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Karey Dornetto

Writer · Known for Fallout

Karey Dornetto is an American screenwriter who has written for television series such as Arrested Development, Community, Portlandia and South Park. She also wrote the script for the feature-length film Addicted to Fresno.

Justin Grant Wade

Cast · Known for Arrested Development

Justin Grant Wade is an American actor best known for his roles on "Arrested Development" and "Greek".

Michael Paul Chan

Cast · Known for The Closer

Michael Paul Chan (born June 26, 1950) is an American television and film actor. Some of his recent television work includes Judge Lionel Ping on Arrested Development, Robbery Homicide Division, Dr. Lee in the Joel Schumacher directed "Batman & Robin," the voice of Jimmy Ho on The PJ's, and Detective Michael Tao on the TNT series The Closer. He had a recurring role in The Wonder Years as Mr. Chong. He also played the role of Dr. Louis Rob in Mrs. Harris and appears in the independent film, Americanese. Chan also played the part of the convenience store owner in the 1993 film Falling Down, where he refused to give a discount to Michael Douglas' character when he attempted to purchase a can of soda to get change for the pay telephone outside the store. Recently, he was seen playing the bookie "Andy" on the daytime drama the Young and the Restless. He also provided the voice for an agent of the C.I.A. (Chinese Intelligence Agency) on a 2011 episode of "The Simpsons." He made an appearance on the crime/drama/comedy series "Bones". In 1994, Chan played the character "Roberts" in the episode "The War Prayer" of US TV series Babylon 5. Some of his other movie roles were the Chinese Premier in Megiddo: The Omega Code 2, and as a CIA official, Vincent Vy Ngo, in Spy Game. Chan, a third generation Chinese American, was born in San Francisco, California. He is a founding member of the Asian American Theater Company. He is married with one child. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Paul Chan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

David Cross

Cast · Known for President Curtis, Scary Movie 2, Kung Fu Panda

David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr. Show and for his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox sitcom Arrested Development.

Lauren Bowles

Cast · Known for True Blood

Lauren Bowles is an actress and writer. Bowles majored in drama at New York University. Bowles has appeared in numerous TV shows, including Arrested Development, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy and Private Practice. She has appeared with Louis-Dreyfus in programs such as Seinfeld, as a waitress at the diner; The New Adventures of Old Christine, Watching Ellie, and Veep. She has also appeared in some feature films. In April 2010, she was cast as Holly Cleary, a Wiccan, in the vampire television series True Blood. She currently appears on XM radio's Take Five channel, where she does features for their Five Minute Magazine. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is her maternal half sister.

Lev L. Spiro

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lev L. Spiro is an American television and film director. He has worked on shows including Weeds, Arrested Development, Ugly Betty, Gilmore Girls, and The O.C., and also directed the films Minutemen and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lev L. Spiro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Justin Lee

Justin Lee (born September 26, 1989) is an American actor known for his role as Annyong Bluth in the satirical sitcom series Arrested Development. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alia Shawkat

Cast · Known for Blink Twice, Arrested Development

Alia Martine Shawkat (born April 18, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her performances as Maeby Fünke in the Fox/Netflix television sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006; 2013–2019), Dory Sief in the TBS and HBO Max dark comedy series Search Party (2016–2022), and Gertie Michaels in the 2015 horror-comedy film The Final Girls, as well as her roles in State of Grace and The Old Man. She has also guest-starred as historical figures Frances Cleveland, Virginia Hall, and Alexander Hamilton on Comedy Central's Drunk History.

John Beard

Cast · Known for Arrested Development

John Beard (born 1948) is an American retired news anchor and actor.He has appeared as himself and newscaster roles in television series including the 1994 animated series Spider-Man, 24, and Arrested Development (on which he made twenty-four appearances as himself, including the fourth and fifth seasons, which were filmed after he relocated to Buffalo

Qaid Al-Nomani

Qaid Al-Nomani was born on 11 June 1946 in Wasit, Iraq. He was an actor and writer, known for Baghdad Texas (2009), Three Kings (1999) and Arrested Development (2003). He died on 4 April 2009 in the USA.

Jake Farrow

Writer · Executive Producer · Known for Henry Danger, Hollywood Arts, iCarly

James A. "Jake" Farrow (born October 18, 1972) is an American television writer and retired actor. He wrote for Fox's Arrested Development and two shows on The WB: Off Centre and What I Like About You. He later worked as a writer and producer on several Nickelodeon shows, including Drake & Josh, iCarly, Victorious, Sam & Cat, Henry Danger, Game Shakers, The Adventures of Kid Danger, and Danger Force. As an actor, Farrow is known for the role of Gavin Mitchell on Drake & Josh and for voicing Rex Powers, Robbie Shapiro's ventriloquist dummy character on Victorious

Clayton Early

Clayton Early was born on August 22, 1982 in the USA. He is a producer and actor, known for 2 Broke Girls (2011), Arrested Development (2003) and Jesus H. Heist (2016).

Michael Bartel

Michael Bartel was born on May 26, 1989 in Oceanside, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Arrested Development (2003), Love's Enduring Promise (2004) and Judging Amy (1999).

Richard Day

Producer · Known for The Drew Carey Show

Richard Day is an American writer, producer, director and occasional actor. He has worked as a writer/producer for several television programs including Arrested Development, Spin City, Ellen, Roseanne, Mad About You and Aliens in America. In addition to his work in television, he has also written and directed his own independent films Girls Will Be Girls and Straight-Jacket based on his own off-Broadway play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Adam Cardon

Adam Cardon starred as astronaut Daryl Henderson in Hulu's sci-fi series Ark (produced by Gabe Sachs, written by Robbie Thompson). On television, he's agented child stars on Arrested Development, confronted Rebecca Romijn as a sleazy paparazzo on Pepper Dennis, and saved Chelsea Brady from the jaws of death on Days of Our Lives. Additional credits include the feature Sons of Liberty, Ringer! (Best Actor, Bali International Film Festival) and festival favorites Small Talk and 12/14/1996. On stage, he spent a season with Southwest Shakespeare Company and made his Los Angeles theater debut in Wink at the Zephyr Theater. Adam stars in the current Pepsi ad campaign and narrated The Power, the sequel to the international bestseller The Secret. Adam currently studies with Eric Morris and can be found sailing, surfing, and working on his family's Utah ranch in his spare time.

Christine Taylor

Christine Joan Taylor Stiller (born July 30, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for playing Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel, as well as roles in films like The Craft, The Wedding Singer, Zoolander, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, and her television roles in Hey Dude, Arrested Development, and Search Party. Taylor began her acting career in 1989 on the Nickelodeon children's television series Hey Dude where she played the lifeguard Melody Hanson. She continued in that role through 1991 while making various guest appearances on other programs. In 1995, Taylor was cast as Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and later in A Very Brady Sequel. Following The Brady Bunch Movie, Taylor made several comedic guest appearances on the TV series Ellen, landing the lead role in the television series Party Girl, based on the 1995 film of the same name, and more guest appearances on Seinfeld and Friends. She played the racist school bully Laura Lizzie in the 1996 horror film The Craft, and also played Drew Barrymore's cousin, Holly Sullivan, in the 1998 comedy The Wedding Singer. In 2001, she starred alongside her husband Ben Stiller in Zoolander and again, in 2016, she reprised her role in Zoolander 2. In 2005, she made television appearances as a guest star in two episodes of Arrested Development as Sally Sitwell and, in 2006, in an episode of NBC's My Name Is Earl. In July 2006, her husband, Ben Stiller announced plans to direct a CBS sitcom starring Taylor, but the series never aired. In 2008, she was in the film, Tropic Thunder, along with her husband, Ben Stiller. She has appeared with Mandy Moore in both Dedication and License to Wed. In 2010, she guest starred in Hannah Montana Forever and she starred in the Hallmark Channel Christmas movie Farewell Mr. Kringle. In 2013, she reprised her role as Sally Sitwell in two episodes of the revived Arrested Development. She also guest starred on Elementary in 2017, playing villainess Gail Lundquist. Beginning in 2016, Taylor had a recurring role as Gail on Search Party. In 2021, Taylor joined the cast of High Desert, an Apple TV+ series. Christine and her husband, Ben Stiller, separated in 2017, after 17 years of marriage, but have since rekindled their marriage.

Karen Maruyama

Cast · Known for The Musical

Karen Maruyama is an American actress and comedienne. She has appeared on television in supporting roles in a number of sitcoms, including recurring characters on The Jamie Foxx Show, Strip Mall, Suddenly Susan, and Arrested Development. Maruyama is well known as an improv performer and instructor, and was a featured guest on both the American and British versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, as well as a member of The Groundlings. She also appeared as a parking lot attendant in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. She also played a nurse in The Bucket List (2007) and a housekeeper in the 2012 film The Campaign. She is part of the cast of The Jim Henson Company's live stage show "Puppet Up! - Uncensored" which has toured to Aspen, Las Vegas, Edinburgh, Sydney and Melbourne and is currently appearing monthly at Avalon Hollywood. In 2013, on the serie 2 Broke Girls (third season, seventh episode), she appears how Han's mother, under the name Su-Min. Karen was also featured as a fashion victim in an episode of the makeover show How Do I Look?. She also appeared as a non-celebrity contestant on the 1984 CBS game show, Body Language, under the name Karen Upshaw, saying she was from Perris, California. She was paired with celebrity players Ted Lange and Constance Towers. She was also on The New $25,000 Pyramid in 1983 with Audrey Landers and Michael McKean.

Maria Thayer

Maria Thayer (born October 30, 1975, in Portland, Oregon) is an American actress and comedian. She studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York and first rose to prominence in 1999 as Tammi Littlenut on the Comedy Central series Strangers With Candy. Thayer garnered supporting roles in the comedy films Hitch, Accepted, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, as well as numerous television series, including Will & Grace, Nip/Tuck, 30 Rock, House, New Girl, Portlandia, Arrested Development, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the Adult Swim series Eagleheart and Robot Chicken. She also played the lead role of Abbey Logan on the comedy series Those Who Can't and the title role in the horror comedy film Night of the Living Deb.

Mae Whitman

Cast · Known for Avatar: The Last Airbender, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Robot Chicken

Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She began acting in commercials as a child, making her film debut at the age of six in the romantic drama When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). She achieved recognition as a child actress for her supporting roles in One Fine Day (1996), Independence Day (1996), Hope Floats (1998), and her television roles on Chicago Hope (1996–1999), JAG (1998–2001) and State of Grace (2001-2002). Whitman gained mainstream attention for her recurring role as Ann Veal on the Fox sitcom Arrested Development (2004–2006, 2013), as Amber Holt on the NBC drama series Parenthood (2010–2015), and as Annie Marks on the NBC crime comedy Good Girls (2018–2021). For her work on Parenthood, she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Whitman ventured into mature film roles with Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), and made her leading role film debut in The DUFF (2015), for which she received critical praise and a Teen Choice Award nomination. Whitman established herself as a prominent voice actor in children's film and television for her voice performances as Little Suzy in Johnny Bravo (1997–2004), Shanti in The Jungle Book 2 (2003), Katara in the Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008), Rose/Huntsgirl on American Dragon: Jake Long (2005–2007), Tinker Bell in eponymous films, Wonder Girl / Cassie Sandsmark in Young Justice (2012–2022), April O'Neil in the 2012 iteration of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, (2012-2017) and Amity Blight in The Owl House (2020–2023).

Henry Winkler

Cast · Executive Producer · Known for Happy Days, Black Adam, Hollywood Squares

Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, director, producer, and author. Winkler grew up in New York and was a student in the Yale School of Drama. Winkler is best known for his role as Fonzie on the 1970s American sitcom Happy Days. "The Fonz," a leather-clad greaser and auto mechanic, started out as a minor character at the show's beginning but had achieved top billing by the time the show ended. He also portrayed Jack Dunne in Heroes (1977), Andy in the Carl Reiner film The One and Only (1978), and Chuck Lumley in Ron Howard's Night Shift (1982). Winkler has evolved into a character actor, portraying roles such as the high school principal Arthur Himbry in Scream, Coach Klein in Adam Sandler's The Waterboy, Barry Zuckerkorn in Arrested Development, Sy Mittleman in Childrens Hospital, Dr. Saperstein in Parks and Recreation, Mr. Rock in the Hank Zipzer BBC series, Eddie R. Lawson in Royal Pains, Fritz in Monsters at Work, Uncle Joe in The French Dispatch, Al Pratt (Uncle Al) in Black Adam, and Gene Cousineau in Barry.

Ian Roberts

Ian Michael Roberts – American actor, comedian, and writer, born 29 July 1965 in Queens, New York. Spent his childhood in Secaucus, New Jersey. A founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade improv troupe (with Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, and Matt Walsh). His most notable film roles include Sparky Polastri in Bring It On (2000), the Stage Manager in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Kyle in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and roles in Drillbit Taylor (2008), Step Brothers (2008), and Semi-Pro (2008). On television he is best known for the Upright Citizens Brigade series (1998–2000), Sgt. Jack Declan in Reno 911!, The Literal Doctor in Arrested Development (2005–2013), and Key & Peele (2012–2015). He also co-created and starred in the Spike TV series Players (2010).

Michael Cera

Cast · Known for The Phoenician Scheme, Arrested Development, The Running Man

Michael Austin Cera (born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor and musician. He started his career as a child actor, voicing the character of Brother Bear on the children’s television show The Berenstain Bears and portraying a young Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002). He has had numerous roles in United States television and film productions, including character George Michael Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and for his film roles as Evan in Superbad (2007), Paulie Bleeker in Juno (2007), Scott Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and a fictional version of himself in This Is the End (2013). He voiced Dick Grayson/Robin in The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Barry (a deformed sausage) in Sausage Party (2016), and Sal Viscuso, the voice behind the announcements in Childrens Hospital. Cera made his Broadway debut in the 2014 production of Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth. For his performance in the 2018 production of Lonergan's Lobby Hero, Cera was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. Cera starred in the revival of Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery. In addition to acting, Cera is a musician, having released his debut album True That in 2014. Cera has also performed as the touring bassist for indie rock supergroup Mister Heavenly.

Jonathan Schmock

Jonathan Schmock (born February 26, 1956) is an American actor, television director, producer, writer and editorial cartoonist. He has worked on numerous film and television projects including Ferris Bueller's Day Off, where he played the maitre d' in a fancy restaurant. Television roles include Big Time Rush, Blossom, Double Trouble, Arrested Development, Star Trek: Enterprise, The Golden Girls and The Big Bang Theory. Additional film credits include Some Kind of Wonderful, City of Industry, and Surf Ninjas. He has also worked as a developer for Sabrina the Teenage Witch and as a writer on Real Time with Bill Maher, Dharma & Greg, Blossom and Brotherly Love, which he co-created with Jim Vallely. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kristen Wiig

Cast · Known for Despicable Me 2, How to Train Your Dragon, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Kristen Carroll Wiig (born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, voice actress, writer, producer, and comedian. She is known for her work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012. She is a member of improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings. She had recurring roles on Arrested Development, The Spoils of Babylon, The Spoils Before Dying, and the series MacGruber (2021) on Paramount+. She's also appeared in television series including Flight of the Conchords, 30 Rock and Portlandia. She's also appeared in several films including Knocked Up, The Brothers Solomon, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Whip It, Extract, Date Night, Adventureland, MacGruber, Bridesmaids, All Good Things, Friends with Kids, Girl Most Likely, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Skeleton Twins, The Martian, Ghostbusters (2016), Downsizing, Wonder Woman 1984, and Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. She is the voice of Ruffnut Thorston in the film series How to Train Your Dragon, Miss Hattie and Lucy Wilde in the film series Despicable Me, Lola Bunny in The Looney Tunes Show, and Jenny Hart in Bless the Harts.