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John Savage is an American actor best known for his roles in The Deer Hunter (1978), The Onion Field (1979), Hair (1979), Salvador (1986), The Last Full Measure (2019), In Dubious Battle (2016), and the television shows Goliath (2016), Twin Peaks (2017), and Dark Angel (2000). He was born in Old Bethpage, New York, to Muriel (née Smeallie), a housewife, and Floyd-Jones Youngs, an insurance salesman who served on Guadalcanal during World War II with the Marine Corps. He has two sisters, Robin Young and Gail Youngs, and a brother, Jim Youngs.
He trained at the American Academy of Performing Arts before relocating to Los Angeles where he starred in the film Eric (1975) opposite Patricia Neal and Mark Hamill. In the early 1970s, he made his Broadway debut in the chorus of Fiddler on the Roof in which he played one of the sons, after an actor fell sick, opposite Zero Mostel. His performance caught the eye of Robert De Niro and the recognition led to his first major film role in the Academy Award-winning war drama The Deer Hunter (1978). Between 1972 and 1975, he continued to perform on stage, playing Dov Landau in Ari on Broadway, and performing in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Dance on a Country Grave in Chicago. He gained widespread recognition for his range and sensitivity during the 1970s.
John's breakthrough film role was as Steven Pushkov, the returning Vietnam veteran missing both his legs, in the 1978 film The Deer Hunter (1978) which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1979. Acclaimed director Michael Cimino cast him in the role opposite Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, and Christopher Walken. One of John's most acclaimed roles is in Milos Forman's 1979 film Hair (1979). He played the corn-fed recruit Claude Hooper Bukowski, who turns on, tunes in and drops out. Critics and film historians celebrated his performance both then and now. John Willis' annual publication Screen World hailed him as one of 12 promising new actors of 1979 (Vol. 31). John also played a lead role in the 1979 film adaptation of Joseph Wambaugh's The Onion Field (1979), based on the true story of policeman Karl Hettinger's personal struggle after witnessing the murder of his partner.
In the late 1970s, he was cast by Ulu Grosbard in the Broadway production of David Mamet's play American Buffalo, opposite Robert Duvall and Kenneth McMillan, in which he originated the role of Bobby. The play received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.
During the 1980s, John was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor for his work as Charles Heller in the crime thriller The Amateur (1981). He also co-starred with Nastassja Kinski in the romance film Maria's Lovers (1984), which was backed by cinema legend Robert Mitchum, and appeared as John Cassady in Oliver Stone's acclaimed historical thriller Salvador (1986), and as suicide survivor Roary in Richard Donner's Inside Moves (1980). In 1989, he collaborated with Academy Award-nominated director Spike Lee for the first time on Do the Right Thing (1989), in which he played the bike-riding gentrifier Clifton.
During the 1990s, John played the role of Father Andrew Hagen in Francis Ford Coppola's Academy Award-nominated film The Godfather Part III (1990), starred in Italian director Lucio Fulci's final film Le porte del silenzio (1991), a psychological thriller shot in Louisiana, and appeared in the brief but powerful role of Sgt. McCron in Terrence Malick's 1998 war epic The Thin Red Line (1998). He also portrayed Captain Rudy Ransom in the two-part episode Equinox from the hit television series Star Trek: Voyager (1995) (CBS) in 1999.
John gained further recognition in the recurring role of Donald Lydecker in the first and second seasons of the 2000 television series Dark Angel (2000) (Fox), which he followed with the recurring role of Henry Scudder in the Emmy Award-winning television series Carnivàle (2003) (HBO) from 2003-2005. In 2005, he guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (NBC). In 2009, he guest starred in the second season of the television drama Fringe (2008) (Fox).
During the 2010s, he starred opposite Kirk Harris and Michael Madsen in Vernon Mortensen's 2013 western thriller The Sorrow, appeared in the 2015 horror film Tales of Halloween (2015), and played a supporting role in the 2016 romantic comedy Hit List (2011). In 2017, he appeared in the thriller film Fake News (2017), war drama The Last Full Measure (2019) and in James Franco's drama In Dubious Battle (2016). He also guest starred on the hit television show Twin Peaks (2017) (Showtime). In 2018, he guest starred on the drama Goliath (2016) (Amazon).
He has also worked behind the camera, most notably in production management for the acclaimed Spike Lee film Malcolm X (1992).
John has been noted for his work in activism and philanthropy. During the late 1980s, he used his public presence to fight for the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, and has continued to work as an activist in addition to his work in film and television.
In 2017, John spoke at a tribute honoring the celebrated director Richard Donner, held by The Academy.
John was previously married twice, first to Susan Youngs and then to Sandi Schultz, and is the father of ceramic artist Lachlan Youngs and performer Jennifer Youngs. He has been with his current partner Blanca Blanco since 2008. He resides in Malibu, CA.- Writer
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For the past twenty years, award-winning creator, executive producer and writer Chuck Lorre has conquered the entertainment industry with hit shows like Grace Under Fire (1993), Dharma & Greg (1997), Roseanne (1988) and Cybill (1995) as well as the number 1 comedy on television and four year People's Choice Award winner, Two and a Half Men (2003) and sophomore series The Big Bang Theory (2007). A native of Long Island, Lorre got his start as a guitarist/singer, touring the country and writing several hundred pop songs that, as he puts it, "helped keep him out of the big time" (Debbie Harry's top 40 hit "French Kissin' in the USA" being the lone exception). After more than a decade on the road, Lorre decided to turn his attention to television. He began writing animation scripts for DIC and Marvel Productions, as well as writing and producing the themes and scores for such animated series as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987).
A spec primetime script soon led to freelance work on the syndicated comedy Charles in Charge (1984) and eventually to a staff job on the NBC sitcom My Two Dads (1987), starring Paul Reiser. Lorre's big break came in 1991, when he became a supervising producer on the ABC/Carsey-Werner hit comedy Roseanne (1988). Over the next two seasons, during which he was upped to co-executive producer, Lorre helped bring the show to the height of its critical and popular acclaim, shattering one sacred cow after another in the process.
Since then, Lorre has dominated network television by single-handedly keeping the multi-camera sitcom alive in creating hit series that generate mass appeal. He continues to break television records with Two and a Half Men (2003) as it is the number one off-network sitcom in syndication for the 2007-2008 season among households, which consistently ranks number one on a weekly basis and is the fastest-growing A-tier sitcom in syndication history since the introduction of barter ratings in the 1988-89 season. During this season, the rebroadcast of the show has delivered more viewers than first-run episodes of nearly every other sitcom. He is also responsible for creating an online buzz when he established the unprecedented idea to illustrate his thoughts by airing messages for a split second on his vanity card at the end of his shows.
In January 2009, Lorre kicked off the New Year when he was honored with the NATPE Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award for exhibiting extraordinary passion, leadership, independence and vision in the process of creating television programming and in evoking the spirit of Brandon Tartikoff's generosity. In February, Lorre was presented with the 2009 Television Showman of the Year Award at the 46th Annual ICG Publicists Awards Ceremony, which recognizes individuals whose creative accomplishments reflect the finest qualities of what has traditionally been defined as showmanship. In March 2009, Lorre was awarded with his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his life-long contribution of both public and peer appreciation that has forever added to the entertainment industry. Lorre will also be presented with the David Angell Humanitarian Award on behalf of the American Screenwriters Association for demonstrating his charitable efforts at the Venice Family Clinic. The David Angell Humanitarian Award is presented to an individual in the entertainment industry who contributes to global well being through their donation of time, expertise, or other support to improve the human condition. This award is an annual reminder of David Angell's legacy of kindness and selflessness, and a celebration of friends and colleagues in the entertainment industry who share those gifts.- Actor
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Eric Brenner is known for On Swift Horses (2024), Father Stu (2022), Metal Lords (2022), Snowfall (2017), Unusual Suspects (2010), and as a voice over artist, news broadcaster in Los Angeles.
Long Island born and graduating San Francisco State University in 1993, Eric worked several years as a Producer for news talk radio. He later became a Reporter with ABC radio in the San Francisco and Los Angeles markets.
A familiar face and team player on many television and movie sets, Eric continues to be part of the creative process.- Writer
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John Fasano began his filmmaking career creating industrial films for such companies as IBM. In 1984 he wrote the play "Thoughts in the Margin" for Amnesty International. His work in the independent motion picture field includes producing and directing Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987), Black Roses (1988) and The Jitters (1989). Fasano began his career as a motion picture research editor for Time/Life's TV Cable Week and from 1983 through 1986 he was a magazine editorial director.- Brad Stoll was bitten by the acting bug at the age of 14, acting in local theatre productions. In 1993, he starred alongside Mercedes Ruehl, Richard Dreyfuss, Irene Worth, and Mike Damus. in Neil Simon's film version, Lost in Yonkers (1993), Stoll lost his life to cancer, Wednesday 21st May 1997, at the age of 20.
- Joan Petrone's extensive entertainment experience began at the age of three when being trained to act in nursery rhymes, in character and costume by her father. She studued acting under the tutelage of Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg. She studied dance with and under the direction of Josh Logan, Michael Kidd, Michael Todd and Hermes Pan. She studied Mime with Lotte Gosler. She danced and understudied on Broadway in various productions. In Canada, she appeared in summer stock productions at Mont Gabriel. She had stagehand training. She traveled with the USO as a dancer to entertain American Troops in Europe and Japan shortly after W.W.II. at age 18. She was the founder and former director of The New Studio of Drama (1960-61) in Hollywood. She appeared as "The Flower Girl" in One-Eyed Jacks (1961) which was directed by and starred Marlon Brando. She has also appeared in Artist's and Models (1955) with Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Shirley Maclaine. She is a talented dialect, drama and dialogue coach. She is a script collaborator. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA.
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David J. Frederick was born on 27 March 1957 in Old Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA. David J. is a cinematographer and producer, known for FBI: International (2021), Aquarius (2015) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989).- Producer
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Eric Mendelsohn graduated in fine arts at the Purchase New York State University in 1989. He became a painter and made a debut in the movies as assistant to Jeffrey Kurland, Woody Allen's costume designer. Hemade his first film - a short entitled 'Through An Open Window - in 1992. Six years later he directed his first feature, the poetic and brilliant Judy Berlin (1999), which earned him the best director award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.- Additional Crew
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Leslie Segrete is a home improvement expert with an eye for design and the skills to get the job done. She knows what turns a house into a home and has the tips and ideas to make improvements easy and fun. Leslie's home improvement skills span radio, television and print. As the on-air talent for TLC's hit series While You Were Out, Leslie designs, builds and executes projects to please one unsuspecting spouse and millions of her fans every single week. Besides While Your Were Out, Leslie also appears frequently on Trading Spaces and as a contributor for The Today Show.
Besides television, Leslie also co-hosts The Money Pit, a nationally syndicated home improvement radio program heard on over 150 radio stations around the nation as well as on XM and Sirius satellite radio. Talkers Magazine named Leslie to their prestigious Heavy Hundred list of the "100 Most Important Talk Show Hosts in America." Leslie is also a contributing writer to both House Beautiful and do! Magazine.
Before TLC, Leslie's wide-ranging professional background including the Art Director for the Ricki Lake Show and the head of set design for the Oxygen Network, as well as roles at Good Morning America and Giorgio Armani. She also enjoys cooking and holds a degree from the French Culinary Institute. Leslie is a seamstress, carpenter, decorator, designer and professional chef all wrapped up in one very energetic package. She's a true renaissance woman through and through!- Additional Crew
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- Art Director
Christopher Doyle was born on 24 August 1981 in Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an art director, known for Scenes from a Gay Marriage (2012), Changing Hearts (2002) and The Second Chance (2006).- Actor
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Chris was born in Bethpage, Long Island, New York. Chris holds an Associates Degree in Radio/Television and a Specialized Diploma in Multimedia. He holds a Blue Belt in Tang Soo Do (Martial Art), but no longer practices. Chris continues to work on any sized film production working as a Production Assistant and Patron in "Good Day For It", Bill in " Reality Bleed Through" and various other roles.- Talent Agent
Brian Mandelbaum was born on 30 October 1980 in Old Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA. He is a talent agent.- Actress
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Laura Scicchitano was born on 9 September 1984 in Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Lost Suburbia (2007), Un-Real (2004) and Misery Loves (2006).