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Lisa Cerasoli left Iron Mountain in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan upon graduating from its one and only school, Iron Mountain High. Michigan State University was her first stop. She tested into Lyman Briggs School of Science, majoring in pre-med. That dream quickly deflated when she realized she's a complete hypochondriac, and the last thing she needed was to feed her neurosis by being around "sick people" all day. Feeling lost, she fled to Arizona for spring break and didn't get back on the plane to return home. Instead, she applied to Arizona State University. Four years and a few beers later, Lisa got a very practical theater degree and transported herself by way of a Honda Accord (that would be stolen twice by year's end) to the City of Angels.
LA was pretty good to the girl. She booked her first series, Acapulco Bay, within nine months, then spent two-plus years as a series regular on General Hospital, playing the quirky role of "V." She then booked a string of guest star roles: Oh, Grow Up, Diagnosis Murder, Pensacola, two recurring roles on The Pretender as "Zoe" and Boomtown. In the fall of 2002, Lisa and her manager, Sandra Siegal, met with Ken Atchity of Atchity Entertainment, International about her screenplay, On the Brink of Bliss and Insanity. He said, "Sounds like a novel." But Lisa had no idea how to begin writing one, so Ken tossed her a book off his shelf with the response, "Here's a novel. Do it like that." She went home, blew out three chapters...and was hooked.
A few weeks later, Lisa's father was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. She packed a bag, headed back to Iron Mountain, and cared for her dad until his death while completing her first book. Two months later, with her mom as her maid of honor, Lisa married high school friend Peter Weaver. For the next near-decade, together with his son, Brock, and their daughter, Jazz, they took care of Lisa's gram, Nora Jo, who had progressive dementia. During that time, On the Brink of Bliss and Insanity was published in January 2009. It won the Silver for Romance of the Year from ForeWord Magazine. Midwest Book Review chose it as "a top pick for New Fiction in 2009." Her memoir, As Nora Jo Fades Away, about life with her gram was published in 2010, winning the Paris, London, Los Angeles, DIY, and Hollywood Book Festivals. She has also written a pilot based on the memoir entitled Weaverville, which is currently being shopped in Hollywood.
As of 2018, Lisa and Jazz (13) live in Marquette, MI where Lisa runs 529 Books, a full editorial and book design company. Lisa is also a ghostwriter (Lucky Number 9 [w/Rina Tham, 2015], Through Fire and Rain [w/Joseph and MaryAnn Anselmo, 2016], Educating Marston [w/Christine Weiss, coming in 2019]). Additionally, she VPs for Ken Atchity's Story Merchant Books, which is based in Los Angeles. SM Books specializes in publishing books and then selling the movie rights. Lisa and Ken coauthored (mid-2018 release) the how-to book, Tell Your Story to the World and Sell It for Millions, an invaluable, step-by-step guide to the ABCs of writing the next great story (Part I) and then selling it (Part II) to Hollywood.- Director
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Robert J. Flaherty was born on 16 February 1884 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Louisiana Story (1948), Man of Aran (1934) and Elephant Boy (1937). He was married to Frances H. Flaherty. He died on 23 July 1951 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.- Actress
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Heather is originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She served in the Air Force as a Command Post Controller and was stationed in England and Italy on active duty. She also served in the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves for several years. She received a BFA in Acting from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri and has studied Improv and Acting at The Second City, Chicago and Upright Citizens Brigade, Los Angeles. Heather has co-created several short films, commercial parodies and web series that have premiered at local and international film festivals.- Additional Crew
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Tony Charmoli was born on 11 June 1921 in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife (1974), Gypsy in My Soul (1976) and Mitzi... Zings Into Spring (1977). He died on 7 August 2020 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Steve Mariucci was born on 4 November 1955 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Any Given Sunday (1999), Arli$$ (1996) and NFL Network Special (2017). He has been married to Gayle Wood since 10 July 1982. They have four children.- Perry Lambert is an accomplished singer, actor, comedian, and impressionist. He has performed in front of audiences all over the world. From Brazil to Alaska and back! He has held major roles in over 50 theatrical productions including Purlie, Guys And Dolls, The Fantastiks, The Diary Of Anne Frank, A Funny Way To The Forum, Sweet Charity, Kiss Me Kate, The Music Man and the original smash hit, Forbidden Hollywood at the Coronet Theater.
Perry opened for Roseanne at the Aladdin in Las Vegas. Perry has also shared the stage with Liza Minelli, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bob Hope, Ray Charles, Peggy Lee and Chita Rivera. He has a one-man salute to Danny Kaye called "The Danny Kaye Songbook", and his new shows called "The Funny Guys - Great Songs From Great Comedians" and "Something To Swing About! - A Salute To The American Playboy"
Perry was recently seen in two new national premiere productions, Wicked City Blues at Utah Musical Theatre and Love Songs: See Sammy Cahn, directed by Robert Townsend and choreographed by Alan Johnson. And as the show-stopping Headwaiter in She Loves Me, directed by Gordon Hunt, and the David Lee directed version of On The Twentieth Century, for Reprise. He also appeared as Munoz / Poncho Vargas in City Of Angels starring Hal Linden at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert. The entire production was under the Supervision of Larry Gelbart and Cy Coleman. He danced up a storm in Singin' In The Rain and wowed the crowd with laughs in Can Can at the Lawrence Welk Resort. He took on the role of Mayor Jimmy Walker in the new musical Empire State at the Falcon Theatre.
In the meantime, he co-wrote the lyrics and music for the musical called "Is This Any Way To Start A Marriage?" that opened to rave reviews in Los Angeles! "Lambert as the scene stealing bellhop Giorgio"... "Effusive and energetic with a powerful voice"..."He crafts witty, catchy lyrics to "Giorgio", "Frugal", and "Is This Any Way to Start a Marriage"...a light-hearted romantic musical comedy containing sexy double entendres, broad, physical humor, and bouncy music... can't help being a bona fied hit!"
Perry is also starring in a commercial for Joel and Ethan Coen in a take-off of the Lawrence Oliver classic The Entertainer. Perry is appearing at your local cinema as a bitter dancing Hot Dog for Pepsi.
As a young theater student, Perry won numerous drama awards sweeping Best Actor and Most Valuable Actor four years in a row. He took home the Bank of America scholarship award and was selected by the Young Americans appearing in domestic productions, and the New Kids Show in Europe. - Tom Izzo was born on 30 January 1955 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for With a Kiss (2016), Dickie V (2022) and SportsCenter (1979). He has been married to Lupe Marinez since 30 May 1992. They have two children.
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David Flaherty was born on 21 November 1896 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA. He was an assistant director and producer, known for Elephant Boy (1937). He died in March 1966 in Windham, Vermont, USA.- Producer
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Ned Judge was born on 6 February 1958 in Iron Mountain, Montana, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Understanding (1995), Jim (2015) and Stargazers (1994). He has been married to Darlene since 17 August 1981. They have three children.- Gene Ronzani was born on 28 March 1909 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA. He died on 12 September 1975 in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, USA.