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- Cates' acting career ignited after she appeared on an episode of Sally Jessy Raphael (1983), titled "Too Heavy to Leave Their House". Shortly after, author and screenwriter Peter Hedges proposed to her that she play Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio's morbidly obese and housebound mother in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)--Cates accepted. Her performance earned stellar reviews; Roger Ebert said about the actress, "Darlene Cates, making her movie debut, has an extraordinary presence on the screen. We see that she is fat but we see many other things, too, including the losses and disappointments in her life, and the ability she finds to take a grip and make a new start." The actress went on to appear in a handful of film and television projects before succumbing to natural causes, she was 69. When the The Guardian released a statement on the actress's death, Leonard DiCaprio paid tribute to the actress identifying her as "the best acting mom I ever had".
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Newell Alexander's stage credits include the original productions of Del Shores' "Cheatin'," "Daddy's Dyin' Who's Got the Will?" (and also the film version), "Sordid Lives" (and also the film version) and "Southern Baptist Sissies". Newell's TV work includes recurring roles on Big Love (2006) for HBO, Arrested Development (2003), Alias (2001) and Walker, Texas Ranger (1993). He is a principal member of the "L.A. MadDogs", one of the industry's busiest voice-over groups (Ray (2003), Shark Tale (2004), Shrek (2001), Shrek 2 (2004), Madagascar (2005), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), among others). Has has also voiced commercials for such companies as Smith Barney, CVS Phamacy, Cool Whip, Aleve, Pfizer, Acura, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo Bank and Washington Apples. Newell is the George W. Bush sound-alike for MoveOn.org. He plays Gen. Sam Houston as the host of the Texas History Museum's "Texas Hall of Heroes" at the State Capitol in Austin. He has produced and performed in 33 hour-long radio dramas for the Autry Museum of Western Heritage for PBS. Newell performed as Neil Young's opening act "Dan Clear" for 70 shows in 1983-84. He and his wife Rosemary share five children and seven grandchildren.- Actress
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Lucretia Love was born on 25 March 1941 in Borger, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Arena (1974), Love Angels (1974) and The Devil with Seven Faces (1971). She was married to Mauro Parenti and Luc, Jean-Baptiste. She died on 9 January 2019 in Seychelles.- Fritz Sperberg was born on 20 July 1951 in Borger, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Patriot Games (1992), Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000) and Lucky Luke (1991).
- Refused to drop the American Wrestling Association heavyweight title in 1984, even when told directly by AWA president Verne Gagne. Never officially dropped the title and was stripped of it for failure to defend it in thirty days. When the AWA asked him to return the belt since he wasn't champion anymore, Stan agreed to do so. But not until after he destroyed it by driving over it with his 4X4 pickup countless times. This led to Stan Hansen basically being blackballed from the North American wrestling scene for six years, which was fine with Hansen since he made most of his money in Japan anyway.
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Kenney Dale Johnson was born on 10 June 1955 in Borger, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Chris Isaak: Wicked Game (1991), The Paula Poundstone Show (1992) and Christmas in Rockefeller Center (1990).- Wallace Chadwell was born on 11 March 1927 in Borger, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Adam Had Four Sons (1941), Bringing Up Father (1946) and Logan's Run (1977). He died on 25 January 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Brooks Poston was born on 15 December 1948 in Borger, Texas, USA.
- Don Crabtree was born on 21 August 1928 in Borger, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Dark Shadows (1966), 42nd Street (1986) and The Equalizer (1985). He died on 19 April 2015 in Suffern, New York, USA.
- Charlotte Mailliard Shultz was born on 26 September 1933 in Borger, Texas, USA. She was married to George Shultz, Melvin Swig and John Ward Mailliard III. She died on 3 December 2021 in Stanford, California, USA.
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Barbara Drake was born on 28 February 1930 in Borger, Texas, USA. She was an actress. She died on 18 December 2016 in Danville, California, USA.- Additional Crew
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Robert Wade Baker was born on 17 July 1963 in Borger, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Point Break (1991), Alamo: The Price of Freedom (1988) and National Geographic Explorer (1985).- Mike Conaway was born on 11 June 1948 in Borger, Texas, USA.
- Bob Foster was born on 15 December 1938 in Borger, Texas, USA. He was married to Rose. He died on 21 November 2015 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
- Carl Bernard was born on 31 May 1926 in Borger, Texas, USA. He was married to Edith Jouanin and Barbara Browne. He died on 4 March 2008 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
- Donny Anderson was born on 16 May 1943 in Borger, Texas, USA.