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Taran Killam was born on April 1, 1982 in Culver City, California, USA as Taran Hourie Killam. He is an actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), The Heat (2013) and 12 Years a Slave (2013). He has been married to Cobie Smulders, since September 8, 2012. They have two children.- Producer
- Actress
- Director
Since melting audiences' hearts at the tender age of six - in Steven Spielberg's beloved sci-fi blockbuster, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most endearing and talented actresses of her generation. Born in Culver City, California to actors John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore, the clutches of fame were virtually inescapable for young Drew, her father being a member of the esteemed showbiz dynasty fronted by stage star Maurice Barrymore, his thespian wife Georgiana, and their three children: Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, and John Barrymore.
Tailgating a turbulent adolescence that saw her grapple with insobriety, substance abuse, and cutthroat media vitriol, a determined Barrymore threw herself into her career during the early-mid nineties, first with a succession of "bad girl" parts in cultish B-pictures like Poison Ivy (1992), Guncrazy (1992), Doppelganger (1993), and - fittingly - Bad Girls (1994); then well-received turns in prestige projects such as Boys on the Side (1995), Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You (1996), and the game-changing Wes Craven horror hit, Scream (1996). An eclectic mix of high-profile and low-key film projects - The Wedding Singer (1998); Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998); Never Been Kissed (1999); Charlie's Angels (2000); Donnie Darko (2001); Riding in Cars with Boys (2001); Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) - followed, proving to skeptics that Barrymore was not just a formidable leading lady, but a versatile and singularly gifted performer. Headline parts in 50 First Dates (2004), Fever Pitch (2005), and Music and Lyrics (2007) came next, as did the critically-lauded television pic Grey Gardens (2009), for which she scored Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild prizes for her extraordinary embodiment of Edith Bouvier Beale.
Barrymore - whose production company, Flower Films, has spawned a bundle of lucrative features since its birth in '95 - added a further string to her bow when she spearheaded the sports dramedy Whip It (2009), her long-awaited directorial debut. Roger Ebert described the picture as having "guts, charm, and a black-and-blue sweetness", while Mary Pols of TIME hailed Barrymore as "a sensitive director who knows how and when to let an emotional moment linger on the screen".
In addition to a variety of subsequent film gigs - Going the Distance (2010); Big Miracle (2012); Blended (2014); Miss You Already (2015); The Stand In (2020) - Barrymore's star turn as zombified suburban mom Sheila Hammond - a tour de force at once ditzy and detailed - on Netflix's Santa Clarita Diet (2017) saw her step adventurously onto the small screen; an evolution she continues to embrace with her role as impassioned compère of CBS daytimer The Drew Barrymore Show (2020).- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Helen Hunt began studying acting at the age of eight with her father,
respected director and acting coach Gordon Hunt. A year later she made her
professional debut and afterwards worked steadily in films, theatre and
television.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Immortalized as Cosmo Kramer on the classic sitcom Seinfeld (1989), West Coast comedy star Michael Richards was born on July 24, 1949, and raised in South Los Angeles, California, to Phyllis (Nardozzi), an Italian-American medical records librarian, and William Richards, an electrical engineer. Michael displayed an early talent for performance as a top Forensic League competitor during grade school. He went on to star in multiple high school and college productions while working as an ambulance attendant and hospital orderly. Michael trained as a medic in the US Army during the Vietnam War, was appointed writer and director of plays on drug abuse and race relations for the Army's V-Corp Training Roadshow. He attended the California Institute of the Arts and was mentored by famed performance art guru Allan Kaprow. He graduated from Evergreen State College in Washington with his BFA in drama.
After first performing with the San Diego Repertory Company, he subsequently returned to L.A. where he was discovered by Budd Friedman, founder of the Improv comedy club and talent manager Charles H. Joffe. Also a trained theater actor under the tutelage of Stella Adler, Michael starred in regional productions, Off-Broadway, and in London's West End. In addition to his comedic roles, Michael performed regularly in comedy clubs during the late 1970s and 1980s while driving a school bus by day.
Inspired by the physical comedy of such legends as Charles Chaplin and Jacques Tati, he paid his dues on the comedy circuit until comedian Billy Crystal noticed him and gave him a break on one of his comedy specials. Michael earned a regular spot on the sketch comedy series Fridays (1980), where he created the character of Battle Boy who liked to blow up army soldiers. He also appeared in such minor slapstick films such as Young Doctors in Love (1982) and Transylvania 6-5000 (1985).
Michael worked regularly as a dramatic "heavy" in television throughout the 1980s in shows such as "Miami Vice," "St. Elsewhere," and "Hill Street Blues." Following a recurring role on the offbeat comedy series Marblehead Manor (1987), everything finally came together for the elastic-faced comedian in 1989, after being cast as Cosmo Kramer, Jerry Seinfeld's wired, convulsive, frizzy-mopped neighbor and pal on Seinfeld (1989). The frenzied character earned him three Emmy awards, SAG awards, and instant cult status. He followed this success with his own short-lived series, the comedy mystery as a private investigator in The Michael Richards Show (2000) and the role of Micawber in a TV version of David Copperfield (2000).
Subsequent film credits include the cult classic UHF (1989), Problem Child (1990), Airheads (1994), Unstrung Heroes (1995) and Trial and Error (1997), a top-billed comedy role. TV work into the millennium has been very sporadic; however, he appeared as himself in several episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), and played a regular role in Kirstie Alley's brief comedy series Kirstie (2013) with fellow TV comedy veteran and Rhea Perlman. He also made an isolated film appearance in the romantic comedy Faith, Hope & Love (2019).- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Dick Gautier was born on 30 October 1931 in Culver City, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Transformers (1984), G.I. Joe (1985) and Get Smart (1965). He was married to Tess Hightower, Barbara Stuart and Beverly J. Gerber. He died on 13 January 2017 in Arcadia, California, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Art Department
Gwen Verdon was born to the theater. Her mother, Gertrude, was a
vaudevillian and dancer. Her father, Joseph, was an MGM studio
electrician. She had to wear corrective boots as a child to straighten
out her legs, which were misshapen by childhood illness. Nonetheless,
she first appeared as a tapper on stage at age 6. She got her break in
Bob Fosse's "Damn Yankees" in 1955. She
married Fosse in 1960 and separated from him, although never divorcing
him, in the
mid-'70s. More
stage and screen work quickly followed with highlights in "New Girl In
Town", "Redhead", "Sweet Charity", and "Chicago". She and her daughter,
Nicole Fosse,
created the current stage musical "Fosse". Upon her death, Broadway
dimmed all of its marquee lights in tribute.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Christopher Lee Kattan was born in Sherman Oaks, California, to model Hajni
Joslyn and actor Kip King. Chris moved to Mt. Baldy when he turned five, and resided there until the age of fifteen, when he moved to Bainbridge
Island, Washington for high school.
After he graduated from high school, Chris moved to the L.A. area to
join up with the improv/sketch comedy group "The Groundlings". He
became a featured player on Saturday Night Live (1975) in March of 1996, and a cast member
in September of the same year. He remained on the show until May 2003.
Chris lives in the Los Angeles area.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Charles Herbert was a mildly popular 1950s child actor with a trademark
sulky puss and thick, furrowed eyebrows, who was known for playing inquisitive kids besieged by alien beings, including a robot, as well as by a human fly and several house-haunting ghosts. He racked up over 20 films, 50 TV
shows and a number of commercials during his youthful reign.
He was born Charles Herbert Saperstein on December 23,
1948, in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, to Pearl Jean (Diamond) and Louis Saperstein. His mother was an Austrian Jewish immigrant, while his paternal grandparents were Russian Jews. Noticed by a Hollywood talent agent
while riding a bus with his mother, Charles began his career at age four, on a 1952 TV show entitled "Half Pint Panel".
Elsewhere on TV, he showed up regularly on series fronted by such stars
as Robert Cummings and
Gale Storm. This period was marked by
amazingly high-profiled performances such as his blind child on the
Science Fiction Theatre (1955)
episode,
The Miracle Hour (1956).
On the feature film front, Charles made an inauspicious debut in the
Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz
comedy,
The Long, Long Trailer (1954).
Although director Vincente Minnelli
had handpicked him for the role, his part was completely deleted from
the movie. Other tyke roles turned out more positively and in a variety
of genres, including the film noir pieces,
The Night Holds Terror (1955)
and The Tattered Dress (1957),
the dramas, Ransom! (1956) and
No Down Payment (1957), and the
comedies, Houseboat (1958) and
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960).
His most recognized genre, however, was sci-fi, and he appeared in a
number of films that are now considered classics of that genre. He
started off in a bit part as a boy playing tug-of-war with a dead
sailor's cap in
The Monster That Challenged the World (1957).
Up front and center, he came into his own playing the young son of dead
scientific genius Ross Martin, whose
brilliant brain is transplanted into what becomes the robot-like
The Colossus of New York (1958).
He loses another dad (David Hedison) to a
botched experiment in The Fly (1958),
also starring iconic master of macabre
Vincent Price. Lastly, Charles
headed up the cast in the somewhat eerie but rather dull and tame
William Castle spookfest,
13 Ghosts (1960). Castle handpicked
Charles for the child role and even offered the busy young actor
top-billing over the likes of
Donald Woods,
Rosemary DeCamp,
Jo Morrow,
Martin Milner and
Margaret Hamilton if he would
appear in his movie. In this haunted house setting, Castle's trademark
gimmick had audiences using 3-D glasses in order to see the ghostly
apparitions.
He had another leading role in the fantasy adventure,
The Boy and the Pirates (1960),
then film offers for Charles completely stopped. Growing into that
typically awkward teen period, he was forced to subsist on whatever
episodic roles he could muster up, including bits on
Wagon Train (1957),
Rawhide (1959),
The Fugitive (1963),
Family Affair (1966) and
My Three Sons (1960). By the
end of the 1960s, however, Charles was completely finished in
Hollywood, having lost the essential adorableness that most tyke stars
originally possessed. Unable to transition into adult roles, his
personal life went downhill as well. With no formal education or
training to do anything else and with no career earnings saved, he led
a reckless, wanderlust life and turned to drugs. Never married, it took
him nearly 40 years (clean and sober since October, 2005) to turn his
life around. During good times and bad, however, he has appeared from
time to time at sci-fi film festivals.
Charles Herbert died of a heart attack on October 31, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada.- Robby was the brainchild of, and designed by industrial designer, Japanese-American engineer Robert Kinoshita. It was built in mid-1955 by the MGM prop department, at a reported cost of $125,000, to 'star' in the epic science fiction classic Forbidden Planet (1956) and its B-movie followup The Invisible Boy (1957) a year later. Robby the Robot has become one of the most popular robot icons in the history of movies and media, as recognizable as George Lucas' erstwhile comedy team of R2-D2 and C-3PO who 'co-starred' in his epic sci-fi fantasy Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Camille Winbush was born on 9 February 1990 in Culver City, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Bernie Mac Show (2001), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) and Eraser (1996).- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Hunter Carson was born on 26 December 1975 in Culver City, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Paris, Texas (1984), Invaders from Mars (1986) and With It (2004). He has been married to Elyse Tyler since 16 May 2011. They have three children.- Brendan Miller was born on 22 November 1981 in Culver City, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Deep Water (2022), Ambulance (2022) and Project X (2012).
- Patti Chandler was born on 8 December 1943 in Culver City, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) and Bikini Beach (1964).
- Dee Dee Davis was born on 17 April 1996 in Culver City, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Bernie Mac Show (2001), ER (1994) and Strong Medicine (2000).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Debbie Watson is the ideal perky teenager of the 1960s, who started
when she became one of the hopefuls of
Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour (1948)
in 1963 and, the following year, she starred as "Karen Scott" in
Karen (1964) on "90 Bristol Court"
(1964) and, after that, she's the 3rd and last actress to play "Tammy
Tarleton" on Tammy (1965). Both of her
TV shows lasted 1 Season, each, by Universal Pictures Television (and
now NBC Universal). In 1967, the movies,
The Cool Ones (1967) &
Tammy and the Millionaire (1967)
were flops of the year and continued appearing on television until her
retirement in 1972.- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Candace is an actor, writer, and improviser. An alum of Groundlings Sunday Company, she has performed stand up and improv all over the country. Candace recently produced and starred in the pilot, SHIT KIDS, produced by Jash, which was chosen to be part of the Sundance Film Festival 2017.
Her television credits include IFC's Comedy Bang Bang, and a recurring role on Seeso's original comedy Bajillion Dollar Properties. She has guest starred on Fox's Mindy Project, ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and Suburgatory, NBC's Community, HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher and more. She was a series regular on the improvised comedy Head Case as well as the Sci-Fi hit Torchwood: Miracle Day, both on the STARZ network. She also guest recurred on Showtime's Shameless.
She was a regular sketch performer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and has written comedy for HBO's news site, This Just In, as well as Jason Bateman and Will Arnett's production company, DUMB DUMB.- Actress
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Amy Rydell was born on 27 September 1971 in Culver City, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek Continues (2013) and James Dean (2001).- Actress
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Trained at The Lee Strasberg Institute and Playhouse West, Shayla
Beesley first made the spotlight as the lead, Daisy Hopper, in the
theatrical release of Perkins 14. She later walked the red carpet of
the Deauville Film Festival for her lead role in the teen drama, Sex
and the USA. She has since taken the indie world by storm with her
supporting roles in Steven R. Monroe's "MoniKa"; alongside James Duval
and Eric Roberts in "Spreading Darkness"; set to begin filming with
Zoe Bell and R.J. Mitte on "The Devils Ink" in 2013; and co-starring with
Michael Madsen in 2015's "Death in the Desert." She has guest
starred on CSI: New York, episode 914 and was the lead in a national Verizon
commercial. Shayla is no stranger to being behind the camera either,
having written the psychological thriller, "Body of Work," She is
represented by Untitled Entertainment.- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Janet Lennon was born on 14 June 1946 in Culver City, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Love, American Style (1969), Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters (1969) and Shower of Stars (1954). She has been married to John Bahler since 25 September 1976. She was previously married to Lee Bernhardi.- Composer
- Actor
- Writer
Ron Mael was born on 12 August 1945 in Culver City, California, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for The Sparks Brothers (2021), Annette (2021) and Black Rain (1989).- Casting Department
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Mickie (Maryanne) McGowan is the daughter of Robert A. McGowan,
writer/director of the "Our Gang Comedies." She was born in Culver
City, Calif. and now resides in Palm Springs, Calif. She continues to
work as an animation voice actor, mainly for Disney and Pixar. She has
two sons, Anthony and Vincent Capparilli.- Actress
- Stunts
Michele Krasnoo was born on 1 July 1974 in Culver City, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994), Full Contact (1993) and Death Match (1994). She is married to Stephen Lax. They have three children.- Actor
- Sound Department
- Soundtrack
Doug Boyd was born on May 23, 1952 to John D. Boyd and Dorothy E. Boyd (Smith), the youngest of four siblings. He spent his childhood and adolescence in Culver City, CA, where he met some of his closest lifelong friends. From a young age Doug showed talent in singing and acting. In his youth he was a singing waiter at the Great American Food and Beverage Company in Los Angeles, and he won the television competition The Gong Show for his musical performance.
Doug graduated from Sonoma State University in 1975 with a B.A. in English, and subsequently began his 40-year career as a studio actor and vocalist. His vast portfolio included singing radio jingles, on-camera acting, and print modeling. Doug was an accomplished voice-over artist, his work featured in video games such as BioShock and Syphon Filter, national advertisements, TV shows, films, and educational games.
Doug married Lori A. Boyd (Owens) in 1983, and they raised two daughters in Richmond, CA. He moved to Oakland in 2002 where he spent the remainder of his life.- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
Duncan Henderson was born on 19 July 1949 in Culver City, California, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for The Way Back (2010), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001). He was married to Michele P. Henderson. He died on 21 June 2022 in Valencia, California, USA.- Composer
- Soundtrack
- Music Department
Jeff Rona is an accomplished and award-winning contemporary composer for film, TV, and video games, as well as a recording artist and producer. He studied music, art, and photography, but left school to pursue music as his life's work.
Rona became an in-demand studio musician, arranger, sound designer, synthesist, and music programmer working in Los Angeles and New York. Among his projects, he recorded and performed as a member of Jon Hassell's highly regarded group, co-composing and producing the acclaimed "City-Works Of Fiction" record for Opal//Warp Records, and touring and performing with legendary producer Brian Eno.
After working with legendary record producers such as Maurice White, David Foster, Albhy Galuten, Malcolm Cecil and dozens of others, he focused his efforts on film music, most notably collaborating with Philip Glass, Mark Isham, Lisa Gerrard, Basil Poledouris, and longstanding musical relationships with composers Hans Zimmer and Cliff Martinez. Rona collaborated on dozens of films before landing his first solo composing project, scoring the groundbreaking television series "Homicide: Life On The Street" for director Barry Levinson, which launched his successful musical career. Rona's music has been described as a unique and savvy use of electronics with orchestral and world musicians, taking inspiration from minimalism, EDM, 20th Century orchestral and pop music and blending them into a personal and recognizable style.
Rona has scored dozens of other film and television projects with legendary filmmakers including Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Wong Kar-wai, Robert Altman, Steven Soderbergh, Mark Pellington, Stephen Hopkins, Jonathan Demme, Frank Darabont, and many others.
He has toured with Lisa Gerrard (solo) and Dead Can Dance, orchestrating and conducting a symphony orchestra and adding his own music to the concerts. He composed music for the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, including live symphonic performances throughout Asia.
As a committed and passionate protector of animal rights and global ecology, Jeff has given time to score several landmark documentary films, most notably collaborating with Canadian filmmaker and activist Rob Stewart, whose film "Sharkwater" lead to the near global ban on shark finning.
Jeff has written music for multiple AAA video games including the epic "God of War 3", "Far Cry 4", "Marvel vs Capcom Infinite", "Transformers", "Resident Evil 2", "Crossfire," and "Devil May Cry 5"
Rona's music appears in numerous Oscar, Peabody, BAFTA and Emmy award-winning projects, as well as countless film festival honors around the world. He is a three-time recipient of the ASCAP Film and Television Music Award and has authored several successful books on music, including the best selling "The Reel World." Prior to becoming an established composer, he was closely involved in a number of creative & technical aspects of electronic music, including the development of musical software and new instrument design, and was a leading figure in making MIDI a groundbreaking world-wide phenomenon. He was a guest speaker on technology and creativity at the first TED
He has released several soundtrack albums. His first solo album, "Projector" was released in 2017 to excellent reviews and reception.
eel World", which has a companion website at www.jeffrona.com- Marie Cole was born on 17 December 1977 in Culver City, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Bring It On (2000), Bustin' Loose (1987) and This Is America, Charlie Brown (1988).
- George Tovar was born on 2 August 1961 in Culver City, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Dexter (2006), Alias (2001) and Lethal Weapon (2016).
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Guy McElwaine was born on 29 June 1936 in Culver City, California, USA. He was a producer, known for Man of the Year (2006), Sydney White (2007) and Exorcist: The Beginning (2004). He was married to Leigh Taylor-Young, Sheila Stubbs O'Neal, Michele Schwab, Pamela Austin, Bonnie J. Morse and Norma J. Edwards. He died on 2 April 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Special Effects
- Visual Effects
Thomas Rasada was born on 31 January 1961 in Culver City, California, USA. He is known for The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Total Recall (2012) and Volcano (1997). He has been married to Joyce Ann since 2 February 1985. They have four children.- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Fiona Landers was almost born in a yellow, 1964 Ford Thunderbird
convertible, but her parents made it to the birth center in Culver City
just in time (phew). She studied acting and singing at Circle in the
Square Theatre School in NYC, guitar and composition at the New York
Conservatory of Music and Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art in London. Fiona has performed her original songs all over New York
City and Los Angeles at venues like Bowery Ballroom, Rockwood Music
Hall, Highline Ballroom, Hotel Cafe and the Bootleg Theatre. She has
also performed in comedy videos, movies and television.
She began studying at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Los Angeles
in 2009 and has performed in numerous shows there like Maude Night,
Quick & Funny Musicals, Diamond Lion, The Sunshine Gang, Mixtape, Smug
Rock Nation, Christmas Tonight with Santa Clause, Let's Do This, Not
Too Shabby, Princess Fiona and the Apple (a solo show), directed by
Julie Brister, and Fiona Landers: Paradise Valley (a solo show),
directed by Eva Anderson.
She is the daughter of actors, Murphy Cross and Matt Landers.- Additional Crew
- Sound Department
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paul, a native of Los Angeles, had a deep passion for film as a child.
A self taught screenwriter and photographer, he began taking cable
access broadcast courses. Upon graduating he worked on various local
cable TV productions. Paul turned his attention to making documentaries
on the subjects of James Bond and Arnold Schwarzenegger (before he
became Governor) and won several awards for his no-nonsense yet, open
approach to film making.
With over twenty years of retail experience including management, Paul
decided to take a leap of faith and break into the biz. After much
trial and error he was hired to do sound on a film that was shooting on
location all around Orange County that happened to co-star than
unknown, Eva Longoria. After that film wrapped he was hired for another
film that was shot at the Joshua Tree National Park. This was the first
on-location filming inside the park's grounds in over ten years.
Continuing to work on all aspects in movie making, Paul is focusing on
producing and writing projects at this time.- Actor
- Sound Department
- Writer
Mark Mercado was born in 1974 in Culver City, California at The Brotman Medical Center. He is a first generation Mexican /American. His parents were born in Guadalajara and Juarez, Mexico. He was raised as an only child in the West Side of West Los Angeles area by his Mother and Grandmother. In 1988 he ventured off into street gangs which would ultimately fuel his hunger as an artist . Mark began chasing a music career at the age of sixteen and continued as an independent artist until all that led him to Sound and Film school in 1999. Since then, he has been working in the
entertainment industry on numerous projects for Television, Film and Radio winning numerous awards for his work.- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Producer
Julie McNally Cahill was born in Culver City, California, USA. Julie is a writer and producer, known for Littlest Pet Shop (2012), The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995) and My Gym Partner's a Monkey (2005). Julie has been married to Tim Cahill since 21 October 2000.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Charlene Rodriguez Mathers was born on 17 May 1967 in Culver City, California, USA. She is an assistant director and writer, known for BeetleBorgs (1996), Intrepid (2000) and Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (1998). She has been married to James Mathers since 15 August 1998. They have three children.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Rocky George was born on 9 January 1964 in Culver City, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Guncrazy (1992), The Tripper (2006) and Suicidal Tendencies: I Feel Your Pain... And I Survive (2010).- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Vivacious actress, stand-up comedienne, Host and MC, marketing
consultant, talent booker, sales executive, public speaker and event
producer/coordinator, Leslie Berger, has worn many hats, making a name
for herself in both the worlds of entertainment and business. She is
the CEO and founder of Dream Big Entertainment Company.
A California native born and raised in Los Angeles, Leslie graduated
with a BS Degree in Marketing from California State University of Long
Beach. She ran a successful independent sales and marketing business
for over 25 years before shifting gears to her passion of performing.
One of her passions is to be the star of her own television sitcoms.
Entertaining people and making them laugh brings her so much pleasure.
Everyone needs a fun distraction from their issues and challenges of
life! Laughter is great medicine for the soul!
Since 2002, Leslie has been acting in a variety of television and film
roles. In addition, she has been Chairing and leading the Women in Film
Actor's Group producing, booking talent, organizing and hosting panel
discussions featuring top Hollywood Directors, Writers, Producers and
Actors. In addition to her life as a performer, Leslie has worked as
talent executive for the webisode television documentary news series
"Understanding Cancer."
Leslie's involvement with the acting world inspired her to teach
aspiring actors how to effectively network and market themselves in
"the business of show business." Her workshops "The Business of Acting"
has attracted students from all over the world to learn the essential
skills they need to succeed in a difficult and highly competitive
business.
Her comic alter ego "Berger, the Berger with Everything" has packed
comedy clubs throughout the Los Angeles and Orange County area. In
addition, she has produced comedy benefit events for various non-profit
charities, schools and church groups.
When she's not in front of, or behind, the camera, planning and
coordinating events, producing fund raisers for nonprofit
organizations, Leslie enjoys spending time attending jazz and R and B
concerts, plays, musicals, and traveling the world. One of her passions
in life is to donate her time and experiences as a volunteer for
various charity foundations especially those that reach out and help
our youth. Leslie serves on the Board of Directors of the nonprofit
organization "Sarge's Community Base, Inc". Our mission is reaching out
and helping at-risk youth throughout Southern California. They learn
life skills so they can be empowered successfully to have a happy and
worthwhile life through Respect, Discipline, and Structure.
Leslie gives thanks to Papa Berger her adorable Dad for all
his support and encouragement. She also gives thanks to her Heavenly
Father who is always in her corner and where all blessings come from.- Brandon Blum was born on 31 May 1993 in Culver City, California, USA. He is an actor, known for True Reviews (2023), Monster and Logic: Take It Back (2017).
- Cinematographer
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris C. Conklin was born on 27 November 1958 in Culver City, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Joel D. Wynkoop's the Bite (2005), Granny Goes Wild (2004) and Contact from Beyond (2005).- Kijan Simmons II is a multifaceted talent, seamlessly transitioning between the worlds of voice acting, acting, and public speaking. His journey began at the renowned Los Angeles Film School, where he honed his craft and developed a deep understanding of storytelling.
With a background in Reality TV, Kijan has a knack for capturing audiences' attention and delivering compelling performances. His experience extends to music videos, where he has collaborated with artists to bring their visions to life on screen.
Beyond the entertainment industry, Kijan has also excelled in the realm of celebrity body-guarding, where he has honed his skills in communication, presence, and understanding human behavior.
Kijan's diverse background and experiences have equipped him with a unique perspective and a dynamic range of skills, making him a valuable asset in any creative or professional endeavor. - Actor
- Producer
- Editor
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Raj Jawa's passion for film began at a young age as he made comedy videos with friends in his neighborhood. This interest led him to pursue film production courses at College of the Canyons, where he graduated with honors in 2008, earning an Associate Degree in Film and Television Production.
Together with his close friend and colleague Diego Miranda from College of the Canyons, Raj co-founded mbcFilms. This led to several experimental short films, allowing Raj to refine his editing skills and work on more abstract concepts. Raj starred in two of mbcFilms' shorts, I'm Not Real and Fourth, which explored themes of loneliness, disconnection, and personal growth.
In 2016, Raj launched Garaj Pictures, where he produced his first feature film, Shadows Fall (2016), a low-budget psychological thriller. In 2023, he began pre-production for his next feature film, The Seductress from Hell (2025), set to be filmed in October 2023.
Determined to expand his skills, Raj attended improvisation classes at Upright Citizens Brigade and enrolled in courses at Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles. He has received mentorship from renowned Poison Ivy director Katt Shea and is currently working with casting director and acting coach Stephen Snyder of the Pit-Bull Snyder Actors Studio.
Raj is a dedicated actor with over sixty principal and supporting roles under his belt. His most recent appearance was in Disney's Free Guy. He has also been featured in Lifetime Movie series My Crazy Ex, Netflix series Deep Undercover, and the go90 mini-series Threads.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Mischa Mandel was born on 20 November 1983 in Culver City, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Snatched (2017), Kajillionaire (2020) and Search Party (2016).- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Seth began his acting career in Los Angeles after he was discovered by
manager, Carole Schorr, during a stage performance, when he was only
five years old. His first appearance on television was on the TV Land
Awards Show, in which he had the opportunity to be on stage with Andy
Griffith. He has since appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Live Show and on
Young and the Restless, as recurring character, Kyle Jenkins.
Currently, he can be seen as recurring character James Boothe on
Passions.
Seth's commercial experiences have included national commercials for
the New York Stock Exchange and Glade Wisp. His short film experiences
include Slur and Dharini. Seth can also be seen in the mystery-thriller
movie, Footsteps, in which he plays Young Douglas.
Seth currently attends middle school in Culver City where he resides
with his family. When he is not acting or attending school, Seth enjoys
skateboarding, snowboarding, ice skating, playing electric guitar and
video games.- Music Department
- Actor
- Sound Department
Tom Carlin was born on 13 December 1948 in Culver City, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Romancing the Stone (1984), 9½ Weeks (1986) and The Delta Force (1986). He died on 23 April 2010 in Sequim, Washington, USA.- Transportation Department
Ronald R. Metcalf was born on 13 November 1949 in Culver City, California, USA. He is known for The Fast and the Furious (2001), Wedding Crashers (2005) and The Majestic (2001). He was married to Janie. He died on 23 June 2013 in St. George, Utah, USA.- Sajen Corona was born on 4 October 1974 in Culver City, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Eden Formula (2006), Dead Maker (2016) and Without Borders (2011).
- A native of Southern California, Fisher was a high school All-America wide receiver at Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Calif. Fisher is an avid fisherman and golfer and he also does considerable work off the field.
A former defensive back at the University of Southern California, Fisher played for Robinson in a star-studded defensive backfield that included future NFL stars Ronnie Lott, Dennis Smith and Joey Browner. Fisher's career college statistics included five interceptions and 108 tackles.
The versatile Fisher also served as the Trojans' backup kicker and earned Pac-10 All-Academic honors in 1980. Originally a seventh-round draft selection of the Chicago Bears in 1981, Fisher appeared in 49 games as a defensive back and return specialist in five NFL seasons. He earned a Super Bowl ring following Chicago's 1985 Super Bowl season, despite spending the year on injured reserve with an ankle injury that prematurely ended his playing career. During that season, Fisher began his post-playing career by assisting Ryan as an "unofficial" coach as the Bears ultimately defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX.
He left Chicago in 1985 holding a number of team records including: number of punt return yards for a season with 509 yards in 1981, number of punt returns in a season with 58 in 1984, and number of punt returns in one game with eight on Dec. 16, 1984, at Detroit. He also recorded the longest punt return by a Bear in 39 years with an 88-yard return for a touchdown on Sept. 20, 1981, against Tampa Bay.
Fisher began his coaching career as an assistant for Buddy Ryan and the Philadelphia Eagles in 1986, coaching the defensive backs for three seasons before becoming the NFL's youngest defensive coordinator in 1988. In 1989, the Eagles' defense led the NFL in interceptions (30) and quarterback sacks (62). In 1990, Philadelphia's defense paced the league in rushing defense and ranked second in quarterback sacks. - Transportation Department
- Set Decorator
- Stunts
Chris Haynes was born on 10 August 1945 in Culver City, California, USA. He is a set decorator, known for The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Armageddon (1998) and Priest (2011).- Actor
- Animation Department
- Additional Crew
Johnny Bruce Lewis was born on 11 July 1965 in Culver City, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007), Shigurui: Death Frenzy (2007) and Kodocha (1996). He died on 15 May 2016 in the USA.- Gina Sophia Chelette was born on September 14, 1992 and is a German- American actress, singer, dancer, and model born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Gina's mother, Beate Chelette, immigrated to the United States from Germany so Gina spent a lot of time going back and forth between Germany and America as she is also a German citizen. Gina Chelette has studied performing her entire life, and became even more passionate about it when she began doing musicals in the 5th grade. Playing roles such as Hodel In Fiddler on the Roof, Jasmine in Aladdin, the Narrator in Pippin, and Adelaide in Guys 'N Dolls, she performed in every theatrical, vocal, and dance show possible. She attended Culver City High School's Academy of Visual and Performing Arts graduating as a Vocal Music Major, Dance Minor. She went on to attend Columbia College Chicago receiving a Musical Theatre Performance degree. She even taught singing, dancing, and acting to elementary school kids through an after school educational program, and has choreographed dance numbers for the children to perform as well as other stage performances throughout her life.
Gina is now working on set every chance she gets as an actress, modeling, and appearing in various music videos. She is also recording her first album with tracks available now. - Actor
- Producer
- Writer
In 2006 Byron Vasquez Jr. was a contestant on MTV's "The Little Talent
Show." Later that year he enrolled at the Joanne Baron/DW Brown studio
in Santa Monica to immerse himself in the two year Meisner acting
program. After graduating the studio in July of 2008, he was involved
is stage productions such as "Noises Off!" where he played Tim Allgood,
as well as "Wait Until Dark" at the Covina Center for the Performing
Arts. He played the title character of Anton Chekov's short play "The
Boor" at The Underground Theater in Hollywood, CA. He also had a role
in Daryl Hall's "The Subhuman" indie film as Don the Deli Man. In 2010
he procured a small role as Peter Barbosa in Joaquin Palma's comedy
"According to Plan". This led to a role in Joaquin Palma's horror film
"Prayers in the Dark" which is in post-production(2012).
In March of 2012 Byron wrote, performed and was executive producer of
the short film "...And Let God Do the Rest" which is currently in
post-production. In April (2012) he was cast in the suspense thriller
"Nursery Rhyme" slated to begin filming in June (2012).