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After this feisty, highly offbeat actress from Chattanooga, Tennessee, broke into TV in the 1980s, she immediately set herself apart from the norm with a prime role as new owner Bud Cort's female friend in the bizarre mini-movie Bates Motel (1987). This rather inauspicious beginning would also set Lori Petty off on a career as a kinetic fighter and a misfit, types for which she would be best known.

Lori was born on October 14, 1963, and spent her childhood traveling the US with her father, a Pentecostal minister. Her keen talents first lent themselves toward being a graphic artist in Omaha, Nebraska, but an impulsive desire to act quickly took precedence and soon she was off to New York, where she took acting classes and pounded the pavement for jobs.

Going nowhere fast, she eventually headed for Los Angeles and finally found an "in". Following a number of mediocre TV roles, she won a bit of attention on the short-lived series Booker (1989) as a lippy secretary, then hit pay dirt in secondary roles as an outrageous Cyndi Lauper wannabe in Cadillac Man (1990) and as Patrick Swayze's ex-girlfriend/waitress who hooks up with Keanu Reeves in Point Break (1991).

It looked like mainstream stardom might happen for the tomboy actress, especially after getting cast as Geena Davis' bratty baseball-playing sister in the highly successful A League of Their Own (1992). However, while Lori proved to be an intriguing, kooky sort, she also proved more difficult to cast. Such disparate roles as a kind-hearted animal trainer in Free Willy (1993) and the sole female recruit in Pauly Shore's inane comedy In the Army Now (1994) only proved the point.

She seemed bent towards playing scrappy, hard-edged figures alongside the big action guys but started off on the wrong foot when she was replaced by Sandra Bullock in Sylvester Stallone's Demolition Man (1993) due to "artistic differences". She did play a lone female cop in the thriller The Glass Shield (1994), then found her true calling as the bizarre cartoon heroine Tank Girl (1995), which was billed as "a post-apocalyptic comedy." Playing along the same hard lines, Lori portrayed an FBI agent who teams up with a Tokyo policewoman Yûki Amami in the crime thriller Countdown (1996); played a butch lesbian in the social comedy Relax... It's Just Sex (1998); and an aggressive, tough-talking stripper at odds with the Mafia in the potboiler The Arrangement (1999). She ended the decade on TV as Max, a motel clerk, in the crime drama fantasy series Brimstone (1998).

Into the millennium, the crop-haired, tough-as-nails actress continued to take it to the limit. Following roles in the action films Firetrap (2001) and Route 666 (2001), Lori co-starred alongside the similarly tough-styled Gina Gershon in Prey for Rock & Roll (2003) as members of a punk rock band. She later starred in the creature vs. human horror opus Cryptid (2006); had a small part (First Murderer) in a contemporary Hollywood updating of Shakespeare's Richard III (2007); a deputy in the cross-country sports movie Chasing 3000 (2010); a doctor in the horror thriller Dead Awake (2016); a starring role as a lady Marine in Fear, Love, and Agoraphobia (2018); and a campy role in the low-budget horror flick A Deadly Legend (2020).

On TV, Lori would be seen as a guest in such shows as "The Beast," "NYPD Blue," "CSI: NY," "Masters of Horror," "House," "Prison Break," "Hawaii Five-0," and, more notably, in the recurring and amusing role of loony, paranoiac Lolly in the women's prison series Orange Is the New Black (2013). On the other side of the camera, the still-single Lori wrote and directed the film The Poker House (2008) starring Jennifer Lawrence, a re-dramatization of Lori's teenage years in Iowa. The film earned awards at the Los Angeles Film Festival

Bill McKinney, the movie and television character actor who was one of the great on-screen villains, was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on September 12, 1931. He had an unsettled life as a child, moving 12 times before joining the Navy at the age of 19 during the Korean War. Once, when his family moved from Tennessee to Georgia, he was beaten by a local gang and thrown into a creek for the offense of being from the Volunteer State.

In his four years on active duty in the Navy, McKinney served two years on a mine sweeper in Korean waters. He was also stationed at Port Hueneme in Ventura County, California, and he would journey to nearby Los Angeles while on liberty from his ship. During his years in the Navy, McKinney decided he wanted to be an actor and would make it his life if he survived the Korean War.

Discharged in Long Beach, California, in 1954, McKinney settled in southern California. He attended acting school at the famous Pasadena Playhouse in 1957, and his classmates included Dustin Hoffman and Mako. McKinney supported himself as an arborist, trimming and taking down trees, a job he continued into the 1970s, when he was appearing in major films. McKinney has had a life-long love affair with trees since he was a child.

After his time at the Pasadena Playhouse, McKinney was admitted to Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. He made his movie debut in the exploitation picture, She Freak (1967), and was busy on television, making his debut in 1968 on The Monkees (1965) and attracting attention as "Lobo" on Alias Smith and Jones (1971). But it was as the Mountain Man in John Boorman's Deliverance (1972), a movie nominated for Best Picture of 1972 at the Academy Awards, that brought McKinney widespread attention and solidified his reputation as one of moviedom's all-time most heinous screen villains.

In his autobiography, McKinney's Deliverance (1972) co-star, Burt Reynolds (whose character dispatches The Mountain Man with an arrow in the back) said of McKinney, "I thought he was a little bent. I used to get up at five in the morning and see him running nude through the golf course while the sprinklers watered the grass...."

McKinney denies this, and also disputes Reynolds contention that he was overly enthusiastic playing the infamous scene where his character buggers Ned Beatty.

"He always played sickos", Reynolds said of McKinney, "but he played them well. With my dark sense of humor, I was kind of amused by him.... McKinney turned out to be a pretty good guy who just took the method way too far".

McKinney told Maxim magazine in an interview honoring him and his Mountain Man partner 'Herbert "Cowboy" Coward' as the #1 screen villains of all time that Reynolds' stories were untrue. "If you lose control on a movie set", McKinney told Maxim, "it's not acting, it's indulgence".

McKinney's wild-and-reckless screen persona and penchant for on-screen villainy attracted offers from A-list directors, which is a testament to his professionalism. He began appearing in films directed by top directors: Sam Peckinpah's Junior Bonner (1972), John Huston's The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), Peter Yates's For Pete's Sake (1974) and, most chillingly, as the assassin in Alan J. Pakula's The Parallax View (1974). (One director who did not hire him was Stanley Kubrick, who had considered him for the role of the Marine drill instructor in Full Metal Jacket (1987) but demurred as he thought he came across as too scary after screening "Deliverance".)

McKinney also appeared in the classic TV movie, The Execution of Private Slovik (1974), while guest-starring on some of the top TV shows, including He'll Never See Daylight (1975) and Columbo (1971).

It was on the set working for a new director, who would go on to win an Oscar that McKinney made a fateful connection. He played the aptly named "Crazy Driver" in Michael Cimino's Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), starring Clint Eastwood. McKinney became part of the Eastwood stock company and enjoyed one of his best roles as the commander of the Red Legs in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), under the direction of Eastwood, himself. McKinney appeared in another six Eastwood films from The Gauntlet (1977) to Pink Cadillac (1989), when the Eastwood stock company disbanded, and had another terrific turn in Eastwood's well-reviewed Bronco Billy (1980), this time playing a member of Bronco Billy's circus, a character that was neither crazy, demented or odd.

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), which Orson Welles praised as an extremely well-directed film at a time when respectable critics did not associate Clint Eastwood with art, let alone craftsmanship, and Bronco Billy (1980), which was a hit with the critics but not with Eastwood fans, established the laconic superstar's reputation as a director, and McKinney was in both films. In the mid-'70s, McKinney also was a memorable misanthrope as 'Ron Howard''s employer who is done in by John Wayne's The Shootist (1976) in the eponymous film directed by Don Siegel, Eastwood's mentor. Other memorable movies that McKinney has appeared in during his career include the initial Rambo film, First Blood (1982), Against All Odds (1984), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), Back to the Future Part III (1990) and The Green Mile (1999).

He never retired, continuing to act into his late seventies. He also performed as a singer and recorded a CD, "Love Songs from Antry", featuring Sinatra-like numbers and some country & western tunes.

Bill McKinney died on December 1, 2011 in Van Nuys, California from cancer of the esophagus. He was 80 years old.

Lewis Smith was born on 1 August 1956 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Wyatt Earp (1994) and Southern Comfort (1981).

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Before pursuing a television career Dennis has worked as a music manager, agent and concert promoter. Among his customers were Tom Jones and Gregg Allman. He wrote a guide for actors called "Rating the Agents". On screen he had guest roles in series like The Twilight Zone (1985) or Magnum, P.I. (1980) and many more. His longest lasting employment is as principal "Mr. Belding" for the teen show Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1987), and its derivations.

Tyler Kain was born on 20 January 1982 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. She is an actress, known for NCIS (2003), Forever Strong (2008) and Cold Case (2003).

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and then moving to Texas, Reid spent most of his early years living in small towns. According to Entertainment Weekly and The Hollywood Reporter he had his his big breakout starring in Joe Bell (2020) opposite Mark Wahlberg, and Connie Britton as Jadin Bell which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September of 2020 and released in theaters in 2021.

If you were at Sundance 2018 you might have seen him as the lead in Wyrm (2017) which was nominated for a short film grand jury award. He is the lead of the television series Play by Play (2017) created for GO90 3 seasons now streaming on the ROKU channel. If you a fan of Netflix's You (2018) catch him in Season 2 as Goetz.

He has had many network appearances like ABC's The Fosters (2013) on Freeform, Criminal Minds (2005) on CBS, Training Day (2017) on CBS. You can see Reid in many indie films like SYFY's Santa Jaws (2018) which has become a fan favorite Christmas movie. Also he helps save the day in the family adventure movie F.R.E.D.I. (2018) this performance won him a Best Young Actor in a Feature Film is now streaming on Netflix.

Reid is a skilled black belt martial artist and hand to hand fighter with specialties in weapons, having trained in several styles including extreme martial arts from an early age.

Reid loves every aspect of the film industry and is an avid writer and also directs his own content his first was Flikker (2018) which has won several awards including the Stella Adler Excellence in film Award, next was Jaeger (2020) which was a starring vehicle and a showcase of his martial arts skills, to name a few.

Betty Lou Gerson was born on 20 April 1914 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), Cinderella (1950) and The Fly (1958). She was married to Louis Rocco Lauria and Joe Ainley. She died on 12 January 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Ralphie May was born on 17 February 1972 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for For da Love of Money (2002), Whoopi (2003) and Cubed (2009). He was married to Lahna Turner. He died on 6 October 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Tom Reese (real name: Tom Allen) was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on August 8, 1928; his father and uncle were country-western singers, "The Chattanooga Boys," traveling around performing their bluegrass music with the family, including Tom, in tow. Around 1940 the Allens relocated to New York, where Tom's dad supported the family working as a steelworker in the daytime and a singing waiter at night. Tom later held the expected assortment of odd jobs (Automat busboy, usher, etc.) in New York, and (starting at 17) served two tours of duty in the Marine Corps. He later studied dramatics at the American Theater Wing under the G.I. Bill and spent 15 years on the road working nightclubs (emceeing, doing stand-up, etc.). He studied with Lee Strasberg, did some work off-Broadway and in local TV shows and made his film bow in John Cassavetes' New York-made Shadows (1958). Cassavetes also had Reese fly out to Hollywood to play a part in an episode of his detective series Johnny Staccato (1959), Reese's Hollywood debut. He was ready to return to New York after doing the show but an agent signed him "and I've been here [California] ever since." His first major film was Flaming Star (1960), an Elvis Presley western and the start of Reese's long career in big- and small-screen oaters,including Gunsmoke (1955) Bonanza (1959), The Virginian (1962), Rawhide (1959), Branded (1965).

Roderic (Rodd) Redwing claimed to be a Chickasaw Indian, although recent data raises questions about his heritage. He was born on August 24, 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. His father, Ulysses Redwing, was a stage actor. He traveled with his family to England and attended London's Westminster Grammar School while they toured with a circus. His mother left the Chickasaw reservation in Oklahoma to study hair styling in New York City. She and her four sisters built up a chain of twenty-two beauty parlors from New York City to Miami. When they returned to New York he attended Herron High School in Hell's Kitchen, then graduated from New York University. He was a gifted athlete, excelling in football at both levels.

Redwing had stage credits in the 1920's on Broadway, i.e., "Bad Man" with Holbrook Blynn and "Queen of Sheba with Greta Wilson. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant. All during his acting, stunt double, and technical advisor years to the movie and television industries he was a gunsmith with Stembridge Gun Rentals, the largest and best known firearms rental company in Hollywood. Realistic shooting scenes were pioneered by Redwing. He first showed the violent impact of a .45 Colt cartridge. While filming Shane (1953), Redwing attached wires to a chest harness worn by Elisha Cook Jr., jerking him violently backward when he was shot down in the street by Jack Palance. He is known for his work on The Ten Commandments (1956), The Mole People (1956), and Shalako (1968). He had a publicity appearance at the Los Angeles Coliseum in the late 1950's as part of the first Los Angeles Dodgers baseball season. In 1961 he required abdominal surgery and half of his stomach was removed.

In 1959 he married German-born Ericka Rosa (Nicki) Wagner. He was only married once. His mother died on the Cherokee Reservation in Oklahoma, USA in 1953. He died on May 30, 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA as he was returning from Spain to the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). After being stricken with a heart attack in flight he succumbed thirty-five minutes later.

Gwen Welles was born on 4 March 1951 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for Nashville (1975), Desert Hearts (1985) and California Split (1974). She was married to Harris Yulin. She died on 13 October 1993 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

Grady Sutton was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He arrived in California in 1924. He got his first break in Hollywood from director William A. Seiter who used him as an extra in The Mad Whirl (1925) starring May McAvoy. Grady remained a Hollywood staple for the next 55 years.

He specialized in playing naive, slightly befuddled young men and country bumpkins, adding comedic bits to many films. His most famous association came from appearing in four movies with W.C. Fields: The Pharmacist (1933), Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935), You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) and The Bank Dick (1940). He can also be seen in such classics as My Man Godfrey (1936), Stage Door (1937), Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), Angels Wash Their Faces (1939), Anchors Aweigh (1945), White Christmas (1954) and A Star Is Born (1954). He was also a regular on The Egg and I (1951) and The Phyllis Diller Show (1966) television series.

In total, he appeared in over 200 feature films and short subjects spanning 1924 to 1979. His final film appearance was in Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979). In 1994 he moved to the Motion Picture and Television Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California where he died September 17, 1995, of natural causes.

From sharing the silver screen with award-winning actors, to playing a fan-favorite character on network television, actor Hunter Clowdus is proving that from comedy to drama, he can do it all. This year, Clowdus will reprise his role in season four of The CW drama series "All American." Based on a true story, the series follows Spencer, a high school football player from South LA who gets recruited to play for Beverly Hills High School. Clowdus shines as JJ Parker, the life of every party and outside linebacker turned quarterback for the Beverly Hills Eagles. "All American" first debuted in 2018 to rave reviews, with the first three seasons currently available to stream on Netflix. Season 4 will premiere on The CW on October 25, 2021. Additional television credits for Clowdus include MTV's "Teen Wolf," TNT's "Rizzoli & Isles," and Netflix's "American Vandal," to name a few. Born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Clowdus grew up excelling in sports. He attended the University of Alabama as a pre-dental student and shortstop for the Alabama Crimson Tide. As a natural-born talent, Clowdus booked a small role on MTV's "Teen Wolf" during his first semester of college. Shortly after, Clowdus made his feature debut in the 2013 biographical sports drama "42," opposite the late Chadwick Boseman. The film, which follows the beginning of Jackie Robinson's career, allowed Clowdus to explore his physicality as an actor, which is now considered one of his strengths in the industry. Additional film credits for Clowdus include "Bennett's War" (ESX Entertainment), "La La Land" (Lionsgate), and the hit franchise "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" (Lionsgate), to name a few. When he isn't on set, Clowdus is likely creating content or working out in his home gym. He is passionate about inspiring others to live authentically and often shares his words of wisdom with his growing TikTok and Twitch audiences. He currently resides in the Los Angeles area.

Damon J. Gillespie was born on 29 March 1994 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for The Society (2019), Tiny Pretty Things (2020) and Paint (2020).

Derek Yates is a multifaceted actor known for his roles in network television and streaming services, prominently recognized for his portrayal of Rando in Hulu's "How I Met Your Father" among others. Beyond this, Yates was involved in "American Born Chinese" on Disney+, where he shared credits with acclaimed actors like Oscar Winners Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, and Oscar-Nominee Stephanie Hsu.

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Yates's acting career was kick-started in the Southeast United States, where he signed with The Jana VanDyke Agency in 2012. This early phase of his career was crucial for gaining the experience and credits required to join SAG-AFTRA, paving the way for his move to Los Angeles in 2016. Apart from acting, Yates is deeply involved in fitness, photo and video editing, pickleball, and showcasing his diverse interests and talents beyond the camera.

Before finding his footing in acting, Yates honed his performance skills in high school choir, which led him to the modeling and entertainment industry after graduation. His theater involvement includes roles in musicals like "Hairspray" and "The Sound of Music."

Additionally, Yates has a strong familial connection to advocacy and purpose, co-founding the nonprofit 1N3 with his mother, Tiki Finlayson, after the tragic family loss of his brother, Kevin Yates. He's also involved with Project Angel Food where he has volunteered, helped fundraise for, and brought more social awareness for this nonprofit that's feeding the critically ill in Los Angeles, further demonstrating his commitment to impactful causes off-screen.

Don Stephenson was born on 10 September 1964 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for A Rainy Day in New York (2019), Law & Order (1990) and It Had to Be You (2000). He has been married to Emily Loesser since 1991. They have four children.

With glitzy outfits, sky-high wigs, and false eyelashes long enough to embarrass even Tammy Faye Bakker, multi-talented drag artiste Lady Bunny would turn heads even if looking glamorous was his only talent. But this isn't just another man in a dress. Lady Bunny is a successful comedienne, emcee, singer, songwriter, actress, DJ, and, most famously, the founder, organizer, and hostess of Wigstock, the outrageous festival of drag and music that had been delighting over 40,000 New Yorkers and tourists visiting New York for the event, every Labor Day for over 20 years. The feature film, Wigstock, The Movie, which chronicled the event from preparation to performance day, was produced specifically about this popular event and Lady Bunny, and has just recently been re-released on DVD.

Bunny tours constantly, bringing down the house from Cincinnati to Tel Aviv with her bawdy, Dusty Springfield-meets-Don-Rickles mix of potty-mouthed humor, Southern charm, zany "Laugh-In"-style skits, and X-rated pop song parodies. Bunny has emceed events around the world ranging from Van Cleef Arpels corporate parties to Gay Pride Parades and has shared the stage with the likes of Pamela Anderson, Margaret Cho, Dennis Rodman, Cyndi Lauper, k.d. Lang, and the B-52's, just to name a few.

As a journalist, Bunny keeps a high profile with her weekly "Star Style Report" for Star Magazine. Bunny also writes regularly for various other publications such as Visionaire, Paper, Instinct, Genre, V, Interview and Time Out New York. Frequent TV and Film appearances also bring Bunny's name to the worldwide masses. As a talking head for TV networks like E! and VH1 and with appearances on Comedy Central's "Pam Anderson Roast," HBO's "Sex and the City"; Britney Spears' MTV special "In the Zone & Up All Night," as well as feature films such as Not Another Gay Movie 2, Dragtime, Party Girl, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, Lady Bunny is no stranger to the various demographic pools. Bunny's even been consistently mentioned on the international hit show "Will & Grace," cementing her status as an icon.

Lady Bunny has entertained the masses at fashion industry parties and society events, has collaborated as a singer and songwriter, is a frequent cultural commentator and has performed all over the world including: Summer Rites in London, White Party in Palm Springs, Europe's most famous gay club, Heaven in London (which was one of their biggest selling nights ever), The Queen in Paris, as well as events in Morocco, Montreal, Melbourne, Japan, Berlin, Rome, Las Vegas and Amsterdam. Talented, glamorous, and funny as hell, Lady Bunny is a glittering comet hurtling toward planet Show Biz. Brace yourself for impact.

Richard McKenzie was born on 2 June 1930 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Being There (1979), MacGyver (1985) and Corvette Summer (1978). He was married to Aza Cefkin. He died on 1 December 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Lu Elrod appeared in more than a dozen feature films over the past three decades. Her memorable film appearances include: The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979), High School High (1996), Wag the Dog (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), Primary Colors (1998), Freaky Friday (2003), and Kicking & Screaming (2005). She also appeared in a variety of television programs including General Hospital (1972), Hill Street Blues (1981), Superior Court (1986), and Dream On (1990).

She was Professor Emeritus of Music at California State University-Los Angeles and continued to teach and play an active role in fund-raising for music scholarships at Cal State LA. She wrote a number of professional articles and videotape programs for instructional television on music education and on building a positive self-concept through music. She was a Metropolitan Opera Regional Auditions finalist and was a critically acclaimed opera singer and expert in music education.

She was listed in national directories, including Who's Who in America, International Who's Who in Music, and was a multiple year honoree in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. She was a member of SAG, AFTRA, and AGVA.

George S. Clinton began his professional musical career as a songwriter, arranger, and session musician in Nashville, while earning degrees in music and drama at Middle Tennessee State University. The summer after graduation, George attended the Atlanta Pop Festival and, upon hearing Joe Cocker perform "With a Little Help from My Friends", left his native Chattanooga, bound for Los Angeles and ready to rock and roll.

Clinton became a staff writer for Warner Brothers Music, with songs recorded by such artists as Michael Jackson, Joe Cocker, and Three Dog Night; continued arranging and session work; and, as a recording artist, did albums for MCA, Elektra, ABC, and Arista. The critically acclaimed George Clinton Band attracted the attention of a movie producer, giving George the opportunity to score his first film, Cheech and Chong's Still Smokin', and, later, Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers.

He developed his craft scoring "ninja" movies for Cannon Films, network and cable television movies and miniseries, writing for a wide range of genres and musical styles. The soulful, erotic jazz for Zalman King's Showtime anthology Red Shoe Diaries developed quite a following, and brought more public awareness.

His musical inventiveness and versatility in both orchestral and popular idioms have allowed him to contribute memorable scores to such diverse films as the hit comedy Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and its blockbuster sequels and the hit martial arts fantasy Mortal Kombat and its sequel. Other noteworthy projects include John Waters's A Dirty Shame; Disney's holiday hits The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3; and the sexy thriller Wild Things.

Most recent projects include the Emmy Award-winning Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, Hometown Glory, The Tooth Fairy, Extract, and Salvation Boulevard.

In addition, Clinton has written several concert works; three musicals; and is proud to serve as an advisor at the Sundance Composers Lab. Awards include a Grammy nomination, an Emmy nomination, and 9 BMI Film Music Awards, including their highest honor, the Richard Kirk Career Achievement Award.

Ben Curtis was born on 2 November 1980 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Spy (2011), The Jack and Triumph Show (2015) and Echelon 8 (2009). He has been married to Cassie Firemann since 7 January 2019.

D. Scott Lumpkin was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He is known for Nyad (2023), Reminiscence (2021) and The Foreigner (2017). He has been married to Kate Lumpkin since 2007. He was previously married to Amy Lumpkin.

Nancy Sloan was born on 11 March 1965 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. She is an actress, known for The Bold and the Beautiful (1987), MacGyver (1985) and Days of Our Lives (1965).

Virginia Martin was born on 2 December 1927 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for Tallahassee 7000 (1961), Bewitched (1964) and The Phil Silvers Show (1955). She died on 27 August 2009 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.

Maci Bookout was born on 10 August 1991 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. She has been married to Taylor McKinney since 8 October 2016. They have two children.