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- Gig Young was born Byron Barr to parents John and Emma Barr in Minnesota, and raised in Washington, DC, where he developed a passion for theatre while appearing in high school plays. After gaining some amateur experience, he applied for and received a scholarship to the acclaimed Southern California's Pasadena Community Playhouse. While acting in "Pancho", a south-of-the-border play by Lowell Barrington, he was spotted by a Warner Brothers talent scout, leading to his signing contracts with the studio. Still acting under his given name, Byron Barr, he played bits and extra roles. He experimented with varying screen names because there was already another actor with the same name (see Byron Barr). In 1942, in the picture The Gay Sisters (1942), he was given the role of a character whose name was Gig Young, which he liked well enough to finally adopt it as his permanent stage name. His intermittent roles and, therefore, income, required Young to supplement his income working at a gas station, but success in The Gay Sisters (1942) eventually allowed him the freedom to become a full-time actor. Although service in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II interrupted his ascension, after discharge he quickly established himself as a reliable light leading man, usually the second male lead to stars who were established box office draws. A dramatic part in Come Fill the Cup (1951) resulted in his being nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar; a second Supporting Actor nomination followed seven years later for his comedic performance in Teacher's Pet (1958). A prolific television career later complemented his film work. In 1969, his surprisingly seedy portrayal of a dance-marathon emcee in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) finally brought him that Supporting Actor Oscar. A succession of marriages, including one to actress Elizabeth Montgomery, failed. In 1978, only three weeks after marrying German actress Kim Schmidt, Young apparently shot her to death in their New York City apartment and then turned the gun on himself. The precise motivation for the sad and grisly murder-suicide remains unclear. Young was not quite 65, his bride, 31.
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Joel Gretsch was born on 20 December 1963 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Push (2009), Minority Report (2002) and The 4400 (2004). He has been married to Melanie Shatner since 5 September 1999. They have two children.- Jodi Thelen was born on 12 June 1962 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress, known for The Wedding Singer (1998), Four Friends (1981) and Laggies (2014).
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- Producer
Rod McCary was born on 15 April 1941 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Stir Crazy (1980), The Flintstones (1994) and Night of the Demons 2 (1994). He is married to Emily Bowers McCary. They have one child.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Drew Rausch is an American film, television and theatre actor. He was born in St. Cloud, MN and grew up in El Paso, TX and Chicago. Drew booked his first professional job at the age of 18 while still attending the University of Notre Dame. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1998 and has worked as an actor since.
He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, casting director Jamie Castro.- June Marlowe was born on 6 November 1903 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Pardon Us (1931), The Life of Riley (1927) and Code of the Air (1928). She was married to Rodney Sprigg. She died on 10 March 1984 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Actor
- Stunts
Phil Schumacher was born on 7 November 1909 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Coroner Creek (1948), The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956) and Death Valley Days (1952). He died on 19 January 1975 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Mark Schulte--NYC based actor since1984. Performed classical plays and performance art in the 80's and 90's downtown (American Shakespeare Rep~Cocteau Rep, etc.). Recorded VO for hundreds of films and TV shows. On camera work in dozens of independent films (No Looking Back, Cherry, The Living Silence, La Lecon, The Living Wake, The Show, etc.) and network television shows (Law & Order, NYPD Blue, etc.). His first love is Shakespeare. All time favorite roles: title characters in "Hamlet" and "I'm Not Rappaport".
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Troy McCall was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota in 1979. He spent his youth establishing himself as an artist through painting, drawing, and photography. At the age of 13 he got a hold of a family members camcorder and began making short films which he wrote, directed, and starred in many of them. After high school graduation he studied architecture. However, the film industry interested him more. After attending a panel at the 2001 Hollywood Film Festival, he decided to pursue his life-long interest in film. At the festival he met Tom Tangen an Independent actor/producer who invited McCall to the Sundance Film Festival to help with Presswork for Elusive Entertainment. In 2008 he graduated with a bachelors Degree in filmmaking from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.- Russell Kairouz was born on 1 September 1984 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for My Roommate the (2010), Big Brother (2000) and The Early Show (1999).
- Actress
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Amanda Melby, a native Minnesotan, made her way to Phoenix via Southern California, Washington, DC and Cleveland. She has worked as a professional actress for over 30 years and is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA.
Amanda can be seen in the feature films Raising Buchanan with René Auberjonois and M. Emmet Walsh, Locker 13 with Ricky Schroeder, Jason Spisak and Jon Gries, Jake's Corner with Richard Tyson, Danny Trejo and BJ Thomas, Netherbeast Incorporated with Darrell Hammond, Steve Burns, Dave Foley and Jason Mewes, and The Majestic with Martin Landau and Jim Carrey, among others. Her short film credits include Ouroborous, Covet, Cult Status, Impotent, Viewfinder, Small Happys, The Fencestitute, Cocktail Wizard, and The Darkness Of Light. Her television credits include Candid Camera (TV Land), S.I.S. (Spike TV), Boston Public (Fox) and Screen Wars (AZTV).
Her Los Angeles theatrical credits include understudying for Peri Gilpin as Gwendolyn in Frasier Gone Wilde: The Importance Of Being Earnest at the Mark Taper Forum, starring as Sonia in the LA premiere of LIFE x 3 at the Elephant Asylum, as Doris in Same Time, Next Year at the Long Beach Playhouse, and as Amy in the premiere of Chenille Stems And Coco Midrib at the Secret Rose Theatre. Regional theatre credits include the Cleveland Play House, Porthouse Theatre, Dobama Theatre, Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Phoenix, Phoenix Theatre, TheatreWorks, Arizona Theatre Company, and Theatre Artists Studio.
She also works in commercials, industrials, voice over and print, on both national campaigns and local spots.
In addition to acting, Amanda also works as a producer, director, teacher and spokeswoman. She was the Executive Director of IFP Phoenix 2005-2011, is the owner/Head Coach of Verve Studios, a boutique acting studio and is a Faculty Associate at ASU teaching Screen Acting for over 7 years. She is a four-time Emmy® nominee for her work as Producer and Host of the television show Screen Wars and the Raising Buchanan trailer, was honored with the 2007 Phoenix Film Foundation Board Member of the Year, with the 2008 Layne Award and was nominated for the 2011 Governor's Arts Award for her contributions to the Arizona Entertainment Community.
She has studied in Gunnar Rohrbacher's Master Class at Actors Comedy Studio (LA) and Howard Fine's Master Class at Howard Fine Studio (LA). Amanda is an accomplished cellist and holds a BA in theatre and English from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. www.AmandaMelby.com.- Actor
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Jerry Schumacher was born on 17 September 1911 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor. He died on 11 January 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Jim Eisenreich was born on 18 April 1959 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He has been married to Pamela King Eisenreich since 9 March 2013. He was previously married to Leann Danner.
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Mitch Loidolt was born on 28 September 1982 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. Mitch is a writer, known for Super (2010), Movie 43 (2013) and Grounded (2020).- Visual Effects
Jason M. Halverson was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. Jason M. is known for The Jungle Book (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).- Visual Effects
- Actor
- Animation Department
John Gross is a pioneer in creating visual effects for broadcast television series.
In the early 1990s, John was the Editor of LightwavePRO Magazine when he was recruited by Steven Spielberg's new television series seaQuest DSV. Coming aboard to help train the CG artists on the fledgling show, John became a co-founder of the company that would later become Ambling Imaging.
At Ambling, John not only created computer-generated visual effects for the groundbreaking TV series seaQuest DSV (and later seaQuest 2032) but also supervised the team behind the creation of the first ongoing visual effects for the Star Trek series franchise with UPN's Star Trek: Voyager.
After Ambling Imaging closed in 1996, John co-founded Digital Muse, where as Creative Director, he oversaw visual effects creation for multiple television, film, music video, and commercial projects.
In 2000, John co-founded Eden FX, serving as President, Creative Director, and Lead Visual Effects Supervisor. For the next 13 years, Eden FX created award-winning visual effects for television series, films, and special venue productions. Multiple Eden FX team members won Visual Effects Emmys and VES Awards and recognition during this period.
In 2013, John founded Muse VFX, serving as president, Creative Director, and Lead VFX Supervisor. His belief in the importance of team culture and collaboration has won him the loyalty of many talented people who continue to help make Muse VFX a thriving, evolving force in the visual effects industry.- Tom moved to Las Vegas from Minnesota. He stayed two years after graduating from college, he majored in finance. He then began wondering where his life was going. He had a great family, his parents were still married and he had four brothers and sister back in Minnesota. He had excelled in the martial arts, winning 7 national titles. But for Tom, something was missing. It was in Las Vegas where Tom began modeling and acting. He performed extensive stunt work in Excalibur's "King Arthur's Tournament". That's when Tom discovered his deep desire to affect people's lives for the better. Whether training, teaching or acting, Tom knew this is what he wanted to do. So, in 1999 Tom moved to Los Angeles. It was there where Tom met his fiancé, Toni and his "new" eleven year old daughter Coral.
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- Actress
Shannon received a Bachelor of Science Degree from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota where she studied communications and marketing. In 2000, Shannon arrived in Los Angeles, where she landed a series regular role for a pilot entitled "Double Wide", executive produced by Fred Jung. She has appeared in The Sweetest Thing (2002), Salon Confidential (2000), Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003), Auto Focus (2002) (aka "The Bob Crane Story"), Uh Oh! (2003), 50 First Dates (2004), as well as emceed at the Comedy Bedroom with seasoned comedians, Rick Overton (I) and Michael McShane (I).
Shannon performed sketch comedy at the well-known Second City Los Angeles. Additionally, she was a Field Correspondent for PAX Television's "The Vintage Vehicle Show" (1993). In 2008, Ms. Murphy became involved in 'Ron Paul (II) "Rally for the Republic", where she interviewed Presidential candidate Governor Bob Barr (II) , former Governor Jesse Ventura (I), political authors Doug Wead and 'Bill Kauffman (I), musician Aimee Adams, Olympian Eric Vendt and former Chief of Staff to 'Ron Paul (II), Lee Rockwell. Shannon has been a guest hosts on ShopNBC since 2007 and resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Ms. Murphy became involved with Jung Guns Entertainment and Phoenix Entertainment in as a producer creating semi-scripted reality series with Fred Jung and Mitch Ackerman. Currently, in pre-production for "RedNeck Rivals", "The Fact Finder's" and numerous other television series.- Additional Crew
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Dave Bellmont was born on 29 April 1972 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for The Cure (1995), Feeling Minnesota (1996) and The Girl Who Played with the Dead (2014).- Alona Marlowe was born on 23 July 1908 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for The Way of All Men (1930), The Argyle Case (1929) and Divorce (1923). She was married to Ross William Cortese. She died on 24 March 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Greg Mortenson was born on 27 December 1957 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He is known for K2: Surviving the Mountain (2001), Today (1952) and 60 Minutes (1968). He has been married to Tara Bishop since 19 September 1995. They have two children.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
American producer who worked his way up through the ranks. Marlowe hired on as an assistant prop man at the Warner Bros. studios at 19, and spent the next twelve years there working as an assistant director, unit manager, and special effects director for Warner's shorts division and for feature film second units. He joined Jam Handy Movies, Inc. and produced and directed numerous commercial and industrial films, as well as some of the first television commercials. He produced training films for the military, a Jam Handy specialty, and directed several early television programs. He died at the age of 85.- Producer
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Gordon Severson first got into film and video when he was 14-years old by winning a national award for his 10-minute short documentary for NASA. Since then he has worked for several news organizations including KSTC-45, KSAX Eyewitness News, UTVS News, and KARE-11. He is the co-director and producer of a feature length documentary titled "It Doesn't Define Us." He produced two short films titled "Withheld" and "The Company you Keep." As of October 2009, he is working on his 2nd feature length documentary, and is looking for financing for several other projects.- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Rudy Fischmann was born on 24 November 1971 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for What Went Down (2008), Time Warp (2008) and The System (2003).- Actress
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- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mandi Tollefson was born on 11 February 1985 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress, known for The City (2009), Nobody (2009) and Translation (2011).- Sharyn Elander was born on 23 July 1963 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress, known for Holiday in Your Heart (1997).
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- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Jeffrey Schwinghammer was born on 3 May 1986 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He is an editor and cinematographer, known for The News Today (2017), Kim of the Sunset (2014) and Best Man Down (2012).- Jacob Isberner was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for One Life to Live (1968).
- Douglas Moening was born on 23 August 1953 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fugitive (2000) and Unsolved Mysteries (1987). He died on 10 February 2008 in Clearview, Washington, USA.
- Jen Provo was born on 17 May 1985 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Editor
Alex Welgraven was born on 9 January 1988 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. Alex is a cinematographer and editor, known for Dawn Escapes (2010), The Moment After (2011) and The Littlest Thing (2010).- Justin Jon Conklin was born in St. Cloud, MN on September 22nd in 1995, to Heather and Darel Conklin. Three years later his sister was born and 18 months after that came a brother. Justin attended a private Christian school from 4th to 7th grade where he was involved with acting in school plays. Justin is now attending Sauk Rapids Rice High School and will graduate May 2014.
- Art Department
- Actress
- Writer
Heather Wellik was born on 31 August 1972 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Shortbus (2006), Four Spots (2005) and The Ex (2006).- Writer
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Grant Bullert was born on 25 November 1996 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. Grant is a writer and cinematographer, known for Aspirations (2018), In the Dark (2016) and Chapter One (2017). Grant has been married to Amanda Bullert since 9 November 2019.- Louis Lenzmeier was born on 9 August 1974 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for Stealing Summer (2004), Justice (2004) and Pals (2004).
- Keith Fahnhorst was born on 6 February 1952 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.
- Jim Fahnhorst was born on 8 November 1958 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.