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Born mostly deaf from an unknown cause. Completely deaf in right ear, some residual hearing in left ear in which she uses a hearing aid. Enjoys reading, especially with deaf children. Also enjoys attending deaf community events. Role models include Phyllis Frelich, Linda Bove, Freda Norman and Sue Thomas. In addition to acting, also teaches American Sign Language.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Sean Marshall was born on 19 June 1965 in Canoga Park, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Pete's Dragon (1977), The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove (1979) and The Fitzpatricks (1977).- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Shane Ryan-Reid began making films at the age of 7 after his father introduced him to video editing at the age of 5. He made action films in hopes to be like and appear in Jean-Claude Van Damme movies, but at the age of 14 he decided to delve into dramas and movies about troubled kids. Shane directed his own films simply as a means for being able to act and write. He never wanted to direct.
When Shane was 19 he saw Tim Roth's The War Zone (1999) and the explicit and confrontational Baise-moi (2000). After viewing such films he realized that he could have an impact with film-making in regards to issues like child abuse and sexual assault, in an effort to bring awareness and understanding to important topics through cinema. This caused Shane to become a controversial figure in his hometown when he began making violent films involving stories of sexual abuse. Soon followed underground and indie appeal via the internet before Shane debuted his first theatrical release in 2007. Academy Award nominated actress Lesley Ann Warren was so outraged by the promotional materials the Laemmle Theatres displayed of Shane's film that she successfully argued that his promotions be banned. In 2009 the mainstream news attacked Shane after he announced plans to make a movie about human trafficking and the Stockholm Syndrome, loosely inspired by the current real-life rescue of Jaycee Dugard, with Lia Marie Johnson set to star. Shane dropped the project to make My Name Is 'A' by Anonymous (2012), a film about convicted (then accused) killer Alyssa Bustamante. Shane called the media's treatment of Alyssa a "monstrous witch-hunt" (similar to what he had just gone through with the media), that focused more on sensationalizing the loss of two children than on trying to understand the reasons behind why it happened. He also made claims that he believed Alyssa "did not act alone" and/or might not have even committed the murder. Shane and Alyssa spoke briefly with each other, years after the murder and her conviction.
In 2014, director Albert Pyun (Cyborg (1989)) cast Shane in The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper (2014) (his first leading role), which then landed him a role in Gregory Hatanaka's Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (2015). In 2015 Shane directed and co-starred in American Virus (2015), co-writing the film with his lead actress, Miss Golden Globe Kathryn Eastwood (daughter of Clint Eastwood). In 2019 he starred in Choke (2020), a continuation of his character, Brandon, from his controversial debut feature film (this time with Hatanaka writing and directing the project). Since then Shane has gone on to land leading and supporting roles in over 35 films.
Around 2020 Shane began co-producing projects by other filmmakers, totaling more than 150 films by 2024. He's produced films with actors such as Shelley Duvall (in her return to cinema after a 21-year absence), 4-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris, Mindhunter (2017) star Holt McCallany, Uncharted (2022) star Sophia Ali, the final films of the late Tom Sizemore, the return of controversial 2-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, 2024 Golden Globe nominee Alan Ruck (in his first performance since the end of the acclaimed HBO show, Succession (2018)), Oscar winners Richard Dreyfuss and Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar nominees Bruce Dern, Sally Kirkland, Peter Weller and Eric Roberts, Golden Globe nominees Malcolm McDowell, Lance Henriksen, Nancy Allen and Nikki Blonsky, the final film of Lance Kerwin, National Board of Review winner Bai Ling, Critics Choice Awards winner Jonathan Lipnicki, Screen Actors Guild Awards winner Eli Roth and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Lorelei Linklater, MTV Movie Awards nominee Tom Arnold, horror icons Lin Shaye (Insidious (2010)), Bonnie Aarons (The Nun (2018)) and Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)), 90's icons Devon Sawa (Eminem: E (2000)), Tara Reid (American Pie (1999)), Edward Furlong (Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)), Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs (1992)), Richard Grieco (21 Jump Street (1987)) and Jason Scott Lee (Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)), 80's superstar Steve Guttenberg (Police Academy (1984), Short Circuit (1986)), Grammy Award winners 'Weird Al' Yankovic and Coolio, and many more. He's produced films alongside Academy Award-winning producer Jonathan Sanger (The Elephant Man (1980), Vanilla Sky (2001)), Dale Armin Johnson (Pawn Sacrifice (2014), The Lost City of Z (2016)), writer/producer John Fusco (Young Guns (1988), The Highwaymen (2019)), executive producer and showrunner Peter M. Lenkov (Magnum P.I. (2018), 24 (2001)), and Slipknot lead singer and Grammy Award winner Corey Taylor.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Joaquin Garay III, a native Southern Californian actor, got his start at the ripe old age of 4. He was born into an entertainment family as his dad, Joaquin Garay, was a well-known entertainer and radio personality in the 1930s and 40s. Joaquin Sr. was best known for the voice of Panchito in the Disney film The Three Caballeros (1944).
From gulping down Happy Meals for McDonalds to following his father's legacy at Disney as a star of Disney's Herbie Goes Bananas (1980), he's done it all. He's appeared in over 100 commercials throughout his career. The comedy bug bit him some years back and he has performed on many stages throughout Southern California including The Groundlings, Improv Olympics, The Ice House, Flappers, The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, etc. Throughout the years he has written and performed many sketch comedy shows in L.A. which eventually led to a writing/performing role on SiTV (now Nuvo). Unacceptable Behavior (2006)earned a NAMIC Vision award nomination for Best Comedy.
To round out his career, he made his way to Theatre and nabbed lead roles in productions such as Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" and multiple runs of Ray Bradbury's "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit", which he was lucky enough to work directly with Ray Bradbury before he passed away.
Since he was young, Joaquin has been a part of the entertainment business in one way or another, and still is. Joaquin is still busy working on different projects, and you may see him pop up here or there in films, on stage, or TV. Look for him in the upcoming film, Billy Knight (2024), where he had the honor of working with one of his idols, Al Pacino. Dreams do come true!
Whether he is writing, directing, producing, or most recently, teaching, he can always be found doing what he loves to do. He lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife, and his daughter Carmina Garay, who as you may have guessed, has continued in the family tradition.- Producer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
James A. Osmond was born on 16 April 1963 in Canoga Park, California, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Fame (1982), Jocks (1986) and Enchanted Musical Playhouse (1984). He has been married to Michelle Larson since 7 June 1991. They have four children.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Kristen Elizabeth was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Her father Bill was a film critic and her mother Linda a teacher. Kristen started acting at a very young age. Even though her father did not want her to be a working child actor, she always knew that being a performer was the life for her. After working in Hollywood for several years in her late teens and early 20's, Kristen left the industry due to a combination of breast implant illness and being a #metoo Hollywood survivor. Kristen has worked with some of the most respected names in Hollywood such as Garry Marshall, Tim Conway, Henry Winkler, Dan Aykroyd, and many more. She also spent time behind the camera in film and television production. As a print model she appeared in several international magazines. As a professional dancer she was a preliminary guest judge on Fox networks So You Think You Can Dance, she also worked as a professional exotic dance choreographer, and owned and operated multiple pole dance studios. Kristen holds a BA in Media & Film Studies with a minor in Theater Arts. Kristen is currently (2023) working as a film intimacy professional, acting coach, dance instructor, and Intimacy Coordinator/Consultant/Choreographer for film and television in the Pacific Northwest. She has been working in the entertainment industry for over 30 years. Her acting students have appeared in lead roles on Netflix, Hulu, AppleTV, in major motion pictures, and on Broadway. She teaches her own unique method of acting, film intimacy, and dance based on decades of study and personal experience. She combines physicality with psychology in a way that keeps the performer both physically and emotionally safe.- Brad Trumbull was born on 25 November 1924 in Canoga Park, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Paratroop Command (1959), Flight That Disappeared (1961) and Diff'rent Strokes (1978). He died on 25 November 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Monique Yates Jr. was born on 24 July 1969 in Canoga Park, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Sometimes Is Forever, Enemy Within (2016) and Point Doom (2000).- Actor
- Producer
- Director
John Morgan is a Television and Film actor, based out of New York City. He is best known for his appearance as Jeffery MacDonald in the FX Mini-Series, "A Wilderness of Error" (2020), and made two other appearances on Investigation Discovery Network for "Dead of Winter" and "Evil Lives Here". He graduated with a BFA in Film Directing from Purchase College's Conservatory of Film in 2013 and is a former non-union cameraman and production assistant. Continuing to pursue his creativity in the industry, he retired from working as a camera technician, and started to pursue acting professionally in 2018.
John Morgan has a limited acting education, but debuted as an actor at 17, in Andre Gregory's "Alice In Wonderland" with Hudson Guild's Community Theatre Company in New York, in which he played The Mad Hatter, The Caterpillar, and Humpty Dumpty. Shortly after, John starred in the short film "Tear" (2008) by Magnus Pind Bjerre. While pursuing his BFA in Film at SUNY Purchase, John continued to act in numerous student productions over the course of five years.
John Morgan expanded more into online media with the launch of Cinema Obscura on YouTube in 2017.- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Amani "Burt Blackarach" Smith, DJ, music producer, composer and also music supervisor for ABC's 2021/2022 re-imagining of "The Wonder Years" is a bona fide music expert, in all of its facets.
As a sought after music supervisor, Burt is currently working on Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's award-winning "Genius: MLK/X", the Disney+ anthology series from National Geographic, Netflix's "Stamped From the Beginning" while also wrapping up "Playground L.A." with Megan Thee Stallion and The Pussycat Dolls' Robin Antin.
While rare in the business, Burt is known for holding double duties as both music supervisor and composer on film and TV projects. Examples include Showtime's 2021 "Passion Play: Russell Westbrook" and Vice TV's "Running While Black" in conjunction with adidas and Religion of Sports released in 2022 (including Main Title creator with Chuck D).
Burt's composing contributions have been featured in major projects for clients like James Cameron's "Dark Angel", Brian Grazer's "Local Boys", Will Gluck's "Luis", and Ryan Murphy's "Popular". As a producer, Burt has worked with iconic artists like Aerosmith, Method Man and Andre 3000. As an authentic turntablist, Burt has spun all over the world, opening for acts like Jay Z, Nas, and Jurassic 5. His masterful scratching skills can be heard on countless albums for artists like Kelly Clarkson and Public Enemy as well as movie soundtracks and national commercials.
Burt has had a 20+ year writing partnership with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Public Enemy and front man Chuck D. Burt and Chuck D have written music for Public Enemy albums as well as theme songs and original music for television and film projects for ESPN, MTV, FOX, and most recently for LeBron James' "Shut Up and Dribble" on Showtime.
Burt owns and manages publishing catalog, Salamani Music. Founded by his songwriting parents in 1971, Salamani Music was one of the first Black-owned publishing companies of its time. Original music from the catalog has been sampled and/or covered by hundreds of artists including DJ Premier, J Dilla, D'Angelo, A$AP Rocky, Dionne Warwick, Maurice White, Chaka Khan, and Etta James.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Burt also holds a Canadian dual citizenship. His credits can be found on IMDB and Discogs and can be requested. More on Amani "Burt Blackarach" Smith can be found here: burtblackarach.com- Stunts
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Bill McIntosh was born on 11 June 1939 in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Innerspace (1987), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) and Stargate (1994).- Animation Department
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- Actor
Anthony Sant'Anselmo was born on 3 January 1977 in Canoga Park, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Team America: World Police (2004), Mondo Holocausto! and Alien Showdown: The Day the Old West Stood Still (2013).- Natalie Willes was born on 5 January 1977 in Canoga Park, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Chicago (2002), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and 13 Going on 30 (2004).
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- Actor
- Stunts
R. Ruddell Weatherwax was born on 19 November 1963 in Canoga Park, California, USA. He is an actor, known for In the Mouth of Madness (1994), Tommy Boy (1995) and Nothing But Trouble (1991).- Shawn was born to Pamela and Paul Wilson on December 3, 1968. He later acquired a sister by the name of Stacy.
Shawn always showed promise in acting and wanted to be an actor at a tender age of 5 years old. He was in many of the late 70s and early 80s ABC's after school specials.
Shawn currently live in southern California. - Stunts
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Jensen was born in Canoga Park, California, USA. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018), Vacation (2015) and X-Men (2000).- Jimmy Vasser has been one of America's best pure auto racers for well over a decade. However, his rootes go back to childhood, when his father Jim, who restores and sells cars, put him into a quater-midget (a lighter, less powerful version of a midget racing car) at the age of 6. The two took their racing seriously, and soon Vasser began dominating the short oval tracks of the southwest and then the nation on the way to three national quater midgets by the age of 13. However, in high school, he took off from racing.
In 1983, Jimmy Vasser returned to racing, this time in Formula Ford cars around road courses in the US and Canada. During the 80's Vasser raced in numerous open-wheel series, winning races and championships. In 1991, he finished as the runner-up in the Toyota Atlantic Series with 6 wins and 8 poles.
In 1992, Vasser joined the CART series with Hayhoe Racing and made his first Indianapolis 500 start. After three years at Hayhoe, Vasser joined the Target/Chip Ganassi racing team for the 1995 season in which he finished a career-best (to that date) 8th in the final standings and was voted "Most Improved Driver" by his peers. That would not predict Vasser's 1996 season where Vasser won the CART championship on the strength of 4 wins and 4 poles.
In 1997, he finished 3rd with a win and finish 2nd in 1998 with three wins and two poles. fter two more years at Target/Ganassi with mixed results, Vasser moved to Patrick Racing where he was often quick but was unlucky and went winless.
For 2002, Vasser joins the strong Team Rahal for the CART championship and the Indy 500. Vasser today is still one of America's best racers, with his huge experience in both oval and road racing, as well as his background in different types of racing cars, dabbling in sports cars and the IROC all-star stock cars series in addition to his regular Indy/Champ car duties. - Randy Wolf was born on 22 August 1976 in Canoga Park, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Hollywood Dreams (1994), Sunday Night Baseball (1990) and Rome Is Burning (2003).
- Cinematographer
- Producer
- Editor
Ben Hunter was born on 4 March 1985 in Canoga Park, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for The Migrant Kitchen (2016), Disney Insider (2020) and The Nick Vujicic Story.- Todd Steussie was born on 1 December 1970 in Canoga Park, California, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Stunts
Michael Deitch was born on 9 August 1984 in Canoga Park, California, USA. Michael is known for God Thinks You're a Loser (2008), The Ascent (2010) and Fighting with Anger (2007).- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
Seth Axen was born on 30 November 1988 in Canoga Park, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Smuggler's Ransom (2007) and No Greater Love (2010).- Camera and Electrical Department
John J. Plante was born on 15 November 1971 in Canoga Park, California, USA. He is known for The United States of Leland (2003) and The Last Producer (2000).- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Nick Stewart was born on 25 August 1994 in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. Nick was a director and writer, known for Favors Not Flattering (2012). Nick died on 4 April 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Composer
John Stone was born on 12 October 1981 in Canoga Park, California, USA. He is a composer, known for Abaddon (2021), The Death of Hollywood (2009) and Insignificant Celluloid (2011). He was previously married to Vanessa Harris.- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Named after her grandmother who's' nickname was "Na" (pronounced Neigh as in Neighbor). Grew up in the San Fernando Valley, north of downtown Los Angeles. Naomi's family has what she calls 'stretched generations' as Naomi's father, James Pennington Settle was born in 1919 and served in the Army, stationed in Berlin during active duty adopting a child while there, for 20 years before Naomi was born. Her dad's career after the Army continued in the aerospace industry, and his last 10 years 'on the job' was for the Los Angeles Police Department as a forensic chemist in the Scientific Investigation Division 'SID', with experience in the gritty detective work for major crimes. Naomi's mom was a housewife, watching Naomi's favorite TV show with her back in the '60s and 70's: The Fugitive" starring David Janssen.
Naomi's family has a similar 'Real-Life experience' as depicted by the story from the film "Phenomenon (1996)' starring John Travolta and Forest Whitaker. Posthumous testimony exists as evidenced by her parent's gravestone.
One of four siblings, Naomi is the youngest. Her father's surname 'Settle' is a town approximately 200 miles north of London; on her father James side of the family, they come from a long line of Masons in the Order of the Eastern Star. Her mom, Shirley was German and possibly American Indian (research to do).
Bachelor's Degree Economics from Claremont McKenna College in 1984 (was Claremont Men's College until 1981). Worked at "Big 8" (now "Big 4") accounting firm, earning her Certified Public Accountant 'CPA' license in the late ''80s. Naomi worked in many different industries and companies over the years, as a business / financial manager.
Clint Eastwood sent Naomi a Twitter with a link to his song "Unknown Girl of My Dreams", a beautiful song. Check out Clint's singing in the forest with Lee Marvin, Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Naomi's brother in law Matt Layton worked on Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson's personal computers. We lost Matt way too early in life, as he passed away at the age of 40 due to a major heart attack.
Kevin Spacey signed Naomi's sister, Loretta's, Canoga Park High School yearbook.
The production company for the film 'The One (2001)' starring Jet Li, purchased Naomi's suburban on the first day she put the sign in the car in her driveway in Simi Valley on Mellow Lane, for the full asking price, shocking her (ex)husband as they lived on Mellow Lane (literally), not a lot of street traffic.
The film, Anon (2018) starring Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried has Naomi's attention. Wondering, if considered the movie as a version of the 'supernatural visions, dreams, schematic nightmare' perhaps... connection to 'Naomi' when you start with 'aNon', then move the N to the first letter; add back a lack of leg, very personal reason(s) to add back that leg, onto the second 'n', then add the ' i ' at the end you have: Naomi
Future hopeful to assist with Saving Football!- Lawrence G. Wright was born on 13 September 1983 in Canoga Park, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Holla II (2013), Against the Grain (2012) and The Big Bad City (2014).