Distracted 2007 opening night premiere

by mikeseravello-41380 | created - 02 Sep 2019 | updated - 02 Sep 2019 | Public

Sunday March 25th, Mark Taper Forum 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

1. Rita Wilson

Actress | Jingle All the Way

Rita Wilson (born Margarita Ibrahimoff) is an American actress, singer, and film producer from Los Angeles. Her ancestry is primarily Greek and Bulgarian. She was granted Greek citizenship in 2019, in honor of her efforts to assist Greece by appealing for international aid after a devastating ...

2. Bronson Pinchot

Actor | True Romance

When Bronson Pinchot began auditioning for Broadway roles, he refused to do accents. Years later, his ability to do accents is what gave him his first break in film and led to television success as Balki Bartokomous, the odd cousin from a Mediterranean island who comes to live with Mark Linn-Baker ...

3. Lisa Loomer

Writer | Girl, Interrupted

Lisa Loomer was born in 1950. She is a writer and actress, known for Girl, Interrupted (1999), Hearts Afire (1992) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).

4. Johanna Day

Actress | Unbreakable

Johanna Day was born on February 27, 1963 in Winchester, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for Unbreakable (2000), The Post (2017) and True Story (2015).

6. Marita Geraghty

Actress | Groundhog Day

Marita Geraghty was born on March 26, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Groundhog Day (1993), Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) and Broadcast News (1987). She was previously married to Michael Maguire.

7. Emma Hunton

Actress | Station 19

Emma Hunton was born on August 26, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Station 19 (2018), Angel (1999) and Happy Endings (2005).

8. Ray Porter

Actor | Zack Snyder's Justice League

Raymond Porter is an American actor and audio-book narrator who is widely known for portraying Darkseid from Zack Snyder's Justice League, the 2021 extended director's cut of the 2017 DC film. He did minor roles in The Runaways, Argo and Almost Famous. He did voice acting work for BioShock 2, ...

9. Hudson Thames

Actor | Mad Men

Hudson Thames was born on March 19, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Mad Men (2007), I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019) and Malibu Country (2012).

10. Keith Urban

Soundtrack | Act of Valor

Keith was born in Whangarei, NI, New Zealand. His parents moved when Keith was 2, to Queensland in Australia. Where he grew up. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1992. Keith became a naturalized American citizen several years ago and voted in the 2016 Presidential election. Keith was inducted ...

11. Nicole Kidman

Actress | Moulin Rouge!

Elegant Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas.

Kidman is the daughter of Janelle Ann (Glenny), a nursing instructor, and Antony David Kidman, a biochemist and clinical ...

12. Steven Spielberg

Producer | Schindler's List

One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, ...

13. Ron Meyer

Self | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton

An industry veteran with over 50 years of experience in Hollywood, Ron Meyer's tenure at NBCUniversal included a consistent stream of worldwide box office hits. During his time as President and Chief Operating Officer, nine of the studio's films were nominated at the Oscars for Best Picture, ...

14. Martin Short

Actor | Innerspace

Martin Hayter Short OC is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada, and has received Medals from Queen Elizabeth II, including in 2002 the ...

15. Tom Hanks

Producer | Cast Away

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Tom grew up in what he has ...

16. Walter F. Parkes

Writer | WarGames

Walter F. Parkes was born on April 15, 1951 in Bakersfield, California. He attended Yale University and it was graduated cum laude in 1973. He made its first film project The California Reich (1975), which was made in 1975.

He met Laurie MacDonald in 1982 and the next year, wrote the script for the ...

17. Eugene Levy

Actor | A Mighty Wind

Eugene Levy is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer. He has appeared in more than 60 motion pictures to date, eight of which having topped the $100M mark. The box office success of films such as Bringing Down the House (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) , and Father of the Bride Part II ...

18. Nia Vardalos

Actress | My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Nia Vardalos was born on September 24, 1962 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016) and I Hate Valentine's Day (2009). She was previously married to Ian Gomez.

19. Jeremy Sisto

Actor | Wrong Turn

Jeremy Sisto was born in Northern California, in a small town called Grass Valley. He is the son of actress Reedy Gibbs and jazz musician Dick Sisto. His film debut was in the movie Grand Canyon (1991). He studied at UCLA for a while and then started acting full time. Jeremy likes to play boccie (...

20. Rob Reiner

Actor | All in the Family

Robert Reiner was born in New York City, to Estelle Reiner (née Lebost) and Emmy-winning actor, comedian, writer, and producer Carl Reiner.

As a child, his father was his role model, as Carl Reiner created and starred in The Dick Van Dyke Show. Estelle was also an inspiration for him to become a ...

21. Sandra Oh

Actress | Killing Eve

Sandra Oh was born to Korean parents in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Oh Junsu, a businessman, and her mother, Oh Young-Nam, a biochemist, were married in Seoul, Korea. They both attended graduate school at the University of Toronto. Sandra began her career as a ballet ...

22. Kate Capshaw

Actress | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Kate Capshaw was born Kathleen Sue Nail in Fort Worth, Texas, to Beverley Sue (Simon), a beautician and travel agent, and Edwin Leon Nail, an airline employee. Capshaw worked as a teacher with an MA in Learning Disabilities. Her desire to be an actress led her to New York where she landed a role on...

23. Kelly Chapman

Actress | At First Sight

Kelly Chapman is known for At First Sight (1999), Brigsby Bear (2017) and Dangerously Close (1986).

24. Arianna Huffington

Actress | John Q

Arianna Huffington was born on July 15, 1950 in Athens, Greece. She is an actress and writer, known for John Q (2002), The Siege (1998) and Edtv (1999). She was previously married to Michael Huffington.

25. Leonard Foglia

Moby-Dick

Leonard Foglia is known for Moby-Dick (2013), It's A Wonderful Life (2017) and The Stendhal Syndrome (2004).

26. Michael Ritchie

Director | The Golden Child

Michael Ritchie was born on November 28, 1938 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Golden Child (1986), The Island (1980) and Fletch (1985). He was married to Jimmie Brown and Georgina Tebrock. He died on April 16, 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.

27. Craig Zadan

Producer | Footloose

Craig Zadan was born on April 15, 1949 in Miami, Florida, USA. He was a producer, known for Footloose (1984), Hairspray (2007) and Chicago (2002). He died on August 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

29. Kate Burton

Actress | Big Trouble in Little China

Swiss-born Welsh-American actress Kate Burton is the daughter of Welsh actors Richard Burton and Sybil Williams. She graduated Brown University (1979), majoring in Russian studies and European history. She served on the board of 'Production Workshop', the university's student-run theater group. She...

30. Allison Janney

Actress | The Help

Allison Janney is an award-winning actress who has earned a solid reputation in stage productions and in many supporting roles on screen, and who more recently has become prominent by portraying one of the major characters in the popular TV series The West Wing (1999).

Entertainment Weekly magazine ...

31. Neil Meron

Producer | Hairspray

Neil Meron was born in 1955. He is known for Hairspray (2007), Chicago (2002) and The Bucket List (2007).

32. Eric Vetro

Music_department | La La Land

Eric Vetro is known for La La Land (2016), In the Heights (2021) and Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008).

33. Lucy Lawless

Actress | Xena: Warrior Princess

New Zealand icon Lucy Lawless is most known for her role as "Xena the Warrior Princess." Lucy is married to producer Rob Tapert (Robert Gerard Tapert) and resides in New Zealand. They have two sons, Julius Robert Bay Tapert and Judah Miro Tapert, who were both born in New Zealand. Lucy also has a ...

34. Michael Norton

Actor | Disabled

Michael Norton is known for Disabled (2010), Robe.: Visions of a Dead Future (2009) and Remains (2009).

36. Janel Moloney

Actress | The West Wing

Janel Moloney was born on October 3, 1969 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The West Wing (1999), The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993) and The Leisure Seeker (2017). She has been married to Marcelo Zarvos since January 5, 2010. They have two ...



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