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Brion James was born February 20, 1945, in Redlands, California, to Ida Mae (Buckelew) and Jimmy James. The family soon moved to Beaumont, California (between Los Angeles and Palm Springs), where his parents built and operated a movie theater, where stars such as Gene Autry would occasionally stop by. After graduating from Beaumont High School in 1962, Brion attended San Diego State University, majoring in theater arts. Upon graduation he moved to New York to study acting while working a variety of jobs to support himself in the early years. He also did a stint in the National Guard. He and fellow actor Tim Thomerson served in the army together and later made several films together. A veteran of over 100 television and 120+ movie roles, James is best remembered for roles such as the replicant Leon in Blade Runner (1982), Gen. Munro in The Fifth Element (1997), Big Teddy in Cabin Boy (1994), Max Jenke in House III: The Horror Show (1989) (his personal favorite) as well as countless other parts in films like Southern Comfort (1981), The Player (1992), Tango & Cash (1989), 48 Hrs. (1982), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Enemy Mine (1985) and Silverado (1985). Brion is survived by two brothers, Craig James of Scottsdale, Arizona, Chester James of Beaumont, California and their families.- Actor
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Arjay Smith is an American actor, born in Southern California, who began his career in the summer of 1993 at the age of 9. A chameleon by nature, Arjay Smith continues to embrace new characters from drama to comedy. In 2014 he stunned audiences in his recurring role as Grant McQueen on the 7th and final season of Sons of Anarchy (2008). In (2017) Arjay made viewers laugh as Arlo on the comedy series The Guest Book (2017).
For 20 plus years, Arjay Smith has had a healthily balanced career. He has appeared in a varied spectrum of well-known drama and comedy television shows, including Designated Survivor (2016), Major Crimes (2012), 24 (2001), Cold Case (2003), The Bernie Mac Show (2001), Malcolm in the Middle (2000), and The West Wing (1999). Arjay Smith is perhaps best known for his title role in the Nickelodeon television series The Journey of Allen Strange (1997) and as the loveable teacher's assistant, Max Lewicki on Perception (2012). He has also appeared in notable films, such as the disaster-thriller The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Michel Gondry's comedy Be Kind Rewind (2008), the horror-movie sequel Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2008), and We Made This Movie (2012).- Actor
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Born May 29, 1979 in Redlands, California to Rick and Jeanine Jackson, Richard Lee Jackson began his acting career at age 12 after a visit to Universal Studios in Hollywood. After moving to Los Angeles at the age of 13 and working in various roles for TV and film, he garnered considerable recognition for his turn on the 2nd season premiere episode of Ally McBeal (1997).
Best known for his role as "Ryan Parker" on Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993), he has also guest-starred in several network/syndicated series including; Boy Meets World (1993), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Baywatch (1989).
Last year (2004) he was featured in Hope Ranch (2002) with Lorenzo Lamas and Bruce Boxleitner and stars in the recently released Universal Film Bring It on: Again (2004). His feature film debut is in the MGM film Madison (2001), which stars Jim Caviezel.
Richard Lee has done several national and local TV appearances (Leeza, Regis and Kathy Lee, AM Northwest, Good Day Oregon, etc.) and interviews in several world-wide syndicated magazines such as Movieline and Teen People. He was also featured along with his brother, fellow actor Jonathan Jackson, in People's "Sexiest Man Alive Issue".
Along with acting, Richard is the drummer in the rock band Enation (with brother Jonathan on lead vocals and guitar). They are currently (2005) touring the West Coast and releasing their first record, "Identity Theft".
He was married to Raquel Torres on January 2nd, 2005 and lives in the Northwest when he is not working in Los Angeles.- Actress
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Ashley Spencer Taylor Villegas Argota-Torres (or as she refers to as "the longest name ever") started acting at five years old. She appeared in multiple television shows including "The Division", "MAD TV", "The Wayne Brady Show", and "The Shield". At only 10 years old, she became the youngest performer ever to win five times in a row at "Amateur Night at the Apollo", which led to her becoming a Star of Tomorrow at "Showtime At The Apollo". At 11 years old, she toured in Disney's hit Broadway musical, "The Lion King", as Young Nala. She was also a semi-finalist on the Arsenio Hall hosted "Star Search" in 2003, where Ben Stein commented, "This girl has the best stage presence out of any young performer I've ever seen."
Shortly after guest starring on Nickelodeon's "iCarly", Ashley starred as the loyal, quirky, fun-loving assistant, Lulu, on the hit Nickelodeon show "True Jackson, VP". The show ran for three seasons. Directly after filming that show, she booked her second starring role in another Nickelodeon show where she played Kelly in "Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures". After filming, she briefly attended her dream school, New York University, before returning to Los Angeles for work. As soon as she came home, Ashley worked on her debut album with songwriter Rebekah White. Her debut single, Limitless, is available on all digital platforms.
Ashley was also fortunate enough to return to her first love, musical theater, in the Lythgoe Family musical production of "Aladdin and His Winter Wish" as Princess Jasmine alongside Ben Vereen and Bruce Vilanch. After that, she filmed a recurring role on Disney XD's number one show, "Lab Rats", where she played the evil bionic soldier, S-1. Her Disney Channel Original Movie, "How To Build A Better Boy", premiered shortly after that to 4.6 million viewers, and became the number one event on the Watch Disney Channel App, with one million people tuning in before the premiere.
After shooting small spots on Freeform's "Chasing Life" and NBC's pilot "Cabot College", produced by Tina Fey, Ashley recurred on Freeform's "The Fosters" as Lou, the lead singer of the band Someone's Little Sister. Due to the amount of fans asking for the music they heard Ashley performing in multiple episodes, Freeform surprised fans (and Ashley!) by releasing a "Someone's Little Sister EP", which included the four songs she sang on the show in her first season. The EP shot to number 18 on the iTunes Alternative chart and broke the Top 100 on the iTunes overall chart.
In between filming more television shows (such as Disney's "Girl Meets World", a series regular role as Abigail on "Liberty Crossing") and films (Sony Pictures "The Cover Versions" as Amber), Ashley has starred in many live stage productions in Los Angeles. For four years, she originated and played the role of Juliet in the Bradley Bredeweg/Rockwell Table and Stage production of "Romeo & Juliet: Love Is A Battlefield" (now known as "Invincible"), a modern take on the classic story of Romeo & Juliet, set to the epic anthems of Pat Benatar. She has also starred in multiple productions at Rockwell Table and Stage in their "Unauthorized Musical Parody" series, playing Regina George in "UMPO: Mean Girls", Allison in "UMPO: Hocus Pocus", Becca in "UMPO: Bridesmaids", Biana Stratford in "UMPO: 10 Things I Hate About You", and Cher Horowitz in "UMPO: Clueless".
In 2019, Ashley and her husband, Mick, started Mismo Productions and released their podcast, also named "Mismo". They interview creatives about their day to day lives in the business to show everyone that no matter where someone is in their careers, we are all uniquely the same-- we're all Mismo. The podcast is has more than 16,000 listens. Mismo Productions also released their first short film, "The Last Flight", a parody of the Michael Jordan documentary, "The Last Dance". It was directed, produced, and edited by Ashley and written by, produced by, and starring Mick. More information about Mismo can be found here.
Ashley often teaches acting classes at Actors Giving Back in Los Angeles, CA and is on the Advisory Committee for The Actor's Fund's "Looking Ahead Program". She is also Taco Bell's number one fan.- Actor
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Mike Heslin was born on 20 July 1988 in Redlands, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Lioness (2023), The Holiday Proposal Plan (2023) and The Influencers (2020). He was married to Nicolas James Wilson. He died on 2 July 2024 in the USA.- Actress
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Melissa McMeekin was born on 20 November 1972 in Redlands, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Holdovers (2023), The Fighter (2010) and American Hustle (2013).- Actress
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Gemmenne de la Peña was born on 28 June 1992 in Redlands, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Weather Man (2005), Bunker Z (Zulu) (2018) and Erin Brockovich (2000).- Sean McInerney was born on 21 October 1986 in Redlands, California, USA. He is a writer, known for Jackass Forever (2022), Jackass 4.5 (2022) and Who is J.O.B? (2012).
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Mike Bell was born on 3 November 1967 in Redlands, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Turbo (2013) and SpongeBob SquarePants (1999).- Actress
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Betty Kennedy was born in Redlands, California USA. She is known for Remington Steele (1982), Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980) and The Rockford Files (1974).- Producer
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Joan Tewkesbury began her career at age ten as a dancer in The Unfinished Dance. A few years later she appeared as an Ostrich, an Indian and Mary Martin's flying understudy in Jerome Robbin's Peter Pan. She attended University of Southern California, became a choreographer, a theatre director, a script supervisor for Robert Altman's McCabe and Mrs. Miller then a writer of feature films, "Thieves Like Us" and "Nashville" and the director of "Old Boyfriends" which was presented at "Director's Fortnight" at the Cannes Film Festival.
She has also written, directed numerous projects for Cable and Network television: "The Tenth Month," "Acorn People", "Cold Sassy Tree", "Sudie and Simpson", "Wild Texas Wind", the HBO's series "The Stranger", "On Promised Land", "Elysian Fields" and was a consulting producer for the CBS series, "The Guardian".
For the stage she wrote, directed and choreographed "Dance Card" for the Oregon Ballet theatre, wrote and directed "Jammed" presented at the Edinburgh Festival and wrote, directed and produced "Retrospective" at the Manhattan Theatre Source in New York.
Ten years ago she developed a class, "Designed Obstacles, Spontaneous Response" which she has presented at Art Center, American Film Institute, Bard College, Chapel Hill, U.C.L.A., N.A.L.I.P. and various film maker labs and emersions though out the United States, Israel, Europe and Japan.
She participates as a creative advisor for the Sundance Institute Native Lab, the Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Lab and has created a Writers Forum at Los Luceros in Alcalde, New Mexico.
Her work has been honored by the Writers Guild, Humanitas, Golden Globes, the British Academy Awards, Cable Ace, Academy Awards best picture nomination for "Nashville" and the Los Angeles Critics award for best original screenplay.- Veronica Taylor was born on 13 September 1985 in Redlands, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Mad Men (2007), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) and Ray Donovan (2013).
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Lil Xan was born on 6 September 1996 in Redlands, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Behind bars in mexico, Euphoria (2019) and Carnage Feat. Mac Miller & MadeinTYO: Learn How to Watch (2018).- Sherry Bain was born on 26 March 1940 in Redlands, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Wild Riders (1971), Opening Night (1977) and Pipe Dreams (1976).
- Dorothea Puente was born on 29 January 1929 in Redlands, California. She died on 27 March 2011 in Chowchilla, California, USA.
- George Unda was born on 16 September 1982 in Redlands, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Where the Bears Are (2012), The Rookie and the Runner (2012) and A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary (2023). He died in June 2021 in the USA.
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Josh Lehrman was born on 31 March 1986 in Redlands, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Bizaardvark (2016), Rock, Paper, Scissors (2024) and Paradise PD (2018).- Actress
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Marcellite Garner was born on 3 July 1910 in Redlands, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Birthday Party (1931), Mickey's Mechanical Man (1933) and The Cactus Kid (1930). She was married to Harry Abraham Lincoln and Richard Bruce Wall. She died on 26 July 1993 in Grass Valley, California, USA.- Joyce Nelson was born on 3 August 1924 in Redlands, California, USA. She was married to Eugene Theodore Nelson. She died on 7 July 1985 in Monterey Park, California, USA.
- Jeffrey Schoeny was born and currently resides in Southern California. Before entering the field of acting, he began training in martial arts at the age of four. Progressing to the rank of brown belt in taekwondo and green belt in karate. Jeffrey holds two National Championships in forms with the American Taekwondo Association. At the urging of his cousin, the legendary martial artist Bob Wall, Jeffrey began his acting career at the age of six. Along with the martial arts and acting Jeffrey enjoys rollerblading, BMX biking, basketball, tennis and many other activities. Jeffrey lives with his mother, Lynn and father, Michael. He has one sister, Michelle Meyering age 19. Jeffrey maintains an A average in school along with donating his time to local special education sporting groups.
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Trevor Stevens was born on 27 January 1992 in Redlands, California, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Rock Steady Row (2018), Run (2015) and Alt (2020).- Annabelle Roberts was born in Redlands, California on July 17, 1998. Annabelle competed in child beauty pageants when she was younger and that is how she landed the role of a pageant contestant named Carly in the movie Little Miss Sunshine (2006). After Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Annabelle received a spot as a special guest star on a VH1 pilot.
- Eric L Kelly was born on 12 July 1978 in Redlands California. He is an actor, known for Im Not Here and The Way of the Tiger (1996).
- Amanda Lockwood was born on 2 September 1981 in Redlands, California, USA. She is an actress, known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Ugly Betty (2006) and P.O.V.: The Camera's Eye (2003).
- Dolores Quintana was born on 18 July 1978 in Redlands, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Kittens in a Cage (2015), Necessary Evil (2008) and The Sunday Night Slaughter (2020).