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One of four sisters, Jenny McCarthy was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, the second oldest daughter of Linda (Loheit), a courtroom custodian, and Daniel McCarthy, a steel mill foreman. She has Irish (father) and Croatian, German, and Polish (mother) ancestry. She was educated at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, before going on to Southern Illinois University to study nursing and psychology. However, a lack of funds meant she had to drop out. To earn some money, McCarthy landed a chance to model for Playboy magazine and was Miss October 1993. She was eventually named 1994 Playmate of the Year. Following a relocation to Los Angeles, California, McCarthy landed some television host roles and also began picking up acting parts. Roles followed in various projects, including BASEketball (1998), Scream 3 (2000), Scary Movie 3 (2003), The Drew Carey Show (1995) and her own sitcom, Jenny (1997). She also continued modeling.

McCarthy has one son, Evan Joseph, from her marriage to John Asher. In 2005, Evan was diagnosed with autism. She is also an author, writing successful books on pregnancy, motherhood and more.

After one year as co-host of The View (1997), McCarthy can now be found hosting her own daily talk radio show, on Sirius XM, called "Dirty, Sexy, Funny" and can be found touring the country with her entourage of female comediennes, with a show by the same name. A 1-hour special, with her comediennes and comedy vignettes, can be found on Netflix by searching Jenny McCarthy's Dirty Sexy Funny (2014).

Lyric Ross was born on 30 September 2003 in Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for This Is Us (2016), Wendell & Wild (2022) and Ironheart (2025).

Bil Dwyer was born on 30 March 1962 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for What Planet Are You From? (2000), The Larry Sanders Show (1992) and Ski School 2 (1994).

Joseph Eugene Kovar, aka "Joey Kovar", is a very courageous, optimistic and positive man. Joey Kovar is a very well-known young talented Chicago actor, model and wrestler, who is extremely popular with today's youth. Joey made his first debut on MTV's The Real World (1992) Hollywood and moved on to VH1's Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008), putting up the ratings, stealing the limelight and spotlight from everyone on the show that stood beside him.. What most don't know is that, as a child, young Joey was mentally and physically abused by his mother. He was introduced, at a very young age, to drugs and alcohol by his own mother and father. His father, an alcoholic, and his mother, a user of cocaine, were bad influences and unfit parents for young Joey Kovar. Joey, at the time raised by these unfit guardians, grew up thinking that alcohol and drugs were acceptable in a household. It was inevitable that Joey Kovar's past would lead him later to a path he never wanted to take. Now, Joey Kovar, himself, who grew up with all the odds against him, is a survivor of drugs and alcohol abuse, still fighting his urges today, because he has a dream of becoming "The Next Generation Action-Star".

Frank Rizzo, an American actor of Italian-Irish descent from Chicago, discovered his passion for cinema as a child, inspired by classic films on AMC and the works of directors like Cassavetes, Bergman, and Kubrick. With a background that spans early success in music and tour management, an interest in computer science, and competing in soccer, baseball, football, and track, Frank draws on his diverse experiences to further develop his acting and improv skills at The Second City.

Joseph Stachler was born on 12 September 1969 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Hi: Rail Layouts, Part One (2009), How to Build an O Gauge Train Layout Beginner & Advanced: Using Lionel FasTrack (2009) and How to Build an O Gauge Rollaway Train Layout: Beginner & Advanced: Using Lionel O-31 Tubular Track (2009).

Wayne Huizenga was born on 29 December 1937 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA. He was married to Martha Jean Goldsby and Joyce VanderWagon. He died on 22 March 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

Scott Cegielski was born on 6 April 1973 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA. Scott is known for Flushed Away (2006), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) and Shark Tale (2004).

Tim Marshall was born on 17 October 1956 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA. He is known for Tornado Video Classics (1992), Naked Science (2004) and Twister 2: The Terror Continues (1996).

James Cooke was born in Evergreen Park Illinois. He is the second oldest of four children. His Father Joseph Sr. was a marine for most of James' life. As a child he traveled the world. Thanks to the US military he was able to experience many different things and live all over the world. James has been married three times and has two children. He wanted to be an actor for as long as he can remember. Thanks to his wife, he was able to chase that dream. James owns and operates a shuttle service in Franklin KY when not acting.

Stanisha Lewis was born on 4 June 1991 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Bliss (2022).

Iesha Washington is an American actress and singer, known for Stealing Sunrise 2: Malibu Trail (2017). She was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois and is originally from Harvey, Illinois; a south suburb of Chicago, IL. Washington showed vocal premise as a two year old when her grandmother taught her the Christian hymn 'Jesus Loves Me' as a toddler. She got interested in acting when she was only seven years old after seeing a production of 'The Nutcracker' on a field trip at a professional theater company in Chicago. Growing up she was always very accustomed to musicals. She then realized that she wanted to become a professional actress; and when she was only eight years old she was cast in her first school play. Washington was already accustomed to watching musicals from films; but she knew that it was the songs from Broadway musicals she needed to be attuned with to become a better singer for Broadway. She became mostly involved in the school choir and occasionally doing plays at her elementary school. Her music teacher was the main reason why she became involved in doing theater. She started taking acting more seriously in high school by taking drama classes the beginning of her freshman year and she became a repetitive cast member in her school's drama club during her entire four years of high school. She went to college in 2012 to become a Theatre major and in 2016 she got her Bachelors degree in Theatre .

Singer and entertainer with an old-school jazz specialty. Kimberly Gordon did a four-year stint in New York at The Village Vanguard, Bradley's, Sweet Basil, Smalls and Cleopatra's Needle, sharing the stage with jazz greats including Roy Hargrove, 'Harry "Sweets' Edison', Wynton Marsalis, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Betty Carter, Marcus Roberts, Captain Jack McDuff, Von Freeman and others. In San Francisco and the Bay area, Kimberly sang at the Club Deluxe, Cafe du Nord, Club Jazz and others.

In her hometown Kimberly has performed regularly at the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Jazz Showcase, Katerina's, The Hot House, Andy's Jazz and the Green Mill Lounge.

Tom Gorzelanny was born on 12 July 1982 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA.

John Everson is a Bram Stoker Award-winning writer and editor, known for creating the characters of Danika and Mila Dubov in the original V Wars books. They appear in the Netflix series V-Wars (2019), played by Kimberly-Sue Murray and Laura Vandervoort. He has also written authorized stories in the worlds of The Vampire Diaries, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and The Green Hornet. His novels, Siren (2010) and The Pumpkin Man (2011) were optioned for film but not produced.

He is a former American football punter. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Iowa. He was placed on injured reserve on November 29, 2011 after suffering a quad injury. He was released by the Lions on August 31, 2012

Ed Farmer was born on 18 October 1949 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA. He was married to Barbara. He died on 1 April 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Jim Dwyer was born on 3 June 1950 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA.