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Few would have guessed that "Weird Al" Yankovic - who as a shy, accordion-playing teenager got his start sending in homemade tapes to the Dr. Demento Radio Show - would go on to become a pop culture icon and the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time, with classic song and music video parodies such as "Eat It," "Like a Surgeon," "Smells Like Nirvana," "Amish Paradise," "White & Nerdy" and "Word Crimes." Now in his fourth decade as America's foremost song parodist, he has been honored with four Grammy® Awards and fifteen nominations, including a 2015 win for his 14th studio album Mandatory Fun.
Alfred Matthew Yankovic was born on October 23, 1959, in the Los Angeles suburb of Lynwood, to Mary Elizabeth (Vivalda) and Nick Louis Yankovic. His father was of Yugoslavian descent and his mother was of Italian and English ancestry. He first took up the accordion when a salesman came around to solicit business for a music school. His parents decided on the accordion because of polka king Frankie Yankovic (no relation). As a child and young teen, Al watched a lot of television, which gave him much inspiration for his later work. He also became a fan of such musician/comedians as Allan Sherman and Spike Jones. He became especially acquainted with these musicians through the radio show of Barry Hansen, aka "Dr. Demento", which would later become a great source of publicity for his talents. After an extraordinary career at Lynwood High School, where Al graduated as valedictorian, he attended the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo to study architecture, a field he is said to have chosen because it was listed first in the catalog (although he has said that he really chose it on the advice of a guidance counselor). It was at Cal Poly that Al had a radio show and earned the nickname "Weird Al". Although he had sent tapes to Dr. Demento in the past, it was at Cal Poly where he recorded his first real published piece, a parody of the popular "My Sharona" by The Knack, called "My Bologna". After the astounding success of that song, forever to be known as the "bathroom recording" as it was recorded in the acoustically perfect mens' room, Al began his phenomenal career, which has spanned twelve albums, numerous compilations, a box set, movies, videos and edible underwear. He has also done a great deal to advance the cause of accordion-wielding weirdos, for which we can all be thankful.
In addition to his 1989 cult hit feature film UHF, his late 1990s CBS Saturday morning series The Weird Al Show and numerous AL-TV specials he has made for MTV and VH1 over the years, Yankovic has remained a staple of film and television, from appearances on The Simpsons and 30 Rock to performing on the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards. More recently he guested on ABC's Galavant (as a singing monk) and The Goldbergs (as the '80s version of himself). In the spring of 2015 Yankovic joined the fifth and final season of IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang! as its co-host and bandleader. Al can be heard as the voice of the title character in Disney XD's animated series Milo Murphy's Law. Additional voiceover work includes Gravity Falls, Wander Over Yonder, Adventure Time, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, The 7D, Teen Titans Go!, We Bare Bears, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Uncle Grandpa, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Bojack Horseman, and the DC animated feature Batman vs. Robin. Other notable past projects include the 2009 themed attraction Al's Brain: A 3-D Journey through the Human Brain, featuring cameos by everybody from his mother-in-law to Paul McCartney. Two years later, Comedy Central broadcast and released the concert special "Weird Al" Yankovic Live: The Alpocalypse Tour, filmed at Toronto's venerable Massey Hall. Yankovic added "New York Times bestselling author" to his resumé in 2011 with the release of his children's book, When I Grow Up (HarperCollins), followed two years later by My New Teacher and Me! An animated series based on his children's books is being developed in partnership with the Jim Henson Company. 2012 saw the release of Weird Al: The Book (Abrams), an illustrated hardcover on Al's life and career, and in 2015 Yankovic became not only MAD Magazine's cover boy, but the first Guest Editor in their 63-year history. 2016 saw the release of George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison, featuring Al's live performance of "What is Life?" The past year has seen the June premiere of the Dreamworks animated film Captain Underpants, for which Al co-wrote and performed the film's theme song, and the release by NECA Toys of the second in its line of retro-clothed Weird Al action figures. In August, Al wrote and performed "The North Korea Polka (Please Don't Nuke Us)" on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
In May 2017, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that Weird Al would be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In November of this year, Legacy Recordings will release Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic, a career-spanning box set of all 14 of Al's studio albums remastered for 150-gram vinyl and CD formats, plus an exclusive rarities album and 120-page book of archival photos, all housed in a replica of Weird Al's trademark accordion. Released in July 2014, Mandatory Fun became the first comedy album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and the first to reach the top of the chart since 1963. Yankovic set the U.S. record on Spotify for having the most tracks from one album in the viral top 10 at one time, taking the first four spots. Internationally, the album debuted in the Top 10 in both Canada and Australia (#3 and #9 respectively). In addition, "Word Crimes" debuted in the Billboard Top 40, making Al one of only four artists to have had Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades - the other three are Michael Jackson, Madonna and U2. For Mandatory Fun, Al blew up the internet by releasing eight music videos in eight days, including "Tacky" (the star-studded parody of Pharrell Willliams' "Happy") and "Word Crimes" (an animated grammar lesson to the tune of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines"). Combined, the videos accrued more than 46 million views in their first week. In 2015 and 2016, Weird Al's Mandatory World Tour encompassed 200 shows throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia, including two nights with a full orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl and a tour-ending sold-out show at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Among his many other past music and video milestones, Yankovic's 2006 album Straight Outta Lynwood spawned the Platinum Billboard Top 10 anthem "White & Nerdy," while the video spent two straight months at #1 on iTunes.
Weird Al has launched The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, playing stripped-down shows in smaller, more intimate theatres across North America with his band of over three decades.- A. Caton Woodville was born on 23 October 1878 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Motherhood (1915) and Ultus, the Man from the Dead (1915). He was married to Dora Barton. He died in 1957 in Ham, Surrey, England, UK.
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A.J. Bakunas was born on 23 October 1950 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Warriors (1979), The Bees (1978) and The Stunt Man (1980). He died on 21 September 1978 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.- A.J. Cann was born on 23 October 1991 in Bamberg, South Carolina, USA.
- A.J. Urban was born on 23 October 1899 in Bylany, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. A.J. was a writer, known for Preludium (1941), Pán a sluha (1938) and Virginity (1937). A.J. died on 4 March 1962 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Aapeli was born on 23 October 1915 in Kuopio, Finland. He was a writer and actor, known for Vinski and the Invisibility Powder (2021), Hulukkoset (1967) and Pretty Good for a Human (1977). He died on 11 October 1967 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Aaron Plenty was born on 23 October 1983 in Westchester Country, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Hope & a Little Sugar (2006), The Trunk (2013) and Above Average Presents (2012).
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Aaron Simnowitz was born on 23 October 1978 in Bayshore, Long Island, New York, USA. Aaron is a producer and casting director, known for Hell's Kitchen (2005), Match Game (2016) and The $100,000 Pyramid (2016).- Actress
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Abby Stern was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Abby is an actor and producer, known for Small Bits of Happiness (2008), The Pitch (2002) and Mad TV (1995).- Abdel-Aziz Rantissi was born on 23 October 1947 in Yubna, Palestine. He died on 18 April 2004 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine.
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Abdelhafidh Bouassida was born on 23 October 1947 in Sfax, Tunisia. Abdelhafidh is a director and writer, known for Sarâb (1982), Zajíc pres cestu (1972) and Myslenky jednoho nesoustredeného houslisty (1970).- Abraham Paul Sarkis was born on 23 October 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Leaving Scars (1997), Diamond Run (1996) and Right of the Meridian (2004).
- Adalbert Stifter was born on 23 October 1805 in Oberplan, Krumau, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Horní Planá, Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Bergkristall (1949), La valle di pietra (1992) and Die Flucht (1978). He was married to Amalia Mohaupt. He died on 28 January 1868 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria].
- Adalet Agaoglu was born on 23 October 1929 in Ankara, Turkey. She was a writer, known for The Yellow Mercedes (1992) and RAS: Bir Aydinlik Adam (2011). She was married to Halim Agaoglu. She died on 14 July 2020 in Turkey.
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Adam Mullen, owner of Lumo Station LLC, is a two-time graduate from the School of Music at the University of Oregon, with a MMP degree in Multiple Brass Performance and a BME in Music Education. He currently composes music for the creative studio JTS Entertainment and the Watchtower Database. Aside from multimedia compositions, Adam also occupies his time with creative writing, teaching private music lessons to Portland-area students, and watching Star Trek. Adam is based out of Portland, Oregon.- Actor
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Adnan Siddiqui was born on 23 October 1969 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. He is an actor and producer, known for A Mighty Heart (2007), Sammi (2017) and Mom (2017). He has been married to Palwasha since 1999. They have three children.- Adrian Budakow was born on 23 October 1989 in Niedzica, Malopolskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Small World (2021), Television Theater (1953) and Small World (2021).
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Adriana Li Mandri was born on 23 October 1990 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. She is a writer and director, known for Tonic (2013), Hush (2016) and The Strange Case of M. Valdemar (2017).- Adriano was born on 23 October 1968 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Adrienn Pekár was born on 23 October 1996 in Budapest, Hungary. She is an actress, known for Robin Hood (2006).
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Adrian Burke is a Peruvian-American SAG Eligible actor, comedian, and writer based in New York City. He has worked with TVLand, BET, VH1, Broadway Video, and on many indie film projects. He is the creator and host of the podcast La Mezcla: Conversations With Mixed-Race Americans. His short film Mi Unico is hitting the festival circuit soon. Adrian tours internationally with his musical improv team Night Captain and with his duo improv show Bound. He is an advanced level improviser at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and a teacher at Katie Capiello Studio in Manhattan. You can catch Adrian performing in theaters and bars all over NYC doing material about his immigrant mom.
Adrian is an alumn of the Acting Apprenticeship program at The Barrow Group Theater Company. Training includes the Boston University College of Fine Arts, The Atlantic Theater Company, Terry Schreiber Studio, and The Barrow Group Theater Company. He received his undergraduate degree in film production from Boston University.- Afsaneh Salehi was born on 23 October 1972 in Isfahan, Iran. She is an actress, known for Wavelength (2018), Miracle of Love (2018) and Scissor (2016).
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Egyptian film director, script writer and producer. He made many short films, documentaries before made his first feature length film (Basra). He promoted for independent cinema since his graduation from Cairo Film Institute in 1994, and has produced many of his short films independently. He has also co-authored a book about Arab Independent Cinema in 2002 and other book about documentary filmmaker Samir Ouf. He was the executive producer and director for many documentaries produced exclusively for Al-Jazeera Channel. He worked as executive producer solely on several productions for Arab and Foreigners production companies working in Egypt. He participated as a jury members in many short and documentary film festivals- Aidan Roark was born on 23 October 1905 in County Carlow, Ireland. He was an actor and writer, known for Stormy, the Thoroughbred (1954). He was married to Helen Wills and Esther Foss Moore. He died on 27 March 1984 in Santa Cruz, California, USA.
- Aino Räsänen was born on 23 October 1910 in Nakkila, Finland. She was a writer, known for Soita minulle, Helena! (1948), Pää pystyyn Helena (1957) and ...ja Helena soittaa (1951). She died on 14 September 1995 in Maaninka, Finland.
- Akash Ambani was born on 23 October 1991 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He has been married to Shloka Mehta since 9 March 2019. They have one child.
- Akiko Kitamura was born on 23 October 1988 in Uji, Japan.
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Akiyoshi Sakai was born on 23 October 1942. He is a writer and producer, known for Lightspeed Electroid Albegas (1983), Dai Sentai Goggle-V (1982) and Space Genie Daikengo (1978).- Producer
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Al Christie began his career in 1909 with the Nestor Company. In 1912 he was put in charge of production for a series of westerns. By 1916 he had set up his own production company that produced comedy two-reelers and occasionally a full-length feature. He was the brother of producer/director Charles Christie. In 1926 Christie, along with Vera Steadman and H. Prevost, Marie Prevost's mother, was in a car accident in Florida that left Mrs. Prevost dead from a broken spine. Steadman and Christie suffered cuts and bruises.- Al Leiter, a 19-year Major League veteran, is an Emmy-nominated MLB Network analyst, regularly appearing on MLB Tonight, Hot Stove, Diamond Demo, Path to the Pennant and special event coverage.
In March of 2010, Leiter was nominated for a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Leiter also serves as a color commentator for YES Network's Yankees broadcasts and previously worked as a post-season game analyst for ESPN and FOX Sports.
Leiter was drafted by the Yankees and debuted with the club in 1987. He would go on to pitch for the Blue Jays (1989-95), Marlins (1996-97 and 2005) and Mets (1998-2004) before retiring as a Yankee in 2005 with a 162-132 record and 3.80 ERA. Leiter won the World Series rings with the Blue Jays (1993) and Marlins (1997) and was an NL All-Star in 1996 and 2000. He was also the first pitcher to earn a victory against all 30 Major League teams. Leiter received the Roberto Clemente Award in 2000 for his community service and philanthropic efforts. - Stunts
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Al Richard Unser was born on 23 October 1982 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He is an actor, known for Trade (2007), Santa Fe (1997) and Home Improvement (1991).- Alan Woods was born on 23 October 1944 in Swansea, Wales, UK.
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Albert Lortzing was born on 23 October 1801 in Berlin, Prussia, Holy Roman Empire [now Germany]. He was a composer and writer, known for Zar und Zimmermann (1956), Zar und Zimmermann (1970) and Zar und Zimmermann: Singschule (1908). He was married to Rosina Regina Ahles. He died on 21 January 1851 in Berlin, Prussia [now Germany].- Albert Stratton was born on 23 October 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Baywatch (1989) and Wonder Woman (1975). He died on 26 April 2011 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
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Albert Toro was born on 23 October 1952 in Tinputz, Bougainville, Territory of Papua and New Guinea. He was a director and actor, known for Tukana - husat i asua (1984). He died on 11 December 2019 in Papua New Guinea.- Director
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Alberto Belli is a computer science engineer whose love for storytelling turned him into a director. He moved from Mexico to LA to get his MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he received the prestigious John Huston directing merit scholarship. His latest project for Disney is "The Naughty Nine," a Christmas action/adventure movie premiering in 2023.
Belli's eclectic body of work, including commercials, TV episodes, and movies, has been recognized at Oscar-qualifying film festivals, including SXSW, HollyShorts, and Cannes Lions. His feature debut, "Gatlopp," a fantasy/comedy about a supernatural drinking game, premiered at number 8 on HBO Max worldwide with rave reviews. He has also directed major international ad campaigns for Visa, Hyundai, and Snickers. He broke into the TV world by directing episodes for the Netflix acclaimed series "La Casa de las Flores." He most recently directed an episode for Greg Daniel's Amazon hit series "Upload" and has a couple of shows in development at Sony and Amazon with Norman Lear and Brent Miller producing.- Director
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Aleksandar Mandic was born on 23 October 1945 in Beograd, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is a director and writer, known for Personal Affairs (1979), Supermarket (1984) and Milan iz Lepenca (1969). He was previously married to Ljuba Gamulin.- Aleksandr Kirichukov was born on 23 October 1971. He is an actor, known for Memento mori (1992).
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Aleksandr Olshanetsky was born on 23 October 1892 in Odessa, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for Defiance (2008), The Cantor's Son (1937) and Overture to Glory (1940). He died in 1944.- Aleksandr Yanvaryov was born on 23 October 1940 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for SOS nad taygoy (1976), Pravo na vystrel (1981) and Catch the Wind (1979). He died on 11 February 2005 in Moscow, Russia.
- Aleksandra Pleskonjic was born on 23 October 1955 in Sombor, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and writer, known for Vukovar Poste Restante (1994), Veliki transport (1986) and V Efekat (2024).
- Aleksandra Spasojevic was born on 23 October 1973 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Zamalo zivot (2013), Hotel Balkan (2020) and Kosti (2020).
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Aleksey Agranovich was born on 23 October 1970 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR. He is an actor and producer, known for The Humorist (2019), Branded (2012) and My Mother's Penguins (2021). He has been married to Viktoriya Tolstoganova since 2011. They have one child.- Aleksey Petrov was born on 23 October 1941. He was an actor, known for Prazdnik (2001), Gruppa riska (1991) and Molodoy chelovek iz khoroshey semyi (1989). He died on 24 February 2009 in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
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Alessandro Soetje is an Italian director, producer and director of photography. Graduated in Philosophy, he is based in Milan and is a member of the Italian Directors' Association (Air3) and of the Italian National Order of Journalists. As a documentary filmmaker, he uses his expertise also in the world of advertising, shooting branded contents and commercials with a realistic, yet poetical style. His career began in the early 1990s, as cinematographer and photographer, when he stood out by winning a national competition with an artistic nude of a woman. In 1998 with the documentary "Bambini d'Africa" (Africa seen by Africans), he received the Silver Lily at the Valdarno Film Festival and the FEDIC award at the Montecatini Film Festival. Subsequently, he collaborated on the Tv documentary series "Viaggio nella scuola" (A Journey into School), by Sergio Zavoli. In recent years he has directed many documentaries, including "Old Wild Lorenz", awarded for Best Director at the San Giò Video Festival in Verona, and 5 documentaries made for the Tv Show "Geo", broadcast on Rai Tre. Between 2016 and 2017 he created a large part of the international Aware Migrants campaign, awarded at the 30th International Grand Prix for Advertising Strategies and shortlisted at the CLIO Awards in New York. Another advertising campaign recently completed is the one for the Tuscany Region: "Tuscany, Never Ending Renaissance". His documentary "Our Stone" was selected in competition at the 2018 Montreal Film Festival, at the Trento Film Festival and obtained the special Diari di Cineclub prize at the 2019 Valdarno Cinema Festival. "Tomorrow and the Butterfly" was nominated for Best Feature Fashion Film, Best Direction and Best Cinematography at the 2019 Cinèmoi Fashion Film Awards in Los Angeles "The Power of Beauty", won the 2020 French Riviera Film Festival as Best Documentary. For the French-German broadcaster ARTE he created "Matera, Mother of Stone", also broadcast on SWR, and the documentary "The Valtellina and its Mountains", also broadcast on ZDF and on Geo - Rai Tre, winner of the Enit Award at the 2022 Frankfurt Book Fair. His latest works are the documentary "Captain Carnival", official selection at L'HIFF 2024 in Barcelona, and the short film "When the Rain Falls in Baden-Baden", best short film in 2024 at the ScorpiusFest in Park City, Utah and in competition at the Golden Nuggets Film Festival in London and at the French Duck Film Festival in Paris.- Alessandro Zanardi was born on 23 October 1966 in Bologna, Italy. He has been married to Daniela Manni since October 1996. They have one child.
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Alessio Perisano was born in Naples on October 23, 1986. He began to cultivate his passion for cinema from a young age and began to learn the technical basics of the "Seventh Art". From screenwriting, directing and finally editing, he covers the main roles of cinematographic writing. His skills also include technical roles such as: motion graphics, vfx, and dcp.- Alex Flinn was born in Glen Cove, New York and grew up in both Syosset, New York, and Miami, Florida. She learned to read at three and wanted to be a writer at five. She received her first rejection letter (from Highlights magazine) at eight. At twelve, her family moved to Miami, Florida, where she had a really hard time making friends, due to congenital shyness and a really bad haircut. So she read a lot and tried to write a novel but never finished because she had no idea what to write about.
Alex attended a performing arts high school program, similar to that portrayed in her book, Diva, then majored in vocal performance at the University of Miami where she graduated with a bachelor of music in 1988. She panicked upon realizing that there weren't many available jobs for opera singers (she was a coloratura - the really loud, high-pitched sopranos), she enrolled at Nova Southeastern University Law School, where she earned her J.D. in 1992.
Law school was, it turns out a really good place to learn to write for teenagers. Writing for teens and writing for judges are very similar because both judges and teens have a lot of demands on their time and minimal time for reading. Alex interned with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office in a misdemeanor court and volunteering with battered women. As an intern, she became involved with domestic violence cases, and she would later draw on this experience in her novel Breathing Underwater. She thereafter went into private practice for a time and married fellow attorney Eugene Flinn and had two daughters Katherine and Meredith.
Breathing Underwater was published in 2001. It received many honors, including being chosen a Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association. It was followed by Breaking Point, Nothing to Lose, Fade to Black, Diva, and Beastly. Beastly was released as a motion picture. Her book A Kiss in Time, is about a modern Sleeping Beauty.
She has lived in Miami with her husband, two daughters, a dog, cat, and African Spur-Thighed Tortoise. She enjoyed performing arts, biking, and travel. - Producer
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Alex Gibney was born on 23 October 1953 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005), Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) and Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015). He has been married to Anne Gibney since 14 August 1982. They have three children.- Producer
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Film Maker and teacher, born in the San Francisco Bay Area. Alex studied under Tom Blank at Ohlone College. Moved to Los Angeles in 2003.
Alex performed in a number of theatre productions around Los Angeles and throughout California, mostly Shakespeare, including such roles as Hamlet, Lysander, and Malcom.
Alex is the Cofounder of Desert Sky Pictures, Running Chef Productions and Not Hamlet Productions.