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Anoop Desai was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, with family roots in Gujarat, India and South Africa. His family moved to Chapel Hill, NC where he excelled in theater, improvisation, choir, and as an All-State trumpet player. As an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina concentrating in American Studies and Political Science, Desai became somewhat of a campus celebrity for his visibility as a soloist in the a cappella singing group the Clef Hangers. After graduating with honors, he auditioned for American Idol and finished in the Top 6 of that show in 2009.
In 2011, Desai began exclusively releasing and writing pop music under the pseudonym TOTEM, so named as an homage to his short stint as a graduate student in cultural anthropology at UNC. He guest starred and sang on numerous TV talk shows and variety shows and performed in venues of all sizes, from small clubs, to Lollapalooza, to big arenas. Music he has written and/or performed has generated over 50 million streams on Spotify.
Desai began studying acting with Lisa Pelikan at HB Studios, Matt Newton at MN Studio, and Tim Phillips after moving to New York City in 2017.
In 2018, Desai was offered a role in the Broadway developmental Lab of The Secret Garden directed by Warren Carlyle. Desai was also a principal performer in Songs of Drew Gasparini at Feinstein's/54 Below. He made his Off-Broadway debut in MCC Theater's 2019 world premiere musical The Wrong Man, directed by Thomas Kail. As a member of the ensemble, he was the winner of the 2021 Chita Rivera Award.
Desai's first on-screen role was in the 2020 pilot of the Apple TV+ series Little Voice created by Sara Bereilles. He also had a guest starring role in the Showtime series Billions. In 2021, he played a recurring role opposite Natasha Lyonne in the Netflix dark comedy, Russian Doll and appeared in a guest starring role in the hit CBS series, Evil. In 2022 and 2023, Desai played a major recurring role, 'Djinn' in season 4 and 5 of the FX comedy series, What We Do In The Shadows, where many of his scenes included improvisation. Desai was praised as "a standout" for his role as Raj in the Hulu limited series Under the Bridge (2024) along with Lily Gladstone, Riley Keough, and Archie Panjabi.
Desai made his feature film debut in a supporting role in The Adults (2023) opposite Michael Cera. In 2024, Desai filmed a supporting role in the A24 film Babygirl, starring Nicole Kidman.
Anoop was married in 2019 to Anna Desai. They live in Brooklyn, New York.- Actress
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Prince was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, her family moved to Cary, North Carolina in 1986. She attended Martin Middle School where she was a member of a cheer-leading squad that won first place in the Wake County Cheerleading Contest.
For high school, she attended Saint Mary's School, a private all-girl Episcopal prep school in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she performed in musical theater. After graduating from high school in 2000, Prince attended North Carolina State University, but transferred to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. There, she was a member of the Seahawk Dance Team (2002-2003) and graduated in first class of UNC Wilmington's new film studies program.
To prepare for more advanced roles, Prince attended the New York Film Academy, and also earned a MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design.- Bryson Keyser was born on November 27, 1998 in Cary, North Carolina. He moved to California when he was 10 and started acting classes with Jeff Alan-Lee at the Young Actors' Studio in North Hollywood. At the of age 12, he was signed by his manager and agent and started auditioning. He booked a national pilot for EA Gametime right away and discovered that he had a love for hosting in addition to acting. Bryson has done many student films and loves the opportunity to work with upcoming directors/producers. He has appeared on TNT's Franklin and Bash, a Nick@Nite commercial and booked the role of the kid host "Danny" for the grand opening of Cars Land at Disney California Adventure. Bryson is a former member of the Fine Brothers' popular YouTube series REACT.
- Henry Ludlow was born on 15 November 1879 in Castle Cary, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Humanity; or, Only a Jew (1913). He died on 26 February 1958 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
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Maizun Jayoussi was born in Cary, North Carolina, USA. She is known for Crimson Tears (2004), Flame of Recca (1997) and We Love Golf! (2007).- Mária Královicová was born on 7 June 1927 in Cary by Senica, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]. She was an actress, known for Ivanov (1964), Rodinné tajomstvá (2005) and Skalní v ofsajde (1961). She was married to Miroslav Procházka. She died on 5 December 2022 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Vlado Valovic was born on 9 May 1945 in Cáry, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].
- Natalie Pon was born on 17 July 1988 in Cary, North Carolina, USA.