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Stanley DeSantis was born on 6 July 1953 in Roslyn, Long Island, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Rush Hour (1998), I Am Sam (2001) and The Aviator (2004). He died on 9 August 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Robert Gossett is a veteran actor of stage, screen and television. He is known for his work on The Oath, Greenleaf, Chicago Med and the hit TNT drama "The Closer" (2005-2012) and its spin off "Major Crimes (2012-2017). Among his many film credits are "Arlington Road" (1999) , "The Net" (1995) and "White Man's Burden" (1995). He is the father of four wonderful children.

Doug Savant was born on 21 June 1964 in Burbank, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Desperate Housewives (2004), Godzilla (1998) and Trick or Treat (1986). He has been married to Laura Leighton since 2 May 1998. They have two children. He was previously married to Dawn Marie Dunkin.

Scott William Winters is the brother of actor Dean Winters and writer Brad Winters. His sister Blair is married to executive producer/writer Jorge Zamacona. Scott is married to Jennifer Logan Winters. They have 2 daughters, Grace and Faith. Scott is from New York and attended Northwestern University in Chicago. Following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, he went down with friends to serve as an EMT, which he works as part time. He and his wife are completing a documentary on the experience in Haiti. He enjoys surfing, writing, family-time, and reading the Bible.

Matt Servitto was born on 7 April 1965 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Enchanted (2007), Compliance (2012) and The Sopranos (1999). He has been married to Anne Lauterbach since 15 September 2001. He was previously married to Charissa Marie Sgouros.

Jake Weber has worked in film, theatre and television. His film credits include Zach Snyder's remake of Dawn of the Dead, Martin Brest's remake of Meet Joe Black, Jonathan Mostow's U-571, Mike Newell's Pushing Tin, Tarsem Singh's The Cell, Marshall Herskovitz's Dangerous Beauty, Alan J. Pakula's The Pelican Brief, Sidney Lumet's A Stranger Among Us, and Larry Fessendon's Wendigo. His first job was in Oliver Stone's Born on the 4th of July. Most recently, he can be seen in Learning to Drive opposite Patricia Clarkson as well as Terrence Malick's Song to Song.

He was a series regular on Mind of the Married Man (HBO), American Gothic (CBS), Something Wilder (CBS), starring Gene Wilder, and, for 7 years, Medium (NBC), starring Patricia Arquette. Jake recurred in 2 seasons of Hell on Wheels, and guested in Joe Swanberg's Easy for Netflix as well as Secrets and Lies on ABC. Most recently, he has a series regular on Homeland.

A theatre veteran, he has appeared extensively on and off Broadway and regionally at Williamstown Theatre Festival and Arena Stage.

He attended Juilliard in New York City, A.S. Neil's Summerhill School in England, Middlebury College in Vermont, where he studied English and Political Science, and The Moscow Art Theatre in the then Soviet Union.

He was born in London. Weber has one son, Waylon, born in 2006. In 2017, he married his longtime partner, Korri Culbertson Weber.

Of English and German heritage, lumbering, oval-faced John Schuck was born Conrad John Schuck, Jr. in Boston, Massachusetts on February 4, 1940, the son of an English professor who taught at, among others, both Princeton College and SUNY Buffalo while John was growing up. Following graduation from Denison University, where he appeared in a number of plays, John turned to regional theatre work ("Marat/Sade," etc.), including the Cleveland Playhouse, Baltimore Center Stage, and American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.

Discovered at ACT for film by Robert Altman, the director featured him as Captain Walter "Painless Pole" Waldowski, the virginal army camp dentist, in the classic Korean War film M*A*S*H (1970), giving him a memorable "deflowering" scene with sexy Jo Ann Pflug. Altman continued to use John in Brewster McCloud (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and, most assuredly, in Thieves Like Us (1974), arguably his best movie role as a bank robber on the lam.

On 70's television, in addition to guest spots on such programs as "Gunsmoke," "Mission: Impossible," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Room 222," "Bonanza," "Ironside" and "Love, American Style," "Schuck won a regular part as an inept but altruistic sergeant alongside Rock Hudson's police commissioner for six seasons on McMillan & Wife (1971). Following this, however, he found himself somewhat stereotyped as simple-minded, lovable lugs such as the robot on the silly short-lived comedy Holmes and Yoyo (1976), as buddy Murray in the revamped series The New Odd Couple (1982) and as Herman Munster on The Munsters Today (1988), a revisit to the ghoulish 1960s television family. He also kept his name alive on such popular games shows as "The $25,000 Pyramid," "Hollywood Squares" and "Password."

More challenging guest role work has come to him on occasion with television series such as NYPD Blue (1993), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Babylon 5 (1993) and in the historically acclaimed TV movie Roots (1977). In the popular films Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), John appeared in various roles and earned himself a place in the hearts of Trekkie fans all over the nation. Other film roles over time have included Blade (1973), Just You and Me, Kid (1979), Earthbound (1981), Finders Keepers (1984), Outrageous Fortune (1987), The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988), My Mom's a Werewolf (1989) and Dick Tracy (1990).

The musical stage also took a shine to him. An accomplished singer, John appeared semi-regularly (from 1979 until 2006) as the bald-domed, gruff-speaking Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks in the hit musical "Annie," not only on Broadway but on tours and in smaller theater venues. He also garnered success playing Frank Butler in "Annie Get Your Gun" with Bernadette Peters on tour. Other roles over time have included the musicals "The Sound of Music", "Peter Pan", "The Most Happy Fella" and "She Loves Me." He co-starred in the original premiere of "Grumpy Old Men" in 2011 and then returned to Broadway in 2013 as a replacement in the Gershwin musical "Nice Work If You Can Get It."

Into the millennium, on TV John played a police captain on an episode of "Diagnosis Murder," had a recurring role as a Chief of Detectives in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and had another recurring role as shop keeper Carl in the skateboarding adventure series Zeke and Luther (2009). He also appeared in the films Closer to God (2014) and All Light Will End (2018).

A sailor on the sly, John Schuck is father to son Aaron via his first marriage (1978-1983) to former actress Susan Bay Nimoy. He married his current wife, painter Harrison Houlé, in 1990.

John Gallagher Jr. has appeared in several television programs, including The West Wing (1999), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), NYPD Blue (1993), Ed (2000), Love Monkey (2006), and Hallmark Hall of Fame's film The Flamingo Rising (2001). He played Jim Harper in Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom (2012) which aired on HBO. He also appeared in HBO's mini-series Olive Kitteridge (2014), based on the Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name, in the role of Christopher Kitteridge.

Film credits include Pieces of April (2003), Woody Allen's Whatever Works (2009), Jonah Hex (2010), The Heart Machine (2014), Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret (2011), and a lead role in Short Term 12 (2013) opposite Brie Larson. In 2016, he starred in the thriller film 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and the horror thriller film Hush (2005).

Una Damon (born Una Kim) is a South Korean and American actress. Her film credits include Gattaca, The Truman Show, Deep Impact, Deep Rising and Spider-Man. Damon has acted in numerous television shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Charmed, Chicago Hope, Sliders, Girlfriends and The Closer. In 1995, she appeared in the film For Better or Worse. In 2006, she directed and starred in a short film which she also wrote and produced called Sixth Street Bridge.

Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. But when Amy was in junior high, she and her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy has three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has backpacked all over Europe with her family and on her own. Because her parents were teachers, they were able to spend every summer together traveling and camping all over the United States. In fact, they have camped in every state except Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda after the war in 1994 to aid relief efforts. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions and winning contests for writing. In high school, she was a promising athlete who placed in the first ever 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. In college, after an injury, she returned to the theater with many roles on stage starting with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and directing Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Dan and Lemon". Amy attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where she graduated cum laude with a B.A. in East Asian history and a concentration in Theater. She moved to Chicago afterward and studied Improv at the Improv Olympic and acting at The Actor's Center. A contract job on the now defunct soap opera Another World (1964) moved her to NYC soon after graduation. She has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series". Her most memorable roles have been of strong women playing Alex Taylor in Third Watch (1999), Maggie Pistone in Falcone (2000), Katie Owen alongside Tom Berenger in Peacemakers (2003) and Linda Reagan in Blue Bloods. Carlson resides in New York City with husband Syd Butler, bassist of Les Savy Fav, where she also works in the independent music business as part-owner of the independent label "Frenchkiss Records". Amy continues to write as well as seek out diverse and unique roles in the film industry.

Sam Jaeger began his professional career in New York, while still attending Otterbein College in Ohio, landing a guest-starring role on Law & Order (1990). He also spent several seasons doing theater in NY before making the move to Los Angeles. Once in LA, he landed parts in two feature films, Traffic (2000) and Behind Enemy Lines (2001). After those standout roles, he won the powerful role, opposite Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell in MGM's Hart's War (2002). In the years following, Jaeger has built an impressive television resume, including roles in such hits as ER (1994), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), The West Wing (1999), NYPD Blue (1993), Scrubs (2001), That's Life (2000) and Girls Club (2002).

Jaeger's credits include the A&E biopic, The Riverman (2004), opposite Cary Elwes and Bruce Greenwood, and the Indy hit, Lucky Number Slevin (2006), opposite Bruce Willis and Josh Hartnett, which was seen at Sundance Film Festival in 2006 and opened nationally to critical acclaim. He was seen in the romantic comedy, Catch and Release (2006), also starring Jennifer Garner and Kevin Smith. Written and directed by Susannah Grant, writer of Erin Brockovich (2000) and In Her Shoes (2005), the film opened in January 2007.

In addition to his film and small screen credits, Jaeger has also co-written and co-produced two short films. The first, "Quiz Bowl", caught the eye of actress Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns (2006)), who later agreed to star in his next short, Advantage Hart (2003). "Advantage Hart" had its premiere at The Hollywood Film Festival. Jaeger's directorial debut, the short Untold (2009), is a period piece set in his home state of Ohio.

Samuel Heath Jaeger was born in Perrysburg, to LeAnne (Graening) and Charles Jaeger. His mother is of German descent, and his father is of German, English, and Scots-Irish ancestry.

Jaeger resides, with his wife, Amber Jaeger, in Los Angeles.

Paul Vincent O'Connor is known for Seabiscuit (2003), JAG (1995) and Touch (2012).

Michael O'Neill was born on 29 May 1951 in Montgomery, Alabama. He is an actor, known for Dallas Buyers Club (2013), Transformers (2007) and Seabiscuit (2003). He is married to Mary O'Keefe. They have three children.

Mo was born in Miami, Florida. Growing up multi-ethnic was a plus, giving him the opportunity to learn of life outside the United States at a young age. His father was from Beirut, Lebanon and his mother was of Cuban descent.

After meeting director David Anspaugh, who graciously extended him the opportunity to work on his football themed feature film "Rudy", he was hooked. Fulfilling his former passion with his future.

Since then Gallini has worked opposite the likes of Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman in Crimson Tide. James Caan in director Bob Rafelson's HBO original Poodle Springs. James Garner, who he watched as a boy, in a CBS Rockford Files Mow. The legendary Rod Steiger, Gabriel Byrne, and the once in a lifetime experience of fighting Arnold Schwarzenegger in End Of Days. He also worked with the amazing David Lynch on the ABC pilot which became Mulholland Drive. And a leading role in Universal Pictures 2 Fast 2 Furious for director John Singleton. He also has received high accolades for his award winning role in the Pander Brothers film, Selfless

On television Mo has had recurring roles on 24, Chase, General Hospital, and The Young & the Restless. His numerous guest star assignments include CSI:NY, Weeds, N.C.I.S., Shark, The District, J.A.G., The X-Files, Brooklyn South, and Seinfeld. Along with multiple episodes of NYPD Blue, VIP, and Melrose Place.

Carlos Sanz is a Chicago-born Chilean-American actor, writer, director, and photographer. His film acting roles include the emotionally tormented real life character Carlos Arredondo, "hero with the white cowboy hat" saving Jake Gyllenhaal in David Gordon Green's 2017 film Stronger (about the Boston Marathon bombing) to that of a corrupt Costa Rican official who beats up Justin Timberlake's character in Runner Runner.

He played the dangerous and violent mob boss who goes against Jason Statham in the crime thriller hit Crank. He played dandy mob boss Manuel Garza in the comedy Beer for My Horses. He was seen taking another comedic bent in the comedy Dishdogz. Sanz has worked with such notable film directors as Ron Howard, Andrew Davis and Alan Rudolf.

His television projects include: The Oath for Sony Crackle; Ten Days In The Valley for ABC; Queen of the South for USA Network; Freeform's recurring The Fosters; Comedy Central's Review with Forrest McNeil; as well as, among others, Magnum PI, The Mentalist, Emily Owens MD, Burn Notice, CSI Miami, Cold Case, Numbrs, The Shield (as Det. Carlos Zamora), Criminal Minds, 24, Close to Home, Las Vegas, and NYPD Blue (in the recurring role of undercover cop Det. Ray Olivo). He spent two seasons on the NBC daytime drama Another World as the handsome, womanizing, mysterious and slightly dangerous Dr. Victor Rodriguez.

An award nominated theater artist, he has worked around the world including the Arena Stage, Washington DC (in the two person play about Georgia O'Keefe and her companion); the Goodman Theater, Chicago (working with JoAnne Akalaitis and Don Cheadle); South Coast Rep, Los Angeles (with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Nelo Cruz); Royal Shakespeare Company (London), Thalia Theater (Hamburg) and Bobigny MC93 (Paris); The Rubicon Theatre, Ventura, California (as Starbuck in The Rainmaker opposite Stephanie Zimbalist); San Diego Rep; Labyrinth Theater Co. (NYC); The Organic Theater Co. (Chicago) as a company member; and Latino Chicago Theater Company (as artistic associate).

Sanz earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he studied Mathematics and Philosophy.

Los Angeles, California, native Roshawn Franklin is living out his childhood dreams in the recurring role of 'Special Agent Trevor Hobbs' on Dick Wolf's hit CBS show "FBI." The procedural drama follows the inner workings of the New York office of the FBI. Having previously read for "Chicago PD," "Chicago Fire," and other Dick Wolf productions, Franklin was known throughout the casting office when he came in to read for the role of 'Agent Hobbs.' It was there, in New York City, that he read for head casting director Jonathan Strauss and landed the role in one audition.

At the age of fourteen, Roshawn Franklin and his friend were cracking jokes in a Hollywood elevator. Unbeknownst to them, they were sharing the elevator with a talent agent who ultimately gave Franklin his card and invited him to the office. That day, he signed with the agency on the spot. About six months later, he landed his first gig: a Lays commercial alongside Shaquille O'Neal. Soon, the hobby that he had as a child would turn into something he knew he wanted to pursue professionally.

Aside from television, his first major film debut was the role of 'James' in the film "What Men Want," starring Taraji P. Henson. He hopes to mirror Denzel Washington's career and follow his footsteps into drama and action films. As a child, he was always watching films like "Men in Black," or anything with Will Smith. As those were some of his best childhood memories, he wants to aim his film career towards projects that can mirror those movies he used to immerse himself in as a child; something that can help people escape their regular life and infuse them into a world they wish they were a part of. Action films excited the child in him, which is why he loves acting on procedural dramas like "FBI."

When Roshawn Franklin isn't acting, he is an amateur boxer. He has also launched his YouTube channel under his name. He is an avid supporter of the Boys and Girls Club because he was a member himself as a child and is setting his sights on other organizations that help inner-city children. In the future, he hopes to someday work with the likes of Denzel Washington and Daniel Day-Lewis, two actors that he studies regularly to help contribute to his own acting skills. He would also love to work with directors like Christopher Nolan or Ryan Coogler, as well as other small up-and-coming directors that he is always finding. In the next five years, Franklin sees himself as a series regular on a network television show as well as doing more films. In 2020, he is writing a feature film that he hopes to shoot within the next five years, alongside a short film that he is aiming to shoot within the next 6 months.

Manny Perez is becoming one of the most recognized Latino Actors in Hollywood. He has embarked into the most pivotal steps in his career. In the past few years he has been cast from leads to co-starring roles in over a dozen films; in major and independent releases.

He also won an Alma Award in 2008, for his performance in the film Bella (2006)

Manny is one of eleven siblings, born in a small town in the Dominican Republic. At the age of 10, he and his family moved to Providence, Rhode Island. By the time he was done with high school, Manny knew the stage was his natural home. He moved to New York majoring in drama at Marymount Manhattan College.

Manny Perez first got the industry's attention when he co-wrote, produced and starred in the critically acclaimed film Washington Heights (2002) an independent film set in his neighborhood. Manny's performance in the film garnered the praise of many film critics; The New York Times stated, "Mr. Perez has charisma to burn." He won the 2002 Best Actor Award at The Milan International Film Festival in Italy for his performance in that film.

His recent project La soga (2009) which had its world premiered at The Toronto International Film Festival in September of 2009 to standing ovations, sold-out shows and stellar reviews was produced, written and starred Perez. Variety stated, "Perez, puts plenty of guts into his script and performance".

It was the first Dominican film EVER to have screened at the prestigious festival. The film was released by 7-57 Releasing and so far has made over 1 million dollars worldwide.

Perez continues to write and co-write other scripts for future projects. In February of 2009, Perez co-wrote, co-produced and starred in the film titled, Forged (2010) shot completely in Scranton, PA. MAYA Entertainment will release it.

He has worked with such film directors as Sidney Lumet, Arthur Penn, Spike Lee, Leon Ichaso, Mike Newell, Ed Zwick, Takeshi Kitano, Bob Giraldi, Darnell Martin, among others.

With all the glitz and glamor of Hollywood, Manny has maintained loyal to his roots in the Latin community, both in the US and the Dominican Republic. He is the classic example of someone who has made the American dream happen. This kind of cavalier attitude is the reason he was honored by El Diario newspaper with the "EL Award", as one of the most prominent Latinos in New York. He recently received the Tony Bennett Excellence in Media Award, the Perry Ellis Humanitarian Award, and given the Key to the City from his hometown in Providence, Rhode Island. He was also honored with the Humanitarian Award in his native country of Dominican Republic for all of his charitable work during the devastation of Hurricane Noel.

All of his hard working ethics and talent has brought him to such great success, which will continue to take him to greater heights as he continues his career.

He has been featured in various magazines, newspapers and entertainment shows.

Manny currently resides between Washington Heights, New York City and Los Angeles. Manny is also a member of the LAByrinth Theatre Company in New York City.

Jeff Kober was born in Billings, Montana, on 18 December 1953. Not satisfied with being a rancher, Kober relocated to the L.A. area in his twenties with the desire to become an actor. His first appearance on the small screen was a non-billed role in the 1980s series V (1984). Kober went on to supporting roles in the highly acclaimed Vietnam War drama China Beach (1988) and the short-lived, but now-cult horror series Kindred: The Embraced (1996). Following these series, Kober has guested on some of the most popular television series of the day. They include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), ER (1994), 24 (2001), The Closer (2005), and Criminal Minds (2005).

Kober's big screen career began with the film Out of Bounds (1986), in which he played the first of his signature nefarious characters - Roy Gaddis, a small-time drug dealer with murderous inclinations. This role led to more film opportunities in The First Power (1990), Tank Girl (1995) (a comedic turn), Defining Maggie (2002), World Without Waves (2004), and the remake of The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007), among others. Never one to balk at taking a chance in the acting field, Kober has also appeared in several short independent films - the Academy Award-winning Session Man (1991) and, most recently, Lucid (2006), another film that has garnered a number of awards at independent film festivals across the country. He has done extensive stage work, most prominently, as "the father" in Jenny Sullivan's autobiographical work "J For J" and "Defying Gravity". Being a creature of diverse talents, Kober is also a noted artist (he was responsible for the paintings attributed to his character Daedalus on Kindred: The Embraced (1996) and is the c/o author of "Art That Pays: The Emerging Artist's Guide to Making a Living" along with Adele Slaughter. On the personal front, Kober is twice divorced (Rhonda Talbot, Kelly Cutrone) and the father of one son. He has, at present, finished work on The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007) (set for release in March 2007) in the role of Colonel Lincoln Redding. Kober's next film was Multiple (2008).

Jocko Sims was born on 20 February 1981 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for New Amsterdam (2018), How to Die Alone (2024) and The Last Ship (2014).

Hawthorne James began life on the south side of Chicago to tremendously loving and supportive parents Robert and A.M. Alene. He attended Catholic school from kindergarten until the family moved to Michigan when he became an honor student in a public school; a bad mix.

Hawthorne's very extraordinary father was driving himself to the hospital when he passed by Holy Cross Jr. College, stopped in and talked Brother John Driscoll into accepting his son. It was there Hawthone got back on the right path and began to excel again academically. Hawthorne's father passed away two months after he began.

Hawthorne received a Bachelor's Degree in Theater from across the street at the University of Notre Dame and received his Masters degree in Theater from the University of Michigan. Hawthorne taught Theater at Illinois State University when he decided to go to Hollywood to pursue acting and found Inner City Cultural Center and Ted Lange who encouraged him to continue his studies in London, England at the London Shakespeare Academy.

Best known for his role as Big Red Davis in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats and Sam, the bus driver, in Speed. One of the most incredible roles Hawthorne has portrayed is Victor Romero along with Badja Djola and Alec Baldwin in Heaven's Prisoners.

Once in Hollywood Mr. Hawthorne James headed straight to ICCC where he performed on stage for free, for the love of the art. His nine to five jobs began as a Mailroom Clerk at ITC to a Post-Production Driver at the brand new TriStar Pictures.

Within three months Hawthorne was an executive in the Post-Production Department. Everything that TriStar did went across his desk. It was there he learned how to make a movie under Jim Potter. He learned how to edit on No Mercy and he's uncredited for editing Rambo II.

Hawthorne directed a few MasterCard commercials when Teriq Alexander hired him to direct his first feature film The Stick Up Kids. Another film he directed close to his heart is Lisa Trotter and Hawthorne wrote and directed the film Remember Me?

First cast in a film by Cliff Roquemore, Disco Godfather and Penitentiary II. Other roles he landed include "One Eyed Sam" in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Hood of Horrors, The Doors, Cheers, Amazing Stories and Stir Crazy. Hawthorne can be seen in television series Seven, NYPD Blue, and had a guest-starring role on Frasier as Bill in the season one episode.

An advocate for youth to read and study. As he travels he goes to YTS and prisons to inspire and encourage the incarcerated. He believes I won't be free until you be free. Hawthorne stood up to the motion picture studios to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Day and won the fight. Hawthorne James is an Icon and a Legend. Hawthorne James is an Inner City Cultural Center Alumnus.

Born and raised in Manhattan, a graduate of Brown University, Michael comes from a long line of filmmakers. His grandfather, Oscar-winning screenwriter Sidney Buchman, ran Columbia Pictures under Harry Cohn throughout the 1930s and 1940s and wrote and produced such films as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), The Talk of the Town (1942), The Awful Truth (1937) Sahara (1943), A Song to Remember (1945), Holiday (1938), Lost Horizon (1937), The Jolson Story (1946), Cleopatra (1934), Theodora Goes Wild (1936) and more than 20 others. He was blacklisted in 1951 but continued to write from Cannes until his death in 1975.

Michael's sister, Amanda Silver, wrote The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) and she and her husband, Rick Jaffa, wrote and produced Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, among others. They are currently writing Avatar 2, due 2016.

A preeminent force in television entertainment, Paris Barclay has directed nearly 200 episodes of television and was active as a Director/Producer for series including: Station 19, Pitch, Sons of Anarchy, In Treatment, Cold Case, City of Angels and NYPD Blue. He also has directed episodes of a wide variety of series including Scandal, The Good Wife, Empire, House, NCIS: Los Angeles, CSI, Lost, The Shield, The West Wing and ER; as well as three films: the feature Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood; and the movies for television The Cherokee Kid and The Big Time. He earned two Emmy Awards and the DGA award for Outstanding Direction of a Drama Series for NYPD Blue, received seven additional Emmy nominations for both producing and directing, and garnered ten other DGA Award nominations for shows as diverse as Glee, In Treatment, The West Wing, House, and most recently Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. With that last nomination, he become one of only a handful of directors who have received Emmy nominations in every narrative category - drama, comedy and limited series. He was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame in 2014, and was made an Honorary Life Member of the Directors Guild in 2021. A DGA member since 1992, Barclay was the first African-American and openly gay President in the Guild's history. In addition to his two terms as President of the Guild, his service includes numerous terms on the National Board, the Western Directors Council and chairmanship and participation in several committees, including co-chairing the Television Creative Rights Committee, the Return to Work Negotiations Committee, and the African-American Steering Committee. He was honored with the Robert B. Aldrich Achievement Award in 2007, which is given for providing extraordinary service to the DGA, and in 2021 was given the Honorary Life Member Award, the Guild's highest honor for both service and career achievement. He currently serves as the Guild's Secretary/Treasurer. A WGA member before he was a DGA member, Barclay co-created and wrote for the CBS series City of Angels with Nicholas Wootton and Steven Bochco, which ran for two years on the network. He co-wrote with James DeMonaco the Showtime pilot Hate, and has written other pilots for CBS and NBC. He wrote with Dustin Lance Black (on his first WGA-credited project) Pedro, a film about the life of AIDS activist Pedro Zamora for MTV, which received a Writers Guild nomination. As a playwright and composer, he has had musical dramas produced by Soho Rep, The Village Theatre, the Signature Theater, and the North Shore Music Theatre among others - including One Red Flower - adapted from soldiers letters written during the Vietnam War. Prior to his career in television and film, Barclay was a sought-after music video director. He created groundbreaking videos for Bob Dylan, the New Kids on the Block, Janet Jackson & Luther Vandross, Harry Connick, Jr. among others. His eight videos for LL Cool J, including the MTV, Billboard, and Grammy-winning "Mama Said Knock You Out," are still widely viewed and imitated today. In 2021 & 2022, Paris reteamed with Ryan Murphy on the Netflix series MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY (with Evan Peters and Niecy Nash); THE WATCHER, (with Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Margo Martindale and Mia Farrow); and the FX series AMERICAN HORROR STORY (with Russell Tovey, Joe Mantello, and Patti LuPone). In 2024, Paris helmed two episodes of a new Ryan Murphy franchise for FX/HULU: AMERICAN SPORTS STORY: AARON HERNANDEZ, as well as two episodes of MONSTERS: THE ERIK AND LYLE MENENDEZ STORY with Javier Bardem and Chloe Sevigny. He spent the remainder of the year directing the pilot and executive producing the ABC Series, DOCTOR ODYSSEY, starring Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson. He also completed a feature documentary about the life of iconic keyboard and recording artist Billy Preston, which premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival and DOC NYC.

The first half of 2025, Paris completed work on DOCTOR ODYSSEY, and shot two episodes of Season 3 of Shawn Ryan's hit Netflix series, THE NIGHT AGENT, starring Gabriel Basso.

Camille Winbush was born on 9 February 1990 in Culver City, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Bernie Mac Show (2001), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) and Eraser (1996).

Steven Anthony Jones is known for Patch Adams (1998), Jack (1996) and Blood In, Blood Out (1993).

Gina Gallego, a second-generation Angeleno, has appeared in over one hundred feature films and television shows. Recently she completed four seasons as Mrs. Hernandez on the CW Channel's ground breaking musical comedy, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, starring Rachel Bloom. Prior to that she was Estella on USA Network's The Shooter starring Ryan Phillippe.

Gina's career spans a diversity of roles. As Ms. Sanchez, the iron-willed attorney in Erin Brockovich, she caves when Julia Roberts offers her a glass of tainted water. Other film highlights include: Disney's top box office performer Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Adam Sandler's successful comedies Anger Management, and Mr. Deeds.

Gina's Television career was kick-started on NBC's prime-time drama Flamingo Road. She spent several years on network soap-operas including Santa Barbara, Rituals, The Bold and the Beautiful, and her last role on daytime television was Judge Ramirez on Days of Our Lives. Highlights of her current television roles include NCIS, The Middle, Shameless, Bosch, and Grey's Anatomy as Callie's mom. One of Gina's memorable TV moments was on NBC's hit series, Seinfeld, giving Jerry his first ever on-screen kiss in the classic episode "The Suicide".

Gina is the co-librettist of the new musical, América Tropical (americatropicalmusical), which has won numerous awards and distinctions, including: Finalist for the American Theatre Wing's Jonathan Larson Grant, Semi-finalist at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center's National Alliance for Musical Theatre Conference, Musical Theatre West's New Works New Voices Festival-featured concert reading, winner of the Raise Your Voice Script Competition, (awarded a concert reading by McCoy Rigby Entertainment), and was selected for the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab's Table Read Series, supported by Lin-Manuel Miranda's Family Fund.

Gina was honored with Nosotros' prestigious Golden Eagle Award for her work. While not in front of the camera she is a choral singer who's sung in several choirs, including under the direction of the celebrated conductor, Jeannine Wagner. Gina is an avid tennis player, and loves spending free time tending her flower garden. Married to writer-producer-actor Joel Bailey for the past 40 years, she is the proud mother of their son, Brendan.