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Jennifer Love Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas, to Patricia Mae (Shipp), a speech-language pathologist, and Herbert Daniel Hewitt, a medical technician. She has English, Italian, French, Scottish, and German ancestry. She got her first name from her older brother Todd Daniel Hewitt (b. November 8, 1970), who picked the name after a little blonde girl on whom he'd had a crush. Her mother selected Jennifer's middle name, Love (which she goes by offstage), from her best college friend. Her parents separated when she was six months old and her mother raised her in Killeen, Texas.
Hewitt made her official performing debut at age 3 when she sang at a livestock show. At age 5, she was taking tap, jazz, and ballet lessons, which led to her joining the Texas Show Team, who toured the Soviet Union and Europe. When she was 10 her family moved to Los Angeles with encouragement from talent scouts, while Todd stayed behind to finish high school in Texas Jennifer quickly found commercial work and a role on Disney's Kids Incorporated (1984) in 1989. She went through a series of television flops before finally hitting it big on Party of Five (1994) in 1995.- Writer
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Steve Martin was born on August 14, 1945 in Waco, Texas, USA as Stephen Glenn Martin to Mary Lee (née Stewart; 1913-2002) and Glenn Vernon Martin (1914-1997), a real estate salesman and aspiring actor. He was raised in Inglewood and Garden Grove in California. In 1960, he got a job at the Magic shop of Disney's Fantasyland, and while there he learned magic, juggling, and creating balloon animals. At Santa Ana College, he took classes in drama and English poetry. He also took part in comedies and other productions at the Bird Cage Theatre, and joined a comedy troupe at Knott's Berry Farm. He attended California State University as a philosophy major, but in 1967 transferred to UCLA as a theatre major.
His writing career began on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967), winning him an Emmy Award. Between 1967 and 1973, he also wrote for many other shows, including The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969) and The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971). He also appeared on talk shows and comedy shows in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1972, he first appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), doing stand-up several times each year, and even guest hosting a few years later. In 1976, he served for the first time as guest-host on Saturday Night Live (1975). By 2016, he has guest-hosted 15 times, which is one less than Alec Baldwin's record, and also appeared 12 other times on SNL.
In 1977, he released his first comedy album, a platinum selling "Let's Get Small". He followed it with "A Wild and Crazy Guy" (1978), which sold more than a million copies. Both albums went on to win Grammys for Best Comedy Recording. This is when he performed in arenas in front of tens of thousands of people, and begun his movie career, which was always his goal. His first major role was in the short film, The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977), which he also wrote. His star value was established in The Jerk (1979), which was co-written by Martin, and directed by Carl Reiner. The film earned more than $100 million on a $4 million budget. He also starred in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982), The Man with Two Brains (1983), and All of Me (1984), all directed by Reiner. To avoid being typecast as a comedian, he wanted do more dramatic roles, starring in Pennies from Heaven (1981), a film remake of Dennis Potter's 1978 series. Unfortunately, it was a financial failure.
He also starred in John Landis's Three Amigos! (1986), co-written by himself, opposite Martin Short and Chevy Chase. That year, he also appeared in the musical horror comedy, Little Shop of Horrors (1986) opposite Rick Moranis. Next year, he starred in Roxanne (1987), co-written by himself, and in John Hughes' Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), opposite John Candy. His other films include Parenthood (1989) and My Blue Heaven (1990), both opposite Moranis. In 1991, he wrote and starred in L.A. Story (1991), about a weatherman who searches meaning in his life and love in Los Angeles. It also starred his then-wife, Victoria Tennant. Same year, Father of the Bride (1991) was so successful that a 1995 sequel followed.
During the 1990s, he continued to play more dramatic roles, in Grand Canyon (1991), playing a traumatized movie producer, in Leap of Faith (1992), playing a fake faith healer, in A Simple Twist of Fate (1994), playing a betrayed man adopting a baby, and in David Mamet's thriller The Spanish Prisoner (1997). Other, more comedic roles include in HouseSitter (1992) and The Out-of-Towners (1999), opposite Goldie Hawn, in Nora Ephron's Mixed Nuts (1994), and in Bowfinger (1999), written by himself and co-starring Eddie Murphy. After Bowfinger, he starred in Bringing Down the House (2003) and Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), both earning more than $130 million. He wrote and starred in Shopgirl (2005), and appeared in the sequel of Cheaper by the Dozen. After them, he appeared in The Pink Panther (2006) and The Pink Panther 2 (2009), which he both co-wrote, as Inspector Clouseau.
He continues to do movies, more recently appearing in The Big Year (2011), Home (2015), and Love the Coopers (2015). Besides aforementioned, he has been an avid art collector since 1968, written plays, written for The New Yorker, written a well-received memoir (Born Standing Up), written a novel (An Object of Beauty; 2010), hosted the Academy Awards three times, released a Grammy award winning music album (The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo; 2009), and another album (Love Has Come For You; 2013) with Edie Brickell. Since 2007, he has been married to Anne Stringfield, with whom he has a daughter.- Actress
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Slender, strikingly beautiful strawberry blonde Anne Gwynne arrived in Hollywood a typical starry-eyed model looking to for top stardom. Not quite achieving her goal, she did become one of Universal Studio's favorite and revered cover girls while earning notoriety as one of cinema's finest screamers in 40's "B" horror films. She was able to extend her talents to include adventure stories, westerns, film noir and musical comedies before retiring in 1959.
The hazel-eyed beauty was born Marguerite Gwynne Trice in Waco, Texas, on December 18, 1918, the daughter of Pearl (née Guinn) and Jefferson Benjamin Trice, a clothing manufacturer. The family moved to St. Louis, Missouri when she was still a child. Following high school graduation, she studied drama at Stephens College. Accompanying her father to Los Angeles, she stayed and found work in a number of local community productions. She also supplemented her income as a swimsuit model for Catalina. A Universal studio talent agent happened to catch her in one of her theatre endeavors and the 20-year-old was tested and signed up in 1939.
Appearing in a few starlet bit parts as chorus girls or nurse types, Anne quickly earned her first female lead that same year with the western Oklahoma Frontier (1939) opposite cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown and continued on as a gorgeous co-star/second lead for such handsome leading men as Richard Arlen in Man from Montreal (1939); Robert Stack in Men of Texas (1942); she is best remembered, however, as a decorative lure for the monstrous antics of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Lon Chaney Jr., among others, in such movie chillers as Black Friday (1940), The Black Cat (1941), The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942), Weird Woman (1944), House of Frankenstein (1944) and Murder in the Blue Room (1944).
Anne certainly had the looks and talent but not the luck, seldom rising above second-string film fare. She nevertheless proved quite popular with the servicemen as a WWII wall pin-up and, as with many other lovely actresses, found TV and commercials to be viable mediums for her as her film career waned. She, in fact, co-starred in TV's first filmed series, the noirish crime series Public Prosecutor (1947) as D.A. John Howard's legal secretary and guested on such action-filled 50's programs as "Ramar of the Jungle," "Death Valley Days" and "Northwest Passage."
Later sporadic appearances on film included The Blazing Sun (1950), Call of the Klondike (1950) and Breakdown (1952), the last-mentioned effort executive produced by her husband Max M. Gilford. She returned to the horror film fold once more as the star of the quickly dismissed, "poverty row" cult programmer Teenage Monster (1957). Here Anne plays a caring mother whose home is hit by a meteor. This results in the death of her husband and the monstrous mutation of her son. She tries to shield her boy from outside forces to save him. After a decade of retirement, Anne returned to make a brief, matronly appearance in the film Adam at Six A.M. (1970).
Married to Gilford in 1945, the pair had two children. Daughter/actress Gwynne Gilford is married to actor Robert Pine. Her grandson is actor Chris Pine. Anne's health began to deteriorate in the '90s; a widow by this time, she was moved to the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California, where she died of complications from a stroke on March 31, 2003.- Actress
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Born in Waco, Texas, Peri Gilpin grew up in Dallas, where her family encouraged her acting abilities. After studying at the Dallas Theater Center, she pursued acting at the University of Texas at Austin and then at London's British-American Academy. She appeared in guest roles on such popular situation comedies as Designing Women (1986), Cheers (1982) and Wings (1990), where she worked with the late producer, Roz Doyle, the namesake of her character on Frasier (1993).- Actress
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Ashlee Nicolle Simpson was born on October 3, 1984 in Waco, Texas, to Tina Simpson (née Drew) and Joe Simpson, who is a psychologist and Baptist youth minister. Ashlee started dancing at the age of 4 and by the time she was 11 enjoyed the status of being the youngest person ever admitted to the prestigious School of American Ballet. By 14, Ashlee was dancing professionally on the road with her older sister, pop singer Jessica Simpson. Ashlee spent 1999-2001 on tour supporting her sibling and garnering her own fan base.
She appeared on the big screen in the film The Hot Chick (2002) alongside Rob Schneider, and has made television appearances, including a guest-starring role on Malcolm in the Middle (2000). She has also appeared alongside her sister on Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993), The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996), The View (1997), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) and a Disney Christmas show and concert special. She trained with renowned acting coach Janet Alhanti. Ashlee enjoys spending her free time vintage shopping, writing and recording music and hanging out with friends. Her work includes two well-received CDs, "Autobiography" and "I Am Me."- Actor
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Matt was born in Waco, Texas and raised in the Oklahoma City area. His reckless teen years culminated with him spending his twentieth birthday in state prison over a series of group brawls. Exactly a year after his release, during the drive home at the end a long day of high rise window washing, he found himself involved in a road rage incident in which his coworker was murdered directly in front of him. Describing himself as having been raised by television and film and with a few bit Shakespeare in the Park roles under his belt, he then made his way to Hollywood where he began attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Shortly after graduating, Matt got his SAG card on the 2007 Walter Koenig penned film, Inalienable, and has been living his dream ever since. He supported his early years bouncing and working as an autism behavioral therapist. Matt rowed a rowboat across the Pacific Ocean in 2014, attaining a world record in the process, and recently proposed to his fiancée whilst adopting a dog during a taping of the show Vanderpump Dogs. The two have gone on to take in every needy animal they've since met with plans to open their own LA based animal rescue. Matt has spent the majority of the pandemic and the industry changes that followed self taping, scratching fur babies, and picking up poop. He will work for kibble.- Actress
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Corinne Griffith was a popular star of the silent movies. She started her film career at Vitagraph in 1916 and later moved to First National, where she became one of that studio's biggest stars. At the height of her popularity she was known as the "Orchid Lady of the Screen." Black Oxen (1923) was one of her most popular films. In 1925 she made Déclassé (1925), which featured a young extra named Clark Gable.
Corinne received an Academy Award nomination for her work in The Divine Lady (1928), but sound did not embrace her in the same way that the silent films had. Music was a popular device used in many early sound movies, but she quickly proved that she was not cut out to be a singer, and the fact that her acting style remained rooted in the wooden pre-sound days didn't help matters. Her last Hollywood film was released in 1930. After appearing in an English film in 1932, she retired. She appeared in one final film, Paradise Alley (1962), a low-budget Hugo Haas potboiler.- Barbara Beaird was born on 18 June 1948 in Waco, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960) and The Man in the Net (1959).
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James Nelson Harrell, born in Waco, Texas to Margaret Teny and Jefferson Whitfield Harrell, Chair of the Baylor University Mathematics Department, graduated from Waco High School and Baylor University. He held a Master's Degree in Drama from Trinity University. He studied acting at the original Baylor Theater with Paul Baker in the 1930's and in 1940 was invited to join Michael Chekhov's Acting Studio in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Jim toured the East Coast with that company and was playing Twelfth Night when the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, and most plays closed. Jim served in the United States Army for four years in a tank company, in Headquarters Eighth Service Command, in Special Services, and in Occupied Japan. James Harrell, also known as "little Jimmy Harrell from Waco, Texas", appeared in over 75 film productions; feature films and television. James taught acting at the Dallas Theater Center and had leading roles in numerous productions, including 'Anse Bundren' in Journey to Jefferson, which toured Paris, Belgium and Germany. He also taught stage and film acting at Southwest Texas State University for 24 years, retiring in 1994 as an Associate Professor.- Stunts
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Brian Brown was born on 15 March 1963 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), Iron Man (2008) and Cowboys & Aliens (2011).- Parnell McNamara was born on 29 April 1946 in Waco, Texas, USA.
- He grew up there in poor circumstances, got on the wrong track as a child and became enthusiastic about boxing at an early age. At the age of 14, Patterson began boxing. At the beginning of the 1950s he initially pursued an amateur career in the middleweight division. From 1951 to 1952 he was US champion in this weight class. At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952, at the age of 17, he won the gold medal. Immediately after winning the Olympics, Patterson began his career in professional boxing. After a few victorious fights, he won by knockout in the fifth round against Archie Moore in 1956. of this: This brought him - at the age of 21 as the youngest heavyweight champion - the world heavyweight title.
Patterson was able to successfully defend his world title four times. In 1959 he lost to the Swedish challenger Ingemar Johansson, who became the new world champion. The following year, Patterson knocked out Johansson in the rematch, regaining the world title. The world champion was subsequently able to defend his title several times - including again against Johansson in 1961 - only to lose it in September 1962 to Sonny Liston, whom he defeated by knockout. lost in the first round. After losing his world championship title, Patterson continued his professional career until the early 1970s.
In 1965 he took on the newly crowned world champion Muhammad Ali, but he was knocked out in the 12th round. succumbed. On September 20, 1972, Patterson was in the ring for his last fight, which he won by knockout. lost again to Ali in the seventh round. Patterson lived in New Paltz, New York. In his professional career he had won 55 times in a total of 63 encounters, 40 of which were by knockout. After retiring from sports, he served as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission for many years.
Floyd Patterson died on May 11, 2006 in New York. - Actress
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It's hard to be very specific about any dates or events early in the life of Texas Guinan. She loved publicity and frequently improvised facts about herself when she felt they made better stories than the truth. She was born in Waco, Texas, but likely not on a ranch as she often claimed. She was active in vaudeville and theater, and was in many movies (often as the gun-toting hero in silent westerns, more than a match for any man). In the prohibition era, Tex's talents for entertainment and self-promotion came together for a successful career as the owner and hostess in night clubs and speakeasies, where she made certain everyone had a good time.- Costume Designer
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Travis Banton was the star costume designer at Paramount during the studio's heyday of glamour and sophistication in the 1930's. During his tenure (1924-38), he created imaginative, often daring designs for stars like Kay Francis, Carole Lombard, Mae West and, most famously, Marlene Dietrich. His best work was done in tandem with the director Josef von Sternberg, cinematographer Lee Garmes and art director Hans Dreier. Collectively, they created a visual style of costume, make-up and scenery, which became known as 'Hollywood baroque'. For Banton, this emphasized the use of sumptuous, figure-hugging, often heavily embellished or reflective fabrics, as well as imparting a sense of kinetic energy through the prodigious use of trailing feathers or veils. He also coached stars like Dietrich on posture and demeanour to compliment 'the look'.
Banton's family had left Texas for New York when he was just two years old. After schooling, he briefly served aboard a submarine during World War I, subsequently resuming studies at Columbia University and the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts. Like his contemporaries Robert Kalloch and Howard Greer, Banton spent his apprenticeship in New York, working for the fashion house of Lucille until 1924, eventually setting up his own couture label. Heavily influenced by the French fashion industry, he initially designed for theatre, creating gowns for the Ziegfeld Follies and for Broadway musical comedy, such as "Little Miss Bluebeard" and "My Girl". In 1924, he was recruited by producer Walter Wanger to work under Howard Greer at Paramount. For several years, the future Oscar-winning designer Edith Head was assigned to him as a sketch artist and assistant, duly acknowledging him in later years as a crucial influence on her career. By 1927, Banton had become Paramount's leading, most innovative designer. During the next decade, his work set the benchmark for lavish elegance in continental haute couture, with credits like Shanghai Express (1932), Trouble in Paradise (1932) and Belle of the Nineties (1934).
A drinking problem forced Banton to leave Paramount in 1938, though he did not remain out of work for long. Joining Howard Greer's label, Greer Inc., he also found employment at United Artists (1938-39). After that, he free-lanced in between stints with 20th Century Fox (1939-41), Columbia (1943-44) and, as head stylist, at Universal (1945-48). His creative flair in this period is best exemplified by films like The Mark of Zorro (1940), Lillian Russell (1940), and, particularly, Cover Girl (1944), perfectly balancing contemporary design with 1890's period costume.
In the end, the pressure of consistently creating high-end fashion for both the studios and for his own label, plus frequent feuding with stars and executives and a longing to leave the West Coast and return to New York - were all beginning to take their toll. Banton's on-set behaviour became more erratic and his increasing alcoholism made him less reliable. After his final motion picture assignment, the hopelessly flawed biopic Valentino (1951), Banton left the film business altogether and went back to work for Greer Inc.. He returned to Hollywood once more in 1956, to open a fashion salon with Russian-born couturiere Marusia Toumanoff Sassi, collaborating with her in designing the extravagant gowns worn by Rosalind Russell in the Broadway play "Auntie Mame". Banton died two years later, in February 1958, at the age of 63.- Tom Monroe was born on 2 September 1919 in Waco, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Two Lost Worlds (1951), Serpent Island (1954) and Death Valley Days (1952). He died on 2 December 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Raised in Kingsport, Tennessee. Attended Sullivan South High School. Graduated in 1997. Received his BS degree from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City in 2002. Received his MFA from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2005. Son of David and Sue Cox. Brother are David, Brad, Mitch, Aaron.- Additional Crew
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Michael J. Fisher was born in Waco, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Remember the Titans (2000), The Blind Side (2009) and Moneyball (2011).- Actor
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Randy Bennett was born in Waco, Texas, USA. He is known for The Brave Little Toaster (1987), Evil Dead II (1987) and At Close Range (1986).- Additional Crew
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Rich Emberlin is a 35-year law enforcement veteran born in Texas who served most notably with the Dallas Police Department's elite units, including Dallas SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) and the Criminal Intelligence Unit-Dignitary Protection Squad. He was also assigned to the Office of the Chief of Police as a liaison to the Department of Defense, where he facilitated training exercises for the U.S. Military Special Operations Community to include Naval Special Warfare (SEALs) and the Army's (CAG) Combat Action Group -DELTA. Rich is also a veteran television personality and subject matter expert, most recently serving as an in-studio analyst on the A&E documentary series, Live PD.
Rich joined the Dallas Police Department in September 1987, eventually becoming an Entry Team Leader for Dallas SWAT in 1996. During his 15 years in SWAT, Rich participated in thousands of missions, including counter-terrorist operations, hostage rescues, barricaded suspect situations, arrest and search warrant executions, and more. These operations formed the basis for Dallas SWAT, the popular A&E Networks reality series that aired from 2006-2007. Rich starred as a primary cast member as the cameras followed his personal and professional life over the course of three seasons. He also was a co-host of A&E's Live PD with Dan Abrams in 2016. Recently he hosted a pilot for Discovery + entitled Alien Endgame. Most recently appeared in Bloodline Detectives with Nancy Grace.
In 2011, Rich was assigned to the Criminal Intelligence Unit-Dignitary Protection Squad. He conducted liaison operations with the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Marshals, FBI, State Department, and Dept. of Defense to protect to American presidents, foreign heads of state, members of the U.S. Senate and Congress, Supreme Court Justices, and state governors. This unit also investigated protest groups, incidents of significant public disorder, and threats against government officials and police officers. Early in his career, Rich held positions as a field training officer in the Patrol Division and undercover detective in the Homeland Security/Special Investigations Division, Narcotics Unit.
Rich retired from the Dallas Police Dept. in October 2016 with over 120 commendations and departmental awards. He remains active in the industry as a law enforcement instructor and president of 540 Solutions, a corporate executive protection and tactical training firm. Rich has been an adjunct instructor for the Safariland Group for over 10 years and previously also served as a law enforcement consultant and instructor for Craft International, a training company founded by the late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, author of American Sniper. He continues to serve his community in the Dallas Police Reserves and as a reserve deputy for the Tarrant County Sheriff's Department. Rich holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, emphasis in Personnel Management and Organizational Behavior, from the University of North Texas.- Stewart Scott was born in Waco, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022), Stranded in Paradise (2014) and Snow Bride (2013).
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Korey Coleman was born on 8 September 1975 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Space Jam (1996), 2 A.M. (2006) and The Sunday Service (2014). He has been married to Merve Mia since 7 July 2017.- Actor
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J.D. Hinton was born on 12 June 1950 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Galaxina (1980), Jessie (1984) and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976).- Additional Crew
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Robert Wilson was born on 4 October 1941 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is a director and production designer, known for The Black Rider (1990), Opéra national de Paris: Turandot and La mort de Molière (1994).- Actor
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Gary Moody was born on 18 December 1946 in Waco, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Mississippi Burning (1988), A Perfect World (1993) and Deus Ex (2000). He was married to Sara Bond and Amy D. Salo. He died on 29 August 2010 in Granbury, Texas, USA.- Miller is a U.S. Navy mess attendant and cook who earned the Navy Cross during World War 2. He is best known for his heroic actions aboard the battleship West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During the attack, he helped several sailors who were wounded, and he shot down several Japanese planes while manning an anti-aircraft gun for which he hadn't received formal instruction. The resulting publicity for Miller actions in the Black press made him an iconic emblem in the fight for civil rights for Black Americans. He was killed while serving aboard the escort carrier Liscome Bay when it was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Makin in the Gilbert Islands. In January 19, 2020, the Navy announced that a Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier, CVN-81, scheduled to be commissioned in 2032 would be named after Miller.
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This Texas born actor is the only son of parents, H.G. "Guy" Herod and Joyce Marie Fox. Rick was raised and attended schools in Arlington, Texas. Rick showed an interest for entertaining and acting from childhood, singing in talent shows, dancing, and acting in plays. Rick joined the Army after high school and was trained in Army Aviation. He was sent to Europe for his first duty station. After a year in Germany, he volunteered for flying duty in Vietnam. He served with the 101st Airborne Div. A Co. 101st Assault Helicopter Bn. in 1969. He sustained a leg injury late in his tour, and was sent home. When released from the service, he married and had two children. He attended some college, worked different jobs, eventually settling back into aviation work. Rick was divorced in 1988. He married his high school sweetheart in 1992, and remains spoken for to date. Rick's love for entertaining had always remained, and in 1991, with the advice from a friend, and his wife, he made acting his goal as a career. Rick is already credited with an impressive body of work in Film, TV, and commercials, including working alongside Academy Award Winner Billy Bob Thornton in the film "Friday Night Lights", and two time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Tom Wilkinson in the film "The Night of the White Pants".- Benjamin Dover's prognostication skills were put on national display in 2007: In his "NostraDover" TV segments he correctly predicted the subprime housing bust 18 months before the markets imploded; he called the stock market's September 2008 bear market freefall 8 months before everything hit the proverbial fan.
When he's not warning America light-years before the usual media talking heads, the Dallas-based 'deal-junkie' who reinvented himself in the early 1990s after recovering from near-fatal motorcycle accident in January, 1989 (14 surgeries from 1989-99).
Publishing: Launched successful publishing company in January 1992 and went on to publish several best-selling titles: Focus of early books was on showing consumers how to work out of severe financial situations by firing debt collectors and playing hardball with creditors. Is widely viewed as one of leading experts on consumers' rights surrounding debt collection, credit reporting and bankruptcy, as well as privacy issues.
Talk radio: Parlayed his heavy radio-based book promotion schedule into his first talk radio gig at Dallas' KLIF/570AM 1992-2000; moved up to Los Angeles talk powerhouse KFI/AM 640 from 2001-2003; returned to Dallas/Fort Worth air on KRLD/1080 from 2004-2005.
Television: Leveraged his growing media-savvy into regular guest/correspondent roles on ABC's 'Mike & Maty Show' (1994-1996) and NBC's 'Leeza Gibbons Show' (1996-2001), as well as local regional reporting roles for WFAA-TV/Dallas (1995-2005), KTRK-TV/Houston (1997-2002), KHOU/Houston (2003-2005) and KVUE-TV/Austin (2003-2005).
Newspaper columnist: Wrote a popular weekly column for The Dallas Morning News (1998-2004).
Website: An early-adopter, Dover's website launched in 1995 and evolved into one of the most popular portals for consumers seeking more than just the usual regurgitated press releases offered by many media outlets. An award-winning website, benjamindover.com has been recognized for its outstanding information content by the Dallas Press Club, winning 'Katie Awards' (2002 & 2004).
Television producer: Television producer: Created "Now What Do You Do?" (NWDYD?), a multi-platformed media vehicle in 2006; launching "Dover 911" interstitials first quarter 2015.
Other: Received BBA/Business from TCU in 1982. - Gerry Matthews was born in 1931 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Highway Patrol (1955), Play of the Week (1959) and The United States Steel Hour (1953).
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Jules Bledsoe was born on 29 December 1898 in Waco, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Show Boat (1929), Drums of the Congo (1942) and Old Man Trouble (1929). He died on 14 July 1943 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Tina Simpson was born on 18 January 1960 in Waco, Texas, USA. She was previously married to Joe Simpson.
- Pam Matteson was born on 23 September 1953 in Waco, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989), Punchline (1988) and Million Dollar Mystery (1987). She was married to Tim Biddle. She died in June 2015 in the USA.
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Amy Brown's performance career has encompassed stage and screen, acting, dance, and song. In addition to starring in several independent feature films, short and student films, television, and industrials, she has frequently performed in theatre and burlesque shows. Amy's best-known film to date is The Rockville Slayer, a thriller starring Joe Estevez and scream queen legend Linnea Quigley. In this internationally-distributed film, Amy has a supporting role as an escaped mental patient. Her last feature was Take-Away Spirit, a Chinese ghost and vampire movie for New York's One Shot Productions.
Amy began acting in school productions and community theatre in Waco, Texas. Her interest in acting deepened in high school, when she had leading roles in plays such as The Odd Couple (Female Version) by Neil Simon and the title role in David Mamet's The Poet and the Rent. An early highlight was the Holocaust drama No Fading Star, in which Amy played a Jewish boy hiding in a convent while preparing for his Bar Mitzvah. For this challenging role, Amy adopted a masculine look and learned to speak passages in Hebrew. She fondly recalls when, at a state one-act play competition, she alarmed several people when entering the girls' restroom while in costume.
Amy spent a year at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, where her favorite experience was acting in renowned director Mark Lord's surrealistic production of Strindberg's A Dream Play. However, homesickness brought Amy back to Texas and she completed her BFA degree in acting (graduating summa cum laude) at Texas Christian University, studying under such respected teachers as Forrest Newlin, George Brown, and Margaret Loft. Performance highlights there included the role of Sister Martha in Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac and dual leading roles in the gender-bending student production Breakfast Serial, in which Amy played a male serial killer who preys upon younger boys. Another experience was performing in Andy Dick's Circus of Freaks, a disturbing stage show directed by and starring the controversial TV star Andy Dick. Amy also forayed into directing with Djuna Barnes's The Dove. She was a founding member of New Studio Theatre, a group of students who explored avant-garde, surrealist, and Dadaist plays and writings, focusing on the theories of Antonin Artaud. The group gave some memorable performances before disbanding due to artistic differences.
Although her background was in theatre, the majority of Amy's professional acting career has been in film. In addition to a mental patient, her roles have included an amnesiac pursued by a hit-man (Dawn of Twilight), a woman tormented by a killer (Mute), a goth girl (Caffeine Headache), smart-mouthed artist (Getting To Know You), leukemia patient (an award-winning performance in Diva Star), 300-year-old witch (Dr. Deadly's Theatre of Horrors), vampire victim (Blood Party), accidental murderer/zombie victim (How To Dig Your Own Grave), cheerleader (Pot Zombies), murderous housewife (You Can Have It!), French translator (The Sadness Will Last Forever), and Natalie Portman fan (Fandom). She has also lent her voice-over talents to several nationally-aired anime cartoon shows. Amy studied film acting with Michele Condrey at R.E.A.C.T. in Dallas (where she was named the studio's top actor for summer 2004).
Amy returned to the stage to star in Goose Dance in Fort Worth and the Comedy Killers murder mysteries in Dallas. She has worked with the Rose Marine and Hip Pocket Theatres and the Butterfly Connection. She was an original member of a popular burlesque troupe. Never losing her passion for the dark and avant-garde, she hopes to focus her career in independent projects that will surprise, disturb, and deeply affect the audience. She is fluent in French and is an amateur pianist and harpsichordist. Her hobbies include art, web design, watching Seinfeld and Star Wars, and caring for her many cats. A vegetarian since age thirteen, Amy is an adamant supporter of animal rights.- Camera and Electrical Department
Hughes Rudd was born on 12 September 1921 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is known for Village Sunday (1960), The CBS Morning News (1963) and CBS News Extra: Project Mercury flight of Frienship 7 (1962). He died on 13 October 1992 in Toulouse, France.- Poodie Locke was born on 3 October 1952 in Waco, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Honeysuckle Rose (1980) and Songwriter (1984). He died on 6 May 2009 in Briarcliff, Texas, USA.
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2011 National Co-Chair of Screen Actors Guild EEO Committee; Hosted SAG's EEOC Black History Month celebration; Chair, SAG Holiday Host Committee; Nationally known stand-up comedian and one of the very few female audience warm up comedians. Whitsett has warmed up audiences for Ryan Seacrest Productions, E!, Stuart Krasnow Productions, MTV, CBS, NBC and ABC television shows and pilots.- Actor
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Greg Watkins was born on 24 September 1964 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Matlock (1986), Jake and the Fatman (1987) and Tribes (1990). He has been married to Loren Alexandra since May 2012. He was previously married to Andrea Scheuer.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Alex Simon was born on 23 January 1979 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Time Lapse (2014), Far (2012) and Monsoon (2018).- Andria Mullins was born on 8 October 1980 in Waco, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Bimbo (2016) and The Starlet (2005).
- Heath Herring was born on 28 March 1978 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Division III: Football's Finest (2011), Banshee (2013) and LIE (2017).
- Patrick Burns was born on 7 April 1992 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Good Day New Mexico (2008).
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Jared Patrick Burkett was born on 27 August 1989 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Starbright, The Focal Point (2013) and The Trump I Know (2020). He has been married to Joshua Edskerud since 23 August 2017.- Music Department
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Hank Thompson was born on 3 September 1925 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is known for Every Which Way But Loose (1978), Slither (2006) and The Last Picture Show (1971). He was married to Ann Williams and Dorothy Ray. He died on 6 November 2007 in Keller, Texas, USA.- Additional Crew
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Tommy Abbott was born on 4 November 1934 in Waco, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for West Side Story (1961), Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and That's Dancing! (1985). He died on 8 April 1987 in New York City, New York, USA.- Gala Mitchell was born on 21 February 1944 in Waco, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Omnibus (1967) and Moviemakers (1971).
- Laurence Criner was born on 19 July 1898 in Waco, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Flying Ace (1926), Black Gold (1928) and Freckles Comes Home (1942). He died on 8 March 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Mike McNamara was born on 2 October 1947 in Waco, Texas, USA.
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Jack Eskew was born on 29 June 1940 in Waco, Texas, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Lock Up (1989), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) and Broadcast News (1987). He was married to Sally Stevens, Sharon V. Risch, Judy Treon Jinkins (re-married) and Judy Treon Jinkins. He died in 2016.- Music Department
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Bill Payne is an American pianist who, with Lowell George, co-founded the American rock band Little Feat. He is considered by many other rock pianists, including Elton John, to be one of the finest American piano rock and blues musicians. In addition to his trademark barrel-house blues piano, he is noted for his work on the Hammond B3 organ. Bill Payne is an accomplished songwriter whose credits include "Oh, Atlanta". Following the death of Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward on August 12, 2010, Payne is the only member of the group from the original four-piece line-up, playing in the band.- Writer
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Harvey Wheeler was born on 17 October 1918 in Waco, Texas, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Fail Safe (1964) and Fail Safe (2000). He was married to Norene Burleigh Wheeler and Margaret Springer. He died on 6 September 2004 in Carpinteria, California, USA.- Gary Eoff was born on 24 September 1985 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Murder Made Me Famous (2015), Disavowed (2016) and Reveal (2014).