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Hans Hernke began acting at the age of 17 in Orlando, Florida. His first major role was in his high school play "Harvey" playing the lead role of Elwood P. Dowd. After that experience, he realized the entertainment industry was his true calling. He later got an agent and started booking parts. The Master's Academy was gracious enough to let him leave school to work on sets and productions only if he kept good grades in all his classes! After graduating from The Master's Academy High School in 2001, he moved to Vancouver, Canada to study at the Vancouver Film and Acting School. After only being there for 2 months, he decided that maybe this wasn't the place for him, so he moved back to Orlando and worked for Carmike Cinemas in Winter Park, Florida for a full year. He was later accepted to the New York Film Academy at Universal Studios, Hollywood. With the help of his family, he packed up and moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 2002 and started his schooling. He graduated from New York Film Academy in November 2002. He is currently pursuing a career in not only acting, but behind the camera such as producing, directing, and casting!

Composer, conductor and violinist George J. Liberace was educated at the Chicago Conservatory and the Northwestern Conservatory and performed with the Anson Weeks and Orrin Tucker orchestras. During World War 2 he served with the Seabees, and by 1947 he became the music director for his brother Liberace. In 1955, he joined ASCAP and by 1957 he had founded George LIberace Enterprises. He conducted the symphony orchestras of Kansas City, Dallas, Philadelphia, Denver and St. Louis, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His chief musical collaborators included Turk Prujan, Jack Meskill and Billy Austin, and his popular-song compositions include "Mi Amore", "Bullfrog on a Spree", and "Adios and Goodnight".

Frances Liberace was born on 31 August 1891 in Menasha, Wisconsin, USA. She was a producer, known for The Liberace Show (1952), The Mike Douglas Show (1961) and A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954). She was married to Alexander Casadonte and Salvatore Liberace. She died on 24 November 1980 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Connie Clausen was an actress, author and literary agent. She was born in Menasha, Wisconsin and in her teens she moved with her family to Sarasota, Florida, then winter quarters of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. While walking down Sarasota's Main Street she was stopped by John Ringling North, who remarked that her long hair was perfect for portraying "Alice in Wonderland" on a float in that season's fairy tale finale. She spent two years in the circus and then left for Hollywood, where she worked in M-G-M Studio's Publicity Department. She rose from a messenger to Director of Special Promotions. An M-G-M studio photographer encouraged her to pursue an acting career, and she moved to New York where she first worked as a Conover model and then had a successful career as a television and stage actress. She appeared on Broadway and in hundreds of television programs and commercials during the 1950's and 60's. She was a spokeswoman for many major brands including Westinghouse and Beech-Nut, and she was a regular on the "Dr. Spock Show" with her twin sons. In 1961 she wrote a memoir based on her two seasons in the circus, "I Love You Honey But the Season's Over" (Holt, Rinehart and Winston). In 1970 she began a new career in publishing with MacMillan Publishing Company, rising to Vice President. During her tenure at MacMillan she was instrumental in promoting the bestsellers "Jonathon Livingston Seagull" and Watership Down" In 1976 she founded her own literary agency, "Connie Clausen and Associates". Her agency produced many bestsellers including a Pulitzer Prize winning biography of Jackson Pollack, and her clients included the fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo and the British author Quentin Crisp . She died in Manhattan at the age of 74 of a stroke. The role of Connie Clausen in the 2009 British ITV film production of "An Englishman in New York" is played by the actress Swoosie Kurtz.

Jean Kraft was born on 9 January 1927 in Menasha, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for Great Performances at the Met (1977), Evgeniy Onegin (1985) and A Quiet Place (1986). She was married to Richard Elias. She died on 15 July 2021 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

Eric Hinske was born on 5 August 1977 in Menasha, Wisconsin, USA.

Dave Koslo was born on 31 March 1920 in Menasha, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 1 December 1975 in Menasha, Wisconsin, USA.