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Ethan Embry was born Ethan Philan Randall on June 13, 1978, in Huntington Beach, California, to Karen and Charles Randall. Before he started acting in movies, Ethan appeared in more than 100 TV and radio commercials. In 1991, at the age of 13, he appeared in three films and has continued acting ever since. On average, Ethan released or filmed at least two films per year, which continued up until 1999, when he filmed about five films.

Ethan spent most of his childhood in Southern California growing up with his older brother, Aaron (said to be one of the best musicians in LA), and his little sister, Kessia. In 1998, he bought a home of his own.

In the fall of 1999, Ethan co-starred as Sebastian in the short-lived CBS sitcom Work with Me (1999). Sadly, due to a lack of ratings, the show ended after only four episodes. 1999, however, did bring a happy event; Ethan's then-wife, Amelinda Smith, gave birth to their first child, whom they named Cogeian, after the Latin word "cogeo," which means "to think over."

In the fall of 2000, Ethan starred as Derek Barnes in FreakyLinks (2000) on FOX. Thirteen episodes were shot, but the series was soon canceled after its debut. Later success includes a role as Detective Frank Smith on Dick Wolf's remake of the classic series Dragnet (2003), a part in the recent cult classic Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), and a guest-starring role in the series Numb3rs (2005).

He has been married to actresses Amelinda Smith, with whom he has one child, and Sunny Mabrey.

Lauren German was born on November 29, 1978 in Huntington Beach, California. German attended the prominent Actor's Studio and attended USC. Lauren also trained as a dancer at the Orange County High School of the Arts (a.k.a. OCHSA).

She made her film debut in Down to You (2000). She starred, opposite Shane West and Mandy Moore, in the 2001 sleeper hit, A Walk to Remember (2002).

She's also known as Agent "Lori Weston" in the television series. Hawaii Five-0 (2010), "Beth" in the 2007 film, Hostel: Part II (2007), and "Eva" in 2011 film, The Divide (2011). She starred in the NBC drama, Chicago Fire (2012), as Leslie Shay, from 2012 to 2014. From 2016 to 2021, she starred in all 93 episodes of Lucifer (2016) as LAPD homicide detective Chloe Decker.

American stage, film, television, and voice actress Ali Hillis is known for the dark-comedy classic "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" with Robert Downey Jr, and TV's "Grey's Anatomy", "911", "Chicago Med", and "NCIS." Ali also brings life and authenticity to iconic animation and video game characters like Dr. Liara T'Soni in Mass Effect, Lighting in Final Fantasy, Karin in Naruto, and Nina in Netflix's critically-acclaimed series "Exception", among others.

Amy Grabow was born on 18 December 1979 in Huntington Beach, California, USA. She is an actress, known for General Hospital (1963), Though None Go with Me (2006) and Supernatural (2005). She is married to Dale Allen Freeman. They have two children.

Michael Patrick Carter was born on 24 November 1981 in Huntington Beach, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Milk Money (1994), Child's Play (1988) and Black Sheep (1996).

Miracle Laurie was born in Huntington Beach, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Dollhouse (2009), Any Day Now (2012) and Insane Jane: Taco Tuesday (2018). She has been married to Christopher May since November 2010.

Derek Mio is an actor and comedian from Huntington Beach, CA. He portrays real life recipient Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura in the Netflix anthology series Medal of Honor--executive produced by Robert Zemeckis--and is the lead actor in the second season of the critically acclaimed AMC anthology series The Terror co-starring George Takei and executive produced by Ridley Scott. Derek has been the face of several commercial campaigns for Audi, Mercedes Benz, ServiceNow and others and his television credits include Grey's Anatomy, Hawaii Five-0, SEAL Team, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Good Wife, a recurring role on ABC Family hit series GREEK, and more. He is an alumnus of the Meisner-based Joanne Baron/ D.W. Brown Studio and also studied with the Upright Citizens Brigade, The Aquila Morong Studio, Michael Woolson and Kennedy Brown. Derek has performed stand-up comedy at The Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, Hollywood & Brea Improvs, Tokyo Comedy Bar, The Stand NYC, Sunset Strip Comedy Club in Austin and several other venues. He is the creator and host of 'The BudoComedy Show' held at the Terasaki Budokan non-profit rec center in Little Tokyo, downtown Los Angeles featuring comedians such as Atsuko Okatsuka, Al Madrigal, Sheng Wang, Ian Bagg and more--the show has raised over $10,000 for the facility. Derek earned a Bachelor of Arts from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. His hobbies include surfing, fishing, birding, and wrangling his 2 year old son.

Cited by film producer Jeff Most as "The next Vin Diesel", Tito delivers the audience as well as the sheer acting talent. The most electrifying Ultimate Fighting competitor alive today, as intimidating as Tito is in the ring, outside he is an unparalleled fan favorite. A dynamic speaker, Tito's popularity with the fans made for a natural move into other media. He frequently appears on talk shows and in magazine articles and stars in the popular video game, "UFC: Tapout" on Xbox. Having made a cameo appearance in Jet Li's Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), Tito recently delivered a breakout performance with his first starring role, opposite Edward Furlong, David Boreanaz, and Dennis Hopper, in The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005), scheduled for release in early 2005.

But life for "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" wasn't always this good, and even as he soars to the top, Tito has never forgotten his roots. The child of two drug-addicted parents, in high school Tito chose wrestling over drugs and gangs, and excelled. He went on to compete at the college level and earned two consecutive titles as California State Wrestling Champion before making the shift to Ultimate Fighting...where he became the world champion less than two years after entering the sport.

Today, as he balances his time between fighting, acting, running his clothing line, "Punishment Athletics", and developing his new game for Xbox, Tito also regularly prioritizes working with inner city children; motivating kids to stay in school, to stay away from drugs and gangs, and to pursue their dreams, no matter what their current situation; and, through his foundation, Tito supports children's charity initiatives and raises money to establish better after-school athletic programs in neighborhoods like the one he came from.

Born in Huntington Beach, California, Jesse's directorial debut was The Bannen Way, a web-series/feature, that quickly became Sony's most successful online venture to date. The project, which he also wrote and executive produced, was nominated for 2 Webby Awards, and won 4 Streamy Awards, including Best Director and Best Series.

Prior to his film ventures, Jesse Warren Strutzel (as he was formerly known), excelled as a track star at UCLA, where he majored in theatre and film studies. An 8-time All-American, he set the 800 meter school record as well as the American Distance Medley Record in '99, and won NCAA nationals in 2000. Though he missed making the Olympic team by a second, Jesse has competed professionally under a Nike contract in over a dozen countries, from Beijing, China, to the Dominican Republic, and all throughout Europe. In 2004, he hung up his spikes to focus on his artistic passions.

Married to actress, Autumn Reeser, the pair lives in Los Feliz, Ca, with their newborn son and two dogs.

Actress Delaina Mitchell has built a solid reputation for delivering memorable performances on-screen and beyond. Delaina takes control of Josh Brolin, as his tyrannical wife Mrs. Chastity Bjornsen, in Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice. This talented actress is also recognized around the globe for her role alongside Tom Cruise in Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Skeu. She first made her film debut in Forest Whitaker's acclaimed Waiting to Exhale.

A sexy but soulful actress, Delaina has also gained legions of fans from her numerous television appearances. Demonstrating a wide range, she has portrayed a variety of women, from a neurologist, to a drug addict, a battered wife, a relentless boss, to the sweet mom next door. Her most notable guest starring stints include The Middle, The Defenders, No Ordinary Family, N.Y.P.D. Blue, E.R., and Strong Medicine and a recurring role on Comedy Central's Stripmall among others. Delaina is often recognized for her ADT commercials which have aired nationally nearly 7 thousand times.

Originally from Huntington Beach, CA, Delaina has been soaring as a performer and dancing to the beat of her own drum since she was a young girl. Her interests first lead her to study mime, acting and dance, and participate as a competitive synchronized swimmer. Then, Delaina set her sights on juggling and dancing on stilts as a member of "Girls on Stilts", which took her around the country performing. Her stilts lead to her gigs with Aerosmith at the American Music Awards, their "Jaded" music video and alongside Jane's Addiction at the Hollywood Bowl.

Always seeking to hone her acting talents, Delaina has trained at South Coast Repertory, National Institute of Dramatic Arts, and with renowned coaches Larry Moss and Harry Mastrogeorge. Over the years, she has lived, worked and studied in Los Angeles, New York and Sydney, Australia.

Maylo McCaslin was born on 15 January 1962 in Huntington Beach, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Hunter (1984), Bibleman (1995) and Blue Thunder (1984). She was previously married to Willie Aames.

Malia Pyles was born on 13 July 2000 in Huntington Beach, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022), Baskets (2016) and Batwoman (2019).

The daughter of a Japanese Hawaiian Dad and Caucasian Mom from Pasadena, Boni Yanagisawa grew up in So Cal working in her parents' nursery business. No surprise Boni was a girl scout,a cheerleader, homecoming queen and Miss Lake Elsinore.

Against her father's wishes, she set out to study martial arts, earning a black belt and opening her own dojo and teaching karate.

Competing internationally with Team Kani, Boni holds a 1999 National Blackbelt League Hall of Fame title. In 2000, she was recognized for excellence and inducted into the Masters Hall of Fame for her outstanding contributions to the martial arts and is a proud member of V10 Women Stunt Professionals.

Boni has appeared 3 times on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and has done stunts for Halle Barry, Zoe Saldana, Lucy Lui, Vanessa Williams, Eva Mendes, BaiLing, Lindsay Price, Gong Li and Jolene Blalock in Star Trek : Enterprise.

Boni recently worked on "Battleship" directed by Peter Berg and the comedy "Zookeeper" with Kevin James, as Maggie Q's stunt double "Priest", Jessica Alba's stunt double in the recent production of "Spy Kids 4" and Demi Moore's stunt double in "Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle" and thriller Mr. Brooks, with Kevin Costner & Dane Cook.

Boni's long and successful career includes stunt work in over 100 television & movie titles and well over a dozen acting credits.

Shea Buckner was born in Huntington Beach, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Power Book II: Ghost (2020), Animal Kingdom (2016) and Survive the Night (2020).

John Suits has been a Director/Producer on multiple broadcast commercials and branded content films for clients including the NBA and WNBA, Microsoft, Pepsi, Buffalo Wild Wings, State Farm, Dove, Goodyear, Ruffles, The UPS Store, and AT&T. In 2019, Suits launched his production company, Natural Selection. He recently directed the DieHard Is Back commercial with Bruce Willis for Advance Auto Parts.

In the film world, Suits recently completed his latest directorial effort, BREACH (starring Bruce Willis and Thomas Jane). He also directed the 2019 theatrical release 3022 (starring Omar Epps, Kate Walsh, Angus Macfadyen, and Miranda Cosgrove). 3022 just spent multiple weeks in the top ten most watched movies on Netflix.

He has an additional 20 film credits as a director and producer, including his PANDEMIC (starring Rachel Nichols, Alfie Allen, and Mekhi Phifer). He is producing the upcoming film CHUCK HANK AND THE SAN DIEGO TWINS (Coatwolf's follow up to the Sundance hit, BELLFLOWER). Suits also produced buzzing indie flicks such as CHEAP THRILLS (winner of SXSW's 2013 Audience Award), LOITERING WITH INTENT (Sam Rockwell and Marisa Tomei), JUST BEFORE I GO (the directorial debut of Courteney Cox), the graphic-novel adaptation THE SCRIBBLER (which he directed as well as produced), BAD MILO! (produced with the Duplass brothers), 400 DAYS (with Brandon Routh, Dane Cook, Ben Feldman, and Caity Lotz), STATIC (shot in 3D), the SXSW hit EXTRACTED, 3 NIGHTS IN THE DESERT (with Wes Bentley and Amber Tamblyn), and many more.

Jasmine Tookes was born February 1, 1991 in Huntington Beach, California. She's best known for her work as a Victoria's Secret lingerie model. She has been modeling for it since 2012 & became an Angel in April 2015. She was named a Top 10 New Model by models.com during New York's 2011 Fashion Week. She has been a working model since 15, working internationally in a variety of shows & campaigns.

Amanda Steele, a content creator from Southern California, is one of the most successful and highly sought after digital stars to date. Since making her debut on YouTube at just ten years old, Amanda has produced content on both her own channel and other platforms, including Verizon's Go90 and AwesomenessTV's YouTube channel. Over the course of her career on YouTube, we've watched Amanda Steele mature from an adorable adolescent to a winsome young woman. Her creativity coupled with her knack for business has translated into the successful brand she has built and continues to build. Recently, she starred in the upcoming AwesomenessTV (2013) / Go90 series, Guidance (2014) opposite 'Michelle Trachtenberg' (qv ) from Gossip Girl (2007), and released her docuseries, "The Social Life with Amanda Steele."

Upon signing with IMG Models, Amanda was photographed by Michel Comte for Vogue Italia, and now has been featured by Teen Vogue, V Magazine, CR Magazine, W Magazine, Seventeen, and Nylon. In September 2016 she partnered with Maybelline to cover New York Fashion Week and successfully co-lead the make-up for the Rebecca Minkoff show alongside celebrity make-up, Gato. She has taken part in various beauty panels across the country and worked with international brands such L'Oreal Paris, Neutrogena, Target, and Quay. She is also a budding actress, and splits her time in LA between studying for acting auditions and creating digital content.

Kessia Kordelle, youngest and only daughter of Chuck and Karen Randall, grew up traveling around the world on film locations with her brothers, actor Ethan Embry and recording artist Aaron Embry. In addition to receiving a living education in world cultures and geography on independent study, she enjoyed playing several small roles in Ethan's films including Empire Records (1995), A Far Off Place (1993), Season of Change (1994) and had a decent size co-starring role in Ethan's 1998 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998). A native of Los Angeles, Kordelle's first experiences performing were as a ballet dancer at age 10 with the nationally-recognized ballet school, Westside Ballet. She has studied with such leading young actors' coaches as Elli Maclure and Jamie Donnelly to prepare herself on becoming an actress. Kessia most recently appeared in the fall 1999 MGM film Stigmata (1999), starring Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne. Kessia also had a role in Oprah Winfrey's Beloved (1998). In December of 1999, Kessia became an aunt to Ethan's son, Cogian Sky Embry (mother and wife, Amelinda Smith). That previous summer, her oldest brother, Aaron Embry, also was married.

Buckethead was born on 13 May 1969 in Huntington Beach, California, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Mortal Kombat (1995), Ghosts of Mars (2001) and Last Action Hero (1993).

Kendall Cunningham was born on 24 November 1985 in Huntington Beach, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Toy Story (1995), The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) and Chicago Hope (1994).

M. Shadows was born on 31 July 1981 in Huntington Beach, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Big Momma's House 2 (2006), Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) and EA Sports UFC (2014). He has been married to Valary Sanders since 17 October 2009.

Born and raised in the heart of Southern California, Curt fell for the arts at the very young age of nine years old. His affinity for the magic of cinema was sparked sometime between the seventh and eighth time he saw "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial" at his local movie theatre... Needless to say, that magic, or calling if you will, has yet to let go of his imagination. Through his creativity & acting, Curt found an outlet to truly be himself, and a safe environment in which to do so.

His journey commenced on the stages of South Coast Repertory. He first began as a student in their classrooms, and later performed as a young actor in their productions. Curt's most notable roles on SCR's Main Stage were that of Young Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" & Michael in "The Twelve Dancing Princesses".

His career in Hollywood followed shortly thereafter. With the help of a dear family friend, Curt found himself with representation in no time. Hence, his quest to put his talents to the test was under way. With additional training & persistence, Curt worked consistently as a professional actor throughout his teenage years.

Upon Graduating with Honors from Edison High School in Huntington Beach, Curt decided to further enrich his mind. He attended the University of California at Los Angeles, and four years later graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature. His senior seminar focused on the romantic period.

Post college, Curt fully resumed his acting career once again. However, this time as an adult.

His filmography includes Feature Films, Animated Features, Made for TV Movies, Episodic Television, Video Games, Motion Capture Performance, Web Series, Podcasts, On-Camera & Voiceover Commercials, Radio Ads, Short Films & New Media.

Curt has studied with South Coast Repertory, Karen Hensel, John de Lancie, Diane Doyle, Martha McFarland, Terrance Hines, Jeffrey Hutchinson, and most notably, Julie Ariola.

Curt is very grateful to be a working professional in the entertainment industry. He loves his craft and realizes just how blessed his life has been thus far...

Lovely, busty and shapely blonde stunner Carrie Jean Yazel was born on November 30, 1969 in Huntington Beach, California. Carrie played volleyball in high school and graduated from Los Gatos High School in 1988. She moved from Northern California to San Diego, California following graduation from high school. Yazel was the Playmate of the Month in the May, 1991 issue of "Playboy". Carrie was featured in several "Playboy" videos and posed for many "Playboy" newsstand special editions. Yazel has small roles in the films Death Becomes Her (1992), _Mr. Baseball (1992)_ (qv_, The Settlement (1999) and Stuck on You (2003). Moreover, Carrie has made guest appearances on episodes of the TV shows Silk Stalkings (1991), Compromising Situations (1994) and Renegade (1992). Yazel married writer/director Mark Steilen in June, 2003. She lives in the Los Feliz district of Los Angeles, California.

Gabe Eggerling was born on 2 September 2003 in Huntington Beach, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Kicks (2015), Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011) and The League of Legend Keepers: Shadows (2019).

David "Tank" Abbott is mixed martial arts most controversial fighter. Born in 1965 in Huntingbeach, California, Abbott was a college wrestler who got interested in bare-knuckle fighting on the beaches of Southern California. The 6 feet 270 pound Abbott was undefeated in the art of Pit-Fighting. Pit-Fighting is a sport started by outlaw biker gangs in which a large pit is dug and two fighters jump in and brawl. This "sport" was depicted in the film, Stone Cold. Taking an undefeated record of 8-0, 8 knockouts into the Ultimate Fighting Championships in 1995, Abbott set the mixed martial arts world ablaze with his awesome one-punch knockout power. Over the next 8 years he scored impressive wins over a host of undefeated fighters; 300 pound John Matua KO 1(1995), 6ft.8inch. 300lbs. Paul "Polar Bear" Varlans KO 1(1995), 250 pound Steve Nelmark KO 1(1996), 220 pound Hugh Duarte who was 8-0 in 1 roound(1998). Abbott also beat two Martial Arts World Champions, undefeated UFC CHampion Steve Jennum by TKO in 1995 and GC Champion Cal Worsham in 1996. The Tank failed in his three bids to capture a world championship being defeated by Oleg Taktarov in 1995, Don Frye in 1996, and Maurice Smith in 1997. Abbott was a professional wrestler for about 4 years and scored a number of quick knockouts in special wrestling "shoot-matches". However, in 2003 he launched a highly publicized comeback in mixed martial arts which ended in stunning setbacks to Frank Mir, Kimo Leopoldo, and Wesley "Cabbage" Correira.