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Pink was born Alecia Beth Moore in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and was later raised in Philadelphia. Her parents, Judith Moore (née Kugel), a nurse, and Jim Moore, a Vietnam veteran, divorced when she was very young. Her mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family, while her father has Irish, German, and English ancestry. As a child, all Pink wanted was to become a singer, and she was driven by the music of Madonna, Mary J. Blige, 4 Non Blondes, Janis Joplin, Billy Joel and Whitney Houston. She was a very unique teenager, and went through phases as a skateboarder, hip-hopper and gymnast.

Pink spent several years as part of the club scene in Philadelphia, singing guest spots and performing for talent shows. At the age of 13, she was asked by a local DJ to sing back-up for his rap group, Schools of Thought. A short time later, she was discovered by a record executive and joined a female R&B group, Choice. When that didn't work out, she signed with LaFace Records and began her solo career. In spring 2000, she released her debut, "Can't Take Me Home". She co-wrote many songs and watched it go multi-platinum by the year's end. Her debut included the Top 10 hit, "There You Go", which was certified a gold single.

Pink is now considered an icon in the world of pop music. For example, in 2019 she won the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music, becoming the first non-British artist to have won the award since the Brit Awards began in 1977 (originally known as the BPI Awards). This was especially impressive as she was chosen ahead of the likes of Phil Collins, a British musician who has sold more records and had a longer career but never won the award.

Timothy Stack was born on 21 November 1954 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Brave Little Toaster (1987), Back to School (1986) and Scary Movie 3 (2003). He is married to Jan Stack. They have two children.

Chad Einbinder was born on 5 August 1963 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Doctor Dolittle (1998), Megamind (2010) and Ratchet & Clank (2002). He has been married to Laraine Newman since 1991. They have two children.

Jody Lee Lipes (ASC) is a Primetime Emmy and Independent Spirit Award-nominated director of photography, and the 2024 winner of the British Society of Cinematographers 'Best Cinematography in a Television Drama' Award.

He has worked with numerous acclaimed directors including: Derek Cianfrance on the Emmy-winning limited series "I Know This Much Is True" starring Mark Ruffalo; Kenneth Lonergan on the Oscar-winning "Manchester by the Sea" starring Casey Affleck; Savanah Leaf on the BAFTA-winning "Earth Mama"; Marielle Heller on the Oscar-nominated "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" starring Tom Hanks; Sean Durkin on the Emmy-nominated limited series "Dead Ringers" starring Rachel Weiss and the Sundance Film Festival Best Director Award-winning "Martha Marcy May Marlene" starring Elizabeth Olsen; Lena Dunham on the Independent Spirit Award-winning "Tiny Furniture" and the Emmy-winning "Girls"; Tobias Lindholm on the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominated "The Good Nurse" starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain; Judd Apatow on the Golden Globe-nominated "Trainwreck" starring Amy Schumer; and Antonio Campos on the Gotham and Independent Spirit Award-nominated "Afterschool" and the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated "The Sinner."

In short form Jody has worked with Mark Romanek, Jerrod Carmichael, Miles Jay, and Darius Marder (among others).

His recent work includes: Golden Lion winning auteur Andrew Dominik's film "I Don't Work for Peanuts I Work for God", currently in post production; and the limited series "The Listeners" (Toronto International Film Festival / BFI London Film Festival 2024), produced by Element Pictures and helmed by renowned filmmaker Janicza Bravo.

Jody is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), The Director's Guild of America (DGA), and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).

Erin Torpey was just a child growing up in Pennsylvania when she made her Broadway debut in shows such as "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "Goodbye Girl". She is most well-known for her role as "Jessica Buchanan" on the daytime serial, One Life to Live (1968). Erin has sung the National Anthem at a New York Jets game and has also appeared in "Annie" and "Evita". Erin enjoys singing, tennis, rollerblading, swimming and talking on the phone. When not filming, she lives in Pennsylvania with her parents and sister.

Jesse was born near Philadelphia Pennsylvania and was raised in Hershey, PA. He has loved acting since he was a young boy and would always be in front of a camera whether it was making fake commercials or funny videos with his friends and family. He didn't however start acting professionally until about 2007 When he was discovered at a scouting event. He resides in Los Angeles CA.

Hester Schell, MFA (she/hers) is an optioned screenwriter, produced writer, award-winning director, published author, veteran acting teacher and retired professor of film and theatre. Her script writing focuses on social good and environmental stewardship stories with roles for mature women and seniors. Schell is the author of the critically acclaimed volume, Casting Revealed: A Guide for Film Directors, now in its 2nd edition, with Routledge Press. Her column at Script Magazine focuses on acting and casting. She is the instigator of Hysterical Housewives, a stand-up training ground for women over 40 from 2003 to 2015 in the Bay Area. Find Hester on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Hunter Bodine was born on 6 May 1971 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. Hunter is an actor and producer, known for Starship Troopers (1997), Voodoo Macbeth (2021) and Hack (1997).

Michael Smerconish was born on 15 March 1962 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Michael Smerconish: Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Talking (2020), The Mighty Macs (2009) and Casanova's Demise (2002).

Samantha Hoopes was born on 20 February 1991 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Sandy Wexler (2017), American Girl Dolls: The Action Movie with Anna Chlumsky (2015) and Fashion Models Beach Bunny Miami Swim Week Sexy Bikini Models (2021).

Jason Moore was born on 23 November 1977 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for Road Rage (2000).

Justin Nordell was born on 1 April 1986 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Sands of Destruction (2008), One Piece (1999) and The Tower of DRUAGA: The Aegis of URUK (2008).

Steve McAuliff was born in June 1952 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Morning Glory (2010), The Happening (2008) and The Village (2004).

Mike Heffron was born on 2 January 1978 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an editor and producer, known for Deadliest Job Interview (2016), David & Annie: After the 90 Days (2022) and American Weed (2012).

Adam Fitting was born on 4 May 1971 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Mercy Man (2009) and Coulrophobia (2006).

Peter Courtney was born on 7 July 1867 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894). He died on 11 May 1896 in the USA.

Thanks for stopping by! I'm Thomas (he/him). I'm a professional actor, musician, and personal trainer based in Los Angeles, CA. I work across theatre, TV, film, commercial, and voice-over.

Recently relocated to LA from St. Louis, MO, I have performed on stage with the Black Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, St. Louis Actor's Studio, and the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Prior to relocating to St. Louis and beginning my professional career, I performed near my hometown of Macungie, PA at Muhlenberg College, where I received my B.A. in Theatre in 2021. I was represented by Caitlin Tadlock of TalentPlus Agency in the St. Louis-Chicago area throughout my two years as a working actor in St. Louis.

Beyond the stage, I've taken on roles spanning commercial print ads, narrative voice-over, indie films, student theses, and much more. My work has been featured in online advertisements, print campaigns, TV commercials, museum exhibits, video games, films, web series, and more.

When I'm not performing or otherwise producing new work, you can find me making online fitness content, playing video games with friends, trying restaurants across LA, or learning a new card game!

EMC (AEA-eligible)

B.A. Theatre: Acting Concentration, Muhlenberg College

Marcus Wynnycky was born on 13 July 1976 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Lakeview Terrace (2008), Vanquisher (2011) and Richard III (2007).

Jessica Aichs was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. Jessica is a producer, known for Truth or Dare (2018), Love Hard (2021) and What Just Happened (2008).

Mike Pettine was born on 25 September 1966 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA.

Jason Moore was born on 17 July 1977 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for Wolf Girl (2001), One Night Stand (1995) and Toy Soldiers (1999).

Alexander Smolowe was born on 12 November 1987 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. Alexander is an editor and director, known for Borderland (2012), House of Another (2013) and POE (and the Museum of Lost Arts) (2012).

Jamie Sims was born on 10 November 1981 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for Dare (2009), Minghags (2009) and Bottleworld (2009). He has been married to Ashlee Edwards since 20 May 2006. They have two children.

Dan Kurtz was born on 5 December 1978 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. Dan is a cinematographer and producer, known for Adjuncts (2016), Dolphinman Battles the Sex Lobsters (2016) and Welcome to Tremahia (2017).

William H. Vaux is best known as a dancer in wartime musical comedies on film and Broadway (1939-1949), and as the talent coordinator, advertising agent, and on-air lead of the Arthur Murray Dancers for the The Arthur Murray Party (1950) television show (1950-1960).

William H. Vaux was born on April 8, 1917 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania as the youngest of four children of Howard Craven Vaux, a telephone company foreman, and restaurateur Anne E. (Ridge) Vaux. The Vaux family raised spaniels and Billy developed a lifetime love of animals. Billy spent his adolescence on Diamond Street in Philadelphia and attended high school in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. He took dance lessons from Kathryn Heger Jockers of The Heger Academy of Dancing in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania and had his first recital at age 12 at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania. His father passed soon afterwards, but his stepfather G.W. Flavell -- a Philadelphia manufacturer of medical trusses - continued to support his interest in dance. The Keswick was part of the Vaudeville circuit, and upon graduation from high school in 1935 he joined traveling productions.

Billy was discovered by agents for the Schubert theaters while performing in a 1939 summer production of "Vote for Youth" at the Spring Lake Community Playhouse in Spring Lake, New Jersey. By December of that same year he was dancing on Broadway in Du Barry was a Lady (1939 - 1940) starring Bert Lahr, Ethel Merman, and Gypsy Rose Lee as Merman's replacement. Robert Alton was the choreographer. Billy continued to dance for Robert Alton as a replacement dancer in Pal Joey (1940-1941) and as original cast in By Jupiter with Ray Bolger (June 1942 - June 1943). In doing so, Billy worked with both the Cowardly Lion and Scarecrow from the The Wizard of Oz (1939). In January 1943 Billy once again joined Ethel Merman in "Something for the Boys" through January 1944 and working with another great Broadway choreographer, Jack Cole. (See the February 8, 1943 edition of "Life" magazine (p. 79) for a photo of Billy standing to the right of Ethel Merman).

Billy had a short career in Hollywood, and danced in Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) Returning to Broadway in November 1944, his next performance was in "Sadie Thompson" with June Havoc and choreographer Charles Weidman. The show only ran for two months, but Billy met a fellow dancer Fred Bernaski (Franklin Frederick Bernaski 1921-1989) and the two became partners for the next two decades. Billy and Fred shared a love of dance and animals. The couple raised Brussels Griffons, poodles and numerous cats. Billy and Fred kept an apartment at 70 W. 82nd street which had as many as six performers living there at anyone time.

Billy only title role on Broadway was as "Dottore" in large cast of "Firebrand of Florence" (1945). After a brief stint in the 1945 U.S.O. show of "Up in Central Park" in Stuttgart, Germany, Billy was the dancing attendant in "If the Shoe Fits," and a year-long run as a replacement in the 1946 revival of "Show Boat." Billy and Fred's final performance was an overseas production of "Starlight Roof" at the London Hippodrome with the prop comic Wally Boag and the premiere of Julie Andrews, age 12. Retiring from the stage, Billy, Fred, three dogs, and two cats settled down again in Manhattan.

Between productions Billy Vaux worked as a dance instructor at the Arthur Murray Dance Studios in New York and became an integral part of the The Arthur Murray Party (1950) television show. Billy shared _Murray, Kathryn_'s comedic sensibilities, and could draw on talent from Vaudeville, Broadway and East Coast clubs. Arthur Murray, Arthur was a demanding boss, but also someone who created opportunities for talented people. Billy served as the lead of the Arthur Murray Dancers, casting director, advertising executive, and on-air performer. The Arthur Murray Dancers were a collection of instructors and advanced students who put on demonstration and participated in the show's contests. Very tall and older than the other dancers, Billy can be seen in surviving episodes giving subtle directions to other dancers and serving as a target for the cameraman and Kathryn Murray during on-air commercials.

Billy drew on his years in show business to cast Vaudevillians he has known since childhood, like folksinger Burl Ives and numerous comics. From Broadway, Bert Lahr became a regular on the show with appearances by Ethel Merman, sisters June Havoc and Gypsy Rose Lee to name just a few. Billy would scout East Coast Clubs for dancing acts. Arthur Murray's studios often provided instruction to film stars in support of their roles. The stars would then be offered to demonstrate their skills on the show. Once on the show, Billy and the Murrays would encourage them to return week after week. Much like they did for their dance studio customers.

Arthur Murray farmed his instructors out to train actors in dance, in supporting roles for films and stage, and provided sound work for numerous Hollywood films. Billy Vaux's family maintains that he provided sound work for Gene Kelly's performance in Singin' in the Rain (1952). If true, the post-production sound work was likely to have taken place during an hiatus of the "Arthur Murray Party" in July and August of 1951. The issue is complicated by Gwen Verdon's claim on an 1977 episode of the _The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series 1975-1991)_ that she and Kelly's assistants, Carol Haney and Jeanne Coyne, had provided the sound work. Perhaps both are true. The music editor Lela Simone insisted on high quality sound since a theme of the film was the introduction of sound to film. She may have had work redone. Billy Vaux certainly knew Carol Haney, and he cast her as a guest on the Arthur Murray Party, but definitive evidence has been elusive. The author has heard the story of Billy Vaux's involvement in "Singin' in the Rain" consistently told by his family since the 1970s. If they survive, the records of the Arthur Murray Studios may provide a wealth of information concerning its involvement in 20th century stage and film.

Fred worked as a design manager for a major department store. The couple maintained a country house in New Rochelle, Westchester, NY in the early 1950s, and then in 1955 Billy and Fred purchased a Wilton, Connecticut home at 3 Pond Road. Soon after neighbors like Martha Raye, Gabor sisters, and June Havoc began to appear on the show. By 1959 they had also moved their Manhattan residence to 202 East 52nd Street on the edge of the Turtle Bay neighborhood.

As Billy and Fred's dancing careers ended with Julie Andrews, her young co-stars in the Sound of Music were guests on the last episode of the The Arthur Murray Party (1950) in June 1960. Critics often pointed to the show's amateurishness in comparison to similar talent shows, but it ran for eleven seasons and created more than 300 episodes.

The 1960s were a difficult time for Billy. Within months of the close of the show Billy and Fred's Connecticut house and Billy's beloved Alfa Romeo were consumed in two separate fires. Billy continued to live in Manhattan in semi-retirement, but struggled with legal troubles. His relationship with Fred Bernaski may have also ended about that time. His family last saw him in 1972 or 1973 when Billy visited his elder sister to retrieve a copy of his birth certificate for a planned trip to France. Efforts to locate him have not been successful.