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Alan Tudyk was born in El Paso, Texas, but grew up in Plano, where he attended Plano Sr. High. In 1990, he went on to study drama at Lon Morris Jr. College. While there, he was awarded the Academic Excellence Award for Drama. He was also named Most Likely to Succeed and Sophomore Beau. During this time, Alan was also an active member of the Delta Psi Omega fraternity.

After leaving LMJC, Alan went on to study at the prestigious Juilliard conservatory but left in 1996 before earning a degree.

After a number of smaller stage productions and a small role in the movie Patch Adams (1998), Alan landed his first Broadway role in 1999 with "Epic Proportions." He quickly became a sought-after comedic actor, with roles in such films as 28 Days (2000) and A Knight's Tale (2001).

In 2002, Alan got the role of Wash, the wise-cracking pilot of Serenity on the short-lived series Firefly (2002). Although it lasted only eleven episodes, this may be Alan's most well-known and best-loved role. No other networks would buy the failed series, but Universal Pictures began courting creator Joss Whedon to produce a big-screen version of the series. While awaiting the final news of Firefly's fate, Alan played the beloved Steve the Pirate in the movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) and the voice of the robot Sonny in I, Robot (2004).

In 2005, Alan finally reprised the role of Wash in Serenity (2005), the feature-film version of the series Firefly. The same year, he went back to Broadway from June to November, taking over the role of Lancelot for Hank Azaria in the successful musical "Spamalot."

He lives in New York City but also has a place in Los Angeles, California

Raised in Texas, Nora discovered a passion for acting and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to pursue her career. She shot to fame in Rian Johnson's directorial debut film "Brick" as the enigmatic female lead opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This critically acclaimed, post-noir mystery film won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Zehetner quickly built a reputation as an independent-film darling and good-luck charm with several of her films being picked up by distributors at subsequent festivals. Her thriving film career has seen her play the lead alongside Matthew Lillard in Drake Doremus's comedy film "Spooner", as the young Helena Bonham Carter in "Conversations with Other Women", Rian Johnson's "The Brothers Bloom, cult classic "May" and the Netflix film "Imperial Dreams" with John Boyega and Keke Palmer. Nora portrayed the lead role in visionary director Benjamin Dickinson's "Creative Control," which premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest and was named one of the top ten films of the year by The National Board of Review. She most recently appeared in "Blood for Dust" as the female lead opposite Scoot McNairy and Kit Harrington and the Lionsgate film "Boneyard" with Mel Gibson and 50 cent. She will soon be seen in "Monster Summer" with Mason Thames, Lorraine Bracco and Kevin James.

As an established actress with the ability to embody any character, Nora has made quite the impression on television viewers. Her television career boasts a wide variety of projects and roles, including the supernatural NBC series "Heroes" and a recurring role in the award- winning and hugely popular series "Mad Men" and "Grey's Anatomy." Nora also can be seen in Marc Maron's comedy series "Maron" and was most recently seen starring as Annie Glenn on the Disney Plus series "The Right Stuff". Other credits include Everwood, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Designated Survivor.

Paulina Chávez was born in El Paso, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Landman (2024), Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (2020) and Fate: The Winx Saga (2021).

Jordan Danger (born Jordan Danielle Hinson) was born in El Paso, TX. Growing up doing local theater, she developed a passion for acting and moved out to Los Angeles at age 11. She started out starring in Disney Channel original movie Go Figure (2005) and the hit SyFy series Eureka (2006). She also started writing screenplays at the young age of 15 and has since penned many. Her other credits include A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) and the Freeform series Kevin from Work (2015). Jordan resides in Los Angeles.

Lydia Cornell, a women & children's advocate whose great-great grandmother was Harriet Beecher Stowe, is also an award-winning director, writer, actor, and recovery speaker (with 29 years of sobriety.)

With 20-34 million viewers Tuesday nights on ABC prime time, and more in worldwide syndication, Best Actress nominee for AFI at Method Fest and People's Choice Award winner Cornell is best known for her starring role on the hit ABC series "Too Close for Comfort" as Emmy legend Ted Knight's daughter 'Sara'. More recently seen on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Variety's Power of Comedy, and the Kelsey Grammer Comedy Hour, she has over 200 shows and films in 27 countries to her credit.

She won Best Director Honors at the Los Angeles Movie Awards and for Best Comedy Film at Paramount Studios UIFF (United International Film Festival) for directing the SAG film "It's My Decision."

In 2024, she was named a finalist in the Catalyst Studios "Empowering Women's Script Competition" for her feature-length screenplay 'Venus Conspiracy.'

In 2023, she costarred in a new film 'Something About Mother,' with Lawrence Hilton Jacobs and Jayne Kennedy, directed by Millena Gay and produced by Noreen McClendon.

Cornell wrote and directed the acclaimed stage show "Relationshop;" wrote "Venus Conspiracy" and is set to direct "The Awesome Adventures of Frankie Stargazer."

Cornell received the Southern California Motion Picture Council's Golden Halo Lifetime Achievement Award, and the first Elizabeth Montgomery Humanitarian Award (2018.) One of TV's most popular sex symbols, she is now a writer, director, mother, comedienne, talk show host, women and children's advocate, teen mentor and inspirational public speaker.

Sober since September 11, 1994, she had a "catastrophic spiritual awakening" that changed her life. An addiction and recovery expert, she sponsors and mentors young women who are suffering from addiction and depression.

With an active following on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and other social media, she also hosts a mental health podcast called "Godshots® all about synchronicity. (Miracle or mere coincidence?)

Her Beats 'n Eats Stitcher award-winning podcast on iTunes started in 2013. Her articles have appeared in People, US, Herald de Paris; A&E Biography, Huffington Post, Editor & Publisher, Macon Daily, and Lone Star Icon.

She is the author of an upcoming book of hilarious Hollywood stories, and a book series based on her US Trademark "Godshots® as well as two upcoming books. She wrote a book on Stalin.

Cornell is creating a new comedy series for 2024 based on her upcoming book. She is also in development on a reboot of "Too Close for Comfort" with the original producers of the show (D.L. Taffner, LTD.) based on a pilot script written by Cornell and her partner Lawrence H. Levy, an Emmy-nominee and WGA award winner. Lydia is a lecturer at the LMU School of Film and Television, teaching Acting and Directing for Screenwriters. She is also an inventor and has a show ready for Discovery Channel.

Fact Check: Lydia Cornell went through a frightening incident with a stalker, a convicted felon who posed as a disabled war hero and JAC-C military attorney. He sued Kelsey Grammer, falsely using Lydia Cornell's name to get publicity. Cornell never sued Kelsey, though this was falsely reported in the tabloids and various news outlets. "Kelsey and I both knew the truth all along. We ran into each other at Soho House and discussed how we had both been duped by this stalker but the tabloids refused to correct the story."

She has been Invited to contribute her writings to the International Museum of Peace, which houses letters from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mother Teresa and Maya Angelou.

Debbie Reynolds was born Mary Frances Reynolds in El Paso, Texas, the second child of Maxine N. (Harmon) and Raymond Francis Reynolds, a carpenter for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Her film career began at MGM after she won a beauty contest at age 16 impersonating Betty Hutton. Reynolds wasn't a dancer until she was selected to be Gene Kelly's partner in Singin' in the Rain (1952). Not yet twenty, she was a quick study. Twelve years later, it seemed like she had been around forever. Most of her early film work was in MGM musicals, as perky, wholesome young women. She continued to use her dancing skills with stage work.

She was 31 when she gave an Academy Award-nominated performance in The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). She survived losing first husband Eddie Fisher to Elizabeth Taylor following the tragic death of Mike Todd. Her second husband, shoe magnate Harry Karl, gambled away his fortune as well as hers. With her children as well as Karl's, she had to keep working and turned to the stage. She had her own casino in Las Vegas with a home for her collection of Hollywood memorabilia until its closure in 1997. She took the time to personally write a long letter that is on display in the Judy Garland museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and to provide that museum with replicas of Garland's costumes. The originals are in her newly-opened museum in Hollywood.

Nearly all the money she makes is spent toward her goal of creating a Hollywood museum. Her collection numbers more than 3000 costumes and 46,000 square-feet worth of props and equipment.

With musician/actor Eddie Fisher, she was the mother of filmmaker Todd Fisher and actress Carrie Fisher. Debbie died of a stroke on December 28, 2016, one day after the death of her daughter Carrie. She was survived by her son and granddaughter, up-and-coming actress Billie Lourd.

Veteran stage actress Judith Ivey is a two-time Tony Award winner; she won the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Steaming (1983), and later, Hurlyburly (1985). Her performances in Park Your Car in Harvard Yard (1992), and a revival of The Heiress (2013) were both nominated for Tony Awards. Ivey's television and film work extends over four decades; that as it may be, she is often associated with her one-year run as Texan B.J. Poteet on Designing Women (1986), replacing Julia Duffy, who had replaced Delta Burke in 1991. She also appeared in The Devil's Advocate (1997), What the Deaf Man Heard (1997) (for which she received an Emmy nomination), Will & Grace (1998), Nurse Jackie (2009), Grey's Anatomy (2005), Big Love (2006), White Collar (2009), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).

Before becoming known to millions as Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Irene Ryan was already an established vaudeville, radio and movie actress, though not as famous prior to her television stint. She accompanied Bob Hope on his famous military tours and she was known as "the gal who makes Bob Hope laugh." After being cast as Granny, she became famous overnight. When the Hillbillies ended, she co-starred in the Broadway musical 'Pippin' with Ben Vereen. Unfortunately, despite wonderful reviews from critics, Ryan took ill, was discovered to have an inoperable brain tumor and died soon after at the age of 70.

John Cameron Mitchell was born on 21 April 1963 in El Paso, Texas, USA. John Cameron is an actor and director, known for Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), Shortbus (2006) and How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017).

Don Bluth was one of the chief animators at Disney to come to the mantle after the great one's death. He eventually became the animation director for such films as The Rescuers (1977) and Pete's Dragon (1977). Unfortunately, the quality of animation that Disney was producing at this point was not up to par with the great works of Disney, and there was rumor that the production unit at Disney might be shut down indefinitely. In retaliation, Bluth and several other animators led a walkout, and went off to form their own independent animation firm. Bluth's first animated feature may still be his best. The Secret of NIMH (1982) was an animated film based on the children's book "Mrs. Frisbee and the Rats of Nimh". The film dealt with a widowed field mouse named Mrs. Brisbee and her plight to move her house before the farmer plants his field. The rats of Nimh, an organization of super intelligent rats, band together to help her. "The Secret of NIMH" was a visually ravishing film that hearkened back to the glory days of Disney. While animation buffs raved, the film did little business at the box office. (The growing number of VCR's in America would help the film reach a cult status on home video). Undaunted, Bluth persevered. He created the video games Dragon's Lair (1983) and Space Ace (1983), both of which allowed the player to control an actual cartoon. He later teamed up with Steven Spielberg for the films An American Tail (1986) and The Land Before Time (1988). While Bluth's ambition to restore animation to its previous glory was being realized, the Disney studio, whose recent films had failed to match Bluth's at the box office, was finally ready to return to true quality. With the release of The Little Mermaid (1989) and Beauty and the Beast (1991), Bluth had to compete with a Goliath. After his next film, All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), received mixed opinions and failed to be more than a minor box office success, Bluth fell into a failing streak of films that were comparatively mediocre when placed alongside his previous work, including Rock-A-Doodle (1991), and Thumbelina (1994). Bluth later joined forces with 20th Century Fox where he made his first commercial hit in some time, Anastasia (1997). He followed up with the ambitious but hollow science fiction fantasy Titan A.E. (2000). While Bluth has yet to reach the glory of his earlier work, he nonetheless deserves credit as a champion of animation, and for surviving as an independent film maker.

While in junior high school, he became interested in science fiction, and years later while reading a copy of 'Astounding Stories' when he was working as an airline pilot, he decided to give it up and become a writer. He moved West and joined the Los Angeles police force to gain experience that would help him toward a writing career in Hollywood. He began selling scripts for television shows such as 'Dragnet' and 'Naked City'. He was head writer on 'Have Gun Will Travel' for two years, winning the 'Writer's Guild Award' for 'Best Script'. He created and produced 'The Lieutenant' followed by 3 years of the 'Star Trek' television series and produced the films 'Pretty Maids All in a Row', the first 'Star Trek' film and was executive consultant on the following two.

Jessica Meraz was born in El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica is an actor and writer, known for Major Crimes (2012), Drunk History (2013) and Supergirl (2015).

Bryan can be seen as Josh Russo on the Fox series "9-1-1." He can also be seen on "The Big Bang Theory," "Superstore," "Modern Family" and played Alan Lowenstein on "Young and Hungry." He is also the co-host of the Throwing shade podcast, and won an Emmy for his work on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He was a Groundlings Sunday Company member and also was a Maude team performer at UCB.

Lupe Ontiveros was born on 17 September 1942 in El Paso, Texas, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for As Good as It Gets (1997), Selena (1997) and Chuck & Buck (2000). She was married to Elias P. Ontiveros. She died on 26 July 2012 in Whittier, California, USA.

Yvette Yates (El Gringo, Without Men) continues to make strides joining the cast as LUZ of multi-Academy Award Nominated Director Paul Thomas Anderson whose Warner Bros. feature, INHERENT VICE, was released Dec.12, 2014, and nationwide Jan.9, 2015. With its myriad of recognitions, it has also received 2 Academy Award nominations (2015), Golden Globe Best Actor nomination (2015), 4 Critics Choice nominations (2015) and has won the National Board of Review: Best Adapted Screenplay, Los Angeles Film Critics: Best Music Score and lastly, the Director, Casting Director, and Cast were honored with the Robert Altman Award during the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The Thomas Pynchon adaptation includes the sprawling lineup Joaquin Phoenix, Benicio Del Toro, Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterson, Josh Brolin, Martin Short, Maya Rudolph, Jena Malone and many more.

Moreover, Yates stars as Zabeth in the comedy vampire feature, BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS, opposite Fran Kranz (The Cabin in the Woods), Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones), Joey Kern (Cabin Fever), and Joel Murray (Mad Men) and written by Dr. G-d Comedy Troupe. The film's World Premiere was at the Slamdance Film Festival Opening Night on Jan.23, 2015 and was nabbed by Shout! Factory. In addition, Anchor Bay films in association with Twentieth Century Fox theatrically released the action thriller, IN THE BLOOD. Yvette can be seen as Leta with a prominent cast: MMA fighter-turned-actress Gina Carano (Haywire), Cam Gigandet (Twilight), Danny Trejo (Machete) , Stephen Lang (Avatar), Luis Guzman (How To Make it in America), and Amaury Nolasco (Transformers). In the vein of Taken, In The Blood is set in motion with a husband disappearing while vacationing in the Caribbean with his wife (Carano) who sets out in a relentless pursuit of the men whom she believes kidnapped and killed him. John Stockwell (Into the Blue, Turistas) directs from a script by Bennett Yellin and James Robert Johnston.

Notably, she starred as the female lead in the theatrically released action film, El Gringo, opposite Scott Adkins (The Expendables 2) & Christian Slater as part of Joel Silver's Castle Home Entertainment and After Dark Films called AFTER DARK ACTION. Receiving rave reviews from The New York Times "were it not for a bartender played with verve by Yvette Yates. Her appealing insolence and tasteful love scene provide relief..." Yvette's credits include the comedy Without Men, starring opposite Eva Longoria, Kate Del Castillo & Christian Slater. She can also be seen in the films: Free Ride alongside Academy Award winner Anna Paquin; Water & Power based on Mark Taper play; and Sorority Party Massacre. Yvette's other body of works include Rockstar's popular videogame Red Dead Redemption and Comedy Central's The Nick Show Kroll.

Chiefly, Yvette was honored by the Mayor & City Council of El Paso with a Proclamation as a Community Ambassador naming September 26, 2012 as "YVETTE YATES DAY". In 2008, Yvette was nominated for Best Actress in Film and Best Short at the 23rd Annual Imagen Awards and Malibu International Film Festival for her role as Lucena in the film "Niña Quebrada".

Yvette was born in El Paso, Texas. Being from a border town, she grew up both there and in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua. She came to Los Angeles and attended U.C.L.A., receiving a B.S. in Physiological Science and published in the Journal of Molecular Immunology.

Community Outreach With a strong commitment to giving back, Yvette dedicates her time in between work to her hometown of El Paso, TX/Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua where she participates in discussions and panels in high schools, synagogues,churches, theatre groups, the El Paso film commission, community colleges, UTEP to the Plaza Classic Film Festival.

*In May 2014 at the National Museum of Mexican Art's "Gala de Art" - themed "Suenos y Esperanzos" ("Dreams and Hopes") - was a dream come true, shattering fundraising records and bolstering the museum's exhibitions and educational programs with more than 700 black-tie-clad guests. Serving as Co-Emcees of the evening were Actress Yvette Yates and host of ABC News Primetime"What Would You Do?" John Quiñones. Such notables included Mayor Rahm Emanuel, actors Billy Zane and and former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen. A live and silent auction helped the big-ticket night raise the largest to date, more than $600,000, to support the museum's immersive collections of Mexican, Latino and Chicano art.

*She has served continuously on the judging committee for the local Boyle Heights' Film Festival "Reel Rasquache Film and Art Festival".

*In August of 2014, Yvette partook as Mistress of Ceremony for Congregation B'nai Zion's Eleventh Annual Sephardic Anusim Conference and CEREMONY for the dedication of The Sephardic Anusim Cultural Heritage Center in the Holocaust Museum in El Paso, TX.

Kristen StephensonPino was born on 14 February 1991 in El Paso, Texas, USA. She is an actress and casting director, known for Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017), Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018) and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).

Veteran character actor Paul Lambert was born in El Paso, Texas, and brought up in Kansas City. He was an Army Air Corps lieutenant in World War II. Using the G.I. Bill, he attended the Actors Lab in Los Angeles and several acting schools in New York. He made his motion picture debut in Spartacus (1960). He began his acting career on the New York stage in the 1950s. His stage credits include a role in the Broadway production of "A Little Night Music". In addition to being an actor, he was also a playwright and stage director, and wrote, directed and acted in his own play, "Interior Hollywood Day". In addition, he was in a record 14 productions of the prestigious Playhouse 90 (1956).

Thomas Rosales Jr. was born on 3 February 1948 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Commando (1985), Running Scared (2006) and Speed (1994). He is married to Joyce Johnston. They have two children. He was previously married to Charlene Jones.

Damon Joseph Dayoub was born on 14 July 1980, the son of Andrea Evers and Richard Dayoub. Damon grew up in El Paso and attended Coronado High School. Upon graduating in 1998, he moved to Austin, Texas, where he attended the University of Texas at Austin, and continued to live until moving to Los Angeles in January 2007. Damon landed his first TV guest star role on the show The Whole Truth (2010) and has also appeared on shows such as, Brothers & Sisters (2011), Single Ladies (2012), Dallas (2013), NCIS (2013), The Last Ship (2015), and Stitchers (2015). On 2 May 2015, Damon married actress Emily Montague. They currently reside in Los Angeles.

Abe is a mixed race American actor born in El Paso, Texas, and raised through out Mexico and much of the American southwest.

Raised speaking Spanish, English and some Arabic. Before receiving his MFA in acting from the USC School of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, he was in the mental health field, working on a psychiatric research grant in New Mexico. He has been acting in both Spanish & English language films since he was 18 and constantly travels between Texas, California, and New Mexico.

Ryan Piers Williams was born on 13 May 1981 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for X/Y (2014), The Dry Land (2010) and Barbie (2023). He has been married to America Ferrera since 27 June 2011. They have two children.

Lombardo Boyar was born on 1 December 1973 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Happy Feet (2006), Brother (2000) and Big Ass Spider! (2013). He has been married to Terri Gutormson since 20 May 2009.

Chris Weber was born in El Paso, Texas, USA. Chris is an actor and assistant director, known for Watchmen (2009), Serial Killing 4 Dummys (2004) and Shadow Hours (2000).

Ara Celi was born on 31 May 1974 in El Paso, Texas, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Machete (2010), American Beauty (1999) and Bruce Almighty (2003). She has been married to Robert Godines since 2000. They have two children.

Frank Ashmore was born in El Paso, Texas, USA. Frank is an actor, known for Airplane! (1980), Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) and V (1983). Frank was previously married to Shannon Monahan and Jamesie L. Allen.

Andres Baida is an American actor. Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, he studied Finance in the University of Texas at El Paso before moving to Mexico City, Mexico to study acting in the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa, where spend 3 years of training and study.

His first television role was with the character of Pepe Toledo in the youth series "Like la leyenda" (2018) as well as Octavio in "Como dice el dicho" (2018) and Héctor in "Los elegidos" (2019). His popularity intensified when he appeared in the Netflix series, "Control Z" (2020-2022) as Pablo García and "¿Quién mató a Sara?" (2021-2022) as the young Rodolfo Lazcano. He appeared in the telenovelas "Los ricos también lloran" (2022) and "Mi Secreto" (2022-2023). In 2024 he made his third collaboration with Netflix participating in the series "Bandidos" (2024) as Ariel, alongside Ester Expósito and Juan Pablo Medina.

Beginning his show business career at age 13 as an entertainer on Mississippi riverboats, Guy Kibbee graduated to the legitimate stage and spent many years in the theater. In the 1930s he was signed by Warner Brothers, and became part of what was known as "the Warner Brothers Stock Company", a cadre of seasoned character actors and actresses who enlivened many a Warners musical or gangster film. Kibbee specialized in playing jovial, but not particularly bright, businessmen and government officials. He was memorable as the stuffy lawyer with a secret weakness for showgirls in Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933).

James Bullard is a young actor and musician, famous his role as Shawn in the controversial teen drama Ken Park (2002), where he plays a teenage boy who has an affair with an older woman who is also the mother of his best friend. With great presence and good looks, he captured the eyes and the attention of many film viewers.

Though the movie received mixed reviews and received little attention, Bullard's performance was noted as one of the finest in the movie; however, he never returned to film acting again rather focusing his career on live musical performances in Texas.

Catalina Larranaga was born on 27 November 1969 in El Paso, Texas, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Corporate Fantasy (1999) and King Cobra (1999). She is married to Charles George Martone.

Arnaldo Santana was born on 1 September 1950 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Scarface (1983), Cruising (1980) and a.k.a. Pablo (1984). He died on 8 October 1987 in New York City, New York, USA.

The self-proclaimed "Sex Symbol of Chinatown" was originally born in El Paso, Texas in 1930 and moved to Los Angeles during his early childhood. A graduate of Belmont HS in 1949 was followed by service in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War and earned the Purple Heart as a survivor of the battle of the Chosin Reservoir. Richard Lee-Sung was a popular bartender at Tang's and General Lee's in LA's Chinatown and regularly entertained patrons with "hair" jokes and singing popular songs such as Granada, Getting to Know You and The Fortune Cookie Man sung to the melody of The Candy Man. "Curlee", as he preferred to be called, also sang the most famous "Chinese" love song ever written (Solamente Una Vez) in perfect Spanish! Always using his trademark bald head, large smile, and robust laugh, Curlee was a memorable figure in LA's Chinatown during its heyday. As an actor he studied under and credits Mako and Kathleen Freeman as his life-long mentors and greatest influences on his career. Curlee has been seen and heard on numerous commercials and voice-overs. His roles include some of the most popular characters on TV shows such as M*A*S*H, Happy Days, What's Happening, Hardy Boys, The Incredible Hulk and played an Asian version of Ed McMahon on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. His stage credits include productions with the East-West Players, Pacific Overtures and the Flower Drum Song. He has modeled for print ads in the US and Asia and known in parts of Asia as "Mr. Dumpling".

Richard Lee-Sung resides in the Los Angeles area and continues to tell "hair" jokes.

Jonny Cruz was born on 1 December 1982 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Overwatch (2016), Need for Speed: Heat (2019) and Hitman (2016).

Mike Moroff was born in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is known for RoboCop (1987), Desperado (1995) and La Bamba (1987).

Born in El Paso, TX and related to the great Edgar Allan Poe, Billy knew what he wanted to do at the ripe age of 5 after experiencing Sesame Street and KISS. He comes from a musical background. His great grandfather led his big band during the early 1900's in Mexico performing for some of history's greatest figures such as Pancho Villa. He also had uncles and cousins, all which played in big bands and symphonies.

For all of Billy's life, he was dedicated to music and still proceeds to endeavor this lifestyle. Being in numerous bands, he would experience touring the nation, playing in clubs, theaters, arenas and amphitheaters; fulfilling the dream and opening for some of the biggest names of rock.

By the mid 90's, Billy decided to pursue in acting. He would develop his skills in theater at Richland College in Richardson, TX and would resume with taking private lessons from the greatest acting coaches in Texas. Building his resume with small, local indie films. Landing in a national commercial, then booking roles in bigger films like Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin. He is known for some of his great work in films like The Last Stand starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Robert Rodriguez's Machete, Machete Kills and Sin City: A Dame To Kill For.

Tod Andrews was born on 9 November 1914 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), Heaven Can Wait (1943) and From Hell It Came (1957). He was married to Karolyn Rainwater, Valerie Veigel, Alice Kirby Hooker, Gloria Eleanor Folland and Isabelle Eilenberger (Christopher Curtis). He died on 7 November 1972 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

Carlos Rivas was born on 16 February 1925 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The King and I (1956), True Grit (1969) and Topaz (1969). He was married to Sylvia. He died on 16 June 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Allegra Acosta was born December 12, 2002 in El Paso, Texas. Bursting from the small screen, Allegra Acosta is coming to shake up movies and television.

As Molly Hayes in Marvel's Runaways on Hulu, Allegra has given audiences a look at her strength - not just as superhero but as an actress who can go from comedy to drama to and action in the same episode. She has established her own niche in the ensemble cast, being hailed for "stealing the show" (Nerdist) and speaking out for representation and diversity in entertainment.

But the screen is only one area where Allegra shines. A singer and songwriter since her childhood in El Paso, TX, Allegra is hard at work in the studio on her debut EP.

With a unique voice and distinct identity, Allegra has just begun.

Cara Santana was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. After developing a love for the creative arts and theater, she left Texas at 15 to pursue a career as an actress. She enrolled at the prestigious Idyllwild Arts Academy, where she trained and studied the Meisner method, Stanislavsky and Uta Hagen techniques for 4 years before moving to Los Angeles. After graduating from the academy she started working in guest starring roles throughout network television. With a diverse and ambiguous look Cara has been able to morph into a variety of different characters showcasing both her comedic ability and dramatic talent. A chameleon to some degree, she has a strong resume of interesting and versatile roles showing her love for characters.

With the rise of social media, she quickly gained a following and has created a secondary career in brand endorsements and a voice in activism. With an outspoken opinion on immigration reform, gun control and human rights issues; Cara has also contributed as a writer to Harper's Bazaar and The Huffington Post. Often partnering with brands that mimic her same sensitivity to social impact, her strongly engaged social media followers allow her to successfully shed light on brands and causes that are deeply rooted in her passions.

With interests in writing and production, Cara is also focusing on producing and bringing her own material to life, including the feature film, Steps, about addiction which she is looking to be her directorial debut.

Cara lives in Los Angeles.

William Cort was born on 8 July 1936 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Heathers (1988), Ghost (1990) and Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988). He died on 23 September 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Bruce DuBose was born on 7 May 1960 in El Paso County, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for The Terminator: Dawn of Fate (2002), Anachronox (2001) and Dusk. He has been married to Katherine Owens since 7 February 2002. He was previously married to Sarah Einerson.

He was born and raised in El Paso Texas. Miguel Ortega (father) was a cross country truck driver and Paulina Ortega (mother) a housewife. Began career doing summer stock theater for 2 years - El Paso Del Norte. Moved to Los Angeles in 1978. Shortly after arriving, he started to work as a stuntman on a picture by the name of Hooper (1978). His first acting job was in a guest starring role on a TV show by the name of CHiPs (1977). He has won a Stuntman's Award - Most Spectacular Sequence - "North & South" miniseries. He also won a Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance By Cast - Traffic (2000).

Mark Tallman was born on 9 June 1980 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for First Wives Club (2019), Rise (2018) and State of Affairs (2014).

One of the great Hispanic wrestlers, Eddie Guerrero grew up part of the famous wrestling family: The Guerreros. His father Gory Guerrero became a star in the U.S., an icon in Texas and a legend in Mexico. Eddie's brothers, Hector, Amadno and Chavo, Sr. also became wrestlers. Both Hector and Amando gain success, but only in the Indie federations, and not much success as their father or other two brothers had gained in the majors. Eddie's nephew, Chavo Guerro, Jr., son of Chavo, Sr., also became a wrestler (Chavo, Jr. was only three years younger than his uncle). Eddie was also uncle of Enrique Llanes and cousin of Javier Llanes, who are popular wrestlers in Mexico.

Eddie had wrestling since the 1989. He really made his name in the now-defunct ECW (Extreme championship Wrestling) by winning the ECW Ecxtreme Championship Wrerstling) TV Title against Dean Simon (aka Dean Malenko). Eddie also made his name later that year in now-defunct WCW (World Championship Wrestling) to win the Cruiserweight Championship by defeating Chris Jericho. Also while in the company, he formed Latino World Order (A playoff to Hulk Hogan's (Hollywood Hogan at the time)stable, New World Order).

The stable included popular Latino wrestler Rey Mysterio, Jr. (Oscar Gutierrez), La Parka (Adolfo Tapia Ibarra), Psychosis (Dionicio Castellanos) and Juventud Guerrera (Eduardo Annibal Gonzalez Hernandez).

When Eddie came to the WWE, he was a heel, and immediately gained fame when he was part of the Radicalz, with Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko and long time friend of fifteen years, Chris Benoit. In recent years, he and and his nephew Chavo, Jr. began a tag team called Los Guerreros and won the WWE Tag Team titles on Smackdown! against Team Angle (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin). After this stint, Eddie Guerrero went on to win the WWE Championhip (His first and only time) at No Way Out in 2004 against Brock Lesnar. He lost the title to John "Bradshaw" Layfield four months later at the Great American Bash in a Texas Bull Rope Match.

Recently, wrestling fans and the people of the WWE mourn of the lost of Eddie when he was found by his nephew, Chavo Jr. (who back then known as Kerwin White) on a Sunday morning in November, 2005. The result of his death was most likely been caused by his problems in the past: Drugs and alcohol.

Chavo Guerrero is a 20-year third generation veteran of the professional wrestling industry who first debuted back in 1994 after having been trained by legendary family members Chavo Guerrero Sr., Eddie Guerrero, Hector Guerrero and Mando Guerrero. He started his career working in both Mexico and Japan and had a stint with New Japan Pro Wrestling prior to signing with World Championship Wrestling in 1996. During his 5-years with WCW Guerrero would both feud and team with his real life uncle Eddie Guerrero. He would become a 2-Time WCW Cruiserweight Champion and former 1-Time WCW Tag-Team Champion before the company closed in 2001.

Guerrero's contract was one of 25 that were purchased by World Wrestling Entertainment in 2001 during the acquisition of WCW. He ended up spending a decade with the organization becoming one of the company's top cruiser-weight talents during that period and also again formed a popular tag-team with Eddie Guerrero, Named Los Guerreros. Many consider Los Guerrero as one of the best tag teams in the world. Chavo would become a former 4-Time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and also win the tag-team titles twice with Eddie. In 2008 he reached his highest level of singles success when he defeated C.M. Punk in January to win the company's ECW Championship. Guerrero requested and was granted his release from the organization in June of 2011. Chavo then signed with TNA Impact Wrestling where he stayed for a year. In late 2013, he again asked for his release for TNA, this time to pursue other ventures. Chavo is now active in Hollywood on the acting scene and also is endorsing several companies. Chavo has recently become the Celebrity Ambassador to a new company dealing with monetizing social media, which will launch in the up coming months.

Richard Ramirez was a drifter from Texas who ended up in Los Angeles (the serial killer capital of the world) in the early 1980s when 5 serial killers where committing crimes independent of each other.

Ramirez worked as a car mechanic and did odd jobs while in Los Angeles. He was fascinated with "satanism" and would play the rock band AC/DC's song "Night Prowler" on his stereo for hours on end. His first murder occurred in June 1984. His modus operandi was to break into his victim's house late at night through an unlocked window. Then he would threaten them in their beds with either a gun or another weapon. He would either shoot or club his victims to death and then mutilate their bodies. His oldest victim was 84 and his youngest only 6 years. In between his murders he would sometimes just abduct young girls, sexually molest them and then let them go. He began killing again on March 17, 1985. This time one of his victims survived and gave police a description her assailant--tall, Hispanic, curly hair, bulging eyes and wide-spaced, rotting teeth! The police began to check with local dentists because they believed their killer needed to have major dental work done. Most of Ramirez's initial targets were in and around the Montery Park area of Los Angeles. On March 27, 1985, in Whitier he beat a man to death and then carved out his wife's eyes and took them with him. On May 29 he left satanic pentagrams on one victim's body and on the walls. On July 20 he killed a total of 5 victims in 2 different locations. On August 8 authorities released information to the public that they were looking for a new serial killer dubbed "The Night Stalker". Ramirez then left Los Angeles for San Francisco, and the killings soon began there. On August 28 al stolen car from one of the "Night Stalker" murders was recovered near Mission Viejo. Police found fingerprints on the backside of the rear-view mirror. They matched Ramirez's, whose prints were on file because he had previously been arrested for traffic and drug violations. The police believed they had their killer.

They checked at places where Ramirez was known to have worked and found that he closely matched surviving victims' descriptions of the killer. On August 30, 1985 his mugshot made its way to the television and newspapers. On August 31 he was recognized by residents of an East Los Angeles neighborhood as he was walking down a street. They chased him and, though he tried to escape by attempting to steal a car, they caught him. Someone called police, and by the time they arrived the crowd had almost beaten him to death.

On September 29, 1985, he was charged with, among other felonies, 14 murder and 22 sexual assault charges. When Ramirez appeared in court he had a pentagram drawn on his palm that he proudly displayed and proclaimed, "Hail Satan!" Jury selection began on by July 22, and he went on trial. On September 20, 1989, he was found guilty of 13 murders and 30 felonies. He was sentenced to death.

Born in El Paso, Texas, Natividad Vacio grew up in Pasadena, California. In high school he became friends with future actor George Reeves, who encouraged Vacio to join him at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Vacio appeared in several plays there as an actor and musician. After military service in World War II he worked as a teacher, but with the encouragement of his best friend Reeves, appeared frequently in films and television. An accomplished guitarist and singer, he made recordings with such greats as Laurindo Almeida and toured the country with Reeves in a music-&-action stage show publicizing Reeves' Adventures of Superman (1952) TV series. Vacio was the director of the Commedia del Artistes stage company of Padua Hills, California.

Alonso Rappa (Latino) is a dynamic actor from El Paso, Texas, who makes his big-screen debut in the upcoming feature film "Sovereign" (Summer 2025) alongside Jacob Tremblay. He can also be seen in Season 3 of AMC's critically acclaimed drama Dark Winds (March 9, 2025), portraying Ernesto Cata in a key role that ties into the show's central mystery alongside Zahn McClarnon and A Martinez.

Alonso has been passionate about storytelling from an early age, with a background in creative writing and acting. He has been playing soccer since childhood and later developed a love for golf, motorsports, and screenwriting. Equally drawn to both drama and thriller genres, he continues to expand his presence in television and film.

When Alonso isn't focusing on his creative pursuits, he enjoys playing golf, following European soccer, and indulging in motorsports. A lifelong soccer player, he has always loved the competitive nature of sports and continues to stay active. His dedication to expanding his career is matched by his passion for writing, which he considers a key outlet for his creativity. Alonso is focused on growing in television and film and aspires to continue working on projects that challenge him both as an actor and as a storyteller.

Ronn Lucas was born in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is known for The Ronn Lucas Show (1990), Scorch (1992) and Nip/Tuck (2003).

Vikki Carr is one of the best-loved and most accomplished entertainers in the United States, Latin America and Europe. She is celebrating her fifth decade of a career in which she has won four Grammy Awards and has released over 60 best-selling recordings. Her concert tours of 2006-2007 sold out shows in the U.S., Mexico and South America. She has performed for the Queen of England, five United States Presidents, wartime soldiers in Vietnam and sold-out audiences around the world. She has worked in radio, television, film and theater. Her music embraces two languages and she is among the first artists to bridge the cultures of the United States and Latin America, paving the way for many performers today.

In 2008, Vikki Carr was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy from the Latin Recording Academy.

In 2008, Vikki filmed a TV special Fiesta Mexicana (2008) for PBS TV.

EMI-Gold released a 3-disc set, "Vikki Carr: The Ultimate Collection" to rave reviews. Recordings made in the very early years of Vikki's career debut on this compilation. Along with many of her well known hits such as "It Must Be Him" (in English, Italian and Spanish), "With Pen In Hand", "He's A Rebel" and concert staple including "Can't Take My Eyes Off You". In April 2007, EMI-Gold released "Vikki Carr: Ways to Love a Man/Nashville by Carr" a 2 on 1 CD that allowed fans to hear a very emotional delivery of classics like "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", "Singing My Song" and "A Dissatisfied Man". Sony Mexico just released a CD/DVD collection titled "Las Numero 1" featuring 20 of Vikki's top Spanish hits on CD along with 10 of her television performances on DVD.

In 2002, Vikki starred in the Reprise production of Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical "Follies" in Los Angeles. She garnered glowing reviews for her performance from the LA Times, Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Her latest recording projects include "The Vikki Carr Christmas Album", released on Delta, which features Christmas Classics in both English and Spanish. Another recording, the PBS special "Vikki Carr: Memories, Memorias", is a salute to the English-language hits of the 1940's and 1950's, which were originally composed by Latinos. Produced by KCET/Hollywood, the program recreates the elegant setting of Hollywood supper clubs and theaters where popular artists of the era performed. The show, which features Jack Jones, Pepe Aguilar and Arturo Sandoval, was first released on video and CD through the national PBS pledge campaigns.

The diversity of her rich voice is impressive. She can belt out the blues or touch the heart with a soft romantic ballad. Frank Sinatra said, "She possesses my kind of voice", Dean Martin called her "the best girl singer in the business" and Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald named her among their three favorite female singers of all time. Elvis Presley was also very fond of her and even remarked on stage in Las Vegas many times that Vikki Carr was one of his favorite singers and that he liked her because "she sang from the gut" and introduced her at many of his personal appearances in which she attended. Born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in the San Gabriel Valley of California, Vikki Carr, the eldest of seven children, began performing at the tender age of four singing Adeste Fidelis in Latin at a Christmas program. She was signed to a contract with Liberty Records in 1961. She recorded "He's A Rebel", which first became a hit in Australia. That title was soon followed by the unforgettable release, "It Must Be Him", which charged up the charts in England. One year later, the single was released in the United States and earned Carr four Grammy Award nominations. The international hit emerged again when she and the song were featured in the storyline of the Academy Award winning movie Moonstruck (1987). After "It Must Be Him" came a string of hits including "With Pen In Hand", for which she received her fourth Grammy Award nomination, "The Lesson", "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You", "For Once in My Life" and "Eternity".

In the States, Vikki became a darling of the White House, performing regularly at State Dinners and at President Richard Nixon's 1973 Inaugural celebration. President Gerald Ford called her his "favorite Mexican dish". She also performed for Presidents' Ronald Reagan, George Bush and at the 1992 Presidential Summit hosted by President Bill Clinton. A frequent guest-star on major network variety shows, including Dean Martin, Ed Sullivan, Perry Como, Jimmy Dean and Carol Burnett, Vikki also taped six specials for London Weekend TV. Vikki was the first female to regularly guest host for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). She was also a visitor and guest host on Michael Jackson's ABC radio show.

Vikki made her acting debut on The Bing Crosby Show (1964). She has had several guest roles in numerous television series ranging from Mod Squad (1968) to Fantasy Island (1977), and has co-hosted the nationally syndicated Mrs. America and Mrs. Woman of the World Pageants. Carr also made two guest appearances on the popular series Baywatch (1989) and, most recently, in the motion picture Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2004). Vikki's music has been featured in movies such as The Silencers (1966), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Walt Disney's "Oliver & Company" in Spanish, HBO thriller "Mrs. Harris" and, recently, in John Turturro's Romance & Cigarettes (2005).

The critics praised Vikki for her stage performances in "South Pacific" at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City and in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", with the John Kenley Players in Ohio. In 1983, her starring performance in "I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road" broke house records at the Westport Playhouse in St. Louis. Columbia Records signed Vikki Carr in 1970, releasing such favorites as "Love Story", "Live at the Greek" and "One Hell of a Woman", and "Ms. America", which was so ahead of its time.

Proud of her Mexican heritage, Vikki Carr has always shared her birth name with her concert audiences and held a deep desire to one day record an album in Spanish. In 1972, she went to the head of Columbia Records for permission to do so and, while her request was initially met with resistance, Carr had a solution to every argument. "My Anglo audience has asked me to do this", she responded firmly. Several months later, she released her first Spanish language album, "Vikki Carr En Espanol". Somos Novios, Grande, Grande Grande and Se Acabo became momentous successes and Vikki was established as one of the most popular and loved recording artists in the Latin World.

Since making her first personal appearance in Mexico in 1972, the country has had a love affair with Vikki Carr. She is the first non-National named Mexico's "Visiting Entertainer of the Year". Playing nightly to standing ovations and appearing on numerous TV programs, her two-hour special broke ratings records, attracting more than half of the viewers in Mexico. In 1980, because of the enormous success of her first Spanish language album, Columbia Records in Mexico offered her a contract and beginning with Vikki Carr y El Amor, her triumphs were unbridled, especially in Latin America. Songs like Total, Disculpame, Esos Hombres, Mala Suerte earned her Gold and Platinum albums in the United States, Mexico, Chile, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Colombia and Ecuador. Carr followed with Grammy Award nominees Simplemente Mujer in 1986, Cosas del Amor in 1992, Brindo a la Vida, al Bolero y a Ti in 1993, Recuerdo a Javier Solis in 1995, and Emociones in 1997 taking three of the five awards. In 2008, Vikki Carr was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy from the Latin Recording Academy. She marked the occasion with an appearance on the Latin Grammy telecast in which she performed "Cosas del Amor" with Olga Tangan and Jenni Rivera.

She has received prestigious awards, which include the 2005 National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003 Latino Spirit Award, 2003 Tito Guizar Award, 2002 Trefoil Award, 2000 Inductee, Latino Legends Hall of Fame, 1998 Imagen Foundation "Humanitarian Award", 1996 Hispanic Heritage Award, 1988 Nosotros Golden Eagle Award, 1984 Hispanic Woman of the Year, 1981 Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1974 Doctorate in Law from San Diego University and Doctorate in Fine Arts from St. Edwards University, 1972 American Guild of Variety Artist's "Entertainer of the Year", and the Los Angeles Times' highly respected "Woman of the Year" for 1970.

She earned the career achievement award of the Association of Hispanic Critics, Chicago's Ovation Award, the YWCA Silver Achievement Award and was honored in 1990 by the City of Hope with the Founder of Hope Award. In 1991, she was presented the Girl Scouts of America Award.

Respected as both an artist and a humanitarian, she devotes time to many charities including The United Way, The American Lung Association, Cancer Therapy and Research Center, The Muscular Dystrophy Association and St Jude's Hospital. For 22 years, she held benefit concerts to support Holy Cross High School in San Antonio. In 1971, Vikki established the Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation, dedicated to offering college scholarships to Latino students in California and Texas. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than 280 scholarships totaling over a quarter of a million dollars.

Juggling engagements, recording sessions, charity events and family, the pace is frantic, but she remains calm. Smart, successful, warm and engaging, Vikki Carr's energy and style are as radiant and irresistible as her extraordinary voice.

Attractive, blue-eyed, Texas-born "B" actress Lynne Roberts was born Theda Mae Roberts on November 22, 1922, to a stage mother whose favorite star was silent screen vamp Theda Bara. The younger of two children (her older brother John was born in 1920), she was dancing by age 4, and singing and acting at a professional school. Within a few years she was appearing in a song-and-dance act with her older brother in vaudeville.

The nascent actress changed her stage name to Lynn Roberts (without the "e" in the first name) in her teens as she began to hit the studios for film work. Signed up as a teenager, she appeared in a few inconsequential bits. The athletically inclined young lady was eventually promoted to Roy Rogers' love interest in a series of sagebrush sagas. With Come on, Rangers! (1938), Shine on Harvest Moon (1938) and Rough Riders' Round-up (1939), she was now being billed as Mary Hart.

She left Republic after a money dispute and began to freelance. Disliking the name Mary Hart, she changed it one last time to Lynne Roberts (with the added "e") and earned a new contract from 20th Century-Fox. Most of her roles were in westerns and mystery programmers, pictures such as The Bride Wore Crutches (1940) and Street of Memories (1940) that were generally overlooked by the critics. She soon found herself again reduced to bit roles (the fact that she angered the studio by eloping in 1941 didn't help matters).

With her career going nowhere, she returned to Republic Pictures and churned out more assembly-line movies such as Port of 40 Thieves (1944) and My Buddy (1944) for the duration. Lynne turned to TV in the 1950s and appeared in a number of dramatic plays. She replaced Patricia Morison in the detective series The Cases of Eddie Drake (1952) in 1952. Two feature films were cobbled together from several of these episodes and shown in England: "Pattern for Murder" (1953) and "Murder Ad-Lib" (1953).

Following her third marriage in 1953, Lynne retired from acting. Her fourth husband in 1971 would be former professional wrestler Don Sebastian, but the couple was estranged at the time of Lynne's untimely death. On December 16, 1977, she had a slip-and-fall accident in her home and suffered severe head fractures and lacerations. She went into a coma and died a few months later on April 1, 1978, from hemorrhaging.