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Born in Danbury, Connecticut, USA, to Greg and Mary, Jonathan Brandis began his career at age 5, acting in several television commercials. He also appeared in small parts in several films and TV shows before his first starring role in the 1990 film The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990). He starred in popular films such as Ladybugs (1992) and starred as Lucas Wolenczak in Steven Spielberg's television series SeaQuest 2032 (1993). He doubled up his high school courses so he could finish a year early for his role on SeaQuest. After his career stalled for a bit, he was hoping his role in serious drama film Hart's War (2002) would relaunch it. However, most of his scenes ended up being cut from the finished film. This caused him to fall into a deep depression in which he would drink heavily and tragically end his own life on November 12th, 2003.- Actor
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Christopher Briney is an American actor and director, best known for Dalí Land (2020) and the series The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022). Born in Connecticut, Briney studied Film, TV, Voice-over and Commercial Acting at Pace University. In addition to acting, he is also a filmmaker and his main hobbies are taking pictures and playing baseball. The young actor has made some plays, such as "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, and some short films.- Actress
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- Producer
Jenna von Oÿ was born on 2 May 1977 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Blossom (1990), A Goofy Movie (1995) and The Parkers (1999). She was previously married to Brad Bratcher.- Actor
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Comedian, musician and songwriter, renowned for his deadpan delivery and an uncanny ability to send up musical acts. The son of a warrant officer in the Royal Artillery, Innes learned to play piano from the age of seven and guitar at fourteen. He began to make a name for himself in 1963 when he joined the off-beat Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band which grew in popularity from playing the London pubs to becoming a fully-fledged professional outfit featured in the TV series Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967) and in the Beatles film Magical Mystery Tour (1967) (for which Innes wrote the song "Death Cab for Cutie"). Another successful Innes song, "I'm the Urban Spaceman", was produced by Paul McCartney. After the band broke up acrimoniously in 1970, Innes launched a solo career which brought him into the orbit of the Monty Python crew.
He wrote several songs for the Pythons and contributed the whistling to Eric Idle's brilliant opus "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life". He also played multiple parts in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), two of his characters ending up being squashed variously by a cow and by a giant wooden rabbit. Having taken on the sobriquet of 'The Seventh Python' (courtesy of Terry Gilliam), Innes went on to provide the music for Rutland Weekend Television (1975), a BBC2 spoof series created by Idle, purportedly featuring Britain's smallest TV network broadcasting from England's smallest county. The show culminated in the 1978 mockumentary The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) which brought into being The Rutles, a musical send-up of The Beatles. The 'Prefab Four' consisted of Innes (who wrote the lyrics, composed and produced the music) as 'Ron Nasty', Ricky Fataar as 'Stig O'Hara', Eric Idle as 'Dirk McQuickly', and John Halsey as 'Barry Wom', aka Barrington Womble. The band had the unqualified support of George Harrison, a self-declared Rutles fan who had gone on record saying that "he liked The Rutles better than he did the Beatles". Rutles titles -- invariably Beatles soundalikes -- included "All You Need is Lunch", "W.C. Fields Forever", "Blue Suede Schubert", "Cheese and Onions" and "A Hard Day's Rut".
At the end of the seventies, Innes resumed his patented affinity for cheeky musical pastiches as host of the BBC series The Innes Book of Records (1979) (and an accompanying album). In the eighties, he starred as a magician in the children's television program Puddle Lane (1985), did voice-over work, composed the music for the animated series Jane (1982) (based on a World War II comic strip) and took part in the 2008 Rutles 30th anniversary tour. As late as 2010, Innes assembled The Idiot Bastard Band which performed (unrehearsed) 'silly pub songs' and included among their alumni Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer from The Young Ones (1982). That same year he went on a 'semi-retirement tour' of Britain and the U.S. with a show of "immature themes, comedy, and a lot of sing-alongs" entitled A People's Guide to World Domination. Comic genius and all-round entertainer Neil Innes died on December 30 2019 at the age of 75.- Actress
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Sarah Nicklin is an American actress and producer known for her timeless girl next door quality and ability to combine fragility with strength in her characters.
Born in Connecticut, she appeared in her first play "Bye Bye Birdie" in 6th grade. She then went on to graduate Emerson College with a BFA in acting. She appeared in the indie cult hit "Nun of That", which granted her local notoriety.
She has been nominated for Best Actress in multiple film festivals around the US for her roles in Angel City Horror, Exhumed, Victimized, Choices, Escape The Dark, and Debeaked.- Writer
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- Script and Continuity Department
Jeremy Lloyd was born on 22 July 1930 in Danbury, Essex, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Are You Being Served? (1977) and 'Allo 'Allo! (1982). He was married to Elizabeth Moberly, Collette Northrop, Joanna Lumley and Dawn Bailey. He died on 23 December 2014 in London, England, UK.- Director
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Kyle Rankin was born on 13 September 1972 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Run Hide Fight (2020), Night of the Living Deb (2015) and Infestation (2009).- Actor
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David Chandler was born on 3 February 1950 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Hide and Seek (2005), The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987) and Streetwalkin' (1985). He is married to Janet Elizabeth Muir. They have two children.- Actor
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Will Hines grew up in Danbury, CT and went to the University of Connecticut where he studied journalism, graduating magna cum laude in 1992. He moved to NYC in 1996 and started studying improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He soon became a regular performer and teacher at the UCB, eventually running its school. In 2014 he moved to Los Angeles. He's done stand-up (Caroline's, Comic Strip Live, Hollywood Improv) and sketch on stage (UCB, Second City, Theater 99), and acted in TV and movies. He also teaches improv comedy, which he's done all over the world (including Reykjavik, Beijing, London and Hartford).- Director
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- Visual Effects
Colin turned a love of movies, obsession with technical geekery, and acting hobby into a career making films. As a student, he made several award-winning CGI animations and VFX-driven short films. Since graduating from Wesleyan University in 2007, he has been working with Connecticut-based independent production company Synthetic Cinema International.
In 2011, Colin directed Steve Niles' Remains, the first original feature for NBCUniversal's Chiller Network. He has since directed two additional features for the network: Dead Souls and Deep in the Darkness, both based on novels by Michael Laimo. His next film will be Wishin' and Hopin', a Christmas story about a 10 year old boy in 1964 based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Wally Lamb.
In addition to directing, Colin produces for SCI and also supervises post production and VFX, delivering films on time and on budget.
He believes that a good director should know what everyone on set does and how they do it, setting the tone for the cast & crew with his energy. You'll usually find Colin standing by camera, close to the performance.- Additional Crew
Shayne Hindes was born on 9 November 1993 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She is known for Chicago P.D. (2014).- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
A native of Newtown, Connecticut, Patrick is a writer, director, producer and actor. He's been working in independent film for over 10 years. His spec-comedy 'Golden and Gone' won Best Screenplay at the 15th LA Comedy Festival Screenplay Competition in May 2014 and was a finalist in the comedy category at the 2014 Creative World Awards, Screen Craft Awards and Austin Film Festival. His newest spec, 'The Fragile Satisfactions of Us and Them' won the Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest hosted by Sheldon Turner and The Writer's Store in September 2014. 'Fragile Satisfactions' also garnered 'special mention' at the 2015 London Independent Film Festival (UK), was a finalist in the 2015 Manchester International Film Festival Screenplay Competition (UK) and is a semifinalist in the Academy's 2015 Nicholl Fellowship.
Patrick produced the award-winning web series 'Keeping Up with the Downs' (in which he also co-wrote and co-starred) and the short film 'A Drowning Man' with Hanover Street Productions.
Patrick also works as an actor, most notably as Agent Whitaker on Showtime's Web Therapy and as a principal in more than 50 national commercial campaigns. He's a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA and is a graduate of the theatre department at The Catholic University of America (Washington D.C.) and The London Dramatic Academy (UK).
Patrick lives in Los Angeles.- Gilberte Najamy was born on 11 April 1952 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She was previously married to Andria Donnell Elliot.
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James Siciliano was born in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. James is a producer and writer, known for Rick and Morty (2013), South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014) and Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son (2019).- Soundtrack
Born in Danbury, CT, his parents were performers and he and his sister Katherine grew up working in carnivals. He took up guitar and moved to Greenwich Village in 1960, performing under the name Dino Valenti. While there, he wrote the folk-rock classic "Get Together," a song which was originally released in 1964 by the Kingston Trio. Many other folk artists covered the song but it was the 1966 recording by The Youngbloods that is the most well-known. It was originally released in July 1967 to little fanfare but when re-released in 1969, the song reached #5 on the Billboard Top 100 by September of that year.
As Dino Valenti, Powers is also known for being the lead singer of the psychedelic blues-rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service on several of their albums. He left NY for Los Angeles in 1964 and met David Crosby, who soon had recorded a version of "Get Together" and had asked Powers to join him in a new band to be called The Byrds. However, Powers hated LA and moved later that year to San Francisco, where he played frequently on the coffee house circuit. However, folk was soon going electric, as typified by the success of the very band Powers had turned down a chance to join. In 1965, he met lead guitarist John Cipollina and the two planned to form a psychedelic rock band but problems with the law took Powers in a different direction. He served two years while Cipollina went on to actually form the band they had planned, Quicksilver Messenger Service. They were signed by Capitol Records in 1967, about the same time that Powers was released from prison, having had to sell all publishing rights to "Get Together" in order to pay his legal fees. Cipollina invited him to join the band but instead, he signed with Epic as a solo artist.
Somewhat bitter after his prison experience and difficult to work with during the over-budget sessions, the album was released in 1968 with the last name of his stage moniker Valenti misspelled "Valente." Sales were very poor and live dates in New York City to promote the album had only a few people showing up. The release was a failure that Powers never got over and that caused Epic to drop him immediately, as they were already furious over his behavior in the studio and the expense of recording. He moved back to New York in 1969 but in early 1970, he accepted Cipollina's still-open offer to join Quicksilver as its lead singer. That summer, the band went to Hawaii and recorded material for its next two albums, with Powers' singing some of his best compositions, "Fresh Air" and the prescient "What About Me." Although most critics did not like the more melodic direction that the band took with Powers, both albums did well enough and the two songs especially received heavy national airplay on the budding FM rock stations that were multiplying across the country. However, by the time those two albums were released, Cipollina had quit the band and other personnel shifts took place. Powers stayed for another two albums and the remnants of the band eventually dissolved in 1979.
Powers stayed in the San Francisco area. He had brain surgery for an arteriovenous malformation in the late 1980s, after which he suffered short-term memory loss and had to deal with the side effects of anti-convulsive medications. Still, he performed with members of the Marin County music scene until his death.- Actor
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Robert Shanley was born on 21 July 1912 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for This Is the Army (1943). He died on 30 June 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Bernard Setaro Clark was born on 27 July 1972 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor, known for Darkest Adversary (2004), Germ (2013) and The Dark Red (2018). He has been married to Carri Haigh since 2005.- Director
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Efthemia Papadopoulos was born in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. Dr. Papadopoulos is a producer, director, and writer, known for The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus (2022), The Heart in the Robot (2017) and Overwatch (2016). As the Executive Producer and Director of Sports Herstory, the documentary film is in development and is a comedy documentary about sports. Dr. Papadopoulos' work in business intelligence in entertainment spanned music, film and video game.- Music Department
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- Soundtrack
Charles Ives was born on 20 October 1874 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was a composer, known for Run Lola Run (1998), The Thin Red Line (1998) and Neruda (2016). He was married to Harmony Twitchell. He died on 19 May 1954 in New York City, New York, USA.- Lindsey Jacobellis was born on 19 August 1985 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
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Alan Cassidy was born on 12 December 1942 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Incredible Hulk (1978), Riptide (1984) and Hardcastle and McCormick (1983). He died on 19 June 2019 in Orem, Utah, USA.- Actress
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Emily Padgett was born on 20 September 1984 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for Louie (2010), Soul Doctor (2023) and Race Night at Bowman Gray (2018).- Haven Anne Stashenko was born in Danbury, CT. She is a child model and actor. She landed her first acting role in Isabel Hagan's upcoming feature film On a String after her mother suggested she audition. Soon after she was chosen for the upcoming short film Paramnesia. In addition to acting she enjoys competitive figure skating.
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Robert Andrew Reeves was born on 8 May 1968 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. Robert Andrew was an assistant director and production manager, known for Kingpin (1996), Dumb and Dumber (1994) and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995). Robert Andrew died on 11 May 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
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- Actor
Kyle Felizardo, a visionary filmmaker hailing from Danbury, Connecticut, has emerged as a creative force in the film industry. Having graduated in 2025 from Full Sail University's Film Bachelor's program, Kyle's journey into visual storytelling was ignited by a lifelong fascination with movies and books, igniting a fervent desire to share his narratives with audiences worldwide.
With a meticulous eye for design and functionality, Kyle is dedicated to honing his craft and translating his creative visions into captivating cinematic experiences. While primarily honing in on his directorial pursuits, Kyle's versatility extends across various mediums. He has showcased his acting talents in notable projects such as "Delectable" (2023) and "The Bidet" (2023), demonstrating his ability to immerse himself in diverse roles with authenticity and depth.
Furthermore, Kyle's passion for storytelling transcends the screen, as evidenced by his dedication to editing and graphic design, skills he cultivated over eight years during his formative high school years.
In addition to his cinematic pursuits, Kyle is a burgeoning author, with an upcoming fantasy novel titled "Nothing For The Morrow," poised to captivate readers with its imaginative narrative and richly crafted world.
Guided by an unwavering passion, Kyle continues to carve a distinctive path in the entertainment industry, leaving an indelible mark with each endeavor as he shapes the future of visual storytelling.