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Jonathan Taylor Thomas was born Jonathan Taylor Weiss on September 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to Claudine (Gonsalves) and Stephen Weiss. He has an older brother, Joel, and has Pennsylvania Dutch (German) and Portuguese ancestry. Growing up, he liked the music group Boyz II Men, and his favorite TV shows were Roseanne (1988) and Grace Under Fire (1993), but he also liked watching CNN news, to keep up to date with current events. One thing that Jonathan does not like is meat. He has been a vegetarian since he was four years old, and he doesn't use products that are tested on animals because he believes that it is wrong to hurt them.

When Jonathan was four years old, his family moved from Bethlehem to Sacramento, California. At the age of seven, Jonathan was working as a model for print advertisements in Sacramento, and over the next few years, he appeared in TV commercials for Kelloggs cereal, Mattel toys and for many other products. By this time, Jonathan was ready for bigger roles, and in 1989, he landed the part of Greg Brady's son Kevin in the TV special The Bradys (1990). In 1990, he landed his biggest role yet, as Randy Taylor on Home Improvement (1991). Jonathan's audition went well, but what really gave him an edge over the other boys was that the casting directors thought that he looked a lot like his TV dad-to-be, Tim Allen.

In 1991, Jonathan's parents divorced. He lived with his mother and his brother. He began work in feature length movies, as the voice of young Simba in Disney's The Lion King (1994), and as Ben Archer in Man of the House (1995) opposite Chevy Chase. Among his other movies are Tom and Huck (1995), The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996), Wild America (1997), and I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998).

Having made his feature film debut starring in the teen comedy Cavegirl Daniel Roebuck quickly realized that there was only one direction to travel in his career. Up!

Soon after Cavegirl, Roebuck established himself as one of the industry's youngest character actors with his haunting portrayal as the teenage killer, Samson in The River's Edge.

Daniel Roebuck was born and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, A fan of movies and television from a very early age he was immediately drawn to the actors and comedians. As his obsession with performing grew his parents unwittingly fomented his future by gifting him with a cardboard TV on his seventh Christmas.

At the age of 10, he started performing in talent shows doing impressions of movie stars he loved. He joined a local circus two years later and made his debut as one of the youngest clowns in the country. Roebuck's clown act eventually segued into a magic act and he performed that throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

It was only a matter of time before Roebuck discovered the theater and from that point he never looked back. Over the next few years while still in Pennsylvania, Roebuck continued to hone his craft, acting in, directing, and even writing over 40 plays. He also began performing stand up comedy.

Now, nearly 30 years later, Roebuck has amassed a substantial resume as an actor, writer and director. He has moved easily between all mediums having continued working on television, in movies and on the stage.

His film credits are myriad, having starred in blockbusters like The Fugitive, US Marshals,and final Destination, as well as popular titles including Agent Cody Banks and it's sequel, That's What I Am, Money Talks, Flash Of Genius and so many more.

Lately, Roebuck has enjoyed working in a number of horror movies - his favorite genre. He has collaborated with filmmaker Rob Zombie on Halloween, Halloween 2, Devil's Rejects, and Lords of Salem (as well as a commercial for AMDRO, the insecticide). He also appeared in Don Coscarelli's cult favorite Bubba Ho Tep as well as the director's Reggie's Tales and John Dies At The End.

Daniel has also been a familiar face on television for nearly 3 decades, he was a regular for three seasons on the evergreen hit drama, Matlock, portraying attorney 'Cliff Lewis," the junior partner of the law firm headed by Andy Griffith's beloved character, 'Ben Matlock.' Interestingly, his landing the role was the fulfillment of a promise made several years earlier with his first appearance on "Matlock" in its inaugural season. At that time, Roebuck was told that Griffith had been so impressed with his work that he would be back as a regular on the show. It took five seasons, two more guest shots as different characters, and a change of networks, but Griffith kept his promise and Roebuck indeed became a series regular.

He portrayed the irascible Rick Bettina on many episodes of Nash Bridges and in the fall of 2003 Daniel returned to series television as Pete Peterson, the gay owner of a local diner in A Minute With Stan Hooper.

As a television guest star, Daniel has played countless characters. Some of his most memorable are a cop who literally turns into a pig on Grimm, a Romulan on Star Trek, Next Generation, a gun toting hostage taker on NYPD Blue, a cranky studio owner on Sonny With A Chance and a grieving father on Glee. He played other memorable roles on New Adventures of Old Christine, NCIS, Ghost Whisperer, CSI, Boston Legal, CSI Miami, Law And Order, Desperate Housewives and Hot in Cleveland.

On the popular show, Lost, Roebuck portrayed the infamous Dr. Leslie Arzt, the aggravating science teacher whose explosive exit in the finale of the first season remains one of television's most surprising and talked about moments.

He has starred in dozens of TV Movies. Perhaps his most famous turn was his critically acclaimed portrayal of Jay Leno in The Late Shift. He stepped into another pair of famous shoes when he played Garry Marshall in Behind The Camera; Mork and Mindy, The Unauthorized Story. Other Movies for television include A Family Lost, A Glimpse Of Hell, Murder At The Presidio, Shredderman Rules, A Borrowed Life, Quints and many others. Daniel's voice over work includes Christmas Is Here Again (a film he also produced),The Haunted World Of El Super Beasto and the groundbreaking video game, L.A. Noire.

The theater remains Roebuck's first love and he has continued that passion in the Los Angeles area. He appeared in the world premiers of Sarcophagus and Crooks. He has also starred in No Time For Sergeants, Here Lies Jeremy Troy, Arsenic and Old Lace and The Man Who Came To Dinner among others. In 2006 Daniel founded THE Saint Francis Stage Company.

Behind the camera, Roebuck has produced, written and directed/co-directed a number of documentaries including Halloween: The Happy Haunting of America and it's sequel as well as Goolians, Movieland Memories and a number of documentaries for the Monsterama series.

Daniel has fulfilled nearly every dream of his childhood like appearing in Mad Magazine, becoming a toy and a Halloween mask and having his mug on a few trading cards.

When not performing, Roebuck writes articles about Horror Movies, raises two children, teaches The Audition is the Job Experience and mentors young actors.

Lily Cowles (born September 7, 1987) is an American actress known for her role as Isobel Evans in Roswell, New Mexico and Helen Park in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Cowles was born in 1987 and raised in rural Connecticut, the daughter of actress Christine Baranski and playwright Matthew Cowles. Cowles has an older sister, an attorney named Isabel. Cowles earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies from Princeton University. Cowles' father died of congestive heart failure in 2014.

Mel Harris is an American actress, writer and director, best known for her portrayal of Hope Steadman on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning series Thirtysomething (1987), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination as best Actress in a Drama Series. She starred in the NBC comedy Something So Right (1996) and the My Network drama series Saints and Sinners (2014). Her most recent role has been as Nadine Davies on Hulu's new series Shut Eye (2016)

Mary Ellen Harris was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and raised in New Jersey. Her mother was a high school science teacher and her father a football coach at Princeton University. She spent 12 years in the modeling world living in New York and Europe before stumbling into the acting business. She starred in numerous miniseries and telefilms including Cross Fire (1989), The Burden of Proof (1992) and Grass Roots (1992), as well as appearances on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and as Senator Rafferty on The West Wing (1999). Among her feature film credits are Brian De Palma's Raising Cain (1992) , K-9 (1989) (opposite Jim Belushi), Suture (1993), The Pagemaster (1994), and Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986).

She made her New York stage debut at the Circle Repertory Company in the world premiere of John Bishop's Empty Hearts, for which she received a 1992 Theater World Award. In addition to her acting, in the last few years, she has focused on writing with her partner and husband, Emmy Award winning writer/producer, Bob Brush, under their shingle Topanga Moon Productions.

Bailey Noble was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She was raised there by her mother and father, Lynn and John Noble. She has one older sister, Casey Noble. Bailey is best known for portraying Adilyn Bellefleur on HBO's True Blood (2008). She's also known for Amazon's The Last Tycoon (2016), NBC's Law & Order True Crime (2017), and The Archer (2016). Her most recent works include the feature film Flag Day (2021) and Amazon's Them (2021).

Raised in Hellertown, PA, Glenn's proclivity for Horror Films (particularly those of the Universal and Hammer Studios variety) and Sci-fi/Fantasy imbued him with a ravenous appetite for all things genre related. This passion compelled him to work on various theatre projects as both actor and fledgling make-up artist throughout Junior and Senior High School. As an undergrad at York College of Pa., he landed his first acting role in an independent feature... which happened to be a horror film. He moved quickly to secure the Special Effects Make-up Artist position as well, and began creating the multitudinous gags on his first films with a shoestring budget.

Soon he was working on an array of indie projects and collaborating with world renowned musical acts such as Type-O-Negative and horror punk icons the Misfits. That same year saw him make the move from the East Coast to Los Angeles in order to facilitate the progression of his acting, writing and make-up effects career. Upon arriving in Hollywood he found his first foothold at Optic Nerve as a lab technician, fabricator, painter and eventually sculptor and designer - working tirelessly for years on several seasons of Buffy, Angel, and X-files among others.

The path of his career led him to opportunities at other studios as well, working with Ve Neil on Pitch Black: Chronicles of Riddick and Bioshock. He continued auditioning and performing as well, landing multiple guest star roles as a character actor in The Shield, Committed, Charmed, Scrubs, and Heroes as well as various other projects including the first Pirates of The Caribbean film.

He then returned to the very first shop he had worked at... Optic Nerve, this time as CEO. Reinventing both the business and artistic perspectives of the Studio from the ground up, his new competitive studio model was built for the modern marketplace. Its focus was now honed on cross training core crew so that they could behave as a modular problem solving machine, moving comfortably from one department to another and adapting easily to the constant flux of multiple production schedules. After more than a decade of amazing shows, he partnered with longtime friend and collaborator Neville Page, evolving the shop even further into the newly renamed Alchemy Studios! Expanded services include seamless integration with CGI Visual Effects, 3D Conceptual Design and cutting-edge 3D Printing Techniques.

As the CEO, he personally supervises every effect for his studio's many projects including hundreds of forensically accurate make-ups and corpses for Crossing Jordan, Hugh Jackman's body replicas for The Prestige, all of the make-up illusions and prosthetics that propelled Heroes and CSI:NY, and the surreal effects in Sony's Legion. He constantly continues working as both FX Artist and performer. His resume includes special effects for The Event, custom wardrobe and instruments for Lady Gaga, prosthetic effects and props for Disney's Journey 2: Mysterious Island, Lionsgate's Hunger Games 1, 2, 3 and 4, The Dictator, The Host, Mad Men, Marvel's Agents of SH.I.E.L.D., Steven Spielberg's Extant and most recently Star Trek Discovery. Simultaneous to his work as an FX Artist, he continues his development work as Producer on both NECROSCOPE and his own Television series based on the classic Horror Comic franchise Eerie. Marrying his passions for performance and FX, he stars in all 13 Seasons of the on-going Syfy Hit Face-Off! Future plans include franchising his own brand of Live Horror Entertainment in the form of Escape Games and an immersive Cinematic Inspired Haunt Experience for Halloween.

Chris Casamassa, son of American martial arts pioneer Louis D. Casamassa, is a renowned martial artist and actor celebrated for his portrayal of Scorpion in the iconic Mortal Kombat franchise. With over 35 years of experience, Chris holds a 9th-degree black belt in Red Dragon Karate and is a four-time #1 national champion on the North American Sport Karate circuit. His competitive career saw him dominate as the North American Sport Karate Forms Champion, N.A.S.K.A. Weapons Champion, and an inductee into the American Karate Hall of Fame, where he received titles of Instructor of the Year and Competitor of the Year.

After retiring from active competition in 1992, Chris transitioned into film and television, where his expertise in martial arts made him a sought-after performer. In addition to Mortal Kombat, he has appeared in notable projects including Batman & Robin, Blade, Walker, Texas Ranger, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. His dynamic martial arts skills have not only brought iconic characters to life but have also made him a respected figure in action cinema.

Beyond his acting career, Chris is the President of Red Dragon Karate, overseeing operations across 12 studios in Southern California. He continues to teach, coach, and mentor martial arts school owners nationwide, helping them grow their businesses through systems that have sustained Red Dragon Karate's success for over 50 years.

Crazy John Kerecz got his start in the public eye on radio back in 1979, since then he has had bit parts in movies, authored books. (Which most can be found on Amazon by searching on his name.) Been in two Hall of fame's and played in plenty of establishments around the country as the bass player or keyboardist in numerous bands. Recently he had his most life and perspective changing experience by going to Russia and flying to the edge of space in a MIG-29 fighter jet. This was a lifelong bucket list item that started from watching Star Trek in the sixties.

Peyton Louis Carson was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to Cynthia and Rod Carson. While he grew up primarily as an athlete, from the time he was a child, Peyton maintained a love for being on camera and expressing himself artistically. He ultimately discovered his calling for acting after his first semester in college, and has since rapidly developed his expertise and approach to the craft through working on numerous sets and studying a multitude of techniques. He is now maturing his craft at Playhouse West-Philadelphia under Tony Savant. For a time, Peyton also attended Temple University.

Before elevating his artistry with Playhouse West, he made his film debut in 2023, as a heartbroken-turned-toxic teen in the drama, Sycle (2024). He subsequently had sizable roles in various indie short films, notably playing a teen trying psychedelics for the first time in the comedy, Psychodelics (2023), and, most recently, a religious yet manipulative boyfriend in the horror, Self Clean (2024), which placed top 15 in the Jakob Owens Horror Short Film Contest 2024. Additionally, Peyton has several projects nearing release, including My Darling, Clementine (2024), where he plays a seminary student grappling with his faith and newfound love for a troubled girl, as well as his feature film debut in Michael Wellenreiter's upcoming sci-fi thriller, Sisters (2025), where he plays Davian, a dodgy love interest. Moving into 2025, Peyton will be acting as "Brian" in The Infinite Blunt (2025), which he is also writing.

Annemarie Jacir was born on 17 January 1974 in Bethlehem, Palestine. She is a director and writer, known for When I Saw You (2012), Salt of This Sea (2008) and Wajib (2017).

Zack Carpinello was born on 20 December 1994 in Bethlehem, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for AEW Dark (2019), Ultimate Fighting Championship 2 (2025) and AEW Dark: Elevation (2021).

Nancy Deale was born on 23 May 1933 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Shadows (1958), Bonanza (1959) and Tattletales (1974). She was married to Lorne Greene. She died on 2 March 2004 in Marina Del Rey, California, USA.

Innocent-looking, girlish and pretty, this diminutive and emotional legendary ballerina has had more drama in her real-life than there ever was onstage. While she was called by Mikhail Baryshnikov, himself, "the best of her generation", she was probably more famous for her raging cocaine addiction and off-stage behavior.

Daughter of playwright Jack Kirkland, she grew up with a destiny for the theatre. Her father put her and her sister, Johnna Kirkland, into ballet classes. Gelsey was slow to learn, her sister's body was more equipped -- feet, body shape, limbs and all. But Gelsey wasn't about to be stopped. She put everything she had and more into the dance. Soon, Gelsey and Johnna were admitted into the famed School of American Ballet.

She became a personal favorite of George Balanchine, who choreographed the piece, "Firebird", for her. She idolized him and made him out to be a kind of father figure. But she was crushed when he belittled her ballet idols, Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn.

After Mikhail "Misha" Baryshnikov signed up to join the legendary American Ballet Theater, he asked Gelsey to be his partner. She agreed, enthusiastically, and resigned from NYCB to join him at ABT.

They danced many roles together: "Giselle", "Sleeping Beauty", "Romeo and Juliet". And Baryshnikov's own choreographed interpretation of "The Nutcracker", with himself in the title role. Gelsey at first refused, and Marianna Tcherkassky ended up dancing the role of "Clara" in the Washington D.C. premiere of the production, but she finally did the role afterwards, and danced it in the TV version. Believed to be their finest work together, she and Baryshnikov both danced beautifully and superhumanly, and Gelsey was surely at least as good as her much-more famous partner.

But soon it all came to an end and Misha wound up leaving ABT for the less-glamorous NYCB to learn at the footsteps of Balanchine, himself. Misha's biggest dream was to dance Balanchine's "Prodigal Son". After a long wait, he finally got his wish. He danced with NYCB until Balanchine's inevitable death.

But Gelsey was too busy with problems of her own, back at ABT. Her new partner, Patrick Bissell, a much younger dancer had introduced the lady to cocaine. They had many soap-opera-style problems. Patrick and Gelsey had come together because of their mutual attraction to drugs. Gelsey was destroying her body and Patrick was destroying his body, his talent and even came whiskers away from committing suicide by overdose on several occasions. The two had a romantic relationship (which consisted pretty much of them dancing, doing drugs and sex). They were both fired---and then rehired by ABT for their behavior. Misha eventually returned to the famed ABT. He took on a dual responsibility as principal star dancer and artistic director, taking the place of Lucia Chase.

Gelsey eventually quit ABT and with husband, critic and former cocaine user Greg Lawrence, they packed off and headed for England for Gelsey to dance with the famed Royal Ballet. Gelsey was signed up to dance with principal and star Anthony Dowell. The company asked Gelsey which ballets would she like to dance. Gelsey requested "Romeo and Juliet" and "Giselle". They both, of course, turned out magnificent performances and got the kind of curtain calls every dancer dreams about.

After getting a hairline fracture, Gelsey had to sit a few out. But after healing, Gelsey leapt at the opportunity to dance "Sleeping Beauty". Asked who she would choose as a partner, she selected Stephen Jefferies.

Despite numerous dance injures, a severe drug addiction and all the damage it was doing to her body, Gelsey kept going. Many dancers who had done the same wound up unable to keep dancing and having to retire, or in the hospital, or dead. What happened to her was nothing short of miraculous and a result of just plain determination and heart. She even taught a class, while she was in London, for future aspiring dancers and tutored a young aspiring Spanish dancer with her very first performance of "Giselle".

Eventually Gelsey returned to the United States and ABT. She wrote her autobiographies "Dancing On My Grave" about her introduction to the life of dance, drugs and obsession, and "The Shape Of Love" about her recovery and life-after in London.

By the time she had returned, Misha had retired. He still dances with his White Oak Dance Project.

Kirkland and her husband Greg collaborated on one more book together, "The Little Ballerina and Her Dancing Horse" in 1993.

Jenny Jones was born on 7 June 1946 in Bethlehem, Palestine. She is known for Jenny Can Cook (2010), Jenny Jones (1991) and Lorena (2019). She was previously married to Buz Wilburn, Al Gambino and Jack Howard Poster.

Son of racing legend Mario Andretti, Michael has himself carved out a very impressive career as a race car driver. Andretti began his racing career in 1980, soon after graduatiing from high school in the Formula Ford ranks. He joined the premier North American open-wheel series Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) in 1983 and soon established himself as a threat to win races. He won his first at Long Beach, in 1986, and to date has won a CART record 38 races, including the season championship in 1991, while driving for co-owner, screen legend Paul Newman. The only time Andretti did not do well was his infamous sorty into Formula 1, in 1993, where a series of accidents and mechanical woes ended his races. Andretti has won more than $16 million dollars in prize money and taken 31 pole positions. He is definitely one of America's top names and drivers in the sport.

Daoud is a native Texan living and working in New York for almost two decades. His real estate career has spanned the entire NYC landscape allowing him to successfully navigate the needs of sellers, buyers, landlords, renters and developers. Known for his savvy business sense when it comes to negotiation and his ability to dissect the objective data of the marketplace, his value to his clients is unparalleled. In addition to servicing clients, Daoud, was a sales manager overseeing transactions for 125+ agents at a boutique brokerage in NYC.

Daoud is also a successful working actor, having appeared on Broadway, TV and film, most notably opposite Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider with You Don't Mess with the Zohan. Born in Bethlehem, Daoud grew up and attended college in Texas and received a Master's Degree from the University of California, San Diego. He has traveled and lived all over the world, from Ireland to Australia, but is proud to call Washington Heights home, where he lives with his wife and two cats. He is fluent in English and Arabic.

David Moessinger was born on 6 May 1930 in Bethlehem, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Quincy, M.E. (1976), Simon & Simon (1981) and In the Heat of the Night (1988). He was married to Jeri Taylor and Midge Ware. He died on 26 October 2018.

Fred Galle was born on 19 April 1963 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), Putting Love to the Test (2022) and First Wives Club (2019).

Alexandra Dane was born in September 1940 in Bethlehem, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Carry on Up the Khyber (1968), Jabberwocky (1977) and The Creeping Flesh (1973). She was previously married to David Bernard McFall.

Catherine is an actor, model, and breast cancer survivor. She was thrilled to work with two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz in the Amazon series THE CONSULTANT. Catherine is best known for her appearances on WELCOME TO CHIPPENDALES, LUCIFER, MODERN FAMILY, CODE BLACK, and CASTLE. And she was honored to work with Ernest Borgnine in his last film, THE MAN WHO SHOOK THE HAND OF VICENTE FERNANDEZ. Catherine has a BA in English and Theatre from Shippensburg University and a Masters degree in English Literature from California State University, Northridge. She is happily married and living in Los Angeles.

Boyd Holister was born on 7 December 1930 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Young Jesse James (1960), Mannix (1967) and The Clonus Horror (1979). He was married to Linda Hutchings and Arlene Martel. He died on 15 October 2021.

Jeffrey Beltzner was born in 1964. As a teenager he was interested in body-building and took the title Mr Teenage Pennsylvania in 1984, though he turned down the opportunity to enter Mr America. At university he met Doug Flex, who shared his interest in wrestling and together they formed the tag-team the Brat Pack, Jeff adopting the professional name Brick Bronsky. For two years he wrestled as Mr Canada but had to withdraw following a bicep injury. At this time Troma Films were making action exploitation films and starred in their 'Class of Nuke 'Em High' and its sequels. Retiring from the ring he has subsequently enjoyed a sporadic acting career in addition to going into wrestling promotion with Doug Flex.

Costume designer of many Coen brothers early films, Richard Hornung was born in Pennsylvania, on 16 February, 1950. Versatile and multi-talented, Hornung's works had a special range going from contemporary works to period pieces; from Broadway plays to films; from westerns to 20th century settings; from the colorful shirts of Nicolas Cage in Raising Arizona (1987) to Richard Nixon's tight suits in Nixon (1995), Hornung had an accomplished set of memorable works, clothes and fabrics.

His first credit work was in Woody Allen's Zelig (1983), where Hornung was a costume assistant, a film that brought back 1920's-1930's costumes while presenting the story of a chameleon character. In 1987, he was already a costume designer providing wardrobe for a variety of movies such as China Girl (1987), Less Than Zero (1987) and Raising Arizona (1987), the latter being his first collaboration with Joel & Ethan Coen. With the Coens he provided costumes for their 1930's gangster story Miller's Crossing (1990); Barton Fink (1991), which earned him an Oscar nomination; and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994). He also had great partnerships with Paul Schrader in Patty Hearst (1988) and Light Sleeper (1992) - working also as a production designer in the latter film; with Stephen Frears in The Grifters (1990) and Hero (1992); and with Michael Caton-Jones in Doc Hollywood (1991) and This Boy's Life (1993). Other memorable credits include Young Guns (1988), Dave (1993) and Natural Born Killers (1994).

He died on 30 December, 1995 from complications of AIDS. His final work City Hall (1996) was released posthumously.

James Charles was born on 23 May 1999 in Bethlehem, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Instant Influencer with James Charles (2020), James Charles (2016) and Pew News (2018).

Jack Baur was born on 20 November 1914 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a casting director, known for The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Logan's Run (1976) and Soylent Green (1973). He was married to Juanita Gless. He died on 13 August 1980 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.