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- Animation Department
Amy Mebberson is known for The Jungle Book 2 (2003), Return to Never Land (2002) and Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004).Met her at the 2019 D23 Expo.- Art Director
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Atsuko Kubota was born in Kiryu, Gunma, Japan. She is known for Better Life (2000), Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011) and Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (2001).Met her at my college club once.- Actress
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Barbara Goodson is a "lifer" in show biz. Truly in love with all aspects of this wild & crazy craft. Was aware of her mimicry skills early on in life when she imitated family members & caught on to the positive attention it gave her & the pleasure & camaraderie it gave to others. She delights in the task of putting her own stamp on a character whether it be dramatic, musical, comedic &/or in film, cartoons, v/o, nightclubs, stage, TV, etc.
Stuck in a tiny woman's body has always been her challenge since she's always felt much bigger than her under 5' stature & has been recognized for her powerful vocal range playing many nasty yet amusing "bad ladies" on & off screen.
She has no intention of ever retiring...& continues to dream of working with more of the 'heavy weights' & being cast in meaningful, well received & lucrative projects. Believes acting is a blessed career that can move mountains. It's not for sissies & contains a community of (mostly) evolved, concerned humans. She is proud to have had the modicum of success she has achieved & looks forward to more.Met her at Power Morphincon 2018.- From starring in a #1-rated, syndicated children's television show, to 2 Top Ten country music videos, and a supporting role in the critically acclaimed Richard Linklater film, Boyhood, actor/recording artist Brad Hawkins has covered some ground in his career. A native of Dallas, Texas, he began his acting career in 1994 with the lead role in the children's television series V.R. Troopers (1994). Originally presented as a sister show to the worldwide hit Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993), "V.R. Troopers" aired successfully for two years, achieved #1 ratings and currently airs internationally. Upon completion of the series, Brad began the move toward prime-time through guest appearances on Step by Step (1991) and Walker, Texas Ranger (1993). In 1996 he opted to take a hiatus from acting to pursue a lifelong dream in music, signing a recording contract with Curb/Universal Records in Nashville. His high-octane live show blended rock n' roll with country, and earned him opening spots with such artists as Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, and The Dixie Chicks. After three years Brad had performed over 400 shows and charted two #1 videos on C.M.T. and G.A.C.
With these multiple successes as a foundation, he was able to break new ground in 1999, as he brought both worlds together with a starring role in the CBS miniseries, Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999). "Shake" produced a movie soundtrack on Universal Records that included performances by B.B. King, Blink-182, K.C. & JoJo and many others. This sequence of events netted him an exclusive contract with CBS through the following summer that resulted in guest-starring roles on shows that included JAG (1995) and Touched by an Angel (1994) (the "Touched" episode achieved the highest ratings in its time slot). Upon completion of his contract with CBS, he moved right into production on his first feature film. Brad landed the starring role on Don't Let Go (2002) and also sang on the movie's 15-song soundtrack. "Don't Let Go" received "Best Feature Film" at the 2002 Westchester Film Festival in New York as well as "Outstanding Achievement" at the Stony Brook Film Festival in Long Island.
He then continued on to star in Hope Ranch (2002)--an Animal Planet original movie--and _Shredder (2003) (V)_, an independent project, and appeared as a guest star in numerous hit television shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), NCIS (2003) and Monk (2002). His most recent appearances have included a recurring role on American Dreams (2002) as singer Brian Kessler as well as a very memorable role on the FOX series Fastlane (2002) as ruthless gangster Mick Salgado Jr.
His most recent film work in "Boyhood" directed by Richard Linklater and stars Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette has collected multiple awards including 3 Golden Globes, 4 Critics Choice, and is nominated for 6 Academy Awards.
Brad lives in Los Angeles working on television and film projects, developing television shows and working on his new album.Met him at Power Morphincon 2018. - Bret Iwan is an American voice actor from Pasadena, California who is known for providing the voice of Disney's Mickey Mouse after Wayne Allwine's death in 2009. He voiced Mickey Mouse in dozens of cartoons, promos and video games including Kingdom Hearts and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He also provided ADR for The Lego Batman Movie.Met him at the 2019 D23 Expo.
- Catherine was born in Sydney, New South Wales Australia in 1974. She was a model and actress in Sydney before being brought over to Los Angeles for the series, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. Her interests include singing/songwriting, dancing, piano, horse riding, scuba diving, hiking, aerobics, weight training, pilates, yoga and spinning.Met her at Power Morphincon 2018.
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Cerina Vincent is an actress, author, and producer with a fan base that spans all age groups and genres.
Born and raised in Las Vegas, NV, she had a childhood in theatre and musicals from the age of 12. After hanging up her crown as Miss Nevada Teen USA 1996, she moved to Hollywood and began working in film and television. Cerina starred in the #1 kid's series in the world, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy as "Maya, The Yellow Power Ranger." And quickly went from a TV superhero to a silver screen siren from her "Saturn Award" nominated performance in the horror sensation Cabin Fever, and her daring, comedic role in Not Another Teen Movie. World renown as a "scream queen," horror fans also love her in Return to House on Haunted Hill, It Waits, MoniKa, Tales of Halloween and dozens of other genre-fan favorites, including a mini-series for AMC'S, The Walking Dead, and "Darkened Room, " a short film written for her and directed by David Lynch.
Cerina's comedy and drama can be seen on dozens of hit shows including Two and a Half Men, Mike and Molly, Workaholics, Californication, CSI and NCIS to name a few. Cerina just wrapped 3 seasons of Disney Channel's Stuck in the Middle where she quickly became kids favorite "TV Mom," as "Suzy Diaz" the quirky, frazzled, loving mother of 7 children. Cerina's latest movie, My Daughters Psycho Friend, premiered on Lifetime, and she just wrapped the lead role in another Lifetime thriller, Secrets in the Water, where she plays a grieving mother.
Cerina has also co-wrote the best-selling How to Eat Like a Hot Chick, How to Love Like a Hot Chick, and Live Like a Hot Chick from Harper Collins. She's been on The Today Show dozens of times giving her irreverent yet inspiring lifestyle advice for women, as well as blogged for The Huffington Post.
Cerina works every year to raise money for The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and The Life After Project which supports mental health and suicide prevention.Met her at Power Morphincon 2018.- Dave Carr was born on 2 February 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Hollywood Love (1998), V.R. Troopers (1994) and Personal Demons (2008).Met him at Power Morphincon 2018.
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Denny Logan practically came out of the womb with the desire to be in this business. She managed to be able to join a legitimate children's theatre group at the age of five when the minimum policy was age six. She went on to be in or work on plays all throughout school and even snagged a college theatre scholarship at which time she was also a radio DJ for a few years. Her desire wasn't necessarily for the spotlight but only just to be involved in some capacity whether stage crew or film crew she hasn't focused on any one thing. Who knows what other credits she will achieve in the futureMet her at Power Morphincon 2018.- Additional Crew
- Visual Effects
Dominique Libungan is known for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Jupiter Ascending (2015).Jeremy Hall's fiancé.- Actor
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Born in Depression-era Texas, Donnie Dunagan moved with his parents to Memphis as a young child. There, as a three-year-old, he was taught to tap dance by a neighbor and entered in a talent contest at the Orpheum Theatre. Donnie won the $100 prize and caught the attention of a movie talent scout in the audience, who arranged for the family to come by train to Hollywood. The blonde moppet made his film debut in "Mother Carey's Chickens" (1938), played the son of the "Son of Frankenstein" (1939) and provided the voice of young Bambi for the 1942 animated classic. Dunagan later became a career Marine (1952-77), serving in Vietnam and working in counter intelligence.Met him at the 2017 D23.- Producer
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The prolific, funny, and fearless writer/director/producer of feature thriller "The Commune", awarded Best International Picture at Bram Stoker Festival.
Despite the terrible timing of winning "Best Action Screenplay" by Fade In Magazine and "Best Thriller Screenplay" by Creative Screenwriting Magazine days before the 2007 Writers's Strike, Elisabeth's unproduced spaghetti western script "Pistoleras" took the blogosphere by storm and remains her most requested screenplay.
Her forte is thriller/horror and superhero actioners. Fies cites Star Wars and Twin Peaks as influences ingested at a cellular level, and most wishes she had directed "Terminator 2".
Elisabeth's undergraduate UCLA years included interning at Debra Hill Productions and doing stunts as monsters on the The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. With a prestigious grant from Do Something, she created and starred in the indie TV show "Kids Know it All!" After earning her first Masters degree from New School University in Media Studies, she returned to UCLA to study screenwriting in the renowned Professional Program, where co-chair Hal Ackerman declared her a brilliant writer.
Before embarking on her own filmmaking career, Fies was an associate producer on acclaimed no-budget triumph "Conventioneers", a political Romeo & Juliet tale that overcame industry powerhouses "Brick" and "Puffy Chair" to claim the 2006 Independent Spirit Award in the John Cassavettes category.
Lis comes from a family of accomplished artists she refers to as the Tennebaums or "West Coast Sedaris clan." She learned how to read on her cartoonist brother's Avengers comic books. In 2005, Brian Fies won the first digital Eisner Award for Mom's Cancer, an intimate graphic novel starring Elisabeth, sister Brenda, himself, and their deceased mom Barbara.
Fies collaborates with her sister Brenda on film shorts. In 2010, the diabolical Fies Sisters founded BleedFest. The mission grew out of their experience taking The Commune on the festival circuit and finally meeting other women with similar taste. The BleedFest Film Festival has screened over 100 films; celebrated the works of Anna Biller, Stacey Title, and mentor Katt Shea; and presented Partnership Awards to male genre luminaries like Ryan Levin, Lucky McKee and Drew Daywalt who create multidimensional female characters. Many alums state BleedFest has given them more press and opportunities than any other festival.
Lis is an accomplished academic whose published work includes a graduate thesis on Catwoman's feminist influence on twentieth century pop culture. She is the rare auteur who is as comfortable onset as she is in the classrooms of her alma maters New School and UCLA. A founding member of the Scribosphere, Lis is a supportive and accessible mentor to screenwriters and DIY filmmakers and loves speaking on panels. Her work has been extensively profiled everywhere from the L.A. Times, NY Times, Huffington Post, FEARnet to Cinematical.
Voted a top 10 movie reviewer by millions of Netflix subscribers three years running, Lis Fies above all remains passionate about storytelling.Met her at Power Morphincon 2018.- Animation Department
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Eric Goldberg is an animator, director and voice actor from Pennsylvania who is known for his work on Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Pocahontas, Aladdin, The Princess and the Frog, Fat Albert, Fantasia 2000, Moana, Winnie the Pooh and Hercules. He voiced Marvin the Martian, Tweety Bird and Speedy Gonzales in Looney Tunes media. He is married to Susan.Met him at the 2015 D23.- Stunts
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Born 22 November, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, Erik Betts is a self taught gymnast and martial artist since the age of 11. His fascination with movement and the arts was inspired by his favorite comic book hero, Spiderman. Insecure and very shy, Betts could relate to the problems experienced by Spiderman's alter ego Peter Parker. Erik was raised by his mother and grandmother, aunts and uncle. Erik got his film start in an ultra-low budget movie called, "Shootfighter" (1992). Long before television and moviegoers knew his face, children were watching Betts as the "Red and Green Rangers" on the unprecedently popular FOX TV series "The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers." Prior to that, Betts had small parts in a wide array of television, commercial and movie roles for a few years. Now a full-fledged stunt actor Erik then stunned television audiences as the suavely vicious "Panther" in "WMAC Masters" (1994). On March 14, 1996, "Panther" suffered a broken right hip and thigh during a taping of the show that took five surgeries and rehab of almost three years. Enlightened by his experience, Erik took a chance few others would dare, and put stunts behind him. Betts would be over 30 years old before finally deciding, relatively late in life (at 33), to try his chances at acting by enrolling at the Ivana Chubbuck Studios in California where he continues to study.Met him at Power Morphincon 2018.- Actress
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Hilary Shepard was born and raised in New York City. In the late 1980s, Hilary, who has also sometimes been credited under her married name Hilary Shepard-Turner, was a lead singer and percussionist in the short-lived all-girl group the American Girls.
When that group disbanded, she turned to acting. Appearing in numerous motion pictures and television series, Shepard is known for playing the evil pirate queen Divatox in "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie," and after a maternity leave, during the latter half of "Power Rangers Turbo," replacing Carol Hoyt. She also had two roles on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine": the Benzite ensign Hoya and Lauren, one of the genetically enhanced humans, and played Zena in the film "Scanner Cop."
Shepard and actress Daryl Hannah co-created two board games, "Love It or Hate It" and "LIEbrary," the latter having been previewed by Hannah on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' in December of 2005.Met her at Power Morphincon 2018.- Visual Effects
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Jeremy Hall was born on 3 July 1989 in Long Beach, California, USA. Jeremy is a production manager, known for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008).My close friend.- Actor
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A producer, director, two-time Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards-honored voice actor, voice match specialist, songwriter, music producer, entrepreneur, poet and philanthropist, Lex Lang is one of Hollywood's most versatile creative personalities.
During college, Lex performed stand-up comedy and did impersonations across the country at famous venues such as The Comedy Store, Dr. Giggles, The NFL Cub, Anderson's Fifth Estate and The Improv, where he performed regularly with comedians Jim Carrey, Richard Belzer, and David Spade.
Lex also performed with the Royal London Shakespeare Theatre Company in the Summer stock performance of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" under the direction of John Houseman.
Lex eventually moved back to Hollywood, California to study music at The Musician's Institute and to continue his acting career. He is proficient at playing the guitar, bass, piano, and has written over 200 songs in multiple genres. Lex loves to play poker and enjoys spending time with his wife Sandy Fox, and their four dogs and one cat.
As a voice director for live action, animation, and video games, Lex has directed voice actors on numerous productions for clients including Cartoon Network, EWAM, Sony, Codemasters, Bang Zoom Entertainment, Technicolor, PCB productions, HBO and Warner Brothers.
As a voice actor he can be heard on networks across the country doing promos, trailers, announcing major live specials, and doing sound a-likes for celebrities. He also plays a variety of voices on the animated shows The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010), Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008), Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), Regular Show (2010), Curious George (2006), Naruto (2002), and more.
In 2013, he was made the voice of The Guy's Choice Awards on Spike TV and is the voice for UFC promos on Fox.
He is the co-founder of The Love Planet Foundation since 1999. He is an advocate for the environment and promotes green living, positive thinking, children's education and planet preservation. He is also an animal lover, he has 4 dogs and one cat, and he is an avid Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) fan. Over 150 viewings of Episode IV alone!
Lex and his wife Sandy Fox are founders of H2Om Water with Intention (since 2006), an award-winning natural spring in an eco-friendly container, which encourages you to harness the power of your positive thoughts! Just "think it while you drink it"®.
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Movie: Star Wars
Favorite Food: Mom's
Favorite Quote: When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
-Jimi Hendrix
Awards:
John F. Kennedy Center For Performing Arts Excellence In Acting Award
Outstanding Actor Award from The American College Theatre Festival
Two-time Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards-honored voice actorMet him at Power Morphincon 2018.- Actress
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Lisa Tucker was born on 13 June 1989 in Newport Beach, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Vampire Diaries (2009), Zoey 101 (2005) and The Following (2013).Attended the same high school as her. I wasn't a close friend of her and only encounter her during P.E. and only spoke to her briefly. I do remenber when she won an audition to American Idol and I was asked if I was a close friend of hers, but I wasn't among her peers at point in time. I doubt she would even remenber who I was if I see her today. She has a great singing voice and I am glad she made it somewhere big. Even though she's someone I was never a boyfriend or personal friend to.- Katrina Browne was born on 23 September 1975 in New Zealand. She is an actress, known for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004) and Power Rangers Ninja Storm (2003).Met her at Power Morphincon 2018.
- Katrina Devine was born on 21 April 1980 in Ireland. She is an actress, known for Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004), Power Rangers Ninja Storm (2003) and Left for Dead (2007). She has been married to Blair Strang since 2001.Met her at Power Morphincon 2018.
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Starting work at the age of four, Margaret was originally named Peggy Lynch until she landed the part of the teenage daughter of Eddie Cantor and Joan Davis in the comedy-musical "If You Knew Susie." Thirteen years before, director Gordon Douglas had cast her as a dancer and actor in "The Little Rascals." Now, he assigned her a spectacular dance number staged by Nick Castle and Charlie O'Curran titled "My Brooklyn Love Song." Mr. Cantor, searching for weeks for a new stage name for his "winsome daughter" decided on Margaret Kerry. The new name came just in time for the movie's credits.
While working on the movie, Margaret graduated high school with honors. Years later, she returned to Los Angeles City College and graduated cum laude. Leaving RKO, she headed for Fox to handle assistant dance director duties on the super musical "I'll Get By," starring June Haver, John Payne, Gloria DeHaven and Dennis Day.
After performing in dozens of TV shows, Margaret starred as co-host/performer in "Teleteen Reporter" on Channel 13 in Los Angeles, which ran for over two years. At ABC-TV, she was featured in the musical "Let There Be Stars" and in Art Baker's "Stop, Look and Listen." "The Charlie Ruggles Show," one of the first network television family sitcoms, cast Margaret as the eldest daughter, Sharon. America watched her grow up over the years on their television sets. The final episode was her wedding and honeymoon -- a major media event.
Walt Disney was searching for a nimble mime/dancer/actor to be filmed performing live-action work for the tiny Tinker Bell in the animated feature "Peter Pan." Margaret won the role and became the reference model for the three-inch sprite. Famed animator Marc Davis drew Tinker Bell's antics based on Margaret's acting. She also performed the voice of the red-headed mermaid in the movie.
A successful voice-over career ensued, using Margaret's skills in 21 different dialects and 48 various character voices in over 600 animated shows. She is the voice of Spinner and Paddlefoot and the females in the famous vintage "Clutch Cargo" animated series. "Captain Fathom" and "Space Angel" followed. Margaret can also be seen in many of the hilarious live-action segments that open and close the 139 episodes of "The New Three Stooges," as well as be heard in the animated portion voicing all the kids, females, and various odd characters.
Margaret later produced her own radio show called "What's Up Weekly" at KKLA 99.5 -- the most listened-to Christian talk radio station in the world. In 1993 she became the station's Community Services Director, and she also headed up the Southern California Buyers Network, a program linking 100+ sponsors to over 200 non-profit organizations, allowing the group to earn money for charities.
Margaret continues to be in demand as a keynote and motivational speaker, communications trainer, storyteller and humorist. A certified seminar leader by the American Seminar Leaders Association, she is also co-author and facilitator of the FUNdamentals of Speaking Seminars.Met her at the 2017 D23.- Actor
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Michael Hollander grew up in Massachusetts within Greater Boston. He is known for his work on VR Troopers (1994-1996) and several music videos, such as Toni Braxton's "You Mean The World To Me." His most recent work as an Animator in Film and Video Games includes: Hotel Transylvania (2012), Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013), The Walking Dead game (2013-2018) and Marvel Strike Force game (2019).Met him at Power Morphincon 2018.- Actress
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Raised in Stockton, California, Nakia's love of the performing arts began at an early age. While attending high school, Nakia auditioned for UCLA's prestigious theater department, and out of 50 applicants was the only African American female freshman accepted that year. She booked her first role as a series regular on the hit kids' TV show Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo, as the Yellow Power Ranger Tanya Sloan for 75 episodes and a feature film. She can also be seen in numerous commercials, print ads and television shows over the course of her 30+ year career, including her current recurring role as Angela Macklin on Nickelodeon's popular kids' TV show Dangerforce. In 2012 Nakia launched Sovereignty Entertainment Inc., a production company dedicated to producing family-friendly television, web series, and films.
In 2015 she created, co-wrote, and produced 2 seasons of the single camera comedy, Life After Saving the World, which was loosely based on her life. This series won the Empire Award in the New York Screenplay Contest and placed in the LAIFFA Independent Film Festival, and has just received a distribution deal.
In 2020 Nakia and Cat launched their YouTube channel, Power Rangers Playback, exploring past Power Rangers episodes with commentary, nostalgia, game show trivia, comedy skits, and much more. Her 2021 podcast series, Super Chat with Cat and Nakia, allows Nakia to share her life experiences where she brings her 10 years of insight as a community leader and role model to her listeners, while challenging them to find their truths. When she is not traveling the world as a guest at comic conventions, she enjoys family time nestled in a blanket on her couch.
"If blessings can flow through you to others, then blessings will come to you." - Nakia "Everything is possible for him who believes." - Mark 9:23Met her at Power Morphincon 2018.- Animation Department
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Rick Farmiloe has been animating childhoods for over 30 years, and is best known for breathing hilarity into iconic Disney sidekicks Scuttle, LeFou, and Abu in the beloved Academy Award-winning films The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.
This American animator was first bitten by the cartooning bug at age five, while watching Walt Disney's beautifully drawn, feature-length cartoon masterpiece, Pinocchio. At age twelve, after years of creating his own cartoons for family and friends, Rick was determined to be a Disney animator. In January 1982, after only one portfolio review, he was hired by Walt Disney Productions.
During his 11 years under contract with Disney, Rick animated on seven features, which also included The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective, Oliver and Company, and The Rescuers Down Under.
Beyond his body of work for Disney, Rick's feature film credits include The Swan Princess, The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Shrek, Rugrats Go Wild, Curious George, The Simpsons Movie, The Boxtrolls, The Iron Giant: Signature Edition, and four Tom and Jerry direct-to-DVD films.
In 2011, Rick was an animator on two Annie Award-winning productions: Adam and Dog, which also received an Oscar nomination, and Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters. In 2015, Rick animated on yet another Annie Award winner, Coca-Cola's Man and Dog.Met him at the 2017 D23.- Romy J. Sharf is known for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993), The Item (1999) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Karate Club Level 1 (1994).Met her at Power Morphincon 2018.
- Sasha Craig was born in 1982 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010), Power Rangers Time Force (2001) and Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (2000). She has been married to Eli Craig since 5 September 2004. They have one child.Met her at Power Morphincon 2018.
- Sean Cw Johnson was born on 30 December 1978 in Sarasota, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for My Little Eye (2002), Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue - Titanium Ranger: Curse of the Cobra (2000) and JAG (1995).Met him at Power Morphincon 2018.
- Steve has been involved in the martial arts for 28 years (1986) since the age of 12. Steve is a 5th degree black belt in tae kwon do (as of 2014), and is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Steve owns his own jiu Jitsu studio in Burbank Ca called Force Balance BJJ.Met him at Power Morphincon 2018.
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Tom Wyner was born on 16 June 1947. He is an actor and writer, known for Ghost in the Shell (1995), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).Met him at Power Morphincon 2018.- Actor
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Six-foot-three and weighing in at a lean, mean 215, Michael Forest was a rugged-looking addition to the Roger Corman and Gene Corman's list of leading men during their 1950s heyday. Between Corman films, he was a stage actor who worked in Shakespearean plays and other legitimate productions as classy as his real name (Gerald Michael Charlebois). Born in Harvey, North Dakota, he moved with his family at a very early age to Seattle, attended the University of Washington for a year and then made his way south to the sunnier campuses of San Jose State. Graduating with a B.A. in English and drama, Forest came to Hollywood in 1955 and started acting on TV and on stage at the Players Ring. In 1957, he began to study with veteran actor/acting teacher Jeff Corey, in whose classes Forest first encountered Roger Corman. Forest has also worked extensively on TV and European films.Met him at Power Morphincon 2018.- Actor
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Neil Kaplan was born on 9 March 1967 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016), StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).Met him at Power Morphincon 2018.- Actor
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Neo Edmund is known for Red Riding, the Alpha Huntress, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) and Power Rangers Zeo (1996).Met him at Power Morphincon 2018.- Valerie Vernon was born on 5 October 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999), Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (2000) and Power Rangers in 3D: Triple Force (2000).Met her at Power Morphincon 2018.
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Don Hahn was born on 26 November 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Maleficent (2014), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and The Lion King (1994). He has been married to Denise Meara-Hahn since 12 June 1987. They have one child.Met him at the 2019 D23 Expo.- Actress
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Paige O'Hara's an American actress, singer & painter. She was born on May 10, 1956 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida as Donna Paige Helmintoller. She's best known as the voice of Belle in Beauty and the Beast (1991).
She started receiving acting lessons around 4 & singing lessons around 12. She enrolled at a performing arts high school, aspiring for a professional career as an actor & singer. She has cited American actress & singer Judy Garland as an inspiration for her career choice.
She started out as a theatrical actress, making her Broadway debut in 1983. She played the role of singer & dancer Ellie May Chipley in a revival of Show Boat, which depicts the life of fictional show-woman Magnolia "Nolie" Hawks over a 40-year period, from her 1st performances to her retirement. From 1985-1987, she played the roles of actress Alice Nutting, disappearance victim Edwin Drood & private investigator Dick Datchery in the The Mystery of Edwin Drood. In 1988, she appeared in the musical's 1st national tour. Other notable roles include Ado Annie Carnes in a 1986 revival of Oklahoma!.
In 1989, Walt Disney Animation Studios started production of Beauty and the Beast (1991). She learned about the upcoming film production from a newspaper article & applied for a voice role. She competed against 500 other applicants & was chosen for the lead role of Belle. The design team of the film had modeled Belle's appearance on Judy Garland so the casting crew wanted an actress & singer whose tone was reminiscent of her. She was thought to offer a decent artistic impression of Garland's style & had considerable experience in stage musicals, making her ideal for the role. After its release in 1991, she gained worldwide fame for voice acting.
In 1993, she joined the cast of the animated TV series The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991). She voiced Princess Aleta of the Misty Isles, a warrior woman who serves as a love interest for Valiant.
In 1995, she played Fantine in productions of Les Misérables. In 1996, she played protagonist Peter Pan in a revival of the musical Peter Pan.
She voiced Belle again in the direct-to-video film Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) & the direct-to-video anthology film Belle's Magical World (1998). In 1999, Disney released the compilation film Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999), which had a live-action Belle presenting animated tales. The live-action Belle was played by Lynsey McLeod but she voiced Belle for an animated segment featuring a brand new story. In 2000, she voiced Belle in the video games Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Magical Ballroom (2000), Kingdom Hearts II (2005) & Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (2007).
In 2007, she played the soap opera character Angela in a story-w/in-a-story featured in the film Enchanted (2007).
In 2011, she received a Disney Legend Award, honoring her for her contributions to Disney productions over the past 20 years. That same year, she stepped down from her role as the official voice of Belle. Her voice had changed considerably over 2 decades, so she could no longer match her original voice. It was announced that she would continue to work as a painter for Disney Fine Art & make promotional appearances for Disney. In 2018, she reprised the role of Belle in Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).
She has now mostly retired from acting though she continues to enjoy fame through voice acting in popular productions.Met her at the 2019 D23 Expo.- Animation Department
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Michael Peraza Jr. was born on 15 November 1955 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an art director, known for Aladdin (1992), Anastasia (1997) and The Little Mermaid (1989). He is married to Patricia Peraza. They have two children.Met him at the 2019 D23 Expo.- Visual Effects
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Patricia Peraza is known for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991) and The Great Mouse Detective (1986). She is married to Michael Peraza Jr.. They have two children.Met her at the 2019 D23 Expo.- Actor
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Bill Farmer is an American voice actor from Kansas who is most well known for being the official voice actor of Walt Disney's Goofy since 1987. He also voiced Pluto and Horace Horsecaller in other Disney cartoons, Stinkie in the Casper films, Sam from Sam & Max: Hit the Road, Otis in Son of the Mask and Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn and Yosemite Sam in Space Jam.Met him at the 2019 D23 Expo.- Special Effects
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Dave Bossert was born on 15 August 1960 in Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is a director, known for Spider-Man (2002), Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Hercules (1997). He is married to Nancy Levey-Bossert. They have two children.Met him at the 2019 D23 Expo.- Producer
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Jeff Kurtti is a renowned cross-platform communicator, recognized for fluency in a variety of forms and formats. As an author of more than thirty books, a writer-director-producer of award-winning documentaries, and a respected public speaker, host, and moderator, Kurtti is an expert on pop culture and entertainment. He is a consultant to clients in the motion picture, theater, museum/exhibit and themed-entertainment industries.
Applying his vast knowledge of Hollywood history, Kurtti was executive producer and key creative supervisor of the definitive DVD versions of such film classics as Around the World in 80 Days, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Sixth Sense, A Bug's Life, Tarzan®, Toy Story, Fantasia, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Monsters, Inc. and Beauty and the Beast.
His video productions have been seen on "The Academy Awards®," Turner Classic Movies and "The Wonderful World of Disney." He also has produced a popular series of limited-edition DVDs with noted film historian Leonard Maltin, featuring vintage films and TV series.
In 2009 Kurtti was one of the producers of The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story, a critically acclaimed feature-length documentary about the songwriting duo of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.
One of Kurtti's most challenging (and personally rewarding) projects was The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. After five years of acting as creative director, content consultant, and media producer for the facility's cornerstone exhibit, Kurtti saw the museum become a reality (and open to great acclaim) in October 2009.
In 2012, he served as a content consultant and media producer for Disney Japan and NHK for the touring exhibit The Dream of Walt Disney; and the following year for the 2013 D23 Expo/Japan. He is currently working as Curatorial and Creative lead on a major international touring exhibition.
As a freelance writer Kurtti is the author of such books as The Great Movie Musical Trivia Book (Applause, 1996), A Bug's Life: The Making of an Epic of Miniature Proportions (Hyperion, 1998), What the Sea Teaches Us: The Crew of the Morning Light (Disney Editions, 2008), The Art of The Princess and the Frog (Chronicle, 2009), Disneyland Through The Decades (Disney Editions, 2010), and The Art of Tangled (Chronicle, 2010). He is currently at work on several major book projects for Disney.
Kurtti has been a show producer, script writer, guest speaker and moderator at D23 Expo, a consultant and guest speaker at Experience Music Project, and an artist-in-residence at The Disney Institute. He has been a guest lecturer at the Museum of the Rockies, Presidio Officer's Club, and The Walt Disney Family Museum. His articles have appeared in Widescreen Review, Collector's Showcase, Sketches and Disney Twenty-Three.
A Seattle native, Kurtti moved to California in 1983 to pursue a career in film, television and theatre. He worked as a production coordinator on the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival, followed by two years as the assistant to the president of California Institute of the Arts.
Since 1995 Kurtti has enjoyed a career as an author and creative consultant in the motion picture, theatre, and themed entertainment industries. Prior to his freelance career he worked for Walt Disney Imagineering, the theme park design division of The Walt Disney Company, and then for the Corporate Special Projects department of Disney.
Kurtti is a member of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAw). He lives in Claremont, California with his partner, Kenneth Martinez, and their sons, Brendan, Joseph, and Mitchell.Met him at the 2019 D23 Expo.- Met her at the 2019 D23 Expo.
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Todd McFarlane was born on 16 March 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is a writer and producer, known for Spawn (1997), Venom (2018) and Spawn (1997). He has been married to Wanda Kolomyjec since 27 July 1985. They have three children.Met him at the 2022 D23 Expo.- Animation Department
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Andreas Deja was born on 1 April 1957 in Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland. He is an assistant director, known for Mushka (2023), The Princess and the Frog (2009) and Winnie the Pooh (2011).Met him at the 2022 D23 Expo.- Actor
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As one of Hollywood's leading men, Bruce Boxleitner has starred in a major motion picture franchise, numerous feature films, and several popular television series, produced a major network film and TV series, performed on Broadway, and authored two science fiction novels.
Boxleitner received his formal acting training on stage. A native mid-westerner, he is an alumnus of Chicago's prestigious Goodman Theatre. In 1972, he starred in the Broadway production of Status Quo Vadis with Ted Danson. He then relocated to Los Angeles and quickly landed a guest spot on the legendary TV series The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) as well as numerous guest roles on series, including Hawaii Five-O (1968), Baretta (1975), Police Woman (1974), and Gunsmoke (1955).
Boxleitner's big break occurred when he was cast opposite James Arness in the pilot for the epic TV series How the West Was Won (1976). He went on to star in the CBS series Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982); mini-series East of Eden (1981); and TV movie The Last Convertible (1979).
In 1982, Boxleitner was cast as the title role in Disney's cult film Tron (1982) which garnered him science fiction fans worldwide. However, it was in Boxleitner's four-year run for CBS's Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983), starring opposite Kate Jackson, which endeared him to fans everywhere and made him a household name. In 1994, Boxleitner joined the cast of the popular TV series Babylon 5 (1993) as John Sheridan, President of the Interstellar Alliance, a war hero-turned-diplomat at the helm of Earth Alliance Space Station in the year 2259. The show aired for five seasons.
Boxleitner most recently starred with Jeff Bridges in Tron: Legacy (2010), the popular motion picture sequel to TRON. The cast includes Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde. In addition, Boxleitner reprised his role in Tron: Uprising (2012) on Disney's XD TV network, his first animated TV series. The multi-talented cast includes Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, Lance Henriksen, and Paul Reubens. The original TRON recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Several motion pictures include Gods and Generals (2003) with Robert Duvall, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang and Mira Sorvino; The Babe (1992) with John Goodman and Kelly McGillis; Kuffs (1992) with Christian Slater; and The Baltimore Bullet (1980) with James Coburn.
Numerous TV movie credits include The Secret (1992) with Kirk Douglas; Perfect Family (1992) with Jennifer O'Neill and Joanna Cassidy; Double Jeopardy (1992) with Rachel Ward, Sally Kirkland and Sela Ward; Passion Flower (1986) with Barbara Hershey and Nicol Williamson; and Hallmark Channel movies, Love's Everlasting Courage (2011) and Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door (2006); among many others. The veteran actor has appeared in numerous recurring roles on TV series including GCB (2012) and Heroes (2006), and has guest-starred on NCIS (2003) and Chuck (2007), among others.
A skilled horseman, Boxleitner utilized his talents in numerous western TV series and films including The Gambler television movie series that aired on CBS and NBC, starring opposite Kenny Rogers; Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994) with James Arness (Arness' final film); CBS' remake of Red River with Gregory Harrison, James Arness and Laura Johnson; Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994) with Hugh O'Brian; and Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (1986), based on legendary western author Louis L'Amour's novel of the same name.
Boxleitner was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City in April 2012 honoring him for his illustrious career in western films. He is a two-time recipient of the Wrangler Award.
In 2013, Boxleitner co-starred with Andie MacDowell and Dylan Neal in Hallmark Channel's first-ever prime-time series, Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove (2013) to rave reviews and an average of 2 million viewers. The #1 rated cable program was renewed for a third season and is scheduled to premiere in the summer of 2015.
In 1999, Boxleitner authored "Frontier Earth" and in 2001, its sequel "Frontier Earth: Searcher", published by The Berkley Publishing Group. Boxleitner resides in Los Angeles with his wife, publicist Verena King, and has three sons: Sam, Lee and Michael.Met him at the 2022 D23 Expo.- Writer
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Leonard Maltin is one of the most recognized and respected film critics of our time. He recently completed his 30th season with the long-running television show, Entertainment Tonight (1981).
Maltin was born on Friday, December 18th, 1950, in New York City and grew up in suburban Teaneck, New Jersey. He credits the huge volume of old movies shown on New York television - and access to the City's famous revival theaters, as well as the Museum of Modern Art - with his "basic training" in film history. He attended New York University as a journalism major, and quickly became the entertainment editor of the campus' daily newspaper.
He and a friend published their own home-grown magazine when they were in the fifth grade. This evolved into a mimeographed publication called "Profile", which reflected Leonard's growing interest in show business and film history. At the age of 13, he volunteered his services as a writer to two fanzines: "The 8mm Collector", of Indiana, Pennsylvania, and "Film Fan Monthly", of Vancouver, Canada. Two years later, he assumed responsibility for "Film Fan Monthly" and continued publishing it for the next nine years.
It was that magazine that inspired an English teacher in his high school to suggest that he meet a friend of hers who was an editor at Signet Books. That meeting led to an offer for him to compile a paperback compendium of capsule movie reviews. The book was published in 1969, when Maltin was 18 and a freshman at NYU. Decades later, he is still best-known for that now-annual paperback reference, "Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide". A perennial best-seller, "The Guide" has become an indispensable tool for movie lovers and includes over 16,000 film reviews, with ratings and essential facts about each title. In 2005, he introduced a companion volume, "Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide", which focuses on movies made before 1965, going back to the silent era.
Leonard's other books include "The Best 151 Movies You've Never Seen", "The Disney Films", "Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons", "The Great American Broadcast: A Celebration of Radio's Golden Age", "The Great Movie Comedians", "The Art of the Cinematographer", "Selected Short Subjects" and (as co-author) "The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang".
Leonard has been teaching at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for the last fifteen years. His popular class screens new films prior to their release, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. Guests over the years have included: Alexander Payne, Judd Apatow, James Franco, David Lynch, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman, Costa-Gavras, Bertrand Tavernier, Anthony Hopkins, Annette Bening, Paul Haggis, Paul Weitz, Mark Ruffalo, Walter Salles, Guillermo del Toro & Jason Segel, to name just a few. In addition to top writers and directors, Maltin welcomes costume and production designers, editors, composers, cinematographers, casting directors, and other creative collaborators, in order to explore all aspects of the filmmaking process. This direct access to top talent has proven to be invaluable in his students' own filmmaking endeavors.
Leonard's reviews and signature on-air interviewing style can now be seen on his weekly program, Maltin on Movies (2010), on ReelzChannel, where he has appeared since the channel went on the air. He also previews movies-on-demand on Comcast and appears occasionally on "Turner Classic Movies". For three years, he co-hosted the weekly syndicated movie review program, "Hot Ticket", which was produced by Entertainment Tonight (1981).
Leonard is a prolific freelance writer, whose articles have appeared in "The New York Times", "The Los Angeles Times", "The London Times", "Smithsonian", "TV Guide", "Esquire", "The Village Voice" and "American Film". He has contributed to Oxford University Press' "American National Biography", and was the film critic for "Playboy" magazine for six years.
Additionally, Leonard frequently lectures on film and was a member of the faculty of New York City's "New School for Social Research" for nine years. He served as Guest Curator at the "Museum of Modern Art" film department in New York on two separate occasions.
Leonard created, hosted and co-produced the popular "Walt Disney Treasures" DVD series and appeared on Warner Home Video's "Night at the Movies" features. He has written a number of television specials, including "Fantasia: The Creation of a Disney Classic and has hosted, produced and written such video documentaries and compilations as The Making of 'The Quiet Man' (1992), The Making of 'High Noon' (1992), "Cartoons for Big Kids", The Lost Stooges (1990), "Young Duke: The Making of a Movie Star", Cliffhangers! Adventures from the Thrill Factory (1993) and _Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons (1900)_.
In 2006, he was named by the Librarian of Congress to join the Board of Directors of the National Film Preservation Foundation. He also has received awards and citations from the American Society of Cinematographers, Anthology Film Archives, The Society of Cinephiles and the Telluride Film Festival. In 1997, he was made a voting member of the National Film Registry, which selects 25 landmark American films every year. Perhaps the greatest indication of his fame was his appearance in a now-classic episode of the animated series, South Park (1997).
He has been married, since 1975, to fellow movie lover Alice Tlusty Maltin. They are the proud parents of Jessie Maltin (aka Jessica Bennett Maltin), who in recent years has become a valued contributor to the annual Movie Guide.Met him at the 2022 D23 Expo.- Art Department
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Floyd Norman was born on 22 June 1935 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He is a writer, known for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Mulan (1998) and Free Birds (2013).Met him at the 2022 D23 Expo.- Visual Effects
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Harrison Ellenshaw was born on 20 July 1945 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Tron (1982), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) and The Black Hole (1979). He was previously married to Christine Logan.- Visual Effects
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Mike Bonifer is known for The Disney Family Album (1984), Lipstick Camera (1994) and 'Old School' Orientation (2003).- Producer
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Tom Ruegger is the fourteen-time Emmy-winning producer and creative force behind many of the most popular and successful animated television series of all time, including Tiny Toon Adventures (1990), Animaniacs (1993) and Pinky and the Brain (1995) to name only a few.
Over the last decade, Mr. Ruegger served as the executive producer and chief creative executive at Warner Bros. Animation. In 2002, he started his own company, Tom Ruegger Productions, and under its banner, Tom has been involved in the development, writing and production of multiple televisions series and feature films, both animated and live action. These new works include Animalia (2007) for PorchLight and PBS, as well as a new animated series for Disney.
Mr. Ruegger began his career as an animator at Hanna-Barbera Productions, under the mentor-ship of his childhood heroes, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Tom's early animation efforts appeared in such familiar cartoon series as "Scooby Doo", "The New Flintstones," "Casper" and "Godzilla'. Tom honed his writing skills at Filmation Studios under the guidance of Arthur H. Nadel and Lou Scheimer, on such series as Blackstar (1981) and Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976)," then returned to Hanna-Barbera to serve as a story editor and producer for a variety of shows, including Pound Puppies (1985) and Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979). In 1988, Tom created and produced a new Scooby franchise, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988)," which was the first Scooby Doo series to be nominated for an Emmy Award.
Tom joined Warner Bros. Animation in 1989 to head up production of Tiny Toon Adventures (1990). Thus began a decade-long creative collaboration between Mr. Spielberg and Mr. Ruegger that spanned five enormously successful series resulting in ratings success, a worldwide fan base, and over 30 Emmy Awards victories in numerous categories.
With the success of Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)," Warner Bros. Animation began its second "Golden Age," and Mr. Ruegger became chief creative executive of the company. Along with Jean MacCurdy, Tom executive-produced the studio's next major productions: Taz-Mania (1991) and Batman: The Animated Series (1992), a cartoon-noir take on the dark knight that premiered to rave reviews and strong numbers.
At the same time, Mr. Ruegger continued his collaboration with Mr. Spielberg by creating a cast of breakout characters and a new franchise entitled Animaniacs (1993). This "hellzapoppin'" cartoon show, starring zany siblings Yakko, Wakko and Dot Warner, premiered on "Fox Kids," and it became the comedy template for the animation industry for a number of years - every studio wanted its own Animaniacs (1993). The series went on to win multiple Emmys as well as the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for Outstanding Achievement in Animation Programming. As the creator of Animaniacs (1993), Mr. Ruegger was the show's senior producer, and served as a story editor, writer and lyricist on the series.
Mr. Ruegger has gone on to create and produce a number of other acclaimed series as well. These include:
Pinky and the Brain (1995) This animated series stars two lab mice, one a dim bulb, the other a megalomaniac bent on global domination. Tom created this odd duo during the development of Animaniacs (1993), and the two mice proved so popular that they were spun off into their own prime time series on the WB. Tom served as the senior producer of this award-winning series, as well as a writer, story editor and lyricist.
Freakazoid! (1995)This animated series follows the adventures of teenage nerd Dexter Douglas, who is swept into cyberspace and transformed into the world's wildest superhero, Freakazoid. Tom co-created this Emmy-winning series for Steven Spielberg, and served as executive producer, story editor and lyricist.
Histeria! (1998) This cartoon comedy follows an eccentric cast, including Father Time, Big Fat Baby, Loud Kiddington and Charity Bazaar, as they travel through time and interact with key historic figures along the way. Tom created, wrote, and executive-produced the series.
Road Rovers (1996) Tom created this animated adventure comedy starring a team of superhero canines.
Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish (1999) Tom co-wrote, produced and directed this animated feature film featuring the "Animaniacs" cast.
"Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)" Tom executive-produced this feature film.
Tom grew up in Metuchen, New Jersey, and attended Metuchen High School, where he served as Student Council President, co-captain of his school's football and track teams, and editorial cartoonist for the high school newspaper. Tom attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in English. At Dartmouth, Tom served as the director of the Dartmouth Film Society, the nation's first and oldest college film society.
In his junior year at Dartmouth, Tom received a grant from the Arthur and Lillie Mayer Foundation to create an animated film. This 10-minute film, "The Premiere of Platypus Duck," was the beginning of Tom's steps toward a film career and, especially, a greater understanding of animation. Before graduation, Tom received the Marcus Heiman Award, Dartmouth College's highest honor for creative achievement.
Currently, Tom serves on the board of directors for the Hopkins Center and Hood Museum, which are the film/theater/arts centers at Dartmouth College. Tom is a member of the Writers Guild and the Screen Cartoonist Guild. He lives in Calabasas, California, with his three sons, Nathan, Luke and Cody.
In 2003 and 2004, Tom co-wrote the pilot and served as a script editor of the Emmy Award-winning animated series Tutenstein (2003) for Porchlight Pictures.
In 2005, Tom began work as producer and story editor of a new CGI animated series entitled Animalia (2007) for PorchLight Entertainment and Burberry Production. The series is scheduled for a fall 2007 premiere on the BBC, PBS and Australia-10.
Tom, along with partners Nicholas Hollander and Mark Seidenberg, is currently developing a new animated series for the Walt Disney Company.- Animation Department
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Tom Cook was born on 23 May 1952 in Silver Creek, New York, USA. He is known for He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) and We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993). He has been married to Karen L. Cook since 2 March 1991. They have five children.- Writer
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Steve Englehart was born on 22 April 1947 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). He has been married to Terry Beach Englehart since 26 September 1975. They have two children.- Writer
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Tony Isabella was born on 22 December 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Black Lightning (2018), Young Justice (2010) and Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008). He has been married to Barbara J. Kepke since 16 June 1984. They have two children.- Actress
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Lenore Zann burst onto the entertainment scene at the age of 19 with her powerful portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the live rock opera "Hey Marilyn!" An award-winning actress/singer, Lenore has performed across North America and around the globe with hundreds of credits in TV, Film, Animation, Radio, & Theatre. But she is best known as the iconic "Rogue" of the X-Men animated series now available on Disney+. A recipient of the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Lifetime Award for Service to Community & Country Lenore is a lifelong champion of the Arts and a passionate defender of social and environmental justice.- Actress
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Cheryl Chase is an American voice actress from Menville, New Jersey who is well known for voicing Angelica Pickles from Rugrats. She returned to voice her role in spin-off shows, three movies, video games and commercials. She also voice acted in other works including The Ren and Stimpy Show, The Mr. Men Show, Addams Family Values, Ollie and Scoops and My Neighbor Totoro.- Actress
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Lisa Ortiz was born in New York, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Pokémon (1997), The Slayers (1995) and Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).- Actress
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Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967) is an Alaska Native actress enrolled in the Native Village of Koyuk who has played many American Indian characters in a variety of television shows and films. She is best known for her voice role as the title character in the Disney animated film "Pocahontas," and the cult-classic "Smoke Signals" as Suzy Song. She is known for bringing a powerful emotional presence to her characters.
Bedard was born in Anchorage, Alaska, raised primarily in Alaska, but also spent a few years as a child in Washington state. Her father was Bruce Bedard, and mother was Carol Bedard, and she is their oldest of four - Leslie Bedard, Joseph Bedard, and David Bedard are her younger siblings. She is Inupiaq and Yup'ik on her mother's side, and Cree on her father's side. She graduated from Anchorage's Dimond High School in 1985, and then earned a Musical Theatre degree from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bedard's son Quinn Wilson was born in 2003.
Her first role was as Mary Crow Dog in the television production, "Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee," which depicted the 1970s standoff between police and Native Americans, many of the Pine Ridge Reservation, at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. She received a Golden Globe nomination for the role. Besides the first Disney Pocahontas movie, she also voiced direct-to-video sequel "Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World." Bedard was the physical model for the character. She appeared in a different take of the Pocahontas story in Terence Malick's 2005 film "The New World," as Pocahontas's mother, Nonoma Winanuske Matatiske. In 2005, she was cast in the television mini-series Into the West, portraying the half-Lakota, half-white adult Margaret "Light Shines" Wheeler. In 2011 Bedard portrayed the Messenger in the Academy Award-nominated film, "Tree of Life." In 2018, Bedard reprised her voiced role of Pocahontas for Disney's "Ralph Breaks the Internet."
Her television roles span from 1995, including Stephen Spielberg's "Into the West," "The Spectacular Spider-Man," "Longmire," "Westworld," and "FBI: Most Wanted." She has performed in two Stephen King series, 2017's "The Mist" as Kimi Lucero, and 2020's "The Stand" as Ray Rentner. In the 2017 she portrayed the future Co-President of the United States for the Jay-Z music video "Family Feud," directed by Ava Duverney.
Bedard's decades of creative work includes singing, theatre, spoken word, producing television and movies, speaking, and teaching. She fosters a passion of many creative disciplines, and is a great lover, and adopter, of animals. Bedard was chosen in 1995 as one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People." She's served on the American Indian Enterprise and Business Council to the United Nations, and is involved in frequent activist work around the environmental and Indigenous issues.- Actress
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Mary Gibbs was born on 5 October 1996 in Pasadena, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Monsters, Inc. (2001), Inside Out (2015) and Tracy (2009).- Erica Schroeder was born on 27 April 1975 in Albany, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for One Piece (1999), Sonic Rush (2005) and Pokémon (1997). She has been married to Kenneth Kacmar since 2006. They have two children.
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Daniel Ross was born on 4 August 1980 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for MultiVersus (2022), Diablo IV (2023) and Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures (2019).- Actress
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Niketa Calame was born in Los Angeles, California She is most noted for her role as the original voice of "Young Nala" in Disney's 32nd Animated Feature Film, "The Lion King". She received her Masters Of Fine Arts from The Actors Studio Drama School in New York and her B.A from University of California at Santa Cruz. Actress/Professor/Photographer- Actress
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Susanne Blakeslee is an American actress known for voicing Maleficent, Lady Tremaine and Cruella de Vil in several Disney cartoons, rides and games including Kingdom Hearts and Wanda and Mrs. Turner from The Fairly OddParents. She also voiced in God of War, Shrek the Third, The Legend of Tarzan, Danny Phantom and Amphibia.- Actor
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Christian Ganiere's comedic spirit has entertained his family and friends since he was just a baby. His lively personality and winning smile have been featured in commercials such as Subaru Jr. Driver (their longest running commercial), Workday and more. He has also worked on Television shows such as the global hit Netflix series Stranger Things as #010 (Ten), the predecessor to #011 (Millie Bobby Brown) when he make you question everything you knew up to the season 4 opener with Dr. Brenner (Matthew Modine), 9-1-1 as Charlie, Grey's Anatomy as Gus Carter, Criminal Minds as Mikey Capilano, Days of Our Lives as Parker Jonas, The Bay and About a Boy; and films like Rekindling Christmas, Wish Man, No More Goodbyes, and more. When Christian isn't acting for the camera, he enjoys ice hockey and parkour as well as the XBOX, swimming, and Lego bricks. He's received the Presidential Humanitarian award from Obama for his work with kids from intercity after school programs like See Me Learn and non-profit organizations including The Salvation Army. His father, Emmy® nominated James Ganiere is a director, Producer Guild of America member and his mother Emmy® nominated Rebekah R. Ganiere is a prolific USA Today Bestselling Author and award-winning Screenwriter. All three are members of the Television Academy.- Animation Department
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Steven E. Gordon is an American animator, film director and character designer. He worked on X-Men: Evolution, Shrek 2, Eight Crazy Nights, Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White-Another Bite @ the Apple, Lobo, The Swan Princess, Anastasia and Titan A.E. He also worked on animated films by Ralph Bakshi including Cool World and American Pop.- Actress
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Sarah Natochenny is a Voice Arts® Award-winning actor best known for her work in the role of Ash Ketchum and 30 other characters on Pokémon since 2006. She is also an on-camera actor and film editor, working in comedy and horror. She splits her time between LA and NYC when not on location or meeting fans at conventions.- Animation Department
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Stephen Silver was born on 30 August 1972 in London, England, UK. He is an art director, known for Kim Possible (2002), Danny Phantom (2003) and Histeria! (1998).- Jenette Goldstein is a true chameleon. She is so effective as an actress, it is nearly impossible to recognize her from role to role. Jenette spent most of her childhood in Los Angeles. Born to theater-loving parents, she attended fine arts-oriented schools, and was the young star of the drama classes. She often competed in citywide drama competitions with soon-to-be famous peers Val Kilmer, Gina Gershon, Kevin Spacey and Mare Winningham. To hone her craft after high school, Jenette studied at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and at Circle in the Square Theater in New York City, mastering drama theory, physicality, dialects and the classics. It was in London, while performing in local theater productions, where Jenette answered an audition request for American actors with British Equity cards. Thinking it was another play or a small film, she read for a tough, macho Latina character, named 'Vasquez' And shot to fame in James Cameron's iconic film Aliens (1986). Cameron was so pleased with Jenette's creativity and strong work ethic, he recast her as 'Janelle' in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and a cameo role as the loving 'Irish Mother' in the epic Titanic (1997).
Her resume is testament to her range and versatility: Vampy killer Diamondback in Near Dark (1987), good cop Meagan Shapiro in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Patti Jean Lynch in The Presidio (1988), Alice the Maid in a one-scene role in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), etc.
In addition to film, Jenette has made several appearances on the small screen. She guest-starred on such award-winning shows as Six Feet Under (2001), L.A. Law (1986), Strong Medicine (2000) and ER (1994) - where she guest-starred on the 100th anniversary show as a grieving mother, and in a separate episode opposite Anthony Edwards, as a heroic flight nurse. It was only after Jenette was hired for the second role that the show's producers realized she had done the show before.
Jenette has continued working in theater throughout her career, appearing in plays in New York, London and Los Angeles. She has performed the classics, William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," to more contemporary pieces, such as Arthur Miller's "After The Fall," which won the 2002 Los Angeles Ovation Award for Best Production. Currently, Jenette is excited about her latest creation: a one-woman show she is writing herself. - Actor
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Mark knew he wanted to be an actor at age nine; he took his career and studies to Europe to fulfill his dream. Once there, he was asked by five major acting schools to join them. He chose the Drama Centre London, where he studied for five years. Mark then beat out 2,000 others for an important position in the Theatre Communications Group National Finals. This led to a year's tour of the United States in the lead role in "Richard II." This was the beginning of his U.S. career.- Actor
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Ricco Ross ~ Award-winning actor, writer & producer and CEO of "Can You Dig It". Ricco lives in LA and is a second term SAG/AFTRA board member. He was born in Chicago and has five brothers & five sisters. From age 7 to 13, he lived in what Oprah stated was the poorest town in the US: Pembroke, Illinois. Ricco received a MFA from UCLA. As an actor, his first year out of college he booked reoccurring roles on Hill St. Blues & The Young & the Restless. Soon afterwards, feeling type-cast, he decided to study Shakespeare for a year in England at the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA). That year turned into 13 years of living abroad. He worked as an English actor in London, while moon lighting as a model in France & Italy for 4 yrs. He also turned down a European Pro basket ball contract in Cyprus. He has lived and worked all over the UK, Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa, & Asia. His impressive resume includes credits such as Aliens, Mission Impossible, Night Walk, The Practice, Highlander, Babylon 5, Beverly Hills 90210, Hayabusa, JAG, E.R., A Husband For Christmas, (where he played the title role), P-Valley and many more. To date, his biggest accomplishments are having his loving wife Julie Shannon Ross and his amazing children Aisha, Rami, Makaila, Miles and his Godson Nicolas. As an actor/writer/producer, Ricco feels his best work is yet to come.- Writer
- Animation Department
- Art Department
Stephan Franck is known for 9 (2009), The Iron Giant (1999) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).