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Sara Paxton was born in Woodland Hills, California. At a young age she began acting in television commercials.
She was cast in her first film at the age of 8 as a child at school and at the party in Liar Liar (1997). Her first major television series role was on the WB's Greetings from Tucson (2002). She filmed Sleepover (2004) in fall 2003 (released July 9, 2004), was in Aquamarine (2006) with Julia Roberts' niece, Emma Roberts. Her movie Return to Halloweentown (2006) opened on October 20, 2006. She has also starred in television shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) and Malcolm in the Middle (2000). She had a recurring TV role on the WB's Summerland (2004).
Sara Paxton graduated from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills in 2006 and is fluent in both English and Spanish.- Actor
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Standing 6 feet 9 inches tall, Garrett grew up in Woodland Hills outside of Los Angeles. His father was a hearing aid specialist working in geriatrics and his mother was a housewife. Garrett spent a whopping six weeks at UCLA before going into stand-up comedy full time. He began performing his act at various Los Angeles comedy clubs, getting his start at the Ice House in Pasadena and the Improv in Hollywood. In 1984, he became the first $100,000 grand champion winner in the comedy category of Star Search (1983). This led to his first appearance, at age 23, on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), making him one of the youngest comedians ever to perform on the show. In 1986, Garrett told a joke the talent booker warned him against and he hasn't been on the show since. Following his "Tonight Show" appearance, Garrett's career took off, garnering him headlining gigs at several national venues as well as opening spots for legends including Diana Ross and Liza Minnelli. He has headlined at Bally's Park Place and co-headlined with The Temptations at Trump Plaza. He has also worked at The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas with Frank Sinatra, Caesar's Palace with David Copperfield, and Smokey Robinson, Harrah's with Sammy Davis Jr. and The Beach Boys, and Radio City Music Hall with Julio Iglesias. In 1989, the Las Vegas Review Journal named him the Best Comedian working on the strip. Changing gears, he made his way into the world of television. He struck gold with Everybody Loves Raymond (1996). Apart from his supporting role in sitcoms, he has also done voice-overs and appeared in a few films. In 1998, Garrett made a real-life proposal to his then real-life girlfriend, Jill Diven, on the set of Everybody Loves Raymond (1996). Garrett currently resides in Hollywood, California with his two Labradors Retrievers, Gus and Mabel.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Janel Moloney was born on 3 October 1969 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The West Wing (1999), The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993) and The Leisure Seeker (2017). She has been married to Marcelo Zarvos since 5 January 2010. They have two children.- Actor
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- Stunts
Aramis Knight born October 3, 1999 in Woodland Hills, California. At age 4, his mother, enrolled him in an acting workshop. In 2005, Aramis began acting in commercials and playing minor screen roles. Since then, he has guest starred and appeared as recurring characters on multiple television series, including Rizzoli & Isles, Royal Pains, Psych, NCIS, Lost, Dexter and Cold Case. One of Aramis' most notable roles is Bean in the film "Ender's Game". His previous film roles include The Dark Knight Rises, Crossing Over and Rendition. Aramis has also done voice acting for multiple projects, including Shrek Forever After and Happy Feet II. He made his MCU debut as Red Dagger in the Disney+ show "Ms. Marvel".- Actress
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She originally came to musical fans when Bette Midler's version of Amanda's song "The Rose" hit number one all over the world in 1979. In addition to Midler, her songs have been recorded by a wide variety of artists including Amy Poehler and Jack Black, Barry Manilow, Judy Collins, Barbara Cook, LeAnn Rimes, Anne Murray, Harry Belafonte, Betty Buckley, Stephanie Mills, The Manhattan Transfer, Donny Osmond, Kurt Cobain, Nana Mouskouri, Conway Twitty, the Chipmunks and the Baby Dinosaurs in "The Land Before Time". She wrote all the songs for sixteen of Universal's animated films with longtime collaborator Michele Brourman). Her performance of "The Rose" on the Golden Globes (she won!) convinced audiences worldwide that the best interpretations of McBroom songs are by McBroom herself and applaud her in concert halls around the world from, Carnegie Hall to Angel Place Recital Hall in Sydney, Australia. Her love of musical theater (she starred in the New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and European productions of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, on Broadway in Seesaw, and in productions of Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music and Mame) compelled her to create a musical based on her songs. Heartbeats made its debut in 1989 in Los Angeles, and the play has enjoyed more than 15 regional theater productions around the U.S. The original cast recording was released in 1994 on Varese Sarabande Records, and is represented by the Rogers and Hammerstein Music Library. Amanda's latest musical, A Woman of Will, made its off-Broadway debut in 2005. She recently celebrated the release of VOICES, her sixth recording on Gecko, the label she established in 1985. Other Gecko recordings include Dreaming, Midnight Matinee, A Waiting Heart, Portraits, and Chanson. In addition, she has recorded: Live From Rainbow and Stars (DRG), Heartbeats (Varese Sarabande), and A Woman of Will (LML Music). Her first two groundbreaking vinyl recordings, Growing Up In Hollywood Town and West of OZ, were recorded direct to disc for Sheffield Labs and made McBroom an audiophile darling.- Actress
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Bess Motta is an American actress, singer and fitness personality. She is best known for portraying Ginger Ventura in James Cameron's classic The Terminator (1984), and as the lead instructor and choreographer for the television exercise program :20 Minute Workout (1982).
She was born on February 10, 1958 in Burbank, California, the daughter of Eric, a scientist, and Rita, an operetta singer. Bess was raised in Woodland Hills, California, and was a competitive ice skater as a pre-teen. At age 13, she began studying drama with Austrian actor Francis Lederer. She attended William Howard Taft High School and starred in multiple theater productions and was also active in summer productions and drama competitions with other San Fernando Valley actors Mare Winningham, Val Kilmer and Kevin Spacey. At age 18, Bess was cast in the San Francisco production of "The Great American Backstage Musical".
British actor Anthony Andrews saw Bess in the production and decided to produce the show in London and brought her over as the sole American in the show. After returning from England, Bess became interested in aerobics and because of her dance and musical background, she quickly became one of the most popular instructors in Brentwood, California. It was there that she came to the attention of the director who was developing an exercise show :20 Minute Workout (1982). The show was filmed entirely in Toronto, Canada and Bess is often credited for putting TV aerobics on the map. Even though the show was only produced for two seasons, the program ran in international syndication for over 10 years.
Bess was cast as Sarah Connor's roommate Ginger Ventura in The Terminator (1984), in which she performed her own stunts in the film. Bess continued to work in theater throughout her career, performing in a various Los Angeles productions, including Charles Busch's "Psycho Beach Party". In August 2010, she gave an interview to the Terminator Fans website in which she confirms that she has attended the occasional Comic-Con convention (Burbank and Chicago). Bess currently continues acting as a voice-over artist.- Steffani Brass was born in Los Angeles, CA. When she was born, her mother knew from the start that she was meant to be in front of the camera. Steffani started her career in modeling and commercials at the age of 4 and then moved into theatrical work when she booked her first television pilot for CBS. Some of her credits include guest starring roles on Friends, NYPD Blue, ER, and Without a Trace. She is best known for her recurring role as Michaela in the HBO award winning series Six Feet Under and Little Jackie on That 70's Show. Steffani continues to pursue her passion for movies and television today.
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Dana was born in Los Angeles, California and raised between New York and Los Angeles. She is an actress and writer most known for her role as a Young Emily Dickinson in Wild Nights with Emily (2018), the Netflix teen series Greenhouse Academy (2017), and the award winning short film Waiting to Die in Bayside, Queens (2017).
Dana began her career at eleven and picked up writing not too long after.- Actor
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Jamison Bret Newlander is best known for playing Alan Frog, one of the two vampire-hunting brothers, in The Lost Boys (1987), alongside Corey Feldman. He reprises his role as Alan Frog in the Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010), as he and Feldman fight side-by-side again for what's been celebrated as the return of the Frog Brothers. Jamison also makes an appearance as Alan Frog in one of the alternative endings for Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008).
Jamison was born on April 2, 1970 in Los Angeles, California. At the age of two his parents divorced. He wore leg braces from ages seven to nine due to a condition called Osteochondritis of the epiphysis of the femur. Inspired by the doctors he was surrounded with at a young age, he decided that he wanted to be an orthopaedic surgeon. His mother suggested he did commercials to get money for medical school. Ironically, this instead lead him to a career in acting. Launching his career as a teenager, Jamison starred in several in commercials and theatre plays. In 1987 he starred in The Lost Boys, before going on to appear in the 1988 remake of The Blob. He also appeared and opposite Jason Bateman and Valery Harper in the TV show "Valerie," and River Phoenix in the TV movie "Circle of Violence: A Family Drama."
A graduate of Beverly Hills High School, he went on to get a BFA in acting at NYU, and acted on stages in New York, Vermont, Kentucky and California throughout his 20s. While doing theater, Newlander began writing and became an award-winning playwright with his 1996 play "Remember This" at Actors Theatre of Louisville. He put all of his talents together (writing, directing and acting) for his film "Rooster," which played on the film festival circuit, most notably at the Hamptons International Film Festival in 2003. In 2002, he married fellow actress Hanny Landau. Since then, he has played small roles in multiple movies, including "Bone Tomahawk," alongside Kurt Russel. Jamison's latest project, WikisoapTM, is the first ever user-created soap opera on the web. He also co-hosts a short bi-weekly podcast called "The Jamison Newlander and Some Other Guy Show" with an unidentified co-host. Now, he writes for a living and is currently working on his play "The Virtual Adventures of Riff-Cat Polito" Recently, he had a cameo appearance as a police officer in "The Tale of Two Coreys," the movie documenting the lives of his Lost Boys co-stars Corey Haim and Corey Feldman. Today he has two sons and an impressive range of work under his belt.- Actress
- Writer
The funny, talented, and beautiful Lisa Kushell is best-known for her role(s) in the third season of the FOX sketch-comedy show Mad TV (1995). Lisa has also appeared in films such as Billboard Dad (1998), "National Lampoon's Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women (1994) and Legally Blonde (2001). She can also be seen on Oxygen's Pajama Party (2000), the animated sitcom Mission Hill (1999), The X-Files (1993), the puppet prank-phone-call show, and Crank Yankers (2002). She is a host in the TBS Superstation's Dinner & a Movie (1996).
Lisa, who was born November 23, 1971, is also a regular writer/performer at the ACME Comedy Theater in Los Angeles, and has appeared on former Beat the Geeks (2001) host J. Keith van Straaten's show.- Actor
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Lorenzo Brino was born on 21 September 1998 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for 7th Heaven (1996). He died on 9 March 2020 in Yucaipa, California, USA.- Samantha Potter was born on 6 March 1990 in Woodland Hills, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Big Bang Theory (2007), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) and Garage Dwellers (2010).
- Jesse Leigh is an actor from Los Angeles, CA. They grew up in Manhattan Beach while attending Orange County School of the Arts for musical theatre. They graduated from UCLA, where they were a member of LCC (Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company), a performance group made up of Asian-Americans founded by Randall Park. Most recently, Jesse starred in "Rutherford Falls" opposite Ed Helms for NBC/ Peacock. They identify as non-binary using they/ them and he/ him pronouns.
- Christina Carlisi was born in Woodland Hills, California, USA. She is an actress, known for All About Steve (2009), Supernatural (2005) and Six Feet Under (2001). She was previously married to J. Downing.
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Patricia Duff was born on 12 April 1954 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for About Last Night (1986), D.C. Cab (1983) and Moonlighting (1985). She was previously married to Ronald O. Perelman, Michael Medavoy, Daniel Duff and Thomas Zabrodsky.- Producer
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Gregory David Weisman grew up in Woodland Hills, California with his parents, younger sister and younger brother, Jon Weisman. After graduating from college, Greg moved to New York City to work for DC Comics, where he worked on Captain Atom, among other titles. He soon moved back to L.A. to go to graduate school.
In 1989, he became a creative executive at Disney, working on such shows as DuckTales (1987), Raw Toonage (1992) and Bonkers (1993). Greg's big break came in 1994, when his brand new show, Gargoyles (1994), debuted. After working on 66 of Gargoyles (1994)' episodes, he left the show and Disney when his contract was not renewed in 1996. He has since worked on such shows as Max Steel (2000) and Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999). You can probably catch him answering questions on Station Eight's Ask Greg Forum.- Christian Conrad was born on 17 September 1964 in Woodland Hills, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Jingle All the Way (1996), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and High Mountain Rangers (1987).
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Nikolas Brino was born on 21 September 1998 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for 7th Heaven (1996).- Actress
- Soundtrack
August Michael Peterson was born on 16 September 2019 in Woodland Hills, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Really Loud House (2022) and A Really Haunted Loud House (2023).- Casting Department
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Since graduating from the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University in 2013, Devon Brady has worked with and encountered multiple sides of the entertainment industry. He spent his first few years post-grad working in HR / Administration at Lionsgate Entertainment. Following that, he tried his hand at management, working as an Associate Talent Manager at Bx2 Entertainment, where he helped coordinate and pursue work for on-camera personalities, social media influencers, and burgeoning actors. He has spent the last 4 years within the realm of casting, where he's aided in assembling actors for hit series on Disney Channel, Netflix, YouTube Premium and Nickelodeon, as well as independent features. In March 2022, he won his first Artios Award alongside Doro / Sherwood Casting for his work on "All That", and was most recently nominated in 2023 for the Nickelodeon series "Warped!"- Lovely, busty and shapely brunette stunner Patty Duffek was born on August 27, 1963 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. Duffek graduated Magnu Cum Laude from college. She was working at a Pioneer Chicken outlet in Phoenix, Arizona when she was discovered by "Playboy" magazine through their Great 30th Anniversary Playmate Search. Patty was the Playmate of the Month in the May, 1984 issue of "Playboy." Duffek appeared in one "Playboy" video and posed for several "Playboy" newsstand special editions. Patty portrayed federal agent Pattycakes in three enjoyably lowbrow action exploitation movies for writer/director Andy Sidaris: "Hark Ticket to Hawaii," "Picasso Trigger," and "Savage Beach." Patty Duffek now works as a social worker in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Brandon is a fourth- generation Sound Mixer from Los Angeles. He has been part of the nomination for three Cinema Audio Society awards, and two Emmys for best sound mixing, and is an IATSE Local 695 member in good standing. He got his start in 2002, working at music studios as a freelance mixing engineer and touring session musician in his teens. In his early twenties, He worked in post sound for a company called King Soundworks, eventually expanding his palette to production and beyond. He now works in various capacities, such as production, post, music, and live broadcast. Coming from low-budget shorts and documentaries to movies with Scorsese and Spielberg, he's grateful to the 695 community for these opportunities, growth, and development. He's encountered different styles of work all over the world - in any climate and conditions imaginable and continues to solve sonic equations to make a living. His biggest accomplishment is qualifying for MPI.- Actor
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Adam was born and raised in Woodland Hills, California. He is the son of Susan and Jerry Bobrow and brother of Jennifer and Jonathan Bobrow. He received a BA from the School of Theatre at The University of Southern California. Adam was a DJ for 4 years on USC's student run radio station and after singing a duet and performing a dance with Wyclef Jean in concert he became the Head On-Air Personality for his last two years at USC. Adam has a deep love for music and a broad taste for and knowledge of a wide variety of genres. Adam is the founder of USC's table tennis club, The Ping Pong Posse (P-Cubed) and was sponsored to compete in the US Collegiate Nationals. Adam still goes to The Ping Pong Posse to practice with USC's team and club members and is competing in USATT tournaments year round. He has since been sponsored to compete and entertain with table tennis around the world including Japan, Vietnam, The Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong and more.- Producer
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Brent Shields was born on 1 March 1963 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005), Remember Sunday (2013) and Hichki (2018).- Actress
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Elizabeth Haley is an American actress born in Woodland Hills, California. She is of Filipino and Spanish descent from her mother's side and Native American, African American, and Irish descent from her father's. She is known for her work on The Rookie (2022), Animal Kingdom (2021) and F9: The Fast Saga (2021).