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- Charles weber is an American actor and former model. In 2014, Weber began starring as Frank Delfino in the ABC legal drama series, How to Get Away with Murder. Weber was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. He dropped out of college after a year and moved to New York City when he was 19 years old to study at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. As a model, Weber appeared in the Christmas 1998 Abercrombie & Fitch catalog when photographer Bruce Weber revitalized the publication.
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Cedric the Entertainer is an African-American comedian and actor known for being one of the Original Kings of Comedy. He is also known for his roles in the Barbershop trilogy, the Madagascar trilogy, The Steve Harvey Show, Ice Age, Planes, The Soul Man and The Neighborhood. He has had three children with Lorna Wells.- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Vivien Cardone was born on April 14, 1993 in Port Jefferson, New York. She has three siblings. She began appearing at the age of 3 months in national campaign commercials for Pizza Hut, Sears, Pillsbury, Sherman Williams, and Prudential to name a few. She had her first big-screen role as Marcee Herman in the Academy Award-winning film "A Beautiful Mind", and completed four seasons of The WB's "Everwood" as Delia Brown. She is named after actress Vivien Leigh.- Amber Chardae Robinson was born on 27 August 1989 in Jefferson, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Stuber (2019), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and 80 for Brady (2023).
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Jackie Geary was born in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for 13 Reasons Why (2017), White House Down (2013) and NCIS (2003). She has been married to Jamison Haase since 4 June 2010. They have two children.- A pleasant, attractive leading lady, Cathy Downs was an "outdoors type" who worked as a model before she became a Fox contract player in 1944. In the late 1940s she was being groomed for major success -- e.g., she played the title role in John Ford's My Darling Clementine (1946) -- but most of her subsequent movie roles were in low-budget westerns, action and horror pictures. She was married to Joe Kirkwood Jr., an actor and producer who played Joe Palooka in a series of low-budget 1940-'50s films. They acted together in a short-lived TV series The Joe Palooka Story (1954). She is well-regarded in science-fiction fan circles as a memorable heroine of 1950s sci-fi flicks.
- Marcie Daneal Leeds was born on November 14, 1977 in Port Jefferson, New York. She was just 3 years old when she moved to California with her family and her younger brother. She began acting at the age of 6 years old, getting her first job as young Lucy Baines Johnson in the movie of the week, "LBJ, the Early Years." She had a small part but that began the snowball of roles shortly, thereafter. After a series of short guest starring roles Leeds had the audition that would boost her to stardom. At age 11, she auditioned to play the young Hillary Whitney in Beaches, and was instantly lifted to stardom. She was last seen in a guest starring role on the series "Parenthood", starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Ed Begley, Jr. She played Gary's (Leonardo DiCaprio) girlfriend. She has since quit the acting business and pursued a professional career in medicine. Driven by her education, Leeds attended medical school at Ross University Medical School on Dominica. She graduated with an M.D. in 2006 and is attending a surgical residency in Phoenix, Arizona with her brother Steven Leeds.
- Ted Chiang was born in 1967 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. He is a writer, known for Arrival (2016), Division by Zero and Understand.
- Susan Barnes was born in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. She is known for Repo Man (1984), They Live (1988) and Nurse Betty (2000).
- Director
- Writer
- Composer
Born October 22, 1947 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, William Brent Girdler launched his filmmaking career with the 1972 release of Asylum of Satan. He made a total of nine films in six years and provided the music for the Pat Patterson quickie Dr. Gore. Girdler died in a helicopter accident in the Philippines after completing his final movie The Manitou.
Girdler wore many hats in respect to his filmmaking, writing six of his nine films and composing the music for three. He also produced two of his own movies. His early works were filmed in his hometown of Louisville, KY with the assistance of many friends and local investors. Girdler's first two low budget horror entries, Asylum of Satan and Three on a Meathook, made only a slight impact on the drive-in movie scene, but they got his foot in the door with Sam Arkoff and AIP. Girdler subsequently made three blaxploitation films: Zebra Killer, Abby, and Sheba Baby. After his AIP stint ended, Girdler directed the political thriller Project Kill starring Leslie Nielsen. Eager to return to horror, Girdler sought finances from Edward Montoro and thus brought Grizzly and Day of the Animals into the world. Girdler hoped to strike gold when he bought the rights to Graham Masterton's 1976 best-selling novel 'The Manitou' for $50,000, and he did just that. Within three months of securing the rights, Girdler began shooting the movie with Tony Curtis and Susan Strasberg in the leading roles.
William Girdler's most successful effort is Grizzly, a bleak Jaws knockoff starring a giant fuzzy bear. Made on a fairly tight budget, Grizzly ranked among the most successful films of 1976. Abby, a 1974 Exorcist rip-off which prompted a lawsuit from Warner Brothers, was also a box-office hit and made more money via domestic rentals than Blacula. Legal issues prevented Girdler from seeing profits for both films. Other box office hits born of Girdler include the Pam Grier vehicle Sheba Baby and The Manitou (a posthumous hit).- Stunts
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stuntman and actor Bobby Bass was born on August 6, 1936 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Bobby not only was a Judo champion with a third degree black belt, but also was a paratrooper, Green Beret, and a Special Forces instructor in the military prior to being introduced to the stunt business by fellow stuntman and actor Gene LeBell in the mid-1960's. Outside of his extensive work as a stuntman, Bass also taught such people as Mel Gibson, Burt Reynolds, Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Michael Douglas, and Kathleen Turner how to either fight and/or handle weapons (Bass helped popularize the use of the head butt in barroom fights). In addition, Bobby became a staunch advocate of safer working conditions in the stunt industry after stuntwoman and then girlfriend Heidi Von Beltz was paralyzed from the neck down in the wake of an automobile stunt going disastrously awry during the shooting of The Cannonball Run (1981) as well as the tragic helicopter accident that claimed the lives of Vic Morrow and two child actors that occurred during the making of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). Bass died at age 65 from Parkinson's disease on November 7, 2001.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Robert Klane was born on 17 October 1941 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Weekend at Bernie's (1989), Tracey Takes On... (1996) and National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985). He was married to J.C. Scott, Anjanette Comer and Linda L Tesh. He died on 29 August 2023 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Actress
- Director
- Casting Director
Nicole Leigh is an award winning actress that is know for films such as Home Run and Shroud. She has recently become more involved in production by starting The Old West Studios production company in Dallas, Texas. She is also passionate about social issues and raising awareness for unity among women and families.- Elizabeth Hart was born on 25 September 1980 in Pt Jefferson, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Drive Me Crazy (1999), The Right Connections (1997) and Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996). She has been married to Warren Savage since 18 May 2003. They have two children.
- Cinthia Freeling was born on 7 August 1953 in Jefferson County, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Hardware Wars (1978), Love and the Midnight Auto Supply (1977) and Brothers (1984).
- Anastasia Foster was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA. She is known for UP, Michigan! (2001), Video Game High School (2012) and True Blood (2008).
- William Rose was born on 31 August 1918 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Ladykillers (1955) and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963). He was married to Tania Rose. He died on 10 February 1987 in Jersey, Channel Islands, UK.
- David Harris was born on 19 October 1960 in Jefferson County, Texas, USA. He died on 30 June 2004 in Huntsville, Texas, USA.
- Lee Quick was born on 30 August 1968 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress, known for Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000) and Pokémon the Movie: Destiny Deoxys (2004).
- Chris Daugherty was born on 29 August 1970 in West Jefferson, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Bunker of Blood (2011), Survivor (2000) and TV Guide Special: Survivor Millionaires (2009). He has been married to Lorie Groves since 13 February 2005.
- Woody Watson was born on 26 February 1948 in Jefferson County, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for A Perfect World (1993), RoboCop 2 (1990) and Powder (1995). He was married to Bethany J. Wright and Claudia A.. He died on 27 January 1999 in Trenton, Texas, USA.
- Animation Department
- Writer
- Producer
Jay Howell was born on 5 February 1979 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Sanjay and Craig (2013), Vans Classic Tales (2012) and Hippy Adventure (2009).- Chester Himes was born on 29 July 1909 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Come Back Charleston Blue (1972) and A Rage in Harlem (1991). He was married to Lesley Packard and Jean Johnson. He died on 12 November 1984 in Moravia, Costa Blanca, Spain.
- Additional Crew
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- Director
As an Executive Producer, Craig has overseen series for CNN, NetFlix, Syfy, Esquire, PBS, Travel Channel, History, A&E, TLC, Bravo, CBS, Fox, ABC Family, Sportsman Channel, The Weather Channel, Food Network, Discovery, Speed Channel, Tennis Channel, Spike and Pop TV. Additionally, Craig was the Line Producer on feature films Girlfight (Screen Gems/United Artists), and Edge of Seventeen (Strand Releasing). Craig holds a B.S. degree in Finance from the Stern School of Business and an M.F.A. from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.- Keren Gilbert was born on 11 August 1972 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Beer League (2006), Pledge This! (2006) and TV: The Movie (2006). She has been married to Jonathan Ross Gilbert since 31 August 1996. They have three children.