Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-50 of 131
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Kathleen McClellan is an American actress, model, television host, and former Miss Illinois Teen USA. She is perhaps first recognized for her role on Seinfeld as Melissa, Jerry's naked girlfriend, most recently noted for her starring role in the award-winning film, Rattlesnakes, and for her 2002-2004 role as the host of TLC's For Better or For Worse. She is currently(2022) hosting a new podcast and is thrilled to be launching her lifestyle brand Rich Life Simply Made.
McClellan grew up in Bloomington, Illinois. In 1988, she was crowned Miss Illinois Teen USA, was named Most Photogenic in the National Miss Teen USA Pageant, and was signed to Elite Model Management which began her modeling career in Paris.
While shooting a small part in the 1990's blockbuster Days of Thunder, director Tony Scott and Actor Robert Duval made a bet with McClellan that if she tried LA for 3 months she would land her own show. On their advice, she went, studied at the Howard Fine Acting school, and within 3 months landed a starring role in the pilot and the subsequent Fox Series Hotel Dix, along with Prince proteges Morris Day (of Morris Day and the time) and his sidekick Jerome. The Fox Series never aired but it did establish Kathleen as a respected and relevant comedic actor. She is still an active member at the Howard Fine Acting Studio.
McClellan is known for her work as a dramatic and comedic actress, fashion model, commercial actress, television personality, spokesperson, and television host. Notable modeling campaigns include Skyy vodka, L'Oréal Paris, Cherokee Jeans, Maui Jim Sunglasses, and Hanes. McClellan has starred in countless commercial campaigns including Coors, Budweiser, Chrysler, Visa, and Toyota.
She has been featured in Muscle and Fitness Magazine, InStyle, Mademoiselle, People, TV Guide, Maxim, and Stuff. She was the international spokesperson for and face of Sense Skincare.
She has guest-starred on many iconic comedic television shows such as Seinfeld, Murphy Brown, Suddenly Susan, Herman's Head, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Recurring roles include Ladies Man and The Bold and the Beautiful.
McClellan was the host of TLC's For Better or For Worse (2003-2005). She was the sideline correspondent for Battle Dome (1999-2001) and host of Surprise Weddings (FOX), and Warner Brothers' Live from the Red Carpet. She has appeared as herself as a guest host on shows such as Wild On E!, MTV Spring Break, and as herself as a TV personality on Run Away With the Rich and Famous, Search Party, and The X Show. She and her home were featured on E! Celebrity Homes. Film work includes a role in the film The Set Effect. She is also featured in Charlie Robison's country music video "El Cerrito Place".
In 2019, McClellan made her comeback in the award-winning film, Rattlesnakes. McClellan executive produced and starred in Rattlesnakes alongside actors Jimmy Jean-Louis and Jack Coleman. McClellan took the film from initial concept to creation with Jimmy Jean-Louis (producer) and collaborated with Julius Amedume (writer/director) to adapt the original stage play set in London in the 1990s, to a modern-day film set in southern California. Much of the film was shot in McClellan's own Montecito home. Rattlesnakes enjoyed a limited theatrical release starting in April of 2019 and played at over 20 international film festivals, winning 8 awards.
McClellan has studied with Howard Fine, Larry Moss, Leslie Kahn, and The Groundlings Theater and resides in the Los Angeles area with her family.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Sound Department
Dee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor from Indiana. He first became known for voicing Olmec in Legends of the Hidden Temple before voicing Daffy Duck in Space Jam. He is well-known for voicing Klaus in American Dad, the Clone Troopers in several Star Wars media, Ra's al Ghul in Batman: Arkham City, Momo and Appa in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Perry the Platypus in Phineas & Ferb, Sunny Jim in Lobo, Kevin the Sea Cucumber in SpongeBob SquarePants, Numbuh Four in Codename: Kids Next Door and Gravemind in Halo 2.- Denny Miller was born in Bloomington, Indiana, where his father, Ben Miller, was a physical=education instructor at Indiana University. He and his brother Kent began playing basketball almost from the days they were born. The Miller family left Bloomington when Denny was in fourth grade. He and Kent played basketball in Silver Spring, Maryland and Baldwin, New York before the family moved to Los Angeles where, at University High School, Denny and Kent came to the attention of coach John Wooden. They were given full-ride scholarships to UCLA. The Miller brothers played together at UCLA for one year, and their father joined the faculty of UCLA. In his senior year, while working as a furniture mover to pay for school, Denny was discovered on Sunset Boulevard by a talent agent, who signed him with MGM. His first role was a bit part in Some Came Running (1958), which was filmed in Madison, Indiana. Denny said, "I was the only one who came running. I came running to tell Dean Martin that somebody was in town to shoot him!" He became the first blond Tarzan in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)), a low-budget quickie that lifted most of its footage from earlier Johnny Weissmuller movies. MGM had him under contract for 20 months; in that time he worked 8 weeks as "Tarzan". After that he did guest spots on a number of TV series, finally becoming a regular on Wagon Train (1957) as Duke Shannon (his name was then Scott Miller). In 1965-66 he starred (as Denny again) with Juliet Prowse in Mona McCluskey (1965).
- Actor
- Producer
Grey Damon was born in Bloomington, Indiana and raised in Boulder, Colorado. He discovered his passion for acting at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts when he landed his first professional job in a production of "A Christmas Carol." When Damon is not acting, he spends his time on other artistic endeavors including writing, drawing, sculpting, photography and music.
Grey stars as fearless Lt. Jack Gibson on the hit ABC series, "Station 19. Damon's breakout television role came in 2010 when he joined the cast of the critically-acclaimed series "Friday Night Lights," playing Hastings Ruckle. He has since had starring roles on NBC's Charles Manson drama, "Aquarius," opposite David Duchovny, The CW's science-fiction drama "Star-Crossed and ABC Family's "The Nine Lives of Chloe King." His recurring roles include the coveted role of The Mirror Master in The CW's , "The Flash, HBO's "True Blood", ABC Family's "Twisted" and The CW's "The Secret Circle." His guest starring roles include "American Horror Story: Coven," "10 Things I Hate About You," "Greek" and "Lincoln Heights."
On the big screen, Damon stars in the Screen Gems thriller, "The Possession of Hannah Grace", opposite Shay Mitchell. Damon had the title role in the indy dramedy "Sex Guaranteed", with Bella Dayne and Stephen Dorff, directed by Brad and Todd Barnes. His additional films include roles in Spike Lee's Oldboy, as the younger version of James Brolin's character, and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, opposite Logan Lerman.- Actress
- Soundtrack
The youngest of five children, and born with the drab, unlikely name of Josephine Cottle on April 5, 1922, this pleasantly appealing, Texas-born, auburn-haired beauty was only seventeen months old when her father, William, passed away. The family moved from Bloomington (her home town) to McDade (between Austin and Houston), where her mother, Minnie, made ends meet as a seamstress and milliner. The family eventually settled in Houston, where Gale took dance and ice skating lessons, developed a strong interest in acting, and performed in high school dramatics. Encouraged by her teachers, Gale by chance entered and was chosen the winner of a local radio talent contest called Jesse L. Lasky's "Gateway to Hollywood" in 1939. This took her and her mother to Hollywood, where she captured the national contest title.
Handed the more exciting stage moniker of "Gale Storm", she was soon put under contract to RKO Pictures. Although she was dropped by the studio after only six months, she had established herself enough to find work elsewhere, including at Monogram and Universal. Appearing in a number of "B" musicals, mysteries and westerns, her wholesome, open-faced prettiness made her a natural for filming. The programmers, however, that she co-starred in were hardly the talk of the town. Making her inauspicious debut with Tom Brown's School Days (1940), her '40s movies bore such dubious titles as Let's Go Collegiate (1941), Freckles Comes Home (1942), Revenge of the Zombies (1943), Sunbonnet Sue (1945), Swing Parade of 1946 (1946), and Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950), indicating the difficulty of finding material worthy of her talent. Arguably, her better movies include the family Christmas tale It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), which co-starred Don DeFore; the overlooked western comedy The Dude Goes West (1948) opposite Eddie Albert; and the film noir piece The Underworld Story (1950) with Dan Duryea.
After years of toiling in films, Gale finally turned things around at age 30 by transplanting herself to the small screen. Her very first TV series, My Little Margie (1952), which was only supposed to be a summer replacement series for I Love Lucy (1951), became one of the most watched sitcoms in the early '50s while showing up in syndicated reruns for decades. Co-starring the popular film star Charles Farrell as her amiable dad, Gale's warmth and ingratiating style suited TV to a tee, making her one of the most popular light comediennes of the time. She segued directly into her second hit series as a cruise ship director in The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956), which was better known as "Oh! Susannah" after it went into syndication. Co-starring woebegone Zasu Pitts as the ship's manicurist and her "Ethel Mertz" counterpart, this show lasted a season longer than her first.
In the midst of all this, the (gasp!) thirty-something star dared to launch her own Las Vegas nightclub and pop recording careers. Always looking much younger than she was, she produced a number of Billboard chart makers, including "I Hear You Knocking" (her first hit), "Memories Are Made of This", "Ivory Tower" and her own cover of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love". Her most successful song of the decade was "Dark Moon", which peaked at #4.
Gale's film career took a sharp decline following the demise of her second series in 1960. Most of her focus was placed modestly on the summer stock or dinner theater circuit, doing a revolving door of tailor-made comedies and musicals such as "Cactus Flower", "Forty Carats", "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "South Pacific". She finally appeared again on TV in a The Love Boat (1977) segment in 1979 after nearly a two-decade absence. It was later revealed in Gale's candid autobiography "I Ain't Down Yet" (1981) and on the talk show circuit that the disappearance was triggered by a particularly vicious battle with alcohol. Years later, Gale became an outspoken and committed lecturer, helping to remove the stigma attached to such a disease, particularly as it applied to women.
Fully recovered, she has been widowed twice (by actor Lee Bonnell in 1986 and Paul Masterson in 1996). Incredibly accommodating over the years, Gale has appeared on the nostalgia and film festival circuits to the delight of her many fans. She died on June 27, 2009, at a Danville, California convalescent home at age 87.- Arija Bareikis was born on 21 July 1966 in Bloomington, Indiana. She attended Bloomington High School South from 1980-1984.
After graduating from Stanford University in 1988, she moved to Southern California to take care of horses for a brief period of time. Next, Arija moved to New York City first working as a paralegal while contemplating which direction to take her life in. Originally, she had dreamed of becoming a dancer, which has been reflected in some of her roles on the stage.
She eventually decided to become an actress, so she took acting lessons in New York in her free time and then migrated into recurring soap opera roles.
She has appeared in stage plays, TV shows and numerous movies such as Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999). - Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Pete Docter is the Oscar®-winning director of "Monsters, Inc.," "Up," and "Inside Out," and Chief Creative Officer at Pixar Animation Studios. He is currently directing Pixar's feature film "Soul" with producer Dana Murray, which is set to release June 19, 2020.
Starting at Pixar in 1990 as the studio's third animator, Docter collaborated and help develop the story and characters for "Toy Story," Pixar's first full-length animated feature film, for which he also was supervising animator. He served as a storyboard artist on "A Bug's Life," and wrote initial story treatments for both "Toy Story 2" and "WALL.E." Aside from directing his three films, Docter also executive produced "Monsters University" and the Academy Award®-winning "Brave."
Docter's interest in animation began at the age of eight when he created his first flipbook. He studied character animation at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, California, where he produced a variety of short films, one of which won a Student Academy Award®. Those films have since been shown in animation festivals worldwide and are featured on the "Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 2." Upon joining Pixar, he animated and directed several commercials, and has been nominated for eight Academy Awards® including Best Animated Feature-winners "Up" and "Inside Out" and nominee "Monsters, Inc.," and Best Original Screenplay for "Up," "Inside Out" and "WALL.E." In 2007, "Up" also was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Terri Conn was born on 28 January 1975 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She is an actress, known for As the World Turns (1956), Play the Flute (2019) and 30 Rock (2006). She has been married to Austin Peck since 1 July 2011. They have two children. She was previously married to Arthur Colombino.- There was a time when Catherine Craig was known in Hollywood as a promising and talented "B"-level actress as opposed to being simply Mrs. Robert Preston. All in all, she handled it with grace, poise and wifely dedication.
Born Catherine Jewel Feltus on January 18, 1915, in Bloomington, Indiana, she was the daughter of a circus proprietor and cinema owner who piqued her initial interest in the arts. Although she attended school in the States (in her native Bloomington), she spoke Spanish fluently as a result of her childhood trips with her family to South America (including Santiago, Chile). Graduating from the University of Indiana in 1936, she was a speech instructor's assistant for a time while appearing on the local stage in Indiana.
Eventually relocating to Los Angeles in search of a professional career, her well-modulated voice and crisp diction came in handy when radio work came her way. She met actor Preston while both were fellow students at the Pasadena Playhouse. The lovely blue-eyed, chestnut-haired Catherine initially earned studio interest interest after being spotted by a 20th Century Fox talent agent. She promptly apprenticed with the films Doomed to Die (1940), Murder Over New York (1940) and Manhattan Heartbeat (1940).
Catherine, however, earned a contract at her husband's studio, Paramount, but remained relatively obscure with a trail of decorative bit roles in such dubiously-titled "B" hokum as Las Vegas Nights (1941), West Point Widow (1941), Parachute Nurse (1942), Showboat Serenade (1944) and The Bride Wore Boots (1946). In the post-war years the blue-eyed, chestnut-haired beauty finally began to earn more noticeable assignments such as her lifeboat survivor in Seven Were Saved (1947), her wealthy fiancé menaced by a conniving Albert Dekker in the superb "B" crime thriller The Pretender (1947), and her innocent-eyed prairie flower opposite Randolph Scott in Albuquerque (1948).
Following a few stage endeavors (she appeared with Preston in the plays "Girl of the Golden West" and "The Play's The Thing" in the late 1940s), she appeared in a few more films, the best being The Pretender (1947). By 1950 Catherine had drifted back to minor status and retired from films after a nothing part in No Man of Her Own (1950). From then on she completely avoided the limelight in support of her husband's career. Preston himself became disillusioned with films and the couple moved to New York wherein he became a Tony-winning Broadway performer of musicals and legit plays. Catherine appeared in an occasional play such as "Bell, Book and Candle" and "Inherit the Wind".
After living in Greenwich, Connecticut, then Montecito, California, Preston's film career was rejuvenated when he transferred his Harold Hill success to the big screen in The Music Man (1962). He won an Oscar nomination decades later with Victor/Victoria (1982). Following Preston's death from lung cancer in 1987, Catherine, along with former theater co-stars Mary Martin and Bernadette Peters, paid tribute to him at the Tony Awards presentation that year. Catherine settled in Santa Barbara and passed away at age 88 in 2004. - Actor
- Director
- Writer
Michael Francis Foley was born on June 7th, 1965, in Long Island, New York. Nicknamed Mick by his father, a lifelong Yankees and Mickey Mantle fan, he attended college in upstate New York, he hitchhiked to New York City to see a wrestling match between Jimmy Snuka (Jimmy Snuka) and Don Muraco that convinced him he wanted to be a professional wrestler. He trained under the tutelage of Dominic DeNucci, alongside such wrestlers as Shane Douglas, and made his debut in the late 1980's. He wrestled all around the U.S., Europe, Japan and Africa before landing a job in World Championship Wrestling as under the name Cactus Jack. He wrestled in excellent feuds with Sting (Steve Borden), Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, and most notably Vader (Leon White), against whom he lost an ear mid-match in Germany in 1992. Around this time, he met his future wife, Collette Foley. His tenure with WCW at an end, he wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling under Paul Heyman, and in Japan, where he took place in (and won) the now legendary _IWA King of the Death Match (1995) (V)_. This attracted the attention of 'Vince McMahon', who brought Foley in to the World Wrestling Federation, under the name Mankind. Foley's first feud was with The Undertaker, against whom he wrestled several classic matches, most notably _King of the Ring (1998) (V)_, where, in possibly the most famous professional wrestling moment of all time, The Undertaker threw Foley off the top of a 20-foot cage, through a table. Foley's lifelong dream came true on December 28th, 1998, when he defeated The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) to win the WWF World Title. He would hold the belt three times before his career ended at WrestleMania 2000 (2000). Now retired, Foley is a bestselling and critically acclaimed author, having wrote two autobiographies (both of which topped the New York Times bestseller charts), a series of children's books, and a novel.- Richard Webb was born on 9 September 1915 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Out of the Past (1947), Sullivan's Travels (1941) and Captain Midnight (1954). He was married to Florence Pauline Mendelsohn and Elizabeth Regina Sterns. He died on 10 June 1993 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
David Lee Roth was born in Bloomington Indiana in 1954. A few years later, his father Nathan, a doctor, moved the family to sunny California. The move proved to be a good one because while attending Pasadena Community College, David teamed up with the Van Halen brothers and Michael Anthony to form the Mighty Van Halen hard rock band. Their debut album was in 1978, the self titled album "Van Halen". Their biggest success was the song "Jump" in 1984 - the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts. In 1985, Dave decided to branch out on his own and leave the popular Van Halen. Dave's EP "Crazy From The Heat" was a hit and his solo career was on its way. As years passed, Dave's solo career faded. In 1996, Van Halen and Dave reconvened (due to the departure of Dave's replacement, Sammy Hagar) for two new songs on the band's greatest hits CD. Their reunion was short lived as the Van Halen brothers chose a another singer (Gary Cherone formerly of Extreme) over Dave. In 1997, he wrote and released his autobiography book titled "Crazy From The Heat". These days, he still tours as a solo artist.- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Higgins was born in Bloomington, IL, attended Parkway Central High School in St. Louis, MO, graduated from Michigan State University in 1966 and served in the Army in Korea and Georgia from 1967-70.
Best known as a TV (Silver Spoons, Best Of The West, etc.) and Broadway (Shenandoah, Oklahoma, City Of Angels, etc.) actor, he has also written numerous Musicals and over 100 commercial jingles and theme songs. He wrote the book and lyrics and starred in "The Fields Of Ambrosia" which premiered at the George St. Playhouse in 1993. He reprised the role at the Aldwych Theatre on London's West End in 1996.
He subsequently co-wrote and directed "Johnny Guitar, The Musical" which opened at the Century Center For The Performing Arts in New York where it garnered numerous Drama Desk, Drama League and Lucille Lortel Award nominations and won the Outer Critics' Circle Award as Best Off-Broadway Musical in 2004 and has gone on to tally over 30 Productions around the country.
Higgins was also in the first touring company of "Grease" and has starred in many regional and stock musicals and plays around the country, including "Brigadoon", "Showboat", "Kiss Me Kate", " Guys & Dolls", "The Music Man" and "Side by Side With Sondheim".- Actor
- Music Department
- Composer
Award-winning songwriter ("Stardust", "Ole Buttermilk Sky", "Georgia on My Mind"), composer, pianist, actor and singer, educated at Indiana University (LL.B). He played piano in the college bands, and later gave up a law practice for a career in songwriting. He joined ASCAP in 1931, and his chief musical collaborators included Mitchell Parish, Stuart Gorrell, Frank Loesser, Johnny Mercer, Sammy Lerner, Stanley Adams, Edward Heyman, Paul Francis Webster, Jack Brooks, Ned Washington, and Jo Trent.
His autobiographies are "The Stardust Road" and "Sometimes I Wonder". His other popular-song compositions include "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" (Academy Award, 1951), "Washboard Blues", "Riverboat Shuffle", "Little Old Lady", "Lazybones", "Rockin' Chair", "One Morning in May", "Snowball", "Lazy River", "Thanksgivin'", "Judy", "Moonburn", , "Small Fry", "Ooh, What You Said", "The Rhumba Jumps", "Two Sleepy People", "Heart and Soul", "Skylark", "The Nearness of You", "When Love Walks By", "Daybreak", "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief", "Ivy", "Memphis in June", "Hong Kong Blues", "I Get Along Without You Very Well", "Blue Orchids", "The Old Music Master", "How Little We Know", "The Lamplighter's Serenade", "I Walk With Music", "Come Easy Go Easy Love", "Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind", "I Should Have Known You Years Ago", "Baltimore Oriole", "Rogue River Valley", "Who Killed 'Er (Who Killed the Black Widder?)", "Moon Country", "When Love Goes Wrong", "Mediterranean Love", "Music, Always Music", "There Goes Another Pal of Mine", "Just For Tonight" and "My Resistance is Low".- Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave was born on 1 July 1981 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She is an actress, known for Falling from Grace (1992), Next Level (2019) and Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels (2011). She has been married to Edwin Arroyave since 7 July 2011. They have two children. She was previously married to Matthew Robertson.
- James Murdock was born on 22 June 1931 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Godfather Part II (1974), Rawhide (1959) and Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963). He was married to Betty. He died on 24 December 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Patrick Casey is a writer and producer originally from Bloomington, Minnesota. After working in community television as a teenager, he graduated from Boston University before moving to California. He often collaborates with Josh Miller. He is best known for his work on the Fox animated series 'Golan the Insatiable,' the Blumhouse horror anthology series '12 Deadly Days,' and the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog live-action film.- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Brandon Johnson is an American award-winning Actor and Television Host. His upcoming Rom Com, "Switch Up," (Cristian de la Fuente, Jeff Fahey & Julieth Restrepo) made its World Premiere at the SXSW Film Festival; plus, you'll also see him in the corporate-thriller "Protocol 7" (Eric Roberts & Matthew Marsden) due for release in the Spring of 2024. Brandon is the Lead Spokesman for "AAA: Roadside Assistance" through 2026. He also can be heard on his podcast "Fully Alive" interviewing guest with stories of adversity, empowerment and inspiration. One of his fondest projects was the TNT reality competition show, 72 Hours, where 9 strangers were dropped into the most remote locations on the planet (Fiji, Tasmania, New Zealand) and competed for a hidden briefcase filled with $100,000. Not more than one day being back in the U.S. he launched into work-shopping NBC's successful singing-show, The Winner Is, alongside Producers Craig Plestis (The Voice/ The Masked Singer) and Toby Gorman (President of Universal Alternative TV) before handing the show over to Nick Lachey. Fremantle also used his talents for the Pilot "Take Off" created by Henrik Nielson and Per Zachiarassen that sold internationally. Brandon continued to stay busy making dreams come true by transforming outdoor spaces on HGTV's, My Yard Goes Disney, a show that offered a once in a lifetime custom backyard makeover inspired by the legacy of Disney. Staying in the Disney family, he also hosted, Meet the Disney Legends. The program honored the many individuals whose imagination and talents have created Disney magic. With Brandon attached as Host the ratings were tripled in the time slot. He also helped launch the incredibly successful infotainment show, Cool In Your Code. Shot entirely throughout all of New York's boroughs. C.I.Y.C. was nominated for 19 NY Emmy Awards and won 4. Because of its success and appeal the show was also formatted in London. Simultaneously he worked as the premiere host for OLN's, Rally America and on the FOX Soccer Channel's, Fox Soccer USA. Attracted to speed and adrenaline, Brandon got his wish as the lead host for Formula D on the G4 TV Network alongside Olivia Munn. When not on the track he soon found himself behind the wheel of a different vehicle. Once again HGTV ignited his love of adventure as the host of RV Travel Show 2 years in a row.
His contributions to the network continued as the face of HGTV's, Get Out, Way Out! The show transformed people's backyards into destinations of bliss, fantasy and entertainment. This also sparked opportunities to co-host HGTV's, Consumer Electronics' Show as well as the Homes and House wares special. In between shoots he found time to host 2 Reality Pilots for VH1: Perfect and Pretty Smart; plus another for TNT tilted The Great American Scavenger Hunt. As if Brandon's schedule wasn't busy enough, he also shot over 100 episodes of USA's, Character Fantasy. This exciting show built self-esteem and allowed people to live out their dreams. In addition to Hosting, Brandon Johnson has been a working actor for 20 years. He's often recognized as the character, "Gary Wilde," from Disney's #1 show, Shake It Up! (opposite Zendaya and Bella Thorne). The opportunity grew from his time performing on Hannah Montana as "Brian Winters." Brandon has also Guest Starred on Nickelodeon's Henry Danger as the electrifying "Rick Richards." You'll also find him in the intense thriller The Devil's Dolls shot on location in Mississippi (IFC Midnight) as well as Fishes N' Loaves (Lionsgate) alongside Patrick Muldoon, Dina Meyer and Dominique Swain. Other film highlights include: The Notorious Bettie Page (Gretchen Mol, Lili Taylor), the dark comedy Rick (Bill Pullman, Aaron Stanford) and Fabled (Desmond Askew, Katheryn Winnick); plus, lead roles in horror films Malevolence (Best Picture L.I. Film Festival & NYC Horror Film Festival) and Little Erin Merryweather (Official Selection of Cannes Film Festival). Brandon is no stranger in the Soap Opera world either. He's created to different recurring characters, "Dr. Michael McBain" and "Chuck Wilson III" for ABC's One Life to Live. In between gigs he flew back in forth to Europe shooting the 20 Lives Campaign for Nokia. There he created the character "Phil Blitz" which showcased his uncanny wit and charm. The campaign aired in 29 countries in all native languages. Brandon went on to be the lead Spokesperson for Lyfe Law, Andersen Windows, Backlounge, Revivogen and OxyPure. When not in front of the camera Brandon lends his voice to the Voice Over world on various Feature Films, Commercials and Video Games. Some of his favorite projects were: The Judge (Robert Downey Jr./Robert Duval), In Time (Justin Timberlake/Olivia Wilde/Matt Bomer), Star Wars: The Old Republic, Titanfall 1& 2, Prototype 2; plus, Commercials: McDonalds, Comcast, Quiznos, Bounty, ESPN & Ralph Lauren to name a few.- Composer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Music Department
Kyle Jacobs was born on 26 June 1973 in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. He was a composer, known for Lee Brice: I Drive Your Truck (2012), Nashville (2012) and CMT Hot 20 Countdown (2001). He was married to Kellie Pickler. He died on 17 February 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.- Music Artist
- Actor
- Music Department
John Darnielle was born in Bloomington, Indiana. Shortly after his birth, his mother and father moved to San Luis Obispo, as his father had gotten a job there. His parents divorced soon after, and his mother remarried to his stepfather who was physically abusive to both Darnielle and his mother. Darnielle grew up wanting to be a writer, with much encouragement from various teachers, and received accolades at a young age for his work. In his teen years, Darnielle used drugs heavily, eventually leading him to Portland, Oregon, where he spent a troubled year. He returned to California, and entered a psychiatric technician program at the Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, where he both worked and lived. In 1991, alongside the established act "The Casual Girls" (who were later known as "The Bright Mountain Choir"), Darnielle started performing and recording as "the Mountain Goats", with his first releases being entirely recorded on a Panasonic boombox onto cassette tapes. Around this time he began studying at Pitzer college in Claremont, CA, earning his bachelors in English and Classical Studies. Darnielle has been recording and performing as (and with) the Mountain Goats ever since, with the modern musical formation including Matt Douglas, Jon Wurster, and Peter Hughes. Darnielle is known for his verbosity and emotionally heavy music, and was heralded as "Rock's Best Storyteller" by Rolling Stone in 2015. Alongside the Mountain Goats, Darnielle also performs as "The Extra Lens" with Franklin Bruno, and writes novels. He has a wife and two sons. He currently resides in Durham, North Carolina.- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Caitlyn Elizabeth was born on 6 June 1990 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023), Little Witch Academia (2017) and World of Warcraft: Dragonflight (2022).- Actress
- Make-Up Department
- Producer
April McCullough was born and raised in Bloomington, Indiana home of Indiana University.
She attended Earlham College, a liberal arts school in Richmond, IN, where she received a B.A. in Theatre Arts. Upon graduating from Earlham College, she moved to New York City to study acting at William Esper Studio. She studied with William Esper in his 2-year Meisner Program.
April resides in Los Angeles.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Michael Crowe was born on 14 August 1982 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Chicago Fire (2012), Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022) and The Loudest Voice (2019).- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Dreya Weber was born on 8 May 1961 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for A Marine Story (2010), The Gymnast (2006) and Water for Elephants (2011). She is married to Ned Farr.- Brian Laesch was born on 10 September 1980 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Shining Girls (2022) and Driving to Zigzigland (2006). He died on 11 September 2021.
- As a veteran of the U.S. Navy, Rockwell applied burial in Arlington National Cemetery however, it was denied. After his assassination he was allowed to be buried in Culpeper National Cemetery in Culpeper, Virginia, however the pallbearers were denied access by the U.S. Army because they refused to remove their swastika armbands. His body was later cremated and his ashes are believed to reside with The New Order, a successor organization of the American Nazi Party headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Born in Bloomington, Indiana in 1967, Joshua Bell began playing the violin at age 4. Growing up, he didn't focus on the violin exclusively. His other interests included video games, computers, cars, and sports. In 1978, he was a national tennis champion. However, at age 11 he attended the Meadowmount music camp and subsequently began to devote more time to the violin. He began studying with Josef Gingold at Indiana University. In 1981, Bell began performing with some of the world's leading orchestras. In 1989, he graduated from Indiana University, and he moved to New York City shortly thereafter. Bell maintains a very busy schedule of playing, touring, and recording. He performs and records not only classical music but also contemporary, bluegrass, Gershwin, and Bernstein. He plays a 1713 Stradivarius, known as 'The Gibson'.- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Stunts
Jeff Albertson was born in Bloomington, IN, in 1963. After serving 8 years in the Navy as a pilot rescue swimmer, deep-sea diver, and survival Instructor, he attended Indiana University. At college he majored in Physical education, as well as working for the University Police Dept. Jeff became interested in acting after doing a community theatre production of "Rumors" by Neal Simon. Originally doing the play as a lark with his oldest daughter, Jeff was soon bitten by the acting bug. 14 plays later he had the opportunity to do some featured extra work for the film "The Dark Knight". A natural and very physical actor, Jeffs military experience, athletic background (he played semi-pro football, went to a world championships in power lifting, competed in strongman, highland games, as well as sprint-ironman distance triathlon) helped give him a leg up for parts in various professional productions. Acting and stunts have now been a passion of his, culminating in working 26 episodes of the Emmy award winning Showtime original series "Homeland", as actor, stuntman and stand-in for Damian Lewis. The 2014 film America employed Jeff to serve as stunt double for George Washington ( John Coopman). Jeff lives in Bedford Indiana, with his wife. He has four grown children, and one granddaughter.- Delphine Pacific was born in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She is an actress, known for The Fast and the Furious (2001) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987).
- Actor
- Stunts
- Producer
Randall Oliver has been a consummate actor for almost 40 years . Beginning in high school thespians club and eventually on to stage and screen from Oliver Stones THE DOORS to starring in his first lead role as Claude Bruneaux in the Cajun thriller RUGARU where he was voted Best Actor in 2014 at the Lake Charles Film Festival. Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Tag Team Truckers. After over 10 years in the nuclear industry he once again has returned full time to acting. This has led him to also produce in radio, television and film. He has co starred in such television shows as IN PLAIN SIGHT , BAYWATCH and Paramount studios DOWN HOME. He has appeared in films such as Cream Of The Crop, Mindreader, No Loss// No Gain, Tag Team Truckers,THE BIGFOOT ELECTION and many more.- Joseph Cure was born on 10 December 1983 in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Miracle (2004). He died on 8 November 2015 in Ennis, Montana, USA.
- Actress
- Casting Director
- Producer
Adele Jones was born in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She is known for Twin Peaks (2017), The Black Ghiandola (2017) and Tell It Like a Woman (2022).- Actor
- Executive
Ian Barford was born on 4 September 1966 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and executive, known for 13 Going on 30 (2004), U.S. Marshals (1998) and Road to Perdition (2002).- Music Artist
- Actor
- Music Department
Bobby Helms was born on 15 August 1933 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. He was a music artist and actor, known for Logan (2017), Vanilla Sky (2001) and Lethal Weapon (1987). He was married to Rita Jane Long, Doris Ann Young and Esther Jeanette Hendrickson. He died on 19 June 1997 in Martinsville, Indiana, USA.- Actress
- Producer
Ann Whitney was born on 19 January 1931 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Home Alone (1990), The Fugitive (1993) and Chain Reaction (1996). She was previously married to William Grant Whitney.- Meg Cabot was born on 1 February 1967 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She is a writer, known for The Princess Diaries (2001), Ice Princess (2005) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). She has been married to Benjamin D. Egnatz since 1 April 1993.
- Actress
- Composer
Lil Bub is a celebrity cat who was born on June 21, 2011. The runt of her litter, she was born with several genetic mutations, including having a shorter lower jaw (causing her tongue to always hang out), no teeth, and dwarfism. She also suffers from the bone disorder osteopetrosis and is polydactyl, having an extra toe on each paw. She gained fame on the internet after her owner, Mike Bridavsky, posted pictures of her on Tumblr. She frequently makes appearances for charity and has traveled to promote her book "Lil Bub's Lil Book: The Extraordinary Life of the Most Amazing Cat on the Planet", her documentary "Lil Bub & Friendz", and her record Science & Magic. A portion of all profits made on her merchandise sales goes to animal rescue groups.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Neil Pepe was born on 23 June 1963 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Spartan (2004), The Spanish Prisoner (1997) and Melinda and Melinda (2004).- Visual Effects
- Director
- Writer
Gregory C. Herman was born in Bloomington, Indiana in 1977. He has been making films since age 10, with a deep passion and love of the art form that continues to grow with each experience. He spent most of his life living in NY, where he attended R.I.T and studied both Fine Art and painting as well as Design and Animation. After school he worked as a freelance motion designer before working for Digital Kitchen as a concept artist on various commercials and Main Titles. He then went on to matte paintings and designing broadcast network packages, all the while, building his filmmaking muscles as he wrote, shot and directed several short films. He is a visual storyteller who finds inspiration from his backgrounds in design, music, and painting. Today Herman tells stories in the landscape of Television, Independent film and in Hollywood and his love for cinema grows by the day.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Irene Delroy was born on 21 July 1900 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Life of the Party (1930), Oh, Sailor Behave! (1930) and Men of the Sky (1931). She was married to William L. Austin and Girard F. Oberrender. She died on 14 June 1985 in Ithaca, New York, USA.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
K. Gordon Murray was born on 8 January 1922 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Savages from Hell (1968), Shanty Tramp (1967) and The Brainiac (1962). He died on 30 December 1979 in Key Biscayne, Florida, USA.- Ronald L. Docken was born on 5 November 1948 in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for Slap Shot (1977).
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Arthur Hughes was born on 24 June 1893 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Bananas (1971), The Great Gatsby (1974) and No Greater Love (1943). He died on 28 December 1982 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Denise Thurman was born on 30 May 1964 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Patience (2017), Butterflies and Guppies (2017) and Hope for Faith (2017).- Glenn was born in Bloomington, Illinois, which is where most people from his hometown of LeRoy, Illinois were born. He left the family funeral home business for the glamour of Hollywood, landing mostly bit roles in TV shows and movies. He later regretted some of his decisions and returned to LeRoy at age 50 try and set about repairing and renewing old relationships.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Patrick Hancock was born in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. He is known for Blades of Glory (2007), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2011).- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Jack Cathcart was born on 3 November 1912 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for A Star Is Born (1954), Ford Star Jubilee (1955) and Shower of Stars (1954). He was married to Barbara Steinle and Mary Jane Gumm. He died on 24 December 1989 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.- Mary Bovard was born on 5 December 1917 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Somewhat Secret (1939), Criminal Investigator (1942) and The Mandarin Mystery (1936). She died on 6 September 2002 in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Casting Department
Wendy Keeling was born on 31 July 1967 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Self Offense (2014), The Unconventional Gourmet (2016) and Shades of Scarlet (2017). She is married to Kevin Keeling.- Wakisha Malone is known for her work on Dolemite Is My Name (2019), Doctor Sleep (2019) and The Outsider (2020). A blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a licensed PADI scuba diver, Wakisha is constantly training and learning new skills to utilize as a professional stuntwoman. She also enjoys training on horseback, riding dirt bikes and snowboarding.