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    • Ralph Macchio at an event for The Karate Kid (2010)

      1. Ralph Macchio

      • Actor
      • Producer
      • Director
      The Karate Kid (1984)
      Ralph George Macchio was born on November 4, 1961 in Huntington, Long Island, New York. He started out in various TV commercials in the late 1970s before appearing in the puerile comedy movie Up the Academy (1980), then a regular role in 1980 on the television series Eight Is Enough (1977) followed by a decent performance as teenager Johhny Cade in the The Outsiders (1983) based on the popular S.E. Hinton novel about troubled youth.

      In 1984, Macchio scored the lead role in The Karate Kid (1984) directed by John G. Avildsen. The film was a phenomenal success, being highly popular with adults and children alike. The movie spawned two equally popular sequels The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid Part III (1989), both again starring Macchio and Pat Morita, and both directed by Avildsen.

      Macchio also starred in the blues road movie Crossroads (1986), featured alongside Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny (1992) and, looking to toughen up his image, Macchio played a hit man in A Good Night to Die (2003). Arguably, movie audiences still identify Macchio very strongly with his Karate Kid role, but as his features have gained a more weathered, adult edge, he has found opportunities and positive reviews from appearances in stage productions showcasing his acting talent. It would be great to see this versatile actor score some broader and more challenging film roles.
    • Alicia Coppola

      2. Alicia Coppola

      • Actress
      • Director
      • Writer
      National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
      Alicia Coppola is an American actress, primarily known for television roles. In 1968, Coppola was born in the town of Huntington, New York, which is located on the north shore of Long Island. The town is a major bedroom community for nearby New York City.

      Coppola attended the Kent School, a co-educational college preparatory school located in in Kent, Connecticut. She graduated in 1986, and later enrolled at New York University, a private research university. She graduated in 1990, at the age of 22.

      Coppola started her television career with a one-shot role on the legal-themed comedy-drama series "Against the Law" (1990-1991). From 1991 to 1994, she played the role of public relations manager Lorna Devon in the soap opera "Another World" (1964-1999). In one of the story arcs of the series, Lorna found out that she was the illegitimate daughter of romance novelist Felicia Gallant (played by Linda Dano), one of the series' main characters. In 1994, Coppola left the series and she was replaced in the role of Lorna by fellow actress Robin Christopher (1965-).

      For much of the 1990s, Coppola mostly appeared in guest roles in various television series, such as "NYPD Blue", "Touched By an Angel", and "Chicago Hope". Among her few notable roles was that of Lieutenant Stadi in the science fiction series "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995-2001). In the pilot episode "Caretaker", Stadi is a Betazoid helmsman of the USS Voyager and the love interest of pilot Tom Paris (played by Robert Duncan McNeill). Stadi is killed during the accidental teleportation of the spaceship to the Delta Quadrant and Paris is chosen as her replacement. The character is alluded to in later episodes and appears more prominently in the spin-off video game "Star Trek: Starship Creator" (1998) and the alternate-reality-themed anthology series "Star Trek: Myriad Universes" (2008-2010).

      Coppola played the recurring role of Patricia Damiana in the short-lived drama series "Trinity" (1998-1999). The series depicted the family life of an Irish-American police detective in the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. The series lasted a single season, consisting of 10 episodes. Two of them remained unaired when the series was canceled.

      In 1999, Coppola gained the main role of Karen Chandler in the comedy-drama series "Cold Feet" (1999), the American adaptation of the successful British series "Cold Feet" (1997-2003, 2016-). The British series depicted the relationship problems of three different British couples, such as mutual infidelities, cases of uncertain paternity of the couple's children, and the consequences of not informing your romantic partner about your previous marriages. The American series only lasted a single season, and was canceled due to low ratings. Only 4 of the 8 episodes were ever aired.

      In 2000, Coppola gained the main role of investment banker Marissa Rufo in the stock-market themed television series "Bull" (2000-2001). The series depicts an alliance of young, ambitious investment bankers who are trying to create a new company, while competing with the investment firms which previously employed them. And each of the main characters has secret agendas of their own. The series lasted a single season, and only 12 of the 20 episodes were ever aired. The series had been inspired by the "bull market" (period of generally rising prices in the financial market") of the 1990s, but its release coincided with the "dot-com crash" (2000-2002), a financial crisis in the United States.

      In the early 2000s, Coppola returned to mostly making guest star appearances in television. She appeared in a number of police procedural series, such as "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "Law & Order: Criminal Intent", "Monk", and "Bones". From 2003 to 2005, Coppola played the recurring character of Liutenant Commander Faith Coleman in the military-themed legal drama series "JAG" (1995-2005) and its spin-off series "NCIS" (2003-). In both series, Coleman is depicted as an officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG Corps), a legal department within the United States military.

      Coppola was next part of the main cast in the post-apocalyptic series "Jericho" (2006-2008), where she played Mimi Clark. In the series, Clark is an an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent from Washington D. C. , who was visiting Kansas on an audit mission when the United States' major cities fell victim to nuclear attacks. With the country in ruins and her family and friends wiped out in the attacks, Clark is effectively stranded in Kansas. During the second season of the series, Clark develops a romantic relationship with local farmer Stanley Richmond (played by Brad Beyer). The two characters get married in the finale of the series, during the opening stages of a Second American Civil War.

      In 2007, Coppola had a notable film role as FBI Agent Spellman in the adventure film "National Treasure: Book of Secrets", which depicts a re-investigation of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (1865) and the possible involvement of the historic secret society Knights of the Golden Circle (1854-1864). The film was a major box office hit of its era, earning about 457 million dollars at the worldwide box office. It was the 9th most financially successful film of 2007, outperformed by only 8 films: "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (1st), "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2nd), "Spider-Man 3" (3rd), "Shrek the Third" (4th), "Transformers" (5th), "Ratatouille" (6th), "I Am Legend" (7th), and "The Simpsons Movie" (8th). "National Treasure" outperformed a number of minor hits, such as the period film "300" (10th), the thriller film "The Bourne Ultimatum" (11th), and the thriller film "Live Free or Die Hard" (12th).

      In the video game "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2" (2009), Coppola voiced the character of She-Hulk/Jennifer Walters, one of Marvel Comics' popular female characters. In the comics, Walters is depicted as a shy female lawyer who happens to be the first cousin of Hulk/Bruce Banner. After being seriously injured in an assassination attempt, Walters received a blood transfusion from her cousin Banner, who was the only available donor with a blood type matching her own. This resulted in her gaining super-powers similar to his own. She-Hulk typically retains Walters' intellect and legal training, but displays a much more outgoing and flirtatious personality than Walters.

      In 2010, Coppola started playing the recurring character of FBI agent Lisa Rand in the military-themed police procedural series "NCIS: Los Angeles" (2009-), a spin-off of the series "NCIS". In the series, Rand is an expert on kidnapping cases and consults the main characters in a number of cases. Rand has appeared in several episodes from 2010 to 2018.

      In 2011, Coppola gained the supporting cast role of Valentina in the supernatural television mini-series "The Nine Lives of Chloe King" (2011), an adaptation of the namesake novel series by British writer Elizabeth J. Braswell. The series depicts the Mai, a human-cat hybrid race who claim descend from the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet. Valentina is depicted as the leader of the Mai who live in San Francisco, and a veteran of its never-ending-war with an organization of assassins called "The Order". Valentina devotes most of her time to her political and military duties, and apparently neglects her only daughter Jasmine (played by Alyssa Diaz), one of the series' main characters.

      In 2012, Coppola played the recurring character of forensic pathologist Jonelle in the police-themed comedy-drama series "Common Law" (2012). The series depicts a duo of homicide detectives of the Los Angeles Police Department, who have been assigned as partners by their superiors, despite their feelings of hatred for each other. Jonelle is depicted as the ex-girlfriend of one of the two main characters, Travis Marks (played by Michael Ealy). The series lasted a single season, consisting of 12 episodes.

      In the early 2010s, Coppola continued to appear mostly as a guest star in television series such as "Teen Wolf", "Criminal Minds", and "Sons of Anarchy". In 2016, she joined the cast of the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" (1973-), playing the recurring character of Dr. Meredith Gates. In the series, Gates is depicted as a doctor employed in a prison infirmary. She is the attending physician of one of the series' main villains, businessman Victor "Darth Victor" Newman (played by Eric Braeden). Victor manipulates Gates into falling in love with him, in part relying on her sympathy for his betrayal by his own family, and on part on his apparent resemblance to Gates' father and her obvious "daddy issues". Coppola left the series after the completion of her character arc.

      From 2016 to 2018, Coppola played the recurring role of ambulance driver Sue in the series "Shameless" (2011-). Sue is depicted as a work colleague for the main character Ian Clayton Gallagher (played by Cameron Monaghan), who works as an emergency medical technician (EMT) during seasons 7 and 8. Sue does not appear in Season 9, where Ian has lost his job and is serving prison time for past crimes.

      In 2019, Coppola joined the cast of the musical television series "Empire" (2015-), in the recurring role of assistant district attorney Megan Conway. In the series, Conway uses ruthless tactics during an investigation on the criminal connections of the Lyons family, powerful executives of the music industry with shady pasts.

      By 2019, Coppola was 51-years-old but she remained a rather popular character actress, with no signs of her career slowing down. .
    • Carey Lowell at an event for Amelia (2009)

      3. Carey Lowell

      • Actress
      Licence to Kill (1989)
      A former leading fashion model, almost 5'10'' tall, Carey was a favorite with top American designers such as Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren. Her father is a distinguished geologist who was voted Scientist of the Year in 1979 at the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists. As a result of his career Carey grew up all around the world. She started modeling part time while she was at the University of Colorado and caught the attention of a representative of the Ford model Agency in New York. She moved to France in 1980 and lived briefly in Paris and Bordeaux before deciding to return to New York to continue with her college education and modeling career and was soon appearing on the covers of Vogue, Glamour, etc. In between her modeling assignments she was a full time student obtaining a major in literature at New York University. Gradually she became interested in acting and studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. She made her acting debut with a small role in 'Club Paradise' in 1986 with Robin Williams. Her leisure time is spent skiing, wind surfing, rock climbing and white water rafting.
    • Gavin O'Connor

      4. Gavin O'Connor

      • Producer
      • Director
      • Writer
      The Accountant (2016)
      Gavin O'Connor was born on 24 December 1963 in Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Accountant (2016), Pride and Glory (2008) and Warrior (2011). He has been married to Brooke Burns since 22 June 2013. They have one child. He was previously married to Angela Shelton.
    • Mariah Carey

      5. Mariah Carey

      • Music Artist
      • Actress
      • Composer
      Glitter (2001)
      Mariah Carey was born in Long Island, New York on March 27, 1969. Her parents are Patricia Hickey (Irish-American) and Alfred Roy Carey (African-American/Venezuelan). Mariah attended Greenlawn's Harborfields High School. In June 1990, Mariah made her debut with her self-titled album, Mariah Carey which entered at #73, but on August 4, 1990 it reached #1. Her 1990 self-titled debut album went multi-platinum and spawned an extraordinary four consecutive #1 singles: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday" and "I Don't Wanna Cry," and led to Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist. Her 1993 album titled Music Box went ten-times platinum. On September 30, 1995, she made music history. Her single "Fantasy" from her 1995 Daydream album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female artist to accomplish a number one debut in the U.S. Her other Daydream's single "One Sweet Day" remained for 16 weeks at the top of the charts. She is the only artist since The Beatles to have so many #1 singles and albums. With "Heartbreaker", the first single from her 1999 album Rainbow and also her 14 #1 single, she became the only artist to top the charts in each year of the 1990s, and with "Heartbreaker" at its 60th week atop the Billboard's charts, she pushed ahead of The Beatles's 59-week record as the only artist with the most cumulative weeks spent atop Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

      Following "Heartbreaker," her second single "Thank God I Found You" also from her Rainbow album became her 15th #1. "We Belong Together" from her 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi became her 16th #1 single and was also her first #1 without any guest artists since her song "My All" (also a #1 single) captured the top spot in May 1998. The single "Don't Forget About Us" also from her 2005 album Emancipation of Mimi became her 17th #1 single, tying her with Elvis Presley's 17 #1 singles. Three more Grammy Awards were gained from The Emancipation of Mimi album. She is the most successful selling female artist in music history and is the only female artist to have the most #1 singles and albums and also holds the record for straight #1 singles and albums each year. Along with numerous awards and incredible vocal range, she also composes all of her own material, with the exception of song covers.

      In April 2008, the single "Touch My Body" became her 18th #1 single, pushing her ahead of Elvis Presley's 17 #1 singles. Now she is the only artist since The Beatles to have as many number one singles and the only singer alive likely to succeed them.
    • Matt Shipman

      6. Matt Shipman

      • Actor
      • Additional Crew
      • Writer
      Mazinkaiser vs. Great General of Darkness (2003)
      Matt Shipman was born on 19 August 1992 in Huntington, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Mazinkaiser vs. Great General of Darkness (2003), Death Battle (2010) and Darling in the Franxx (2018). He has been married to Brittany Lauda since 7 July 2018.
    • Sky Katz

      7. Sky Katz

      • Actress
      • Composer
      • Music Department
      Surviving Summer (2022–2023)
      Nurturing an impressive body of work that encompasses both television and music, Sky Katz has established herself as Hollywood's most promising young talents. Sky currently stars as "Summer Torres" in the Netflix Series, "Surviving Summer" which premiered in June 2022. Before that Sky could be seen as the scene stealing confident and high spirited neighbor Tess, on Disney Channel's hit series Raven's Home, a spin-off of the iconic sitcom That's So Raven where she garnered a Daytime Emmy. As a contestant on Season 11 of America's Got Talent, Sky wowed the judges and audience with her impressive rapping skills and freestyle. This 17 year old free spirit immediately caught media attention. In addition to acting, Sky has been recording and performing music, first in hip hop doing a collaboration with Lil Tjay and now in the Punk Pop spectrum working with Joel Madden of Good Charlotte and Nick Anderson of The Wrecks. Outside of entertainment Sky's committed to philanthropic work as the National Ambassador for Sunrise Association. In between filming and recording in the studio, she's an extremely talented basketball player who enjoys spending time with her family, friends and 3 dogs.
    • Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Sara Tanaka, and Olivia Williams in Rushmore (1998)

      8. Sara Tanaka

      • Actress
      Rushmore (1998)
      Sara Tanaka was born in Huntington, New York, USA. Sara is an actor, known for Rushmore (1998), Old School (2003) and Imaginary Heroes (2004).
    • Jeremy Glazer

      9. Jeremy Glazer

      • Actor
      • Producer
      • Additional Crew
      Rust Creek (2018)
      Born and raised in Huntington, NY, Jeremy is best known for Letters From Iwo Jima (2006), Rust Creek (2019) Save Me (2007) and the award winning In The Clouds (2014). After his first glimpse of Back to the Future as a child, he quickly went to theatre camp, took voice classes and did school theater productions. During his summers off from studying theatre at the University of Delaware, he went to Los Angeles to work full-time at production companies and talent agencies. A month after college graduation, Jeremy settled down full time in LA, nabbing production jobs at Paramount Studios, but soon after, he set out to follow his original inspiration, acting.

      From the start he began booking roles in films such as the Oscar & Golden Globe winning Letters From Iwo Jima, directed by Clint Eastwood, the Sundance feature film Save Me and co-produced and appeared in another Sundance feature film Good Dick (2008) starring Jason Ritter and Marianna Palka. He has played alongside Amy Adams in the independent film Moonlight Serenade (2009) and also with Chris Evans and Michelle Monahan in Playing It Cool (2014). In 2019, Jeremy wrote, produced and starred in the award winning short film On the Ride playing in over 20 film festivals worldwide. He also played Nick Katz in Rust Creek, which landed in the top 10 on Netflix in 2020.

      Jeremy has recurred and guest starred on numerous television shows such as Grey's Anatomy, The Good Fight, Modern Family, 9-1-1, The Fosters, How I Met Your Mother, Desperate Housewives, CSI, Bones, CSI:NY, Castle, In Plain Sight, Cold Case, ER, Veronica Mars, Angel and many others. He received a Best Lead Actor nomination for an ISA Award in the long running web series, These People. Jeremy also lent his voice to Playstation's video game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.

      Since beginning his training in the theater, Jeremy worked along side the Broadway cast of The Little Dog Laughed with Tony Award winner Julie White and Johnny Gilecki. He was honored with The LA Weekly Award for Best Male Comedy Performance for his role in Block Nine. Some other theatre credits include A Picture of Dorian Gray, Anything, 7 Redneck Cheerleaders, The Sand Storm and Scooter Thomas Makes It to the Top of the World. He remains as a company member of The Elephant Theatre Company and Improvatorium in Los Angeles.
    • Michael Chieffo

      10. Michael Chieffo

      • Actor
      • Producer
      • Soundtrack
      Battle of the Sexes (2017)
      Mr. Chieffo, an actor for over four decades was born and raised in New York where he studied acting at The Juilliard School. His credits include working with renowned directors Barry Levinson on Disclosure, Tony Scott on Crimson Tide, Lawrence Kasden on I Love You To Death, Harold Becker on Mercury Rising, Mike Mills on Beginners as well as perhaps his favorite with Curtis Hanson playing the coroner in L.A. Confidential, to name a few.

      A sampling of television shows Michael has guest starred are: Better Call Saul, Castle, Mad Men, Criminal Minds, The Closer, The Mentalist, Without a Trace, , Bones as well as West Wing, Boston Legal, CSI, Roswell and a particular "fan favorite", The X-Files as the deranged Carl Wade.

      Favorite roles include playing the great Art Carney opposite Brad Garrett's Jackie Gleason in the CBS movie Gleason and playing Dave Madden/Reuben Kincaid in Come On Get Happy, The Partridge Family Story on ABC.

      Michael was gratified to play the lead role of "Curtis" an extremely social phobic man in the Independent Feature Unreal Estate, directed by Todd Malkin and Nick Huntington. Unreal Estate premiered at the IFS Film Festival and was honored with Best Dramatic Feature Film award and ultimately won Best Picture of the entire festival.

      Mr. Chieffo completed roles on the features Ben and Ara, and Ben Affleck's Live by Night, as well as playing Billie Jean King's Dad in Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' Battle of the Sexes. Recently he was thrilled to Guest on NCIS.

      Most recently Mr. Chieffo was honored to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor by the Chlotrudis Society in 2022 for his turn in Fully Realized Humans directed by Joshua Leonard.

      Michael is very happily married to actress Beth Grant and they have a daughter Mary Chieffo who has followed in the family's theatrical tradition.
    • Brittany Lauda

      11. Brittany Lauda

      • Actress
      • Additional Crew
      • Sound Department
      Fire in His Fingertips (2019–2021)
      Brittany Lauda is a voice actress, casting director and voice director from New York. She is known for her work in video games, anime, and My Little Pony official apps by Hasbro. In addition to voice over, Brittany has a Shiba Inu who rules her life.
    • Brian Goldner

      12. Brian Goldner

      • Producer
      • Actor
      • Writer
      Transformers (2007)
      As Chairman and CEO of Hasbro, Inc., Brian Goldner led the company's transformation from a toy and game company into a global play and entertainment leader. As the architect of the company's strategic Brand Blueprint, he led the expansion of Hasbro brands and capabilities into new categories and markets around the world.

      Goldner pioneered and oversaw Hasbro's omni-channel storytelling. In 2019, he led the acquisition of eOne, an independent entertainment studio, which expanded the company's storytelling capabilities and adding beloved franchises like Peppa Pig and PJ Masks to the Hasbro brand portfolio.

      He played a key role in securing and expanding Hasbro's relationships with some of the most valuable properties in the industry, including Marvel, Star Wars, Disney Princess and Disney Frozen with The Walt Disney Company, and Beyblade.

      He was appointed as CEO in 2008. Hasbro's market capitalization nearly tripled, and the Company's total shareholder return has increased nearly 300%. Under his leadership, Hasbro was consistently recognized for its commitment to corporate citizenship and been named among the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for the past decade.

      He joined Hasbro in 2000 and served in several leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer. Previously, he held senior management positions at Bandai America, J. Walter Thompson and Leo Burnett. He served on the boards of Hasbro and ViacomCBS, Inc., and is a trustee for The Paley Center for Media. He was a member of the Producers Guild of America, and had previously served on the boards of Molson Coors Brewing and the GAP Inc.

      Goldner graduated from Dartmouth College and received his graduate degree from Dartmouth's Amos Tuck School of Business (Executive Education Program).
    • Benjamin Hendrickson

      13. Benjamin Hendrickson

      • Actor
      As the World Turns (1985–2006)
      Benjamin Hendrickson was born on 26 August 1950 in Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for As the World Turns (1956), Manhunter (1986) and Regarding Henry (1991). He died on 3 July 2006 in Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA.
    • Stephen Chase in The Blob (1958)

      14. Stephen Chase

      • Actor
      When Worlds Collide (1951)
      Stephen Chase was born on 11 April 1902 in Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for When Worlds Collide (1951), The Blob (1958) and Stop, You're Killing Me (1952). He was married to Claire Jeffers. He died on 1 April 1982 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
    • Eaddy Mays

      15. Eaddy Mays

      • Actress
      • Producer
      • Writer
      The Blind Side (2009)
      Eaddy Mays, an American actress and producer, was born in New York and raised by her mother. At eight years old, Mays transformed the basement of their home into the "Magic Theater," where her mother and dozens of stuffed animals were subjected to countless recreations of blockbuster films and Broadway plays with Mays starring in every role. By the age of ten, Mays was strongly encouraged by her mother to pursue this passion outside the home; she was cast in a community theatre production of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen."

      In the years that followed, Mays put her passion into the newly formed family business by hosting video presentations for the production company owned by her step-father, Bob Haymes, singer, actor and songwriter, who is known best for his song "That's All," an oft recorded tune now part of the Great American Songbook. This hosting work brought the teenage Mays to China in 1984 and later to Hong Kong and Japan.

      After graduating college and dabbling in commercial radio and television for several years, Mays began her acting career in earnest in 2009 when she was cast as Elaine in the Academy Award winning film "The Blind Side" in which she appeared opposite Sandra Bullock, in the infamous 'ladies who lunch' scenes. Before the film was released, Mays was cast as a cancer patient for a medical center commercial, in which she agreed to shave her head completely bald. Mays surprised producers by eagerly insisting that she be allowed to do the actual shearing herself and excitedly requested that the event be captured on video and posted on YouTube.

      This radical change in appearance prompted a shift in her career and shortly thereafter she was cast in MTV's supernatural thriller TV series,"Teen Wolf". She appeared occasionally in season one. But, throughout seasons two and three, she was featured as a chilling, memorable villain, garnering attention and praise from critics for her performance and gathering hate mail from more radical fans for her part as the evil nemesis of their beloved werewolves.

      Throughout the years, the same passion that led the eight-year-old Mays to create "Magic Theater" in her basement sent her to diving into the murky waters of film and television producing. Mays co-wrote, produced and starred in the full-length independent feature film, "Highland Fling," a romantic comedy about a fun-loving Scotsman and a straight-laced southern belle shooting a reality TV show at a Scottish Highland Festival in small town America. Simultaneously, Mays and her angelically patient, sleep-deprived crew shot the actual series pilot for the television show featured in the film.

      Mays has a long history of volunteer work with kids, beginning first in college where she was a "big sister" in Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Later, she served as the Custodian and Legal Guardian for two displaced young girls in the custody of the State's Foster Care program. These experiences compelled Mays to help create and manage The Highland House, a homeless shelter for at-risk youth displaced from their home.

      Mays still volunteers with youth today; works in Los Angeles; she has three children (with a basement theater of their own1); Cali, a Percheron mare; Kidiot, a barn cat ....and almost enough hours in the day.
    • Gabriel Carpenter at an event for Drive Me Crazy (1999)

      16. Gabriel Carpenter

      • Actor
      Drive Me Crazy (1999)
      Gabriel Peter Carpenter was born in Huntington, Long Island. He is a native New Yorker, avid traveler, lover of arts and culture. After spending the past five years studying acting and martial arts, splitting his time between London and Japan, he has returned to the states with a renewed passion for film and television.
    • 17. Alessandro Tanaka

      • Writer
      • Producer
      • Actor
      Sharper (2023)
      Alessandro Tanaka was born in Huntington, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Sharper (2023), The Sitter (2011) and Comrade Detective (2017).
    • Claudia Spinelli

      18. Claudia Spinelli

      • Production Manager
      • Animation Department
      • Additional Crew
      Super Duper Bunny League (2025– )
      Claudia Spinelli is Vice President of Franchise Animation Development for Nickelodeon and Executive in Charge of Production on SpongeBob SquarePants. What started as an After-School and Saturday Morning obsession became a career when she began working in Animation in New York as a production assistant, color stylist , and assistant animator on various commercials, opening titles, cartoons and short films. Coincidentally, some of these projects were for Nickelodeon.

      Claudia joined the West Coast Animation team for Nickelodeon in 2000 where she has worked on a big variety of cartoons including: SpongeBob Squarepants, Harvey Beaks, Sanjay and Craig, Robot and Monster, Rabbids Invasion, Get Blake!, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jimmy Neutron, The Fairly OddParents, Random! Cartoons, Making Fiends, and Planet Sheen. She also got to partner with the team that produced the Broadway show, SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical, which earned 12 Tony Award Nominations.
    • Kim Shannon

      19. Kim Shannon

      • Actress
      Midnight Sex Run (2015)
      Kim Shannon is from Long Island, New York and lives in Los Angeles. While in high school she auditioned for and was accepted to the prestigious summer acting program New York State Summer School of the Arts. She has had co-star roles on The Division, in Malcolm in the Middle where she guest-starred as Kit and as Kate in the indie film Midnight Sex Run.
    • Shameless (2016)

      20. David Futernick

      • Actor
      • Additional Crew
      • Producer
      As We See It (2022– )
      Born in Huntington, NY and raised in Hartford, CT David has always been pretty Jewish. A merit awardee by the NFAA in 2002 he went on to receive his BFA in acting from Marymount Manhattan College. He was a staple on CollegeHumor for years, having starred in more of their videos than any other actor. Mr. Futernick currently appears as John the Arby's Manager on the hit Amazon show As We See It as well as Joel opposite Will Ferrell and Kathryn Hahn on Apple TV's The Shrink Next Door. He's also appeared on Shameless, Criminal Minds, Transparent, Unbelievable, Bosch and Casual to name a few, as well as many, many commercials. He also hosts The Super Hoopers and Oh!: A Sopranos Podcast on the Blue Wire Network. He's still hoping to make it to the NBA.
    • Blair Singer

      21. Blair Singer

      • Producer
      • Writer
      • Additional Crew
      Beauty and the Beast (2012–2013)
      Blair Singer is both a playwright and a television writer. His play about adoption, Placement, recently concluded a successful run at The Black Dahlia Theater in Los Angeles, California, and was nominated for four 2006 LA Weekly Awards (receiving one award for Best Actor). His other plays and adaptations have been presented or read at Manhattan Theatre Club, Manhattan Class Company, The Guthrie Theater, Rattlestick Playwrights' Theater, The Cherry Lane Theatre, Jean Cocteau Repertory Theatre, The Vital Theater, The Chautauqua Theatre Institute, Pace University and The Juilliard School.

      Blair is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Drama.
    • 22. Jessica Cabo

      • Actress
      • Music Department
      Coffee Date (2006)
      Jessica Cabo was born on 12 July 1978 in Huntington, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Coffee Date (2006), Easy (2005) and Extreme Dodgeball (2004).
    • Emilio Cuesta

      23. Emilio Cuesta

      • Actor
      • Producer
      • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
      Homeland (2020– )
      Emilio Cuesta is a New York based actor, singer/songwriter, and filmmaker. He can be seen in prime time television series, including Showtime's "Homeland" and "City On A Hill", Hulu's "Dopesick", as well as the independent feature," From Nowhere". Prior to the pandemic, Emilio was cast as the lead in Greg Kotis' (Tony-award winning writer for "Urinetown") off-Broadway show "I am Nobody." He studied acting at the William Esper Studio studying the Meisner technique under the tutelage of Suzanne Esper. Emilio is also a newly DGA admitted director after doing 2nd unit for FOX series, "Accused".

      QUESTA is the musical project and live band helmed by Emilio Cuesta. Emilio's first single "Feedin" caught the attention of director M. Night Shyalaman, who put the song in an episode of Apple TV series, "Servant". Emilio and his band have released several songs, and he is set to release a debut full length album in the near future. The band has and continues to perform at notable venues including the Paramount, City Winery, Stephen Talkhouse, Bowery Ballroom, and many more.
    • 24. Midge Flinn Yost

      • Producer
      The War of 1812 on the Chesapeake: Home of the Brave (2012)
      Midge Flinn Yost was born on 16 October 1964 in Huntington, New York, USA. Midge Flinn was a producer, known for The War of 1812 on the Chesapeake: Home of the Brave (2012). Midge Flinn was married to Craig L. Yost Jr.. Midge Flinn died on 21 May 2025 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
    • Alexsiya Flora at the Santa Barbara Film Festival 2009

      25. Alexsiya Flora

      • Producer
      • Director
      • Actress
      The Fantastic Santa Monaco
      Alexsiya Flora was born on 31 January 1981 in Huntington, New York, USA. She is a producer and director, known for The Fantastic Santa Monaco, Ginger Girls: The Secret Lives of Redheads and Adventures in Plymptoons! (2011).

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