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Corbin Bernsen made his initial mark on the seminal television series L.A. Law as opportunistic divorce lawyer "Arnie Becker" earning him multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations over the show's eight-year run. He proved along the way the role was not to be a dead-end stereotype, maintaining a steady career in both television and film over the course of three decades. Moreover, his intent devotion to his career and love for the craft has compelled him in recent years to climb into the producer/writer, and director's chair.
Born in North Hollywood, California, on September 7, 1954, Corbin was raised in and around the entertainment business. The eldest of three children, his father film and television producer Harry Bernsen and mother, veteran actress Jeanne Cooper encouraged him to continue the family tradition. After high school he originally attended UCLA with the intention of pursuing law, but instead, he went on to receive a BFA in Theatre Arts and MFA in Playwriting. He worked on the Equity-waiver L.A. stage circuit as both actor and set designer, making his film debut as a bit player in his father's picture Three the Hard Way. He then set his sights on New York in the late 70s. In the early years he carved out a living as a carpenter building rooftop decks in NYC that still stand to this day. Then in 1983 he landed the role of "Ken Graham" on daytime's Ryan's Hope and he put his tool belt away. This break led to an exclusive deal with NBC and eventually the TV role in L.A. Law. The perks of his "newly-found stardom" on L.A. Law included a hosting stint on Saturday Night Live and the covers of numerous major magazines.
Not one to settle for what he knew could be fleeting comfort, he worked diligently to parlay his small screen success into a diverse resume of feature film roles, both starring and supporting, often enjoying the challenge of portraying unsympathetic characters with an infusion of charm and likability. He co-starred as Shelley Long's egotistical husband in the reincarnation comedy Hello Again; played an equally vain Hollywood star in the musical comedy Bert Rigby, You're a Fool; and starred as a disorganized ringleader of a band of crooks in the bank caper Disorganized Crime. He capped the 1980s decade opposite Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger in the box office hit Major League, which took advantage of his natural athleticism, playing ballplayer-cum-owner "Roger Dorn". Two sequels followed. Other notable feature film work includes the mystery thriller Shattered, directed by Wolfgang Peterson, which re-teamed him with Tom Berenger, Stephen Frears' Lay The Favorite, and a turn opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Shane Black's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
On the TV front, he has appeared in many MOW's including Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story as the famed civil rights attorney who founded the Southern Poverty Law Center. Topping it off, Corbin's title role in the horror/ thriller The Dentist for HBO had audiences developing a similar paranoia of tooth doctors as Anthony Perkins invoked decades before to motel clerks. As spurned husband-turned-crazed dentist "Dr. Alan Feinstone", Corbin reached cult horror status. The movie spawned a sequel in which he also served as a producer. Most recently, he has reunited with Dentist director Brian Yuzna on a slate of films exploring similar themes starting with "The Plastic Surgeon."
More recently Bernsen wrapped eight seasons on USA Network's hit series Psych as Henry Spencer playing James Roday's retired cop father who taught his "fake psychic," crime solving son everything he knows.
In 2006 he formed his own production company, Team Cherokee Productions to exert more creative control over his projects and begin exploring material both as writer, director and producer. Today that company has taken root as Home Theater Films, an early player in the Faith and Family film genre. The company has explored a wide variety of themes beginning with the film "Rust" which was distributed by Sony Pictures. With five other films under their belt, including "25 Hill," "Beyond the Heavens," "Christian Mingle" starring Lacey Chabert, and the upcoming "Jesse and Naomi," Home Theater Films has firmly carved a niche and name in this lucrative genre.
Corbin has been happily married (since 1988) to British actress Amanda Pays who most recently be seen on "The Flash." They have appeared together in the sci-fi film Spacejacked and the TV-movies Dead on the Money and The Santa Trap, among others. The couple has four sons. Never one to become complacent or fall prey to the hype - a lesson learned from his mother - he still practices his carpenter skills at home as he continues to write, produce, and direct. Perseverance and dedication has played a large part in his continued success. Having a savvy take-charge approach hasn't hurt either -- characteristics worthy of many of the characters he's explored on screen.- Actor
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Dean Robert Stockwell grew up in North Hollywood, the son of Broadway performers Harry Stockwell and Elizabeth "Betty" Stockwell (née Veronica). His vaudevillian father was a replacement Curly in the original production of "Oklahoma!". He was also a decent tenor whose voice was used for the part of Prince Charming in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Dean's mother was a one-time Broadway chorine who used the stage moniker "Betty Veronica." His older brother was the actor Guy Stockwell.
At the age of seven, Dean made his stage debut in a Theater Guild production of Paul Osborn's The Innocent Voyage, in which his brother was also cast. The play ran for nine month. Dean was eventually spotted by a talent scout, and, on the strength of his performance, was signed by MGM in 1945. Under contract until 1947 (and again from 1949 to 1950), Stockwell became a highly sought-after child star in films like Anchors Aweigh (1945), with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra, The Green Years (1946) and Song of the Thin Man (1947). His impish, dimpled looks and tousled brown hair combined with genuine acting talent kept him on the box office front line for more than a decade. Having won a Golden Globe Award as Best Juvenile Actor for Gentleman's Agreement (1947) (on loan-out to 20th Century Fox), Stockwell went on to play the title role in an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's Kim (1950). He came to admire his co-star Errol Flynn as a sort of role model. Thereafter, Stockwell segued into television for several years until resurfacing as a mature actor in Richard Fleischer's Compulsion (1959), (based on the infamous Leopold & Loeb murder case), co-starring with Bradford Dillman as one of the two young killers, and Orson Welles. He had already played the part on Broadway in 1957, on this occasion partnering Roddy McDowall. His last film role of note in the early 60s was as Edmund Tyrone in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962). Despite developing a drinking problem on the set (for which he was chastised by Katharine Hepburn), Stockwell gave a solid performance which he later described as a career highlight.
Stockwell dropped out of show biz for some time in the 60s to join the hippie scene at which time he befriended Neil Young and Dennis Hopper. Later in the decade, he made a gleeful comeback in low budget psychedelic counterculture (Psych-Out (1968)) biker films (The Loners (1972)) and horror comedies (The Werewolf of Washington (1973)). Keeping a considerably lower profile during the 70s, he became a frequent TV guest star in popular crime dramas like Mannix (1967), Columbo (1971) The Streets of San Francisco (1972) and Police Story (1973). By the early 80s, work opportunities had become scarcer and Stockwell was compelled to briefly sideline as a real estate broker. He nonetheless managed to make a comeback with a co-starring role in the Wim Wenders road movie Paris, Texas (1984). New York Times reviewer Vincent Canby wrote of his performance "Mr. Stockwell, the former child star, has aged very well, becoming an exceptionally interesting, mature actor." Stockwell subsequently enjoyed high billing in David Lynch's noirish psycho-thriller Blue Velvet (1986) and received an Oscar nomination for his Mafia don Tony "The Tiger" Russo in Married to the Mob (1988). His television career also flourished, as cigar-smoking, womanizing rear admiral Al Calavicci in the popular science fiction series Quantum Leap (1989). The role won him a Golden Globe Award in 1990 and a new generation of fans. When the show ended after five seasons, Stockwell remained gainfully employed for another decade, still frequently seen as political or military authority figures (Navy Secretary Edward Sheffield in JAG (1995), Defence Secretary Walter Dean in Air Force One (1997)) or evil alien antagonists (Colonel Grat in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), humanoid Cylon John Cavil in Battlestar Galactica (2004)).
Outside of acting, Stockwell embraced environmental issues and exhibited works of art, notably collages and sculptures. In 2015, he was forced to retire from acting after suffering a stroke. Stockwell died on November 7, 2021 due to natural causes at the age of 85.- Actress
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One of four girls, Smithers was raised in the comfortable San Fernando Valley suburb of Woodland Hills just north of Los Angeles, CA. Her father was an attorney. While studying art at Taft High School, Smithers swerved her automobile to avoid hitting another driver and ran into a telephone pole. The accident left a permanent scar on her chin. A couple of years later, Smithers was interviewed by Newsweek reporter David Moberg for a story about typical American teenagers in the 1960s. She was photographed happily riding on the back of a friend's motorcycle by Julian Wasser. That carefree looking shot made the cover of the March 21, 1966 issue of the magazine. The shot led to work in commercials while she was continuing her art studies at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia.
After a few years as a working actress, she won the role of pretty but shy Bailey Quarters in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), a CBS sitcom about a Midwestern radio station. After the show ended its run, she worked on occasion and in 1987, married actor James Brolin. She became a stepmother to his two sons and had a daughter with Brolin. Her marriage to Brolin ended in 1995.- Stunts
- Actress
- Writer
Born on a ranch in North Hollywood, California, Spice Williams-Crosby rode her horse to kindergarten, grew up playing in her father's medical offices, eventually hitting the road as a musician, singer, and dancer under contract to 20th Century-Fox Records.
Overcoming a seven-year drug and alcohol problem, at the age of 26, she turned to God, nutrition and exercise with the eventual promise of helping others to turn their lives around. As she got older, Spice changed the course of her career and began studying acting for stage and film. After hearing about roles for female warriors, wrestlers, and super-heroines, she took to kickboxing and bodybuilding, slowly creating a niche for herself.
Spice has worked in such feature motion pictures as Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), The Cherokee Kid (1996), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), The Guyver (1991), A Simple Plan (1998), and For Love of the Game (1999). She has also guest-starred on numerous TV shows including Roseanne (1988), My Two Dads (1987), Women in Prison (1987), Mama's Family (1983), The Bold And The Beautiful, The Young and the Restless (1973), Step by Step (1991), Smart Guy (1997), Diagnosis Murder (1993), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), and Scrubs (2001), in what she terms as an "action actress." "In fact," says Spice, "I can't remember doing a role where I wasn't asked to perform some kind of physical feat". Since 1986, Spice has been stunt doubling Deidre Hall (Marlena) on Days of Our Lives (1965) and has also played several roles on that soap. She had the great honor of working with Clint Eastwood on Million Dollar Baby (2004), and then had a blast working on an independent film in with Luke Goss, called The Dead Undead (2010). She is very proud of co-starring in an incredible film called The Sensei (2008) with Diana Lee Inosanto starring & directing, a fun film called Bare Knuckles (2010), and recently, she played a warden in a Stallone film, and can be seen as a hooker on the new TV show Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013). Starting in 2014, Spice has produced her own show called I Fight for My Life (2014), about women victims and turning them into women victors!
Stunts came into play in 1980 ago when Spice was asked to double an actress playing a Judo instructor opposite Rock Hudson. Since then, she has doubled for the likes of Louise Fletcher, Meg Foster, Katherine Ross, Clare Carey, Deidre Hall, Cindy Pickett, Linda Kozlowski, Eileen Brennen, Becky Ann Baker, Kelly Preston and many more. Spice also Stunt Coordinates feature films, Television shows and commercials. Her stunt expertise is in fighting & "hitting the ground!"
Although Spice has crashed cars, dove through glass windows, taken stair falls, executed 30-foot ratchets, 50-foot high falls, and hung from helicopters 350 feet above the ground, she is perhaps best known for her ability to pick a 300 pound man up over her head in a fireman's carry. In the year 2000, Spice founded the Stunt Peer Group & Emmy at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Gracing the cover and pages of over 100 magazines, both here and abroad, Spice has also made a name for herself as a nutritional expert with 2 Masters in Fitness Science & Holistic Nutrition and a PhD in Natural Health Medicine, writing for magazine as Ms. Fitness, Natural Muscle Magazine, and World Black Belt. She holds a 6th DAN in Arjukanpo, 6th DAN in Doce Pares Eskrima, and is Certified Level B in Israeli Krav Panim el Panim (abbrev. KAPAP), Level C in Guatemala GIKA, and Security Defensive Tactics, Inc.. Her successful joint venture with her husband -- a popular line of vegetarian food products called "Spice Of Life Meatless Meats & Jerky." In December of 1998, she was voted into the Marquis Who's Who in America-West. One of her greatest honors was posing for a 30ft bronze statue where she represents the past, present and future female athletes of the Olympics. Spice's goal is to continue to set an example for the "women of the new millennium" -- spiritually focused, mentally alert, and physically capable. Spice is married to Gregory Crosby, screenwriter (Hacksaw Ridge), grandson of actor/singer Bing Crosby, and they have a beautiful son Luke, who is equally healthy and active!- Actress
- Producer
Danielle von Zerneck, founder of Wishing Floor Films, has produced over a dozen critically acclaimed feature films across a variety of genres, from true crime and young adult drama, to satire and holiday romance. Her dramatic works, including Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story (based on a totally nuts true story) and No One Would Tell starring Shannen Dougherty, have garnered numerous awards and nominations, including awards from the Writers Guild of Canada, the Directors Guild, Leo Awards and Canadian Screen Awards. Danielle has partnered with notable collaborators such as the smart and witty writers Bert V. Royal (Easy A) and Roseanne showrunner, Eric Gilliland and fabulous women like Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding series), Fran Drescher (The Nanny), and Barbara Hershey (Beaches, Black Swan).
Danielle's passion for teen-focused projects, including the Recovery Road starring Sebastian DeSouza, Jessica Sula, and Hayley Lu Richardson for Freeform, have been ratings hits and given her the opportunity to tackle relevant and hot button issues, from mental and physical abuse in high school relationships to revenge-porn scandals.
Danielle has also made a name for herself innovating Christmas movies. Her LGBTQ-oriented holiday romantic comedies for Lifetime, such as The Christmas Set-Up (Lifetime's first ever Christmas movie about a same-sex romance), Under the Christmas Tree (its second) were both nominated for Best TV Movie at 2021 and 2022 GLAAD Awards.
Danielle has brought star-studded casts of comedians to the world of holiday. In 2021, she partnered with SNL alums Rachel Dratch and Ana Gasteyer to produce the Christmas movie send-up, A Clüsterfünke Christmas, for Comedy Central, which was heralded as "needlessly silly and entertaining from start to finish. It rises to the top of the Christmas-pile." (She is in development with Gasteyer and Dratch on a sequel.) Danielle's Audible Original Series, The Cinnamon Bear: A Holiday Adventure, which starred Alan Cummings, Milo Manheim, and Stephen Root, with Ryan Reynolds as Santa Claus, was recognized with a place on Audible's prestigious "Best of the Year" List in 2021.
Danielle learned her patience, relationship skills, and the power of craft services after 10,000 hours on sets both as a young actress (Donna in La Bamba and teen runaway, Lou, on General Hospital) and as the proud daughter of notable, ridiculously prolific and famously all-around good guy, TV movie producer Frank von Zerneck.- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Raquel Gardner was born on 18 March 1970 in North Hollywood, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013), A Night at the Roxbury (1998) and Grey's Anatomy (2005).- Shalane was born and raised in California. She was a model since she was 8 1/2 years old. She has won 110 beauty pageants before she was cast to play "Charlie Wade" on Dallas (1978). The reason of why she left "Dallas" is uncertain. She became legally emancipated at the age of 16. She married her boyfriend, Trent Valladares, in October 1989 (when she was 17). Shalane has completely withdrawn from show business. She still lives in California.
- Lincoln Kilpatrick Jr. was born on 4 October 1961 in North Hollywood, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Name of the Game (1968), Sanford and Son (1972) and Good Times (1974).
- Megan Taylor Harvey was born in Los Angeles, CA. She got her start at the age of 9 in Joe Dirt (2001) with the famous line, "That's why Dad named you Joe Dirt instead of Nunamaker". She is also known for her role of 'Kana' in FLCL Alternative (2018) on Adult Swim, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (2018), and Fire Emblem Heroes (2017)
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- Director
- Writer
Victoria Anne Greenwood was born in North Hollywood, California. She was raised by her Mother, Sheila Lussier (actress/model/documentarian) and Step Father Kenny Rogers Jr. (music producer/voice over artist). She is the middle child with two brothers, Keaton and Kacey who are both in a rock band "Raised On TV," that she has directed numerous music videos for along with illustrating their band merch.
Growing up in the industry, she has been trained by various people/styles. Notably so, by casting director, Geno Havens (The Jerk, More American Graffiti, etc...), and by Robert Carnegie of Playhouse West. As well as many improv classes.
Victoria found a passion for Art at a young age. In 1997, Victoria was honored by Mayor Bedizen of Nashville, Tennessee for her art work, which, was accepted into the exhibit Harmony. This love has translated over into a very passionate hobby of illustration.
She joined the school choir in the third grade and she was also part of the theater team. Music played a huge role in her life as she grew up in and around it. She plays banjo, which sparked her interest living in Nashville.
Victoria was inducted into the International Thespians Society when she was just in middle school. While in High School at Calabasas High, she joined the comedy sports team and was a part of the theater department. She performed in various show cases and competitions, sparking her real interest in a set career, acting. In 2010 she was awarded Miss Encino USA and competed in Miss California USA. She attended Santa Monica College studying theater, with an emphasis on historical styles. From 2004-2006 she had a life altering experience, helping her Mother, as a production assistant, on a documentary on James Brown and his Wife, "Life on the Road with Mr. And Mrs. Brown." This cemented her path behind and in front of the camera. She directs, writes, and actively acts on stage in her theater company Loft Ensemble. In early 2020, she directed a play she wrote, "Birthday Wish," that was a huge success.- Actor
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- Additional Crew
Bradley Dodds was born on 22 March 1986 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for NCIS: Los Angeles (2009), Mayans M.C. (2018) and A Country Christmas Harmony (2022).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Anthony Sydes was born on 4 May 1941 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Shadow on the Wall (1950), Canon City (1948) and Belles on Their Toes (1952). He was married to Ann Karen Driscoll. He died on 20 June 2015 in Springfield, Virginia, USA.- Mark Voland was born on 25 June 1952 in North Hollywood, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Hill Street Blues (1981), The Rousters (1983) and E/R (1984). He died on 13 January 2010 in Ventura, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Fletcher Sheridan is a highly sought-after and versatile session singer, arranger, and vocal contractor. In his career thus far, Fletcher has worked on 500+ projects for film, television and media. He has recorded on albums with the likes of Bobby McFerrin (VOCAbuLarieS), Michael Jackson (Invincible), Sir Paul McCartney (Egypt Station), and Steve Vai (Modern Primitive/Passion & Warfare 25 Anniversary Edition) to name a few.
Outside the studio, Fletcher has toured and performed all over the world, most recently singing backup for Portugal The Man and Hans Zimmer. He is a featured cast member for Nightmare Before Christmas: Live, helping Danny Elfman bring all the characters from Halloween Town to life. For years, Fletcher was a member of the internationally acclaimed vocal group m-pact, eventually becoming their chief arranger and music director. He was also a part of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Los Angeles Chamber Singers, and the vocal jazz quartet True North.- Actor
- Writer
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Jim Jackman was born on 10 September 1957 in North Hollywood, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Spaceballs (1987), The Brave Little Toaster (1987) and My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988).- Pal the dog (a Rough Collie) was born on June 8, 1940 in North Hollywood, California, USA. He is best known and remembered for Lassie Come Home (1943) and Courage of Lassie (1946), The Painted Hills (1951). Though he was a male, he received notoriety for playing the famous character Lassie. He was retired from acting in 1954, and died in 1958. His life and memories of him live on in his movies and T.V. appearances.
- Actor
- Producer
Joshua Gibran Mayweather was born on 22 May 1981 in North Hollywood, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Camp Nowhere (1994), Nowhere (1997) and Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995).- Stephanie Swinney was born on 5 July 1969 in North Hollywood, California, USA. She is an actress, known for 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001), The Helix... Loaded (2005) and Sex Court: The Movie (2001).
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Brandon Rogers was born on 11 December 1977 in North Hollywood, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Coming 2 America (2021), Missing Audrey (2010) and Bones (2005).- Actress
- Editor
Krista Lally was born on 23 February 1971 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and editor, known for While You Were Sleeping (1995), Home Alone 3 (1997) and Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love (2016).- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Doug Langdale was born on 19 August 1969 in North Hollywood, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Book of Life (2014), Maya and the Three (2021) and Earthworm Jim (1995). He has been married to Candie Langdale since 18 October 2009.- Gorgeous and voluptuous blonde bombshell Tina Marie Jordan was born on August 21, 1972 in North Hollywood, California. She grew up in Los Angeles. Tina has seven sisters and two brothers. Jordan not only attended college and both business and cosmetology school, but also worked as a loan processor prior to meeting "Playboy" magazine founder and editor Hugh M. Hefner. Tina was the Playmate of the Month in the March, 2002 issue of "Playboy." She has been featured in many "Playboy" videos and has made guest appearances as herself on episodes of the TV shows "Howard Stern," "Late Night Poker," and "The Girls Next Door." Jordan had a small part as a hooker in the action thriller "Shattered Lies." Starting in September, 2004 Tina hosted the radio program "Two Chicks and a Bunny" with Kerri Kasem and Galen Brown; she eventually left the show in April, 2006. In November, 2006 Jordan was featured along with fellow Playmates Karen McDougal and Katie Lohmann in the "Celebrity Playmate Gift Guide" pictorial in "Split" magazine. Tina continues to participate in various charity efforts, including March of Dimes and Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Tina is also working on her first novel, "I Marry Me."
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- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gary McLarty was born on January 16, 1941 as Gary Raymond McLarty. In his youth Gary lived at the McKinley Home for Boys in Los Angeles. He was there during the filming of East of Eden (1955) starring James Dean. He worked as an extra. He is known for his work on The Blues Brothers (1980), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), and Jurassic Park (1993). The tragedy plagued Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) found Gary in the helicopter that fired the blank shots which resulted in three fatalities when things went wrong on the ground. In 2001 Gary testified in court that he turned down Robert Blake's offer to kill Blake's wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley. He died on October 11, 2014 when a pickup truck driven by fellow stuntman Bob Orrison making a U-turn was broadsided by a Jeep Cherokee in Rancho Cordova, California, USA. Both stuntmen were killed instantly. The two persons in the Jeep Cherokee were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Mike Moder was born on 25 April 1936 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Crimson Tide (1995) and Jeremiah Johnson (1972). He was married to Marissa Megurian and Patricia Ann Watz. He died on 15 August 2022 in Nipomo, California, USA.- Tony Colitti was born in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Tony is an actor, known for Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Bobby (2006) and Dexter (2006).