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John William Ferrell was born in Irvine, California, to Betty Kay (Overman), a teacher, and Roy Lee Ferrell, Jr., a musician. His parents were originally from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
A graduate of the University of Southern California, Ferrell became interested in performing while a student at University High School in Irvine, where he made his school's daily morning announcements over the public address system in disguised voices. He started as a member of the Los Angeles comedy/improvisation group The Groundlings, where fellow cast members Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and former Saturday Night Live (1975) repertory players such as Laraine Newman, Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman began their careers. It was there he met Chris Kattan and the two became good friends and both went on to Saturday Night Live (1975) later. He has also appeared on several television programs, including Strangers with Candy (1999), Grace Under Fire (1993) and Living Single (1993) during his time at The Groundlings. Will also lent his voice to the armless and legless dad of cartoon family "The Oblongs".
In 1995 he became a feature cast member at Saturday Night Live (1975) during the show's rapid re-casting. He was declared quite possibly the worst cast member ever during his first season. However, his talents of impersonations and range of characters shot him forward to making him arguably the greatest Saturday Night Live (1975) cast member ever. During his seven year run he is one of the few cast members to ever be nominated for an Emmy for a performance and played George W. Bush during the 2000 elections. He has appeared in every Saturday Night Live (1975) movie since his premiere on the show in 1995. In 2002 he left Saturday Night Live (1975) and was the only cast member to ever receive a farewell from all the current cast members at the end of the season finale show. Since leaving the show Will has pursued a career in films. In 2000, he married Viveca Paulin, and lives in L.A.- Actor
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Stanton was born in West Irvine, Kentucky, to Ersel (Moberly), a cook, and Sheridan Harry Stanton, a barber and tobacco farmer. He lived in Lexington, Kentucky and graduated from Lafayette Senior High School with the class of 1944. Drafted into the Navy, he served as a cook in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was on board an LST during the Battle of Okinawa. He then returned to the University of Kentucky to appear in a production of "Pygmalion", before heading out to California and honing his craft at the prestigious Pasadena Playhouse. Stanton then toured around the United States with a male choir, worked in children's theater, and then headed back to California.
His first role on screen was in the tepid movie Tomahawk Trail (1957), but he was quickly noticed and appeared regularly in minor roles as cowboys and soldiers through the late 1950s and early 1960s. His star continued to rise and he received better roles in which he could showcase his laid-back style, such as in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Dillinger (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), and in Alien (1979). It was around this time that Stanton came to the attention of director Wim Wenders, who cast him in his finest role yet as Travis in the moving Paris, Texas (1984). Next indie director Alex Cox gave Stanton a role that brought him to the forefront, in the quirky cult film Repo Man (1984).
Stanton was now heavily in demand, and his unique look got him cast as everything from a suburban father in the mainstream Pretty in Pink (1986) to a soft-hearted, but ill-fated, private investigator in Wild at Heart (1990) and a crazy yet cunning scientist in Escape from New York (1981). Apart from his film performances, he was also an accomplished musician, and "The Harry Dean Stanton Band" and their unique spin on mariachi music played together for well over a decade. They toured internationally. He became a cult figure of cinema and music and when Debbie Harry sang the lyric, "I want to dance with Harry Dean..." in her 1990s hit "I Want That Man", she was talking about him. Stanton remained consistently active on screen, lastly appearing in films including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Green Mile (1999) and The Man Who Cried (2000).- Actress
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Julie Graham was born on 24 July 1965 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007), Being Eileen (2011) and Shetland (2013). She has been married to Davy Croket since 11 September 2019. She was previously married to Joseph Bennett.- Actress
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Annie Mumolo is the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of the blockbuster feature BRIDESMAIDS in which she also had a memorable cameo as the 'Nervous Woman' who sits on the plane next to Kristen Wiig's character. Other acting roles include a series regular on the critically-acclaimed NBC comedy ABOUT A BOY and notable roles in the current season of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, Amazon's TRANSPARENT and ABC's MODERN FAMILY. Annie also starred in THE BOSS, opposite Melissa McCarthy, BAD MOMS, and Judd Apatow's THIS IS 40.
On the writing front, Annie wrote MEGAN LEAVEY starring Kate Mara for LD Entertainment and Bleecker Street Media. Prior to that, her screenplay JOY, based on the life of Joy Mangano, starred Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper with David O. Russell directing.
Annie reunited with her BRIDESMAIDS co-writer, Kristen Wiig, for the critically acclaimed BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR, where she played the titular role of Barb alongside Kristen, which was nominated for numerous awards including the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Comedy.
Most recently, Annie can be seen starring in the Miramax feature CONFESS, FLETCH opposite Jon Hamm and can be seen this spring in the Amazon Feature THE IDEA OF YOU opposite Anne Hathaway and directed by Michael Showalter.- Actor
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Justin Chon was born in Garden Grove, Orange County, California, and was raised in Irvine, California. He is the son of Kyung, a pianist, and Sang Chon, a former child actor. Justin is of Korean descent.
Justin Chon is a writer, director, and actor known for his '90s LA Riots drama Gook (2017), which won the NEXT category of the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win him the Independent Spirit award for "someone to watch" in 2018. He followed up with a contemporary Koreatown sibling drama MS. PURPLE (2019), which also premiered at Sundance. He wrote, produced, and directed his latest deportation drama Blue Bayou (2020), where he also plays the lead role opposite Alicia Vikander.- Actress
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Nicole Parker was born on 21 February 1978 in Irvine, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Disaster Movie (2008), Mad TV (1995) and Meet the Spartans (2008). She has been married to Seth Redford since 12 August 2011. They have one child.- Actress
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Sara Crowe was born on 22 March 1966 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Carry on Columbus (1992) and The Thief and the Cobbler (1993). She has been married to Sean Carson since 2003. She was previously married to Toby Dale.- Heralded as "a rising Latina star and promising young actress in Hollywood" by The Los Angeles Times, Izabella Alvarez possesses a commanding maturity and resolve which have garnered her praise for her work in film and television.
Alvarez will next be seen in HBO's Hit Show Euphoria Season 2 as she Guest Stars as Marta in Episodes 7 and 8. Also, you can catch her on the HBO MAX platform on The CW drama, The Republic of Sarah. In the series, she plays the role of 'Maya,' a high school student who initially struggles to adapt to life in rural New England, but quickly finds her voice and galvanizes her community to save their beloved town from destruction.
For the past two seasons, she has voiced the lead character, 'Ronnie Anne Santiago,' in Nickelodeon's Daytime Emmy Award winning animated comedy series The Casagrandes, which revolves around Ronnie Anne and her big, loving, multi-generational Mexican-American family.
Her television credits include the award-winning HBO series Westworld and on ABC's Splitting Up Together.
In 2018, Alvarez made her feature debut in the independent drama feature, Collisions. In the film, she plays the role of 'Itan,' a young girl who embarks on a cross-country quest to determine her mother's whereabouts and attempts to halt her deportation.
She was nominated twice in the category of Best Young Actor - Television in 2020 for her performances in The Casagrandes and Collisions and continued on to win for her portrayal of 'Itan.'
You can follow her on Instagram @izabellaalvarez , Twitter @IzabellaAlvarez , Facebook: izabellaalvarezofficial , Snapchat: IzabellAlvarez - Rab Affleck began his film career in a rather unusual way. In his younger days, he earned his living as a tradesman (time-served), but also fought as a semi-professional boxer. So good was he, he even fought for the British Heavyweight title. However, it was his experience of bare knuckle fighting that brought him to the attention of the producers of Crossing the Line (1990) starring the pre-Schindler's List (1993) Liam Neeson. He was initially asked to advise on the 'sport' but after several meetings it was decided to cast him in a prominent role, as Cutty Dawson. Since then, he has generally typecast as the archetypal Scottish hard man, but has also done comedy in BBC's Screen One production, Down Among the Big Boys (1993), where he played a character with the name of Bungalow!
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Clair Buckley was born on 10 March 1988 in Irvine, Scotland, UK. She is an editor and actress, known for Vendetta (2013), Monster (2018) and The Comedian's Guide to Survival (2016). She has been married to James Buckley since 2 November 2012. They have two children.- Writer
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Simon Carlyle was born on 6 May 1975 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Two Doors Down (2016), Changing Ends (2023) and Boy Meets Girl (2015). He died on 8 August 2023 in Scotland, UK.- Hannah Robinson was born on 8 January 1995 in Irvine, California, USA. She is an actress, known for A Cinderella Story (2004), Making a Scene with James Franco (2014) and Liquid: Mirror Image (2007).
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Nick Alvarez was born on 1 June 2000 in Irvine, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Patient (2022), S.W.A.T. (2017) and NCIS (2003).- Actress
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Hadley Gannaway was born in Irvine, California, USA. Hadley is an actor, known for Frozen II (2019), Turning Red (2022) and Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020).- Sierra Marcoux was born on 29 January 1998 in Irvine, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Friends (1994), The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) and He's a Bully, Charlie Brown (2006).
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Jonathan Brett was born on 17 August 1987 in Irvine, California, USA. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Cold Case (2003), Celebrity Sex Tape (2012) and Stupid Teenagers Must Die! (2006).- Actor
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Tim Commerford was born in 1968 to a an aerospace engineer father and a mathematican mother. His dad worked on NASA's space shuttles. Tim is the youngest of 5 children. He grew up in Orange County, California.While attending grade school in his hometown, Irvine, Tim met Zach de la Rocha. Tragically, Tim's mother was diagnosed with cancer when he was a small child. His father divorced her while she was ill and she was compelled to live with Tim's sister in Sacremento. His father then remarried, leaving the family in tatters. Tim lived with his father and has said that he was abused as a child. When Tim was 15, Zach turned him on to playing bass and Tim found an outlet in music. A huge hip hop fan and jazz fan, Tim counted Cypress Hill and NWA among his early influences. When Zach crossed paths with Harvard educated guitar virtuoso Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk, the quartet formed the legendary rap metal outfit, Rage Against The Machine. With their in-your-face politics and bombastic songs, RATM enjoyed and successful career. Commerford established himself as a tour de force and won the respect of his peers. His innovative cross-genre style placed him in a league of his own. The group released 4 studio albums (Rage Against The Machine, Evil Empire, The Battle of Los Angeles and Renegades) and earned two Grammy awards before disbanding in 2000 when Zach left the band to pursue a solo career. At Rick Rubin's suggestion the remaining members of RATM jammed with former Soundgarden frontman and soloist Chris Cornell. The result was so explosive that they decided to form a new band, Audioslave, and released their debut album in November of 2002. Though Audioslave has been dubbed "the supergroup of the millenium", they see themselves more as a "garage band". Audioslave are enjoying a solid platinum status and a 13 week reign at the top spot on Billboard's Rock chart. With his success in both Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave, Tim is proof positive that lightening does strike twice. Tim is married to his longtime girlfriend, Aleece, an AIDS activist and medical professional. The couple have a son, Xavier.- Amanda Beard was born on 29 October 1981 in Irvine, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Todd's Coma (2005), Marie (2012) and 2000 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials (2000). She has been married to Sacha Brown since 1 May 2009. They have two children.
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Olivia Seaton-Hill was born on 7 September 1993 in Irvine, UK. She is an actress, known for Lucy, The Last Warrior (2021) and Skeletons in the Closet (2014).- Graeme Robertson was born on 6 October 1965 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Taggart (1983), Take the High Road (1980) and 999 (1992).
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Matthew has been working in and around film and TV production since 2006. He began working in TV broadcast for a local news outlet in Orange County while attending the Orange County School of the Arts, where he studied film and TV production and production and design. From there, he continued his passion for the arts and entertainment while studying Communication and Film at the University of Southern California. Matthew has a wide range of exposure working in the entertainment industry through numerous jobs and past internship experiences. He has worked in entertainment and production not only here in Los Angeles, but all over the US and globally.- Liza Stephanian was born on 12 August 1993 in Irvine, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Lovesick (2014), The Phoenix (2022) and Reception (2023).
- Eden Wilson born in Irvine, Scotland is an actress/musician/songwriter.She is a survivor of Turner's Syndrome ( a rare genetic condition effecting only a small percentage of females). She found her passion for performing through high school productions and went on to study at Glasgow Kelvin college leaving with a NQ in Musical Theatre and a HNC in Acting and Performance.
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Ryan holds dual degrees from the University of Southern California schools of Film and Business. He began his studies in the art of storytelling at the age of 14 at the acclaimed South Orange County School of the Arts.
Much like Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, Sicario, Wind River), Ryan is an actor turned Writer/Director/Producer. He has multiple projects in various stages of production with prestigious production companies and studios. He has worked with Warner Bros, MGM, Amazon, Netflix and Sony Executives on development projects in the past and has partnered with A Visionary Film and Cinema Ways on a series of television and film projects.
His short film "Buoyancy" that he wrote and directed starring John Heard has won numerous awards at festivals around the country.
He grew up in Orange County. His father is a successful real estate broker and his mother is a world renowned public speaker.
He lives by the Theodore Roosevelt quote...
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."- Jacquie Menville was born on 1 July 1973 in Irvine, California, USA. Jacquie is a writer, known for Transformers: BotBots (2022), Teen Titans Go! (2013) and Polly Pocket (2018). Jacquie has been married to Scott Menville since 14 February 1999.