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Geoff Lamb

Editor · Known for Deep Water, Talk to Me

Geoff Lamb is known for Talk to Me (2022), The Marine (2006) and The Phantom (1996).

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Samantha Jennings

Producer · Known for Leviticus, Talk to Me

Samantha Jennings is known for Talk to Me (2022), Cargo (2017) and Buoyancy (2019).

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Alexandria Steffensen

Cast · Known for Talk to Me

Alexandria Steffensen is an Australian actress known for her roles in Talk to Me (2023), How to Please a Woman (2022) and the 2021 TV series, Eden.

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Bill Hinzman

Writer · Known for Talk to Me

Bill Hinzman is a film screenwriter. He is best known for writing the horror films Talk to Me (2022) and Bring Her Back (2025).

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Marcus Johnson

Cast · Known for Talk to Me

Marcus Johnson is an American actor known for acting in Australian films. He is most known for his role as Max, Mia's father, in the 2023 film, Talk To Me.

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Joe Bird

Cast · Known for Leviticus, Talk to Me

Joe Bird (born April 8th, 2007) is an Australian actor. He was born in Liverpool, but he is based in Adelaide. He is known for his role as Riley in Talk To Me (2023), and his leading role as Naim in Leviticus (2026).

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Chris Alosio

Cast · Known for Talk to Me, Spa Weekend

Chris Alosio (born January 1st, 1985) is a New Zealand actor of Samoan descent based in Brisbane, Australia. He is known for playing Private Isara'elu 'Izzy' Ulalei in the mini series Fighting Season as well as his role as Joss in Talk To Me (2023).

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Otis Dhanji

Cast · Known for Talk to Me

Otis Dhanji (born July 21st, 2003) is an Australian actor. Prior to acting on screen, he acted on stage in Belvoir St Theatre's acclaimed production of the drug trade drama Mortido. Since then, he is known for his role as the young incarnation of Arthur Curry in Aquaman (2018) and his role as Daniel in Talk To Me (2023).

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Joe Seneca

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Seneca (January 14, 1919 – August 15, 1996) was an American film and television actor who had a lengthy Hollywood career, portraying bit parts in many major films and television sitcoms spanning from the 1970s to the 1990s. Seneca was born Joel McGhee in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to his Hollywood career, Seneca belonged to the R&B singing group "The Three Riffs", performing at upscale supper clubs in New York City. He was also a songwriter and had big hits with "Talk to Me" which was sung by Little Willie John and "Break It to Me Gently", which was a smash twice, once by Brenda Lee in 1962, and once by Juice Newton in 1982. His song "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" was recorded by Ike & Tina Turner, Manfred Mann and The Spencer Davis Group. Arguably his most well-known roles are that of bluesman Willie Brown in Crossroads and Dr. Meddows in The Blob, the evil head of a government team sent to contain the title creature. Seneca also made multiple appearances on The Cosby Show as Hillman President Dr. Zachariah J. Hanes. He also played Alvin Newcastle [1]on an episode of The Golden Girls entitled "Old Friends." Joe appeared in Spike Lee's "School Daze" as the Mission College President McPherson in 1988. Joe appeared on Matlock: The Blues Singer Episode May 9, 1989. Joe also appeared in Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" Music Video In the late 80's. He died from asthma at the age of 77. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Seneca, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Michael Genet

Michael Genet (born August 25, 1958) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has guest starred in a number of television series based in the New York City area, they include The Equalizer, New York Undercover, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ugly Betty and the soap operas As the World Turns, One Life to Live. As a screenwriter, Genet wrote the film She Hate Me (2004), directed by Spike Lee, co-writing the film with Lee. Genet also appeared in the film playing the older brother of the film's protagonist, played by Anthony Mackie. Prior to this, he appeared in Lee's 2002 film 25th Hour. The next film he wrote Talk to Me (2007), was directed by Kasi Lemmons, co-writing the film with Rick Famuyiwa. Genet has also appeared in a number of Broadway stage productions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Genet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons (/ˈkeɪsi/; born Karen Diane Lemmons, February 24, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She made her directorial debut with Eve's Bayou (1997), followed by The Caveman's Valentine (2001), Talk to Me (2007), Black Nativity (2013), Harriet (2019), and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022). She also directed the Netflix limited series Self Made (2020) and an episode of ABC's Women of the Movement (2022). She is also known as an actress, having started her career with roles in commercials with McDonald's and Levi's. She made her film debut in Spike Lee's School Daze (1988). She continued acting in Vampire's Kiss (1989), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), and Candyman (1992). Film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon described her as "an ongoing testament to the creative possibilities of film". Description above from the Wikipedia article Kasi Lemmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Fiona

Fiona Eileen Flanagan (born September 13, 1961), known professionally as Fiona, is an American rock singer and actress, best known as the love interest in the 1987 Bob Dylan vehicle Hearts of Fire. Career Fiona was born on September 13, 1961, in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, after her parents moved from Dublin, Ireland to the U.S. At the age of 18, she moved to New York City, where she began her career as a singer in several bands. In the mid-1980s, she was signed to Atlantic Records. Her self-titled debut studio album was released in 1985. The album peaked at No. 71 on that year's Billboard 200 chart and remained charted for a week. The album's sole single, "Talk to Me", reached No. 12 and No. 64 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and Hot 100 charts respectively. That same year, she also guested on Aldo Nova's third studio album, Twitch. Around this time, Fiona made her acting debut in the Miami Vice second season episode "Little Miss Dangerous", first aired on January 31, 1986. Her second studio album, Beyond the Pale, was released in 1986. That album spawned two singles: "Hopelessly Love You" and "Living in a Boy's World". In 1987, Fiona starred opposite Bob Dylan in the musical drama Hearts of Fire. Fiona sings the film's title-track which appears on the film's soundtrack, along with four previously unreleased songs by Fiona. Her third studio album, Heart Like a Gun, was released in 1989. That album also yielded two singles, "Where the Cowboys Go" and "Everything You Do (You're Sexing Me)", a duet with Kip Winger. She has since released two subsequent studio albums, 1992's Squeeze and 2011's Unbroken. In addition to her own solo work, Fiona has also performed backing vocals for other artists including Warrant (on the Cherry Pie album). Personal life Fiona was once married to record producer Beau Hill, who produced, played some instruments on and sang backing vocals on some of her studio albums.[7] Reb Beach of Winger performed on her second studio album Beyond the Pale (1986). Since taking a break from music, Fiona has married for a second time and graduated from UCLA. She briefly worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers but resigned to have two children, daughter Owen and son Aidan.[6] Discography Studio albums Fiona (1985) Beyond the Pale (1986) Heart Like a Gun (1989) Squeeze (1992) Unbroken (2011) Compilation albums Greatest Hits (2009)

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Daley Pearson

Cast · Known for Bluey

Daley Pearson is a director and the co-founder of the multi-Emmy® Award-winning Ludo Studio. Pearson is a writer, director, producer, and a multi-Emmy® Award-winning creator and co-founder and director at Ludo Studio. Pearson also starred as Thor's roommate, Darryl, with Chris Hemsworth and Jeff Goldblum in Taika Waititi's Team Thor comedy series for Marvel Studios. He created and wrote the concept script for the new horror feature Talk To Me for A24.

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Richard Fitzpatrick

Cast · Known for 16 Blocks

Richard Fitzpatrick (born January 1, 1947, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actor who has worked professionally for more than forty years, making his debut in the Canadian television series Police Surgeon (1974). A member of both ACTRA and SAG-AFTRA, he is a prolific character actor who frequently portrays authority figures such as police officers, military personnel, officials, priests, and doctors across approximately 200 film and television credits. He is happily married and has one son, Alex. His most notable film credits include Timmy in Good Will Hunting (1997, directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Matt Damon and Robin Williams), The Chief in The Boondock Saints (1999) and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009), Rob Stevens in The Recruit (2003, starring Al Pacino and Colin Farrell), Deputy Commissioner Wagner in 16 Blocks (2006), Michael Rochford in Breach (2007, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger), Seamus Muldoon in Survival of the Dead (2009), a Police Chief in The Boondock Saints II (2009), and the Rectory Priest in Spotlight (2015). Other credits include Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006), Flash of Genius (2008), Duct Tape Forever (2002), Talk to Me (2007), and Bottom Feeder (2007). On television, Fitzpatrick is best known for his role as Jonas Stanhope in the Stephen King miniseries Storm of the Century (1999, 3 episodes), a guest appearance as Charles Wesley Gotts in The X-Files (1998), Lieutenant Craft in American Gothic (2016), James Kirkham in Murdoch Mysteries (2010), and roles in Dark Matter (2017), Private Eyes (2017), Ransom (2017), Suits (2014), Warehouse 13 (2014), Goosebumps (1996), Glory & Honor (1998), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998), Double Jeopardy (1996), and Clarence (1990). He also voiced Spin in the animated series Bolts & Blip (2010, 26 episodes) and appeared in The Reagans (2003) as Ben Weldon and Dick (1999) as John Erlichman.

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Harli Ames

Cast · Known for Knowing

Harli Ames is an Australian actor, writer, and producer, 5′ 10″ (178 cm) tall, based in Los Angeles. His exact birthday and birthplace are not publicly confirmed in major sources. He has been active since 1995, making his earliest credit in the short Coffee? (1995), and has also been credited under the names Ali Ammouchi and Harli Ammouchi. He wrote, produced, and starred in the short film Game (2011). His most notable film credits include a Naval Controller in Stealth (2005, directed by Rob Cohen), a Precious Gem Crew Member in Fool's Gold (2008, with George Clooney and Kate Hudson), a Man in Duffle Coat in Knowing (2009, with Nicolas Cage), Saeed Bin Suroor in The Cup (2011), Warrant Officer Khalifi in Road to Marakesh (2012), and The Sad Man in Talk to Me (2022). On television he is best known as Det. Nehme in Jack Irish (2016–2021, 4 episodes), Marcus Weir in Harrow (2018), and Detective Levy in Wentworth (2013, 2021), with additional credits in City Homicide (2007), Rush (2008), East West 101 (2007), Killing Time (2011), The Beautiful Lie (2015), and In Your Dreams (2013).

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Alexandra Picatto

Alexandra Picatto (born Alexandra Melina Picatto on March 6, 1983 in Collinsville, Illinois) was an Italian-American girl and Kidsongs cast member that starred in the following videos and TV show. She was sometimes credited as Alexandra Palm in Kidsongs: If We Could Talk to the Animals, The Kidsongs Television Show, Kidsongs: Billy Biggle's Favorite Songs, Kidsongs: Country Sing-Along and Kidsongs: Boppin' with the Biggles. She replaced Bre Seltzer in 1993.

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Josh Stamberg

Joshua Collins Stamberg (born January 4, 1970) is an American actor. He was a regular cast member in the Lifetime comedy-drama series Drop Dead Diva from 2009 to 2012 and later had recurring roles on Parenthood, The Affair, and WandaVision. Stamberg was born in Washington, D.C., the son of journalist Susan Stamberg and Louis C. Stamberg. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Stamberg appeared in numerous television shows, including Nashville, Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Grey's Anatomy, and Parenthood. He also appeared in the Lie to Me pilot. Stamberg appears as S.W.O.R.D. Director Tyler Hayward in the WandaVision Marvel series on Disney+. His film appearances include Fracture, Must Love Dogs, and Kate & Leopold. In 2020, Stamberg appeared as a guest on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and in the marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show. He was married to actress Myndy Crist. They have two daughters. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josh Stamberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Marie Osmond

Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959) is an American singer, actress, television personality, author, and businesswoman. She is known for her girl-next-door image and her decades-long career in many different areas. Her musical career, primarily focused on country music, included a large number of chart singles with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Her 1973 cover of "Paper Roses," released when she was 14, made her the youngest female act with a number-one country single. Between 1985 and 1986, she also had number-one country singles with "Meet Me in Montana," "There's No Stopping Your Heart,", and "You're Still New to Me." As a television personality, she has been a host of Donny & Marie (alongside brother Donny Osmond) and on The Talk. Her acting career includes appearances in television films and Broadway musicals; she has also written several books and helped found the Children's Miracle Network.

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Nathan Davis Jr.

Nathan Davis Jr. is an American stage, film and television actor, singer, songwriter and musician. As a small child, Nathan left California with his mother, Sofea Watkins, to move to Memphis, TN, his mother's hometown. He was fond of Comedy TV and live performances while growing up. He use to marvel at performances by Michael Jackson, Will Smith & Jamie Fox. He started singing before he could talk at just 10 months old, which gave him his first stage and a lot of attention. He would entertain the family at Christmas dinners and summer vacations while visiting his family in Houston, TX. At the age of 11, he appeared in his debut acting performance of "Annie Jr" as Mr Warbucks. His love for performing grew and he started impersonating his idol, Michael Jackson, in his teen years. While in high school he was trained and competed as a classical vocalist, under the direction of his Music Teacher, Dr. Billy Rayburn, which garnered him three All-West Tennessee Honors Awards. He also had supporting roles in musical theater productions. It was in his Senior year of high school, after failing to book a lead role in a theater production and after being told he would not make it as an actor, by the drama teacher, when he decided to pursue a professional career in acting. In September of 2012, Davis, along with his mother, took a leap of faith and moved back to California. He had asked her to quit her job as a Special Education Teacher, to manage his singing and acting careers. After only a few weeks back in LA, he landed roles on Criminal Minds, The Soul Man, and Glee. He also booked a national campaign, singing along side Justin Timberlake that same year. That jump started his career in commercials, voiceover and television. As an actor, he has a wide range of dramatic and comedic versatility. Not only was he a big hit in television, but he also gained attention in his community. Nathan took first prize at the Taste of Soul LA StarQuest in 2013 to an audience of more than 300,000 people. Shortly after, he was cast as "Diego" in Nickelodeon's, Chase Champion, as a series regular. He was recently cast in his debut silver screen performance as "Aubrey Pollard" in the multiple Oscar Award winning Director, Kathryn Bigelow's "Detroit" movie and "Ricardo" in Hotel Artemis. He also stars in TV One's two Christmas movies, Miss Me This Christmas and You Can't Fight Christmas and guest stars in Hulu's, Marvel Runaways, all in 2017. A charismatic and natural born performer, he is focused on furthering both his acting career and as a musical headliner. Nathan's comedic timing has been likened to a young Will Smith and his stage presence and musical talent as that of a young Michael Jackson.

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Robert Jezek

Robert Jezek (born April 6, 1955) is a Canadian stage, film and television actor based in the United Kingdom. In 1989, Jezek appeared as Sergeant Zbrigniev in the Doctor Who television serial Battlefield. He is known for playing companion Frobisher in a range of Doctor Who audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions and based on the BBC television series Doctor Who. In 2002, he guest-starred in Sarah Jane Smith: Ghost Town, an audio drama produced by the same company. He also lent his voice to the videogame The Getaway: Black Monday in 2004. He has also had minor roles in films including playing a Rescue 1 technician in Event Horizon (1997) a police officer in Casino Royale (2006) and the Polish neighbour in Last Chance Harvey (2008). He has also appeared in a number of short films. In April 2011, he appeared in British soap opera EastEnders, as the Polish father of a girl who was bullying Ben Mitchell (then Charlie Jones). He meets with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) to discuss Tasha bullying Ben, and he agrees to talk to her. Ben since told Zsa Zsa Carter that Tasha is giving him no more problems. He has also had guest appearances in British television dramas Shameless, The Bill and Holby City. Jezek played the title role in the world theatre premier of Hayton on Homicide (2009) and is currently appearing in the West End in The Bodyguard.

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Patrick J. Adams

Cast · Known for Suits

Patrick Johannes Adams (born August 27, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He's best known as Mike Ross in USA's hit drama, "Suits," a role which garnered him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. In 2016, Patrick starred opposite Troian Bellisario in the Old Globe Theatre's world premiere production of Anna Ziegler's "The Last Match," earning critical praise for his performance as Tim, an incredibly talented but deeply flawed pro tennis player. He also stepped off the Waverider as 'Hourman' in The CW/Berlanti/DC action series "Legends of Tomorrow," on which he now recurs. Patrick will star in the rom-com digital series "Pillow Talk," executive produced by "Catastrophe"'s Sharon Horgan, and the indie feature comedy "Room For Rent," alongside comedy luminaries Brett Gelman, Mark Little, Stephanie Weir & Mark McKinney. With Zoe Saldana & Jason Isaacs, Adams starred in the 2014 television miniseries "Rosemary's Baby" directed by Agnieska Holland. Additional television credits include Michael Mann and David Milch's acclaimed series "Luck" opposite Dustin Hoffman and Michael Gambon, season two of the hit series "Orphan Black" opposite Tatiana Maslany, "Lost," "Friday Night Lights," "Pretty Little Liars," "N.C.I.S.," "Lie To Me" and "FlashForward." Adams co-starred in films including the hit comedy "Old School," directed by Todd Phillips and 2009 Berlin Film Festival competitor "Rage" directed by internationally renowned filmmaker Sally Potter, in which he appeared alongside Judi Dench, Jude Law, Dianne Wiest and Steve Buscemi. Additionally, Adams starred in indie films such as, "The Waterhole," 2009 Slamdance entry "Weather Girl," "6 Month Rule" directed by Blayne Weaver ,and "Car Dogs" opposite Academy Award winning actress Octavia Spencer. He produced and starred in writer Bill Cain's ("House of Cards") acclaimed production of "9 Circles" at the Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles for which he was awarded a Backstage Garland Award for Best Performance in a Play and nominated for a 2012 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award for Lead Performance. He is a member of the Ojai Playwrights Conference, starring in new works by established and developing playwrights. Cain's "Equivocation" was developed at Ojai and Adams subsequently starred in the celebrated Geffen Playhouse production, which was honored with the 2010 Best Production at the LA Ovation Awards. He made his professional stage debut in the landmark, West Coast premiere of Edward Albee's "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?" at The Mark Taper Forum, which also took home Best Play at the Ovation Awards. Adams also produced and directed a hit revival of "Marat/Sade," for which he accepted Best Production at the L.A. Weekly Theatre Awards.

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Martin Mull

Cast · Known for Clue, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Danny Phantom

Offbeat funnyman Martin Mull was born in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest of three children, and raised in Ohio. The blond-maned, blue-eyed comedian with the sad, droopy mustache first came in contact with the arts by honing in on his innate talents as a painter. In order to pay his art school tuition, he started organizing bands. At around the same time, he discovered that stand-up comedy was another way to allow his creative juices to flow. Martin's early recognition as a humorist led to a recording contract, and, over the years, he would be Grammy-nominated several times for a number of eccentric comedy albums. His gimmick and allure came in the form of a dry, humorless delivery and a bland, highly conservative-looking demeanor, which masked a sly, witty and ultra-hip philosophy. Gaining popularity in the 1970s, he finally broke into TV with the cult soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) in which he played Garth Gimble, a volatile wife abuser whose comeuppance occurred in the form of an aluminum Christmas tree (impaled) in his home closet. Martin was so popular on the show that he was resurrected in the spin-off series "Fernwood 2 Night" (1977) as twin brother Barth Gimble, who was a co-host of the town's television program along with Fred Willard's Jerry Hubbard character. After this peak, Martin became a sought-after guest on the talk show circuit, not to mention variety specials and TV movies. He tried his hand at producing and starring in his own sitcom "Domestic Life" (1984) but the series failed. He also added his special brand of merriment to films over the years, some of them being decent, such as FM (1978), Serial (1980), Mr. Mom (1983) and Clue (1985) in the role of the tweedy-looking Colonel Mustard, while most have been either formula schtick or just plain drivel, as in Take This Job and Shove It (1981), Rented Lips (1988), which he produced and wrote, Cutting Class (1989), Far Out Man (1990) with Cheech & Chong, and Mr. Write (1994). Martin's first passion has always been art and the distinguished multi-media artist's work has been showcased in galleries throughout the world. He also authored the book "Painting, Drawing and World," which is a compilation of ten years of his work. Mull is married to a composer and musician, Wendy, and they have a daughter. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh

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Danny Bonaduce

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dante Daniel "Danny" Bonaduce (born August 13, 1959) is an American radio/television personality, comedian, professional wrestler, and former child actor. Born in Broomall, Pennsylvania, Bonaduce is the son of veteran TV writer/producer Joseph Bonaduce (The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mayberry RFD, One Day At A Time, Good Times,The Waltons). The younger Bonaduce became famous as a child actor of the 1970s on the sitcom/television series The Partridge Family. Bonaduce co-starred as Danny Partridge, the wisecracking, redheaded middle son of the singing pop band (headed by Shirley Jones). He and Shirley Jones were the only Partridge cast members whose actual names were also that of the character he/she portrayed on screen. Danny was the fictional pop group's bass guitar player. Bonaduce was part of The Adam Carolla Show in 2007. In 2008 he was given a daily one-hour solo spot known as Broadcasting Bonaduce, which was broadcast locally on the L.A.-based KLSX station. Broadcasting Bonaduce was removed from KLSX in February 2009, as the station had changed its format from talk to Top 40. On November 10, 2008, Bonaduce began hosting the morning drive time on WYSP in Philadelphia, where he remains today. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Bonaduce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Tammy Faye Bakker

Tamara Faye "Tammy" Messner (née LaValley; March 7, 1942 – July 20, 2007), formerly Tammy Faye Bakker, was an American Christian singer, evangelist, entrepreneur, author, talk show host, and television personality. She initially gained notice for her work with The PTL Club, a televangelist program she co-founded with her husband Jim Bakker in 1974. Prior to founding The PTL Club, they had hosted their own puppet show series for local programming in Minnesota in the early 1970s, and Messner also had a career as a recording artist. In 1978, she and Bakker built Heritage USA, a Christian theme park. Messner would garner significant publicity when Jim Bakker was indicted, convicted, and imprisoned on numerous counts of fraud and conspiracy in 1989, resulting in the dissolution of The PTL Club. After divorcing Bakker in 1992, she remarried to Roe Messner. She was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1996, of which she suffered intermittently for over a decade before dying of the disease in 2007. Over the course of her career, Messner was noted for her eccentric and glamorous persona, as well as for her moral views that diverged from those of many mainstream Evangelists, particularly her acceptance of the LGBT community and reaching out to HIV/AIDS patients at the height of the AIDS epidemic. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia