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Drew Starkey was born on 4 November 1993 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Love, Simon (2018), The Hate U Give (2018) and Outer Banks (2020).- Matthew Settle continues to evolve into a respected actor of Stage and Screen. Known in households, around the world, for his work in the cultural phenomenon, Gossip Girl (2007), as "Rufus Humphrey", as well as the celebrated "Capt. Ronald Speirs" from the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning Band of Brothers (2001), Settle has worked with such notables as Steven Spielberg, Sir David Frost, Jonathan Mostow and Peter Bogdanovich.
Settle recently appeared as the lead character, "Billy Flynn", in Broadway's "Chicago" for 64 acclaimed performances. He was nominated for a teen choice award for his role in Gossip Girl (2007) and shares an award with Steven Spielberg for his portrayal as the lead "Jacob Wheeler" in TNT's Emmy award-winning mini-series, Into the West (2005).
Settle's career has taken him on an informative journey through more than 30 countries, and afforded him the opportunity to play a rich diversity of roles for nearly 20 years. Since living between Rome, London, and Los Angeles, Settle spends the majority of his time in New York, where he resides with his daughter.
He is the son of Dr. Robert E. Settle, Doctorate of Theology and Joan Settle an Concert Organist. - Actor
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A full Acting Scholarship to Pepperdine University took Brian from the Carolinas to Los Angeles in 1988, where he made his mark in popular cult horror films of the 80's and 90's.
He's Bunt Wallace, the curious mountain boy who sets the fatal events in motion, in Stan Winston's cult classic Pumpkinhead, Mickey Rooney's murderous son, Pino, in Silent Night Deadly Night V, and the aristocratic monster, Martin Petrie, in Brian Yuzna's controversial genre pic, Society. And Brian had the pleasure of working with the incredible Brad Dourif, playing his father in Tobe Hooper's Spontaneous Combustion.
Working with legendary actors and masters of the genre, Brian has great stories and memories of these films, which have followed him throughout his life and have increased in popularity with the passage of time.
Audiences have seen Brian in Ray McKinnon's critically acclaimed tv series Rectify, for the Sundance Channel, and as Barry in Magnolia Pictures Permanent, with Rain Wilson and Patricia Arquette. He also appears in Miracles from Heaven, with Queen Latifa and Jennifer Garner, and has performed on camera and in voice over roles for several Tyler Perry productions, including The Oval, Why Did I Get Married, and more.
For the past 25 years Brian has built a successful Voice Over career in the the commercial, animation, and video game worlds, voicing the series regular role of Nick in the The Walking Dead Game Season Two, from Telltale Games. He can also be heard as the villainous G1, in the animated series Dollar Toy Squad, from Picture It Productions, and was the iconic voice of Mr. Peanut for Vayner Media and Planters Peanuts.
Brian is also active in Feature Film and Television Development.- Actor
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Actor/Comedian Jon Reep was born in Hickory, NC. He lived there until he moved to Raleigh, NC in 1992. While attending North Carolina State University he began performing stand-up comedy at Goodnights comedy club. He graduated from NCSU in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater, Mass Communication, and Public & Personal communication. After graduating Jon was employed at UNC-TV where he became the assistant director of such TV shows as "North Carolina Now" & "Legislative Week in Review", while at night simultaneously honing his skills as a stand-up comedian. In 1998 Jon left UNC-TV to pursue comedy full time. He traveled all over the country performing in comedy clubs and colleges in every state in America. In 2000, Jon was invited to perform at the Montreal Just for Laughs festival, and shortly thereafter moved to Los Angeles, CA to further is career as a stand-up comedian and actor.
As an actor Jon has played the pot smoking farmer "Raymus" from the movie "Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay", and the dim witted cop Gerald Bob from the ABC Sitcom "Rodney". He played a goodwill worker in Disney Channels "Good Luck Charlie" and was the HEMI guy in Dodge Truck's popular ad campaign.
As a comedian he was the Winner of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" season 5. He's been on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend", the half-hour special "Comedy Central Presents: Jon Reep", & his on special "Jon Reep: Metro Jethro". He's been on TBS's "Pit Stop Comedy", NBC's "Late Friday" or CMT's "Comedy Club" & "Comedy stage."
Jon resides in Los Angeles with his wife and 2 dogs.- Actress
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She's considered an American icon in the world of entertainment although most contemporaries have no idea who she is until her legendary risqué "fan dance" is brought up. Then they put two and two together. Burlesque star Sally Rand was born in the Ozark region (Missouri) in 1904, her father a corporal in the Spanish-American War and her mother a Pennsylvania Dutch Quaker.
Inspired by the legendary ballerina Anna Pavlova, Sally became interested in dance at a young age and left home to join a carnival as a teen. She invariably became a cigarette girl, chorine, café dancer, artist's model and circus performer (Ringling) through a series of introductions. She subsequently joined a repertory theater company and took acting seriously for the first time. During the 20s she appeared in a number of stage shows. Films came her way as she was able to score work (due to her agile background in the circus) from Mack Sennett and Hal Roach in a few of their daredevil slapstick shorts. A Wampas Baby Star of 1927, she joined mentor Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and entered feature films with a new name that DeMille gave her -"Sally Rand."
She decorated a number of silents, including westerns with Hoot Gibson and others, but a pronounced lisp hurt her career come the advent of sound. It was at this juncture that the shapely dame decided to work on incorporating her talent for dancing back into her career. With the right mixture of enticement, imagination and intricate feathery placement, Sally Rand came upon her secret formula to success. As an exotic burlesque performer, she not only winningly ignited male libidos but found a steady gig for the rest of her days. A long-standing job at the Paramount Club in 1932 is where the idea of her "fan dance" was created. Her "Lady Godiva" stunt at the Chicago's World's Fair had her arrested on lewd charges but she was eventually released. All the brouhaha just increased her notoriety. She later created the "bubble dance" in which she did a taunting dance with a huge five foot specially constructed translucent bubble to the delight of male audiences.
In the 1930s she also appeared in legit plays including a stint as Sadie Thompson in "Rain" in 1935 opposite Humphrey Bogart. She would appear in later years at various revues, expositions and fairs still teasing and playing "hide and peek" with the guys, her act seldom straying from its original concept. She was arrested a few more times than she was married (at least three husbands can be credited to her marriage account). She continued to appear on stage doing her fan dance past age 60 and once replaced an ailing burlesque star Ann Corio in the stage show "This Was Burlesque" in the 1960s. She also shared the stage with burlesque topliners Tempest Storm and Blaze Starr. Sally's final appearance took place in Kansas City in 1978 and she died the following year.- Banks Harper was born on 3 December 1955 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for The Twilight Zone (1985), Cop (1988) and In the Heat of the Night (1988). She died on 28 December 2008 in Saint Simons Island, Georgia, USA.
- Emily Hudson was born on 12 February 1992 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for Dawn of Twilight (2004), Divine Souls (2007) and Whacking on Sunshine (2003).
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Cee Cee Michaela pronounced (MICK-KAY-LA), is a native of Hickory, North Carolina and started singing in church as a little girl. At ten, she began classical voice lessons, by fourteen had a vocal range of four octaves and was singing in five languages. She graduated as a North Carolina Honors Scholar and was named Who's Who Among American High School Students. Cee Cee attended the North Carolina School of the Arts where she majored in Dance and Voice as a Terry Sanford Scholarship recipient. On a BCM Scholastic/Talent Scholarship Cee Cee continued her education at the Boston Conservatory of Music earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theater.
One early Bostonian morning around 5:00 a.m., she took the forty dollars that her mom had sent her to use for books, cut class, bought a $29.99 Greyhound ticket, arrived in New York, bought a bagel for $2.50, some juice for $1.50 and a BackStage paper for $1.75. She thumbed through the trades, spotted an ad for a new Broadway show called "Jelly's Last Jam," and showed up at the open call at 1:00 pm.
Cee Cee moved to New York and was cast in the role of Viola, Gregory Hines's sister, in Broadway's Jelly's Last Jam and appeared as Charlene on the ABC soap, All My Children. She went on to star in the Canadian run of Broadway's Once On this Island in Toronto where she was nominated for the Dora Mavor Moore Award (Canadian Tony) for Best Female in a Musical.
Cee Cee also performed in the smash hit Smokey Joe's Cafe, in the role of Brenda, which ran on Broadway for five years. She had the lead, title role in Nomathemba (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo) performed at the Kennedy Center. For this performance, Cee Cee was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for outstanding actress.
Cee Cee soon appeared in the HBO film, Gia and feature film, Senseless . She guest starred on The Steve Harvey Show playing Emma Mae (dual characters), CBS's City of Angels ,Chicago Hope, Promised Land and Fresh Prince of Bel Air. She had a recurring role on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and is has appeared in multiple episodes as Noreen on the Lifetime Television drama, Strong Medicine executive produced by Whoopi Goldberg.
As a series regular Cee Cee starred on the syndicated series Born Free which aired internationally and as Yvonne, the crazy cop (8 episodes) on the UPN comedy, Girlfriends (2000-2008) executive produced by Kelsey Grammer. Cee Cee is a singer/songwriter and has released two CD's. Her songs are diverse and the many colors of her musical style ring out loud and clear in a fusion of soul, jazz, folk and world.
Her songs have been featured on numerous television shows including UPN's Girlfriends, Fox's Party of Five, Time of Your Life, and CBS's Promised Land, Cee Cee made the decision to handle distribution of her CD through her own record label: Driven By A Vision Records. Cee Cee was honored with winning First Place at the 4th Annual Amassi Center Women in Jazz New Artist Showcase performing at the Wilshire Ebell.
She is an author of 4 books: I Wish I Had Known, The Adventures of Zoe Greene, The Enemy's Secret Diary and Zuleana - A New Way of Life . Cee Cee Michaela is currently traveling the world as an empowerment speaker and is considered one of America's top weight loss specialists with her registered trademark clean eating protocol and wellness brand, Zuleana Nutrition. She has helped thousands lose weight and eradicate disease and is affectionately known as the "Harriet Tubman of Health!" She is happily married to Wilbert Floyd of nine years and is currently residing on the East Coast.
Cee Cee Michela is the Founder and CEO of https://zuleana.com/, an online holistic shop featuring over 60 self care products, for over 300 health issues!TeeJaai Enterprises- Chad "Gunner" Lail was born in Hickory, North Carolina. This patriot served his country in the Iraq War in the United States Marine Corps, as a machine gunner. In the USMC, Lail earned the rank of Lance Corporal. After his military service, Lail trained for professional wrestling and debuted in 2001 around the age of 19. During his early career he worked for NWA Anarchy, based in Cornelia, Georgia from 2006 until 2014. A ferociously intimidating 6'2", 245-lb competitor, Lail wrestled much of his early matches under the names Phil Shatter and Shatter before later taking on the ring name of Gunner. His presence in mainstream professional wrestling did not occur until he signed with Impact Wrestling (originally called Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)) in 2010. During the six years he spent in TNA, he became a one-time TNA Television Champion and a one-time TNA World Tag Team Champion. By 2015, Lail made the decision to become a part-time pro wrestler and shifted his focus towards competitive bodybuilding as well as a career in films. He made his film debut in 2015 as a soldier in the action-horror film Navy Seals vs. Zombies (2015).
- Candace is a native of North Carolina. She began her career in corporate America and realized the business world was not for her. Candace worked for several years as a lifestyle model working throughout the Southeast. She started working in TV commercials and quickly added TV and film acting to her resume. She became SAG eligible work on the Denzel Washington film, Flight. She loves to be working in front of the camera.
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Eric's first theatrical performance was at the age of 7 in 1974 for the performance of "Wooden Soldiers". A classically trained musician on piano, he also doubles on sax, guitar, theremin, mandolin as well as classical guitar. Debut lead-role in film came in 1992 for the feature film "Whisper". Eric lives in the Appalachian mountain area of North Carolina.
Eric is the great-nephew of legendary actor Sterling Holloway of Georgia. Sterling Holloway has over 160 film credits including the voice of "Winnie The Pooh" and parts in "The Twilight Zone", "The Aristocrats", "Gilligan's Island", "The Jungle Book" and "Alice In Wonderland" to name a few.- Lynn Lemon was born on 11 February 1917 in Hickory, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957), Raising Dead (2002) and The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1995). He died on 15 January 2008 in Bedford, Texas, USA.
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William Olsen was born on 17 December 1950 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Rockin' Road Trip (1986), Southern Belles (1997) and Getting It On (1983). He died on 1 January 2019 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA.- Editor
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Don Stafford resides in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. He is an editor and cinematographer, with The Maddy Wonder Story, The Three Musketwerps and McKinley's Guns, now in post. Hs is known for Blind Date (2024), Homeless Henry (2020), Raising Phil & Ernie (2019), Old Rugged Cross (2016), Best Friends Series ( B.F. Eternally (2015), B.F. Recycled (2015), and B.F. Genetically Modified (2016)), Wilmington On Fire (documentary-2015). Short films include South of Swan Creek (2016), The Walk (2016), Justin's Choice (2014), Delilah (2014), The Anniversary (2014), The Devil Is Alive (2015) and others. He has been married to Bonnie L Stafford since December 13, 2002.- Nathan Kistler was born on 9 January 1990 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. He died on 26 July 2024 in Campbell County, Wyoming, USA.
- Dale Jarrett was born on 26 November 1956 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Herbie Fully Loaded (2005), ESPN Speedworld (1979) and NASCAR on CBS (1960). He has been married to Kelly Jarrett since 22 June 1984. They have three children.
- Ozzie Clay was born on 10 September 1941 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA.
- Andy Petree was born on 15 August 1958 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for NASCAR Sprint Cup Brickyard 400 (2011), NASCAR on Speed (2003) and NASCAR on ESPN (2007).
- Madison Bumgarner was born on 1 August 1989 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. He has been married to Ali Saunders since 14 February 2010.
- Robert L. Johnson is the Founder and Chairman of The RLJ Companies, LLC, an innovative business network, and owns or holds interests in businesses operating in hotel real estate, private equity, 401k fintech services, automobile dealerships, content streaming, gaming and sports betting.
Prior to forming The RLJ Companies, Mr. Johnson was founder and chairman of Black Entertainment Television (BET), the nation's first Black-owned cable television network, which was acquired by Viacom in 2001. He continued to serve as chief executive officer of BET until 2006. Before founding BET in 1979, Mr. Johnson served as vice president of government relations for the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. - Writer
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Rich Robinson is a professional writer/producer/director of narrative film, television and commercial productions. He began his studies in animation, photography and drawing at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA. He went on to further his film studies at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts-School of Filmmaking.
For over a decade, Robinson has worked with several influential filmmakers like George Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Creepshow), Joseph Zito (Missing in Action, Red Scorpion) and Steven Gonzales (George Washington, Shotgun Stories).
He has worked with an amazing pool of talent including Sean Bridgers ("Deadwood", Jug Face, The Graveyard Feeder) and Scoot McNairy (Argo, Killing them Softly) to name a few. He's also worked with a long list of companies such as Warner Home Video, Skywalker Sound, Taurus Entertainment, UTA, Untitled and Big Wheel Production Group in North Carolina.
Robinson has received several remarkable reviews and interviews on many horror websites and published magazines such as Fangoria and Rue Morgue. He has premiered at several international festivals and has spent many years at the annual AFM (American Film Market).
His legal representation is Wayne Alexander of Alexander, Nau, Frumes & Labowitz in Beverly Hills, CA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Clay Kincaid was born on 13 October 1989 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. Clay is known for On the Market (2009), Pendulum Swings (2011) and Luck of the Irish (2009).- Director
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Alexander Johnston was born on 10 October 1959 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Angel Doll (2002), Horror Story (1997) and Cathedral (1999). He died on 27 November 2000 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.- Joe Gibbon was born on 10 April 1935 in Hickory, Mississippi, USA.
- Elizabeth Loftin was born in 1975 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for The Killing Secret (1997).