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Elizabeth Stamatina Fey was born in 1970 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia, to Xenobia "Jeanne" (Xenakes), a brokerage employee, and Donald Henry Fey, who wrote grant proposals for universities. Her mother is Greek, born in Piraeus, while her father had German, Northern Irish, and English ancestry. Going by the name of Tina, Fey considered herself a "supernerd" during her high school and college years. She studied drama at the University of Virginia, and after graduating in 1992, she headed to Chicago, the ancestral home of American comedy. While working at a YMCA to support herself, she started Second City's first set of courses. After about nine months, a teacher told her to just skip ahead and audition for the more selective Second City Training Center. She failed but about eight weeks later, she re-auditioned and got into the year-long program. She ended up spending many years at The Second City in Chicago where many SNL cast members first started out. Then in 1995, Saturday Night Live (1975) came to The Second City's cast, including Fey's friend, Adam McKay, as a writer, searching for new talent. What they found was Tina Fey. When Adam was made Head writer, he suggested Fey should send a submission packet over the summer with six sketches, 10 pages each. Tina took the advice and sent them. After Lorne Michaels met her and saw her work she was offered a job a week later. She admitted that she was extremely nervous working in the legendary Studio 8H; being a foot shorter than everyone else, younger, and being one of the only female writers at the time. After a few years, Tina made history by becoming the first female head writer in the show's history. Tina also made her screen debut as a featured player during the 25th season by co-anchoring Weekend Update with Jimmy Fallon. Since Tina and Jimmy have taken over Weekend Update it has been considered the best ever. This year she made it to full fledged star by becoming a regular cast member, though she is hardly on the show, besides Update. And during the past two summers, Tina and Rachel Dratch performed their two-woman show to critical acclaim in both Chicago (1999) and New York (2000) and made their Aspen Comedy Festival Debut. Tina is married to Jeff Richmond, a Second City director and lives in New York City.- Actor
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James Harvey Kennedy was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, on May 25, 1970. He became interested in acting at the age of 15, and appeared in a movie for the first time at age 19, as an extra in Dead Poets Society (1989). His first role in a movie was as Brad in the film Road to Flin Flon (2000), which was filmed in the early 1990s but was not released until spring 2000. He is most popular for playing the role of the movie buff, geeky Randy Meeks, in Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), and Scream 3 (2000). In 1998, he won a Blockbuster Award for Best Supporting Actor in a horror movie for his role as Randy Meeks in Scream 2 (1997).- Monica Horan was born on 29 January 1963 in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) and Enlightened (2011). She has been married to Phil Rosenthal since 22 April 1990. They have two children.
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Heather Donahue was born on 22 December 1974 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Blair Witch Project (1999), Taken (2002) and Seven and a Match (2001).- Actor
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William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton. He went to school for four years, then quit to work with his father selling vegetables from a horse cart. At eleven, after many fights with his alcoholic father (who hit him on the head with a shovel), he ran away from home. For a while he lived in a hole in the ground, depending on stolen food and clothing. He was often beaten and spent nights in jail. His first regular job was delivering ice. By age thirteen he was a skilled pool player and juggler. It was then, at an amusement park in Norristown PA, that he was first hired as an entertainer. There he developed the technique of pretending to lose the things he was juggling. In 1893 he was employed as a juggler at Fortescue's Pier, Atlantic City. When business was slow he pretended to drown in the ocean (management thought his fake rescue would draw customers). By nineteen he was billed as "The Distinguished Comedian" and began opening bank accounts in every city he played. At age twenty-three he opened at the Palace in London and played with Sarah Bernhardt at Buckingham Palace. He starred at the Folies-Bergere (young Charles Chaplin and Maurice Chevalier were on the program).
He was in each of the Ziegfeld Follies from 1915 through 1921. He played for a year in the highly praised musical "Poppy" which opened in New York in 1923. In 1925 D.W. Griffith made a movie of the play, renamed Sally of the Sawdust (1925), starring Fields. Pool Sharks (1915), Fields' first movie, was made when he was thirty-five. He settled into a mansion near Burbank, California and made most of his thirty-seven movies for Paramount. He appeared in mostly spontaneous dialogs on Charlie McCarthy's radio shows. In 1939 he switched to Universal where he made films written mainly by and for himself. He died after several serious illnesses, including bouts of pneumonia.- Frank Parker was born on 1 July 1939 in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Battlestar Galactica (1978), Wonder Woman (1975) and Days of Our Lives (1965). He was married to Mary Jean Dunning Garofalo and Nola Donnell Rajcok. He died on 16 September 2018 in Vacaville, California, USA.
- Brian Fitzpatrick was born on 9 July 1957 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for NightMan (1997), All My Children (1970) and Castle (2009).
- Michael Lyons began his acting career as a child while living in Paris, France. He appeared in commercials and the film "Paris When It Sizzles" with Tony Curtis, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden. He also did dubbing for both French and American movies using his bi-lingual abilities. Upon his return to the U.S., he performed in a variety of theatrical roles and worked on the stage crew of the Valley Forge Music Fair (outside Philadelphia), working side by side with legends such as Gordon MacRae, Carol Lawrence, Robert Morse and Chita Rivera. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, he went to work in the business world, bypassing an opportunity to pursue his acting vocation. Fifteen years later he resurrected his dormant acting career while living in New York and landed a national TV spot for "Honey Bunches of Oats" cereal. From there he joined SAG and began to book commercials, TV roles and other jobs on a regular basis including "All My Children" and an Advil commercial that ran on national TV for 4 years. All the while, he kept his day job until 2014 when he turned all of his efforts full time to acting and motivational speaking. Mike has garnered numerous roles in films,TV shows, commercials and more than 350 live appearances on home shopping network QVC as a product host. Credits include speaking parts in "The Sixth Sense", "All My Children, "Veep", "What Would You Do", Arrest & Trial", "Outsiders" and as Speaker of the House in Season 4 of House of Cards.
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Derek Frey is a passionate and prolific filmmaker with twenty years of leadership experience producing live-action and animated films for the major studios and serving as director, editor, and cinematographer on a number of award-winning independent projects. He has been an integral member of filmmaking teams on an array of blockbuster projects from initial development and pre-production, through post and release. He has had the pleasure of assembling some of the most renowned talent both in front and behind the camera.
Frey is currently producing Toto, an animated musical retelling of The Wizard of Oz, told from the perspective of Dorothy's loyal dog. Frey previously served as Producer of Dumbo (2019), Executive Producer of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Executive Producer of Big Eyes (2014), Producer of the Here With Me music video for The Killers (2013) and Co-Producer of Frankenweenie (2012). Derek also served as Associate Producer of Dark Shadows (2012), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Corpse Bride (2005), and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (2005). Films Frey has worked in a producer capacity have earned over $2.9 billion at the box office.
Frey progressed within multiple positions for Tim Burton Productions, joining the organization in 1996, and quickly advancing to the head of the organization. Frey also oversaw an in-house graphic design, photography and writing team for the creation of high quality consumer products, merchandise and publications related to Burton's projects and artistry. In 2009 Frey worked closely with curators from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) for the formation of the popular The World of Tim Burton exhibition which has made record-breaking stops around the globe.
Frey wrote the Frankenweenie-based short film Captain Sparky vs. the Flying Saucers (2013). He also edited the award-winning publication The Art of Tim Burton (2009) and produced the documentaries In Search of Tomorrow (2022) and A Conversion with Danny Elfman and Tim Burton (2011). Derek served as Production Coordinator of the animated series The World of Stainboy (2000) as well as the music video Bones (2006) for The Killers. Early in his career, he assisted Burton on Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), and Big Fish (2003).
Frey has also directed numerous indie featurettes, shorts, documentaries and music videos with wide success on the film festival circuit including Awkward Endeavors (2022), Pangea (2018) and God Came 'Round (2017). His dark comedy, Kill The Engine (2017), won 45 awards including Best Comedy and Best Director at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards. His horror featurette Green Lake (2016) won 50 awards including Best Short at the Honolulu Film Fest and Best Short, Director, and Cinematography at the NYC Indie Film Awards.
Other acclaimed projects include Motel Providence (2014), Sky Blue Collar (2013), and The Ballad of Sandeep (2012) in addition to music videos and documentaries featuring music by Professor T & the East Side Shredders, The Killers, Technical Difficulties, Delight Talkies, Witching Hour, and The Mars Patrol.
Derek started his career as an Assistant for the Entertainment Industry Development Corporation and Production Assistant on the sitcom The Faculty (ABC Television).
Frey graduated with honors from West Chester University in Pennsylvania and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies with a concentration in Journalism. He is also a member of the Producers Guild of America, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, British Film Institute, and American Film Institute.- Director
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Larry Yust was born on 3 November 1930 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Homebodies (1974), Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter (1979) and Say Yes (1986).- Gloria Gordon was born on 7 May 1881 in West Darby, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for My Friend Irma (1949), My Friend Irma (1952) and Exclusive Rights (1926). She was married to Charles T. Aldrich and William Singleton. She died on 21 November 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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Martin Sperzel was born on 15 December 1912 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Beer and Pretzels (1933), Footlight Varieties (1951) and Paris Follies of 1956 (1955). He was married to Barbara Eiler. He died on 7 August 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
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Born in the suburbs of Philadelphia for the first ten years on this planet and in West Chester, PA for 8 more until college, Dave has had an interesting journey. Struck by a tragic family even early on and seeing how secretive adults can be when children aren't around, Dave found solace in books, movies and television before he was able to tie his shoes. Using his Muppets as the cast and a janky video camera, he made his first short film at age 8 and things were never the same after that. In 1996, he was given his first 35mm camera and the two have been inseparable. During high school, he was very quiet and couldn't connect with many people. He spent his weekends watching old movies and found comfort in books when everyone else was drag racing in front of Wendy's. After high school ended, he attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia with a focus on writing .After 2 years there and gaining personal experiences though the people he met and the places her worked (ever been to the deli counter in a south philly supermarket? I got stories for days.) Dave grew weary of the city and wanted to see the college life he saw in the movies, so he went to Hofstra University in Long Island. After a year of that, he had some more characters to write about and he returned to Philadelphia to Temple University. Completing his education there with a senior thesis film under his belt he wanted to stick around Philly for a bit and see what other projects he could work on. Bouncing back and forth between Philly and Brooklyn for a few years working on indie films and small theatre shows while working day jobs at café's and restaurants, he made his way to Los Angeles. Working at film festivals, cafes and talking shop with anyone he could, he was ready to start working. After some deep soul searching and the Covid virus shutting down the city, he returned to Brooklyn with dozens of scripts ready to be read. Dave is an ambitious little thing who wants to work with creative people to make something that will out live them.- Visual Effects
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Jeffrey Schaper was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. Jeffrey is known for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022), The Incredible Hulk (2008) and R.I.P.D. (2013).- Howard Bellamy was born on 2 February 1946 in Darby, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Legends in Concerts: Bellamy Brothers (2007), Hee Haw (1969) and The Val Doonican Music Show (1975).
- Mike Scioscia was born on 27 November 1958 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for The Simpsons (1989), Sunday Night Baseball (1990) and 1981 World Series (1981). He has been married to Anne Mellqueham since 26 January 1985. They have two children.
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Rick Vito was born on 13 October 1949 in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Firewall (2006), The Last Castle (2001) and Fallen Arches (2000).- Carlos Xavier Lopez was born on 11 September 1969 in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for The Sixth Sense (1999), Cold Hearts (1999) and Moon Juice (1998). He has been married to Kathleen since 3 July 2001. They have one child.
- Jeff LaBar was born on 18 March 1963 in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Cinderella: Nobody's Fool (1986), Cinderella: Shake Me (1986) and Cinderella: Shelter Me (1990). He was married to Debinique (Debby) Salazar and Gaile LaBar-Bernhardt. He died on 14 July 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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Josh Bender was born on 7 February 1973 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and editor, known for Law Abiding Citizen (2009), Cold Hearts (1999) and Waldo on Weed (2019).- Parag Vora was born on 17 December 1977 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for American Desi (2001) and Wheel of Fortune (1983). He has been married to Monisha Vora since August 2010.
- Todd Rucci was born on 14 July 1970 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Wes Linnenbank was born on 26 September 1954 in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Suicide Notes (2013), I Want to Marry a Lumberjack: A Mockumentary (2015) and The Cutting Room (2008).- Actor
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Traynor started his career as a TV news reporter in Bluefield, West Virginia. He also worked in TV news in Port Arthur, Texas, San Antonio, Houston, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore and New York. He once served as press secretary for Maryland governor William Donald Schaeffer. Traynor also was part of the original team that launched what is now Fox News, then went on to launch Bloomberg Television. Along the way he also worked with PBS producing many national broadcasts. Traynor is currently a producer, actor and co-owner of High Eight Pictures, LLC with sons Ryan and Sean. The company produces films and video on demand content.- Actor
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Born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Gary Gustin trained as a Registered Nurse specializing in Emergency and Occupational Medicine. This medical background and his love of acting and history, provided him opportunities to work as an On-Set Nurse and Medical Consultant for a number of film & television productions including The History Channel, Discover Channel, Ted Turner Productions & PBS. Gary is a member of SAG-AFTRA in Philadelphia. Gary is also a Multi-Instrumentalist and has composed musical scores for film and television.- Bern Boyle was born on 26 November 1951 in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 17 June 1992 in the USA.
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John Patrick Foley was born on 11 November 1935 in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for The Vatican Revealed (1999), Bible Mysteries (2004) and Mel Gibson: God's Lethal Weapon (2004). He died on 10 December 2011 in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA.- Music Department
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Married in 1976 to Cynthia Esparza and is still in love to this day. She is a counselor, physical education teacher, and an accomplished potter. They have one son, Aaron Schiff born August 8th 1981. Don graduated from Concord High School (Wilmington, DE) in 1974 and immediately proceeded to Las Vegas where he performed with Rosaline Kind (Barbra Streisand's half sister) at the Flamingo Hilton. When that gig ended he stayed in Las Vegas and for 5 months worked as a busboy at that same hotel. Retiring his napkin folding dish collecting abilities, he then worked as the house bassist for the Flamingo Hilton Showroom and later the Hilton showroom. Playing for the stars that performed in the showroom, he then became in demand by them to tour. He moved himself and family and pets to Los Angeles, California in 1977. There he got into recording sessions, film work, song writing and a little acting. He currently resides there and concentrates mainly on writing and recording.- Deborah Welsh was born on 20 July 1952 in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. Deborah was married to Patrick Welsh. Deborah died on 11 September 2001 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Frank Callan was born in Philadelphia, PA. He served honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War and was being trained at Fort Knox as an Army Tank Commander when the war ended, so he never had to serve overseas or in battle. While visiting the USO in Louisville, Kentucky, he met Virginia Rae (Anger) Callan.
Frank and Virginia loved ballroom dancing and frequently danced as did others of their generation. Big Band era music has always been their favorite style of music.
From the 1950s until the 1970s, he loved shooting 8 mm family films; then Super 8 films in the 1970s-1980s.
During the 1960s, he attended night school at the University of Louisville and graduated with a BA in Business Administration in 1968.
Frank and Virgina have seven kids, seven grandchildren, and a growing number of great-grandchildren. Their third oldest son, David Callan, has over 40-years of working in TV. David's son, Michael Callan, operates score boards for major TV network games on regional/national TV.
After his Honorable Discharge from the United States Army, he has belonged to the Zachary Taylor Post 180 of the American Legion in Louisville, Kentucky.
During his lifetime of employment, he held a wide variety of employment from insurance, real estate, health industry, management, security, sales, and related areas.
He attends meetings with the Kentuckiana Cinematography Club (KCC) in Louisville, KY, started by his youngest son, Brennan James Callan. In 2012 and 2013, Frank acted in feature films at the age of 78 and 79 years old. During the retirement of Frank and Virginia, Brennan has involved his parents in various film productions of his own as well as other production companies to keep them active.
In 2013, Frank's lower right leg was amputated to save his life. The insurance ran out 100 days later; he returned home. Then fell and broke his right humorous bone about a month later. 2013 was particularly difficult spending most of that time in nursing homes and hospitals. - Additional Crew
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Kirstin Liu was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. She is known for Brooklyn's Finest (2009), Across the Universe (2007) and No Reservations (2007).- Eric William McGlynn Ruszkowski was born on April 19, 1993 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA to Henry Ruszkowski Jr. and Christine McGlynn. Eric is the second oldest of 6 children, he has 4 other sisters, Kara Lauer, Brianna Williams, Anabelle Ruszkowski, and Amelia Ruszkowski, and he has 1 brother, Timothy Fries. The first time Eric showed interest in being a performer, he was backstage at his father's performance as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. As his father performed his lines on stage, Eric was reciting them backstage verbatim. It was clear at that point that Eric was meant to be a performer. He started taking dance classes where he learned Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Irish dancing. Throughout Middle School and High School he was in the chorus. In his Freshman year of High School, he was accepted into The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts. In his sophomore year, Eric joined his school's drama club. Here he received his first role as Agent Coen (Officer Coen) in the club's play The Little Box of Oblivion. In his Junior year of High School, he auditioned for the school production of "You're A Goodman, Charlie Brown" and received the title role as Charlie Brown. In the same year, Eric auditioned for an independent movie called Can't Judge A Book, but only received a role as an extra. He began attending The Community College of Philadelphia as a Theater Major. In 2012, Eric became apart of the Siena Players and got the role of The Train Conductor in their performance of White Christmas and in 2013 got the role of Brick Hawvermale in their production of Curtains. In 2013, Eric was an extra on the set of Do No Harm. That same year Eric auditioned for the X Factor USA in Long Island, NY. He made it to the live auditions, but was not seen on stage due to time restraint. Eric was taking voice lessons from Glenn Seven Allen, an accomplished voice teacher in the New York area. He has gone to 20 classes for acting at T. Schreiber Studio in New York, NY. Most recently he became a client of Central Casting in New York, NY where he has been given the opportunity to be a background actor on the television shows Orange is the New Black, The Tap, and Time After Time.
- Brendan Klein was born on 4 November 1978 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Deborah Jacobs was born on 20 July 1952 in Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Liquid Sky (1982) and Stille waters (2001). She died on 11 September 2001 in Shanksville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Vincent Fratini was born on 1 July 1976 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Before the Run (2013), September 12th (2005) and Last Days of Simon (2009).- Art Department
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Phil Devonshire was born on 23 November 1949 in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. Phil is known for The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), Duplicity (2009) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). Phil died on 27 April 2014 in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, USA.- George Wackenhut was born on 3 September 1919 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 31 December 2004 in Vero Beach, Florida, USA.
- Eric Lordan was born on 26 February 1980 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Party Foul (2011) and Stuck (2011).
- Jack Fimple was born on 10 February 1959 in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA.