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Laura Kightlinger is a writer, stand-up comic, and actor. Her comedic roles include self-obsessed mom Deb Taylor in "PEN15" on Hulu, and Nurse Shelia in "Will & Grace". She's been a consulting producer on "Will & Grace" since its inception. Laura created and starred in her own critically acclaimed TV show on IFC, "The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman", and was a series regular on HBO's "Lucky Louie". She has voiced several characters in "Lego Batman", "Ninjago", and is the voice of Dr. Scott in "Dr. Katz: The Audio Files". As a stand-up comic, she's had several half-hour specials on Comedy Central and HBO. At the recent JFL Comedy Festival, Kightlinger was heralded in the Montreal Gazette as "a femme fatale deadpan who took risks leading the audience into hilariously unexpected territory."
Her book, Quick Shots of False Hope, described by the New York Times Book Review as a "memorable, disturbing, and darkly comic debut", is being adapted for film and television.
"Sixty Spins Around the Sun", the documentary Kightlinger directed, chronicling activist Randy Credico's fight to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws, won 'Best Documentary' in the Boston, Empire State, Black Maria, and Beverly Hills Film Festivals. Laura won 'Best Director' for her first short film, "Dependable People", at the Black Maria Film Festival. Other shorts she's written and directed include: "Cat Demon: Re-Exhumed", "American Heroine", "Roy Fabcock: Legendary Lover", "Exposition 7", "Laura Gets Adopted", the three-episode short series: "Cat Guys" starring Frank Conniff and Eddie Pepitone, and the stop-motion thriller "The Scrap County Murders".- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Allison was raised 20 miles south of Lake Erie, in the small rural farming town of Edinboro, Pennsylvania.
At the age of 14, Allison was discovered in a doctor's office by a model scout/agent. She started modeling in Toronto and spent subsequent summers in Manhattan. After completing high school, Allison moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to study Theatre at the University of Pittsburgh. She also then spent a semester abroad studying theatre in London.
Upon graduation, Allison moved to New York City where she landed roles in several Off Broadway shows. Soon after, she broke into television garnishing small roles on 'Rescue Me' opposite Dennis Leary and 'Stella' with Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter. Allison then began dividing her time between New York and Los Angeles.
In 2008 Allison starred opposite Michael Madsen and Dennis Hopper in Quentin Tarantino's: 'Hell Ride'. That same year she starred opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow in Jon Favreau's: 'Iron Man'. In 2010, she starred in the indie 'Bloomington', which quickly became a cult classic. Next was a recurring role starring opposite David Duchovny on Showtime's: 'Californication'; proceeded by a series regular role opposite John Schneider and Tika Sumpter on Tyler Perry's: 'The Haves and the Have Nots' on OWN.- Actor
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Muscular African American sports star, actor, media identity and inventor of the phenomenally popular "Tae Bo" fitness system, derived from his extensive martial arts training. Blanks was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1955 amongst humble backgrounds and grew up as one of 15 children, battling dyslexia and tendon problems. However that didn't stop him from starting his martial arts training at age 14 and eventually achieving black belts in tae kwon do & several other arts, and winning numerous US martial arts tournaments.
Blanks first popped up on movie screens in the mid 1980s in tough guy parts utilizing his athletic background and grim faced looks. Films roles included Tango & Cash (1989), Driving Force (1989) and Lionheart (1990). Things looked up in 1991, when Blanks scored the minor role of drug addicted running back "Billy Cole" in the explosive The Last Boy Scout (1991)....and further work followed often sharing lead billing in low budget - high action fare such as Talons of the Eagle (1992), TC 2000 (1993) and Expect No Mercy (1995).
In the late 1990s, Billy's innovative and exciting "Tae Bo" workout routine swept around the world like wildfire, and propelled him into the position of one of the world's most recognizable and biggest selling fitness trainers. The remarkable Blanks continues to refine and promote his unique "Tae Bo" fitness system, and he operates the Billy Blanks World Training Center in Sherman Oaks, California.- Veteran actress Christine Estabrook has built an impressive portfolio of roles in film, television, and theater.
Born and raised in East Aurora, near Buffalo, New York, Estabrook was one of five children raised by a single mother. She worked her way through school at various jobs, including a stint at the very first Fisher-Price toy factory making toys by hand. After graduating from the prestigious Yale School of Drama (among her classmates was Meryl Streep), she moved to New York to pursue an acting career.
She quickly made her mark in the theater, starring in Broadway productions of The Sisters Rosenzweig, The Heidi Chronicles, I'm Not Rappaport, The Inspector General, and The Cherry Orchard. She won a Drama Desk Award for the Off-Broadway production of The Boys Next Door, an Obie Award for her role in Pastorale, and a Drama Desk Award nomination for her performance in North Shore Fish.
Estabrook's credits also include numerous regional theater productions, and four years working in the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference. After 17 years of performing on stage, Estabrook decided she was ready for new challenges and moved to Los Angeles, eager to work in a different medium.
Since then, she has guest-starred on some of television's most popular shows and appeared in many feature films.
The role of Mrs. Huber on Desperate Housewives (2004) was written especially for the actress by the series' creator, Marc Cherry. - Actress
- Additional Crew
Marilyn Burns was born Mary Lynn Ann Burns on May 7, 1949 in Erie, Pennsylvania, and raised in Houston, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Drama. Marilyn was one of the original scream queens, remembered primarily for her role in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). She played Sally Hardesty, a teenager who travels with her brother and some friends to the cemetery where her grandfather was buried to investigate reports of grave vandalism, and then encounters an insane, murderous family, including the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface.
Her follow-up appearance was in Eaten Alive (1976), where she played a vacationer who unwittingly stumbles upon a hotel managed by a maniac who feeds his guests to his crocodile. Marilyn earned her scream queen status by starring in other horror movies; Kiss Daddy Goodbye (1981) and Future-Kill (1985). She appeared in the television miniseries Helter Skelter (1976) about the real-life trial of Charles Manson and his family. She played Linda Kasabian, a member of the Manson Family whose testimony helped lead to the convictions of the cult leader and many of his followers.
Marilyn had an uncredited cameo as Sally Hardesty in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), and made a cameo appearance as Verna Carlson in Texas Chainsaw (2013). However, aside from these roles and occasional appearances at horror conventions, she lived a relatively quiet life out of the spotlight in the Houston area in her later years. Marilyn Burns died at age 65 in her sleep on August 5, 2014 and was found in her Houston, Texas home by family members, the cause was an apparent heart attack, although not specified.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Pat Monahan was born on 28 February 1969 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Skyscraper (2018), Abduction (2011) and Spider-Man 2 (2004). He has been married to Amber Peterson since 20 July 2007. They have two children. He was previously married to Ginean Rapp.- Julianna McCarthy was born on 17 August 1929 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for The Frighteners (1996), Starship Troopers (1997) and Striking Distance (1993). She was previously married to Michael Constantine.
- Nick Adams is best known for Fire Island, The Other Two, and An Englishman in New York. He is an accomplished veteran of the Broadway stage and has starred as Felicia in the Tony winning original cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Whizzer in Lincoln Center Theatre's national company of Falsettos, and Fiyero in Wicked.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Kay Williams was born on 7 August 1916 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Actress (1953). She was married to Clark Gable, Adolph Bernard Spreckels II, Martin de Alzaga Unzue and Charles Parker Capps. She died on 25 May 1983 in Houston, Texas, USA.- Producer
- Writer
- Actor
Jonathan Stark was born on 16 February 1952 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Fright Night (1985), Ellen (1994) and House II: The Second Story (1987). He has been married to Linda since 17 May 1992. They have two children.- Buxom blonde Alberta Nelson appeared in a string of teen beach movies, including Beach Party, Muscle Beach Party and How to Stuff a Wild Bikini. Nelson played "Puss," one of the leather clad "Rat Pack" (aka "Rats & Mice") biker gang. On television, Nelson made a number of appearances on "The Andy Griffith Show", and guested on "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
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- Actor
- Writer
Alaska Thunderfuck was born on 6 March 1985 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Race Chaser with Alaska & Willam (2018), The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018) and Eastsiders (2012).- Actress
- Stunts
Annalaina Marks was born on 11 April 1983 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Made of Honor (2008), The Good Wife (2009) and Person of Interest (2011). She was previously married to Colin Branca.- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
Joseph D. Pistone was born on 17 September 1939 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Donnie Brasco (1997), El Dandy (2015) and Falcone (2000).- Additional Crew
- Stunts
- Actor
Doug Seus was born on 8 October 1942 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for The Edge (1997), Big Fish (2003) and Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009). He has been married to Lynne Seus since 1 August 1971. They have two children.- Actor
- Location Management
- Production Manager
An actor since the age of 7 as well as a musician, singer, songwriter, David Anthony Pizzuto was also a location scout/photographer, location manager, producer, writer, and, in addition to being a divemaster and deep breath hold diver, was also a retired therapist. When asked by a reporter why he had so many areas of accomplishment, he replied, "My motto is simple, do the best you can and when the going gets tough, the tough diversify". He divided his time between South Florida, Canada, and Los Angeles and wherever the water is deep and clear.- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Marilyn McIntyre was born on 23 May 1949 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Ring Two (2005), First Daughter (2004) and Very Bad Things (1998).- Animation Department
- Art Department
- Director
Phil Nibbelink was born on 3 June 1955 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director, known for The Black Cauldron (1985), Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss (2005) and The Great Mouse Detective (1986). He has been married to Margit Friesacher since 3 January 1992. They have four children.- Producer
- Casting Director
- Casting Department
Logan Clark was born on 21 May 1987 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and casting director, known for Legendary (2020), I Can See Your Voice (2020) and The Masked Singer (2019).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Directed Tony nominated 'Teddy & Alice' and 'Shakespeare's Cabaret' on Broadway. Off-Broadway directed, co-wrote and starred in 'Scrambled Feet'. Wrote the Book and Lyrics for 'Shogun: The Musical'. His production of 'The Immigrant' won an Obie for lead actor. Played "Kevin Jamison" for the soap opera, The Edge of Night (1956). TV direction: 50 episodes of soap operas, 2 Ace Awards winning adaptations of theatre for cable. Produced 'America's Most Wanted' for Fox. Directs and shoots, news, promo and industrial films for Court TV, Chase, American Express etc. Frequent guest star on Law & Order (1990), currently plays Police Commissioner Lyle Morris on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).- Producer
- Director
- Cinematographer
Lyons has written, directed and produced three feature films and three short documentaries. He uses the medium to bring issues to the masses and inspire political or social change. The environmental horror feature, Unearth, which he co-directed with his wife and partner, Dorota Swies, had its World Premiere during the pandemic of 2020 at the renowned Fantasia International Film Festival. He and co-writer Kelsey Goldberg were later awarded Best Screenplay at El Festival de Cine Fantastico de Canarias Isla Calavera. The film stars Adrienne Barbeau and Marc Blucas and released worldwide in 2021.
In 2017, he produced the short film OurErie which was viewed over 100K times in 48 hours and received raves by James Fallows in The Atlantic. With his previous features, Schism (2009) and There Are No Goodbyes (2013), Lyons focused his lens on the topics of mental health, aging, working class struggles and fate vs. free will. Made on a shoestring budget, the features screened globally, and are available on Amazon VOD.
In addition, Lyons was the Executive Director of the non-profit Film Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania for its first 9 years, where he now serves as Director of Programming. John is also an active teaching artist and a member of the Green New Deal Coalition. His efforts brought attention to local media resulting in Erie Arts and Culture's Bruce Morton Wright Artist of the Year Award (2020), Erie Reader's 40 Under 40 (2013), Young Erie Professionals Generation-E Leadership Award (2009), Erie Times-News' People of the Year (2007) Erie Reader's Best Filmmaker Award (2014-2017, 2020) . Lyons is a producer of the Our Erie podcast (2020-), a host of the Film Grain podcast (2018-) and host/producer of the Cinemactivist podcast (2021-).- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Grammy award-winning artist and former longtime Nine Inch Nails drummer/programmer Chris Vrenna is a multi-faceted musical genius - a rare talent whose artistic prowess easily ranges from onstage performance to studio wizardry. In addition to eight years with NIN and studio collaborations with Marilyn Manson and Smashing Pumpkins, Vrenna's production and remixing credits including U2's "Elevation Remix" for the Tomb Raider soundtrack in addition to work for Xzibit featuring Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Nelly Furtado, Weezer, Cold and Rob Zombie, among many others.
As evidenced by his first full-length album, The Attraction To All Things Uncertain (created by his tweaker alter-ego), he also possesses an uncanny knack for working full-circle, for crossing boundaries and genres, for creating art out of nothing but an idea and a feeling- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
- Soundtrack
Kurt Doss was born on 18 September 1996 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Knucklehead (2010), Ruby & the Rockits (2009) and Role Models (2008).- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Originally from Canada born in Fort Erie, Ontario, educated at McGill University in Montreal, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, University of Windsor Law School and most recently the Gaiety Acting School in Dublin Ireland. An international actor who is currently based in Atlanta and Belfast, Ireland. Past work as a flight attendant in Saudi Arabia, a customs officer at the Canadian /U.S. border and a multi-jurisdictional attorney led to an artistic change of track. Irish citizenship through bloodline.- Actress
- Producer
- Visual Effects
Julianna Barninger was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. She is known for Jane the Virgin (2014), Intuitions (2019) and Stitchers (2015). She is married to Steven Nicholas Smith.