TBA). The show follows the lives of the obscenely rich Bellacourt family and their many servants in turn-of-the-century Rhode Island in 1902. Dover plays Blanche, the long suffering housemaid who works for the family and is regularly in and out of mental hospitals. The show also stars Natasha Leggero, Riki Lindhome, Michael Ian Black, David Wain, Christina Hendricks, Jason Ritter, and Paget Brewster.
Born in Chicago, Dover's family was in the military and she moved every two years until she was 13 years old, even living in South Korea for a time. From an early age she loved creating characters and storytelling, memorizing commercials as a kid and begging her mom to let her be in them. Dover attended high school in Florida and went on to be a theatre major in college, then moved to New York City where she studied Meisner. She went on to settle in Los Angeles, where she discovered improv comedy and fell even further in love with the craft.
In 2010 Dover landed the role of Nurse Beth on the satirical comedy TV series "Childrens Hospital" for Adult Swim. The show, starring actor/comedian Rob Corddry, parodied the medical drama genre and went on for seven seasons with Dover appearing in 20 episodes. In 2012-13 Dover appeared as Lexie on 20 episodes of the E! series "Burning Love," a comedic sendup of dating shows like "The Bachelor" starring Ken Marino. Additional television credits include some of the biggest series in comedy: "Son of Zorn," "Bob's Burgers," "New Girl," "Truth Be Told," "Difficult People," "Big Time in Hollywood, FL," "Fresh Off the Boat," "Comedy Bang! Bang!," "Newsreaders," "Chasing Life," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Dads," and "Whitney." On the film front, Dover appeared in "Life Partners" for Magnolia Pictures opposite Gillian Jacobs, Leighton Meester, Gabourey Sidibe, and Adam Brody.
When she isn't on set Dover is a strong supporter of Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and the HRC. For fun, she spends entirely too much time in private karaoke rooms with friends, singing her heart out to her favorite jams. Dover currently lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, actor Joe Lo Truglio, and their son.- Actor
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Oscar Nuñez was born on 18 November 1958 in Cuba. He is an actor and writer, known for The Proposal (2009), The Office (2005) and Baywatch (2017). He has been married to Ursula Whittaker since 21 May 2011. They have one child. He was previously married to Carla.- Actor
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Joe Lo Truglio was born in Ozone Park, Queens and was raised in Margate, Florida. He is the son of Helen (Lynch) and Joseph Lo Truglio, and is of Italian and Irish descent. His childhood revolved around collecting Mad magazines, shooting horror movies on a Super 8, fishing in his backyard canal, and drawing homemade comics. He graduated Coconut Creek High School in 1988, where he was a member of Thespian troupe 2617, and there, along with classmate Russell Scherker, in category Duo Scene at Thespian VII district competition at Santaluces High School, snagged the coveted "Critic's Choice". The scene performed: the screwball, banter-laden opening scene of "Say Goodnight, Gracie".
He attended NYU Film school where he met his future colleagues and co-founded the cult sketch group, "The State". Also during this time, he indulged in "Jagger-Induced, Midnight Sidewalk-Stencil Missions". After a short run on MTV, he and his cohorts were pistol-whipped by the realities of network television.
After The State's hiatus in 1996, he hunkered down in Hell's Kitchen and immersed himself in commercial, video-game, and TV episodic work. He found a local watering hole, played poker, and trash-talked LA, where, ironically, he would move to 10 years later.
Around the millennium, with "Wet Hot American Summer" and "The Station Agent", independent film work came back into the fray. It was all coming full-circle, the only missing element being a Super 8 camera. Now, he balances writing and producing web series and firebranding its originality over mainstream media with bike rides and matinées. He relishes jumping back and forth between studio and indie flicks. Guinness and Jameson is still his favorite buddy-comedy.- Aubrey Anderson-Emmons was born in Santa Monica, California. She is an actress, best known for her role on Modern Family (2009) as "Lily," the adopted daughter of Mitchell Pritchett and Cameron Tucker. She also appeared in Distance (2014), the story of a man about to embark on a journey of reconciliation with his estranged daughter, when a natural disaster hurls his plans off course.
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- Born in Jamaica, Watson moved to Toronto with his family when he was 10 years old. He loved storytelling from an early age, and was drawn to the performers he saw in movies and on television.
Unlike a handful actors who get into the business when they are children, Watson chose to pursue an education before getting his feet wet in the acting world. He decided after high school to attend Humber College in Toronto, and he started to attend scene study and voice and improvisation classes. In 2006 he decided to immerse himself in his craft, and did every independent film, short, and project that came his way.
In 2007, he landed a lead role in "The Limits", which did well in the festival circuit. He then went on to book various roles in television from 2009 through 2010. In 2011, Watson landed the role that would put him on the map not only in Canada but in the United States as well, playing "Tariq" in "The L.A. Complex." The show follows the exploits of six attractive, young hopefuls in search of stardom in Hollywood.
Currently Watson is studying as a graduate student under Matthew Harrison at The Actors Foundry in Vancouver, B.C. He loves to cook, and he is an avid writer, working on several film scripts he hopes to get off the ground in 2012. - Actor
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Chester Lockhart is an actor and recording artist originally from the Inland Empire in Southern California, USA. Lockhart is known for Shameless (2020), Glamorous (2019), Into The Dark: Midnight Kiss (2019) and Taylor Swift: You Need To Calm Down (2019). Their mother is South Korean and father is of Danish descent. They began acting and singing at a young age in musical theatre. Chester is gender-fluid.- Director
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Kenny Ortega was born on 18 April 1950 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He is a director and producer, known for High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), Michael Jackson's 'This Is It': Auditions - Searching for the World's Best Dancers (2010) and Descendants 3 (2019).- Actress
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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, Los Angeles, to Harry Chan, a used car salesman, who was of Chinese origin, and Patricia (née Tilly), a schoolteacher and stage actress. Her sister is actress Meg Tilly. They were raised on rural Texada Island, British Columbia, by her mother and stepfather, John Ward.
Jennifer successfully cultivated another fan base with the revitalization of the "Child's Play" horror comedy franchise. For Ronny Yu's Bride of Chucky (1998), the filmmakers turned to Jennifer to create the character who would spark the series in a new direction. She met the challenge and established a new horror icon in Tiffany. In Rogue Pictures' Seed of Chucky (2004), written and directed by series creator Don Mancini, Jennifer again took the popular series to the next level; starring as Tiffany and as herself, the deadly doll's favorite actress, who soon becomes an unwitting hostess in more ways than one.
Jennifer's pitch-perfect voiceover work as Tiffany is not the only instance of her being able to incarnate a character from the vocal chords out. Families know her distinctive cadences from the Disney hits Home on the Range (2004), directed by Will Finn and John Sanford; The Haunted Mansion (2003) (in which Jennifer acted from the neck up only), directed by Rob Minkoff; and the Pixar blockbuster Monsters, Inc. (2001) (voicing Mike's love interest Celia), directed by Pete Docter, David Silverman and Lee Unkrich. She began her acting career as a teenager, putting herself through the theater program at Stephens College in Missouri by winning writing competitions. She then headed to Los Angeles, California. While she continued to act on the stage (earning a Dramalogue Award for her performance in "Vanities"), movies and television immediately came calling for the actress with the unique voice and visage.
In 2001, she starred in the Broadway revival of "The Women" with Cynthia Nixon and Kristen Johnson, which was later taped for, and broadcast on, PBS. In 2008, she appeared with Miranda Richardson in the critically acclaimed production of Wallace Shawn's play "Grasses of a Thousand Colors" at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Other plays include "Tartuffe" (LAAT) "Boy's Life" (LAAT) "Baby with the Bathwater" (LAPT) and others too numerous to mention. In 2005, Jennifer met her boyfriend, professional poker player Phil Laak (also known as the Unabomber). That summer at the World Series of Poker, she bested a field of 601 to take down the Ladies Event and win a coveted gold bracelet. She followed this up by winning the WPT Ladies Invitational, making her one of a small but elite group holding both a WSOP bracelet, and a WPT title. In summer 2010, she also won the Bellagio Cup 5k tournament.- Ian Chen was born on September 7, 2006 in Los Angeles. At age 5, Ian booked his first national commercial and has since then, steadily worked in commercials, print, and television shows. In March 2014, he landed his big break when he booked the comedic role of Evan Huang in ABC's Fresh Off the Boat (2015) He has also guest starred in Grey's Anatomy (2005) and Dr. Ken (2015) In 2018, he landed his first feature film role in Warner Brothers' Shazam! (2019). Cited by Variety as a young star to watch, and included in Entertainment Weekly's list of "12 under 12" outstanding youth actors. He's also named one of Hollywood's Top 30 Stars Under Age 18 by The Hollywood Reporter in 2018 and 2019.
Besides acting on camera, he is also a voice actor, having a recurring role in Disney Junior's Fancy Nancy (2018), and being featured in animation films Wish Dragon (2021). Ian loves being on set and learning all aspects of the filming process.
As a trained singer, Ian appeared in the Hallmark Channel's Home & Family (2012) for his first television interview and live singing performance. He was subsequently invited to sing for many charity events.
In addition to acting and singing, Ian enjoys playing piano and guitar, watching TV, reading, swimming and playing airplane simulators. He also aspires to be a pilot when he grows up.
Ian has a younger brother named Max. Ian and Max speak Mandarin fluently. - Actress
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Veteran Vietnamese born actress Kieu Chinh is best known to moviegoers for her role as Suyuan Woo in the 1991 film "The Joy Luck Club". She also made a notable guest appearance on the hit CBS-TV series "M*A*S*H" as Kyung Soon, an aristocratic South Korean socialite whom Hawkeye begins to fall in love with (which is reciprocated) after he's enlisted by Colonel Potter to attend to her sick mother in the episode "In Love and War" (directed by Alan Alda) in the series' sixth season.
In the 1960s, in addition to Vietnamese films, she also appeared in several US productions including "A Yank in Viet-Nam" (1964) and "Operation C.I.A."' (1965), the latter opposite Burt Reynolds. Kieu Chinh also produced a war epic "Nguoi Tình Khong Chan Dung" (Warrior, Who Are You) (1971), which later would be remastered and shown in the U.S. at the 2003 Vietnamese International Film Festival.
In 1975, while Kieu Chinh was on the set in Singapore, communist North Vietnamese overran Saigon. Kieu Chinh left for the U.S. where she resumed her acting career in a 1977 episode of M*A*S*H "In Love and War", written by Alan Alda and loosely based on her life story.
Kieu Chinh subsequently acted in feature films as well as TV-movies including The Children of An Lac", "Hamburger Hill" (1987), "Riot" (1997), "Catfish in Black Bean Sauce" (1999), "Face" (2002), "Journey From The Fall" (2005), and the FOX-TV series "21" (2008).
From 1989 to 1991, she had a recurring role as Trieu Au on the ABC-TV Vietnam War drama series "China Beach".
For over a decade, Chinh has been a lecturer of the Greater Talent Network in New York. She has been invited to give keynote addresses at Pfizer, Kellogg, Cornell University and University of San Diego. Kieu is also active in philanthropic work. Together with journalist Terry Anderson, she co-founded the Vietnam Children's Fund, which has built schools in Vietnam attended by more than 25,000 students annually. Kieu Chinh and Anderson continue to serve as the Fund's co-chair.- Nicholas Coombe, a fresh face in the entertainment industry, has swiftly become a notable figure in the world of acting. In The Wilds (2020), he delivers a compelling performance as Josh Herbert, a talkative and hypochondriacal teenager facing the challenges of being stranded on a mysterious island. The season introduces a new dynamic with a group of boys navigating similar perilous circumstances.
Coombe also took on the role of Owen in the comedy "1UP" (Lionsgate/Buzzfeed), released to audiences alongside Ruby Rose, Paris Berelc, and Taylor Zakhar-Perez. The film follows Valerie, played by Berelc, who quits her college esports team and embarks on a journey to assemble a new varsity-caliber team to save her scholarship. Coombe showcased his versatility as Owen in this exciting venture that has now hit the screens.
Born in Kyneton, Australia but raised in Perth, Western Australia, Coombe knew from a young age that he wanted to be a performer. By the age of six, he was already enrolled in tap, jazz, and ballet lessons. At nine years old he made the jump to musical theater and absolutely fell in love. Coombe went on to sign with an agent in Perth and began doing commercial work along with a few student projects before he made the big move to Vancouver, Canada. While in Vancouver, Coombe continued to perfect his craft and landed a lead role on Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) opposite Isabela Merced, Eva Longoria and Michael Pena. He also had a series regular role on ABC's "Imaginary Mary" opposite Jenna Elfman. Additional credits for Coombe include: Open Road's Midnight Sun (2018), ABC's "Take Two," "Motive," The CW's "iZombie," SYFY's "The Magicians," and Netflix's Spy Kids: Mission Critical (2018). When not on set, you can find Coombe in the studio creating new music with his band "The Beanie Kids." Coombe shines on lead vocals and the guitar along with his band members Avery O'Brien (bass, vocals) and Jamison Ko (drums).
Coombe resides in Vancouver. - Actress
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Madeleine Madden was born on 29 January 1997 in Australia. She is an actress, known for Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019), Mystery Road (2018) and Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018).- Actor
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Vincent Rodriguez III was born on 10 August 1982 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Mortal Kombat 1 (2023). He has been married to Gregory Wright since August 2015.- Actor
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James received the Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Drama Leagues Awards nominations for his starring role as "Sydney Carton' in the 2008 Broadway production of A Tale Of Two Cities. He also won the Sarasota Magazine best actor award for the out of town pre-Broadway run of A Tale Of Two Cities.
For nearly three years he played the title role of 'The Phantom' in Broadway's longest running multi-million dollar blockbuster The Phantom Of The Opera.
James was also the host of the Internationally acclaimed radio show The Star Power Hour and creates content for the VoiceAmerica Internet television network and hosts James Barbour Now on Grant Cardone's MYGCTV.com- Actor
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A trained actor, Mario Lavandeira graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with honors and a degree in drama. He has appeared in many TV shows - most notably Glee; starred in various films - his favorite: the horror classic Most Likely To Die, and headlined two off-Broadway musicals, NEWSical and Full House The Musical.- Actor
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Greg Ellis is a best selling author, Annie Award nominated voice artist and Emmy Award® nominated actor.
Greg mastered the Rubik's cube at 12, held the world-record for Pac-Man at 13, performed a lead role in a West End musical at 14, had a number 1 single on the pop charts at 15, left school at 16 and home at 17.
Greg has appeared in Oscar winning movies, directed Hollywood super-stars, produced and written television shows and commercials, leading stage roles in original Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh musicals in London's West End and Las Vegas, voiced cartoon characters for movies, TV series, cartoons, over 130 video games and toys, has over 20 action figures of characters he's portrayed in film and television, and recorded multiple albums, singles and soundtracks as a soloist.
Greg's major motion picture film credits include billion-dollar franchises like the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Titanic, Star Trek, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Beowulf. television credits include 24, The X-Files, CSI, Dexter, NCIS, Hawaii Five-O, The Rookie and more.
Under his production company banner, Monkey Toes Studio, Greg has written and directed projects for Kiefer Sutherland and Stephen Fry, produced and directed multiple commercials.
He hosts the video podcast series The Voices in My Head, Wiser Life Practices, and his passion project The Respondent.
Greg has skydived from 10,000 feet above earth, completed one Ironman and ten triathlons, won the South Beach Triathlon, made the cut at the BMW golf championships, competed against ski legends Franz Klammer and Marc Giardelli, played doubles with 12 time Grand-slam champion Mark Woodforde at Wimbledon on finals Sunday's, performed for Prince, Michael Jackson, Princess Diana, HRH Queen Elizabeth ll at three Royal Command Performances, written songs with Robbie Williams, sung the American National Anthem at New York Rangers and Oakland A's games and a live duet with Kermit the Frog on live television on the red carpet at a Pirates of the Caribbean premiere.
Greg taught phenomenological classes to orphans born with HIV in India, storytelling at the Parva Slum School in Jaipur, practiced shamanic rituals with the Cherokee Nation, purification sweat lodges with the Skidi Tribe, studied affect theory, psychology and phenomenology, created the 'Mindwell' initiative with the Global Wellness Institute, co-founded the drone pilot school Buzz, and founded the charity CPU: Children and Parents United, with a mission is to promote and improve child well-being by providing information and resources to policy makers, legislators, practitioners and the public, resulting in enhanced relationships and reduced conflict for those children and parents navigating our current family law systems.- Actor
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Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III (born September 8, 2002) is an Italian-American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert & as Gavroche in Les Misérables. He stars as Dustin Henderson in the Netflix science-fiction drama series, Stranger Things (2016).
Matarazzo was born in New London, Connecticut & raised in Tuckerton, New Jersey. He has cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), a trait he shares with his Stranger Things character. He uses dentures as a result of his condition, and uses his fame to raise awareness about it.
Matarazzo uses his platform to raise awareness of CCD and fundraise for CCD Smiles, an organization that helps cover costs of oral surgeries for those with cleidocranial dysostosis. Matarazzo has also started a line of T-shirts whose proceeds will go to CCD Smiles. On his social media sites, Matarazzo actively notifies his followers of how to donate to CCD Smiles and different events he will participate in. Recently, his sister also started a Facebook campaign to raise money for the organization.
Since 2017, Matarazzo has served as spokesman for Verizon FiOS.