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Laura Innes was born on August 16, 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan. She was introduced to professional theater by her father, who often took the family to the Stratford Festival of Canada in Stratford, Ontario. With the support of her father, she attended Northwestern University and earned a degree in theater. She went on to appeared in several theater productions before her film debut in Brian De Palma's The Fury (1978), played the role of Jody. She then played the daughter to Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara in the short-lived sitcom The Stiller & Meara Show (1986). In the fall of 1995, she joined the ensemble cast of the NBC medical drama ER (1994) in its second season. She played the role of the experienced, but abrasive, Dr. Kerry Weaver. Her performance earned her three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.- Actress
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When she portrayed "Lyta Alexander" in the Hugo Award-winning sci-fi series Babylon 5 (1993), Patricia Tallman was the most powerful telepath in the universe. Seems fitting, considering that the actress knew she was going to be in show business at the early age of two. It was then that she first appeared with her father, Jerry, on his Midwest radio show, soloing on "Bicycle Built for Two".
By age 15, Pat was performing in summer stock at the Red Barn Theatre in Saugatuck, Michigan, doing ten shows in 11 weeks. She soon spent all of her high school vacations in professional summer stock, and eventually chose Carnegie Mellon University to earn a BFA in its prestigious theater arts program. While other theater majors waited tables, Pat worked her way through college, performing in eighteen musicals at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Recognizing Pat's formidable talents, CMU presented her with an award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting.
Immediately after college, Pat moved to New York City, where she landed a role in the long-running off-Broadway hit "Big, Bad Burlesque". She went on to score other parts on the New York stage, including her favorite, "Rosalind" in the Riverside Shakespeare Company's production of "As You Like It". Television roles began shortly thereafter, when Pat was cast in a recurring role on the CBS soap opera, Guiding Light (1952). This led to roles on virtually every New York-based daytime serial. Film roles were not far behind. George A. Romero contacted her to play a role in his feature Knightriders (1981), starring Ed Harris. This led to a long working relationship with him.
Pat relocated to Los Angeles , where she again worked with Romero on Creepshow 2 (1987). The film she is perhaps best known for followed: George Romero and Tom Savini's remake of the 1968 cult classic, Night of the Living Dead (1990). The move to L.A. was a smart one, Pat discovered, as she was soon cast as undercover cop "Christy Russell" on NBC's Generations (1993), and as an evil, sexy swashbuckler in the Ring of the Musketeers (1992). Other films include Sweet Justice (1991), Benefit of the Doubt (1993), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Television shows include Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Star Runner (1991) (A USA Network pilot), Dark Skies (1996), Babylon 5 (1993) and "The Universe and Harry Morgann" (an independent pilot).
Pat's other projects include starring in the science-fiction thriller Never Die Twice (2001) and playing one of the leads, Lt. Richmond, in two audio plays, "Lives of the Cat" and "Anne Manx". In addition, her voice can be heard in the cartoon "Babylon 5" parodies Babylon Park: Frightspace (1999) and Grudge Match (2000). Equally important to Patricia are her roles of mother to son her Julian, as well as her fund-raising activities for the children of Penny Lane.
Through her tireless efforts within the science fiction community, Pat and her fans have contributed more than $250,000 to Penny Lane over the past several years, the bulk of which transformed the CARE Computer Lab dream into reality. Since 1996, Pat, her friends, family and fans have made a holiday happen for the Penny Lane kids, through the Be A Santa program.
Dedicated Patricia Tallman fans make a hobby of trying to spot her in her many stunt performances. An extremely athletic and former fearless member of the Stunt Woman's Association of Motion Pictures, Pat has tumbled, slid and taken punches for the likes of Laura Dern (in Jurassic Park (1993)), Gates McFadden (in "Star Trek: Generations"), Geena Davis (in The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)) and Laura Prepon (in Karla (2006)).
Pat's roots as a stage actress have never left her, and she continues to tread the footlights in Los Angeles whenever film and TV work allow her the time. Her latest projects include Dead Air (2009), a psychological horror film directed by Corbin Bernsen, for which her performance is getting great reviews. Pat has a book out "Pleasure Thresholds, Patricia Tallman's Babylon 5 Memoirs".- Actor
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Mike Henry is an actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Michael "Mike" Henry was born on November 7, 1965, in Pontiac, Michigan and grew up in Richmond, Virginia. He is best known for his work on Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad, Ted, and The Orville. His most popular voice characters include Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Bruce, and Consuela from Family Guy (1999).
Mike Henry attended The Collegiate School (1984) and later received a B.A. in History from Washington and Lee University (1988). In 1989, Mike left his job in advertising and moved to California to pursue acting and began performing stand-up comedy. He later met and befriended his brother Patrick's roommate, Seth MacFarlane while co-starring in Patrick's university movie shorts. In 1998, Henry joined the cast of Family Guy in its first season and later went on to produce and star in the hit spin-off, The Cleveland Show.
Mike Henry is married to Sara Voelker Henry and has two children and resides in Virginia.- Actor
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Larry Joe Campbell, is a well known American actor. Campbell is most known for his character Andy in "According to Jim", "Hall Pass", "Pacific Rim", and "Wedding Crashers". Campbell was born in Pontiac, Michigan however grew up in Cadillac. Campbell has five children with wife, Peggy Johns-Campbell, whom he married in 1997.- Moira Harris was born on April 19, 1954 in Pontiac, Illinois. She attended and graduated from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, (also where John Malkovich attended) and met Gary Sinise during her college years. They have three children: Sophie Sinise, McCanna Anthony Sinise and Ella Sinise. She is the daughter-in-law of Robert L. Sinise. Moira converted to Roman Catholicism in 2000.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Writer
Natashia Williams was born on 2 August 1978 in Pontiac, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for She Spies (2002), How to Be a Player (1997) and So Little Time (2001). She has been married to Brevin Blach since 2007. They have two children.- Director
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- Producer
As a nationally touring comedian Heather Turman has performed in 20 US states and 75 cities. She has appeared on the FOX series "Laughs" and the SeedandSpark original "Everything Is Fine!" stand-up comedy special. She has also appeared at major festivals including RIOT LA!, SLO-fest and the Westside Showdown in LA where she was a top-finalist twice. Heather is also an award-winning writer, producer and actor. She sold her first feature-length screenplay "The Catch" to Principle Entertainment and then wrote and produced the feature film "Stuck" starring Joel McHale, Heather Matarazzo and SNL's Chris Redd. "Stuck" took home a plethora of awards on the festival circuit before securing global distribution. Prior to making her feature debut with "Stuck," she produced a handful of short films, including "Subdivision" with Larry Laboe (NBC's Ctrl and Fact Checkers Unit), and on the new media front Turman made a splash when she wrote, produced, directed and starred in the original series "Conversations with Future Stars" which was subsequently licensed by RevryTV. Additionally, Turman was a sketch writer for the 2015 CBS Diversity Showcase and her latest screenplay "Snapped" was a top-five finalist at the 2020 Portland Comedy Festival, an Official Selection at Script Summit, and a Semi-Finalist in Coverfly's Unique Voices Screenwriting Competition.- Actor
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Bryan Massey was born in Pontiac, Michigan but moved to Dallas, Texas when he was just 7 years old. He began his illustrious acting career at the tender age of 9 when he made the local paper by winning the 5th grade talent show lip syncing to Steve Martin's "King Tut." At the age of 13, Bryan showed an interest in cartooning and filmmaking, so his Dad bought him a Super 8mm camera. Recruiting the neighborhood and his family, Bryan would spend his weekend's shooting comedic action shorts with his beloved camera. During high school, Bryan dropped out of football because it conflicted with his theater schedule.
In college, Bryan had lead roles in several musicals, participated in community theater, made several short movies with his buddies on campus, and was a nationally ranked member of the cheer-leading squad. After earning an Associate's Degree in Radio/Television, Bryan decided to pursue his acting career and moved to Hollywood, where he got his SAG card playing a Nazi on the X-Files. After spending 4 years in Los Angeles Bryan returned home to Texas, working in local improvisation troupes and continuing to write his own projects. With no local agent he would later go on to get a stint on Prison Break, only after crashing the audition!
He quickly went on to sign with a local agent and due to his unique gruff voice, Bryan was able to participate in his love of cartoons by doing voice over work for many anime shows and video games. Bryan has booked several commercials and acted in many short films and independents. Bryan has also been able to go onto more prolific roles including playing Detective Brinkley, a cop in hot pursuit of Diane Keaton and Ted Danson in "Mad Money", as Skeeter, an oil man friend to Josh Brolin's portrayal of George W. Bush in Oliver Stones critically acclaimed "W" and can also be seen in this summer's much anticipated Judd Apatow comedy "Year One" starring Jack Black and Michael Cera, coming to theaters June 19th.- Actress
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Michelle Breeze was born on 18 December 1942 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for The Flintstones (1994), Burke's Law (1963) and The Wild Wild West (1965). She was married to Steven Ackerman. She died on 13 September 2016 in Reseda, California, USA.- Joe Urla was born on 25 December 1958 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Sleepers (1996), Deep Impact (1998) and The Bodyguard (1992).
- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Born in Pontiac, Michigan on January 23rd, 1976. Raised among a large music making family, (mother Sally was the 10th of 12 musically inclined children of renowned Detroit pianist, Jimmy Stevenson) he began singing and playing at the ripe old age of three. By age eight he had begun playing and writing with his cousin and life-long musical companion, Cole Garlak. Together they spent the better part of their school years learning classic rock cover tunes (with the help of numerous rhythm sections) performing in garages and school cafeterias throughout Oakland county. At 15, he moved to Orlando, Florida to enjoy four years of working as a Mouseketeer on the Disney Channel's All New Mickey Mouse Club. After high school and the show's cancellation, he moved to Los Angeles to continue his career as a professional entertainer. He worked in commercials and on TV but soon returned to music and is now writing and recording songs.- Actress
- Producer
Sicily Johnson was born on 1 October 1985 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for One on One (2001), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) and Mama Flora's Family (1998). She has been married to Melanie Wilkerson since 2022. She was previously married to Chris Johnson.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Dan Hicks was born on 19 July 1951 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Darkman (1990), Evil Dead II (1987) and Intruder (1989). He died on 30 June 2020 in California, USA.- Bahni Turpin was born on 4 June 1962 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Crossroads (2002), Malcolm X (1992) and Cold Case (2003).
- John Currie Slade was born on 11 April 1948 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Voyagers! (1982) and Slam Dance (1987). He was married to Laurie Walters and Betsy Slade. He died on 7 July 2017 in Ventura, California, USA.
- Peter Dexter was born in 1943 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is a writer, known for The Paperboy (2012), Michael (1996) and Paris Trout (1991).
- Abe Meissner Yates was born in Pontiac, Michigan, to Joe Yates and Robin Meissner He became interested in Guitar and was talented on that subject he was also known by many as The Abester, Abeybaby, Rocket, Abob, Sir Dookie, and The Ginger Ninja. Abe was a critical thinker who liked to challenge himself (Math Rock key signatures). His whole life, he was mature beyond his years, but the goof came out occasionally he was also an actor that played in the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Freshman Year which is a fan-film.
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- Producer
Nicole Nilson Schaffrich was born on 3 February 1970 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Reality Dish (2003) and Big Brother (2000). She has been married to Jeff Schaffrich since 13 April 2001.- Producer
- Actor
- Executive
Tyler Santangelo was born on 2 December 1998 in Pontiac, Michigan. Tyler is a producer and actor, known for Walking to Paris.- Controversial pathologist, writer and inventor, Jack Kevorkian was the only son of Levon Kevorkian a former auto-factory worker who owned an excavating company and his homemaker wife. He had 2 sisters. Kevorkian's parents were Armenian refugees, whose relatives were among the 1.5 millon victims of Turkish atrocities in World War I. As a young boy he quit Sunday school because he did not believe in Armenian Orthodox teachings. He taught himself German and Japanese in high school during World war II. Kevorkian graduated from Pontiac High School with honors in 1945 at 17. He then enrolled at the University of Michigan from where he graduated from Medical school in 1952. Kevorkian completed an internship in Pathology at Henry Ford hospital in Detroit, during which period he had an epiphany when he saw a woman who was dying of cancer. It was then that he began to think of ways to alleviate suffering in his patients. In 1953 he got his medical license for Michighan state. He then did a 15 month stint in Korea as an Army Medical Officer during the Korean War. He returned and completed his residency at Pontiac General Hospital, Michigan. He got his nickname 'Dr. Death' in 1956 when he started photographing the retinas of patients at the moment of death to differentiate between coma and death. From 1956-57 he did research in West Germany. In 1957 he obtained his California medical license. In 1958 he presented a paper on 'Capital Punishment or Capital Gain' at the American Association for the Advancement of Science' at Washington, DC. He suggested the harvesting of organs from death row prisoners. This was considered controversial because death row inmates don't necessarily have any rights. By 1960 he was licensed in Pathological Anatomy and in 1965 in Clinical Pathology. In April 1960 he testified before a Joint Judicial Committee in Columbus, Ohio to revise the death penalty and to legalize medical experimentation on condemned inmates. In 1976 he moved to Los Angeles, California. He changed jobs frequently. Between 1982 to 86 he mainly did his writing and research. In 1988, even the pro-suicide Hemlock Society founder, Derek humphry rebuffed his methods as "too perilous and risky". In 1989 after reading about a patient who had asked for euthanasia he began working on a lethal-injection machine that would be able to do the task at the 'flip of a switch'. It was called the Thanatron (and later Mercitron). He got a lot of publicity because of this. On June 4, 1990 he performed the first of his 'medicides' as he liked to call physician-assisted suicide. His 'client' was a 54 year old woman suffering from Alzheimer's. She had contacted him herself after reading his ads in the papers. It was performed in the back of his VW van. She received sodium pentothal (an anesthetic) and potassium chloride (to stop the heart). By the time of this 3rd medicide his medical licemse was revoked for violating Michigan state laws regarding euthanasia. One of his 'clients' was even found on autopsy not to have any major pathology. He continued to do his medicides by giving his clients carbon-monoxide. There were reports that one patient had asked her mask to be removed twice (maybe a change of mind) but Kevorkian had continued with his task. On August 17, 1993 he was formally charged with violating the law. By then he had already helped 20 clients to their peaceful deaths. He was jailed first in November 1993 and then again in December 1993. Kevorkian went on a liquid only fast for 18 days and was acquitted in May 1994. By now he had even gained several supporters in the general community. By 1998 he hed committed over 100 medicides. Relatives of some of his clients claimed that he had continued despite protests from his 'victims'. He was now charged with 2nd degree murder. During his trial he was defended by the flamboyant lawyer Geoffrey Fieger. In March 1999 Dr. Kevorkian was sentenced by a Michigan jury to 10-25 years for his crime.
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- Additional Crew
Ted Hollis was born on 26 April 1947 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Book Club (2018), Push, Nevada (2002) and The Prime Gig (2000).- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Elvin Jones was born on 9 September 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The General's Daughter (1999), Zachariah (1971) and Charmed (1998). He was married to Keiko Jones and Shirley DeFranco. He died on 18 May 2004 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.- Kirk Gibson was born on 28 May 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He has been married to JoAnn Sklarski since 22 December 1985. They have four children.
- Sherea Lloyd was born on 31 July 1981 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
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Roshaun Akeem Page was born and raised in Pontiac, Michigan. He discovered his love for the arts, particularly filmmaking, in 2003, and as a result he started taking theater classes at Oakland Community College. Page also studied a variety of acting methods at the Actors Workshop in Royal Oak, including the Meisner Technique.
In 2012, Roshaun established It's a R.A.P. Production. He has written, directed, and produced several short films, a feature film, and a TV series through his production company. His debut short film, "Choices," which was shown on Comcast channel 16 that year, earned a best screenplay at the Detroit Film Coalition. His short film "Brenda," which was based on the well-known Tupac Shakur song, was well received. It has more than 100,000 views on YouTube. Roshaun had the opportunity to talk about the origins and sources of inspiration for his work in 2015 when he appeared as a featured guest on the Detroit Public Television program Metro Arts Detroit. Metro Arts also aired various clips of his work.
His debut feature film, "Disruption," was also written, directed, edited, and executive produced by him. The film gained over 800,000 impressions in its first three months on the streaming service Tubi, and the movie was among one of the top films of Black cinema on the service in 2020. The movie's return on investment is above 900%.- Kristy began her career doing community theater at the age of 5. She started college at the age of 16 and continued performing in theater while studying drama and English literature. She graduated from Boston College with a degree in English Literature and planned to attend law school. Instead, she moved to San Francisco and held various writing positions in the public relations and advertising fields. She left the corporate communications world in 1992 and returned full-time to acting. She is the "girl-next-door" and has appeared in national commercial campaigns for clients such as Crest, Maxwell House, McDonald's, Chevrolet, Ford, Nabisco, Sudafed, Kellogg's Special K, Sprint, Chrysler, Xerox, Johnson & Johnson, Kodak, and Bailey's Irish Creme. She worked with 'Jon Amiel' and 'Lazlo Kovaks' on _Copycat (1994)_ as a stand-in for 'Sigourney Weaver'. She worked with 'Jon Turteltaub' and 'Phedon Papamichael' on the set of _Phenomenon (1995)_ as 'Kyra Sedgewick's' photo double. Her film debut was in Bicentennial Man (1999) starring 'Robin Williams (I)'. She played Bradley Whitford's sister and aged from 28 to 65. Although given screen credit, her scenes were cut from the final film. Her debut television appearance was as a guest star on 'Nash Bridges' with 'Don Johnson' and Kelly Hu. She most recently appeared as a golfer in the live-action sequence in the Academy Award winning Pixar film, WALL-E, with Andrew Stanton directing. She is in-development on a television project and writes a weekly column on tween/teen parenting.
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- Animation Department
- Special Effects
Dorse A. Lanpher was born on 10 June 1935 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is known for The Black Hole (1979), Hercules (1997) and Aladdin (1992). He was married to Vera Pacheco and Judith O'Neal. He died on 16 December 2011 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Producer
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Raised in suburban Detroit, Bryan Terry first got into the entertainment business as a member of the Detroit Children's Circus. Terry spent 3 summers flying through the air as a death defying acrobat and also trained the show's mules. He broke into TV in 1994 when we wrote, produced, and hosted the critically acclaimed public access television show "Lollapalooza '94." Terry earned his degree in Boradcast Journalism from the University of Missouri in 1998. He currently resides in New York City.- Director
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Bret Miller is a documentary, commercial, and narrative filmmaker with DYNMC Films. He has directed feature films Some Are Born (2014) and Chasing The Star (2017) and has written genre scripts that have been sold, optioned, and produced for worldwide release. Bret lives with his family in Atlanta by way of Detroit.- Additional Crew
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Chavon was born & raised in Pontiac, Michigan. She graduated from Oakland Community College with an AA in Liberal Arts. Following graduation in September 2003, Chavon packed up her Ford Focus with her granny and drove cross country to pursue her dream in the entertainment industry and never looked back.
Chavon was a point guard at Pontiac Northern High, tried out for the semi-pro league Women Spring Pro Basketball League & Detroit Shock.
Chavon has a sister named Vashanti who is 13 years old. They both have the same mother.- Martha Thimmesch was born on 26 May 1961 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and Monkeys (1989). She died on 26 March 2007 in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
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- Writer
Mike Bobbitt got his start in entertainment in the mid 90s as a DJ at the now defunct 106.1 The Zephyr in New Orleans.
He moved back to Detroit when the radio station was sold and began a career in comedy and acting. In 2006 he formed the Desperate Houseguys comedy group featuring a rotating line up of the nations best married comedians. He also produced various benefit shows along with the 501st Stormtrooper Legion including a very successful 2008 Veteran's Day Roast of Darth Vader which benefited the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund.
He starred in a pilot he co-wrote with his ex-wife called "Deadpan" about a comedian who shares an apartment with a ghost. He also did many voices in the animated pilot "Arsenic Lullaby" based on the book of the same name.
Mike lives in Los Angeles where he continues to perform and is working on writing.- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Jackson Linn is an artist whose focal point is identifying the complex characteristics of human beings and implementing them in various forms of storytelling. Having a diverse upbringing and a fascination with the studies of Kurt Lewin, he enrolled himself in "The Identity School of Acting" to further his development. Past works include: Camp Good Works (2016), The First Time Club (2016). Previous awards: Nomination- Best Supporting Actor in the 168 Film Festival.- Producer
An entertainment industry veteran, Cathryn Jaymes helmed her management and production company successfully for nearly 30 years. She developed a reputation for tenacity, eclectic taste, and a sense of fair play, plus she introduced some of the most distinctively gifted and controversial talents in the industry. Cathryn helped pave the way for the careers of Academy Award Winners Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction) and Roger Avary (Killing Zoe, Pulp Fiction). She also worked with Steve Wang (Drive, Kung Fu Rascals), Gary Dauberman (Burst 3D), Clyde Hayes (The Gingerbread Man, Dream Coast), Anton Diether (Moby Dick, Cleopatra), Craig Hamann (Boogie Boy), and many other writers and directors.
Although Cathryn was primarily an artist manager, she also co-executive produced Boogie Boy with Roger Avary, co-produced Drive (which starred Brittany Murphy and client Mark Dacascos), and co-executive produced the award winning Stanley's Gig (which starred William Sanderson and Faye Dunaway). Cathryn always preferred to work with directors and writers, but occasionally she helped guide the careers of actors, Jason Stuart (The Birth Of A Nation), E.J. Peaker (Hello Dolly), Candi & Randi Brough (B.J. And The Bear) and most notably international star Mark Dacascos (Brotherhood of the Wolf,Boogie Boy, Drive, The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Crying Freeman,producer Milos Foreman's Nomad, the popular offbeat television gourmet show Iron Chef America, among many other projects).
Noted in multiple industry related books and media profiles, Cathryn was respectfully acknowledged for her personal integrity and the passionate dedication to any artist she elected to represent. She was memorably highlighted throughout Jane Hamsher's best seller "Killer Instinct: The Making of Natural Born Killers." Cathryn's honorable follow through and penchant for honesty in business practice was also mentioned in the Sharon Waxman book, "Rebels on the Backlot."
A Midwesterner, Cathryn was raised and educated in Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan, dividing her studies between business and the arts, while supporting her educational studies doing portraiture, novel illustrations, and selling Bibles door-to-door.- Actor
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Derek Houck was born on 27 April 1984 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Cataclysmo and the Time Boys (2007), Cataclysmo (2011) and Napoleon Bon Appétit (2010).- Jeanette Eymann was born on December 5,1919 in Pontiac, Illinois, USA. She was the daughter of of Joseph and Nellie Mae Weber Eymann. Joseph worked in 1920 as a farm elevator manager, and in the 1940's her parents managed the Imperial Hotel in Pontiac, Illinois. Joseph was born November 27, 1887 and died October 24, 1955, Nellie Mae was born February 23, 1891 and died December 23, 1994.
Jeanette's first husband, Hollis F. Bridwell, was a musician in the Stan Kenton Band. Hollis was born on September 1, 1916 and died on March 14, 2001. Her second husband, Kenneth E. Barnes, was an engineer in the aircraft industry. He was born on April 30, 1914 and died on January 26, 1990.
While visiting a brother living in Los Angeles in the summer of 1946 Jeanette decided to leave the teaching profession in Illinois after three years teaching high school speech and art and answered a blind newspaper ad. She interviewed for an ad agency which led to her subsequent hiring as the secretary to Hilliard Marks, producer of the Jack Benny Show on radio.
Over the years she became a script writer for both the Benny radio and television programs. When Mary Livingstone, Benny's wife and sister of Hilliard Marks, developed a phobia about reading her radio show lines before a live studio audience, Jeanette read them for her. After the reading before the live audience technicians dubbed in Mary's voice which she had taped in private for the Sunday evening CBS broadcasts. The radio audience never heard Jeanette's voice.
Later when the radio show ceased and the Jack Benny Program became a weekly televised comedy show, Jeanette occasionally was called upon for small parts, i.e., unseen voice on a telephone call, receptionist, doctor's assistant, etc. She became a member of the Screen Actors Guild and is credited with nineteen appearances. When the programs with her appearing became summer reruns she received a $22 residual for each program rebroadcast.
Jeanette Eymann Barnes passed away in 2013 after living for many years in Van Nuys, California, USA, - Paul Condylis was born on 9 October 1929 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for What's Up, Doc? (1972), Targets (1968) and Get Smart (1965). He was married to Judith Joy Bradford. He died on 20 August 2019.
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- Producer
An award-winning director and producer, Bowden started his path in directing while enlisted in the United States Air Force. On his off-duty time, while stationed in Germany, he directed greeting videos for the troops and Generals to send back to their family and loved ones. As a result of his efforts, he received a Letter of Commendation from the U.S.A.F. and a special thank you from former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Motion Pictures and Television from the Academy of Art University, he moved on to directing and producing commercials, corporate videos, television shows, and films. Bowden was first publicly recognized for his directing talents in 2002 when his Fed Ex commercial "Faster Than You Think", won him a Gold CLIO, an ANDY, and an AAC Best Commercial Director award.- Allyn M. Schmitz was born on 28 September 1946 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Domestics (2018) and The Retirement of Joe Corduroy (2012). He died on 23 January 2020 in Lapeer, Michigan, USA.
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- Casting Department
- Production Manager
Virgil Hart was born on 9 February 1894 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for The Lost Express (1917), The Pilgrim Lady (1946) and Wolf Fangs (1927). He died on 22 August 1969 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Greg Zellen was born on 9 May 1950 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Hatred of a Minute (2002) and Jimmy B. & André (1980). He was married to Gail Zellen. He died on 18 June 2006 in Michigan, USA.
- Curtis James Dean was born on 14 December 1952 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He died on 8 February 1991 in Victorville, California, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Actor
Dirk Craft was born on 7 December 1965 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), The Crucible (1996) and Burn Notice (2007). He was married to Sande Alessi. He died on 24 March 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actress
Geri Allen was born on 12 June 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She was a composer and actress, known for Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Kansas City (1996) and Afterglow (1997). She was married to Wallace Roney. She died on 27 June 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Rob Burns was born on 18 May 1953 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Covenant (2006), Beyond Borders (2003) and A Different Loyalty (2004).- Jerry Rush was born on 7 August 1942 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Paper Lion (1968), That's the Way of the World (1975) and The NFL on NBC (1965).
- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gordon Wiles was born on 20 June 1929 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967), Ginger in the Morning (1974) and Big John, Little John (1976). He died on 27 April 2014 in Irvine, California, USA.- Born January 9, 1955 in Pontiac, Michigan. Adopted at eleven, then raised by adopted father. Studied computer programming, moved to Los Angeles, California. Eventually settled in Santa Monica, CA, and began to get offers for acting gigs (commercials, print work, theatrical, films, and stunts). Was signed by first agent in 1991. Since 2009, working on producing own material.
- Actor
Roger Trantham was born on 7 August 1943 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor. He died on 30 July 1994 in Palm Springs, California, USA.- Actor
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- Writer
Dan Sowels was born in Pontiac, Michigan and grew up in Holly. Throughout junior high he developed a fascination with film and acting which only increased in high-school. He wasn't into sports, and struggled with what he wanted to do with his life. In his sophomore year, he took dramatic arts, theater tech, and finally TV Production in his senior year where he won the district award for best music video in his class, which was a spoof of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal"
He began making short films and sketches on YouTube, ranging from horror, to science-fiction to comedy. Out of all the genres, science fiction remains his most favored one, as he's said it's more compelling and "you can come up with whatever you want, no matter how absurd it may be".
In 2013, Dan completed his first feature length film, titled Odyssey. He is now working on the short film titled "The Titan Project" set to be released in 2017.