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Before signing with director Stanley Donen to play Michael Caine's libidinous best friend in Blame It on Rio (1984), Joe Bologna netted rave reviews for his Sid Caesar send-up in the well-received comedy My Favorite Year (1982) with Peter O'Toole. Well known as both a writer and an actor, Bologna dates his interest in the theater from his student days at Brown University, when a casting notice called for "non-actor" types to fill roles in a stage production of "Stalag 17." He landed the leading part but did not act again for ten years. Bologna graduated from Brown with a degree in art history, and a tour with the Marines followed. When he was discharged from the service, he started directing short films and writing special comedy material. "A monologue is the hardest thing in the world to write, because you're only as good as your last joke," explains Bologna. "That's why comedians are so neurotic." Bologna made his Broadway debut as the star and co-author of the comedy smash "Lovers and Other Strangers." Together with his wife Renée Taylor, he wrote and starred in Made for Each Other (1971). His other film credits include roles in Cops and Robbers (1973), Honor Thy Father (1973), The Big Bus (1976) and Chapter Two (1979). He also co-starred with Taylor in the Emmy-winning television special Acts of Love and Other Comedies (1973), which they wrote together, and then starred in the made-for-television movie Torn Between Two Lovers (1979) with Lee Remick, before reuniting with Taylor in the critically acclaimed Broadway hit "It Had To Be You." From there it was back to television for the CBS TV movie One Cooks, the Other Doesn't (1983) with Suzanne Pleshette. In 1991 he starred with Matt LeBlanc in Top of the Heap (1991), a spin-off from the hit series Married... with Children (1987), but it didn't click with audiences the way "MWC" did and was canceled rather quickly.

Martín Patino studied philosophy and arts but also attended the School of Cinema. He debuted at the movies with "Nueve cartas a Berta" (1967), one of the most important films of the New Spanish Cinema (nuevo cine español). The film "Canciones para después de una Guerra" (1971) which reconstructs Spain from 1939 until 1953 by the means of graphical and musical documents was forbidden by the censorship until the death of Franco.

Jerry Glenn was born on 11 December 1936 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Folk Music Theater (1962). He died on 13 August 2017 in Rosemead, California, USA.

Kuzey Vargin was born on 15 June 1940 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Çökertme (1997), Çile (1969) and Silahsiz dövüselim (1967). He died on 13 August 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Victor Pemberton was born on 10 October 1931 in Islington, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Timeslip (1970) and Tightrope (1972). He died on 13 August 2017 in Spain.

Wide-eyed and vivacious blonde who was a 1961 revelation in two TV series of that year: Es usted el asesino? and Ceremonia secreta. Soon she became one of the most popular young actresses of the sixties in Argentina. In the seventies she chose work almost exclusively in theatre, representing classics as La casa de Bernarda Alba, Cyrano de Bergerac, El alcalde de Zalamea and Divinas palabras. Once married to actor Andrés Turnes, recently she played a role in a reprise of The Fiddler on the Roof.

Mark A. Schlegel was born on 22 October 1959 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was a talent agent. He died on 13 August 2017 in Oradell, New Jersey, USA.

Nan Brennan was an actress, known for Let's Be Frank (2016), The Irish Pub (2013) and The Mark Patterson Show (2010). She died on 13 August 2017 in Bundoran, County Donegal, Ireland.

Eric DeJong is known for L5: First City in Space (1996), The Discoverers (1993) and Roving Mars (2005). He died on 13 August 2017.

Christina Frank was born on 7 April 1955. She died on 13 August 2017.

Boss Ceejay was an actor, known for Boss Ceejay: Where I'm From (2012) and Boss Ceejay: No Competition (2017). He died on 13 August 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Maria Brauner was born in 1927 in Lviv, Ukraine. She was a costume designer, known for Musikparade (1956), ...und abends in die Scala (1958) and Das einfache Mädchen (1957). She was married to Artur Brauner. She died on 13 August 2017 in Berlin, Germany.

Angela Whelan was born on 2 October 1928 in Offaly, Ireland. Angela was an executive. Angela was married to Joseph Whelan. Angela died on 13 August 2017 in Dublin, Ireland.

Harry Beitzel was born on 6 April 1927 in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. He was married to Karolyn Myers and Dorothy. He died on 13 August 2017 in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia.

Hans Luik was born on 26 March 1927 in Tartu, Estonia. He was a writer, known for Kuldrannake (2006), Vremya zhit, vremya lyubit (1977) and Zvyozdnyy chas (1973). He died on 13 August 2017 in Estonia.