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Richard Jenkins was born on 4 May 1947 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Shape of Water (2017), The Visitor (2007) and Step Brothers (2008). He has been married to Sharon R. Friedrick since 23 August 1969. They have two children.

Barbara Hale was born on April 18, 1922 in DeKalb, Illinois, to Wilma (née Colvin) and Luther Ezra Hale, a landscape gardener. She had one sister, Juanita. As a young girl, she intended to major in art and drawing but to work her way through The Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, she began her professional career as a model for a comic strip called "Ramblin' Bill."

Hale is best remembered as Della Street, long-time secretary to attorney Perry Mason on the TV series Perry Mason (1957) from 1957 to 1966 and again in over 25 Perry Mason TV movies from 1985 to 1995. She married actor Bill Williams in 1946. He was best remembered for his portrayal of Kit Carson in The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951) from 1951 to 1955. The couple had three children - two daughters: Jody (born in 1947), Juanita (born in 1953), and, in 1951, a son, William Katt (the spitting image of his father), and actor in his own right, probably best known as the titular character's ill-fated prom date in the film Carrie (1976) and, later, as Ralph Hinkley, the klutzy superhero on the quirky 1980s adventure series The Greatest American Hero (1981) (from 1981 to 1986).

Cindy Crawford was born on 20 February 1966 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Fair Game (1995), 54 (1998) and Cougar Town (2009). She has been married to Rande Gerber since 29 May 1998. They have two children. She was previously married to Richard Gere.

David Paladino's unique life story was featured on Ira Glass's radio show, 'This American Life.' Born in Chicago, Illinois, Paladino's family moved to Los Angeles when he was 12. He went on to play football and graduated from the University of San Diego with a business degree. Shortly after graduating, Paladino started a job in Los Angeles doing accounting while starting to pursue his lifelong dream and love for acting. He later left his day job to pursue acting full-time.

Paladino has won and been nominated for several awards as an actor, playwright, and producer. Among some of his achievements is winning an Ovation Award (Los Angeles's Tony Award) as Best Lead Actor for his role in Athol Fugard's 'The Island'. Paladino has also received an NAACP Nomination and an LA Weekly Award for his stage work.

Christopher Chen was born in DeKalb, IL. He grew up in Bowling Green, KY, Sunnyvale, CA, and Cleveland Heights, OH. Christopher got his start as a professional singer-dancer in revues for theme parks and cruise ships and later in musical theater. He studied Theater at Northwestern University in Illinois. He is an actor, known for The Shangri-la Café (2000), Burning Love (2012) and Chuck (2007).

Alex R. Wagner is a producer and distribution partner at Env Pictures a New York start-up and independent television station. A graduate of Columbia College Chicago's Cinema Arts and Sciences program, he has worked on major studio productions including holding staff positions on prominant network televisions shows and movies including Avengers: Infinity Wars and Mysteries of Laura starring Debra Messing of Will & Grace. In the summer of 2016 Alex co-founded the New York based sketch comedy group and show The Egos. In 2017 a spinoff series was greenlit by GK Studio Productions called The Holidays that airs daily on Amazon Prime and Social Media Platforms.

Bill Striglos was born on 24 September 1938 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), Falcon Crest (1981) and Mannix (1967).

Willy Adkins is an American actor, director and producer. He is the owner of Breaking Fate Entertainment (formerly known as Spook Show Entertainment) and is a "jack of all trades" in the entertainment industry. He is also known for his work in paranormal investigation, founding Illinois Ghost Hunters back in 2006, which has taken him all over the country.

Willy has a lifelong passion of dark arts and photography, founding Deviant Desires Photography in 1996, and also does alternative model portfolio production and horror themed art. Today, Willy stays busy directing, producing, writing and acting in independent film, winning a best actor award in the film Gordon Finn at the Smokey Night Film Festival in 2015.

As producer/director of several film festivals and conventions across the country, including the Chicago Horror Film Festival, Cinema Soup Film Festival, Historic Crimes Convention and Dark Art and Oddities Convention, he prides himself in helping other independent artists get recognized.

Willy resides in Dekalb, Illinois, often traveling to his "home away from home", Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He is the proud father of two girls, Dixie Belle and Bethany Madison. He spends his free time working on his personal art, collecting weird antiques, oddities, and sideshow memorabilia, as well as touring various shows and conventions.

Phyllis Diller was born on 7 May 1897 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Maniac (1934), Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (1920) and Men Who Have Made Love to Me (1918). She died on 17 October 1972 in Orange, California, USA.

Molly Murphy was born on 16 November 1973 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Just Shoot Me! (1997), Bette (2000) and The Vampire Hunters Club (2001).

Reid Sanders was born on 26 January 1999 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Place Between Heaven and Hell (2023), The House of Amygdala (2021) and The Mountain (2025).

Melissa Dye was born on 15 April 1967 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for The City (1995), Remember WENN (1996) and ER (1994).

John Little was born on 12 August 1956 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Macbeth: The Comedy (2001), Law & Order (1990) and Slice of Lonely (2022).

Pat Meyer was born on 11 November 1968 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks (2006) and Here Comes Godot (2014).

Steve Scholz was born in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. He is known for Fluffenhaus: The Comeback of a Pop Culture Icon (2009), Foreclosure Soldier (2009) and Mr. Gloom (2008).

Karl Nelson was born on 14 June 1960 in Dekalb, Illinois, USA.

Keith Rothschild was born on 3 December 1941 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Cry for Poor Wally (1969). He was married to Jacqueline A. Freni. He died on 24 July 2017 in Oregon, USA.

Jay Bradley was born on 17 November 1980 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), ECW on Sci-Fi (2006) and TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004). He is married to Tara Lilly. They have three children.

Kenchy was born on 3 March 1978 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. Kenchy is a writer, known for Fastlane (2002), Three Card Stud (1999) and Zigs (2001).

Mike Heimerdinger was born on 13 October 1952 in Dekalb, Illinois, USA. He died on 30 September 2011 in Mexico.

Stasi Keramidis was born on 18 April 1974 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Greasewood Flat (2003).

Rachel Astarte Piccione was born in 1969 in DeKalb, Illinois and raised in Upstate New York. She is the daughter of theater director/playwright Sandi Henschel and poet Anthony Piccione (Anchor Dragging, For the Kingdom, The Guests at the Gate).

Primarily a screenwriter and journalist, Rachel was also the 1996 Poet Laureate of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Screenwriting from Emerson College in Boston and has studied acting at Loughborough University (UK) and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.

Rachel's work centers on the promotion of cultural unity through cinema, with a focus on the Indian film industry. She is also active in Middle East peace work. She has given numerous readings across the country, and lectured at such venues as New York City's New School on the topic of employing the arts as a means toward conflict resolution.