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Marc Menchaca was born on 10 October 1975 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Ozark (2017), Homeland (2011) and She's Lost Control (2014). He has been married to Lena Headey since 8 October 2022.

Philece Sampler was born on 16 July 1953 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Legend of Korra (2012), Digimon Adventure tri. Part 1: Reunion (2015) and Digimon Adventure tri. Part 2: Determination (2016). She was married to Larry Dean and Brad Blaisdell. She died on 1 July 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Raphaella Dreyer is originally from San Antonio, Texas. She studied Theatre at USC where she received the coveted title of "Best Legs".

She is recognizable from numerous National Commercials and has had roles on "Modern Family", "How I Met Your Mother", and "Moms Anonymous." She has also shared the screen with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy in "The Muppets".

She recently guest starred in Eli Roth's HBO Max series "Legion of Exorcists" with Oscar Nominee Eric Roberts and is starring in the upcoming holiday film "Fathers of the Bride."

She is passionate about animal rescue, yoga, and rock concerts. She was even featured on the Jumbotron at Billy Joel's concert during "Uptown Girl" which was a dream come true!

Wendy Powell was born on 19 April 1971 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. Wendy is an actor and talent agent, known for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009), Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) and Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005). Wendy has been married to Todd Cook since 14 March 2011. They have one child. Wendy was previously married to Randy L. Meyers.

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Jay Presson Allen was born Jacqueline Presson in San Angelo, Texas on March 3, 1922, the daughter of a department store manager. Educated at Miss Hockaday's School for Young Ladies in Dallas, Presson in her own words received no education at all. At the age of 18, she decided to become an actress in New York City. The charms of the profession soon paled and she married in the early 1940s, moving to southern California.

Disenchanted with acting, she saw writing as a way of becoming financially independent and enabling to leave her unhappy marriage. Her first novel "Spring Riot" was published in 1948. She moved back to New York, where she performed in cabaret and on the radio, but she was as disenchanted with performing as she had been before. She eventually divorced her husband and in 1955, she married Lewis Allen, a reader at the office of Broadway producer Bob Whitehead. Allen initially rejected a play she had sent Whitehead that later was optioned but never produced.

She decided to write under the name J. Presson Allen, but a clerk at the Social Security office changed the first part of her name to Jay. She sold work to television, including the Philco Playhouse. She eventually wrote another play, "The First Wife," that was turned into the 1963 film Wives and Lovers (1963). She optioned Muriel Spark's novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and wrote a dramatization. It was this play-script that brought her to the attention of Alfred Hitchcock, who engaged her to adapt Winston Graham's novel Marnie. Under Hitchcock's tutelage, she developed her screen-writing gifts.

"The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" was produced in London in 1966 and was a success, making the transfer to both Broadway and the silver screen. Maggie Smith won her first Oscar playing Jean Brodie. Allen had another success on Broadway with her play 40 Carats (1973), which she adapted from a French comedy. The great Julie Harris won a Tony Award for her performance as a 42-year-old woman who seduces a man twenty years her junior. The 1973 film was a failure.

She wrote the screenplay for George Cukor's 1972 film adaptation of Graham Green's Travels with My Aunt (1972), which initially was to star Katharine Hepburn, but Hepburn hated the script and rewrote it. Presson quit the picture but her name is in the credits as Hepburn was not a Writer's Guild member. Ironically, Hepburn quit the picture and was replaced by Maggie Smith.

The same year that "Travels With My Aunt" was released and failed, Allen was engage to adapt the Broadway hit Cabaret (1972) for director Bob Fosse. Under the direction of the producers, Allen went back to Christopher Isherwood's source material, the 1939 novel "Goodbye to Berlin," the basis of his I Am a Camera (1955), which itself is the genesis of "Cabaret." Allen had to give structure to the story for the movie, but she clashed with Fosse, whom she found a depressive who drained the script of humor. She eventually quit but was given the credit for the script, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.

Other projects that Presson worked on were Funny Lady (1975), the 1974 sequel to Funny Girl (1968), and the TV series "Family." She adapted her 1969 novel "Just Tell Me What Your Want" for movie director Sidney Lumet, which was the first of four projects they collaborated on. She was nominated for an Oscar for her adaptation of Robert Daley's novel Prince of the City (1981), directed by Lumet. Her third collaboration was an adaptation of Ira Levin's play "Deathtrap." She also worked uncredited on Lumet's The Verdict (1982) rewriting David Mamet's script.

She worked on the adaptations of "A Little Family Business" and "La Cage Aux Folles" on Broadway and the TV series "Hothouse." She wrote a biographical play about Truman Capote, "Tru," which made it to Broadway in 1991. She had not known Capote, but his friends say she captured the essence of the man. Her last screenplay was a remake of "Lord of the Flies," but she disliked the 1990 film and had her name taken off of it.

In an interview with the "New York Times" in 1972, Allen said that the essence of a successful adaptation is to not "muck around with the essence" of the original work.

Jay Presson Allen died on May 1, 2006 in New York City. She was 84 years old.

Allie Perez was born in San Angelo, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Bloomfield (2020), Stokes River Haunting (2022) and Lady Fish.

Hannah Emily Rose Ferguson is an American model. Ferguson's parents met while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. She stated on the show Model Squad (2018) that her family "had financial struggles". The family went through a phase "without running water for 5 years". After graduating from high school, she won the Kim Dawson Model Search and moved to Dallas to start her career. After six months, she moved to New York City. She has appeared in the 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 editions of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In her first appearance, she also posed in bodypaint by Joanne Gair. She has also been featured in magazines such as GQ. Ferguson appeared in advertising for Carl's Jr. and Triumph International.

In 2017, Ferguson walked for Max Mara, Alberta Ferretti and Moschino at Milan Fashion Week and opening the 2018 Philipp Plein Resort show. In 2018, she walked for designers including Chloé, Dolce & Gabbana and Chanel. Ferguson also appeared in campaigns for Chanel Beauty and Jimmy Choo's Fever fragrance and was featured on the covers of Vogue Thailand, Elle (Brazil, Portugal), Harper's Bazaar Ukraine and Numéro Russia.

F.J. Zentner is American actor. He was born and raised in San Angelo, Texas by hard working German Catholic parents Theresia and Joe Zentner. His father Joe (Jake) was a rancher and steakhouse restaurateur. F.J. is known for his Western genre roles. He has worked in film, television, theatre and commercials. His staring role in "Thomas" screened in film festivals all over the world.

Charles Williams was born in San Angelo, Texas, and grew up there and in New Mexico. He attended Brownsville High School in Texas through the tenth grade. In the United States Merchant Marine, from 1929 to 1939, he served as a radio operator. Williams joined the U.S. Navy during World War II, and between 1939 and 1950 worked as an electronics inspector, a wireless operator, a radar technician, and a radio service engineer. In the course of these careers he lived in Peru, Arizona, Florida, and Switzerland. Williams married Lasca Foster in 1939; they had one daughter, Alison. His first novel, Hill Girl, was rejected by several publishers before the Fawcett publishing company picked it up in 1950 for their line of Gold Medal paperback originals. Williams had beginner's luck; it sold, according to one source, 1,226,890 copies. He went on to publish 21 more novels, gaining enough attention as a member of the "Gold Medal" writers that he was hired to script a few films, including his own The Wrong Venus, filmed as Don't Just Stand There (1968), and Hell Hath No Fury, filmed as _Hot Spot, The (1990/I)_. Williams seems to have been familiar with the saying, "God made the country, man made the city, and the Devil made the small town." His hard-boiled thrillers are often set in the hot, humid, mosquito- and snake-infested hamlets of the Gulf Coast and South Florida in the 1950s and 1960s. His more famous later novels take place on boats or ships on the open sea. He also wrote some very funny comedies, including The Diamond Bikini (1956) and Uncle Sagamore and His Girls (1959), in which a boy chronicles the shenanigans of his scheming uncle. However, Williams's thrillers more usually featured guys who think they can get rich quick when they are seduced by the deceitful promises of beautiful and dangerous dames, or honest, likable types who find themselves in deadly circumstances but are determined to see justice done at last. Although fourteen of his novels were optioned or adapted for film -- the most successful being Dead Calm (1989) -- he received little critical attention in the U.S. However, his books were enormously popular in France, where nearly all were either translated or filmed. His wife Lasca died in the early 1970s of cancer, and Charles went to live alone in a trailer on the border between California and Oregon. The weather there depressed him; he was too in love with sun and sea. His personal finances declined as the popularity of hard-boiled thrillers began to wane. In 1975, he committed suicide. Williams's reputation lives on, stronger than ever, among aficionados of the hard-boiled crime novel, and even his battered paperbacks can sell for $100 or more.

Greg Maddux was born on 14 April 1966 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Bored Games (2024), 2001 National League Championship Series (2001) and 1993 National League Championship Series (1993). He has been married to Kathy Ronnow since 7 January 1989. They have two children.

Katherine Mauk was born in 1911 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Al Vaughan. She died on 31 January 2002 in Valencia, California, USA.

Paula De'Anda was born in San Angelo, Texas. Raised In Corpus Christi the hometown of her Inspiriation and Idol, Tejano-Soul Singer Selena Quintanilla. She was raised by her Father, restaurant owner and Angelo State University faculty member Estévan De'aanda and her Mother Barbara De'Anda a nurse at their local hospital and clinics. Since the age of six, Paula shown talent in singing and joined her church's choir and participate in local talent shows. By the time she was in her early teens, she started to record music at local studios and eventually caught the attention of Clive Davis at Artista Records who immediately took her under his wing and put her on tour with Baby Bash, Lil' Bow Wow, Ne-Yo, Jojo, and Nivea. Her list notable single is "Doing too Much" which later became her staple song, and received her nominations by MTV. By the age of sixteen she already had a certified Gold Self-titled studio album. From her Success at an early age she began to work on three projects, and film a movie for MTV's Super Sweet Sixteen spin-off film, during her time writing her sophomore album and Contemporary Spanish/Soul album, she took a interest in Modeling and signed a joint deal thanks to Clive Davis, however by 2009 Clive Davis Parted ways with Jive and Arista Records and Paula did so as well. Her last singles "Roll it" and "Besos" went on digital download l, with her two other album projects shelved. Paula took hiatus from music for two years, putting out limited singles and covers of famous singles, most notable is hers and JoJo's remix on Drake's "Marvin's Room". Soon she was selected to sing the National Anthem at the world broadcasting of "Canelo vs. Trout", the star spangled banner brought her back into the spotlight and encouraged her to later put out an E.P. and Auditioned for NBC's The Voice, which she later-ed went out to Compete against fellow Singer Sisaundra Lewis. After her time on The Vouce she put out another Mixtape titled "The Voices & The Beats", also putting out a cover she did of Arian Grande's "The Way" which many viewers found better than the original version. She then took another hiatus to re-engage herself back into modeling. Eventually she performed the Star Spangled Banner once again for the rematch of Canelo vs GGG, which was also broadcasted on Live televison, much like her first time performing it. She later came back to release a digital single "Don't Werk" with producer Chad Dexter, which garnered her more attraction. She took her time to put a few more digital, one more famous being is her reunion with Baby Bash and sampled track from Cassie titled "Me, You, Naw". Her success comes in 2019 with her two titled Single "Roll It" and "I Don't Wanna Wait" featuring Rico Rossi & M-Status.

Jennifer Blair was born on 30 October 1964 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. She is a production manager and producer, known for Jurassic Park III (2001), Priest (2011) and R.I.P.D. (2013).

Steve is an American actor and USAF veteran from San Angelo, TX. He's a military brat, born into an Air Force family, and shortly after graduating High School he enlisted and served 21 years before retiring from active duty. Opting for the path of least resistance, he immediately jumped into the contractor world of information technology, using his AF training and experience to kick off his shiny new civilian life. Then for reasons understood only by him, he decided to take a more challenging and ultimately rewarding path; he began building a new career as an actor and improviser. He started out performing improv with Improv Colorado, and it wasn't long before he found his way to performing in theatre, film, and television.

Bryan Montgomery was born on 20 July 1946 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Badlands (1973), Barnaby Jones (1973) and Great Performances (1971). He died on 12 December 2008 in Malibu, California, USA.

Freddie Leon Tate Jr. was born on June 24, 1968 in San Angelo, Texas. He is the first born of two children to a homemaker mother, Jean Tate, from Texas, and a military father, Frederick Leon Tate, Sr., also from Texas. Growing up, Freddie always had a fascination with numbers, computers, and music!

Freddie's love of music began with listening to his father's vinyl albums through headphones on his turntable and watching MTV. Freddie wrote his first song at age 9 and though he didn't yet have the skills of arranging music, melodies began to fill his head. Freddie wasn't exactly encouraged by his family to write or sing, but he continued to do just that, adding hundreds, then thousands of songs to his collection.

After high school, Freddie joined the Army and was intent on a career in either computers or music. He studied computers in the military and fell in love with programming. During this time, Freddie had begun to record and mix his own music, buying keyboards, 4-tracks, drum machines, and on and on. His collection of music began to build, and he began to put together tapes, then CDs of his material. Though you would be hard pressed to find it today, his music is still floating around out there on the internet.

It was Freddie's love for writing, composing, and performing music that ultimately led him to a new love--acting. Freddie used to frequent a karaoke club, and after hearing him sing one night, his friends Brad and Claire asked if he would like to be in a play: "Moby Dick: The Musical." Though Freddie had a huge problem with stage fright he agreed, in hopes that being in the play would help him to overcome it. Freddie was instantly bitten by the acting bug. He was excited to have an opportunity to sing and dance onstage, but remembers being transformed by the minute-and-a-half sermon he had to give as Father Maple. "I just remember leaving my body to do the part (I was so afraid), yet still being fully present! It was amazing, and all I thought was: THAT is what I want to do!"

Freddie was approached by, Gary Amstutz after seeing "Moby Dick," and quickly offered him a part in "Jesus Christ Superstar." Freddie began to quickly make friends in the acting community and asked one friend , Kara Staiger, if she would help him find a (non-musical) play to audition for. She led him to American Theater Company's "National Pastime," which is the true story of Jackie Robinson. Freddie auditioned hoping for any part in the play, but landed the lead role. He accepted the role with little to no true knowledge of acting and in the end learned a huge lesson, it isn't as easy as it looks. Freddie regards his performance in that play as the turning point in his newly chosen career. He calls his performance "terrible." "I can't stand to watch it." Freddie began to second-guess himself, thinking that maybe acting wasn't for him, and it was better that he learned that now.

Fate saw things differently. One weekend, while Freddie was contemplating quitting acting for good, he received a call from another friend, Michael Remington, who said "hey, want to get paid to act?" and Freddie headed off to his first murder mystery. He met James Fields, who allowed him to be crazy as all get out, and at the same time learn to act: stay in character, ignore distractions. "I'm so grateful to Jim Fields. "He took me in and taught me some of the greatest lessons in acting."

During this time Freddie was also being asked to fill roles in other plays. His schedule began to fill up and Freddie quickly became a sought-after actor, who has garnered much acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Some of Freddie's most notable work has been in roles such as "Walter Younger" in "A Raisin In The Sun," "Noah T. Horse" in "The Full Monty," "Mitch Albom" in "Tuesdays with Morrie," "Jesus Christ" In "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot," and "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." in "All the Way," for which he won a TATE Award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role.

"I like to be challenged," he says. "I want to have some sort of struggle with every role that I take. It's so much more fulfilling when it all comes together. I can't really put into words the passion I have for acting, but I know it's what I'm supposed to be doing."

Freddie Tate is now looking to pursue and further his career in film. He has been in a few movies, music videos and television commercials. His most notable film work are the award winning films "The Take" and "Out from Smoke & Ash."

Additional theatrical work includes: "Twisted Theatre," "Jake" in Side Show," "Larry" in "The Day They Shot John Lennon," "Governor Bellingham" in "The Scarlet Letter," "Edward Farpis" in "Revenge of the Space Pandas," '"Belize/Mr. Lies" in "Angels in America," "Cupid" (the openly gay reindeer) in "The Eight Reindeer Monologues," "Dr. Barnes" in "Waiting for Lefty," "Tom" in "Dinner with Friends," "Doc" in "The Most Happy Fella," "Chasuble" in "The Importance of Being Earnest," "Jay Moore" in "Quarter Till 12," "Henry (Hank) Brown" in "Race," "Clifford Bradshaw" in "Cabaret," "Dracula" in "Bram Stoker's Dracula," "The Fairy Godfather" in "Sleeping Beauty," "Julius" in "Bard Fiction," "Average Guy/Vietnam Vet" in "Tinkerbell is Dead," "Rodney/Ms. Polinski" in "My Big Gay Italian Wedding," "Captain Schultz/Soldier" in "Miss Saigon," "Isaac Thomas" in "Nanyehi," various roles in "Brain Storms," "Dominik Vitale" in "My Big Gay Italian Funeral," and as "Sam Himmelsteen" in "Andrew Lippa's Wild Party."

Aaryn Gries was born on 3 September 1990 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. She has been married to Nick Williams since 9 May 2015. They have four children.

Susan Coppola (born Susan Marion Coppola) was the first-born daughter of Anton Coppola and Marion Jane Miller. After their divorce, Susan was raised almost exclusively by her mother. She married at the age of 19 to Henry Jones and had a daughter, Kristin Coppola (born Jones, had an official name change post-divorce). They divorced after only two years of marriage, and she moved to Los Angeles. She dated Corey Allen (a.k.a. Alan Cohen), a television director and acting teacher. She also briefly had a realtionship with Ray Brown, a jazz musician and producer at A & M Records, while she was working there under Quincy Jones. She had a daughter with Brown, Corinne Marie Coppola. Years later, she married Daniel Kuhn and was with him until her death. She wrote and directed a film called Kill They Neighbor.

James Alire is a multi-talented creative professional driven by his passion for evoking emotional responses through his work. With a background in IT and web design, he boldly pivoted to audio engineering in 2009. Since then, he has expanded his expertise into all aspects of audio and video production. Through formal training and an insatiable desire for knowledge, he has honed his skills on the job, earning numerous accolades and certifications. His ability to quickly master new skills and deliver outstanding results has become a hallmark of his professional reputation. His diverse skill set and passion for creativity have made him a sought-after talent in the industry. He approaches each endeavor with enthusiasm and a commitment to excellence, consistently pushing the boundaries of his craft to deliver compelling content that resonates with audiences and leaves a lasting impact.

Will Brunson was born on 14 April 1977 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Not It (2013), Impulse Black (2011) and A Proper Violence (2011). He has been married to Renee Brunson since 16 October 2004.

Stephen Gilliam was born on 3 August 1979 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. He is a producer and editor, known for Pumpkin Knight (2007), Confederate Zombie and Arte Factum: Legends (2018).

Pam Bladine was born on 31 May 1944 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. She is known for Forced Vengeance (1982) and Quarterback Princess (1983). She was married to Roger Allen. She died on 10 August 2024 in McMinnville, Oregon, USA.

John Gill was born on 5 August 1928 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Convoy (1978), La Alondra (1964) and Thomasine & Bushrod (1974). He died on 23 August 1985 in Kerr County, Texas, USA.

Ab Taylor was born on 24 November 1924 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Borderline (1980). He was married to Lillian Beam Taylor. He died on 9 September 2013 in Alpine, California, USA.

Barry Drones was born on 1 March 1963 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for In Harm's Way (2011), Gods' Green Earth (2011) and Ultimate Redemption (2016).