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Rowan Joseph has an extensive and varied career throughout the entertainment industry. His numerous credits include work as a professional film, TV, and stage actor, a film director and producer, an award-winning screenwriter, and a decades-long career as a producer and executive in the American Theater. He has worked at the highest level of the entertainment industry alongside such notable figures as Oscar winners Anne Hathaway, Rami Malek, Julie Andrews, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page, and the legendary Katharine Hepburn. As an actor, Joseph began his career as a member of the prestigious Mirror Repertory Company in New York City alongside Academy Award-winners Anthony Hopkins, Geraldine Page, and F. Murray Abraham. TV credits include "Veep," "Gilmore Girls," a recurring role on the HBO series "Treme," and the FX/Hulu mini-series, "Class of '09." Film credits include "Haunted Mansion" w/Owen Wilson & LaKeith Stanfield, Pain Hustlers w/Emily Blunt & Chris Evans, "The Hill" w/ Dennis Quaid & Scott Glenn, "Grudge Match" w/Robert DeNiro & Sylvester Stallone, "The Campaign" w/Will Ferrell & Jason Sudeikis, "Princess Diaries 2" w/Anne Hathaway & Chris Pine, and "Raising Helen" w/Kate Hudson & Helen Mirren. Joseph produced & directed "Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun," distributed by Magnolia Pictures' Truly Indie. The movie marked actor Ben McKenzie's ("Gotham," "Southland," "The O.C.") first starring role in a feature film and is available on Apple TV, Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, and other streaming services worldwide. As a screenwriter, Joseph co-wrote "The Pottsville Maroons" with Derek Heeren. The film is based on the true story of Tony Latone, a coal miner who carried his small town's team to the 1925 National Football League Championship only to have it forfeited. The screenplay was optioned and developed as a co-production with Penny Marshall. Joseph & Heeren's screenplay, "Hexe" is a horror/romance/thriller set in the Pennsylvania Amish country. It was a recent finalist in the 2023 ScreenCraft Horror Competition. Joseph's decades-long career as a producer and executive in the American Theater began in the early 1980s, as Executive Director of the West Bank Cafe's Laurie Beechman Theatre in Manhattan. He presented the early work of such diverse artists as Holly Hunter, Ben Stiller, Julianne Moore, Ethan Hawke, comic Lewis Black, and the comedy group The Kids in the Hall; as well as, such acclaimed writers, Aaron Sorkin, Alan Ball, Donald Margulies, and Peter Hedges. He produced the world premieres of, "Tapestry, the Music of Carole King" (Off-Broadway), and "The Queen of Bingo" (Off-Broadway, Los Angles, Chicago, and the national tour). He served as a consultant and executive at the Geffen Playhouse & the Blank Theatre Company in Los Angeles and as the Executive Artistic Director for five seasons at the Falcon Theatre, now the Garry Marshall Theatre, in Burbank, CA. From 2013 to 2020, he was the Producing Artistic Director at Totem Pole Playhouse outside Gettysburg, PA.- Production Manager
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Cyndi Butz was born on 17 June 1975 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a production manager and producer, known for The Messenger (2018), Killer Karaoke (2019) and Evil-in-Law (2013). She has been married to Rebecca Ann Houghton since 30 March 2014. They have one child. She was previously married to Jeni.- Writer
- Actor
Prolific American author of the mid-twentieth century. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, he later used the town, under the fictitious name of Gibbsville, as the setting for many of his novels and short stories. Among his books adapted for films are "From the Terrace," "A Rage to Live," "Ten North Frederick," "Pal Joey," and "Butterfield 8." Other well-known titles of his are "Ourselves to Know," "The Big Laugh," "A Family Party," and especially "Appointment in Samarra." Critic Woolcott Gibbs ranked the last-named with Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and Sinclair Lewis's "Babbitt" as the three best novels about America in the 1920s. O'Hara died in Princeton in 1970 and his novels fell into neglect shortly thereafter. Many fans and critics feel a revival of interest is long overdue.- Actor
- Director
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Joseph Whelski was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for Yellow Scare (2017), Mystery Mansion and You (2023).- Actress
- Make-Up Department
Brittany Moyer was born on 10 August 1985 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Bad Biology (2008).- Leo Gregory Morrell was the son of Greek immigrants who fled Macedonia as children after witnessing the beheading of their parents at the hands of Ottoman Turks. They lived on the poor side of Pottsville where the immigrants lived. His parents spoke Greek and Turkish. Leo was their interpreter. As a boy Leo endeavored to learn languages from other immigrants in the neighbor hood including German, French and Castilian Spanish.
His first stage appearance with May West at the age of six caused quite a stir. May and her sister were staying at the boarding house next door. The hotel in town did not cater to vaudevillians. Leo went to the Hippodrome with May and didn't tell his father, who had chores he wanted done. He found Leo on stage with May West and was furious, speaking in Greek and dragged Leo off the stage. With out missing a beat, May said, "Oh those Greeks, they're so passionate. Everybody laughed. It was 1927. - Matt Wachter was born on 5 January 1976 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He has been married to Libby Lawson since 4 August 2006.
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- Director
- Writer
Shawn Curran was born on 11 September 1961 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Sneaky Snake: Lost in the Holy Land (2007), Sneaky Business (2010) and Sneaky in a Bottle (2005).- Additional Crew
Gloria Jones was born on 6 June 1928 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. Gloria was married to James Jones. Gloria died on 9 June 2006 in Sagaponack, New York, USA.- Ralph Peters was born on 19 April 1952 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He has been married to Katherine McIntire since 4 June 1994. He was previously married to Marion Ann Martin.
- Additional Crew
- Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Dronick was born on 18 July 1989 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for Dead Man Down (2013), 1982 (2013) and Patric (2015).- Location Management
- Additional Crew
- Special Effects
Jamie Vesay was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. Jamie is known for Up in the Air (2009), American Honey (2016) and Downsizing (2017).- Executive
Evan Ponter was born on 18 September 1991 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an executive.- Gary Becker was born on 2 December 1930 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Guity. He died on 3 May 2014 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Jack Dolbin was born on 12 October 1948 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Jane Barnes. He died on 1 August 2019 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Actor
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Additional Crew
Joe Smerko: Actor - Police - Sheriff - Law Enforcement experience since 1991. Patrol, Central Booking, Courtroom Security, Warrants.
Providing Police - Sheriff Costume & Wardrobe, Badges, Crime Scene Evidence Tag Props and Police Vehicles.
Law Enforcement Resource Coordinator, offering real police officers to television and the film industry - Law Enforcement Technical Advisor.
Joe Smerko resides in northeastern Pennsylvania. Real Police Officer background actors and props available to New York and surrounding states.- Born on a beautiful 83 degree Pottsville Pennsylvania day with a Sea Level Pressure of 29.53, destined to one day be in a movie about Pigs. Tommy graduated from Pottsville Area High School in 2001, in the middle of the pack (due to a lack of applying himself to his full potential), before going onto get his Bachelor's in History from Bloomsburg University in 2005. Tommy went on to get his Master's in Education in 2007 (finally applying himself and finishing with a 4.0, he thinks), to follow in his father's footsteps as an educator, except in History and also the state of Virginia. In 2007, Tommy got a job at Nandua High School teaching Government, US History, and Dual Enrollment US History courses through a local community college for Juniors and Senior aged students. He also coached Junior Varsity and Varsity Girls Volleyball (winning a district Championship) & Track & Field. He also was a substitute coach for JV Baseball, in which he coached them to a Championship as well, all thanks to his knowledge of the sport, despite getting cut by his father in High School and ability to think on the fly and make key changes to win.
After getting married in 2010 to his beautiful wife, they moved to Meadville Pennsylvania where he became a Stay at Home Dad, providing full-time childcare for children ranging from newborns to school-aged children. He planned and implemented daily activities and routines, including playtime, educational activities, and outings. He maintained a clean and organized home environment, including meal planning and preparation, laundry, and light cleaning, on top of managing household finances, including budgeting and bill payments. After his children were old enough to go to school, he joined the team at Voodoo Brewing Company in a variety of roles, starting with Keg Washing and Line Cleaning, eventually working his way up to the Corporate Marketing Officer, which is his current role. - Lance Rautzhan was born on 20 August 1952 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Crystal. He died on 9 January 2016 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA.
- Ed Weisacosky was born on 8 May 1944 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 24 November 2019 in Mount Vernon, Missouri, USA.
- Composer, conductor and educator Norman Lloyd was educated at New York University, earning Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees, and he was awarded an honorary Mus. D. from the Philadelphia Conservatory. At age 12, he was a piano soloist and accompanist, and later became the musical director for the Humphrey-Weidman Dancers, Martha Graham, Hanya Holm, Anna Sokolov and Jose Limon. He studied music with Aaron Copland, Vincent Jones, Abbey Whiteside and Robert Braun, and taught at Sarah Lawrence College 1936-1946, NYU from 1936-1945, Juilliard from 1946-1963, and the Oberlin Conservatory from 1963 to 1965 when he became Director for Arts for the Rockefeller Foundation. He co-authored "Fireside Book of Folksongs", "Fireside Book of American Songs", and "Fundamentals of Sight-Singing and Ear-Training". His musical compositions include "Restless Land" (Music Educators National Convention commission), "Piano Sonata" (Joseph Bloch commission), "A Walt Whitman Overture" (Goldman Band commission), "Nocturne for Voices", "3 Scenes from Memory", "Episodes for Piano", and "Piano Sonata".
- Melanne Vereer was born on 24 June 1944 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA.