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James David Van Der Beek was born on March 8, 1977 in Cheshire, Connecticut, as the oldest of three children of Melinda (Weber), a gymnastics studio owner and Broadway dancer, and Jim Van Der Beek, a cell phone company executive. He has a brother named Jared who was born in 1979, and a sister named Juliana who was born in 1981. James started acting at 13 after suffering a concussion playing football that prevented him from playing for a year on doctor's orders. He landed the role of Danny Zuko in his school production of "Grease." After that, the acting bug sank in and the next three years he spent time doing local theater. Around 16, he and his mother went to New York City to find an agent and possible auditions. A year later, he was cast in an off-Broadway play called "Finding the Sun." After doing another play called "Shenandoah" in 1994, James received an academic scholarship to Drew University in NJ, where he was working towards obtaining a major in English with a minor in sociology and also at that time he won the role of Rick Sanford in the movie Angus (1995). In 1996, he won a very small supporting role in I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) which starred Claire Danes. After that film his acting career was at a dead end and he decided to continue with his schooling and eventually made the Dean's list. The college experience soon became old for James, so he took some time off to travel and when he returned he auditioned for a role in Dawson's Creek (1998). He won the lead in the show, and his life changed forever. Though James has taken a hiatus from his college studies to shoot the series, he still plans to finish his degree. He has starred in several hit films over the past couple of years, like Varsity Blues (1999) andTexas Rangers (2001).

Sean Clements was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Workaholics (2011), Kevin Can F**k Himself (2021) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000). He is married to Grace Kallis. They have one child.

Jon Orsini was born on 25 March 1986 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor, known for The Assistant (2019), Generation Um... (2012) and The Survivalist (2021).

Kyle Stegina was born on 12 February 1987 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Bizaardvark (2016), Rock, Paper, Scissors (2024) and Paradise PD (2018).

Jay was born in Connecticut and raised in Connecticut and New York City to parents Michael and Frances Bontatibus. He is the 3rd child of 4, with 2 brothers and a sister.

Trained as a stage actor in NYC, he got his breakthrough role playing "Tony Viscardi" on the CBS soap, The Young and the Restless (1973). Jay went on to play "Detective Andy Capelli" on the ABC soap, General Hospital (1963), and numerous TV episodes and films.

John Jesensky is a composer, orchestrator, and conductor living in Los Angeles. John received a Bachelors of Music in Composition from the Hartt School of Music, where he studied with such composers as Stephen Gryc, David Macbride, Larry Alan Smith, and film composer Joseph Turrin.

Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, John began to focus his skills on the art of Film Scoring. While attending New York University's film scoring program, John studied privately with renowned film orchestrator Sonny Kompanek as well as prolific film composer Ira Newborn.

Several of his scores have made appearances and won awards at events such as the Cannes Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, Bare Bones Film Festival and La Gona Film Festival. Additional short scores have been selected to appear at the L.A. Film Festival, as well as the Newport Beach Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Hollyshorts Film Festival, and the D.C. Film Festival.

While not composing for film, John has been touring the globe conducting "Live to Picture" concerts such as Harry Potter: In Concert, The Godfather: In Concert and Amadeus: In Concert.

Lonnie Quinn was born on 9 August 1963 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor, known for All My Children (1970), In a Moment of Passion (1993) and Dexter Dickie (2000). He has been married to Sharon since 13 January 2007.

Roderick Edward "Legs" McNeil was born in 1956 in Chesire, Connecticutt. In 1975 an 18-years-old McNeil and his high school friends Greg Dunn and John Holmstrom founded the underground alternative music publication "Punk" magazine. (Holmstrom also came up with Roderick's nickname "Legs.") "Punk" magazine was inspired by noted cartoonist and "Mad" magazine publisher Harvey Kurtzman and the album "The Dictators Go Girl Crazy" by the punk group the Dictators. "Punk" magazine ran until 1979 and was eventually revived for a belated 25th Anniversary issue without Roderick's direct participation. Moreover, McNeil has claimed that he was instrumental in coining the word "punk," although this particular assertion has been widely contested by others. Roderick went on to work as a senior editor for the magazine "Spin" and was both the founder and chief editor of "Nerve" magazine. In addition, McNeil is the author of the books "Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk" and "The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry." He co-wrote the book "I Slept With Joey Ramone: A Family Memoir" with Mickey Leigh and has appeared as himself in numerous documentaries on the punk music scene. Roderick lives in both New York City and Pennsylvania.

Michaela Petit was born on 17 November 1995 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. She died on 23 July 2007 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA.

Hayley Petit was born on 15 October 1989 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. She died on 23 July 2007 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA.

Harvey Barnum was born on 21 July 1940 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA.

Paul Pasqualoni was born on 16 August 1949 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA.

Cara Guglielmino was born on 31 October 1989 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for Girls (2012), Louie (2010) and The Looming Tower (2018).

Spencer Rutberg was born on 1 July 1978 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. Spencer is known for Hanazuki: Full of Treasures (2017), Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart (2014) and Big Mouth (2017). Spencer was married to Betsy Gussack. Spencer died on 17 March 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.