Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-17 of 17
- Reid Ewing was born on 7 November 1988 in Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Fright Night (2011), 10 Rules for Sleeping Around (2013) and Crush (2013).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Best known for the role of Florida Evans on the 1970s sitcoms Maude (1972) and Good Times (1974), African-American actress Esther Rolle proved to be as spirited and iron-willed off-camera as well. The gap-toothed actress with the gravelly voice was born in Pompano Beach, Florida, the 10th child of 18 born to Caribbean farming immigrants. Her first important work came with the Negro Ensemble Company and over the years would earn a solid careworn reputation in such theater plays as "The Blacks", "Blues for Mister Charlie", "The Amen Corner", "A Raisin in the Sun" and "A Member of the Wedding". Ironically, her father insisted she promise him that she would never become a servant or maid in real life. She didn't, and however Esther would have her biggest successes playing just those types of roles. She caught the attention of television producer Norman Lear while performing on stage who cast her in the Maude (1972) supporting role in 1972. Audiences loved her so much as the feisty domestic who stood her ground, and then some, against her volatile and liberal-minded employer Maude Findley (Bea Arthur), that Esther earned her own spin-off series with Good Times (1974). Compelled to fight racial stereotypes, she insisted before accepting the series that a strong father figure be central in the show (actor John Amos). And while she still played the role of a lower middle-class maid, the show's emphasis was to be on her home and family life, not her outside work. Still, Esther left the show for one season when she was unhappy about the negative role model perpetuated by Jimmie 'JJ' Walker's jive-talking character J.J., but later returned after the producers assured her that more responsibility would be taken. In other assignments, she won an Emmy Award for the television movie Summer of My German Soldier (1978) and gained further respect for her work in Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) and for her film work in Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and Rosewood (1997). Two of her sisters, Estelle Evans and Rosanna Carter, were also character actresses. Afflicted with diabetes, Esther's health failed in the 1990s and toward the end of her life she was on kidney dialysis. The actress, who was divorced and had no children, died nine days after her 78th birthday on November 17, 1998.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Casting Director
Lena is an independent producer who secures finances for films with known talent attached.
A Screen Actors Guild member since 1991, Lena Banks worked on over 125 projects and turned to production and helping scriptwriters in 1993. From beginners to professionals she's Hollywood's Best Kept Secret - a key Gatekeeper for some of the biggest names in Hollywood. The privacy of her clients and their projects is of the utmost importance.
She holds a BA degree in Political Science from Florida Atlantic University and attended classes at UCLA. She worked in Sen. Ted Kennedy's office in Washington D.C. before she moved to Hollywood in January 1991.
A premonition came true when she was chosen to play the Federation President's Assistant on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, which then landed her three years on Star Trek: The Next Generation as a Starfleet Engineer. Being part of the Star Trek 'family' has been an honor and opened many doors.
On all the film and TV projects she worked on she devoured every single detail of the industry. She drove a stunt car in Terminator where she studied James Cameron's every move. On the Ed Wood and Batman Returns sets she studied every facet of Tim Burton's unique directing style and Johnny Depp's brilliant performance. On Reservoir Dogs she learned from Quentin Tarantino. The list of those she learned from is extensive. She talked with and learned from the greats like Jack Lemmon, Harrison Ford, Danny DeVito, Christopher Walken, Don Ameche, Jack Nicholson, Nicholas Meyer, William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Tippi Hedren, Judd Apatow, Russell T. Davies, Bruce Willis, Jim Carrey, Stephen Hawking (while on Star Trek), to only name a few.
Lena turned to freelancing her scriptwriter's services in 1995. She brings first hand insight to her teaching as a Lee Strasberg Institute trained actress as well.
Her close association with Aaron Spelling's brilliance as a writer and TV show creator is unsurpassed.
For quantum creativity she provides services as The Hollywood Muse.- Bobby was born in Rochester, New York and moved with his family to Margate, Florida, a suburb of Pompano Beach at the age of seven. He was very involved in school and extra-curricular activities; having the rare honor of being inducted into, "Who's Who Among American High School Students."
He attended Cornell for two years and graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a B.S. in Communications. His first real job was at WCIX Channel 6, in Miami, as a video editor in the sports department. He went on to work as a news editor, producer and part-time reporter at WPEC TV 12. He's interviewed the likes of Sugar Ray Leonard, Billy Jean King, the N.Y. Yankees and the rock group, Kiss.
He sold his first jokes to comedian/impressionist Fred Travalena while at TV 12. He won "The Gator Laugh-Off" stand-up competition sponsored by a South Florida radio station and soon moved to the Midwest to work in radio as a morning show personality. While at KJEZ, "The New Z-95", Bobby showcased his comedic chops with the #1 morning show, "Mr. Robby in the Morning". After two years on the air and a few "Silver Microphone Awards" under his belt, Bobby headed out West to pursue his stand-up comedy and acting career. He's appeared on Comedy Central, "E" and The Style Network as well as independent film. - Terry Szopinski was born on 28 March 1962 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Saturday Night's Main Event (1985), WWF Prime Time Wrestling (1985) and WWF Superstars (1986).
- Troy R. Mathis was born on 15 July 1966 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA. Troy R. is a producer, known for Bodyguard of Lies, Grad Night (2006) and Shattered! (2008).
- Lamar Jackson was born on 7 January 1997 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
- Judy Battista was born on 10 March 1966 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
- James Jones was born on 21 March 1961 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
- Zack Crockett was born on 2 December 1972 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
- Henri Crockett was born on 28 October 1974 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
- Jerome McDougle was born on 15 December 1978 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Any Heartbreak (2012), The NFL on CBS (1956) and NFL Monday Night Football (1970).
- Visual Effects
In small town Indiana there are not a lot of options for a young boy not really cut out for farming. So when he heard fellow Hoosier, John Mellencamp, sing "forget all about that macho s**t and learn how to play guitar!" that's exactly what he did.
It all began in a small United Methodist church in Waldron, Indiana, Pop. 900. First singing in the church choir, then singing songs for the congregation with his guitar on Sunday mornings,he fell in love with music.
He earned a BS degree in Radio and Television from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana and then went on to get his master's degree from the Indiana University School of music.
Soon after graduating from Ball State, Rhett met screenwriter Tom Barker who was working on the film 'Deadly Discovery' and he wrote incidental music and acted as script supervisor on the project and got his feet wet in the movie business.
After that, Rhett wrote music for several corporate video projects and was commissioned to write music for special events though his true love was writing country songs.
After years of writing and playing music in Indianapolis, he packed up and moved to Nashville TN where he currently resides and writes songs for Canzonet Publishing.- Rubin Carter was born on 12 December 1952 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
- Al Harris was born on 7 December 1974 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
- Don Blackmon was born on 14 March 1958 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
- Barry Krauss was born on 17 March 1957 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.