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Alexis Ellis is a American born actress. Born in Oak Ridge, TN. She is has been home schooled and raised by her mother. Acting has always been her passion. At the age of 11 years old she started acting and modeling classes and at age 13 she graduated in Nashville, TN. She then went to theater and dance and was in Cats and Home Town Christmas. Alexis Ellis is known also for singing at festivals, benefits, church and being in movies like Wendigo, The Perfect Race, Gritty Romance and NILE.- Amanda Joy Clark was born on March 26, 1990 in Rochester, NY to her father, Bill Clark (teacher) and her mother, Carla Clark (administrative assistant). Amanda is the second of three children; she has an older brother, Ryan and a younger sister Caitlin. Her early childhood was spent in Canandaigua, NY until 1997, when her father took a teaching job in Orlando, FL. The Clark family, joined by Bernie and Joy Clark (grandparents), still reside in Orlando. Ryan, Amanda and Caitlin all attended and graduated from Faith Christain Academy, a private school in Central Florida.
Amanda graduated high school in 2008, and furthered her education at the local community college, Valencia Community College. After spending a year in their theatre program, Amanda decided it was time to move on and move up. This led her to Southwestern Assemblies of God University located in a town within Dallas, Texas, Waxahachie; where she is currently enrolled and on scholarship for theatre. Amanda is pursuing her BFA in theatre. Some of her favorite roles include Elizabeth Bennet in "Pride and Prejudice", Julia in "1984" and Grace Farrell in "Annie". Amanda Joy has also featured in student films such as "Material...Girls!", "'Till Death" and "Happiness." She is continuing to pursue her career in acting within theatre and film. - Angelina LookingGlass was born on April 1, 2004. She is a Native American actor and singer. She is Oglala Lakota, Navajo, Seneca, and Kiowa Comanche. Growing up she studied theatre and dance as well as participating in her local community theatre productions. Training previously with the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York City in 2021.
- Ashley Courtney is an actress and editor from Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2009, Courtney created a YouTube channel with a following of over 500 subscribers. In 2014, she began acting with the Hamilton Southeastern High School film production club, Olio Road Productions. Courtney is known for her roles as Amelia Vetter in None of the Above (2015), Veronica Nightfall in Justice Police (2016), and more.
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Autumn Rae Shannon is an Actor/Singer-Songwriter/Dancer/Author/ Artist and recent transplant to L.A. She's written and stars in a teen dramedy series that is in post-production, and is writing a horror show. She was David Arquette and Danielle MacDonald's daughter in the short Tortoise, was Small Alison in regional performances of Fun Home twice, and was a lead actor at The Holyland Experience for 2 years, in Broadway-esque productions. Autumn Rae has worked on national commercials, TV, V.O using her own Pro-Tools studio, and several indie films. She was pinned last fall for Hocus Pocus 2 to be Young Winnie. She plays piano and guitar. She's known for singing Dream Girls' "And I Am Telling You" at a McDonalds that went viral many times over. She has performed at the Legendary Apollo Theatre in NYC twice, and sang the National Anthem at professional sports games. Her debut album is set to release in spring 2023.- Bradey Shannon, born as James-Bradey F.Shannon, has always been a performer since his toddler years. At a very young age, Bradey always shined during preschool performances and consistently made his teachers laugh! As a toddler, and into his early elementary years, his favorite past time was dressing up and becoming the character. He would spend hours acting out scenes of the character he was dressed as and get lost within his own imagination. Starting in elementary school, his parents started to realize that he should pursue acting after multiple teachers would comment on how he lit up when he got in front of the class. Every parent teacher conference ended with, Bradey needs to be a performer of some kind. When Bradey started to ask, which later became begging, to sign him up for acting classes , his parents realized this is where he belongs. Bradey's other love is baseball. He is striving to become a pitcher where he can, again, be center stage.
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- Producer
Brandi was born in San Antonio, TX. The daughter of Don Hollsten and Lolli Hollsten, Brandi has three sisters, Jordan, Shannon, and Tiffany, who she talks to every day. Most importantly, Brandi is a pug-lover and mother to two of the best pugs that ever existed: Betty Eliza Doolittle Boop and Mabel Louis Bang Bang Hollsten.
Brandi is an actress and co-writer, co-creator, co-star and executive producer of Supporting Roles. She's a person whose brain -and life - is always on the move. Constantly thinking of new ideas- Brandi is forever calling people to share these new ideas because writing things down is for people who have time for pen and paper.
Her story is everyone's story, really: Sperm meets egg, egg becomes baby, baby becomes child, child becomes teenager, teenager becomes adult, adult becomes actress, actress becomes America's Sweetheart, America's Sweetheart gets caught in a pug-smuggling scandal. Typical.- Brandi is married to NBA power forward Jason Maxiell. The couple met each other when they were in high school. Together, they have one child, Jason II.
She appeared as herself on the VH1 reality show Basketball Wives LA, where she claimed she wanted to use the platform to share more information on ovarian cancer. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 24. After undergoing surgery and many chemotherapy treatments, she was declared cancer-free in 2008.
Brandi Maxiell is also the owner of Midway Salon & Suites as well as Brandi Maxiell Cosmetics . Maxiell has also been featured on a variety of television shows. Some of this includes Access Hollywood, The Insider, E! True Hollywood Story, The Arsenio Hall Show, The Doctors, Iyanla Fix My Life. - Director
- Actor
Brandon Bowen has established himself as one Vine's preeminent talents. The 2015 Shorty Award winner for Best Viner, Brandon is a mainstream comedian and actor to watch. As of June 2016, his Vine channel has over 3.3 million followers and over 2 billion loops. Brandon is not only known for his outstanding comedy on Vine, but also on various other social media platforms, TV, and film. Bowen says the inspiration for his comedy comes from his life and "just the things he sees everyday."- Currently residing in Los Angeles, Brandon Mitchell is an actor, choreographer, dancer & hip-hop artist, originally from Kansas City, KS. A true jack-of-all-trades, Brandon has been passionate about the world of performing arts for as long as he can remember. In addition to being a quadruple threat in entertainment, he also has a profound interest in the world of basketball; Brandon spends his free time mentoring & training his younger brother, Mark Mitchell Jr., who is a five-star, high-ranked, & heavily-recruited high school basketball player. As a father & husband, Brandon strives to follow his dreams so that his passion can provide for his family & he can set an example for his daughter to never give up.
As an actor, Brandon is most influenced by Denzel Washington. He is signed to Malibu Artist Agency & managed by Oliver Carnay. Brandon upheld a lead role in "Like Blood", currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, & recently guest-starred in FX's "Dave". Soon to come, Brandon will be co-starring in Netflix's "The Upshaws" starring Mike Epps & Wanda Sykes.
Signed to Bloc Talent Agency for his choreography, he is inspired by the likes of Aakomon Jones, Marty Kudelka, & Rich & Tone. Brandon has choreographed multiple numbers for Khalid; "Free Spirit" World Tour, 2019 Coachella Performance, & performances for the Billboard Music Awards & "The Voice" (both 2019). He has worked with Nintendo Wii & their "Just Dance For Kids" & choreographed Airborne Toxic Event's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" performance. Most notably, his choreography was featured in the movie "Step Up Revolution" & he has worked with Ciara, & "MTV's America's Best Dance Crew".
As a dancer himself, Brandon's talents span far beyond just choreographing for others. He was a Season Nine Contestant on Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" & has been featured in films such as, "Valley Girl", "Step Up Revolution", & "Honey 2" (to name a few). Brandon has toured with Alicia Keys & Miley Cyrus, plus has had a myriad of on-stage performances accompanying the likes of Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Rihanna, J Lo, Toni Braxton, Ciara, & Kelly Rowland. His dance talents have been showcased on "Ellen", "Jimmy Kimmel Live", "The Late Late Show", "Good Morning America", "America's Got Talent", American Music Awards, & BET Awards.
Most recently as a Hip-Hop artist, Brandon released a seven-song EP in March 2020 entitled, Conditioning 3. Pulling from the sounds of Lecrae, Andre 3000, & J. Cole, he emphasizes storytelling through his raps & tries to make songs that paint a picture for his listener. One of the songs from his EP was featured on "MTV's: The Challenge" & he is continuing to pursue sync opportunities with his music.
Through it all, Brandon has never been one to sit back & let life happen. While always alluding a laid-back personality, he has shocked audiences & peers alike with his drive & determination to pursue his career in various industries. In the world of entertainment, Brandon is a force to be reckoned with & continues to trailblaze for others. He believes in varied interests & never letting the industry pigeon-hole you. From streaming services, to day/night-time television, music festivals, & world tours, Brandon truly believes this is only the beginning! - Carl Tran(Tran Tuan Nghia) was born on May 15, 1993 in Hai Duong, Vietnam. He is an actor and stunts,best known for The Boys (2019), Mare of Easttown (2021), SquidGame (2021) and Monsterland (2020).
His Father is Vietnamese and His mom is South Korean. since he was 1 year old. His parents divorced and he had to follow his father to live with his family in Vietnam. From a young age Carl was very passionate about acting and until the age of 15 he began to write screenplays and accompanied by acting training. Since then, he has developed a great passion and love for acting and this still becomes his dream job to this day. - Producer
- Writer
- Director
After 15 years in the law, Chad launched his film career as the writer and director of the short film, The Nature of Things, which secured a Best Actress win for the role of Ashley Bramble in the Pittsburgh UNCUT film festival in 2016. For his next effort, he wrote and directed the television pilot #Trending, which debuted at the prestigious Mammoth Film Festival. Chad also served as a co-writer and artistic director for the short film, This is How We Roll, and the director of Frozen in Terror, which has been screened at festivals across the country. In 2019, he served as a producer in the highly regarded and award-winning short film, Tics.
In addition to making films, Chad provides writing and story consulting services for a wide variety of clients.- Producer
- Executive
- Actor
Cheyenne grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and has always gone after her dreams with an unstoppable determination. She left her hometown and headed to the movie capital of the world, Los Angeles, CA to pursue a career in the Entertainment Industry. In a short amount of time, she began working for the legendary Berry Gordy (Motown Records/ Jobete Publishing). While under Mr. Gordy's tutelage, Cheyenne was instrumental in organizing many high-profile events. One career highlight is the Motown 30, a star- studded television special celebrating the achievements of its artists!
After meeting talent agent, Sharon Kemp, Cheyenne transitioned her career from music to another area in the business and began working at Sharon's agency. In 2009, Cheyenne was inspired to launch her own management company, Cheyenne Martin Management, which was the springboard for many projects including serving as an Executive Producer on Message From A Mistress. This served as the catalyst into the realm of Film and Television full time. In 2016, Cheyenne launched another phase in her career, establishing her film company, Emerald City Entertainment.
Cheyenne Martin has a passion for entertainment, mentoring and empowering women through the Cheyenne Martin Cares Foundation. Her philanthropic efforts garnered her a celebratory day; The Cheyenne Martin Day, which was declared, February 2nd 2021 by the City of Pittsburgh.- Chris Clemenza is an American record executive and manager born and raised in New Jersey. The 21 year old music business mogul has dedicated his career to discovering and developing new wave artists in urban music. At the age of 18 Clemenza became an entrepreneur managing popular figures such as Young King Dave and Squidnice. In 2018, rapper Squidnice and Clemenza started the record label Nice Entertainment signing Bobbynice and Smaccnice home to New York. Contributing to pop culture, he has worked alongside platform such as XXL and Rolling Loud.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
Christann Chanell, a Los Angeles native, was introduced to fashion through magazines, television, music videos and film. Since childhood, she longed to be affiliated with entertainment industry and costume design.
During her teenage years Christann often wondered who made the models look so glamorous when she turned the pages of her favorite Vogue and Seventeen magazines and who dressed the actors in the big Hollywood blockbuster movies. Her aspirations soon blossomed and so did her interest in costume design. After high school she placed her hearts desire on hold to pursue an education in Business Administration, Finance at California State University, Long Beach. After college she continued to foster her talents of fashion styling on a personal level, but she knew that she had to one day follow her heart.....
Wasting no time, Christann began accepting small positions as an assistant on short films, music videos, commercials and personal productions. Her knowledge and wisdom in the fashion/wardrobe industry began to grow, thus the birth of Christann Chanell Designs! Her hard work and dedication soon paid off and led her to the position of Costume Designer on numerous films. She has worked and is currently working with both of Hollywood's popular and up-and-coming producers & directors in television and film. She is pursuing a dream that is now reality.- Actress
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- Director
Christie Brooke trained at The Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. She is known for her role as Millicent McClusky in Midway (Lionsgate) directed by Roland Emmerich, Melinda on Hawaii Five-0 (CBS), Sprinkle on Ragamuffin (Netflix/Amazon), and commercially with L'Oreal Paris.
From Hawaii, she was first cast for her talents in singing, acting, and dance on ABC's Primetime hit show "High School Musical: Get in the Picture," sharing the screen with Zac Efron, Nick Lachey, and Kenny Ortega. Christie Brooke's first role on film was in Sony Pictures "Soul Surfer" filmed in Hawaii.- Christopher Shannon is an American Actor. Born of Philippina (mother), African-American/Native American mix (father). Best known as the YouTube Channel host for akidsperspective, a channel dedicated to Interviews, Reviews and How To's. Has been acting since age 4. Only has one younger sibling
- Although Cora is a certified neuromuscular therapist by trade, she enjoys doing background acting as often as she can. She can be seen as "Aunt Cora" in I Am Wrath with John Travolta, but is best known for her favorite, real life role as a mother to John, Riley, and Tiffany.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Corey Fogelmanis is known for his role as 'Farkle' on Disney's Girl Meets World. Born and raised in California, he is greatly immersed in the world of theatre, television, and photography. Starting his stage career at age six, Corey has performed in eight productions around the country, including in Peter Pan and Tinker Bell at The Pasadena Playhouse in Southern California. In 2016, he starred in the film Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House (2016), part of the popular Mostly Ghostly franchise. After high school, Corey plans to attend college and continue pursuing a career in television, film and theatre. In his free time, Corey works on his photography skills and spends a great deal of time with animals at local rescues.
Most recently, he has branched out into feature films. He played Nate in Deadly Scholars (2018) and made his studio film debut in Universal's horror film Ma (2019), opposite Octavia Spencer and Diana Silvers.- Courtney Shannon-Caines was born February 27, 2001 in Ottawa, Canada. She began her career in musical theatre at the age of ten years old and has continued performing in and around the the Ottawa area. She has acted in 8 musical theatre productions through Perth Academy of Musical Theatre, Stage Children's Musical Theatre and her school. She has also completed acting and drama courses through her talent agency and high school. Her big screen debut is in Darren Aronofsky's Mother! (2017) which stars Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer.
- Crystal was born and raised in Miami, Florida and has a brother nine years older. Since the age of six, Crystal has been acting, singing and dancing in performances at local theaters. She also began performing in classical piano recitals at the University of Miami School of Music since she was ten years old. When Crystal was twelve years old, she participated in Starlent Performing Arts, where she was selected her for various live performances, including school singing tours and concerts. As part of her desire to give back, Crystal has visited hospitals, senior citizen homes and orphanages to sing and entertain the patients and staff. When Crystal was fourteen, she starred in a musical comedy series called HitStreak, which ran for three seasons. During HitStreak, Crystal had an original song called "Rebound", which was chosen by Radio Disney's music mailbag. In September of 2014, "Rebound" made it to the #2 spot on Radio Disney's pop music chart. Crystal has also been given the honor to sing the National Anthem at events such as, the grand opening of the Marlins Stadium, the Sony Key Biscayne Tennis Tournament, Florida Police Officers' Memorial and several Miami- Dade Mayoral Inaugurations. Besides entertainment, Crystal participates in youth groups and sports. She played club soccer for five years, belonged to a synchronized swimming team and competed in figure ice-skating. Crystal recently completed her high school with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Today, Crystal is an aspiring actress/singer who resides in Los Angeles, California, as well as her hometown of Miami Lakes, Florida. She can be seen in the crossover episode of Beakman's World and Captain Disillusion. Crystal has also had roles on various other television shows.
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- Soundtrack
Cymphonique Raina Miller, is an actress, singer, dancer and writer. This Los Angeles native, is one of Hollywood's biggest teen phenomena and the star of the hit TV show How To Rock. Cymphonique has made a name for herself and built a diverse R&B, Pop and Hip Hop fan base through the Internet before taking her acting and music career mainstream. At a remarkably young age, she created her own brand and identity, in the entertainment world.
Cymphonique's special skills are competitive kick boxing, swimming, drawing, writing, playing the piano and guitar. She is inspired by her passion to help others, created a book series to empower young girls called Fabulous Girls, and founded Fabulous Girls Charity to help bring awareness to kids with cancer. In addition to her being one of the youngest teens to receive a key to the City of Memphis for her philanthropic efforts, she is also the founder and President of Fabulous Girls Clothing as well as the spokesperson for BYOU, an organization specializing in girl empowerment and anti-bullying. She founded a performing arts school with Let The Kids Grow Foundation.- An upcoming actor who started in the industry on September 2017 while working on the critically acclaimed series "Homeland" as a Secret Service Agent. He has since been featured on CopyCat Killers as a police officer, and landed a role as White House Press on the final season of the Netflix hit series "House of Cards".
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David Shannon graduated from BCIT Television in 2006. He worked in various productions with a variety of positions, including Delta Cable Television, Canucks Hockey games, and Sportsnet Connected. During a slow down of work, David enrolled at UBC Education and became a certified teacher. In 2012, he became the instructor of the film program at Rockridge Secondary.- Camera and Electrical Department
David Michael Brown III was born on June 9, 2004, in Valhalla, New York, USA. He is an upcoming actor/model, set to debut in an "Untitled Indie Project," (2023), "Untitled Short-Film" (2022.) David started out his career with small modeling jobs, later transitioning to an acting career. David attends Greenwich High School as a senior.- Actor
- Producer
UK actor based in London. Ex-journalist. Has appeared in more than 50 feature films and short films, as well as regular work in theatre. Recent films include They Want You (feature directed by Guy Mannering), Darkness in Mind (feature directed by Steve Jolley) and the award-winning short The Unlucky Mother (Anthony Abuah).- Music Department
- Composer
David (aka "Dave") Catalano is a multi-award-winning composer, songwriter, and music producer from New York. As a multi-instrumentalist since his teenage years, Dave got his start gigging with various Long Island club bands as an organist, pianist, synthesist, guitarist, flautist, and alto saxophonist. Dave has since worked with artists such as Mariah Carey, Todd Rundgren, Adrian Belew, Russell Javors and Richie Cannata. As an audio engineer, he remixed a number of projects for RCA records and produced several independent artists before founding the Beach Street Music production library in 1995. By 1997, Beach Street Music accounted for 16% of ASCAP's television royalty revenue. In 2000, Dave brought the majority of his catalog to SESAC which garnered numerous awards for not only his company's film & television music accomplishments, but also for his achievements as a composer in film and television. In film, Dave scored a feature film starring Susan Sarandon entitled, Ace the Case, and more recently scored a short film entitled, A Bathroom on Drake, which won 1st place at the 2020 Big Apple Film Festival and also won Dave a Hollywood Music in Media Award nomination for Outstanding Score in a Live Action Short Film. In television, he has composed for countless promos and pilots, provided soundtracks and sound design for nearly one hundred TV series, and written themes and scores for QVC, USA, GSN, NBC, The Weather Channel, and Kaufman Films, among various other production companies and networks throughout the course of his career. To this day, Dave has received over 100 industry awards for his compositional skills and remains a long-time trusted music provider for Sony Pictures, CBS Studios, NBC Universal, and Warner Bros. He continues to write and produce music specifically for use in film and television and welcomes all opportunities to compose for television and film projects worldwide.- In addition to her work in numerous national television commercials and stage productions, Debbie has enjoyed a long career in radio doing voice-overs for commercials and as the lead role in the long-running telenovela Café. She has landed principle roles in six feature films and has starred in several television shows such as in the pilot of Dexter (Showtime), Mysteries (The BBC), Discover America (The Travel Channel), and Portraits of Faith (NBC) for which she earned an Emmy nomination. She was also featured in the Rascal Flatts music video Skin (Sarabeth) which won the CMT 2006 Group/Duo Video of the Year. She has a master's degree in creative writing from Florida International University. She wrote the feature screenplay The Color of Love which was nominated for the Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition's Spotlight Award. She lives in Manhattan.
- Upon making the permanent move to Los Angeles, Derek Brandon booked a role in the "Unbroken" sequel, "Unbroken; Path to Redemption"! Although perhaps best known for his lead role as "Mickey" in the Mickey Matson film franchise, "Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy" and "Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson", Derek is no stranger to the big screen. He has now starred in over 15 films, a multitude of commercials along with webisodes and voice-overs.
Derek's love for acting began at age 4 After witnessing Derek re-enact every film he watched, his parents made the decision to enroll him in the local theater. This lead to numerous acting opportunities, on and off stage and his passion for acting grew with each experience.
After graduating high school (in the top 10), Derek headed straight to LA where he knows the possibilities are endless and cannot wait to take his career to the next level! - Producer
Dragos Sprinceana is a successful businessman and the owner of the large US transportation company GoldCoast Logistics. Dragos has an inspiring life story which has molded him into the business expert he is today. His skillset makes him the ideal co-host of The Million Dollar Affair tv-show to accompany Daniel Couts on a journey to uncover the formula to every guest's success story.- Writer
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Fred Smith is a husband, father, and storyteller who's authored several books, films, and television commercials. He grew up in Miami and is based in Tampa, Florida.
He wrote and directed the feature film, "Uploading the Angels" about a nine year old girl who uses the internet to send homemade movies to her parents in Heaven.
His novel, "The Coolest Labels" is in development for a series with Producer Grace Santos and Director Nayip Ramos. It is loosely based on Fred's own high school experience in the wake of Hurricane Andrew in 1990's Miami.
His novella, "The Estranged Rose" is in development for a feature with Producer Grace Santos. It's about music and love. Fred is also a drummer.- Director
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Gerard Shannon is a graduate of Dundalk Institute of Technology, with both Ordinary and Honors degrees in 'Video and Film'.
A short film he wrote 'Amanda' featured in the Fastnet Short Film Festival 2009. His script for 'No Comment' was short-listed for Best Short Screenplay at the Waterford Film Festival 2010. 'No Comment' is his first short film of which he is both writer and director.- Producer
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Greg Garthe's debut as a feature film director and producer, "Last Call", which stars Travis Van Winkle, Ryan Hansen, Christopher Lloyd, Tara Reid, and Tom Arnold, was released in the summer of 2015 and the comedy has gathered a cult following on VOD and DVD. It is the most recent chapter in a life of filmmaking that began during childhood.
Greg graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television in 1999 and entered the entertainment business, going to work for director David Dobkin. Greg was mentored by David during the making of the features "Shanghai Knights", "Fred Claus", and the comedy classic "Wedding Crashers".
Having directing a commercial for the Oakland Tribune newspaper and a short film, "The Ropes", which was well-received on the festival circuit, Greg was promoted to the position of Creative Executive at Dobkin's production company, Big Kid Pictures in 2008.
After completing "Last Call", Greg came back on board as Associate Producer for Dobkin's most recent projects, "The Judge", which stars Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall and the new hit AMC series, "Into The Badlands".
With an eclectic background of filmmaking experience in both the studio system and the indie world, Greg has been developing numerous projects, some of which he has written, under his Skeleton Pictures production company banner.
Greg is also an avid photographer, who has had images published in periodicals such as the San Francisco Chronicle and InStyle magazine.- Producer
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Guy Griffithe, with his exceptional foresight and talent in business is bringing new technologies to Hollywood. He was born in San Bernardino, CA to Elizabeth Griffithe (Blakeman), who raised her seven children primarily as a single working mother. He is of Italian, French, Dutch, Irish, English and Cherokee Indian descent. Griffithe being raised from a single mother learned the core foundation of strength and courage to fight through all obstacles in order to go after what you are passionate about.
As a child when Griffithe was in second grade he had the opportunity to play a lead in the school play. It was at this time when he learned that he had a talent for performing. He continued as a child to perform as a lead in every play he ever sought after. Any opportunity he could get to perform he tried to make it happen. He has always been a self motivated person that strives to succeed in all of his ventures. As a child because of his lack of resources he built his first bike out of parts he found in the field behind where they lived. As a child he often talked about wanting to swim with the other kids so one day he just jumped in determined to figure it out. He taught himself how to swim underwater then on top. He was always determined to find ways to make things happen. He views these as simply obstacles that needed to be overcome so she learned how to fight for what he wanted and believed in.
His mother being a single mom taught him a great deal growing up. She had always done sales jobs throughout her life so it only made sense that since he liked to perform this would be suiting. At 13 years old he was picking up the phone and making sales calls setting appointments for his mother. This lead him into his first telemarketing job at 15 years of age for a publishing company. The owner of his company was having difficulties collecting receivables so he offered to go out and collect them for the company. At this age he went to a large worldwide company knocked on the door and told them he wasn't leaving until he had the check. He waited but came back with the check. At 16 years old that company promoted him to manager of the sales, customer service and collections department. He made $36,000 a year and bought his first condo. When he was 18 years of age he worked for the third largest computer distributor in the world making $80,000 a year. At the age of 22 he had started his own mortgage brokerage which in 9 months he expanded into 17 states licensed in 38. He continued to build his success for many years to come.
2008 Griffithe was faced with several challenges that changed his life. His wife had decided that she no longer wanted to be married. The housing market crashed. He always had the captain of the ship mentality but this ship was larger then any one expected. He lost everything that was ever important to him. He felt like he spent his life building only to have lost it all. He wasn't sure if he even had the strength to move on. At this time in his life it was dark and he wasn't seeming to make good choices even though his intentions were to. He ran into road block after road block until the defining moment when he had to pack his bags and make a change to save his life. It was here when he devoted his life in building good relationships and meaningful businesses. He was managing an actor and was telling him his story about his childhood. He shared with him that he wanted to be an actor and auditioned for a role which he got. He was unable to get out there so it crushed his dreams. He vowed one day he would find his way into the industry. The good saying everything happens for a reason. The actor called him up and told him to come out to the valley as he had something for him. He went out there and the actor put him in his first role. He went on to perform in another movie with that actor where he played a FBI agent.
Having a business mind Griffithe started to study how to make and sell a movie. There is no money in making a movie unless you know how to sell it. So he focused on understanding foreign sales, then domestic so he can learn streaming and theatrical placement, then he went on to learn how production through delivery was done. As he continued down this path he started to get involved in financing projects so he could learn agreements and contracts. He then studied marketing and soon put all the pieces together and soon became President of a entertainment company. He continues today to be involved in Real Estate and entertainment to merge his core values, knowledge with his passions.
In recent years Griffithe has created deals and alliances with several companies with the goal in driving the industry into the new technology era. With the mass movement in social media he is focused on how to bring new technology with cinema formats and VR content to the mainstream. He has Executive Produced movies such as THE RECALL with Wesley Snipes and R.J. Mitte, HUMANITY BUREAU with Nicolas Cage, DISTORTED with John Cucask and Christina Ricci all in 2D, Escape and VR formats. He also Executive Produced Speed Kills with John Travolta and produced the award winning VR Feature of Speed Kills. He is part of a team that is creating major content for the market.
Griffithe is proud to have joined SAG and the Producers Guild of America. He continues to strive for greatness is this industry and bring his knowledge and abilities forward with the mission to be able to touch as many lives as possible. He is driven to be a better man, friend, business partner and most importantly a better father so everyone that knows him can share and be apart of life's gifts with him.- Music Artist
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Randall Hank Williams was born the son of the legendary Hank Williams and Audrey Williams. After the death of his father in 1953, Hank Jr. began his career in country music. The early years of his career were spent trying to overcome the legacy of his father and come into his own. This did not happen until the 1980s when he became one of country music's top performers, selling millions of albums and winning the title of Entertainer of the Year five consecutive times.- Hannah Grace is a highly passionate and energetic person with a love for life and laughter. A native of Colorado, Hannah began acting at the age of 5. She appeared in her first theatrical production "Polar Express", and quickly fell in love with being on stage and in front of a camera. Shortly after, Hannah signed with a local agent and booked her first commercial audition. Hannah began taking acting classes and was then signed with her first Los Angeles agent. At the age of 7, Hannah was cast as a lead in her first short film "When". Her talent for immersing herself into character and her love for being on set became quickly apparent. The following year she was cast in the feature film "Await the Dawn". She considers herself grateful and blessed with these opportunities and hopes to make acting a lifelong career. In addition to acting, Hannah enjoys swimming, hiking, tennis, reading, art, the beach, volunteering, and traveling.
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Heather is an award-winning actress and filmmaker. Credits include Blue Bloods (CBS), Tom's Dilemma, a feature produced by the Sundance award-winning Darren Dean ("The Florida Project", "Tangerine"), and the Vimeo Staff Pick "At The End Of The Cul-De-Sac", a Paul Trillo film which was featured in TIME Magazine and premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Heather is President of Via Mantra Productions, an independent film production company. Via Mantra's latest film is the 1970's thriller Victim No. 6 starring Heather, alongside Russ Russo ("Catch Hell", "An Act of War"), which has won numerous awards, and several Best Actress awards for Heather, including a Best Performance award from Kevin Smith at his inaugural Smodcastle Film Festival. Next up for Heather & Via Mantra are two feature films; Big Enzo's Wedding and Haunting Skies, both of which are in development.
Heather is a member of SAG-AFTRA, she is Vice-Chair of the board of directors for the Garden State Film Festival, New Jersey's Premier Independent Film Festival, and is a member of New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) as well as Women in Media.- Jamieson James "JJ" Fitzpatrick was born at UCLA Hospital (Los Angeles) in 1994 to Jim Fitzpatrick and Jodi Knotts. His parents have both been in the entertainment field for more than three decades as actors, writers, producers, etc. JJ has appeared as an actor in five of his parents' films. He plays Wide Receiver (WR) at the University of South Florida.
- Jack Black was a late 19th century/early 20th century hobo and professional burglar, living out the dying age of the Wild West. He wrote "You Can't Win," a memoir or sketched autobiography describing his days on the road and life as an honorable outlaw. Black's book was written as an anti-crime book urging criminals to go straight but is also his statement of belief in the futility of prisons and the criminal justice system, hence the title of the book. Jack Black was writing from experience, having spent 20 years as a traveling criminal and offers extremely riveting tales of being a cross-country stick-up man, home burglar, petty thief, and opium fiend. Jack Black is an essentially anonymous figure (even his actual name is uncertain) who is recognized through association with William S. Burroughs. Although his philosophy on life was especially influential to Burroughs, who associated with similar characters in his early adulthood and mirrored the style of "You Can't Win" with his first published book, "Junkie," Black's writings also had a profound effect on the writings and lives of all the Beat Generation. Jack Black eventually composed essays on prison reform and was also rumored to have received a stipend of $150 dollars a week to draft a screenplay titled "Salt Chunk Mary," based around the infamous vagabond advocate and ally of the same name in "You Can't Win". The play (re-titled "Jamboree") flopped, although he was able to attain some amount of popularity, which subsided quickly. He died during the Great Depression due to a drowning, widely believed to be a suicide, however, this has been disputed.
- Jack Long was born June 18, 2012, to the parents of John and Shannon (Ruble) Long. He has 3 brothers, Johnny Long, Nicholas Smitko, and Stephen Nelson, and 3 Sisters, Nicollette (Long) Salazar, Brianna Smitko, and Colleen Long.
Jack was born legally blind with a rare condition called Knobloch Syndrome which causes gradual to complete vision loss as time progresses. He still has some vision at this time and hopes to raise awareness for others that no matter your "different-ability," you should always follow your goals and dreams. Due to his condition and being limited to sports activities, he decided to give modeling and acting a try, and he absolutely loves it. He is a straight A's High Honor Roll Student with a big heart and a fantastic sense of humor! He's known to many for his sense of humor and for being the life of the party.
He hopes to entertain you for years to come with many different roles. - Producer
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James Keene was born in Kankakee, Illinois. The son of a police chief, James attended University of Arizona playing football and wrestling and then received, his master's degree in anti-aging medicine. James personal life is described in his book "In With The Devil" a Fallen Hero a Serial Killer and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption, released in September 2010 by St. Martin's Press/MacMillian publishers. In his book, James recounts the true story of his dealings with the mob, being drawn into a world of money, power, glamour, excitement, and corruption. James' world crumbles when he is caught up in a conspiracy and must befriend a serial killer to strike a deal and be cleared back out into the free world. Brad Pitt will be playing James in the movie project, based on James Keene's book. James has other deals in the works with Paramount, such as "American Sparkle" (exec producer and writer and creator) and has written a piece for an issue of Playboy. He has been interviewed on every major news network and will also be featured on Oprah. In his free time, James also has a passion for acting. He divides his time between Chicago and Los Angeles.- Actor
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James was born in Toronto, Canada to a Japanese mother and a Chinese father who raised him in a Caucasian suburban neighborhood. James will always be a man with one foot in each world; the conscientious hard-worker of his parent's Asian culture and the fearless risk-taker of his western homeland.
It's this duality that has given James the ability to bring depth, perspective and humor to his work as an actor and an innate compassion to a wide range of characters. Like many successful actors, James never intended to act. He studied architecture in college and came to work with an interior design firm doing their architectural drawings.
It wasn't until he accompanied a girlfriend to an interview at a commercial agency, and was the one that left with a contract, that he decided to give acting a try. He soon became one of the top male models and commercial actors in Toronto; his face ubiquitous throughout the city. In particular, he became famous for having his image plastered across the facade of the Musee Des Beaux-Arts in Montreal, Canada in a full-fledged 12th century Samurai Warrior outfit. This is when James decided to flee Toronto, and make a commitment to an acting career in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles brought James steady commercial work, but also opened up the world of television and film to him. He's been proud to work with great actors like George Clooney, William H. Macy, Jamie Kennedy, Dennis Haysbert, and directors like Paul Thomas Anderson, Simon West, and Betty Thomas, just to name a few.
And this is just the beginning as the industry evolves, allowing ethnic actors to play a broad range of roles, including leading men who don't practice martial arts (one of the few things James doesn't do). James feels confident that with the current trend, being Asian will not define him or his work, but will simply be one more asset he can bring to the mix.
Recently in 2014, James remarried and lives in Culver City with his 14 year old son, his wife and stepdaughter.- Actor
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Jay Rodan was born in Durban, South Africa. His father is Scottish, and he was raised in London, Edinburgh, Africa, India and Canada. He has worked in film and television in the United States, the U.K. and Europe. He has been twice nominated by the Writer's Guild of America, in 2013 and 2014, and he owns a production company producing commercials and stills.- Jeremy is a young actor from Central Florida. He has enjoyed working on numerous short films, feature films, web series, music videos, and commercials. He loves performing on stage as well and is very involved in musical theater. He is happiest when practicing his craft whether training, rehearsing, or performing. Other interests include singing, playing the piano, and learning guitar.
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Though she was born in upstate New York, Jessa has lived in Southern California (San Diego to precise) for most of her life and considers herself to be a "California Girl" not only because of where she lives, but because of who she has become. Dubbed "Hollywood Chick" by herself and her parents, Jessa has known that she wanted to work in the entertainment industry since she was 13 years old. It all began with a simple crush on an actor by the name of Ben Affleck in the film "Armageddon." Strange, but true, her obsession with the actor soon developed into an obsession with the film which lead to an interest in the making of films in general. As a sophomore in high school, her interests shifted slightly from film to television due to a new obsession with soap operas.
Jessa first began to fulfill her dream of working in television production in Los Angeles when she was accepted into the University of Southern California in 2003. She is majoring in Communication and minoring in Cinema-Television. She has completed internships at the soap operas, "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "Days of Our Lives" and has aspirations to complete several more internships, hopefully in primetime television production, before graduating in 2007. Though she doesn't know for sure what the future holds, Jessa hopes that it holds a place for her in Hollywood as a member of the production staffs of some of the greatest television shows of her time. Be sure to look for her name in the credits, coming soon to a small screen near you!- Actor
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Jesse Collins started his acting career doing theatre. He then branched out into TV and movies. Collins has become known for his role as Officer Katts in Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (1988) (a.k.a. "Katts and Dog"). He is also known for his part as Major Bush in Iron Eagle II (1988). He has since done such movies as The Santa Clause (1994) with Tim Allen, and Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995). Collins has also had experience working on the other side of the camera, as he directed a few episodes of "Katts and Dog."- Producer
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From Internet Pop Star to Celebrity Stylist and Blogger to Television Host, Executive Producer and Brand Partnership Cultivator, chances are Jess Zaino has influenced you in some way. Nominated for a Daytime Emmy for her work as the Style Producer for the ABC Daytime television show, The Chew, she's produced the international food series, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern for The Travel Channel and the Golden Globes Red Carpet pre-show for NBC. She stars in the TLC digital series, New Mom Diaries and contributes editorial to their site under the same name. Additionally, and along with Mario Batali, she co-created a discovery adventure series, Ahead of the Curve which explores emerging trends in the food + lifestyle space and is slated to premiere in the Fall 2016 on NBC.
Jess is on the short list of influential style bloggers as part of the Glamour Magazine Blogger Network. She has toured the country with NASA fronting a math/science rock band, was featured in the Sundance award winning film, We Live in Public, voiced Mrs. Manson and Stacey Rowe on MTV's cult hit, Daria and created the first ever internet celebrity party crashing show, Starfreaky in 1997 for the PSEUDO.com Online Television Network, which garnered her a magazine cover, two mentions in New York Magazine, spots on 60 Minutes and CBS Sunday Morning, plus countless book mentions covering the history of the Internet, including "Digital Hustlers" and "Totally Wired".
Jess came to national attention as the co-host of the Style Network's Modern Girls Guide to Life. She has appeared as the On-Air Stylist for top Style Network reality shows, How Do I Look? and The Look for Less. She has appeared live as a Trend Expert on the Home Shopping Network and her expertise has been featured on 60 Minutes II, Before and Afternoon Movie Makeover, VH-1, MTV and more. Traveling to nationwide locations, Jess hosted the Make It Mine trend event series for Nordstrom and works with several known brands including YAZ, Hello Kitty and KMS California as a Host for Satellite and Radio Media Tours. Jess is the creator of the national shopping event, Cheap Chic Shopping Tours, educating women on how and where to buy an entirely new wardrobe for less than one hundred bucks.
Jess shares her time between Los Angeles and New York City with her baby son, Roane, husband James, and their dog, Harry Nilsson. She is represented by NSB / UTA.- Actress
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Jodi began her acting career in San Francisco (1982), under the tutelage of theater guru Jean Shelton, just after graduating from Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, California. Since then, Jodi has appeared in dozens of theatrical productions on some of the most prestigious stages in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Shortly after earning her SAG Card in 1986, Jodi's career took flight, where she appeared on some top-rated TV shows and features in the last twenty years, such as Junior (1994), One Life to Live (1968), "Stop with the Kicking/HBO", Murphy Brown (1988), Married... with Children (1987), Friends (1994), ER (1994), CSI: Miami (2002) and Seinfeld (1989). After meeting her husband, actor Jim Fitzpatrick, the dynamic couple set-up shop (Five Star Studios, Inc.) to produce one- and two-act plays for the stage, in Los Angeles. During this time, film and TV producers began buying the rights to several plays that "Five Star" had created and produced, which prodded Jodi and her husband to expand their operations into film and television. And they have since created several TV pilots ("Godparent$" Godparents (1999) , "Right Hand Man" Supernatural (2005) & for the Nets, as well as, the feature film, An American Reunion (2003). Jodi and her family have recently relocated to the West/Central Coast of Florida, to build studios and produce feature films. Jodi became interested in entertainment when she was a little girl because of her father, Ed Knotts, who was a guest singer and dancer on The Lawrence Welk Show (1955) with Merv Griffin, and her cousin, Don Knotts. And she has worked with some of Hollywood's biggest stars such as Robin Williams, Kevin Pollak, Dana Carvey, Danny DeVito, Glenn Close, as well as, the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger.- Actor
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John Howard Shannon is an Actor/Director/Writer and retired US Army Infantry Officer with over 26 years in the military. He served two tours in Afghanistan - the first in 2005 with 3rd Group Special Forces and again in 2008 with the New York Army National Guard. He volunteers as an Assistant Instructor with Horses For Heroes - Cowboy Up! New Mexico Inc., a wellness and skill set restructuring program for OIF and OEF combat veterans. Shannon is the author of the short stories "The Jump," "Red Flowers," "The Dirge" and "Brought Low" He recently completed a novel, set in Afghanistan, that challenges the conventional notions of modern combat.
Shannon conceived the original story upon which the web series "The Last Prisoner" is based. He also wrote and directed the first episode of that series.- Actor
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Juan Shannon is an actor, Director, writer and producer of music and film. He starred in the Romantic drama West Bloomfield based off the book of the same name, written by him and Executive produced the Soundtrack.
Mr. Shannon was also one of the subjects of the documentary, How to Power a City by producer/director Melanie Larosa. A New York based filmmaker focused on renewable energy