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A fireball of talent and a musical force to be reckoned with, singer/actress Patti LuPone was born on April 21, 1949 in Northport on Long Island, New York, of Italian heritage. Her parents, Orlando Joseph LuPone, a school administrator, and mother Angela Louise (Patti), a librarian, eventually divorced. She was christened Patti in honor of her great-grand-aunt, the renowned 19th-century opera singer Adelina Patti.

Trained in dance, her early days as a teen were spent as part of a 60s sibling group called "The Lupone Trio," which was comprised of Patti and older twin brothers William and Robert LuPone, the latter moving on to a daunting career of his own. A graduate of Northport High School, she attended the Drama Division of The Juilliard School and became part of its first graduating class, which also included future stars Kevin Kline and David Ogden Stiers.

In 1972 the legendary John Houseman reshaped said graduating class and formed The Acting Company, which earned a strong reputation on tour as a classical repertory group. Gaining invaluable acting experience, she stayed with the company until 1975. Making her NY theater debut in "The School for Scandal" (1972), she went on to play major roles in "The Hostage," "The Lower Depths," "The Three Sisters" (her Broadway debut), "Measure for Measure," "Scapin," "Edward II," and "The Time of Your Life," among others. However, it was in musicals that she would reign supreme. She played Lucy in a version of "The Beggar's Opera" (1973) and went on to earn distinction in "The Robber Bridegroom" (Tony nomination) (1975), "The Baker's Wife" (1976) and "Working" (1978).

Her incredible pipes and assured countenance eventually earned her the role of a lifetime with "Evita" (1979). As Argentina's calculating and beloved Eva Peron, Patti grabbed the international spotlight with a rare dramatic fury and brilliance. Her electrifying performance earned her both the Tony and Drama Desk awards, and the resulting stardom officially launched her film and TV career.

Minor roles in King of the Gypsies (1978) and 1941 (1979) led to a co-starring role with Tom Skerritt in the vigilante crimer Fighting Back (1982). Continuing to show off her singing prowess, she originated the role of Fantine in the London production of "Les Misérables" and became the first American to win the prestigious Olivier Award (for her work in both "Les Miz" and "The Cradle Will Rock") in 1985. She nabbed a second Drama Desk Award and another Tony nomination for her Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes" (1987).

Twice nominated for Emmy awards on TV, she impressed as Lady Bird opposite Randy Quaid's President Lyndon Baines Johnson in the mini-movie LBJ: The Early Years (1987) and scored a resounding hit on the dramatic series Life Goes On (1989) as Libby Thatcher, the loving, protective mother of a son (played by Chris Burke) afflicted with Down Syndrome. This groundbreaking program was the first of its kind to center its theme around a mentally handicapped character. The show ran a durable four seasons and its title song, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La Da" by Lennon/McCartney, featured Patti's vocals. A round of guest shots over the years have included "Law & Order," "Frazier," "Touched by an Angel," "Will & Grace" (hilariously spoofing her diva image), and a recurring spot on the critically-acclaimed Oz (1997). On film she was well represented by Witness (1985) and in Driving Miss Daisy (1989) as Dan Aykroyd's materialistic wife and minor nemesis to Jessica Tandy.

The concert stage has been a commanding venue for Patti over the years with a number of successful one-woman singing showcases such as "The Lady with the Torch," "Matters of the Heart" and "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda," winning an Outer Critics Circle Award for her "Patti LuPone on Broadway" in 1995. Stage concert versions of "Pal Joey," "Passion," "A Little Night Music," "Can-Can" and "Candide" have greatly added to her enduring popularity, in addition to her three solo evenings at Carnegie Hall. Powerhouse leads in "Sunset Boulevard" (1993) and "Master Class" (1996) have ensured her diva-like place as one of America's contemporary singing immortals. She earned another Tony nomination more recently for her inventive spin on the monstrous Mrs. Lovett in "Sweeney Todd" (2005). Since then she has added to her Broadway musical gallery as Rose in "Gypsy" (2008) and as Helena Rubinstein in "War Paint" (2017). She also played the aggressive, scene-stealing role of Joanne ("The Ladies Who Lunch") in a film concert version of Company (2011).

Broaching the millennium and beyond, occasional film appearances have included supporting roles in Family Prayers (1993), Summer of Sam (1999), City by the Sea (2002), Union Square (2011), Parker (2013), The Comedian (2016) and Last Christmas (2019). On the smaller screen, she lent her assertive presence in recurring fashion with 30 Rock (2006), American Horror Story (2011), Penny Dreadful (2014), Anthem: Homunculus (2019) and Pose (2018) and a sturdy role in the mini-series Hollywood (2020).

Married since 1988 to camera operator Matthew Johnston, Patti has one son, Josh, who appeared in a small role in Patti's concert version of "Passion."

Afton Smith was born on 3 December 1967 in Northport, Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for George of the Jungle (1997), Reality Bites (1994) and Fried Green Tomatoes (1991). She was previously married to Brendan Fraser.

Brian McNamara is a character actor, director and producer who has made over 100 TV and film appearances. His first major role was in the Garry Marshall comedy drama The Flamingo Kid (1984) with Matt Dillon. He then went on to star opposite Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg in the John Badham science fiction project Short Circuit (1986), which performed well at the box office. The following year he put in a solid lead performance as Dean Karny in the thriller Billionaire Boys Club (1987): the film was based on an actual event and co-starred Judd Nelson and John Stockwell.

Brian switched easily into slapstick comedy next with a supporting role in Caddyshack II (1988), where he shared the screen with veteran comedians Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, and Jackie Mason. He helped Jeff Daniels and John Goodman battle grossly mutated spiders in the Frank Marshall horror comedy Arachnophobia (1990), and shined in the romantic comedy Mystery Date (1991) opposite Ethan Hawke and Teri Polo.

Since then he has maintained a steady career in film - most notably a great performance in the independent film The Legend of Tillamook's Gold (2006)

• and has notched up countless appearances in quality TV shows like

The O.C. (2003), Monk (2002), Ghost Whisperer (2005), a lead role in Manhattan, AZ (2000) and, more recently, starred in Army Wives (2007).

Brian made his directorial debut with the thriller Lost Signal (2006), which he also starred in. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in Billionaire Boys Club (1987).

Elizabeth Hendrickson was born in Northport, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), All My Children (1970) and Imaginary Bitches (2008). She has been married to Rob Meder since 29 June 2019. They have one child.

2022 brings John back to the set of The Marvelous Ms. Maisel to return to his role as 'Nicky' a humble working class gangster for which he as bestowed a 2018 SAG Award for Best Comedy Ensemble. The last two years have been spent mostly in his cottage in Woodstock, New York with his two cats and new wife and an abundance of wildlife as neighbors. Inspired by " Painting with John' on HBO, this John has been learning the art of watercolor and recommends it to all. He also raises much needed funds for The Woodstock Farm animal Sanctuary, the Ulster County SPCA as well as The Wild Bird fund in NYC. All amazing places so give if you can! Nicky Says!

Alison Fanelli was born on 26 April 1979 in Northport, Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1992), The Adventures of Pete & Pete: X-Ray Man (1991) and The Adventures of Pete & Pete: The Dot (1991).

Robert Bagnell, informally known as 'Bags', is an American actor most notable for his series regular role playing Tom Peterman in the HBO ground-breaking TV cult comedy 'The Comeback', starring Lisa Kudrow. Robert also starred with Jon Hamm and Mel Gibson in Randall Wallace's film 'We Were Soldiers', adapted from the critically acclaimed novel 'We Were Soldiers Once And Young'.

Bagnell was raised in East Northport, Long Island NY with his one sister Diane Bagnell-Maguire. His mother was a registered nurse and his father a high school chemistry teacher. He graduated with a BFA in undergrad drama in 1996 from the Tisch School Of The Arts at New York University. After graduating, Bagnell procured talent representation after being noticed in a comedy play that he performed in with his NYU cronies at the Westbeth Theater in New York City's West Village in 1996. Bagnell concurrently worked as a rink guard at the Rochefeller Center Ice Skating Rink. He was also employed as a Night Manager at the Inn At Irving Place in Gramercy Park New York City.

On Bagnell's very first professional audition, he had the opportunity to audition for Liza Minnelli who was producing a play called 'Not A Well Woman'. He ended up booking the job. He then went on to appear in numerous TV commercials and landed his first recurring TV role on the daytime soap opera 'As The World Turns'.

From Northport, Long Island. Attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and SUNY Buffalo's summer arts program. First industry job was co-creating a series of shorts for the Independent Film Channel (IFC) based on "Greg the Bunny," a puppet character Milano also performs.

Based on the main character from their public access series called "Junktape," Milano and friends took "Greg The Bunny" to 20th Century FOX as a 13-Episode prime-time series, produced by Neil Moritz and run by Steve Levitan. Milano exec-produced, wrote and performed on the series as characters "Greg the Bunny" and "Warren the Ape," alongside co-stars Sarah Silverman, Seth Green and Eugene Levy.

The relationship with Seth Green led to Milano's involvement as a writer and voice actor on "Robot Chicken," "Titan Maximum" and "Star Wars: Detours." Meanwhile Milano and then-writing partner sold a spec feature to Laura Ziskin and Sony Pictures, called "Me & My Monster." Developed with effects wizard Stan Winston, the movie was in development with such directors as Neil Jordan, McG and Jon Favreau (the latter having also appeared on an IFC Greg the Bunny Reunion Special.)

After the Fox series was canceled, "Greg" returned to IFC and eventually the spin off series, "Warren the Ape" was created for MTV Networks. This 12-episode "reality show" about Warren's fallout in the post-Fox years co-starred Josh Sussman and Dr. Drew Pinsky.

Milano's film career had him working with his partner on development assignments for The Henson Company, Flower Films, The Donner's Company and more. Milano's solo credit on "Short Circuit" was written for producer of the original film David Foster and Dimension's Bob Weinstein.

Milano has sold pilots including "The Spaces," "Dad Monster Hunter (aka Shadowchasers)" and worked on shows such as "Gravity Falls" (writer) "Crash & Bernstein" (Director,) and "Star Wars: Detours." (Writer/Actor)

Milano was never trained in puppetry but was obsessed with the art form as a child and built a talent for it. He has focused primarily on writing, developing for features and television but does occasionally work as a voice actor.

In 2012 and 2013 Milano began a collaboration with "Fanboy and Chum Chum" creator Eric Robles on several projects for Nickelodeon TV, including "Monkey Quest," "The Cornies" and "8 Bit and High Five."

In 2013 Milano was brought on staff to take part in Dreamworks Animation's historic content partnership with Netflix for the development of animated series' based on the company's library of current and future titles.

Charles Ludlam was born on 12 April 1943 in Northport, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Big Easy (1986), The Sorrows of Dolores (1986) and Museum of Wax (1987). He died on 28 May 1987 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Craig Ricci Shaynak was born on 14 July 1969 in Northport, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Ted 2 (2015), Ray Donovan (2013) and Harsh Times (2005).

Eve Fizzinoglia was born in Northport, New York, USA. She is a producer and director, known for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), Slumberland (2022) and See (2019).

Daniel Koenig was born on 11 June 1977 in East Northport, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Sir F12 & The Kiss (2005) and Target Audience (2002).

John Sullivan was born in Northport, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Security (2017), Recoil (2011) and Ten Inch Blade.

Ricky Kasso was born on 29 March 1967 in Northport, New York, USA. He died on 7 July 1984 in Riverhead, New York, USA.

Wendy Wild was born on 31 August 1956 in Northport, Long Island, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Pulsallama: The Devil Lives in My Husband's Body (1982), Hustle with My Muscle (1986) and Wigstock: The Movie (1995). She died on 26 October 1996 in New York City, New York, USA.

Zach Bellissimo was born on 15 April 1989 in Northport, New York, USA. He is a writer, known for Long Gone Gulch (2021), Motorcity (2012) and Victor & Valentino (2019).

Bob Varsha was born on 21 April 1951 in Northport, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Invasion U.S.A. (1985), ESPN Speedworld (1979) and Behind the Indianapolis 500 with Parnelli Jones (2016).

Jillian Avery was born on 19 August 1989 in Northport, Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Cicada (2020), Fellatio Is Fo Suckas (2013) and Jay & Pluto (2016).

Brian Ulrich was born on 25 January 1971 in Northport, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Naked Fear (1999) and The Sandman (1995).

Matt Klan was born in Northport, Long Island, New York, USA. He is known for The Toxic Avenger (1984), Comedy Academy (2004) and Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000).

Frank Lary was born on 10 April 1930 in Northport, Alabama, USA. He was married to Emma Lou Barton. He died on 13 December 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

Drew Renkewitz was born on 4 October 1964 in East Northport, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Scary Movie 2 (2001), Crazy for Love (2005) and Fighting Irish (2003).

Born in Northport, New York. After completing a degree in music composition from Carnegie-Mellon, he worked for a year in the hip-hop industry, where he collaborated with Ty Fyffe and the late Big Pun. He currently resides in San Francisco, California where he plays with the space-rock ensemble Richard Bitch.

William Drucker was born on 10 May 1978 in Northport, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an editor, known for The Black String (2018), The Housekeeper (2023) and Love in the Afternoon (2011).

Allegra grew up on Long Island in Northport. The beginning of her acting career took off at Arena Players Repertory Theatre Company in Farmingdale, performing in children's theatre from 2004-2008 as well as 3 Shakespeare plays, playing minor roles. Allegra soon went off to college in New York City and attended CUNY Borough Manhattan Community College where she performed in two productions; one as a leading role and one as a minor role. She graduated with an A.S. in Science. To finish her education she was accepted to CUNY Brooklyn College and is now studying for her B.A. in Theatre Arts. She has also appeared in two productions at Brooklyn. After graduation she hopes to pursue her dream.