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Alex Meraz was born in Mesa, Arizona, USA. Alex is an actor and writer, known for The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) and Suicide Squad (2016). Alex has been married to Kim since 31 December 2007. They have two children.

Danielle Christine Fishel was born on May 5, 1981, in Mesa, Arizona. She began acting professionally at the age of ten, during which she made many TV guest appearances and commercials. She was originally a guest star on the show Boy Meets World (1993), but Danielle added a spark that the show needed and she became a regular cast member shortly afterward. She played Topanga Lawrence on the show, the girlfriend of Cory Matthews. The show brought Danielle much attention even landing her face on the cover of "Seventeen" magazine. She was voted as one of Teen People's magazine hottest stars under the age of 21. She graduated from high school in 1999.

In 2014, fourteen years after the conclusion of "Boy," she reprised her role as Topanga, now the wife of Cory Matthews, in the show Girl Meets World (2014).

Troy Kotsur has been acting and directing for over 20 years. Deaf since birth, he was raised in Mesa, AZ. In his career he has had critically acclaimed performances in major films, a lead role in the Broadway run of a Tony Award-winning play, and numerous memorable roles on Television.

Troy has garnered rave reviews for his leading role in the 2021 feature CODA, which was awarded Best Ensemble Cast at Sundance. He is credited with being one of the prime reasons for the feature's festival success, which lead to its $25 million sale to Apple. Previous to this, Troy had a supporting role in The Number 23 starring Jim Carrey, and in subsequent years became known for stand-out performances in indie features.

In television, Troy made headlines in 2019 for his acting role in The Mandalorian on Disney+ because along with acting, he choreographed an adapted form of sign language for the series. Other notable television roles include guest star appearances on Criminal Minds, Scrubs, CSI: NY, and a fan favorite recurring character on PAX's Sue Thomas: FB-Eye.

Much of Troy's success has stemmed from his highly respected career on stage. This includes a role in the Tony Award-winning run of Big River on Broadway, performing at the Mark Taper Forum, and the 2015 LA Drama Critics Circle Award nominee Spring Awakening.

Born and raised in San Diego, California, Carly comes from a large Italian-Irish family that includes two professional baseball players: her father, Rocky Craig, and little brother, Casey Craig. She has one sister and two brothers.

Carly is well known on the internet for her hilarious and disturbingly edgy songs and improv pieces, most notably "The Daddy Song", and "Judy Garland Orgasm". Though she studied drama for years at The Stella Adler Academy, a conversation with Dan Akroyd would change her life when he suggested she study at Second City, where she later graduated. She met famed manager Bernie Brillstein while waiting tables and decided to put on a comedy show with her classmates. Bernie came to that show and soon after, signed her as a client. Before long, director David Wain cast her in "Role Models" as the object of Seann William Scott's desire and the rest, as they say, is history. Other projects would include Mike Leigh's critically lauded live show "Ecstasy", Neil LaBute's "Bash", independent feature film "Star Sucker" with Tom Arnold, Rob Corddry's "Children's Hospital", and the Farrelly Brothers' "The Heartbreak Kid."

Carly most recently co-starred opposite Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis in the Farrelly Brothers film, "Hall Pass". Her comedic talents are highlighted in this role in a film-stealing moment in the bathroom with Jason that exemplifies the Farrellys' slapstick humor. The standout role sealed her a place as a "Vanities Girl" for the April 2011 edition of "Vanity Fair" where she follows many young ingenues like Kristen Bell, Lesly Mann and Mila Kunis. She will next be seen in the Farrellys' next feature, "Three Stooges", playing Mrs. Harter, the wife of Stephen Collins' character. Together the couple sets out to adopt the Stooges. The film began shooting in May 2011.

Benjamin Stockham was born on 8 July 2000 in La Mesa, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for About a Boy (2014), Gotham (2014) and 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020).

Abigail Mavity was born on 4 March 1993 in Mesa, Arizona, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Zeke and Luther (2009), Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) and The Onion Movie (2008).

Hunter Gomez was born on 20 December 1991 in Mesa, Arizona, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for National Treasure (2004), Family Guy (1999) and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005).

Johnny Rey Diaz is an award-winning Latino actor/filmmaker from Arizona. He started off as a film development intern for Panay Films at Disney Studios and transitioned into acting shortly after. He has guest-starred in several network TV shows, including NCIS, Hawaii Five-0, Magnum PI, Scorpion and the final season of Narcos: Mexico. He also had recurring roles on Bosch, Queen of the South, Insatiable, Grey's Anatomy and most recently Hulu's Pam & Tommy.

His independent film work most notably includes the award-winning indie feature, "I Am Still Here," which has won several awards worldwide including "Best Feature" at the Nice International Film Festival in France. Johnny received several nominations and awards for his portrayal as the dark and disturbing lead antagonist in the film, winning a "Breakthrough Performance" Award at the Pasadena International Film Festival, "Best Lead Actor" Award at the Bare Bones Film Festival, "Best Actor" at the Peoples Film Festival in New York and "Best Actor" at the Indie Gathering Festival and "Best Actor" at the Beaufort International Film Festival. His recent feature film work includes American Sicaro, starring alongside Maurice Compte and Danny Trejo.

As a filmmaker, he has produced and directed several films and projects. One of his latest short films, a dark comedy called "Letter From God" is currently in its festival run. It recently won Best Comedy Short at the Chandler International Film Festival. Another short film he directed, produced and acted in called "Instant Gratification" won him a Best Actor award at this year's Pasadena International Film Festival. He also just wrapped directing and producing his first TV pilot called "Puncher's Chance," a dark and gritty thriller that he hopes to begin pitching later this year. He is also the creator and co-host of the podcast, "Surviving Hollywood," talking to film/TV industry guests about their career and experiences while trying to "survive" in Hollywood. The podcast has featured Emmy winners and Oscar nominees.

Austin P. McKenzie (born August 24, 1993) is an American stage and screen actor known for his performances as Cleve Jones in ABC's When We Rise and Melchior Gabor in the 2015 Broadway Revival by Deaf West Theatre of Spring Awakening. He is also a recording artist who, as of January 2020, currently has two studio albums available worldwide.

McKenzie was born in Mesa, Arizona. After working for six years at a Summer Camp for children and adults with mental & physical challenges, Lions Camp Tatiyee, McKenzie enrolled at Columbia College Chicago to study American Sign Language and Childhood Education to become a special needs teacher. After his second year of studies, Austin when accepted a part in a small play being put on in a small theater in LA which would mean relocating entirely. This decision would later change his entire life.

McKenzie made his theatrical debut on September 14, 2014, playing the charismatic and rebel Melchoir Gabor in the Deaf West Theatre immerse production of Spring Awakening at the Rosenthal Theater at Inner City Arts in downtown L.A. The production which was simultaneously performed in American Sign Language and spoken English. Consisting of hearing and deaf actors, the play was directed by Broadway vet Michael Arden. After a successful reprise at the Wallis in Beverly Hill, on June 2015, it was announced that the rebellious students from the acclaimed Deaf West production of Spring Awakening were transferring with the musical to Broadway. McKenzie, who only in September 2014 made his theatrical debut in a 99-seats theatre in downtown L.A., officially made his Broadway debut on September 27, 2015 as Melchior Gabor in the Deaf West Theatre Broadway revival of Spring Awakening at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.

Directed by Dan Harris, written by Stephen Karam, and shot in July 2015, Speech & Debate was McKenzie's first feature-film lead. Speech & Debate is an dark comedy about a trio of misfit teenagers: Salomon, portrayed by Liam James; Diwata, portrayed by Sarah Steele; and Howie, Potrayed by McKenzie. The film premiered 2016

In early 2017, McKenzie made his television debut as the lead of ABC's mini series, When We Rise which was written by Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black and directed by Oscar winner Gus Van Sant. The mini series focused on the gay, female, and civil rights movements spanning 1971-the early 2000's. The show being based on actual events and political heroes, McKenzie portrayed the activist Cleve Jones.

In 2019, Austin wrote, co-produced, and released 2 full studio albums, an achievement he'd been dreaming of accomplishing in secret since he began his acting career in 2015. Similar to the likes of Jeff Buckley, Lana del Rey, and Amy Winehouse, his music is jazzy, mysterious, soulful, and dark.

Austin's next album is expected late 2020. And his upcoming Russel Crowe film, "Unhinged," is expected to premier sometime late 2020. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

Kalani was born as Kalani Brooke Hilliker on September 23, 2000 in Mesa, Arizona. Kalani began dancing at the age of 2 at Dance Connection 2 in Arizona. At her first recital, it was evident from the moment she stepped on the stage that she was destined to perform. Kalani then furthered her training at Club Dance in Arizona when she was 5 years old and began her Ballet training at the Master Ballet Academy in Arizona at the age of 10. With impeccable technique and the performance to match, Kalani competed regularly in the US dance circuit, winning numerous solo regional and national titles at Dance Awards, Nuvo, Jump, Showbiz, Hall of Fame, and KAR to name a few. In 2011, Kalani and several of her dance friends entered Disney Channel's Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off contest, vying for the prize of a featured role on the hit show Shake It Up. Her group, AKsquared, won the competition, and was featured in the Shake It Up episode "Camp It Up." The on-camera experience left Kalani knowing she wanted to pursue being a professional dancer. In 2013, Kalani became a series dance regular on the ABC Family show Bunheads, appearing in multiple episodes as Baby Bun. That same year, she took part in Lifetime's Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, a dance reality competition series. Kalani made it to the final four, having finished in fourth place. Following her top four finish, Kalani and her mom, Kira Girard, was invited by Abby Lee Miller to join the cast of Lifetime's Dance Moms, having first appeared in the season 4 episode "Big Trouble in the Big Apple." Kalani and her mom became series cast members at the beginning of the competition season during season 5. Kalani has expanded her role as a dancer off the dance floor as well, being honored as a Capezio athlete, launching her own dance wear line for Purple Pixies, and her own collection for clothing label Mod Angel. She has also made a splash in the social media world, becoming a social influencer for tweens and teens amassing a large following across the world. Kalani continues to work professionally, having appeared in numerous music videos and print campaigns as a dancer and model. Keep an eye out for more to come, as her star is on the rise!

Lee de Broux was born on 7 May 1941 in La Mesa, California, USA. He is an actor, known for RoboCop (1987), Pumpkinhead (1988) and Chinatown (1974).

Spencer Kayden was born in 1971 in Costa Mesa, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Big Stan (2007), The Horse Whisperer (1998) and C Me Dance (2009). She has been married to Mark Harelik since October 2004. They have one child.

Dylan McLaughlin was born on 2 December 1993 in La Mesa, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Georgia Rule (2007), Kicking & Screaming (2005) and iCarly (2007).

Dave Mustaine was born on 13 September 1961 in La Mesa, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Last Action Hero (1993), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997). He has been married to Pamela Anne Casselberry since 3 March 1991. They have two children.

Nicole Conn was born on October 29, 1959 in Mesa, Arizona, USA. She is an award winning director and writer, first known for her groundbreaking film, Claire of the Moon (1992). She wrote and directed Cynara: Poetry in Motion (1996), a short film and a multiple award winning documentary, little man (2005), about her son who was born 100 days early. In addition, she has written and directed two more award winning films, Elena Undone (2010) and A Perfect Ending (2012), and wrote and directed the short, Jen Foster: She (2014).

Shannon McLeod was born on 10 July 1965 in Mesa, Arizona, USA. She is an actress, known for Criminal Passion (1994), Hammer Down (1992) and I Love You, Don't Touch Me! (1997).

With his 10 year career, Madison is one of the worlds most recognizable faces in the real estate field and is most widely known as the star real estate agent on Bravo TV's hit reality show "Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles". Bringing 10 years of experience and career sales of over 1/2 billion, accumulating over 300 transactions, Madison brings experience to everything he does. He is known for his magnetic personality, ethical practices, and breadth of knowledge, maintaining a high profile client list that includes some the world's most successful celebrities and business people. He is also known for being an acclaimed public speaker, the author of the book "Activate Your Passion, Create Your Career", and a product designer for a line of candles.

Rodney Peete was born on 16 March 1966 in Mesa, Arizona, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Fanatics (1997), Motorvation (2022) and For Peete's Sake (2016). He has been married to Holly Robinson Peete since 10 June 1995. They have four children.

Gregory J. Barnett was born on 17 April 1949 in Costa Mesa, Orange, California, USA. He is an assistant director and actor, known for 24 (2001), Armageddon (1998) and Predator (1987). He is married to Barbara Barnett. They have two children.

Amanda was born in San Diego, and has lived in Southern California most of her life. Since an early age, she has been passionate about acting. Amanda has appeared in television productions such as Cold Case, Medium, and Gilmore Girls; a variety of feature films & shorts -- including an anti-meth spot (montanameth.org) by acclaimed director Tony Kaye; and a number of local and national commercials for clients as diverse as Porsche, Legoland, and Sunny Delight.

From 2005 to 2010, Amanda worked as a model for Ford Models in Los Angeles. She has worked for clients like Teen Magazine, Teen Vogue, Seventeen Magazine, Flaunt, and V Magazine. She has walked the runway at the CFDA Fashion Awards and for Giorgio Armani's pre-Oscar show, among others.

After attending Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, she has returned to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. As of 2012, she has been a part of the Groundlings School and Theatre (Levels 1,2).

Dan Angel, a multiple Emmy, Peabody and WGA award-winning writer and producer has been creating and supervising quality film and television production for over twenty-five years. His broad range of experience includes an extensive background in many genres from Science Fiction and Horror to branded family entertainment in all formats. He has been responsible for some of the biggest successes in both family series and long form movies over the past three decades.

Recently, Mr. Angel launched a new Family Film and Television Studio, Fezziwig Studios, dedicated to high quality branded family movies and series. Fezziwig Studios has opened its new offices in Burbank, California and has secured rights to over 200 high-profile properties including New York Times Best Selling titles as well as authors libraries.

Fezziwig Studios just completed production on an adaptation of the New York Times Best-Selling book, Out of My Mind, by Sharon Draper, a partnership with Peter Saraf and Participant Media. Out of My Mind will be a major event for Disney+ in 2024. In 2022 Fezziwig Studios produced Rescued by Ruby for Netflix, the true story of the amazing Hero Dog of the Year. Rescued By Ruby, starring Grant Gustin, premiered to stellar ratings, finishing #2 across the globe in over 100 countries for three weeks, has garnered several awards and has a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Fezziwig Studios made a major move in 2022, closing a deal with New York Times Best Selling author, Jodi Thomas. Fezziwig will control her library of over 75 titles and develop them into movies and series. The first title to be produced in 2023 will be a Netflix original series based on Jodi's Best-Seller, Ransom Canyon. Fezziwig has also closed deals on several Newbery winning best sellers including the classic, Julie of the Wolves, which was set up at Warner Brothers and hopes to go into production in 2024. Fezziwig has closed a deal for the worldwide rights to the hit Tony winning Broadway musical Jekyll and Hyde. Jekyll and Hyde was written by Academy Award Winner, Alex Dinelaris and plans to go into production in 2024.

Having great success adapting big best-selling books, Mr. Angel secured the rights to the entire V.C. Andrews library, over 100 titles, and made a major deal with Lifetime to produce and launch this major brand. Angel was successful with this launch, producing 18 films from the V.C. Andrews collection, garnering some of the highest ratings in Lifetime's history. In 2020, Angel sold his V.C Andrews library to Lifetime and A&E and it continues to be the networks number one hit brand.

Mr. Angel won recognition when he Co-produced and co-wrote with Billy Brown, the number one hit family series, Goosebumps for the FOX Network, winning the WGA Award for Best Children's Writing, and a Gemini nomination for Best Children's Series. TV Guide picked Goosebumps two years in a row as the best kid's shows on television and it is considered one of the most successful family series in television history.

He followed that success with another hit R.L Stine series, The Haunting Hour. Mr. Angel produced and wrote 76 episodes of this hit anthology series with his writing partner, Billy Brown. The Haunting Hour was a ratings leader for The Hub Network and was nominated for 28 Emmy's and won 7, including the coveted Outstanding Children's Series award 3 years in a row. The Haunting Hour also won the Parent's Choice Award and it received over 50 awards and honors during its four-season run.

Mr. Angel was responsible for the inspirational film Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story. He served as the Executive Producer on this event movie for TNT. It stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Kimberly Elise and was directed by Thomas Carter. Gifted Hands had its worldwide premiere on TNT and was nominated for a number of honors including a Humanitas Prize, A Critics Choice for Best Picture, four Emmy nominations and it won Best Picture at the Image Awards and Best Picture at The Movie Guide Awards. It continues to be a number one best-selling title for Sony/Affirm.

Among his other noteworthy accomplishments, Mr. Angel secured the movie rights to the inspiring true story of Bill Porter after seeing an interview on ABC's "20/20". Mr. Angel served as Executive Producer of the movie, Door to Door, which he sold to TNT and Johnson and Johnson. He hired a top-notch team of talent including actor William H. Macy, Kyra Sedgewick and Helen Mirren. In 2003 Door to Door was not only one of the most watched, but also one of the most honored movies of all time, including AFI, Peabody, Emmy and Critics Choice honors. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences nominated Door to Door with more Prime Time Emmy nominations than any other program that year, twelve, and it won six Emmy Awards, the most of any program, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie. The six Emmy wins for Door to Door made it the most-ever garnered for a single program for TNT.

Mr. Angel has produced over 30 films for Lifetime and Hallmark and they are some of the highest rated movies in the networks history. Mr. Angel and his partner, Billy Brown, served as Story Editor/Writers on the FOX TV hit, The X-Files. Mr. Angel also served as Supervising Producer, on Animorphs, a television series adaptation of the hit book series for Scholastic Productions and Nickelodeon. Among Mr. Angel's other credits are Creator, Writer, Executive Producer of the Award-winning John Carpenter Presents: Body Bags for Showtime.

Mr. Angel attended UCLA Film School. He currently lives with his wife in Santa Clarita, California and celebrates his blessed life with an amazing family including his three wonderful children and four amazing grandchildren.

Webster's Dictionary defines a polymath as a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas. It would probably be easier to change that definition to simply read "Sheila Lussier". Sheila was born in La Mesa, CA but spent a great deal of her childhood in Los Angeles, CA where her mother was a go go dancer on the TV show Hullabaloo. Because they lived upstairs above the club, Sheila was immersed in the vibrant world of music and show business at the early age of three and it changed her life. After moving back to San Diego a few years later, Sheila discovered her love for horses and quickly added a new skill to her growing list of talents. She devoted her time and energy to riding and her discipline soon paid off: she began appearing in parades and winning horse shows, including 1st place in the San Diego Columbus Day parade along with a childhood friend when they were only 12 years old. The following year found both girls invited back to act as Grand Marshalls. Not too long after that, she started modeling and found herself in demand for national campaigns, fashion shows, print work, and TV commercials. While she was still 12, she moved back to Los Angeles during summer vacations making it easier to book additional jobs. Because of her busy life and developing career, Sheila split her time living with two of her mother's best friends, one of whom lived in the Valley while the other lived in Bel Air. Since both of these women were also in the entertainment business, she continued to learn more about The Biz. And through it all her star kept rising. Sheila continued her modeling throughout high school and after graduating at 17, she attended The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. But simply modeling for the camera wasn't enough; Sheila wanted to act as well. After studying with some of Hollywood's finest acting coaches, Sheila was lucky enough to be privately coached by Helena Sorrell, the famous coach to such Hollywood icons as John Wayne and Marilyn Monroe. After excelling as a horsewoman, model and actress, most people would be happy to just sit back and coast for a while...but then again, Sheila's not most people. When the opportunity arose to model for Playboy, Sheila grabbed it. Though her beauty and grace as a 20 year-old model did well for her, she declined to be a centerfold because it would have limited her bookings on commercials and other TV projects. In the years that followed, Sheila stayed busy working, continuing to develop, refine and perfect her skills at acting, show hosting, modeling, dancing, stunt work, writing, producing, and directing. It was only natural that given how much time she had spent in front of the camera, she would eventually step behind it, where she found her abilities in the production side of the entertainment business were just as strong as her performing skills. She began writing, covering various areas in the international music and entertainment scenes. Even an unfortunate car accident couldn't keep her down; while recovering from her injuries she wrote a booklet titled How To Get Your Children Into Show Biz. From writing, she naturally moved into directing and producing commercials and other projects. Her first documentary was on R&B legend James Brown and his wife. The project, Life On the Road with Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, would soon be known as the last footage taken of James before he died. At present, Sheila is working in all areas of her talents. She has even managed to raise three beautiful children throughout this very full career while remaining very active in their lives and the community where she resides.

Brooke Elizabeth White was born and raised in Arizona with her parents and three younger siblings. She began singing at the age of fifteen when she tried out for the musical "Meet me in St. Louis" and got the leading role. In 2008 she tried out for American Idol and was among the top twelve and finally finished in fifth place. After American Idol she released an album titled "High Hopes & Heartbreak", executive produced by Randy Jackson. In 2010, she recorded songs for the soundtracks "The Jenson Porject" and "Secrets of the Mountain".

William Theodore Walton III (born November 5, 1952) was an American retired basketball player and television sportscaster. Walton played for John Wooden and the UCLA Bruins in the early 1970s, winning three successive College Player of the Year Awards. He led the UCLA Bruins to two NCAA Championships in 1972 and 1973.

He had a prominent career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning an NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) and two NBA championships. His professional career was significantly hampered by multiple foot injuries, requiring numerous surgeries. Walton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.

Alexandria Karlsen Wolfe (married name) is from Mesa, Arizona. At the age of 15, she began working as a writer for several Arizona newspapers through the age of 18. When she was 18 years old, she obtained her Series 6 and Series 63 financial licenses while working for the financial firm, The Vanguard Group.

During this time, Alexandria was scouted by Perfect 10 Magazine. Shortly after her appearance, she tested with Playboy to become a Playmate of the Month, which she went on to appear as Miss March 1999.

After her Playboy appearance, Lexie worked extensively in mainstream print, commercial and television, as well as publish numerous articles and columns. In 2003, her first book, "The Divorced Guy's Guide to Dating" was published to positive reviews from a Writer's Digest review panel. In was published as a tongue and cheek, lighthearted book that coincided with her appearances on television (notably, her "Love and Money with Lexie Karlsen" segment on FX Channel's The X show).

In July 2006, Lexie appeared in Penthouse as one of three women to pose both as a Playmate and a Penthouse Pet. "This was on a whim," Lexie said. Since Lexie's nude work has been limited to Playboy, Perfect 10, and Penthouse, she was signed to FORD/RBA Agency for several years, primarily focusing on print, commercial and TV work. "While Playboy was an exciting opportunity for me at a young age, I was fortunate to have many opportunities in network and cable television," said Lexie.