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- A.J. was born on 29 August 1974 in New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Drumline (2002), Killa Season (2006) and 106 & Park (2000). He has been married to Dr. Lao Sealey since 23 April 2005.
- A.J. Frank was born on 22 September 1974.
- A.J. Hinch was born on 15 May 1974 in Waverly, Iowa, USA.
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A.J. Lambert was born on 22 May 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a director and actress, known for Interstate 60 (2002), Wayne's World 2 (1993) and Shadowboxer (2005). She is married to John Paparazzi. They have one child.- Allison Joy Langer was born in Columbus, Ohio. At age 5, her family moved to the San Fernando Valley, just outside of Los Angeles, where she attended Granada Hills High School. She first began using her initials to join an all-boys baseball team, and the nickname stuck. She was introduced to Ernie Lively, who became her acting coach.
After roles on television shows, including Drexell's Class (1991) (which starred a then-unknown Brittany Murphy), Coach (1989), and The Wonder Years (1988), she gained international fame on the series My So-Called Life (1994) as Rayanne Graff. Though a critical hit, the series was canceled after only 19 episodes, and Langer moved on to several more short-run series. She married Charles Peregrine Courtenay, a practicing attorney and British peer, son of the 18th Earl of Devon. When her husband became the 19th Earl of Devon, she became the Countess of Devon. She had taken several years off to raise the couple's two children, but, in 2011, she returned to acting and joined the cast of Private Practice (2007).
In January 2014, she permanently relocated to London with her husband and children. - Writer
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Murugadoss Arunasalam, commonly known by his stage name AR Murugadoss, is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter who predominantly works in the Tamil Film Industry. He is best known for his action Tamil films and Telugu films and for remaking them in Hindi cinema. Murugadoss won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for his 2014 Tamil action-drama film Kaththi.Murugadoss was born in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu. The initials "AR" refer to his father's name Arunasalam and were added after Murugadoss signed his first film, Dheena, in 2001. Murugadoss currently resides in Virugambakkam, Chennai. Murugadoss had his schooling at the Government Higher Secondary School and studied BA in Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirapalli. His brother, Dileepan made his acting debut with Vathikuchi, which is Murugadoss' production venture.- Actor
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Aamir Qureshi was born on 17 October 1974 in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. He is an actor, known for To Strike (2013), Project Ghazi (2017) and Junoon e Ishq (2019).- Aarne Soro was born on 3 February 1974 in Estonia. Aarne is an actor, known for On the Water (2020), December Heat (2008) and Stiilipidu (2005).
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Aaron Akagi was born on 3 February 1974 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and art director, known for Bite Me, Fanboy (2005) and Throne of Darkness (2001).- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Aaron Barrett was born on 30 August 1974 in the USA. He is an actor and director, known for Lady Bird (2017), BASEketball (1998) and Fathers' Day (1997). He was previously married to Molly Torrence.- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Aaron Beelner was born on 21 June 1974 in Remsen, Iowa, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Loki (2021), Boss Level (2020) and Monster Hunter (2020).- Additional Crew
- Location Management
Aaron Bennet was born on 22 July 1974 in Winter Park, Florida, USA. He is known for T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996), SeaQuest 2032 (1993) and Poseidon's Fury: Escape from the Lost City (1999).- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Aaron Blair was born on 30 July 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and producer, known for Gay Invaders... from the Future (2006), Cellar Dwellers (2005) and Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2015). He has been married to Sarah Bolton since 24 August 2003.- Aaron Buerge was born on 22 April 1974 in Butler, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for Less Than Perfect (2002), The Bachelor (2002) and The Bachelor at 20: A Celebration of Love (2016).
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Aaron Craven was born on 25 July 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), The Predator (2018) and The Age of Adaline (2015).- Art Department
- Actor
- Set Decorator
Born in 1974. Attended Homewood/Flossmoor high school and went on to study at SIUE.
He left early in his 2nd year and couch surfed in Chicago. He became a pawn broker at Royal Loan Bank and State Pawners.
He moved to Los Angeles, California in February 1995
He has worked in film, television and commercials for over 20 years- Composer
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Aaron Fazakas was born on 17 April 1974 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Aaron is a composer and producer, known for Contractul (2010).- Actor
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Aaron's focus & incredible talent have landed him lead & supporting roles in films such as Rounding First with Michael E. Knight (All My Children) John Michael Bolger (Third Watch) & Scott Lawence (JAG), the spoof comedy Just Another Wrestling Romance Comedy with Sal Vulcano (Impractical Jokers), April Hunter (WWE, Playboy), Chyna (WWE) & Renoly Santiago (Dangerous Minds, Conair) and was the lead of George Lucas in Courage & Stupidity with Todd Wall (Law & Order) & Bill Allison (Casino) just to name a few.
Aaron' s television career includes principal and lead roles on the Discovery Channel programs The New Detectives and The FBI Files, Universal Television's Maury, the History Channel's first ever movie of the week Combat Jump and the Court TV series The Forensic Files.
Some of his commercial and industrial credits include The Girl Scouts of North Carolina, Commerce Bank, UPS, Silver Diner, Circle K Food Marts, University of North Carolina and Car Max.
Due to Aaron's ambition, characterizations and unique style, he is to soon become a major player within the Hollywood Community.- Aaron Goldschmidt was born on 12 November 1974 in Rochester, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Twenty Gay Stereotypes Confirmed (2004) and The Amazing Race (2001).
- Actor
- Producer
- Editor
Raised in the Military, Aaron moved around from place to place before finally settling in Spokane, WA. From there he went to Seattle and is an alumni of the University of Washington, where he graduated with a BA in theater. He works in front of the camera and behind the camera.- Aaron Hernández Farfán was born on 17 September 1974 in Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Huérfanos (2014), Club de Cuervos (2015) and Domingo siete (1995).
- Visual Effects
Aaron James McComas was born on 17 October 1974 in Sitka, Alaska, USA. He is known for I Am Legend (2007), Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).- Composer
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- Soundtrack
Aaron Kaplan was born on 23 December 1974 in Port Jervis, New York, USA. He is a composer, known for Horrible Bosses (2011), Tiger King (2020) and Iron Man (2008).- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Aaron Krebs was born on 6 November 1974 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Epic Studios (2017), Modern Family (2009) and Superstore (2015).- Producer
- Director
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Aaron Langer was born on 12 September 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Aaron is a producer and director, known for NYPD Jew (2000), It's a Miracle (1998) and Chance of a Lifetime (1998). Aaron has been married to Kerryn Langer since 21 August 2005.- Actor
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Aaron is a British stand-up comic and character actor adept at physical and verbal comedy as well as playing neurotic villains.
Since 2014 Aaron has been working his way up the UK comedy circuit. In 2022 he signed with Mirth Control. With his darkly funny tales of neurosis mixed with observational material, Aaron has progressed to paid 20s after performing over 1000 gigs in the last eight years. These include two-handed Edinburgh shows and the 2017 sell-out run at The Camden Fringe, "Jew-O-Rama." This mixed bill of the best Jewish comedians in the country has received 4-star reviews (with Aaron being called the highlight of the show) and he returned to the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2022.
An English BuJew (Buddhist Jew) who trained in New York in Stanislavski, Viewpoints, Michael Chekhov, and Misner methods, After completing an HND in Television Production at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, he moved to New York where found his passion for acting. He performed in over 25 productions at Pace University (where he completed his BFA degree in Theatre) as well as an award-winning short movie. Aaron has produced, written, and directed plays for the New York Stage. In 2019 he was an executive producer on the Oscar-winning film Judy.- Aaron Martinek was born on 11 April 1974 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for Chainsaw Sally (2004), Counting to Infinity (2009) and Corpus Kristi (2008).
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An unlikely firestorm was ignited on the 19th of April, 1999. The Universal Press Syndicate made the largest launch ever of a single comic strip in the history of the printed page when it debuted an off-beat work in more than 160 newspapers that day (and 40 more by year's end). The strip, centering on two prepubescent Black youths transplanted from the inner-city of South Chicago to the lily-white fictional suburb of Woodcrest, immediately set off controversy with its daily skewerings of race, politics, music and every other slice of Americana considered taboo to the "funnies". And yet both the success and controversy of the comic happened so fast that few knew about the man behind it all. The strip is "The Boondocks", brainchild of Aaron McGruder.
Born in Chicaco, Illinois in 1974 under the sign of Gemini, Aaron and his parents soon moved to from their largely-Black neighbourhood to a mostly-white suburb in Baltimore, Maryland when Aaron was about to start school. Spending the majority of his life there, young Aaron got a first-hand education on race relations; often feeling like an outsider as a minority. Yet, he was never unhappy. It was during his productive and highly influential youth that McGruder would come in contact with the things that would change his life forever. The first was Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). After his first viewing of George Lucas' galaxy far, far away, McGruder become one of many children his generation to have a life-long obsession with the film (not unlike Jersey-borne filmmaker Kevin Smith). The second was Hip-Hop. The uniquely African-American musical style became to new generations what jazz and the British invasion had been years before. As the civil rights movement ended and Reaganomics took over, Hip-Hop became the only viable, uncensored outlet for Black youth to express themselves unchallenged. The third was comics. Not just the "funny books" containing the adventures of Superman and Spider-Man, but comic strips. Aaron's tastes over the years ranged from the funny-yet-true child's POV as shown by Charles M. Schulz with "Peanuts" to, eventually, the irreverent humour of Berkeley Breathed and Bill Waterson "Bloom County" and "Calvin & Hobbes" (respectively) to the biting political satire of Garry Trudeau's "Doonesbury."
After graduating high school, McGruder enrolled in the University of Maryland where the budding artist found his first widespread outlet for his creativity. After fellow UofM student Frank Cho (author of the cult comic "Liberty Meadows") graduated in the mid-90s, the school newspaper, The DiamondBack, was left without a leading comic strip. The paper's lead editor, Jayson Blair (who would later court his own controversy with his infamous run at The New York Times), doubted that anything would grab as much attention as Cho's work. Aaron gladly volunteered for the job, creating a strip that would combine elements of his own life with an all-around "Hip-Hop perspective" of world events as told through the eyes of young Black children wise beyond their years. With that, "The Boondocks" premiered in The Diamondback and became an instant hit, introducing UofM students to Huey Freeman, an afro-sporting, self-appointed revolutionary (named after Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense); Riley Freeman, Huey's unapologetic "gangsta"-wannabe younger brother; and Jazmine DuBois, a bi-racial girl with little more control over her racial identity than her own fussy hair.
With the help of fellow student and aspiring DJ, Rhome Anderson, McGruder began showing the strip on the internet. The strip achieved enough popularity to the point where in 1998 it received its first national print publication in the pages of the Hip-Hop magazine "The Source" for three months straight (details of why it was removed vary). After graduating UofM with degrees in Afro-American studies, McGruder and Anderson courted several offers to publish the strip in national newspapers before finding an agreeable one with Universal Press Syndicate. The strip made its national premiere April of 1999 with the largest debut for a new comic in a record 160 papers nation-wide. The strip immediately caused controversy. Everything from the characters' (anime-influenced) designs to the handling of the bi-racial Jazmine seemed to stir the ire of someone no matter where the strip was published. Some Blacks claimed it was stereotypical and derogatory; many whites claimed it was outright racist, hurtful and divisive. Parents found such common strip activities like the boys being spanked by their Grandfather and young Riley's bullying of other children undeserving of print space alongside such veteran "G"-rated fare as "Garfield" and "Peanuts". Even fellow UofM alum Frank Cho--whose strip "Liberty Meadows" was taking heat for its blatant sexual content and toilet humour--called McGruder's strip "racist and hateful."
Yet for all the angry resentment, the positive response to the strip was equally-strong. In fact, many papers struggled with whether or not to drop the strip because of strong following. Many fans celebrated its genuine Hip-Hop references and championed it as a long-silent voice for the Black community now having the opportunity to be heard. The characters were championed for the way Aaron had the characters ask questions from "Why are there no good Black TV shows?" to "Why is Black History Month in the shortest month of the year?" McGruder himself seemed to take it all in stride frequenting the late-night rounds on such series as Politically Incorrect (1993), BET Tonight with Ed Gordon (1998), and 20/20 (1978) among others.
Over the years, the strip's controversy and popularity have only continued to grow. McGruder has had his characters speak on everything from exploitative rap videos, the NRA, Black conservatives, and inter-racial marriage to such trivial pursuits as lawn-mowing as a form of illegal child labour and the surge of rappers as movie stars over the past ten years. The strip is constantly a hot topic with several paper often moving it out of the "comics" section to "Editorials" and some removing it from the paper altogether. Recognizable personas from BET founder Robert L. Johnson to conservative columnist Ward Connerlly have publicly condemned the strip (and have often found themselves the subjects of its jibes). Right-wing "avengers" often criticise the strip's constant "attacks" on George W. Bush.
Nothing seemed to escape the wrath of the Freeman brothers, not even McGruder's beloved "Star Wars". In the weeks leading up to the highly-anticipated released of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Huey and Riley were shown lining up in eager anticipation. After the film was released, the boys expressed reactions felt by many life-long fans when they skewered the movie and its supposedly racist character Jar-Jar Binks. Ironically, the strip found one of its biggest fans in that film's co-star, Samuel L. Jackson. In late 2001/early 2002, the strip found itself with more controversy than usual (if that's at all possible) when, after the attacks of 9/11, McGruder swayed away from mainstream opinions of the country and had his characters criticise every thing from the mainstream media's cheerleader-like support of war and Bush to the false patriotism of flag-wavers in light of the attacks. The strip was pulled from several major papers (particularly in New York). Rather than back down from this position, McGruder satirized his "banning" by pretending the strip was being replaced with mock characters in the form of a US flag and ribbon. Many assumed that the strip has actually been canceled and that the new "patriotic" comic was permanent, unknowing that McGruder himself was proving his point all the more.
In the years since its introduction, the strip has gone through minor changes: Rhome Anderson is no longer involved with the strip; several new characters have been added; McGruder has compiled two books of collected strips (with a third due late 2003); he's gotten the opportunity to meet his influential heroes, including Garry Trudeau and he is currently teaming up with filmmaker Reginald Hudlin in an attempt to get an animated version of "The Boondocks" off the ground. Love him or hate him, Aaron McGruder finds himself in that great pantheon of classic satirists: his opinion may not be yours, but he has a basis from which he speaks that makes his a voice worth listening to. Were his strip nothing more than senseless rambling (something he himself has often joked about), it wouldn't have nearly gotten the amount of attention it has. It is a sharp perspective from someone whose generation is constantly said to have none. You needn't agree, but you'd do best to give it a listen.- Aaron Pierce was born on 28 March 1974.
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Aaron Seltzer was born on 12 January 1974 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and director, known for Disaster Movie (2008), Date Movie (2006) and Epic Movie (2007).- Aaron Smolinski was born on 30 May 1974 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is an actor, known for Superman (1978), Man of Steel (2013) and Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980).
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Aaron was born in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1974. Raised in a strong Christian household, he went to church religiously every Sunday and Wednesday. It was there that he felt a connection with the stage. Watching plays performed by the church drama team he knew he had to be a part. At six years old he was already performing in front of the crowds. These elements and a strict upbringing brought about a desire to put pen to paper. He wrote many things that would never be brought to fruition until he was sixteen.
At age seventeen, Aaron would begin training other actors in what would become known as Human Videos. These were similar to watching music videos of your favorite songs acted out live on stage. At this point he knew he had to direct stage. At eighteen, Aaron had directed his first Human Video to a standing room only live audience at Willow Springs Church in Ft. Worth.
At twenty he had become a full scale writer. Writing and Directing plays to be performed at several different venues throughout the Dallas, Ft. Worth area. He is best known for his playwright entitled Victory, which centered upon the supernatural aspects of the Crucifixion. Limited only by his imagination, crowds would see an interpretation as they had never seen it before.
It was at this point that he also found a love of film. He became intrigued by special effects and visuals brought to life by the camera. Due to limited budgets, and an Engineer by trade, he began to create his own practical effects out of his garage. Armed with only a camcorder, he would film his effects to see their effectiveness on screen. Alas, his bond with the world of film would become stronger.
Aaron is currently working on a horror/thriller entitled We Are Not The Only, which should be completed by the end of 2008. He says he would like to pay homage to all the scary movies he grew up with and create an original story that would stick in the minds of all who see it for years to come. This project is tentatively scheduled for shooting in late 2009.- Producer
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- Editor
Aaron Wheeler was born on 24 October 1974 in Pasadena, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for NewsRap (2018), The Regular Joes (2006) and NewsRap Local with Justin Chapman (2020).- Actor
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- Music Department
Aaron Wills was born on 5 June 1974 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Tick (2016), Daria (1997) and Adjusting Arbie (2005).- Aarón Hernández Farfán was born on 17 September 1974 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Huérfanos (2014), Domingo siete (1995) and Necrofilia (1997). He was previously married to Muriel Fouilland.
- Actor
- Producer
- Transportation Department
Abud Kadid is Armenian Catholic. His last name used to be "Kadidian", but when his great-grand-father ran away from Turkey and immigrated to Syria after the 1915 Armenian Genocide, the name was changed to "Kadid". Aleppo (Syria) is a known city for hosting an important Armenian population (250,000).
Abud started acting in summer 1994. He wanted to be an actor since he was eighteen. Friends at work were telling him that he was naturally funny just by being myself.
This made him research and ask around for advises in what would be the next step. Entering that craft, he followed improvisation classes for a year.
Then, he wanted to improve his acting so he took a Shakespeare class with the opportunity to perform "King Henry The Fifth". The direct contact with a theater audience made him feel so much "alive" and, performing live, a drug that would be difficult to live without.
At that time, he wasn't yet convinced he could have the artistic freedom to be able to move and touch people as he wanted. So he went back to acting classes at the Actor's Studio Montreal (ASM). There, he developed his improvisation skills and abilities to analyze a script.
When leaving ASM, he was absolutely impatient make acting a daily basis reality. That is when he started to participate in student films. One of his funniest performances was to play a monk obsessed with "Ping Pong Balls" in the short of the same title.
He also thought that joining a school of performing arts would help him getting more leading parts... which it did. One of the most important experiences was while working on a movie, and during the break time, he performed a run through that moved one of the actresses to the point that she cried. That unexpected emotion convinced him that acting will always be part of his life.
That actress referred him to an independent theater producer and director, Iain Stoen, that was putting together a theater play, "Family Manor". "Family Manor" has received T.V. and newspaper coverage.
Meanwhile he also auditioned in NYC for the ABC show "All My Children". He managed out of 2150 audition competitors to be in the fifty Last actors to be selected. The last noticeable experience was in a drama called "The Tenants", based on a Broadway play.- Director
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Abhinav Kashyap was born on 6 September 1974 in Obra, Uttar Pradesh. He is a director and writer, known for Dabangg (2010), Ssshhhh... Koi Hai (2001) and Besharam (2013).- Producer
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Abi Estrin Cunningham was born on 25 July 1974 in Iowa City, Iowa, USA. Abi Estrin is a producer and writer, known for The Haircut (2000), On the Road in America (2007) and Ben Hur (2003).- Production Designer
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- Art Department
Abid T.P. was born on 16 August 1974 in New Delhi, India. He is a production designer and art director, known for Fan (2016), Don (2006) and The Darjeeling Limited (2007).- Abraham Ramos was born on 13 February 1974 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Las vías del amor (2002), Labyrinths of Passion (1999) and Camila (1998).
- Achim Petry was born on 24 August 1974 in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.
- Actress
Ada Ameh was born on 15 May 1974 in Ajegunle, Lagos State, Nigeria. She was an actress, known for Domitilla (1996), King of Shitta (2013) and The Johnsons (2012). She died on 17 July 2022 in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.- Actress
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Ada Colau was born on 3 March 1974 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Dos + Una (2001), Dead City (2014) and Ada for Mayor (2016).- Actor
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- Soundtrack
Adam Bousdoukos was born on 25 January 1974 in Hamburg, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Soul Kitchen (2009), Chalet Girl (2011) and Short Sharp Shock (1998).- Actor
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- Producer
Adam Clinton was born on 19 June 1974 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for I Heart Huckabees (2004), Flames of Rage: The Legend of Bobby Jimmerson (1994) and Outer Space Astronauts (2009).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Adam Harvey was born on 21 December 1974 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor, known for It Takes Two (2006), Adam Harvey & John Williamson: King of the Road (2009) and Alan Jones (2020). He has been married to Kathy since 24 November 2000. They have two children.- Actor
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- Producer
Adam Hatley was born into the home of Ralph Hatley and Miriam B. Hatley, in Memphis Tennessee. Adam the first born of three boys, had the makings of an actor at a young age when he began doing plays in his early grade-school years. From his first play in the Third Grade, Adam began his love for the craft. Out of High School, Adam moved to New York City under contract with Zoli modeling agency where he began the path to his future. In New York Adam learned and grew and finally made the transition from the modeling world to the acting world. While Auditioning in both New York and Philadelphia, Adam ended up in LA. He now lives in the Santa Clarita area with girlfriend Kim Benton (Associate Producer: The Hanged Man) , where he continues climbing his way to the top.- Art Department
Adam Hayes was born on 22 December 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for Access Hollywood (1996), The Insider (2004) and ET on MTV (2000).- Adam Gair Heffernan was born and raised in New Hampshire. He apprenticed at Actors Theatre of Louisville, and he received his B.A. from The University of New Hampshire. He received his M.F.A. in Acting from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. He is the former artistic director of Highlands Playhouse and Instant Theatre Company, both of Highlands, North Carolina. In 2016 he received the Best Actor award at the Cleveland 48 Hour Film Festival for his role in "Black Market Beauty". He is married to Lizzy Renfroe and they have three children, Henry, Willa, and Rosamund.
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Adam Kassen was born on 27 May 1974 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Puncture (2011), Bernard and Doris (2006) and Criminal Confessions (2017).