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Katie Emily Douglas is a Canadian born actress. She is best known for her work in television and film including roles on the series Ginny & Georgia (2021) as Abby Littman, Mary Kills People (2017) as Naomi Malik, and Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018) starring as Lisa Mcvey. Her career first began on stage and in television commercials.

At 9 years of age, Katie began appearing frequently on television in series including Flashpoint (2008), Alphas (2011), Max & Shred (2014), Eyewitness (2016), Raising Expectations (2016). She also appeared in TV movies including Stay with Me (2011) and Thicker Than Water (2019).

Amy Meredith Poehler was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to high school teachers Eileen Frances (Milmore) and William Grinstead Poehler. Her brother is comedian Greg Poehler. She is of Irish (from her mother) and English, Irish, German, and Portuguese (from her father) descent. Amy was first involved with sketch comedy when she joined the group My Mother's Flea Bag when she was attending Boston College. In 1993, she went to Chicago where she studied at Second City and Improv Olympics. There, she met Del Close, who later became the voice of the UCB opening scene. In 1996, she joined the Upright Citizen's Brigade with Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh. Later on, the group moved to New York and became a Comedy Central show. The show went on only for three seasons. However, the group stayed together at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater. Today, the theater is one of the leading centers for improv and sketch shows.

After the Upright Citizens Brigade (1998) sketch show came and went, Amy joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) in 2001. By the end of Christmas break of that year, she became a regularly featured performer. She has brought a slew of great performances on every show, such as impersonations of celebrities such as Kelly Ripa or Sharon Osbourne. When Jimmy Fallon left at the end of the 2003-04 season, Amy joined Tina Fey as a co-anchor for Weekend Update. Her Hollywood star is also growing bright, as she has done several feature films, including Blades of Glory (2007) with her then-real-life husband and Arrested Development (2003) star Will Arnett; and the Farrelly brothers-directed remake of The Heartbreak Kid (1993), in which she stars alongside another Arrested Development (2003) star, Jason Bateman.

Among her 2010s film starring roles are Sisters (2015), with Tina Fey, and The House (2017), with Will Ferrell. Having played one of her first roles in the indie Wet Hot American Summer (2001), she reprised her role in the television mini-series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017).

Amy was married to Canadian actor and comedian Will Arnett from 2003 to 2016. The couple have two children.

Nicholas Yunge-Bateman was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. He started karate at age 4 in hopes to become a Ninja Turtle. Since then Nick has won 4 martial arts world titles. Nick graduated from Capilano University in Vancouver BC at age 20 and opened his own karate school for 3 years. He then decided to close it to pursue his passion for acting. He landed his first major role starring alongside Rutger Hauer and Gregory Smith in 'Hobo With a Shotgun'. Nick is also known for his international model work with Abercrombie & Fitch, Dsquared, Fila, Jockey, Calvin Klein etc.

Torri Higginson was born on 6 December 1969 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Stargate: Atlantis (2004), The City (1999) and The English Patient (1996).

Orson Bean, the American actor, television personality and author, was born Dallas Frederick Burrows on July 22, 1928 in Burlington, Vermont to George Frederick Burrows, a policeman who later went on to become the chief of campus police at Harvard University, and the former Marion Ainsworth Pollard. He was of Irish, Scottish, and English descent. Through the latter, the newborn Dallas Burrows was a first cousin, twice removed, to Calvin Coolidge, who was President of the United States at the time of his birth. The young Dallas, an amateur magician with a taste for the limelight, graduated from Boston's prestigious Latin School in 1946. Too young to see military service during World War II, the future Orson Bean did a hitch in the U.S. Army (1946-47) in occupied Japan.

After the war, he launched himself onto the nightclub circuit with his new moniker, the "Orson" borrowed from reigning enfant terrible Orson Welles. His comedy act premiered at New York City's Blue Angel nightclub, and the momentum from his act launched him into the orbit of the legitimate theater. He made his Broadway debut on April 30, 1954 in Stalag 17 (1953) producer Richard Condon's only Broadway production as a playwright, "Men of Distinction", along with Robert Preston and Martin Ritt. The play flopped and ran only four appearances.

The following year was to prove kinder: he hosted a summer-replacement television series produced at the Blue Angel, and won a Theatre World Award for his work in the 1954 music revue "John Murray Anderson's Almanac", which co-starred Harry Belafonte, Polly Bergen, Hermione Gingold and Carleton Carpenter. It was a hit that ran for 229 performances. He followed this up with an even bigger hit, the leading role in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter". Next up was a succès d'estime as the leading man in Herman Wouk's comic play "Nature's Way", which co-starred Bea Arthur, Sorrell Booke and Godfrey Cambridge. Though the play lasted but 67 performances, Orson Bean had established himself on the Broadway stage.

He enjoyed his greatest personal success on Broadway in the 1961-62 season, in the Betty Comden and Adolph Green musical "Subways are for Sleeping", which was directed and choreographed by Michael Kidd and featured music by Jule Styne. Bean received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (his co-star Phyllis Newman won a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Musical). The following season, he was in a bigger hit, the comedy "Never Too Late", which would go on to play for 1,007 performances. After appearing in the flop comedy "I Was Dancing" in November 1964, Bean made his last Broadway appearance in the musical "Illya Darling" in 1967 with Melina Mercouri, directed by fellow blacklister Jules Dassin; it played 320 performances. He also toured in the Neil Simon-Burt Bacharach musical "Promises, Promises".

Bean made an impression as the Army psychiatrist in Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder (1959). But it was as a television personality that he made his biggest inroads into the popular consciousness, as well as the popular culture. He appeared in numerous quiz and talk shows, becoming a familiar face in homes as a regular panelist on To Tell the Truth (1956). He also appeared on Norman Lear's cult favorite Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976) and its sequel, Forever Fernwood (1977), as "Reverend Brim", and as store owner "Loren Bray" on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993). Much of his role as 105-year-old "Dr. Lester" in the cult film Being John Malkovich (1999) wound up the cutting room floor, but audiences and critics welcomed back his familiar presence.

Jessica Clement was born on 6 November 1995 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for Night Blooms (2022), Pure (2017) and Dream Scenario (2023).

Tequan (Tuh-kwon) Richmond arrived in Los Angeles from his hometown of Burlington, North Carolina nearly two decades ago and he certainly hasn't sat idle since planting his feet in Los Angeles soil.

He has appeared in a national Spalding basketball commercial with then Boston Celtic's Paul Pierce, as well as other national commercials for McDonald's, Pepsi, Verizon Wireless, Nintendo DS, Brand Jordan, Sears, Tide and many more.

Tequan has had guest-starring roles on shows such as Cold Case, ER, CSI, Memphis Beat, Private Practice, Detroit 1-8-7, Numb3rs, and The Shield to name a few. Tequan also appeared as Ray Charles, Jr. in "Ray," the much-anticipated musical biographical drama of American legend Ray Charles.

Tequan landed his first pilot for CBS a very short time after arriving in Los Angeles. He starred in an Aaron Spelling Production entitled "The Law and Mr. Lee" playing the grandson to Danny Glover (Henry Lee). Tequan had the opportunity to showcase his comedic chops playing the role of "Drew Rock" as a series regular in the hit television comedy "Everybody Hates Chris." Chris Rock narrated and produced this hilarious half-hour show on the CW Network. The show also starred Tichina Arnold and Terry Crews and is currently syndicated.

With no plans of slowing down, as Sundance 2013 rolled out their list of must-see films of the year, you could find Tequan starring alongside Isaiah Washington in a chilling performance playing one of the two Beltway snipers that terrorized the Washington, D.C. area in the thriller "Blue Caprice."

Richmond has also starred in the film "Nowhere, Michigan," in which he was a first-time producer.

While it appears there will be many more projects on the horizon for this talented act, Tequan has earned three Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of TJ Ashford in the long-running, daytime television show, General Hospital on ABC.

Jude was born in Burlington, Vermont. He spent his first three years in Middlebury, Vermont, where his father coached football, basketball, and baseball at Middlebury College. He then moved to Albany, New York, his hometown, where he would spend his formative years. After grade school at St. Catherine of Siena, He graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in 1965. He was an All City and All League first team selection in football and basketball, and was a member of the American Legion All Star team, and pitched in every All Star game all three years that he played. In football he was voted the Most Valuable Player by the members of his high school team and was captain of the basketball team. Along with his father, Richard S. Ciccolella, and his brother Thomas, Jude has been inducted into to the CBA Hall of Fame.

Though as a kid Jude never participated in plays or learned to play a musical instrument and gave no obvious indication that he would make his living in the performing arts, looking back, there were signs along the way. Jude went to the movies a lot with his mother and father and his Aunt Jo, especially loving the swords and sandal epics, the sci-fi and horror films, and, of course, the westerns. He also would always have fantastic costumes designed by his mother for Halloween contests--the Pharaoh, the Monster, the Knight. He sang the tunes from the radio incessantly--trying to imitate the voices. Even in sports, it seemed to matter more that you stood at the plate like Henry Aaron, that you swung the bat like him--exactly--than whether you got a hit. Fantasy! Imitation! It was really at Brown University, though, that Jude discovered his vocation--something that, in hindsight, had been manifesting itself all along.

Jude graduated from Brown with a BA in Philosophy and played football. But it was the theater department, headed by Jim Barnhill, that opened up the thespian world to Jude and pointed him toward his life goal. The campus band, Cool Clear Walter, which Jude fronted, was engendered by associations in the Theater Department--Terry Harkin (drums)--and the Philosophy Department--Al Musgrave (lead guitar).

After two years of social work in Albany, Jude went to Temple University in 1971 and received and MFA in Acting two years later. After a number of years in Philly writing songs, singing in pubs, doing plays, and supporting himself with stage hand work, it was time, finally--late in the game--to hit the Big Apple. Since he arrived, one of the lucky ones, he has earned his living on stage and screen for 35 years. For the first seven years it was tough--on call seven days a week while loading trucks to pay the bills--but there was always progress--a break here, a break there. Again, he was one of the lucky ones. He is a member of The Actors Studio and EST and is co-artistic director with Bill Bolender of The Eumenides Group, which has produced three plays in LA. He received a number of best actor awards for a short film (Last Call (2005)) which he co-produced with director Robert Bailey. The Jude Ciccolella Band has been playing for eight years in LA, playing the pop music of his generation and original stuff. He is also the composer and performer on five original CDs.

Jude is married to the wonderful actress and award winning author Sylva Kelegian. They reside on the coast with their beloved dogs.

William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa. As a boy he sang at St. Paul's Catholic Church and played at the Burlington Opera House. His first job was as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He did vaudeville with his brother Paul, then joined pianist Franz Rath in an act they took to San Francisco in 1910. Four years later he formed a light comedy act with his new wife Edna Louise Broedt, "Frawley and Louise", touring the Orpheum and Keith circuits until they divorced in 1927. He next moved to Broadway and then, in 1932, to Hollywood with Paramount. By 1951, when he contacted Lucille Ball about a part in her TV show I Love Lucy (1951), he had performed in over 100 films. His Fred Mertz role lasted until the show ended in 1960, after which he did a five-year stint on My Three Sons (1960). Poor health forced his retirement. He collapsed of a heart attack on March 3, 1966, aged 79, walking along Hollywood Boulevard after seeing a movie. He is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.

Ariel Kiley was born on 11 May 1981 in Burlington, Vermont, USA. She is an actress, known for The Sopranos (1999), Law & Order (1990) and The Deep and Dreamless Sleep (2006).

Ilona Maher was born on 12 August 1996 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.

Addison Holley is a Canadian Actress who has been Nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards and one Canadian Screen Award for portraying Anne in Annedroids, an Amazon Original Children's Series. A triple threat who began a professional career in both film and stage by the young age of six, she has had many opportunities to showcase her love for the entertainment field, beginning with her start as a trained dancer in all styles. This lead to commercials and TV/film roles, to her leading role in Annedroids for four seasons. In 2019, she played the lead role of Alex Cooper in the dramatic biographical film 'Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story'. Addy continues to bring characters to life, as she enjoys her very busy Voice Acting career. A few of her credits include: Owlette in Disney's 'PJ Masks', Hazel from Nickelodeon's 'Little Charmers', Miss Elaina from PBS's Emmy award winning series Daniel Tigers Neighbourhood', as well as Amazon's own original series 'Wishenpoof' where she plays the lead character Bianca. Her work in voice has been recognized and awarded throughout the years. Addison's professional stage success includes two different Mirvish Productions at Toronto's Princess of Whales Theatre. Beginning at the age of seven, she played Marta in Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of 'The Sound Of Music' for seven months. Then at eleven, she performed in the Royal British Theatre production of 'War Horse' as Emilie for the full run of one year. From that she earned some very positive reviews for her honest and strong performance amongst an all adult cast. She showcased her ability for accents and her acting abilities for serious dramatic pieces. Addison is also a graduate with distinction from Toronto Metropolitan University where she studied Media Production to further her knowledge in film and production.

Annapurna Sriram is a Nashville-raised actor, writer, and director.

Annapurna went to Rutgers' Mason Gross School of the Arts, where she studied for a year at London at Shakespeare's Globe Theater, and was chosen to perform as part of the Sam Wanamaker Festival.

Prominent Stage credits include, the origination of "Reshma" in Jesse Eisenberg's "The Spoils," which was directed by Scott Elliot for The New Group and later reprised the role on the West End in London at Trafalgar Studios and Wallace Shawn's United States premiere of "Evening at the Talkhouse" along side Matthew Broderick.

Her performance in the 2019 film Feral was her first lead role in a narrative feature film, and after its premiere at the Sarasota Film Festival, the film has been featured at the Sidewalk Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Bushwick Festival (where she won the Outstanding Performance Award), and The Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema World Film Festival. Her short film, Dom, won the Sidewalk Film Festival as "Best Narrative Short," and has been programmed at the Brooklyn Film Festival, LES Film Festival, Indie Memphis, New Fest, and the Cucalorus Film Festival.

Matthew G. Taylor is a Canadian Actor who has been a part of the Television and Film industry since 1996. Matthew stands at an impressive 6 feet 7 inches, and weighs 280 pounds. His commitment to fitness and Marital Arts over a 35 year span has presented him with many opportunities in the industry. Matthew believes that his continued studies has been an integral part of his success as an Actor.

Author: Matthew G Taylor

Mykal-Michelle Harris was born on 6 March 2012 in Delran, Burlington County, New Jersey. She is an actress and producer, known for Cheaper by the Dozen (2022), Mixed-ish (2019) and Big Little Lies (2017).

Theodore Robert Bundy, more commonly known as "Ted", was one of the most prolific serial killers in the USA. He confessed to 36 murders, but nobody really knows how many had been committed or when he began his legacy of horror; the true total could be higher.

Ted was born to Eleanor Louise Cowell (Louise Bundy) and a father that had taken off when Eleanor discovered she was pregnant. In 1946, faced with limited options, she gave birth to him in an "unwed mother" facility and began a hopeless charade: as Ted grew up, she told him that her parents were his parents and that she was his sister. It wasn't until 1974 when he realized that his mother had lied to him for so many years. He grew to be a handsome, educated and intelligent man who appeared to be well-adjusted and affable. Bundy even volunteered for a crisis telephone hot-line (where he met famed author Ann Rule who was also a volunteer) and had a steady relationship with Diane Edwards (a.k.a. Stephanie Brooks), a girlfriend that would fuel his maniacal rage after she left him.

Ted was studying psychology at the University of Washington on January 31, 1974 when an attractive female student suddenly disappeared. Over the coming months and years, more disappearances followed. Ted's victims were generally young attractive women with dark hair parted in the middle. His modus operandi was to approach his potential victim feigning injury (for example, by wearing an arm-sling or a cast) ask them to help him carry his books or packages. He led them to a secluded area and when they were alone he would knock them on the head with a crowbar, stuff their bodies into his car, strangle them while they were unconscious and then rape the dead bodies (necrophilia). He would then leave the naked body in a wooded area, mostly Taylor Mountain in Washington State, where many of his victims were found.

Along with countless other suspects he was questioned by the police but he initially came out clean because he just didn't seem to 'fit the mold' of a maniacal serial killer. Bundy then went to law school at Salt Lake City, Utah where he murdered a police chief's daughter on October 21, 1974. Another murder followed, and another young woman went missing in Bountiful, Utah. In January 12, 1975, killings eerily similar to the Utah murders began popping up in Colorado. On August 16, 1975 he was arrested for being in possession of burglary tools by Salt Lake City police. When his bronze Volkwagen beetle was searched they found handcuffs, stockings and a home-made mask. Bundy was identified from a police lineup by a woman who had narrowly escaped his clutches in November 1974. In January 1977 he was extradited to Colorado to be tried for murder. In June 1977 he fled the Pitkin County Jail by jumping out of an open window. He was captured 8 days later.

He managed to escape again from the Garfield County Jail by sawing a hole in the ceiling of his cell on December 30, 1977. This time he traveled all the way to Tallahassee, Florida where he lived under pseudonyms including Christopher Hagen and Kenneth Misner. On January 15, 1978 he invaded the Chi Omega sorority on the Florida State University campus where he bludgeoned four girls and killed two. After he fled the Chi Omega sorority, he broke into the house of another woman and beat her severely before her worried roommates next door phoned the police. The young woman survived the attack. She would be his last living victim. On February 9, 1978 he kidnapped 12 year old Kimberly Leach, raped her and sliced her throat. Her body was found eight weeks later in a state park.

On February 15, 1978 he was arrested by Pensacola police when they did a check on his license plates and realized his car was stolen. Teeth impressions were made to compare to bite wounds found on one of the Chi Omega victims and the impressions matched the teeth marks on the victim. Bundy conducted his own defense with the help of several attorneys but, of course, it was all for naught; he was found guilty and sentenced to death by electrocution in 1979. A decade later, when death was finally looking down on him, he began confessing to a staggering amount of murders, 36 in total, but some investigators believe that the real total could be higher. He was executed on January 24, 1989 at the Florida State Prison in Starke, Florida. Many spectators cheered and celebrated his death with champagne.

Brennan Clost attended The Juilliard School in New York City, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. He trained with The Barrow Group Theatre Company and School in NYC, LB Acting Studio in Toronto, as well as various dance studios across Southern Ontario. Brennan began his performance career at a young age with a big heart for dance. In pursuit of his dream to be a professional dancer, Brennan was driven by his intense desire to never give up. He has acclimated himself to a highly competitive and versatile dance career. At the age of 16, a talent agent scouted Brennan after seeing him perform at a dance competition. Before the agent would sign Brennan to his roster, he sent him for a trial audition. The audition was for the Temple Street Productions series, The Next Step. During his time at Juilliard, Brennan was a lead character on The Next Step for the first five seasons, airing internationally.

Greg Poehler was born on 11 October 1974 in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Welcome to Sweden (2014), Moxie (2021) and Wine Country (2019). He has been married to Charlotta Meder since 7 July 2006. They have three children.

Parker Croft is a writer-director with a background in acting and cinematography. His short Suncatcher received sixty-two festival selections, winning thirteen awards with an additional twenty nominations.

He has directed content for the NBA, FIBA Basketball World Cup, Shiseido, Better Booch, Happier Living and numerous music videos for artists ranging from Vader the Vilin to the All-American Rejects.

He co-wrote the feature film Falling Overnight which won the Special Jury Prize at Cinequest before streaming on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.

His past credits as an actor include Big Little Lies, Once Upon A Time, American Horror Story, Roadies, and Nip / Tuck.

Will Lyman is a greatly underused actor who grabbed a bit of popularity with two TV series: Crossbow (1987) and Hull High (1990), playing Mr. Deerborn under the direction of Kenny Ortega. He also played in two well-regarded made-for-TV movies, Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part I (1985) and Hostile Takeover (1988), as well as the feature films School Ties (1992) and Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995).

Jillian Barberie is a former TV news anchor for Good Day L.A. She was born on September 26, 1966 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada as Jillian Marie Warry. Since her being let go from the FOX network, she has branched out as an actress, more notably in Project X (2012), V.I.P. (1998) and Volcano (1997). She was previously married to Grant Reynolds and Bret Barberie.

Lally Cadeau was born on 10 January 1948 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Videodrome (1983), Avonlea (1990) and Hangin' In (1981). She is married to Robin Weatherstone. They have two children.

Prolific "heavy" in American films of the silent and early talkie eras. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Kohler left home as a teenager, working various jobs while trying to establish a career in vaudeville. During this time, according to his son, actor Fred Kohler Jr., Kohler worked in a mine and lost part of his right hand in a dynamite accident. Eventually he fell in with a touring theatrical company and worked onstage around the U.S. for several years. In his mid-twenties, he ended up in California and found roles in silent films. He quickly found a niche as a villain, by virtue of his imposing size and his fearsome features, typically and most memorably in The Iron Horse (1924). He worked primarily in Westerns, but films of all sorts benefited from his skill at screen nastiness. In a series of silent Paramount Westerns based on Zane Grey novels, Kohler not only played the heavy, but also repeated some of those roles when these films were remade as talkies a decade later. His career lasted without let-up until his sudden death due to a heart attack at 51 in 1938.

Morgan has been involved in the Chinese martial arts for 15 years. Following his passion, at age 18 he moved to China to study at the Beijing Sports University where he mastered Long Fist Kung Fu. Once ascending to the top of his class in just a couple of years, he was admitted to the prestigious Shi Cha Hai sports academy, former training grounds of Jet Li, and many of China's top Olympic athletes.

Never letting his love for training lag behind his early career development, while auditioning for and performing in various Chinese historical dramas, TV commercials, game shows and more, he began training in gymnastics under private instruction at Shi Cha Hai. This led to his interest in doing film stunt work as he grew fond of the tumbling and feats of strength that martial arts stunts demanded.

His ability and enthusiasm was well-noted by Jackie Chan whom he worked with in "The Forbidden Kindom" (2008), and also by David Carradine whom he worked with in "Last Hour" (2008).

Morgan was in high-demand as a martial arts actor in China, but after nearly 10 years away from his friends and family, he's recently returned to the US to continue his acting and film career in LA.

Myles Erlick is a Canadian born actor, singer/songwriter and record producer who initially gained recognition as the title star "Billy" in Billy Elliot the Musical on Broadway. Myles journey spans screens, speakers and stages and he can be recognized across multi-media platforms from starring in long running TV series The Next Step, to charting on iTunes and fuelling Spotify's official playlists with his independent music. As a songwriter and music producer he has earned a JUNO nomination (2020) and Juno win in (2023) and was announced the winner of the 2024 Jim Beam National Talent Search. Myles is a known YouTuber and influencer creating viral music reels on Instagram and TikTok. In 2021 Myles appeared as ensemble lead "Snowboy" in Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed motion picture West Side Story and in 2023 as antagonist "Chuck Wheeler" in Paramount+ feature film Snow Day. In 2024 Myles was announced as recurring lead "Noah" in Amazon Prime's upcoming series Motorheads.