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Sam Rockwell was born on November 5, 1968, in San Mateo, California, the only child of two actors, Pete Rockwell and Penny Hess. The family moved to New York when he was two years old, living first in the Bronx and later in Manhattan. When Sam was five years old, his parents separated, at which point he and his father moved to San Francisco, where he subsequently grew up, while summers and other times were spent with his mother in New York.

He made his acting debut when he was ten years old, alongside his mother, and later attended J Eugene McAteer High School in a program called SOTA. While still in high school, he got his first big break when he appeared in the independent film Clownhouse (1989). The plot revolved around three escaped mental patients who dressed up as clowns and terrorized three brothers home alone--Sam played the eldest of the brothers. His next big break was supposed to have come when he was slated to star in a short-lived NBC TV-series called Dream Street (1989), but he was soon fired.

After graduating from high school, Sam returned to New York for good and for two years he had private training at the William Esper Acting Studio. During this period he appeared in a variety of roles, such as the ABC Afterschool Specials (1972): Over the Limit (1990) (TV) and HBO's Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992): Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story (Season 1 Episode 7: 15 March 1993); the head thug in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990); and a guest-star turn in an Emmy Award-winning episode of Law & Order (1990), while working a string of regular day jobs and performing in plays.

In 1994, a Miller Ice beer commercial finally enabled him to quit his other jobs to concentrate on his acting career, which culminated in him having five movies out by 1996: Basquiat (1996); The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994); Glory Daze (1995); Mercy (1995); and Box of Moonlight (1996). It was the latter film that would prove to be his real break-out in the industry. In Tom DiCillo's film, he found himself playing an eccentric named the Kid, a man-child living in a half-built mobile home in the middle of nowhere with a penchant for dressing like Davy Crockett, who manages to bring some much-needed chaos into the life of an electrical engineer played by John Turturro. The movie was not a box-office success, but it managed to generate a great deal of critical acclaim for itself and Sam.

In 1997, he found himself the star of another critically lauded film, Lawn Dogs (1997). Once again, he portrayed a societal outcast as Trent, a working-class man living in a trailer, earning a living mowing lawns inside a wealthy, gated Kentucky community. Trent soon finds himself befriended by 10-year-old Devon (Mischa Barton), and the movie deals with the difficulties in their friendship and the outside world. He also gave strong performances in the quirky independent comedy Safe Men (1998), in which he plays one half of a pretty awful singing duo (the other half being played by Steve Zahn) that gets mistaken for two safecrackers by Jewish gangsters; and the offbeat hitman trainee in Jerry and Tom (1998) against Joe Mantegna.

After a few smaller appearances in films such as Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998) and the modern version of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), in which he played Francis Flute, he had larger roles in two of the bigger hit movies to emerge: The Green Mile (1999) and Galaxy Quest (1999), wowing audiences and critics alike with his chameleon-like performances as a crazed killer in the former and a goofy actor in the latter.

More recently, he appeared in another string of mainstream films, most notably as Eric Knox in Charlie's Angels (2000) and as Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), while continuing to perform in smaller independent movies. After more than ten years in the business, Sam has earned his success. In 2018, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor as a troubled police deputy in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).

Malia Arrayah was born on 21 August 1990 in Daly City, California, USA. She is an actress, known for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022), Gone with the Dead (2024) and Beverly Hills Massacre.

Nathan Owens, who is from the San Francisco Bay area of California, was born on March 9, 1984. He began his career with modeling. He has appeared in several issues of GQ and in many commercial/print campaigns for the Gap, Polo, Izod and Sperry. He has the distinction of being the second African-American ever to be featured in a fragrance campaign for Polo Ralph Lauren Big Pony.

After making the switch to acting, Owens began appeared in Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Esmee Denters video. Soon after, he landed a spot opposite Nicki Minaj in her music video "Va Va Voom," directed by Hype Williams. Additionally, he served as a host of NBC's "First Look LA."

His life changed when he won the role of "Dr Cameron Davis" on the long running soap opera "Days of our Lives" in December 2012. He is on contract since then.

Shauna is a TV, film and stage actress known for The Mentalist, American Horror Story, Nip Tuck and The Other Two. She is the granddaughter of character actor Harry Wilson. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley, where her father ran the classic rock radio station, KMET. Shauna lives on the Upper East Side in New York City.

Rodney Alan Greenblat was born on 23 August 1960 in Daly City, California, USA. Rodney Alan is a writer, known for Parappa the Rapper (2001), UmJammer Lammy (1999) and PaRappa the Rapper (1996). Rodney Alan has been married to Deena Lebow since 1984.

Harold Lang was born on 21 December 1920 in Daly City, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Musical Comedy Time (1950), The Bert Parks Show (1950) and The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950). He died on 26 July 1985 in Chico, California, USA.

Brian Holmes was born on 24 September 1981 in Daly City, California, USA. Brian is known for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010).

Renee Beaulaurier was born on 21 July 1971 in Daly City, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Can-Can (2007) and Hell on Wheels (2007).

Rob Fleming was born on 28 May 1986 in Daly City, California, USA. He is an actor, known for From the Head (2011), In Tune (2012) and Beyond Driven (2020).

Andrew Kirby was born on 8 April 1981 in Daly City, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000).

London Lombana was born on 3 March 2000 in Daly City, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Altitude of the Ether (2017), Kamel Attaboy vs. Master Alcala (2015) and A Good Knight (2015).

Justin Speier was born on 6 November 1973 in Daly City, California, USA.

Rosalyn Catania was born on 15 February 1941 in Daly City, California, USA. She is known for A Force of One (1979), Audrey Rose (1977) and Once Is Not Enough (1975). She was married to John Inzerella. She died on 18 January 2001 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.

Leigh Gallagher was born on 28 February 1987 in Daly City, California, USA. Leigh is known for All About Evil (2010).

Edwin Mulitalo was born on 1 September 1974 in Daly City, California, USA.