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Timothy Robert DeKay was born in Ithaca, New York on June 12, 1963. Athletic in high school, he played both basketball and baseball. In his senior year, he starred in his high school's production of Oliver! After high school he attended Le Moyne College, graduating with a BS in Business Administration. After working for Marcellus Casket Co. in Syracuse, New York, he headed to Rutgers University, where he earned his MFA and met his wife, actress Elisa Taylor, with whom he currently lives in California with their two children.- Asia Kate Dillon was born on November 15, 1984 in Ithaca, New York, USA. They are known for playing Brandy Epps in Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Taylor Mason in Billions (2016). Their role on Billions is the first gender non-binary character shown on American television. Dillon is also the founder and the producing director of MIRROR/FIRE Productions.
- Will Harrison was born on 21 August 1996 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Daisy Jones & The Six (2023), This Is a Film About My Mother (2022) and Manhunt (2024).
- Tony Carreiro was born on 6 April 1954 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Liar Liar (1997), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and Doctor Doctor (1989).
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Lucien Dodge was born on 24 June 1984 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Logan (2017), Fate/Zero (2011) and Gantz: O (2016).- Cinematographer
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Director of photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC works at the forefront of cinema as a storyteller, innovator, and discerning collaborator, who brings more than three decades of experience to his art.
Most recently, Hurlbut worked on the Netflix film Love Hard starring Nina Dobrev and Jimmy O. Yang. The story follows an unlucky LA writer who falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for the holidays, only to discover that she's been catfished.
In addition, Hurlbut lensed the Disney+ original film Safety, along with Holidate for Netflix, starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey, and the pilot episode for SyFy's Resident Alien, starring Alan Tudyk.
Hurlbut frequent joins forces: with director Scott Waugh (on Need for Speed and Act of Valor); with McG (on Rim of the World, Netflix's The Babysitter, Terminator: Salvation and We Are Marshall); and with Gabriele Muccino (on There Is No Place Like Home and Fathers and Daughters).
His additional film credits include: Semi-Pro; The Greatest Game Ever Played; Into the Blue (2005); Mr 3000; Drumline; 11:14, which earned Hurlbut a DVDX nomination; and The Skulls. Notably, his television credits include the first season of AMC's Into the Badlands (2015).
Earlier in his career, Hurlbut photographed iconic music videos including Guns N' Roses' November Rain and collaborated with artists Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, The Rolling Stones, and Nirvana. His debut feature film, The Rat Pack, received critical acclaim and earned him a nomination from the American Society of Cinematographers, making him the youngest nominee to date.
Hurlbut is based in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife Lydia, who runs Filmmakers Academy, a platform dedicated to educating the next wave of great filmmakers. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the International Cinematographers Guild/Local 600, and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
He is represented by Worldwide Production Agency (WPA).- Aaron Crumbaugh was born in Ithaca, Michigan, USA. He has been married to Hayden Kristianson since 21 April 2007.
- David Foster Wallace was born on 21 February 1962 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009), The Rescue (2014) and Lesenswert (2013). He was married to Karen Green. He died on 12 September 2008 in Claremont, California, USA.
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Don Mantooth was born on 20 June 1952 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Earthquake (1974), Uncommon Valor (1983) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974).- Producer
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Kyle Jarrow is a Brooklyn-based writer who creates work for film, television, and the stage. He wrote the film Armless (dir. Habib Azar), which was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival 2010. He won an OBIE Award for his Off-Broadway hit play A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, which has subsequently been produced around the country. Other plays include Love Kills, Trigger, Hostage Song, Gorilla Man and Whisper House (co-authored with Duncan Sheik). He also plays in the rock bands Super Mirage and Sky-Pony.- Writer
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Alex Haley served in the United States Coast Guard during the Second World War, Korean Conflict, and Cold War, and was the first African-American Coast Guardsman in the modern era to reach the rank of Chief Petty Officer. This paved the way for many other black men and women to rise into the senior enlisted ranks in the naval services. He also holds the distinction of being the first Coast Guardsman to be designated in the specialty rate of Journalist in recognition of his able service to the Coast Guard's and Navy's public affairs and history programs. This was a significant position of responsibility for shaping the public image of the Coast Guard, and reporting news within the service, and the broke the previous tradition of black sailors serving almost exclusively in menial jobs as cooks, stewards, and stevedores.
Alex Haley's personal motto in life was "Find the Good and Praise It."- Writer
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Allison was born in Ithaca, New York, and raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He later moved to Evanston, Illinois, where he attended Evanston Township High School and graduated from Northwestern University. He later studied playwriting as a fellow of The Juilliard School. His debut novel, Christopher, was a finalist for the 2004 PEN Center USA Literary Award. His third novel, Undiscovered Gyrl, was made into the film Ask Me Anything, written and directed by Allison. He recently directed the sequel, Another Girl, also based on one of his novels.- Writer
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Ben Frahm began his professional career selling the script "Dr. Sensitive" to Universal Studios (with director Tom Shadyac attached) and serving as a story consultant on the critically acclaimed film "How to Train Your Dragon" for Dreamworks Animation, for which he was given a studio credit. Most recently he optioned a script, "48 Hours in Vegas," to producer Bobby Cohen at Imagine Entertainment (Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's company). The script later went on to garner the attention and formal attachment of Michael Jordan and his production company Heir Jordan Entertainment, led by Jeron Smith and son Jeffrey Jordan; as well as Kevin Hart and his producing partner Bryan Smiley at HartBeat Productions.- Black American character actor. A graduate of Ithaca College and Dillard College, he studied voice culture and performing arts. As a surgical technician for the U.S. Army in World War II, he was decorated for service in the South Pacific. He contracted tuberculosis during the war and was unable to continue plans to become an opera singer. He studied theatre at San Jose State College and began appearing in plays in and around San Francisco. He relocated to Hollywood in the early 1970s and spent the next three decades appearing in commercials, television programs and films. He died in August, 2002 at the age of 83.
- Film: Love Walked In. TV: Law and Order (guest, twice), Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: SVU, Guiding Light (over 50 episodes as "Thomas", CBS. Broadway: Burn This (revival, u/s Burton & Larry), Actor's Fund: The Visit. Off Broadway: The Glorious Ones at Lincoln Center Theatre (original cast recording), Claudia Rankine's Help (The Shed), Tabletop (Drama Desk Award), Photograph 51 (Ensemble Studio Theatre), The Baltimore Waltz (Signature Theatre), Bff & Reading Under The Influence. Also: Buyer & Cellar (2016 St. Louis Theatre Circle Award, Best Actor in a Comedy), The Apple Family Plays (Helen Hayes Nomination), Private Lives (IRNE nomination, Huntington), She Stoops To Conquer (Williamstown), A Few Good Men (Alley), Don Juan (title role, Shakespeare Theatre), Misalliance (The Old Globe), and Seder (Hartford Stage, premiere). In Concert: The Songs Of Dorothy Dandridge! At Carnegie Hall (Zankel), Oklahoma! & South Pacific (Gulf Coast Symphony), L'Histoire du Soldat (Ridgefield). He teaches at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts & is a graduate of the Drama School at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
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Megan Rach is an actor and writer, best known for playing Claire in the mini-series "BF for Hire" and playing Mia alongside Bailey Coppola in "Informal Crooks"
Megan writes dark and gritty scripts that highlight LGBTQ+ characters and strives for projects that include gender, sexuality, mental health, and vulnerability along with their career in acting.- Camera and Electrical Department
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David Knox was born in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is known for Hamilton (2020), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Virus (1999).- Cinematographer
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Ray June's experience as a cameraman in the US Army Signal Corps in World War I helped him become one of the top cinematographers in the industry. He did some of his best work at MGM, and helped develop what became known as "the MGM look": a rich, elegant, glossy veneer that set that studio's product apart from every other. Even an inexpensive "B" picture from MGM often looked better than many of its competitors' top-rank "A" pictures, and June was one of the men responsible for that.- Actor
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Dan Chen was born in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Russian Doll (2019), Girls5eva (2021) and Impractical Jokers (2011).- Actor
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Max Maven was born on 21 December 1950 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Mork & Mindy (1978), Max Maven's Mindgames (1984) and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990). He died on 1 November 2022 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Art Department
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Benjamin K. Cox was born on 15 October 1983 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is a production designer, known for I Am Legend (2007), The Irishman (2019) and Severance (2022).- Director
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Scott Albanese was born in Ithaca, New York, USA. Scott is known for All That You Love (2004), The High Life (2008) and Tiger in the Arms (2003).- David Ley was born on June 18, 1978 in Ithaca, New York. He is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he studied film and television production. While still in school, he began auditioning and soon landed roles in several national network television commercials before moving on to acting in independent feature films.
In the years since his last credited acting role, Ley has transitioned into directing immersive theater. - Joe Costa was born on 8 June 1946 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Counterintelligence (2020), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Without a Trace (1983). He is married to Catherine.
- Andrew Hales was born on 20 May 1990 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Shithouse (2020), LAHWF (2009) and Longest Limbo Ever! (2014).
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Emily Daniels was born on 27 August 1919 in Ithaca, New York, USA. She is known for Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950), The Ford Television Theatre (1952) and I Love Lucy (1951). She was married to Marc Daniels. She died on 21 July 2011 in Westlake Village, California, USA.- Art Department
- Writer
Tim Sale was born on 1 May 1956 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021), Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021) and Heroes (2006). He died on 16 June 2022 in Seattle, Washington, USA.- Dell Schanze was born on 27 September 1969 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Singles Ward (2002). He has been married to Teresa Schanze since 20 December 1991. They have four children.
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Kevin Hicks was born on 9 December 1967 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Behind the Door (2014), Paranormal Proof (2010) and The Drifting Seam.- Cinematographer
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Brian Capener was born in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is known for Smoke Signals (1998), The Ice Runner (1992) and Nora's Christmas Gift (1989).- F. Thom Spadaro was born on 28 March 1952 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Coach (1989), Lifetime Contract (1986) and The Elf Who Saved Christmas (1992).
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Karen Longwell was born on 7 February 1955 in Ithaca, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Mystery Train (1989) and Record of the Lodoss War (1990).- Sarah Jane Smith was born in Ithaca, New York, USA. She is known for Hide and Seek (1996).
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Jennifer Wojnar was born on 23 October 1984 in Ithaca, New York, USA. Jennifer is a producer, known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Loki (2021) and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).- Music Department
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Lyricist ("Takin' a Chance on Love"), educated at Swarthmore College. He had an early career as an actor, and served as a captain during World War II. He wrote songs for the off-Broadway stage shows "Naughty Naught" and "The Fireman's Flame", and also songs for the Broadway revues "Second Little Show", "Third Little Show", and "The Show Is On". Joining ASCAP in 1939, his chief musical collaborators were Vernon Duke, Harry Revel, Harold Arlen, Richard Lewine, Ned Lehac, Billy Rose, and Dana Suesse. His popular-song compositions include "Home by the Sea", "Tired of Love", "You Might as Well Pretend", "Now", "It's Easy to Lose", "It's a Lovely Night on the Hudson River", "The Nose on Your Face", "Do My Eyes Deceive Me?", "Zim Zam Zee", "Doin' the Waltz", "The Sun Will Shine Tonight", "Yours for a Song", and "Ride Cowboy Ride".- Editor
- Editorial Department
Andrew Schrader studied film at Ithaca College. After he graduated, he left for LA to pursue a career somewhere in the film industry. Andrew is an Emmy nominated editor who frequently works for the hit reality television show, Whale Wars. He is an Emmy-nominated motion picture, television, and agency creative editor with over 15 years experience cutting in numerous formats. His primetime television series credits include "Whale Wars" for Animal Planet, "Weed Wars" for Discovery Channel, and "The Legend of Mick Dodge" for National Geographic. Andrew was born and raised in upstate New York where he attended Ithaca College for cinema production.- Daniel Bonthius was born on 31 August 1985 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Life on Mars (2008).
- Caryn Davies was born on 14 April 1982 in Ithaca, New York, USA.
- A young actor residing in State College, Pennsylvania, Benjamin Carlsen has so far appeared in several short films by students enrolled in the Penn State College of Communications, most notably Burying Dvorak (2003), which has appeared at film festivals nationwide.
Currently, Ben is enrolled at the Delta Program, an alternative high school within the State College Area School District. He continues his relationship with the PSU Film department when not biking, fencing, or working at the local Food Bank. - Tamden McCrory was born on 5 November 1986 in Ithaca, New York, USA.
- Emma Cruz was born on 20 February 1994 in Ithaca, New York, USA.
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Bobby Comstock was born on 29 December 1941 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He died on 9 January 2020 in the USA.- Pamela Sargent was born on 20 March 1948 in Ithaca, New York, USA. She is a writer, known for Earthseed, Tales from the Darkside (1983) and Skotos (1991).
- Josh Bard was born on 30 March 1978 in Ithaca, New York, USA.
- Murray began her professional life as a court reporter, then becoming a secretary in the Press Department of CBS-TV in New York City, and a secretary to Allen Funt of 'Candid Camera (1960)'. She also worked as a writer for "Women on the Move," an NBC daytime program hosted by television personality Kitty Carlisle.
In April 1965, she became the first African-American newswomen employed by a major television station - WCBS (Channel 2, New York City). She co-hosted "Two at One", with legendary news anchor Jim Jensen, a midday news-oriented program that ran from 1965 to 1968.
In 1966, Murray became a pilot so the TV station could tell the story of someone learning to fly a small airplane. 'The Small Plane Boom' documentary aired on CBS's series 'Eye on New York (1956)'. In its sequence, CBS enrolled her as the first African-American woman pilot to participate in the 20th-year edition of the famed 'Powder Puff Derby', an annual transcontinental air race for women pilots. With the derby starting in Seattle that year, Murray and co-pilot Merle Starer (née Chalow) flew the cross-country race with another plane tagging along to film their flight, a B-25 with 16 mm cameras on the nose and side turrets. They landed at Clearwater Airpark in Florida the day before any of the other 87 competing planes arrived.
After leaving the TV industry in 1969, Murray founded an advertising and marketing firm geared toward minorities, the Zebra Agency, worked for the U.S. State Department to distribute films to African nations, and helped open a hospital and ran a boutique in Los Angeles.
After retiring, she donated her archival materials to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, in Harlem, New York City. - Margaret J. Geller was born on 8 December 1947 in Ithaca, New York, USA.
- Adrienne Chamberlin was born on 23 March 1972 in Ithaca, New York, USA. Adrienne was a producer, known for F for Franco (2015) and Arturo Sandoval: Journey to a Dream (2020). Adrienne died on 12 October 2018 in Deer Isle, Maine, USA.
- Chandler Davis was born on 12 August 1926 in Ithaca, New York, USA. Chandler was married to Natalie Zemon Davis. Chandler died on 24 September 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Arthur Shannos was born on 4 March 1938 in Ithaca, Queensland, Australia. He died on 1 September 2002.
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Emily Goldman was born on 10 April 1986 in Ithaca, New York, USA. Emily is known for The Apprentice (2004).