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Cam graduated from Auburn High School in Auburn, Washington, in 2001. His family lives in Lake Tapps, WA. His father's name is Jay, his mother's name is Kim, and he has one older sister, Kelsie. His father is one of the founders of a popular restaurant chain called The Rock, Wood Fired Pizza & Spirits. Cam resides in West Hollywood, California.- Actress
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Dyan Cannon is the first woman in the history of the Motion Picture Academy to be nominated for Oscars both in front of and behind the camera. Her diligence and determination have been rewarded by many prestigious honors.
She received her first Academy Award nomination for her memorable role as Alice in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), opposite Natalie Wood and directed by Paul Mazursky. For her performance, she garnered the coveted New York Film Critics Award.
Dyan received her second Academy Award nomination in the category of Best Live Action Short for writing and directing the 48-minute film, Number One (1976), which she also produced, edited and scored. The New York Times commended the film as one of the best movies ever made concerning children's development.
She received her third Academy Award nomination for her comedic role as Julia Farnsworth, opposite Warren Beatty, in Heaven Can Wait (1978), for which she won the Golden Globe Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Later that year, she portrayed Sally Stanford in the Emmy Award-nominated biopic Lady of the House (1978) and starred in another comedy hit, Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), opposite Peter Sellers and directed by Blake Edwards, and was named Female Star of the Year by the Hollywood Women's Press Club.
As the singular force behind the motion picture The End of Innocence (1990), Dyan undertook a triumvirate of tasks as writer, director and star. Dyan's work received amazing reviews from the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times.
Dyan has co-starred on two outstanding prime-time television shows. For several years, she brought her own brand of humor, class and sexiness to the role of Whipper Cone on the Emmy Award-winning series Ally McBeal (1997). She then starred as the vivacious and free-spirited Honey Bernstein-Flynn on NBC's comedy series Three Sisters (2001).
Her filmography is vast and includes TNT's remake of the Warner Bros. classic Christmas in Connecticut (1992), directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger; Author! Author! (1982) opposite Al Pacino; The Last of Sheila (1973), directed by Herbert Ross; two films directed by Sidney Lumet: Deathtrap (1982), co-starring Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve, and The Anderson Tapes (1971), starring Sean Connery; an adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's The Love Machine (1971); Such Good Friends (1971), directed by Otto Preminger; and Honeysuckle Rose (1980), in which she played Willie Nelson's wife and made her debut as a country music singer. She has starred on Broadway and in her own musical stage act at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and Harrah's in Lake Tahoe. Dyan co-wrote the title song for Chaka Khan's album, The Woman I Am, with Brenda Russell.
Dyan wanted to take time off from her acting career to write. During the next nine years, she not only collaborated on a Broadway musical, but wrote her memoir, "Dear Cary," which was on the New York Times best seller list three different times spanning four years. A miniseries adaptation of the book, Archie (2023), starring Jason Isaacs and created by Jeff Pope, premiered on ITV and is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Dyan is recognized as an exceptional motivational speaker for prominent associations and corporations. Children are her passion and most of her work centers around the care and welfare of kids. She is the national spokesperson for the Hemangioma Treatment Foundation, an organization that provides treatment to children all over the world who are afflicted with vascular birthmarks. She is the international executive spokesperson for Operation Lookout, an organization dedicated to recovering missing and exploited children who have been kidnapped from their homes, schools, etc. She has also been national spokesperson for Martin Colette's Wildlife Waystation, an international refuge that rescues and rehabilitates wild and exotic animals, as well as national spokesperson for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America
In addition, she devotes time and energy to several other charitable organizations such as California's Special Olympics for physically and mentally challenged athletes and also works with recovering addicts weekly.
Dyan is a permanent fixture at the Los Angeles Lakers basketball games.- Actress
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Tap dancing at the age of 16 months, pert and pretty Elinor Donahue has been entertaining audiences for six decades. Born Mary Eleanor Donahue in Tacoma, Washington, on April 19, 1937, she appeared as a radio singer and vaudeville dancer while a mere toddler, then was picked up by Universal Studios at the age of 5.
Cast in minor child roles in such pictures as Mister Big (1943), the precocious youngster eventually moved to MGM but didn't attain the juvenile stardom of a Margaret O'Brien or Elizabeth Taylor, whom she supported in both The Unfinished Dance (1947) and Love Is Better Than Ever (1952), respectively. Still and all, Elinor's talent and wholesome appeal was recognized and the 50s brought her into the TV era.
Elinor became more accessible, finally winning nationwide "girl-next-door" notice in her late teens as the oldest daughter of "ideal" parents Robert Young and Jane Wyatt in the classic family show Father Knows Best (1954). Suffering more than her share of teen angst, she played Betty ("Princess") Anderson from 1954 to 1960.
By the time the series was finished, Eleanor was blossoming into a pretty, wholesome, romantic ingénue. She became Andy Griffith's first longstanding girlfriend on The Andy Griffith Show (1960) for one season, but then suffered a major slump. She revived in the 70s with steady roles on The Odd Couple (1970) (as Tony Randall's girlfriend), Pilot (1977) as a typical sunny mom, and as a guest for countless other shows, including Barnaby Jones (1973), Newhart (1982) and The Golden Girls (1985).
An extremely pleasant personality, she was primarily tapped into playing nice, friendly, non-flashy parts in both lightweight comedy and dramatic. Possessing a suitable voice for commercials and cartoons, she has lately found recurring roles on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) and a few soaps, including Santa Barbara (1984) and Days of Our Lives (1965), the latter in which she played a rare malicious part.
Though she may not have had much of a chance to shine in her career, Elinor has certainly been a steady, reliable player who has not let her fans down with her obvious warmth and pleasing disposition. Into the 90's, guest appearances included "Murder, She Wrote," "Coach," "Friends," "Herman's Head," "Ellen," "Cold Case," and a recurring role as "Rebecca Quinn" on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993). Her last credits were several appearances as a judge on The Young and the Restless (1973) in 2010 and a featured role in the film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).
The widow of TV executive producer Harry Ackerman (he was 25 years her senior), whose list of credits included Leave It to Beaver (1957), Bewitched (1964) and Gidget (1965), and a mother of four sons, Elinor married third husband, contractor Louis Genevrino, in 1992. In 1998, she published a memoir entitled "In the Kitchen with Elinor Donahue", in which she relived some of her memories of Hollywood along with providing more than 150 of her top-grade recipes.- Actor
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A true multi-hyphenate, Blair Underwood is enjoying success in film, television and theatre, as an actor, director and producer. Underwood recently returned to Broadway starring opposite David Alan Grier in the Pulitzer Prize winning drama "A Solider's Play" for director Kenny Leon and the Roundabout Theatre Company. He also co-stars in Justin Simien's "Bad Hair" which will premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Also this year, Underwood stars opposite Octavia Spencer & Tiffany Haddish in Netflix's highly anticipated limited series "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker" (March 20).
Underwood recently appeared in the Netflix Emmy-Award winning limited series "When They See Us." He also had a recurring role on the Netflix comedy series, "Dear White People" and can be seen in Clark Johnson's "Juanita," opposite Alfre Woodard, also for Netflix. He spent two years as a series regular on the ABC drama series "Quantico," while also recurring on another hit ABC drama "MARVEL AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. " He also had a co-starring role in "The After Party," from writer/director Ian Edelman, which Netflix released late in 2018.
Past television credits include series regular roles on "Dirty Sexy Money," "The New Adventures of Old Christine," "In Treatment," "The Event" and "L.A. Law". Film credits include "Deep Impact," "Set It Off," "Rules of Engagement," "Just Cause," "Madea's Family Reunion" and Steven Soderbergh's "Full Frontal." Underwood co-starred opposite Cicely Tyson in the Lifetime telefilm & theatre production of "A Trip to Bountiful," based on the Tony Award-winning play.
In 2012 he made his acclaimed Broadway debut in the iconic role of Stanley in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," for which he earned a 2012 Drama League Distinguished Performance Award nomination. He also starred in "Paradise Blue" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and "Othello" at the Old Globe Theatre.
Underwood also has several projects in the development pipeline as a director, including "Viral," a feature based on a Joe McClean script. In 2010 he made his feature film directing debut with "The Bridge to Nowhere," which starred Ving Rhames, Danny Masterson, Bijou Phillips and Alex Breckenridge.
Underwood is an Emmy Award-winner (as producer of the philanthropy-centered NBC Saturday morning series "Give"), a two-time Golden Globe Award nominee, and has been nominated for 17 NAACP Image Awards (seven wins). He won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word as co-narrator of Al Gore's audiobook, An Inconvenient Truth. A newly minted member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, he is also active in several philanthropic endeavors.- Actress
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Joyous scene-stealer Janis Paige started out playing rather bland film ingénues, but never seemed to be comfortable in those roles--she had too much snap, crackle and pop to be confined in such a formulaic way.
Born Donna Mae Tjaden in 1922 in Tacoma, Washington, she was singing in public from age 5 in local amateur shows. She moved to Los Angeles after graduating from high school and earned a job as a singer at the Hollywood Canteen during the war years. The Canteen, which was a studio-sponsored gathering spot for servicemen, is where she was spotted by a Warner Brothers talent scout, who saw potential in her and signed her up. She began co-starring in secondary musicals that often paired her with either Dennis Morgan or Jack Carson. Later she was relegated to rugged adventures and dramas that just seemed out of her element. Following her role in the forgettable Two Gals and a Guy (1951), she decided to leave the Hollywood scene. She took to the Broadway boards and scored a huge hit with the 1951 comedy-mystery play "Remains to Be Seen", co-starring Jackie Cooper. She also toured successfully as a cabaret singer, performing everywhere from New York to Miami to Las Vegas to Los Angeles. Definitive stardom came in 1954 with the feisty role of Babe in Broadway's "The Pajama Game" opposite John Raitt. Her old Warner Bros. rival Doris Day, however, was a bigger name and went on to play the role on film (The Pajama Game (1957)) with Raitt. After a six-year hiatus, Janis returned to films in tongue-and-cheek support, all but stealing Silk Stockings (1957) from co-stars Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. She then grabbed her share of laughs in a flashy role with the comedy Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) opposite Ms. Day. Janis carried on in summer stock, playing such indomitable roles as Annie Oakley in "Annie Get Your Gun", Margo Channing in "Applause", Mama Rose in "Gypsy" and Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls". From the mid-'50s on, Janis also tapped into TV with such series as It's Always Jan (1955), Lanigan's Rabbi (1976) and Trapper John, M.D. (1979). In the 1990s, among other TV appearances, she had recurring roles on the daytime serials General Hospital (1963) and Santa Barbara (1984). Married three times, she was the widow of Disney composer Ray Gilbert, who wrote the classic children's song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah."- Reed began her on-screen acting career appearing as a cast regular on the CBS drama series The Andros Targets (1977), and with minor roles in the films The Long Riders (1980), and Melvin and Howard (1980). Shortly after, New York Times awarded her positive reviews for her work in the poorly received, yet entertaining film The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986); in the film, Reed is Iza, a formidable neanderthal woman who is descended from a line of renowned medicine women. Later, Robert Altman awarded Reed with a role in his HBO political mockumentary miniseries Tanner '88 (1988). Her performance as T.J Cavanaugh, a fictional presidential campaign manager, earned her an ACE Award for Actress in a Dramatic Series. It was in the box office smash Kindergarten Cop (1990) that Reed received much-deserved exposure with the comedic role of Phoebe, Arnold Schwarzenegger's hypoglycemic police partner. Reed continues to appear in film and television projects; however is more often found on stage; a well-reputed stage actress, her performances have earned two Drama Desk Awards, Featured Actress - Play (1978, 1979), and an Obie Award, Sustained Excellence - Performance (1984).
- Herman Brix was a star shot-putter in the 1928 Olympics. After losing the lead in MGM's Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) due to a shoulder injury, he was contracted by Ashton Dearholt for his independent production of The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935), a serial and the only Tarzan film between the silents and the 1960s to present the character accurately, as a sophisticated, educated English nobleman who preferred living in the jungle and was able to speak directly with animals in their own language. He subsequently found himself typecast and confined to starring roles in other serials and character and even bit parts in poverty row features and two-reeler comedies. After starring in the Republic Pictures serial Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) as the Tarzan-like Kioga, he dropped out of films for a few years, took acting lessons, and changed his name to Bruce Bennett. He made many movies after that, gaining fame as a leading man in many Warners products. In 1960, he retired from acting and went into business, becoming sales manager of a major vending machine company, making only occasional TV guest appearances. A reclusive man, he eschewed interviews, although he did appear at one Burroughs-oriented convention in the 1970s and discussed some of his experiences during the making of his Tarzan serial. In 2001, he allowed himself to be interviewed for a slender biography by a Mike Chapman, and held signings at local bookstores, enjoying his "rediscovery" by the general public in the few years remaining before his death.
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A native of Puyallup, Washington, Butler was interested in the arts while growing up. She sang in choirs, entered singing competitions, and performed in high school and community theatre. She relocated to Los Angeles to study theatre at the University of Southern California, and then played Belle, the princess in Beauty and the Beast, for a year and a half at Disneyland. She dropped out of college, focused on finding a talent agent, and began auditioning for work in television and film. Butler guest-starred on the television series CSI: Miami and CSI: NY.She was cast in the film A Couple of White Chicks at the Hair Dresser and the 2008 Syfy TV horror film Flu Bird Horror. She had a role that year on the web series Luke 11:17, directed by Don Stark. She also had a recurring role on the web series I Love Vampires.Butler won the lead in the 2010 rape and revenge thriller, I Spit on Your Grave, a remake of the 1978 cult film of the same title. Although initially put off by the film's nudity and violence, the film's strong character arc and "feminist edge" helped convince her to take the role.Butler starred as Jennifer Hills, a novelist who is brutally gang raped while staying at a cabin in the woods; her character then seeks revenge on her rapists. Directed by Steven R. Monroe, the film was released on October 8, 2010. Butler began filming the psychological thriller, The Stranger Within, alongside Estella Warren and William Baldwin in Mallorca, Spain in November 2011. The film was also scheduled to shoot in Copenhagen, Denmark and New York City.She joined the cast of the independent feature Treachery, starring Michael Biehn, which began filming in Los Angeles in June 2012. Butler starred in the 2013 horror film, The Demented, with Michael Welch and Kayla Ewell.- Music Artist
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Bing Crosby was born Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr. in Tacoma, Washington, the fourth of seven children of Catherine (Harrigan) and Harry Lincoln Crosby, a brewery bookkeeper. He was of English and Irish descent. Crosby studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane but was more interested in playing the drums and singing with a local band. Bing and the band's piano player, Al Rinker, left Spokane for Los Angeles in 1925. In the early 1930s Bing's brother Everett sent a record of Bing singing "I Surrender, Dear" to the president of CBS. His live performances from New York were carried over the national radio network for 20 consecutive weeks in 1932. His radio success led Paramount Pictures to include him in The Big Broadcast (1932), a film featuring radio favorites. His songs about not needing a bundle of money to make life happy was the right message for the decade of the Great Depression. His relaxed, low-key style carried over into the series of "Road" comedies he made with pal Bob Hope. He won the best actor Oscar for playing an easygoing priest in Going My Way (1944). He showed that he was indeed an actor as well as a performer when he played an alcoholic actor down on his luck opposite Grace Kelly in The Country Girl (1954). Playing golf was what he liked to do best. He died at age 74 playing golf at a course outside Madrid, Spain, after completing a tour of England that had included a sold-out engagement at the London Palladium.- Actor
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Nathan Gamble was born on 12 January 1998 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Dark Knight (2008), Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) and Bones (2005).- Kyle is the youngest of three sons. His father was a salesman for Beechnut. He was avid basketball player in school, but his dreams of athletics and an Air Force career were ended because of extreme near-sightedness. After seeing a performance of "Hello Dolly," he immediately decided that he wanted to become an actor. He moved to Hollywood in 1981 to seek his break. It came in 1986, with a three-month stint as a former mental patient on the soap Santa Barbara (1984). He then got a recurring role as an AIDS patient on St. Elsewhere (1982).
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John Wilder was born on May 28, 1936 in Tacoma, Washington. He is a writer, producer, and director known for Centennial (1978), The Yellow Rose (1983), Spenser: For Hire (1985), Norman Rockwell's Breaking Home Ties (1987), Return to Lonesome Dove (1993), The Feast of All Saints (2001)., Norman Rockwell's A Way Back Home (2013).- Writer
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Frank Herbert was born on 8 October 1920 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was a writer, known for Dune (2021), Dune (1984) and Dune: Part Two (2024). He was married to Theresa Shackleford, Beverley Ann Stuart and Flora Parkinson. He died on 11 February 1986 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.- Stocky, general purpose actor, a prolific face on the small screen during the 1960s and 1970s. Batanides got into acting after performing stand-up routines in front of fellow GI's in Europe during World War II. His training in dramatic art at the Actors Lab in Los Angeles was followed by extensive stage experience. He was more recently noted as "Mr. Kirkland" in four instalments of the popular "Police Academy" franchise but is remembered by older viewers chiefly as the ill-fated U.S.S. Enterprise geologist Lieutenant D'Amato who died rather badly (cellular disruption) in the Star Trek (1966) episode, That Which Survives (1969). Other notable appearances include one of dictator Clemente's (Peter Falk) henchmen in The Twilight Zone (1959) episode, The Mirror (1961); and the Mongol leader "Batu" in The Time Tunnel (1966) episode, Attack of the Barbarians (1967). Batanides regularly played heavies in shows like I Spy (1965) and Mission: Impossible (1966), or spoofed them (for instance, as a KAOS agent in Get Smart (1965)). He retired from acting in 1989.
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During the Golden Age of Hollywood there were an array of character actors who came out and perfected their craft alongside some of the era's most popular stars. Within that category is one Edith Evanson.
She was born on April 28, 1896 in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of a Protestant minister. In the the 1910s she was educated at the historic Stadium High School in which she appeared in various drama productions. In the 1910s and 1930s she appeared in various stage productions through a stock company.
In 1939 she came to Hollywood to begin work as a supporting actress in motion pictures; she made her debut the following year in The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940). She soon made a name for herself in films often appearing as spinsters, landladies, wealthy widows, maids, town gossips, middle-aged secretaries, and snobs.
During her film career she appeared in such classics as Citizen Kane (1941), Woman of the Year (1942), Reunion in France (1942), The Strange Woman (1946), Rope (1948), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), and Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960). With the advent of TV, she expanded in her career and made guest appearances on such programs as Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955), The Loretta Young Show (1953), Lassie (1954), Bachelor Father (1957), and, Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955).
In her later years work became harder to find due to old age and she retired from acting in 1974 following a guest role in the TV show Apple's Way (1974). Upon retirement she moved to Riverside Country, California, where she lived until her death from natural causes on November 29, 1980, aged 84. As she had no close family, she left money to her church, to the Democratic National Committee, and to the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital.- Producer
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Courtney Stodden was born on 29 August 1994 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Love Addict (2016), Only Seven Days... and Sinderella. She was previously married to Doug Hutchison.- Amber grew up as an only child in Tacoma, WA. A dancer and natural performer from the beginning, at the age of 6, she would put on free "talent shows" for her neighborhood and travel to nursing homes to entertain and make friends. Her younger efforts paid off as she later gained a coveted position as a professional dancer for the Seattle Seahawks.
Since moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting, she has worked as a model on the longest running game show in television history, "The Price is Right", made guest appearances on hit television shows such as HBO's "Entourage", and is a series regular on MTV's scripted comedy, "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" where she plays dream girl Jenny Swanson, the love interest to the lead character RJ.
In her spare time she enjoys cooking, going to the beach, scouring a thrift store, discovering new music, or catching a football game. Amber is a supporter of the ASPCA, Special Olympics, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, NBA Cares, Safehaven, and works with local battered women and children's shelters. - Actor
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As one of today's premiere stand-up comics Jo Koy has come a long way from his modest beginnings performing at a Las Vegas coffee house. The comedian, who pulls inspiration from his family, specifically his son, sells-out arenas and theaters across the world.
In 2017, Koy broke a record for the most tickets sold by a single artist at The Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu with 11 sold-out shows and over 23,000 tickets sold. In response, the mayor's office in Honolulu proclaimed November 24th as "Jo Koy Day." The comedian continued his record breaking streak by being the only comedian to sell out 6 shows at The Warfield in San Francisco. He then broke the attendance record at Club Regent Event Centre in Winnipeg with 4 sold-out shows. In 2019, Koy sold-out 5 shows at the San Diego Civic Theatre, the most consecutive sold-out shows for a comedian. He recently became the only comedian to sell 17,000+ tickets, over 30 shows (in one year) at the Brea Improv.
He was given the prestigious "Stand-Up Comedian Of The Year" award at the 2018 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He has had four highly rated and successful comedy specials on Comedy Central and Netflix. His 2019 Netflix special, Comin' In Hot is currently streaming world-wide. Koy is on a mission to educate the masses on how to raise a millennial, the intricacies of Filipino traditions, and more!
In 2019, the comedian reached #1 on the Billboard Charts for his stand-up comedy album, Live From Seattle. He can also be heard on his weekly podcast, The Koy Pond with Jo Koy by Starburns Audio. Listeners can dive in each week as Koy welcomes friends and fellow comedians to share their hilarious insights on life.
Koy has appeared on over 140 episodes of Chelsea Lately as a season regular round table guest. Other appearances include: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Last Call With Carson Daly, @Midnight with Chris Hardwick, Lights Out With David Spade, The Breakfast Club, Beat Bobby Flay, Celebrity Page TV, VH1, World's Funniest Fails and Sean In The Wild.
Today, the comedian tours around the world on his Just Kidding World Tour with all new material.- Actress
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Vicci writes, sings and plays guitar with the touch of a veteran performer. Her live performances have received critical acclaim throughout the Northwest.
Martinez's inspiration comes from family as well as from musical figures like Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, and Dave Matthews and recent explorations of Van Morrison's hallowed catalog.
Vicci is as comfortable playing an intimate solo gig to headlining festivals and she has either opened for or shared the bill with artists ranging from Sting, Annie Lennox, Jonny Lang, Brandi Carlile, soul man, Syl Johnson to blues legend BB King. Vicci is a contestant on the NBC hit TV show, The Voice, which stars Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Carson Daly, and is a finalist on Team Cee Lo.
As a 13 year old girl she balked at joining her school youth choir but thrived as a featured soloist that included a successful appearance on "Star Search" plus an "American Idol" audition that got her a ticket to Hollywood, which she declined because she was not ready personally and professionally for that kind of attention at 16. Following the road less traveled, Vicci has chosen to stay true to her music and her fans. Over the past ten years, she has released 5 independent solo projects plus a live DVD. This summer, engineer Jeremiah Sheets recorded an amazing live show that captured the energy and passion that fans see hear every time they Vicci performs live. Out of that came her first fully 'live' CD, titled "Live From Jazzbones," which was released January 2011. All of the proceeds from the sale of this limited edition CD go to keeping the band out on the road touring and doing what they love to do best, play music.- Actor
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Art Gilmore was born on 18 March 1912 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Highway Patrol (1955), Dragnet (1951) and Dragnet 1967 (1967). He was married to Grace Weller. He died on 25 September 2010 in Irvine, California, USA.- Actor
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Jerry Cantrell is an American musician best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist and main songwriter for the Seattle Rock band Alice in Chains since 1987. The band was part of the Grunge movement and is known for the unique vocal harmonies between Cantrell and Layne Staley, and later between Cantrell and William DuVall. Cantrell also has a solo career and released the albums "Boggy Depot" in 1998, and "Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2" in 2002. He was named "Riff Lord" by British hard rock/metal magazine Metal Hammer in 2006.- Writer
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Peter Chiarelli was born on 10 November 1974 in Ft. Lewis, Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Crazy Rich Asians (2018), Now You See Me 2 (2016) and The Proposal (2009).- Robert Patten was born on 11 October 1925 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Westworld (1973), Airport (1970) and Twelve O'Clock High (1949). He was married to Peggy Lloyd and Patricia Grant. He died on 29 December 2001 in Malibu, California, USA.
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Thomas Joseph Snider is an American actor. He is known for playing odd ball characters like Ernest Franklin aka The Beard Hunter on HBO's hit series Doom Patrol and Jodi on the award winning FX series Baskets alongside Louie Anderson and Zach Galifianakis. Upon his arrival in LA, Tommy booked his first audition hosting "Friday's" for Cartoon Network which lasted for 4 seasons. During that time, Tommy interviewed Hollywood's biggest names from Robin Williams and Johnny Depp, to Michael Caine and Christian Bale. He produced his own show for Cartoon Network "The Tommy Show" that he also wrote and starred in, all by the age of 22.- Robert E. Hutchins was born March 29th, 1925, in Tacoma, Washington. He was born to James Hutchins and Olga Hutchins (nee Roe). Robert was a very outgoing boy with a charming personality, because friends persuaded James and Olga to go to a Hollywood photographer and get his picture taken. The photographer was impressed by Robert's intelligence, and asked to take a few feet of film of him. The results were so good that the film ended up in the projection room at Hal Roach Studios. Hal Roach decided the boy would be a good addition to his "Our Gang" short films, and signed him to a five year contract.
On his first day at the studio, Robert didn't have an identity for his part in the movies, and he was running around so much that he began to wheeze. Such led to the coining of the "Wheezer" name, one he carried for the rest of his time in Our Gang. Robert played the perky, tag-along little brother that was always anxious to be part of the mischief that the gang was getting into. He played such a part in both the silent films and the talkies.
Jackie Cooper recalls, "You'd go to play with Wheezer, and his father would pull him away, very competitive. I didn't get a satisfactory answer from my mother or grandmother as to why, but he was to be left alone. I guess his father was trying to make him a star or something. Obviously it never happened as it did for Spanky or some of the other kids."
In trying to make Robert a star, his father malnourished him, and isolated him from the other kids when not filming. James had a plan to keep him small and employable by underfeeding him, and wanted to ensure that Bobby and his siblings never learned that normal kids got a lot more to eat than they did. Nobody ever intervened upon the children's behalf. It's made worse by the fact that his plan backfired. While Robert was incredibly photogenic, and had some fine moments on screen, he looked and acted more like the slow-witted, malnourished child he was, as he aged. Sharper boys were given the leading parts, while Robert spent the last portion of his contract as a background player.
After he left Our Gang with 1933's "Mush and Milk", his film career was essentially over -- with an appearance in Pie for Two, Yoo-Hoo, and Strange Roads outside of his Our Gang shorts -- and he did no more acting after that. His mother and father divorced, and he, his brother James, and his mother moved back to Washington. They lived in a household with their grandmother, and Olga's new husband.
Robert got a job as a gas station attendant in 1942, and enrolled as an air cadet sometime in 1943, with speculation being that he enrolled sometime in August. He was very close to completing his advanced flight training, until a very unfortunate event occurred May 17th, 1945, and he perished. He was killed in a mid-air collision while trying to land a North American AT-6D Texan, at Merced Army Air Field Base in California. The other pilot involved received only minor damage, and landed safely. - Tall (5' 9"), busty, and shapely blonde bombshell Stacy Marie Fuson was born on August 30, 1978 in Tacoma, Washington. She has an older brother named Doug. Fuson played baseball, bowling, and volleyball growing up as a kid. Stacy stopped participating in sports in her freshman year of high school and starting focusing more on modeling (she was featured in the "Teen" Great Model Search in the magazine's October, 1993 issue). After graduating from high school in 1996, Fuson moved to Los Angeles, California at age eighteen to further pursue her modeling career and worked at the Limited. She graced the cover of the October, 1997 issue of "Playboy" and was the Playmate of the Month for the February, 1999 issue of "Playboy." Moreover, Fuson has had guest roles on episodes of such TV series as "Entourage" and "Modern Family." Among the movies she has acted in are "The Independent," "Shallow Hal," and "Room 6." Stacy was the 2005 St. Pauli Girl. She's a news anchor for FoxxyNews.com. Fuson lives in Los Angeles, California.
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Mark Myers was born in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Experimenter (2015), Manson Family Vacation (2015) and 12 Feet Deep (2017).- Actress
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Shirley Olivia Mills was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1926 and moved to southern California as a child.
She became the star of an independent film which achieved great fame, Child Bride (1938) when she was 12 years old; she describes it in detail on her "official" Website on a separate page devoted to memories of that film along with still photos of it. Other pages on the site are devoted to The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Nine Girls (1944), two more films in which she appears.
Mills had extensive training in performing arts prior to her first big role, and those skills figured importantly in her success, which included great discipline and professionalism from a very young age in areas of dancing, declamation, recitation, and public speaking.
She became an accomplished dancer and appeared in World War II era movies with the "Jivin' Jacks And Jills" dance group in seven movies as a "Jivin' Jill" dancer. She worked with a very young Donald O'Connor, who emerged as a teen dance star in the early 1940s in "B" dance movies.
Mills appeared in major Hollywood studio movies through the 1940s and into the 1950s, during which decade she also appeared on major network television programs.
She appeared and acted with major Hollywood actors including Henry Fonda, Errol Flynn, Shirley Temple, Donald O'Connor, and the Andrews Sisters.
She appeared in movies directed by major Hollywood studio directors including John Ford (who won the Best Director Academy Award for The Grapes Of Wrath in which Shirley Mills appeared as "Ruthie Joad"), Michael Curtiz, Alfred Hitchcock, George Cuckor, Alan Dwan, Charles Burton, Andre De Toth, George Marshall, William Castle, and Joseph Kane.
In addition to her career as a child and teen film star, Mills also worked as a professional dancer and a photo and advertising model for Coca-Cola, Russell Stover Candies, and many other companies. She appeared on magazine covers often during the 1940s, and went on to work as a nightclub performer, stage personality, and as a marketing and public relations sales specialist for computer data processing services in the early 1960s. She was one of the earliest women to become prominent in the computer data-processing field.
Later, she became an independent businesswoman and started a Bel Air, California-based company specializing in party and social event-planning called "A Party For All Seasons." She achieved prominence as a specialist in Jewish weddings although she was not born Jewish.
She cared for her aged parents into their old age. Her father died in 1976 after suffering several strokes, and her mother died in 1979 after suffering from kidney failure.
In 1977, she married retired clergyman Mel Hanson, and lived with him on a cattle ranch in Southern California. She also owned an alfalfa ranch in Northern California which she later sold. Her husband died in a tragic automobile accident 18 years after they were married.
During her retirement years, she often appeared at movie nostalgia and memorabilia conventions. A photo on her website shows her in 2005 (at age 79) with Darryl Hickman, the child actor who appeared as her screen brother in The Grapes Of Wrath (1940).
In 2005, a 13-minute documentary was made featuring Mills recalling her work on The Grapes of Wrath in 1940.
In 2009, her website reported that she had become bedridden and no longer made public appearances. She was 83 years old in 2009.- Actress
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Sherry Lynn was born in Tacoma, Washington, USA. She is an actress, known for Inside Out (2015), Minions (2015) and Toy Story (1995). She is married to Robert Briscoe Evans. They have two children.- Howie Seago is one of the most engaged deaf actors in the USA. For more than 20 years he's been working as an actor, director and producer all over the world. Deaf from birth, Seago started to develop his mimic abilities as a child with the help of his mother, before he stepped on stage before the public for the first time in college. His break-through role was in Peter Sellar's production "Ajax"; David Byrne, the singer of the 'Talking Heads', saw him in this performance and was so impressed that he cast him for the role of the king in his German production of "The Forest" (1989). For his performances as an actor Seago has been honored several times, including the prestigious Helen Hayes award. Apart from numerous further other plays he was also on television, e.g. in Hunter (1984), as well as in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and The Equalizer (1985). Beyond that, He helped create the Emmy winning TV show "Rainbow's End" for deaf children. He also produced some plays and by his commitment as author and teacher he became a central figure of the American Deaf Community.
- Shelby Zemanek was born on 18 September 2000 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. She is an actress, known for Angels & Demons (2009), Yes Man (2008) and How I Met Your Mother (2005).
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Giancarlo Volpe was born on 31 July 1974 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), The Dragon Prince (2018) and Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2012).- Actor
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In the entertainment world, attitude, talent and perseverance is a must! Working character Actor Dennis Jay Funny, a Gemini and a twin, is embodiment of these ingredients. No, he's not a comedian who changed his name to make people smile. Funny is his actual birth name and everything Dennis Jay Funny touches is serious business.
His Dad and Mother are from the South. Their families moved to upstate New York as teenagers where they attended different high schools.
Dennis and his twin (the Funny Twins) were born in Tacoma, Washington at Joint Base Lewis-McChord where his father had recently been stationed. They grew up in Westchester, NY.
Dennis enjoyed High School. He was voted "most popular and class clown" and was Captain of the Football and Math team at Alexander Hamilton High School.
The Math standout (who scored 100% in Algebra, 95% in Geometry & 97% in his Trigonometry New York State Regents Final exams) then went on to Engineering powerhouse, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (rpi.edu) in Troy, New York on scholarship.
In Dennis' first film, sports epic "Any Given Sunday", director Oliver Stone utilized Shark player, '#47's' unique acting expertise and diverse skills. A few years later the New York character actor was encored by Stone in the opening sequence of his "World Trade Center" film. Tphe musical hipster on the subway platform the morning of September 11th.
A longtime underground event promoter in New York City; his friendly notoriety has inspired a following of dedicated revelers. An extensive traveler, Dennis has forged positive relationships worldwide.
This former Wall Streeter has dedicated his life to inspiring others. The only remnant of his white collar past is a trademark trail of cigar smoke left in his wake, though he claims he is cutting back. When asked what's next? He replied, "Who knows? Anything can happen, Life is a wild ride!"- Producer
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Audrey Loggia was born on 29 September 1936 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Hit and Run (2012), Adopt a Sailor (2008) and Over the River and Through the Woods. She was previously married to Robert Loggia and Donald Lyons Marlette.- Elijah Lockhart was born on 22 March 1997 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is an actor, known for My Babysitter the Super Hero (2022), Taylor Swift: Anti-Hero (2022) and Birds eye.
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Paul Schackman grew up in Los Angeles. He is the oldest of two boys. Prior to acting he was, among other things, a competitive swimmer, a horseback riding instructor and a door to door encyclopedia salesman. He graduated from the University of California, San Diego where he began as a "pre-med" student. It was at UCSD where he stumbled into an acting class which inspired him to pursue a career as a professional actor. He has starred in and directed numerous theater productions. In 2004 he received critical acclaim as the Doctor in a revival of Tom Cole's Medal Of Honor Rag. He starred opposite the late Heavy D in a production directed by Delroy Lindo. From his television debut on the original Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), he has gone on to work in dozens of films and television shows. He played the iconic film composer Bernard Herrmann in the film Hitchcock (2012) opposite Oscar winners Helen Mirren and Anthony Hopkins. He also worked opposite Steve Carell In Woody Allen's Café Society (2016). Paul is also a well respected Hollywood acting teacher and coach.- Actress
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Katy Magnuson was born and raised in Washington State. Magnuson has appeared in several movies that were produced and directed by close friend, Jim Wynorski. Magnuson has yet to make any more films since she had her beautiful son, Magnus. Magnus is her whole world and holds her whole heart. Magnuson plans to eventually pursue her work in the movie industry again but right now is putting her focus on providing the most stable and best life for her son. Today Magnuson is working in what she says is her new passion and career.- Director
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Vaja unveils her cover of Depeche Mode's "People Are People." She is the 3rd recording artist in history to release her directorial debut music video world premiere at the iconic Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA on April 4, 2023.
Vaja was featured in Variety Magazine with Depeche Mode regarding her new hit single. Blending electronic and cinematic rock, she captures the essence of her unique style. Oscar nominated / award-winning composer Steve Horner and Vaja have joined forces to create a masterpiece.
The theme of the film is based on a futuristic dystopia cyberpunk world. The cityscape and desert transforms into a beautiful array of colors, symbolizing unity.
Vaja was inspired by the original Blade Runner (1982) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) classic films, which ignited her passion for telling her unique story about living in a world full of different people in a society that challenges individuality and race.
Visually and emotional scenes resonate with those who see the beauty of diversity, empathy and the universal bond that connects us all.
Vaja was born in Tacoma, Washington then grew up in Carmel, Indiana, to her African-American Father, a military full Colonel in the Army, and her Asian/Hawaiian mother. At an early age, her mother took her to see Depeche Mode & Metallica perform. Mesmerized by this experience ignited her passion for Electronic & Rock Music.
Vaja received a Soccer scholarship at Stetson University in Deland, Florida, but realized she wanted to focus more on her music & film career. She trained at prominent acting schools: The Valencia Character Company in Orlando, Florida, Stella Adler Conservatory for Actors & Carter Thor Studio in Los Angeles, CA. Traveling gave her a wealth of experiences and diverse personalities to draw upon while developing her acting skills.
In 2007, Vaja released her critically acclaimed Debut EP "Awakened By Silence" feat. drummer Adrian Young of No Doubt. She's headlined the House of Blues & Viper Room and Vaja has posters in Guitar Centers across the nation. Joel Selvin, Sr. Pop Music Critic, San Francisco Chronicle quoted Vaja as, "A bronze goddess with a big guitar & a voice that cuts like a knife."
Director Paul W.S. Anderson offered Vaja to be the "Voice of the Umbrella Corporation" in the 3D sci-fi action feature film Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) starring Milla Jovovich.
In 2014, Vaja released her debut single/music video Vaja: We found Love (2013) and next single "A Part Of Me" with Specialist Sound on Suspended Motion Records (UK).
Vaja & Serenity released their One Nation EP (2015): "One Nation" & "Fight For Me" via Record Label Dirty Duck Audio.
In 2017, Vaja became the Host of the YouTube Channel & App Music Totally Obsessed (MusicTO).
Vaja sang the National Anthem twice at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the NBA's LA Lakers & WNBA's LA Sparks during 4th of July.
In the end, Vaja continues to create innovative music for the masses. For more info, visit flow.page/vajamusic.- Additional Crew
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James Roland was born on 14 July 1981 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Blood Drive (2017), Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) and The Purge (2018). He has been married to Laura Jane McGranaghan since 20 March 2010.- Music Department
Marc McKerrow was born on 31 March 1966 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is known for Prodigal Sons (2008) and Searching for Orson (2006). He died on 18 June 2010 in Montana, USA.- Miesha Tate was born on 18 August 1986 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. She is an actress, known for Here Without You, Pursued and Fight Valley (2016).
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R.G. Springsteen was born on 8 September 1904 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Secret Venture (1955), Harbor of Missing Men (1950) and Heart of Virginia (1948). He was married to Alice Van Springsteen. He died on 9 December 1989.- Music Department
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Trygge Toven was born on 15 October 1982 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. Trygge is known for Fallout (2024), Westworld (2016) and Amsterdam (2022).- Actress
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Amy Hoerler has always wanted to be an actress, and, after the tragic events of 9/11, set out to make it her career.
Amy honed her skills on the Lower East Side of Manhattan with the a)LoStCrEaTiVe Theatre Company, and later, studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Atlantic Theatre Company. After relocating to Florida, she became a Master Acting Class student of Burt Reynolds at the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (2010-2018).
Amy's talents were showcased on various stages in New York City--including PS122, La MaMa, HERE, Wings, Collective:Unconscious, and the 13th Street Rep. She made notable achievement by playing the female lead in the longest-running off-off Broadway play, LINE.
In addition to her stage work, Amy has starred in and worked on several independent and student films, including Lulu Wang's Can-Can, Adam Rifkin's The Last Movie Star, and Dan Myrick's Black Veil.
Amy continues to honor her promise to Burt Reynolds to never to quit acting. She is a SAG-AFTRA member in good standing and resides near Palm Springs, California and is available as a modified local hire on SAG-AFTRA projects.- Actor
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Kiba Walker is an actor, director, producer, drag performer, and singer based out of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. He is known for his work in anime, video games, television/film, and audio books. He works currently with Funimation Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks, Bang Zoom! Entertainment and various other studios. His most notable performance is as Tanihara Makio in HoriMiya and Scylla Io in Saint Seiya.- Producer
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Meggie McFadden was born on 12 May 1984 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Mystery Team (2009), Jerry (2007) and National Spelling Bee (2006).- Animation Department
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Ben Sharpsteen was born on 4 November 1895 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Dumbo (1941), Pinocchio (1940) and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). He died on 20 December 1980 in Santa Rosa, California, USA.- Chris Hunter was born on 3 July 1987 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is an actor, known for South of Nowhere (2005), Phil of the Future (2004) and Boo! (2009).
- Ron Cey was born on 15 February 1948 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is an actor, known for Columbo (1971), Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) and Pryor's Place (1984). He has been married to Frances Fishbein since 11 September 1971. They have two children.
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Thomas Ballatore was born on 26 June 1962 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Once Bitten (1985), Timmy's Wish (2002) and Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face (2010).