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Steven Ralph Schirripa is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blue Bloods. Schirripa is a producer and host of two Investigation Discovery series: Karma's A B*tech! and Nothing Personal. He was a regular cast member of The Secret Life of the American Teenager and the voice of Roberto in the Open Season series.

Moe Howard, the "Boss Stooge" and brother of Stooges Curly Howard and Shemp Howard, began his acting career in 1909 by playing bit roles in silent Vitagraph films. At 17 he joined a troupe working on a showboat and also appeared in several two-reel comedy shorts. In 1922 he, brother Shemp and Larry Fine joined roughhouse vaudeville comic Ted Healy, forming the act that would become The Three Stooges. Howard toured vaudeville and appeared in films with Healy for ten years before the Stooges left to pursue a separate career. Moe appeared in more than 250 films during his 66-year career, including 190 Three Stooges shorts. Over the act's 50-year history, the Stooges went through several personnel changes; when Moe died, the act ended.

Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Fort Lauderdale, FL, Daniel Franzese is an actor/comedian of Italian American decent, Daniel Franzese is best known for his interesting and daring performances in breakthrough films: from his debut role in the intense Larry Clark drama Bully, his surprisingly dark turn in 2010's update of the highly controversial I Spit on Your Grave. but cemented his gay icon status with his breakout starring role in TinaFey's mega hit comedy Mean Girls as Damian. Lauded as one of the most influential queer characters in film history, Damian was the first time a queer teen of size who was ever comfortable in his own skin on screen. Daniel's subtle and hilarious performance is often credited with helping an entire generation of kids who felt different be able to find themselves. In a heartfelt letter to his fictional character Damian, Franzese publicly came out in 2014 trending worldwide. Speaking upon the difficulty he had navigating his career under a Gay Glass Ceiling. although he had great career highs creating his own content with YouTube and his viral comedy series Sh*t Italian moms Say which has reached over 6 million views and the entire series combined over 20 million and his hilarious parody of Sam Smith's Stay With Me called Please Go Home. While going viral and trending for his videos Franzese still toured the country with stand up and remained relevant through his television and stage work, which include memorable guest roles on S.W.A.T, Party Down, CSI, Burn Notice and The Comeback. He also co-wrote and starred in the New York Fringe Festival mega hit Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera, which won him the Overall Excellence Best Ensemble Award and played Off Broadway and in Los Angeles for a year. It wasn't until his portrayal as the stubborn but lovable HIV+ Eddie in HBO's Looking that Daniel truly burst again into the spotlight and used that success to propel him to activism becoming an ambassador for The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and lobbying congress every year on their behalf for HIV/AIDS, LGBTQIA+ rights, homeless queer youth and banning conversion therapy (of which Daniel himself is a survivor) since living a life fully out loud he began having never before seen confidence leading to him pursuing stand up comedy and being a leader in body positivity which has landed him a modeling contract with Bridge Models UK making him one of the very few signed Plus Size male Models in the world. He has lent his image, voice and stand up comedy gifts to many causes including The Trevor Project and hosting the 2016 Glaad Media Awards and 2017 Gay Men Chorus Voice Awards. He hosts LGBTQ stand up shows at The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv and Flappers Comedy Club giving many upcoming talents hard to find spots in his shows. With the re-branding of the ABC Family network to Freeform Daniel starred as Vern in the short lived but tender series Recovery Road, after its cancellation he starred on ABC as Jackson in the law drama Conviction. He most recently toured in his stand up show Yass! You're Amazing! and is recording his podcast Yass, Jesus! A sex positive, non slut shaming look into Christianity through the LGBTQIA+ rainbow lens. A man of many talents and gifts Daniel continues to delight audiences from TikTok to the Theater stage we can not wait to see what he does next.

Art Metrano was born on 22 September 1936 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986), Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) and History of the World: Part I (1981). He was married to Rebecca Elizabeth Chute and Jamie Susan Golder. He died on 8 September 2021 in Aventura, Florida, USA.

James Hiroyuki Liao was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is known for Barry (2018), The Dropout (2022) and Orphan Black: Echoes (2023).

William DeMeo has extensive experience not only as a producer and writer, but also as an accomplished actor and director. William DeMeo grew up in the Gravesend, Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. The block he grew up on is West St. which he uses as the name of his film company, West Street Productions. William's first movie was A Bronx Tale (1993), where he was only supposed to be an extra but wound up with a couple of lines.

His first producing accomplishment was the independent feature film One Deadly Road (1998) which he wrote, produced and played a leading role in. The film was distributed overseas, aired on pay-per-view television and was distributed nationally on Home Video.

William went on to write, produce, co-direct and play a leading role in the feature film Wannabes (2000). The film was picked up by Artisan Entertainment and was released in theaters before its national Home Video/DVD release in 2002 including Blockbuster. William won the Best Actor Award for his performance in Wannabes (2000) at the New York Independent International Film Festival. The film also won the Best Director and Best Supporting Actor Awards at that festival. It was shot on 35mm film, as was William's next film, Searching for Bobby D (2005) which he produced, co-wrote the screenplay with his director Paul Borghese, and he starred in it with Carmen Electra, Sandra Bernhard, Mario Cantone, Tyson Beckford, Tony Darrow and the rest of the ensemble cast. This comedic adventure and independent film went on to win numerous Audience Favorite and Best Comedy Feature Awards at film festivals internationally and was picked up for DVD distribution by Monarch Entertainment after many theatrical screenings, one to a sold-out crowd of over 600 audience members.

In addition to the roles William has played in films he has produced he has also appeared in numerous other feature films as well as on national television shows and in mini-series. He portrayed a young Carlo Gambino in Boss of Bosses (2001) and the character Al Pacino in Analyze That (2002). He was featured in Hackers (1995), played a role in the award-winning short, I Am Woody (2003), and appeared numerous times in the last three seasons of The Sopranos (1999) as one of Paulie Walnuts' crew members, Jason Molinaro. DeMeo has guest starred in Blue Bloods and Person Of Interest. He played the lead roles in Once Upon A Time in Brooklyn and Back In The Day. Both movies had a well known cast with names like Alec Baldwin, Danny Glover and Armand Assante to name a few. He has lead roles with John Travolta in the Gotti Movie playing Sammy The Bull. Also played the role of Ritchie Stechal in First Kill alongside of Bruce Willis and Hayden Christensen. DeMeo has developed, written and directed four episodes of the new series called Gravesend. Where he plays the lead role Benny Zerltta. The episodes are due to be out in the first quarter of 2020.

Richard Selzer was born on 29 August 1922 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and costume designer, known for Juvenile Court (1938), Promises..... Promises! (1963) and Truck Turner (1974). He died on 19 October 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Phil Seuling was born on 20 January 1934 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Fritz the Cat (1972) and The Mike Douglas Show (1961). He died on 21 August 1984 in the USA.

Norma Fire was born on 9 June 1937 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Producers (2005), Law & Order (1990) and Robot Stories (2003). She died on 11 October 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Alan Vega was born on 23 June 1938 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), American Honey (2016) and The Crow (1994). He was married to Liz Lamere. He died on 16 July 2016 in New York, New York, USA.

Phoebus(Febus) meaning youth, light and music, Castle(William) meaning strength, bravery and fortitude is from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was born on July 18th 1969 at 4:15 pm in Caledonian Hospital, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York. His biological father; William Aquitanio Febus Jr. was of Castilian decent , he moved to Brooklyn, New York and then to Salinas, Puerto Rico leaving his wife; Susan Alida (Reed)Febus and his two other children; Keith Brian Febus and Shannon Alida Febus without a father. In 1974 his mother was remarried to Robert James Martin a special effects makeup artist, a designer and builder of haunted houses for amusement parks who is responsible for props as well as makeup effects for such movies as "F/X" and "CHUD". Phoebus Castle learned his background in film and F/X makeup from his adoptive father. He has written many screenplays for short films and one full length feature. He now resides in Central Florida.

Elliot Tiber was born in 1935 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Taking Woodstock (2009), High Street (1976) and Marée basse (1975). He died on 3 August 2016 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.

Charles Spencer was born on 19 July 1977 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Eastern Championship Wrestling (1993), WCW Monday Nitro (1995) and Extreme Rising (2012). He has been married to Brooke Spencer since 28 August 2003.

Tommy Brown was born on 6 December 1927 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Ellen. He died on 15 January 2025 in Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA.

Judith Rich Harris was born on 10 February 1938 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Charles S. Harris. She died on 29 December 2018 in Middletown, New Jersey, USA.

Cy A. Adler was born on 18 September 1927 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Patricia Murphy. He died on 27 September 2018 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Richard A. Brown was born on 13 November 1932 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Rhoda. He died on 3 May 2019 in Redding, Connecticut, USA.