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Peter Frederick Weller was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to Dorothy Jean (Davidson) and Frederick Bradford Weller, a federal judge and career helicopter pilot for the United States Army. He traveled extensively as his father literally flew around the world. Before he was out of his teens, he had attended high schools in Heidelberg, Germany and San Antonio, Texas, then enrolled the University of North Texas -- attracted by the chance of playing trumpet in one of the college's celebrated jazz bands. Music is in his family. Three generations on his mother's side were piano players and jazz is still his overriding interest. Ask him who his favorite performer in any art form is and he will say Miles Davis. It was with a B.A. in Theatre and a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts that he left Texas for New York. Two weeks after graduating, he made his first appearance on Broadway as David in Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production of David Rabe's "Sticks and Bones", a role he repeated on the London stage.
While a student of legendary actress and drama coach, Uta Hagen, Weller appeared on and off Broadway in works like William Inge's "Summer Brave", Thomas Babe's "Rebel Women" and "Full Circle", one of the last plays directed by Otto Preminger. He began garnering critical acclaim with his portrayal of Billie Wilson in "Streamers", directed by Mike Nichols for Joseph Papp at Lincoln Center. He continued that success with his performances as Cliff in "The Woolgatherer" and as Nick in the first American production of David Mamet's "The Woods". During this period, he became a member of the highly respected Actor's Studio, under the aegis of Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg.
Weller's film debut was in Richard Lester's Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979). He then co-starred with Alan King and Ali MacGraw in Sidney Lumet's Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) and, with Albert Finney and Diane Keaton, in Alan Parker's Shoot the Moon (1982). Other film credits include Firstborn (1984) with Teri Garr, the HBO made-for-TV Apology (1986), co-starring Lesley Ann Warren, and Of Unknown Origin (1983), the film which won Weller the Best Actor award at the Paris International Film Festival for his performance as an upwardly mobile bachelor with a serious rat problem. That same film also marked his first association with Leviathan (1989) director George P. Cosmatos.- Actress
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Despite her role as Mimi on The Drew Carey Show (1995), Kathy Kinney's first memorable television role is generally considered to be the regularly-appearing Ms. Goddard, the town librarian on Newhart (1982). Over the years, she has worked hard as a character actress making appearances on several television series including Seinfeld (1989), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993), Grace Under Fire (1993), and Full House (1987). While notable film roles include, mortician Irv Kendall's (Roy Brocksmith) wife in the horror-comedy film, Arachnophobia (1990), and the obnoxious housekeeper in the film adaptation of Tobias Wolff's memoir, This Boy's Life (1993).- Writer
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Born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Joel Hodgson is best known as a stand-up comedian and creator of the cult favorite Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988). Hodgson is also a toy designer, prop builder, sculptor, writer and producer. He currently resides in Los Angeles where he continues writing and performing.- Producer
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Peggy Rajski is an Oscar-winning filmmaker, former Dean of LMU's top-ranked School of Film & Television, and founder of the groundbreaking nonprofit The Trevor Project. Rajski won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short with her directorial debut, the short film Trevor (1994), a poignant comedy about a young teen whose world is turned upside down when word spreads at school that he might be gay. Her experience with the film led her to create The Trevor Project, America's first and now the world's largest 24/7 suicide prevention service dedicated to LGBTQ+ young people. AMPAS' Short Film and Animation Branch named her a Live Action Icon in 2014, and she was recently recognized as a Pioneer of Queer Cinema--the only non-LGBTQ-identified filmmaker to be included--in UCLA Archives' film series highlighting 30 landmark works documenting queer life. Trevor is part of MoMA's permanent film collection, and a musical adaptation of the film opened Off-Broadway in November 2021 and was acquired for streaming on Disney+.
Rajski's producing career began during the emergence of the Independent Film movement in the 1980s. Her many credits include three of writer/director John Sayles' iconic films-- The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), and Eight Men Out (1988)--and Stephen Frears' film noir classic The Grifters (1990), which she co-produced with Martin Scorsese. The Grifters received four Academy Award nominations and won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature. Rajski produced actor/director Jodie Foster's directorial debut Little Man Tate (1991) as well as her second film, Home for the Holidays (1995).
Rajski has been a guest speaker and conducted workshops worldwide on creative producing and pitching. She is a longstanding member of the Directors Guild of America, Film Independent, and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences where she serves on the Producers' Branch Executive Committee and chairs the Student Academy Awards. Included among many honors Rajski has received over the course of her career is New York Women in Film's Muse Award for outstanding vision and achievement in the entertainment industry. By: Big Time PR- Producer
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Sean Cliver is a producer, writer, and photographer known for his work on the Jackass TV series (2000-2001), Jackass: The Movie (2002), Wildboyz (2003-2005), Jackass Number Two (2006), Jackass 3D (2010), and Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013). He also works as an illustrator in the skateboard industry, and published two books on its graphic design history.- Chester Yorton was born on 1 June 1939 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor, known for Don't Make Waves (1967) and Muscle Beach Party (1964).
- Suzy Favor Hamilton was born on 8 August 1968 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. She is married to Mark Hamilton. They have one child.
- George Sroda was born on 3 April 1911 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. He was married to Susan Rekoske. He died on 31 August 2004 in Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA.
- Ryan Ramczyk was born on 22 April 1994 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA.
- Kurt Peterson was born on 12 February 1948 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor, known for North Country (2005).