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- 'Speedy' Wilson was born on 12 April 1896 in Danville, Virginia, USA. He is known for A Daughter of the Congo (1930).
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- Writer
A.C. McCray is an actor from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He grew up with a steady diet of 1980's pop culture that included everything from pop music to slasher films. At an early age, testing revealed a high IQ, and his constant on the go pace made it difficult for his anyone to keep up with him. After a very rough childhood, he turned his attention to more creative avenues.
In high school, he was encouraged to get into acting by mentor Randy Stewart. He spent his time in high school starting to hone his craft. His senior year, he was offered a scholarship to a prestigious school for acting. In what he calls the biggest mistake of his life, A.C. turned it down to stay closer to what he knew. He continued to work as a stage actor and director locally, which included co-owning his own theater in Fort Wayne from 2005-2010. His first break in film came in 2008 when cast for Katie Madonna Lee's The Execution of Julie Ann Mabry in a small role. He continued to book other roles regularly after that.
His journey into film was temporarily stalled when he also faced a year of personal tragedy in 2011. That year, McCray unexpectedly lost his infant son and grandmother just a few months apart from one another. A.C. fought through his pain, and spent 2012 writing and directing his film debut, The Destination - which was released 1 year to the day of his son's passing. The film's premiere screening raised money for Riley Children's Hospital. Revitalized and refocused, McCray jumped back into films in 2013, and hasn't looked back since.
He is most known for his role as Sluggo in HM&M Films' popular splatstick horror comedy series, House of Whores. He has also been seen alongside Bruce Campbell and the casts of the Evil Dead franchise in 2021's documentary, Hail to the Deadites. A.C. will also be appearing in Troma Films' upcoming LGBTQ Horror Rock Musical, Kill Dolly Kill: Dolly Deadly 2, and NYC Filmmaker Jeremy Max's upcoming project, Dream Girl.
A.C. may be best known for his horror and comedy abilities, A.C. loves challenges a dramatic role can bring.
McCray has shown through his life that if you keep your mind on something, you can achieve whatever you want. He hosts the Infamous Horror Podcast for the IH Network, and is working on a book of true short stories based on events in his life. A.C. McCray resides in Chicago, IL with his family.- Writer
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Aaron Steven was born on 12 April 1987 in Rockville, Maryland, USA. He is a writer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Iron Man 3 (2013).- Manager
- Executive
- Producer
Aaron Tropf is an Entertainment Executive, Artist Manager, Executive Producer and Entertainment Entrepreneur primarily recognized for his work in developing viral social media stars. Growing up in the small town of Payette, Idaho and now working out of Los Angeles, CA, Aaron Tropf is the Founder and CEO of Tropf Management, and Co-Founder of viral media & production company, A THREAT. Aaron's versatile entertainment career spans major talent agencies such as CAA and APA, digital agencies and tech startups. Representing some of social media's most prolific talent, Aaron's clients are repeat #1 global trendsetters on TikTok, creators of 2021's most viewed videos across all of Instagram, and have held major brand partnerships from Nike to Samsung. Aaron's roots in the entertainment business stem from the music industry, where his acumen has been realized as a #1 Billboard record, world tours, and tens of millions of streams. Beyond representation for Music and Social Media acts, Aaron has been a part of the management team for Jason Momoa, the agency team for Betty White, and has worked with multiple other A-list artists throughout his career.- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Aashiq Abu is an Indian film director, producer and actor. He was born in Kochi, Keala in the year 1978 to C.M. Abu and Jameela Abu. Aashiq Abu did his graduation from Maharajas College, Ernakulam, where he was an active member for student union for consecutive years. He married Malayalam actress Rima Kallingal in the year 2013. Aashiq Abu was working as an assistant to director Kamal for few years and later in the year 2009 he came up with his first movie "Daddy Cool". His movies "Salt N' Pepper" (2011), "22 female Kottayam" (2012) are his best known films and later remade to other languages. Aashiq Abu has also done few Ad films. In the year 2013 he started a media production house named "OPM".- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Abe R. Rated was born on 12 April 1972 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Woggie (2012), The Fans Perspective (2008) and Hollywood Crack Down (2010).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Ad Schaumer was born on 12 April 1898 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Pickup on South Street (1953), Hell and High Water (1954) and Fantastic Voyage (1966). He was married to Theo. He died on 6 April 1977 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.- Actor
- Producer
Adam Fox was born on 12 April 1980 in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Vandez (2012), The Adventures of the Adventures 3: Hollywood Stars (2023) and Awaken (2009).- Adam Graves is a Canadian former professional hockey player. He is best known for his ten-year tenure with the New York Rangers Hockey Team of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also played in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks, and is a two-time Stanley cup winner. He finished his career with 329 goals and 287 assists and is a New York Rangers special assistant with Prospect Development and Community Relations.
Adam Graves won the Stanley Cup, twice, in 1989-90 with the Edmonton Oilers and in 1993-94 with theNew York Rangers Hockey Team. Graves also won a championship on the international level for his native Canada. In 1988, he was a member of the winning Canadian Junior team at the World Championships. In the tournament, Graves recorded five goals in seven games. He was also given the honor to captain the 1993 World Championships in Munich. This time around, Graves scored three goals. Again in 1999, Graves represented Canada at the World Championships in Norway, scoring seven points in ten games. - Additional Crew
- Actor
- Producer
Adam Parfrey was born on 12 April 1957 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for What Is It? (2005), Lords of Chaos (2018) and Dallas in Wonderland. He was married to Jodi Wille, Lisa Carol Everett and &. He died on 10 May 2018 in Port Townsend, Washington, USA.- Producer
- Production Manager
- Actor
Adam Ropp is a distinguished film producer from Oklahoma, rising to prominence alongside the flourishing success of The Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program. Ropp's notable works include "Ghosts 2023," "Secrets Beneath the Floorboards 2023," and "Black Bags 2023." Future projects include "For the Love of Mine" "Fade Em Up" and "Jonah: The Journey There."- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Adam has been performing just about his entire life, from talent shows in Elementary school to Band and Orchestra in High School and College to Independent Films and Community Theatre. He worked for the State of California for nearly 10 years, inspecting low-income housing, auditing files and conducting physical inspections. Though he had a day job as a bureaucrat, he continued to support and participate in the performing arts. He joined the Citrus Heights Community Marching Band and became it's director for a year, leaving to focus on a State Assembly Campaign where he recorded and produced his own radio ads with the help of friends. He began performing on stage with the Davis Musical Theatre Company as the title character in their production of The Wizard of Oz and later joined their Board of Directors, becoming Vice President all while performing in countless shows on stage. Being bit hard by the acting bug, he sold his house, quit his job, and resigned from 3 different non-profit boards to move from Sacramento to Hollywood to focus on film/TV acting as well as voice acting. Since, he has starred in a few student films, a national commercial for eHarmony (which he booked within 3 months of arriving), an episode of Exposed with Deborah Norville on Reelz Channel, and a web-series or 2 among countless shorts and small videos. He has also grown his voice acting career, voicing several animated pilots, English dubs of 3 different Ultraman movies, and became a regular narration contributor for the YouTube series One Minute History. He jumped into producing and writing as he dusted off the script of Public Comment, a musical he collaborated on with friends and created an abridged version for the Hollywood Fringe Festival, which he executive produced alongside a team of producers and brought 7 performances to the Hollywood Fringe to rave audience reviews. After winning an Encore award, the production went on for 3 more performances. He booked his first "Under 5" role on an episode of TruTV's Adam Ruins Everything (2015) and thus earned his SAG Eligibility. He is the host of Inside Animation (2021) and is an associate producer on Space Command (2020)- Adriana Samuel was born on 12 April 1966 in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Production Manager
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- Location Management
Adrien Adriaco was born on 12 April 1973 in Paris, France. Adrien is a production manager, known for Lucy (2014), Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) and Anna (2019).- Adriena Bartosová was born on 12 April 1960 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is a composer, known for Sleeping Beauty (1991).
- Adrienne Fichter was born on 12 April 1984 in Lucerne, Switzerland.
- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Agata Trzebuchowska is a director and screenwriter. She graduated from University of Warsaw and Wajda Film School.
Agata played the title role in Pawel Pawlikowski's film Ida, which won Poland's first Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Her first short film called Heat (co-created with Mateusz Pacewicz) premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2017. She also made the 30-minutes experimental drama called Vacancy (producer: Munk Studio), which was screened at many worldwide festivals, among others Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, Krakow Film Festival, The Polish Film Festival. Agata also directs music videos.
Apart from film, Agata has some experience in theatre. She wrote and directed a performative reading called Alice on Verge in collaboration with feminist theatrical group called Polish Now. Recently she made a video for Agnieszka Glinska's play The Hearing Trumpet.
She is developing two feature screenplays.- Agnes Sapper was born on 12 April 1852 in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria [now Bavaria, Germany]. She was a writer, known for Ai no ikka (1941), Ziemassvetku jampadracis (1993) and Manga sekai mukashi banashi (1976). She was married to Eduard Sapper. She died on 19 March 1929 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany.
- Agnès Aubé was born on 12 April 1948 in Saint-Mards-en-Othe, Aube, France. She is an actress, known for The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), The Hook (2004) and Louise hires a contract killer (2008).
- Stunts
- Actor
Aidan Gillett is an Australian actor and stunt performer who was born in Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains NSW. He began acting at age 18 and that same year auditioned and was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art. He graduating with the class of 2007, being awarded a bachelor degree in Dramatic Art Acting. Since graduation from NIDA he has appeared in television, film, commercials and theatre. In 2015, he became an MEAA graded Stunt Performer, making him one of the few NIDA graduate stunt performers ever, specialising in driving, fighting and stunt roles requiring the delivery of dialogue.- Aimée Ubacker was born on 12 April 1993 in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Kubanacan (2003), The Clone (2001) and Amor e Revolução (2011).
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Airi was born in Gifu to 2 golf players on April 12, 1994 but grew up in Chiba. She first came to people's attention as 1 of the members in the Hello! Project Kids pop group, the lead vocalist of the band's off-shoot idol girl group C-ute, as a member of Aa! & as member of another follow-up group, Buono!. Upon the dissolution of those bands, she launched a solo career. She had joined Hello! Project in 2002 & appeared in the film Mini Moni Ja Movie: Okashi Na Daibooken! During this period, she was more or less a regular on Japanese TV, issued a dozen photo books & even sketched a manga. C-ute was chosen as the Best New Artist Award at the Japan Record Award in 2008. That was also the year that she began acting on TV & movies. She was a central schoolgirl character in Osama Gemu. In 2015, she branched out & become a model for Ray magazine. She also had her own radio show, Airi's Potion. During this time, she was studying at Keio University in Tokyo, graduating w/ a degree in environmental studies 2017. While modeling, she announced her solo debut album, Do Me a Favor (Sic), in April 2018. She also announced accompanying singles, videos & a tour. In 2019, she worked on more modeling.
She's known for her multiple talents, figure & hair. Like most celebrities, she has pushed corporate products, most notably fronting for Japan's biggest pizza chain Pizza-la. She has also represented Chiba Prefecture Red Cross. During 2018, 1 could obtain a free poster of her by donating blood.- Actor
- Music Department
Akash Puri was born on 12 April 1997 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He is an actor, known for Romantic (2021), Business Man (2012) and Mehbooba (2018).- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Akdeniz Adiyaman was born on 12 April 1984 in Istanbul, Turkey. Akdeniz is a cinematographer, known for Çakal (2010), Valley of the Wolves: Gladio (2009) and Öz Hakiki Karakol: Asayis Berkemal Aga... (2012).- Ako was born on 12 April 1958 in Japan. She is an actress, known for The Woman with Red Hair (1979), Nureta shumatsu (1979) and Pink Tush Girl: Love Attack (1979).
- Al Silverman was born on 12 April 1926 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Foster & Laurie (1975), Brian's Song (1971) and Brian's Song (2001). He was married to Rosa and Rosa Magaro. He died on 10 March 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Sound Department
- Actor
Alain Tremblay was born on 12 April 1961 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is an actor, known for Timeline (2003), Lucky Number Slevin (2006) and Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006).- Actor
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Early in life, Alain Zouvi was interested by the acting scene. His mother, Amulette Garneau, was a regular on the television screen in Quebec at the time and she knew a lot of the popular stage artists during those those years. Young Zouvi was thus around people such as Michel Tremblay and Olivier Guimond. His father, Jacques, is also an actor.
Zouvi's education was a classical one at Collège Stanislas, in Outremont. First refused admission by the École nationale de théâtre, he was accepted on the second try in 1978. He studied there for three years. Zouvi then made his mark on the theater scene.- Writer
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- Music Department
Alan Ayckbourn was born on 12 April 1939 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for A Chorus of Disapproval (1989), By Jeeves (2001) and Season's Greetings (2020). He has been married to Heather Stoney since September 1997. They have two children. He was previously married to Christine Helen Roland May.- Editorial Department
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- Director
Born and raised in Birmingham, Michigan, Alan Curtis Williams had a strong passion for film from an early age. Since writing his first script at six years old, Williams went on to continue writing throughout his High School years at Cranbrook Kingswood in Bloomfield Hills. Before leaving High School, he worked his first film gig as a production assistant on Ryan Gosling's directorial debut Lost River. This was followed by his enrollment in Cornell University.
While attending Cornell, Alan Curtis Williams continued writing while majoring in Performing and Media Arts with a focus on film. He spent his Senior year writing, directing, and editing his first short film Constant Watch.- Alan Leighton was born on 12 April 1953 in Hereford, England, UK.
- Alan Wedner was born on 12 April 1954 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Barnaby Jones (1973), Dallas (1978) and The White Shadow (1978).
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Albert Brouett was born on 12 April 1888 in Lyon, Rhône, France. He was an actor and director, known for Who Is the Boss? (1921), A Rogue in Love (1922) and Early Birds (1923). He died on 28 September 1945 in Paris, France.- Producer
- Production Manager
Alberto Celery was born on 12 April 1949 in Santiago, Chile. He is a producer and production manager, known for A la sombra del sol (1974), Julio comienza en julio (1979) and State of Siege (1972).- Writer
- Soundtrack
Alberto Ciambricco was born on 12 April 1920 in Fabriano, Marche, Italy. He was a writer, known for Fermate il colpevole (1979), Così per gioco (1979) and Estudio 1 (1965). He died on 27 February 2008 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Aldo Puglisi was born on 12 April 1935 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He is an actor, known for Seduced and Abandoned (1964), Marriage Italian Style (1964) and When Women Lost Their Tails (1972).
- Writer
- Director
Alejandro Licona was born on 12 April 1953 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He is a writer and director, known for Perseguida (1991), Mujer de cabaret (1991) and ¡Mátenme porque me muero! (1991).- Aleksandr Ostrovskiy was born on 12 April 1823 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a writer, known for Zhenitba Balzaminova (1964), Without Dowry (1937) and The Busy Inn (1916). He was married to Maria Wassiljewna Vasilieva and Agafja Iwanowna. He died on 14 June 1886 in Shchelykovo, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kostroma Oblast, Russia].
- Aleksandr Sergeev was born on 12 April 1973 in Moscow, USSR. He is an actor, known for Loveless (2017), Bayker (2010) and Union of Salvation (2019).
- Aleksandr Ulyanov was born on 12 April 1866 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. He died on 20 May 1887 in Shlisselburg, Russia.
- Aleksey Yakubov was born on 12 April 1960 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Ekipazh (1980), Russkiy regtaym (1993) and Strelyayushchiye angely (1994).
- Alessandro Lorenti was born on 12 April 1977 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is an actor, known for Little Roma (1987) and A viso coperto (1985).
- Alex Briley was born on 12 April 1951 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Can't Stop the Music (1980), Santa Barbara (1984) and Married... with Children (1987).
- Actor
- Casting Director
Alex Demir was born in N.Y. He grew up in the Bronx and during his high school years his family moved to Westchester County. His father passed away suddenly when Alex was a young boy. With no male role model to guide him Alex started getting into trouble with the law and found himself in jail on several occasions. In his own words- "I was lost, clueless. I became some kind of a maniac".
Eventually, at the suggestion of a friend from the neighborhood, Alex began taking acting classes at the famed H.B. Studios in the West Village section of Manhattan. There he received encouragement from several of the teachers including Tony Award and Academy Winner Sandy Dennis. He has stated- "It was the first time anyone ever told me that I was good at anything.......anything legal ".
Alex made his debut on the off Broadway stage in Albert Camus'- "Caligula"
After working in several more plays and being told constantly that he should be in front of a camera and that he needed to be in Hollywood, he eventually drove across country and settled in Los Angeles.
His work has been described as; "explosive", "powerful", "wonderfully natural", "honest".- Sound Department
- Producer
Alex Ginzo was born in Weehawken, New Jersey to Cuban refugee parents. When he was 5 the family moved to Miami. Alex graduated from Miami Sunset High School in 1989 and then later attended Valencia Community College's Film Program in Orlando, Florida. Ginzo has worked on several independent productions, episodic TV, and some documentaries. He worked on a series from the WB called "Safe Harbor" and television special for the Sci-Fi Channel called Curse of the Blair Witch (1999) (TV), Real Rob (2015). As well, He has worked on several features and short films such as Extreme Force (1999), A Measure of Faith (2009), and Robo-dog: Airborne (2015).
He also has worked on national commercials such as Bank One Platinum Card, Twister: The Ride for Universal Studios Florida, Eagle One Auto Cleaning Products, Sprint PCS(Latin Market, Publix, Walmart, Nike Factory Store, Dick Sporting Goods, and Citgo.
He also keeps himself buy working reality shows such as Making the Band for MTV, The Cut for CBS. Doomsday Preppers, Dream Machines for Sci-Fi channel, TLC - Say Yes to the Dress: The Big Day and Extreme RV's for Travel Channel.
In June 2005, Ginzo took a teaching position at Full Sail University in Orlando within their film department teaching film production to future filmmakers. In 2011, Ginzo earned a bachelor's degree in Full Sail University's Entertainment Business Program.He earned his way to being a course director in the Digital Cinematography Bachelors Degree program where he is still today.- Producer
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Alexandra Klim started as a TV-presenter, model and actress for several TV-stations. Amongst other activities she was host of the travel journal "Schlaflos" and "Die Redaktion" on RTL2 (1999, 2002-2004), "Welt der Wunder" and "Wissen und Technik" on n24. From 2005 until 2007 she was the news anchor of "K1 Nachrichten" on kabel eins. Since 2014 she is the host of "Screen - Das Kinomagazin", on Welt der Wunder TV. As an actress she is featured in "Eine Insel zum Träumen - Koh Samui", "Andi Ommsen ist der letzte Lude" and in 2015 in "Huldra: Lady of the Forest". Since 2013 she's been working as a producer and developer for Paradox Studios. She was credited as a producer in the movies "Finding Steve McQueen", "All roads lead to Rome", "Lavender", "Black Butterfly" and "Reclaim".- Visual Effects
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Alexandre Neuville was born on 12 April 1985 in Belgium. He is known for Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers (2009), The Wild Life (2016) and Son of Bigfoot (2017).- Alfred Zimmerlin was born on 12 April 1955 in Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland. He is a composer, known for Lebenslänglich (1996) and Die Zeit mit Kathrin (1999).
- Director
- Actor
Ali Hassan was born on 12 April 1963 in Beirut, Lebanon. He is a director and actor, known for The Wanderers (1986).- Alice Belcher was born on 12 April 1880 in New York, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Mistaken Orders (1926), Second Hand Rose (1922) and Pals First (1926). She was married to Harold Christie. She died on 9 May 1939 in Hollywood, California, USA.