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Emma Corrin was born on 13 December 1995 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK. Emma is an actor, known for Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022) and My Policeman (2022).- Producer
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Highly inventive U.S. film director/producer/writer/actor Sam Raimi first came to the attention of film fans with the savage, yet darkly humorous, low-budget horror film, The Evil Dead (1981). From his childhood, Raimi was a fan of the cinema and, before he was ten-years-old, he was out making movies with an 8mm camera. He was a devoted fan of The Three Stooges, so much of Raimi's film work in his teens, with good friends Bruce Campbell and Rob Tapert, was slapstick comedy based around what they had observed from "Stooges" movies.
Among the three of them, they wrote, directed, produced and edited a short horror movie titled Within the Woods (1978), which was then shown to prospective investors to raise the money necessary to film The Evil Dead (1981). It met with lukewarm interest in the U.S. with local distributors, so Raimi took the film to Europe, where it was much more warmly received. After it started gaining positive reviews and, more importantly, ticket sales upon its release in Europe, U.S. distributors showed renewed interest, and "Evil Dead" was eventually released stateside to strong box office returns. His next directorial effort was Crimewave (1985), a quirky, cartoon-like effort that failed to catch fire with audiences. However, he bounced back with Evil Dead II (1987), a racier and more humorous remake/sequel to the original "Dead" that did even better at the box office. Raimi was then given his biggest budget to date to shoot Darkman (1990), a comic book-style fantasy about a scarred avenger. The film did moderate business, but Raimi's strong visual style was evident throughout the film via inventive and startling camera work that caught the attention of numerous critics.
The third chapter in the Evil Dead story beckoned, and Raimi once again directed buddy Campbell as the gritty hero "Ash", in the Gothic horror Army of Darkness (1992). Raimi surprised fans when he took a turn away from the fantasy genre and directed Gene Hackman and Sharon Stone in the sexy western, The Quick and the Dead (1995); four years later, he took the directorial reins on A Simple Plan (1998), a crime thriller about stolen money, starring Bill Paxton and Bridget Fonda. In early 1999, he directed the baseball film, For Love of the Game (1999), and, in 2000, returned to the fantasy genre with a top-flight cast in The Gift (2000). In 2002, Raimi was given a real opportunity to demonstrate his dynamic visual style with the big-budget film adaptation of the Stan Lee comic book superhero, Spider-Man (2002), and fans were not disappointed. The movie was strong in both script and effects, and was a runaway success at the box office. Of course, Raimi returned for the sequel, Spider-Man 2 (2004), which surpassed the original in box-office takings.- James Caverly was born on 16 June 1989 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Only Murders in the Building (2021), Law & Order (1990) and Chicago Med (2015).
- Solidly built, boyishly handsome American leading-man, Christopher George was the son of Greek immigrants. Weaned on stories of the legendary Greek heroes, George and his brother Nick (later a prominent fashion photographer) both quit high school to join the Marines. Completing his education after his tour of duty, George acted in numerous TV commercials, winning a New York Film Festival Award for his efforts. Appearing in Broadway plays like A Street Car Named Desire and films like Howard Hawks's El Dorado (1966). He became a great friend of John Wayne also in Chisum (1970). George also became a TV star in the wartime adventure series The Rat Patrol (1966). He later starred in the science fiction series The Immortal (1969) and then returned to filmmaking. He also starred in Project X (1968), The Train Robbers (1973), Midway (1976), Grizzly (1976), Day of the Animals (1977), The Exterminator (1980), Graduation Day (1981), and his last, Mortuary (1982). He also appeared in another 30 other films and TV guest appearances. Christopher George died of a heart attack. He was married to his wife, actress Lynda Day George (a frequent co-star) for 14 years.
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Ellie Patrikios (Ellie Vivienne Athanasia Patrikios) is a bilingual British and Greek Actress, best known for her roles as; Laurie Peterson in 'Black Pumpkin' (2018), Kate Roberts in 'The Chain' (2021), her guest-star role as Bridgette in the hit FX TV Show 'Snowfall' (2017). Her foundation of Theatre, Musical Theatre and Opera over time, spanned into acting on television and film. Ellie's work spans from Comedy, to Drama, Period Pieces, Horror, Thrillers, to Hard-Hitting Crime Television.- Actor
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Pearlman's acting career began after he submitted an entry for a contest with the website Funny or Die and was given the opportunity to audition for a role in The Virginity Hit. The movie is described as a "documentary style comedy" that follows a group of friends and their exploits as they try to lose their virginity. To increase the realism of the movie the directors gave Pearlman and his cast mates cameras to film many of the scenes themselves.
Pearlman began his TV career as Leslie Kaczander in the season 1 finale of Breaking In. In 2012, Pearlman played Jay in the American remake The Inbetweeners. He also voiced Snotlout Jorgenson in Dragons: Riders of Berk, replacing Jonah Hill.- Actor
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Chris Demetral was born on 14 November 1976 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Dolly Dearest (1991), Dream On (1990) and Sometimes They Come Back (1991). He has been married to Sarah Vetter Demetral since 17 April 2010. They have one child. He was previously married to Jana Babb.- Producer
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Rob Tapert was born on 14 May 1955 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Timecop (1994), Darkman (1990) and The Quick and the Dead (1995). He has been married to Lucy Lawless since 28 March 1998. They have two children.- Actor
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W.K. Stratton was born on 2 August 1950 in Front Royal, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Shoot 'Em Up (2007), Machete (2010) and Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (2011). He is married to Maureen Denise Lacoste.- Tom Hayden was one of the most important radicals of the 1960s, who as a college student at the University of Michigan helped found Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the seminal leftist student activist group. The SDS was the vanguard of the student unrest that characterized the decade of the 1960s.
Thomas Emmet Hayden was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, to Genevieve Isabelle (Garity) and John Francis Hayden, a Marine who worked for Chrysler. He was of Irish ancestry. In 1961, the 21-year-old Hayden co-authored the Port Huron Statement that was the equivalent of the Declaration of Independence for the student radicals and peace activists that were the heart of the New Left. Such an important influence was Hayden on the radicals of the '60s, he was indicted along with seven other anti-war activists by the federal government for allegedly engaging in a conspiracy to promote riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Although The Chicago 8 (2011) (later the Chicago Seven when Bobby Seale was removed from the case) were convicted, that conviction was overturned. The trail of the Chicago 8/7 was one of the major milestones of the '60s.
As the tumultuous decade came to a close, Hayden became more heavily involved in anti-war politics, and he created the Indochina Peace Campaign in 1972. Hayden became romantically involved with movie star Jane Fonda, who accompanied Hayden on a trip to North Vietnam in 1974 (she had previously visited the country in 1972). The trip made Fonda infamous as "Hanoi Jane" and she is still hated by many Vietnam veterans. Marriage to Hayden in 1973 was part of Fonda's life cycle evolution that had begun in the late 1960s, when she abandoned her persona as a professional exhibitionist in such pop pap as Barbarella (1968) and evolved into both a professional actress and professional rabble-rouser, and later a physical fitness/lifestyle mogul.
Fonda's cash helped finance his political career. While such offices as U.S. Senator and Mayor of Los Angeles eluded him, Hayden was able to get elected to the California State Assembly, first the House in 1982 and then the Senate in 1992, two years after he divorced Fonda. (The couple had a son, Troy Garity, in 1973. An actor like his mother, he played his father in Steal This Movie (2000)).
Hayden established himself as a major figure in progressive politics in the Golden State, focusing on the economic justice, the environment, and animal rights. He is a member of the Progressive Democrats of America, and endorsed Barack Obama in 2008. - Actress
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Adria's grandfather, Sam Tannenbaum, was a song-plugger for Irving Berlin who changed his German surname to Tennor to sound more American. Her grandmother taught her all these songs as she grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. She studied acting and directing at New York University's Tisch School for the Arts. Her first role was as a 12-year-old boy talking about porn in Tompkins Square Park with an amnesiac in Hal Hartley's movie, Amateur (1994). With a few more film roles under her belt, Tennor moved to Los Angeles and works regularly in film and television. She also performs her solo work onstage: "There's Not a Lot of Coat Check Work in LA," "Electro Magnetic Stripper," and most recently "Strip Search," inspired by her studies in pole dancing with Sheila Kelley at The S Factor Studio.
Adria also writes and produces onscreen work. Her films Cracked (2015) and Pie (2018) have won awards and laurels internationally. She also stars in the digital series Fetish (2019) which she directed, co-created and produced with partner Kristen Tracy.- Michael was educated at Reading Blue Coat School in Sonning and made his professional acting debut as Jim Hawkins in a production of 'Treasure Island' at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. He then appeared at Birmingham Rep, Leicester Phoenix, Soho Poly, the Royal Court and the National Theatre.
- Erin Dilly was born on 12 May 1972 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Julie & Julia (2009), Everyday People (2004) and Boardwalk Empire (2010). She has been married to Stephen Robert Buntrock since 27 June 2004. They have two children.
- Justin Kucsulain is an American actor born in Detroit, Michigan, USA on August 11, 1984 as Justin James Kucsulain. A Mixed Martial Artist and Jiu Jitsu practitioner. He is known for his work on Homeland (2018), Sleepy Hallow (2017), Bloodline (2016), and The Walking Dead (2016), Chicago PD (2016), Finding Carter (2015)
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Christopher Mason Savino is an American animator, writer and director who is known for creating The Loud House for Nickelodeon. He also worked on episodes of Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, The Ren & Stimpy Show, My Gym Partner's A Monkey and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. He was married to Bethany and has 3 children with him.- Writer
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John E.L. Tenney is one of the most sought-after, and well recognized, investigators of strange phenomena of our time. Mr. Tenney has been actively involved in the field of anomalistic, conspiratorial and occult research since the mid 1980's and he has lectured on strange phenomena and folklore since the early 1990's. His open skepticism of odd phenomena has gained him respect from both believers and skeptics. His research has taken him around the world from allegedly haunted islands to The Great Pyramid in Egypt and beyond. Aside from his lectures and due to his extended time involved in anomalistic research he has acted as a consult for numerous companies including, but not limited to, NBC Universal, A&E, Fox, SyFy, Discovery Channel and The New York Times.- Cinematographer
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Lisa Wiegand was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. Lisa is a cinematographer, known for Chicago Fire (2012), Mayans M.C. (2018) and Law & Order True Crime (2017).- Actor
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Forever winning in Chinese is Yong Sheng. Vincent Lyn's Chinese name. He was born to a Chinese father and a British mother. His English name is Sir Vincent Raymond Percival Lyn. Vincent is the kind of individual whom you instinctively know when you meet him that he is someone worth finding out more about and the more you peel away layers of the onion, the more impressed you'll be. He was born in Aden, Yemen his father an aircraft engineer was stationed there with the British Royal Air Force (R.A.F). At two years old Vincent and his family moved to Ethiopia, Khartoum (Sudan), Algeria, Netherlands, then England. He emigrated to the United States at age 16 and then to Hong Kong after his university studies. Martial Arts: He started studying martial arts at age 8. He learned Tai Chi from his uncle and later mastered his family style Ling Gar Kung Fu (or Lyn). Kung Fu looks pretty and is often thought of as a martial art that is performed for its artistry. Vincent has excelled in not just the art of Kung Fu but in its application as well. He is a 10th degree Black Sash Grandmaster who has been invited to teach martial art workshops around the world. In 2016, he taught 700 people Tai Chi and Ling Gar Kung Fu in a soccer stadium in Portugal. Jackie Chan has said that Vincent was one of the best fighters he had ever worked with. In 2007 Vincent was invited as a special guest to the first Martial Arts Olympics East-West Open in St. Petersburg, Russia. In the opening ceremony, he demonstrated his superb martial art skills in front of 20,000 spectators and also performed a piano solo, which surprised and dazzled the audience. He has been inducted into many Martial Arts Hall of Fame including an award for Grandmaster of the Year from the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame. Most recently in 2019 Vincent received a Legend Award for Who's Who in the Martial Arts - a high level accomplishment in the Martial Arts world. Acting: As a young lad, Vincent studied poetry, prose and elocution at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in England. After moving to the United States, he studied acting in New York for a couple of years and after graduating university, moved to Hong Kong to try his hand at an acting career. Vincent made use of his martial arts training in his transition to the movies. He landed his first movie role in Tiger Cage - made by internationally acclaimed film director Yuen Woo Ping. Ping has been involved in such movies as The Matrix, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Charlie's Angels and Kill Bill. This movie was a big hit in the Asian market; Vincent was in high demand which fortunately led to him playing roles in more than 25 movies, including "Blond Fury" (with Cynthia Rothrock). His film career has included playing a lead villain fighting superstar Jackie Chan in Operation Condor. Dr. Lyn has been awarded the Fists of Legends "Hong Kong Legends Cinema Award" at the Urban Action Showcase Expo in New York sponsored by HBO/Cinemax. He was inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame as the Best Martial Arts Actor of the Year. Music: While Vincent related to martial arts from his paternal side, he also developed an affinity for music from his maternal side - his mother being a classical pianist. He started studying piano at age 11, which is a little old for a concert pianist, but not too old for Vincent. He graduated from the prestigious Boston Conservatory of Music majoring in piano performance and composition. Lyn wrote Canto-pop songs for recording artists with PolyGram Records, two of which became top ten hits. In 2011 Vincent gave his debut performance (the first of many) to a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall in connection with the release of his CD Heaven Bound, which were up for two Grammy nominations for Best Improvisation Jazz Solo and Best Instrumental Jazz Album. The album was voted in the Top Ten Album of the Year for Unsigned Artists and Top 40 Jazz Album of the Year. Lyn released his second jazz album Wing Sing which received four nominations in the Grammy Ballot. The Wall Street Journal called him a "Master of martial and musical arts." His CD Vincent Lyn Live in New York City (from Carnegie Hall) won 5-star reviews and was #12 for 8 weeks on the World Jazz Charts and received 4 Grammy Nominations. In 2015 Vincent teamed up with Grammy Award-winning flutist Wouter Kellerman and other outstanding musicians to perform music from around the world at Carnegie Hall. His most recent Carnegie Hall concert was December 2, 2022 a benefit for orphaned and displaced children on Ukraine. Social Justice: Director of Creative Development for African Views, an NGO charitable organization with the United Nations and whose mission includes: identifying and bridging cultural gaps, facilitating improvement of social and economic ties and promoting global partnerships for the advancement in the humanities. Focusing on cultural sustainability and cultural harmony, their projects include: cultural exchange programs and panel discussions in the areas of health, education, environment and economy. In this role, Vincent has presented his "on the ground" observations and research to African Views. Humanitarian: On a bodyguard mission for a VIP in Ghana, Vincent visited a shelter where 20 children (ages 5 - 15) had just been rescued from slavery. He recalls seeing the fear in their eyes, how that look stayed with him and inspired him to become involved - offering help, in some way. He started promoting awareness and raising money for rescue and recovery projects of these trafficked children. Contacted by many people and local CBO (community-based organizations) in Africa looking for help; one of these contacts was in Uganda. Wanting to see the situation in person (Vincent adheres to the philosophy of "being active on the ground level to get things done, not just talk about it.") he traveled to Kampala and witnessed children starving to death and struggling to survive. He knew that helping alleviate this suffering was to become a life mission. Since that time Vincent has become the Director of Creative Development & Board of Directors for African Views Organization Economic & Social Council at U.N.,(leading conferences at Parliament and the United Nations). He started a nonprofit organization - We Can Save Children- whose mission is to rescue and recover children in Africa and the Middle East. Whether these children are orphans, refugees, or poverty-stricken, the goal is to protect and provide aid (funds, resources and guidance) to help these children survive. Vincent is truly making a life-saving difference in the lives of these children - not just donating money, but being there for months at a time, personally helping save children from slavery, starvation, and dying from disease. His We Can Save Children organization provides them access to an education and an opportunity for a better future and for the first time in their lives - hope! On December 10, 2019 he was voted the 'Top 100 Human Rights Defenders' along with his esteemed colleagues from around then world by the IHRC International Human Rights Commission. World Human Rights Day. In 2022 he was recently appointed Deputy Ambassador of IHRC-hq.org. His recent projects involves over 1,200 orphaned children from Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda in 3 different orphanages in Uganda. Vincent's foundation provides food, shelter, medications, clothing and an education as well as important vocational skills. He has also purchased agricultural land, so they can be self-sustainable in terms of food. His newest initiative is to build a sports complex in Lebanon to help the Palestinian refugees incorporating a Chinese martial arts program as part of the curriculum. In April and July 2022 he was on a Humanitarian Aid & Rescue Mission in Ukraine partnering with two NGO's in Latvia and Ukraine to bring medical supplies and rescuing families bringing them to safety in Latvia. He spoke at the Houses of Parliament in London on the atrocities that have been committed against the civilian population of Ukraine. He will be returning to Ukraine in the spring of 2023 on another Humanitarian Mission. He partnered with a UK based foundation 'Help Children Now' in facilitating the logistics in the rescue & recovery of 30 members of an Afghan female cycling team from Pakistan to safety in England. "Stories of Survival" - My personal story of survival has been included as part of collaborations between survivors from different cultures and backgrounds. Taking a united stand on the issues that affect our world.- Additional Crew
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James Kaplan was born on 19 January 1980 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is known for Little Miss Sunshine (2006), 2001 Maniacs (2005) and Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004). He was married to Eleanor Seigler. He died on 24 December 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Deanna Pritzker was born on 28 July 1978 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for DiResta (1998) and Taking the Plunge (1999).
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David Moritz was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is known for Rushmore (1998), Jerry Maguire (1996) and P.S. I Love You (2007). He has been married to Leslie since 28 October 1984. They have three children.- Animation Department
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Robert Hughes was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Bunnicula (2016), Milo Murphy's Law (2016) and Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011).- David Smith was born on 27 July 1970 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He has been married to Tiffany since 2003. They have one child. He was previously married to Susan Smith.
- Brian Balzerini was born on 12 December 1984 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Kill the Irishman (2011) and War Flowers (2012). He has been married to Ansley Gordon since March 2018.
- Bill Shanks was born on 5 September 1958 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for As the World Turns (1956), Another World (1964) and Swans Crossing (1992). He has been married to Pamela Wuestenhoefer since 21 November 1998. He was previously married to Ashley Crow.