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You're the Worst

2014

Narcissistic, brash, and self-destructive Jimmy Shive-Overly thinks all relationships are doomed. Cynical, people-pleasing, and stubborn Gretchen Cutler knows that relationships aren't for her. So when they meet at a wedding, it's only natural that the two of them go home together.

Ryan Windish

Ryan is known for such TV shows as Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23, You're the Worst, and films like The Lost Episode and What Happens Next. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Ryan worked locally as well as in New York City where he developed his love for the art. He has since moved to the west coast where he now resides in Los Angeles, CA.

Sonny Valicenti

Cast · Known for MINDHUNTER

Actor Sonny Valicenti is set to return in the second season of David Fincher's thrilling drama series "Mindhunter." in 2017, Valicenti appeared in Steven Spielberg's "The Post," starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. He was featured in a supporting role in the 2016 holiday comedy Office Christmas Party with Jason Bateman. The part was created specifically for Valicenti by directors Will Speck & Josh Gordon after the duo met him on the set of an Apple campaign shoot. Sonny's television work spans several beloved TV series including Tig Notaro's "One Mississippi" for Amazon, "Lady Dynamite" on Netflix, and the FX comedy, "You're the Worst." In 2015, Final Scene, the short film he wrote, directed and starred in about the break up of comedy duo Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis appeared at the Austin Film Festival and Dances with Films. Valicenti has appeared off Broadway in productions of Romeo & Juliet, Henry V, and The Spy. Regional credits include the Public Theater production of The Institute of Memory, Abacus, presented at BAM as part of their Next Wave Festival, The Children for the Theatre at Boston Court (a performance the LA Times called "beyond praise") and The Firebird with the LA Philharmonic. Originally from Barrington, IL, Sonny caught the acting bug in high school and went on to receive a BFA in acting from California Institute of the Arts. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Jenna Osterlund

Jenna Rae Osterlund is an actress, known for Bella and the Bulldogs (2015), Virtual Morality (2015) and You're the Worst (2014).

Kether Donohue

Cast · Known for You're the Worst, Ray Gunn

Kether Donohue is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Lindsay on You're the Worst and her role as a cappella leader Alice in Pitch Perfect.

Eva Anderson

Writer · Known for Margo's Got Money Troubles

Eva Anderson is a writer, producer, and Hollywood royalty. Anderson has written for You're the Worst, WeCrashed, and Comedy Bang! Bang!

Jackie Johnson

Jackie Johnson is an American comedian, actress, writer, and host of the beauty podcast Natch Beaut. Natch Beaut has been the number one beauty podcast on iTunes, with Johnson talking to celebrity guests like Jonathan Van Ness and Lauren Lapkus about their beauty regimens. As an actress, Johnson has appeared in Inherent Vice, Comedy Bang! Bang!, and You're the Worst, among others. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gabriel Burrafato

Two-Time Broadway Award Winning Actor/Singer Gabriel Burrafato, has performed starring roles on Broadway, Las Vegas and International stages around the world. Known as the "Trilingual, Triple Threat", this powerhouse of a performers has appeared as a recurring guest star in FX's hit show "You're The Worst". Other television appearances include ABC's "Switched at Birth", CBS's "Criminal Minds", Nickelodeon and many other principle leading roles in feature films and television. His televised PBS concert "Live from the Venetian in Las Vegas", has aired in over 350 PBS stations across North America. Gabriel has had the honor of working closely with the best in the industry, including 2-time Academy Award winning composer A.R. Rahman, 21-time Tony Award winning Broadway director Harold Prince, and the legendary Sir Andrew Lloyd. Gabriel made his Broadway debut in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bombay Dreams. He also starred as Lancelot in the Broadway National Tour of Camelot and Magaldi in the Broadway National tour of Evita (Harold Prince Revival). Gabriel had the distinguished honor of originating the role of the elf archer Legolas in the $30 Million Dollar, world premier production of The Lord of The Rings, directed by Tony award winning director Matthew Warchus. Other roles include Dean Martin in the original Las Vegas Production of "Vegas! The Show", at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, and Lun Tha in the world renowned Stratford Festivals production of The King and I. Gabriel has studied voice at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and began his career as an Apprentice Actor at the prestigious Shaw Festival of Canada. Off stage, Gabriel is the Creative Director and Photographer of his wife's very successful lifestyle blog, www.MamaInHeels.com. But his most exciting role of all is being a dad to his twin boys :-) www.GabrielBurrafato.com

Janet Varney

Cast · Known for The Legend of Korra, You're the Worst

Janet Varney (born February 16, 1976) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for voicing the title character in Nickelodeon's The Legend of Korra (2012 - 2014). She also had prominent roles in the series Stan Against Evil (2016 - 2018) and You're The Worst (2014 - 2019). She was hostess of TBS's Dinner and a Movie from 2005 - 2011. Varney's film appearances include Catwoman (2004), Drillbit Taylor (2008), Still Waiting... (2009), Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011), and Norm of the North (2016).

Lou Diamond Phillips

Cast · Known for Stand and Deliver, Stranger Things: Tales from '85, Elena of Avalor

Lou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor as well as director and writer. His breakthrough role came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the film La Bamba. His other best known film roles are as Jose Chavez y Chavez in Young Guns I and II, Angel Guzman in Stand and Deliver for which he earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination, Hank Storm in Renegades, Jesse Rainfeather Goldman in Sioux City in which he was also director, Staff Sergeant John Monfriez in Courage Under Fire, Roy Knox in Brokedown Palace, and Wanda in Hollywood Homicide. He has also starred in many TV movies. His best known TV roles are as Lt. Gil Arroyo on Prodigal Son, Henry Standing Bear on Longmire, Col. David Telford on Stargate Universe, Agent Ian Edgerton on Numb3rs, and John Kanin on Wolf Lake. He voices for animated series as Chief Bill Bayani on Firebuds, Victor Delgado on Elena of Valor, and Surak on The Lion Guard. He's had recurring roles on TV shows including Trese, Blindspot, Blue Bloods, Goliath, NCIS: New Orleans, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Ranch, Southland, George Lopez, and 24. He has starred as himself on Cougar Town and You're the Worst. He's also guest starred on a number of shows including Bull, The Cleaning Lady, Search Party, Criminal Minds, Graves, Training Day, Ironside, Chuck, Psych, Law & Order: SVU, The Handler, The Twilight Zone (2002), Spin City, The Outer Limits, Tales from the Crypt, Miami Vice, and Dallas (1985). He earned a Tony Award nomination for his role in The King and I. Outside of acting, he has become notable for finishing 186th in the 2009 World Series of Poker World Championships "No Limit Texas hold 'em" main event.

Matty Cardarople

Cast · Known for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, Dumb and Dumber To, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Matthew Richard Cardarople (born February 9, 1983) is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in the ABC television series Selfie, the 2015 film Jurassic World, the 2016 TV series Stranger Things, and as the "Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender" in the TV series Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. In 2021, he played Keith in the film Free Guy. His supporting roles include appearances in Michael Showalter's 2017 romantic comedy The Big Sick, and Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi's TV series Reservation Dogs, set in an Indigenous community in Oklahoma. Cardarople was born in Exeter, New Hampshire. His parents divorced when he was young. He is a graduate of New York Film Academy, after which he worked as a personal assistant for Luke Wilson. Cardarople studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse. He studied with Lesly Kahn. His career began with features in the films Blonde Ambition and Drillbit Taylor. He was discovered by Luke and Owen Wilson. He starred as a recurring guest on ABC’s Selfie. He appeared regularly in Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017. He has also appeared in the movies Jurassic World and Dumb and Dumber To. His credits include roles in the indie comedy The 4th, The Big Sick, the Steven Soderbergh-directed film Logan Lucky and other films such as Itsy Bitsy and I am Woman. On Television, Cardarople has appeared on shows such as NCIS: LA, New Girl, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Angie Tribeca, Scrubs, Ray Donovan, You're The Worst, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Selfie and Chasing Life. Cardarople played Count Olaf's "Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender” in A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix.

Steph Green

Steph Green is an Oscar- and Emmy-nominated film and television director whose work spans independent cinema and critically acclaimed television. Most recently, she directed and executive produced all six episodes of The Good Daughter for Peacock, a limited series produced by Fifth Season and Made Up Stories. She also directed and executive produced the pilot and three episodes of Duster, created by J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan for HBO Max. In 2020, she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series for her work on HBO's Watchmen. Green previously directed and executive produced the pilots for Dare Me (USA Network) and The L Word: Generation Q (Showtime), helping establish the creative foundation for both series. Her extensive directing credits include some of the most acclaimed television of the past decade, such as The Americans, Star Wars: Ahsoka, The Deuce, The Man in the High Castle, American Crime, Bates Motel, You're the Worst, Billions, Preacher, Luke Cage, and Scandal. In 2009, Green received an Academy Award nomination for her short film New Boy, which she wrote and directed in Ireland. Known for her bold visual style, emotional nuance, and strong character work, Green continues to be a leading voice in cinematic television.

Wendey Stanzler

Director · Editor · Known for Arrow, Sex and the City, You're the Worst

Wendey Stanzler is an American film editor and television director. She was co-editor and associate producer of Michael Moore's documentary Roger & Me, in 1989. She also co-edited Moore's only fiction film, Canadian Bacon (1993). Stanzler was hired as an editor for Sex and the City and went on to become a guest director during the final season of the series. Stanzler has also edited for the series, Ed and Now and Again and the romantic comedy film Gray Matters (2007), directed by Sue Kramer, starring Heather Graham, Tom Cavanagh and Bridget Moynahan. She has directed several episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, The Middle and Ugly Betty, all on ABC as well as The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Parks and Recreation among other series. Stanzler was producer and director on the first season of the CW series 90210 in 2008–2009. In 2011, she directed the pilot episode of the ABC Family series The Nine Lives of Chloe King. In 2015, she began directing episodes of You're the Worst in its second season and in the third season, she became a co-executive producer and directed the season's episodes with series creator Stephen Falk. She won the American Cinema Editors' Eddie Award twice: in 2004 for the Sex in the City episode "American Girl in Paris, part 2" and in 1990 for Roger & Me. In 2003 and 2004, Stanzler was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her editing work on Sex and the City. Stanzler won a Children’s & Family Emmy Award in 2022 for Outstanding Directing for a Single-Camera Program for the Mysterious Benedict Society.

Andrea Helene

Andrea Helene (born 1963, Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress, Meisner teacher, and producer who earned a B.A. from Rice University, where she also studied music, and trained at the Second City Players Workshop in Chicago, Comedy on the Lot in Los Angeles, and James Franco's Studio 4. She spent 1992–2007 at Playhouse West in Los Angeles, where she acted in and taught numerous productions alongside directors like Jeff Goldblum and Robert Carnegie. She is a SAG-AFTRA member, speaks English, German, and French, and is based in both Los Angeles and Mallorca, Spain. Her notable film credits include A League of Their Own (1992) (Tom Hanks, Geena Davis), Colombiana (2011) (Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan), Here's the Kicker (2011) (Chris Harris, Ian Michaels), and Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) (Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo). On television she has appeared in The West Wing (2004), Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012), The New Normal (2012), You're the Worst (2016), Transparent (2017), and American Crime Story (2018).

Bob Marella

Cast · Known for WWF Wrestling Challenge

Robert James Marella better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker. Monsoon is famous for his run as a super-heavyweight main eventer, and later as the voice of WWE, as commentator and backstage manager during the 1980s and 1990s. He also portrayed the on-screen role of WWE President from 1995 to 1997. In professional wrestling, the staging area just behind the entrance curtain at an event, a position which Marella established and where he could often be found during WWE shows late in his career, is named the "Gorilla Position" in his honor. Although remembered fondly by many viewers, Monsoon was voted Worst Television Announcer a record six times by readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter in the publication's annual awards poll. Marella was married to his wife, Maureen, for more than 40 years and had three children: Sharon (born 1960), Joey (adopted, 1963–1994), and Valerie (born 1966). Victor Quinones (1959-2006) was listed in Gorilla's obituary as his son as well. This was never confirmed officially by Gorilla but the Marella family has acknowledged this after Gorilla's death. Along with Linda McMahon, Marella was considered as a possible replacement for Vince McMahon as the owner of WWE if McMahon had been found guilty during his 1994 legal trial for illegal steroid use in the company. On July 4, 1994, his adopted son, Joey Marella, fell asleep at the wheel and died in a car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike, while returning from refereeing a WWE event in Ocean City, Maryland. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. For years, Marella had a custom New Jersey license plate which read "kayfabe Death and legacy Marella died on October 6, 1999, of heart failure brought on by complications of diabetes, at his home in Willingboro Township, New Jersey. He was 62 years old. In a tribute that aired on October 11, 1999, on an episode of Raw Is War from the Georgia Dome, McMahon described Marella as "one of the greatest men I have ever known." He is interred next to his son, Joey Marella, at Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson, New Jersey. WCW commentator Tony Schiavone acknowledged Marella's death on the October 11, 1999, episode of WCW Monday Nitro. Bobby Heenan insisted on doing a tribute to Marella, even though Marella never worked for WCW. Heenan said on-air: "Gorilla will be sadly missed. Now he was one big tough man. He was a decent honest man. And we're all gonna miss him very much. And you know the pearly gates in heaven? It's now gonna be called 'the Gorilla position.' Goodbye, my friend." Robert Marella was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, class of 1994, on June 9. When Heenan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004, he ended his acceptance speech with a very emotional, "There's only one thing missing, I wish Monsoon was here." In 2007, when Anthony Carelli made his debut with WWE, as a tribute to Marella, he was given the ring name "Santino Marella".

David Healy

A rotund, jovial New Yorker, David Healy obligingly played every manner of stereotypical American in British films and on television for more than thirty years. The son of an Australian father and an American mother, he spent much of his youth in Texas. Studying at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, he majored in drama and befriended another young acting hopeful, named Larry Hagman. David first arrived in England as a member of the U.S. Air Force and soon wound up, along with Hagman, in the cast of a touring show written by John Briley. This later grew into The Airbase (1965), a 25-minute BBC sitcom (with David as Staff Sergeant Tillman Miller), which took a humorous look at British-American cultural differences at an RAF base. Considering his job prospects to be rather more lucrative in Britain -- in keeping with the 'bigger fish, smaller pond' theory - David soon found himself in almost continuous demand for any part which required an affable or imperious American. His long gallery of characters included diplomats, businessmen, bureaucrats, spooks, military brass, and so on. There were rare occasions, when he acted against type and played 'Britishers' -- a notable point in case being a likeable Dr. Watson, opposite charismatic Ian Richardson as Sherlock Holmes, in The Sign of Four (1983). His comedic side was showcased in guest appearances with Dick Emery and Kenny Everett and a with couple of turns in Jeeves and Wooster (1990). Though married and settled in Surrey, David took job offers on both sides of the Atlantic. He was glimpsed as a cleric in Patton (1970) and in Robert Aldrich's doomsday thriller Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977); well-cast as Teddy Roosevelt in Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977); and he had recurring roles in TV's favourite soapie of the day, Dallas (1978). British TV audiences saw him guesting in just about every major crime series, from The Saint (1962) and Department S (1969), to The Persuaders! (1971). Simultaneously, from 1967, David pursued a successful career as a stage actor in classical plays with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In 1975, he re-visited his roots, playing Falstaff at a Shakespeare festival in Dallas. Ever versatile, David found another calling in musicals, appearing in "Kismet", "Call Me Madam" and "The Music Man". He received much praise for his interpretation of Runyonesque gambler Nicely-Nicely Johnson (played definitively on screen by Stubby Kaye) in "Guys and Dolls", performing show-stopping encores of "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat". - IMDb Mini Biography By: I.S.Mowis

Robert Howard

Cast · Known for ECW Hardcore TV

Robert William Howard is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his 15-year stint with the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring names Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, Bob Holly, Bombastic Bob and Hardcore Holly. After debuting in 1990, Holly worked for Smoky Mountain Wrestling and other independent promotions, before joining WWE full-time in 1994. Initially portraying the character of a NASCAR driver, Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, his name was soon changed to Bob "Spark Plug" Holly, before forming a team with Bodacious Bart, known as The New Midnight Express in 1998. After becoming known simply as "Hardcore Holly" in 1999, he was joined by on-screen cousins, Crash and Molly. In 2002, he suffered a broken neck, which sidelined him for over a year. Upon his return, he engaged in minor feuds with wrestlers such as Mr. Kennedy and Rob Van Dam, before forming a tag team with Cody Rhodes in 2007. Holly was released from WWE in 2009. During his career, Holly has held the WWF/E Hardcore Championship six times, the WWF/E Tag Team Championship three times (with 1–2–3 Kid, Crash Holly and Cody Rhodes), and the NWA World Tag Team Championship once with Bart Gunn. Howard's autobiography, titled The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story was released in the United States on April 1, 2013. Co-authored by former British wrestler Ross Owen Williams, an actor and writer[63] who wrestled Holly in June 2010, it was published by ECW Press. Reviews of the book were positive, with Nolan Howell of Canoe.com describing it as a "straightforward look into the life of a man that has dedicated himself to the sport of professional wrestling" and has "an endearing, personal style that gives an apt representation of the author...For fans such as myself who appreciated the blunt style of the man known as Hardcore Holly, this ECW Press product will be an entertaining, worthwhile look into one of the unique personalities of professional wrestling." Joe Babinsack, writing for the Wrestling Observer, described the book as "brutal, boisterous and definitely worth reading". Bruce Mitchell, writing for the Pro Wrestling Torch, described the book as "hard-hitting, straightforward, and not very fancy", rating it "one of the strongest professional wrestling books in a long while". Dave Meltzer, editor of the Wrestling Observer wrote, "in a lot of books, you think you're reading what the person writing feels is the right thing to say for their career... With Holly, whether you agree or not (and I agreed with some of his stuff, not others), I had no doubt he was giving his true opinions on things. In that sense, it was a very honest look at a period of WWF history from a guy who had ups and downs... but survived a long time."

Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are "I Got Rhythm", "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "It's De-Lovely", "Friendship", "You're the Top", "Anything Goes", and "There's No Business Like Show Business", which later became her theme song. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Merman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Max Crumm

Aaron Maximillian Crumm (born October 8, 1985) is an American actor and singer known for their work on the New York City stage. They have originated starring roles on Broadway in both the revival of Grease as Danny Zuko, after winning NBC's talent search competition, Grease: You're the One That I Want!, and in Seth Rudetsky's Disaster! as Scott, after playing the role Off-Broadway.

Barry White

Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter (September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003), was an American composer and singer-songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring soul, funk, and disco songs such as his two biggest hits, "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" and "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe." Along with Isaac Hayes, White is considered by Allmusic.com as a pioneer of disco music in the early 1970s. During the course of his career in the music business, White achieved 106 gold albums worldwide, 41 of which also attained platinum status. White had 20 gold and 10 platinum singles, with worldwide sales in excess of 100 million, according to critics Ed Hogan and Wade Kergan.[1] His influences included Rev. James Cleveland, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin plus Motown artists The Supremes, The Four Tops and Marvin Gaye.

Olivia Newton-John

Cast · Known for Grease

Dame Olivia Newton-John AC, DBE (September 26, 1948 – August 8, 2022) was an English-born, Australian-raised singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles (including two platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two platinum and four double platinum) have been certified gold by the RIAA. She has sold an estimated over 100 million albums worldwide. In 1978, she co-starred with John Travolta in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, Grease, which became one of the most successful films and movie soundtracks in Hollywood history. It features two major hit duets with co-star John Travolta: "You're the One That I Want"—which is one of the best-selling singles of all time—and "Summer Nights". She became the second woman (after Linda Ronstadt in 1977) to have two singles – "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "Summer Nights" – in the Billboard top 5 simultaneously. Her performance earned her a People's Choice Award for Favorite Film Actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actress in a Musical and performed the Oscar-nominated "Hopelessly Devoted to You" at the 1979 Academy Awards. In 1980, she starred with Gene Kelly and Michael Beck in the musical fantasy film Xanadu. Although it was a critical failure, its soundtrack was certified double platinum and scored five top 20 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. She charted with "Magic", "Suddenly" with Cliff Richard, and the title song "Xanadu" with the Electric Light Orchestra. "Magic" was Newton-John's biggest pop hit to that point and still ranks as the biggest AC hit of her career. The film has since become a cult classic and the basis for a Broadway show that ran for more than 500 performances beginning in 2007 and was nominated for four Tony Awards including Best Musical. She helped pioneer the music video industry by recording a video album for Physical, featuring videos of all the album's tracks and three of her older hits. The video album earned her a fourth Grammy and was aired as an ABC prime-time special, Let's Get Physical, becoming a top-10 Nielsen hit. She teamed up with Travolta again in 1983 for the critically and commercially unsuccessful movie Two of a Kind, redeemed by its platinum soundtrack featuring "Twist of Fate", and a new duet with Travolta, "Take a Chance"Iowa.  In 2002, she was inducted into Australia's ARIA Hall of Fame and, in 2015, she was inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame. In recognition for "her work as an entertainer and philanthropist", she was bestowed Australia's highest honor, the Companion of the Order of Australia, in June 2019. In 2008, she raised funds to help build the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Melbourne, Australia. She led a three-week, 228 km walk along the Great Wall of China, joined by various celebrities and cancer survivors throughout her trek. The walk symbolised the steps cancer patients must take on their road to recovery. She was a a long-time activist for environmental and animal rights issues. She battled breast cancer three times and was an advocate for breast cancer research and health awareness. Her business ventures included launching several product lines for Koala Blue and co-owning the Gaia Retreat & Spa in Australia.

John Schneider

Cast · Known for Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots, Smallville

John Schneider (born April 8, 1960) is an American actor, producer, director, and singer. He is best known for his roles as Bo Duke on the 1980s series The Dukes of Hazzard along with the spinoff series The Dukes and subsequent TV movie, Doug Monroe in the series Heaven Help Us, Professor Collins in Exit to Eden, Larry Lamont on the series Loving, Paul White in the movie Sydney White, Marshall Bowman on Freeform's The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Jack Kincaid on the series Twentsixmiles, William Beck on the series 10,000 Days, Jonathan Kent on Smallville (2001 television adaptation of Superman), and Jim Cryer on Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots. He's had a number of recurring roles on TV series including Mistresses, Hot in Cleveland, Desperate Housewives, 90210, Nip/Tuck, Dirty Sexy Money, Touched by an Angel, Diagnosis Murder, and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Alongside his acting career, he performed as a country music singer in the 1980s, releasing nine studio albums and a greatest hits package, as well as eighteen singles. This total includes "I've Been Around Enough to Know", "Country Girls", "What's a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This)" and "You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight", all of which reached the top of the Billboard country singles charts. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Schneider (television actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jeanne Bal

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeanne Bal (May 3, 1928 – April 30, 1996) was an American actress and model who worked primarily in 1960s television. Early years A Chicago native, Bal was an only child, the daughter of Joseph Peter Bal (1899–1981), a Monogram Pictures scenic designer, and Bessie Lee Bozeman Bal (1902–1967). She was raised in California, attending high school and junior college in Santa Monica. She worked as a fashion model for a year and a half. Career Bal was a regular cast member on the ABC comedy Sid Caesar Invites You (1958).   In the 1959–60 season, she featured in the short-lived NBC sitcom Love and Marriage, which ran during the 1959 season, as Pat Baker, the business partner of her father (William Demarest), the founder of a failing music publishing company. In 1961, Bal became a regular on the sitcom Bachelor Father, but left shortly afterwards. Her other television credits include four appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of Dr. Linda Carey in the 1962 episode, "The Case of the Angry Astronaut", and murder victim Vera Wynne in the 1965 episode, "The Case of the Telltale Tap". In 1963, she guest-starred as Melissa, an overly ambitious saloon girl, on Bonanza in the episode "The Saga of Whizzer McGee." Bal also appeared in guest roles on Wagon Train, Riverboat, and I Spy. In "The Man Trap" (1966), the very first episode of the original Star Trek series, she played a lethal shape-shifting alien who craves salt. On Mr. Novak Bal portrayed Assistant Vice Principal Jean Pagano during the 1963–64 season. Initially, plans called for increasing her role for the 1964–65 season, promoting her to second billing on the show, but the producer instead cut the number of episodes in which she was to appear. The result was that she left the program. Bal's first stage appearance came in Gypsy Lady. She also appeared on Broadway in the musical The Gay Life, introducing the song "Why Go Anywhere At All?" During the run, Bal was given a different song to sing in the same spot, "You're Not the Type." Her other Broadway credits include Call Me Madam (1950), Great to Be Alive! (1950), and Alive and Kicking (1950). She also toured the United States in productions of Guys and Dolls and South Pacific, among other shows. Personal life In 1953, Bal married Ross Bowman, a stage manager for the show in which she was appearing. The pair divorced in 1956. Her second husband was attorney Edward Richard Lee. They were married from 1963 until his death in 1992. Their son Michael was born in 1965. Death Bal died three days before her 68th birthday from metastasized breast cancer. CLR

Regis Toomey

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Regis Toomey (August 13, 1898 – October 12, 1991) was an American film and television actor. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, he was one of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey and attended Peabody High School. He initially pondered a law career, but acting won out and he established himself as a musical stage performer. Educated in dramatics at the University of Pittsburgh, where he became a brother of Sigma Chi, Toomey began as a stock actor and eventually made it to Broadway. Toomey was a singer on stage until throat problems (acute laryngitis) while touring in Europe stopped that aspect of his career. In 1929, Toomey first began appearing in films. He initially started out as a leading man, but found more success as a character actor (sans his toupee). Toomey appeared in over 180 films, including classics such as The Big Sleep with Humphrey Bogart. In 1956, he appeared as a judge, with Chuck Connors as "Andy", in the third episode, "The Nevada Nightingale", of the NBC anthology series The Joseph Cotten Show. Toomey thereafter appeared in another anthology series too as the character "Harry" in the 1960 episode "The Doctor and the Redhead", with Dick Powell and Felicia Farr, of CBS's The DuPont Show with June Allyson. In the 1961–1962 television season, he appeared in a supporting role with George Nader in the syndicated crime drama Shannon about insurance investigators. From 1963–1966, Toomey was one of the stars of the ABC crime drama, Burke's Law, starring Gene Barry. He played Sergeant Les Hart, one of the detectives assisting the murder investigations of the millionaire police captain Amos Burke. He also guest-starred on dozens of television programs, including the "Shady Deal at Sunny Acres" episode of Maverick. In 1941, Toomey appeared in You're in the Army Now, in which he and Jane Wyman had the longest screen kiss in cinema history: 3 minutes and 5 seconds.