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Marlee Beth Matlin was born on August 24, 1965 in Morton Grove, Illinois, to Libby (Hammer) and Donald Matlin, an automobile dealer. She has two older brothers. Her family is of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent.
Marlee lost much of her hearing at the age of eighteen months. That did not stop her from acting in a children's theater company at age seven; she was Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz". Her deafness never held her back. As an adult, she said it so eloquently: "I have always resisted putting limitations on myself, both professionally and personally." Marlee studied criminal justice at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, and maintained her passion for acting after graduating. While performing on stage through Chicago and the Midwest, Marlee attracted notice for her performance in a production of the Tony Award-winning play "Children of a Lesser God" and was cast in the movie version Children of a Lesser God (1986). Although this was her movie debut, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. While shooting her next movie Walker (1987), in Nicaragua, large-hearted Marlee took time to visit both hearing and hearing-impaired children. She continued this tradition of visiting local children through her travels to Germany, England, Italy, Australia, Mexico, Canada, etc.
Her interest in the criminal justice field played a role in her on screen career; she portrayed an assistant D.A. on the television series Reasonable Doubts (1991), while off screen she married police officer Kevin Grandalski on August 29, 1993. The couple has four children: Sarah (born 1996), Brandon (born 2000), Tyler (born 2002), and Isabelle (born 2003). In 1994, Marlee was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance as Laurie Bey on the television series Picket Fences (1992). Marlee is also a spokeswoman for the National Captioning Institute. In 1995, she testified at a congressional hearing and helped get a law passed that requires all television sets 13 inches or larger to be manufactured with built-in chips to provide closed captioning on their screens; this was a godsend for deaf viewers.
Marlee serves as the national spokeswoman for the largest provider of television closed captioning, and has spoken on behalf of CC in countries such as Australia, England, France and Italy. She also serves on the boards of a number of charitable organizations, including Very Special Arts, the Starlight Foundation, and other charities that primarily benefit children. As someone who loves children so much, it is only fitting that she has four of her own. Professionally, Marlee has even tried producing, being the executive producer for Where the Truth Lies (1999).- Actor
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Born in 1946 in Minnesota, Sheldon grew up on the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation being the youngest of eight children. He attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico and the Ray-Vogue School of Design in Chicago, Illinois from 1965 to 1969. Drafted into the military in 1969, he served in Vietnam and was awarded the bronze medal while there. Returning home, he worked at the Walt Disney Studios in Southern California as an artistic consultant, developed displays for the New Disney World in Florida and various Disney movie productions, and participated in numerous art shows with the Disney organization. In 1976 he moved to Hawaii, attending the University of Hawaii. Shortly afterwards he made his television acting debut on Sesame Street (1969), where he was a featured actor for four years. Returning to Los Angeles, he affiliated with the American Indian Registry for Actors and participated in many of their productions. He appeared in two feature films: Dances with Wolves (1990) and Son of the Morning Star (1991), co-starred in an episode of "L.A. Law" and in "Miracle in the Wilderness".- Actor
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In addition to his more than 50 movie and television credits, Charlie has appeared in dozens of National and Regional Commercials. Charlie has also appeared in over two dozen live theatre productions. They range from wacky British farces like Ray Cooney's "Run for Your Wife" and "Chase Me Comrade," to the works of Sean O'Casey and William Saroyan. Although he and his wife Holly now live in the Sacramento, California, suburb of Rancho Cordova, he continues his career in motion pictures and television, returning as needed to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Charlie also owns and operates the Mosaic Acting Studio, where he teaches the Mosaic Acting System and his popular "Acting for Camera and Theatre Workshops" as well as training and certifying other Mosaic Acting instructors. He also taught acting and directing at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco for several years, and works as a dialog/acting coach for the BBC and films.- Actor
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Buzz Osborne was born on 25 March 1964 in Morton, Washington, USA. He is an actor, known for Natural Born Killers (1994), Caged Heat 3000 (1995) and Terror Firmer (1999).- Actor
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Jamie Gannon hails from Morton, PA, and is a proud alumnus of P.S.U. and the University of Idaho. His first movie was Shrieker, for Full Moon/Amazing Fantasy Entertainment and he Produced and starred in the 2004 film, Feeding Grounds. He lives in New York with his wife and two children. He is still acting and teaching.- Timothy Scott was born on 15 September 1955 in Morton Grove, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for A Chorus Line (1985), Captain EO (1986) and The 37th Annual Tony Awards (1983). He died on 24 February 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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TJ McKimmey was born on 30 July 1986 in Morton, Illinois, USA. He is known for Marlin (2009).- Art Department
Gene Amondson was born on 15 October 1943 in Morton, Washington, USA. Gene is known for Don't Come Knocking (2005). Gene was married to Nancy Amondson. Gene died on 20 July 2009 in Seattle, Washington, USA.- Sandee Greene was born on 8 March 1960 in Morton Grove, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Conrad (2018), Paradigm Grey (2018) and Unfocused (2016).
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Farilla McGowan was born on 31 January 1920 in Morton, Mississippi, USA. Farilla is known for Juke Joint (1947). Farilla died on 14 July 1989 in Jacksonville, Texas, USA.