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Nicholson was born and raised in Medford, Massachusetts (outside Boston), and is the eldest of four siblings. She is the daughter of Kate (Gilday) and James O. Nicholson, Jr., and is of Irish heritage. Nicholson moved to New York which led to a modeling career in Paris. She attended Hunter College as a General Studies Major. She is married to British actor Jonathan Cake. The couple met playing a couple in an HBO pilot "Marriage" directed by Michael Apted.

Maria Menounos was born on 8 June 1978 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Fantastic Four (2005), Entourage (2015) and Kickin' It Old Skool (2007). She has been married to Keven Undergaro since 31 December 2017. They have one child.

Jason James Richter was born on 29 January 1980 in Medford, Oregon, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Little Things (2021), Last Call (2021) and Remember the Sultana (2018).

He was David Thayer Hersey from an upper crust Winchester, Massachusetts family. After secondary school he began attending Harvard University. Along with several students he founded the Brattle Theatre Company in 1946. After working closely on Brattle with fellow Harvard graduates and his father,Thayer Frye Hersey, David took the stage name Thayer David in honor of his father.

Thayer David was tall and heavy-set with a prominent beetling brow and protruding lips (a somewhat intimidating demeanor) which inevitably bound him to character roles. But he had no false illusions about leading man roles and whatnot other than applying a consummate passion for being a good actor in those parts allotted him. To this he brought a forceful if pursed and imperious voice and a knack for developing voice characterizations to fit any part.

By late 1950 he was on Broadway in a revival of the comedy play "The Relapse" Through most the 1950s he was busy with theater roles rounded with returns to Broadway for the next two decades in some great dramas, including stepping in as a replacement to play Cardinal Wolsey in "A Man for All Seasons" (1961-63). Like many a trained actor looking beyond the stage, David saw the potential of the small screen as a new acting vehicle. By 1957 he had launched his TV career amid the television playhouse phenomenon which had been established by 1950. He would revisit perennially through most of the 1960s, but he had about the same time been discovered by filmdom as well.

His first role was in the quite well done Baby Face Nelson (1957), part of the body of serious dramas that Mickey Rooney (as the machine gun-happy 1930s gangster) was amassing since his early days as one of Hollywood's biggest juvenile stars. David next film had the clumsy and long forgotten title A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958), but it was a much more substantial part with young John Gavin as German friends who become World War II officers and confront humanity versus the Nazi war mentality. As was usual with his roles, David was the veiled (if not overt) antagonist-always intellectual but with a brutish shadow. Within a year the chance to play a really melodramatic villain came with his casting in the film version of Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) from the novel by the visionary French 19th century sci-fi author Jules Verne. Although the film substantially strayed from the novel, the latter plodded along, while the script was fast-paced and engaging. And where there was no villain except nature herself, the film had David as the self-serving-downright nasty - Count Saknussem. With James Mason heading the cast and-then-teen heartthrob Pat Boone drawing in as well a young female audience, the film and its special effects made for a rousing good time.

Into the 1960s David's opportunities focused most on television. And among these was a fad TV acting goal of being a guest super villain on the highly popular and inventive The Wild Wild West (1965 to 1969). David had the even better fortune of being cast in two episodes (1967 and 1969). In the meantime David had hit some more substantial TV pay dirt. The smash daytime horror soaper Dark Shadows had premiered in 1966, and David was in on the ground floor as perfect for several characters to emerge through the series run (1966 to 1971). He played seven characters in the course of the show, the most prominent being Professor T. Elliot Stokes. He reprised this role in the substantially more potent in-a-nutshell film version of the story House of Dark Shadows (1970), considered by horror aficionados as one of best blood and gore vampire romps. David returned in the studio-butchered and thus unsuccessful film sequel Night of Dark Shadows (1971) as his eighth characterization, the Reverend Strack. In all cases David was intimately involved and delighted in meshing makeup and costumes with the voices he invented for all these roles (most of which he developed) for the series.

If not from an already dependable track record, David's longevity on the series marked him as a veteran trooper in the casting halls of Hollywood. But he later recalled that his time invested in doing voice over commercials could often come close to DS production schedule conflicts. His commercial work marked the inevitable practical side of acting. Even the best known actors and actresses have stooped to such business over art, for the money is always good.

David was thereafter quite in demand through the decade of the 1970s in both film and TV. Although he might be best recalled from the era as the crooked fight manager in historic Rocky (1976), his most character of character roles was by far his Dragon in the Clint Eastwood adventure/thriller The Eiger Sanction (1975). Based on the novel by American author Rod Whitaker who used the pseudonym Trevanian to come off European, there is much name wordplay, for instance, Dragon's full name in the novel is Uras S. Dragon (say it fast). David's Dragon is head of CIA-like shadow hit unit which employed Eastwood's character, and Dragon is an extreme albino (can't tolerate normal environment). David gives him a rather strident rasping voice with a hint of menace that along with his nearly colorless eyes and figure bathed in the dramatic red light of an infrared-controlled environment easily makes him the most memorable character in the film.

David guest-starred on some of the most watched episodic fare of the 1970s, and he was especially busy between 1975 and 1977. Amid two to three films per year he made the rounds of TV production at the major studios. Universal had continued using his talents during this period when this contributor met and worked with Thayer David in early 1977. He was an engaging person who enjoyed good conversation - the more obscure the better - and a good cigar. Among outside pursuits he was also a rare book collector with varied interests and enjoyed entertaining at home.

A big man, he was nonetheless at that time overweight and the demands of production visibly put a strain on him - he looked ill. But an actor must work, and he carried on into the next year and lost some weight as well. It was then that Paramount television offered him a potentially great opportunity. This was the lead role in the TV pilot movie for a series on the preoccupied but brilliant, corpulent - and most important, rich - detective Nero Wolfe. The script was good, and Thayer lent his accumulated and considerable characterization talents to make Wolfe his own, although his loss of weight was now much more noticeable and was rumored to be cancer. The success of the TV pilot looked promising, as would the subsequent go-ahead for the series. But in one of the ironic twists of fate, Thayer David suddenly died of a heart attack, perhaps a complication of the purported advancing cancer - he was only 51 years old. The pilot was shelved for over a year, ending up premiering as a late night TV offering (Dec 1979). A Nero Wolfe series did appear (1981), but it was short-lived.

One can only wonder if Thayer David had remained hale. A Nero Wolfe series with such a dedicated and creative actor may have thrived with a long run - the Holy Grail of any actor - the dream of security and the opportunity to contribute thoroughly to on-going success. Oh well - the stuff of dreams - posterity has to settle for the filmed record of Thayer David as is - and that is a very substantial offering indeed.

Tom Simcox was born on 17 June 1937 in Medford, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Shenandoah (1965), Piranha (1972) and Columbo (1971). He was previously married to Christina Kenney, Kathleen J Rogers and Catherine Mitchell Smythe.

Tricia Cast was born on 16 November 1966 in Medford, Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), It's Your Move (1984) and The Bad News Bears (1979). She was previously married to Bat McGrath and Jack Allocco.

Priscilla Morrill was born on 4 June 1927 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for MacGyver (1985), Mork & Mindy (1978) and The F.B.I. (1965). She was married to Paul Hendley Bryson. She died on 9 November 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Emmy nominee, award-winning actor, director and screenwriter, Jon Lindstrom, was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. He was introduced early to acting and filmmaking when his father, Robert, a TV advertising executive, cast the young boy in several local TV commercials. His mother, Sue, was a surgical nurse and homemaker. His older brother, Jeff, is an Electronic Engineer. His entire extended family is inclined to the visual arts, being passionately involved in everything from photography to painting.

In Summer 2015 he was featured throughout HBO's, True Detective (2014), as villain, 'Jacob McCandless.' In 2016 he will be featured in two more high profile projects; In theaters in the sequel to the hugely successful, God's Not Dead, God's Not Dead 2 (2016), and the upcoming Freeform TV (formerly ABC Family) series, Recovery Road (2016), plus the edgy indies, The Queen of Hollywood Blvd (2017) and Val-en-tina (2015). This is on the heels of an amazing 2014, when he saw his talent and skills rewarded with the first commercial release by Devolver Films of his feature directorial debut, How We Got Away with It (2014). In addition to his directing duties, he also performed a major role and served as co-screenwriter and co-producer. Mr. Lindstrom is the recipient of critical praise and numerous film festival awards and nominations in Best Of, Audience and Acting categories. In addition to being an official selection to many other festivals, Jon has been invited to accompany his film to special screenings all over the country. It's theatrical run was even held over.

Recent award winning Indie films as an actor include What Happens Next (2011), co-starring Wendie Malick, The Sacrifice (2008) with Molly C. Quinn, Chris Mulkey and Darby Stanchfield, with whom he shared the Angel Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the Monaco International Film Festival, and The Double Born (2008) with Sammi Davis (Hope and Glory).

Mr. Lindstrom is well regarded for his work co-writing and co-executive producing the HBO/Time Warner release, The Hard Easy (2006) starring Vera Farmiga, Bruce Dern and Peter Weller, and was featured opposite Diane Lane in the blockbuster, Must Love Dogs (2005).

His short films have been official selections in multiple respected film festivals.

His extensive acting experience includes long running parts on the television dramas, As the World Turns (1956) on CBS and for which he received the Emmy Nomination as Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and the roles for which he may be best known for; his 11-year portrayal of disturbed twin brothers, Dr's. Kevin Collins & Ryan Chamberlain, on ABC's General Hospital (1963) and Port Charles (1997). Other TV credits of note include NCIS (2003), Drop Dead Diva (2009), Blue Bloods (2010), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Everwood (2002) and the telefilms McBride: Dogged (2007) with John Larroquette, The Sitter (2006) (aka The Sitter), directed by Russell Mulcahy, Ice Dreams (2009) with Jerry Stiller Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) with Halle Berry, Fall from Grace (1990) alongside Kevin Spacey and Bernadette Peters , The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987) with Alec Baldwin, and Right on Track (2003) with Brie Larson and Beverly Mitchell.

Music has always played a strong role in his creative and professional journey. A lifelong drummer, his band The High Lonesome recorded the album "Feel Free To Do So", which garnered much industry praise and "most added" status for two singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The band recently recorded new songs for their 2010 release, "The High Lonesome Collector's Album 1995-2010".

In addition to How We Got Away with It (2014) and his numerous short subjects, he has directed for both the ABC and CBS networks.

Edward Power was born on 25 September 1936 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Way We Were (1973), Disclosure (1994) and Cannon (1971). He was married to Barbara Weber and Sally Jane Allen. He died on 24 December 2021.

Born in Medford, Oregon but raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Teo found his gift and passion for performing at the tender age of 7, when he joined the Albuquerque Boy Choir. After landing leading roles in local theatre, he was awarded the opportunity to follow his dreams to Hollywood at age 12, with a scholarship from Diane Hardin's Young Actors Space. He has also been a student of the Michael Chekhov Foundation studying under Lisa Dalton.

Teo has studied classical guitar as well as piano and drums and is a true music lover. He is an avid skateboarder and enjoys skiing, snowboarding and surfing. He practices Dahn Hak Yoga, a form of energy healing, and has attended the Young Earth Human Alliance conference in Sedona, Arizona as a diplomat for world peace.

Jack Perkins was born on 19 September 1921 in Medford, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for What's Up, Doc? (1972), Nickelodeon (1976) and Star Trek (1966). He was married to Ruth Cora Aldrich. He died on 7 March 1998 in Van Nuys, California, USA.

Jennifer Murphy was born on 19 March 1979 in Medford, Oregon, USA. She is an actress and director, known for I Want to Be Neenja! The Movie (2024), The Apprentice (2004) and Miss USA (2004). She was previously married to William Dorfman.

Tony Giglio worked his way up from a Production Assistant to become one of Hollywood's most versatile Writer-Directors.

Giglio's first job in film was as a Production Assistant on the Quick & The Dead. Giglio, a huge fan of The Evil Dead, wrote director Sam Raimi a letter prior to graduating college seeking employment with him. Much to his surprise, Raimi answered his letter and said, "if he (Giglio) decided to relocate to LA, to look him up." Giglio moved to California shortly after graduation, reconnected with Raimi's office just as Raimi had signed on to direct The Quick & the Dead. Giglio started as an office P.A., but later served as a Set P.A.. Location P.A. and Sam Raimi's P.A. on the production in Arizona.

Tony most recently wrote & directed Universal's 1440 reboot of "Doom", entitled "Doom: Annihilation" based on the popular video games. Based on the film's success, a sequel is already in the works with Giglio returning to write & direct.

Previously, Tony directed "S.W.A.T.: Under Siege", produced by Neal Moritz (Original Film). The movie stars Adrianne Palicki ("John Wick", "GI Joe 2"), Michael Jai White ("Spawn", "The Dark Knight") and was released August 1, 2017.

Tony wrote, produced & directed Sony Crackle's first ever made for New Media Feature Film entitled "Extraction". The film stars Danny Glover ("Lethal Weapon" series), Vinnie Jones ("Snatch"), Sean Astin ("Lord of the Rings" series), Falk Hentschel ("Knight and Day"), and Jon Foo ("Tekken"). The film won Giglio a Best Action Director award in 2013 given by The Action Elite website. The 2013's Webby Awards nominated Giglio for his "Extraction" screenplay.

Previously, Giglio directed 2nd Unit on Resident Evil: Afterlife for Screen Gems/ Constantin/ Impact PIctures. The film, shot in 3-D, opened #1 in the worldwide box office on September 10, 2010 to a franchise record $73 million.

Universal Pictures' 1440 hired Giglio to pen Death Race 2, a prequel to 2008's Death Race. Giglio wrote the script while simultaneously directing 2nd Unit on Afterlife. Based on Death Race 2's overwhelming success, Universal moved quickly to make its sequel, Death Race: Inferno, with Giglio again returning as Screenwriter. Death Race has become one of Universal's biggest successes. Death Race: Beyond Anarchy, the 4th film in the franchise, another penned by Giglio, was produced and released in September 2018.

In 2007, Giglio directed Timber Falls. The horror-dark comedy was shot in Romania doubling for West Virginia, Giglio was able to find locations never before filmed in the mountains of Transylvania. The film opened theatrically on December 7, 2007 to extremely positive reviews.

In 2005, Giglio wrote and directed his best known work, the action-thriller Chaos, starring Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe and Wesley Snipes. The film which was originally budgeted for $25 Million and 40 Days of Principal Photography, suffered massive financial problems which caused 7 shutdowns during prep and production, resulting in several cast and crew turnover, and slashing the budget and shooting days in half ($12.5 Million and 21 days respectively).

In 2004, Giglio co-wrote and directed the World War II drama, In Enemy Hands, starring Academy Award Nominated Actor William H. Macy, Til Schweiger, Clark Gregg, Scott Caan, Thomas Kretschmann, Lauren Holly, Ian Somerhalder and Jeremy Sisto. The film was released by Lion's Gate in the U.S. in 2004. Some obscure trivia, Academy Award-winning Director Gavin Hood was one of Giglio's Cast members.

Tony graduated from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993. He is a proud member of the DGA, WGA & SAG. He holds citizenship in good standing status with the United States, Italy, and Canada.

When not on location directing, Tony Giglio resides in Georgia with his wife & daughter.

Paul Theroux was born on 10 April 1941 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Mosquito Coast (1986), Monkey Hill and The Mosquito Coast (2021). He has been married to Sheila Donnelly since 18 November 1995. He was previously married to Anne Castle.

Carol Cole was born on 17 October 1944 in West Medford, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Sanford and Son (1972) and Grady (1975). She was married to Martin Kibbes and Charles Simon. She died on 19 May 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Grace Thorsen was born in 1982 in Medford, Oregon, USA. She is an actress, known for My Name Is Bruce (2007), Labor Day (2013) and Calvin Marshall (2009).

Geno began acting in Oregon at age 8, he was cast in "Oliver" in a high school production, soon after that he moved to California and attended Apple Valley High School where he spent alot of his time going to live studio shows such as: Mr. Belvidere, Who's The Boss, Family Ties, Miami Vice Action Shows, That 70's Show and According To Jim. Geno was mesmerized by live television tapings and realized he wanted to be an actor at a very young age. Over the years Geno has done everything possible to pave a road for a future in Film/TV without having any family in the business and knowing few people to help him learn. As time went on Geno prides himself on being a self made actor with lots more to get accomplished to fulfill his acting dreams. Geno has also expanded his talents into radio, it's simple what Geno wants to accomplish, like everyone; giving his family a better living, but most important being artistic, doing work he enjoys everyday.

Dorothy Constantine was born on 31 October 1937 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Birdcage (1996), Gilmore Girls (2000) and Monk (2002). She was married to Peter MacLean. She died on 9 June 2020.

Dorothy Dells was born on July 16, 1928 in Medford Oregon. Her career began when she was discovered while working at a drive in restaurant on Sunset Blvd. She was immediately signed for the TV series Have Gun - Will Travel (1957). She went on to appear in many television series, including Rawhide (1959), My Three Sons (1960), The Richard Boone Show (1963), Hollywood Wives (1985), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), Bachelor Father (1957), Highway to Heaven (1984), L.A. Law (1986), Sledge Hammer! (1986), and Lou Grant (1977). She also appeared in such made-for-television movies and feature films as Eleanor, First Lady of the World (1982), Death Warrant (1990), Another Woman's Child (1983), and Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys (1990). Dells died on April 3, 2020, aged 91, in San Luis Obispo, California.

Paul Geary is originally known as the co-founder, drummer and co-manager for the Boston based Multi-Platinum rock band, Extreme. The group was best known for their #1 smash hit "More Than Words" which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1991, and was nominated for a Grammy the same year. The group sold more than 10 Million records world-wide over the 4 albums released between 1989 and 1994.

Paul resigned from Extreme in 1994 to launch his own artist management company called PGM (Paul Geary Management). The companies first significant signing was a local Boston group called Godsmack. Godsmack has sold more than 15 Million records under Geary's watch, have had four Grammy nominations and have performed in over 30 countries to date.

In 2005, Geary joined legendary music business mogul Irving Azoff and Jared Paul in the formation of the artist management company, AGP (Azoff, Geary, Paul Mgmt), a division of Live Nation Entertainment. The companies management roster grew to included Smashing Pumpkins, Creed, New Kids on the Block, Godsmack, Fuel, The Scorpions, Alter Bridge, Julianne Hough, Hoobastank, Queensryche, Steel Panther and the touring production of the hit television series Glee. In January 2013, AGP dissolved when Azoff resigned as the Chairman of Live Nation Ent.

In 2013, Geary re-formed his independent management company, Paul Geary Management (PGM). One of his first new signings was musician/actor Billy Ray Cyrus. Billy Ray had presented a fully scripted TV series idea to Geary called Still the King. Geary and his staff at the new PGM successfully pitched the idea to CMT executive Jayson Dinsmore, who subsequently signed and ordered 13 episodes, which debuted on several Viacom networks including CMT and TV Land in 2016. Season 2 of Still the King successfully aired in the Summer of 2017.

In early 2018, PGM expanded to Global Artist Management (GAM) with the partnership of Paul Geary and Steve Wood. The roster included Godsmack, Hoobastank, Joe Perry, Johnny Depp, Like A Storm and Sully Erna.

In May of 2020, Paul Geary and Global Artist Management joined with Shelter Music Group to expand the already impressive Shelter roster which includes Fleetwood Mac, ZZ Top, Barenaked Ladies, and Puscifer.

William Ware Theiss was born on 20 November 1931 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. William Ware was a costume designer, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Harold and Maude (1971) and The Pink Panther (1963). William Ware died on 15 December 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

With her stunningly buxom, shapely and voluptuous bombshell figure, highly distinctive squeaky voice, platinum blonde hair, and penchant for outrageous clothes, Dale Bozzio was certainly one of the more quirky and colorful personalities to emerge from the early 1980s California New Wave band rock scene. She was born Dale Frances Consalvi on March 2, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts. Dale began working as a model at around age fifteen. Rozzio worked as a Playboy Bunny at a club in Boston. Moreover, she both graced the covers of and did nude pictorials in the March 1979 and February 1980 issues of Hustler magazine.

Dale sings vocals on Frank Zappa's classic epic album "Joe's Garage: Acts I, II & III" and later sung vocals again on the Zappa concept album "Thing Fish". She met her future husband Terry Bozzio in 1976; the couple got married in 1979. Dale and Terry formed the New Wave band Missing Persons in 1980; Dale was the lead singer and Terry played the drums. Bozzio has a small role in the amusing lowbrow comedy Lunch Wagon (1981) and appears as herself in the Zappa concert documentary Baby Snakes (1979). Missing Persons recorded three albums and almost cracked the Top 40 radio charts with the songs "Words" and "Destination Unknown" prior to breaking up in 1986. Dale and Terry also divorced in 1986. She released the solo album "Riot in English" in 1988.

Bozzio had a Top 40 dance hit with the single "Simon Simon"; this song was also a crossover hit in Europe. In November 1991, Bozzio was a featured performer at a Frank Zappa tribute concert held in New York's Ritz. In 2001, Dale was involved with a reunion of Missing Persons that proved to be short-lived. A second reunion of the group was likewise fleeting; it lasted from late 2002 to early 2003. She released the album "New Wave Sessions" in October 2007, which includes cover versions of 1980s classics. In November 2008, Bozzio was charged with animal cruelty by the authorities for neglecting a bunch of cats living in her New Hampshire home. Dale Bozzio now fronts a new incarnation of Missing Persons with a whole different line-up of backing musicians.

Jeane Dixon was, arguably, the most famous American astrologer and psychic in the pop culture of the post-World War II period due to her syndicated newspaper column, television talk-show appearances, and a best-selling biography. Dixon proved more of a celebrity and entertainer than a serious soothsayer, more of a Criswell than an Edgar Cayce. Jeane Dixon herself attributed her prophetic abilities to God; while few doubted her sincerity, more than a few skeptics and believers alike doubted the efficacy of her psychic abilities.

Born Lydia Emma Pinckert in Medford, Wisconsin, on January 5, 1904, the future Jeane Dixon was raised in Missouri and California. The devoutly Catholic Miss Pinckert married James Dixon in 1939 and remained married to him until his death. The couple, who ran a successful real estate business, apparently had no children: Mrs. Dixon was notoriously stingy about personal details, even though she was the subject of one of the best-selling biographies of all time in American publishing, at the time.

Richard Nixon, whom she erroneously predicted would win the 1960 Presidential election (and later predicted, again erroneously, would honorably serve his country), called Dixon "the soothsayer" and went so far as to have the government put on alert for a terrorist attack she predicted. The attack never materialized. Despite being proved wrong publicly many, many times, Dixon served as one of the house astrologers who advised First Lady Nancy Reagan Reagan while her husband Ronald Reagan occupied the Oval Office.

Jeane Dixon died of cardiac arrest in Washington, D.C. on January 26, 1997, three weeks after her 93rd birthday.

Leonard Hicks was born on 24 February 1918 in Medford, Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) and Route 66 (1960). He died on 8 August 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.

Doug is a second generation stuntman. His father Doug O'Dell Sr. was a top stuntman and motorcycle/drag racer in the nineteen sixties and seventies. Doug Jr. was born and raised in Medford, Oregon and has followed his fathers footsteps as an accomplished motorcycle racer and stuntman for television and film.