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Born on November 19, 1955, in Long Island, Glynnis Mary O'Connor was primed for acting right from the beginning. Her father, Daniel O'Connor (1921-2015), was producer, executive producer, and managing director of NBC Special News for over 25 years. Her mother, former stage, film and TV actress Lenka Peterson, who worked with Glynnis in a couple of her daughter's assignments. Her brother, Darren O'Connor, was also an actor back in the 1970s.

In her late teens, she was featured on the daytime soap As the World Turns (1956) and the prime-time family series Sons and Daughters (1974), opposite Gary Frank. A graduate of the State University of New York, Glynnis found her brief niche portraying sensitive, fretful young 1970's romantics, hitting her stride early with Jeremy (1973) (she also sang the title song); Ode to Billy Joe (1976) (based on the hit song by Bobbie Gentry), and as "Emily Gibb" in the TV movie Our Town (1977) -- all of them opposite (then) off-screen boyfriend Robby Benson.

Other prime 70's credits included the social drama All Together Now (1975); the biographical drama The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976) starring up-and-coming John Travolta in the title role; and the moving drama Baby Blue Marine (1976) starring Jan-Michael Vincent. Glynnis also played a sensitive misfit in the touching comedy California Dreaming (1979); a dancer who gets involved with awkward theatre hopeful Tom Hulce in the romantic comedy Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980); and, best of all, ill-fated tennis champion Maureen Connolly in the TV biopic Little Mo (1978).

With all this diversity displayed, Glynnis surprisingly did not hit the top ranks. Her name and off-camera personality somehow never quite meshed with the movie-going public despite her continued excellence. In Melanie (1982), she played as an uneducated woman trying to regain custody of her son. In Why Me? (1984), she played as an Air Force nurse forced to readjust after being disfigured in a car accident. She also co-starred in the poignant TV-movie Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984) starring Timothy Bottoms as a recently blinded man fighting the law in using a seeing eye dog.

Glynnis has continued occasionally on film with featured roles in the Michael Keaton/Joe Piscopo comedy Johnny Dangerously (1984); the Taye Diggs mystery thriller New Best Friend (2002); the comedy crime caper Graduation (2007); the psychological thriller Heaven's Messenger (2008); the comedy The Trouble with Cali (2012) directed by and starring Paul Sorvino; the social drama The Historian (2014); the Victorian drama Angelica (2015) and the Mary Kay Place drama Diane (2018). Seen more on TV, credits include guest parts on "The Chisholms," "The New Twilight Zone" "Reasonable Doubts" and "Young Americans," as well as recurring parts on Law & Order (1990) and Condor (2018), and a number of TV movies including Sins of the Father (1985), Too Good to Be True (1988), Nightmare in the Daylight (1992), Death in Small Doses (1995) and Ellen Foster (1997).

Married to New Yorker Douglas Stern, they have two daughters together, Lindsay and Hana,

Robert Siegel was born on 12 November 1971 in Merrick, New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Welcome to Chippendales (2022), Pam & Tommy (2022) and Big Fan (2009). He has been married to Jen Cohn since 5 June 2004. They have one child.

Eric Ledgin was born on 28 January 1980 in Merrick, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for WordGirl (2007), The Funniest Movie Ever... Just Kidding (2011) and St. Denis Medical (2024).

Matt Raimo was born on 25 April 1985 in Merrick, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Rookie (2018), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) and Criminal Minds (2005).

Born and raised on Long Island, NY, Devoti made his way from Merrick to Baltimore, MD, where he attended and graduated from Loyola University, earning a BA in Communications/Advertising with a Minor in Business. While there, Devoti competed on the #1 nationally ranked Loyola Greyhounds Men's Lacrosse Team, going to a Final Four his freshman year. After graduation, James traveled to West Africa to volunteer his time and efforts in Ghana before embarking on a career in the entertainment industry.

James has one older brother, John Devoti who served in Afghanistan in 2004 and Iraq in 2008. He is currently a Lt. Colonel in the United States Marine Corps.

Devoti's father, Robert, passed away to lung cancer when James was only thirteen years old. He served as a sniper with the United States Marine Corps in Vietnam. His mother, Barbara, who resided in Merrick, New York, until her passing in 2021 was a retired teacher and a Hall of Fame inductee for the Massapequa public school district. James attributes his work ethic, persistence and determination to the values she instilled in he and his brother as a single mother.

Kevin Shinick is an Emmy award winning writer as well as an actor, director and multiple Annie award winning producer. Having earned a pop culture pedigree by working alongside George Lucas, directing Stan Lee, collaborating with the rock band KISS and helping Mike Tyson solve a few mysteries, Shinick is perhaps best known for his work on the shows Robot Chicken (1 Emmy award/ 3 Annie awards) and MAD (1 Emmy nomination/ 1 Annie nomination) an animated series he created for Cartoon Network, based on the iconic humor magazine.

Kevin is also a writer for Marvel Comics: Superior Carnage, Avenging Spider-Man and AXIS: Hobgoblin (The latter nominated for Best Mini-Series of 2014) and has the distinction of having written and directed the first ever feature length stage adaptation of Spider-Man, which played to sold out houses at Radio City Music Hall and toured the country long before the current Broadway incarnation. Kevin has written for DC Comics, Disney Publishing, Lucasfilm Animation, EA Games, Comedy Central's Ugly Americans and most recently, the animated feature: Scooby Doo and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery.

Kevin has voiced characters on The Cleveland Show, MAD, Robot Chicken, Ugly Americans, Titan Maximum and The Looney Tunes Show. As an actor, he has performed in over a half a dozen Broadway shows, numerous TV and film projects and as the host of the Emmy award winning series, Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? - A popular 90s science fiction quiz show that landed him in the pages of Teen magazines, onto trading cards and into his own Action Figure.

Matt Cardona was born on 14 May 1985 in Merrick, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Z! True Long Island Story (2011), WWE Smackdown! (1999) and WWE Saturday Morning Slam (2012). He has been married to Chelsea Green since 1 January 2022.

Justin Sorvillo was born in New York and raised in Sudbury, Massachusetts. He originates from Jewish/Polish and Italian ancestry. After doing several school plays, and Summer stock theater, he decided to become an actor. He moved to Los Angeles after high school to graduate from the two-year program at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Justin has found success voice acting in commercials for brands including Nintendo, Jack In The Box, and Twitch. He has also appeared on-camera in short films and internet-based content including full length series, new media ads, and comedy sketches with popular Youtube creators. In his spare time, he performs improvisation in local theaters around Los Angeles and hosts his own podcast called Rough Day In Showbiz.

Jessica Alexander was born on 6 January 1973 in Merrick, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Loose Women (1997), Real with Me (2006) and Crooks (2002).

John Francis McCullagh was born in Merrick, New York, the youngest of four in a family of artists. At eight months old, his family relocated to Dallas, Texas. Surrounded by music, art, film, and literature, John Francis was inspired to pursue filmmaking at the early age of four. His passion lies in martial arts film, focusing on intricate choreography backed by gripping storytelling. He is also passionate about incorporating his Irish heritage into his storytelling where possible. A jack-of-all-trades, John Francis writes and directs, and typically stars in his own projects where he performs his own fight scenes and stunts. A passionate animal lover, he went vegetarian at 8 years old, and vegan at 25. Proudly married to Courtney McCullagh.

Born in 1989, Matthew was immediately drawn to music, but it wasn't until high school that he decided to pursue music as a career. He attended Hofstra University, where he got a B.S. in Music Theory/Composition, with special interests in Film Scoring, Jazz Improvisation and arranging, and orchestration, and went on to get an MFA in Scoring for Media from Columbia College Chicago. He has worked with many directors, choreographers, college and university ensembles, professional orchestras, and various other professional ensembles.

Melissa Polesky was born in Merrick, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Devil Wears Desire (2024), Triple Life with My Billionaire Crush (2024) and Private School (2024). She has been married to Jesse Boxer-Meyrowitz since 26 March 2021.

Scott Smolev was born on 30 April 1973 in Merrick, Long Island, New York, USA. Scott is a producer, known for Red (2008), Fashion Star (2012) and Style Court (2003).

Andrew Markus was born on 9 December 1970 in Merrick, New York, USA. He is a composer, known for Walk a Mile in My Pradas (2011), Journey to Promethea (2010) and Chatterbox (2009).

Eric Smith was born in Merrick, Long Island, New York, USA. He is known for Irene Williams: Queen of Lincoln Road (2005) and Tied at the Tail: The Smokies Story (2002).