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KaDee Strickland was born on 14 December 1975 in Patterson, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004), Fever Pitch (2005) and The Grudge (2004). She has been married to Jason Behr since 10 November 2006. They have one child.

Lyle Brocato is from Patterson, LA. He married his high school sweetheart, Angelena Swords in 2001. After graduating form LSU in 2002 they moved to Los Angeles. They have four children. Lyle is best known for his work on The Big Short, Bad Moms and A Bad Moms Christmas. The Brocatos are also accomplished photographers in Louisiana.

Douglas Rowe was born in 1938 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Critters 2: The Main Course (1988), Legend (1995) and Calvin Marshall (2009). He died on 13 May 2023 in Medford, Oregon, USA.

Alphonso DeNoble was a morbidly obese actor who only appeared in three low-budget horror pictures during his regrettably fleeting career. DeNoble's regular job was working as a bouncer at a Paterson, New Jersey gay bar. Writer/director Alfred Sole convinced him to play the strikingly lewd, sleazy, and grotesque pedophile landlord Mr. Alphonso in the excellent "Alice, Sweet Alice." Alphonso went on to appear in two movies for director Joel M. Reed: he portrayed a white slave dealer in the notorious splatter sickie "Bloodsucking Freaks" and a camera store proprietor in the cruddy "Night of the Zombies."

Stretch was born on 28 August 1965 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for GWAR: Phallus in Wonderland (1992), Black Oxygen: Life is Beautiful (2020) and Skulhedface (1994). He is married to Rebecca Ederer. They have two children.

Damon Lipari was born in Patterson LA, and as a young boy all he wanted to do was play basketball. He idolized Pete Maravich for his "handles" and bought strength shoes so he can one day jump high like his other idol Michael "Air" Jordan. But at the age of 13 Damon was hit with the acting bug after watching amazing performances in the movie "A Few Good Men." But the movie could have easily been "White Men Can't Jump," he doesn't really remember. The point is something he watched made him want to be an actor. He wanted the ability to bring out emotions in others through film. Damon continued pursuing basketball through college. He played for a small college in Mississippi then transferred to LSU where he walked on the basketball team only to be told they didn't have a roster spot for him. His last stint with the sport was a tryout for the Denver Nuggets in 2003. It went really well but he didn't make the team. Damon decided to dedicate his time to acting. He moved to Hollywood and quickly picked up an agent and started booking commercial work. Ironically, Damon's first film work was on the CBS made for TV movie Vampire Bats which was filmed where he grew up, New Orleans LA. The production was moved half way through due to Hurricane Katrina to Halifax Nova Scotia. After it wrapped Damon quickly jumped on to The Guardian with Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, Initiation of Sarah with Mika Boorem, Summer Glau and JoAnna Garcia Swisher, and A Perfect Day with Rob Lowe, Paget Brewster and Christopher Lloyd. After filming 5 straight movies in his native state Damon decided to make home.. home again. Other titles include Memphis Beat, Shark Night 3D, Breakout Kings, Halt and Catch Fire, When the Game Stands Tall, The Originals and his latest Navy Seals vs. Zombies. Damon's goal is to one day play Pistol Pete in a movie made about the legendary basketball player. Another goal is to one day be endorsed by Nike and design his own shoes.

Sixteen-year-old Pete Seeger enrolled at the Avon Old Farms School in Connecticut and then decided to become a hermit. His life since then has been one social cause after another, buoyed by an almost indefatigable career as a self-described "sing-along leader."

During the 1930s he attended Harvard, from which his musicologist father Charles Seeger (a member of the Industrial Workers of the World and a conscientious objector during World War I) had graduated in 1908. As an alternative to his major, Sociology (which he disliked), he played tenor banjo (failing to make the Harvard Jazz Band) and participated in the pacifist/communist Harvard Student Union so much that he lost his scholarship, leaving Harvard in 1938. In 1939 actor/folksinger 'Will Geer' organized the "All-American Left-Wing Folk-Song Revival Movement," a benefit concert for migrant workers in California. It was there that Pete met Woody Guthrie and began touring with him. In 1940 Seeger started the Almanac Singers with Lee Hays, Pete Hawes and Millard Lampell; during his tours with this pro-union, anti-war group the FBI began a file on him. The group broke up at the start of World War II (Seeger enlisted in the army; Guthrie entered the Merchant Marine). After the war he started People's Songs (later Sing Out!), and in 1949 formed a new group, The Weavers, with Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman and Ronnie Gilbert'. For years he had trouble with the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and was, effectively, blacklisted. He recorded dozens of albums (Columbia, Folkways) and wrote thousands of songs, among which are "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," "If I Had a Hammer," and "Turn, Turn, Turn" (which in the 1960s became a huge hit for The Byrds). He helped start the Greenwich Village music magazine Broadside in the 1960s and reorganized the Newport Folk Festival. In 1996 the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance awarded him its first Lifetime Achievement Award. He helped start Clearwater, an organization which sails a 106-foot boat along the Hudson River to show children the dangers of pollution.

Sybil was born in 1963 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Brakes (2016), Sybil: Still a Thrill (1997) and Sybil: Don't Make Me Over (1987).

Edward Masry is Arab-American of Syrian ancestry, and was born in Patterson, New Jersey. Ed was an attorney, actor, football agent, politician, and humanitarian. Edward, along with his legal assistant, Erin Brockovich, won an American history-making $333 million dollar direct action lawsuit, on behalf of Hinkley, California residents against Pacific Gas & Electric Company, which was made into a successful 2000 "Hollywood" Film, "Erin Brockovich", starring, Julia Roberts who plays Erin Brockovich and Albert Finney who portrays Edward Masry. Edward died on December 5, 2005 in Thousand Oaks, California.

Over the course of her short-lived career, breathy-voiced recording artist Katie Irving yielded a very limited amount of material despite her considerable talent. While she never released a solo album, she did contribute two beautiful, ethereal singles ("Born to Have It All" and "I Never Dreamed Someone Like You Could Love Someone Like Me") to the soundtrack to Brian De Palma's horror masterpiece Carrie (1976). Both songs were played during the movie's classic prom sequence. She also recorded background and harmony vocals for a few rock and pop albums in 1975 and 1977.

Victor Cruz was born on 11 November 1986 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Ballers (2015), The NFL on CBS (1956) and The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (2017).

Henry Louis Gates Sr. was born on 8 June 1913 in Patterson Creek, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Pauline Augusta Coleman. He died on 24 December 2010 in Wayne, New Jersey, USA.

Damian Jean Neptune was born in Paterson, New Jersey, August 24th, to father, Jean Neptune, (born in Haiti) and mother, Patricia Anne Murdoch, (born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and of Scottish/Irish descent). The family moved to Los Angeles while he was still a toddler. At a very young age, Damian showed much interest in being a performing artist. He started formal training the same year. While growing up and going to school Damian showed excellent learning ability. He was a smart student who learned quickly and actually at one point in his young teens, wanted to be a doctor. He was constantly creating things, writing stories with interesting plot twists, and drawing vivid pictures. By age 15 he began a professional career in acting, singing, dancing, teaching and as a fine artist. When he was 19, on May 17th, Damian's mother, Trish, tragically passed in a car accident. She was managing him and was his best friend and mentor. Trish was a gifted professional dancer, singer and poet in her earlier life in New York and moved onto being raising her four boys. After many, many hours of study in Acting, (eight years with renowned coach, Bobby Lyons), Dance (tap, ballet, Jazz, Ballroom, Gymnastics, Salsa), Singing, Piano, Art. Studying with masters of the Craft and auditions Damian began booking SAG, AFTRA and EQUITY film, TV, theater and commercials. This has propelled him to enjoy many successes as an artist and has allowed Damian to teach and mentor literally thousands of students over the last 15 years. Damian has also devoted his love for children and love for his fellow man to years of benefit and charity work. He has been a spokesperson for Equity Fights AIDS, Elton John's AIDS Foundation, and many others. He has lectured to tens of thousands of high school students, and adults on how to succeed as an artist, as well. This, he prides as one of his greatest joys; Helping others!

Joseph Hodge was born in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. He is known for The Siege (1998), JAG (1995) and Profiler (1996). He is married to Deirdre Haj. They have one child.

George Lefferts is a Writer/Producer/Director of television dramas,motion pictures,documentaries, and plays, and a former columnist for The New York Observer. He has won three Emmy Awards, for "The Purex Specials for Women", [Best Documentary Series, NBC]; "The Lives of Benjamin Franklin", [Best Miniseries, CBS]; and "Teacher, Teacher", [Best Drama. CBS]. He has also won the Golden Globe Award of the Foreign Press Association for "Specials for Women", NBC; the Albert Lasker Medical Award for "What Price Health", with Sen. Ted Kennedy, NBC; two consecutive New England Press Ass'n First Place Awards for Best Weekly Newspaper Column for "The New York Observer" & "The Litchfield County Times"]; the National Media Award for "The Trapped Housewife, Purex Specials for Women" NBC; the Cine Golden Eagle Award for Best Industrial Film for "Moonflights & Medicine", for Merck; the Producers Guild Award for "The Breaking Point", ABC; the Peabody Award for "Biographies in Sound", NBC; the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Award for "Medical Emergency", NBC; a nomination for the Christopher Award for Outstanding Writing for "Never Say Goodbye", CBS; and the Writers Guild Award for "One Life to Live", ABC.

His writing credits include "Bravo Picasso!" NBC, with Pablo Picasso, Yves Montand, and Jacqueline Kennedy]; The Trial of Jean Harris", NBC, with Ellen Burstyne; and "The Living End", NBC.

His motion picture credits include the feature film "Mean Dog Blues," [Writer-Producer] starring George Kennedy;and twenty-six movies for television including "The Night They Took Miss Beautiful" [Writer-Producer] starring Phil Silvers, Victoria Principal & Chuck Connors; "Bird & Snake"[Producer] starring Robert Redford; "Solo for B-flat Clarinet"[Writer-Producer] directed by Sydney Pollack, "Dson;t Cry, Baby" [Writer-Producer] with Sherry North and "The Gnu, Almost Extinct,"[Producer] with Lillian Gish and Walter Pidgeon.

His producing credits include "The Smithsonian Insitution Specials", CBS; "Ryans Hope", ABC [original producer, daytime drama]; "Alcoa Preview", ABC; "The Breaking Point", ABC [weekly series]; "Confidential for Women", ABC, daytime drama-documentary]; "Ben Franklin", CBS [miniseries]

He has served as Executive Producer for NBC, ABC, CBS, and David Wolper Productions. Recent works [1999-2002] include a pilot "Scandalous Art, with Maury Povich, Bravo; book, music and lyrics for "Beachballs!", original musical; and "The Boat", drama for production at The Helen Hayes Theater in 2005.

Chris Kreski was born on 31 July 1962 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. Chris was a writer, known for Idiot Savants (1996), Celebrity Deathmatch (1998) and 1991 MTV Video Music Awards (1991). Chris died on 9 May 2005 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.

Edna Buchanan was born on 16 March 1938 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. She is a writer, known for The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994), Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995) and Nobody Lives Forever (1998). She has been married to Thomas M. Smith since 4 May 2010. She was previously married to James C. Buchanan and Emmett R. Miller.

John Ferraro was born on 5 April 1946 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. He was a director, known for Higgins Boys and Gruber (1990), Between Brothers (1997) and Sesame Street (1969). He was married to Karen Emonts. He died on 7 December 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

James Paul 'Jim' Brock was born Oct. 31, 1953, at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The son of Pat and Frank Brock, he was raised in Mountain Lakes, N.J. He attended high school in Newport Beach. He attended the University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Durham, England.

In 1980, he established his own company, Archaeological Advisory Group, later renamed Archaeogroup. Jim authored and co-authored a number of journal articles on Southern Californian prehistoric and historic archaeology.

In 1987, Jim moved to Pioneertown and continued doing archaeology in the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas. After losing his home and business in the devastating Sawtooth Complex Fire on July 11, 2006, he rebuilt.

In 1994, along with several members of the community in Pioneertown, Jim was cast to play a fictionalized version of himself in The Howling: New Moon Rising.

Jim traveled extensively; the Cook Islands was a favorite destination. Jim also loved to paint, and in 2010 Jim published a book of his original artwork and poetry, "Poems for Drunken Atheists."

Jim died at his home in Pioneertown on Dec. 11, 2011. He was 58 year old and is survived by his brothers, William Brock of La Mesa, Thomas Brock of San Ramon and Robert Brock of Maui, Hawaii.

David grew up in Wappingers Falls, New York with his parents, Robert and Judy and sister, Tracy. He attended Roy C. Ketcham high school before enlisting in the United States Air Force in 1986. He was in the Security Police and stationed in RAF Woodbridge in the UK and Vandenberg AFB in Southern California. After leaving the Air Force in 1990 he attended SUNY New Paltz in New Paltz, NY and graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1995. Since then he's been working as a software engineer and technical manager. His first of what he hopes will be many movies, was Haunted Hay Ride: The Movie (2008).

Eric C. Schmitz was born on 2 October 1971 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Rage (2014), Below Ground Zero and Atlantic Rim (2013).

Joseph Wehrer was born on 29 March 1926 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (1972) and Cry Dr. Chicago (1971). He was married to Betty Johnson and Anne Counselman Wehrer. He died on 10 May 2023 in San Francisco, California, USA.

George Younce was born on 22 February 1930 in Patterson, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Gaither's Pond (1997), Precious Memories (1994) and Reunion: A Gospel Homecoming Celebration (1992). He was married to Clara. He died on 11 April 2005 in the USA.

Sammy Turner was born on 2 June 1932 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA.

Reba Phillips was born on 15 August 1895 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress. She died on 25 May 1991 in Orange, California, USA.