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One of the great movie villains, Clarence Leroy Van Cleef, Jr. was born in Somerville, New Jersey, to Marion Lavinia (Van Fleet) and Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef, Sr. His parents were of Dutch ancestry. Van Cleef started out as an accountant. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard minesweepers and sub chasers during World War II. After the war he worked as an office administrator, becoming involved in amateur theatrics in his spare time. An audition for a professional role led to a touring company job in "Mr. Roberts". His performance was seen by Stanley Kramer, who cast him as henchman Jack Colby in High Noon (1952), a role that brought him great recognition despite the fact that he had no dialogue. For the next decade, he played a string of memorably villainous characters, primarily in westerns but also in crime dramas such as The Big Combo (1955). His hawk nose and steely, slit eyes seemed destined to keep him always in the realm of heavies, but in the mid 1960s Sergio Leone cast him as the tough but decent Col. Mortimer opposite Clint Eastwood in For a Few Dollars More (1965). A new career as a western hero (or at least anti-hero) opened up, and Van Cleef became an international star, though in films of decreasing quality. In the 1980s, he moved easily into action and martial-arts movies and starred in The Master (1984), a TV series featuring almost non-stop martial arts action. He died of a heart attack in December 1989 and was buried at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills.

Lynne Marta was born on 30 October 1945 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Footloose (1984), Joe Kidd (1972) and Three Men and a Little Lady (1990). She was married to Brick Huston. She died on 11 January 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Ruby Larocca was born on 21 November 1981 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Sociopathia (2015), Sickness (2017) and The Cemetery (2013).

Douglas Urbanski was born on 17 February 1957 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Social Network (2010), Darkest Hour (2017) and Mank (2020). He is married to Diane Wilk.

Owen Stadele was born on 18 February 1975 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Airborne (1993) and The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998).

Jennifer Ventimilia was born on 20 May 1966 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012), Surviving Christmas (2004) and Rio (2011).

Mario Xavier was born on December 8, 1980, in Sommerville, New Jersey. His parents relocated to South Florida a year after his birth due to his health conditions. He spent most of his school years at home ill. During this time, he spent countless hours watching television and movies. It was this that led to his interest in acting. Mario began studying martial arts at age 5 on the advice of his doctor. At age 16, he and friends Mike Hicks and Robert Acevedo borrowed his parent's video camera and began making short movies. In the years between 1997 and 2001, Golden Dragon Films (their own nickname) had produced over 50 short movies. They went on to form Golden Dragon Productions, the company that now produces their output.

Clay got his first taste of the limelight at age 3 singing "You are my Sunshine" on stage at Foster's Clam Bake in Wells Beach, Maine. From that point on, he was hooked. Thanks to his parents, Paul and Carol, he and his sister, Kelly, spent their formative years on stage and behind the scenes at the Riverfront Playhouse in Redding, California. It was here that his love of live performance was born, and where he got the chance to work with the young Tiffany Brissette.

In high school, he tried his hand at both theater and dance, and he took his enthusiasm for the stage with him to Penn State where he performed in multiple College and Community Theater productions including 'The Day Room' by Dom DeLilo and Sam and Bella Spewack's 'My Three Angels' (his first lead). Clay's work with Penn State Behrend's Concert Choir got him on stage at Carnegie Hall, and he spent four years studying and performing with the Penn State International Dance Ensemble, serving as their Vocal Director for his final year. He worked in several student films, including 'Every Day' by Kevin Burke, which was featured at the Telluride Film Festival and won a Student Emmy.

After graduating with a BS in Science from Penn State, he packed up and moved to Boston, where he eventually became a member of the original Improv Asylum Touring Company. In his time there he worked with the likes of Amy Roeder, Lisa Schurga and ever so briefly studied with SNL's Amy Poehler. He did several short films for the New York Film academy, including 'Second Chances' with Teresa Huang, and he served more as a lighting instrument than an extra in the Brazilian film A Fronteira (2003).

In 2003 Clay relocated to California to be closer to his family and continues to try to find his place in the Bay Area's comedy scene. He serves as supervising producer for Moron Life (Sketch Comedy), which made news because of the Michael Richards racial slur debacle, and of which two sketches have appeared on Torrent (2006) on G4-Tech TV in Canada. He is the associate producer for the San Francisco Improv Festival, working with Shaun Landry, and occasionally gets cool jobs like the Perfect Proposal (2003) with Nikki Boyer.

Frederica von Stade was born on 1 June 1945 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1974), Les noces de Figaro (1980) and La Cenerentola (1982).

Brianne Nicole Pusztai (Brianne Nicole) was born June 28, 1990 in Somerville, New Jersey.

Brianne attended the Orange County High School of the Arts (now Orange County School of the Arts) for Musical Theatre from 7th grade and graduated in 2008! There, she took voice classes, acting classes and dance classes; 4 years of jazz dance and 4 years of tap. (2010)

Since then, Brianne has attended the University of California and graduated in 2014 with a degree in English and a Film and Media Studies minor.

Brianne has many hobbies such as singing, dancing, writing poems, songs and stories, making comic books, playing ping-pong, watching movies, hanging out with friends, going to Disneyland and so much more.

Brianne Nicole's truest desire is to become a top actor/dancer/singer.

Greg Vadimsky was born on 29 July 1964 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for Secrets of a Medicine Man (2007) and The Dead Walk (2008).

Don Elliott was born on 21 October 1926 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Getaway (1972), The Happy Hooker (1975) and Walk Don't Run (1966). He was married to Doris Wiss. He died on 5 July 1984 in Weston, Connecticut, USA.

Kate Claxton was born in 1850 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She was a writer, known for The Two Orphans (1911). She was married to Charles A. Stevenson and Isadore Lyon. She died on 5 May 1924 in New York City, New York, USA.

Paul Kermizian was born on 16 October 1974 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is a production manager and director, known for Calling Bobcat (2000), Buck Nelson Presents: Lifting the Cloak of Mystery Off Rock Drumming (2004) and American Beer (2004).

Over the years Dan has traveled the globe from third world countries to high end exotic destination locations. All the while maintaining his sharp eye for color, composition, and emotion towards the Photographic Landscape in front of him.

Dan also shoots Nature, Travel, Product, & Beauty assignments and is ready and willing to work worldwide. When not on a plane traveling to the next country, he can be found behind the camera as a Motion Picture Camera Operator for Film & TV. Clients such as ABC, CBS, Bravo, Food Network, Discovery, independent films Wet Hot American Summer, Super Troopers, documentaries and many more have all utilized Dan's skill sets.

Daniel Kavanaugh is also a Los Angeles based Fine Art Still Photographer. Specializing in Landscape Photography, Dan has a keen eye to unusual and interesting color palettes. Dan has mastered taking the reality of a scene and skewing it slightly to bring out the emotion and movement that was taking place at that moment.

Stu Ostro was born on 17 December 1958 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Storm Riders (2009), The Weather Channel: Live Coverage of Hurricane Harvey (2017) and Hurricanes '95: Season on Edge (1995).

Educated at Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University), Philip Morrison was present at the birth of the A-bomb. He went on to teach at Cornell and MIT. In the late 50s, he first proposed using microwaves as a way to communicate with aliens. He was a founder of the Planetary Society and SETI and received many technical awards.

Judd Woldin was born on 30 May 1925 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He was a composer, known for Light Fantastic (1964), Poppycock! (1966) and Railway with a Heart of Gold (1965). He was married to Sherry Lester. He died on 27 November 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Charley Winner was born on 2 July 1924 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA.

Justin Loggia was born on 18 October 1989 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for The Animal I've Become (2010), Red Scare (2012) and Dr. Pegg (2014).

Walter Cho was born on 5 September 1981 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Three Paces to the Closet Door (2005) and Little Feat & Friends in Jamaica: Burgers & Paradise (2006).

Dan Garofalo was born on 19 April 1986 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. Dan is known for The King of Arcades (2014).

Gregg Martin was born on 25 September 1972 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. Gregg is a composer, known for Se habla español (2005) and Moving Forward (2005).

Tony Camillo was born on 11 August 1928 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He was a composer, known for The Toxic Avenger (1984), The Survivalist (1987) and Stitches (1985). He died on 28 August 2018 in New Jersey, USA.

Don Elliott was born on 21 October 1926 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He died on 5 July 1984 in Weston, Connecticut, USA.

Dean Sobon was born on 11 May 1970 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Darkest Knight (A Batman Musical) (2013). He was married to Lauren. He died on 18 December 2023 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Patti Webster was born on 18 June 1964 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She was a publicist. She died on 13 September 2013 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA.

John Sullivan was born on 3 January 1941 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Elizabeth Schwingel. He died on 1 June 2023 in Wayland, New York, USA.

Thomas Andrew Misner was born on 29 September 1972 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for A Better Place (1997), Dimensia Minds Trilogy: The Reds (2004) and The Playground (2004).

Sonny Everett was born in November 1945 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Moving Violations (1985), Cloud Dancer (1980) and The Mike Douglas Show (1961).

Elinor Wylie was born on 7 September 1885 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. Elinor was a writer, known for Incantation (2008). Elinor died on 16 December 1928 in New York, New York, USA.

Brian Roll was born in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is known for The Last Samurai (2003), Roswell (1999) and Angel (1999).

Ralph DeMathews was born on 22 April 1950 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Rain (1989).

Reggie Harrison was born on 9 January 1951 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA.

Ben Wilner was born on 7 May 1983 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. Ben is known for Christmas Break (2008), Renegotiations (2010) and Size Matters (2008).

Bill Teisher was born on 12 April 1970 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. Bill is known for Portraits of Presidents: Presidents of a World Power (1901-) (1992).