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Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, who also holds German citizenship. She was born on April 30, 1982 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to parents Inez (née Rupprecht), who owned an art gallery, and Klaus Dunst, a medical services executive. She has a younger brother named Christian Dunst, born in 1987. Her father is German, from Hamburg, and her mother, who is American, is of German and Swedish descent.

Her career began at the age of 3 when she started modeling and appearing in commercials. She made her feature film debut with an uncredited role at age 6 in the 'Oedipus Wrecks' segment of Woody Allen's 1989 film New York Stories (1989). She received her first film credit in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990). Her family moved to Los Angeles in 1993, where her film career took off.

In 1994, she made her breakthrough performance in Interview with the Vampire (1994), alongside such stars as Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Her performance earned her a Golden Globe nomination, the MTV Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Young Actress. In 1995, she was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. Over the next few years, she made a string of hit movies including Little Women (1994), Jumanji (1995) and Small Soldiers (1998).

In 2000, she received rave reviews for her role as "Lux Lisbon" in Sofia Coppola's independent film, The Virgin Suicides (1999) and proved her status as a leading actress in the comedy hit, Bring It On (2000). She also graduated from Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles in June of that year.

In 2002, she landed one of her best known roles as Peter Parker's love interest, Mary Jane Watson, in Spider-Man (2002). She continued her role in Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).

She went on to land roles in such films as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), the romantic comedy Wimbledon (2004), and in Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown (2005). She also played the title character in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006).

Dunst won the Best Actress Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival for her performance as Justine in Lars von Trier's Melancholia (2011). In 2012, she appeared in Walter Salles' film adaptation of On the Road (2012) and the independent comedy Bachelorette (2012). She also has several films in production, including The Two Faces of January (2014).

Her charity work includes designing a necklace to raise funds for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation as well as supporting various cancer charities.

Among her studies, Tawny Cypress has done stints at Boston University; Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey; and Mason Gross at Rutgers University. She is also a former student of Barbara Marchant and The William Esper Studio in New York City.

A star collegiate basketball player, Diamond Dallas Page entered the nightclub business in the 1970s, becoming one of South Florida's top club owners and promoters. He began training to become an in-ring performer at the age of 35, the oldest rookie in Pro Wrestling history. "DDP" captivated audiences around the world with matches alongside greats like Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Ric Flair, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, and the N.W.O. before being inducted to the WWE Hall Of Fame.

In 2011, Page launched DDP YOGA for non-yoga audiences. Hundreds of thousands of people have purchased the program's DVDs and subscribed to its one-of-a-kind DDPYOGANOW APP. DDPY is regularly used by many notable athletes and touring musicians.

Page has also excelled in the film and television worlds. Projects include The Resurrection Of Jake The Snake, Ready To Rumble, First Daughter, Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects, Hollywood Squares, and Shark Tank.

He stars in the upcoming Adi Shankar series, Gods & Secrets.

Jessie Ward was born in New Jersey on February 18, 1982. She is a classically trained ballerina and began studying ballet seriously at the age of nine. She lived and studied at the School of American Ballet as a teenager and attended high school at the Professional Children's School in New York. She was chosen as the highest-scoring dancer in the US by Britain's Royal Academy of Dancing, earning her a ballet scholarship to study in England. She has performed numerous solo and principal roles with various professional ballet companies, and her inspiration for the arts began with dancing and evolved into a love for acting.

Pursuing her acting career, she left New York for Los Angeles, and has appeared in numerous national television commercials as well as performing in a music video with Jennifer Lopez. In March of 2006 she landed a guest role as Brianna on F/X Network's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) alongside Eddie Mekka and Danny DeVito. Wicked Wicked Games (2006) marks Ward's second appearance on MyNetworkTV, having previously played the role of Penelope on Desire (2006).

Jessie Ward resides in Venice, California, where she enjoys dancing and photography.

Peter Nowalk was born on 12 September 1978 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Grey's Anatomy (2005), How to Get Away with Murder (2014) and Scandal (2012).

Jimmy Jax Pinchak, a native of New Jersey, is a musician and actor. Pinchak recorded his first rhythm and blues album at the prestigious Westlake Studios in Los Angeles, and recently wrapped shooting Gavin Hood's Ender's Game, where he starred as "Peter Wiggin" opposite Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley and Viola Davis.

Pinchak has always been a Renaissance Man, striving to learn it all, and musically he's been no different. Ever since he heard The Beatles at age eight, Pinchak knew that he couldn't be limited to just one instrument, so throughout the years he has learned bass, drums and harmonics, although guitar is still his primary. His musical influences include BB King, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan. In addition to his many instruments, Pinchak is also an accomplished vocalist and lyricist, often described as as poetic and soulful.

Performing at venues across Los Angeles such as CBS Studios and at the Sherman Oaks Summer Festival, Pinchak's fusion of rock and blues has consistently stood out from the crowd. In 2010 he met the veteran music manager Martha Troup, who manages legendary band INXS, and has been working with her since. Pinchak's acting career has been equally successful. He has worked with some of the most distinguished names of our time, including Tom Hanks on The Polar Express and Bruce Willis on Hostage. He has also accumulated television credits, three series regular roles. One on the critically acclaimed FX show Over There, and a recurring role on Men Of A Certain Age. Pinchak also showed his range in the Matt Reeves film Let Me In.

Pinchak hopes to continue his career as a successful actor, while writing and performing his rock/blues music. Jimmy Jax Pinchak is represented by Beverly Strong at Strong Management, Martha Troup at TSA Entertainment and Domina Holbeck at Abrams Artists Agency.

Darren DeBari is an actor, director, playwright, teacher, photographer and award winning screenwriter. He was founder of the Independent Film Company Mindbreak Entertainment years back and helped start the La Stada Ensemble Theater Company in 2014. In 2001 he and fellow writer and best friend Greg Wilson won the Acclaim Screenplay Contest for their work The Human Equation and came in second place for Square Pictures contest. That same year DeBari did two radio voice over commercials for Miller Lite and Southwestern Bell. From 2000 to 2003 he did camera work for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority at the Meadowlands Racetrack, Giants Stadium, and the Continental Airlines Arena. In 2004 he freelanced for Greater Media Newspapers where he sought out and interviewed veteran actor Frank Vincent from the Martin Scorsese films Raging Bull, Goodfellas and Casino. In 2005 he co-starred in director Ian Keeney's psychological film Dark Fantasy. On May 5, 2006 he premiered his feature film The College Murders at the SoHo Art Gallery in Toms River. From March to May 2006 DeBari wrote a film column for the short lived Community Connection newspaper in Brick and Point Pleasant. On March 30, 2007 up until 2011 he judged the Ocean County Library Student Film Festival. Along the way he even hosted and was guest speaker once. On April 28, 2012 at the Ocean County Library Film Festival his short, introspective film Life Approaching Forty won Best Screenplay. DeBari has also written the screenplay for and co-starred in the film The Secret that debuted July 10, 2008 at the Clearview Cinema in Red Bank, New Jersey. In 2008 he had also become a guide and Film writer for the short lived Raisedpath.com and was quoted in Craig Detweiler's book Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century. From Fall 2005 to 2011 he had taught Independent Filmmaking for Ocean County College. He had also taught Acting for Film there from 2009 to 2011. DeBari also worked for Freehold Raceway where he had done camera work, simulcasting, and computer graphics from 2004 to 2009. From 2008 to 2011 he had judged a number of high school forensics competitions in Jersey. In 2011 he also judged at Thespian Fest at Kean University as well as lectured on his film experiences at Mary Harris's film class at Brookdale University. From May 2009 to June 2012 DeBari had also filmed, edited and appeared in Jazz Musician and Chef Lou Pompilio's Cooking Show La Canzona Cucina on Youtube. The locations of the show varied from PA to NJ and different restaurants. DeBari also finished the year by making three short online documentaries about the impact of Hurricane Sandy on Brick and Point Pleasant, Bay Head and Manasquan, New Jersey. As of April of 2013 DeBari has been back to work at Freehold Raceway doing Judges Tapes for the live racing show. In September his friend, mentor and playwright A.J. Ciccotelli and him collaborated on a short play called Encounters. It was performed at the historic Saint in Asbury Park for Fear Cabaret on October 13, 2013. DeBari's play The Dream of the Headless Horseman was also performed on October 25 and 26, 2013 along with five others for Fear Fest at Gallery 13 in Asbury Park. The production was produced by the Black Box Theatre and directed by Nicholas Wainwright. On November 9, 2013 DeBari hosted a Q&A at Coastal Artists Studios in Ocean Grove following writer and director Anthony Ciccotelli's play The Statue, The Corpse and Me. DeBari had shot and edited an opening and nightmare sequence which was projected during the show. It starred cast members Christine Nagy from 106.7 Lite FM and Ryan Diminick. Actor Brian O' Halloran from Kevin Smith's Clerks rounded out the cast and also participated in making the Q&A quite lively. On April 11, 2014 DeBari's play The Destruction of the American Male opened and was the first play produced by La Strada Ensemble Theater and ran four successful performances in Ocean Grove for the weekend. On May 29 and 31, 2014 DeBari also directed Landford Wilson's The Madness of Lady Bright in celebration of LGBT theatre and the 50th Anniversary of the play. The show starred Anthony Ciccotelli who also directed Robert Patrick's Heterosexuals and a book-in-hand reading of his own play called Fairy Plays that same weekend. DeBari led the discussion afterwards. DeBari completed writing his fourth play Springtime in Winter which was inspired by a weekend trip he took to Cape May in April of 2014 with his second wife. DeBari also did the front cover of Noodle Doodle Publication's Terror at the Beach which is a horror anthology of short stories. DeBari not only loves taking pictures on his cellphone but also loves shooting short films with it having completed in September and October of 2014 the films Haunted, Trapped, Loss, Ghost and The House of the Black Cat. They were shot in some of his favorite locations in Allentown, Smithville, Farmingdale, and Princeton, New Jersey. On October 23, 25 and 26 DeBari's short play about the Jersey Devil premiered in Asbury Park with 5 others for LaStrada's Chill Festival. It's titled The Devil's Playground and was directed by A. J. Ciccotelli. DeBari finished out 2014 by completing six videos with his brother Tom. They are about the history of their hometown and are titled Bricktown Memories with Tom DeBari. In January of 2015 DeBari wrote, shot and narrated a short and personal documentary about his experience and connection with film called My World In Movies. In February he wrote and shot another short personal documentary called Remembering Bricktown as well as the short film No Way Back at Freehold Racetrack. DeBari and his wife Beth created a Facebook page called Real People Eating Food in April. The page has wonderful pictures and short, concise recommendations and descriptions of the many restaurants the two have dined in along the Jersey Shore and elsewhere. In June he started a photography page on Facebook called Darren's Pictures of the many photos he has taken over the years. DeBari then directed playwright John Morrison's Divine Right for La Strada Ensemble Theater which ran two weeks at the Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove. DeBari was proud to continue Morrison's work after his passing in 2008 and re-introduce his play to the world. DeBari shot a short film in Cape May called The Haunted Hotel in October of 2015 and finally released an older short film of his in November of 2016. The film was called Murderers Among Us and starred DeBari and actor Jeffrey Hewson. In October 2017 DeBari wrote and directed the short films The Glowing, Remember and The Revenge of the Great Pumpkin. In 2018 on April 6, 7 and 8th La Strada Ensemble Theater once again produced The Destruction of the American Male at the Jersey Shore Arts Center. This production was directed by Donna Knowlton and Evan Black and starred Anthony Ciccotelli , Christine Nagy, Eric Hackler and Alexandria Pascucci. Later in 2018 DeBari finished a fifth play called My Hour Upon the Stage which is based on his years as an Acting student at Montclair State University. Director A. J. Ciccottelli adapted and directed a short film based on DeBari's play The Devil's Playground in 2022. DeBari thoroughly enjoys writing, commenting on and discussing film on his Twitter page Darren DeBari Movie Discussion.

Amanda Saphire Billingham was born on 5 October 1988 in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Love Monkey (2006) and Conviction (2006).

Adam LeClair was born on 21 June 1978 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Six Gun Savior (2016), 24 (2001) and Followed (2015).

Born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Raised in Island Heights, New Jersey. Graduated in the Class of 2000 from Central Regional High School in Bayville, New Jersey. Graduated from The Art Institute of Philadelphia in September of 2002, majored in Video Production. Currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Soraya was born on 11 March 1969 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA. She was a composer, known for Barrera de Amor (2005), Código postal (2006) and 30 Days Until I'm Famous (2004). She died on 10 May 2006 in Miami, Florida, USA.

Christopher M. Polito was born on 5 December 1982 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Happyish (2015) and Battle (2015).

Travis Cadalzo was born on 22 December 1981 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Men in Black³ (2012), Knowing (2009) and The Other Guys (2010).

Chris Temper was born on 25 June 1973 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA. Chris is a production manager, known for Next Stop Wonderland (1998), All the Rage (1997) and Starving Artists (1997).

Kurt Pellegrino was born on 7 May 1979 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA.

Morgue Anne grew up in a small town on the Jersey shore.

In 2004, she moved to New York City to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology, graduating in 2006 with a BFA in Fashion Design. She had always enjoyed making costumes, so while in school, she specialized in intimate apparel and was known for making fantastical costume-like pieces. She won several awards and recognitions from the Underfashion Club, a lingerie industry group, as well as receiving the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence upon graduation.

Morgue Anne had always loved monsters and the horror genre, so she got into doing FX by dressing up with friends to see movies in New York City theaters while still in college. She's had no formal training, but in 2007, started a horror based photography company, They Walk By Night Productions with friend and photographer Lobo Jones. Known for their elaborate sets and gory effects, They Walk By Night had a unique look and caught the eye of several film directors. Morgue Anne then worked on a series of short films, including The Collector (2009) and The Terminals (2009)

Todd Frazier was born on 12 February 1986 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA. He has been married to Jacquelyn Verdon since 14 December 2012. They have three children.

Matt Tsucalas was born on 25 June 1986 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA. Matt is known for Steve Phoenix: The Untold Story (2012), Dark Fantasy (2005) and Chris & Reed in: Strangers! (2006). Matt has been married to Kimberly Goldsack since February 2007. They have one child.

Jonathan Bauer was born on 8 November 1984 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Checkmate, Keep Your Enemies Closer (2013), Keep Your Enemies Closer (2011) and How She Became My Ex (2013).

Johnny Pitrelli was born on 13 November 1979 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Death Without Consent (2007) and The Minnesotan (2009).

Tom Davis is a book author and an award-winning journalist and web producer who is managing editor of Best's Review and helped build Patch.com. His first book, "A Legacy of Madness: Recovering My Family from Generations of Mental Illness," was released by Hazelden Publishing on Oct. 3, 2011. The book deals with how five generations of his family confronted self-destruction, but the latest generation has found some sense of recovery. The book was endorsed by former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. The book has appeared on Amazon best-seller lists for books that deal with suicide and anxiety disorder, among others. Davis has appeared on Entertainment Tonight, the CBS Evening News, WABC-TV and Fox-5 New York to comment on and discuss mental health issues, particularly issues that deal with eating disorders. He has appeared on News 12 New Jersey and other media to speak about his book, "A Legacy of Madness". He is viewed as a leading commentator on issues that involve male eating disorders, and he has appeared on television to speak on behalf of the National Eating Disorders Association. One of Davis's first television appearances was on ESPN's Boardwalk and Baseball Super Bowl of Sports Trivia in January 1988.

William Tucci was born on 5 May 1990 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA. William is known for Dreamer in Exile (2013). William died on 5 April 2019 in Moonachie, New Jersey, USA.

Liam Buday was born on 1 June 2002 in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for College bodybuilder 7 weeks out! (2023).